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The bill also sets forth policies and authorities for the Department of State, the Coast Guard, and the Intelligence Community (IC).\nAmong other elements, the bill\nauthorizes the procurement of various items, including aircraft, ships, and missiles;\nsets active duty and reserve component personnel strength levels;\nsets policy regarding various aspects of military health care and military compensation;\nsets policy regarding DOD acquisitions and acquisition management, including contracting authorities and domestic sourcing;\nsets policy for various matters related to DOD interactions with foreign nations, including matters concerning Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific;\nsets policy for various matters related to DOD cyber operations, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence;\nauthorizes specified military construction projects and extends the authorization of certain projects from previous fiscal years;\nauthorizes the National Nuclear Security Administration, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Naval Petroleum Reserves, and Maritime Administration;\nsets policy regarding the organization and workforce of the State Department;\nsets acquisition and personnel policy for the Coast Guard;\nsets policy for merchant mariner credentials, vessel safety, and oil pollution response; and\nsets policy for the IC regarding artificial intelligence and biotechnology.\nFor additional information on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) see\nIn Focus IF10516, Defense Primer: Navigating the NDAA , and\nIn Focus IF10515, Defense Primer: The NDAA Process .\n\nFULL TEXT\n[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]\n[S. 1071 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]\n\nS.1071\n\nOne Hundred Nineteenth Congress\n\nof the\n\nUnited States of America\n\nAT THE FIRST SESSION\n\nBegun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,\nthe third day of January, two thousand and twenty five\n\nAn Act\n\nTo authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities\nof the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense\nactivities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel\nstrengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.\n\nBe it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the\nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\nThis Act may be cited as the ``National Defense Authorization Act\nfor Fiscal Year 2026''.\nSEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS.\n(a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into 8 divisions as follows:\n(1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations.\n(2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations.\n(3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security\nAuthorizations and Other Authorizations.\n(4) Division D--Funding Tables.\n(5) Division E--Department of State Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2026.\n(6) Division F--Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2026.\n(7) Division G--Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025.\n(8) Division H--Other Matters.\n(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as\nfollows:\nSec. 1. Short title.\nSec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.\nSec. 3. Definitions.\nSec. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act.\nSec. 5. Joint explanatory statement.\n\nDIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS\n\nTITLE I--PROCUREMENT\n\nSubtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations\n\nSec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.\n\nSubtitle B--Army Programs\n\nSec. 111. Strategy for Army tactical wheeled vehicle program.\nSec. 112. Multiyear procurement authority for UH-60 Blackhawk aircraft.\nSec. 113. Authorization to initiate early production of future long-\nrange assault aircraft.\nSec. 114. Limitation on availability of funds for the Next Generation\nCommand and Control portfolio of capabilities of the Army.\n\nSubtitle C--Navy Programs\n\nSec. 121. Modification to requirements for recapitalization of tactical\nfighter aircraft of the Navy Reserve.\nSec. 122. Modification to limitations on Navy medium and large unmanned\nsurface vessels.\nSec. 123. Recapitalization of Navy waterborne security barriers;\nmodification of prohibition on availability of funds for\nlegacy waterborne security barriers.\nSec. 124. Contract authority for Ford-class aircraft carrier program.\nSec. 125. Contract authority for Columbia-class submarine program.\nSec. 126. Authority for advance procurement of certain components to\nsupport continuous production of Virginia-class submarines.\nSec. 127. Procurement authorities for Medium Landing Ships.\nSec. 128. Multiyear procurement authority for Yard, Repair, Berthing,\nand Messing Barges.\nSec. 129. Vessel construction managers for the construction of certain\nNavy vessels.\nSec. 130. Limitation on construction of Modular Attack Surface Craft.\nSec. 131. Limitation on availability of funds for TAGOS ship program.\nSec. 132. Inclusion of information on amphibious warfare ship spares and\nrepair parts in Navy budget justification materials.\n\nSubtitle D--Air Force Programs\n\nSec. 141. Modification of minimum inventory requirements for air\nrefueling tanker aircraft.\nSec. 142. Modification of prohibition on retirement of F-15E aircraft.\nSec. 143. Extension of limitations and minimum inventory requirement\nrelating to RQ-4 aircraft.\nSec. 144. Modification to annual report on Air Force tactical fighter\naircraft force structure.\nSec. 145. Extension of requirements relating to C-130 aircraft.\nSec. 146. Extension of prohibition on certain reductions to B-1 bomber\naircraft squadrons.\nSec. 147. Modification to minimum inventory requirement for A-10\naircraft.\nSec. 148. Preservation of retired KC-10 aircraft.\nSec. 149. Prohibition on certain reductions to inventory of E-3 airborne\nwarning and control system aircraft.\nSec. 150. B-21 bomber aircraft program accountability matrices.\nSec. 151. Bomber aircraft force structure and transition roadmap.\nSec. 152. Requirement for an intelligence, surveillance, and\nreconnaissance roadmap for the Air Force.\nSec. 153. Report on the F-47 advanced fighter aircraft program.\nSec. 154. Limitation on availability of funds pending report on\nacquisition strategy for Airborne Command Post Capability.\n\nSubtitle E--Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters\n\nSec. 161. Requirements relating to executive airlift aircraft.\nSec. 162. Amendments to prohibition on operation, procurement, and\ncontracting related to foreign-made light detection and\nranging.\nSec. 163. Prohibition on availability of funds for contract termination\nor production line shutdown for E-7A Wedgetail aircraft.\nSec. 164. Limitation on procurement of KC-46 aircraft pending\ncertification on correction of deficiencies.\nSec. 165. Plan for open mission systems of F-35 aircraft.\nSec. 166. Annual GAO reviews of the F-35 aircraft program.\n\nTITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION\n\nSubtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations\n\nSec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.\n\nSubtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations\n\nSec. 211. Modification to authority to award prizes for advanced\ntechnology achievements.\nSec. 212. Modification to mechanisms to provide funds to defense\nlaboratories and other entities for research and development\nof technologies for military missions.\nSec. 213. Program for the enhancement of the research, development,\ntest, and evaluation centers of the Department of Defense.\nSec. 214. Modification to authority for acquisition, construction, or\nfurnishing of test facilities and equipment.\nSec. 215. Extension of limitation on availability of funds for\nfundamental research collaboration with certain academic\ninstitutions.\nSec. 216. Modification of requirement for Department of Defense policies\nfor management and certification of Link 16 military tactical\ndata link network.\nSec. 217. Extension of authority for assignment to Defense Advanced\nResearch Projects Agency of private sector personnel with\ncritical research and development expertise.\nSec. 218. Alternative test and evaluation pathway for designated defense\nacquisition programs.\nSec. 219. Congressionally directed programs for test and evaluation\noversight.\nSec. 220. Application of software innovation to modernize test and\nevaluation infrastructure.\nSec. 221. Review and alignment of standards, guidance, and policies\nrelating to digital engineering.\nSec. 222. Catalyst Pathfinder Program.\nSec. 223. Modifications to defense research capacity building program.\nSec. 224. National Security and Defense Artificial Intelligence\nInstitute.\nSec. 225. Advanced robotic automation for munitions manufacturing.\nSec. 226. Evaluation of additional test corridors for hypersonic and\nlong-range weapons.\nSec. 227. Western regional range complex demonstration.\nSec. 228. Demonstration of near real-time monitoring capabilities to\nenhance weapon system platforms.\nSec. 229. Pilot program on modernized health and usage monitoring\nsystems to address obsolescence in rotary-wing and tiltrotor\naircraft.\nSec. 230. Prohibition on modification of indirect cost rates for\ninstitutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations.\nSec. 231. Limitation on availability of funds pending compliance with\nrequirements relating to the Joint Energetics Transition\nOffice.\nSec. 232. Limitation on availability of funds for realignment of\nresearch, development, test, and evaluation functions of Joint\nconventional armaments and ammunition.\nSec. 233. Limitation on use of funds for certain Navy software.\nSec. 234. Limitation on availability of funds for Under Secretary of\nDefense for Research and Engineering pending report on study\nresults.\n\nSubtitle C--Biotechnology Matters\n\nSec. 241. Support for research and development of bioindustrial\nmanufacturing processes.\nSec. 242. Biotechnology Management Office.\nSec. 243. Bioindustrial commercialization program.\nSec. 244. Biotechnology supply chain resiliency program.\nSec. 245. Biological data for artificial intelligence.\nSec. 246. Department of Defense biotechnology strategy.\nSec. 247. Ethical and responsible development and deployment of\nbiotechnology within the Department of Defense.\nSec. 248. Establishing biobased product merit guidance.\n\nSubtitle D--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters\n\nSec. 251. Modification of energetic materials strategic plan and\ninvestment strategy of Joint Energetics Transition Office.\nSec. 252. Extension of period for annual reports on critical technology\nareas supportive of the National Defense Strategy.\nSec. 253. Quarterly briefings on research, development, test, and\nevaluation laboratories and facilities.\n\nTITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE\n\nSubtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations\n\nSec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.\n\nSubtitle B--Energy and Environment\n\nSec. 311. Inclusion of information about PFAS investigation and\nremediation in annual report on defense environmental\nprograms.\nSec. 312. Elimination of preference for motor vehicles using electric or\nhybrid propulsion systems and related requirements of the\nDepartment of Defense.\nSec. 313. Modification of availability and use of energy cost savings.\nSec. 314. Requirement to support National Guard training on wildfire\nprevention and response.\nSec. 315. Modification of requirements relating to replacement of\nfluorinated aqueous film-forming foam.\nSec. 316. Modification to restriction on procurement or purchasing of\npersonal protective equipment for firefighters containing\nperfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.\nSec. 317. Provision of alternative drinking water to households whose\nprivate drinking water is contaminated with\nperfluorooctanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid\nsubstances from Department of Defense activities.\nSec. 318. Responsibilities of executive agent for installation and\noperational nuclear energy.\nSec. 319. Establishment of Advanced Nuclear Transition Working Group.\nSec. 320. Department of Air Force program of record for commercial\nweather data.\nSec. 321. Pilot program on Navy installation nuclear energy.\nSec. 322. Strategy to accelerate remediation of contamination from\nperfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances.\nSec. 323. Notification requirement with respect to nuclear power in\nGuam.\nSec. 324. Authority to use certain technologies to destroy or dispose of\nperfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances.\n\nSubtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment\n\nSec. 331. Modification of readiness report to include summary count of\ncertain mishaps.\nSec. 332. Authority to provide supplies incidental to support and\nservices for eligible non-Department of Defense organizations.\nSec. 333. Extension of authorization of depot working capital funds for\nunspecified minor military construction.\nSec. 334. Designation of senior officials responsible for integration of\nglobal contested logistics posture management.\nSec. 335. Modification of prohibition on contracts for performance of\nfirefighting or security-guard functions.\nSec. 336. Responsibilities for oversight of certain defense personal\nproperty matters.\nSec. 337. Roles and responsibilities relating to sustainment and\nreadiness of certain naval surface vessels.\nSec. 338. Strategy to improve infrastructure of certain depots of\nDepartment of Defense.\nSec. 339. Modification of report on improved oversight for\nimplementation of Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program\nof the Navy.\nSec. 340. Extension and modification of semiannual briefings on\noperational status of amphibious warship fleet.\nSec. 341. Maintenance inspection capabilities and requirements.\nSec. 342. Joint Strike Fighter sustainment.\nSec. 343. Depot-level maintenance coordination in multinational\nexercises.\nSec. 344. Proposed actions with respect to causes and effects of\ndeclining aircraft readiness rates.\nSec. 345. Technology enhancement for surface ship maintenance.\nSec. 346. Oversight requirements for contracts relating to relocation\nlogistics for household goods.\nSec. 347. Integration of commercially available artificial intelligence\ncapabilities into logistics operations.\nSec. 348. Pilot program on Army depot and arsenal workload sustainment.\nSec. 349. Limitation on use of funds to establish or expand Space Force\nSpecial Operations Component Command.\nSec. 350. Pilot program for data-enabled ground vehicle maintenance.\nSec. 351. Modernization of the organic industrial base of the Army.\n\nSubtitle D--Matters Relating to Munitions\n\nSec. 361. Reporting requirements for Out-Year Unconstrained Total\nMunitions Requirements and Out-Year inventory numbers.\nSec. 362. Inclusion of air and missile defense in Out-Year Unconstrained\nTotal Munitions Requirement and Out-Year inventory numbers.\nSec. 363. Reports on munitions response projects at sites formerly used\nby the Department of Defense.\nSec. 364. Report on critical munitions required for simultaneous\nconflicts.\n\nSubtitle E--Other Matters\n\nSec. 371. Adjustment and diversification assistance for State and local\ngovernments affected by depot reductions.\nSec. 372. Authority to evacuate family pets and contract working dogs\nduring noncombatant evacuations of foreign countries.\nSec. 373. Manned rotary wing aircraft safety.\nSec. 374. Establishment of Army museum system.\nSec. 375. Establishment of United States Navy Museum System.\nSec. 376. Establishment of Air Force and Space Force Museum System.\nSec. 377. Transportation of certain domestic animals by foreign air\ncarriers.\nSec. 378. Minimum standards for military working dog kennels and\nfacilities.\nSec. 379. Restroom access at military installations for certain\ntransportation service providers.\nSec. 380. Use of expeditionary solid waste disposal systems by\nDepartment of Defense.\nSec. 381. Pilot program for contracted amphibious air resources for the\narea of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific\nCommand.\nSec. 382. Initiative to control spread of greater banded hornet in Guam.\nSec. 383. Reserve mobilization exercise to assess the capability of the\nArmed Forces to respond to a high-intensity contingency in the\nIndo-Pacific region.\nSec. 384. Limitation on transformation by the Army of primary helicopter\ntraining program at Fort Rucker, Alabama.\n\nTITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS\n\nSubtitle A--Active Forces\n\nSec. 401. End strengths for active forces.\n\nSubtitle B--Reserve Forces\n\nSec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.\nSec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the\nReserves.\nSec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).\nSec. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active\nduty for operational support.\n\nSubtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations; Reports\n\nSec. 421. Military personnel.\nSec. 422. Streamlining of total force reporting requirements.\n\nTITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY\n\nSubtitle A--Officer Policy\n\nSec. 501. Space Force general officer management.\nSec. 502. Redistribution of general officers on active duty from the Air\nForce to the Space Force.\nSec. 503. Notification of removal of officers from selection board\nreports and promotion lists.\nSec. 504. Chaplains: career flexibility; detail as students at schools\nfor education required for appointment.\nSec. 505. Temporary increase in fiscal year percentage limitation for\nreduction or waiver of service-in-grade requirement for\ngeneral and flag officers to be retired in pay grades O-7 and\nO-8.\nSec. 506. Notice of removal of Judge Advocates General.\nSec. 507. Authority to waive prohibition on officers serving on\nsuccessive selection boards for boards to consider officers\nfor promotion to major general or rear admiral.\nSec. 508. Establishment of blast safety officer positions.\n\nSubtitle B--Reserve Component Management\n\nSec. 511. Active and inactive transfers of officers of the Army National\nGuard and Air Force National Guard.\nSec. 512. National Guard: Active Guard and Reserve duty in response to a\nState disaster.\nSec. 513. Report on effect of equipment shortfalls on ability of\nNational Guard to perform homeland defense activities.\nSec. 514. Report on National Guard sexual assault prevention and\nresponse training.\nSec. 515. Study and report on members of the reserve components:\nconsideration of amount of time of service in activation;\nauthority to waive limitation on release from active duty.\n\nSubtitle C--General Service Authorities and Military Records\n\nSec. 521. Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record: codification;\nexpansion.\nSec. 522. Women's initiative teams.\nSec. 523. Honorary promotions on the initiative of the Department of\nDefense.\nSec. 524. Enhanced efficiency and service discretion for Disability\nEvaluation System reviews.\nSec. 525. Requirement of equal opportunity, racial neutrality, and\nexclusive use of merit in military personnel actions.\nSec. 526. Report on adequacy of reimbursement for costs of permanent\nchange of station.\n\nSubtitle D--Recruitment and Accession\n\nSec. 531. Recruiter access to secondary schools.\nSec. 532. Alternative service in areas of national interest by\nindividuals denied enlistment.\nSec. 533. Medical accession standards for members of the Armed Forces.\nSec. 534. Clarifying the calculation of enlistments for persons whose\nscore on the Armed Forces Qualification Test is below a\nprescribed level for the future servicemember preparatory\ncourse.\nSec. 535. Selective Service System: automatic registration.\n\nSubtitle E--Member Training\n\nSec. 541. Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructor\nqualifications.\nSec. 542. Number of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units.\nSec. 543. Requirements with respect to motorcycle safety training.\nSec. 544. Repeal of annual certifications related to the Ready, Relevant\nLearning initiative of the Navy.\nSec. 545. Mandatory training on government ethics and national security\nlaw.\nSec. 546. Temporary authority to provide bonuses to Junior Reserve\nOfficers' Training Corps instructors.\nSec. 547. Pilot program for generative artificial intelligence and\nspatial computing for performance training and proficiency\nassessment.\nSec. 548. Limitation on authority to reorganize the Senior Reserve\nOfficers' Training Corps of the Army.\nSec. 549. Accreditation of National Guard Marksmanship Training Center.\n\nSubtitle F--Member Education\n\nSec. 551. Modification to maximum years of service for eligibility\ndetail as a student at a law school.\nSec. 552. Inclusion of Space Force education programs in definitions\nregarding professional military education.\nSec. 553. Asynchronous instruction in distance education option for\nprofessional military education.\nSec. 554. Center for Strategic Deterrence and Weapons of Mass\nDestruction Studies.\nSec. 555. Military service academy nominations.\nSec. 556. Modifications to alternative obligation for cadets and\nmidshipmen.\nSec. 557. Modification to the designation of Members of the House of\nRepresentatives to the Boards of Visitors of Service\nAcademies.\nSec. 558. Director of Admissions of the United States Naval Academy.\nSec. 559. Detail of members of the Space Force as instructors at Air\nForce Institute of Technology.\nSec. 559A. Prohibition on participation of males in athletic programs or\nactivities at the military service academies that are\ndesignated for women or girls.\nSec. 559B. Organization of Army War College.\n\nSubtitle G--Military Justice and Other Legal Matters\n\nSec. 561. Qualifications for judge advocates.\nSec. 562. Ensuring the availability of legal advice to commanders.\nSec. 563. Analysis of potential modifications to the offense of wrongful\nbroadcast or distribution of intimate visual images under the\nUniform Code of Military Justice.\nSec. 564. Revision to sexual assault prevention and response training\nguidance.\nSec. 565. Notification of military sex offenders at military\ninstallations.\nSec. 566. Analysis of the advisability of modifying the definition of\nabusive sexual contact under the Uniform Code of Military\nJustice.\nSec. 567. Analysis of the advisability of establishing a punitive\narticle for child pornography-related offenses under the\nUniform Code of Military Justice.\n\nSubtitle H--Career Transition\n\nSec. 571. Transition Assistance Program: amendments; pilot program;\nreports.\nSec. 572. Amendments to pathways for counseling in Transition Assistance\nProgram.\nSec. 573. Improvements to information-sharing to support individuals\nretiring or separating from the Armed Forces.\n\nSubtitle I--Family Programs, Child Care, and Dependent Education\n\nSec. 581. Notification of suspected child abuse that occurs at a\nmilitary child development center.\nSec. 582. Enrollment of children of certain American Red Cross employees\nin schools operated by the Department of Defense Education\nActivity.\nSec. 583. Ensuring access to DODEA schools for certain members of the\nreserve components.\nSec. 584. Authorization of dual or concurrent enrollment programs for\nstudents of Defense Dependent Schools.\nSec. 585. Restrictions on certain actions relating to DODEA schools and\nmilitary child development centers.\nSec. 586. Extension of pilot program to provide financial assistance to\nmembers of the Armed Forces for in-home child care.\nSec. 587. Military OneSource: information regarding maternal health\ncare.\nSec. 588. Assistance for deployment-related support of members of the\nArmed Forces undergoing deployment and their families beyond\nthe Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program.\nSec. 589. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit\ndependents of military and civilian personnel.\nSec. 589A. Verification of reporting of eligible federally connected\nchildren for purposes of Federal impact aid programs.\nSec. 589B. Regulations on the use of portable electronic mobile devices\nin Department of Defense Education Activity schools.\nSec. 589V. Management of special education in schools operated by\nDepartment of Defense Education Activity.\nSec. 589D. Pilot program to increase payments for child care services in\nhigh-cost areas.\n\nSubtitle J--Decorations and Awards, Reports, and Other Matters\n\nSec. 591. Authorization for award of Medal of Honor to E. Royce Williams\nfor acts of valor during the Korean War.\nSec. 592. Authorization for posthumous award of the distinguished-\nservice cross to Isaac ``Ike'' Camacho for acts of valor in\nVietnam.\nSec. 593. Compliance with travel charge card deactivation requirements.\n\nTITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS\n\nSubtitle A--Basic Pay and Retired Pay\n\nSec. 601. Codification of applicability to Space Force of certain pay\nand allowance authorities.\nSec. 602. Extension of enhanced authority for selective early retirement\nand early discharges.\nSec. 603. Extension of temporary early retirement authority.\n\nSubtitle B--Bonus, Incentive, and Separation Pays\n\nSec. 611. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay\nauthorities.\nSec. 612. Extension of authority to provide voluntary separation pay and\nbenefits.\nSec. 613. Implementation of aviation incentive pay for members of\nreserve components.\nSec. 614. Reviews of designations of imminent danger pay areas.\n\nSubtitle C--Allowances\n\nSec. 621. Modifications to calculation of basic allowance for\nsubsistence for enlisted members.\nSec. 622. Family separation allowance: increase.\nSec. 623. Extending certain travel allowance for members of the Armed\nForces assigned to Alaska.\nSec. 624. Improvements to basic allowance for housing.\n\nSubtitle D--Leave\n\nSec. 631. Improved parental leave for members of the armed forces.\nSec. 632. Convalescent leave for cadets and midshipmen.\n\nSubtitle E--Family and Survivor Benefits\n\nSec. 641. Annual review of financial assistance limits for child care\nand youth program services providers.\nSec. 642. Waiver of requirements for air transportation of deceased\nmembers of the Armed Forces when necessary to meet mission\nrequirements.\n\nSubtitle F--Defense Resale Matters\n\nSec. 651. Use of commissary stores: civilian employees of Military\nSealift Command.\nSec. 652. Defense commissary system and exchange system: patronage;\nprivatization.\n\nSubtitle G--Other Benefits, Administrative Matters, Reports, and\nBriefings\n\nSec. 661. Inclusion of descriptions of types of pay on pay statements.\nSec. 662. Provision of information regarding relocation assistance\nprograms for members receiving orders for a change of\npermanent station.\nSec. 663. Expansion of pilot program to increase access to food on\nmilitary installations.\nSec. 664. Military compensation educational campaign.\nSec. 665. Designation of United States Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll as\nremote and isolated military installation.\n\nTITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS\n\nSubtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Benefits\n\nSec. 701. Reimbursement for travel expenses relating to specialty care\nfor certain members of the Armed Forces and dependents.\nSec. 702. Authority to provide sexual assault medical forensic\nexaminations on a nonreimbursable basis to certain otherwise\nineligible individuals.\n\nSubtitle B--Health Care Administration\n\nSec. 711. Codification of position of Director of the Defense Health\nAgency.\nSec. 712. Military-civilian medical surge program.\nSec. 713. Modification of limitation on reduction of military medical\nmanning end strength.\nSec. 714. Inclusion of additional requirements in notifications to\nmodify scope of services provided at military medical\ntreatment facilities.\nSec. 715. Military medical cooperation arrangements among Five Eyes\ncountries.\nSec. 716. Licensure requirement for health-care professionals of partner\ncountries.\nSec. 717. Plan for priority assignment of medical personnel of\nDepartment of Defense.\nSec. 718. Plan and report by Defense Health Agency relating to\nchiropractic clinics at military installations.\nSec. 719. Strategic infectious disease medical research plan.\nSec. 720. Review of disclosure requirements under processes and forms\nrelating to health care provider credentialing and privileging\nof Department of Defense.\n\nSubtitle C--Studies, Reports, and Other Matters\n\nSec. 731. Improvement of availability of care for veterans from\nfacilities and providers of the Department of Defense.\nSec. 732. Prohibition on painful research on domestic cats and dogs.\nSec. 733. Pilot program on wastewater surveillance system of Department\nof Defense.\nSec. 734. Pilot program to assist certain members of the Armed Forces\nand dependents with additional supplemental coverage relating\nto cancer.\nSec. 735. Study on accreditation of military dental treatment\nfacilities.\nSec. 736. Study on prevalence and mortality of cancer among military\nrotary-wing pilots and aviation support personnel.\nSec. 737. Study on psychological effects of and mental health effects of\nunmanned aircraft systems in combat operations.\n\nTITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED\nMATTERS\n\nSubtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management\n\nSec. 801. Assumption of uninsurable risk on certain contracts.\nSec. 802. Changes to certain documents.\nSec. 803. Pilot program for financing for covered activities.\nSec. 804. Multiyear procurement authority for covered systems and\ncertain munitions.\nSec. 805. Addressing insufficiencies in technical data.\n\nSubtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures,\nand Limitations\n\nSec. 811. Repeals of existing law to streamline the defense acquisition\nprocess.\nSec. 812. Modifications to current defense acquisition requirements.\nSec. 813. Modification to award amount for program to accelerate the\nprocurement and fielding of innovative technologies.\nSec. 814. Additional amendments related to undefinitized contractual\nactions.\nSec. 815. Amendment to procurement of services data analysis and\nrequirements validation.\nSec. 816. Modification of program and processes relating to foreign\nacquisition.\nSec. 817. Review of Department of Defense Instruction relating to\nconventional ammunition management.\n\nSubtitle C--Provisions Relating to Workforce Development\n\nSec. 821. Improvements to public-private talent exchange.\nSec. 822. Modifications to requirements for the President of the Defense\nAcquisition University.\nSec. 823. Hiring authorities for Defense Civilian Training Corps.\nSec. 824. Increasing competition in defense contracting.\nSec. 825. Report on strengthening the Defense Acquisition University.\nSec. 826. Restructuring of performance evaluation metrics for the\nacquisition workforce.\n\nSubtitle D--Provisions Relating to Supply Chains and Domestic Sourcing\n\nSec. 831. Applicability of Berry Amendment to procurement of certain\nseafood.\nSec. 832. Enhancement of defense supply chain resilience and secondary\nsource qualification.\nSec. 833. Interim national security waivers for supply chain\nillumination efforts.\nSec. 834. Strategy to eliminate acquisition of optical glass from\ncertain nations.\nSec. 835. Strategy to eliminate sourcing of computer displays from\ncertain nations.\nSec. 836. Voluntary registration of compliance with covered sourcing\nrequirements for covered products.\nSec. 837. Acceleration of qualification of compliant sources.\nSec. 838. Assessment of critical infrastructure owned by the Department\nof Defense dependent on foreign materials or components.\n\nSubtitle E--Prohibitions and Limitations on Procurement\n\nSec. 841. Requirements relating to long-term concessions agreements with\ncertain retailers.\nSec. 842. Prohibition on acquisition of advanced batteries from certain\nforeign sources.\nSec. 843. Application of national security waiver for strategic\nmaterials sourcing requirement to sensitive materials.\nSec. 844. Prohibition of procurement of molybdenum, gallium, or\ngermanium from non-allied foreign nations and authorization\nfor production from recovered material.\nSec. 845. Modifications to certain procurements from certain Chinese\nentities.\nSec. 846. Modifications to prohibition on contracting with persons that\nhave fossil fuel operations with the Government of the Russian\nFederation or the Russian energy sector.\nSec. 847. Prohibiting the purchase of photovoltaic modules or inverters\nfrom foreign entities of concern.\nSec. 848. Clarification of procurement prohibition related to\nacquisition of materials mined, refined, and separated in\ncertain countries.\nSec. 849. Prohibition on procurement related to certain additive\nmanufacturing machines.\nSec. 850. Phase-out of computer and printer acquisitions involving\nentities owned or controlled by China.\nSec. 851. Prohibition on contracting with certain biotechnology\nproviders.\n\nSubtitle F--Industrial Base Matters\n\nSec. 861. Amendments to the procurement technical assistance program.\nSec. 862. Repeal of limitations on certain Department of Defense\nExecutive Agent authority.\nSec. 863. Special Operations Command Urgent Innovative Technologies and\nCapabilities Initiative.\nSec. 864. United States-Israel Defense Industrial Base Working Group.\nSec. 865. Improving the domestic textile and industrial base.\nSec. 866. Cybersecurity regulatory harmonization.\nSec. 867. Modifications to defense industrial base fund.\n\nSubtitle G--Other Matters\n\nSec. 871. Modification to demonstration and prototyping program to\nadvance international product support capabilities in a\ncontested logistics environment.\nSec. 872. Contested logistics exercise requirement.\nSec. 873. Combatant command experimentation authority.\nSec. 874. Annual report on contract cancellations and terminations.\nSec. 875. Ability to withhold contract payments during period of\npendancy of a bid protest.\nSec. 876. Indemnification of contractors against nuclear and unusually\nhazardous risks.\nSec. 877. Enhanced security strategy for procurement of private fifth-\ngeneration wireless technology.\n\nTITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT\n\nSubtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters\n\nSec. 901. Prohibition of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs of\nthe Department of Defense.\nSec. 902. Directive authority for matters for which the Under Secretary\nof Defense for Research and Engineering has responsibility.\nSec. 903. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Armaments\nCooperation.\nSec. 904. Modification to authorities of the Director of Operational\nTest and Evaluation.\nSec. 905. Modification of covered technology categories for Office of\nStrategic Capital.\nSec. 906. Additional authorities for Office of Strategic Capital.\nSec. 907. Defense Science Board study on optimal organizational\nstructure for digital solution and software delivery.\n\nSubtitle B--Other Department of Defense Organization and Management\nMatters\n\nSec. 911. Removal of members of Joint Chiefs of Staff and combatant\ncommanders.\nSec. 912. Joint Interagency Task Force 401.\nSec. 913. Authority to establish regional outreach centers for the\nDefense Innovation Unit.\nSec. 914. Small-UAS Industrial Base Working Group.\nSec. 915. Temporary prohibition on disestablishment of Navy\nExpeditionary Combat Command Pacific.\nSec. 916. Limitation on availability of funds for modification or\nconsolidation of geographic combatant commands.\nSec. 917. Limitation on availability of funds for the Army pending\nsubmittal of plan on the proposed integration of the Joint\nMunitions Command and the Army Sustainment Command.\n\nTITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS\n\nSubtitle A--Financial Matters\n\nSec. 1001. General transfer authority.\nSec. 1002. Consolidation of reporting requirements relating to\nDepartment of Defense financial improvement and audit\nremediation plan.\nSec. 1003. Concurrent reporting date for annual update to Defense\nBusiness Systems Audit Remediation Plan and Department of\nDefense annual financial statements.\nSec. 1004. Amendments and repeals to budgetary display requirements.\nSec. 1005. Extension of audit requirement for Department of Defense\ncomponents.\nSec. 1006. Reporting requirements for amounts made available pursuant to\ntitle II of Public Law 119-21.\nSec. 1007. Use of technology using artificial intelligence to facilitate\naudit of the financial statements of the Department of Defense\nfor fiscal year 2026.\n\nSubtitle B--Counterdrug Activities\n\nSec. 1010. Support for counterdrug activities and activities to counter\ntransnational organized crime.\n\nSubtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards\n\nSec. 1011. Requirements for amphibious warfare ship force structure.\nSec. 1012. Definition of short-term work for purposes of Navy\nconstruction of combatant and escort vessels and assignment of\nvessel projects.\nSec. 1013. Navy Senior Technical Authority.\nSec. 1014. Overhaul, repair, and maintenance of vessels in the\nCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.\nSec. 1015. Allocation of certain operation and maintenance funds for\nNavy amphibious ship maintenance.\nSec. 1016. Metrics for basic and functional design for ship\nconstruction.\nSec. 1017. Authority for single award indefinite delivery-indefinite\nquantity contract for destroyer maintenance.\nSec. 1018. Limitation on availability of funds to retire or decommission\noceanographic research vessels of the Navy.\nSec. 1019. Strategy for Navy investment in and support for the maritime\nindustrial base.\nSec. 1020. Exemption of unmanned surface vessels and unmanned underwater\nvehicles from certain technical authority requirements.\nSec. 1021. Pilot program on use of automated shipbuilding technologies\nand capabilities.\nSec. 1022. Modification of authority to purchase used vessels under the\nNational Defense Sealift Fund.\n\nSubtitle D--Counterterrorism\n\nSec. 1031. Extension of authority for joint task forces to support law\nenforcement agencies conducting counter-terrorism activities.\nSec. 1032. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or\nrelease of individuals detained at United States Naval\nStation, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.\nSec. 1033. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or\nmodify facilities in the United States to house detainees\ntransferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay,\nCuba.\nSec. 1034. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or\nrelease of individuals detained at United States Naval\nStation, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to certain countries.\nSec. 1035. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or\nrelinquish control of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo\nBay, Cuba.\n\nSubtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations\n\nSec. 1041. Modification of authority to provide assistance in support of\nDepartment of Defense accounting for missing United States\nGovernment personnel.\nSec. 1042. Senior leaders of the Department of Defense and other\nspecified persons: authority to provide protection.\nSec. 1043. Modification of requirements relating to support of civil\nauthorities by Armed Forces.\nSec. 1044. Authority of Secretary of Defense to enter into contracts to\nprovide certain assistance to secure the southern land border\nof the United States.\nSec. 1045. Limitation on use of funds to relocate or otherwise remove\nthe Maritime Industrial Base Program.\nSec. 1046. Limitation on retirement of Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft\nsystems.\nSec. 1047. Authority to transfer T-37 aircraft to Arizona Aviation\nHistorical Group.\nSec. 1048. Authorization of Eastern Regional Range Complex for multi-\ndomain operations and robotic autonomous systems training,\ntesting, and experimentation.\nSec. 1049. Limitation on use of funds for deactivation of Expeditionary\nCombat Aviation Brigades.\nSec. 1050. Prohibition on use of live animals in Department of Defense\nlive fire trauma training.\nSec. 1051. Prohibition on destruction or scrapping of World War II-era\naircraft.\nSec. 1052. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of\nthe Office of the Secretary of Defense.\nSec. 1053. Congressional notification of support for immigration\nenforcement operations.\n\nSubtitle F--Studies and Reports\n\nSec. 1061. Notification of waivers under Department of Defense Directive\n3000.09.\nSec. 1062. Modifications to authority for transfer and sale of certain\nsurplus firearms, ammunition, and parts.\nSec. 1063. Extension of mobility capability requirements study.\nSec. 1064. Extension of briefing requirement regarding civil authorities\nat the Southwest border.\nSec. 1065. Extension of biennial assessments of Air Force Test Center.\nSec. 1066. Reports on installation of certain collision avoidance\nsystems in military rotary-wing aircraft.\nSec. 1067. Cybersecurity and resilience annex in Strategic Rail Corridor\nNetwork assessments.\nSec. 1068. GAO review and report on biological weapons experiments on\nand in relation to ticks, tick-borne disease.\nSec. 1069. Briefings on expenditures or planned expenditures of funds\nallocated for exploration and development of existing Arctic\ninfrastructure.\nSec. 1070. Semiannual report on Department of Defense operations at the\nsouthern land border.\nSec. 1071. Assessment on potential establishment of incubator programs\nfor secure facilities and networks at universities.\n\nSubtitle G--Other Matters\n\nSec. 1081. Extension of the National Commission on the Future of the\nNavy.\nSec. 1082. Federal agency support for Afghanistan War Commission.\nSec. 1083. Provision of contract authority to Afghanistan War\nCommission.\nSec. 1084. Reauthorization of Servicewomen's Commemorative Partnership.\nSec. 1085. AUKUS Improvement Act of 2025.\nSec. 1086. Framework for reforming technology transfer and foreign\ndisclosure policies.\nSec. 1087. Procurement and distribution of sports foods and dietary\nsupplements to members of the Armed Forces assigned to the\nUnited States Special Operations Command.\nSec. 1088. Pilot program on enhanced use of advanced sensor networks to\nimprove Air Force counter-unmanned aircraft system\ncapabilities for base defense.\nSec. 1089. Pilot program and other requirements for accelerating\nprotection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned\naircraft.\nSec. 1090. Process for complaints and investigations of transportation\nservice providers and transportation officers.\nSec. 1091. Declassification of certain records relating to Tower 22\nattack.\nSec. 1092. Updates and preservation of memorials to chaplains at\nArlington National Cemetery.\nSec. 1093. Critical infrastructure compatibility tabletop exercise.\nSec. 1094. Irregular Warfare Exercise Laboratory.\nSec. 1095. Commission on the National Defense Strategy.\n\nTITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL\n\nSec. 1101. Prohibition on the use of funds from carrying out a hiring\nfreeze, reduction in force, or hiring delay without cause at a\npublic shipyard.\nSec. 1102. Living quarter allowance for Department of Defense civilian\nemployees with permanent duty station in Guam.\nSec. 1103. Modification of temporary authority to appoint retired\nmembers of the armed forces to positions in the Department of\nDefense.\nSec. 1104. Revisions to limitations on pay for officers and crews of\nmaritime vessels operated by or for the United States.\nSec. 1105. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on\npremium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal\ncivilian employees working overseas.\nSec. 1106. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant\nallowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on\nofficial duty in a combat zone.\nSec. 1107. Modifications to total force management requirements.\nSec. 1108. Definition of defense industrial base facility for purposes\nof direct hire authority.\nSec. 1109. Payment of retention bonuses to DOD civilian employees in\nGuam.\nSec. 1110. Amendments to title 5, United States Code.\nSec. 1111. Educational travel authority for dependents of certain\nemployees.\nSec. 1112. Modification of direct hire authority for domestic defense\nindustrial base facilities.\nSec. 1113. Cyber workforce recruitment and retention.\nSec. 1114. Public shipyard apprentice program.\nSec. 1115. Personnel management.\n\nTITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS\n\nSubtitle A--Assistance and Training\n\nSec. 1201. Modification of authorities.\nSec. 1202. Modification of authority to build capacity of foreign\nsecurity forces.\nSec. 1203. Modification of payment of costs for Regional Centers for\nSecurity Studies.\nSec. 1204. Modification to Irregular Warfare Center and Regional Defense\nFellowship Program.\nSec. 1205. Modification of authority for Naval Small Craft Instruction\nand Technical Training School.\nSec. 1206. State partnership program selection analysis.\nSec. 1207. Enhancement of international biodefense capacity.\n\nSubtitle B--Foreign Military Sales and Related Processes\n\nSec. 1211. Improvements to security cooperation workforce and defense\nacquisition workforce.\nSec. 1212. Modifications to foreign military sales processes.\nSec. 1213. Periodic review of FMS-only list.\nSec. 1214. Assessment and establishment of office to support the\nacquisition of specified non-program of record systems by\nforeign allies and partners.\nSec. 1215. Guidance for coordination of international arms transfers.\n\nSubtitle C--Matters Relating to the Middle East\n\nSec. 1221. Extension of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition\nnations for support provided to United States military\noperations.\nSec. 1222. Extension and modification of annual report on military power\nof Iran.\nSec. 1223. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance\nto vetted Syrian groups and individuals.\nSec. 1224. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance\nto counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.\nSec. 1225. Counter-terrorism support.\nSec. 1226. Enhancing security partnership with Jordan and Lebanon.\nSec. 1227. Prohibition on funding to the Badr Organization.\nSec. 1228. Limitation on availability of funds for the Iraqi security\nforces.\nSec. 1229. Report on strategy for increasing membership in the\nComprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement.\nSec. 1229A. Report on ISIS detention facilities in Syria.\nSec. 1229B. Report on United States force posture and activities in\nSyria.\n\nSubtitle D--Matters Relating to Israel\n\nSec. 1231. Extension and modification of United States-Israel anti-\ntunnel cooperation.\nSec. 1232. Extension and modification of United States-Israel\ncooperation to counter unmanned systems in all warfighting\ndomains.\nSec. 1233. Modification of certain temporary authorizations related to\nmunitions replacement.\nSec. 1234. Research, development, test, and evaluation of emerging\ntechnologies to further the warfighting capabilities of the\nUnited States and certain partner countries.\nSec. 1235. Report on United States-Israel military exercises.\n\nSubtitle E--Matters Relating to Europe, Ukraine, and the Russian\nFederation\n\nSec. 1241. Modification and extension of annual report on military and\nsecurity developments involving the Russian Federation.\nSec. 1242. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds relating to\nsovereignty of the Russian Federation over internationally\nrecognized territory of Ukraine.\nSec. 1243. Extension and modification of Ukraine Security Assistance\nInitiative.\nSec. 1244. Military intelligence support for Ukraine.\nSec. 1245. Report relating to allied and partner support to Ukraine.\nSec. 1246. Allied contributions to United States force posture on NATO's\neastern flank.\nSec. 1247. Baltic Security Initiative.\nSec. 1248. Modification of United States basing and training, and\nexercises in North Atlantic Treaty Organization member\ncountries.\nSec. 1249. Oversight of United States military posture in Europe.\nSec. 1250. Report on United States deterrence and defense posture in the\nEuropean region.\n\nSubtitle F--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region\n\nSec. 1251. Extension of Pacific Deterrence Initiative.\nSec. 1252. Extension of Indo-Pacific extended deterrence education pilot\nprogram.\nSec. 1253. Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience.\nSec. 1254. Strategy to strengthen multilateral defense in the Indo-\nPacific.\nSec. 1255. Sense of Congress on defense alliances and partnerships in\nthe Indo-Pacific region.\n\nSubtitle G--Matters Relating to Asia\n\nSec. 1261. Extension of pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with\nforeign military partners in Southeast Asia.\nSec. 1262. Preventing circumvention by Chinese military companies in\nthird-party countries.\nSec. 1263. Inclusion on list of Chinese military companies of entities\nadded to certain other lists.\nSec. 1264. Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment projects\nwith ties to the Government of the People's Republic of China.\nSec. 1265. Modification of Taiwan security cooperation initiative.\nSec. 1266. Joint program with Taiwan to enable fielding of uncrewed\nsystems and counter-uncrewed systems capabilities.\nSec. 1267. Extension of authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin\ncleanup.\nSec. 1268. Oversight of United States military posture on the Korean\nPeninsula.\nSec. 1269. Report on enhanced defense relations with the Philippines.\nSec. 1270. Modernizing the defense capabilities of the Philippines.\n\nSubtitle H--Other Matters\n\nSec. 1271. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of\nthe Office of the Secretary of Defense.\nSec. 1272. Repeal of war-related reporting requirements for concluded\noperations.\nSec. 1273. Defending international security by restricting unacceptable\npartnerships and tactics.\nSec. 1274. Report regarding joint training with Mexico to counter\ntransnational criminal organizations.\n\nTITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS\n\nSubtitle A--Military Programs\n\nSec. 1401. Working capital funds.\nSec. 1402. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense.\nSec. 1403. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide.\nSec. 1404. Defense Inspector General.\nSec. 1405. Defense Health Program.\n\nSubtitle B--National Defense Stockpile\n\nSec. 1411. Modifications to Strategic and Critical Materials Stock\nPiling Act.\nSec. 1412. Recycling for critical minerals.\n\nSubtitle C--Other Matters\n\nSec. 1421. Extension of authorities for funding and management of joint\nDepartment of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical\nFacility Demonstration Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health\nCare Center, Illinois.\nSec. 1422. Beginning balances of the Defense Logistics Agency Working\nCapital Fund for audit purposes.\nSec. 1423. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement\nHome.\n\nTITLE XV--CYBERSPACE-RELATED MATTERS\n\nSubtitle A--Cyber Operations\n\nSec. 1501. Planning, programming, and budget coordination for operations\nof cyber mission force.\nSec. 1502. Modification to reporting requirements for Senior Military\nAdvisor for Cyber Policy.\nSec. 1503. Framework for integration of information technology technical\ndebt assessment into annual budget process.\nSec. 1504. Department of Defense Data Ontology Governance Working Group.\nSec. 1505. Future force employment concepts development tabletop\nexercises.\nSec. 1506. Occupational resiliency of the Cyber Mission Force.\nSec. 1507. Prohibition on the elimination of certain cyber assessment\ncapabilities for test and evaluation.\nSec. 1508. Prohibition on availability of funds to modify authorities of\nthe Commander of United States Cyber Command.\nSec. 1509. Limitation on availability of funds for the Combined Joint\nAll-Domain Command and Control initiative.\n\nSubtitle B--Cybersecurity\n\nSec. 1511. Secure mobile phones for senior officials and personnel\nperforming sensitive functions.\nSec. 1512. Artificial intelligence and machine learning security in the\nDepartment of Defense.\nSec. 1513. Physical and cybersecurity procurement requirements for\nartificial intelligence systems.\nSec. 1514. Collaborative cybersecurity educational program.\nSec. 1515. Incorporation of artificial intelligence considerations into\ncybersecurity training.\n\nSubtitle C--Information Technology and Data Management\n\nSec. 1521. Accountability of the Authorization to Operate processes.\nSec. 1522. Annual report on Department of Defense unified datalink\nstrategy.\n\nSubtitle D--Artificial Intelligence\n\nSec. 1531. Modification of high-performance computing roadmap.\nSec. 1532. Guidance and prohibition on use of certain artificial\nintelligence.\nSec. 1533. Artificial intelligence model assessment and oversight.\nSec. 1534. Digital sandbox environments for artificial intelligence.\nSec. 1535. Artificial Intelligence Futures Steering Committee.\n\nSubtitle E--Reports and Other Matters\n\nSec. 1541. Modification to certification requirement regarding\ncontracting for military recruiting.\nSec. 1542. Amendment to annual assessments and reports on assignment of\ncertain budget control responsibility to Commander of the\nUnited States Cyber Command.\nSec. 1543. Study on reducing incentives for cyber attacks on defense\ncritical infrastructure of the United States.\nSec. 1544. Integration of reserve component into cyber mission force.\nSec. 1545. Annual report on Mission Assurance Coordination Board\nactivities.\nSec. 1546. Limitation on the divestment, consolidation, and curtailment\nof certain electronic warfare test and evaluation activities.\n\nTITLE XVI--SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE\nMATTERS\n\nSubtitle A--Space Activities\n\nSec. 1601. Acquisition career path in the Space Force.\nSec. 1602. Noise mitigation regarding space launches.\nSec. 1603. Acquisition and operation of space systems for space\nwarfighting and control.\nSec. 1604. Use of middle tier acquisition program for proliferated\nwarfighter space architecture of Space Development Agency.\nSec. 1605. Rocket cargo test and demonstration.\nSec. 1606. Continuation of operation of Defense Meteorological Satellite\nProgram.\nSec. 1607. Study on establishing a tactical surveillance,\nreconnaissance, and tracking program of record.\nSec. 1608. Spaceport of the Future initiative and study on future space\nlaunch capacity.\nSec. 1609. Auxiliary payload for Next Generation Polar Overhead\nPersistent Infrared satellites.\nSec. 1610. Blast damage assessment guide for space vehicles at Air Force\nlaunch complexes.\n\nSubtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities\n\nSec. 1621. Vendor support to clandestine activities.\nSec. 1622. Sensitive activities of the Department of Defense.\nSec. 1623. Codification of Department of Defense insider threat program.\nSec. 1624. Provision by Air Force of meteorological services for\nintelligence community.\nSec. 1625. Annual report on requests of combatant commands for remote\nsensing data.\nSec. 1626. Review and evaluation of extension of inactive security\nclearances.\n\nSubtitle C--Nuclear Forces\n\nSec. 1631. Adjustment to responsibilities of Nuclear Weapons Council.\nSec. 1632. Prohibition on reduction of intercontinental ballistic\nmissiles of the United States.\nSec. 1633. Matters relating to the nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise\nmissile.\nSec. 1634. Adjustment to bomber aircraft nuclear certification\nrequirement.\nSec. 1635. Organizational realignment with respect to Office of the\nAssistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence,\nChemical and Biological Defense Policy and Programs;\nlimitation on availability of certain funds.\nSec. 1636. Matters relating to intercontinental ballistic missiles of\nthe United States.\nSec. 1637. Deep cleaning of launch control centers of the Air Force\nGlobal Strike Command.\nSec. 1638. Limitation on availability of funds pending notification of\ntasking authority delegation.\nSec. 1639. Limitation on availability of funds pending commencement of\nannual briefings on implementation of recommendations by the\nCongressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the\nUnited States.\nSec. 1640. Limitation on availability of funds for compensation caps.\nSec. 1641. Strategy to sustain Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic\nmissile and maximize end-of-life margin.\nSec. 1642. Matters relating to Air Force Global Strike Command.\n\nSubtitle D--Missile Defense Programs\n\nSec. 1651. Modification to national missile defense policy to reflect\nGolden Dome for America policy.\nSec. 1652. Golden Dome missile defense system.\nSec. 1653. Amendments to technical authority of Director of Missile\nDefense Agency regarding integrated air and missile defense\nactivities and programs.\nSec. 1654. Prohibition on privatized or subscription-based missile\ndefense intercept capabilities.\nSec. 1655. Matters related to integrated air and missile defense\ncapabilities to defend Guam.\nSec. 1656. Design and construction of missile instrumentation range\nsafety vessels.\nSec. 1657. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli\ncooperative missile defense program co-development and co-\nproduction.\nSec. 1658. Limitation on authority to reduce sustainment for or halt\noperation of the AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE radar.\nSec. 1659. Limitation on availability of funds pending independent\nanalysis of space-based missile defense capability.\nSec. 1660. Assessment of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense\nTest Site.\nSec. 1661. Biennial assessments of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile\nDefense Test Site.\n\nSubtitle E--Matters Relating to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena\n\nSec. 1671. Briefings on intercepts of unidentified anomalous phenomena\nby North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States\nNorthern Command.\nSec. 1672. Elimination of duplicative reporting requirements relating to\nunidentified anomalous phenomena.\nSec. 1673. Accounting of security classification guides relating to\nunidentified anomalous phenomena.\n\nSubtitle F--Matters Relating to Electromagnetic Warfare\n\nSec. 1681. Modification of functions of Electromagnetic Spectrum\nEnterprise Operational Lead for Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum\nOperations to include dynamic spectrum sharing technologies.\nSec. 1682. Integration of electronic warfare into Tier 1 and Tier 2\njoint training exercises.\nSec. 1683. Annual review of the Joint Electromagnetic Battle Management\nSoftware Program.\nSec. 1684. Support by the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing to EA-37B Compass\nCall aircraft.\n\nSubtitle G--Other Matters\n\nSec. 1691. Cooperative threat reduction funds.\nSec. 1692. Prohibition on access to Department of Defense cloud-based\nresources by certain individuals.\n\nTITLE XVII--OTHER DEFENSE MATTERS\n\nSec. 1701. Technical and conforming amendments.\nSec. 1702. Copyright to a literary work produced by a civilian faculty\nmember of the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences\nin the course of such employment: free use by the Federal\nGovernment.\nSec. 1703. Temporary authority for nonimmigrant construction workers on\nWake Island.\nSec. 1704. Mapping and report on strategic ports.\nSec. 1705. Authorization of United States Coast Guard rotary aircraft\nwork at Department of Defense depots.\nSec. 1706. Continual assessment of impact of international state arms\nembargoes on Israel and actions to address defense capability\ngaps.\nSec. 1707. Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned\naircraft.\n\nTITLE XVIII--ACQUISITION REFORM\n\nSubtitle A--Alignment of the Defense Acquisition System\n\nSec. 1801. Alignment of the defense acquisition system with the needs of\nmembers of the Armed Forces.\nSec. 1802. Establishment of the role of portfolio acquisition executive.\nSec. 1803. Amendments to life-cycle management and product support.\nSec. 1804. Adjustments to certain acquisition thresholds.\nSec. 1805. Modification to acquisition strategy.\nSec. 1806. Matters related to cost accounting standards.\nSec. 1807. Establishment of Project Spectrum.\n\nSubtitle B--Requirements Process Reform\n\nSec. 1811. Modifications to Joint Requirements Oversight Council.\nSec. 1812. Ensuring successful implementation of requirements reform.\n\nSubtitle C--Matters Relating to Commercial Products and Commercial\nServices\n\nSec. 1821. Modifications to relationship of other provisions of law to\nprocurement of commercial products and commercial services.\nSec. 1822. Modifications to commercial products and commercial services.\nSec. 1823. Modifications to commercial solutions openings.\nSec. 1824. Limitation on required flowdown of contract clauses to\nsubcontractors providing commercial products or commercial\nservices.\nSec. 1825. Consumption-based solutions.\nSec. 1826. Exemptions for nontraditional defense contractors.\nSec. 1827. Clarification of conditions for payments for commercial\nproducts and commercial services.\nSec. 1828. Review of commercial products and commercial services\nacquisition approach.\n\nSubtitle D--Improvements to Acquisition Programs\n\nSec. 1831. Modifications to procurement for experimental purposes.\nSec. 1832. Modifications to requirements for modular open system\napproach.\nSec. 1833. Bridging Operational Objectives and Support for Transition\nprogram.\n\nSubtitle E--Modifications to Strengthen the Industrial Base\n\nSec. 1841. Civil Reserve Manufacturing Network.\nSec. 1842. Transition to advanced manufacturing for certain critical\nreadiness items of supply.\nSec. 1843. Working group on the advanced manufacturing workforce.\nSec. 1844. Collaborative forum to address challenges to and limitations\nof the defense industrial base.\nSec. 1845. Facility clearance acceleration for members of defense\nindustrial consortiums.\nSec. 1846. Improvements relating to advanced manufacturing.\nSec. 1847. Report on surge capacity in the defense industrial base.\n\nDIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS\n\nSec. 2001. Short title.\nSec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be\nspecified by law.\nSec. 2003. Effective date.\n\nTITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION\n\nSec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.\nSec. 2102. Family Housing.\nSec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army.\nSec. 2104. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 project\nat Fort Gillem, Georgia.\nSec. 2105. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022\nprojects.\nSec. 2106. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023\nprojects.\nSec. 2107. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2025\nproject at Smith Barracks, Germany.\n\nTITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION\n\nSec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.\nSec. 2202. Family Housing.\nSec. 2203. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.\nSec. 2204. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 project\nat Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina.\nSec. 2205. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022\nprojects.\nSec. 2206. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023\nprojects.\n\nTITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION\n\nSec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition\nprojects.\nSec. 2302. Family Housing.\nSec. 2303. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.\nSec. 2304. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2017 project\nat Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.\nSec. 2305. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019\nprojects.\nSec. 2306. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020\nprojects.\nSec. 2307. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022\nprojects.\nSec. 2308. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023\nprojects.\nSec. 2309. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year\n2025 projects.\n\nTITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION\n\nSec. 2401. Authorized defense agencies construction and land acquisition\nprojects.\nSec. 2402. Authorized energy resilience and conservation investment\nprogram projects.\nSec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.\nSec. 2404. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project\nat Iwakuni, Japan.\nSec. 2405. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022\nprojects.\nSec. 2406. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023\nprojects.\nSec. 2407. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2024\nproject at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.\nSec. 2408. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2024\nproject at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Missouri.\nSec. 2409. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2025\nproject at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.\nSec. 2410. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2025\nproject at Joint Base Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.\n\nTITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS\n\nSubtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment\nProgram\n\nSec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.\nSec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.\n\nSubtitle B--Host Country In-Kind Contributions\n\nSec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects.\nSec. 2512. Republic of Poland funded construction projects.\n\nTITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES\n\nSec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land\nacquisition projects.\nSec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition\nprojects.\nSec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction\nand land acquisition projects.\nSec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land\nacquisition projects.\nSec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land\nacquisition projects.\nSec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve.\nSec. 2607. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023\nprojects.\nSec. 2608. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2023\nproject at Tucson International Airport, Arizona.\n\nTITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES\n\nSec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and\nclosure activities funded through Department of Defense base\nclosure account.\n\nTITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS\n\nSubtitle A--Military Construction Programs\n\nSec. 2801. Modification to definition of military installation\nresilience.\nSec. 2802. Facility construction or repair: transactions other than\ncontracts and grants.\nSec. 2803. Requirement for the military departments to develop and\nupdate a 20-year infrastructure improvement plan.\nSec. 2804. Improvements to water management and security on military\ninstallations.\nSec. 2805. Modification to assistance for public infrastructure projects\nand services.\nSec. 2806. Modifications to Defense Community Infrastructure Program.\nSec. 2807. Inclusion of demolition projects in Defense Community\nInfrastructure Program.\nSec. 2808. Supervision of military construction projects.\nSec. 2809. Authority to use accelerated design-build and progressive\ndesign-build procedures for military construction projects.\nSec. 2810. Extension of authority for temporary expanded land\nacquisition for equine welfare.\nSec. 2811. Extension of requirement for contract for obligation and\nexecution of design funds for military construction projects.\nSec. 2812. Modification of pilot program on increased use of sustainable\nbuilding materials in military construction to include\nsustainable building technologies identified by the\nComptroller General of the United States.\nSec. 2813. Increase of maximum amount for certain replacement projects\nfor damaged or destroyed facilities.\nSec. 2814. Multiyear contracting authority for certain military\nconstruction projects.\nSec. 2815. Guidance for military construction projects for innovation,\nresearch, development, test, and evaluation.\nSec. 2816. Authorization for cost-plus-incentive-fee contracts for\ncertain Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program military\nconstruction projects.\nSec. 2817. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations\nrelating to information sharing to improve oversight of\nmilitary construction.\n\nSubtitle B--Military Housing Reforms\n\nSec. 2821. Improvements to Department of Defense Housing Requirements\nand Market Analysis.\nSec. 2822. Improvements to annual reports on certain waivers for covered\nmilitary unaccompanied housing.\nSec. 2823. Continuation and modification of certain reporting\nrequirements with respect to privatized military housing.\nSec. 2824. Modification of certain requirements with respect to closure\nof maintenance work orders for privatized military housing.\nSec. 2825. Inclusion of additional landlord financial information in\ncertain annual report on privatized military housing.\nSec. 2826. Application of certain authorities and standards to historic\nmilitary housing and associated historic properties of the\nDepartment of Defense.\nSec. 2827. Improvement of administration of military unaccompanied\nhousing.\nSec. 2828. Authority for unaccompanied housing project under pilot\nauthority for use of other transactions for installation or\nfacility prototyping.\nSec. 2829. Pilot program for emerging technologies for moisture control\nand mitigation.\nSec. 2830. Standardization of mold remediation guidelines across\nmilitary departments.\nSec. 2831. Inspections by qualified home inspector of privatized and\nGovernment-owned military housing.\nSec. 2832. Plan to improve accuracy, integration, and interoperability\nof Department of Defense data with respect to real property,\ninfrastructure, and military unaccompanied housing.\n\nSubtitle C--Real Property and Facilities Administration\n\nSec. 2841. Modification of requirement with respect to minimum capital\ninvestment for facilities sustainment, restoration, and\nmodernization for military departments.\nSec. 2842. Authorization for monetary contributions to the conveyees of\nutility systems for infrastructure improvements.\nSec. 2843. Extension of authority to carry out Department of Defense\npilot program for use of cost savings realized.\nSec. 2844. Department of Defense intergovernmental support agreements\nfor ordnance disposal.\nSec. 2845. Inclusion of territories in certain intergovernmental support\nagreements for installation-support services.\nSec. 2846. Requirements relating to military installation closures and\nreport on Army organic industrial base sites.\nSec. 2847. Department of Defense procedures with respect to planning\ncoordination for grid resiliency on military installations.\nSec. 2848. Repeal of construction requirements related to antiterrorism\nand force protection or urban-training operations.\nSec. 2849. Repeal of pilot program authorizing overhead cost\nreimbursements from major range and test facility base users\nat certain Department of the Air Force installations.\nSec. 2850. Master plans for Service Academies.\nSec. 2851. Annual report on cost premium for construction of certain\nfacilities.\nSec. 2852. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations\nrelating to critical military housing supply and\naffordability.\nSec. 2853. Plan for deploying private fifth generation and future\ngeneration Open Radio Access Network architecture on\nDepartment of Defense military installations.\n\nSubtitle D--Land Conveyances\n\nSec. 2861. Historical marker commemorating effects of radiation exposure\nat Holloman Air Force Base and White Sands Missile Range.\nSec. 2862. Prohibition on development of a golf course at Greenbury\nPoint Conservation Area At Naval Support Activity Annapolis,\nMaryland.\nSec. 2863. Extension of prohibition on joint use of Homestead Air\nReserve Base with civil aviation.\nSec. 2864. Extension of sunset for land conveyance, Sharpe Army Depot,\nLathrop, California.\nSec. 2865. Clarification of land conveyance, Fort Hood, Texas.\nSec. 2866. Extension of certain military land withdrawals and correction\nof certain land descriptions.\nSec. 2867. Land conveyance, former Curtis Bay Depot, Maryland.\nSec. 2868. Land conveyance, Sigsbee Park Annex, Naval Air Station, Key\nWest, Florida.\n\nSubtitle E--Modifications to Unspecified Minor Military Construction\n\nSec. 2871. Modifications to certain congressional notifications for\ncertain military construction projects.\nSec. 2872. Modification to dollar threshold for notifications for\ncertain military construction projects.\nSec. 2873. Transfer of defense laboratory modernization program\nauthority to provision of law with respect to military\nconstruction projects for research, test, development, and\nevaluation.\nSec. 2874. Authority of a Secretary concerned to carry out certain\nunspecified minor military construction projects.\n\nSubtitle F--Other Matters\n\nSec. 2881. Extension of Department of the Army Pilot Program for\nDevelopment and Use of Online Real Estate Inventory Tool.\nSec. 2882. Expansion of exceptions to restriction on development of\npublic infrastructure in connection with realignment of marine\ncorps forces in Asia Pacific region.\nSec. 2883. Joint base facility management of Department of Defense.\nSec. 2884. Designation of official responsible for coordination of\ndefense sites within area of responsibility of Joint Region\nMarianas.\nSec. 2885. Designation of Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range at\nKwajalein Atoll.\nSec. 2886. Designation of Creech Air Force Base as a remote or isolated\ninstallation.\nSec. 2887. Pilot program on use of advanced manufacturing construction\ntechnologies at military installations.\nSec. 2888. Pilot program on procurement of utility services for\ninstallations of the Department of Defense through areawide\ncontracts.\nSec. 2889. Consideration of modular construction methods for military\nconstruction projects with protective design elements.\nSec. 2890. Notice relating to contracts or other agreements to establish\nan enduring location in a foreign country.\n\nDIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND\nOTHER AUTHORIZATIONS\n\nTITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS\n\nSubtitle A--National Security Programs and Authorizations\n\nSec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration.\nSec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup.\nSec. 3103. Other defense activities.\nSec. 3104. Nuclear energy.\n\nSubtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations\n\nSec. 3111. Organization and codification of provisions of law relating\nto atomic energy defense activities.\nSec. 3112. Plutonium pit production capacity.\nSec. 3113. Stockpile responsiveness and rapid capabilities programs of\nthe National Nuclear Security Administration.\nSec. 3114. Protection of certain nuclear facilities and assets from\nunmanned aircraft.\nSec. 3115. Extension of authority for appointment of certain scientific,\nengineering, and technical personnel.\nSec. 3116. Notification of cost overruns for certain Department of\nEnergy projects.\nSec. 3117. Appropriate scoping of artificial intelligence research\nwithin the National Nuclear Security Administration.\n\nSubtitle C--Reports and Other Matters\n\nSec. 3121. Modification to reporting requirements with respect to\nnuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, management, and\nresponsiveness plan.\nSec. 3122. Assessment of the National Nuclear Security Administration\nSpent Fuel Handling Recapitalization Project.\nSec. 3123. Department of Energy report on expansion of other transaction\nauthorities for National Nuclear Security Administration.\nSec. 3124. Office of Environmental Management program-wide performance\nmetrics for reducing risk.\nSec. 3125. Office of Environmental Management integrated radioactive\nwaste disposal planning and optimization.\nSec. 3126. Prohibition relating to reclassification of high-level waste.\nSec. 3127. National security positions within the Department of Energy.\nSec. 3128. Consultation requirement with respect to transfer to private\nentities of plutonium or plutonium materials; report.\n\nTITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD\n\nSec. 3201. Authorization.\n\nTITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES\n\nSec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations.\n\nTITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION\n\nSec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for Maritime Administration.\n\nDIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES\n\nSec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables.\n\nTITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT\n\nSec. 4101. Procurement.\n\nTITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION\n\nSec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation.\n\nTITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE\n\nSec. 4301. Operation and maintenance.\n\nTITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL\n\nSec. 4401. Military personnel.\n\nTITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS\n\nSec. 4501. Other authorizations.\n\nTITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION\n\nSec. 4601. Military construction.\n\nTITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS\n\nSec. 4701. Department of Energy National Security programs.\n\nDIVISION E--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026\n\nSec. 5001. Short title; table of contents.\nSec. 5002. Definitions.\n\nTITLE I--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS\n\nSubtitle A--Management and Consular Affairs\n\nSec. 5111. Under Secretary for Management.\nSec. 5112. Office of Medical Services.\nSec. 5113. Assistant Secretary for Administration.\nSec. 5114. Bureau of Administration.\nSec. 5115. Office of the Historian.\nSec. 5116. Chief information officer for diplomatic technology.\nSec. 5117. Bureau of Diplomatic Technology.\nSec. 5118. Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs.\nSec. 5119. Bureau of Consular Affairs.\nSec. 5120. Sense of Congress regarding modernization and realignment of\nconsular systems.\nSec. 5121. Fee for use of diplomatic reception rooms.\n\nSubtitle B--Human Resources\n\nSec. 5131. Assistant Secretary for Human Resources.\nSec. 5132. Bureau of Human Resources.\nSec. 5133. Veterans Innovation Partnership Fellowship Program.\nSec. 5134. Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program.\nSec. 5135. Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship Program.\nSec. 5136. Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program.\nSec. 5137. Matters relating to the Foreign Service Institute.\nSec. 5138. Fees for use of the George P. Schultz National Foreign\nAffairs Training Center.\n\nSubtitle C--Political Affairs\n\nSec. 5141. Under Secretary for Political Affairs.\nSec. 5142. Congressional notification regarding changes to bureau\njurisdiction.\nSec. 5143. Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic.\nSec. 5144. Ambassador-at-Large for the Indian Ocean region.\nSec. 5145. Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs.\nSec. 5146. Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs.\nSec. 5147. Director of the Office of Multilateral Affairs in Bureau of\nEast Asian and Pacific Affairs.\nSec. 5148. Countering PRC Influence Fund Unit.\nSec. 5149. Assistant Secretary for African Affairs.\nSec. 5150. Bureau of African Affairs.\nSec. 5151. Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs.\nSec. 5152. Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.\nSec. 5153. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs.\nSec. 5154. Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs.\nSec. 5155. Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs.\nSec. 5156. Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs.\nSec. 5157. Office of Haitian Affairs.\nSec. 5158. Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs.\nSec. 5159. Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.\nSec. 5160. Countering Russian Influence Fund Unit.\nSec. 5161. Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs.\nSec. 5162. Bureau of International Organization Affairs.\n\nSubtitle D--Other Matters\n\nSec. 5171. Periodic briefings from Bureau of Intelligence and Research.\nSec. 5172. Support for congressional delegations.\nSec. 5173. Notification requirements for authorized and ordered\ndepartures.\nSec. 5174. Strengthening enterprise governance.\nSec. 5175. Establishing and expanding the Regional China Officer\nprogram.\nSec. 5176. Report on China's diplomatic posts.\nSec. 5177. Notification of intent to reduce personnel at covered\ndiplomatic posts.\nSec. 5178. Foreign affairs manual changes.\n\nTITLE II--WORKFORCE MATTERS\n\nSec. 5201. Report on vetting of Foreign Service Institute language\ninstructors.\nSec. 5202. Training limitations.\nSec. 5203. Language incentive pay for civil service employees.\nSec. 5204. Options for comprehensive evaluations.\nSec. 5205. Job share and part-time employment opportunities.\nSec. 5206. Promoting reutilization of language skills in the Foreign\nService.\n\nTITLE III--INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY\n\nSec. 5301. Post Data Pilot Program.\nSec. 5302. Authorization to use commercial cloud enclaves overseas.\nSec. 5303. Reports on technology transformation projects at the\nDepartment.\nSec. 5304. Commercial spyware.\n\nTITLE IV--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY\n\nSec. 5401. Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy.\nSec. 5402. Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs.\nSec. 5403. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.\nSec. 5404. Foreign information manipulation and interference strategy.\nSec. 5405. Repeal of limitation on use of funds for international\nexpositions.\n\nTITLE V--DIPLOMATIC SECURITY\n\nSec. 5501. Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security.\nSec. 5502. Special agents.\nSec. 5503. Modification of congressional notification requirement\nrelating to embassy reopening.\nSec. 5504. Counter-intelligence training for certain diplomatic security\nagents.\nSec. 5505. Expansion of counter-intelligence personnel security program\nto include nonsecurity staff.\nSec. 5506. Report on security conditions in Damascus, Syria, required\nfor the reopening of the United States diplomatic mission.\nSec. 5507. Embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic installations\nreturn to standards report.\nSec. 5508. Reauthorization of overtime pay for protective services.\n\nTITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS\n\nSec. 5601. Submission of federally funded research and development\ncenter reports to Congress.\nSec. 5602. Quarterly report on diplomatic pouch access.\nSec. 5603. Report on utility of instituting a processing fee for ITAR\nlicense applications.\nSec. 5604. HAVANA Act payment fix.\nSec. 5605. Establishing an inner Mongolia section within the United\nStates Mission in China.\nSec. 5606. Report on United States Mission Australia staffing.\nSec. 5607. Extensions.\nSec. 5608. Updating counterterrorism reports.\n\nDIVISION F--INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026\n\nSec. 6001. Short title; table of contents.\nSec. 6002. Definitions.\nSec. 6003. Explanatory statement.\n\nTITLE LXI--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES\n\nSec. 6101. Authorization of appropriations.\nSec. 6102. Classified schedule of authorizations.\nSec. 6103. Intelligence Community Management Account.\n\nTITLE LXII--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM\n\nSec. 6201. Authorization of appropriations.\n\nTITLE LXIII--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS\n\nSec. 6301. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities.\nSec. 6302. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by\nlaw.\nSec. 6303. Notice of impact of diplomatic and consular post closings on\nintelligence community.\nSec. 6304. Unauthorized access to intelligence community property.\nSec. 6305. Annual survey of analytic objectivity among officers and\nemployees of elements of the intelligence community.\nSec. 6306. Annual training requirement and report regarding analytic\nstandards.\nSec. 6307. Prohibiting discrimination in the intelligence community.\nSec. 6308. Estimate of cost to ensure compliance with Intelligence\nCommunity Directive 705.\nSec. 6309. Plan for implementing an integrated system spanning the\nintelligence community for accreditation of sensitive\ncompartmented information facilities.\nSec. 6310. Reforms relating to inactive security clearances.\n\nTITLE LXIV--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS\n\nSec. 6401. Short title.\nSec. 6402. Modification of responsibilities and authorities of the\nDirector of National Intelligence.\nSec. 6403. Plan for optimized staffing of the Office of the Director of\nNational Intelligence.\nSec. 6404. National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center.\nSec. 6405. Termination of Office of Engagement.\n\nTITLE LXV--MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY\n\nSubtitle A--Central Intelligence Agency\n\nSec. 6501. Guidance on novel and significant expenditures for purposes\nof notification under the Central Intelligence Agency Act of\n1949.\nSec. 6502. Improvements to security of Central Intelligence Agency\ninstallations.\nSec. 6503. Annual Central Intelligence Agency workplace climate\nassessment.\nSec. 6504. Chaplain Corps and Chief of Chaplains of the Central\nIntelligence Agency.\nSec. 6505. Technical amendment to procurement authorities of Central\nIntelligence Agency.\n\nSubtitle B--Elements of Department of Defense\n\nSec. 6511. Counterintelligence briefings for members of the Armed\nForces.\n\nSubtitle C--Federal Bureau of Investigation\n\nSec. 6521. Notice of counterintelligence assessments and investigations\nby the Federal Bureau of Investigation of candidates for or\nholders of Federal office.\nSec. 6522. Notification of material changes to policies or procedures\ngoverning terrorist watchlist and transnational organized\ncrime watchlist.\nSec. 6523. Annual report on United States persons on the terrorist watch\nlist.\nSec. 6524. Annual report on Federal Bureau of Investigation case data.\n\nTITLE LXVI--ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND OTHER EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES\n\nSubtitle A--Artificial Intelligence\n\nSec. 6601. Artificial Intelligence security guidance.\nSec. 6602. Artificial intelligence development and usage by intelligence\ncommunity.\nSec. 6603. Application of artificial intelligence policies of the\nintelligence community to publicly available models hosted in\nclassified environments.\nSec. 6604. Prohibition on use of DeepSeek on intelligence community\nsystems.\n\nSubtitle B--Biotechnology\n\nSec. 6611. Senior officials for biotechnology.\nSec. 6612. Plan on enhanced intelligence sharing relating to foreign\nadversary biotechnological threats.\nSec. 6613. Enhancing biotechnology talent within the intelligence\ncommunity.\nSec. 6614. Enhanced intelligence community support to secure United\nStates biological data.\nSec. 6615. Ensuring intelligence community procurement of domestic\nUnited States production of synthetic DNA and RNA.\nSec. 6616. Strategy for addressing intelligence gaps relating to China's\ninvestment in United States-origin biotechnology.\n\nSubtitle C--Other Matters\n\nSec. 6621. Enhancing intelligence community technology adoption metrics.\nSec. 6622. Report on identification of intelligence community sites for\nadvanced nuclear technologies.\nSec. 6623. Strategy on intelligence coordination and sharing relating to\ncritical and emerging technologies.\n\nTITLE LXVII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES\n\nSubtitle A--Matters Relating to China\n\nSec. 6701. Modification of annual reports on influence operations and\ncampaigns in the United States by the Chinese Communist Party.\nSec. 6702. Intelligence sharing with allies on Chinese Communist Party\nefforts in Europe.\nSec. 6703. Prohibition on intelligence community contracting with\nChinese military companies engaged in biotechnology research,\ndevelopment, or manufacturing.\nSec. 6704. Report on the wealth of the leadership of the Chinese\nCommunist Party.\nSec. 6705. Assessment and report on investments by the People's Republic\nof China in the agriculture sector of Brazil.\nSec. 6706. Identification of entities that provide support to the\nPeople's Liberation Army.\nSec. 6707. Mission manager for the People's Republic of China.\nSec. 6708. National Intelligence Estimate of advancements in\nbiotechnology by the People's Republic of China.\n\nSubtitle B--Other Matters\n\nSec. 6711. Improvements to requirement for monitoring of Iranian\nenrichment of uranium-235.\nSec. 6712. Policy toward certain agents of foreign governments.\nSec. 6713. Extension of intelligence community coordinator for Russian\natrocities accountability.\nSec. 6714. Plan to enhance intelligence support to counter foreign\ninfluence intended to continue or expand the conflict in\nSudan.\nSec. 6715. Review of information relating to actions by foreign\ngovernments to assist persons evading justice.\nSec. 6716. National Intelligence Estimate on the Western Hemisphere.\nSec. 6717. Plan to enhance counternarcotics collaboration, coordination,\nand cooperation with the Government of Mexico.\nSec. 6718. Requirements with respect to duty to warn former senior\nofficials and other United States persons.\n\nTITLE LXVIII--REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS\n\nSec. 6801. Modification and repeal of reporting requirements.\nSec. 6802. Revisions to congressional notification of intelligence\ncollection adjustments.\nSec. 6803. Declassification of intelligence and additional transparency\nmeasures relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.\nSec. 6804. Classified intelligence budget justification materials and\nsubmission of intelligence community drug control resource\nsummary.\nSec. 6805. Requiring penetration testing as part of the testing and\ncertification of voting systems.\nSec. 6806. Standard guidelines for intelligence community to report and\ndocument anomalous health incidents.\n\nDIVISION G--COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2025\n\nSec. 7001. Short title; table of contents.\nSec. 7002. Definitions and directions.\nSec. 7103. Automatic execution of conforming changes.\n\nTITLE LXXI--COAST GUARD\n\nSubtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations\n\nSec. 7101. Authorization of appropriations.\nSec. 7102. Authorized levels of military strength and training.\n\nSubtitle B--Accountability\n\nSec. 7111. Annual report on progress of certain homeporting projects.\nSec. 7112. Major acquisitions.\nSec. 7113. Quarterly acquisition brief requirements.\nSec. 7114. Overdue reports.\nSec. 7115. Requirement for Coast Guard to provide analysis of\nalternatives for aircraft.\nSec. 7116. Oversight of funds.\nSec. 7117. Regular polar security cutter updates.\nSec. 7118. Annual plan for Coast Guard operations in the Pacific;\nfeasibility study on supporting additional port visits and\ndeployments in support of operation blue pacific.\nSec. 7119. Annual plan for Coast Guard operations in the Caribbean.\nSec. 7120. Prohibition on submission to Congress of slideshow\npresentations.\n\nTITLE LXXII--ORGANIZATION, AUTHORITIES, ACQUISITION, AND PERSONNEL OF\nTHE COAST GUARD\n\nSubtitle A--Authorities\n\nSec. 7201. Reorganization of chapter 3.\nSec. 7202. Public availability of information.\nSec. 7203. Modification of treatment of minor construction and\nimprovement project management.\nSec. 7204. Agreements.\nSec. 7205. Preparedness plans for Coast Guard properties located in\ntsunami inundation zones.\nSec. 7206. Additional Pribilof Island transition completion actions.\nSec. 7207. Coast Guard access to Department of the Treasury fund.\n\nSubtitle B--Acquisition\n\nSec. 7211. Modification of prohibition on use of lead systems\nintegrators.\nSec. 7212. Acquisition improvements.\nSec. 7213. Restriction on acquisition, procurement, or construction of\nvessels in foreign shipyards.\nSec. 7214. Floating drydock for United States Coast Guard Yard.\nSec. 7215. Great Lakes icebreaking.\nSec. 7216. Briefing on deployment of special purpose craft-heavy weather\nsecond generation (SPEC-HWX II) vessels in Pacific Northwest.\nSec. 7217. Report on 87-foot patrol boat fleet.\nSec. 7218. Procurement of tactical maritime surveillance systems.\n\nSubtitle C--Personnel\n\nSec. 7221. Designation of officers with particular expertise in military\njustice or healthcare.\nSec. 7222. Deferred retirement and retention in active duty status for\nhealth professions officers.\nSec. 7223. Modifications to the officer involuntary separation process.\nSec. 7224. Modifications and revisions relating to reopening retired\ngrade determinations.\nSec. 7225. Family leave policies for Coast Guard.\nSec. 7226. Modifications to career flexibility program.\nSec. 7227. Members asserting post-traumatic stress disorder, sexual\nassault, or traumatic brain injury.\nSec. 7228. Authority for certain personnel; command sponsorship for\ndependents of members of Coast Guard assigned to Unalaska,\nAlaska; improved prevention of and response to hazing and\nbullying.\nSec. 7229. Authorization for maternity uniform allowance for officers.\nSec. 7230. Additional available guidance and considerations for reserve\nselection boards.\nSec. 7231. Behavioral health.\nSec. 7232. Travel allowance for members of Coast Guard assigned to\nAlaska.\nSec. 7233. Tuition assistance and advanced education assistance pilot\nprogram.\nSec. 7234. Recruitment, relocation, and retention incentive program for\ncivilian firefighters employed by Coast Guard remote\nlocations.\nSec. 7235. Notification.\n\nSubtitle D--Coast Guard Academy\n\nSec. 7241. Modification of reporting requirements on covered misconduct\nin Coast Guard Academy; consideration of request for transfer\nof a cadet at the Coast Guard Academy who is the victim of a\nsexual assault or related offense; room reassignment.\nSec. 7242. Modification of Board of Visitors.\nSec. 7243. Coast Guard Academy Cadet Advisory Board.\nSec. 7244. Authorization for use of Coast Guard Academy facilities and\nequipment by covered foundations.\nSec. 7245. Policy on hazing.\nSec. 7246. Concurrent jurisdiction at Coast Guard Academy.\nSec. 7247. Study on Coast Guard Academy oversight.\nSec. 7248. Electronic locking mechanisms to ensure Coast Guard Academy\ncadet room security.\nSec. 7249. Report on existing behavioral health and wellness support\nservices facilities at Coast Guard Academy.\nSec. 7250. Required posting of information.\nSec. 7251. Installation of behavioral health and medical privacy rooms.\nSec. 7252. Review and modification of Coast Guard Academy policy on\nsexual harassment and sexual violence.\n\nSubtitle E--Reports and Policies\n\nSec. 7261. Policy and briefing on availability of naloxone to treat\nopioid, including Fentanyl, overdoses.\nSec. 7262. Policy on methods to reduce incentives for illicit maritime\ndrug trafficking.\nSec. 7263. Plan for joint and integrated maritime operational and\nleadership training for United States Coast Guard and Taiwan\nCoast Guard administration.\nSec. 7264. Aids to navigation.\nSec. 7265. Study and gap analysis with respect to Coast Guard Air\nStation Corpus Christi aviation hanger.\nSec. 7266. Report on impacts of joint travel regulations on members of\nCoast Guard who rely on ferry systems.\nSec. 7267. Report on Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program.\nSec. 7268. Report on and expansion of Coast Guard Junior Reserve\nOfficers' Training Corps program.\nSec. 7269. Annual report on administration of sexual assault forensic\nexamination kits.\nSec. 7270. Report on Coast Guard personnel skills.\nSec. 7271. Report on Coast Guard search and rescue operations.\nSec. 7272. Report on East Rockaway Inlet navigation.\nSec. 7273. Responsible property ownership and tracking.\nSec. 7274. Study on effects of oceanographic, weather, and coastal\nconditions on Coast Guard missions.\nSec. 7275. Parental leave surge staffing program.\nSec. 7276. Modification of strategy to improve quality of life at remote\nunits.\nSec. 7277. Retention of certain records.\nSec. 7278. Temporary installation of restroom facilities for Training\nCenter Cape May medical facility.\nSec. 7279. Childhood protection program.\n\nTITLE LXXIII--SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION\n\nSubtitle A--Merchant Mariner Credentials\n\nSec. 7301. Merchant mariner credentialing.\nSec. 7302. Nonoperating individual.\n\nSubtitle B--Vessel Safety\n\nSec. 7311. Grossly negligent operations of a vessel.\nSec. 7312. Performance driven examination schedule.\nSec. 7313. Fishing safety training and research.\nSec. 7314. Designating pilotage waters for the Straits of Mackinac.\nSec. 7315. Requirement to report sexual offenses.\nSec. 7316. Requirements for certain fishing vessels and fish tender\nvessels.\nSec. 7317. Study of amphibious vessels.\nSec. 7318. St. Lucie River railroad bridge.\n\nSubtitle C--Ports\n\nSec. 7321. Ports and waterways safety.\nSec. 7322. Study on Bering Strait vessel traffic projections and\nemergency response posture at ports of the United States.\nSec. 7323. Improving vessel traffic service monitoring.\nSec. 7324. Controlled substance onboard vessels.\nSec. 7325. Cyber-incident training.\nSec. 7326. Navigational protocols.\nSec. 7327. Anchorages.\n\nSubtitle D--Matters Involving Uncrewed Systems\n\nSec. 7331. Pilot program for governance and oversight of small uncrewed\nmaritime systems.\nSec. 7332. Coast Guard training course.\nSec. 7333. NOAA membership on autonomous vessel policy council.\nSec. 7334. Technology pilot program.\nSec. 7335. Uncrewed systems capabilities report.\nSec. 7336. Medium unmanned aircraft systems capabilities study.\nSec. 7337. National Academy of Sciences report on uncrewed systems and\nuse of data.\nSec. 7338. Unmanned aircraft systems.\n\nSubtitle E--Other Matters\n\nSec. 7341. Information on type approval certificates.\nSec. 7342. Clarification of authorities.\nSec. 7343. Amendments to passenger vessel security and safety\nrequirements.\nSec. 7344. Extension of pilot program to establish a cetacean desk for\nPuget Sound region.\nSec. 7345. Suspension of enforcement of use of devices broadcasting on\nAIS for purposes of making fishing gear.\nSec. 7346. Classification societies.\nSec. 7347. Abandoned and derelict vessel removals.\nSec. 7348. Offshore operations.\nSec. 7349. Port access routes.\n\nTITLE LXXIV--OIL POLLUTION RESPONSE\n\nSec. 7401. Vessel response plans.\nSec. 7402. Use of marine casualty investigations.\nSec. 7403. Timing of review.\nSec. 7404. Online incident reporting system.\nSec. 7405. Investment.\nSec. 7406. Additional response assets.\nSec. 7407. International maritime oil spill response.\n\nTITLE LXXV--SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT RESPONSE\n\nSubtitle A--Accountability Implementation\n\nSec. 7501. Independent review of Coast Guard reforms.\nSec. 7502. Coast Guard implementation of independent review commission\nrecommendations on addressing sexual assault and sexual\nharassment in the military.\n\nSubtitle B--Misconduct\n\nSec. 7511. Covered misconduct.\nSec. 7512. Policy relating to care and support of victims of covered\nmisconduct.\nSec. 7513. Flag officer review of, and concurrence in, separation of\nmembers who have reported covered misconduct.\nSec. 7514. Policy and program to expand prevention of sexual misconduct.\nSec. 7515. Training and education programs for covered misconduct\nprevention and response.\n\nSubtitle C--Other Matters\n\nSec. 7521. Complaints of retaliation by victims of sexual assault or\nsexual harassment and related persons.\nSec. 7522. Development of policies on military protective orders.\nSec. 7523. Establishment of special victim capabilities to respond to\nallegations of certain special victim offenses.\nSec. 7524. Participation in CATCH a Serial Offender program.\nSec. 7525. Confidential reporting of sexual harassment.\nSec. 7526. Report on policy on whistleblower protections.\nSec. 7527. Coast Guard and Coast Guard Academy access to defense sexual\nassault incident database.\nSec. 7528. Expedited transfer in cases of sexual misconduct or domestic\nviolence.\nSec. 7529. Access to temporary separation program for victims of alleged\nsex-related offenses.\nSec. 7530. Continuous vetting of security clearances.\n\nTITLE LXXVI--COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORTS\n\nSec. 7601. Comptroller General report on Coast Guard research,\ndevelopment, and innovation program.\nSec. 7602. Comptroller General study on vessel traffic service center\nemployment, compensation, and retention.\nSec. 7603. Comptroller General review of quality and availability of\nCoast Guard behavioral health care and resources for personnel\nwellness.\nSec. 7604. Comptroller General study on Coast Guard efforts to reduce\nprevalence of missing or incomplete medical records and\nsharing of medical data with Department of Veterans Affairs\nand other entities.\nSec. 7605. Comptroller General study on Coast Guard training facility\ninfrastructure.\nSec. 7606. Comptroller General study on facility and infrastructure\nneeds of Coast Guard stations conducting border security\noperations.\nSec. 7607. Comptroller General study on Coast Guard basic allowance for\nhousing.\nSec. 7608. Comptroller General report on safety and security\ninfrastructure at Coast Guard Academy.\nSec. 7609. Comptroller General study on athletic coaching at Coast Guard\nAcademy.\nSec. 7610. Comptroller General study and report on permanent change of\nstation process.\nSec. 7611. Comptroller General review of Coast Guard Investigative\nService.\n\nTITLE LXXVII--AMENDMENTS\n\nSec. 7701. Amendments.\n\nDIVISION H--OTHER MATTERS\n\nTITLE LXXXI--FINANCIAL SERVICES MATTERS\n\nSec. 8101. Defense Production Act of 1950 extension.\nSec. 8102. Review of and reporting on national security sensitive sites\nfor purposes of reviews of real estate transactions by the\nCommittee on Foreign Investment in the United States.\nSec. 8103. Disclosures by directors, officers, and principal\nstockholders.\nSec. 8104. Study and report.\n\nTITLE LXXXII--JUDICIARY MATTERS\n\nSec. 8201. Authority of Marshal of the Supreme Court and Supreme Court\nPolice.\nSec. 8202. PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 reauthorization.\nSec. 8203. Trauma kit standards.\nSec. 8204. Inclusion of certain retired public safety officers in the\npublic safety officers' death benefits program.\nSec. 8205. Honoring our fallen heroes.\n\nTITLE LXXXIII--FOREIGN AFFAIRS MATTERS\n\nSubtitle A--Taiwan Non-Discrimination Act of 2025\n\nSec. 8301. Short title.\nSec. 8302. Findings.\nSec. 8303. Sense of the Congress.\nSec. 8304. Support for Taiwan admission to the IMF.\nSec. 8305. Testimony requirement.\n\nSubtitle B--BUST Fentanyl Act\n\nSec. 8311. Short title.\nSec. 8312. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report.\nSec. 8313. Study and report on efforts to address fentanyl trafficking\nfrom the people's republic of china and other relevant\ncountries.\nSec. 8314. Amendments to the Fentanyl Sanctions Act.\nSec. 8315. Prioritization of identification of persons from the People's\nRepublic of China.\nSec. 8316. Expansion of sanctions under the Fentanyl Sanctions Act.\nSec. 8317. Imposition of sanctions with respect to agencies or\ninstrumentalities of foreign states.\nSec. 8318. Annual report on efforts to prevent the smuggling of\nmethamphetamine into the United States from Mexico.\nSec. 8319. Responding to crime and corruption in Haiti.\nSec. 8320. Rule of construction regarding the use of military force.\n\nSubtitle C--Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity\n\nSec. 8331. Short title.\nSec. 8332. Findings.\nSec. 8333. Sense of Congress.\nSec. 8334. Definitions.\nSec. 8335. Sanctions relating to the Western Balkans.\nSec. 8336. Democratic and economic development and prosperity\ninitiatives.\nSec. 8337. Promoting cross-cultural and educational engagement.\nSec. 8338. Young Balkan Leaders Initiative.\nSec. 8339. Supporting cybersecurity and cyber resilience in the Western\nBalkans.\nSec. 8340. Relations between Kosovo and Serbia.\nSec. 8341. Reports on Russian and Chinese malign influence operations\nand campaigns in the Western Balkans.\n\nSubtitle D--Countering Wrongful Detention Act of 2025\n\nSec. 8351. Short title.\nSec. 8352. Designation of a foreign country as a State Sponsor of\nUnlawful or Wrongful Detention.\nSec. 8353. Congressional Report on components related to hostage affairs\nand recovery.\nSec. 8354. Rule of construction.\n\nSubtitle E--Other Matters\n\nSec. 8361. National registry of Korean American divided families.\nSec. 8362. Sense of Congress on Russia's illegal abduction of Ukrainian\nchildren.\nSec. 8363. Supporting the identification and recovery of abducted\nUkrainian children.\nSec. 8364. Fairness in issuance of tactical gear to Diplomatic Security\nService personnel.\nSec. 8365. Strategy for countering transnational criminal organizations\nin Mexico.\nSec. 8366. International nuclear energy.\nSec. 8367. Strategy to respond to global bases of the People's Republic\nof China.\nSec. 8368. Disposition of weapons and materiel in transit from Iran to\nthe Houthis in Yemen.\nSec. 8369. Repeal of Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019.\nSec. 8370. Repeal of Authorizations for Use of Military Force relating\nto Iraq.\n\nTITLE LXXXIV--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION\n\nSubtitle A--National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned\nOfficer Corps\n\nSec. 8401. Title and qualifications of head of National Oceanic and\nAtmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps and\nOffice of Marine and Aviation Operations; promotions of flag\nofficers.\nSec. 8402. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessel fleet.\nSec. 8403. Cooperative Aviation Centers.\nSec. 8404. Eligibility of former officers to compete for certain\npositions.\nSec. 8405. Alignment of physical disqualification standard for obligated\nservice agreements with standard for veterans' benefits.\nSec. 8406. Streamlining separation and retirement process.\nSec. 8407. Separation of ensigns found not fully qualified.\nSec. 8408. Repeal of limitation on educational assistance.\nSec. 8409. Disposal of survey and research vessels and equipment of the\nNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.\n\nSubtitle B--South Pacific Tuna Treaty Matters\n\nSec. 8411. References to South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988.\nSec. 8412. Definitions.\nSec. 8413. Prohibited acts.\nSec. 8414. Exceptions.\nSec. 8415. Criminal offenses.\nSec. 8416. Civil penalties.\nSec. 8417. Licenses.\nSec. 8418. Enforcement.\nSec. 8419. Findings by Secretary of Commerce.\nSec. 8420. Disclosure of information.\nSec. 8421. Closed area stowage requirements.\nSec. 8422. Observers.\nSec. 8423. Fisheries-related assistance.\nSec. 8424. Arbitration.\nSec. 8425. Disposition of fees, penalties, forfeitures, and other\nmoneys.\nSec. 8426. Additional agreements.\n\nSubtitle C--Other Matters\n\nSec. 8431. North Pacific Research Board enhancement.\n\nTITLE LXXXV--COMPREHENSIVE OUTBOUND INVESTMENT NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF\n2025\n\nSubtitle A--General Matters\n\nSec. 8501. Secretary defined.\nSec. 8502. Severability.\nSec. 8503. Authorization of appropriations.\nSec. 8504. Sense of Congress.\nSec. 8505. Termination.\n\nSubtitle B--Imposition of Sanctions\n\nSec. 8511. Imposition of sanctions.\nSec. 8512. Definitions.\nSec. 8513. Exception relating to importation of goods.\n\nSubtitle C--Prohibition and Notification on Investments Relating to\nCovered National Security Transactions\n\nSec. 8521. Prohibition and notification on investments relating to\ncovered national security transactions.\n\nSubtitle D--Securities and Related Matters\n\nSec. 8531. Requirements relating to the Non-SDN Chinese Military-\nIndustrial Complex Companies List.\n\nTITLE LXXXVI--SECURING THE AIRSPACE, FACILITATING EMERGENCY RESPONSE,\nAND SAFEGUARDING KEY INFRASTRUCTURE, ENTERTAINMENT VENUES, AND STADIUMS\n\nSec. 8601. Short title.\nSec. 8602. Drone countermeasures to protect public safety and critical\ninfrastructure.\nSec. 8603. Use of grant funds for unmanned aircraft and counter unmanned\naircraft systems.\nSec. 8604. Use of grant funds for unmanned aircraft.\nSec. 8605. Penalties.\nSec. 8606. Rulemaking and implementation.\nSec. 8607. Severability.\n\nTITLE LXXXVII--DFC MODERNIZATION AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2025\n\nSec. 8701. Short title.\n\nSubtitle A--Definitions and Less Developed Country Focus\n\nSec. 8711. Definitions.\nSec. 8712. Less developed country focus.\n\nSubtitle B--Management of Corporation\n\nSec. 8721. Structure of Corporation.\nSec. 8722. Board of Directors.\nSec. 8723. Chief Executive Officer.\nSec. 8724. Chief Risk Officer.\nSec. 8725. Chief Development Officer.\nSec. 8726. Chief Strategic Officer.\nSec. 8727. Officers and employees.\nSec. 8728. Development Finance Advisory Council.\nSec. 8729. Strategic Advisory Group.\nSec. 8730. Five-year strategic priorities plan.\nSec. 8731. Development finance education.\nSec. 8732. Internships.\nSec. 8733. Independent accountability mechanism.\n\nSubtitle C--Authorities Relating to the Provision of Support\n\nSec. 8741. Equity investment.\nSec. 8742. Special projects.\nSec. 8743. Terms and conditions.\nSec. 8744. Termination.\n\nSubtitle D--Other Matters\n\nSec. 8751. Operations.\nSec. 8752. Corporate powers.\nSec. 8753. Maximum contingent liability.\nSec. 8754. Performance measures, evaluation, and learning.\nSec. 8755. Annual report.\nSec. 8756. Publicly available project information.\nSec. 8757. Notifications to be provided by the corporation.\nSec. 8758. Limitations and preferences.\n\nTITLE LXXXVIII--OTHER MATTERS\n\nSec. 8801. Pilot program for sound insulation repair and replacement.\nSec. 8802. Alignment of timing of updates of strategic plan with updates\nto National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing.\nSec. 8803. Lumbee Fairness Act.\nSec. 8804. Drinking water well replacement for Chincoteague, Virginia.\nSec. 8805. Briefing on implementation of Compact of Free Association\nAmendments Act of 2024 with respect to veterans in the Freely\nAssociated States.\nSec. 8806. Disinterment of remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam\nHouston National Cemetery, Texas.\nSEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.\nIn this Act:\n(1) In divisions A through D, the term ``this Act'' refers to\ndivisions A through D.\n(2) The term ``congressional defense committees'' has the\nmeaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United\nStates Code.\nSEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF THIS ACT.\nThe budgetary effects of this Act, for the purposes of complying\nwith the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by\nreference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO\nLegislation'' for this Act, jointly submitted for printing in the\nCongressional Record by the Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget\nCommittees, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to\nthe vote on passage in the House acting first on the conference report\nor amendment between the Houses.\nSEC. 5. JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.\nThe joint explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the\nHouse section of the Congressional Record on or about December 10,\n2025, by the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the House\nof Representatives and the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services\nof the Senate, shall have the same effect with respect to the\nimplementation of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement\nof a committee of conference.\n\nDIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS\nTITLE I--PROCUREMENT\n\nSubtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations\n\nSec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.\n\nSubtitle B--Army Programs\n\nSec. 111. Strategy for Army tactical wheeled vehicle program.\nSec. 112. Multiyear procurement authority for UH-60 Blackhawk aircraft.\nSec. 113. Authorization to initiate early production of future long-\nrange assault aircraft.\nSec. 114. Limitation on availability of funds for the Next Generation\nCommand and Control portfolio of capabilities of the Army.\n\nSubtitle C--Navy Programs\n\nSec. 121. Modification to requirements for recapitalization of tactical\nfighter aircraft of the Navy Reserve.\nSec. 122. Modification to limitations on Navy medium and large unmanned\nsurface vessels.\nSec. 123. Recapitalization of Navy waterborne security barriers;\nmodification of prohibition on availability of funds for\nlegacy waterborne security barriers.\nSec. 124. Contract authority for Ford-class aircraft carrier program.\nSec. 125. Contract authority for Columbia-class submarine program.\nSec. 126. Authority for advance procurement of certain components to\nsupport continuous production of Virginia-class submarines.\nSec. 127. Procurement authorities for Medium Landing Ships.\nSec. 128. Multiyear procurement authority for Yard, Repair, Berthing,\nand Messing Barges.\nSec. 129. Vessel construction managers for the construction of certain\nNavy vessels.\nSec. 130. Limitation on construction of Modular Attack Surface Craft.\nSec. 131. Limitation on availability of funds for TAGOS ship program.\nSec. 132. Inclusion of information on amphibious warfare ship spares and\nrepair parts in Navy budget justification materials.\n\nSubtitle D--Air Force Programs\n\nSec. 141. Modification of minimum inventory requirements for air\nrefueling tanker aircraft.\nSec. 142. Modification of prohibition on retirement of F-15E aircraft.\nSec. 143. Extension of limitations and minimum inventory requirement\nrelating to RQ-4 aircraft.\nSec. 144. Modification to annual report on Air Force tactical fighter\naircraft force structure.\nSec. 145. Extension of requirements relating to C-130 aircraft.\nSec. 146. Extension of prohibition on certain reductions to B-1 bomber\naircraft squadrons.\nSec. 147. Modification to minimum inventory requirement for A-10\naircraft.\nSec. 148. Preservation of retired KC-10 aircraft.\nSec. 149. Prohibition on certain reductions to inventory of E-3 airborne\nwarning and control system aircraft.\nSec. 150. B-21 bomber aircraft program accountability matrices.\nSec. 151. Bomber aircraft force structure and transition roadmap.\nSec. 152. Requirement for an intelligence, surveillance, and\nreconnaissance roadmap for the Air Force.\nSec. 153. Report on the F-47 advanced fighter aircraft program.\nSec. 154. Limitation on availability of funds pending report on\nacquisition strategy for Airborne Command Post Capability.\n\nSubtitle E--Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters\n\nSec. 161. Requirements relating to executive airlift aircraft.\nSec. 162. Amendments to prohibition on operation, procurement, and\ncontracting related to foreign-made light detection and\nranging.\nSec. 163. Prohibition on availability of funds for contract termination\nor production line shutdown for E-7A Wedgetail aircraft.\nSec. 164. Limitation on procurement of KC-46 aircraft pending\ncertification on correction of deficiencies.\nSec. 165. Plan for open mission systems of F-35 aircraft.\nSec. 166. Annual GAO reviews of the F-35 aircraft program.\n\nSubtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations\n\nSEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.\nFunds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026\nfor procurement for the Army, the Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air\nForce and the Space Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in\nthe funding table in section 4101.\n\nSubtitle B--Army Programs\n\nSEC. 111. STRATEGY FOR ARMY TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE PROGRAM.\nSection 112(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 7013 note) is amended by\ninserting ``2027,'' after ``fiscal years 2025,''.\nSEC. 112. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR UH-60 BLACKHAWK\nAIRCRAFT.\n(a) Authority for Multiyear Procurement.--Subject to section 3501\nof title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Army may enter\ninto one or more multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year\n2027 program year, for the procurement of UH-60 Blackhawk aircraft.\n(b) Condition for Out-year Contract Payments.--A contract entered\ninto under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the\nUnited States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year\nafter fiscal year 2027 is subject to the availability of appropriations\nor funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year.\n(c) Authority for Advance Procurement.--The Secretary of the Army\nmay enter into one or more contracts, beginning in fiscal year 2026,\nfor advance procurement associated with the aircraft for which\nauthorization to enter into a multiyear procurement contract is\nprovided under subsection (a), which may include procurement of\neconomic order quantities of material and equipment for such aircraft\nwhen cost savings are achievable.\nSEC. 113. AUTHORIZATION TO INITIATE EARLY PRODUCTION OF FUTURE\nLONG-RANGE ASSAULT AIRCRAFT.\n(a) Authorization.--The Secretary of the Army may enter into\ncontracts, in advance of full-rate production, for the procurement of\nfuture long-range assault aircraft as part of an accelerated low-rate\nearly production effort for such aircraft.\n(b) Objectives.--In carrying out the early production effort\ndescribed in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall pursue the\nfollowing objectives:\n(1) To expedite delivery of future long-range assault aircraft\noperational capability to the warfighter.\n(2) To maintain momentum and learning continuity between test\narticle completion and full production ramp-up.\n(3) To stabilize and retain the specialized workforce and\nindustrial base supporting future assault aircraft, including\ncritical suppliers and production facilities.\n(4) To mitigate cost escalation risks and improve program\naffordability across the life cycle.\n(c) Considerations.--In executing the authority provided by\nsubsection (a), the Secretary shall--\n(1) prioritize program continuity, cost-efficiency, and\nworkforce retention across the supply chain for tiltrotor aircraft;\n(2) ensure that aircraft procured as part of the early\nproduction effort described in subsection (a) incorporate lessons\nlearned from test article evaluations;\n(3) maintain flexibility in design to accommodate future\nupgrades through the modular open systems architecture and digital\nbackbone;\n(4) ensure that the program completes a rigorous developmental\ntest flight campaign prior to delivering the platform to the\noperational forces; and\n(5) ensure that the program completes a rigorous operational\ntest and evaluation prior to entering into full rate production.\n(d) Briefing to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the date\nof the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall provide\nto the congressional defense committees a briefing detailing--\n(1) the implementation plan and timeline for the procurement\nand early production effort described in subsection (a);\n(2) the status of industrial base readiness and supply chain\ncoordination in support of such early production effort; and\n(3) estimated long-term cost savings and operational benefits\nexpected to be derived from such early production effort.\nSEC. 114. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE NEXT\nGENERATION COMMAND AND CONTROL PORTFOLIO OF CAPABILITIES OF THE\nARMY.\nOf the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise\nmade available for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of the Army for\nthe Army's Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) portfolio of\ncapabilities, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended\nuntil the Secretary of the Army submits to the congressional defense\ncommittees a report that includes the following:\n(1) The Army's detailed funding plans for current and new\nprocurements for experimentation and final fielding for its\ntactical network, and a cost and capability assessment of current\nand proposed solutions.\n(2) Testing and fielding plans for any new procurements for\nsuch network, including an explanation of--\n(A) how any new programs meet the resiliency requirements\nspecified in section 168 of the National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1251);\nand\n(B) how any new programs will utilize NSA High Assurance\ncertified encryption and decryption.\n(3) Plans to integrate existing programs of record with new\nprograms of record and plans to ensure all systems are\ninteroperable with both fielded systems of the Army and the systems\nof foreign partners.\n(4) Plans to complete a developmental test campaign and a\nformal operational test and evaluation prior to fielding new\ncapabilities to the operational forces for use other than for\nexperimentation.\n\nSubtitle C--Navy Programs\n\nSEC. 121. MODIFICATION TO REQUIREMENTS FOR RECAPITALIZATION OF\nTACTICAL FIGHTER AIRCRAFT OF THE NAVY RESERVE.\nSection 127 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 1806) is amended by striking\nsubsection (c) and inserting the following:\n``(c) Covered F-18 Aircraft Defined.--In this section, the term\n`covered F-18 aircraft' means--\n``(1) the eight F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft procured using\nfunds authorized and appropriated for the Navy during fiscal year\n2023; or\n``(2) in lieu of an aircraft described in paragraph (1), any\nBlock II or newer F/A-18E/F tactical fighter aircraft that--\n``(A) has a minimum of 2,000 flight hours of service-life\nremaining airframe flight time prior to the need for a required\nhigh flight-hour inspection and Service Life Modification\nprocess; and\n``(B) is included in the Naval Aviation Master Aviation\nPlan and designated for the Navy Reserve.\n``(d) Master Aviation Plan.--In conjunction with the activities\nrequired under this section, the Secretary of the Navy shall ensure\nthat the Naval Aviation Master Aviation Plan remains up-to-date and\nrelevant with respect to aviation units of the Navy Reserve.''.\nSEC. 122. MODIFICATION TO LIMITATIONS ON NAVY MEDIUM AND LARGE\nUNMANNED SURFACE VESSELS.\n(a) Repeal.--Section 122 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law\n116-283; 134 Stat. 3425) is repealed.\n(b) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Navy may not award a detail\ndesign or construction contract or other agreement, or obligate funds\nfrom a procurement account, for a covered program unless such contract\nor other agreement includes a requirement for an operational\ndemonstration of not less than 720 continuous hours without\npreventative maintenance, corrective maintenance, emergent repair, or\nany other form of repair or maintenance, on any of the following:\n(1) The main propulsion system, including the fuel and lube oil\nsystems.\n(2) The electrical generation and distribution system.\n(c) Certification.--The Secretary of the Navy may not accept\ndelivery of articles constructed under a contract or other agreement\nfor a covered program until the Secretary certifies to the\ncongressional defense committees that the operational demonstration\ndescribed in subsection (b) has been successfully completed.\n(d) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Navy may not make contract\nfinancing payments for a contract or other agreement entered into for a\ncovered program greater than 90 percent for small businesses and 80\npercent for all other businesses until the certification described in\nsubsection (c) is submitted.\n(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Covered program.--The term ``covered program'' means a\nprogram for--\n(A) medium unmanned surface vessels; or\n(B) large unmanned surface vessels.\n(2) Operational demonstration.--The term ``operational\ndemonstration'' means a land-based or sea-based test of the systems\nconcerned in vessel-representative form, fit, and function.\nSEC. 123. RECAPITALIZATION OF NAVY WATERBORNE SECURITY BARRIERS;\nMODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR LEGACY\nWATERBORNE SECURITY BARRIERS.\nSection 130 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1665), as most\nrecently amended by section 123 of the National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 1805), is\nfurther amended--\n(1) in the section heading, by inserting ``; recapitalization''\nafter ``barriers'';\n(2) in subsection (a)--\n(A) by striking ``subsections (b) and (c)'' and inserting\n``subsection (b)''; and\n(B) by striking ``through 2025'' and inserting ``through\n2026'';\n(3) by striking subsection (b);\n(4) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b)\nand (c), respectively;\n(5) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by striking\n``subsection (c)(2)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(2)''; and\n(6) by adding at the end the following new subsection (d):\n``(d) Recapitalization.--\n``(1) Plan submission.--\n``(A) In general.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the\nSecretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees a recapitalization plan to replace legacy waterborne\nsecurity barriers for Navy ports.\n``(B) Elements.--The plan required by subparagraph (A)\nshall include the following:\n``(i) A Navy requirements document that specifies key\nperformance parameters and key system attributes for new\nwaterborne security barriers for Navy ports.\n``(ii) A certification that the level of capability\nspecified under clause (i) will exceed that of legacy\nwaterborne security barriers for Navy ports.\n``(iii) The acquisition strategy for the\nrecapitalization of waterborne security barriers for Navy\nports, which shall meet or exceed the requirements\nspecified under clause (i).\n``(iv) A certification that any contract for new\nwaterborne security barriers for a Navy port will be\nawarded in accordance with the requirements for full and\nopen competition set forth in sections 3201 through 3205 of\ntitle 10, United States Code.\n``(2) Implementation.--The Secretary of the Navy shall complete\nimplementation of the plan required by paragraph (1) by not later\nthan September 30, 2027.''.\nSEC. 124. CONTRACT AUTHORITY FOR FORD-CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER\nPROGRAM.\n(a) Contract Authority.--The Secretary of the Navy may enter into\none or more contracts for the procurement of not more than two Ford-\nclass aircraft carriers.\n(b) Authority for Advance Procurement and Economic Order\nQuantity.--The Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more\ncontracts for advance procurement, advance construction, and material\nand equipment in economic order quantities associated with the\nprocurement of the Ford-class aircraft carriers for which contracts are\nauthorized under subsection (a).\n(c) Use of Incremental Funding.--With respect to a contract entered\ninto under subsection (a) or (b), the Secretary of the Navy may use\nincremental funding to make payments under the contract.\n(d) Liability.--Any contract entered into under subsection (a) or\n(b) shall provide that--\n(1) any obligation of the United States to make a payment under\nthe contract is subject to the availability of appropriations for\nthat purpose; and\n(2) the total liability of the Federal Government for\ntermination of any contract entered into shall be limited to the\ntotal amount of funding obligated to the contract at time of\ntermination.\nSEC. 125. CONTRACT AUTHORITY FOR COLUMBIA-CLASS SUBMARINE PROGRAM.\n(a) Contract Authority.--The Secretary of the Navy may enter into a\ncontract, beginning with fiscal year 2026, for the procurement of up to\nfive Columbia-class submarines.\n(b) Incremental Funding.--With respect to a contract entered into\nunder subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy may use incremental\nfunding to make payments under the contract.\n(c) Funding and Liability.--Any contract entered into under\nsubsection (a) shall provide that--\n(1) any obligation of the United States to make a payment under\nthe contract is subject to the availability of appropriations for\nthat purpose; and\n(2) the total liability of the Federal Government for\ntermination of any contract entered into shall be limited to the\ntotal amount of funding obligated to the contract at time of\ntermination.\nSEC. 126. AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN COMPONENTS\nTO SUPPORT CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF VIRGINIA-CLASS SUBMARINES.\n(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or\nmore contracts, prior to ship authorization, for the advance\nprocurement of covered components for Virginia-class submarines,\nincluding procurement of such components in economic order quantities\nwhen cost savings are achievable.\n(b) Funding and Liability.--Any contract entered into under\nsubsection (a) shall provide that--\n(1) any obligation of the United States to make a payment under\nthe contract is subject to the availability of appropriations for\nthat purpose; and\n(2) the total liability to the Federal Government for\ntermination of the contract shall be limited to the total amount of\nfunding obligated for the contract at the time of termination.\n(c) Budget Requests.--In the budget justification materials\nsubmitted in support of the budget of the Department of Defense (as\nsubmitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of\ntitle 31, United States Code) for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year\nthereafter, the Secretary of the Navy shall include a separate budget\ndisplay identifying the amounts requested pursuant to this section set\nforth by the specific program, project, or activity under the Virginia-\nclass submarine program for which such funds are requested.\n(d) Covered Components Defined.--In this section, the term\n``covered components'' means the following components for Virginia-\nclass submarines:\n(1) Propulsion plant equipment.\n(2) Diesel Systems and associated components.\n(3) Castings, forgings, and tank structures.\n(4) Air flasks.\n(5) Payload tubes.\n(6) Major valves and associated components.\n(7) Hatches.\n(8) Steering and dive components.\n(9) Major pumps and motors.\n(10) Snorkel mast and components.\n(11) Torpedo tubes.\n(12) Atmosphere control equipment.\n(13) Bulkheads, decks, and associated equipment.\n(14) SONAR arrays and associated components.\n(15) Electrical components, penetrators, and associated\nequipment.\n(16) Commodity material in support of manufacturing.\nSEC. 127. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITIES FOR MEDIUM LANDING SHIPS.\n(a) Contract Authority.--\n(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Navy may enter into one\nor more contracts for the procurement of not more than 15 Medium\nLanding Ships.\n(2) Procurement in conjunction with existing contracts.--The\nships authorized to be procured under paragraph (1) may be procured\nas additions to existing contracts covering the Medium Landing Ship\nprogram.\n(b) Certification Required.--A contract may not be entered into\nunder subsection (a) unless the Secretary of the Navy certifies to the\ncongressional defense committees, in writing, not later than 30 days\nbefore entry into the contract, each of the following, which shall be\nprepared by the milestone decision authority (as defined in section\n4251(e) of title 10, United States Code) for the Medium Landing Ship\nprogram:\n(1) The use of such a contract is consistent with the\nDepartment of the Navy's projected force structure requirements for\nsuch ships.\n(2) The use of such a contract will result in significant\nsavings compared to the total anticipated costs of carrying out the\nprogram through annual contracts.\n(3) There is a reasonable expectation that throughout the\ncontemplated contract period the Secretary of the Navy will request\nfunding for the contract at the level required to avoid contract\ncancellation.\n(4) There is a stable design for the property to be acquired\nand the technical risks associated with such property are not\nexcessive.\n(5) The estimates of the cost of the contract and the\nanticipated cost avoidance through the use of the contract are\nrealistic.\n(6) During the fiscal year in which the contract is to be\nawarded--\n(A) sufficient funds will be available to perform the\ncontract in such fiscal year; and\n(B) the future-years defense program submitted to Congress\nunder section 221 of title 10, United States Code, for such\nfiscal year will include the funding required to execute the\nprogram without cancellation.\n(c) Authority for Advance Procurement.--The Secretary of the Navy\nmay enter into one or more contracts for advance procurement associated\nwith the ships for which authorization to enter into a contract is\nprovided under subsection (a), and for systems and subsystems\nassociated with such ships in economic order quantities when cost\nsavings are achievable.\n(d) Condition for Out-year Contract Payments.--A contract entered\ninto under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the\nUnited States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year is\nsubject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose for such\nfiscal year.\n(e) Termination.--The authority of the Secretary of the Navy to\nenter into contracts under subsection (a) shall terminate on September\n30, 2029.\nSEC. 128. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR YARD, REPAIR,\nBERTHING, AND MESSING BARGES.\n(a) Authority for Multiyear Procurement.--Subject to section 3501\nof title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Navy may enter\ninto one or more multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year\n2026 program year, for the procurement of Yard, Repair, Berthing, and\nMessing Barges and associated material.\n(b) Authority for Advance Procurement.--The Secretary of the Navy\nmay enter into one or more contracts, beginning in fiscal year 2026,\nfor advance procurement associated with the barges for which\nauthorization to enter into a multiyear procurement contract is\nprovided under subsection (a), which may include procurement of\neconomic order quantities of material and equipment for such barges\nwhen cost savings are achievable.\n(c) Availability of Funds and Termination Liability.--Any contract\nentered into under subsection (a) shall provide that--\n(1) any obligation of the United States to make a payment under\nthe contract is subject to the availability of appropriations for\nthat purpose; and\n(2) the total liability of the Federal Government for\ntermination of the contract shall be limited to the total amount of\nfunding obligated to the contract at the time of termination.\nSEC. 129. VESSEL CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF\nCERTAIN NAVY VESSELS.\n(a) Medium Landing Ships.--\n(1) In general.--After the award of the lead ship of the Medium\nLanding Ship program, the Secretary of the Navy shall seek to enter\ninto an agreement with an appropriate vessel construction manager\npursuant to which the vessel construction manager shall seek to\nenter into one or more contracts for the construction of not more\nthan 8 additional landing ships under the program.\n(2) Requirements for additional ships.--The additional landing\nships authorized to be constructed under paragraph (1) shall be\nnondevelopmental items constructed using a design that is--\n(A) the same as the design of the lead ship; or\n(B) derived from such design.\n(3) Lead ship defined.--In this subsection, the term ``lead\nship'' means the first landing ship procured as a commercial or\nnondevelopmental item as authorized under section 128(b) of the\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law\n118-159; 138 Stat. 1807).\n(b) Light Replenishment Oilers.--The Secretary of the Navy shall\nseek to enter into an agreement with an appropriate vessel construction\nmanager pursuant to which the vessel construction manager shall seek to\nenter into one or more contracts for the construction of light\nreplenishment oilers (TAO-L).\n(c) Auxiliary and Support Vessels.--The Secretary of the Navy may\nenter into agreements with an appropriate vessel construction manager\npursuant to which the vessel construction manager shall seek to enter\ninto one or more contracts for the construction of any auxiliary vessel\nor support vessel of the Department of the Navy.\n(d) Design Standards and Construction Practices.--The Secretary of\nthe Navy shall ensure that vessels procured through subsections (b) and\n(c) by the Secretary are, to the maximum extent practicable,\nconstructed using commercial design standards and commercial\nconstruction practices that are consistent with the best interests of\nthe Federal Government.\nSEC. 130. LIMITATION ON CONSTRUCTION OF MODULAR ATTACK SURFACE\nCRAFT.\nThe Secretary of the Navy may not enter into a contract or other\nagreement that includes a scope of work, including priced or unpriced\noptions, for the construction, advance procurement, or long-lead\nmaterial for Modular Attack Surface Craft Block 0 until the Secretary\ncertifies to the congressional defense committees that such vessels\nwill be purpose-built unmanned vessels engineered to operate without\nhuman support systems or operational requirements intended for crewed\nvessels.\nSEC. 131. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TAGOS SHIP\nPROGRAM.\n(a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by\nthis Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the Navy\nmay be obligated or expended for the scope of work, including priced or\nunpriced options, for the construction, advance procurement, or long-\nlead material of any ships in the TAGOS surveillance towed-array sensor\nsystem ship program unless the Secretary of the Navy submits the report\ndescribed in subsection (b) to the Committee on Armed Services of the\nSenate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of\nRepresentatives not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment\nof this Act.\n(b) Report.--The Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the\nCommittee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed\nServices of the House of Representatives a report on the following:\n(1) Progress made on basic and functional design completion for\nTAGOS surveillance towed-array sensor system ships and how\ncompliance with section 8669c of title 10, United States Code, will\nbe maintained.\n(2) The accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of the Navy's\nprovisioning of contract baseline design, general arrangement\ndrawings, and other government-furnished information to the prime\ncontractor for such ships.\n(3) The ability of the functional design of such ships to meet\nprogram requirements, including speed requirements.\n(4) The adherence of the Navy to performance-based requirements\nand the ability of the prime contractor for such ships to make\ndesign choices to meet those requirements, commensurate with its\nresponsibility for cost and schedule in the contract structure.\n(5) Alternative solutions to meeting the general set of Navy\nrequirements for anti-submarine warfare covered by such ships,\nincluding unmanned solutions.\nSEC. 132. INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ON AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE SHIP\nSPARES AND REPAIR PARTS IN NAVY BUDGET JUSTIFICATION MATERIALS.\n(a) In General.--In the budget justification materials submitted to\nCongress in support of the Department of the Defense budget for fiscal\nyear 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter (as submitted with the budget\nof the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States\nCode), the Secretary of the Navy shall include information on the costs\nof spare parts and repair parts for amphibious warfare ships in the\nmaterials for other procurement, Navy.\n(b) Amphibious Warfare Ship Defined.--In this section, the term\n``amphibious warfare ship'' has the meaning given that term in section\n8062(h) of title 10, United States Code.\n\nSubtitle D--Air Force Programs\n\nSEC. 141. MODIFICATION OF MINIMUM INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR\nREFUELING TANKER AIRCRAFT.\n(a) Minimum Inventory Requirement.--Section 9062(j) of title 10,\nUnited States Code, is amended--\n(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``a total aircraft inventory\nof air refueling tanker aircraft of not less than 466 aircraft.''\nand inserting ``a total aircraft inventory of air refueling tanker\naircraft--\n``(A) of not less than 466 aircraft during the period ending on\nSeptember 30, 2026;\n``(B) of not less than 478 aircraft during the period beginning\non October 1, 2026, and ending on September 30, 2027;\n``(C) of not less than 490 aircraft during the period beginning\non October 1, 2027, and ending on September 30, 2028; and\n``(D) of not less than 502 aircraft beginning on October 1,\n2028.''; and\n(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``below 466'' and inserting\n``below the applicable level specified in paragraph (1)''.\n(b) Retention Within Aircraft Inventory.--Such section is further\namended--\n(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and\ninserting ``paragraphs (2) and (3)'';\n(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and\n(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new\nparagraph:\n``(3) In the case of a KC-135 aircraft that is replaced in the\naircraft inventory by a KC-46 aircraft, the Secretary of the Air Force\nmay reassign the KC-135 aircraft to any Air Refueling Wing that has the\ncapacity to expand its aircraft inventory to include such reassigned\naircraft. In determining whether an Air Refueling Wing has the capacity\nto so expand its inventory, the Secretary shall consider, among other\nthings, the capacity of the Air Refueling Wing to man the additional\naircraft and support pilot training requirements for the additional\naircraft.''.\n(c) Prohibition on Reduction of KC-135 Aircraft in Primary Mission\nAircraft Inventory of the Reserve Components.--\n(1) In general.--None of the funds authorized to be\nappropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal\nyear 2026 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to reduce\nthe number of KC-135 aircraft designated as primary mission\naircraft inventory within the reserve components of the Air Force.\n(2) Primary mission aircraft inventory defined.--In this\nsubsection, the term ``primary mission aircraft inventory'' has the\nmeaning given that term in section 9062(i)(2)(B) of title 10,\nUnited States Code.\nSEC. 142. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT OF F-15E\nAIRCRAFT.\n(a) In General.--Subsection (l) of section 9062 of title 10, United\nStates Code, is amended to read as follows:\n``(l)(1) During the covered period, the Secretary of the Air Force\nmay not retire more than a total of 51 F-15E aircraft as follows:\n``(A) From the beginning of the covered period through the end\nof fiscal year 2026, the Secretary may not retire any F-15E\naircraft.\n``(B) In fiscal year 2027, the Secretary may not retire more\nthan 21 F-15E aircraft.\n``(C) In fiscal year 2028, the Secretary may not retire more\nthan 30 F-15E aircraft.\n``(2) During the covered period the Secretary of the Air Force may\nnot--\n``(A) reduce funding for unit personnel or weapon system\nsustainment activities for retained F-15E aircraft in a manner that\npresumes future congressional authority to divest such aircraft; or\n``(B) keep an F-15E aircraft (other than an aircraft identified\nfor retirement under paragraph (1)) in a status considered excess\nto the requirements of the possessing command and awaiting\ndisposition instructions (commonly referred to as `XJ' status).\n``(3) In this subsection, the term `covered period' means the\nperiod beginning on the date of the enactment of the National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 and ending on September 30,\n2030.''.\n(b) Repeal.--Section 150 of the National Defense Authorization Act\nfor Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 1812) is amended--\n(1) in the section heading, by striking ``prohibition on\nretirement of f-15e aircraft and'';\n(2) by striking subsection (a); and\n(3) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (a)\nand (b), respectively.\nSEC. 143. EXTENSION OF LIMITATIONS AND MINIMUM INVENTORY\nREQUIREMENT RELATING TO RQ-4 AIRCRAFT.\nSection 9062(m)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in\nthe matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``September 30,\n2029'' and inserting ``September 30, 2030''.\nSEC. 144. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORT ON AIR FORCE TACTICAL\nFIGHTER AIRCRAFT FORCE STRUCTURE.\nSection 9062a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) by striking ``2029'' and inserting ``2030''; and\n(2) by striking ``consultation'' and inserting\n``coordination''.\nSEC. 145. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO C-130 AIRCRAFT.\n(a) Extension of Minimum Inventory Requirement.--Section\n146(a)(3)(B) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act\nfor Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2455), as most\nrecently amended by section 145(a) of the National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat.\n1810), is further amended by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2026''.\n(b) Extension of Prohibition on Reduction of C-130 Aircraft\nAssigned to National Guard.--Section 146(b)(1) of the James M. Inhofe\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law\n117-263; 136 Stat. 2455), as most recently amended by section 145(b) of\nthe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law\n118-159; 138 Stat. 1810), is further amended by striking ``2025'' and\ninserting ``2026''.\n(c) Report Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit\nto the congressional defense committees a report detailing the\nfollowing:\n(1) The total number and variant types of C-130 aircraft in the\ninventory of the Air Force.\n(2) Any planned retirements, divestments, or reductions to the\nfleet of such aircraft.\n(3) Modernization and recapitalization efforts, including block\nupgrades and procurement schedules.\n(4) Planned basing actions for fielding C-130J aircraft to\nrecapitalize C-130H aircraft.\nSEC. 146. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REDUCTIONS TO B-1\nBOMBER AIRCRAFT SQUADRONS.\nSubsection (d)(1) of section 133 of the National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat.\n1574), as most recently amended by section 146 of the National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat.\n1810), is further amended by striking ``September 30, 2026'' and\ninserting ``September 30, 2030''.\nSEC. 147. MODIFICATION TO MINIMUM INVENTORY REQUIREMENT FOR A-10\nAIRCRAFT.\n(a) In General.--Section 134(d) of the National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat.\n2038) is amended by striking ``96 A-10 aircraft designated as primary\nmission aircraft inventory until a period of 90 days has elapsed\nfollowing the date on which the Secretary submits to the congressional\ndefense committees the report under subsection (e)(2)'' and inserting\n``93 A-10 aircraft designated as primary mission aircraft inventory\nuntil October 1, 2026''.\n(b) Prohibition on Retirement.--\n(1) In general.--During the period beginning on October 1, 2025\nand ending on September 30, 2026, the Secretary of the Air Force\nmay not--\n(A) reduce funding for unit personnel or weapon system\nsustainment activities for A-10 aircraft in a manner that\npresumes future congressional authority to divest such\naircraft;\n(B) keep an A-10 aircraft in a status considered excess to\nthe requirements of the possessing command and awaiting\ndisposition instructions (commonly referred to as ``XJ''\nstatus); or\n(C) decrease the total aircraft inventory of A-10 aircraft\nbelow 103 aircraft.\n(2) Exception.--The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not\napply to individual A-10 aircraft that the Secretary of the Air\nForce determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be no longer mission\ncapable and uneconomical to repair because of aircraft accidents,\nmishaps, or excessive material degradation and non-airworthiness\nstatus of certain aircraft.\n(c) Briefing Required.--Not later than March 31, 2026, the\nSecretary of the Air Force shall provide to the Committees on Armed\nServices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on\nthe status of A-10 aircraft inventory and the proposed plan for\ndivesting all A-10 aircraft prior to fiscal year 2029. The briefing\nshall cover, at a minimum, the following:\n(1) The number of A-10 Total Aircraft Inventory aircraft\ndisaggregated by Combat Coded Aircraft, Primary Mission Aircraft\nInventory, Backup Aircraft Assigned, Attrition Reserve, tail\nnumber, and location.\n(2) The planned divestment date of each such aircraft.\n(3) The detailed plan for how and when the Secretary proposes\nto proceed with divestment of aircraft for each A-10 unit prior to\nfiscal year 2029.\n(4) The aircraft transition plan for replacing A-10 aircraft\nwith new or existing replacement aircraft in each unit that is\ndivesting of the A-10 aircraft, which shall include an explanation\nof--\n(A) how the Secretary plans to minimize adverse personnel\nimpacts within such units, including adverse impacts with\nrespect to retention, currency, proficiency, qualifications,\ncertifications, and training; and\n(B) how the Secretary plans to minimize or eliminate any\nscheduling gap that may occur with respect to a unit divesting\nfrom the A-10 aircraft and transitioning to a new or existing\nreplacement aircraft.\n(5) The information and content format that was provided in the\nbriefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the\nHouse of Representatives by the Headquarters Air Force, Deputy\nChief of Staff for Plans and Programs (HAF/A8), on February 13,\n2023, titled ``A-10 Divestment Placemats''.\n(6) Any other information the Secretary determines relevant.\nSEC. 148. PRESERVATION OF RETIRED KC-10 AIRCRAFT.\n(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall preserve each\nretired KC-10 aircraft in the same storage condition in which such\naircraft was preserved as of September 30, 2025.\n(b) Authority to Dispose of Preserved Aircraft.--A KC-10 aircraft\npreserved under subsection (a) may be disposed of in accordance with\nchapter 5 of title 40, United States Code.\nSEC. 149. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REDUCTIONS TO INVENTORY OF E-3\nAIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM AIRCRAFT.\n(a) Prohibition.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated\nby this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the\nAir Force may be obligated or expended to retire, prepare to retire, or\nplace in storage or in backup aircraft inventory any E-3 aircraft if\nsuch actions would reduce the total aircraft inventory for such\naircraft below 16.\n(b) Exception for Plan.--If the Secretary of the Air Force submits\nto the congressional defense committees a plan for maintaining\nreadiness and ensuring there is no lapse in mission capabilities, the\nprohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply to actions taken to\nreduce the total aircraft inventory for E-3 aircraft to below 16,\nbeginning 30 days after the date on which the plan is so submitted.\n(c) Exception for E-7 Aircraft Procurement.--If the Secretary of\nthe Air Force procures enough E-7 Wedgetail aircraft to accomplish the\nrequired mission load, the prohibition under subsection (a) shall not\napply to actions taken to reduce the total aircraft inventory for E-3\naircraft to below 16 after the date on which such E-7 Wedgetail\naircraft are delivered.\nSEC. 150. B-21 BOMBER AIRCRAFT PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY MATRICES.\n(a) Submittal of Matrices.--Concurrent with the President's annual\nbudget request submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31,\nUnited States Code, for fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of the Air\nForce shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the\nComptroller General of the United States--\n(1) the matrices described in subsection (b) relating to the B-\n21 bomber aircraft program; and\n(2) the estimate, as of the date of such submission, for the\nprogram's average procurement unit cost, acquisition unit cost, and\nlife-cycle costs.\n(b) Matrices Described.--The matrices described in this subsection\nare the following:\n(1) Program goals and execution.--A matrix that identifies, in\nsix-month increments, plans for and progress in achieving key\nmilestones and events, and specific performance metric goals and\nactuals for the development, production, and sustainment of the B-\n21 bomber aircraft program, which shall be subdivided, at a\nminimum, according to the following:\n(A) Technology readiness levels of major components, and\nassociated risks and key demonstration events through maturity\n(technology readiness level 7) for baseline and modernization\nefforts.\n(B) Engine design maturity, and plans and progress of\nengine test events.\n(C) Software development progress and related metrics,\nincluding--\n(i) percent of capabilities complete and system\nfeatures complete; and\n(ii) software quality metrics.\n(D) Manufacturing progress and related metrics for the\nprime contractor and key suppliers, including--\n(i) manufacturing readiness levels through level 8;\n(ii) touch labor hours; and\n(iii) scrap, rework, and repair.\n(E) System verification and key ground and flight test\nevents for developmental and operational testing, including--\n(i) percent complete;\n(ii) time on condition;\n(iii) sorties; and\n(iv) test points.\n(F) Aircraft reliability, availability, and maintainability\nmetrics, including--\n(i) mean time to repair;\n(ii) operational availability;\n(iii) mission capable; and\n(iv) cost per flying hour.\n(G) Operations and sustainment plans and progress,\nincluding--\n(i) main operating base setup;\n(ii) training system deliveries;\n(iii) depot maintenance; and\n(iv) technology data packages.\n(2) Cost.--A matrix expressing, in six-month increments, the\ntotal cost for the Air Force service cost position for the\nengineering and manufacturing development phase and production lots\nof the B-21 bomber aircraft, and a matrix expressing the total cost\nfor the prime contractor's estimate for such phase and production\nlots, each of which shall be phased over the entire engineering and\nmanufacturing development period and subdivided according to the\ncosts of the following:\n(A) Air vehicle.\n(B) Propulsion.\n(C) Mission systems.\n(D) Vehicle subsystems.\n(E) Air vehicle software.\n(F) Systems engineering.\n(G) Program management.\n(H) System test and evaluation.\n(I) Support and training systems.\n(J) Contract fee.\n(K) Engineering changes.\n(L) Direct mission support, including congressional general\nreductions.\n(M) Government testing.\n(c) Semiannual Update of Matrices.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date on\nwhich the Secretary of the Air Force submits the matrices required\nby subsection (a), concurrent with the submittal of each annual\nbudget request to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United\nStates Code, thereafter, and not later than 180 days after each\nsuch submittal, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees and the Comptroller General\nupdates to the matrices described in subsection (b).\n(2) Elements.--Each update submitted under paragraph (1) shall\ndetail progress made toward the goals identified in the matrix\ndescribed in subsection (b)(1) and provide updated cost estimates.\n(d) Assessment by Comptroller General of the United States.--Not\nless frequently than annually, the Comptroller General shall--\n(1) review the sufficiency of each matrix received under this\nsection; and\n(2) submit to the congressional defense committees an\nassessment of such matrix, including by identifying cost, schedule,\nor performance trends.\n(e) Repeal.--Section 238 of the National Defense Authorization Act\nfor Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2067) is repealed.\nSEC. 151. BOMBER AIRCRAFT FORCE STRUCTURE AND TRANSITION ROADMAP.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to\nthe congressional defense committees a comprehensive roadmap detailing\nthe planned force structure, basing, modernization, and transition\nstrategy for the bomber aircraft fleet of the Air Force through fiscal\nyear 2040.\n(b) Elements.--The roadmap required by subsection (a) shall include\nthe following:\n(1) A detailed schedule and rationale for the planned\ndivestment of B-1 bomber aircraft, including location-specific\nretirements, infrastructure disposition, and mitigation of any\nresulting capability gaps.\n(2) A transition plan for the operational fielding of B-21\nbomber aircraft, including basing decisions, training and\nsustainment plans, operational concepts, and anticipated initial\noperational capability and full operational capability timelines.\n(3) A strategy for integrating units of the Air National Guard\nand the Air Force Reserve into B-21 bomber aircraft operations,\nincluding planned force structure, association, training, and\nmobilization models.\n(4) An update on--\n(A) modernization efforts for B-52 bomber aircraft,\nincluding engine replacement, radar upgrades, and digital\nintegration efforts; and\n(B) the expected service life and mission profile of B-52\nbomber aircraft through the 2050s.\n(5) A detailed timeline with key milestones for each of the\nelements described in paragraphs (1) through (4), including\nprogrammatic decision points, resourcing requirements, risk\nassessments, and coordination with other components of the Air\nForce Global Strike Command and the Air Combat Command.\n(c) Objective.--The roadmap required by subsection (a) shall\nsupport a deliberate and balanced transition to a modernized, dual-\ncapable bomber aircraft force that ensures long-range strike capacity,\nsurvivability, and deterrence in both nuclear and conventional mission\nsets, with a minimum of 100 B-21 bomber aircraft.\n(d) Form.--The roadmap required by subsection (a) shall be\nsubmitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.\nSEC. 152. REQUIREMENT FOR AN INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND\nRECONNAISSANCE ROADMAP FOR THE AIR FORCE.\n(a) In General.--Not later than October 1, 2026, the Secretary of\nthe Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a\ncomprehensive roadmap detailing the strategic plan for the development,\nacquisition, modernization, and integration of intelligence,\nsurveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities of the Air Force.\n(b) Elements.--The roadmap required by subsection (a) shall include\nthe following:\n(1) A strategic assessment of current (as of the date on which\nthe roadmap is submitted) and projected intelligence, surveillance,\nand reconnaissance requirements for the Air Force across all\ndomains, including air, space, and cyberspace.\n(2) An inventory of current (as of the date on which the\nroadmap is submitted) intelligence, surveillance, and\nreconnaissance platforms, sensors, and associated data-processing\nsystems, including the mission capabilities, operational status,\nand expected service life for each.\n(3) A plan for the modernization or divestment of legacy\nairborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems,\nwith individualized justification of the modernization or\ndivestment plan for each such legacy system.\n(4) A detailed outline of planned investments and capabilities\nin emerging intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance\ntechnologies, including--\n(A) artificial intelligence;\n(B) machine learning;\n(C) space-based intelligence, surveillance, and\nreconnaissance; and\n(D) autonomous or remotely piloted platforms.\n(5) An assessment of the integration of intelligence,\nsurveillance, and reconnaissance data into command and control\nnetworks, including interoperability with joint, interagency, and\nallied partners.\n(6) A risk assessment identifying potential capability gaps,\nthreats, and mitigation strategies.\n(7) A description of the roles and responsibilities of the\ncomponents of the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance\neffort of the Air Force in implementing the roadmap.\n(8) A proposed timeline and milestones for the implementation\nof the roadmap over the next ten fiscal years.\nSEC. 153. REPORT ON THE F-47 ADVANCED FIGHTER AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.\n(a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2027, the Secretary of the\nAir Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report\non the F-47 advanced fighter aircraft program.\n(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall\ninclude following:\n(1) A description of the F-47 aircraft program, including\nsystem requirements, employment concepts, and projected costs,\nschedule, and funding requirements over the period covered by the\nprogram objective memorandum process for fiscal years 2028 through\n2034.\n(2) The acquisition strategy for the F-47 program of record,\nincluding consideration of implementing a middle tier acquisition\npathway or major capability acquisition pathway (as such terms are\ndefined in Department of Defense Instruction 5000.85, titled\n``Major Capability Acquisition'' and issued on August 6, 2020 (or a\nsuccessor instruction)).\n(3) A proposed fielding strategy for the F-47 aircraft,\nincluding--\n(A) estimated force structure requirements;\n(B) strategic basing considerations;\n(C) an estimate of military construction requirements;\n(D) an estimate of personnel training requirements; and\n(E) a strategy for integrating units of the Air National\nGuard and Air Force Reserve into F-47 fighter aircraft\noperations, including planned force structure, association,\ntraining, and mobilization models.\n(c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be\nsubmitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.\nSEC. 154. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING REPORT ON\nACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR AIRBORNE COMMAND POST CAPABILITY.\nOf the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise\nmade available for fiscal year 2026 for operation and maintenance, Air\nForce, and available to the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force\nfor travel expenses, not more than 80 percent may be obligated or\nexpended until the date on which the Secretary, in consultation with\nthe Commander of the United States Strategic Command, submits to the\ncongressional defense committees a report on the acquisition strategy\nof the Air Force to maintain the Airborne Command Post capability,\nincluding--\n(1) options to expand production of the C-130J-30 Super\nHercules aircraft to provide additional airframes to preserve the\nAirborne Command Post capability; and\n(2) an outline of the future relationship of the Airborne\nCommand Post capability with the Secondary Launch Platform-Airborne\neffort.\n\nSubtitle E--Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters\n\nSEC. 161. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO EXECUTIVE AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT.\n(a) Analysis of Alternatives.--\n(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with\nthe Secretaries of the military departments, shall conduct an\nanalysis of alternatives to identify potential solutions for the\nrecapitalization of the executive airlift aircraft fleets of the\nArmed Forces. In conducting such analysis, the Secretary of Defense\nshall seek to identify aircraft solutions that have capabilities\ncomparable to the capabilities of commercial passenger aircraft in\nterms of range.\n(2) Timeline.--The Secretary of Defense shall--\n(A) initiate the analysis of alternatives required under\nparagraph (1) not later than 30 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act; and\n(B) complete such analysis not later than April 1, 2026.\n(3) Report.--Not later than 60 days after completing the\nanalysis of alternatives required under paragraph (1), the\nSecretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed\nServices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on\nthe results of the analysis.\n(b) Responsibilities.--\n(1) In general.--Section 120(b) of title 10, United States\nCode, is amended--\n(A) by striking paragraph (2);\n(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and\n(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new\nparagraphs:\n``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall establish standards for\nprioritizing access to executive aircraft controlled by the Secretaries\nof the military departments among authorized users of such aircraft\nwithin the Federal Government.\n``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall assign a career appointee (as\nthat term is defined in section 3132(a) of title 5) in the Senior\nExecutive Service of the Department of Defense to coordinate the\nefficient tasking of executive aircraft controlled by the Secretaries\nof the military departments and compliance with rules, regulations,\npolicies, and guidance relating to such aircraft, including the\nstandards established under paragraph (2). The career appointee shall,\nas determined by the Secretary of Defense, have knowledge and\nexperience relating to executive aircraft, including familiarity with\nthe executive aircraft fleets controlled by the Secretaries of the\nmilitary departments and procedures for the prioritization of executive\naircraft users.''.\n(2) Timelines.--The Secretary of Defense shall--\n(A) establish the standards required by paragraph (2) of\nsuch section 120(b) (as amended by this section) not later than\nDecember 1, 2025; and\n(B) assign the career appointee required by paragraph (3)\nof such section 120(b) (as amended by this section) not later\nthan January 1, 2026.\nSEC. 162. AMENDMENTS TO PROHIBITION ON OPERATION, PROCUREMENT, AND\nCONTRACTING RELATED TO FOREIGN-MADE LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING.\nSection 164 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a)--\n(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking\n``shall not operate'' and inserting ``may not operate,'';\n(B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:\n``(1) covered LiDAR technology; or''; and\n(C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``covered'' before\n``LiDAR technology'';\n(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f);\n(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new\nsubsection:\n``(e) Mitigation of Risk of Use of Covered LiDAR Technology.--\n``(1) Strategy required.--The Secretary of Defense shall\ndevelop a strategy to mitigate the risk to the Department of\nDefense of the use of covered LiDAR technology by defense\ncontractors and subcontractors (at any tier).\n``(2) Elements.--In developing the strategy required by\nparagraph (1), the Secretary shall--\n``(A) publish a list of covered LiDAR companies in the\nFederal Register;\n``(B) conduct an assessment of the potential risks to the\nDepartment associated with the use of covered LiDAR technology\nby defense contractors, including an assessment of the severity\nand likelihood of occurrence of each such risk and a\nprioritization of such risks; and\n``(C) solicit input from defense contractors and\nsubcontractors (at any tier) to identify effective approaches\nto reducing or eliminating use of covered LiDAR technology by\nsuch contractors and subcontractors.\n``(3) Implementation.--Not later than June 1, 2027, the\nSecretary shall implement the strategy required by paragraph (1).\nSuch strategy shall actively monitor risk mitigation measures\nrelated to the use of covered LiDAR technology by defense\ncontractors based on the assessment conducted and the input\nreceived under paragraph (2).''; and\n(4) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), by amending\nparagraph (3) to read as follows:\n``(3) The term `covered LiDAR technology' means LiDAR\ntechnology and any related services and equipment--\n``(A) manufactured by a covered LiDAR company;\n``(B) uses operating software developed in a covered\nforeign country or by an entity domiciled in a covered foreign\ncountry; or\n``(C) uses network connectivity or data storage located in\na covered foreign country or administered by an entity\ndomiciled in a covered foreign country.''.\nSEC. 163. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CONTRACT\nTERMINATION OR PRODUCTION LINE SHUTDOWN FOR E-7A WEDGETAIL\nAIRCRAFT.\nNone of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or\notherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of\nDefense may be obligated or expended--\n(1) to terminate the mid-tier acquisition rapid prototype\ncontract for the E-7A aircraft; or\n(2) to terminate the operations of, or to prepare to terminate\nthe operations of, a production line for the E-7A aircraft.\nSEC. 164. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF KC-46 AIRCRAFT PENDING\nCERTIFICATION ON CORRECTION OF DEFICIENCIES.\n(a) Limitation.--The Secretary of Defense may not accept or take\ndelivery of covered KC-46 aircraft in excess of the maximum quantity\nspecified in subsection (c) until the Secretary--\n(1) certifies to the congressional defense committees that the\nSecretary has developed and is implementing a plan of corrective\nactions and milestones to resolve all Category 1 deficiencies\nidentified with respect to KC-46 aircraft; and\n(2) submits such plan to such committees, which shall include--\n(A) an estimate of the total amount of funds required to\ncomplete implementation of the plan;\n(B) realistic event-driven schedules to achieve the\nobjectives of the plan; and\n(C) a schedule risk assessment to a minimum of 80 percent\nconfidence level.\n(b) Form.--The plan described in subsection (a)(2) shall be\nsubmitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.\n(c) Maximum Quantity.--The maximum quantity of covered KC-46\naircraft specified in this subsection is 188 aircraft.\n(d) Covered KC-46 Aircraft Defined.--In this section, the term\n``covered KC-46 aircraft'' means new production KC-46 aircraft the\nprocurement of which is fully funded by the United States.\nSEC. 165. PLAN FOR OPEN MISSION SYSTEMS OF F-35 AIRCRAFT.\n(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan to\nestablish an open mission systems computing environment that is\ncontrolled by the Federal Government on the F-35 aircraft of the\nDepartment of Defense.\n(b) Elements.--The plan required under subsection (a) shall do the\nfollowing:\n(1) Enable the portability of software applications between the\nF-35 aircraft, the F-22 aircraft, and the Next Generation Air\nDominance initiative of the Air Force.\n(2) Enable the integration of new open mission system software,\nor changes to existing open mission system software, with minimal\nintegration work required by the prime contractor of the air\nvehicle.\n(3) Eliminate or minimize aircraft airworthiness impacts due to\nsoftware changes within the open mission systems computing\nenvironment.\n(4) Enable the rapid upgrade of onboard processors.\n(5) Leverage a Federal Government reference architecture.\n(6) Ensure control by the Federal Government over the\nairworthiness and security processes, as well as ownership by the\nFederal Government of the open mission system technical\ndocumentation and data rights.\n(7) Be capable of connection to all relevant aircraft apertures\nsufficient to meet current and future combat requirements,\nincluding cockpit connectivity via ethernet.\n(8) Leverage modern commercial software languages and\ntechniques necessary to support reliable, high-throughput, and low-\nlatency use-cases.\n(9) Be applicable across all blocks and variants of the F-35\naircraft.\n(c) Report.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than July 1, 2026, the Secretary of\nDefense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a\nreport that includes the plan required under subsection (a).\n(2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be\nsubmitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.\nSEC. 166. ANNUAL GAO REVIEWS OF THE F-35 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.\n(a) Annual Reviews and Reports.--Not later than March 1, 2026, and\nnot later than March 1 of each year thereafter through March 1, 2030,\nthe Comptroller General of the United States shall--\n(1) complete a review of the F-35 aircraft program; and\n(2) submit to the congressional defense committees a report on\nthe results of the review.\n(b) Elements.--Each review and report under subsection (a) shall\ninclude an assessment of--\n(1) the cost, scope, and schedule of the F-35 aircraft program\nand its subprograms;\n(2) the status of the efforts of the Department of Defense to\nmodernize the F-35 aircraft; and\n(3) such other matters relating to the F-35 aircraft program as\nthe Comptroller General determines appropriate.\n\nTITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION\n\nSubtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations\n\nSec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.\n\nSubtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations\n\nSec. 211. Modification to authority to award prizes for advanced\ntechnology achievements.\nSec. 212. Modification to mechanisms to provide funds to defense\nlaboratories and other entities for research and development\nof technologies for military missions.\nSec. 213. Program for the enhancement of the research, development,\ntest, and evaluation centers of the Department of Defense.\nSec. 214. Modification to authority for acquisition, construction, or\nfurnishing of test facilities and equipment.\nSec. 215. Extension of limitation on availability of funds for\nfundamental research collaboration with certain academic\ninstitutions.\nSec. 216. Modification of requirement for Department of Defense policies\nfor management and certification of Link 16 military tactical\ndata link network.\nSec. 217. Extension of authority for assignment to Defense Advanced\nResearch Projects Agency of private sector personnel with\ncritical research and development expertise.\nSec. 218. Alternative test and evaluation pathway for designated defense\nacquisition programs.\nSec. 219. Congressionally directed programs for test and evaluation\noversight.\nSec. 220. Application of software innovation to modernize test and\nevaluation infrastructure.\nSec. 221. Review and alignment of standards, guidance, and policies\nrelating to digital engineering.\nSec. 222. Catalyst Pathfinder Program.\nSec. 223. Modifications to defense research capacity building program.\nSec. 224. National Security and Defense Artificial Intelligence\nInstitute.\nSec. 225. Advanced robotic automation for munitions manufacturing.\nSec. 226. Evaluation of additional test corridors for hypersonic and\nlong-range weapons.\nSec. 227. Western regional range complex demonstration.\nSec. 228. Demonstration of near real-time monitoring capabilities to\nenhance weapon system platforms.\nSec. 229. Pilot program on modernized health and usage monitoring\nsystems to address obsolescence in rotary-wing and tiltrotor\naircraft.\nSec. 230. Prohibition on modification of indirect cost rates for\ninstitutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations.\nSec. 231. Limitation on availability of funds pending compliance with\nrequirements relating to the Joint Energetics Transition\nOffice.\nSec. 232. Limitation on availability of funds for realignment of\nresearch, development, test, and evaluation functions of Joint\nconventional armaments and ammunition.\nSec. 233. Limitation on use of funds for certain Navy software.\nSec. 234. Limitation on availability of funds for Under Secretary of\nDefense for Research and Engineering pending report on study\nresults.\n\nSubtitle C--Biotechnology Matters\n\nSec. 241. Support for research and development of bioindustrial\nmanufacturing processes.\nSec. 242. Biotechnology Management Office.\nSec. 243. Bioindustrial commercialization program.\nSec. 244. Biotechnology supply chain resiliency program.\nSec. 245. Biological data for artificial intelligence.\nSec. 246. Department of Defense biotechnology strategy.\nSec. 247. Ethical and responsible development and deployment of\nbiotechnology within the Department of Defense.\nSec. 248. Establishing biobased product merit guidance.\n\nSubtitle D--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters\n\nSec. 251. Modification of energetic materials strategic plan and\ninvestment strategy of Joint Energetics Transition Office.\nSec. 252. Extension of period for annual reports on critical technology\nareas supportive of the National Defense Strategy.\nSec. 253. Quarterly briefings on research, development, test, and\nevaluation laboratories and facilities.\n\nSubtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations\n\nSEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.\nFunds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026\nfor the use of the Department of Defense for research, development,\ntest, and evaluation, as specified in the funding table in section\n4201.\n\nSubtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations\n\nSEC. 211. MODIFICATION TO AUTHORITY TO AWARD PRIZES FOR ADVANCED\nTECHNOLOGY ACHIEVEMENTS.\n(a) Authority.--Subsection (a) of section 4025 of title 10, United\nStates Code, is amended by inserting after ``the Under Secretary of\nDefense for Acquisition and Sustainment,'' the following: ``the\nDirector of the Defense Innovation Unit,''.\n(b) Maximum Amount of Award Prizes.--Subsection (c) of such section\nis amended--\n(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``$10,000,000'' and inserting\n``$20,000,000'';\n(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``$1,000,000'' and inserting\n``$2,000,000''; and\n(3) in paragraph (3) by striking ``$10,000'' and inserting\n``$20,000''.\n(c) Congressional Notification Threshold.--Subsection (g)(1) of\nsuch section is amended by striking ``$10,000,000'' and inserting\n``$20,000,000''.\nSEC. 212. MODIFICATION TO MECHANISMS TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO DEFENSE\nLABORATORIES AND OTHER ENTITIES FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF\nTECHNOLOGIES FOR MILITARY MISSIONS.\nSection 4123 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in the section heading, by inserting ``and test\norganizations'' after ``defense laboratories'';\n(2) by inserting ``or test organization'' after ``laboratory''\neach place it appears;\n(3) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ``or test\norganizations'' after ``laboratories''; and\n(4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n``(d) Test Organization Defined.--In this section, the term `test\norganization' means a test organization of the Major Range and Test\nFacility Base specified in Department of Defense Directive 3200.11 or\nany successor directive.''.\nSEC. 213. PROGRAM FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,\nTEST, AND EVALUATION CENTERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.\n(a) Making Permanent and Improving Pilot Program for the\nEnhancement of the Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Centers\nof the Department of Defense.--Chapter 305 of title 10, United States\nCode, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 4145. Program for the enhancement of the research, development,\ntest, and evaluation centers of the Department of Defense\n``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of\nthe military departments shall jointly carry out a program to\ndemonstrate methods for the more effective development of technology\nand management of functions at eligible centers.\n``(b) Eligible Centers.--For purposes of the program, the eligible\ncenters are--\n``(1) the science and technology reinvention laboratories, as\ndesignated by section 4121(b) of this title;\n``(2) the test and evaluation centers which are activities\nspecified as part of the Major Range and Test Facility Base in\nDepartment of Defense Directive 3200.11 (or any successor\ndocument);\n``(3) the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency;\n``(4) the Defense Innovation Unit; and\n``(5) the Strategic Capabilities Office.\n``(c) Definition of Responsible Officials Concerned.--For purposes\nof this section, the term `responsible official concerned' means--\n``(1) the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition,\nTechnology, and Logistics, with respect to matters concerning the\nArmy;\n``(2) the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research,\nDevelopment, and Acquisition, with respect to matters concerning\nthe Navy and the Marine Corps; or\n``(3) the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition,\nwith respect to matters concerning the Air Force and the Space\nForce;\n``(4) the Deputy Secretary of Defense, with respect to matters\nconcerning the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the\nDefense Innovation Unit, and the Strategic Capabilities Office, and\nany other matters not covered by paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).\n``(d) Participation in Program.--\n``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the head of each\neligible center shall submit to the responsible official concerned\na proposal on, and implement, alternative and innovative methods of\neffective management and operations of eligible centers, rapid\nproject delivery, support, experimentation, prototyping, and\npartnership with universities and private sector entities--\n``(A) to generate greater value and efficiencies in\nresearch and development activities;\n``(B) to enable more efficient and effective operations of\nsupporting activities, such as--\n``(i) facility management, construction, and repair;\n``(ii) business operations;\n``(iii) personnel management policies and practices;\nand\n``(iv) intramural and public outreach; and\n``(C) to enable more rapid deployment of warfighter\ncapabilities.\n``(2) Implementation.--The head of an eligible center shall\nimplement each method proposed under paragraph (1) unless such\nmethod is disapproved in writing by the responsible official\nconcerned within 60 days of receiving the proposal from the\neligible center.\n``(e) Waiver Authority for Demonstration and Implementation.--The\nhead of an eligible center may waive any regulation, restriction,\nrequirement, guidance, policy, procedure, or departmental instruction\nthat would affect the implementation of a method proposed under\nsubsection (d)(1), unless such implementation would be prohibited by a\nprovision of a Federal statute or common law.''.\n(b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 233 of the National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C.\n4141 note prec.) is repealed.\nSEC. 214. MODIFICATION TO AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,\nOR FURNISHING OF TEST FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.\n(a) Jointly Funded Projects.--Section 4174 of title 10, United\nStates Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``A contract of a military\ndepartment'' and inserting ``A covered contract''; and\n(2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:\n``(d)(1) In a case in which research, developmental, or test\nfacilities and equipment described in this section are used to support\nmultiple contracts or programs across different military departments,\nother elements of the Department of Defense, other Federal agencies\noutside the Department of Defense, or eligible non-Federal entities, a\njointly funded project may be established.\n``(2) Under a jointly funded project, the Secretary of Defense (or\nthe Secretary's designee) shall enter into a written agreement with\neach entity participating in the project. Each such agreement shall, at\na minimum, address the following:\n``(A) Cost sharing arrangements, including the proportion of\ntotal project costs to be borne by each entity.\n``(B) Allocation of access to the facilities and equipment,\nincluding prioritization procedures in cases of competing demands.\n``(C) Management and oversight responsibilities, including the\ndesignation of a lead agency.\n``(D) Ownership and intellectual property rights related to the\nfacilities, equipment, and any resulting data or inventions.\n``(E) Dispute resolution mechanisms.\n``(3) A non-Federal entity, including a private company, academic\ninstitution, or non-profit organization, may participate in a jointly\nfunded project under this subsection only if the Secretary of Defense\ndetermines such participation is in the national security interest and\nconsistent with applicable laws and regulations.\n``(4) The Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations to implement\nthis subsection. Such regulations shall include specific criteria for\nevaluating proposed jointly funded projects, standardized agreement\ntemplates, and procedures for ensuring the transparency and\naccountability of such projects.\n``(e) This section applies to contracts funded using funds\nappropriated or otherwise made available for--\n``(1) research, development, test, and evaluation, including\nscience and technology funds designated as budget activity 1 (basic\nresearch), budget activity 2 (applied research), and budget\nactivity 3 (advanced technology development) (as those budget\nactivity classifications are set forth in volume 2B, chapter 5 of\nthe Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation (DOD\n7000.14-R)); and\n``(2) operation and maintenance, to the extent that such funds\nare used to support activities authorized under this section.\n``(f) In this section, the term `covered contract' means--\n``(1) a contract of a military department; or\n``(2) a contract for a jointly funded project as described\nsubsection (d).''.\n(b) Regulations Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date\nof the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue or\nrevise regulations (as necessary) to implement the amendments made by\nsubsection (a).\nSEC. 215. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR\nFUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH COLLABORATION WITH CERTAIN ACADEMIC\nINSTITUTIONS.\nSection 238(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 1842) is amended by inserting\n``or fiscal year 2026'' after ``fiscal year 2025''.\nSEC. 216. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE\nPOLICIES FOR MANAGEMENT AND CERTIFICATION OF LINK 16 MILITARY\nTACTICAL DATA LINK NETWORK.\nSection 228(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note) is amended--\n(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``the Nevada Test and\nTraining Range, Restricted Area 2508, Warning Area 151/470, Warning\nArea 386, and the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex'' and\ninserting ``military special use airspace including all prohibited\nareas, restricted areas, warning areas, and military operational\nareas'';\n(2) in paragraph (2), in the matter before subparagraph (A), by\nstriking ``training, and large-scale exercises.'' and inserting\n``regular training, and large-scale exercises. Under such\nprocesses, approval of Link 16 operations shall be presumed and\ndenial of Link 16 operations shall be accompanied with\nsubstantiated evidence demonstrating compromise of safety due to\nelectromagnetic interference.''; and\n(3) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``regular'' before\n``training''.\nSEC. 217. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ASSIGNMENT TO DEFENSE ADVANCED\nRESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY OF PRIVATE SECTOR PERSONNEL WITH\nCRITICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPERTISE.\n(a) Extension.--Subsection (e) of section 232 of the Carl Levin and\nHoward P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4091) is amended by\nstriking ``September 30, 2025'' and inserting ``September 30, 2030''.\n(b) Technical Amendment.--Subsection (f)(2) of such section is\namended by striking ``section 2302'' and inserting ``section 3014''.\nSEC. 218. ALTERNATIVE TEST AND EVALUATION PATHWAY FOR DESIGNATED\nDEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.\n(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish an\nalternative test and evaluation pathway as described in subsection (b)\nfor covered programs to enhance agility, accelerate delivery of\ncapabilities, and ensure data-driven decisionmaking, while maintaining\nindependent oversight of evaluation outcomes.\n(b) Elements.--The pathway required by subsection (a) shall include\nthe following elements:\n(1) For each covered program, the Secretary of the military\ndepartment concerned, through its service test activities, shall--\n(A) develop and implement a unified test and evaluation\nstrategy that aligns developmental testing and operational\ntesting to a single set of test objectives that build system\nunderstanding throughout the test program to more effectively\nsupport capability delivery within rapid prototyping and\niterative updates with early and continuous operational\nfeedback;\n(B) develop and implement a test data strategy that\nincludes--\n(i) collection of raw data from system components\nduring test events and operational activities, including\nsubmission of industry-derived data from their development\nand testing evolutions;\n(ii) evaluation criteria to assess the mission effects\nand suitability of the system based on the data to be\ncollected, including from live-fire test events, if\napplicable;\n(iii) a process for independently validating industry-\nderived data, if needed;\n(iv) provision of resources for automated data\ncollection, storage, and access; and\n(v) automated analytics tools to assess performance\ntrends, reliability, and maintenance needs;\n(C) incorporate, to the maximum extent practicable, best\npractices such as--\n(i) hardware-in-the-loop testing to validate system\nintegration;\n(ii) continuous data collection from prototypes and\nfielded systems to refine designs and update lifecycle\ncosts;\n(iii) testing subsystem prototypes throughout system\ndevelopment to assess their contribution to the mission\neffect of the fielded system; and\n(iv) integration of supporting or complementary data\nfrom digital twins or other model-based systems engineering\ntools;\n(D) define general test and evaluation objectives and data\nneeds while allowing detailed execution plans to evolve based\non test results and emerging requirements, avoiding rigid\nmilestone-driven schedules; and\n(E) ensure all raw test data and associated analytics are\nowned by the Federal Government, stored in accessible\nrepositories, and available to authorized Department entities,\nincluding the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation,\nthroughout the program lifecycle.\n(2) Each such covered program shall be exempt from--\n(A) any requirement in law, regulation, or policy,\nincluding Department of Defense Instruction 5000.02 or other\npolicies, to develop and submit a test and evaluation master\nplan, as long as a unified test and evaluation strategy and\ntest data strategy are implemented, as required by\nsubparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1);\n(B) any requirement in law, regulation, or policy to\nconduct any milestone-specific operational test event, such as\nthe requirement in section 4171 of title 10, United States\nCode, to conduct initial operational test and evaluation; and\n(C) any other test and evaluation documentation or approval\nprocess that the Secretary determines is inconsistent with the\nagile and iterative nature of this pathway.\n(c) Role of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.--For\neach covered program designated for oversight by the Director of\nOperational Test and Evaluation, the Director of Operational Test and\nEvaluation shall--\n(1) provide independent evaluation of test data across all\nphases of the program lifecycle, including--\n(A) assessing the sufficiency of the program's test and\nevaluation strategy and data strategy to demonstrate military\neffectiveness;\n(B) evaluating whether the program collects and analyzes\nsufficient raw data, learns from test results at a pace\nrelevant to operational needs, and converges on military\neffectiveness based on data trends;\n(C) identifying deficiencies in test and evaluation\nstrategies that risk system performance, suitability, or\nsurvivability; and\n(D) providing continuous oversight through ongoing analysis\nof test data;\n(2) have unrestricted access to all raw test data, data\nrepositories, and analytics maintained by the military departments\nfor the covered program;\n(3) not require of the covered program--\n(A) any specific test plan, execution method, or\ndocumentation format, or any pre-approval of test and\nevaluation activities, as a condition of testing, data\ncollection, or evaluation; or\n(B) any Director of Operational Test and Evaluation-\napproved test and evaluation master plan or other pre-execution\ndocumentation under existing policies; and\n(4) include in the annual report required under section 139(h)\nof title 10, United States Code, a summary of the adequacy of data\nstrategies, rates of learning, and risks that aligns with the\nevaluation processes established in this section.\n(d) Guidance Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation\nwith the Secretaries of the military departments and the Director of\nOperational Test and Evaluation, shall issue guidance to implement the\nalternative test and evaluation pathway under this section, including\nstandards for data strategies and modern testing practices and\nprocedures to support evaluation by the Director of Operational Test\nand Evaluation under subsection (c).\n(e) Report.--Not later than three years after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees a report on the implementation of this\nsection, including an assessment of the effectiveness of the pathway in\naccelerating capability delivery and improving system performance and\nany recommendations for expanding or modifying the pathway.\n(f) Covered Program Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered\nprogram'' means the following:\n(1) A defense acquisition program that the Secretary of Defense\ndesignates, on or after the date on which guidance is issued under\nsubsection (d), for use of the alternative test and evaluation\npathway under this section.\n(2) A defense acquisition program relating to software and\ncovered hardware initiated on or after the date of the enactment of\nthis Act.\nSEC. 219. CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED PROGRAMS FOR TEST AND EVALUATION\nOVERSIGHT.\n(a) Requirement.--The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation\nshall include in the annual report required by section 139(h) of title\n10, United States Code, an assessment of the operational and live fire\ntest and evaluation activities for--\n(1) command and control and data integration architecture for\nlayered integrated missile defense of the homeland;\n(2) the Joint Fires Network; and\n(3) the Cryptographic Modernization Program.\n(b) Alternative Pathway.--For any effort under subsection (a)\nassigned to the software acquisition pathway pursuant to section 3603\nof title 10, United States Code, the Director of Operational Test and\nEvaluation shall assess the effort in accordance with the alternative\ntest and evaluation pathway established by section 218 of this Act.\nSEC. 220. APPLICATION OF SOFTWARE INNOVATION TO MODERNIZE TEST AND\nEVALUATION INFRASTRUCTURE.\n(a) Establishment of Digital Test and Evaluation Environment.--\n(1) Program.--The Director of the Test Resource Management\nCenter, in coordination with the officials specified in paragraph\n(4), shall establish and maintain a digital test and evaluation\nenvironment for developmental and operational testing of\nwarfighting capabilities.\n(2) Requirements.--The digital test and evaluation environment\nrequired under paragraph (1) shall--\n(A) incorporate commercially-derived data management,\nanalysis, and operations software tools to enable rapid test\nand evaluation;\n(B) enable real-time and iterative data collection,\nmanagement, analysis, and feedback loops across the life cycle\nof tested systems;\n(C) provide secure environments for testing systems with\noperational security sensitivities; and\n(D) use a modular open system approach (as defined in\nsection 4401 of title 10, United States Code) to ensure the\nenvironment can be accessed by multiple vendors and is\ninteroperable with multiple data sources, data formats, and\ndigital tools.\n(3) Use of software acquisition pathway.--In procuring software\nand covered hardware (as defined in section 3603 of title 10,\nUnited States Code) for the digital test and evaluation environment\nrequired under paragraph (1), the Director of the Test Resource\nManagement center shall use a software acquisition pathway\ndescribed in section 3603 of title 10, United States Code.\n(4) Officials specified.--The officials specified in this\nparagraph are--\n(A) the Director of the Defense Innovation Unit;\n(B) the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation; and\n(C) each chief of a covered Armed Force.\n(b) Pilot Program to Accelerate Test.--\n(1) In general.--The Director of the Defense Innovation Unit\nand the Director of the Test Resource Management Center, in\ncoordination with the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation,\nshall jointly carry out a pilot program to determine how commercial\nsoftware can be used to accelerate and improve testing efforts--\n(A) to accelerate continuous integration and continuous\ntesting of warfighting capabilities by applying industry best\npractices and tooling for scalability, advanced analysis, and\ndata sharing; and\n(B) to enable continuous and iterative testing throughout\ncapability design, development, engineering, and fielding.\n(2) Reports required.--The Director of the Defense Innovation\nUnit and the Director of the Test Resource Management Center, in\ncoordination with the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation,\nshall--\n(A) not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment\nof this Act, submit to the congressional defense committees an\ninterim report that includes an implementation plan for the\npilot program under paragraph (1); and\n(B) following submittal of the report under subparagraph\n(A), but not later than 270 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, submit to the committees a report on the\nprogress of the pilot program, which shall include a\ndescription of--\n(i) the metrics used to measure the performance of\ncommercial software under the program;\n(ii) the initial findings of the program; and\n(iii) based on such findings, any identified roadblocks\nor limitations to using commercial software and digital\ntools for accelerated testing.\n(3) Termination.--The authority to carry out the pilot program\nunder this subsection shall terminate five years after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act.\n(c) Covered Armed Force Defined.--In this section, the term\n``covered Armed Force'' means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps,\nand Space Force.\nSEC. 221. REVIEW AND ALIGNMENT OF STANDARDS, GUIDANCE, AND POLICIES\nRELATING TO DIGITAL ENGINEERING.\n(a) Review Required.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military department, in\ncoordination with the officials specified in subsection (c), shall\ncomplete a comprehensive review of the standards, guidance, and\npolicies relating to digital engineering within the covered Armed\nForces under the jurisdiction of that Secretary.\n(2) Elements.--Each review under paragraph (1) shall include,\nwith respect to the covered Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of\nthe Secretary concerned, the following:\n(A) A review of the reference architectures, standards, and\nbest practices for the use of digital engineering tools\n(including digital twins and digital threads) as in effect at\nthe time of the review, including standards for the use of such\ntools at all stages of program design, development, and\ntesting.\n(B) Identification of the current standards guiding the use\nof such digital engineering tools, at all stages of program\ndesign, development, and testing.\n(C) Assessment of--\n(i) the extent to which the use of such standards and\nrelated governance structures is consistent across the\ncovered Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of the\nSecretary concerned; and\n(ii) the level of interoperability of such standards\nacross such Armed Forces.\n(D) Identification of best practices for digital\nengineering within each such Armed Force.\n(E) Recommendations for improvements to the use of digital\nengineering tools in each such Armed Force.\n(b) Development of Standard Reference Architecture.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date on\nwhich the Secretary of a military department completes the review\nrequired under subsection (a), the Secretary shall develop and\nimplement a standard reference architecture to guide the use of,\nand best practices for, digital engineering for program design,\ndevelopment, and testing within each covered Armed Force under the\njurisdiction of that Secretary. Each reference architecture shall\ninclude--\n(A) a framework and clear requirements for developing and\ndeploying digital engineering tools across program lifecycles;\n(B) defined standards for data management and modeling; and\n(C) consideration for either consensus-based standards or\nnonconsensus-based standards, depending on what is determined\nto be in the best interests of the government based on the\nability to adopt such standards quickly and prevent technology\nvendor lock.\n(2) Periodic review.--Not less frequently than once every three\nyears following implementation of the standard reference\narchitecture required under paragraph (1), but ending on September\n30, 2034, each Secretary of a military department shall--\n(A) conduct periodic reviews of the reference architecture\nto ensure it effectively addresses advancements in technology\nand evolving operational needs; and\n(B) if necessary, modify the reference architecture to\naddress such advancements and needs.\n(3) Approval and certification required.--Before a reference\narchitecture may be implemented under this subsection, the Under\nSecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in\ncoordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and\nEngineering and the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation,\nshall--\n(A) review and approve the reference architecture; and\n(B) submit certification of such approval to the Secretary\nof the military department concerned.\n(4) Recommendations for further standardization.--Based on the\nreviews conducted under paragraph (3), the Under Secretary of\nDefense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the\nUnder Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the\nDirector of Operational Test and Evaluation, shall--\n(A) identify and develop recommendations regarding areas in\nwhich further standardization of reference architectures across\nthe covered Armed Forces may be feasible; and\n(B) submit such recommendations to the Secretaries of the\nmilitary departments.\n(c) Officials Specified.--The officials specified in this\nsubsection are the following:\n(1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and\nSustainment.\n(2) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and\nEngineering.\n(3) The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.\n(d) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``covered Armed Forces'' means the Army, Navy, Air\nForce, Marine Corps, and Space Force.\n(2) The term ``reference architecture'' means an authoritative\nsource of information about a specific subject area that guides and\nconstrains the instantiations of multiple architectures and\nsolutions, as described in the guidance of the Office of the\nAssistant Secretary of Defense titled ``Reference Architecture\nDescription'', dated June 2010, or any successor to such guidance.\nSEC. 222. CATALYST PATHFINDER PROGRAM.\n(a) Establishment.--Not later than January 1, 2027, the Secretary\nof the Army shall establish a program that--\n(1) creates partnerships between operational units of the Army\nand research universities to provide a platform for university-\nbased researchers and small businesses to collaborate directly with\nsoldiers on innovative applied research and development; and\n(2) integrates soldiers into the problem identification process\nand early-stage development efforts to ensure technical solutions\nare meeting soldier needs and enhancing lethality.\n(b) Activities.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall--\n(1) establish activities at select divisions of the Army to\naccelerate the incorporation of soldier insights into capability\ndevelopment;\n(2) establish policies that streamline collaboration between\nsoldiers, Army Transformation and Training Command, research\nuniversities, and small businesses;\n(3) establish a governance board that includes representatives\nfrom the research, development, test, and evaluation, acquisition,\nrequirements, and research university communities; and\n(4) promote transition of successful program projects to Army\nprograms.\n(c) Inclusion in Future-years Defense Program.--The program shall\nbe treated as a research, development, test, and evaluation activity in\nthe Army's input to the future-years defense program submitted to\nCongress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code.\nSEC. 223. MODIFICATIONS TO DEFENSE RESEARCH CAPACITY BUILDING\nPROGRAM.\n(a) In General.--For fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year\nthereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all funding\nopportunities executed in Program Element 0601228D8Z, or successor\nprogram element, shall include separate funding solicitations each\nfocused toward--\n(1) Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Tribal\nColleges and Universities; and\n(2) Minority-Serving Institutions that are not described in\nparagraph (1).\n(b) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``Historically Black College or University'' has\nthe meaning given the term ``part B institution'' in section 322 of\nthe Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).\n(2) The term ``Minority-Serving Institution'' means an eligible\ninstitution described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act\nof 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)).\n(3) The term ``Tribal College or University'' has the meaning\ngiven the term in section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of\n1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)).\nSEC. 224. NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENSE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE\nINSTITUTE.\n(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may establish one or more\nNational Security and Defense Artificial Intelligence Institutes\n(referred to in this section as ``Institutes'') at eligible host\ninstitutions.\n(b) Institute Described.--A National Security and Defense\nArtificial Intelligence Institute referred to in subsection (a) is an\nartificial intelligence research institute that--\n(1) is focused on a cross-cutting challenge or foundational\nscience for artificial intelligence systems in the national\nsecurity and defense sector;\n(2) establishes partnerships among public and private\norganizations, including, as appropriate, Federal agencies,\ninstitutions of higher education, including community colleges,\nnonprofit research organizations, Federal laboratories, State,\nlocal, and Tribal governments, and industry, including the Defense\nIndustrial Base and startup companies;\n(3) has the potential to create an innovation ecosystem, or\nenhance existing ecosystems, to translate Institute research into\napplications and products used to enhance national security and\ndefense capabilities;\n(4) supports interdisciplinary research and development across\nmultiple institutions of higher education and organizations; and\n(5) supports workforce development in artificial intelligence\nrelated disciplines in the United States.\n(c) Financial Assistance Authorized.--\n(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may award financial\nassistance to an eligible host institution, or consortia thereof,\nto establish and support one or more Institutes.\n(2) Use of funds.--Financial assistance awarded under paragraph\n(1) may be used by an Institute for--\n(A) managing and making available to researchers\naccessible, curated, standardized, secure, and privacy\nprotected data sets from the public and private sectors for the\npurposes of training and testing artificial intelligence\nsystems and for research using artificial intelligence systems\nwith regard to national security and defense;\n(B) developing and managing testbeds for artificial\nintelligence systems, including sector-specific test beds,\ndesigned to enable users to evaluate artificial intelligence\nsystems prior to deployment;\n(C) conducting research and education activities involving\nartificial intelligence systems to solve challenges with\nnational security implications;\n(D) providing or brokering access to computing resources,\nnetworking, and data facilities for artificial intelligence\nresearch and development relevant to the Institute's research\ngoals;\n(E) providing technical assistance to users, including\nsoftware engineering support, for artificial intelligence\nresearch and development relevant to the Institute's research\ngoals;\n(F) engaging in outreach and engagement to broaden\nparticipation in artificial intelligence research and the\nartificial intelligence workforce; and\n(G) such other activities as may determined by the\nSecretary of Defense.\n(3) Duration.--Financial assistance under paragraph (1) shall\nbe awarded for a five-year period, and may be renewed for not more\nthan one additional five-year period.\n(4) Application for financial assistance.--An eligible host\ninstitution or consortia thereof seeking financial assistance under\nparagraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary of Defense an\napplication at such time, in such manner, and containing such\ninformation as the Secretary may require.\n(5) Competitive, merit review.--In awarding financial\nassistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall use\na competitive, merit-based review process.\n(6) Collaboration.--In awarding financial assistance under\nparagraph (1), the Secretary of Defense may collaborate with other\ndepartments and agencies of the Federal Government with missions\nthat relate to or have the potential to be affected by the national\nsecurity implications of artificial intelligence systems.\n(7) Limitation.--No financial assistance authorized in this\nsection shall be awarded to an entity outside of the United States.\nAll recipients of financial assistance under this section,\nincluding subgrantees, shall be based in the United States and\nshall meet such other eligibility criteria as may be established by\nthe Secretary of Defense.\n(d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``eligible host\ninstitution'' means--\n(1) an institution of higher education (as defined in section\n102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) in the\nUnited States that conducts research sponsored by the Department of\nDefense; or\n(2) a senior military college (as defined in section 2111a(f)\nof title 10, United States Code).\nSEC. 225. ADVANCED ROBOTIC AUTOMATION FOR MUNITIONS MANUFACTURING.\n(a) Program Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall carry out a\nprogram to support the maturation and expansion of robotic automation\ncapabilities for munitions manufacturing at government-owned,\ncontractor-operated production facilities.\n(b) Objectives.--The objectives of the program under subsection (a)\nshall include the following:\n(1) The design and integration of inherently safe, scalable\nrobotic load, assemble, and pack (LAP) systems for munitions\nproduction.\n(2) The demonstration of increased throughput and production\ncapacity, while reducing manual handling of energetic materials.\n(3) The development of cyber-hardened data infrastructure for\nsecure integration of factory-floor operations with enterprise\nsystems.\n(4) Support for workforce upskilling and training in robotics,\nautomation, and advanced manufacturing technologies.\n(5) The evaluation of applicability across multiple munition\ntypes and organic industrial base sites.\n(c) Coordination.--In carrying out the program under subsection\n(a), the Secretary of the Army shall coordinate with the Joint Program\nExecutive Office Armaments and Ammunition and other relevant components\nof the Department of the Army.\n(d) Briefing.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of the\nArmy shall provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on\nthe program carried out under subsection (a). Such briefing shall\ncover--\n(1) the progress made under the program;\n(2) lessons learned; and\n(3) recommendations for the wider adoption of robotic\nautomation technologies within the defense industrial base.\nSEC. 226. EVALUATION OF ADDITIONAL TEST CORRIDORS FOR HYPERSONIC\nAND LONG-RANGE WEAPONS.\n(a) Evaluation Required.--To assess impact effectiveness and\nincrease the cadence of testing and training for long-range and\nhypersonic systems, the Secretary of Defense shall, acting through the\nUnder Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the\nDirector of the Test Resource Management Center and in consultation\nwith requirements owners of long-range and hypersonic systems of the\nArmed Forces, evaluate--\n(1) the comparative advantages of episodic and permanent\nspecial activity airspace designated by the Federal Aviation\nAdministration for use by the Department of Defense suitable for\nthe test and training of long-range and hypersonic systems;\n(2) requirements for continental test ranges, including--\n(A) attributes, including live, virtual, and constructive\ncapabilities;\n(B) scheduling and availability;\n(C) safety;\n(D) end strength;\n(E) facilities, infrastructure, radar, and related systems;\n(F) launch locations;\n(G) impact areas; and\n(H) such other characteristics as the Secretary considers\nappropriate; and\n(3) potential enhancements to existing Federal Government\nfacilities needed to enable use of these facilities by the\nDepartment of Defense for testing and research of hypersonic\nsystems.\n(b) Briefing.--Not later than December 1, 2026, the Secretary shall\nprovide to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the\nCommittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing\non the findings of the Secretary with respect to the evaluation\nconducted pursuant to subsection (a), including an assessment of the\ncompletion date.\n(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``impact area'' means the point at which a test\nterminates.\n(2) The term ``launch location'' means the point from which a\ntest is initiated.\nSEC. 227. WESTERN REGIONAL RANGE COMPLEX DEMONSTRATION.\n(a) Demonstration Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry\nout a demonstration project under which the Secretary--\n(1) interconnects ranges or training sites in the western\nStates; and\n(2) uses such interconnected ranges and sites as a joint multi-\ndomain kinetic and non-kinetic testing and training environment for\nthe military departments.\n(b) Use of Existing Ranges and Capabilities.-- In carrying out the\nproject under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall use\nranges, testing sites, and related capabilities that are in existence\nas of the date of the enactment of this Act.\n(c) Activities.--The range complex established under subsection (a)\nshall be capable of facilitating testing and training in the following:\n(1) Electromagnetic spectrum operations.\n(2) Electromagnetic warfare.\n(3) Operations that blend kinetic and non-kinetic effects.\n(4) Joint All Domain Command and Control (commonly known as\n``JADC2'').\n(5) Information warfare, including--\n(A) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance;\n(B) offensive and defensive cyber operations;\n(C) space operations;\n(D) psychological operations;\n(E) public affairs; and\n(F) weather operations.\n(d) Timeline for Completion of Initial Demonstration.--In carrying\nout subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall seek to complete an\ninitial demonstration, interconnecting two or more ranges or testing\nsites of two or more military departments in the western States, not\nlater than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.\n(e) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the\ncongressional defense committees a briefing on--\n(1) a phased implementation plan and design for connecting\nranges and testing sites in the western States as required under\nsubsection (a), including the initial demonstration required by\nsubsection (d);\n(2) how the design architecture of the plan is in alignment\nwith recommendations of the most recent Electromagnetic Spectrum\nSuperiority Strategy of the Department of Defense; and\n(3) how the design architecture is expected to support high-\nperiodicity training, testing, research, and development.\n(f) Western State Defined.--In this section, the term ``western\nState'' means a State located west of the Mississippi River.\n(g) Termination.--This section shall terminate on September 30,\n2028.\nSEC. 228. DEMONSTRATION OF NEAR REAL-TIME MONITORING CAPABILITIES\nTO ENHANCE WEAPON SYSTEM PLATFORMS.\n(a) Demonstration.--Subject to the availability of appropriations,\nthe Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Under Secretary of\nDefense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the service acquisition\nexecutives, shall carry out a demonstration to equip selected weapon\nsystem platforms with onboard, near real-time, end-to-end serial bus\nand radio frequency monitoring capabilities to detect cyber threats and\nimprove maintenance efficiency.\n(b) Phases.--The Secretary of Defense shall implement the\ndemonstration under subsection (a) in phases as follows:\n(1) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of\nthis Act, the Secretary shall--\n(A) select not fewer than three weapon system platforms for\ninitial participation in the demonstration, prioritizing the\nMH-60R and MQ-9 aircraft fleets and using the priorities\nidentified under section 1559 of the James M. Inhofe National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-\n263; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note); and\n(B) complete the initial deployment of monitoring\ncapabilities to such platforms.\n(2) Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of\nthis Act, the Secretary shall extend monitoring capabilities to the\ncomplete fleets of selected platforms and complete initial data\ncollection and analysis from all participating platforms.\n(c) Report Required.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2027, the Secretary\nshall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on\nthe findings of the Secretary with respect to the demonstration\nconducted pursuant to subsection (a).\n(2) Contents.--The report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1)\nshall include the following:\n(A) The effectiveness of the monitoring capabilities with\nrespect to--\n(i) cyber threat detection;\n(ii) maintenance efficiency; and\n(iii) operational readiness and mission capable rates.\n(B) Specific recommendations regarding--\n(i) whether near real-time monitoring capabilities\nshould be implemented across additional Department weapon\nsystem platforms;\n(ii) if additional implementation is recommended, which\nspecific weapon system platforms should receive priority\nfor such implementation, along with the estimated costs and\nfunding requirements;\n(iii) an analysis of the advisability of developing a\nprogram for implementing such capabilities, including\npotential risks, benefits, and trade-offs; and\n(iv) proposed metrics for measuring successful\nimplementation and operational effectiveness.\n(3) Form of report.--The report submitted pursuant to paragraph\n(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a\nclassified annex.\nSEC. 229. PILOT PROGRAM ON MODERNIZED HEALTH AND USAGE MONITORING\nSYSTEMS TO ADDRESS OBSOLESCENCE IN ROTARY-WING AND TILTROTOR\nAIRCRAFT.\n(a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army and Secretary of the\nNavy may establish and carry out a pilot program to evaluate\ncommercially available, next-generation Health and Usage Monitoring\nSystems (referred to in this section as ``HUMS'') technologies intended\nto address obsolescence issues affecting legacy HUMS currently\ninstalled on Army and Marine Corps rotary-wing and tiltrotor aircraft.\n(b) Objectives.--In conducting the pilot program, the Secretary of\nthe Army and Secretary of the Navy shall assess whether modernized HUMS\ntechnologies--\n(1) effectively mitigate obsolescence risks associated with\nlegacy HUMS systems;\n(2) enhance the operational readiness, availability, and\nsustainment of Army and Marine Corps rotary-wing and tiltrotor\naircraft; and\n(3) deliver advanced predictive analytics capabilities,\nreducing maintenance burden and lifecycle costs.\n(c) Duration.--The pilot program shall be carried out for a period\nnot exceeding one year.\n(d) Report.--Not later than 90 days after completion of the pilot\nprogram, the Secretary of the Army and Secretary of the Navy shall\nsubmit to the congressional defense committees a report summarizing--\n(1) the pilot program results, including effectiveness in\naddressing obsolescence, improving predictive maintenance, and\nenhancing readiness and aircraft availability; and\n(2) recommendations regarding broader adoption of evaluated\nHUMS technologies across the Army and Marine Corps rotary-wing and\ntiltrotor aircraft fleet.\nSEC. 230. PROHIBITION ON MODIFICATION OF INDIRECT COST RATES FOR\nINSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.\n(a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Defense may not change or modify\nindirect cost rates (otherwise known as facilities and administration\ncost rates) for Department of Defense grants and contracts awarded to\ninstitutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations (as those\nterms are defined in part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations)\nuntil the Secretary makes the certification described under subsection\n(b).\n(b) Certification.--A certification under this subsection is a\ncertification to the congressional defense committees that the\nDepartment of Defense--\n(1) working with the extramural research community, including\nrepresentatives from universities, university associations,\nindependent research institutes, and private foundations, has\ndeveloped an alternative indirect cost model that has--\n(A) reduced the indirect cost rate for all applicable\ninstitutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations\n(compared to indirect rates for fiscal year 2025); and\n(B) optimized payment of legitimate and essential indirect\ncosts involved in conducting Department of Defense research to\nensure transparency and efficiency for Department of Defense-\nfunded grants and contracts; and\n(2) established an implementation plan with adequate transition\ntime to change budgeting and accounting processes for affected\ninstitutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations.\nSEC. 231. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING COMPLIANCE\nWITH REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE JOINT ENERGETICS TRANSITION\nOFFICE.\n(a) Limitation.--Of the funds described in subsection (b), not more\nthan 80 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which\nthe Secretary of Defense--\n(1) establishes a Joint Energetics Transition Office as\nrequired under section 148 of title 10, United States Code;\n(2) provides that Office with the staff and other resources\nnecessary to effectively carry out the responsibilities specified\nin subsection (c) of such section; and\n(3) submits to the congressional defense committees the reports\nrequired under subsections (b) and (c) of section 241 of the\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law\n118-31; 137 Stat. 208).\n(b) Funds Described.--The funds described in this subsection are\nfunds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made\navailable for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Defense and\navailable for travel expenses for any of the following:\n(1) The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for\nAcquisition and Sustainment.\n(2) The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research\nand Engineering.\nSEC. 232. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR REALIGNMENT OF\nRESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION FUNCTIONS OF JOINT\nCONVENTIONAL ARMAMENTS AND AMMUNITION.\n(a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by\nthis Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the\nDepartment of Defense may be obligated or expended to disestablish, or\nmodify the duties assigned to, an organization responsible (as of the\ndate of the enactment of this Act) for research, development, test, and\nevaluation functions of Joint conventional armaments and ammunition\nuntil a period of 180 days has elapsed following the date on which the\nreport required under subsection (b) is submitted to the congressional\ndefense committees.\n(b) Report Required.--Not later than November 1, 2026, the\nSecretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees a report that includes the following with respect to the\nproposed realignment of functions described in subsection (a):\n(1) An explanation of whether Army personnel, including\ncontractors, would be required to relocate to a new location and if\nso an estimate of how many personnel would relocate and to what\nlocations.\n(2) An explanation of whether the Army expects to build new\nfacilities and infrastructure at new locations to accomplish the\nresearch, development, test, and evaluation functions of Joint\nconventional armaments and ammunition and, if so, identification\nof--\n(A) what new facilities and infrastructure would have to be\nconstructed; and\n(B) where such facilities and infrastructure would be\nconstructed.\n(3) A detailed estimate of the costs of relocating personnel\nand equipment and constructing new facilities and infrastructure.\n(4) A detailed explanation of the efficiencies, if any, that\nthe Army expects to realize by realigning the research,\ndevelopment, test, and evaluation functions of Joint conventional\narmaments and ammunition.\nSEC. 233. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN NAVY SOFTWARE.\nNone of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or\notherwise made available may be obligated or expended to develop,\nprocure, or operate the autonomy baseline manager or the common control\nsystem of the Navy for a proposed unmanned surface vessel program\nunless, with respect to that program--\n(1) the Secretary of the Navy submits to the congressional\ndefense committees--\n(A) the original baseline schedule of key capability\ndeliverables and the current schedule as of the date of\nsubmission;\n(B) the original cost estimate and the current cost\nestimate as of the date of submission, including the total\nfunding received for the program;\n(C) all reports of test and experimentation events,\nincluding a comparison of performance to alternative industry\ncapabilities;\n(D) the unaltered assessment of the Defense Innovation Unit\non a market assessment of industry capabilities compared to the\ncapabilities of the autonomy baseline manager and the common\ncontrol system of the Navy; and\n(E) an assessment that the program is delivering new\ncapabilities at a pace and quality that meets or exceeds\nindustry capabilities; and\n(2) the Chief of Naval Operations validates to the\ncongressional defense committees that the program meets operational\nuser needs of the Navy.\nSEC. 234. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR UNDER SECRETARY\nOF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING PENDING REPORT ON STUDY\nRESULTS.\nOf the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise\nmade available for fiscal year 2026 for operation and maintenance,\nDefense-wide, and available to the Office of the Under Secretary of\nDefense for Research and Engineering for travel expenses, not more than\n80 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the\nUnder Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees the\nreport required by section 245(d) of the National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 1850).\n\nSubtitle C--Biotechnology Matters\n\nSEC. 241. SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF BIOINDUSTRIAL\nMANUFACTURING PROCESSES.\nSection 215 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 4841 note) is\namended--\n(1) by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) as subsections\n(e) through (g), respectively; and\n(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new\nsubsection:\n``(d) Funding.--Funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise\nmade available to the Department of Defense for research, development,\ntest, and evaluation may be used to carry out the activities described\nin subsection (c), including the design and construction activities\ndescribed in subsection (c).''.\nSEC. 242. BIOTECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.\n(a) Designation of Senior Official.--Not later than 90 days after\nthe date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall\ndesignate a senior official, with relevant biotechnology experience,\nfrom a position within the Department of Defense that was in effect on\nthe day before the date of the enactment of this Act, to--\n(1) be the senior official for biotechnology issues;\n(2) be the head of the Biotechnology Management Office\nestablished under subsection (b); and\n(3) carry out the responsibilities for the office in subsection\n(c).\n(b) Establishment of Biotechnology Management Office.--Not later\nthan 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the\nSecretary of Defense shall, with input from the senior official\ndesignated under subsection (a), charter and establish, under the\nauthority, direction, and control of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, a\nBiotechnology Management Office to foster the development, acquisition,\nand sustainment of broad-based biotechnology capabilities for the\nDepartment.\n(c) Responsibilities.--The office established under subsection (b)\nshall be responsible for the following:\n(1) Maintaining and executing the Defense Biotechnology\nStrategy required by section 246, including development and\nexecution of a long-term research, development, acquisition, and\nsustainment roadmap.\n(2) Updating policies and guidance within the Department\nrelating to the acquisition, adoption, and transition of\nbiotechnology-based products into Department use.\n(3) Coordinating with activities across the Department, the\nFederal Government, industry, academia, and international partners\nrelating to biotechnology.\n(4) Proposing options for streamlining the regulatory or\nacquisition process of the Department.\n(5) Conducting, as may be needed, global competition analyses,\nnet assessment, or forecasting to support decisionmakers on\nbiotechnology advances.\n(6) Supporting the development of public-private partnerships\nwith academia, industry, and other State and local government\npartners, including through the development or fostering of\nregionally focused innovation ecosystems.\n(7) Identifying biotechnology workforce and training gaps\nacross the workforce of the Department.\n(8) Such other responsibilities as the Secretary considers\nappropriate.\n(d) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on September 30, 2030.\n(e) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the designation of the\nsenior official pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide\nto the congressional defense committees a briefing on the proposed\nscope of the charter for the office to be established pursuant to\nsubsection (b), as well as implementation plans for preliminary\nactivities the office will pursue during the proceeding one-year\nperiod.\nSEC. 243. BIOINDUSTRIAL COMMERCIALIZATION PROGRAM.\n(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense may establish a program\nto support the expansion of the domestic capacity for bioindustrial\nmanufacturing of critical biomanufactured products at a commercial\nlevel through awards to entities for establishing, upgrading, and\nretooling of bioindustrial manufacturing facilities.\n(b) Awards.--\n(1) In general.--An entity seeking an award under the program\nshall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such\nmanner, and containing such information as the Secretary determines\nappropriate.\n(2) Competitive awards.--The Secretary shall make each award\nunder the program to an entity in a competitive manner.\n(3) Award criteria.--In selecting entities to receive awards\nunder the program, the Secretary shall consider the following\ncriteria:\n(A) The potential of the technology of such entity to\nimprove domestic resilience and protect critical supply chains\nwith biomanufactured products.\n(B) How the technology of such entity could help meet the\ndemand for the capabilities required by the next generation of\nwarfighters.\n(C) The ability of the bioindustrial manufacturing facility\nwith respect to which such entity is seeking such award to be\nrepurposed and the range of products that such bioindustrial\nmanufacturing facility is capable of producing.\n(D) Whether the bioindustrial manufacturing facility with\nrespect to which such entity is seeking such award supports the\ngoal of wide geographic distribution of bioindustrial\nmanufacturing facilities across the United States.\n(E) Whether the bioindustrial manufacturing facility with\nrespect to which such entity is seeking such award is located\nin geographic proximity to sources of input materials for the\nproduction of critical biomanufactured products or areas with\nestablished biomanfuacturing capabilities.\n(F) Such additional considerations that the Secretary deems\nappropriate.\n(4) Use of award funds.--A recipient of an award under the\nprogram may use funds received under such award for the\nestablishment, upgrading, or retooling of one or more bioindustrial\nmanufacturing facilities to produce critical biomanufactured\nproducts, including the development of business or technical plans\nrelated to such establishment, upgrading, or retooling.\n(c) Oversight.--If the Secretary establishes the program, the\nSecretary shall establish reporting requirements for recipients of\nawards under the program which shall include requirements for periodic\nreports on the following:\n(1) The progress of the recipient in establishing, upgrading,\nor retooling the bioindustrial manufacturing facility with respect\nto which such recipient received such award.\n(2) The estimated timeline and funding requirements for the\nrecipient to begin biomanufacturing at the bioindustrial\nmanufacturing facility described in paragraph (1).\n(3) The products, including the critical biomanufactured\nproducts, that are or will be produced at the bioindustrial\nmanufacturing facility described in paragraph (1).\n(4) The progress of the recipient in entering into an agreement\nwith the Department of Defense or an element thereof to provide\ncritical biomanufactured products that are or will be produced at\nthe bioindustrial manufacturing facility described in paragraph (1)\nonce such bioindustrial manufacturing facility begins\nbiomanufacturing.\n(d) Reports to Congress.--\n(1) Initial report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the\nCommittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of\nRepresentatives a report on the plan of the Secretary for\nallocating amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense to\nfund the program.\n(2) Annual reports.--Not later than one year after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary\nshall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and\nthe House of Representatives a report on the activities under the\nprogram, including the following:\n(A) A list of the awards made under the program as of the\ndate on which the report is submitted, including, for each such\naward--\n(i) the name of the entity that received the award;\n(ii) the location of the bioindustrial manufacturing\nfacility with respect to which such entity received the\naward;\n(iii) the amount of the award, disaggregated by the\ninitial amount of the award and any additional amounts\nprovided under the award;\n(iv) an explanation of the criteria supporting making\nthe award to such entity, including a description of any\nnotable technologies of such entity relevant to the award;\n(v) if applicable, an explanation of the rationale for\nproviding additional amounts under the award; and\n(vi) to the extent practicable, an explanation of the\neffects of the award.\n(B) An identification of amounts available to the\nDepartment of Defense for making awards under the program as of\nthe date on which the report is submitted and an explanation of\nany plans for the use of such amounts.\n(C) An explanation of the communication between the\nSecretary and entities seeking an award under the program\nregarding requirements and timelines for such awards.\n(D) An explanation of how the establishment, upgrading, or\nretooling of the bioindustrial manufacturing facilities for\nwhich awards were made under the program aligns with priorities\nand needs of the Department of Defense and national security.\n(e) Sunset.--\n(1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2), this\nsection shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the date\nof the enactment of this Act.\n(2) Extension.--The Secretary may change the date on which this\nsection terminates to a date that is later than the date on which\nthis section would terminate under paragraph (1) if the President\ndetermines that the continuation of the program is necessary to\nmeet national economic and national security needs and transmits\nthat determination, and that later date, to the congressional\ndefense committees.\n(f) Definition of Biomanufacturing.--In this section, the term\n``biomanufacturing'' means the utilization of biological systems to\ndevelop new and advance existing products, tools, and processes at\ncommercial scale.\nSEC. 244. BIOTECHNOLOGY SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY PROGRAM.\n(a) Authorization.--\n(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with\nthe Secretaries of the military departments and the heads of\nrelevant Defense Agencies, may establish and implement a program\n(referred to in this section as the ``Program'') to develop and\nscale within the laboratories of the military departments, and\ntransition from the laboratories of the military departments,\nbiotechnology-based technologies and capabilities (including\nproducts such as chemicals, materials, and fuels) that are relevant\nto the mission of the Department of Defense and support the\nresilience, sustainability, and responsiveness of the defense\nsupply chain.\n(2) Activities.--Under the Program, the Secretary of Defense\nmay carry out the following activities:\n(A) Conduct an assessment of supply chain vulnerabilities\nin the Department of Defense.\n(B) Direct the laboratories of the military departments to\nestablish mechanisms to collaboratively--\n(i) conduct applied research, including\nexperimentation, advanced technological development,\nadvanced component development, and rapid prototyping in\nbioindustrials, biomanufacturing, and related disciplines\nto support defense missions;\n(ii) develop, prototype, test, and transition\nbiologically derived materials and products to reduce\nreliance on foreign supply chains and vulnerable supply\nchains;\n(iii) upgrade, expand, or construct physical and\ndigital infrastructure, including laboratory facilities, of\nthe Department and its partners to support bioindustrial\nresearch, development, testing, prototyping, and\nproduction;\n(iv) as needed, enter into contracts, cooperative\nagreements, grants, or other transactions with relevant\nFederal entities and non-Federal entities, such as\ncommercial entities, research institutions, and academic\norganizations, to execute the activities under this\nsubparagraph (B); and\n(v) support education, training, and workforce\ndevelopment initiatives to build and sustain a skilled\nbioindustrial and biomanufacturing workforce.\n(C) Collaborate across the military departments, Defense\nAgencies, and other Federal entities to ensure alignment with\nnational bioindustrial and supply chain strategies.\n(D) Promote the development and utilization of next-\ngeneration feedstocks and processes in ways that support local\neconomic growth.\n(E) Modernize infrastructure through investment in\nfacilities that enable rapid prototyping and advanced materials\ntesting.\n(F) Establish performance metrics and benchmarks to measure\nprogress toward operational integration and transition to\nprograms of record.\n(3) Other considerations.--In the event the Secretary of\nDefense carries out the Program, the Secretary shall--\n(A) prioritize technologies and capabilities that address\ncritical defense supply chain vulnerabilities and enhance\nmilitary readiness, including technologies and capabilities\nnecessary to--\n(i) reduce logistics through field-enabled\nmanufacturing of materials and deployable infrastructure\ncomponents;\n(ii) enhance performance through development of novel\nmaterials; or\n(iii) improve cost efficiency of manufacturing and\nreduce dependency on foreign supply chains;\n(B) consult with representatives of industry, academia, and\nother Federal agencies with relevant expertise, to accelerate\ndevelopment and transitions; and\n(C) ensure the Program supports the development and\nfielding of emerging technologies such as biotechnologies that\nprovide operational and strategic advantages to the Armed\nForces, including through--\n(i) cross-service and public-private partnerships; and\n(ii) applied research, pilot-scale production, and\ntechnology transition efforts focused on biomanufacturing\nand materials innovation.\n(b) Reports.--\n(1) Submission.--Not later than one year after commencing the\nProgram, and biennially thereafter until the Program terminates\nunder subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\nCommittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of\nRepresentatives a report detailing all activities carried out under\nthe program. Each report shall include, to the extent applicable,\nthe following:\n(A) A summary of key research, development, and prototyping\nefforts initiated or continued during the year or years covered\nby the report, including technical objectives, anticipated\ndefense applications, and funding.\n(B) A list of significant partnerships or agreements\nexecuted with industry, academic institutions, and other\nFederal agencies, including the purpose, national security\nnexus, and funding level of each such partnership or agreement.\n(C) An assessment of infrastructure enhancements undertaken\nto support bioindustrial development and scale-up, including\nfacility modernization and equipment acquisition.\n(D) An evaluation of program performance against\nestablished milestones or metrics, including progress toward\nthe transition of technologies to operational use or\nacquisition programs.\n(E) An identification of major technical, logistical, or\npolicy challenges encountered, and actions taken to mitigate\nsuch challenges.\n(2) Form.--Each report under this subsection shall be submitted\nin unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.\n(c) Sunset.--\n(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the\nauthority to carry out the Program shall terminate on the date that\nis 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.\n(2) Extension.--The Program may be continued after the\ntermination date specified in paragraph (1) if, before such date,\nthe President--\n(A) determines that continuation of the Program is\nnecessary to meet national economic or national security needs;\nand\n(B) submits notice of such determination to the Committees\non Armed Services of the Senate and the House of\nRepresentatives.\nSEC. 245. BIOLOGICAL DATA FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.\n(a) AI Accessibility to Qualified Biological Data Resources.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop and\nimplement requirements that ensure qualified biological data\nresources created by research entirely funded by the Department of\nDefense are collected and stored in a manner that facilitates the\nuse of such qualified biological data resources for advanced\ncomputational methods, including artificial intelligence.\n(2) Elements.--The requirements implemented under subsection\n(a) shall include the following:\n(A) A definition of the term ``qualified biological data\nresource'' for the purposes of such requirements, which shall\nbe based on one or more of the following criteria:\n(i) The type of biological data generated.\n(ii) The size of the dataset involved.\n(iii) The amount of Federal funds awarded to the\nresearch that created such qualified biological data\nresource.\n(iv) The level of sensitivity of the biological data\ngenerated.\n(v) Any other factor determined appropriate by the\nSecretary of Defense.\n(B) Guidance on the metrics and metadata included under\nsuch requirements to indicate data quality, including\nusability, interoperability, and completeness.\n(C) Requirements for tiered levels of cybersecurity\nsafeguards and access controls for the storage of biological\ndata.\n(D) Exceptions to such requirements, including for\nbiological data that may implicate national security.\n(E) Requirements for the protection of the privacy of\nindividuals.\n(b) Consultation and Considerations.--In developing and\nimplementing the requirements under subsection (a), the Secretary\nshall--\n(1) consult with the Secretaries of the military departments,\nthe heads of the research laboratories of each of the Armed Forces,\nand relevant individuals and entities in the private sector and\nacademia who have received funding for research from the Department\nof Defense to ensure that such requirements are not overly\nburdensome; and\n(2) review and incorporate, to the extent the Secretary\ndetermines appropriate, existing Federal frameworks and standards\nfor the use of qualified biological data resources for advanced\ncomputational methods.\nSEC. 246. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BIOTECHNOLOGY STRATEGY.\n(a) In General.--Not later than June 1, 2026, the Secretary of\nDefense shall, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for\nResearch and Engineering and the Under Secretary of Defense for\nAcquisition and Sustainment, submit to the Committees on Armed Services\nof the Senate and the House of Representatives a strategy on the\nnational security implications of emerging biotechnologies, including\nthe future role that biotechnology will play in defense, and means to\nimprove industry, interagency, and international relationships in this\nsector.\n(b) Elements.--The strategy required pursuant to subsection (a)\nshall include the following elements:\n(1) How the Department of Defense will develop and expand a\nnetwork of commercial facilities for the biomanufacture of products\nthat are critical for defense needs.\n(2) Review and update of military specifications in order to\nbetter incorporate or substitute current products with\nbiotechnology-based products.\n(3) Updated plans and policies for the Department to enter into\nadvance market commitments and offtake agreements for biotechnology\nproducts that have defense applications.\n(4) Review of how the Department could better incorporate\nmilitary-relevant applications of emerging biotechnology into\nwargaming exercises, tabletop exercises, or other net assessment\nanalyses.\n(5) The benefits and costs of issuing a research grand\nchallenge, or a series of challenges, that focus on making\nbiotechnology predictably engineerable and how the Department would\nimplement such research grand challenge or series of challenges.\n(6) Development of a biotechnology regulation science and\ntechnology program within the Department, including development of\ndigital infrastructure to support simplified regulation and the\ndevelopment of biometrology tools.\n(7) Updated plans and policies for intergovernmental support\nthat the Department could provide in encouraging member countries\nof the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to aggregate\ndemand and pool purchasing power for biotechnology products.\n(8) Review of plans and guidance on how the Department can work\nto develop, integrate, and disseminate biotechnology research\ninitiatives across member countries of NATO, and how the Department\nmight coordinate with international stakeholders to utilize the\ncombined research capabilities of such member countries to drive a\nbiotechnology development approach.\n(9) Review of the feasibility and advisability of using cloud\ncomputing methods to safely store biological data to include\nconsiderations related to cybersecurity, biosecurity, and data\nprivacy.\n(10) Development of a training program for all members of the\nArmed Forces, civilian employees of the Department, and contractors\nof the Department whose duties include--\n(A) creating or deploying novel biotechnologies;\n(B) analyzing, preparing for, or responding to biological\nthreats; or\n(C) planning, research and development, engineering, or\ntesting and evaluation of systems regarding biotechnology.\nSEC. 247. ETHICAL AND RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF\nBIOTECHNOLOGY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.\n(a) Requirement.--\n(1) Policies and guidelines.--The Secretary of Defense shall\nissue policies and guidelines on the ethical and responsible\ndevelopment and deployment of biotechnology within the Department\nof Defense.\n(2) Consultation.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that\nthe policies and guidelines under paragraph (1) are developed in\nconsultation with--\n(A) the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and\nEngineering;\n(B) the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; and\n(C) individuals representing industry, academia, and civil\nsociety.\n(3) Public availability.--The Secretary of Defense shall make\nthe policies and guidelines under paragraph (1) publicly available.\n(b) Matters Included.--The policies and guidelines under subsection\n(a)(1) shall include the following:\n(1) Definitions related to the ethical and responsible\ndevelopment and use of biotechnology.\n(2) An assessment of whether, and to what extent, existing\nstatutes, regulations, directives, manuals, or instructions limit\nthe ability of the Department of Defense to provide guidelines for\nthe ethical and responsible development of emerging biotechnology.\n(3) Guidelines encouraging the safe use of biotechnology\nproducts under appropriate regulatory and other oversight\nprocesses.\n(4) Policies relating to informed consent of members of the\nArmed Forces participating in the development of biotechnology\nproducts that have not received regulatory approval.\n(5) Policies relating to whether, and under which conditions,\nuses of biotechnology that potentially result in irreversible or\nheritable characteristics are acceptable.\n(6) Policies relating to the potential effects of\nbiotechnologies on the environment.\n(7) Policies relating to the compliance by and obligations of\nthe Department of Defense with respect to the Convention on the\nProhibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of\nBacteriological and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction\n(commonly referred to as the ``Biological Weapons Convention'').\n(8) Policies relating to human performance enhancement or\naugmentation.\n(9) Such other matters as the Secretary of Defense determines\nrelevant.\n(c) Report.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees a report on the policies and\nguidelines under subsection (a)(1), including the methodologies\nused to develop the policies and guidelines.\n(2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be\nsubmitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.\n(3) Public availability.--The Secretary of Defense shall make\nreport required under paragraph (1) publicly available, except such\npublicly available version of the report may not include any\nclassified annex provided under paragraph (2).\n(d) Briefing.--During the two-year period beginning on the date\nthat is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the\nSecretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense\ncommittees an annual briefing on the implementation of the policies and\nguidelines under subsection (a)(1), including a description of any\nneeded resources for such implementation.\nSEC. 248. ESTABLISHING BIOBASED PRODUCT MERIT GUIDANCE.\n(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and\nEngineering, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military\ndepartments, shall develop and make publicly available guidance for\nprivate entities on how such entities can effectively demonstrate,\nvalidate, and verify that a biobased product of such entity provides\ncapabilities meeting the requirements of the Department of Defense.\n(b) Analysis.--In developing the guidance required by subsection\n(a), the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall\nconduct an analysis of current military specifications for suitable\nproduct categories and make such analysis publicly available for use by\nprivate entities, such as in industry or academia. Such analysis shall\ninclude:\n(1) Assessment of all current military specifications and\nidentification of those that may--\n(A) have existing biobased products that meet such\nspecifications;\n(B) could be met with biobased products with some\nmodification; or\n(C) have no military specification where a new one may be\nrequired.\n(2) Assessment of current validation and verification processes\nrelated to military specifications to determine if modifications to\nsuch processes are needed to consider biobased product\nalternatives.\n(3) Review of existing acquisition policy and practices related\nto procurement of materials meeting military specifications to\ndetermine if any changes to such processes are recommended to\naccommodate biobased products.\n(c) Biobased Product Defined.--In this section, the term ``biobased\nproduct'' means a product manufactured, produced, or developed through\nthe application of living organisms to alter living or non-living\nmaterials.\n\nSubtitle D--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters\n\nSEC. 251. MODIFICATION OF ENERGETIC MATERIALS STRATEGIC PLAN AND\nINVESTMENT STRATEGY OF JOINT ENERGETICS TRANSITION OFFICE.\nSection 148(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``; and'' and\ninserting a semicolon;\n(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and\ninserting ``; and''; and\n(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:\n``(D) identifying raw material waste produced during the\nexplosives manufacturing process and developing plans to reduce\nwaste and optimize production.''.\nSEC. 252. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR ANNUAL REPORTS ON CRITICAL\nTECHNOLOGY AREAS SUPPORTIVE OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY.\nSection 217(c)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10\nU.S.C. 4001 note) is amended, in the matter before subparagraph (A), by\nstriking ``December 1, 2025'' and inserting ``December 1, 2030''.\nSEC. 253. QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND\nEVALUATION LABORATORIES AND FACILITIES.\n(a) Required Briefings.--Not later than 90 days after the date of\nthe of enactment of this Act, and every three months for two years\nthereafter, the Director of Science, Technology, and Test Resource\nManagement of the Air Force shall provide to the congressional defense\ncommittees a briefing on the challenges facing Department of Defense\nresearch, development, test, and evaluation laboratories and\nfacilities. Such briefings shall address the chronic institutional\ncauses of underinvestment in such laboratories and facilities and how\nto improve investment in the future.\n(b) Participants.--The Director of Science, Technology, and Test\nResource Management may include representatives from the Office of the\nUnder Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering or a military\ndepartment (as appropriate) in the briefings required by this section.\n(c) Briefing Elements.--Each quarterly briefing should address--\n(1) the funding trends and internal processes that are\ncontributing to the underinvestment in such laboratories and\nfacilities;\n(2) the overall conditions of research, development, test, and\nevaluation infrastructure of the Department of Defense, including\nmaintenance backlogs and modernization needs;\n(3) how such infrastructure investments are weighed against\nother military construction requirements;\n(4) the highest priority projects for research, development,\ntest, and evaluation infrastructure, a justification for such\npriority, and any progress made towards funding any such\npriorities;\n(5) options for improving the way such infrastructure is funded\nand managed, including the potential for public-private\npartnerships and public-public partnerships that could lessen the\nneed for funding under the categories of military construction or\noperation and maintenance;\n(6) an overview of the current state of the workforce for\nresearch, development, test, and evaluation, challenges in\nattracting and retaining top technical talent for such workforce\nand options for strengthening such workforce, including hiring\nauthorities and effective recruitment campaigns; and\n(7) limitations of existing policies or statutes that support\nthe sustainment and modernization of research, development, test,\nand evaluation infrastructure.\n\nTITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE\n\nTITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE\n\nSubtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations\n\nSec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.\n\nSubtitle B--Energy and Environment\n\nSec. 311. Inclusion of information about PFAS investigation and\nremediation in annual report on defense environmental\nprograms.\nSec. 312. Elimination of preference for motor vehicles using electric or\nhybrid propulsion systems and related requirements of the\nDepartment of Defense.\nSec. 313. Modification of availability and use of energy cost savings.\nSec. 314. Requirement to support National Guard training on wildfire\nprevention and response.\nSec. 315. Modification of requirements relating to replacement of\nfluorinated aqueous film-forming foam.\nSec. 316. Modification to restriction on procurement or purchasing of\npersonal protective equipment for firefighters containing\nperfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.\nSec. 317. Provision of alternative drinking water to households whose\nprivate drinking water is contaminated with\nperfluorooctanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid\nsubstances from Department of Defense activities.\nSec. 318. Responsibilities of executive agent for installation and\noperational nuclear energy.\nSec. 319. Establishment of Advanced Nuclear Transition Working Group.\nSec. 320. Department of Air Force program of record for commercial\nweather data.\nSec. 321. Pilot program on Navy installation nuclear energy.\nSec. 322. Strategy to accelerate remediation of contamination from\nperfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances.\nSec. 323. Notification requirement with respect to nuclear power in\nGuam.\nSec. 324. Authority to use certain technologies to destroy or dispose of\nperfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances.\n\nSubtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment\n\nSec. 331. Modification of readiness report to include summary count of\ncertain mishaps.\nSec. 332. Authority to provide supplies incidental to support and\nservices for eligible non-Department of Defense organizations.\nSec. 333. Extension of authorization of depot working capital funds for\nunspecified minor military construction.\nSec. 334. Designation of senior officials responsible for integration of\nglobal contested logistics posture management.\nSec. 335. Modification of prohibition on contracts for performance of\nfirefighting or security-guard functions.\nSec. 336. Responsibilities for oversight of certain defense personal\nproperty matters.\nSec. 337. Roles and responsibilities relating to sustainment and\nreadiness of certain naval surface vessels.\nSec. 338. Strategy to improve infrastructure of certain depots of\nDepartment of Defense.\nSec. 339. Modification of report on improved oversight for\nimplementation of Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program\nof the Navy.\nSec. 340. Extension and modification of semiannual briefings on\noperational status of amphibious warship fleet.\nSec. 341. Maintenance inspection capabilities and requirements.\nSec. 342. Joint Strike Fighter sustainment.\nSec. 343. Depot-level maintenance coordination in multinational\nexercises.\nSec. 344. Proposed actions with respect to causes and effects of\ndeclining aircraft readiness rates.\nSec. 345. Technology enhancement for surface ship maintenance.\nSec. 346. Oversight requirements for contracts relating to relocation\nlogistics for household goods.\nSec. 347. Integration of commercially available artificial intelligence\ncapabilities into logistics operations.\nSec. 348. Pilot program on Army depot and arsenal workload sustainment.\nSec. 349. Limitation on use of funds to establish or expand Space Force\nSpecial Operations Component Command.\nSec. 350. Pilot program for data-enabled ground vehicle maintenance.\nSec. 351. Modernization of the organic industrial base of the Army.\n\nSubtitle D--Matters Relating to Munitions\n\nSec. 361. Reporting requirements for Out-Year Unconstrained Total\nMunitions Requirements and Out-Year inventory numbers.\nSec. 362. Inclusion of air and missile defense in Out-Year Unconstrained\nTotal Munitions Requirement and Out-Year inventory numbers.\nSec. 363. Reports on munitions response projects at sites formerly used\nby the Department of Defense.\nSec. 364. Report on critical munitions required for simultaneous\nconflicts.\n\nSubtitle E--Other Matters\n\nSec. 371. Adjustment and diversification assistance for State and local\ngovernments affected by depot reductions.\nSec. 372. Authority to evacuate family pets and contract working dogs\nduring noncombatant evacuations of foreign countries.\nSec. 373. Manned rotary wing aircraft safety.\nSec. 374. Establishment of Army museum system.\nSec. 375. Establishment of United States Navy Museum System.\nSec. 376. Establishment of Air Force and Space Force Museum System.\nSec. 377. Transportation of certain domestic animals by foreign air\ncarriers.\nSec. 378. Minimum standards for military working dog kennels and\nfacilities.\nSec. 379. Restroom access at military installations for certain\ntransportation service providers.\nSec. 380. Use of expeditionary solid waste disposal systems by\nDepartment of Defense.\nSec. 381. Pilot program for contracted amphibious air resources for the\narea of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific\nCommand.\nSec. 382. Initiative to control spread of greater banded hornet in Guam.\nSec. 383. Reserve mobilization exercise to assess the capability of the\nArmed Forces to respond to a high-intensity contingency in the\nIndo-Pacific region.\nSec. 384. Limitation on transformation by the Army of primary helicopter\ntraining program at Fort Rucker, Alabama.\n\nSubtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations\n\nSEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.\nFunds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026\nfor the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of\nthe Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for\noperation and maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section\n4301.\n\nSubtitle B--Energy and Environment\n\nSEC. 311. INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ABOUT PFAS INVESTIGATION AND\nREMEDIATION IN ANNUAL REPORT ON DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS.\nSection 2711 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (b)(1)(C)--\n(A) by striking ``sites; and'' and inserting ``sites,\nincluding information on the costs associated with\ninvestigating and remediating releases of per- and\npolyfluoroalkyl substances, including--''; and\n(B) by adding at the end the following new clauses:\n``(i) detailed information regarding the total\npotential cost to the Department of investigating and\nremediating such releases at all locations where\ninvestigation and remediation is expected to be funded by\nthe Department; and\n``(ii) the cost-to-complete analysis required under\nsubsection (d); and'' and\n(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n``(d) PFAS Cost-to-complete Analysis.--The Secretary shall carry\nout an annual cost-to-complete analysis with respect to the most\nimportant contributors to the costs to the Department of investigating\nand remediating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances releases that--\n``(1) includes--\n``(A) an assessment of any changes in regulatory standards,\ntreatment technologies, and site prioritization that could\naffect the cost to complete;\n``(B) examples of how modifying assumptions about\ncontamination extent, remediation timelines, or emerging\ndisposal methods could affect the cost to complete; and\n``(C) an identification of any funding shortfalls or other\nconstraints that could affect the investigation and remediation\nof such contamination; and\n``(2) incorporates a risk and uncertainty analysis with respect\nto the effects of potential changes in the most important\ncontributors to the costs to the Department to complete the known\nper- and polyfluoroalkyl substances sites, including--\n``(A) variability in the extent of such contamination based\non ongoing site assessments, inspections, and investigations;\n``(B) shifts in regulatory requirements that could alter\ninvestigation and remediation strategies; and\n``(C) advances in technologies for the treatment and\ndisposal such contamination that could reduce or increase long-\nterm costs.''.\nSEC. 312. ELIMINATION OF PREFERENCE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES USING\nELECTRIC OR HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEMS AND RELATED REQUIREMENTS OF\nTHE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.\nChapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in section 2911(e)--\n(A) by striking paragraph (4);\n(B) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (9) as\nparagraphs (4) through (8), respectively;\n(C) by striking paragraph (10); and\n(D) by redesignating paragraphs (11) through (15) as\nparagraphs (9) through (13), respectively; and\n(2) in section 2922g(a), by striking ``shall'' and inserting\n``may''.\nSEC. 313. MODIFICATION OF AVAILABILITY AND USE OF ENERGY COST\nSAVINGS.\nSection 2912 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (c)--\n(A) by striking ``The amount'' and inserting ``(1) The\namount'';\n(B) by striking ``additional operational energy'' and all\nthat follows through the period at the end and inserting\n``operational energy initiatives.''; and\n(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall design operational energy\ninitiatives under paragraph (1) to advance the objectives of the\nDepartment in the areas of energy resilience and fuel efficiency.\n``(3) Operational energy initiatives carried out under paragraph\n(1) may directly contribute to enhanced mission and combat\ncapabilities, fund operational environment training activities, or\nestablish programs to incentivize demonstrable reductions in energy\nexpenditures within the department, agency, or instrumentality credited\nwith achieving the energy cost savings under subsection (a).'';\n(2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``The Secretary of\nDefense may transfer amounts described in subsection (a) that\nremain available for obligation'' and inserting ``Not later than 60\ndays after being notified of amounts described in subsection (a)\nthat remain available for obligation, the Secretary of Defense\nshall transfer such amounts''; and\n(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n``(f) Operational Energy Cost Savings Defined.--In this section,\nthe term `operational energy cost savings' means the monetary savings\nachieved through measures to reduce energy expenditures relative to the\namount that would have been necessary to sustain an equivalent level of\ncapability in the absence of such measures.''.\nSEC. 314. REQUIREMENT TO SUPPORT NATIONAL GUARD TRAINING ON\nWILDFIRE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE.\nSection 351 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 32 U.S.C. 501 note) is amended, in the\nmatter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``may'' and inserting\n``shall''.\nSEC. 315. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO REPLACEMENT OF\nFLUORINATED AQUEOUS FILM-FORMING FOAM.\nSection 322 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 2661 note prec.) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (b)--\n(A) by striking ``October 1, 2023'' and inserting ``October\n1, 2026''; and\n(B) by striking ``in excess of one part per billion of''\nand inserting ``detectable'';\n(2) in subsection (c)--\n(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as\nsubparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;\n(B) by striking ``may not be used at any military\ninstallation on or after the earlier of the following dates''\nand inserting ``may not be used at the following:''\n``(1) Any military installation that, as of the date of the\nenactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2026, has transitioned to the use of a fluorine-free fire-fighting\nagent that meets the military specifications issued pursuant to\nsubsection (a).\n``(2) Any other military installation on or after the earlier\nof the following dates:''; and\n(C) in subparagraph (A), as redesignated by subparagraph\n(A) of this paragraph, by striking ``October 1, 2024'' and\ninserting ``October 1, 2026'';\n(3) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:\n``(d) Exemptions.--Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to\nfirefighting foam for use--\n``(1) onboard oceangoing vessels, including use in pier-side\ninspection, testing, and maintenance;\n``(2) that is necessary to conduct testing to meet military\nspecification qualification requirements and ensure quality\nstandards of the inventory of the Department;\n``(3) in connection with the research, development, test, and\nevaluation of a fluorine-free fire-fighting agent;\n``(4) on naval nuclear submarine propulsion plants; or\n``(5) in any tactical vehicle, or equipment, that is\nincompatible with fluorine-free fire-fighting agents.''; and\n(4) in subsection (e)--\n(A) in paragraph (1)--\n(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by\ninserting ``the limitation under subsection (b) or'' before\n``the prohibition''; and\n(ii) in subparagraph (B)--\n\n(I) in clause (ii), by inserting ``or to maintain\nmilitary readiness'' after ``safety'';\n(II) by striking clause (iii) and redesignating\nclauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (iii) and (iv),\nrespectively; and\n(III) in clause (iii), as so redesignated, by\nstriking ``and does not require revision''; and\n\n(B) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ``Secretary of\nDefense'' and inserting ``Under Secretary of Defense for\nAcquisition and Sustainment''.\nSEC. 316. MODIFICATION TO RESTRICTION ON PROCUREMENT OR PURCHASING\nOF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIREFIGHTERS CONTAINING\nPERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES OR POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.\nSection 345 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 3201 note\nprec.) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``if such equipment contains\nan intentionally added perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl\nsubstance'' and inserting ``unless such equipment meets the\nspecifications set forth in the most recently published edition of\nthe National Fire Protection Associate 1970 standard, including by\nnot containing any substance on the restricted substances list in\nexcess of the maximum acceptable levels of such substance''; and\n(2) in subsection (d)--\n(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``does not contain\nintentionally added perfluoroalkyl substances or\npolyfluoroalkyl substances'' and inserting ``meets the\nspecifications set forth in the most recently published edition\nof the National Fire Protection Associate 1970 standard,\nincluding by not containing any substance on the restricted\nsubstances list in excess of the maximum acceptable levels of\nsuch substance''; and\n(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``does not contain\nintentionally added perfluoroalkyl substances or\npolyfluoroalkyl substances'' and inserting ``meets the\nspecifications set forth in the most recently published edition\nof the National Fire Protection Associate 1970 standard,\nincluding by not containing any substance on the restricted\nsubstances list in excess of the maximum acceptable levels of\nsuch substance,''.\nSEC. 317. PROVISION OF ALTERNATIVE DRINKING WATER TO HOUSEHOLDS\nWHOSE PRIVATE DRINKING WATER IS CONTAMINATED WITH\nPERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID AND PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID\nSUBSTANCES FROM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.\n(a) In General.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), on and after\nthe date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall\noffer alternative drinking water to a household if--\n(1) the household is downgradient from a military installation;\n(2) the household receives water from one or more private\ndrinking water wells where contamination from detections of\nperfluorooctanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid substances\nresulting solely from activities of the Department of Defense, as\ndetermined by the Secretary, carried out at such military\ninstallation has, at one point in time, exceeded the maximum\ncontaminant level for such substances established by the\nEnvironmental Protection Agency; and\n(3) as of the date of the enactment of this Act, another\nhousehold located in the same community was eligible for\nalternative drinking water provided by the Secretary by reason of\ncontamination from detections of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and\nperfluorooctanoic acid substances resulting from activities of the\nDepartment carried out at the same military installation.\n(b) Coordination With Other Authorities.--The Secretary of Defense\nshall carry out this section in a manner that is consistent with the\nComprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act\nof 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the authorities of the Secretary\nunder environmental law, including by prioritizing and coordinating the\nefforts of the Secretary under subsection (a) with other efforts to\naddress releases of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic\nacid.\n(c) Exception.--The Secretary is not required to offer or provide\nalternative drinking water to a household under subsection (a) if--\n(1) the household is part of a community, as determined by the\nSecretary, where all the households in the community that have been\naffected by contamination from detections of\nperfluorooctanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid substances\nresulting from activities of the Department have been connected to\na municipal drinking water distribution system; or\n(2) the Secretary has otherwise taken action under the\nComprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability\nAct of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) to reduce drinking water\nexposures, including by meeting the relevant Federal or State\ndrinking water standards for perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and\nperfluorooctanoic acid substances.\n(d) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``alternative drinking water'' includes--\n(A) provision of bottled water;\n(B) connection to public water systems for members of the\npublic using private wells; and\n(C) provision of filtration systems for private residences.\n(2) The term ``Federal drinking water standard'' means an\nenforceable Federal standard for drinking water, as described in\nsection 121(d)(2)(A)(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental\nResponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C.\n9621(d)(2)(A)(i)).\n(3) The terms ``maximum contaminant level'' and ``public water\nsystem'' have the meanings given those terms in section 1401 of the\nSafe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f).\n(4) The term ``private drinking water well'' means a drinking\nwater well that is not a public water system and is not connected\nto a public water system.\n(5) The term ``State drinking water standard'' means an\nenforceable State standard, in effect in that State, for drinking\nwater, as described in section 121(d)(2)(A)(ii) of the\nComprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability\nAct of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9621(d)(2)(A)(ii)).\nSEC. 318. RESPONSIBILITIES OF EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR INSTALLATION AND\nOPERATIONAL NUCLEAR ENERGY.\n(a) Executive Agent.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination\nwith the Secretary of the Army, the Under Secretary of Defense for\nAcquisition and Sustainment, the Under Secretary of Defense for\nResearch and Engineering, and the Director of the Strategic\nCapabilities Office of the Department of Defense, shall ensure that,\nnot later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act,\nthere is designated an executive agent of the Department of Defense for\ninstallation and operational nuclear energy.\n(b) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the executive agent\nspecified in subsection (a) shall include the following:\n(1) In coordination with the commanders of the combatant\ncommands and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, assessing installation and\noperational nuclear energy needs.\n(2) Consulting with project developers and other experts from\nthe commercial nuclear industry, potential private owners and\noperators of nuclear reactors to be deployed at military\ninstallations, and other persons determined appropriate by the\nexecutive agent, to assess the technological capabilities,\ndevelopment status, costs, timelines, risks, and potential need for\ndesign evolution of nuclear reactors to meet the needs of the\nDepartment of Defense referred to paragraph (1).\n(3) In coordination with the Secretary of Energy, the\nSecretaries of the military departments, and the Nuclear Regulatory\nCommission, assessing the technology readiness, licensability,\ndeployability, operability, and maintainability of nuclear reactors\nwith respect to potential deployment at military installations.\n(4) In coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the\nSecretaries of the military departments, integrating technical and\nproject resources across the Department of Defense for the use of\nnuclear reactors to meet the needs of the Department of Defense\nreferred to in paragraph (1), including by developing a plan to\naggregate the demand for, and the acquisition and deployment of,\nnuclear reactors across military installations and military\ndepartments.\n(5) In coordination with the Secretary of Energy and the\nNuclear Regulatory Commission--\n(A) evaluating the regulatory framework and other\nrequirements applicable to the use of nuclear reactors to meet\nsuch needs; and\n(B) establishing training programs and plans relating to\nthe acquisition and operation of nuclear reactors to meet such\nneeds.\n(6) Identifying the timelines and resource requirements\nnecessary for the acquisition and operation of nuclear reactors to\nmeet such needs, including--\n(A) any support necessary from the national laboratories of\nthe Department of Energy; and\n(B) any funding necessary to carry out interim pilot\nprograms for the limited deployment of nuclear reactors until\nsuch timelines and resource requirements are met.\n(7) Including resource requirements identified pursuant to\nparagraph (6), and any other resource requirements necessary to\ncarry out this subsection, in applicable planning, programming,\nbudgeting, and execution processes of the Department of Defense,\nincluding by preparing, as applicable--\n(A) a program objective memorandum for any new resource so\nrequired; and\n(B) a budget justification for any new resource so required\nfor inclusion in the budget materials submitted by the\nSecretary of Defense to Congress in support of the President's\nannual budget request (submitted to Congress pursuant to\nsection 1105 of title 31, United States Code).\n(8) Providing technical support for programs of the military\ndepartments relating to the deployment of nuclear reactors for\ninstallation energy resilience.\n(c) Annual Reports.--Not later than September 30, 2026, and\nannually thereafter for a period of five years, the executive agent\nspecified in subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary of Defense\nand the congressional defense committees a report describing the\nactions taken to implement this section during the one-year period\nending on the date of the submission of such report.\n(d) Plan for Program of Record.--\n(1) Submission.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination\nwith the executive agent specified in subsection (a), shall submit\nto the congressional defense committees a plan to establish a\nprogram of record of the Department of Defense to meet installation\nand operational nuclear energy needs.\n(2) Elements.--The plan under paragraph (1) shall include the\nfollowing:\n(A) An identification of requirements necessary for the\nestablishment of the program of record specified in such\nparagraph.\n(B) A budget estimate for such program of record through\n2030 or through the conclusion of the five-year period\nfollowing the first date on which a nuclear reactor is deployed\nat a military installation, whichever is later.\n(C) A summary of actions taken to implement the\nresponsibilities under subsection (b) and information derived\nas a result of such actions.\n(D) Use cases for nuclear reactors, developed in\ncoordination with the commanders of combatant commands with\nrespect to installation and operational needs (including needs\nrelating to the electrification of operational energy,\nelimination of fuel supply vulnerabilities, military\ninstallation resilience, sustainment of military installations,\nenablement of multi-domain operations, and advanced weaponry).\n(E) An identification of the minimum potential number of\nmilitary installations at which nuclear reactors would be\nnecessary to deploy in order to establish a cost-effective\nprogram, and projected dates by which such nuclear reactors\nwould achieve initial operational capability.\n(F) An estimate of fuel requirements necessary to support\nthe deployment of various models of nuclear reactors at\nmilitary installations, to inform future acquisition planning.\n(e) Compliance With Applicable Directive.--The Secretary shall\ncarry out this section in compliance with Directive 5101.01.\n(f) Support Within Department of Defense.--In accordance with\nDirective 5101.01, the Secretary shall ensure that the military\ndepartments, the Defense Agencies, and other elements of the Department\nof Defense provide the executive agent specified in subsection (a) with\nthe appropriate support and resources needed to perform the roles,\nresponsibilities, and authorities of the executive agent.\n(g) Definitions.--In this section--\n(1) The term ``Directive 5101.01'' means Department of Defense\nDirective 5101.01, or any successor directive relating to the\nresponsibilities of an executive agent of the Department of\nDefense.\n(2) The terms ``energy resilience'' and ``military installation\nresilience'' have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of\ntitle 10, United States Code.\n(3) The term ``executive agent'' has the meaning given the term\n``DoD Executive Agent'' in Directive 5101.01.\n(4) The term ``installation and operational nuclear energy''\nmeans energy that is--\n(A) generated by a utilization facility authorized pursuant\nto section 91b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.\n2121(b)); and\n(B) used exclusively for the purposes of providing--\n(i) operational energy (as such term is defined in\nsection 2924 of title 10, United States Code); or\n(ii) the energy required for a military installation\n(as such term is defined in section 2801 of title 10,\nUnited States Code).\nSEC. 319. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVANCED NUCLEAR TRANSITION WORKING\nGROUP.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish an\nAdvanced Nuclear Transition Working Group (referred to in this section\nas the ``working group'').\n(b) Membership.--The Working Group shall be composed of the\nfollowing members:\n(1) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy,\nInstallations, and Environment.\n(2) The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations,\nEnergy, and Environment.\n(3) The Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy,\nInstallations, and Environment.\n(4) The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy,\nInstallations, and Environment.\n(5) The Joint Staff Director for Logistics, J4.\n(6) The Principal Director for Energy Resilience of the Office\nof the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.\n(7) The Director of the Strategic Capabilities Office.\n(8) The Director of the Defense Innovation Unit.\n(9) The heads of such other components of the Department of\nDefense, as determined by the Chair.\n(c) Chair.--The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear\nDeterrence, Chemical, and Biological Defense Policy and Programs, or a\ndesignee, shall serve as the Chair of the Working Group.\n(d) Duties.--The duties of the Working Group shall include the\nfollowing:\n(1) To develop and execute a strategy to accelerate the\nprocurement and fielding of commercial advanced nuclear\ncapabilities, in compliance with laws, regulations, and agreements,\nand consistent with best practices.\n(2) To identify and elevate the critical energy requirements of\nthe combatant commands, United States military installations, and\nthe infrastructure and mission capability needs of the combatant\ncommands and military installations that may be addressed with\nadvanced nuclear reactors.\n(3) To connect the combatant commands and military\ninstallations with ongoing and planned efforts.\n(4) To create an accelerated pathway to leverage advanced\nnuclear technologies to address operational gaps.\n(5) To provide a forum for members of the Working Group to\ncoordinate advanced nuclear demonstration and transition efforts,\nincluding by increasing opportunities and venues for government and\ncommercial research and development, testing and evaluation, and\nprocurement activities.\n(6) To advocate for appropriate levels of resourcing within\nplanning, programming, budgeting, and execution processes to\nadvance the development and use of nuclear energy technologies\nacross the Department of Defense.\n(7) To coordinate interagency activities and develop best\npractices on workforce development, regulatory pathways, licensing\nframeworks, access to fuel sources, safety and security standards,\nand decommissioning that currently hinder more rapid fielding of\nadvanced nuclear reactors.\n(8) To establish venues through which to engage commercial\ncompanies developing advanced reactors so as to review the\ntechnology readiness, timeline, and availability of reactor\ncapabilities for defense applications.\n(9) To inform and complete the briefings and reports required\nin subsection (f).\n(e) Meetings.--The Working Group shall meet at the call of the\nChair and not less frequently than once per quarter.\n(f) Report.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2026, and\nannually thereafter until 2029, the Chair shall submit to the\nappropriate congressional committees a report describing the status\nof advanced nuclear projects, associated funding and requirements,\nplanned program transitions, actions, and milestones of the Working\nGroup, and other matters as determined by the Secretary of Defense\nand the Working Group during the preceding year.\n(2) Contents.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall\ninclude the following:\n(A) A summary on the adequacy of existing energy storage\nand distribution systems to meet mission requirements in a\ncontested or austere operating environment.\n(B) An identification of the critical energy requirements\nof the combatant commands, United States military\ninstallations, and the infrastructure and weapons capabilities\nneeds of the combatant commands and military installations that\nmay be addressed with the use of microreactors or small modular\nreactors, including through expeditionary, transportable,\nstationary, space-based, or floating power plants.\n(C) A list of prioritized potential use cases, including--\n(i) base electric power;\n(ii) power for operational systems in austere\nenvironments;\n(iii) desalination or other water production systems;\n(iv) synthetic fuel production;\n(v) directed energy weapons;\n(vi) artificial intelligence at the edge;\n(vii) defense support of civil authorities;\n(viii) humanitarian response; and\n(ix) 3D/additive manufacturing.\n(D) Recommendations for at least three pilot projects.\n(3) Appropriate congressional committees.--In this section, the\nterm ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(A) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and\n(B) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of\nRepresentatives.\n(g) Termination.--The Working Group shall terminate on September\n30, 2029.\nSEC. 320. DEPARTMENT OF AIR FORCE PROGRAM OF RECORD FOR COMMERCIAL\nWEATHER DATA.\n(a) Establishment.--Not later than September 30, 2027, the\nSecretary of the Air Force shall establish a program of record of the\nDepartment of the Air Force to--\n(1) acquire and use non-space based commercial weather data\nto--\n(A) support operational weather forecasting; and\n(B) enhance mission planning and execution in data-sparse\nand contested environments; and\n(2) integrate such commercial weather data and related systems\ninto meteorological and decision support frameworks of the Air\nForce.\n(b) Submission to Congress.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the\nSecretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees, with respect to the program of record to be established\nunder subsection (a), the following:\n(1) A transition plan for the adoption of such program of\nrecord, including projected costs and funding requirements over the\nperiod covered by the program objective memorandum process for\nfiscal years 2027 through 2031.\n(2) An acquisition strategy for such program of record,\nincluding an outline of potential middle tier of acquisition\npathways or major capability acquisition pathways (as such term is\ndefined in Department of Defense Instruction 5000.85, titled\n``Major Capability Acquisition'' and issued on August 6, 2020 (or\nsuccessor instruction)).\n(3) A budget justification for inclusion of such program of\nrecord in the budget materials submitted by the Secretary of\nDefense to Congress in support of the President's annual budget\nrequest (submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title\n31, United States Code) for fiscal year 2027, to secure sustained\nfunding.\nSEC. 321. PILOT PROGRAM ON NAVY INSTALLATION NUCLEAR ENERGY.\n(a) Pilot Program Required.--Beginning not later than one year\nafter the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of\nthe Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment shall initiate a\nten-year pilot program at one or more naval installations for the\npurpose of determining how small modular reactors or mobile reactors\ncould be used--\n(1) to meet the installation energy needs of the Department of\nthe Navy during the ten-year period beginning on the date of the\nenactment of this Act; and\n(2) to inform the development of concepts for the use of\nnuclear power facilities to support increased energy security for\nNavy and Marine Corps installations.\n(b) Considerations.--\n(1) Selection of installations.--In selecting naval\ninstallations for the pilot program required by subsection (a), the\nAssistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and\nEnvironment shall consider whether an installation--\n(A) has entered into, as of the date of the enactment of\nthis Act, a memorandum of agreement with a private power\nprovider or reactor technology vendor to explore the use of a\nsmall modular reactor or mobile reactor designed for\nstandardized and scaleable production for installation energy\nrequirements;\n(B) contributes support to naval operations and readiness;\nand\n(C) could be co-located with a data center.\n(2) Selection of reactors.--In selecting nuclear reactors for\nuse in the pilot program required under subsection (a), the\nAssistant Secretary shall consider--\n(A) the type of fuel for advanced nuclear power production,\nwith a preference for fuel that is resistant to high heat, such\nas tri-structural isotropic particle fuel;\n(B) the capacity of the reactor, including that the needed\ncapacity of the reactor is in the range of 20MW to 300MW; and\n(C) whether the reactor includes a passive cooling system\nto ensure operational safety and sustainability.\n(c) Program Requirements.--In carrying out the pilot program\nrequired by subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for\nEnergy, Installations, and Environment shall--\n(1) assess and make recommendations regarding how to make\navailable the facilities of a Navy or Marine Corps program selected\nfor participation in the pilot program;\n(2) ensure that the program includes a plan for refueling and\nend-of-life waste stream management;\n(3) ensure that any reactor used in the program is resilient to\ngrid interruption; and\n(4) coordinate with the working group established by section\n319 and the executive agent established by section 318 with respect\nto timing, sequencing of projects, and locations and to prevent\nduplication and conflicts between the pilot program and other pilot\nprograms and nuclear initiatives of the Department of Defense.\n(d) Contracts.--The pilot program does not require the Secretary of\nthe Navy to enter into any new contract, including an energy savings\nperformance contract.\n(e) Reporting Requirements.--\n(1) Annual report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of\nthe initiation of the pilot program under subsection (a), the\nSecretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees a report that includes each of the following:\n(A) A five-year funding plan for all Navy nuclear shore and\ninstallation power programs for the Navy, including nuclear\nefforts provided for in the context of the Navy Shore Energy\nProgram and any identified funding shortfalls.\n(B) An identification of authorities required and remaining\nbarriers to the provision of nuclear power from a military\ninstallation to civilian energy grids.\n(C) A review of lessons learned from related efforts\nconducted by the other military departments, the Defense\nInnovation Unit, and any other entities the Secretary considers\nrelevant.\n(D) An analysis of efforts taken by the Navy to use nuclear\npower on Navy installations to support data center power\ndemands.\n(E) Any other details the Secretary of the Navy considers\nrelevant.\n(2) Final report.--Upon conclusion of the pilot program, the\nSecretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees a report that includes, or include in the report\nrequired under section 2925 of title 10, United States Code, for\nthe fiscal year during which the pilot program concludes, each of\nthe following:\n(A) An identification of the funding that would be required\nto convert the pilot program to a program of record.\n(B) An identification of all available funding provided in\nthe budget of the Navy for the fiscal year during which the\nreport is submitted for nuclear power at Navy and Marine Corps\ninstallations.\n(C) A list of all installations where the Secretary is\nconsidering the future use of nuclear power.\n(f) Early Termination.--The Secretary of the Navy may terminate the\npilot program before the expiration of the ten-year period referred to\nin subsection (a) if the Secretary provides notice of such early\ntermination to the congressional defense committees.\nSEC. 322. STRATEGY TO ACCELERATE REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATION FROM\nPERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.\n(a) Strategy.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees a strategy to accelerate the response\nefforts of the Department of Defense with respect to releases of\nperfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances from the\nactivities of the Department. Consistent with CERCLA, the strategy\nshall include--\n(1) criteria that the Department uses to prioritize response\nactions on military installations and National Guard facilities\nbased on relative risk to human health and the environment,\nincluding concentrations of releases of perfluoroalkyl substances\nor polyfluoroalkyl substances, migration pathways, and proximity to\nreceptors;\n(2) timelines for completing each phase of the cleanup process\nunder CERCLA with respect to such releases for each such military\ninstallation or National Guard facility;\n(3) a plan for deploying additional technologies, personnel, or\nother resources to reduce delays to remediation efforts, including\nan identification of--\n(A) the number of laboratories accredited by the\nenvironmental laboratory accreditation program of the\nDepartment to test for the presence of perfluoroalkyl\nsubstances and polyfluoroalkyl substances; and\n(B) the number of laboratories in the process of being so\naccredited; and\n(4) benchmarks for evaluating the performance of each military\ndepartment or Defense Agency in reducing the relative risk with\nrespect to response efforts to address releases of perfluoroalkyl\nsubstances and polyfluoroalkyl substances.\n(b) Public Dashboard.--Not later than one year after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish on a publicly\naccessible website of the Department, an online dashboard that provides\ninformation on the actions of the Department, including each military\ndepartment, addressing releases of perfluoroalkyl substances and\npolyfluoroalkyl substances from activities of the Department. The\ndashboard shall be updated on a semiannual basis and shall include a\nsummary of--\n(1) funding that has been obligated or expended address such\nreleases, dissagregated by each military installation or National\nGuard facility with respect to which efforts are planned or\nunderway;\n(2) the status of response efforts to address such releases\nunder the applicable phase of the cleanup process under CERCLA,\nincluding the status of any interim removal actions, at each such\nsite;\n(3) projected and actual timelines for the completion of\nresponse actions with respect to such releases at each such site;\nand\n(4) points of contact for community engagement.\n(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The terms ``CERCLA'', ``National Guard facility'',\n``removal'', and ``response'' have the meanings given those terms\nin section 2700 of title 10, United States Code.\n(2) The term ``Defense Agency'' has the meaning given such term\nin section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.\nSEC. 323. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT WITH RESPECT TO NUCLEAR POWER IN\nGUAM.\n(a) Notification.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the\nSecretary of Defense shall, not later than one year before any date on\nwhich the Secretary carries out the placement of a permanent nuclear\nreactor in Guam, submit to Congress and the Governor of Guam a\nnotification of such placement.\n(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a nuclear reactor\naboard a naval vessel.\n(c) Nuclear Reactor Defined.--In this section, the term ``nuclear\nreactor'' has the meaning given the term ``advanced nuclear reactor''\nin section 951 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271).\nSEC. 324. AUTHORITY TO USE CERTAIN TECHNOLOGIES TO DESTROY OR\nDISPOSE OF PERFLUOROALKYL OR POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.\n(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may use technologies for\nthe destruction or disposal of a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl\nsubstance that--\n(1) are cost effective; and\n(2) are permitted or otherwise approved by a Federal or State\nagency that regulates the destruction or disposal of such a\nsubstance.\n(b) Guidance.--The Secretary shall--\n(1) issue guidance implementing the authority under subsection\n(a), including by setting forth technologies that the Secretary\ndetermines meet the criteria specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of\nsuch subsection; and\n(2) periodically review and revise such guidance, taking into\naccount the development of new technologies.\n\nSubtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment\n\nSEC. 331. MODIFICATION OF READINESS REPORT TO INCLUDE SUMMARY COUNT\nOF CERTAIN MISHAPS.\nSection 482(b)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by\nstriking ``Class A, Class B, and Class C mishaps'' and inserting\n``Class A and Class B mishaps, and a summary count of all Class C\nmishaps,''.\nSEC. 332. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPLIES INCIDENTAL TO SUPPORT AND\nSERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE NON-DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATIONS.\nSection 2012(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by\ninserting ``, including supplies incidental to such support and\nservices,'' after ``and services''.\nSEC. 333. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF DEPOT WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS\nFOR UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.\nSection 2208(u)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by\nstriking ``September 30, 2025'' and inserting ``September 30, 2027''.\nSEC. 334. DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE FOR\nINTEGRATION OF GLOBAL CONTESTED LOGISTICS POSTURE MANAGEMENT.\n(a) Designation of Senior Military Department Officials.--Chapter\n131 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end\nthe following new section:\n``Sec. 2229b. Responsibility for contested logistics posture management\n``(a) In General.--The Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Vice Chair\nof the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Commander of the United States\nTransportation Command shall be responsible for the integration of\nglobal contested logistics posture management. Such responsibilities\nshall include each of the following:\n``(1) Identifying vulnerabilities and risks across the\nDepartment of Defense enterprise for the core logistics\ncapabilities of supply, maintenance operations, prepositioned\nstocks, deployment and distribution, health services support,\nengineering, logistics services, and operational service contracts.\n``(2) Developing and executing a strategy to mitigate the\nvulnerabilities and risks identified under paragraph (1).\n``(3) Integrating and deconflicting global contested logistics\nposture investment and management across the military departments,\nincluding with respect to--\n``(A) the locations of sites outside the continental United\nStates at which stocks of supplies and equipment are stored as\nwell as the composition of those stocks;\n``(B) the provision of adequate intra-theater sea and air\ncapability to move material and personnel throughout the\ntheater; and\n``(C) the monitoring and coordination of resourcing\ndecisions by the military departments in support of operational\nplans and contingencies.\n``(b) Deputy Management Action Group Meetings.--In carrying out the\nresponsibilities under subsection (a)(1) and (2), the Deputy Secretary\nof Defense and the Vice Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall co-\nchair at least two Deputy Management Action Group meetings each year,\nwhich shall be focused on contested logistics management and\ninvestment.\n``(c) Contested Logistics Posture Strategy.--(1) The Deputy\nSecretary of Defense, the Vice Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and\nthe Commander of the United States Transportation Command, in\ncoordination with any other Department official identified by the\nSecretary, shall develop and implement a strategy for carrying out the\nresponsibilities described in subsection (a).\n``(2) The strategy required under paragraph (1) shall include each\nof the following:\n``(A) A description of--\n``(i) the locations of sites outside the continental United\nStates at which stocks of supplies and equipment are\nprepositioned as of the date of the strategy;\n``(ii) the status and disposition of such prepositioned\nstocks; and\n``(iii) the operational or contingency plan such stocks are\nintended to support.\n``(B) An identification of--\n``(i) any shortcomings associated with the sites and\nprepositioned stocks described in subparagraph (A) that must be\naddressed to optimally execute operational and contingency\nplans; and\n``(ii) any additional sites, infrastructure, or equipment\nthat may be needed to address such shortcomings and support\nsuch plans.\n``(C) A description of any additional funding or other\nresources required--\n``(i) to address the shortcomings identified under\nsubparagraph (B)(i); and\n``(ii) to provide for the additional sites, infrastructure,\nand equipment identified under subparagraph (B)(ii).\n``(D) A prioritized list of investment recommendations for each\nitem described in subparagraph (C).\n``(E) An identification of each case in which the military\ndepartment concerned lacks the authority or ability to access a\nlocation outside the United States for purposes of providing\nlogistics support as required under operational and contingency\nplans, set forth separately by location.\n``(F) An assessment of any existing and projected threats to\nsites outside the continental United States that are expected to\nsupport such operational and contingency plans.\n``(3) The strategy required under paragraph (1) shall cover the\nperiod of two years following the date of the strategy and shall be\nupdated on an biennial basis.\n``(d) Quarterly Briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the date\nof the enactment of this section, and quarterly thereafter until\nDecember 31, 2031, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Vice Chair of\nthe Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Commander of the United States\nTransportation Command, or their representatives, shall provide to the\nCommittees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives\na briefing on the execution of the responsibilities under subsection\n(a)(1) and (2), including updates on the development and implementation\nof the strategy required under subsection (c).\n``(e) Budget Justification Materials.--The Secretary of Defense\nshall include in the budget justification materials submitted to\nCongress in support of the budget of the President for a fiscal year\npursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a\ncumulative accounting of contested logistics investments represented in\nsuch budget and how such investments relate to the duties and\nresponsibilities under subsection (a)(1) and (2).''.\n(b) Deadline.--The development of the strategy required under\nsubsection (c) of section 2229b of title 10, United States Code, as\nadded by subsection (a), shall be completed by not later than January\n31, 2027.\nSEC. 335. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS FOR PERFORMANCE\nOF FIREFIGHTING OR SECURITY-GUARD FUNCTIONS.\nSection 2465(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``for\nthe performance of firefighting functions if the contract'' and\ninserting ``that'';\n(2) in subparagraph (B)--\n(A) by striking ``only'';\n(B) by striking ``firefighting''; and\n(C) by striking ``by reason of a deployment''.\nSEC. 336. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR OVERSIGHT OF CERTAIN DEFENSE\nPERSONAL PROPERTY MATTERS.\n(a) Establishment.--Chapter 157 of title 10, United States Code, is\namended by inserting after section 2636a the following new section:\n``Sec. 2636b. Responsibilities for oversight of personal property\ntransportation\n``(a) Responsibilities.--Subject to subsection (b), not later than\none year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary\nof Defense shall assign to a single office or other organizational\nelement within the Department of Defense the following\nresponsibilities:\n``(1) Overseeing the activities and personnel of, and any other\nmatter relating to, the following:\n``(A) Any office or other organizational element of a\nmilitary department responsible for shipping baggage or\nhousehold effects, scheduling or processing orders for such\nshipments, providing storage services for such baggage or\nhousehold effects, or providing privately owned vehicle\ntransportation services in connection with a permanent change\nof station, on behalf of members of the armed forces, including\nany personal property shipping office, joint or consolidated\npersonal property shipping office, or personal property\nprocessing office of such military department.\n``(B) The Defense Personal Property Management Office, or\nany such successor office.\n``(2) Overseeing the adjudication of any claim filed with\nrespect to the defense personal property program (including the\nadjudication of such claims under section 2636(a) of this title or\nsection 3721 of title 31) and any other matter relating to such\nprogram.\n``(b) Exclusion.--The responsibilities under subsection (a) may not\nbe assigned to any combatant command or component thereof.\n``(c) Defense Personal Property Program Defined.--In this section,\nthe term `defense personal property program' means the program of the\nDepartment of Defense for managing the shipment of the baggage and\nhousehold effects for members of the armed forces or civilian employees\nof the Department, or any such successor program.''.\n(b) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the\nCommittees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the\nSenate a briefing on the plan and timeline for the implementation of\nsection 2636b of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection\n(a). Such briefing shall include--\n(1) an identification of the office or other organizational\nelement within the Department of Defense to which the Secretary\nplans to assign the responsibilities specified in such section\n2636b;\n(2) details relating to any changes to requirements,\nauthorities, or processes necessary to implement such section\n2636b;\n(3) an estimate of the resources required to implement such\nsection 2636b;\n(4) a plan to improve the business systems supporting the\noffice or other organizational element identified pursuant to\nparagraph (1) with respect to the conduct of the responsibilities\nspecified in such section 2636b;\n(5) a plan to provide the necessary staffing and resourcing for\nsuch office or other organizational element with respect to the\nconduct of such responsibilities; and\n(6) a plan for partnership with commercial service household\ngoods providers.\n(c) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which\nthe briefing is provided under subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense\nshall prescribe regulations to implement section 2636b of title 10,\nUnited States Code, as added by subsection (a).\nSEC. 337. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES RELATING TO SUSTAINMENT AND\nREADINESS OF CERTAIN NAVAL SURFACE VESSELS.\nChapter 863 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding\nat the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 8698. Roles and responsibilities relating to sustainment and\nreadiness of certain naval surface vessels\n``(a) Type Commander Leadership.--(1) Beginning on the date that is\none year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary\nof the Navy shall--\n``(A) designate type commanders as the primary authorities\nresponsible for the maintenance, repair, sustainment, and readiness\nof covered vessels; and\n``(B) ensure that regional maintenance centers act under the\ndirection of, and in support of, type commanders with respect to\nsuch maintenance, repair, and sustainment.\n``(2) The responsibilities of each type commander under paragraph\n(1)(A) shall include--\n``(A) overseeing all maintenance and repair activities at\nprivate shipyards for covered vessels in the naval force of that\ntype commander; and\n``(B) setting priorities and approving contracts for the\nmaintenance and repair of such vessels.\n``(b) Maintenance and Repair at Private Shipyards.--(1) Beginning\non the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this\nsection, for each covered vessel undergoing maintenance or repair at a\nprivate shipyard, the project manager concerned, the port engineer\nconcerned, and the commanding officer of such vessel--\n``(A) may jointly determine the work to be performed during the\noverhaul period for the covered vessel, including by jointly\nadjusting priorities for such work consistent with the applicable\nbudget and schedule for such maintenance or repair; and\n``(B) shall report directly to the type commander of the naval\nforce to which the covered vessel belongs with respect to such\nmaintenance or repair.\n``(2) Contracting officers of the Department of Defense shall\nmanage contracts as necessary to ensure consistency with any\ndetermination or adjustment made pursuant to paragraph (1)(A).\n``(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `covered vessel' means a naval surface vessel\nthat is not propelled or powered by a nuclear reactor.\n``(2) The term `port engineer concerned' means, with respect to\na naval vessel, the technical expert on the condition of such\nvessel responsible for advising on repairs and related standards\nfor such vessel.\n``(3) The term `project manager concerned' means, with respect\nto a naval vessel undergoing maintenance or repair, the individual\nresponsible for overseeing the overhaul period with respect to such\nmaintenance or repair.\n``(4) The term `regional maintenance center'--\n``(A) means an organization of the Navy that supports ship\nmaintenance in a designated geographic region; and\n``(B) includes the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center\nin Nofolk, Virginia, the Southwest Regional Maintenance Center\nin San Diego, California, the Southeast Regional Maintenance\nCenter in Mayport, Florida, and the Hawaii Regional Maintenance\nCenter in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.\n``(5) The term `type commander' means the flag officer in\ncommand of a naval surface force, such as the following:\n``(A) Commander, Naval Surface Force, Atlantic.\n``(B) Commander, Naval Surface Force, Pacific Fleet.''.\nSEC. 338. STRATEGY TO IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE OF CERTAIN DEPOTS OF\nDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.\nSection 359 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1323; 10 U.S.C. 2476 note) is\namended--\n(1) by striking subsection (c); and\n(2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c)\nand (d), respectively.\nSEC. 339. MODIFICATION OF REPORT ON IMPROVED OVERSIGHT FOR\nIMPLEMENTATION OF SHIPYARD INFRASTRUCTURE OPTIMIZATION PROGRAM OF\nTHE NAVY.\nSection 355(c)(2)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 8013 note) is amended by\ninserting before the semicolon the following: ``, and the incorporation\nof digital infrastructure (including hardware, software, and cloud\nstorage) and platforms into such program''.\nSEC. 340. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF SEMIANNUAL BRIEFINGS ON\nOPERATIONAL STATUS OF AMPHIBIOUS WARSHIP FLEET.\nSection 352 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 229) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``September 30, 2026'' and\ninserting ``September 30, 2028''; and\n(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new\nparagraph:\n``(6) Details regarding the maintenance and service life\nextension plan for each operational amphibious warfare ship (as\nsuch term is defined in section 8062 of title 10, United States\nCode) within such fleet until the obligation and work limiting date\nfor the construction contract for a replacement amphibious warship,\nas necessary to meet the requirements under subsection (b) of such\nsection 8062.''.\nSEC. 341. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION CAPABILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS.\n(a) Requirement.--Subject to the requirements of subsection (b),\nthe Secretary of Defense shall ensure that when the Department of\nDefense conducts maintenance of aviation critical safety items and\nmission critical parts, such maintenance--\n(1) includes the use of a technical data requirement or organic\nor commercially available diagnostic tool, if such a requirement or\ntool is required and available; and\n(2) is not conducted solely through visual inspection unless--\n(A) no such requirement or tool is available; or\n(B) only a visual inspection is required under a technical\ndata requirement.\n(b) Sustainment.--The Secretary shall ensure that the acquisition\nof appropriate technical data requirements and diagnostic tools for the\nconduct of maintenance of aviation critical safety items and mission\ncritical parts are planned as part of the sustainment of the systems\ncontaining such items and parts.\n(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``aviation critical safety item'' means any part,\nassembly, installation equipment, launch equipment, recovery\nequipment, or support equipment for an aircraft or aviation weapon\nsystem the failure, malfunction, or absence of which could cause--\n(A) a catastrophic or critical failure resulting in the\nloss of or serious damage to the aircraft or weapon system;\n(B) an unacceptable risk of personal injury or loss of\nlife; or\n(C) an uncommanded engine shutdown that jeopardizes safety.\n(2) The term ``corrosion'' means the deterioration of a\nmaterial or its properties, including non-metallic materials, due\nto a reaction of that material with the chemical environment.\n(3) The term ``diagnostic tool'' means a non-destructive\ninspection tool capable of--\n(A) detecting corrosion, cracks, component damage, adhesion\nfailure, and standard wear and tear; and\n(B) leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning\nto build a predictive maintenance database when necessary to\nimprove maintainability.\nSEC. 342. JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER SUSTAINMENT.\n(a) Requirements.--By not later than September 30, 2028, the\nSecretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the Navy\nand the Secretary of the Air Force, shall ensure that--\n(1) sufficient wartime spares, support equipment, and depot\nlevel capabilities are projected to be available for the F-35 Joint\nStrike Fighter to--\n(A) sustain F-35 Joint Strike Fighter operations for at\nleast 90 days in the most stressing operational plan required\nof each such Secretary; and\n(B) meet the fleet wide minimum readiness targets\nestablished by each such Secretary;\n(2) each F-35 Joint Strike Fighter contractor has provided to\nthe Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary has validated as\naccurate, all information that is necessary for the Department of\nDefense to successfully complete the financial reporting and\naccountability requirements for F-35 property, including--\n(A) the incorporation of information relating to the\nmanagement and reporting of Government property that has been\nprovided for contractor performance, as defined and agreed upon\nin the contract entered into by the contractor; and\n(B) the remediation of all material weaknesses of the F-35\nJoint Strike Fighter Program identified in the Department of\nDefense Agency Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2024 that are\nwithin the control and responsibility of the contractor; and\n(3) spare parts for F-35 aircraft titled to the United States\nGovernment under the international system for managing such spare\nparts commonly referred to as the ``global spares pool'' are\ninitially provisioned and catalogued with national stock numbers.\n(b) Treatment of Individual Contracts.--The information required\nunder subsection (a)(2) may be provided on an individual contract\nbasis.\n(c) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive a requirement under subsection\n(a) if the Secretary--\n(1) determines that such waiver is in the national security\ninterests of the United States; and\n(2) provides to the congressional defense committees notice of\nsuch determination, which shall include an identification of the\nconcern of the Secretary, a remedial action plan, and a proposed\ntimeline to meet the requirements of such subsection.\n(d) Report.--Not later than February 1, 2026, the Secretary of\nDefense, in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy and the\nSecretary of the Air Force, shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees a report on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program that\nincludes a description of each of the following:\n(1) The top scarce supply assets and plans to reach sustainable\nsupply positions by not later than September 30, 2028.\n(2) The readiness condition of afloat and deployment spares\npackages and efforts available to refresh outdated supplies and\nspares.\n(3) The fiscal programming, by fiscal year, necessary to reduce\ndeficient parts and depot capabilities to meet the joint strike\nfighter planning targets by not later than September 30, 2028.\n(4) A plan, by fiscal year, to integrate the spare parts\nspecified in subsection (a)(3) into the working-capital funds of\nthe Department of the Air Force and Department of the Navy,\nrespectively.\nSEC. 343. DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE COORDINATION IN MULTINATIONAL\nEXERCISES.\n(a) In General.--Each year, the Secretary of the Air Force shall\nincorporate in at least one multinational exercise conducted in the\narea of operations of the United States Indo-Pacific Command--\n(1) depot-level maintenance, repair, and sustainment\nconsiderations, including binational or multinational planning\nsessions with covered nations on--\n(A) identifying opportunities to cooperate on depot-level\nmaintenance and repair in ways that minimize transportation\nrequirements in such area of operations and determining the\nauthorities necessary to deliver the necessary joint\ncapabilities;\n(B) facilitating real-time coordination between the United\nStates and covered nations to maintain munitions stock levels\nand resupply routes in the such area of operations;\n(C) mutual recognition of airworthiness and maintenance\ncertification between the United States and covered nations;\nand\n(D) emergency tabletop exercises, such as when an aircraft\nof a covered nation breaks down on United States territory, and\nvice versa, in a contested logistics environment; and\n(2) coordination with the Air Force Sustainment Center,\nincluding the participation of representatives of--\n(A) the United States Indo-Pacific Command;\n(B) United States Air Force Pacific;\n(C) the United States Air Mobility Command; and\n(D) the Air Force Sustainment Center.\n(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which the\nfirst exercise is completed in accordance with subsection (a), the\nSecretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees a report summarizing the lessons learned from carrying out\nsuch exercise. Such report shall include each of the following:\n(1) A list of candidate systems for co-sustainment with covered\nnations.\n(2) A list of depot-level repair workload opportunities to\nundertake with covered nations, including testing equipment or line\nreplaceable units.\n(3) Opportunities to incorporate industry partners from covered\nnations in depot-level maintenance repair activities, including\nthrough public-private partnerships.\n(4) An identification of any potential logistical challenges\nthat could arise with the host country, including with respect to\nworkforce, housing, and location of workload.\n(5) An identification of any potential impediments involving\nintellectual property or data rights between original equipment\nmanufacturers and the Department of the Air Force or between the\nDepartment of the Air Force and named partner countries.\n(6) An identification of any potential impediments related to\nthe International Traffic in Arms Regulations and related statutes.\n(7) Any additional recommendations to Congress that would ease\nthe facilitation of depot-level maintenance repair partnerships\nwith covered nations, including changes to existing status of\nforces agreements.\n(8) An analysis of current maintenance and repair capabilities\nand gaps in the organic industrial bases of covered nations.\n(9) An assessment of the types of maintenance and repair\nactivities (depot-level, preventative, corrective) that may be most\nappropriate for partnership with covered nations.\n(c) Covered Nation Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered\nnation'' means any of the following:\n(1) The Commonwealth of Australia.\n(2) Canada.\n(3) Japan.\n(4) New Zealand.\n(5) The Republic of Korea.\n(6) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.\n(7) Any other nation designated a covered nation for the\npurposes of this section by the Secretary of the Air Force.\nSEC. 344. PROPOSED ACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF\nDECLINING AIRCRAFT READINESS RATES.\n(a) Report on Proposed Actions.--Not later than May 31, 2026, the\nSecretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed\nServices of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the\ndeclining rates of aircraft readiness within the fleet of the Air Force\n(with an emphasis on fighter aircraft within such fleet) and factors\ncontributing to that decline. Such report shall include, with respect\nto such aircraft--\n(1) proposed actions to--\n(A) reverse the declining rates of aircraft readiness;\n(B) improve the effectiveness of aircraft sustainment,\nincluding by addressing maintenance backlogs, supply shortages\nof aircraft parts, and depot capacity constraints; and\n(C) ensure more accurate readiness reporting; and\n(2) recommendations for any relevant legislative actions.\n(b) Implementation Deadline.--Not later than one year after the\ndate of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall\nimplement the proposed actions identified in the report required under\nsubsection (a).\n(c) Annual Implementation Reports.--Not later than 30 days after\nthe date on which the Secretary of the Air Force implements the\nproposed actions under subsection (b), and annually thereafter for each\nof the subsequent three years, the Secretary shall submit to the\nCommittees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the\nSenate a report on the status of the implementation of such actions.\n(d) Form of Reports.--Each report required to be submitted under\nthis section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a\nclassified annex.\nSEC. 345. TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENT FOR SURFACE SHIP MAINTENANCE.\n(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Navy shall investigate, and,\nas feasible, qualify, approve, integrate, and fully adopt into contract\nrequirements, advanced technologies and processes for Navy surface ship\nmaintenance on an expedited timeline to enhance readiness, reduce\ncosts, and address delays in maintenance and repair activities.\n(b) Specified Advanced Technologies and Processes.--In carrying out\nsubsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy shall prioritize the\nfollowing:\n(1) Automated weld inspection for robotic weld defect\ndetection.\n(2) Real-time sustainment monitoring for sensor-based health\ntracking.\n(3) Advanced blast and painting for automated hull coating\nsystems.\n(4) Press connect fittings for no-hot-work pipe repairs.\n(5) Robotic tank inspection for confined space condition\nassessments.\n(6) Additive manufacturing for on-demand 3D-printed parts.\n(7) Augmented reality support for augmented reality-guided\nrepairs.\n(8) Cold spray repair for metal surface restoration.\n(9) Predictive maintenance algorithms for artificial\nintelligence-driven failure prediction.\n(10) Automated nondestructive testing for robotic material\nevaluation.\n(11) Autonomous underwater vehicles for hull inspection\nsubmersibles.\n(12) Digital twin technology for virtual ship modeling.\n(13) High-pressure waterjet cleaning for rust and paint\nremoval.\n(14) Modular maintenance platforms for standardized repair\nsetups.\n(15) Smart coatings for self-healing, anti-fouling surfaces.\n(16) Laser ablation for laser-based surface preparation.\n(17) Drone-based inspection for uncrewed structural surveys.\n(18) Electrochemical corrosion mitigation for corrosion\nprevention systems.\n(19) Smart pigging for internal pipe diagnostics.\n(20) Modular overhaul kits for pre-packaged repair solutions.\n(21) Plasma coating for durable surface protection.\n(22) High-velocity oxygen fuel coating for high-velocity wear\nprotection.\n(23) Portable diagnostics for handheld troubleshooting tools.\n(c) Open Qualification Process.--\n(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Navy shall establish a\nprocess under which non-government entities may submit proposals\nfor the investigation, qualification, approval, integration, and\nfull adoption under subsection (a) of advanced technologies or\nprocesses not specified in subsection (b).\n(2) Evaluation.--The Secretary of the Navy shall evaluate any\nproposal submitted pursuant to the process established under\nparagraph (1) not later than 90 days after the date of such\nsubmission.\n(3) Proposal requirements.--A proposal submitted pursuant to\nthe process established under paragraph (1) shall include an\nassessment of options to improve maintenance efficiency, safety, or\ncost-effectiveness.\n(4) Qualification decision.--In evaluating proposals pursuant\nto the process established under paragraph (1), the Secretary of\nthe Navy shall make decisions based on technical merit and the\nneeds of the Navy.\n(d) Third-party Review.--\n(1) In general.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition\nand Sustainment shall seek to enter into a contract with an\nappropriate independent third-party reviewer under which such\nreviewer shall assess any decision of the Secretary of the Navy not\nto select for qualification of approval an advanced technology or\nprocess included in a proposal submitted pursuant to the process\nestablished under subsection (c).\n(2) Report to congress.--A contract entered into under\nparagraph (1) shall require the independent third-party reviewer\nto, not later than 90 days after the date of the decision\nconcerned, submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate\nand House of Representatives an unaltered report that includes--\n(A) an evaluation of the rationale of the Secretary in not\nselecting the technology or process;\n(B) a statement of the agreement or disagreement of the\nreviewer with the decision and rationale of the Secretary; and\n(C) recommendations, if applicable.\n(e) Priority.--The Secretary of the Navy may prioritize the\ninvestigation, qualification, approval, integration, and full adoption\nof advanced technologies and processes under this section based on\noperational needs, budget constraints, and compatibility with existing\nsystems, if the Secretary includes justifications for such\nprioritization in the report required by subsection (g).\n(f) Updates.--If an advanced technology or process is adopted into\ncontract requirements pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of the\nNavy shall update policies, specifications, guidance, and contracts, as\nnecessary, to account for such adoption.\n(g) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to\nCongress a report that includes detailed timelines for the\nqualification and approval of each advanced technology or process\nspecified in subsection (b) and any additional advanced technologies or\nprocesses identified pursuant to the process established under\nsubsection (c), including estimated implementation dates or\njustifications for non-pursuit.\nSEC. 346. OVERSIGHT REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACTS RELATING TO\nRELOCATION LOGISTICS FOR HOUSEHOLD GOODS.\n(a) Requirements.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that any\ncovered contract includes the following oversight requirements:\n(1) The prime contractor shall submit to the Secretary a\ndocument summarizing the key terms and conditions of each\nsubcontract relating to capacity, performance, or compliance with\nthe requirements of the subcontract, which shall include the\nfollowing:\n(A) The guaranteed capacity of each subcontractor to\nperform the work required under the subcontract (including with\nrespect to location, volume, and peak season commitment).\n(B) Performance metrics and service level agreements\napplicable to each subcontractor.\n(C) Provisions for monitoring and enforcing subcontractor\nperformance.\n(D) Termination clauses and penalties for noncompliance.\n(E) Data sharing and security requirements.\n(2) Each subcontractor shall provide to the prime contractor,\nupon request, certifications and copies of training completion\nrelating to compliance with the requirements under the subcontract.\n(3) The prime contractor shall submit to the Secretary regular\nperformance reports on each subcontractor, including metrics\nrelating to on-time pickup, on-time delivery, damage claim rates,\ncustomer satisfaction, and compliance with the requirements of the\nsubcontract.\n(4) The prime contractor shall submit to the Secretary a\nsubcontractor management plan outlining the processes of the prime\ncontractor for selecting, monitoring, and managing subcontractors,\nincluding a description of how the prime contractor ensures\nsubcontractor compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and the\nrequirements of the subcontract.\n(5) The prime contractor shall maintain a comprehensive risk\nmanagement plan that addresses potential disruptions to the\nperformance of work by subcontractors of the prime contractor, such\nas financial instability, natural disasters, or labor disputes.\n(6) Not less frequently than on a monthly basis for the\nduration of the covered contract, the prime contractor shall submit\nto the Secretary the subcontractor rating system used by the prime\ncontractor, with current scoring results under such system.\n(7) The prime contractor shall submit to the Secretary the\nsubcontractor rates for each move to be performed under the\nsubcontract.\n(8) The prime contractor shall establish clear escalation\nprocedures for addressing subcontractor performance issues,\nincluding steps for resolving disputes, implementing corrective\nactions, and terminating non-performing subcontractors.\n(9) The Federal Government may audit subcontractor records with\nreasonable notice to the prime contractor.\n(10) The covered contract shall include a fixed-price line item\nfor monthly overhead costs, separate from the rates associated with\nthe costs of individual moves performed under the covered contract.\n(11) The prime contractor shall establish a database that the\nSecretary may access on a real-time basis to ensure compliance with\nthis section.\n(b) Additional Considerations.--During the development of an\nacquisition strategy and execution strategy for any covered contract,\nthe Secretary shall consider, in addition to the requirements under\nsubsection (a), the following:\n(1) Entering into a single contract pursuant to the\nrequirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation if the move to\nbe performed under such contract would involve the use of a\nshipping lane that accounts for more than one percent of the total\nvolume of permanent change of station moves and entering into a\nservices contract if the move to be performed under such contract\nwould not involve the use of such a lane.\n(2) Tiered incentive awards for higher levels of capacity.\n(c) Covered Contract.--In this section, the term ``covered\ncontract''--\n(1) means a contract with an entity that provides relocation\nlogistics for the household goods of members of the Armed Forces\nundergoing a permanent change of station (commonly referred to as a\n``single move manager''); and\n(2) does not include a contract or other agreement for the\nrelocation of a private vehicle owned or leased by a member of the\nArmed Forces.\nSEC. 347. INTEGRATION OF COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE ARTIFICIAL\nINTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES INTO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS.\n(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall facilitate the\nintegration of currently available and suitable commercial artificial\nintelligence capabilities specifically designed to assist with\nlogistics tracking, planning, operations, and analytics into two\nrelevant and suitable exercises of the Department of Defense to be\nconducted during fiscal year 2026.\n(b) Commercial Product.--\n(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with\nthe commander of the combatant command or commands overseeing the\nexercises selected under subsection (a), shall identify for each\nsuch exercise a commercially available artificial intelligence\nproduct that is specifically designed to address logistics needs of\nthe Department of Defense and meets the critical data security\nprotocols outlined in subsection (c).\n(2) Capability of partner.--In selecting a commercial product\nunder paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense and the commander of\nthe combatant command or commands concerned shall--\n(A) ensure that the commercial product acquired for such an\nexercise includes the provision of capability to respond to\npotential software changes in an agile and rapid manner to\nensure seamless integration and adaptability during the\nexercise; and\n(B) prioritize the consideration of a product provided by a\nsmall or nontraditional software focused firm.\n(c) Data Security.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all\nnecessary approvals are expedited to facilitate the secure use of data\nof the Department of Defense by commercial artificial intelligence\nproviders during the exercises selected under subsection (a),\nincluding--\n(1) compliance with applicable cybersecurity policies and\nregulations of the Department; and\n(2) verification of measures to protect classified and\nsensitive information.\n(d) Interim Briefing.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary\nof Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the\nSenate and the House of Representatives an interim briefing that\nincludes--\n(1) identification of the specific exercises selected under\nsubsection (a), including an identification of the combatant\ncommanders participating in each such exercise and a point of\ncontact within the combatant command responsible;\n(2) identification of the specific commercial artificial\nintelligence capabilities integrated into the exercises, including\nthe contractual mean or other agreement used to facilitate the use\nof such capabilities;\n(3) notional timelines and resource needs for each exercise;\nand\n(4) metrics to be used to assess the efficacy of such tools\nused in each exercise.\n(e) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the conclusion of an\nexercise selected under subsection (a), the commander of the combatant\ncommand overseeing the exercise shall provide to the congressional\ndefense committees a briefing that includes the following:\n(1) An overview of the integration and use of commercial\nartificial intelligence capabilities during the exercise.\n(2) An assessment of the effect of such technologies on unit\nreadiness and operational success.\n(3) Recommendations for further integration or development of\nartificial intelligence capabilities in future exercises and\noperations of the Department of Defense.\nSEC. 348. PILOT PROGRAM ON ARMY DEPOT AND ARSENAL WORKLOAD\nSUSTAINMENT.\n(a) Establishment of Pilot Program.--Not later than 90 days after\nthe date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall\nestablish a pilot program, to be known as the ``Army Depot and Arsenal\nWorkload Sustainment Pilot Program'' (in this section referred to as\nthe ``pilot program''), under which the Secretary shall provide a\npreference to certain procurement actions and solicitations for the\nperformance of work by non-government entities at covered depots.\n(b) Preferences for Procurement Actions or Solicitations.--\n(1) In general.--Under the pilot program established under\nsubsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall provide a preference\nto any procurement action or solicitation for the performance of\nwork submitted by a non-government entity that includes, as part of\nsuch procurement action or solicitation, a proposal to enter into a\npublic-private partnership with the Secretary under which the non-\ngovernment entity will perform the work at covered depots.\n(2) Further preference.--In evaluating procurement actions and\nsolicitations under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give an\nadditional preference to any such action or solicitation submitted\nby a non-government entity that proposes to use Department of\nDefense employees to perform the work at a covered depot under such\naction or solicitation.\n(3) Regulations.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe\nregulations for the provision of preferences under this subsection.\n(c) Report Required.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees a report on the activities carried\nout under the pilot program during that year, including a\ndescription of any operational challenges identified.\n(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall\ninclude the following:\n(A) A breakout, by relevant budget accounts, of work\nperformed at each covered depot during the year preceding the\nyear during which the report is submitted, including work that\nwas carried out directly and work that was carried out through\npublic-private partnerships under the pilot program.\n(B) An identification of the projected workload at each\ncovered depot during the period covered by the future-years\ndefense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of\ntitle 10, United States Code.\n(C) The capital investments projected in such future-years\ndefense program to be made at each such covered depot to meet\norganic industrial base core logistics capabilities in\naccordance with section 2464 of title 10, United States Code.\n(d) Duration.--The authority to carry out a pilot program under\nthis section shall terminate on the date that is five years after the\ndate of the enactment of this Act.\n(e) Definitions.--In this section, the term ``covered depot'' has\nthe meaning given such term in section 2476(f) of title 10, United\nStates Code.\nSEC. 349. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO ESTABLISH OR EXPAND SPACE\nFORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMPONENT COMMAND.\n(a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by\nthis Act or otherwise made available for Major Force Program 11 for the\nUnited States Special Operations Command may be obligated or expended\nto establish or expand a Space Force Special Operations Component\nCommand until the date that is 30 days after the date on which the\nAssistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity\nConflict and the Commander of the United States Special Operations\nCommand, in consultation with the Chief of Space Operations, jointly\nsubmit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House\nof Representatives the report required by subsection (b).\n(b) Report.--The report required under this subsection shall\ninclude each of the following:\n(1) An articulation of the requirement for a Space Force\nSpecial Operations Component Command.\n(2) A funding profile, across the future-years defense program\nsubmitted under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, for\nthe establishment of a Space Force Special Operations Component\nCommand, including a delineation of funds required under Major\nForce Program 2 and Major Force Program 11.\n(3) A timeline and conditions for achieving initial and full\noperational capability for a Space Force Special Operations\nComponent Command.\n(4) An identification of the military, civilian, and contractor\npersonnel required for a Space Force Special Operations Component\nCommand at initial and full operational capability.\n(5) An identification of the facilities requirements for a\nSpace Force Special Operations Component Command at initial and\nfull operational capability.\n(6) An explanation of how and when the Secretary of Defense and\nthe Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-\nIntensity Conflict have documented approval for the establishment\nof a Space Force Special Operations Component Command.\n(7) An explanation of the administrative and command\nrelationships between a Space Force Special Operations Component\nCommand and the United States Special Operations Command, United\nStates Space Command, and the Space Force.\n(8) Any other matters determined relevant by the Assistant\nSecretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity\nConflict and the Commander of the United States Special Operations\nCommand.\nSEC. 350. PILOT PROGRAM FOR DATA-ENABLED GROUND VEHICLE\nMAINTENANCE.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned with respect to a\ncovered Armed Force, in consultation with the Chief Digital and\nArtificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense, shall\nestablish in such covered Armed Force a pilot program under which the\ncovered Armed Force shall use commercially available artificial\nintelligence technologies to improve the maintenance of ground vehicles\nperformed by such covered Armed Force.\n(b) Objectives.--Under the pilot program established under\nsubsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall--\n(1) assess the feasibility and effectiveness of artificial\nintelligence-driven approaches in improving maintenance regimes for\nground vehicles;\n(2) assess the cost savings resulting from the use of\nartificial intelligence technology for the maintenance of ground\nvehicles; and\n(3) identify and mitigate potential challenges and risks\nassociated with the integration of artificial intelligence\ntechnology for modernized maintenance of ground vehicles, including\ncybersecurity concerns.\n(c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, each Secretary concerned with respect to a\ncovered Armed Force shall submit to Committees on Armed Services of the\nHouse of Representatives and the Senate a report on the activities\nperformed under the pilot program established under subsection (a) in\nsuch covered Armed Force.\n(d) Termination.--The authority to carry out a pilot program under\nsubsection (a) shall terminate on January 1, 2029.\n(e) Definitions.-- In this section:\n(1) The term ``covered Armed Force'' means the Army, Navy, or\nAir Force.\n(2) The term ``Secretary concerned'' has the meaning given such\nterm in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code.\nSEC. 351. MODERNIZATION OF THE ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL BASE OF THE ARMY.\n(a) Authority to Establish and Operate.--The Secretary of the Army\nshall accelerate the modernization of the organic industrial base of\nthe Army to meet the requirements of the Army by ensuring additional\nproduction of materials, or expanded use of capabilities, as described\nin subsection (b).\n(b) Materials and Capabilities.--The Secretary of the Army shall\nprioritize using or modifying existing facilities of the organic\nindustrial base of the Army for the following purposes:\n(1) Production of propellant.\n(2) Production of any of 13 precursor chemicals used widely\nacross the Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition\nportfolio that are currently sourced solely from the People's\nRepublic of China.\n(3) Production of any of the 300 chemicals identified as single\npoint failures by the Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and\nAmmunition.\n(4) Production of multiple calibers of ammunition.\n(5) Development of methods for dual-use maintenance or\nproduction of vehicles and aircraft.\n(6) Use of logistics.\n(7) Production or use of any of the capabilities listed in\nparagraphs (1) through (6).\n(8) Another capability that the Secretary of the Army certifies\nto the congressional defense committees is necessary to meet Army\nmunitions and weapons requirements.\n(c) Expedited Production or Expansion of Capabilities.--The\nSecretary shall expedite the production or expansion of any\ncapabilities described under subsection (b) and shall use, to the\nfullest extent possible, existing environmental permits, security\narrangements, and personnel required for the production of materials\ncritical to Army munitions and weapons requirements.\n(d) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees a report on the use of the authority\nunder this section.\n(e) Organic Industrial Base of the Army Defined.--In this section,\nthe term ``organic industrial base of the Army'' means each depot\nlisted in section 2476(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code.\n\nSubtitle D--Matters Relating to Munitions\n\nSEC. 361. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR OUT-YEAR UNCONSTRAINED TOTAL\nMUNITIONS REQUIREMENTS AND OUT-YEAR INVENTORY NUMBERS.\nSection 222c of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (c)--\n(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting `` and including OPLANs\nfor operations involving the People's Republic of China, the\nRussian Federation, the Democratic People's Republic of North\nKorea, and the Islamic Republic of Iran'' after ``(OPLAN)'';\nand\n(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(9) The estimated aggregate demand from United States allies\nand partners.'';\n(2) in subsection (e)--\n(A) in paragraph (1)--\n(i) by striking ``number of years'' and inserting\n``production level for each fiscal year''; and\n(ii) by striking ``rate requested for the fiscal year\ncovered by the report'' and inserting ``end of the future\nyears defense program'';\n(B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph\n(3) as paragraph (2); and\n(C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated--\n(i) by striking ``additional''; and\n(ii) by striking ``Out-Year Unconstrained Total\nMunitions Requirement for each munition by the end of the\nperiod covered by the most recent future-years defense\nprogram submitted to Congress pursuant to section 221 of\nthis title.'' and inserting ``production level specified in\nparagraph (1) for that fiscal year.'';\n(3) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (h); and\n(4) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new\nsubsections:\n``(f) Inclusion in Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and\nExecution.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the production\nlevels specified in paragraph (1) are incorporated into the planning,\nprogramming, budgeting, and execution process of the Department of\nDefense to align munitions procurement with the Out-Year Unconstrained\nTotal Munitions Requirement.\n``(g) Methodology.--The estimate specified in subsection (c)(9)--\n``(1) shall be based on, at a minimum, relevant information set\nforth in letters of offer and acceptance issued with respect to\nforeign military sales of munitions authorized under chapter 2 of\nthe Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761 et seq.); and\n``(2) may be informed by--\n``(A) discussions held with allies and partners of the\nUnited States regarding future potential sales or transfers of\nmunitions; and\n``(B) analyses of the United States Government regarding\nthe variants of munitions that would most benefit the interests\nof the United States if sold or transferred to allies and\npartners of the United States.''.\nSEC. 362. INCLUSION OF AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE IN OUT-YEAR\nUNCONSTRAINED TOTAL MUNITIONS REQUIREMENT AND OUT-YEAR INVENTORY\nNUMBERS.\nSection 222c(c) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by\nsection 361, is further amended--\n(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as paragraphs\n(6) through (9), respectively; and\n(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new\nparagraph (5):\n``(5) Air and Missile Defense.''.\nSEC. 363. REPORTS ON MUNITIONS RESPONSE PROJECTS AT SITES FORMERLY\nUSED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the last day of each\nfiscal quarter that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act\nfor a one-year period, and on a biannual basis thereafter until the\ntermination date specified in subsection (c), the Assistant Secretary\nof Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, in coordination\nwith the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy, and\nEnvironment, acting through the Commanding General of the United States\nArmy Corps of Engineers, shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees a report on the status of munitions response projects,\nincluding at sites formerly used by the Department of Defense.\n(b) Elements.--Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall\ninclude, for the period covered by the report, the following\ninformation:\n(1) The number of new task order awards for munitions response\nprojects at sites formerly used by the Department of Defense issued\nand the total dollar value of such awards.\n(2) The number of optional tasks exercised as part of such\nprojects and the total dollar value of such exercised tasks.\n(3) The number of contract modifications or requests for\nequitable adjustment issued as part of such projects and the total\ndollar value of such modifications and adjustments.\n(4) The number of active munitions response projects with\ncontracts for which prior year funds have been returned.\n(5) A list of active munitions response projects placed on hold\nfor longer than one year and, for each such project, a summary of\nthe reason for the hold, including delays related to regulatory\nagencies, rights-of-entry issues, Federal land manager actions,\ndiscrepancies in the number of subsurface anomalies between the\nstatement of work and field conditions, or prioritization based on\nrisk.\n(6) A description of the overall challenges to executing the\nMilitary Munitions Response Program.\n(c) Termination Date.--The termination date specified in this\nsubsection is the date that is five years after the date of the\nenactment of this Act.\nSEC. 364. REPORT ON CRITICAL MUNITIONS REQUIRED FOR SIMULTANEOUS\nCONFLICTS.\n(a) Report.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees a report that details the\nstockpiles of critical munitions required to fight simultaneous\nconflicts in different theaters of operation.\n(2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall include the\nfollowing elements:\n(A) An estimate of the number of each critical munition\nthat would be required over the course of simultaneous\nconflicts in different theaters, modeled on the assumption that\na contingency operation in any one of the western Pacific,\nEurope, Middle East, or Korean Peninsula theaters would\nincrease the likelihood of a contingency operation in one or\nmore other theaters and taking into consideration the\nprepositioning of stockpiles and the risk posed by moving\ncritical munitions within such stockpiles out of each theater.\n(B) An estimate of the number of days during such a\nsimultaneous conflict before the current stockpiles of critical\nmunitions of the United States would be exhausted by the United\nStates Armed Forces.\n(C) An estimate of the time required for the industrial\nbase to replenish critical munition inventories during such a\nsimultaneous conflict, taking into account the Out-Year\nUnconstrained Total Munitions Requirement under section 222c of\ntitle 10, United States Code, and the results of the assessment\nconducted pursuant to section 1705 of the National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136\nStat. 2968) but not the assumptions required under the\nDepartment of Defense Instruction 3000.04, titled ``DoD\nMunitions Requirements Process''.\n(D) An identification of the production requirements for\neach critical munition necessary to address any shortfall\nbetween--\n(i) the production rates as of the date of the report;\nand\n(ii) the production rates necessary to meet the number\nestimated under subparagraph (A).\n(E) An assessment of the lessons learned from the war in\nUkraine with respect to the rates at which munitions are\nconsumed.\n(F) An assessment of the projected munitions stockpiles of\nthe military forces of the Russian Federation, the People's\nRepublic of China, Iran, and the Democratic Republic of Korea,\nand forces affiliated with such military forces.\n(G) An assessment of the projected stockpiles of munitions\nof relevant partners and allies of the United States in each\ntheater and opportunities for such partners and allies to\nenhance contributions to such stockpiles for burden-sharing\npurposes.\n(H) An assessment of the projected munitions requirements\nof such partners and allies in each theater with respect to\nmunitions produced in the United States, including an analysis\nof how such requirements would affect the elements specified in\nsubparagraphs (A) through (D).\n(b) Plan.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which\nthe Secretary of Defense submits the report under subsection (a),\nthe Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees\na plan to implement critical munitions requirements to fight\nsimultaneous conflicts in the next budget cycle. Such plan shall\ninclude a description of such actions by industry, and arsenals and\ndepots owned by the United States, that the Secretary determines\nwould be necessary to meet such requirements.\n(2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirement for the\nsubmission of a plan under paragraph (1) if the Secretary submits\nto the congressional defense committees a report with a\njustification for the decision not to implement the results of the\nreport required by subsection (a)(2)(a) into the requirements\nprocess for the next budget cycle. The report shall include an\nassessment of the gap between current requirements for critical\nmunitions and those requirements identified in the report required\nby subsection (a)(2)(a).\n(c) Critical Munitions Defined.--In this section, the term\n``critical munitions'' includes munitions designated on the critical\nmunitions list of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.\n\nSubtitle E--Other Matters\n\nSEC. 371. ADJUSTMENT AND DIVERSIFICATION ASSISTANCE FOR STATE AND\nLOCAL GOVERNMENTS AFFECTED BY DEPOT REDUCTIONS.\n(a) In General.--Section 2391(b)(1) of title 10, United States\nCode, is amended--\n(1) by striking ``or'' after ``military installation\nresilience,'';\n(2) by inserting ``or (G) by any action of the Department of\nDefense that negatively affects a covered depot (as such term is\ndefined in section 2476(f) of this title),'' after `` the defense\nfacility,''; and\n(3) by striking ``(C), or (F)'' and inserting ``(C), (F), or\n(G)''.\n(b) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment\nof the Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional\ndefense committees a report that includes an identification of the\namount of adjustment and diversification assistance anticipated to be\nprovided pursuant to the amendment made by subsection (a) during fiscal\nyear 2026 to State and local governments for each covered depot.\nSEC. 372. AUTHORITY TO EVACUATE FAMILY PETS AND CONTRACT WORKING\nDOGS DURING NONCOMBATANT EVACUATIONS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES.\nChapter 157 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding\nat the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 2653. Evacuation of family pets and contract working dogs during\nnoncombatant evacuations of foreign countries\n``(a) Authority to Evacuate.--Subject to the limitations under\nsubsection (b), in the event of a situation during which the Department\nof Defense evacuates noncombatants from a foreign country, the\nSecretary of Defense may enter into agreements with appropriate\nnonprofit entities under which such entities provide for the evacuation\nof--\n``(1) the family pets of citizens of the United States who are\nevacuated by the Department; and\n``(2) contract working dogs located in such country.\n``(b) Limitations.--The limitations under this subsection are as\nfollows:\n``(1) The Department of Defense is not responsible for\nproviding veterinary care for a family pet or contract working dog\nby reason of the evacuation of the pet or dog pursuant to\nsubsection (a).\n``(2) The Secretary may not exercise the authority under\nsubsection (a) if the exercise of such authority would result in a\nreduction in the number of individuals who would otherwise be\nevacuated.\n``(3) The operator of a vehicle used for evacuation may refuse\nto evacuate a family pet or contract working dog if the operator\ndetermines that the evacuation would create a safety risk to other\npassengers or personnel.''.\nSEC. 373. MANNED ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT SAFETY.\n(a) In General.--Chapter 157 of title 10, United States Code, as\namended by section 372, is further amended by adding at the end the\nfollowing new section:\n``Sec. 2654. Aircraft safety: requirements for certain highly\ntrafficked domestic airspace\n``(a) Limitation on Operation.--Notwithstanding section 1046 of the\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law\n115-232, 49 U.S.C. 40101 note), except as provided in subsection (b),\nthe Secretary of a military department may not authorize any manned\nrotary wing aircraft of the Department of Defense to operate a training\nmission in a covered airspace unless such aircraft, while being\noperated, is actively providing warning of the proximity of such\naircraft to nearby commercial aircraft in a manner compatible with the\ntraffic alert and collision avoidance system of such commercial\naircraft.\n``(b) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of a military department,\nwith the concurrence of the Secretary of Transportation, may waive the\nlimitation under subsection (a) with respect to the operation of an\naircraft if that Secretary--\n``(1) determines that--\n``(A) such waiver is in the national security interests of\nthe United States; and\n``(B) a commercial aviation compatibility risk assessment\nhas been conducted with respect to the operation of the\naircraft pursuant to the waiver to mitigate the risk associated\nwith such operation; and\n``(2) in the case of a waiver to be in effect for a period\nexceeding 30 days, submits to appropriate congressional committees\nnotice of such waiver, including a copy of the applicable\ncommercial aviation compatibility risk assessment specified in\nparagraph (1)(B).\n``(c) Limitation on Delegation.--The Secretary of a military\ndepartment may not delegate the waiver authority under subsection (b)\nto an official whose rank is below a general or flag officer.\n``(d) Definitions.--\n``(1) The term `appropriate congressional committees' means--\n``(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on\nTransportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives; and\n``(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on\nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.\n``(2) The term `covered airspace' means the Washington, DC\nMetropolitan Area Special Flight Rules Area, as such term is\ndefined in section 93.335 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations,\nor any successor regulation.''.\n(b) Reports on Near Misses.--\n(1) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to\nthe appropriate congressional committees a report on the number of\nnear misses that aircraft of the Department have had with\ncommercial aircraft during the 10-year period preceding such date\nof enactment.\n(2) Annual report.--Not later than one year after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 2030,\nthe Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate\ncongressional committees a report on the number of near misses that\naircraft of the Department have had with commercial aircraft during\nthe previous fiscal year.\n(3) Elements.--Each report under this subsection shall include,\nwith respect to each near miss covered under the report, the\nfollowing:\n(A) The date, time, and location of the near miss.\n(B) A description of all aircraft involved in the near\nmiss.\n(C) Any changes to protocols, standard operating\nprocedures, or policy, as appropriate, that were made based on\nthe near miss.\n(4) Form of report.--Each report under this subsection shall be\nsubmitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.\n(5) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this\nsubsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''\nmeans--\n(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on\nTransportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives; and\n(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on\nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.\nSEC. 374. ESTABLISHMENT OF ARMY MUSEUM SYSTEM.\nChapter 775 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding\nat the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 7715. Army museum system\n``(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army shall support a system\nof official Army museums within the United States Army Center of\nMilitary History. Such system shall include the National Museum of the\nUnited States Army and may contain other museums honoring individual\ninstallations, units, and branches, as designated by the Secretary of\nthe Army, that meet criteria established under subsection (b).\n``(b) Criteria for Designation.--The Secretary of the Army shall\nestablish criteria for designating museums of subsection (a) for\ninclusion in the Army museum system. Such criteria shall include--\n``(1) historical significance to Army operations, technology,\nor personnel;\n``(2) public accessibility and educational outreach programs;\nand\n``(3) alignment with the mission of the Army to preserve its\nheritage.\n``(c) Criteria for Closure.--The Secretary of the Army shall\nestablish criteria for closing museums within the Army museum system.\nNo museum within such system may be closed until--\n``(1) the Secretary of the Army submits to the Committees on\nArmed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate\nnotice that includes--\n``(A) a plan for the preservation, storage, or alternate\ndisplay of historical collections contained in the museum;\n``(B) how any issues relating to museum personnel will be\nresolved;\n``(C) an identification of any efforts to maintain museum\noperations through public-private partnerships; and\n``(D) an analysis of the cost to transport, consolidate,\nand preserve the historical collections contained in the\nmuseum; and\n``(2) a period of 90 days has elapsed after the date on which\nsuch notice is received by such committees.\n``(d) Funding and Support.--Consistent with applicable law, the\nSecretary may enter into partnerships, including with nonprofit\norganizations, to enhance the financial sustainability and public\nengagement of the museums in the Army museum system.''.\nSEC. 375. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES NAVY MUSEUM SYSTEM.\nChapter 861 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by\ninserting after section 8617 the following new section:\n``Sec. 8617A. United States Navy Museum System\n``(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Navy shall support a system\nof official Navy museums, which shall collectively be known as the\n`United States Navy Museum System'. Such system shall include the\nfollowing museums:\n``(1) The National Museum of the United States Navy.\n``(2) The United States Naval Academy Museum.\n``(3) The Naval War College Museum.\n``(4) The Submarine Force Museum.\n``(5) The National Naval Aviation Museum.\n``(6) The USS Constitution Naval History and Heritage Command,\nDetachment Boston.\n``(7) The United States Navy Seabee Museum.\n``(8) The Puget Sound Navy Museum.\n``(9) The Naval Undersea Museum.\n``(10) The National Museum of the American Sailor.\n``(11) The Hampton Roads Naval Museum.\n``(12) Such other museums as may be designated by the Secretary\nof the Navy that meet criteria established under subsection (b).\n``(b) Criteria for Designation.--The Secretary of the Navy shall\nestablish criteria for designating museums other than museums\nidentified in paragraphs (1) through (11) of subsection (a) for\ninclusion in the United States Navy Museum System. Such criteria shall\ninclude--\n``(1) historical significance to naval operations, technology,\nor personnel;\n``(2) public accessibility and educational outreach programs;\nand\n``(3) alignment with the mission of the Navy to preserve its\nheritage.\n``(c) Criteria for Closure.--The Secretary of the Navy shall\nestablish criteria for the closure of museums within the United States\nNavy Museum System. No museum within such system may be closed until--\n``(1) the Secretary of the Navy submits to the Committees on\nArmed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate\nnotice that includes--\n``(A) a plan for the preservation, storage, or alternate\ndisplay of historical collections contained in the museum;\n``(B) how any issues relating to museum personnel will be\nresolved;\n``(C) an identification of any efforts to maintain museum\noperations through public-private partnerships; and\n``(D) an analysis of the cost to transport, consolidate,\nand preserve the historical collections contained in the\nmuseum; and\n``(2) a period of 90 days has elapsed after the date on which\nsuch notice is received by such committees.\n``(d) Funding and Support.--Consistent with applicable law, the\nSecretary of the Navy may enter into partnerships, including with\nnonprofit organizations, to enhance the financial sustainability and\npublic engagement of the museums in the United States Museum System.''.\nSEC. 376. ESTABLISHMENT OF AIR FORCE AND SPACE FORCE MUSEUM SYSTEM.\nChapter 979 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding\nat the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 9784. Air Force and Space Force Museum System\n``(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall support a\nsystem of official Air Force and Space Force museums within the\nDepartment of the Air Force. Such system shall include the National\nMuseum of the United States Air Force and may contain other museums\nhonoring individual installations, units, and branches, as designated\nby the Secretary of the Air Force, that meet criteria established under\nsubsection (b).\n``(b) Criteria for Designation.--The Secretary of the Air Force\nshall establish criteria for designating museums of subsection (a) for\ninclusion in the Air Force and Space Force museum system. Such criteria\nshall include--\n``(1) historical significance to Air Force and Space Force\noperations, technology, or personnel;\n``(2) public accessibility and educational outreach programs;\nand\n``(3) alignment with the mission of the Air Force and Space\nForce to preserve the heritage of the Air Force and Space Force.\n``(c) Criteria for Closure.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall\nestablish criteria for the closure of museums within the Air Force and\nSpace Force museum system. No museum within such system may be closed\nuntil--\n``(1) the Secretary of the Air Force submits to the Committees\non Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate\nnotice that includes--\n``(A) a plan for the preservation, storage, or alternate\ndisplay of historical collections contained in the museum;\n``(B) how any issues relating to museum personnel will be\nresolved;\n``(C) an identification of any efforts to maintain museum\noperations through public-private partnerships; and\n``(D) an analysis of the cost to transport, consolidate,\nand preserve the historical collections contained in the\nmuseum; and\n``(2) a period of 90 days has elapsed after the date on which\nsuch notice is received by such committees.\n``(d) Funding and Support.--Consistent with applicable law, the\nSecretary may enter into partnerships, including with nonprofit\norganizations, to enhance the financial sustainability and public\nengagement of the museums in the Air Force and Space Force museum\nsystem.''.\nSEC. 377. TRANSPORTATION OF CERTAIN DOMESTIC ANIMALS BY FOREIGN AIR\nCARRIERS.\nSection 40118 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (g) as subsections\n(d) through (h), respectively;\n(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new\nsubsection (c):\n``(c) Transportation of Certain Domestic Animals by Foreign Air\nCarriers.--\n``(1) In general.--This section does not preclude the\ntransportation of a passenger and the property of such passenger by\na foreign air carrier if--\n``(A) such passenger is a member of the Armed Forces or\ncivilian employee of the Department of Defense;\n``(B) such property includes at least 1 and not more than 3\ndomestic animals traveling with such passenger;\n``(C) such transportation is--\n``(i) between a place in the United States and a place\noutside the United States; or\n``(ii) between 2 places outside the United States; and\n``(D) no air carrier holding a certificate under section\n41102 is willing and able to provide such transportation.\n``(2) Responsibility of individual to cover certain costs.--If\nthe cost for the transportation of a passenger and property under\nparagraph (1) exceeds the cost that would have been owed had such\ntransportation been provided by an air carrier holding a\ncertificate under section 41102, the passenger shall be responsible\nfor paying the difference between such amounts.\n``(3) Domestic animal defined.--In this section, the term\n`domestic animal' means a domestic cat (Felis catus) or a domestic\ndog (Canis familiaris).''; and\n(3) in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by\nstriking ``subsections (a) and (c)'' and inserting ``subsections\n(a) and (d)''.\nSEC. 378. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR MILITARY WORKING DOG KENNELS AND\nFACILITIES.\n(a) Establishment of Minimum Standards.--Not later than 180 days\nafter the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense,\nin consultation with the Secretary of each military department,\nveterinary experts, and military working dog program managers, shall\nestablish minimum standards for kennels and other facilities used to\nhouse military working dogs. Such minimum standards shall include each\nof the following:\n(1) Requirements for space and design to ensure each military\nworking dog has sufficient space to stand, turn around, lie down\ncomfortably, and engage in natural behaviors.\n(2) Standards for environmental conditions to ensure adequate\nventilation, temperature control, and protection from extreme\nweather conditions.\n(3) Standards for sanitation and hygiene to ensure kennels and\nother facilities can be easily cleaned and disinfected.\n(4) Requirements related to safety and security to prevent\nmilitary working dogs from escaping and being injured and\npreventing access to kennels and other facilities by unauthorized\nindividuals.\n(5) Standards for access to veterinary care to address the\nroutine and emergency medical care needs of military working dogs,\neither at a military veterinary treatment facility or through\nsufficient on-site veterinary capabilities.\n(6) Requirements related to daily access to exercise areas.\n(7) Required annual inspections to ensure compliance with such\nstandards.\n(8) Such other standards and requirements as the Secretary of\nDefense determines are appropriate.\n(b) Implementation and Compliance.--\n(1) Existing facilities.--\n(A) Assessment.--Not later than one year after the date of\nthe establishment of the standards required under subsection\n(a), the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Executive\nAgent for the Department of Defense Military Working Dog\nProgram, shall ensure that each kennel and other facility used\nto house military working dogs under the jurisdiction of the\nDepartment of Defense is assessed to determine the extent to\nwhich such kennel or facility is in compliance with such\nstandards.\n(B) Modification.--Not later than three years after the\ndate of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting\nthrough the Executive Agent, shall ensure that each such kennel\nand facility is modified to the extent required to comply with\nsuch standards.\n(2) New facilities.--The Secretary, acting through the\nExecutive Agent, shall ensure that any kennel or other facility\nused to house military working dogs under the jurisdiction of the\nDepartment that is constructed or renovated after the date of the\nenactment of this Act is in compliance with such standards before\nsuch kennel or facility is used to house such a military working\ndog.\n(c) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may waive a\nspecific requirement or standard developed under subsection (a), on a\ncase-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines that such a waiver is\nrequired to provide for a temporary deployment or due to exigent\ncircumstances. The Secretary may not issue a waiver under this\nsubsection unless the Secretary--\n(1) provides for the implementation of alternative measures to\nensure the welfare of any dogs affected by the waiver; and\n(2) submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate\nand House of Representatives a report containing notice of the\nwaiver, a justification for such waiver, and a description of the\nalternative measures provided under paragraph (1).\nSEC. 379. RESTROOM ACCESS AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS FOR CERTAIN\nTRANSPORTATION SERVICE PROVIDERS.\n(a) Restroom Access.--The Secretary of Defense shall take such\nsteps as may be necessary to ensure that, with respect to each covered\nlocation, there is a restroom--\n(1) located at or in close proximity to the covered location;\n(2) to which any covered driver, while providing a\ntransportation protective service involving the transport of\nsensitive cargo to or from the covered location on behalf of the\nDepartment of Defense, is authorized access;\n(3) that to the extent practicable, provides for privacy, hand\nwashing, accessibility, and gender-specific needs; and\n(4) in the case of a portable restroom, that is vented and\nequipped with adequate lighting (which may be achieved through\nsupplementation with a temporary lighting source, as necessary).\n(b) Location.--The location of a restroom under subsection (a)(1)\nmay not be a location to which access by the covered driver would\nresult in--\n(1) a security risk, as determined by the Secretary;\n(2) a health or safety risk to the covered driver; or\n(3) a violation of any other regulation or policy of the\nDepartment.\n(c) Notification of Noncompliance.--In carrying out subsection (a),\nthe Secretary shall--\n(1) establish a process by which a covered driver may provide\nto the Secretary timely notification of any covered location with\nrespect to which access to a restroom is not provided consistent\nwith such subsection; and\n(2) upon receiving such a notification, coordinate with the\ncommander of the military installation concerned or other\nappropriate officer or employee of the Department to ensure such\naccess is provided.\n(d) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The terms ``arms, ammunition, and explosives'', ``safe\nhaven'', ``secure holding area'', ``secure holding location'', and\n``transportation protective service'' have the meanings given those\nterms in the publication of the United States Army Transportation\nCommand issued October 4, 2024, and titled ``Military Freight\nTraffic Unified Rules Publication-1 (MFTURP-1)'', or any successor\nthereto.\n(2) The term ``commercial motor vehicle'' has the meaning given\nthat term in section 31101 of title 49, United States Code.\n(3) The term ``covered driver'' means an operator of a\ncommercial motor vehicle--\n(A) authorized to provide a transportation protective\nservice on behalf of the Department of Defense; and\n(B) subject to requirements for qualifications and maximum\nhours of service under section 31502(b) of title 49, United\nStates Code.\n(4) The term ``covered location'' means a safe haven, secure\nholding area, or secure holding location at a military installation\nor other facility of the Department of Defense.\n(5) The terms ``facility'' and ``military installation'' have\nthe meanings given those terms in section 2801(c) of title 10,\nUnited States Code.\n(6) The term ``sensitive cargo'' means--\n(A) arms, ammunition, and explosives;\n(B) classified material; or\n(C) any other cargo, or category thereof, the Secretary of\nDefense determines sensitive for purposes of this section.\nSEC. 380. USE OF EXPEDITIONARY SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS BY\nDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.\n(a) Expeditionary Solid Waste Disposal Systems.--\n(1) Authorized use.--The Secretary of Defense may use\nexpeditionary solid waste disposal systems for the destruction of\ncovered materials.\n(2) Equipping and availability of systems.--Expeditionary solid\nwaste disposal systems units deployed for use in accordance with\nparagraph (1) shall be--\n(A) equipped to support operations relating to border\nsecurity and the elimination of contraband; and\n(B) made available with respect to military installations,\nforward operating bases, and the security forces of allies and\npartners of the United States as necessary to assist in\ncountering infiltration and the unauthorized use of military\nassets of the United States.\n(b) Prohibition on Use of Open-air Burn Pits to Dispose of Covered\nMaterial.--In addition to the prohibition on the disposal of certain\nwastes in open-air burn pits under section 317 of the National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 10 U.S.C.\n2701 note), the Secretary of Defense may not use open-air burn pits for\nthe disposal of any covered material.\n(c) Covered Material Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered\nmaterial'' means the following:\n(1) Contraband or other property that is illegal to possess,\nincluding seized counterfeit materials and unauthorized military\nequipment.\n(2) Classified equipment or materials.\nSEC. 381. PILOT PROGRAM FOR CONTRACTED AMPHIBIOUS AIR RESOURCES FOR\nTHE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY OF THE UNITED STATES INDO-PACIFIC\nCOMMAND.\n(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense, in conjunction with the\nSecretary of the Navy and the Commander of the United States Indo-\nPacific Command, may carry out a pilot program for the contracted\noperation of a fleet of commercial amphibious aviation resources to be\nmade available to the commanders of the combatant commands and the\ncommanders of other components of the Department of Defense for mission\ntasking within the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-\nPacific Command.\n(b) Fielding and Adjudicating Mission Requests.--The Commander of\nthe United States Indo-Pacific Command shall establish a process to\nfield and adjudicate mission requests pursuant to the pilot program\nunder subsection (a) in a timely manner.\n(c) Termination.--The authority to carry out the pilot program\nunder subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is three years\nafter the date of the enactment of this Act.\nSEC. 382. INITIATIVE TO CONTROL SPREAD OF GREATER BANDED HORNET IN\nGUAM.\n(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall enhance efforts to\nmanage, control, and interdict the greater banded hornet on military\ninstallations in Guam.\n(b) Authorized Activities.--The efforts required under subsection\n(a) shall include the following:\n(1) Carrying out science-based management and control programs\nto reduce the effect of the greater banded hornet on military\ninstallations and to prevent the introduction or spread of the\ngreater banded hornet to areas where such hornet has not yet been\nestablished.\n(2) Providing support for interagency and intergovernmental\nresponse efforts to control, interdict, monitor, and eradicate the\ngreater banded hornet on military installations in Guam.\n(3) Pursuing chemical, biological, and other control\ntechniques, technology transfer, and best practices to support\nmanagement, control, interdiction and, where possible, eradication\nof the greater banded hornet in Guam.\n(4) Establishing an early detection and rapid response\nmechanism to monitor and deploy coordinated efforts if the greater\nbanded hornet, or an other newly detected invasive alien species,\nis detected at new sites on military installations in Guam.\n(5) Carrying out such other activities as the Secretary\ndetermines appropriate to manage, control, and interdict the\ngreater banded hornet on military installations in Guam.\n(c) Annual Briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for each of the next\nthree years, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy,\nInstallations, and Environment shall provide to the Committees on Armed\nServices of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on\nthe implementation of this section, which shall include detailed\ninformation about the efforts of the Secretary to manage, control, and\ninterdict the greater banded hornet on military installations in Guam.\nSEC. 383. RESERVE MOBILIZATION EXERCISE TO ASSESS THE CAPABILITY OF\nTHE ARMED FORCES TO RESPOND TO A HIGH-INTENSITY CONTINGENCY IN\nTHE INDO-PACIFIC REGION.\n(a) Indo-pacific Mobilization and Readiness Study Required.--Not\nlater than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the\nSecretary of Defense, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint\nChiefs of Staff and the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific\nCommand, shall conduct a comprehensive joint mobilization and\nsustainment readiness study (modeled on the 1978 exercise referred to\nas ``Nifty Nugget'') to assess the capability of the Armed Forces to\nrespond to a high-intensity contingency in the Indo-Pacific region.\n(b) Elements of the Study.--The study required under subsection (a)\nshall include the following:\n(1) An assessment of the ability to rapidly mobilize, deploy,\nand sustain active and reserve component forces in response to a\nconflict scenario involving the Taiwan Strait, South China Sea, or\nsimilar Indo-Pacific flashpoint.\n(2) An evaluation of strategic lift and sustainment\ncapabilities across military departments, including maritime\nsealift, airlift, rail, road networks, and prepositioned stocks.\n(3) Identification of critical logistics vulnerabilities,\nmobilization bottlenecks, and command and control challenges.\n(4) Analysis of interagency coordination procedures and\nintegration with civilian emergency support capabilities.\n(5) An evaluation of joint and allied interoperability, with\nparticular attention to coordination mechanisms with Japan,\nAustralia, the Philippines, and Taiwan.\n(6) The civilian skills inventory described in subsection (c).\n(c) Civilian Skills Inventory of the Reserve Component.--As part of\nthe study required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense,\nacting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and\nReadiness, shall conduct a civilian skills inventory of the reserve\ncomponents of the Armed Forces to identify and assess the non-military\nqualifications and talents of reservists, including--\n(1) foreign language proficiency and cultural expertise;\n(2) advanced academic credentials, including master's degrees,\ndoctoral degrees, and scientific research experience;\n(3) industrial and technical skills, including cybersecurity,\nsoftware development, engineering, logistics, manufacturing, and\ndata science;\n(4) critical infrastructure and emergency response expertise;\nand\n(5) private-sector leadership and innovation experience\nrelevant to defense mobilization and sustainment.\n(d) Reporting Requirements.--Not later than two years after the\ndate of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall\nsubmit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes--\n(1) the results, findings, and recommendations of the\nmobilization and readiness study required under subsection (a);\n(2) a summary of the civilian skills inventory of the reserve\ncomponents conducted under subsection (c), including\nrecommendations for how such skills can be leveraged to support\ncontingency planning, civil-military integration, and surge\noperations;\n(3) a comparative analysis of best practices by each Armed\nForce with respect to--\n(A) mobilizing members of the reserve components for\nwartime or emergency augmentation;\n(B) identifying, tracking, and using civilian-acquired\nskills of reservists; and\n(C) executing logistical lift and sustainment operations,\nincluding Navy-led maritime port operations, Army-managed rail\nand overland transport, Air Force strategic airlift capacity,\nand Marine Corps expeditionary logistics; and\n(4) an estimate of--\n(A) the number of members of the reserve components who are\nlikely to be available and required to reinforce forward-\ndeployed active duty units during the first 30, 60, and 90 days\nof a major Indo-Pacific contingency; and\n(B) the number of members of the reserve components\nrequired to support full-scale mobilization and logistics surge\noperations within the United States, including domestic\ntransportation nodes, sustainment hubs, ports of embarkation,\nmobilization training centers, and other homeland support\nfunctions necessary to enable and sustain global operations.\nSEC. 384. LIMITATION ON TRANSFORMATION BY THE ARMY OF PRIMARY\nHELICOPTER TRAINING PROGRAM AT FORT RUCKER, ALABAMA.\nNone of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or\notherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year\n2026 for the Army may be obligated or expended to solicit proposals or\naward a contract for the implementation of any transformation of the\nInitial Entry Rotary Wing training program at Fort Rucker, Alabama,\nuntil--\n(1) the completion of the Part 141 Helicopter Flight School\nTraining Pilot proof of concept plan conducted by the Department of\nthe Army and the Federal Aviation Administration, including--\n(A) all three phases of Initial Entry Rotary Wing Training\nPhases 1 & 2 and Phase 3 Warfighter Tactical Training Phase;\nand\n(B) the evaluation of the effectiveness of the training\npilot, which shall include the results of six classes of eight\nstudents each (48 students total);\n(2) the Secretary of the Army (in this section referred to as\nthe ``Secretary'') has fully assessed and validated the outcomes of\nthe training pilot, including with respect to cost, operational\neffectiveness, safety, and training efficacy;\n(3) the Secretary submits to the congressional defense\ncommittees a report that includes a detailed description of the\nresults of the training pilot and the rationale for any proposed\nchanges to training systems or platforms resulting from such\ntraining pilot; and\n(4) the Secretary provides to the congressional defense\ncommittees a briefing that includes--\n(A) an identification of the outcomes and findings of the\ntraining pilot referred to in paragraph (1);\n(B) an assessment of the cost-effectiveness and operational\nand training readiness resulting from the training pilot;\n(C) any recommendations for future procurement or\ncontracting activity related to training initiatives similar to\nthe training pilot; and\n(D) the course of action proposed by the Secretary relating\nto any such transformation.\n\nTITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS\n\nTITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS\n\nSubtitle A--Active Forces\n\nSec. 401. End strengths for active forces.\n\nSubtitle B--Reserve Forces\n\nSec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.\nSec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the\nReserves.\nSec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).\nSec. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active\nduty for operational support.\n\nSubtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations; Reports\n\nSec. 421. Military personnel.\nSec. 422. Streamlining of total force reporting requirements.\n\nSubtitle A--Active Forces\n\nSEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES.\nThe Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty personnel\nas of September 30, 2026, as follows:\n(1) The Army, 454,000.\n(2) The Navy, 344,600.\n(3) The Marine Corps, 172,300.\n(4) The Air Force, 321,500.\n(5) The Space Force, 10,400.\n\nSubtitle B--Reserve Forces\n\nSEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE.\n(a) In General.--The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for\nSelected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of September\n30, 2026, as follows:\n(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 328,000.\n(2) The Army Reserve, 172,000.\n(3) The Navy Reserve, 57,500.\n(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 33,600.\n(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 106,300.\n(6) The Air Force Reserve, 67,500.\n(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 8,500.\n(b) End Strength Reductions.--The end strengths prescribed by\nsubsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve component shall\nbe proportionately reduced by--\n(1) the total authorized strength of units organized to serve\nas units of the Selected Reserve of such component which are on\nactive duty (other than for training) at the end of the fiscal\nyear; and\n(2) the total number of individual members not in units\norganized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such\ncomponent who are on active duty (other than for training or for\nunsatisfactory participation in training) without their consent at\nthe end of the fiscal year.\n(c) End Strength Increases.--Whenever units or individual members\nof the Selected Reserve of any reserve component are released from\nactive duty during any fiscal year, the end strength prescribed for\nsuch fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such reserve component\nshall be increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths of\nsuch units and by the total number of such individual members.\nSEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF\nTHE RESERVES.\nWithin the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the reserve\ncomponents of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of September 30,\n2026, the following number of Reserves to be serving on full-time\nactive duty or full-time duty, in the case of members of the National\nGuard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting,\ninstructing, or training the reserve components:\n(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 30,845.\n(2) The Army Reserve, 16,511.\n(3) The Navy Reserve, 10,409.\n(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,400.\n(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 25,982.\n(6) The Air Force Reserve, 6,218.\nSEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS).\n(a) In General.--The minimum number of military technicians (dual\nstatus) as of the last day of fiscal year 2026 for the reserve\ncomponents of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129\nof title 10, United States Code) shall be the following:\n(1) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 21,294.\n(2) For the Army Reserve, 6,258.\n(3) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 10,405.\n(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 6,455.\n(b) Limitation on Number of Temporary Military Technicians (dual\nStatus).--The number of temporary military technicians (dual status)\nunder subsection (a) may not exceed 25 percent of the total number\nauthorized under such subsection.\n(c) Prohibition.--A State may not coerce a military technician\n(dual status) to accept an offer of realignment or conversion to any\nother military status, including as a member on Active Guard and\nReserve duty. No action may be taken against an individual, or the\nposition of such individual, who refuses such an offer solely on the\nbasis of such refusal.\nSEC. 414. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED TO BE ON\nACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT.\nDuring fiscal year 2026, the maximum number of members of the\nreserve components of the Armed Forces who may be serving at any time\non full-time operational support duty under section 115(b) of title 10,\nUnited States Code, is the following:\n(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 17,000.\n(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000.\n(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200.\n(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000.\n(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 16,000.\n(6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000.\n\nSubtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations; Reports\n\nSEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL.\n(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized\nto be appropriated for fiscal year 2026 for the use of the Armed Forces\nand other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for\nexpenses, not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as\nspecified in the funding table in section 4401.\n(b) Construction of Authorization.--The authorization of\nappropriations in the subsection (a) supersedes any other authorization\nof appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal\nyear 2026.\nSEC. 422. STREAMLINING OF TOTAL FORCE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.\n(a) Repeal of Annual Report on Military Technicians.--Section 115a\nof title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (g).\n(b) Incorporation of Annual Civilian Personnel Management Report\nInto Annual Defense Manpower Profile Report.--\n(1) In general.--Such section is further amended--\n(A) by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) as\nsubsections (e) through (g), respectively; and\n(B) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new\nsubsection (d):\n``(d)(1) The Secretary shall include in each report under\nsubsection (a) a detailed discussion of the management of the civilian\nworkforce of the Department of Defense. The discussion shall include\nthe matter specified in paragraph (2) for the civilian workforce of--\n``(A) the Office of the Secretary of Defense;\n``(B) the Defense Agencies;\n``(C) the Department of Defense Field Activities; and\n``(D) the military departments.''.\n(2) Transfer.--Paragraph (2) of section 129(c) of such title--\n(A) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--\n(i) by striking ``Each report under paragraph (1) shall\ncontain'' and inserting ``The matter to be included in each\ndiscussion under paragraph (1)''; and\n(ii) by striking ``under the jurisdiction of the\nofficial submitting the report,'' and inserting ``of each\nelement of the Department of Defense named in such\nparagraph, is''; and\n(B) is transferred to section 115a and inserted at the end\nof subsection (d) of such section, as added by paragraph (1) of\nthis subsection.\n(3) Conforming repeal of requirement for separate annual\ncivilian personnel management report.--Section 129 of such title is\namended by striking subsection (c).\n\nTITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY\n\nTITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY\n\nSubtitle A--Officer Policy\n\nSec. 501. Space Force general officer management.\nSec. 502. Redistribution of general officers on active duty from the Air\nForce to the Space Force.\nSec. 503. Notification of removal of officers from selection board\nreports and promotion lists.\nSec. 504. Chaplains: career flexibility; detail as students at schools\nfor education required for appointment.\nSec. 505. Temporary increase in fiscal year percentage limitation for\nreduction or waiver of service-in-grade requirement for\ngeneral and flag officers to be retired in pay grades O-7 and\nO-8.\nSec. 506. Notice of removal of Judge Advocates General.\nSec. 507. Authority to waive prohibition on officers serving on\nsuccessive selection boards for boards to consider officers\nfor promotion to major general or rear admiral.\nSec. 508. Establishment of blast safety officer positions.\n\nSubtitle B--Reserve Component Management\n\nSec. 511. Active and inactive transfers of officers of the Army National\nGuard and Air Force National Guard.\nSec. 512. National Guard: Active Guard and Reserve duty in response to a\nState disaster.\nSec. 513. Report on effect of equipment shortfalls on ability of\nNational Guard to perform homeland defense activities.\nSec. 514. Report on National Guard sexual assault prevention and\nresponse training.\nSec. 515. Study and report on members of the reserve components:\nconsideration of amount of time of service in activation;\nauthority to waive limitation on release from active duty.\n\nSubtitle C--General Service Authorities and Military Records\n\nSec. 521. Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record: codification;\nexpansion.\nSec. 522. Women's initiative teams.\nSec. 523. Honorary promotions on the initiative of the Department of\nDefense.\nSec. 524. Enhanced efficiency and service discretion for Disability\nEvaluation System reviews.\nSec. 525. Requirement of equal opportunity, racial neutrality, and\nexclusive use of merit in military personnel actions.\nSec. 526. Report on adequacy of reimbursement for costs of permanent\nchange of station.\n\nSubtitle D--Recruitment and Accession\n\nSec. 531. Recruiter access to secondary schools.\nSec. 532. Alternative service in areas of national interest by\nindividuals denied enlistment.\nSec. 533. Medical accession standards for members of the Armed Forces.\nSec. 534. Clarifying the calculation of enlistments for persons whose\nscore on the Armed Forces Qualification Test is below a\nprescribed level for the future servicemember preparatory\ncourse.\nSec. 535. Selective Service System: automatic registration.\n\nSubtitle E--Member Training\n\nSec. 541. Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructor\nqualifications.\nSec. 542. Number of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units.\nSec. 543. Requirements with respect to motorcycle safety training.\nSec. 544. Repeal of annual certifications related to the Ready, Relevant\nLearning initiative of the Navy.\nSec. 545. Mandatory training on government ethics and national security\nlaw.\nSec. 546. Temporary authority to provide bonuses to Junior Reserve\nOfficers' Training Corps instructors.\nSec. 547. Pilot program for generative artificial intelligence and\nspatial computing for performance training and proficiency\nassessment.\nSec. 548. Limitation on authority to reorganize the Senior Reserve\nOfficers' Training Corps of the Army.\nSec. 549. Accreditation of National Guard Marksmanship Training Center.\n\nSubtitle F--Member Education\n\nSec. 551. Modification to maximum years of service for eligibility\ndetail as a student at a law school.\nSec. 552. Inclusion of Space Force education programs in definitions\nregarding professional military education.\nSec. 553. Asynchronous instruction in distance education option for\nprofessional military education.\nSec. 554. Center for Strategic Deterrence and Weapons of Mass\nDestruction Studies.\nSec. 555. Military service academy nominations.\nSec. 556. Modifications to alternative obligation for cadets and\nmidshipmen.\nSec. 557. Modification to the designation of Members of the House of\nRepresentatives to the Boards of Visitors of Service\nAcademies.\nSec. 558. Director of Admissions of the United States Naval Academy.\nSec. 559. Detail of members of the Space Force as instructors at Air\nForce Institute of Technology.\nSec. 559A. Prohibition on participation of males in athletic programs or\nactivities at the military service academies that are\ndesignated for women or girls.\nSec. 559B. Organization of Army War College.\n\nSubtitle G--Military Justice and Other Legal Matters\n\nSec. 561. Qualifications for judge advocates.\nSec. 562. Ensuring the availability of legal advice to commanders.\nSec. 563. Analysis of potential modifications to the offense of wrongful\nbroadcast or distribution of intimate visual images under the\nUniform Code of Military Justice.\nSec. 564. Revision to sexual assault prevention and response training\nguidance.\nSec. 565. Notification of military sex offenders at military\ninstallations.\nSec. 566. Analysis of the advisability of modifying the definition of\nabusive sexual contact under the Uniform Code of Military\nJustice.\nSec. 567. Analysis of the advisability of establishing a punitive\narticle for child pornography-related offenses under the\nUniform Code of Military Justice.\n\nSubtitle H--Career Transition\n\nSec. 571. Transition Assistance Program: amendments; pilot program;\nreports.\nSec. 572. Amendments to pathways for counseling in Transition Assistance\nProgram.\nSec. 573. Improvements to information-sharing to support individuals\nretiring or separating from the Armed Forces.\n\nSubtitle I--Family Programs, Child Care, and Dependent Education\n\nSec. 581. Notification of suspected child abuse that occurs at a\nmilitary child development center.\nSec. 582. Enrollment of children of certain American Red Cross employees\nin schools operated by the Department of Defense Education\nActivity.\nSec. 583. Ensuring access to DODEA schools for certain members of the\nreserve components.\nSec. 584. Authorization of dual or concurrent enrollment programs for\nstudents of Defense Dependent Schools.\nSec. 585. Restrictions on certain actions relating to DODEA schools and\nmilitary child development centers.\nSec. 586. Extension of pilot program to provide financial assistance to\nmembers of the Armed Forces for in-home child care.\nSec. 587. Military OneSource: information regarding maternal health\ncare.\nSec. 588. Assistance for deployment-related support of members of the\nArmed Forces undergoing deployment and their families beyond\nthe Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program.\nSec. 589. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit\ndependents of military and civilian personnel.\nSec. 589A. Verification of reporting of eligible federally connected\nchildren for purposes of Federal impact aid programs.\nSec. 589B. Regulations on the use of portable electronic mobile devices\nin Department of Defense Education Activity schools.\nSec. 589V. Management of special education in schools operated by\nDepartment of Defense Education Activity.\nSec. 589D. Pilot program to increase payments for child care services in\nhigh-cost areas.\n\nSubtitle J--Decorations and Awards, Reports, and Other Matters\n\nSec. 591. Authorization for award of Medal of Honor to E. Royce Williams\nfor acts of valor during the Korean War.\nSec. 592. Authorization for posthumous award of the distinguished-\nservice cross to Isaac ``Ike'' Camacho for acts of valor in\nVietnam.\nSec. 593. Compliance with travel charge card deactivation requirements.\n\nSubtitle A--Officer Policy\n\nSEC. 501. SPACE FORCE GENERAL OFFICER MANAGEMENT.\n(a) Distribution of Commissioned Officers on Active Service in\nGeneral Officer Grades.--Section 525 of title 10, United States Code,\nis amended--\n(1) in subsection (a)--\n(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting\n``or the Space Force officer list'' after ``officer on the\nactive duty list''; and\n(B) in paragraph (5)--\n(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``officers in the\ngrade of general'' and inserting ``officers on sustained\nduty orders in the grade of general'';\n(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``officers in a\ngrade above'' and inserting ``officers on sustained duty\norders in a grade above''; and\n(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``officers in\nthe grade'' and inserting ``officers on sustained duty\norders in the grade''; and\n(2) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following new\nparagraph:\n``(3) The limitations of this section do not apply to a Space Force\ngeneral officer serving in a Space Force active status but not on\nsustained duty orders, and who is on active service for a period in\nexcess of 365 days but not to exceed three years. Unless authorized by\nthe Secretary of Defense, the number of Space Force general officers\ncovered by this subsection and not serving in a joint duty assignment\nfor purposes of chapter 38 of this title may not exceed two. Not later\nthan 30 days after authorizing more than two Space Force general\nofficers covered by this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall\nprovide the notification required in accordance with paragraph (2).''.\n(b) Authorized Strength of Space Force General Officers on Active\nService.--Section 526 of such title is amended--\n(1) in subsection (c)--\n(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and of the\nSpace Force'' after ``Components'';\n(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or of the Space\nForce'' after ``a reserve component'';\n(C) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following\nnew subparagraph:\n``(D) The Secretary of the Air Force may authorize not more\nthan two of the general officers authorized to serve in the Space\nForce under section 20110 of this title to serve on active service\nfor a period of at least 180 days and not longer than 365 days.'';\nand\n(D) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ``, or a Space Force\ngeneral officer in a Space Force active status not on sustained\nduty,'' after ``a reserve component''; and\n(2) in subsection (d)--\n(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``officer; or'' and\ninserting ``officer;'';\n(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and\ninserting ``; or''; and\n(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(3) a Space Force officer in the grade of brigadier general\nor above who is pending transition off of sustained duty orders,\nbut only during the 60-day period preceding the end date of such\norders.''.\n(c) Strength in Grade: Space Force General Officers in a Space\nForce Active Status Not on Sustained Duty.--Chapter 2003 of such title\nis amended by adding at the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 20110. Strength in grade: Space Force general officers in a\nSpace Force active status, not on sustained duty\n``(a) Authorized Strength.--The authorized strength of general\nofficers in the Space Force serving in a Space Force active status but\nnot on sustained duty is five.\n``(b) Exclusions.--The following Space Force general officers shall\nnot be counted for purposes of this section:\n``(1) Those counted under section 526 of this title.\n``(2) Those serving in a joint duty assignment for purposes of\nchapter 38 of this title, except that the number of officers who\nmay be excluded under this paragraph may not exceed two.\n``(c) Permanent Grade.--A Space Force general officer may not be\nreduced in permanent grade because of a reduction in the number\nauthorized under subsection (a).\n``(d) Temporary Exclusion.--The limitations of subsection (a) do\nnot apply to an officer released from a joint duty assignment or other\nnon-joint active service assignment, but only during the 60-day period\nbeginning on the date the officer departs the joint duty or other\nactive service assignment. The Secretary of Defense may authorize the\nSecretary of the Air Force to extend the 60-day period by an additional\n120 days, except that not more than three Space Force officers may be\ncovered by an extension under this subsection at the same time.''.\nSEC. 502. REDISTRIBUTION OF GENERAL OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY FROM\nTHE AIR FORCE TO THE SPACE FORCE.\nSection 526(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``171'' and inserting\n``168''; and\n(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``21'' and inserting ``24''.\nSEC. 503. NOTIFICATION OF REMOVAL OF OFFICERS FROM SELECTION BOARD\nREPORTS AND PROMOTION LISTS.\n(a) Regular Components.--\n(1) Selection board reports.--Section 618(d) of title 10,\nUnited States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following\nnew paragraph:\n``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional\ndefense committees of the removal of the name of an officer from the\nreport of a selection board by the President or the Secretary or Deputy\nSecretary of Defense under paragraph (1) or paragraph (2),\nrespectively, for any reason other than misconduct--\n``(A) not later than 30 days after the name of an officer is\nremoved; and\n``(B) prior to submission to the Senate of a promotion list\nwith respect to such report pursuant to section 624(c) of this\ntitle.''.\n(2) Promotion lists.--Section 629(a) of title 10, United States\nCode, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The\nPresident shall notify the congressional defense committees not\nlater than 30 days after removing the name of an officer from such\nlist for any reason other than misconduct.''.\n(b) Reserve Components.--Section 14111(b) of title 10, United\nStates Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new\nparagraph:\n``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional\ndefense committees of the removal of the name of an officer from the\nreport of a selection board by the President or the Secretary or Deputy\nSecretary of Defense under paragraph (1) or paragraph (2),\nrespectively, for any reason other than misconduct--\n``(A) not later than 30 days after the name of an officer is\nremoved; and\n``(B) prior to submission to the Senate of a promotion list\nwith respect to such report pursuant to section 12203 of this\ntitle.''.\nSEC. 504. CHAPLAINS: CAREER FLEXIBILITY; DETAIL AS STUDENTS AT\nSCHOOLS FOR EDUCATION REQUIRED FOR APPOINTMENT.\n(a) Career Flexibility for Chaplains.--Subsection (a) of section\n710 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Each Secretary''; and\n(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(2) Notwithstanding subsection (b)(1), if the Secretary of a\nmilitary department carries out a program under paragraph (1), such\nSecretary shall, pursuant to this section, inactivate a member who\ncompletes a detail under section 2004c of this title upon the\ncompletion of such detail for such period of time as the Secretary\ndetermines appropriate so such member may perform religious ministry\nthat meets professional requirements for appointment as a chaplain in\nthe military department concerned.''.\n(b) Detail as Students at Schools for Education Required for\nAppointment as a Chaplain.--Chapter 101 of title 10, United States\nCode, is amended by inserting after section 2004b the following new\nsection 2004c:\n``Sec. 2004c. Detail as students at schools for education required for\nappointment as a chaplain: commissioned officers; certain enlisted\nmembers\n``(a) Detail Authorized.--(1) The Secretary of each military\ndepartment may detail commissioned officers and enlisted members of the\narmed forces as students at accredited colleges, universities, and\nschools of theology, located in the United States, for a period of\ntraining leading to a graduate degree that meets the educational\nrequirements for appointment as a chaplain in the armed forces.\n``(2) Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary\nconcerned, the Secretary of a military department may fund educational\nexpenses for members of the armed forces detailed under paragraph (1).\nNot more than 25 officers and enlisted members from each military\ndepartment may commence such training in any single fiscal year.\n``(3) Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary\nconcerned, the Secretary of a military department may also detail\nmembers under paragraph (1) without funding any educational expenses. A\nmember detailed pursuant to this paragraph shall not count against the\nlimitation in paragraph (2).\n``(b) Eligibility for Detail.--To be eligible for detail under\nsubsection (a), an officer or enlisted member must be a citizen of the\nUnited States and must--\n``(1)(A) have served on active duty for a period of not less\nthan two years nor more than eight years and be an officer in the\npay grade O-3 or below as of the time the training is to begin; or\n``(B) have served on active duty for a period of not less than\nfour years nor more than ten years and be an enlisted member in the\npay grade E-5 or above as of the time the training is to begin;\n``(2) in the case of an enlisted member, meet all requirements\nfor acceptance of a commission as a commissioned officer in the\narmed forces; and\n``(3) sign an agreement that unless sooner separated the\nofficer or enlisted member will--\n``(A) complete the educational course of chaplaincy\ntraining; and\n``(B) if the Secretary of the military department concerned\ncarries out a program under section 710 of this title--\n``(i) agree to be inactivated for a period of time\nunder subsection (a)(2) of such section upon completion of\na detail under this section; and\n``(ii) accept transfer or detail as a chaplain in the\nmilitary department concerned upon completion of the period\ndescribed in clause (i).\n``(c) Limitation on Service Credit.--Notwithstanding section 533 of\nthis title, a commissioned officer of the armed forces who completes a\ndetail under this section may not be credited with more than four years\nof constructive service under such section 533 upon original\nappointment to the armed forces as a chaplain.\n``(d) Service Obligation.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the\nagreement of an officer or enlisted member under subsection (b) shall\nprovide that the officer or enlisted member shall serve on active duty\nfor two years for each year or part thereof of chaplaincy training\ncompleted under subsection (a), except that such agreement may not\nrequire more than a total of six years of service on active duty.\n``(2) The agreement of an officer or enlisted member under\nsubsection (b) may authorize the officer or enlisted member to serve a\nportion of a service obligation on active duty and to complete the\nservice obligation that remains upon separation from active duty in the\nSelected Reserve, in which case the officer or enlisted member shall\nserve three years in the Selected Reserve for each year or part thereof\nof the chaplaincy training of such officer or enlisted member under\nsubsection (a) for any service obligation that was not completed before\nseparation from active duty, except that such agreement may not require\nmore than a total of nine years of service in the Selected Reserve.\n``(e) Selection of Officers and Enlisted Members for Detail.--The\nSecretary of the military department concerned shall select officers\nand enlisted members for detail for chaplaincy training under\nsubsection (a)--\n``(1) on a competitive basis;\n``(2) without regard to the duration of ordination or seminary\nrequirements for the chaplaincy training in which an officer or\nenlisted member seeks to enroll; and\n``(3) based on the needs of the armed forces under the\njurisdiction of the Secretary.\n``(f) Relation of Service Obligations to Other Service\nObligations.--Any service obligation incurred by an officer or enlisted\nmember under an agreement entered into under subsection (b) shall be in\naddition to any service obligation incurred by such officer or enlisted\nmember under any other provision of law or agreement, except that the\ntotal service obligation under this section and any other provision of\nlaw or agreement shall not exceed nine years.\n``(g) Expenses.--Expenses incident to the detail of officers and\nenlisted members under this section shall be paid from any funds\nappropriated for the military department concerned.\n``(h) Failure to Complete Program.--An officer or enlisted member\nwho is dropped from a program of chaplaincy training to which detailed\nunder subsection (a) for deficiency in conduct or studies, or for other\nreasons, may be required to--\n``(1) perform active duty in an appropriate military capacity\nin accordance with the active duty obligation imposed by\nregulations issued by the Secretary of Defense, except that in no\ncase shall an officer or enlisted member be required to serve on\nactive duty for any period in excess of one year for each year or\npart thereof he participated in the program; or\n``(2) repay the expenses incident to the detail of such officer\nor enlisted member and paid under subsection (f).\n``(i) Limitation on Details.--No agreement detailing an officer or\nenlisted member of the armed forces to a chaplaincy school may be\nentered into during any period in which the President is authorized by\nlaw to induct persons into the armed forces involuntarily. Nothing in\nthis subsection shall affect any agreement entered into during any\nperiod when the President is not authorized by law to so induct persons\ninto the armed forces.\n``(j) Reports.--Not later than March 31, 2027, and annually\nthereafter for five years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\nCommittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of\nRepresentatives a report on the detail of commissioned officers and\nenlisted members of the armed forces under this section during the\npreceding fiscal year, including--\n``(1) the number of members of the armed forces detailed under\nthis section, disagreggated by military department and religious\nfaith of the members;\n``(2) the number of members of the armed forces who completed a\ndetail under this section, disaggregated by military department and\nreligious faith of the members;\n``(3) the number of members of the armed forces who have\ncompleted a detail under this section and been appointed as a\nchaplain in the armed forces, disaggregated by military department\nand religious faith of the members;\n``(4) the length of detail and total cost of participation,\nincluding pay, benefits, and educational expenses, for each member\nof the armed forces detailed under this section;\n``(5) a description of any barriers to participation in details\nunder this section by religious faiths with lengthier or\nnontraditional formation requirements and any efforts by the\nSecretary to address any shortages of chaplains in the armed forces\nfor particular religious faiths; and\n``(6) any recommendations of the Secretary for legislative or\nadministrative changes to improve the equity, effectiveness, or\nfiscal management of the detail of members of the armed forces\nunder this section.''.\nSEC. 505. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN FISCAL YEAR PERCENTAGE LIMITATION\nFOR REDUCTION OR WAIVER OF SERVICE-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT FOR\nGENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS TO BE RETIRED IN PAY GRADES O-7 AND O-\n8.\nDuring the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this\nAct and ending on September 30, 2027, subparagraph (C) of section\n1370(b)(5) of title 10, United States Code, shall be applied by\nsubstituting ``15 percent'' for ``10 percent''.\nSEC. 506. NOTICE OF REMOVAL OF JUDGE ADVOCATES GENERAL.\n(a) Army.--Section 7037 of title 10, United States Code, is amended\nby adding at the end the following new subsection:\n``(f) If the Judge Advocate General is removed from office before\nthe end of the term of the Judge Advocate General as specified in\nsubsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall, not later than five\ndays after the removal takes effect, submit to the Committees on Armed\nServices of the Senate and the House of Representatives notice that the\nJudge Advocate General is being removed and a statement of the reason\nfor the removal.''.\n(b) Navy.--Section 8088 of title 10, United States Code, is amended\nby adding at the end the following new subsection:\n``(f) If the Judge Advocate General is removed from office before\nthe end of the term of the Judge Advocate General as specified in\nsubsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall, not later than five\ndays after the removal takes effect, submit to the Committees on Armed\nServices of the Senate and the House of Representatives notice that the\nJudge Advocate General is being removed and a statement of the reason\nfor the removal.''.\n(c) Air Force.--Section 9037 of title 10, United States Code, is\namended by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n``(g) If the Judge Advocate General is removed from office before\nthe end of the term of the Judge Advocate General as specified in\nsubsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall, not later than five\ndays after the removal takes effect, submit to the Committees on Armed\nServices of the Senate and the House of Representatives notice that the\nJudge Advocate General is being removed and a statement of the reason\nfor the removal.''.\nSEC. 507. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE PROHIBITION ON OFFICERS SERVING ON\nSUCCESSIVE SELECTION BOARDS FOR BOARDS TO CONSIDER OFFICERS FOR\nPROMOTION TO MAJOR GENERAL OR REAR ADMIRAL.\nUnder regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the\nSecretary of a military department may, during the three-year period\nfollowing the date of the enactment of this Act, waive the limitation\nin section 612(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, in the case of a\nselection board that will consider officers for recommendation for\npromotion to the grade of major general or rear admiral if the\nSecretary of the military department determines that qualified officers\non the active-duty list or Space Force officer list or otherwise\nauthorized to serve on the board are not available in sufficient number\nto comprise that selection board.\nSEC. 508. ESTABLISHMENT OF BLAST SAFETY OFFICER POSITIONS.\n(a) Establishment.--Not later than September 30, 2026, the\nSecretary of Defense shall establish blast safety officer positions in\nthe Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.\n(b) Duties.--Duties of a blast safety officer shall include the\nfollowing, in accordance with standards established pursuant to section\n735 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note):\n(1) Overseeing the blast overpressure assessment and risk\nmanagement program for members of the Armed Forces where activities\npresent a potential blast overpressure exposure, including\nmonitoring exposures, ensuring adherence to established risk\nmanagement practices, and elevating risk decisions to commanders to\nensure risks are appropriately managed and exposures are minimized.\n(2) Ensuring that members of the Armed Forces with potential\nblast overpressure exposure receive training and education on\nassociated health risks and mitigation protocols (including minimum\nsafe distances).\n(3) Overseeing the application of exposure controls, including\npersonal protective equipment and engineering controls, and\nensuring wearable sensors are employed for such members, with\nexposure data documented in the Defense Occupational and\nEnvironmental Health Readiness System.\n(4) Coordinating with occupational and environmental health\nprofessionals to ensure that blast exposed members receive\nappropriate medical surveillance follow-up, with results\ndocumented, reported, and integrated into existing Department of\nDefense occupational and environmental health processes and\nsystems.\n(5) Maintaining blast overpressure exposure logs in the Defense\nOccupational and Environmental Health Readiness System to inform\nlong-term risk management and medical surveillance.\n(6) Coordinating with range safety officers and personnel to\nintegrate blast overpressure risk management into range safety\nprograms, including range design, operation, and modification.\n(c) Assignments.--The Secretary of a military department concerned\nshall assign a blast safety officer to each component of an Armed Force\nwhere blast overpressure hazards are reasonably anticipated and in such\na manner so as to ensure coverage across operational environments.\n(d) Training; Certification.--A blast safety officer shall receive\ntraining and maintain a certification in blast safety.\n\nSubtitle B--Reserve Component Management\n\nSEC. 511. ACTIVE AND INACTIVE TRANSFERS OF OFFICERS OF THE ARMY\nNATIONAL GUARD AND AIR FORCE NATIONAL GUARD.\nSection 303 of title 32, United States Code, is amended by adding\nat the end the following new subsection:\n``(d)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the\nArmy--\n``(A) an officer of the Army National Guard who fills a vacancy\nin a federally recognized unit of the Army National Guard may be\ntransferred from the active Army National Guard to the inactive\nArmy National Guard; and\n``(B) an officer of the Army National Guard transferred to the\ninactive Army National Guard pursuant to subparagraph (A) may be\ntransferred from the inactive Army National Guard to the active\nArmy National Guard to fill a vacancy in a federally recognized\nunit.\n``(2) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air\nForce--\n``(A) an officer of the Air National Guard who fills a vacancy\nin a federally recognized unit of the Air National Guard may be\ntransferred from the active Air National Guard to the inactive Air\nNational Guard; and\n``(B) an officer of the Air National Guard transferred to the\ninactive Air National Guard pursuant to subparagraph (A) may be\ntransferred from the inactive Air National Guard to the active Air\nNational Guard to fill a vacancy in a federally recognized unit.''.\nSEC. 512. NATIONAL GUARD: ACTIVE GUARD AND RESERVE DUTY IN RESPONSE\nTO A STATE DISASTER.\n(a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 32, United States Code, is\namended by inserting after section 328 the following new section:\n``Sec. 328a. Active Guard and Reserve duty: State disaster response\nduty\n``(a) Authority.--The chief executive of a State who has declared\nan emergency in such State due to a disaster, may, with the consent of\nthe Secretary of Defense, order a member of the National Guard of such\nState, who is performing Active Guard and Reserve duty pursuant to\nsection 328 of this title, to perform duties in response to, or in\npreparation for, such disaster. Duty performed under this section shall\nbe referred to as `State disaster response duty'.\n``(b) Requirements.--State disaster response duty performed\npursuant to this section--\n``(1) shall be on a reimbursable basis, in accordance with\nsubsection (c);\n``(2) may be performed to the extent that the performance of\nsuch duty does not interfere with the performance of the member's\nprimary Active Guard and Reserve duties of organizing,\nadministering, recruiting, instructing, and training the reserve\ncomponents; and\n``(3) shall not exceed a total of 14 days per member per\ncalendar year, except that the Secretary of Defense may, if the\nchief executive so requests before the end of the 14th such day,\nauthorize an extension of the duration of such duty, not to exceed\nan additional--\n``(A) 7 days, if the Secretary determines that such\nextension is appropriate; and\n``(B) 46 days if the Secretary determines that such duty is\nin support of the response to a catastrophic incident, as that\nterm is defined in section 501 of the Homeland Security Act of\n2002 (6 U.S.C. 311).\n``(c) Reimbursement.--(1) The Secretary of the military department\nconcerned shall charge a State for the fully burdened costs of manpower\nfor each day of State disaster response duty performed pursuant to this\nsection.\n``(2) Such charges shall be paid from the funds of the State of the\nrequesting chief executive or from any other non-Federal funds.\n``(3) Any amounts received by a Secretary of a military department\nunder this section shall be credited, at the discretion of the\nSecretary of Defense, to--\n``(A) the appropriation, fund, or account used to pay such\ncosts; or\n``(B) an appropriation, fund, or account available for the\npurposes for which such costs were incurred.\n``(4) If the State of the requesting chief executive is more than\n90 days in arrears in reimbursing the Secretary of the military\ndepartment concerned for State disaster response duty performed\npursuant to this section, such duty may not be performed--\n``(A) unless authorized by the Secretary of Defense; and\n``(B) after the requesting chief executive obligates funds for\nthe amount in arrears.\n``(d) Limitation of Liability.--While performing State disaster\nresponse duty under this section, a member of the National Guard is not\nan instrumentality of the United States with respect to any act or\nomission in carrying out such duty. The United States shall not be\nresponsible for any claim or judgment arising from the use of a member\nof the National Guard under this section.\n``(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `Active Guard and Reserve duty' has the meaning\ngiven such term in section 101 of title 10.\n``(2) The term `State' has the meaning given such term in\nsection 901 of this title.''.\n(b) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe\nregulations under section 328a of such title, as added by subsection\n(a).\nSEC. 513. REPORT ON EFFECT OF EQUIPMENT SHORTFALLS ON ABILITY OF\nNATIONAL GUARD TO PERFORM HOMELAND DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.\nSection 908(b) of title 32, United States Code, is amended by\nadding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(5) A description of the effect of any equipment shortfall on\nthe ability of the National Guard of a State to perform a homeland\ndefense activity.''.\nSEC. 514. REPORT ON NATIONAL GUARD SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND\nRESPONSE TRAINING.\nNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this\nAct, and not later than March 30 of each year thereafter through March\n30, 2031, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, in coordination with\nthe Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the Committees on Armed\nServices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report\nidentifying the number of members of the National Guard who received\nsexual assault prevention and response training in the calendar year\npreceding the date of the report, disaggregated by State.\nSEC. 515. STUDY AND REPORT ON MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS:\nCONSIDERATION OF AMOUNT OF TIME OF SERVICE IN ACTIVATION;\nAUTHORITY TO WAIVE LIMITATION ON RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY.\n(a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the\nrecommendations of the Secretary regarding--\n(1) consideration of the amount of time in service or on active\nduty of a member of a reserve component in making a determination\nto order the member to active duty; and\n(2) the ability of a member of a reserve component to waive the\nlimitation on release from active duty under section 12686(b) of\ntitle 10, United States Code.\n(b) Elements.--The study under subsection (a) shall address the\nfollowing:\n(1) In evaluating the suitability of a member of a reserve\ncomponent to be ordered to active duty, whether to consider the\namount of time of service--\n(A) in the Armed Forces of such member;\n(B) on active duty of such member; and\n(C) on active duty by such member that would result in such\nmember becoming eligible for retired pay or retainer pay under\na purely military retirement system (other than the retirement\nsystem under chapter 1223 of such title).\n(2) Whether to change the applicability of the waiver under\nsection 12686(b) of such title from an order to active duty that\nspecifies a period of less than 180 days to an order to active duty\nthat specifies a period of less than 365 days.\n(c) Use of Information.--In carrying out this section, the\nSecretary concerned may provide, to a person performing an evaluation\ndescribed in subsection (b)(1), information on the relevant experience\nof a member, including the amount of time a member has performed duties\nrelevant to the duty for which such member is being evaluated.\n(d) Report.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense\nshall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and\nHouse of Representatives a report containing the results of the study\nunder this section.\n\nSubtitle C--General Service Authorities and Military Records\n\nSEC. 521. INDIVIDUAL LONGITUDINAL EXPOSURE RECORD: CODIFICATION;\nEXPANSION.\n(a) Expansion.--Chapter 50 of title 10, United States Code, is\namended by adding at the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 996. Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record\n``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall maintain a\ndata system that is a central web portal for exposure-related data that\ncompiles, collates, presents, and provides available occupational and\nenvironmental exposure information to support the needs of the\nDepartment of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such data\nsystem shall be referred to as the `Individual Longitudinal Exposure\nRecord'.\n``(b) Elements.--The Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record\nincludes the following elements:\n``(1) Service records of members of the armed forces.\n``(2) All data available to the Secretary regarding how, where,\nand when members of the armed forces have been exposed to various\noccupational or environmental hazards.\n``(3) Medical records of members relating to exposures\ndescribed in paragraph (2), including diagnoses, treatment plans,\nand laboratory data.\n``(c) Service Records.--If a member is a member described in\nparagraph (2) of subsection (b), the Secretary shall include the data\ndescribed in such paragraph in the service record of such member.\n``(d) Data Sharing.--The Secretary shall provide access to\ninformation in the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record to the\nfollowing:\n``(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs.\n``(2) The Director of the Defense Health Agency, for use by\nhealth care providers, epidemiologists, and researchers of the\nDepartment of Defense.\n``(3) The Under Secretary for Health of the Department of\nVeterans Affairs, for use by health care providers,\nepidemiologists, and researchers of such department.\n``(4) The Under Secretary for Benefits of the Department of\nVeterans Affairs, for use by personnel of such department regarding\ncompensation and benefits for service-connected disabilities or\ndeath.\n``(e) Annual Briefing.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall submit,\nto the committees specified in paragraph (2), an annual briefing\nregarding the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record, including an\nexplanation of how the Secretary intends to include in the Individual\nLongitudinal Exposure Record data described in subsection (b)(2) in\ncases where part or all of such data is classified.\n``(2) The committees specified in this paragraph are the following:\n``(A) The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.\n``(B) The Committee on Armed Services of House of\nRepresentatives.\n``(C) The Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate.\n``(D) The Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of\nRepresentatives.''.\n(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1171(b)(2) of title 38, United\nStates Code, is amended to read as follows:\n``(2) The term `Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record' means\nthe data system maintained under section 996 of title 10.''.\nSEC. 522. WOMEN'S INITIATIVE TEAMS.\n(a) In General.--Chapter 50 of title 10, United States Code, is\namended by adding at the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 997. Establishment of women's initiative teams\n``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary concerned shall establish a\nwomen's initiative team in each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine\nCorps, and Space Force to identify and address barriers, if any, to the\nservice, recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in those\narmed forces.\n``(b) Duties.--Each women's initiative team established under\nsubsection (a) shall--\n``(1) identify and address issues, if any, that hinder service\nby women in the armed force in which such team is established;\n``(2) support the recruitment and retention of women in such\narmed force;\n``(3) recommend policy changes that support the needs of women\nmembers of such armed force; and\n``(4) foster a sense of community.\n``(c) Composition.--Each women's initiative team established under\nsubsection (a) shall be composed of members of the armed force in which\nsuch team is established of a variety of ranks, backgrounds, and\noccupational specialities.\n``(d) Collaboration.--A women's initiative team established under\nsubsection (a) shall work collaboratively with the leadership of the\narmed force in which such team is established and other stakeholders to\ncarry out the duties described in subsection (b).''.\n(b) Reports.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the date that is\nfive years after such date, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to\nthe congressional defense committees a report on the activities and\nprogress of each women's initiative team established under section 996\nof title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). Each\nreport shall include the following:\n(1) A description of the structure, membership, and\norganizational alignment of each women's initiative team.\n(2) A summary of key activities and initiatives undertaken by\neach team.\n(3) An assessment of the impact of such activities on improving\nconditions for women, including measurable outcomes where\navailable.\n(4) Recommendations for legislative or policy changes to\nfurther support the success of the teams.\nSEC. 523. HONORARY PROMOTIONS ON THE INITIATIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT\nOF DEFENSE.\nSection 1563a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a)--\n(A) in paragraph (1)--\n(i) by striking ``the Secretary may make an honorary\npromotion (whether or not posthumous) of a former'' and\ninserting ``the Secretary of a military department may make\nan honorary promotion, including a posthumous honorary\npromotion, of a former''; and\n(ii) by striking ``if the Secretary determines that the\npromotion is merited''; and\n(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:\n``(2) The honorary grade to which a member described in paragraph\n(1) is promoted shall be commensurate with such member's contributions\nto the armed forces or the national defense.\n``(3) The Secretary of a military department is not authorized to\nmake an honorary promotion under paragraph (1) solely on the basis that\na member described in paragraph (1) was recommended for such promotion\nprior to separating from the armed forces.\n``(4)(A) The Secretary of a military department is only authorized\nto make an honorary promotion under paragraph (1) upon receipt of a\nfavorable recommendation by a board of at least three independent\nofficers convened specifically for the purpose of reviewing the\nproposed honorary promotion.\n``(B) For purposes of this paragraph, an officer is an independent\nofficer if--\n``(i) the officer has no relationship with the former member or\nretired member of the armed forces whose proposed honorary\npromotion is the subject of review by the board on which such\nofficer will serve under this paragraph; and\n``(ii) the officer has no personal interest in the proposed\nhonorary promotion.'';\n(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``The Secretary'' and\ninserting ``The Secretary of a military department''; and\n(3) in subsection (c), by striking `` the Secretary'' and\ninserting ``the Secretary of the military department concerned''.\nSEC. 524. ENHANCED EFFICIENCY AND SERVICE DISCRETION FOR DISABILITY\nEVALUATION SYSTEM REVIEWS.\n(a) Secretarial Discretion and Statements of Contention for Appeals\nto Physical Evaluation Board Determinations of Fitness for Duty.--\nSection 524 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended--\n(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``Not\nlater than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the\nSecretary'' and inserting ``The Secretary''; and\n(2) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following: ``The\nSecretary concerned may require submission of a statement of\ncontention as part of the appeal submission.''.\n(b) Statements of Contention for Physical Evaluation Boards.--\nSection 1214 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking\n``if he demands it.'' and inserting ``if the member demands it. The\nSecretary concerned may require submission of a statement of contention\nas part of the demand.''.\nSEC. 525. REQUIREMENT OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, RACIAL NEUTRALITY, AND\nEXCLUSIVE USE OF MERIT IN MILITARY PERSONNEL ACTIONS.\nSection 529C of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2024 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 501) is amended, in subsection (a), by\nstriking ``or a promotion'' and inserting ``, promotion, or command\nselection''.\nSEC. 526. REPORT ON ADEQUACY OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS OF\nPERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION.\n(a) Report Required.--Not later than March 31, 2028, the Secretary\nof Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the\nSenate and the House of Representatives a report on the adequacy of\nreimbursements for expenses incurred by members of the Armed Forces\nundergoing a permanent change of station.\n(b) Survey Requirements.--In preparing the report required under\nsubsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall--\n(1) conduct a comprehensive survey of not fewer than 10,000\nmembers of the Armed Forces who complete a permanent change of\nstation during fiscal year 2026 or 2027 that--\n(A) collects detailed information on actual expenses\nincurred, both reimbursed and unreimbursed;\n(B) includes options for members to upload receipts and\ndocumentation electronically, provided that such uploads are\nsupplemental and optional;\n(C) is designed to ensure statistical validity;\n(D) achieves response rates sufficient to ensure\nrepresentative samples from each military department and pay\ngrade category; and\n(E) includes questions regarding financial stress, debt\nincurrence, and impact on military retention decisions;\n(2) conduct follow-up surveys with a subset of respondents to\ngather additional detail on specific cost categories;\n(3) survey military spouses separately regarding employment-\nrelated costs and career impacts of permanent changes of station;\nand\n(4) consult with military relief societies regarding financial\nassistance patterns and trends relating to permanent changes of\nstation.\n(c) Elements.--\n(1) Analysis of reimbursement categories.--\n(A) Analysis.--For each of the categories described in\nsubparagraph (B), the report required by subsection (a) shall\ninclude--\n(i) an identification of all expenses intended to be\ncovered;\n(ii) an identification of related expenses that are not\ncovered;\n(iii) the average actual costs incurred by members of\nthe Armed Forces for both covered and uncovered expenses,\nbased on survey data from not fewer than 10,000 permanent\nchanges of station conducted during fiscal years 2025 and\n2026, accounting for peak and non-peak cycles;\n(iv) a comparison of actual costs to reimbursement\namounts;\n(v) a justification for the inclusion or exclusion of\nspecific expenses; and\n(vi) recommendations for modifications to coverage or\nreimbursement rates.\n(B) Categories.--The categories described in this\nsubparagraph are as follows:\n(i) Dislocation allowance.\n(ii) Temporary lodging expense and temporary lodging\nallowance.\n(iii) Per diem allowances.\n(iv) Monetary allowance in lieu of transportation.\n(v) Personally procured move reimbursements.\n(vi) Household goods shipment and storage entitlements.\n(vii) Dependent travel allowances.\n(viii) Pet transportation reimbursement.\n(ix) Any other allowances or reimbursements related to\npermanent changes of station.\n(2) Uncovered expense analysis.--The report required under\nsubsection (a) shall include an examination of expenses commonly\nincurred but not reimbursed, including--\n(A) security deposits and advance rent payments;\n(B) utility and telecommunication connection and\ndisconnection fees;\n(C) contract termination penalties;\n(D) State vehicle registration and driver's license fees;\n(E) pet transportation costs;\n(F) temporary storage beyond authorized limits;\n(G) childcare registration for dependents; and\n(H) replacement of household items damaged or unsuitable\nfor new location.\n(3) Financial impact assessment.--The report required under\nsubsection (a) shall include an analysis of the financial impact of\npermanent changes of station on members of the Armed Forces,\nincluding--\n(A) average out-of-pocket expenses by pay grade;\n(B) percentage of members incurring debt due to expenses\nrelated to a permanent change of station;\n(C) impact on the emergency savings of members of the Armed\nForces; and\n(D) utilization rates of military relief society assistance\nfor financial hardship relating to permanent changes of\nstation.\n(4) Methodology for future adjustments.--The report required\nunder subsection (a) shall include recommendations for establishing\nan annual review and adjustment process for reimbursements for\ncosts relating to a permanent change of station that accounts for--\n(A) inflation and cost-of-living changes;\n(B) regional variations in moving costs, including those\nrelated to status of forces agreements, currency fluctuation,\nlocal housing markets, and pet importation or quarantine\nrequirements;\n(C) changes in typical household composition and needs; and\n(D) emerging categories of relocation expenses.\n(d) Disaggregation Requirements.--The report required by subsection\n(a) shall include all data disaggregated by--\n(1) permanent changes of station within the continental United\nStates;\n(2) permanent changes of station from the continental United\nStates to locations outside the continental United States;\n(3) permanent changes of station from locations outside the\ncontinental United States to the continental United States;\n(4) permanent changes of station between locations outside the\ncontinental United States;\n(5) pay grade of the members undergoing a permanent change of\nstation;\n(6) family status of the member;\n(7) distance between the permanent station from which the\nmember is transferring to the permanent station to which the member\nis transferring;\n(8) duty status of the member;\n(9) whether the member participates in the Exceptional Family\nMember Program; and\n(10) origin and destination installation.\n(e) Data Integration.--The report shall, to the maximum extent\npracticable, incorporate and reconcile data from existing systems of\nthe Department of Defense.\n(f) Data Privacy and Custody.--\n(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all\ndata collected to carry out this section remains under the custody\nand control of the Department of Defense.\n(2) Use of contractors.--The Secretary shall prohibit any\ncontractor supporting implementation of this section from use of\ndata collected to carry out this section other than for purposes of\nthis section, including with respect to use in artificial\nintelligence model training, commercial applications, or other\nderivative purposes.\n(g) Interim Briefing.--Not later than March 31, 2027, the Secretary\nof Defense shall provide the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate\nand the House of Representatives an interim briefing on preliminary\nfindings and anticipated recommendations of the report required under\nsubsection (a).\n\nSubtitle D--Recruitment and Accession\n\nSEC. 531. RECRUITER ACCESS TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS.\nSection 503(c)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by\nstriking clauses (i) through (iii) and inserting the following new\nclauses:\n``(i) shall provide to a military recruiter, for the purpose of\nrecruiting students who are at least 17 years old, access--\n``(I) to the campus of a secondary school under the\njurisdiction of such local educational agency; and\n``(II) that is equivalent to access provided to such campus\nto a prospective employer of such students, an institution of\nhigher education, or another recruiter;\n``(ii) shall, upon the request of a military recruiter for the\npurpose described in clause (i), provide access to at least one in-\nperson recruitment event (such as a career fair) per academic year;\nand\n``(iii) shall, upon the request of a military recruiter for the\npurpose described in clause (i), provide, not later than 30 days\nafter receiving such request, access to secondary school student\nnames, addresses, electronic mail addresses (which shall be the\nelectronic mail addresses provided by the school, if available),\nand telephone and mobile phone listings, notwithstanding subsection\n(a)(5) of section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20\nU.S.C. 1232g).''.\nSEC. 532. ALTERNATIVE SERVICE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL INTEREST BY\nINDIVIDUALS DENIED ENLISTMENT.\n(a) In General.--Section 504 of title 10, United States Code, is\namended by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n``(c) Alternative Service in Areas of National Interest.--(1) The\nSecretary of Defense shall carry out a program to provide to an\nindividual described in paragraph (2) information about opportunities\nto work in areas of national interest to the United States.\n``(2) An individual described in this paragraph is an individual\nwho seeks to originally enlist in an armed force but is denied\nenlistment.\n``(3) In carrying out the program required by paragraph (1), the\nSecretary shall--\n``(A) identify job opportunities in the defense industrial\nbase, cybersecurity or intelligence support, research and\ndevelopment in defense technologies, national emergency and\ndisaster preparedness, or any other non-military field the\nSecretary considers in the national interests of the United States;\n``(B) provide available information about training or\ncertification programs to obtain the skills necessary for such a\njob; and\n``(C) seek to enter into agreements with entities in the fields\ndescribed in subparagraph (A).\n``(4) The Secretary of Defense shall annually submit to the\nCommittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of\nRepresentatives a report on the program required by this subsection.\nSuch report shall include, with respect to the year preceding the date\nof the report, the following elements:\n``(A) The number of individuals described in paragraph (2)\nprovided information described in paragraph (3)(A).\n``(B) The number of individuals described in paragraph (2)\nprovided information described in paragraph (3)(B).\n``(C) The number of agreements described in paragraph (3)(C)\ninto which the Secretary entered.''.\n(b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\nCommittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of\nRepresentatives a report regarding the implementation of subsection (c)\nof such section, as added by subsection (a) of this section.\nSEC. 533. MEDICAL ACCESSION STANDARDS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED\nFORCES.\nChapter 37 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at\nthe end the following new section:\n``Sec. 658. Medical accession standards for members of the armed forces\n``(a) Establishment of Standards.--(1) The Secretary of Defense\nshall prescribe uniform medical accession standards for the\nappointment, enlistment, or induction of individuals into the armed\nforces.\n``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall make readily available and\nunderstandable to applicants for military service the medical accession\nstandards established under paragraph (1), including an explanation of\nthe process for a review or waiver of a medical disqualification under\nsubsection (b).\n``(b) Process for Review or Waiver of Medical Disqualifications.--\n(1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish a process for the review\nof medical disqualifications of persons seeking to become a member of\nthe armed forces and for granting waivers of those medical\ndisqualifications. Determinations shall be based on all available\ninformation regarding the medical condition and the operational needs\nof the military service concerned.\n``(2) The waiver process shall include criteria permitting waivers\nwhen such action is in the interests of national security, defined as a\ncompelling governmental interest in accessing an individual whose\nservice would directly support the Department's warfighting\ncapabilities.\n``(c) Reports.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\nCommittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of\nRepresentatives an annual report identifying--\n``(A) the number of persons disqualified from service as a\nmember of the armed forces during the preceding calendar year due\nto medical history;\n``(B) the number and type of approvals granted under subsection\n(b) during the preceding calendar year; and\n``(C) any revisions to the medical accession standards\nestablished under subsection (a) or the waiver process established\nunder subsection (b) since the preceding report.\n``(2) In any fiscal year in which the accession of a person into\nthe Coast Guard is approved under the process established under\nsubsection (b), the Secretary of the department in which the Coast\nGuard is operating shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and\nInfrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on\nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report\nidentifying the information required under paragraph (1)(B) with\nrespect to such member.''.\nSEC. 534. CLARIFYING THE CALCULATION OF ENLISTMENTS FOR PERSONS\nWHOSE SCORE ON THE ARMED FORCES QUALIFICATION TEST IS BELOW A\nPRESCRIBED LEVEL FOR THE FUTURE SERVICEMEMBER PREPARATORY COURSE.\nSection 546 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 520 note) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following new\nparagraph:\n``(4) Effect of course graduation.--The Secretary concerned may\nexclude from the population to be considered for purposes of\ndetermining the percentage limitations imposed by section 520(a) of\ntitle 10, United States Code, any enlisted person who has graduated\nfrom a future servicemember preparatory course established pursuant\nto this section with a score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test\nthat is at or above the thirty-first percentile, provided that--\n``(A) the Armed Forces Qualifications Test score that is at\nor above the thirty-first percentile is obtained within the\nsame fiscal year in which the individual was originally\nenlisted to serve on active duty; and\n``(B) such score is obtained during the period the\nindividual was originally enlisted to serve on active duty, as\ndetermined by the Secretary concerned.''; and\n(2) in subsection (d)--\n(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as\nparagraphs (3) through (8), respectively;\n(B) by inserting before paragraph (3), as redesignated by\nsubparagraph (A), the following new paragraphs:\n``(1) The percentage of nonprior service enlisted persons who\nscored below the thirty-first percentile on the Armed Forces\nQualification Test upon original enlistment.\n``(2) The percentage of nonprior service enlisted persons who\nscored below the thirty-first percentile on the Armed Forces\nQualification Test following graduation from the preparatory course\nor subsequent reclassification, as applicable.''; and\n(C) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking\n``prepatory'' and inserting ``preparatory''.\nSEC. 535. SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM: AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION.\n(a) Automatic Registration.--The Military Selective Service Act (50\nU.S.C. 3801 et seq.) is amended by striking section 3 (50 U.S.C. 3802)\nand inserting the following new section 3:\n``Sec. 3. (a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this title, every\nmale citizen of the United States, and every other male person residing\nin the United States, between the ages of eighteen and twenty-six,\nshall be automatically registered under this Act by the Director of the\nSelective Service System.\n``(2) This section shall not apply to any alien lawfully admitted\nto the United States as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15) of the\nImmigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101) for so long as such\nalien continues to maintain a lawful nonimmigrant status in the United\nStates.\n``(b) Regulations prescribed pursuant to this section (a) may\nrequire--\n``(1) a person subject to registration under this section to\nprovide, to the Director, information (including date of birth,\naddress, social security account number, phone number, and email\naddress) regarding such person;\n``(2) a Federal entity to provide, to the Director, information\ndescribed in paragraph (1) that the Director determines necessary\nto identify or register a person subject to registration under this\nsection; and\n``(3) the Director to provide, to a person registered under\nthis section, written notification that--\n``(A) such person has been so registered; and\n``(B) if such person is not required to be so registered,\nthe procedure by which such person may correct such\nregistration.''.\n(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The Military Selective\nService Act is further amended--\n(1) in section 4 (50 U.S.C. 3803)--\n(A) in subsection (a)--\n(i) by striking ``required to register'' each place it\nappears and inserting ``registered'';\n(ii) by striking ``at the time fixed for his\nregistration,''; and\n(iii) by striking ``who is required to register'' and\ninserting ``registered'';\n(B) in subsection (k)(2), in the matter following\nsubparagraph(B), by striking ``liable for registration'' and\ninserting ``registered'';\n(2) in section 6(a) (50 U.S.C. 3806(a))--\n(A) in paragraph (1)--\n(i) by striking ``required to be'';\n(ii) by striking ``subject to registration'' and\ninserting ``registered''; and\n(iii) by striking ``liable for registration and\ntraining'' and inserting ``registered and liable for\ntraining'';\n(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``required to be'' each\nplace it appears;\n(3) in section 10(b)(3) (50 U.S.C. 3809(b)(3)) by striking\n``registration,'';\n(4) in section 12 (50 U.S.C. 3811)--\n(A) in subsection (d)--\n(i) by striking ``, neglecting, or refusing to perform\nthe duty of registering imposed by'' and inserting\n``registration under''; and\n(ii) by striking ``, or within five years next after\nthe last day before such person does perform his duty to\nregister, whichever shall first occur'';\n(B) in subsection (e)--\n(i) by striking ``the Secretary of Health and Human\nServices'' and inserting ``Federal agencies'';\n(ii) by striking ``by a proclamation of the President''\nand inserting ``to be registered'';\n(iii) by striking ``to present themselves for and\nsubmit to registration under such section''; and\n(iv) by striking ``by the Secretary''; and\n(C) by striking subsection (g) (50 U.S.C. 3811(g)); and\n(5) in section 15(a) (50 U.S.C. 3813(a)), by striking ``upon\npublication by the President of a proclamation or other public\nnotice fixing a time for any registration under section 3''.\n(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take\neffect one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.\n\nSubtitle E--Member Training\n\nSEC. 541. JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS INSTRUCTOR\nQUALIFICATIONS.\nSection 2031(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by\nadding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(3) The Secretary concerned may not require an officer or\nnoncommissioned officer described in paragraph (1)(B) to have completed\nmore than 8 years of service as a member of the armed forces as a\ncondition for approval by the Secretary to serve as an administrator or\ninstructor in the program.''.\nSEC. 542. NUMBER OF JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS UNITS.\n(a) In General.--Section 2031(i) of title 10, United States Code,\nis amended by striking ``support not fewer than 3,400, and not more\nthan 4,000, units'' and inserting ``support not fewer than 3,600, and\nnot more than 4,200, units''.\n(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall\ntake effect on October 1, 2027.\n(c) Repeal of Superseded Provision.--Section 545 of the\nServicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159) is\nrepealed.\nSEC. 543. REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO MOTORCYCLE SAFETY TRAINING.\nChapter 21 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting\nafter section 2009 the following new section:\n``Sec. 2010. Requirements with respect to motorcycle safety training\n``The Secretaries of the military departments shall ensure that all\nbeginner motorcycle safety training provided to members of the Armed\nForces meets the motorcycle safety training requirements for licensing\nof the State in which the permanent station of the member receiving the\ntraining is located.''.\nSEC. 544. REPEAL OF ANNUAL CERTIFICATIONS RELATED TO THE READY,\nRELEVANT LEARNING INITIATIVE OF THE NAVY.\nSection 545 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 8431 note prec.) is repealed.\nSEC. 545. MANDATORY TRAINING ON GOVERNMENT ETHICS AND NATIONAL\nSECURITY LAW.\n(a) Annual Training on Government Ethics and Standards of\nConduct.--\n(1) In general.--Beginning on the date that is one year after\nthe date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of each\nmilitary department shall ensure that all members of the Armed\nForces under the jurisdiction of such Secretary are trained\nannually in government ethics and standards of conduct.\n(2) Implementation plan.--Not later than 180 days after the\ndate of the enactment of this Act the Secretary of each military\ndepartment shall provide to the congressional defense committees a\nbriefing on the implementation plan for carrying out the\nrequirements of paragraph (1), including--\n(A) resources and personnel required to provide the\ntraining required by paragraph (1);\n(B) the curriculum for such training;\n(C) the manner in which training will be provided and the\nmode of the delivery of such training; and\n(D) any other matter related to such training the Secretary\nconsiders appropriate.\n(b) Training on the Law of Armed Conflict and Rules of\nEngagement.--The Secretary of each military department shall ensure\nthat all members of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of such\nSecretary are trained during the 90-day period that ends on the date of\na mobilization or deployment on the following topics, as applicable:\n(1) The law of armed conflict.\n(2) Rules of engagement.\n(3) Defense support for civil authorities.\n(4) Standing rules for the use of force.\n(5) The Code of Conduct for Members of the Armed Forces of the\nUnited States as prescribed in Executive Order 10631 or any\nsuccessor Executive Order.\nSEC. 546. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE BONUSES TO JUNIOR RESERVE\nOFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS INSTRUCTORS.\n(a) In General.--The Secretary concerned may pay to a member or\nformer member of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of the\nSecretary a one-time bonus of not more than $10,000 if the member or\nformer member--\n(1) agrees to be an instructor for the Junior Reserve Officers'\nTraining Corps under section 2031(d) of title 10, United States\nCode, in a position the Secretary concerned determines is difficult\nto fill; and\n(2) serves as such an instructor for not less than one academic\nyear.\n(b) Briefing Required.--Not later than one year after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the\ntermination date described in subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense\nshall brief the congressional defense committees on--\n(1) the use of the authority provided by subsection (a); and\n(2) the effectiveness of bonuses provided under subsection (a)\non increasing the number of instructors for the Junior Reserve\nOfficers' Training Corps.\n(c) Termination.--The authority provided by subsection (a)\nterminates on the date that is five years after the date of the\nenactment of this Act.\n(d) Secretary Concerned Defined.--In this section, the term\n``Secretary concerned'' has the meaning given that term in section 101\nof title 10, United States Code.\nSEC. 547. PILOT PROGRAM FOR GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND\nSPATIAL COMPUTING FOR PERFORMANCE TRAINING AND PROFICIENCY\nASSESSMENT.\n(a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall develop and\nimplement a pilot program to optimize the use of generative artificial\nintelligence and spatial computing for immersive training and\nassessment.\n(b) Elements.--The pilot program required by subsection (a) shall\ninclude--\n(1) the development of content with respect to not less than 5\noccupational specialties; and\n(2) methods to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of the\nuse of generative artificial intelligence and spatial computing\ntraining methods in comparison to other training methods,\nparticularly with respect to cost and time required to achieve\ntraining goals.\n(c) Termination.--The pilot program required by subsection (a)\nshall terminate on the date that is one year after the date of the\nestablishment of the program.\n(d) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the termination of the\npilot program required by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy\nshall submit to the congressional defense committees a report\ndescribing the results of the pilot program, including an analysis of\nthe effectiveness of the use of generative artificial intelligence and\nspatial computing for training and a description of any cost savings\nand savings in time required to achieve training goals.\nSEC. 548. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO REORGANIZE THE SENIOR RESERVE\nOFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS OF THE ARMY.\n(a) Briefing on Reorganization Plans.--Not later than March 1,\n2026, the Secretary of the Army shall provide to the Committees on\nArmed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a\nbriefing on the plans of the Secretary of the Army with respect to\nreorganization of the program or individual units of the program. Such\nbriefing shall include the following:\n(1) The number of members of the program anticipated to be\naffected by such a reorganization at each educational institution.\n(2) An identification of the requirements for members of the\nprogram who are members of a unit that will close or whose position\nwithin a unit will be eliminated to transfer to another unit of the\nprogram.\n(3) An identification of alternative pathways for members of\nthe program affected by a reorganization to be appointed as a\ncommissioned officer in the Armed Forces.\n(b) Limitations.--\n(1) Briefing prior to reorganization.--The Secretary of the\nArmy may not reorganize a unit of the program of the Army until the\ndate that is 90 days after the date on which the Secretary, acting\nthrough the Army Cadet Command, provides to the Committees on Armed\nServices of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing with\nrespect to the reorganization of such unit that includes the\nfollowing:\n(A) Each position of such unit to be eliminated.\n(B) A risk analysis regarding the impact of the\nreorganization on Army officer accessions that justifies such\nreorganization.\n(C) Anticipated cost savings or expenses to the United\nStates.\n(D) The number of members of the program affected by the\nreorganization, including the number of members who will have\nto travel to another educational institution to participate in\nthe program after the reorganization.\n(E) Any change to a scholarship awarded under section 2107\nor 2107a of title 10, United States Code, due to the\nreorganization.\n(2) Completion of commissioning requirements by current\nstudents.--The Secretary of the Army shall ensure that any\nreorganization of a unit of the program of the Army allows a member\nof the program receiving financial assistance under section 2107 or\n2107a of title 10, United States Code, who is affected by such\nreorganization to complete any requirements for receiving a\ncommission as an officer in the Army without the member being\nrequired to transfer to another educational institution.\n(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The terms ``program'' and ``member of the program'' have\nthe meanings given such terms in section 2101 of title 10, United\nStates Code.\n(2) The term ``reorganize'', with respect to a unit of the\nprogram, includes closing, restructuring, reclassifying, merging,\nor realigning.\nSEC. 549. ACCREDITATION OF NATIONAL GUARD MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING\nCENTER.\n(a) Accreditation.--The Secretary of the Army may accredit the\nNational Guard Marksmanship Training Center (hereinafter, ``NGMTC''),\nlocated at Robinson Maneuver Training Center, Arkansas, as a U.S. Army\nTraining and Doctrine Command institution.\n(b) Validation.--Upon accreditation, the Secretary may designate\nthe Small Arms Weapons Expert and Squad Designated Marksman programs of\ninstruction taught at NGMTC as Training Operations Management Activity\nvalidated, National Guard-centric courses.\n(c) Additional Skill Identifier.--The Secretary may award the\nMaster Marksman Training additional skill identifier to members of the\nArmy National Guard who successfully complete both programs specified\nin subsection (b).\n(d) Briefing.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the Secretary shall\nsubmit to the congressional defense committees a briefing regarding--\n(1) the determination of the Secretary whether to use the\nauthorities under subsections (a) through (c);\n(2) any progress of the Secretary in integrating such programs\ninto the Army Program Objective Memorandum; and\n(3) the determination of the Secretary whether to establish a\nModified Table of Organization and Equipment requirement associated\nwith the additional skill identifier described in subsection (c) to\nensure enduring demand and sustainment.\n(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be\nconstrued to transfer operational control, administrative authority, or\nownership of the facility of the National Guard Marksmanship Training\nCenter from the Army National Guard to the Department of Defense, the\nDepartment of the Army, or the National Guard Bureau.\n\nSubtitle F--Member Education\n\nSEC. 551. MODIFICATION TO MAXIMUM YEARS OF SERVICE FOR ELIGIBILITY\nDETAIL AS A STUDENT AT A LAW SCHOOL.\n(a) Modification.--Section 2004(b)(1) of title 10, United States\nCode, is amended--\n(1) in subparagraph (A)--\n(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking\n``detailed pursuant to subsection (a)(1)'' and inserting ``with\nrespect to whom the Secretary of a military department is\nproviding funding for educational expenses in accordance with\nsubsection (a)(2)''; and\n(B) in clause (ii), by striking ``eight years'' and\ninserting ``10 years''; and\n(2) in subparagraph (B) in the matter preceding clause (i), by\nstriking ``detailed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)'' and inserting\n``with respect to whom the Secretary of a military department is\nnot providing funding for educational expenses in accordance with\nsubsection (a)(3)''.\n(b) Technical Amendment.--Section 2004(b)(3)(C) of title 10, United\nStates Code, is amended--\n(1) in clause (i), by striking ``subsection (a)(1)'' and\ninserting ``subsection (a)(2)''; and\n(2) in clause (ii), by striking ``subsection (a)(2)'' and\ninserting ``subsection (a)(3)''.\nSEC. 552. INCLUSION OF SPACE FORCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN\nDEFINITIONS REGARDING PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.\n(a) Senior and Intermediate Level Service Schools.--Section 2151(b)\nof title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following new\nsubparagraph:\n``(E) The Space Force Senior Level Education Program.'';\nand\n(2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following new\nsubparagraph:\n``(E) The Space Force Intermediate Level Education\nProgram.''.\n(b) Budget Requests for Professional Military Education.--Section\n2162(d) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new\nparagraphs:\n``(9) The Space Force Senior Level Education Program.\n``(10) The Space Force Intermediate Level Education Program.''.\nSEC. 553. ASYNCHRONOUS INSTRUCTION IN DISTANCE EDUCATION OPTION FOR\nPROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.\nSubsection (c)(1) of section 2154 of title 10, United States Code,\nas added by section 555 of the Servicemember Quality of Life\nImprovement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025\n(Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 1896), is amended by inserting\n``asynchronously and'' after ``course of instruction''.\nSEC. 554. CENTER FOR STRATEGIC DETERRENCE AND WEAPONS OF MASS\nDESTRUCTION STUDIES.\n(a) Establishment.--Section 2165(b) of title 10, United States\nCode, is amended, in paragraph (4), by inserting ``(including a Center\nfor Strategic Deterrence and Weapons of Mass Destruction Studies)''\nafter ``The Institute for National Strategic Studies''.\n(b) Mission.--The mission of the Center for Strategic Deterrence\nand Weapons of Mass Destruction Studies established under such\nparagraph shall be to--\n(1) prepare national security leaders to address the challenges\nof strategic deterrence and weapons of mass destruction through\neducation, research, and outreach activities throughout the Federal\nGovernment;\n(2) develop leaders with an understanding of strategic\ndeterrence and the implications of weapons of mass destruction;\n(3) in accordance with guidance provided by the Chairman of the\nJoint Chiefs of Staff, develop and provide appropriate curricula,\nlearning outcomes, and educational tools relating to strategic\ndeterrence and weapons of mass destruction for use at institutions\nthat provide joint professional military education;\n(4) serve as the primary institution within the Department of\nDefense for the study of strategic deterrence and weapons of mass\ndestruction education in joint professional military education;\n(5) design, develop, and implement studies and analyses to\nenhance understanding of--\n(A) strategic deterrence;\n(B) the threat of weapons of mass destruction to the\nsecurity of the United States and globally; and\n(C) responses to prevent, mitigate, or eliminate the threat\nin accordance with Department and national security policies\nand strategies; and\n(6) provide expert support on strategic deterrence and weapons\nof mass destruction issues to the Secretary of Defense and other\nFederal Government leaders.\nSEC. 555. MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY NOMINATIONS.\n(a) United States Military Academy.--Section 7442(a) of title 10,\nUnited States Code, is amended by striking ``9 ranked or unranked\nalternates'' and inserting ``up to 14 ranked or unranked alternates''.\n(b) United States Naval Academy.--Section 8454 of title 10, United\nStates Code, is amended--\n(1) in the section heading, by striking ``number'' and\ninserting ``appointment; numbers, territorial distribution''; and\n(2) in subsection (a), by striking ``9 ranked or unranked\nalternates'' and inserting ``up to 14 ranked or unranked\nalternates''.\n(c) United States Air Force Academy.--Section 9442(a) of title 10,\nUnited States Code, is amended by striking ``9 ranked or unranked\nalternates'' and inserting ``up to 14 ranked or unranked alternates''.\nSEC. 556. MODIFICATIONS TO ALTERNATIVE OBLIGATION FOR CADETS AND\nMIDSHIPMEN.\n(a) United States Military Academy.--Section 7448(b)(4) of title\n10, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph\n(A) by striking ``three'' and inserting ``five''.\n(b) United States Naval Academy.--Section 8459(b)(4) of title 10,\nUnited States Code, is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)\nby striking ``three'' and inserting ``five''.\n(c) United States Air Force Academy.--Section 9448(b)(4) of title\n10, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph\n(A) by striking ``three'' and inserting ``five''.\nSEC. 557. MODIFICATION TO THE DESIGNATION OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE\nOF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE BOARDS OF VISITORS OF SERVICE\nACADEMIES.\n(a) United States Military Academy.--Section 7455(a)(8) of title\n10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``one other member'' and\ninserting ``two other members''.\n(b) United States Naval Academy.--Section 8468(a)(8) of title 10,\nUnited States Code, is amended by striking ``one other member'' and\ninserting ``two other members''.\n(c) United States Air Force Academy.--Section 9455(a)(8) of title\n10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``one other member'' and\ninserting ``two other members''.\nSEC. 558. DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL\nACADEMY.\n(a) In General.--Chapter 853 of title 10, United States Code, is\namended by inserting after section 8451a the following new section:\n``Sec. 8451b. Director of admissions\n``(a) Establishment and Appointment.--There is a director of\nadmissions of the Naval Academy. The director of admissions shall be\nappointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the\nSenate, and shall perform such duties as the Superintendent of the\nNaval Academy may prescribe with the approval of the Secretary of the\nNavy.\n``(b) Grade.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person appointed as\ndirector of admissions of the Naval Academy has the regular grade of\ncommander in the Navy or lieutenant colonel in the Marine Corps.\n``(2) A person serving as director of admissions shall have the\nregular grade of captain in the Navy or colonel in the Marine Corps\nupon the earlier of--\n``(A) the date on which such person completes six years of\nservice as the director of admissions; and\n``(B) the date on which such person would have been promoted\nhad the person been selected for promotion from among officers in\nthe promotion zone.\n``(c) Detail.--The President may detail any officer of the Navy or\nthe Marine Corps in a grade above lieutenant or captain, respectively,\nto perform the duties of director of admissions without appointing the\nofficer as director of admissions. Such a detail does not affect the\nposition of the officer on the active-duty list.''.\n(b) Continuation of Service of Current Director of Admissions.--\nNotwithstanding subsection (a) of section 8451b of title 10, United\nStates Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section, the person\nserving as the director of admissions of the Naval Academy on the date\nof the enactment of this Act--\n(1) may serve as the director of admissions of the Naval\nAcademy until the date on which--\n(A) a director of admissions is appointed by the President,\nby and with the advice and consent of the Senate, in accordance\nwith subsection (a) of such section 8451b; or\n(B) the President details an officer to perform the duties\nof the director of admissions in accordance with subsection (c)\nof such section 8451b; and\n(2) has the regular grade described in subsection (b) of such\nsection 8451b.\nSEC. 559. DETAIL OF MEMBERS OF THE SPACE FORCE AS INSTRUCTORS AT\nAIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY.\n(a) In General.--Section 9414 of title 10, United States Code, is\namended--\n(1) by striking the heading and inserting the following new\nheading:\n``Sec. 9414. United States Air Force Institute of Technology: degree\ngranting authority; faculty, reimbursement and tuition; acceptance\nof research grants'';\n(2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f)\nand (g), respectively; and\n(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new\nsubsection:\n``(e) Space Force Faculty.--(1) The Secretary shall detail members\nof the Space Force as instructors at the United States Air Force\nInstitute of Technology to provide instruction in areas that support\nthe mission of the Space Force.\n``(2) The number of members of the Space Force detailed by the\nSecretary to the United States Air Force Institute of Technology as\ninstructors during an academic year shall be equal to or greater than\nthe product of--\n``(A) the total number of members of the Space Force divided by\nthe total number of members of the Space Force and the Air Force;\nand\n``(B) the total number of instructors at the United States Air\nForce Institute of Technology.''.\n(b) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to\nthe congressional defense committees a report on the implementation of\nsubsection (e) of section 9414 of title 10, United States Code, as\nadded by subsection (a) of this section, including--\n(1) an identification of the number, academic specialties, and\ncourses of instruction of the members of the Space Force detailed\nas instructors at the United States Air Force Institute of\nTechnology; and\n(2) an assessment of the contributions of those instructors to\nSpace Force objectives.\nSEC. 559A. PROHIBITION ON PARTICIPATION OF MALES IN ATHLETIC PROGRAMS\nOR ACTIVITIES AT THE MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES THAT ARE DESIGNATED FOR\nWOMEN OR GIRLS.\n(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the\nUnited States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and\nthe United States Air Force Academy do not permit a person enrolled at\nsuch an Academy whose sex is male to participate in an athletic program\nor activity that is designated for women or girls.\n(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be\nconstrued to prohibit the United States Military Academy, the United\nStates Naval Academy, or the United States Air Force Academy from\npermitting males to train or practice with an athletic program or\nactivity that is designated for women or girls so long as no female is\ndeprived of a roster spot on a team or sport, opportunity to\nparticipate in a practice or competition, scholarship, admission to an\neducational institution, or any other benefit that accompanies\nparticipating in the athletic program or activity.\n(c) Definitions.--In this section--\n(1) the term ``athletic programs and activities'' includes all\nprograms or activities that are provided conditional upon\nparticipation with any athletic team; and\n(2) the term ``sex'' means a person's reproductive biology and\ngenetics at birth.\nSEC. 559B. ORGANIZATION OF ARMY WAR COLLEGE.\nThe Secretary of the Army shall--\n(1) incorporate the Army War College into the Army University;\nand\n(2) direct the head of the Army War College to report to the\nhead of the Army University.\n\nSubtitle G--Military Justice and Other Legal Matters\n\nSEC. 561. QUALIFICATIONS FOR JUDGE ADVOCATES.\n(a) In General.--Section 806 of title 10, United States Code\n(article 6 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended--\n(1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (d) as subsections\n(b) through (e), respectively; and\n(2) by inserting before subsection (b), as redesignated by\nparagraph (1), the following new subsection:\n``(a)(1) A member of the armed forces may only serve as a judge\nadvocate if such member--\n``(A) is admitted to the practice of law before the highest\ncourt of a State, territory, commonwealth, or the District of\nColumbia;\n``(B) maintains a license status that provides current\neligibility to actively practice law before such court;\n``(C) is subject to the disciplinary review process of the\njurisdiction in which such member maintains such a license status;\nand\n``(D) is in compliance with any other requirements of such\njurisdiction to remain eligible to practice law in such\njurisdiction.\n``(2) The Judge Advocates General of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and\nCoast Guard and the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the\nMarine Corps may suspend the authority of a judge advocate of the Army,\nNavy, Air Force, Coast Guard, or Marine Corps, respectively, to perform\nlegal duties if such judge advocate becomes noncompliant with the\nrequirements of paragraph (1). A member of the armed forces who is\nsuspended or disbarred from the practice of law within a jurisdiction\nmay not perform legal duties.''.\n(b) Conforming Amendments.--\n(1) Trial counsel and defense counsel.--Section 827(b)(1) of\ntitle 10, United States Code (article 27(b) of the Uniform Code of\nMilitary Justice), is amended to read as follows:\n``(1) must be a judge advocate who is qualified under section\n806(a)(1) of this title (article 6(a)(1)); and''.\n(2) Special trial counsel.--Section 824a(b)(1)(A) of title 10,\nUnited States Code (article 24a(b)(1) of the Uniform Code of\nMilitary Justice) is amended to read as follows:\n``(A) is a judge advocate who is qualified under section\n806(a)(1) of this title (article 6(a)(1)); and''.\nSEC. 562. ENSURING THE AVAILABILITY OF LEGAL ADVICE TO COMMANDERS.\nSection 806(b) of title 10, United States Code (article 6(b) of the\nUniform Code of Military Justice), as redesignated by section 561(a)(1)\nof this title, is amended--\n(1) by striking ``The assignment'' and inserting ``(1) The\nassignment''; and\n(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(2) The assignment for duty of judge advocates pursuant to this\nsubsection shall include qualified judge advocates in numbers\nsufficient to provide legal advice to all commanders responsible for\nplanning and organizing military operations (including commanders of\nand within commands assigned to a combatant command or the United\nStates element of the North American Aerospace Defense Command as\nestablished pursuant to sections 161 and 162 of this title) and all\ncommanders authorized to convene courts-martial under sections 822\nthrough 824 of this title (articles 22 through 24). The qualifications\nof judge advocates assigned to provide legal advice to commanders under\nthis paragraph shall include--\n``(A) the qualifications set forth in subsection (a)(1); and\n``(B) any additional education, expertise, or experience\ndetermined to be necessary to fulfill the requirements of this\nparagraph by the Judge Advocate General of the armed force\nconcerned, or in the case of the Marine Corps, by the Staff Judge\nAdvocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps.''.\nSEC. 563. ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE OFFENSE OF\nWRONGFUL BROADCAST OR DISTRIBUTION OF INTIMATE VISUAL IMAGES\nUNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.\nSection 569F of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 1908) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a)--\n(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``,\nin coordination with the Joint Service Committee on Military\nJustice,'' after ``Secretary of Defense'';\n(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;\n(C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);\n(D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new\nparagraph:\n``(2) analyze the feasibility and advisability of, and\npotential approaches to, modifying the offense of wrongful\nbroadcast or distribution of intimate visual images under section\n917a of title 10, United States Code (article 117a of the Uniform\nCode of Military Justice)--\n``(A) to clarify its applicability to the nonconsensual\ndistribution of digital forgeries (commonly known as\n`deepfakes'); and\n``(B) to include such other changes as are indicated in the\namendment proposed by section 552 of the H.R. 3838, as\nengrossed in the House of Representatives on September 10,\n2025; and''; and\n(E) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking\n``provide the results of such analysis to the Committees'' and\ninserting ``not later than December 31, 2026, submit a report\non the results of the analyses required under paragraphs (1)\nand (2) to the Committees''; and\n(2) in subsection (b)--\n(A) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by striking ``and'' at the\nend;\n(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and\ninserting ``; and''; and\n(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(3) the advisability of modifying section 917a of title 10,\nUnited States Code (article 117a of the Uniform Code of Military\nJustice) in the manner described in subsection (a)(2) and such\nother approaches to the modification of such section (article) as\nthe Secretary considers appropriate.''.\nSEC. 564. REVISION TO SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE\nTRAINING GUIDANCE.\n(a) Revision Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date\nof the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for\nPersonnel and Readiness, in coordination with the Director of the\nSexual Assault Prevention and Response Office of the Department of\nDefense, shall revise sexual assault prevention and response training\nguidance to require that information on the resources of the Department\nof Veterans Affairs to address experiences with unwanted sexual\nbehavior be included in the annual or periodic sexual assault\nprevention and response training that is administered to all members of\nthe Armed Forces.\n(b) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``unwanted sexual behavior'' means any sexual\ncontact or sexual interaction to which an individual does not or\ncould not freely consent, including harassment, coercion, assault,\nor abuse.\n(2) The term ``sexual assault prevention and response\ntraining'' means any training, instruction, or education provided\npursuant to Department of Defense Instruction 6495.02, Volume 2, or\nany successor guidance.\nSEC. 565. NOTIFICATION OF MILITARY SEX OFFENDERS AT MILITARY\nINSTALLATIONS.\n(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish and\nimplement a policy to ensure that registered sex offenders who reside\nor work on military installations are identified to the respective\nmilitary community, including, as necessary, through agreements with\nState and local law enforcement agencies.\n(b) Report on Designation of Department of Defense as Jurisdiction\nUnder SORNA.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment\nof this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on\nArmed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report\nassessing the advisability and desirability of designating the\nDepartment of Defense as a jurisdiction for purposes of notification\nrequirements under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act\n(title I of Public Law 109-248; 34 U.S.C. 20901 et seq.).\nSEC. 566. ANALYSIS OF THE ADVISABILITY OF MODIFYING THE DEFINITION\nOF ABUSIVE SEXUAL CONTACT UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY\nJUSTICE.\n(a) Analysis Required.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination\nwith the Joint Service Committee on Military Justice, shall analyze the\nadvisability of modifying the definition of abusive sexual contact\nunder section 920 of title 10, United States Code (article 120 of the\nUniform Code of Military Justice), to address the full range of harmful\nbehaviors associated with sexual assault and to prevent misapplication\nof the offense to acts that are not inherently abusive.\n(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\nCommittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of\nRepresentatives a report detailing the results of the analysis under\nsubsection (a) and any associated recommendations.\nSEC. 567. ANALYSIS OF THE ADVISABILITY OF ESTABLISHING A PUNITIVE\nARTICLE FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY-RELATED OFFENSES UNDER THE UNIFORM\nCODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.\n(a) Analysis Required.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination\nwith the Joint Service Committee on Military Justice, shall analyze the\nfeasibility and advisability of establishing a dedicated punitive\narticle under the Uniform Code of Military Justice to address offenses\nrelating to child pornography.\n(b) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2026, the Secretary of\nDefense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate\nand the House of Representatives a report detailing the results of the\nanalysis under subsection (a) and any associated recommendations.\n\nSubtitle H--Career Transition\n\nSEC. 571. TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: AMENDMENTS; PILOT PROGRAM;\nREPORTS.\n(a) Provision of Preseparation Counseling: In-person to the Extent\nPracticable.--Subsection (a) of section 1142 of title 10, United States\nCode, is amended, in paragraph (2)--\n(1) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``In carrying''; and\n(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:\n``(B) Preseparation counseling may be provided in person to the\nextent practicable. If the Secretary concerned determines that it is\ninfeasible for a member to attend such counseling in person, such\nmember may receive such counseling remotely, with online access to\nmodules and reading materials.''.\n(b) Tracking of Timeliness.--Such subsection is further amended, in\nparagraph (3), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:\n``(C) The Secretary of Defense may implement a system to track how\nmany, and what percentage of, members begin to receive preseparation\ncounseling within time periods specified in this paragraph.''.\n(c) Waiver for Certain Members of the Reserve Components.--Such\nsubsection is further amended, in paragraph (4), by adding at the end\nthe following new subparagraph:\n``(D) The Secretary concerned may waive the requirement for\npreseparation counseling under paragraph (1) in the case of a member of\nthe reserve components if--\n``(i) the member requests such a waiver;\n``(ii) the member received preseparation counseling during the\nperiod of three years preceding the date of such request; and\n``(iii) matters covered by such counseling, specified in\nsubsection (b), have not changed since the member last received\nsuch counseling.''.\n(d) Minimum Amount of Counseling Regarding Financial Planning.--\nSuch subsection is further amended, in paragraph (9)--\n(1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Financial'';\n(2) by inserting ``and debt management,'' after ``loans''; and\n(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:\n``(B) Individualized assistance regarding matters described in\nsubparagraph (A).''.\n(e) Website of the Department of Veterans Affairs Regarding\nPrograms for New Veterans.--Section 523 of title 38, United States\nCode, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n``(c) The Secretary shall maintain a publicly available website of\nthe Department through which a veteran or dependent of a veteran may\nsearch by ZIP code for programs for--\n``(1) veterans who recently separated from active military,\nnaval, air, or space service; or\n``(2) dependents of veterans described in paragraph (1).''.\n(f) Pilot Program for Military Spouses.--\n(1) Authority.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense may establish a\npilot program for spouses of members of the covered Armed Forces\nwho are eligible to receive preseparation counseling under TAP.\n(2) Voluntary basis.--Participation in such a pilot program\nshall be on a voluntary basis.\n(3) Curriculum.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with\nthe Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Labor, shall\nestablish a curriculum based on TAP for such a pilot program. The\nSecretary of Defense shall notify the Committees on Armed Services\nof the Senate and House of Representatives and the Committees on\nVeterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives of\nsuch establishment\n(4) Counseling.--Counseling under such a pilot program shall--\n(A) be tailored to the military spouse and family;\n(B) be offered at least once per calendar quarter at each\nlocation selected under paragraph (5);\n(C) be scheduled and delivered in a manner that maximizes\naccessibility for military spouses, including through flexible\nor alternative scheduling options; and\n(D) include at least one hour regarding benefits and\nassistance available to military families and veterans from\neach department under the jurisdiction of the Secretaries\nspecified in paragraph (3).\n(5) Locations.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out such a\npilot program at not more than five military installations. At\nleast one such location shall be located outside the continental\nUnited States.\n(6) Report.--During the term of pilot program, the Secretary of\nDefense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services and on\nVeterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives an\nannual report regarding the pilot program. Such report shall\ninclude elements the Secretary determines appropriate, including\nthe recommendation of the Secretary whether the pilot program\nshould be made permanent or expanded.\n(7) Termination.--Such a pilot program shall terminate three\nyears after the Secretary of Defense establishes the pilot program.\n(8) Definitions.--In this subsection:\n(A) The term ``covered Armed Force'' means the Army, Navy,\nMarine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force.\n(B) The term ``TAP'' means the Transition Assistance\nProgram under sections 1142 and 1144 of title 10, United States\nCode.\n(g) Annual Report on TAP Participation.--Not later than one year\nafter the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter\nfor three years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\nCommittees on Armed Services and on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and\nHouse of Representatives a report on the Transition Assistance Program\nat five military installations, of various sizes, including at least\none location outside the continental United States, where at least 250\nmembers per year receive preseparation counseling under section 1142 of\ntitle 10, United States Code. Such report shall include the following\nelements with regards to the year preceding the date of such report,\ndisaggregated by military installation:\n(1) The number of members who have not accepted an offer of\nfull-time employment or have not enrolled in a program of education\nor vocational training, who received fewer than five days of\npreseparation counseling under such section.\n(2) The average period of time between when a member begins to\nreceive preseparation counseling and the day the member separates,\nretires, or is discharged.\n(3) The number of members who began but did not complete\npreseparation counseling, and, to the extent practicable, the\nreason for non-completion.\n(4) The number of members assigned to each pathway under\nsubsection (c) of such section.\nSEC. 572. AMENDMENTS TO PATHWAYS FOR COUNSELING IN TRANSITION\nASSISTANCE PROGRAM.\nSection 1142(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) by redesignating subparagraph (M) as subparagraph (R); and\n(2) by inserting after subparagraph (L) the following:\n``(M) Child care requirements of the member (including whether\na dependent of the member is enrolled in the Exceptional Family\nMember Program).\n``(N) The employment status of other adults in the household of\nthe member.\n``(O) The location of the duty station of the member (including\nwhether the member was separated from family while on duty).\n``(P) The effects of operating tempo and personnel tempo on the\nmember and the household of the member.''.\nSEC. 573. IMPROVEMENTS TO INFORMATION-SHARING TO SUPPORT\nINDIVIDUALS RETIRING OR SEPARATING FROM THE ARMED FORCES.\n(a) Opt-out Sharing.--Section 570F of the National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C.\n1142 note) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (c)--\n(A) by striking ``out the form to indicate an email\naddress'' and inserting the following: ``out the form to\nindicate--\n``(1) an email address'';\n(B) in paragraph (1), as designated by subparagraph (A), by\nstriking the period at the end and inserting ``; and'';\n(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(2) if the individual would like to opt-out of the\ntransmittal of the individual's information to and through a State\nveterans agency as described in subsection (a).''; and\n(2) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:\n``(d) Opt-out of Information Sharing.--Information on an individual\nshall be transmitted to and through a State veterans agency as\ndescribed in subsection (a) unless the individual indicates pursuant to\nsubsection (c)(2) that the individual would like to opt out of such\ntransmittal.''.\n(b) Storage and Transfer of Information.--Such section is further\namended by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n``(e) Storage and Transfer of Information.--\n``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter\ninto memoranda of understanding or other agreements with the State\nveterans agencies described in subsection (a) to create or modify a\nDepartment system to store and transfer information under this\nsection to information systems of such State veterans agencies.\n``(2) Compliance.--The Secretary shall ensure that any\nagreement entered into under paragraph (1) is in compliance with--\n``(A) applicable provisions of law relating to privacy and\npersonally identifiable information; and\n``(B) applicable policies relating to cybersecurity of\nDepartment information systems and State information\nsystems.''.\n(c) Limitation on Use of Information.--Such section is further\namended by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n``(f) Limitation on Use of Information.--Information transferred\nunder this section may only be used by a State for the purpose of\nproviding or connecting veterans to benefits or services as described\nin subsection (a).''.\n\nSubtitle I--Family Programs, Child Care, and Dependent Education\n\nSEC. 581. NOTIFICATION OF SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE THAT OCCURS AT A\nMILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER.\nSection 1794 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding\nat the end the following new subsection:\n``(g) Notification of Suspected Child Abuse.--(1) The Secretary of\nDefense shall prescribe regulations that require the director of a\nmilitary child development center to notify a parent or guardian of a\nchild who is the suspected victim of a covered incident not later than\n24 hours after a child care employee at such military child development\ncenter learns of such covered incident.\n``(2) The requirement under paragraph (1) shall not apply if\nnotification under such paragraph threatens the integrity of a law\nenforcement investigation of such covered incident.\n``(3) In this subsection, the term `covered incident' means alleged\nor suspected abuse or neglect of a child that occurs at a military\nchild development center.''.\nSEC. 582. ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN OF CERTAIN AMERICAN RED CROSS\nEMPLOYEES IN SCHOOLS OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE\nEDUCATION ACTIVITY.\n(a) Overseas Schools.--Section 1404(d)(1) of the Defense\nDependents' Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 923(d)(1)) is amended by\nadding at the end the following new subparagraph:\n``(D) Children of employees of the American Red Cross who--\n``(i) are performing, on a full-time basis, services for\nthe Armed Forces, including emergency services; and\n``(ii) reside in an overseas area supported by a school of\nthe defense dependents' education system.''.\n(b) Certain Domestic Schools.--Section 2164(i) of title 10, United\nStates Code, is amended--\n(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``in Puerto Rico''\nand inserting ``in Certain Areas'';\n(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``in Puerto Rico'' and\ninserting ``in a territory, commonwealth, or possession of the\nUnited States''; and\n(3) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``resides in Puerto Rico''\nand inserting ``resides in a territory, commonwealth, or possession\nof the United States where a program referred to in paragraph (1)\nis provided''.\nSEC. 583. ENSURING ACCESS TO DODEA SCHOOLS FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF\nTHE RESERVE COMPONENTS.\nSection 2164 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding\nat the end the following new subsection:\n``(n) Eligibility of Dependents of Certain Members of the Reserve\nComponents.--(1) A dependent of a member described in paragraph (2)\nshall be eligible to attend a school established under this section at\nthe military installation that is the permanent station of such member\nand such dependent shall automatically be granted enrollment at such\nschool at the request of such member if there is sufficient space in\nthe school to accommodate the dependent. In the event there is not\nsufficient space available at such school at the time the dependent\nseeks to enroll, the dependent shall be placed on a wait-list for\nenrollment in the school.\n``(2) A member described in this paragraph is a member of a reserve\ncomponent performing active service pursuant to an order for\naccompanied permanent change of station.''.\nSEC. 584. AUTHORIZATION OF DUAL OR CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS\nFOR STUDENTS OF DEFENSE DEPENDENT SCHOOLS.\nChapter 108 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by\ninserting after section 2164b the following new section:\n``Sec. 2164c. Authorization of dual or concurrent enrollment programs\nfor students of Defense Dependent Schools\n``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through the\nDirector of the Department of Defense Education Activity, may--\n``(1) enter into arrangements with institutions of higher\neducation to provide students of Defense Dependent Schools with\naccess to postsecondary course credit through dual or concurrent\nenrollment programs; and\n``(2) subject to subsection (b), provide financial assistance\nto students to cover the costs associated with such programs.\n``(b) Amount of Assistance.--The amount of financial assistance\nprovided to an individual student under subsection (a)(2) may not\nexceed $1,500 per school year.\n``(c) Credit Transferability.--The Secretary of Defense shall, to\nthe greatest extent practicable, ensure that the Department of Defense\nEducation Activity, in facilitating dual or concurrent enrollment\nprograms with institutions of higher education under this section--\n``(1) establishes articulation or credit transfer agreements\nthat promote the transferability of academic credits earned by\nparticipating students; and\n``(2) prioritizes agreements with institutions that offer broad\nacceptance of such credits across degree programs.\n``(d) Institutional Integrity.--In entering into contracts or other\nagreements with institutions of higher education for purposes of dual\nor concurrent enrollment programs under this section, the Secretary of\nDefense shall ensure that such institutions have a program\nparticipation agreement in effect under section 487 of the Higher\nEducation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094) and are not provisionally or\ntemporarily certified.\n``(e) Preparation and Informing Families and Educators.--In\nimplementing dual or concurrent enrollment programs under this section,\nthe Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Department\nof Defense Education Activity, shall do the following:\n``(1) Course sequence alignment.--Design a sequence of courses\nfor such programs to match the academic content standards and level\nof rigor of the corresponding postsecondary courses, in\nconsultation and collaboration with--\n``(A) educators from Defense Dependent Schools serving the\nmilitary-connected community;\n``(B) faculty members from institutions of higher education\noffering dual or concurrent enrollment programs; and\n``(C) the school advisory committee (or the equivalent\nadvisory body) of each Defense Dependent School.\n``(2) Outreach and information dissemination.--Establish\noutreach and awareness efforts targeted toward elementary and\nsecondary school students, particularly those in the middle grades\nand their families, educators, school counselors, and principals,\nto provide--\n``(A) general information regarding the availability and\nbenefits of dual or concurrent enrollment programs;\n``(B) guidance on eligibility requirements, academic\nexpectations, and necessary preparatory coursework for such\nprograms; and\n``(C) resources to support informed decisionmaking and\nsuccessful student participation in such programs.\n``(f) Teacher Certification.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure\nthat all dual or concurrent enrollment courses facilitated by the\nDepartment of Defense Education Activity are taught by--\n``(1) a postsecondary faculty member who--\n``(A) is employed by a two-year or four-year institution of\nhigher education (which may include a community college); and\n``(B) meets the applicable postsecondary accreditation\nstandards for instructional staff; or\n``(2) a classroom teacher employed by a local educational\nagency or by the Department of Defense Education Activity, who--\n``(A) is qualified to teach in accordance with applicable\nlaw; and\n``(B) has received training or certification to deliver the\ndual or concurrent enrollment course curriculum in alignment\nwith the standards of the partnering institution of higher\neducation.\n``(g) Additional Requirements.--In carrying out this section, the\nSecretary of Defense shall consult with the School Advisory Committees\n(or the equivalent advisory bodies) and Parent Teacher Associations of\nparticipating Defense Dependent Schools.\n``(h) Annual Briefings.--\n``(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of\nthe enactment of this section, and annually thereafter for four\nyears, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the appropriate\ncongressional committees a briefing on the status of the dual and\nconcurrent enrollment programs authorized under this section.\n``(2) Elements.--Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall\ninclude, with respect to the period covered by the briefing--\n``(A) the number of students who participated in dual or\nconcurrent enrollment programs authorized under this section;\n``(B) the total cost to the Department of Defense of\nproviding such programs; and\n``(C) an explanation of--\n``(i) whether and to what extent such programs\nconsisted of online classes or in-person instruction; and\n``(ii) the subjects taught in postsecondary classes\ntaken by students participating in such programs.\n``(3) Disaggregation.--The information required under paragraph\n(2) shall be set forth separately for each region served by the\nDepartment of Defense Education Activity.\n``(i) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `appropriate congressional committees' means--\n``(A) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and\n``(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on\nEducation and Workforce of the House of Representatives.\n``(2) The term `Defense Dependent School' means--\n``(A) a school operated under the Defense Dependents'\nEducation System, as authorized under the Defense Dependents'\nEducation Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921 et seq.); or\n``(B) a Department of Defense domestic dependent elementary\nand secondary school, as authorized under section 2164 of this\ntitle.\n``(3) The term `dual or concurrent enrollment program' means a\nprogram offered by an arrangement between the Department of Defense\nEducation Activity and an institution of higher education and\nthrough which a student enrolled in a Defense Dependent School who\nhas not graduated from high school with a regular high school\ndiploma is able to enroll in one or more postsecondary courses and\nearn credit that applies--\n``(A) toward completion of a postsecondary degree or\nrecognized educational credential as described in the Higher\nEducation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.); and\n``(B) toward completion of high school.\n``(4) The term `institution of higher education' has the\nmeaning given that term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act\nof 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002).''.\nSEC. 585. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN ACTIONS RELATING TO DODEA SCHOOLS\nAND MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.\n(a) Limitation on Closure of DODEA Schools.--Chapter 108 of title\n10, United States Code, as amended by section 584 is further amended by\ninserting after section 2164c the following new section:\n``Sec. 2164d. Limitation on school closures and certain other actions\nwith respect to schools operated by the Department of Defense\nEducation Activity\n``(a) Limitation.--The Secretary of Defense may not take any action\ndescribed in subsection (b) with respect to a school operated by the\nDepartment of Defense Education Activity unless--\n``(1) the Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed Services\nof the Senate and the House of Representatives--\n``(A) written notice of the intent of the Secretary to take\nsuch action with respect to such school;\n``(B) the report required under subsection (c); and\n``(C) a written assurance that the Director of the\nDepartment of Defense Education Activity has met, engaged with,\nand solicited feedback from students, parents, teachers,\nadministrators, military installation leadership, and the local\ncommunity concerning the proposed action; and\n``(2) a period of one year has elapsed following the date on\nwhich the requirements under paragraph (1) have been met.\n``(b) Actions Described.--The actions described in this subsection\nare the following:\n``(1) Closing or terminating the operations of a school.\n``(2) Preparing to close or terminate the operations of a\nschool.\n``(3) Reducing by 20 percent or more the number of spaces\navailable for enrollment in a school.\n``(4) Significantly reducing the services provided by a school,\nincluding--\n``(A) curriculum offerings;\n``(B) special education services; and\n``(C) extracurricular activities.\n``(5) Transferring or conveying a school to a local educational\nagency or any other entity outside the Department of Defense.\n``(c) Report.--Before taking any action described in subsection\n(b), the Secretary of Defense shall prepare a report containing a\njustification and analysis of such action. Such justification and\nanalysis shall include an explanation of--\n``(1) the monetary costs to the Department of Defense of the\naction; and\n``(2) the effects of the action on--\n``(A) students;\n``(B) curriculum;\n``(C) gifted education programs;\n``(D) special education programs, including individualized\neducation programs (as defined in section 614(d)(1)(A) of the\nIndividuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.\n1414(d)(1)(A)));\n``(E) educational and other accommodations provided under\nsection 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794);\n``(F) the Exceptional Family Member Program; and\n``(G) local educational agencies in the area of the\naffected school.\n``(d) Local Educational Agency Defined.--In this section, the term\n`local educational agency' has the meaning given that term in section\n8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.\n7801).''.\n(c) Prohibition on Termination of Certain Employees.--None of the\nfunds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made\navailable for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Defense may be\nobligated or expended to terminate a teacher employed in a school\noperated by the Department of Defense Education Activity or a child\ncare employee (as defined in section 1800 of title 10, United States\nCode), regardless of whether such positions are funded by appropriated\nor nonappropriated funds, unless--\n(1) the teacher or child care employee was documented as not\nperforming or engaging in misconduct;\n(2) in the case of a teacher employed in a school operated by\nthe Department of Defense Education Activity, there was a reduction\nin enrollment of 20 percent or more at the school at which the\nteacher works; or\n(3) in the case of a child care employee, there was a change in\nstaffing requirements based on enrollment.\nSEC. 586. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL\nASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR IN-HOME CHILD CARE.\n(a) Extension.--Subsection (d) of section 589 of the William M.\n(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2021 (10 U.S.C. 1791 note) is amended by striking ``five years after''\nand all that follows and inserting ``on December 31, 2029.''.\n(b) Final Report.--Subsection (c)(2) of such section is amended by\nstriking ``90 days after'' and inserting ``one year before''.\nSEC. 587. MILITARY ONESOURCE: INFORMATION REGARDING MATERNAL HEALTH\nCARE.\nSection 561 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 10 U.S.C. 1781 note) is amended, in\nsubsection (b)--\n(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (17) as paragraphs\n(5) through (18), respectively; and\n(2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting after\nparagraph (1) the following new paragraphs:\n``(2) Health care.\n``(3) Maternal health care, including the following:\n``(A) A list of maternal health services furnished under\nTRICARE.\n``(B) A guide to continuity of such care through a\npermanent change of station.\n``(C) With regards to a pregnant member, relevant\nregulations, options for leave, and uniform resources and\nrequirements.\n``(4) Death benefits and life insurance programs.''.\nSEC. 588. ASSISTANCE FOR DEPLOYMENT-RELATED SUPPORT OF MEMBERS OF\nTHE ARMED FORCES UNDERGOING DEPLOYMENT AND THEIR FAMILIES BEYOND\nTHE YELLOW RIBBON REINTEGRATION PROGRAM.\nSection 582 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2008 (10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended--\n(1) by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as subsections (l)\nand (m), respectively; and\n(2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following new\nsubsection (k):\n``(k) Support Beyond Program.--\n``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may provide funds\nto States, Territories, and government entities to carry out\nprograms, and other activities as the Secretary considers\nappropriate, that provide deployment cycle information, services,\nand referrals to eligible individuals throughout the deployment\ncycle. Such programs may include the provision of access to\noutreach services, including the following:\n``(A) Employment counseling.\n``(B) Behavioral health counseling.\n``(C) Suicide prevention.\n``(D) Housing advocacy.\n``(E) Financial counseling.\n``(F) Referrals for the receipt of other related services.\n``(2) Authorization of appropriation.--For fiscal year 2026,\n$20,000,000 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out\nparagraph (1).''.\nSEC. 589. CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT\nBENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL.\n(a) Continuation of Authority to Assist Local Educational Agencies\nThat Benefit Dependents of Members of the Armed Forces and Department\nof Defense Civilian Employees.--\n(1) Assistance to schools with significant numbers of military\ndependent students.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated\nfor fiscal year 2026 by section 301 and available for operation and\nmaintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding\ntable in section 4301, $50,000,000 shall be available only for the\npurpose of providing assistance to local educational agencies under\nsubsection (a) of section 572 of the National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b).\n(2) Local educational agency defined.--In this subsection, the\nterm ``local educational agency'' has the meaning given that term\nin section 7013(9) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of\n1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)).\n(b) Impact Aid for Children With Severe Disabilities.--\n(1) In general.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated\nfor fiscal year 2026 pursuant to section 301 and available for\noperation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified\nin the funding table in section 4301, $10,000,000 shall be\navailable for payments under section 363 of the Floyd D. Spence\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted\ninto law by Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A-77; 20 U.S.C.\n7703a).\n(2) Additional amount.--Of the amount authorized to be\nappropriated for fiscal year 2026 pursuant to section 301 and\navailable for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities\nas specified in the funding table in section 4301, $10,000,000\nshall be available for use by the Secretary of Defense to make\npayments to local educational agencies determined by the Secretary\nto have higher concentrations of military children with severe\ndisabilities.\n(3) Briefing.--Not later than March 31, 2026, the Secretary of\nDefense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the\nSenate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the\nDepartment of Defense's evaluation of each local educational agency\nwith higher concentrations of military children with severe\ndisabilities and subsequent determination of the amounts of impact\naid each such agency shall receive.\nSEC. 589A. VERIFICATION OF REPORTING OF ELIGIBLE FEDERALLY CONNECTED\nCHILDREN FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL IMPACT AID PROGRAMS.\n(a) Certification.--Not later than January 1, 2027, and annually\nthereafter, each commander of a military installation under the\njurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department shall submit to\nsuch Secretary a written certification verifying whether the commander\nhas confirmed the information contained in all impact aid source check\nforms received from local educational agencies as of the date of such\ncertification.\n(b) Briefings.--\n(1) Initial.--Not later than June 30, 2026, each Secretary of a\nmilitary department shall provide to the Committees on Armed\nServices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing\ndescribing any anticipated challenges with implementing the\nrequirement under subsection (a).\n(2) Annual.--Not later than June 30, 2027, and annually\nthereafter, each Secretary of a military department shall provide\nto the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of\nRepresentatives a briefing, based on the information received under\nsubsection (a), that identifies--\n(A) each military installation under the jurisdiction of\nsuch Secretary that has confirmed the information contained in\nall impact aid source check forms received from local\neducational agencies as of the date of the briefing;\n(B) each military installation that has not confirmed the\ninformation contained in such forms as of such date; and\n(C) any challenges confirming the information contained in\nsuch forms as of such date.\n(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``impact aid source check form'' means a form\nsubmitted to a military installation by a local educational agency\nto confirm the number and identity of children eligible to be\ncounted for purposes of the Federal impact aid program under\nsection 7003(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of\n1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(a)).\n(2) The term ``local educational agency'' has the meaning given\nthat term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education\nAct of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).\nSEC. 589B. REGULATIONS ON THE USE OF PORTABLE ELECTRONIC MOBILE DEVICES\nIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY SCHOOLS.\n(a) Regulations Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date\nof the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through\nthe Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity, shall\nupdate existing regulations on student use of portable electronic\nmobile devices in Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA)\nschools to prohibit disruption in the learning environment by\nminimizing the use of such mobile devices to the greatest extent\npracticable and to standardize such regulations across all DODEA\nschools.\n(b) Briefing Required.--Not later than 60 days after completion of\nthe updated regulations required under subsection (a), the Secretary of\nDefense shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and\nthe House of Representatives on the updated regulations, including--\n(1) relevant evidence taken into consideration on the use of\nportable electronic mobile devices in and around the classroom on\nlearning outcomes and social dynamics;\n(2) a description of how the regulations have standardized\npolicies across all DODEA schools;\n(3) an assessment of the influence, if any, of public-school\npolicies on mobile devices at school or in the classroom; and\n(4) any other matters the Secretary determines relevant.\nSEC. 589V. MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS OPERATED BY\nDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY.\n(a) Improvements to Staffing.--The Secretary of Defense, acting\nthrough the Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity,\nshall implement the following measures to improve staffing of special\neducation teachers and staff at schools operated by the Activity:\n(1) Require the inclusion, in the staffing model for a school,\nof service minutes required by the individualized education\nprograms of students attending the school to more effectively\ndetermine appropriate staffing for the school. As part of such\nstaffing model, service minutes for students with similar needs may\nbe counted concurrently when educationally appropriate.\n(2) Collect the following data on underutilized special\neducation staff members:\n(A) When such staff members are requested to transfer to a\nschool with greater needs for such staff members.\n(B) How many requests for such transfers the Activity\nreceives.\n(C) Whether such requests are approved or denied, and at\nwhat locations.\n(D) Once such a request is received, the likelihood that\nthe transfer occurs.\n(3) Collect data on the turnover of special education teachers\nand staff, including reasons for departure.\n(4) Review access to and requirements for crisis training,\npublicize Activity-wide policies with respect to such training for\nconsistency, and expand such training to relevant special education\nteachers and staff, such as paraeducators, who are not required, as\nof the date of the enactment of this Act, to receive such training.\n(5) Require district and regional administrators to track\ntraining requirements for special education teachers and staff to\nensure that such teachers and staff are meeting such requirements.\n(b) Clarification of Guidance.--The Secretary of Defense, acting\nthrough the Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity,\nshall implement the following measures to improve and clarify guidance\nrelating to special education provided by schools operated by the\nActivity:\n(1) Review the list of types of disabilities recognized by the\nActivity as of the date of the enactment of this Act and determine\nif that list meets the most recent best practices for special\neducation.\n(2) Standardize and implement instructions for providing\nspecial education materials to students across schools operated by\nthe Activity.\n(3) Develop and implement a plan for standardizing special\neducation training across the Activity.\n(4) Standardize reading intervention guidance and requirements\nacross schools operated by the Activity, including by requiring\neach school and district operated by the Activity to have the same\nresources and instructions, and provide clear guidance on how to\naccess additional support materials if required.\n(c) Implementation Deadline.--The Secretary of Defense shall\ncomplete implementation of the measures described in subsections (a)\nand (b) by not later than two years after the date of the enactment of\nthis Act.\n(d) Briefings Required.--\n(1) Initial briefing.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the\nDirector of the Department of Defense Education Activity shall\nprovide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the\nHouse of Representatives a briefing on the following:\n(A) Coordination by the Department of Defense Education\nActivity with the Educational and Developmental Intervention\nServices programs of the military departments to determine what\nmedical services the military departments are required to\nprovide based on the needs of students attending schools\noperated by the Activity.\n(B) A description of the process in effect as of the date\nof the briefing, if any, to resolve a dispute with respect to\nrequired services under a student's individualized education\nprogram.\n(C) A description of issues pending, and resolutions of\nprevious issues, under that process.\n(D) An assessment of how support instructional specialists\ncan better assist teachers with developing curriculum for\nspecial education students.\n(E) A description of how the Activity provides services in\nthe case of civilian or military dependents with severe medical\nor special education requirements that a school cannot meet,\nincluding any data on how many such cases arise on an annual\nbasis and in what locations.\n(F) A description of the process in effect as of the date\nof the briefing for reassigning a family from a school located\noutside the United States if the education needs of a child in\nthe family cannot be met at that school and data, for the 5\nschool years preceding the briefing, on where such\nreassignments have been done and the frequency of such\nreassignments.\n(G) An assessment of the pay scale for special education\nteachers and staff in effect as of the date of the briefing, an\nidentification of the last time the pay scale was updated, a\ndescription of how the pay scale is determined, and a statement\nof how often the pay scale is updated.\n(H) Data on school and district-level requests for\nadditional reading intervention curriculum, including the\nlocations of such requests and whether such requests were\napproved or denied.\n(2) Semi-annual briefings.--The Director of the Department of\nDefense Education Activity shall provide to the Committees on Armed\nServices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing\non the progress made in implementing the measures described in\nsubsections (a) and (b)--\n(A) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment\nof this Act; and\n(B) every 180 days thereafter until the Director certifies\nto the Committees that each such measure has been implemented.\nSEC. 589D. PILOT PROGRAM TO INCREASE PAYMENTS FOR CHILD CARE SERVICES\nIN HIGH-COST AREAS.\n(a) Establishment.--The Secretary may establish a pilot program to\nincrease the maximum amount of financial assistance per month per child\nthat the Secretary authorizes to be provided to eligible providers\nunder section 1798 of title 10, United States Code, for services\nprovided to children who are two years old or younger in accordance\nwith this section.\n(b) Requirements.--If the Secretary establishes a pilot program\nunder subsection (a), the Secretary--\n(1) shall provide for an increased maximum amount of financial\nassistance under the pilot program in each area with high child\ncare services costs, as determined by the Secretary; and\n(2) may provide for such increased maximum amount of financial\nassistance in other areas as the Secretary considers appropriate.\n(c) Reports.--\n(1) Annual reports.--Not later than one year after the\nestablishment of the pilot program under this subsection, and\nannually thereafter until the date of the termination of the pilot\nprogram, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees a report on the pilot program that includes--\n(A) the number of families with respect to whom the\nSecretary has increased the maximum amount of financial\nassistance per month per child being provided under the pilot\nprogram, disaggregated by location;\n(B) the methodology for determining the areas that should\nreceive an increased amount of financial assistance per month\nper child under the pilot program;\n(C) the number of areas the Secretary determined should\nreceive such increased amount of financial assistance;\n(D) the total amount of financial assistance provided under\nthe pilot program with respect to such families, disaggregated\nby location;\n(E) the total amount of financial assistance that would\nhave been provided with respect to such families without the\nincrease under the pilot program, disaggregated by location;\n(F) the determination of the Secretary as to whether\nadditional funding under the pilot program--\n(i) helped reduce child care costs for applicable\nmilitary families;\n(ii) increased child care provider participation in the\nfinancial assistance available under this section; and\n(iii) increased access to infant and toddler care for\nmilitary families;\n(G) the determination of the Secretary with respect to the\nfeasibility of expanding the pilot program to all communities;\n(H) any challenges identified by the Secretary in carrying\nout the pilot program;\n(I) legislation or administrative action that the Secretary\ndetermines necessary to make the pilot program permanent; and\n(J) any other information the Secretary determines\nappropriate.\n(2) Final report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the\ntermination of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees a report that includes--\n(A) the elements specified in subparagraphs (A) through (J)\nof paragraph (3); and\n(B) the recommendation of the Secretary as to whether to\nmake the pilot program permanent.\n(d) Termination.--The pilot program established under this\nsubsection shall terminate on the date that is five years after the\ndate on which such program is established.\n\nSubtitle J--Decorations and Awards, Reports, and Other Matters\n\nSEC. 591. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO E. ROYCE\nWILLIAMS FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING THE KOREAN WAR.\n(a) Waiver of Time Limitations.--Notwithstanding the time\nlimitations specified in section 8298 of title 10, United States Code,\nor any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain\nmedals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President may\naward the Medal of Honor under section 8291 of such title to E. Royce\nWilliams for the acts of valor described in subsection (b).\n(b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor described in this\nsubsection are the actions of E. Royce Williams, as a lieutenant in the\nNavy, on November 18, 1952.\nSEC. 592. AUTHORIZATION FOR POSTHUMOUS AWARD OF THE DISTINGUISHED-\nSERVICE CROSS TO ISAAC ``IKE'' CAMACHO FOR ACTS OF VALOR IN\nVIETNAM.\n(a) Waiver of Time Limitations.--Notwithstanding the time\nlimitations specified in section 7274 of title 10, United States Code,\nor any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain\nmedals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the Secretary of the\nArmy may award the distinguished-service cross under section 7272 of\nsuch title to Isaac ``Ike'' Camacho for the acts of valor in Vietnam\ndescribed in subsection (b).\n(b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor referred to in\nsubsection (a) are the actions of Isaac ``Ike'' Camacho from November\n24, 1963, to July 13, 1965, in Vietnam for which he was previously\nawarded the Silver Star.\nSEC. 593. COMPLIANCE WITH TRAVEL CHARGE CARD DEACTIVATION\nREQUIREMENTS.\n(a) Policy Compliance.--Not later than 60 days after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that\nDepartment of Defense policies and procedures are consistent with\nsection 2(h)(1)(H) of the Travel and Transportation Reform Act of 1998\n(Public Law 105-264; 5 U.S.C. 5701 note) and related implementing\nguidance, regarding the prompt deactivation and closure of government-\nissued travel charge card accounts upon the separation, retirement, or\ntermination of military or civilian personnel.\n(b) Comptroller Review.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)\nshall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the\nHouse of Representatives a report describing--\n(1) actions taken to verify consistent implementation of\ndeactivation and closure policies for government-issued travel\ncharge cards across the military departments and defense agencies;\n(2) any gaps or inconsistencies identified in the execution of\ncurrent policy; and\n(3) recommendations, if any, to improve compliance, oversight,\nor prevention of unauthorized card use following personnel\nseparation.\n\nTITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS\n\nTITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS\n\nSubtitle A--Basic Pay and Retired Pay\n\nSec. 601. Codification of applicability to Space Force of certain pay\nand allowance authorities.\nSec. 602. Extension of enhanced authority for selective early retirement\nand early discharges.\nSec. 603. Extension of temporary early retirement authority.\n\nSubtitle B--Bonus, Incentive, and Separation Pays\n\nSec. 611. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay\nauthorities.\nSec. 612. Extension of authority to provide voluntary separation pay and\nbenefits.\nSec. 613. Implementation of aviation incentive pay for members of\nreserve components.\nSec. 614. Reviews of designations of imminent danger pay areas.\n\nSubtitle C--Allowances\n\nSec. 621. Modifications to calculation of basic allowance for\nsubsistence for enlisted members.\nSec. 622. Family separation allowance: increase.\nSec. 623. Extending certain travel allowance for members of the Armed\nForces assigned to Alaska.\nSec. 624. Improvements to basic allowance for housing.\n\nSubtitle D--Leave\n\nSec. 631. Improved parental leave for members of the armed forces.\nSec. 632. Convalescent leave for cadets and midshipmen.\n\nSubtitle E--Family and Survivor Benefits\n\nSec. 641. Annual review of financial assistance limits for child care\nand youth program services providers.\nSec. 642. Waiver of requirements for air transportation of deceased\nmembers of the Armed Forces when necessary to meet mission\nrequirements.\n\nSubtitle F--Defense Resale Matters\n\nSec. 651. Use of commissary stores: civilian employees of Military\nSealift Command.\nSec. 652. Defense commissary system and exchange system: patronage;\nprivatization.\n\nSubtitle G--Other Benefits, Administrative Matters, Reports, and\nBriefings\n\nSec. 661. Inclusion of descriptions of types of pay on pay statements.\nSec. 662. Provision of information regarding relocation assistance\nprograms for members receiving orders for a change of\npermanent station.\nSec. 663. Expansion of pilot program to increase access to food on\nmilitary installations.\nSec. 664. Military compensation educational campaign.\nSec. 665. Designation of United States Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll as\nremote and isolated military installation.\n\nSubtitle A--Basic Pay and Retired Pay\n\nSEC. 601. CODIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY TO SPACE FORCE OF CERTAIN\nPAY AND ALLOWANCE AUTHORITIES.\n(a) Definitions.--Section 101 of title 37, United States Code, is\namended--\n(1) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (22), by\ninserting ``, or for members of the Space Force in space force\nactive status not on sustained duty,'' after ``reserve component''\neach place it appears; and\n(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:\n``(27) The term `space force active status' has the meaning\ngiven that term in section 101 of title 10.\n``(28) The term `sustained duty' has the meaning given that\nterm in section 101 of title 10.''.\n(b) Basic Pay.--\n(1) References to officer grades.--Section 201(a) of such title\nis amended--\n(A) by striking ``(1) Subject to paragraph (2), for the''\nand inserting ``For the'';\n(B) by striking ``and Marine Corps'' in the heading of the\nsecond column of the table and inserting ``Marine Corps, and\nSpace Force''; and\n(C) by striking paragraph (2).\n(2) Applicable pay and allowances for certain space force\nmembers who are physically disabled or incur loss of earned income\nwhen not on sustained duty.--Subsections (g)(1) and (h)(1) of\nsection 204 of such title are amended by inserting ``, or a member\nof the Space Force in space force active status not on sustained\nduty,'' after ``of a reserve component of a uniformed service''\neach place it appears.\n(3) Service creditable for computation.--Section 205(a)(2) of\nsuch title is amended--\n(A) by transferring subparagraph (F) so as to appear after\nsubparagraph (A);\n(B) by striking subparagraph (C);\n(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (F), (B), (D), and (E)\nas subparagraphs (B), (D), (E), and (F), respectively; and\n(D) by inserting after subparagraph (B), as transferred and\nredesignated by subparagraphs (A) and (C) of this paragraph,\nthe following new subparagraph:\n``(C) the Space Force;''.\n(4) Inactive-duty training pay.--Section 206 of such title is\namended--\n(A) in the section heading, by inserting ``; members of the\nspace force'' before the colon;\n(B) in subsection (a) in the matter preceding paragraph\n(1)--\n(i) by striking ``Guard or a'' and inserting ``Guard,\na''; and\n(ii) by inserting ``, or a member of the Space Force''\nafter ``uniformed service'' the first place it appears;\n(C) in subsection (d)--\n(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, by a member of\nthe Space Force,'' after ``reserve component''; and\n(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or the Space\nForce,'' after ``Ready Reserve''; and\n(D) in subsection (e)--\n(i) by striking ``Guard or of a'' and inserting\n``Guard, a''; and\n(ii) by inserting ``, or the Space Force'' after\n``uniformed services''.\n(5) Participation in thrift savings plan.--Section 211(a)(2) of\nsuch title is amended by inserting ``or the Space Force'' after\n``member of the Ready Reserve''.\n(c) Special Pay, Incentive Pay, and Bonus Authorities.--\n(1) General bonus authority for enlisted members.--Section 331\nof such title is amended--\n(A) in subsection (a)--\n(i) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or'' at the end;\n(ii) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and\ninserting ``; or''; and\n(iii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(6) transfers from a regular component or reserve component\nof an armed force to the Space Force or from the Space Force to a\nregular component or reserve component of another armed force,\nsubject to the approval of the Secretary with jurisdiction over the\narmed force to which the member is transferring.''; and\n(B) in subsection (c)(1)--\n(i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, or in the\nSpace Force on sustained duty under section 20105 of title\n10,'' after ``in a regular component'';\n(ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, or in the\nSpace Force in space force active status not on sustained\nduty under section 20105 of title 10,'' after ``in a\nreserve component''; and\n(iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``paragraph (4)\nor (5)'' and inserting ``paragraph (4), (5), or (6)''.\n(2) General bonus authority for officers.--Section 332 of such\ntitle is amended--\n(A) in subsection (a)--\n(i) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or'' at the end;\n(ii) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and\ninserting ``; or''; and\n(iii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(6) transfers from a regular component or reserve component\nof a uniformed service to the Space Force or from the Space Force\nto a regular component or reserve component of another uniformed\nservice, subject to the approval of the Secretary with jurisdiction\nover the uniformed service to which the member is transferring.'';\nand\n(B) in subsection (c)(1)--\n(i) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, or in the\nSpace Force on sustained duty under section 20105 of title\n10,'' after ``in a regular component'';\n(ii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``, or in the\nSpace Force in space force active status not on sustained\nduty under section 20105 of title 10,'' after ``in a\nreserve component''; and\n(iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``paragraph (4)\nor (5)'' and inserting ``paragraph (4), (5), or (6)''.\n(3) Special aviation incentive pay or bonus for officers.--\nSection 334 of such title is amended--\n(A) in subsections (a)(1), (b), and (h)(1), by striking\n``in a regular or reserve component'' each place it appears;\n(B) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting ``, or, in the case\nof an officer of the Space Force, to remain in space force\nactive status,'' after ``in a reserve component'';\n(C) in subsection (e)--\n(i) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Reserve\nComponent''; and\n(ii) by striking ``A reserve component officer'' and\ninserting ``An officer''; and\n(D) in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (h), by\nstriking ``regular or reserve component'' each place it\nappears.\n(4) Special pays.--Sections 351(a), 352(a), 353(a), and 353(b)\nof such title are amended by striking ``of a regular or reserve\ncomponent'' each place it appears.\n(5) Retention incentives for members qualified in critical\nmilitary skills or assigned to high priority units.--Section 355 of\nsuch title is amended--\n(A) in subsection (a)--\n(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--\n\n(I) by striking ``An officer or enlisted member''\nand inserting ``A member''; and\n(II) by inserting ``, or a member the Space Force\nwho is serving in space force active status,'' after\n``in a reserve component''; and\n\n(ii) in paragraph (1)--\n\n(I) by striking ``or to remain'' and inserting ``,\nto remain''; and\n(II) by inserting ``, or to remain in space force\nactive status for at least one year'' before the\nsemicolon at the end;\n\n(B) in subsection (d)(1) in the second sentence, by\ninserting ``or a member of the Space Force not on sustained\nduty'' after ``reserve component member''; and\n(C) in subsection (e)--\n(i) in paragraph (1) in the place it appears in\nsubparagraph (A) and in the first place it appears in\nsubparagraph (B), by striking ``active duty or service in\nan active status in a reserve component'' and inserting ``a\nspecified form of service (or combination thereof)'';\n(ii) in paragraphs (1)(B), (2), (3), and (4), by\nstriking ``active duty or service in an active status in a\nreserve component for which'' each place it appearsand\ninserting ``service for which''; and\n(iii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(5) In this subsection, the term `specified form of service'\nmeans--\n``(A) service on active duty;\n``(B) service in an active status in a reserve component; or\n``(C) service in the Space Force in space force active\nstatus.''.\n(6) Continuation pay for full tsp members with 7 to 12 years of\nservice.--Section 356(b) of such title is amended--\n(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--\n(i) in the second sentence, by striking ``or a reserve\ncomponent'' and inserting ``, a member of the Space Force\non sustained duty, or a member of a reserve component'';\nand\n(ii) in the third sentence, by inserting ``or a member\nof the Space Force in space force active status not on\nsustained duty'' after ``(as so defined)'';\n(B) in paragraph (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph\n(A), by inserting ``or a member of the Space Force on sustained\nduty'' after ``of a regular component''; and\n(C) in paragraph (2)--\n(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by\ninserting ``or a member of the Space Force in space force\nactive status and not on sustained duty'' after ``of a\nreserve component''; and\n(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or a member of\nthe Space Force on sustained duty, respectively,'' after\n``of a regular component''.\n(d) Administration of Special Pay, Incentive Pay, and Bonus\nAuthorities.--\n(1) Continuation of pay and allowances during certain\nhospitalization and rehabilitation.--Section 372(a) of such title\nis amended by striking ``of a regular or reserve component''.\n(2) Repayment of unearned portion of bonus or special or\nincentive pay.--Section 373(d)(2)(A) of such title is amended by\nstriking ``in a regular or reserve component who remains on active\nduty or in an active status'' and inserting ``who remains on active\nduty, in an active status in a reserve component, or in space force\nactive status''.\n(e) Allowances Other Than Travel and Transportation Allowances.--\nSection 416(a) of such title is amended by inserting ``an officer of\nthe Space Force not on sustained duty,'' after ``of component,''.\n(f) Leave.--Section 501 of such title is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a)--\n(A) in paragraphs (4) and (5), by inserting ``, or of the\nSpace Force,'' after ``of a reserve component'' each place it\nappears; and\n(B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, or from the Space\nForce,'' after ``from the reserve component''; and\n(2) in subsection (b)(5)--\n(A) in subparagraphs (A) and (D), by inserting ``, or a\nmember of the Space Force in space force active status not on\nsustained duty,'' after ``of a reserve component'' each place\nit appears; and\n(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``Regular'' before\n``Space Force''.\n(g) Miscellaneous Rights and Benefits.--\n(1) Acceptance of employment, payments, and awards from foreign\ngovernments.--Section 908(a)(2) of such title is amended by\ninserting ``and members of the Space Force in space force active\nstatus not on sustained duty'' after ``of the armed forces''.\n(2) Involuntarily mobilized reserve component members subject\nto extended and frequent active duty service.--Section 910 of such\ntitle is amended--\n(A) in the heading, by inserting ``and members of the space\nforce'' after ``reserve component members'';\n(B) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or of the Space\nForce'' after ``of the armed forces''; and\n(C) in subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(3), and (e)(1), by\ninserting ``or the Space Force'' after ``a reserve component''\neach place it appears.\n(h) Administration.--Section 1002 of such title is amended--\n(1) in the heading, by striking ``and members of national\nguard'' and inserting ``; members of the national guard; members of\nthe space force'';\n(2) in subsection (a)--\n(A) by striking ``of the National Guard, or of a reserve\ncomponent of a uniformed service,'' and inserting ``of a\nreserve component of a uniformed service, or of the Space\nForce''; and\n(B) by striking ``his consent'' and inserting ``the consent\nof the member''; and\n(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``or the Space Force''\nafter ``of a reserve component''.\n(i) Conforming Amendment to Reflect Change of Name of Space and\nMissile Systems Center to Space Systems Command.--Section 2273a(a) of\ntitle 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Air Force Space\nand Missile Systems Center'' and inserting ``Space Force Space Systems\nCommand''.\nSEC. 602. EXTENSION OF ENHANCED AUTHORITY FOR SELECTIVE EARLY\nRETIREMENT AND EARLY DISCHARGES.\nSection 638a(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by\nstriking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2030''.\nSEC. 603. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY EARLY RETIREMENT AUTHORITY.\nSection 4403(i) of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 10 U.S.C. 1293 note) is amended\nby striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2030''.\n\nSubtitle B--Bonus, Incentive, and Separation Pays\n\nSEC. 611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING BONUS AND SPECIAL\nPAY AUTHORITIES.\n(a) Authorities Relating to Reserve Forces.--Section 910(g) of\ntitle 37, United States Code, relating to income replacement payments\nfor reserve component members experiencing extended and frequent\nmobilization for active duty service, is amended by striking ``December\n31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2026''.\n(b) Title 10 Authorities Relating to Health Care Professionals.--\nThe following sections of title 10, United States Code, are amended by\nstriking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2026'':\n(1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer candidate\naccession program.\n(2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of education loans\nfor certain health professionals who serve in the Selected Reserve.\n(c) Authorities Relating to Nuclear Officers.--Section 333(i) of\ntitle 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31,\n2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2026''.\n(d) Authorities Relating to Title 37 Consolidated Special Pay,\nIncentive Pay, and Bonus Authorities.--The following sections of title\n37, United States Code, are amended by striking ``December 31, 2025''\nand inserting ``December 31, 2026'':\n(1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus authority for\nenlisted members.\n(2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus authority for\nofficers.\n(3) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation incentive pay\nand bonus authorities for officers.\n(4) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and incentive pay\nauthorities for officers in health professions.\n(5) Section 336(g), relating to contracting bonus for cadets\nand midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training\nCorps.\n(6) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty pay.\n(7) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or special duty\npay.\n(8) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive pay or\nproficiency bonus.\n(9) Section 355(h), relating to retention incentives for\nmembers qualified in critical military skills or assigned to high\npriority units.\n(e) Authority to Provide Temporary Increase in Rates of Basic\nAllowance for Housing.--Section 403(b) of title 37, United States Code,\nis amended--\n(1) in paragraph (7)(E), relating to an area covered by a major\ndisaster declaration or containing an installation experiencing an\ninflux of military personnel, by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and\ninserting ``December 31, 2026''; and\n(2) in paragraph (8)(C), relating to an area where actual\nhousing costs differ from current rates by more than 20 percent, by\nstriking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2026''.\nSEC. 612. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE VOLUNTARY SEPARATION\nPAY AND BENEFITS.\nSection 1175a(k)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by\nstriking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2030''.\nSEC. 613. IMPLEMENTATION OF AVIATION INCENTIVE PAY FOR MEMBERS OF\nRESERVE COMPONENTS.\nSection 602(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 37 U.S.C. 357 note) is amended--\n(1) in paragraph (2)--\n(A) by striking ``In making'' and inserting the following:\n``(A) In general.--In making''; and\n(B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:\n``(B) Aviation incentive pay evaluation.--Not later than\nJune 1, 2026, the Secretary shall complete the evaluation\nrequired by subparagraph (A) with respect to aviation incentive\npay under section 334 of title 37, United States Code. In\nconducting that evaluation, the Secretary shall make a specific\ndetermination with respect to the percentage of such aviation\nincentive pay, if any, that is paid specifically to maintain\nskill certification or proficiency under section 357 of title\n37, United States Code.\n``(C) Special and incentive pay framework.--Not later than\nJune 1, 2026, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on\nArmed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a\ndetailed report on the special and incentive pay assessment\nframework, required by the Senate report accompanying the\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public\nLaw 118-31), that includes the Secretary's plan and timeline\nfor implementing such framework.''; and\n(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(3) Initiation of payments.--Not later than January 1, 2027,\nthe Secretary concerned shall begin making aviation incentive\npayments under section 357 of title 37, United States Code,\npursuant to the determination made under paragraph (2)(B).''.\nSEC. 614. REVIEWS OF DESIGNATIONS OF IMMINENT DANGER PAY AREAS.\n(a) Initial Review.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of\nDefense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military\ndepartments, shall--\n(1) commence a review of each area designated under section\n351(a)(3) of title 37, United States Code, to determine whether the\narea is one in which a member of the uniformed services is subject\nto imminent danger of physical injury due to threat conditions; and\n(2) submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate\nand the House of Representatives a report on the review, including\nany changes to designations under that section that result from the\nreview.\n(b) Subsequent Reviews.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2031, and every 5\nyears thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with\nthe Secretaries of the military departments, shall conduct a review\ndescribed in subsection (a)(1).\n(2) Reports required.--Not later than 60 days after completing\na review under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall submit\nto the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of\nRepresentatives a report on the review, including any changes to\ndesignations under that section that result from the review.\n(c) Reports on Designation Changes Between Reports.--If, at any\ntime between the submission of reports required by subsections (a)(2)\nand (b)(2), the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military\ndepartment conducts a review of areas designated under section\n351(a)(3) of title 37, United States Code, and makes a change to any\nsuch designation, that Secretary shall submit to the Committees on\nArmed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report\non the review and the change not later than 60 days after the change is\nmade.\n\nSubtitle C--Allowances\n\nSEC. 621. MODIFICATIONS TO CALCULATION OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR\nSUBSISTENCE FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS.\n(a) Modification.--\n(1) In general.--Section 402(b) of title 37, United States\nCode, is amended--\n(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following\nnew paragraph:\n``(1)(A) The monthly rate of basic allowance for subsistence to be\nin effect for an enlisted member for a year (beginning on January 1 of\nthat year) shall be equal to the monthly cost of a liberal food plan\nfor a male in the United States who is between 19 and 50 years of age,\nas determined by the Secretary of Agriculture on October 1 of the\npreceding year.\n``(B) With respect to a member who is subject to monthly deduction\nfrom pay for meals under section 1011(b) of this title, the amount\npayable under subparagraph (A) shall be reduced by the amount of such\ndeduction from pay, in accordance with policies prescribed by the\nSecretary of Defense.\n``(C) The monthly rate of basic allowance for subsistence to be in\neffect for an enlisted member for a year under subparagraph (A) may not\ndecrease relative to the rate in effect for the preceding year.''; and\n(B) by striking paragraph (3).\n(2) Implementation plan.--Not later than September 30, 2026,\nthe Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed\nServices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a plan for\nthe implementation of the amendments made by subsection (a).\n(b) Report.--Not later than March 31, 2026, and annually thereafter\nthrough 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees\non Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a\nreport that, with respect to the fiscal year in which the report is\nsubmitted, describes--\n(1) the manner in which the Secretary of Defense allocated\nfunds to pay for food programs and whether such funds were drawn\nfrom funds authorized for the for the basic allowance for\nsubsistence under section 402 of title 37, United States Code;\n(2) whether and the extent to which subsistence in-kind and\nother sources of appropriated funds were budgeted to pay for food\nprograms on military installations; and\n(3) the manner in which the Secretaries of the military\ndepartments used authorities of such Secretaries to fund the fully\nburdened cost of feeding members--\n(A) of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space\nForce; and\n(B) who were assigned to essential station messing during\nsuch fiscal year.\nSEC. 622. FAMILY SEPARATION ALLOWANCE: INCREASE.\nSection 427(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended in\nthe matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking ``$250'' and\ninserting ``$300''.\nSEC. 623. EXTENDING CERTAIN TRAVEL ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE\nARMED FORCES ASSIGNED TO ALASKA.\nSection 603(b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) is\namended--\n(1) in paragraph (2), by amending subparagraph (A) to read as\nfollows:\n``(A) the member is--\n``(i) assigned to a duty location in Alaska for a\nperiod of not less than one year; and\n``(ii) unaccompanied by dependents in such duty\nlocation; and''; and\n(2) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:\n``(5) Period specified.--The period specified in this paragraph\nis the period--\n``(A) beginning on the date of the enactment of the\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026; and\n``(B) ending on December 31, 2027.''.\nSEC. 624. IMPROVEMENTS TO BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING.\n(a) Increasing Awareness.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to\nimprove transparency of the calculation of BAH by--\n(1) developing a clear, accessible document that explains how\nrates of BAH are determined, including methodology and types of\ndata sources used, which shall be--\n(A) reviewed and updated not less frequently than annually\nand as rates and calculation methods change; and\n(B) made available on a publicly accessible internet\nwebsite and distributed across all relevant components of the\nDepartment of Defense; and\n(2) providing to members of the Armed Forces when such members\nexperience a permanent change of station, permanent change of\nassignment, change in dependency status, change in grade, or any\nother event that may impact the eligibility of such members for or\nrate of BAH--\n(A) the information included in the document developed\nunder paragraph (1); and\n(B) an explanation of the type of rental housing the rate\nof BAH received by such members is intended to support in each\nlocality.\n(b) Study to Evaluate Alternative Rate Calculation.--\n(1) Study.--\n(A) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2026, the\nSecretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with\na covered entity to conduct a study in which the covered\nentity--\n(i) assesses the adequacy of the current BAH for MHAs\nselected under paragraph (3), including a review of the\ncommuting times and distances of members of the Armed\nForces and the overall affordability of housing in such\nMHAs;\n(ii) reviews existing methods of calculating BAH and\nproposes methods of calculating BAH described in paragraph\n(2) for MHAs selected under paragraph (3) that are more\nefficient and accurate than such existing methods, as\nappropriate; and\n(iii) evaluates the feasibility and advisability of\nusing machine learning and artificial intelligence in the\ncalculation of BAH and, if feasible and advisable,\nincorporates machine learning and artificial intelligence\ninto the proposed methods described in clause (i).\n(B) Rule of construction.--During the study conducted in\naccordance with subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall pay BAH\nin MHAs selected under paragraph (3) at rates prescribed under\nsection 403 of title 37, United States Code.\n(2) Proposed monthly rates.--A proposed monthly rate of BAH\ndescribed in this paragraph--\n(A) accurately reflects housing prices in the MHA subject\nto such rate; and\n(B) is sufficient for military families who reside in such\nMHA to procure adequate and affordable housing.\n(3) Mhas.--The Secretary shall select not fewer than 15 MHAs\nfor the covered entity to evaluate in the study conducted in\naccordance with paragraph (1). In selecting MHAs for evaluation\nunder such study, the Secretary shall consider factors including\nthe following:\n(A) Variety of geographic location.\n(B) The ranks of members who reside in an MHA.\n(C) Whether members who reside in an MHA have dependents.\n(D) Economic factors including inflation, cost of living,\nand the cost of private mortgage insurance.\n(4) Completion.--An agreement entered into under paragraph\n(1)(A) shall require the study conducted under such agreement to be\ncompleted not later than the date that is three years after the\ndate on which the Secretary and the covered entity enter into such\nagreement.\n(5) Annual briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the date\nof the enactment of this Act, and on an annual basis thereafter\nuntil the completion of the study conducted in accordance with\nparagraph (1), the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on\nArmed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a\nbriefing on the status of the study under this section.\n(6) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the\ncompletion of the study conducted in accordance with paragraph (1),\nthe Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of\nthe Senate and House of Representatives a report containing the\nresults of such study. Such report shall include--\n(A) an evaluation by the Secretary of the proposed methods\nof calculating BAH by a covered entity pursuant to an agreement\nunder paragraph (1); and\n(B) any recommendations of the Secretary for legislation to\nimprove the methods of calculating BAH based on the study.\n(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``BAH'' means the basic allowance for housing for\nmembers of the uniformed services under section 403 of title 37,\nUnited States Code.\n(2) The term ``covered entity'' means an entity or combination\nof entities--\n(A) with combined expertise in data analysis and machine\nlearning and access to relevant data on local rental rates in\nreal estate markets in the MHAs selected under subsection\n(b)(3); and\n(B) that has not participated in anticompetitive price-\nfixing in a real estate market.\n(3) The term ``MHA'' means military housing area.\n\nSubtitle D--Leave\n\nSEC. 631. IMPROVED PARENTAL LEAVE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.\n(a) Regulations.--Section 701(h)(1)(B) of title 10, United States\nCode, is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:\n``(iii) The regulations prescribed under clause (i) shall authorize\na member described in such clause to take leave described under\nsubparagraph (A) during the two-year period beginning after an event\ndescribed in clause (i) or (ii) of such subparagraph with the approval\nof the first general officer or flag officer in the chain of command of\nsuch member.''.\n(b) Implementation; Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date\nof the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall--\n(1) prescribe regulations under subparagraph (B) of section\n701(h)(1) of title 10, United States Code, to implement the\namendment made by subsection (a); and\n(2) submit to the Committees on Armed Forces of the Senate and\nHouse of Representatives a report regarding the implementation of\nthis section.\nSEC. 632. CONVALESCENT LEAVE FOR CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN.\nSection 702 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as\nsubsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively;\n(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new\nsubsection:\n``(c) Convalescent Leave.--An academy cadet or midshipman diagnosed\nwith a medical condition is allowed convalescent leave under section\n701(m) of this title.''; and\n(3) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this\nsection, by striking ``Sections 701'' and inserting ``Except as\nprovided by subsection (c), sections 701''.\n\nSubtitle E--Family and Survivor Benefits\n\nSEC. 641. ANNUAL REVIEW OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE LIMITS FOR CHILD\nCARE AND YOUTH PROGRAM SERVICES PROVIDERS.\nSection 1798 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding\nat the end the following new subsection:\n``(d) Annual Review of Amount of Assistance.--The Secretary shall\nannually review the amount of financial assistance provided under this\nsection, including the maximum amount of financial assistance per month\nper child that the Secretary authorizes to be provided to eligible\nproviders under this section.''.\nSEC. 642. WAIVER OF REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION OF DECEASED\nMEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHEN NECESSARY TO MEET MISSION\nREQUIREMENTS.\nSection 562(c) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 10 U.S.C. 1482 note) is\namended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(4) Waiver.--The Secretary concerned may waive the\nrequirements of paragraphs (1) and (3) as the Secretary considers\nnecessary to meet mission requirements during--\n``(A) a time of war;\n``(B) a national emergency requiring the use of significant\npersonnel and aircraft;\n``(C) a large-scale combat operation; or\n``(D) a contingency operation.''.\n\nSubtitle F--Defense Resale Matters\n\nSEC. 651. USE OF COMMISSARY STORES: CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF MILITARY\nSEALIFT COMMAND.\n(a) In General.--Section 1066 of title 10, United States Code, is\namended, in subsection (a)--\n(1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``An individual''; and\n(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(2) A civil service mariner of the Military Sealift Command may\nbe permitted to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities on the\nsame basis as members of the armed forces on active duty.''.\n(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further\namended--\n(1) in the section heading, by striking ``protective services''\nand inserting ``certain''; and\n(2) in the heading of subsection (a), by striking ``Protective\nServices'' and inserting ``Certain''.\nSEC. 652. DEFENSE COMMISSARY SYSTEM AND EXCHANGE SYSTEM: PATRONAGE;\nPRIVATIZATION.\n(a) Patronage.--\n(1) Interim authority.--Notwithstanding the limitations under\nsection 2481(a) and chapter 54 of title 10, United States Code, the\nSecretary of Defense--\n(A) may allow individuals authorized to use a commissary\nstore or exchange store pursuant to a policy, memorandum,\nregulation, or pilot program of the Department of Defense in\neffect on October 1, 2025, to continue such use through\nDecember 31, 2026; and\n(B) may not authorize such use for any additional group of\nindividuals.\n(2) Legislative proposal.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the\nSecretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed\nServices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a written\nlegislative proposal that--\n(A) specifies each category of individuals that the\nSecretary recommends Congress authorize to use a commissary\nstore or exchange store;\n(B) explains the recommendation of the Secretary for such\nauthorization; and\n(C) consolidates the authorities for such use into a single\nstatute.\n(b) Privatization.--The Secretary may not take any action\ninconsistent with the restrictions in section 2485(a) of such title\nregarding private operation of the overall management of a commissary\nsystem or management of a commissary store.\n\nSubtitle G--Other Benefits, Administrative Matters, Reports, and\nBriefings\n\nSEC. 661. INCLUSION OF DESCRIPTIONS OF TYPES OF PAY ON PAY\nSTATEMENTS.\n(a) In General.--Chapter 19 of title 37, United States Code, is\namended by adding at the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 1016. Pay statements: descriptions of types of pay\n``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall make available\ncontemporaneously with each pay statement provided to a member of the\nArmed Forces, for each type of pay, allowance, and deduction listed on\nthe statement, a brief and plain-language description of--\n``(1) the statutory or regulatory authority under which a pay,\nallowance, or deduction is made;\n``(2) the purpose of a pay, allowance, or deduction;\n``(3) the criteria for determining eligibility of members for a\npay, allowance, or deduction; and\n``(4) possible changes in the eligibility of the member for a\npay, allowance, or deduction, including the circumstances under\nwhich a pay, allowance, or deduction may be suspended or modified\nor may expire.\n``(b) Requirements.--The descriptions required to be made available\nwith a pay statement under paragraph (1) shall be--\n``(1) published on a website accessible by a member and\nprintable with the pay statement of the member; and\n``(2) presented in language easily understood by individuals\nwithout specialized knowledge of military finance, accounting, or\nlaw.''.\n(b) Applicability.--The requirements of section 1016 of title 37,\nUnited States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with\nrespect to pay statements issued on or after the date that is 180 days\nafter the date of the enactment of this Act.\nSEC. 662. PROVISION OF INFORMATION REGARDING RELOCATION ASSISTANCE\nPROGRAMS FOR MEMBERS RECEIVING ORDERS FOR A CHANGE OF PERMANENT\nSTATION.\n(a) In General.--Section 1056(b) of title 10, United States Code,\nis amended--\n(1) in paragraph (2)--\n(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and community\norientation'' and inserting ``community orientation, education\nsystems, school enrollment procedures, and State-specific\nprovisions under the Interstate Compact on Educational\nOpportunity for Military Children'';\n(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and community\norientation'' and inserting ``community orientation, and\neducational resources for dependent children, including school\ntransition assistance, academic continuity, and special\neducation services''; and\n(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:\n``(E) Educational planning and support services for dependent\nchildren with disabilities, including procedures for transferring\nindividualized education programs and coordinating with the\nExceptional Family Member Program.\n``(F) Provision of information regarding available assistance\nunder this section and any other assistance relating to a change of\npermanent station available under any other provision of law,\nincluding--\n``(i) information on family assistance programs authorized\nunder section 1788 of this title, including financial planning\nresources, spouse employment support, and community integration\nservices;\n``(ii) guidance on available housing assistance, including\non-base housing options, rental protections, and resources for\noff-base relocation;\n``(iii) mental health and well-being support services,\nincluding those accessible during the period of transition for\na change of permanent station;\n``(iv) educational resources for dependent children,\nincluding school transition assistance and special education\nservices;\n``(v) information on available legal and financial\ncounseling programs; and\n``(vi) any other assistance programs that support members\nof the armed forces and their families during relocation.'';\nand\n(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs\n``(3) The Secretary of each military department shall ensure that\nrelocation assistance required to be provided under this subsection is\nprovided not later than 45 days before the date on which a change of\npermanent station takes effect for a member of the armed forces under\nthe jurisdiction of such Secretary.\n``(4) The Secretary of each military department shall--\n``(A) incorporate the information required to be provided under\nthis subsection into accessible materials and briefings provided to\nmembers of the armed forces relating to a change of permanent\nstation;\n``(B) ensure that the program under this section provides\naccessible materials and briefings at military installations and\nthrough online resources;\n``(C) develop a communication strategy, including digital\noutreach and printed materials, to increase awareness of the\nprogram under this section and assistance available under other\nprovisions of law relating to a change of permanent station; and\n``(D) assess the satisfaction of members of the armed forces\nwith the information provided under this subsection.''.\n(b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of enactment of\nthis Act, and annually thereafter for three years, the Secretary of\nDefense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate\nand the House of Representatives a briefing on the implementation of\nthe amendments made by this section. Such briefing shall include--\n(1) the status of efforts to integrate information required to\nbe provided by subparagraph (F) of section 1056(b)(2) of title 10,\nUnited States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section,\ninto accessible materials and briefings provided to members of the\narmed forces relating to a change of permanent station;\n(2) an assessment of the awareness by members of the armed\nforces of available programs in support of a change of permanent\nstation; and\n(3) any recommendations of the Secretary for improving the\ndissemination of information related to relocation and family\nassistance programs.\nSEC. 663. EXPANSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO INCREASE ACCESS TO FOOD ON\nMILITARY INSTALLATIONS.\nSection 654 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law\n118-159; 10 U.S.C. 1060a note) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a)--\n(A) by striking ``Secretary of the Army'' and inserting\n``Secretary of a military department''; and\n(B) by striking ``installations of the Army for members of\nthe Army'' and inserting ``installations under the jurisdiction\nof the Secretary for members of the Armed Forces'';\n(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``of the military\ndepartment concerned'' after ``Secretary''; and\n(3) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following new\nsubsection (d):\n``(d) Reporting.--\n``(1) Progress reports.--At the end of each calendar quarter\nuntil the pilot program terminates, the Secretary of a military\ndepartment shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the\nSenate and House of Representatives a progress report regarding\nimplementation of the pilot program.\n``(2) Final report.--Not later than 90 days after the pilot\nprogram terminates, the Secretary of a military department shall\nsubmit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House\nof Representatives a final report regarding the pilot program. Such\nreport shall include the following elements:\n``(A) Lessons learned from the pilot program.\n``(B) The recommendation of the Secretary whether to expand\nor make permanent the pilot program.\n``(C) If the Secretary recommends expansion, the military\ninstallations covered by such recommended expansion.\n``(D) Limitations to the operation or expansion of the\npilot program.\n``(E) Any information the Secretary determines\nappropriate.''.\nSEC. 664. MILITARY COMPENSATION EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN.\n(a) Educational Campaign Required.--Not later than 180 days after\nthe date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall\ncommence an educational campaign to improve the understanding and\nawareness of members of the Armed Forces and the families of such\nmembers with respect to the major components of monetary and\nnonmonetary compensation for such members.\n(b) Consistency With Compensation Review.--The Secretary shall\ncarry out the educational campaign required by subsection (a) in a\nmanner consistent with the recommendations contained in the report\nentitled ``The Fourteenth Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation''\nsubmitted to Congress in January 2025 pursuant to section 1008(b) of\ntitle 37, United States Code.\n(c) Minimum Time of Campaign.--The educational campaign required by\nsubsection (a) shall be carried out for not less than one year.\n(d) Elements.--The educational campaign required by subsection (a)\nshall address--\n(1) the elements of regular military compensation (RMC), as\ndefined in section 101(25) of title 37, United States Code;\n(2) special and incentive pays;\n(3) the calculation of retired pay for length of service;\n(4) educational assistance programs and benefits;\n(5) health care for members of the Armed Forces serving in\nactive components and the families of such members;\n(6) nonmonetary benefits; and\n(7) any other matters relating to monetary or nonmonetary\ncompesnation for members of the Armed Forces the Secretary\nconsiders appropriate.\n(e) Briefing.--\n(1) Implementation plan.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the\nSecretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense\ncommittees a briefing on the plan to implement this section.\n(2) Effectiveness.--Not later than 60 days after the completion\nof the educational campaign required by subsection (a), the\nSecretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense\ncommittees a briefing on the effectiveness of the educational\ncampaign.\nSEC. 665. DESIGNATION OF UNITED STATES ARMY GARRISON KWAJALEIN\nATOLL AS REMOTE AND ISOLATED MILITARY INSTALLATION.\n(a) Designation.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and\nReadiness and the Secretary of the Army, in coordination with the\nCommander of the United States Army Pacific, shall designate United\nStates Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll as a remote and isolated military\ninstallation.\n(b) Notification.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which\nthe designation described in subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary\nof the Army shall submit a notification to the congressional defense\ncommittees confirming completion of the designation.\n(c) Briefing Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date on\nwhich the Secretary of the Army submits the notification described in\nsubsection (b), the Commander of the United States Army Pacific shall\nbrief the congressional defense committees on adjustments to Department\nof Defense resourcing for and support to United States Army Garrison\nKwajalein Atoll as a result of the designation described in subsection\n(a).\n(d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``remote and isolated\nmilitary installation'' means a military installation determined to be\nremote and isolated pursuant to the criteria set forth in Department of\nDefense Instructions 1015.10 and 1015.18, dated July 6, 2009, and May\n30, 2024, respectively (or successor instruction).\n\nTITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS\n\nTITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS\n\nSubtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Benefits\n\nSec. 701. Reimbursement for travel expenses relating to specialty care\nfor certain members of the Armed Forces and dependents.\nSec. 702. Authority to provide sexual assault medical forensic\nexaminations on a nonreimbursable basis to certain otherwise\nineligible individuals.\n\nSubtitle B--Health Care Administration\n\nSec. 711. Codification of position of Director of the Defense Health\nAgency.\nSec. 712. Military-civilian medical surge program.\nSec. 713. Modification of limitation on reduction of military medical\nmanning end strength.\nSec. 714. Inclusion of additional requirements in notifications to\nmodify scope of services provided at military medical\ntreatment facilities.\nSec. 715. Military medical cooperation arrangements among Five Eyes\ncountries.\nSec. 716. Licensure requirement for health-care professionals of partner\ncountries.\nSec. 717. Plan for priority assignment of medical personnel of\nDepartment of Defense.\nSec. 718. Plan and report by Defense Health Agency relating to\nchiropractic clinics at military installations.\nSec. 719. Strategic infectious disease medical research plan.\nSec. 720. Review of disclosure requirements under processes and forms\nrelating to health care provider credentialing and privileging\nof Department of Defense.\n\nSubtitle C--Studies, Reports, and Other Matters\n\nSec. 731. Improvement of availability of care for veterans from\nfacilities and providers of the Department of Defense.\nSec. 732. Prohibition on painful research on domestic cats and dogs.\nSec. 733. Pilot program on wastewater surveillance system of Department\nof Defense.\nSec. 734. Pilot program to assist certain members of the Armed Forces\nand dependents with additional supplemental coverage relating\nto cancer.\nSec. 735. Study on accreditation of military dental treatment\nfacilities.\nSec. 736. Study on prevalence and mortality of cancer among military\nrotary-wing pilots and aviation support personnel.\nSec. 737. Study on psychological effects of and mental health effects of\nunmanned aircraft systems in combat operations.\n\nSubtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Benefits\n\nSEC. 701. REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES RELATING TO SPECIALTY\nCARE FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPENDENTS.\n(a) In General.--Section 1074i of title 10, United States Code, is\namended--\n(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``In any case'' and\ninserting ``Except as provided by subsection (b), in any case'';\nand\n(2) in subsection (b)--\n(A) by striking the heading and inserting ``Special Rules\nfor Certain Members and Dependents.--'';\n(B) by striking ``The Secretary of Defense'' and inserting\n``(1) The Secretary of Defense''; and\n(C) by inserting after paragraph (1), as designated by\nsubparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the following new\nparagraph:\n``(2) With respect to members of the armed forces on active duty\nand their dependents, the Secretary shall administer subsection (a) by\nsubstituting `75 miles' for `100 miles'.''.\n(b) Briefing Required.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary\nof Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the\nHouse of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the\nimplementation of paragraph (2) of section 1074i(b) of title 10, United\nStates Code, as added by subsection (a), including--\n(1) the estimated number of individuals the Secretary expects\nto reimburse for travel expenses pursuant to such paragraph;\n(2) the expected cost increase of such reimbursements; and\n(3) whether the Secretary determines that a different distance\nshould be specified in such paragraph.\nSEC. 702. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SEXUAL ASSAULT MEDICAL FORENSIC\nEXAMINATIONS ON A NONREIMBURSABLE BASIS TO CERTAIN OTHERWISE\nINELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.\n(a) Authority to Provide Forensic Examinations.--The Secretary of\nDefense, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary,\nshall authorize medical personnel of the Department of Defense to\nprovide sexual assault medical forensic examinations, in a military\nmedical treatment facility on a nonreimbursable basis, to an individual\nwho--\n(1) is not otherwise eligible for health care from the\nDepartment;\n(2) reports a sexual assault offense for which a Defense\nCriminal Investigative Organization may initiate an investigation;\nand\n(3) is eligible for a forensic examination in accordance with\nthose regulations.\n(b) Additional Elements.--The regulations prescribed under\nsubsection (a) may provide for the handling, storage, and transfer to\nlaw enforcement of a completed sexual assault medical forensic\nexamination kit.\n\nSubtitle B--Health Care Administration\n\nSEC. 711. CODIFICATION OF POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF THE DEFENSE\nHEALTH AGENCY.\n(a) In General.--Section 1073c of title 10, United States Code, is\namended--\n(1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (j) as subsections\n(b) through (k), respectively;\n(2) by inserting before subsection (b), as redesignated by\nparagraph (1), the following:\n``(a) Director of the Defense Health Agency.--(1) There is in the\nDefense Health Agency a Director.\n``(2) The Director of the Defense Health Agency shall--\n``(A) be a military officer and hold a rank that is the same or\ngreater than the rank of any officer serving as the Surgeon General\nof a military department under section 7036, 8031, or 9036 of this\ntitle; and\n``(B) have joint experience.'';\n(3) in subsection (b), as redesignated by paragraph (1)--\n(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph\n(A), by striking ``, by not later than September 30, 2021'';\n(B) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph\n(A), by striking ``, commencing when the Director begins to\nexercise responsibilities under that paragraph,''; and\n(C) in paragraph (6), by striking ``subsections (b) and\n(c)'' and inserting ``subsections (c) and (d)'';\n(4) in subsection (f), as so redesignated, in the matter\npreceding paragraph (1), by striking ``Not later than September 30,\n2024, and subject to subsection (f)'' and inserting ``Subject to\nsubsection (g)'';\n(5) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, in the matter\npreceding paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (e)'' and\ninserting ``subsection (f)''; and\n(6) in subsection (h), as so redesignated, by striking\n``subsection (e)(1)'' and inserting ``subsection (f)(1)''.\n(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1091a(b)(2) of such title is\namended by striking ``section 1073c(i)'' and inserting ``section\n1073c(j)''.\nSEC. 712. MILITARY-CIVILIAN MEDICAL SURGE PROGRAM.\nSection 1096 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in the section heading, by adding at the end the following:\n``; medical surge program''; and\n(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n``(e) Medical Surge Program.--(1) The Secretary of Defense, in\ncollaboration with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall\ncarry out a program of record known as the Military-Civilian Medical\nSurge Program to--\n``(A) support locations that the Secretary of Defense selects\nunder paragraph (3)(B); and\n``(B) enhance the interoperability and medical surge capability\nand capacity of the National Disaster Medical System in response to\na declaration or other action described in subparagraphs (A)\nthrough (F) of paragraph (4).\n``(2)(A) The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Institute for\nDefense Health Cooperation at the Uniformed Services University of the\nHealth Sciences (or such successor center), shall oversee the\nmanagement, staffing, and deployment of the Program, in coordination\nwith the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Director of the\nDefense Health Agency, and, for purposes of ensuring that the Program\nis carried out in a manner that is consistent with paragraph (6), the\nSecretary of Health and Human Services.\n``(B) In carrying out subparagraph (A) during a contingency\noperation, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Program\nprovides support, acting through the Defense Health Agency serving as a\ncombat support agency, to the relevant combatant command.\n``(C) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure the program is\nadministrated in coordination with the military departments, the Joint\nStaff, the Defense Health Agency, and the Department of Health and\nHuman Services through semiannual coordination meetings and quarterly\nupdates. On an annual basis, one such meeting shall include the\nparticipation of partners specified in paragraph (3)(A).\n``(D) In carrying out the Program, the Secretary of Defense shall\nmaintain requirements for staffing, specialized training, research, and\neducation, regarding patient regulation, movement, definitive care, and\nother matters the Secretary determines critical to sustaining the\nhealth of members of the armed forces.\n``(3)(A) In carrying out the Program, the Secretary of Defense\nshall establish partnerships at locations selected under subparagraph\n(B) with public, private, and nonprofit health care organizations,\nhealth care institutions, health care entities, academic medical\ncenters of institutions of higher education, and hospitals that the\nSecretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services determine--\n``(i) are critical in mobilizing a civilian medical response in\nsupport of a wartime contingency or other catastrophic event in the\nUnited States; and\n``(ii) have demonstrated technical proficiency in critical\nnational security domains, including high-consequence infectious\ndisease and special pathogen preparedness, and matters relating to\ndefense, containment, management, care, and transportation.\n``(B) The Secretary of Defense shall select not fewer than eight\nlocations that are operationally relevant to the missions of the\nDepartment of Defense under the National Disaster Medical System and\nare aeromedical or other transport hubs or logistics centers in the\nUnited States for partnerships under subparagraph (A). The Secretary\nmay select more than eight locations, including locations outside of\nthe continental United States, if the Secretary determines such\nadditional locations cover areas of strategic and operational relevance\nto the Department.\n``(4) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Health and\nHuman Services shall ensure that the partnerships under paragraph\n(3)(A) allow for civilian medical personnel to quickly and effectively\nmobilize direct support to military medical treatment facilities and\nprovide support to other requirements of the military health system\npursuant to the following:\n``(A) A declaration of a national emergency under the National\nEmergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.).\n``(B) A public health emergency declared under section 319 of\nthe Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d).\n``(C) A declaration of war by Congress.\n``(D) A contingency operation.\n``(E) The President's exercise of executive powers under the\nWar Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.).\n``(F) Any other emergency or major disaster as declared by the\nPresident.\n``(5) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of\nthe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, and\nannually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\nCommittee on Armed Services and the Committee on Health, Education,\nLabor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services\nand the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of\nRepresentatives a report on the status, readiness, and operational\ncapabilities of the Program. Each report shall include an assessment of\npersonnel readiness, resource availability, interagency coordination\nefforts, and recommendations for continued improvements to the Program.\n``(6) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the\nSecretary of Defense to control, direct, limit, or otherwise affect the\nauthorities of the Secretary of Health and Human Services with respect\nto the leadership and administration of the National Disaster Medical\nSystem, public health and medical preparedness and response, staffing\nlevels, or resource allocation.\n``(7) In this subsection:\n``(A) The term `institution of higher education' means a four-\nyear institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a)\nof the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))).\n``(B) The term `National Disaster Medical System' means the\nsystem established under section 2812 of the Public Health Service\nAct (42 U.S.C. 300hh-11).\n``(C) The term `Program' means the Military-Civilian Medical\nSurge Program established under paragraph (1).''.\nSEC. 713. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON REDUCTION OF MILITARY\nMEDICAL MANNING END STRENGTH.\nSection 741 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2676; 10 U.S.C.\n129c note) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``five-year period'' both\nplaces it appears and inserting ``10-year period''; and\n(2) in subsection (c)--\n(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Not later than two\nyears after the date of the enactment of this Act,'' and\ninserting ``During each of 2024 and 2029,''; and\n(B) in paragraphs (3) and (4), by striking ``three years\nafter the date of the enactment of this Act,'' both places it\nappears and inserting ``December 31, 2030,''.\nSEC. 714. INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS IN NOTIFICATIONS TO\nMODIFY SCOPE OF SERVICES PROVIDED AT MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT\nFACILITIES.\nSection 1073d(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) by striking ``information demonstrating'';\n(2) by striking ``the extent'' and all that follows through the\nperiod at the end and inserting ``the following:''; and\n(3) by adding at the end the following:\n``(A) An endorsement from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of\nStaff that the proposed modification will have no effect on\noperational requirements of the armed forces.\n``(B) An endorsement from the Surgeon General of the military\ndepartment concerned that the proposed modification will have no\neffect on the training or readiness of military medical personnel\nin the military department concerned.\n``(C) An assessment from the Director of the Defense Health\nAgency that explains how members of the armed forces and covered\nbeneficiaries receiving services at the facility will continue to\nreceive care.''.\nSEC. 715. MILITARY MEDICAL COOPERATION ARRANGEMENTS AMONG FIVE EYES\nCOUNTRIES.\n(a) Arrangements.--Subchapter II of chapter 138 of title 10, United\nStates Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 2350t. Military medical cooperation arrangements among Five Eyes\ncountries\n``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may enter into a\nbilateral or multilateral memorandum of understanding or other formal\nagreement with one or more governments of the Five Eyes countries to\nsupport military medical cooperation or improve operational medical\ninteroperability.\n``(b) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `Five Eyes countries' means the following:\n``(A) Australia.\n``(B) Canada.\n``(C) New Zealand.\n``(D) The United Kingdom.\n``(2) The term `military medical cooperation' means any of the\nfollowing:\n``(A) Information exchange.\n``(B) Medical interoperability, including credentialing of\nhealth care personnel.\n``(C) Medical education, training, exercises, and\nevaluation.\n``(D) Medical research, development, trials, and\nevaluation.\n``(E) Biodefense, including with respect to prevention,\npreparation, response, and investigation.\n``(F) Medical logistics, including the recognition of\nMedCM, drugs and medical equipment.\n``(G) Patient movement.\n``(H) Any other areas for cooperation designated by the\nSecretary of Defense.\n``(3) The term `military medicine' means any of the following:\n``(A) Combat casualty care including trauma.\n``(B) Military infectious disease.\n``(C) Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear\nmedical support.\n``(D) Deployed health care delivery.\n``(E) Public health, health readiness, and force health\nprotection.\n``(F) Mental health.\n``(G) Humanitarian response.\n``(H) Anomalous health incidents.\n``(I) Mass casualty management.\n``(J) Any other areas of military medicine designated by\nthe Secretary of Defense.''.\n(b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for three years, the\nSecretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services\nof the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on\nForeign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs\nof the House of Representatives a report on the agreements entered into\nand activities carried out pursuant to section 2350t of title 10,\nUnited States Code, as added by subsection (a), including any other\nareas designated by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b) of such\nsection 2350t.\nSEC. 716. LICENSURE REQUIREMENT FOR HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS OF\nPARTNER COUNTRIES.\nSection 1094(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``; and'' and inserting\n``, or the official agency of the government of a partner country;\nand''; and\n(2) by inserting at the end the following:\n``(3) The term `partner country' means any of the following:\n``(A) Australia.\n``(B) Canada.\n``(C) New Zealand.\n``(D) The United Kingdom.\n``(E) Any other country designated as a partner country by\nthe Secretary of Defense for the purposes of this section.''.\nSEC. 717. PLAN FOR PRIORITY ASSIGNMENT OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL OF\nDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.\n(a) Plan.--\n(1) Submission.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the Secretary of\nDefense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the\nSenate and the House of Representatives a plan for each military\ndepartment to prioritize the assignment of active duty medical and\ndental personnel to military medical treatment facilities.\n(2) Implementation.--Not later than September 1, 2026, the\nSecretary of each military department shall each commence carrying\nout the plan under paragraph (1) by assigning active duty medical\nand dental personnel to military medical treatment facilities in\naccordance with the plan.\n(3) Updates.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with\nthe Secretaries of the military departments, shall provide to the\nCommittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of\nRepresentatives updates on the implementation of the plan under\nparagraph (1) as follows:\n(A) On a quarterly basis until the Secretary of Defense\ndetermines that the plan is fully implemented.\n(B) On an annual basis thereafter.\n(b) Assignments.--In carrying out the plan under subsection (a),\nthe Secretary of each military department, in coordination with the\nDirector of the Defense Health Agency, shall assign active duty medical\nand dental personnel to military medical treatment facilities in\naccordance with the plan.\n(c) Corrective Action.--\n(1) Requirement.--If, in the judgment of the Secretary of\nDefense, the Secretary of a military department fails to comply\nwith the plan under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall\nissue to the Secretary of the military department a directive\nrequiring corrective action by the Secretary not later than 90 days\nafter the date on which the directive is issued.\n(2) Report.--If the Secretary of a military department fails to\ninitiate timely corrective action pursuant to the directive issued\nby the Secretary of Defense under paragraph (1), the Secretary of\nDefense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the\nSenate and the House of Representatives a report on such\nnoncompliance. Such report--\n(A) shall include a description of corrective measures to\nbe taken, a plan of action, and milestones; and\n(B) may include recommendations for legislative and\nadministrative changes the Secretary of Defense determines\nappropriate.\n(d) Annual Report.--Not later than January 1, 2027, and annually\nthereafter for a period of five years, the Director of the Defense\nHealth Agency and the Surgeons General of the military departments\nshall jointly submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate\nand the House of Representatives a report on the state of manning for\nactive duty and civilian medical and dental personnel. Such report\nshall include, with respect to the year covered by the report, the\nfollowing:\n(1) Average civilian, contractor, and military staffing levels\nat military medical treatment facilities over the preceding year.\n(2) The extent to which military medical treatment facility\nstaffing is compliant with the requirements for optimal operation\nof such facilities.\n(3) Active duty operational medical personnel manning\nshortfalls.\n(4) Defense Health Agency civilian and contractor hiring\nshortfalls, including a description of resources required to fill\ncivilian billet gaps.\n(5) A projection of yearly budget shortfalls over each of the\nnext five years within the Defense Health Agency, including a\ndetailed description of the expected effects of such shortfalls to\ndelivering health care benefits, operating the direct care network,\nmaintaining an adequate managed care network, maintaining a fit and\nhealthy fighting force, training medical personnel, recruiting and\nretaining medical personnel, planning for contingency operations,\nand any other resourcing matters the Director determines necessary\nand relevant.\n(6) A description of military department-level tradeoffs\nbetween operational medical requirements and military medical\ntreatment facility manning requirements, and how each military\ndepartment is working to fully support both.\n(7) A description of health care service levels at military\nmedical treatment facilities and whether such facilities are\nadequately resourced to provide enough throughput of medical care\nto--\n(A) maintain efficient operation of all medical services\noffered at the facilities;\n(B) meet patient needs; and\n(C) keep all medical and dental personnel proficient with\nthe medical skills of the professional.\n(8) For military medical treatment facilities that are\ndeficient in the categories listed in paragraph (7), a plan for how\nto bring TRICARE program beneficiaries back into military medical\ntreatment facilities to improve and maintain operations in the\ndirect care system.\n(9) A brief description of the major areas of disagreement\namong the Director and each of the Surgeons General relating to\nmanning, operating, and improving the volume and quality of care at\nall military medical treatment facilities, and a plan for how to\nresolve such areas of disagreement going forward.\nSEC. 718. PLAN AND REPORT BY DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY RELATING TO\nCHIROPRACTIC CLINICS AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.\n(a) Plan.--The Director of the Defense Health Agency shall develop\na plan to--\n(1) reopen any clinic at a military installation if, before the\ndate of the enactment of this Act, such clinic--\n(A) offered chiropractic services and had an average number\nof at least 400 visits per month; and\n(B) was closed; and\n(2) pay chiropractors stationed at military installations under\nthe General Schedule.\n(b) Report.--Not later than March 31, 2026, the Director of the\nDefense Health Agency shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services\nof the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on--\n(1) the plan developed under subsection (a); and\n(2) the utility of chiropractic services with respect to the\nbenefits of such services to members of the Armed Forces, the\navailability of such services, and the cost of such services.\nSEC. 719. STRATEGIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE MEDICAL RESEARCH PLAN.\n(a) Plan.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which the\nPresident submits a budget for fiscal year 2027 to Congress pursuant to\nsection 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of\nDefense, in consultation with the Secretary of each military\ndepartment, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the\nHouse of Representatives and the Senate a comprehensive, strategic\ninfectious disease medical research plan (referred to in this section\nas the ``Plan'').\n(b) Matters to Be Included.--The Secretary shall ensure that the\nPlan describes the following:\n(1) All infectious disease medical research conducted by the\nDepartment of Defense, including the coordination process, to\nensure that such research is linked to--\n(A) military readiness;\n(B) joint force requirements;\n(C) the requirements of the commanders of the combatant\ncommands; and\n(D) relevance to individuals eligible for care at military\nmedical treatment facilities or through the TRICARE program (as\ndefined in section 1072(7) of title 10, United States Code).\n(2) The infectious disease research projects funded under the\nDefense Health Program Account under section 1100 of title 10,\nUnited States Code, including projects under--\n(A) the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program\nof the Department of Defense;\n(B) the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency;\n(C) the United States Army Medical Research Institute of\nInfectious Diseases;\n(D) the Chemical and Biological Defense Program;\n(E) the Defense Threat Reduction Agency;\n(F) the Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences\nlocated in Thailand;\n(G) the Naval Medical Research Unit; and\n(H) the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.\n(3) The process for ensuring synergy across the military\nmedical research community--\n(A) to address gaps in military infectious disease\nresearch;\n(B) to minimize duplication of research;\n(C) to promote collaboration within research focus areas;\nand\n(D) to leverage and modernize the existing medical research\nand development infrastructure of the Department of Defense.\n(4) The efforts of the Secretary to coordinate with other\ndepartments and agencies of the Federal Government to increase\nawareness of complementary infectious disease research efforts that\nare being carried out by the Federal Government.\n(c) Budget Display Information.--The Secretary shall submit to the\nPresident, in conjunction with the materials of the Department of\nDefense supporting the fiscal year 2027 budget request submitted to\nCongress by the President pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31,\nUnited States Code, and annually thereafter in conjunction with each\nsubsequent budget request through fiscal year 2032, a detailed budget\nfor carrying out the Plan that includes the following:\n(1) The resources necessary for infectious disease medical\nresearch to carry out the activities described in subsection (b)\nfor the applicable fiscal year and the four following fiscal years,\ndisaggregated by the activities described in paragraphs (1) through\n(4) of subsection (b).\n(2) With respect to procurement accounts--\n(A) amounts displayed by account, budget activity, line\nnumber, line item, and line item title; and\n(B) a description of the requirements for such amounts\nspecific to the Plan.\n(3) With respect to research, development, test, and evaluation\naccounts--\n(A) amounts displayed by account, budget activity, line\nnumber, program element, and program element title; and\n(B) a description of the requirements for such amounts\nspecific to the Plan.\n(4) With respect to operation and maintenance accounts--\n(A) amounts displayed by account title, budget activity\ntitle, line number, and subactivity group title; and\n(B) a description of the specific manner in which such\namounts will be used.\n(5) With respect to military personnel accounts--\n(A) amounts displayed by account, budget activity, budget\nsubactivity, and budget subactivity title; and\n(B) a description of the requirements for such amounts\nspecific to the Plan.\n(6) With respect to each project under military construction\naccounts, the country, location, project title, and project amount\nby fiscal year.\n(7) With respect to the activities described in subsection\n(b)--\n(A) amounts displayed by account title, budget activity\ntitle, line number, and subactivity group title; and\n(B) a description of the specific manner in which such\namounts will be used.\n(8) With respect to each military department--\n(A) amounts displayed by account title, budget activity\ntitle, line number, and subactivity group title; and\n(B) a description of the specific manner in which such\namounts will be used.\n(9) With respect to the amounts described in each of paragraphs\n(2)(A), (3)(A), (4)(A), (5)(A), (6), (7)(A), and (8)(A) for a\nfiscal year--\n(A) a comparison between--\n(i) the amount requested in the budget of the President\nfor such fiscal year; and\n(ii) the amount projected in the previously submitted\nbudget request of the President for such fiscal year;\n(B) a detailed summary of the amounts obligated for the\nPlan during the most recently concluded fiscal year; and\n(C) a detailed comparison between--\n(i) the amounts obligated for the Plan during the most\nrecently concluded fiscal year; and\n(ii) the amounts requested for the Plan in the budget\nof the President for the applicable fiscal year.\nSEC. 720. REVIEW OF DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS UNDER PROCESSES AND\nFORMS RELATING TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDER CREDENTIALING AND\nPRIVILEGING OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.\n(a) Review.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall review all\nprocesses and forms relating to health care provider credentialing\nand privileging of covered applicants to ensure that each\nindividual who provides health care independently as a health-care\nprofessional at a health care facility of the Department of Defense\nmeets the requirement of section 1094(a) of title 10, United States\nCode.\n(2) Centralized credential system.--In carrying out section\n1094(b) of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary shall\nestablish a centralized credential system that allows the\ncommanding officer of a health care facility of the Department to\nverify the licensure of a health care professional, regardless of\nthe location of the facility or the Armed Force in which the health\ncare professional serves. The Secretary shall ensure that not less\nthan 90 percent of such verifications are completed within seven\ndays of the date on which the commanding officer requests such\nverification if the request does not relate to a health-care\nprofessional with an adverse record.\n(b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report\ncontaining the following:\n(1) The findings of the review required under subsection (a).\n(2) A detailed plan outlining steps the Secretary has taken or\nwill take pursuant to such review, including a timeline for\ncompletion of such steps.\n(c) Covered Applicant Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered\napplicant'' means an applicant for a position as a health-care\nprofessional (as defined in section 1094 of title 10, United States\nCode) who--\n(1) is required to go through a credentialing and privileging\nprocess; and\n(2) provides care--\n(A) at a health care facility of the Department of Defense;\nor\n(B) through the civilian network of the TRICARE program (as\ndefined in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code).\n\nSubtitle C--Studies, Reports, and Other Matters\n\nSEC. 731. IMPROVEMENT OF AVAILABILITY OF CARE FOR VETERANS FROM\nFACILITIES AND PROVIDERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.\n(a) Action Plans.--\n(1) In general.--Pursuant to the authorities under section 8111\nof title 38, United States Code, and section 1104 of title 10,\nUnited States Code, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of\nVeterans Affairs shall develop and implement action plans at\ncovered facilities--\n(A) to strengthen sharing of resources between the\nDepartment of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs\nunder existing statutory authority;\n(B) to improve communication between the Department of\nVeterans Affairs and pertinent command and director leadership\nof military medical treatment facilities;\n(C) to increase utilization of military medical treatment\nfacilities with excess capacity or space;\n(D) to increase case volume and complexity for graduate\nprofessional and other medical education programs of the\nDepartment of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs;\nand\n(E) to increase access to care for enrolled veterans in\nareas in which a military medical treatment facility is located\nthat is identified by the Secretary of Defense as having excess\ncapacity or space.\n(2) Matters to be included.--The action plans required under\nparagraph (1) shall include the following:\n(A) Cross-credentialing and privileging of health care\nproviders to jointly care for enrolled veterans in medical\nfacilities of the Department of Defense and the Department of\nVeterans Affairs.\n(B) Expedited access to installations of the Department of\nDefense for staff of the Department of Veterans Affairs and\nenrolled veterans.\n(C) The designation of a coordinator within each covered\nfacility to serve as a liaison between the Department of\nDefense and the Department of Veterans Affairs and to lead the\nimplementation of such action plan.\n(D) A mechanism for monitoring the effectiveness of such\naction plan on an ongoing basis, to include establishing\nrelevant performance goals and collecting data to assess\nprogress towards those goals.\n(E) Prioritized integration of relevant information\ntechnology and other systems or processes to enable seamless\ninformation sharing, medical records referrals and ancillary\norders and results, payment methodologies and billing\nprocesses, and workload attribution when personnel of the\nDepartment of Veterans Affairs provide services at facilities\nof the Department of Defense or when personnel of the\nDepartment of Defense provide services at facilities of the\nDepartment of Veterans Affairs.\n(F) An oversight and accountability plan for the handling\nof adverse medical events and complaints from patients or\nstaff, including a requirement to track any significant adverse\nmedical events and provide information on such events in the\nbriefing required under subsection (f).\n(G) Any other matter that the Secretary of Defense and the\nSecretary of Veterans Affairs consider appropriate.\n(b) Approval of Action Plans.--Before any action plan required\nunder subsection (a) with respect to a covered facility shall be\nconsidered complete and submitted to the appropriate committees of\nCongress pursuant to subsection (e), the Secretary of Defense and the\nSecretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that approval for the action\nplan is obtained from--\n(1) the co-chairs of the Department of Veterans Affairs-\nDepartment of Defense Joint Executive Committee established under\nsection 320 of title 38, United States Code;\n(2) the local installation commander for the covered facility\nof the Department of Defense; and\n(3) the director of the relevant medical center of the\nDepartment of Veterans Affairs with respect to any covered facility\nof the Department of Veterans Affairs.\n(c) Requirements Relating to Sharing Agreements.--\n(1) Lead coordinator.--The Secretary of Defense and the\nSecretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that there is a lead\ncoordinator at each facility of the Department of Defense or the\nDepartment of Veterans Affairs, as the case may be, with respect to\nwhich there is a sharing agreement in place.\n(2) List of agreements.--The Secretary of Defense and the\nSecretary of Veterans Affairs shall maintain on a publicly\navailable website a list of the sharing agreements in place between\nthe medical facilities of the Department of Defense and the\nDepartment of Veterans Affairs.\n(d) Patient Safety, Complaints, and Accountability.--\n(1) Secure complaint process.--\n(A) In general.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary\nof Veterans Affairs shall establish a secure mechanism for\nenrolled veterans to report concerns regarding care received\nunder an action plan required under subsection (a).\n(B) Elements of mechanism.--The mechanism established under\nsubparagraph (A) shall protect confidentiality, prohibit\nretaliation, and ensure transmission of each complaint to both\nthe Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans\nAffairs.\n(2) Documentation and review.--\n(A) Documentation.--The Secretary of Defense and the\nSecretary of Veterans Affairs shall maintain records of all\ncomplaints, adverse events, and safety incidents involving\npatients or staff pursuant to the action plans required by\nsubsection (a).\n(B) Review.--The records maintained under subparagraph (A)\nshall be jointly reviewed on a quarterly basis by designated\nofficials of the Department of Defense and the Department of\nVeterans Affairs.\n(3) Notification and investigation.--Any allegation of abuse,\nneglect, or misconduct involving personnel of the Department of\nDefense in the treatment of a veteran under an action plan shall be\npromptly referred by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the\nSecretary of Defense, and the commander or medical center director,\nas applicable, of the facility concerned to the Office of Inspector\nGeneral of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans\nAffairs.\n(4) Interim protective measures.--Pending resolution of any\ninvestigation relating to conduct under an action plan, the\nSecretary of Veterans Affairs may suspend referrals of veterans to\nthe provider or facility concerned.\n(e) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 30 days following the\ncompletion of the action plans required under subsection (a), the\nSecretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit\nsuch plans to the appropriate committees of Congress.\n(f) Annual Joint Briefings on Action Plans.--Not later than one\nyear after submitting the action plans to the appropriate committees of\nCongress pursuant to subsection (e), the Secretary of Defense and the\nSecretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide to the appropriate\ncommittees of Congress a briefing containing--\n(1) a status update on the progress of implementing the action\nplans required under this section;\n(2) recommendations for developing subsequent action plans for\neach facility with respect to which there is a sharing agreement in\nplace;\n(3) the number of patients served pursuant to the action plans,\nbroken down by facility and service type;\n(4) the number of health care providers who were cross-\ncredentialed or privileged to jointly care for beneficiaries in\nmedical facilities of the Department of Defense or the Department\nof Veterans Affairs pursuant to the action plans, broken down by\nfacility and service type;\n(5) the costs incurred and reimbursed between the Department of\nDefense and the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to the\naction plans, including an accounting of the use of the DOD-VA\nHealth Care Sharing Incentive Fund established under section\n8111(d)(2) of title 38, United States Code, if applicable;\n(6) a summary of the effectiveness of the mechanisms developed\npursuant to the action plans related to oversight, accountability,\ndata-gathering, and performance goals as well as any\nrecommendations for improving such mechanisms;\n(7) a summary of any patient safety incidents or complaints and\nassociated resolutions as well as any recommendations for improving\nthe patient safety and complaint resolution process under the\nactions plans; and\n(8) a summary of the integration of information technology and\nother systems pursuant to the action plans as well as barriers to\nfurther integration and recommendations for improving such\nintegration.\n(g) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be\nconstrued to allow the Department of Defense or the Department of\nVeterans Affairs to require a veteran to seek care at a facility of the\nDepartment of Defense or to allow military medical treatment facilities\nto be used as a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs for\npurposes of determining eligibility of veterans for care from a non-\nDepartment of Veterans Affairs provider under the eligibility access\nstandards developed under section 1703B of title 38, United States\nCode.\n(h) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on September 30, 2028.\n(i) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--\n(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on\nVeterans' Affairs of the Senate; and\n(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on\nVeterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.\n(2) The term ``covered facility'' means--\n(A) a military medical treatment facility (as such term is\ndefined in section 1073c of title 10, United States Code); or\n(B) a medical facility of the Department of Veterans\nAffairs described in section 8101(3) of title 38, United States\nCode.\n(3) The term ``enrolled veteran'' means a veteran enrolled in\nthe patient enrollment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs\nestablished and operated under section 1705(a) of title 38, United\nStates Code.\n(4) The term ``sharing agreement'' means an agreement for the\nsharing of health-care resources between the Department of Defense\nand the Department of Veterans Affairs under section 1104 of title\n10, United States Code, or section 8111 of title 38, United States\nCode.\n(5) The term ``veteran'' has the meaning given that term in\nsection 101 of title 38, United States Code.\nSEC. 732. PROHIBITION ON PAINFUL RESEARCH ON DOMESTIC CATS AND\nDOGS.\n(a) Prohibition.--Except as provided by subsection (b) or (c), the\nSecretary of Defense may not conduct, or support the conduct of,\npainful research on a domestic cat (Felis catus) or a domestic dog\n(Canis familiaris).\n(b) Exception.--The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply\nwith respect to any physical exam, training program, or study relating\nto service animals or military animals.\n(c) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition in\nsubsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the Secretary--\n(1) determines that the waiver is in the national security\ninterests of the United States; and\n(2) not later than 30 days after the date on which the\nSecretary makes the waiver, submits to the congressional defense\ncommittees a detailed justification for the waiver, including--\n(A) an identification of the Department of Defense account\nfrom which funds would be obligated or expended to conduct, or\nsupport the conduct of, the proposed research covered by the\nwaiver;\n(B) an identification of the amount of such funds;\n(C) an identification of the intended purpose of such\nfunds;\n(D) an identification of the recipient or prospective\nrecipient of such funds (including any nongovernmental\nrecipient, as applicable);\n(E) an explanation for how the waiver is in the national\nsecurity interests of the United States; and\n(F) any other information the Secretary determines\nappropriate.\n(d) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``military animal'' has the meaning given the term\nin section 2583(i)(1) of title 10, United States Code.\n(2) The term ``painful research'' includes any research,\nbiomedical training, experimentation, or biological testing,\nclassified in pain category D or E by the Department of\nAgriculture.\n(3) The term ``service animal'' has the meaning given the term\nin section 37.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or such\nsuccessor regulation.\nSEC. 733. PILOT PROGRAM ON WASTEWATER SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM OF\nDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.\n(a) Pilot Program Required.--Commencing not later than 180 days\nafter the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense\nshall carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary shall develop\nand implement a comprehensive wastewater surveillance system at not\nfewer than four installations of a military department at which the\nSecretary seeks to identify the prevalence of infectious diseases among\nmembers of the Armed Forces at the installation (in this section\nreferred to as the ``pilot program'').\n(b) Technologies and Data System Used.--In carrying out the pilot\nprogram, the Secretary shall ensure the system developed and\nimplemented under subsection (a) is comprised of appropriate\ntechnologies and a uniform data system across the Department of\nDefense.\n(c) Duration.--The pilot program shall be carried out during a two-\nyear period beginning on the date of the commencement of the pilot\nprogram.\n(d) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the termination of the\npilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees a report that includes the following:\n(1) A summary of the findings from the wastewater surveillance\nsystem under the pilot program.\n(2) Recommendations for interventions or policy changes based\non trends observed under the pilot program.\n(3) An assessment of the effectiveness of the pilot program in\nenhancing force health protection and readiness.\nSEC. 734. PILOT PROGRAM TO ASSIST CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED\nFORCES AND DEPENDENTS WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE\nRELATING TO CANCER.\n(a) Establishment.--Not later than September 30, 2027, the\nSecretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program under which a\ncovered individual may obtain supplemental insurance for noncovered\nexpenses under a fixed indemnity supplemental benefit plan described in\nsubsection (b)(1) (in this section referred to as the ``pilot\nprogram''). The Secretary shall carry out such program until the date\non which the last agreement terminates pursuant to subsection (b)(2).\n(b) Agreement.--\n(1) In general.--In carrying out the pilot program, the\nSecretary shall enter into an agreement with not fewer than two\ncompanies to each offer one or more fixed indemnity supplemental\nbenefit plans that--\n(A) meet the requirements for a supplemental insurance plan\nunder section 199.2 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations,\nand the exceptions under section 199.8(b)(4) of such title, as\nin effect on the date of the enactment of this Act;\n(B) are provided under a separate policy, certificate, or\ncontract; and\n(C) are designed to help participants pay noncovered\nexpenses.\n(2) Duration of agreement.--An agreement entered into under\nparagraph (1) shall be for a period of not more than three years,\nand may not be renewed.\n(c) Provision of Information.--The Secretary shall provide\ninformation to covered individuals regarding the pilot program by\nmaking available on a publicly accessible internet website the\nfollowing information:\n(1) A notice of availability of a fixed indemnity supplemental\nbenefit plan provided under the pilot program.\n(2) A description of how to enroll in such plan.\n(3) A description and explanation of such plan, including the\ndiagnoses, screenings, and treatments covered by the plan.\n(4) A description of the costs to the individual through\npremiums and remittances to a company providing such plan.\n(5) A notice that--\n(A) the availability of a fixed indemnity supplemental\nbenefit plan provided under the pilot program does not affect\nthe health care benefits provided to covered individuals under\nthe TRICARE program; and\n(B) covered individuals are not required to purchase such a\nplan in order to receive health care benefits covered under the\nTRICARE program.\n(d) Enrollment.--\n(1) Election.--A covered individual may elect to enroll in a\nfixed indemnity supplemental benefit plan provided under the pilot\nprogram.\n(2) Verification of eligibility.--The Secretary shall establish\nprocedures to determine the eligibility of applicants seeking to\nenroll in a fixed indemnity supplemental benefit plan provided\nunder the pilot program.\n(e) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--None of the\namounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made\navailable for fiscal year 2026 or any fiscal year thereafter to carry\nout the pilot program may be used to subsidize the cost of a fixed\nindemnity supplemental benefit plan provided under the pilot program.\n(f) Briefing.--Not later than one year after the date on which the\npilot program commences and annually thereafter during the life of the\npilot program, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed\nServices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing\nregarding the pilot program, including the following:\n(1) A description of the insurance products provided through a\nfixed indemnity supplemental benefit plan provided under the pilot\nprogram.\n(2) The number of covered individuals who enrolled in such a\nplan.\n(3) Feedback and examples of use cases by such individuals.\n(4) A determination by the Secretary with respect to whether\nthe pilot program should be made permanent.\n(g) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``covered individual'' means the following:\n(A) A member of the regular component of the Army, Navy,\nMarine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force.\n(B) A dependent (as defined in section 1072 of title 10,\nUnited States Code) of such a member who is enrolled in the\nTRICARE program.\n(2) The term ``noncovered expense'' means, with respect to a\ncovered individual, any expenses relating to the screening for and\ndiagnosis and treatment of cancer that are not otherwise covered by\nthe health care benefits the individuals receives under chapter 55\nof title 10, United States Code, or any other benefit provided by\nthe Secretary of Defense.\n(3) The term ``TRICARE program'' has the meaning given that\nterm in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.\nSEC. 735. STUDY ON ACCREDITATION OF MILITARY DENTAL TREATMENT\nFACILITIES.\n(a) Study Required.--The Inspector General of the Department of\nDefense shall conduct a study on the accreditation of military dental\ntreatment facilities. Such study shall include the following:\n(1) An identification of the number and percentage of military\ndental treatment facilities that have not achieved accreditation.\n(2) An analysis of any barriers, including administrative or\noperational barriers, impeding the achievement of such\naccreditation requirement with respect to military dental treatment\nfacilities.\n(3) An assessment of the resources, including personnel,\ntraining, and infrastructure resources, necessary to achieve\naccreditation.\n(4) An estimate of the costs necessary to bring any\nunaccredited military dental treatment facility into compliance\nwith such accreditation requirement.\n(5) Recommendations for any administrative, legislative, or\nother action necessary to ensure the full implementation of such\naccreditation requirement.\n(b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of\nDefense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House\nof Representatives and the Senate a report on the study under\nsubsection (a). Such report shall include--\n(1) the findings of the study;\n(2) a plan to ensure the accreditation of military dental\ntreatment facilities; and\n(3) any recommendations by the Inspector General for additional\nresources or legislative authority necessary to achieve full\naccreditation of military dental treatment facilities.\nSEC. 736. STUDY ON PREVALENCE AND MORTALITY OF CANCER AMONG\nMILITARY ROTARY-WING PILOTS AND AVIATION SUPPORT PERSONNEL.\n(a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study\namong covered individuals in two phases as provided by this section.\n(b) Initial Phase of Study.--\n(1) Goal of initial phase.--Under the initial phase of the\nstudy under subsection (a), the Secretary shall determine whether\nthere is an increased prevalence of, or increased rate of mortality\ncaused by, cancer for covered individuals as compared to similarly\naged individuals in the general population. The Secretary may\nselect the types of cancer to include in the study.\n(2) Briefing.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the\nCommittees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and\nthe Senate a briefing on the findings of the phase of the study\nunder this subsection.\n(c) Second Phase of Study.--\n(1) Goal of second phase.--If, pursuant to the phase of the\nstudy under subsection (b), the Secretary determines there is an\nincreased prevalence of, or increased mortality rate caused by, a\ntype of cancer among covered individuals, the Secretary shall\nconduct a second phase of the study to--\n(A) identify any carcinogenic toxin or other hazardous\nmaterial associated with the operation of military rotary-wing\naircraft, such as fumes, fuels, or other liquids;\n(B) identify any operating environment, including\nfrequencies or electromagnetic fields, in which covered\nindividuals may have received excess exposure to non-ionizing\nradiation in the course of such operation, including non-\nionizing radiation associated with airborne, ground, or\nshipboard radars; and\n(C) identify potential exposures as a result of military\nservice by covered individuals to carcinogenic toxins or other\nhazardous materials not associated with the operation of\nmilitary rotary-wing aircraft (such as exposure to burn pits,\ntoxins in contaminated water, or toxins embedded in soils),\nincluding by determining--\n(i) the locations of such service; and\n(ii) any duties of covered individuals unrelated to\nsuch operation and associated with an increased prevalence\nof, or increased mortality rate caused by, cancer.\n(2) Report on second phase.--If the Secretary conducts the\nphase of the study under this subsection, not later than one year\nafter the date on which the Secretary provides the briefing under\nsubsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on\nArmed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a\nreport on the findings of such phase.\n(3) Data format.--The Secretary shall format any data resulting\nfrom the phase of the study under this subsection consistent with\nthe formatting of data under the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and\nEnd Results program, including by disaggregating such data by race,\ngender, and age.\n(d) Sources of Data.--In conducting the study under this section,\nthe Secretary shall use data from--\n(1) the database of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End\nResults program;\n(2) the study conducted under section 750 of the National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283;\n134 Stat. 3716); and\n(3) any other study previously conducted by the Secretary of a\nmilitary department that the Secretary determines relevant for\npurposes of this section.\n(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``covered Armed Force'' means the Army, Navy,\nMarine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force.\n(2) The term ``covered individual'' means any individual who--\n(A) served in a covered Armed Force on or after February\n28, 1961, as an aircrew member of a rotary-wing aircraft\n(including as a pilot or aviation support personnel), without\nregard to the status, position, rank, or grade of the\nindividual within such crew; and\n(B) receives health care benefits under chapter 55 of title\n10, United States Code.\nSEC. 737. STUDY ON PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF AND MENTAL HEALTH\nEFFECTS OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS IN COMBAT OPERATIONS.\n(a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a\ncomprehensive study on the psychological effects and mental health\neffects of members of the Armed Forces and civilian personnel who\noperate or support unmanned aircraft systems in combat operations.\n(b) Elements.--The study under subsection (a) shall include the\nfollowing:\n(1) An assessment of the prevalence of post-traumatic stress\ndisorder, depression, anxiety, burnout, moral injury, and other\nmental health conditions among members of the Armed Forces and\ncivilian personnel who--\n(A) pilot or operate unmanned aircraft systems in combat\noperations; or\n(B) analyze combat imagery and conduct targeting\nassessments for such systems.\n(2) A comparative analysis of the mental health outcomes of\nsuch individuals relative to--\n(A) aircrew engaged in crewed combat operations; and\n(B) personnel deployed in non-flying combat roles.\n(3) An evaluation of operational stressors unique to the use of\nunmanned aircraft systems in combat operations, including--\n(A) shift work and sleep disruption;\n(B) remote witnessing of lethal operations;\n(C) emotional disengagement and isolation; and\n(D) exposure to civilian casualties or traumatic visual\ncontent.\n(4) An assessment of existing mental health support services of\nthe Department of Defense available to members of the Armed Forces\nand other personnel who operate or support unmanned aircraft\nsystems in combat operations and whether such services are\nadequate, accessible, and appropriately tailored.\n(5) Recommendations to improve mental health screening,\ntreatment, and prevention for such members and personnel.\n(c) Consultation.--In conducting the study under subsection (a),\nthe Secretary shall consult with--\n(1) the Surgeons General of the Armed Forces;\n(2) the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness;\n(3) the Director of the Defense Health Agency; and\n(4) appropriate scientific institutions with expertise in\ncombat psychology and remote warfare.\n(d) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\nCommittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of\nRepresentatives an unclassified report on the results of the study\nconducted under this section, including the recommendations described\nin subsection (b)(5).\n\nTITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED\nMATTERS\n\nSubtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management\n\nSec. 801. Assumption of uninsurable risk on certain contracts.\nSec. 802. Changes to certain documents.\nSec. 803. Pilot program for financing for covered activities.\nSec. 804. Multiyear procurement authority for covered systems and\ncertain munitions.\nSec. 805. Addressing insufficiencies in technical data.\n\nSubtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures,\nand Limitations\n\nSec. 811. Repeals of existing law to streamline the defense acquisition\nprocess.\nSec. 812. Modifications to current defense acquisition requirements.\nSec. 813. Modification to award amount for program to accelerate the\nprocurement and fielding of innovative technologies.\nSec. 814. Additional amendments related to undefinitized contractual\nactions.\nSec. 815. Amendment to procurement of services data analysis and\nrequirements validation.\nSec. 816. Modification of program and processes relating to foreign\nacquisition.\nSec. 817. Review of Department of Defense Instruction relating to\nconventional ammunition management.\n\nSubtitle C--Provisions Relating to Workforce Development\n\nSec. 821. Improvements to public-private talent exchange.\nSec. 822. Modifications to requirements for the President of the Defense\nAcquisition University.\nSec. 823. Hiring authorities for Defense Civilian Training Corps.\nSec. 824. Increasing competition in defense contracting.\nSec. 825. Report on strengthening the Defense Acquisition University.\nSec. 826. Restructuring of performance evaluation metrics for the\nacquisition workforce.\n\nSubtitle D--Provisions Relating to Supply Chains and Domestic Sourcing\n\nSec. 831. Applicability of Berry Amendment to procurement of certain\nseafood.\nSec. 832. Enhancement of defense supply chain resilience and secondary\nsource qualification.\nSec. 833. Interim national security waivers for supply chain\nillumination efforts.\nSec. 834. Strategy to eliminate acquisition of optical glass from\ncertain nations.\nSec. 835. Strategy to eliminate sourcing of computer displays from\ncertain nations.\nSec. 836. Voluntary registration of compliance with covered sourcing\nrequirements for covered products.\nSec. 837. Acceleration of qualification of compliant sources.\nSec. 838. Assessment of critical infrastructure owned by the Department\nof Defense dependent on foreign materials or components.\n\nSubtitle E--Prohibitions and Limitations on Procurement\n\nSec. 841. Requirements relating to long-term concessions agreements with\ncertain retailers.\nSec. 842. Prohibition on acquisition of advanced batteries from certain\nforeign sources.\nSec. 843. Application of national security waiver for strategic\nmaterials sourcing requirement to sensitive materials.\nSec. 844. Prohibition of procurement of molybdenum, gallium, or\ngermanium from non-allied foreign nations and authorization\nfor production from recovered material.\nSec. 845. Modifications to certain procurements from certain Chinese\nentities.\nSec. 846. Modifications to prohibition on contracting with persons that\nhave fossil fuel operations with the Government of the Russian\nFederation or the Russian energy sector.\nSec. 847. Prohibiting the purchase of photovoltaic modules or inverters\nfrom foreign entities of concern.\nSec. 848. Clarification of procurement prohibition related to\nacquisition of materials mined, refined, and separated in\ncertain countries.\nSec. 849. Prohibition on procurement related to certain additive\nmanufacturing machines.\nSec. 850. Phase-out of computer and printer acquisitions involving\nentities owned or controlled by China.\nSec. 851. Prohibition on contracting with certain biotechnology\nproviders.\n\nSubtitle F--Industrial Base Matters\n\nSec. 861. Amendments to the procurement technical assistance program.\nSec. 862. Repeal of limitations on certain Department of Defense\nExecutive Agent authority.\nSec. 863. Special Operations Command Urgent Innovative Technologies and\nCapabilities Initiative.\nSec. 864. United States-Israel Defense Industrial Base Working Group.\nSec. 865. Improving the domestic textile and industrial base.\nSec. 866. Cybersecurity regulatory harmonization.\nSec. 867. Modifications to defense industrial base fund.\n\nSubtitle G--Other Matters\n\nSec. 871. Modification to demonstration and prototyping program to\nadvance international product support capabilities in a\ncontested logistics environment.\nSec. 872. Contested logistics exercise requirement.\nSec. 873. Combatant command experimentation authority.\nSec. 874. Annual report on contract cancellations and terminations.\nSec. 875. Ability to withhold contract payments during period of\npendancy of a bid protest.\nSec. 876. Indemnification of contractors against nuclear and unusually\nhazardous risks.\nSec. 877. Enhanced security strategy for procurement of private fifth-\ngeneration wireless technology.\n\nSubtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management\n\nSEC. 801. ASSUMPTION OF UNINSURABLE RISK ON CERTAIN CONTRACTS.\n(a) In General.--Chapter 281 of title 10, United States Code, is\namended by adding at the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 3864. Assumption of uninsurable risk on certain contracts\n``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that a\ncontractor is not required to assume the risk of loss for work in\nprocess under a covered contract if, due to the classified nature of\nthe performance of such contractor under such covered contract--\n``(1) such contractor is unable to obtain insurance for such\nrisk of loss from a commercial provider; or\n``(2) a commercial provider is unable to process a claim of\nsuch contractor for loss of work in process under such covered\ncontract.\n``(b) Limitations.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to\na loss of work in process under a covered contract to the extent that\nsuch loss--\n``(1) is the result of willful misconduct or lack of good faith\non the part of the managerial personnel of the contractor,\nincluding with respect to the oversight of subcontractors by the\ncontractor; or\n``(2) is the result of workmanship error by the contractor.\n``(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `classified contract' means a contract the\nperformance of which requires a contractor performing under such\ncontract, or an employee of such contractor, to have access to\nclassified information.\n``(2) The term `covered contract' means a classified, fixed-\nprice type contract for the acquisition of a product entered into\nby the Department of Defense after the enactment of this Act.\n``(3) The term `work in process' means an item at any stage of\nproduction or manufacture at any time from the initiation of\ncontract performance until delivery to and acceptance by the\nGovernment.\n``(4) The term `workmanship error' means damage to work in\nprocess that is a result of an incorrectly performed skill-based\ntask, operation, or action that was originally planned or\nintended.''.\n(b) Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the\nDefense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to carry out section\n3864 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).\nSEC. 802. CHANGES TO CERTAIN DOCUMENTS.\n(a) In General.--Chapter 361 of title 10, United States Code, is\namended by adding at the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 4604. Changes to certain documents\n``(a) In General.--Each document referred to in a contract or other\nagreement for procurement entered into by the Secretary of Defense\nshall include a notation that--\n``(1) provides the version of such document that is applicable\nto such contract or other agreement; and\n``(2) indicates whether any changes have been made to such\ndocument after the issuance of the solicitation pursuant to which\nsuch contract or other agreement was entered into.\n``(b) Unnotated Documents.--With respect to a document referred to\nin a contract or other agreement described in subsection (a) that does\nnot include the notation required under such subsection, the version of\nthe document that shall apply with respect to such contract or other\nagreement is the version in effect at the time of the issuance of the\nsolicitation pursuant to which such contract or other agreement was\nentered into.''.\n(b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall\napply with respect to a contract or other agreement entered into after\nthe date of the enactment of this Act.\nSEC. 803. PILOT PROGRAM FOR FINANCING FOR COVERED ACTIVITIES.\n(a) Pilot Program.--The Secretary of Defense may establish a pilot\nprogram to evaluate the feasibility, risks, and benefits of expanding\ncontract cost principles and procedures of the Department of Defense to\nallow for financing costs incurred for a covered activity under a\ncovered contract to be considered allowable and allocable as a direct\nor indirect cost for such covered contract.\n(b) Program Authorities and Requirements.--Under a pilot program\nestablished under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense--\n(1) may treat financing costs incurred for a covered activity\nunder a covered contract as allowable and allocable as a direct or\nan indirect cost for such covered contract, provided--\n(A) such costs are--\n(i) reasonable in amount and consistent with prevailing\nmarket rates for similar financing; and\n(ii) incurred to pay a financing entity; and\n(B) such covered activity is performed in compliance with\nthe applicable requirements of the Department of Defense for\naudits of material and inventory management; and\n(2) shall ensure that with respect to a covered contract for\nwhich financing costs are allowable and allocable under the pilot\nprogram, any obligation of the United States to make a payment\nunder such covered contract is subject to the availability of\nappropriations for that purpose, and that total liability to the\nGovernment for the termination of such covered contract shall be\nlimited to the total amount of funding obligated at the time of\ntermination.\n(c) Subcontractor Status.--For the purposes of a pilot program\nestablished under (a), a financing entity may not be considered a\nsubcontractor solely because of the participation of such financing\nentity in a covered activity.\n(d) Briefing.--Prior to establishing a pilot program under\nsubsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the\ncongressional defense committees a briefing on how the Department of\nDefense will ensure the compliance of a financing entity who is not\ntreated as a subcontractor with the applicable requirements of the\nDepartment of Defense for audits of material and inventory management,\nincluding any updates to the policies or regulations of the Department\nrequired to ensure such compliance.\n(e) Report and Recommendations.--Not later than February 15, 2028,\nthe Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees a report on the pilot program established under subsection\n(a), if any, including an assessment of the feasibility, risks, and\nbenefits of authorizing the financing costs incurred by a contractor\nfor a covered activity under a covered contract to be considered\nallowable and allocable as a direct or indirect cost for such covered\ncontract, and recommendations on whether the pilot program should be\nextended or the authority under the pilot program should be made\npermanent.\n(f) Sunset.--The Secretary of Defense may not authorize the\ntreatment of financing costs incurred for a covered activity under a\ncovered contract as allowable and allocable as a direct or an indirect\ncost for such covered contract under the pilot program established\nunder subsection (a) if such covered contract is entered into on or\nafter December 31, 2029.\n(g) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``covered activity'' means an activity taken by a\nprime contractor or subcontractor--\n(A) to manage an inventory of completed products or\ncomponents used in production;\n(B) to improve inventory management of products or\ncomponents necessary for sustainment or maintenance; or\n(C) to materially expand the capacity of production or\nsustainment and maintenance through capital expenditures.\n(2) The term ``covered contract'' means a contract,\nsubcontract, or other agreement entered into by the Secretary of\nDefense for the performance of a covered activity.\n(3) The term ``financing costs'' means interest on borrowings,\nbond discounts, and costs of financing and refinancing capital.\n(4) The term ``financing entity'' means--\n(A) any corporation, limited liability company,\npartnership, trust, or other entity that--\n(i) is organized under Federal or State law; and\n(ii) as part of its regular business activities,\nextends credit, loans, or other forms of financing to other\npersons or entities; and\n(B) provided that such legal entity is not owned by,\ncontrolled by, or under common control with the other persons\nor entities receiving such financing.\nSEC. 804. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR COVERED SYSTEMS AND\nCERTAIN MUNITIONS.\n(a) Multiyear Procurement for Covered Systems.--\n(1) In general.--Subject to section 3501 of title 10, United\nStates Code, the Secretary of the Defense shall submit to Congress\na request for a specific authorization to enter into one or more\nmultiyear contracts for the procurement of a covered system if--\n(A) a decision has been made by the responsible head of\nagency to proceed to full-rate production for such covered\nsystem; and\n(B) such covered system is planned to maintain full-rate\nproduction for a period of five or more consecutive years after\nentering into such a contract.\n(2) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the\nrequirements of paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the\nprojected threat environment in which the covered system is to be\nfielded has changed in a manner such that the procurement of such\ncovered system is no longer necessary.\n(3) Applicability.--This section and the requirements of this\nsection shall apply with respect to a multiyear contract for the\nprocurement of a covered system entered into on or after the date\nof the enactment of this Act.\n(4) Covered system defined.--In this subsection, the term\n``covered system'' has the meaning given ``major system'' in\nsection 3041 of title 10, United States Code.\n(b) Multiyear Procurement for Certain Munitions.--\n(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), subject\nto section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, the head of an\nagency is authorized to enter into one or more multiyear contracts,\nbeginning in fiscal year 2026, for the procurement of any of the\nfollowing:\n(A) Standard Missile-3 (``SM-3'') Block 1B missile systems\n(and products, services, and logistics support associated with\nSM-3 Block 1B systems or a subsystem that performs a critical\nfunction of the missile system).\n(B) Standard Missile-6 (``SM-6'') missile systems (and\nproducts, services, and logistics support associated with SM-6\nsystems or a subsystem that performs a critical function of the\nmissile system).\n(C) Tomahawk Cruise Missile systems, including both\nTomahawk Cruise Missile system variants (and products,\nservices, and logistics support associated with Tomahawk Cruise\nMissile systems or a subsystem that performs a critical\nfunction of the missile system), for more than one, but not\nmore than seven, program years.\n(D) Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (``AMRAAM'')\nsystems (and products, services, and logistics support\nassociated with AMRAAM systems or a subsystem that performs a\ncritical function of the missile system).\n(E) Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (``JASSM'')\nsystems (and products, services, and logistics support\nassociated with JASSM systems or a subsystem that performs a\ncritical function of the missile system).\n(F) Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (``LRASM'') systems (and\nproducts, services, and logistics support associated with LRASM\nsystems or a subsystem that performs a critical function of the\nmissile system).\n(G) Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (``THAAD'') systems\n(and products, services, and logistics support associated with\nTHAAD systems or a subsystem that performs a critical function\nof the missile system), for more than one, but not more than\nseven, program years.\n(H) Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (``PAC-3'') Missile\nSegment Enhancement (MSE) systems (and products, services, and\nlogistics support associated with PAC-3 MSE systems or a\nsubsystem that performs a critical function of the missile\nsystem), for more than one, but not more than seven, program\nyears.\n(I) Family of Affordable Mass Munitions (``FAMM''),\nExtended-Range Attack Munition (``ERAM''), Enterprise Test\nVehicle (``ETV''), or ground-launched low-cost cruise missile\nsystems (and products, services, and logistics support\nassociated with FAMM, ERAM, ETV, or ground-launched low-cost\ncruise missile systems or a subsystem that performs a critical\nfunction of the missile system).\n(J) Low-cost hypersonic strike systems (and products,\nservices, and logistics support associated with low-cost\nhypersonic strike systems or a subsystem that performs a\ncritical function of the missile system).\n(2) Procurement in conjunction with existing contracts.--The\nsystems and subsystems described in paragraph (1) may be procured\nthrough modifications or extensions to any existing contract for\nsuch systems and subsystems.\n(3) Limited applicability of multiyear contracting provision.--\nParagraphs (3)(B), (3)(C), (3)(D), and (4) of subsection (i) of\nsection 3501 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply with\nrespect to a multiyear contract entered into under this subsection.\n(4) Additional requirements.--\n(A) Design stability.--Notwithstanding subsection\n3501(a)(4) of this title, with respect to a multiyear contract\nentered into under this subsection that provides, in the terms\nof such contract included on the date on which such contract is\nentered into, for the potential insertion of upgraded\ncomponents or design changes that address obsolescence or\nproducibility requirements, such upgraded components or design\nchanges may be included in the end product if, not later than\n180 days before the insertion of such upgraded components or\ndesign changes, the head of an agency that is a party to such\ncontract provides to the congressional defense committees a\nbriefing on such upgraded components or design changes,\nincluding a testing plan to ensure such upgraded components or\ndesign changes will meet system requirements.\n(B) Certification requirements.--In applying the\nrequirements of subsection (i)(3) of section 3501 of title 10,\nUnited States Code, to a multiyear contract entered into under\nthis subsection, the Secretary of Defense may not make the\ncertification described in such subsection--\n(i) for Tomahawk Cruise Missile systems described in\nparagraph (1)(C), until the Secretary has provided a\ncertification for FAMM, ERAM, ETV, or ground-launched low-\ncost cruise missile systems described in paragraph (1)(I);\n(ii) for JASSM systems described in paragraph (1)(E),\nuntil the Secretary has provided a certification for FAMM,\nERAM, ETV, or ground-launched low-cost cruise missile\nsystems described in paragraph (1)(I);and\n(iii) for SM-6 missile systems described in paragraph\n(1)(B), until the Secretary has provided a certification\nfor low-cost hypersonic strike systems described in\nparagraph (1)(J).\n(5) Authority for advance procurement.--The head of an agency\nmay enter into one or more contracts for advance procurement,\nbeginning in fiscal year 2026, associated with a system or\nsubsystem described in paragraph (1) for which authorization to\nenter into a multiyear procurement contract is provided under such\nparagraph, which may include procurement of economic order\nquantities of material and equipment when cost savings are\nachievable.\n(6) Condition for out-year contract payments.--A contract\nentered into under paragraph (1) shall provide that any obligation\nof the United States to make a payment under the contract for a\nfiscal year after fiscal year 2026 is subject to the availability\nof appropriations for that purpose for such later fiscal year.\n(7) Head of an agency defined.--In this subsection, the term\n``head of an agency'' means--\n(A) the Secretary of Defense;\n(B) the Secretary of the Army;\n(C) the Secretary of the Navy; or\n(D) the Secretary of the Air Force.\n(c) Clarification to Use of Multiyear Contract Authority.--Section\n3501(a)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking\n``significant''.\nSEC. 805. ADDRESSING INSUFFICIENCIES IN TECHNICAL DATA.\n(a) Establishment of Technical Data System.--Not later than 90 days\nafter the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense\nshall develop and implement a digital system to track, manage, and\nenable the assessment of covered data related to covered systems, and\nto verify the compliance of contractors and subcontractors with\ncontract requirements related to technical data for covered systems.\n(b) Review of Requirements for Covered Data.--The Secretary of\nDefense shall identify relevant contracts or other agreements for each\ncovered system and conduct a review of the requirements contained in\nsuch contracts or other agreements with respect to covered data,\nincluding requirements for both data delivered and data otherwise\naccessible by the Department of Defense on a non-deliverable basis.\n(c) Assessment of Available Covered Data.--\n(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall assess the\ncovered data required under the requirements with respect to\ncovered data reviewed under subsection (b) and, for each such\nrequirement--\n(A) describe the physical or electronic storage location of\nthe covered data that is in the possession of the Department of\nDefense, or the method by which the Department accesses the\ncovered data, as applicable;\n(B) evaluate whether the covered data delivered to the\nDepartment under such requirement complies with--\n(i) the marking and rights requirements for such\ncovered data under or pursuant to the contract containing\nsuch reviewed requirement; and\n(ii) the applicable provisions of chapter 275 of title\n10, United States Code; and\n(C) describe the category of rights in technical data\napplicable under section 3771 of title 10, United States Code,\nto the covered data delivered to the Department under such\nreviewed requirement, including an identification of whether\nthe delivery or access to such covered data under such reviewed\nrequirement is subject to a customized commercial license or a\nspecially negotiated license.\n(2) Findings.--The Secretary of Defense shall record in the\ndigital system implemented under subsection (a) the findings of the\nreview conducted under subsection (b) and the assessment under\nparagraph (1).\n(d) Identification of Insufficiency in Covered Data.--Based on the\nreview of requirements for covered data required by subsection (b) and\nthe assessment of available covered data required by subsection (c),\nthe Secretary of Defense shall identify any insufficiency in covered\ndata that negatively affects the ability of the Secretary to\neffectively operate a covered system and maintain such covered system\nin a cost-effective manner considering factors, including the years\nremaining in the lifecycle of the covered system, projected inventory\nnumbers of the covered system, or a cost analysis of continuing the\ncurrent operations or maintenance approach for the covered system.\n(e) Addressing an Insufficiency in Covered Data.--\n(1) In general.--For each covered system acquired by the\nDepartment of Defense, the Secretary of Defense shall--\n(A) distinguish between--\n(i) covered data, the delivery of or access to which\nwas required by the contract or other agreement under the\nreview in subsection (b); and\n(ii) covered data that was not required by the contract\nor other agreement but that the Department identified as an\ninsufficiency in subsection (d);\n(B) for covered data described in subparagraph (A)(i) that\nis identified as insufficient under subsection (d), seek to\naddress such insufficiency with the relevant contractor,\nincluding by receiving access to such covered data on a non-\ndeliverable basis;\n(C) for covered data described in subparagraph (A)(i) that\nidentified as improperly marked pursuant to subsection\n(c)(1)(B), seek to address such improper marking with the\nrelevant contractor;\n(D) for covered data described in subparagraph (A)(ii),\ninitiate a streamlined process to--\n(i) request the relevant contractor to provide the\nGovernment with options for the covered data required to\naddress the insufficiency in such covered data identified\nunder subsection (d), which may include access agreements,\npriced contract options, negotiated direct licenses with\ngovernment authorized repair contractors, or direct\nlicenses for systems or components produced by\nsubcontractors that are covered defense equipment for\naccess to the required covered data;\n(ii) allow the contractor to propose terms for using\ncommercially accepted valuation practices, including\nincome-based, cost-based, and market-based pricing; and\n(E) consider the use of escrow agreements or similar\narrangements under a specifically negotiated license for the\nrequired covered data with the original contractor or\nsubcontractor of the covered system in the event such\ncontractor or subcontractor decides to exit the business or no\nlonger support maintenance of the covered system.\n(2) Insufficiency.--With respect to an insufficiency identified\nunder subsection (d) in covered data for a commercial product--\n(A) the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that pricing and\nterms and conditions offered by the contractor for are\ncommensurate with commercial practices for granting similar\naccess; and\n(B) if the Secretary seeks access to technical data,\nsoftware, or other information in a manner that differs from\nthe manner in which such contractor customarily provides to a\nbuyer of such commercial product, the Secretary shall seek to\nnegotiate a customized commercial license for such access.\n(f) Records Retention.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary\nof Defense shall ensure that all technical data, computer software,\ncontract files, and related records acquired or generated in connection\nwith a covered system are retained and managed by the Department of\nDefense until, at a minimum, the Department has totally divested from\nsuch covered system.\n(g) Quarterly Updates to Congress.--Not later than April 1, 2026,\nand every 90 days thereafter until the Secretary of Defense completes\nthe assessment required under subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense\nshall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on--\n(1) progress made toward completing the requirements of this\nsection;\n(2) a summary of findings from such assessment, including\nreport of the position of the Government as to whether such data\nmeet marking and rights requirements;\n(3) the efforts of the Department of Defense to address any\ninsufficiencies in covered data identified under subsection (d),\nincluding a summary of the actions by the Department to fund such\nefforts;\n(4) a description of the methods used by the Department in\nnegotiating with any relevant contractor to access covered data\nidentified as an insufficiency in subsection (d); and\n(5) any lessons learned to improve the actions of the\nDepartment in planning for and acquiring covered data related to\ncovered systems acquired by the Department.\n(h) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be\nconstrued--\n(1) as modifying any rights, obligations, or limitations of the\nGovernment, contractor, or subcontractor with respect to rights in\ntechnical data under subchapter I of chapter 275 of this title;\n(2) as altering the requirements in section 2464 and 2466 of\ntitle 10, United States Code; or\n(3) as altering or expanding any license rights the Government\nhas acquired in contracts or agreements.\n(i) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``covered data'' means technical data and computer\nsoftware required--\n(A) to enable the Department of Defense or government\nauthorized repair contractors performing under a support\ncontract, the primary purpose of which is to furnish repair or\nmaintenance services on site at a depot, installation or\noperating location of the Government in support of the share of\ndepot-level maintenance and repair workload of the Government\nin accordance with section 2466 of this title; or\n(B) to maintain a core logistics capability in accordance\nwith section 2464 of this title provided for use by third\nparties without restriction for the maintenance of the covered\nsystem.\n(2) The term ``covered system'' means--\n(A) a major defense acquisition program, as defined in\nsection 4201 of title 10, United States Code; or\n(B) an acquisition program or project that is carried out\nusing the rapid prototyping or rapid fielding acquisition\npathway under section 3602 of such title that is estimated by\nthe Secretary of Defense to require an eventual total\nexpenditure described in section 4201(a)(2) of such title;\n(3) The term ``maintain or repair'' excludes the manufacture of\nnew items.\n(4) The term ``digital system'' means a secure, electronic\nplatform required by subsection (a) that--\n(A) is connected to authoritative systems for product\nlifecycle management and contracting data repositories and\nother systems where contractor data are stored or accessed; and\n(B) identifies technical data owed under contract terms,\nverify compliance of received data with marking and rights\nrequirements, detect omissions or errors, and track metadata\nfor decision-making.\n(5) The term ``service acquisition executive'' has the meaning\ngiven in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.\n\nSubtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures,\nand Limitations\n\nSEC. 811. REPEALS OF EXISTING LAW TO STREAMLINE THE DEFENSE\nACQUISITION PROCESS.\n(a) Title 10, United States Code.--The following provisions of\ntitle 10, United States Code, are hereby repealed:\n(1) Chapter 345.\n(2) Section 3070.\n(3) Section 3106.\n(4) Section 3373.\n(5) Section 3455.\n(6) Section 3678.\n(7) Section 4423.\n(8) Section 8688.\n(b) National Defense Authorization Acts.--The following provisions\nare hereby repealed:\n(1) Section 883 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10\nU.S.C. 3372 note).\n(2) Of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2022 (Public Law 117-81)--\n(A) section 378 (10 U.S.C. 113 note);\n(B) section 380 (10 U.S.C. 4001 note); and\n(C) section 875 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 3344).\n(3) Of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283)--\n(A) section 218 (10 U.S.C. 8013 note);\n(B) section 846(a) (10 U.S.C. 4811 note); and\n(C) section 891 (10 U.S.C. 3804 note).\n(4) Of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2020 (Public Law 116-92)--\n(A) section 232 (10 U.S.C. 4001 note);\n(B) section 802 (10 U.S.C. 3206 note); and\n(C) section 1651 (10 U.S.C. 4571 note).\n(5) Of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act\nfor Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232)--\n(A) section 222 (10 U.S.C. 4014 note);\n(B) section 230 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061); and\n(C) section 843 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 4171).\n(6) Of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2018 (Public Law 115-91)--\n(A) section 849 (131 Stat. 1487);\n(B) section 874 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 3101);\n(C) section 1089 (10 U.S.C. 4025 note); and\n(D) section 1272 (10 U.S.C. 4571 note).\n(7) Section 925(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act\nfor Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 4271 note).\n(8) Of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2016 (Public Law 114-92)--\n(A) section 802(d)(2) (10 U.S.C. 4251 note);\n(B) section 810 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 3101);\n(C) Section 844(b) (10 U.S.C. 3453 note);\n(D) Section 881 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 4601); and\n(E) Section 883(e) (10 U.S.C. note prec. 4571).\n(9) Section 854 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law\n113-291; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note).\n(10) Section 1603 of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. 4007 note).\n(11) Section 2867 of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note).\n(12) Of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383)--\n(A) section 215 (10 U.S.C. 4571 note);\n(B) section 812 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 4211);\n(C) section 824(a) (10 U.S.C. 3774 note);\n(D) section 831(b) (10 U.S.C. note prec. 4501);\n(E) subsections (a) through (h) of section 863 (10 U.S.C.\nnote prec. 4501);\n(F) subsections (a) through (f) of section 866 (10 U.S.C.\nnote prec. 3241); and\n(G) section 932 (10 U.S.C. 2224 note).\n(13) Of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2010 (Public Law 111-84)--\n(A) section 804 (123 Stat. 2402); and\n(B) section 1043 (10 U.S.C. 4174 note).\n(14) Of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act\nfor Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417)--\n(A) section 143 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241);\n(B) section 254 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241);\n(C) subsections (a) through (c) of section 804 (122 Stat.\n4356); and\n(D) section 814 (10 U.S.C. 4271 note).\n(15) Of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2008 (Public Law 110-181)--\n(A) section 214 (10 U.S.C. 4841 note);\n(B) section 238(b) (10 U.S.C. 4841 note);\n(C) section 821 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 3451); and\n(D) section 881 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note).\n(16) Of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364)--\n(A) section 812 (10 U.S.C. 4325 note); and\n(B) section 832 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 4501).\n(17) Of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2006 (Public Law 109-163)--\n(A) subtitle D of title II (10 U.S.C. 4841 note); and\n(B) section 816 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 3344).\n(18) Section 851 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 10\nU.S.C. note prec. 3241).\n(19) Of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314)--\n(A) section 133 (10 U.S.C. 3678 note); and\n(B) section 804 (10 U.S.C. 4571 note).\n(20) Section 826 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-398; 10\nU.S.C. note prec. 3241).\n(21) Section 822 of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 3201).\n(22) Section 812 of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061).\n(23) Section 913 of the Department of Defense Authorization\nAct, 1986 (Public Law 99-145; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 3201).\n(24) Section 1252 of the Department of Defense Authorization\nAct, 1985 (Public Law 98-525; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note).\n(c) Conforming Amendments to Place Into Section 101(a) of Title 10,\nUnited States Code, the Definition of Major Weapon System Formerly\nContained in Section 3455(f) (and, Previously, Section 2379) of Such\nTitle.--\n(1) Placing definition into section 101(a).--Section 101(a) of\ntitle 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the\nfollowing new paragraph:\n``(21) The term `major weapon system' means a weapon system\nacquired pursuant to a major defense acquisition program (as that\nterm is defined in section 4201 of this title).''.\n(2) Amending provisions that refer to section 3455(f) so as to\nrefer to section 101(a) instead.--The following sections of title\n10, United States Code, are each amended by striking ``section\n3455(f)'' and inserting ``section 101(a)'':\n(A) Section 118(f)(1).\n(B) Section 233a(d).\n(C) Section 4325(d).\n(D) Section 4401(c)(9).\n(3) Amending provisions that refer to section 2379, the\npredecessor provision to section 3455, so as to refer to section\n101(a) instead.--\n(A) Section 2(3) of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform\nAct of 2009 (Public Law 111-23; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4321) is\namended by striking ``section 2379(d)'' and inserting ``section\n101(a)''.\n(B) Section 875(b)(2) of the Ike Skelton National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 10\nU.S.C. 1723 note) is amended by striking ``section 2379(f)''\nand inserting ``section 101(a)''.\n(C) Section 836(c)(2) of the National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 22 U.S.C. 2767\nnote) is amended by striking ``section 2379(f)'' and inserting\n``section 101(a)''.\n(D) Section 1058(d) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public\nLaw 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended by striking\n``section 2379(f)'' and inserting ``section 101(a)''.\n(d) Miscellaneous Other Conforming Amendments.--\n(1) Section 3453(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended\nby striking ``the procurement official for the solicitation'' and\nall that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``the\nprocurement official for the solicitation may require the offeror\nto submit relevant information.''.\n(2) Section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 3701) is\namended in each of subsections (a) and (b)(1) by striking\n``sections 2306a(d) and 2379'' and inserting ``section 3705''.\n(3) Section 4422(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is\namended by striking ``, subject to the requirements and limitations\nin section 4423 of this title''.\nSEC. 812. MODIFICATIONS TO CURRENT DEFENSE ACQUISITION\nREQUIREMENTS.\n(a) Modifications to Title 10.--Title 10, United States Code, is\namended--\n(1) in section 1749(f)(1), by striking ``on a reimbursable\nbasis'';\n(2) in section 2222(i)(1)(A)--\n(A) in clause (vi), by adding ``or real estate system''\nafter ``An installations management system''; and\n(B) by adding at the end the following new clauses:\n``(ix) A budget system.\n``(x) A retail system.\n``(xi) A health care system.\n``(xii) A travel and expense system.\n``(xiii) A payroll system.\n``(xiv) A supply chain management system.\n``(xv) A Departmentwide resource planning system.\n``(xvi) A contractor management system.'';\n(3) in section 3012(3)(B), by striking ``lowest overall cost\nalternative'' and inserting ``best value'';\n(4) in section 3069--\n(A) in subsection (a)--\n(i) by striking ``the head of an agency'' and all that\nfollows through ``findings:'' and inserting ``a contracting\nofficer making the acquisition may acquire a higher\nquantity of the end item than the quantity specified for\nthe end item in a law providing for the funding of that\nacquisition if that contracting officer determines in\nwriting that:'';\n(ii) by striking paragraph (4);\n(B) in subsection (b), by striking ``The regulations\nshall'' and all that follows through ``3205 of this title.'';\n(C) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating subsection\n(d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and\n(D) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by amending\nparagraph (2) to read as follows:\n``(2) In this section, the term `end item' means a production\nproduct assembled, completed, and ready for issue or deployment.'';\n(5) in section 3226(d), by amending paragraph (2) to read as\nfollows:\n``(2) Funds described in paragraph (1) may be used--\n``(A) to cover any increased program costs identified by a\nrevised cost analysis or target developed pursuant to\nsubsection (b);\n``(B) to acquire additional end items in accordance with\nsection 3069 of this title; or\n``(C) to cover the cost of risk reduction and process\nimprovements.'';\n(6) in section 3243(d)--\n(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``subject to paragraph\n(2),'';\n(B) by striking paragraph (2); and\n(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);\n(7) in section 3703(a)(1)(A), by striking ``competition that\nresults in at least two or more responsive and viable competing\nbids'' and inserting ``price competition'';\n(8) in section 3705(b), by inserting the following new\nparagraph:\n``(3) Alternative Sources Required.--If the head of contracting\nactivity, or the designee of the head of contracting activity,\ndetermines it is in the best interest of the Government to make the\naward under subsection (b)(1), the head of the agency shall conduct an\nassessment of alternative offerors as a source of supply using\nauthorities provided by sections 865 and 882 of the National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159).''; and\n(9) in section 4201(b), by adding at the end the following new\nparagraph:\n``(3) An acquisition program for software and covered hardware\nas described by section 3603 of this title.''.\n(b) Use of Capability-based Analysis of Price of Goods or Services\nOffered by Nontraditional Defense Contractors.--Section 864(d) of the\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law\n118-159) is amended--\n(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Capacity-Based''\nand inserting ``Capability-Based''; and\n(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``increased capacity'' and\ninserting ``increased capability''.\n(c) Codification of Program to Accelerate Contracting and Pricing\nProcesses.--\n(1) In general.--Section 890 of the John S. McCain National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232;\n10 U.S.C. note prec. 3701) is transferred to chapter 271 of title\n10, United States Code, inserted after section 3708, and\nredesignated as section 3709.\n(2) Amendments.--Section 3709 of title 10, United States Code,\nas so transferred and redesignated, is amended--\n(A) in the section heading, by striking ``pilot'';\n(B) by striking ``pilot'' each place it appears;\n(C) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``chapter 271 of\ntitle 10, United States Code'' and inserting ``this chapter'';\n(D) in subsection (b)--\n(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking\n``section 1737 of title 10, United States Code'' and\ninserting ``section 1737 of this title''; and\n(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``minimal\nreporting'' and inserting ``no unique reporting''; and\n(E) by striking subsections (c) and (d).\nSEC. 813. MODIFICATION TO AWARD AMOUNT FOR PROGRAM TO ACCELERATE\nTHE PROCUREMENT AND FIELDING OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES.\nSection 3604(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Maximum''; and\n(2) by inserting ``shall be greater than or equal to\n$10,000,000 and'' before ``shall not exceed''.\nSEC. 814. ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS RELATED TO UNDEFINITIZED\nCONTRACTUAL ACTIONS.\n(a) In General.--Section 3374(a) of title 10, United States Code,\nis amended--\n(1) in the heading, by striking ``Certain Reduced'';\n(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;\n(3) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and\ninserting a semicolon; and\n(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:\n``(3) the increased cost risk of the contractor with respect to\nany costs incurred prior to the award of the undefinitized\ncontractual action when such costs--\n``(A) would have been directly chargeable to the contract\nif incurred after the award of the contract; and\n``(B) were incurred to meet an anticipated contract\ndelivery schedule or anticipated contract price targets of the\nGovernment under an acquisition strategy required under section\n4211 of this title; and\n``(4) the increased cost risk of the contractor with respect to\nnegotiations continuing for more than 180 days beginning on the\ndate on which the contractor submitted the qualifying proposal to\ndefinitize such undefinitized contractual action.''.\n(b) Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the\nDepartment of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation\nto carry out section 3374(a) of title 10, United States Code, as\namended by subsection (a).\nSEC. 815. AMENDMENT TO PROCUREMENT OF SERVICES DATA ANALYSIS AND\nREQUIREMENTS VALIDATION.\nSection 4506 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) by repealing subsection (e); and\n(2) in subsection (f)--\n(A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2); and\n(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs\n(1) and (2), respectively.\nSEC. 816. MODIFICATION OF PROGRAM AND PROCESSES RELATING TO FOREIGN\nACQUISITION.\nSection 873(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 350; 10 U.S.C. 301 note) is\namended--\n(1) by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall''; and\n(2) by inserting ``who are qualified'' before ``to advise''.\nSEC. 817. REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTRUCTION RELATING TO\nCONVENTIONAL AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT.\n(a) In General.--Section 806(c) of the Strom Thurmond National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 10\nU.S.C. 3241 note prec.) is amended by striking ``, dated March 8,\n1995'' and inserting ``, or any successor directive or instruction''.\n(b) Review of Instruction.--Not later than 180 days after the date\nof the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--\n(1) review Department of Defense Instruction 5160.68 (relating\nto ``Single Manager for Conventional Ammunition'');\n(2) assess whether to modify the definition of ``conventional\nammunition'' in such Instruction to include one-way lethal or non-\nlethal armed/attack unmanned aerial vehicles and systems; and\n(3) if the Secretary determines such modification is\nappropriate, update the Instruction accordingly.\n(c) Report Required.--Not later than December 31, 2026, the\nSecretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees a report on the results of the review and assessment\nconducted under subsection (b). The report shall include--\n(1) details of the analysis carried out as part of the review\nand assessment and any resulting conclusions; and\n(2) the rationale for the Secretary's determination as to\nwhether or not to modify the definition of ``conventional\nammunition'' in the manner described in subsection (b)(2).\n\nSubtitle C--Provisions Relating to Workforce Development\n\nSEC. 821. IMPROVEMENTS TO PUBLIC-PRIVATE TALENT EXCHANGE.\nSection 1599g(f)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended\nby striking ``207,''.\nSEC. 822. MODIFICATIONS TO REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE\nDEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY.\nSection 1746(e)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by\nstriking ``term'' each place it appears and inserting ``tenure''.\nSEC. 823. HIRING AUTHORITIES FOR DEFENSE CIVILIAN TRAINING CORPS.\n(a) In General.--Section 2200h of title 10, United States Code, is\namended--\n(1) in paragraph (8), by inserting ``, in accordance with\nsubsection (b)'' before the period;\n(2) by striking ``In establishing'' and inserting the\nfollowing:\n``(a) In General.--In establishing''; and\n(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n``(b) Hiring Authority.--\n``(1) Members.--The head of an element of the Department of\nDefense that partners with an institution participating in the\nprogram may, without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of\nchapter 33 of title 5, appoint a member of the program to a\nposition in such element for a term of one year.\n``(2) Graduates.--\n``(A) In general.--The head of an element described in\nparagraph (1) may--\n``(i) renew the appointment a successful graduate of\nthe program serving a one-year term under such paragraph\nuntil such graduate is appointed to a permanent position in\nsuch element, except that the appointment may not be\nrenewed for more than a total of four one-year terms; and\n``(ii) without regard to the provisions of subchapter I\nof chapter 33 of title 5, appoint a graduate holding a\nposition under an appointment renewed under clause (i) to a\nvacant position in the civil service (as such term is\ndefined in section 2101 of title 5, United States Code) in\nthe Department.\n``(B) Level.--The position of a graduate in a term or\npermanent position described in subparagraph (A) shall be\nclassified at the level of GS-9 under the General Schedule\nunder subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, or an equivalent\nlevel for which the participant is qualified, without regard to\nany minimum time-in-grade or time-based experience\nrequirements.\n``(C) Limit.--The authority under this section may not be\nused for more than 60 graduates of the program in any calendar\nyear.\n``(3) Compensation.--\n``(A) In general.--The basic pay of an individual appointed\nunder this subsection shall be paid from amounts available in\nthe Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development\nAccount established under section 1705 of this title.\n``(B) Limitation.--Payment under subparagraph (A) may be\nmade only during the term of the appointment of such an\nindividual and may not exceed a total of four years of payments\nfor any one individual, including renewals under paragraph (1)\nor (2).\n``(C) Relation to other authority.--Nothing in this\nparagraph shall be construed to affect the authority of the\nSecretary of Defense to pay compensation from other available\nappropriations.\n``(4) Sunset.--The authority under this subsection shall\nterminate on December 31, 2029.''.\n(b) Reports.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than January 31, 2026, and annually\nthereafter until January 31, 2030, the Secretary of Defense shall\nsubmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the\nuse of the authority under subsection (b) of section 2200h of title\n10, United States Code, as added by this section.\n(2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall\ninclude the following:\n(A) The number of graduates of the Defense Civilian\nTraining Corps program established under section 2200g of such\ntitle for which the authority under such subsection (b) was\nused for the year covered by the report.\n(B) An identification of the elements of the Department of\nDefense that used such authority to appoint graduates of the\nDefense Civilian Training Corps program under paragraph (2)(ii)\nof such subsection (b).\n(3) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this\nsubsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''\nmeans--\n(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on\nHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and\n(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on\nOversight and Government Reform of the House of\nRepresentatives.\nSEC. 824. INCREASING COMPETITION IN DEFENSE CONTRACTING.\n(a) Uses of Past Performance.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue\nguidance, including examples and templates where appropriate, on--\n(A) when the Department of Defense should accept past\nperformance on a wider range of projects, such as a requirement\nwithout much precedent, in order to have increased competition\namong eligible firms with capability to perform a requirement,\nby including commercial or non-government projects as relevant\npast performance for the purposes of awarding contracts or\nother agreements;\n(B) a means by which the Department may validate non-\ngovernment past performance references, including by requiring\nan official of an entity providing past performance references\nto attest to their authenticity and by providing verifiable\ncontact information for the references; and\n(C) using alternative methods of evaluation other than past\nperformance that may be appropriate for a requirement without\nmuch precedent, such as demonstrations and testing of\ntechnologies as part of the proposal process for contracts or\nother awards of the Department.\n(2) Supplement not supplant.--The guidance issued under\nparagraph (1) shall supplement existing Department of Defense\npolicy and procedures for consideration of past performance and\nother evaluation factors and methods.\n(b) Enhancing Competition in Defense Procurement.--\n(1) Council recommendations.--Not later than 90 days after the\ndate of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall\nconvene the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (in this\nsection referred to as the ``Council''), to make recommendations to\nidentify and eliminate specific, unnecessary procedural barriers\nthat disproportionately affect the ability of small business\nconcerns and nontraditional defense contractors, to compete for\ncontracts with the Department of Defense, with a focus on\nstreamlining documentation and qualification requirements unrelated\nto the protection of privacy and civil liberties.\n(2) Consultation.--The Council shall obtain input from the\npublic, including from the APEX Accelerators program (formerly\nknown as Procurement Technical Assistance Center network) and other\ncontractor representatives, to identify procurement policies and\nregulations that are obsolete, overly burdensome or restrictive,\nnot adequately harmonized, or otherwise serve to create barriers to\nsmall business concerns and nontraditional defense contractors\ncontracting with the Department or that unnecessarily increase bid\nand proposal costs.\n(3) Examination of actions.--The Council shall consider the\ninput obtained under paragraph (2) and any other information\ndetermined to be relevant by the Council to identify legislative,\nregulatory, and other actions to increase competition and remove\nbarriers to small business concerns and nontraditional defense\ncontractors participating in the procurement process of the\nDepartment of Defense.\n(4) Implementation.--Not later than 2 years after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall implement\nthe regulatory and other non-legislative actions identified under\nparagraph (3), as determined necessary by the Secretary, to remove\nbarriers to entry for small business concerns and nontraditional\ndefense contractors seeking to participate in Department of Defense\nprocurement.\n(5) Briefing.--Not later than two years after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to\nthe Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of\nRepresentatives a briefing on the legislative actions identified\nunder paragraph (3) and the actions implemented under paragraph\n(4).\n(c) Consideration of Cost-efficiency and Qualify.--The Secretary of\nDefense shall advocate for and prioritize contracting policies that\nensure that cost-efficiency and quality of goods and services are key\ndetermining factors in awarding procurement contracts.\n(d) Definitions.--In this section--\n(1) the term ``nontraditional defense contractors'' has the\nmeaning given such term in section 3014 of title 10, United States\nCode; and\n(2) the term ``small business concern'' has the meaning given\nsuch term under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.\n632).\nSEC. 825. REPORT ON STRENGTHENING THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION\nUNIVERSITY.\n(a) Assessment Required.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through\nthe Director of the Acquisition Innovation Research Center, shall\nconduct a comprehensive assessment of the Defense Acquisition\nUniversity (in this section referred to as ``DAU'') to strengthen the\nability of the DAU to train and develop members of the acquisition\nworkforce to meet the current and future needs of the Department of\nDefense. The assessment shall include the following:\n(1) An evaluation of the mission of the DAU and the alignment\nof such mission with the objectives of the defense acquisition\nsystem established pursuant to section 3102 of title 10, United\nStates Code (as added by this Act).\n(2) An evaluation of the effectiveness of training and\ndevelopment provided by DAU to members of the acquisition workforce\nto enable such members to effectively implement the objectives of\nthe defense acquisition system.\n(b) Elements.--The assessment in paragraph (1) shall evaluate the\nfollowing:\n(1) The organization and structure of DAU.\n(2) The curriculum and educational offerings of DAU.\n(3) The composition of the staff and faculty of DAU, including\nan assessment of the diversity of skills, abilities, and\nprofessional backgrounds of such staff and faculty.\n(4) The sufficiency of resources and funding mechanisms\nsupporting DAU operations.\n(5) The extent to which DAU uses external experts and academic\ninstitutions to inform and enhance the curriculum of the DAU.\n(6) The extent to which the DAU uses commercially available\ntraining, including an identification of opportunities for the DAU\nto use certifications, including certifications with a narrow focus\nthat can be quickly obtained and combined with other such\ncertifications to obtain a more comprehensive qualification.\n(7) The use of experiential learning platforms by the DAU,\nincluding training simulators or gaming approaches, in order to\naccelerate the development of the acquisition workforce on the full\nrange of potential acquisition scenarios and the relevant\nauthorities allowed by law.\n(8) The use of field training opportunities by the DAU to\nsupport the acquisition workforce in real world use cases.\n(c) Recommendations.--The Director of the Acquisition Innovation\nResearch Center shall use the assessment required under this section\nand the objectives of the defense acquisition system to provide to the\nSecretary of Defense recommendations to strengthen the ability of the\nDepartment of Defense to train and develop members of the acquisition\nworkforce.\n(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than one year after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees a report containing--\n(1) a summary of the methodology used to conduct the assessment\nunder subsection (a) and activities carried out as part of the\nassessment;\n(2) the findings of the assessment conducted under subsection\n(a) and the recommendations provided under subsection (c);\n(3) any actions necessary to ensure that DAU fulfills its\nmission and provides training and development to members of the\nacquisition workforce that aligns with the objectives of the\ndefense acquisition system; and\n(4) any additional recommendations to improve all aspects of\nthe acquisition workforce, including recruiting, retention,\ntraining, management, and workforce composition.\n(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``Acquisition Innovation Research Center'' means\nthe acquisition research organization within a civilian college or\nuniversity that is described under section 4142(a) of title 10,\nUnited States Code.\n(2) The term ``acquisition workforce'' has the meaning given in\nsection 101 of title 10, United States Code.\nSEC. 826. RESTRUCTURING OF PERFORMANCE EVALUATION METRICS FOR THE\nACQUISITION WORKFORCE.\n(a) Establishment of Acquisition Workforce Key Performance\nObjectives.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of\nthis Act, the Secretary of Defense shall implement mandatory key\nperformance objectives (in this section referred to as ``KPOs'') for\nevaluating the performance of civilian members of the acquisition\nworkforce.\n(b) KPO Requirements.--The KPOs implemented under subsection (a)\nshall--\n(1) include strategic outcome objectives and workforce\nbehavioral objectives for the workforce; and\n(2) be developed in a manner that enables an assessment of the\ndegree of alignment between--\n(A) the objectives of the defense acquisition system\nestablished by section 3102 of title 10, United States Code;\nand\n(B) the prudent and appropriate use by a member of the\nacquisition workforce of innovative, risk-tolerant practices in\nachieving those objectives.\n(c) Strategic Outcome Objectives.--The strategic outcome objectives\nfor the acquisition workforce required by subsection (b)(1) shall align\nwith the objectives of the defense acquisition system established\npursuant to section 3102 of title 10, United States Code, and shall\naddress strategic acquisition mission areas including--\n(1) the expeditious delivery of capabilities to enhance the\noperational readiness of the Armed Forces and enable the missions\nof the Department of Defense;\n(2) enabling and supporting the integration of innovative\nsolutions to enhance military effectiveness and responsiveness to\nemerging threat;\n(3) ensuring supply-chain and industrial-base resilience and\nsurge capabilities to support the contingency and operational plans\nof the Department of Defense;\n(4) cultivation of a leadership and organizational culture in\nthe defense acquisition system that encourages responsible risk-\ntaking, collaboration, and learning through failure; and\n(5) workforce currency and continuous education, including\ndigital and artificial intelligence literacy and technical\nproficiency necessary for an individual's job function.\n(d) Workforce Behavioral Objectives.--The workforce behavioral\nobjectives required by subsection (b)(1) shall be designed to develop\nthe critical skills and behaviors of members of the acquisition\nworkforce, including--\n(1) the adoption of innovative acquisition authorities and\napproaches;\n(2) a preference for commercial products and services and\nsupporting market research of commercial or emerging technologies;\n(3) engagement with end users to incorporate feedback into\nacquisition decisions and program adjustments;\n(4) the ability to use iterative development cycles and inform\nprogram tradeoffs, including discontinuing or terminating the\ndevelopment of capabilities--\n(A) that no longer align with approved capability\nrequirements or priorities; or\n(B) are experiencing significant cost growth, performance\nor technical deficiencies, or delays in schedule;\n(5) a pursuit of professional development to broaden expertise\nand assume expanded responsibilities in cross-functional\ninitiatives; and\n(6) the ability to overcome obstacles to prioritize end-user\noutcomes in acquisition execution.\n(e) Integration With Personnel Systems and Promotion Boards.--The\nKPOs implemented under subsection (a) shall be integrated into--\n(1) annual performance appraisals for members of the\nacquisition workforce;\n(2) promotion, bonus, and assignment considerations for\nacquisition workforce positions; and\n(3) requirements for certification, training, and continuing\neducation under chapter 87 of title 10, United States Code.\n(f) Accelerating Workforce Development and Experience.--Not later\nthan 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the\nSecretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for\nAcquisition and Sustainment and the President of the Defense\nAcquisition University, shall identify and initiate the use of\nexperiential learning platforms, including training simulators or\ngaming approaches, to accelerate the development of the acquisition\nworkforce on the full range of acquisition situations and the relevant\nauthorities allowed by law.\n(g) Acquisition Workforce Defined.--In this section, the term\n``acquisition workforce'' has the meaning given such term in section\n101 of title 10, United States Code.\n\nSubtitle D--Provisions Relating to Supply Chains and Domestic Sourcing\n\nSEC. 831. APPLICABILITY OF BERRY AMENDMENT TO PROCUREMENT OF\nCERTAIN SEAFOOD.\n(a) In General.--Section 4862(g) of title 10, United States Code,\nis amended--\n(1) by striking ``Subsection (a)'' and inserting ``(1) Except\nas provided in paragraph (2), subsection (a)''; and\n(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(2)(A) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to the\nprocurement of seafood originating in a covered foreign country,\nincluding procurement for use in military dining facilities, galleys\naboard United States naval vessels, and procurement for resale in\ncommissary stores, notwithstanding the source of funds used for such\nprocurement.\n``(B) The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirements of\nsubparagraph (A) if such procurement would cause undue burden to a\nnaval vessel while at sea or in port at a foreign port, a dining\nfacility in a foreign country, a commissary, an exchange, or a\nnonappropriated fund instrumentality located on a military installation\nlocated outside the United States.\n``(C) In this paragraph, the term `covered foreign country' means\nThe People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic\nRepublic of Iran, or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.''.\n(b) Rulemaking.--The Secretary of Defense shall issue such rules\nnecessary to carry out this section and the amendments made by this\nsection.\n(c) Applicability.--This section and the amendments made by this\nsection shall apply with respect to contracts entered into on or after\nthe date of the enactment of this Act.\nSEC. 832. ENHANCEMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE AND\nSECONDARY SOURCE QUALIFICATION.\n(a) In General.--Section 865 of the National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note) is\namended--\n(1) in subsection (b)--\n(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a\nsemicolon;\n(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and\n(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new\nparagraph:\n``(3) produce all critical readiness items of supply, including\nthose identified as having sole-source dependencies, excessive lead\ntimes, unreasonable pricing, or other supply chain deficiencies;\nand'';\n(2) by redesignating subsections (f) through (j) as subsections\n(g) through (k), respectively;\n(3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new\nsubsection:\n``(f) Expedited Qualification Panels.--\n``(1) Each Secretary of a military department shall establish\nan Expedited Qualification Panel within the military department\nunder the jurisdiction of that Secretary. Each Expedited\nQualification Panel shall--\n``(A) develop standardized templates for expedited Source\nApproval Requests; and\n``(B) not later than 14 days after receiving an expedited\nSource Approval Request--\n``(i) review the request; and\n``(ii) based on tiered risk criteria, make a\ndetermination with respect to the request which shall\nconsist of--\n\n``(I) conditional approval, which may be valid for\nup to 12 months;\n``(II) full approval; or\n``(III) disapproval of the request.\n\n``(2) In reviewing and making determinations with respect to\nSource Approval Requests under paragraph (1), an Expedited\nQualification Panel may use the services of designated engineering\nrepresentatives or equivalent third-party certified engineers when\nappropriate.''; and\n(4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n``(l) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `critical readiness items of supply' has the\nmeaning given the term in section 1733 of title 10, United States\nCode.\n``(2) The term `non-safety critical items, or non-mission\ncritical items' includes the following items:\n``(A) Major risk parts or systems the failure of which is\nlikely to cause structural damage or significant mission\ndegradation and requires finite element modeling, fracture\nanalysis, comparison to similar parts, or similar methods.\n``(B) Minor risk parts and systems that only have form,\nfit, and function requirements verified by dimensional\ncoordinate measuring machines, go/no-go gauges, or similar\nmethods.\n``(C) Low risk parts and systems that are consumable or\nnon-critical, requiring material certification, visual\ninspections, or similar methods.\n``(3) The term `safety critical items or mission critical\nitems' means parts or systems the failure of which is likely to\ncause loss of control, catastrophic failure, or loss of life, and\nrequire full qualification, simulation, and physical testing with\nEngineering Support Activity witnessing.''.\n(b) Acceptance of Civil Aviation Authority Certification.--\n(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may not conduct a\nseparate review and approval process for aircraft parts and\ncomponents and repair processes that have been approved by a civil\naviation authority under a Parts Manufacturer Approval or\nDesignated Engineering Representative spare or repair certification\nand approval processes unless--\n(A) a written justification for such additional review and\napproval process is approved by the commander of a systems\ncommand of a military service; and\n(B) the Secretary submits such justification to the\ncongressional defense committees.\n(2) Update to source approval request process.--Not later than\nJune 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall update the Defense\nLogistics Agency Source Approval Request process to establish a\nuniform evaluation and acceptance methodology, applicable across\nall military services, pursuant to which spares or repairs with\ncivil aviation authority approval, as described in paragraph (1),\nshall be qualified for use on military aircraft that have a civil\nequivalent without requiring an additional, separate certification\nfrom the Department of Defense, regardless of whether such spares\nor repairs are determined to be safety critical items or mission\ncritical items (as defined in section 865(l) of the National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (as added by\nsubsection (a))).\nSEC. 833. INTERIM NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVERS FOR SUPPLY CHAIN\nILLUMINATION EFFORTS.\n(a) Eligibility for Interim National Security Waiver.--\n(1) In general.--If a contractor, through the use of supply\nchain illumination efforts, discovers a noncompliant item in a\nsupply chain and promptly discloses that discovery to the program\nmanager responsible for such supply chain, the contractor shall be\neligible for a waiver described in subsection (b) to deliver an end\nitem subject to the requirements of this section.\n(2) Disclosures.--A disclosure described in paragraph (1) may\ninclude a disclosure resulting from supply chain illumination\nefforts conducted by the contractor, a subcontractor, or by a\nthird-party entity acting on behalf of the contractor or\nsubcontractor to increase supply chain transparency. Discoveries of\nnon-compliance by the United States Government is not a disclosure\ndescribed under paragraph (1).\n(b) Interim National Security Waiver.--\n(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary\nconcerned (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States\nCode) may issue an interim national security waiver under this\nsection to allow a contractor to--\n(A) accept delivery of an end item that contains a\nnoncompliant item if the program manager determines the\nnoncompliant item does not represent a security, safety, or\nflight risk; and\n(B) make payment for the delivery of the end item.\n(2) Delegation.--The authority to issue a waiver under\nparagraph (1) may be delegated--\n(A) to the service acquisition executive of the military\ndepartment responsible for the acquisition program concerned;\nor\n(B) if the end item is used in acquisition programs of more\nthan one military department, to the Deputy Secretary of\nDefense or the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and\nSustainment.\n(c) Requirements for Interim National Security Waivers.--\n(1) Written determination.--An interim national security waiver\nissued under this section shall be include written determination\nwith the following:\n(A) The preliminary facts and circumstances regarding the\nidentified noncompliant item and the likely cause for\nnoncompliance.\n(B) The types of end items to which the waiver applies,\nincluding any additional items currently being evaluated for\npotential noncompliance with statutes listed in subsection (g).\n(C) A determination that any identified noncompliant items\nin an end item to which the waiver applies and any additional\nitem being evaluated for potential noncompliance do not\nrepresent a security, safety, or flight risk.\n(D) An assessment of program risk due to the acceptance and\nuse of an end item that contains a noncompliant item to be\nprocured under the waiver.\n(2) Submission to congress.--A written determination under this\nsubsection shall be submitted to the congressional defense\ncommittees not later than five days after the date on which a\nwaiver is issued for the end item that is the subject of such\ndetermination.\n(d) Contractor Responsibility.--A contractor receiving a waiver\nunder this section shall develop and implement a corrective plan to\nensure future compliance and demonstrate procurement of the\nnoncompliant item was neither willful nor knowing, as determined by the\nprogram manager described in subsection (a). With respect to future\ndeliveries of an end item for which a waiver was granted under this\nsection, the contractor shall use reasonably expedient means to qualify\nan alternative compliant supplier, where available, for noncompliant\nitems contained in such end item.\n(e) Termination; Applicability.--The authority to issue an interim\nnational security waiver under this section shall expire on January 1,\n2028. A waiver issued before such date shall apply with respect to any\ncontract for procurement of an end item entered into one or before such\ndate.\n(f) Briefings.--Not later than April 1, 2026, and April 1, 2027,\nthe Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall\nprovide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of\nRepresentatives a briefing on waivers issued under this section and\ncorrective action plans of contractors to ensure future compliance with\nexisting authorities.\n(g) Noncompliant Item Defined.--In this section, the term\n``noncompliant item'' means an item covered by one or more of the\nfollowing provisions of law:\n(1) Section 4863 of title 10, United States Code, relating to a\nrequirement to buy strategic materials critical to national\nsecurity from American sources.\n(2) Section 4872 of title 10, United States Code, relating to a\nprohibition on acquisition of sensitive materials from non-allied\nforeign nations.\n(3) Section 4873 of title 10, United States Code, relating to\nadditional requirements pertaining to printed circuit boards.\n(4) Section 1211 of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.),\nrelating to a prohibition on procurements from Chinese military\ncompanies.\n(5) Section 805 of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.),\nrelating to a prohibition on procurements related to entities\nidentified as Chinese military companies operating in the United\nStates.\n(6) Section 154 of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.),\nrelating to a prohibition on availability of funds for procurement\nof certain batteries.\n(7) Section 244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.),\nrelating to a limitation on sourcing chemical materials for\nmunitions from certain countries.\nSEC. 834. STRATEGY TO ELIMINATE ACQUISITION OF OPTICAL GLASS FROM\nCERTAIN NATIONS.\n(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop and\nimplement a strategy to eliminate the reliance of the Department of\nDefense on any covered nation to acquire optical glass or optical\nsystems by January 1, 2030.\n(b) Strategy Requirements.--The strategy required by subsection (a)\nshall--\n(1) identify the current requirements of the Department of\nDefense for optical glass and optical systems and estimate the\nprojected requirements of the Department for optical glass and\noptical systems through the year 2040;\n(2) identify the sources of optical glass or optical systems\nused to meet the requirements described in paragraph (1), including\nany sources of optical glass or optical systems produced in a\ncovered nation; and\n(3) identify actions to be taken by the Secretary of Defense to\nensure the defense industrial base is able to meet the needs of the\nDepartment for optical glass and optical systems.\n(c) Implementation.--Not later than 270 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall implement the\nstrategy required by subsection (a).\n(d) Briefing and Report.--\n(1) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to\nthe congressional defense committees a briefing on the strategy\nrequired by subsection (a), including an identification of any\nchanges to funding or policy required to fully implement the\nstrategy.\n(2) Interim report on implementation.--Not later than March 15,\n2027, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional\ndefense committees a report on the progress of the implementation\nof the strategy required by subsection (a), including an\nidentification of any risk to the ability of the Secretary to\neliminate the reliance of the Department of Defense on any covered\nnation to acquire optical glass or optical systems by January 1,\n2030.\n(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``covered nation'' means--\n(A) the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea;\n(B) the People's Republic of China;\n(C) the Russian Federation;\n(D) the Republic of Belarus; and\n(E) the Islamic Republic of Iran.\n(2) The term ``optical glass'' means glass used in optical\nlenses, prisms, or mirrors.\n(3) The term ``optical system'' means an arrangement of optical\ncomponents, including optical glass, that manipulates light to\nproduce a specific outcome.\nSEC. 835. STRATEGY TO ELIMINATE SOURCING OF COMPUTER DISPLAYS FROM\nCERTAIN NATIONS.\n(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop and\nimplement a strategy to eliminate the reliance of the Department of\nDefense on any covered nation for the acquisition of computer displays\nby January 1, 2030.\n(b) Strategy Requirements.--The strategy required by subsection (a)\nshall--\n(1) identify the current requirements of the Department of\nDefense for computer displays and estimate the projected\nrequirements of the Department for computer displays through the\nyear 2040;\n(2) identify the sources of computer displays used to meet the\ncurrent requirements of the Department described in paragraph (1),\nincluding any sources of computer displays produced in a covered\nnation; and\n(3) identify actions to be taken by the Secretary of Defense to\nensure the defense industrial base is able to meet the needs of the\nDepartment for computer displays without any reliance on a covered\nnation not later January 1, 2030.\n(c) Implementation.--Not later than 270 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall begin\nimplementing the strategy required by subsection (a).\n(d) Briefing and Report.--\n(1) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees a briefing on the strategy\nrequired by subsection (a), including an identification of any\nchanges to funding or policy required to eliminate the reliance of\nthe Department of Defense on any covered nation to acquire computer\ndisplays by January 1, 2030.\n(2) Interim report on implementation.--Not later than March 15,\n2027, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional\ndefense committees a report on the progress of the implementation\nof the strategy required by subsection (a), including an\nidentification of any risk to the ability of the Secretary to\neliminate the reliance of the Department of Defense on any covered\nnation to acquire computer displays by January 1, 2030.\n(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``covered nation'' has the meaning given such term\nin section 4872(f) of title 10, United States Code.\n(2) The term ``computer display'' means a device--\n(A) that receives a digital output from a computer and\nvisually displays that output as an electronic image; and\n(B) is an end item (as defined in section 4863(m) of title\n10, United States Code).\nSEC. 836. VOLUNTARY REGISTRATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH COVERED\nSOURCING REQUIREMENTS FOR COVERED PRODUCTS.\n(a) In General.--Not later than January 1, 2027, the Secretary of\nDefense shall establish and maintain a publicly available online\nrepository of information provided by an offeror related to the\ncompliance of a covered product with covered sourcing requirements.\n(b) Registration and Attestation Process.--In carrying out\nsubsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall establish a process\nunder which an offeror may voluntarily submit to the Secretary an\nattestation relating to the compliance of a covered product with a\ncovered sourcing requirement. Such attestation shall--\n(1) require an offeror to acknowledge liability for making a\nfalse attestation in accordance with section 3729 of title 31,\nUnited States Code; and\n(2) enable an offeror to register a covered product with the\nSecretary of Defense by providing--\n(A) a unique product identifier sufficient to distinguish\nthe covered product to be registered from a similar covered\nproduct;\n(B) a national stock number (if available), a description\nof the covered product, or other information related to the\nform, fit, or function of the covered product; and\n(C) an attestation, including relevant documentation, of\nthe compliance of a covered product with one or more covered\nsourcing requirements.\n(c) Proof of Registration.--The Secretary of Defense shall issue to\nan offeror that registers a covered product in accordance with the\nprocess established under subsection (b) a proof of registration\nassociated with a unique product identifier of the covered product.\n(d) Availability of Information.--\n(1) Compliance information.--The Secretary of Defense shall\nmake available the information necessary to enable offerors to\nassess the compliance of a covered product with a covered sourcing\nrequirement.\n(2) Resources.--The Secretary shall ensure that an eligible\nentity has adequate resources to train offerors about the\nrequirements of this section and to assist an offeror with the\nregistration and attestation process established under subsection\n(b).\n(e) Encouraging Registration of Products.--The Secretary of Defense\nshall establish policies and procedures to encourage offerors to\nregister covered products. These policies and procedures shall ensure\nthat--\n(1) offerors are incentivized to disclose any noncompliance\nwith the requirements of this section, with the goal of expanding\nthe number of vendors with products qualified for use by the\nDepartment of Defense;\n(2) with respect to any disclosure made under paragraph (1),\nthat such offeror is provided with information and assistance to\ndetermine the actions required to remedy such noncompliance in\norder to meet the criteria to register the product concerned; and\n(3) an offeror making such a disclosure will receive a referral\nto the appropriate programs or offices of the Department of Defense\nthat are responsible for strengthening the defense industrial base,\npromoting domestic industry, and accelerating private investment in\nsupply chain technologies that are critical for national security.\n(f) Briefings.--\n(1) Initial briefing.--Not later than May 1, 2026, the\nSecretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed\nServices of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on--\n(A) the process established under subsection (b) to allow\nan offeror to voluntarily submit an attestation of compliance\nof a covered product in the repository; and\n(B) the progress made in establishing the repository\nrequired by subsection (a).\n(2) Interim briefing.--\n(A) In general.--Not later than May 1, 2027, the Secretary\nof Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of\nthe Senate and House of Representatives an interim briefing on\nthe establishment of the repository required by subsection (a),\nthe number and types of the contractors seeking to register\ncovered products in such repository and volunteering to submit\nattestations for compliance with sourcing requirements under\nthe process established under subsection (b).\n(B) Contents.--The briefing required by subparagraph (A)\nshall include an assessment of the feasibility of using the\nrepository required by subsection (a) to also serve as a common\nplatform for information routinely required for supplier\nonboarding, qualification, or due diligence review by the\nDepartment of Defense or a prime contractor of the Department,\nincluding--\n(i) business registration, Data Universal Numbering\nSystem number, Commercial and Government Entity code and\nfederal tax identification number;\n(ii) ownership and corporate structure, including any\nparent company or subsidiaries;\n(iii) country of ownership;\n(iv) small business size classification and North\nAmerican Industry Classification System code, if\napplicable; and\n(v) compliance certifications, including certifications\nfor cybersecurity, trade and export controls, anti-\ncorruption policy, and traceability practices.\n(3) Final briefing.--Not later than April 1, 2029, the\nSecretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed\nServices of the Senate and House of Representatives a final\nbriefing on the success of the repository required under subsection\n(a) and the process established under subsection (b), including\nparticipation statistics and whether or not the Secretary will\ncontinue to maintain the repository.\n(g) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``covered product'' means a good offered for\npurchase to the Secretary of Defense or as an item of supply for a\ncontractor performing on a contract with the Department of\nDefense--\n(A) by--\n(i) a small business concern (as defined under section\n3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)); or\n(ii) a manufacturer of critical readiness items of\nsupply (as defined in section 1733 of title 10, United\nStates Code); and\n(B) that is subject to a covered sourcing requirement.\n(2) The term ``covered sourcing requirement'' means a\nrequirement under any of the following:\n(A) Section 4863 of title 10, United States Code.\n(B) Section 4862 of title 10, United States Code.\n(C) Section 4864 of title 10, United States Code.\n(D) Chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.\n(3) The term ``eligible entity'' means an eligible entity\ncarrying out activities pursuant to a procurement technical\nassistance program funded under chapter 388 of title 10, United\nStates Code.\n(4) The term ``item of supply'' has the meaning given such term\nin section 108 of title 41, United States Code.\nSEC. 837. ACCELERATION OF QUALIFICATION OF COMPLIANT SOURCES.\n(a) Establishment.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act--\n(A) the Secretary of Defense shall establish in the\ncollaborative forum described in section 1844(a) of this Act a\nworking group; and\n(B) such working group shall develop recommendations for--\n(i) enhancing the exchange of information between the\nDepartment of Defense and contractors of the defense\nindustrial base about compliant materials; and\n(ii) accelerating the qualification of such materials\nfor use by the Department of Defense and the integration of\nsuch materials into the supply chains of contractors of the\nDepartment of Defense.\n(2) Responsibilities.--The working group established under\nparagraph (1) shall--\n(A) identify processes for exchanging information about\ncompliant materials between the Department of Defense and\ncontractors of the defense industrial base while maintaining\nappropriate safeguards of commercially proprietary information;\n(B) identify processes and procedures to streamline the\nidentification, testing, and qualification of compliant sources\nand compliant materials;\n(C) seek to reduce the unnecessary application of\nrequirements that are specific to a single Armed Force for\nidentification, testing, and qualification of compliant sources\nand compliant material;\n(D) provide a forum for the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine\nCorps, and Space Force and other elements of the Department of\nDefense to share technical and supply chain data related to\nrequirements for covered materials;\n(E) identify compliant sources at each step of the supply\nchain, to the extent that such supply chains are subject to\nsubchapter III of chapter 385 of title 10, United States Code;\n(F) at least once a quarter, publish for the members of the\nworking group and for the Under Secretary of Defense for\nAcquisition and Sustainment, a list of compliant sources for\neach critical material, including a general description of what\nstep of the supply chain in which each compliant source is\nparticipating, if any;\n(G) develop and recommend processes to enable the\nDepartment of Defense to rapidly identify, qualify, and\nintegrate compliant materials into programs of the Department\nat scale;\n(H) seek to reduce future requirements for critical\nmaterials in defense systems by encouraging contractors of the\nDepartment of Defense to design and develop systems that use\ncommercially available critical materials, when such materials\nare capable of meeting mission needs;\n(I) seek input from small and nontraditional contractors\nand ensure the working group considers the unique attributes of\nsuch businesses in carrying out the responsibilities of the\nworking group under this subsection;\n(J) develop and provide recommendations to reduce\nimpediments or disincentives for a supplier of an end item to\nthe Department of Defense to revise a supply chain agreement or\nother arrangement to eliminate the reliance of the supplier on\nnoncompliant sources;\n(K) any other matters assigned to the working group by the\nSecretary; and\n(L) provide the Secretary with timely recommendations\ndeveloped pursuant to this section.\n(b) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``compliant source'' means an entity engaged in\nthe production, manufacture, or distribution of a critical material\nthat is compliant with the requirements of subchapter III of\nchapter 385 of title 10, United States Code.\n(2) The term ``compliant material'' means critical material\nthat is sourced from a compliant source.\n(3) The term ``critical material'' means a material subject to\nsourcing restrictions under subchapter III of chapter 385 of title\n10, United States Code.\n(4) The term ``end item'' has the meaning given such term in\nsection 4863 of title 10, United States Code.\nSEC. 838. ASSESSMENT OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OWNED BY THE\nDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPENDENT ON FOREIGN MATERIALS OR\nCOMPONENTS.\n(a) List of Certain Critical Infrastructure.--Not later than\nJanuary 1, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall--\n(1) list all critical infrastructure that relies on materials\nor components the origin of which is a foreign entity of concern;\nand\n(2) acting through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for\nIndustrial Base Policy, conduct a risk assessment of the materials\nor components included in the list under paragraph (1).\n(b) Coordination.--In conducting the risk assessment under\nsubsection (a)(2), the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial\nBase Policy coordinate with the head of the Mission Assurance Office of\nthe Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.\n(c) Resources.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure sufficient\ntime and resources are provided for the hiring and training of\npersonnel to conduct the risk assessment required subsection (a)(2)\nanalysis before the submission of the first briefing required under\nsubsection (e).\n(d) Risk Assessment.--The risk assessment required by subsection\n(a) shall include--\n(1) an evaluation of the dependence of high-risk critical\ninfrastructure on materials or components the origin of which is a\nforeign entity of concern;\n(2) an evaluation of vulnerability to supply chain disruption\nduring a national emergency to high-risk critical infrastructure,\nincluding industrial control systems;\n(3) an assessment of the resilience and capacity of high-risk\ncritical infrastructure to support mission-critical operations and\nreadiness during a national emergency;\n(4) an identification of the location of design, manufacturing,\nand packaging facilities for materials or components described in\nsubsection (a)(2); and\n(5) an assessment of the manufacturing capacity of the United\nStates to replace materials or components described in subsection\n(a)(2), including--\n(A) gaps in domestic manufacturing capabilities, including\nnonexistent, extinct, threatened, and single point-of-failure\ncapabilities;\n(B) supply chains with single points of failure and limited\nresiliency; and\n(C) economic factors, including global competition, that\nthreaten the viability of domestic manufacturers.\n(e) Focused Analysis.--The Secretary may initially limit risk\nassessment required by subsection (a) to a subset of the most critical\nassets identified by the head of the Mission Assurance Office, such as\nthose assets determined to be essential to a contingency in the Indo-\nPacific area of responsibility, to ensure a focused analysis.\n(f) Briefing Required.--Not later than 180 days after date of\ncompletion of the risk assessment required by subsection (a), and\nannually thereafter until the date that is five years after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to\nthe congressional defense committees a classified briefing that\nincludes--\n(1) findings on the traceability and provenance of materials or\ncomponents described in subsection (a)(2);\n(2) strategies to strengthen the resilience and readiness of\ncritical infrastructure; and\n(3) recommendations for critical infrastructure supply chain\nresilience and manufacturing activities, including--\n(A) modifications to procurement policies to reduce\nreliance on high-risk supply chains; and\n(B) other matters the Secretary determines appropriate,\nincluding success stories or case studies of Departmental\nactions to mitigate foreign entity of concern-related risks.\n(g) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``critical infrastructure'' means any system or\nasset owned by the Department of Defense so vital to the United\nStates that the degradation or destruction of such system or asset\nwould have a debilitating impact on national security, including\neconomic security and public health or safety.\n(2) The term ``foreign entity of concern'' means--\n(A) the People's Republic of China;\n(B) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;\n(C) the Russian Federation;\n(D) the Islamic Republic of Iran; and\n(E) any other entity determined by the Secretary of Defense\nto present material risk to the national security interests of\nthe United States.\n\nSubtitle E--Prohibitions and Limitations on Procurement\n\nSEC. 841. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO LONG-TERM CONCESSIONS AGREEMENTS\nWITH CERTAIN RETAILERS.\n(a) Assessment of Established Agreements.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall review\neach long-term concessions agreement to identify any such\nagreements with a retailer that is controlled by a covered nation\nthat permit such retailer to operate or conduct business through a\nphysical location on a covered military installation.\n(2) Termination of certain concessions agreements.--\n(A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after making the\ndeterminations described in subparagraph (B) with respect to a\nlong-term concessions agreement with a retailer, the Secretary\nof Defense shall terminate such long-term concessions agreement\nunless the Secretary waives this paragraph with respect to such\nretailer in accordance with section 4664(b) of title 10, United\nStates Code, as added by this section.\n(B) Determinations described.--The determinations described\nin this subparagraph are, with respect to a long-term\nconcessions agreement--\n(i) a determination that the retailer that is a party\nto such long-term concessions agreement is controlled by a\ncovered nation based on an assessment required by paragraph\n(1); and\n(ii) a determination that an exception under section\n4664(c) of title 10, United States Code, as added by this\nsection, would not apply with respect to such long-term\nconcessions agreement with such retailer if such retailer\nentered into such long-term concessions agreement on or\nafter the date of the enactment of this section.\n(3) Briefing.--Upon completing the review required by paragraph\n(1), the Secretary of Defense shall provide the Committees on Armed\nServices of the House of Representatives and Senate a briefing on\nthe findings of such review and a summary of the actions taken to\nimplement the requirements of section 4664 of title 10, United\nStates Code, as added by this section.\n(4) Controlled by a covered nation; covered military\ninstallation; long-term concessions agreement; retailer defined.--\nThe terms ``controlled by a covered nation'', ``covered military\ninstallation'', ``long-term concessions agreement'', and\n``retailer'' have the meanings given such terms, respectively, in\nsection 4664 of title 10, United States Code, as added by this\nsection.\n(b) In General.--Chapter 363 of title 10, United States Code, is\namended by adding at the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 4664. Requirements relating to long-term concessions agreements\nwith certain retailers\n``(a) Prohibition on Contracting With Certain Retailers.--Except as\nprovided by subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary of Defense may not\nrenew, extend, or enter into a long-term concessions agreement with a\nretailer that is controlled by a covered nation to permit such retailer\nto operate or conduct business through a physical location on a covered\nmilitary installation.\n``(b) Waiver.--(1) The Secretary may waive the requirements of\nsubsection (a) with respect to a long-term concessions agreement with a\nretailer if the Secretary determines that--\n``(A) the goods or services to be provided by the retailer\nunder such long-term concessions agreement are vital for the\nwelfare and morale of members of the Armed Forces and no reasonable\nalternatives exist; and\n``(B) the Secretary has implemented adequate measures to\nmitigate any potential national security risks of the retailer.\n``(2) Not later than 30 days after each use of the waiver authority\nunder paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on\nArmed Services of the House of Representatives and Senate a\njustification for such waiver and a description of any risk mitigation\nstrategies described in paragraph (1)(B).\n``(c) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to a\nlong-term concessions agreement with a retailer if--\n``(1) such retailer has received a determination from the\nCommittee on Foreign Investment in the United States (in this\nsection referred to as the `Committee') that there are no\nunresolved national security concerns with respect to the retailer\nin connection to a matter submitted to the Committee and which the\nCommittee concluded all action pursuant to section 721 of the\nDefense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565); or\n``(2) such retailer is organized under the laws of the United\nStates or any jurisdiction of the United States and is operated by\ncitizens of the United States and the products offered for sale by\nsuch retailer on the covered military installation under such long-\nterm concessions agreement are not produced in a covered nation.\n``(d) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `controlled by a covered nation' means, with\nrespect to a retailer--\n``(A) that the retailer is organized under the laws of a\ncovered nation or any jurisdiction within a covered nation;\n``(B) that the government of a covered nation--\n``(i) owns 50 percent or more of the shares of the\nretailer; or\n``(ii) otherwise owns the controlling interest in such\nretailer; or\n``(C) that the retailer is subject to the direct control of\nthe government of a covered nation.\n``(2) The term `covered military installation' means a military\ninstallation (as defined in section 2801 of this title) located in\nthe United States.\n``(3) The term `covered nation' has the meaning given in\nsection 4872 of this title.\n``(4) The term `long-term concessions agreement' means a\ncontract, subcontract, or other agreement, including a lease\nagreement or licensing agreement, to operate a business through a\nphysical location on a covered military installation entered into\nby--\n``(A) the Secretary of Defense or a Secretary of a military\ndepartment and a person; or\n``(B) a person and a nonappropriated fund instrumentality.\n``(5) The term `retailer' means a person that operates or seeks\nto operate a business providing goods or services on a covered\nmilitary installation under a contract, subcontract, or other\nagreement, including a lease agreement or licensing agreement,\nwith--\n``(A) a nonappropriated fund instrumentality;\n``(B) the Secretary of Defense; or\n``(C) a Secretary of a military department.''.\nSEC. 842. PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF ADVANCED BATTERIES FROM\nCERTAIN FOREIGN SOURCES.\n(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 385 of title 10, United\nStates Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 4865. Prohibition on acquisition of advanced batteries composed\nof materials from certain foreign sources\n``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall procure advanced\nbatteries and cells whose functional cell components and technology,\nwhether as end items or embedded within warfighting and support\nsystems, are not owned, sourced, refined, or produced from a foreign\nentity of concern.\n``(b) Applicability.--This section applies to all new acquisition\nprograms on January 1, 2028, standard batteries on January 1, 2029, and\nfor existing acquisition programs on January 30, 2031.\n``(c) Exceptions.--\n``(1) Sourcing and production compliance.--\n``(A) In general.--Subsection (a) does not apply to an\nadvanced battery or cell of an advanced battery if--\n``(i) the final assembly of such advanced battery or\ncell is carried out by an entity other than a foreign\nentity of concern;\n``(ii) functional cell components comprising more than\n95 percent of the costs of the functional cell components\nof such advanced battery or cell are from sources other\nthan foreign entities of concern; and\n``(iii) such advanced battery or cell is produced\nwithout technology licensed from a foreign entity of\nconcern.\n``(B) Recycled source determination.--For the purposes of\nsubparagraph (A)(ii), any material or component from an entity\nthat has been recycled and reprocessed domestically is\nconsidered to originate from that entity regardless of origin.\n``(2) Excluded batteries.--Subsection (a) does not apply to a\nbattery or cell of a battery that is--\n``(A) acquired for use in a cell phone, laptop, personal\nelectronic device, or medical equipment intended for use in an\noffice, administrative, hospital, or non-combat environment;\n``(B) commercially available off-the-shelf item for use\nonly in the maintenance of equipment; or\n``(C) acquired for research, development, testing, and\nevaluation by the Department of Defense.\n``(3) Waiver.--\n``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the\nlimitations specified in subsection (a) for a specific system\nor battery for one year if--\n``(i) the Secretary determines that a satisfactory\nquality and sufficient quantity such advanced battery or\ncell that are not subject to such prohibition cannot be\nacquired as and when needed by the Department of Defense at\nreasonable costs; or\n``(ii) in the case of an advanced battery or cell that\nis a component of a warfighting or support system,\nsufficient documentation exists to show that such advanced\nbattery or cell is not a functional enabler of operational\ncapability for such system and such advanced battery or\ncell poses no risk to the security of or sourcing for such\nsystem.\n``(B) Delegation.--The Secretary of Defense may delegate\nthe authority under subparagraph (A) only to the Under\nSecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.\n``(d) Report.--Not later than December 1, 2028, and not less\nfrequently than once every three years thereafter until the date that\nis twelve years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the\nSecretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense\ncommittees a briefing on the status of meeting the requirements under\nsubsection (a).\n``(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `new acquisition program' means a defense\nacquisition program that has not reached the initiation of the\nengineering and manufacturing development phase, or an equivalent\nphase of development, including a defense acquisition program that\nhas not undergone a formal Milestone B approval or equivalent\ndecision point, before the date of the enactment of this Act.\n``(2) The term `existing acquisition program' means a defense\nacquisition program that has reached the initiation of the\nengineering and manufacturing development phase, or an equivalent\nphase of development, including a defense acquisition program that\nhas undergone a formal Milestone B approval or equivalent decision\npoint, before the date of the enactment of this Act.\n``(3) The term `functional cell component' means the cathode\nmaterials, anode materials, separators, anode foils, and other\nfunctional materials of an advanced battery that contribute to the\nchemical processes necessary for energy storage, including\nsolvents, additives, electrolyte salts, and internal safety\ndevices.\n``(4) The `foreign entity of concern' has the meaning given\nsuch term under section 40207(a) of the Infrastructure Investment\nand Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 18741(a)), and includes entities specified\nin section 154 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.).\n``(5) The term `standard battery' means a battery that used in\nmore than one weapons system and are not managed by one portfolio\nacquisition executive.''.\n(b) Applicability.--Section 4865 of title 10, United States Code,\nas added by subsection (a), shall apply only with respect to contracts\nor other agreements entered into after the date of the enactment of\nthis Act.\n(c) Implementation.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the\nDepartment of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation\nto incorporate the requirements of this section 4865 of title 10,\nUnited States Code, as added by subsection (a).\nSEC. 843. APPLICATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER FOR STRATEGIC\nMATERIALS SOURCING REQUIREMENT TO SENSITIVE MATERIALS.\nSection 4872 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a)--\n(A) by striking ``subsection (c) or subsection (e)'' and\ninserting ``subsections (c) and (e)''; and\n(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (c)'' and\ninserting ``subsections (c) and (e)''; and\n(2) in subsection (e)--\n(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``of the Secretary''; and\n(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(3) Application of national security waiver for strategic\nmaterials.--If the Secretary of Defense or the authorized delegate\nhas made a determination under subsection (k) of section 4863 of\nthis title for a national security waiver of the restrictions under\nsubsection (a) of that section for a specific end item, the\nSecretary or authorized delegate may apply that waiver to the\nrestrictions under subsection (a) of this section for the same\ncovered material or end item.''.\nSEC. 844. PROHIBITION OF PROCUREMENT OF MOLYBDENUM, GALLIUM, OR\nGERMANIUM FROM NON-ALLIED FOREIGN NATIONS AND AUTHORIZATION FOR\nPRODUCTION FROM RECOVERED MATERIAL.\n(a) Amendments Related to Molybdenum.--\n(1) Definition of covered material.--Section 4872(f)(1) of\ntitle 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``; and'' and\ninserting a semicolon;\n(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and\ninserting ``; and''; and\n(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:\n``(F) molybdenum.''.\n(2) Exceptions to prohibition.--Section 4872(c)(3) of title 10,\nUnited States Code, is amended--\n(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; or'' and inserting\na semicolon;\n(B) in subparagraph (C)--\n(i) by inserting ``or samarium-cobalt magnet'' after\n``neodymium-iron-boron magnet''; and\n(ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting\n``; or''; and\n(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:\n``(D) tantalum, tungsten, or molybdenum produced from\nrecycled material if the contractor demonstrates to the\nSecretary that the recycled material was produced outside of a\ncovered nation and the melting of the recycled material and any\nfurther processing and manufacturing of the recycled material\ntakes place in the United States or in the country of a\nqualifying foreign government, as defined in section\n4863(m)(11) of this title.''.\n(b) Amendments Related to Gallium and Germainum.--\n(1) Definition of covered material.--Section 4872(f)(1) of\ntitle 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a)(1), is\nfurther amended--\n(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``; and'' and\ninserting a semicolon;\n(B) in subparagraph (F), as added by subsection (a), by\nstriking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and\n(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:\n``(G) germanium; and\n``(H) gallium.''.\n(2) Exceptions to prohibition.--Section 4872(c)(3)(D) of title\n10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(2), is amended\nby striking ``or molybdenum'' and inserting ``molybdenum, gallium,\nor germanium''.\n(3) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and\n(2) shall take effect on the date that is two years after the date\nof the enactment of this Act.\nSEC. 845. MODIFICATIONS TO CERTAIN PROCUREMENTS FROM CERTAIN\nCHINESE ENTITIES.\nSection 805 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a)(1)--\n(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;\n(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end\nand inserting ``; or''; and\n(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:\n``(C) provide a grant, loan, or loan guarantee to an entity\ndescribed in paragraph (2).''; and\n(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``prohibition under\nsubsection (a)(1)(B)'' and inserting ``prohibitions under\nsubparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection (a)(1)''.\nSEC. 846. MODIFICATIONS TO PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH PERSONS\nTHAT HAVE FOSSIL FUEL OPERATIONS WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF THE\nRUSSIAN FEDERATION OR THE RUSSIAN ENERGY SECTOR.\nSection 804 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a)--\n(A) in paragraph (1)--\n(i) by striking ``with any person that is or that has\nfossil fuel business operations with a person'' and\ninserting ``with any entity or individual that is or that\nknowingly has fossil fuel business operations with an\nentity or individual'';\n(ii) by striking ``not less than 50 percent'' and\ninserting ``majority''; and\n(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``operates'' and\ninserting ``has fossil fuel business operations''; and\n(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the ``person'' and\ninserting ``entity or individual'';\n(2) in subsection (b)(3)--\n(A) by striking ``a person'' and inserting ``an entity or\nindividual''; and\n(B) by inserting ``, including by general license,'' after\n``Department of the Treasury''; and\n(3) in subsection (e)--\n(A) in paragraph (2)(B)--\n(i) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses\n(iii) and (iv), respectively; and\n(ii) by inserting after clause (i) the following new\nclause:\n``(ii) activities related to fulfilling contracts with\na fossil fuel company that has fossil fuel business\noperations in the Russian Federation that were entered into\nprior to the date of the enactment of this section,\nprovided that such contracts are not--\n\n``(I) extended beyond the established period of\nperformance for such contract, including through the\nexecution of any available option, task order, or\nmodification; or\n``(II) renewed;'';\n\n(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``a person'' and\ninserting ``an entity or individual''; and\n(C) in paragraph (4)--\n(i) in the heading, by striking ``Person'' and\ninserting ``Entity or individual''; and\n(ii) by striking ``The term `person''' and inserting\n``The term `entity or individual'''.\nSEC. 847. PROHIBITING THE PURCHASE OF PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES OR\nINVERTERS FROM FOREIGN ENTITIES OF CONCERN.\n(a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by\nthis Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the\nDepartment of Defense may be used to enter into a contract for the\nprocurement of photovoltaic cells, modules, or inverters manufactured\nby a foreign entity of concern (as defined by section 9901(8) of the\nWilliam M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4651(8)).\n(b) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may waive\nsubsection (a) if the Secretary--\n(1) determines that there is no alternative source of\nphotovoltaic cells, modules, or inverters other than from a foreign\nentity of concern;\n(2) determines there is no national security risk posed by the\nuse of photovoltaic cells, modules, or inverters manufactured by a\nforeign entity of concern; and\n(3) submits a certification of such determination in writing to\nthe congressional defense committees not later than 30 days before\nentering into a contract described under such subsection.\n(c) Limitation.--\n(1) In general.--Subsection (a) shall apply only to contracts\nregarding the direct procurement by the Department of Defense of\nphotovoltaic modules or inverters and shall not apply to contracts\ninvolving any third party financing arrangements, including energy\nsavings contracts and those involving privatized military housing\nor assets that enhance combat capability.\n(2) Delayed effective date for assets that enhance combat\ncapability.--The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply\nto assets that enhance combat capability for a period of one year\nfollowing the date of the enactment of this Act, in order for the\nDepartment of Defense to determine alternate supply chains for such\nassets.\n(d) Exemption for Certain Activities.--The prohibition under\nsubsection (a) shall not apply if the operation, procurement, or\ncontracting action is for the purposes of intelligence, electronic\nwarfare, and information warfare operations, testing, analysis, and\ntraining.\nSEC. 848. CLARIFICATION OF PROCUREMENT PROHIBITION RELATED TO\nACQUISITION OF MATERIALS MINED, REFINED, AND SEPARATED IN CERTAIN\nCOUNTRIES.\nSection 844(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2021 (Public Law 116-283) is amended--\n(1) by striking ``Section 2533c'' and inserting ``Section\n4872''; and\n(2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:\n``(1) in subsection (a)--\n``(A) in paragraph (1), by striking `; or' and inserting a\nsemicolon;\n``(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the period at the\nend and inserting `; or'; and\n``(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n```(3) enter into a contract for any covered material mined,\nrefined, or separated in any covered nation.'; and''.\nSEC. 849. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT RELATED TO CERTAIN ADDITIVE\nMANUFACTURING MACHINES.\n(a) Prohibition on Agency Procurement.--Beginning on the date that\nis one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary\nof Defense may not enter into a contract for the procurement of a\ncovered additive manufacturing machine.\n(b) Exception.--The prohibition under subsection (a) does not apply\nto the procurement of additive manufacturing systems or machines for\nthe purposes of intelligence, electronic warfare, or information\nwarfare operations, testing, analysis, or training.\n(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``additive manufacturing machine'' means a system\nof integrated hardware and software used to carry out an additive\nmanufacturing process, including the deposition of material and the\nassociated post-processing steps as applicable.\n(2) The term ``covered additive manufacturing company'' means\nany of the following:\n(A) Any entity that produces or provides additive\nmanufacturing machines and is included on--\n(i) the Consolidated Screening List maintained by the\nInternational Trade Administration of the Department of\nCommerce; or\n(ii) the civil-military fusion list maintained under\nsection 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law\n116-283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note).\n(B) Any entity that produces or provides additive\nmanufacturing machines and--\n(i) is domiciled in a covered nation; or\n(ii) is subject to unmitigated foreign ownership,\ncontrol, or influence by a covered nation, as determined by\nthe Secretary of Defense in accordance with the National\nIndustrial Security Program (or any successor to such\nprogram).\n(3) The term ``covered additive manufacturing machine'' means\nan additive manufacturing machine manufactured by a covered\nadditive manufacturing company, and any related service or\nequipment provided or manufactured, respectively, by such covered\nadditive manufacturing company.\n(4) The term ``covered nation'' has the meaning given such term\nin section 4872 of title 10, United States Code.\nSEC. 850. PHASE-OUT OF COMPUTER AND PRINTER ACQUISITIONS INVOLVING\nENTITIES OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY CHINA.\n(a) In General.--In accordance with the phased implementation in\nsubsection (d) and except as provided by subsection (e), the Secretary\nof Defense may not acquire any computer or printer if the manufacturer,\nbidder, or offeror is a covered Chinese entity.\n(b) Prohibition on Indirect Sales.--The Secretary of Defense shall\nensure that the prohibition under subsection (a) applies to indirect\nsales of computers and printers through subsidiaries of a covered\nChinese entity.\n(c) Applicability.--This section shall apply only with respect to\ncontracts and other agreements entered into, renewed, or extended after\nthe date of the enactment of this Act.\n(d) Phased Implementation.--The Secretary may implement the\nprohibition in subsection (a) with respect to the acquisition of a\ncomputer or printer to the extent that--\n(1) in fiscal year 2026, not less than 10 percent of the total\nnumber of computers acquired by the Department of Defense and not\nless than 10 percent of the total number printers acquired by the\nDepartment comply with such prohibition;\n(2) in fiscal year 2027, not less than 25 percent of the total\nnumber of computers acquired by the Department and not less than 25\npercent of the total number printers acquired by the Department\ncomply with such prohibition;\n(3) in fiscal year 2028, not less than 50 percent of the total\nnumber of computers acquired by the Department and not less than 50\npercent of the total number printers acquired by the Department\ncomply with such prohibition; and\n(4) in fiscal year 2029 and each fiscal year thereafter, not\nless than 100 percent of the total number of computers acquired by\nthe Department and not less than 100 percent of the printers\nacquired by the Department comply with such prohibition.\n(e) Exception.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the\nSecretary of Defense may acquire a computer or printer described in\nsubsection (a) to conduct testing, evaluation, exfiltration, or reverse\nengineering missions on products or capabilities of adversaries of the\nUnited States if such computer or printer is not for operational use.\n(f) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Computer.--The term ``computer''--\n(A) means--\n(i) an end user electronic, magnetic, optical,\nelectrochemical, or other high speed data processing device\nperforming logical, arithmetic, or storage functions, such\nas laptops, desktops, and any physical computing equipment;\nand\n(ii) includes any data storage facility or\ncommunications facility directly related to or operating in\nconjunction with such device; and\n(B) does not include--\n(i) an automated typewriter or typesetter, a portable\nhandheld calculator, or other similar device; or\n(ii) cloud-based services, including virtual desktops\nand cellular telephones.\n(2) Covered chinese entity.--The term ``covered Chinese\nentity'' means--\n(A) an entity or a parent company of an entity that is--\n(i) identified by the Secretary of Defense under\nsection 1260H(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10\nU.S.C. 113 note) as a Chinese military company;\n(ii) included in the Non-SDN Chinese Military-\nIndustrial Complex Companies List published by the\nDepartment of the Treasury; or\n(iii) both--\n\n(I) included on--\n\n(aa) the Entity List set forth in Supplement\nNo. 4 to part 744 of the Export Administration\nRegulations;\n(bb) the Denied Persons List as described in\nsection 764.3(a)(2) of the Export Administration\nRegulations; or\n(cc) the Military End User List set forth in\nSupplement No. 7 to part 744 of the Export\nAdministration Regulations; and\n\n(II) is either--\n\n(aa) an agency or instrumentality of the\nPeople's Republic of China;\n(bb) an entity headquartered in the People's\nRepublic of China; or\n(cc) directly or indirectly owned or controlled\nby an agency, instrumentality, or entity described\nin subparagraph (i) or (ii); or\n(B) an entity that the Secretary of Defense, in\nconsultation with the Director of the National Intelligence or\nthe Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, determines\nto be an entity owned, controlled, directed, or subcontracted\nby, affiliated with, or otherwise connected to, the Government\nof the People's Republic of China.\n(3) Printer.--The term ``printer''--\n(A) means desktop printers, multifunction printer copiers,\nand printer/fax combinations taken out of service that may or\nmay not be designed to reside on a work surface, and include\nvarious print technologies, including laser and light-emitting\ndiode (electrographic), ink jet, dot matrix, thermal, and\ndigital sublimation, and ``multi-function'' or ``all-in-one''\ndevices that perform different tasks, including copying,\nscanning, faxing, and printing;\n(B) includes floor-standing printers, printers with\noptional floor stand, or household printers; and\n(C) does not include point of sale receipt printers,\ncalculators with printing capabilities, label makers, or non-\nstandalone printers that are embedded into products not\ndescribed in subparagraph (A) or (B).\nSEC. 851. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH CERTAIN BIOTECHNOLOGY\nPROVIDERS.\n(a) In General.--The head of an executive agency may not--\n(1) procure or obtain any biotechnology equipment or service\nproduced or provided by a biotechnology company of concern; or\n(2) enter into a contract, or extend or renew a contract, with\nany entity that--\n(A) uses biotechnology equipment or services produced or\nprovided by a biotechnology company of concern and acquired\nafter the applicable effective date in subsection (c) in\nperformance of the contract with the executive agency; or\n(B) enters into any contract the performance of which such\nentity knows will require, in performance of the contract with\nthe executive agency, the use of biotechnology equipment or\nservices produced or provided by a biotechnology company of\nconcern and acquired after the applicable effective date in\nsubsection (c).\n(b) Prohibition on Loan and Grant Funds.--The head of an executive\nagency may not obligate or expend loan or grant funds to, and a loan or\ngrant recipient may not use loan or grant funds to--\n(1) procure, obtain, or use any biotechnology equipment or\nservices produced or provided by a biotechnology company of\nconcern; or\n(2) enter into a contract, or extend or renew a contract, with\nan entity described in subsection (a)(2).\n(c) Effective Dates.--\n(1) Certain entities.--With respect to the biotechnology\ncompanies of concern covered by subsection (f)(2)(A), the\nprohibitions under subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect 60\ndays after the Federal Acquisition Regulation is revised pursuant\nto subsection (h).\n(2) Other entities.--With respect to the biotechnology\ncompanies of concern covered by subparagraph (B) or (C) of\nsubsection (f)(2), the prohibitions under subsections (a) and (b)\nshall take effect 90 days after the Federal Acquisition Regulation\nis revised pursuant to subsection (h).\n(3) Rules of construction.--\n(A) Exclusions.--Prior to the date that is five years after\na revision to the Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to\nsubsection (h) that identifies a biotechnology company of\nconcern covered by subsection (f)(2), subsections (a)(2) and\n(b)(2) shall not apply to biotechnology equipment or services\nproduced or provided under a contract or agreement, including\npreviously negotiated contract options, entered into before the\napplicable effective date under paragraphs (1) and (2).\n(B) Safe harbor.--The term ``biotechnology equipment or\nservices produced or provided by a biotechnology company of\nconcern'' shall not be construed to refer to any biotechnology\nequipment or services that were formerly, but are no longer,\nproduced or provided by biotechnology companies of concern.\n(d) Waiver Authorities.--\n(1) Specific biotechnology exception.--\n(A) Waiver.--The head of the applicable executive agency\nmay waive the prohibition under subsections (a) and (b) on a\ncase-by-case basis--\n(i) with the approval of the Director of the Office of\nManagement and Budget; and\n(ii) if such head submits a notification and\njustification to the appropriate congressional committees\nnot later than 30 days after granting such waiver.\n(B) Duration.--\n(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), a\nwaiver granted under subparagraph (A) shall last for a\nperiod of not more than 365 days.\n(ii) Extension.--The head of the applicable executive\nagency, with the approval of the Director of the Office of\nManagement and Budget, and in coordination with the\nSecretary of Defense, may extend a waiver granted under\nsubparagraph (A) one time, for a period up to 180 days\nafter the date on which the waiver would otherwise expire,\nif such an extension is in the national security interests\nof the United States and if such head submits a\nnotification and justification to the appropriate\ncongressional committees not later than 10 days after\ngranting such waiver extension.\n(2) Overseas health care services.--The head of an executive\nagency may waive the prohibitions under subsections (a) and (b)\nwith respect to a contract, subcontract, or transaction for the\nacquisition or provision of health care services overseas on a\ncase-by-case basis--\n(A) if the head of such executive agency determines that\nthe waiver is--\n(i) necessary to support the mission or activities of\nthe employees of such executive agency described in\nsubsection (e)(2)(A); and\n(ii) in the interest of the United States;\n(B) with the approval of the Director of the Office of\nManagement and Budget, in consultation with the Secretary of\nDefense; and\n(C) if such head submits a notification and justification\nto the appropriate congressional committees not later than 30\ndays after granting such waiver.\n(e) Exceptions.--The prohibitions under subsections (a) and (b)\nshall not apply to--\n(1) any activity subject to the reporting requirements under\ntitle V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et\nseq.) or any authorized intelligence activities of the United\nStates;\n(2) the acquisition or provision of health care services\noverseas for--\n(A)(i) employees of the United States, including members of\nthe uniformed services (as defined in section 101(a) of title\n10, United States Code), and dependents of such employees;\n(ii) covered beneficiaries (as defined in section 1072 of\ntitle 10, United States Code) not otherwise described in clause\n(i); or\n(iii) any other beneficiary if such acquisition or\nprovision is carried out or administered by the head of a\ndepartment or agency of the Federal Government; or\n(B) employees of contractors or subcontractors of the\nUnited States--\n(i) who are performing under a contract that directly\nsupports the missions or activities of individuals\ndescribed in subparagraph (A)(i); and\n(ii) whose primary duty stations are located overseas\nor are on permissive temporary duty travel overseas;\n(3) the acquisition, use, or distribution of human multiomic\ndata, lawfully compiled, that is commercially or publicly\navailable; or\n(4) the procurement of medical countermeasures, medical\nproducts, and related supplies, including ancillary medical\nsupplies, in direct response to a public health emergency declared\npursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.\n247d).\n(f) Evaluation of Certain Biotechnology Entities.--\n(1) Entity consideration.--Not later than one year after the\ndate of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of\nManagement and Budget shall publish a list of the entities that\nconstitute biotechnology companies of concern based on a list of\nsuggested entities that shall be provided by the Secretary of\nDefense in coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary of\nHealth and Human Services, the Secretary of Commerce, the Director\nof National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the\nSecretary of State, and the National Cyber Director.\n(2) Biotechnology companies of concern defined.--In this\nsection, the term ``biotechnology company of concern'' means any of\nthe following:\n(A) An entity that--\n(i) is to any extent involved in the manufacturing,\ndistribution, provision, or procurement of any\nbiotechnology equipment or service, as determined by the\nprocess established in paragraph (1); and\n(ii) is identified in the annual list published in the\nFederal Register by the Department of Defense of Chinese\nmilitary companies operating in the United States pursuant\nto section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021\n(Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3965; 10 U.S.C. 113 note).\n(B) Any entity that is determined by the process\nestablished in paragraph (1) to meet the following criteria:\n(i) Is subject to the administrative governance\nstructure, direction, control, or operates on behalf of the\ngovernment of a foreign adversary;\n(ii) Is to any extent involved in the manufacturing,\ndistribution, provision, or procurement of a biotechnology\nequipment or service; and\n(iii) Poses a risk to the national security of the\nUnited States based on--\n\n(I) engaging in joint research with, being\nsupported by, or being affiliated with a foreign\nadversary's military, internal security forces, or\nintelligence agencies;\n(II) providing multiomic data obtained via\nbiotechnology equipment or services to the government\nof a foreign adversary; or\n(III) obtaining human multiomic data via the\nbiotechnology equipment or services without express and\ninformed consent.\n\n(C) A subsidiary, parent, or successor of an entity\ndescribed in subparagraphs (A) or (B), provided it meets the\ncriteria set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) of subparagraph\n(B), as determined by the process established in paragraph (1).\n(3) Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after publication of the\nlist pursuant to paragraph (1), and any update to the list pursuant\nto paragraph (4), the Director of the Office of Management and\nBudget, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney\nGeneral, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary\nof Commerce, the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary\nof Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, and the National\nCyber Director, shall establish guidance as necessary to implement\nthe requirements of this section.\n(4) Updates.--The Director of the Office of Management and\nBudget, in coordination with or based on a recommendation provided\nby the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Secretary of\nHealth and Human Services, the Secretary of Commerce, the Director\nof National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the\nSecretary of State, and the National Cyber Director, or upon\nreceipt of a request pursuant to paragraph (7), shall periodically,\nthough not less than annually, review and, as appropriate, add\nentities to or remove entities from the list of biotechnology\ncompanies of concern, and notify the appropriate congressional\ncommittees of any such modifications.\n(5) Notice of a designation and review.--\n(A) In general.--A notice of a designation as a\nbiotechnology company of concern under paragraph (2)(B) shall\nbe issued to any biotechnology company of concern named in the\ndesignation--\n(i) advising that a designation has been made;\n(ii) identifying the criteria relied upon under such\nsubparagraph and, to the extent consistent with national\nsecurity and law enforcement interests, the information\nthat formed the basis for the designation;\n(iii) advising that, within 90 days after receipt of\nnotice, the biotechnology company of concern may submit\ninformation and arguments in opposition to the designation;\n(iv) describing the procedures governing the review and\npossible issuance of a designation pursuant to paragraph\n(1); and\n(v) where practicable, identifying mitigation steps\nthat could be taken by the biotechnology company of concern\nthat may result in the rescission of the designation.\n(B) Congressional notification requirements.--\n(i) Notice of designation.--The Director of the Office\nof Management and Budget shall submit the notice required\nunder subparagraph (A) to the Committee on Homeland\nSecurity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the\nCommittee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House\nof Representatives.\n(ii) Information and argument in opposition to\ndesignations.--Not later than 7 days after receiving any\ninformation and arguments in opposition to a designation\npursuant to subparagraph (A)(iii), the Director of the\nOffice of Management and Budget shall submit such\ninformation to the Committee on Homeland Security and\nGovernmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on\nOversight and Government Reform of the House of\nRepresentatives.\n(6) No immediate public release.--Any designation made under\nparagraph (1) or paragraph (4) shall not be made publicly available\nuntil the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in\ncoordination with appropriate agencies, reviews all information\nsubmitted under paragraph (5)(A)(iii) and issues a final\ndetermination that a company shall remain listed as a biotechnology\ncompany of concern.\n(7) Removal requests.--If an entity on the list of\nbiotechnology companies of concern believes it no longer meets the\ndefinition of a biotechnology company of concern as described in\nparagraph (2), then it may provide information and arguments to\nrequest removal from the list of biotechnology companies of concern\nto the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The\nDirector shall review such information and reply to the entity\nwithin 90 days.\n(g) Evaluation of National Security Risks Posed by Foreign\nAdversary Acquisition of American Multiomic Data.--\n(1) Assessment.--Not later than 270 days after the enactment of\nthis Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation\nwith the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General of the United\nStates, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary\nof Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of\nState, and the National Cyber Director, shall complete an\nassessment of risks to national security posed by human multiomic\ndata from United States citizens that is collected or stored by a\nforeign adversary from the provision of biotechnology equipment or\nservices.\n(2) Report requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the\ncompletion of the assessment developed under paragraph (1), the\nDirector of National Intelligence shall submit a report with such\nassessment to the appropriate congressional committees.\n(3) Form.--The report required under paragraph (2) shall be in\nunclassified form, but may include a classified annex.\n(h) Regulations.--Not later than one year after the date of\nestablishment of guidance required under subsection (f)(3), and as\nnecessary for subsequent updates, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory\nCouncil shall revise the Federal Acquisition Regulation as necessary to\nimplement the requirements of this section.\n(i) Reporting on Intelligence on Nefarious Activities of\nBiotechnology Companies With Human Multiomic Data.--Not later than 180\ndays after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually\nthereafter, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with\nthe heads of executive agencies, shall submit to the appropriate\ncongressional committees a report on any intelligence in possession of\nsuch agencies related to nefarious activities conducted by\nbiotechnology companies with human multiomic data. The report shall\ninclude information pertaining to potential threats to national\nsecurity or public safety from the selling, reselling, licensing,\ntrading, transferring, sharing, or otherwise providing or making\navailable to any foreign country of any forms of multiomic data of a\nUnited States citizen.\n(j) No Additional Funds.--No additional funds are authorized to be\nappropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section.\n(k) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term\n``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Select Committee\non Intelligence, the Committee on Homeland Security and\nGovernmental Affairs, the Committee on Health, Education,\nLabor, and Pensions, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the\nSenate; and\n(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent Select\nCommittee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Affairs,\nthe Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Committee\non Energy and Commerce, and the Select Committee on Strategic\nCompetition between the United States and the Chinese Communist\nParty of the House of Representatives.\n(2) Biotechnology equipment or service.--The term\n``biotechnology equipment or service'' means--\n(A) equipment, including genetic sequencers, or any other\ninstrument, apparatus, machine, or device, including components\nand accessories thereof, that is designed for use in the\nresearch, development, production, or analysis of biological\nmaterials as well as any software, firmware, or other digital\ncomponents that are specifically designed for use in, and\nnecessary for the operation of, such equipment;\n(B) any service for the research, development, production,\nanalysis, detection, or provision of information, including\ndata storage and transmission related to biological materials,\nincluding--\n(i) advising, consulting, or support services with\nrespect to the use or implementation of an instrument,\napparatus, machine, or device described in subparagraph\n(A); and\n(ii) disease detection, genealogical information, and\nrelated services; and\n(C) any other service, instrument, apparatus, machine,\ncomponent, accessory, device, software, or firmware that is\ndesigned for use in the research, development, production, or\nanalysis of biological materials that the Director of the\nOffice of Management and Budget, in consultation with the heads\nof executive agencies, as determined appropriate by the\nDirector of the Office of Management and Budget, determines\nappropriate in the interest of national security.\n(3) Contract.--Except as the term is used under subsection\n(b)(2) and subsection (c)(3), the term ``contract'' means--\n(A) any contract subject to the Federal Acquisition\nRegulation issued under section 1303(a)(1) of title 41, United\nStates Code; or\n(B) any transaction (other than a contract, a grant, or a\ncooperative agreement) entered into under section 4021 of title\n10, United States Code.\n(4) Control.--The term ``control'' has the meaning given to\nthat term in section 800.208 of title 31, Code of Federal\nRegulations, or any successor regulations.\n(5) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency'' has the\nmeaning given the term ``Executive agency'' in section 105 of title\n5, United States Code.\n(6) Foreign adversary.--The term ``foreign adversary'' has the\nmeaning given the term ``covered nation'' in section 4872(f) of\ntitle 10, United States Code.\n(7) Multiomic.--The term ``multiomic'' means data types that\ninclude genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and\nmetabolomics.\n(8) Overseas.--The term ``overseas'' means any area outside of\nthe United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory\nor possession of the United States.\n(l) Compliance With Limitation on Drug Prices.--For the purposes of\nsection 1927(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-\n8(a)(1)), a manufacturer is deemed to meet the requirements of section\n8126 of title 38, United States Code, including the requirement of\nentering into a master agreement with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs\nunder such section, if the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines\nthat the manufacturer would comply (and has offered to comply) with the\nprovisions of section 8126 of title 38, United States Code, and would\nhave entered into a master agreement under such section, but for the\nprohibitions under subsections (a) and (b) of this section.\n\nSubtitle F--Industrial Base Matters\n\nSEC. 861. AMENDMENTS TO THE PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE\nPROGRAM.\n(a) Purposes.--Section 4952 of title 10, United States Code, is\namended--\n(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a\nsemicolon;\n(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and\ninserting ``; and''; and\n(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(3) to foster innovation for the defense industrial base and\nto diversify and expand the defense industrial base.''.\n(b) Authorization for Use of Funding From Other Federal Agencies.--\nSection 4955 of such title is amended by adding at the end the\nfollowing new subsection:\n``(e) Funding From Other Federal Agencies.--The Secretary may\naccept and use funds from other Federal agencies and departments for\nexecution and administration of the program authorized by this\nchapter.''.\n(c) Increased Funding Limit for Bureau of Indian Affairs Service\nAreas.--Section 4955(a)(4) of such title is amended by striking\n``$1,000,000'' and inserting ``$1,500,000''.\n(d) Authority to Provide Certain Types of Technical Assistance.--\nSection 4958 of such title is amended--\n(1) in subsection (c)--\n(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end;\n(B) in paragraph (4), by striking and period at the end and\ninserting ``; and''; and\n(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(5) under the AUKUS partnership (as defined in section 1321\nof the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (22\nU.S.C. 10401).''; and\n(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n``(d) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and\nSustainment may--\n``(1) provide assistance to an eligible entity that is a center\nof excellence for the APEX Accelerator Program of the Department of\nDefense (or a successor program) to provide specialized expertise\nto business entities outside of the geographic area served by the\ncenter of excellence; and\n``(2) may waive the government cost share restriction in\naccordance with section 4954(f) of this chapter.''.\nSEC. 862. REPEAL OF LIMITATIONS ON CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE\nEXECUTIVE AGENT AUTHORITY.\nSection 1792 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2238; 50 U.S.C.\n4531 note) and section 226 of the National Defense Authorization Act\nfor Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 50 U.S.C. 4531 note) are\nrepealed.\nSEC. 863. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND URGENT INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES\nAND CAPABILITIES INITIATIVE.\n(a) Establishment.--The Commander of the United States Special\nOperations Command shall carry out a pilot program, subject to the\nauthority, direction, and control of the Assistant Secretary of Defense\nfor Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, to be known as the\n``USSOCOM Urgent Innovative Technologies and Capabilities Initiative''\n(in this section referred to as the ``Initiative'') to accelerate the\nresearch, development, testing, procurement, and initial sustainment of\ninnovative technologies and equipment that enhance the operational\ncapabilities of Special Operations Forces to meet emerging mission\nrequirements.\n(b) Requirements.--The Commander shall--\n(1) establish procedures for component special operations units\nto submit requests to the Commander for the inclusion of innovative\ntechnologies and equipment in the Initiative; and\n(2) use authorities under section 167(e)(4) of title 10, United\nStates Code, to carry out the Initiative.\n(c) Report.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this section, and annually thereafter for the duration\nof the Initiative, the Commander of the United States Special\nOperations Command and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special\nOperations and Low Intensity Conflict shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees a report on the implementation and\neffectiveness of the Initiative.\n(2) Contents.--Each report shall include the following:\n(A) A summary of activities carried out under the\nInitiative along with documentation of planned expenditures.\n(B) An assessment of the effect of innovative technologies\nand equipment included in the Initiative on the operational\ncapabilities of the United States Special Operations Command.\n(C) Recommendations for the continuation, expansion, or\nmodification of the Initiative.\n(D) A description of any challenges encountered and lessons\nlearned.\n(E) A description of any action using established\nprocedures for a reprogramming of funds in an amount greater\nthan the approved amount for such reprogramming, as established\nby Congress, to carry out the Initiative.\n(d) Sunset.--The authority to carry out the Initiative under this\nsection shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date\nof the enactment of this Act.\nSEC. 864. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE WORKING\nGROUP.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the\nUnder Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and in\nconsultation with the Secretary of State, shall convene a working group\nto be known as the ``United States-Israel Defense Industrial Base\nWorking Group'' to study--\n(1) the potential for greater integration of the defense\nindustrial bases of the United States and Israel; and\n(2) the feasibility and advisability of including Israel in the\nnational technology and industrial base, as defined in section 4801\nof title 10, United States Code.\n(b) Protection of Sensitive Information.--Any activity carried out\npursuant to the authority provided by subsection (a) shall be conducted\nin a manner that appropriately protects sensitive information and the\nnational security interests of the United States and Israel.\n(c) Report.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after convening the\nUnited States-Israel Defense Industrial Base Working Group, the\nSecretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense\nfor Acquisition and Sustainment and in consultation with the\nSecretary of State, shall provide a report to the appropriate\ncongressional committees that takes into account the results of the\nstudy conducted under subsection (a). Such report shall include--\n(A) an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of\nincluding Israel in the national technology and industrial\nbase, and a description of United States funding or legal\nauthorities required for such inclusion; and\n(B) any description of United States funding or legal\nauthorities required for greater integration of the defense\nindustrial bases of the United States and Israel, if so\ndetermined to be advisable.\n(2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be\nsubmitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.\n(3) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this\nsubsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''\nmeans--\n(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on\nForeign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and\n(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on\nForeign Relations of the Senate.\nSEC. 865. IMPROVING THE DOMESTIC TEXTILE AND INDUSTRIAL BASE.\n(a) Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Automated Textile\nManufacturing.--\n(1) In general.--Subject to the availability of appropriations,\nthe Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the\nIndustrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Office of the Department\nof Defense, shall ensure that the Textile Automation to Enhance\nDomestic Military Production program continues public-private\npartnerships and investments into technological advancement of the\ndomestic textile and footwear industrial base.\n(2) Allowable investments.--The investments pursuant to\nparagraph (1) may include--\n(A) recapitalization of facilities related to domestic\ntextile and footwear development or production;\n(B) efficient vertical integration of such existing\nfacilities;\n(C) expanding domestic production capacity of textiles or\nfootwear;\n(D) implementing technological advancements to improve\nefficiency and quality assurance of domestic textiles or\nfootwear; and\n(E) any other investment that would encourage the\nmaturation and qualification of domestic sources of textiles or\nfootwear--\n(i) to ensure competition and reduce the reliance of\nthe Department of Defense on textiles and footwear from\nforeign manufacturers for which an exception granted under\nsection 4862(c) of title 10, United States Code, applies;\nor\n(ii) that the Assistant Secretary of Defense for\nIndustrial Base Policy determines necessary for the health\nof the industrial base.\n(b) Defense Contract Management Agency Requirements.--\n(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall prioritize\nensuring that the Defense Contract Management Agency has the\nnecessary resources, including personnel, to carry out the duties\nof the Defense Contract Management Agency with respect to the\noversight of contracts of the Department of Defense.\n(2) Briefing.--\n(A) Not later than April 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense\nshall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate\nand House of Representatives a briefing on the plan of the\nDepartment of Defense to ensure that the Defense Contract\nManagement Agency has the necessary resources, including\npersonnel, to carry out the duties of the Defense Contract\nManagement Agency with respect to oversight travel of existing\ncontracts of the Department and prioritize oversight over the\ncompliance with section 4862 of title 10, United States Code.\n(B) The plan described in subparagraph (A) shall include--\n(i) to the extent available, an analysis from a\nfederally funded research and development center on the\nresources, including personnel, required for the Defense\nContract Management Agency to enable the Defense Contract\nManagement Agency to carry out the duties of the Defense\nContract Management Agency with respect to the oversight of\ncontracts of the Department of Defense; and\n(ii) a plan to ensure that, not later than September\n30, 2030, the Defense Contract Management Agency has the\nrequired resources, including personnel, to effectively\noversee the compliance of the Department of Defense with\nsection 4862 of title 10, United States Code.\n(c) Defense Logistics Agency and Military Services Contracting\nRequirements.--\n(1) The Director of the Defense Logistics Agency in\ncoordination with the Secretary concerned for each covered Armed\nForce, shall develop a strategy to maximize the use of annual or,\nwhere applicable, multi-year contracts by the Department of Defense\nfor acquisitions involving the domestic textile or footwear\nindustries to ensure the long-term stability and predictability of\nthe requirements of the Department with respect to the goods or\nservices acquired from such industries.\n(2) The Secretary concerned for each covered Armed Force shall,\non an annual basis, submit to the Director of the Defense Logistics\nAgency the requirements of such covered Armed Force for textiles\nand footwear for the year and the funding necessary to meet such\nrequirements, subject to the availability of funds authorized for\nsuch purpose.\n(3)(A) The Secretary concerned for each covered Armed Force\nshall aggregate data on the annual requirement of each covered\nArmed Force for common items, to ensure the Director of the Defense\nLogistics Agency can maximize efficiency and cost effectiveness in\nthe acquisition of such common items.\n(B) The data the Secretary concerned for a covered Armed Force\nis required to aggregate under subparagraph (A) shall include the\nrequirements of the covered Armed Force concerned for the upcoming\nfiscal year for common items.\n(C) The Secretary concerned for each covered Armed Force shall\naggregate the annual requirement of each covered Armed Force common\nitems and incorporate such aggregate requirement into the next\nfiscal years program objective memorandum process of such Armed\nForce.\n(4)(A) The Director of the Defense Logistics Agency shall, to\nthe maximum extent practicable, use the aggregate data described in\nparagraph (3)(A) to execute annual contracts for common items and\ntextiles and footwear required by only one of the covered Armed\nForces to support the long-term stability of the domestic textile\nand footwear industries.\n(B)(i) If the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency does not\nreceive the requirements and funding described in paragraph (2) for\na covered Armed Force for a year, or such other information\nrequired for the Director to acquire textiles and footwear meeting\nsuch requirements for such year, the Director may waive\nsubparagraph (A) of this paragraph with respect to such\nrequirements.\n(ii) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the\nDirector of the Defense Logistics Agencies issues a waiver under\nclause (i), the Director shall submit to the Committees on Armed\nServices of the Senate and House of Representatives a notice of\nsuch waiver, including an explanation of the rational for granting\nsuch waiver.\n(5) In this section--\n(A) the term ``covered Armed Force'' means the Army, Navy,\nAir Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force;\n(B) the term ``common item'' mean a textile or footwear\nrequired by more by than one of the covered Armed Forces; and\n(C) the term ``Secretary concerned'' has the meaning given\nsuch term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.\n(d) Expanding Competition and Sourcing in the Domestic Textile and\nFootwear Industrial Base.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency\nshall conduct an assessment of the textile and footwear industrial\nbase producing textiles and footwear described in subsection (b) of\nsection 4862 of title 10, United States Code, that are not subject\nto the prohibition under subsection (a) of such section to assess\nthe resilience of the supply chain of the domestic textile and\nfootwear industries.\n(2) Contents.--The assessment required under paragraph (1)\nshall include the following:\n(A) An identification of the textile and footwear goods\nsupplied to the Department of Defense by a single source.\n(B) Data pertaining to past delays in the delivery of\ntextiles and footwear resulting from rigidity in the supply\nchains of the domestic textile and footwear industrial base,\nincluding an assessment of any challenges related to the\ncapacity of the domestic textile and footwear industrial base\nto meet any surge or contingency requirements of the Department\nof Defense for textiles or footwear.\n(C) An analysis of the capability of the domestic textile\nand footwear industrial base to mitigate the risk posed by\nrigidity in the supply chains of the domestic textile and\nfootwear industrial base and the challenges to the domestic\ntextile and footwear industrial base meeting the surge and\ncontingency requirements of the Department of Defense for\ntextiles or footwear, including--\n(i) opportunities for public-private partnerships to\nenable recapitalization of manufacturing lines or vertical\nintegration;\n(ii) opportunities for increased flexibility in\nproduction, including adjustments to accommodate both\nincreases in requirements for textiles or footwear and\nmanufacturing of new or different textiles or footwear; and\n(iii) an assessment of any ongoing research and\ndevelopment initiatives by either the Department of Defense\nor domestic industry to meet any requirements for textiles\nor footwear that are currently covered by a waiver under\nsection 4862(c) of title 10, United States Code.\n(D) An identification of any regulations or processes of\nthe Department of Defense impeding the supply chain resilience\nof the domestic textile and footwear industries.\n(E) An identification of opportunities for the Department\nof Defense to make additional investments into the domestic\ntextile and footwear industries to increase production capacity\nsuch industries, facilitate greater competition, and reduce the\nreliance of the Department on textiles and footwear from\nforeign manufacturers for which an exception granted under\nsection 4862(c) of title 10, United States Code, applies.\n(e) Briefing Required.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2026, the\nSecretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed\nServices of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on\nthe implementation of subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section\nand in carrying out subsection (d).\n(2) Contents.--The briefing required by paragraph (1) shall\ninclude--\n(A) an explanation of the progress made in carrying out the\nrequirements under subsections (a) through (d);\n(B) a timeline for completion of each such requirement; and\n(C) an identification of any barriers, including any\nlegislative authorities, policies, and resource deficiencies,\nto carrying out such requirements.\n(f) Combat Boot Quality Assurance Program.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2027, the Secretary\nconcerned for each covered Armed Force that does not operate a\nprogram for certifying combat boots as meeting uniform regulations\nregarding durability, quality, and uniform standards shall\nestablish in such covered Armed Force a process to certify that\ncombat boots used by members of such covered Armed Force meet\nuniform regulations regarding durability, quality, and uniform\nstandards.\n(2) Study required.--\n(A) The Secretary concerned for each covered Armed Force\nshall conduct a study assessing the service requirements for\ncombat boots for such covered Armed Force to determine the\nrequirements for certifying combat boots under the program\nestablished in such covered Armed Force under paragraph (1) as\nmeeting uniform regulations regarding durability, quality, and\nuniform standards.\n(B) The study required under subparagraph (A) shall include\nan identification of--\n(i) general requirements for wear, durability and\nquality;\n(ii) specialty-specific requirements based on the\nduties and operating environments of members of Armed\nForces; and\n(iii) minimum requirements for biomechanics for the\nhealth and readiness of such members.\n(3) Briefing required.--Not later than 180 days after the date\nof the enactment of this section, and not less frequently than\nevery three months thereafter until the Secretary concerned for a\ncovered Armed Force establishes the program required under\nparagraph (1) in such covered Armed Force and completes the study\nrequired under paragraph (2), such Secretary concerned shall\nprovide to the Committees on Armed Services for the Senate and\nHouse of Representatives a briefing on the progress towards\nestablishing such program and completing such study.\nSEC. 866. CYBERSECURITY REGULATORY HARMONIZATION.\n(a) In General.--Not later than June 1, 2026, the Secretary of\nDefense, in coordination with the Chief Information Officer of the\nDepartment of Defense, the Chief Information Officer of each military\ndepartment, and representatives from the service acquisition executives\nof each military department, shall--\n(1) harmonize the cybersecurity requirements applicable to the\ndefense industrial base across the Department of Defense;\n(2) reduce the number of such requirements that are unique to a\nspecific contract or other agreement of the Department; and\n(3) submit to the congressional defense committees a report on\nthe actions taken to carry out the harmonization described in\nparagraph (1) and the reduction described in paragraph (2).\n(b) Requirements.--The harmonization required by subsection (a)(1)\nshall ensure that processes and governance structures exist and are\nsufficient to identify and eliminate duplicative and inconsistent\ncybersecurity requirements and cybersecurity requirements unique to\nsingle contracts, including--\n(1) a process and governance structure for assessing whether\nfuture proposed cybersecurity contractual requirements for\ncontracts or other agreements of the Department of Defense are\nduplicative of other applicable requirements of the Department of\nDefense that are published in the Federal Register;\n(2) a process for coordinating, centralizing, approving, and\npublishing any proposed cybersecurity requirement not published in\nthe Federal Register; and\n(3) a mechanism included in the process described in paragraph\n(2) for ensuring the visibility to and input from internal and\nexternal stakeholders.\n(c) Reports Required.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2026, and annually\nthereafter for three years, the Chief Information Officer of the\nDepartment of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees a report describing the actions taken to implement\nsubsections (a) and (b), including the status of the harmonization\nof contractual cybersecurity requirements and of reducing\ncybersecurity requirements unique to single contracts required by\nsuch sections.\n(2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall\ncover the most recently completed fiscal year prior to the\nsubmission of the report and include--\n(A) a description of any changes made during the period\ncovered by the report to the processes and governance\nstructures described in subsection (b);\n(B) a list of each contract or other agreement of the\nDepartment of Defense entered into during the period covered by\nthe report for which the Department sought to include a\ncybersecurity requirement not published in the Federal\nRegister;\n(C) for each contract or other agreement included on the\nlist required by subparagraph (B), whether the Secretary of\nDefense approved the inclusion of the cybersecurity requirement\nfor which such contract or other agreement was included on such\nlist and an explanation of the reasoning of the Secretary for\napproving or denying such inclusion; and\n(D) such other matters as determined necessary by the Chief\nInformation Officer of the Department of Defense.\nSEC. 867. MODIFICATIONS TO DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE FUND.\n(a) In General.--Section 4817 of title 10, United States Code, is\namended by adding at the end the following new subsections:\n``(g) Eligible Uses of Authorities.--(1) In General.--The Secretary\nof Defense may use the authorities provided by this section with\nrespect to defense supply chains, including for material, material\nproduction, components, subassemblies, and finished products, testing\nand qualification, infrastructure, facility construction and\nimprovement, and equipment needed directly for the following:\n``(A) Castings and forgings.\n``(B) Kinetic capabilities, including sensors, targeting\nsystems, and delivery platforms.\n``(C) Microelectronics.\n``(D) Machine tools, including subtractive, additive,\nconvergent, stamping, forging, abrasives, metrology, and other\nproduction equipment.\n``(E) Critical minerals, materials, and chemicals.\n``(F) The workforce of the defense industrial base.\n``(G) Advanced manufacturing (as defined in section\n4841(f)) capability and capacity of the defense industrial\nbase, including manufacturing at or near the point of need in\nthe area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific\nCommand.\n``(H) Unmanned vehicles, including subsurface, surface,\nland, air, single use, and attritable unmanned vehicles and\nassociated launch and recovery platforms.\n``(I) Manned aircraft.\n``(J) Ground systems.\n``(K) Power sources.\n``(L) Ships or submarines, including technologies and\ncapabilities for the assembly or automation of ships or\nsubmarines, new or modernized infrastructure for the\nconstruction of new ships or submarines or the maintenance and\nsustainment or repair of battle damage to ships or submarines.\n``(M) Other materiel solutions required to support the\noperational plans of the United States Indo-Pacific Command.\n``(N) Defense space systems.\n``(O) Batteries.\n``(2) Prohibition on Use in Covered Countries.--The Secretary may\nnot use the authorities provided by this section for any activity in a\ncovered country.\n``(3) Use of Authorities for Other Purposes.--The Secretary may not\nuse the authorities provided by subsections (h) through (j) for a\npurpose other than a purpose described in paragraph (1) unless the\nSecretary--\n``(A) determines that--\n``(i) the use of the authority for such other purpose is\nessential to the defense interests of the United States; and\n``(ii) without the use of the authority for such other\npurpose, the defense industrial base cannot reasonably be\nexpected to provide a capability needed by the Department of\nDefense in a timely manner; and\n``(B) not less than 30 days prior to the Secretary using such\nauthorities for such other purpose, submits to the congressional\ndefense committees a report on such determination that includes\nappropriate explanatory material for such use.\n``(h) Grants and Other Incentives for Domestic Industrial Base\nCapabilities.--For the purposes of creating, maintaining, protecting,\nexpanding, or restoring the capabilities of the domestic industrial\nbase that are essential for the defense interests of the United States,\nthe Secretary may--\n``(1) use contracts, grants, or other transaction authorities,\nincluding cooperative agreements;\n``(2) establish incentives for the private sector to develop\ncapabilities in areas of defense interest;\n``(3) during the five-year period beginning on the date of the\nenactment of this subsection, make awards to third party entities\nto support investments in small- and medium-sized entities working\nin areas of defense interest that would benefit missions of the\nDepartment of Defense; and\n``(4) provide subsidies to offset market manipulation.\n``(i) Defense Industrial Base Purchase Commitment Program.--\n``(1) In general.--For the purposes of creating, maintaining,\nprotecting, expanding, or restoring capabilities of the industrial\nbase that are essential for the defense interests of the United\nStates, the Secretary may make purchase commitments--\n``(A) for the use or resale of an industrial resource or a\ncritical technology item by the Federal Government;\n``(B) to encourage the exploration, development, and mining\nof strategic and critical materials;\n``(C) to support the development of other materials and\ncomponents;\n``(D) for the development of production capabilities; and\n``(E) to increase the use of emerging technologies in\ndefense program applications and the rapid transition of\nemerging technologies--\n``(i) from research and development sponsored by the\nFederal Government to commercial applications; and\n``(ii) from commercial research and development to\nnational defense applications.\n``(2) Exemption for certain limitations.--\n``(A) Purchases.--Except as provided by subparagraph (B),\npurchase commitments under paragraph (1) may be made for such\nquantities, and on such terms and conditions, including advance\npayments, and for such periods, but not extending beyond a date\nthat is not more than 10 years from the date on which such\npurchase was initially made, as the Secretary deems necessary.\n``(B) Limitation.--Purchase commitments under paragraph (1)\ninvolving higher than established ceiling prices (or if no such\nestablished ceiling prices exist, currently prevailing market\nprices) or that result in an anticipated loss on resale shall\nnot be made, unless it is determined that supply of the\nmaterials to be purchased under such purchase commitments could\nnot be effectively increased or provisioned at lower prices or\non terms more favorable to the Federal Government, or that such\npurchases are necessary to assure the availability to the\nUnited States of overseas supplies.\n``(3) Findings of secretary.--\n``(A) In general.--The Secretary may take the actions\ndescribed in subparagraph (B), if the Secretary finds with\nrespect to a specific material that--\n``(i) under generally fair and equitable ceiling\nprices, for any raw or nonprocessed material or component,\nthere will result a decrease in supplies from high-cost\nsources of such material and that the continuation of such\nsupplies from such sources is necessary to carry out the\nobjectives of this section; or\n``(ii) an increase in cost of transportation of such\nmaterial is temporary and threatens to impair maximum\nproduction or supply in any area at stable prices of such\nmaterial.\n``(B) Subsidy payments authorized.--Upon a finding under\nsubparagraph (A) with respect to a material, the Secretary may,\nfor the purposes described in paragraph (1), make provision for\nsubsidy payments for such material from sources other than\nsources that are or that are in covered countries, in such\namounts and in such manner, including purchase commitments of\nsuch material or component thereof and the resale of such\nmaterial or component thereof at a loss, and on such terms and\nconditions, as the Secretary determines necessary to ensure\nthat--\n``(i) in the case of a finding described in clause (i)\nof such subparagraph, supplies from high-cost sources of\nsuch material do not decrease; or\n``(ii) in the case of a finding described in clause\n(ii) of such subparagraph with respect to one or more\nareas, that maximum production or supply of such material\nat stable prices in each such area is maintained, as\napplicable.\n``(4) Installation of equipment in industrial facilities.--\n``(A) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to take an\naction described in subparagraph (B) if the Secretary\ndetermines that such action will aid the defense interests of\nthe United States.\n``(B) Actions described.--The actions described in this\nsection are--\n``(i) procuring and installing additional equipment,\nfacilities, processes or improvements to plants, factories,\nand other industrial facilities owned by the Federal\nGovernment;\n``(ii) procuring and installing equipment, including\nequipment owned by the Federal Government, in privately\nowned plants, factories, and other industrial facilities;\n``(iii) providing for the modification, expansion, or\nconstruction of new privately owned facilities, including\nmodifications or improvements to production processes, when\ntaking actions under this subsection or subsection (h);\n``(iv) selling or otherwise transferring equipment\nowned by the Federal Government and installed under this\nsubsection to the owners of such plants, factories, or\nother industrial facilities;\n``(v) constructing facilities for the purposes\ndescribed in section subsection (g)(1); and\n``(vi) applying contracts, grants, or other\ntransactions authorities.\n``(5) Excess metals, minerals, materials, and components.--\n``(A) In general.--Metals, minerals, materials, and\ncomponents acquired pursuant to this subsection which are\nexcess to the needs of programs under this section, as\ndetermined by the Secretary, shall be transferred to the\nNational Defense Stockpile established by the Strategic and\nCritical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.), or\nother national reserves if available, if the Secretary deems\nsuch transfer to be in the public interest.\n``(B) Transfers at no charge.--Transfers made pursuant to\nthis paragraph shall be made without charge against or\nreimbursement from funds appropriated for the purposes of the\nStrategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98\net seq.), or other national reserves if available, except that\ncosts incident to such transfer, other than acquisition costs,\nshall be paid or reimbursed from such funds.\n``(C) Treatment of materials.--For the purposes of section\n5(a)(3) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling\nAct (50 U.S.C. 98d(a)(3)), with respect to amounts paid under\nsubparagraph (B) for any metal, mineral, material, or component\ntransferred pursuant to this paragraph--\n``(i) such metal, mineral, material, or component is\ndeemed to have been determined to be strategic and critical\nunder section 3(a) of the Strategic and Critical Materials\nStock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b(a)); and\n``(ii) the Stockpile Manager of the National Defense\nStockpile is deemed to have determines there is a shortfall\nof such materials in the National Defense Stockpile.\n``(6) Substitutes.--The Secretary may make provision for the\ndevelopment and qualification of substitutes for strategic and\ncritical materials, components, critical technology items, and\nother industrial resources if and to the extent the Secretary\ndetermines that such development and qualification is in the\ninterest of national security.\n``(j) Strengthening Domestic Productive Capacity.--\n``(1) In general.--The Secretary may provide appropriate\nincentives to develop, maintain, modernize, restore, and expand the\nproductive capacities of sources for strategic and critical\nmaterials, components, critical technology items, and industrial\nresources essential for the execution of the national security\nstrategy of the United States.\n``(2) Strategic and critical materials, components, and\ncritical technology items.--\n``(A) Maintenance of reliable sources of supply.--The\nSecretary shall take appropriate actions to ensure that\nstrategic and critical materials, components, critical\ntechnology items, and industrial resources are available from\nreliable sources when and as needed to meet the requirements of\nthe Department of Defense during peacetime, mobilization, and\nnational emergency (as defined in section 12 of the Strategic\nand Critical Materials Act (50 USC 98h-3)).\n``(B) Appropriate action.--For purposes of this paragraph,\nappropriate actions include--\n``(i) restricting contract solicitations to reliable\nsources;\n``(ii) stockpiling or placing into reserve strategic\nand critical materials, components, and critical technology\nitems;\n``(iii) planning for necessary long lead times for\nacquiring such materials, components, and items; and\n``(iv) developing and qualifying substitutes for such\nmaterials, components, and items.\n``(k) Annual Report.--\n``(1) In general.--Not later than October 15, 2026, and\nannually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committee a report evaluating investments\nmade and any other activities carried out using amounts in the Fund\nduring the previous fiscal year.\n``(2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall\ninclude--\n``(A) measures of the effectiveness of the investments and\nactivities described in such paragraph in meeting the needs of\nthe Department of Defense and the defense industrial base;\n``(B) an evaluation of the return on investment of all\nongoing investments from the Fund; and\n``(C) a description of efforts to coordinate activities\ncarried out using amounts in the Fund with activities to\nsupport the defense industrial base carried out under other\nauthorities.\n``(3) Advice.--In preparing a report required by paragraph (1),\nthe Secretary shall take into account the advice of the defense\nindustry and such other individuals as the Secretary considers\nrelevant.\n``(l) Coordination With Other Defense Industrial Base Activities.--\nNot later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, the Secretary shall\nsubmit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on\nBanking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on\nFinancial Services of the House of Representatives a report detailing\nhow activities carried out under this section will be coordinated\nwith--\n``(1) activities carried out using amounts in the Defense\nProduction Act Fund under section 304 of the Defense Production Act\nof 1950 (50 U.S.C.4534);\n``(2) activities of the Office of Strategic Capital; and\n``(3) any other efforts designed to enhance the defense\nindustrial base.\n``(m) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `covered country' means--\n``(A) the Russian Federation;\n``(B) the Republic of Cuba;\n``(C) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela;\n``(D) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;\n``(E) the Islamic Republic of Iran; and\n``(F) the People's Republic of China.\n``(2) The term `reliable source' means a citizen of, or\nbusiness entity organized under the laws of--\n``(A) the United States or any territory or possession of\nthe United States;\n``(B) a country of the national technology and industrial\nbase, as defined in section 4801; or\n``(C) a qualifying country, as defined in section 225.003\nof the Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal\nAcquisition Regulation or any successor regulation.\n``(3) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Defense.\n``(4) The term `strategic and critical materials' has the\nmeaning given that term in section 12(1) of the Strategic and\nCritical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-3(1)).''.\n(b) Limitation on Use of Certain Funds.--The Secretary of Defense\nmay not use funds made available before the date of the enactment of\nthis Act to carry out activities under the authority of subsection (g),\n(h), (i), or (j) of section 4817 of title 10, United States Code, as\nadded by this Act.\n(c) Amendments to National Security Capital Forum.--Section 1092 of\nthe Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C.\n149 note) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a)--\n(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a\nsemicolon;\n(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and\ninserting ``; and''; and\n(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(3) serve as a clearinghouse for vetting potential\ninvestments transactions, whether as a loan or as an equity\ntransaction, by executive agencies (as defined in section 133 of\ntitle 41, United States Code).''; and\n(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n``(e) Inclusion of Certain Officials.--The Secretary of Defense\nshall include in the forum established under subsection (a) the\nfollowing:\n``(1) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base\nPolicy.\n``(2) The individual serving as the Director of the Defense\nLogistics Agency and the head of the Office of General Counsel of\nthe Department of Defense.''.\n(d) Sunset.--Effective December 31, 2035, the following provisions\nof law are repealed:\n(1) Subsections (g) through (m) of section 4817 of title 10,\nUnited States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section.\n(2) Subsections (a)(3) and (e) of section 1092 of the\nServicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 10\nU.S.C. 149 note), as added by subsection (c) of this section.\n\nSubtitle G--Other Matters\n\nSEC. 871. MODIFICATION TO DEMONSTRATION AND PROTOTYPING PROGRAM TO\nADVANCE INTERNATIONAL PRODUCT SUPPORT CAPABILITIES IN A CONTESTED\nLOGISTICS ENVIRONMENT.\nSection 842 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 2341 note) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (b)(2)--\n(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;\n(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);\nand\n(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new\nsubparagraph:\n``(B) advanced manufacturing (as defined in section 4841(f)\nof title 10, United States Code) facilities for rapid,\ndistributed production of parts closer to the point of use;\nand''; and\n(2) in subsection (g), by striking ``on the date'' and all that\nfollows and inserting ``December 31, 2030.''.\nSEC. 872. CONTESTED LOGISTICS EXERCISE REQUIREMENT.\nSection 842 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 2341 note) is amended--\n(1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and\n(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new\nsubsection:\n``(h) Contested Logistics Exercise Requirement.--Not later than\nSeptember 30, 2027, and biannually thereafter until the termination\ndate in subsection (g), the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with\nthe senior official responsible for integration of global logistics (as\ndesignated in section 2229b of this title), shall incorporate the\nrequirements of the Program into a joint exercise that focuses on the\ncontested logistics environment.''.\nSEC. 873. COMBATANT COMMAND EXPERIMENTATION AUTHORITY.\n(a) Authority.--Each commander of a combatant command shall have\nthe authority to conduct experimentation, prototyping, and technology\ndemonstrations to support the development and testing of innovative\ntechnologies and capability solutions to address operational needs\nidentified by the combatant command.\n(b) Procedures.--The commander of a combatant command may use the\nspecial authorities for contracting described in subsection (b) of\nsection 843 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 3601 note) for activities carried\nout under subsection (a), provided that the procedures described in\nsuch section are followed.\n(c) Recommendation for Follow-on Production.--Upon completion of an\nexperiment, prototype, or technology demonstration, if a commander of a\ncombatant command submits to a senior contracting official (as defined\nin section 1737 of title 10, United States Code) a written\ndetermination that the demonstrated technology or capability meets the\noperational need of the combatant command, such written determination\nmay be used to fulfill the following requirements:\n(1) A justification for using other than competitive procedures\nunder section 3204 of title 10, United States Code, to acquire the\ntechnology or capability which was successfully demonstrated.\n(2) A validated capability needs statement or a written\ndetermination that the capability is needed to address a deficiency\nthat affects performance of missions assigned to that command.\n(d) Sunset.--The authority under this section shall terminate on\nSeptember 30, 2028.\n(e) Inclusion in Annual Report.--The Chairman on of the Joint\nChiefs of Staff, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense\nfor Acquisition and Sustainment, shall include in each report required\nafter the date of the enactment of this Act by subsection (e) of\nsection 843 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2024 (Public Law 118-31; 6 U.S.C. 3601 note) an explanation of each use\nof the authority under this section during the period covered by the\nreport.\nSEC. 874. ANNUAL REPORT ON CONTRACT CANCELLATIONS AND TERMINATIONS.\n(a) Report Required.--\n(1) In general.--For each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031,\nnot later than 10 days after the date on which the President\nsubmits the budget to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title\n31, United States Code, for each such fiscal year, the Secretary of\nDefense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a\nreport listing any cancellation or termination for the preceding\nfiscal year of a contract in an amount greater than the simplified\nacquisition threshold.\n(2) Fiscal year 2025 cancellations and terminations.--The\nSecretary of Defense shall include in the first report submitted\nunder paragraph (1) a description of any cancellation or\ntermination of a contract in an amount greater than the simplified\nacquisition threshold during fiscal year 2025.\n(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall\ninclude the following elements:\n(1) An identification of the unique Government identification\nnumber (commonly referred to as a ``Procurement Instrument\nIdentification Number'' or an ``Indefinite Delivery Vehicle'') for\neach contract cancelled or terminated.\n(2) The total value of the contracts described in paragraph\n(1).\n(3) The total existing obligations against each such contract.\n(4) Any termination settlement paid, if applicable, for\ncancelling or terminating a contract described in paragraph (1).\n(5) A brief justification of the rationale for such\ncancellation or termination, disaggregated by contracts--\n(A) that do not align with the priorities of the Secretary\nof Defense;\n(B) for which the requirement no longer exists;\n(C) for which the requirement has decreased;\n(D) for which the requirement exists, but the contract did\nnot meet requirements for cost or the schedule or performance\nof the contract are unacceptable; or\n(E) any other rationale as determined by the Secretary.\n(6) For any contract described in paragraph (5)(E), a\njustification of the proposed timeline for awarding a new contract\nto meet the specified requirement.\nSEC. 875. ABILITY TO WITHHOLD CONTRACT PAYMENTS DURING PERIOD OF\nPENDANCY OF A BID PROTEST.\n(a) Authority to Withhold Certain Payments.--\n(1) Procedures.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the\nDepartment of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition\nRegulation to establish procedures for a contracting officer of the\nDepartment of Defense to withhold payment of covered amounts to an\nincumbent contractor during the period of pendency resulting from a\nbid protest by such incumbent contractor.\n(2) Forfeit.--The procedures developed in accordance with this\nsection shall provide that payment amounts withheld under paragraph\n(1) from an incumbent contractor during a period of pendency\nresulting from a bid protest by such incumbent contractor shall be\nforfeited by the incumbent contractor upon the determination by the\nComptroller General of the United States to dismiss such bid\nprotest based on a lack of any reasonable legal or factual basis\nbecoming a final determination.\n(b) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``covered amounts'' means an amount that is not\ngreater than five percent of the total amount to be paid to an\nincumbent contractor but for the withholding of payment under\nsubsection (a)(1).\n(2) The term ``covered contract'' means a contract entered into\nby the Secretary of Defense with an incumbent contractor for the\nprocurement of goods or services during the period of pendency that\nare the same or substantially similar to goods or services to be\nacquired by the Department under the contract previously awarded to\nthe incumbent contractor.\n(3) The term ``final determination'', with respect to the\ndismissal of a bid protest, means such dismissal--\n(A) was not the subject of a request for reconsideration\nand the time period for requesting reconsideration has expired;\nor\n(B) was the subject of a request for reconsideration and\nthe reconsideration processes for which is completed.\n(4) The term ``incumbent contractor'' means a contractor for a\ncontract with the Department of Defense for the acquisition of\ngoods or services by the Department that are the same or\nsubstantially similar to goods or services to be acquired by the\nDepartment under a new or follow-on contract that is the subject of\na bid protest.\n(5) The term ``period of pendency'' means the period of\nperformance under a contract that was awarded or extended because\nthe Secretary of Defense--\n(A) received notice of a bid protest submitted by the\nincumbent contractor to the Comptroller General of the United\nStates; and\n(B) was prohibited from awarding a new contract during the\npendency of such bid protest under section 3553(c) of title 31,\nUnited States Code.\nSEC. 876. INDEMNIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS AGAINST NUCLEAR AND\nUNUSUALLY HAZARDOUS RISKS.\n(a) Review.--The review of requests submitted by a contractor to a\nDepartment of Defense contracting officer pursuant to Public Law 85-804\n(50 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) for indemnification against nuclear and\nunusually hazardous risks, including those involving the procurement of\ncommercial nuclear technology, shall include, to the extent\npracticable, input from the Defense Contract Management Agency,\nincluding reviews of insurance markets and coverage availability from\nthe Contractor Insurance/Pension Review group.\n(b) Deadline.--The review of each indemnification request submitted\nby a contractor described in subsection (a) shall be completed with a\nfinal decision on approval or denial, including an executed memorandum\nof decision, not later than 90 days after the date of the request.\n(c) Delegation.--The Secretary of each military department shall\ndelegate the authority to approve or deny indemnification requests\nsubmitted by contractors described in subsection (a) for contracts\nrelating to advanced nuclear energy systems or components to such\nsubordinate officials as the Secretary determines appropriate to ensure\nthe timely and effective execution of reviewing such requests.\nSEC. 877. ENHANCED SECURITY STRATEGY FOR PROCUREMENT OF PRIVATE\nFIFTH-GENERATION WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall require a\ncontractor for a procurement related to fifth-generation wireless\ntechnology for private networks on military installations to provide\nthe information described in subsection (b) to promote enhanced\nwireless network security requirements, including supply chain risk\nmanagement.\n(b) Information Described.--The information described in this\nsubsection is as follows:\n(1) A hardware bill of materials for such procurement described\nin subsection (a).\n(2) A description of the implementation and operational use of\nzero trust principles and capabilities for such procurement.\n(c) Prioritization.--With respect to a procurement described in\nsubsection (a), the Secretary shall prioritize the use of private\nnetworks that employ Open-RAN approaches, including cloud-native\ncapabilities whenever possible.\n(d) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``military installation'' has the meaning given in\nsection 2801 of title 10, United States Code.\n(2) The term ``Open-RAN'' has the meaning given in section 9202\nof title XCII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2021 (Public Law 116-283).\n\nTITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT\n\nSubtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters\n\nSec. 901. Prohibition of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs of\nthe Department of Defense.\nSec. 902. Directive authority for matters for which the Under Secretary\nof Defense for Research and Engineering has responsibility.\nSec. 903. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Armaments\nCooperation.\nSec. 904. Modification to authorities of the Director of Operational\nTest and Evaluation.\nSec. 905. Modification of covered technology categories for Office of\nStrategic Capital.\nSec. 906. Additional authorities for Office of Strategic Capital.\nSec. 907. Defense Science Board study on optimal organizational\nstructure for digital solution and software delivery.\n\nSubtitle B--Other Department of Defense Organization and Management\nMatters\n\nSec. 911. Removal of members of Joint Chiefs of Staff and combatant\ncommanders.\nSec. 912. Joint Interagency Task Force 401.\nSec. 913. Authority to establish regional outreach centers for the\nDefense Innovation Unit.\nSec. 914. Small-UAS Industrial Base Working Group.\nSec. 915. Temporary prohibition on disestablishment of Navy\nExpeditionary Combat Command Pacific.\nSec. 916. Limitation on availability of funds for modification or\nconsolidation of geographic combatant commands.\nSec. 917. Limitation on availability of funds for the Army pending\nsubmittal of plan on the proposed integration of the Joint\nMunitions Command and the Army Sustainment Command.\n\nSubtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters\n\nSEC. 901. PROHIBITION OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION PROGRAMS\nOF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.\n(a) Repeals and Modifications of Reporting Requirements on\nDiversity and Inclusion.--Section 113 of title 10, United States Code,\nis amended--\n(1) in subsection (c)--\n(A) by striking paragraph (2); and\n(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs\n(2) and (3), respectively;\n(2) in subsection (g)(1)(B)--\n(A) by striking clause (vii); and\n(B) by redesignating clauses (viii), (ix), and (x) as\nclauses (vii), (viii), and (ix), respectively;\n(3) by striking subsection (l);\n(4) by redesignating subsections (m) through (o) as subsections\n(l) through (n), respectively; and\n(5) in subsection (l), as so redesignated--\n(A) by striking ``Accompanying each national defense\nstrategy provided to the congressional defense committees in\naccordance with subsection (g)(1)(D)'' and inserting ``On an\nannual basis''; and\n(B) by striking ``provide a report'' and inserting ``submit\nto the congressional defense committees a report''.\n(b) Repeal of Chief Diversity Officer.--Section 147 of title 10,\nUnited States Code, is repealed.\n(c) Repeal of Program on Diversity in Military Leadership.--Section\n656 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.\n(d) Repeal of Inspector General Oversight of Diversity and\nInclusion in Department of Defense; Supremacist, Extremist, or Criminal\nGang Activity in the Armed Forces.--Section 554 of the William M. (Mac)\nThornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021\n(Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 141 note) is repealed.\n(e) Repeal of Senior Advisors for Diversity and Inclusion.--Section\n913 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3802) is\nrepealed.\n(f) Prohibited Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practices.--\n(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the\nSecretary of Defense may not--\n(A) maintain an office relating to diversity, equity,\ninclusion, or accessibility or any substantially similar\noffice;\n(B) maintain or employ a chief diversity officer or a\nsubstantially similar officer;\n(C) develop, implement, distribute, or publish plans,\nstrategic plans, reports, or surveys relating to diversity,\nequity, inclusion, and accessibility, or substantially similar\nplans, reports, or surveys;\n(D) develop, implement, or maintain an employee resource\ngroup or an affinity group based on race, color, ethnicity,\nreligion, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender\nidentity;\n(E) develop, implement, or maintain an agency equity team\nor a substantially similar team;\n(F) develop, implement, distribute, publish, establish, or\npurchase--\n(i) a training course relating to--\n\n(I) diversity;\n(II) equity;\n(III) inclusion;\n(IV) a critical theory relating to race, gender, or\notherwise; or\n(V) intersectionality; or\n\n(ii) a training course substantiality similar to a\ntraining course described in clause (i);\n(G) develop, implement, or maintain a diversity, equity,\ninclusion, and accessibility data dashboard or a substantially\nsimilar data dashboard; or\n(H) maintain or employ a position relating to diversity,\nequity, inclusion, or accessibility.\n(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be\nconstrued to prevent the Secretary of Defense from maintaining or\noperating--\n(A) Equal Employment Opportunity offices as historically\norganized and operated within the Department of Defense; or\n(B) an office enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act\nof 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) or similar programs or\noffices as historically organized and operated within the\nDepartment of Defense.\n(3) Accessibility defined.--In this subsection, the term\n``accessibility'' has the meaning given that term in the Department\nof Defense Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility\nStrategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023, except such term\ndoes not refer to accessibility or other accommodations required\nunder law for individuals with disabilities.\nSEC. 902. DIRECTIVE AUTHORITY FOR MATTERS FOR WHICH THE UNDER\nSECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING HAS\nRESPONSIBILITY.\nSection 133a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in paragraph (2)--\n(A) by inserting ``elements of the Department relating to''\nafter ``supervising, all'';\n(B) by inserting ``and enhancing jointness'' after ``and\nengineering efforts''; and\n(C) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon;\n(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and\ninserting a semicolon; and\n(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:\n``(4) directing the Secretaries of the military departments and\nthe heads of all other elements of the Department with regard to\nmatters for which the Under Secretary has responsibility; and\n``(5) conducting developmental prototyping, designing and\nexecuting experiments of prototypes in the field to demonstrate\noperational relevance to address joint force capability gaps, and\nencouraging and supporting the rapid transition of technology from\nthe research and development phase into operational use within the\nDepartment.''.\nSEC. 903. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR INTERNATIONAL\nARMAMENTS COOPERATION.\n(a) Establishment of Assistant Secretary of Defense for\nInternational Armaments Cooperation.--Section 138(b) of title 10,\nUnited States Code, is amended--\n(1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs (8)\nand (9), respectively; and\n(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new\nparagraph (7):\n``(7) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant Secretary\nof Defense for International Armaments Cooperation, who shall report\ndirectly to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and\nSustainment. The principal duty of the Assistant Secretary shall be to\ncarry out section 133b(b)(10) of this title.''.\n(b) Increase in Authorized Number of Assistant Secretaries.--\n(1) Increase.--Section 138(a)(1) of title 10, United States\nCode, is amended by striking ``19'' and inserting ``20''.\n(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 5315 of title 5, United\nStates Code, is amended by striking ``Assistant Secretaries of\nDefense (19).'' and inserting ``Assistant Secretaries of Defense\n(20).''\nSEC. 904. MODIFICATION TO AUTHORITIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF\nOPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION.\n(a) In General.--Section 139 of title 10, United States Code, is\namended--\n(1) in subsection (b)--\n(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;\n(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and\ninserting ``; and''; and\n(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(7) have access to approved test and evaluation master plans\nand test strategies of the armed forces for purposes of conducting\nindependent reviews of such plans and strategies.'';\n(2) in subsection (k), by inserting ``, and the Secretary of\nDefense shall ensure that the amount requested for the Office of\nthe Director in the Department of Defense budget for each fiscal\nyear is sufficient to enable the Director to fulfill the duties and\nresponsibilities assigned by this section'' before the period at\nthe end; and\n(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n``(l)(1) The Director may enter into contracts or other agreements\nwith one or more federally funded research and development centers\npursuant to which personnel of such centers may assist the Director\nwith program oversight, including through--\n``(A) test planning, preparation, and monitoring;\n``(B) data collection;\n``(C) data analysis;\n``(D) drafting and reviewing test reports;\n``(E) providing technical expertise and support to program\noffices; and\n``(F) performing such other duties as the Director\ndetermines appropriate.\n``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Director has\nsufficient funding to enter into the contracts or other agreements for\nwhich authorization is provided under paragraph (1).''.\n(b) Requirement to Maintain Certain Test and Evaluation\nActivities.--\n(1) Limitation.--During the period beginning on the date of the\nenactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 2027, the\nSecretary of Defense may not--\n(A) divest or consolidate a capability specified in\nparagraph (2);\n(B) transfer responsibility for such a capability away from\nthe organization responsible for the capability as of the date\nof the enactment of this Act; or\n(C) take any other action that would reduce the scope or\neffectiveness of the capability.\n(2) Capabilities described.--The capabilities specified in this\nparagraph are--\n(A) the Cyber Assessment Program;\n(B) the Center for Countermeasures;\n(C) the Test and Evaluation Threat Resource Activity;\n(D) the Joint Technical Coordinating Group for Munitions\nEffectiveness Program;\n(E) the Joint Aircraft Survivability Program;\n(F) the Joint Test and Evaluation Program; and\n(G) the Test and Evaluation Transformation Program.\n(3) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through the\nDirector of Operational Test and Evaluation, may a waive the\nlimitation under paragraph (1) with respect to capability specified\nin paragraph (2), on a case-by-case basis, if--\n(A) the Secretary submits to the congressional defense\ncommittees a plan for divesting, consolidating, transferring,\nor otherwise reducing the scope or effectiveness the capability\n(as the case may be), which shall include--\n(i) in the case of a capability proposed to be\ntransferred to another organization within the Department\nof Defense--\n\n(I) identification of the organization to which\nsuch capability will be transferred; and\n(II) an explanation of the level of resources\nneeded to sustain such capability at the new\norganization, staffing levels for the capability at\nsuch organization, and any agreements needed to\nimplement the proposed transfer; and\n\n(ii) in the case of a capability proposed to be\ndivested or consolidated by the Secretary, a justification\nfor the divestment or consolidation together with an\nexplanation of how the proposed divestment or consolidation\nwill not result in a loss of capabilities or functions in a\nmanner that poses a risk to any mission of the Department\nof Defense; and\n(B) a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date on\nwhich the plan under subparagraph (A) was submitted.\n(4) Resources.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that\nsufficient funding and personnel are made available to the Director\nof Operational Test and Evaluation to maintain the capabilities\nspecified in paragraph (2) during the period in which the\nlimitation under paragraph (1) applies.\nSEC. 905. MODIFICATION OF COVERED TECHNOLOGY CATEGORIES FOR OFFICE\nOF STRATEGIC CAPITAL.\nParagraph (2) of subsection (f) of section 149 of title 10, United\nStates Code, is amended--\n(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (U) through (GG) as\nsubparagraphs (V) through (HH), respectively; and\n(2) by inserting after subparagraph (T) the following new\nsubparagraph:\n``(U) Nuclear fission and fusion energy technologies.''.\nSEC. 906. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES FOR OFFICE OF STRATEGIC CAPITAL.\n(a) In General.--Section 149 of title 10, United States Code, as\namended by section 905 of this Act, is further amended--\n(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (h); and\n(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new\nsubsections:\n``(f) Fees.--\n``(1) In general.--\n``(A) The Director may--\n``(i) charge and collect fees for the costs specified\nin subparagraph (B) for services provided by the Office and\nassociated with administering programs under this section,\nincluding project-specific transaction costs and direct\ncosts relating to such services; and\n``(ii) establish those fees at amounts that the\nDirector considers appropriate only to recover the costs of\nproject-specific transaction costs and to offset the\nexpenses of administering of those programs.\n``(B) The costs specified in this subparagraph are the\nfollowing:\n``(i) Due diligence costs paid to third parties for\nservices conducting national security, legal, engineering,\ntechnical, financial, and other due diligence on\napplicants, prospective and existing borrowers, guarantors,\nsponsors, and other key transaction parties, their\nrespective owners, managers, and employees, and their\nproperties, assets, and operations.\n``(ii) Costs of third-party services related to ratings\nanalysis, underwriting, appraisals, valuations, travel to\nand inspection of project sites, and other customary\nanalysis relating to specific applications.\n``(iii) Costs of third-party legal services for\nnegotiation and documentation of transactions.\n``(iv) Costs of third-party services for monitoring,\nrestructurings, and workouts of agreements.\n``(v) Administrative expenses directly related to\ncredit program operations as defined in Office of\nManagement and Budget Circular A-11 as of August 2025,\nincluding--\n\n``(I) the appropriate proportion of administrative\nexpenses that are shared with non-credit programs;\n``(II) the cost of loan systems development and\nmaintenance, including information technology systems\ncosts;\n``(III) the cost of monitoring credit programs and\nprivate lenders for compliance with contractual\nrequirements, laws, and regulations;\n``(IV) the cost of all activities related to credit\nextension, loan servicing, write-off, and close out;\nand\n``(V) the cost of collecting delinquent or\ndefaulted loans.\n\n``(2) Deposit into credit program account.--\n``(A) In general.--Amounts collected as fees under\nparagraph (1) shall--\n``(i) be deposited into the Credit Program Account\nestablished under subsection (e)(5); and\n``(ii) remain available until expended.\n``(B) Limitation on use of fees.--Notwithstanding\nsubsection (e)(5)(B), none of the fees collected under\nparagraph (1) may be used to pay salaries or expenses of\ncivilian employees of the Department of Defense or for any\npurposes other than those described in this subsection or\nsubsection (e)(12).\n``(3) Termination of authority.--\n``(A) In general.--Except as provided by subparagraph (B),\nthe authority under paragraph (1) to charge and collect fees\nshall expire on the date specified in paragraph (9)(A) of\nsubsection (e).\n``(B) Treatment of certain assets.--With respect to a loan\nor loan guarantee provided under this section that is\noutstanding as of the expiration date under subparagraph (A),\nthe authority of the Director under paragraph (1) to charge and\ncollect fees for services relating to the loan or loan\nguarantee shall remain in effect for the duration of the loan\nor loan guarantee.\n``(4) Reports required.--\n``(A) Annual report.--Not later than March 1 of each year,\nthe Director shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees a report that includes--\n``(i) a detailed summary of the fees collected under\nparagraph (1) in the preceding fiscal year; and\n``(ii) a description of how those fees were allocated.\n``(B) Audit.--The Inspector General of the Department of\nDefense shall--\n``(i) conduct a review of the fees charged and\ncollected under paragraph (1) in fiscal year 2026 and\nprovide a report on the results of the review to the\ncongressional defense committees; and\n``(ii) conduct an audit of the fees collected in fiscal\nyears 2026 and 2027 and, once completed, provide a report\nto the congressional defense committees on the results of\nthe audit not later than 180 days after the end of fiscal\nyear 2027.\n``(g) Authority to Accept Services.--The Director may accept\nservices, such as legal, financial, technical, or professional\nservices, associated with administering programs under this section,\nincluding accepting such services as indirect payment in kind for\nservices provided by the Office.''.\n(b) Determinations of Loan Default Under Pilot Program on Capital\nAssistance to Support Defense Investment in Industrial Base.--\nSubsection (e)(3)(A)(ii)(VI) of such section is amended by striking\n``Secretary'' and inserting ``Director''.\n(c) Conforming Amendment to Credit Program Account.--Subsection\n(e)(5)(A)(ii) of such section is amended--\n(1) by striking ``consist of amounts'' and inserting the\nfollowing: ``consist of--\n``(I) amounts'';\n(2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and'';\nand\n(3) by adding at the end the following new subclause:\n\n``(II) fees deposited under subsection (f)(2).''.\n\n(d) Additional Modifications to Pilot Program on Capital\nAssistance.--Subsection (e) of such section is further amended by\nadding at the end the following new paragraphs:\n``(10) Presumption of compliance.--Each agreement for a loan or\nloan guarantee executed by the Director under paragraph (3)(A)\nshall be conclusively presumed to be issued in compliance with the\nrequirements of this section.\n``(11) Authority to collect debts.--In the case of a default on\na loan or loan guarantee provided under paragraph (3)(A), the\nDirector may exercise any priority of the United States in\ncollecting debts relating to the default.\n``(12) Additional authorities.--In carrying out the capital\nassistance program under this subsection the Director may--\n``(A) enter into contracts, agreements, or other\ntransactions with applicants for or recipients of capital\nassistance pursuant to which such applicants or recipients\ndirectly pay for the costs of third-party services provided to\nthe Office in connection with transactions involving such\napplicants and recipients;\n``(B) procure temporary and intermittent services of\nexperts and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of\ntitle 5 only for the purposes established under this\nsubsection; and\n``(C) with the consent of another Federal agency, enter\ninto an agreement with that Federal agency to use, with or\nwithout reimbursement, any service, equipment, personnel, or\nfacility of that Federal agency.''.\nSEC. 907. DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD STUDY ON OPTIMAL ORGANIZATIONAL\nSTRUCTURE FOR DIGITAL SOLUTION AND SOFTWARE DELIVERY.\n(a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall direct the\nDefense Science Board to conduct a comprehensive study to evaluate and\nrecommend the most optimal organizational structure within the Office\nof the Secretary of Defense to align and maximize the output of digital\nsolutions engineering and software delivery activities across the\nDepartment of Defense.\n(b) Elements.--The study required under subsection (a) shall\ninclude the following elements:\n(1) An assessment of existing organizational structures and\norganizations supporting digital solutions engineering and software\ndelivery across the Department of Defense, including--\n(A) current responsibilities, requirements, and\ndeliverables of software delivery organizations across the\nDepartment of Defense;\n(B) limitations based on current enterprise data management\nplatforms;\n(C) optimization of resource allocation and utilization\nprocesses; and\n(D) integration challenges and opportunities with\nDepartment-wide digital solution engineering and software\ndelivery initiatives.\n(2) An evaluation of potential organizational courses of action\nfor supporting digital solutions engineering within the Office of\nthe Secretary of Defense, including--\n(A) establishment of a new defense agency or Department of\nDefense field activity;\n(B) integration into an existing defense agency or\nDepartment of Defense field activity;\n(C) consolidation of digital development functions within\nexisting Office of the Secretary of Defense staff\norganizations;\n(D) optimization of current organizational structures and\nauthorities;\n(E) hybrid approaches combining elements of the options\ndescribed in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D); and\n(F) any other organizational structures deemed appropriate\nby the Defense Science Board.\n(3) Recommendations on the selection of the optimal\norganizational structure, including--\n(A) analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of each\ncourse of action evaluated under paragraph (2);\n(B) evaluation of cost-effectiveness and resource\nimplications;\n(C) application of lessons from similar industry or\nacademic entities performing similar work;\n(D) consideration of governance and execution framework\nrequirements;\n(E) assessment of the implementation of and execution of\ngovernance structures, including artificial intelligence model\nmanagement; and\n(F) recommendations for unique acquisition authorities to\nsupport rapid digital solutions engineering and deployment.\n(4) Transition recommendations for implementing the selected\norganizational structure, including--\n(A) detailed implementation timeline and milestones;\n(B) resource requirements and funding mechanisms; and\n(C) legislative or regulatory changes needed.\n(c) Report.--\n(1) Transmittal to secretary.--Not later than February 1, 2027,\nthe Board shall transmit to the Secretary of Defense a final report\non the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a).\n(2) Transmittal to congress.--Not later than 30 days after the\ndate on which the Secretary receives the final report under\nparagraph (1), the Secretary shall submit the report to the\ncongressional defense committees, together with such comments as\nthe Secretary considers appropriate.\n(d) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Digital solutions engineering.--The term ``digital\nsolutions engineering'' means the development, deployment, and\nsustainment of artificial intelligence systems, software\napplications, data engineering solutions, data analytics platforms,\nand other digital technologies for operational and business\npurposes.\n(2) Software delivery organizations.--The term ``software\ndelivery organizations'' means organizational units dedicated to\nthe rapid development, deployment, and sustainment of software\napplications and digital solutions.\n\nSubtitle B--Other Department of Defense Organization and Management\nMatters\n\nSEC. 911. REMOVAL OF MEMBERS OF JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF AND COMBATANT\nCOMMANDERS.\n(a) Joint Chiefs of Staff.--Section 151 of title 10, United States\nCode, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n``(h) Removal of Members of Joint Chiefs of Staff.--(1) If the\nPresident removes a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from office or\ntransfers a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to another position or\nlocation before the end of the term of the member as specified in\nstatute, the President shall, not later than five days after the\nremoval or transfer takes effect, submit to Congress, including the\ncongressional defense committees, notice that the member is being\nremoved or transferred and a statement of the reason for the removal or\ntransfer.\n``(2) Nothing in this subsection prohibits a personnel action\nauthorized by another provision of law.''.\n(b) Combatant Commanders.--Section 164(a) of title 10, United\nStates Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new\nparagraph:\n``(3)(A) If the President removes an officer assigned under\nparagraph (1) to serve as the commander of a unified or specified\ncombatant command or transfers that officer to another position or\nlocation before the expected end of the officer's service as a\ncombatant commander, the President shall, not later than five days\nafter the removal or transfer takes effect, submit to Congress,\nincluding the congressional defense committees, notice that the officer\nis being removed or transferred and a statement of the reason for the\nremoval or transfer.\n``(B) Nothing in this paragraph prohibits a personnel action\nauthorized by another provision of law.''.\nSEC. 912. JOINT INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE 401.\n(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 8 of title 10, United\nStates Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 199. Joint Interagency Task Force 401\n``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department of\nDefense a joint activity to be known as the `Joint Interagency Task\nForce 401' (referred to in this section as the `Task Force').\n``(b) Director.--\n``(1) There is a Director of the Task Force (referred to in\nthis section as the `Director') who shall be appointed by the\nSecretary of Defense from among personnel of the Department of\nDefense who are--\n``(A) general or flag officers of the covered armed forces;\nor\n``(B) members of the Senior Executive Service.\n``(2) The Director shall report directly to the Deputy\nSecretary of Defense and shall serve as the principal advisor to\nthe Deputy Secretary and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff\non counter-small unmanned aircraft system matters.\n``(c) Organization.--The Task Force shall--\n``(1) be designated as a jointly manned activity with full\njoint manning support from the covered armed forces as determined\nby the Director; and\n``(2) shall consist of such other subordinate organizational\nelements as the Director determines appropriate, subject to the\nauthority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense with\nsupport from designated organizational elements within the Office\nof the Secretary of Defense as determined by the Director in\ncoordination with the Secretary.\n``(d) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the Task Force\nshall include the following:\n``(1) Lead, advocate, coordinate, and focus all Department of\nDefense actions in support of efforts of the combatant commands and\nthe covered armed forces to defeat small unmanned aircraft systems\n(referred to in this section as `sUAS') as weapons of strategic\ninfluence.\n``(2) Integrate all counter-sUAS solutions throughout the\nDepartment of Defense, seeking interagency participation and\nassistance as necessary.\n``(3) Develop and share counter-sUAS training tools, expertise,\nand tactics, techniques, and procedures for components of the\nDepartment of Defense that address needs of the joint force.\n``(4) Coordinate efforts across the Department of Defense to\ndevelop, test, evaluate, and procure counter-sUAS kinetic and non-\nkinetic defeat capabilities.\n``(5) Carry out the counter-sUAS validation and acquisition\nresponsibilities described in subsections (e) and (f).\n``(6) Develop and regularly update a counter-sUAS strategic\nplan.\n``(7) Carry out such other activities relating to counter-sUAS\nas the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.\n``(e) Approval and Validation of Counter-suas Systems.--\n``(1) The Task Force shall serve as the entity within the\nDepartment of Defense with primary responsibility for the\nvalidation and approval of counter-sUAS systems for procurement and\nuse by the Department.\n``(2) In coordination with other components of the Department\nof Defense, the Director shall develop, maintain, and regularly\nupdate a list of counter-sUAS systems that are validated and\napproved for procurement and use by the Department as described in\nparagraph (1). The Director shall ensure that each counter-sUAS\nsystem on the list has been vetted by the Task Force and has proven\nto be effective for use by the Department in countering sUAS.\n``(3) Except as provided in paragraph (4), no component of the\nDepartment of Defense may procure a counter-sUAS system unless such\nsystem--\n``(A) has been validated and approved by the Task Force\nunder paragraph (1); and\n``(B) is included on the list maintained under paragraph\n(2).\n``(4) The service acquisition executive of the military\ndepartment concerned (in the case of a procurement by a military\ndepartment) or the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and\nSustainment (in the case of a procurement not under the authority\nof a service acquisition executive) may waive the restriction under\nparagraph (3), on a case-by-case basis, by submitting to the\ncongressional defense committees--\n``(A) notice of the intent to issue such a waiver; and\n``(B) an explanation of the reasons for issuing the waiver.\n``(f) Acquisition Division.--The Director shall establish and\nmaintain an acquisition division within the Task Force. The acquisition\ndivision shall--\n``(1) include acquisition professionals from relevant portfolio\nacquisition executives (as described in section 1732 of this title)\nwithin each covered armed force;\n``(2) support and facilitate efforts of the Director and\ncovered armed forces--\n``(A) to budget and plan for the integration and\nsustainment of counter-sUAS capabilities that are approved and\nvalidated by the Task Force under subsection (e); and\n``(B) to efficiently and effectively transition such\ncapabilities into operational use; and\n``(3) have such other duties and responsibilities as the\nDirector determines appropriate.\n``(g) Annual Reports.--On an annual basis, the Director shall\nsubmit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes a\nsummary of the activities of the Task Force over the period covered by\nthe report, including a description of--\n``(1) the progress of the Task Force in carrying out the\nrequirements of this section;\n``(2) the metrics used to measure such progress; and\n``(3) recommendations for congressional consideration.\n``(h) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `counter-sUAS system' means a system or device\ncapable of lawfully and safely disabling, disrupting, or seizing\ncontrol of a small unmanned aircraft or small unmanned aircraft\nsystem.\n``(2) The term `covered armed forces' means the Army, Navy, Air\nForce, Marine Corps, and Space Force.\n``(3) The terms `small unmanned aircraft', `unmanned aircraft',\nand `unmanned aircraft system' have the meanings given those terms\nin section 44801 of title 49.''.\n(b) Review of Counter-unmanned Aircraft System Readiness.--\n(1) Review.--The Director of the Joint Interagency Task Force\n401, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military\ndepartments, shall conduct a review to identify differences in the\ninterpretation and application of section 130i of title 10, United\nStates Code, among the military departments.\n(2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees a report on the results of the\nreview conducted under paragraph (1). The report shall include a\ndescription of each of the following:\n(A) Differences identified in the interpretation and\napplication of section 130i of title 10, United States Code,\namong the military departments, including differences with\nrespect to--\n(i) interpretations of the term ``covered facility or\nasset'';\n(ii) the application of modern best practices for\ncounter-UAS systems to each type of covered facility or\nasset; and\n(iii) divergent, unrealistic, or unnecessarily limited\nlegal interpretations of the term ``covered facility or\nasset''.\n(B) The plan of the Director to remedy, without changes to\nthe underlying law, the differences in legal interpretations\nand applications identified under subparagraph (A).\n(C) Any resources required to expedite and modernize site\nevaluations, including electromagnetic spectrum evaluations\nrequired for the deployment of counter-UAS systems and site\nsurveys described in section 1089 of this Act.\n(D) Suggestions to improve the role of the United States\nNorthern Command as a synchronizing body for homeland counter-\nUAS systems deployed at covered facilities or assets.\n(E) The strategy of the Director for retrofitting and\nmodernizing military installations and depots for testing\ncounter-UAS systems and an identification of any policy, legal,\nor regulatory challenges to carrying out such a strategy.\n(3) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``counter-UAS\nsystem'' has the meaning given that term in section 44801 of title\n49, United States Code.\n(c) Strategy and Funding Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the\ndate of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall\nsubmit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes--\n(1) a strategy to ensure the Joint Interagency Task Force 401\nhas the funding and other resources necessary to execute its\nresponsibilities, as required under section 199 of title 10, United\nStates Code (as added by subsection (a)); and\n(2) a plan for funding the Task Force across the period covered\nby the most recent future-years defense program submitted to\nCongress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code (as of\nthe date of the report).\n(d) Counter Unmanned Aerial System Threat Library.--Section 353 of\nthe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law\n118-159; 10 U.S.C. 130i note) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Not later'' and all that\nfollows through ``Office,'' and inserting ``Not later than June 30,\n2027, the Director of the Joint Interagency Task Force 401''; and\n(2) in subsection (c)--\n(A) by striking ``The Secretary'' and all that follows\nthrough ``Office,'' and inserting ``The Director of the Joint\nInteragency Task Force 401''; and\n(B) by striking ``the Secretary of the Army'' and inserting\n``the Director''.\nSEC. 913. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH REGIONAL OUTREACH CENTERS FOR THE\nDEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT.\nSection 4127 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and\n(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new\nsubsection:\n``(f) Regional Outreach Centers.--\n``(1) In general.--The Director may establish and maintain\nregional offices of the Unit at locations within and outside the\nUnited States for purposes of conducting outreach to and\nstreamlining interactions between the Unit and the private sector,\nacademia, and other mission partners.\n``(2) Selection criteria and other guidance.--In the event the\nDirector exercises the authority to establish and maintain regional\noffices under paragraph (1), the Director shall--\n``(A) develop a strategy and criteria for the selection of\nlocations for such offices;\n``(B) issue any rules, regulations, policies, or guidance\nnecessary for the operation of such offices; and\n``(C) make the information described in subparagraphs (A)\nand (B) available on a publicly accessible website of the\nDepartment of Defense.''.\nSEC. 914. SMALL-UAS INDUSTRIAL BASE WORKING GROUP.\n(a) Establishment.--Not later than January 15, 2026, the Deputy\nSecretary of Defense shall establish a working group to be known as the\n``Small-UAS Industrial Base Working Group'' (referred to in this\nsection as the ``Working Group'') to analyze the supplier base for\nsmall-UAS systems and recommend investments or other actions to improve\nsuch supplier base.\n(b) Members.--The Working Group shall be composed of the following\nmembers:\n(1) The Deputy Secretary of Defense.\n(2) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base\nPolicy.\n(3) The Director of the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group.\n(4) One or more representatives of the Defense Innovation Unit.\n(5) The service acquisition executive of each military\ndepartment.\n(6) One or more representatives from the Army Materiel Command.\n(7) One or more representatives from the United States Special\nOperations Command.\n(8) Such other members as the Deputy Secretary of Defense\ndetermines appropriate.\n(c) Director of Working Group.--The Director of the Defense\nAutonomous Warfare Group shall serve as the Director of the Working\nGroup.\n(d) Responsibilities.--The Working Group shall have the following\nresponsibilities:\n(1) Analyzing the current capacity of the sUAS industrial base,\nincluding manufacturers of complete sUAS systems and suppliers of\ncomponents for such systems.\n(2) Identifying likely investments by entities in the sUAS\nindustrial base to remediate fragile supply chains and supply\nchains for systems or components for which there are limited or no\ndomestic suppliers, taking into account reasonable estimates of\nFederal Government and commercial demand and ensuring that private\ninvestment is leveraged to the greatest extent practicable.\n(3) Developing plans for investments and other actions to\nremediate fragile or non-U.S. suppliers, including the following:\n(A) Continued Federal Government purchases of significant\nnumbers of sUAS systems.\n(B) Partnerships between entities in the sUAS industrial\nbase and the Federal Government, including--\n(i) the SkyFoundry initiative of the Army Materiel\nCommand;\n(ii) arrangements for companies in the sUAS industrial\nbase to operate commercially-owned, commercially-operated\nproduction facilities on sites within the United States\norganic industrial base;\n(iii) arrangements for the establishment of Government-\nowned, contractor-operated sUAS component production\nfacilities on such sites; and\n(iv) arrangements for the establishment of Government-\nowned, Government-operated sUAS component production\nfacilities on such sites.\n(C) Identifying sUAS capabilities that are required by the\nArmy, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force, but which\ncommercial industry cannot or is not expected to fulfill.\n(D) Identifying opportunities for public-private\npartnerships to support the incubation and innovation of sUAS\ntechnology.\n(4) Identifying potential changes in qualification processes\nfor sUAS components that could enable greater commercial production\nof such components and sUAS systems.\n(e) Reports.--\n(1) Initial report.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the Working\nGroup shall submit to the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the\ncongressional defense committees a report that includes--\n(A) an initial assessment of the sUAS industrial base;\n(B) a summary of the aggregate demand signal made by the\nFederal Government for sUAS production as of the date of the\nreport;\n(C) a summary of the future projected demand signal by the\nFederal Government for sUAS production;\n(D) a description of the likely investments in the sUAS\ncomponent supplier base by commercial industry over the period\nof 18 months following the date of the report;\n(E) recommendations for investments or other actions to\nstrengthen the sUAS industrial base to optimally meet aggregate\nFederal Government and commercial demand; and\n(F) an assessment of the Sky Foundry initiative of the Army\nto determine how that initiative is expected to--\n(i) assist the Army in meeting its sUAS requirements at\na competitive cost; and\n(ii) materially impact the health of the sUAS\nindustrial base.\n(2) Biannual reports.--Not less frequently than once every 180\ndays following the submittal of the initial report under paragraph\n(1), the Working Group shall submit to the Deputy Secretary of\nDefense and the congressional defense committees an updated version\nof the report.\n(f) Authorization of SkyFoundry Program.--The Secretary of the Army\nmay establish a SkyFoundry program if--\n(1) the Working Group has submitted the initial report required\nunder subsection (e)(1) to the congressional defense committees;\nand\n(2) the Deputy Secretary of Defense certifies to such\ncommittees that the SkyFoundry program--\n(A) will improve the ability of the Army to rapidly field\nsUAS systems at a competitive cost; and\n(B) will not negatively impact the commercial sUAS\nindustrial base.\n(g) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``small-UAS'' or ``sUAS'' means an unmanned\naircraft system designated as Group 1, Group 2, or Group 3 in the\nUnmanned Aircraft Systems Categorization Chart set forth in chapter\nIII of the Department of Defense Joint Publication 3-30 (relating\nto ``Joint Air Operations''), or any successor to such\ncategorization system.\n(2) The term ``sUAS component'' means any of following\ncomponents for sUAS systems:\n(A) Brushless motors.\n(B) Batteries.\n(C) Antennae.\n(D) Flight controllers, including printed circuit boards.\n(E) Wiring harnesses.\n(F) Rotors.\n(G) Blades and propellers.\n(H) Chassis, bodies, and frames.\n(I) Sensors, including electro-optical and infra-red\nsensors, GPS, and other such sensors.\nSEC. 915. TEMPORARY PROHIBITION ON DISESTABLISHMENT OF NAVY\nEXPEDITIONARY COMBAT COMMAND PACIFIC.\n(a) In General.--During the one-year period beginning on the date\nof the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy may not take\nany action to disestablish the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command\nPacific located at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.\n(b) Briefing Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy (or a designee of\nthe Secretary) shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the\nSenate and the House of Representatives a briefing on--\n(1) the status of the decision of the Secretary with respect to\nthe disestablishment of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command\nPacific; and\n(2) the strategic rationale, cost, and benefits of such\ndisestablishment.\nSEC. 916. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR MODIFICATION OR\nCONSOLIDATION OF GEOGRAPHIC COMBATANT COMMANDS.\n(a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by\nthis Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the\nDepartment of Defense may be obligated or expended to carry out an\naction described in subsection (b) until a period of 60 days has\nelapsed following the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits\nthe certification and all other information required under subsection\n(c) with respect to such action.\n(b) Actions Described.--The actions described in this subsection\nare the following:\n(1) Modifying or combining the missions, responsibilities, or\nforce structure of any a geographic combatant command as set forth\nin chapter 6 of title 10, United States Code, with those of any\nother command.\n(2) Appointing an officer in a grade below O-10 to serve as the\nCommander of any geographic combatant command.\n(3) Divesting, consolidating, or returning to a host country\nany site included in the real property inventory of a geographic\ncombatant command as of June 1, 2025.\n(c) Certification and Other Information Required.--The Secretary of\nDefense shall submit to the congressional defense committees each of\nthe following with respect to any action described in subsection (b)\nthat is proposed to be taken by the Secretary:\n(1) A certification that, in the determination of the\nSecretary, undertaken with appropriate consultations with\ninternational partners, the action is in the national security\ninterest of the United States.\n(2) A detailed analysis of the impact of such action on--\n(A) the ability of the Armed Forces to execute contingency\nand other operational plans of the Department of Defense,\nincluding counterterrorism operations and crisis response\noperations, and the ability of the Armed Forces to support such\nexecution;\n(B) the ability of the United States to maintain access in\nthe affected geographic command's area of responsibility,\nincluding to protect the freedom of navigation;\n(C) military training and major military exercises,\nincluding on interoperability, security cooperation, and joint\nactivities with allies and partners; and\n(D) United States deterrence of potential threats,\nincluding those that may be posed by the People's Republic of\nChina and the Russian Federation, and the adequacy of United\nStates military posture in the affected geographic command's\narea of responsibilities for such purposes.\n(3) A detailed analysis of the costs for relocation of\npersonnel, equipment, and associated infrastructure.\n(4) A description of consultations regarding such action with\neach relevant ally or partner.\n(5) Independent risk assessments prepared by the Commanders of\nthe affected geographic combatant commands, the Chairman of the\nJoint Chiefs of Staff, and any other combatant commander that may\nbe affected by such action, of--\n(A) the impact of such action on the security of the United\nStates;\n(B) the impact of such action on the ability of the Armed\nForces to execute campaign and contingency plans of the\nDepartment of Defense, including in support of operations\noutside the area of responsibility of the affected geographic\ncombatant commands; and\n(C) the impact of such action on military training and\nmajor military exercises, including on interoperability and\njoint activities with regional allies and partners.\n(d) Consultation.--In preparing the certification and other\ninformation required under subsection (c) the Secretary of Defense\nshall consult with Commanders in the affected geographic combatant\ncommand's area of responsibility and the commander of any other\ngeographic combatant command expected to be affected by an action\ndescribed in subsection (b).\n(e) Form.--\n(1) Certification.--The certification required by subsection\n(c)(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form.\n(2) Other information.--The information described in paragraphs\n(2) through (5) of subsection (c) may be submitted in classified\nform.\n(3) Special rule for independent risk assessments.--Each\nindependent risk assessment required by subsection (c)(5) shall be\nsubmitted in unaltered format.\nSEC. 917. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE ARMY PENDING\nSUBMITTAL OF PLAN ON THE PROPOSED INTEGRATION OF THE JOINT\nMUNITIONS COMMAND AND THE ARMY SUSTAINMENT COMMAND.\n(a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by\nthis Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the Army\nmay be obligated or expended to take any action described in subsection\n(b) with respect to the Joint Munitions Command and the Army\nSustainment Command (referred to in this section collectively as the\n``Commands'') until the Secretary of the Army submits to the Committees\non Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a\nreport regarding the proposed plan of the Secretary to integrate the\nCommands.\n(b) Actions Described.--The actions described in this subsection\nare any actions to integrate or otherwise restructure the Commands,\nincluding through--\n(1) changing the numbers, duty locations, or responsibilities\nof personnel under the Commands; or\n(2) modifying leadership or reporting chains of the Commands.\n(c) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include\nthe following:\n(1) A detailed comparison of the organizational structures of\nthe Commands (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this\nAct) compared to the proposed organizational structures of such\nCommands if integrated as proposed by the Secretary of the Army,\nincluding any associated changes to reporting chains, leadership\nroles, and workforce.\n(2) The planned timeline for implementation of such\nintegration.\n(3) Any plans for changing the numbers, duty locations, or\nresponsibilities of personnel under the Commands.\n(4) A mission justification for the proposed integration.\n(5) An assessment of the short-term and long-term impacts of\nthe proposed integration on the readiness of the Army and the\nDepartment of Defense to conduct the missions of the Commands and\nthe plan of the Army for mitigating those impacts.\n\nTITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS\n\nSubtitle A--Financial Matters\n\nSec. 1001. General transfer authority.\nSec. 1002. Consolidation of reporting requirements relating to\nDepartment of Defense financial improvement and audit\nremediation plan.\nSec. 1003. Concurrent reporting date for annual update to Defense\nBusiness Systems Audit Remediation Plan and Department of\nDefense annual financial statements.\nSec. 1004. Amendments and repeals to budgetary display requirements.\nSec. 1005. Extension of audit requirement for Department of Defense\ncomponents.\nSec. 1006. Reporting requirements for amounts made available pursuant to\ntitle II of Public Law 119-21.\nSec. 1007. Use of technology using artificial intelligence to facilitate\naudit of the financial statements of the Department of Defense\nfor fiscal year 2026.\n\nSubtitle B--Counterdrug Activities\n\nSec. 1010. Support for counterdrug activities and activities to counter\ntransnational organized crime.\n\nSubtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards\n\nSec. 1011. Requirements for amphibious warfare ship force structure.\nSec. 1012. Definition of short-term work for purposes of Navy\nconstruction of combatant and escort vessels and assignment of\nvessel projects.\nSec. 1013. Navy Senior Technical Authority.\nSec. 1014. Overhaul, repair, and maintenance of vessels in the\nCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.\nSec. 1015. Allocation of certain operation and maintenance funds for\nNavy amphibious ship maintenance.\nSec. 1016. Metrics for basic and functional design for ship\nconstruction.\nSec. 1017. Authority for single award indefinite delivery-indefinite\nquantity contract for destroyer maintenance.\nSec. 1018. Limitation on availability of funds to retire or decommission\noceanographic research vessels of the Navy.\nSec. 1019. Strategy for Navy investment in and support for the maritime\nindustrial base.\nSec. 1020. Exemption of unmanned surface vessels and unmanned underwater\nvehicles from certain technical authority requirements.\nSec. 1021. Pilot program on use of automated shipbuilding technologies\nand capabilities.\nSec. 1022. Modification of authority to purchase used vessels under the\nNational Defense Sealift Fund.\n\nSubtitle D--Counterterrorism\n\nSec. 1031. Extension of authority for joint task forces to support law\nenforcement agencies conducting counter-terrorism activities.\nSec. 1032. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or\nrelease of individuals detained at United States Naval\nStation, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.\nSec. 1033. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or\nmodify facilities in the United States to house detainees\ntransferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay,\nCuba.\nSec. 1034. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or\nrelease of individuals detained at United States Naval\nStation, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to certain countries.\nSec. 1035. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or\nrelinquish control of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo\nBay, Cuba.\n\nSubtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations\n\nSec. 1041. Modification of authority to provide assistance in support of\nDepartment of Defense accounting for missing United States\nGovernment personnel.\nSec. 1042. Senior leaders of the Department of Defense and other\nspecified persons: authority to provide protection.\nSec. 1043. Modification of requirements relating to support of civil\nauthorities by Armed Forces.\nSec. 1044. Authority of Secretary of Defense to enter into contracts to\nprovide certain assistance to secure the southern land border\nof the United States.\nSec. 1045. Limitation on use of funds to relocate or otherwise remove\nthe Maritime Industrial Base Program.\nSec. 1046. Limitation on retirement of Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft\nsystems.\nSec. 1047. Authority to transfer T-37 aircraft to Arizona Aviation\nHistorical Group.\nSec. 1048. Authorization of Eastern Regional Range Complex for multi-\ndomain operations and robotic autonomous systems training,\ntesting, and experimentation.\nSec. 1049. Limitation on use of funds for deactivation of Expeditionary\nCombat Aviation Brigades.\nSec. 1050. Prohibition on use of live animals in Department of Defense\nlive fire trauma training.\nSec. 1051. Prohibition on destruction or scrapping of World War II-era\naircraft.\nSec. 1052. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of\nthe Office of the Secretary of Defense.\nSec. 1053. Congressional notification of support for immigration\nenforcement operations.\n\nSubtitle F--Studies and Reports\n\nSec. 1061. Notification of waivers under Department of Defense Directive\n3000.09.\nSec. 1062. Modifications to authority for transfer and sale of certain\nsurplus firearms, ammunition, and parts.\nSec. 1063. Extension of mobility capability requirements study.\nSec. 1064. Extension of briefing requirement regarding civil authorities\nat the Southwest border.\nSec. 1065. Extension of biennial assessments of Air Force Test Center.\nSec. 1066. Reports on installation of certain collision avoidance\nsystems in military rotary-wing aircraft.\nSec. 1067. Cybersecurity and resilience annex in Strategic Rail Corridor\nNetwork assessments.\nSec. 1068. GAO review and report on biological weapons experiments on\nand in relation to ticks, tick-borne disease.\nSec. 1069. Briefings on expenditures or planned expenditures of funds\nallocated for exploration and development of existing Arctic\ninfrastructure.\nSec. 1070. Semiannual report on Department of Defense operations at the\nsouthern land border.\nSec. 1071. Assessment on potential establishment of incubator programs\nfor secure facilities and networks at universities.\n\nSubtitle G--Other Matters\n\nSec. 1081. Extension of the National Commission on the Future of the\nNavy.\nSec. 1082. Federal agency support for Afghanistan War Commission.\nSec. 1083. Provision of contract authority to Afghanistan War\nCommission.\nSec. 1084. Reauthorization of Servicewomen's Commemorative Partnership.\nSec. 1085. AUKUS Improvement Act of 2025.\nSec. 1086. Framework for reforming technology transfer and foreign\ndisclosure policies.\nSec. 1087. Procurement and distribution of sports foods and dietary\nsupplements to members of the Armed Forces assigned to the\nUnited States Special Operations Command.\nSec. 1088. Pilot program on enhanced use of advanced sensor networks to\nimprove Air Force counter-unmanned aircraft system\ncapabilities for base defense.\nSec. 1089. Pilot program and other requirements for accelerating\nprotection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned\naircraft.\nSec. 1090. Process for complaints and investigations of transportation\nservice providers and transportation officers.\nSec. 1091. Declassification of certain records relating to Tower 22\nattack.\nSec. 1092. Updates and preservation of memorials to chaplains at\nArlington National Cemetery.\nSec. 1093. Critical infrastructure compatibility tabletop exercise.\nSec. 1094. Irregular Warfare Exercise Laboratory.\nSec. 1095. Commission on the National Defense Strategy.\n\nSubtitle A--Financial Matters\n\nSEC. 1001. GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY.\n(a) Authority to Transfer Authorizations.--\n(1) Authority.--Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense\nthat such action is necessary in the national interest, the\nSecretary may transfer amounts of authorizations made available to\nthe Department of Defense in this division for fiscal year 2026\nbetween any such authorizations for that fiscal year (or any\nsubdivisions thereof). Amounts of authorizations so transferred\nshall be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the\nauthorization to which transferred.\n(2) Limitation.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), the total\namount of authorizations that the Secretary may transfer under the\nauthority of this section may not exceed $6,000,000,000.\n(3) Exception for transfers between military personnel\nauthorizations.--A transfer of funds between military personnel\nauthorizations under title IV shall not be counted toward the\ndollar limitation in paragraph (2).\n(b) Limitations.--The authority provided by subsection (a) to\ntransfer authorizations--\n(1) may only be used to provide authority for items that have a\nhigher priority than the items from which authority is transferred;\nand\n(2) may not be used to provide authority for an item that has\nbeen denied authorization by Congress.\n(c) Effect on Authorization Amounts.--A transfer made from one\naccount to another under the authority of this section shall be deemed\nto increase the amount authorized for the account to which the amount\nis transferred by an amount equal to the amount transferred.\n(d) Notice to Congress.--The Secretary shall promptly notify\nCongress of each transfer made under subsection (a).\nSEC. 1002. CONSOLIDATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO\nDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENT AND AUDIT REMEDIATION PLAN.\n(a) Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation Plan.--Section 240b\nof title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a)(2)(A)--\n(A) in clause (iv), by striking ``and'' at the end;\n(B) in clause (v), by striking ``and'' at the end; and\n(C) by adding at the end the following new clauses:\n``(vi) meeting resource requirements, including\npersonnel and information technology infrastructure; and\n``(vii) identifying long-range goals and measurable\nobjectives, including audit cycle timelines, control\ntesting frequency, and auditor-validated corrective action\nplans; and''; and\n(2) in subsection (b)--\n(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by adding at the end the following\nnew clauses:\n``(ix) A detailed estimate of the funding required for\nthe next fiscal year to procure, obtain, or otherwise\nimplement each process, system, and technology identified\nto address the corrective action plan or plans of each\ndepartment, agency, component, or element of the Department\nof Defense, and the corrective action plan of the\nDepartment as a whole, for purposes of this chapter during\nsuch fiscal year.\n``(x) The number and scope of automated processes\nimplemented, including reconciliation, inventory\nvalidation, and internal controls.'';\n(B) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (B) and\ninserting the following new subparagraph (B):\n``(B) The January 31 briefing under subparagraph (A) shall\ninclude a ranking of all of the military departments and Defense\nAgencies in order of how advanced each is in achieving auditable\nfinancial statements, as required by law.'';\n(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);\n(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new\nparagraph (3):\n``(3) Annual report by bottom quartile.--Not later than June 30\nof each year, the head of each military department and Defense\nAgency that was ranked in the bottom quartile of the report\nsubmitted under paragraph (2)(B) for that year shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees a report that includes the\nfollowing information for that military department or Defense\nAgency:\n``(A) A description of the material weaknesses of the\nmilitary department or Defense Agency.\n``(B) The underlying causes of such weaknesses.\n``(C) A plan for remediating such weaknesses.\n``(D) The total number of open audit notices of findings\nand recommendations (in this paragraph referred to as `NFRs')\nfor the most recently concluded fiscal year and the preceding\ntwo fiscal years, where applicable.\n``(E) The number of repeat or reissued NFRs from the most\nrecently concluded fiscal year.\n``(F) The number of NFRs that were previously forecasted to\nbe closed during the most recently concluded fiscal year that\nremain open.\n``(G) The number of closed NFRs during the current fiscal\nyear and prior fiscal years.\n``(H) The number of material weaknesses that were validated\nby external auditors as fully resolved or downgraded during the\ncurrent fiscal year relative to prior fiscal years.\n``(I) A breakdown, by fiscal year, of which open NFRs are\nforecasted to be closed.\n``(J) Explanations for any unfavorable trends in the\ninformation included under paragraphs (1) through (9).''; and\n(E) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by subparagraph (C)\nof this paragraph, by striking ``the critical capabilities\ndescribed in the Department of Defense report titled `Financial\nImprovement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) Plan Status Report' and\ndated May 2016'' and inserting ``the financial statement audit\npriorities designated by the Secretary of Defense for the\nfiscal year in which the report is submitted''.\n(b) Annual Reports on Funding for Corrective Action Plans.--Section\n1009 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020\n(Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 240b note) is amended by striking\nsubsection (c).\n(c) Annual Report on Auditable Financial Statements.--Title 10,\nUnited States Code, is amended by striking section 240h.\nSEC. 1003. CONCURRENT REPORTING DATE FOR ANNUAL UPDATE TO DEFENSE\nBUSINESS SYSTEMS AUDIT REMEDIATION PLAN AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE\nANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.\nSection 240g(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read\nas follows:\n``(b) Annual Report.--On the same date as the date of the\nsubmission of the audited financial statements of the Department of\nDefense required pursuant to section 240a of this title each year, the\nSecretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees an updated annual report on the Defense Business Systems\nAudit Remediation Plan under subsection (a).''.\nSEC. 1004. AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS TO BUDGETARY DISPLAY REQUIREMENTS.\n(a) Amendments to Existing Law.--\n(1) Explosive ordnance disposal defense program.--Section 2284\nof title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(A) by striking subsection (c); and\n(B) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).\n(2) Body armor procurement.--Section 141 of the National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84;\n10 U.S.C. 221 note) is amended to read as follows:\n``SEC. 141. BODY ARMOR PROCUREMENT.\n``The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that body armor is procured\nusing funds authorized to be appropriated by this title.''.\n(b) Repeals of Existing Law.--The following provisions of law are\nrepealed:\n(1) Evaluation and assessment of the distributed common ground\nsystem.--Section 219 of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. 221 note).\n(2) Separate program elements required for research and\ndevelopment of joint light tactical vehicle.--Section 213 of the\nIke Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011\n(Public Law 111-383; 10 U.S.C. 221 note).\n(3) Separate procurement line items for future combat systems\nprogram.--Section 111 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 10\nU.S.C. 221 note).\n(4) Separate procurement and research, development, test, and\nevaluation line items and program elements for sky warrior unmanned\naerial systems project.--Section 214 of the Duncan Hunter National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417;\n10 U.S.C. 221 note).\n(5) Requirement for separate display of budgets for afghanistan\nand iraq.--Section 1502 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 10\nU.S.C. 221 note).\nSEC. 1005. EXTENSION OF AUDIT REQUIREMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE\nCOMPONENTS.\nSection 1004(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-81; 10 U.S.C. 240d note) is amended by\nstriking ``2034'' and inserting ``2035''.\nSEC. 1006. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR AMOUNTS MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT\nTO TITLE II OF PUBLIC LAW 119-21.\n(a) Annual Reports.--At the time of the submission to Congress of\nthe budget of the President for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2029\npursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the\nSecretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees the following, with respect to amounts made available by\ntitle II of Public Law 119-21:\n(1) Proposed allocations by account and by program, project, or\nactivity, with detailed justifications.\n(2) P-1 and R-1 budget justification documents, which shall\nidentify the allocation of funds by program, project, and activity.\n(3) M-1 and O-1 budget justification documents, which shall\nidentify the allocation of funds by budget activity, activity\ngroup, and sub-activity group.\n(4) C-1 budget justification documents, which shall identify\nthe allocation of funds by component, location, and project name.\n(b) Quarterly Reports and Briefings.--On a quarterly basis, the\nSecretary of Defense shall--\n(1) submit to the congressional defense committees a report on\nthe status of balances of projects and activities funded using\namounts described in subsection (a), including all uncommitted,\ncommitted, and unobligated funds; and\n(2) following the submission of each such report, provide to\nthe congressional defense a briefing on the matters covered by the\nreport.\nSEC. 1007. USE OF TECHNOLOGY USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO\nFACILITATE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF\nDEFENSE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026.\n(a) Use of AI Technology for Audits.--The Secretary of Defense, the\nSecretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of\nthe Air Force shall encourage, to the greatest extent practicable, the\nuse of technology that uses artificial intelligence or machine learning\nfor the purpose of facilitating audits of the financial statements of\nthe Department of Defense.\n(b) Implementation of AI Technology for Audits.--The Director of\nthe Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office of the Department,\nin coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and\nEngineering and the Inspector General of the Department, shall oversee\nthe adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning\ntechnologies in support of financial management and enterprise business\noperations.\n\nSubtitle B--Counterdrug Activities\n\nSEC. 1010. SUPPORT FOR COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES AND ACTIVITIES TO COUNTER\nTRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME.\nSubsection (h)(3) of section 284 of title 10, United States Code,\nis amended--\n(1) in subparagraph (A)--\n(A) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end; and\n(B) by adding at the end the following new clauses:\n``(iv) a description of the arrangements, if any, for\nthe sustainment of the support, project, or purpose and the\nsource of funds to support sustainment of the capabilities\nand performance outcomes achieved using such support, if\napplicable;\n``(v) a description of the objectives for the support,\nproject, or purpose; and\n``(vi) information, including the amount, type, and\npurpose, about the support provided to the agency during\nthe fiscal year for which the support is provided with\nrespect to--\n\n``(I) this section; or\n``(II) counterdrug activities authorized by section\n1033 of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat.\n1811).''; and\n\n(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``the Committees on\nArmed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives'' and\ninserting ``the congressional defense committees''.\n\nSubtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards\n\nSEC. 1011. REQUIREMENTS FOR AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE SHIP FORCE STRUCTURE.\nSection 8062(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;\n(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting ``;\nand''; and\n(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(4) the Navy prioritizes scheduled maintenance and repair\nactions to maintain the minimum number of available amphibious\nwarfare ships to meet operational requirements.''.\nSEC. 1012. DEFINITION OF SHORT-TERM WORK FOR PURPOSES OF NAVY\nCONSTRUCTION OF COMBATANT AND ESCORT VESSELS AND ASSIGNMENT OF VESSEL\nPROJECTS.\nSection 8669a(c)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by\nstriking ``12 months'' and inserting ``18 months''.\nSEC. 1013. NAVY SENIOR TECHNICAL AUTHORITY.\nSection 8669b of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a)(2), by amending subparagraph (B) to read\nas follows:\n``(B) reports directly to the portfolio acquisition\nexecutive, established under section 1732 of this title.''; and\n(2) in subsection (b)--\n(A) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Each Senior''; and\n(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(2) Each Senior Technical Authority shall also be responsible for\nthe determination that all design requirements for a vessel class are\ndirectly related to a key performance parameter or key system attribute\nestablished in the capability development document for such class. Any\nsuch requirement that the Senior Technical Authority determines is\nunnecessary to meet a key performance parameter or key system attribute\nshall not be approved.''.\nSEC. 1014. OVERHAUL, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF VESSELS IN THE\nCOMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.\nSection 8680 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a)--\n(A) in the heading, by striking ``United States or Guam''\nand inserting ``United States, Guam, or Commonwealth of the\nNorthern Mariana Islands''; and\n(B) by striking ``the United States or Guam'' each place it\nappears and inserting ``the United States, Guam, or the\nCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands''; and\n(2) in subsection (d), by striking ``the United States or\nGuam'' and inserting ``the United States, Guam, or the Commonwealth\nof the Northern Mariana Islands''.\nSEC. 1015. ALLOCATION OF CERTAIN OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDS FOR\nNAVY AMPHIBIOUS SHIP MAINTENANCE.\n(a) Allocation of Fiscal Year 2026 Funds.--Of the funds authorized\nto be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal\nyear 2026 for operation and maintenance, Navy for ship maintenance, the\nSecretary of the Navy shall ensure that such funds are allocated to\nprovide, on a per capita basis, an equal or greater amount of funding\nfor each amphibious warfare ship that enters into maintenance\navailability during fiscal year 2026 relative to the amount of funding\nprovided for each surface combatant ship.\n(b) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``amphibious warfare ship'' has the meaning given\nthat term in section 8062(h) of title 10, United States Code.\n(2) The term ``surface combatant ship''--\n(A) means a surface ship that is designed primarily to\nengage in attacks against airborne, surface, subsurface, and\nshore targets; and\n(B) includes any--\n(i) guided missile cruiser;\n(ii) guided missile destroyer;\n(iii) guided missile frigate; and\n(iv) littoral combat ship.\nSEC. 1016. METRICS FOR BASIC AND FUNCTIONAL DESIGN FOR SHIP\nCONSTRUCTION.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall select a metric\nto measure the progression of basic and functional design with respect\nto the construction of ships.\n(b) Report.--Not later than 45 days after the selection of a metric\nunder subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees a report on such metric that includes\nthe justification for the selection of the metric.\n(c) Basic and Functional Design.--In this section, the term ``basic\nand functional design'' has the meaning given such term in section\n8669c(1) of title 10, United States Code.\nSEC. 1017. AUTHORITY FOR SINGLE AWARD INDEFINITE DELIVERY-INDEFINITE\nQUANTITY CONTRACT FOR DESTROYER MAINTENANCE.\nThe Secretary of the Navy shall seek to enter into a multi-year\nsingle award indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity contract to\nprovide for the maintenance of the DDG-1000 class of destroyers.\nSEC. 1018. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO RETIRE OR\nDECOMMISSION OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSELS OF THE NAVY.\nNone of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for\nfiscal year 2026 may be obligated or expended to retire or\ndecommission, prepare to retire or decommission, or place in storage,\nany oceanographic research vessel of the Navy unless the Secretary of\nthe Navy has identified and acquired a suitable replacement vessel for\nconducting the research that has been conducted by the vessel selected\nfor retirement or decommissioning.\nSEC. 1019. STRATEGY FOR NAVY INVESTMENT IN AND SUPPORT FOR THE MARITIME\nINDUSTRIAL BASE.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall develop and\nimplement a strategy for investing in and supporting the maritime\nindustrial base to address cost and schedule challenges for surface and\nsubmarine shipbuilding programs.\n(b) Elements.--The strategy under subsection (a) shall--\n(1) focus on ensuring reliable supplies of sequence critical\ncomponents for submarine and surface shipbuilding programs; and\n(2) include measures--\n(A) to identify key performance indicators to measure\nreturn on investment;\n(B) to centralize data collection to support further\nanalysis of maritime industrial base performance; and\n(C) to apply artificial intelligence to monitor and predict\npotential supply chain challenges, including potential\ndisruptions, material shortages, delivery delays, and other\nsuch factors.\n(c) Report.--Following completion of the strategy required under\nsubsection (a), but not later than 210 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees a report on the strategy. The report\nshall include--\n(1) a summary of the strategy;\n(2) timelines for implementation of the strategy; and\n(3) an explanation of how the strategy is expected to address\ncost and schedule challenges for surface and submarine shipbuilding\nprograms.\nSEC. 1020. EXEMPTION OF UNMANNED SURFACE VESSELS AND UNMANNED\nUNDERWATER VEHICLES FROM CERTAIN TECHNICAL AUTHORITY REQUIREMENTS.\n(a) Exemption From Senior Technical Authority Requirements.--\nUnmanned surface vessels and unmanned underwater vehicles acquired or\ndeveloped by the Department of the Navy are exempt from any requirement\nfor oversight by a senior technical authority established under section\n8669b of title 10, United States Code, except the requirements,\nspecifications, and approvals described in subsection (c).\n(b) Limitation Relating to Office of the Chief Engineer.--Subject\nto subsection (c), the Chief Engineer of the Naval Sea Systems Command\nmay not establish any requirement, specification, or approval for an\nunmanned surface vessel or an unmanned underwater vehicle unless such\naction is approved in advance by the program manager responsible for\nthe respective unmanned system.\n(c) Exceptions.--As the Secretary of the Navy considers\nappropriate, unmanned surface vessels and unmanned underwater vehicles\nmay be subject to requirements, specifications, and approvals\nestablished by technical domain managers or technical warrant holders\nwith responsibility for cybersecurity, ordnance and explosives, or\nwarfare systems, without advanced approval described in subsection (b).\n(d) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``unmanned surface vessel'' means a vessel\ndesigned to operate on the surface of the water without an onboard\nhuman crew.\n(2) The term ``unmanned underwater vehicle'' means a vehicle\ndesigned to operate below the surface of the water without an\nonboard human crew.\nSEC. 1021. PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF AUTOMATED SHIPBUILDING TECHNOLOGIES\nAND CAPABILITIES.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall establish a\npilot program on the use of automated assembly technologies and\ncapabilities in naval shipbuilding to reduce overall construction times\nand alleviate workforce constraints (in this section referred to as the\n``pilot program'').\n(b) Elements of Pilot Program.--In carrying out the pilot program,\nthe Secretary of the Navy shall--\n(1) identify and select available novel automated hull assembly\ntechnologies for incorporation and demonstration;\n(2) designate at least one surface ship or submarine program to\ndemonstrate the automated technologies identified under paragraph\n(1);\n(3) carry out such demonstrations;\n(4) evaluate the demonstrated automated technologies--\n(A) across a range of functions, including plate\npreparation, welding, and block assembly; and\n(B) for compatibility and ease of adoption into the\nexisting shipbuilding value chain; and\n(5) assess the feasibility and effectiveness of automated\napproaches in improving subassembly construction times, overall\nship construction schedules, and workforce efficiency and safety.\n(c) Reports.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2026, and\nannually thereafter until the pilot program terminates, the\nSecretary of the Navy shall submit to the Committee on Armed\nServices of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the\nHouse of Representatives a report on the implementation and results\nof the pilot program.\n(2) Elements of reports.--Each report required by paragraph (1)\nshall include the following:\n(A) An identification of the time required to adapt\nspecific technologies and processes.\n(B) A description of the impact of the pilot program on\nworkforce and construction schedules.\n(d) Termination.--The pilot program shall terminate on the date\nthat is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act.\nSEC. 1022. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE USED VESSELS UNDER THE\nNATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND.\nSection 2218(f)(3)(C) of title 10, United States Code, is amended\nby striking ``10'' and inserting ``12''.\n\nSubtitle D--Counterterrorism\n\nSEC. 1031. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT TASK FORCES TO SUPPORT LAW\nENFORCEMENT AGENCIES CONDUCTING COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTIVITIES.\nSection 1022(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 10 U.S.C. 271(b) note) is amended\nby striking ``2027'' and inserting ``2032''.\nSEC. 1032. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OR\nRELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION,\nGUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO THE UNITED STATES.\nSection 1033 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1953) is\namended by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31,\n2026''.\nSEC. 1033. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT OR\nMODIFY FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES TO HOUSE DETAINEES TRANSFERRED\nFROM UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.\nSection 1034(a) of the John S. McCain National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat.\n1954) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting\n``December 31, 2026''.\nSEC. 1034. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OR\nRELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION,\nGUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES.\nSection 1035 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1954) is\namended by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31,\n2026''.\nSEC. 1035. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CLOSE OR\nRELINQUISH CONTROL OF UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY,\nCUBA.\nSection 1036 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1551) is amended by striking\n``fiscal years 2018 through 2025'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2018\nthrough 2026''.\n\nSubtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations\n\nSEC. 1041. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN SUPPORT\nOF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACCOUNTING FOR MISSING UNITED STATES\nGOVERNMENT PERSONNEL.\nSection 408 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``and procure goods and\nservices from'' after ``assistance to''; and\n(2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``$5,000,000'' and\ninserting ``$15,000,000''.\nSEC. 1042. SENIOR LEADERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER\nSPECIFIED PERSONS: AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE PROTECTION.\nSection 714 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as subsections\n(h) through (j), respectively;\n(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);\n(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new\nsubsection:\n``(b) Protection for Former or Retired Department Leadership.--The\nSecretary of Defense, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary and\nin accordance with guidelines approved by the Secretary and the\nAttorney General, may authorize qualified members of the armed forces\nand qualified civilian employees of the Department of Defense to\nprovide physical protection and personal security to a former or\nretired official who--\n``(1) previously served in a position identified in paragraphs\n(1) through (7); and\n``(2) faces serious and credible threats arising from duties\nperformed while employed by the Department of Defense.'';\n(4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--\n(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraphs (1) through\n(7) of subsection (a)'' and inserting ``subsection (a) or\n(b)''; and\n(B) by striking paragraphs (4) through (6) and\nredesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (4); and\n(5) by inserting after subsection (c), as redesignated by\nparagraph (2), the following new subsections:\n``(d) Requirement for Written Determination.--A determination of\nthe Secretary of Defense whether to provide physical protection and\npersonal security under subsection (b) or (c), or reimbursement under\nsubsection (h), shall be in writing, shall be based on a threat\nassessment by an appropriate law enforcement, security, or intelligence\norganization, and shall include the name and title of the officer,\nemployee, or other individual affected, the reason for such\ndetermination, the duration of any authorized protection and security\nfor such officer, employee, or individual, and the nature of any\narrangements for such protection and security.\n``(e) Duration of Protection.--The Secretary of Defense shall\nrequire periodic reviews, not less than once every six months, of the\nduration of protection provided to individuals under subsection (b) or\n(c).\n``(f) Submissions to Congress.--\n``(1) In general.-- Except as provided in paragraph (4), the\nSecretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittee determinations made pursuant to this section as follows:\n``(A) An initial determination made under subsection (d),\nnot later than 15 days after the date on which the\ndetermination is made, including the justification for such\ndetermination and a current threat assessment by an appropriate\nlaw enforcement, security, or intelligence organization.\n``(B) A determination to deny the renewal of physical\nprotection and security under subsection (b) or (c), or\nreimbursement under subsection (j), not later than 15 days\nafter the date on which the determination is made, including--\n``(i) the justification for such determination;\n``(ii) a current threat assessment by an appropriate\nlaw enforcement, security, or intelligence organization;\nand\n``(iii) a certification that threats to the individual\narising from duties performed while employed by the\nDepartment of Defense can be sufficiently mitigated without\nphysical protection and security or reimbursement.\n``(C) A determination to terminate physical protection and\nsecurity under subsection (b) or (c), or reimbursement under\nsubsection (j), during a previously authorized period of\nprotection, not later than 48 hours after the date on which the\ndetermination is made, including--\n``(i) the justification for such determination;\n``(ii) a current threat assessment by an appropriate\nlaw enforcement, security, or intelligence organization;\nand\n``(iii) a certification that threats to the individual\narising from duties performed while employed by the\nDepartment of Defense can be sufficiently mitigated without\nprotection and security or reimbursement.\n``(D) A determination to deny a request for reimbursement\nof an individual described in subsection (b), not later than 15\ndays after the date on which the determination is made,\nincluding--\n``(i) the justification for such determination;\n``(ii) a current threat assessment by an appropriate\nlaw enforcement, security, or intelligence organization;\nand\n``(iii) a certification that threats to the individual\narising from duties performed while employed by the\nDepartment of Defense can be sufficiently mitigated without\nreimbursement.\n``(2) Form of report.--A report submitted under paragraph (1)\nmay be made in classified form.\n``(3) Regulations and guidelines.--The Secretary of Defense\nshall submit to the congressional defense committees the\nregulations and guidelines prescribed pursuant to subsections (b)\nand (c)(1), and a description of any changes to such guidelines,\nnot less than 20 days before the date on which such regulations\ntake effect.\n``(4) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to\ndeterminations made with respect to the following individuals:\n``(A) An individual described in subsection (c)(2)(C) who\nis otherwise sponsored by the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy\nSecretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of\nStaff, or the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.\n``(B) An individual described in subsection (c)(2)(E).\n``(g) Notification to Certain Protected Personnel.--The Secretary\nof Defense shall provide written notification to any individual\nreceiving physical protection and personal security under subsection\n(a) or (b), or reimbursement under subsection (j), at least 90 days\nprior to terminating or denying the renewal of protection and security\nprotection or reimbursement, as the case may be, for such\nindividual.''.\nSEC. 1043. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO SUPPORT OF CIVIL\nAUTHORITIES BY ARMED FORCES.\n(a) In General.--Section 723 of title 10, United States Code, is\namended--\n(1) in subsection (a), in the subsection heading, by striking\n``Requirement'' and inserting ``Response to Civil Disturbances'';\n(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);\n(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new\nsubsection (b):\n``(b) Support to Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies by Members of\nthe Armed Forces.--Whenever a member of the armed forces (including the\nNational Guard) provides support to civilian law enforcement agencies,\neach such member providing such support shall visibly display the name\nof the armed force in which such member operates.''; and\n(4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--\n(A) by striking ``requirement under subsection (a)'' and\ninserting ``requirements under subsections (a) and (b)''; and\n(B) by striking ``such subsection'' and inserting ``any\nsuch subsection''.\n(b) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--\n(1) Conforming amendment.--The heading for section 723 of title\n10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Federal\nauthorities in response to civil disturbances'' and inserting\n``civil authorities''.\n(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning\nof chapter 41 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by\nstriking the item relating to section 723 and inserting the\nfollowing new item:\n``723. Support of civil authorities: requirement for use of members of\nthe Armed Forces and Federal law enforcement personnel.''.\nSEC. 1044. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS TO\nPROVIDE CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO SECURE THE SOUTHERN LAND BORDER OF THE\nUNITED STATES.\nSection 1059(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 284 note; Public Law 114-92) is amended--\n(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``United States Customs\nand Border Protection'' and inserting ``U.S. Customs and Border\nProtection'';\n(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and\n(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new\nparagraph:\n``(2) Contract authority.--In providing assistance to U.S.\nCustoms and Border Protection under paragraph (1), the Secretary\nmay enter into a contract for the provision of any of the following\nservices:\n``(A) Detection and monitoring.\n``(B) Warehousing and logistical supply chain.\n``(C) Transportation.\n``(D) Vehicle maintenance.\n``(E) Training other than lead or primary instructor.\n``(F) Intelligence analysis.\n``(G) Linguist.\n``(H) Data entry.\n``(I) Aviation.''.\nSEC. 1045. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO RELOCATE OR OTHERWISE REMOVE\nTHE MARITIME INDUSTRIAL BASE PROGRAM.\nNone of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made\navailable by this Act may be used to relocate the Maritime Industrial\nBase Program to the Naval Sea Systems Command or otherwise remove the\nMaritime Industrial Base Program from under the jurisdiction of the\nAssistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and\nAcquisition.\nSEC. 1046. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF GRAY EAGLE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT\nSYSTEMS.\n(a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the\nSecretary of the Army may not retire, divest, or otherwise take any\naction that would--\n(1) reduce the number, configuration, or capability of any MQ-\n1C Gray Eagle Extended Range unmanned aircraft system that is in\nthe Army inventory as of the date of the enactment of this Act; or\n(2) prevent the Army from maintaining such systems in the\ncurrent or improved configurations and capabilities of such\nsystems.\n(b) Exception.--The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not\napply if the Chairman of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council\nsubmits to the appropriate congressional committees a written\ncertification that--\n(1) a capability of equal or greater effectiveness is being\nfielded, or will be fielded and operational prior to, or\nconcurrently with, the retirement of any MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned\naircraft system; or\n(2) such retirement will not result in a reduction in the\noverall capacity available to the commanders of the combatant\ncommands.\n(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,\nthe term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(1) the congressional defense committees; and\n(2) the congressional intelligence committees (as defined in\nsection 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)).\nSEC. 1047. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER T-37 AIRCRAFT TO ARIZONA AVIATION\nHISTORICAL GROUP.\n(a) Transfer of Authority T-37.--The Secretary of the Air Force may\nconvey, without consideration, to the Arizona Aviation Historical\nGroup, Phoenix, Arizona (in this section referred to as the\n``foundation''), all right, title, and interest of the United States in\nand to five retired T-37B Trainer Aircraft. A conveyance under this\nsection shall be made by means of a conditional deed of gift.\n(b) Conditions of Transfer.--A conveyance authorized under\nsubsection (a) shall be subject to the following conditions:\n(1) Prior to conveyance, all military specific or unique\nequipment, as determined by the Secretary, on the aircraft shall be\nremoved.\n(2) The Secretary is not required to--\n(A) repair or alter the condition of the aircraft before\nconveying ownership; or\n(B) guarantee or ensure the airworthiness of any conveyed\naircraft.\n(3) The Secretary shall determine which aircraft to convey.\n(c) Condition of Property.--Any aircraft conveyed under this\nsection shall be conveyed in ``as is'' condition. The Secretary shall\nmake no representation or warranty concerning the condition, fitness\nfor any particular purpose, or compliance with any laws or regulations\nof such aircraft.\n(d) Reverter Upon Breach of Conditions.--The Secretary shall\ninclude in an instrument of conveyance for an aircraft conveyed under\nthis section--\n(1) a condition that the foundation does not convey any\nownership interest in, or transfer possession of, the aircraft to\nanother party without the prior approval of the Secretary;\n(2) a condition that the foundation operate and maintain the\naircraft in compliance with all applicable limitations and\nmaintenance requirements imposed by the Administrator of the\nFederal Aviation Administration; and\n(3) a condition that if the Secretary determines at any time\nthat the foundation has violated a condition under paragraph (1) or\n(2), all right, title, and interest in and to the aircraft,\nincluding any repair or alteration of the aircraft, shall revert to\nthe United States, and the United States shall have the right of\nimmediate possession of the aircraft.\n(e) Conveyance at No Cost to the United States.--Any conveyance of\nan aircraft authorized by this section shall be made at no cost to the\nUnited States. Any costs associated with such a conveyance, including\nthe costs of inspection or removal of equipment prior to conveyance,\nthe cost of determining compliance with the requirements of this\nsection and any instrument of conveyance made pursuant to this section,\nand the costs of the operation, sustainment, transportation, ground\nsupport equipment, and disposal of any aircraft conveyed under this\nsection shall be borne by the foundation.\n(f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require\nsuch additional terms and conditions in connection with a conveyance\nmade under this section as the Secretary considers appropriate to\nprotect the interests of the United States.\n(g) Clarification of Liability.--Notwithstanding any other\nprovision of law, upon the conveyance of ownership of the T-37B\nTrainers to the foundation under subsection (a), the United States\nshall not be liable for any death, injury, loss, or damage that results\nfrom any use of that aircraft by any person other than the United\nStates.\nSEC. 1048. AUTHORIZATION OF EASTERN REGIONAL RANGE COMPLEX FOR MULTI-\nDOMAIN OPERATIONS AND ROBOTIC AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS TRAINING, TESTING, AND\nEXPERIMENTATION.\n(a) Authorization.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through the\nSecretaries of the military departments, may designate and develop an\nEastern Regional Range Complex to serve as a joint training, testing,\nand experimentation hub for multi-domain operations and robotic\nautonomous systems, including unmanned aircraft systems and counter-\nunmanned aircraft systems capabilities, to address growing threats from\npotential adversaries.\n(b) Location.--If the Secretary designates and develops the Eastern\nRegional Range Complex under subsection (a), such complex shall\nencompass the territories of the States of Maine, Vermont, New\nHampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, New\nJersey, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia,\nNorth Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Kentucky,\nTennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Indiana, and Alabama.\n(c) Activities.--If the Secretary designates and develops the\nEastern Regional Range Complex under subsection (a), such complex shall\nbe used--\n(1) to conduct joint, multi-domain, non-kinetic electromagnetic\nwarfare, cyber and information operations training within live,\nvirtual, and constructive environments, leveraging common networks\nwith access to available spectrum;\n(2) support integrated multi-domain operations training\ninvolving air, land, sea, cyber, and space components;\n(3) conduct joint service and interagency robotic autonomous\nsystem training, experimentation and testing, including the\ndevelopment of tactics, techniques and procedures for unmanned\naircraft systems and counter-unmanned aircraft systems;\n(4) evaluate emerging technologies and prototypes and tactics,\ntechniques and procedures for the operation, detection, defeat, and\nattribution of robotic autonomous systems in contested cyber and\nelectromagnetic spectrum environments; and\n(5) facilitate the integration of mature prototype\nexperimentation and live-fire exercises for rapid fielding of\ncapabilities aligned with the Joint Warfighting Concept.\n(d) Coordination and Integration.--If the Secretary of Defense\ndesignates and develops the Eastern Regional Range Complex under\nsubsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that activities conducted at\nsuch complex are coordinated with--\n(1) the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office.\n(2) the Joint Staff (J-7);\n(3) the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research\nand Engineering; and\n(4) other entities with functions or missions relevant to the\nactivities carried out at the Complex, which may include--\n(A) relevant combatant commands and service components:\n(B) allies and partners of the United States participating\nin multi-domain operations;\n(C) the Defense Innovation Unit;\n(D) State National Guard commands;\n(E) the Office of Naval Research; and\n(F) such other key stakeholders as the Secretary determines\nappropriate.\n(e) Consultation Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may consult\nwith the Federal Communications Commission and the National\nTelecommunications and Information Administration to recommend spectrum\naccess requirements in support of joint and service training, testing,\nand experimentation within the Eastern Regional Range Complex, if such\ncomplex is designated and developed under subsection (a), and the\nWestern Regional Range Complex, including access to appropriate live\nenvironments capable of supporting electromagnetic attack training,\nexperimentation, and testing.\nSEC. 1049. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DEACTIVATION OF EXPEDITIONARY\nCOMBAT AVIATION BRIGADES.\nNone of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or\notherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the Army may be\nobligated or expended to retire, deactivate, schedule to deactivate, or\nproceed with any action that would reduce the capabilities, resources,\naircraft, or personnel available, as of the date of the enactment of\nthis Act, for the Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigades before the\nearlier of the following dates:\n(1) The date that is 90 days after the date on which the\nSecretary of the Army submits to the congressional defense\ncommittees a plan to offset any loss of mission associated with air\nmobility, aeromedical evacuation, reconnaissance, and logistical\nsupport provided, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, by\nthe Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigades that includes the plan\nof the Army to provide opportunities for continued military service\nto all qualified members of the Armed Forces who are displaced by\nreason of the retirement or deactivation of, or other action taken\nwith respect to, such brigades.\n(2) The date that is 30 days after the date on which the\nSecretary of the Army submits to the congressional defense\ncommittees a plan for the recapitalization of the aircraft used by\nthe Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigades that is specific with\nrespect to each unit and geographical location of such brigades.\nSEC. 1050. PROHIBITION ON USE OF LIVE ANIMALS IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE\nLIVE FIRE TRAUMA TRAINING.\nBeginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary\nof Defense shall--\n(1) ensure that live animals, including dogs, cats, nonhuman\nprimates, and marine mammals, are not used in any live fire trauma\ntraining conducted by the Department of Defense; and\n(2) in conducting such training, replace such live animals, to\nthe extent determined necessary by the Secretary, with advanced\nsimulators, mannequins, cadavers, or actors.\nSEC. 1051. PROHIBITION ON DESTRUCTION OR SCRAPPING OF WORLD WAR II-ERA\nAIRCRAFT.\n(a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Defense may not destroy,\ndismantle, scrap, cannibalize, or otherwise render permanently\ninoperable any aircraft that--\n(1) was manufactured prior to December 31, 1945; and\n(2) is in the custody or administrative control of the\nDepartment of the Air Force as of the date of the enactment of this\nAct.\n(b) Authorized Dispositions.--Aircraft described in subsection (a)\nmay only be--\n(1) retained in the inventory of the Department of the Air\nForce;\n(2) transferred to an eligible entity; or\n(3) deaccessioned under a plan approved by the Secretary of\nDefense that supports the long-term preservation of such aircraft,\nconsistent with guidelines described in the report of the Committee\non Armed Services of the Senate accompanying S. 2296 of the 119th\nCongress (S. Rept. 119-39).\n(c) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the\nprohibition under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis only if--\n(1) the aircraft is determined by qualified personnel of the\nAir Force or another eligible entity to be beyond practical\nrestoration or preservation;\n(2) no eligible entity expresses interest in accepting the\naircraft within the one-year period following the publication of\npublic notice of the availability of the aircraft for transfer;\n(3) the Secretary submits to the congressional defense\ncommittees written notification and justification of the waiver;\nand\n(4) a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date of such\nsubmission.\n(d) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``aircraft'' includes fixed-wing and rotary-wing\nmanned aircraft.\n(2) The term ``eligible entity'' means--\n(A) the National Museum of the United States Air Force or\nanother official Department of Defense museum; or\n(B) a Federal department or agency, nonprofit institution,\nor museum, with demonstrated indoor preservation and public\ndisplay capabilities.\nSEC. 1052. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES OF\nTHE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.\nOf the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise\nmade available for fiscal year 2026 for operation and maintenance,\ndefense-wide, and available for the Office of the Secretary of Defense\nfor travel expenses, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or\nexpended until the Secretary of Defense--\n(1) submits to the congressional defense committees any overdue\nquarterly reports regarding execute orders of the Department of\nDefense required by section 1744 of the National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10\nU.S.C. 113 note);\n(2) submits to the congressional defense committees a\ncertification that the Department of Defense is compliant with the\nrequirements of section 1067 of the National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2066),\nincluding--\n(A) a written statement that a copy of each execute order\nrequired to be submitted to the congressional defense\ncommittees under subsection (c) of such section has been so\nsubmitted; and\n(B) a description of the mechanism established to\nfacilitate the provision to the congressional defense\ncommittees of all future briefings required under subsection\n(a) of such section, and the compliance with the disclosure and\nnotice requirements under subsection (c) of such section,\nwithin the time frames required by such section;\n(3) submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of\nRepresentatives and the Senate the report on efforts of the\nDepartment of Defense to identify, disseminate, and implement\nthroughout the Department lessons learned from the war in Ukraine\nrequired by the conference report accompanying the National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159);\n(4) provides notice of changes to the legal and policy\nframework report as required by section 1264 of the National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (50 U.S.C. 1549);\nand\n(5) provides to the Committees on Armed Services of the House\nof Representatives and the Senate unedited video of strikes\nconducted against designated terrorist organizations in the area of\nresponsibility of the United States Southern Command.\nSEC. 1053. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRATION\nENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS.\n(a) DOD Aircraft Support of Alien Removal Operations.--Not later\nthan seven calendar days after Department of Defense aircraft are used\nin support of alien removal operations by the Department of Homeland\nSecurity, the Secretary of Defense shall provide written notification\nto the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on\nArmed Services of the House of Representatives of the following:\n(1) The type and variant of military aircraft used to support\nthe alien removal operation.\n(2) The number of individuals not employed by the Department of\nDefense on board the military aircraft.\n(3) The type, variant, and number of any military aircraft used\nto support the military aircraft being used in the alien removal\noperation, including aerial refueling aircraft.\n(4) The estimated cost of supporting the alien removal\noperation, including--\n(A) the aircraft used;\n(B) the number of flights hours required to complete the\nround-trip mission;\n(C) the use of any supporting aircraft, including aerial\nrefueling aircraft; and\n(D) the number of flight hours required to complete the\nround-trip mission of the supporting aircraft.\n(5) The destination country of the military aircraft.\n(6) When the destination country of the military aircraft is\nNaval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, reporting on both inbound and\noutbound flights in accordance with the requirements of paragraphs\n(1) through (5).\n(7) Any reassignment of Department of Defense personnel from\nJoint Task Force Guantanamo or another Department of Defense entity\nto support removal operations.\n(b) Notification of Aliens Held at Installations of Department of\nDefense.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, and not less frequently every 90 days\nthereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees\non Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives\nwritten notice of the following:\n(A) The estimated total number of aliens held at\ninstallations of the Department of Defense, disaggregated by\nlocation, over the period covered by the report.\n(B) The total cost that could be incurred by the Department\nof Defense of detention of aliens at installations of the\nDepartment of Defense, regardless of location, during the\nperiod covered by the report.\n(2) Alien defined.--In this section, the term ``alien'' has the\nmeaning given that term in section 101 of the Immigration and\nNationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101).\n(c) Reports to Congress on Department of Defense Support for\nImmigration Enforcement Operations.--Section 1707 of the National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133\nStat. 1799; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by adding at the end the\nfollowing new subsection:\n``(c) Reports on Support for Immigration Enforcement Operations.--\n``(1) In general.--If the Department of Defense approves a\nRequest for Assistance for support for immigration enforcement\noperations, the Secretary of Defense shall electronically transmit\nto the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of\nRepresentatives a report on such support not later than 30 calendar\ndays after the date on which the Secretary approves the Request for\nAssistance and every 90 calendar days thereafter.\n``(2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall\ninclude information on the following:\n``(A) The name of any Department of Defense facility used\nto support immigrant enforcement operations and costs\nassociated with any modifications to such facilities to support\nsuch operations.\n``(B) The number of Department of Defense personnel\nassigned to conduct support for immigration enforcement\noperations, the units from which such personnel were assigned,\nthe duration of the operations, and the personnel cost\nassociated with of such operations.''.\n\nSubtitle F--Studies and Reports\n\nSEC. 1061. NOTIFICATION OF WAIVERS UNDER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE\nDIRECTIVE 3000.09.\n(a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code, is\namended by inserting after section 130f the following new section:\n``Sec. 130g. Notification requirements for waivers issued under\nDepartment of Defense guidance related to autonomy in weapon\nsystems\n``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees written notification of any waiver\nunder Department of Defense Directive 3000.09 (relating to autonomy in\nweapon systems), or any successor directive, by not later than 30 days\nafter the date on which the waiver is issued.\n``(b) Elements.--Each notification submitted under subsection (a)\nshall include the following:\n``(1) The rationale for the waiver.\n``(2) A description of the autonomous weapon system or\ntechnology covered by the waiver.\n``(3) The anticipated duration of the waiver.\n``(c) Form.--A notification under subsection (a) shall be submitted\nin unclassified form, but may include a classified annex, as the\nSecretary determines necessary.''.\n(b) Reports on Approval and Deployment of Lethal Autonomous Weapon\nSystems.--Section 1066(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2065 ) is amended--\n(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, or any legal review,''\nafter ``officials'';\n(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, including any legal\nreview,'' after ``review''; and\n(3) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, including any legal\nreview,'' after ``review''.\nSEC. 1062. MODIFICATIONS TO AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER AND SALE OF CERTAIN\nSURPLUS FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, AND PARTS.\n(a) Modifications to Transfer Authority.--Section 40728 of title\n36, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following:\n``(3) The Secretary may conduct a one-time transfer to the\ncorporation, in accordance with the procedure prescribed in this\nsubchapter, of pump action shotguns, including any shotguns that are\nsurplus to the requirements of the Center of Military History and the\nArmy Museum Enterprise, that--\n``(A) on the date of the enactment of this paragraph are under\nthe control of the Secretary; and\n``(B) are surplus to the requirements of the Department of the\nArmy at the time of the submission of the report required in\nsubsection (k).\n``(4) The Secretary may not transfer pursuant to paragraph (3) any\nshotgun that is a modular ancillary addition to a service rifle, or\nmeets the definition of a `short-barreled shotgun' as that term is\ndefined in section 921(a)(6) of title 18, United States Code.'';\n(2) in subsection (i), by adding at the end the following:\n``(3) The Secretary of the Navy may conduct a one-time transfer to\nthe corporation, in accordance with the procedure prescribed in this\nsubchapter, of surplus pump action shotguns that--\n``(A) on the date of the enactment of this paragraph are under\nthe control of the Secretary; and\n``(B) are surplus to the requirements of the Department of the\nNavy at the time of the submission of the report required in\nsubsection (k).\n``(4) The Secretary may not transfer pursuant to paragraph (3) any\nshotgun that is a modular ancillary addition to a service rifle or\nmeets the definition of a `short-barreled shotgun' as that term is\ndefined in section 921(a)(6) of title 18, United States Code.''; and\n(3) by adding at the end the following:\n``(j) Authorized Air Force Transfers.--(1) The Secretary of the Air\nForce may conduct a one-time transfer to the corporation, in accordance\nwith the procedures prescribed in this subchapter, of pump action\nshotguns that--\n``(A) on the date of the enactment of this paragraph are under\nthe control of the Secretary; and\n``(B) are surplus to the requirements of the Department of the\nAir Force at the time of the submission of the report required in\nsubsection (k).\n``(2) The Secretary may not transfer pursuant to paragraph (1) any\nshotgun that is a modular ancillary addition to a service rifle or\nmeets the definition of a `short-barreled shotgun' as that term is\ndefined in section 921(a)(6) of title 18, United States Code.\n``(k) Report Required.--(1) The Secretary concerned authorized to\ntransfer shotguns under subsection (h), (i), or (j) shall submit to the\nCommittees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives\na report that includes the following elements:\n``(A) The total number of surplus shotguns, including the make\nand model of each such shotgun, that meet the criteria for transfer\nto the corporation under such subsection.\n``(B) The total number of surplus shotguns, including the make\nand mode of each such shotgun, that the Secretary concerned intends\nto transfer to the corporation under such subsection.\n``(2) In this subsection, the term `Secretary concerned' has the\nmeaning given such term in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States\nCode.\n``(l) Limitation on Transfer of Surplus Shotguns.--A Secretary may\nnot transfer surplus shotguns described in subsections (h), (i), or\n(j), until the date that is 60 days after the date of the submittal of\nthe report required under subsection (k).\n``(m) Briefing Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall provide\nto the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of\nRepresentatives a briefing on the results of the investigation by the\nBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the United\nStates Army Criminal Investigation Division regarding unaccounted for\npistols at the corporation. The briefing shall be provided after the\ninvestigation has concluded.''.\n(b) Modifications to Sale Authority.--Section 40732 of title 36,\nUnited States Code, is amended by striking ``, and caliber .45 M1911/\nM1911A1 surplus pistols,'' each place it appears and inserting ``,\ncaliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pistols, and surplus pump action\nshotguns (except any shotgun that is a modular ancillary addition to a\nservice rifle , or meets the definition of a `short-barreled shotgun'\nas that term is defined in section 921(a)(6) of title 18, United States\nCode),''.\nSEC. 1063. EXTENSION OF MOBILITY CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS STUDY.\nSection 1068 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law\n118-159; 138 Stat. 2067) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``one year after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``January 15, 2027''; and\n(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:\n``(c) Report and Briefing.--Not later than January 15, 2027, the\nCommander of the United States Transportation Command, in coordination\nwith the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretaries of the\nmilitary departments, and the commanders of the combatant commands,\nshall--\n``(1) submit to the congressional defense committees a final\nreport on the study required under subsection (a); and\n``(2) provide to such committees a briefing on the report.''.\nSEC. 1064. EXTENSION OF BRIEFING REQUIREMENT REGARDING CIVIL\nAUTHORITIES AT THE SOUTHWEST BORDER.\nSection 1070 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2791), as\namended by section 1063 of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159), is further amended by striking\n``through December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``through December 31,\n2026''.\nSEC. 1065. EXTENSION OF BIENNIAL ASSESSMENTS OF AIR FORCE TEST CENTER.\nSection 1067 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2022 (Public Law 117-81) is amended by striking ``and 2026'' and\ninserting ``2026, 2028, and 2030''.\nSEC. 1066. REPORTS ON INSTALLATION OF CERTAIN COLLISION AVOIDANCE\nSYSTEMS IN MILITARY ROTARY-WING AIRCRAFT.\n(a) Report on Feasibility of Installing Traffic Alert and Collision\nAvoidance Systems in All Military Rotary-wing Aircraft.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\nCommittees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of\nRepresentatives a report on the feasibility of installing a traffic\nalert and collision avoidance system in each military rotary-wing\naircraft. Such report shall include--\n(A) an analysis of the cost associated with installing a\ntraffic alert and collision avoidance system in each military\nrotary-wing aircraft;\n(B) an analysis of the effect of installing such systems in\nsuch aircraft on the safety of civilian airspace;\n(C) an identification of any changes to the configuration\nof the cockpit of such aircraft that would be necessary in\norder to install such systems;\n(D) any implications the installation of such systems would\nhave for combat, training, or domestic security operations; and\n(E) if the Secretary determines that the installation of\nsuch systems in such aircraft is not feasible, recommendations\nregarding similar systems or capabilities that could be\ninstalled instead.\n(2) Traffic alert and collision avoidance system defined.--In\nthis subsection, the term ``traffic alert and collision avoidance\nsystem'' means a collision avoidance system in compliance with\nsection 121.356 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, or any\nsuccessor regulation.\n(b) Report on Feasibility of Installing Automatic Dependent\nSurveillance-broadcast in Capabilities in All Military Rotary-wing\nAircraft.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of\nthis Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on\nArmed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on\nthe feasibility of installing automatic dependent surveillance-\nbroadcast IN capability in each military rotary-wing aircraft. Such\nreport shall include--\n(1) an analysis of the cost associated with installing\nautomatic dependent surveillance-broadcast IN capability in each\nmilitary rotary-wing aircraft;\n(2) an analysis of the effect of installing such capabilities\nin such aircraft on the safety of civilian airspace;\n(3) an identification of any changes to the configuration of\nthe cockpit of such aircraft that would be necessary in order to\ninstall such capabilities;\n(4) any implications the installation of such capabilities\nwould have for combat, training, or domestic security operations;\nand\n(5) if the Secretary determines that the installation of such\ncapabilities in such aircraft is not feasible, recommendations\nregarding similar systems or capabilities that could be installed\ninstead.\nSEC. 1067. CYBERSECURITY AND RESILIENCE ANNEX IN STRATEGIC RAIL\nCORRIDOR NETWORK ASSESSMENTS.\n(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the\nSecretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Homeland Security,\nshall ensure that each periodic assessment of the Strategic Rail\nCorridor Network carried out after the date of the enactment of this\nAct includes an annex containing an evaluation of the cybersecurity and\nthe resilience of the physical infrastructure of the Strategic Rail\nCorridor. Each such annex shall include--\n(1) a description of potential cyber threats and\nvulnerabilities affecting the Strategic Rail Corridor Network\noperations;\n(2) an assessment of the resilience of the Strategic Rail\nCorridor Network against cyberattacks and other disruptive actions\nby an adversary of the United States;\n(3) recommended actions to be taken by Congress and Federal\nagencies to improve the cybersecurity defenses and the resilience\nof the physical infrastructure of the Strategic Rail Corridor\nNetwork; and\n(4) a description of the timelines and resource requirements to\nimplement the recommendations under paragraph (3).\n(b) Strategic Rail Corridor Network Defined.--In this section, the\nterm ``Strategic Rail Corridor Network'' means the interconnected\nnetwork of rail corridors important to national defense and military\nmobility, as defined by the Department of Defense and the Federal\nRailroad Administration.\nSEC. 1068. GAO REVIEW AND REPORT ON BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS EXPERIMENTS ON\nAND IN RELATION TO TICKS, TICK-BORNE DISEASE.\n(a) Review.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall, to\nthe extent practicable, conduct a review of research conducted during\nthe period beginning on January 1, 1945, and ending on December 31,\n1972, by the Department of Defense, including by the Department of\nDefense in consultation with the National Institutes of Health, the\nDepartment of Agriculture, or any other Federal department or agency\non--\n(1) the use of ticks as hosts or delivery mechanisms for\nbiological warfare agents, including experiments involving\nSpirochaetales or Rickettsiales; and\n(2) any efforts to improve the effectiveness and viability of\nSpirochaetales or Rickettsiales as biological weapons through\ncombination with other diseases or viruses.\n(b) Location of Research.--In conducting the review under\nsubsection (a), the Comptroller General shall review research conducted\nat facilities located inside the United States and, if feasible,\nfacilities located outside the United States, including laboratories\nand field work locations.\n(c) Information to Be Reviewed.--\n(1) Classified information.--In conducting the review under\nsubsection (a), the Comptroller General shall review any relevant\nclassified information.\n(2) Matters for review.--In conducting the review under\nsubsection (a), the Comptroller General shall review, among other\nsources, the following:\n(A) Technical Reports related to The Summary of Major\nEvents and Problems, US Army Chemical Corps, FY 1951 - FY1969.\n(B) Site Holding: CB DT DW 48158 Title: Virus and\nRickettsia Waste Disposal Study. Technical Report No. 103,\nJanuary 1969. Corp Author Name: FORT DETRICK FREDERICK MD\nReport Number: SMUFD-TR-103 Publish Date: 19690101.\n(C) Site Holding: CB DT DW 60538 Title: A Plaque Assay\nSystem for Several Species of Rickettsia. Corp Author Name:\nFORT DETRICK FREDERICK MD Report Number: SMUFD-TM-538 Publish\nDate: 19690601.\n(D) Site Holding: CB DW 531493 Title: Progress Report for\nEcology and Epidemiology and Biological Field Test Technology,\nThird Quarter FY 1967. Corp Author Name: ARMY DUGWAY PROVING\nGROUND UT Publish Date: 19670508.\n(E) Any relevant scientific research on the history of Lyme\ndisease in the United States.\n(d) Report.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than two years after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the\nCommittees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives or the\nSenate a report that includes the following:\n(A) A list of the research projects reviewed under\nsubsection (a) and an assessment of the scope of such research.\n(B) A finding by the Comptroller General as to whether such\nreview could lead to a determination that any ticks used in\nsuch research were released outside of any facility (including\nany ticks that were released unintentionally).\n(C) A finding by the Comptroller General as to whether such\nreview could lead to a determination that any records related\nto such research were destroyed, and whether such destruction\nwas intentional or unintentional.\n(2) Form of report.--The report required under paragraph (1)\nshall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a\nclassified annex.\nSEC. 1069. BRIEFINGS ON EXPENDITURES OR PLANNED EXPENDITURES OF FUNDS\nALLOCATED FOR EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF EXISTING ARCTIC\nINFRASTRUCTURE.\n(a) Briefings.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act and on a quarterly basis thereafter for a one-\nyear period, and on a biannual basis thereafter until the date of\ntermination described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense, in\nconsultation with the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific\nCommand and the Commander of the United States Northern Command, shall\nprovide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the\nexpenditures or planned expenditures of funds allocated pursuant to\nsection 20009(12) of the Act titled ``An Act to provide for\nreconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14'', approved July\n4, 2025 (Public Law 119-21), for the exploration and development of\nexisting Arctic infrastructure. Each such briefing shall include--\n(1) an identification of the amount of such funds expended to\ndate;\n(2) a timeline for the future use of such funds; and\n(3) an assessment of the feasibility of any viable\ninfrastructure options in the Arctic region.\n(b) Sunset.--The date of termination described in this subsection\nis the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this\nAct.\nSEC. 1070. SEMIANNUAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OPERATIONS AT THE\nSOUTHERN LAND BORDER.\n(a) Report.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\nCommittee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on\nArmed Services of the House of Representatives a report on\noperations at the southern land border of the United States.\n(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall\ninclude a detailed description of--\n(A) the efforts of the Department of Defense to support\ncivil law enforcement agencies with respect to--\n(i) combating transnational organized crime in the\nUnited States Northern Command and the United States\nSouthern Command areas of responsibility;\n(ii) reducing the cross-border flow of illicit\nsynthetic drugs, including fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and\nfentanyl precursors; and\n(iii) reducing the cross-border illicit trade of\nfirearms and human trafficking;\n(B) the steady-state plan and posture of the Department of\nDefense on the southern land border;\n(C) the assessment of the Department of Defense of the\noperational and readiness impact under the Department's steady-\nstate plan and posture on the southern land border, and any\nrevisions of such plan and posture;\n(D) each military installation and each Department of\nDefense facility on or off the installation that is being used\nto support--\n(i) the operations of the Department of Defense along\nthe southern land border; or\n(ii) the Department of Homeland Security or any of its\ncomponents;\n(E) the funding sources for the current operations of the\nDepartment of Defense along the southern land border;\n(F) the use-of-force policy and training of the Department\nof Defense related to operations along the southern land\nborder; and\n(G) any challenges the Department of Defense has faced in\nthe execution of the efforts described in subparagraphs (A) and\n(F).\n(b) Semiannual Updates.--Not later than 180 days after the date on\nwhich the Secretary submits the report required under subsection (a),\nand not less frequently than once every 180 days thereafter until the\ntermination of the national emergency declared by Proclamation 100886\n(90 Fed. Reg. 8327; relating to a Declaration of a National Emergency\nat the Southern Border of the United States), Executive Order 14165 (90\nFed. Reg. 8467; relating to Security Our Borders), and Executive Order\n14167 (90 Fed. Reg. 8613; relating to Clarifying the Military's Role in\nProtecting the Territorial Integrity of the United States), the\nCommander of the United States Northern Command shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees a report containing updates to the\ninformation included in the report required under subsection (a).\nSEC. 1071. ASSESSMENT ON POTENTIAL ESTABLISHMENT OF INCUBATOR PROGRAMS\nFOR SECURE FACILITIES AND NETWORKS AT UNIVERSITIES.\n(a) Assessment.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an\nassessment on the feasibility, advisability, and potential benefits to\nthe Department of Defense of establishing incubator programs for the\ndevelopment, operation, and sustainment of secure facilities and\nnetworks at the campuses of select institutions of higher education\nacross the United States for the following purposes:\n(1) Accelerating the development and transition of innovative\ntechnologies to meet national security needs.\n(2) Increasing the availability of secure facilities and\nnetworks for the conduct of classified work at such campuses.\n(3) Fostering collaboration between academic researchers,\nprivate sector entities, and Department of Defense personnel.\n(4) Expanding the pool of technical talent holding security\nclearances and available to support Department of Defense\norganizations and personnel in critical defense technology areas.\n(5) Developing regional innovation hubs that strengthen the\nnational security innovation base.\n(b) Considerations.--In conducting the assessment under subsection\n(a), the Secretary shall consider--\n(1) diverse use cases for the secure facilities and networks\nunder the programs referred to in such subsection, including the\nuse of such facilities and networks for the conduct of secure\nmeetings and classified research and development activities with\nrespect to innovative technologies; and\n(2) the potential for establishing cost-sharing agreements with\ninstitutions of higher education, other Federal departments and\nagencies, State, local, and Tribal governments, and private sector\npartners for the development, operation, and sustainment of secure\nfacilities and networks under such programs.\n(c) Elements.--The assessment under subsection (a) shall include\nthe following elements:\n(1) An identification by the Secretary of objective\ncharacteristics and other criteria for the selection of\ninstitutions of higher education to participate in a program\nreferred to in such subsection (a), which shall include, at a\nminimum, the following:\n(A) The absence of a fully functional secure facility and\nnetwork on the campus of the institution at the time of such\nselection.\n(B) The commitment of the institution to national security,\nas demonstrated through the offering of relevant research and\ndevelopment activities and workforce development opportunities.\n(C) The presence of an existing relationship between the\ninstitution and the Department of Defense, defense industry\npartners, other Federal departments and agencies, and State,\nlocal, and Tribal governments, including opportunities for\ncost-sharing or other State economic development incentives\nunder the program if selected.\n(D) The technical capabilities of the institution relevant\nto defense innovation priorities, including the presence of key\ninfrastructure or instrumentation that may be used for the\nconduct of classified programs.\n(E) The capacity of the institution to support the\nadministrative and security requirements of operating a secure\nfacility and network, including to support co-use agreements\nwith other partners requiring shared space for meetings,\nstorage, or computing involving classified information.\n(F) The location of the institution and whether selection\nof the institution would promote geographic distribution to\nensure nationwide access to secure facilities and networks,\nparticularly in underrepresented States.\n(G) The economic viability and sustainability of any secure\nfacility or network proposed to be deployed at the campus of\nthe institution if selected, as determined through business use\ncase analyses.\n(2) A plan for the implementation of the programs referred to\nin subsection (a), including, at a minimum, an identification of\nnot fewer than five institutions of higher education that the\nSecretary determines would meet the criteria identified pursuant to\nparagraph (1).\n(d) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 270 days after the date\nof enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees the results of the assessment under\nsubsection (a).\n(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``institution of higher education'' has the\nmeaning given that term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act\nof 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).\n(2) The term ``underrepresented State'' means any State or\nterritory eligible to participate in the program of the Department\nknown as the ``Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive\nResearch'' program.\n\nSubtitle G--Other Matters\n\nSEC. 1081. EXTENSION OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF THE\nNAVY.\nSection 1092 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2809), as\namended by section 1083 of the Service Member Quality of Life\nImprovement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025\n(Public Law 118-159), is further amended--\n(1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ``January 15, 2026'' and\ninserting ``July 1, 2027'';\n(2) in subsection (c)(3), by adding at the end the following\nnew sentences: ``The commission may request access to special\naccess programs. The commission may employ personnel and obtain\ndetailees who hold the security clearances necessary to review\nclassified information.''; and\n(3) in subsection (e), by striking ``90 days'' and inserting\n``180 days''.\nSEC. 1082. FEDERAL AGENCY SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN WAR COMMISSION.\nSection 1094(f)(2) of the Afghanistan War Commission Act of 2021\n(section 1094(f)(2) of Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1941) is amended by\nadding at the end the following new subparagraph:\n``(D) Services.--\n``(i) Department of defense.--The Secretary of Defense\nmay provide to the Commission, on a nonreimbursable basis,\nsuch administrative services, funds, staff, facilities, and\nother support services as are necessary for the performance\nof the duties of the Commission under this section.\n``(ii) Other agencies.--In addition to any support\nprovided under clause (i), the head of any other Federal\ndepartment or agency may provide to the Commission such\nservices, funds, facilities, staff, and other support as\nthe head of such department or agency determines advisable\nand as may be authorized by law.''.\nSEC. 1083. PROVISION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY TO AFGHANISTAN WAR\nCOMMISSION.\nSubsection (f) of the Afghanistan War Commission Act of 2021\n(section 1094(f) of Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1941) is amended by\nadding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(6) Contract authority.--To such extent and in such amounts\nas are provided in appropriation Acts, the Co-Chairpersons of the\nCommission may enter into contracts to enable the Commission to\ndischarge its duties under this section.''.\nSEC. 1084. REAUTHORIZATION OF SERVICEWOMEN'S COMMEMORATIVE PARTNERSHIP.\nSection 362(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C.\n7771 note prec.) is amended--\n(1) by striking ``for fiscal year 2021, as identified in\ndivision D of this Act'' and inserting ``by the National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026''; and\n(2) by striking ``$3,000,000'' and inserting ``$1,000,000''.\nSEC. 1085. AUKUS IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2025.\n(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``AUKUS\nImprovement Act of 2025''.\n(b) Modification to AUKUS Defense Trade Cooperation.-- Section\n38(l) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(l)) is amended--\n(1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following: ``The\ncongressional notification requirements of subsections (c) and (d)\nof section 36 shall not apply with respect to the export or\ntransfer of defense articles or defense services subject to the\nexemption described in this paragraph.''; and\n(2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and\n(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:\n``(7) Exemption from certain requirements.--\n``(A) In general.--Defense articles sold by the United\nStates under this Act, whether pursuant to the exemption\nauthorized under this section or pursuant to an exemption under\nanother authority under this Act, may be reexported,\nretransferred or temporarily imported exclusively between the\nGovernment of Australia, the Government of the United Kingdom,\nor entities described in paragraph (b) of section 126.7(b)(2)\nof title 22, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor\nregulations, that are eligible for the exemption described in\nparagraph (a) of such section, notwithstanding the requirement\nfor the consent of the President under section 3(a)(2) or\nsection 505(a)(1)(B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22\nU.S.C. 2314(a)(1)(B)).\n``(B) Intra-company, intra-organizational, and intra-\ngovernmental transfers.--Intra-company, intra-organization, and\nintra-governmental transfers related to defense articles\ndescribed in subparagraph (A) are authorized to be made between\nofficers, employees, and agents who meet the definition of the\nterm `regular employee' under section 120.64 of title 22, Code\nof Federal Regulations, or successor regulations, including\ndual nationals or third-country nationals who satisfy the\nrequirements of section 126.18 of title 22, Code of Federal\nRegulations, or successor regulations.''.\n(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five years, the\nPresident shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a\nreport with respect to the use of the expedited review process\nestablished by section 1344 of the National Defense Authorization Act\nfor Fiscal Year 2024 (22 U.S.C. 10423), that includes the following:\n(1) An update on the progress made toward implementing such\nexpedited review process.\n(2) The number of licenses issued under such process.\n(3) A list of each recipient of such license.\n(d) Requirement to Review Excluded Technology List.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, and annually for five years and every three\nyears thereafter for 12 years, the Secretary of State, in\nconsultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall review Supplement\nNo. 2 to part 126 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations,\ncommonly known at the ``Excluded Technology List'', to ensure\ninclusion of only those items required by statute or otherwise\ndetermined by the Secretary of State to require continued licensing\nreview for reasons of United States national security.\n(2) Report.--The Secretary of State shall submit to the\nappropriate congressional committees and the Committee on Armed\nServices of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed\nServices of the Senate a report on the results of each review\nrequired by this subsection. Each such report shall include a\njustification of any item removed or added to the Excluded\nTechnology List.\n(e) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,\nthe term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of\nRepresentatives; and\n(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.\nSEC. 1086. FRAMEWORK FOR REFORMING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND FOREIGN\nDISCLOSURE POLICIES.\n(a) Framework Development.--Not later than 180 days after the date\nof the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall produce a\nframework to revise technology transfer and foreign disclosure policies\nand processes of the military departments and the technology transfer\nand foreign disclosure committees.\n(b) Framework Elements.--The framework produced pursuant to\nsubsection (a) shall include the following:\n(1) Guidelines for balancing the protection of technology and\nclassified information with the requirement to share technology and\nclassified defense information.\n(2) A process to gather, consider, and, as appropriate,\nincorporate input from Federal agencies and industry stakeholders,\nin accordance with subsection (d), to inform revisions to the\ntechnology transfer and foreign disclosure policies and processes\nof the Department of Defense.\n(3) Recommendations for updating the National Disclosure Policy\nto accommodate the use of emerging and advanced defense such as\nartificial intelligence, directed energy, microwave systems,\ncounter-unmanned aerial systems, missile defense, cybersecurity,\nquantum technologies, hypersonics, autonomous systems, and such\nother technologies as the Secretary determines appropriate.\n(4) Mechanisms to enable the military departments and the\nDefense Technology Security Administration to streamline the\napproval process for technology transfers.\n(5) Mechanisms to enhance transparency to ensure the technology\ntransfer policies of the Department of Defense and each of the\nmilitary departments specifically are comparable with respect to\ncapability and country release tiers for emerging and advanced\ndefense items.\n(6) A plan to consolidate technology security and foreign\ndisclosure approvals in accordance with Executive Order 14268,\ntitled ``Reforming Foreign Defense Sales to Improve Speed and\nAccountability'' and dated April 9, 2025.\n(7) An updated Department of Defense Directive 5111.21 to\naddress roles, responsibilities and members of the Arms Transfer\nand Technology Release Senior Steering Group of the Department of\nDefense.\n(8) Metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of the technology\ntransfer policies of the military departments and the National\nDisclosure Policy to enable the transfer of defense items to allies\nand partners of the United States while ensuring protection of\nUnited States technology.\n(9) An annual requirement to conduct an audit of license\napplications that were denied during the prior year on the basis of\ntechnology transfer policies of the military departments or the\nDefense Technology Security Administration.\n(10) A description of the charter of each technology security\nand foreign disclosure committee, its participants, and its\nrelationship to other technology security and foreign disclosure\ncommittees.\n(c) Implementation.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nsubmission of the framework under subsection (a), and not less\nfrequently than annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall\ndirect the Secretary of each of the military departments and the heads\nof the technology security and foreign disclosure committees to revise\nthe technology transfer policy of that department and the Under\nSecretary of Defense for Policy to revise the National Disclosure\nPolicy, based on the elements of the framework under subsection (b).\n(d) Stakeholder Engagement.--At least once every six months, the\nSecretaries of the military departments, the Under Secretary of Defense\nfor Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Under Secretary of Defense for\nPolicy shall consult with such representatives from the defense\nindustry as the Secretaries and Under Secretary consider appropriate,\nincluding representatives from nontraditional defense contractors (as\nsuch term is defined by section 3014 of title 10, United States Code)\nin the course of carrying out subsections (a), (b), and (c).\n(e) Reporting Requirements.--\n(1) Submission of framework.--Not later than 180 days after the\ndate of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall\nsubmit to the congressional defense committees a report containing\nthe framework produced under subsection (a).\n(2) Annual reports.--Not later than one year after the date of\nthe submission of the framework required under subsection (a), and\nnot less frequently than annually thereafter, the Secretary of\nDefense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a\nreport that includes the following:\n(A) A description of any actions taken to improve the\ntechnology transfer policies of the military departments and\nthe technology security and foreign disclosure committees in\naccordance with the implementation requirements under\nsubsection (c).\n(B) A description of actions taken to implement or\nincorporate industry recommendation into the technology\ntransfer policies of the military departments and the National\nDisclosure Policy.\n(C) A summary of any feedback from industry stakeholders\nwith respect to current applications of the technology transfer\npolicies of the military departments and the National\nDisclosure Policy, and a description of any actions taken to\naddress such feedback.\n(D) The results of an audit of license applications that\nwere denied during the preceding 12-month period on the basis\nof technology transfer policies of the military departments or\nthe technology security and foreign disclosure committees,\nincluding information and data that link such denials to the\npolicies in effect at the time of denial.\n(E) Any recommendations of the Secretary for legislation\nnecessary to improve technology release and foreign disclosure\npolicies of the Department of Defense.\n(3) Form.--Each report submitted under this subsection shall be\nsubmitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.\nSEC. 1087. PROCUREMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF SPORTS FOODS AND DIETARY\nSUPPLEMENTS TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ASSIGNED TO THE UNITED\nSTATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND.\n(a) Procurement and Distribution.--The Commander of the United\nStates Special Operations Command may authorize, from amounts\nappropriated to the Department of Defense for Major Force Program 11--\n(1) the procurement of sports foods and dietary supplements;\nand\n(2) the distribution of such foods and supplements to members\nof the Armed Forces assigned to the United States Special\nOperations Command.\n(b) Requirements.--\n(1) In general.--The Commander of the United States Special\nOperations Command shall--\n(A) establish policies for the procurement and distribution\nof sports foods and dietary supplements under this section; and\n(B) require that such procurement and distribution is in\ncompliance with--\n(i) Department of Defense Instruction 6130.06, titled\n``Use of Dietary Supplements in the Department of\nDefense''; and\n(ii) the prohibited dietary supplement ingredients list\nof the Department.\n(2) Policies.--The policies established under paragraph (1)\nshall provide that--\n(A) dietary supplements procured or distributed under this\nsection are required to be certified by a non-Department third-\nparty certifying organization that Operation Supplement Safety\nof the Department has vetted for end-product quality assurance;\n(B) dietary supplements and sports foods procured or\ndistributed under this section are required to be free of\ncontaminants and ingredients and substances prohibited by the\nDepartment (including any ingredients and substances that are\nsynonymous with such prohibited ingredients and substances);\n(C) sports foods and dietary supplements may only be\ndistributed to members of the Armed Forces--\n(i) by a credentialed and privileged registered\n(performance) dietitian or a medical clinician with\nprescribing authority who is assigned to or supporting the\nUnited States Special Operations Command at the operational\nunit level; and\n(ii) under the guidance and oversight of a primary care\nsports medicine physician.\n(c) Rule of Construction.--The procurement and distribution of\nsports foods and dietary supplements under this section shall be\nconstrued to supplement and not supplant--\n(1) any morale, welfare, or recreation funds or activities\notherwise required or available; and\n(2) any funding made available for, and services provided by,\nany dining facility of the Department.\n(d) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2026, the Secretary of\nDefense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report\nthat contains an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of\nexpanding the authority under this section for the procurement and\ndistribution of sports foods and third-party certified dietary\nsupplements to include the military departments.\n(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``dietary supplement'' means a product under\nmeaning given that term in section 201(ff) of the Federal Food,\nDrug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(ff)) for which nutrition\nlabeling in the form of a supplement facts panel is required.\n(2) The term ``sports food'' means a food product that--\n(A) delivers essential energy (in the form of calories) and\nnutrients; and\n(B) is packaged in a container that includes nutrition\nlabeling in the form of a supplement facts panel.\nSEC. 1088. PILOT PROGRAM ON ENHANCED USE OF ADVANCED SENSOR NETWORKS TO\nIMPROVE AIR FORCE COUNTER-UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM CAPABILITIES FOR\nBASE DEFENSE.\n(a) Establishment.--Beginning not later than 180 days after the\ndate of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, in\ncoordination with the Director of the Joint Interagency Task Force 401\nestablished under section 199 of title 10, United States Code, as added\nby section 912, and in consultation with the Administrator of the\nFederal Aviation Administration, shall carry out a pilot program, to be\nknown as the ``Enhancing Cooperation for Counter-Unmanned Aircraft\nSystems Program'', under which the Secretary shall incorporate the use\nof civilian civil airspace sensor networks into Air Force data\nprocessing systems to--\n(1) improve base defense against small unmanned aircraft\nsystems (in this section referred to as ``sUAS'');\n(2) inform the development of counter-unmanned aircraft system\ncapabilities that are suitable for use inside the United States and\nin the National Airspace System; and\n(3) enhance cooperation with law enforcement, State and local\npartners, and other Federal departments and agencies to counter\ndomestic threats.\n(b) Locations.--The Secretary, in coordination with the Director\nand in consultation with the Administrator, shall select at least two\nmilitary installations located in the United States at which to conduct\nthe pilot program. In selecting such military installations, the\nSecretary shall consider the potential for the Air Force to--\n(1) access advanced civilian airspace sensor networks;\n(2) leverage public-private partnerships that enable multi-use\nof airspace awareness capabilities for public safety, defense of\ncritical infrastructure to include Department of Defense\ninstallations, and protection of civil aviation; and\n(3) minimize the potential for negatively affecting civil\naircraft operations in the National Airspace System.\n(c) Objectives.--The objectives of the pilot program are--\n(1) to provide the Air Force with access to air space awareness\ndata derived from civilian airspace sensor networks to increase the\nsituational awareness of Air Force bases;\n(2) to determine any authority, capability, and capacity\nbarriers to enhancing cooperation between the Air Force, civilian\npartners, and other Federal, State, and local government entities\nto extend the over-the-horizon identification of potential sUAS\nthreats beyond the current range of existing domestic base defense\nsystems; and\n(3) to improve the data-sharing frameworks for airspace data\nbetween the Air Force and various stakeholders for the purpose of\nbase defense.\n(d) Contract Authority.--In carrying out the pilot program, the\nSecretary of the Air Force may enter into one or more contracts for the\nprocurement of additional technologies capable of--\n(1) leveraging commercial or Government off-the-shelf detect-\ntrack-defeat systems;\n(2) integrating and using civilian airspace awareness data to\nserve as an early warning capability specifically to help identify\nand monitor non-compliant sUAS; and\n(3) informing appropriate communication mechanisms between\nmilitary installations and local law enforcement agencies to report\nand track non-compliant air vehicles, deter incursions, and foster\npotential prosecution.\n(e) Briefings.--Not later than 90 days after the conclusion of all\nactivities carried out under the pilot program at an installation\nselected for such program, the Secretary shall provide to the\nappropriate congressional committees a briefing that includes a\ndescription of--\n(1) the manner in which the program was conducted at such\ninstallation; and\n(2) any results achieved under the program at such\ninstallation.\n(f) Termination.--\n(1) In general.--The authority to carry out a pilot program\nunder this section shall terminate on the date that is five years\nafter the date of the enactment of this Act.\n(2) Early termination option.--The Secretary of the Air Force\nmay request the termination of the pilot program before the date\nspecified in paragraph (1) if the Secretary--\n(A) determines that administrative, legal, performance, or\nother factors indicate the program will not be successful; and\n(B) submits to the appropriate congressional committees\nnotice in writing of such determination.\n(g) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,\nthe term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on\nTransportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives;\nand\n(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on\nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.\nSEC. 1089. PILOT PROGRAM AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCELERATING\nPROTECTION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES AND ASSETS FROM UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.\n(a) Requirements.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the\nJoint Interagency Task Force 401 established under section 199 of title\n10, United States Code, as added by section 912, shall ensure that for\neach covered facility or asset at which the Secretary has determined\ncounter-UAS operations are necessary to mitigate the threat that an\nunmanned aircraft system poses to the safety or security of such\ncovered facility or asset--\n(1) any administrative action required for the effective use of\nthe authorities under section 130i of title 10, United States Code,\nfor the protection of the covered facility or asset not contingent\nupon action by another Federal department or agency has been\ncompleted, including the establishment of appropriate policies for\nthe training of relevant personnel upon the deployment of new\ncounter-UAS systems, annual training, and training for newly\nassigned personnel;\n(2) any such training required for the safe or effective use of\ncounter-UAS systems for such protection has been completed; and\n(3) planning to deploy and sustain systems similar to those\nprocured pursuant to the pilot program under subsection (b) in a\nmanner appropriate for the covered facility or asset has commenced.\n(b) Pilot Program for Deployment of Certain Counter-UAS Systems.--\n(1) Pilot program.--The Secretary, acting through the Joint\nInteragency Task Force 401 established under section 199 of title\n10, United States Code, as added by section 912, and in\ncoordination with the Administrator as required by section 130i of\ntitle 10, United States Code, shall carry out a pilot program for\nthe deployment of covered counter-UAS systems to expeditiously\ndemonstrate enhanced protective capabilities for certain covered\nfacilities or assets (in this subsection, referred to as the\n``pilot program'').\n(2) Elements.--Under the pilot program, the Secretary shall--\n(A) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment\nof this Act, select and procure covered counter-UAS systems for\ndeployment for the protection of at least four covered\nfacilities or assets identified for purposes of the pilot\nprogram;\n(B) not later than 240 days after the date of the enactment\nof this Act submit to the congressional defense committees a\nreport on any delays caused by interagency coordination\nrequirements, particularly delays related to site surveys by\nother agencies; and\n(C) not later than one year after the date of the enactment\nof this Act, ensure such covered counter-UAS systems are so\ndeployed with respect to each such identified covered facility\nor asset.\n(c) Coordination Required.--The Secretary shall carry out this\nsection consistent with the requirements of section 130i of title 10,\nUnited States Code.\n(d) Briefings.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, and every 60 days thereafter until the date on\nwhich each requirement under this section is complete, the Secretary,\nin consultation with the Administrator, shall provide to the\ncongressional defense committees and the Committee on Transportation\nand Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on the\nimplementation of this section.\n(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the\nFederal Aviation Administration.\n(2) The terms ``counter-UAS system'' and ``small unmanned\naircraft'' have the meanings given those terms in section 44801 of\ntitle 49, United States Code.\n(3) The term ``covered counter-UAS system'' means a counter-UAS\nsystem that--\n(A) is capable of destroying or disabling a small unmanned\naircraft by means of high-powered microwave, laser, or other\nsimilar technology; and\n(B) may be integrated with appropriate sensing and command-\nand-control systems.\n(4) The term ``covered facility or asset'' means a facility or\nasset with respect to which there is authority to carry out section\n130i of title 10, United States Code, for the protection of the\nfacility or asset.\n(5) The term ``unmanned aircraft'' has the meaning given such\nterm in section 130i(j) of title 10, United States Code.\nSEC. 1090. PROCESS FOR COMPLAINTS AND INVESTIGATIONS OF TRANSPORTATION\nSERVICE PROVIDERS AND TRANSPORTATION OFFICERS.\n(a) Complaints and Investigations.--\n(1) Process for submitting complaints.--The Commander of the\nUnited States Army Transportation Command shall develop a process\nthrough which a transportation service provider may submit a\ncomplaint to the Commander regarding possible violations of the\nMilitary Freight Traffic Unified Rules Publication or the Defense\nTransportation Regulations by Department of Defense transportation\nofficers and transportation service providers regarding any\nmilitary shipments that are required to be processed by the Global\nFreight Management System.\n(2) Elements.--The complaint process required under paragraph\n(1) shall include each of the following:\n(A) An identification of the information the complainant\nshould provide as part of a complaint to assist the Commander\nin reviewing and investigating the complaint, including\nreferences to the rules that were allegedly violated.\n(B) A timeline for the adjudication of the complaint and\nrendering of an initial finding by an individual designated by\nthe Commander.\n(C) A process for any party to appeal the initial finding\nif the party believes the initial finding is incorrect, a\ntimeline for the review of the appeal, and a timeline for the\nCommander to render a final decision.\n(D) Such other elements as the Commander determines\nappropriate.\n(3) Consequences for violations.--If, pursuant to a complaint\nsubmitted through the complaint process under this section, a\ntransportation officer or transportation service provider is found\nto have violated the Military Freight Traffic Unified Rules\nPublication or the Defense Transportation Regulations, the\nCommander shall impose a penalty in accordance with the Military\nFreight Traffic Unified Rules Publication and the Defense\nTransportation Regulations and, if applicable, work with the\ntransportation officer or transportation service provider to take\ncorrective action.\n(4) Transportation officer actions.--\n(A) Notification process.--The Commander shall establish a\ntimely process through which a transportation service provider\nmay notify the United States Army Transportation Command of any\naction a transportation officer imposes against a\ntransportation service provider, such as a letter of non-use,\nif the transportation service provider believes that such\naction was improper, excessive, or not in accordance with the\nMilitary Freight Traffic Unified Rules Publication or Defense\nTransportation Regulations.\n(B) Authority to override.--The Commander may override any\naction taken by a transportation officer against a\ntransportation service provider if the Commander believes such\naction was improper, excessive, or not in accordance with the\nMilitary Freight Traffic Unified Rules Publication or Defense\nTransportation Regulations. The authority under this\nsubparagraph includes revoking a letter of non-use, reducing\nthe duration of a letter of non-use, and removing any service\nfailure from the record of the transportation service provider.\n(b) Global Freight Management Training.--The Commander of the\nUnited States Army Transportation Command shall provide recurring\ntraining to all transportation officers and transportation service\nproviders that use the Global Freight Management System to process and\naward Department of Defense shipments. Such training shall include--\n(1) detailed instruction on the Military Freight Traffic\nUnified Rules Publication and Defense Transportation Regulations;\n(2) best practices for processing and awarding shipments in the\nGlobal Freight Management system;\n(3) the importance of awarding shipments transparently and in\naccordance with Department of Defense policies; and\n(4) such other information as the Commander determines\nappropriate.\n(c) Freight Carrier Registration Program.--\n(1) Update.--The Commander of the United States Army\nTransportation Command shall update the freight carrier\nregistration program to ensure that users of the program, including\nDepartment of Defense personnel and transportation service\nproviders, are able to easily determine if a standard carrier alpha\ncode belongs to a motor carrier or broker.\n(2) Annual audit requirement.--Not less frequently than\nannually, the Commander shall conduct an audit of the freight\ncarrier registration program to ensure that all approved\ntransportation service providers have active and appropriate\noperating authority from the Department of Transportation.\nSEC. 1091. DECLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN RECORDS RELATING TO TOWER 22\nATTACK.\n(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsections (b) an (c), not\nlater than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the\nSecretary of Defense shall declassify any Department of Defense\ndocument or other Department of Defense record, which has not\npreviously been released or made publicly available, relating to the\nattack on the United States Armed Forces at Tower 22, Jordan, on\nJanuary 28, 2024.\n(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section provides\nauthority for the Secretary of Defense to declassify any information\nthat the Secretary does not already have the authority to declassify\nunder Executive Order No. 13526, or any successor order.\n(c) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the application of subsection\n(a) with respect to any record or document that reveals any source,\nmethod, or capability or would otherwise compromise the national\nsecurity of the United States.\nSEC. 1092. UPDATES AND PRESERVATION OF MEMORIALS TO CHAPLAINS AT\nARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.\n(a) Updates and Preservation of Memorials.--\n(1) Protestant chaplains memorial.--The Secretary of the Army\nshall permit NCMAF--\n(A) to modify the memorial to Protestant chaplains located\non Chaplains Hill to include a granite, marble, or other stone\nbase for the bronze plaque of the memorial;\n(B) to provide an updated bronze plaque that includes the\nname of each chaplain, verified as described in subsection (b),\nwho died while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces after\nthe date on which the original memorial was placed and before\nthe date of the enactment of this Act; and\n(C) to make such other updates and corrections to the\nmemorial that the Secretary determines necessary.\n(2) Catholic chaplain memorials.--The Secretary of the Army\nshall permit NCMAF--\n(A) to update the Catholic chaplains memorial to include\nthe name of each chaplain, verified under subsection (b), who\ndied while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces after the\ndate on which the original memorial was placed and before the\ndate of the enactment of this Act; and\n(B) to make such other updates and corrections to the\nmemorial that the Secretary determines necessary.\n(3) Jewish chaplain memorials.--The Secretary of the Army shall\npermit NCMAF to update and make corrections to the Jewish chaplain\nmemorials located on Chaplains Hill that the Secretary determines\nnecessary.\n(4) No cost to federal government.--The activities of NCMAF\nauthorized by this subsection shall be carried out at no cost to\nthe Federal Government.\n(b) Verification of Names.--NCMAF may not include the name of a\nchaplain on a memorial on Chaplains Hill under subsection (a) unless\nthat name has been verified by the Chief of Chaplains of the Army,\nNavy, or Air Force, or the Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps,\ndepending on the Armed Force in which the chaplain served.\n(c) Prohibition on Expansion of Memorials.--Except as provided in\nsubsection (a)(1)(A), this section may not be construed as authorizing\nthe expansion of any memorial that is located on Chaplains Hill on the\ndate of the enactment of this Act.\n(d) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``Chaplains Hill'' means the area in Arlington\nNational Cemetery that, as of the date of the enactment of this\nAct, is generally identified and recognized as Chaplains Hill.\n(2) The term ``NCMAF'' means the National Conference on\nMinistry to the Armed Forces or any successor organization\nrecognized in law for purposes of the operation of this section.\nSEC. 1093. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE COMPATIBILITY TABLETOP EXERCISE.\n(a) Requirements.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a\ntabletop exercise designed to assess the resiliency of United States\nmilitary installations and their surrounding communal capabilities to\ncollaboratively respond to weather disasters or adversarial attacks\nmade against the United States homeland. The tabletop exercise required\nunder this section shall be designed to--\n(1) be planned and executed across geographically-dispersed\norganizations;\n(2) integrate policies, procedures, capabilities, and\napplicable authorities to ensure mission assurance during and after\ncybersecurity incidents involving intelligent energy control\nsystems, traffic control systems, and incident response systems;\nand\n(3) include, as participating organizations, appropriate\nmunicipal, county, State, and Federal government entities, and\npublic and private critical infrastructure service providers such\nas energy, water, wastewater, transportation, and communications,\nand others as appropriate.\n(b) Elements.--A tabletop exercise required under subsection (a)\nshall be designed to evaluate, at a minimum, the following elements:\n(1) The resilience of community critical infrastructure to\nenhance, advance, and supplant that of surrounding military\ninstallations in the event of attacks upon military critical\ninfrastructure.\n(2) The ability of a military installation, in coordination\nwith community leadership, to coordinate efforts and operationalize\navailable infrastructure and resources presented by defense\ncommunities in the area surrounding the military installation.\n(3) State and Federal Government response options to maintain\nthe viability of domestic critical infrastructure in the event of a\ndisruption lasting multiple days across more than one region.\n(4) An assessment of the mobility of the Armed Forces from\ntheir installations in the event of an attack upon critical\ninfrastructure and logistical chokepoints.\n(5) The resiliency of military key command and control nodes\nduring the tabletop exercise.\n(c) Consultation Requirement.--In carrying out this section, the\nSecretary shall consult with the Secretaries of each of the military\ndepartments and the heads of such Federal departments and agencies as\nthe Director determines appropriate.\n(d) Briefing.--Following the conclusion of the tabletop exercise\nrequired under subsection (a), the Director shall provide to the\nCommittees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives\na briefing, on the exercise. Such briefing shall include--\n(1) observations and lessons learned as a result of the\ntabletop exercise;\n(2) recommendations to improve the resiliency of, and reduce\nvulnerabilities in, the domestic critical infrastructure of the\nUnited States in the event of a military contingency; and\n(3) recommendations to enhance cooperation between military\ninstallations and local communities that promotes comprehensive\ncommunity planning with attention to operational resiliency.\nSEC. 1094. IRREGULAR WARFARE EXERCISE LABORATORY.\n(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may establish and\nmaintain an Irregular Warfare Exercise Laboratory to--\n(1) support the training, experimentation, preparation, and\nvalidation of the United States Armed Forces to conduct full-\nspectrum irregular warfare activities; and\n(2) enable activities to build the capacity and\ninteroperability of the national security forces of friendly\nforeign countries.\n(b) Authorities.--In carrying out the activities authorized under\nsubsection (a), the Secretary may use the authorities under chapter 16\nof title 10, United States Code, or other applicable statutory\nauthorities available to the Secretary of Defense.\n(c) National Security Forces Defined.--In this section, the term\n``national security forces'' has the meaning given that term in section\n301 of title 10, United States Code.\nSEC. 1095. COMMISSION ON THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY.\n(a) Establishment.--\n(1) In general.--As of the date specified in paragraph (2),\nthere is established an independent commission in the legislative\nbranch to be known as the ``Commission on the National Defense\nStrategy'' (in this section referred to as the ``Commission'').\n(2) Date specified.--The date specified in this paragraph is\nthe date that is not later than 15 days after the date on which the\nSecretary of Defense provides a national defense strategy as\nrequired by section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code.\n(3) Purpose.--The purpose of the Commission is to examine and\nmake recommendations with respect to the national defense strategy\nof the United States.\n(4) Scope and duties.--In order to provide the fullest\nunderstanding of the national defense strategy the Commission shall\nperform the following duties:\n(A) The Commission shall review the most recent national\ndefense strategy of the United States including the\nassumptions, strategic objectives, priority missions, major\ninvestments in defense capabilities, force posture and\nstructure, operational concepts, and strategic and military\nrisks associated with the strategy.\n(B) The Commission shall conduct a comprehensive assessment\nof the strategic environment, including--\n(i) United States interests;\n(ii) the threats to the national security of the United\nStates, including both traditional and non-traditional\nthreats;\n(iii) the size and shape of the force;\n(iv) the readiness of the force;\n(v) the posture, structure, and capabilities of the\nforce;\n(vi) allocation of resources; and\n(vii) the strategic and military risks present in the\nnational defense strategy.\n(5) Commission report and recommendations.--\n(A) Report.--\n(i) In general.--Not later than one year after the date\nof establishment of the Commission, the Commission shall\ntransmit to the President and Congress a report containing\nthe review and assessment conducted under paragraph (4),\ntogether with any recommendations of the Commission.\n(ii) Contents.--The report required by clause (i) shall\ninclude the following elements:\n\n(I) An appraisal of the strategic environment,\nincluding an examination of the traditional and non-\ntraditional threats to the United States, and the\npotential for conflicts arising from such threats and\nsecurity challenges.\n(II) An evaluation of the strategic objectives of\nthe Department of Defense for near-peer competition in\nsupport of the national security interests of the\nUnited States.\n(III) A review of the military missions for which\nthe Department of Defense should prepare, including\nmissions that support the interagency and a whole-of-\ngovernment strategy.\n(IV) An identification of any gaps or redundancies\nin the roles and missions assigned to the Armed Forces\nnecessary to carry out military missions identified in\nsubclause (III), and the roles and capabilities\nprovided by other Federal agencies and by allies and\ninternational partners.\n(V) An assessment of how the national defense\nstrategy leverages other elements of national power\nacross the interagency to counter near-peer\ncompetitors.\n(VI) An evaluation of the resources necessary to\nsupport the strategy, including budget recommendations.\n(VII) An examination of the efforts by the\nDepartment of Defense to develop new and innovative\noperational concepts to enable the United States to\nmore effectively counter near-peer competitors.\n(VIII) An analysis of the force planning construct,\nincluding--\n\n(aa) the size and shape of the force;\n(bb) the posture, structure, and capabilities\nof the force;\n(cc) the readiness of the force;\n(dd) infrastructure and organizational\nadjustments to the force;\n(ee) modifications to personnel requirements,\nincluding professional military education; and\n(ff) other elements of the defense program\nnecessary to support the strategy.\n\n(IX) An assessment of the risks associated with the\nstrategy, including the relationships and tradeoffs\nbetween missions, risks, and resources.\n(X) The findings and conclusions of the Commission,\ntogether with such recommendations for such legislative\nactions as the Commission considers appropriate.\n(XI) Any other elements the Commission considers\nappropriate.\n\n(B) Briefings.--\n(i) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date\nof the establishment of the Commission, the Commission\nshall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the\nSenate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the\nstatus of the review and assessment required by paragraph\n(4), including a discussion of any interim recommendations.\n(ii) Interim briefings.--At the request of the Chair\nand Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed Services of\nthe Senate, or the Chair and Ranking Member of the\nCommittee on Armed Services of the House of\nRepresentatives, the Commission shall provide the\nrequesting Committee with interim briefings in addition to\nthe briefing required by clause (i).\n(C) Form of report.--The report required under subparagraph\n(A) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a\nclassified annex.\n(6) Powers of commission.--\n(A) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such hearings, sit\nand act at such times and places, take such testimony, and\nreceive such evidence as the Commission considers advisable to\ncarry out its duties under this section.\n(B) Information from federal agencies.--The Commission may\nsecure directly from any Federal department or agency such\ninformation as the Commission considers necessary to carry out\nits duties under this section. Upon request of the Chair of the\nCommission, the head of such department or agency shall furnish\nsuch information to the Commission.\n(C) Use of postal service.--The Commission may use the\nUnited States mails in the same manner and under the same\nconditions as other departments and agencies of the Federal\nGovernment.\n(D) Authority to accept gifts.--\n(i) In general.--The Commission may accept, use, and\ndispose of gifts or donations of services, goods, and\nproperty from non-Federal entities for the purposes of\naiding and facilitating the work of the Commission. The\nauthority under this paragraph does not extend to gifts of\nmoney.\n(ii) Documentation; conflicts of interest.--The\nCommission shall document gifts accepted under the\nauthority provided by clause (i) and shall avoid conflicts\nof interest or the appearance of conflicts of interest.\n(iii) Compliance with congressional ethics rules.--\nExcept as specifically provided in this section, a member\nof the Commission shall comply with rules set forth by the\nSelect Committee on Ethics of the Senate and the Committee\non Ethics of the House of Representatives governing\nemployees of the Senate and the House of Representatives,\nrespectively.\n(b) Membership.--\n(1) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of eight\nmembers, of whom--\n(A) one shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of\nRepresentatives;\n(B) one shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the\nHouse of Representatives;\n(C) one shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the\nSenate;\n(D) one shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the\nSenate;\n(E) one shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee\non Armed Services of the Senate;\n(F) one shall be appointed by the Ranking Member of the\nCommittee on Armed Services of the Senate;\n(G) one shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee\non Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and\n(H) one shall be appointed by the Ranking Member of the\nCommittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.\n(2) Chair and vice chair.--\n(A) Chair.--The Chair of the Committee on Armed Services of\nthe Senate and the Chair of the Committee on Armed Services of\nthe House of Representatives, with the concurrence of the\nMajority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of\nRepresentatives, shall jointly designate one member of the\nCommission to serve as Chair of the Commission.\n(B) Vice chair.--The Ranking Member of the Committee on\nArmed Services of the Senate and the Ranking Member of the\nCommittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives,\nwith the concurrence of the Minority Leader of the Senate and\nthe Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, shall\njointly designate one member of the Commission to serve as Vice\nChair of the Commission.\n(3) Appointments.--\n(A) Appointment date.--Members shall be appointed to the\nCommission under paragraph (1) by not later than 60 days after\nthe date of the establishment of the Commission.\n(B) Effect of non-appointment.--\n(i) In general.--If an appointment under this\nsubsection is not made by the date specified under\nsubparagraph (A), the authority to make such appointment\nshall devolve to a member of Congress of the same party and\nsame chamber eligible to appoint under this subsection.\n(ii) Expiration of appointment authority.--If an\nappointment is not made within 90 days of establishment,\nthe authority to make such appointment shall expire.\n(C) Restriction on appointment.--Officers or employees of\nthe Federal Government (other than experts or consultants the\nservices of which are procured under section 3109 of title 5,\nUnited States Code) may not be appointed as members of the\nCommission. Nothing in this subparagraph precludes the\nappointment of any retired or former officer or employee of the\nFederal government.\n(D) Restriction on members of congress.--Members of\nCongress may not serve on the Commission.\n(4) Period of appointment; vacancies; removal of members.--\n(A) Appointment duration.--Members shall be appointed for\nthe life of the Commission.\n(B) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall not\naffect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as\nthe original appointment.\n(C) Removal of members.--A member may be removed from the\nCommission for cause by the individual serving in the position\nresponsible for the original appointment of such member under\nsubsection (b)(1), provided that notice has first been provided\nto such member of the cause for removal and voted and agreed\nupon by three quarters of the members serving. A vacancy\ncreated by the removal of a member under this subsection shall\nnot affect the powers of the Commission, and shall be filled in\nthe same manner as the original appointment was made.\n(5) Quorum.--.A majority of the members serving on the\nCommission shall constitute a quorum.\n(6) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date on\nwhich all members of the Commission have been appointed as\npublished in the Congressional Record, the Commission shall hold\nits initial meeting.\n(c) Personnel Matters.--\n(1) Status as federal employees.--Notwithstanding the\nrequirements of section 2105 of title 5, United States Code,\nincluding the required supervision under subsection (a)(3) of such\nsection, members of the Commission shall be deemed to be Federal\nemployees in the legislative branch subject to all the laws and\npolicies applicable to legislative branch employees.\n(2) Oath of office.--Notwithstanding the provision of section\n2903(b) of title 5, United States Code, an employee of an Executive\nBranch agency, otherwise authorized to administer oaths under\nsection 2903 of title 5, United States Code, may administer the\noath of office to Commissioners for the purpose of their service to\nthe Commission.\n(3) Security clearances.--The appropriate Federal departments\nor agencies shall cooperate with the Commission in expeditiously\nproviding to the Commission members and staff appropriate security\nclearances to the extent possible pursuant to existing procedures\nand requirements, except that no person may be provided with access\nto classified information under this Act without the appropriate\nsecurity clearances.\n(4) Pay for members.--Each member of the Commission may be\ncompensated at a rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of the\nannual rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive\nSchedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for\neach day (including travel time) during which such member is\nengaged in the performance of the duties of the Commission. All\nmembers of the Commission who are officers or employees of the\nUnited States shall serve without compensation additional to that\nreceived for their services as officers or employees of the United\nStates.\n(5) Staff.--\n(A) Executive director.--The Chair of the Commission may\nappoint and fix the rate of basic pay for an Executive Director\nin accordance with section 3161 of title 5, United States Code.\n(B) Commission staff.--The Executive Director may appoint\nand fix the rate of basic pay for additional personnel as staff\nof the Commission in accordance with section 3161 of title 5,\nUnited States Code.\n(C) Detailees authorized.--On a reimbursable or non-\nreimbursable basis, the heads of departments and agencies of\nthe Federal Government may provide, and the Commission may\naccept personnel detailed from such departments and agencies,\nincluding active-duty military personnel.\n(D) Travel expenses.--The members and staff of the\nCommission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem\nin lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of\nagencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United\nStates Code, while away from their homes or regular places of\nbusiness in the performance of services for the Commission.\n(d) Support.--\n(1) Assistance from department of defense.--\n(A) In general.--Of the amounts authorized to be\nappropriated for the Department of Defense for support of the\nCommission, the Secretary may make transfers to the Commission\nfor Commission expenses, including compensation of Commission\nmembers, officers, and employees, and provision of other such\nservices, funds, facilities, and other support services as\nnecessary for the performance of the Commission's functions.\nFunds made available to support and provide assistance to the\nCommission may be used for payment of compensation of members,\nofficers, and employees of the Commission without transfer\nunder this subparagraph. Amounts transferred under this\nsubparagraph shall remain available until expended. Transfer\nauthority provided by this subparagraph is in addition to any\nother transfer authority provided by law. Section 2215 of title\n10, United States Code, shall not apply to a transfer of funds\nunder this subparagraph.\n(B) Treasury account authorized.--The Secretary of the\nTreasury may establish an account or accounts for the\nCommission from which any amounts transferred under this clause\nmay be used for activities of the Commission.\n(2) Liaison.--The Secretary shall designate at least one\nofficer or employee of the Department of Defense to serve as a\nliaison officer between the Department and the Commission.\n(3) Additional support.--To the extent that funds are available\nfor such purpose, or on a reimbursable basis, the Secretary may, at\nthe request of the Chair of the Commission--\n(A) enter into contracts for the acquisition of\nadministrative supplies and equipment for use by the\nCommission; and\n(B) make available the services of a Federal funded\nresearch and development center or an independent,\nnongovernmental organization, described under section 501(c)(3)\nof the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation\nunder section 501(a) of such Code.\n(4) Preliminary administrative support authorized.--Upon the\nappointment of the Chair and Vice Chair under subsection (b), the\nSecretary may provide administrative support authorized under this\nsection necessary to facilitate the standing up of the Commission.\n(e) Termination of Commission.--The Commission shall terminate 90\ndays after the submission of the report required by subsection\n(a)(5)(A).\n\nTITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL\n\nSec. 1101. Prohibition on the use of funds from carrying out a hiring\nfreeze, reduction in force, or hiring delay without cause at a\npublic shipyard.\nSec. 1102. Living quarter allowance for Department of Defense civilian\nemployees with permanent duty station in Guam.\nSec. 1103. Modification of temporary authority to appoint retired\nmembers of the armed forces to positions in the Department of\nDefense.\nSec. 1104. Revisions to limitations on pay for officers and crews of\nmaritime vessels operated by or for the United States.\nSec. 1105. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on\npremium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal\ncivilian employees working overseas.\nSec. 1106. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant\nallowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on\nofficial duty in a combat zone.\nSec. 1107. Modifications to total force management requirements.\nSec. 1108. Definition of defense industrial base facility for purposes\nof direct hire authority.\nSec. 1109. Payment of retention bonuses to DOD civilian employees in\nGuam.\nSec. 1110. Amendments to title 5, United States Code.\nSec. 1111. Educational travel authority for dependents of certain\nemployees.\nSec. 1112. Modification of direct hire authority for domestic defense\nindustrial base facilities.\nSec. 1113. Cyber workforce recruitment and retention.\nSec. 1114. Public shipyard apprentice program.\nSec. 1115. Personnel management.\nSEC. 1101. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FUNDS FROM CARRYING OUT A HIRING\nFREEZE, REDUCTION IN FORCE, OR HIRING DELAY WITHOUT CAUSE AT A PUBLIC\nSHIPYARD.\nNone of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or\notherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of\nDefense may be used to--\n(1) carry out a hiring freeze at a public shipyard;\n(2) carry out a reduction in force at a public shipyard; or\n(3) delay without cause the filling of a vacant Federal\ncivilian employee position at a public shipyard.\nSEC. 1102. LIVING QUARTER ALLOWANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN\nEMPLOYEES WITH PERMANENT DUTY STATION IN GUAM.\nSection 1102 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2024 (Public Law 118-31) is amended--\n(1) in the section heading, by striking ``department of the\nnavy civilian employees assigned to permanent duty in guam for\nperforming work, or supporting work being performed, aboard or\ndockside, of u.s. naval vessels'' and inserting ``civilian\nemployees of the department of defense stationed in guam'';\n(2) in subsection (a), by striking ``Secretary of the Navy''\nand inserting ``Secretary of Defense''; and\n(3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:\n``(b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the\nenactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2026 and annually thereafter for the following 2 years, the Secretary\nshall submit a report to the congressional defense committees on the\nuse of the authority provided under this section.\n``(c) Covered Employee Defined.--In this section, the term `covered\nemployee' means any civilian employee of the Department of Defense\nwhose permanent duty station is located in Guam.\n``(d) Sunset.--The authority to carry out this section shall\nterminate 3 years after the date of the enactment of the National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.''.\nSEC. 1103. MODIFICATION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO APPOINT RETIRED\nMEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.\nSection 1108 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) is\namended--\n(1) in subsection (b)(1)(A)--\n(A) in clause (i), by striking ``or'' at the end;\n(B) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end and\ninserting ``or''; and\n(C) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:\n``(iii) licensed medical personnel; and''; and\n(2) in subsection (d), by striking ``this Act'' and inserting\n``the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026''.\nSEC. 1104. REVISIONS TO LIMITATIONS ON PAY FOR OFFICERS AND CREWS OF\nMARITIME VESSELS OPERATED BY OR FOR THE UNITED STATES.\nSection 5348 of title 5, United States Code is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a)--\n(A) by striking ``subsection (b) of this section'' and\ninserting ``subsection (c)''; and\n(B) by inserting before the period at the end the\nfollowing: ``, not to exceed the rate of pay for the Vice\nPresident under section 104 of title 3'';\n(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and\n(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new\nsubsection (b):\n``(b) The aggregate pay limitation prescribed under section 5307\nshall not apply to an employee whose pay is fixed under subsection\n(a).''.\nSEC. 1105. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE ANNUAL LIMITATION\nON PREMIUM PAY AND AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON PAY FOR FEDERAL CIVILIAN\nEMPLOYEES WORKING OVERSEAS.\nSubsection (a) of section 1101 of the Duncan Hunter National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122\nStat. 4615), as most recently amended by section 1104 of the\nServicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat.\n2087), is further amended by striking ``through 2025'' and inserting\n``through 2026''.\nSEC. 1106. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO GRANT\nALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, AND GRATUITIES TO CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ON OFFICIAL\nDUTY IN A COMBAT ZONE.\nParagraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency Supplemental\nAppropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane\nRecovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234; 120 Stat. 443), as added by section\n1102 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4616) and as most recently\namended by section 1105 of the Servicemember Quality of Life\nImprovement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025\n(Public Law 118-159), is further amended by striking ``2026'' and\ninserting ``2027''.\nSEC. 1107. MODIFICATIONS TO TOTAL FORCE MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS.\n(a) Guidance.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Office of the Secretary of Defense shall, in\nconsultation with each Secretary of a military department, provide\nguidance to each such Secretary on the analysis required under\nsubsection (b) of section 129a of title 10, United States Code. Such\nguidance shall include defining the seven required elements of the\nanalysis under such subsection, on either a Department-wide or\ncomponent level.\n(b) Additional Limitations on Reductions.--Such section 129a is\namended in subsection (b) by inserting after ``full-time equivalent\nlevels'' the following: ``, or conduct any reductions or realignments\nthat occur outside the normal programming process (including ad hoc,\nimmediate, or unprogrammed changes) of 50 employees or more implemented\nbefore or after the submission of the annual budget request,''.\n(c) Additional Requirements.--Such section 129a is amended by\nadding at the end the following:\n``(h) Report to Congressional Defense Committees.--Not later than 1\nyear after the date of the enactment of this subsection and annually\nthereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the\ncongressional defense committees containing the analysis conducted\npursuant to subsection (b).''.\n(d) RIF Notification.--Section 1597(d) of title 10, United States\nCode, is amended--\n(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``or Significant''\nafter ``Involuntary'';\n(2) by striking ``or furlough of'' and inserting ``furlough, or\nsignificant reduction of over 50''; and\n(3) by adding after the period at the end the following: ``The\nSecretary shall notify the congressional defense committees and\neach Member of Congress representing the area in which reductions\nare ordered. Such notification shall include billet, activity name,\nnumber of employees at the location, number of employees\ninvoluntarily separated by billet, reason for the personnel action,\nactions to mitigate reductions, and savings and costs.''.\n(e) Briefing.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Office of the Secretary of Defense shall\nprovide the congressional defense committees with a briefing on the\nfollowing:\n(1) The implementation of subsection (a) of this section.\n(2) Efforts to update DOD Directive 1100.4 and DOD Instruction\n1100.22 to address the analysis required under subsection (b) of\nsuch section 129a, as amended by this section.\nSEC. 1108. DEFINITION OF DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE FACILITY FOR PURPOSES\nOF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY.\nSection 1125(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.; Public Law 114-328) is\namended by inserting ``and includes supporting units of a facility at\nan installation or base'' after ``United States''.\nSEC. 1109. PAYMENT OF RETENTION BONUSES TO DOD CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES IN\nGUAM.\nChapter 81 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting\nafter section 1599d the following (and conforming the table of contents\nfor such chapter accordingly):\n``Sec. 1599e. Payment of retention bonuses to DOD civilian employees in\nGuam.\n``Notwithstanding subsection (f) of section 5754 of title 5, the\nSecretary of Defense or Secretary of a military department may waive\nthe limit established under subsection (e)(1) of such section and pay\nan otherwise eligible employee or category of employees in the\nterritory of Guam retention bonuses of up to 50 percent of basic pay,\nbased on a critical agency need.''.\nSEC. 1110. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.\n(a) Modernizing Competitive Hiring Authorities for Department of\nDefense.--Section 3301 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) by striking ``The President'' and inserting ``(a) In\nGeneral.--The President''; and\n(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n``(b) DOD Procedures.--The President may authorize the Department\nof Defense to determine the qualification, examination, and assessment\nprocedures for positions in the competitive service based primarily on\njob-related competencies and skills, including the use of structured\ninterviews, technical evaluations, or skills-based assessments, and\nalternative assessments.''.\n(b) Modernizing Public Notice Requirements.--Section 3327 of title\n5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:\n``(c) The Office of Personnel Management may authorize the\nDepartment of Defense to use flexible outreach methods, including\ncurated prospect sourcing, provided that all hiring opportunities\nremain publicly accessible and merit-based.''.\n(c) Elimination of Time-in-grade Restrictions.--Section 3361 of\ntitle 5, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) by striking ``An individual'' and inserting ``(a) In\nGeneral.--An individual''; and\n(2) by adding at the end the following:\n``(b) DOD Promotions.--Promotions in the competitive service within\nthe Department of Defense may be made based on demonstrated skills and\nqualifications without regard to minimum time-in-grade requirements,\nsubject to agency policies and applicable merit system principles.''.\n(d) Shared Talent Pools and Structured Assessments.--Subchapter I\nof chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at\nthe end the following (and conforming the table of sections at the\nbeginning of such subchapter accordingly):\n``Sec. 3330g. DOD use of shared talent pools and structured assessments\n``(a) Shared Talent Pools.--The Department of Defense may share\ncertificates of eligibles and curated prospect pools within the\nDepartment. Certificates issued under this authority shall remain valid\nfor not less than one year from the date of issuance, subject to\nagency-specific qualification checks.\n``(b) Structured Assessments.--The Department of Defense shall use\nvalidated structured interviews, technical evaluations, or other\nskills-based assessments as part of the hiring process for competitive\nservice positions at the Department, in accordance with regulations\nprescribed by the Office of Personnel Management.''.\n(e) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment\nof this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the\ncongressional defense committees on the impact of this subtitle and the\namendments made by this subtitle on hiring at the Department of\nDefense. Such report shall include an analysis on the impact on the\nlength of the hiring process, the quality of applicants, the useability\nof the system for applicants and the Department, the total number of\nindividuals appointed through alternative job postings, the total\nnumber of individuals appointed from a shared applicant pool, and any\nidentified challenges to hiring.\nSEC. 1111. EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL AUTHORITY FOR DEPENDENTS OF CERTAIN\nEMPLOYEES.\n(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 1599b of title 10, United\nStates Code, the Secretary of Defense shall direct the Director of the\nDefense Travel Management Office to update the Joint Travel\nRegulations, not later than February 1, 2026, to authorize educational\ntravel for a dependent of a covered employee without regard to whether\nthe Federal agency responsible for the employment of the covered\nemployee anticipates that the covered employee will, during the 30-day\nperiod following the scheduled date of the dependent's departure for\nthe travel, be transferred to a location in the United States or travel\nto the United States for home leave.\n(b) Briefings Required.--\n(1) Initial briefing.--Not later than February 1, 2026, the\nSecretary shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the\nSenate and the House of Representatives on the update to the Joint\nTravel Regulations required by subsection (a).\n(2) Subsequent briefings.--Not later than one year after\nproviding the briefing required by paragraph (1) and annually\nthereafter until February 1, 2029, the Secretary shall brief the\nCommittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of\nRepresentatives on the use of the authority described in subsection\n(a) and the cost to the Federal Government of the use of that\nauthority.\n(c) Covered Employee Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered\nemployee'' means an employee of the Department of Defense Education\nActivity assigned to United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.\nSEC. 1112. MODIFICATION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR DOMESTIC DEFENSE\nINDUSTRIAL BASE FACILITIES.\nSection 1125(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.) is amended by inserting\n``, including to Navy Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and\nRepair positions'' after ``Facilities Base''.\nSEC. 1113. CYBER WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.\nSection 1599f of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A)--\n(A) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end; and\n(B) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:\n``(iv) positions held in combatant commands, defense\nagencies, and field activities supporting the United States\nCyber Command; and\n``(v) up to 500 positions not otherwise described in\nclauses (i) through (iv) that the Secretary determines are\nhard-to-fill, highly skilled positions critical to\ncyberspace planning and operations in defense of, and which\nadvance, U.S. national interests in collaboration with\ndomestic and international partners.'';\n(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:\n``(b) Rates of Pay.--The Secretary--\n``(1) consistent with paragraph (2), shall fix the rates of\nbasic pay for employees appointed under subsection (a)(1)(B)--\n``(A) with a rate of pay provided for employees in\ncomparable positions in the Federal Government; and\n``(B) subject to the same limitations on maximum rates of\npay established for such employees by statute or regulation;\nand\n``(2) may prescribe a rate of basic pay for such an employee so\nappointed at a rate not to exceed a rate equal to 150 percent of\nthe maximum rate of basic pay authorized for positions at level I\nof the Executive Schedule under section 5312 of title 5.'';\n(3) in subsection (h)--\n(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``five years after the\ndate of the enactment of this section'' and inserting ``three\nyears after the date of the enactment of the National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026''; and\n(B) in paragraph (2)(D), by adding at the end the\nfollowing:\n``(vii) The total number of positions, the title,\nduties, and responsibilities of each position, and the\nlocation of each position, including the assigned\ndepartment, agency, command, and cost of establishing,\nappointing, and paying the salary of such positions.\n``(viii) A description of--\n\n``(I) how the Department has used the pay\nauthorities in subsection (b); and\n``(II) the effect of such authorities on\nrecruitment and retention in the Cyber Excepted\nService.'';\n\n(4) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l); and\n(5) by inserting after subsection (j) the following:\n``(k) Federal Wage System Positions.--The Secretary may--\n``(1) consistent with section 5341 of title 5, adopt such\nprovisions of that title to provide for prevailing rate systems of\nbasic pay; and\n``(2) apply those provisions to qualified positions for\nemployees in or under which the Department may employ individuals\ndescribed by section 5342(a)(2)(A) of such title.''.\nSEC. 1114. PUBLIC SHIPYARD APPRENTICE PROGRAM.\n(a) Fiscal Year 2026 Classes.--During fiscal year 2026, the\nSecretary of the Navy shall induct, at each of the Navy shipyards, a\nclass of not fewer than 100 apprentices.\n(b) Fiscal Year 2027 Costs.--The Secretary of the Navy shall\ninclude the costs of the classes of Navy shipyard apprentices to be\ninducted in fiscal year 2027 in the materials of the Department of\nDefense supporting the fiscal year 2027 budget request submitted to\nCongress by the President pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31,\nUnited States Code.\nSEC. 1115. PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.\n(a) Policy and Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall\nestablish policy and prescribe regulations for the overall management,\noversight, and administration of civilian employees of the military\ndepartments. Such policy and such regulations shall provide for such\nmanagement, oversight, and administration to be under the purview of--\n(1) with respect to civilian employees of the Department of the\nArmy, a Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army detailed to that position\nunder section 7035 of title 10, United States Code;\n(2) with respect to civilian employees of the Department of the\nNavy, the Chief of Naval Personnel appointed under section 8081 of\nsuch title; and\n(3) with respect to civilian employees of the Department of the\nAir Force, a Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air Force detailed to\nthat position under section 9035 of such title.\n(b) Implementation.--\n(1) Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\nCommittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of\nRepresentatives a plan to implement subsection (a).\n(2) Issuance of regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall\nestablish policy and prescribe regulations under subsection (a) not\nlater than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.\n(3) Effective date.--Subsection (a) and the policy established\nand regulations prescribed under subsection (a) shall take effect\non the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of\nthis Act.\n\nTITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS\n\nSubtitle A--Assistance and Training\n\nSec. 1201. Modification of authorities.\nSec. 1202. Modification of authority to build capacity of foreign\nsecurity forces.\nSec. 1203. Modification of payment of costs for Regional Centers for\nSecurity Studies.\nSec. 1204. Modification to Irregular Warfare Center and Regional Defense\nFellowship Program.\nSec. 1205. Modification of authority for Naval Small Craft Instruction\nand Technical Training School.\nSec. 1206. State partnership program selection analysis.\nSec. 1207. Enhancement of international biodefense capacity.\n\nSubtitle B--Foreign Military Sales and Related Processes\n\nSec. 1211. Improvements to security cooperation workforce and defense\nacquisition workforce.\nSec. 1212. Modifications to foreign military sales processes.\nSec. 1213. Periodic review of FMS-only list.\nSec. 1214. Assessment and establishment of office to support the\nacquisition of specified non-program of record systems by\nforeign allies and partners.\nSec. 1215. Guidance for coordination of international arms transfers.\n\nSubtitle C--Matters Relating to the Middle East\n\nSec. 1221. Extension of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition\nnations for support provided to United States military\noperations.\nSec. 1222. Extension and modification of annual report on military power\nof Iran.\nSec. 1223. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance\nto vetted Syrian groups and individuals.\nSec. 1224. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance\nto counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.\nSec. 1225. Counter-terrorism support.\nSec. 1226. Enhancing security partnership with Jordan and Lebanon.\nSec. 1227. Prohibition on funding to the Badr Organization.\nSec. 1228. Limitation on availability of funds for the Iraqi security\nforces.\nSec. 1229. Report on strategy for increasing membership in the\nComprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement.\nSec. 1229A. Report on ISIS detention facilities in Syria.\nSec. 1229B. Report on United States force posture and activities in\nSyria.\n\nSubtitle D--Matters Relating to Israel\n\nSec. 1231. Extension and modification of United States-Israel anti-\ntunnel cooperation.\nSec. 1232. Extension and modification of United States-Israel\ncooperation to counter unmanned systems in all warfighting\ndomains.\nSec. 1233. Modification of certain temporary authorizations related to\nmunitions replacement.\nSec. 1234. Research, development, test, and evaluation of emerging\ntechnologies to further the warfighting capabilities of the\nUnited States and certain partner countries.\nSec. 1235. Report on United States-Israel military exercises.\n\nSubtitle E--Matters Relating to Europe, Ukraine, and the Russian\nFederation\n\nSec. 1241. Modification and extension of annual report on military and\nsecurity developments involving the Russian Federation.\nSec. 1242. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds relating to\nsovereignty of the Russian Federation over internationally\nrecognized territory of Ukraine.\nSec. 1243. Extension and modification of Ukraine Security Assistance\nInitiative.\nSec. 1244. Military intelligence support for Ukraine.\nSec. 1245. Report relating to allied and partner support to Ukraine.\nSec. 1246. Allied contributions to United States force posture on NATO's\neastern flank.\nSec. 1247. Baltic Security Initiative.\nSec. 1248. Modification of United States basing and training, and\nexercises in North Atlantic Treaty Organization member\ncountries.\nSec. 1249. Oversight of United States military posture in Europe.\nSec. 1250. Report on United States deterrence and defense posture in the\nEuropean region.\n\nSubtitle F--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region\n\nSec. 1251. Extension of Pacific Deterrence Initiative.\nSec. 1252. Extension of Indo-Pacific extended deterrence education pilot\nprogram.\nSec. 1253. Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience.\nSec. 1254. Strategy to strengthen multilateral defense in the Indo-\nPacific.\nSec. 1255. Sense of Congress on defense alliances and partnerships in\nthe Indo-Pacific region.\n\nSubtitle G--Matters Relating to Asia\n\nSec. 1261. Extension of pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with\nforeign military partners in Southeast Asia.\nSec. 1262. Preventing circumvention by Chinese military companies in\nthird-party countries.\nSec. 1263. Inclusion on list of Chinese military companies of entities\nadded to certain other lists.\nSec. 1264. Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment projects\nwith ties to the Government of the People's Republic of China.\nSec. 1265. Modification of Taiwan security cooperation initiative.\nSec. 1266. Joint program with Taiwan to enable fielding of uncrewed\nsystems and counter-uncrewed systems capabilities.\nSec. 1267. Extension of authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin\ncleanup.\nSec. 1268. Oversight of United States military posture on the Korean\nPeninsula.\nSec. 1269. Report on enhanced defense relations with the Philippines.\nSec. 1270. Modernizing the defense capabilities of the Philippines.\n\nSubtitle H--Other Matters\n\nSec. 1271. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of\nthe Office of the Secretary of Defense.\nSec. 1272. Repeal of war-related reporting requirements for concluded\noperations.\nSec. 1273. Defending international security by restricting unacceptable\npartnerships and tactics.\nSec. 1274. Report regarding joint training with Mexico to counter\ntransnational criminal organizations.\n\nSubtitle A--Assistance and Training\n\nSEC. 1201. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES.\n(a) Training With Friendly Foreign Countries: Payment of Training\nand Exercise Expenses.--\n(1) Training authorized.--Subsection (a) of section 321 of\ntitle 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or other security\nforces'' and inserting ``, or other national security forces\nthat perform a similar function,'';\n(B) by striking paragraph (2); and\n(C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs\n(2) and (3), respectively.\n(2) Authority to pay training and exercise expenses.--\nSubsection (b) of such section is amended--\n(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking\n``subsection (e)'' and inserting ``subsection (f)'';\n(B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:\n``(1) Expenses of forces assigned or allocated to that command\nin conjunction with training and exercises conducted pursuant to\nthis section.'';\n(C) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4);\n(D) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (5) as paragraphs\n(2) and (3), respectively;\n(E) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking\n``such training, as specified in the regulations'' and\ninserting ``training and exercises conducted pursuant to this\nsection''; and\n(F) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking\n``training described in'' and all that follows through\n``paragraph (4)'' and inserting ``training and exercises\nconducted pursuant to this section''.\n(3) Quarterly report.--Subsection (e) of such section is\namended to read as follows:\n``(e) Quarterly Report.--Not less frequently than quarterly, the\nSecretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of\nCongress a report on training and exercises conducted pursuant to this\nsection during the preceding 90-day period.''.\n(4) Conforming amendments.--\n(A) Section heading.--Section 321 of title 10, United\nStates Code, is amended, in the section heading, by inserting\n``and exercises'' after ``Training''.\n(B) Table of sections.--The table of sections for\nsubchapter III of chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code,\nis amended by striking the item relating to section 321 and\ninserting the following:\n``321. Training and exercises with friendly foreign countries: payment\nof training and exercise expenses.''.\n\n(b) Repeal of Secretary of Defense Strategic Competition\nInitiative.--Section 1332 of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2007; 10 U.S.C. 301\nnote) is repealed.\nSEC. 1202. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO BUILD CAPACITY OF FOREIGN\nSECURITY FORCES.\nSubsection (g)(2) of section 333 of title 10, United States Code,\nis amended by striking ``made'' after ``Amounts''.\nSEC. 1203. MODIFICATION OF PAYMENT OF COSTS FOR REGIONAL CENTERS FOR\nSECURITY STUDIES.\nSection 342(f)(3)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended,\nin the first sentence, by striking ``from a developing country''.\nSEC. 1204. MODIFICATION TO IRREGULAR WARFARE CENTER AND REGIONAL\nDEFENSE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.\nSection 345(c)(4)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by\nstriking ``The Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency''\nand inserting ```The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special\nOperations and Low-Intensity Conflict''.\nSEC. 1205. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR NAVAL SMALL CRAFT INSTRUCTION\nAND TECHNICAL TRAINING SCHOOL.\nSection 352 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``may'' and inserting\n``shall''; and\n(2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following new\nparagraph:\n``(3) Tuition fees charged for personnel who attend the School may\nnot include any amount for the fixed costs of operating and maintaining\nthe School.''.\nSEC. 1206. STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM SELECTION ANALYSIS.\nThe Secretary of Defense shall make such changes to Department of\nDefense Instruction 5111.20 (relating to the State Partnership\nProgram), or a successor instruction, as may be necessary to ensure\nthat, in performing selection analysis for the State Partnership\nProgram under section 341 of title 10, United States Code, the Chief of\nthe National Guard Bureau considers--\n(1) the number of current partnerships assigned to the National\nGuard of a State; and\n(2) the capacity of the National Guard of a State in relation\nto the number of assigned countries.\nSEC. 1207. ENHANCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL BIODEFENSE CAPACITY.\n(a) Clarification of Roles and Responsibilities.--The Secretary of\nDefense shall direct the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear\nDeterrence, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs, in consultation\nwith the Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, to seek to\nenter into memoranda of understanding with other departments and\nagencies of the Federal Government to clarify the roles and\nresponsibilities of those departments and agencies for building\nbiodefense capabilities internationally in execution of national\nsecurity and other policies of the Federal Government, with the\nSecretary focused on working with defense counterparts in countries\nthat are allies or partners of the United States.\n(b) Elements of Memoranda of Understanding.--The memoranda of\nunderstanding entered into under subsection (a) shall address how each\nrelevant department or agency selects partner countries and the\nfeasibility of coordinating efforts with each such country.\n\nSubtitle B--Foreign Military Sales and Related Processes\n\nSEC. 1211. IMPROVEMENTS TO SECURITY COOPERATION WORKFORCE AND DEFENSE\nACQUISITION WORKFORCE.\n(a) Responsibilities of Secretary of Defense.--The Secretary of\nDefense shall, consistent with the requirements of section 384 of title\n10, United States Code, seek to ensure that--\n(1) members of the defense acquisition workforce engaged in\nforeign military sales planning and execution--\n(A) are aware of evolving United States regional- and\ncountry-level foreign partner defense capability-building\npriorities; and\n(B) coordinate with the security cooperation workforce to\nenhance responsiveness to foreign partner requests and defense\ncapability-building priorities; and\n(2) evaluations of members of the defense acquisition workforce\nmeasure--\n(A) adherence to meeting the foreign partner defense\ncapability-building requirements identified in Department of\nDefense strategy documents;\n(B) responsiveness to foreign partner defense capability-\nbuilding requests;\n(C) ability to meet foreign partner defense capability-\nbuilding delivery schedule requirements; and\n(D) advancement of foreign partner defense capability-\nbuilding priorities identified in the guidance described in\nsubsection (b).\n(b) Guidance.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall update, as\nnecessary, Department of Defense guidance governing the execution\nof foreign military sales by the Department to ensure that such\nguidance--\n(A) incorporates priorities of the national security\nstrategy report (submitted pursuant to section 108 of the\nNational Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043)) and the\nnational defense strategy (required under section 113(g) of\ntitle 10, United States Code);\n(B) is informed by the theater campaign plans and theater\nsecurity cooperation strategies of the combatant commands;\n(C) is disseminated to the security cooperation workforce\nand the defense acquisition workforce.\n(2) Elements.--The updated guidance required by paragraph (1)\nshall--\n(A) identify regional and country-level foreign partner\ndefense capability-building priorities;\n(B) identify levels of urgency and desired timelines for\nachieving foreign partner defense capability-building\npriorities; and\n(C) provide guidance to the defense acquisition workforce\nand the security cooperation workforce on levels of resourcing,\ninnovation, and risk tolerance that should be considered in\nmeeting urgent needs through the execution of foreign military\nsales.\n(c) Foreign Military Sales Continuous Process Improvement Board.--\nSection 1210(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2025 (22 U.S.C. 2671 note) is amended to read as follows:\n``(2) Membership.--\n``(A) In general.--The Board shall be composed of not fewer\nthan seven members, each of whom shall have expertise in\nsecurity cooperation, security assistance, defense acquisition,\nbusiness process reform, or any disciplines the Secretary\ndetermines to be important to the functioning of the Board.\n``(B) Certain members.--\n``(i) In general.--Up to three of the members of the\nBoard may be selected from among individuals who are not\nany of the following:\n\n``(I) Officers or employees of the Department of\nDefense.\n``(II) Members of the Armed Forces.\n``(III) A registered lobbyist.\n\n``(ii) Clearance.--Each member of the Board described\nin this subparagraph shall be individuals who are\ndetermined to be eligible for access to classified\ninformation necessary to participate on the Board.''.\n(d) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``defense acquisition workforce'' means the\nDepartment of Defense acquisition workforce described in chapter 87\nof title 10, United States Code.\n(2) The term ``security cooperation workforce'' has the meaning\ngiven the term in section 384 of title 10, United States Code.\nSEC. 1212. MODIFICATIONS TO FOREIGN MILITARY SALES PROCESSES.\n(a) Acquisition Strategies.--The Secretary of Defense shall, with\nrespect to the foreign military sales process--\n(1) establish a requirement that, in developing letters of\noffer and acceptance for a foreign military sale, the acquisition\nprogram manager, or other official responsible for the program,\nshall develop an acquisition strategy that is--\n(A) informed by input from the purchaser of such foreign\nmilitary sale; and\n(B) executed in a manner that effectively addresses urgency\nof need and associated risk tolerance of such purchaser; and\n(2) in establishing such requirement, ensure that such\npurchaser is provided an opportunity to provide input on urgency of\nneed and associated risk tolerance, alternative acquisition\napproaches that may be taken to accelerate program delivery, and\nthe schedule, cost, and capability trade-offs associated with such\nalternate approaches.\n(b) Agreements With Manufacturers.--\n(1) In general.--A United States prime contractor may enter\ninto a covered agreement with a manufacturer to begin the process\nof acquiring long-lead Government-furnished equipment based on\nforecasted requirements prior to the execution of a contract for a\ncommercial sale or issuance of a letter of offer and acceptance for\na foreign military sale.\n(2) Department of defense policy.--\n(A) In general.--The Secretary of Defense and each\nSecretary of a military department shall implement policies\nthat allow United States prime contractors to enter into\ncovered agreements described in paragraph (1).\n(B) Elements.--The policies required by subparagraph (A)\nshall require--\n(i) United States prime contractors to be responsible\nfor--\n\n(I) negotiating directly with the manufacturer of\nGovernment-furnished equipment, including with respect\nto the terms and conditions described in subsection\n(c)(1)(B); and\n(II) providing any payment to such manufacturer;\nand\n\n(ii) transfer of Government-furnished equipment from\nsuch manufacturer to the prime contractor shall not occur\nuntil the date on which a contract for a commercial sale or\nletter of offer and acceptance is executed with respect to\nthe foreign military sale that is the subject of the\ncovered agreement.\n(3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be\nconstrued as authorizing, requiring, or providing for the United\nStates Government to assume any liability or other financial\nresponsibility with respect to a covered agreement.\n(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``covered agreement'' means an agreement between a\nUnited States prime contractor and a manufacturer pursuant to\nwhich--\n(A) the prime contractor, in anticipation of a foreign\nmilitary sale, enters into a contract with the manufacturer for\nthe production of one or more defense articles (as defined in\nsection 301 of title 10, United States Code) that will be\nsupplied to the prime contractor as Government-furnished\nequipment;\n(B) the parties agree to the allocation of risks,\nobligations, profits, and costs in the event the anticipated\nforeign military sale does not occur, including whether the\ndefense articles manufactured under the agreement are retained\nby the manufacturer; and\n(C) the United States Government assumes no liability with\nrespect to either party in the event the anticipated foreign\nmilitary sale does not occur.\n(2) The term ``foreign military sales process'' means the\nprocesses for foreign military sales authorized under chapter 2 of\nthe Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761 et seq.).\nSEC. 1213. PERIODIC REVIEW OF FMS-ONLY LIST.\n(a) Review and Report.--\n(1) Review.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary of\nState, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall\ncomplete a review of defense articles and defense services that are\neligible to be provided under the foreign military sales program\nunder chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761 et\nseq.), but not eligible to be provided under direct commercial\nsales under section 38 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2778), in order to\nidentify those articles and services that should also be eligible\nto be provided through such direct commercial sales.\n(2) Report.--\n(A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the\ncompletion of each review required by subsection (a), the\nSecretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of\nDefense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional\ncommittees a report that contains the results of the review,\nincluding any defense articles and services added to or removed\nfrom the FMS-Only list during the preceding reporting period,\nas well as the justification for such decisions.\n(B) Form.--The report required by this paragraph shall be\nsubmitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified\nannex.\n(C) Definitions.--In this paragraph--\n(i) the term ``appropriate congressional committees''\nmeans--\n\n(I) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the\nCommittee on Armed Services of the Senate; and\n(II) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the\nCommittee on Armed Services of the House of\nRepresentatives; and\n\n(ii) the term ``FMS-only list'' means the list\nmaintained by the Secretary of State of defense articles\nand defense serv ices that are eligible to be provided\nunder the foreign military sales program under chapter 2 of\nthe Arms Export Control Act, but not eligible to be\nprovided under direct commercial sales under section 38 of\nsuch Act.\n(b) Termination.--This section shall terminate on the date that is\n5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.\nSEC. 1214. ASSESSMENT AND ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE TO SUPPORT THE\nACQUISITION OF SPECIFIED NON-PROGRAM OF RECORD SYSTEMS BY FOREIGN\nALLIES AND PARTNERS.\n(a) Assessment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall complete an\nassessment to determine the optimal organizational structure,\nauthorities, reporting relationships, and resource requirements to\nmanage effectively the acquisition of specified non-program of record\nsystems by foreign allies and partners.\n(b) Establishment.--Not later than October 1, 2026, the Secretary\nof Defense shall establish an office to support the acquisition of\nspecified non-program of record systems by foreign allies and partners,\nincluding the process for updating relevant Department of Defense-wide\nguidance, directives and instructions.\n(c) Responsibilities.--The office required by subsection (b) shall\nbe responsible for the following:\n(1) Coordinating with allies and partners to identify and\nprocure specified non-program of record systems.\n(2) Facilitating discussions between industry and foreign\nallies and partners on new specified non-program of record systems.\n(3) Liaising with combatant commands to identify new specified\nnon-program of record systems aligned with the strategic priorities\nof the combatant commands for theater security cooperation.\n(4) Promoting capabilities with foreign allies and partners\nthat align with priority capabilities for the combatant commands.\n(5) Developing foreign military sales cases for specified non-\nprogram of record systems to expedite deliveries of such systems to\nforeign allies and partners.\n(6) Coordinating internal Department of Defense approval\nprocesses to expedite the delivery of specified non-program of\nrecord systems.\n(7) Other relevant responsibilities as determined by the\nSecretary.\n(d) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after completion of the\nassessment required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide the\nCommittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the\nCommittee on Armed Services of the Senate with a briefing on the\nresponsibilities, resources, and plan of activities for the non-program\nof record office that is to be established in accordance with\nsubsection (b).\n(e) Specified Non-program of Record System Defined.--In this\nsection, the term ``specified non-program of record system'' means a\nsystem that does not exist formally as a program of record within the\nDepartment of Defense, including the following:\n(1) Type A (Modified/Former Department of Defense program of\nrecord), which includes requests to modify an existing program of\nrecord with non-program of record elements and requests tied to\nformer programs of record.\n(2) Type B (Military Unique), which includes commercial\ncapabilities that are designed, modified, or built specifically for\nmilitary applications and are not current or former programs of\nrecord.\n(3) Type C (Commercial), which includes a ``commercial\nproduct''--\n(A) as such term is defined in section 2.101 of the Federal\nAcquisition Regulation; and\n(B) that is not classified.\nSEC. 1215. GUIDANCE FOR COORDINATION OF INTERNATIONAL ARMS TRANSFERS.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue updated\nguidance, in accordance with section 382 of title 10, United States\nCode, to streamline and align the roles, responsibilities, and\nauthorities, and improve transparency, relating to Department of\nDefense processes for international arms transfers, including foreign\nmilitary sales.\n(b) Elements.--The updated guidance required by subsection (a)\nshall do the following: (1) Streamline the roles and responsibilities\nrelating to Department processes for international arms transfers\n(including the foreign military sales and technology security and\nforeign disclosure processes in accordance with section 1086) so as to\nensure effective implementation of such roles and responsibilities\namong the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, the Under Secretary of\nDefense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Defense Security\nCooperation Agency, the Defense Technology Security Administration, and\nthe military departments.\n(2) Designate a lead official who, in coordination with the\nChief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department\nof Defense, shall be responsible for collecting, tracking,\ncoordinating, and sharing data and information on Foreign Military\nSales cases for the purposes of--\n(A) facilitating transparency across the Department of\nDefense international cooperation enterprise (including\nindustry and international partners within such enterprise and\ncomponents and subcomponents of the Department); and\n(B) sharing information on foreign military sales case\ndevelopment, execution, contracting, and implementation\nprocesses.\n(3) Develop a framework to facilitate the use of the foreign\nmilitary sales process to deliver defense articles and services to\nallies and partners through programs other than a program of record\nin accordance with section 1214.\n(4) Set forth foreign military sales-specific guidance that--\n(A) identifies security cooperation priorities;\n(B) is informed by priorities identified in the National\nDefense Strategy, Department planning guidance, and theater\ncampaign plans; and\n(C) takes into consideration--\n(i) the risk factors for arms transfers identified in\nthe Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.); and\n(ii) the industrial capacity for production.\n(c) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days prior to the issuance of the\nupdated guidance required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall\nprovide the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign\nRelations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the\nCommittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives with a\nbriefing on the development and implementation of such guidance that\ndescribes the manner in which the procedures set forth in the guidance\nwill streamline, and enhance the transparency of, international\ncooperation processes of the Department.\n(d) Dissemination of FMS-specific Guidance.--Not later than 180\ndays after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall\ndisseminate the foreign miliary sales-specific guidance described in\nsubsection (b)(4) to the Department of Defense international\ncooperation enterprise.\n\nSubtitle C--Matters Relating to the Middle East\n\nSEC. 1221. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN\nCOALITION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED TO UNITED STATES MILITARY\nOPERATIONS.\n(a) Extension of Authority.--Subsection (a) of section 1233 of the\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law\n110-181; 122 Stat. 393) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph\n(1) by striking ``beginning on October 1, 2024, and ending on December\n31, 2025'' and inserting ``beginning on October 1, 2025, and ending on\nDecember 31, 2026,''.\n(b) Extension of Limitation on Amount.--Subsection (d)(1) of such\nsection is amended by striking ``beginning on October 1, 2024, and\nending on December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``beginning on October 1,\n2025, and ending on December 31, 2026''.\nSEC. 1222. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY\nPOWER OF IRAN.\n(a) Matters to Be Included.--Subsection (b) of section 1245 of the\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (10 U.S.C. 113\nnote) is amended--\n(1) in paragraph (1)--\n(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E)\nas subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F), respectively;\n(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following\nsubparagraph:\n``(B) evolving thresholds for the use of direct and\nattributable force by Iran;'';\n(C) in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, by striking\n``;;'' at the end and inserting ``; and''; and\n(D) in subparagraph (F), as so redesignated, by striking\n``; and'' at the end and inserting a period.\n(2) in paragraph (2)--\n(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as\nsubparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and\n(B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following\nsubparagraph:\n``(C) a summary of Iran's procurement of advanced\nconventional capabilities from Russia;'';\n(3) in paragraph (3)--\n(A) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``any Iraqi Shia-\nmilitia operating under the auspices of the `Islamic\nResistance','' after ``the Badr Organization,'';\n(B) in subparagraph (I)(ii), by striking ``and activities;\nand'' and inserting ``, assets, and critical infrastructure;\nand''; and\n(C) by adding at the end the following subparagraph:\n``(L) an assessment of the military power of Iranian\nproxies and partners, including Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestine\nIslamic Jihad, Ansar Allah, and Iraqi and Syrian proxies.'';\n(4) in paragraph (4)--\n(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``nuclear weapons\ncapabilities and developments'' and inserting ``nuclear\nweapons-related advances, including development of related\nscientific and industrial infrastructure, fissile material\ninventories aggregated by level of enrichment, and\nweaponization-related activities'';\n(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``to the Middle East\nand Europe; and'' and inserting ``globally;''; and\n(C) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (I);\nand\n(D) by adding after subparagraph (F) the following\nsubparagraphs:\n``(G) a detailed analysis of the domestic and foreign\nsupply chains supporting Iran's drone program;\n``(H) a detailed assessment of the domestic production\ncapacity by Iran's proxies in the Middle East of tactical\nmunitions including mortars, rocket assisted munitions, and\nrockets and long-range strike capabilities, including, drones,\ncruise missiles, and ballistic missiles; and'';\n(5) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and chemical, biological,\nand advanced conventional weapons, weapon systems, and delivery\nvehicles'' and inserting ``chemical, biological, and advanced\nconventional weapons, weapon systems, and delivery vehicles,\nincluding drones''; and\n(6) in paragraph (8)--\n(A) by striking ``the Bashar al-Assad regime,'' and\ninserting ``the Russian Federation,'';\n(B) by inserting ``Ansarallah,'' after ``Hamas,''; and\n(C) by striking ``or any other foreign terrorist\norganization.'' and inserting ``the Badr Organization, any\nother foreign terrorist organization, or any Specially\nDesignated Global Terrorist.'';\n(b) Definitions.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended--\n(1) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and\ninserting ``, including surface-to-surface or anti-ship\nvariants.''; and\n(2) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end ``, including\nsurface-to-surface or anti-ship variants.''.\n(c) Termination.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended by\nstriking ``December 31, 2026'' and inserting ``December 31, 2030''.\nSEC. 1223. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE\nASSISTANCE TO VETTED SYRIAN GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS.\nSection 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law\n113-291; 128 Stat. 3541) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and\ninserting ``December 31, 2026'';\n(2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting ``, including any\nmodifications made to the vetting process in order to determine\nwhether Syrian groups or individuals associated with the Government\nof Syria are eligible recipients'' before the period at the end;\n(3) in subsection (d)(2), by redesignating subclause (I) of\nclause (iii) of subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (K), and adjusting\nthe margins accordingly;\n(4) in subsection (e)(1)--\n(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking\n``elements of the Syrian opposition and other''; and\n(B) in subparagraph (A)--\n(i) by striking ``Shia militias aligned with or\nsupporting the Government of Syria, and groups'' and\ninserting ``Islamist extremist organizations, Shia\nmilitias, proxy forces, or groups otherwise'';\n(ii) by striking ``Jabhat al Nusrah, Ahrar al Sham,\nother'';\n(iii) by inserting ``and associated and successor''\nafter ``al-Qaeda''; and\n(iv) by striking ``related'';\n(5) in subsection (l)(3)(E)), by striking ``December 31, 2025''\nand inserting ``the date specified in the matter preceding\nparagraph (1) of subsection (a)''; and\n(6) by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n``(n) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Funds made available to carry\nout this section may not be used to provide assistance pursuant to\nsubsection (a)--\n``(1) to any entity that is not an appropriately vetted Syrian\ngroup or individual; or\n``(2) to forces associated with any other government or\nnation.''.\nSEC. 1224. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE\nASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA.\nSection 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law\n113-291; 128 Stat. 3558) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1),\nby striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31,\n2026'';\n(2) by striking subsection (g);\n(3) by redesignating subsections (h) through (o) as subsections\n(g) through (n), respectively;\n(4) in subsection (i)(1)(C), as redesignated, by striking\n``subsection (l)(2)'' and inserting ``subsection (k)(2)'';\n(5) in subsection (k)(2), as redesignated--\n(A) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``subsection\n(j)(1)(C)'' and inserting ``subsection (i)(1)(C)''; and\n(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``subsection (k)'' and\ninserting ``subsection (j)'';\n(6) in subsection (n)(6), as redesignated, by striking\n``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2026''; and\n(7) by adding at the end the following:\n``(o) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Funds made available to carry\nout this section may not be used to provide assistance pursuant to\nsubsection (a)--\n``(1) to entities other than military or other security forces\nof or associated with the Government of Iraq, including Kurdish and\ntribal security forces, or other local security forces with a\nnational security mission;\n``(2) to forces associated with any other government or nation;\nor\n``(3) to Iranian-aligned militias.''.\nSEC. 1225. COUNTER-TERRORISM SUPPORT.\n(a) Authority to Provide Support.--Subsection (a)(1) of section\n1226 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016\n(Public Law 114-92; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended--\n(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``with Syria'' and\ninserting ``with any other country''; and\n(2) in subparagraph (C), by adding at the end before the period\nthe following: ``and along the border of Egypt with Sudan''.\n(b) Support to Government of Lebanon.--Subsection (c)(2) of such\nsection is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Such support\nmay be used only to promote the ability of the armed forces of Lebanon\nto counter the threat posed by Lebanese Hezbollah and any other\nterrorist organization that threatens the security of Lebanon and its\nneighbors.''.\n(c) Extension of Authority.--Subsection (h) of such section is\namended by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31,\n2026''.\nSEC. 1226. ENHANCING SECURITY PARTNERSHIP WITH JORDAN AND LEBANON.\n(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, pursuant to existing\nauthorities, shall seek to provide assistance, including training,\nequipment, logistics support, supplies, and services, to the Government\nof Jordan and the Government of Lebanon for the purposes of--\n(1) supporting and enhancing efforts of the military forces of\nJordan; and\n(2) with respect to the Government of Lebanon, for increasing\nthe capacity of the Lebanese armed forces in order to disarm the\nIranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah.\n(b) Plan.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than June 30, 2026, the Secretary of\nDefense, in coordination with the Commander of the United States\nCentral Command and in consultation with the Secretary of State,\nshall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that\ndescribes the plan of the Department of Defense to provide\nassistance under subsection (a).\n(2) Elements.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall, at a\nminimum, include the following elements:\n(A) A description of the existing authorities to provide\nthe assistance described in subsection (a) to the Government of\nJordan and the Government of Lebanon.\n(B) A description of the strategic objectives of the\nassistance described in subsection (a), including specific\ncapability gaps that such assistance seeks to address and the\nrecipient units of the military forces of Jordan and Lebanon\nfor such assistance.\n(C) An identification of any opportunities to transfer\nmilitary equipment, including aircraft and unmanned systems,\nfrom existing inventory of the Department of Defense to bolster\nthe capabilities of the military forces of Jordan.\n(D) A rubric for assessing the progress of the Lebanese\narmed forces in disarming Hezbollah, and options for suspending\nassistance to the Lebanese armed forces if it is determined\nthat such forces are unwilling to act to disarm Hezbollah.\nSEC. 1227. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING TO THE BADR ORGANIZATION.\nNone of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or\notherwise made available to the Secretary of Defense for fiscal year\n2026 may be made available to the Badr Organization or any organization\nthat the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency determines to be\nan affiliate or successor of the Badr Organization.\nSEC. 1228. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE IRAQI SECURITY\nFORCES.\n(a) Limitation on Obligation of Funds.--Not more than 75 percent of\nthe funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made\navailable for fiscal year 2026 for the Iraqi security forces under\nsection 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128\nStat. 3558) may be obligated or expended until the date on which the\nSecretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a\ncertification that the Government of Iraq has taken credible steps--\n(1) to reduce the operational capacity of Iran-aligned militia\ngroups not integrated into the Iraqi security forces through a\npublicly verifiable disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration\nprocess;\n(2) to strengthen the authority and operational control of the\nPrime Minister of Iraq as Commander-in-Chief over the Iraqi\nsecurity forces; and\n(3) to investigate and hold accountable members of Iran-aligned\nmilitia groups or members of the Iraqi security forces operating\noutside the formal chain of command of the Iraqi security forces\nwho engage in attacks on United States or Iraqi personnel or\notherwise act in an illegal or destabilizing manner.\n(b) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation in\nsubsection (a) for a period of not more than 180 days if the Secretary\ndetermines that such waiver is in the national security interest of the\nUnited States. Any such waiver shall be submitted in writing to the\ncongressional defense committees not later than 15 days after issuance,\nalong with a justification and a description of the steps being taken\nto achieve the objectives described in subsection (a).\n(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall apply to\nfunds authorized to be appropriated for the Iraqi security forces that\nare designated for the Kurdish Peshmerga Forces.\n(d) Iraqi Security Forces Defined.--In this section, the term\n``Iraqi security forces'' means the military and other security forces\nof or associated with the Government of Iraq.\nSEC. 1229. REPORT ON STRATEGY FOR INCREASING MEMBERSHIP IN THE\nCOMPREHENSIVE SECURITY INTEGRATION AND PROSPERITY AGREEMENT.\n(a) In General.--Not later than July 1, 2026, the Secretary of\nDefense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate\nand the House of Representatives a report describing the strategic\nimportance of the Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity\nAgreement and the benefits of its potential expansion.\n(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall also\ninclude the following:\n(1) An assessment of the strategic benefits of CSIPA to\nregional and global security.\n(2) An assessment of CSIPA's operational value to the\nDepartment of Defense and partners in the region following the Red\nSea attacks.\n(3) An assessment of how CSIPA leverages United States military\nassets such as the United States Fifth Fleet to address regional\nthreats.\n(4) Identification of potential modifications to the CSIPA\nframework that would support broader regional participation.\n(5) An evaluation of the resource and capability requirements\nnecessary to expand CSIPA membership.\n(6) Recommendations for further collaboration between the\nDepartment of Defense and member countries of CSIPA.\n(c) Definition of Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity\nAgreement.--In this section, the terms ``Comprehensive Security\nIntegration and Prosperity Agreement'' and ``CSIPA'' refer to the\ncooperative agreement signed by the United States and the Kingdom of\nBahrain on September 13, 2023.\nSEC. 1229A. REPORT ON ISIS DETENTION FACILITIES IN SYRIA.\n(a) In General.--Not later than March 31, 2026, and annually\nthereafter through March 31, 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall\nsubmit to the congressional defense committees a report on detention\nfacilities in Syria for members of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria\n(ISIS) secured by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).\n(b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required by subsection (a)\nshall include--\n(1) an assessment of the current security and living conditions\nin such facilities and plans for the long-term security of such\nfacilities;\n(2) an estimate of the number of detainees in such facilities\nand their nationalities; and\n(3) a description of--\n(A) efforts of the Department of Defense, working with and\nthrough local partners, countries of origin of detainees, and\nother United States Government entities, to repatriate\ndetainees to their home countries or third countries; and\n(B) any potential refoulement concerns with respect to such\nrepatriation.\nSEC. 1229B. REPORT ON UNITED STATES FORCE POSTURE AND ACTIVITIES IN\nSYRIA.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of\nDefense, in coordination with Commander of the United States Central\nCommand, shall provide to the congressional defense committees a report\non the status of the conditions-based consolidation of United States\nforce posture, basing locations, and activities in Syria.\n(b) Elements.--The report described in subsection (a) shall include\nthe following:\n(1) A determination of whether such force posture, basing\nlocations, and activities continue to sufficiently--\n(A) meet objectives consistent with the purposes outlined\nin section 1209(a) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck''\nMcKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015\n(Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 354), including new cooperation\nwith the Syrian Government and other members of the Global\nCoalition to Defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria;\n(B) deter Iran and Iranian-linked groups, including the\nIranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force and the proxies\nand affiliates of such Force operating inside Syria;\n(C) support the Syrian Democratic Forces and other Syrian\ngroups and individuals in maintaining stability and security\nthroughout the formation of a representative and inclusive\nSyrian government that defends the rights and interests of all\nminorities; and\n(D) deter instability emanating from Syria, including\nthreats to the United States and allies and partners of the\nUnited States, including Israel.\n(2) A description of the operational and strategic conditions\ninforming decisions made relative to subsection (a), including\ndetailed evaluation criteria and processes for continual\nassessment.\n(3) A description of how the objectives in subsection (a) are\nbeing met, or what changes need to be implemented to meet such\nobjectives.\n(4) A description of the current posture of the Armed Forces in\nSyria and levels of engagement by the Armed Forces with Syrian\ngroups and individuals.\n(5) Changes in the assessment of the threat to the United\nStates, and allies and partners of the United States, from the\nIslamic State of Iraq and Syria.\n(6) A description of any planned posture changes of the Armed\nForces in Syria, and the projected impacts on United States\nengagement with partner forces in Syria.\n(7) Any other matters the Secretary or the Commander deem\nrelevant.\n(c) Form.--The report shall be submitted in unclassified form but\nmay include a classified annex.\n(d) Sunset.--The requirement under this section shall terminate 3\nyears after the date of enactment of this Act.\n\nSubtitle D--Matters Relating to Israel\n\nSEC. 1231. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ANTI-\nTUNNEL COOPERATION.\nSection 1279 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2016 (22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ``$50,000,000'' and\ninserting ``$80,000,000''; and\n(2) in subsection (f), by striking ``December 31, 2026'' and\ninserting ``December 31, 2028''.\nSEC. 1232. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF UNITED STATES-ISRAEL\nCOOPERATION TO COUNTER UNMANNED SYSTEMS IN ALL WARFIGHTING DOMAINS.\n(a) In General.--Section 1278 of the National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2020 (22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is amended--\n(1) in the section heading, by striking ``unmanned aerial\nsystems'' and inserting ``unmanned systems in all warfighting\ndomains'';\n(2) in subsection (a)--\n(A) by amending the subsection heading to read as follows:\n``United States-Israel Program on Countering Unmanned\nSystems'';\n(B) in paragraph (1)--\n(i) by striking ``to establish capabilities'' and\ninserting ``to accelerate development of advanced\ntechnologies''; and\n(ii) by striking ``unmanned aerial systems'' and\ninserting ``unmanned systems in all warfighting domains'';\n(C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);\n(D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:\n``(2) Activities.--The activities required by this subsection\nmay include the following:\n``(A) Collaborative research initiatives involving\ngovernment, private sector, and academic institutions in the\nUnited States and Israel.\n``(B) Joint training exercises and information- sharing\nmechanisms to maximize the sharing of technical expertise,\ndata, and tactics related to emerging unmanned systems and\nrelated threats.\n``(C) Development of joint technical requirements.\n``(D) Collaborative development and evaluation of novel\nsystems with defense industry partners.\n``(E) Coordination with acquisition program offices of the\nUnited States and Israel military service departments,\ncomponents, and commands to expedite deployment of relevant\nsystems and enhance military readiness.''; and\n(E) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by striking\n``activities described in paragraph (1)'' and inserting\n``activities described in this subsection'';\n(3) in subsection (b)--\n(A) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``aerial''; and\n(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``$55,000,000'' and\ninserting ``$70,000,000'';\n(4) in subsection (c), by striking ``an appropriate research\nand development entity of a military department'' and inserting\n``the Irregular Warfare Technology Support Directorate'';\n(5) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f)\nand (g), respectively;\n(6) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:\n``(e) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\nappropriate committees of Congress on an annual basis a report that\nshall include for the preceding year a description of activities\nconducted under the program including--\n``(1) an assessment of progress made by the United States and\nIsrael in addressing unmanned systems threats and requirements;\n``(2) an assessment of the program's collaboration with other\nUnited States Government programs and defense contractors;\n``(3) an update on efforts to transition capabilities to\nacquisition program managers for fielding by United States or\nIsraeli military services, components, and commands; and\n``(4) recommendations for future program activities and\nfunding.''; and\n(7) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by striking\n``December 31, 2026'' and inserting ``December 31, 2028''.\n(b) Transition Provision.--The Secretary of Defense shall continue\nto carry out the activities authorized by section 1278 of the National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, as such section was in\neffect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, until\nsuch time as the Secretary submits to the appropriate committees of\nCongress the report required by subsection (a)(3) of such section, as\namended by subsection (a) of this section, for purposes of carrying of\nthe activities required by such section 1278.\nSEC. 1233. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATIONS RELATED TO\nMUNITIONS REPLACEMENT.\n(a) In General.--Section 1244 of the James M. Inhofe National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136\nStat. 2844) is amended--\n(1) in the section heading, by striking ``and israel'' and\ninserting ``israel, and the united states defense industrial base\n''; and\n(2) in subsection (a)--\n(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or Israel'' each place\nit appears and inserting ``Israel, or the United States defense\nindustrial base''; and\n(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``or Israel'' each place\nit appears and inserting ``Israel, or the United States defense\nindustrial base''.\n(b) Clerical Amendments.--\n(1) The table of contents at the beginning of the James M.\nInhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023\n(Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2395) is amended by striking the\nitem relating to section 1244 and inserting the following:\n``1244. Temporary authorizations related to Ukraine, Taiwan, Israel, and\nthe United States defense industrial base.''.\n\n(2) The table of contents at the beginning of title XII of the\nJames M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2820) is amended by striking\nthe item relating to section 1244 and inserting the following:\n``1244. Temporary authorizations related to Ukraine, Taiwan, Israel, and\nthe United States defense industrial base.''.\nSEC. 1234. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION OF EMERGING\nTECHNOLOGIES TO FURTHER THE WARFIGHTING CAPABILITIES OF THE UNITED\nSTATES AND CERTAIN PARTNER COUNTRIES.\n(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense, upon request by the\nMinistry of Defense of a covered partner country and in consultation\nwith the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the\nDirector of National Intelligence, is authorized to carry out, jointly\nwith the covered partner country, research, development, test, and\nevaluation of emerging technologies to further the warfare capabilities\nof the United States and the covered partner country to meet emerging\ndefense challenges, including in the areas of artificial intelligence,\ncybersecurity, robotics, quantum, and automation.\n(b) Protection of Sensitive Information.--Any activity carried out\npursuant to the authority of subsection (b) shall be conducted in a\nmanner that robustly protects sensitive information and the national\nsecurity interests of the United States and the covered partner\ncountry.\n(c) Applicability of Export Control Restrictions.--Any activity\nauthorized under subsection (a), including fundamental research, open\nsource, and standards-related activities, for the development,\nproduction, or use of goods, technology, software, knowledge, or source\ncode shall be subject to--\n(1) the Export Administration Regulations under subchapter C of\ntitle 15, Code of Federal Regulations; and\n(2) all other laws applicable to the control of arms exports.\n(d) Report.--None of the activities described in subsection (a) may\nbe carried out with respect to a covered partner country until the date\non which the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary\nof State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Director of National\nIntelligence submits to the appropriate congressional committees a\nreport with respect to that partner country that includes the\nfollowing:\n(1) A memorandum of agreement between the United States and the\ncovered partner country regarding sharing of costs and security\nsafeguards for the activities described in subsection (a), and any\nsupporting documents.\n(2) A certification that such memorandum of agreement--\n(A) requires sharing of costs of the activities and\nsecurity safeguards described in subsection (a), including in-\nkind support, between the United States and the covered partner\ncountry;\n(B) establishes the rights of the United States to any\nintellectual property developed under the memorandum of\nagreement;\n(C) requires the United States Government to receive\nsemiannual reports on expenditure of funds, if any, by the\ngovernment of the covered partner country, including--\n(i) a description of what the funds have been used for;\n(ii) a description of when funds were expended;\n(iii) an identification of entities that expended the\nfunds; and\n(iv) the export control regimes in place in the covered\npartner country to protect sensitive technology, including\nrelated intellectual property and innovation efforts; and\n(D) includes robust safeguards against the ability of the\nPeople's Republic of China or other foreign adversaries of the\nUnited States from, directly or indirectly, accessing,\nacquiring, or benefitting from any potential innovation,\ntechnology, research, product, or application funded, produced,\nor utilized by the partnership.\n(e) Lead Agency.--Not earlier than the date on which the Secretary\nof Defense submits the first report pursuant to subsection (d), the\nSecretary shall designate the Irregular Warfare Technology Support\nDirectorate of the Department of Defense as the lead agency of the\nDepartment in carrying out this section.\n(f) Semiannual Reports.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to\nthe appropriate congressional committees on a semiannual basis a report\nthat contains a copy of the most recent semiannual report provided by\nthe government of each covered partner country to the Department of\nDefense pursuant to subsection (d)(2)(C).\n(g) Definitions.--In this section--\n(1) the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on\nForeign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on\nIntelligence of the House of Representatives; and\n(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on\nForeign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of\nthe Senate; and\n(2) the term ``covered partner country'' means a country that,\nas of June 1, 2025, has signed a bilateral agreement with the\nUnited States that is managed by the Irregular Warfare Technology\nSupport Directorate of the Department of Defense.\nSEC. 1235. REPORT ON UNITED STATES-ISRAEL MILITARY EXERCISES.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for not more than 3\nyears, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate\ncongressional committees a written report on United States Department\nof Defense exercises conducted jointly with Israel.\n(b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall include\nthe following:\n(1) A list of Department of Defense exercises that included\nIsrael during the preceding 1-year period.\n(2) A list of any other countries that participated in each\nsuch exercise.\n(3) A detailed description of the capabilities and missions\nrehearsed in each exercise.\n(4) A description of the manner and extent to which each\nexercise increased inoperability and regional cooperation.\n(5) A description of the manner and extent to which each\nexercise improved the readiness and capabilities of participating\ncountries.\n(6) An assessment of any gaps in desired joint capabilities\nthat could be addressed by conducting additional exercises to\nincrease interoperability, along with the resources required for\nsuch additional exercises and the impact, if any, to United States\nreadiness from conducting such additional exercises.\n(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted\nin unclassified form and may contain a classified annex.\n(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,\nthe term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(1) the congressional defense committees; and\n(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the\nCommittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.\n\nSubtitle E--Matters Relating to Europe, Ukraine, and the Russian\nFederation\n\nSEC. 1241. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND\nSECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.\nSection 1234 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat.\n3936) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (b) to read as follows:\n``(b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required under subsection\n(a) shall include the following:\n``(1) The goals, factors, and trends shaping Russia's security\nstrategy and military strategy, including military spending and\ninvestment priorities.\n``(2) Developments in the military doctrine, operational\nconcepts, joint command and organizational structures, and\nsignificant military operations and deployments of the Russian\nArmed Forces.\n``(3) An assessment of the force structure, readiness, and\ncapabilities of the Russian Armed Forces.\n``(4) An assessment of the military strategy, objectives, and\nforce posture of the Russian Armed Forces deployed in the Arctic\nand the North Atlantic region.\n``(5) An assessment of the military strategy, objectives, and\nforce posture of the Russian Armed Forces as they relate to the\nNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), including--\n``(A) the force posture of Russian Armed Forces deployed\nadjacent to NATO's borders, including in Kaliningrad;\n``(B) a list and description of all known violations by\nRussia of NATO airspace during the reporting period, and to the\nextent feasible, an evaluation of whether such incidents were\nintentional or unintentional; and\n``(C) an assessment of the threat posed to NATO bases,\ncritical infrastructure, and other industrial and military\ntargets posed by Russian hybrid attacks.\n``(6) An assessment of the military strategy, objectives, and\nforce posture of the Russian Armed Forces deployed in Ukraine or\nadjacent to Ukraine's borders.\n``(7) An assessment of the military strategy, objectives, and\nforce posture of the Russian Armed Forces in the Baltic and Black\nSeas.\n``(8) An assessment of the reconstitution efforts of the\nRussian Armed Forces, including its ability to restore losses from\nthe war in Ukraine and to expand its force beyond 2022 levels.\n``(9) An assessment of the impact of United States and\ninternational sanctions on the Russian military's reconstitution\nefforts, including an assessment of the impact of removing\nsanctions on the Russian military's reconstitution efforts.\n``(10) An assessment of what the Russian Armed Forces have\nlearned from the war in Ukraine and how Russia has applied those\nlessons.\n``(11) An assessment of the military strategy, objectives, and\nforce posture of Russia that affect countries in Latin America and\nthe Caribbean.\n``(12) An assessment of the military strategy, objectives, and\nforce posture of Russia that affect countries in the Indo-Pacific,\nwith a specific emphasis on how such strategy, objectives, and\nforce posture affect the People's Republic of China.\n``(13) An assessment of the military cooperation between Russia\nand the People's Republic of China, including defense trade, joint\nmilitary exercises, and the sharing of military intelligence.\n``(14) An assessment of the objectives of Russia's treaty\nalliance with North Korea, including analyses of the following\nelements:\n``(A) Any technology sharing pertaining to chemical,\nbiological, radiological, or nuclear weapons.\n``(B) Any cooperation on missile or space launch-related\ntechnology.\n``(C) Arms trade.\n``(D) Tactical and operational military cooperation between\nRussia and North Korea, including lessons learned and\ncompensation derived from cooperative training and\nparticipation in actual conflict.\n``(15) An assessment of Russia's military cooperation with\nIndia.\n``(16) An assessment of Russia's coercive behavior directed at\nUnited States allies in the Indo-Pacific.\n``(17) An assessment of the military strategy, objectives, and\nforce posture of Russia that affect countries in the Middle East.\n``(18) An assessment of the military strategy, objectives, and\nforce posture of Russia that affect countries in Africa.\n``(19) A description of Russia's overseas military basing,\nmilitary logistics capabilities, and infrastructure to project\npower.\n``(20) A summary of all significant Russian cooperation with\nforeign military and security forces, including major training and\nexercises, foreign deployments, and basing agreements--specifying\nfor each Russian foreign deployment the number of forces deployed,\nthe types of capabilities deployed, the length of the deployment,\nand any agreement enabling or governing the deployment.\n``(21) An assessment of relations between Russia and Iran, the\nPeople's Republic of China, and North Korea, with respect to\nsecurity and military matters.\n``(22) An assessment of the proliferation activities of Russia\nand Russian entities, including activities relating to the supply\nof materials, technologies, or expertise relating to nuclear\nweapons or other weapons of mass destruction or missile systems to\nother states or non-state actors.\n``(23) An assessment of Russia's nuclear program and\ncapabilities, including--\n``(A) its nuclear strategy and associated doctrines;\n``(B) the size and state of its stockpile and projections\nof its future arsenals;\n``(C) its civil and military production capacities; and\n``(D) the modernization and force structure of its\nstrategic forces.\n``(24) An assessment of the use by Russia of chemical weapons,\nincluding chemical munitions, during the preceding year either as\npart of an armed conflict or against individuals outside an armed\nconflict.\n``(25) A description of Russia's current missile defense\nstrategy and capabilities, including efforts to develop missile\ndefense capabilities.\n``(26) A description of Russia's anti-access and area denial\ncapabilities.\n``(27) A description of Russia's command, control,\ncommunications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and\nreconnaissance modernization program and capabilities and the\napplications for such program and capabilities for precision-guided\nweapons.\n``(28) An assessment of Russia's space and counterspace\nprograms and capabilities.\n``(29) An assessment of Russia's cyberwarfare and electronic\nwarfare capabilities, including details on the number of malicious\ncyber incidents originating from Russia against Department of\nDefense infrastructure.\n``(30) An assessment of any influence operations or campaigns\nby Russia targeting the United States, any military alliances and\npartnerships of which the United States is a member, or treaty\nallies of the United States, including--\n``(A) the objectives of such operations;\n``(B) the tactics, techniques, and procedures used;\n``(C) the impact of such operations on the United States,\nmilitary alliances or partnerships of which the United States\nis a member, or treaty allies of the United States;\n``(D) detail regarding any campaign that specifically\ntargeted Department of Defense personnel; and\n``(E) the metrics used to judge the impact of such\noperations.\n``(31) An assessment of how Russian private military companies\nare being utilized to advance the security interests of Russia,\nincluding by securing access to raw materials.\n``(32) Other military and security developments involving\nRussia that the Secretary of Defense considers relevant to United\nStates national security.''; and\n(2) in subsection (g), by striking ``January 31, 2026'' and\ninserting ``January 31, 2030''.\nSEC. 1242. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RELATING\nTO SOVEREIGNTY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OVER INTERNATIONALLY\nRECOGNIZED TERRITORY OF UKRAINE.\nSection 1245(a) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat.\n2847) is amended by striking ``or 2025'' and inserting ``2025, or\n2026''.\nSEC. 1243. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE\nINITIATIVE.\nSection 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1068) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (c)--\n(A) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5); and\n(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:\n``(6) Availability of funds for programs across fiscal years.--\nAmounts made available after the date of the enactment of the\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 in a fiscal\nyear to carry out the authority in subsection (a) may be used for\nprograms under that authority that begin in such fiscal year and\nend not later than the end of the second fiscal year thereafter.\n``(7) Authority for interchange of supplies and services.--The\nlimitation in subsection (b)(2) of section 2571 of title 10, United\nStates Code, shall not apply with respect to reimbursable support\nfor the purpose of providing assistance under this section.'';\n(2) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following:\n``(11) For fiscal year 2026, $400,000,000.\n``(12) For fiscal year 2027, $400,000,000.'';\n(3) in subsection (h), by striking ``December 31, 2026'' and\ninserting ``December 31, 2029''; and\n(4) by adding at the end the following:\n``(k) Accepting Equipment Back Into Stock.--\n``(1) In general.--Equipment procured to carry out the\nauthority granted pursuant to subsection (a) may only be treated as\nstocks of the Department of Defense if--\n``(A) the equipment procured has not yet been transferred\nto the Government of Ukraine and is urgently needed to\neliminate a deficiency that impacts an ongoing or anticipated,\nimminent United States contingency operation that, if left\nunfulfilled, could result in loss of life or critical mission\nfailure for the United States Armed Forces;\n``(B) the equipment procured has not yet been transferred\nto the Government of Ukraine and is no longer needed to support\na program carried out pursuant to such subsection; or\n``(C) the equipment procured has been transferred to the\nGovernment of Ukraine and is returned by Ukraine to the United\nStates.\n``(2) Replacement.--In the case of treating equipment as stocks\nof the Department of Defense pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), the\nSecretary shall, using amounts made available after the date of the\nenactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2026, initiate action to replace such equipment for the Government\nof Ukraine within 30 days of transmitting the applicable\nnotification required under paragraph (3).\n``(3) Notification.--The Secretary may only treat equipment\nprocured to carry out the authority granted pursuant to subsection\n(a) as stocks of the Department of Defense pursuant to paragraph\n(1) if the Secretary submits to the congressional defense\ncommittees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and\nthe Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a\nnotification that describes how the relevant conditions to treat\nthe equipment as stocks were met--\n``(A) in the case of a notification relating to equipment\ndescribed in subparagraph (A) of such paragraph (1), as soon as\nfeasible but not later than 48 hours after the date on which\nthe Secretary determines to treat such equipment as stocks of\nthe Department; or\n``(B) in the case of a notification relating to equipment\ndescribed in subparagraph (B) or (C) of such paragraph, not\nfewer than 15 days before the entry into effect of a\ndetermination by the Secretary to treat such equipment as such\nstocks.\n``(4) Report.--In the case of treating equipment as stocks of\nthe Department of Defense pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), the\nSecretary shall transmit to the congressional defense committees\nnot later than 15 days after submitting the notification required\nin paragraph (3) a report with the plan of the Department of\nDefense to replace the equipment originally intended for the\nGovernment of Ukraine, including sourcing, timeline for\nprocurement, and delivery.''.\nSEC. 1244. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE.\n(a) Notification Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit\nto the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of\nRepresentatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate,\nand the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of\nRepresentatives a notification not later than 48 hours after a decision\nto pause, terminate, or otherwise restrict or materially downgrade\nintelligence support, including information, intelligence, and imagery\ncollection authorized under title 10, United States Code, to the\nGovernment of Ukraine for the purpose of supporting military operations\nof the Government of Ukraine.\n(b) Elements.--The notification required in subsection (a) shall\ninclude--\n(1) a detailed description of the reason for the pause,\ntermination, restriction, or material downgrade of United States\nsupport;\n(2) the expected duration of the pause, termination,\nrestriction, or material downgrade; and\n(3) the anticipated impact of such decision on the ability of\nUkraine to conduct effective military operations.\n(c) Sunset.--This section shall cease to be effective on December\n31, 2027.\nSEC. 1245. REPORT RELATING TO ALLIED AND PARTNER SUPPORT TO UKRAINE.\nSection 1243 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 460) is amended--\n(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:\n``(a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of\nDefense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a\nreport that includes--\n``(1) an accounting of all bilateral military contributions to\nUkraine made by allied and partner countries or multinational\norganizations in absolute and relative terms, disaggregated by\ncountry and organization, since January 1, 2022, including a\nseparate accounting of such contributions during the reporting\nperiod;\n``(2) an accounting of all contributions to Ukraine made by\nallied and partner countries using the United States Jumpstart\ninitiative, detailing the authorities used, quantity, valuation,\nand delivery timeline for each contribution and including a\nseparate accounting of such contributions during the reporting\nperiod;\n``(3) an accounting of all contributions to Ukraine made by\nallied and partner countries using the United States Prioritized\nUkraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative to the Ukraine Security\nAssitance Initiative (USAI) account, including a separate\naccounting of such contributions during the reporting period as\nwell as--\n``(A) the allied contributions used for new procurements\nusing the USAI account, including the quantity, valuation, and\ndelivery timeline for each new procurement;\n``(B) the allied contributions used for the replacement of\nany weapons or articles provided to the Government of Ukraine,\nincluding the quantity, valuation, and delivery timeline for\neach item that has been sent to the Government of Ukraine from\nUnited States stocks; and\n``(C) a comprehensive list of United States weapon systems\nprovided to Ukraine associated with the allied contributions to\nthe PURL initiative, including, for each such system, an\nidentification of whether it was previously committed to\nUkraine under USAI or through presidential drawdown authority,\nand, if so, the specific assistance package in which the\ncommitment was made;\n``(4) a statement of the remaining unobligated balance of funds\nin the USAI account, including a description of when such balance\nwill expire;\n``(5) a plan for how the Secretary intends to use the remaining\nunobligated funds from allied contributions to the USAI account to\nsupport Ukraine's capacity to defend itself and strengthen its\ndeterrence against future aggression by the Russian Federation;\n``(6) a plan for further engagement with allied and partner\ncountries on the use of the PURL initiative to support Ukraine's\ncapacity to defend itself and to strengthen its deterrence against\nfuture aggression by the Russian Federation;\n``(7) an identification of any weapon system during the\nreporting period that meets Ukrainian requirements, as validated by\nthe Commander of the United States European Command, but has not\nbeen delivered to Ukraine by the United States or an allied or\npartner country; and\n``(8) any other matters that the Secretary determines to be\nrelevant.'';\n(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``January 1, 2025'' and\ninserting ``January 1, 2027'';\n(3) by redesignating subsection (c), as so amended, as\nsubsection (d); and\n(4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new\nsubsection:\n``(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this\nsection, the term `appropriate congressional committees' means--\n``(1) the congressional defense committees; and\n``(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the\nCommittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.''.\nSEC. 1246. ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED STATES FORCE POSTURE ON\nNATO'S EASTERN FLANK.\nSection 2350j of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``another country or''\nbefore ``a regional organization'';\n(2) in subsection (c)--\n(A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end before the\nperiod the following: ``in the host nation or another\ncountry'';\n(B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end before the\nperiod the following: ``in the host nation or another\ncountry'';\n(C) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end before the\nperiod the following: ``in the host nation or another\ncountry''; and\n(D) by adding at the end the following:\n``(4) Other logistical and operational support for the armed\nforces in a deployed or rotational status in a country that is a\nmember of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.'';\n(3) in paragraph (2) of subsection (f), by amending\nsubparagraph (E) to read as follows:\n``(E) The amount of such burden sharing contributions\nexpended, by eligible category, including compensation for--\n``(i) local national employees;\n``(ii) military construction projects;\n``(iii) supplies and services of the Department of\nDefense; and\n``(iv) other logistical and operational support for the\narmed forces in a deployed or rotational status in a\ncountry that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty\nOrganization.''; and\n(4) by adding at the end the following:\n``(g) Other Logistical and Operational Support for the Armed Forces\nDefined.--In this section, the term `other logistical and operational\nsupport for the armed forces'--\n``(1) means the reasonable and proper costs of the armed forces\nfor fuel, transportation, force protection (including cyber\nprotection), training ammunition, utilities, and medical and\nmaintenance services, including services required to maintain\ninfrastructure, pre-positioned stocks, and equipment in good\nworking order; and\n``(2) does not include pay, allowances, and other normal\nbenefits to which members of the United States armed forces are\nentitled.''.\nSEC. 1247. BALTIC SECURITY INITIATIVE.\n(a) In General.--Pursuant to the authorities provided in chapter 16\nof title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense, in\ncoordination with the Commander of United States European Command,\nshall establish and carry out an initiative, to be known as the\n``Baltic Security Initiative'', for the purpose of deepening security\ncooperation with the military forces of the Baltic countries.\n(b) Relationship to Existing Authorities.--The initiative required\nby subsection (a) shall be carried out pursuant to the authorities\nprovided in title 10, United States Code.\n(c) Objectives.--The objectives of the initiative required by\nsubsection (a) should include--\n(1) to achieve United States national security objectives by--\n(A) deterring aggression by the Russian Federation; and\n(B) implementing NATO's Strategic Concept, which seeks to\nstrengthen the Alliance's deterrence and defense posture by\ndenying potential adversaries any possible opportunities for\naggression;\n(2) to enhance regional planning and cooperation among the\nmilitary forces of the Baltic countries, particularly with respect\nto long-term regional capability projects, including--\n(A) long-range precision fire systems and capabilities;\n(B) integrated air and missile defense;\n(C) maritime domain awareness;\n(D) land forces development, including stockpiling large\ncaliber ammunition;\n(E) command, control, communications, computers,\nintelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance;\n(F) special operations forces development;\n(G) coordination with and security enhancements for Poland;\nand\n(H) other military capabilities, as determined by the\nSecretary of Defense; and\n(3) with respect to the military forces of the Baltic\ncountries, to improve cyber defenses and resilience to hybrid\nthreats.\n(d) Strategy.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 120 after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination\nwith the Commander of United States European Command, shall submit\nto the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee\non Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report setting\nforth a strategy to achieve the objectives described in subsection\n(c).\n(2) Considerations.--The strategy required by this subsection\nshall include a consideration of--\n(A) security cooperation programs for the Baltic countries\nthat are authorized as of the date on which the report\ncontaining the strategy is submitted;\n(B) the ongoing security threats to NATO's eastern flank\nposed by Russian aggression, including as a result of the\nRussian Federation's 2022 invasion of Ukraine with support from\nBelarus;\n(C) the ongoing security threats to the Baltic countries\nposed by the presence, coercive economic policies, and other\nmalign activities of the People's Republic of China; and\n(D) a description of how NATO allies are supporting the\nBaltic countries to achieve the objectives described in\nsubsection (c).\n(e) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that Baltic\ncountries that participate in the initiative required by subsection (a)\nshould make investments in Baltic defense in amounts that, at a\nminimum, match with total amounts provided by the Department of Defense\nfor the initiative.\n(f) Definitions.--In this section--\n(1) the term ``Baltic countries'' means--\n(A) Estonia;\n(B) Latvia; and\n(C) Lithuania; and\n(2) the term ``NATO'' means the North Atlantic Treaty\nOrganization.\n(g) Sunset.--The requirement under subsection (a) shall terminate\non December 31, 2028.\nSEC. 1248. MODIFICATION OF UNITED STATES BASING AND TRAINING, AND\nEXERCISES IN NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION MEMBER COUNTRIES.\nSection 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended to read as\nfollows:\n``SEC. 1250. UNITED STATES BASING AND TRAINING IN NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY\nORGANIZATION MEMBER COUNTRIES.\n``In considering decisions related to United States military basing\nand training in North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries,\nthe Secretary of Defense shall include among the factors for\nconsideration progress toward the defense investment commitment agreed\nto in the Hague Summit Declaration of June 25, 2025, to invest not less\nthan 5 percent of gross domestic product annually in defense by 2035,\nof which--\n``(1) not less than 3.5 percent is dedicated to core defense\nrequirements and North Atlantic Treaty Organization capability\ntargets; and\n``(2) not less than 1.5 percent is dedicated to other defense\nand security related investments.''.\nSEC. 1249. OVERSIGHT OF UNITED STATES MILITARY POSTURE IN EUROPE.\n(a) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--Until the date that is 60 days\nafter the date on which the Commander of the United States European\nCommand and the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the heads of\nother relevant Federal departments and agencies, have each,\nindependently, submitted to the congressional defense committees the\ncertification described in subsection (b) and the applicable assessment\ndescribed in subsection (c), none of the amounts authorized to be\nappropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year\n2026 may be obligated or expended--\n(1) to reduce the total number of members of the Armed Forces\npermanently stationed in or deployed to the area of responsibility\nof the United States European Command below 76,000 for longer than\na 45-day period;\n(2) to divest, consolidate, or otherwise return to a host\ncountry any parcel of land or facility located on real property\nunder the jurisdiction of the United States European Command as of\nJune 1, 2025;\n(3) to divest, redeploy, withdraw, or otherwise permanently\nmove out of the area of responsibility of the United States\nEuropean Command any Department of Defense equipment or physical\nproperty with an initial purchase value of more than $500,000 and\npositioned in such area of responsibility as of June 1, 2025; or\n(4) to relinquish the role of the Commander of the United\nStates European Command as North Atlantic Treaty Organization\nSupreme Allied Commander Europe.\n(b) Certification Described.--The certification described in this\nsubsection is a certification that a proposed action described in any\nof paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a)--\n(1) is in the national security interest of the United States;\nand\n(2) is being undertaken only after appropriate consultations\nwith all North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies and\nrelevant non-NATO partners.\n(c) Assessment Described.--\n(1) In general.--An assessment described in this subsection is\nthe following:\n(A) In the case of a proposed action described in any of\nparagraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a)--\n(i) an analysis of the impact of such an action on--\n\n(I) the security of the United States;\n(II) the ability of the Armed Forces to provide\nforward defense of the United States;\n(III) NATO's defense and deterrent posture against\ncurrent and future Russian aggression, as well as the\nsecurity of NATO as a whole; and\n(IV) the ability of the United States to meet\nnational NATO capability targets, commitments to the\nNATO Force Model, regional and theater campaign plans,\nand other warfighting requirements;\n\n(ii) an analysis of the impact of such an action on the\nability of the Armed Forces to execute contingency plans of\nthe Department of Defense, including those in the area of\nresponsibility of United States European Command or in\nsupport of operations and crisis response in the areas of\nresponsibility of United States Central Command and United\nStates Africa Command;\n(iii) a description of the specific requirements being\nprioritized that necessitate such an action;\n(iv) a detailed analysis of the costs, as a result of\nsuch an action, for relocation of personnel, equipment, and\nassociated infrastructure;\n(v) an analysis of the impact of such an action on\nmilitary training and major military exercises, including\non interoperability and joint activities with NATO allies\nand partners;\n(vi) a description of consultations regarding such an\naction with each NATO ally and all relevant non-NATO\npartners;\n(vii) an assessment of the impact of such an action on\nthe credibility of United States extended deterrence\ncommitments to NATO allies and the potential for nuclear\nproliferation in the European theater;\n(viii) an assessment of the impact of such an action on\ntransatlantic cooperation to deter potential threats from\nthe People's Republic of China; and\n(ix) with respect to an assessment under this\nsubparagraph relating to a proposed action described in\nsubsection (a)(1), an articulation of the plan, generated\nin coordination with NATO allies, to ensure that other\nmembers of NATO have available capabilities and capacity to\nassume the roles and responsibilities of the United States\nArmed Forces to be withdrawn as a result of such action.\n(B) In the case of a proposed action described in paragraph\n(4) of subsection (a)--\n(i) an explanation of the role of United States nuclear\nweapons in supporting NATO operations and activities\nfollowing such action, including changes to command-and-\ncontrol relationships and adjustments to the United States\nnuclear posture;\n(ii) a description of consultations regarding such\naction with all NATO allies and relevant non-NATO partners,\nincluding through the Nuclear Planning Group of NATO;\n(iii) an assessment of the impact of such action on the\neffectiveness of NATO nuclear deterrence;\n(iv) a risk assessment of--\n\n(I) the nuclear capabilities of NATO allies; and\n(II) the potential for nuclear proliferation in\nEurope; and\n\n(v) a risk assessment of--\n\n(I) the capability and capacity of nuclear-armed\nNATO allies to effectively deter and, if necessary,\ndefeat likely adversaries in the nuclear domain absent\na United States commander serving in the role of North\nAtlantic Treaty Organization Supreme Allied Commander\nEurope;\n(II) changes to be made to existing United States\ncontingency plans if other NATO member countries with\nnuclear capabilities were to provide extended nuclear\ndeterrence to NATO; and\n(III) the impact of such provision of extended\nnuclear deterrence on United States nuclear posture and\ndeterrence planning requirements.\n\n(2) Coordination required.--In independently conducting the\nassessments described in clauses (iv) and (v) of paragraph (1)(B)\nwith respect to a proposed action described in subsection (a)(4),\nthe Secretary of Defense shall coordinate such assessment--\n(A) with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, with\nrespect to the independent risk assessment described in such\nclause (iv); and\n(B) with the Commander of the United States Strategic\nCommand, with respect to the independent assessment described\nin such clause (v).\n(d) Form.--\n(1) Certification.--The certification described in subsection\n(b) shall be submitted in unclassified form.\n(2) Assessment.--The assessment described in subsection (c)\nshall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a\nclassified annex.\n(3) Prohibition on modification.--Any assessment required under\nthis section shall be submitted to the congressional defense\ncommittees without modification or alteration.\n(e) Sunset.--The limitation under subsection (a) shall terminate on\nDecember 31, 2027.\n(f) Briefing.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than April 15, 2026, and again not\nlater than September 15, 2026, the Under Secretary of Defense for\nPolicy shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services of the\nSenate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of\nRepresentatives a classified briefing on the implementation of the\nnational defense strategy, including the policy and overall\nguidance for the governance of the global defense posture.\n(2) Delegation.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy may\nnot delegate the briefings required under this subsection.\n(3) Limitation.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated\nby this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for\noperation and maintenance, defense-wide, and made available for the\nOffice of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy for travel\nexpenses, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended\nunless the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy provides the first\nbriefing to Congress required under paragraph (1) not later than\nApril 15, 2026.\nSEC. 1250. REPORT ON UNITED STATES DETERRENCE AND DEFENSE POSTURE IN\nTHE EUROPEAN REGION.\n(a) Report Required.--\n(1) In general.--At the same time as the submission of the\nbudget of the President (submitted to Congress pursuant to section\n1105 of title 31, United States Code) for fiscal years 2027 and\n2028, the Commander of the United States European Command shall\nsubmit to the congressional defense committees a report containing\nthe independent assessment of the Commander with respect to the\nactivities and resources required, for the first fiscal year\nbeginning after the date of submission of the report and the four\nfollowing fiscal years, to achieve the following objectives:\n(A) The maintenance of the comparative military advantage\nof the United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization\n(NATO) with respect to the Russian Federation, accounting for\nexpanding allied capabilities as alliance members increase\ndefense spending to fulfill commitments made at the 2025 NATO\nSummit in The Hague.\n(B) The reduction of the risk of executing contingency\nplans of the Department of Defense, including contingency plans\nconducted by United States Central Command and United States\nAfrica Command.\n(C) The maintenance of the capability and capacity to\ndefend the homeland forward.\n(2) Matters to be included.--The report required by paragraph\n(1) shall include the following:\n(A) With respect to the achievement of the objectives\ndescribed in paragraph (1), a description of the intended force\nstructure and posture of assigned and allocated forces in each\nNATO member country.\n(B) An assessment of the capability requirements to achieve\nsuch objectives.\n(C) An assessment of logistics requirements, including\npersonnel, equipment, supplies, storage, and maintenance needs\nto achieve such objectives.\n(D) An identification of required infrastructure and\nmilitary construction investments to achieve such objectives.\n(E) An assessment of security cooperation authorities,\nactivities, and resources required to achieve such objectives.\n(F)(i) A plan to fully resource United States force posture\nand capabilities, including--\n(I) a detailed assessment of the resources necessary to\naddress the elements described in subparagraphs (A) through\n(E), including specific cost estimates for recommended\ninvestments or projects, and anticipated allied\ncontributions--\n\n(aa) to maintain a posture and presence of the\nUnited States Armed Forces that meet the objectives of\nparagraph (1);\n(bb) to maintain the logistics and maintenance\ncapabilities and the pre-positioning of equipment,\nmunitions, fuel, and materiel that meet the objectives\nof paragraph (1);\n(cc) to carry out a program of exercises, training,\nexperimentation, and innovation for the joint force\nthat meet the objectives of paragraph (1);\n(dd) to maintain the infrastructure to ensure the\nresponsiveness and resiliency of the United States\nArmed Forces within NATO in order to meet the\nobjectives of paragraph (1);\n(ee) to build the defense and security capabilities\nand capacity of allies and partners that meet the\nobjectives of paragraph (1); and\n(ff) to modernize the capabilities available to the\nUnited States European Command to meet the objectives\nof paragraph (1); and\n\n(II) a detailed timeline to achieve the intended force\nstructure and posture described in clause (i).\n(ii) The specific cost estimates required by clause (i)(I)\nshall, to the maximum extent practicable, include the\nfollowing:\n(I) With respect to procurement accounts--\n\n(aa) amounts displayed by account, budget activity,\nline number, line item, and line item title; and\n(bb) a description of the requirements for each\nsuch amount.\n\n(II) With respect to research, development, test, and\nevaluation accounts--\n\n(aa) amounts displayed by account, budget activity,\nline number, program element, and program element\ntitle; and\n(bb) a description of the requirements for each\nsuch amount.\n\n(III) With respect to operation and maintenance\naccounts--\n\n(aa) amounts displayed by account title, budget\nactivity title, line number, and subactivity group\ntitle; and\n(bb) a description of the specific manner in which\neach such amount would be used.\n\n(IV) With respect to military personnel accounts--\n\n(aa) amounts displayed by account, budget activity,\nbudget subactivity, and budget subactivity title; and\n(bb) a description of the requirements for each\nsuch amount.\n\n(V) With respect to each project under military\nconstruction accounts (including unspecified minor military\nconstruction and amounts for planning and design), the\ncountry, location, project title, and project amount for\neach fiscal year.\n(VI) With respect to any expenditure or proposed\nappropriation not described in subclauses (I) through (V),\na level of detail equivalent to or greater than the level\nof detail provided in the future-years defense program\nsubmitted pursuant to section 221(a) of title 10, United\nStates Code.\n(iii) A budget display, prepared with the assistance of the\nUnder Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), that compares the\nindependent assessment of the Commander of the United States\nEuropean Command with the amounts contained in the budget\ndisplay for the applicable fiscal year.\n(3) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) may be\nsubmitted in classified form, but shall include an unclassified\nsummary.\n(b) Briefing Required.--Not later than 15 days after the submission\nof the budget of the President (submitted to Congress pursuant to\nsection 1105 of title 31, United States Code) for fiscal years 2027 and\n2028, the Secretary of Defense (acting through the Under Secretary of\nDefense for Policy, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), and\nthe Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation) and the\nChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall provide to the\ncongressional defense committees a joint briefing, and any written\ncomments the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs\nof Staff consider necessary, with respect to their assessments of the\nreport submitted under subsection (a), including their assessments of\nthe feasibility and advisability of the plan required by subsection\n(a)(2)(F).\n\nSubtitle F--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region\n\nSEC. 1251. EXTENSION OF PACIFIC DETERRENCE INITIATIVE.\n(a) Funding.--Subsection (c) of section 1251 of the William M.\n(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended--\n(1) by striking ``the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2025'' and inserting ``the National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026''; and\n(2) by striking ``fiscal year 2025'' and inserting ``fiscal\nyear 2026''.\n(b) Reports and Briefings.--Subsection (d) of such section is\namended--\n(1) in paragraph (1)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by\nstriking ``fiscal years 2026 and 2027'' and inserting ``fiscal\nyears 2027 and 2028''; and\n(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``fiscal years 2025 and\n2026'' each place it appears and inserting ``fiscal years 2027 and\n2028''.\n(c) Extension of Plan.--Subsection (e) of such section is amended,\nin the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``fiscal years 2026\nand 2027'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2027 and 2028''.\nSEC. 1252. EXTENSION OF INDO-PACIFIC EXTENDED DETERRENCE EDUCATION\nPILOT PROGRAM.\nSection 1314(c) of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement\nand National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law\n118-159) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2027'' and inserting\n``December 31, 2030''.\nSEC. 1253. PARTNERSHIP FOR INDO-PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL RESILIENCE.\n(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with\nthe Secretary of State, shall establish and maintain an initiative, to\nbe known as the ``Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience''\n(referred to in this section as the ``Initiative''), to strengthen\ncooperation among the defense industrial bases of the United States and\nallied and partner countries in the Indo-Pacific region and other\ncountries supporting Indo-Pacific defense industrial resilience.\n(b) Objectives.--The objectives of the Initiative shall be the\nfollowing:\n(1) To enable the production and supply of the material\nnecessary for equipping the Armed Forces of the United States and\nthe military forces of allied and partner countries to achieve--\n(A) the objectives set forth in the most recent national\nsecurity strategy report submitted to Congress by the President\npursuant to section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947\n(50 U.S.C. 3043);\n(B) the policy guidance of the Secretary of Defense\nprovided pursuant to section 113(g) of title 10, United States\nCode; and\n(C) the future-years defense program submitted to Congress\nby the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 221 of title\n10, United States Code.\n(2) To strengthen the collective defense industrial base by\nexpanding industrial base capability, capacity, and workforce,\nincluding with respect to enhanced supply chain security,\ninteroperability, and resilience among participating countries.\n(3) To identify and mitigate industrial base vulnerabilities\nacross partner countries.\n(4) To advance research and development activities to provide\nthe Armed Forces of the United States and the military forces of\nallied and partner countries with systems capable of ensuring\ntechnological superiority over potential adversaries.\n(5) To promote co-development, co-production, and procurement\ncollaboration in key defense sectors.\n(6) To promote defense innovation, improve information sharing,\nencourage standardization, reduce barriers to cooperation, and\notherwise mitigate potential vulnerabilities and facilitate\ncollaboration.\n(7) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers\nappropriate.\n(c) Designation of Senior Official.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall designate a\nsenior civilian official of the Department of Defense at the\nAssistant Secretary level or above to lead relevant efforts of the\nInitiative, as determined by the Secretary.\n(2) Notification.--Not later than 30 days after the date on\nwhich the Secretary of Defense makes or changes a designation under\nparagraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional\ndefense committees a notification of such designation or change.\n(d) Participation.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with\nthe Secretary of State, shall establish a process to determine which\nallies and partners of the United States (including Australia, Japan,\nthe Republic of Korea, India, the Philippines, and New Zealand) shall\nbe invited to participate as member countries of the Initiative.\n(e) Authorities.--To carry out this section, the Secretary of\nDefense may do the following:\n(1) Enter into agreements and memoranda of understanding with\nappropriate counterparts from participating countries.\n(2) Establish working groups and technical exchanges.\n(3) Provide technical assistance and capacity-building support\nto partner countries using authorities available to the Secretary\nunder title 10, United States Code.\n(4) Engage with industry, capital providers, academia, and any\nother stakeholders necessary to advance the objectives described in\nsubsection (b).\n(f) Report and Briefing.--\n(1) Report.--\n(A) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2027, and annually\nthereafter through 2031, the Secretary of Defense shall submit\nto the congressional defense committees, the Committee on\nForeign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the\nCommittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the\nstatus and progress of the Initiative.\n(B) Elements.--Each report required by subparagraph (A)\nshall include the following:\n(i) An assessment of shared industrial base\nvulnerabilities.\n(ii) An overview of efforts among participating\ncountries to enhance supply chain integrity and resilience.\n(iii) A description of any joint defense production or\nco-development initiative, including any such initiative\ninvolving sensitive or classified technologies.\n(iv) An articulation of priority initiatives for the\nupcoming fiscal year.\n(v) Recommendations for legislative, regulatory,\npolicy, or resourcing changes to achieve the objectives\ndescribed in subsection (b).\n(vi) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense\nconsiders appropriate.\n(2) Briefing.--Not later than December 1, 2026, and annually\nthereafter through 2030, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the\ncongressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs\nof the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign\nRelations of the Senate with a briefing on the progress made toward\nachieving the objectives described in subsection (b).\n(g) Termination.--The authority under this section shall terminate\non December 31, 2030.\nSEC. 1254. STRATEGY TO STRENGTHEN MULTILATERAL DEFENSE IN THE INDO-\nPACIFIC.\n(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the\nSecretary of State, shall develop and implement a strategy to\nstrengthen multilateral defense against regional aggression in the\nIndo-Pacific region by expanding multilateral coordination with United\nStates allies and partners in the region.\n(b) Strategy Requirements.--The strategy required by subsection (a)\nshall describe current activities and initiatives and identify future\nactions to be taken over the next 5 years by the Department of Defense\nto--\n(1) expand existing bilateral engagements into multilateral\nforums with a focus on defense-related planning and military\nexercises;\n(2) prioritize the acquisition and fielding of military\ncapabilities necessary for enhancing multilateral defense,\nincluding long-range precision fires and integrated air defenses\namongst United States allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific\nregion;\n(3) leverage reciprocal access agreements between the United\nStates and its Indo-Pacific allies, particularly Japan, the\nPhilippines, South Korea, and Australia, to expand regional access\nfor allied and partner militaries, including for purposes of\nenhancing interoperability, prepositioning munitions stockpiles,\nand jointly supporting and leveraging shared facilities,\noperational access, and infrastructure;\n(4) improve command and control structures to enable enhanced\nmultilateral coordination with Indo-Pacific allies and partners;\n(5) expand information-sharing and maritime domain awareness\namong the United States and Indo-Pacific allies and partners;\n(6) expand the scope and scale of multilateral military\nexercises and operations in the region, including more frequent\ncombined maritime operations through the Taiwan Strait and in the\nSouth China Sea; and\n(7) consider foreseeable strategic and operational\ncontingencies affecting the security of strategic transit routes in\nthe Indo-Pacific region.\n(c) Submission; Interim Report.--\n(1) Submission of strategy.--Not later than 180 days after the\ndate of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall\nsubmit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on\nForeign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee\non Foreign Relations of the Senate the strategy required by\nsubsection (a), including an identification of--\n(A) any changes to funding or policy required to strengthen\nmultilateral defense among the United States and allies and\npartners in the Indo-Pacific against regional aggression; and\n(B) any additional resources necessary to develop or to\nimplement the requirements described in subsection (b).\n(2) Interim report on implementation.--Not later than March 15,\n2027, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional\ndefense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House\nof Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the\nSenate a report on the progress of the implementation of the\nstrategy required by subsection (a), including a description of any\ngap in resources or authority that limits the ability of the\nDepartment to execute such strategy.\nSEC. 1255. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEFENSE ALLIANCES AND PARTNERSHIPS IN\nTHE INDO-PACIFIC REGION.\nIt is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should\ncontinue efforts that strengthen United States defense alliances and\npartnerships in the Indo-Pacific region so as to further the\ncomparative advantage of the United States in strategic competition\nwith the People's Republic of China, including by--\n(1) enhancing cooperation with Japan, consistent with the\nTreaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United States\nof America and Japan, signed at Washington, January 19, 1960,\nincluding by developing advanced military capabilities, upgrading\ncommand and control relationships, fostering interoperability\nacross all domains, and improving sharing of information and\nintelligence;\n(2) reinforcing the United States alliance with South Korea,\nincluding by maintaining the presence of approximately 28,500\nmembers of the United States Armed Forces deployed to South Korea,\nenhancing mutual defense base cooperation, and affirming the United\nStates extended deterrence commitment using the full range of\nUnited States defense capabilities, consistent with the Mutual\nDefense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of Korea,\nsigned at Washington, October 1, 1953, in support of the shared\nobjective of a peaceful and stable Korean Peninsula;\n(3) fostering bilateral and multilateral cooperation with\nAustralia, consistent with the Security Treaty Between Australia,\nNew Zealand, and the United States of America, signed at San\nFrancisco, September, 1951, and through the partnership among\nAustralia, the United Kingdom, and United States (commonly known as\n``AUKUS'' )--\n(A) to advance shared security objectives;\n(B) to accelerate the fielding of advanced military\ncapabilities; and\n(C) to build the capacity of emerging partners;\n(4) advancing United States alliances with the Philippines and\nThailand and United States partnerships with other partners in the\nAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations to enhance maritime domain\nawareness, promote sovereignty and territorial integrity, leverage\ntechnology and promote innovation, and support an open, inclusive,\nand rules-based regional architecture;\n(5) broadening United States engagement with India, including\nthrough the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue--\n(A) to advance the shared objective of a free and open\nIndo-Pacific region through bilateral and multilateral\nengagements and participation in military exercises, expanded\ndefense trade, and collaboration on humanitarian aid and\ndisaster response; and\n(B) to enable greater cooperation on maritime security;\n(6) strengthening the United States partnership with Taiwan,\nconsistent with the Three Communiques, the Taiwan Relations Act\n(Public Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), and the Six Assurances,\nwith the goal of improving Taiwan's defensive capabilities and\npromoting peaceful cross-strait relations;\n(7) reinforcing the status of Singapore as a Major Security\nCooperation Partner of the United States and continuing to\nstrengthen defense and security cooperation between the military\nforces of Singapore and the United States Armed Forces, including\nthrough participation in combined exercises and training;\n(8) engaging with the Federated States of Micronesia, the\nMarshall Islands, Palau, and other Pacific island countries, with\nthe goal of strengthening regional security and addressing issues\nof mutual concern, including protecting fisheries from illegal,\nunreported, and unregulated fishing;\n(9) collaborating with Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and\nother members of the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty\nOrganization to build connectivity and advance a shared vision for\nthe region that is principled, long-term, and anchored in\ndemocratic resilience; and\n(10) investing in enhanced military posture and capabilities in\nthe area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific\nCommand and strengthening cooperation in bilateral relationships,\nmultilateral partnerships, and other international fora to uphold\nglobal security and shared principles, with the goal of ensuring\nthe maintenance of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.\n\nSubtitle G--Matters Relating to Asia\n\nSEC. 1261. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE CYBER COOPERATION WITH\nFOREIGN MILITARY PARTNERS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA.\nSection 1256(e) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 333 note) is amended\nby striking ``2027'' and inserting ``2028''.\nSEC. 1262. PREVENTING CIRCUMVENTION BY CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES IN\nTHIRD-PARTY COUNTRIES.\n(a) In General.--Section 1260H(g)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the William M.\n(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended to read as\nfollows:\n\n``(I) directly or indirectly owned by, controlled\nby, or beneficially owned by, affiliated with, or in an\nofficial or unofficial capacity acting as an agent of\nor on behalf of, any of the following, whether\noperating inside or outside of China--\n\n``(aa) the People's Liberation Army;\n``(bb) Chinese military and paramilitary\nelements, security forces, police, law enforcement,\nor border control;\n``(cc) the People's Armed Police;\n``(dd) the Ministry of State Security, or any\nother organization subordinate to the Central\nMilitary Commission of the Chinese Communist Party;\n``(ee) the Chinese Ministry of Industry and\nInformation Technology;\n``(ff) the State-Owned Assets Supervision and\nAdministration Commission of the State Council; or\n``(gg) the State Administration of Science,\nTechnology, and Industry for National Defense;\nor''.\n(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall\ntake effect on the date that is one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act.\nSEC. 1263. INCLUSION ON LIST OF CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES OF ENTITIES\nADDED TO CERTAIN OTHER LISTS.\nSection 1260H(b)(3) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10\nU.S.C. 113 note) is amended--\n(1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the following:\n``(A) In general.--The Secretary''; and\n(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:\n``(B) Review of entities added to other lists.--In\npreparing each annual revision under subparagraph (A) of the\nlist required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider\nwhether to include each Chinese entity added, during the\npreceding year, to any other list maintained by the United\nStates of entities subject to additional restrictions or\nscrutiny for any purpose, as a result of concerns relating to\nthe activities or affiliations of such entities.''.\nSEC. 1264. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT ENTERTAINMENT\nPROJECTS WITH TIES TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.\n(a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by\nthis Act for the Department of Defense may be used to knowingly provide\nactive and direct support to any film, television, or other\nentertainment project if the Secretary of Defense has demonstrable\nevidence that the project has complied or is likely to comply with a\ndemand from the Government of the People's Republic of China or the\nChinese Communist Party, or an entity under the direction of the\nPeople's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party, to censor\nthe content of the project in a material manner to advance the national\ninterest of the People's Republic of China.\n(b) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition\nunder subsection (a) if the Secretary submits to the Committees on\nArmed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a written\ncertification that such a waiver is in the national interest of the\nUnited States.\nSEC. 1265. MODIFICATION OF TAIWAN SECURITY COOPERATION INITIATIVE.\nSection 1323 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law\n118-159) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (b)--\n(A) paragraph (1)--\n(i) by redesignating subparagraph (V) as subparagraph\n(W);\n(ii) by inserting after subparagraph (U) the following\nnew subparagraph (V):\n``(V) Medical equipment, supplies, and related contingency\ncare or, for military forces, combat casualty care\ncapabilities.''; and\n(iii) in subparagraph (W), as redesignated, by striking\n``(U)'' and inserting ``(V)''; and\n(B) in paragraph (2)--\n(i) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph\n(K);\n(ii) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following\nnew subparagraph (J):\n``(J) Medical equipment, supplies, and related capabilities\nnecessary to carry out functional responsibilities to support\nthe military and central government security forces.''; and\n(iii) in subparagraph (K), as redesignated, by striking\n``(I)'' and inserting ``(J)''; and\n(2) in subsection (d)--\n(A) by striking ``Of the amounts'' and inserting the\nfollowing:\n``(1) Fiscal year 2025.--Of the amounts''; and\n(B) by adding at the end the following:\n``(2) Fiscal year 2026.--Of the amounts authorized to be\nappropriated for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Defense,\nnot more than $1,000,000,000 may be made available for the purposes\nof subsection (a).''.\nSEC. 1266. JOINT PROGRAM WITH TAIWAN TO ENABLE FIELDING OF UNCREWED\nSYSTEMS AND COUNTER-UNCREWED SYSTEMS CAPABILITIES.\n(a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of\nDefense, in coordination with the Secretary of State and acting through\nthe Director of the American Institute in Taiwan, shall seek to engage\nwith appropriate officials of Taiwan in a joint program for the purpose\nof enabling the fielding of uncrewed systems and counter-uncrewed\nsystems capabilities, including co-development and co-production of\nsuch capabilities, for the Armed Forces of the United States and the\nmilitary forces of Taiwan, consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (22\nU.S.C. 3301 et seq.).\n(b) Use of Authorities.--In carrying out a joint program under\nsubsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may use the authorities under\ntitle 10, United States Code, and other applicable statutory\nauthorities available to the Secretary.\n(c) Briefing.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 2029, the\nSecretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State,\nshall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a briefing\non the joint program under subsection (a).\n(2) Elements.--Each briefing required by paragraph (1) shall\ninclude, for the period covered by the briefing, the following:\n(A) A summary of engagements under subsection (a).\n(B) A description of activities undertaken by the Secretary\nof Defense and appropriate officials of Taiwan to enable the\nfielding of uncrewed systems and counter-uncrewed systems\ncapabilities described in subsection (a).\n(C) A description of progress made in finalizing defense\ntrade foundational agreements between the United States and\nTaiwan, including--\n(i) a memorandum of understanding on reciprocal defense\nprocurement;\n(ii) a security of supply agreement;\n(iii) an acquisition and cross-servicing agreement;\n(iv) a general security of military information\nagreement; and\n(v) a cyber maturity model certification.\n(D) An identification of the additional resources or\nauthorities necessary to enable the fielding of uncrewed\nsystems and counter-uncrewed systems capabilities described in\nsubsection (a).\n(E) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers\nappropriate.\n(d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,\nthe term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--\n(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on\nAppropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the\nSenate; and\n(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on\nAppropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House\nof Representatives.\nSEC. 1267. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS FOR BIEN HOA DIOXIN\nCLEANUP.\nSection 1253(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat.\n3955) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 2025'' and inserting\n``fiscal year 2026''.\nSEC. 1268. OVERSIGHT OF UNITED STATES MILITARY POSTURE ON THE KOREAN\nPENINSULA.\n(a) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--Amounts authorized to be\nappropriated by this Act may not be obligated or expended to reduce the\napproximate total number of members of the Armed Forces that are\npermanently stationed in, or deployed to, the Republic of Korea below\n28,500, or to complete the transition of wartime operational control of\nthe United States-Republic of Korea Combined Forces Command from United\nStates-led command to Republic of Korea-led command in a manner which\ndeviates from a bilaterally agreed plan to effectuate such a\ntransition, until the date that is 60 days after the date on which the\ncertification described in subsection (b) and the applicable assessment\ndescribed in subsection (c) are submitted to the appropriate committees\nof Congress.\n(b) Certification Described.--The certification described in this\nsubsection is a certification by the Secretary of Defense, in\nconsultation with the Commander of the United States Forces Korea, the\nCommander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, the Secretary of\nState, and the Director of National Intelligence, to the appropriate\ncommittees of Congress that, as applicable, a reduction in the\napproximate total number of members of the Armed Forces that are\npermanently stationed in, or deployed to, the Republic of Korea below\n28,500 or the completion of the transition of wartime operational\ncontrol of the United States-Republic of Korea Combined Forces Command\nfrom United States-led command to Republic of Korea-led command in a\nmanner which deviates from a bilaterally agreed plan to effectuate such\na transition--\n(1) is in the national security interest of the United States;\nand\n(2) is being undertaken only after appropriate consultations\nwith allies of the United States, including the Republic of Korea,\nJapan, and any country that has sent military contributions to the\nUnited Nations Command.\n(c) Assessment Described.--An assessment described in this\nsubsection is the following:\n(1) In the case of a reduction in the total number of members\nof the Armed Forces permanently stationed in or deployed to the\nRepublic of Korea below 28,500, an assessment by the Secretary of\nDefense, in consultation with the Commander of the United States\nForces Korea, the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific\nCommand, the Secretary of State, and the Director of National\nIntelligence that includes--\n(A) an analysis of the impact of such a reduction on--\n(i) the security of the United States;\n(ii) the security of the Republic of Korea and Japan;\n(iii) United States deterrence; and\n(iv) the defense posture of the United States Indo-\nPacific Command;\n(B) an analysis of the impact of such a reduction on the\nability of the Armed Forces to execute contingency plans of the\nDepartment of Defense, including in support of operations\nbeyond the Korean Peninsula;\n(C) an analysis of the additional costs for relocation of\npersonnel, equipment, and associated infrastructure;\n(D) an analysis of the impact of such a reduction on\nmilitary training and major military exercises, including on\ninteroperability and joint activities with the Republic of\nKorea and Japan;\n(E) a description of consultations with the Republic of\nKorea, Japan, and countries that have sent military\ncontributions to the United Nations Command;\n(F) an assessment of the impact of a substantial reduction\nof the number of members of the Armed Forces permanently\nstationed in or deployed to the Republic of Korea on the\ncredibility of United States extended deterrence commitments to\nthe Republic of Korea and Japan, the potential for nuclear\nproliferation in the Indo-Pacific region, and the ability of\nthe remaining forces permanently stationed in, or deployed to,\nthe Republic of Korea to support integrated air and missile\ndefense operations in defense of the Republic of Korea and\nJapan; and\n(G) an independent risk assessment by the Commander of the\nUnited States Forces Korea, the Commander of the United States\nIndo-Pacific Command, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of\nStaff of--\n(i) the impact of such a reduction on the security of\nthe United States;\n(ii) the ability of the Armed Forces to execute\ncontingency plans of the Department of Defense, including\nin support of operations beyond the Korean Peninsula; and\n(iii) the impact of such a reduction on military\ntraining and major military exercises, including on\ninteroperability and joint activities with the Republic of\nKorea and Japan.\n(2) In the case of the completion of the transition of wartime\noperational control of the United States-Republic of Korea Combined\nForces Command from United States-led command to Republic of Korea-\nled command in a manner which deviates from a bilaterally agreed\nplan to effectuate such a transition, an assessment by the\nSecretary of Defense, in consultation with the Commander of the\nUnited States Forces Korea, the Commander of the United States\nIndo- Pacific Command, the Secretary of State, and the Director of\nNational Intelligence that includes--\n(A) an assessment of the extent to which the three\nconditions set forth in the bilaterally determined conditions-\nbased Operational Control Transition Plan that was signed on\nOctober 31, 2018, will be satisfied prior to the completion of\nsuch transition;\n(B) a detailed description of the manner in which a\nRepublic of Korea-led Combined Forces Command will report to\nnational command authorities in the United States and the\nRepublic of Korea;\n(C) a detailed description of the planned command\nrelationship between a Republic of Korea-led Combined Forces\nCommand and the United States-led United Nations Command;\n(D) a description of consultations with countries that have\nsent military contributions to the United Nations Command;\n(E) a description of the United States-Republic of Korea\nwartime operational control consultations with Japan, and an\nassessment of approaches for deconflicting military operations\nacross the United States-Republic of Korea and the United\nStates-Japan alliances;\n(F) an assessment of the effect, if any, of the completion\nof such transition on the potential for nuclear proliferation\nin the Indo-Pacific region; and\n(G) an independent military risk assessment by the\nCommander of the United States Forces Korea, the Commander of\nthe United States Indo-Pacific Command, and the Chairman of the\nJoint Chiefs of Staff of such transition.\n(d) Form.--\n(1) Certification.--A certification described in subsection (b)\nshall be submitted in unclassified form.\n(2) Assessment.--An assessment described in subsection (c)\nshall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a\nclassified annex.\n(e) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,\nthe term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--\n(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on\nAppropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the\nSenate; and\n(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on\nAppropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House\nof Representatives.\nSEC. 1269. REPORT ON ENHANCED DEFENSE RELATIONS WITH THE PHILIPPINES.\n(a) In General.--Not later than June 1, 2026, and annually\nthereafter through 2029, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with\nthe Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate committees of\nCongress a report on enhancing the United States defense relationship\nwith the Philippines.\n(b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall\ninclude, at a minimum, the following:\n(1) An assessment of the implementation of the United States-\nPhilippines Bilateral Defense Guidelines.\n(2) An organizational chart and overview of the functions of\nthe alliance management bodies that report to the United States-\nPhilippines Mutual Defense Board and Security Engagement Board.\n(3) A summary of the activities of the Roles, Missions, and\nCapabilities Working Group.\n(4) An assessment of the bilateral Philippines-Security Sector\nAssistance Roadmap initiative, including a description of joint\ncapability areas under such initiative.\n(5) A projected resourcing plan for the Philippines-Security\nSector Assistance Roadmap initiative that includes the projected\nuse of national funds of the Philippines, Foreign Military Sales,\nForeign Military Financing, and Department of Defense International\nSecurity Cooperation Program account funds.\n(6) A description of the activities and investments the\nDepartment plans, during the three-year period beginning on the\ndate on which the report is submitted, to implement for--\n(A) increased bilateral training, exercises, combined\npatrols, and other activities between the United States Armed\nForces and the military forces of the Philippines;\n(B) enhancing multilateral security cooperation and\ncapacity-building efforts among the Philippines, Japan,\nAustralia, and other foreign partners; and\n(C) improving information-sharing mechanisms and processes,\nincluding by adoption of enhanced security protocols, under the\nGeneral Security of Military Information Agreement between the\nUnited States and the Philippines, signed at Manila November\n18, 2024.\n(7) A plan for improving the infrastructure at sites designated\nunder the Agreement on Enhanced Defense Cooperation, signed at\nQuezon City April 28, 2014 (TIAS 14-625), including, for each such\nsite--\n(A) an identification of priority facility investments at\nthe site across the future-years defense program;\n(B) a timeline for completing area development plans for\nthe site; and\n(C) a discussion of non-Department investments necessary to\nenable effective use of the site.\n(8) An assessment of requirements for pre-positioning of\nequipment and supplies in support of humanitarian assistance,\ndisaster relief, and other bilateral activities.\n(9) A description of the current organization of the Joint\nUnited States Military Assistance Group--Philippines, and an\nanalysis of the feasibility and advisability of modifying United\nStates organizational structures to--\n(A) coordinate United States military activities and\noperations involving the Philippines; and\n(B) facilitate integrated planning and implementation of\nbilateral activities.\n(10) An identification of challenges to the implementation of\nthe guidelines, initiatives, plans, timelines, functions,\nactivities, investments, and potential modifications described in\nparagraphs (1) through (9), and any resourcing requirements,\nbilateral agreements, or other measures that would facilitate the\nimplementation of such guidelines, initiatives, plans, timelines,\nfunctions, activities, investments, or potential modifications.\n(c) Form.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall be\nsubmitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.\n(d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,\nthe term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--\n(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on\nForeign Relations of the Senate; and\n(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on\nForeign Affairs of the House of Representatives.\nSEC. 1270. MODERNIZING THE DEFENSE CAPABILITIES OF THE PHILIPPINES.\n(a) Purpose.--In addition to the purposes otherwise authorized for\nForeign Military Financing with respect to the Philippines, the\nSecretary of State shall use the authorities under this section to--\n(1) strengthen the United States-Philippines alliance in\naccordance with the historic agreement reached at the United\nStates-Philippines 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue on August 2, 2024;\n(2) enable the acceleration of phase three of the modernization\nof the Armed Forces of the Philippines;\n(3) provide additional information to the Chairs of the United\nStates-Philippine Bilateral Security Dialogue to enable planning\nand prioritization of Joint Capability Areas;\n(4) support the execution of the Philippines-Security Sector\nAssistance Roadmap; and\n(5) provide assistance, including equipment, training, and\nother support, to modernize the defense capabilities of the Armed\nForces of the Philippines in order to--\n(A) safeguard the territorial sovereignty of the\nPhilippines;\n(B) improve maritime domain awareness;\n(C) counter coercive military activities;\n(D) improve the military and civilian infrastructure and\ncapabilities necessary to prepare for regional contingencies;\nand\n(E) strengthen cooperation between the United States and\nthe Philippines on counterterrorism-related efforts.\n(b) Annual Spending Plan.--Not later than March 1, 2026, and\nannually thereafter for a period of 4 years, the Secretary of State, in\ncoordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the\nappropriate congressional committees a plan describing how amounts\nauthorized to be appropriated pursuant to subsection (e), if made\navailable, would be used to achieve the purpose described in subsection\n(a).\n(c) Annual Report on Enhancing the United States-Philippines\nDefense Relationship.--\n(1) Report required.--Not later than 270 days after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for a period of\n4 years, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary\nof Defense and such other heads of Federal departments and agencies\nas the Secretary of State considers appropriate, shall submit to\nthe appropriate congressional committees a report that describes\nsteps taken to enhance the United States-Philippines defense\nrelationship.\n(2) Matters to be included.--Each report required under\nparagraph (1) shall include the following:\n(A) A description of the capabilities and defense\ninfrastructure improvements needed to modernize the defense\ncapabilities of the Philippines, including with respect to--\n(i) coastal defense;\n(ii) long-range fires;\n(iii) integrated air defenses;\n(iv) maritime security;\n(v) manned and unmanned aerial systems;\n(vi) mechanized ground mobility vehicles;\n(vii) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance;\n(viii) defensive cybersecurity;\n(ix) military construction;\n(x) maintenance and sustainment of military\ncapabilities; and\n(xi) any other defense capabilities that the Secretary\nof State determines, including jointly with the\nPhilippines, are crucial to the defense of the Philippines.\n(B) An assessment of the absorptive capacity of the Armed\nForces of the Philippines, including the coast guard, over the\nnext 5 years.\n(C) A description of how statutory authorities under title\n10, United States Code, including under section 333 of such\ntitle and authorities relating to unspecified minor military\nconstruction and overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic\naid, will be used to provide support for the Philippines-\nSecurity Sector Assistance Roadmap and the defense capabilities\ndescribed in subparagraph (A), prioritized according to the\nassessment of the absorptive capacity of the Armed Forces of\nthe Philippines required under subparagraph (B).\n(3) Form.--Each report required under paragraph (1) shall be\nsubmitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.\n(d) Foreign Military Financing Loan and Loan Guarantee Authority.--\n(1) Direct loans.--\n(A) In general.--During fiscal years 2026 through 2030, the\nSecretary of State may make direct loans available for the\nPhilippines pursuant to section 23 of the Arms Export Control\nAct (22 U.S.C. 2763).\n(B) Maximum obligations.--Gross obligations for the\nprincipal amounts of loans authorized under subparagraph (A)\nmay not exceed $1,000,000,000.\n(C) Source of funds.--\n(i) Defined term.--In this subparagraph, the term\n``cost''--\n\n(I) has the meaning given such term in section\n502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2\nU.S.C. 661a(5));\n(II) shall include the cost of modifying a loan\nauthorized under subparagraph (A); and\n(III) may include the costs of selling, reducing,\nor cancelling any amounts owed to the United States or\nto any agency of the United States.\n\n(ii) In general.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated\nunder subsection (e) may be made available to pay for the\ncost of loans authorized under subparagraph (A).\n(D) Fees authorized.--\n(i) In general.--The Government of the United States\nmay charge processing and origination fees for a loan made\npursuant to subparagraph (A), not to exceed the cost to the\nGovernment of making such loan, which shall be collected\nfrom borrowers through a financing account (as defined in\nsection 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2\nU.S.C. 661a(7)).\n(ii) Limitation on fee payments.--Amounts made\navailable under any appropriations Act for any fiscal year\nmay not be used to pay any fees associated with a loan\nauthorized under subparagraph (A).\n(E) Repayment.--Loans made pursuant to subparagraph (A)\nshall be repaid not later than 17 years after the loan is\nreceived by the borrower, including a grace period of not more\nthan 1 year on repayment of principal.\n(F) Interest.--\n(i) In general.--Notwithstanding section 23(c)(1) of\nthe Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763(c)(1)),\ninterest for loans made pursuant to subparagraph (A) may be\ncharged at a rate determined by the Secretary of State.\n(ii) Treatment of loan amounts used to pay interest.--\nAmounts made available under this paragraph for interest\ncosts shall not be considered assistance for the purposes\nof any statutory limitation on assistance to a country.\n(2) Loan guarantees.--\n(A) In general.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated\nunder subsection (e) may be made available for the costs of\nloan guarantees for the Philippines under section 24 of the\nArms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2764) for the Philippines to\nsubsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of\ncommercial loans and total loan principal, any part of which\nmay be guaranteed.\n(B) Maximum amounts.--Loan guarantees authorized under\nsubparagraph (A)--\n(i) may be made only to the extent that the total loan\nprincipal, any part of which is guaranteed, does not exceed\n$1,000,000,000; and\n(ii) may not exceed 80 percent of the loan principal\nwith respect to any single borrower.\n(C) Subordination.--Any loan guaranteed pursuant to\nsubparagraph (A) may not be subordinated to--\n(i) another debt contracted by the borrower; or\n(ii) any other claims against the borrower in the case\nof default.\n(D) Repayment.--Repayment in United States dollars of any\nloan guaranteed under this paragraph shall be required not\nlater than 17 years after the loan agreement is signed.\n(E) Fees.--Notwithstanding section 24 of the Arms Export\nControl Act (22 U.S.C. 2764), the Government of the United\nStates may charge processing and origination fees for a loan\nguarantee authorized under subparagraph (A), not to exceed the\ncost to the Government of such loan guarantee, which shall be\ncollected from borrowers, or from third parties on behalf of\nsuch borrowers, through a financing account (as defined in\nsection 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2\nU.S.C. 661a(7)).\n(F) Treatments of loan guarantees.--Amounts made available\nunder this paragraph for the costs of loan guarantees\nauthorized under subparagraph (A) shall not be considered\nassistance for the purposes of any statutory limitation on\nassistance to a country.\n(G) Commercial flexibility.--Loan guarantees authorized\nunder subparagraph (A) may be provided to entities doing\nbusiness inside or outside the United States, notwithstanding\nany provision of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et\nseq.) that would otherwise limit eligibility for such\nguarantees based on geographic location or business operations.\n(3) Notification requirement.--Amounts authorized to be\nappropriated to carry out this subsection may not be expended\nwithout prior notification of the appropriate committees of\nCongress.\n(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--\n(1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise authorized to\nbe appropriated for Foreign Military Financing, there are\nauthorized to be appropriated to the Department of State for\nForeign Military Financing grant assistance for the Philippines not\nmore than $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.\n(2) Training.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated\npursuant to paragraph (1), not less than $500,000 is authorized to\nbe appropriated each fiscal year for one or more blanket order\nagreements for Foreign Military Financing training programs related\nto the defense needs of the Philippines.\n(f) Sunset Provision.--Assistance may not be provided under this\nsection after September 30, 2035.\n(g) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on\nArmed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the\nSenate; and\n(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on\nArmed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the\nHouse of Representatives.\n(2) The term ``blanket order agreement'' means an agreement\nbetween a foreign customer and the United States Government for a\nspecific category of items or services (including training) that--\n(A) does not include a definitive list of items or\nquantities; and\n(B) specifies a dollar ceiling against which orders may be\nplaced.\n\nSubtitle H--Other Matters\n\nSEC. 1271. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES OF\nTHE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.\nOf the funds authorized to be appropriated by this act or otherwise\nmade available for fiscal year 2026 for operation and maintenance,\ndefense-wide, and available for the Office of the Secretary of Defense\nfor travel expenses, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or\nexpended until the Secretary of Defense submits--\n(1) the multi-year plan to fulfill the defensive requirements\nof the military forces of Taiwan, also known as the ``Taiwan\nSecurity Assistance Roadmap'', required by section of the James M.\nInhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (22\nU.S.C. 3355);\n(2) the independent study of the organizational structure and\nforce posture of the United States Armed Forces in the area of\nresponsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command required\nby section 1319 of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31);\n(3) the plan for Department of Defense activities to strengthen\nUnited States extended deterrence commitments to the Republic of\nKorea required by section 1344 of the Servicemember Quality of Life\nImprovement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2025 (Public Law 118-159);\n(4) the plan to advance trilateral defense cooperation among\nthe United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea required by\nsection 1345 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law\n118-159);\n(5) the report on Department of Defense activities that would\nbe necessary to support the potential establishment of a regional\ncontingency stockpile for Taiwan required by the Joint Explanatory\nStatement accompanying the Servicemember Quality of Life\nImprovement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2025 (Public Law 118-159); and\n(6) the annual progress report due December 31, 2024, regarding\nimplementation of the pilot program to improve cyber cooperation\nwith covered foreign military partners in southeast Asia required\nby section 1256(c)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note).\nSEC. 1272. REPEAL OF WAR-RELATED REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CONCLUDED\nOPERATIONS.\nSection 1221 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2006 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is repealed.\nSEC. 1273. DEFENDING INTERNATIONAL SECURITY BY RESTRICTING UNACCEPTABLE\nPARTNERSHIPS AND TACTICS.\n(a) Working Groups on Adversary Alignment.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of\nDefense, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce,\nand the Director of National Intelligence shall each--\n(A) establish a working group on adversary alignment; and\n(B) designate a point of contact on adversary alignment,\nwho shall serve as the head of the working group for the\napplicable department or office.\n(2) Requirements.--Each working group established pursuant to\nparagraph (1) shall--\n(A) comprise--\n(i) subject matter experts covering each of--\n\n(I) the People's Republic of China;\n(II) the Russian Federation;\n(III) the Islamic Republic of Iran; and\n(IV) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea; and\n\n(ii) representatives covering all core functions of the\ndepartment or office of the Secretary or Director\nestablishing the working group;\n(B) ensure that the working group members have the\nrequisite security clearances and access to critical\ncompartmented information necessary to assess and understand\nthe full scope of adversary cooperation, including how events\nin one theater might trigger actions in another; and\n(C) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment\nof this Act, submit to the Secretary or Director who\nestablished the working group, and to the appropriate\ncommittees of Congress, a report--\n(i) evaluating the impact of adversary alignment on the\nrelevant operations carried out by the department or office\nof the working group; and\n(ii) setting forth recommendations for such\norganizational changes as the working group considers\nnecessary to ensure the department or office of the working\ngroup is well positioned to routinely evaluate and respond\nto the rapidly evolving nature of adversary cooperation and\nthe attendant risks.\n(3) Biannually interagency meeting.--Not less frequently than\nbiannually, the heads of the working groups established under this\nsection shall meet to discuss findings, problems, and next steps\nwith respect to adversary alignment.\n(4) Sunset.-- The authorities and requirements under this\nsubsection shall terminate 5 years after the date of enactment of\nthis section, unless reauthorized by Congress.\n(b) Report on Nature, Trajectory, and Risks of Bilateral\nCooperation Between, and Multilateral Cooperation Among, Adversaries of\nthe United States.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in\ncoordination with the head of any Federal agency the Director\nconsiders appropriate, shall submit to the President, any Federal\nofficer of Cabinet-level rank the Director considers appropriate,\nand the appropriate committees of Congress, a report on bilateral\nand multilateral cooperation among adversaries of the United States\nand the resulting risks of such cooperation.\n(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall\ninclude the following:\n(A) A description of the current nature and extent of\ndangerous bilateral or multilateral cooperation among the\nPeople's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic\nRepublic of Iran, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea\nacross the diplomatic, information, military, and economic\nspheres, and an assessment of the advantages that accrue to\neach adversary from such cooperation.\n(B) An assessment of the trajectory for cooperation among\nthe adversaries described in subparagraph (A) during the 5-year\nperiod beginning on the date on which the report is submitted.\n(C) An outline of the risks to the United States and allied\ndiplomatic, military, intelligence, and economic operations,\nand broader security interests around the world.\n(D) An evaluation of the vulnerabilities and tension points\nwithin such adversary bilateral or multilateral relationships,\nand an assessment of the likely effect of efforts by the United\nStates to separate adversaries.\n(3) Use of other reporting.--The report required by paragraph\n(1) may be completed using reports submitted by the Director of\nNational Intelligence to satisfy other statutory requirements.\n(4) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be\nsubmitted in classified form.\n(c) Report on Strategic Approach.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the\nestablishment of the Working Groups on Adversary Alignment required\nby subsection (a), the Secretary of State and the Secretary of\nDefense, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the\nSecretary of Commerce, and the Director of National Intelligence,\nshall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report\noutlining the strategic approach of the United States to adversary\nalignment and the necessary steps to disrupt, frustrate, constrain,\nand prepare for adversary cooperation during the two-year period\nbeginning on the date of the submission of such report.\n(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall\ninclude the following:\n(A) A detailed description of the methods and tools\navailable to the United States to disrupt the most dangerous\nelements of adversary cooperation, including the growing\nconnectivity between the defense industrial bases of each\nadversary.\n(B) A framework for using diplomatic engagement and\nintelligence diplomacy, as appropriate--\n(i) to inform allies and partners about the increasing\nrisk of adversary alignment;\n(ii) to secure the support of allies and partners in\ncombating adversary alignment; and\n(iii) to assess and help address, as appropriate, the\nvulnerabilities and capability gaps of allies and partners\nto counter threats from adversary alignment.\n(C) A plan for ensuring the integrity of United States\nmethods of economic statecraft, including an assessment of the\nefficiency of the United States sanctions and export control\nenforcement apparatus and any accompanying resourcing\nrequirements.\n(D) A plan to bolster deterrence within the priority\ntheaters of the Indo-Pacific region, Europe, and the Middle\nEast by--\n(i) increasing United States and partner munitions\nstockpiles, particularly such stockpiles that are most\ncritical for supporting frontline partners such as Israel,\nTaiwan, and Ukraine in the event of aggression by a United\nStates adversary;\n(ii) facilitating collaborative efforts with partners\nfor the co-production, co- maintenance, and co-sustainment\nof critical munitions and platforms required by the United\nStates and allies and partners of the United States in the\nevent of a future conflict with the People's Republic of\nChina, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of\nIran, or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea; and\n(iii) more effectively using funding through the United\nStates Foreign Military Financing program to support allied\nand partner domestic defense production that can contribute\nto deterrence in each such priority theater; and\n(iv) such other measures as determined by the\nSecretaries.\n(E) A plan for updating war-planning tools of the\nDepartment of Defense not later than 1 year after the date on\nwhich the report is submitted to ensure that United States war\nplanners are better equipped to update and modify war plans in\nthe face of rapidly evolving information on adversary\ncooperation.\n(F) An assessment of the capability gaps and\nvulnerabilities the United States would face in deterring an\nadversary in the event that the United States is engaged in a\nconflict with an adversary, and a plan to work with allies and\npartners to address such gaps and vulnerabilities.\n(G) Recommendations for actions that allies and partners\nmay take, individually or collectively, to strengthen their own\ndeterrence and resilience, enhance defense industrial\ncooperation, and contribute to disrupt adversary alignment.\n(3) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be\nsubmitted in classified form.\n(d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,\nthe term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--\n(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Select Committee on\nIntelligence, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on\nAppropriations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban\nAffairs, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation\nof the Senate; and\n(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent Select\nCommittee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the\nCommittee on Appropriations, the Committee on Financial Services,\nand the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of\nRepresentatives.\nSEC. 1274. REPORT REGARDING JOINT TRAINING WITH MEXICO TO COUNTER\nTRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS.\n(a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with\nthe Secretary of State and the Government of Mexico, shall submit to\nthe appropriate congressional committees a report that--\n(1) details activities taking place pursuant to existing\nauthorities of the Department of Defense with respect to joint\ntraining between the Department of Defense and the armed forces of\nMexico regarding tactics, techniques, and procedures for countering\nthe threat posed by transnational criminal organizations;\n(2) includes recommendations for future additional activities\nwith respect to the joint training described in paragraph (1); and\n(3) may include, as appropriate and in consultation with the\nappropriate civilian United States Government agencies specializing\nin countering transnational criminal organizations, a list of\nrecommendations for additional activities to counter the threat of\ntransnational criminal organizations, including--\n(A) joint network analysis;\n(B) counter threat financing;\n(C) counter illicit trafficking (including narcotics,\nweapons, and human trafficking, and illicit trafficking in\nnatural resources);\n(D) assessments of key nodes of activity of transnational\ncriminal organizations; and\n(E) operations involving the use of rotary-wing aircraft.\n(b) Recommended Activities Limitation.--Any recommendation for an\nadditional activity that is included in a report required in subsection\n(a) shall be in addition to, and may not be intended to supersede,\nreplace, or disrupt, existing security cooperation or training between\nthe United States and the Government of Mexico.\n(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,\nthe term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign\nRelations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and\n(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign\nAffairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of\nRepresentatives.\n\nTITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS\nSubtitle A--Military Programs\n\nSEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.\nFunds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026\nfor the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of\nthe Department of Defense for providing capital for working capital and\nrevolving funds, as specified in the funding table in section 4501.\nSEC. 1402. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE.\n(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized\nto be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2026\nfor expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and\nMunitions Destruction, Defense, as specified in the funding table in\nsection 4501.\n(b) Use.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection\n(a) are authorized for the destruction of lethal chemical agents and\nmunitions in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense\nAuthorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521).\nSEC. 1403. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE.\nFunds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department\nof Defense for fiscal year 2026 for expenses, not otherwise provided\nfor, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide,\nas specified in the funding table in section 4501.\nSEC. 1404. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.\nFunds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department\nof Defense for fiscal year 2026 for expenses, not otherwise provided\nfor, for the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of\nDefense, as specified in the funding table in section 4501.\nSEC. 1405. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.\nFunds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026\nfor the Defense Health Program for use of the Armed Forces and other\nactivities and agencies of the Department of Defense for providing for\nthe health of eligible beneficiaries, as specified in the funding table\nin section 4501.\n\nSubtitle B--National Defense Stockpile\n\nSEC. 1411. MODIFICATIONS TO STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS STOCK\nPILING ACT.\n(a) National Defense Stockpile Shortfall Briefings Changes.--\nSection 14(f)(2) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling\nAct (50 U.S.C. 98h-5(f)(2)) is amended--\n(1) in subparagraph (A)--\n(A) by striking ``a description of each material'' and\ninserting ``a list of the materials''; and\n(B) by inserting ``and a description of each such\nmaterial,'' after ``paragraph,'';\n(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;\n(3) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and\ninserting a semicolon; and\n(4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:\n``(D) a list of such materials that are the highest priority to\nbe acquired for the stockpile in the near term;\n``(E) verification that the National Defense Stockpile Manager\nmanages and evaluates the stockpile using the most complete and\naccurate data provided by the military departments (as defined\nunder section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code), including a\none-time description of the risks resulting from the inability of\nthe armed services to provide the National Defense Stockpile\nManager comprehensive data for all of its required strategic and\ncritical materials; and\n``(F) the amounts appropriated by Congress to the stockpile for\nboth the current fiscal year and the previous fiscal year;''.\n(b) Modification of Disposal Authority.--\n(1) In general.--Section 5(b) of the Strategic and Critical\nMaterials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98d(b)) is amended--\n(A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)'';\n(B) by striking ``or (5)'' and inserting ``or (6)'';\n(C) by striking ``has been specifically authorized by law''\nand inserting ``was included in the most recent annual\nmaterials plan submitted to the congressional defense\ncommittees (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United\nStates Code) under section 11(b)(1)(G)''; and\n(D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(2) Not later than 15 days after making a disposal under\nparagraph (1), the National Defense Stockpile Manager shall notify the\ncongressional defense committees (as defined in section 101(a) of title\n10, United States Code) of the disposal.''.\n(2) Technical and conforming amendments.--Section 6(a) of such\nAct (50 U.S.C. 98e(a)) is amended--\n(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking\n``President'' and inserting ``National Defense Stockpile\nManager''; and\n(B) by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows:\n``(7) dispose of materials in the stockpile in accordance with\nthe most recent annual materials plan submitted to the\ncongressional defense committees (as defined in section 101(a) of\ntitle 10, United States Code) under section 11(b)(1)(G) and notify\nthe congressional defense committees of such disposals as required\nby section 5(b)(2).''.\n(c) Reduction of Wait Periods.--Sections 5(a)(2), 6(d)(1), and\n6(d)(2) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 98d(a)(2), 98e(d)(1), 98e(d)(2)) are\neach amended by striking ``45 days'' and inserting ``30 days''.\nSEC. 1412. RECYCLING FOR CRITICAL MINERALS.\n(a) In General.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and\nSustainment, in coordination with the Director of the Defense Logistics\nAgency, shall expand the recovery and reuse of strategic and critical\nmaterials under the Strategic Material Recovery and Reuse Program of\nthe Defense Logistics Agency established pursuant to section 6(a)(5) of\nthe Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C.\n98e(a)(5)) (in this section referred to as the ``Program'').\n(b) Briefing on Expansion.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the\nDirector of the Defense Logistics Agency shall provide to the\nCommittees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives\na briefing on a plan for expansion of the Program which shall include--\n(1) a list of strategic and critical materials that are\ndetermined to be in shortfall in the National Defense Stockpile in\nthe most recent report on stockpile requirements submitted to\nCongress under section 14(a) of the Strategic and Critical\nMaterials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-5(a)) that will be\nprioritized for inclusion in the Program;\n(2) a description of resources required to include the\nadditional strategic and critical materials identified under\nparagraph (1) in the Program;\n(3) any barriers to expansion of the Program; and\n(4) best practices from the efforts of the Director under the\nProgram with respect to optical-grade germanium that can be\nimplemented to expand the Program.\n(c) Strategic and Critical Materials Defined.--In this section, the\nterm ``strategic and critical materials'' means materials determined to\nbe strategic and critical materials under section 3(a) of the Strategic\nand Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b(a)).\n\nSubtitle C--Other Matters\n\nSEC. 1421. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES FOR FUNDING AND MANAGEMENT OF JOINT\nDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY\nDEMONSTRATION FUND FOR CAPTAIN JAMES A. LOVELL HEALTH CARE CENTER,\nILLINOIS.\n(a) In General.--Section 1704(e) of the National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat.\n2573), as most recently amended by section 1421(a) of the National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138\nStat. 2129), is amended by striking ``September 30, 2026'' and\ninserting ``September 30, 2027''.\n(b) Authority for Transfer of Funds.--Of the funds authorized to be\nappropriated for section 1405 and available for the Defense Health\nProgram for operation and maintenance, $165,000,000 may be transferred\nby the Secretary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense-\nDepartment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund\nestablished by subsection (a)(1) of section 1704 of the National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123\nStat. 2571). For purposes of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704,\nany funds so transferred shall be treated as amounts authorized and\nappropriated specifically for the purpose of such a transfer.\n(c) Use of Transferred Funds.--For the purposes of subsection (b)\nof such section 1704, facility operations for which funds transferred\nunder subsection (a) may be used are operations of the Captain James A.\nLovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago\nVeterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care Center, and\nsupporting facilities designated as a combined Federal medical facility\nunder an operational agreement covered by section 706 of the Duncan\nHunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public\nLaw 110-417; 122 Stat. 4500).\nSEC. 1422. BEGINNING BALANCES OF THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY WORKING\nCAPITAL FUND FOR AUDIT PURPOSES.\nFor purposes of an audit conducted under chapter 9A of title 10,\nUnited States Code, of the Defense Logistics Agency Working Capital\nFund established pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, United States\nCode, Working Capital Funds--\n(1) the Fund Balance with Treasury opening balance for October\n1, 2024, for United States Standard General Ledger Account 101000\nis $3,483,483,641.67, as recorded in official accounting records;\n(2) the Unexpended Appropriations-Cumulative opening balance\nfor October 1, 2024, for United States Standard General Ledger\nAccount 310000 is $883,887,145.71, as recorded in official\naccounting records;\n(3) the Cumulative Results of Operations opening balance for\nOctober 1, 2024, for United States Standard General Ledger Account\n331000 is $27,271,547,121.85, as recorded in official accounting\nrecords;\n(4) the Contract Authority Carried Forward opening balance for\nOctober 1, 2024, for United States Standard General Ledger Account\n413900 is $13,130,151,985.39, as recorded in official accounting\nrecords;\n(5) the Total Actual Resources-Collected opening balance for\nOctober 1, 2024, for United States Standard General Ledger Account\n420100 is $3,578,944,883.86, as recorded in official accounting\nrecords; and\n(6) the Unapportioned-Unexpired Authority opening balance for\nOctober 1, 2024, for United States Standard General Ledger Account\n445000 is $507,354,134.72, as recorded in official accounting\nrecords.\nSEC. 1423. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT\nHOME.\nThere is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026\nfrom the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund the sum of $77,000,000\nfor the operation of the Armed Forces Retirement Home.\n\nTITLE XV--CYBERSPACE-RELATED MATTERS\nSubtitle A--Cyber Operations\n\nSEC. 1501. PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, AND BUDGET COORDINATION FOR\nOPERATIONS OF CYBER MISSION FORCE.\n(a) In General.-- Section 167b of title 10, United States Code, is\namended by adding at the end the following new subsections:\n``(f) Planning, Programming, and Budgeting.--(1) In addition to the\nactivities of a combatant command for which funding may be requested\nunder section 166(b) of this title, the Commander of the United States\nCyber Command shall, subject to the authority, direction, and control\nof the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy, be responsible\nfor directly controlling and managing the planning, programming,\nbudgeting, and execution of resources to train, equip, operate, and\nsustain the Cyber Mission Force.\n``(2) The responsibilities assigned to the Commander of the United\nStates Cyber Command pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include the\nfollowing:\n``(A) Preparation of a program objective memorandum and budget\nestimate submission for the resources required to train, equip,\noperate, and sustain the Cyber Mission Force.\n``(B) Preparation of budget materials pertaining to the United\nStates Cyber Command for inclusion in the budget justification\nmaterials that are submitted to Congress in support of the budget\nof the Department of Defense for a fiscal year, as submitted with\nthe budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31,\nUnited States Code, that is separate from any other military\ndepartment or component of the Department of Defense.\n``(3) The responsibilities assigned to the Commander of the United\nStates Cyber Command pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not include the\nfollowing:\n``(A) Military pay and allowances.\n``(B) Funding for facility support that is provided by the\nmilitary departments.''.\n(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1507 of National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C.\n167b note) is repealed.\nSEC. 1502. MODIFICATION TO REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR SENIOR MILITARY\nADVISOR FOR CYBER POLICY.\nSection 392a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in paragraph (2)--\n(A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``the Under\nSecretary of Defense for Policy'' and inserting ``the Assistant\nSecretary of Defense for Cyber Policy''; and\n(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``the following:'' and\nall that follows and inserting ``the Assistant Secretary of\nDefense for Cyber Policy.''; and\n(2) in paragraph (3)(A)--\n(A) in clause (i), by striking ``the Under Secretary of\nDefense for Policy'' and inserting ``the Assistant Secretary of\nDefense for Cyber Policy'';\n(B) in clause (ii), by striking ``Under Secretary'' and\ninserting ``Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy'';\n(C) in clause (iii), by striking ``Under Secretary of\nDefense for Policy'' and inserting ``Assistant Secretary of\nDefense for Cyber Policy''; and\n(D) by striking clause (iv).\nSEC. 1503. FRAMEWORK FOR INTEGRATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY\nTECHNICAL DEBT ASSESSMENT INTO ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS.\n(a) Framework Development.--Not later than September 1, 2026, the\nSecretary of Defense shall, in coordination with the Chief Information\nOfficer of the Department of Defense, the Secretaries of the military\ndepartments, and the Chief Information Officers of the military\ndepartments, develop a framework for the integration of technical debt\nassessment, tracking, and management into existing processes of the\nDepartment of Defense for information technology investment decisions\nand budget justification materials.\n(b) Technical Debt Categorization.--The Secretary of Defense shall\ncarry out a comprehensive reevaluation of the current definition of\n``technical debt'' used by the Department of Defense and develop a\ntechnical debt classification that adequately reflects different types\nof technical debt, including application, physical infrastructure,\narchitecture, and documentation components.\n(c) Framework Components.--\n(1) Integration requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall\nensure the framework developed under subsection (a) provides for\nintegration of technical debt considerations into existing\nmanagement processes and structures of the Department of Defense\nrelating to resourcing and programmatic decisions for existing or\nproposed information technology systems, services, or related\nprograms of record.\n(2) Metrics.--The framework developed under subsection (a)\nshall include--\n(A) baseline measurement for technical debt for a specific\ntechnology or program;\n(B) objectives for technical debt reduction; and\n(C) consolidated metrics for Department of Defense-wide\nuse, including outcome-based metrics for assessing operational\nand financial impacts.\n(3) Process integration.--The framework developed under\nsubsection (a) shall use existing governance structures for\noverseeing information technology investments.\n(4) Minimum requirements.--The framework developed under\nsubsection (a) shall--\n(A) establish methods for identifying and evaluating\ntechnical debt;\n(B) integrate technical debt management into the planning,\nprogramming, budgeting, and execution process, as well as\ninformation technology governance bodies;\n(C) establish prioritization approaches based on mission\neffects;\n(D) develop mechanisms for identifying gaps in resourcing\nand funding required to resolve technical debt; and\n(E) define organizational responsibilities for remediating\nassessed technical debt of a program or system.\n(5) Implementation.--The Secretary of Defense shall implement\nthe framework developed under subsection (a) not later than October\n1, 2026, to support the planning, programming, budgeting, and\nexecution process for the budget justification materials to be\nsubmitted to Congress in support of the Department of Defense, as\nsubmitted with the budget of the President for fiscal year 2027\nunder section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code.\n(d) Budget Materials.--\n(1) Justification requirements.--Beginning with the fiscal year\n2027 budget request, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that,\nfor each fiscal year, the budget justification materials to be\nsubmitted to Congress in support of the budget of the Department of\nDefense (as submitted with the budget of the President under\nsection 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) include--\n(A) technical debt status assessments;\n(B) planned investments in physical devices, networks, and\npersonnel, including training to develop skills, to transition\nto new technologies and resolve technical debt;\n(C) risk assessments of remaining gaps in the investments\nby the Department of Defense and the military departments\nrequired to resolve the technical debt of the Department; and\n(D) alignment with modernization priorities.\n(2) Program alignment.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure\nDefense planning guidance and program objective memoranda address\nthe resolution of funding requirements associated with resolution\nof technical debt.\n(e) Congressional Briefing.--Not later than September 15, 2026, the\nSecretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a\nbriefing on the implementation and effectiveness of the framework\ndeveloped under subsection (a).\n(f) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``information technology'' has the meaning given\nsuch term in section 11101 of title 40, United States Code.\n(2) The term ``technical debt'' means design or implementation\nconstructs that are expedient in the short-term, but that set up a\ntechnical context that can make a future change costlier or\nimpossible, as defined in Department of Defense Instruction\n5000.87, dated October 2, 2020, or successor instruction.\nSEC. 1504. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DATA ONTOLOGY GOVERNANCE WORKING\nGROUP.\n(a) Establishment.--\n(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a\nworking group to develop and implement a common data ontology and\ngovernance structure across the Department of Defense.\n(2) Designation.--The working group established under to\nparagraph (1) shall be known as the ``Department of Defense Data\nOntology Governance Working Group'' (in this section the ``Working\nGroup'').\n(3) Use of existing structures.--\n(A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the\nSecretary of Defense may designate an existing forum, council,\nor organizational body to serve as the Working Group if such\nentity satisfies the requirements of subsections (b) and (c).\n(B) Rule of construction.--For the purposes of this\nsection, a forum, council, or organizational body designated\nunder subparagraph (A) is deemed to be a working group\nestablished by the Secretary of Defense under paragraph (1).\n(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Working Group is to inform and to\nprogress the Department of Defense's foundational data ontology work by\ndeveloping and implementing domain-specific data ontologies and\ngovernance structures across the Department of Defense to expand data\ninteroperability, enhance information sharing, and enable more\neffective decision making throughout the Department.\n(c) Membership.--The Working Group shall consist of--\n(1) the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of\nthe Department of Defense;\n(2) the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense;\n(3) the Chief Data Officers of the Department of Defense;\n(4) the Chief Information Officers of the military departments\nand the combatant commands;\n(5) such representatives from defense intelligence elements as\nthe Secretary of Defense considers appropriate;\n(6) the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering\nand the service acquisition executive for each military department;\nand\n(7) such other officers or employees of the Department of\nDefense as the Secretary considers appropriate.\n(d) Duties.--The Working Group shall--\n(1) coordinate with and build upon any existing data ontology\ndevelopment efforts for foundational data ontologies within the\nDepartment of Defense and the intelligence community (as defined in\nsection 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) to\nensure complementary and nonduplicative efforts;\n(2) incorporate Department-wide data and data from defense\nintelligence elements into the development of domain-specific data\nontologies Department-wide;\n(3) develop and maintain domain-specific data ontologies that\naddress functional areas within the Department;\n(4) establish a process to identify and designate functional\narea leads responsible for leading the development, review,\napproval, and respective guidance of domain-specific data\nontologies for the functional areas of such elements;\n(5) develop a structure for governing data ontologies of the\nDepartment that includes--\n(A) a centralized, accessible repository for domain-\nspecific data ontologies of the Department;\n(B) clear ownership and role definitions for data ontology\nmanagement, including authorities regarding access and\nmodification;\n(C) standardized governance procedures for updating,\nreviewing, and maintaining the data ontologies;\n(D) adherence to established data ontology engineering\nprinciples that promote interoperability and reusability across\ndomains;\n(E) infrastructure requirements that include on premises,\nmulti-cloud and hybrid environments;\n(F) access to information networks that are on all\nclassification levels; and\n(G) integration of domain-specific ontologies with existing\nDepartment data management practices and systems.\n(e) Functional Area Leads.--\n(1) Selection criteria.--In designating functional area leads\nunder subsection (d)(4), the Working Group shall select individuals\nwho possess extensive subject matter expertise in their respective\nfunctional areas and maintain substantial equities or\nresponsibilities within the functional area.\n(2) Representation.--The Working Group shall designate\nfunctional area leads under subsection (d)(4) in a manner that\nensures appropriate representation across the Department of\nDefense, including the military departments, combatant commands,\ndefense agencies, and field activities.\n(3) Responsibilities.--Each functional area lead designated\nunder subsection (d)(4) shall be responsible for--\n(A) leading the development and maintenance of domain-\nspecific data ontologies within the functional areas for which\nsuch entity is designated as the functional area lead;\n(B) reviewing and approving domain-specific data ontology\nelements specific to such functional areas;\n(C) ensuring alignment between domain-specific data\nontologies specific to such functional areas and the\nenterprise-wide foundational data ontology;\n(D) developing guidance specific to such domain-specific\ndata ontologies for data ontology implementation; and\n(E) serving as the authoritative source for knowledge on\ndomains in such functional areas within the data ontology\ngovernance structure.\n(f) Timeline and Deliverables.--\n(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that\nthe Working Group is established pursuant to subsection (a) not\nlater than June 1, 2026, and the Working Group shall remain in\neffect for a period of not less than 5 years beginning on the date\nof the establishment of the Working Group, unless the Secretary\ndetermines that it is necessary to transition the Working Group\ninto a permanent organization.\n(2) Functional area lead designation.--Not later than August 1,\n2026, the Working Group shall identify and designate functional\narea leads in accordance with subsections (d)(4) and (e).\n(3) Department-level policy.--Not later than June 1, 2027, the\nWorking Group shall develop and distribute a Department of Defense-\nwide policy on the data ontology governance structure, including\nguidelines for the development, maintenance, and integration of\ndomain-specific ontologies.\n(4) Implementation.--Not later than June 1, 2028, the Working\nGroup shall implement the governance structure developed under\nsubsection (d)(5).\n(g) Briefing and Report.--\n(1) Briefing.--Not later than July 1, 2027, the Working Group\nshall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on\nprogress of the Working Group in carrying out this section.\n(2) Report.--Not later than June 30, 2028, the Secretary of\nDefense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a\nreport on the implementation of the data ontology governance\nstructure, including the status of the implementation of such\nstructure for domain-specific ontologies, and recommendations for\nsustainment and further development.\n(h) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``data ontology'' means a formal, structured\nrepresentation and categorization of data elements, their\nproperties, and the relationships between them within an\ninformation system or knowledge domain that enables consistent\ninterpretation, integration, and analysis of data across different\nsystems and users.\n(2) The term ``Defense intelligence element'' has the meaning\ngiven such term in section 429 of title 10, United States Code.\n(3) The term ``domain-specific data ontology'' means a data\nontology that is specific to a particular functional areas within\nthe Department of Defense.\n(4) The term ``foundational data ontology'' means a top-level,\ndomain-independent data ontology that establishes universal\ncategories and primitives applicable across information systems and\nupon which domain-specific ontologies are based.\n(5) The term ``functional area'' means a specialized\nfunctional, operational, or subject-matter areas within the\nDepartment.\n(6) The terms ``military department'' and ``service acquisition\nexecutive'' have the meanings given such terms, respectively, in\ntitle 10, United States Code.\nSEC. 1505. FUTURE FORCE EMPLOYMENT CONCEPTS DEVELOPMENT TABLETOP\nEXERCISES.\n(a) Tabletop Exercises Required.--Not later than September 1, 2026,\nthe Secretary of Defense shall, acting through the covered officials,\nconduct one or more tabletop exercises to develop and evaluate concepts\nfor operational employment of cyber capabilities by cyber forces of the\nDepartment of Defense under development that would be implemented after\nthe period covered by the most recent future-years defense program\nsubmitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code\nand the implementation of the revised force generation model\nestablished under section 1533(c) of the National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 167b(c)).\n(b) Tabletop Exercise Elements.--The tabletop exercises required\nunder subsection (a) shall--\n(1) evaluate of future force employment concepts of the cyber\nforces of the Department of Defense, including--\n(A) identifying and assessing additional elements of the\nCyber Operations Force in various geographic combatant command\noperational scenarios to provide tactical-level effects, or\nintegration with non-cyber tactical units, using radio-\nfrequency enabled cyber or other off-net cyber operations\ntechniques;\n(B) assessing new or novel formations outside of the\ncurrent construction of the Cyber Mission Force; and\n(C) experimenting with other doctrine, organization,\ntraining, materiel, leadership and education, personnel,\nfacilities, and policy approaches for cyber activities and\noperations or other non-kinetic actions that include cyber\nactions outside of the current approach of the Cyber Mission\nForce for on-net operations; and\n(2) assess different models for command and control for such\nfuture force employment concepts, including integrating asscoaited\ncyber forces into non-cyber units of the Department of Defense on a\ntemporary, or permanent basis.\n(c) Report Required.--Not later than January 1, 2027, the Secretary\nof Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the\nSenate and House of Representatives a report on the results and\nfindings from the tabletop exercises conducted under subsection (a) and\ninclude the recommendations of the Secretary, if any, regarding matters\ndescribed in subsections (a) and (b).\n(d) Definition of Covered Officials.--In this section, the term\n``covered officials'' means--\n(1) the Secretaries of the military departments;\n(2) the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy; and\n(3) the Commander of United States Cyber Command.\nSEC. 1506. OCCUPATIONAL RESILIENCY OF THE CYBER MISSION FORCE.\n(a) Requirement.--Beginning not later than one year after the date\nof the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for\nPersonnel and Readiness and the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy,\nin coordination with the Principal Cyber Advisors of the military\ndepartments and the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, shall\njointly carry out an initiative to understand and address occupational\nresiliency challenges at the duty locations of the Cyber Mission Force\nby ensuring that--\n(1) behavioral health professionals are assigned to the\noperating locations of United States Cyber Command and the Cyber\nMission Force; and\n(2) each such professional holds the security clearance\nnecessary to provide treatment to the members of the Armed Forces\nassigned at such duty locations.\n(b) Annual Briefings.--On an annual basis during the three-year\nperiod beginning on the date on which the initiative under subsection\n(a) commences, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and\nReadiness and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy shall\njointly provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and\nthe House of Representatives a briefing on the following:\n(1) The status of carrying out such initiative.\n(2) Validation of the security clearances held by behavioral\nhealth professionals assigned under such subsection.\n(3) An analysis of clinical acuity being treated by such\nprofessionals.\n(4) Identified challenges to carrying out such initiative.\n(5) Efforts to improve the awareness by members of the Armed\nForces assigned to the Cyber Mission Force with respect to the\navailability of appropriately cleared behavioral health\nprofessionals who can treat such members.\n(6) Any other information the Under Secretary or the Assistant\nSecretary determines appropriate.\n(c) Occupational Resiliency Challenges Defined.--In this section,\nthe term ``occupational resiliency challenges'' means behavioral health\nchallenges relating to an occupation and work-related stress.\nSEC. 1507. PROHIBITION ON THE ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN CYBER ASSESSMENT\nCAPABILITIES FOR TEST AND EVALUATION.\n(a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Defense may not take any action\nto divest, consolidate, or curtail any current cyber assessment\ncapabilities or red teams certified by the National Security Agency\nsupporting operational test and evaluation for programs of the\nDepartment of Defense unless, prior to taking such action, the\nSecretary submits to the congressional defense committees the\ncertification described in subsection (b) with respect to such action.\n(b) Certification.-- The certification described in this subsection\nwith respect to an action described in subsection (a) is a\ncertification that the decision to take such action and the analysis\nrelated to operational effects on users of cyber assessment\ncapabilities provided by the Director of Operational Test and\nEvaluation of such action comply with the applicable requirements under\nsection 4173(c)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, and which\nincludes the following:\n(1) The analytic basis for making the decision to take such\naction, including any cost, workload, and workforce requirements,\nas well as any analysis related to operational effects on users of\ncyber assessment capabilities provided by the Director of\nOperational Test and Evaluation of such action.\n(2) An independent review by the Director of Cost Assessment\nand Program Evaluation of all the analysis included in the\ncertification under paragraph (1).\n(3) A comprehensive plan to sustain the critical cyber\nassessment capabilities for test and evaluation currently managed\nby the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation while\ntransitioning such capabilities to another element of the\nDepartment of Defense or, if supporting analyses identify the\nelements of the Department to which such capabilities are proposed\nto be transferred, a plan for the transition of such capabilities\nto such elements, including a timeline for such transfer and\nmeasures to ensure no reductions in such capabilities during such\ntransition.\n(4) A detailed assessment of the funding requirements for\nmaintaining and enhancing cyber assessment capabilities for test\nand evaluation of the Department of Defense, including how these\nfunding requirements will be incorporated into annual budget\nrequest documents of the Department of Defense.\n(5) A review of staffing, tools, and specialized resources\nrequired to support cyber operational test and evaluation across\nmajor defense acquisition programs (as defined in section 4201 of\ntitle 10, United States Code) and information technology programs\nof the Department of Defense .\n(6) A summary of the efforts of the Department of Defense to\nintegrate intelligence-informed threat data into operational cyber\ntesting, including any legal or technical barriers to such\nintegration and proposed solutions to such barriers.\n(7) A plan to improve coordination and information-sharing\nbetween cyber operational test and evaluation stakeholders, the\nUnited States Cyber Command, and the intelligence community (as\ndefined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50\nU.S.C. 3003(4))) following the transition described in paragraph\n(3).\n(8) Proposed metrics for evaluating mission effects in\ncontested cyber environments that are in accordance with guidance\nissued by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, titled\n``Cyber Operational Test and Evaluation Guidebook'' and dated\nJanuary 31, 2025.\n(9) An assessment of the effectiveness and future needs of\ncyber assessment programs of the Department of Defense, including\nan identification of any current or future requirements of such\nprograms for resources that are or are projected to not be met.\nSEC. 1508. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO MODIFY AUTHORITIES\nOF THE COMMANDER OF UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND.\n(a) Prohibition.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated\nby this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the\nDepartment of Defense, may be obligated or expended to reduce or\ndiminish the responsibilities, authorities, or organizational oversight\nof the Commander of United States Cyber Command from those in effect on\nJune 1, 2025.\n(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed\nto--\n(1) prohibit the implementation of initiatives pursuant to\nsection 1533 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 167b); or\n(2) prohibit necessary adjustments to the organizational\nstructure or cyber operations authorities under section 394 of\ntitle 10, United States Code, of the United States Cyber Command\nthat meet critical mission requirements, as directed by the\nSecretary of Defense or the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,\nif--\n(A) such adjustments do not diminish the capabilities of\nthe United States Cyber Command to provide cyber effects or\npose unacceptable risk to the operational effectiveness of the\nUnited States Cyber Command; and\n(B) the Secretary of Defense provides to the congressional\ndefense committees a written notification of such adjustments\nnot later than 30 days before implementing such adjustments.\nSEC. 1509. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE COMBINED JOINT\nALL-DOMAIN COMMAND AND CONTROL INITIATIVE.\nOf the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise\nmade available for fiscal year 2026 for research, development, test,\nand evaluation, Defense-wide, for the Joint Staff and the Chief Digital\nand Artificial Intelligence Officer for the Combined Joint All-Domain\nCommand and Control initiative, not more than 90 percent may be\nobligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense provides to the\ncongressional defense committees a framework for such initiative that\nhelps guide investments and measures progress for the initiative, as\nrecommended by the Comptroller General of the United States in the\nreport of the Comptroller General titled ``Defense Command and Control:\nFurther Progress Hinges on Establishing a Comprehensive Framework''\n(GAO-25-106454).\n\nSubtitle B--Cybersecurity\n\nSEC. 1511. SECURE MOBILE PHONES FOR SENIOR OFFICIALS AND PERSONNEL\nPERFORMING SENSITIVE FUNCTIONS.\n(a) In General.--Beginning not later than 90 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each\nwireless mobile phone the Department of Defense provides to a senior\nofficial of the Department or any other employee of the Department who\nperforms sensitive national security functions, as determined by the\nSecretary, and all related telecommunications services are acquired\nunder contracts or other agreements that require the enhanced\ncybersecurity protections described in subsection (b).\n(b) Protections Described.--The enhanced cybersecurity protections\ndescribed in this subsection enhanced cybersecurity protections for\nwireless mobile phones and related telecommunication services that\nincludes--\n(1) encryption of data on the wireless mobile phones and of all\ntelecommunications to and from the wireless mobile phones through\nsuch telecommunication services;\n(2) capabilities to mitigate or obfuscate persistent device\nidentifiers, including periodic rotation of network or hardware\nidentifiers to reduce the risk of inappropriate tracking of the\nactivity or location of the wireless mobile phones; and\n(3) the capability to continuously monitor the wireless mobile\nphones.\n(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this\nAct, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees a report containing--\n(1) a list of the contracts or other agreements entered into\npursuant to subsection (a);\n(2) the criteria used by the Secretary to determine which\nemployees of the Department of Defense performs sensitive national\nsecurity functions for the purposes of subsection (a), and the\ntotal number of such employees; and\n(3) the total costs of wireless mobile phones and\ntelecommunication services required by subsection (a).\nSEC. 1512. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING SECURITY IN THE\nDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.\n(a) Cybersecurity Policy for Artificial Intelligence and Machine\nLearning Use.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of\nthis Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with other\nappropriate Federal agencies, shall develop and implement a Department\nof Defense-wide policy for the cybersecurity and associated governance\nof artificial intelligence and machine learning systems and\napplications, as well as the models for artificial intelligence and\nmachine learning used in national defense applications.\n(b) Policy Elements.--The policy required under subsection (a)\nshall address the following:\n(1) Protection against security threats specific to artificial\nintelligence and machine learning, including model serialization\nattacks, model tampering, data leakage, adversarial prompt\ninjection, model extraction, model jailbreaks, and supply chain\nattacks.\n(2) Use of cybersecurity measures throughout the life cycle of\nsystems using artificial intelligence or machine learning.\n(3) Adoption of industry-recognized frameworks to guide the\ndevelopment and implementation of artificial intelligence and\nmachine learning security best practices.\n(4) Standards for governance, testing, auditing, and monitoring\nof systems using artificial intelligence and machine learning to\nensure the integrity and resilience of such systems against\ncorruption and unauthorized manipulation.\n(5) Training requirements for the workforce of the Department\nof Defense to ensure personnel are prepared to identify and\nmitigate vulnerabilities that are specific to artificial\nintelligence and machine learning.\n(c) Review and Report.--\n(1) Review.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a\ncomprehensive review to identify and assess the effectiveness of\nthe artificial intelligence and machine learning cybersecurity and\nassociated governance practices of the Department of Defense.\n(2) Report.--\n(A) In general.--Not later than August 31, 2026, the\nSecretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed\nServices of the House of Representatives and the Senate a\nreport on the findings of the review conducted under paragraph\n(1).\n(B) Contents.--The report required under subparagraph (A)\nshall include--\n(i) an assessment of the current security practices for\nartificial intelligence and machine learning across the\nDepartment of Defense;\n(ii) an assessment of the cybersecurity risks posed by\nthe use of authorized and unauthorized artificial\nintelligence software, including models developed by\ncompanies headquartered in or operating from foreign\ncountries of concern, by the Department;\n(iii) an identification of gaps in the existing\nsecurity measures of the Department related to threats\nspecific to the use of artificial intelligence and machine\nlearning;\n(iv) an analysis of the potential of security\nmanagement, access, and runtime capabilities for artificial\nintelligence in the commercial sector for use by the\nDepartment to defend systems using artificial intelligence\nfrom threats, minimize data exposure resulting from the use\nof such systems, and maintain the trustworthiness of\napplications of the Department that use artificial\nintelligence;\n(v) an evaluation of the alignment of the policies of\nthe Department with industry frameworks;\n(vi) recommend actions to enhance the security,\nintegrity, and governance of artificial intelligence and\nmachine learning models used by the Department; and\n(vii) an identification of any additional authorities,\nresources, or legislative actions required for the\nDepartment to effectively implement artificial intelligence\nand machine learning model security policy required by\nsubsection (a).\n(d) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The terms ``artificial intelligence'' and ``machine\nlearning'' have the meanings given such terms, respectively, in\nsection 5001 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act\nof 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401).\nSEC. 1513. PHYSICAL AND CYBERSECURITY PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR\nARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS.\n(a) Security Framework.--\n(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop a\nframework for the implementation of cybersecurity and physical\nsecurity standards and best practices relating to covered\nartificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to\nmitigate risks to the Department of Defense from the use of such\ntechnologies.\n(2) Coverage of relevant aspects of security.--The framework\ndeveloped under paragraph (1) shall cover all relevant aspects of\nthe security of artificial intelligence and machine learning\nsystems of the Department of Defense, including the following:\n(A) Risk posed to and by the workforce of the Department of\nDefense, including insider threat risks.\n(B) Training and workforce development requirements,\nincluding with respect to the following:\n(i) Artificial intelligence security awareness.\n(ii) Artificial intelligence-specific threats and\nvulnerabilities.\n(iii) Development of a continuum of professional\ndevelopment and education of artificial intelligence\nsecurity expertise.\n(C) Risks to the supply chains of such systems, including\ncounterfeit parts or data poisoning risks.\n(D) Risks relating to adversarial tampering with artificial\nintelligence systems.\n(E) Risks relating to the unintended exposure or theft of\nartificial intelligence systems or data.\n(F) Security posture management practices, including\ngovernance of security measures, continuous monitoring, and\nincident reporting procedures.\n(G) An evaluation of commercially available platforms for\ncontinuous monitoring and assessment of such systems.\n(3) Risk-based framework.--The framework developed under\nparagraph (1) shall be risk-based, including security that is\nproportional to the national security or foreign policy risks posed\nby the covered artificial intelligence and machine learning\ntechnology being stolen or tampered with.\n(4) Use of existing frameworks.--To the maximum extent\nfeasible, the framework developed under paragraph (1) shall--\n(A) draw on existing cybersecurity reference documents,\nincluding the NIST Special Publication 800 series; and\n(B) be implemented as an extension or augmentation of\nexisting cybersecurity frameworks developed by the Department\nof Defense, including the Cybersecurity Maturity Model\nCertification framework.\n(5) Addressing extreme security risks.--\n(A) Highly capable cyber threat actors.--The framework\ndeveloped under paragraph (1) shall prioritize the most highly\ncapable artificial intelligence systems that may be of highest\ninterest to cyber threat actors, based on risk assessments and\nthreat reporting.\n(B) Security levels.--The Secretary shall ensure that the\nframework developed under paragraph (1) imposes requirements\nfor security on contractors that are designed to mitigate the\ncyberesecurity risks posed by the cyber threat actors described\nin subparagraph (A), with the most stringent security\nrequirements under such frameworks providing protection that is\nsimilar to the protection offered by national security systems\n(as defined in section 3552(b)(6) of title 44, United States\nCode).\n(C) General design with specific components.--To the extent\nfeasible, any additional security requirements developed\npursuant to subparagraph (B) shall be designed generally for\nall software systems of the Department of Defense, but may\ncontain components designed specifically for highly capable\nartificial intelligence systems.\n(b) Security Requirements.--\n(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall amend the\nDefense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, or take other\nsimilar action, to require covered entities to implement the best\npractices described in subsection (a) under the framework developed\nunder such subsection.\n(2) Risk-based rules.--Any requirements implemented pursuant to\nparagraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable, be narrowly\ntailored to the specific covered artificial intelligence and\nmachine learning technologies developed, deployed, stored, or\nhosted by a covered entity, and shall be calibrated accordingly to\nthe different tasks involved in development, deployment, storage,\nor hosting of components of such covered artificial intelligence\nand machine learning technologies.\n(3) Cost-benefit consideration.--\n(A) In general.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the\nSecretary of Defense shall--\n(i) consider the costs and benefits to the Department\nof Defense and to the national security and technological\nleadership of the United States, of imposing security\nrequirements on covered entities; and\n(ii) to the extent feasible, design the requirements\nimplemented pursuant to such paragraph to allow for trade\nspace analysis by the Department in a transparent manner\nbetween competing requirements in order to minimize the\ncosts and maximize the benefits of such requirements.\n(B) Weighing costs of slowing down development.--In\ncarrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall weigh the\ncosts of slowing the development and deployment of artificial\nintelligence and machine learning against the benefits of\nmitigating national security risks and potential security risks\nto the Department of Defense from using commercial software for\nimposing additional physical or cybersecurity requirements for\nsuch systems.\n(c) Private Sector Collaboration.--In carrying out the requirements\nof subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall seek to collaborate\nwith industry and academia in the development of the framework under\nsuch subsection using a process for consultation that uses a new or\nexisting mechanism for public-private partnerships.\n(d) Implementation Plan.--The framework required by subsection\n(a)(1) shall include a detailed plan for the implementation of the\nframework that--\n(1) establishes timelines and milestones for achieving the\nobjectives outlined in the framework;\n(2) identifies resource requirements and funding mechanisms;\nand\n(3) provides metrics for measuring progress and effectiveness.\n(e) Reporting Requirements.--Not later than 180 days after the date\nof the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees an update on the status of\nimplementation of the requirements of this section.\n(f) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``artificial intelligence'' has the meaning given\nsuch term in 238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10\nU.S.C. 4061 note prec.).\n(2) The term ``covered artificial intelligence and machine\nlearning technology'' means an artificial intelligence or machine\nlearning system acquired by the Department of Defense or an element\nof the Department and all associated components involved in the\ndevelopment and deployment lifecycle of such system, including\nsource code, numerical parameters (including model weights) of the\ntrained artificial intelligence or machine learning system, details\nof any methods and algorithms used to develop such system, data\nused in the development of such system, and software used for\nevaluating the trustworthiness of the artificial intelligence or\nmachine learning system during development or deployment.\n(3) The term ``covered entity'' means an entity that enters\ninto a contract or other agreement with the Department of Defense\nunder which such entity engages in the development, deployment,\nstorage, or hosting of one or more covered artificial intelligence\nand machine learning technologies.\nSEC. 1514. COLLABORATIVE CYBERSECURITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM.\n(a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish and\ncarry out program under which the Secretary shall seek to collaborate\nwith academic institutions to develop cybersecurity educational\nprograms at such institutions, including by establishing curriculum\nstandards, developing competencies in cybersecurity at such\ninstitutions, promoting community outreach regarding participation in\nsuch educational programs, integrating best practices across such\neducational programs, and advancing solutions to challenges in\naddressing educational needs with respect to cyber.\n(b) Consultation Requirements.--In carrying out the program under\nsubsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall--\n(1) consult with the Director of the National Security Agency,\nthe Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security\nAgency of the Department of Homeland Security, the Director of the\nNational Institute of Standards and Technology, the Director of the\nFederal Bureau of Investigation, and the Director of the National\nScience Foundation, to ensure that the cyber education programs and\neducational resource development efforts and programs of the\nFederal Government do not compete or conflict with each other;\n(2) consult with the heads of other appropriate Federal\nagencies and representatives of appropriate private sector\nentities, academic institutions, and other organizations as\ndetermined necessary by the Secretary; and\n(3) manage instructional and participatory opportunities\navailable through the efforts, programs, initiatives, and\ninvestments accounted for in the report required under section 1649\nof the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020\n(Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1758).\n(c) Designations.--\n(1) In general.--In carrying out the program under subsection\n(a), the Secretary of Defense shall designate academic institutions\nthat meet the standards established under such program in one or\nmore of cyber defense, cyber operations, and cyber research.\n(2) Criteria.--The Secretary of Defense shall make the\ndesignations under paragraph (1) based on the following:\n(A) Academic requirements and best practices identified by\nthe Secretary of Defense in consultation with Departments and\nAgencies enabling the development of educational programs\nreflecting the full range of cyber work roles specified in the\nDefense Cyber Workforce Framework, the National Initiative on\nCyber Education Workforce Framework for Cyber published by the\nNational Institute of Standards and Technology in NIST Special\nPublication 800-181, Revision 5, or any successor framework.\n(B) Criteria and requirements for the academic institution\nemphasizing the following:\n(i) Outreach to the surrounding community of the\nacademic institution.\n(ii) Leadership in contributing to the development of a\nnational cyber workforce, including cultivating educational\ninstitution faculty and research leaders.\n(iii) Leadership in the development of educational and\nperformance expectations for cyber professionals, including\nthrough curriculum and degree offerings to prepare future\ncyber professionals of all knowledge and skill levels.\n(iv) Demonstrated commitment to implementing cyber best\npractices within the academic institution across academic\ndisciplines.\n(v) Demonstrated commitment to seeking solutions to\nchallenges in addressing Federal, State, local,\nterritorial, and Tribal-level needs.\n(vi) Regional accreditation from one of the six\nregional accrediting agencies recognized by the Department\nof Education providing external review to assure quality\nand ongoing improvement.\n(C) Increasing collaboration within the cyber education\ncommunity to support development and sharing of educational\nmaterials and curriculum.\n(D) Increasing collaboration with private sector entities\nand government employers at the Federal, State, local,\nterritorial, and Tribal levels to further define workforce\nrequirements and assist in defining academic requirements to\nprepare students for the field of cyber.\n(d) Metrics and Report.--\n(1) Metrics.--The Secretary of Defense shall--\n(A) collaborate with the individuals described in\nsubsection (b)(1) to identify metrics and annual data reporting\nrequirements necessary to assess the degree to which the\nprogram established under subsection (a) is meeting the\nobjectives of such program; and\n(B) ensure adequate data and best practices are made\navailable to the individuals described in subsection (b)(1) to\nmeasure the efficacy of such program and the benefits provided\nby such program to individuals participating in such program\nand to the Department of Defense compared to costs of such\nprogram paid by academic institutions participating in such\nprogram and sponsors of such program.\n(2) Annual report.--Not later than one year after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary\nof Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the benefits\nprovided by the program established under subsection (a) to\nindividuals participating in such program and to the Department\ncompared to costs of such program paid by academic institutions\nparticipating in such program and sponsors of such program.\n(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be\nconstrued to--\n(1) supersede the statutory responsibilities or authorities of\nany head of a departments or agencies of the Federal Government; or\n(2) authorize the appropriation of additional amounts for the\nprogram established under subsection (a).\n(f) Academic Institution Defined.--The term ``academic\ninstitution'' means--\n(1) an institution of higher education (as defined in section\n102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) in the\nUnited States that conducts research sponsored by the Department of\nDefense; or\n(2) a senior military college (as defined in section 2111a(f)\nof title 10, United States Code).\nSEC. 1515. INCORPORATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CONSIDERATIONS INTO\nCYBERSECURITY TRAINING.\nNot later than one year after the date of the enactment of this\nAct, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Chief Information\nOfficer of the Department of Defense, shall revise the mandatory\ntraining on cybersecurity for members of the Armed Forces and civilian\nemployees of the Department of Defense to include content related to\nthe unique cybersecurity challenges posed by the use of artificial\nintelligence.\n\nSubtitle C--Information Technology and Data Management\n\nSEC. 1521. ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE AUTHORIZATION TO OPERATE PROCESSES.\nSection 1522 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C. 2223 note) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (b)(2)--\n(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end;\n(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end\nand inserting ``; and''; and\n(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:\n``(E) defines Department of Defense-wide, mandatory\ntimelines for activities performed by authorizing officials\nwith respect to an Authorization to Operate for cloud-hosted\nplatforms, services, and applications.'';\n(2) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``subsection (a)'' and\ninserting ``paragraph (1)'';\n(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);\n(4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new\nsubsection:\n``(c) Expedited Processing.--\n``(1) Processes required.--Not later than 180 days after the\ndate of the enactment of this subsection, the Chief Information\nOfficer of the Department of Defense, in coordination with the\nChief Information Officers of the military departments, shall\nprovide to each element of the Department of Defense with\nAuthorization to Operate responsibilities guidance on, and direct\neach such element to develop and implement, one or more processes\nto expedite the granting of Authorizations to Operate and, where\napplicable, related appeals.\n``(2) Criteria for expedited review.--The processes implemented\nby an element of the Department of Defense under paragraph (1)\nshall provide for expedited review of a request for an\nAuthorization to Operate if--\n``(A) such Authorization to Operate is for an information\nsystem of such element; and\n``(B) the request for such Authorization to Operate was\nappropriately submitted to the authorizing official for such\nAuthorization to Operate and--\n``(i) the final determination whether to grant such\nAuthorization to Operate as has been pending before such\nauthorizing official for not fewer than 180 days without\nresolution;\n``(ii) if a mechanism for appealing a determination by\nan authorizing official with respect to such Authorization\nto Operate exists, such an appeal has been pending before\nsuch authorizing official for not fewer than 90 days\nwithout response; or\n``(iii) any other circumstances identified by the Chief\nInformation Officer of the Department of Defense in the\npolicy established under paragraph (1) that demonstrate\nunreasonable delay or impediment to the Authorization to\nOperate process.\n``(3) Elements.--The process for expedited appeals developed\nunder paragraph (1) shall include--\n``(A) clearly defined timelines for resolution of the\nexpedited review of the appeal, not to exceed 45 days from the\ndate the expedited review is requested;\n``(B) requirements for a written justification when such\ntimelines cannot be met; and\n``(C) tracking and reporting mechanisms to monitor\ncompliance with such timelines.''; and\n(5) by amending subsection (d), as so redesignated, to read as\nfollows:\n``(d) Reports.--\n``(1) Implementation status.--\n``(A) Secretary report.--Not later than 120 days after the\ndate of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense\nshall submit to the congressional defense committees a report\non the status of the implementation of subsections (a) and (b).\n``(B) Chief information officer report.--Not later than\nJuly 1, 2026, the Chief Information Officer of the Department\nof Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees\na report on the status of the implementation of subsections\n(c).\n``(2) Biannual report.--\n``(A) In general.--Not later than six months after the date\nof the enactment of this subsection, and every six months\nthereafter under October 1, 2031, the Secretary of Defense, in\ncoordination with the Chief Information Officer of the\nDepartment of Defense and the Chief Information Officers of the\nmilitary departments, shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees a report on the activities under this section in the\nsix-month period ending on the date of the submission of such\nreport.\n``(B) Contents.--Each report required under subparagraph\n(A) shall include, for the period covered by such report--\n``(i) the number of new Authorizations to Operate\nissued;\n``(ii) the number of requests for an Authorization to\nOperate that were submitted with complete and sufficient\ndocumentation to the appropriate authorizing official;\n``(iii) the number of requests for Authorizations to\nOperate that were denied;\n``(iv) the number of requests for Authorizations to\nOperate that were escalated to the process implemented\nunder subsection (c), disaggregated by escalations--\n\n``(I) to the Chief Information Officer of the\nDepartment of Defense; and\n``(II) to the Chief Information Officer of each\nmilitary department;\n\n``(v) the number of requests described in clause (iv)\nthat were resolved, disaggregated by resolutions--\n\n``(I) by the Chief Information Officer of the\nDepartment of Defense; and\n``(II) by the Chief Information Officer of each\nmilitary department;\n\n``(vi) the average time required for a capability to\nreceive an Authorization to Operate, disaggregated each\nelement of the Department responsible for evaluating the\nrequest for the Authorization to Operate;\n``(vii) the number of Authorizations to Operate issued\npursuant to the policy required by subsection (b);\n``(viii) the number of requested reciprocal\nAuthorizations to Operate denied due to insufficiency of\nsupporting evidence, along with a narrative summary of the\nprimary reasons for such denials;\n``(ix) a narrative summary of any recurring\ndeficiencies in the materials required for system\nauthorization under the Risk Management Framework;\n``(x) recommendations to refine the Risk Management\nFramework and the Authority to Operate process, including\nopportunities to define, implement, and validate security\ncontrols at a higher organizational level so that\nsubordinate systems may rely on those controls without\nduplicative implementation or assessment; and\n``(xi) an evaluation of the training, standards, and\nqualification requirements for authorizing officials.''.\nSEC. 1522. ANNUAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE UNIFIED DATALINK\nSTRATEGY.\nSection 1527 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 2223 note) is amended--\n(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and\n(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new\nsubsection:\n``(c) Annual Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nthe enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2026, and not less frequently than once each year thereafter through\nDecember 31, 2032, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\nappropriate congressional committees an annual report on the\nimplementation of the strategy.''.\n\nSubtitle D--Artificial Intelligence\n\nSEC. 1531. MODIFICATION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ROADMAP.\nSection 1532(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2025 (10 U.S.C. 4001) is amended--\n(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, including dedicated\ncomputing assets owned and maintained by the Department of Defense\nand commercial cloud services and other infrastructure-as-a-service\nservices'' before the period at the end;\n(2) in paragraph (2)--\n(A) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D);\nand\n(B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new\nsubparagraph (C):\n``(C) For each data center to be built or expanded on a\nmilitary installation, an estimate, to the degree that the\nSecretary determines that providing such an estimate will not\ndelay the submittal of the triennial update required by\nparagraph (3), of the additional resource usage resulting from\nbuilding or expanding such data center, including--\n``(i) an estimate of the increased footprint for\nphysical space needs;\n``(ii) assessments of projected electricity and water\nusage requirements for such data center;\n``(iii) anticipated effects on the installation and the\nsurrounding community resulting from the increased power,\nwater, and other resource needs of such data center,\nincluding measures to mitigate any potential adverse\neffects on military installations; and\n``(iv) strategies to prevent disruptions to local\npublic utility services and to ensure resilience of the\ncommunity in which the military installation resides and in\nwhich the data center is being built, including\nconsultation with local, State, and Federal agencies to\nalign infrastructure planning with broader needs of such\ncommunity.''; and\n(3) by adding at the end the following:\n``(3) Triennial updates.--Not later than March 1, 2027, and not\nlater than March 1 of every third year thereafter until March 1,\n2033, the Secretary shall update the roadmap required by paragraph\n(1) and submit to the congressional defense committees the updated\nroadmap.''.\nSEC. 1532. GUIDANCE AND PROHIBITION ON USE OF CERTAIN ARTIFICIAL\nINTELLIGENCE.\n(a) Guidance and Prohibitions.--\n(1) Exclusion and removal from department systems and\ndevices.--Except as provided in subsection (b), not later than 30\ndays after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of\nDefense shall require the exclusion and removal of covered\nartificial intelligence from the systems and devices of the\nDepartment of Defense.\n(2) Consideration of guidance for department systems and\ndevices.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of\nthis Act, the Secretary of Defense shall consider issuing\nDepartment of Defense-wide guidance to exclude and remove from\nsystems and devices of the Department artificial intelligence\ndeveloped by a covered artificial intelligence company which the\nSecretary determines poses a risk to national security.\n(3) Prohibition for contractors.--\n(A) Use of covered artificial intelligence.--Except as\nprovided in subsection (b), not later than 30 days after the\ndate of enactment of this Act, no contractor may, during the\nperiod of performance of such contractor under a contract with\nthe Department of Defense, use covered artificial intelligence\nwith respect to the performance of a contract with the\nDepartment.\n(B) Use of artificial intelligence developed by a covered\nartificial intelligence company.--Except as provided in\nsubsection (b), if the Secretary of Defense issues guidance\ndescribed in paragraph (2) with respect to an artificial\nintelligence described in such paragraph, no contractor may,\nduring the period of performance of such contractor under a\ncontract with the Department of Defense, use such artificial\nintelligence with respect to the performance of a contract with\nthe Department.\n(b) Waiver.--\n(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may waive a\nprohibition under subsection (a), on a case-by-case basis, if the\nSecretary determines that the waiver is necessary--\n(A) for the purpose of scientifically valid research (as\ndefined in section 102 of the Education Sciences Reform Act of\n2002 (20 U.S.C. 9501));\n(B) for the purpose of evaluation, training, testing, or\nother analysis needed for national security;\n(C) for the purpose of conducting counter terrorism,\ncounterintelligence, or other operational military activities\nsupporting national security; or\n(D) for the purpose of fulfilling mission critical\nfunctions.\n(2) Mitigation of risks.--If the Secretary of Defense issues a\nwaiver pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take such\nsteps as the Secretary considers necessary to mitigate any risks\ndue to the issuance of the waiver.\n(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``artificial intelligence'' has the meaning given\nsuch term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence\nInitiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401) and includes the systems\nand techniques described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of section\n238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. 4061 note prec.).\n(2) The term ``covered artificial intelligence'' means--\n(A) any artificial intelligence, or successor artificial\nintelligence, developed by the Chinese company DeepSeek; or\n(B) any artificial intelligence, or successor artificial\nintelligence, developed by High Flyer or an entity owned by,\nfunded by, or supported by High Flyer or an entity with respect\nto which High Flyer directly or indirectly owns at least a 20\npercent stake.\n(3) The term ``covered nation'' has the meaning given such term\nin section 4872 of title 10, United States Code.\n(4) The term ``covered artificial intelligence company'' means\nan entity that produces or provides artificial intelligence models\nor applications and--\n(A) is included on--\n(i) the Consolidated Screening List maintained by the\nInternational Trade Administration of the Department of\nCommerce; or\n(ii) the civil-military fusion list maintained under\nsection 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law\n116-283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note);\n(B) is domiciled in a covered nation; or\n(C) is subject to unmitigated foreign ownership, control,\nor influence by a covered nation, as determined by the\nSecretary of Defense in accordance with the National Industrial\nSecurity Program or any successor to such program.\nSEC. 1533. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL ASSESSMENT AND OVERSIGHT.\n(a) Cross-functional Team for Artificial Intelligence Model\nAssessment and Oversight.--\n(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in\naccordance with section 911 of the National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 111 note),\nestablish a cross-functional team for artificial intelligence model\nassessment and oversight (in this section referred to as the\n``Cross-Functional Team'').\n(2) Purpose.--The Cross-Functional Team shall develop a\nstandardized assessment framework and governance structure to\nfacilitate the evaluation of, collaboration on, and enablement of\nthe rapid development or procurement of artificial intelligence\nmodels employed by the Department of Defense.\n(3) Composition.--\n(A) Leadership.--The Chief Digital and Artificial\nIntelligence Officer of the Department of Defense shall be the\nhead of the Cross-Functional Team.\n(B) Membership.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that\nthe Cross-Functional Team includes representatives from--\n(i) the Office of the Chief Information Officer of the\nDepartment of Defense;\n(ii) the chief artificial intelligence officers of the\nmilitary departments, or in the absence of such position,\nthe individual responsible for leading artificial\nintelligence efforts within each military department;\n(iii) the chief information officers of the military\ndepartments;\n(iv) the chief artificial intelligence officers of the\ncombatant commands and the Joint Staff, or in the absence\nof such position, the individuals responsible for leading\nartificial intelligence efforts within each such command\nand the Joint Staff;\n(v) the chief information officers of the combatant\ncommands and the Joint Staff, or in the absence of such\nposition, the individuals responsible for leading\ninformation technology efforts within each such command and\nthe Joint Staff;\n(vi) the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and\nEngineering;\n(vii) the service acquisition executive of each of the\nmilitary departments; and\n(viii) such other components as the Secretary\ndetermines appropriate.\n(4) Duties.--The Cross-Functional Team shall do the following:\n(A) Develop a standardized assessment framework for\nartificial intelligence models currently used by the Department\nof Defense.\n(B) Establish Department of Defense-wide guidelines for\nevaluating future artificial intelligence models being\nconsidered for use by the Department.\n(C) Develop governance structures for the development,\nassessment, testing, and deployment of artificial intelligence\nmodels.\n(D) Identify appropriate assessment levels for the\nperformance of artificial intelligence models based on ultimate\nuse case-based risk.\n(E) Establish mechanisms for collaboration between\ncomponents of the Department of Defense regarding the\ndevelopment, testing, assessment, and deployment of artificial\nintelligence models.\n(F) Develop processes for the submission, review, and\napproval of use cases for artificial intelligence models\nagainst military and non-military activities of the Department\nof Defense.\n(5) Framework content.--The standardized assessment framework\nrequired by paragraph (2) shall include--\n(A) standards for the performance of artificial\nintelligence models;\n(B) requirements for documentation of the development\nartificial intelligence models;\n(C) procedures for testing artificial intelligence models;\n(D) compliance with ethical principles regarding the use of\nartificial intelligence models;\n(E) methodologies for assessing artificial intelligence\nmodels and time periods for validating artificial intelligence\nmodels;\n(F) security requirements and compliance requirements,\nincluding the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program\nestablished under section 3608 of title 44, United States Code;\n(G) procedures for the Department of Defense to use\nassessments of artificial intelligence models conducted by\nExecutive agencies other than the Department to fulfill\nrequirements under the framework; and\n(H) such other elements as the Cross-Functional Team\ndetermines appropriate.\n(b) Functional Leads for Artificial Intelligence Application.--\n(1) Designation.--The Secretary of Defense shall designate such\norganizations of the Department of Defense as the Secretary\nconsiders appropriate to serve as functional leads for artificial\nintelligence applications used by the Department.\n(2) Selection criteria.--In designating functional leads under\nparagraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall consider--\n(A) subject matter expertise;\n(B) equities in the functional area; and\n(C) capability to establish assessment standards.\n(3) CDAO responsibilities.--The Chief Digital and Artificial\nIntelligence Officer of the Department of Defense shall--\n(A) serve as the functional lead for business systems of\nthe Department of Defense using artificial intelligence models;\nand\n(B) provide Department-wide guidance on commercial\nartificial intelligence models.\n(c) Assessments of Major Artificial Intelligence Systems.--The\nSecretary of Defense shall assess all major artificial intelligence\nsystems using the standard assessment framework developed under\nsubsection (a)(2).\n(d) Administration.--\n(1) In general.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary\nshall ensure the following:\n(A) The Cross-Functional Team is established in accordance\nwith subsection (a) on or before June 1, 2026.\n(B) The functional leads for artificial intelligence\napplication are designated in accordance with subsection (b) on\nor before January 1, 2027.\n(C) The Cross-Function Team completes development of the\nstandardized assessment framework and governance structure\nrequired by subsection (a)(2) on or before June 1, 2027.\n(D) The assessment of major artificial intelligence systems\nrequired by subsection (c) is completed on or before January 1,\n2028.\n(2) Congressional briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the\ncompletion of an activity described in subparagraphs (A) through\n(D) of paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall provide the\ncongressional defense committees a briefing on the status of the\nSecretary in carrying out this section.\n(e) Sunset and Transition.--\n(1) Sunset.--The Cross-Functional Team shall terminate on\nDecember 31, 2030.\n(2) Transition.--Not later than June 30, 2030, the Secretary of\nDefense shall designate an element of the Department of Defense to\nsucceed the Cross-Functional Team and develop a plan to transfer\nthe duties of the Cross-Functional Team described in subsection\n(a)(4) to such successor element.\n(3) Report on activities of successor organization.--Not later\nthan one year after the date on which the Cross-Functional Team is\nterminated, and not less frequently than once each year thereafter\nuntil the date that is three years after the date on which the\nCross-Functional Team is terminated, the Secretary of Defense shall\nsubmit to the congressional defense committees a report on the\nactivities of the element of the Department of Defense to which the\nduties of the Cross-Functional Team were transferred.\n(f) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``artificial intelligence'' has the meaning given\nin section 238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10\nU.S.C. note prec. 4061).\n(2) The term ``functional area'' refers to a specialized\nfunctional, operational, or subject-matter area within the\nDepartment of Defense.\n(3)(A) The term ``major artificial intelligence system'' means\nan artificial intelligence system of the Department of Defense\nthat--\n(i) is integrated with, or materially affects the\noperation of, an information system that--\n\n(I) is categorized as high-impact under section\n3554 of title 44, United States Code; or\n(II) if compromised, would have a serious adverse\neffect on organizational operations, organizational\nassets, or individuals;\n\n(ii) is used by not fewer than 500 users of the\nDepartment annually; and\n(iii) is employed in support of--\n\n(I) military operations, training, or planning\nactivities; or\n(II) functions of the Department, including\nbusiness operations, human resources management,\nadministrative functions, or strategic planning\nactivities.\n\n(B) The term ``major artificial intelligence system'' does\nnot include an artificial intelligence system used solely for\nresearch, development, testing, or evaluation that has not been\ndeployed for operational use.\n(4) The terms ``military department'' and ``service acquisition\nexecutive'' have the meanings given such terms, respectively, in\nsection 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.\nSEC. 1534. DIGITAL SANDBOX ENVIRONMENTS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.\n(a) Requirement To Establish.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the\nSecretary of Defense shall, acting through the Chief Digital and\nArtificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense, establish\na task force on artificial intelligence sandbox environments (in this\nsection referred to as the ``Task Force'').\n(b) Purpose.--The Task Force shall identify, coordinate, and\nadvance Department of Defense-wide efforts to develop and deploy\nartificial intelligence sandbox environments necessary to support\nartificial intelligence experimentation, training, familiarization, and\ndevelopment across the Department of Defense. Such artificial\nintelligence sandbox environments shall--\n(1) be designed for use by personnel with varying levels of\ntechnical proficiency, from personnel with little technical\nproficiency to personnel with expert technical proficiency;\n(2) enable the building, training, evaluation, and deployment\nof artificial intelligence models;\n(3) facilitate familiarity with and utilization of existing\nartificial intelligence capabilities; and\n(4) accelerate the responsible adoption of artificial\nintelligence across the Department.\n(c) Chair.--The Task Force shall be chaired by the Chief Digital\nand Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense.\n(d) Composition.--The Task Force shall be composed of--\n(1) the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense;\n(2) the chief artificial intelligence officers of the military\ndepartments, or in the absence of such position, the individual\nresponsible for leading artificial intelligence efforts within each\nmilitary department;\n(3) the chief information officers of the military departments;\n(4) the chief artificial intelligence officers of the combatant\ncommands and joint staff, or in the absence of such position, the\nindividual responsible for leading artificial intelligence efforts\nwithin each combatant command;\n(5) the chief information officers of the combatant commands,\nand joint staff, or in the absence of such position, the individual\nresponsible for leading information technology efforts within each\ncombatant command;\n(6) the Directors for Command, Control, Communications, and\nComputers/Cyber of the combatant commands, or their designees;\n(7) the Director for Command, Control, Communications, and\nComputers/Cyber of the Joint Staff, or their designee; and\n(8) such other officials of the Department of Defense as the\nchair of the Task Force consider appropriate.\n(e) Functions.--The Task Force shall--\n(1) identify and consolidate common requirements with respect\nto artificial intelligence sandbox environments across the\nDepartment of Defense, including requirements relating to\ninterfaces for users with varying technical proficiency,\ncomputational resources and infrastructure, pre-trained models and\ndatasets, and educational and training materials;\n(2) identify, inventory, and ensure the availability of\nexisting solutions and technical documentation and repositories for\napplicable artificial intelligence sandbox environments, including\nmachine-readable documents, reference architectures, and user\nguides;\n(3) develop and make available to users of artificial\nintelligence sandbox environments in the Department an analysis\nmatching common requirements identified under paragraph (1) with\nexisting solutions identified under paragraph (2);\n(4) use existing mechanisms of the Department to achieve\nefficiencies in costs and productivity through enterprise licenses\nand contracts;\n(5) identify and, where possible, streamline authority to\noperate approvals for each element of common artificial\nintelligence sandbox environment architectures; and\n(6) make available to the users described in paragraph (3)\nguidance on the appropriate use of artificial intelligence sandbox\nenvironments of the Department for users at all levels of technical\nproficiency.\n(f) Briefing.--Not later than August 1, 2026, the chair of the Task\nForce shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing\non the goals and objectives of the Task Force.\n(g) Termination.--The Task Force shall terminate on January 1,\n2030.\n(h) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``artificial intelligence'' has the meaning given\nsuch term in section 238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10\nU.S.C. note prec. 4061).\n(2) The term ``artificial intelligence sandbox environment''\nmeans a secure, isolated computing environment that enables users\nwith varying levels of technical proficiency to access artificial\nintelligence tools, models, and capabilities for the purposes of\nexperimentation, training, testing, and development without\naffecting operational systems or requiring specialized technical\nknowledge to operate.\n(3) The term ``authority to operate'' means the official\nmanagement decision given by a senior organizational official to\nauthorize operation of an information system and to explicitly\naccept the risk to organizational operations and assets,\nindividuals, other organizations, and the United States based on\nthe implementation of an agreed-upon set of security controls, as\ndefined in Committee on National Security Systems Instruction 4009,\nor successor document.\n(4) The term ``military department'' has the meaning given such\nterm in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.\nSEC. 1535. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FUTURES STEERING COMMITTEE.\n(a) Establishment.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the Secretary of\nDefense shall establish a steering committee on advanced artificial\nintelligence capabilities.\n(2) Designation.--The steering committee established pursuant\nto paragraph (1) shall be known as the ``Artificial Intelligence\nFutures Steering Committee'' (in this section the ``Steering\nCommittee'').\n(b) Membership.--The Steering Committee shall be composed of the\nfollowing:\n(1) The Deputy Secretary of Defense.\n(2) The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.\n(3) The Vice Chief of Staff of the Army.\n(4) The Vice Chief of Staff of Naval Operations.\n(5) The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps.\n(6) The Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force.\n(7) The Vice Chief of Space Operations.\n(8) The Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau.\n(9) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and\nSustainment.\n(10) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and\nEngineering.\n(11) The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and\nSecurity.\n(12) The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief\nFinancial Officer.\n(13) Such representatives from the military departments as the\nSecretary considers appropriate.\n(14) The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of\nthe Department of Defense.\n(15) Representatives of such innovation centers within the\ndefense innovation ecosystem as the Secretary of Defense determines\nappropriate.\n(16) Representatives of such other organizations and elements\nof the Department of Defense as the Secretary determines\nappropriate.\n(c) Co-chairpersons.--The Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Vice\nChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall serve as the co-chairs of\nthe Steering Committee.\n(d) Responsibilities.--The Steering Committee shall be responsible\nfor--\n(1) formulating a proactive policy for the evaluation,\nadoption, governance, and risk mitigation of advanced artificial\nintelligence systems by the Department of Defense that are more\nadvanced than any existing advanced artificial intelligence\nsystems, including advanced artificial intelligence systems that\napproach or achieve artificial general intelligence;\n(2) analyzing the forecasted trajectory of advanced and\nemerging artificial intelligence models and enabling technologies\nacross multiple time horizons that could enable artificial general\nintelligence, including--\n(A) current and emerging artificial intelligence models,\nincluding frontier and world models;\n(B) agentic algorithms;\n(C) neuromorphic computing;\n(D) cognitive science applications for the development of\nartificial intelligence algorithms or models;\n(E) infrastructure needs for infrastructure required to\nsupport the deployment of new or emerging artificial\nintelligence systems at a scale projected necessary for future\ncapacity;\n(F) new or emerging microelectronics designs or\narchitectures; and\n(G) such other technologies as the Steering Committee\ndetermines appropriate;\n(3) assess the possible technological, operational, and\ndoctrinal trajectories of adversaries of the United States with\nrespect to the uses of artificial intelligence capabilities by such\nadversaries across various time horizons, including any pursuit or\ndevelopment by such adversaries of artificial general intelligence;\n(4) analyzing the potential operational effects of integrating\nadvanced or general purpose artificial intelligence into networks\nand systems of the Department of Defense from a technical,\ndoctrinal, training, and resourcing perspective to better\nunderstand and assess how use of such networks and systems by the\nDepartment of Defense may affect future commanders of operational\ncommands;\n(5) developing a strategy for the risk-informed adoption,\ngovernance, and oversight of advanced or general purpose artificial\nintelligence by the Department, including--\n(A) articulation of ethical, policy, and technical\nguardrails to maintain, to the extent practical, appropriate\nhuman decision making in and prevent the misuse of such\nadvanced or general purpose artificial intelligence;\n(B) an assessment of potential effects on commanders of\noperational commands, including effects related to maintaining\noversight of mission command when using artificial intelligence\nand the capability for humans to override artificial\nintelligence through technical, policy, or other operational\ncontrols;\n(C) broad resource requirements for artificial\nintelligence, including funding, personnel, and infrastructure;\nand\n(D) measurable goals to support Department-level decision\nmaking on resourcing, programming and budgeting; and\n(6) analyzing the threat landscape associated with the use of\nadvanced artificial intelligence, including artificial general\nintelligence, by adversaries of the United States and developing\noptions and counter-artificial intelligence strategies to defend\nagainst such use.\n(e) Meeting Frequency.--The Steering Committee shall meet not less\nfrequently than once every three months.\n(f) Report.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than January 31, 2027, the Deputy\nSecretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees a report on the findings of the Steering Committee with\nrespect to the matters described in subsection (d).\n(2) Form of report.--The report submitted pursuant to paragraph\n(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a\nclassified annex.\n(3) Public availability.--The Deputy Secretary of Defense shall\nmake available to the public the unclassified portion of the report\nsubmitted pursuant to paragraph (1).\n(g) Sunset.--The requirements and authorities of this section shall\nterminate on December 31, 2027.\n(h) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``artificial intelligence'' has the meaning given\nsuch term in 238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10\nU.S.C. note prec. 4061).\n(2) The term ``innovation ecosystem'' means a regionally based\nnetwork of private sector, academic, and government institutions in\na network of formal and informal institutional relationships that\ncontribute to technological and economic development in a defined\ntechnology sector or sectors.\n\nSubtitle E--Reports and Other Matters\n\nSEC. 1541. MODIFICATION TO CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT REGARDING\nCONTRACTING FOR MILITARY RECRUITING.\nSection 1555 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 503 note) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``does not'' and all that\nfollows through the end and inserting the following: ``does not--\n``(1) rate or rank news or information sources for the factual\naccuracy of their content;\n``(2) provide ratings or opinions on news or in formation\nsources regarding misinformation, bias, adherence to journalistic\nstandards, or ethics; or\n``(3) acquire or use any service that provides any ratings,\nrankings, or opinions described in paragraph (1) or (2) from any\nother person for military recruiting contracts.'';\n(2) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating subsection (c)\nas subsection (b); and\n(3) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by striking ``the\ndate'' and all that follows through the period at the end and\ninserting ``December 31, 2030.''.\nSEC. 1542. AMENDMENT TO ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS AND REPORTS ON ASSIGNMENT OF\nCERTAIN BUDGET CONTROL RESPONSIBILITY TO COMMANDER OF THE UNITED STATES\nCYBER COMMAND.\nSection 1558 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2925) is\namended--\n(1) in subsection (a)(2)--\n(A) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I);\nand\n(B) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following new\nsubparagraph (H):\n``(H) A review of investments in artificial intelligence\ncapabilities, including an assessment of the alignment of such\ninvestments with the milestones of the roadmap required by\nsection 1554(a) and the current and planned uses of such\ncapabilities by the Department of Defense.''; and\n(2) in subsection (b)--\n(A) by striking ``2028'' and inserting ``2030''; and\n(B) by inserting ``and briefing'' after ``a report''.\nSEC. 1543. STUDY ON REDUCING INCENTIVES FOR CYBER ATTACKS ON DEFENSE\nCRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE UNITED STATES.\n(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under\nSecretary of Defense for Policy and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of\nStaff and in consultation with appropriate Federal entities, shall\nconduct a study on the use of military capabilities to increase the\ncosts of, and consequently reduce the incentives of adversaries for,\ntargeting defense critical infrastructure in cyberspace.\n(b) Study Requirements.--The study required by subsection (a) shall\ninclude the following:\n(1) An assessment of the cyber capabilities and intent of\nadversaries regarding attacks against defense critical\ninfrastructure.\n(2) An identification of the cyber capabilities of adversaries\nupon which the use of military capabilities considered by such\nstudy would seek to impose costs.\n(3) A classification and prioritization of objectives that are\nrelevant to the military to impose costs.\n(4) An assessment of the capabilities of and investments by the\nDepartment of Defense that would be required to create desired\neffects against the objectives described in paragraph (3).\n(5) An evaluation of the roles and relative effectiveness of\nmilitary capabilities, including offensive cyber operations, both\nindependent and integrated with other military capabilities and\nnon-cyber measures, in credibly and in a scalable manner reducing\nthe incentives of, by increasing the costs to, adversaries to\ntarget defense critical infrastructure in cyberspace.\n(6) An evaluation of methodologies specific to cyber for\nselectively revealing or concealing cyber and non-cyber military\ncapabilities while preserving operational security.\n(7) The feasibility, advisability, and potential uses of the\nintegrating capabilities of Federal agencies other than the\nDepartment of Defense, allies and partners of the United States,\nindustry, and academia with the capabilities of the Department in\nefforts to increase the costs to adversaries to, and consequently\nreduce the incentives of adversaries, to target defense critical\ninfrastructure in cyberspace.\n(8) An assessment of the policies and authorities in effect\nwith respect to threatening the assets, forces, or capabilities of\nadversaries and enabling scalable and tailored response options to\ncyber attacks or preposturing for future attacks on defense\ncritical infrastructure.\n(c) Briefing and Report.--Not later than December 1, 2026, the\nSecretary of Defense shall--\n(1) provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing\non the findings of the study required by subsection (a); and\n(2) submit to the congressional defense committees a report on\nthe findings of such study.\n(d) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``defense critical infrastructure'' has the\nmeaning given the term ``critical infrastructure of the Department\nof Defense'' in section 1650(e) of the National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10\nU.S.C. 2224 note).\n(2) The term ``impose costs'' means actions taken against an\nadversary of the United States that result in economic, diplomatic,\ninformational, or military consequences that are sufficiently\nsignificant to change the behavior or assessment of such adversary\nregarding cyberspace operations against the United States.\nSEC. 1544. INTEGRATION OF RESERVE COMPONENT INTO CYBER MISSION FORCE.\n(a) Study on Force Presentation, Force Generation, and Force\nEmployment of the Reserve Component Into the Cyber Mission Force.--\n(1) Study required.--Not later than October 1, 2026, the\nSecretary of Defense shall carry out a study on the appropriate\nframework for structuring and organizing, including training and\npreparing, the reserve component personnel and units to be employed\nwithin the Cyber Mission Force for cyberspace operations.\n(2) Elements.--The study required under paragraph (1) shall\ninclude the following:\n(A) An analysis of the types of cyberspace operations and\nmissions of the Cyber Mission Force that will maximize the use\nof the expertise, unique authorities, local industry expertise,\nand academic partnerships of reserve components, including\nmethods to identify skills and competencies relevant to\ncarrying out such operations and types of missions that are\ndeveloped through civilian career experience and that are not\npart of primary military occupational specialties.\n(B) An evaluation of optimal structures and organizations\nfor integrating reserve component personnel and units into\noperational employment of cyber capabilities within the Cyber\nMission Force, including consideration of operational models\nunder which reserve component personnel are activated on an\nindividual basis to perform cyber operations rather than\nactivation on a unit basis.\n(C) An identification of the billets, resources, and\nsupport infrastructure needed to satisfy the structures and\norganizations evaluated under subparagraph (B).\n(D) An explanation of the skills and training required to\nemploy reserve component personnel in the organizations or\nstructures evaluated under subparagraph (B), how the\nSecretaries of the military departments and Commander of the\nUnited States Cyber Command will conduct such training,\nincluding methods to leverage unique skills possessed by\nreserve component personnel through civilian career experience,\nand how the Commander will evaluate and assure parity in force\ncapabilities between reserve component and active component\ncyber forces.\n(E) An evaluation of the existing barriers to integrating\nreserve components into the Cyber Mission Force in support of\ncyberspace operations and an assessment of options to mitigate\nsuch barriers, including recommended policies or legislation\nwith respect to paragraphs (A) through (D).\n(F) Such other matters as the Secretary of Defense\nconsiders appropriate.\n(b) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which the\nSecretary of Defense completes the study required by subsection (a),\nthe Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense\ncommittees a report on the findings of such study, including elements\nunder paragraph (2) of such subsection and any recommendations on the\norganization or structure of reserve component personnel and units\nresulting from such study.\nSEC. 1545. ANNUAL REPORT ON MISSION ASSURANCE COORDINATION BOARD\nACTIVITIES.\n(a) Annual Report Required.--Not later than December 1, 2026, and\nannually thereafter until December 1, 2031, the co-chairs of the\nMission Assurance Coordination Board shall jointly provide to the\ncongressional defense committees a report on the activities of the\nBoard during the one-year period preceding the submission of the\nreport.\n(b) Report Elements.--Each annual report required by subsection (a)\nshall include the following:\n(1) An identification of each covered assessment conducted\nduring the period covered the report, including the entity\nconducting the assessment and key findings of the assessment.\n(2) A detailed explanation of each covered assessments\ndescribed in paragraph (1) resulting in the identification of risks\ncategorized as high or significant, including recommendations for\nmeasures to mitigate such risks and an explanation of the resources\nrequired to implement such measures.\n(3) An identification of any cybersecurity risks affecting\nmultiple systems or organizations of the Department of Defense\nidentified by a covered assessment described in paragraph (1).\n(4) An assessment of the cybersecurity posture of the\noperational technology, industrial control systems, and base\ninfrastructure of the Department of Defense, including an\nidentification of vulnerabilities in legacy systems of the\nDepartment and the integrity of the segmentation of the network of\nthe Department, and any associated recommended activities to\nremediate cybersecurity risks identified by such assessment.\n(5) A description of the status of the cyber resilience and\nrecovery capabilities of the Department of Defense for physical\ninfrastructure systems and the dependencies of such systems,\nincluding an assessment of the power generation and distribution\nsystems, water treatment facilities, HVAC controls, and physical\nsecurity systems of the Department, and any associated recommended\nactivities to remediate cybersecurity and physical security risk\nidentified by a covered assessment described in paragraph (1).\n(6) Independent input from the commanders of military\ninstallation on the potential effects on readiness of any\nvulnerabilities identified pursuant paragraphs (1), (2). or (3).\n(7) Recommendations for incorporating recommendations\nidentified in paragraph (5) for efforts to mitigate any identified\ncybersecurity risks identified under paragraph (3) into ongoing\nexercises of the Department of Defense to support remediation of\nany such cybersecurity risks.\n(8) A method of tracking the progress of the Department of\nDefense in closing any risks identified in an assessment identified\nunder paragraph (1) that are categorized as high or significant\nacross the period of the most recent future-years defense program\nsubmitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States\nCode, including the use of visualization tools or dashboard.\n(9) Any recommendations for changes to critical nodes or assets\nidentified pursuant to an assessment identified under paragraph\n(1), or changes to the risk level or priority of such nodes or\nassets.\n(c) Definitions.--In this section--\n(1) the term ``covered assessment'' means an assessment\nrequired by, and reviewed by the Board pursuant to, Department of\nDefense Instruction 3020.45 (or any successor instruction); and\n(2) the terms ``Board'' and ``Mission Assurance Coordination\nBoard'' mean the Mission Assurance Coordination Board established\npursuant to Department of Defense Instruction 3020.45 (or any\nsuccessor instruction), or any successor organization.\nSEC. 1546. LIMITATION ON THE DIVESTMENT, CONSOLIDATION, AND CURTAILMENT\nOF CERTAIN ELECTRONIC WARFARE TEST AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.\n(a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of the Army shall not take any\naction to divest, consolidate, or curtail any electronic warfare test\nand evaluation activities that were part of an Army element of the\nMajor Range and Test Facility Base on or before the date of the\nenactment of this Act until the Secretary submits to the congressional\ndefense committees the report described in subsection (b).\n(b) Report.--The report described in this subsection is a report on\na decision of the Secretary to divest, consolidate, or curtail an\nelectronic warfare test or evaluation activity described in subsection\n(a) that contains the following:\n(1) A description of the analytic basis used by the Secretary\nfor making the decision, including matters relating to any cost,\nworkload, and workforce requirements, as well as any analysis\nrelating to operational impact on users of the activities.\n(2) The findings from an independent review by the Director of\nthe Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation of all\nanalyses described in paragraph (1).\n(3) A certification by the Director of the Test Resource\nManagement Center that the analyses described in paragraph (1) and\nthe decision of the Secretary meet the requirement of the\nDepartment of Defense, as required by section 4173(c)(1)(B) of\ntitle 10, United States Code.\n\nTITLE XVI--SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE\nMATTERS\n\nTITLE XVI--SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE\nMATTERS\n\nSubtitle A--Space Activities\n\nSec. 1601. Acquisition career path in the Space Force.\nSec. 1602. Noise mitigation regarding space launches.\nSec. 1603. Acquisition and operation of space systems for space\nwarfighting and control.\nSec. 1604. Use of middle tier acquisition program for proliferated\nwarfighter space architecture of Space Development Agency.\nSec. 1605. Rocket cargo test and demonstration.\nSec. 1606. Continuation of operation of Defense Meteorological Satellite\nProgram.\nSec. 1607. Study on establishing a tactical surveillance,\nreconnaissance, and tracking program of record.\nSec. 1608. Spaceport of the Future initiative and study on future space\nlaunch capacity.\nSec. 1609. Auxiliary payload for Next Generation Polar Overhead\nPersistent Infrared satellites.\nSec. 1610. Blast damage assessment guide for space vehicles at Air Force\nlaunch complexes.\n\nSubtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities\n\nSec. 1621. Vendor support to clandestine activities.\nSec. 1622. Sensitive activities of the Department of Defense.\nSec. 1623. Codification of Department of Defense insider threat program.\nSec. 1624. Provision by Air Force of meteorological services for\nintelligence community.\nSec. 1625. Annual report on requests of combatant commands for remote\nsensing data.\nSec. 1626. Review and evaluation of extension of inactive security\nclearances.\n\nSubtitle C--Nuclear Forces\n\nSec. 1631. Adjustment to responsibilities of Nuclear Weapons Council.\nSec. 1632. Prohibition on reduction of intercontinental ballistic\nmissiles of the United States.\nSec. 1633. Matters relating to the nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise\nmissile.\nSec. 1634. Adjustment to bomber aircraft nuclear certification\nrequirement.\nSec. 1635. Organizational realignment with respect to Office of the\nAssistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence,\nChemical and Biological Defense Policy and Programs;\nlimitation on availability of certain funds.\nSec. 1636. Matters relating to intercontinental ballistic missiles of\nthe United States.\nSec. 1637. Deep cleaning of launch control centers of the Air Force\nGlobal Strike Command.\nSec. 1638. Limitation on availability of funds pending notification of\ntasking authority delegation.\nSec. 1639. Limitation on availability of funds pending commencement of\nannual briefings on implementation of recommendations by the\nCongressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the\nUnited States.\nSec. 1640. Limitation on availability of funds for compensation caps.\nSec. 1641. Strategy to sustain Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic\nmissile and maximize end-of-life margin.\nSec. 1642. Matters relating to Air Force Global Strike Command.\n\nSubtitle D--Missile Defense Programs\n\nSec. 1651. Modification to national missile defense policy to reflect\nGolden Dome for America policy.\nSec. 1652. Golden Dome missile defense system.\nSec. 1653. Amendments to technical authority of Director of Missile\nDefense Agency regarding integrated air and missile defense\nactivities and programs.\nSec. 1654. Prohibition on privatized or subscription-based missile\ndefense intercept capabilities.\nSec. 1655. Matters related to integrated air and missile defense\ncapabilities to defend Guam.\nSec. 1656. Design and construction of missile instrumentation range\nsafety vessels.\nSec. 1657. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli\ncooperative missile defense program co-development and co-\nproduction.\nSec. 1658. Limitation on authority to reduce sustainment for or halt\noperation of the AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE radar.\nSec. 1659. Limitation on availability of funds pending independent\nanalysis of space-based missile defense capability.\nSec. 1660. Assessment of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense\nTest Site.\nSec. 1661. Biennial assessments of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile\nDefense Test Site.\n\nSubtitle E--Matters Relating to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena\n\nSec. 1671. Briefings on intercepts of unidentified anomalous phenomena\nby North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States\nNorthern Command.\nSec. 1672. Elimination of duplicative reporting requirements relating to\nunidentified anomalous phenomena.\nSec. 1673. Accounting of security classification guides relating to\nunidentified anomalous phenomena.\n\nSubtitle F--Matters Relating to Electromagnetic Warfare\n\nSec. 1681. Modification of functions of Electromagnetic Spectrum\nEnterprise Operational Lead for Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum\nOperations to include dynamic spectrum sharing technologies.\nSec. 1682. Integration of electronic warfare into Tier 1 and Tier 2\njoint training exercises.\nSec. 1683. Annual review of the Joint Electromagnetic Battle Management\nSoftware Program.\nSec. 1684. Support by the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing to EA-37B Compass\nCall aircraft.\n\nSubtitle G--Other Matters\n\nSec. 1691. Cooperative threat reduction funds.\nSec. 1692. Prohibition on access to Department of Defense cloud-based\nresources by certain individuals.\n\nSubtitle A--Space Activities\n\nSEC. 1601. ACQUISITION CAREER PATH IN THE SPACE FORCE.\n(a) Assignment After Initial Officer Training.--Chapter 908 of\ntitle 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the\nfollowing new section:\n``Sec. 9088. Duty assignments after officer training course\n``(a) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure\nthat members of the Space Force who complete an initial Space Force\nofficer training course are assigned--\n``(1) in a manner that sustains acquisition billet manning\nlevels comparably to operational billet manning levels; and\n``(2) to Space Force billets allocated to the National\nReconnaissance Office at a manning level that is sufficient to\nmaintain effective operation of the National Reconnaissance Office.\n``(b) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the\nenactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2026, and not later than October 31 of each year through 2030, the\nSecretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed\nForces of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report\ndescribing--\n``(1) the number and percentage of authorized and assigned\nSpace Force officer billets, by grade and year group, within--\n``(A) acquisition career fields; and\n``(B) operational career fields;\n``(2) the manning rate for junior officer billets of the Space\nForce, disaggregated by career field and organization, including\nthe National Reconnaissance Office;\n``(3) any identified shortfalls or imbalances in acquisition\nmanning relative to operational manning in the Space Force; and\n``(4) actions taken or planned to achieve and sustain\ncomparable manning levels for billets in acquisition and operations\nfor Space Force officers.''.\n(b) Program Executive Officer for Assured Access.--Such chapter 908\nis further amended by adding at the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 9089. Program Executive Officer for Assured Access to Space\n``(a) Establishment.--(1) There is a Program Executive Officer for\nAssured Access to Space within the Space Force.\n``(2) The Program Executive Officer for Assured Access to Space\nshall serve a term of four years.\n``(b) Grade.--The Program Executive Officer for Assured Access to\nSpace, while so serving, shall have the grade of brigadier general,\nmajor general, lieutenant general, or general.\n``(c) Additional Duties.--The Program Executive Officer for Assured\nAccess to Space, while serving as the Program Executive Officer, shall\nalso serve as the Commander of Space Launch Delta 45.''.\n(c) Training Requirements.--\n(1) In general.--Chapter 951 of title 10, United States Code,\nis amended by adding at the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 9421. Space Force officer training course requirements\n``The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that--\n``(1) the initial Space Force officer training course provides\nfoundational instruction in acquisition management, space mission\nintegration, and related disciplines; and\n``(2) the curriculum for such course is developed by the\nCommander of Space Training and Readiness Command, in coordination\nwith the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition\nand Integration and the Director of Acquisition Career\nManagement.''.\n(2) Briefings.--Not later than 60 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter until the\ncompletion of the implementation of section 9421 of title 10,\nUnited States Code, as added by paragraph (1), the Secretary of the\nAir Force shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the House\nof Representatives and the Senate on the status of the\nimplementation of such section, including the development of the\ncurriculum required by such section.\n(d) Promotion Requirements.--\n(1) Regulations required.--Subchapter III of chapter 2005 of\ntitle 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the\nfollowing new section:\n``Sec. 20244. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: duty\nassignments\n``(a) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe\nregulations to ensure that an officer on the Space Force officer list\nis not considered for promotion to the grade of brigadier general\nunless the officer has completed--\n``(1) a duty assignment with a command or other organization\nthat has responsibility for acquisition matters; and\n``(2) a duty assignment with a command or other organization\nthat has responsibility for operations.\n``(b) Implementation Date.--(1) The Secretary of the Air Force\nshall prescribe the regulations required under subsection (a) not later\nthan one year after the date of the enactment of the National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026; and\n``(2) The regulations required under subsection (a) shall apply to\nofficers considered for promotion to brigadier general on or after\nJanuary 1, 2035.''.\n(2) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit\nto the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of\nRepresentatives a report containing the regulations required under\nsection 20244(a) of title 10, United States Code, as added by\nparagraph (1) of this subsection.\n(e) Reports.--Part I of subtitle F of title 10, United States Code,\nis amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:\n\n``CHAPTER 2015--REPORTS\n\n``Sec.\n``20701. Promotion rates.\n``20702. Modifications to career fields and codes.\n\n``Sec. 20701. Promotion rates\n``Not later than December 31 of each year, the Secretary of the Air\nForce shall submit to the Committees on Armed Forces of the Senate and\nthe House of Representatives a report on the promotion rates of members\nof the Space Force for the preceding fiscal year. Such report shall\ninclude--\n``(1) the number of and percentage of members of the Space\nForce in each grade selected for promotion;\n``(2) the number of and percentage of members of the Space\nForce in each career specialty track selected for promotion; and\n``(3) the number of members of the Space Force who were\nselected for promotion to the grade of brigadier general, major\ngeneral, lieutenant general, or general, disaggregated by career\nspecialty track.\n``Sec. 20702. Modifications to career fields and codes\n``Not later than 60 days before the date on which a change is made\nto the career fields or mission occupational specialty codes for the\nSpace Force, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the\nCommittees on Armed Forces of the Senate and the House of\nRepresentatives a report that includes--\n``(1) a description of the changes intended to be made to such\ncareer fields or mission occupational specialty codes; and\n``(2) the plan of the Secretary to maintain the Space Force\ncompetencies and comply with requirements in law with respect to\nSpace Force career fields and duty assignments.''.\nSEC. 1602. NOISE MITIGATION REGARDING SPACE LAUNCHES.\nSection 2276a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d)\nand (e), respectively; and\n(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new\nsubsection:\n``(c) Noise Mitigation at Space Force Launch Sites.--In providing\nspace launch support services to a commercial entity, the Secretary of\nthe Air Force shall coordinate with the entity to--\n``(1) study the noise caused by launches at launch sites of the\nSpace Force; and\n``(2) identify potential technologies and procedures to\nmitigate such noise to the extent practicable.''.\nSEC. 1603. ACQUISITION AND OPERATION OF SPACE SYSTEMS FOR SPACE\nWARFIGHTING AND CONTROL.\nChapter 135 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by\ninserting after section 2275c the following new section:\n``Sec. 2275d. Acquisition and operation of space systems for space\nwarfighting and control\n``(a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall acquire and\noperate space systems to be used primarily for space warfighting and\ncontrol to meet the requirements specified by one or more combatant\ncommanders in carrying out the responsibilities set forth in section\n164 of this title.\n``(b) Role of Commercial Space Systems.--The Secretary may use one\nor more commercial space systems to augment the space systems acquired\nand operated under subsection (a) if such commercial space systems are\nunder the direction of a member of the armed forces with responsibility\nfor space warfighting and control operations.\n``(c) National Security Waiver.--(1) The Secretary may waive the\napplication of subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that such a\nwaiver is in the national security interest of the United States.\n``(2) Not later than 10 days after exercising the waiver authority\nunder paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional\ndefense committees a notification of the use of such authority that\nincludes--\n``(A) a description of the national security interest upon\nwhich the exercise of such authority is based;\n``(B) the anticipated vulnerabilities to national security\nposed by the use of such waiver;\n``(C) identification of which operational commander will\nprovide direction to the commercial space system that is used\npursuant to the waiver instead of a system acquired and operated by\nthe Secretary; and\n``(D) the anticipated duration of such waiver.''.\nSEC. 1604. USE OF MIDDLE TIER ACQUISITION PROGRAM FOR PROLIFERATED\nWARFIGHTER SPACE ARCHITECTURE OF SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.\nSection 1608(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 2271 note) is amended by\nadding at the end the following new paragraphs:\n``(4) Tranche 4.\n``(5) Tranche 5.\n``(6) Tranche 6.''.\nSEC. 1605. ROCKET CARGO TEST AND DEMONSTRATION.\n(a) Requirement.--Except as provided by subsection (b), the\nSecretary of the Air Force shall use the test sites and ranges of the\nDepartment of Defense that exist as of the date of the enactment of\nthis Act for any test or demonstrations required by the Rocket Cargo\nProgram.\n(b) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirement in subsection\n(a) if--\n(1) the Secretary determines that none of the test sites and\nranges of the Department of Defense that exist as of the date of\nthe enactment of this Act meet the needs of the Rocket Cargo\nProgram; and\n(2) not later than 30 days after the date of such\ndetermination, the Secretary notifies the congressional defense\ncommittees in writing of such determination and includes--\n(A) the requirements of the test or demonstration that\ncannot be met at an existing site or range;\n(B) the proposed alternative site chosen to conduct the\ntest or demonstration;\n(C) the estimated cost to conduct the test or\ndemonstration, including infrastructure improvement and\nequipment relocation costs, to use the alternative site; and\n(D) any departmental or interagency reviews or approvals\nthat are required to be completed before the Secretary may use\nthe alternative site.\nSEC. 1606. CONTINUATION OF OPERATION OF DEFENSE METEOROLOGICAL\nSATELLITE PROGRAM.\nThe Secretary of Defense shall continue to operate the Defense\nMeteorological Satellite Program, and its existing functions and\ndistribution capability, until the end of the functional life of the\nsatellites in orbit as of the date of the enactment of this Act under\nsuch program.\nSEC. 1607. STUDY ON ESTABLISHING A TACTICAL SURVEILLANCE,\nRECONNAISSANCE, AND TRACKING PROGRAM OF RECORD.\n(a) Study.--The Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with\nthe Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, shall\nconduct a study on the feasibility and advisability of establishing a\nprogram of record for tactical surveillance, reconnaissance, and\ntracking capabilities within the Department of Defense.\n(b) Scope.--The study under subsection (a) shall--\n(1) assess operational and technical requirements for tactical\nsurveillance, reconnaissance, and tracking capabilities across the\njoint force, including requirements identified by the combatant\ncommands;\n(2) evaluate options for organizational placement of such a\nprogram within the Department of Defense;\n(3) develop recommended acquisition and management approaches;\n(4) consider applicable intelligence oversight, legal, and\npolicy regulations relevant to the collection, retention, and\ndissemination of information; and\n(5) provide funding profile options and estimated resource\nrequirements to establish and sustain such a program.\n(c) Coordination.--In conducting the study under subsection (a),\nthe Secretary--\n(1) shall coordinate with the Under Secretary of Defense for\nAcquisition and Sustainment, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of\nStaff, and commanders of the combatant commands; and\n(2) may receive support from other elements of the Department\nor federally funded research and development centers as the\nSecretary determines appropriate.\n(d) Report.--Not later than July 31, 2026, the Secretary shall\nsubmit to the congressional defense committees a report, and shall\nprovide a briefing on, the findings and recommendations of the study\nunder subsection (a).\n(e) Authority to Establish.--The Secretary may establish a program\nof record for tactical surveillance, reconnaissance, and tracking\ncapabilities within the Department of Defense if--\n(1) the Secretary determines in the study under subsection (a)\nthat such establishment is advisable and feasible; and\n(2) a period of 90 days elapses following the date on which the\nSecretary submits the report under subsection (d); and\n(3) after such 90-day period, the Secretary notifies the\ncongressional defense committees of carrying out this subsection.\n(f) Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Tracking\nCapabilities Defined.--In this section, the term ``tactical\nsurveillance, reconnaissance, and tracking capabilities'' means the\ncapabilities provided under the pilot program carried out by the Space\nForce to use commercial data and analytics to provide surveillance,\nreconnaissance, and tracking information to the combatant commands.\nSEC. 1608. SPACEPORT OF THE FUTURE INITIATIVE AND STUDY ON FUTURE SPACE\nLAUNCH CAPACITY.\n(a) Study.--\n(1) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall conduct\na study, as part of the Spaceport of the Future initiative, to--\n(A) assess the operational capacity, infrastructure, and\nlong-term sustainability of space launch sites at Cape\nCanaveral Space Force Station, Florida, and Vandenberg Space\nForce Base, California, including with respect to heavy and\nsuper heavy launches from such sites;\n(B) evaluate the suitability of such sites for ongoing and\nfuture missions;\n(C) explore alternate launch locations that may offer\nadvantages in mission efficiency, cost-effectiveness, or\nstrategic value; and\n(D) assess the feasibility of incorporating other active\nspaceports into the national security launch infrastructure of\nthe Department of Defense.\n(2) Elements.--The study under paragraph (1) shall include the\nfollowing:\n(A) An analysis of the current capacity and use of the\nlaunch sites (as of the date of the study) at Cape Canaveral\nSpace Force Station and Vandenberg Space Force Base, including\nwith respect to existing infrastructure, launch frequencies,\nand operational efficiency.\n(B) A detailed evaluation of the infrastructure at Cape\nCanaveral Space Force Station and Vandenberg Space Force Base,\nincluding with respect to transportation access, environmental\nconsiderations, safety protocols, the adequacy of current\nfacilities (as of the date of the study), and the estimated\ncosts of maintaining and upgrading such infrastructure.\n(C) A review of environmental regulations, policies, and\npotential effects relating to space launches at Cape Canaveral\nSpace Force Station and Vandenberg Space Force Base, including\nany limitations or challenges imposed by Federal, State, or\nlocal regulations and an evaluation of potential strategies to\nmitigate adverse environmental effects.\n(D) A comparative analysis of alternate locations for space\nlaunches, including sites on Federal lands, private land\npartnerships, and locations outside the continental United\nStates, taking into account--\n(i) geographic and orbital dynamic considerations; and\n(ii) environmental, logistical, and regulatory factors\nthat may make alternate locations viable or advantageous,\nincluding cost comparisons and potential challenges in\nestablishing infrastructure at such locations.\n(E) An examination of the manner in which Cape Canaveral\nSpace Force Station, Vandenberg Space Force Base, and any\npotential alternate locations align with national defense and\nspace exploration goals, including with respect to launch site\nproximity to key orbital paths, security considerations, and\nredundancy for critical missions.\n(F) An exploration of the manner in which advancements in\nspace launch technology, including with respect to reusable\nlaunch vehicles and space traffic management, could influence\nthe future demand and operational needs for space launch sites.\n(G) An assessment of any innovative technologies that could\nenhance the capacity or reduce the environmental impact of\nexisting or alternate space launch sites.\n(H) A financial analysis of the long-term costs associated\nwith the use and maintenance of Cape Canaveral Space Force\nStation and Vandenberg Space Force Base for space launches, and\nthe estimated costs for establishing and operating alternative\nspace launch sites, including considerations applicable to\nGovernment funding, private sector partnerships, and cost-\nsharing models.\n(I) An assessment of additional funding required to\nimplement the Spaceport of the Future initiative, including the\nstatus, estimated completion dates, and total cost of projects,\nwhether at Federal, State, or commercial space launch\nfacilities.\n(J) Identification of other coastal locations throughout\nthe continental United States that would be suitable for\ndevelopment to expand national security launch infrastructure.\n(K) A review of Federal authorities, policies, and statutes\nthat may inhibit expansion of launch infrastructure at existing\nDepartment of Defense launch sites.\n(3) Consultation.--The Secretary shall carry out the study\nunder paragraph (1) in consultation with relevant stakeholders,\nincluding commercial space industry representatives, environmental\nagencies, and local governments.\n(b) Report.--\n(1) Initial report.--Not later than March 31, 2026, the\nSecretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a\nreport on the findings of the study under subsection (a).\n(2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall include--\n(A) recommendations on the future use of space launch sites\nat Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Vandenberg Space Force\nBase, and alternate locations;\n(B) a summary of findings and recommendations on the\ncontinued use of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and\nVandenberg Space Force Base for space launches;\n(C) a detailed analysis of alternate launch sites,\nincluding with respect to strategic, operational, and financial\nconsiderations;\n(D) policy recommendations for addressing infrastructure\nneeds, environmental concerns, and regulatory challenges for\nspace launch operations; and\n(E) a summary of the status, estimated completion dates,\ntotal cost, and funding required for projects under the\nSpaceport of the Future initiative.\n(3) Annual updates.--Not later than March 31 of each of 2027\nthrough 2031, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional\ndefense committees on the Spaceport of the Future initiative,\nincluding with respect to project status, estimated completion\ndates, total costs, and any updated assessments of funding or\ninfrastructure needs.\nSEC. 1609. AUXILIARY PAYLOAD FOR NEXT GENERATION POLAR OVERHEAD\nPERSISTENT INFRARED SATELLITES.\n(a) Revised Acquisition Strategy.--The Secretary of the Defense\nshall direct the milestone decision authority for the Next Generation\nPolar Overhead Persistent Infrared satellite program to revise the\nacquisition strategy for such program to include the auxiliary payload\n(commonly referred to ``APS-A'') in the program of record.\n(b) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``acquisition strategy'' means the acquisition\nstrategy required under section 4211 of title 10, United States\nCode.\n(2) The term ``milestone decision authority'' have the meaning\ngiven that term in section 4211 of title 10, United States Code.\nSEC. 1610. BLAST DAMAGE ASSESSMENT GUIDE FOR SPACE VEHICLES AT AIR\nFORCE LAUNCH COMPLEXES.\n(a) Requirement.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall publish a\nliquid oxygen and methane blast damage assessment guide for space\nlaunch vehicles at Air Force launch complexes.\n(b) Notice and Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the date on\nwhich the Secretary publishes the assessment guide under subsection\n(a), the Secretary shall--\n(1) notify the congressional defense committees of such\npublication; and\n(2) provide the congressional defense committees with a\nbriefing on the contents of the assessment guide.\n(c) Waiver.--\n(1) Authority.--The Secretary may waive the one-year\npublication timeline under subsection (a) for national security\npurposes, or if the Secretary determines that such timeline is\nimpractical, if the Secretary notifies the congressional defense\ncommittees with respect to an alternate date on which the\npublication shall occur.\n(2) Limitation.--The Secretary may exercise the waiver\nauthority under paragraph (1) not more than once.\n\nSubtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities\n\nSEC. 1621. VENDOR SUPPORT TO CLANDESTINE ACTIVITIES.\n(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 10, United\nStates Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 430e. Vendor support to clandestine activities\n``(a) Oversight, Deconfliction, and Risk Assessment Capability.--\nThe Secretary of Defense shall establish, maintain, continuously\nupdate, and use a secure, centralized technical capability to\nfacilitate oversight, deconfliction, and risk assessments of all\ncommercial vendor support to the Department of Defense for clandestine\nactivities. Such capability shall--\n``(1) enable the Department of Defense to perform oversight,\ndeconfliction, and risk assessments of past, ongoing, or planned\nclandestine activity involving support from commercial vendors,\nincluding all subcontractors; and\n``(2) include use of the minimum information required to--\n``(A) identify potential conflicts between clandestine\nactivities;\n``(B) identify the need for additional coordination with\nrespect to clandestine activities; and\n``(C) conduct aggregate risk assessments of clandestine\nactivities involving support from commercial vendors; and\n``(b) Exclusions.--(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if the\nSecretary of Defense determines that information concerning a\ncommercial vendor should not be used by the centralized technical\ncapability required by subsection (a) due to operational,\ncounterintelligence, or other national security concerns, the Secretary\nmay exclude such information from use by such centralized technical\ncapability.\n``(2) Not later than 7 days after making a determination under\nparagraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the\nPermanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of\nRepresentatives notice of the determination that includes the following\ninformation disaggregated by the element of the Department of Defense\nwith respect to which such commercial vendor provides support:\n``(A) The number of commercial vendors with respect to which\nthe Secretary made the determination under paragraph (1).\n``(B) A description of the types of activities supported by\nsuch commercial vendors.\n``(C) The rationale for excluding the information concerning\nsuch commercial vendors from such capability.\n``(c) Deconfliction.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure the\ncentralized technical capability required by subsection (a) is used in\neach case where a commercial vendor is expected to provide support to a\nclandestine activity to--\n``(1) deconflict the use of commercial vendors in support of\nclandestine activities of the Department of Defense; and\n``(2) assess operational risk and counterintelligence exposure\nattributable to the use of commercial vendors in support of\nclandestine activities of the Department of Defense.\n``(d) Clandestine Activity Defined.--In this section, the term\n`clandestine activity' means any activity where it is intended that the\nrole of the United States Government will not be apparent or\nacknowledged publicly.''.\n(b) Implementation Deadline and Reports.--\n(1) Implementation deadline and certification.--Not later than\none year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary\nof Defense shall--\n(A) implement the requirements of section 430e of title 10,\nUnited States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section;\nand\n(B) submit to the congressional defense committees, the\nSelect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the\nPermanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of\nRepresentatives a certification that such requirements have\nbeen implemented.\n(2) Submission of plan.--Not later than 120 days after the date\nof the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--\n(A) submit to the committees described in paragraph (1)(B)\na report containing the plan to implement the requirements of\nsuch section 430e; and\n(B) provide to such committees a briefing with respect to\nsuch plan.\n(3) Progress report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide\nto the committees described in paragraph (1)(B) a briefing\ndescribing the progress of the Secretary towards implementing the\nrequirements of such section 430e.\nSEC. 1622. SENSITIVE ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.\n(a) Oversight of Department of Defense Sensitive Activities.--\nChapter 3 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting\nafter section 130f the following new section:\n``Sec. 130g. Oversight of sensitive activities of the Department of\nDefense.\n``(a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall keep the\ncongressional defense committees fully and currently informed of\nDepartment of Defense sensitive activities.\n``(b) Notification.--In addition to the requirement under\nsubsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees a written notification of any compromise or failure of a\nsensitive activity of the Department of Defense by not later than 48\nhours after the date on which the Secretary determines that such a\ncompromise or failure has occurred.\n``(c) Procedures.--The Secretary, in consultation with the\ncongressional defense committees, shall establish and submit to such\ncommittees procedures for complying with the requirements of\nsubsections (a) and (b), including clearly established reporting\nthresholds and timelines for the prompt delivery of written\nnotifications consistent with the national security of the United\nStates and the protection of operational security. The Secretary shall\npromptly notify the congressional defense committees in writing of any\nchanges to such procedures at least 14 days prior to the adoption of\nany such changes.\n``(d) Sensitive Activities Defined.--In this section, the term\n`Department of Defense sensitive activities' means operations, actions,\nactivities, or programs of the Department of Defense that if\ncompromised, could have enduring adverse effects on United States\nforeign policy, Department of Defense activities, or military\noperations, or cause significant embarrassment to the United States,\nits allies, or the Department of Defense. Such activities are generally\nhandled through special access, compartmented, or other sensitive\ncontrol mechanisms.''.\n(b) Application of Notifications.--The Secretary of Defense shall--\n(1) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of\nthis Act, establish the procedures under subsection (c) of section\n130g of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of\nthis section; and\n(2) not later than 90 days after the date of such\nestablishment, begin making notifications under subsection (b) of\nsuch section 130g.\nSEC. 1623. CODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSIDER THREAT\nPROGRAM.\n(a) Transfer to Title 10.--Chapter 131 of title 10, United States\nCode, is amended by inserting after section 2224a a new section 2225\nconsisting of--\n(1) a heading as follows:\n``Sec. 2225. Insider threat detection''; and\n(2) a text consisting of the text of subsections (a) and (b) of\nsection 922 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 10 U.S.C.2224 note).\n(b) Repeal of Existing Provision.--Section 922 of the National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 10\nU.S.C. 2224 note) is repealed.\nSEC. 1624. PROVISION BY AIR FORCE OF METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES FOR\nINTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.\n(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall provide\nmeteorological services for operations of--\n(1) each combat support agency that is an element of the\nintelligence community; and\n(2) by agreement with the head of any other element of the\nintelligence community, that element of the intelligence community.\n(b) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``combat support agency'' has the meaning given\nthat term in section 193 of title 10, United States Code.\n(2) The term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning given\nthat term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50\nU.S.C. 3003).\nSEC. 1625. ANNUAL REPORT ON REQUESTS OF COMBATANT COMMANDS FOR REMOTE\nSENSING DATA.\n(a) Reports and Briefings.--Not later than February 1, 2026, and\nannually thereafter for a five-year period, the Chairman of the Joint\nChiefs of Staff, in consultation with the commanders of the combatant\ncommands, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House\nof Representatives and the Senate a report, and shall provide to such\ncommittees a briefing, on the requests of the combatant commands for\ndata and information derived from remote sensing.\n(b) Matters.--Each report and briefing under subsection (a) shall\ninclude, with respect to the two-year period preceding the date of the\nsubmission of that report and for each combatant command, the following\ninformation:\n(1) An identification of the number of requests of that\ncombatant command for data or information derived from remote\nsensing made to personnel of the National Geospatial-Intelligence\nAgency during such period, if any, including the number of any such\nrequests denied, accepted but not completely fulfilled, and\ncompletely fulfilled, respectively.\n(2) With respect to any such requests, an assessment of whether\nthe time to provide the data or information requested was\nsufficient for the tactical purpose for which the data or\ninformation was requested.\n(3) An identification of the number of any such requests not\ncompletely fulfilled and the reason, if any, given by personnel of\nthe National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for such lack of\nfulfillment.\nSEC. 1626. REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF EXTENSION OF INACTIVE SECURITY\nCLEARANCES.\n(a) Extension of Period of Inactive Security Clearances.--\n(1) Review and evaluation.--The Under Secretary of Defense for\nIntelligence and Security, in coordination with the Director of\nNational Intelligence, shall conduct a review and evaluation of the\nfeasibility and advisability of extending the period of inactive\nsecurity clearances for covered individuals to a period of not more\nthan five years.\n(2) Assessment.--The review under paragraph (1) shall include,\nat a minimum, an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of\nsubjecting inactive security clearances to continuous vetting and\ndue diligence, including implications for the continued development\nof the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative.\n(b) Briefing Required.--Not later than June 30, 2026, the Under\nSecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security shall provide to the\nCommittees on Armed Services for the Senate and House of\nRepresentatives and the congressional intelligence committees a\nbriefing on the results of the review and evaluation described in\nsubsection (a).\n(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``congressional intelligence committees'' has the\nmeaning given that term in section 3 of the National Security Act\nof 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).\n(2) The term ``covered individuals'' means individuals who--\n(A) have been retired or otherwise separated from\nemployment with the Department of Defense for a period of not\nmore than 5 years; and\n(B) were eligible to access classified information on the\nday before the individual retired or otherwise separated from\nsuch employment.\n\nSubtitle C--Nuclear Forces\n\nSEC. 1631. ADJUSTMENT TO RESPONSIBILITIES OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS COUNCIL.\nSection 179 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by inserting\n``The Council shall be the primary mechanism for integrating,\nstreamlining, and ensuring unity of purpose and direction for\nnuclear deterrence related activities within the Department of\nDefense and the Department of Energy.'' after ``Energy.'';\n(2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (3);\n(3) in subsection (d)--\n(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (13) as\nparagraphs (2) through (14), respectively;\n(B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated,\nthe following:\n``(1) Overseeing nuclear deterrence activities of the\nDepartment of Defense and the National Nuclear Security\nAdministration, including policy and resources, and developing\noptions for adjusting the deterrence posture of the United States\nin response to evolving international security conditions.'';\n(C) by amending paragraph (6), as so redesignated, to read\nas follows:\n``(6) Evaluating safety, security, and control issues for\nexisting weapons and for proposed new weapon program starts and\napproving adjustments as required.'';\n(D) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking\n``Ensuring that adequate consideration is given to'' and\ninserting ``Overseeing the approval of'';\n(E) by amending paragraph (8), as so redesignated, to read\nas follows:\n``(8) Providing specific guidance regarding priorities for\nresearch on--\n``(A) nuclear weapon delivery systems and platforms and\npriorities on military capability development within the armed\nforces and the broader Department of Defense; and\n``(B) nuclear weapons and priorities among activities,\nincluding production, surveillance, research, construction, and\nany other programs within the National Nuclear Security\nAdministration.'';\n(F) by amending paragraph (9), as so redesignated, to read\nas follows:\n``(9) Coordinating and approving activities conducted by the\nDepartment of Defense and the Department of Energy for the study,\ndevelopment, production, and retirement of nuclear warheads and\nweapon systems, including concept definition studies, feasibility\nstudies, engineering development, hardware component fabrication,\nwarhead and weapon system production, and warhead retirement.'';\n(G) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated, by inserting\n``and weapon system'' after ``warhead'';\n(H) in paragraph (12), as so redesignated, by inserting\n``and related weapon systems supporting nuclear deterrence\nmissions'' after ``weapons''; and\n(I) in paragraph (14), as so redesignated--\n(i) by striking ``Coordinating'' and inserting\n``Overseeing''; and\n(ii) by inserting ``systems and'' after ``delivery'';\nand\n(4) by amending subsection (f)(1) to read as follows:\n``(f) Budget and Funding Matters.--(1) The Council shall annually\nreview the plans and budget of the National Nuclear Security\nAdministration and the military departments to assess whether such\nplans and budget meet the current and projected requirements relating\nto nuclear weapons and related weapon systems supporting nuclear\ndeterrence missions.''.\nSEC. 1632. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC\nMISSILES OF THE UNITED STATES.\n(a) Inventory Requirement.--Section 9062 of title 10, United States\nCode, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n``(n)(1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall maintain a total\ninventory of intercontinental ballistic missiles sufficient to ensure\nthat not fewer than 400 such missiles are operationally available.\n``(2) Such intercontinental ballistic missiles shall be deployed\namong not fewer than 150 launch facilities dispersed across each of the\nfollowing locations (for a total of not fewer than 450):\n``(A) Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Laramie County,\nWyoming.\n``(B) Malmstrom Air Force Base, Cascade County, Montana.\n``(C) Minot Air Force Base, Ward County, North Dakota.\n``(3) In this subsection, the term `intercontinental ballistic\nmissile' means any combination of the LGM-30G Minuteman III\nintercontinental ballistic missile or the LGM-35A Sentinel\nintercontinental ballistic missile.''.\n(b)(1) Limitation on Availability of Certain Funds.--Except as\nprovided in paragraph (2), none of the funds authorized to be\nappropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department\nof Defense for fiscal year 2026 may be obligated or expended for the\nfollowing, and the Department may not otherwise take any action to do\nthe following:\n(A) Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the responsiveness or alert\nlevel of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United\nStates.\n(B) Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the quantity of deployed\nintercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States to a\nnumber less than that specified by subsection (n) of section 9062\nof title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).\n(2) Exception.--The limitation under paragraph (1) shall not apply\nto any of the following activities:\n(A) The maintenance or sustainment of intercontinental\nballistic missiles.\n(B) Ensuring the safety, security, or reliability of\nintercontinental ballistic missiles.\n(C) Facilitating the transition from the LGM-30G Minuteman III\nintercontinental ballistic missile to the Sentinel LGM-35A\nintercontinental ballistic missile.\nSEC. 1633. MATTERS RELATING TO THE NUCLEAR-ARMED, SEA-LAUNCHED CRUISE\nMISSILE.\n(a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 1640 of the National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) is\namended to read as follows:\n``(b) Initial Operational Capability.--The Secretary of Defense and\nthe Administrator for Nuclear Security shall take such actions as are\nnecessary to ensure the program and project described in subsection\n(a)--\n``(1) provide a limited number of assets prior to initial\noperational capability being achieved to enable limited operational\ndeployment of the weapon system, in a quantity to be determined by\nthe Nuclear Weapons Council, to meet combatant command requirements\nnot later than September 30, 2032; and\n``(2) achieve initial operational capability, as defined\njointly by the Secretary of the Navy and the Chairman of the Joint\nChiefs of Staff, by not later than September 30, 2034.''.\n(b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with\nthe Nuclear Weapons Council, shall provide to the congressional defense\ncommittees a briefing that includes--\n(1) an initial definition of limited operational capability for\nthe nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missile; and\n(2) a timeline to achieve the defined limited operational\ncapability, in compliance with the requirements of section\n1640(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2024.\nSEC. 1634. ADJUSTMENT TO BOMBER AIRCRAFT NUCLEAR CERTIFICATION\nREQUIREMENT.\nSection 211 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 1671) is amended to read as\nfollows:\n``SEC. 211. B-21 BOMBER AIRCRAFT NUCLEAR CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.\n``The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that the B-21 bomber\nis--\n``(1) operationally certified to employ nuclear gravity bombs\nnot later than 180 days after the date on which such aircraft\nachieves initial operational capability; and\n``(2) operationally certified to employ the AGM-181 long-range\nstandoff weapon not later than two years after the date on which\neither the B-21 bomber or the AGM-181 long-range standoff weapon\nachieves initial operational capability, whichever is later.''.\nSEC. 1635. ORGANIZATIONAL REALIGNMENT WITH RESPECT TO OFFICE OF THE\nASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR NUCLEAR DETERRENCE, CHEMICAL AND\nBIOLOGICAL DEFENSE POLICY AND PROGRAMS; LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF\nCERTAIN FUNDS.\n(a) Organizational Realignment.--Not later than 45 days after the\ndate of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall take\nsuch actions as are required to--\n(1) integrate into the Office of the Assistant Secretary of\nDefense for Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical and Biological Defense\nPolicy and Programs (hereinafter ``ASD (ND-CBD)'') the authorities,\nresponsibilities, personnel, and resources necessary for executing\nactivities in support of the Under Secretary of Defense for\nAcquisition and Sustainment's roles as the Defense Acquisition\nExecutive and Milestone Decision Authority for applicable Major\nDefense Acquisition Programs as pertains to Department of Defense\nprograms for acquiring, sustaining, and managing--\n(A) dedicated nuclear weapons platforms and delivery\nsystems; and\n(B) nuclear command, control, and communications\n(hereinafter ``NC3'') systems;\n(2) ensure the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for\nAcquisition reassigns sufficient personnel to the Office of the ASD\n(ND-CBD) to support joint oversight of Major Defense Acquisition\nPrograms for platforms--\n(A) capable of employing both conventional and nuclear\nweapons; and\n(B) hosting NC3 systems; and\n(3) establish Departmental processes for joint oversight by the\nAssistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and the ASD (ND-CBD)\nof platforms--\n(A) capable of employing both conventional and nuclear\nweapons; and\n(B) hosting NC3 systems.\n(b) Limitation on Availability of Funds.--Of the funds authorized\nto be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal\nyear 2026 for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, to the Office of\nthe Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and\navailable to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and\nSustainment and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition for\ntravel purposes, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended\nuntil the date on which the Secretary of Defense notifies the\ncongressional defense committees that the Department of Defense has--\n(1) completed the organizational realignments described in\nsubsection (a); and\n(2) provided to the Committees on Armed Services of the House\nof Representatives and the Senate a briefing on--\n(A) detailed implementation plans used to achieve the\nactions required in subsection (a); and\n(B) policies and procedures of the Department for future\nadjustments to management and oversight responsibilities for\ndedicated nuclear weapon and dual-capable platforms and weapon\nsystems between the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense\nfor Acquisition and Sustainment and cognizant Direct Reporting\nProgram Managers, as applicable.\nSEC. 1636. MATTERS RELATING TO INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES OF\nTHE UNITED STATES.\nThe Secretary of the Air Force may enter into contracts for the\nlife-of-program procurement of solid rocket motor nozzle material and\nrelated processing activities for the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental\nballistic missile system.\nSEC. 1637. DEEP CLEANING OF LAUNCH CONTROL CENTERS OF THE AIR FORCE\nGLOBAL STRIKE COMMAND.\n(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force, acting through the\nCommander of the Air Force Global Strike Command, shall ensure that\neach Minuteman III launch control center within the three missile wings\ncomprising the 20th Air Force undergoes a deep cleaning of its crew\ncapsules at least once every five years until each such launch control\ncenter is decommissioned.\n(b) Waiver.--\n(1) In general.--The Commander of the Air Force Global Strike\nCommand may waive the requirement under subsection (a) with respect\nto a particular Minuteman III launch control center due to--\n(A) unforseen circumstances that make carrying out the deep\ncleaning required by such subsection impracticable; or\n(B) national security needs.\n(2) Congressional notification.--If the Commander grants a\nwaiver under paragraph (1), the Commander shall notify the\ncongressional defense committees of such wavier. Such notice shall\ninclude--\n(A) the launch control center subject to such waiver; and\n(B) when such launch control center is expected to be deep\ncleaned.\n(c) Annual Report.--Not later than the first October 1 after the\ndate of the enactment of this Act, and on an annual basis thereafter\nuntil each Minuteman III launch control center is decommissioned, the\nSecretary of the Air Force shall provide to the congressional defense\ncommittees a briefing that includes--\n(1) an identification of each such launch control center--\n(A) deep cleaned during the fiscal year covered by the\nbriefing; and\n(B) scheduled for a deep cleaning during the fiscal year\nbeginning after the fiscal year during which the briefing is\nprovided; and\n(2) any additional matters of concern, as determined by the\nSecretary, with respect to the condition of such launch control\ncenters.\nSEC. 1638. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING NOTIFICATION OF\nTASKING AUTHORITY DELEGATION.\nOf the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise\nmade available for fiscal year 2026 for Operation and Maintenance, Air\nForce, and available to the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force\nfor travel purposes, not more than 85 percent may be obligated or\nexpended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense notifies the\ncongressional defense committees that the delegation of authority\ndescribed in section 1638(e) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat.\n2941) has been completed.\nSEC. 1639. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING COMMENCEMENT OF\nANNUAL BRIEFINGS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE\nCONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION ON THE STRATEGIC POSTURE OF THE UNITED STATES.\nOf the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise\nmade available for fiscal year 2026 for Operation and Maintenance,\nDefense-Wide, and available to the Office of the Under Secretary of\nDefense for Acquisition and Sustainment for travel expenses, not more\nthan 90 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which\nthe Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment\ncompletes the first annual briefing to the congressional defense\ncommittees required by section 1637 of the Servicemember Quality of\nLife Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2025 (Public Law 118-159).\nSEC. 1640. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR COMPENSATION CAPS.\n(a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by\nthis Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 may be used\nto establish, or implement a requirement to establish, a cap on\nreimbursement of compensation and benefits for non-Federal employees\nunder contract with the National Nuclear Security Administration or\nemployees of any Federally-funded research and development center\nsupporting--\n(1) any atomic energy defense activity, as defined in section 2\nof the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101);\n(2) the sustainment and modernization of--\n(A) nuclear weapons delivery systems and platforms of the\nDepartment of Defense;\n(B) nuclear command, control, and communication systems of\nthe Department; or\n(C) any infrastructure association with the systems or\nplatforms described in subparagraph (A) or (B); or\n(3) the development, testing, or fielding of technologies\nsupporting the Golden Dome missile defense system.\n(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed\nto affect or limit the application of, or any obligation to comply\nwith, the requirements of--\n(1) section 3744(a) of title 10, United States Code; or\n(2) section 4304(a) of title 41, United States Code.\nSECTION 1641. STRATEGY TO SUSTAIN MINUTEMAN III INTERCONTINENTAL\nBALLISTIC MISSILE AND MAXIMIZE END-OF-LIFE MARGIN.\n(a) Strategy Required.--\n(1) In general.--Concurrent with the first submission to\nCongress of a budget pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31,\nUnited States Code, after the date of the enactment of this Act,\nand with each budget submitted to Congress pursuant to such section\nuntil the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and\nSustainment determines the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental\nballistic missile reaches full operational capacity, the Secretary\nof the Air Force, in consultation with the Under Secretary, shall\nsubmit to the congressional defense committees a strategy, with\nrespect to the LGM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic\nmissiles, Air Force Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications\nWeapon System (AN/USQ.225), associated ground systems, and other\nsupporting systems to address aging components and maximize the\nend-of-life margin.\n(2) Elements.--Each strategy required by paragraph (1) shall\ninclude the following:\n(A) A comprehensive identification of all significant age-\nrelated and supportability challenges for the LGM-30G Minuteman\nIII intercontinental ballistic missiles that includes a\ndescription of--\n(i) efforts of the Secretary to address each such\nchallenge; and\n(ii) activities the Secretary intends to carry out to\naddress each such challenge.\n(B) A description of effects on the system performance of\nMinuteman III missiles that result from aging components,\nincluding such effects with respect to shortfalls in\ncapability.\n(C) A summary of test activities conducted with Minuteman\nIII missiles during the calender year that precedes the date of\nthe submission of the strategy, including a description of any\nobservations of anomalous performance during such test\nactivities.\n(D) A discussion of opportunities to increase the end-of-\nlife margin or overall performance of Minuteman III missiles.\n(E) A statement of the total inventory of such Minuteman\nIII missiles available to the United States, including spares.\n(F) A forecast with respect to the asset attrition that\nincludes an identification of key drivers of such asset\nattrition.\n(G) An identification, as specific budget line items, of\nall funding with respect to the LGM-30G Minuteman III\nintercontinental ballistic missiles, associated ground systems,\nand other and supporting systems included in the budget of the\nDepartment of Defense for the fiscal year during which the\nstrategy is submitted.\n(H) An estimate of the amount of such funding the Secretary\ndetermines is necessary across the period covered by the most\nrecent future-years defense program submitted to Congress under\nsection 221 of title 10, United States Code, to ensure the\ncontinued effective operation of the the LGM-30G Minuteman III\nintercontinental ballistic missile, associated ground systems,\nand other and supporting systems until the LGM-35A Sentinel\nintercontinental ballistic missile reaches full operational\ncapacity.\n(b) Independent Assessment of Strategy.--\n(1) In general.--The Under Secretary shall review each strategy\nrequired under subsection (a) to assess whether the strategy is\nsufficient to ensure the continued effective operation of the LGM-\n30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile system until\nthe LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile reaches\nfull operational capacity.\n(2) Reports.--During the period the requirement under\nsubsection (a) is effective, the Under Secretary shall, not later\nthan 45 days after any date on which a budget is submitted to\nCongress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States\nCode, submit to the congressional defense committees a report that\nincludes--\n(A) the findings of the assessment required under paragraph\n(1);\n(B) a discussion of any unfunded priorities and risk\nreduction opportunities with respect to the LGM-30G Minuteman\nIII intercontinental ballistic missile, associated ground\nsystems, and other supporting systems; and\n(C) any other matters as the Under Secretary determines\nappropriate.\nSEC. 1642. MATTERS RELATING TO AIR FORCE GLOBAL STRIKE COMMAND.\n(a) Establishment of Air Force Global Strike Command.--Chapter 907\nof title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the\nfollowing new section:\n``Sec. 9068. Air Force Global Strike Command\n``(a) Establishment.--There is in the Air Force a major command,\nwhich shall be known as Air Force Global Strike Command.\n``(b) Commander.--(1) The Commander of Air Force Global Strike\nCommand shall hold the grade of general while serving in that position,\nwithout vacating that officer's permanent grade. The commander shall be\nappointed to that grade by the President, by and with the advice and\nconsent of the Senate, for service in that position.\n``(2) The commander shall serve as the single accountable officer\nresponsible to the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff of\nthe Air Force for carrying out all aspects of Air Force nuclear and\nlong-range strike missions in support of United States Strategic\nCommand, including such aspects described in subsection (c).\n``(c) Functions.--The Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command\nshall be responsible for carrying out all aspects and activities of the\nAir Force nuclear and long-range strike missions in support of United\nStates Strategic Command. Such aspects include nuclear weapons, nuclear\nweapon delivery systems, long-range strike bomber aircraft, and the\nnuclear command, control, and communication systems. Such activities\ninclude the following:\n``(1) Providing combat-ready nuclear and long-range\nconventional strike forces in support of Presidential and combatant\ncommander directives.\n``(2) Administrating, organizing, training, and equipping\nassigned and gained forces.\n``(3) Assessing the readiness of assigned and gained forces and\nsubmitting to the Secretary and the Air Force Chief of Staff\nperiodic reports with respect to such assessments.\n``(4) Leading development in the Air Force of--\n``(A) military requirements with respect to nuclear and\nlong-range strike missions;\n``(B) budget proposals necessary to carry out the missions\nof the Air Force Global Strike Command;\n``(C) long-range investment plans and priorities to\nsustain, modernize, and recapitalize assigned forces; and\n``(D) employment strategies, concepts, tactics, techniques,\nand procedures with respect to strategic deterrence, nuclear\ndeterrence operation, and long-range strike operations.\n``(5) Advising the Secretary, as necessary, on the adequacy of\nresources of the Department of the Air Force dedicated to support\nand execute nuclear missions.\n``(6) Such other functions as the Secretary determines\nnecessary or appropriate for execution of nuclear deterrence and\nlong-range strike missions.''.\n(b) Oversight of Nuclear Deterrence Mission.--Section 9040(b) of\ntitle 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``in\ncoordination with the Commander of Air Force Global Strike\nCommand'' after ``duties'';\n(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3)\nand (4), respectively;\n(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new\nparagraph (2):\n``(2) Coordinate with and support the activities of Air Force\nGlobal Strike Command, the Air Force Nuclear Systems Center, and\nany other applicable Air Force organization in the sustainment and\nmodernization of weapon systems associated with the nuclear\ndeterrence mission of the Air Force.'';\n(4) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking ``and the\nChief of Staff of the Air Force'' and inserting ``the Chief of\nStaff of the Air Force, and the Commander of Air Force Global\nStrike Command''; and\n(5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(5) Represent Air Force nuclear deterrence mission equities\non behalf of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the Commander\nof Air Force Global Strike Command within the Nuclear Weapons\nCouncil processes and other Department of Defense fora, as\nappropriate.''.\n\nSubtitle D--Missile Defense Programs\n\nSEC. 1651. MODIFICATION TO NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY TO REFLECT\nGOLDEN DOME FOR AMERICA POLICY.\nSection 5501 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by\nstriking the text and inserting the following:\n``It is the policy of the United States--\n``(1) to provide for the common defense of the United States\nand its citizens by deploying and maintaining a next-generation\nmissile defense shield;\n``(2) to deter and defend the United States, citizens of the\nUnited States, and critical infrastructure of the United States,\nagainst the threat of foreign attack by increasingly complex\nballistic, hypersonic glide, and cruise missiles, and other\nadvanced aerial threats; and\n``(3) to guarantee the viability of an effective nuclear\nresponse capability of the United States and to support the\ncontinued deterrence of strategic attacks against the homeland of\nthe United States.''.\nSEC. 1652. GOLDEN DOME MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM.\n(a) Annual Report.--\n(1) Requirement.--Concurrent with the first submission to\nCongress of a budget pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31,\nUnited States Code, after the date of the enactment of this Act,\nand with each submission of a budget to Congress pursuant to such\nsection until the date on which the Secretary of Defense determines\nthat the next-generation air and missile defense architecture\ndeveloped pursuant to Executive Order 14 14186 (90 Fed. Reg. 8767),\nor such successor order, achieves full operational capability, the\nSecretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a\nreport on the development and deployment of such architecture.\n(2) Elements.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall include\nthe following:\n(A) A summary of air and missile threats to the United\nStates, including notable developments occurring during year\ncovered by the report.\n(B) A description of the system architecture of the next-\ngeneration air and missile defense architecture, including the\nidentification of each capability, program, and project\nconsidered to be part of such architecture.\n(C) A preliminary description of, cost estimate for, and\nschedule to achieve--\n(i) initial operational capability; and\n(ii) full operational capability.\n(D) A consolidated list of funds estimated within the most\nrecent future-years defense program under section 221 of title\n10, United States Code, for the next-generation air and missile\ndefense architecture as compared to the prior fiscal year,\nincluding with respect to--\n(i) each capability, program, and project identified in\nsubparagraph (B);\n(ii) test and evaluation activities;\n(iii) military construction;\n(iv) operations and maintenance, including advanced\nplanning and infrastructure sustainment, renovation, and\nmaintenance funds; and\n(v) civilian and military personnel.\n(E) A description of relevant concepts of operations.\n(F) A schedule of test activities planned for the upcoming\nyear.\n(G) Identification of requirements with respect to the\nelectromagnetic spectrum for the development, deployment, and\ndeconfliction, where necessary, of capabilities included in\nsuch architecture.\n(H) A holistic assessment of the total ground segment\nrequirements to support the architecture and the progress made\ntoward meeting such requirements.\n(I) An organizational construct defining roles and\nresponsibilities for each participating element of the\nDepartment of Defense.\n(J) An assessment of on-orbit testing and training\nrequirements necessary for developing capabilities and ensuring\nlong-term warfighting.\n(K) Identification of any additional legal authorities\nnecessary to carry out or expedite the development and\ndeployment of such architecture.\n(L) Any other matters the Secretary considers relevant.\n(b) Quarterly Briefings.--\n(1) Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, and on a quarterly basis thereafter until\nthe date on which the Secretary of Defense determines that the\nnext-generation air and missile defense architecture achieves full\noperational capability, the Secretary shall provide to the\ncongressional defense committees a briefing on the status of the\ndevelopment and deployment of such architecture.\n(2) Elements.--Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall include\nthe following:\n(A) The status of the next-generation air and missile\ndefense architecture as compared to the previous quarter.\n(B) The progress towards initial and full operational\ncapability of such architecture.\n(C) The execution of funding appropriated for such\narchitecture and related activities described in subparagraph\n(D).\n(D) A description of test events planned for the upcoming\nquarter and a detailed review of test events performed during\nthe previous quarter.\n(E) Any notable highlights and changes affecting the\ndevelopment and deployment of such architecture.\n(F) Such other matters as the Secretary considers\nappropriate.\nSEC. 1653. AMENDMENTS TO TECHNICAL AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR OF MISSILE\nDEFENSE AGENCY REGARDING INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ACTIVITIES\nAND PROGRAMS.\n(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 5531 of title 10, United\nStates Code, is amended--\n(1) by striking ``The Director'' and inserting ``Subject to the\nauthority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the\nDirector'';\n(2) by inserting ``system level architectures,'' before\n``interfaces''; and\n(3) by inserting a comma after ``of such activities and\nprograms''.\n(b) Technical Corrections.--Subsection (b) of such section is\namended--\n(1) in paragraph (1)--\n(A) by striking ``under paragraph (1)'' and inserting\n``under subsection (a)''; and\n(B) by striking ``with subparagraph (B)'' and inserting\n``with paragraph (2)''; and\n(2) in paragraph (2)--\n(A) by striking ``under subparagraph (A)'' and inserting\n``under paragraph (1)''; and\n(B) by striking ``under paragraph (1)'' and inserting\n``under subsection (a)''.\nSEC. 1654. PROHIBITION ON PRIVATIZED OR SUBSCRIPTION-BASED MISSILE\nDEFENSE INTERCEPT CAPABILITIES.\nSubchapter II of chapter 551 of title 10, United States Code, is\namended by adding at the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 5516. Prohibition on privatized or subscription-based missile\ndefense intercept capabilities\n``(a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Defense may only develop,\ndeploy, test, or operate a missile defense system with kinetic missile\ndefense capabilities if--\n``(1) the missile defense system is owned and operated by the\narmed forces; and\n``(2) such capabilities do not use a subscription-based\nservice, a pay-for-service model, or a recurring-fee model to\nengage or intercept a target.\n``(b) Inherently Governmental Function.--The decision to engage in\nkinetic missile defense activities, including targeting, launch\nauthorization, and engagement of airborne or spaceborne threats, is an\ninherently governmental function that only officers or employees of the\nFederal Government or members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine\nCorps, or Space Force may perform.\n``(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be\nconstrued to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from--\n``(1) entering into contracts with private entities for the\nresearch, development, manufacture, maintenance, or testing of\nmissile defense systems;\n``(2) entering into or carrying out co-production or co-\ndevelopment arrangements, or other cooperative agreements, with\nallies and partners of the United States with respect to missile\ndefense capabilities; or\n``(3) procuring commercial services for remote sensing,\ntelemetry, threat tracking, data analysis, data transport, or early\nwarning, if such services do not directly involve the execution or\ncommand of kinetic missile defense activities.\n``(d) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:\n``(1) The term `kinetic missile defense activities' means any\naction intended to physically intercept, neutralize, or destroy a\nmissile, projectile, aircraft, or other airborne threat, including\nthose using kinetic interceptors or directed energy.\n``(2) The term `kinetic missile defense capabilities' means any\nsystem or platform that is designed to be able to carry out kinetic\nmissile defense activities.\n``(3) The term `subscription-based service' means any\narrangement in which a private entity provides ongoing or recurring\noperational access to missile defense capabilities in exchange for\nperiodic payment.''.\nSEC. 1655. MATTERS RELATED TO INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE\nCAPABILITIES TO DEFEND GUAM.\n(a) Prohibition on Removal Without Notification.--None of the funds\nauthorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available\nfor fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or\nexpended to remove an integrated air and missile defense system or\ncapability from Guam unless--\n(1) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff submits to the\ncongressional defense committees a notice of the proposed removal;\nand\n(2) a 10-day period elapses following the date of such\nsubmission.\n(b) Limitation on Availability of Funds.--Of the funds authorized\nto be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal\nyear 2026 for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for\nAcquisition and Sustainment for travel expenses, not more than 90\npercent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Under\nSecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment completes the\nfirst annual briefing to the congressional defense committees required\nby section 1648 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law\n118-159; 138 Stat. 2186).\n(c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment\nof this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional\ndefense committees an unclassified summary of the report required by\nsection 1660 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act\nfor Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2955).\nSEC. 1656. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF MISSILE INSTRUMENTATION RANGE\nSAFETY VESSELS.\n(a) Vessel Construction.--\n(1) Completion of design.--Subject to the availability of\nappropriations, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation\nwith the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, shall complete the\ndesign of missile instrumentation range safety vessels for the\nNational Defense Reserve Fleet to allow for the construction of\nsuch vessels to begin in fiscal year 2027.\n(2) Agreement with vessel construction manager.--\nNotwithstanding section 8679 of title 10, United States Code, and\nsubject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of the\nTransportation, in consultation with the Director of the Missile\nDefense Agency, shall seek to enter into an agreement with an\nappropriate vessel construction manager under which the vessel\nconstruction manager shall enter into a contract for the\nconstruction of not more than two such vessels in accordance with\nthis section.\n(3) Design standards and construction practices.--Subject to\nparagraph (2), a vessel constructed pursuant to this section shall\nbe constructed using commercial design standards and commercial\nconstruction practices that are consistent with the best interests\nof the Federal Government.\n(b) Consultation With Other Federal Entities.--The Secretary of\nTransportation shall consult and coordinate with the Director of the\nMissile Defense Agency and may consult with the heads of other\nappropriate Federal agencies regarding the vessel referred to in\nsubsection (a) and activities associated with such vessel.\n(c) Prohibition on Use of Funds for Used Vessels.--None of the\nfunds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made\navailable to carry out this section may be used for the procurement of\nany used vessel.\n(d) Missile Defense Agency Transfer Authority.--The Director of the\nMissile Defense Agency may transfer amounts authorized to be\nappropriated for the Missile Defense Agency to the Secretary of\nTransportation, to be used for the purposes authorized by this section.\nAny amount transferred pursuant to this subsection shall retain its\noriginal period of availability.\nSEC. 1657. IRON DOME SHORT-RANGE ROCKET DEFENSE SYSTEM AND ISRAELI\nCOOPERATIVE MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAM CO-DEVELOPMENT AND CO-PRODUCTION.\n(a) Iron Dome Short-range Rocket Defense System.--\n(1) Availability of funds.--Of the funds authorized to be\nappropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2026 for procurement,\nDefense-wide, and available for the Missile Defense Agency, not\nmore than $60,000,000 may be provided to the Government of Israel\nto procure components for the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense\nsystem through co-production of such components in the United\nStates by industry of the United States.\n(2) Conditions.--\n(A) Agreement.--Funds described in paragraph (1) for the\nIron Dome short-range rocket defense program shall be available\nsubject to the terms and conditions in the Agreement Between\nthe Department of Defense of the United States of America and\nthe Ministry of Defense of the State of Israel Concerning Iron\nDome Defense System Procurement, signed on March 5, 2014, as\namended to include co-production for Tamir interceptors.\n(B) Certification.--Not later than 30 days prior to the\ninitial obligation of funds described in paragraph (1), the\nUnder Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment\nshall submit to the appropriate congressional committees--\n(i) a certification that the amended bilateral\ninternational agreement specified in subparagraph (A) is\nbeing implemented as provided in such agreement;\n(ii) an assessment detailing any risks relating to the\nimplementation of such agreement; and\n(iii) for system improvements resulting in modified\nIron Dome components and Tamir interceptor sub-components,\na certification that the Government of Israel has\ndemonstrated successful completion of Production Readiness\nReviews, including the validation of production lines, the\nverification of component conformance, and the verification\nof performance to specification as defined in the Iron Dome\nDefense System Procurement Agreement, as further amended.\n(b) Israeli Cooperative Missile Defense Program, David's Sling\nWeapon System Co-production.--\n(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), of the funds\nauthorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026 for procurement,\nDefense-wide, and available for the Missile Defense Agency not more\nthan $40,000,000 may be provided to the Government of Israel to\nprocure the David's Sling Weapon System, including for co-\nproduction of parts and components in the United States by United\nStates industry.\n(2) Agreement.--Provision of funds specified in paragraph (1)\nshall be subject to the terms and conditions in the bilateral co-\nproduction agreement, including--\n(A) a one-for-one cash match is made by Israel or in\nanother matching amount that otherwise meets best efforts (as\nmutually agreed to by the United States and Israel); and\n(B) co-production of parts, components, and all-up rounds\n(if appropriate) in the United States by United States industry\nfor the David's Sling Weapon System is not less than 50\npercent.\n(3) Certification and assessment.--The Under Secretary of\nDefense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the\nappropriate congressional committees--\n(A) a certification that the Government of Israel has\ndemonstrated the successful completion of the knowledge points,\ntechnical milestones, and Production Readiness Reviews required\nby the research, development, and technology agreement and the\nbilateral co-production agreement for the David's Sling Weapon\nSystem; and\n(B) an assessment detailing any risks relating to the\nimplementation of such agreement.\n(c) Israeli Cooperative Missile Defense Program, Arrow 3 Upper Tier\nInterceptor Program Co-production.--\n(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), of the funds\nauthorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026 for procurement,\nDefense-wide, and available for the Missile Defense Agency not more\nthan $100,000,000 may be provided to the Government of Israel for\nthe Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program, including for co-\nproduction of parts and components in the United States by United\nStates industry.\n(2) Certification.--The Under Secretary of Defense for\nAcquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the appropriate\ncongressional committees a certification that--\n(A) the Government of Israel has demonstrated the\nsuccessful completion of the knowledge points, technical\nmilestones, and Production Readiness Reviews required by the\nresearch, development, and technology agreement for the Arrow 3\nUpper Tier Interceptor Program;\n(B) funds specified in paragraph (1) will be provided on\nthe basis of a one-for-one cash match made by Israel or in\nanother matching amount that otherwise meets best efforts (as\nmutually agreed to by the United States and Israel);\n(C) the United States has entered into a bilateral\ninternational agreement with Israel that establishes, with\nrespect to the use of such funds--\n(i) in accordance with subparagraph (D), the terms of\nco-production of parts and components on the basis of the\ngreatest practicable co-production of parts, components,\nand all-up rounds (if appropriate) by United States\nindustry and minimizes nonrecurring engineering and\nfacilitization expenses to the costs needed for co-\nproduction;\n(ii) complete transparency on the requirement of Israel\nfor the number of interceptors and batteries that will be\nprocured, including with respect to the procurement plans,\nacquisition strategy, and funding profiles of Israel;\n(iii) technical milestones for co-production of parts\nand components and procurement;\n(iv) a joint affordability working group to consider\ncost reduction initiatives; and\n(v) joint approval processes for third-party sales; and\n(D) the level of co-production described in subparagraph\n(C)(i) for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program is not\nless than 50 percent.\n(d) Number.--In carrying out paragraph (2) of subsection (b) and\nparagraph (2) of subsection (c), the Under Secretary may submit--\n(1) one certification covering both the David's Sling Weapon\nSystem and the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program; or\n(2) separate certifications for each respective system.\n(e) Timing.--The Under Secretary shall submit to the congressional\ndefense committees the certification and assessment under subsection\n(b)(3) and the certification under subsection (c)(2) not later than 30\ndays before the funds specified in paragraph (1) of subsections (b) and\n(c) for the respective system covered by the certification are provided\nto the Government of Israel.\n(f) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,\nthe term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the following:\n(1) The congressional defense committees.\n(2) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.\n(3) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of\nRepresentatives.\nSEC. 1658. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO REDUCE SUSTAINMENT FOR OR HALT\nOPERATION OF THE AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE RADAR.\n(a) Limitation.--Until the date on which the certification\ndescribed in subsection (b) is submitted to the congressional defense\ncommittees, the Secretary of Defense--\n(1) may not reduce sustainment efforts for, halt operation of,\nor prepare to reduce sustainment efforts for or halt operation of,\nthe AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE radar located at Eareckson Air Station on\nShemya Island, Alaska;\n(2) shall sustain the AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE radar in a manner\nthat preserves, at a minimum, the operational availability of the\nsystem as of the date of the enactment of this section; and\n(3) shall ensure that the AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE radar continues\nto meet the operational requirements of the combatant commands that\nare met by such system as of the date of the enactment of this\nsection.\n(b) Certification Described.--The certification described in this\nsubsection is a written certification from the Secretary of Defense, in\nconsultation with the Chief of Space Operations and the Director of the\nMissile Defense Agency, indicating that the replacement capability for\nthe AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE radar--\n(1) will reach initial operational capability at the same time\nor before the termination of operations for the AN/FPS-108 COBRA\nDANE radar; and\n(2) at the time such replacement capability achieves initial\noperational capability, will have the ability to meet the\noperational requirements of the combatant commands that have been,\nor that are expected to be, assigned to such replacement\ncapability.\n(c) Exception.--The limitation described in subsection (a) shall\nnot apply to temporary interruptions of operational availability for\nthe AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE radar provided such activities are necessary\nto support maintenance or modernization activities of the system.\nSEC. 1659. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING INDEPENDENT\nANALYSIS OF SPACE-BASED MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITY.\nOf the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise\nmade available for fiscal year 2026 for Operation and Maintenance,\nDefense-Wide, and available to the Office of the Under Secretary of\nDefense for Research and Engineering for travel purposes, not more than\n90 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the\nSecretary of Defense submits the report required by section 1671(d) of\nthe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law\n118-31).\nSEC. 1660. ASSESSMENT OF THE RONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE\nTEST SITE.\n(a) Requirement.--Consistent with section 4173(i) of title 10,\nUnited States Code, the Director of the Department of Defense Test\nResource Management Center shall--\n(1) not later than March 31 of each year through 2030, visit\nthe Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site and assess\nthe state of infrastructure supporting test and evaluation\nfacilities of the Department of Defense; and\n(2) not later than 30 days after the date on which a visit\nunder paragraph (1) is completed, provide the congressional defense\ncommittees a briefing on the findings of the Director with respect\nto such visit and assessment.\n(b) Delegation.--The Director may delegate a visit under subsection\n(a)(1) to a senior staff member of the Department of Defense Test\nResource Management Center if--\n(1) the Director notifies the congressional defense committees\nof the intent of the Director to make such delegation; and\n(2) a 30-day period elapses following the date of such\nnotification.\nSEC. 1661. BIENNIAL ASSESSMENTS OF THE RONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC MISSILE\nDEFENSE TEST SITE.\n(a) Biennial Assessments.--In 2027 and in each odd-numbered year\nthereafter through 2033, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in\ncoordination with the Commander of the United States Strategic Command,\nthe Commander of the United States Space Command, the Commander of the\nUnited States Indo-Pacific Command, and the commanders of such other\ncombatant commands as the Chairman considers appropriate, shall assess\nthe capabilities and capacity, including with respect to supporting\ninfrastructure, of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test\nSite to meet the operational and weapon system development needs of the\ncombatant commands.\n(b) Report to Secretary of Defense.--Not later than February 28 of\neach even-numbered year following a year for which an assessment under\nsubsection (a) is completed, the Chairman shall submit to the Secretary\nof Defense a report containing--\n(1) the findings of the Chairman with respect to the\nassessment;\n(2) an identification and discussion of any capability or\ncapacity gap or other shortfall with respect to the operational and\nweapon system development needs described in subsection (a);\n(3) an identification and discussion of any risks with respect\nto meeting current and future mission or capability requirements\n(as of the date of the report); and\n(4) an identification and discussion of any matter having an\nadverse effect on the capability of the commanders of the combatant\ncommands to accurately determine the matters covered by the\nassessment.\n(c) Report to Congress.--Not later than March 15 of each year\nduring which the Chairman submits to the Secretary a report under\nsubsection (b), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees such report, without change, together with additional views\nthe Secretary considers appropriate.\n\nSubtitle E--Matters Relating to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena\n\nSEC. 1671. BRIEFINGS ON INTERCEPTS OF UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA\nBY NORTH AMERICAN AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND AND UNITED STATES NORTHERN\nCOMMAND.\n(a) In General.--Section 1683(l) of the National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 3373(l)) is amended\nby adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(5) Intercepts.--\n``(A) In general.--Each briefing under this subsection\nshall include, for the period covered by the briefing, details\non any unidentified anomalous phenomena intercepts conducted by\nthe North American Aerospace Defense Command or the United\nStates Northern Command.\n``(B) Summaries.--In providing a briefing under this\nsubsection, the Director of the Office shall make available a\nsummary of all instances of intercepts described in\nsubparagraph (A), including--\n``(i) the number, location, and nature of such\nintercepts; and\n``(ii) a description of the procedures and protocols\nfollowed during the intercepts, including any data\ncollected or analyzed during such intercepts.\n``(C) Timely information.--The Director of the Office shall\ninform the appropriate congressional committees of any failure\nby the North American Aerospace Defense Command or the United\nStates Northern Command to provide timely information on\nunidentified anomalous phenomena intercepts.''.\n(b) First Briefing.--Notwithstanding paragraph (5) of such section,\nas added by subsection (a), for the first briefing provided under such\nsection after the date of the enactment of this Act, the briefing shall\ninclude details on any unidentified anomalous phenomena intercepts\nconducted by the North American Aerospace Defense Command or the United\nStates Northern Command not previously provided that occurred during\nthe period beginning on January 1, 2004, and ending on the last day of\nthe period otherwise covered by the briefing.\nSEC. 1672. ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATIVE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATING\nTO UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA.\n(a) Repeal.--Section 413 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2022 (division X of Public Law 117-103; 50 U.S.C. 3373a) is\nrepealed.\n(b) Clarification of Availability of Data.--Subparagraph (A) of\nsection 1683(f)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2022 (Public Law 117-103; 50 U.S.C. 3373(f)(1)) is amended to read\nas follows:\n``(A) Availability of data.--The Director of National\nIntelligence and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly require\nthat each element of the intelligence community and component\nof the Department of Defense with data relating to unidentified\nanomalous phenomena makes such data available immediately to\nthe Office in a manner that protects intelligence sources and\nmethods.''.\nSEC. 1673. ACCOUNTING OF SECURITY CLASSIFICATION GUIDES RELATING TO\nUNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA.\n(a) Accounting.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Director of the All-Domain Anomaly\nResolution Office--\n(1) shall make an accounting of security classification guides\nthat apply to information used for reports and investigations of\nunidentified anomalous phenomena; and\n(2) may issue a consolidated security classification matrix for\nprograms relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena to provide a\nresource for programs that support or may be affected by\ninvestigations relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena.\n(b) Inclusion in Annual Report.--The Director shall include in the\nreport submitted during 2026 under section 1683(k) of the National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 3373(k))\ninformation on the security classification guides and consolidated\nsecurity classification matrix specified in subsection (a).\n\nSubtitle F--Matters Relating to Electromagnetic Warfare\n\nSEC. 1681. MODIFICATION OF FUNCTIONS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM\nENTERPRISE OPERATIONAL LEAD FOR JOINT ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM\nOPERATIONS TO INCLUDE DYNAMIC SPECTRUM SHARING TECHNOLOGIES.\nSection 500e of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (b)--\n(A) by striking ``responsible for synchronizing'' and\ninserting the following: ``responsible for--\n``(1) synchronizing'';\n(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``;\nand''; and\n(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(2) the evaluation of tactics, techniques, and procedures for\ndynamic spectrum sharing technologies for joint electromagnetic\noperations.''; and\n(2) in subsection (c)--\n(A) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6); and\n(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new\nparagraphs:\n``(4) An assessment of any current gaps in evaluation\nmechanisms for future joint use of dynamic spectrum sharing\ntechnologies.\n``(5) The feasibility and advisability of establishing\ndesignated virtual ranges for the evaluation of tactics,\ntechniques, and procedures for dynamic spectrum sharing\ntechnologies.''.\nSEC. 1682. INTEGRATION OF ELECTRONIC WARFARE INTO TIER 1 AND TIER 2\nJOINT TRAINING EXERCISES.\n(a) In General.--Chapter 25 of title 10, United States Code, is\namended by adding at the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 500g. Integration of electronic warfare into Tier 1 and Tier 2\njoint training exercises\n``(a) Requirement.--During fiscal years 2026 through 2030, the\nChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall require the integration of\noffensive and defensive electronic warfare capabilities into Tier 1 and\nTier 2 joint training exercises.\n``(b) Inclusion of Opposing Force.--The Chairman shall require\nexercises conducted under subsection (a) to include an opposing force\ndesign based on an intelligence assessment of the electromagnetic order\nof battle and capabilities of an adversary that is current as of the\ndate of the exercise.\n``(c) Waiver.--The Chairman may waive the application of subsection\n(a) or (b) with respect to an exercise if the Chairman determines\nthat--\n``(1) the exercise does not require--\n``(A) a demonstration of electronic warfare capabilities;\nor\n``(B) a militarily significant threat from electronic\nwarfare attack; or\n``(2) the integration of offensive and defensive electronic\nwarfare capabilities into the exercise is cost prohibitive or not\ntechnically feasible based on the overall goals of the exercise.\n``(d) Briefing.--Concurrent with the submission of the budget of\nthe President to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31,\nUnited States Code, for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, the\nChairman shall provide the congressional defense committees with a\nbriefing on exercises conducted under subsection (a) that includes--\n``(1) a description of such exercises planned and included in\nthe budget submission for that fiscal year; and\n``(2) the results of each such exercise conducted in the\npreceding fiscal year, including--\n``(A) the extent to which offensive and defensive\nelectronic warfare capabilities were integrated into the\nexercise;\n``(B) an evaluation and assessment of the exercise to\ndetermine the impact of the opposing force on the participants\nin the exercise, including--\n``(i) joint lessons learned;\n``(ii) high interest training issues; and\n``(iii) high interest training requirements; and\n``(C) an assessment as to whether offensive and defensive\nelectronic warfare capabilities were part of an overall joint\nfires and, if so, a description of the manner in which such\ncapabilities were incorporated into the joint fires.\n``(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `electromagnetic order of battle' has the\nmeaning given such term in Joint Publication 3-85 entitled `Joint\nElectromagnetic Spectrum Operations', dated May 2020.\n``(2) The terms `high interest training issue', `high interest\ntraining requirement', `Tier 1', and `Tier 2' have the meanings\ngiven such terms in the Joint Training Manual for the Armed Forces\nof the United States (Document No. CJCSM 3500.03E), dated April 20,\n2015.\n``(3) The term `joint fires' has the meaning given such term in\nthe publication of the Joint Staff entitled `Insights and Best\nPractices Focus Paper on Integration and Synchronization of Joint\nFires', dated July 2018.''.\nSEC. 1683. ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE JOINT ELECTROMAGNETIC BATTLE MANAGEMENT\nSOFTWARE PROGRAM.\n(a) Arrangement.--The Commander of the United States Strategic\nCommand shall seek to enter into an arrangement with a federally funded\nresearch and development center to perform the services covered by this\nsection.\n(b) Annual Reviews.--\n(1) In general.--Under an arrangement between the Commander and\na federally funded research and development center under subsection\n(a), the federally funded research and development center shall,\nnot less frequently than once each fiscal year, carry out a review\nof the Joint Electromagnetic Battle Management Software Program.\n(2) Elements.--In carrying out a review under paragraph (1),\nthe federally funded research and development center shall assess--\n(A) whether the Electromagnetic Battle Management Software\nProgram--\n(i) is using best practices, including those developed\nby the Comptroller General of the United States;\n(ii) is adequately meeting requirements; and\n(iii) is adequately adhering to price and schedule; and\n(B) such other matters as the federally funded research and\ndevelopment center considers important to meeting the mission\nof the program.\n(c) Briefing.--Not later than September 30 of each year through\n2031, the Commander and the federally funded research and development\ncenter, either each individually or jointly, shall provide to the\ncongressional defense committees a briefing on the most recently\ncompleted review carried out under this section.\n(d) Sunset.--The arrangement entered into under subsection (a)\nshall terminate on October 1, 2031.\nSEC. 1684. SUPPORT BY THE 350TH SPECTRUM WARFARE WING TO EA-37B COMPASS\nCALL AIRCRAFT.\n(a) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that\nthe 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing can adequately support the EA-37B\nCompass Call aircraft, including establishment of an EA-37 software-in-\nthe-loop and hardware-in-the-loop laboratory for the 350th Spectrum\nWarfare Wing for--\n(1) the rapid reprogramming of spectrum waveforms;\n(2) verification and validation testing of waveforms; and\n(3) such other matters as the Secretary considers necessary for\nthe continued development of the EA-37B to effectively operate in a\nnonpermissive spectrum environment.\n(b) Notification of Necessary Timeframe.--Not later than March 31,\n2026, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees a notification of the timeframe necessary to establish the\nsoftware-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop laboratory under\nsubsection (a).\n\nSubtitle G--Other Matters\n\nSEC. 1691. COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION FUNDS.\n(a) Funding Allocation.--Of the $282,830,000 authorized to be\nappropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2026 in\nsection 301 and made available by the funding table in division D for\nthe Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program\nestablished under section 1321 of the Department of Defense Cooperative\nThreat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711), the following amounts may be\nobligated for the purposes specified:\n(1) For delivery system threat reduction, $6,249,000.\n(2) For chemical security and elimination, $25,292,000.\n(3) For global nuclear security, $38,134,000.\n(4) For biological threat reduction, $137,686,000.\n(5) For proliferation prevention, $47,146,000.\n(6) For activities designated as Other Assessments/\nAdministration Costs, $28,323,000.\n(b) Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction Funds.--Funds\nappropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section\n301 and made available by the funding table in division D for the\nDepartment of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program shall be\navailable for obligation for fiscal years 2026, 2027, and 2028.\n(c) Matters Concerning Biological Threat Reduction.--\n(1) Reduction of highly pathogenic diseases.--In carrying out\nbiological threat reduction activities pursuant to subsection\n(a)(4), the Secretary of Defense may not discontinue activities to\nreduce the threat of highly pathogenic diseases consistent with\nsection 1321 of the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat\nReduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711), including through the provision of\nassistance to maintain existing pathogenic inventory and disease\nsurveillance systems at existing locations developed under the\nProgram.\n(2) Report.--The Secretary shall ensure that the report\nsubmitted in fiscal year 2027 under section 1343 of the Department\nof Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3743(c)(3))\nincludes a description of the activities and assistance described\nin paragraph (1) carried out during fiscal year 2026, as required\nby subsection (c)(3) of such section.\nSEC. 1692. PROHIBITION ON ACCESS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CLOUD-BASED\nRESOURCES BY CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.\n(a) Access Prohibition.--\n(1) Prohibition for individuals located in covered nations.--\nThe Secretary of Defense shall prohibit any individual physically\nlocated in a covered nation from having any of the accesses\ndescribed in paragraph (2).\n(2) Accesses described.--The accesses described in this\nparagraph are the following:\n(A) Physical access to any facility, hardware, or equipment\nthat hosts or operates a Department of Defense cloud computing\nsystem.\n(B) Logical or remote access to a Department of Defense\ncloud computing system, including with respect to management\ninterfaces, virtualization platforms, security controls, or\nmonitoring systems.\n(C) Logical or remote access to Department of Defense data\nor workloads on a Department of Defense cloud computing system,\nincluding with respect to applications, configurations, network\narchitecture, data schemas, security settings, access logs or\nother information that could compromise the confidentiality,\nintegrity, or availability of the system, software, or data.\n(D) Indirect access to confidential and technical\ninformation not publicly available about a Department of\nDefense cloud computing system through observation,\ndocumentation, briefings, or other communication means\n(excluding administrative data normally shared to support\nbusiness operations and compliance requirements applied to\npublicly traded companies).\n(b) Department of Defense Guidance, Directives, Procedures,\nRequirements, and Regulations.--The Secretary shall--\n(1) review all relevant guidance, directives, procedures,\nrequirements, and regulations of the Department of Defense,\nincluding the Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide, the\nSecurity Technical Implementation Guides, and related instructions\nof the Department; and\n(2) make such revisions as may be necessary to ensure\nconformity and compliance with subsection (a).\n(c) Briefings.--The Secretary shall provide to the congressional\ndefense committees briefings on the implementation of this section as\nfollows:\n(1) Not later than June 1, 2026, an initial briefing on the\nimplementation status, including policies, procedures, and controls\nimplemented to carry out this section.\n(2) Not later than June 1, 2027, and annually thereafter\nthrough 2028, briefings on the implementation progress,\neffectiveness of controls, security incidents, and recommendations\nfor legislative or administrative action.\n(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be\nconstrued to prohibit or restrict--\n(1) software development activities, including the development,\nmodification, or contribution to open-source code and software; or\n(2) collaboration on or access to publicly available open-\nsource software components that may be incorporated into Department\nof Defense cloud computing systems.\n(e) Definitions.--ln this section:\n(1) The term ``covered nation'' has the meaning given that term\nin section 4872 of title 10, United States Code.\n(2) The term ``Department of Defense cloud computing system''\nmeans any cloud computing (as defined by section 239.7601 of the\nDefense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement) environment\naccredited by the Secretary of Defense for controlled unclassified\ninformation or classified information, or a cloud computing\nenvironment that is a national security system (as defined by\nsection 3552(b)(6) of title 44).\n\nTITLE XVII--OTHER DEFENSE MATTERS\n\nSec. 1701. Technical and conforming amendments.\nSec. 1702. Copyright to a literary work produced by a civilian faculty\nmember of the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences\nin the course of such employment: free use by the Federal\nGovernment.\nSec. 1703. Temporary authority for nonimmigrant construction workers on\nWake Island.\nSec. 1704. Mapping and report on strategic ports.\nSec. 1705. Authorization of United States Coast Guard rotary aircraft\nwork at Department of Defense depots.\nSec. 1706. Continual assessment of impact of international state arms\nembargoes on Israel and actions to address defense capability\ngaps.\nSec. 1707. Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned\naircraft.\nSEC. 1701. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.\n(a) Title 10, United States Code.--Title 10, United States Code, is\namended as follows:\n(1) In the chapter analysis for subtitle A, by striking the\nitem relating to chapter 243 and inserting the following:\n``243. Other Matters Relating to Awarding of Contracts...........3341''.\n\n(2) In the tables of chapters at the beginning of part I of\nsuch subtitle, by striking the item relating to chapter 25 and\ninserting the following:\n``25. Electromagnetic Warfare.....................................500''.\n\n(3) In section 132a--\n(A) in the section heading, by striking ``improvement\nofficer'' and inserting ``Improvement Officer''; and\n(B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``National Defense\nAuthorization Act of Fiscal Year 2008'' and inserting\n``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008''.\n(4) In section 139a, by striking ``section 2334'' each place it\nappears and inserting ``section 3221''.\n(5) In section 183a(h)(3), by striking the semicolon and\ninserting a comma.\n(6) In section 222d(c)--\n(A) by inserting ``that term'' after ``meaning given''; and\n(B) by inserting ``and Sustainment'' after ``Under\nSecretary of Defense for Acquisition''.\n(7) In chapter 9, by redesignating the second section 222e\n(relating to unfunded priorities of the Under Secretary of Defense\nfor Research and Engineering: annual report) as section 222f.\n(8) In the section heading for section 430c, by striking\n``intelligence oversight official'' and inserting ``Intelligence\nOversight Official''.\n(9) In section 525(a)(4)(C), by striking the period after\n``21''.\n(10) In chapter 40, by redesignating section 711 (relating to\nparental leave for members of certain reserve components of the\narmed forces) as section 710a (and conforming the table of contents\nwith respect to the section number and heading).\n(11) In subsection (a)(2) of such section 710a, as so\nredesignated--\n(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subparagraph (A)''\neach place it appears and inserting ``paragraph (1)''; and\n(B) in subparagraph (B)--\n(i) by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting\n``paragraph (1)'';\n(ii) by striking ``clause (i)'' and inserting\n``subparagraph (A)''; and\n(iii) by striking the semicolon that appears after the\nperiod.\n(12) In section 714(b)(6)(A), in the second sentence, by\ninserting ``a'' before ``determination''.\n(13) In section 1143(e)(1), by striking ``(a)'' and inserting\n``(A)''.\n(14) In section 1558(c)(1), by striking the comma after ``Space\nForce''.\n(15) In section 1749--\n(A) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ``emphasizes--'' and\ninserting ``emphasize--''; and\n(B) in subsection (c)--\n(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting\n``shall'' after ``program'';\n(ii) in paragraph (2)--\n\n(I) by striking ``has'' and inserting ``have''; and\n(II) by striking ``can'' and inserting ``the\nability to''; and\n\n(C) in subsection (f), by inserting ``subsection'' before\n``(a)'' each place it appears.\n(16) In section 2107(k), by striking the subsection heading.\n(17) In section 2218, in each of subsections (c)(1)(D) and\n(k)(3)(B), by striking ``section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act\nof 1946 (50 U.S.C. 4405)'' and inserting ``section 57100 of title\n46''.\n(18) In section 2818(a), by striking ``contact'' and inserting\n``contract''.\n(19) In section 2819(e), by inserting ``the'' before\n``congressional defense committees''.\n(20) In the tables of chapters at the beginning of part V of\nsuch subtitle, by striking the item relating to chapter 326 and\ninserting the following:\n``327. Weapon Systems Development and Related Matters............4401''.\n\n(21) In the tables of chapters at the beginning of part V of\nsuch subtitle, by striking the item relating to chapter 383 and\ninserting the following:\n``383. Development, Application, and Support of Dual-Use\nTechnologies.....................................................4831''.\n\n(22) In the subsection heading for subsection (c) of section\n3072, by striking ``Efforts'' and inserting ``Initiatives''.\n(23) In section 3601(a)(1)(C), by inserting ``)'' after ``(22\nU.S.C. 2651a(m))''.\n(24) In section 3603(a), by striking ``Such a pathway shall\ninclude the following:''.\n(25) In section 3702(a)(3)(B)(ii), by striking ``offereor'' and\ninserting ``offeror''.\n(26) In section 4127(d)(9), by striking ``pursing'' and\ninserting ``pursuing''.\n(27) In section 4022(e)(1), by striking ``Undersecretary of\nDefense'' each place it appears and inserting ``Under Secretary of\nDefense''.\n(28) In chapter 303, by redesignating the second section 4128\n(relating to the Joint Federated Assurance Center) as section 4129.\n(29) In section 4663(a), by inserting ``if such entity'' before\n``is a party''.\n(30) In section 4816(b)(6), by inserting ``)'' after ``title''.\n(31) In section 4872(e)(1), by striking ``the Secretary of\nDefense of the Secretary or the Secretary of the military\ndepartment concerned'' and inserting ``the Secretary of Defense or\nthe Secretary of the military department concerned''.\n(32) In section 5502, in the section heading, by striking\n``defense agency'' and inserting ``Defense Agency''.\n(33) In section 5513, in the section heading, by striking\n``missile defense agency'' and inserting ``Missile Defense\nAgency''.\n(34) In section 5531(b) is amended--\n(A) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' both places it appears\nand inserting ``subsection (a)'';\n(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subparagraph (B)'' and\ninserting ``paragraph (2)''; and\n(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' and\ninserting ``paragraph (1)''.\n(35) In section 7361(a)(2), by striking ``Vietnam Era'' and\ninserting ``Vietnam era''.\n(36) In section 8679a, by striking ``a foreign adversary\ncountry (as defined in section 4872(d)(2) of title 10, United\nStates Code)'' and inserting ``a covered nation, as defined in\nsection 4872(f) of this title''.\n(37) In section 9062a, in the section heading, by striking the\nperiod that appears after ``structure''.\n(38) In section 9361(a)(2), by striking ``Vietnam Era'' and\ninserting ``Vietnam era''.\n(39) In section 9531, in the section heading, by striking the\nperiod that appears after ``Reserve''.\n(40) In section 10216(f), by striking the period that appears\nafter ``62''.\n(41) In the tables of chapters at the beginning of part III of\nsubtitle E, by striking the item relating to chapter 1413 and\ninserting the following:\n``1413. Alternative Promotion Authority for Officers in Designated\nCompetitive Categories..........................................15101''.\n\n(42) In section 14504(b), by striking ``the the Secretary'' and\ninserting ``the Secretary''.\n(43) In section 20251(a), by striking ``and'' before ``14504''.\n(b) Coordination With Other Amendments Made by This Act.--For\npurposes of applying amendments made by provisions of this Act other\nthan this section, the amendments made by this section shall be treated\nas having been enacted immediately before any such amendments by other\nprovisions of this Act.\nSEC. 1702. COPYRIGHT TO A LITERARY WORK PRODUCED BY A CIVILIAN FACULTY\nMEMBER OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES IN THE\nCOURSE OF SUCH EMPLOYMENT: FREE USE BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.\n(a) Use by Federal Government.--Section 105 of title 17, United\nStates Code, is amended, in subsection (d)(2)--\n(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (L) through (N) as\nsubparagraphs (M) through (O), respectively;\n(2) by inserting after subparagraph (K) the following new\nsubparagraph (L):\n``(L) Uniformed Services University of the Health\nSciences.''.\n(b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further amended, in\nsubsection (c)--\n(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subparagraphs (A) through\n(K) of subsection (d)(2) and subparagraph (L)'' and inserting\n``subparagraphs (A) through (L) of subsection (d)(2) and\nsubparagraph (M)'';\n(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subsection (d)(2)(L)'' and\ninserting ``subsection (d)(2)(M)'';\n(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``subsection (d)(2)(M)'' and\ninserting ``subsection (d)(2)(N)''; and\n(4) in paragraph (4), by striking ``subsection (d)(2)(N)'' and\ninserting ``subsection (d)(2)(O)''.\nSEC. 1703. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR NONIMMIGRANT CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ON\nWAKE ISLAND.\n(a) Authorization.--An alien, if otherwise qualified, may seek\nadmission to the United States as a nonimmigrant under section\n101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.\n1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)), notwithstanding the requirement of such section\nthat the service or labor be temporary, for a period of up to 3 years,\nto perform a service or labor pursuant to a contract or subcontract\nrelated to construction, repairs, or renovations connected to,\nsupporting, or associated with, a military installation on Wake Island.\n(b) Exemption From Numerical Limitations.--An alien admitted\npursuant to subsection (a) shall not count against the numerical\nlimitations set forth in section 214(g) of the Immigration and\nNationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)).\n(c) Cancellation of Visas for Misuse.--A visa or other document\nauthorizing admission of an alien to the United States for the purpose\nof performing a service or labor related to construction on Wake Island\nshall be canceled if the alien enters an area within the United States\nother than Wake Island, Guam, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana\nIslands, or a United States Minor Outlying Island in the Pacific.\n(d) Transferability.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law--\n(1) an alien admitted to Guam pursuant to 6(b)(1) of Public Law\n94-241 (48 U.S.C. 1806(b)(1)) may perform a service or labor\npursuant to a contract or subcontract related to construction,\nrepairs, or renovations connected to, supporting, or associated\nwith, a military installation on Wake Island; and\n(2) an alien admitted to the Commonwealth of the Northern\nMariana Islands pursuant to 6(b)(1) of Public Law 94-241 (48 U.S.C.\n1806(b)(1)) may perform a service or labor pursuant to a contract\nor subcontract related to construction, repairs, or renovations\nconnected to, supporting, or associated with, a military\ninstallation on Wake Island.\n(e) Period of Applicability.--An alien may seek admission to the\nUnited States pursuant to subsection (a) during the period beginning on\nthe date of enactment of this section and ending on December 31, 2030.\nSEC. 1704. MAPPING AND REPORT ON STRATEGIC PORTS.\n(a) Mapping and Strategy Required.--\n(1) Mapping of global ports.--The Secretary of State, in\ncoordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall--\n(A) develop an updated, global mapping of foreign and\ndomestic ports identified to be of importance to the United\nStates, because of a capability to provide military,\ndiplomatic, economic, or resource exploration superiority; and\n(B) identify any efforts by the Government of the People's\nRepublic of China (PRC) or other PRC entities to build, buy, or\notherwise control, directly or indirectly, such ports.\n(2) Submission of map.--The Secretary of State, in coordination\nwith the Secretary of Defense, shall submit the mapping developed\npursuant to subsection (a) to the appropriate congressional\ncommittees. Such submission shall be in unclassified form, but may\ninclude a classified annex.\n(b) Study and Report on Strategic Ports.--\n(1) Study required.--The Secretary of State, in coordination\nwith the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct a study of--\n(A) strategic ports;\n(B) the reasons such ports are of interest to the United\nStates;\n(C) the activities and plans of the Government of the\nPeople's Republic of China (PRC) to expand its control over\nstrategic ports outside of the People's Republic of China;\n(D) the public and private actors, such as China Ocean\nShipping Company, that are executing and supporting the\nactivities and plans of the Government of the PRC to expand its\ncontrol over strategic ports outside of the PRC;\n(E) the activities and plans of the Government of the PRC\nto expand its control over maritime logistics by promoting\nproducts, such as LOGINK, and setting industry standards\noutside the PRC;\n(F) how the control by the Government of the PRC over\nstrategic ports outside of the PRC could harm the national\nsecurity or economic interests of the United States and allies\nand partners of the United States; and\n(G) measures the United States Government could take to\nensure open access and security for strategic ports and offer\nalternatives to PRC investments or stakes in strategic ports.\n(2) Conduct of study.--The Secretary of State and the Secretary\nof Defense may enter into an arrangement with a federally funded\nresearch and development center under which the center shall\nconduct the study required under subsection (a).\n(3) Report.--\n(A) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in\ncoordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the\nappropriate congressional committees a report on the findings\nof the study conducted under subsection (a).\n(B) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall\ninclude--\n(i) a detailed list of all known strategic ports\noperated, controlled, or owned, directly or indirectly, by\nthe PRC or by a foreign person of the PRC, and an\nassessment of the national security and economic interests\nrelevant to each such port;\n(ii) a detailed list of all known strategic ports\noperated, controlled, or owned, directly or indirectly, by\nthe United States or United States persons and an\nassessment of the national security and economic interests\nrelevant to each such port;\n(iii) an assessment of vulnerabilities of--\n\n(I) ports operated, controlled, or owned, directly\nor indirectly, by the United States; and\n(II) strategic ports;\n\n(iv) an analysis of the activities and actions of the\nGovernment of the PRC to gain control or ownership over\nstrategic ports, including promoting products, such as\nLOGINK, and setting industry standards;\n(v) an assessment of how the Government of the PRC\nplans to expand its control over strategic ports outside of\nthe PRC;\n(vi) a suggested strategy, developed in consultation\nwith the heads of the relevant United States Government\noffices, that suggests courses of action to secure trusted\ninvestment and ownership of strategic ports and maritime\ninfrastructure, protect such ports and infrastructure from\nPRC control, and ensure open access and security for such\nports, that includes--\n\n(I) a list of relevant existing authorities that\ncan be used to carry out the strategy;\n(II) a list of any additional authorities necessary\nto carry out the strategy;\n(III) an assessment of products owned by the\nGovernment of the PRC or by an entity headquartered in\nthe PRC that are used in connection with strategic\nports or maritime infrastructure;\n(IV) an assessment of the costs to--\n\n(aa) secure such trusted investment and\nownership;\n(bb) replace products owned by the Government\nof the PRC or an entity headquartered in the PRC\nthat are used in connection with such ports; and\n(cc) enhance transparency around the negative\nimpacts of PRC control over strategic ports; and\n\n(V) a list of funding sources to secure trusted\ninvestment and ownership of strategic ports, which\nshall include--\n\n(aa) an identification of private funding\nsources; and\n(bb) an identification of public funding\nsources, including loans, loan guarantees, and tax\nincentives; and\n(vii) a suggested strategy for Federal agencies to\nmaintain an up-to-date list of strategic ports.\n(viii) an assessment of any national security threat\nposed by such investments or activities to United States\ndiplomatic and defense personnel and facilities in the\nvicinity of such ports, including through cyber threats,\nelectronically enabled espionage, or other means.\n(C) Form of report.--The report required by paragraph (1)\nshall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a\nclassified annex.\n(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation,\nthe Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign\nRelations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the\nSenate; and\n(B) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the\nCommittee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Armed\nServices, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent\nSelect Committee on Intelligence of the House of\nRepresentatives.\n(2) The term ``relevant United States Government offices''\nmeans--\n(A) the Unified Combatant Commands;\n(B) the Office of the Secretary of Defense;\n(C) the Office of the Secretary of State;\n(D) the United States International Development Finance\nCorporation;\n(E) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence;\nand\n(F) the Maritime Administration of the Department of\nTransportation.\n(3) The term ``strategic port'' means an international port or\nwaterway that the heads of the relevant United States Government\noffices determine is critical to the national security or economic\nprosperity of the United States.\nSEC. 1705. AUTHORIZATION OF UNITED STATES COAST GUARD ROTARY AIRCRAFT\nWORK AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPOTS.\n(a) In General.--On a reimbursable basis and subject to subsection\n(b), the Secretary of Defense is authorized to conduct rotary aircraft\nwork for the United States Coast Guard at any depot of the Department\nof Defense.\n(b) Certification.--Before the Secretary of Defense may use the\nauthority under subsection (a) during any fiscal year, the Commandant\nof the Coast Guard shall submit to the appropriate congressional\ncommittees an annual certification for that year that includes each of\nthe following:\n(1) Certification that the Coast Guard Aviation Logistics\nCenter has reached or exceeded its capacity to conduct required\nmaintenance.\n(2) Certification that the use of the authority under\nsubsection (a) will not have a negative effect on the workforce of\nthe Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center.\n(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section, the\nterm ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on\nTransportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives;\nand\n(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on\nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.\nSEC. 1706. CONTINUAL ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL STATE ARMS\nEMBARGOES ON ISRAEL AND ACTIONS TO ADDRESS DEFENSE CAPABILITY GAPS.\n(a) Requirement for Continuous Assessment.--\n(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with\nthe Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence,\nshall conduct a continual assessment of--\n(A) the scope, nature, and impact on Israel's defense\ncapabilities of current and emerging arms embargoes, sanctions,\nrestrictions, or limitations imposed by foreign countries or by\ninternational organizations; and\n(B) the resulting gaps or vulnerabilities in Israel's\nsecurity posture against shared regional adversaries, such as\nIran and Iranian-backed terrorist groups such as Hamas,\nPalestinian Islamic Jihad, and Hezbollah, and its ability to\nmaintain its qualitative military edge.\n(2) Frequency.--The assessment required under paragraph (1)\nshall be updated not less than once every 180 days.\n(b) Potential United States Mitigation.--\n(1) Identification of needs.--Each assessment required under\nsubsection (a) shall also include a determination of specific\ndefensive capabilities, systems, or technologies that Israel is\nunable to procure, sustain, or modernize due to arms embargoes or\nrestrictions.\n(2) United states actions.--The Secretary of Defense, in\ncoordination with the Secretary of State, shall identify potential\nactions the United States may take to mitigate such gaps in\ndefensive capabilities, including--\n(A) addressing barriers to the delivery of defense articles\nor services under the foreign military sales program;\n(B) to the extent possible without undermining United\nStates requirements or readiness, leveraging United States\nindustrial base capacity to provide substitute defensive\ncapabilities;\n(C) expanding joint research, development, and production\nof defense technologies; and\n(D) enhancing cooperative training, prepositioning, and\nlogistics support.\n(c) Reports to Congress.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of\nenactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary\nof Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a\nreport on the findings of the most recent assessment conducted\nunder subsection (a).\n(2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be\nsubmitted in unclassified form and may contain a classified annex.\n(d) Sunset.--The requirement to conduct continual assessments under\nthis section shall terminate 5 years after the date of enactment of\nthis section.\nSEC. 1707. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES AND ASSETS FROM UNMANNED\nAIRCRAFT.\nSection 130i of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a)--\n(A) by striking ``any provision of title 18'' and inserting\n``section 32, 1030, or 1367 or chapter 119 or 206 of title\n18''; and\n(B) by striking ``and'' after ``officers'' and inserting a\ncomma; and\n(C) by inserting ``, and contractors'' after ``civilian\nemployees'';\n(2) in subsection (b)(1)(B) by inserting ``, including through\nthe use of remote identification broadcast or other means'' after\n``electromagnetic means'';\n(3) in subsection (c)--\n(A) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Any''; and\n(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(2) Any forfeiture conducted under paragraph (1) shall be made\nsubject to the requirements for civil, criminal, or administrative\nforfeiture.'';\n(4) in subsection (d)--\n(A) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following\nnew subparagraph:\n``(C) If the Secretary of Transportation notifies the Secretary of\nDefense that the manner of implementation of this section by the\nDepartment of Defense would result in an adverse impact to civil\naviation safety, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the\nSecretary of Transportation to mitigate adverse impacts.''; and\n(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the regulations\nprescribed or guidance issued under paragraph (1) require that, when\ntaking an action described in subsection (b)(1), all due consideration\nis given to--\n``(A) mitigating impacts on privacy and civil liberties under\nthe first and fourth amendments to the Constitution of the United\nStates;\n``(B) mitigating damage to, or loss of, real and personal\nproperty;\n``(C) mitigating any risk of personal injury or death; and\n``(D) when practicable, obtaining the identification of, or\nissuing a warning to, the operator of an unmanned aircraft system\nor unmanned aircraft prior to taking action under subparagraphs (C)\nthrough (F) of subsection (b)(1), unless doing so would--\n``(i) endanger the safety of members of the armed forces or\ncivilians;\n``(ii) create a flight risk or result in the destruction of\nevidence; or\n``(iii) seriously jeopardize an investigation, criminal\nproceeding, or legal proceeding pursuant to subsection (c).'';\n(5) in subsection (e)--\n(A) in paragraph (1)--\n(i) by striking ``or'' before ``acquisition'' and\ninserting a comma;\n(ii) by inserting ``, maintenance, or use'' after\n``acquisition'';\n(iii) by inserting ``first and'' before ``fourth''; and\n(iv) by striking ``amendment'' and inserting\n``amendments'';\n(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``a function of the\nDepartment of Defense'' and inserting ``an action described in\nsubsection (b)(1)''; and\n(C) in paragraph (3)--\n(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by\nstriking ``not maintained'' and inserting ``maintained only\nfor as long as necessary, and in no event maintained'';\n(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``support one or\nmore functions of the Department of Defense'' and inserting\n``investigate or prosecute a violation of law or to\ndirectly support an ongoing security operation''; and\n(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``for a longer\nperiod to support a civilian law enforcement agency or by\nany other applicable law or regulation'' and inserting\n``under Federal law or for the purpose of any litigation'';\n(6) in paragraph (4)--\n(A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the\nfollowing new subparagraph (A):\n``(A) is necessary to support an ongoing action described\nin subsection (b)(1);'';\n(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'' after the\nsemicolon;\n(C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D);\nand\n(D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new\nsubparagraph (C):\n``(C) is necessary to support the counter-unmanned aircraft\nsystems activities of another Federal agency with authority to\nmitigate the threat of unmanned aircraft systems or unmanned\naircraft in mitigating such threats; or'';\n(7) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (m);\n(8) by striking subsection (i);\n(9) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (j);\n(10) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections\n(g) and (h) respectively;\n(11) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new\nsubsection (f):\n``(f) Claims.--Claims for loss of property, injury, or death\npursuant to actions under subsection (b) may be made consistent with\nchapter 171 of title 28, and chapter 163 of this title, as\napplicable.'';\n(12) in subsection (h), as redesignated under paragraph (10) of\nthis section--\n(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Briefings''\nand inserting ``Reports'';\n(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);\n(C) in paragraph (1)--\n(i) by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2026'';\n(ii) by striking ``and the Secretary of Transportation,\nshall jointly provide a briefing to the appropriate\ncongressional committees on the activities carried out\npursuant to this section. Such briefings shall include--''\nand inserting ``shall submit to the appropriate\ncongressional committees and publish on a publicly\navailable website a report summarizing all detection and\nmitigation activities conducted under this section during\nthe previous year to counter unmanned aircraft systems.'';\nand\n(iii) by inserting before subparagraph (A) the\nfollowing:\n``(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include--''; and\n(D) in paragraph (3), as redesignated under subparagraph\n(B) of this paragraph, by striking ``but may'' and inserting\n``and shall'';\n(13) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new\nsubsection (i):\n``(i) Briefing, Report, and Publication.--(1) Not later than 180\ndays after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and annually\nthereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate\ncongressional committees and publish on a publicly available website a\nreport summarizing all detection and mitigation activities conducted\nunder this section during the previous year to counter unmanned\naircraft systems.\n``(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include--\n``(A) information on any violation of, or failure to comply\nwith, the privacy and civil liberties protections referenced in\nthis section by personnel authorized to conduct detection and\nmitigation activities, including a description of any such\nviolation or failure;\n``(B) data on the number of detection activities conducted, the\nnumber of mitigation activities conducted, and the number of\ninstances of communications interception from an unmanned aircraft\nsystem;\n``(C) whether any unmanned aircraft that experienced mitigation\nwas engaged in or attempting to engage in activities protected\nunder the first amendment to the Constitution if such intent is\nreadily and reasonably ascertainable;\n``(D) whether any unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft system\nwas properly or improperly seized, disabled, damaged, or destroyed\nand an identification of any methods used to seize, disable,\ndamage, or destroy such aircraft or system; and\n``(E) a description of the efforts of the Federal Government to\nprotect privacy and civil liberties when carrying out detection and\nmitigation activities under this section to counter unmanned\naircraft systems.\n``(3) Each report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted\nand published in unclassified form, but may include a classified\nannex.'';\n(14) by inserting after subsection (j) the following new\nsubsections:\n``(k) Interagency Executive Committees on Execution of Department\nof Defense Counter Unmanned Aviation Authority.--(1) The Secretary of\nDefense, the Attorney General, and the Administrator of the Federal\nAviation Administration shall jointly establish by memorandum of\nunderstanding an interagency executive committee (referred to in this\nsubsection as the `executive committee'), for the purpose of exchanging\nviews, information, and advice relating to the execution of this\nsection.\n``(2) The memorandum of understanding entered into under paragraph\n(1) shall include--\n``(A) a description of the officials and other individuals to\nbe invited to participate as members in the executive committee;\n``(B) a procedure for creating a forum to carry out the purpose\ndescribed in paragraph (1);\n``(C) a procedure for rotating the Chairperson and meeting\nlocation of the executive committee; and\n``(D) a procedure for scheduling regular meetings of the\nexecutive committee no fewer than three times each calendar year.\n``(l) Additional Annual Report.--Not later than April 1 of each\nyear this section is in force, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to\nthe Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the\nCommittee on Armed Services of the Senate a report containing--\n``(1) a summary of the use of activities described in\nsubsection (b);\n``(2) an identification of additional missions of the\nDepartment of Defense for which the actions described in subsection\n(b)(1) are appropriate, as identified by the Secretary and\nincluding the specific list of facilities, installations, or\nassets, if any, that would be included if protections described in\nsubsection (b)(1) were extended to facilities associated with the\nmissions in such report;\n``(3) an updated copy of the memorandum of understanding\nrequired by subsection (k);\n``(4) a summary of actions taken by the interagency executive\ncommittee required by subsection (k);\n``(5) a summary of recommendations produced by each member of\nthe interagency executive committee required by subsection (k),\ndisaggregated by department or agency; and\n``(6) a summary of actions taken as a result of meetings or\ndecisions taken by the interagency executive committee required by\nsubsection (k) to change procedures, regulations, guidelines, or\nother governing instruction of the Department of Defense relating\nto the use of authority provided by this section.'';\n(15) in subsection (m)(3), as redesignated by paragraph (7) of\nthis section--\n(A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6) as\nparagraphs (4) through (7), respectively;\n(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new\nparagraph (3):\n``(3) The term `contractor' means a person who--\n``(A) performs functions that support or carry out actions\nauthorized in this section pursuant to a contract or\nsubcontract entered into with an entity of the Department of\nDefense; and\n``(B) has completed training for the counter-unmanned\naircraft system the person will use in performance of such\nfunctions, as certified by the Secretary of Defense.''''; and\n(C) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by subparagraph (A)\nof this paragraph--\n(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by\nstriking ```covered facility or asset' means any facility\nor asset that--'' and inserting ```covered facility or\nasset--''';\n(ii) in subparagraph (C), by redesignating clauses (i)\nthrough (ix) as subclauses (I) through (IX), respectively;\n(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as\nclauses (i) through (iii);\n(iv) by inserting before clause (i), as redesignated by\nsubparagraph (C) of this paragraph, the following:\n``(A) means any facility or asset that--'';\n(v) in subparagraph (A)(iii), as so redesignated--\n\n(I) in subclause VIII, as redesignated by\nsubparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by striking ``or''\nat the end;\n(II) in subclause IX, as so redesignated, by\nstriking the period at the end and inserting a\nsemicolon; and\n(III) by adding at the end the following new\nsubclauses:\n``(X) the physical security of other installations\nor property owned, leased, or operated by the\nDepartment of Defense to which the public is not\npermitted regular, unrestricted access, determined by\nthe Secretary on a site by site basis to be critical to\nthe national defense and certified as such to the\nSecretary of Transportation, the Attorney General, and\nthe appropriate congressional committees; or\n``(XI) assistance to Federal, State, or local\nofficials in responding to incidents involving nuclear,\nradiological, biological, or chemical weapons, high-\nyield explosives, or related materials or technologies,\nas well as support pursuant to section 282 of this\ntitle; and''; and\n\n(vi) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following\nnew subparagraph:\n``(B) includes any persons physically present at any such\nfacility or asset.''; and\n(16) by inserting after subsection (m) the following new\nsubsection:\n``(n) Termination.--The authority to carry out this section shall\nterminate on December 31, 2030.''.\n\nTITLE XVIII--ACQUISITION REFORM\n\nSubtitle A--Alignment of the Defense Acquisition System\n\nSec. 1801. Alignment of the defense acquisition system with the needs of\nmembers of the Armed Forces.\nSec. 1802. Establishment of the role of portfolio acquisition executive.\nSec. 1803. Amendments to life-cycle management and product support.\nSec. 1804. Adjustments to certain acquisition thresholds.\nSec. 1805. Modification to acquisition strategy.\nSec. 1806. Matters related to cost accounting standards.\nSec. 1807. Establishment of Project Spectrum.\n\nSubtitle B--Requirements Process Reform\n\nSec. 1811. Modifications to Joint Requirements Oversight Council.\nSec. 1812. Ensuring successful implementation of requirements reform.\n\nSubtitle C--Matters Relating to Commercial Products and Commercial\nServices\n\nSec. 1821. Modifications to relationship of other provisions of law to\nprocurement of commercial products and commercial services.\nSec. 1822. Modifications to commercial products and commercial services.\nSec. 1823. Modifications to commercial solutions openings.\nSec. 1824. Limitation on required flowdown of contract clauses to\nsubcontractors providing commercial products or commercial\nservices.\nSec. 1825. Consumption-based solutions.\nSec. 1826. Exemptions for nontraditional defense contractors.\nSec. 1827. Clarification of conditions for payments for commercial\nproducts and commercial services.\nSec. 1828. Review of commercial products and commercial services\nacquisition approach.\n\nSubtitle D--Improvements to Acquisition Programs\n\nSec. 1831. Modifications to procurement for experimental purposes.\nSec. 1832. Modifications to requirements for modular open system\napproach.\nSec. 1833. Bridging Operational Objectives and Support for Transition\nprogram.\n\nSubtitle E--Modifications to Strengthen the Industrial Base\n\nSec. 1841. Civil Reserve Manufacturing Network.\nSec. 1842. Transition to advanced manufacturing for certain critical\nreadiness items of supply.\nSec. 1843. Working group on the advanced manufacturing workforce.\nSec. 1844. Collaborative forum to address challenges to and limitations\nof the defense industrial base.\nSec. 1845. Facility clearance acceleration for members of defense\nindustrial consortiums.\nSec. 1846. Improvements relating to advanced manufacturing.\nSec. 1847. Report on surge capacity in the defense industrial base.\n\nSubtitle A--Alignment of the Defense Acquisition System\n\nSEC. 1801. ALIGNMENT OF THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION SYSTEM WITH THE NEEDS\nOF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.\n(a) Objectives of Defense Acquisition System.--\n(1) In general.--Section 3102 of title 10, United States Code,\nis amended to read as follows:\n``Sec. 3102. Objectives of the defense acquisition system\n``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the\ndefense acquisition system expeditiously provides the armed forces with\nthe capabilities necessary to operate effectively, to address evolving\nthreats, and to sustain the military advantage of the United States in\nthe most cost-effective manner practicable.\n``(b) Guidance.--The Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance to\ncarry out subsection (a) and shall ensure that the defense acquisition\nsystem prioritizes the needs of end users and is validated by direct\nengagement, experimentation, and iteration. Such guidance shall require\nthe following:\n``(1) All activities of the defense acquisition system\ncontribute to the expeditious delivery of capabilities to enhance\nthe operational readiness of the armed forces and enable the\nmissions of the Department of Defense.\n``(2) A leadership culture and organizational structure that\nempowers individuals in the management of the defense acquisition\nsystem and encourages appropriate delegation authority,\ncollaboration, and mission-focused risk-taking.\n``(3) Sufficient numbers of members of the acquisition\nworkforce to support the defense acquisition system, and that such\nmembers are properly trained and assigned.\n``(4) Resource decisions for the defense acquisition system to\nprioritize best value and seek to balance life-cycle costs,\nschedule, performance, and quantity through continuous trade-off\nanalysis informed by prototyping and direct feedback from end\nusers.\n``(5) Adoption and integration in the defense acquisition\nsystem of advanced approaches in digital engineering, model-based\nengineering, and simulation environments to enable rapid, iterative\ndesigns and technology insertion to maximize mission outcomes.\n``(6) Active pursuit of innovative solutions to enhance\neffectiveness of the armed forces and responsiveness to emerging\nthreats, including the acquisition and integration of commercial\nproducts and commercial services.\n``(7) Approaches to workforce training and development that\nequally balance emphasis on functional and technical skills with\nskills in cross-functional integration, critical thinking, and\ninnovative approaches that best deliver solutions to operational\nproblems.''.\n(2) Conforming amendments.--\n(A) Under secretary of defense for acquisition and\nsustainment.--Section 133b(b) of title 10, United States Code,\nis amended--\n(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``delivering and\nsustaining timely, cost-effective capabilities for the\narmed forces (and the Department)'' and inserting\n``delivers end-user capabilities with speed and innovation\nto counter threats and cost-effectively sustain the\nmilitary advantage of the United States''; and\n(ii) in paragraph (9)(A), by striking ``defense\nacquisition programs'' and inserting ``the defense\nacquisition system, in accordance with the objectives\nestablished pursuant to section 3102 of this title''.\n(B) Director of operational test and evaluation.--Section\n139(b) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section\n904, is further amended--\n(i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (7) as\nparagraphs (2) through (8), respectively; and\n(ii) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so\nredesignated, the following new paragraph:\n``(1) ensure that all operational test and evaluation\nactivities are aligned with, and are conducted in a manner that\nsupports, the objectives of the defense acquisition system\nestablished pursuant to section 3102 of this title;''.\n(C) Director of cost assessment and program evaluation.--\nSection 139a(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by\ninserting ``shall carry out the requirements of this section in\naccordance with the objectives established pursuant to section\n3102 of this title and'' before ``shall serve''.\n(b) Civilian Management of the Defense Acquisition System.--Section\n3103 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``to ensure the successful\nand efficient operation of the defense acquisition system'' and\ninserting ``in accordance with the objectives of the defense\nacquisition system established pursuant to section 3102 of this\ntitle''; and\n(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``to ensure the successful\nand efficient operation of such elements of the defense acquisition\nsystem.'' and inserting the following: ``in accordance with the\nobjectives of the defense acquisition system established pursuant\nto section 3102 of this title. In carrying out this subsection,\neach service acquisition executive shall--\n``(1) implement strategies to adapt rapidly to evolving end-\nuser requirements, validated through end user engagement;\n``(2) use data analytics to manage trade-offs among life-cycle\ncosts, delivery schedules, performance objectives, technical\nfeasibility, and procurement quantity objectives to maximize best\nvalue for the end user;\n``(3) conduct iterative cycles to develop, test with end-users,\nand terminate capabilities that deviate from priorities or\nsignificantly exceed cost or schedule thresholds;\n``(4) notify the Joint Requirements Oversight Council within 30\ndays after changes to a defense acquisition program that result in\na material difference in capability requirements, procurement\nquantities, or delivery schedules;\n``(5) assign personnel to critical acquisition positions (as\ndefined in section 1731 of this title) to build expertise and\naccountability, equipping such personnel with strategies to empower\nteams, delegate authority, and embrace mission-focused risk-taking;\nand\n``(6) foster mutual transparency and cooperation between the\nGovernment and private sector entities and require collaboration\nwith such entities to ensure delivery of safe, suitable, and\neffective systems on relevant timelines and on established cost\nbaselines.''.\n(c) Acquisition-related Functions of Service Chiefs.--\n(1) Performance of certain acquisition-related functions.--\nSection 3104 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(A) by amending the section heading to read as follows:\n``Acquisition-related functions of service chiefs''; and\n(B) in subsection (a)--\n(i) by striking the ``Chief of Staff of the Army, the\nChief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the Air\nForce, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the Chief of\nSpace Operations assist'' and inserting ``service chiefs\nassist'';\n(ii) by inserting ``, in accordance with the objectives\nestablished pursuant to section 3102 of this title,'' after\n``Secretary of the military department concerned''; and\n(iii) by amending paragraphs (1) through (7) to read as\nfollows:\n``(1) The development of capability requirement statements for\nequipping the armed force concerned that--\n``(A) describes the operational problem to provide\nnecessary context for the capability requirement;\n``(B) proposes nonprescriptive solutions to operational\nproblems; and\n``(C) ensures system interoperability, where appropriate,\nbetween and among joint military capabilities (as defined in\nsection 181 of this title).\n``(2) Implement strategies to support timely adjustments to\ncapability requirement statements developed in paragraph (1).\n``(3) Advise on trade-offs among life-cycle costs, delivery\nschedules, performance objectives, technical feasibility, and\nprocurement quantity objectives to maximize best value for the end\nuser.\n``(4) In consultation with the Joint Requirements Oversight\nCouncil, prioritize--\n``(A) capability needs for investment; and\n``(B) resource allocation to meet operational readiness\nrequirements (as defined in section 4324 of this title) and the\nmateriel readiness objectives established under section 118(c)\nof this title.\n``(5) Make available appropriate personnel to provide end-user\nfeedback for the development of new capabilities.\n``(6) Recommend modification, discontinuation, or termination\nof the development of capabilities--\n``(A) that no longer align with a capability requirement\nestablished by the Secretary of Defense; or\n``(B) that are experiencing significant cost growth,\ntechnical or performance deficiencies, or delays in schedule.\n``(7) Build acquisition career paths for officers and personnel\n(as required by section 1722a of this title) to ensure such\nofficers and personnel have the necessary skills and opportunities\nfor career progression to fulfill the objectives established\npursuant to section 3102 of this title.''.\n(2) Adherence to requirements in major defense acquisition\nprograms.--Section 3104(b) of such title is amended--\n(A) in paragraph (1)--\n(i) by striking ``the program capability document\nsupporting a Milestone B or subsequent decision'' and\ninserting ``any requirements document''; and\n(ii) by striking ``chief of the armed force concerned''\nand inserting ``service chief concerned''; and\n(B) in paragraph (2)--\n(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--\n\n(I) by striking ``Chief of the armed force\nconcerned'' and inserting ``service chief concerned'';\nand\n(II) by striking ``chiefs of the armed force\nconcerned'' and inserting ``service chiefs concerned'';\n\n(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``prior to entry\ninto the Materiel Solution Analysis Phase under Department\nof Defense Instruction 5000.02''; and\n(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``cost,\nschedule, technical feasibility, and performance trade-\noffs'' and inserting ``life-cycle cost, delivery schedule,\nperformance objective, technical feasibility, and\nprocurement quantity trade-offs''.\n(3) Definitions.--Section 3104(d) of such title is amended to\nread as follows:\n``(d) Requirements Document Defined.--In this section, the term\n`requirements document' means a document that establishes the need for\na materiel approach to address an operational problem.''.\n(d) Implementation.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise Department\nof Defense Directive 5000.01 and any other relevant instructions,\npolicies, or guidance to carry out the requirements of this section and\nthe amendments made by this section.\n(e) Technical Amendments.--\n(1) Section 3101 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to\nread as follows:\n``Sec. 3101. Definitions\n``In this chapter:\n``(1) The term `best value' means, with respect to an\nacquisition, the optimal combination of cost, quality, technical\ncapability or solution quality, and delivery schedule.\n``(2) The term `capability requirement' means a capability that\nis critical or essential to address an operational problem.\n``(3) The term `cost-effective' means, with respect to an\nacquisition, delivering superior end-user results at equal or lower\ncost compared to alternatives.\n``(4) The term `operational problem' means--\n``(A) a challenge of a military department in achieving an\nassigned military objective based on current doctrine, emerging\nthreats, or future concepts; and\n``(B) may include limitations in capabilities, capacity,\nresources, or the ability to effectively and efficiently\ncoordinate across the joint force, with another combatant\ncommand, or among military capabilities.\n``(5) The term `service chief' means--\n``(A) the Chief of Staff of the Army, with respect to\nmatters concerning the Army;\n``(B) the Chief of Naval Operations, with respect to\nmatters concerning the Navy;\n``(C) the Commandant of the Marine Corps, with respect to\nmatters concerning the Marine Corps;\n``(D) the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, with respect to\nmatters concerning the Air Force; and\n``(E) the Chief of Space Operations, with respect to\nmatters concerning the Space Force.''.\n(2) Section 3001(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended\nby striking ``this section'' and inserting ``this part''.\nSEC. 1802. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ROLE OF PORTFOLIO ACQUISITION\nEXECUTIVE.\n(a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 87 of title 10, United\nStates Code, is amended by inserting after section 1731 the following\nnew section:\n``Sec. 1732. Portfolio acquisition executive\n``(a) In General.--A portfolio acquisition executive is the senior\nacquisition official designated by the component acquisition executive\nor the service acquisition executive of the military department\nconcerned, as applicable, to lead a portfolio of capabilities, with\nauthority for plans, budgets, and execution of programs assigned to the\nportfolio, including life-cycle management.\n``(b) Reporting Relationships.--To ensure streamlined\naccountability for management, the following relationships shall apply:\n``(1) Each program manager (as defined in section 1737 of this\ntitle) for a defense acquisition program shall report directly to\nthe portfolio acquisition executive for such program unless\notherwise directed by the component acquisition executive or\nservice acquisition executive of the military department concerned\n(as applicable).\n``(2) Each portfolio acquisition executive shall report\ndirectly to the component acquisition executive or the service\nacquisition executive of the military department concerned (as\napplicable).\n``(3) The component acquisition executive or service\nacquisition executive of the military department concerned (as\napplicable) shall oversee the designation of, performance of, and\nresource allocation for all portfolio acquisition executives.\n``(c) Responsibilities.--For the defense acquisition programs\nassigned to a portfolio acquisition executive, such portfolio\nacquisition executive shall--\n``(1) ensure that activities carried out under such programs\nare aligned with, and are conducted in a manner that supports, the\nobjectives of the defense acquisition system established pursuant\nto section 3102 of this title;\n``(2) subject to the authority, direction, and control of the\ncomponent acquisition executive or service acquisition executive of\nthe military department concerned (as applicable)--\n``(A) carry out all powers, functions, and duties of the\ncomponent acquisition executive or service acquisition\nexecutive concerned (as applicable) with respect to members of\nthe acquisition workforce assigned to the portfolio acquisition\nexecutive; and\n``(B) ensure that the policies of the Secretary of Defense\nestablished in accordance with this chapter are implemented in\nsuch portfolio;\n``(3) coordinate with the relevant service chief (as defined in\nsection 3101 of this title) when evaluating, modifying, or\nimplementing requirements determinations, performance objectives,\nprocurement quantity objectives, and materiel readiness objectives\nestablished under section 118(c) of this title;\n``(4) liaise and collaborate directly with operational users of\nsuch defense acquisition programs to receive regular feedback to\nensure the effectiveness and suitability of capabilities;\n``(5) provide timely information to the relevant service chief,\nthe Joint Staff, the Director of Cost Assessment and Program\nEvaluation, and other officials identified by the Secretary of\nDefense on cost, schedule, and performance trade-offs of defense\nacquisition programs assigned to the portfolio acquisition\nexecutive;\n``(6) employ iterative development cycles with the authority to\nmodify, discontinue, or terminate the development of capabilities--\n``(A) that no longer align with a joint capability\nrequirement (as defined in section 181 of this title) or other\ncapability requirement established by the Secretary or relevant\nservice chief; or\n``(B) that are experiencing significant cost growth,\ntechnical or performance deficiencies, or delays in schedule;\n``(7) collaborate with mission engineering functions of the\nDepartment of Defense to conduct cross-service technical and\noperational activities to coordinate integration of emerging\ntechnologies, prototypes, and operational concepts, as appropriate;\nand\n``(8) ensure effective market research and, to the maximum\nextent practical, prioritize--\n``(A) the use of transactions for prototype projects under\nsection 4022; and\n``(B) the procurement of commercial products and commercial\nservices under chapter 247 of this title.\n``(d) Personnel and Resources.--(1) The Secretary concerned with\nrespect to a portfolio acquisition executive shall ensure that each\nsuch portfolio acquisition executive is assigned dedicated personnel\nand other resources required to successfully perform the assigned\nduties and responsibilities of such portfolio acquisition executive.\n``(2) Personnel shall be under the authority and control of such\nportfolio acquisition executive subject to the component acquisition\nexecutive or service acquisition executive of the department concerned.\nPersonnel and resources shall not be provided through matrixed,\ncollateral duty, or dual-reporting arrangements, except as specifically\nauthorized by the Secretary concerned in writing.\n``(3) Personnel and resources required include--\n``(A) contracting and contract management;\n``(B) estimating costs;\n``(C) financial management and business;\n``(D) life-cycle management and product support;\n``(E) program management;\n``(F) engineering and technical management;\n``(G) developmental testing and evaluation; and\n``(H) other personnel as determined by the Secretary concerned,\nas appropriate.''.\n(b) Conforming Amendments.--\n(1) Covered defense laws.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),\neach covered defense law (as defined in section 102 of title 10,\nUnited States Code) is amended--\n(A) by striking the term ``program executive officer'' and\ninserting ``portfolio acquisition executive'' in each place it\nappears in text or headings;\n(B) by striking the term ``Program executive officer'' and\ninserting ``Portfolio acquisition executive'' in each place it\nappears in text or headings;\n(C) by striking the term ``program executive officers'' and\ninserting ``portfolio acquisition executives'' in each place it\nappears in text or headings; and\n(D) by striking the term ``Program executive officers'' and\ninserting ``Portfolio acquisition executives'' in each place it\nappears in text or headings.\n(2) Exception.--Section 1737(a)(4) of title 10, United States\nCode, is amended to read as follows:\n``(4) The term `portfolio acquisition executive' means an\nindividual described in section 1732(a) of this title.''.\nSEC. 1803. AMENDMENTS TO LIFE-CYCLE MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCT SUPPORT.\n(a) Product Support Manager.--\n(1) In general.--Subchapter III of chapter 87 of title 10,\nUnited States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1732, as\nadded by section 1802, the following new section:\n``Sec. 1733. Product support manager\n``(a) In General.--A product support manager is the individual\nresponsible for managing product support required to field and maintain\nthe readiness and operational capability of a covered system throughout\nthe life cycle of the covered system.\n``(b) Designation.--The Secretary of Defense shall designate a\nproduct support manager for each covered system who shall be coequal\nwith the program manager for such covered system and report directly to\nthe portfolio acquisition executive responsible for such covered\nsystem.\n``(c) Objectives.--The product support manager shall seek to\nachieve the objectives of the defense acquisition system established\npursuant to section 3102 of this title and shall identify, develop,\nimplement, incentivize, and measure quantifiable best value outcome-\nbased product support that optimizes life-cycle cost, readiness, and\noperational capability of a covered system.\n``(d) Specific Responsibilities.--A product support manager shall\nbe responsible for the following with respect to a covered system:\n``(1) Developing and executing the product support strategy\nrequired under section 4324 of this title.\n``(2) Providing product support and subject matter expertise to\nthe relevant program manager and portfolio acquisition executive.\n``(3) Collaborating with chief engineers and systems\nengineers--\n``(A) in developing the life-cycle sustainment plan and\nproduct support strategy required under section 4324 of this\ntitle; and\n``(B) to analyze the operating and support costs to ensure\ncost-effective operation, management, and availability of the\ncovered system.\n``(3) Adopting predictive analytics and simulation and modeling\ntools to improve materiel availability and reliability, increase\noperational availability rates, and reduce operation and\nsustainment costs.\n``(4) Conducting product support business case analyses to\nprovide a structured, iterative methodology to compare and assess\nthe full impact of product support alternatives and provide data-\ninformed recommendations that balance requirements with\naffordability. Such analyses shall--\n``(A) enable the development of the product support\nstrategy as early as possible, but not later than Milestone B\napproval has been granted for the covered system; and\n``(B) inform proposed updates or changes in the product\nsupport strategy as needed.\n``(5) Reviewing and recommending resource allocations across\nproduct support integrators and product support providers to meet\nperformance requirements of the product support strategy.\n``(6) Coordinating product support arrangements between product\nsupport integrators and product support providers across materiel\ncommands, depots, sustainment working capital funds, and commercial\nentities to execute the product support strategy and maintain\nupdated parts cataloging and provisioning.\n``(7) Seeking to resolve issues relating to diminishing\nmanufacturing supply, material shortages, critical readiness items\nof supply.\n``(8) Managing the end-to-end coordination process related to\nqualification, certification, and testing of alternative sources of\nsupply for critical readiness items of supply.\n``(9) Ensuring the evaluation and selection of product support\nintegrators and product support providers that are best suited to\nexecute the product support strategy.\n``(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `best value' has the meaning given in section\n3101 of this title.\n``(2) The terms `covered system', `critical readiness items of\nsupply', `product support', `product support arrangement', `product\nsupport integrator', and `product support provider' have the\nmeanings given, respectively, in section 4324 of this title.''.\n(2) Education, training, and experience requirements for\nproduct support managers.--Section 1735 title 10, United States\nCode, is amended--\n(A) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as\nsubsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and\n(B) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new\nsubsection:\n``(c) Product Support Manager.--Before being assigned to a position\nas product support manager, a person--\n``(1) shall have completed all life-cycle logistics\ncertification and training requirements prescribed by the Secretary\nof Defense;\n``(2) shall have executed a written agreement as required in\nsection 1734(b)(2) of this title; and\n``(3) in the case of--\n``(A) a product support manager of a major defense\nacquisition program, shall have at least eight years of\nexperience in life-cycle logistics, at least two years of which\nwere performed in a systems program office or similar\norganization;\n``(B) a product support manager of a significant nonmajor\ndefense acquisition program, shall have at least six years of\nexperience in life-cycle logistics; and\n``(C) a product support manager for a covered system (as\ndefined in section 4324 of this title), shall be designated as\na key leadership position.''.\n(3) Conforming amendments.--Section 1731(a)(1)(B) of title 10,\nUnited States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following\nnew clause:\n``(iv) Product support manager.''.\n(b) Sustainment Reviews.--Section 4323 of title 10, United States\nCode, is amended to read as follows:\n``Sec. 4323. Sustainment reviews\n``(a) Review Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall require each\nSecretary of a military department, in coordination with the Under\nSecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, to conduct an\nassessment of the actual performance of each major weapon system\nagainst the operational readiness requirements and materiel readiness\nobjectives (established under section 118(c) of this title). Each\nSecretary of a military department shall use such assessment to--\n``(1) identify any factors contributing to the failure of a\nmajor weapon system to meet such requirements and objectives;\n``(2) develop and implement a corrective action plan to address\nsuch factors in an expeditious manner; and\n``(3) inform the submission of materials to Congress required\nby section 118(c)(2) of this title and the development of the\nfuture-years defense program required by section 221 of this title.\n``(b) Submission to Congress.--Not later than five days after the\ndate on which the budget of the President is submitted to Congress\npursuant to section 1105 of title 31, each Secretary of a military\ndepartment, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for\nAcquisition and Sustainment, shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees a report that includes the following:\n``(1) Findings from a review of the effectiveness of the life-\ncycle sustainment plan required under section 4324 of this title\nfor a major weapon system.\n``(2) A description of how such assessments informed the\nsubmission of materials to Congress required by section 118(c)(2)\nof this title and the development of the future-years defense\nprogram required by section 221 of this title.\n``(3) For a covered system which has been declared to meet\ninitial operational capability, and that for two consecutive\ncalendar years has failed to meet established materiel readiness\nobjectives for materiel availability or operational availability\n(as such terms are defined, respectively, in section 118 of this\ntitle), such report shall include--\n``(A) an identification of factors contributing to such\nfailure;\n``(B) a mitigation plan to address supply, maintenance, or\nother issues contributing to such failure; and\n``(C) a description of any corrective action plan required\nby subsection (a)(2) and an update on progress made in\nimplementing such a plan.\n``(4) A summary of actions taken by the Secretary to ensure\nthat each covered system of the military department under the\njurisdiction of the Secretary meets the applicable operational\nreadiness requirements and materiel readiness objectives in the\nmost cost-effective manner practicable.\n``(c) Covered System Defined.--In this section, the term `covered\nsystem' has the meaning given in section 4324 of this title.''.\n(c) Life-cycle Management and Product Support.--Section 4324 of\ntitle 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:\n``Sec. 4324. Life-cycle management and product support\n``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each\ncovered system is supported by a performance-based life-cycle\nsustainment plan--\n``(1) that is approved by the service acquisition executive\nresponsible for such covered system; and\n``(2) that meets applicable operational readiness requirements\nand materiel readiness objectives (established under section 118(c)\nof this title) in the most cost-effective manner practicable.\n``(b) Life-cycle Sustainment Plan.--(1) A product support manager\nshall develop, update, and implement a life-cycle sustainment plan for\neach covered system for which the product support manager is\nresponsible. Such plan shall include the following:\n``(A) A comprehensive product support strategy that addresses\neach Integrated Product Support Element in a manner--\n``(i) to best achieve operational readiness requirements\nand materiel readiness objectives throughout the planned life\ncycle of such system; and\n``(ii) that allows evaluation and selection of product\nsupport integrators and product support providers appropriate\nto execute the product support strategy.\n``(B) A life-cycle cost estimate for the covered system that--\n``(i) is based on the product support strategy described in\nsubparagraph (A); and\n``(ii) if the covered system is a major defense acquisition\nprogram or major subprogram, is developed in accordance with\nthe requirements to support a Milestone A approval, Milestone B\napproval, or Milestone C approval.\n``(C) Recommended engineering and design considerations that\nsupport cost-effective sustainment of the covered system and best\nvalue solutions in life cycle planning and management.\n``(D) An intellectual property management plan for product\nsupport developed in accordance with section 3774 of this title,\nincluding requirements for technical data, software, and modular\nopen system approaches (as defined in section 4401 of this title).\n``(E) A strategy to maximize use of public and private sector\ncapabilities including public-private partnerships, when\nappropriate.\n``(F) After consideration of the views received by the\nmilestone decision authority from appropriate materiel, logistics,\nor fleet representatives, a plan to transition the covered system\nfrom production to initial fielding that addresses specific\nproducts or services required for successful initial fielding of\nthe covered system, including--\n``(i) a description of the necessary tooling or other\nunique support equipment, requirements for initial spare parts\nand components, technical handbooks and maintenance manuals,\nmaintenance training, and facilities;\n``(ii) an identification of the funding required to provide\nsuch products and services for any initial fielding location of\nthe covered system; and\n``(iii) an assessment of the required number of training\nsimulators, including the initial operational capability and\noverall fielding of such simulators.\n``(2) In developing each life-cycle sustainment plan required by\nthis section, the product support manager shall--\n``(A) consider affordability constraints and key cost factors\nthat could affect operating and support costs during the life cycle\nof the covered system;\n``(B) consider sustainment risks or challenges to sustaining\nthe covered system in operational environments, including contested\nlogistics environments (as defined in section 2926 of this title);\n``(C) seek to comply with--\n``(i) requirements to maintain a core logistics capability\nunder section 2464 of this title; and\n``(ii) limitations on the performance of depot-level\nmaintenance of materiel under section 2466 of this title;\n``(D) seek to integrate commercial best practices, use\ncommercial standards, and use advanced technologies to enhance the\nproduct support of each covered system; and\n``(E) seek to maintain a robust, resilient, and innovative\ndefense industrial base to support requirements throughout the life\ncycle of the covered system.\n``(d) Definitions.--In this chapter:\n``(1) The terms `milestone decision authority' and `Milestone A\napproval' have the meanings given, respectively, in section 4251 of\nthis title.\n``(2) The term `Milestone B approval' and `Milestone C\napproval' has the meaning given in section 4172 of this title.\n``(3) The term `covered system' means--\n``(A) a major defense acquisition program as defined in\nsection 4201 of this title;\n``(B) a major subprogram as described in section 4203 of\nthis title; or\n``(C) an acquisition program or project that is carried out\nusing the rapid fielding or rapid prototyping acquisition\npathway under section 3602 of this title that is estimated by\nthe Secretary of Defense to require an eventual total\nexpenditure described in section 4201(a)(2) of this title.\n``(4) The term `critical readiness items of supply' means--\n``(A) parts and systems designated as Mission Impaired\nCapability Awaiting Parts, Not Mission Capable Supply, or\nCasualty Report Category 3 or 4 status (as defined by the\nSecretary of Defense or a Secretary of a military department);\nor\n``(B) parts or systems designated by the Secretary of\nDefense as negatively impacting the materiel readiness\nobjectives of a covered system.\n``(5) The term `Integrated Product Support Elements' means,\nwith respect to a covered system--\n``(A) product support management;\n``(B) design interface;\n``(C) sustaining engineering;\n``(D) maintenance planning and management;\n``(E) supply support;\n``(F) support equipment;\n``(G) technical data;\n``(H) training and training support;\n``(I) information technology systems continuous support;\n``(J) facilities and infrastructure;\n``(K) packaging, handling, storage, and transportation; and\n``(L) manpower and personnel.\n``(6) The term `product support' means the package of support\nfunctions required to field and sustain the readiness and\noperational capability of covered systems (including subsystems and\ncomponents of such covered systems).\n``(7) The term `product support arrangement'--\n``(A) means a contract, task order, or another contractual\narrangement, or any type of agreement or non-contractual\narrangement entered into by the Federal Government, for the\nperformance of sustainment or logistics support required for\ncovered systems (including subsystems and components of such\ncovered systems); and\n``(B) includes arrangements for any of the following:\n``(i) Performance-based logistics.\n``(ii) Sustainment support.\n``(iii) Contractor logistics support.\n``(iv) Life-cycle product support.\n``(8) The term `product support integrator' means an entity\nresponsible for integrating private and public sources of product\nsupport within the scope of a product support arrangement.\n``(9) The term `product support provider' means an entity that\nprovides product support functions.''.\n(d) Conforming Amendments to Materiel Readiness Metrics and\nObjectives for Major Weapon Systems.--Section 118 of title 10, United\nStates Code, is amended--\n(1) in the section heading, by inserting ``materiel readiness''\nbefore ``objectives'';\n(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``shall address'' and\ninserting ``shall establish procedures and a computation\nmethodology to determine'';\n(3) in subsection (c)--\n(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the metrics required''\nand all that follows through the period at the end and\ninserting ``materiel readiness objectives for each major weapon\nsystem.''; and\n(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the metrics required by\nsubsection (b)'' and inserting ``such materiel readiness\nobjectives'';\n(4) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``readiness goals or\nobjectives'' and inserting ``materiel readiness objectives'';\n(5) in subsection (e), in the matter preceding paragraph (1),\nby inserting a comma after ``designated mission''; and\n(6) in subsection (f)--\n(A) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as\nparagraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and\n(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new\nparagraph:\n``(3) The term `materiel readiness objective' means the minimum\nrequired availability of each covered system that is necessary to\nfulfill the requirements of the strategic framework and guidance\nreferred to in subsection (a).''.\n(e) Major Weapons Systems: Assessment, Management and Control of\nOperating and Support Costs.--Section 4325 of title 10, United States\nCode, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (b)--\n(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``in accordance with the\nrequirements of section 118 of this title and'' after ``be\nissued'';\n(B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:\n``(3) require each Secretary of a military department to update\nestimates of operating and support costs periodically throughout\nthe life cycle of a major weapon system, and make necessary\nadjustments to the life-cycle sustainment plan required by section\n4324 of this title to ensure such major weapon system meets\napplicable operational readiness requirements and materiel\nreadiness objectives (established in accordance with section 118(c)\nof this title) in the most cost-effective manner practicable;'';\n(C) by amending paragraph (9) to read as follows:\n``(9) prior to the Milestone B approval (or equivalent\napproval) for a major weapon system, require the Secretary\nconcerned to ensure the completion of an intellectual property\nmanagement plan for product support required under section\n4324(b)(1)(D) of this title; and''; and\n(D) by amending paragraph (10) to read as follows:\n``(10) require each Secretary of a military department to\ncreate and retain an independent cost estimate for the remainder of\nthe life cycle of the covered weapon system every five years.'';\n(2) by striking subsection (c); and\n(3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).\n(f) Retention of Data on Operating and Support Costs.--\n(1) In general.--The Director of Cost Assessment and Program\nEvaluation shall develop and maintain a database on operating and\nsupport estimates, supporting documentation, and actual operating\nand support costs for major weapon systems (as defined in section\n101 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 811 of\nthis Act).\n(2) Support.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the\nDirector, in carrying out the requirements of paragraph (1)--\n(A) promptly receives the results of all cost estimates and\ncost analyses conducted by each Secretary of a military\ndepartment with regard to operating and support costs of major\nweapon systems acquired pursuant to a major defense acquisition\nprogram (as defined in section 4201 of title 10, United States\nCode); and\n(B) has timely access to any records and data of military\ndepartments (including classified and proprietary information)\nthat the Director considers necessary to carry out such\nrequirements.\n(3) Coordination.--The Secretary of Defense may direct each\nSecretary of a military department, with concurrence of the Under\nSecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, to collect\nand retain information necessary to support the database required\nin (1).\nSEC. 1804. ADJUSTMENTS TO CERTAIN ACQUISITION THRESHOLDS.\n(a) Major System.--Section 3041 of title 10, United States Code, is\namended--\n(1) in subsection (c)(1)--\n(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$115,000,000 (based\non fiscal year 1990 constant dollars)'' and inserting\n``$275,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2024 constant dollars)'';\nand\n(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$540,000,000 (based\non fiscal year 1990 constant dollars)'' and inserting\n``$1,300,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2024 constant\ndollars)''; and\n(2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``$750,000 (based on\nfiscal year 1980 constant dollars)'' and inserting ``$2,000,000\n(based on fiscal year 2024 constant dollars)''.\n(b) Use of Procedures Other Than Competitive Procedures.--Section\n3204(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) by striking ``$10,000,000'' each place it appears and\ninserting ``$100,000,000'';\n(2) by striking ``$75,000,000'' each place it appears and\ninserting ``$500,000,000''; and\n(3) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``$500,000'' and\ninserting ``$10,000,000''.\n(c) Modifications to Submissions of Cost or Pricing Data.--Section\n3702(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in paragraph (1)--\n(A) by striking ``June 30, 2018'' each place it appears and\ninserting ``June 30, 2026'';\n(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$2,000,000'' and\ninserting ``$10,000,000''; and\n(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$750,000'' and\ninserting ``$2,000,000'';\n(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$2,000,000'' and inserting\n``$10,000,000''; and\n(3) in subparagraph (3)(A), by striking ``chapter and the price\nof the subcontract is expected to exceed $2,000,000'' and inserting\nthe following: ``chapter and--\n``(i) in the case of a prime contract entered into\nafter June 30, 2026, the price of the subcontract is\nexpected to exceed $10,000,000; or\n``(ii) in the case of a prime contract entered into on\nor before June 30, 2026, the price of the subcontract is\nexpected to exceed $2,000,000.''.\n(d) Major Defense Acquisition Programs; Definitions; Exceptions.--\nSection 4201(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$300,000,000 (based on\nfiscal year 1990 constant dollars)'' and inserting ``$1,000,000,000\n(based on fiscal year 2024 constant dollars)''; and\n(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$1,800,000,000 (based on\nfiscal year 1990 constant dollars)'' and inserting ``$4,500,000,000\n(based on fiscal year 2024 constant dollars)''.\nSEC. 1805. MODIFICATION TO ACQUISITION STRATEGY.\n(a) In General.--Section 4211 of title 10, United States Code, is\namended--\n(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``milestone'';\n(2) in subsection (b), by striking the term ``milestone'' each\nplace it appears;\n(3) in subsection (c)--\n(A) in paragraph (1)--\n(i) in matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking\nthe term ``milestone'' each place it appears;\n(ii) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:\n``(A) the strategy clearly describes the proposed business case\nand capability management approach for the program or system, and\nto the maximum extent practicable, describes how capability\nrequirements will be met through delivery of such program or\nsystem;''; and\n(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``how the\nstrategy is designed to be implemented with available\nresources, such as time, funding, and management capacity''\nand inserting ``the resources, such as time, funding, and\nmanagement capacity, necessary to meet capability\nrequirements''; and\n(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:\n``(2) Each strategy shall, where appropriate, consider the\nfollowing:\n``(A) An approach that delivers required capabilities in\nincrements, each depending on available mature technology, and that\nrecognizes up front the need for future capability improvements or\ntransitions to alternative end items through use of continuous\ncompetition.\n``(B) Requirements related to logistics, maintenance, and\nsustainment in accordance with sections 2464 and 2466 of this\ntitle, and the acquisition of technical data, computer software,\nand associated licenses, to enable such requirements in accordance\nwith sections 3771 through 3775 of this title.\n``(C) A process for collaborative interaction and market\nresearch with the science and technology community, including\nDepartment of Defense science and technology reinvention\nlaboratories, government innovation cells, academia, small\nbusinesses, nontraditional defense contractors, and other\ncontractors.\n``(D) Identification of enterprise-wide designs and standards\nin support of an architecture that provides for an integrated suite\nof capabilities that focuses on simplicity of implementation and\nspeed of delivery.\n``(E) Overarching roadmaps that create integrated strategic\nschedules of legacy systems and new capabilities.\n``(F) A contracting strategy that develops long-term\npartnerships with multiple companies to actively contribute to\narchitectures, development, production, and sustainment across the\ncapabilities to be developed by decomposing large systems into\nsmaller sets of projects across time and technical component.\n``(G) An assignment of roles and responsibilities of key\npersonnel of the acquisition workforce, identification of external\nstakeholder dependencies, and the need for subject matter expert\ninputs at critical points in the program, including the need for\nspecial hiring authority or advisory and assistance services, in\norder to deliver the desired capabilities.\n``(H) A process of testing and experimentation with the test\ncommunity and end users to ensure continuous user feedback,\nacceptance, and development of concepts of operations.''; and\n(4) by striking subsections (d) and (e) and inserting the\nfollowing new subsections:\n``(d) Review.--The decision authority shall review and approve, as\nappropriate, the acquisition strategy for a major defense acquisition\nprogram or major system prior to the acquisition decision memorandum\nand ensure that the strategy is updated at regular intervals to\nincorporate significant changes to program requirements, resourcing, or\nacquisition decisions.\n``(e) Decision Authority Defined.--In this section, the term\n`decision authority', with respect to a major defense acquisition\nprogram or major system, means the official within the Department of\nDefense designated with the overall responsibility and authority for\nacquisition decisions for the program or system, including authority to\napprove entry of the program or system into the next phase of the\nacquisition process.''.\n(b) Conforming Amendments.--\n(1) Section 4324(d)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is\namended by inserting ``the term `decision authority''' after\n``meaning given''.\n(2) Section 8669b(d)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is\namended by striking ``has the meaning'' and all that follows and\ninserting the following: ``means a decision to enter into\ntechnology maturation and risk reduction pursuant to guidance\nprescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the management of\nDepartment of Defense acquisition programs.''.\n(3) Section 807(e)(5) of the National Defense Authorization Act\nfor Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 9081 note) is amended by striking\n``in section 2431a of title 10, United States Code'' and inserting\n``the term `decision authority' in section 4211 of title 10, United\nStates Code''.\n(4) Section 818(f)(3)(B) of the John Warner National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (10 U.S.C. 4231 note prec.)\nis amended by inserting ``the term `decision authority''' after\n``meaning given''.\nSEC. 1806. MATTERS RELATED TO COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS.\n(a) Changes to Applicability of Full Cost Accounting Standards\nCoverage.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Administrator for Federal Procurement\nPolicy shall revise the rules and procedures prescribed pursuant to\nsubsections (a) and (b) of section 1502 of title 41, United States\nCode, to the extent necessary to increase the thresholds\nestablished in section 9903.201-2 of title 48, Code of Federal\nRegulation, from $50,000,000 to $100,000,000 (as adjusted for\ninflation in accordance with section 1908 of title 41, United\nStates Code).\n(2) Department of defense.--Not later than 120 days after the\ndate of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall update the\nDepartment of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition\nRegulation to require full compliance with cost accounting\nstandards established under section 1502 of title 41, United States\nCode, only for an entity or subsidiary of an entity that--\n(A) received a single contract award under such cost\naccounting standards with a value equal to or greater than\n$100,000,000 (as adjusted for inflation in accordance with\nsection 1908 of title 41, United States Code); or\n(B) received contracts during the cost accounting period\nthat ended preceding the date of the report with a net value\nequal to or greater than $100,000,000 (as adjusted for\ninflation in accordance with section 1908 of title 41, United\nStates Code).\n(b) Amendments to Cost Accounting Standards Board.--\n(1) Organization.--Subsection (a) of section 1501 of title 41,\nUnited States Code, is amended by striking ``Office of Federal\nProcurement Policy'' and inserting ``Office of Management and\nBudget''.\n(2) Membership.--Subsection (b) of such section 1501 is\namended--\n(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:\n``(1) Members, chairman, and appointment.--The Board shall\nconsist of 5 voting members and 2 nonvoting members.\n``(A) Voting members.--One voting member is the\nAdministrator of Federal Procurement Policy, who serves as\nChairman. The other 4 members, all of whom shall have\nexperience in Federal Government contract cost accounting, are\nas follows:\n``(i) 2 representatives of the Federal Government, each\nof whom has substantial experience in administering and\nmanaging covered contracts--\n\n``(I) one of whom is a representative of the\nDepartment of Defense appointed by the Secretary of\nDefense; and\n``(II) one of whom is an officer or employee of the\nGeneral Services Administration appointed by the\nAdministrator of General Services.\n\n``(ii) 2 individuals from the private sector, each of\nwhom is appointed by the Director of the Office of\nManagement and Budget--\n\n``(I) one of whom is a senior employee or retired\nsenior employee of a Government contractor with\nsubstantial experience in the private sector involving\nadministration and management of covered contracts; and\n``(II) one member of the accounting profession,\nwith substantial experience as an accountant.\n\n``(B) Nonvoting members.--There may be up to 2 nonvoting\nmembers appointed by the Board from academia, a nonprofit\norganization, or a private entity with substantial experience\nin establishing financial accounting and reporting standards in\ncompliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.'';\n(B) in paragraph (2)--\n(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, which may be\nextended for an additional 4-year period by the individual\nwho appointed such member under paragraph (1)'' after ``4\nyears''; and\n(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``paragraph\n(1)(A)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)(A)(i)''; and\n(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(4) Ineligibility.--Beginning on January 1, 2028, an\nindividual who is a member of an audit entity of an executive\nagency is not eligible to serve as a member of the Board.''.\n(3) Duties.--Subsection (c) of such section 1501 is amended--\n(A) in paragraph (2)--\n(i) by striking ``within one year'' and all that\nfollows through ``conform such standards'' and inserting\nthe following: ``not later than 180 days after the date of\nenactment of this paragraph, and biennially thereafter,\nreview any cost accounting standards established under\nsection 1502 of this title and eliminate or conform such\nstandards''; and\n(ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;\n(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``disputes.'' and\ninserting the following: ``disputes, and take necessary action\nto clarify or improve such standards if misinterpretation or\nlack of clarity in a standard was a primary component of such\ndispute; and''; and\n(C) by adding at the end the following:\n``(4) ensure that any action taken pursuant to paragraph (3) is\nnot taken solely for the purpose of tailoring such standard to\nfavor a party in the dispute.''.\n(4) Report.--Subsection (e) of such section 1501 is amended--\n(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;\n(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and\ninserting ``; and''; and\n(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(3) including a summary of rulemaking activities related to\nany changes to such standards and any associated timelines for such\nactivities.''.\n(5) Senior staff.--Subsection (f)(1)(B) of such section 1501 is\namended--\n(A) by striking ``may appoint'' and inserting ``shall\nappoint''; and\n(B) by striking ``two'' and inserting ``not less than\nfour''.\n(6) Covered contract defined.--Such section 1501 is amended by\nadding at the end the following new subsection:\n``(j) Covered Contract Defined.--In this section, the term `covered\ncontract' means a contract that is subject to the cost accounting\nstandards issued pursuant to section 1502 of this title.''.\n(7) Deadline.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and\nBudget, the Secretary of Defense, and the Administrator of General\nServices shall implement the amendments made by this subsection,\nincluding making the appointments under section 1501(b) of title\n41, United States Code, as amended by this subsection.\n(c) Cooperation With the Comptroller General.--The Secretary of\nDefense and the Cost Accounting Standards Board established under\nsection 1501 of title 41, United States Code (as amended by this\nsection), shall cooperate in full and in a timely manner with the\nComptroller General of the United States, including providing any\nanalysis, briefings, or other information requested by the Comptroller\nGeneral related to requirements of this section and the amendments made\nby this section.\n(d) Amendment to Mandatory Use of Cost Accounting Standards.--\n(1) Subcontracts.--Section 1502(b)(1) of title 41, United\nStates Code, is amended--\n(A) in subparagraph (B)--\n(i) by striking ``of the amount set forth in section\n3702(a)(1)(A) of title 10 as the amount is'' and inserting\n``$35,000,000, as''; and\n(ii) by inserting ``, including requirements relating\nto inflation in section 1908 of this title'' after ``law'';\nand\n(B) in subparagraph (C)--\n(i) by inserting ``(or the portion of a contract or\nsubcontract)'' after ``a contract or subcontract'' each\nplace it appears;\n(ii) in clause (ii), by adding ``or'' at the end;\n(iii) in clause (iii)--\n\n(I) by inserting ``(or the portion of such contract\nor subcontract)'' after ``a firm, fixed-price contract\nor subcontract''; and\n(II) by striking ``; or'' and inserting a period;\nand\n\n(iv) by striking clause (iv).\n(2) Waiver.--in paragraph (3), subparagraph (A) by inserting\n``, as adjusted for inflation in accordance with section 1908 of\nthis title,'' after ``$100,000,000''.\n(3) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Administrator for Federal Procurement\nPolicy shall issue such regulations as are necessary to implement\nthe amendments made by this subsection.\n(e) Amendment to Required Board Action for Prescribing Standards\nand Interpretations.--Section 1502(c) of title 41, United States Code,\nis amended--\n(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and'' at the end;\n(2) by striking paragraph (3); and\n(3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).\n(f) Amendments to Contract Price Adjustment Requirements.--\n(1) In general.--Section 1503(b) of title 41, United States\nCode, is amended to read as follows:\n``(b) Amount of Adjustment.--A contract price adjustment undertaken\nunder section 1502(f)(2) of this title shall be made, where applicable,\non relevant contracts that are subject to the cost accounting standards\nso as to protect the Federal Government from payment, in the aggregate,\nof increased costs, as defined by the Cost Accounting Standards Board\nand in accordance with the following requirements:\n``(1) The Federal Government may not recover costs greater than\nthe aggregate increased cost to the Federal Government, as defined\nby the Board, on the relevant contracts subject to the price\nadjustment unless the contractor or subcontractor made a change in\nits cost accounting practices of which the contractor or\nsubcontractor was aware or should have been aware at the time of\nthe price negotiation and which contractor or subcontractor failed\nto disclose to the Federal Government.\n``(2) For such changes in cost accounting practices--\n``(A) costs recovered by the Federal Government shall\nexclude any contract or subcontract (or any portion of such\ncontract or subcontract) that is firm, fixed-price, or that is\nnot price-redeterminable based on costs; and\n``(B) for a fiscal year, for any contract or subcontract\n(or any portion of such contract or subcontract) that is not a\nfirm, fixed-price contract or subcontract the costs recovered\nby the Federal Government shall not exceed the net increased\ncosts, if any, paid to the contractor or subcontractor for all\nchanges in cost accounting practices implemented within the\nsame fiscal year.''.\n(2) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Administrator for Federal Procurement\nPolicy shall issue such regulations as are necessary to implement\nthe amendments made by this subsection.\nSEC. 1807. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROJECT SPECTRUM.\n(a) In General.--The Director of the Office of Small Business\nPrograms of the Department of Defense shall establish and maintain a\nprogram to be known as ``Project Spectrum'' to provide to covered\nentities an online platform of digital resources, training, and\nservices that increase awareness of, and facilitate compliance with,\nthe requirements of the defense acquisition system established pursuant\nto section 3102 of title 10, United States Code.\n(b) Requirement for Coordination.--In carrying out the requirements\nof subsection (a), the Director of Small Business Programs shall\ncoordinate with other elements of the Department of Defense to ensure\nresources, training, or services made available through Project\nSpectrum are aligned with Department-wide policies and guidance related\nto the defense acquisition system, including coordination with--\n(1) the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense,\nparticularly regarding cybersecurity resources and alignment with\nthe Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program or successor\nprogram;\n(2) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and\nSustainment;\n(3) the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and\nEngineering;\n(4) the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International\nand Industry Engagement;\n(5) the President of the Defense Acquisition University;\n(6) the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency;\n(7) the Director of the Defense Counterintelligence and\nSecurity Agency; and\n(8) the Executive Director of the Department of Defense Cyber\nCrime Center.\n(c) Performance Metrics.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the\nDirector of Small Business Programs, in coordination with elements and\nindividuals in subsection (b), shall establish performance metrics to\nmeasure the outcomes associated with Project Spectrum. Such metrics\nshall include--\n(1) cybersecurity-related activities and tools, to be evaluated\nin coordination with Chief Information Officer of the Department of\nDefense;\n(2) foreign ownership, control, or influence activities and\ntools, to be evaluated in coordination with the Under Secretary of\nDefense for Acquisition and Sustainment; and\n(3) any additional performance metrics the Director determines\nnecessary.\n(d) Briefing Required.--Not later than May 1, 2026, the Director of\nSmall Business Programs shall provide to the Committees on Armed\nServices of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on the\nperformance metrics required by subsection (c).\n(e) Sunset.--The authority for Project Spectrum, and the\nrequirements of the section, shall terminate on December 31, 2031.\n(f) Covered Entity Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered\nentity'' means an entity that is a small business or a medium business\nthat contracts with, or seeks to enter into a contract with, the\nDepartment of Defense that is registered to access the online platform\nof Project Spectrum.\n\nSubtitle B--Requirements Process Reform\n\nSEC. 1811. MODIFICATIONS TO JOINT REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL.\n(a) Mission.--Subsection (b) of section 181 of title 10, United\nStates Code, is amended by amending paragraphs (1) through (7) to read\nas follows:\n``(1) evaluating global trends, emerging threats, and adversary\ncapabilities to inform understanding of joint operational problems\nand to shape joint force design;\n``(2) coordinating with commanders of combatant commands to\ncompile, refine, and prioritize joint operational problems;\n``(3) continuously reviewing and assessing joint military\ncapabilities of elements of the Department of Defense listed in\nsection 111(b) of this title in a manner that meets applicable\nrequirements in the national defense strategy under section 113(g)\nof this title;\n``(4) identifying and prioritizing gaps and opportunities in\njoint military capabilities, including making recommendations for\nchanges to address such capability and capacity gaps;\n``(5) identifying advances in technology, innovative commercial\nsolutions, and concepts of operation that could improve the\nmilitary advantage of the joint force;\n``(6) recommending joint capability requirements that--\n``(A) describe the joint operational problem to provide\nnecessary context for the joint capability requirement;\n``(B) proposes nonprescriptive solutions to joint\noperational problems; and\n``(C) ensures system interoperability, where appropriate,\nbetween and among joint military capabilities;\n``(7) designing the joint force in a manner that--\n``(A) addresses joint operational problems; and\n``(B) evaluates force design initiatives of the Armed\nForces to recommend acceptance, mitigation, or alternative\nforce designs for the joint force;\n``(8) maintaining a repository of joint operational problems\nand identification of capabilities to address those problems; and\n``(9) evaluating effect of joint military capability\nrequirements for the purposes of section 4376(a) of this title.''.\n(b) Composition.--Subsection (c)(1)(A) of such section is amended\nby striking ``or joint performance requirements''.\n(c) Advisors.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended--\n(1) in paragraph (2)--\n(A) by inserting ``strongly'' before ``consider''; and\n(B) by striking ``paragraphs (1) and (2) of'';\n(2) in paragraph (3)--\n(A) by amending the paragraph heading to read as follows:\n``Input from service chiefs'';\n(B) by striking ``, and strongly consider,'' and all that\nfollows through ``acquisition system,'' and inserting ``and\nconsider the views of the service chiefs in their roles as end\nusers of capabilities delivered by the defense acquisition\nsystem''; and\n(C) by striking ``under subsection (b)(2) and joint\nperformance requirements pursuant to subsection (b)(3)'';\n(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``, and strongly consider,''\nand inserting ``and consider''; and\n(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(5) Input from industry.--The Council shall seek views from\nprivate entities on commercially available technology to address\njoint operational problems or gaps in joint military\ncapabilities.''.\n(d) Responsibility for Capability Requirements.--Subsection (e) of\nsuch section is amended to read as follows:\n``(e) Responsibility for Capability Requirements.--Each service\nchief is responsible for the capability requirements of the armed force\nof such service chief.''.\n(e) Analytic and Engineering Support.--Subsection (f) of such\nsection is amended--\n(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and Engineering''\nafter ``Analytic'';\n(2) by inserting ``and mission engineering activities'' after\n``the Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation''; and\n(3) by striking ``in operations research, systems analysis, and\ncost estimation''.\n(f) Definitions.--Subsection (h) of such section is amended--\n(1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3);\n(2) by redesignating paragraph (1) as paragraph (2);\n(3) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the\nfollowing new paragraph:\n``(1) The term `joint capability requirement' means a\ncapability that is critical or essential to address a joint\noperational problem.'';\n(4) by inserting after paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the\nfollowing new paragraph:\n``(3) The term `joint operational problem'--\n``(A) means a challenge across the joint force in achieving\nan assigned military objective based on current doctrine,\nemerging threats or future concepts; and\n``(B) may include limitations in capabilities, capacity,\nresources, or the ability to effectively and efficiently\ncoordinate across the joint force, with another combatant\ncommand, or among joint military capabilities.''; and\n(5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(5) The term `service chief' has the meaning given in section\n3101 of this title.''.\n(g) Conforming Amendments.--\n(1) Limitations on defense modernization account.--Section\n3136(e)(1)(A) of such title is amended--\n(A) by striking ``in excess of--'' and all that follows\nthrough ``(i) a specific limitation'' and inserting ``in excess\nof a specific limitation''; and\n(B) by striking clause (ii).\n(2) Factors to be considered for milestone a approval.--Section\n4251(e)(1) of such title is amended by striking ``approved by the\nJoint Requirements Oversight Council''.\n(3) Factors to be considered for milestone b approval.--Section\n4252(b) of such title is amended--\n(A) by striking paragraph (9); and\n(B) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (15) as\nparagraphs (9) through (14), respectively.\n(4) Breach of critical cost growth threshold.--Section 4376 of\nsuch title is amended--\n(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``, after consultation\nwith the Joint Requirements Oversight Council regarding program\nrequirements,'';\n(B) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking ``to meet the\njoint military requirement (as defined in section 181(g)(1) of\nthis title)''; and\n(C) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``joint''.\n(5) Acquisition accountability on missile defense system.--\nSection 5514(b)(2)(C)(ii) of such title is amended by striking\n``approved'' and inserting ``reviewed''.\n(h) Repeals.--The following provisions of law are repealed:\n(1) Section 916 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (10 U.S.C. 181 note).\n(2) Section 942(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act\nfor Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 181 note).\n(3) Section 105(b) of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act\nof 2009 (10 U.S.C. 181 note).\n(4) Section 201 of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of\n2009 (10 U.S.C. 3102 note).\nSEC. 1812. ENSURING SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF REQUIREMENTS REFORM.\n(a) Biannual Updates on Implementation of Requirements Reform.--Not\nlater than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every\n180 days thereafter until September 30, 2027, the Secretary of Defense\nshall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the\nHouse of Representatives a briefing on--\n(1) the implementation of section 181 of title 10, United\nStates Code, as amended by section 1811 of this Act; and\n(2) actions taken in response to the memorandum of the\nSecretary of Defense dated August 20, 2025, and titled ``Reforming\nthe Joint Requirements Process to Accelerate Fielding of\nWarfighting Capabilities''.\n(b) Contents.--Each briefing shall, at a minimum, include an update\non--\n(1) progress in terminating the Joint Capabilities Integration\nand Development System and efforts to replace it with a single\ndecision forum that integrates requirements, acquisition,\nresourcing, test, and sustainment, including a discussion on--\n(A) the establishment of the Requirements and Resourcing\nAlignment Board;\n(B) the implementation of the Joint Acceleration Reserve;\n(C) the establishment of a Mission Engineering and\nIntegration Activity; and\n(D) the status of the reform of the requirements processes\nof each military department in accordance with the memorandum;\n(2) the assignment of roles and responsibilities for the Office\nof the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Requirements and\nResourcing Alignment Board, the military departments, the combatant\ncommands, and mission-engineering and integration activities,\nincluding a discussion on the establishment of governance, decision\nrights, and escalation paths for portfolio-level requirements\ndecisions;\n(3) progress in updating all relevant policies and regulations\nin accordance with the memorandum, including--\n(A) the recission and replacement of manuals governing the\nJoint Capabilities Integration and Development System; and\n(B) the removal of references to the Joint Capabilities\nIntegration and Development System in directives, instructions,\nand manuals of the Department of Defense;\n(4) obstacles encountered with respect to actions taken to\nimplement the requirements of the memorandum, including cultural,\nworkforce, process, information technology, or statutory obstacles,\nand actions taken to mitigate or overcome such obstacles;\n(5) any additional authorities, resources, or flexibilities\nrequired to implement such requirements, including draft\nlegislative proposals as appropriate;\n(6) deviations from such requirements and any justification for\nsuch deviations; and\n(7) portfolio-level case studies implementing the requirements\nfrom the memorandum that document problem framing, decision\ntimelines, transition decisions, and outcomes, including progress\ntoward meeting the objectives for accelerating the requirements\nprocess in accordance with subsection (c).\n(c) Objectives for Accelerating Requirements.--Not later than 90\ndays after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense\nshall establish annual objectives for requirements processes that\ninclude, at a minimum, objectives for--\n(1) the end-to-end time to complete the requirements process,\nfrom problem statement to validated decision;\n(2) the percentage of requirements decisions made within\nstandard timelines;\n(3) the rate and median time of transition from successful\nprototype to production (including timelines for follow-on\nproduction contracts or transactions, as defined in section 4022 of\ntitle 10, United States Code); and\n(4) the use and effectiveness of systematic, iterative cycles\nof concept exploration, prototyping, mission-based analysis, and\nrigorous field demonstrations in informing capability requirements.\n(d) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary of\nDefense shall consult, as appropriate, with the Deputy Secretary of\nDefense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Under Secretary\nof Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Director of Cost\nAssessment and Program Evaluation, the Chief Information Officer of the\nDepartment of Defense, each Secretary of a military department, the\ncommanders of the combatant commands, and relevant mission-engineering\nand integration activities.\n\nSubtitle C--Matters Relating to Commercial Products and Commercial\nServices\n\nSEC. 1821. MODIFICATIONS TO RELATIONSHIP OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW TO\nPROCUREMENT OF COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES.\nSection 3452 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by\nstriking subsections (b) through (e) and inserting the following new\nsubsections:\n``(b) Applicability of Defense-unique Statutes to Contracts for\nCommercial Products and Commercial Services.--The Department of Defense\nSupplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall include a list\nof defense-unique contract clause requirements based on laws, executive\norders, or acquisition policies that may be applied to contracts for\nthe procurement of commercial products and commercial services entered\ninto by the Department of Defense.\n``(c) Applicability of Defense-unique Statutes to Subcontracts for\nCommercial Products and Commercial Services.--(1) The Department of\nDefense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall include\na list of defense-unique contract clause requirements based on laws,\nexecutive orders, or acquisition policies that may be applied to\nsubcontracts for the procurement of commercial products and commercial\nservices.\n``(2) In this subsection, the term `subcontract'--\n``(A) includes a transfer of commercial products and commercial\nservices between divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of a\ncontractor or subcontractor; and\n``(B) does not include any agreement entered into by a\ncontractor or subcontractor for the supply of products or services\nthat are intended for use in the performance of multiple contracts\nwith the Department of Defense or with other parties, and that are\nnot identifiable to any particular contract.\n``(3) This subsection does not authorize the waiver of the\napplicability of any provision of law or contract clause requirement\nwith respect to any first-tier subcontract under a contract with a\nprime contractor reselling or distributing commercial products and\ncommercial services of another contractor without adding value.\n``(d) Applicability of Defense-unique Statutes to Contracts or\nSubcontracts for Commercially Available, Off-the-shelf Items.--The\nDepartment of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation\nshall include a list of defense-unique contract clause requirements\nbased on laws, executive orders, or acquisition policies that are\napplicable to contracts or subcontracts for the procurement of\ncommercially available off-the-shelf items entered into by the\nDepartment of Defense.\n``(e) Applicable Requirements.--The Secretary of Defense shall\nensure that the lists required by subsections (b) and (c)(1) shall\ninclude any contract clause to implement the requirements of--\n``(1) chapter 385 of this title;\n``(2) section 5949 of the National Defense Authorization Act\nfor Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 41 U.S.C. 4713 note);\n``(3) section 805 of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31); or\n``(4) a statute that specifically refers to this section and\nprovides that, notwithstanding this section, such statute shall be\napplicable to contracts for the procurement of commercial products\nand commercial services.''.\nSEC. 1822. MODIFICATIONS TO COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL\nSERVICES.\n(a) In General.--Section 3453 of title 10, United States Code, is\namended--\n(1) in subsection (b)--\n(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking\n``procurement officials in that agency,'' and inserting\n``acquisition officials in such agency and prime contractors\nand subcontractors (at any tier) performing contracts with such\nagency (including those performing consulting, research, and\nadvisory services to acquisition officials of such agency)'';\n(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``prime contractors and\nsubcontractors at all levels under the agency contracts'' and\ninserting ``such prime contractors and subcontractors'';\n(2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e)\nand (f), respectively;\n(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new\nsubsection:\n``(d) Non-commercial Determination Required.--(1) The head of an\nagency shall establish a process for determinations regarding the non-\navailability of commercial products or commercial services, including\nthat--\n``(A) a product or service that is not a commercial product or\ncommercial service may not be procured until the head of the agency\ndetermines that the market research conducted in accordance with\nsubsection (c)(2) resulted in a determination that no commercial\nproduct, commercial service, or nondevelopmental item exists that\nis suitable to meet the needs of the agency; and\n``(B) prior to acquiring a product or service that is not a\ncommercial product or commercial service, the relevant program\nmanager shall submit a written memorandum confirming the results of\nthe determination in subparagraph (A), which shall be signed by the\nportfolio acquisition executive; and\n``(2) ensure the determination in paragraph (1)(A) does not inhibit\nthe ability of a contracting officer to determine whether a product,\ncomponent of a product, or service is a commercial product or\ncommercial service (as applicable).''; and\n(4) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking ``for\nthe solicitation'' through ``in the case of other products or\nservices,'' and insert ``for the solicitation''.\n(b) Determinations.--Section 3456 of title 10, United States Code,\nis amended--\n(1) in subsection (a), by amending paragraph (2) to read as\nfollows:\n``(2) assist each Secretary of a military department and each\nhead of a Defense Agency with performing market research in\naccordance with the requirements of section 3453 of this title\nrelating to market research and the determination regarding the\nnon-availability of commercial products or commercial services, and\nother analysis, used to determine the reasonableness of price for\nthe purposes of procurements by the Department of Defense.''; and\n(2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting after the first sentence\nthe following: ``The contracting officer shall consider the results\nin the memorandum of the program manager required under section\n3453(d)(1)(B) of this title when developing the memorandum required\nunder this paragraph.''.\nSEC. 1823. MODIFICATIONS TO COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS OPENINGS.\nSection 3458 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:\n``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense and each Secretary of a\nmilitary department may acquire commercial products, commercial\nservices, or nondevelopmental items through a competitive selection of\nproposals resulting from a general solicitation and a peer review,\ntechnical review, or operational review (as appropriate) of such\nproposals.'';\n(2) by striking subsection (e);\n(3) by redesignating subsection (c) and (d) as subsections (d)\nand (e), respectively;\n(4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new\nsubsection:\n``(c) Follow-on Production Agreements.--With respect to a product,\nservice, or item acquired through the competitive procedures described\nunder subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense or each Secretary of a\nmilitary department may enter into--\n``(1) a follow-on production contract (including a sole source\ncontract), subject to the approval requirements of section 3204(e)\nof this title; or\n``(2) a follow-on production contract or transaction, as\ndefined in section 4022 of this title.'';\n(5) in subsection (d), as so redesignated--\n(A) by striking paragraph (1); and\n(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs\n(1) and (2), respectively; and\n(6) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking\n``innovative commercial product or commercial service'' in each\nplace it appears and inserting ``commercial product, commercial\nservice, or nondevelopmental item''.\nSEC. 1824. LIMITATION ON REQUIRED FLOWDOWN OF CONTRACT CLAUSES TO\nSUBCONTRACTORS PROVIDING COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS OR COMMERCIAL SERVICES.\nChapter 247 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding\nat the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 3459. Limitation on required flowdown of contract clauses to\nsubcontractors providing commercial products or commercial services\n``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may not require that a\nclause be included in a subcontract for the acquisition of commercial\nproducts or commercial services other than a clause that is on the\nlists required by section 3452 of this title or unless otherwise\napplicable pursuant to subsection (e) of such section.\n``(b) Applicability to Other Supply Agreements.--The Secretary of\nDefense may not require the application of any contract clauses to\nother supply agreements unless otherwise applicable pursuant to\nsubsection (e) of section 3452 of this title.\n``(c) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `other supply\nagreement' and `subcontract' have the meanings given such terms,\nrespectively, in section 3452(c)(2) of this title.\n``(d) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall apply only with respect\nto subcontracts entered into after the earliest date on which the lists\nrequired by section 3452 of this title are published in the Defense\nFederal Acquisition Regulation Supplement.''.\nSEC. 1825. CONSUMPTION-BASED SOLUTIONS.\nChapter 253 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding\nat the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 3605. Authority to acquire consumption-based solutions\n``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of\nthe military departments may acquire services through consumption-based\nsolutions.\n``(b) Guidance Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall amend the\nDepartment of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation\nto implement the authority under subsection (a), including creating a\nnew subcategory of services under part 237 of the Department of Defense\nSupplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, entitled\n`Consumption-based solutions', that--\n``(1) is any combination of hardware, equipment, software,\nlabor, or services that together provides a seamless capability;\n``(2) has the ability to be metered and billed based on actual\nusage;\n``(3) has predetermined pricing at fixed-price units;\n``(4) requires the awardee to notify the Department of Defense\ncontracting officer when consumption under the contract reaches 75\npercent and 90 percent of the funded amount, respectively, of the\ncontract; and\n``(5) treats modifications to a contract entered into under the\nauthority established in subsection (a) to add new features or\ncapabilities in an amount less than or equal to 25 percent of the\ntotal value of such contract, as originally awarded, as\nprocurements made using competitive procedures for the purposes of\nchapter 221 of this title.\n``(c) Funding.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated for\nacquisitions using the authority under subsection (a)--\n``(1) may be used for expenses for--\n``(A) research, development, test and evaluation;\n``(B) procurement;\n``(C) production;\n``(D) modification; and\n``(E) operation and maintenance; and\n``(2) may be used to enter into incrementally funded contracts\nor other agreements, including advanced payments.\n``(d) Consumption-based Solution Defined.--In this section, the\nterm `consumption-based solution' means a model under which a service\nis provided to the Department of Defense and may utilize any\ncombination of software, hardware or equipment, data, and labor or\nservices that provides a capability that is metered and billed based on\nactual usage at fixed-price units.\n``(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be\nconstrued to prohibit the use of the authority created under this\nsection in combination with another contract type provided for under\nthe Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition\nRegulation.''.\nSEC. 1826. EXEMPTIONS FOR NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTORS.\n(a) Exemption.--For the purposes of contracts, subcontracts, or\nagreements of the Department of Defense, products and services provided\nby nontraditional defense contractors (as defined in section 3014 of\ntitle 10, United States Code) shall be exempt from the following\nrequirements:\n(1) Section 252.242-7006 of the Department of Defense\nSupplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or successor\nregulation.\n(2) Section 252.234-7002 of the Department of Defense\nSupplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or successor\nregulation.\n(3) Section 252.215-7002 of the Department of Defense\nSupplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or successor\nregulation.\n(4) Section 252.242-7004 of the Department of Defense\nSupplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or successor\nregulation.\n(5) Section 252.245-7003 of the Department of Defense\nSupplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or successor\nregulation.\n(6) Section 252.244-7001 of the Department of Defense\nSupplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or successor\nregulation.\n(7) Section 252.242-7005 of the Department of Defense\nSupplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or successor\nregulation.\n(8) Section 215.407 of the Department of Defense Supplement to\nthe Federal Acquisition Regulation, or successor regulation.\n(9) Section 3702 of title 10, United States Code.\n(10) Part 31 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or\nsuccessor regulation.\n(b) Waiver and Reporting.--\n(1) In general.--The requirement under subsection (a) may be\nwaived or modified with respect to a product or service with a\nwritten determination approved by the head of the relevant\ncontracting activity.\n(2) Delegation.--The authority to approve a written\ndetermination under paragraph (1) may only be delegated to a senior\ncontracting official for the relevant contracting activity or a\nmore senior official.\n(3) Partial application.--One or more of the requirements\ndescribed in paragraphs (1) through (10) of subsection (a) may be\napplied to a contract, subcontract, or other agreement with a\nnontraditional defense contractor upon a written determination\napproved by the head of the relevant contracting activity that\nincludes a justification explaining why application of such\nrequirements is in the best interest of the Federal Government.\n(4) Congressional notice.--Not later than 60 days after the\ndate on which a waiver is issued under this section, the Secretary\nof Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a\nnotice of the waiver, including with a discussion of efforts made\nto adapt the acquisition approach for the product or service with\nrespect to which the such waiver was granted so that such waiver\nwould not be necessary.\nSEC. 1827. CLARIFICATION OF CONDITIONS FOR PAYMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL\nPRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES.\nSection 3805 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (d)--\n(A) by striking ``The conditions'' and inserting ``(1) The\nconditions''; and\n(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(2) For the purposes of section 3803 of this title, a payment for\ncovered services acquired through a commercially utilized acquisition\nstrategy shall not be considered an advance payment made under section\n3801 of this title.''; and\n(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n``(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `commercially utilized acquisition strategy'\nmeans an acquisition of a service by the head of an agency under\nterms and conditions that--\n``(A) are similar to the terms and conditions under which\nsuch service is available to the public; and\n``(B) provide such service--\n``(i) as a consumption-based solution (as defined in\nsection 3605 of this title); or\n``(ii) under a technology subscription model or other\nmodel based on predetermined pricing for access to such\nservice.\n``(2) The term `covered service' means a commercial service\nthat includes access to or use of any combination of hardware,\nequipment, software, labor, or services, including access to\ncommercial satellite data and associated services, that is\nintegrated to provide a capability.''.\nSEC. 1828. REVIEW OF COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES\nACQUISITION APPROACH.\n(a) Review Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a\ncomprehensive review of the approach of the Department of Defense to\nacquiring commercial products and commercial services.\n(b) Elements.--The review required by subsection (a) shall assess\nthe following:\n(1) The policies, procedures, guidance, and instructions of the\nDepartment of Defense relating to acquiring commercial products and\ncommercial services.\n(2) A comprehensive review of the centralized capability\nestablished under section 3456 of title 10, United States Code, for\nassisting in determinations of a product or service as a commercial\nproduct or commercial service (as applicable), including an\nassessment of the following:\n(A) Methods to enhance responsiveness to determination\nrequests, including timelines and backlog reduction targets.\n(B) Approaches to increase the number of determinations of\nproducts and services as commercial products and commercial\nservices, respectively, by--\n(i) employing commercially-derived technologies and\nprocesses; and\n(ii) emphasizing a broad application of the definition\nof the terms ``commercial product'' and ``commercial\nservice''.\n(C) The review and acceptance of commercial pricing lists\nof contractors to ensure such lists will be valid across\nseparate offers.\n(D) Current experience of members of the acquisition\nworkforce in private-sector approaches to contract negotiations\nand recommendations for recruitment or training to build such\nexpertise.\n(E) Opportunities to partner with the Director of the\nDefense Innovation Unit to improve commercial market research\nsupport and apply alternative capability-based pricing methods\nunder section 864 of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159) for price reasonableness\nevaluations.\n(3) Training curricula, educational materials, and associated\nactivities of the Department of Defense related to acquiring\ncommercial products and commercial services, including such\ncurricula, materials, and activities that pertain to--\n(A) the determination of a product or service as a\ncommercial product or commercial service; and\n(B) any congressional intent that the definitions of the\nterms ``commercial product'' and ``commercial service'' should\nbe applied broadly.\n(4) Audit and oversight policies and practices of the\nDepartment of Defense related to the acquisition of commercial\nproducts and commercial services.\n(5) Incentives that discourage members of the acquisition\nworkforce from acquiring commercial products or commercial\nservices.\n(6) The process by which the Secretary of Defense develops and\nissues regulations related to the acquisition of commercial\nproducts or commercial services, including delays in rulemaking and\nthe resulting delays in the implementation of policies intended to\nimprove or streamline the acquisition of commercial products or\ncommercial services.\n(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees a report that--\n(1) describes the findings of the review required by subsection\n(a);\n(2) describes actions taken by the Secretary of Defense to\naddress the issues identified pursuant to such review, including\nany findings of noncompliance by the Secretary with the\nrequirements of any other statutory or regulatory requirements\nrelated to advancing the procurement of commercial products and\ncommercial services;\n(3) describes findings related to the comprehensive review of\nthe centralized capability under section 3456 of title 10, United\nStates Code, and recommendations for whether such capability should\nbe continued, terminated, or modified; and\n(4) includes any recommendations of the Secretary of Defense on\nactions that Congress may take to better enable the Department of\nDefense to take advantage of the benefits of acquiring commercial\nproducts and commercial services.\n(d) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``commercial product''\nand ``commercial service'' have the meanings given, respectively, in\nsection 3011 of title 10, United States Code.\n\nSubtitle D--Improvements to Acquisition Programs\n\nSEC. 1831. MODIFICATIONS TO PROCUREMENT FOR EXPERIMENTAL PURPOSES.\nSection 4023 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``ordnance, signal, chemical\nactivity, transportation, energy, medical, space-flight,\ntelecommunications, and aeronautical supplies, including parts and\naccessories, and designs thereof,'' and inserting ``demonstrations,\nprototypes, products, supplies, parts, accessories, auxiliary\nservices, and design for products or services''; and\n(2) in subsection (b)--\n(A) by inserting ``or modified'' after ``may be made''; and\n(B) by inserting ``prototyping,'' after ``greater than\nnecessary for''.\nSEC. 1832. MODIFICATIONS TO REQUIREMENTS FOR MODULAR OPEN SYSTEM\nAPPROACH.\n(a) Milestone B Requirement.--Section 4402(e)(1)(B) of title 10,\nUnited States Code, is amended by striking ``widely supported and\nconsensus-based standards that exist at the time of the milestone\ndecision, unless such standards are unavailable or unsuitable for\nparticular major system interfaces'' and inserting ``the requirements\nof section 4401(a) of this title''.\n(b) Requirements Relating to Availability of Major System\nInterfaces.--Section 4403(2) of title 10, United States Code, is\namended to read as follows:\n``(2) ensure major system interfaces are adequately designated\nand defined to achieve a modular open system approach and are\ndelivered with supporting documentation necessary to enable the\nintegration of components or modules provided by a third party into\nthe modular system;''.\nSEC. 1833. BRIDGING OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND SUPPORT FOR TRANSITION\nPROGRAM.\n(a) Establishment.--The Director of the Defense Innovation Unit\nshall establish a program to be known as the ``Bridging Operational\nObjectives and Support for Transition program'' (in this section\nreferred to as the ``BOOST program'') to accelerate the adoption or\nintegration of commercial technologies into programs of record or\nfielded capabilities of the Department of Defense.\n(b) Program Execution.--Not later than 90 days after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue\nguidance to--\n(1) allow portfolio acquisition executives, program managers,\nor product support managers to request from the Director assistance\nin identifying, adopting, or integrating commercial technologies;\nand\n(2) require the Director to--\n(A) review commercial technologies in response to each\nrequest and identify viable commercial technologies to address\nthe issue presented by such request;\n(B) upon request, execute coordinated development,\nexperimentation, or integration of identified commercial\ntechnologies to enable adoption or integration of commercial\ntechnologies into programs of record or fielded capabilities;\nand\n(C) establish criteria to allow the Director to terminate\nassistance provided in response to a request.\n(c) Support to Other Programs.--The Director shall ensure the BOOST\nprogram works in coordination with other authorities, programs, and\nactivities of the Department of Defense responsible for adoption or\nintegration of commercial technologies into programs of record or\nfielded capabilities, including--\n(1) the Defense Research and Development Rapid Innovation\nProgram established under section 4061(a) of title 10, United\nStates Code;\n(2) the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the\nSmall Business Technology Transfer Program established under\nsection 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 639); and\n(3) urgent acquisition of items established under section 3601\nof title 10, United States Code.\n(d) Funding.--Subject to the availability of appropriations,\namounts authorized to be appropriated the Director of the Defense\nInnovation Unit may be used to carry out the BOOST program.\n(e) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with\nthe Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the\nDirector, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report\nassessing BOOST program effectiveness in accelerating the adoption or\nintegration of commercial technologies into programs of record or\nfielded capabilities of the Department of Defense, including--\n(1) a summary of persons assisted and integrated commercial\ntechnologies;\n(2) recommendations of the Secretary to improve the BOOST\nprogram; and\n(3) a recommendation whether to continue or terminate the BOOST\nprogram.\n(f) Sunset.--The BOOST program established under this section, and\nthe authorities and requirements under this section, shall expire on\nDecember 31, 2030.\n(g) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``portfolio acquisition executive'' has the\nmeaning given in section 1732 of title 10, United States Code, as\nadded by section 1802 of this Act.\n(2) The term ``program manager'' has the meaning given in\nsection 1737 of title 10, United States Code.\n(3) The term ``product support manager'' has the meaning given\nin section 1733 of title 10, United States Code, as added by\nsection 1803 of this Act.\n\nSubtitle E--Modifications to Strengthen the Industrial Base\n\nSEC. 1841. CIVIL RESERVE MANUFACTURING NETWORK.\n(a) Civil Reserve Manufacturing Network Support.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall direct the\ncollaborative forum described in section 1844(a) of this Act to, in\ncollaboration with relevant government, industry, and academic\nentities, support the establishment of the Civil Reserve\nManufacturing Network (in this section referred to as the ``CRMN'')\nto preserve the military advantage of the United States and broaden\ndomestic manufacturing capability and capacity in the defense\nindustrial base.\n(2) Responsibilities.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the\ncollaborative forum shall--\n(A) identify laws, regulations, and policies impeding the\nestablishment of the CRMN;\n(B) develop recommendations for the establishment and the\noperation of the CRMN, including--\n(i) incentives for manufacturers to participate in the\nCRMN;\n(ii) incentives or other considerations to address the\nrisk of loss of manufacturing to the commercial customers\nof manufacturers participating in the CRMN if the Secretary\nof Defense activates the CRMN;\n(iii) producing a registry, to be known as the\n``National Manufacturing Registry'', to inventory the\nmanufacturing capabilities of the United States to inform\nand support the development of the CRMN; and\n(iv) creating an index, to be known as the ``Materiel\nCompatibility Index'', to identify where existing\nequipment, capabilities, and skill sets of commercial\nmanufacturing could be converted to support requirements of\nthe Department of Defense; and\n(C) submit to the Secretary a list of the laws,\nregulations, and policies identified under subparagraph (A) and\nthe recommendations developed under subparagraph (B).\n(b) Plan.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees a plan for establishing the CRMN,\nincluding--\n(A) a strategy to leverage government-owned manufacturing\ncapabilities in partnership with the CRMN to support the\nrequirements of the Department of Defense;\n(B) a plan, informed by the Material Compatibility Index,\nto develop a network of commercial manufacturing capabilities\nor facilities that can rapidly convert from commercial\nmanufacturing or production to Department of Defense-directed\nmanufacturing or production upon activation of the CRMN;\n(C) an identification of laws, regulations, and policies\nimpeding the establishment of the CRMN, with recommendations to\nstreamline such establishment;\n(D) an identification and assessment of existing public-\nprivate partnership authorities suitable for use by\nmanufacturers participating in the CRMN to broaden domestic\nmanufacturing capability and capacity in the defense industrial\nbase, along with recommendations to expand such authorities to\nenable the integration of commercial advanced manufacturing\nsystems, materials, and practices with organic industrial base\nrequirements;\n(E) a list of existing Centers of Industrial and Technical\nExcellence designated pursuant to section 2474 of title 10,\nUnited States Code, and compatible maintenance and repair\ncapability for potential CRMN integration; and\n(F) recommendations for the official or officials of the\nDepartment who should be authorized to activate the CRMN and\ncriteria for activating the CRMN, including recommendations\nrelated to a phased activation of the CRMN reflecting stages of\ncompetition and conflict.\n(2) Considerations.--The plan required under paragraph (1)\nshall incorporate, to the extent practicable, recommendations of\nthe collaborative forum.\n(c) Civil Reserve Manufacturing Network Program.--\n(1) Upon the submission of the plan required under subsection\n(b)(1), the Secretary shall--\n(A) establish a program under which the Secretary shall\nmanage and operate the CRMN; and\n(B) initiate the establishment of the CRMN.\n(2) Each participant shall enter into an agreement with the\nSecretary to rapidly convert, on such terms as agreed to by the\nSecretary and the participant, production facilities to Department\nof Defense-directed manufacturing or production upon the activation\nof the CRMN.\n(3) Not later than 540 days after the date of enactment of this\nAct, the Secretary shall seek to enter into agreements with not\nfewer than two manufacturers, including advanced manufacturers, to\nparticipate in the CRMN.\n(4) Each participant shall be eligible for--\n(A) the use of the expedited procedures for qualification,\ncertification, and testing of the products and services of such\nparticipant under section 865 of the Servicemember Quality of\nLife National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025\n(Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note); and\n(B) subject to the availability of appropriations, awards\nunder the program established under paragraph (1) for--\n(i) costs associated with expedited qualification and\ntesting of goods manufactured by participants using an\nadvanced manufacturing crisis qualification framework\nestablished under section 3243(e) of title 10, United\nStates Code; and\n(ii) costs associated with non-recurring engineering\nactivities required to convert traditional product\nspecifications for use in advanced manufacturing.\n(5) In carrying out the program established under paragraph\n(1), the Secretary shall encourage participants to prioritize\nconverting existing commercial or dual-use manufacturing\ncapabilities or facilities to Department of Defense-directed\nmanufacturing or production pursuant to the activation of the CRMN.\n(6) None of the funds made available to a participant under the\nprogram established under paragraph (1) may be used for planning,\ndesign, or construction of a new advanced manufacturing facility.\n(7) The Secretary shall require each participant that receives\nan award under the program established under paragraph (1) to\ncertify to the Secretary, at the time such award is made and\nannually thereafter, that none of the amounts of such award have\nbeen used for the planning, design, or construction of a new\nadvanced manufacturing facility.\n(8) For the purposes of this section, the Secretary, or such\nother person authorized to activate the CRMN, activates the CRMN\nwhen the Secretary or such other person issues a notice to the\nparticipants that the Secretary or such other person that the CRMN\nis being activated.\n(d) Interim Report.--Not later than 540 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional\ndefense committees--\n(1) a report on progress of establishing the CRMN, including--\n(A) an assessment of a factory-as-a-service model to enable\nCRMN establishment, reduce the Government costs, minimize\nobsolescence of participating manufacturing capabilities, and\nenable rapid scaling;\n(B) an analysis of opportunities for improved efficiency\nand reductions in costs through the use of advanced\nmanufacturing and value engineering, without sacrificing\nperformance, reliability, quality, or safety;\n(C) any additional findings by the Secretary related to\nlaws, regulations, or policies constraining participation in,\nor the operations or effectiveness of, the CRMN, and\nrecommendations to streamline the management, oversight, and\nexecution of the CRMN; and\n(D) an assessment of the effectiveness of any incentive\nstructure implemented to mitigate the risk described in section\n(a)(2)(B)(ii); and\n(2) a strategy to transition castings or forgings capabilities\nused to meet the needs of the Department of Defense that are\nexperiencing delays or cost overruns to advanced manufacturing\nunder the CRMN.\n(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``advanced manufacturer'' means a manufacturer\nthat uses advanced or adaptive manufacturing.\n(2) The term ``advanced manufacturing'' has the meaning given\nsuch term in section 4841(f) of title 10, United States Code, as\nadded by this section.\n(3) The term ``Civil Reserve Manufacturing Network'' means a\nnetwork of manufacturers partnering with the Secretary to rapidly\nconvert commercial manufacturing capabilities or facilities from\ncommercial manufacturing or production to Department of Defense-\ndirected manufacturing or production.\n(4) The term ``collaborative forum'' means the collaborative\nforum described in section 1844(a) of this Act.\n(5) The term ``factory-as-a-service'' means a scalable,\nflexible manufacturing framework providing rapid reconfiguration of\nproduction and real-time collaboration across dispersed facilities.\n(6) The term ``participant'' means a manufacturer, including an\nadvanced manufacturer, participating in the CRMN.\n(7) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Defense.\n(f) Conforming Amendment.--\n(1) Advanced manufacturing definition.--Section 4841 of title\n10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the\nfollowing new subsection:\n``(f) Advanced Manufacturing Defined.--In this section, the term\n`advanced manufacturing' means manufacturing through the use of\ninterconnected, advanced technologies throughout the design and\nmanufacturing process that enables modular, adaptable, and efficient\nmanufacturing, including software-controlled subtractive manufacturing,\nadditive manufacturing, powder bed fusion manufacturing, and other\nsimilar manufacturing techniques.''.\n(2) Crisis framework.--Section 3243 of title 10, United States\nCode, is amended--\n(A) by redesignating subsections (e) through (g) as\nsubsections (f) through (h), respectively; and\n(B) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new\nsubsection:\n``(e) Advanced Manufacturing Crisis Qualification Frameworks.--The\nhead of the agency shall establish a process to streamline and expedite\nthe qualification of advanced manufacturing sources, processes, or\nproducts prior to or during wartime or upon activation of the Civil\nReserve Manufacturing Network (as defined in section 1832 of National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026), that addresses\nmaterials, systems, and processes using a risk framework suitable for\nwartime or during periods in which the CRMN is activated.''.\nSEC. 1842. TRANSITION TO ADVANCED MANUFACTURING FOR CERTAIN CRITICAL\nREADINESS ITEMS OF SUPPLY.\n(a) Plan Required.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the product support manager for each covered\nsystem shall--\n(1) conduct an assessment of critical readiness items of supply\nthat could be produced by advanced manufacturing within the 24-\nmonth period following the date of the enactment of this Act for\nthe purposes of--\n(A) increasing the amount of such items of supply to meet\nreadiness rates;\n(B) reducing manufacturing time or costs of such items of\nsupply; and\n(C) increasing the ability to scale production of such\nitems of supply rapidly;\n(2) identify any research, development, engineering, or testing\nconducted by the original equipment manufacturer, a contractor, or\nthe Federal Government required to transition production of such\nitems of supply to production by advanced manufacturing; and\n(3) submit to the appropriate program manager and portfolio\nacquisition executive a plan to transition production described in\nparagraph (1) to the maximum extent practicable, along with an\nestimate of non-recurring costs to complete such transition and a\nrecommendation whether such costs should be paid by the appropriate\ncontractor or the Federal Government.\n(b) Use of Existing Authorities.--The product support manager\ndescribed in subsection (a) shall initiate and coordinate qualification\nand acceptance of parts produced using advanced manufacturing to\naddress critical readiness items of supply using the expedited\nqualification process established in section 865 of the National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (10 U.S.C. 4811 note).\n(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``critical readiness items of supply'' has the\nmeaning given in section 1733 of title 10, United States Code, as\nadded by section 1803 of this Act.\n(2) The term ``advanced manufacturing'' has the meaning given\nin section 4841(f) of title 10, United States Code, as added by\nsection 1841 of this Act.\nSEC. 1843. WORKING GROUP ON THE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a\nworking group to identify opportunities to address workforce shortages\nin advanced manufacturing career fields in the defense industrial base.\n(b) Membership.--The working group shall consist of members of the\nJoint Additive Manufacturing Working Group of the Department of Defense\nand members of the collaborative forum described in section 1844(a) of\nthis Act with an interest in addressing workforce shortages in advanced\nmanufacturing career fields in the defense industrial base.\n(c) Responsibilities.--The working group shall--\n(1) identify estimated workforce shortages in advanced\nmanufacturing career fields in the defense industrial base,\nincluding such workforce shortages in the Department of Defense\norganic industrial base;\n(2) identify career fields in advanced manufacturing and the\nassociated skills and abilities that are required for such fields;\nand\n(3) develop recommendations for--\n(A) training, education, and career development programs,\nincluding mid-career programs, apprenticeships, internships,\nand summer camps, to prepare individuals for careers in\nadvanced manufacturing;\n(B) the establishment of public-private partnerships to\nprovide workforce development activities, including identifying\nincentives for such partnerships for success in recruiting,\ntraining, and retaining individuals in careers in advanced\nmanufacturing; and\n(C) any policy changes needed to further the participation\nof individuals in the advanced manufacturing workforce of the\ndefense industrial base.\n(d) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to\nCongress a report containing--\n(1) a summary of recommendations developed by the working group\nunder subsection (c)(3); and\n(2) actions taken by the Secretary to implement recommendations\nprovided by such working group; and\n(3) actions taken by the Secretary to provide training to\nenhance the knowledge and experience of the workforce of the\nDepartment of Defense, including--\n(A) the benefits, limitations, and commercial best\npractices and business models for designing, developing, and\nusing products manufactured using advanced manufacturing; and\n(B) recommended approaches for qualifying advanced\nmanufacturing processes and test and evaluation procedures\nusing processes established in section 865 of the National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; and\n(4) a recommendation whether to continue or terminate the\nworking group.\n(e) Advanced Manufacturing Defined.--In this section, the term\n``advanced manufacturing'' has the meaning provided in section 4841(f)\nof title 10, United States Code, as added by section 1841 of this Act.\nSEC. 1844. COLLABORATIVE FORUM TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES TO AND LIMITATIONS\nOF THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE.\n(a) Establishment.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall identify one or\nmore consortia or other entity to serve as a collaborative forum for\ngovernment, private sector, academia, and nonprofit entities with\nexpertise in advanced manufacturing to address the challenges to and\nlimitations of the defense industrial base.\n(b) Areas of Focus.--In addressing the challenges to and\nlimitations of the defense industrial base, a consortia or entity\nidentified under subsection (a) shall establish a working group (or\nother appropriate organization) focused on each of the following areas:\n(1) Eliminating barriers to a resilient and robust defense\nindustrial base, including--\n(A) policies and procedures that impede businesses of all\ntypes and sizes from doing business with the Department of\nDefense;\n(B) policies, procedures, guidance, or workforce training\nthat result in the application of contract requirements or\nclauses that should not apply to the acquisition of a\ncommercial product or commercial service; and\n(C) impediments to transitioning technology from research,\ndevelopment, testing, and evaluation activities to acquisition\nprograms that are approved and funded.\n(2) Assessing supply chain fragility, including--\n(A) assessing vulnerabilities from reliance on sole source\ndependencies and overreliance on countries that are not allies\nor partners of the United States; and\n(B) proposing mitigation measures to diversify sources of\nsupply and to develop alternative sources supply to enhance\nresilience in the supply chains of the Department.\n(3) Expanding domestic manufacturing and industrial capacity,\nincluding--\n(A) public-private partnerships with the organic industrial\nbase, commercial manufacturers, and other industrial entities;\n(B) modernization of the defense industrial base and supply\nchains by fostering the adoption of advanced manufacturing,\nautomation, and other emerging capabilities;\n(C) integrate commercial approaches to information\ntechnology, software, cloud-based services, data management,\nand artificial intelligence; and\n(D) recommend financial incentives and business models to\nencourage private-sector investment efforts to expand domestic\nmanufacturing and industrial capacity.\n(4) Developing and training a skilled workforce, including--\n(A) adopting industry-leading programs or other approaches\nto develop workforce skills in advanced manufacturing, tailored\nfor defense capabilities; and\n(B) creating opportunities for public-private talent\nexchanges and skill-building initiatives in advanced\nmanufacturing, supply chain management, and risk management.\n(c) Work Products and Recommendations.--The Secretary of Defense\nshall consider relevant work products and recommendations developed\nthrough activities of the working group established under subsection\n(b) in developing and updating Department of Defense policies,\nregulations, instructions, and manuals in order to meet the\nrequirements of the defense acquisition system as defined in section\n3001 of title 10, United States Code.\n(d) Annual Briefing.--Not later than March 1, 2026, and annually\nthere after until March 1, 2029, the Secretary shall provide to the\nCommittees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives\na briefing that includes--\n(1) a summary of the implementation of this section;\n(2) a summary of any work products and recommendations provided\nto the Secretary under subsection (c); and\n(3) any recommendations for actions by Congress to address the\nchallenges to and limitations of the defense industrial base.\n(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``advanced manufacturing'' has the meaning given\nin section 4841(f) of title 10, United States Code, as added by\nsection 1841 of this Act.\n(2) The term ``organic industrial base'' has the meaning given\nin section 2476(f) of title 10, United States Code.\nSEC. 1845. FACILITY CLEARANCE ACCELERATION FOR MEMBERS OF DEFENSE\nINDUSTRIAL CONSORTIUMS.\n(a) Acceleration of Facility Clearance.--The Secretary of Defense\nshall ensure that each entity that is a member of the collaborative\nforum described in section 1844(a) of this Act--\n(1) is sponsored for a facility clearance;\n(2) is provided access to sensitive compartmented information\nfacilities and classified networks where the member can perform\nclassified work; and\n(3) not less than quarterly, is invited to in-person meetings\nwith relevant personnel of the Department of Defense to discuss\nclassified information.\n(b) Plan.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment\nof this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional\ndefense committees a report detailing a plan to increase the number of\nfacility clearances provided to members described in subsection (a) or\nto companies awarded contracts in accordance with Executive Order\n12968. Such plan shall include--\n(1) an assessment of any existing related efforts to increase\nsensitive compartmented information facilities and how such efforts\nmight be accelerated and elevated in priority;\n(2) target metrics for increased facility clearances in\nassociation with membership in the collaborative forum described in\nsubsection (a) or to companies awarded contracts in accordance with\nExecutive Order 12968;\n(3) an identification of any additional funding or authorities\nrequired to support increased processing of facility clearances;\nand\n(4) any other matters the Secretary of Defense considers\nrelevant.\nSEC. 1846. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.\n(a) Leadership Changes.--\n(1) Joint defense manufacturing technology panel.--Section\n4842(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking\n``The Chair of'' and all that follows through ``programs.'' and\ninserting the following: ``The Panel shall be cochaired by the\nUnder Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the\nUnder Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.''.\n(2) Joint additive manufacturing working group.--The Secretary\nof Defense shall ensure that the Joint Additive Manufacturing\nWorking Group shall be cochaired by the Under Secretary of Defense\nfor Acquisition and Sustainment and the Under Secretary of Defense\nfor Research and Engineering.\n(3) Consortium on additive manufacturing for defense capability\ndevelopment.--Section 223 of the National Defense Authorization Act\nfor Fiscal Year 2024 (10 U.S.C. 4841 note) is amended--\n(A) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and\n(B) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new\nsubsection (c):\n``(c) Cochairs.--The Consortium shall be cochaired by the Under\nSecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Under\nSecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.''.\n(b) Advanced Manufacturing Policy Review and Guidance.--\n(1) Policy review.--Not later than September 30, 2026, the\nUnder Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the\nUnder Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in\nconsultation with each Secretary of a military department, shall--\n(A) review the policies and procedures of the Department of\nDefense to identify policies and procedures for the\nqualification, acceptance, and management of the supply chains\nof products that are insufficient for or not applicable to\nproducts manufactured using advanced manufacturing;\n(B) identify any changes to the policies and procedures of\nthe Department required for the Department to benefit fully\nfrom access to and use of products manufactured using advanced\nmanufacturing; and\n(C) updated such policies as required.\n(2) Guidance.--Not later than September 30, 2027, the Under\nSecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Under\nSecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in consultation\nwith each Secretary of a military department, shall issue guidance\non the use of advanced manufacturing capabilities to improve the\nability of the Department of Defense to execute missions. Such\nguidance shall include, at a minimum--\n(A) a methodology for qualifying advanced manufacturing\nprocesses of the Department of Defense, including on a machine-\nby-machine basis, rather than qualifying individual parts\nproduced using advanced manufacturing;\n(B) a methodology for standardizing technical production\nspecifications, testing processes, and data reciprocity to\nshare and accept test results of the same parts produced using\nadvanced manufacturing across military departments;\n(C) test and evaluation procedures which utilize expedited\nqualification and testing procedures established in section 865\nof the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025\n(10 U.S.C. 4811 note);\n(D) a methodology for streamlined qualification and\nacceptance of contractor-provided parts where the contractor\nuses advanced manufacturing processes to produce such parts;\n(E) processes for management of the supply chains of the\nDepartment of Defense that are comprised of similar or\nidentical parts that were manufactured using different\nmanufacturing techniques;\n(F) processes to allow for streamlined incremental\nqualification of an advanced manufacturing process, rather than\ncomplete requalification of such process if changes are made to\nthe design process or the manufacturing process; and\n(G) processes to explore the option for third-party,\nexternal certification of entities using advanced manufacturing\nprocesses that--\n(i) can supply technology that meets the requirements\nof the Department of Defense; and\n(ii) cannot afford, or do not have in-house expertise,\nto provide such certification.\n(3) Advanced manufacturing defined.--In this subsection, the\nterm ``advanced manufacturing'' has the meaning given in section\n4841(f) of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 1841\nof this Act.\nSEC. 1847. REPORT ON SURGE CAPACITY IN THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE.\n(a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Assistant\nSecretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy and the Director of\nDefense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy shall jointly\nsubmit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of\nRepresentatives and the Senate a report on efforts to identify and\naddress regulations or policies that discourage or prevent contractors\nin the defense industrial base from maintaining or investing in surge\ncapacity.\n(b) Elements.--The report required subsection (a) shall include the\nfollowing:\n(1) An identification of policies that incentivize contractors\nin the defense industrial base to reduce or eliminate surge\ncapacity, including section 31.205-17 of the Federal Acquisition\nRegulation (relating to idle facilities and idle capacity costs).\n(2) Any steps taken by the Secretary of Defense to address\nregulatory barriers discouraging or preventing contractors in the\ndefense industrial base from maintaining or investing in surge\ncapacity within the defense industrial base as part of the\nimplementation of Executive Order 14265 titled ``Modernizing\nDefense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense\nIndustrial Base'' (90 Fed. Reg. 15621; April 15, 2025).\n(3) The assessment of the demonstration exercise of industrial\nmobilization and supply chain management planning capabilities\nrequired by section 859(d) of the National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2023 (10 U.S.C. 4811 note).\n(c) Surge Capacity Defined.--In this section, the term ``surge\ncapacity'' mean the ability of contractors in the defense industrial\nbase to rapidly increase production capacity to meet increased demand\nfor defense articles and defense services (as such terms are defined,\nrespectively, in section 301 of title 10, United States Code).\n\nDIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS\n\nSEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.\nThis division may be cited as the ``Military Construction\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026''.\nSEC. 2002. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE\nSPECIFIED BY LAW.\n(a) Expiration of Authorizations After Three Years.--Except as\nprovided in subsection (b), all authorizations contained in titles XXI\nthrough XXVII for military construction projects, land acquisition,\nfamily housing projects and facilities, and contributions to the North\nAtlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program (and\nauthorizations of appropriations therefor) shall expire on the later\nof--\n(1) October 1, 2028; or\n(2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for\nmilitary construction for fiscal year 2029.\n(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to authorizations\nfor military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing\nprojects and facilities, and contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty\nOrganization Security Investment Program (and authorizations of\nappropriations therefor), for which appropriated funds have been\nobligated before the later of--\n(1) October 1, 2028; or\n(2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for\nfiscal year 2029 for military construction projects, land\nacquisition, family housing projects and facilities, or\ncontributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security\nInvestment Program.\nSEC. 2003. EFFECTIVE DATE.\nTitles XXI through XXVII shall take effect on the later of--\n(1) October 1, 2025; or\n(2) the date of the enactment of this Act.\n\nTITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION\n\nSec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.\nSec. 2102. Family Housing.\nSec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army.\nSec. 2104. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 project\nat Fort Gillem, Georgia.\nSec. 2105. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022\nprojects.\nSec. 2106. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023\nprojects.\nSec. 2107. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2025\nproject at Smith Barracks, Germany.\nSEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.\n(a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant\nto the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and available\nfor military construction projects inside the United States as\nspecified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the\nArmy may acquire real property and carry out military construction\nprojects for the installations or locations inside the United States,\nand in the amounts, set forth in the following table:\n\nArmy: Inside the United States\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nState Installation or Location Amount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nAlabama........................................ Anniston Army Depot........................... $115,000,000\nAlaska......................................... Fort Wainwright............................... $208,000,000\nFlorida........................................ Eglin Air Force Base.......................... $91,000,000\nNaval Air Station Key West.................... $457,000,000\nGeorgia........................................ Fort Gillem................................... $166,000,000\nGuam........................................... Joint Region Marianas......................... $440,000,000\nIllinois....................................... Rock Island Arsenal........................... $50,000,000\nIndiana........................................ Crane Army Ammunition Plant................... $208,000,000\nKansas......................................... Fort Riley.................................... $39,200,000\nKentucky....................................... Fort Campbell................................. $157,000,000\nNew York....................................... Fort Hamilton................................. $31,000,000\nWatervliet Arsenal............................ $29,000,000\nNorth Carolina................................. Fort Bragg.................................... $19,000,000\nPennsylvania................................... Letterkenny Army Depot........................ $91,500,000\nTobyhanna Army Depot.......................... $68,000,000\nSouth Carolina................................. Fort Jackson.................................. $51,000,000\nWashington..................................... Joint Base Lewis-McChord...................... $207,000,000\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n(b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant\nto the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and available\nfor military construction projects outside the United States as\nspecified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the\nArmy may acquire real property and carry out military construction\nprojects for the installations or locations outside the United States,\nand in the amounts, set forth in the following table:\n\nArmy: Outside the United States\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\nInstallation or\nCountry Location Amount\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\nGermany........................ Smith Barracks...... $62,000,000\nU.S. Army Garrison $92,000,000\nAnsbach.\nRepublic of the Marshall U.S. Army Garrison $203,000,000\nIslands....................... Kwajalein..........\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n(c) Repeal of Prior Authorization.--The authorization table in\nsection 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2217) is\namended--\n(1) by striking the item relating to ``Florida'' in the\n``State'' column;\n(2) by striking the item relating to ``Naval Air Station Key\nWest'' in the ``Installation'' column; and\n(3) by striking the item relating to ``$90,000,000'' in the\n``Amount'' column.\nSEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING.\n(a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts appropriated\npursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and\navailable for military family housing functions as specified in the\nfunding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may construct\nor acquire family housing units (including land acquisition and\nsupporting facilities) at the installations or locations, in the number\nof units, and in the amounts set forth in the following table:\n\nArmy: Family Housing\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\nCountry Installation Amount\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\nBelgium........................ Chievres Air Base... $145,042,000\nGermany........................ U.S. Army Garrison $50,692,000\nBavaria............\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n(b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant to\nthe authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and available\nfor military family housing functions as specified in the funding table\nin section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may carry out architectural\nand engineering services and construction design activities with\nrespect to the construction or improvement of family housing units in\nan amount not to exceed $32,824,000.\nSEC. 2103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY.\n(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized\nto be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2025,\nfor military construction, land acquisition, and military family\nhousing functions of the Department of the Army as specified in the\nfunding table in section 4601.\n(b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--\nNotwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title\n10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law,\nthe total cost of all projects carried out under sections 2101 and 2102\nof this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be\nappropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in\nsection 4601.\nSEC. 2104. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2021 PROJECT\nAT FORT GILLEM, GEORGIA.\n(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military\nConstruction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of\nPublic Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 4294), the authorization set forth in the\ntable in subsection (b) , as provided in section 2101(a) of that Act\n(134 Stat. 4295) and most recently extended by section 2107 of the\nMilitary Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division\nB of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2216), shall remain in effect until\nOctober 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing\nfunds for military construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is\nlater.\n(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:\n\nArmy: Extension of 2021 Project Authorization\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nOriginal\nState Installation or Location Project Authorized Amount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nGeorgia............................... Fort Gillem............... Forensic Laboratory...... $71,000,000\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSEC. 2105. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022\nPROJECTS.\n(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military\nConstruction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of\nPublic Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2161), the authorizations set forth in the\ntable in subsection (b), as provided in section 2101 of that Act (135\nStat. 2163) and extended by section 2108 of the Military Construction\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118-\n159; 138 Stat. 2216), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2026, or\nthe date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military\nconstruction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is later.\n(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:\n\nArmy: Extension of 2022 Project Authorizations\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nOriginal\nState/Country Installation or Location Project Authorized Amount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nGeorgia............................... Fort Stewart.............. Barracks................. $105,000,000\nGermany............................... Smith Barracks............ Live Fire Exercise $16,000,000\nShoothouse..............\nHawaii................................ West Loch Naval Magazine Ammunition Storage....... $51,000,000\nAnnex....................\nTexas................................. Fort Bliss................ Defense Access Roads..... $20,000,000\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSEC. 2106. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2023\nPROJECTS.\n(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military\nConstruction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of\nPublic Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2970), the authorization set forth in the\ntable in subsection (b), as provided in section 2101 of that Act (136\nStat. 2971), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2026, or the date\nof the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction\nfor fiscal year 2027, whichever is later.\n(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:\n\nArmy: Extension of 2023 Project Authorizations\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nOriginal\nState/Country Installation or Location Project Authorized Amount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nAlabama............................... Redstone Arsenal.......... Physics Lab.............. $44,000,000\nHawaii................................ Fort Shafter.............. Water System Upgrade..... $33,000,000\nSchofield Barracks........ Company Operations $159,000,000\nFacility................\nTripler Army Medical Water System Upgrade..... $38,000,000\nCenter.\nGermany............................... East Camp Grafenwoehr..... EDI: Battalion Trng Cplx1 $104,000,000\n(Brks/Veh Maint)........\nEDI: Battalion Trng Cplx2 $64,000,000\n(OPS/Veh Maint).........\nJapan................................. Kadena Air Force Base..... Vehicle Maintenance Shop. $80,000,000\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSEC. 2107. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2025\nPROJECT AT SMITH BARRACKS, GERMANY.\nIn the case of the authorization contained in the table in section\n2101(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2025 (division B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2213) for Hohenfels\nTraining Area, for construction of a barracks as specified in the\nfunding table in section 4601 of such Act, the Secretary of the Army\nmay construct a barracks at Smith Barracks, Germany.\n\nTITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION\n\nSec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.\nSec. 2202. Family Housing.\nSec. 2203. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.\nSec. 2204. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 project\nat Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina.\nSec. 2205. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022\nprojects.\nSec. 2206. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023\nprojects.\nSEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.\n(a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant\nto the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and available\nfor military construction projects inside the United States as\nspecified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the\nNavy may acquire real property and carry out military construction\nprojects for the installations or locations inside the United States,\nand in the amounts, set forth in the following table:\n\nNavy: Inside the United States\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nState Installation or Location Amount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nCalifornia..................................... Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.............. $176,040,000\nNaval Air Station Lemoore..................... $399,610,000\nNaval Base Coronado........................... $301,620,000\nNaval Base Point Loma......................... $68,000,000\nNaval Base San Diego.......................... $86,820,000\nNaval Base Ventura County Point Mugu.......... $164,000,000\nNaval Support Activity Monterey............... $430,000,000\nConnecticut.................................... Naval Submarine Base New London.............. $300,149,000\nDistrict of Columbia........................... Naval Research Laboratory..................... $157,000,000\nFlorida........................................ Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island... $94,100,000\nNaval Air Station Jacksonville................ $374,900,000\nNaval Air Station Pensacola................... $164,000,000\nGuam........................................... Andersen Air Force Base....................... $70,070,000\nJoint Region Marianas......................... $32,000,000\nNaval Base Guam.............................. $105,950,000\nMarine Corps Base Camp Blaz................... $61,010,000\nHawaii......................................... Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam................ $83,000,000\nMarine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay................. $143,510,000\nPacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands.. $235,730,000\nMaine.......................................... Portsmouth Naval Shipyard..................... $1,042,000,000\nMaryland....................................... Naval Support Activity Washington Suitland.... $114,000,000\nUS Naval Academy Annapolis.................... $86,000,000\nNevada......................................... Naval Air Station Fallon...................... $47,000,000\nNorth Carolina................................. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune................ $48,280,000\nPennsylvania................................... Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg.......... $94,140,000\nRhode Island................................... Naval Station Newport......................... $190,000,000\nSouth Carolina................................. Joint Base Charleston......................... $357,900,000\nVirginia....................................... Marine Corps Base Quantico.................... $63,560,000\nNaval Station Norfolk......................... $1,582,490,000\nWashington..................................... Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.............. $202,000,000\nNaval Base Kitsap-Bangor...................... $245,700,000\nWorldwide Unspecified.......................... Unspecified Worldwide Locations............... $140,070,000\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n(b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant\nto the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and available\nfor military construction projects outside the United States as\nspecified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the\nNavy may acquire real property and carry out military construction\nprojects for the installations or locations outside the United States,\nand in the amounts, set forth in the following table:\n\nNavy: Outside the United States\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nCountry Installation or Location Amount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nJapan......................................... Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler...... $58,000,000\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING.\n(a) Improvements to Military Family Housing Units.--Subject to\nsection 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using amounts\nappropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section\n2203(a) and available for military family housing functions as\nspecified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the\nNavy may improve existing military family housing units in an amount\nnot to exceed $68,230,000.\n(b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant to\nthe authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and available\nfor military family housing functions as specified in the funding table\nin section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may carry out architectural\nand engineering services and construction design activities with\nrespect to the construction or improvement of family housing units in\nan amount not to exceed $6,605,000.\nSEC. 2203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY.\n(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized\nto be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2025,\nfor military construction, land acquisition, and military family\nhousing functions of the Department of the Navy, as specified in the\nfunding table in section 4601.\n(b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--\nNotwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title\n10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law,\nthe total cost of all projects carried out under sections 2201 and 2202\nof this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be\nappropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in\nsection 4601.\nSEC. 2204. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2022 PROJECT\nAT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA.\n(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military\nConstruction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of\nPublic Law 117-81), the authorization set forth in the table in\nsubsection (b), as authorized pursuant to section 2201 of such Act,\nshall remain in effect until October 1, 2026, or the date of the\nenactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for\nfiscal year 2027, whichever is later.\n(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:\n\nNavy and Marine Corps: Extension of 2022 Project Authorization\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nOriginal\nState/Country Installation or Location Project Authorized Amount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nNorth Carolina........................ Marine Corps Air Station Flightline Utilities $113,520,000\nCherry Point............. Modernization Ph 2......\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSEC. 2205. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022\nPROJECTS.\n(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military\nConstruction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of\nPublic Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2161), the authorizations set forth in the\ntable in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2201 and 2202 of that\nAct (135 Stat. 2166, 2167) and extended by section 2207 of the Military\nConstruction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of\nPublic Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2221), shall remain in effect until\nOctober 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing\nfunds for military construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is\nlater.\n(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:\n\nNavy: Extension of 2022 Project Authorizations\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nInstallation or Original Authorized\nState/Country Location Project Amount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nCalifornia........................... Marine Corps Base Camp CLB MEU Complex........ $83,900,000\nPendleton.\nDistrict of Columbia................. Marine Barracks Family Housing $10,415,000\nWashington. Improvements.\nFlorida.............................. Marine Corps Support Lighterage and Small $69,400,000\nFacility Blount Island. Craft Facility.\nHawaii............................... Marine Corps Base Electrical Distribution $64,500,000\nKaneohe Bay. Modernization.\nSouth Carolina....................... Marine Corps Air Aircraft Maintenance $122,600,000\nStation Beaufort. Hangar.\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSEC. 2206. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2023\nPROJECTS.\n(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military\nConstruction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of\nPublic Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2970), the authorizations set forth in\nthe table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2201 of that Act\n(136 Stat. 2975), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2026, or the\ndate of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military\nconstruction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is later.\n(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:\n\nNavy: Extension of 2023 Project Authorizations\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nInstallation or Original Authorized\nState/Country Location Project Amount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nFlorida.............................. Naval Air Station Engine Test Cells $100,570,000\nJacksonville.......... Modifications.........\nHawaii............................... Joint Base Pearl Harbor- Missile Magazines...... $142,783,000\nHickam................\nNevada............................... Naval Air Station F-35C Aircraft $111,566,000\nFallon................ Maintenance Hangar....\nNorth Carolina....................... Marine Corps Air CH-53K Gearbox Repair $44,830,000\nStation Cherry Point.. and Test Facility.....\nSouth Carolina....................... Marine Corps Recruit Recruit Barracks....... $81,890,000\nDepot Parris Island...\n....................... Recruit Barracks....... $85,040,000\nSpain................................ Naval Station Rota..... EDI: Missile Magazines. $92,323,000\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nTITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION\n\nSec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition\nprojects.\nSec. 2302. Family Housing.\nSec. 2303. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.\nSec. 2304. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2017 project\nat Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.\nSec. 2305. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019\nprojects.\nSec. 2306. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020\nprojects.\nSec. 2307. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022\nprojects.\nSec. 2308. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023\nprojects.\nSec. 2309. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year\n2025 projects.\nSEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION\nPROJECTS.\n(a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant\nto the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and available\nfor military construction projects inside the United States as\nspecified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the\nAir Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction\nprojects for the installations or locations inside the United States,\nand in the amounts, set forth in the following table:\n\nAir Force: Inside the United States\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nState Installation or Location Amount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nArizona....................................... Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.................. $174,000,000\nLuke Air Force Base........................... $45,000,000\nCalifornia.................................... Travis Air Force Base......................... $60,000,000\nFlorida....................................... Cape Canaveral Space Force Station............ $49,800,000\nEglin Air Force Base.......................... $182,000,000\nHurlburt Field................................ $66,000,000\nMacDill Air Force Base........................ $74,000,000\nGeorgia....................................... Moody Air Force Base.......................... $35,000,000\nRobins Air Force Base......................... $28,000,000\nLouisiana..................................... Barksdale Air Force Base...................... $116,000,000\nMassachusetts................................. Hanscom Air Force Base........................ $55,000,000\nMississippi................................... Columbus Air Force Base....................... $14,200,000\nMissouri...................................... Whiteman Air Force Base....................... $127,600,000\nNew Mexico.................................... Cannon Air Force Base......................... $169,000,000\nKirtland Air Force Base....................... $200,000,000\nNorth Carolina................................ Seymour Johnson Air Force Base................ $95,000,000\nOhio.......................................... Wright-Patterson Air Force Base............... $45,000,000\nOklahoma...................................... Tinker Air Force Base......................... $497,000,000\nSouth Dakota.................................. Ellsworth Air Force Base...................... $378,000,000\nTexas......................................... Dyess Air Force Base.......................... $90,800,000\nGoodfellow Air Force Base..................... $112,000,000\nUtah.......................................... Hill Air Force Base........................... $250,000,000\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n(b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant\nto the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and available\nfor military construction projects outside the United States as\nspecified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the\nAir Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction\nprojects for the installations or locations outside the United States,\nand in the amounts, set forth in the following table:\n\nAir Force: Outside the United States\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nCountry Installation or Location Amount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nDiego Garcia.................................. Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia............. $29,000,000\nGermany....................................... Ramstein Air Base............................... $44,000,000\nGreenland..................................... Pituffik Space Base............................. $32,000,000\nNorway........................................ Royal Norwegian Air Force Base Rygge............ $72,000,000\nUnited Kingdom................................ Royal Air Force Feltwell........................ $20,000,000\nRoyal Air Force Lakenheath...................... $253,000,000\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING.\n(a) Improvements to Military Family Housing Units.--Subject to\nsection 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using amounts\nappropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section\n2303(a) and available for military family housing functions as\nspecified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the\nAir Force may improve existing military family housing units in an\namount not to exceed $237,655,000.\n(b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant to\nthe authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and available\nfor military family housing functions as specified in the funding table\nin section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out\narchitectural and engineering services and construction design\nactivities with respect to the construction or improvement of family\nhousing units in an amount not to exceed $36,575,000.\nSEC. 2303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR FORCE.\n(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized\nto be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2025,\nfor military construction, land acquisition, and military family\nhousing functions of the Department of the Air Force, as specified in\nthe funding table in section 4601.\n(b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--\nNotwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title\n10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law,\nthe total cost of all projects carried out under sections 2301 and 2302\nof this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be\nappropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in\nsection 4601.\nSEC. 2304. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2017 PROJECT\nAT SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, GERMANY.\n(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military\nConstruction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of\nPublic Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2688), the authorization set forth in the\ntable in subsection (b), as provided in section 2902 of that Act (130\nStat. 2743) and most recently extended by section 2304 of the Military\nConstruction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of\nPublic Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2224), shall remain in effect until\nOctober 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing\nfunds for military construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is\nlater.\n(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:\n\nAir Force: Extension of 2017 Project Authorization\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nOriginal\nCountry Installation or Location Project Authorized Amount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nGermany............................... Spangdahlem Air Base...... ERI: F/A-22 Low $12,000,000\nObservable/Comp Repair\nFac.....................\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSEC. 2305. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2019\nPROJECTS.\n(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military\nConstruction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of\nPublic Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2240), the authorizations set forth in\nthe table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2903 of that Act\n(132 Stat. 2287) and most recently extended by section 2306 of the\nMilitary Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division\nB of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2225), shall remain in effect until\nOctober 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing\nfunds for military construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is\nlater.\n(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:\n\nAir Force: Extension of 2019 Project Authorization\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nOriginal\nCountry Installation or Location Project Authorized Amount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nUnited Kingdom........................ Royal Air Force Fairford.. EDI: Construct DABS-FEV $87,000,000\nStorage.................\n.......................... EDI: Munitions Holding $19,000,000\nArea....................\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSEC. 2306. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2020\nPROJECTS.\n(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military\nConstruction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (division B of\nPublic Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1862), the authorizations set forth in the\ntable in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2301(a) and 2912(a) of\nthat Act (133 Stat. 1867, 1913), and extended by section 2307 of the\nMilitary Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division\nB of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2226), shall remain in effect until\nOctober 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing\nfunds for military construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is\nlater.\n(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:\n\nAir Force: Extension of 2020 Project Authorizations\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nOriginal\nState Installation or Location Project Authorized\nAmount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nFlorida............................... Tyndall Air Force Base.... Deployment Center/Flight $43,000,000\nLine Dining/AAFES.......\nGeorgia............................... Moody Air Force Base...... 41 RQS HH-60W Apron...... $12,500,000\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSEC. 2307. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022\nPROJECTS.\n(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military\nConstruction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of\nPublic Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2161), the authorizations set forth in the\ntable in subsection (b), as provided in section 2301 of that Act (135\nStat. 2168) and extended by section 2309 of the Military Construction\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118-\n159; 138 Stat. 2227), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2026, or\nthe date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military\nconstruction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is later.\n(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:\n\nAir Force: Extension of 2022 Project Authorizations\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nOriginal\nState/Country Installation or Location Project Authorized\nAmount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nMassachusetts......................... Hanscom Air Force Base.... NC3 Acquisitions $66,000,000\nManagement Facility.....\nUnited Kingdom........................ Royal Air Force Lakenheath F-35A Child Development $24,000,000\nCenter..................\nF-35A Munition Inspection $31,000,000\nFacility................\nF-35A Weapons Load $49,000,000\nTraining Facility.......\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSEC. 2308. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2023\nPROJECTS.\n(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military\nConstruction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of\nPublic Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2970), the authorizations set forth in\nthe table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2301 of that Act\n(136 Stat. 2978), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2026, or the\ndate of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military\nconstruction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is later.\n(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:\n\nAir Force: Extension of 2023 Project Authorizations\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nOriginal\nState/Country Installation or Location Project Authorized\nAmount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nFlorida............................... Patrick Space Force Base.. Consolidated $97,000,000\nCommunications Center...\nNorway................................ Rygge Air Station......... EDI: Base Perimeter $8,200,000\nSecurity Fence..........\nOklahoma.............................. Tinker Air Force Base..... Facility And Land $30,000,000\nAcquisition (MROTC).....\nTexas................................. Joint Base San Antonio- Child Development Center. $29,000,000\nRandolph.................\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSEC. 2309. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR\n2025 PROJECTS.\n(a) F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming.--In the case of the\nauthorization contained in the table in section 2301(a) of the Military\nConstruction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of\nPublic Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2222) for F.E. Warren Air Force Base,\nWyoming, for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Utility Corridor, the\nSecretary of the Air Force may construct 3,219 kilometers of telephone\nduct facility.\n(b) Yap International Airport, Federated States of Micronesia.--\n(1) Authorization of appropriations.--The authorization table\nincluded in subsection (b) of section 2301 of the Military\nConstruction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 is amended in\nthe item relating to Yap International Airport, Federated States of\nMicronesia, by striking ``$949,314,000'' and inserting\n``$1,495,314,000''.\n(2) Funding table.--Such Act is further amended in the table of\nsection 4601 by striking ``Airfield Pavement Upgrades'' and\ninserting ``PDI: Airfield Apron and Taxiway''.\n\nTITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION\n\nSec. 2401. Authorized defense agencies construction and land acquisition\nprojects.\nSec. 2402. Authorized energy resilience and conservation investment\nprogram projects.\nSec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.\nSec. 2404. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project\nat Iwakuni, Japan.\nSec. 2405. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022\nprojects.\nSec. 2406. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023\nprojects.\nSec. 2407. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2024\nproject at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.\nSec. 2408. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2024\nproject at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Missouri.\nSec. 2409. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2025\nproject at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.\nSec. 2410. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2025\nproject at Joint Base Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.\nSEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUCTION AND LAND\nACQUISITION PROJECTS.\n(a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant\nto the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available\nfor military construction projects inside the United States as\nspecified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of\nDefense may acquire real property and carry out military construction\nprojects for the installations or locations inside the United States,\nand in the amounts, set forth in the following table:\n\nDefense Agencies: Inside the United States\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nState Installation or Location Amount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nAlabama........................................ DLA Distribution Center Anniston.............. $32,000,000\nCalifornia..................................... Naval Base Coronado........................... $75,900,000\nTravis Air Force Base......................... $49,980,000\nFlorida........................................ Homestead Air Reserve Base.................... $33,000,000\nGeorgia........................................ Fort Benning.................................. $127,375,000\nMaryland....................................... Fort Meade.................................... $26,600,000\nNorth Carolina................................. Fort Bragg.................................... $333,200,000\nMarine Corps Base Camp Lejeune................ $306,400,000\nPennsylvania................................... Defense Distribution Depot New Cumberland..... $90,000,000\nHarrisburg Air National Guard Base............ $13,400,000\nPuerto Rico.................................... Punta Borinquen............................... $155,000,000\nTexas.......................................... NSA Texas..................................... $500,000,000\nVirginia....................................... Pentagon...................................... $34,000,000\nWashington..................................... Fairchild Air Force Base...................... $85,000,000\nManchester Tank Farm.......................... $71,000,000\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n(b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant\nto the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available\nfor military construction projects outside the United States as\nspecified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of\nDefense may acquire real property and carry out military construction\nprojects for the installations or locations outside the United States,\nand in the amounts, set forth in the following table:\n\nDefense Agencies: Outside the United States\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nCountry Installation or Location Amount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nGermany........................................ U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz............ $16,700,000\nUnited Kingdom................................. Royal Air Force Lakenheath.................... $433,600,000\nRoyal Air Force Mildenhall.................... $45,000,000\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSEC. 2402. AUTHORIZED ENERGY RESILIENCE AND CONSERVATION INVESTMENT\nPROGRAM PROJECTS.\n(a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant\nto the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available\nfor energy conservation projects as specified in the funding table in\nsection 4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy\nconservation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United States\nCode, for the installations or locations inside the United States, and\nin the amounts, set forth in the following table:\n\nERCIP Projects: Inside the United States\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nState Installation or Location Amount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nCalifornia..................................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Mountain View..... $20,600,000\nTravis Air Force Base......................... $25,120,000\nFlorida........................................ Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island... $30,500,000\nGuam........................................... Naval Base Guam............................... $63,010,000\nMassachusetts.................................. Cape Cod Space Force Station.................. $124,000,000\nNew Mexico..................................... White Sands Missile Range..................... $38,500,000\nNorth Carolina................................. Fort Bragg.................................... $80,000,000\nTexas.......................................... Camp Swift.................................... $19,800,000\nFort Hood..................................... $34,500,000\nUtah........................................... Camp Williams................................. $28,500,000\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n(b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant\nto the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available\nfor energy conservation projects as specified in the funding table in\nsection 4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy\nconservation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United States\nCode, for the installations or locations outside the United States, and\nin the amounts, set forth in the following table:\n\nERCIP Projects: Outside the United States\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nCountry Installation or Location Amount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nGermany........................................ United States Army Garrison Ansbach (Storck $73,000,000\nBarracks).\nJapan.......................................... Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni.............. $146,800,000\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSEC. 2403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE AGENCIES.\n(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized\nto be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2025,\nfor military construction, land acquisition, and military family\nhousing functions of the Department of Defense (other than the military\ndepartments), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.\n(b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--\nNotwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title\n10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law,\nthe total cost of all projects carried out under sections 2401 and 2402\nof this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be\nappropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in\nsection 4601.\nSEC. 2404. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2019 PROJECT\nAT IWAKUNI, JAPAN.\n(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military\nConstruction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of\nPublic Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2240), the authorization set forth in the\ntable in subsection (b), as provided in section 2401(b) of that Act\n(132 Stat. 2249) and most recently extended by section 2405 of the\nMilitary Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division\nB of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2232), shall remain in effect until\nOctober 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing\nfunds for military construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is\nlater.\n(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:\n\nDefense Agencies: Extension of 2019 Project Authorization\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nInstallation or Original Authorized\nCountry Location Project Amount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nJapan................................ Iwakuni................ Fuel Pier.............. $33,200,000\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSEC. 2405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022\nPROJECTS.\n(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military\nConstruction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of\nPublic Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2161), the authorizations set forth in the\ntable in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2401 and 2402 of that\nAct (135 Stat. 2173, 2174), shall remain in effect until October 1,\n2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for\nmilitary construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is later.\n(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:\n\nDefense Agencies and ERCIP Projects: Extension of 2022 Project\nAuthorizations\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\nInstallation or Original\nState Location Project Authorized Amount\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\nAlabama Fort Novosel..... 10 MW RICE $24,000,000\nGenerator Plant\nand Microgrid\nControls........\nGeorgia Fort Benning..... 4.8 MW Generation $17,593,000\nand Microgrid...\nFort Stewart..... 10 MW Generation $22,000,000\nPlant, with\nMicrogrid\nControls........\nNew York Fort Drum........ Wellfield Field $27,000,000\nExpansion\nProject.........\nNorth Carolina Fort Bragg....... Emergency Water $7,705,000\nSystem..........\nOhio Springfield- Base-Wide $4,700,000\nBeckley Microgrid With\nMunicipal Natural Gas\nAirport......... Generator,\nPhotovoltaic and\nBattery Storage.\nTennessee Memphis PV Arrays and $4,780,000\nInternational Battery Storage.\nAirport.........\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSEC. 2406. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2023\nPROJECTS.\n(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military\nConstruction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of\nPublic Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2970), the authorizations set forth in\nthe table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2401(a) and\n2402(a) of that Act (136 Stat. 2982, 2983), shall remain in effect\nuntil October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act\nauthorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2027,\nwhichever is later.\n(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:\n\nDefense Agencies and ERCIP Projects: Extension of 2023 Project\nAuthorizations\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\nInstallation or Original\nState/Country Location Project Authorized Amount\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\nAlabama Redstone Arsenal. MSIC Advanced $151,000,000\nAnalysis\nFacility Phase 2\n(INC)...........\nCalifornia Marine Corps Microgrid and $25,560,000\nMountain Warfare Backup Power....\nTraining Center.\nFlorida Naval Air Station Facility Energy $2,400,000\nJacksonville.... Operations\nCenter\nRenovation......\nGeorgia Fort Stewart- Power Generation $25,400,000\nHunter Army and Microgrid...\nAirfield........\nNaval Submarine SCADA $11,200,000\nBase Kings Bay.. Modernization...\nHawaii Joint Base Pearl Primary $25,000,000\nHarbor-Hickam... Electrical\nDistribution....\nKansas Fort Riley....... Power Generation $25,780,000\nand Microgrid...\nTexas Fort Cavazos..... Power Generation $31,500,000\nand Microgrid...\nU.S. Army Reserve Power Generation $9,600,000\nCenter, Conroe.. and Microgrid...\nVirginia Dam Neck......... SOF Operations $26,600,000\nBuilding\nAddition........\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSEC. 2407. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2024\nPROJECT AT REDSTONE ARSENAL, ALABAMA.\nIn the case of the authorization contained in the table in section\n2401 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2024 (division B of Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 726) for Redstone\nArsenal, Alabama, for construction of a ground test facility\ninfrastructure project at that location, the Missile Defense Agency may\nrenovate additional square footage and convert administrative space to\nclassified space.\nSEC. 2408. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2024\nPROJECT AT LAKE CITY ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, MISSOURI.\n(a) Modifications of Project Authority.--In the case of the\nauthorization contained in the table in section 2402(a) of the Military\nConstruction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of\nPublic Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 727) for Lake City Army Ammunition Plant,\nMissouri, for construction of a microgrid and backup power, the\nSecretary of Defense may construct a microgrid and backup power,\nincluding the installation of liquid propane gas tanks and associated\npiping, foundations, pumps, saddles, propane vaporizers and controls.\n(b) Modification of Project Amounts.--\n(1) Project authorization.--The authorization table in section\n2402(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2024 (division B of Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 727) is\namended in the item relating to Lake City Army Ammunition Plant,\nMissouri, by striking the dollar amount and inserting\n``$86,500,000''.\n(2) Funding authorization.--The funding table in section 4601\nof the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024\n(Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 901) is amended in the items relating\nto Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Missouri, by striking the\ndollar amount and inserting ``$86,500''.\nSEC. 2409. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2025\nPROJECT AT JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND.\nIn the case of the authorization contained in the table in section\n2402 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2025 (division B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2229) for Joint Base\nAndrews, Maryland, for construction of a microgrid with electric\nvehicle charging infrastructure, the Secretary of the Air Force may\nconstruct a new power generation and microgrid facility.\nSEC. 2410. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2025\nPROJECT AT JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY.\nIn the case of the authorization contained in the table in section\n2402 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2025 (division B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2229) for Joint Base\nMcGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, for construction of a microgrid with\nelectric vehicle charging infrastructure, the Secretary of the Air\nForce may construct a new power generation and microgrid facility.\n\nTITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS\n\nSubtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment\nProgram\n\nSec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.\nSec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.\n\nSubtitle B--Host Country In-Kind Contributions\n\nSec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects.\nSec. 2512. Republic of Poland funded construction projects.\n\nSubtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment\nProgram\n\nSEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.\nThe Secretary of Defense may make contributions for the North\nAtlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program as provided in\nsection 2806 of title 10, United States Code, in an amount not to\nexceed the sum of the amount authorized to be appropriated for such\npurpose in section 2502 and the amount collected from the North\nAtlantic Treaty Organization as a result of construction previously\nfinanced by the United States.\nSEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO.\nFunds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years\nbeginning after September 30, 2025, for contributions by the Secretary\nof Defense under section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, for the\nshare of the United States of the cost of projects for the North\nAtlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program authorized by\nsection 2501, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:\n\nNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nLocation Installation or Location Amount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nWorldwide Unspecified.......................... NATO Security Investment Program.............. $531,832,000\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSubtitle B--Host Country In-Kind Contributions\n\nSEC. 2511. REPUBLIC OF KOREA FUNDED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.\nPursuant to agreement with the Republic of Korea for required in-\nkind contributions, the Secretary of Defense may accept military\nconstruction projects for the installations or locations in the\nRepublic of Korea, and in the amounts, set forth in the following\ntable:\n\nRepublic of Korea Funded Construction Projects\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nInstallation or\nComponent Location Project Amount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nArmy................................. Camp Humphreys......... Access Control Point... $24,000,000\nRunway................. $180,000,000\nNavy................................. Pohang Air Base........ Replace Concrete Apron. $22,000,000\nNavy................................. Yecheon Air Base....... Replace Magazine $59,000,000\nMunitions Supply Area.\nAir Force............................ Gimhae Air Base........ Repair Contingency $86,000,000\nHospital.\nAir Force............................ Gwangju Air Base....... Hydrant Fuel System.... $57,000,000\nAir Force............................ Osan Air Base.......... Aircraft Corrosion $25,000,000\nControl Facility Part\n3.\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSEC. 2512. REPUBLIC OF POLAND FUNDED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.\nPursuant to agreement with the Republic of Poland for required in-\nkind contributions, the Secretary of Defense may accept military\nconstruction projects for the installations or locations in the\nRepublic of Poland, and in the amounts, set forth in the following\ntable:\n\nRepublic of Poland Funded Construction Projects\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nInstallation or\nComponent Location Project Amount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nArmy................................. Drawsko Pomorskie Information Systems $6,200,000\nTraining Area (DPTA). Facility.\nArmy................................. Powdiz................. Barracks and Dining $199,000,000\nFacility-Phase 2.\nRotary Wing Aircraft $91,000,000\nMaintenance Hangar.\nAir Force............................ Lask Air Base.......... Communication $18,000,000\nInfrastructure.\nAir Force............................ Wroclaw Air Base....... Combined Aerial Port $111,000,000\nFacilities.\nContingency Beddown $13,000,000\nArea.\nHot Cargo Pad/Munition $44,000,000\nHandling/Holding Area.\nRailhead and Rail $22,000,000\nExtension.\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nTITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES\n\nSec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land\nacquisition projects.\nSec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition\nprojects.\nSec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction\nand land acquisition projects.\nSec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land\nacquisition projects.\nSec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land\nacquisition projects.\nSec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve.\nSec. 2607. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023\nprojects.\nSec. 2608. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2023\nproject at Tucson International Airport, Arizona.\nSEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUCTION AND LAND\nACQUISITION PROJECTS.\nUsing amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of\nappropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and\nReserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the\nSecretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military\nconstruction projects for the Army National Guard locations inside the\nUnited States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:\n\nArmy National Guard: Inside the United States\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nState Location Amount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nGuam........................................... Joint Forces Headquarters - Guam.............. $55,000,000\nIndiana........................................ Shelbyville Armory............................ $55,000,000\nIowa........................................... Waterloo Armory............................... $13,800,000\nNew Hampshire.................................. Plymouth Training Center...................... $26,000,000\nNew York....................................... Albany........................................ $90,000,000\nNorth Carolina................................. Salisbury Training Center..................... $69,000,000\nOregon......................................... Naval Weapons Systems Training Facility $16,000,000\nBoardman.....................................\nSouth Dakota................................... Watertown Training Center.................... $28,000,000\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSEC. 2602. AUTHORIZED ARMY RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION\nPROJECTS.\nUsing amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of\nappropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and\nReserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the\nSecretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military\nconstruction projects for the Army Reserve locations inside the United\nStates, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:\n\nArmy Reserve\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nState Location Amount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nAlabama........................................ Maxwell Air Force Base........................ $28,000,000\nAlaska......................................... Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson............... $46,000,000\nIllinois....................................... Fort Sheridan................................. $36,000,000\nKentucky....................................... Fort Knox..................................... $138,000,000\nPennsylvania................................... New Castle Army Reserve Center................ $30,000,000\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSEC. 2603. AUTHORIZED NAVY RESERVE AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE\nCONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.\nUsing amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of\nappropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and\nReserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the\nSecretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military\nconstruction project for the Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve\nlocation inside the United States, and in the amount, set forth in the\nfollowing table:\n\nNavy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nState Location Amount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nTexas........................................ Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth. $106,870,000\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSEC. 2604. AUTHORIZED AIR NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUCTION AND LAND\nACQUISITION PROJECTS.\nUsing amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of\nappropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and\nReserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the\nSecretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out\nmilitary construction projects for the Air National Guard locations\ninside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the\nfollowing table:\n\nAir National Guard\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nState Location Amount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nAlaska......................................... Eielson Air Force Base........................ $15,000,000\nJoint Base Elmendorf-Richardson............... $46,000,000\nGeorgia........................................ Savannah Hilton Head International Airport... $38,400,000\nIowa........................................... Sioux Gateway Airport......................... $220,000,000\nMassachusetts.................................. Otis Air National Guard Base.................. $31,000,000\nMississippi.................................... Key Field Air National Guard Base............ $19,000,000\nNew Hampshire.................................. Pease Air National Guard Base................. $16,000,000\nNew Jersey..................................... Atlantic City Air National Guard Base......... $68,000,000\nOregon......................................... Klamath Falls Airport......................... $80,000,000\nPortland International Airport................ $16,500,000\nUtah........................................... Salt Lake City International Airport.......... $145,000,000\nWisconsin...................................... Volk Air National Guard Base.................. $8,400,000\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSEC. 2605. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND\nACQUISITION PROJECTS.\nUsing amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of\nappropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and\nReserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the\nSecretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out\nmilitary construction projects for the Air Force Reserve locations\ninside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the\nfollowing table:\n\nAir Force Reserve\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nState Location Amount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nNew York....................................... Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station............. $54,000,000\nSouth Carolina................................. Joint Base Charleston Air Reserve Base........ $33,000,000\nTexas.......................................... Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.............. $18,000,000\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSEC. 2606. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE.\nFunds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years\nbeginning after September 30, 2025, for the costs of acquisition,\narchitectural and engineering services, and construction of facilities\nfor the Guard and Reserve Forces, and for contributions therefor, under\nchapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code (including the cost of\nacquisition of land for those facilities), as specified in the funding\ntable in section 4601.\nSEC. 2607. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2023\nPROJECTS.\n(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military\nConstruction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of\nPublic Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2970), the authorizations set forth in\nthe table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2601, 2602, 2603\nand 2604 of that Act (136 Stat. 2986, 2987), shall remain in effect\nuntil October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act\nauthorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2027,\nwhichever is later.\n(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:\n\nNational Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2023 Project Authorizations\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nInstallation or Original Authorized\nState Location Project Amount\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nAlaska............................... Joint Base Elmendorf- Aircraft Maintenance $63,000,000\nRichardson............ Hangar................\nArizona.............................. Morris Air National Base Entry Complex..... $12,000,000\nGuard Base............\nTucson International Land Acquisition....... $11,700,000\nAirport...............\nArkansas............................. Camp Robinson.......... Automated Multipurpose $9,500,000\nMachine Gun Range.....\nFlorida.............................. Gainesville............ National Guard $21,000,000\nReadiness Center......\nPerrine................ Army Reserve Center/ $46,000,000\nAMSA..................\nHawaii.............................. Marine Corps Base C-40 Aircraft $116,964,000\nKaneohe Bay........... Maintenance Hangar....\nIndiana.............................. Fort Wayne Munitions Maintenance $16,500,000\nInternational Airport. and Storage Complex...\nOhio................................. Rickenbacker Air Small Arms Range....... $8,000,000\nNational Guard Base...\nPuerto Rico.......................... Camp Santiago Joint Engineering/Housing $14,500,000\nManeuver Training Maintenance Shops\nCenter................ (DPW).................\nWest Virginia........................ McLaughlin Air National C-130J Apron Expansion. $10,000,000\nGuard Base............\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSEC. 2608. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2023\nPROJECT AT TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ARIZONA.\nIn the case of the authorization contained in the table in section\n2604 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2023 (division B of Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2987) for Tucson\nInternational Airport, Arizona, the Secretary of the Air Force may\nacquire 10 acres of land.\n\nTITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES\n\nSec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and\nclosure activities funded through Department of Defense base\nclosure account.\nSEC. 2701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BASE REALIGNMENT AND\nCLOSURE ACTIVITIES FUNDED THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE\nACCOUNT.\nFunds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years\nbeginning after September 30, 2025, for base realignment and closure\nactivities, including real property acquisition and military\nconstruction projects, as authorized by the Defense Base Closure and\nRealignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10\nU.S.C. 2687 note) and funded through the Department of Defense Base\nClosure Account established by section 2906 of such Act (as amended by\nsection 2711 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2013 (division B of Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2140)), as\nspecified in the funding table in section 4601.\n\nTITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS\n\nSubtitle A--Military Construction Programs\n\nSec. 2801. Modification to definition of military installation\nresilience.\nSec. 2802. Facility construction or repair: transactions other than\ncontracts and grants.\nSec. 2803. Requirement for the military departments to develop and\nupdate a 20-year infrastructure improvement plan.\nSec. 2804. Improvements to water management and security on military\ninstallations.\nSec. 2805. Modification to assistance for public infrastructure projects\nand services.\nSec. 2806. Modifications to Defense Community Infrastructure Program.\nSec. 2807. Inclusion of demolition projects in Defense Community\nInfrastructure Program.\nSec. 2808. Supervision of military construction projects.\nSec. 2809. Authority to use accelerated design-build and progressive\ndesign-build procedures for military construction projects.\nSec. 2810. Extension of authority for temporary expanded land\nacquisition for equine welfare.\nSec. 2811. Extension of requirement for contract for obligation and\nexecution of design funds for military construction projects.\nSec. 2812. Modification of pilot program on increased use of sustainable\nbuilding materials in military construction to include\nsustainable building technologies identified by the\nComptroller General of the United States.\nSec. 2813. Increase of maximum amount for certain replacement projects\nfor damaged or destroyed facilities.\nSec. 2814. Multiyear contracting authority for certain military\nconstruction projects.\nSec. 2815. Guidance for military construction projects for innovation,\nresearch, development, test, and evaluation.\nSec. 2816. Authorization for cost-plus-incentive-fee contracts for\ncertain Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program military\nconstruction projects.\nSec. 2817. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations\nrelating to information sharing to improve oversight of\nmilitary construction.\n\nSubtitle B--Military Housing Reforms\n\nSec. 2821. Improvements to Department of Defense Housing Requirements\nand Market Analysis.\nSec. 2822. Improvements to annual reports on certain waivers for covered\nmilitary unaccompanied housing.\nSec. 2823. Continuation and modification of certain reporting\nrequirements with respect to privatized military housing.\nSec. 2824. Modification of certain requirements with respect to closure\nof maintenance work orders for privatized military housing.\nSec. 2825. Inclusion of additional landlord financial information in\ncertain annual report on privatized military housing.\nSec. 2826. Application of certain authorities and standards to historic\nmilitary housing and associated historic properties of the\nDepartment of Defense.\nSec. 2827. Improvement of administration of military unaccompanied\nhousing.\nSec. 2828. Authority for unaccompanied housing project under pilot\nauthority for use of other transactions for installation or\nfacility prototyping.\nSec. 2829. Pilot program for emerging technologies for moisture control\nand mitigation.\nSec. 2830. Standardization of mold remediation guidelines across\nmilitary departments.\nSec. 2831. Inspections by qualified home inspector of privatized and\nGovernment-owned military housing.\nSec. 2832. Plan to improve accuracy, integration, and interoperability\nof Department of Defense data with respect to real property,\ninfrastructure, and military unaccompanied housing.\n\nSubtitle C--Real Property and Facilities Administration\n\nSec. 2841. Modification of requirement with respect to minimum capital\ninvestment for facilities sustainment, restoration, and\nmodernization for military departments.\nSec. 2842. Authorization for monetary contributions to the conveyees of\nutility systems for infrastructure improvements.\nSec. 2843. Extension of authority to carry out Department of Defense\npilot program for use of cost savings realized.\nSec. 2844. Department of Defense intergovernmental support agreements\nfor ordnance disposal.\nSec. 2845. Inclusion of territories in certain intergovernmental support\nagreements for installation-support services.\nSec. 2846. Requirements relating to military installation closures and\nreport on Army organic industrial base sites.\nSec. 2847. Department of Defense procedures with respect to planning\ncoordination for grid resiliency on military installations.\nSec. 2848. Repeal of construction requirements related to antiterrorism\nand force protection or urban-training operations.\nSec. 2849. Repeal of pilot program authorizing overhead cost\nreimbursements from major range and test facility base users\nat certain Department of the Air Force installations.\nSec. 2850. Master plans for Service Academies.\nSec. 2851. Annual report on cost premium for construction of certain\nfacilities.\nSec. 2852. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations\nrelating to critical military housing supply and\naffordability.\nSec. 2853. Plan for deploying private fifth generation and future\ngeneration Open Radio Access Network architecture on\nDepartment of Defense military installations.\n\nSubtitle D--Land Conveyances\n\nSec. 2861. Historical marker commemorating effects of radiation exposure\nat Holloman Air Force Base and White Sands Missile Range.\nSec. 2862. Prohibition on development of a golf course at Greenbury\nPoint Conservation Area At Naval Support Activity Annapolis,\nMaryland.\nSec. 2863. Extension of prohibition on joint use of Homestead Air\nReserve Base with civil aviation.\nSec. 2864. Extension of sunset for land conveyance, Sharpe Army Depot,\nLathrop, California.\nSec. 2865. Clarification of land conveyance, Fort Hood, Texas.\nSec. 2866. Extension of certain military land withdrawals and correction\nof certain land descriptions.\nSec. 2867. Land conveyance, former Curtis Bay Depot, Maryland.\nSec. 2868. Land conveyance, Sigsbee Park Annex, Naval Air Station, Key\nWest, Florida.\n\nSubtitle E--Modifications to Unspecified Minor Military Construction\n\nSec. 2871. Modifications to certain congressional notifications for\ncertain military construction projects.\nSec. 2872. Modification to dollar threshold for notifications for\ncertain military construction projects.\nSec. 2873. Transfer of defense laboratory modernization program\nauthority to provision of law with respect to military\nconstruction projects for research, test, development, and\nevaluation.\nSec. 2874. Authority of a Secretary concerned to carry out certain\nunspecified minor military construction projects.\n\nSubtitle F--Other Matters\n\nSec. 2881. Extension of Department of the Army Pilot Program for\nDevelopment and Use of Online Real Estate Inventory Tool.\nSec. 2882. Expansion of exceptions to restriction on development of\npublic infrastructure in connection with realignment of marine\ncorps forces in Asia Pacific region.\nSec. 2883. Joint base facility management of Department of Defense.\nSec. 2884. Designation of official responsible for coordination of\ndefense sites within area of responsibility of Joint Region\nMarianas.\nSec. 2885. Designation of Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range at\nKwajalein Atoll.\nSec. 2886. Designation of Creech Air Force Base as a remote or isolated\ninstallation.\nSec. 2887. Pilot program on use of advanced manufacturing construction\ntechnologies at military installations.\nSec. 2888. Pilot program on procurement of utility services for\ninstallations of the Department of Defense through areawide\ncontracts.\nSec. 2889. Consideration of modular construction methods for military\nconstruction projects with protective design elements.\nSec. 2890. Notice relating to contracts or other agreements to establish\nan enduring location in a foreign country.\n\nSubtitle A--Military Construction Programs\n\nSEC. 2801. MODIFICATION TO DEFINITION OF MILITARY INSTALLATION\nRESILIENCE.\nSection 101(f)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) by striking ``or from'' before ``anticipated or\nunanticipated changes in environmental conditions''; and\n(2) by inserting ``, energy or water disruptions, or human-\ninduced hazards with respect to the environment'' before ``, that\ndo''.\nSEC. 2802. FACILITY CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR: TRANSACTIONS OTHER THAN\nCONTRACTS AND GRANTS.\n(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 169 of title 10, United\nStates Code, is amended by inserting after section 2808 the following\nnew section:\n``Sec. 2808a. Facility construction or repair: transactions other than\ncontracts and grants\n``(a) Authority.--Subject to the requirements of section 2853 of\nthis title, the Secretary concerned may enter into transactions (other\nthan contracts, cooperative agreements, or grants) to carry out repair\nand construction projects for facilities, including the planning,\ndesign, engineering, prototyping, piloting, and execution of such\nrepair and construction projects.\n``(b) Use of Amounts.--The Secretary concerned may carry out\nprojects under subsection (a) using amounts available to such Secretary\nfor military construction, operation and maintenance, or research,\ndevelopment, test, and evaluation, notwithstanding chapters 221 and 223\nand section 2851(a) of this title.\n``(c) Follow-on Transactions.--A transaction entered into under\nthis section for a project may provide for the award of a follow-on\nproduction contract or transaction to the participants in the\ntransaction without further competition, if--\n``(1) competitive procedures were used for the selection of\nparties for participation in the original transaction; and\n``(2) the participants in the original transaction successfully\ncompleted--\n``(A) a complete and useable facility; or\n``(B) a complete and useable improvement to a facility.\n``(d) Notification Requirement.--(1) Not later than 14 days before\nentering into a transaction for a project under this section, the\nSecretary concerned shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees a notification of the intent to use this authority in an\nelectronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title.\n``(2) Each notification under paragraph (1) shall include--\n``(A) the project title;\n``(B) a description of the project and its location;\n``(C) the estimated project cost and source of funds;\n``(D) the recipient or contractor selected to execute the\nproject, if known at the time of notification; and\n``(E) the rationale for using the authority under this section\ninstead of the process for military construction projects under\nsubchapter I of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code.\n``(e) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment\nof this section, and biannually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense\nshall submit to the congressional defense committees a report\nsummarizing the use of the authority under this section during the\nperiod covered by the report, including--\n``(1) the military department or Defense Agency carrying out\neach project;\n``(2) the total cost of each project and the source of the\nfunds obligated;\n``(3) a description of the scope, purpose, and location of each\nproject;\n``(4) any observed differences in project delivery timelines or\nexecution speed as a result of using the authority under this\nsection;\n``(5) an assessment of cost savings, efficiencies, or risk\nreductions realized through the use of such authority; and\n``(6) lessons learned and recommendations to improve the\nimplementation, oversight, or scope of such authority.''.\n(b) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section shall apply\nwith respect to transactions entered into on or after the date of the\nenactment of this Act.\nSEC. 2803. REQUIREMENT FOR THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS TO DEVELOP AND\nUPDATE A 20-YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PLAN.\nSubchapter I of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, is\namended by adding at the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 2820. Development of infrastructure improvement plan for each\nmilitary department\n``(a) In General.--Not later than the date on which the budget of\nthe President for fiscal year 2027 is submitted to Congress pursuant to\nsection 1105 of title 31, and once every five years thereafter, each\nSecretary concerned shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees each of the following:\n``(1) A detailed plan with respect to the improvement of\ninfrastructure and facilities under the jurisdiction of the\nSecretary concerned during the 20-year period beginning after the\ndate on which the plan is submitted that includes--\n``(A) a summary of major efforts of the Secretary concerned\nto be carried out pursuant to the plan;\n``(B) milestones and specific goals for such major efforts;\n``(C) a description of objectives of the Secretary\nconcerned to manage and improve such infrastructure and\nfacilities during such period, including--\n``(i) utility systems (electric, water and wastewater\nsystems, energy distribution systems, transportation, and\ncommunication networks); and\n``(ii) all physical structures located on a military\ninstallation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary\nconcerned.\n``(2) A certification that the budget of the President for the\napplicable fiscal year and the future-years defense program\nsubmitted to Congress in relation to such budget under section 221\nof this title provide for funding of planning, design, and\nconstruction at a level that is sufficient to meet the requirements\nspecified in the plan under paragraph (1) on the schedule provided\nin such plan.\n``(b) Elements.--Each plan submitted by a Secretary concerned under\nsubsection (a)(1) shall include the following:\n``(1) The estimated costs of necessary infrastructure and\nfacility improvements and a description of how such costs would be\naddressed by the budget request of the Department of Defense and\nthe future-years defense program submitted for the applicable\nfiscal year.\n``(2) An assessment of how the military department is\naccurately accounting for the costs of sustaining facilities and\naddressing the identified necessary improvements of infrastructure\nand facilities as outlined in the plan.\n``(c) Incorporation of Results-oriented Management Practices.--Each\nplan under subsection (a)(1) shall incorporate the leading results-\noriented management practices, including--\n``(1) analytically based goals;\n``(2) results-oriented metrics;\n``(3) an identification of required resources, risks, and\nstakeholders; and\n``(4) regular reporting on progress to decision makers.\n``(d) Service Chief Assessment.--Each service chief (as defined in\nsection 3101 of this title) shall--\n``(1) assess each plan and certification developed by the\nSecretary concerned under subsection (a); and\n``(2) submit to the congressional defense committees, not later\nthan the date on which the Secretary concerned submits the plan and\ncertification to such committees, an unaltered copy of the results\nof such assessment.''.\nSEC. 2804. IMPROVEMENTS TO WATER MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY ON MILITARY\nINSTALLATIONS.\n(a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 169 of title 10, United\nStates Code, is amended by inserting after section 2866 the following\nnew section:\n``Sec. 2866a. Risk-based approach to water management and water\nsecurity at military installations\n``(a) In General.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall adopt a risk-\nbased approach to water management and water security for each military\ninstallation.\n``(2) In implementing paragraph (1), the Secretary shall prioritize\nthose military installations that the Secretary determines--\n``(A) are experiencing the greatest risks to water management\nand water security; and\n``(B) face, or potentially face, the most severe adverse\neffects on mission assurance because of such risks.\n``(3) Determinations under paragraph (2) shall be made on the basis\nof the water management and water security assessments made by the\nSecretary concerned under subsection (b).\n``(b) Water Management and Water Security Assessments.--(1) The\nSecretary of Defense, in coordination with each Secretary of a military\ndepartment, shall develop a methodology to assess, for each military\ninstallation--\n``(A) risks to water management and water security; and\n``(B) adverse effects on mission assurance because of such\nrisks.\n``(2) Such methodology shall include the following:\n``(A) An evaluation of all water sources available to a\nmilitary installation, disaggregated by--\n``(i) total available water volume;\n``(ii) treated potable water; and\n``(iii) treated nonpotable water.\n``(B) An assessment of relevant water supply connections for a\nmilitary installation, including the number, type, water flow rate,\nseasonal variability, and the extent of competition for each such\nconnection.\n``(C) A calculation of the total water requirement of a\nmilitary installation that--\n``(i) includes an identification of the water usage by each\ntenant command located on the military installation; and\n``(ii) describes the water uses that comprise such total\nwater requirement, disaggregated by--\n``(I) drinking water uses; and\n``(II) nonpotable water uses, including--\n\n``(aa) cooling;\n``(bb) irrigation groundskeeping;\n``(cc) wash water; and\n``(dd) other industrial and agricultural uses.\n\n``(D) An evaluation of the age, condition, and jurisdictional\ncontrol of water infrastructure serving a military installation,\nincluding an estimate of the percentage of water lost due to water\ninfrastructure that is in poor or failing condition.\n``(E) An evaluation of water security risks that could have an\nadverse effect on mission assurance for a military installation,\nincluding--\n``(i) if the military installation is located in a drought-\nprone region;\n``(ii) decreasing water levels or sources that supply water\nto the military installation;\n``(iii) effects of new defense water uses on the total\nwater requirement of the military installation; and\n``(iv) increases to the demand for water that result from\nnondefense or defense-adjacent requirements and that could\naffect--\n``(I) the supply of water available for use by the\nmilitary installation;\n``(II) the quality of such water; and\n``(III) any legal rights to use of such water by the\nmilitary installation, such as water rights disputes.\n``(F) An evaluation of the capacity of the water supply of a\nmilitary installation to withstand or quickly recover from water\nconstraints, and the overall health of the aquifer basin of which\nthe water supply is a part, including the robustness of the\nresource, redundancy, and ability to recover from disruption.\n``(G) An evaluation of existing water metering and water\nconsumption at a military installation, disaggregated--\n``(i) by type of activity, including training, maintenance,\nmedical, housing, and grounds maintenance and landscaping; and\n``(ii) by fluctuations in consumption, including peak\nconsumption by quarter.\n``(H) A determination of the appropriate frequency for\nreassessment of military installations with the highest water\nsecurity risk.\n``(3) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with each Secretary\nof a military department, shall update the methodology under paragraph\n(1) not less frequently than once every ten years.\n``(c) Reassessment of Water Security Risk.--The Secretary of\nDefense shall update assessments of the military installations with the\nhighest water security risk not less frequently than as determined\nunder subsection (b)(2)(H).\n``(d) Mitigation of Highest Water Security Risk Installations.--(1)\nEach Secretary of a military department shall--\n``(A) identify the three military installations under the\njurisdiction of the Secretary with the highest water security risk;\nand\n``(B) develop, for each military installation identified, a\nplan of action and milestones to address--\n``(i) risks to water security; and\n``(ii) adverse effects on mission assurance because of such\nrisks.\n``(2) Each such plan of action shall include the following:\n``(A) A description of each risk and the effect on the capacity\nof the military installation and mission assurance.\n``(B) A list of the factors contributing to the risk,\ndisaggregated by risks originating from--\n``(i) the geographic area under the control of the military\ninstallation; and\n``(ii) the geographic area not under the control of the\nmilitary installation.\n``(C) A plan for implementing installation-level water metering\nto ensure more accurate assessments of demand for water at the\nmilitary installation.\n``(D) An assessment of--\n``(i) the effects of planned future missions and tenant\ncommands on the demand for water at the military installation;\nand\n``(ii) the corresponding requirements for water\ninfrastructure serving the military installation.\n``(E) A list of infrastructure projects to mitigate loss of\navailable water supply to leakage, including new construction,\nrecapitalization, required maintenance, and modernization of\nexisting infrastructure.\n``(F) A cost-benefit analysis of using `no dig' technologies to\nmitigate infrastructure degradation that leads to water loss.\n``(e) Evaluation of Installations for Nonpotable Water Reuse.--(1)\nThe Secretary of Defense shall evaluate each military installation\nidentified under subsection (d) to determine the potential to mitigate\nrisks to water security for such installation through the reuse of\nnonpotable water for nondrinking water uses.\n``(2) Such evaluation shall include the following:\n``(A) An evaluation of alternative water sources to offset use\nof freshwater, including water recycling and harvested rainwater\nfor use as nonpotable water.\n``(B) An assessment of the feasibility of incorporating, when\npracticable, water-efficient technologies and systems to minimize\nwater consumption and wastewater discharge on the installation.\n``(C) An evaluation of the practicality of implementing water\nreuse systems and other water-saving infrastructure into new\nconstruction in water-constrained areas, as determined pursuant to\nthe applicable water management and security assessment under\nsubsection (b).\n``(f) Cost Effective Landscaping Management Practices.--(1) The\nSecretary of Defense shall, to the maximum extent practicable,\nimplement, at each military installation identified under subsection\n(d), landscaping management practices that mitigate risks to water\nmanagement and water security and enhance mission assurance by enabling\ngreater quantities of water availability for operational, training, and\nmaintenance requirements.\n``(2) For military installations located in arid or semi-arid\nregions, such landscaping management practices shall, to the extent\npracticable, include practices that avoid the cost of irrigation.\n``(3) To the extent practicable, each Secretary of a military\ndepartment shall institute landscaping management practices that\ninclude plants native to, or appropriate for, the region in which the\ninstallation is located and native grass and plants that decrease water\nconsumption requirements.\n``(g) Briefings Required.--(1) Not later than 180 days after the\ndate of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall\nprovide to the Committees of the Armed Services of the House of\nRepresentatives and the Senate a briefing that includes--\n``(A) an identification, in ranked order, of the military\ninstallations identified under subsection (d) with the highest\nwater security risk; and\n``(B) a description of the schedule for developing each plan of\naction required by subsection (d).\n``(2) Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of\nthis section, and annually thereafter not later than the date of\nPresident's budget for a fiscal year under section 1105 of title 31,\nthe Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees of the Armed\nServices of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing that\nincludes, with respect to the period covered by the briefing--\n``(A) an update on the progress of the Secretary concerned\ntoward completing the water security assessment required by\nsubsection (b);\n``(B) updated cost estimates for infrastructure projects to\nmitigate loss of available water supply to leakage identified\npursuant to subsection (d)(1)(E); and\n``(C) a description of--\n``(i) any agreement between a Secretary of a military\ndepartment and the head of a non-Department of Defense entity\nwith respect to property under the jurisdiction of such\nSecretary that may affect--\n``(I) the supply of water available to a military\ninstallation under the jurisdiction of such Secretary; or\n``(II) the demand for water of such installation; and\n``(ii) any change to--\n``(I) the water supply of a military installation under\nthe jurisdiction such Secretary; or\n``(II) the demand for water of such military\ninstallation.\n``(h) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be\nconstrued to require the repetition or replacement of any prior water\nassessment or evaluation conducted before the date of the enactment of\nsection 2827 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2021 (division B of Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C. 2866 note) that\nis accurate and reflects current mission requirements.''.\n(b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 2827 of the William M. (Mac)\nThornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021\n(Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 2866 note) is repealed.\nSEC. 2805. MODIFICATION TO ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE\nPROJECTS AND SERVICES.\nSection 2391(b)(5)(B)(iv) of title 10, United States Code, is\namended--\n(1) by inserting ``(including health care, housing, and defense\ncritical infrastructure projects and services)'' after ``projects\nand services''; and\n(2) by striking ``the defense industrial base and the defense\nindustrial base workers, if the Secretary determines such support\nwill improve operations of the Department of Defense'' and\ninserting ``the defense industrial base, defense industrial base\nworkers, and military installations''.\nSEC. 2806. MODIFICATIONS TO DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.\n(a) Modification to Categories for Assistance.--Section\n2391(d)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``,\nincluding selection'' and all that follows through ``of priority''\nand inserting ``for each of the following categories'';\n(2) in clause (i), by striking ``military value'' and all that\nfollows through the period and inserting ``the readiness of a\nmilitary department or mission assurance at a military\ninstallation.''; and\n(3) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iv) as clauses (iv) and\n(ii), respectively, and--\n(A) by moving clause (ii), as so redesignated, after clause\n(i); and\n(B) by moving clause (iv), as so redesignated, after clause\n(iii).\n(b) Temporary Priority and Allocation of Funds Under Program.--\nDuring the two-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of\nthis Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--\n(1) give priority under the Defense Community Infrastructure\nProgram under section 2391(d) of title 10, United States Code, to\nprojects under subparagraph (B)(ii) of such section (as amended by\nsubsection (a)), for which an application has been previously made\nfor assistance under that program; and\n(2) allocate not less than two-thirds of the amounts\nappropriated or otherwise made available for such program equally\namong projects under subparagraphs (B)(i) and (B)(ii) of such\nprogram (as amended by subsection (a)).\nSEC. 2807. INCLUSION OF DEMOLITION PROJECTS IN DEFENSE COMMUNITY\nINFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.\nSection 2391(e)(4)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended\nby adding at the end the following new clause:\n``(iv) A demolition project.''.\nSEC. 2808. SUPERVISION OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.\n(a) Supervision.--Section 2851(a) of title 10, United States Code,\nis amended by striking ``the Secretary of the Army'' and all that\nfollows through ``approves'' and inserting ``a Secretary of a military\ndepartment or Government agency (as approved by the Secretary of\nDefense)''.\n(b) Authority.--Section 2802(b) of title 10, United Stated Code, is\namended--\n(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end; and\n(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and\ninserting ``; and''; and\n(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(6) personnel and personal services contracts required to\ncarry out paragraphs (1) through (5).''.\n(c) Aggregate Square Footage Exception.--Section 2849(f) of the\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law\n118-159; 138 Stat. 2268) is amended by adding at the end the following\nnew paragraph:\n``(4) The construction project for the headquarters facilities\nfor the United States Space Command.''.\nSEC. 2809. AUTHORITY TO USE ACCELERATED DESIGN-BUILD AND PROGRESSIVE\nDESIGN-BUILD PROCEDURES FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.\nSection 3241 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (f)--\n(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``The Secretary of a\nmilitary department'' and inserting ``Subject to paragraph (4),\neach Secretary concerned'';\n(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Any military\nconstruction contract'' and inserting ``Any construction\ncontract for a military construction project''; and\n(C) by amending paragraphs (3) and (4) to read as follows:\n``(3) Not later than March 1, 2028, and annually thereafter until\nMarch 1, 2033, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees a report on the use of the authority\nunder this subsection that includes the following:\n``(A) A description of the military construction project for\nwhich such authority was used, including project title, location,\nscope, and rationale for selecting such project.\n``(B) The date of award of a contract for such military\nconstruction project, the initial estimated contract value, and the\ncurrent projected total cost of such project.\n``(C) A comparison of projected schedule for completion of such\nproject with the actual schedule, including dates for completing\nthe design of such project and commencing construction.\n``(D) Any realized or anticipated cost savings or efficiencies,\nincluding those related to time, resources, or design innovation,\nattributable to the use of the authority under this subsection for\na military construction project.\n``(E) An assessment of risk management benefits, including any\nimprovements in design flexibility or coordination between\ncontractors and the Secretary concerned.\n``(F) Any challenges encountered, and mitigation efforts made,\nin the use of such authority for a military construction project.\n``(4) Each Secretary concerned may exercise the authority under\nthis subsection using amounts appropriated for such purpose on or\nafter the date of the enactment of this paragraph.''; and\n(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new\nsubsection:\n``(g) Authorization of Progressive Design-build Contracts.--(1)\nNotwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), the Secretary concerned\nmay enter into a progressive design-build contract for a military\nconstruction project under the authority of subsection (a) in\naccordance with the following requirements:\n``(A) The contract is awarded in a single phase based on\nqualifications and demonstrated capabilities of the offeror without\nsubmission of a detailed construction cost or price proposal at the\ntime of award.\n``(B) The contract provides for collaboration between the\nSecretary concerned and the contractor to develop and refine the\nproject scope and design, including cost estimates.\n``(C) Following development of the project scope and\npreliminary design, the contract provide for the Secretary\nconcerned and contractor to negotiate a guaranteed maximum price or\nother fixed-price agreement for the construction phase of the\nmilitary construction project.\n``(D) If negotiations described in subparagraph (C) fail, the\ncontract includes terms for termination or renegotiation.\n``(2) The Secretary concerned shall issue rules to ensure\nappropriate oversight, risk management, and contract administration\nconsistent with the requirements of this subsection.\n``(3) Not later than March 1, 2028, and annually thereafter until\nMarch 1, 2033, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees a report on the use of the authority\nunder this subsection that includes the following:\n``(A) A description of the military construction project for\nwhich such authority was used, including project title, location,\nscope, and rationale for selecting such project.\n``(B) The date of award of a contract for such military\nconstruction project, the initial estimated contract value, and the\ncurrent projected total cost of such project.\n``(C) A comparison of projected schedule for completion of such\nproject with the actual schedule, including dates for completing\nthe design of such project and commencing construction.\n``(D) Any realized or anticipated cost savings or efficiencies,\nincluding those related to time, resources, or design innovation,\nattributable to the use of the authority under this subsection for\na military construction project.\n``(E) An assessment of risk management benefits, including any\nimprovements in design flexibility or coordination between\ncontractors and the Secretary concerned.\n``(F) Any challenges encountered, and mitigation efforts made,\nin the use of such authority for the military construction project.\n``(4) Each Secretary concerned may exercise the authority under\nthis subsection using amounts appropriated for such purpose on or after\nthe date of the enactment of this paragraph.''.\nSEC. 2810. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY EXPANDED LAND\nACQUISITION FOR EQUINE WELFARE.\n(a) In General.--Section 2804(c) of the Military Construction\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118-\n159; 10 U.S.C. 2805 note) is amended by striking ``February 1, 2026''\nand inserting ``August 1, 2026''.\n(b) Briefing Required.--Not later than 30 days after each use of\nthe authority described under section 2804(c) of the Military\nConstruction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of\nPublic Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C. 2805 note), the Secretary of the Army\nshall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on\nsuch use.\nSEC. 2811. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR CONTRACT FOR OBLIGATION AND\nEXECUTION OF DESIGN FUNDS FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.\nSection 2811(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C. 2807\nnote) is amended by striking ``150 days'' and inserting ``one year''.\nSEC. 2812. MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON INCREASED USE OF\nSUSTAINABLE BUILDING MATERIALS IN MILITARY CONSTRUCTION TO INCLUDE\nSUSTAINABLE BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES IDENTIFIED BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL\nOF THE UNITED STATES.\nSection 2861 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 118-81; 10 U.S.C. 2802 note)\nis amended--\n(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``at least'' and all that\nfollows through the period at the end and inserting ``at least two\nmilitary construction projects.'';\n(2) in subsection (d), by striking ``September 30, 2025'' and\ninserting ``September 30, 2029'';\n(3) in subsection (e), by striking ``January 1, 2025'' and\ninserting ``January 1, 2029'';\n(4) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (g)\nand (h), respectively;\n(5) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new\nsubsection (f):\n``(f) Use of Certain Technologies.--In carrying out each project\nunder the pilot program commencing on or after the date of the\nenactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2026, the Secretary concerned shall use not fewer than three\ntechnologies identified in the report published by the Comptroller\nGeneral of the United States on February 11, 2025, and titled `Science\n& Tech Spotlight: Sustainable Building Technologies' (GAO-25-107931).\nNothing in this subsection shall be construed to require the redesign,\nmodification, or reauthorization of any project initiated prior to the\ndate of the enactment of such Act.'';\n(6) in subsection (g)(1), as so redesignated, by striking\n``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2030''; and\n(7) in subsection (h), as so redesignated, by striking ``any\nbuilding material'' and inserting ``any building material\nidentified in the report published by the Comptroller General of\nthe United States on February 11, 2025, and titled `Science & Tech\nSpotlight: Sustainable Building Technologies' (GAO-25-107931)''.\nSEC. 2813. INCREASE OF MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR CERTAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECTS\nFOR DAMAGED OR DESTROYED FACILITIES.\nSection 2854(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by\nstriking ``$100,000,000'' and inserting ``$300,000,000''.\nSEC. 2814. MULTIYEAR CONTRACTING AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN MILITARY\nCONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.\n(a) Authority for Multiyear Contracting.--Subject to section 3501\nof title 10, United States Code, each Secretary of a military\ndepartment may enter into one or more multiyear contracts for any\nprocurement relating to one or more authorized military construction\nprojects for facilities at one or more military installations if the\nSecretary concerned--\n(1) has identified such project as a multiyear contract in the\nbudget submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense pursuant\nto section 1105 of title 31, United States Code--\n(A) a list of locations included in the multiyear contract;\n(B) the total number of facilities included such contract;\nand\n(C) the total anticipated cost of the such contract;\n(2) has determined the use of such contract will result in\nsignificant savings of the total anticipated cost for carrying out\nprojects under the contract as compared to other contract types;\n(3) has determined that the minimum need for such projects is\nexpected to remain substantially unchanged during the proposed\ncontract period; and\n(4) has a reasonable expectation that throughout the proposed\ncontract period funding for the contract will be available.\n(b) Conditions for Out-year Contract Payments.--A contract entered\ninto under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the\nUnited States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year\nafter the fiscal year in which the contract is awarded is subject to\nthe availability of appropriations or funds for that purpose for such\nlater fiscal year.\n(c) Authority for Advance Procurement.--A Secretary of a military\ndepartment may enter into one or more contracts for an advance\nprocurement associated with a military construction project for which\nauthorization to enter into a multiyear contract is provided under\nsubsection (a), which may include procurement of economic order\nquantities of materials or components for such a project when cost\nsavings are achievable.\n(d) Additional Requirements.--\n(1) Cost savings certification.--A Secretary of a military\ndepartment desiring to award a multiyear contract under the\nauthority of this section shall--\n(A) submit to the congressional defense committees a\ncertification that such contract will result in cost savings of\nat least ten percent compared to a similar one-year contract;\nand\n(B) not award such contract until the end of the 14-day\nperiod beginning on the date of submission of the certification\ndescribed in subparagraph (A).\n(2) Limitations.--A Secretary of a military department may only\nuse the authority under this section for military construction\nprojects that--\n(A) are included in the future-years defense program\nsubmitted under section 221 of title 10, United States Code;\nand\n(B) use standardized and repeatable designs.\nSEC. 2815. GUIDANCE FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FOR INNOVATION,\nRESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION.\n(a) Guidance Required.--Not later than 120 days after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue written\nguidance on the implementation of section 2810 of title 10, United\nStates Code.\n(b) Contents.--The guidance required by this section shall include,\nat minimum, the following:\n(1) Procedures and criteria for the development and submission\nof project proposals pursuant to subsection (b) of section 2810 of\ntitle 10, United States Code.\n(2) Definitions for roles and responsibilities for Department\nof Defense employees with respect to review, approval, and\nexecution of projects carried out under the authority of such\nsection 2810.\n(3) Clarification on how the use of the authority to carry out\nprojects under such section 2810 may be coordinated with the use of\nauthorities for such projects under sections 2803, 2805, and 4123\nof title 10, United States Code.\n(4) A process for internal review and validation of projects\nproposed to be carried out using the authority under section 2810\nof title 10, United States Code, which shall include--\n(A) assessments of how such proposed projects could be\nintegrated across military departments;\n(B) comprehensive time-phased milestone plans for such\nproposed projects with clearly defined dependencies; and\n(C) explicit documentation of budget programming action\ndecisions of the Secretary of the military department with\njurisdiction over such project.\nSEC. 2816. AUTHORIZATION FOR COST-PLUS-INCENTIVE-FEE CONTRACTS FOR\nCERTAIN SHIPYARD INFRASTRUCTURE OPTIMIZATION PROGRAM MILITARY\nCONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.\n(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 3323 of title 10, United\nStates Code, the Secretary of Defense may authorize the use of cost-\nplus-incentive-fee contracts for military construction projects\nassociated with the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program of the\nDepartment of Defense at each of the following locations:\n(1) Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia.\n(2) Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance\nFacility, Hawaii.\n(3) Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Maine.\n(4) Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance\nFacility, Washington.\n(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the date that is\nfive years from enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall\nprovide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the use\nof the authority under this section, including the following:\n(1) An overview of each military construction project commenced\nor planned using such authority, including contract value and\nschedule.\n(2) A comparison of projected cost and the actual cost of\ncontracts described in paragraph (1).\n(3) A description of the performance metrics of such contracts.\n(4) A description of the risk management and incentive plans\nused to control costs and ensure timely delivery for such\ncontracts.\n(5) An assessment of lessons learned and recommendations for\nfuture use of the authority under this section for military\nconstruction projects.\nSEC. 2817. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS\nRELATING TO INFORMATION SHARING TO IMPROVE OVERSIGHT OF MILITARY\nCONSTRUCTION.\nNot later than one year after the date of the enactment of this\nAct, the Secretary of Defense shall--\n(1) implement the recommendations of the Comptroller General of\nthe United States in the report titled ``Military Construction:\nBetter Information Sharing Would Improve DOD's Oversight'' (GAO-24-\n106499; published September 16, 2024); or\n(2) if the Secretary does not implement any such\nrecommendation, submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the\nSenate and the House of Representatives a report explaining why the\nSecretary has not implemented those recommendations.\n\nSubtitle B--Military Housing Reforms\n\nSEC. 2821. IMPROVEMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS\nAND MARKET ANALYSIS.\n(a) In General.--Section 2837(d) of title 10, United States Code,\nis amended by striking ``total military population of such\ninstallation'' and inserting ``total population of such installation,\nincluding members of the armed forces, civilian employees of the\nDepartment of Defense, and defense contractors''.\n(b) Consideration Authorized.--Section 2872(1) of title 10, United\nStates Code, is amended by inserting ``, including such units for\ncivilian employees of the Department of Defense and defense\ncontractors'' before the period at the end.\n(c) Independent Market Analysis.--\n(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through the\nUnder Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and in\ncoordination with each Secretary of a military department, shall\nseek to enter into an agreement with an independent entity to\nconduct an evaluation by not later than September 30, 2026, of the\nsuitability of land owned by the Department of Defense in the State\nof Hawaii and Guam for residential housing development for members\nof the Armed Services and the families of such members.\n(2) Submission to congress.--Not later than 30 days after the\ndate on which the evaluation under paragraph (1) is completed, the\nSecretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed\nServices of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report\nthat includes the results of such evaluation.\nSEC. 2822. IMPROVEMENTS TO ANNUAL REPORTS ON CERTAIN WAIVERS FOR\nCOVERED MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING.\n(a) In General.--Section 2856a of title 10, United States Code, is\namended--\n(1) in the section heading, by inserting ``and covered health\nand safety standards'' after ``standards'';\n(2) in subsection (a)--\n(A) by striking ``Effective March 2, 2024, any'' and\ninserting ``Any'';\n(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting\n``or covered health and safety standards'' after ``covered\nprivacy and configuration standards'';\n(C) in paragraph (1)--\n(i) by inserting ``or covered health and safety\nstandards'' after ``covered privacy and configuration\nstandards''; and\n(ii) by striking ``covered habitability standards'' and\ninserting ``covered privacy and configuration standards or\ncovered health and safety standards'';\n(D) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or covered health and\nsafety standards (as applicable)'' after ``covered privacy and\nconfiguration standards'' each place it appears;\n(E) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``or covered health and\nsafety standards'' after ``covered privacy and configuration\nstandards'' and\n(3) in subsection (b)--\n(A) by striking ``such uniform standards'' each place it\nappears and inserting ``applicable standards'';\n(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, and a timeline to\nimplement such plan'' after ``waiver'';\n(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;\n(D) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking the period at the end\nand inserting a semicolon; and\n(E) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:\n``(6) an assessment of whether a need for future waivers has\nbeen identified;\n``(7) a summary of the analysis performed under subsection\n(a)(2), including a certification by the Secretary of each military\ndepartment that the Secretary has--\n``(A) complied with the requirements for issuing a waiver;\nand\n``(B) identified all covered military unaccompanied housing\nthat does not meet covered privacy and configuration standards\nor covered health and safety standards;\n``(8) information about costs associated with remediation of\ncovered military unaccompanied housing that requires such waivers,\nincluding--\n``(A) funding needs for military construction projects\nrelated to such remediation;\n``(B) funding needs for facilities sustainment,\nrestoration, and modernization projects related to such\nremediation; and\n``(C) any increase required to the basic allowance for\nhousing under section 403 of title 37 for members of the armed\nforces that would otherwise be living in covered military\nunaccompanied housing but for the need for such remediation;\nand\n``(9) a description of the status of the response of the\nDepartment to open recommendations contained in the 2023 report by\nthe Comptroller General of the United States titled `Military\nBarracks: Poor Living Conditions Undermine Quality of Life and\nReadiness' (GAO-23-105797), including any privacy and configuration\nstandard or health and safety standard of a military department\nthat differs from the covered privacy and configuration standards\nor covered health and safety standards (as applicable).''; and\n(4) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:\n``(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `covered health and safety standard' means the\nminimum health and safety criteria applicable to covered military\nunaccompanied housing established by the Secretary of Defense and\nmay include standards relating to mold, ventilation, fire safety,\nor other related habitability conditions necessary to ensure safe\noccupancy.\n``(2) The term `covered privacy and configuration standard'\nmeans the minimum standards for privacy and configuration\napplicable to covered military unaccompanied housing described in\nDepartment of Defense Manual 4165.63 titled `DoD Housing\nManagement' and dated October 28, 2010 (or a successor\ndocument).''.\n(b) Technical Amendment.--Section 2856a(a)(2) of title 10, United\nStates Code, is amended by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting\n``paragraph (1)''.\nSEC. 2823. CONTINUATION AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REPORTING\nREQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING.\n(a) Modification of Report on Military Housing Privatization\nProjects.--\n(1) In general.--Subsection (c) of section 2884 of title 10,\nUnited States Code, is amended--\n(A) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:\n``(15) An explanation of--\n``(A) the housing data used by each Secretary concerned;\nand\n``(B) the housing data each Secretary concerned requests\nfrom companies responsible for managing privatization projects.\n``(16) An assessment of how each Secretary concerned uses such\nhousing data to inform the on-base housing decisions for the\nmilitary department under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.\n``(17) An explanation of--\n``(A) the limitations of any tenant satisfaction data\ncollected by the Secretary concerned (including limitations\nwith respect to the availability of such data);\n``(B) the process of the Secretary concerned for\ndetermining tenant satisfaction; and\n``(C) reasons for missing tenant satisfaction data, if any.\n``(18) To the maximum extent practicable, a breakdown of the\ninformation described in paragraphs (1) through (17), disaggregated\nby--\n``(A) military installation; and\n``(B) military housing privatization project.''; and\n(B) in the heading, by striking ``Annual'' and inserting\n``Semi-annual''.\n(2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (d)(1) of such section is\namended by striking ``paragraphs (1) through (14) of subsection\n(c)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1) through (18) of subsection\n(c)''.\n(b) Continuation of Certain Reports on Privatized Military\nHousing.--\n(1) In general.--Section 1080(a) of the National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10\nU.S.C. 111 note) does not apply to the reports required to be\nsubmitted to Congress under subsection (b) and subsection (c) of\nsection 2884 of title 10, United States Code.\n(2) Conforming repeal.--Section 1061(c) of the National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10\nU.S.C. 111 note) is amended by striking paragraph (52).\nSEC. 2824. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO CLOSURE\nOF MAINTENANCE WORK ORDERS FOR PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING.\nSection 2891(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as\nsubparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively;\n(2) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``A landlord providing'';\n(3) by striking subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) (as so\nredesignated) and inserting the following:\n``(C) except as provided in paragraph (2), by allowing the work\norder or maintenance ticket to be closed only after the landlord\nmakes not fewer than three documented attempts to notify the\nresident of work completion through means that include--\n``(i) the resident Internet portal for the housing unit;\n``(ii) text messaging;\n``(iii) email; and\n``(iv) telephone.''; and\n(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(2) If a resident does not respond to a landlord after three\nattempts of the landlord to notify the resident of work completion\npursuant to paragraph (1)(C), the landlord may close the work order or\nmaintenance ticket only if--\n``(A) the landlord submits to the head of the applicable\nhousing management office notice that the landlord intends to close\nthe work order or maintenance ticket; and\n``(B) the head of the applicable housing management office does\nnot object, in writing, to the closure.''.\nSEC. 2825. INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL LANDLORD FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN\nCERTAIN ANNUAL REPORT ON PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING.\nSection 2891c(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by\nadding at the end the following new subparagraphs:\n``(G) Information with respect to each insurance policy\nmaintained by the landlord for such housing units, including the--\n``(i) scope of coverage;\n``(ii) deductible;\n``(iii) policy limit; and\n``(iv) total premium amount.\n``(H) The total amount of any payments made by the landlord to\ntenants of such housing units pursuant to a dispute resolution\nprocess.''.\nSEC. 2826. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES AND STANDARDS TO HISTORIC\nMILITARY HOUSING AND ASSOCIATED HISTORIC PROPERTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT\nOF DEFENSE.\n(a) Application of Authorities.--Chapter 3061 of title 54, United\nStates Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:\n\n``Subchapter IV--Application of Authorities and Standards to Historic\nMilitary Housing and Associated Properties\n\n``Sec. 306141. Application of certain authorities and standards to\nhistoric military housing and associated historic properties of\nthe Department of the Army\n``(a) Application of Certain Authority to Capehart and Wherry Era\nArmy Military Family Housing.--The Secretary of the Army, in\nsatisfaction of requirements under this division, may apply the\nauthority and standards contained in the document titled `Program\nComment for Capehart and Wherry Era Army Family Housing and Associated\nStructures and Landscape Features (1949-1962)' (published on June 7,\n2002) (67 Fed. Reg. 39332) to all military housing (including\nprivatized military housing under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title\n10) constructed during the period beginning on January 1, 1941, and\nending on December 31, 1948, located on a military installation under\nthe jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army.\n``(b) Temporary Application of Certain Authority to Vietnam War Era\nArmy Military Housing.--During the period beginning on the date of the\nenactment of the Military Construction Act for Fiscal Year 2025\n(division B of Public Law 118-159) and ending on December 31, 2045, the\nSecretary of the Army, in satisfaction of requirements under this\ndivision, may apply the authority and standards contained in the\ndocument titled `Program Comment for Vietnam War Era Historic Housing,\nAssociated Buildings and Structures, and Landscape Features (1963-\n1975)' (published on May 4, 2023) (88 Fed. Reg. 28573) to all military\nhousing (including privatized military housing under subchapter IV of\nchapter 169 of title 10) constructed after 1975 located on a military\ninstallation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army.\n``(c) Report.--As part of each report of the Army required under\nsection 3(c) of Executive Order 13287 (54 U.S.C. 306101 note), the\nSecretary of the Army shall submit to the Advisory Council on Historic\nPreservation a report on the implementation of this section.\n``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be\nconstrued to preclude or require the amendment of the documents of the\nOffice of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy\nand Environment described in subsection (a) and (b) by the Secretary of\nthe Army or the chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.\n``Sec. 306142. Application of certain authorities and standards to\nhistoric military housing and associated historic properties of\nthe Department of the Navy and the Department of the Air Force\n``(a) Application of Certain Authority to Navy and Air Force\nMilitary Family Housing.--The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary\nof the Air Force, in satisfaction of requirements under this division,\nmay apply the authority and standards contained in the documents titled\n`Department of the Army Program Comment for the Preservation of Pre-\n1919 Historic Army Housing, Associated Buildings and Structures, and\nLandscape Features' (published on June 13, 2024) (89 Fed. Reg. 50350),\n`Department of the Army Program Comment for Inter-War Era Historic\nHousing, Associated Buildings and Structures, and Landscape Features\n(1919-1940)' (published on October 13, 2020) (85 Fed. Reg. 64491), and\n`Department of the Army Program Comment for Vietnam War Era Historic\nHousing, Associated Buildings and Structures, and Landscape Features\n(1963-1975)' (published on May 4, 2023) (88 Fed. Reg. 28573) to all\nmilitary housing (including privatized military housing under\nsubchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10) constructed during the\napplicable periods.\n``(b) Application of Certain Authority to Inter-war Era Historic\nHousing.--The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force\nmay apply the authority and standards contained in the document titled\n`Department of the Army Program Comment for Inter-War Era Historic\nHousing, Associated Buildings and Structures, and Landscape Features\n(1919-1940)' (published on October 13, 2020) (85 Fed. Reg. 64491) to\nall military housing (including privatized military housing under\nsubchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10) constructed during the period\nbeginning on January 1, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1948, located\non a military installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of\nthe Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force.\n``(c) Temporary Application of Certain Authority to Vietnam War Era\nNavy and Air Force Military Housing.--During the period beginning on\nthe date of the enactment of the Military Construction Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2026 and ending on December 31, 2045, the Secretary\nof the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force, in satisfaction of\nrequirements under this division, may apply the authority and standards\ncontained in the document titled `Department of the Army Program\nComment for Vietnam War Era Historic Housing, Associated Buildings and\nStructures, and Landscape Features (1963-1975)' (published on May 4,\n2023) (88 Fed. Reg. 28573) to all military housing (including\nprivatized military housing under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title\n10) constructed after 1975 located on a military installation under the\njurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air\nForce.''.\n(b) Revision of Authorities and Standards.--\n(1) Revision of authority relating to navy and air force\nmilitary family housing.--Not later than one year after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, the Advisory Council on Historic\nPreservation shall revise the authorities and standards contained\nin the documents specified in section 306142(a) of title 54, United\nStates Code, as added by subsection (a), if determined to be\nnecessary, to provide the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary\nof the Air Force authority and standards for the treatment of\nmilitary housing under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned,\nincluding privatized military housing under subchapter IV of\nchapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, constructed during the\napplicable periods of such documents that are equivalent to the\nauthority and standards applicable to housing, associated buildings\nand structures, and landscape features contained in such documents\nas of the date of the enactment of this Act.\n(2) Revision of authority relating to inter-war era historic\nhousing.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment\nof this Act, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation shall\nrevise the authorities and standards contained in the document\nspecified in section 306142(b) of title 54, United States Code, as\nadded by subsection (a), if determined to be necessary, to include\nmilitary housing, including privatized military housing under\nsubchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code,\nconstructed during the period beginning on January 1, 1941, and\nending on December 31, 1948, located on a military installation\nunder the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy or the\nSecretary of the Air Force.\n(3) Revision of authority relating to vietnam war era navy and\nair force military housing.--Not later than one year after the date\nof the enactment of this Act, the Advisory Council on Historic\nPreservation shall revise the authorities and standards contained\nin the document specified in section 306142(c) of title 54, United\nStates Code, as added by subsection (a), if determined to be\nnecessary, to provide the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary\nof the Air Force authority and standards for the treatment of\nmilitary housing under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned,\nincluding privatized military housing under subchapter IV of\nchapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, constructed after 1975\nthat are equivalent to the standards applicable to housing,\nassociated buildings and structures, and landscape features\ncontained in that document as of the date of the enactment of this\nAct.\n(c) Reports.--The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the\nAir Force shall adhere to any reporting requirements contained in any\nprogram comments revised under subsection (b).\n(d) Conforming Repeal.--Section 2839 of title 10, United States\nCode, is repealed.\nSEC. 2827. IMPROVEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION OF MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED\nHOUSING.\n(a) Updated Guidance on Surveys.--The Secretary of Defense, in\ncarrying out the satisfaction survey requirement under section 3058 of\nthe Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020\n(division B of Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 2821 note), shall update\nguidance to the Secretaries of the military departments to ensure that\nmembers of the Armed Forces living in military unaccompanied housing\nare surveyed in a consistent and comparable manner.\n(b) Review on Processes and Methodologies for Condition Scores.--\n(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a\nreview of the processes and methodologies by which the Secretaries\nof the military departments calculate condition scores for military\nunaccompanied housing facilities under the jurisdiction of the\nSecretary concerned.\n(2) Elements.--The review required under paragraph (1) shall,\namong other factors--\n(A) consider how best to ensure a condition score of a\nfacility reflects--\n(i) the physical condition of the facility; and\n(ii) the effect of that condition on the quality of\nlife of members of the Armed Forces; and\n(B) aim to increase methodological consistency among the\nmilitary departments.\n(3) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\nCommittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of\nRepresentatives a report on the results of the review conducted\nunder paragraph (1).\n(c) Accounting of Members Residing in Military Unaccompanied\nHousing.--\n(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall include with\nthe submission to Congress by the President of the annual budget of\nthe Department of Defense under section 1105(a) of title 31, United\nStates Code, an accounting of unaccompanied members of the Armed\nForces whose rank would require that they live in military\nunaccompanied housing, but that also receive a basic allowance for\nhousing under section 403 of title 37, United States Code.\n(2) Elements.--The accounting required under paragraph (1)\nshall include--\n(A) the number of members of the Armed Forces described in\nsuch paragraph;\n(B) the total value of basic allowance for housing payments\nprovided to those members; and\n(C) such other information as the Secretary considers\nappropriate.\n(d) Centralized Tracking.--Not later than one year after the date\nof the enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military department\nshall develop a means for centralized tracking, at the service level,\nof all military construction requirements related to military\nunaccompanied housing that have been identified at the installation\nlevel, regardless of whether or not such requirements are submitted for\nfunding.\n(e) Military Unaccompanied Housing Defined.--In this section, the\nterm ``military unaccompanied housing'' has the meaning given that term\nin section 2871 of title 10, United States Code.\nSEC. 2828. AUTHORITY FOR UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING PROJECT UNDER PILOT\nAUTHORITY FOR USE OF OTHER TRANSACTIONS FOR INSTALLATION OR FACILITY\nPROTOTYPING.\n(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may conduct an\nunaccompanied housing project under section 4022(i) of title 10, United\nStates Code, that is not subject to the limits under paragraph (2) of\nsuch section.\n(b) Use of Authority.--The Secretary may use the authority under\nsubsection (a) for not more than one project.\n(c) Location.--The project conducted under subsection (a) shall be\nlocated at a joint base of the Department of Defense for medical\ntraining.\n(d) Use of Funds.--The aggregate value of all transactions entered\ninto under the project conducted under subsection (a) may not exceed\n$500,000,000.\nSEC. 2829. PILOT PROGRAM FOR EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR MOISTURE CONTROL\nAND MITIGATION.\n(a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot\nprogram to assess and implement emerging technologies for moisture\ncontrol and mitigation in covered housing.\n(b) Selection of Locations.--The Secretary shall select not fewer\nthan three and not more than five military installations at which to\ncarry out the pilot program established under subsection (a). The\nSecretary shall prioritize selection of military installations in\nregions with elevated climate-related risk factors for mold growth,\nsuch as persistent humidity, frequent rainfall, or outdated HVAC\ninfrastructure.\n(c) Elements.--In carrying out the pilot program established under\nthis section, the Secretary shall--\n(1) install moisture detection systems with advanced\ncapabilities, including sensor-based humidity or spore monitoring\ntechnologies capable of generating early warnings for environmental\nrisk conditions;\n(2) implement noninvasive or technology-enabled mold\nremediation tools, such as antimicrobial coatings, dry fogging\nsystems, or UV-based sterilization units;\n(3) define infrastructure requirements, including upgrades to\nbuilding materials or HVAC systems, necessary to support sustained\nmold prevention using the selected moisture detection systems;\n(4) train relevant personnel on the deployment, maintenance,\nand data interpretation of selected moisture detection systems;\n(5) designate an individual at each military installation\nselected under subsection (b) to oversee the implementation of the\npilot program; and\n(6) develop a strategic implementation and evaluation plan to\nassess performance of the selected moisture detection systems and\ninform future decisions relating to such systems.\n(d) Report and Briefings.--\n(1) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the termination date\nin subsection (e), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees a report on the results of the\npilot program, including recommendations for broader implementation\nand an assessment of costs and benefits.\n(2) Briefings.--\n(A) Plan.--Upon completion of the plan required under\nsubsection (c)(6), the Secretary shall provide to the\ncongressional defense committees a briefing on the plan and any\npreliminary findings.\n(B) Displacements.--Not later than 180 days after the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide\nto the congressional defense committees a briefing on--\n(i) the number of individuals displaced from covered\nhousing for reasons relating to mold or moisture control or\nmitigation during fiscal year 2025, disaggregated by\nmilitary department;\n(ii) the number of days such individuals were\ndisplaced; and\n(iii) the result of the displacement.\n(e) Termination.--The authority to carry out the pilot program\nunder this section shall terminate on the date that is five years after\nthe date of the enactment of this Act.\n(f) Covered Housing Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered\nhousing'' means housing provided under subchapter II or subchapter IV\nof chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code.\nSEC. 2830. STANDARDIZATION OF MOLD REMEDIATION GUIDELINES ACROSS\nMILITARY DEPARTMENTS.\n(a) Requirement to Establish Common Guidelines.--Not later than 180\ndays after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of\nDefense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military\ndepartments, shall develop and implement uniform guidelines for the\nremediation of mold in military housing, facilities, and other real\nproperty under jurisdiction of each such Secretary.\n(b) Consistency With Established Standards.--The guidelines\nrequired under subsection (a) shall be consistent with--\n(1) applicable municipal and State health and environmental\nstandards; and\n(2) third-party industry standards, including the standard of\nthe Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification\ntitled ``S520 Standard for Professional Mold Remediation'', or any\nsuccessor standard.\n(c) Applicability.--The guidelines required under subsection (a)\nshall apply--\n(1) to contracts or task orders for mold remediation entered\ninto on or after the date of the issuance of such guidelines; and\n(2) to mold remediation procedures conducted on or after such\ndate of issuance.\n(d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after date of the issuance of\nthe guidelines under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense, in\ncoordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall\nsubmit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes\nthe guidelines and describes plans for implementation of the guidelines\nand monitoring compliance with the guidelines.\nSEC. 2831. INSPECTIONS BY QUALIFIED HOME INSPECTOR OF PRIVATIZED AND\nGOVERNMENT-OWNED MILITARY HOUSING.\n(a) Establishment of Independent Inspection Protocol.--Not later\nthan 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the\nSecretary of Defense shall establish a standardized inspection and\naudit program for privatized military housing and Government-owned\nmilitary housing that provides for such inspections and audits to be\nconducted by an independent qualified home inspector.\n(b) Inspection Requirements.--Under the program established by\nsubsection (a), a qualified home inspector shall annually inspect not\nless than five percent of privatized military housing and Government-\nowned military housing units. Such inspection shall include, at a\nminimum--\n(1) an evaluation of HVAC systems, plumbing, electrical\nsystems, and structural integrity of the privatized military\nhousing and Government-owned military housing units; and\n(2) an inspection for signs of water intrusion, visible and\nnonvisible mold, microbial contamination, and other indoor air\nquality concerns.\n(c) Inspection Implementation Plan.--Not later than February 1,\n2026, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional\ndefense committees a plan to implement the program established under\nsubsection (a), including--\n(1) contracting procedures for qualified home inspectors;\n(2) inspection methodologies;\n(3) protocols for reporting, remediation, and follow-up\nactions; and\n(4) integration with existing oversight and compliance\nframeworks for privatized military housing and Government-owned\nmilitary housing.\n(d) Reporting Requirements.--Not later than March 1, 2027, and\nannually thereafter until March 1, 2032, the Secretary of Defense shall\nsubmit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results\nof inspections conducted under this section during the preceding\ncalendar year. The report shall include--\n(1) findings and deficiencies identified;\n(2) remediation timelines and actions taken; and\n(3) recommendations for improving housing conditions and\noversight.\n(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``privatized military housing'' has the meaning\ngiven in section 3001(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 2821 note).\n(2) The term ``qualified home inspector'' means an individual\nwho--\n(A) possesses housing inspection credentials required by\nthe State in which the inspection is performed; and\n(B) is not an employee of, or in a fiduciary relationship\nwith--\n(i) the Federal Government; or\n(ii) any entity that owns or manages privatized\nmilitary housing or Government-owned military housing.\nSEC. 2832. PLAN TO IMPROVE ACCURACY, INTEGRATION, AND INTEROPERABILITY\nOF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DATA WITH RESPECT TO REAL PROPERTY,\nINFRASTRUCTURE, AND MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING.\n(a) Plan Required.--\n(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop and\nimplement a plan to--\n(A) improve the accuracy, integration, and interoperability\nof data across systems of a military department to track and\nmaintain data with respect to real property, infrastructure, or\nmilitary unaccompanied housing under the jurisdiction of a\nSecretary concerned; and\n(B) enhance, across each military department, the tracking,\nmanagement, and reporting of data with respect to--\n(i) the condition of military unaccompanied housing;\nand\n(ii) the occupancy rates of military unaccompanied\nhousing.\n(2) Elements.--Such plan shall include the following:\n(A) A requirement for each Secretary of a military\ndepartment to update, on an annual basis, the system of the\nappropriate military department--\n(i) for real property planning to include--\n\n(I) an accurate statement of deficits in the\noccupancy of military unaccompanied housing under the\njurisdiction of the Secretary;\n(II) a summary that aligns such deficits with unit\nstationing decisions of the Secretary; and\n(III) a description of the effects of relevant\nchanges in force structure; and\n\n(ii) to track and maintain data with respect to\nmilitary unaccompanied housing to include--\n\n(I) real-time occupancy data and room assignment\nrecords with respect to military unaccompanied housing\nunder the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and\n(II) a standardized automated process to track\ncompletion times of maintenance requests work orders\nwith respect to such military unaccompanied housing.\n\n(B) Standards to ensure, with respect to any system of a\nmilitary department to assess the condition of infrastructure\nunder the jurisdiction of a Secretary of a military department,\nthat--\n(i) data maintained by any such system is synchronized;\nand\n(ii) any such system integrates predictive maintenance\ntools to--\n\n(I) forecast infrastructure deterioration; and\n(II) prioritize repairs.\n\n(C) Enhanced data validation protocols across all housing\nrecords of the Department of Defense to--\n(i) eliminate discrepancies in such housing records;\nand\n(ii) ensure accuracy of reports that include data from\nsuch housing records.\n(D) A requirement for each Secretary of a military\ndepartment to audit, on a periodic basis, data with respect to\nreal property, infrastructure, and military unaccompanied\nhousing under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.\n(E) Specific milestones to achieve full data\nsynchronization across each system of a military department to\ntrack and maintain data with respect to military unaccompanied\nhousing.\n(F) Requirements, for each system described in subparagraph\n(E), with respect to system integration, user training, and\ncompliance monitoring.\n(G) A Department of Defense-wide verification framework to\nensure accurate barracks occupancy reporting, which shall\ninclude--\n(i) required physical inspections;\n(ii) automated reconciliation of unit personnel records\nwith housing assignments; and\n(iii) mechanisms to prevent ghost occupancy.\n(H) A Department of Defense-wide strategy for real-time\ndata analytics to--\n(i) optimize investments in military unaccompanied\nhousing;\n(ii) improve facility lifecycle management; and\n(iii) enable predictive maintenance planning;\n(I) A Department of Defense-wide governance policy for data\nwith respect to military unaccompanied housing, that includes--\n(i) enforceable protocols for data entry, frequency of\nupdates, access controls, cybersecurity protections; and\n(ii) standardized reporting requirements.\n(J) A requirement for each Secretary of a military\ndepartment to implement a standardized system for members of\nthe Armed Forces, including commanders of military\ninstallations to--\n(i) report discrepancies in data maintained by the\nSecretary with respect to military unaccompanied housing;\nand\n(ii) submit to the Secretary concerned requests for\nimprovements to the system of the appropriate military\ndepartment to track and maintain data with respect to\nmilitary unaccompanied housing.\n(b) Deadline.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\nCommittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives the plan\nrequired by subsection (a) by not later than September 30, 2026.\n\nSubtitle C--Real Property and Facilities Administration\n\nSEC. 2841. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT WITH RESPECT TO MINIMUM CAPITAL\nINVESTMENT FOR FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION, AND MODERNIZATION\nFOR MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.\nSection 2680 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``total inventory of\nfacilities'' and inserting ``total inventory of covered\nfacilities'';\n(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``facility'' and inserting\n``covered facility'';\n(3) in subsection (d), by striking ``facilities'' and inserting\n``covered facilities''; and\n(4) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:\n``(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `covered facility' means a facility (as defined\nin section 2801 of this title), except that such term does not\ninclude--\n``(A) a facility identified as closed, disposed of, or\nscheduled for divestment from the inventory of the Department\nof Defense;\n``(B) a facility in which the Department does not have a\ntotal ownership interest, including--\n``(i) a facility leased by the Department; and\n``(ii) a facility in which the Department has a lesser\nproperty interest under a governing legal instrument; or\n``(C) a facility for which the Department uses--\n``(i) nonappropriated funds; or\n``(ii) amounts appropriated or otherwise made available\nfor military family housing.\n``(2) The term `plant replacement value' means, with respect to\na covered facility, the cost to replace the covered facility using\namounts appropriated for facilities sustainment, restoration, and\nmodernization from the following accounts:\n``(A) Operation and maintenance.\n``(B) Military construction.\n``(C) Research, development, test, and evaluation.\n``(D) Working capital funds.''.\nSEC. 2842. AUTHORIZATION FOR MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CONVEYEES OF\nUTILITY SYSTEMS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.\nSection 2688(k) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read\nas follows:\n``(k) Improvement of Conveyed Utility System.--(1) In lieu of\ncarrying out a military construction project for an infrastructure\nimprovement that enhances the reliability, resilience, efficiency,\nphysical security, or cybersecurity of a utility system conveyed under\nsubsection (a), the Secretary concerned may use funds authorized and\nappropriated for the project to make a monetary contribution equal to\nthe total amount for the completed project to the conveyee of the\nutility system to carry out the project using a contract for utility\nservices entered into under subsection (d).\n``(2) All right, title, and interest to infrastructure improvements\nconstructed by the conveyee pursuant to paragraph (1) shall vest in the\nconveyee.\n``(3) The Secretary concerned shall provide to the conveyee the\nnecessary real property interests to access and use lands under the\njurisdiction and control of the Secretary for construction of the\nproject under paragraph (1) and for ongoing use, operations, and\nmaintenance.\n``(4) If the Secretary concerned exercises a repurchase option\nunder a contract entered into under subsection (d) for a system\nconveyed under subsection (a), the Secretary shall receive an offset in\nthe amount of the contribution to the conveyee under paragraph (1)\nagainst the payment made by the Secretary as consideration for the\nrepurchase, except that the maximum offset may not exceed the full\namount of the consideration for the repurchase.\n``(5) The Secretary concerned may make a monetary contribution\nauthorized by paragraph (1) notwithstanding the following provisions of\nlaw:\n``(A) Sections 7540, 8612, and 9540 of this title.\n``(B) Subchapters I and III of chapter 169 of this title.\n``(C) Chapters 221 and 223 of this title.''.\nSEC. 2843. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE\nPILOT PROGRAM FOR USE OF COST SAVINGS REALIZED.\nSection 2679(e)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by\nstriking ``September 30, 2025'' and inserting ``September 30, 2030''.\nSEC. 2844. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTERGOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT AGREEMENTS\nFOR ORDNANCE DISPOSAL.\nSection 2679(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by\nadding at the end the following new sentence: ``The term does include\nordnance disposal.''.\nSEC. 2845. INCLUSION OF TERRITORIES IN CERTAIN INTERGOVERNMENTAL\nSUPPORT AGREEMENTS FOR INSTALLATION-SUPPORT SERVICES.\nSection 2679(f)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) by striking ``and'' before ``the United States Virgin\nIslands''; and\n(2) by inserting ``the State of Yap of the Federated States of\nMicronesia, and the Republic of Palau,'' after ``Virgin Islands,''.\nSEC. 2846. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO MILITARY INSTALLATION CLOSURES AND\nREPORT ON ARMY ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL BASE SITES.\n(a) Modification to BRAC Authority.--Section 2687 of title 10,\nUnited States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``, including a mothball\naction, divestiture, deactivation, or any other action to render\ninoperable,'' after ``closure''; and\n(2) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following new\nparagraph:\n``(5) The term `mothball action' means placing a military\ninstallation in inactive status while maintaining such installation\nin a condition such that it could be reactivated at a future\ndate.''.\n(b) Reports Required.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five years, the\nSecretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees a report on the status of all facilities in the organic\nindustrial base of the Army.\n(2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall\ninclude--\n(A) a list of all facilities in the organic industrial base\nof the Army and the operational status of each facility;\n(B) any planned changes in mission, workload, or operating\nstatus of each facility;\n(C) any planned investments or divestments that may affect\nthe capability or capacity of any such facility;\n(D) a description of any action by the Secretary of Defense\ntaken pursuant to subparagraphs (B) or (C) during the one-year\nperiod preceding submission of the report; and\n(E) an assessment as to overall workload forecast to meet\nrequirements of section 2466 of title 10, United States Code.\n(3) Organic industrial base of the army defined.--In this\nsubsection, the term ``organic industrial base of the Army'' means\neach depot listed in section 2476(f)(1) of title 10, United States\nCode.\nSEC. 2847. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROCEDURES WITH RESPECT TO PLANNING\nCOORDINATION FOR GRID RESILIENCY ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.\nSection 2920(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by\nadding at the end the following new paragraphs:\n``(5) The Secretary shall establish internal processes to support\ncoordination with external regulatory and planning entities involved in\ngrid reliability, transmission infrastructure, and long-term energy\nplanning, in order to assess and mitigate risks to defense-critical\ninstallations, advance the energy security objectives of the\nDepartment, and comply with statutory mandates under this section.\n``(6) Coordination under paragraph (5)--\n``(A) shall include identification of mission-critical loads\nand infrastructure dependencies and load profiles at or near\nmilitary installations; and\n``(B) may include consultation with relevant Federal and non-\nFederal entities.''.\nSEC. 2848. REPEAL OF CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO ANTITERRORISM\nAND FORCE PROTECTION OR URBAN-TRAINING OPERATIONS.\n(a) Repeal.--Section 2859 of title 10, United States Code, is\nrepealed.\n(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2864 of such title is amended--\n(1) by striking subsection (e); and\n(2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).\nSEC. 2849. REPEAL OF PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZING OVERHEAD COST\nREIMBURSEMENTS FROM MAJOR RANGE AND TEST FACILITY BASE USERS AT CERTAIN\nDEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE INSTALLATIONS.\nSection 2862 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 9771 note prec) is repealed.\nSEC. 2850. MASTER PLANS FOR SERVICE ACADEMIES.\n(a) Plans Required.--Each Secretary of a military department shall\ndevelop a master plan for each Service Academy under the jurisdiction\nof the Secretary to comprehensively address infrastructure requirements\nof such Service Academy. Each master plan shall include the following:\n(1) Consideration of the requirements of subparagraphs (A)\nthrough (D) of section 2864(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code.\n(2) For the Service Academy that is the subject of a master\nplan--\n(A) a list of infrastructure located at the Service Academy\nthat is in poor or failing condition on or before the date\ndescribed in subsection (c);\n(B) a plan for replacing, recapitalizing, or renovating\nsuch infrastructure not later than five years after such date;\nand\n(C) a list of infrastructure located at the Service Academy\nthat--\n(i) is listed on the National Register of Historic\nPlaces (maintained under chapter 3021 of title 54, United\nStates Code) on or before the date described in subsection\n(b); or\n(ii) will be eligible inclusion on the National\nRegister of Historic Places not later than five years after\nthe date of the enactment of this Act.\n(3) An assessment of risks posed by disruptions in energy\navailability, risks posed by extreme weather (as defined in section\n101 of title 10 United States Code), cybersecurity risks, and risks\nrelated to availability of clean water applicable to the Service\nAcademy that is the subject of a master plan.\n(b) Additional Requirement.--Each master plan required under\nsubsection (a) shall propose a method to address the requirements of\nparagraphs (1) and (3) of such subsection not later than five years\nafter the date described in subsection (c).\n(c) Deadline.--Each master plan required under subsection (a) shall\nbe completed not later than September 30, 2027.\n(d) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military department shall\nprovide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House\nof Representatives a briefing on the timeline for the completion of the\nmaster plans required under subsection (a).\n(e) Submission of Plan.--Not later than 30 days after the date on\nwhich a Secretary of a military department completes a master plan\nrequired under subsection (a) or December 1, 2027, whichever is\nearlier, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed\nServices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a copy of the\nmaster plan.\n(f) Service Academy Defined.--In this section, the term ``Service\nAcademy'' has the meaning given in section 347 of title 10, United\nStates Code.\nSEC. 2851. ANNUAL REPORT ON COST PREMIUM FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN\nFACILITIES.\n(a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2026, and annually\nthereafter for five years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees a report that includes a detailed\nquantitative and qualitative assessment of the cost premium for\nconstruction of facilities selected under subsection (b).\n(b) Selection of Facilities.--The Secretary shall select not more\nthan five facilities to include in the report required under subsection\n(a), which may include the following:\n(1) A unit of covered military unaccompanied housing (as\ndefined in section 2856 of title 10, United States Code).\n(2) A military child development center (as defined in section\n1800 of such title).\n(3) An administrative facility located on a military\ninstallation.\n(4) Military family housing.\n(5) Military aircraft hangars and runways.\n(6) Physical fitness centers located on military installations.\n(c) Contents.--Each report required under subsection (a) shall\ninclude the following:\n(1) The cost premium, expressed as a percentage, for the\nfacilities selected under subsection (b).\n(2) A detailed assessment of the factors contributing to cost\npremium, including--\n(A) compliance with the Unified Facilities Criteria/DoD\nBuilding Code (UFC 1-200-01) and any other design requirements\nspecific to military construction projects;\n(B) prevailing wage and labor requirements;\n(C) Federal procurement requirements contained in the\nFederal Acquisition Regulation and the Department of Defense\nSupplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation;\n(D) security requirements relating to access to military\ninstallations; and\n(E) requirements relating to sustainability and energy\nefficiency.\n(3) An examination of how the removal of Antiterrorism/Force\nProtection (ATFP) standards and requirements has affected the cost\npremium for military construction projects, including any\nquantifiable reductions in cost or design complexity resulting from\nsuch removal.\n(d) Recommendations.--Each report required under subsection (a)\nshall include recommendations for the following:\n(1) Proposed statutory, regulatory, or policy reforms to reduce\nthe cost premium for military construction without compromising\nmission needs.\n(2) Best practices from the private sector and State or local\ngovernment construction projects that could improve cost efficiency\nfor military construction projects.\n(3) Alternative construction methodologies and procurement\nstrategies that could mitigate the cost premium for military\nconstruction.\n(e) Cost Premium for Military Construction Defined.--In this\nsection, the term ``cost premium'', with respect to a facility, means\nthe difference between--\n(1) the cost to construct a new facility carried out by the\nSecretary of Defense; and\n(2) the estimated cost to construct a similar facility carried\nout by a private entity, as adjusted for size, geographic location,\nand function of such facility.\nSEC. 2852. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS\nRELATING TO CRITICAL MILITARY HOUSING SUPPLY AND AFFORDABILITY.\n(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, and except as provided in subsection (c), the\nSecretary of Defense shall implement each recommendation of the\nComptroller General of the United States contained in the report dated\nOctober 30, 2024, and entitled ``Military Housing: DOD Should Address\nCritical Supply and Affordability Challenges for Service Members''\n(GAO-25-106208), as those recommendations are modified under subsection\n(b).\n(b) Recommendations to Be Implemented.--In carrying out the\nrequirements under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall\nimplement the recommendations specified under such subsection as\nfollows:\n(1) The Secretary shall--\n(A) perform a structured analysis to develop a\ncomprehensive list of housing areas in which members of the\nArmed Forces and their families may face the most critical\nchallenges in finding and affording private sector housing in\nthe community;\n(B) in conducting the analysis under subparagraph (A),\nconsider the unique characteristics of a location, such as\nvacation rental areas; and\n(C) regularly update the list required under subparagraph\n(A) not less frequently than once every two years.\n(2) The Secretary shall obtain and use feedback on the\nfinancial and quality-of-life effects of limited supply or\nunaffordable housing on members of the Armed Forces through the\nstatus of forces survey and other service or installation-specific\nfeedback mechanisms.\n(3) The Secretary shall, in coordination with each Secretary of\na military department--\n(A) develop a plan for how the Department of Defense can\nrespond to and address the financial and quality-of-life\neffects in housing areas identified under paragraph (1); and\n(B) in developing the plan under subparagraph (A), examine\nstrategies for increasing housing supply or providing\nalternative compensation to offset the effects of limited\nsupply or unaffordable housing in housing areas identified\nunder paragraph (1).\n(4) The Secretary shall clarify, through the issuance of\nguidance to the military departments, the role of the Office of the\nSecretary of Defense in oversight of the Housing Requirements and\nMarket Analysis process of the military departments to ensure\nthat--\n(A) the military departments conduct such process in a\ntimely manner; and\n(B) the Secretary submits to Congress any plans or other\nmatters relating to such process for each fiscal year as\nrequired by existing law.\n(5) The Secretary shall ensure that the Assistant Secretary of\nDefense for Energy, Installations, and Environment provides updated\nguidance to the military departments on how installations of the\nDepartment of Defense should coordinate with local communities,\nincluding by clearly defining the roles and responsibilities of\ncommanders and military housing offices of such installations in\naddressing housing needs.\n(c) Non-implementation Reporting Requirement.--If the Secretary of\nDefense elects not to implement a recommendation specified under\nsubsection (a), as modified under subsection (b), the Secretary shall,\nnot later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act,\nsubmit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House\nof Representatives a report that includes a justification for such\nelection.\nSEC. 2853. PLAN FOR DEPLOYING PRIVATE FIFTH GENERATION AND FUTURE\nGENERATION OPEN RADIO ACCESS NETWORK ARCHITECTURE ON DEPARTMENT OF\nDEFENSE MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.\n(a) Requirement for Prioritized List of Military Installations.--\nPursuant to section 1526 of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note) and the\nDepartment of Defense Private 5G Deployment Strategy (dated October\n2024), each Secretary of a military department shall develop a\nprioritized list of military installations that merit investment in\nprivate fifth generation and future generation information and\ncommunications networks.\n(b) Considerations.--In developing a list under subsection (a), a\nSecretary of a military department shall consider matters relating to\nthe following:\n(1) Connection density.\n(2) Latency requirements.\n(3) Capacity requirements.\n(4) Geographic coverage requirements.\n(5) Enhanced security within wireless network services.\n(6) Military installation physical security and force\nprotection requirements, including perimeter monitoring and\ndetection and tracking of uncrewed aircraft systems.\n(7) Requirements with respect to large-scale warehousing and\nlogistics operations.\n(8) The potential use of augmented or virtual reality\ntechnology, including for maintenance and training.\n(9) Requirements with respect to large-scale and high-tempo\nflight line operations.\n(c) Informing Future Procurements.--The Secretary of the Air Force\nshall use the prioritized list developed under subsection (a) to inform\ntask orders issued under the Enterprise Information Technology as a\nService Base Infrastructure Modernization program of the Department of\nthe Air Force and future related contracts. To the maximum extent\npossible, task orders issued after the date of the enactment of this\nAct shall specify where existing networking technologies are fully\nadequate to meet requirements and where private fifth generation and\nfuture generation information and communications network performance or\ncharacteristics are needed.\n(d) Coordination Required.--In developing prioritized lists under\nsubsection (a), each Secretary of a military department shall, to the\nextent each such Secretary determines appropriate, coordinate with the\nfollowing officials:\n(1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and\nEngineering,\n(2) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and\nSustainment.\n(3) The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense.\n(4) The service acquisition executive of the military\ndepartment concerned.\n(5) Combatant commanders.\n(6) The heads of the Defense Agencies.\n(7) Installation and environment executives.\n(e) Plan for Private 5G Open Radio Access Network Architecture\nDeployments.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense\nshall--\n(1) consolidate the prioritized military installation lists\ndeveloped by the Secretaries of the military departments under\nsubsection (a), and determine an optimal investment, deployment,\nand resourcing plan for private fifth generation and future\ngeneration networks across the Department that are based on Open\nRadio Access Network architecture; and\n(2) submit to the congressional defense committees a report on\nthe lists consolidated under paragraph (1) and the determinations\nmade pursuant to such paragraph.\n(f) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``military installation'' has the meaning given\nsuch term in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code.\n(2) The term ``Open Radio Access Network architecture'' has the\nmeaning given such term in section 1526 of the National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31).\n(3) The term ``service acquisition executive'' has the meaning\ngiven such term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.\n\nSubtitle D--Land Conveyances\n\nSEC. 2861. HISTORICAL MARKER COMMEMORATING EFFECTS OF RADIATION\nEXPOSURE AT HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE AND WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE.\n(a) Historical Markers Required.--\n(1) Holloman air force base.--The Secretary of the Air Force\nshall place a historical marker as described in subsection (b) in a\npublicly accessible location at the Holloman Air Force Base.\n(2) White sands missile range.--The Secretary of the Army shall\nplace a historical marker as described in subsection (b) in a\npublicly accessible location at the White Sands Missile Range.\n(b) Required Information.--A historical marker described in\nsubsection (a) shall commemorate the effects of radiation exposure on\ncommunities in New Mexico as a result of the Manhattan Project and the\nnuclear test conducted at the Trinity Site. Such historical marker\nshall include, at a minimum, the following:\n(1) An unclassified description of the history of the Manhattan\nProject and its purpose, including a description of the nuclear\ntest conducted at the Trinity Site and an acknowledgement that it\nwas the location of the world's first nuclear weapons test.\n(2) A description of how the classified nature of the Manhattan\nProject and the nuclear test conducted at the Trinity Site led to\nthe unknowing exposure of individuals in communities located\ndownwind from such testing to radiological byproducts and\nassociated consequences of such byproducts.\n(3) The markers will honor the resilience of the New Mexico\ncommunities during and after World War II, recognizing the service\nand sacrifice of all who contributed to the war effort.\n(c) Briefing Required.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force and Secretary of\nthe Army shall jointly provide to the Committees on Armed Services of\nthe House of Representatives and Senate a briefing on the\nimplementation of the requirements of this section.\n(d) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Manhattan project.--The term ``Manhattan Project'' means\nthe Federal military program to develop an atomic bomb ending on\nDecember 31, 1946.\n(2) Trinity site.--The term ``Trinity Site'' means the location\nin the Jornada del Muerto desert near Alamogordo, New Mexico, on\nthe former Alamorgordo Bombing and Gunnery Range, known today as\nHolloman Air Force Base and the White Sands Missile Range, where\nthe world's first nuclear weapon was exploded on July 16, 1945.\nSEC. 2862. PROHIBITION ON DEVELOPMENT OF A GOLF COURSE AT GREENBURY\nPOINT CONSERVATION AREA AT NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND.\nSection 2855 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) is amended--\n(1) in the section heading, by striking ``limitation on\nauthority to modify or restrict public access to'' and inserting\n``prohibition on development of a golf course at'';\n(2) in subsection (a), by inserting ``construct a golf course\non, or otherwise'' before ``modify or restrict''; and\n(3) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new\nparagraph:\n``(3) restrictions related to environmental restoration of the\nGreenbury Point Conservation Area in a manner consistent with\nexisting law and regulation.''.\nSEC. 2863. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON JOINT USE OF HOMESTEAD AIR\nRESERVE BASE WITH CIVIL AVIATION.\nSection 2874 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 3014), as\namended by section 2808 of the Military Construction Authorization Act\nfor Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118-159), is further\namended by striking ``September 30, 2028'' and inserting ``September\n30, 2034''.\nSEC. 2864. EXTENSION OF SUNSET FOR LAND CONVEYANCE, SHARPE ARMY DEPOT,\nLATHROP, CALIFORNIA.\nSection 2833(g) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) is amended\nby striking ``five years'' and inserting ``10 years''.\nSEC. 2865. CLARIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT HOOD, TEXAS.\nSection 2848(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2005 (division B of Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2140) is\namended--\n(1) by striking ``the sole purpose'' and inserting ``the\npurpose''; and\n(2) by striking ``an upper level (junior, senior, and graduate)\nuniversity'' and inserting ``a university, which may include other\nactivities that benefit the community,''.\nSEC. 2866. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN MILITARY LAND WITHDRAWALS AND\nCORRECTION OF CERTAIN LAND DESCRIPTIONS.\n(a) Extension of Withdrawal and Reservation for Military Use of\nCertain Lands.--\n(1) Yukon training area, donnelly training area east, and\ndonnelly training area west, alaska, and mcgregor range, fort\nbliss, new mexico.--Section 3015(a) of the Military Lands\nWithdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat.\n892) is amended by striking ``25 years after November 6, 2001'' and\ninserting ``on November 6, 2051''.\n(2) Fort irwin military lands.--Section 2910(a) of the Fort\nIrwin Military Land Withdrawal Act of 2001 (title XXIX of Public\nLaw 107-107; 115 Stat. 1339) is amended by striking ``25 years\nafter the date of the enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``on\nDecember 31, 2051''.\n(b) Correction of Land Descriptions.--\n(1) Mcgregor range military lands.--Section 3011(d)(2) of the\nMilitary Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106-\n65; 113 Stat. 892) is amended by striking ``608,385 acres of land''\nand inserting ``approximately 605,401 acres of land''.\n(2) Fort irwin military lands.--Section 2902(c) of the Fort\nIrwin Military Land Withdrawal Act of 2001 (title XXIX of Public\nLaw 107-107; 115 Stat. 1336) is amended--\n(A) by striking ``110,000 acres'' and inserting ``117,710\nacres''; and\n(B) by striking ``as `Proposed Withdrawal Land' on the map\nentitled `National Training Center--Proposed Withdrawal of\nPublic Lands for Training Purposes', dated September 21, 2000''\nand inserting ``on the map entitled `Fort Irwin Withdrawal'\ndated February 28, 2025''.\nSEC. 2867. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORMER CURTIS BAY DEPOT, MARYLAND.\n(a) Conveyance Authorized.--\n(1) In general.--The Administrator of General Services, in\nconsultation with the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency may\nconvey to the Maryland Economic Development Corporation (in this\nsection, referred to as ``MEDCO''), all right, title, and interest\nof the United States in and to a parcel of real property, including\nimprovements thereon, consisting of approximately 435.00 acres at\n710 Ordnance Road, the former Curtis Bay Depot for the purpose of\neconomic development.\n(2) Consultation with coast guard.--In carrying out the\nconveyance under this subsection, the Administrator shall consult\nwith the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to matters\nconcerning the equities of the Coast Guard in areas in proximity to\nsuch parcel of real property.\n(b) Consideration Required.--As consideration for the conveyance\nunder subsection (a), MEDCO shall provide an amount that is equivalent\nto the fair market value to the Federal Buildings Fund for the right,\ntitle, and interest conveyed under such subsection, based on an\nappraisal approved by the Administrator. The consideration under this\nsubsection may be provided by cash payment, in-kind regulatory closure,\nor a combination thereof, at such time as the Administrator may\nrequire.\n(c) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--\n(1) Payment required.--The Administrator may require MEDCO to\ncover all costs (except costs for environmental remediation of the\nproperty) to be incurred by the Administrator, or to reimburse the\nAdministrator for costs incurred by the Administrator, to carry out\nthe conveyance under this section, including survey costs, costs\nfor environmental documentation, and any other administrative costs\nrelated to the conveyance. If amounts are collected from MEDCO in\nadvance of the Administrator incurring the actual costs, and the\namount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by the\nAdministrator to carry out the conveyance, the Administrator shall\nrefund the excess amount to MEDCO.\n(2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts received under\nparagraph (1) as reimbursement for costs incurred by the\nAdministrator to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a)\nshall remain available until expended.\n(d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal\ndescription of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall\nbe determined by a survey satisfactory to the Administrator.\n(e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The conveyance under this\nsection shall be subject to the following:\n(1) The Administrator may require such additional terms and\nconditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a)\nas the Administrator considers appropriate to protect the interests\nof the United States.\n(2) MEDCO shall execute a purchase and sale agreement within\none year of enactment of this Act.\n(3) The conveyance will be on an ``as-is, where is'' basis via\nquitclaim deed subject to an access easement to the United States\nArmy Reserve Facility along the shoreline of Curtis Bay, and\ncontrols in paragraph (5).\n(4) The conveyance will be in compliance with the Comprehensive\nEnvironmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) of\n1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).\n(5) The Federal Government shall incorporate land use controls\nto satisfy CERCLA requirements for the purpose of expediting\ndisposition and subsequent redevelopment.\nSEC. 2868. LAND CONVEYANCE, SIGSBEE PARK ANNEX, NAVAL AIR STATION, KEY\nWEST, FLORIDA.\n(a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy (in this\nsection referred to as the ``Secretary'') may convey some or all right,\ntitle and interest of the United States in and to the parcels of real\nproperty via sale or lease, consisting of approximately 19 acres and\nimprovements thereon, located at Naval Air Station Key West Sigsbee\nPark area, that are former sites of military family housing supporting\nmilitary personnel assigned to the Naval Air Station Key West.\n(b) Competitive Requirement.--The Secretary shall use competitive\nprocedures for any land conveyance authorized by subsection (a).\n(c) Consideration.--The Secretary shall require as consideration\nfor any conveyance under subsection (a), tendered by cash payment or\nin-kind consideration, an amount equal to no less than the fair market\nvalue, as determined by the Secretary, of the real property and any\nimprovements thereon.\n(d) Description of Parcels.--The exact acreage and legal\ndescription of the parcel(s) to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall\nbe determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the Secretary. The\ncost of the survey shall be borne by the recipient of the parcels.\n(e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require\nsuch additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance\nunder subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect\nthe interests of the United States.\n(f) Inapplicability of Certain Provisions of Law.--Any conveyance\nof property under this section shall not be subject to sections 2696 of\ntitle 10 and 11411 of title 42, United States Code.\n\nSubtitle E--Modifications to Unspecified Minor Military Construction\n\nSEC. 2871. MODIFICATIONS TO CERTAIN CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATIONS FOR\nCERTAIN MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.\nSection 2805(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by\nstriking ``shall notify'' and all that follows through the period at\nthe end and inserting the following: ``shall submit, in an electronic\nmedium pursuant to section 480 of this title, to the appropriate\ncommittees of Congress a notification of that decision not later than\n90 days after the date on which the Secretary concerned obligates funds\nfor the project. Such notification shall include a description of the\nproject, a justification for the project, and an estimation of the\ntotal cost of the project.''.\nSEC. 2872. MODIFICATION TO DOLLAR THRESHOLD FOR NOTIFICATIONS FOR\nCERTAIN MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.\n(a) Notification for Certain Unspecified Minor Military\nConstruction Projects.--Section 2805(b)(2) of title 10, United States\nCode, as amended by section 2871, is further amended by striking\n``$4,000,000'' and inserting ``$6,000,000''.\n(b) Notification for Certain Architectural and Engineering Services\nand Construction Design.--Section 2807(b) of title 10, United States\nCode, is amended by striking ``$1,000,000'' and inserting\n``$5,000,000''.\nSEC. 2873. TRANSFER OF DEFENSE LABORATORY MODERNIZATION PROGRAM\nAUTHORITY TO PROVISION OF LAW WITH RESPECT TO MILITARY CONSTRUCTION\nPROJECTS FOR RESEARCH, TEST, DEVELOPMENT, AND EVALUATION.\nSubsection (g) of section 2805 of title 10, United States Code,\nis--\n(1) transferred to the end of section 2810 of such title; and\n(2) redesignated as subsection (f) of such section 2810.\nSEC. 2874. AUTHORITY OF A SECRETARY CONCERNED TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN\nUNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.\nSection 2815(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) by inserting ``, including unspecified minor military\nconstruction projects not otherwise authorized by law,'' after\n``military construction projects''; and\n(2) by striking ``in accordance with'' and all that follows\nthrough the end of the subsection and inserting the following: ``in\naccordance with--\n``(1) section 2802 of this title (except as provided in\nsubsection (e)); or\n``(2) section 2805 of this title.''.\n\nSubtitle F--Other Matters\n\nSEC. 2881. EXTENSION OF DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY PILOT PROGRAM FOR\nDEVELOPMENT AND USE OF ONLINE REAL ESTATE INVENTORY TOOL.\nSection 2866(h) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 7771 note\nprec.) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2026'' and inserting\n``September 30, 2030''.\nSEC. 2882. EXPANSION OF EXCEPTIONS TO RESTRICTION ON DEVELOPMENT OF\nPUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IN CONNECTION WITH REALIGNMENT OF MARINE CORPS\nFORCES IN ASIA PACIFIC REGION.\nSection 2844(b)(2) of the Military Construction Authorization Act\nfor Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of Public Law 114-328) is amended by\ninserting ``, including operations and maintenance for the curation of\narcheological and cultural artifacts'' after ``artifacts''.\nSEC. 2883. JOINT BASE FACILITY MANAGEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.\n(a) Workforce Reassessment for Joint Base Facility Management.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\nCommittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of\nRepresentatives a report containing a reassessment by the Secretary\nof each military department regarding the facility management\nworkforce of joint bases.\n(2) Elements.--Each reassessment required under paragraph (1)\nshall include--\n(A) an assessment of the workload requirements of facility\nmanagement offices with respect to the work required to\nmaintain facilities located on joint bases;\n(B) an assessment of the number of workers needed to\nsatisfy the requirements described in subparagraph (A);\n(C) an identification of, including the reasons for, any\ngaps between the number of workers described in subparagraph\n(B) and the number of workers in the facility management\nworkforce on the date of such reassessment; and\n(D) a strategy on how to address such gaps.\n(b) Briefing on Joint Base Funding to Supported Components.--Not\nlater than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the\nSecretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services\nof the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on\nidentifying the funding allocations for maintenance of facilities of\njoint bases, and an assessment of any risk to mission readiness\nresulting from such allocations.\n(c) Joint Base Defined.--In this section, the term ``joint base''\nmeans a military installation (as defined in section 2801 of title 10,\nUnited States Code) for which more than one Secretary of a military\ndepartment has jurisdiction.\nSEC. 2884. DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATION OF\nDEFENSE SITES WITHIN AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY OF JOINT REGION MARIANAS.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Commander of Joint Region Marianas shall\ndesignate an official to be responsible for, in coordination with\nappropriate officials of the military departments (as defined in\nsection 101 of title 10, United States Code) and the United States\nIndo-Pacific Command--\n(1) coordinating Department of Defense-wide efforts with\nrespect to the management of defense sites within the Joint Region\nMarianas area of responsibility;\n(2) ensuring the continuity of such efforts at such defense\nsites, including necessary infrastructure investments; and\n(3) ensuring clear and consistent communication to such\nFederal, State, and local officials with respect to the needs and\npriorities of the Department of Defense for such defense sites.\n(b) Selection.--In making the designation under subsection (a), the\nCommander of Joint Region Marianas may appoint an individual with a\nsignificant background and expertise in--\n(1) relevant legal and technical aspects related to land use or\nreal estate issues; and\n(2) working with officials at all levels of government.\n(c) Notification.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which\nthe Commander of Joint Region Marianas designates an individual\npursuant to subsection (a), the Commander shall submit to the\nCommittees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the\nSenate and appropriate officials of the defense sites within the Joint\nRegion Marianas area of responsibility a notification that includes the\nname and contact information of such individual.\n(d) Defense Site Defined.--In this section, the term ``defense\nsite'' has the meaning given such term in section 2710 of title 10,\nUnited States Code.\nSEC. 2885. DESIGNATION OF RONALD REAGAN SPACE AND MISSILE TEST RANGE AT\nKWAJALEIN ATOLL.\n(a) Designation.--The site known as the ``Ronald Reagan Ballistic\nMissile Defense Test Site'' located at Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic\nof the Marshall Islands shall on and after the date of the enactment of\nthis Act be known and designated as the ``Ronald Reagan Space and\nMissile Test Range''.\n(b) References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, map,\ndocument, paper, or other record of the United States to the site\nspecified in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the\nRonald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range.\n(c) Conforming Repeal.--Section 2887 of the Military Construction\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (division B of Public Law 106-\n398; 114 Stat. 1654A-441) is repealed.\nSEC. 2886. DESIGNATION OF CREECH AIR FORCE BASE AS A REMOTE OR ISOLATED\nINSTALLATION.\nThe Secretary of Defense shall designate Creech Air Force Base,\nIndian Springs, Nevada, as a remote or isolated installation.\nSEC. 2887. PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CONSTRUCTION\nTECHNOLOGIES AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.\n(a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through each\nSecretary of a military department, shall carry out a pilot program\nrelating to the use of advanced manufacturing construction technologies\nfor military construction projects (including unspecified minor\nmilitary construction projects authorized under section 2805 of title\n10, United States Code) on military installations selected under\nsubsection (d).\n(b) Designation of Official.--The Secretary of Defense shall\ndesignate an individual to administer the pilot program established\nunder this section. Such individual shall establish guidelines and\nprocedures with respect to carrying out military construction projects\nusing advanced manufacturing construction technologies under the pilot\nprogram.\n(c) Elements.--Under the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense\nshall--\n(1) assess the cost, schedule, and quality advantages of\nadvanced manufacturing construction technologies for military\nconstruction projects;\n(2) identify and validate technical standards, design\ntemplates, and contracting methods for use under the pilot program;\n(3) establish a Department-wide framework for lessons learned,\ndata sharing, and future adoption of advanced manufacturing\nconstruction technologies for military construction projects; and\n(4) create a centralized catalog of advanced manufacturing\nconstruction technologies that are compliant with the requirements\nof the Unified Facilities Criteria/DoD Building Code (UFC 1-200-01)\nand suitable for use across military installations.\n(d) Selection of Installations.--The Secretary of Defense, in\ncoordination with the official designated under subsection (b), shall--\n(1) select one or more military installations at which to carry\nout the pilot program established under this section; and\n(2) minimize any disruption to the operations of any selected\ninstallation due to participation in the pilot program.\n(e) Reports.--\n(1) Interim report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to\nthe congressional defense committees a report on the implementation\nof the pilot program established under this section, including--\n(A) a summary of any barriers to such implementation,\nincluding any statutory or resource limitations;\n(B) a summary of the recommendations to address any such\nbarrier; and\n(C) any other recommendation of the Secretary for improving\nthe pilot program.\n(2) Final report.--Not later than 180 days after the\ntermination date in subsection (f), the Secretary shall submit to\nthe congressional defense committees a report on the results of the\npilot program.\n(f) Termination.--The authority to carry out the pilot program\nunder subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is five years\nafter the date of the enactment of this Act.\n(g) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``advanced manufacturing'' has the meaning given\nin section 4841 of title 10, United States Code.\n(2) The term ``military installation'' has the meaning given in\nsection 2801 of title 10, United States Code.\nSEC. 2888. PILOT PROGRAM ON PROCUREMENT OF UTILITY SERVICES FOR\nINSTALLATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE THROUGH AREAWIDE CONTRACTS.\n(a) Pilot Program Required.--Not later than 30 days after the date\nof the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish\na pilot program (in this section referred to as the ``pilot program'')\nfor the purposes of procuring utility services through an areawide\ncontract with a public utility provider for any utility services that\nsupport energy resilience and mission readiness of a military\ninstallation.\n(b) Deadline for Contracts.--Not later than 180 days after the date\nof the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of each military department\nshall enter into at least one areawide contract with a public utility\nprovider pursuant to the pilot program.\n(c) Public-private Partnerships.--The Secretary shall carry out the\npilot program by entering into one or more public-private partnerships\nthrough an areawide contract entered into under the pilot program.\n(d) Competition.--In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary\nshall, in accordance with part 6.302 of the Federal Acquisition\nRegulation, develop--\n(1) a justification and approval template to be used by all\nacquisition commands of the military departments when entering into\nan areawide contract pursuant to the pilot program; and\n(2) a process for granting waivers with respect to the\nrequirements of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation.\n(e) Termination Date.--The authority of the Secretary of Defense to\ncarry out the pilot program shall terminate on the date that is one\nyear after the date on which the Secretary commences the pilot program.\n(f) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the date\non which the pilot program is terminated pursuant to subsection (e),\nthe Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees a report that includes--\n(1) an analysis of the pilot program, including any\nefficiencies, benefits, and cost-savings associated with utilizing\nareawide contracts under the pilot program to procure utility\nservices from a public utility provider; and\n(2) proposed solutions, including recommended legislative text\nand modifications to the Federal Acquisition Regulation or policy\nguidance of the Department of Defense, to overcome any remaining\nlegal and policy hurdles that the Secretary identifies as\ninhibiting adherence to and implementation of section 2811(b) of\nthe Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024\n(division B of Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 2920 note).\n(g) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The terms ``areawide contract'', ``energy resilience'', and\n``utility service'' have the meanings given such terms in section\n2811(b)(3) of such Act.\n(2) The term ``military installation'' has the meaning given\nsuch term in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code.\nSEC. 2889. CONSIDERATION OF MODULAR CONSTRUCTION METHODS FOR MILITARY\nCONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WITH PROTECTIVE DESIGN ELEMENTS.\n(a) In General.--In determining the requirements for a proposed\nmilitary construction project with protective design elements, the\nSecretary of Defense shall consider the use of modular construction\nmethods along with other construction methods to determine the most\neffective method for such military construction project to meet mission\nneeds.\n(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the\nCommittees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and Senate\na report on the use of modular construction methods as described in\nsubsection (a). Such report shall include the following:\n(1) A summary of current Department of Defense policy and\nguidance governing the use of modular construction for military\nconstruction projects, including modular construction methodologies\nwith protective design elements.\n(2) A cost-benefit analysis that--\n(A) compares modular construction methods to other\nconstruction methods for military construction projects; and\n(B) describes the effect of modular construction methods on\nconstruction timelines and life-cycle costs.\n(3) An identification of potential use cases for modular\nconstruction methods and any limitations or constraints on the use\nof such methods.\n(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``modular construction'' means a construction\nprocess in which components of a military construction project are\nprefabricated off-site under controlled conditions and then\ntransported to the site of such project for assembly.\n(2) The term ``protective design elements'' means, with respect\nto a military construction project, that such project requires use\nof materials that have been blast hardened or ballistic hardened.\nSEC. 2890. NOTICE RELATING TO CONTRACTS OR OTHER AGREEMENTS TO\nESTABLISH AN ENDURING LOCATION IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY.\nNot later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of\nDefense, a Secretary of a military department, or a combatant commander\nenters into a contract or other agreement to establish an enduring\nlocation (as described in section 2687a of title 10, United States\nCode) in a foreign country for purposes of supporting members of the\nArmed Forces in such foreign country, the Secretary of Defense shall\nsubmit to appropriate congressional defense committees a notification\nof such action.\n\nDIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND\nOTHER AUTHORIZATIONS\nTITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS\n\nSubtitle A--National Security Programs and Authorizations\n\nSec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration.\nSec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup.\nSec. 3103. Other defense activities.\nSec. 3104. Nuclear energy.\n\nSubtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations\n\nSec. 3111. Organization and codification of provisions of law relating\nto atomic energy defense activities.\nSec. 3112. Plutonium pit production capacity.\nSec. 3113. Stockpile responsiveness and rapid capabilities programs of\nthe National Nuclear Security Administration.\nSec. 3114. Protection of certain nuclear facilities and assets from\nunmanned aircraft.\nSec. 3115. Extension of authority for appointment of certain scientific,\nengineering, and technical personnel.\nSec. 3116. Notification of cost overruns for certain Department of\nEnergy projects.\nSec. 3117. Appropriate scoping of artificial intelligence research\nwithin the National Nuclear Security Administration.\n\nSubtitle C--Reports and Other Matters\n\nSec. 3121. Modification to reporting requirements with respect to\nnuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, management, and\nresponsiveness plan.\nSec. 3122. Assessment of the National Nuclear Security Administration\nSpent Fuel Handling Recapitalization Project.\nSec. 3123. Department of Energy report on expansion of other transaction\nauthorities for National Nuclear Security Administration.\nSec. 3124. Office of Environmental Management program-wide performance\nmetrics for reducing risk.\nSec. 3125. Office of Environmental Management integrated radioactive\nwaste disposal planning and optimization.\nSec. 3126. Prohibition relating to reclassification of high-level waste.\nSec. 3127. National security positions within the Department of Energy.\nSec. 3128. Consultation requirement with respect to transfer to private\nentities of plutonium or plutonium materials; report.\n\nSubtitle A--National Security Programs and Authorizations\n\nSEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.\n(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized\nto be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2026 for\nthe activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration in\ncarrying out programs as specified in the funding table in section\n4701.\n(b) Authorization of New Plant Projects.--From funds referred to in\nsubsection (a) that are available for carrying out plant projects, the\nSecretary of Energy may carry out new plant projects for the National\nNuclear Security Administration as follows:\nProject 26-D-511 MESA Photolithography Capability (MPC), Sandia\nNational Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, $40,000,000.\nProject 26-D-510 Product Realization Infrastructure for\nStockpile Modernization, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,\nLivermore, California, $15,000,000.\nProject 26-D-512 LANSCE Modernization Project (LAMP), Los\nAlamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $20,000,000.\nProject 26-D-513 Combined Radiation Environments for\nSurvivability Testing, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque,\nNew Mexico, $52,248,000.\nProject 26-D-514 NIF Enhanced Fusion Yield Capability, Lawrence\nLivermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, $26,000,000.\nProject 26-D-530 East Side Office Building, Knolls Atomic Power\nLaboratory, Niskayuna, New York, $75,000,000.\nSEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP.\nFunds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of\nEnergy for fiscal year 2026 for defense environmental cleanup\nactivities in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table\nin section 4701.\nSEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.\nFunds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of\nEnergy for fiscal year 2026 for other defense activities in carrying\nout programs as specified in the funding table in section 4701.\nSEC. 3104. NUCLEAR ENERGY.\nFunds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of\nEnergy for fiscal year 2026 for nuclear energy as specified in the\nfunding table in section 4701.\n\nSubtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations\n\nSEC. 3111. ORGANIZATION AND CODIFICATION OF PROVISIONS OF LAW RELATING\nTO ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.\n(a) In General.--Part VI of subtitle A of title 10, United States\nCode, is amended by adding at the end the following new subpart:\n\n``Subpart B--Atomic Energy Defense\n\n``Chapter 601--Organizational Matters\n\n``6101. Definitions.\n``6102. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program.\n``6103. Management structure for nuclear security enterprise.\n``6104. Monitoring of industrial base for nuclear weapons components,\nsubsystems, and materials.\n``6105. Common financial reporting system for the nuclear security\nenterprise .\n``6106. Restriction on licensing requirement for certain defense\nactivities and facilities.\n``6107. Establishment of Center for Security Technology, Analysis,\nResponse, and Testing.\n\n``Chapter 602--Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Matters\n\n``subchapter i--stockpile stewardship and weapons production\n\n``6111. Stockpile stewardship program.\n``6112. Portfolio management framework for National Nuclear Security\nAdministration.\n``6113. Stockpile stewardship criteria.\n``6114. Nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, management, and\nresponsiveness plan.\n``6115. Major warhead refurbishment program.\n``6116. Stockpile management program.\n``6117. Annual assessments and reports to the President and Congress\nregarding the condition of the United States nuclear weapons\nstockpile.\n``6118. Form of certifications regarding the safety or reliability of\nthe nuclear weapons stockpile.\n``6119. Nuclear test ban readiness program.\n``6120. Requirements for specific request for new or modified nuclear\nweapons.\n``6121. Testing of nuclear weapons.\n``6122. Manufacturing infrastructure for refabrication and certification\nof nuclear weapons stockpile.\n``6123. Acceleration of depleted uranium manufacturing processes.\n``6124. Reports on critical difficulties at national security\nlaboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities.\n``6125. Selected acquisition reports and independent cost estimates and\nreviews of certain programs and facilities.\n``6126. Advice to President and Congress regarding safety, security, and\nreliability of United States nuclear weapons stockpile.\n``6127. Notification of certain regulations that impact the National\nNuclear Security Administration.\n``6128. Plutonium pit production capacity.\n``6129. Certification of completion of milestones with respect to\nplutonium pit aging .\n``6130. Authorization of workforce development and training partnership\nprograms within National Nuclear Security Administration.\n``6131. Stockpile responsiveness program.\n``6132. Long-term plan for meeting national security requirements for\nunencumbered uranium.\n``6133. Plan for domestic enrichment capability to satisfy Department of\nDefense uranium requirements.\n``6134. Incorporation of integrated surety architecture.\n``6135. W93 nuclear warhead acquisition process.\n``6136. Earned value management and technology readiness levels for life\nextension programs.\n\n``subchapter ii--tritium\n\n``6141. Tritium production program.\n``6142. Tritium recycling.\n``6143. Modernization and consolidation of tritium recycling facilities.\n\n``Chapter 603--Proliferation Matters\n\n``6151. Authority to conduct program relating to fissile materials.\n``6152. Completion of material protection, control, and accounting\nactivities in the Russian Federation.\n``6153. Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium at Savannah River Site.\n``6154. Disposition of surplus defense plutonium at Savannah River Site,\nAiken, South Carolina.\n``6155. Acceleration of removal or security of fissile materials,\nradiological materials, and related equipment at vulnerable\nsites worldwide.\n``6156. Acceleration of replacement of cesium blood irradiation sources.\n``6157. International agreements on nuclear weapons data.\n``6158. International agreements on information on radioactive\nmaterials.\n``6159. Defense nuclear nonproliferation management plan.\n``6160. Information relating to certain defense nuclear nonproliferation\nprograms.\n``6161. Annual Selected Acquisition Reports on certain hardware relating\nto defense nuclear nonproliferation.\n\n``Chapter 604--Defense Environmental Cleanup Matters\n\n``subchapter i--defense environmental cleanup\n\n``6171. Defense environmental cleanup account.\n``6172. Classification of defense environmental cleanup as capital asset\nprojects or operations activities.\n``6173. Requirement to develop future use plans for defense\nenvironmental cleanup.\n``6174. Future-years defense environmental cleanup plan.\n``6175. Accelerated schedule for defense environmental cleanup\nactivities.\n``6176. Defense environmental cleanup technology program.\n``6177. Other programs relating to technology development.\n``6178. Report on defense environmental cleanup expenditures.\n``6179. Public participation in planning for defense environmental\ncleanup.\n``6180. Policy of Department of Energy regarding future defense\nenvironmental management matters.\n``6181. Estimation of costs of meeting defense environmental cleanup\nmilestones required by consent orders.\n``6182. Public statement of environmental liabilities.\n\n``subchapter ii--closure of facilities\n\n``6191. Reports in connection with permanent closures of Department of\nEnergy defense nuclear facilities.\n``6192. Defense site acceleration completion.\n``6193. Sandia National Laboratories.\n``6194. Plan for deactivation and decommissioning of nonoperational\ndefense nuclear facilities.\n\n``subchapter iii--hanford reservation, washington\n\n``6201. Safety measures for waste tanks at Hanford Nuclear Reservation.\n``6202. Hanford waste tank cleanup program reforms.\n``6203. River protection project.\n``6204. Notification regarding air release of radioactive or hazardous\nmaterial.\n\n``subchapter iv--savannah river site, south carolina\n\n``6211. Accelerated schedule for isolating high-level nuclear waste at\nthe Defense Waste Processing Facility, Savannah River Site.\n``6212. Multi-year plan for clean-up.\n``6213. Continuation of processing, treatment, and disposal of legacy\nnuclear materials.\n\n``Chapter 605--Safeguards and Security Matters\n\n``subchapter i--safeguards and security\n\n``6221. Prohibition on international inspections of Department of Energy\nfacilities unless protection of restricted data is certified.\n``6222. Restrictions on access to national security laboratories by\nforeign visitors from sensitive countries.\n``6223. Background investigations of certain personnel at Department of\nEnergy facilities.\n``6224. Department of Energy counterintelligence polygraph program.\n``6225. Notice to congressional committees of certain security and\ncounterintelligence failures within atomic energy defense\nprograms.\n``6226. Annual report and certification on status of security of atomic\nenergy defense facilities.\n``6227. Protection of certain nuclear facilities and assets from\nunmanned aircraft.\n``6228. Reporting on penetrations of networks of contractors and\nsubcontractors.\n\n``subchapter ii--classified information\n\n``6231. Review of certain documents before declassification and release.\n``6232. Protection against inadvertent release of restricted data and\nformerly restricted data.\n``6233. Supplement to plan for declassification of restricted data and\nformerly restricted data.\n``6234. Protection of classified information during laboratory-to-\nlaboratory exchanges.\n``6235. Identification in budget materials of amounts for\ndeclassification activities and limitation on expenditures for\nsuch activities.\n\n``Chapter 606--Personnel Matters\n\n``subchapter i--personnel management\n\n``6241. Authority for appointment of certain scientific, engineering,\nand technical personnel.\n``6242. Whistleblower protection program.\n``6243. Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities workforce\nrestructuring plan.\n``6244. Authority to provide certificate of commendation to Department\nof Energy and contractor employees for exemplary service in\nstockpile stewardship and security.\n\n``subchapter ii--education and training\n\n``6251. Executive management training in Department of Energy.\n``6252. Stockpile stewardship recruitment and training program.\n``6253. Fellowship program for development of skills critical to the\nnuclear security enterprise.\n\n``subchapter iii--worker safety\n\n``6261. Worker protection at nuclear weapons facilities.\n``6262. Safety oversight and enforcement at defense nuclear facilities.\n``6263. Program to monitor department of energy workers exposed to\nhazardous and radioactive substances.\n``6264. Programs for persons who may have been exposed to radiation\nreleased from Hanford Nuclear Reservation.\n``6265. Use of probabilistic risk assessment to ensure nuclear safety of\nfacilities of the Administration and the Office of\nEnvironmental Management.\n``6266. Notification of nuclear criticality and non-nuclear incidents.\n\n``Chapter 607--Budget and Financial Management Matters\n\n``subchapter i--recurring national security authorization provisions\n\n``6271. Definitions.\n``6272. Reprogramming.\n``6273. Minor construction projects.\n``6274. General plant projects.\n``6275. Limits on construction projects.\n``6276. Fund transfer authority.\n``6277. Conceptual and construction design.\n``6278. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction\nactivities.\n``6279. Scope of authority to carry out plant projects.\n``6280. Availability of funds.\n``6281. Transfer of defense environmental cleanup funds.\n``6282. Transfer of weapons activities funds.\n``6283. Funds available for all national security programs of the\nDepartment of Energy.\n``6284. Notification of cost overruns for certain Department of Energy\nprojects.\n``6285. Life-cycle cost estimates of certain atomic energy defense\ncapital assets.\n``6286. Use of best practices for capital asset projects and nuclear\nweapon life extension programs.\n``6287. Matters relating to critical decisions.\n``6288. Unfunded priorities of the Administration.\n``6289. Review of adequacy of nuclear weapons budget.\n``6290. Improvements to cost estimates informing analyses of\nalternatives.\n\n``subchapter ii--penalties\n\n``6301. Restriction on use of funds to pay penalties under environmental\nlaws.\n``6302. Restriction on use of funds to pay penalties under Clean Air\nAct.\n\n``subchapter iii--other matters\n\n``6311. Reports on financial balances for atomic energy defense\nactivities.\n``6312. Independent acquisition project reviews of capital assets\nacquisition projects.\n\n``Chapter 608--Administrative Matters\n\n``subchapter i--contracts\n\n``6321. Costs not allowed under covered contracts.\n``6322. Prohibition and report on bonuses to contractors operating\ndefense nuclear facilities.\n``6323. Assessments of emergency preparedness of defense nuclear\nfacilities.\n``6324. Contractor liability for injury or loss of property arising out\nof atomic weapons testing programs.\n``6325. Notice-and-wait requirement applicable to certain third-party\nfinancing arrangements.\n``6326. Publication of contractor performance evaluations leading to\naward fees.\n``6327. Enhanced procurement authority to manage supply chain risk.\n``6328. Cost-benefit analyses for competition of management and\noperating contracts.\n\n``subchapter ii--research and development\n\n``6331. Laboratory-directed research and development programs.\n``6332. Laboratory-directed research and development.\n``6333. Funding for laboratory directed research and development.\n``6334. Charges to individual program, project, or activity.\n``6335. Limitations on use of funds for laboratory directed research and\ndevelopment purposes.\n``6336. Report on use of funds for certain research and development\npurposes.\n``6337. Critical technology partnerships and cooperative research and\ndevelopment centers.\n``6338. University-based research collaboration program.\n``6339. Limitation on establishing an enduring bioassurance program\nwithin the administration.\n\n``subchapter iii--facilities management\n\n``6351. Transfers of real property at certain Department of Energy\nfacilities.\n``6352. Engineering and manufacturing research, development, and\ndemonstration by managers of certain nuclear weapons\nproduction facilities.\n``6353. Activities at covered nuclear weapons facilities.\n``6354. Pilot program relating to use of proceeds of disposal or\nutilization of certain department of energy assets.\n``6355. Department of Energy energy parks program.\n``6356. Authority to use passenger carriers for contractor commuting.\n\n``subchapter iv--other matters\n\n``6361. Payment of costs of operation and maintenance of infrastructure\nat Nevada National Security Site.\n``6362. University-based defense nuclear policy collaboration program.\n\n``CHAPTER 601--ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS\n\n``Sec. 6101. Definitions\n``Except as otherwise provided, in this subpart:\n``(1) The term `Administration' means the National Nuclear\nSecurity Administration.\n``(2) The term `Administrator' means the Administrator for\nNuclear Security.\n``(3) The term `classified information' means any information\nthat has been determined pursuant to Executive Order No. 12333 of\nDecember 4, 1981 (50 U.S.C. 3001 note), Executive Order No. 12958\nof April 17, 1995 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note), Executive Order No. 13526\nof December 29, 2009 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note), or successor orders, to\nrequire protection against unauthorized disclosure and that is so\ndesignated.\n``(4) The terms `defense nuclear facility' and `Department of\nEnergy defense nuclear facility' have the meaning given the term\n`Department of Energy defense nuclear facility' in section 318 of\nthe Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286g).\n``(5) The term `nuclear security enterprise' means the physical\nfacilities, technology, and human capital of the national security\nlaboratories and the nuclear weapons production facilities.\n``(6) The term `national security laboratory' means any of the\nfollowing:\n``(A) Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New\nMexico.\n``(B) Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New\nMexico, and Livermore, California.\n``(C) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore,\nCalifornia.\n``(7) The term `Nuclear Weapons Council' means the Nuclear\nWeapons Council established by section 179.\n``(8) The term `nuclear weapons production facility' means any\nof the following:\n``(A) The Kansas City National Security Campus, Kansas\nCity, Missouri.\n``(B) The Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas.\n``(C) The Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge,\nTennessee.\n``(D) The Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina.\n``(E) The Nevada National Security Site, Nevada.\n``(F) Any facility of the Department of Energy that the\nSecretary of Energy, in consultation with the Administrator and\nCongress, determines to be consistent with the mission of the\nAdministration.\n``(9) The term `Restricted Data' has the meaning given such\nterm in section 11 y. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.\n2014(y)).\n``Sec. 6102. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program\n``The provisions of Executive Order Numbered 12344, dated February\n1, 1982, pertaining to the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, shall\nremain in force until changed by law.\n``Sec. 6103. Management structure for nuclear security enterprise\n``(a) In General.--The Administrator shall establish a management\nstructure for the nuclear security enterprise in accordance with the\nNational Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.).\n``(b) National Nuclear Security Administration Council.--\n``(1) The Administrator shall establish a council to be known\nas the `National Nuclear Security Administration Council'. The\nCouncil may advise the Administrator on--\n``(A) scientific and technical issues relating to policy\nmatters;\n``(B) operational concerns;\n``(C) strategic planning;\n``(D) the development of priorities relating to the mission\nand operations of the Administration and the nuclear security\nenterprise; and\n``(E) such other matters as the Administrator determines\nappropriate.\n``(2) The Council shall be composed of the directors of the\nnational security laboratories and the nuclear weapons production\nfacilities.\n``(3) The Council may provide the Administrator or the\nSecretary of Energy recommendations--\n``(A) for improving the governance, management,\neffectiveness, and efficiency of the Administration; and\n``(B) relating to any other matter in accordance with\nparagraph (1).\n``(4) Not later than 60 days after the date on which any\nrecommendation under paragraph (3) is received, the Administrator\nor the Secretary, as the case may be, shall respond to the Council\nwith respect to whether such recommendation will be implemented and\nthe reasoning for implementing or not implementing such\nrecommendation.\n``(c) Rule of Construction.--This section may not be construed as\naffecting the authority of the Secretary of Energy, in carrying out\nnational security programs, with respect to the management, planning,\nand oversight of the Administration or as affecting the delegation by\nthe Secretary of authority to carry out such activities, as set forth\nunder subsection (a) of section 4102 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act\n(50 U.S.C. 2512) as it existed before the date of the enactment of the\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law\n112-239; 126 Stat. 2169).\n``Sec. 6104. Monitoring of industrial base for nuclear weapons\ncomponents, subsystems, and materials\n``(a) Designation of Official.--Not later than March 1, 2021, the\nAdministrator shall designate a senior official within the\nAdministration to be responsible for monitoring the industrial base\nthat supports the nuclear weapons components, subsystems, and materials\nof the Administration, including--\n``(1) the consistent monitoring of the current status of the\nindustrial base;\n``(2) tracking of industrial base issues over time; and\n``(3) proactively identifying gaps or risks in specific areas\nrelating to the industrial base.\n``(b) Provision of Resources.--The Administrator shall ensure that\nthe official designated under subsection (a) is provided with resources\nsufficient to conduct the monitoring required by that subsection.\n``(c) Consultations.--The Administrator, acting through the\nofficial designated under subsection (a), shall, to the extent\npracticable and beneficial, in conducting the monitoring required by\nthat subsection, consult with--\n``(1) officials of the Department of Defense who are members of\nthe Nuclear Weapons Council established under section 179;\n``(2) officials of the Department of Defense responsible for\nthe defense industrial base; and\n``(3) other components of the Department of Energy that rely on\nsimilar components, subsystems, or materials.\n``(d) Briefings.--\n``(1) Initial briefing.--Not later than April 1, 2021, the\nAdministrator shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of\nthe Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the\ndesignation of the official required by subsection (a), including\non--\n``(A) the responsibilities assigned to that official; and\n``(B) the plan for providing that official with resources\nsufficient to conduct the monitoring required by subsection\n(a).\n``(2) Subsequent briefings.--Not later than April 1, 2022, and\nannually thereafter through 2024, the Administrator shall provide\nto the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of\nRepresentatives a briefing on activities carried out under this\nsection that includes an assessment of the progress made by the\nofficial designated under subsection (a) in conducting the\nmonitoring required by that subsection.\n``(e) Reports.--The Administrator, acting through the official\ndesignated under subsection (a), shall submit to the Committees on\nArmed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives,\ncontemporaneously with each briefing required by subsection (d)(2), a\nreport--\n``(1) identifying actual or potential risks to or specific gaps\nin any element of the industrial base that supports the nuclear\nweapons components, subsystems, or materials of the Administration;\n``(2) describing the actions the Administration is taking to\nfurther assess, characterize, and prioritize such risks and gaps;\n``(3) describing mitigating actions, if any, the Administration\nhas underway or planned to mitigate any such risks or gaps;\n``(4) setting forth the anticipated timelines and resources\nneeded for such mitigating actions; and\n``(5) describing the nature of any coordination with or burden\nsharing by other departments or agencies of the Federal Government\nor the private sector to address such risks and gaps.\n``Sec. 6105. Common financial reporting system for the nuclear security\nenterprise\n``(a) In General.--By not later than four years after the date of\nthe enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2017 (Public Law 114-328), the Administrator shall, in consultation\nwith the National Nuclear Security Administration Council established\nby section 6103, complete, to the extent practicable, the\nimplementation of a common financial reporting system for the nuclear\nsecurity enterprise.\n``(b) Elements.--The common financial reporting system implemented\npursuant to subsection (a) shall include the following:\n``(1) Common data reporting requirements for work performed\nusing funds of the Administration, including reporting of financial\ndata by standardized labor categories, labor hours, functional\nelements, and cost elements.\n``(2) A common work breakdown structure for the Administration\nthat aligns contractor work breakdown structures with the budget\nstructure of the Administration.\n``(3) Definitions and methodologies for identifying and\nreporting costs for programs of records and base capabilities\nwithin the Administration.\n``(4) A capability to leverage, where appropriate, the Defense\nCost Analysis Resource Center of the Office of Cost Assessment and\nProgram Evaluation of the Department of Defense using historical\ncosting data by the Administration.\n``(c) Reports.--\n``(1) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2017, and annually\nthereafter, the Administrator shall, in consultation with the\nNational Nuclear Security Administration Council, submit to the\ncongressional defense committees a report on progress of the\nAdministration toward implementing a common financial reporting\nsystem for the nuclear security enterprise as required by\nsubsection (a).\n``(2) Report.--Each report under this subsection shall include\nthe following:\n``(A) A summary of activities, accomplishments, challenges,\nbenefits, and costs related to the implementation of a common\nfinancial reporting system for the nuclear security enterprise\nduring the year preceding the year in which such report is\nsubmitted.\n``(B) A summary of planned activities in connection with\nthe implementation of a common financial reporting system for\nthe nuclear security enterprise in the year in which such\nreport is submitted.\n``(C) A description of any anticipated modifications to the\nschedule for implementing a common financial reporting system\nfor the nuclear security enterprise, including an update on\npossible risks, challenges, and costs related to such\nimplementation.\n``(3) Termination.--No report is required under this subsection\nafter the completion of the implementation of a common financial\nreporting system for the nuclear security enterprise.\n``Sec. 6106. Restriction on licensing requirement for certain defense\nactivities and facilities\n``None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by the Department\nof Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy\nAuthorization Act of 1981 (Public Law 96-540; 94 Stat. 3197) or any\nother Act may be used for any purpose related to licensing of any\ndefense activity or facility of the Department of Energy by the Nuclear\nRegulatory Commission.\n``Sec. 6107. Establishment of Center for Security Technology, Analysis,\nResponse, and Testing\n``(a) Establishment.--The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall\nestablish within the nuclear security enterprise a Center for Security\nTechnology, Analysis, Response, and Testing.\n``(b) Duties.--The center established under subsection (a) shall\ncarry out the following:\n``(1) Provide to the Administrator, the Chief of Defense\nNuclear Security, and the management and operating contractors of\nthe nuclear security enterprise a wide range of objective expertise\non security technologies, systems, analysis, testing, and response\nforces.\n``(2) Assist the Administrator in developing standards,\nrequirements, analysis methods, and testing criteria with respect\nto security.\n``(3) Collect, analyze, and distribute lessons learned with\nrespect to security.\n``(4) Support inspections and oversight activities with respect\nto security.\n``(5) Promote professional development and training for\nsecurity professionals.\n``(6) Provide for advance and bulk procurement for security-\nrelated acquisitions that affect multiple facilities of the nuclear\nsecurity enterprise.\n``(7) Advocate for continual improvement and security\nexcellence throughout the nuclear security enterprise.\n``(8) Such other duties as the Administrator may assign.\n\n``CHAPTER 602--NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE MATTERS\n\n``SUBCHAPTER I--STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP AND WEAPONS PRODUCTION\n\n``Sec. 6111. Stockpile stewardship program\n``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Energy, acting through the\nAdministrator, shall establish a stewardship program to ensure--\n``(1) the preservation of the core intellectual and technical\ncompetencies of the United States in nuclear weapons, including\nweapons design, system integration, manufacturing, security, use\ncontrol, reliability assessment, and certification; and\n``(2) that the nuclear weapons stockpile is safe, secure, and\nreliable without the use of underground nuclear weapons testing.\n``(b) Program Elements.--The program shall include the following:\n``(1) An increased level of effort for the construction of new\nfacilities and the modernization of existing facilities with\nproduction and manufacturing capabilities that are necessary to\nsupport the deterrence of strategic attacks against the United\nStates by maintaining and enhancing the performance, reliability,\nand security of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile,\nincluding--\n``(A) the nuclear weapons production facilities; and\n``(B) production and manufacturing capabilities resident in\nthe national security laboratories.\n``(2) Support for advanced computational capabilities to\nenhance the simulation and modeling capabilities of the United\nStates with respect to the performance over time of nuclear\nweapons.\n``(3) Support for above-ground experimental programs, such as\nhydrotesting, high-energy lasers, inertial confinement fusion,\nplasma physics, and materials research.\n``(4) Support for the modernization of facilities and projects\nthat contribute to the experimental capabilities of the United\nStates that support the sustainment and modernization of the United\nStates nuclear weapons stockpile and the capabilities required to\nassess nuclear weapons effects.\n``(5) Support for the use of, and experiments facilitated by,\nthe advanced experimental facilities of the United States,\nincluding--\n``(A) the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore\nNational Laboratory;\n``(B) the Dual Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic Test Facility\nat Los Alamos National Laboratory;\n``(C) the Z Machine at Sandia National Laboratories; and\n``(D) the experimental facilities at the Nevada National\nSecurity Site.\n``Sec. 6112. Portfolio management framework for National Nuclear\nSecurity Administration\n``(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2022 (Public Law 117-81), the Administrator shall--\n``(1) in consultation with the Nuclear Weapons Council\nestablished under section 179, develop and implement a portfolio\nmanagement framework for the nuclear security enterprise that--\n``(A) defines the Administration's portfolio of nuclear\nweapons stockpile and infrastructure maintenance and\nmodernization programs;\n``(B) establishes a portfolio governance structure,\nincluding portfolio-level selection criteria, prioritization\ncriteria, and performance metrics;\n``(C) outlines the approach of the Administration to\nmanaging that portfolio; and\n``(D) incorporates the leading practices identified by the\nComptroller General of the United States in the report titled\n``Nuclear Security Enterprise: NNSA Should Use Portfolio\nManagement Leading Practices to Support Modernization Efforts''\n(GAO-21-398) and dated June 2021; and\n``(2) complete an integrated, comprehensive assessment of the\nportfolio management capabilities required to execute the weapons\nactivities portfolio of the Administration.\n``(b) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than June 1, 2022, the\nAdministrator shall provide to the congressional defense committees a\nbriefing on--\n``(1) the progress of the Administrator in developing the\nframework described in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and\ncompleting the assessment required by paragraph (2) of that\nsubsection; and\n``(2) the plans of the Administrator for implementing the\nrecommendations of the Comptroller General in the report referred\nto in paragraph (1)(D) of that subsection.\n``Sec. 6113. Stockpile stewardship criteria\n``(a) Requirement for Criteria.--The Secretary of Energy shall\ndevelop clear and specific criteria for judging whether the science-\nbased tools being used by the Department of Energy for determining the\nsafety and reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile are performing\nin a manner that will provide an adequate degree of certainty that the\nstockpile is safe and reliable.\n``(b) Coordination With Secretary of Defense.--The Secretary of\nEnergy, in developing the criteria required by subsection (a), shall\ncoordinate with the Secretary of Defense.\n``Sec. 6114. Nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, management, and\nresponsiveness plan\n``(a) Plan Requirement.--The Administrator, in consultation with\nthe Secretary of Defense and other appropriate officials of the\ndepartments and agencies of the Federal Government, shall develop and\nannually update a plan for sustaining the nuclear weapons stockpile.\nThe plan shall cover, at a minimum, stockpile stewardship, stockpile\nmanagement, stockpile responsiveness, stockpile surveillance, program\ndirection, infrastructure modernization, human capital, and nuclear\ntest readiness. The plan shall be consistent with the programmatic and\ntechnical requirements of the most recent annual Nuclear Weapons\nStockpile Memorandum.\n``(b) Submissions to Congress.--\n``(1) In accordance with subsection (c), not later than March\n15 of each even-numbered year, the Administrator shall submit to\nthe congressional defense committees a summary of the plan\ndeveloped under subsection (a).\n``(2) In accordance with subsection (d), not later than March\n15 of each odd-numbered year, the Administrator shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees a detailed report on the plan\ndeveloped under subsection (a).\n``(3) The summaries and reports required by this subsection\nshall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a\nclassified annex.\n``(c) Elements of Biennial Plan Summary.--Each summary of the plan\nsubmitted under subsection (b)(1) shall include, at a minimum, the\nfollowing:\n``(1) A summary of the status of the nuclear weapons stockpile,\nincluding the number and age of warheads (including both active and\ninactive) for each warhead type.\n``(2) A summary of the status, plans, budgets, and schedules\nfor warhead life extension programs and any other programs to\nmodify, update, or replace warhead types.\n``(3) A summary of the methods and information used to\ndetermine that the nuclear weapons stockpile is safe and reliable,\nas well as the relationship of science-based tools to the\ncollection and interpretation of such information.\n``(4) A summary of the status of the nuclear security\nenterprise, including programs and plans for infrastructure\nmodernization and retention of human capital, as well as associated\nbudgets and schedules.\n``(5) A summary of the status, plans, and budgets for carrying\nout the stockpile responsiveness program under section 6131.\n``(6) A summary of the plan regarding the research and\ndevelopment, deployment, and lifecycle sustainment of technologies\ndescribed in subsection (d)(7).\n``(7) A summary of the assessment under subsection (d)(8)\nregarding the execution of programs with current and projected\nbudgets and any associated risks.\n``(8) Identification of any modifications or updates to the\nplan since the previous summary or detailed report was submitted\nunder subsection (b).\n``(9) Such other information as the Administrator considers\nappropriate.\n``(d) Elements of Biennial Detailed Report.--Each detailed report\non the plan submitted under subsection (b)(2) shall include, at a\nminimum, the following:\n``(1) With respect to stockpile stewardship, stockpile\nmanagement, and stockpile responsiveness--\n``(A) the status of the nuclear weapons stockpile,\nincluding the number and age of warheads (including both active\nand inactive) for each warhead type;\n``(B) for each five-year period occurring during the period\nbeginning on the date of the report and ending on the date that\nis 20 years after the date of the report--\n``(i) the planned number of nuclear warheads (including\nactive and inactive) for each warhead type in the nuclear\nweapons stockpile; and\n``(ii) the past and projected future total lifecycle\ncost of each type of nuclear weapon;\n``(C) the status, plans, budgets, and schedules for warhead\nlife extension programs and any other programs to modify,\nupdate, or replace warhead types;\n``(D) a description of the process by which the\nAdministrator assesses the lifetimes, and requirements for life\nextension or replacement, of the nuclear and non-nuclear\ncomponents of the warheads (including active and inactive\nwarheads) in the nuclear weapons stockpile;\n``(E) a description of the process used in recertifying the\nsafety, security, and reliability of each warhead type in the\nnuclear weapons stockpile;\n``(F) any concerns of the Administrator that would affect\nthe ability of the Administrator to recertify the safety,\nsecurity, or reliability of warheads in the nuclear weapons\nstockpile (including active and inactive warheads);\n``(G) mechanisms to provide for the manufacture,\nmaintenance, and modernization of each warhead type in the\nnuclear weapons stockpile, as needed;\n``(H) mechanisms to expedite the collection of information\nnecessary for carrying out the stockpile management program\nrequired by section 6116, including information relating to the\naging of materials and components, new manufacturing\ntechniques, and the replacement or substitution of materials;\n``(I) mechanisms to ensure the appropriate assignment of\nroles and missions for each national security laboratory and\nnuclear weapons production facility, including mechanisms for\nallocation of workload, mechanisms to ensure the carrying out\nof appropriate modernization activities, and mechanisms to\nensure the retention of skilled personnel;\n``(J) mechanisms to ensure that each national security\nlaboratory has full and complete access to all weapons data to\nenable a rigorous peer-review process to support the annual\nassessment of the condition of the nuclear weapons stockpile\nrequired under section 6117;\n``(K) mechanisms for allocating funds for activities under\nthe stockpile management program required by section 6116,\nincluding allocations of funds by weapon type and facility;\n``(L) for each of the five fiscal years following the\nfiscal year in which the report is submitted, an identification\nof the funds needed to carry out the program required under\nsection 6116;\n``(M) the status, plans, activities, budgets, and schedules\nfor carrying out the stockpile responsiveness program under\nsection 6131;\n``(N) for each of the five fiscal years following the\nfiscal year in which the report is submitted, an identification\nof the funds needed to carry out the program required under\nsection 6131; and\n``(O) as required, when assessing and developing prototype\nnuclear weapons of foreign countries, a report from the\ndirectors of the national security laboratories on the need and\nplan for such assessment and development that includes separate\ncomments on the plan from the Secretary of Energy and the\nDirector of National Intelligence.\n``(2) With respect to science-based tools--\n``(A) a description of the information needed to determine\nthat the nuclear weapons stockpile is safe and reliable;\n``(B) for each science-based tool used to collect\ninformation described in subparagraph (A), the relationship\nbetween such tool and such information and the effectiveness of\nsuch tool in providing such information based on the criteria\ndeveloped pursuant to section 6113(a); and\n``(C) the criteria developed under section 6113(a)\n(including any updates to such criteria).\n``(3) An assessment of the stockpile stewardship program under\nsection 6111(a) by the Administrator, in consultation with the\ndirectors of the national security laboratories, which shall set\nforth--\n``(A) an identification and description of--\n``(i) any key technical challenges to the stockpile\nstewardship program; and\n``(ii) the strategies to address such challenges\nwithout the use of nuclear testing;\n``(B) a strategy for using the science-based tools\n(including advanced simulation and computing capabilities) of\neach national security laboratory to ensure that the nuclear\nweapons stockpile is safe, secure, and reliable without the use\nof nuclear testing;\n``(C) an assessment of the science-based tools (including\nadvanced simulation and computing capabilities) of each\nnational security laboratory that exist at the time of the\nassessment compared with the science-based tools expected to\nexist during the period covered by the future-years nuclear\nsecurity program; and\n``(D) an assessment of the core scientific and technical\ncompetencies required to achieve the objectives of the\nstockpile stewardship program and other weapons activities and\nweapons-related activities of the Administration, including--\n``(i) the number of scientists, engineers, and\ntechnicians, by discipline, required to maintain such\ncompetencies; and\n``(ii) a description of any shortage of such\nindividuals that exists at the time of the assessment\ncompared with any shortage expected to exist during the\nperiod covered by the future-years nuclear security\nprogram.\n``(4) With respect to the nuclear security infrastructure--\n``(A) a description of the modernization and refurbishment\nmeasures the Administrator determines necessary to meet the\nrequirements prescribed in--\n``(i) the national security strategy of the United\nStates as set forth in the most recent national security\nstrategy report of the President under section 108 of the\nNational Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043) if such\nstrategy has been submitted as of the date of the plan;\n``(ii) the most recent national defense strategy as of\nthe date of the plan; and\n``(iii) the most recent Nuclear Posture Review as of\nthe date of the plan;\n``(B) a schedule for implementing the measures described\nunder subparagraph (A) during the 10-year period following the\ndate of the plan;\n``(C) the estimated levels of annual funds the\nAdministrator determines necessary to carry out the measures\ndescribed under subparagraph (A), including a discussion of the\ncriteria, evidence, and strategies on which such estimated\nlevels of annual funds are based; and\n``(D)(i) a description of--\n``(I) the metrics (based on industry best practices)\nused by the Administrator to determine the infrastructure\ndeferred maintenance and repair needs of the nuclear\nsecurity enterprise; and\n``(II) the percentage of replacement plant value being\nspent on maintenance and repair needs of the nuclear\nsecurity enterprise; and\n``(ii) an explanation of whether the annual spending on\nsuch needs complies with the recommendation of the National\nResearch Council of the National Academies of Sciences,\nEngineering, and Medicine that such spending be in an amount\nequal to four percent of the replacement plant value, and, if\nnot, the reasons for such noncompliance and a plan for how the\nAdministrator will ensure facilities of the nuclear security\nenterprise are being properly sustained.\n``(5) With respect to the nuclear test readiness of the United\nStates--\n``(A) an estimate of the period of time that would be\nnecessary for the Administrator to conduct an underground test\nof a nuclear weapon once directed by the President to conduct\nsuch a test;\n``(B) a description of the level of test readiness that the\nAdministrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense,\ndetermines to be appropriate;\n``(C) a list and description of the workforce skills and\ncapabilities that are essential to carrying out an underground\nnuclear test at the Nevada National Security Site;\n``(D) a list and description of the infrastructure and\nphysical plants that are essential to carrying out an\nunderground nuclear test at the Nevada National Security Site;\nand\n``(E) an assessment of the readiness status of the skills\nand capabilities described in subparagraph (C) and the\ninfrastructure and physical plants described in subparagraph\n(D).\n``(6) A strategy for the integrated management of plutonium for\nstockpile and stockpile stewardship needs over a 20-year period\nthat includes the following:\n``(A) An assessment of the baseline science issues\nnecessary to understand plutonium aging under static and\ndynamic conditions under manufactured and nonmanufactured\nplutonium geometries.\n``(B) An assessment of scientific and testing\ninstrumentation for plutonium at elemental and bulk conditions.\n``(C) An assessment of manufacturing and handling\ntechnology for plutonium and plutonium components.\n``(D) An assessment of computational models of plutonium\nperformance under static and dynamic loading, including\nmanufactured and nonmanufactured conditions.\n``(E) An identification of any capability gaps with respect\nto the assessments described in subparagraphs (A) through (D).\n``(F) An estimate of costs relating to the issues,\ninstrumentation, technology, and models described in\nsubparagraphs (A) through (D) over the period covered by the\nfuture-years nuclear security program under section 3253 of the\nNational Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2453).\n``(G) An estimate of the cost of eliminating the capability\ngaps identified under subparagraph (E) over the period covered\nby the future-years nuclear security program.\n``(H) Such other items as the Administrator considers\nimportant for the integrated management of plutonium for\nstockpile and stockpile stewardship needs.\n``(7) A plan for the research and development, deployment, and\nlifecycle sustainment of the technologies employed within the\nnuclear security enterprise to address physical and cyber security\nthreats during the five fiscal years following the date of the\nreport, together with--\n``(A) for each site in the nuclear security enterprise, a\ndescription of the technologies deployed to address the\nphysical and cybersecurity threats posed to that site;\n``(B) for each site and for the nuclear security\nenterprise, the methods used by the Administration to establish\npriorities among investments in physical and cybersecurity\ntechnologies; and\n``(C) a detailed description of how the funds identified\nfor each program element specified pursuant to paragraph (1) in\nthe budget for the Administration for each fiscal year during\nthat five-fiscal-year period will help carry out that plan.\n``(8) An assessment of whether the programs described by the\nreport can be executed with current and projected budgets and any\nassociated risks.\n``(9) Identification of any modifications or updates to the\nplan since the previous summary or detailed report was submitted\nunder subsection (b).\n``(e) Nuclear Weapons Council Assessment.--\n``(1) For each detailed report on the plan submitted under\nsubsection (b)(2), the Nuclear Weapons Council shall conduct an\nassessment that includes the following:\n``(A) An analysis of the plan, including--\n``(i) whether the plan supports the requirements of the\nnational security strategy of the United States referred to\nin subsection (d)(4)(A)(i), the most recent the national\ndefense strategy, and the most recent Nuclear Posture\nReview;\n``(ii) whether the modernization and refurbishment\nmeasures described under subparagraph (A) of subsection\n(d)(4) and the schedule described under subparagraph (B) of\nsuch subsection are adequate to support such requirements;\nand\n``(iii) whether the plan supports the stockpile\nresponsiveness program under section 6131 in a manner that\nmeets the objectives of such program and an identification\nof any improvements that may be made to the plan to better\ncarry out such program.\n``(B) An analysis of whether the plan adequately addresses\nthe requirements for infrastructure recapitalization of the\nfacilities of the nuclear security enterprise.\n``(C) If the Nuclear Weapons Council determines that the\nplan does not adequately support modernization and\nrefurbishment requirements under subparagraph (A) or the\nnuclear security enterprise facilities infrastructure\nrecapitalization requirements under subparagraph (B), a risk\nassessment with respect to--\n``(i) supporting the annual certification of the\nnuclear weapons stockpile; and\n``(ii) maintaining the long-term safety, security, and\nreliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile.\n``(2) Not later than 180 days after the date on which the\nAdministrator submits the plan under subsection (b)(2), the Nuclear\nWeapons Council shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees a report detailing the assessment required under\nparagraph (1).\n``(f) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `budget', with respect to a fiscal year, means\nthe budget for that fiscal year that is submitted to Congress by\nthe President under section 1105(a) of title 31.\n``(2) The term `future-years nuclear security program' means\nthe program required by section 3253 of the National Nuclear\nSecurity Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2453).\n``(3) The term `national defense strategy' means the review of\nthe defense programs and policies of the United States that is\ncarried out every four years under section 113(g).\n``(4) The term `nuclear security budget materials', with\nrespect to a fiscal year, means the materials submitted to Congress\nby the Administrator in support of the budget for that fiscal year.\n``(5) The term `weapons activities' means each activity within\nthe budget category of weapons activities in the budget of the\nAdministration.\n``(6) The term `weapons-related activities' means each activity\nunder the Department of Energy that involves nuclear weapons,\nnuclear weapons technology, or fissile or radioactive materials,\nincluding activities related to--\n``(A) nuclear nonproliferation;\n``(B) nuclear forensics;\n``(C) nuclear intelligence;\n``(D) nuclear safety; and\n``(E) nuclear incident response.\n``Sec. 6115. Major warhead refurbishment program\n``In fiscal year 2015 and subsequent fiscal years, the Secretary of\nEnergy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report,\non each major warhead refurbishment program that reaches the Phase 6.3\nmilestone, that provides an analysis of alternatives. Such report shall\ninclude--\n``(1) a full description of alternatives considered prior to\nthe award of Phase 6.3;\n``(2) a comparison of the costs and benefits of each of those\nalternatives, to include an analysis of trade-offs among cost,\nschedule, and performance objectives against each alternative\nconsidered;\n``(3) identification of the cost and risk of critical\ntechnology elements associated with each alternative, including\ntechnology maturity, integration risk, manufacturing feasibility,\nand demonstration needs;\n``(4) identification of the cost and risk of additional capital\nasset and infrastructure capabilities required to support\nproduction and certification of each alternative;\n``(5) a comparative analysis of the risks, costs, and\nscheduling needs for any military requirement intended to enhance\nwarhead safety, security, or maintainability, including any\nrequirement to consolidate and/or integrate warhead systems or mods\nas compared to at least one other feasible refurbishment\nalternative the Nuclear Weapons Council considers appropriate; and\n``(6) a life-cycle cost estimate for the alternative selected\nthat details the overall cost, scope, and schedule planning\nassumptions.\n``Sec. 6116. Stockpile management program\n``(a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Energy, acting through\nthe Administrator and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense,\nshall carry out a program, in support of the stockpile stewardship\nprogram, to provide for the effective management, modernization, and\nreplacement, as required, of the weapons in the nuclear weapons\nstockpile. The program shall have the following objectives:\n``(1) To enhance the performance and reliability of the nuclear\nweapons stockpile of the United States.\n``(2) To further reduce the likelihood of the resumption of\nunderground nuclear weapons testing.\n``(3) To maintain the safety and security of the nuclear\nweapons stockpile.\n``(4) To optimize the future size of the nuclear weapons\nstockpile.\n``(5) To reduce the risk of an accidental detonation of an\nelement of the stockpile.\n``(6) To reduce the risk of an element of the stockpile being\nused by a person or entity hostile to the United States, its vital\ninterests, or its allies.\n``(b) Program Limitations.--In carrying out the stockpile\nmanagement program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy shall\nensure that--\n``(1) any changes made to the stockpile shall be consistent\nwith the objectives identified in subsection (a);\n``(2) any changes made to the stockpile consistent with the\nobjectives identified in subsection (a) are carried out in a cost\neffective manner; and\n``(3) any such changes made to the stockpile shall--\n``(A) be well understood and certifiable without the need\nto resume underground nuclear weapons testing;\n``(B) use the design, certification, and production\nexpertise resident in the nuclear security enterprise to\nfulfill current mission requirements of the existing stockpile;\nand\n``(C) develop future generations of design, certification,\nand production expertise in the nuclear security enterprise to\nsupport the fulfillment of mission requirements of the future\nstockpile.\n``(c) Program Budget.--In accordance with the requirements under\nsection 6120, for each budget submitted by the President to Congress\nunder section 1105 of title 31, the amounts requested for the program\nunder this section shall be clearly identified in the budget\njustification materials submitted to Congress in support of that\nbudget.\n``Sec. 6117. Annual assessments and reports to the President and\nCongress regarding the condition of the United States nuclear\nweapons stockpile\n``(a) Annual Assessments Required.--For each nuclear weapon type in\nthe stockpile of the United States, each official specified in\nsubsection (b) on an annual basis shall, to the extent such official is\ndirectly responsible for the safety, reliability, performance, or\nmilitary effectiveness of that nuclear weapon type, complete an\nassessment of the safety, reliability, performance, or military\neffectiveness (as the case may be) of that nuclear weapon type.\n``(b) Covered Officials.--The officials referred to in subsection\n(a) are the following:\n``(1) The head of each national security laboratory.\n``(2) The Commander of the United States Strategic Command.\n``(c) Dual Validation Teams in Support of Assessments.--In support\nof the assessments required by subsection (a), the Administrator may\nestablish teams, known as `dual validation teams', to provide each\nnational security laboratory responsible for weapons design with\nindependent evaluations of the condition of each warhead for which such\nlaboratory has lead responsibility. A dual validation team established\nby the Administrator shall--\n``(1) be comprised of weapons experts from the laboratory that\ndoes not have lead responsibility for fielding the warhead being\nevaluated;\n``(2) have access to all surveillance and underground test data\nfor all stockpile systems for use in the independent evaluations;\n``(3) use all relevant available data to conduct independent\ncalculations; and\n``(4) pursue independent experiments to support the independent\nevaluations.\n``(d) Use of Teams of Experts for Assessments.--The head of each\nnational security laboratory shall establish and use one or more teams\nof experts, known as `red teams', to assist in the assessments required\nby subsection (a). Each such team shall include experts from both of\nthe other national security laboratories. Each such team for a national\nsecurity laboratory shall--\n``(1) review both the matters covered by the assessments under\nsubsection (a) performed by the head of that laboratory and any\nindependent evaluations conducted by a dual validation team under\nsubsection (c);\n``(2) subject such matters to challenge; and\n``(3) submit the results of such review and challenge, together\nwith the findings and recommendations of such team with respect to\nsuch review and challenge, to the head of that laboratory.\n``(e) Report on Assessments.--Not later than December 1 of each\nyear, each official specified in subsection (b) shall submit to the\nSecretary concerned, and to the Nuclear Weapons Council, a report on\nthe assessments that such official was required by subsection (a) to\ncomplete. The report shall include the following:\n``(1) The results of each such assessment.\n``(2)(A) Such official's determination as to whether or not one\nor more underground nuclear tests are necessary to resolve any\nissues identified in the assessments and, if so--\n``(i) an identification of the specific underground nuclear\ntests that are necessary to resolve such issues; and\n``(ii) a discussion of why options other than an\nunderground nuclear test are not available or would not resolve\nsuch issues.\n``(B) An identification of the specific underground nuclear\ntests which, while not necessary, might have value in resolving any\nsuch issues and a discussion of the anticipated value of conducting\nsuch tests.\n``(C) Such official's determination as to the readiness of the\nUnited States to conduct the underground nuclear tests identified\nunder subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B), if directed by the President to\ndo so.\n``(3) In the case of a report submitted by the head of a\nnational security laboratory--\n``(A) a concise statement regarding the adequacy of the\nscience-based tools and methods, including with respect to\ncyber assurance, being used to determine the matters covered by\nthe assessments;\n``(B) a concise statement regarding the adequacy of the\ntools and methods employed by the manufacturing infrastructure\nrequired by section 6122 to identify and fix any inadequacy\nwith respect to the matters covered by the assessments, and the\nconfidence of the head in such tools and methods;\n``(C) a concise summary of the findings and recommendations\nof any teams under subsection (d) that relate to the\nassessments, together with a discussion of those findings and\nrecommendations;\n``(D) a concise summary of the results of any independent\nevaluation conducted by a dual validation team under subsection\n(c); and\n``(E) a concise summary of any significant finding\ninvestigations initiated or active during the previous year for\nwhich the head of the national security laboratory has full or\npartial responsibility.\n``(4) In the case of a report submitted by the Commander of the\nUnited States Strategic Command--\n``(A) a discussion of the relative merits of other nuclear\nweapon types (if any), or compensatory measures (if any) that\ncould be taken, that could enable accomplishment of the\nmissions of the nuclear weapon types to which the assessments\nrelate, should such assessments identify any deficiency with\nrespect to such nuclear weapon types;\n``(B) a summary of all major assembly releases in place as\nof the date of the report for the active and inactive nuclear\nweapon stockpiles; and\n``(C) the views of the Commander on the stockpile\nresponsiveness program under section 6131, the activities\nconducted under such program, and any suggestions to improve\nsuch program.\n``(5) An identification and discussion of any matter having an\nadverse effect on the capability of the official submitting the\nreport to accurately determine the matters covered by the\nassessments.\n``(f) Submittals to the President and Congress.--\n``(1) Not later than February 1 of each year, the Secretary of\nDefense and the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the President--\n``(A) each report, without change, submitted to either\nSecretary under subsection (e) during the preceding year;\n``(B) any comments that the Secretaries individually or\njointly consider appropriate with respect to each such report;\n``(C) the conclusions that the Secretaries individually or\njointly reach as to the safety, reliability, performance, and\nmilitary effectiveness of the nuclear weapons stockpile of the\nUnited States; and\n``(D) any other information that the Secretaries\nindividually or jointly consider appropriate.\n``(2) Not later than March 15 of each year, the President shall\nforward to Congress the matters received by the President under\nparagraph (1) for that year, together with any comments the\nPresident considers appropriate.\n``(3) If the President does not forward to Congress the matters\nrequired under paragraph (2) by the date required by such\nparagraph, the officials specified in subsection (b) shall provide\na briefing to the congressional defense committees not later than\nMarch 30 on the report such officials submitted to the Secretary\nconcerned under subsection (e).\n``(g) Classified Form.--Each submittal under subsection (f) shall\nbe in classified form only, with the classification level required for\neach portion of such submittal marked appropriately.\n``(h) Definition.--In this section, the term `Secretary concerned'\nmeans--\n``(1) the Secretary of Energy, with respect to matters\nconcerning the Department of Energy; and\n``(2) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to matters\nconcerning the Department of Defense.\n``Sec. 6118. Form of certifications regarding the safety or reliability\nof the nuclear weapons stockpile\n``Any certification submitted to the President by the Secretary of\nDefense or the Secretary of Energy regarding confidence in the safety\nor reliability of a nuclear weapon type in the United States nuclear\nweapons stockpile shall be submitted in classified form only.\n``Sec. 6119. Nuclear test ban readiness program\n``(a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Energy shall\nestablish and support a program to assure that the United States is in\na position to maintain the reliability, safety, and continued deterrent\neffect of its stockpile of existing nuclear weapons designs in the\nevent that a low-threshold or comprehensive ban on nuclear explosives\ntesting is negotiated and ratified within the framework agreed to by\nthe United States and the Russian Federation.\n``(b) Purposes of Program.--The purposes of the program under\nsubsection (a) shall be the following:\n``(1) To assure that the United States maintains a vigorous\nprogram of stockpile inspection and non-explosive testing so that,\nif a low-threshold or comprehensive test ban is entered into, the\nUnited States remains able to detect and identify potential\nproblems in stockpile reliability and safety in existing designs of\nnuclear weapons.\n``(2) To assure that the specific materials, components,\nprocesses, and personnel needed for the remanufacture of existing\nnuclear weapons or the substitution of alternative nuclear warheads\nare available to support such remanufacture or substitution if such\naction becomes necessary in order to satisfy reliability and safety\nrequirements under a low-threshold or comprehensive test ban\nagreement.\n``(3) To assure that a vigorous program of research in areas\nrelated to nuclear weapons science and engineering is supported so\nthat, if a low-threshold or comprehensive test ban agreement is\nentered into, the United States is able to maintain a base of\ntechnical knowledge about nuclear weapons design and nuclear\nweapons effects.\n``(c) Conduct of Program.--The Secretary of Energy shall carry out\nthe program provided for in subsection (a). The program shall be\ncarried out with the participation of representatives of the Department\nof Defense, the nuclear weapons production facilities, and the national\nsecurity laboratories.\n``Sec. 6120. Requirements for specific request for new or modified\nnuclear weapons\n``(a) Requirement for Request for Funds for Development.--\n``(1) In any fiscal year after fiscal year 2002 in which the\nSecretary of Energy plans to carry out activities described in\nparagraph (2) relating to the development of a new nuclear weapon\nor modified nuclear weapon beyond phase 2 or phase 6.2 (as the case\nmay be) of the nuclear weapon acquisition process, the Secretary--\n``(A) shall specifically request funds for such activities\nin the budget of the President for that fiscal year under\nsection 1105(a) of title 31; and\n``(B) may carry out such activities only if amounts are\nauthorized to be appropriated for such activities by an Act of\nCongress consistent with section 660 of the Department of\nEnergy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7270).\n``(2) The activities described in this paragraph are as\nfollows:\n``(A) The conduct, or provision for conduct, of research\nand development for the production of a new nuclear weapon by\nthe United States.\n``(B) The conduct, or provision for conduct, of engineering\nor manufacturing to carry out the production of a new nuclear\nweapon by the United States.\n``(C) The conduct, or provision for conduct, of research\nand development for the production of a modified nuclear weapon\nby the United States.\n``(D) The conduct, or provision for conduct, of engineering\nor manufacturing to carry out the production of a modified\nnuclear weapon by the United States.\n``(b) Budget Request Format.--In a request for funds under\nsubsection (a), the Secretary shall include a dedicated line item for\neach activity described in subsection (a)(2) for a new nuclear weapon\nor modified nuclear weapon that is in phase 2 or higher or phase 6.2 or\nhigher (as the case may be) of the nuclear weapon acquisition process.\n``(c) Notification and Briefing of Noncovered Activities.--In any\nfiscal year after fiscal year 2022, the Secretary of Energy, acting\nthrough the Administrator, in conjunction with the annual submission of\nthe budget of the President to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of\ntitle 31, shall notify the congressional defense committees of--\n``(1) any activities described in subsection (a)(2) relating to\nthe development of a new nuclear weapon or modified nuclear weapon\nthat, during the calendar year prior to the budget submission, were\ncarried out prior to phase 2 or phase 6.2 (as the case may be) of\nthe nuclear weapon acquisition process; and\n``(2) any plans to carry out, prior to phase 2 or phase 6.2 (as\nthe case may be) of the nuclear weapon acquisition process,\nactivities described in subsection (a)(2) relating to the\ndevelopment of a new nuclear weapon or modified nuclear weapon\nduring the fiscal year covered by that budget.\n``(d) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `modified nuclear weapon' means a nuclear weapon\nthat contains a pit or canned subassembly, either of which--\n``(A) is in the nuclear weapons stockpile as of December 2,\n2002; and\n``(B) is being modified in order to meet a military\nrequirement that is other than the military requirements\napplicable to such nuclear weapon when first placed in the\nnuclear weapons stockpile.\n``(2) The term `new nuclear weapon' means a nuclear weapon that\ncontains a pit or canned subassembly, either of which is neither--\n``(A) in the nuclear weapons stockpile on December 2, 2002;\nnor\n``(B) in production as of that date.\n``Sec. 6121. Testing of nuclear weapons\n``(a) Underground Testing.--No underground test of nuclear weapons\nmay be conducted by the United States after September 30, 1996, unless\na foreign state conducts a nuclear test after this date, at which time\nthe prohibition on United States nuclear testing is lifted.\n``(b) Atmospheric Testing.--None of the funds appropriated pursuant\nto the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public\nLaw 103-160; 107 Stat. 1547) or any other Act for any fiscal year may\nbe available to maintain the capability of the United States to conduct\natmospheric testing of a nuclear weapon.\n``Sec. 6122. Manufacturing infrastructure for refabrication and\ncertification of nuclear weapons stockpile\n``(a) Manufacturing Program.--\n``(1) The Secretary of Energy shall carry out a program for\npurposes of establishing within the Government a manufacturing\ninfrastructure that has the capabilities of meeting the following\nobjectives:\n``(A) To provide a stockpile surveillance engineering base.\n``(B) To refabricate and certify weapon components and\ntypes in the enduring nuclear weapons stockpile, as necessary.\n``(C) To fabricate and certify new nuclear warheads, as\nnecessary.\n``(D) To support nuclear weapons.\n``(E) To supply sufficient tritium in support of nuclear\nweapons to ensure an upload hedge in the event circumstances\nrequire.\n``(2) The purpose of the program carried out under paragraph\n(1) shall also be to develop manufacturing capabilities and\ncapacities necessary to meet the requirements specified in the\nannual Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Memorandum.\n``(b) Required Capabilities.--The manufacturing infrastructure\nestablished under the program under subsection (a) shall include the\nfollowing capabilities (modernized to attain the objectives referred to\nin that subsection):\n``(1) The weapons assembly and high explosives manufacturing\ncapabilities of the Pantex Plant.\n``(2) The weapon secondary fabrication capabilities of the Y-12\nNational Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.\n``(3) The capabilities of the Savannah River Site relating to\ntritium recycling and processing.\n``(4) The fissile material component processing and fabrication\ncapabilities of the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility\nand the Los Alamos National Laboratory.\n``(5) The non-nuclear component capabilities of the Kansas City\nNational Security Campus, Kansas City, Missouri.\n``Sec. 6123. Acceleration of depleted uranium manufacturing processes\n``(a) Acceleration of Manufacturing.--The Administrator shall\nrequire the nuclear security enterprise to accelerate the modernization\nof manufacturing processes for depleted uranium by 2030 so that the\nnuclear security enterprise--\n``(1) demonstrates bulk cold hearth melting of depleted uranium\nalloys to augment existing capabilities on an operational basis for\nwar reserve components;\n``(2) manufactures, on a repeatable and ongoing basis, war\nreserve depleted uranium alloy components using net shape casting;\n``(3) demonstrates, if possible, a production facility to\nconduct routine operations for manufacturing depleted uranium alloy\ncomponents outside of the current perimeter security fencing of the\nY-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; and\n``(4) has available high purity depleted uranium for the\nproduction of war reserve components.\n``(b) Annual Briefing.--Not later than March 31, 2023, and annually\nthereafter through 2030, the Administrator shall provide to the\ncongressional defense committees a briefing on--\n``(1) progress made in carrying out subsection (a);\n``(2) the cost of activities conducted under such subsection\nduring the preceding fiscal year; and\n``(3) the ability of the nuclear security enterprise to convert\ndepleted uranium fluoride hexafluoride to depleted uranium\ntetrafluoride.\n``Sec. 6124. Reports on critical difficulties at national security\nlaboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities\n``(a) Reports by Heads of Laboratories and Facilities.--In the\nevent of a difficulty at a national security laboratory or a nuclear\nweapons production facility that has a significant bearing on\nconfidence in the safety or reliability of a nuclear weapon or nuclear\nweapon type, the head of the laboratory or facility, as the case may\nbe, shall submit to the Administrator a report on the difficulty. The\nhead of the laboratory or facility shall submit the report as soon as\npracticable after discovery of the difficulty.\n``(b) Transmittal by Administrator.--Not later than 10 days after\nreceipt of a report under subsection (a), the Administrator shall\ntransmit the report (together with the comments of the Administrator)\nto the congressional defense committees, to the Secretary of Energy and\nthe Secretary of Defense, and to the President.\n``(c) Inclusion of Reports in Annual Stockpile Assessment.--Any\nreport submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall also be submitted to\nthe President and Congress with the matters required to be submitted\nunder section 6117(f) for the year in which such report is submitted.\n``Sec. 6125. Selected acquisition reports and independent cost\nestimates and reviews of certain programs and facilities\n``(a) Selected Acquisition Reports.--\n``(1) At the end of the first quarter of each fiscal year, the\nSecretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator, shall submit\nto the congressional defense committees a report on each nuclear\nweapon system undergoing life extension and each major alteration\nproject (as defined in section 6284(a)(2)) during the preceding\nfiscal year. The reports shall be known as Selected Acquisition\nReports for the weapon system concerned.\n``(2) The information contained in the Selected Acquisition\nReport for a fiscal year for a nuclear weapon system shall be the\ninformation contained in the Selected Acquisition Report for each\nfiscal-year quarter in that fiscal year for a major defense\nacquisition program under section 4351 or any successor system,\nexpressed in terms of the nuclear weapon system.\n``(b) Independent Cost Estimates and Reviews.--\n``(1) The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall\nsubmit to the congressional defense committees and the Nuclear\nWeapons Council the following:\n``(A) An independent cost estimate of the following:\n``(i) Each nuclear weapon system undergoing life\nextension at the completion of phase 6.2A or new weapon\nsystem at the completion of phase 2A, relating to design\ndefinition and cost study.\n``(ii) Each nuclear weapon system undergoing life\nextension at the completion of phase 6.3 or new weapon\nsystem at the completion of phase 3, relating to\ndevelopment engineering.\n``(iii) Each nuclear weapon system undergoing life\nextension at the completion of phase 6.4, relating to\nproduction engineering, and before the initiation of phase\n6.5, relating to first production.\n``(iv) Each new weapon system at the completion of\nphase 4, relating to production engineering, and before the\ninitiation of phase 5, relating to first production.\n``(v) Each new nuclear facility within the nuclear\nsecurity enterprise that is estimated to cost more than\n$500,000,000 before such facility achieves critical\ndecision 1 and before such facility achieves critical\ndecision 2 in the acquisition process.\n``(vi) Each nuclear weapons system undergoing a major\nalteration project (as defined in section 6284(a)(2)).\n``(B) An independent cost review of each nuclear weapon\nsystem undergoing life extension at the completion of phase 6.2\nor new weapon system at the completion of phase 2, relating to\nstudy of feasibility and down-select.\n``(2) Each independent cost estimate and independent cost\nreview under paragraph (1) shall include--\n``(A) whether the cost baseline or the budget estimate for\nthe period covered by the future-years nuclear security program\nhas changed, and the rationale for any such change; and\n``(B) any views of the Secretary or the Administrator\nregarding such estimate or review.\n``(3) The Administrator shall review and consider the results\nof any independent cost estimate or independent cost review of a\nnuclear weapon system or a nuclear facility, as the case may be,\nunder this subsection before entering the next phase of the\ndevelopment process of such system or the acquisition process of\nsuch facility.\n``(4) Except as otherwise specified in paragraph (1), each\nindependent cost estimate or independent cost review of a nuclear\nweapon system or a nuclear facility under this subsection shall be\nsubmitted not later than 30 days after the date on which--\n``(A) in the case of a nuclear weapons system, such system\ncompletes a phase specified in such paragraph; or\n``(B) in the case of a nuclear facility, such facility\nachieves critical decision 1 as specified in subparagraph\n(A)(v) of such paragraph.\n``(5) Each independent cost estimate or independent cost review\nsubmitted under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified\nform, but may include a classified annex if necessary.\n``(c) Authority for Further Assessments.--Upon the request of the\nAdministrator, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of\nCost Assessment and Program Evaluation and in consultation with the\nAdministrator, may conduct an independent cost assessment of any\ninitiative or program of the Administration that is estimated to cost\nmore than $500,000,000.\n``Sec. 6126. Advice to President and Congress regarding safety,\nsecurity, and reliability of United States nuclear weapons\nstockpile\n``(a) Policy.--\n``(1) In general.--It is the policy of the United States--\n``(A) to maintain a safe, secure, effective, and reliable\nnuclear weapons stockpile; and\n``(B) as long as other nations control or actively seek to\nacquire nuclear weapons, to retain a credible nuclear\ndeterrent.\n``(2) Nuclear weapons stockpile.--It is in the security\ninterest of the United States to sustain the United States nuclear\nweapons stockpile through a program of stockpile stewardship,\ncarried out at the national security laboratories and nuclear\nweapons production facilities.\n``(3) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--\n``(A) the United States should retain a triad of strategic\nnuclear forces sufficient to deter any future hostile foreign\nleadership with access to strategic nuclear forces from acting\nagainst the vital interests of the United States;\n``(B) the United States should continue to maintain nuclear\nforces of sufficient size and capability to implement an\neffective and robust deterrent strategy; and\n``(C) the advice of the persons required to provide the\nPresident and Congress with assurances of the safety, security,\neffectiveness, and reliability of the nuclear weapons force\nshould be scientifically based, without regard for politics,\nand of the highest quality and integrity.\n``(b) Advice and Opinions Regarding Nuclear Weapons Stockpile.--In\naddition to a director of a national security laboratory or a nuclear\nweapons production facility under section 6124, any member of the\nNuclear Weapons Council may also submit to the President, the Secretary\nof Defense, the Secretary of Energy, or the congressional defense\ncommittees advice or opinion regarding the safety, security,\neffectiveness, and reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile.\n``(c) Expression of Individual Views.--\n``(1) In general.--No individual, including a representative of\nthe President, may take any action against, or otherwise constrain,\na director of a national security laboratory or a nuclear weapons\nproduction facility or a member of the Nuclear Weapons Council from\npresenting the professional views of the director or member, as the\ncase may be, to the President, the National Security Council, or\nCongress regarding--\n``(A) the safety, security, reliability, or credibility of\nthe nuclear weapons stockpile and nuclear forces; or\n``(B) the status of, and plans for, the capabilities and\ninfrastructure that support and sustain the nuclear weapons\nstockpile and nuclear forces.\n``(2) Construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1)(B) may be\nconstrued to affect the interagency budget process.\n``(d) Representative of the President Defined.--In this section,\nthe term `representative of the President' means the following:\n``(1) Any official of the Department of Defense or the\nDepartment of Energy who is appointed by the President and\nconfirmed by the Senate.\n``(2) Any member or official of the National Security Council.\n``(3) Any member or official of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.\n``(4) Any official of the Office of Management and Budget.\n``Sec. 6127. Notification of certain regulations that impact the\nNational Nuclear Security Administration\n``(a) In General.--If a director of a national security laboratory\nof the Administration determines that a Federal regulation could\ninhibit the ability of the Administrator to maintain the safety,\nsecurity, or effectiveness of the nuclear weapons stockpile without\nengaging in explosive nuclear testing, such director, not later than 15\ndays after making such determination, shall submit to Congress a\nnotification of such determination.\n``(b) Form.--Each notification required by subsection (a) shall be\nsubmitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.\n``Sec. 6128. Plutonium pit production capacity\n``(a) Requirement.--Consistent with the requirements of the\nSecretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy shall ensure that the\nnuclear security enterprise--\n``(1) during 2021, begins production of qualification plutonium\npits;\n``(2) during 2024, produces not less than 10 war reserve\nplutonium pits;\n``(3) during 2025, produces not less than 20 war reserve\nplutonium pits;\n``(4) during 2026, produces not less than 30 war reserve\nplutonium pits; and\n``(5) during 2030, produces not less than 80 war reserve\nplutonium pits.\n``(b) Annual Certification.--Not later than March 1, 2015, and each\nyear thereafter through 2030, the Secretary of Energy shall certify to\nthe congressional defense committees and the Secretary of Defense that\nthe programs and budget of the Secretary of Energy will enable the\nnuclear security enterprise to meet the requirements under subsection\n(a).\n``(c) Plan.--If the Secretary of Energy does not make a\ncertification under subsection (b) by March 1 of any year in which a\ncertification is required under that subsection, by not later than May\n1 of such year, the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council shall\nsubmit to the congressional defense committees a plan to enable the\nnuclear security enterprise to meet the requirements under subsection\n(a). Such plan shall include identification of the resources of the\nDepartment of Energy that the Chairman determines should be redirected\nto support the plan to meet such requirements.\n``(d) Certifications on Plutonium Enterprise.--\n``(1) Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the date on\nwhich a covered project achieves a critical decision milestone, the\nAssistant Secretary for Environmental Management and the Deputy\nAdministrator for Defense Programs shall jointly certify to the\ncongressional defense committees that the operations,\ninfrastructure, and workforce of such project are adequate to carry\nout the delivery and disposal of planned waste shipments relating\nto the plutonium enterprise, as outlined in the critical decision\nmemoranda of the Department of Energy with respect to such project.\n``(2) Failure to certify.--If the Assistant Secretary for\nEnvironmental Management and the Deputy Administrator for Defense\nPrograms fail to make a certification under paragraph (1) by the\ndate specified in such paragraph with respect to a covered project\nachieving a critical decision milestone, the Assistant Secretary\nand the Deputy Administrator shall jointly submit to the\ncongressional defense committees, by not later than 30 days after\nsuch date, a plan to ensure that the operations, infrastructure,\nand workforce of such project will be adequate to carry out the\ndelivery and disposal of planned waste shipments described in such\nparagraph.\n``(e) Reports.--\n``(1) Requirement.--Not later than March 1 of each year during\nthe period beginning on the date on which the first covered project\nachieves critical decision 2 in the acquisition process and ending\non the date on which the second project achieves critical decision\n4 and begins operations, the Administrator for Nuclear Security\nshall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on\nthe planned production goals of both covered projects during the\nfirst 10 years of the operation of the projects.\n``(2) Elements.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall\ninclude--\n``(A) the number of war reserve plutonium pits planned to\nbe produced during each year, including the associated warhead\ntype;\n``(B) a description of risks and challenges to meeting the\nperformance baseline for the covered projects, as approved in\ncritical decision 2 in the acquisition process;\n``(C) options available to the Administrator to balance\nscope, costs, and production requirements at the projects to\ndecrease overall risk to the plutonium enterprise and enduring\nplutonium pit requirements; and\n``(D) an explanation of any changes to the production goals\nor requirements as compared to the report submitted during the\nprevious year.\n``(f) Prohibition on ARIES Expansion Before Achievement of 30 Pit-\nper-year Base Capability.--\n``(1) In general.--Until the date on which the Administrator\ncertifies to the congressional defense committees that the base\ncapability to produce not less than 30 war reserve plutonium pits\nper year has been established at Los Alamos National Laboratory,\nthe Administrator may not--\n``(A) carry out a project to expand the pit disassembly and\nprocessing capability of the spaces at PF-4 occupied by ARIES\nas of December 22, 2023; or\n``(B) otherwise expand such spaces.\n``(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect\nto--\n``(A) ongoing or planned small projects to sustain or\nimprove the efficiency of plutonium oxide production, provided\nthat such projects do not expand the spaces at PF-4 occupied by\nARIES as of December 22, 2023;\n``(B) the planning and design of an additional ARIES\ncapability at a location other than PF-4; or\n``(C) the transfer of the ARIES capability to a location\nother than PF-4.\n``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:\n``(A) The term `ARIES' means the Advanced Recovery and\nIntegrated Extraction System method, developed and piloted at\nLos Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, for\ndisassembling surplus defense plutonium pits and converting the\nplutonium from such pits into plutonium oxide.\n``(B) The term `PF-4' means the Plutonium Facility at\nTechnical Area 55 located at Los Alamos National Laboratory,\nLos Alamos, New Mexico.\n``(g) Covered Project Defined.--In this subsection, the term\n`covered project' means--\n``(1) the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility,\nSavannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina (Project 21-D-511); or\n``(2) the Plutonium Pit Production Project, Los Alamos National\nLaboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico (Project 21-D-512).\n``(h) Management of Plutonium Modernization Program.--Not later\nthan 570 days after December 22, 2023, the Administrator for Nuclear\nSecurity shall ensure that the plutonium modernization program\nestablished by the Office of Defense Programs of the National Nuclear\nSecurity Administration, or any subsequently developed program designed\nto meet the requirements under subsection (a), is managed in accordance\nwith the best practices for schedule development and cost estimating of\nthe Government Accountability Office.\n``Sec. 6129. Certification of completion of milestones with respect to\nplutonium pit aging\n``(a) Requirement.--The Administrator shall complete the milestones\non plutonium pit aging identified in the report entitled ``Research\nProgram Plan for Plutonium and Pit Aging'', published by the\nAdministration in September 2021.\n``(b) Assessments.--The Administrator shall--\n``(1) acting through the Defense Programs Advisory Committee,\nconduct biennial reviews during the period beginning not later than\none year after the date of the enactment of this Act and ending\nDecember 31, 2030, regarding the progress achieved toward\ncompleting the milestones described in subsection (a); and\n``(2) seek to enter into an arrangement with the private\nscientific advisory group known as JASON to conduct, not later than\n2030, an assessment of plutonium pit aging.\n``(c) Briefings.--During the period beginning not later than one\nyear after the date of the enactment of this Act and ending December\n31, 2030, the Administrator shall provide to the congressional defense\ncommittees biennial briefings on--\n``(1) the progress achieved toward completing the milestones\ndescribed in subsection (a); and\n``(2) the results of the assessments described in subsection\n(b).\n``(d) Certification of Completion of Milestones.--Not later than\nOctober 1, 2031, the Administrator shall--\n``(1) certify to the congressional defense committees whether\nthe milestones described in subsection (a) have been achieved; and\n``(2) if the milestones have not been achieved, submit to such\ncommittees a report--\n``(A) describing the reasons such milestones have not been\nachieved;\n``(B) including, if the Administrator determines the\nAdministration will not be able to meet one of such milestones,\nan explanation for that determination; and\n``(C) specifying new dates for the completion of the\nmilestones the Administrator anticipates the Administration\nwill meet.\n``Sec. 6130. Authorization of workforce development and training\npartnership programs within National Nuclear Security\nAdministration\n``(a) Authority.--The Administrator for Nuclear Security may\nauthorize management and operating contractors at covered facilities to\ndevelop and implement workforce development and training partnership\nprograms to further the education and training of employees or\nprospective employees of such management and operating contractors to\nmeet the requirements of section 6128.\n``(b) Capacity.--To carry out subsection (a), a management and\noperating contractor at a covered facility may provide funding through\ngrants or other means to cover the costs of the development and\nimplementation of a workforce development and training partnership\nprogram authorized under such subsection, including costs relating to\ncurriculum development, hiring of teachers, procurement of equipment\nand machinery, use of facilities or other properties, and provision of\nscholarships and fellowships.\n``(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `covered facility' means--\n``(A) Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New\nMexico; or\n``(B) the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina.\n``(2) The term `prospective employee' means an individual who\nhas applied (or who, based on their field of study and experience,\nis likely to apply) for a position of employment with a management\nand operating contractor to support plutonium pit production at a\ncovered facility.\n``Sec. 6131. Stockpile responsiveness program\n``(a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States\nto identify, sustain, enhance, integrate, and continually exercise all\ncapabilities required to conceptualize, study, design, develop,\nengineer, certify, produce, and deploy nuclear weapons to ensure the\nnuclear deterrent of the United States remains safe, secure, reliable,\ncredible, and responsive.\n``(b) Program Required.--The Secretary of Energy, acting through\nthe Administrator and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense,\nshall carry out a stockpile responsiveness program, along with the\nstockpile stewardship program under section 6111 and the stockpile\nmanagement program under section 6116, to identify, sustain, enhance,\nintegrate, and continually exercise all capabilities required to\nconceptualize, study, design, develop, engineer, certify, produce, and\ndeploy nuclear weapons.\n``(c) Objectives.--The program under subsection (b) shall have the\nfollowing objectives:\n``(1) Identify, sustain, enhance, integrate, and continually\nexercise all of the capabilities, infrastructure, tools, and\ntechnologies across the science, engineering, design,\ncertification, and manufacturing cycle required to carry out all\nphases of the joint nuclear weapons life cycle process, with\nrespect to both the nuclear security enterprise and relevant\nelements of the Department of Defense.\n``(2) Identify, enhance, and transfer knowledge, skills, and\ndirect experience with respect to all phases of the joint nuclear\nweapons life cycle process from one generation of nuclear weapon\ndesigners and engineers to the following generation.\n``(3) Periodically demonstrate stockpile responsiveness\nthroughout the range of capabilities as required, such as through\nthe use of prototypes, flight testing, and development of plans for\ncertification without the need for nuclear explosive testing.\n``(4) Shorten design, certification, and manufacturing cycles\nand timelines to minimize the amount of time and costs leading to\nan engineering prototype and production.\n``(5) Continually exercise processes for the integration and\ncoordination of all relevant elements and processes of the\nAdministration and the Department of Defense required to ensure\nstockpile responsiveness.\n``(6) The retention of the ability, in coordination with the\nDirector of National Intelligence, to assess and develop prototype\nnuclear weapons of foreign countries if needed to meet intelligence\nrequirements and, if necessary, to conduct no-yield testing of\nthose prototypes.\n``(d) Joint Nuclear Weapons Life Cycle Process Defined.--In this\nsection, the term `joint nuclear weapons life cycle process' means the\nprocess developed and maintained by the Secretary of Defense and the\nSecretary of Energy for the development, production, maintenance, and\nretirement of nuclear weapons.\n``Sec. 6132. Long-term plan for meeting national security requirements\nfor unencumbered uranium\n``(a) In General.--Not later than December 31 of each odd-numbered\nyear through 2031, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees a plan for meeting national security\nrequirements for unencumbered uranium through 2070.\n``(b) Plan Requirements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall\ninclude the following:\n``(1) An inventory of unencumbered uranium (other than depleted\nuranium), by program source and enrichment level, that, as of the\ndate of the plan, is allocated to national security requirements.\n``(2) An inventory of unencumbered uranium (other than depleted\nuranium), by program source and enrichment level, that, as of the\ndate of the plan, is not allocated to national security\nrequirements but could be allocated to such requirements.\n``(3) An identification of national security requirements for\nunencumbered uranium through 2070, by program source and enrichment\nlevel.\n``(4) An assessment of current and projected unencumbered\nuranium production by private industry in the United States that\ncould support future defense requirements.\n``(5) A description of any shortfall in obtaining unencumbered\nuranium to meet national security requirements and an assessment of\nwhether that shortfall could be mitigated through the blending down\nof uranium that is of a higher enrichment level.\n``(6) An inventory of unencumbered depleted uranium, an\nassessment of the portion of that uranium that could be allocated\nto national security requirements through re-enrichment, and an\nestimate of the costs of re-enriching that uranium.\n``(7) A description of the swap and barter agreements involving\nunencumbered uranium needed to meet national security requirements\nthat are in effect on the date of the plan.\n``(8) An assessment of--\n``(A) when additional enrichment of uranium will be\nrequired to meet national security requirements; and\n``(B) the options the Secretary is considering to meet such\nrequirements, including an estimated cost and timeline for each\noption and a description of any changes to policy or law that\nthe Secretary determines would be required for each option.\n``(9) An assessment of how options to provide additional\nenriched uranium to meet national security requirements could, as\nan additional benefit, contribute to the establishment of a\nsustained domestic enrichment capacity and allow the commercial\nsector of the United States to reduce reliance on importing uranium\nfrom adversary countries.\n``(c) Form of Plan.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall be\nsubmitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.\n``(d) Comptroller General Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after\nthe date on which the congressional defense committees receive each\nplan under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States\nshall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of\nRepresentatives and the Senate a briefing that includes an assessment\nof the plan.\n``(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `depleted', with respect to uranium, means that\nthe uranium is depleted in uranium-235 compared with natural\nuranium.\n``(2) The term `unencumbered', with respect to uranium, means\nthat the United States has no obligation to foreign governments to\nuse the uranium for only peaceful purposes.\n``Sec. 6133. Plan for domestic enrichment capability to satisfy\nDepartment of Defense uranium requirements\n``(a) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the\nenactment of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024\n(Public Law 118-31), the Administrator shall submit to the Committees\non Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of\nRepresentatives a report that contains a plan to establish a domestic\nenrichment capability sufficient to meet defense requirements for\nenriched uranium. Such plan shall include--\n``(1) a description of defense requirements for enriched\nuranium expected to be necessary between the date of the enactment\nof this Act and 2060 to meet the requirements of the Department of\nDefense, including quantities, material assay, and the dates by\nwhich new enrichment is required;\n``(2) key milestones, steps, and policy decisions required to\nachieve the domestic uranium enrichment capability;\n``(3) the dates by which such key milestones are to be\nachieved;\n``(4) a funding profile, broken down by project and sub-\nproject, for obtaining such capability;\n``(5) a description of any changes in the requirement of the\nDepartment of Defense for highly enriched uranium due to AUKUS; and\n``(6) any other elements or information the Administrator\ndetermines appropriate.\n``(b) Annual Certification Requirement.--\n``(1) In general.--Not later than February 1 of each year after\nthe year during which the report required by subsection (a) is\nsubmitted until the date specified in paragraph (2), the\nAdministrator shall submit to the congressional defense committees\na certification that--\n``(A) the Administration is in compliance with the plan and\nmilestones contained in the report; or\n``(B) the Administration is not in compliance with such\nplan or milestones, together with--\n``(i) a description of the nature of the non-\ncompliance;\n``(ii) the reasons for the non-compliance; and\n``(iii) a plan to achieve compliance.\n``(2) Termination date.--No report shall be required under\nparagraph (1) after the date on which the Administrator certifies\nto the congressional defense committees that the final key\nmilestone under the plan has been met.\n``(c) Form of Reports.--The report under subsection (a) and each\nannual certification under subsection (b) shall be submitted in\nunclassified form, but may include a classified annex.\n``Sec. 6134. Incorporation of integrated surety architecture\n``(a) Shipments.--\n``(1) The Administrator shall ensure that shipments described\nin paragraph (2) incorporate surety technologies relating to\ntransportation and shipping developed by the Integrated Surety\nArchitecture program of the Administration.\n``(2) A shipment described in this paragraph is an over-the-\nroad shipment of the Administration that involves any nuclear\nweapon planned to be in the active stockpile after 2025.\n``(b) Certain Programs.--\n``(1) The Administrator, in coordination with the Chairman of\nthe Nuclear Weapons Council, shall ensure that each program\ndescribed in paragraph (2) incorporates integrated designs\ncompatible with the Integrated Surety Architecture program.\n``(2) A program described in this subsection is a program of\nthe Administration that is a warhead development program, a life\nextension program, or a warhead major alteration program.\n``(c) Determination.--\n``(1) If, on a case-by-case basis, the Administrator determines\nthat a shipment under subsection (a) will not incorporate some or\nall of the surety technologies described in such subsection, or\nthat a program under subsection (b) will not incorporate some or\nall of the integrated designs described in such subsection, the\nAdministrator shall submit such determination to the congressional\ndefense committees, including the results of an analysis conducted\npursuant to paragraph (2).\n``(2) Each determination made under paragraph (1) shall be\nbased on a documented, system risk analysis that considers security\nrisk reduction, operational impacts, and technical risk.\n``(d) Termination.--The requirements of subsections (a) and (b)\nshall terminate on December 31, 2029.\n``Sec. 6135. W93 nuclear warhead acquisition process\n``(a) Reporting Requirements.--\n``(1) Phase 1.--Upon receiving a concept definition study under\nphase 1 of the joint nuclear weapons life cycle for the W93 nuclear\nweapon, the Nuclear Weapons Council shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees a report that includes the\nfollowing:\n``(A) A description of the potential military\ncharacteristics of the weapon.\n``(B) A description of the stockpile-to-target sequence\nrequirements of the weapon.\n``(C) An initial assessment of the requirements a W93\nnuclear weapon program is likely to generate for the nuclear\nsecurity enterprise, including--\n``(i) adjustments to the size and composition of the\nworkforce;\n``(ii) additions to existing weapon design and\nproduction capabilities; or\n``(iii) additional facility recapitalization or new\nconstruction.\n``(D) A preliminary description of other significant\nrequirements for a W93 nuclear weapon program, including--\n``(i) first production unit date;\n``(ii) initial operational capability date;\n``(iii) full operational capability date; and\n``(iv) any unique safety and surety requirements that\ncould increase design complexity or cost estimate\nuncertainty.\n``(2) Phase 2.--\n``(A) In general.--Not later than 15 days after the date on\nwhich the Nuclear Weapons Council approves phase 2 of the joint\nnuclear weapons life cycle for the W93 nuclear weapon, the\nAdministrator shall provide to the congressional defense\ncommittees a briefing on a plan to implement a process of\nindependent peer review or review by a board of experts, or\nboth, with respect to--\n``(i) the nonnuclear components of the weapon;\n``(ii) subsystem design; and\n``(iii) engineering aspects of the weapon.\n``(B) Requirements for process.--The Administrator shall\nensure that the process required by subparagraph (A)--\n``(i) uses--\n\n``(I) all relevant capabilities of the Federal\nGovernment, the defense industrial base, and\ninstitutions of higher education; and\n``(II) other capabilities that the Administrator\ndetermines necessary; and\n\n``(ii) informs the entire development life cycle of the\nW93 nuclear weapon.\n``(b) Certifications and Reports at Phase 3.--Not later than 15\ndays after the date on which the Nuclear Weapons Council approves phase\n3 of the joint nuclear weapons life cycle for the W93 nuclear weapon--\n``(1) the administrator shall provide to the congressional\ndefense committees a briefing that includes certifications that--\n``(A) phases 1 through 5 of the joint nuclear weapons life\ncycle for the weapon will employ, at a minimum, the same best\npractices and will provide Congress with the same level of\nprogrammatic insight as exists under the phase 6.X process for\nlife extension programs; and\n``(B) the proposed design for the weapon can be carried out\nwithin estimated schedule and cost objectives; and\n``(2) the Commander of the United States Strategic Command\nshall submit to the congressional defense committees a report\ncontaining, or provide to such committees a briefing on, the\nrequirements for weapon quantity and composition by type for the\nsub-surface ballistic nuclear (SSBN) force, including such\nrequirements planned for the 15-year period following the date of\nthe report or briefing, as the case may be, including any planned\nlife extensions, retirements, or alterations.\n``(c) Waivers.--Subsections (a) and (b) may be waived during a\nperiod of war declared by Congress after January 1, 2021.\n``(d) Joint Nuclear Weapons Life Cycle Defined.--In this section,\nthe term `joint nuclear weapons life cycle' has the meaning given that\nterm in section 6131.\n``Sec. 6136. Earned value management and technology readiness levels\nfor life extension programs\n``(a) Review of Contractor Earned Value Management Systems.--The\nAdministrator shall enter into an arrangement with an independent\nentity under which that entity shall--\n``(1) review and validate whether the earned value management\nsystems of contractors of the Administration for life extension\nprograms meet the earned value management national standard; and\n``(2) conduct periodic surveillance reviews of such systems to\nensure that such systems maintain compliance with that standard\nthrough program completion.\n``(b) Benchmarks for Technology Readiness Levels.--The\nAdministrator shall--\n``(1) establish specific benchmarks for technology readiness\nlevels of critical technologies for life extension programs at key\ndecision points; and\n``(2) ensure that critical technologies meet such benchmarks at\nsuch decision points.\n``(c) Applicability.--This section shall apply to programs that, as\nof January 1, 2021, have not entered phase 3 of the nuclear weapons\nacquisition process or phase 6.3 of a nuclear weapons life extension\nprogram.\n``(d) Definition.--In this section, the term `earned value\nmanagement national standard' means the most recent version of the EIA-\n748 Earned Value Management System Standard published by the National\nDefense Industrial Association.\n\n``SUBCHAPTER II--TRITIUM\n\n``Sec. 6141. Tritium production program\n``(a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Energy shall\nestablish a tritium production program that is capable of meeting the\ntritium requirements of the United States for nuclear weapons.\n``(b) Location of Tritium Production Facility.--The Secretary shall\nlocate any new tritium production facility of the Department of Energy\nat the Savannah River Site, South Carolina.\n``(c) In-reactor Tests.--The Secretary may perform in-reactor tests\nof tritium target rods as part of the activities carried out under the\ncommercial light water reactor program.\n``Sec. 6142. Tritium recycling\n``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the\nfollowing activities shall be carried out at the Savannah River Site,\nSouth Carolina:\n``(1) All tritium recycling for weapons, including tritium\nrefitting.\n``(2) All activities regarding tritium formerly carried out at\nthe Mound Plant, Ohio.\n``(b) Exception.--The following activities may be carried out at\nthe Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico:\n``(1) Research on tritium.\n``(2) Work on tritium in support of the defense inertial\nconfinement fusion program.\n``(3) Provision of technical assistance to the Savannah River\nSite regarding the weapons surveillance program.\n``Sec. 6143. Modernization and consolidation of tritium recycling\nfacilities\n``The Secretary of Energy shall carry out activities at the\nSavannah River Site, South Carolina, to--\n``(1) modernize and consolidate the facilities for recycling\ntritium from weapons; and\n``(2) provide a modern tritium extraction facility so as to\nensure that such facilities have a capacity to recycle tritium from\nweapons that is adequate to meet the requirements for tritium for\nweapons specified in the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Memorandum.\n\n``CHAPTER 603--PROLIFERATION MATTERS\n\n``Sec. 6151. Authority to conduct program relating to fissile materials\n``The Secretary of Energy may conduct programs designed to improve\nthe protection, control, and accountability of fissile materials in\nRussia.\n``Sec. 6152. Completion of material protection, control, and accounting\nactivities in the Russian Federation\n``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b) or\nspecifically authorized by Congress, international material protection,\ncontrol, and accounting activities in the Russian Federation shall be\ncompleted not later than fiscal year 2018.\n``(b) Exception.--The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply\nto international material protection, control, and accounting\nactivities in the Russian Federation associated with the Agreement\nConcerning the Management and Disposition of Plutonium Designated as No\nLonger Required for Defense Purposes and Related Cooperation, signed at\nMoscow and Washington August 29 and September 1, 2000, and entered into\nforce July 13, 2011 (TIAS 11-713.1), between the United States and the\nRussian Federation.\n``Sec. 6153. Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium at Savannah River\nSite\n``(a) Plan for Construction and Operation of MOX Facility.--\n``(1) Not later than February 1, 2003, the Secretary of Energy\nshall submit to Congress a plan for the construction and operation\nof the MOX facility at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South\nCarolina.\n``(2) The plan under paragraph (1) shall include--\n``(A) a schedule for construction and operations so as to\nachieve, as of January 1, 2012, and thereafter, the MOX\nproduction objective, and to produce 1 metric ton of mixed-\noxide fuel by December 31, 2012; and\n``(B) a schedule of operations of the MOX facility designed\nso that 34 metric tons of defense plutonium and defense\nplutonium materials at the Savannah River Site will be\nprocessed into mixed-oxide fuel by January 1, 2019.\n``(3)(A) Not later than February 15 each year, beginning in\n2004 and continuing through 2024, the Secretary shall submit to\nCongress a report on the implementation of the plan required by\nparagraph (1).\n``(B) Each report under subparagraph (A) for years before 2010\nshall include--\n``(i) an assessment of compliance with the schedules\nincluded with the plan under paragraph (2); and\n``(ii) a certification by the Secretary whether or not the\nMOX production objective can be met by January 2012.\n``(C) Each report under subparagraph (A) for years after 2014\nshall--\n``(i) address whether the MOX production objective has been\nmet; and\n``(ii) assess progress toward meeting the obligations of\nthe United States under the Plutonium Management and\nDisposition Agreement.\n``(D) Each report under subparagraph (A) for years after 2019\nshall also include an assessment of compliance with the MOX\nproduction objective and, if not in compliance, the plan of the\nSecretary for achieving one of the following:\n``(i) Compliance with such objective.\n``(ii) Removal of all remaining defense plutonium and\ndefense plutonium materials from the State of South Carolina.\n``(b) Corrective Actions.--\n``(1) If a report under subsection (a)(3) indicates that\nconstruction or operation of the MOX facility is behind the\napplicable schedule under subsection (g) by 12 months or more, the\nSecretary shall submit to Congress, not later than August 15 of the\nyear in which such report is submitted, a plan for corrective\nactions to be implemented by the Secretary to ensure that the MOX\nfacility project is capable of meeting the MOX production\nobjective.\n``(2) If a plan is submitted under paragraph (1) in any year\nafter 2008, the plan shall include corrective actions to be\nimplemented by the Secretary to ensure that the MOX production\nobjective is met.\n``(3) Any plan for corrective actions under paragraph (1) or\n(2) shall include established milestones under such plan for\nachieving compliance with the MOX production objective.\n``(4) If, before January 1, 2012, the Secretary determines that\nthere is a substantial and material risk that the MOX production\nobjective will not be achieved by 2012 because of a failure to\nachieve milestones set forth in the most recent corrective action\nplan under this subsection, the Secretary shall suspend further\ntransfers of defense plutonium and defense plutonium materials to\nbe processed by the MOX facility until such risk is addressed and\nthe Secretary certifies that the MOX production objective can be\nmet by 2012.\n``(5) If, after January 1, 2014, the Secretary determines that\nthe MOX production objective has not been achieved because of a\nfailure to achieve milestones set forth in the most recent\ncorrective action plan under this subsection, the Secretary shall\nsuspend further transfers of defense plutonium and defense\nplutonium materials to be processed by the MOX facility until the\nSecretary certifies that the MOX production objective can be met.\n``(6)(A) Upon making a determination under paragraph (4) or\n(5), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the options\nfor removing from the State of South Carolina an amount of defense\nplutonium or defense plutonium materials equal to the amount of\ndefense plutonium or defense plutonium materials transferred to the\nState of South Carolina after April 15, 2002.\n``(B) Each report under subparagraph (A) shall include an\nanalysis of each option set forth in the report, including the cost\nand schedule for implementation of such option, and any\nrequirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969\n(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) relating to consideration or selection of\nsuch option.\n``(C) Upon submittal of a report under subparagraph (A), the\nSecretary shall commence any analysis that may be required under\nthe National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 in order to select\namong the options set forth in the report.\n``(c) Contingent Requirement for Removal of Plutonium and Materials\nFrom Savannah River Site.--If the MOX production objective is not\nachieved as of January 1, 2014, the Secretary shall, consistent with\nthe National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)\nand other applicable laws, remove from the State of South Carolina, for\nstorage or disposal elsewhere--\n``(1) not later than January 1, 2016, not less than 1 metric\nton of defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials; and\n``(2) not later than January 1, 2022, an amount of defense\nplutonium or defense plutonium materials equal to the amount of\ndefense plutonium or defense plutonium materials transferred to the\nSavannah River Site between April 15, 2002, and January 1, 2022,\nbut not processed by the MOX facility.\n``(d) Economic and Impact Assistance.--\n``(1) If the MOX production objective is not achieved as of\nJanuary 1, 2016, the Secretary shall, subject to the availability\nof appropriations, pay to the State of South Carolina each year\nbeginning on or after that date through 2021 for economic and\nimpact assistance an amount equal to $1,000,000 per day, not to\nexceed $100,000,000 per year, until the later of--\n``(A) the date on which the MOX production objective is\nachieved in such year; or\n``(B) the date on which the Secretary has removed from the\nState of South Carolina in such year at least 1 metric ton of\ndefense plutonium or defense plutonium materials.\n``(2)(A) If, as of January 1, 2022, the MOX facility has not\nprocessed mixed-oxide fuel from defense plutonium and defense\nplutonium materials in the amount of not less than--\n``(i) one metric ton, in each of any two consecutive\ncalendar years; and\n``(ii) three metric tons total,\nthe Secretary shall, from funds available to the Secretary, pay\nto the State of South Carolina for economic and impact\nassistance an amount equal to $1,000,000 per day, not to exceed\n$100,000,000 per year, until the removal by the Secretary from\nthe State of South Carolina of an amount of defense plutonium\nor defense plutonium materials equal to the amount of defense\nplutonium or defense plutonium materials transferred to the\nSavannah River Site between April 15, 2002, and January 1,\n2022, but not processed by the MOX facility.\n``(B) Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to terminate,\nsupersede, or otherwise affect any other requirements of this\nsection.\n``(3) If the State of South Carolina obtains an injunction that\nprohibits the Department of Energy from taking any action necessary\nfor the Department to meet any deadline specified by this\nsubsection, that deadline shall be extended for a period of time\nequal to the period of time during which the injunction is in\neffect.\n``(e) Failure to Complete Planned Disposition Program.--If less\nthan 34 metric tons of defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials\nhave been processed by the MOX facility by October 1, 2026, the\nSecretary shall, not later than December 1, 2026, and on a biennial\nbasis thereafter, submit to Congress a plan for--\n``(1) completing the processing of 34 metric tons of defense\nplutonium and defense plutonium material by the MOX facility; or\n``(2) removing from the State of South Carolina an amount of\ndefense plutonium or defense plutonium materials equal to the\namount of defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials\ntransferred to the Savannah River Site after April 15, 2002, but\nnot processed by the MOX facility.\n``(f) Removal of Mixed-oxide Fuel Upon Completion of Operations of\nMOX Facility.--If, one year after the date on which operation of the\nMOX facility permanently ceases, any mixed-oxide fuel remains at the\nSavannah River Site, the Secretary shall submit to Congress--\n``(1) a report on when such fuel will be transferred for use in\ncommercial nuclear reactors; or\n``(2) a plan for removing such fuel from the State of South\nCarolina.\n``(g) Baseline.--Not later than December 31, 2006, the Secretary\nshall submit to Congress a report on the construction and operation of\nthe MOX facility that includes a schedule for revising the requirements\nof this section during fiscal year 2007 to conform with the schedule\nestablished by the Secretary for the MOX facility, which shall be based\non estimated funding levels for the fiscal year.\n``(h) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) MOX production objective.--The term `MOX production\nobjective' means production at the MOX facility of mixed-oxide fuel\nfrom defense plutonium and defense plutonium materials at an\naverage rate equivalent to not less than one metric ton of mixed-\noxide fuel per year. The average rate shall be determined by\nmeasuring production at the MOX facility from the date the facility\nis declared operational to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission\nthrough the date of assessment.\n``(2) MOX facility.--The term `MOX facility' means the mixed-\noxide fuel fabrication facility at the Savannah River Site, Aiken,\nSouth Carolina.\n``(3) Defense plutonium; defense plutonium materials.--The\nterms `defense plutonium' and `defense plutonium materials' mean\nweapons-usable plutonium.\n``Sec. 6154. Disposition of surplus defense plutonium at Savannah River\nSite, Aiken, South Carolina\n``(a) Consultation Required.--The Secretary of Energy shall consult\nwith the Governor of the State of South Carolina regarding any\ndecisions or plans of the Secretary related to the disposition of\nsurplus defense plutonium and defense plutonium materials located at\nthe Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina.\n``(b) Notice Required.--For each shipment of defense plutonium or\ndefense plutonium materials to the Savannah River Site, the Secretary\nshall, not less than 30 days before the commencement of such shipment,\nsubmit to the congressional defense committees a report providing\nnotice of such shipment.\n``(c) Plan for Disposition.--The Secretary shall prepare a plan for\ndisposal of the surplus defense plutonium and defense plutonium\nmaterials currently located at the Savannah River Site and for disposal\nof defense plutonium and defense plutonium materials to be shipped to\nthe Savannah River Site in the future. The plan shall include the\nfollowing:\n``(1) A review of each option considered for such disposal.\n``(2) An identification of the preferred option for such\ndisposal.\n``(3) With respect to the facilities for such disposal that are\nrequired by the Department of Energy's Record of Decision for the\nStorage and Disposition of Weapons-Usable Fissile Materials Final\nProgrammatic Environmental Impact Statement dated January 14,\n1997--\n``(A) a statement of the cost of construction and operation\nof such facilities;\n``(B) a schedule for the expeditious construction of such\nfacilities, including milestones; and\n``(C) a firm schedule for funding the cost of such\nfacilities.\n``(4) A specification of the means by which all such defense\nplutonium and defense plutonium materials will be removed in a\ntimely manner from the Savannah River Site for storage or disposal\nelsewhere.\n``(d) Plan for Alternative Disposition.--If the Secretary\ndetermines not to proceed at the Savannah River Site with construction\nof the plutonium immobilization plant, or with the mixed oxide fuel\nfabrication facility, the Secretary shall prepare a plan that\nidentifies a disposition path for all defense plutonium and defense\nplutonium materials that would otherwise have been disposed of at such\nplant or such facility, as applicable.\n``(e) Submission of Plans.--Not later than February 1, 2002, the\nSecretary shall submit to Congress the plan required by subsection (c)\n(and the plan prepared under subsection (d), if applicable).\n``(f) Limitation on Plutonium Shipments.--If the Secretary does not\nsubmit to Congress the plan required by subsection (c) (and the plan\nprepared under subsection (d), if applicable) by February 1, 2002, the\nSecretary shall be prohibited from shipping defense plutonium or\ndefense plutonium materials to the Savannah River Site during the\nperiod beginning on February 1, 2002, and ending on the date on which\nsuch plans are submitted to Congress.\n``(g) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be\nconstrued to prohibit or limit the Secretary from shipping defense\nplutonium or defense plutonium materials to sites other than the\nSavannah River Site during the period referred to in subsection (f) or\nany other period.\n``(h) Annual Report on Funding for Fissile Materials Disposition\nActivities.--The Secretary shall include with the budget justification\nmaterials submitted to Congress in support of the Department of Energy\nbudget for each fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the\nPresident under section 1105(a) of title 31) a report setting forth the\nextent to which amounts requested for the Department for such fiscal\nyear for fissile materials disposition activities will enable the\nDepartment to meet commitments for the disposition of surplus defense\nplutonium and defense plutonium materials located at the Savannah River\nSite, and for any other fissile materials disposition activities, in\nsuch fiscal year.\n``Sec. 6155. Acceleration of removal or security of fissile materials,\nradiological materials, and related equipment at vulnerable sites\nworldwide\n``(a) Sense of Congress.--\n``(1) It is the sense of Congress that the security, including\nthe rapid removal or secure storage, of high-risk, proliferation-\nattractive fissile materials, radiological materials, and related\nequipment at vulnerable sites worldwide should be a top priority\namong the activities to achieve the national security of the United\nStates.\n``(2) It is the sense of Congress that the President may\nestablish in the Department of Energy a task force to be known as\nthe Task Force on Nuclear Materials to carry out the program\nauthorized by subsection (b).\n``(b) Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Energy may carry out a\nprogram to undertake an accelerated, comprehensive worldwide effort to\nmitigate the threats posed by high-risk, proliferation-attractive\nfissile materials, radiological materials, and related equipment\nlocated at sites potentially vulnerable to theft or diversion.\n``(c) Program Elements.--\n``(1) Activities under the program under subsection (b) may\ninclude the following:\n``(A) Accelerated efforts to secure, remove, or eliminate\nproliferation-attractive fissile materials or radiological\nmaterials in research reactors, other reactors, and other\nfacilities worldwide.\n``(B) Arrangements for the secure shipment of\nproliferation-attractive fissile materials, radiological\nmaterials, and related equipment to other countries willing to\naccept such materials and equipment, or to the United States if\nsuch countries cannot be identified, and the provision of\nsecure storage or disposition of such materials and equipment\nfollowing shipment.\n``(C) The transportation of proliferation-attractive\nfissile materials, radiological materials, and related\nequipment from sites identified as proliferation risks to\nsecure facilities in other countries or in the United States.\n``(D) The processing and packaging of proliferation-\nattractive fissile materials, radiological materials, and\nrelated equipment in accordance with required standards for\ntransport, storage, and disposition.\n``(E) The provision of interim security upgrades for\nvulnerable, proliferation-attractive fissile materials,\nradiological materials, and related equipment pending their\nremoval from their current sites.\n``(F) The utilization of funds to upgrade security and\naccounting at sites where proliferation-attractive fissile\nmaterials or radiological materials will remain for an extended\nperiod of time in order to ensure that such materials are\nsecure against plausible potential threats and will remain so\nin the future.\n``(G) The management of proliferation-attractive fissile\nmaterials, radiological materials, and related equipment at\nsecure facilities.\n``(H) Actions to ensure that security, including security\nupgrades at sites and facilities for the storage or disposition\nof proliferation-attractive fissile materials, radiological\nmaterials, and related equipment, continues to function as\nintended.\n``(I) The provision of technical support to the\nInternational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), other countries, and\nother entities to facilitate removal of, and security upgrades\nto facilities that contain, proliferation-attractive fissile\nmaterials, radiological materials, and related equipment\nworldwide.\n``(J) The development of alternative fuels and irradiation\ntargets based on low-enriched uranium to convert research or\nother reactors fueled by highly-enriched uranium to such\nalternative fuels, as well as the conversion of reactors and\nirradiation targets employing highly-enriched uranium to\nemployment of such alternative fuels and targets.\n``(K) Accelerated actions for the blend down of highly-\nenriched uranium to low-enriched uranium.\n``(L) The provision of assistance in the closure and\ndecommissioning of sites identified as presenting risks of\nproliferation of proliferation-attractive fissile materials,\nradiological materials, and related equipment.\n``(M) Programs to--\n``(i) assist in the placement of employees displaced as\na result of actions pursuant to the program in enterprises\nnot representing a proliferation threat; and\n``(ii) convert (including through the use of\nalternative technologies) sites identified as presenting\nrisks of proliferation regarding proliferation-attractive\nfissile materials, radiological materials, and related\nequipment to purposes not representing a proliferation\nthreat to the extent necessary to eliminate the\nproliferation threat.\n``(2) The Secretary of Energy shall, in coordination with the\nSecretary of State, carry out the program in consultation with, and\nwith the assistance of, appropriate departments, agencies, and\nother entities of the United States Government.\n``(3) The Secretary of Energy shall, with the concurrence of\nthe Secretary of State, carry out activities under the program in\ncollaboration with such foreign governments, non-governmental\norganizations, and other international entities as the Secretary of\nEnergy considers appropriate for the program.\n``(d) Funding.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated to the\nSecretary of Energy for defense nuclear nonproliferation activities\nshall be available for purposes of the program under this section.\n``(e) Participation by Other Governments and Organizations.--\n``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Energy may, with the\nconcurrence of the Secretary of State, enter into one or more\nagreements with any person (including a foreign government,\ninternational organization, or multinational entity) that the\nSecretary of Energy considers appropriate under which the person\ncontributes funds for purposes of the programs described in\nparagraph (2).\n``(2) Programs covered.--The programs described in this\nparagraph are any programs within the Office of Defense Nuclear\nNonproliferation of the National Nuclear Security Administration.\n``(3) Retention and use of amounts.--Notwithstanding section\n3302 of title 31, the Secretary of Energy may retain and use\namounts contributed under an agreement under paragraph (1) for\npurposes of the programs described in paragraph (2). Amounts so\ncontributed shall be retained in a separate fund established in the\nTreasury for such purposes and shall be available for use without\nfurther appropriation and without fiscal year limitation.\n``(4) Return of amounts not used within 5 years.--If an amount\ncontributed under an agreement under paragraph (1) is not used\nunder this subsection within 5 years after it was contributed, the\nSecretary of Energy shall return that amount to the person who\ncontributed it.\n``(5) Annual report.--Not later than October 31 of each year,\nthe Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees a report on the receipt and use of amounts under this\nsubsection during the preceding fiscal year. Each report for a\nfiscal year shall set forth--\n``(A) a statement of any amounts received under this\nsubsection, including, for each such amount, the value of the\ncontribution and the person who contributed it;\n``(B) a statement of any amounts used under this\nsubsection, including, for each such amount, the purposes for\nwhich the amount was used; and\n``(C) a statement of the amounts retained but not used\nunder this subsection, including, for each such amount, the\npurposes (if known) for which the Secretary intends to use the\namount.\n``(f) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `fissile materials' means plutonium, highly-\nenriched uranium, or other material capable of sustaining an\nexplosive nuclear chain reaction, including irradiated items\ncontaining such materials if the radiation field from such items is\nnot sufficient to prevent the theft or misuse of such items.\n``(2) The term `radiological materials' includes Americium-241,\nCalifornium-252, Cesium-137, Cobalt-60, Iridium-192, Plutonium-238,\nRadium-226, Strontium-90, Curium-244, and irradiated items\ncontaining such materials, or other materials designated by the\nSecretary of Energy for purposes of this paragraph.\n``(3) The term `related equipment' includes equipment useful\nfor enrichment of uranium in the isotope 235 and for extraction of\nfissile materials from irradiated fuel rods and other equipment\ndesignated by the Secretary of Energy for purposes of this section.\n``(4) The term `highly-enriched uranium' means uranium enriched\nto or above 20 percent in the isotope 235.\n``(5) The term `low-enriched uranium' means uranium enriched\nbelow 20 percent in the isotope 235.\n``(6) The term `proliferation-attractive', in the case of\nfissile materials and radiological materials, means quantities and\ntypes of such materials that are determined by the Secretary of\nEnergy to present a significant risk to the national security of\nthe United States if diverted to a use relating to proliferation.\n``(7) The term `alternative technologies' means technologies,\nsuch as accelerator-based equipment, that do not use radiological\nmaterials.\n``Sec. 6156. Acceleration of replacement of cesium blood irradiation\nsources\n``(a) Goal.--The Administrator shall ensure that the goal of the\ncovered programs is eliminating the use of blood irradiation devices in\nthe United States that rely on cesium chloride by December 31, 2027.\n``(b) Implementation.--To meet the goal specified by subsection\n(a), the Administrator shall carry out the covered programs in a manner\nthat--\n``(1) is voluntary for owners of blood irradiation devices;\n``(2) allows for the United States, subject to the review of\nthe Administrator, to pay up to 50 percent of the per-device cost\nof replacing blood irradiation devices covered by the programs;\n``(3) allows for the United States to pay up to 100 percent of\nthe cost of removing and disposing of cesium sources retired from\nservice by the programs; and\n``(4) replaces such devices with x-ray irradiation devices or\nother devices approved by the Food and Drug Administration that\nprovide significant threat reduction as compared to cesium chloride\nirradiators.\n``(c) Duration.--The Administrator shall carry out the covered\nprograms until December 31, 2027.\n``(d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232), the Administrator shall submit\nto the appropriate congressional committees a report on the covered\nprograms, including--\n``(1) identification of each cesium chloride blood irradiation\ndevice in the United States, including the number, general\nlocation, and user type;\n``(2) a plan for achieving the goal established by subsection\n(a);\n``(3) a methodology for prioritizing replacement of such\ndevices that takes into account irradiator age and prior material\nsecurity initiatives;\n``(4) in consultation with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission\nand the Food and Drug Administration, a strategy identifying any\nlegislative, regulatory, or other measures necessary to constrain\nthe introduction of new cesium chloride blood irradiation devices;\n``(5) identification of the annual funds required to meet the\ngoal established by subsection (a); and\n``(6) a description of the disposal path for cesium chloride\nsources under the covered programs.\n``(e) Assessment.--The Administrator shall submit an assessment to\nthe appropriate congressional committees by September 20, 2023, of the\nresults of the actions on the covered programs under this section,\nincluding--\n``(1) the number of replacement irradiators under the covered\nprograms;\n``(2) the life-cycle costs of the programs, including personnel\ntraining, maintenance, and replacement costs for new irradiation\ndevices;\n``(3) the cost-effectiveness of the covered programs;\n``(4) an analysis of the effectiveness of the new irradiation\ndevices' technology; and\n``(5) a forecast of whether the Administrator will meet the\ngoal established in subsection (a).\n``(f) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term\n`appropriate congressional committees' means--\n``(A) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on\nArmed Services, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the\nHouse of Representatives; and\n``(B) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on\nArmed Services, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources,\nand the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of\nthe Senate.\n``(2) Covered programs.--The term `covered programs' means the\nfollowing programs of the Office of Radiological Security of the\nNational Nuclear Security Administration:\n``(A) The Cesium Irradiator Replacement Program.\n``(B) The Off-Site Source Recovery Program.\n``Sec. 6157. International agreements on nuclear weapons data\n``The Secretary of Energy may, with the concurrence of the\nSecretary of State and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense,\nthe Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National\nIntelligence, enter into agreements with countries or international\norganizations to conduct data collection and analysis to determine\naccurately and in a timely manner the source of any components of, or\nfissile material used or attempted to be used in, a nuclear device or\nweapon.\n``Sec. 6158. International agreements on information on radioactive\nmaterials\n``The Secretary of Energy may, with the concurrence of the\nSecretary of State and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense,\nthe Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National\nIntelligence, enter into agreements with countries or international\norganizations--\n``(1) to acquire for the materials information program of the\nDepartment of Energy validated information on the physical\ncharacteristics of radioactive material produced, used, or stored\nat various locations, in order to facilitate the ability to\ndetermine accurately and in a timely manner the source of any\ncomponents of, or fissile material used or attempted to be used in,\na nuclear device or weapon; and\n``(2) to obtain access to information described in paragraph\n(1) in the event of--\n``(A) a nuclear detonation; or\n``(B) the interdiction or discovery of a nuclear device or\nweapon or nuclear material.\n``Sec. 6159. Defense nuclear nonproliferation management plan\n``(a) Plan Required.--The Administrator shall develop and annually\nupdate a five-year management plan for activities associated with the\ndefense nuclear nonproliferation programs of the Administration to\nprevent and counter the proliferation of materials, technology,\nequipment, and expertise related to nuclear and radiological weapons in\norder to minimize and address the risk of nuclear terrorism and the\nproliferation of such weapons.\n``(b) Submission to Congress.--\n``(1) Not later than March 15 of each even-numbered year, the\nAdministrator shall submit to the congressional defense committees\na summary of the plan developed under subsection (a).\n``(2) Not later than March 15 of each odd-numbered year, the\nAdministrator shall submit to the congressional defense committees\na detailed report on the plan developed under subsection (a).\n``(3) Each summary submitted under paragraph (1) and each\nreport submitted under paragraph (2) shall be submitted in\nunclassified form, but may include a classified annex if necessary.\n``(c) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall include,\nwith respect to each defense nuclear nonproliferation program of the\nAdministration, the following:\n``(1) A description of the policy context in which the program\noperates, including--\n``(A) a list of relevant laws, policy directives issued by\nthe President, and international agreements; and\n``(B) nuclear nonproliferation activities carried out by\nother Federal agencies.\n``(2) A description of the objectives and priorities of the\nprogram during the year preceding the submission of the summary\nrequired by paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or the report required\nby paragraph (2) of that subsection, as the case may be.\n``(3) A description of the activities carried out under the\nprogram during that year.\n``(4) A description of the accomplishments and challenges of\nthe program during that year, based on an assessment of metrics and\nobjectives previously established to determine the effectiveness of\nthe program.\n``(5) A description of any gaps that remain that were not or\ncould not be addressed by the program during that year.\n``(6) An identification and explanation of uncommitted or\nuncosted balances for the program, as of the date of the submission\nof the summary required by paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or the\nreport required by paragraph (2) of that subsection, as the case\nmay be, that are greater than the acceptable carryover thresholds,\nas determined by the Secretary of Energy.\n``(7) An identification of funds for the program received\nthrough contributions from or cost-sharing agreements with foreign\ngovernments consistent with section 6155(e) during the year\npreceding the submission of the summary required by paragraph (1)\nof subsection (b) or the report required by paragraph (2) of that\nsubsection, as the case may be, and an explanation of such\ncontributions and agreements.\n``(8) A description and assessment of activities carried out\nunder the program during that year that were coordinated with other\nelements of the Department of Energy, with the Department of\nDefense, and with other Federal agencies, to maximize efficiency\nand avoid redundancies.\n``(9) Plans for activities of the program during the five-year\nperiod beginning on the date on which the summary required by\nparagraph (1) of subsection (b) or the report required by paragraph\n(2) of that subsection, as the case may be, is submitted, including\nactivities with respect to the following:\n``(A) Preventing nuclear and radiological proliferation and\nterrorism, including through--\n``(i) material management and minimization,\nparticularly with respect to removing or minimizing the use\nof highly enriched uranium, plutonium, and radiological\nmaterials worldwide (and identifying the countries in which\nsuch materials are located), efforts to dispose of surplus\nmaterial, converting reactors from highly enriched uranium\nto low-enriched uranium (and identifying the countries in\nwhich such reactors are located);\n``(ii) global nuclear material security, including\nsecuring highly enriched uranium, plutonium, and\nradiological materials worldwide (and identifying the\ncountries in which such materials are located), and\nproviding radiation detection capabilities at foreign ports\nand borders;\n``(iii) nonproliferation and arms control, including\nnuclear verification and safeguards;\n``(iv) defense nuclear research and development,\nincluding a description of activities related to developing\nand improving technology to detect the proliferation and\ndetonation of nuclear weapons, verifying compliance of\nforeign countries with commitments under treaties and\nagreements relating to nuclear weapons, and detecting the\ndiversion of nuclear materials (including safeguards\ntechnology); and\n``(v) nonproliferation construction programs, including\nactivities associated with Department of Energy Order 413.1\n(relating to program management controls).\n``(B) Countering nuclear and radiological proliferation and\nterrorism.\n``(C) Responding to nuclear and radiological proliferation\nand terrorism, including through--\n``(i) crisis operations;\n``(ii) consequences management; and\n``(iii) emergency management, including international\ncapacity building.\n``(10) A threat assessment, carried out by the intelligence\ncommunity (as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act\nof 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))), with respect to the risk of nuclear\nand radiological proliferation and terrorism and a description of\nhow each activity carried out under the program will counter the\nthreat during the five-year period beginning on the date on which\nthe summary required by paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or the\nreport required by paragraph (2) of that subsection, as the case\nmay be, is submitted and, as appropriate, in the longer term.\n``(11) A plan for funding the program during that five-year\nperiod.\n``(12) An identification of metrics and objectives for\ndetermining the effectiveness of each activity carried out under\nthe program during that five-year period.\n``(13) A description of the activities to be carried out under\nthe program during that five-year period and a description of how\nthe program will be prioritized relative to other defense nuclear\nnonproliferation programs of the Administration during that five-\nyear period to address the highest priority risks and requirements,\nas informed by the threat assessment carried out under paragraph\n(10).\n``(14) A description and assessment of activities to be carried\nout under the program during that five-year period that will be\ncoordinated with other elements of the Department of Energy, with\nthe Department of Defense, and with other Federal agencies, to\nmaximize efficiency and avoid redundancies.\n``(15) A summary of the technologies and capabilities\ndocumented under section 6160(a).\n``(16) A summary of the assessments conducted under section\n6160(b)(1).\n``(17) Such other matters as the Administrator considers\nappropriate.\n``Sec. 6160. Information relating to certain defense nuclear\nnonproliferation programs\n``(a) Technologies and Capabilities.--The Administrator shall\ndocument, for efforts that are not focused on basic research, the\ntechnologies and capabilities of the defense nuclear nonproliferation\nresearch and development program that--\n``(1) are transitioned to end users for further development or\ndeployment; and\n``(2) are deployed.\n``(b) Assessments of Status.--\n``(1) In assessing projects under the defense nuclear\nnonproliferation research and development program or the defense\nnuclear nonproliferation and arms control program, the\nAdministrator shall compare the status of each such project,\nincluding with respect to the final results of such project, to the\nbaseline targets and goals established in the initial project plan\nof such project.\n``(2) The Administrator may carry out paragraph (1) using a\ncommon template or such other means as the Administrator determines\nappropriate.\n``Sec. 6161. Annual Selected Acquisition Reports on certain hardware\nrelating to defense nuclear nonproliferation\n``(a) Annual Selected Acquisition Reports.--\n``(1) In general.--At the end of each fiscal year, the\nAdministrator shall submit to the congressional defense committees\na report on each covered hardware project. The reports shall be\nknown as Selected Acquisition Reports for the covered hardware\nproject concerned.\n``(2) Matters included.--The information contained in the\nSelected Acquisition Report for a fiscal year for a covered\nhardware project shall be the information contained in the Selected\nAcquisition Report for such fiscal year for a major defense\nacquisition program under section 4351 or any successor system,\nexpressed in terms of the covered hardware project.\n``(b) Covered Hardware Project Defined.--In this section, the term\n`covered hardware project' means a project carried out under the\ndefense nuclear nonproliferation research and development program\nthat--\n``(1) is focused on the production and deployment of hardware,\nincluding with respect to the development and deployment of\nsatellites or satellite payloads; and\n``(2) exceeds $500,000,000 in total program cost over the\ncourse of five years.\n\n``CHAPTER 604--DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP MATTERS\n\n``SUBCHAPTER I--DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP\n\n``Sec. 6171. Defense environmental cleanup account\n``(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the Treasury\nof the United States for the Department of Energy an account to be\nknown as the `Defense Environmental Cleanup Account' (hereafter in this\nsection referred to as the `Account').\n``(b) Amounts in Account.--All sums appropriated to the Department\nof Energy for defense environmental cleanup at defense nuclear\nfacilities shall be credited to the Account. Such appropriations shall\nbe authorized annually by law. To the extent provided in appropriations\nActs, amounts in the Account shall remain available until expended.\n``Sec. 6172. Classification of defense environmental cleanup as capital\nasset projects or operations activities\n``The Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management,\nin consultation with other appropriate officials of the Department of\nEnergy, shall establish requirements for the classification of defense\nenvironmental cleanup projects as capital asset projects or operations\nactivities.\n``Sec. 6173. Requirement to develop future use plans for defense\nenvironmental cleanup\n``(a) Authority to Develop Future Use Plans.--The Secretary of\nEnergy may develop future use plans for any defense nuclear facility at\nwhich defense environmental cleanup activities are occurring.\n``(b) Requirement to Develop Future Use Plans.--The Secretary shall\ndevelop a future use plan for each of the following defense nuclear\nfacilities:\n``(1) Hanford Site, Richland, Washington.\n``(2) Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina.\n``(3) Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho.\n``(c) Citizen Advisory Board.--\n``(1) At each defense nuclear facility for which the Secretary\nof Energy intends or is required to develop a future use plan under\nthis section and for which no citizen advisory board has been\nestablished, the Secretary shall establish a citizen advisory\nboard.\n``(2) The Secretary may authorize the manager of a defense\nnuclear facility for which a future use plan is developed under\nthis section (or, if there is no such manager, an appropriate\nofficial of the Department of Energy designated by the Secretary)\nto pay routine administrative expenses of a citizen advisory board\nestablished for that facility. Such payments shall be made from\nfunds available to the Secretary for defense environmental cleanup\nactivities necessary for national security programs.\n``(d) Requirement to Consult With Citizen Advisory Board.--In\ndeveloping a future use plan under this section with respect to a\ndefense nuclear facility, the Secretary of Energy shall consult with a\ncitizen advisory board established pursuant to subsection (c) or a\nsimilar advisory board already in existence as of September 23, 1996,\nfor such facility, affected local governments (including any local\nfuture use redevelopment authorities), and other appropriate State\nagencies.\n``(e) 50-year Planning Period.--A future use plan developed under\nthis section shall cover a period of at least 50 years.\n``(f) Report.--Not later than 60 days after completing development\nof a final plan for a site listed in subsection (b), the Secretary of\nEnergy shall submit to Congress a report on the plan. The report shall\ndescribe the plan and contain such findings and recommendations with\nrespect to the site as the Secretary considers appropriate.\n``(g) Savings Provisions.--\n``(1) Nothing in this section, or in a future use plan\ndeveloped under this section with respect to a defense nuclear\nfacility, shall be construed as requiring any modification to a\nfuture use plan with respect to a defense nuclear facility that was\ndeveloped before September 23, 1996.\n``(2) Nothing in this section may be construed to affect\nstatutory requirements for a defense environmental cleanup activity\nor project or to modify or otherwise affect applicable statutory or\nregulatory defense environmental cleanup requirements, including\nsubstantive standards intended to protect public health and the\nenvironment, nor shall anything in this section be construed to\npreempt or impair any local land use planning or zoning authority\nor State authority.\n``Sec. 6174. Future-years defense environmental cleanup plan\n``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress\neach year, at or about the same time that the President's budget is\nsubmitted to Congress for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title\n31, a future-years defense environmental cleanup plan that--\n``(1) reflects the estimated expenditures and proposed\nappropriations included in that budget for the Department of Energy\nfor defense environmental cleanup; and\n``(2) covers a period that includes the fiscal year for which\nthat budget is submitted and not less than the four succeeding\nfiscal years.\n``(b) Elements.--Each future-years defense environmental cleanup\nplan required by subsection (a) shall contain the following:\n``(1) A detailed description of the projects and activities\nrelating to defense environmental cleanup to be carried out during\nthe period covered by the plan at the sites specified in subsection\n(c) and with respect to the activities specified in subsection (d).\n``(2) A statement of proposed budget authority, estimated\nexpenditures, and proposed appropriations necessary to support such\nprojects and activities.\n``(3) With respect to each site specified in subsection (c),\nthe following:\n``(A) A statement of each milestone included in an\nenforceable agreement governing cleanup and waste remediation\nfor that site for each fiscal year covered by the plan.\n``(B) For each such milestone, a statement with respect to\nwhether each such milestone will be met in each such fiscal\nyear.\n``(C) For any milestone that will not be met, an\nexplanation of why the milestone will not be met and the date\nby which the milestone is expected to be met.\n``(D) For any milestone that has been missed, renegotiated,\nor postponed, a statement of the current milestone, the\noriginal milestone, and any interim milestones.\n``(c) Sites Specified.--The sites specified in this subsection are\nthe following:\n``(1) The Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho.\n``(2) The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Carlsbad, New Mexico.\n``(3) The Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina.\n``(4) The Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.\n``(5) The Hanford Site, Richland, Washington.\n``(6) Any defense closure site of the Department of Energy.\n``(7) Any site of the National Nuclear Security Administration.\n``(d) Activities Specified.--The activities specified in this\nsubsection are the following:\n``(1) Program support.\n``(2) Program direction.\n``(3) Safeguards and security.\n``(4) Technology development and deployment.\n``(5) Federal contributions to the Uranium Enrichment\nDecontamination and Decommissioning Fund established under section\n1801 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2297g).\n``Sec. 6175. Accelerated schedule for defense environmental cleanup\nactivities\n``(a) Accelerated Cleanup.--The Secretary of Energy shall\naccelerate the schedule for defense environmental cleanup activities\nand disposition projects for a site at a Department of Energy defense\nnuclear facility if the Secretary determines that such an accelerated\nschedule will accelerate the recapitalization, modernization, or\nreplacement of National Nuclear Security Administration facilities\nsupporting the nuclear weapons stockpile, achieve meaningful, long-term\ncost savings to the Federal Government, or could substantially\naccelerate the release of land for local reuse without undermining\nnational security objectives.\n``(b) Consideration of Factors.--In making a determination under\nsubsection (a), the Secretary shall consider the following:\n``(1) The extent to which accelerated cleanup schedules can\ncontribute to a more rapid modernization of National Nuclear\nSecurity Administration facilities.\n``(2) The cost savings achievable by the Federal Government.\n``(3) The potential for reuse of the site.\n``(4) The risks that the site poses to local health and safety.\n``(5) The proximity of the site to populated areas.\n``(c) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section may be construed\nto affect a specific statutory requirement for a specific defense\nenvironmental cleanup activity or project or to modify or otherwise\naffect applicable statutory or regulatory defense environmental cleanup\nrequirements, including substantive standards intended to protect\npublic health and the environment.\n``Sec. 6176. Defense environmental cleanup technology program\n``(a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Energy shall\nestablish and carry out a program of research for the development of\ntechnologies useful for--\n``(1) the reduction of environmental hazards and contamination\nresulting from defense waste; and\n``(2) environmental restoration of inactive defense waste\ndisposal sites.\n``(b) Definitions.--As used in this section:\n``(1) The term `defense waste' means waste, including\nradioactive waste, resulting primarily from atomic energy defense\nactivities of the Department of Energy.\n``(2) The term `inactive defense waste disposal site' means any\nsite (including any facility) under the control or jurisdiction of\nthe Secretary of Energy which is used for the disposal of defense\nwaste and is closed to the disposal of additional defense waste,\nincluding any site that is subject to decontamination and\ndecommissioning.\n``Sec. 6177. Other programs relating to technology development\n``(a) Incremental Technology Development Program.--\n``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary may establish a program, to\nbe known as the `Incremental Technology Development Program', to\nimprove the efficiency and effectiveness of the defense\nenvironmental cleanup processes of the Office.\n``(2) Focus.--\n``(A) Improvements.--In carrying out the Incremental\nTechnology Development Program, the Secretary shall focus on\nthe continuous improvement of new or available technologies,\nincluding--\n``(i) decontamination chemicals and techniques;\n``(ii) remote sensing and wireless communication to\nreduce manpower and laboratory efforts;\n``(iii) detection, assay, and certification\ninstrumentation; and\n``(iv) packaging materials, methods, and shipping\nsystems.\n``(B) Other areas.--The Secretary may include in the\nIncremental Technology Development Program mission-relevant\ndevelopment, demonstration, and deployment activities unrelated\nto the focus areas described in subparagraph (A).\n``(3) Use of new and emerging technologies.--\n``(A) Development and demonstration.--In carrying out the\nIncremental Technology Development Program, the Secretary shall\nensure that site offices of the Office conduct technology\ndevelopment, demonstration, testing, permitting, and deployment\nof new and emerging technologies to establish a sound technical\nbasis for the selection of technologies for defense\nenvironmental cleanup or infrastructure operations.\n``(B) Collaboration required.--The Secretary shall\ncollaborate, to the extent practicable, with the heads of other\ndepartments and agencies of the Federal Government, the\nNational Laboratories, other Federal laboratories, appropriate\nState regulators and agencies, and the Department of Labor in\nthe development, demonstration, testing, permitting, and\ndeployment of new technologies under the Incremental Technology\nDevelopment Program.\n``(4) Agreements to carry out projects.--\n``(A) Authority.--In carrying out the Incremental\nTechnology Development Program, the Secretary may enter into\nagreements with nongovernmental entities for technology\ndevelopment, demonstration, testing, permitting, and deployment\nprojects to improve technologies in accordance with paragraph\n(2).\n``(B) Selection.--The Secretary shall select projects under\nsubparagraph (A) through a rigorous process that involves--\n``(i) transparent and open competition; and\n``(ii) a review process that, if practicable, is\nconducted in an independent manner consistent with\nDepartment guidance on selecting and funding public-private\npartnerships.\n``(C) Cost-sharing.--The Federal share of the costs of the\ndevelopment, demonstration, testing, permitting, and deployment\nof new technologies carried out under this paragraph shall be\nnot more than 70 percent.\n``(D) Briefing.--Not later than 120 days before the date on\nwhich the Secretary enters into the first agreement under\nsubparagraph (A), the Secretary shall provide to the\ncongressional defense committees a briefing on the process of\nselecting and funding efforts within the Incremental Technology\nDevelopment Program, including with respect to the plans of the\nSecretary to ensure a scientifically rigorous process that\nminimizes potential conflicts of interest.\n``(b) High-Impact Technology Development Program.--\n``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a program,\nto be known as the `High-Impact Technology Development Program',\nunder which the Secretary shall enter into agreements with\nnongovernmental entities for projects that pursue technologies\nthat, with respect to the mission--\n``(A) holistically address difficult challenges;\n``(B) hold the promise of breakthrough improvements; or\n``(C) align existing or in-use technologies with difficult\nchallenges.\n``(2) Areas of focus.--The Secretary may include as areas of\nfocus for a project carried out under the High-Impact Technology\nDevelopment Program the following:\n``(A) Developing and demonstrating improved methods for\nsource and plume characterization and monitoring, with an\nemphasis on--\n``(i) real-time field acquisition; and\n``(ii) the use of indicator species analyses with\nadvanced contaminant transport models to enable better\nunderstanding of contaminant migration.\n``(B) Developing and determining the limits of performance\nfor remediation technologies and integrated remedial systems\nthat prevent migration of contaminants, including by producing\nassociated guidance and design manuals for technologies that\ncould be widely used across the complex.\n``(C) Demonstrating advanced monitoring approaches that use\nmultiple lines of evidence for monitoring long-term performance\nof--\n``(i) remediation systems; and\n``(ii) noninvasive near-field monitoring techniques.\n``(D) Developing and demonstrating methods to characterize\nthe physical and chemical attributes of waste that control\nbehavior, with an emphasis on--\n``(i) rapid and nondestructive examination and assay\ntechniques; and\n``(ii) methods to determine radio-nuclide, heavy\nmetals, and organic constituents.\n``(E) Demonstrating the technical basis for determining\nwhen enhanced or natural attenuation is an appropriate approach\nfor remediation of complex sites.\n``(F) Developing and demonstrating innovative methods to\nachieve real-time and, if practicable, in situ characterization\ndata for tank waste and process streams that could be useful\nfor all phases of the waste management program, including\nimproving the accuracy and representativeness of\ncharacterization data for residual waste in tanks and ancillary\nequipment.\n``(G) Adapting existing waste treatment technologies or\ndemonstrating new waste treatment technologies at the pilot\nplant scale using real wastes or realistic surrogates--\n``(i) to address engineering adaptations;\n``(ii) to ensure compliance with waste treatment\nstandards and other applicable requirements under Federal\nand State law and any existing agreements or consent\ndecrees to which the Department is a party; and\n``(iii) to enable successful deployment at full-scale\nand in support of operations.\n``(H) Developing and demonstrating rapid testing protocols\nthat--\n``(i) are accepted by the Environmental Protection\nAgency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Department,\nand the scientific community;\n``(ii) can be used to measure long-term waste form\nperformance under realistic disposal environments;\n``(iii) can determine whether a stabilized waste is\nsuitable for disposal; and\n``(iv) reduce the need for extensive, time-consuming,\nand costly analyses on every batch of waste prior to\ndisposal.\n``(I) Developing and demonstrating direct stabilization\ntechnologies to provide waste forms for disposing of elemental\nmercury.\n``(J) Developing and demonstrating innovative and effective\nretrieval methods for removal of waste residual materials from\ntanks and ancillary equipment, including mobile retrieval\nequipment or methods capable of immediately removing waste from\nleaking tanks, and connecting pipelines.\n``(3) Project selection.--\n``(A) Selection.--The Secretary shall select projects to be\ncarried out under the High-Impact Technology Development\nProgram through a rigorous process that involves--\n``(i) transparent and open competition; and\n``(ii) a review process that, if practicable, is\nconducted in an independent manner consistent with\nDepartment guidance on selecting and funding public-private\npartnerships.\n``(B) Briefing.--Not later than 120 days before the date on\nwhich the Secretary enters into the first agreement under\nparagraph (1), the Secretary shall provide to the congressional\ndefense committees a briefing on the process of selecting and\nfunding efforts within the High-Impact Technology Development\nProgram, including with respect to the plans of the Secretary\nto ensure a scientifically rigorous process that minimizes\npotential conflicts of interest.\n``(c) Environmental Management University Program.--\n``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a program,\nto be known as the `Environmental Management University Program',\nto--\n``(A) engage faculty, post-doctoral fellows or researchers,\nand graduate students of institutions of higher education on\nsubjects relating to the mission to show a clear path for\nstudents for employment within the environmental management\nenterprise;\n``(B) provide institutions of higher education and the\nDepartment access to advances in engineering and science;\n``(C) clearly identify to institutions of higher education\nthe tools necessary to enter into the environmental management\nfield professionally; and\n``(D) encourage current employees of the Department to\npursue advanced degrees.\n``(2) Areas of focus.--The Secretary may include as areas of\nfocus for a grant made under the Environmental Management\nUniversity Program the following:\n``(A) The atomic- and molecular-scale chemistries of waste\nprocessing.\n``(B) Contaminant immobilization in engineered and natural\nsystems.\n``(C) Developing innovative materials, with an emphasis on\nnanomaterials or biomaterials, that could enable sequestration\nof challenging hazardous or radioactive constituents such as\ntechnetium and iodine.\n``(D) Elucidating and exploiting complex speciation and\nreactivity far from equilibrium.\n``(E) Understanding and controlling chemical and physical\nprocesses at interfaces.\n``(F) Harnessing physical and chemical processes to\nrevolutionize separations.\n``(G) Tailoring waste forms for contaminants in harsh\nchemical environments.\n``(H) Predicting and understanding subsurface system\nbehavior and response to perturbations.\n``(3) Individual research grants.--In carrying out the\nEnvironmental Management University Program, the Secretary may make\nindividual research grants to faculty, post-doctoral fellows or\nresearchers, and graduate students of institutions of higher\neducation for three-year research projects, with an option for an\nextension of one additional two-year period.\n``(4) Grants for interdisciplinary collaborations.--In carrying\nout the Environmental Management University Program, the Secretary\nmay make research grants for strategic partnerships among\nscientists, faculty, post-doctoral fellows or researchers, and\ngraduate students of institutions of higher education for three-\nyear research projects.\n``(5) Hiring of undergraduates.--In carrying out the\nEnvironmental Management University Program, the Secretary may\nestablish a summer internship program for undergraduates of\ninstitutions of higher education to work on projects relating to\nenvironmental management.\n``(6) Workshops.--In carrying out the Environmental Management\nUniversity Program, the Secretary may hold workshops with the\nOffice of Environmental Management, the Office of Science, and\nmembers of academia and industry concerning environmental\nmanagement challenges and solutions.\n``(d) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `complex' means all sites managed in whole or in\npart by the Office.\n``(2) The term `Department' means the Department of Energy.\n``(3) The term `institution of higher education' has the\nmeaning given the term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education\nAct of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).\n``(4) The term `mission' means the mission of the Office.\n``(5) The term `National Laboratory' has the meaning given the\nterm in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.\n15801).\n``(6) The term `Office' means the Office of Environmental\nManagement of the Department.\n``(7) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Energy,\nacting through the Assistant Secretary for Environmental\nManagement.\n``Sec. 6178. Report on defense environmental cleanup expenditures\n``Each year, at the same time the President submits to Congress the\nbudget for a fiscal year (pursuant to section 1105 of title 31), the\nSecretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report on how the\ndefense environmental cleanup funds of the Department of Energy were\nexpended during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during which\nthe budget is submitted. The report shall include details on\nexpenditures by operations office, installation, budget category, and\nactivity. The report also shall include any schedule changes or\nmodifications to planned activities for the fiscal year in which the\nbudget is submitted.\n``Sec. 6179. Public participation in planning for defense environmental\ncleanup\n`` The Secretary of Energy shall consult with the Administrator of\nthe Environmental Protection Agency, the Attorney General, Governors\nand attorneys general of affected States, appropriate representatives\nof affected Indian tribes, and interested members of the public in any\nplanning conducted by the Secretary for defense environmental cleanup\nactivities at Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities.\n``Sec. 6180. Policy of Department of Energy regarding future defense\nenvironmental management matters\n``(a) Policy Required.--\n``(1) Commencing not later than October 1, 2005, the Secretary\nof Energy shall have in effect a policy for carrying out future\ndefense environmental management matters of the Department of\nEnergy. The policy shall specify each officer within the Department\nwith responsibilities for carrying out that policy and, for each\nsuch officer, the nature and extent of those responsibilities.\n``(2) In paragraph (1), the term `future defense environmental\nmanagement matter' means any environmental cleanup project,\ndecontamination and decommissioning project, waste management\nproject, or related activity that arises out of the activities of\nthe Department in carrying out programs necessary for national\nsecurity and is to be commenced after November 24, 2003. However,\nsuch term does not include any such project or activity the\nresponsibility for which has been assigned, as of November 24,\n2003, to the Environmental Management program of the Department.\n``(b) Reflection in Budget.--For fiscal year 2006 and each fiscal\nyear thereafter, the Secretary shall ensure that the budget\njustification materials submitted to Congress in support of the\nDepartment of Energy budget for such fiscal year (as submitted with the\nbudget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31) reflect the\npolicy required by subsection (a).\n``(c) Consultation.--The Secretary shall carry out this section in\nconsultation with the Administrator for Nuclear Security and the Under\nSecretary of Energy for Energy, Science, and Environment.\n``(d) Report.--The Secretary shall include with the budget\njustification materials submitted to Congress in support of the\nDepartment of Energy budget for fiscal year 2005 (as submitted with the\nbudget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31) a report on\nthe policy that the Secretary plans to have in effect under subsection\n(a) as of October 1, 2005. The report shall specify the officers and\nresponsibilities referred to in subsection (a).\n``Sec. 6181. Estimation of costs of meeting defense environmental\ncleanup milestones required by consent orders\n``The Secretary of Energy shall include in the budget justification\nmaterials submitted to Congress in support of the Department of Energy\nbudget for each fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the\nPresident under section 1105(a) of title 31) a report on the cost, for\nthat fiscal year and the four fiscal years following that fiscal year,\nof meeting milestones required by a consent order at each defense\nnuclear facility at which defense environmental cleanup activities are\noccurring. The report shall include, for each such facility--\n``(1) a specification of the cost of meeting such milestones\nduring that fiscal year; and\n``(2) an estimate of the cost of meeting such milestones during\nthe four fiscal years following that fiscal year.\n``Sec. 6182. Public statement of environmental liabilities\n`` Each year, at the same time that the Department of Energy\nsubmits its annual financial report under section 3516 of title 31, the\nSecretary of Energy shall make available to the public a statement of\nenvironmental liabilities, as calculated for the most recent audited\nfinancial statement of the Department under section 3515 of that title,\nfor each defense nuclear facility at which defense environmental\ncleanup activities are occurring.\n\n``SUBCHAPTER II--CLOSURE OF FACILITIES\n\n``Sec. 6191. Reports in connection with permanent closures of\nDepartment of Energy defense nuclear facilities\n``(a) Training and Job Placement Services Plan.--Not later than 120\ndays before a Department of Energy defense nuclear facility permanently\nceases all production and processing operations, the Secretary of\nEnergy shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate\nand the House of Representatives a report containing a discussion of\nthe training and job placement services needed to enable the employees\nat such facility to obtain employment in the defense environmental\ncleanup activities at such facility. The discussion shall include the\nactions that should be taken by the contractor operating and managing\nsuch facility to provide retraining and job placement services to\nemployees of such contractor.\n``(b) Closure Report.--Upon the permanent cessation of production\noperations at a Department of Energy defense nuclear facility, the\nSecretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report containing--\n``(1) a complete survey of environmental problems at the\nfacility;\n``(2) budget quality data indicating the cost of defense\nenvironmental cleanup activities at the facility; and\n``(3) a discussion of the proposed cleanup schedule.\n``Sec. 6192. Defense site acceleration completion\n``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding the provisions of the Nuclear\nWaste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.), the requirements of\nsection 202 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5842),\nand other laws that define classes of radioactive waste, with respect\nto material stored at a Department of Energy site at which activities\nare regulated by a covered State pursuant to approved closure plans or\npermits issued by the State, the term `high-level radioactive waste'\ndoes not include radioactive waste resulting from the reprocessing of\nspent nuclear fuel that the Secretary of Energy (in this section\nreferred to as the `Secretary'), in consultation with the Nuclear\nRegulatory Commission (in this section referred to as the\n`Commission'), determines--\n``(1) does not require permanent isolation in a deep geologic\nrepository for spent fuel or high-level radioactive waste;\n``(2) has had highly radioactive radionuclides removed to the\nmaximum extent practical; and\n``(3)(A) does not exceed concentration limits for Class C low-\nlevel waste as set out in section 61.55 of title 10, Code of\nFederal Regulations, and will be disposed of--\n``(i) in compliance with the performance objectives set out\nin subpart C of part 61 of title 10, Code of Federal\nRegulations; and\n``(ii) pursuant to a State-approved closure plan or State-\nissued permit, authority for the approval or issuance of which\nis conferred on the State outside of this section; or\n``(B) exceeds concentration limits for Class C low-level\nwaste as set out in section 61.55 of title 10, Code of Federal\nRegulations, but will be disposed of--\n``(i) in compliance with the performance objectives set out\nin subpart C of part 61 of title 10, Code of Federal\nRegulations;\n``(ii) pursuant to a State-approved closure plan or State-\nissued permit, authority for the approval or issuance of which\nis conferred on the State outside of this section; and\n``(iii) pursuant to plans developed by the Secretary in\nconsultation with the Commission.\n``(b) Monitoring by Nuclear Regulatory Commission.--(1) The\nCommission shall, in coordination with the covered State, monitor\ndisposal actions taken by the Department of Energy pursuant to\nsubparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(3) for the purpose of\nassessing compliance with the performance objectives set out in subpart\nC of part 61 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations.\n``(2) If the Commission considers any disposal actions taken by the\nDepartment of Energy pursuant to those subparagraphs to be not in\ncompliance with those performance objectives, the Commission shall, as\nsoon as practicable after discovery of the noncompliant conditions,\ninform the Department of Energy, the covered State, and the following\ncongressional committees:\n``(A) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy\nand Commerce, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of\nRepresentatives.\n``(B) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy\nand Natural Resources, the Committee on Environment and Public\nWorks, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.\n``(3) For fiscal year 2005, the Secretary shall, from amounts\navailable for defense site acceleration completion, reimburse the\nCommission for all expenses, including salaries, that the Commission\nincurs as a result of performance under subsection (a) and this\nsubsection for fiscal year 2005. The Department of Energy and the\nCommission may enter into an interagency agreement that specifies the\nmethod of reimbursement. Amounts received by the Commission for\nperformance under subsection (a) and this subsection may be retained\nand used for salaries and expenses associated with those activities,\nnotwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, and shall remain available\nuntil expended.\n``(4) For fiscal years after 2005, the Commission shall include in\nthe budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of\nthe Commission budget for that fiscal year (as submitted with the\nbudget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31) the amounts\nrequired, not offset by revenues, for performance under subsection (a)\nand this subsection.\n``(c) Inapplicability to Certain Materials.--Subsection (a) shall\nnot apply to any material otherwise covered by that subsection that is\ntransported from the covered State.\n``(d) Covered States.--For purposes of this section, the following\nStates are covered States:\n``(1) The State of South Carolina.\n``(2) The State of Idaho.\n``(e) Construction.--(1) Nothing in this section shall impair,\nalter, or modify the full implementation of any Federal Facility\nAgreement and Consent Order or other applicable consent decree for a\nDepartment of Energy site.\n``(2) Nothing in this section establishes any precedent or is\nbinding on the State of Washington, the State of Oregon, or any other\nState not covered by subsection (d) for the management, storage,\ntreatment, and disposition of radioactive and hazardous materials.\n``(3) Nothing in this section amends the definition of 'transuranic\nwaste' or regulations for repository disposal of transuranic waste\npursuant to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act (Public\nLaw 102-579; 106 Stat. 4777) or part 191 of title 40, Code of Federal\nRegulations.\n``(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect in any\nway the obligations of the Department of Energy to comply with section\n6154.\n``(5) Nothing in this section amends the West Valley Demonstration\nAct (Public Law 96-368; 42 U.S.C. 2021a note).\n``(f) Judicial Review.--Judicial review shall be available in\naccordance with chapter 7 of title 5, for the following:\n``(1) Any determination made by the Secretary or any other\nagency action taken by the Secretary pursuant to this section.\n``(2) Any failure of the Commission to carry out its\nresponsibilities under subsection (b).\n``Sec. 6193. Sandia National Laboratories\n``Funds appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004\n(Public Law 108-199; 118 Stat. 3), or any other Act thereafter, may not\nbe obligated to pay, on behalf of the United States or a contractor or\nsubcontractor of the United States, to post a bond or fulfill any other\nfinancial responsibility requirement relating to closure or post-\nclosure care and monitoring of Sandia National Laboratories and\nproperties held or managed by Sandia National Laboratories prior to\nimplementation of closure or post-closure monitoring. The State of New\nMexico or any other entity may not enforce against the United States or\na contractor or subcontractor of the United States, in this year or any\nother fiscal year, a requirement to post bond or any other financial\nresponsibility requirement relating to closure or postclosure care and\nmonitoring of Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico and properties\nheld or managed by Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico.\n``Sec. 6194. Plan for deactivation and decommissioning of\nnonoperational defense nuclear facilities\n``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall, every four years\nbeginning in 2025, develop and subsequently carry out a plan for the\nactivities of the Department of Energy relating to the deactivation and\ndecommissioning of nonoperational defense nuclear facilities.\n``(b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall include\nthe following:\n``(1) A list of nonoperational defense nuclear facilities,\nprioritized for deactivation and decommissioning based on the\npotential to reduce risks to human health, property, or the\nenvironment and to maximize cost savings.\n``(2) An assessment of the life cycle costs of each\nnonoperational defense nuclear facility during the period beginning\non the date on which the plan is submitted under subsection (d) and\nending on the earlier of--\n``(A) the date that is 25 years after the date on which the\nplan is submitted; or\n``(B) the estimated date for deactivation and\ndecommissioning of the facility.\n``(3) An estimate of the cost and time needed to deactivate and\ndecommission each nonoperational defense nuclear facility.\n``(4) A schedule for when the Office of Environmental\nManagement will accept each nonoperational defense nuclear facility\nfor deactivation and decommissioning.\n``(5) An estimate of costs that could be avoided by--\n``(A) accelerating the cleanup of nonoperational defense\nnuclear facilities; or\n``(B) other means, such as reusing such facilities for\nanother purpose.\n``(c) Plan for Transfer of Responsibility for Certain Facilities.--\nThe Secretary shall, during 2025, develop and subsequently carry out a\nplan under which the Administrator shall transfer, by March 31, 2029,\nto the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management the\nresponsibility for decontaminating and decommissioning facilities of\nthe Administration that the Secretary determines are nonoperational as\nof September 30, 2024.\n``(d) Submission to Congress.--Not later than March 31, 2025, and\nevery four years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the\nappropriate congressional committees a report that includes--\n``(1) the plan required by subsection (a);\n``(2) a description of the deactivation and decommissioning\nactions expected to be taken during the following fiscal year\npursuant to the plan;\n``(3) in the case of the report submitted during 2025, the plan\nrequired by subsection (c); and\n``(4) a description of the deactivation and decommissioning\nactions taken at each nonoperational defense nuclear facility\nduring the period following the date on which the previous report\nrequired by this section was submitted.\n``(e) Termination.--The requirements of this section shall\nterminate after the submission to the appropriate congressional\ncommittees of the report required by subsection (d) to be submitted not\nlater than March 31, 2033.\n``(f) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `appropriate congressional committees' means--\n``(A) the congressional defense committees; and\n``(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the\nSenate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of\nRepresentatives.\n``(2) The term `life cycle costs', with respect to a facility,\nmeans--\n``(A) the present and future costs of all resources and\nassociated cost elements required to develop, produce, deploy,\nor sustain the facility; and\n``(B) the present and future costs to deactivate,\ndecommission, and deconstruct the facility.\n``(3) The term `nonoperational defense nuclear facility' means\na production facility or utilization facility (as those terms are\ndefined in section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.\n2014)) under the control or jurisdiction of the Secretary of Energy\nand operated for national security purposes that is no longer\nneeded for the mission of the Department of Energy, including the\nNational Nuclear Security Administration.\n\n``SUBCHAPTER III--HANFORD RESERVATION, WASHINGTON\n\n``Sec. 6201. Safety measures for waste tanks at Hanford Nuclear\nReservation\n``(a) Identification and Monitoring of Tanks.--Not later than\nFebruary 3, 1991, the Secretary of Energy shall identify which single-\nshelled or double-shelled high-level nuclear waste tanks at the Hanford\nNuclear Reservation, Richland, Washington, may have a serious potential\nfor release of high-level waste due to uncontrolled increases in\ntemperature or pressure. After completing such identification, the\nSecretary shall determine whether continuous monitoring is being\ncarried out to detect a release or excessive temperature or pressure at\neach tank so identified. If such monitoring is not being carried out,\nas soon as practicable the Secretary shall install such monitoring, but\nonly if a type of monitoring that does not itself increase the danger\nof a release can be installed.\n``(b) Action Plans.--Not later than March 5, 1991, the Secretary of\nEnergy shall develop action plans to respond to excessive temperature\nor pressure or a release from any tank identified under subsection (a).\n``(c) Prohibition.--Beginning March 5, 1991, no additional high-\nlevel nuclear waste (except for small amounts removed and returned to a\ntank for analysis) may be added to a tank identified under subsection\n(a) unless the Secretary determines that no safer alternative than\nadding such waste to the tank currently exists or that the tank does\nnot pose a serious potential for release of high-level nuclear waste.\n``Sec. 6202. Hanford waste tank cleanup program reforms\n``(a) Establishment of Office of River Protection.--The Secretary\nof Energy shall establish an office at the Hanford Reservation,\nRichland, Washington, to be known as the `Office of River Protection'\n(in this section referred to as the `Office').\n``(b) Management and Responsibilities of Office.--\n``(1) The Office shall be headed by a senior official of the\nDepartment of Energy, who shall report to the Assistant Secretary\nof Energy for Environmental Management.\n``(2) The head of the Office shall be responsible for managing\nall aspects of the River Protection Project, Richland, Washington,\nincluding Hanford Tank Farm operations and the Waste Treatment\nPlant.\n``(3)(A) The Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental\nManagement shall delegate in writing responsibility for the\nmanagement of the River Protection Project, Richland, Washington,\nto the head of the Office.\n``(B) Such delegation shall include, at a minimum, authorities\nfor contracting, financial management, safety, and general program\nmanagement that are equivalent to the authorities of managers of\nother operations offices of the Department of Energy.\n``(C) The head of the Office shall, to the maximum extent\npossible, coordinate all activities of the Office with the manager\nof the Richland Operations Office of the Department of Energy.\n``(c) Department Responsibilities.--The Secretary shall provide the\nhead of the Office with the resources and personnel necessary to carry\nout the responsibilities specified in subsection (b)(2).\n``(d) Notification.--The Assistant Secretary of Energy for\nEnvironmental Management shall submit to the Committee on Armed\nServices of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House\nof Representatives written notification detailing any changes in the\nroles, responsibilities, and reporting relationships that involve the\nOffice.\n``(e) Termination.--The Office shall terminate on September 30,\n2024. The Office may be extended beyond that date if the Assistant\nSecretary of Energy for Environmental Management determines in writing\nthat termination would disrupt effective management of the Hanford Tank\nFarm operations.\n``Sec. 6203. River protection project\n`` The tank waste remediation system environmental project,\nRichland, Washington, including all programs relating to the retrieval\nand treatment of tank waste at the site at Hanford, Washington, under\nthe management of the Office of River Protection, shall be known and\ndesignated as the `River Protection Project'. Any reference to that\nproject in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper\nof the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the River\nProtection Project.\n``Sec. 6204. Notification regarding air release of radioactive or\nhazardous material\n``If the Secretary of Energy (or a designee of the Secretary) is\nnotified of an improper release into the air of radioactive or\nhazardous material above applicable statutory or regulatory limits that\nresulted from waste generated by atomic energy defense activities at\nthe Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland, Washington, the Secretary\n(or designee of the Secretary) shall--\n``(1) not later than two business days after being notified of\nthe release, notify the congressional defense committees of the\nrelease; and\n``(2) not later than seven business days after being notified\nof the release, provide the congressional defense committees a\nbriefing on the status of the release, including--\n``(A) the cause of the release, if known; and\n``(B) preliminary plans to address and remediate the\nrelease, including associated costs and timelines.\n\n``SUBCHAPTER IV--SAVANNAH RIVER SITE, SOUTH CAROLINA\n\n``Sec. 6211. Accelerated schedule for isolating high-level nuclear\nwaste at the Defense Waste Processing Facility, Savannah River Site\n``The Secretary of Energy shall accelerate the schedule for the\nisolation of high-level nuclear waste in glass canisters at the Defense\nWaste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina,\nif the Secretary determines that the acceleration of such schedule--\n``(1) will achieve long-term cost savings to the Federal\nGovernment; and\n``(2) could accelerate the removal and isolation of high-level\nnuclear waste from long-term storage tanks at the site.\n``Sec. 6212. Multi-year plan for clean-up\n``The Secretary of Energy shall develop and implement a multi-year\nplan for the clean-up of nuclear waste at the Savannah River Site that\nresults, or has resulted, from the following:\n``(1) Nuclear weapons activities carried out at the site.\n``(2) The processing, treating, packaging, and disposal of\nDepartment of Energy domestic and foreign spent nuclear fuel rods\nat the site.\n``Sec. 6213. Continuation of processing, treatment, and disposal of\nlegacy nuclear materials\n`` The Secretary of Energy shall continue operations and maintain a\nhigh state of readiness at the H-canyon facility at the Savannah River\nSite, Aiken, South Carolina, and shall provide technical staff\nnecessary to operate and so maintain such facility.\n\n``CHAPTER 605--SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY MATTERS\n\n``SUBCHAPTER I--SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY\n\n``Sec. 6221. Prohibition on international inspections of Department of\nEnergy facilities unless protection of restricted data is certified\n``The Secretary of Energy may not allow an inspection of a national\nsecurity laboratory or nuclear weapons production facility by the\nInternational Atomic Energy Agency until the Secretary certifies to\nCongress that no Restricted Data will be revealed during such\ninspection.\n``Sec. 6222. Restrictions on access to national security laboratories\nby foreign visitors from sensitive countries\n``(a) Background Review Required.--The Secretary of Energy and the\nAdministrator may not admit to any facility described in paragraph (3)\nof subsection (c) other than areas accessible to the general public any\nindividual who is a citizen or agent of a covered foreign nation or a\nnation on the current sensitive countries list unless the Secretary or\nAdministrator first completes a background review with respect to that\nindividual.\n``(b) Sense of Congress Regarding Background Reviews.--It is the\nsense of Congress that the Secretary of Energy, the Director of the\nFederal Bureau of Investigation, and the Director of National\nIntelligence should ensure that background reviews carried out under\nthis section are completed in not more than 15 days.\n``(c) Prohibition on Admittance.--\n``(1) In general.--With respect to an individual who is a\ncitizen or agent of a covered foreign nation, the Secretary and the\nAdministrator may not, except as provided in paragraph (2), admit\nsuch individual to any areas not accessible to the general public\nwithin a facility described in paragraph (3).\n``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator,\nmay waive the prohibition under paragraph (1) with respect to an\nindividual who is a citizen or agent of a covered foreign nation\nif, not later than 30 days prior to admitting such individual to a\nfacility described in such paragraph, the Secretary certifies to\nCongress that--\n``(A) the admittance of such individual to the facility is\nin the national security interests of the United States;\n``(B) no classified or restricted data will be revealed to\nsuch individual in connection with the admittance of such\nindividual to the facility;\n``(C) the Secretary or Administrator has consulted with the\nheads of other relevant departments or agencies of the United\nStates Government to mitigate risks associated with the\nadmittance of such individual; and\n``(D) the background review completed to subsection (a)\nwith respect to such individual did not uncover any previously\nunreported affiliation with military or intelligence\norganizations associated with a covered foreign nation.\n``(3) Facilities described.--A facility described in this\nparagraph is a facility, or any portion thereof, that directly\nsupports the mission, functions, and operations of the\nAdministration (as described in this subpart) and is located on--\n``(A) a national security laboratory;\n``(B) a nuclear weapons production facility; or\n``(C) a site that directly supports the protection,\ndevelopment, sustainment, or disposal of technologies or\nmaterials related to the provision of nuclear propulsion for\nUnited States naval vessels.\n``(4) Effective date.--The prohibition under paragraph (1)\nshall take effect on April 15, 2025.\n``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be\nconstrued to limit or otherwise affect the authority of the Secretary\nor the Administrator to--\n``(1) admit to a facility described in paragraph (3) of\nsubsection (c)--\n``(A) a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United\nStates;\n``(B) an individual involved in an International Atomic\nEnergy Agency (IAEA) inspection (as defined in the `Agreement\nbetween the United States and the IAEA for the Application of\nSafeguards in the U.S.'); or\n``(C) an individual involved in information exchanges in\nsupport of activities of the United States with respect to\nnonproliferation, counterproliferation, and counterterrorism,\nin accordance with international treaties or other legally-\nbinding agreements or instruments to which the United States is\na party; or\n``(2) admit any individual to a facility, or any portion\nthereof, that is not directly associated with or directly funded to\nperform the mission, functions, and operations of the\nAdministration (as described in this subpart).\n``(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:\n``(1) The term `background review', commonly known as an\nindices check, means a review of information provided by the\nDirector of National Intelligence and the Director of the Federal\nBureau of Investigation regarding personal background, including\ninformation relating to any history of criminal activity or to any\nevidence of espionage.\n``(2) The term `covered foreign nation' means--\n``(A) the People's Republic of China;\n``(B) the Russian Federation;\n``(C) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea; and\n``(D) the Islamic Republic of Iran.\n``(3) The term `sensitive countries list' means the list\nprescribed by the Secretary of Energy known as the Department of\nEnergy List of Sensitive Countries.\n``Sec. 6223. Background investigations of certain personnel at\nDepartment of Energy facilities\n``The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that an investigation\nmeeting the requirements of section 145 of the Atomic Energy Act of\n1954 (42 U.S.C. 2165) is made for each Department of Energy employee,\nor contractor employee, at a national security laboratory or nuclear\nweapons production facility who--\n``(1) carries out duties or responsibilities in or around a\nlocation where Restricted Data is present; or\n``(2) has or may have regular access to a location where\nRestricted Data is present.\n``Sec. 6224. Department of Energy counterintelligence polygraph program\n``(a) New Counterintelligence Polygraph Program Required.--The\nSecretary of Energy shall carry out, under regulations prescribed under\nthis section, a new counterintelligence polygraph program for the\nDepartment of Energy. The purpose of the new program is to minimize the\npotential for release or disclosure of classified data, materials, or\ninformation.\n``(b) Authorities and Limitations.--\n``(1) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for the new\ncounterintelligence polygraph program required by subsection (a) in\naccordance with the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 5 of\ntitle 5 (commonly referred to as the Administrative Procedures\nAct).\n``(2) In prescribing regulations for the new program, the\nSecretary shall take into account the results of the Polygraph\nReview.\n``(3) Not later than six months after obtaining the results of\nthe Polygraph Review, the Secretary shall issue a notice of\nproposed rulemaking for the new program.\n``(4) In the event of a counterintelligence investigation, the\nregulations prescribed under paragraph (1) may ensure that the\npersons subject to the counterintelligence polygraph program\nrequired by subsection (a) include any person who is--\n``(A) a national of the United States (as such term is\ndefined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act\n(8 U.S.C. 1101)) and also a national of a foreign state; and\n``(B) an employee or contractor who requires access to\nclassified information.\n``(c) Polygraph Review Defined.--In this section, the term\n`Polygraph Review' means the review of the Committee to Review the\nScientific Evidence on the Polygraph of the National Academy of\nSciences.\n``Sec. 6225. Notice to congressional committees of certain security and\ncounterintelligence failures within atomic energy defense programs\n``(a) Required Notification.--The Secretary of Energy shall submit\nto the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of\nRepresentatives a notification of each significant atomic energy\ndefense intelligence loss. Any such notification shall be provided only\nafter consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the\nDirector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as appropriate.\n``(b) Significant Atomic Energy Defense Intelligence Losses.--In\nthis section, the term `significant atomic energy defense intelligence\nloss' means any national security or counterintelligence failure or\ncompromise of classified information at a facility of the Department of\nEnergy or operated by a contractor of the Department that the Secretary\nconsiders likely to cause significant harm or damage to the national\nsecurity interests of the United States.\n``(c) Manner of Notification.--Notification of a significant atomic\nenergy defense intelligence loss under subsection (a) shall be\nprovided, in accordance with the procedures established pursuant to\nsubsection (d), not later than 30 days after the date on which the\nDepartment of Energy determines that the loss has taken place.\n``(d) Procedures.--The Secretary of Energy and the Committees on\nArmed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives shall each\nestablish such procedures as may be necessary to protect from\nunauthorized disclosure classified information, information relating to\nintelligence sources and methods, and sensitive law enforcement\ninformation that is submitted to those committees pursuant to this\nsection and that are otherwise necessary to carry out the provisions of\nthis section.\n``(e) Statutory Construction.--\n``(1) Nothing in this section shall be construed as authority\nto withhold any information from the Committees on Armed Services\nof the Senate and House of Representatives on the grounds that\nproviding the information to those committees would constitute the\nunauthorized disclosure of classified information, information\nrelating to intelligence sources and methods, or sensitive law\nenforcement information.\n``(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify or\nsupersede any other requirement to report information on\nintelligence activities to Congress, including the requirement\nunder section 501 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.\n3091) for the President to ensure that the congressional\nintelligence committees are kept fully informed of the intelligence\nactivities of the United States and for those committees to notify\npromptly other congressional committees of any matter relating to\nintelligence activities requiring the attention of those\ncommittees.\n``Sec. 6226. Annual report and certification on status of security of\natomic energy defense facilities\n``(a) Report and Certification on Nuclear Security Enterprise.--\n``(1) Not later than September 30 of each even-numbered year,\nthe Administrator shall submit to the Secretary of Energy--\n``(A) a report detailing the status of security at\nfacilities holding Category I and II quantities of special\nnuclear material that are administered by the Administration;\nand\n``(B) written certification that such facilities are secure\nand that the security measures at such facilities meet the\nsecurity standards and requirements of the Administration and\nthe Department of Energy.\n``(2) If the Administrator is unable to make the certification\ndescribed in paragraph (1)(B) with respect to a facility, the\nAdministrator shall submit to the Secretary with the matters\nrequired by paragraph (1) a corrective action plan for the facility\ndescribing--\n``(A) the deficiency that resulted in the Administrator\nbeing unable to make the certification;\n``(B) the actions to be taken to correct the deficiency;\nand\n``(C) timelines for taking such actions.\n``(3) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the\nSecretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees the\nunaltered report, certification, and any corrective action plans\nsubmitted by the Administrator under paragraphs (1) and (2)\ntogether with any comments of the Secretary.\n``(b) Report and Certification on Atomic Energy Defense Facilities\nNot Administered by the Administration.--\n``(1) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the\nSecretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees--\n``(A) a report detailing the status of the security of\natomic energy defense facilities holding Category I and II\nquantities of special nuclear material that are not\nadministered by the Administration; and\n``(B) written certification that such facilities are secure\nand that the security measures at such facilities meet the\nsecurity standards and requirements of the Department of\nEnergy.\n``(2) If the Secretary is unable to make the certification\ndescribed in paragraph (1)(B) with respect to a facility, the\nSecretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees,\ntogether with the matters required by paragraph (1), a corrective\naction plan describing--\n``(A) the deficiency that resulted in the Secretary being\nunable to make the certification;\n``(B) the actions to be taken to correct the deficiency;\nand\n``(C) timelines for taking such actions.\n``Sec. 6227. Protection of certain nuclear facilities and assets from\nunmanned aircraft\n``(a) Authority.--Notwithstanding any provision of title 18, the\nSecretary of Energy may take such actions described in subsection\n(b)(1) that are necessary to mitigate the threat (as defined by the\nSecretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of\nTransportation) that an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft\nposes to the safety or security of a covered facility or asset.\n``(b) Actions Described.--\n``(1) The actions described in this paragraph are the\nfollowing:\n``(A) Detect, identify, monitor, and track the unmanned\naircraft system or unmanned aircraft, without prior consent,\nincluding by means of intercept or other access of a wire,\noral, or electronic communication used to control the unmanned\naircraft system or unmanned aircraft.\n``(B) Warn the operator of the unmanned aircraft system or\nunmanned aircraft, including by passive or active, and direct\nor indirect physical, electronic, radio, and electromagnetic\nmeans.\n``(C) Disrupt control of the unmanned aircraft system or\nunmanned aircraft, without prior consent, including by\ndisabling the unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft by\nintercepting, interfering, or causing interference with wire,\noral, electronic, or radio communications used to control the\nunmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft.\n``(D) Seize or exercise control of the unmanned aircraft\nsystem or unmanned aircraft.\n``(E) Seize or otherwise confiscate the unmanned aircraft\nsystem or unmanned aircraft.\n``(F) Use reasonable force to disable, damage, or destroy\nthe unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft.\n``(2) The Secretary of Energy shall develop the actions\ndescribed in paragraph (1) in coordination with the Secretary of\nTransportation.\n``(c) Forfeiture.--Any unmanned aircraft system or unmanned\naircraft described in subsection (a) that is seized by the Secretary of\nEnergy is subject to forfeiture to the United States.\n``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of\nTransportation may prescribe regulations and shall issue guidance in\nthe respective areas of each Secretary to carry out this section.\n``(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `covered facility or asset' means any facility\nor asset that is--\n``(A) identified by the Secretary of Energy for purposes of\nthis section;\n``(B) located in the United States (including the\nterritories and possessions of the United States); and\n``(C) owned by the United States or contracted to the\nUnited States, to store or use special nuclear material.\n``(2) The terms `unmanned aircraft' and `unmanned aircraft\nsystem' have the meanings given those terms in section 331 of the\nFAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-95; 49\nU.S.C. 40101 note).\n``Sec. 6228. Reporting on penetrations of networks of contractors and\nsubcontractors\n``(a) Procedures for Reporting Penetrations.--The Administrator\nshall establish procedures that require each contractor and\nsubcontractor to report to the Chief Information Officer when a covered\nnetwork of the contractor or subcontractor that meets the criteria\nestablished pursuant to subsection (b) is successfully penetrated.\n``(b) Establishment of Criteria for Covered Networks.--\n``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall, in consultation\nwith the officials specified in paragraph (2), establish criteria\nfor covered networks to be subject to the procedures for reporting\npenetrations under subsection (a).\n``(2) Officials specified.--The officials specified in this\nparagraph are the following officials of the Administration:\n``(A) The Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs.\n``(B) The Associate Administrator for Acquisition and\nProject Management.\n``(C) The Chief Information Officer.\n``(D) Any other official of the Administration the\nAdministrator considers necessary.\n``(c) Procedure Requirements.--\n``(1) Rapid reporting.--\n``(A) In general.--The procedures established pursuant to\nsubsection (a) shall require each contractor or subcontractor\nto submit to the Chief Information Officer a report on each\nsuccessful penetration of a covered network of the contractor\nor subcontractor that meets the criteria established pursuant\nto subsection (b) not later than 60 days after the discovery of\nthe successful penetration.\n``(B) Elements.--Subject to subparagraph (C), each report\nrequired by subparagraph (A) with respect to a successful\npenetration of a covered network of a contractor or\nsubcontractor shall include the following:\n``(i) A description of the technique or method used in\nsuch penetration.\n``(ii) A sample of the malicious software, if\ndiscovered and isolated by the contractor or subcontractor,\ninvolved in such penetration.\n``(iii) A summary of information created by or for the\nAdministration in connection with any program of the\nAdministration that has been potentially compromised as a\nresult of such penetration.\n``(C) Avoidance of delays in reporting.--If a contractor or\nsubcontractor is not able to obtain all of the information\nrequired by subparagraph (B) to be included in a report\nrequired by subparagraph (A) by the date that is 60 days after\nthe discovery of a successful penetration of a covered network\nof the contractor or subcontractor, the contractor or\nsubcontractor shall--\n``(i) include in the report all information available\nas of that date; and\n``(ii) provide to the Chief Information Officer the\nadditional information required by subparagraph (B) as the\ninformation becomes available.\n``(2) Access to equipment and information by administration\npersonnel.--Concurrent with the establishment of the procedures\npursuant to subsection (a), the Administrator shall establish\nprocedures to be used if information owned by the Administration\nwas in use during or at risk as a result of the successful\npenetration of a covered network--\n``(A) in order to--\n``(i) in the case of a penetration of a covered network\nof a management and operating contractor, enhance the\naccess of personnel of the Administration to Government-\nowned equipment and information; and\n``(ii) in the case of a penetration of a covered\nnetwork of a contractor or subcontractor that is not a\nmanagement and operating contractor, facilitate the access\nof personnel of the Administration to the equipment and\ninformation of the contractor or subcontractor; and\n``(B) which shall--\n``(i) include mechanisms for personnel of the\nAdministration to, upon request, obtain access to equipment\nor information of a contractor or subcontractor necessary\nto conduct forensic analysis in addition to any analysis\nconducted by the contractor or subcontractor;\n``(ii) provide that a contractor or subcontractor is\nonly required to provide access to equipment or information\nas described in clause (i) to determine whether information\ncreated by or for the Administration in connection with any\nprogram of the Administration was successfully exfiltrated\nfrom a network of the contractor or subcontractor and, if\nso, what information was exfiltrated; and\n``(iii) provide for the reasonable protection of trade\nsecrets, commercial or financial information, and\ninformation that can be used to identify a specific person.\n``(3) Dissemination of information.--The procedures established\npursuant to subsection (a) shall allow for limiting the\ndissemination of information obtained or derived through such\nprocedures so that such information may be disseminated only to\nentities--\n``(A) with missions that may be affected by such\ninformation;\n``(B) that may be called upon to assist in the diagnosis,\ndetection, or mitigation of cyber incidents;\n``(C) that conduct counterintelligence or law enforcement\ninvestigations; or\n``(D) for national security purposes, including cyber\nsituational awareness and defense purposes.\n``(d) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) Chief information officer.--The term `Chief Information\nOfficer' means the Associate Administrator for Information\nManagement and Chief Information Officer of the Administration.\n``(2) Contractor.--The term `contractor' means a private entity\nthat has entered into a contract or contractual action of any kind\nwith the Administration to furnish supplies, equipment, materials,\nor services of any kind.\n``(3) Covered network.--The term `covered network' includes any\nnetwork or information system that accesses, receives, or stores--\n``(A) classified information; or\n``(B) sensitive unclassified information germane to any\nprogram of the Administration, as determined by the\nAdministrator.\n``(4) Subcontractor.--The term `subcontractor' means a private\nentity that has entered into a contract or contractual action with\na contractor or another subcontractor to furnish supplies,\nequipment, materials, or services of any kind in connection with\nanother contract in support of any program of the Administration.\n\n``SUBCHAPTER II--CLASSIFIED INFORMATION\n\n``Sec. 6231. Review of certain documents before declassification and\nrelease\n``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that,\nbefore a document of the Department of Energy that contains national\nsecurity information is released or declassified, such document is\nreviewed to determine whether it contains Restricted Data.\n``(b) Limitation on Declassification.--The Secretary may not\nimplement the automatic declassification provisions of Executive Order\nNo. 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note) if the Secretary determines that such\nimplementation could result in the automatic declassification and\nrelease of documents containing Restricted Data.\n``Sec. 6232. Protection against inadvertent release of restricted data\nand formerly restricted data\n``(a) Plan for Protection Against Release.--The Secretary of Energy\nand the Archivist of the United States shall, after consultation with\nthe members of the National Security Council and in consultation with\nthe Secretary of Defense and the heads of other appropriate Federal\nagencies, develop a plan to prevent the inadvertent release of records\ncontaining Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted Data during the\nautomatic declassification of records under Executive Order No. 13526\n(50 U.S.C. 3161 note).\n``(b) Plan Elements.--The plan under subsection (a) shall include\nthe following:\n``(1) The actions to be taken in order to ensure that records\nsubject to Executive Order No. 13526 are reviewed on a page-by-page\nbasis for Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data unless they\nhave been determined to be highly unlikely to contain Restricted\nData or Formerly Restricted Data.\n``(2) The criteria and process by which documents are\ndetermined to be highly unlikely to contain Restricted Data or\nFormerly Restricted Data.\n``(3) The actions to be taken in order to ensure proper\ntraining, supervision, and evaluation of personnel engaged in\ndeclassification under that Executive order so that such personnel\nrecognize Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data.\n``(4) The extent to which automated declassification\ntechnologies will be used under that Executive order to protect\nRestricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data from inadvertent\nrelease.\n``(5) Procedures for periodic review and evaluation by the\nSecretary of Energy, in consultation with the Director of the\nInformation Security Oversight Office of the National Archives and\nRecords Administration, of compliance by Federal agencies with the\nplan.\n``(6) Procedures for resolving disagreements among Federal\nagencies regarding declassification procedures and decisions under\nthe plan.\n``(7) The funding, personnel, and other resources required to\ncarry out the plan.\n``(8) A timetable for implementation of the plan.\n``(c) Limitation on Declassification of Certain Records.--\n``(1) Effective on October 17, 1998, and except as provided in\nparagraph (3), a record referred to in subsection (a) may not be\ndeclassified unless the agency having custody of the record reviews\nthe record on a page-by-page basis to ensure that the record does\nnot contain Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted Data.\n``(2) Any record determined as a result of a review under\nparagraph (1) to contain Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted\nData may not be declassified until the Secretary of Energy, in\nconjunction with the head of the agency having custody of the\nrecord, determines that the document is suitable for\ndeclassification.\n``(3) After the date occurring 60 days after the submission of\nthe plan required by subsection (a) to the committees referred to\nin paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (d), the requirement under\nparagraph (1) to review a record on a page-by-page basis shall not\napply in the case of a record determined, under the actions\nspecified in the plan pursuant to subsection (b)(1), to be a record\nthat is highly unlikely to contain Restricted Data or Formerly\nRestricted Data.\n``(d) Submission of Plan.--The Secretary of Energy shall submit the\nplan required under subsection (a) to the following:\n``(1) The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.\n``(2) The Committee on Armed Services of the House of\nRepresentatives.\n``(3) The Assistant to the President for National Security\nAffairs.\n``(e) Report and Notification Regarding Inadvertent Releases.--\n``(1) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the committees\nand Assistant to the President specified in subsection (d) a report\non inadvertent releases of Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted\nData under Executive Order No. 12958 that occurred before October\n17, 1998.\n``(2) The Secretary of Energy shall, in each even-numbered year\nbeginning in 2010, submit to the committees and Assistant to the\nPresident specified in subsection (d) a report identifying any\ninadvertent releases of Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted Data\nunder Executive Order No. 13526 discovered in the two-year period\npreceding the submittal of the report.\n``Sec. 6233. Supplement to plan for declassification of restricted data\nand formerly restricted data\n``(a) Supplement to Plan.--The Secretary of Energy and the\nArchivist of the United States shall, after consultation with the\nmembers of the National Security Council and in consultation with the\nSecretary of Defense and the heads of other appropriate Federal\nagencies, develop a supplement to the plan required under subsection\n(a) of section 6232.\n``(b) Contents of Supplement.--The supplement shall provide for the\napplication of that plan (including in particular the element of the\nplan required by section 6232(b)(1)) to all records subject to\nExecutive Order No. 12958 that were determined before October 17, 1998,\nto be suitable for declassification.\n``(c) Limitation on Declassification of Records.--All records\nreferred to in subsection (b) shall be treated, for purposes of\nsubsection (c) of section 6232, in the same manner as records referred\nto in subsection (a) of such section.\n``(d) Submission of Supplement.--The Secretary of Energy shall\nsubmit the supplement required under subsection (a) to the recipients\nof the plan referred to in subsection (d) of section 6232.\n``Sec. 6234. Protection of classified information during laboratory-to-\nlaboratory exchanges\n``(a) Provision of Training.--The Secretary of Energy shall ensure\nthat all Department of Energy employees and Department of Energy\ncontractor employees participating in laboratory-to-laboratory\ncooperative exchange activities are fully trained in matters relating\nto the protection of classified information and to potential espionage\nand counterintelligence threats.\n``(b) Countering of Espionage and Intelligence-gathering Abroad.--\n``(1) The Secretary shall establish a pool of Department\nemployees and Department contractor employees who are specially\ntrained to counter threats of espionage and intelligence-gathering\nby foreign nationals against Department employees and Department\ncontractor employees who travel abroad for laboratory-to-laboratory\nexchange activities or other cooperative exchange activities on\nbehalf of the Department.\n``(2) The Director of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of\nthe Department of Energy may assign at least one employee from the\npool established under paragraph (1) to accompany a group of\nDepartment employees or Department contractor employees who travel\nto any nation designated to be a sensitive country for laboratory-\nto-laboratory exchange activities or other cooperative exchange\nactivities on behalf of the Department.\n``Sec. 6235. Identification in budget materials of amounts for\ndeclassification activities and limitation on expenditures for such\nactivities\n``(a) Amounts for Declassification of Records.--The Secretary of\nEnergy shall include in the budget justification materials submitted to\nCongress in support of the Department of Energy budget for any fiscal\nyear (as submitted with the budget of the President under section\n1105(a) of title 31) specific identification, as a budgetary line item,\nof the amounts required to carry out programmed activities during that\nfiscal year to declassify records pursuant to Executive Order No. 13526\n(50 U.S.C. 3161 note), or any successor Executive order, or to comply\nwith any statutory requirement to declassify Government records.\n``(b) Certification Required With Respect to Automatic\nDeclassification of Records.--No records of the Department of Energy\nthat have not as of October 5, 1999, been reviewed for declassification\nshall be subject to automatic declassification unless the Secretary of\nEnergy certifies to Congress that such declassification would not harm\nthe national security.\n\n``CHAPTER 606--PERSONNEL MATTERS\n\n``SUBCHAPTER I--PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT\n\n``Sec. 6241. Authority for appointment of certain scientific,\nengineering, and technical personnel\n``(a) Authority.--\n``(1) Notwithstanding any provision of title 5 governing\nappointments in the competitive service and General Schedule\nclassification and pay rates, the Secretary of Energy may--\n``(A) establish and set the rates of pay for not more than\n200 positions in the Department of Energy for scientific,\nengineering, and technical personnel whose duties will relate\nto safety at defense nuclear facilities of the Department; and\n``(B) appoint persons to such positions.\n``(2) The rate of pay for a position established under\nparagraph (1) may not exceed the rate of pay payable for level III\nof the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5.\n``(3) To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall\nappoint persons under paragraph (1)(B) to the positions established\nunder paragraph (1)(A) in accordance with the merit system\nprinciples set forth in section 2301 of such title.\n``(b) OPM Review.--\n``(1) The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the\nDirector of the Office of Personnel Management under which\nagreement the Director shall periodically evaluate the use of the\nauthority set forth in subsection (a)(1). The Secretary shall\nreimburse the Director for evaluations conducted by the Director\npursuant to the agreement. Any such reimbursement shall be credited\nto the revolving fund referred to in section 1304(e) of title 5.\n``(2) If the Director determines as a result of such evaluation\nthat the Secretary of Energy is not appointing persons to positions\nunder such authority in a manner consistent with the merit system\nprinciples set forth in section 2301 of title 5 or is setting rates\nof pay at levels that are not appropriate for the qualifications\nand experience of the persons appointed and the duties of the\npositions involved, the Director shall notify the Secretary and\nCongress of that determination.\n``(3) Upon receipt of a notification under paragraph (2), the\nSecretary shall--\n``(A) take appropriate actions to appoint persons to\npositions under such authority in a manner consistent with such\nprinciples or to set rates of pay at levels that are\nappropriate for the qualifications and experience of the\npersons appointed and the duties of the positions involved; or\n``(B) cease appointment of persons under such authority.\n``(c) Termination.--\n``(1) The authority provided under subsection (a)(1) shall\nterminate on September 30, 2026.\n``(2) An employee may not be separated from employment with the\nDepartment of Energy or receive a reduction in pay by reason of the\ntermination of authority under paragraph (1).\n``Sec. 6242. Whistleblower protection program\n``(a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish a\nprogram to ensure that covered individuals may not be discharged,\ndemoted, or otherwise discriminated against as a reprisal for making\nprotected disclosures.\n``(b) Covered Individuals.--For purposes of this section, a covered\nindividual is an individual who is an employee of the Department of\nEnergy, or of a contractor of the Department, who is engaged in the\ndefense activities of the Department.\n``(c) Protected Disclosures.--For purposes of this section, a\nprotected disclosure is a disclosure--\n``(1) made by a covered individual who takes appropriate steps\nto protect the security of the information in accordance with\nguidance provided under this section;\n``(2) made to a person or entity specified in subsection (d);\nand\n``(3) of classified or other information that the covered\nindividual reasonably believes to provide direct and specific\nevidence of any of the following:\n``(A) A violation of law or Federal regulation.\n``(B) Gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, or abuse\nof authority.\n``(C) A false statement to Congress on an issue of material\nfact.\n``(d) Persons and Entities to Which Disclosures May Be Made.--A\nperson or entity specified in this subsection is any of the following:\n``(1) A member of a committee of Congress having primary\nresponsibility for oversight of the department, agency, or element\nof the Government to which the disclosed information relates.\n``(2) An employee of Congress who is a staff member of such a\ncommittee and has an appropriate security clearance for access to\ninformation of the type disclosed.\n``(3) The Inspector General of the Department of Energy.\n``(4) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.\n``(5) Any other element of the Government designated by the\nSecretary as authorized to receive information of the type\ndisclosed.\n``(e) Official Capacity of Persons to Whom Information Is\nDisclosed.--A member of, or an employee of Congress who is a staff\nmember of, a committee of Congress specified in subsection (d) who\nreceives a protected disclosure under this section does so in that\nmember or employee's official capacity as such a member or employee.\n``(f) Assistance and Guidance.--The Secretary, acting through the\nInspector General of the Department of Energy, shall provide assistance\nand guidance to each covered individual who seeks to make a protected\ndisclosure under this section. Such assistance and guidance shall\ninclude the following:\n``(1) Identifying the persons or entities under subsection (d)\nto which that disclosure may be made.\n``(2) Advising that individual regarding the steps to be taken\nto protect the security of the information to be disclosed.\n``(3) Taking appropriate actions to protect the identity of\nthat individual throughout that disclosure.\n``(4) Taking appropriate actions to coordinate that disclosure\nwith any other Federal agency or agencies that originated the\ninformation.\n``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to\nensure the security of any information disclosed under this section.\n``(h) Notification to Covered Individuals.--The Secretary shall\nnotify each covered individual of the following:\n``(1) The rights of that individual under this section.\n``(2) The assistance and guidance provided under this section.\n``(3) That the individual has a responsibility to obtain that\nassistance and guidance before seeking to make a protected\ndisclosure.\n``(i) Complaint by Covered Individuals.--If a covered individual\nbelieves that that individual has been discharged, demoted, or\notherwise discriminated against as a reprisal for making a protected\ndisclosure under this section, the individual may submit a complaint\nrelating to such matter to the Director of the Office of Hearings and\nAppeals of the Department of Energy.\n``(j) Investigation by Office of Hearings and Appeals.--\n``(1) For each complaint submitted under subsection (i), the\nDirector of the Office of Hearings and Appeals shall--\n``(A) determine whether or not the complaint is frivolous;\nand\n``(B) if the Director determines the complaint is not\nfrivolous, conduct an investigation of the complaint.\n``(2) The Director shall submit a report on each investigation\nundertaken under paragraph (1)(B) to--\n``(A) the individual who submitted the complaint on which\nthe investigation is based;\n``(B) the contractor concerned, if any; and\n``(C) the Secretary of Energy.\n``(k) Remedial Action.--\n``(1) Whenever the Secretary determines that a covered\nindividual has been discharged, demoted, or otherwise discriminated\nagainst as a reprisal for making a protected disclosure under this\nsection, the Secretary shall--\n``(A) in the case of a Department employee, take\nappropriate actions to abate the action; or\n``(B) in the case of a contractor employee, order the\ncontractor concerned to take appropriate actions to abate the\naction.\n``(2)(A) If a contractor fails to comply with an order issued\nunder paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary may file an action for\nenforcement of the order in the appropriate United States district\ncourt.\n``(B) In any action brought under subparagraph (A), the court\nmay grant appropriate relief, including injunctive relief and\ncompensatory and exemplary damages.\n``(l) Relationship to Other Laws.--The protections provided by this\nsection are independent of, and not subject to any limitations that may\nbe provided in, the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (Public Law\n101-12; 103 Stat. 16) or any other law that may provide protection for\ndisclosures of information by employees of the Department of Energy or\nof a contractor of the Department.\n``(m) Annual Report.--\n``(1) Not later than 30 days after the commencement of each\nfiscal year, the Director shall submit to the Committee on Armed\nServices of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the\nHouse of Representatives a report on the investigations undertaken\nunder subsection (j)(1)(B) during the preceding fiscal year,\nincluding a summary of the results of each such investigation.\n``(2) A report under paragraph (1) may not identify or\notherwise provide any information about an individual submitting a\ncomplaint under this section without the consent of the individual.\n``Sec. 6243. Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities workforce\nrestructuring plan\n``(a) In General.--Upon determination that a change in the\nworkforce at a defense nuclear facility is necessary, the Secretary of\nEnergy shall develop a plan for restructuring the workforce for the\ndefense nuclear facility that takes into account--\n``(1) the reconfiguration of the defense nuclear facility; and\n``(2) the plan for the nuclear weapons stockpile that is the\nmost recently prepared plan at the time of the development of the\nplan referred to in this subsection.\n``(b) Consultation.--\n``(1) In developing a plan referred to in subsection (a), the\nSecretary shall consult with the Secretary of Labor, appropriate\nrepresentatives of local and national collective-bargaining units\nof individuals employed at Department of Energy defense nuclear\nfacilities, appropriate representatives of departments and agencies\nof State and local governments, appropriate representatives of\nState and local institutions of higher education, and appropriate\nrepresentatives of community groups in communities affected by the\nrestructuring plan.\n``(2) The Secretary shall determine appropriate representatives\nof the units, governments, institutions, and groups referred to in\nparagraph (1).\n``(c) Objectives.--In preparing the plan required under subsection\n(a), the Secretary shall be guided by the following objectives:\n``(1) Changes in the workforce at a Department of Energy\ndefense nuclear facility--\n``(A) should be accomplished so as to minimize social and\neconomic impacts;\n``(B) should be made only after the provision of notice of\nsuch changes not later than 120 days before the commencement of\nsuch changes to such employees and the communities in which\nsuch facilities are located; and\n``(C) should be accomplished, when possible, through the\nuse of retraining, early retirement, attrition, and other\noptions that minimize layoffs.\n``(2) Employees whose employment in positions at such\nfacilities is terminated shall, to the extent practicable, receive\npreference in any hiring of the Department of Energy (consistent\nwith applicable employment seniority plans or practices of the\nDepartment of Energy and with section 3152 of the National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-\n189; 103 Stat. 1682)).\n``(3) Employees shall, to the extent practicable, be retrained\nfor work in environmental restoration and waste management\nactivities at such facilities or other facilities of the Department\nof Energy.\n``(4) The Department of Energy should provide relocation\nassistance to employees who are transferred to other Department of\nEnergy facilities as a result of the plan.\n``(5) The Department of Energy should assist terminated\nemployees in obtaining appropriate retraining, education, and\nreemployment assistance (including employment placement\nassistance).\n``(6) The Department of Energy should provide local impact\nassistance to communities that are affected by the restructuring\nplan and coordinate the provision of such assistance with--\n``(A) programs carried out by the Secretary of Labor under\ntitle I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29\nU.S.C. 3111 et seq.);\n``(B) programs carried out pursuant to the Defense Economic\nAdjustment, Diversification, Conversion, and Stabilization Act\nof 1990 (division D of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2391\nnote); and\n``(C) programs carried out by the Department of Commerce\npursuant to title II of the Public Works and Economic\nDevelopment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.).\n``(d) Implementation.--The Secretary shall, subject to the\navailability of appropriations for such purpose, work on an ongoing\nbasis with representatives of the Department of Labor, workforce\nbargaining units, and States and local communities in carrying out a\nplan required under subsection (a).\n``(e) Submittal to Congress.--\n``(1) The Secretary shall submit to Congress a plan referred to\nin subsection (a) with respect to a defense nuclear facility within\n90 days after the date on which a notice of changes described in\nsubsection (c)(1)(B) is provided to employees of the facility, or\n90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is\nlater.\n``(2) In addition to the plans submitted under paragraph (1),\nthe Secretary shall submit to Congress every six months a report\nsetting forth a description of, and the amount or value of, all\nlocal impact assistance provided during the preceding six months\nunder subsection (c)(6).\n``(f) Department of Energy Defense Nuclear Facility Defined.--In\nthis section, the term `Department of Energy defense nuclear facility'\nmeans--\n``(1) a production facility or utilization facility (as those\nterms are defined in section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954\n(42 U.S.C. 2014)) that is under the control or jurisdiction of the\nSecretary and that is operated for national security purposes\n(including the tritium loading facility at Savannah River, South\nCarolina, and the 236 H facility at Savannah River, South\nCarolina), but the term does not include any facility that does not\nconduct atomic energy defense activities and does not include any\nfacility or activity covered by Executive Order Number 12344, dated\nFebruary 1, 1982, pertaining to the naval nuclear propulsion\nprogram;\n``(2) a nuclear waste storage or disposal facility that is\nunder the control or jurisdiction of the Secretary;\n``(3) a testing and assembly facility that is under the control\nor jurisdiction of the Secretary and that is operated for national\nsecurity purposes (including the Nevada National Security Site,\nNevada, and the Pantex facility, Texas);\n``(4) an atomic weapons research facility that is under the\ncontrol or jurisdiction of the Secretary (including Lawrence\nLivermore, Los Alamos, and Sandia National Laboratories); or\n``(5) any facility described in paragraphs (1) through (4)\nthat--\n``(A) is no longer in operation;\n``(B) was under the control or jurisdiction of the\nDepartment of Defense, the Atomic Energy Commission, or the\nEnergy Research and Development Administration; and\n``(C) was operated for national security purposes.\n``Sec. 6244. Authority to provide certificate of commendation to\nDepartment of Energy and contractor employees for exemplary service\nin stockpile stewardship and security\n``(a) Authority to Present Certificate of Commendation.--The\nSecretary of Energy may present a certificate of commendation to any\ncurrent or former employee of the Department of Energy, and any current\nor former employee of a Department contractor, whose service to the\nDepartment in matters relating to stockpile stewardship and security\nassisted the Department in furthering the national security interests\nof the United States.\n``(b) Certificate.--The certificate of commendation presented to a\ncurrent or former employee under subsection (a) shall include an\nappropriate citation of the service of the current or former employee\ndescribed in that subsection, including a citation for dedication,\nintellect, and sacrifice in furthering the national security interests\nof the United States by maintaining a strong, safe, and viable United\nStates nuclear deterrent during the cold war or thereafter.\n``(c) Department of Energy Defined.--For purposes of this section,\nthe term `Department of Energy' includes any predecessor agency of the\nDepartment of Energy.\n\n``SUBCHAPTER II--EDUCATION AND TRAINING\n\n``Sec. 6251. Executive management training in Department of Energy\n``(a) Establishment of Training Program.--The Secretary of Energy\nshall establish and implement a management training program for\npersonnel of the Department of Energy involved in the management of\natomic energy defense activities.\n``(b) Training Provisions.--The training program shall at a minimum\ninclude instruction in the following areas:\n``(1) Department of Energy policy and procedures for management\nand operation of atomic energy defense facilities.\n``(2) Methods of evaluating technical performance.\n``(3) Federal and State environmental laws and requirements for\ncompliance with such environmental laws, including timely\ncompliance with reporting requirements in such laws.\n``(4) The establishment of program milestones and methods to\nevaluate success in meeting such milestones.\n``(5) Methods for conducting long-range technical and budget\nplanning.\n``(6) Procedures for reviewing and applying innovative\ntechnology to defense environmental cleanup.\n``Sec. 6252. Stockpile stewardship recruitment and training program\n``(a) Conduct of Program.--\n``(1) As part of the stockpile stewardship program established\npursuant to section 6111, the Secretary of Energy shall conduct a\nstockpile stewardship recruitment and training program at the\nnational security laboratories.\n``(2) The recruitment and training program shall be conducted\nin coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Nuclear Weapons\nCouncil established by section 179 and the directors of the\nlaboratories referred to in paragraph (1).\n``(b) Support of Dual-use Programs.--As part of the recruitment and\ntraining program, the directors of the national security laboratories\nmay employ undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral\nfellows to carry out research sponsored by such laboratories for\nmilitary or nonmilitary dual-use programs related to nuclear weapons\nstockpile stewardship.\n``(c) Establishment of Retiree Corps.--As part of the training and\nrecruitment program, the Secretary, in coordination with the directors\nof the national security laboratories, shall establish for the\nlaboratories a retiree corps of retired scientists who have expertise\nin research and development of nuclear weapons. The directors may\nemploy the retired scientists on a part-time basis to provide\nappropriate assistance on nuclear weapons issues, to contribute\nrelevant information to be archived, and to help to provide training to\nother scientists.\n``Sec. 6253. Fellowship program for development of skills critical to\nthe nuclear security enterprise\n``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a\nfellowship program for the development of skills critical to the\nongoing mission of the nuclear security enterprise. Under the\nfellowship program, the Secretary shall provide educational assistance\nand research assistance to eligible individuals to facilitate the\ndevelopment by such individuals of skills critical to maintaining the\nongoing mission of the nuclear security enterprise.\n``(b) Eligible Individuals.--Individuals eligible for participation\nin the fellowship program are United States citizens who are either of\nthe following:\n``(1) Students pursuing graduate degrees in fields of science\nor engineering that are related to nuclear weapons engineering or\nto the science and technology base of the Department of Energy.\n``(2) Individuals engaged in postdoctoral studies in such\nfields.\n``(c) Covered Facilities.--The Secretary shall carry out the\nfellowship program at or in connection with the national security\nlaboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities.\n``(d) Administration.--The Secretary shall carry out the fellowship\nprogram at a facility referred to in subsection (c) through the\nstockpile manager of the facility.\n``(e) Allocation of Funds.--The Secretary shall, in consultation\nwith the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Defense Programs, allocate\nfunds available for the fellowship program under subsection (f) among\nthe facilities referred to in subsection (c). The Secretary shall make\nthe allocation after evaluating an assessment by the weapons program\ndirector of each such facility of the personnel and critical skills\nnecessary at the facility for carrying out the ongoing mission of the\nfacility.\n``(f) Agreement.--\n``(1) The Secretary may allow an individual to participate in\nthe program only if the individual signs an agreement described in\nparagraph (2).\n``(2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) shall be in\nwriting, shall be signed by the participant, and shall include the\nparticipant's agreement to serve, after completion of the course of\nstudy for which the assistance was provided, as a full-time\nemployee in a position in the nuclear security enterprise for a\nperiod of time to be established by the Secretary of Energy of not\nless than one year, if such a position is offered to the\nparticipant.\n\n``SUBCHAPTER III--WORKER SAFETY\n\n``Sec. 6261. Worker protection at nuclear weapons facilities\n``(a) Training Grant Program.--\n``(1) The Secretary of Energy is authorized to award grants to\norganizations referred to in paragraph (2) in order for such\norganizations--\n``(A) to provide training and education to persons who are\nor may be engaged in hazardous substance response or emergency\nresponse at Department of Energy nuclear weapons facilities;\nand\n``(B) to develop curricula for such training and education.\n``(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary is\nauthorized to award grants under paragraph (1) to non-profit\norganizations that have demonstrated (as determined by the\nSecretary) capabilities in--\n``(i) implementing and conducting effective training and\neducation programs relating to the general health and safety of\nworkers; and\n``(ii) identifying, and involving in training, groups of\nworkers whose duties include hazardous substance response or\nemergency response.\n``(B) The Secretary shall give preference in the award of\ngrants under this section to employee organizations and joint\nlabor-management training programs that are grant recipients under\nsection 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act\nof 1986 (42 U.S.C. 9660a).\n``(3) An organization awarded a grant under paragraph (1) shall\ncarry out training, education, or curricula development pursuant to\nDepartment of Energy orders relating to employee safety training,\nincluding orders numbered 5480.4 and 5480.11.\n``(b) Enforcement of Employee Safety Standards.--\n``(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall assess\ncivil penalties against any contractor of the Department of Energy\nwho (as determined by the Secretary)--\n``(A) employs individuals who are engaged in hazardous\nsubstance response or emergency response at Department of\nEnergy nuclear weapons facilities; and\n``(B) fails (i) to provide for the training of such\nindividuals to carry out such hazardous substance response or\nemergency response, or (ii) to certify to the Department of\nEnergy that such employees are adequately trained for such\nresponse pursuant to orders issued by the Department of Energy\nrelating to employee safety training (including orders numbered\n5480.4 and 5480.11).\n``(2) Civil penalties assessed under this subsection may not\nexceed $5,000 for each day in which a failure referred to in\nparagraph (1)(B) occurs.\n``(c) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to\ncarry out this section.\n``(d) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section, the term\n`hazardous substance' includes radioactive waste and mixed radioactive\nand hazardous waste.\n``Sec. 6262. Safety oversight and enforcement at defense nuclear\nfacilities\n``The Secretary of Energy shall take appropriate actions to ensure\nthat--\n``(1) officials of the Department of Energy who are responsible\nfor independent oversight of matters relating to nuclear safety at\ndefense nuclear facilities and enforcement of nuclear safety\nstandards at such facilities maintain independence from officials\nwho are engaged in, or who are advising persons who are engaged in,\nmanagement of such facilities;\n``(2) the independent, internal oversight functions carried out\nby the Department include activities relating to--\n``(A) the assessment of the safety of defense nuclear\nfacilities;\n``(B) the assessment of the effectiveness of Department\nprogram offices in carrying out programs relating to the\nenvironment, safety, health, and security at defense nuclear\nfacilities;\n``(C) the provision to the Secretary of oversight reports\nthat--\n``(i) contain validated technical information; and\n``(ii) provide a clear analysis of the extent to which\nline programs governing defense nuclear facilities meet\napplicable goals for the environment, safety, health, and\nsecurity at such facilities; and\n``(D) the development of clear performance standards to be\nused in assessing the adequacy of the programs referred to in\nsubparagraph (C)(ii);\n``(3) the Department has a system for bringing issues relating\nto nuclear safety at defense nuclear facilities to the attention of\nthe officials of the Department (including the Secretary of Energy)\nwho have authority to resolve such issues in an adequate and timely\nmanner; and\n``(4) an adequate number of qualified personnel of the\nDepartment are assigned to oversee matters relating to nuclear\nsafety at defense nuclear facilities and enforce nuclear safety\nstandards at such facilities.\n``Sec. 6263. Program to monitor department of energy workers exposed to\nhazardous and radioactive substances\n``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish and\ncarry out a program for the identification and on-going medical\nevaluation of current and former Department of Energy employees who are\nsubject to significant health risks as a result of the exposure of such\nemployees to hazardous or radioactive substances during such\nemployment.\n``(b) Implementation of Program.--\n``(1) The Secretary shall, with the concurrence of the\nSecretary of Health and Human Services, issue regulations under\nwhich the Secretary shall implement the program. Such regulations\nshall, to the extent practicable, provide for a process to--\n``(A) identify the hazardous substances and radioactive\nsubstances to which current and former Department of Energy\nemployees may have been exposed as a result of such employment;\n``(B) identify employees referred to in subparagraph (A)\nwho received a level of exposure identified under paragraph\n(2)(B);\n``(C) determine the appropriate number, scope, and\nfrequency of medical evaluations and laboratory tests to be\nprovided to employees who have received a level of exposure\nidentified under paragraph (2)(B) to permit the Secretary to\nevaluate fully the extent, nature, and medical consequences of\nsuch exposure;\n``(D) make available the evaluations and tests referred to\nin subparagraph (C) to the employees referred to in such\nsubparagraph;\n``(E) ensure that privacy is maintained with respect to\nmedical information that personally identifies any such\nemployee; and\n``(F) ensure that employee participation in the program is\nvoluntary.\n``(2)(A) In determining the most appropriate means of carrying\nout the activities referred to in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of\nparagraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of\nHealth and Human Services under the agreement referred to in\nsubsection (c).\n``(B) The Secretary of Health and Human Services, with the\nassistance of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and\nPrevention and the Director of the National Institute for\nOccupational Safety and Health, and the Secretary of Labor shall\nidentify the levels of exposure to the substances referred to in\nsubparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) that present employees referred\nto in such subparagraph with significant health risks under Federal\nand State occupational, health, and safety standards.\n``(3) In prescribing the guidelines referred to in paragraph\n(1), the Secretary shall consult with representatives of the\nfollowing entities:\n``(A) The American College of Occupational and\nEnvironmental Medicine.\n``(B) The National Academy of Sciences.\n``(C) The National Council on Radiation Protection and\nMeasurements.\n``(D) Any labor organization or other collective bargaining\nagent authorized to act on the behalf of employees of a\nDepartment of Energy defense nuclear facility.\n``(4) The Secretary shall provide for each employee identified\nunder paragraph (1)(B) and provided with any medical examination or\ntest under paragraph (1) to be notified by the appropriate medical\npersonnel of the identification and the results of any such\nexamination or test. Each notification under this paragraph shall\nbe provided in a form that is readily understandable by the\nemployee.\n``(5) The Secretary shall collect and assemble information\nrelating to the examinations and tests carried out under paragraph\n(1).\n``(6) The Secretary shall commence carrying out the program\ndescribed in this subsection not later than October 23, 1993.\n``(c) Agreement With Secretary of Health and Human Services.--Not\nlater than April 23, 1993, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement\nwith the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to the\nestablishment and conduct of the program required and regulations\nissued under this section.\n``(d) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `Department of Energy defense nuclear facility'\nhas the meaning given that term in section 6243(f).\n``(2) The term `Department of Energy employee' means any\nemployee of the Department of Energy employed at a Department of\nEnergy defense nuclear facility, including any employee of a\ncontractor or subcontractor of the Department of Energy employed at\nsuch a facility.\n``Sec. 6264. Programs for persons who may have been exposed to\nradiation released from Hanford Nuclear Reservation\n``(a) Funding.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the\nDepartment of Energy under title XXXI of the National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510), the\nSecretary of Energy shall make available $3,000,000 to the State of\nWashington, $1,000,000 to the State of Oregon, and $1,000,000 to the\nState of Idaho. Such funds shall be used to develop and implement\nprograms for the benefit of persons who may have been exposed to\nradiation released from the Department of Energy Hanford Nuclear\nReservation (Richland, Washington) between the years 1944 and 1972.\n``(b) Programs.--The programs to be developed by the States may\ninclude only the following activities:\n``(1) Preparing and distributing information on the health\neffects of radiation to health care professionals, and to persons\nwho may have been exposed to radiation.\n``(2) Developing and implementing mechanisms for referring\npersons who may have been exposed to radiation to health care\nprofessionals with expertise in the health effects of radiation.\n``(3) Evaluating and, if feasible, implementing, registration\nand monitoring of persons who may have been exposed to radiation\nreleased from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.\n``(c) Plan and Reports.--\n``(1) The States of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho shall jointly\ndevelop a single plan for implementing this section.\n``(2) Not later than May 5, 1991, such States shall submit to\nthe Secretary of Energy and Congress a copy of the plan developed\nunder paragraph (1).\n``(3) Not later than May 5, 1992, such States shall submit to\nthe Secretary of Energy and Congress a single report on the\nimplementation of the plan developed under paragraph (1).\n``(4) In developing and implementing the plan, such States\nshall consult with persons carrying out current radiation dose and\nepidemiological research programs (including the Hanford Thyroid\nDisease Study of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and\nthe Hanford Environmental Dose Reconstruction Project of the\nDepartment of Energy), and may not cause substantial damage to such\nresearch programs.\n``(d) Prohibition on Disclosure of Exposure Information.--\n``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a person may not\ndisclose to the public the following:\n``(A) Any information obtained through a program that\nidentifies a person who may have been exposed to radiation\nreleased from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.\n``(B) Any information obtained through a program that\nidentifies a person participating in any of the programs\ndeveloped under this section.\n``(C) The name, address, and telephone number of a person\nrequesting information referred to in subsection (b)(1).\n``(D) The name, address, and telephone number of a person\nwho has been referred to a health care professional under\nsubsection (b)(2).\n``(E) The name, address, and telephone number of a person\nwho has been registered and monitored pursuant to subsection\n(b)(3).\n``(F) Information that identifies the person from whom\ninformation referred to in this paragraph was obtained under a\nprogram or any other third party involved with, or identified\nby, any such information so obtained.\n``(G) Any other personal or medical information that\nidentifies a person or party referred to in subparagraphs (A)\nthrough (F).\n``(H) Such other information or categories of information\nas the chief officers of the health departments of the States\nof Washington, Oregon, and Idaho jointly designate as\ninformation covered by this subsection.\n``(2) Information referred to in paragraph (1) may be disclosed\nto the public if the person identified by the information, or the\nlegal representative of that person, has consented in writing to\nthe disclosure.\n``(3) The States of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho shall\nestablish uniform procedures for carrying out this subsection,\nincluding procedures governing the following:\n``(A) The disclosure of information under paragraph (2).\n``(B) The use of the Hanford Health Information Network\ndatabase.\n``(C) The future disposition of the database.\n``(D) Enforcement of the prohibition provided in paragraph\n(1) on the disclosure of information described in that\nparagraph.\n``Sec. 6265. Use of probabilistic risk assessment to ensure nuclear\nsafety of facilities of the Administration and the Office of\nEnvironmental Management\n``(a) Nuclear Safety at NNSA and DOE Facilities.--The Administrator\nand the Secretary of Energy shall ensure that the methods for\nassessing, certifying, and overseeing nuclear safety at the facilities\nspecified in subsection (c) use national and international standards\nand nuclear industry best practices, including probabilistic or\nquantitative risk assessment if sufficient data exist.\n``(b) Adequate Protection.--The use of probabilistic or\nquantitative risk assessment under subsection (a) shall be to support,\nrather than replace, the requirement under section 182 of the Atomic\nEnergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2232) that the utilization or production\nof special nuclear material will be in accordance with the common\ndefense and security and will provide adequate protection to the health\nand safety of the public.\n``(c) Facilities Specified.--Subsection (a) shall apply--\n``(1) to the Administrator with respect to the national\nsecurity laboratories and the nuclear weapons production\nfacilities; and\n``(2) to the Secretary of Energy with respect to defense\nnuclear facilities of the Office of Environmental Management of the\nDepartment of Energy.\n``Sec. 6266. Notification of nuclear criticality and non-nuclear\nincidents\n``(a) Notification.--The Secretary of Energy or the Administrator,\nas the case may be, shall submit to the appropriate congressional\ncommittees a notification of a nuclear criticality incident resulting\nfrom a covered program that results in an injury or fatality or results\nin the shutdown, or partial shutdown, of a covered facility by not\nlater than 15 days after the date of such incident.\n``(b) Elements of Notification.--Each notification submitted under\nsubsection (a) shall include the following:\n``(1) A description of the incident, including the cause of the\nincident.\n``(2) In the case of a criticality incident, whether the\nincident caused a facility, or part of a facility, to be shut down.\n``(3) The effect, if any, on the mission of the Administration\nor the Office of Environmental Management of the Department of\nEnergy.\n``(4) Any corrective action taken in response to the incident.\n``(c) Database.--\n``(1) The Secretary shall maintain a record of incidents\ndescribed in paragraph (2).\n``(2) An incident described in this paragraph is any of the\nfollowing incidents resulting from a covered program:\n``(A) A nuclear criticality incident that results in an\ninjury or fatality or results in the shutdown, or partial\nshutdown, of a covered facility.\n``(B) A non-nuclear incident that results in serious bodily\ninjury or fatality at a covered facility.\n``(d) Cooperation.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary and\nthe Administrator shall ensure that each management and operating\ncontractor of a covered facility cooperates in a timely manner.\n``(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `appropriate congressional committees' means--\n``(A) the congressional defense committees; and\n``(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of\nRepresentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural\nResources of the Senate.\n``(2) The term `covered facility' means--\n``(A) a facility of the nuclear security enterprise; and\n``(B) a facility conducting activities for the defense\nenvironmental cleanup program of the Office of Environmental\nManagement of the Department of Energy.\n``(3) The term `covered program' means--\n``(A) programs of the Administration; and\n``(B) defense environmental cleanup programs of the Office\nof Environmental Management of the Department of Energy.\n\n``CHAPTER 607--BUDGET AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT MATTERS\n\n``SUBCHAPTER I--RECURRING NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATION PROVISIONS\n\n``Sec. 6271. Definitions\n``In this subchapter:\n``(1) The term `DOE national security authorization' means an\nauthorization of appropriations for activities of the Department of\nEnergy in carrying out programs necessary for national security.\n``(2)(A) Except as provided by subparagraph (B), the term\n`minor construction threshold' means $30,000,000.\n``(B) The Administrator may calculate the amount specified in\nsubparagraph (A) based on fiscal year 2022 constant dollars if the\nAdministrator--\n``(i) submits to the congressional defense committees a\nreport on the method used by the Administrator to calculate the\nadjustment;\n``(ii) a period of 30 days elapses following the date of\nsuch submission; and\n``(iii) publishes the adjusted amount in the Federal\nRegister.\n``Sec. 6272. Reprogramming\n``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b) and in\nsections 5791 and 5792 of this title, the Secretary of Energy may not\nuse amounts appropriated pursuant to a DOE national security\nauthorization for a program--\n``(1) in amounts that exceed, in a fiscal year--\n``(A) 115 percent of the amount authorized for that program\nby that authorization for that fiscal year; or\n``(B) $5,000,000 more than the amount authorized for that\nprogram by that authorization for that fiscal year; or\n``(2) which has not been presented to, or requested of,\nCongress.\n``(b) Exception Where Notice-and-wait Given.--An action described\nin subsection (a) may be taken if--\n``(1) the Secretary submits to the congressional defense\ncommittees a report referred to in subsection (c) with respect to\nsuch action; and\n``(2) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date on which\nsuch committees receive the report.\n``(c) Report.--The report referred to in this subsection is a\nreport containing a full and complete statement of the action proposed\nto be taken and the facts and circumstances relied upon in support of\nthe proposed action.\n``(d) Computation of Days.--In the computation of the 30-day period\nunder subsection (b), there shall be excluded any day on which either\nHouse of Congress is not in session because of an adjournment of more\nthan three days to a day certain.\n``(e) Limitations.--\n``(1) Total amount obligated.--In no event may the total amount\nof funds obligated pursuant to a DOE national security\nauthorization for a fiscal year exceed the total amount authorized\nto be appropriated by that authorization for that fiscal year.\n``(2) Prohibited items.--Funds appropriated pursuant to a DOE\nnational security authorization may not be used for an item for\nwhich Congress has specifically denied funds.\n``Sec. 6273. Minor construction projects\n``(a) Authority.--Using operation and maintenance funds or\nfacilities and infrastructure funds authorized by a DOE national\nsecurity authorization, the Secretary of Energy may carry out minor\nconstruction projects.\n``(b) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees on an annual basis a report on each\nexercise of the authority in subsection (a) during the preceding fiscal\nyear. Each report shall provide a brief description of each minor\nconstruction project covered by the report. The report shall include\nwith respect to each project the following:\n``(1) The estimated original total project cost and the\nestimated original date of completion.\n``(2) The percentage of the project that is complete.\n``(3) The current estimated total project cost and estimated\ndate of completion.\n``(c) Cost Variation Reports to Congressional Committees.--If, at\nany time during the construction of any minor construction project\nauthorized by a DOE national security authorization, the estimated cost\nof the project is revised and the revised cost of the project exceeds\nthe minor construction threshold, the Secretary shall immediately\nsubmit to the congressional defense committees a report explaining the\nreasons for the cost variation.\n``(d) Notification Required for Certain Projects.--Notwithstanding\nsubsection (a), the Secretary may not start a minor construction\nproject with a total estimated cost of more than $5,000,000 until--\n``(1) the Secretary notifies the congressional defense\ncommittees of such project and total estimated cost; and\n``(2) a period of 15 days has elapsed after the date on which\nsuch notification is received.\n``(e) Minor Construction Project Defined.--In this section, the\nterm `minor construction project' means any plant project not\nspecifically authorized by law for which the approved total estimated\ncost does not exceed the minor construction threshold.\n``Sec. 6274. General plant projects\n`` Plant or construction projects for which amounts are made\navailable under this and subsequent appropriation Acts with a current\nestimated cost of less than $10,000,000 are considered for purposes of\nsection 6273 as a plant project for which the approved total estimated\ncost does not exceed the minor construction threshold and for purposes\nof section 6275 as a construction project with a current estimated cost\nof less than a minor construction threshold.\n``Sec. 6275. Limits on construction projects\n``(a) Construction Cost Ceiling.--Except as provided in subsection\n(b), construction on a construction project which is in support of\nnational security programs of the Department of Energy and was\nauthorized by a DOE national security authorization may not be started,\nand additional obligations in connection with the project above the\ntotal estimated cost may not be incurred, whenever the current\nestimated cost of the construction project exceeds by more than 25\npercent the higher of--\n``(1) the amount authorized for the project; or\n``(2) the amount of the total estimated cost for the project as\nshown in the most recent budget justification data submitted to\nCongress.\n``(b) Exception Where Notice-and-wait Given.--An action described\nin subsection (a) may be taken if--\n``(1) the Secretary of Energy has submitted to the\ncongressional defense committees a report on the actions and the\ncircumstances making such action necessary; and\n``(2) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date on which\nthe report is received by the committees.\n``(c) Computation of Days.--In the computation of the 30-day period\nunder subsection (b), there shall be excluded any day on which either\nHouse of Congress is not in session because of an adjournment of more\nthan three days to a day certain.\n``(d) Exception for Minor Projects.--Subsection (a) does not apply\nto a construction project with a current estimated cost of less than\nthe minor construction threshold.\n``Sec. 6276. Fund transfer authority\n``(a) Transfer to Other Federal Agencies.--The Secretary of Energy\nmay transfer funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of\nEnergy pursuant to a DOE national security authorization to other\nFederal agencies for the performance of work for which the funds were\nauthorized. Funds so transferred may be merged with and be available\nfor the same purposes and for the same time period as the\nauthorizations of the Federal agency to which the amounts are\ntransferred.\n``(b) Transfer Within Department of Energy.--\n``(1) Transfers permitted.--Subject to paragraph (2), the\nSecretary of Energy may transfer funds authorized to be\nappropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant to a DOE national\nsecurity authorization to any other DOE national security\nauthorization. Amounts of authorizations so transferred may be\nmerged with and be available for the same purposes and for the same\nperiod as the authorization to which the amounts are transferred.\n``(2) Maximum amounts.--Not more than 5 percent of any such\nauthorization may be transferred to another authorization under\nparagraph (1). No such authorization may be increased or decreased\nby more than 5 percent by a transfer under such paragraph.\n``(c) Limitations.--The authority provided by this subsection to\ntransfer authorizations--\n``(1) may be used only to provide funds for items relating to\nactivities necessary for national security programs that have a\nhigher priority than the items from which the funds are\ntransferred; and\n``(2) may not be used to provide funds for an item for which\nCongress has specifically denied funds.\n``(d) Notice to Congress.--The Secretary of Energy shall promptly\nnotify the congressional defense committees of any transfer of funds to\nor from any DOE national security authorization.\n``Sec. 6277. Conceptual and construction design\n``(a) Conceptual Design.--\n``(1) Requirement.--Subject to paragraph (2) and except as\nprovided in paragraph (3), before submitting to Congress a request\nfor funds for a construction project that is in support of a\nnational security program of the Department of Energy, the\nSecretary of Energy shall complete a conceptual design for that\nproject.\n``(2) Requests for conceptual design funds.--If the estimated\ncost of completing a conceptual design for a construction project\nexceeds $5,000,000, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a\nrequest for funds for the conceptual design before submitting a\nrequest for funds for the construction project.\n``(3) Exceptions.--The requirement in paragraph (1) does not\napply to a request for funds--\n``(A) for a construction project the total estimated cost\nof which is less than the minor construction threshold; or\n``(B) for emergency planning, design, and construction\nactivities under section 6278.\n``(b) Construction Design.--\n``(1) Authority.-- Within the amounts authorized by a DOE\nnational security authorization, the Secretary may carry out\nconstruction design (including architectural and engineering\nservices) in connection with any proposed construction project if\nthe total estimated cost for such design does not exceed\n$5,000,000.\n``(2) Limitation on availability of funds for certain\nprojects.--If the total estimated cost for construction design in\nconnection with any construction project exceeds $5,000,000, funds\nfor that design must be specifically authorized by law.\n``Sec. 6278. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction\nactivities\n``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Energy may use any funds\navailable to the Department of Energy pursuant to a DOE national\nsecurity authorization, including funds authorized to be appropriated\nfor advance planning, engineering, and construction design, and for\nplant projects, to perform planning, design, and construction\nactivities for any Department of Energy national security program\nconstruction project that, as determined by the Secretary, must proceed\nexpeditiously in order to protect public health and safety, to meet the\nneeds of national defense, or to protect property.\n``(b) Limitation.--The Secretary may not exercise the authority\nunder subsection (a) in the case of a construction project until the\nSecretary has submitted to the congressional defense committees a\nreport on the activities that the Secretary intends to carry out under\nthis section and the circumstances making those activities necessary.\n``(c) Specific Authority.--The requirement of section 6277(b)(2)\ndoes not apply to emergency planning, design, and construction\nactivities conducted under this section.\n``Sec. 6279. Scope of authority to carry out plant projects\n`` In carrying out programs necessary for national security, the\nauthority of the Secretary of Energy to carry out plant projects\nincludes authority for maintenance, restoration, planning,\nconstruction, acquisition, modification of facilities, and the\ncontinuation of projects authorized in prior years, and land\nacquisition related thereto.\n``Sec. 6280. Availability of funds\n``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), amounts\nappropriated pursuant to a DOE national security authorization for\noperation and maintenance or for plant projects may, when so specified\nin an appropriations Act, remain available until expended.\n``(b) Exception for Program Direction Funds.--Amounts appropriated\nfor program direction pursuant to a DOE national security authorization\nfor a fiscal year shall remain available to be obligated only until the\nend of that fiscal year.\n``Sec. 6281. Transfer of defense environmental cleanup funds\n``(a) Transfer Authority for Defense Environmental Cleanup Funds.--\nThe Secretary of Energy shall provide the manager of each field office\nof the Department of Energy with the authority to transfer defense\nenvironmental cleanup funds from a program or project under the\njurisdiction of that office to another such program or project.\n``(b) Limitations.--\n``(1) Number of transfers.--Not more than one transfer may be\nmade to or from any program or project under subsection (a) in a\nfiscal year.\n``(2) Amounts transferred.--The amount transferred to or from a\nprogram or project in any one transfer under subsection (a) may not\nexceed $5,000,000.\n``(3) Determination required.--A transfer may not be carried\nout by a manager of a field office under subsection (a) unless the\nmanager determines that the transfer is necessary--\n``(A) to address a risk to health, safety, or the\nenvironment; or\n``(B) to assure the most efficient use of defense\nenvironmental cleanup funds at the field office.\n``(4) Impermissible uses.--Funds transferred pursuant to\nsubsection (a) may not be used for an item for which Congress has\nspecifically denied funds or for a new program or project that has\nnot been authorized by Congress.\n``(c) Exemption From Reprogramming Requirements.--The requirements\nof section 6272 shall not apply to transfers of funds pursuant to\nsubsection (a).\n``(d) Notification.--The Secretary, acting through the Assistant\nSecretary of Energy for Environmental Management, shall notify Congress\nof any transfer of funds pursuant to subsection (a) not later than 30\ndays after such transfer occurs.\n``(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `program or project' means, with respect to a\nfield office of the Department of Energy, a program or project that\nis for defense environmental cleanup activities necessary for\nnational security programs of the Department, that is being carried\nout by that office, and for which defense environmental cleanup\nfunds have been authorized and appropriated.\n``(2) The term `defense environmental cleanup funds' means\nfunds appropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant to an\nauthorization for carrying out defense environmental cleanup\nactivities necessary for national security programs.\n``Sec. 6282. Transfer of weapons activities funds\n``(a) Transfer Authority for Weapons Activities Funds.--The\nSecretary of Energy shall provide the manager of each field office of\nthe Department of Energy with the authority to transfer weapons\nactivities funds from a program or project under the jurisdiction of\nthat office to another such program or project.\n``(b) Limitations.--\n``(1) Number of transfers.--Not more than one transfer may be\nmade to or from any program or project under subsection (a) in a\nfiscal year.\n``(2) Amounts transferred.--The amount transferred to or from a\nprogram or project in any one transfer under subsection (a) may not\nexceed $5,000,000.\n``(3) Determination required.--A transfer may not be carried\nout by a manager of a field office under subsection (a) unless the\nmanager determines that the transfer--\n``(A) is necessary to address a risk to health, safety, or\nthe environment; or\n``(B) will result in cost savings and efficiencies.\n``(4) Limitation.--A transfer may not be carried out by a\nmanager of a field office under subsection (a) to cover a cost\noverrun or scheduling delay for any program or project.\n``(5) Impermissible uses.--Funds transferred pursuant to\nsubsection (a) may not be used for an item for which Congress has\nspecifically denied funds or for a new program or project that has\nnot been authorized by Congress.\n``(c) Exemption From Reprogramming Requirements.--The requirements\nof section 6272 shall not apply to transfers of funds pursuant to\nsubsection (a).\n``(d) Notification.--The Secretary, acting through the\nAdministrator, shall notify Congress of any transfer of funds pursuant\nto subsection (a) not later than 30 days after such transfer occurs.\n``(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `program or project' means, with respect to a\nfield office of the Department of Energy, a program or project that\nis for weapons activities necessary for national security programs\nof the Department, that is being carried out by that office, and\nfor which weapons activities funds have been authorized and\nappropriated.\n``(2) The term `weapons activities funds' means funds\nappropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant to an\nauthorization for carrying out weapons activities necessary for\nnational security programs.\n``Sec. 6283. Funds available for all national security programs of the\nDepartment of Energy\n`` Subject to the provisions of appropriation Acts and section\n6272, amounts appropriated pursuant to a DOE national security\nauthorization for management and support activities and for general\nplant projects are available for use, when necessary, in connection\nwith all national security programs of the Department of Energy.\n``Sec. 6284. Notification of cost overruns for certain Department of\nEnergy projects\n``(a) Establishment of Cost and Schedule Baselines.--\n``(1) Stockpile life extension and new nuclear weapon program\nprojects.--\n``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall establish a cost\nand schedule baseline for each nuclear stockpile life extension\nor new nuclear weapon program project of the Administration. In\naddition to the requirement under subparagraph (B), the cost\nand schedule baseline of a nuclear stockpile life extension or\nnew nuclear weapon program project established under this\nsubparagraph shall be the cost and schedule as described in the\nfirst Selected Acquisition Report submitted under section\n6125(a) for the project.\n``(B) Per unit cost.--The cost baseline developed under\nsubparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to each stockpile\nlife extension or new nuclear weapon program project, an\nestimated cost for each warhead in the project.\n``(C) Notification to congressional defense committees.--\nNot later than 30 days after establishing a cost and schedule\nbaseline under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall submit\nthe cost and schedule baseline to the congressional defense\ncommittees.\n``(2) Major alteration projects.--\n``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall establish a cost\nand schedule baseline for each major alteration project.\n``(B) Per unit cost.--The cost baseline developed under\nsubparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to each major\nalteration project, an estimated cost for each warhead in the\nproject.\n``(C) Notification to congressional defense committees.--\nNot later than 30 days after establishing a cost and schedule\nbaseline under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall submit\nthe cost and schedule baseline to the congressional defense\ncommittees.\n``(D) Major alteration project defined.--In this paragraph,\nthe term \"major alteration project\" means a nuclear\nweapon system alteration project of the Administration the cost\nof which exceeds $800,000,000.\n``(3) Defense-funded construction projects.--\n``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish\na cost and schedule baseline under the project management\nprotocols of the Department of Energy for each construction\nproject that is--\n``(i) in excess of $65,000,000; and\n``(ii) carried out by the Department using funds\nauthorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year pursuant to\na DOE national security authorization.\n``(B) Notification to congressional defense committees.--\nNot later than 30 days after establishing a cost and schedule\nbaseline under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit the\ncost and schedule baseline to the congressional defense\ncommittees.\n``(4) Defense environmental cleanup projects.--\n``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a cost and\nschedule baseline under the project management protocols of the\nDepartment of Energy for each defense environmental cleanup\nproject that is--\n``(i) in excess of $65,000,000; and\n``(ii) carried out by the Department pursuant to such\nprotocols.\n``(B) Notification to congressional defense committees.--\nNot later than 30 days after establishing a cost and schedule\nbaseline under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit the\ncost and schedule baseline to the congressional defense\ncommittees.\n``(b) Notification of Costs Exceeding Baseline.--The Administrator\nor the Secretary, as applicable, shall notify the congressional defense\ncommittees not later than 30 days after determining that--\n``(1) the total cost for a project referred to in paragraph\n(1), (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a) will exceed an amount that\nis equal to 125 percent of the cost baseline established under\nsubsection (a) for that project; and\n``(2) in the case of a stockpile life extension or new nuclear\nweapon program project referred to in subsection (a)(1) or a major\nalteration project referred to in subsection (a)(2), the cost for\nany warhead in the project will exceed an amount that is equal to\n150 percent of the cost baseline established under subsection\n(a)(1)(B) or (a)(2)(B), as applicable, for each warhead in that\nproject.\n``(c) Notification of Determination With Respect to Termination or\nContinuation of Projects and Root Cause Analyses.--Not later than 90\ndays after submitting a notification under subsection (b) with respect\nto a project, the Administrator or the Secretary, as applicable,\nshall--\n``(1) notify the congressional defense committees with respect\nto whether the project will be terminated or continued;\n``(2) if the project will be continued, certify to the\ncongressional defense committees that--\n``(A) a revised cost and schedule baseline has been\nestablished for the project and, in the case of a stockpile\nlife extension or new nuclear weapon program project referred\nto in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(1) or a major\nalteration project referred to in subsection (a)(2), a revised\nestimate of the cost for each warhead in the project has been\nmade;\n``(B) the continuation of the project is necessary to the\nmission of the Department of Energy and there is no alternative\nto the project that would meet the requirements of that\nmission; and\n``(C) a management structure is in place adequate to manage\nand control the cost and schedule of the project; and\n``(3) submit to the congressional defense committees an\nassessment of the root cause or causes of the growth in the total\ncost of the project, including the contribution of any shortcomings\nin cost, schedule, or performance of the program, including the\nrole, if any, of--\n``(A) unrealistic performance expectations;\n``(B) unrealistic baseline estimates for cost or schedule;\n``(C) immature technologies or excessive manufacturing or\nintegration risk;\n``(D) unanticipated design, engineering, manufacturing, or\ntechnology integration issues arising during program\nperformance;\n``(E) changes in procurement quantities;\n``(F) inadequate program funding or funding instability;\n``(G) poor performance by personnel of the Federal\nGovernment or contractor personnel responsible for program\nmanagement; or\n``(H) any other matters.\n``(d) Applicability of Requirements to Revised Cost and Schedule\nBaselines.--A revised cost and schedule baseline established under\nsubsection (c) shall--\n``(1) be submitted to the congressional defense committees with\nthe certification submitted under subsection (c)(2); and\n``(2) be subject to the notification requirements of\nsubsections (b) and (c) in the same manner and to the same extent\nas a cost and schedule baseline established under subsection (a).\n``Sec. 6285. Life-cycle cost estimates of certain atomic energy defense\ncapital assets\n``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that an\nindependent life-cycle cost estimate under Department of Energy Order\n413.3B (relating to program management and project management for the\nacquisition of capital assets), or a successor order, of each capital\nasset described in subsection (b) is conducted before the asset\nachieves critical decision 2 in the acquisition process.\n``(b) Capital Assets Described.--A capital asset described in this\nsubsection is an atomic energy defense capital asset--\n``(1) the total project cost of which exceeds $100,000,000; and\n``(2) the purpose of which is to perform a limited-life,\nsingle-purpose mission.\n``(c) Independent Defined.--For purposes of subsection (a), the\nterm `independent', with respect to a life-cycle cost estimate of a\ncapital asset, means that the life-cycle cost estimate is prepared by\nan organization independent of the project sponsor, using the same\ndetailed technical and procurement information as the sponsor, to\ndetermine if the life-cycle cost estimate of the sponsor is accurate\nand reasonable.\n``Sec. 6286. Use of best practices for capital asset projects and\nnuclear weapon life extension programs\n``(a) Analyses of Alternatives.--Not later than 30 days after the\ndate of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 726), the Secretary of\nEnergy, in coordination with the Administrator, shall ensure that\nanalyses of alternatives are conducted (including through contractors,\nas appropriate) in accordance with best practices for capital asset\nprojects and life extension programs of the Administration and capital\nasset projects relating to defense environmental management.\n``(b) Cost Estimates.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the\nenactment of such Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the\nAdministrator, shall develop cost estimates in accordance with cost\nestimating best practices for capital asset projects and life extension\nprograms of the Administration and capital asset projects relating to\ndefense environmental management.\n``(c) Revisions to Departmental Project Management Order and\nNuclear Weapon Life Extension Requirements.--As soon as practicable\nafter the date of the enactment of such Act, but not later than two\nyears after such date of enactment, the Secretary shall revise--\n``(1) the capital asset project management order of the\nDepartment of Energy to require the use of best practices for\npreparing cost estimates and for conducting analyses of\nalternatives for Administration and defense environmental\nmanagement capital asset projects; and\n``(2) the nuclear weapon life extension program procedures of\nthe Department to require the use of best practices for preparing\ncost estimates and conducting analyses of alternatives for\nAdministration life extension programs.\n``Sec. 6287. Matters relating to critical decisions\n``(a) Post-critical Decision 2 Changes.--After the date on which a\nplant project specifically authorized by law and carried out under\nDepartment of Energy Order 413.3B (relating to program management and\nproject management for the acquisition of capital assets), or a\nsuccessor order, achieves critical decision 2, the Administrator may\nnot change the requirements for such project if such change increases\nthe cost of such project by more than the lesser of $5,000,000 or 15\npercent, unless--\n``(1) the Administrator submits to the congressional defense\ncommittees--\n``(A) a certification that the Administrator, without\ndelegation, authorizes such proposed change; and\n``(B) a cost-benefit and risk analysis of such proposed\nchange, including with respect to--\n``(i) the effects of such proposed change on the\nproject cost and schedule; and\n``(ii) any mission risks and operational risks from\nmaking such change or not making such change; and\n``(2) a period of 15 days elapses following the date of such\nsubmission.\n``(b) Review and Approval.--The Administrator shall ensure that\ncritical decision packages are timely reviewed and either approved or\ndisapproved.\n``Sec. 6288. Unfunded priorities of the Administration\n``(a) Annual Report or Certification.--Not later than 10 days after\nthe date on which the budget of the President for a fiscal year is\nsubmitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, the\nAdministrator shall submit to the Secretary of Energy and the\ncongressional defense committees either--\n``(1) a report on the unfunded priorities of the\nAdministration; or\n``(2) if the Administrator determines that there are no\nunfunded priorities to include in such a report, a certification\nand explanation by the Administrator, without delegation, of the\ndetermination.\n``(b) Elements.--\n``(1) In general.--Each report under subsection (a)(1) shall\nspecify, for each unfunded priority covered by the report, the\nfollowing:\n``(A) A summary description of that priority, including the\nobjectives to be achieved or the risk to be mitigated if that\npriority is funded (whether in whole or in part).\n``(B) The additional amount of funds recommended in\nconnection with the objectives or risk mitigation under\nsubparagraph (A).\n``(C) Account information with respect to that priority.\n``(2) Prioritization of priorities.--Each report under\nsubsection (a)(1) shall present the unfunded priorities covered by\nthe report in order of urgency of priority.\n``(c) Unfunded Priority Defined.--In this section, the term\n`unfunded priority', in the case of a fiscal year, means a program,\nactivity, or mission requirement that--\n``(1) is not funded in the budget of the President for that\nfiscal year as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of\ntitle 31;\n``(2) is necessary to address a requirement associated with the\nmission of the Administration; and\n``(3) would have been recommended for funding through the\nbudget referred to in paragraph (1) by the Administrator--\n``(A) if additional resources were available for the budget\nto fund the program, activity, or mission requirement; or\n``(B) in the case of a program, activity, or mission\nrequirement that emerged after the budget was formulated, if\nthe program, activity, or mission requirement had emerged\nbefore the budget was formulated.\n``Sec. 6289. Review of adequacy of nuclear weapons budget\n``(a) Review of Adequacy of Administration Budget by Nuclear\nWeapons Council.--\n``(1) Transmission to council.--The Secretary of Energy shall\ntransmit to the Nuclear Weapons Council (in this section referred\nto as the `Council') a copy of the proposed budget request of the\nAdministration for each fiscal year before that budget request is\nsubmitted to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in\nrelation to the preparation of the budget of the President to be\nsubmitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31.\n``(2) Review.--The Council shall review each budget request\ntransmitted to the Council under paragraph (1) in accordance with\nsection 179(f).\n``(3) Department of energy response.--\n``(A) In general.--If the Council submits to the Secretary\nof Energy a written description under section 179(f)(2)(B)(i)\nwith respect to the budget request of the Administration for a\nfiscal year, the Secretary shall include as an appendix to the\nbudget request submitted to the Director of the Office of\nManagement and Budget--\n``(i) the funding levels and initiatives identified in\nthat description; and\n``(ii) any additional comments the Secretary considers\nappropriate.\n``(B) Transmission to congress.--The Secretary of Energy\nshall transmit to Congress, with the budget justification\nmaterials submitted in support of the Department of Energy\nbudget for a fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the\nPresident under section 1105(a) of title 31), a copy of the\nappendix described in subparagraph (A).\n``(b) Review and Certification of Department of Energy Budget by\nNuclear Weapons Council.--At the time the Secretary of Energy submits\nthe budget request of the Department of Energy for that fiscal year to\nthe Director of the Office of Management and Budget in relation to the\npreparation of the budget of the President, the Secretary shall\ntransmit a copy of the budget request of the Department to the Council.\n``Sec. 6290. Improvements to cost estimates informing analyses of\nalternatives\n``(a) Requirement for Analyses of Alternatives.--The Administrator\nshall ensure that any cost estimate used in an analysis of alternatives\nfor a project carried out using funds authorized by a DOE national\nsecurity authorization is designed to fully satisfy the requirements\noutlined in the mission needs statement approved at critical decision 0\nin the acquisition process, as set forth in Department of Energy Order\n413.3B (relating to program management and project management for the\nacquisition of capital assets) or a successor order.\n``(b) Use of Project Engineering and Design Funds.--In the case of\na project the total estimated cost of which exceeds $500,000,000 and\nthat has not reached critical decision 1 in the acquisition process,\nthe Administrator may use funds authorized by a DOE national security\nauthorization for project engineering and design to begin the\ndevelopment of a conceptual design to facilitate the development of a\ncost estimate for the project during the analysis of alternatives for\nthe project if--\n``(1) the Administrator--\n``(A) determines that such use of funds would improve the\nquality of the cost estimate for the project; and\n``(B) notifies the congressional defense committees of that\ndetermination; and\n``(2) a period of 15 days has elapsed after the date on which\nsuch committees receive the notification.\n\n``SUBCHAPTER II--PENALTIES\n\n``Sec. 6301. Restriction on use of funds to pay penalties under\nenvironmental laws\n``(a) Restriction.--Funds appropriated to the Department of Energy\nfor the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program or the nuclear weapons\nprograms or other atomic energy defense activities of the Department of\nEnergy may not be used to pay a penalty, fine, or forfeiture in regard\nto a defense activity or facility of the Department of Energy due to a\nfailure to comply with any environmental requirement.\n``(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to an\nenvironmental requirement if--\n``(1) the President fails to request funds for compliance with\nthe environmental requirement; or\n``(2) Congress has appropriated funds for such purpose (and\nsuch funds have not been sequestered, deferred, or rescinded) and\nthe Secretary of Energy fails to use the funds for such purpose.\n``Sec. 6302. Restriction on use of funds to pay penalties under Clean\nAir Act\n``None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by the Department\nof Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy\nAuthorization Act of 1981 (Public Law 96-540; 94 Stat. 3197) or any\nother Act may be used to pay any penalty, fine, forfeiture, or\nsettlement resulting from a failure to comply with the Clean Air Act\n(42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) with respect to any defense activity of the\nDepartment of Energy if--\n``(1) the Secretary finds that compliance is physically\nimpossible within the time prescribed for compliance; or\n``(2) the President has specifically requested appropriations\nfor compliance and Congress has failed to appropriate funds for\nsuch purpose.\n\n``SUBCHAPTER III--OTHER MATTERS\n\n``Sec. 6311. Reports on financial balances for atomic energy defense\nactivities\n``(a) Reports Required.--\n``(1) In general.--Concurrent with the submission of the budget\njustification materials submitted to Congress in support of the\nbudget of the President for a fiscal year (submitted to Congress\npursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31), the Secretary of Energy\nshall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on\nthe financial balances for each atomic energy defense program.\n``(2) Presentation of information.--In each report required by\nparagraph (1), the Secretary shall--\n``(A) present information on the financial balances for\neach atomic energy defense program at the budget control levels\nused in the report accompanying the most current Act\nappropriating funds for energy and water development; and\n``(B) present financial balances in connection with funding\nunder recurring DOE national security authorizations (as\ndefined in section 6271) separately from balances in connection\nwith funding under any other provision of law.\n``(b) Elements.--\n``(1) Format.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall--\n``(A) be divided into two parts, as specified in paragraphs\n(2) and (3); and\n``(B) set forth the information required by those\nparagraphs in summary form and by fiscal year.\n``(2) Part 1.--The first part of the report required by\nsubsection (a) shall set forth, for each atomic energy defense\nprogram, the following information, as of the end of the most\nrecently completed fiscal year:\n``(A) The balance of any unobligated funds and an\nexplanation for why those funds are unobligated.\n``(B) The total funds available to cost.\n``(C) The total balance of costed funds.\n``(D) The total balance of uncosted funds.\n``(E) The threshold for the balance of uncosted funds,\nstated in dollars.\n``(F) The amount of any balance of uncosted funds that is\nover or under that threshold and, in the case of a balance over\nthat threshold, an explanation for why the balance is over that\nthreshold.\n``(G) The total balance of encumbered, uncosted funds.\n``(H) The total balance of unencumbered, uncosted funds.\n``(I) The amount of any balance of unencumbered, uncosted\nfunds that is over or under the threshold described in\nsubparagraph (E) and, in the case of a balance over that\nthreshold, an explanation for why the balance is over that\nthreshold.\n``(3) Part 2.--The second part of the report required by\nsubsection (a) shall set forth, for each atomic energy defense\nprogram, the following information:\n``(A) The balance of any unobligated funds, as of the end\nof the first quarter of the current fiscal year.\n``(B) The total balance of uncosted funds, as of the end of\nthe first quarter of the current fiscal year.\n``(C) Unalloted budget authority.\n``(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) Costed.--The term `costed', with respect to funds, means\nthe funds have been obligated to a contract and goods or services\nhave been received from the contractor in exchange for the funds.\n``(2) Encumbered.--The term `encumbered', with respect to\nfunds, means the funds have been obligated to a contract and are\nbeing held for a specific known purpose by the contractor.\n``(3) Uncosted.--The term `uncosted', with respect to funds,\nmeans the funds have been obligated to a contract and goods or\nservices have not been received from the contractor in exchange for\nthe funds.\n``(4) Unencumbered.--The term `unencumbered', with respect to\nfunds, means the funds have been obligated to a contract and are\nnot being held for a specific known purpose by the contractor.\n``(5) Threshold.--The term `threshold' means a benchmark over\nwhich a balance carried over at the end of a fiscal year should be\ngiven greater scrutiny by Congress.\n``(6) Total funds available to cost.--The term `total funds\navailable to cost' means the sum of--\n``(A) total uncosted obligations from prior fiscal years;\n``(B) current fiscal year obligations; and\n``(C) current fiscal year deobligations.\n``Sec. 6312. Independent acquisition project reviews of capital assets\nacquisition projects\n``(a) Reviews.--The appropriate head shall ensure that an\nindependent entity conducts reviews of each capital assets acquisition\nproject as the project moves toward the approval of each of critical\ndecision 0, critical decision 1, and critical decision 2 in the\nacquisition process.\n``(b) Pre-critical Decision 1 Reviews.--In addition to any other\nmatters, with respect to each review of a capital assets acquisition\nproject under subsection (a) that has not reached critical decision 1\napproval in the acquisition process, such review shall include--\n``(1) a review using best practices of the analysis of\nalternatives for the project; and\n``(2) identification of any deficiencies in such analysis of\nalternatives for the appropriate head to address.\n``(c) Independent Entities.--The appropriate head shall ensure that\neach review of a capital assets acquisition project under subsection\n(a) is conducted by an independent entity with the appropriate\nexpertise with respect to the project and the stage in the acquisition\nprocess of the project.\n``(d) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `acquisition process' means the acquisition\nprocess for a project, as defined in Department of Energy Order\n413.3B (relating to project management and project management for\nthe acquisition of capital assets), or a successor order.\n``(2) The term `appropriate head' means--\n``(A) the Administrator, with respect to capital assets\nacquisition projects of the Administration; and\n``(B) the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental\nManagement, with respect to capital assets acquisition projects\nof the Office of Environmental Management.\n``(3) The term `capital assets acquisition project' means a\nproject--\n``(A) the total project cost of which is more than\n$500,000,000; and\n``(B) that is covered by Department of Energy Order 413.3B,\nor a successor order, for the acquisition of capital assets for\natomic energy defense activities.\n\n``CHAPTER 608--ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS\n\n``SUBCHAPTER I--CONTRACTS\n\n``Sec. 6321. Costs not allowed under covered contracts\n``(a) In General.--The following costs are not allowable under a\ncovered contract:\n``(1) Costs of entertainment, including amusement, diversion,\nand social activities and any costs directly associated with such\ncosts (such as tickets to shows or sports events, meals, lodging,\nrentals, transportation, and gratuities).\n``(2) Costs incurred to influence (directly or indirectly)\nlegislative action on any matter pending before Congress or a State\nlegislature.\n``(3) Costs incurred in defense of any civil or criminal fraud\nproceeding or similar proceeding (including filing of any false\ncertification) brought by the United States where the contractor is\nfound liable or has pleaded nolo contendere to a charge of fraud or\nsimilar proceeding (including filing of false certification).\n``(4) Payments of fines and penalties resulting from violations\nof, or failure to comply with, Federal, State, local, or foreign\nlaws and regulations, except when incurred as a result of\ncompliance with specific terms and conditions of the contract or\nspecific written instructions from the contracting officer\nauthorizing in advance such payments in accordance with applicable\nregulations of the Secretary of Energy.\n``(5) Costs of membership in any social, dining, or country\nclub or organization.\n``(6) Costs of alcoholic beverages.\n``(7) Contributions or donations, regardless of the recipient.\n``(8) Costs of advertising designed to promote the contractor\nor its products.\n``(9) Costs of promotional items and memorabilia, including\nmodels, gifts, and souvenirs.\n``(10) Costs for travel by commercial aircraft or by travel by\nother than common carrier that is not necessary for the performance\nof the contract and the cost of which exceeds the amount of the\nstandard commercial fare.\n``(b) Regulations; Costs of Information Provided to Congress or\nState Legislatures and Related Costs.--\n``(1) Not later than 150 days after November 8, 1985, the\nSecretary of Energy shall prescribe regulations to implement this\nsection. Such regulations may establish appropriate definitions,\nexclusions, limitations, and qualifications. Such regulations shall\nbe published in accordance with section 1707 of title 41.\n``(2) In any regulations implementing subsection (a)(2), the\nSecretary may not treat as not allowable (by reason of such\nsubsection) the following costs of a contractor:\n``(A) Costs of providing to Congress or a State\nlegislature, in response to a request from Congress or a State\nlegislature, information of a factual, technical, or scientific\nnature, or advice of experts, with respect to topics directly\nrelated to the performance of the contract.\n``(B) Costs for transportation, lodging, or meals incurred\nfor the purpose of providing such information or advice.\n``(c) Covered Contract Defined.--In this section, the term`covered\ncontract' means a contract for an amount more than $100,000 entered\ninto by the Secretary of Energy obligating funds appropriated for\nnational security programs of the Department of Energy.\n``(d) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to\ncosts incurred under a covered contract on or after 30 days after the\nregulations required by subsection (b) are issued.\n``Sec. 6322. Prohibition and report on bonuses to contractors operating\ndefense nuclear facilities\n``(a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Energy may not provide any\nbonuses, award fees, or other form of performance- or production-based\nawards to a contractor operating a Department of Energy defense nuclear\nfacility unless, in evaluating the performance or production under the\ncontract, the Secretary considers the contractor's compliance with all\napplicable environmental, safety, and health statutes, regulations, and\npractices for determining both the size of, and the contractor's\nqualification for, such bonus, award fee, or other award. The\nprohibition in this subsection applies with respect to contracts\nentered into, or contract options exercised, after November 29, 1989.\n``(b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Energy shall promulgate\nregulations to implement subsection (a) not later than March 1, 1990.\n``Sec. 6323. Assessments of emergency preparedness of defense nuclear\nfacilities\n`` The Secretary of Energy shall include, in each award-fee\nevaluation conducted under section 16.401 of title 48, Code of Federal\nRegulations, of a management and operating contract for a Department of\nEnergy defense nuclear facility in 2016 or any even-numbered year\nthereafter, an assessment of the adequacy of the emergency preparedness\nof that facility, including an assessment of the seniority level of\nmanagement and operating contractor employees that participate in\nemergency preparedness exercises at that facility.\n``Sec. 6324. Contractor liability for injury or loss of property\narising out of atomic weapons testing programs\n``(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the `Atomic Energy\nTesting Liability Act'.\n``(b) Federal Remedies Applicable; Exclusiveness of Remedies.--\n``(1) Remedy.--The remedy against the United States provided by\nsections 1346(b) and 2672 of title 28, or by chapter 309 or 311 of\ntitle 46, as appropriate, for injury, loss of property, personal\ninjury, or death shall apply to any civil action for injury, loss\nof property, personal injury, or death due to exposure to radiation\nbased on acts or omissions by a contractor in carrying out an\natomic weapons testing program under a contract with the United\nStates.\n``(2) Exclusivity.--The remedies referred to in paragraph (1)\nshall be exclusive of any other civil action or proceeding for the\npurpose of determining civil liability arising from any act or\nomission of the contractor without regard to when the act or\nomission occurred. The employees of a contractor referred to in\nparagraph (1) shall be considered to be employees of the Federal\nGovernment, as provided in section 2671 of title 28, for the\npurposes of any such civil action or proceeding; and the civil\naction or proceeding shall proceed in the same manner as any action\nagainst the United States filed pursuant to section 1346(b) of such\ntitle and shall be subject to the limitations and exceptions\napplicable to those actions.\n``(c) Procedure.--A contractor against whom a civil action or\nproceeding described in subsection (b) is brought shall promptly\ndeliver all processes served upon that contractor to the Attorney\nGeneral of the United States. Upon certification by the Attorney\nGeneral that the suit against the contractor is within the provisions\nof subsection (b), a civil action or proceeding commenced in a State\ncourt shall be removed without bond at any time before trial by the\nAttorney General to the district court of the United States for the\ndistrict and division embracing the place wherein it is pending and the\nproceedings shall be deemed a tort action brought against the United\nStates under the provisions of section 1346(b), 2401(b), or 2402, or\nsections 2671 through 2680 of title 28. For purposes of removal, the\ncertification by the Attorney General under this subsection establishes\ncontractor status conclusively.\n``(d) Actions Covered.--The provisions of this section shall apply\nto any action, within the provisions of subsection (b), which is\npending on November 5, 1990, or commenced on or after such date.\nNotwithstanding section 2401(b) of title 28, if a civil action or\nproceeding to which this section applies is pending on November 5,\n1990, and is dismissed because the plaintiff in such action or\nproceeding did not file an administrative claim as required by section\n2672 of that title, the plaintiff in that action or proceeding shall\nhave 30 days from the date of the dismissal or two years from the date\nupon which the claim accrued, whichever is later, to file an\nadministrative claim, and any claim or subsequent civil action or\nproceeding shall thereafter be subject to the provisions of section\n2401(b) of title 28.\n``(e) Contractor Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term\n`contractor' includes a contractor or cost reimbursement subcontractor\nof any tier participating in the conduct of the United States atomic\nweapons testing program for the Department of Energy (or its\npredecessor agencies, including the Manhattan Engineer District, the\nAtomic Energy Commission, and the Energy Research and Development\nAdministration). Such term also includes facilities which conduct or\nhave conducted research concerning health effects of ionizing radiation\nin connection with the testing under contract with the Department of\nEnergy (or any of its predecessor agencies).\n``Sec. 6325. Notice-and-wait requirement applicable to certain third-\nparty financing arrangements\n``(a) Notice-and-wait Requirement.--The Secretary of Energy may not\nenter into an arrangement described in subsection (b) until 30 days\nafter the date on which the Secretary notifies the congressional\ndefense committees in writing of the proposed arrangement.\n``(b) Covered Arrangements.--\n``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), an\narrangement referred to in subsection (a) is any alternative\nfinancing arrangement, third-party financing arrangement, public-\nprivate partnership, privatization arrangement, private capital\narrangement, or other financing arrangement that--\n``(A) is entered into in connection with a project\nconducted using funds authorized to be appropriated to the\nDepartment of Energy to carry out programs necessary for\nnational security; and\n``(B) involves a contractor or Federal agency obtaining and\ncharging to the Department of Energy as an allowable cost under\na contract the use of office space, facilities, or other real\nproperty assets with a value of at least $5,000,000.\n``(2) Exception.--An arrangement referred to in subsection (a)\ndoes not include an arrangement that--\n``(A) involves the Department of Energy or a contractor\nacquiring or entering into a capital lease for office space,\nfacilities, or other real property assets; or\n``(B) is entered into in connection with a capital\nimprovement project undertaken as part of an energy savings\nperformance contract under section 801 of the National Energy\nConservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287).\n``Sec. 6326. Publication of contractor performance evaluations leading\nto award fees\n``(a) In General.--The Administrator shall take appropriate actions\nto make available to the public, to the maximum extent practicable,\ncontractor performance evaluations conducted by the Administration of\nmanagement and operating contractors of the nuclear security enterprise\nthat results in the award of an award fee to the contractor concerned.\n``(b) Format.--Performance evaluations shall be made public under\nthis section in a common format that facilitates comparisons of\nperformance evaluations between and among similar management and\noperating contracts.\n``Sec. 6327. Enhanced procurement authority to manage supply chain risk\n``(a) Authority.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of\nEnergy may--\n``(1) carry out a covered procurement action or special\nexclusion action; and\n``(2) notwithstanding any other provision of law, limit, in\nwhole or in part, the disclosure of information relating to the\nbasis for carrying out a covered procurement action or special\nexclusion action.\n``(b) Requirements.--The Secretary may exercise the authority under\nsubsection (a) only after--\n``(1) obtaining a risk assessment that demonstrates that there\nis a significant supply chain risk to a covered system;\n``(2) making a determination in writing, in unclassified or\nclassified form, that--\n``(A) the use of the authority under subsection (a) is\nnecessary to protect national security by reducing supply chain\nrisk;\n``(B) less restrictive measures are not reasonably\navailable to reduce the supply chain risk; and\n``(C) in a case in which the Secretary plans to limit\ndisclosure of information under subsection (a)(2), the risk to\nnational security of the disclosure of the information\noutweighs the risk of not disclosing the information; and\n``(3) submitting to the appropriate congressional committees,\nnot later than seven days after the date on which the Secretary\nmakes the determination under paragraph (2), a notice of such\ndetermination, in classified or unclassified form, that includes--\n``(A) the information required by section 3304(e)(2)(A) of\ntitle 41;\n``(B) a summary of the risk assessment required under\nparagraph (1); and\n``(C) a summary of the basis for the determination,\nincluding a discussion of less restrictive measures that were\nconsidered and why such measures were not reasonably available\nto reduce supply chain risk.\n``(c) Notifications.--If the Secretary has exercised the authority\nunder subsection (a), the Secretary shall--\n``(1) notify appropriate parties of the covered procurement\naction or special exclusion action and the basis for the action\nonly to the extent necessary to carry out the covered procurement\naction or special exclusion action;\n``(2) notify other Federal agencies responsible for procurement\nthat may be subject to the same or similar supply chain risk, in a\nmanner and to the extent consistent with the requirements of\nnational security; and\n``(3) ensure the confidentiality of any notifications under\nparagraph (1) or (2).\n``(d) Limitation of Review.--No action taken by the Secretary under\nthe authority under subsection (a) shall be subject to review in any\nFederal court.\n``(e) Delegation of Authority.--The Secretary may delegate the\nauthority under this section to--\n``(1) in the case of the Administration, the Administrator; and\n``(2) in the case of any other component of the Department of\nEnergy, the Senior Procurement Executive of the Department.\n``(f) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term\n`appropriate congressional committees' means--\n``(A) the congressional defense committees; and\n``(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the\nSenate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of\nRepresentatives.\n``(2) Covered item of supply.--The term `covered item of\nsupply' means an item--\n``(A) that is purchased for inclusion in a covered system;\nand\n``(B) the loss of integrity of which could result in a\nsupply chain risk for a covered system.\n``(3) Covered procurement.--The term `covered procurement'\nmeans the following:\n``(A) A source selection for a covered system or a covered\nitem of supply involving either a performance specification, as\ndescribed in subsection (a)(3)(B) of section 3306 of title 41,\nor an evaluation factor, as described in subsection (b)(1) of\nsuch section, relating to supply chain risk.\n``(B) The consideration of proposals for and issuance of a\ntask or delivery order for a covered system or a covered item\nof supply, as provided in section 4106(d)(3) of title 41, where\nthe task or delivery order contract concerned includes a\ncontract clause establishing a requirement relating to supply\nchain risk.\n``(C) Any contract action involving a contract for a\ncovered system or a covered item of supply if the contract\nincludes a clause establishing requirements relating to supply\nchain risk.\n``(4) Covered procurement action.--The term `covered\nprocurement action' means, with respect to an action that occurs in\nthe course of conducting a covered procurement, any of the\nfollowing:\n``(A) The exclusion of a source that fails to meet\nqualification requirements established pursuant to section 3311\nof title 41 for the purpose of reducing supply chain risk in\nthe acquisition of covered systems.\n``(B) The exclusion of a source that fails to achieve an\nacceptable rating with regard to an evaluation factor providing\nfor the consideration of supply chain risk in the evaluation of\nproposals for the award of a contract or the issuance of a task\nor delivery order.\n``(C) The withholding of consent for a contractor to\nsubcontract with a particular source or the direction to a\ncontractor for a covered system to exclude a particular source\nfrom consideration for a subcontract under the contract.\n``(5) Covered system.--The term `covered system' means the\nfollowing:\n``(A) National security systems (as defined in section\n3552(b) of title 44) and components of such systems.\n``(B) Nuclear weapons and components of nuclear weapons.\n``(C) Items associated with the design, development,\nproduction, and maintenance of nuclear weapons or components of\nnuclear weapons.\n``(D) Items associated with the surveillance of the nuclear\nweapon stockpile.\n``(E) Items associated with the design and development of\nnonproliferation and counterproliferation programs and systems.\n``(6) Special exclusion action.--The term `special exclusion\naction' means an action to prohibit, for a period not to exceed two\nyears, the award of any contracts or subcontracts by the\nAdministration or any other component of the Department of Energy\nrelated to any covered system to a source the Secretary determines\nto represent a supply chain risk.\n``(7) Supply chain risk.--The term `supply chain risk' means\nthe risk that an adversary may sabotage, maliciously introduce\nunwanted function, or otherwise subvert the design, integrity,\nmanufacturing, production, distribution, installation, operation,\nor maintenance of a covered system or covered item of supply so as\nto surveil, deny, disrupt, or otherwise degrade the function, use,\nor operation of the system or item of supply.\n``(g) Termination.--The authority under this section shall\nterminate on December 31, 2028.\n``Sec. 6328. Cost-benefit analyses for competition of management and\noperating contracts\n``(a) Briefings on Requests for Proposals.--Not later than 7 days\nafter issuing a request for proposals for a contract to manage and\noperate a facility of the Administration, the Administrator shall brief\nthe congressional defense committees on the preliminary assessment of\nthe Administrator of the costs and benefits of the competition for the\ncontract, including a preliminary assessment of the matters described\nin subsection (c) with respect to the contract.\n``(b) Reports After Transition to New Contracts.--If the\nAdministrator awards a new contract to manage and operate a facility of\nthe Administration, the Administrator shall submit to the congressional\ndefense committees a report that includes the matters described in\nsubsection (c) with respect to the contract by not later than 30 days\nafter the completion of the period required to transition to the\ncontract.\n``(c) Matters Described.--The matters described in this subsection,\nwith respect to a contract, are the following:\n``(1) A clear and complete description of the cost savings the\nAdministrator expects to result from the competition for the\ncontract over the life of the contract, including associated\nanalyses, assumptions, and information sources used to determine\nsuch expected cost savings.\n``(2) A description of any key limitations or uncertainties\nthat could affect such costs savings, including costs savings that\nare anticipated but not fully known.\n``(3) The costs of the competition for the contract, including\nthe immediate costs of conducting the competition, the costs of the\ntransition to the contract from the previous contract, and any\nincreased costs over the life of the contract.\n``(4) A description of any disruptions or delays in mission\nactivities or deliverables resulting from the competition for the\ncontract.\n``(5) A clear and complete description of the benefits expected\nby the Administrator with respect to mission performance or\noperations resulting from the competition.\n``(6) How the competition for the contract complied with the\nFederal Acquisition Regulation regarding Federally funded research\nand development centers, if applicable.\n``(7) The factors considered and processes used by the\nAdministrator to determine--\n``(A) whether to compete or extend the previous contract;\nand\n``(B) which activities at the facility should be covered\nunder the contract rather than under a different contract.\n``(8) With respect to the matters included under paragraphs (1)\nthrough (7), a detailed description of the analyses conducted by\nthe Administrator to reach the conclusions presented in the report,\nincluding any assumptions, limitations, and uncertainties relating\nto such conclusions.\n``(9) Any other matters the Administrator considers\nappropriate.\n``(d) Information Quality.--Each briefing required by subsection\n(a) and report required by subsection (b) shall be prepared in\naccordance with--\n``(1) the information quality guidelines of the Department of\nEnergy that are relevant to the clear and complete presentation of\nthe matters described in subsection (c); and\n``(2) best practices of the Government Accountability Office\nand relevant industries for cost estimating, if appropriate.\n``(e) Review of Reports by Comptroller General of the United\nStates.--\n``(1) Determination.--The Comptroller General of the United\nStates shall determine, in consultation with the congressional\ndefense committees, whether to conduct an initial review, a\ncomprehensive review, or both, of a report required by subsection\n(b).\n``(2) Initial review.--The Comptroller General shall provide\nany initial review of a report required by subsection (b) as a\nbriefing to the congressional defense committees not later than 180\ndays after that report is submitted to the congressional defense\ncommittees.\n``(3) Comprehensive review.--\n``(A) Submission.--The Comptroller General shall submit any\ncomprehensive review of a report required by subsection (b) to\nthe congressional defense committees not later than 3 years\nafter that report is submitted to the congressional defense\ncommittees.\n``(B) Elements.--A comprehensive review of a report\nrequired by subsection (b) shall include an assessment, based\non the most current information available, of the following:\n``(i) The actual cost savings achieved compared to cost\nsavings estimated under subsection (c)(1), and any\nincreased costs incurred under the contract that were\nunexpected or uncertain at the time the contract was\nawarded.\n``(ii) Any disruptions or delays in mission activities\nor deliverables resulting from the competition for the\ncontract compared to the disruptions and delays estimated\nunder subsection (c)(4).\n``(iii) Whether expected benefits of the competition\nwith respect to mission performance or operations have been\nachieved.\n``(iv) Such other matters as the Comptroller General\nconsiders appropriate.\n``(f) Applicability.--\n``(1) In general.--The requirements for briefings under\nsubsection (a) and reports under subsection (b) shall apply with\nrespect to requests for proposals issued or contracts awarded, as\napplicable, by the Administrator during fiscal years 2019 through\n2032.\n``(2) Naval reactors.--The requirements for briefings under\nsubsection (a) and reports under subsection (b) shall not apply\nwith respect to a management and operations contract for a Naval\nReactor facility.\n\n``SUBCHAPTER II--RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT\n\n``Sec. 6331. Laboratory-directed research and development programs\n``(a) Authority.--Government-owned, contractor-operated\nlaboratories that are funded out of funds available to the Department\nof Energy for national security programs are authorized to carry out\nlaboratory-directed research and development.\n``(b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Energy shall prescribe\nregulations for the conduct of laboratory-directed research and\ndevelopment at such laboratories.\n``(c) Funding.--Of the funds provided by the Department of Energy\nto a national security laboratory for national security activities, the\nSecretary shall provide a specific amount, of not less than 5 percent\nand not more than 7 percent of such funds, to be used by the laboratory\nfor laboratory-directed research and development.\n``(d) Laboratory-directed Research and Development Defined.--For\npurposes of this section, the term `laboratory-directed research and\ndevelopment' means research and development work of a creative and\ninnovative nature which, under the regulations prescribed pursuant to\nsubsection (b), is selected by the director of a laboratory for the\npurpose of maintaining the vitality of the laboratory in defense-\nrelated scientific disciplines.\n``Sec. 6332. Laboratory-directed research and development\n`` Of the funds made available by the Department of Energy for\nactivities at government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories funded\nin this Act or subsequent Energy and Water Development Appropriations\nActs, the Secretary may authorize a specific amount, not to exceed 8\npercent of such funds, to be used by such laboratories for laboratory\ndirected research and development: Provided, That the Secretary may\nalso authorize a specific amount not to exceed 4 percent of such funds,\nto be used by the plant manager of a covered nuclear weapons production\nplant or the manager of the Nevada Site Office for plant or site\ndirected research and development: Provided further, That\nnotwithstanding Department of Energy order 413.2A, dated January 8,\n2001, beginning in fiscal year 2006 and thereafter, all DOE\nlaboratories may be eligible for laboratory directed research and\ndevelopment funding.\n``Sec. 6333. Funding for laboratory directed research and development\n``Notwithstanding section 307 of the Energy and Water Development\nand Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-85; 123\nStat. 2845), of the funds made available by the Department of Energy\nfor activities at Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories\nfunded in the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies\nAppropriations Act, 2014 (div. D of Pub. L. 113-76) or any subsequent\nEnergy and Water Development Appropriations Act for any fiscal year,\nthe Secretary may authorize a specific amount, not to exceed 6 percent\nof such funds, to be used by such laboratories for laboratory directed\nresearch and development.\n``Sec. 6334. Charges to individual program, project, or activity\n`` Of the funds authorized by the Secretary of Energy for\nlaboratory directed research and development, no individual program,\nproject, or activity funded by this or any subsequent Act making\nappropriations for Energy and Water Development for any fiscal year may\nbe charged more than the statutory maximum authorized for such\nactivities: Provided, That this section shall take effect not earlier\nthan October 1, 2015.\n``Sec. 6335. Limitations on use of funds for laboratory directed\nresearch and development purposes\n``(a) Limitation on Use of Weapons Activities Funds.--No funds\nauthorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to the\nDepartment of Energy in any fiscal year after fiscal year 1997 for\nweapons activities may be obligated or expended for activities under\nthe Department of Energy Laboratory Directed Research and Development\nProgram, or under any Department of Energy technology transfer program\nor cooperative research and development agreement, unless such\nactivities support the national security mission of the Department of\nEnergy.\n``(b) Limitation on Use of Certain Other Funds.--No funds\nauthorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to the\nDepartment of Energy in any fiscal year after fiscal year 1997 for\ndefense environmental cleanup may be obligated or expended for\nactivities under the Department of Energy Laboratory Directed Research\nand Development Program, or under any Department of Energy technology\ntransfer program or cooperative research and development agreement,\nunless such activities support the defense environmental cleanup\nmission of the Department of Energy.\n``(c) Limitation on Use of Funds for Overhead.--A national security\nlaboratory may not use funds made available under section 6331(c) to\ncover the costs of general and administrative overhead for the\nlaboratory.\n``Sec. 6336. Report on use of funds for certain research and\ndevelopment purposes\n``(a) Report Required.--Not later than February 1 each year, the\nSecretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees a report on the funds expended during the preceding fiscal\nyear on activities under the Department of Energy Laboratory Directed\nResearch and Development Program. The purpose of the report is to\npermit an assessment of the extent to which such activities support the\nnational security mission of the Department of Energy.\n``(b) Plant-directed Research and Development.--\n``(1) In general.--The report required by subsection (a) shall\ninclude, with respect to plant-directed research and development,\nthe following:\n``(A) A financial accounting of expenditures for such\nresearch and development, disaggregated by nuclear weapons\nproduction facility.\n``(B) A breakdown of the percentage of research and\ndevelopment conducted by each such facility that is plant-\ndirected research and development.\n``(C) An explanation of how each such facility plans to\nincrease the availability and utilization of funds for plant-\ndirected research and development.\n``(2) Plant-directed research and development defined.--In this\nsubsection, the term `plant-directed research and development'\nmeans research and development selected by the director of a\nnuclear weapons production facility.\n``(c) Preparation of Report.--Each report shall be prepared by the\nofficials responsible for Federal oversight of the funds expended on\nactivities under the program.\n``(d) Criteria Used in Preparation of Report.--Each report shall\nset forth the criteria utilized by the officials preparing the report\nin determining whether or not the activities reviewed by such officials\nsupport the national security mission of the Department.\n``Sec. 6337. Critical technology partnerships and cooperative research\nand development centers\n``(a) Partnerships.--For the purpose of facilitating the transfer\nof technology, the Secretary of Energy shall ensure, to the maximum\nextent practicable, that research on and development of dual-use\ncritical technology carried out through atomic energy defense\nactivities is conducted through cooperative research and development\nagreements, or other arrangements, that involve laboratories of the\nDepartment of Energy and other entities.\n``(b) Cooperative Research and Development Centers.--\n``(1) Subject to the availability of appropriations provided\nfor such purpose, the Administrator shall establish a cooperative\nresearch and development center described in paragraph (2) at each\nnational security laboratory.\n``(2) A cooperative research and development center described\nin this paragraph is a center to foster collaborative scientific\nresearch, technology development, and the appropriate transfer of\nresearch and technology to users in addition to the national\nsecurity laboratories.\n``(3) In establishing a cooperative research and development\ncenter under this subsection, the Administrator--\n``(A) shall enter into cooperative research and development\nagreements with governmental, public, academic, or private\nentities; and\n``(B) may enter into a contract with respect to\nconstructing, purchasing, managing, or leasing buildings or\nother facilities.\n``(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `dual-use critical technology' means a\ntechnology--\n``(A) that is critical to atomic energy defense activities,\nas determined by the Secretary of Energy;\n``(B) that has military applications and nonmilitary\napplications; and\n``(C) that is a defense critical technology (as defined in\nsection 4801).\n``(2) The term `cooperative research and development agreement'\nhas the meaning given that term by section 12(d) of the Stevenson-\nWydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(d)).\n``(3) The term `other entities' means--\n``(A) firms, or a consortium of firms, that are eligible to\nparticipate in a partnership or other arrangement with a\nlaboratory of the Department of Energy, as determined in\naccordance with applicable law and regulations; or\n``(B) firms, or a consortium of firms, described in\nsubparagraph (A) in combination with one or more of the\nfollowing:\n``(i) Institutions of higher education in the United\nStates.\n``(ii) Departments and agencies of the Federal\nGovernment other than the Department of Energy.\n``(iii) Agencies of State governments.\n``(iv) Any other persons or entities that may be\neligible and appropriate, as determined in accordance with\napplicable laws and regulations.\n``(4) The term `atomic energy defense activities' does not\ninclude activities covered by Executive Order No. 12344, dated\nFebruary 1, 1982, pertaining to the Naval nuclear propulsion\nprogram.\n``Sec. 6338. University-based research collaboration program\n``(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:\n``(1) The maintenance of scientific and engineering competence\nin the United States is vital to long-term national security and\nthe defense and national security missions of the Department of\nEnergy.\n``(2) Engaging the universities and colleges of the Nation in\nresearch on long-range problems of vital national security interest\nwill be critical to solving the technology challenges faced within\nthe defense and national security programs of the Department of\nEnergy in the next century.\n``(3) Enhancing collaboration among the national laboratories,\nuniversities and colleges, and industry will contribute\nsignificantly to the performance of these Department of Energy\nmissions.\n``(b) Program.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish a\nuniversity program at a location that can develop the most effective\ncollaboration among national laboratories, universities and colleges,\nand industry in support of scientific and engineering advancement in\nkey Department of Energy defense and national security program areas.\n``Sec. 6339. Limitation on establishing an enduring bioassurance\nprogram within the administration\n``(a) In General.--The Administrator may not establish, administer,\nmanage, or facilitate a program within the Administration for the\npurposes of executing an enduring national security research and\ndevelopment effort to broaden the role of the Department of Energy in\nnational biodefense.\n``(b) Rule of Construction.--The limitation described in subsection\n(a) shall not be interpreted--\n``(1) to prohibit the establishment of a bioassurance program\nfor the purpose of executing enduring national security research\nand development in any component of the Department of Energy other\nthan the Administration or in any other Federal agency; or\n``(2) to impede the use of resources of the Administration,\nincluding resources provided by a national security laboratory or a\nnuclear weapons production facility site, to support the execution\nof a bioassurance program, if such support is provided--\n``(A) on a cost-reimbursable basis to an entity that is not\na component of the Department of Energy; and\n``(B) in a manner that does not interfere with mission of\nsuch laboratory or facility.\n\n``SUBCHAPTER III--FACILITIES MANAGEMENT\n\n``Sec. 6351. Transfers of real property at certain Department of Energy\nfacilities\n``(a) Transfer Regulations.--\n``(1) The Secretary of Energy shall prescribe regulations for\nthe transfer by sale or lease of real property at Department of\nEnergy defense nuclear facilities for the purpose of permitting the\neconomic development of the property.\n``(2) The Secretary may not transfer real property under the\nregulations prescribed under paragraph (1) until--\n``(A) the Secretary submits a notification of the proposed\ntransfer to the congressional defense committees; and\n``(B) a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date on\nwhich the notification is submitted.\n``(b) Indemnification.--\n``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) and subject to\nsubsection (c), in the sale or lease of real property pursuant to\nthe regulations prescribed under subsection (a), the Secretary may\nhold harmless and indemnify a person or entity described in\nparagraph (2) against any claim for injury to person or property\nthat results from the release or threatened release of a hazardous\nsubstance or pollutant or contaminant as a result of Department of\nEnergy activities at the defense nuclear facility on which the real\nproperty is located. Before entering into any agreement for such a\nsale or lease, the Secretary shall notify the person or entity that\nthe Secretary has authority to provide indemnification to the\nperson or entity under this subsection. The Secretary shall include\nin any agreement for such a sale or lease a provision stating\nwhether indemnification is or is not provided.\n``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to the following persons and\nentities:\n``(A) Any State that acquires ownership or control of real\nproperty of a defense nuclear facility.\n``(B) Any political subdivision of a State that acquires\nsuch ownership or control.\n``(C) Any other person or entity that acquires such\nownership or control.\n``(D) Any successor, assignee, transferee, lender, or\nlessee of a person or entity described in subparagraphs (A)\nthrough (C).\n``(3) To the extent the persons and entities described in\nparagraph (2) contributed to any such release or threatened\nrelease, paragraph (1) shall not apply.\n``(c) Conditions.--\n``(1) No indemnification on a claim for injury may be provided\nunder this section unless the person or entity making a request for\nthe indemnification--\n``(A) notifies the Secretary in writing within two years\nafter such claim accrues;\n``(B) furnishes to the Secretary copies of pertinent papers\nreceived by the person or entity;\n``(C) furnishes evidence or proof of the claim;\n``(D) provides, upon request by the Secretary, access to\nthe records and personnel of the person or entity for purposes\nof defending or settling the claim; and\n``(E) begins action within six months after the date of\nmailing, by certified or registered mail, of notice of final\ndenial of the claim by the Secretary.\n``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the date on which a\nclaim accrues is the date on which the person asserting the claim\nknew (or reasonably should have known) that the injury to person or\nproperty referred to in subsection (b)(1) was caused or contributed\nto by the release or threatened release of a hazardous substance,\npollutant, or contaminant as a result of Department of Energy\nactivities at the defense nuclear facility on which the real\nproperty is located.\n``(d) Authority of Secretary.--\n``(1) In any case in which the Secretary determines that the\nSecretary may be required to indemnify a person or entity under\nthis section for any claim for injury to person or property\nreferred to in subsection (b)(1), the Secretary may settle or\ndefend the claim on behalf of that person or entity.\n``(2) In any case described in paragraph (1), if the person or\nentity that the Secretary may be required to indemnify does not\nallow the Secretary to settle or defend the claim, the person or\nentity may not be indemnified with respect to that claim under this\nsection.\n``(e) Relationship to Other Law.--Nothing in this section shall be\nconstrued as affecting or modifying in any way section 120(h) of the\nComprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act\nof 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).\n``(f) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `hazardous\nsubstance', `release', and `pollutant or contaminant' have the meanings\nprovided by section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,\nCompensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601).\n``Sec. 6352. Engineering and manufacturing research, development, and\ndemonstration by managers of certain nuclear weapons production\nfacilities\n``(a) Authority for Programs at Nuclear Weapons Productions\nFacilities.--The Administrator shall authorize the head of each nuclear\nweapons production facility to establish an Engineering and\nManufacturing Research, Development, and Demonstration Program under\nthis section.\n``(b) Projects and Activities.--The projects and activities carried\nout through the program at a nuclear weapons production facility under\nthis section shall support innovative or high-risk design and\nmanufacturing concepts and technologies with potentially high payoff\nfor the nuclear security enterprise. Those projects and activities may\ninclude--\n``(1) replacement of obsolete or aging design and manufacturing\ntechnologies;\n``(2) development of innovative agile manufacturing techniques\nand processes; and\n``(3) training, recruitment, or retention of essential\npersonnel in critical engineering and manufacturing disciplines.\n``Sec. 6353. Activities at covered nuclear weapons facilities\n``The Administrator may authorize the manager of a covered nuclear\nweapons research, development, testing or production facility to engage\nin research, development, and demonstration activities with respect to\nthe engineering and manufacturing capabilities at such facility in\norder to maintain and enhance such capabilities at such facility:\nProvided, That of the amount allocated to a covered nuclear weapons\nfacility each fiscal year from amounts available to the Department of\nEnergy for such fiscal year for national security programs, not more\nthan an amount equal to 2 percent of such amount may be used for these\nactivities: Provided further, That for purposes of this section, the\nterm `covered nuclear weapons facility' means the following:\n``(1) The Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Missouri.\n``(2) The Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.\n``(3) The Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas.\n``(4) The Savannah River Plant, South Carolina.\n``(5) The Nevada Test Site.\n``Sec. 6354. Pilot program relating to use of proceeds of disposal or\nutilization of certain department of energy assets\n``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to encourage the\nSecretary of Energy to dispose of or otherwise utilize certain assets\nof the Department of Energy by making available to the Secretary the\nproceeds of such disposal or utilization for purposes of defraying the\ncosts of such disposal or utilization.\n``(b) Use of Proceeds to Defray Costs.--\n``(1) Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, the Secretary\nmay retain from the proceeds of the sale, lease, or disposal of an\nasset under subsection (c) an amount equal to the cost of the sale,\nlease, or disposal of the asset. The Secretary shall utilize\namounts retained under this paragraph to defray the cost of the\nsale, lease, or disposal.\n``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the cost of a sale, lease,\nor disposal shall include--\n``(A) the cost of administering the sale, lease, or\ndisposal;\n``(B) the cost of recovering or preparing the asset\nconcerned for the sale, lease, or disposal; and\n``(C) any other cost associated with the sale, lease, or\ndisposal.\n``(c) Covered Transactions.--Subsection (b) applies to the\nfollowing transactions:\n``(1) The sale of heavy water at the Savannah River Site, South\nCarolina, that is under the jurisdiction of the Defense\nEnvironmental Management Program.\n``(2) The sale of precious metals that are under the\njurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Management Program.\n``(3) The lease of buildings and other facilities located at\nthe Hanford Reservation, Washington, that are under the\njurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Management Program.\n``(4) The lease of buildings and other facilities located at\nthe Savannah River Site that are under the jurisdiction of the\nDefense Environmental Management Program.\n``(5) The disposal of equipment and other personal property\nlocated at the Rocky Flats Defense Environmental Technology Site,\nColorado, that is under the jurisdiction of the Defense\nEnvironmental Management Program.\n``(6) The disposal of materials at the National Electronics\nRecycling Center, Oak Ridge, Tennessee that are under the\njurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Management Program.\n``(d) Applicability of Disposal Authority.--Nothing in this section\nshall be construed to limit the application of subchapter II of chapter\n5 and section 549 of title 40 to the disposal of equipment and other\npersonal property covered by this section.\n``Sec. 6355. Department of Energy energy parks program\n``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy may establish a program\nto permit the establishment of energy parks on former defense nuclear\nfacilities.\n``(b) Objectives.--The objectives for establishing energy parks\npursuant to subsection (a) are the following:\n``(1) To provide locations to carry out a broad range of\nprojects relating to the development and deployment of energy\ntechnologies and related advanced manufacturing technologies.\n``(2) To provide locations for the implementation of pilot\nprograms and demonstration projects for new and developing energy\ntechnologies and related advanced manufacturing technologies.\n``(3) To set a national example for the development and\ndeployment of energy technologies and related advanced\nmanufacturing technologies in a manner that will promote energy\nsecurity, energy sector employment, and energy independence.\n``(4) To create a business environment that encourages\ncollaboration and interaction between the public and private\nsectors.\n``(c) Consultation.--In establishing an energy park pursuant to\nsubsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with--\n``(1) the local government with jurisdiction over the land on\nwhich the energy park will be located;\n``(2) the local governments of adjacent areas; and\n``(3) any community reuse organization recognized by the\nSecretary at the former defense nuclear facility on which the\nenergy park will be located.\n``(d) Report Required.--Not later than 120 days after January 7,\n2011, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of\nthe Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of\nRepresentatives a report on the implementation of the program under\nsubsection (a). The report shall include such recommendations for\nadditional legislative actions as the Secretary considers appropriate\nto facilitate the development of energy parks on former defense nuclear\nfacilities.\n``(e) Defense Nuclear Facility Defined.--In this section, the term\n`defense nuclear facility' has the meaning given the term `Department\nof Energy defense nuclear facility' in section 318 of the Atomic Energy\nAct of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286g).\n``Sec. 6356. Authority to use passenger carriers for contractor\ncommuting\n``(a) Authority.--If and to the extent that the Administrator deems\nit appropriate to further mission activities under section 3211 of the\nNational Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401), a\npassenger carrier may be used to provide transportation services to\ncontractor employees between the covered facility of the contractor\nemployee and a mass transit facility in accordance with any applicable\ntransportation plan adopted by the Administrator pursuant to this\nsection.\n``(b) Plan Requests and Approval.--\n``(1) The Administrator--\n``(A) shall--\n``(i) provide Management and Operating contractors at\ncovered facilities the opportunity to, on a voluntary\nbasis, submit, through the cognizant contracting officer of\nthe applicable covered facility, a plan to provide\ntransportation services described in subsection (a) for\ncontractor employees at the covered facility; and\n``(ii) review each such plan submitted in accordance\nwith clause (i); and\n``(B) may approve each such plan if the requirements\ndescribed in clauses (i) through (iv) of paragraph (2)(B) are\nsatisfied.\n``(2) Each plan submitted pursuant to paragraph (1)(A)--\n``(A) may include proposals for parking facilities, road\nimprovements, real property acquisition, passenger carrier\nservices, and commuting cost deferment payments to contractor\nemployees; and\n``(B) shall include--\n``(i) a description of how the use of passenger\ncarriers will facilitate the mission of the covered\nfacility;\n``(ii) a description of how the plan will be economical\nand advantageous to the Federal Government;\n``(iii) a summary of the benefits that will be provided\nunder the plan and how costs will be monitored; and\n``(iv) a description of how the plan will alleviate\ntraffic congestion, reduce commuting times, and improve\nrecruitment and retention of contractor employees.\n``(3) The Administrator may delegate to the Senior Procurement\nExecutive of the Administration the approval of any plan submitted\nunder this subsection.\n``(c) Reimbursement.--The Administration may reimburse a contractor\nfor the costs of transportation services incurred pursuant to a plan\napproved under subsection (b) using funds appropriated to the\nAdministration.\n``(d) Implementation.--In carrying out a plan approved under\nsubsection (b), the Administrator, to the maximum extent practicable\nand consistent with sound budget policy, shall--\n``(1) require the use of alternative fuel vehicles to provide\ntransportation services;\n``(2) ensure funds spent for this plan further the mission\nactivities of the Administration under section 3211 of the National\nNuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401); and\n``(3) ensure that the time during which a contractor employee\nuses transportation services shall not be included for purposes of\ncalculating the hours of work for such contractor employee.\n``(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `contractor employee' means an employee of a\nManagement and Operating contractor or subcontractor employee at\nany tier.\n``(2) The term `covered facility' means any facility of the\nAdministration that directly supports the mission of the\nAdministration under section 3211 of the National Nuclear Security\nAdministration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401).\n``(3) The term `Management and Operating contractor' means a\nmanagement and operating contractor that manages a covered\nfacility.\n``(4) The term `passenger carrier' means a passenger motor\nvehicle, aircraft, boat, ship, train, or other similar means of\ntransportation that is owned, leased, or provided pursuant to\ncontract or subcontract by the Federal Government or through a\ncontractor of the Administration.\n\n``SUBCHAPTER IV--OTHER MATTERS\n\n``Sec. 6361. Payment of costs of operation and maintenance of\ninfrastructure at Nevada National Security Site\n`` Notwithstanding any other provision of law and effective as of\nSeptember 30, 1996, the costs associated with operating and maintaining\nthe infrastructure at the Nevada National Security Site, Nevada, with\nrespect to any activities initiated at the site after that date by the\nDepartment of Defense pursuant to a work-for-others agreement may be\npaid for from funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of\nEnergy for activities at the Nevada National Security Site.\n``Sec. 6362. University-based defense nuclear policy collaboration\nprogram\n``(a) Program.--The Administrator shall carry out a program under\nwhich the Administrator establishes a policy research consortium of\ninstitutions of higher education and nonprofit entities in support of\nimplementing and innovating the defense nuclear policy programs of the\nAdministration. The Administrator shall establish and carry out such\nprogram in a manner similar to the program established under section\n6338.\n``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the consortium under subsection\n(a) are as follows:\n``(1) To shape the formulation and application of policy\nthrough the conduct of research and analysis regarding defense\nnuclear policy programs.\n``(2) To maintain open-source databases on issues relevant to\nunderstanding defense nuclear nonproliferation, arms control,\nnuclear deterrence, foreign nuclear programs, and nuclear security.\n``(3) To facilitate the collaboration of research centers of\nexcellence relating to defense nuclear policy to better distribute\nexpertise to specific issues and scenarios regarding such threats.\n``(c) Duties.--\n``(1) Support.--The Administrator shall ensure that the\nconsortium established under subsection (a) provides support to\nindividuals described in paragraph (2) through the use of\nnongovernmental fellowships, scholarships, research internships,\nworkshops, short courses, summer schools, and research grants.\n``(2) Individuals described.--The individuals described in this\nparagraph are graduate students, academics, and policy specialists,\nwho are focused on policy innovation related to--\n``(A) defense nuclear nonproliferation;\n``(B) arms control;\n``(C) nuclear deterrence;\n``(D) the study of foreign nuclear programs;\n``(E) nuclear security; or\n``(F) educating and training the next generation of defense\nnuclear policy experts.''.\n(b) Conforming Repeals.--The following provisions of law are\nrepealed:\n(1) The Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.;\ndivision D of Public Law 107-314).\n(2) Sections 3116 and 3141 of the National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (50 U.S.C. 2515, 2512 note).\n(3) Sections 308 and 311 of the Energy and Water Development\nand Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (50 U.S.C. 2523c,\n2791b).\n(4) Section 3132 of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2004 (50 U.S.C. 2589).\n(5) Section 306 of the Energy and Water Development and Related\nAgencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (50 U.S.C. 2743a).\n(6) Section 308 of the Energy and Water Development and Related\nAgencies Appropriations Act, 2009 (50 U.S.C. 2791a).\n(7) Section 3124 of the Ike Skelton National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (50 U.S.C. 2814).\n(8) Sections 3113 and 3123 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law\n116-283; 50 U.S.C. 2512 note, 2581 note).\n(9) Section 3113 of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 50 U.S.C. 2512 note).\n(10) Section 3121 of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 50 U.S.C. 2521 note).\n(11) Section 3121, 3124, and 3126 of the James M. Inhofe\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law\n117-263; 50 U.S.C. 2532 note, 2538a note).\n(12) Section 3125 of the Servicemember Quality of Life\nImprovement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2025 (Public Law 118-159; 50 U.S.C. 2538 note).\n(13) Section 3133 of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 50 U.S.C. 2538c note).\n(14) Section 3122 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law\n113-291; 50 U.S.C. 2565 note).\n(15) Section 3141 of the John S. McCain National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 50\nU.S.C. 2569 note).\n(16) Section 3116 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 50\nU.S.C. 2601 note).\n(17) Section 127 of the Miscellaneous Appropriations and\nOffsets Act, 2004 (division H of Public 108-199; 50 U.S.C. 2601\nnote).\n(18) Section 3117 of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 50 U.S.C. 2754 note).\n(19) Section 309 of the Energy and Water Development and\nRelated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (division D of Public Law\n113-76; 50 U.S.C. 2791a note).\n(20) Section 308 of the Energy and Water Development\nAppropriations Act, 2005 (division C of Public Law 108-447; 50\nU.S.C. 2812 note).\n(21) Section 3114 of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 50 U.S.C. 2535 note).\n(c) Technical Amendments.--\n(1) Amendments to title 10.--Title 10, United States Code, is\namended--\n(A) in section 179--\n(i) in subsection (d)(13), by striking ``section 4002\nof the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)'' and\ninserting ``section 6101''; and\n(ii) in subsection (f)--\n\n(I) in paragraph (2), by striking ``section 4717 of\nthe Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2757)'' at\neach place it appears and inserting ``section 6289'';\nand\n(II) in paragraph (3), by striking ``section\n4219(a) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C.\n2538a(a))'' and inserting ``section 6218'';\n\n(B) in section 499a(e), by striking ``section 4002 of the\nAtomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)'' and inserting\n``section 6101''.\n(2) Amendments to other laws.--\n(A) Section 809(b)(2) of the James M. Inhofe National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-\n263; 10 U.S.C. 4351 note) is amended by striking ``sections\n4217 and 4311 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2537,\n2577)'' and inserting ``sections 6125 and 6161 of title 10,\nUnited States Code''.\n(B) Section 1635(c)(2) of the Servicemember Quality of Life\nImprovement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note) is amended\nby striking ``section 4002 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50\nU.S.C. 2501)'' and inserting ``section 6101 of title 10, United\nStates Code''.\n(C) Section 3111(b)(1) of the National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 50\nU.S.C. 2402 note) is amended by striking ``section 4002(6) of\nthe Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501(6))'' and\ninserting ``section 6101 of title 10, United States Code''.\n(D) Section 3116(a)(3) of the National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131\nStat. 1888) is amended by striking ``section 4101 of the Atomic\nEnergy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2511)'' and inserting ``section\n6102 of title 10, United States Code''.\n(E) Section 3113 of the National Defense Authorization Act\nfor Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 50 U.S.C. 2512 note)\nis amended--\n(i) in subsection (a), by striking ``section 4102(b) of\nthe Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2512(b))'' and\ninserting ``section 6103 of title 10, United States Code'';\nand\n(ii) in subsection (d), by striking ``section 4002 of\nthe Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)'' and\ninserting ``section 6101 of title 10, United States Code''.\n(F) Section 3137(d) of the National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 50 U.S.C. 2512\nnote) is amended by striking ``section 4002(6) of the Atomic\nEnergy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501(6))'' and inserting\n``section 6101 of title 10, United States Code''.\n(G) Section 3121(c) of the National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 50 U.S.C. 2521\nnote) is amended by striking ``section 4002 of the Atomic\nEnergy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)'' and inserting ``section\n6101 of title 10, United States Code''.\n(H) Section 3129 of the National Defense Authorization Act\nfor Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 50 U.S.C. 2521 note)\nis amended--\n(i) in subsection (a), by striking ``section 4201 of\nthe Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521)'' and\ninserting ``section 6111 of title 10, United States\nCode,''; and\n(ii) in subsection (e), by striking ``section 4203 of\nthe Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2523)'' and\ninserting ``section 6114 of title 10, United States\nCode,''.\n(I) Section 3116(c) of the National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 50 U.S.C. 2529\nnote) is amended by striking ``section 4209(a) of the Atomic\nEnergy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2529(a))'' and inserting\n``section 6120 of title 10, United States Code''.\n(J) Section 3121(c) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 50\nU.S.C. 2532 note) is amended by striking ``section 4002 of the\nAtomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)'' and inserting\n``section 6101 of title 10, United States Code''.\n(K) Section 3126 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 50\nU.S.C. 2538a note) is amended by striking ``section 4219 of the\nAtomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2538a)'' and inserting\n``section 6128 of title 10, United States Code''.\n(L) Section 3116(e)(4) of the Ronald W. Reagan National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-\n375; 50 U.S.C. 2602 note) is amended by striking ``section\n4306A of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2567)'' and\ninserting ``section 6154 of title 10, United States Code''.\n(M) Section 3121 of the John S. McCain National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 50\nU.S.C. 2652 note) is amended--\n(i) by striking ``section 4502(a) of the Atomic Energy\nDefense Act (50 U.S.C. 2652(a))'' each place it appears and\ninserting ``section 6222(a) of title 10, United States\nCode''; and\n(ii) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ``section 4002\nof the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)'' and\ninserting ``section 6101 of title 10, United States Code''.\n(d) Further Technical Amendments.--\n(1) Coordination with other amendments made by this act.--The\namendments made by sections 3112, 3113, 3114, 3115, 3116, 3117, and\n3122 of this Act shall take effect immediately after the amendment\nmade by subsection (a) and shall be executed in subpart B of part\nVI of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, as added by\nsubsection (a), as follows:\n(A) The amendment to section 4203 of the Atomic Energy\nDefense Act (50 U.S.C. 2523) made by section 3122 shall be\nexecuted with respect to section 6114 of title 10, United\nStates Code, as added by subsection (a).\n(B) The amendment to section 4219 of the Atomic Energy\nDefense Act (50 U.S.C. 2358a) made by section 3112 shall be\nexecuted with respect to section 6128 of title 10, United\nStates Code, as added by subsection (a).\n(C) The amendment to section 4220(c) of the Atomic Energy\nDefense Act (50 U.S.C. 2538b) made by section 3113 shall be\nexecuted with respect to section 6131 of title 10, United\nStates Code, as added by subsection (a).\n(D) The amendment to subtitle A of title XLII of the Atomic\nEnergy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521 et seq.) made by section\n3113 shall be executed with respect to subchapter I of chapter\n602 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection\n(a).\n(E) The amendment to section 4510 of the Atomic Energy\nDefense Act (50 U.S.C. 2661) made by section 3114 shall be\nexecuted with respect to section 6227 of title 10, United\nStates Code, as added by subsection (a).\n(F) The amendment to section 4601 of the Atomic Energy\nDefense Act (50 U.S.C. 2701) made by section 3115 shall be\nexecuted with respect to section 6241 of title 10, United\nStates Code, as added by subsection (a).\n(G) The amendment to section 4713 of the Atomic Energy\nDefense Act (50 U.S.C. 2753) made by section 3116 shall be\nexecuted with respect to section 6284 of title 10, United\nStates Code, as added by subsection (a).\n(H) The amendment to subtitle B of title XLVIII of the\nAtomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2791 et seq.) made by\nsection 3117 shall be executed with respect to subchapter II of\nchapter 608 of 10, United States Code, as added by subsection\n(a).\n(2) Amendments to conform with united states code.--Subpart B\nof part VI of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, as added\nby subsection (a), is amended as follows:\n(A) By striking any heading within a section that is not a\nsection heading or a subsection heading.\n(B) By conforming the margins to the margins used for\nsubsections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, clauses, subclauses,\nitems, and subitems, in section 179 of title 10, United States\nCode, including with respect to the use of inline subsections,\nparagraphs, subparagraphs, clauses, subclauses, items, and\nsubitems, as appropriate.\n(e) Savings Provision.--All orders, determinations, rules,\nregulations, permits, contracts, or other exercise of the authority of\nthe Secretary of Energy or the Administrator for Nuclear Security under\nthe Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) made before the\ndate of the enactment of this Act and effective as of such date shall\ncontinue in effect as if such authority was exercised under subpart B\nof part VI of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, as added by\nsubsection (a), until modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or\nrevoked in accordance with law by the President, the Secretary, the\nAdministrator, any other authorized official, a court of competent\njurisdiction, or operation of law.\nSEC. 3112. PLUTONIUM PIT PRODUCTION CAPACITY.\nSection 4219 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2538a) is\namended--\n(1) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as\nsubsections (g), (i), and (h), respectively;\n(2) by moving subsection (i), as so redesignated, so as to\nappear after subsection (h), as so redesignated;\n(3) in subsection (i), as so redesignated, by striking ``this\nsubsection'' and inserting ``this section''; and\n(4) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new\nsubsection (f):\n``(f) Capacity.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of\nEnergy shall--\n``(1) ensure that Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos,\nNew Mexico, has the capability to reliably produce no fewer than 30\nwar reserve plutonium pits annually; and\n``(2) ensure that the Savannah River Plutonium Processing\nFacility at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, has the\ncapability to reliably produce no fewer than 50 war reserve\nplutonium pits annually.''.\nSEC. 3113. STOCKPILE RESPONSIVENESS AND RAPID CAPABILITIES PROGRAMS OF\nTHE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.\n(a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XLII of the Atomic Energy\nDefense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521 et seq.) is amended--\n(1) in section 4220(c)--\n(A) in paragraph (3)--\n(i) by striking ``Periodically'' and inserting\n``Continually''; and\n(ii) by inserting ``integrated system demonstrations,''\nafter ``flight testing,''; and\n(B) in paragraph (4)--\n(i) by striking ``Shorten'' and inserting ``Develop\ntechnologies for transition to a nuclear stockpile life\nextension program or new nuclear weapon program project\nthat have the potential to reduce''; and\n(ii) by striking ``and timelines to minimize'' and all\nthat follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting\n``cost and schedule''; and\n(2) by adding at the end of the following new section:\n``SEC. 4225. RAPID CAPABILITIES PROGRAM.\n``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy, acting through the\nAdministrator and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall\ncarry out a program (to be known as the `rapid capabilities program')\nto develop new nuclear weapons or modified nuclear weapons that meet\nmilitary requirements.\n``(b) Objectives.--The program under subsection (a) shall have the\nfollowing objectives:\n``(1) Identify and assess potential design concepts for rapid\ndevelopment feasability.\n``(2) Carry out projects with the goal of achieving first\nproduction unit within 5 years of project initiation.\n``(3) Utilize non-traditional approaches, system-specific\nrequirements, and tailored risk-acceptance processes to favorably\nbalance cost, schedule, and capability.\n``(4) Maximize reuse of existing components, non-serial\nmanufacturing, and limited production quantities.\n``(5) Minimize disruption to other major nuclear weapons\nstockpile modernization programs.\n``(6) Develop institutional expertise within the nuclear\nsecurity enterprise for rapid execution of all phases for the joint\nnuclear weapons life cycle process.\n``(c) Requirements Advisory Board.--In carrying out the objectives\nof the program under subsection (b), the Administrator shall establish\nan advisory board, which shall be responsible for advising the\nAdministrator with respect to military and deterrence policy\nrequirements related to the activities of the program. Such advisory\nboard shall be composed of the following members:\n``(1) The Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for\nNuclear Deterrence, Chemical and Biological Defense Policy and\nPrograms.\n``(2) The Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy of the Joint\nStaff.\n``(3) The Director of Navy Strategic Systems Programs.\n``(4) The Deputy Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command.\n``(d) Program Budget.--In accordance with the requirements under\nsection 4209, for each budget submitted by the President to Congress\nunder section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the amounts\nrequested for the program under this section shall be clearly\nidentified in the budget justification materials submitted to Congress\nin support of that budget.\n``(e) Joint Nuclear Weapons Life Cycle Process Defined.--In this\nsection, the term `joint nuclear weapons life cycle process' means the\nprocess developed and maintained by the Secretary of Defense and the\nSecretary of Energy for the development, production, maintenance, and\nretirement of nuclear weapons.''.\n(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for such Act is\namended by inserting after the item relating to section 4224 the\nfollowing new item:\n``Sec. 4225. Rapid capabilities program.''.\nSEC. 3114. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN NUCLEAR FACILITIES AND ASSETS FROM\nUNMANNED AIRCRAFT.\nSection 4510(e)(1)(C) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C.\n2661(e)(1)(C)) is amended to read as follows:\n``(C)(i) owned by or contracted to the National Nuclear\nSecurity Administration, including any facility that stores or\nuses special nuclear material; or\n``(ii) a national security laboratory or nuclear weapons\nproduction facility.''.\nSEC. 3115. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN\nSCIENTIFIC, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL.\nSection 4601(c)(1) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C.\n2701(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2026'' and inserting\n``September 30, 2036''.\nSEC. 3116. NOTIFICATION OF COST OVERRUNS FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF\nENERGY PROJECTS.\nSection 4713 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2753) is\namended--\n(1) in subsection (a)--\n(A) in paragraph (1)(A), in the first sentence, by\ninserting ``prior to entry into Phase 6.4 or Phase 4, as\nappropriate'' after ``Administration''; and\n(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``prior to entry into\nPhase 6.4'' after ``project'';\n(2) in subsection (c)(2)--\n(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as\nsubparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and\n(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new\nsubparagraph (B):\n``(B) a review of the revised baseline has been conducted\nby the Director of Cost Estimating and Program Evaluation of\nthe National Nuclear Security Administration, consistent with\nsection 3221(d)(1)(F) of the National Nuclear Security\nAdministration Act (50 U.S.C. 2411(d)(1)(F)).''; and\n(3) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ``and the results of the\nreview conducted by the Director of Cost Estimating and Program\nEvaluation under subsection (c)(2)(B)'' after ``subsection\n(c)(2)''.\nSEC. 3117. APPROPRIATE SCOPING OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH\nWITHIN THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.\n(a) In General.--Subtitle B of title XLVIII of the Atomic Energy\nDefense Act (50 U.S.C. 2791 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end\nthe following section:\n``SEC. 4816. APPROPRIATE SCOPING OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH\nWITHIN THE ADMINISTRATION.\n``(a) In General.--Funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act\nor otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026, or any subsequent\nfiscal year, for the Administration for the purposes of conducting\nresearch and development of artificial intelligence technologies,\nexecuting a program to develop or manage the application of such\ntechnologies, or developing, acquiring, or sustaining any associated\ncomputing hardware or supporting infrastructure may only be used to\nsupport the nuclear security missions of the Administration.\n``(b) Rule of Construction.--The limitation described in subsection\n(a) may not be interpreted--\n``(1) to prohibit the establishment of an enduring national\nsecurity artificial intelligence research and development program\nin any component of the Department of Energy other than the\nAdministration or in any other Federal agency; or\n``(2) to impede the use of resources of the Administration,\nincluding resources provided by a national security laboratory or a\nnuclear weapons production facility site, to support the execution\nof an enduring national security artificial intelligence research\nand development program or activity, if such support is provided--\n``(A) on a full cost recovery basis, including any\nassociated infrastructure or utility costs, to an entity that\nis not a component of the Department of Energy; and\n``(B) in a manner that does not interfere with the nuclear\nsecurity mission of such laboratory or facility.''.\n(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Atomic\nEnergy Defense Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to\nsection 4815 the following new item:\n``Sec. 4816. Appropriate scoping of artificial intelligence research\nwithin the Administration.''.\n\nSubtitle C--Reports and Other Matters\n\nSEC. 3121. MODIFICATION TO REPORTING REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO\nNUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND RESPONSIVENESS\nPLAN.\nSection 4203 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2523) is\namended--\n(1) in subsection (b)--\n(A) by striking paragraph (1);\n(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs\n(1) and (2), respectively, and adjusting the margins\naccordingly; and\n(C) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated--\n(i) by striking ``subsection (d)'' and inserting\n``subsection (c)'';\n(ii) by striking ``March 15 of each odd-numbered year''\nand inserting ``45 days after each date on which a budget\nfor an odd-numbered fiscal year is submitted to Congress'';\nand\n(iii) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking\n``summaries and reports'' and inserting ``report'';\n(2) by striking subsection (c);\n(3) by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) as subsections\n(c) through (e), respectively;\n(4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated--\n(A) by striking ``subsection (b)(2)'' and inserting\n``subsection (b)(1)'';\n(B) in paragraph (4)--\n(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``modernization\nand refurbishment'' and inserting ``construction,\nmodernization, and refurbishment'';\n(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D)\nas subparagraphs (C), (F), and (G), respectively;\n(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following\nnew subparagraph (B):\n``(B) an explanation of the targeted needs addressed by the\nmeasures described under subparagraph (A);''; and\n(iv) by inserting after subparagraph (C), as so\nredesignated, the following new subparagraphs:\n``(D) a summary of identified long-term infrastructure\ninvestments needed beyond such 10-year period;\n``(E) a statement of changes to, and progress toward\nachieving, the measures described under subparagraph (A) during\nthe period covered by the report, compared to such changes and\nprogress during the period covered by the preceding report;'';\nand\n(5) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by striking\n``subsection (b)(2)'' each place it appears and inserting\n``subsection (b)(1)''.\nSEC. 3122. ASSESSMENT OF THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION\nSPENT FUEL HANDLING RECAPITALIZATION PROJECT.\n(a) In General.--The Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors of the\nNational Nuclear Security Administration shall carry out an independent\nassessment of the Spent Fuel Handling Recapitalization Project.\n(b) Elements.--The assessment required under subsection (a) shall\ninclude, with respect to such project--\n(1) a root cause analysis to determine the underlying causes of\nthe cost overruns, schedule delays and performance shortcomings;\n(2) an analysis of--\n(A) the quality assurance program of such project; and\n(B) the corrective action processes and application of\nstandards for nuclear quality assurance under such quality\nassurance program; and\n(3) any other matter the Deputy Administrator determines\nappropriate.\n(c) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after the date\non which the Deputy Administrator completes the assessment required\nunder subsection (a), the Deputy Administrators shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees and the Comptroller General of the\nUnited States a report that includes the findings of such assessments.\nSEC. 3123. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REPORT ON EXPANSION OF OTHER\nTRANSACTION AUTHORITIES FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.\nNot later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of Energy, acting\nthrough the Administrator for Nuclear Security, shall submit to the\nCommittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of\nRepresentatives, a report that includes the following elements:\n(1) A legislative proposal that would--\n(A) provide streamlined other transaction authorities for\nthe National Nuclear Security Administration in a manner that\nwould allow for increased utilization to improve the nuclear\nsecurity enterprise and enhance mission effectiveness; and\n(B) expand the scope of activities for which other\ntransaction authorities may be utilized to include facilities\nconstruction, improvement and repair, as appropriate.\n(2) A description of amendments to laws in effect as of the\ndate of the enactment of this Act that would be necessary to\nimplement the legislative proposal described in paragraph (1).\nSEC. 3124. OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM-WIDE PERFORMANCE\nMETRICS FOR REDUCING RISK.\n(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall--\n(1) develop and implement program performance metrics for the\nOffice of Environmental Management (referred to in this section as\nthe ``Office''), in addition to the program performance metrics\nidentified in the plan published by the Office of Environmental\nManagement entitled ``EM Program Plan 2022''; and\n(2) revise the program performance metrics identified in the\n``EM Program Plan 2022'' in accordance with the requirements of\nsubsection (b).\n(b) Required Elements.--The program performance metrics described\nin subsection (a) shall incorporate the following elements:\n(1) Linkage.--Each metric shall--\n(A) align with the goals and mission of the Department of\nEnergy (referred to in this section as the ``Department'') and\nthe Office;\n(B) link to the other metrics developed or revised under\nsubsection (a) and any other existing performance metrics of\nthe Department and the Office; and\n(C) be clearly communicated throughout the Department and\nthe Office.\n(2) Clarity.--Each metric shall be clear and the name and\ndefinition of such metric shall be consistent with the methodology\nused to calculate the metric.\n(3) Measurable.--Each metric shall have a numerical goal.\n(4) Objective.--Each metric shall be reasonably free from\nsignificant bias or manipulation.\n(5) Reliable.--Each metric shall produce the same result under\nsimilar conditions.\n(6) Core program activities.--The metrics shall cover the\nactivities that the Office is expected to perform to support its\nmission.\n(7) Limited overlap.--Each metric shall provide new information\nbeyond any information provided by other metrics.\n(8) Balance.--The metrics shall ensure that various priorities\nof the Office are covered.\n(9) Effectiveness.--Each metric shall incorporate an\neffectiveness measure, such as quality, timeliness, and cost of\nservice.\n(c) Risk Reduction Prioritization.--The program performance metrics\ndescribed in subsection (a) shall--\n(1) give first priority to addressing any issues posing an\nimmediate risk to human health or the environment;\n(2) give second priority, as appropriate, to addressing issues\nbased on achieving the highest risk reduction benefit per\nradioactive or hazardous content removed; and\n(3) measure the amount of radioactivity or hazardous content\nremoved, as determined by--\n(A) curies, rads, or rems;\n(B) pounds of hazardous content removed; or\n(C) such other appropriate measure.\n(d) Report.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, and every two years thereafter until 2036,\nthe Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense\ncommittees a report describing the outcomes achieved under the\nprogram performance metrics described in subsection (a) for each\nfiscal year covered by such report.\n(2) Contents.--Each report shall identify the cost per curie,\nrad, or rem of radioactivity and cost per pound of hazardous\ncontent removed program-wide, by site, and by mission area.\nSEC. 3125. OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT INTEGRATED RADIOACTIVE\nWASTE DISPOSAL PLANNING AND OPTIMIZATION.\n(a) Radioactive Waste Disposal Optimization Analyses.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall develop a\ncomplex-wide analysis to identify optimal disposal pathways and\nschedules for defense radioactive waste produced by the Department\nof Energy (and the predecessor agencies to the Department) and\nmanaged by the Office of Environmental Management of the\nDepartment.\n(2) Contents.--The analysis required by paragraph (1) shall--\n(A) incorporate modeling to identify optimal disposal\npathways and schedules that could be achieved, in consideration\nof--\n(i) regulatory constraints; and\n(ii) legal binding agreements; and\n(B) identify strategic alternatives to radioactive waste\ndisposal plans and schedules.\n(b) Nationwide Radioactive Waste Disposal Plan.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 15 months after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall develop an\nintegrated, nationwide radioactive waste disposal plan.\n(2) Contents.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall--\n(A) include, to the maximum extent practicable, optimal\nradioactive waste disposal pathways and schedules identified\nthrough the analysis conducted pursuant to subsection (a);\n(B) identify specific opportunities for further\noptimization of radioactive waste disposal pathways and\nschedules that might be achieved through changes in regulatory\nconstraints;\n(C) address complex-wide disposal issues, such as waste\nwith no disposal pathway; and\n(D) incorporate feedback from key stakeholders, including\nFederal and State regulators and operators of radioactive waste\ndisposal facilities.\n(c) Radioactive Waste Disposal Forum.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall establish a\nforum for Federal and State agencies that regulate radioactive\nwaste cleanup and disposal activities by the Office of\nEnvironmental Management.\n(2) Purpose.--The forum established pursuant to paragraph (1)\nshall holistically negotiate regulatory and other changes that\ncould allow the Department of Energy to implement opportunities for\noptimal radioactive waste disposal identified pursuant to\nsubsection (b).\n(d) Report Required.--Not later than two years after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the\ncongressional defense committees a report that includes--\n(1) the results of the optimization analysis required by\nsubsection (a);\n(2) the nationwide disposal plan required by subsection (b);\nand\n(3) the initial activities of the forum established pursuant to\nsubsection (c).\n(e) Congressional Notification and Briefing.--If the Secretary of\nEnergy determines to significantly modify operations at sites managed\nby the Office of Environmental Management of the Department of Energy,\nthe Secretary shall, not later than 30 days before the date on which\nthe Secretary carries out the modification of such operations provide\nto the congressional defense committees notice of, and a briefing with\nrespect to, such modification.\n(f) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``complex'' means the set of sites across the\nUnited States where radioactive waste cleanup and disposal\nactivities are managed by the Office of Environmental Management.\n(2) The term ``integrated'' means inclusive of all radioactive\nwaste across the complex.\n(3) The term ``optimal'' means the best possible outcome, such\nas the lowest cost or highest profit, while following specific\nrules and limitations.\n(4) The term ``regulatory constraints'' means requirements\nincluded in regulations or agreements with regulators that affect\ndecisions regarding radioactive waste disposal pathways and\nschedules by the Office of Environmental Management.\nSEC. 3126. PROHIBITION RELATING TO RECLASSIFICATION OF HIGH-LEVEL\nWASTE.\nNone of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or\notherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of\nEnergy may be obligated or expended by the Secretary of Energy to apply\nthe interpretation of high-level radioactive waste described in the\nnotice published by the Secretary titled ``Supplemental Notice\nConcerning U.S. Department of Energy Interpretation of High-Level\nRadioactive Waste'' (84 Fed. Reg. 26835), or successor notice, with\nrespect to such waste located in the State of Washington.\nSEC. 3127. NATIONAL SECURITY POSITIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.\nThe Secretary of Energy shall treat any position in the Department\nof Energy which requires the performance of duties funded with amounts\nfrom subfunctional category 053, atomic energy defense activities, as a\nposition necessary to fulfill the national security responsibilities of\nthe Department of Energy.\nSEC. 3128. CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT WITH RESPECT TO TRANSFER TO PRIVATE\nENTITIES OF PLUTONIUM OR PLUTONIUM MATERIALS; REPORT.\n(a) Consultation Required.--\n(1) In general.--The Secretary of Energy shall, on an ongoing\nbasis, consult with the Secretary of Defense with respect to any\nplans of the Secretary of Energy relating to the transfer to a\nprivate entity from Federal stockpiles or storage of any plutonium\nor plutonium materials.\n(2) Consultation prior to transfer.--The Secretary of Energy\nmay not carry out any such transfer before the date on which such\nSecretary consults, pursuant to paragraph (1), with the Secretary\nof Defense with respect to the transfer.\n(b) Congressional Notification; Report.--Not later than 30 days\nbefore any date on which the Secretary of Energy carries out a transfer\nto a private entity of plutonium or plutonium materials, such Secretary\nshall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the following:\n(1) A notification of the transfer.\n(2) A report that includes--\n(A) a description of--\n(i) the plutonium and plutonium materials to be\ntransferred that includes the--\n\n(I) amount;\n(II) type;\n(III) age;\n(IV) relative condition; and\n(V) current location;\n\n(ii) the private entity to which such plutonium and\nplutonium materials will be transferred; and\n(iii) the destination location to which such plutonium\nand plutonium materials will be transferred.\n(B) A summary of the purpose of the transfer.\n(C) An identification of any direct costs to the United\nStates Government associated with the transfer.\n(3) Except as provided in subsection (c), a written\ncertification, prepared in coordination with the Under Secretary of\nEnergy for Nuclear Security and the Secretary of Defense, that such\ntransfer does not negatively impact the needs of the nuclear\nweapons stockpile, including such needs related to stockpile\nstewardship.\n(c) Exception.--A written certification under subsection (b)(3)\nshall not be required for the transfer of materials from the 34 metric\ntons of defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials at the\nSavannah River Site previously declared excess to defense needs and\ndesignated for disposal.\n(d) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(A) the Committees on Armed Services of the House of\nRepresentatives and the Senate;\n(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of\nRepresentatives; and\n(C) the Committee on Natural Resources of the Senate.\n(2) The term ``private entity'' means any individual or\norganization other than--\n(A) a department or agency of the Federal Government; or\n(B) a contractor or subcontractor for management and\noperations, site cleanup, or site management activities at\nfacilities owned by the Department of Energy.\n\nTITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD\n\nSec. 3201. Authorization.\nSEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION.\nThere are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026,\n$45,000,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety\nBoard under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286\net seq.).\n\nTITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES\n\nSec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations.\nSEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.\n(a) Amount.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the\nSecretary of Energy $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 for the purpose of\ncarrying out activities under chapter 869 of title 10, United States\nCode, relating to the naval petroleum reserves.\n(b) Period of Availability.--Funds appropriated pursuant to the\nauthorization of appropriations in subsection (a) shall remain\navailable until expended.\n\nTITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION\n\nSec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for Maritime Administration.\nSEC. 3501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MARITIME ADMINISTRATION.\n(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the\nDepartment of Transportation for fiscal year 2026, for programs\nassociated with maintaining the United States Merchant Marine, the\nfollowing amounts:\n(1) For expenses necessary to support the United States\nMerchant Marine Academy, $201,500,000, of which--\n(A) $101,500,000 shall be for Academy operations;\n(B) $50,000,000 shall be for facilities maintenance and\nrepair and equipment; and\n(C) $50,000,000 shall be for the development of a design-\nbuild plan for the phased rehabilitation, modernization, and\nconstruction of facilities and infrastructure at the United\nStates Merchant Marine Academy in accordance with the Campus\nModernization Plan required by section 51329 of title 46,\nUnited States Code, as added by section 3531.\n(2) For expenses necessary to support the State maritime\nacademies, $58,800,000, of which--\n(A) $4,800,000 shall be for the Student Incentive Payment\nProgram;\n(B) $13,000,000 shall be for direct payments for State\nmaritime academies;\n(C) $12,000,000 shall be for training ship fuel assistance;\n(D) $4,000,000 shall be for offsetting the costs of\ntraining ship sharing; and\n(E) $25,000,000 shall be for maintenance and repair of\nState maritime academy training vessels.\n(3) For expenses necessary to support the National Security\nMulti-Mission Vessel program, including funds for construction and\nnecessary expenses to construct shoreside infrastructure to support\nsuch vessels, $75,000,000.\n(4) For expenses necessary to support Maritime Administration\noperations and programs, $105,500,000, of which--\n(A) $15,000,000 shall be for the maritime environmental and\ntechnical assistance program under section 50307 of title 46,\nUnited States Code;\n(B) $15,000,000 shall be for the United States marine\nhighway program, including to make grants authorized under\nsection 55601 of title 46, United States Code;\n(C) $2,000,000 shall be for the Office of Environment and\nCompliance, including to assist in the environmental review of\ngrant and permit programs administered by the Maritime\nAdministration; and\n(D) $73,500,000 shall be for headquarters operations\nexpenses.\n(5) For expenses necessary for the disposal of obsolete vessels\nin the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Maritime\nAdministration, $6,000,000.\n(6) For expenses necessary to maintain and preserve a United\nStates flag merchant marine to serve the national security needs of\nthe United States under chapter 531 of title 46, United States\nCode, $390,000,000.\n(7) For expenses necessary to maintain and preserve a United\nStates flag merchant marine to serve the national security needs of\nthe United States under chapter 534 of title 46, United States\nCode, $122,400,000.\n(8) For expenses necessary for the loan guarantee program\nauthorized under chapter 537 of title 46, United States Code,\n$33,700,000, of which--\n(A) $30,000,000 may be used for the cost (as such term is\ndefined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of\n1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5)) of loan guarantees under the program;\nand\n(B) $3,700,000 may be used for administrative expenses\nrelating to loan guarantee commitments under the program.\n(9) For expenses necessary to provide assistance to small\nshipyards and for maritime training programs authorized under\nsection 54101 of title 46, United States Code, $105,000,000.\n(10) For expenses necessary to implement the port\ninfrastructure development program, as authorized under section\n54301 of title 46, United States Code, subject to the limitation\nunder subsection (b), $550,000,000, to remain available until\nexpended.\n(b) Limitation.--\n(1) In general.--No funds may be obligated or expended for the\nport infrastructure development program pursuant to subsection\n(a)(9) to make a grant to be used for the purchase of fully\nautomated cargo handling equipment that is remotely operated or\nremotely monitored with or without the exercise of human\nintervention or control, if the Secretary of Transportation\ndetermines such equipment would result in a net loss of jobs within\na port or port terminal.\n(2) Report.--If the Secretary makes a determination pursuant to\nparagraph (1), not later than three days after the date on which\nsuch determination is made, the Secretary shall submit to the\nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate\nand the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House\nof Representatives a report that includes the data and analysis\nused by the Secretary in making such determination.\n\nDIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES\n\nSEC. 4001. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS IN FUNDING TABLES.\n(a) In General.--Whenever a funding table in this division\nspecifies a dollar amount authorized for a project, program, or\nactivity, the obligation and expenditure of the specified dollar amount\nfor the project, program, or activity is hereby authorized, subject to\nthe availability of appropriations.\n(b) Merit-based Decisions.--A decision to commit, obligate, or\nexpend funds with or to a specific entity on the basis of a dollar\namount authorized pursuant to subsection (a) shall--\n(1) be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance\nwith the requirements of sections 3201 and 4024 of title 10, United\nStates Code, or on competitive procedures; and\n(2) comply with other applicable provisions of law.\n(c) Relationship to Transfer and Programming Authority.--An amount\nspecified in the funding tables in this division may be transferred or\nreprogrammed under a transfer or reprogramming authority provided by\nanother provision of this Act or by other law. The transfer or\nreprogramming of an amount specified in such funding tables shall not\ncount against a ceiling on such transfers or reprogrammings under\nsection 1001 of this Act or any other provision of law, unless such\ntransfer or reprogramming would move funds between appropriation\naccounts.\n(d) Applicability to Classified Annex.--This section applies to any\nclassified annex that accompanies this Act.\n(e) Oral or Written Communications.--No oral or written\ncommunication concerning any amount specified in the funding tables in\nthis division shall supersede the requirements of this section.\n\nTITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT\n\nSEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT.\n\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\nSEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT (In Thousands of Dollars)\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------\nFY 2026 Conference\nLine Item Request Authorized\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\nAIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT,\nARMY\nFIXED WING\n006 HADES PLATFORM, 26,850 26,850\nPAYLOADS/PED, AND\nINTEGRATION.\nROTARY\n009 AH-64 APACHE BLOCK 1,669 91,669\nIIIA REMAN.\n3 additional [90,000]\naircraft.\n013 UH-60 BLACKHAWK M 732,060 732,060\nMODEL (MYP).\n017 CH-47 HELICOPTER..... 618,798 618,798\n018 CH-47 HELICOPTER AP.. 61,421 61,421\nMODIFICATION OF\nAIRCRAFT\n027 AH-64 MODS........... 125,236 125,236\n028 SCALABLE CONTROL 1,257 1,257\nINTERFACE (SCI).\n029 CH-47 CARGO 17,709 17,709\nHELICOPTER MODS\n(MYP).\n034 UTILITY HELICOPTER 33,659 33,659\nMODS.\n036 NETWORK AND MISSION 40,472 40,472\nPLAN.\n037 COMMS, NAV 11,566 11,566\nSURVEILLANCE.\n039 AVIATION ASSURED PNT. 49,475 49,475\n040 GATM ROLLUP.......... 4,651 4,651\nGROUND SUPPORT\nAVIONICS\n045 AIRCRAFT 129,167 129,167\nSURVIVABILITY\nEQUIPMENT.\n047 CMWS................. 38,419 38,419\n048 COMMON INFRARED 225,647 225,647\nCOUNTERMEASURES\n(CIRCM).\nOTHER SUPPORT\n050 COMMON GROUND 29,489 29,489\nEQUIPMENT.\n052 AIRCREW INTEGRATED 14,986 14,986\nSYSTEMS.\n053 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL.. 24,213 24,213\n054 LAUNCHER, 2.75 ROCKET 1,611 1,611\nAGILE PORTFOLIO\nMANAGEMENT\n057 SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL 726,034 744,034\nSYSTEMS.\nFPV/PBAS Systems. [18,000]\n058 FUTURE UNMANNED 118,459 118,459\nAERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS)\nFAMILY.\n059 GRAY EAGLE 12,351 12,351\nMODIFICATIONS.\nTOTAL AIRCRAFT 3,045,199 3,153,199\nPROCUREMENT,\nARMY.\n\nMISSILE PROCUREMENT,\nARMY\nSURFACE-TO-AIR\nMISSILE SYSTEM\n002 LOWER TIER AIR AND 637,473 637,473\nMISSILE DEFENSE\n(AMD) SEN.\n004 M-SHORAD--PROCUREMENT 679,114 679,114\n006 MSE MISSILE.......... 945,905 2,685,525\nPAC-3 MSE missile [366,000]\nrecerts--misalign\ned budget request.\nPatriot Mods: [173,620]\nAMMPS/DEX.\nProgram increase. [1,200,000]\n009 PRECISION STRIKE 160,846 480,846\nMISSILE (PRSM).\nMax PrSM Inc 1 [320,000]\nprocurement (+254\nmissiles)--misali\ngned budget\nrequest.\n011 INDIRECT FIRE 830,579 820,579\nPROTECTION\nCAPABILITY INC 2-I.\nProgram decrease. [-10,000]\n012 MID-RANGE CAPABILITY 82,407 137,407\n(MRC).\nMaritime Strike [55,000]\nTomahawk (MST)\n(USA, USN).\nAIR-TO-SURFACE\nMISSILE SYSTEM\n015 JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND 84,667 84,667\nMSLS (JAGM).\n017 LONG-RANGE HYPERSONIC 353,415 353,415\nWEAPON.\nANTI-TANK/ASSAULT\nMISSILE SYS\n018 JAVELIN (AAWS-M) 329,205 329,205\nSYSTEM SUMMARY.\n019 TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY. 11,731 11,731\n020 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET 1,125,071 1,125,071\n(GMLRS).\n021 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET 43,156 43,156\n(GMLRS) AP.\n022 MLRS REDUCED RANGE 32,339 32,339\nPRACTICE ROCKETS\n(RRPR).\n023 HIGH MOBILITY 61,503 61,503\nARTILLERY ROCKET\nSYSTEM (HIMARS.\nMODIFICATIONS\n029 PATRIOT MODS......... 757,800 757,800\n032 STINGER MODS......... 428,935 428,935\n035 MLRS MODS............ 243,470 243,470\n036 HIMARS MODIFICATIONS. 54,005 54,005\nSPARES AND REPAIR\nPARTS\n038 SPARES AND REPAIR 6,651 6,651\nPARTS.\nSUPPORT EQUIPMENT &\nFACILITIES\n040 AIR DEFENSE TARGETS.. 12,801 12,801\nAGILE PORTFOLIO\nMANAGEMENT\n044 LAUNCHED EFFECTS 67,816 67,816\nFAMILY.\nTOTAL MISSILE 6,948,889 9,053,509\nPROCUREMENT,\nARMY.\n\nPROCUREMENT OF\nWEAPONS AND TRACKED\nCOMBAT VEHICLES,\nARMY\nTRACKED COMBAT\nVEHICLES\n002 ARMORED MULTI PURPOSE 554,678 554,678\nVEHICLE (AMPV).\n004 ASSAULT BREACHER 4,079 4,079\nVEHICLE (ABV).\n005 M10 BOOKER........... 64,919 64,919\nMODIFICATION OF\nTRACKED COMBAT\nVEHICLES\n008 STRYKER UPGRADE...... 135,816 135,816\n009 BRADLEY FIRE SUPPORT 4,684 4,684\nTEAM (BFIST) VEHICLE.\n010 BRADLEY PROGRAM (MOD) 157,183 157,183\n011 M109 FOV 82,537 82,537\nMODIFICATIONS.\n012 PALADIN INTEGRATED 250,238 250,238\nMANAGEMENT (PIM).\n013 IMPROVED RECOVERY 155,540 155,540\nVEHICLE (M88\nHERCULES).\n017 JOINT ASSAULT BRIDGE. 132,637 132,637\n019 ABRAMS UPGRADE 740,528 752,528\nPROGRAM.\nCart [12,000]\nrecapitalization.\n021 VEHICLE PROTECTION 107,833 107,833\nSYSTEMS (VPS).\nWEAPONS & OTHER\nCOMBAT VEHICLES\n024 PERSONAL DEFENSE 1,002 1,002\nWEAPON (ROLL).\n025 M240 MEDIUM MACHINE 5 5\nGUN (7.62MM).\n027 MACHINE GUN, CAL .50 4 4\nM2 ROLL.\n028 MORTAR SYSTEMS....... 5,807 5,807\n029 LOCATION & AZIMUTH 9,477 9,477\nDETERMINATION SYSTEM\n(LADS.\n031 PRECISION SNIPER 1,853 1,853\nRIFLE.\n034 NEXT GENERATION SQUAD 365,155 365,155\nWEAPON.\n036 HANDGUN.............. 7 7\nMOD OF WEAPONS AND\nOTHER COMBAT VEH\n038 M777 MODS............ 2,429 2,429\n042 SNIPER RIFLES 19 19\nMODIFICATIONS.\n043 M119 MODIFICATIONS... 4,642 4,642\nSUPPORT EQUIPMENT &\nFACILITIES\n046 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M 469 469\n(WOCV-WTCV).\n047 PRODUCTION BASE 104,993 104,993\nSUPPORT (WOCV-WTCV).\nTOTAL 2,886,534 2,898,534\nPROCUREMENT OF\nWEAPONS AND\nTRACKED COMBAT\nVEHICLES, ARMY.\n\nPROCUREMENT OF\nAMMUNITION, ARMY\nSMALL/MEDIUM CAL\nAMMUNITION\n001 CTG, 5.56MM, ALL 128,283 128,283\nTYPES.\n002 CTG, 7.62MM, ALL 62,157 62,157\nTYPES.\n003 NEXT GENERATION SQUAD 426,177 426,177\nWEAPON AMMUNITION.\n004 CTG, HANDGUN, ALL 7,750 7,750\nTYPES.\n005 CTG, .50 CAL, ALL 78,199 78,199\nTYPES.\n006 CTG, 20MM, ALL TYPES. 25,773 25,773\n007 CTG, 25MM, ALL TYPES. 22,324 22,324\n008 CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES. 100,392 100,392\n009 CTG, 40MM, ALL TYPES. 131,432 131,432\n011 CTG, 50MM, ALL TYPES. 42,131 42,131\nMORTAR AMMUNITION\n012 60MM MORTAR, ALL 38,114 38,114\nTYPES.\n013 81MM MORTAR, ALL 41,786 41,786\nTYPES.\n014 120MM MORTAR, ALL 123,144 123,144\nTYPES.\nTANK AMMUNITION\n015 CARTRIDGES, TANK, 440,152 440,152\n105MM AND 120MM, ALL\nTYPES.\nARTILLERY AMMUNITION\n016 ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 80,780 80,780\n75MM & 105MM, ALL\nTYPES.\n017 ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 218,877 218,877\n155MM, ALL TYPES.\n019 PRECISION ARTILLERY 28,995 28,995\nMUNITIONS.\n020 ARTILLERY 168,737 168,737\nPROPELLANTS, FUZES\nAND PRIMERS, ALL.\nMINES\n021 MINES & CLEARING 42,748 42,748\nCHARGES, ALL TYPES.\n022 CLOSE TERRAIN SHAPING 7,860 7,860\nOBSTACLE.\nROCKETS\n024 SHOULDER LAUNCHED 46,089 46,089\nMUNITIONS, ALL TYPES.\n025 ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL 34,836 34,836\nTYPES.\nOTHER AMMUNITION\n026 CAD/PAD, ALL TYPES... 12,543 12,543\n027 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, 21,409 21,409\nALL TYPES.\n028 GRENADES, ALL TYPES.. 56,530 53,530\nProgram decrease. [-3,000]\n029 SIGNALS, ALL TYPES... 36,846 36,846\n030 SIMULATORS, ALL TYPES 10,821 10,821\nMISCELLANEOUS\n032 AMMO COMPONENTS, ALL 4,084 4,084\nTYPES.\n034 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 16,799 16,799\nMILLION (AMMO).\n035 AMMUNITION PECULIAR 16,219 16,219\nEQUIPMENT.\n036 FIRST DESTINATION 18,600 18,600\nTRANSPORTATION\n(AMMO).\n037 CLOSEOUT LIABILITIES. 102 102\nPRODUCTION BASE\nSUPPORT\n040 INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES 1,084,611 1,334,611\nModernization of [250,000]\norganic\nindustrial base.\n041 CONVENTIONAL 155,050 155,050\nMUNITIONS\nDEMILITARIZATION.\n042 ARMS INITIATIVE...... 3,885 3,885\nTOTAL 3,734,235 3,981,235\nPROCUREMENT OF\nAMMUNITION, ARMY.\n\nOTHER PROCUREMENT,\nARMY\nTACTICAL VEHICLES\n002 FAMILY OF 132,793 132,793\nSEMITRAILERS.\n006 GROUND MOBILITY 308,620 308,620\nVEHICLES (GMV).\n009 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL 45,840 45,840\nVEHICLE FAMILY OF\nVEHICL.\n010 TRUCK, DUMP, 20T 17,000 32,000\n(CCE).\nProgram increase. [15,000]\n011 FAMILY OF MEDIUM 85,490 85,490\nTACTICAL VEH (FMTV).\n012 FAMILY OF COLD 38,001 38,001\nWEATHER ALL-TERRAIN\nVEHICLE (C.\n013 FIRETRUCKS & 39,761 39,761\nASSOCIATED\nFIREFIGHTING EQUIP.\n014 FAMILY OF HEAVY 202,009 202,009\nTACTICAL VEHICLES\n(FHTV).\n019 TACTICAL WHEELED 2,660 2,660\nVEHICLE PROTECTION\nKITS.\n020 MODIFICATION OF IN 98,728 98,728\nSVC EQUIP.\nNON-TACTICAL VEHICLES\n023 NONTACTICAL VEHICLES, 8,462 8,462\nOTHER.\nCOMM--JOINT\nCOMMUNICATIONS\n029 TACTICAL NETWORK 866,347 766,347\nCOMMUNICATION.\nProgram decrease. [-100,000]\n031 JCSE EQUIPMENT 5,389 5,389\n(USRDECOM).\nCOMM--SATELLITE\nCOMMUNICATIONS\n032 SATELLITE 114,770 114,770\nCOMMUNICATIONS.\n036 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE 65,591 65,591\nWIDEBAND SATCOM\nSYSTEMS.\n039 ASSURED POSITIONING, 212,469 192,469\nNAVIGATION AND\nTIMING.\nProgram decrease. [-20,000]\nCOMM--COMBAT\nCOMMUNICATIONS\n046 HANDHELD MANPACK 478,435 468,435\nSMALL FORM FIT (HMS).\nProgram decrease. [-10,000]\n048 ARMY LINK 16 SYSTEMS. 133,836 133,836\n051 UNIFIED COMMAND SUITE 20,010 20,010\n052 COTS COMMUNICATIONS 207,402 204,402\nEQUIPMENT.\nAirborne SATCOM [7,000]\nsystems.\nProgram decrease. [-10,000]\n054 ARMY COMMUNICATIONS & 110,678 110,678\nELECTRONICS.\nCOMM--INTELLIGENCE\nCOMM\n056 CI AUTOMATION 15,290 15,290\nARCHITECTURE-INTEL.\n058 MULTI-DOMAIN 108,655 88,655\nINTELLIGENCE.\nProgram decrease. [-20,000]\nINFORMATION SECURITY\n060 INFORMATION SYSTEM 826 826\nSECURITY PROGRAM-\nISSP.\n061 COMMUNICATIONS 125,970 125,970\nSECURITY (COMSEC).\n066 BIOMETRIC ENABLING 65 65\nCAPABILITY (BEC).\nCOMM--BASE\nCOMMUNICATIONS\n070 INFORMATION SYSTEMS.. 209,378 209,378\n072 BASE EMERGENCY 50,177 50,177\nCOMMUNICATION.\n074 INSTALLATION INFO 439,373 439,373\nINFRASTRUCTURE MOD\nPROGRAM.\nELECT EQUIP--TACT INT\nREL ACT (TIARA)\n078 TITAN................ 236,314 236,314\n081 COLLECTION CAPABILITY 2,935 2,935\n083 DCGS-A-INTEL......... 1,087 1,087\n085 TROJAN............... 37,968 37,968\n086 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP 20,598 20,598\n(INTEL SPT).\nELECT EQUIP--\nELECTRONIC WARFARE\n(EW)\n091 AIR VIGILANCE (AV)... 9,731 9,731\n093 FAMILY OF PERSISTENT 15,382 15,382\nSURVEILLANCE CAP..\n094 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/ 8,283 8,283\nSECURITY\nCOUNTERMEASURES.\nELECT EQUIP--TACTICAL\nSURV. (TAC SURV)\n096 SENTINEL MODS........ 462,010 452,010\nProgram decrease. [-10,000]\n097 NIGHT VISION DEVICES. 211,056 211,056\n098 SMALL TACTICAL 2,111 2,111\nOPTICAL RIFLE\nMOUNTED MLRF.\n099 BASE EXPEDITIARY 1,801 1,801\nTARGETING AND SURV\nSYS.\n100 INDIRECT FIRE 27,881 27,881\nPROTECTION FAMILY OF\nSYSTEMS.\n101 FAMILY OF WEAPON 103,607 103,607\nSIGHTS (FWS).\n102 ENHANCED PORTABLE 10,456 10,456\nINDUCTIVE ARTILLERY\nFUZE SE.\n104 FORWARD LOOKING 60,765 60,765\nINFRARED (IFLIR).\n106 JOINT BATTLE COMMAND-- 165,395 155,395\nPLATFORM (JBC-P).\nProgram decrease. [-10,000]\n107 JOINT EFFECTS 48,715 48,715\nTARGETING SYSTEM\n(JETS).\n109 COMPUTER BALLISTICS: 6,325 6,325\nLHMBC XM32.\n110 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL 3,657 3,657\nSYSTEM.\n111 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL 3,262 3,262\nSYSTEMS\nMODIFICATIONS.\n112 COUNTERFIRE RADARS... 40,526 40,526\nELECT EQUIP--TACTICAL\nC2 SYSTEMS\n113 ARMY COMMAND POST 723,187 708,187\nINTEGRATED\nINFRASTRUCTURE (.\nProgram decrease. [-15,000]\n114 FIRE SUPPORT C2 3,389 3,389\nFAMILY.\n115 AIR & MSL DEFENSE 33,103 33,103\nPLANNING & CONTROL\nSYS.\n116 IAMD BATTLE COMMAND 546,480 531,480\nSYSTEM.\nProgram decrease. [-15,000]\n117 AIAMD FAMILY OF 31,016 31,016\nSYSTEMS (FOS)\nCOMPONENTS.\n118 LIFE CYCLE SOFTWARE 5,175 5,175\nSUPPORT (LCSS).\n119 NETWORK MANAGEMENT 244,403 244,403\nINITIALIZATION AND\nSERVICE.\n124 MOD OF IN-SVC 16,595 16,595\nEQUIPMENT (ENFIRE).\nELECT EQUIP--\nAUTOMATION\n125 ARMY TRAINING 8,262 8,262\nMODERNIZATION.\n126 AUTOMATED DATA 93,804 93,804\nPROCESSING EQUIP.\n129 HIGH PERF COMPUTING 74,708 74,708\nMOD PGM (HPCMP).\n130 CONTRACT WRITING 468 468\nSYSTEM.\nCLASSIFIED PROGRAMS\n131A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.. 1,546 1,546\nCHEMICAL DEFENSIVE\nEQUIPMENT\n138 BASE DEFENSE SYSTEMS 143 143\n(BDS).\n139 CBRN DEFENSE......... 69,739 69,739\nBRIDGING EQUIPMENT\n142 TACTICAL BRIDGE, 69,863 69,863\nFLOAT-RIBBON.\nENGINEER (NON-\nCONSTRUCTION)\nEQUIPMENT\n150 ROBOTICS AND APPLIQUE 509 509\nSYSTEMS.\n151 RENDER SAFE SETS KITS 14,184 14,184\nOUTFITS.\nCOMBAT SERVICE\nSUPPORT EQUIPMENT\n153 HEATERS AND ECU'S.... 14,288 14,288\n156 GROUND SOLDIER SYSTEM 178,850 171,850\nProgram decrease. [-7,000]\n157 MOBILE SOLDIER POWER. 15,729 15,729\n159 FIELD FEEDING 4,500 4,500\nEQUIPMENT.\n160 CARGO AERIAL DEL & 61,224 61,224\nPERSONNEL PARACHUTE\nSYSTEM.\nPETROLEUM EQUIPMENT\n164 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, 96,020 96,020\nPETROLEUM & WATER.\nMEDICAL EQUIPMENT\n165 COMBAT SUPPORT 99,567 99,567\nMEDICAL.\nMAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT\n166 MOBILE MAINTENANCE 63,311 63,311\nEQUIPMENT SYSTEMS.\nCONSTRUCTION\nEQUIPMENT\n169 CONSTRUCTION 92,299 92,299\nEQUIPMENT.\nRAIL FLOAT\nCONTAINERIZATION\nEQUIPMENT\n179 ARMY WATERCRAFT ESP.. 57,342 57,342\n180 MANEUVER SUPPORT 33,949 33,949\nVESSEL (MSV).\n181 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M 18,217 18,217\n(FLOAT/RAIL).\nGENERATORS\n182 GENERATORS AND 89,073 89,073\nASSOCIATED EQUIP.\nMATERIAL HANDLING\nEQUIPMENT\n184 FAMILY OF FORKLIFTS.. 12,576 20,576\nType 1 Crane/ [8,000]\nMobility.\nTRAINING EQUIPMENT\n185 COMBAT TRAINING 49,025 49,025\nCENTERS SUPPORT.\n186 TRAINING DEVICES, 189,306 189,306\nNONSYSTEM.\n187 SYNTHETIC TRAINING 166,402 166,402\nENVIRONMENT (STE).\n189 GAMING TECHNOLOGY IN 7,320 7,320\nSUPPORT OF ARMY\nTRAINING.\nTEST MEASURE AND DIG\nEQUIPMENT (TMD)\n191 INTEGRATED FAMILY OF 38,784 38,784\nTEST EQUIPMENT\n(IFTE).\n193 TEST EQUIPMENT 51,119 51,119\nMODERNIZATION\n(TEMOD).\nOTHER SUPPORT\nEQUIPMENT\n195 PHYSICAL SECURITY 136,315 136,315\nSYSTEMS (OPA3).\n196 BASE LEVEL COMMON 19,452 19,452\nEQUIPMENT.\n197 MODIFICATION OF IN- 31,452 31,452\nSVC EQUIPMENT (OPA-\n3).\n198 BUILDING, PRE-FAB, 10,490 10,490\nRELOCATABLE.\n200 SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR 93,777 93,777\nTEST AND EVALUATION.\nOPA2\n205 INITIAL SPARES--C&E.. 7,254 7,254\nAGILE PORTFOLIO\nMANAGEMENT\n207 COUNTER-SMALL 306,568 306,568\nUNMANNED AERIAL\nSYSTEM (C-SUAS).\n208 ELECTRONIC WARFARE... 24,547 24,547\n209 ELECTRONIC WARFARE 54,427 54,427\nAGILE.\n210 SOLDIER BORNE SENSOR. 21,919 21,919\nTOTAL OTHER 9,605,566 9,418,566\nPROCUREMENT,\nARMY.\n\nAIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT,\nNAVY\nCOMBAT AIRCRAFT\n002 F/A-18E/F (FIGHTER) 50,607 50,607\nHORNET.\n004 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER 1,951,629 1,951,629\nCV.\n005 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER 401,596 401,596\nCV AP.\n006 JSF STOVL............ 1,787,313 1,787,313\n007 JSF STOVL AP......... 113,744 113,744\n008 CH-53K (HEAVY LIFT).. 1,707,601 1,842,601\nUSMC CH-53K...... [135,000]\n009 CH-53K (HEAVY LIFT) 335,352 335,352\nAP.\n010 V-22 (MEDIUM LIFT)... 47,196 47,196\n012 H-1 UPGRADES (UH-1Y/ 8,305 8,305\nAH-1Z).\n014 P-8A POSEIDON........ 13,631 13,631\n015 E-2D ADV HAWKEYE..... 1,503,556 1,203,556\nExcess cost [-300,000]\ngrowth.\nOTHER AIRCRAFT\n023 KC-130J.............. 18,017 18,017\n027 MQ-4 TRITON.......... 133,139 133,139\n031 MQ-25................ 407,046 407,046\n032 MQ-25 AP............. 52,191 52,191\n034 MARINE GROUP 5 UAS... 15,162 15,162\n036 OTHER SUPPORT 19,812 19,812\nAIRCRAFT.\nMODIFICATION OF\nAIRCRAFT\n039 F-18 A-D UNIQUE...... 53,809 53,809\n040 F-18E/F AND EA-18G 576,229 576,229\nMODERNIZATION AND\nSUSTAINM.\n041 MARINE GROUP 5 UAS 143,695 143,695\nSERIES.\n042 AEA SYSTEMS.......... 25,848 25,848\n044 INFRARED SEARCH AND 175,351 175,351\nTRACK (IRST).\n045 ADVERSARY............ 21,535 21,535\n046 F-18 SERIES.......... 756,967 756,967\n047 H-53 SERIES.......... 69,227 69,227\n048 MH-60 SERIES......... 115,545 115,545\n049 H-1 SERIES........... 149,405 149,405\n051 E-2 SERIES........... 143,772 143,772\n052 TRAINER A/C SERIES... 12,151 12,151\n054 C-130 SERIES......... 144,017 144,017\n055 FEWSG................ 5 5\n056 CARGO/TRANSPORT A/C 7,526 7,526\nSERIES.\n057 E-6 SERIES........... 163,737 163,737\n058 EXECUTIVE HELICOPTERS 66,645 66,645\nSERIES.\n060 T-45 SERIES.......... 173,433 173,433\n061 POWER PLANT CHANGES.. 18,707 18,707\n062 JPATS SERIES......... 21,330 21,330\n064 COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT. 91,553 91,553\n065 COMMON AVIONICS 161,376 145,276\nCHANGES.\nProgram decrease. [-16,100]\n066 COMMON DEFENSIVE 8,926 8,926\nWEAPON SYSTEM.\n067 ID SYSTEMS........... 3,011 3,011\n068 P-8 SERIES........... 320,130 320,130\n069 MAGTF EW FOR AVIATION 22,356 22,356\n071 V-22 (TILT/ROTOR 319,145 319,145\nACFT) OSPREY.\n072 NEXT GENERATION 439,493 429,493\nJAMMER (NGJ).\nProgram decrease. [-10,000]\n073 F-35 STOVL SERIES.... 364,774 364,774\n074 F-35 CV SERIES....... 180,533 180,533\n075 QRC.................. 24,893 24,893\n076 MQ-4 SERIES.......... 180,463 180,463\nAIRCRAFT SPARES AND\nREPAIR PARTS\n084 SPARES AND REPAIR 2,562,627 2,812,627\nPARTS.\nF-35B increase... [125,000]\nF-35C increase... [125,000]\nAIRCRAFT SUPPORT\nEQUIP & FACILITIES\n085 COMMON GROUND 584,561 526,161\nEQUIPMENT.\nProgram decrease. [-58,400]\n086 AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL 112,513 101,313\nFACILITIES.\nProgram decrease. [-11,200]\n087 WAR CONSUMABLES...... 45,153 45,153\n088 OTHER PRODUCTION 70,770 70,770\nCHARGES.\n089 SPECIAL SUPPORT 130,993 117,993\nEQUIPMENT.\nProgram decrease. [-13,000]\nTOTAL AIRCRAFT 17,028,101 17,004,401\nPROCUREMENT,\nNAVY.\n\nWEAPONS PROCUREMENT,\nNAVY\nMODIFICATION OF\nMISSILES\n002 TRIDENT II MODS...... 2,582,029 2,582,029\nSTRATEGIC MISSILES\n006 TOMAHAWK............. 12,593 12,593\nTACTICAL MISSILES\n007 AMRAAM............... 69,913 148,913\nAMRAAM: maximize [79,000]\nprocurement.\n008 SIDEWINDER........... 84,713 84,713\n009 JOINT ADVANCE 301,858 301,858\nTACTICAL MISSILE\n(JATM).\n010 STANDARD MISSILE..... 187,420 187,420\n012 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB 86,255 86,255\nII.\n013 RAM.................. 122,372 122,372\n015 JOINT AIR GROUND 74,152 74,152\nMISSILE (JAGM).\n017 AERIAL TARGETS....... 182,704 164,504\nProgram decrease. [-18,200]\n019 OTHER MISSILE SUPPORT 3,490 3,490\n020 LRASM................ 243,217 401,217\nLRASM supplier [68,000]\nbase Navy\nproduction to 160\nper year.\nLRASM: [90,000]\nprocurement +20\nAURs to 120.\n021 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE 32,238 32,238\n(NSM).\n022 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE 3,059 3,059\n(NSM) AP.\nMODIFICATION OF\nMISSILES\n025 TOMAHAWK MODS........ 6,283 6,283\n026 ESSM................. 503,381 503,381\n028 AARGM-ER............. 261,041 261,041\n029 AARGM-ER AP.......... 24,284 24,284\n031 STANDARD MISSILES 32,127 32,127\nMODS.\nSUPPORT EQUIPMENT &\nFACILITIES\n032 WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL 127,222 127,222\nFACILITIES.\nORDNANCE SUPPORT\nEQUIPMENT\n036 ORDNANCE SUPPORT 37,059 37,059\nEQUIPMENT.\nTORPEDOES AND RELATED\nEQUIP\n039 SSTD................. 4,789 4,789\n040 MK-48 TORPEDO........ 7,081 7,081\n042 ASW TARGETS.......... 38,386 38,386\nMOD OF TORPEDOES AND\nRELATED EQUIP\n043 MK-54 TORPEDO MODS... 1,692 1,692\n044 MK-48 TORPEDO ADCAP 31,479 31,479\nMODS.\nSUPPORT EQUIPMENT\n046 TORPEDO SUPPORT 161,218 161,218\nEQUIPMENT.\n047 ASW RANGE SUPPORT.... 4,328 4,328\nDESTINATION\nTRANSPORTATION\n048 FIRST DESTINATION 5,346 5,346\nTRANSPORTATION.\nGUNS AND GUN MOUNTS\n051 SMALL ARMS AND 9,987 9,987\nWEAPONS.\nMODIFICATION OF GUNS\nAND GUN MOUNTS\n052 CIWS MODS............ 8,122 8,122\n053 COAST GUARD WEAPONS.. 44,455 44,455\n054 GUN MOUNT MODS....... 83,969 83,969\n055 LCS MODULE WEAPONS... 2,200 2,200\n056 AIRBORNE MINE 14,413 14,413\nNEUTRALIZATION\nSYSTEMS.\nSPARES AND REPAIR\nPARTS\n061 SPARES AND REPAIR 202,425 202,425\nPARTS.\nTOTAL WEAPONS 5,597,300 5,816,100\nPROCUREMENT,\nNAVY.\n\nPROCUREMENT OF\nAMMUNITION, NAVY AND\nMARINE CORPS\nNAVY AMMUNITION\n001 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS 30,915 27,815\nProgram decrease. [-3,100]\n002 JDAM................. 61,119 61,119\n003 AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL 87,797 87,797\nTYPES.\n004 MACHINE GUN 17,645 17,645\nAMMUNITION.\n005 PRACTICE BOMBS....... 45,049 40,549\nProgram decrease. [-4,500]\n006 CARTRIDGES & CART 74,535 74,535\nACTUATED DEVICES.\n007 AIR EXPENDABLE 98,437 98,437\nCOUNTERMEASURES.\n008 JATOS................ 6,373 6,373\n009 5 INCH/54 GUN 24,864 24,864\nAMMUNITION.\n010 INTERMEDIATE CALIBER 40,175 40,175\nGUN AMMUNITION.\n011 OTHER SHIP GUN 43,763 43,763\nAMMUNITION.\n012 SMALL ARMS & LANDING 49,493 49,493\nPARTY AMMO.\n013 PYROTECHNIC AND 9,644 9,644\nDEMOLITION.\n015 AMMUNITION LESS THAN 1,723 1,723\n$5 MILLION.\nMARINE CORPS\nAMMUNITION\n018 MORTARS.............. 141,135 141,135\n019 DIRECT SUPPORT 26,729 26,729\nMUNITIONS.\n020 INFANTRY WEAPONS 180,867 180,867\nAMMUNITION.\n021 COMBAT SUPPORT 12,936 12,936\nMUNITIONS.\n022 AMMO MODERNIZATION... 18,467 18,467\n023 ARTILLERY MUNITIONS.. 147,473 147,473\n024 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 15,891 15,891\nMILLION.\nTOTAL 1,135,030 1,127,430\nPROCUREMENT OF\nAMMUNITION, NAVY\nAND MARINE CORPS.\n\nSHIPBUILDING AND\nCONVERSION, NAVY\nFLEET BALLISTIC\nMISSILE SHIPS\n001 COLUMBIA CLASS 3,928,828 3,928,828\nSUBMARINE.\n002 COLUMBIA CLASS 5,065,766 5,765,766\nSUBMARINE AP.\nProgram increase. [700,000]\nOTHER WARSHIPS\n005 CARRIER REPLACEMENT 1,046,700 1,046,700\nPROGRAM.\n006 CARRIER REPLACEMENT 612,038 612,038\nPROGRAM AP.\n007 CVN-81............... 1,622,935 1,622,935\n008 VIRGINIA CLASS 816,705 2,735,000\nSUBMARINE.\nVirginia class [1,918,295]\nsubmarine.\n009 VIRGINIA CLASS 3,126,816 3,742,724\nSUBMARINE AP.\nProgram increase. [615,908]\n010 CVN REFUELING 1,779,011 1,779,011\nOVERHAULS.\n012 DDG 1000............. 52,358 52,358\n013 DDG-51............... 10,773 10,773\n014 DDG-51 AP............ 900,000\nDDG-51 Advance [450,000]\nProcurement.\nLarge Surface [450,000]\nCombatant\nShipyard\nInfrastructure\nand Industrial\nBase.\nAUXILIARIES, CRAFT\nAND PRIOR YR PROGRAM\nCOST\n031 TAO FLEET OILER...... 8,346 8,346\n034 TAGOS SURTASS SHIPS.. 612,205 612,205\n041 OUTFITTING........... 863,846 886,846\nOutfitting....... [23,000]\n042 SHIP TO SHORE 320,000\nCONNECTOR.\nProgram increase-- [320,000]\ntwo additional\nSSCs.\n043 SERVICE CRAFT........ 34,602 174,602\nYRBM procurement. [140,000]\n044 AUXILIARY PERSONNEL 78,000\nLIGHTER.\nAuxiliary [78,000]\nPersonnel Lighter.\n048 AUXILIARY VESSELS 45,000 21,000\n(USED SEALIFT).\nProgram decrease. [-24,000]\n049 COMPLETION OF PY 1,214,295 1,676,587\nSHIPBUILDING\nPROGRAMS.\nCompletion of [462,292]\nprior year\nshipbuilding--mis\naligned budget\nrequest.\nTOTAL 20,840,224 25,973,719\nSHIPBUILDING AND\nCONVERSION, NAVY.\n\nOTHER PROCUREMENT,\nNAVY\nSHIP PROPULSION\nEQUIPMENT\n001 SURFACE POWER 9,978 9,978\nEQUIPMENT.\nGENERATORS\n002 SURFACE COMBATANT 62,004 62,004\nHM&E.\nNAVIGATION EQUIPMENT\n003 OTHER NAVIGATION 96,945 96,945\nEQUIPMENT.\nOTHER SHIPBOARD\nEQUIPMENT\n004 SUB PERISCOPE, 135,863 135,863\nIMAGING AND SUPT\nEQUIP PROG.\n005 DDG MOD.............. 686,787 686,787\n006 FIREFIGHTING 36,488 36,488\nEQUIPMENT.\n007 COMMAND AND CONTROL 2,417 2,417\nSWITCHBOARD.\n008 LHA/LHD MIDLIFE...... 86,884 56,884\nProgram decrease. [-30,000]\n009 LCC 19/20 EXTENDED 19,276 19,276\nSERVICE LIFE PROGRAM.\n010 POLLUTION CONTROL 22,477 22,477\nEQUIPMENT.\n011 SUBMARINE SUPPORT 383,062 383,062\nEQUIPMENT.\n012 VIRGINIA CLASS 52,039 52,039\nSUPPORT EQUIPMENT.\n013 LCS CLASS SUPPORT 2,551 2,551\nEQUIPMENT.\n014 SUBMARINE BATTERIES.. 28,169 28,169\n015 LPD CLASS SUPPORT 101,042 76,042\nEQUIPMENT.\nProgram decrease. [-25,000]\n016 DDG 1000 CLASS 115,267 115,267\nSUPPORT EQUIPMENT.\n017 STRATEGIC PLATFORM 38,039 38,039\nSUPPORT EQUIP.\n019 DSSP EQUIPMENT....... 5,849 5,849\n022 UNDERWATER EOD 22,355 22,355\nEQUIPMENT.\n023 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 11,691 0\nMILLION.\nProgram decrease. [-11,691]\n024 CHEMICAL WARFARE 2,607 2,607\nDETECTORS.\nREACTOR PLANT\nEQUIPMENT\n026 SHIP MAINTENANCE, 2,392,620 2,392,620\nREPAIR AND\nMODERNIZATION.\n028 REACTOR COMPONENTS... 399,603 474,603\nRestore Full [75,000]\nFunding for\nReactor Plant\nComponents.\nOCEAN ENGINEERING\n029 DIVING AND SALVAGE 7,842 7,842\nEQUIPMENT.\nSMALL BOATS\n031 STANDARD BOATS....... 51,546 77,266\n40-foot Patrol [50,720]\nBoat.\nSmall Boats [-25,000]\nreconciliation\nadjustment.\nPRODUCTION FACILITIES\nEQUIPMENT\n032 OPERATING FORCES IPE. 208,998 208,998\nOTHER SHIP SUPPORT\n033 LCS COMMON MISSION 38,880 38,880\nMODULES EQUIPMENT.\n034 LCS MCM MISSION 91,372 91,372\nMODULES.\n036 LCS SUW MISSION 3,790 3,790\nMODULES.\n037 LCS IN-SERVICE 203,442 105,442\nMODERNIZATION.\nProgram decrease. [-98,000]\n038 SMALL & MEDIUM UUV... 54,854 61,854\nTorpedo Tube [7,000]\nLaunch and\nRecovery Capable\nAutonomous\nUndersea Vehicles.\nLOGISTIC SUPPORT\n040 LSD MIDLIFE & 4,079 4,079\nMODERNIZATION.\nSHIP SONARS\n043 AN/SQQ-89 SURF ASW 144,425 144,425\nCOMBAT SYSTEM.\n044 SSN ACOUSTIC 498,597 498,597\nEQUIPMENT.\nASW ELECTRONIC\nEQUIPMENT\n046 SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC 56,482 56,482\nWARFARE SYSTEM.\n047 SSTD................. 14,915 14,915\n048 FIXED SURVEILLANCE 352,312 352,312\nSYSTEM.\n049 SURTASS.............. 31,169 31,169\nELECTRONIC WARFARE\nEQUIPMENT\n050 AN/SLQ-32............ 461,380 261,380\nProgram decrease. [-200,000]\nRECONNAISSANCE\nEQUIPMENT\n051 SHIPBOARD IW EXPLOIT. 379,908 359,908\nProgram decrease. [-20,000]\n052 MARITIME BATTLESPACE 13,008 13,008\nAWARENESS.\nOTHER SHIP ELECTRONIC\nEQUIPMENT\n053 COOPERATIVE 26,648 26,648\nENGAGEMENT\nCAPABILITY.\n054 NAVAL TACTICAL 7,972 7,972\nCOMMAND SUPPORT\nSYSTEM (NTCSS).\n055 ATDLS................ 58,739 58,739\n056 NAVY COMMAND AND 3,489 3,489\nCONTROL SYSTEM\n(NCCS).\n057 MINESWEEPING SYSTEM 16,426 16,426\nREPLACEMENT.\n059 NAVSTAR GPS RECEIVERS 45,701 45,701\n(SPACE).\n060 AMERICAN FORCES RADIO 304 304\nAND TV SERVICE.\nAVIATION ELECTRONIC\nEQUIPMENT\n062 ASHORE ATC EQUIPMENT. 97,262 87,262\nProgram decrease. [-10,000]\n063 AFLOAT ATC EQUIPMENT. 72,104 72,104\n064 ID SYSTEMS........... 52,171 52,171\n065 JOINT PRECISION 5,105 5,105\nAPPROACH AND LANDING\nSYSTEM (.\n066 NAVAL MISSION 60,058 40,058\nPLANNING SYSTEMS.\nProgram decrease. [-20,000]\nOTHER SHORE\nELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT\n068 TACTICAL/MOBILE C4I 64,901 64,901\nSYSTEMS.\n069 INTELLIGENCE 12,112 12,112\nSURVEILLANCE AND\nRECONNAISSANCE (ISR).\n070 CANES................ 534,324 534,324\n071 RADIAC............... 31,289 31,289\n072 CANES-INTELL......... 46,281 46,281\n073 GPETE................ 33,395 33,395\n074 MASF................. 13,205 13,205\n075 INTEG COMBAT SYSTEM 11,493 11,493\nTEST FACILITY.\n076 EMI CONTROL 3,687 3,687\nINSTRUMENTATION.\n078 IN-SERVICE RADARS AND 249,656 229,656\nSENSORS.\nProgram decrease. [-20,000]\nSHIPBOARD\nCOMMUNICATIONS\n079 BATTLE FORCE TACTICAL 106,583 106,583\nNETWORK.\n080 SHIPBOARD TACTICAL 20,900 20,900\nCOMMUNICATIONS.\n081 SHIP COMMUNICATIONS 162,075 102,075\nAUTOMATION.\nProgram decrease. [-60,000]\n082 COMMUNICATIONS ITEMS 11,138 11,138\nUNDER $5M.\nSUBMARINE\nCOMMUNICATIONS\n083 SUBMARINE BROADCAST 113,115 113,115\nSUPPORT.\n084 SUBMARINE 84,584 64,584\nCOMMUNICATION\nEQUIPMENT.\nProgram decrease. [-20,000]\nSATELLITE\nCOMMUNICATIONS\n085 SATELLITE 62,943 62,943\nCOMMUNICATIONS\nSYSTEMS.\n086 NAVY MULTIBAND 63,433 63,433\nTERMINAL (NMT).\n087 MOBILE ADVANCED EHF 220,453 220,453\nTERMINAL (MAT).\nSHORE COMMUNICATIONS\n088 JOINT COMMUNICATIONS 3,389 3,389\nSUPPORT ELEMENT\n(JCSE).\nCRYPTOGRAPHIC\nEQUIPMENT\n089 INFO SYSTEMS SECURITY 191,239 191,239\nPROGRAM (ISSP).\n090 MIO INTEL 1,122 1,122\nEXPLOITATION TEAM.\nCRYPTOLOGIC EQUIPMENT\n091 CRYPTOLOGIC 7,841 7,841\nCOMMUNICATIONS EQUIP.\nOTHER ELECTRONIC\nSUPPORT\n109 COAST GUARD EQUIPMENT 61,512 61,512\nSONOBUOYS\n112 SONOBUOYS--ALL TYPES. 249,908 249,908\nAIRCRAFT SUPPORT\nEQUIPMENT\n113 MINOTAUR............. 5,191 5,191\n114 WEAPONS RANGE SUPPORT 123,435 123,435\nEQUIPMENT.\n115 AIRCRAFT SUPPORT 91,284 91,284\nEQUIPMENT.\n116 ADVANCED ARRESTING 4,484 4,484\nGEAR (AAG).\n117 ELECTROMAGNETIC 16,294 16,294\nAIRCRAFT LAUNCH\nSYSTEM (EMALS.\n118 METEOROLOGICAL 13,806 13,806\nEQUIPMENT.\n119 AIRBORNE MCM......... 9,643 9,643\n121 AVIATION SUPPORT 111,334 111,334\nEQUIPMENT.\n122 UMCS-UNMAN CARRIER 189,553 189,553\nAVIATION(UCA)MISSION\nCNTRL.\nSHIP GUN SYSTEM\nEQUIPMENT\n125 SHIP GUN SYSTEMS 7,358 7,358\nEQUIPMENT.\nSHIP MISSILE SYSTEMS\nEQUIPMENT\n126 HARPOON SUPPORT 209 209\nEQUIPMENT.\n127 SHIP MISSILE SUPPORT 455,822 380,822\nEQUIPMENT.\nProgram decrease. [-75,000]\n128 TOMAHAWK SUPPORT 107,709 107,709\nEQUIPMENT.\nFBM SUPPORT EQUIPMENT\n129 CPS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 67,264 67,264\n130 STRATEGIC MISSILE 491,179 491,179\nSYSTEMS EQUIP.\nASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT\n131 SSN COMBAT CONTROL 102,954 102,954\nSYSTEMS.\n132 ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 25,721 25,721\nOTHER ORDNANCE\nSUPPORT EQUIPMENT\n133 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 24,822 24,822\nDISPOSAL EQUIP.\n134 DIRECTED ENERGY 2,976 2,976\nSYSTEMS.\n135 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 3,635 3,635\nMILLION.\nOTHER EXPENDABLE\nORDNANCE\n136 ANTI-SHIP MISSILE 19,129 19,129\nDECOY SYSTEM.\n137 SUBMARINE TRAINING 77,889 77,889\nDEVICE MODS.\n138 SURFACE TRAINING 186,085 186,085\nEQUIPMENT.\nCIVIL ENGINEERING\nSUPPORT EQUIPMENT\n141 PASSENGER CARRYING 3,825 3,825\nVEHICLES.\n142 GENERAL PURPOSE 5,489 5,489\nTRUCKS.\n143 CONSTRUCTION & 102,592 92,592\nMAINTENANCE EQUIP.\nProgram decrease. [-10,000]\n144 FIRE FIGHTING 27,675 27,675\nEQUIPMENT.\n145 TACTICAL VEHICLES.... 37,262 37,262\n146 AMPHIBIOUS EQUIPMENT. 38,073 13,073\nProgram decrease. [-25,000]\n147 POLLUTION CONTROL 4,009 4,009\nEQUIPMENT.\n148 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 127,086 127,086\nMILLION.\n149 PHYSICAL SECURITY 1,297 1,297\nVEHICLES.\nSUPPLY SUPPORT\nEQUIPMENT\n151 SUPPLY EQUIPMENT..... 38,838 38,838\n152 FIRST DESTINATION 6,203 6,203\nTRANSPORTATION.\n153 SPECIAL PURPOSE 643,618 643,618\nSUPPLY SYSTEMS.\nTRAINING DEVICES\n155 TRAINING SUPPORT 3,480 3,480\nEQUIPMENT.\n156 TRAINING AND 75,048 75,048\nEDUCATION EQUIPMENT.\nCOMMAND SUPPORT\nEQUIPMENT\n157 COMMAND SUPPORT 34,249 34,249\nEQUIPMENT.\n158 MEDICAL SUPPORT 12,256 12,256\nEQUIPMENT.\n160 NAVAL MIP SUPPORT 8,810 8,810\nEQUIPMENT.\n161 OPERATING FORCES 16,567 16,567\nSUPPORT EQUIPMENT.\n162 C4ISR EQUIPMENT...... 36,945 36,945\n163 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT 42,860 42,860\nEQUIPMENT.\n164 PHYSICAL SECURITY 166,577 166,577\nEQUIPMENT.\n165 ENTERPRISE 42,363 42,363\nINFORMATION\nTECHNOLOGY.\nOTHER\n170 NEXT GENERATION 185,755 185,755\nENTERPRISE SERVICE.\n171 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES 5,446 5,446\nCLASSIFIED PROGRAMS\n171A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.. 41,991 41,991\nSPARES AND REPAIR\nPARTS\n176 SPARES AND REPAIR 585,865 428,324\nPARTS.\nExcess growth.... [-157,541]\nTOTAL OTHER 14,569,524 13,895,012\nPROCUREMENT,\nNAVY.\n\nPROCUREMENT, MARINE\nCORPS\nTRACKED COMBAT\nVEHICLES\n001 AAV7A1 PIP........... 21 21\n002 AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT 790,789 790,789\nVEHICLE FAMILY OF\nVEHICLES.\n003 LAV PIP.............. 764 764\nARTILLERY AND OTHER\nWEAPONS\n004 155MM LIGHTWEIGHT 3 3\nTOWED HOWITZER.\n005 ARTILLERY WEAPONS 221,897 221,897\nSYSTEM.\n006 WEAPONS AND COMBAT 13,401 13,401\nVEHICLES UNDER $5\nMILLION.\nGUIDED MISSILES\n011 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE 143,711 143,711\n(NSM).\n012 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE 20,930 20,930\n(NSM) AP.\n013 GROUND BASED AIR 620,220 620,220\nDEFENSE.\n014 ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE- 32,576 32,576\nJAVELIN.\n015 FAMILY ANTI-ARMOR 107 107\nWEAPON SYSTEMS\n(FOAAWS).\n016 ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE- 2,173 2,173\nTOW.\n017 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET 61,490 61,490\n(GMLRS).\nCOMMAND AND CONTROL\nSYSTEMS\n021 COMMON AVIATION 68,589 68,589\nCOMMAND AND CONTROL\nSYSTEM (C.\nREPAIR AND TEST\nEQUIPMENT\n022 REPAIR AND TEST 61,264 61,264\nEQUIPMENT.\nOTHER SUPPORT (TEL)\n023 MODIFICATION KITS.... 1,108 1,108\nCOMMAND AND CONTROL\nSYSTEM (NON-TEL)\n024 ITEMS UNDER $5 202,679 192,679\nMILLION (COMM &\nELEC).\nProgram decrease. [-10,000]\n025 AIR OPERATIONS C2 15,784 15,784\nSYSTEMS.\nRADAR + EQUIPMENT\n(NON-TEL)\n027 GROUND/AIR TASK 79,542 79,542\nORIENTED RADAR (G/\nATOR).\nINTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT\n(NON-TEL)\n029 ELECTRO MAGNETIC 35,396 35,396\nSPECTRUM OPERATIONS\n(EMSO).\n030 GCSS-MC.............. 3,303 3,303\n031 FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM.. 116,304 100,304\nProgram decrease. [-16,000]\n032 INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT 67,690 67,690\nEQUIPMENT.\n034 UNMANNED AIR SYSTEMS 14,991 31,991\n(INTEL).\nProgram increase. [17,000]\n035 DCGS-MC.............. 42,946 42,946\n036 UAS PAYLOADS......... 12,232 12,232\nOTHER SUPPORT (NON-\nTEL)\n040 MARINE CORPS 205,710 205,710\nENTERPRISE NETWORK\n(MCEN).\n041 COMMON COMPUTER 21,064 21,064\nRESOURCES.\n042 COMMAND POST SYSTEMS. 50,549 50,549\n043 RADIO SYSTEMS........ 209,444 201,444\nProgram decrease. [-8,000]\n044 COMM SWITCHING & 100,712 95,712\nCONTROL SYSTEMS.\nProgram decrease. [-5,000]\n045 COMM & ELEC 16,163 16,163\nINFRASTRUCTURE\nSUPPORT.\n046 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES 14,541 14,541\nCLASSIFIED PROGRAMS\n048A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.. 2,145 2,145\nADMINISTRATIVE\nVEHICLES\n051 COMMERCIAL CARGO 24,699 24,699\nVEHICLES.\nTACTICAL VEHICLES\n052 MOTOR TRANSPORT 16,472 16,472\nMODIFICATIONS.\n053 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL 81,893 168,526\nVEHICLE.\nUSMC JLTV [86,633]\nprocurement.\nENGINEER AND OTHER\nEQUIPMENT\n058 TACTICAL FUEL SYSTEMS 33,611 33,611\n059 POWER EQUIPMENT 24,558 24,558\nASSORTED.\n060 AMPHIBIOUS SUPPORT 9,049 9,049\nEQUIPMENT.\n061 EOD SYSTEMS.......... 21,069 21,069\nMATERIALS HANDLING\nEQUIPMENT\n062 PHYSICAL SECURITY 52,394 52,394\nEQUIPMENT.\nGENERAL PROPERTY\n063 FIELD MEDICAL 58,768 58,768\nEQUIPMENT.\n064 TRAINING DEVICES..... 63,133 63,133\n065 FAMILY OF 33,644 33,644\nCONSTRUCTION\nEQUIPMENT.\n066 ULTRA-LIGHT TACTICAL 7,836 7,836\nVEHICLE (ULTV).\nOTHER SUPPORT\n067 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 35,920 35,920\nMILLION.\nSPARES AND REPAIR\nPARTS\n070 SPARES AND REPAIR 40,828 40,828\nPARTS.\nTOTAL 3,754,112 3,818,745\nPROCUREMENT,\nMARINE CORPS.\n\nAIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT,\nAIR FORCE\nSTRATEGIC OFFENSIVE\n001 B-21 RAIDER.......... 2,590,116 2,590,116\n002 B-21 RAIDER AP....... 862,000 862,000\nTACTICAL FORCES\n003 F-35................. 3,555,503 3,555,503\n004 F-35 AP.............. 531,241 531,241\n009 JOINT SIMULATION 17,985 17,985\nENVIRONMENT.\nTACTICAL AIRLIFT\n012 KC-46A MDAP.......... 2,799,633 2,499,633\nProgram delay.... [-300,000]\nOTHER AIRLIFT\n013 C-130J............... 200,000\nLC-130........... [200,000]\nUPT TRAINERS\n017 ADVANCED PILOT 362,083 362,083\nTRAINING T-7A.\nHELICOPTERS\n019 MH-139A.............. 4,478 4,478\n020 COMBAT RESCUE 107,500 107,500\nHELICOPTER.\nMISSION SUPPORT\nAIRCRAFT\n023 C-40 FLEET EXPANSION. 250,000\nOne additional [250,000]\naircraft.\n024 CIVIL AIR PATROL A/C. 3,131 17,800\nAircraft [14,669]\nprocurement\nincrease.\nOTHER AIRCRAFT\n026 TARGET DRONES........ 34,224 34,224\n034 RQ-20B PUMA.......... 11,437 11,437\nSTRATEGIC AIRCRAFT\n036 B-2A................. 76,906 76,906\n037 B-1B................. 73,893 73,893\n038 B-52................. 223,827 223,827\n039 LARGE AIRCRAFT 35,165 35,165\nINFRARED\nCOUNTERMEASURES.\nTACTICAL AIRCRAFT\n041 COLLABORATIVE COMBAT 15,048 15,048\nAIRCRAFT MODS.\n042 E-11 BACN/HAG........ 28,797 28,797\n043 F-15................. 120,044 120,044\n045 F-16 MODIFICATIONS... 448,116 448,116\n046 F-22A................ 977,526 977,526\n047 F-35 MODIFICATIONS... 380,337 380,337\n048 F-15 EPAW............ 252,607 252,607\n050 KC-46A MDAP.......... 19,344 19,344\nAIRLIFT AIRCRAFT\n051 C-5.................. 34,939 34,939\n052 C-17A................ 9,853 9,853\n056 OSA-EA MODIFICATIONS. 87,515 87,515\nTRAINER AIRCRAFT\n057 GLIDER MODS.......... 159 159\n058 T-6.................. 247,814 247,814\n059 T-1.................. 137 137\n060 T-38................. 85,381 85,381\nOTHER AIRCRAFT\n068 C-130................ 144,041 144,041\n070 C-135................ 124,368 124,368\n071 COMPASS CALL......... 60,000\nProgram increase. [60,000]\n073 CVR (CONNON ULF 79,859 79,859\nRECEIVER) INC 2.\n074 RC-135............... 231,001 231,001\n075 E-3.................. 17,291 17,291\n076 E-4.................. 45,232 45,232\n080 H-1.................. 17,899 17,899\n081 MH-139A MOD.......... 4,992 4,992\n082 H-60................. 1,749 1,749\n083 HH60W MODIFICATIONS.. 9,150 9,150\n085 HC/MC-130 365,086 365,086\nMODIFICATIONS.\n086 OTHER AIRCRAFT....... 263,902 237,502\nProgram decrease. [-26,400]\n088 MQ-9 MODS............ 100,923 100,923\n090 SENIOR LEADER C3 24,414 24,414\nSYSTEM--AIRCRAFT.\n091 CV-22 MODS........... 78,713 78,713\nAIRCRAFT SPARES AND\nREPAIR PARTS\n094 INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR 973,535 1,223,535\nPARTS.\nF-35A increase... [250,000]\nCOMMON SUPPORT\nEQUIPMENT\n099 AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT 156,776 156,776\nSUPPORT EQUIP.\nPOST PRODUCTION\nSUPPORT\n103 B-2B................. 18,969 18,969\n104 B-52................. 111 111\n106 C-17A................ 2,672 2,672\n111 F-15................. 5,112 5,112\n114 F-16 POST PRODUCTION 18,402 18,402\nSUPPORT.\n116 HC/MC-130 POST PROD.. 17,986 17,986\n117 JOINT SIMULATION 28,524 28,524\nENVIRONMENT POST\nPRODUCTION SUPPORT.\nINDUSTRIAL\nPREPAREDNESS\n122 INDUSTRIAL 19,998 19,998\nRESPONSIVENESS.\nWAR CONSUMABLES\n123 WAR CONSUMABLES...... 26,323 26,323\nOTHER PRODUCTION\nCHARGES\n124 OTHER PRODUCTION 940,190 846,190\nCHARGES.\nProgram decrease. [-94,000]\nCLASSIFIED PROGRAMS\n134A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.. 16,006 16,006\nTOTAL AIRCRAFT 17,729,963 18,084,232\nPROCUREMENT, AIR\nFORCE.\n\nMISSILE PROCUREMENT,\nAIR FORCE\nMISSILE REPLACEMENT\nEQUIPMENT--BALLISTIC\n001 MISSILE REPLACEMENT 35,116 35,116\nEQ-BALLISTIC.\n002 MISSILE REPLACEMENT 2,166 2,166\nEQ-BALLISTIC AP.\nSTRATEGIC\n005 LONG RANGE STAND-OFF 192,409 192,409\nWEAPON.\n006 LONG RANGE STAND-OFF 250,300 250,300\nWEAPON AP.\nTACTICAL\n007 REPLAC EQUIP & WAR 12,436 12,436\nCONSUMABLES.\n008 ADVANCED PRECISION 13,428 13,428\nKILL WEAPON SYSTEM\n(APKWS) MISSILE.\n009 AGM-183A AIR-LAUNCHED 387,055 615,055\nRAPID RESPONSE\nWEAPON.\nJSM procurement [228,000]\ntotal 112x--\nmisaligned budget\nrequest.\n011 JOINT AIR-SURFACE 328,081 489,081\nSTANDOFF MISSILE.\nJoint Air to [161,000]\nSurface Stand-Off\nMissile (JASSM)\n(USAF).\n013 JOINT ADVANCED 368,593 368,593\nTACTICAL MISSILE.\n015 LRASM0............... 294,401 294,401\n017 SIDEWINDER (AIM-9X).. 100,352 100,352\n018 AMRAAM............... 365,125 365,125\n021 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB.. 41,510 41,510\n022 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB 307,743 307,743\nII.\n023 STAND-IN ATTACK 185,324 185,324\nWEAPON (SIAW).\nINDUSTRIAL FACILITIES\n024 INDUSTRIAL 917 917\nPREPAREDNESS/POL\nPREVENTION.\nCLASS IV\n025 ICBM FUZE MOD........ 119,376 119,376\n027 MM III MODIFICATIONS. 14,604 14,604\n029 AIR LAUNCH CRUISE 41,393 41,393\nMISSILE (ALCM).\nMISSILE SPARES AND\nREPAIR PARTS\n030 MSL SPRS/REPAIR PARTS 5,824 5,824\n(INITIAL).\n031 MSL SPRS/REPAIR PARTS 108,249 108,249\n(REPLEN).\nSPECIAL PROGRAMS\n033 SPECIAL UPDATE 221,199 199,099\nPROGRAMS.\nProgram decrease. [-22,100]\nCLASSIFIED PROGRAMS\n033A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.. 828,275 828,275\nTOTAL MISSILE 4,223,876 4,590,776\nPROCUREMENT, AIR\nFORCE.\n\nPROCUREMENT OF\nAMMUNITION, AIR\nFORCE\nCARTRIDGES\n003 CARTRIDGES........... 126,077 126,077\nBOMBS\n005 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS 189,097 170,197\nProgram decrease. [-18,900]\n006 MASSIVE ORDNANCE 6,813 6,813\nPENETRATOR (MOP).\n007 JOINT DIRECT ATTACK 126,389 126,389\nMUNITION.\n009 B61-12 TRAINER....... 7,668 7,668\nOTHER ITEMS\n010 CAD/PAD.............. 58,454 58,454\n011 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 7,297 7,297\nDISPOSAL (EOD).\n012 SPARES AND REPAIR 636 636\nPARTS.\n014 FIRST DESTINATION 2,955 2,955\nTRANSPORTATION.\n015 ITEMS LESS THAN 5,571 5,571\n$5,000,000.\nFLARES\n017 EXPENDABLE 101,540 101,540\nCOUNTERMEASURES.\nFUZES\n018 FUZES................ 125,721 125,721\nSMALL ARMS\n019 SMALL ARMS........... 26,260 26,260\nTOTAL 784,478 765,578\nPROCUREMENT OF\nAMMUNITION, AIR\nFORCE.\n\nPROCUREMENT, SPACE\nFORCE\nSPACE PROCUREMENT, SF\n002 AF SATELLITE COMM 68,238 68,238\nSYSTEM.\n004 COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS. 2,027 2,027\n006 EVOLVED STRATEGIC 64,996 64,996\nSATCOM (ESS) AP.\n007 FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE- 15,404 15,404\nOF-SIGHT TERMINALS.\n010 GENERAL INFORMATION 1,835 1,835\nTECH--SPACE.\n011 GPSIII FOLLOW ON..... 109,944 109,944\n012 GPS III SPACE SEGMENT 29,274 29,274\n013 GLOBAL POSTIONING 870 870\n(SPACE).\n017 SPACEBORNE EQUIP 84,044 84,044\n(COMSEC).\n018 MILSATCOM............ 36,447 36,447\n020 SPECIAL SPACE 482,653 482,653\nACTIVITIES.\n021 MOBILE USER OBJECTIVE 48,977 48,977\nSYSTEM.\n022 NATIONAL SECURITY 1,466,963 1,466,963\nSPACE LAUNCH.\n024 PTES HUB............. 29,949 29,949\n026 SPACE DEVELOPMENT 648,446 648,446\nAGENCY LAUNCH.\n027 SPACE DIGITAL 4,984 4,984\nINTEGRATED NETWORK\n(SDIN).\n029 SPACE MODS........... 115,498 115,498\n030 SPACELIFT RANGE 64,321 64,321\nSYSTEM SPACE.\n031 WIDEBAND SATCOM 92,380 92,380\nOPERATIONAL\nMANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.\nSPARES\n032 SPARES AND REPAIR 938 938\nPARTS.\nNON-TACTICAL VEHICLES\n033 USSF VEHICLES........ 5,000 5,000\nSUPPORT EQUIPMENT\n035 POWER CONDITIONING 20,449 20,449\nEQUIPMENT.\nTOTAL 3,393,637 3,393,637\nPROCUREMENT,\nSPACE FORCE.\n\nOTHER PROCUREMENT,\nAIR FORCE\nPASSENGER CARRYING\nVEHICLES\n002 PASSENGER CARRYING 5,557 5,557\nVEHICLES.\nCARGO AND UTILITY\nVEHICLES\n003 MEDIUM TACTICAL 3,938 3,938\nVEHICLE.\n004 CAP VEHICLES......... 1,175 1,175\n005 CARGO AND UTILITY 56,940 56,940\nVEHICLES.\nSPECIAL PURPOSE\nVEHICLES\n006 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL 62,202 62,202\nVEHICLE.\n007 SECURITY AND TACTICAL 129 129\nVEHICLES.\n008 SPECIAL PURPOSE 68,242 68,242\nVEHICLES.\nFIRE FIGHTING\nEQUIPMENT\n009 FIRE FIGHTING/CRASH 58,416 58,416\nRESCUE VEHICLES.\nMATERIALS HANDLING\nEQUIPMENT\n010 MATERIALS HANDLING 18,552 18,552\nVEHICLES.\nBASE MAINTENANCE\nSUPPORT\n011 RUNWAY SNOW REMOV AND 11,045 11,045\nCLEANING EQU.\n012 BASE MAINTENANCE 25,291 25,291\nSUPPORT VEHICLES.\nCOMM SECURITY\nEQUIPMENT(COMSEC)\n015 COMSEC EQUIPMENT..... 169,363 159,363\nProgram decrease. [-10,000]\nINTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS\n017 INTERNATIONAL INTEL 5,833 5,833\nTECH & ARCHITECTURES.\n018 INTELLIGENCE TRAINING 5,273 5,273\nEQUIPMENT.\n019 INTELLIGENCE COMM 42,257 42,257\nEQUIPMENT.\nELECTRONICS PROGRAMS\n020 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL & 26,390 26,390\nLANDING SYS.\n021 NATIONAL AIRSPACE 11,810 11,810\nSYSTEM.\n022 BATTLE CONTROL 16,592 16,592\nSYSTEM--FIXED.\n023 THEATER AIR CONTROL 27,650 27,650\nSYS IMPROVEMEN.\n024 3D EXPEDITIONARY LONG- 103,226 103,226\nRANGE RADAR.\n025 WEATHER OBSERVATION 31,516 31,516\nFORECAST.\n026 STRATEGIC COMMAND AND 82,912 82,912\nCONTROL.\n027 CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN 22,021 22,021\nCOMPLEX.\n028 MISSION PLANNING 18,722 18,722\nSYSTEMS.\n031 STRATEGIC MISSION 6,383 6,383\nPLANNING & EXECUTION\nSYSTEM.\nSPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS\nPROJECTS\n032 GENERAL INFORMATION 172,085 172,085\nTECHNOLOGY.\n034 AF GLOBAL COMMAND & 1,947 1,947\nCONTROL SYS.\n036 MOBILITY COMMAND AND 11,648 11,648\nCONTROL.\n037 AIR FORCE PHYSICAL 294,747 294,747\nSECURITY SYSTEM.\n038 COMBAT TRAINING 231,987 231,987\nRANGES.\n039 MINIMUM ESSENTIAL 94,995 94,995\nEMERGENCY COMM N.\n040 WIDE AREA 29,617 29,617\nSURVEILLANCE (WAS).\n041 C3 COUNTERMEASURES... 116,410 104,810\nProgram decrease. [-11,600]\n044 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE 698 698\nACCOUNTING & MGT SYS.\n046 THEATER BATTLE MGT C2 442 442\nSYSTEM.\n047 AIR & SPACE 22,785 20,485\nOPERATIONS CENTER\n(AOC).\nProgram decrease. [-2,300]\nAIR FORCE\nCOMMUNICATIONS\n050 BASE INFORMATION 79,091 79,091\nTRANSPT INFRAST\n(BITI) WIRED.\n051 AFNET................ 282,907 282,907\n052 JOINT COMMUNICATIONS 5,930 5,930\nSUPPORT ELEMENT\n(JCSE).\n053 USCENTCOM............ 14,919 14,919\n054 USSTRATCOM........... 4,788 4,788\n055 USSPACECOM........... 32,633 32,633\nORGANIZATION AND BASE\n056 TACTICAL C-E 143,829 143,829\nEQUIPMENT.\n059 RADIO EQUIPMENT...... 50,730 50,730\n061 BASE COMM 67,015 67,015\nINFRASTRUCTURE.\nMODIFICATIONS\n062 COMM ELECT MODS...... 76,034 76,034\nPERSONAL SAFETY &\nRESCUE EQUIP\n063 PERSONAL SAFETY AND 81,782 81,782\nRESCUE EQUIPMENT.\nDEPOT PLANT+MTRLS\nHANDLING EQ\n064 POWER CONDITIONING 13,711 13,711\nEQUIPMENT.\n065 MECHANIZED MATERIAL 21,143 21,143\nHANDLING EQUIP.\nBASE SUPPORT\nEQUIPMENT\n066 BASE PROCURED 90,654 90,654\nEQUIPMENT.\n067 ENGINEERING AND EOD 253,799 320,199\nEQUIPMENT.\nProgram decrease. [-10,000]\nRegional Base [76,400]\nCluster\nPrepositioning\n(RBCP).\n068 MOBILITY EQUIPMENT... 95,584 95,584\n069 FUELS SUPPORT 34,794 34,794\nEQUIPMENT (FSE).\n070 BASE MAINTENANCE AND 59,431 59,431\nSUPPORT EQUIPMENT.\nSPECIAL SUPPORT\nPROJECTS\n072 DARP RC135........... 30,136 30,136\n073 DCGS-AF.............. 87,044 87,044\n077 SPECIAL UPDATE 1,178,397 1,178,397\nPROGRAM.\nCLASSIFIED PROGRAMS\n077A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.. 26,920,092 26,920,092\nSPARES AND REPAIR\nPARTS\n080 SPARES AND REPAIR 1,075 1,075\nPARTS (CYBER).\n081 SPARES AND REPAIR 20,330 20,330\nPARTS.\nTOTAL OTHER 31,504,644 31,547,144\nPROCUREMENT, AIR\nFORCE.\n\nPROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-\nWIDE\nMAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS\n004 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DPAA 475 475\n005 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD. 164,900 164,900\nMAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS\n015 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS. 403 403\nMAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA\n016 INFORMATION SYSTEMS 6,254 6,254\nSECURITY.\n017 TELEPORT PROGRAM..... 112,517 112,517\n019 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 23,673 23,673\nMILLION.\n020 DEFENSE INFORMATION 252,370 252,370\nSYSTEM NETWORK.\n021 WHITE HOUSE 125,292 125,292\nCOMMUNICATION AGENCY.\n022 SENIOR LEADERSHIP 175,264 175,264\nENTERPRISE.\n023 JOINT REGIONAL 1,496 1,496\nSECURITY STACKS\n(JRSS).\n024 JOINT SERVICE 54,186 54,186\nPROVIDER.\n025 FOURTH ESTATE NETWORK 75,386 75,386\nOPTIMIZATION (4ENO).\nMAJOR EQUIPMENT, DLA\n037 MAJOR EQUIPMENT...... 79,251 79,251\nMAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCSA\n038 MAJOR EQUIPMENT...... 2,230 2,230\nMAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS\n042 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS. 33,090 33,090\nMAJOR EQUIPMENT,\nMISSILE DEFENSE\nAGENCY\n044 THAAD................ 523,125 1,237,689\nProgram increase: [714,564]\nTHAAD additional\nquantities.\n046 AEGIS BMD............ 400,000\nMaximize SM-3 IB [400,000]\nproduction line.\n048 BMDS AN/TPY-2 RADARS. 36,530 36,530\n049 SM-3 IIAS............ 444,835 444,835\n050 ARROW 3 UPPER TIER 100,000 100,000\nSYSTEMS.\n051 SHORT RANGE BALLISTIC 40,000 40,000\nMISSILE DEFENSE\n(SRBMD).\n052 DEFENSE OF GUAM 11,351 11,351\nPROCUREMENT.\n056 IRON DOME............ 60,000 60,000\n058 AEGIS BMD HARDWARE 17,211 17,211\nAND SOFTWARE.\nMAJOR EQUIPMENT, DHRA\n059 PERSONNEL 3,797 3,797\nADMINISTRATION.\nMAJOR EQUIPMENT,\nDEFENSE THREAT\nREDUCTION AGENCY\n062 VEHICLES............. 911 911\n063 OTHER MAJOR EQUIPMENT 12,023 12,023\n065 DTRA CYBER ACTIVITIES 1,800 1,800\nMAJOR EQUIPMENT,\nDMACT\n070 MAJOR EQUIPMENT...... 7,258 7,258\nMAJOR EQUIPMENT,\nUSCYBERCOM\n071 CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 73,358 73,358\nCLASSIFIED PROGRAMS\nUNDISTRIBUTED\n074A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.. 1,129,183 1,129,183\nAVIATION PROGRAMS\n091 ARMED OVERWATCH/ 156,606 156,606\nTARGETING.\n095 ROTARY WING UPGRADES 189,059 189,059\nAND SUSTAINMENT.\n096 UNMANNED ISR......... 6,858 6,858\n097 NON-STANDARD AVIATION 7,849 7,849\n098 U-28................. 2,031 2,031\n099 MH-47 CHINOOK........ 156,934 156,934\n100 CV-22 MODIFICATION... 19,692 19,692\n101 MQ-9 UNMANNED AERIAL 12,890 12,890\nVEHICLE.\n102 PRECISION STRIKE 61,595 61,595\nPACKAGE.\n103 AC/MC-130J........... 236,312 236,312\nAMMUNITION PROGRAMS\n106 ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M.. 116,972 116,972\nOTHER PROCUREMENT\nPROGRAMS\n107 INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS. 227,073 227,073\n108 DISTRIBUTED COMMON 2,824 2,824\nGROUND/SURFACE\nSYSTEMS.\n109 OTHER ITEMS <$5M..... 95,685 95,685\n110 COMBATANT CRAFT 7,000\nSYSTEMS.\nCombatant Craft [7,000]\nAssault.\n111 SPECIAL PROGRAMS..... 30,418 30,418\n112 TACTICAL VEHICLES.... 54,100 54,100\n113 WARRIOR SYSTEMS <$5M. 303,991 318,991\nSatellite [15,000]\nDeployable Node,\nCommunications on\nthe Move.\n114 COMBAT MISSION 4,985 4,985\nREQUIREMENTS.\n116 OPERATIONAL 21,339 21,339\nENHANCEMENTS\nINTELLIGENCE.\n117 OPERATIONAL 352,100 352,100\nENHANCEMENTS.\nCBDP\n120 CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL 208,051 208,051\nSITUATIONAL\nAWARENESS.\n121 CB PROTECTION & 213,330 213,330\nHAZARD MITIGATION.\nTOTAL 6,048,863 7,185,427\nPROCUREMENT,\nDEFENSE-WIDE.\n\nTOTAL 152,830,175 161,707,244\nPROCUREMENT.\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nTITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION\n\nSEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION.\n\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nSEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of Dollars)\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nFY 2026 Conference\nLine Program Element Item Request Authorized\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n.................................. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND\nEVALUATION, ARMY\n.................................. BASIC RESEARCH\n001 0601102A DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES......... 237,678 237,678\n002 0601103A UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES... 78,947 78,947\n003 0601104A UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH 69,391 69,391\nCENTERS.\n004 0601121A CYBER COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH 5,463 5,463\nALLIANCE.\n005 0601275A ELECTRONIC WARFARE BASIC RESEARCH. 88,053 88,053\n006 0601601A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND 7,012 7,012\nMACHINE LEARNING BASIC RESEARCH.\n.................................. SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH........ 486,544 486,544\n..................................\n.................................. APPLIED RESEARCH\n007 0602002A ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND 9,455 9,455\nDEVELOPMENT-APPLIED RESEARCH.\n008 0602134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT ADVANCED 6,174 6,174\nSTUDIES.\n009 0602135A COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL 12,618 12,618\nSYSTEMS (C-SUAS) APPLIED RESEARCH.\n010 0602141A LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY.............. 97,157 106,157\n.................................. Advanced Materials and [9,000]\nManufacturing for Hypersonics\n(AMMH).\n012 0602143A SOLDIER LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY...... 72,670 101,170\n.................................. Army Pathfinder Airborne...... [5,000]\n.................................. Decrease Soldier load and [8,000]\npower burden.\n.................................. Digital Night Vision [2,500]\nTechnology.\n.................................. Enhancing Energy Technologies [5,000]\nin Cold Regions.\n.................................. Pathfinder--Air Assault....... [8,000]\n013 0602144A GROUND TECHNOLOGY................. 56,342 66,342\n.................................. Earth Sciences Polar Proving [5,000]\nGround & Training Program.\n.................................. Engineered Roadway Repair [3,000]\nMaterials for Effective\nManeuver of Military Assets.\n.................................. Geotechnical Intelligence and [2,000]\nTerrain Analytics Network for\nArctic Maneuverability.\n014 0602145A NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE 71,547 93,047\nTECHNOLOGY.\n.................................. Advanced Materials Development [2,500]\nfor Next Generation Combat\nVehicle Survivability.\n.................................. Platform anti-idle and [15,000]\nmobility technology.\n.................................. Standardized Army Battery..... [4,000]\n015 0602146A NETWORK C3I TECHNOLOGY............ 56,529 60,529\n.................................. Distributed Aperture Spectrum [4,000]\nDominance for Missile Defeat.\n016 0602147A LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES 25,744 32,744\nTECHNOLOGY.\n.................................. Novel Printed Armament [7,000]\nComponents for Distributed\nOperations.\n017 0602148A FUTURE VERTICLE LIFT TECHNOLOGY... 20,420 20,420\n018 0602150A AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY 25,992 33,492\n.................................. AI Integration & Security for [2,500]\nIBCS.\n.................................. Counter-UAS technologies, [5,000]\nfacilities, and research.\n019 0602180A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND 13,745 13,745\nMACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES.\n021 0602182A C3I APPLIED RESEARCH.............. 22,317 22,317\n022 0602183A AIR PLATFORM APPLIED RESEARCH..... 53,305 58,305\n.................................. Shape-shifting Drones Powered [5,000]\nby Mechanical Intelligence.\n023 0602184A SOLDIER APPLIED RESEARCH.......... 27,597 27,597\n024 0602213A C3I APPLIED CYBER................. 4,716 4,716\n025 0602275A ELECTRONIC WARFARE APPLIED 45,415 45,415\nRESEARCH.\n026 0602276A ELECTRONIC WARFARE CYBER APPLIED 17,102 17,102\nRESEARCH.\n027 0602345A UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS LAUNCHED 18,408 18,408\nEFFECTS APPLIED RESEARCH.\n028 0602386A BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS-- 8,209 8,209\nAPPLIED RESEARCH.\n030 0602785A MANPOWER/PERSONNEL/TRAINING 17,191 17,191\nTECHNOLOGY.\n031 0602787A MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY................ 143,293 140,293\n.................................. Army Institute of Research [3,000]\n(WRAIR) Mitochondria\nTransplantation for TBI\nresearch program.\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-6,000]\n031A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 34,599 34,599\n.................................. SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH...... 860,545 950,045\n..................................\n.................................. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT\n032 0603002A MEDICAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY....... 1,860 1,860\n033 0603007A MANPOWER, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING 13,559 13,559\nADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.\n034 0603025A ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND 19,679 37,679\nDEMONSTRATION.\n.................................. Advance development of high- [18,000]\naltitude precision effects\nglide munitions.\n035 0603040A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND 20,487 30,487\nMACHINE LEARNING ADVANCED\nTECHNOLOGIES.\n.................................. Multi-Domain Kill Chain [10,000]\nAutomation.\n036 0603041A ALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE ADVANCED 10,560 10,560\nTECHNOLOGY.\n037 0603042A C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY........... 15,028 15,028\n038 0603043A AIR PLATFORM ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.. 41,266 41,266\n039 0603044A SOLDIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY....... 18,143 18,143\n040 0603116A LETHALITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY..... 13,232 16,732\n.................................. Tier 1 Blast Over Pressure [3,500]\nReduction Technologies.\n042 0603118A SOLDIER LETHALITY ADVANCED 95,186 104,186\nTECHNOLOGY.\n.................................. Aerial Delivery of Fire [5,000]\nSuppression.\n.................................. Rapid Agile Manufacturing of [4,000]\nParachutes and Soft-Goods.\n043 0603119A GROUND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY........ 30,507 41,507\n.................................. Cold Regions Research and [5,000]\nEngineering Laboratory.\n.................................. Improvements in Mobility [6,000]\nModeling.\n044 0603134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT 15,692 15,692\nSIMULATION.\n045 0603135A COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL 7,773 7,773\nSYSTEMS (C-SUAS) ADVANCED\nTECHNOLOGY.\n046 0603275A ELECTRONIC WARFARE ADVANCED 83,922 83,922\nTECHNOLOGY.\n047 0603276A ELECTRONIC WARFARE CYBER ADVANCED 15,254 15,254\nTECHNOLOGY.\n048 0603345A UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS LAUNCHED 13,898 13,898\nEFFECTS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY\nDEVELOPMENT.\n049 0603386A BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS-- 24,683 24,683\nADVANCED RESEARCH.\n050 0603457A C3I CYBER ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.... 3,329 3,329\n051 0603461A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING 241,855 241,855\nMODERNIZATION PROGRAM.\n052 0603462A NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE 141,301 176,301\nADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.\n.................................. Acceleration of leap ahead [6,000]\nsystems for ground vehicles.\n.................................. Airless Tire Demonstration for [5,000]\nthe Infantry Squad Vehicle.\n.................................. Discontinuous Thermoplastics [10,000]\nMaterials.\n.................................. Dual-Use Autonomous and [8,000]\nCollaborative Reconnaissance\nTesting.\n.................................. Winter Tire Development....... [6,000]\n053 0603463A NETWORK C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY... 78,539 91,039\n.................................. Communication Conformal [2,500]\nAntenna Research and\nDevelopment.\n.................................. Geophysical Littoral [5,000]\nAutonomous Detection and\nExploitation II (GLADE II).\n.................................. Network C3I Advanced [5,000]\nTechnology.\n054 0603464A LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES 162,236 162,236\nADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.\n055 0603465A FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT ADVANCED 66,686 70,686\nTECHNOLOGY.\n.................................. Next Generation eVTOL Program [4,000]\nEnhancement.\n056 0603466A AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ADVANCED 23,330 35,580\nTECHNOLOGY.\n.................................. CHROME Testbed................ [5,000]\n.................................. Material Improvements for [4,750]\nElectric Motors.\n.................................. Missile Enhancements with [2,500]\nElectric Motor Prototypes.\n058 0603920A HUMANITARIAN DEMINING............. 9,349 9,349\n058A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 72,837 72,837\n.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 1,240,191 1,355,441\nDEVELOPMENT.\n..................................\n.................................. ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND\nPROTOTYPES\n060 0603305A ARMY MISSLE DEFENSE SYSTEMS 8,141 18,641\nINTEGRATION.\n.................................. Multi-spectral Identification, [3,000]\nCharacterization, and\nAggregation.\n.................................. Science and Technology [2,500]\nEvaluations Against Lethal\nThreats - Hypersonics.\n.................................. Underwater Cut and Capture [5,000]\nDemonstration.\n061 0603308A ARMY SPACE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION.... 83,080 89,080\n.................................. Assured Zero Trust Environment [6,000]\nControls (AZTEC).\n063 0603619A LANDMINE WARFARE AND BARRIER--ADV 41,516 41,516\nDEV.\n064 0603639A TANK AND MEDIUM CALIBER AMMUNITION 85,472 85,472\n065 0603645A ARMORED SYSTEM MODERNIZATION--ADV 22,645 22,645\nDEV.\n066 0603747A SOLDIER SUPPORT AND SURVIVABILITY. 4,033 4,033\n067 0603766A TACTICAL ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE 107,525 117,425\nSYSTEM--ADV DEV.\n.................................. System of Systems for Asset [9,900]\nOptimization and Management of\nUncrewed Systems.\n068 0603774A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS ADVANCED 5,153 5,153\nDEVELOPMENT.\n069 0603779A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY-- 11,343 11,343\nDEM/VAL.\n070 0603790A NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT..... 5,031 5,031\n072 0603804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT-- 15,435 15,435\nADV DEV.\n073 0603807A MEDICAL SYSTEMS--ADV DEV.......... 1,000 1,000\n074 0603827A SOLDIER SYSTEMS--ADVANCED 41,856 41,856\nDEVELOPMENT.\n075 0604017A ROBOTICS DEVELOPMENT.............. 35,082 35,082\n076 0604019A EXPANDED MISSION AREA MISSILE 178,137 178,137\n(EMAM).\n078 0604035A LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO) SATELLITE 17,063 17,063\nCAPABILITY.\n079 0604036A MULTI-DOMAIN SENSING SYSTEM (MDSS) 239,813 249,813\nADV DEV.\n.................................. Secure Integrated Multi-Orbit [10,000]\nSatellite Communications.\n080 0604037A TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS 3,092 3,092\nNODE (TITAN) ADV DEV.\n081 0604100A ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES.......... 9,865 9,865\n085 0604114A LOWER TIER AIR MISSILE DEFENSE 196,448 196,448\n(LTAMD) SENSOR.\n086 0604115A TECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES. 267,619 266,869\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-5,750]\n.................................. Short Pulse Laser Directed [5,000]\nEnergy Demonstration.\n087 0604117A MANEUVER--SHORT RANGE AIR DEFENSE 238,247 239,497\n(M-SHORAD).\n.................................. M-VEST........................ [1,250]\n089 0604120A ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION 8,686 8,686\nAND TIMING (PNT).\n090 0604121A SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT 240,899 170,019\nREFINEMENT & PROTOTYPING.\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-70,880]\n091 0604134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT 5,491 5,491\nDEMONSTRATION, PROTOTYPE\nDEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING.\n092 0604135A STRATEGIC MID-RANGE FIRES......... 231,401 231,401\n093 0604182A HYPERSONICS....................... 25,000 25,000\n095 0604403A FUTURE INTERCEPTOR................ 8,019 8,019\n097 0604531A COUNTER--SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 45,281 45,281\nSYSTEMS ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.\n099 0604541A UNIFIED NETWORK TRANSPORT......... 29,191 29,191\n100 0305251A CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES AND 5,605 5,605\nFORCE SUPPORT.\n100A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 203,746 203,746\n.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT 2,420,915 2,386,935\nDEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.\n..................................\n.................................. SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND\nDEMONSTRATION\n101 0604201A AIRCRAFT AVIONICS................. 2,696 2,696\n102 0604270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT.... 9,153 9,153\n103 0604601A INFANTRY SUPPORT WEAPONS.......... 56,553 67,053\n.................................. Combat Aviation Aircrew [9,000]\nEnhancement - Safety and\nLethality.\n.................................. Next Generation Squad Weapon [1,500]\nMagazine Testing.\n104 0604604A MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES.......... 18,503 18,503\n105 0604611A JAVELIN........................... 9,810 9,810\n106 0604622A FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES. 47,064 47,064\n110 0604645A ARMORED SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION 16,593 16,593\n(ASM)--ENG DEV.\n111 0604710A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS--ENG DEV..... 351,274 351,274\n112 0604713A COMBAT FEEDING, CLOTHING, AND 5,654 5,654\nEQUIPMENT.\n113 0604715A NON-SYSTEM TRAINING DEVICES--ENG 19,063 19,063\nDEV.\n114 0604741A AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, CONTROL AND 13,892 18,892\nINTELLIGENCE--ENG DEV.\n.................................. Air and Missile Defense Common [5,000]\nOperating Picture.\n115 0604742A CONSTRUCTIVE SIMULATION SYSTEMS 7,790 7,790\nDEVELOPMENT.\n116 0604746A AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT 9,512 9,512\nDEVELOPMENT.\n117 0604760A DISTRIBUTIVE INTERACTIVE 7,724 7,724\nSIMULATIONS (DIS)--ENG DEV.\n118 0604798A BRIGADE ANALYSIS, INTEGRATION AND 24,318 24,318\nEVALUATION.\n119 0604802A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS--ENG DEV.... 150,344 150,344\n120 0604804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT-- 50,194 50,194\nENG DEV.\n121 0604805A COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS 63,725 43,725\nSYSTEMS--ENG DEV.\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-20,000]\n122 0604807A MEDICAL MATERIEL/MEDICAL 6,252 6,252\nBIOLOGICAL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT--ENG\nDEV.\n123 0604808A LANDMINE WARFARE/BARRIER--ENG DEV. 9,862 9,862\n124 0604818A ARMY TACTICAL COMMAND & CONTROL 430,895 356,105\nHARDWARE & SOFTWARE.\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-74,790]\n125 0604820A RADAR DEVELOPMENT................. 53,226 53,226\n127 0604827A SOLDIER SYSTEMS--WARRIOR DEM/VAL.. 4,137 4,137\n128 0604852A SUITE OF SURVIVABILITY ENHANCEMENT 76,903 76,903\nSYSTEMS--EMD.\n129 0604854A ARTILLERY SYSTEMS--EMD............ 80,862 80,862\n130 0605013A INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 125,701 125,701\n131 0605018A INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY 164,600 153,600\nSYSTEM-ARMY (IPPS-A).\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-11,000]\n132 0605030A JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK CENTER 20,954 20,954\n(JTNC).\n133 0605031A JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK (JTN)...... 41,696 41,696\n134 0605035A COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES 10,789 10,789\n(CIRCM).\n135 0605036A COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS 13,322 13,322\nDESTRUCTION (CWMD).\n136 0605037A EVIDENCE COLLECTION AND DETAINEE 4,619 4,619\nPROCESSING.\n137 0605038A NUCLEAR BIOLOGICAL CHEMICAL 13,459 13,459\nRECONNAISSANCE VEHICLE (NBCRV)\nSENSOR SUITE.\n138 0605041A DEFENSIVE CYBER TOOL DEVELOPMENT.. 3,611 3,611\n139 0605042A TACTICAL NETWORK RADIO SYSTEMS 3,222 3,222\n(LOW-TIER).\n140 0605047A CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM........... 8,101 8,101\n142 0605051A AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY DEVELOPMENT 44,182 26,182\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-20,000]\n.................................. Threat Missile Seeker Analysis [2,000]\nand Assessment.\n143 0605052A INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION 248,659 248,659\nCAPABILITY INC 2--BLOCK 1.\n144 0605053A GROUND ROBOTICS................... 227,038 227,038\n145 0605054A EMERGING TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES... 57,546 57,546\n146 0605144A NEXT GENERATION LOAD DEVICE-- 24,492 24,492\nMEDIUM.\n147 0605148A TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS 44,273 44,273\nNODE (TITAN) EMD.\n152 0605224A MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE......... 34,844 39,844\n.................................. DeepFake and AI-synthesized [5,000]\nImage Detection.\n154 0605232A HYPERSONICS EMD................... 513,027 513,027\n155 0605233A ACCESSIONS INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT 32,710 32,710\n(AIE).\n156 0605235A STRATEGIC MID-RANGE CAPABILITY.... 186,304 188,394\n.................................. Maritime Strike Tomahawk (MST) [2,090]\n(USA, USN).\n157 0605236A INTEGRATED TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS 22,732 22,732\n158 0605241A FUTURE LONG RANGE ASSAULT AIRCRAFT 1,248,544 1,248,544\nDEVELOPMENT.\n160 0605244A JOINT REDUCED RANGE ROCKET (JR3).. 28,893 28,893\n163 0605457A ARMY INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE 146,056 146,056\nDEFENSE (AIAMD).\n164 0605531A COUNTER--SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 55,196 55,196\nSYSTEMS SYS DEV & DEMONSTRATION.\n166 0605625A MANNED GROUND VEHICLE............. 386,393 386,393\n167 0605766A NATIONAL CAPABILITIES INTEGRATION 16,913 16,913\n(MIP).\n168 0605812A JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE 2,664 2,664\n(JLTV) ENGINEERING AND\nMANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT PHASE\n(EMD).\n169 0605830A AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT. 930 930\n170 0303032A TROJAN--RH12...................... 3,920 3,920\n172A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 117,428 117,428\n.................................. SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND 5,378,817 5,277,617\nDEMONSTRATION.\n..................................\n.................................. MANAGEMENT SUPPORT\n173 0604256A THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT...... 74,767 84,767\n.................................. Man Portable Doppler Radar.... [10,000]\n174 0604258A TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT........ 16,004 16,004\n175 0604759A MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT.............. 101,027 106,027\n.................................. Advanced Sensing Expanded [5,000]\nRange Operations.\n176 0605103A RAND ARROYO CENTER................ 10,892 10,892\n177 0605301A ARMY KWAJALEIN ATOLL.............. 379,283 379,283\n178 0605326A CONCEPTS EXPERIMENTATION PROGRAM.. 58,606 58,606\n180 0605601A ARMY TEST RANGES AND FACILITIES... 425,108 428,108\n.................................. Space Terrestrial [3,000]\nRepresentation for Army Test\nand Training Operational\nScenarios.\n181 0605602A ARMY TECHNICAL TEST 69,328 69,328\nINSTRUMENTATION AND TARGETS.\n182 0605604A SURVIVABILITY/LETHALITY ANALYSIS.. 31,306 31,306\n183 0605606A AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION............ 1,887 1,887\n184 0605706A MATERIEL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS......... 19,100 19,100\n185 0605709A EXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN ITEMS..... 6,277 6,277\n186 0605712A SUPPORT OF OPERATIONAL TESTING.... 63,637 63,637\n187 0605716A ARMY EVALUATION CENTER............ 62,343 62,343\n188 0605718A ARMY MODELING & SIM X-CMD 11,825 11,825\nCOLLABORATION & INTEG.\n189 0605801A PROGRAMWIDE ACTIVITIES............ 54,172 54,172\n190 0605803A TECHNICAL INFORMATION ACTIVITIES.. 26,592 26,592\n191 0605805A MUNITIONS STANDARDIZATION, 44,465 44,465\nEFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY.\n192 0605857A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY 2,857 2,857\nMGMT SUPPORT.\n193 0605898A ARMY DIRECT REPORT HEADQUARTERS-- 53,436 53,436\nR&D - MHA.\n194 0606002A RONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC MISSILE 72,302 72,302\nDEFENSE TEST SITE.\n195 0606003A COUNTERINTEL AND HUMAN INTEL 5,660 5,660\nMODERNIZATION.\n196 0606118A AIAMD SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT & 358,854 358,854\nINTEGRATION.\n197 0606942A ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS CYBER 6,354 6,354\nVULNERABILITIES.\n.................................. SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT.... 1,956,082 1,974,082\n..................................\n.................................. OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT\n199 0603778A MLRS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.. 14,639 14,639\n200 0605024A ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT.... 6,449 6,449\n201 0607101A COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS 115 115\nDESTRUCTION (CWMD) PRODUCT\nIMPROVEMENT.\n202 0607131A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS PRODUCT 13,687 13,687\nIMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS.\n203 0607136A BLACKHAWK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT 23,998 123,998\nPROGRAM.\n.................................. Blackhawk modernization....... [100,000]\n204 0607137A CHINOOK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT 10,859 10,859\nPROGRAM.\n208 0607145A APACHE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT......... 44,371 44,371\n209 0607148A AN/TPQ-53 COUNTERFIRE TARGET 43,054 43,054\nACQUISITION RADAR SYSTEM.\n210 0607150A INTEL CYBER DEVELOPMENT........... 13,129 13,129\n215 0607665A FAMILY OF BIOMETRICS.............. 1,594 1,594\n216 0607865A PATRIOT PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT....... 183,763 183,763\n217 0203728A JOINT AUTOMATED DEEP OPERATION 8,424 8,424\nCOORDINATION SYSTEM (JADOCS).\n218 0203735A COMBAT VEHICLE IMPROVEMENT 744,085 744,085\nPROGRAMS.\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-10,000]\n.................................. Scaling Cost-Saving [10,000]\nLightweight Metallurgical\nDevelopment.\n219 0203743A 155MM SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZER 107,826 107,826\nIMPROVEMENTS.\n220 0203752A AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT 237 237\nIMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.\n221 0203758A DIGITIZATION...................... 1,013 1,013\n222 0203801A MISSILE/AIR DEFENSE PRODUCT 1,338 1,338\nIMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.\n225 0205778A GUIDED MULTIPLE-LAUNCH ROCKET 33,307 33,307\nSYSTEM (GMLRS).\n230 0303140A INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY 15,040 15,040\nPROGRAM.\n232 0303142A SATCOM GROUND ENVIRONMENT (SPACE). 35,720 35,720\n235 0305179A INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS) 6,653 6,653\n236 0305219A MQ-1 GRAY EAGLE UAV............... 3,444 3,444\n237 0708045A END ITEM INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS 67,002 67,002\nACTIVITIES.\n237A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 46,872 46,872\n.................................. SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM 1,426,619 1,526,619\nDEVELOPMENT.\n..................................\n.................................. SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY\nPILOT PROGRAMS\n238 0608041A DEFENSIVE CYBER--SOFTWARE 89,238 89,238\nPROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT.\n.................................. SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL 89,238 89,238\nTECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS.\n..................................\n.................................. AGILE RDTE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT\n239 0609135A COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS 143,618 143,618\n(UAS) AGILE DEVELOPMENT.\n240 0609277A ELECTRONIC WARFARE AGILE 127,081 127,081\nDEVELOPMENT.\n241 0609278A ELECTRONIC WARFARE AGILE SYSTEMS 59,202 59,202\nDEVELOPMENT.\n242 0609345A UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS LAUNCHED 187,473 187,473\nEFFECTS AGILE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.\n243 0609346A UAS LAUNCHED EFFECTS AGILE 172,898 172,898\nDEVELOPMENT.\n.................................. SUBTOTAL AGILE RDTE PORTFOLIO 690,272 690,272\nMANAGEMENT.\n..................................\n.................................. TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 14,549,223 14,736,793\nTEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY.\n..................................\n.................................. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND\nEVALUATION, NAVY\n.................................. BASIC RESEARCH\n001 0601103N UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES... 67,306 72,306\n.................................. Artificial Intelligence [5,000]\nMaritime Maneuvering (AIMM)\n2.0.\n002 0601153N DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES......... 511,163 516,163\n.................................. Hypersonics T&E Workforce [5,000]\nDevelopment.\n.................................. SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH........ 578,469 588,469\n..................................\n.................................. APPLIED RESEARCH\n003 0602114N POWER PROJECTION APPLIED RESEARCH. 30,635 30,635\n004 0602123N FORCE PROTECTION APPLIED RESEARCH. 125,699 154,199\n.................................. Advanced Circuit Breaker...... [6,000]\n.................................. Intelligent Data Management [12,500]\nfor Distributed Naval\nPlatforms.\n.................................. Multi-Material Flexible [4,000]\nAutomated Manufacturing.\n.................................. Talent and Technology for Navy [2,500]\nPower and Energy Systems.\n.................................. Testing and Qualification of [3,500]\nHigh-Performance Carbon Fiber\nfor Advanced Rocket Motors.\n005 0602131M MARINE CORPS LANDING FORCE 45,697 52,697\nTECHNOLOGY.\n.................................. Unmanned Logistics Solutions.. [7,000]\n006 0602235N COMMON PICTURE APPLIED RESEARCH... 55,246 66,746\n.................................. Embedded Systems Cyber for [11,500]\nCritical Naval Infrastructure.\n007 0602236N WARFIGHTER SUSTAINMENT APPLIED 74,264 74,264\nRESEARCH.\n008 0602271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS APPLIED 79,929 84,929\nRESEARCH.\n.................................. Future Radio Frequency Digital [5,000]\nArray Technology Development\nand Demonstration.\n009 0602435N OCEAN WARFIGHTING ENVIRONMENT 81,270 81,270\nAPPLIED RESEARCH.\n010 0602651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS APPLIED 7,300 7,300\nRESEARCH.\n011 0602747N UNDERSEA WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH. 64,335 71,835\n.................................. Academic partnerships for [2,500]\nundersea vessels.\n.................................. Program increase.............. [5,000]\n012 0602750N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES APPLIED 279,815 291,815\nRESEARCH.\n.................................. Quantum communications [12,000]\ncorridor.\n013 0602782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE 29,081 29,081\nAPPLIED RESEARCH.\n015 0602861N SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT-- 81,423 81,423\nONR FIELD ACITIVITIES.\n.................................. SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH...... 954,694 1,026,194\n..................................\n.................................. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT\n016 0603123N FORCE PROTECTION ADVANCED 43,527 43,527\nTECHNOLOGY.\n017 0603271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS ADVANCED 8,644 8,644\nTECHNOLOGY.\n018 0603273N SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR 121,618 121,618\nRE-ENTRY SYSTEMS.\n019 0603640M USMC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 309,711 329,711\nDEMONSTRATION (ATD).\n.................................. Autonomous Amphibious Robotic [8,000]\nVehicle Development and\nIntegration.\n.................................. Long Range Maneuvering [7,000]\nProjectile (LRMP).\n.................................. Low-Cost Tactical Hypersonic [5,000]\nLong-Range Precision Fires.\n020 0603651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS 6,561 6,561\nTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.\n021 0603673N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES ADVANCED 455,851 458,851\nTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.\n.................................. Submersible Air Revitalization [3,000]\nusing Aqueous Ionic Amines for\nCO2 Capture.\n022 0603680N MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.. 63,903 63,903\n023 0603729N WARFIGHTER PROTECTION ADVANCED 7,653 7,653\nTECHNOLOGY.\n024 0603758N NAVY WARFIGHTING EXPERIMENTS AND 81,923 81,923\nDEMONSTRATIONS.\n025 0603782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE 2,075 2,075\nADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.\n.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 1,101,466 1,124,466\nDEVELOPMENT.\n..................................\n.................................. ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND\nPROTOTYPES\n027 0603128N UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM............ 28,388 28,388\n029 0603207N AIR/OCEAN TACTICAL APPLICATIONS... 35,870 35,870\n030 0603216N AVIATION SURVIVABILITY............ 24,064 24,064\n031 0603239N NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCES......... 8,603 8,603\n032 0603254N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT........... 18,904 18,904\n033 0603261N TACTICAL AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE.. 2,241 2,241\n034 0603382N ADVANCED COMBAT SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY 2,083 22,083\n.................................. Embedded Hypersonics Seeker [10,000]\nTesting Increase.\n.................................. Marine Corps Warfighting Lab [10,000]\nAir Combat Element Increase.\n035 0603502N SURFACE AND SHALLOW WATER MINE 32,359 32,359\nCOUNTERMEASURES.\n036 0603506N SURFACE SHIP TORPEDO DEFENSE...... 11,832 11,832\n037 0603512N CARRIER SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT....... 8,361 8,361\n038 0603525N PILOT FISH........................ 1,218,486 1,218,486\n040 0603536N RETRACT JUNIPER................... 206,429 206,429\n041 0603542N RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL.............. 730 730\n043 0603561N ADVANCED SUBMARINE SYSTEM 162,651 162,651\nDEVELOPMENT.\n045 0603563N SHIP CONCEPT ADVANCED DESIGN...... 59,218 59,218\n046 0603564N SHIP PRELIMINARY DESIGN & 96,022 96,022\nFEASIBILITY STUDIES.\n047 0603570N ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS.... 383,831 383,831\n048 0603573N ADVANCED SURFACE MACHINERY SYSTEMS 101,136 101,136\n049 0603576N CHALK EAGLE....................... 156,686 156,686\n050 0603581N LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS)........ 10,203 0\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-10,203]\n051 0603582N COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION......... 19,643 19,643\n052 0603595N OHIO REPLACEMENT.................. 273,265 283,265\n.................................. Program increase: Advanced [10,000]\ncomposite shaft design.\n053 0603596N LCS MISSION MODULES............... 39,258 19,258\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-20,000]\n054 0603597N AUTOMATED TEST AND RE-TEST (ATRT). 9,862 9,862\n055 0603598N ATRT ENTERPRISE RAPID CAPABILITY.. 20,000 20,000\n056 0603599N FRIGATE DEVELOPMENT............... 84,199 0\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-84,199]\n057 0603609N CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS............ 10,877 10,877\n058 0603635M MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORT 278,261 218,461\nSYSTEM.\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-59,800]\n059 0603654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 43,657 43,657\nDEVELOPMENT.\n060 0603713N OCEAN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY 9,647 9,647\nDEVELOPMENT.\n061 0603721N ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.......... 22,829 22,829\n062 0603724N NAVY ENERGY PROGRAM............... 46,577 56,577\n.................................. Advanced Battery Technologies. [10,000]\n063 0603725N FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT............ 10,925 10,925\n064 0603734N CHALK CORAL....................... 414,282 414,282\n065 0603739N NAVY LOGISTIC PRODUCTIVITY........ 1,016 1,016\n066 0603746N RETRACT MAPLE..................... 647,914 647,914\n067 0603748N LINK PLUMERIA..................... 376,672 376,672\n068 0603751N RETRACT ELM....................... 106,810 106,810\n069 0603764M LINK EVERGREEN.................... 529,550 529,550\n070 0603790N NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT..... 5,234 5,234\n071 0603795N LAND ATTACK TECHNOLOGY............ 1,056 1,056\n072 0603851M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TESTING.. 9,832 9,832\n073 0603860N JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND 41,978 41,978\nLANDING SYSTEMS--DEM/VAL.\n076 0604025M RAPID DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION 99 99\nRESERVE (RDER).\n077 0604027N DIGITAL WARFARE OFFICE............ 151,271 151,271\n078 0604028N SMALL AND MEDIUM UNMANNED UNDERSEA 4,855 4,855\nVEHICLES.\n079 0604029N UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLE CORE 47,106 47,106\nTECHNOLOGIES.\n082 0604112N GERALD R. FORD CLASS NUCLEAR 112,704 112,704\nAIRCRAFT CARRIER (CVN 78--80).\n083 0604127N SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES...... 18,504 18,504\n084 0604272N TACTICAL AIR DIRECTIONAL INFRARED 14,387 14,387\nCOUNTERMEASURES (TADIRCM).\n085 0604286N NAVY ADVANCED MANUFACTURING....... 10,585 10,585\n086 0604289M NEXT GENERATION LOGISTICS......... 2,722 2,722\n087 0604292N FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT (MARITIME 7,125 7,125\nSTRIKE).\n088 0604295M MARINE AVIATION DEMONSTRATION/ 38,873 35,073\nVALIDATION.\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-3,800]\n089 0604320M RAPID TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITY 16,316 16,316\nPROTOTYPE.\n090 0604454N LX (R)............................ 26,709 16,709\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-10,000]\n091 0604536N ADVANCED UNDERSEA PROTOTYPING..... 143,943 143,943\n092 0604636N COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS 16,689 16,689\n(C-UAS).\n093 0604659N PRECISION STRIKE WEAPONS 110,072 235,072\nDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.\n.................................. Emerging Hypersonic [25,000]\nCapabilities (USA, USN).\n.................................. Navy MACE..................... [100,000]\n094 0604707N SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW) 6,866 6,866\nARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING SUPPORT.\n095 0604786N OFFENSIVE ANTI-SURFACE WARFARE 225,773 225,773\nWEAPON DEVELOPMENT.\n097 0605513N UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLE ENABLING 3,712 3,712\nCAPABILITIES.\n098 0605514M GROUND BASED ANTI-SHIP MISSILE.... 29,004 29,004\n100 0605518N CONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE (CPS).. 798,337 798,337\n101 0105519N NUCLEAR-ARMED SEA-LAUNCHED CRUISE 210,000\nMISSILE (SLCM-N) SUPPORT.\n.................................. Restoration of full funding [210,000]\nfor Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched\nCruise Missile.\n102 0207147M COLLABORATIVE COMBAT AIRCRAFT..... 58,000 58,000\n103 0303260N DEFENSE MILITARY DECEPTION 1,980 1,980\nINITIATIVE.\n104 0303354N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT--MIP...... 3,864 3,864\n105 0304240M ADVANCED TACTICAL UNMANNED 2,822 2,822\nAIRCRAFT SYSTEM.\n106 0304270N ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT-- 1,278 1,278\nMIP.\n107 0304797N UNDERSEA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE / 29,308 29,308\nMACHINE LEARNING (AI/ML).\n.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT 7,454,345 7,641,343\nDEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.\n..................................\n.................................. SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND\nDEMONSTRATION\n108 0603208N TRAINING SYSTEM AIRCRAFT.......... 15,101 15,101\n109 0604038N MARITIME TARGETING CELL........... 147,802 147,802\n111 0604212N OTHER HELO DEVELOPMENT............ 987 987\n113 0604215N STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT............. 4,540 4,540\n114 0604216N MULTI-MISSION HELICOPTER UPGRADE 64,838 64,838\nDEVELOPMENT.\n116 0604230N WARFARE SUPPORT SYSTEM............ 15,778 15,778\n117 0604231N COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS....... 64,547 64,547\n118 0604234N ADVANCED HAWKEYE.................. 350,324 350,324\n119 0604245M H-1 UPGRADES...................... 62,240 62,240\n120 0604261N ACOUSTIC SEARCH SENSORS........... 52,549 52,549\n121 0604262N V-22.............................. 124,958 124,958\n122 0604264N AIR CREW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT...... 44,297 39,897\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-4,400]\n123 0604269N EA-18............................. 184,921 184,921\n124 0604270N ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT.... 185,606 155,606\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-30,000]\n125 0604273M EXECUTIVE HELO DEVELOPMENT........ 74,980 74,980\n126 0604274N NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ)...... 64,167 64,167\n127 0604280N JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM--NAVY 289,345 289,345\n(JTRS-NAVY).\n128 0604282N NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) 228,256 228,256\nINCREMENT II.\n129 0604307N SURFACE COMBATANT COMBAT SYSTEM 432,981 432,981\nENGINEERING.\n130 0604329N SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB)......... 23,836 23,836\n131 0604366N STANDARD MISSILE IMPROVEMENTS..... 412,964 362,964\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-50,000]\n132 0604373N AIRBORNE MCM...................... 8,372 8,372\n133 0604378N NAVAL INTEGRATED FIRE CONTROL-- 39,878 39,878\nCOUNTER AIR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.\n135 0604501N ADVANCED ABOVE WATER SENSORS...... 67,881 67,881\n136 0604503N SUBMARINE SWFTS MODERNIZATION..... 204,158 204,158\n137 0604504N AIR CONTROL....................... 23,930 23,930\n138 0604512N SHIPBOARD AVIATION SYSTEMS........ 33,704 13,704\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-20,000]\n139 0604516N SHIP SURVIVABILITY................ 4,364 4,364\n141 0604522N AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE RADAR 74,937 74,937\n(AMDR) SYSTEM.\n142 0604530N ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR (AAG)..... 32,037 32,037\n143 0604558N NEW DESIGN SSN.................... 247,293 247,293\n145 0604567N SHIP CONTRACT DESIGN/ LIVE FIRE 28,400 28,400\nT&E.\n146 0604574N NAVY TACTICAL COMPUTER RESOURCES.. 3,552 3,552\n147 0604601N MINE DEVELOPMENT.................. 130 130\n148 0604610N LIGHTWEIGHT TORPEDO DEVELOPMENT... 12,565 12,565\n149 0604654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 8,740 8,740\nDEVELOPMENT.\n150 0604657M USMC GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORTING ARMS 17,377 17,377\nSYSTEMS--ENG DEV.\n151 0604703N PERSONNEL, TRAINING, SIMULATION, 6,703 6,703\nAND HUMAN FACTORS.\n152 0604727N JOINT STANDOFF WEAPON SYSTEMS..... 895 895\n153 0604755N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (DETECT & 167,711 167,711\nCONTROL).\n154 0604756N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: HARD 145,007 145,007\nKILL).\n155 0604757N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: SOFT 232,368 217,368\nKILL/EW).\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-15,000]\n156 0604761N INTELLIGENCE ENGINEERING.......... 7,023 7,023\n157 0604771N MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT............... 7,629 7,629\n158 0604777N NAVIGATION/ID SYSTEM.............. 3,724 3,724\n159 0604850N SSN(X)............................ 365,987 365,987\n160 0605013M INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 16,000 16,000\n161 0605013N INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 192,784 192,784\n162 0605024N ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT.... 3,428 3,428\n163 0605180N TACAMO MODERNIZATION.............. 1,243,978 1,203,978\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-40,000]\n164 0605212M CH-53K RDTE....................... 135,432 135,432\n165 0605215N MISSION PLANNING.................. 120,255 120,255\n166 0605217N COMMON AVIONICS................... 67,944 67,944\n167 0605220N SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR (SSC)..... 7,267 7,267\n168 0605285N NEXT GENERATION FIGHTER........... 74,320 74,320\n170 0605414N UNMANNED CARRIER AVIATION (UCA)... 305,487 305,487\n171 0605450M JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) 59,077 59,077\n172 0605500N MULTI-MISSION MARITIME AIRCRAFT 41,129 41,129\n(MMA).\n173 0605504N MULTI-MISSION MARITIME (MMA) 103,397 103,397\nINCREMENT III.\n174 0605516N LONG RANGE FIRES.................. 138,443 138,443\n175 0605611M MARINE CORPS ASSAULT VEHICLES 44,644 44,644\nSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &\nDEMONSTRATION.\n176 0605813M JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE 6,984 6,984\n(JLTV) SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &\nDEMONSTRATION.\n177 0204202N DESTROYERS GUIDED MISSILE (DDG- 58,817 58,817\n1000).\n178 0301377N COUNTERING ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL 16,906 16,906\nWEAPONS (CACW).\n179 0302315N NON-KINETIC COUNTERMEASURE SUPPORT 23,818 23,818\n183 0304785N ISR & INFO OPERATIONS............. 170,567 170,567\n185 0306250M CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY 11,936 11,936\nDEVELOPMENT.\n.................................. SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND 7,431,995 7,272,595\nDEMONSTRATION.\n..................................\n.................................. MANAGEMENT SUPPORT\n186 0604256N THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT...... 25,133 25,133\n187 0604258N TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT........ 14,191 14,191\n188 0604759N MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT.............. 61,946 61,946\n189 0605152N STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT--NAVY 3,596 3,596\n190 0605154N CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES......... 31,695 31,695\n193 0605853N MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & 133,538 133,538\nINTERNATIONAL SUPPORT.\n194 0605856N STRATEGIC TECHNICAL SUPPORT....... 3,709 3,709\n195 0605863N RDT&E SHIP AND AIRCRAFT SUPPORT... 151,479 151,479\n196 0605864N TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT....... 463,725 447,924\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-15,801]\n197 0605865N OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION 30,880 30,880\nCAPABILITY.\n198 0605866N NAVY SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE 22,563 22,563\n(SEW) SUPPORT.\n199 0605867N SEW SURVEILLANCE/RECONNAISSANCE 7,325 7,325\nSUPPORT.\n200 0605873M MARINE CORPS PROGRAM WIDE SUPPORT. 28,816 28,816\n201 0605898N MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D................ 42,751 42,751\n202 0606295M MARINE AVIATION DEVELOPMENTAL 4,732 4,732\nMANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT.\n203 0606355N WARFARE INNOVATION MANAGEMENT..... 37,551 37,551\n204 0305327N INSIDER THREAT.................... 2,653 2,653\n205 0902498N MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS 2,041 2,041\n(DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES).\n.................................. SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT.... 1,068,324 1,052,523\n..................................\n.................................. OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT\n208 0604840M F-35 C2D2......................... 494,034 444,634\n.................................. Block 4 Delays................ [-49,400]\n209 0604840N F-35 C2D2......................... 475,710 428,110\n.................................. Block 4 Delays................ [-47,600]\n210 0605520M MARINE CORPS AIR DEFENSE WEAPONS 56,140 56,140\nSYSTEMS.\n211 0607658N COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY 136,436 136,436\n(CEC).\n212 0101221N STRATEGIC SUB & WEAPONS SYSTEM 807,099 807,099\nSUPPORT.\n213 0101224N SSBN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.. 63,252 63,252\n214 0101226N SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE 56,401 56,401\nDEVELOPMENT.\n215 0101402N NAVY STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS..... 52,404 52,404\n216 0204136N F/A-18 SQUADRONS.................. 369,863 369,863\n218 0204229N TOMAHAWK AND TOMAHAWK MISSION 151,177 151,177\nPLANNING CENTER (TMPC).\n219 0204311N INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.... 71,800 71,800\n220 0204313N SHIP-TOWED ARRAY SURVEILLANCE 1,990 1,990\nSYSTEMS.\n222 0204460M GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/ 32,045 32,045\nATOR).\n223 0204571N CONSOLIDATED TRAINING SYSTEMS 199,067 199,067\nDEVELOPMENT.\n224 0204575N ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) READINESS 115,834 115,834\nSUPPORT.\n225 0205601N ANTI-RADIATION MISSILE IMPROVEMENT 33,659 33,659\n227 0205632N MK-48 ADCAP....................... 84,338 84,338\n228 0205633N AVIATION IMPROVEMENTS............. 127,421 123,721\n.................................. Autonomous airfield FOD [9,000]\nsweeping systems.\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-12,700]\n229 0205675N OPERATIONAL NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS. 209,200 209,200\n230 0206313M MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS 125,488 128,488\nSYSTEMS.\n.................................. Hydrogen Fuel Cell for small- [3,000]\nUAS.\n231 0206335M COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND 17,813 17,813\nCONTROL SYSTEM (CAC2S).\n232 0206623M MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/ 70,139 70,139\nSUPPORTING ARMS SYSTEMS.\n233 0206624M MARINE CORPS COMBAT SERVICES 20,419 20,419\nSUPPORT.\n234 0206625M USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONIC 34,289 34,289\nWARFARE SYSTEMS.\n236 0207161N TACTICAL AIM MISSILES............. 34,650 34,650\n237 0207163N ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR 26,286 26,286\nMISSILE (AMRAAM).\n238 0208043N PLANNING AND DECISION AID SYSTEM 3,572 3,572\n(PDAS).\n242 0303138N AFLOAT NETWORKS................... 70,742 70,742\n243 0303140N INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY 64,147 64,147\nPROGRAM.\n244 0305192N MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM 3,311 3,311\n(MIP) ACTIVITIES.\n247 0305208M DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE 61,238 61,238\nSYSTEMS.\n248 0305220N MQ-4C TRITON...................... 14,421 14,421\n250 0305232M RQ-11 UAV......................... 1,063 7,063\n.................................. Maritimization of the Long- [6,000]\nRange Long-Endurance (LR/LE)\nSUAS.\n252 0305241N MULTI-INTELLIGENCE SENSOR 41,414 41,414\nDEVELOPMENT.\n253 0305242M UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS) 9,157 9,157\nPAYLOADS (MIP).\n255 0305421N MQ-4C TRITON MODERNIZATION........ 361,943 361,943\n256 0307577N INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA (IMD)... 803 803\n257 0308601N MODELING AND SIMULATION SUPPORT... 12,389 12,389\n258 0702207N DEPOT MAINTENANCE (NON-IF)........ 23,372 23,372\n259 0708730N MARITIME TECHNOLOGY (MARITECH).... 3,600 3,600\n259A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 2,554,769 2,554,769\n.................................. SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM 7,092,895 7,001,195\nDEVELOPMENT.\n..................................\n.................................. SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY\nPILOT PROGRAMS\n260 0608013N RISK MANAGEMENT INFORMATION-- 13,341 13,341\nSOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM.\n261 0608231N MARITIME TACTICAL COMMAND AND 12,520 12,520\nCONTROL (MTC2)--SOFTWARE PILOT\nPROGRAM.\n.................................. SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL 25,861 25,861\nTECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS.\n..................................\n.................................. TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 25,708,049 25,732,646\nTEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY.\n..................................\n.................................. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND\nEVALUATION, AIR FORCE\n.................................. BASIC RESEARCH\n001 0601102F DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES......... 302,716 322,716\n.................................. Material Flexibility and New [20,000]\nApplications in Quantum\nElectronics Research.\n002 0601103F UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES... 94,121 94,121\n.................................. SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH........ 396,837 416,837\n..................................\n.................................. APPLIED RESEARCH\n003 0602020F FUTURE AF CAPABILITIES APPLIED 78,214 78,214\nRESEARCH.\n004 0602022F UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED RESEARCH 6,294 6,294\nCENTER (UARC)--TACTICAL AUTONOMY.\n005 0602102F MATERIALS......................... 147,422 172,422\n.................................. Advanced Aerospace Materials.. [2,500]\n.................................. Advanced Composites in [10,000]\nHypersonics & Attritable\nAircraft Research.\n.................................. Advanced materials science for [10,000]\nmanufacturing research.\n.................................. Metals Affordability [2,500]\nIniatitive.\n007 0602202F HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS APPLIED 133,928 133,928\nRESEARCH.\n008 0602203F AEROSPACE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES.... 321,059 338,559\n.................................. Computational Methods and [5,000]\nHardware Validation of UAVs.\n.................................. High Mach Turbine Engine...... [10,000]\n.................................. Integrated hypersonic [2,500]\npropulsion technology\nmaturation.\n009 0602204F AEROSPACE SENSORS................. 199,120 199,120\n011 0602298F SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT-- 10,813 10,813\nMAJOR HEADQUARTERS ACTIVITIES.\n012 0602336F NUCLEAR DELIVERY SYSTEMS TECH 4,969 4,969\nEXPLORATION.\n013 0602602F CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS............ 125,102 125,102\n014 0602605F DIRECTED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY........ 92,331 92,331\n015 0602788F DOMINANT INFORMATION SCIENCES AND 187,036 224,536\nMETHODS.\n.................................. Agile, Assured, and Autonomous [5,000]\nBattle Management Network and\nReadiness Accelerator (3A-BMN).\n.................................. Counter UAS advanced detection [5,000]\nsystems pilot program.\n.................................. Dependable AI for National [15,000]\nSecurity.\n.................................. Distributed Quantum Networking [10,000]\nTestbed and Quantum Cloud\nComputing Environment.\n.................................. Photonic Quantum Computing.... [2,500]\n.................................. SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH...... 1,306,288 1,386,288\n..................................\n.................................. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT\n016 0603032F FUTURE AF INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY 268,754 268,754\nDEMOS.\n017 0603112F ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR WEAPON 31,021 33,521\nSYSTEMS.\n.................................. Tier 2.5 LO Platform [2,500]\nInspection System.\n018 0603199F SUSTAINMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 12,915 12,915\n(S&T).\n019 0603203F ADVANCED AEROSPACE SENSORS........ 69,652 69,652\n020 0603211F AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY DEV/DEMO..... 102,125 194,625\n.................................. Hybrid-Electric Propulsion [90,000]\nCombat Ready Airman (CRA)\nFlight Demonstrator.\n.................................. Multi-role CCA propulsion..... [2,500]\n023 0603273F SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR 128,407 128,407\nRE-ENTRY SYSTEMS.\n025 0603456F HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS ADVANCED 19,790 19,790\nTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.\n026 0603601F CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY... 99,263 99,263\n027 0603605F ADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY....... 4,434 4,434\n028 0603680F MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.. 38,891 42,891\n.................................. Additive Manufacturing for [4,000]\nEngineer Components.\n029 0603788F BATTLESPACE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT 30,812 30,812\nAND DEMONSTRATION.\n030 0604776F DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION 28,316 28,316\nENTERPRISE R&D.\n.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 834,380 933,380\nDEVELOPMENT.\n..................................\n.................................. ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND\nPROTOTYPES\n032 0603260F INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT. 3,901 3,901\n033 0603742F COMBAT IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY.. 25,172 25,172\n034 0603790F NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT..... 4,595 4,595\n035 0603851F INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC 90,096 90,096\nMISSILE--DEM/VAL.\n036 0604001F NC3 ADVANCED CONCEPTS............. 15,910 15,910\n037 0604003F ADVANCED BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 1,040,475 1,022,475\n(ABMS).\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-18,000]\n039 0604005F NC3 COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT & 67,081 67,081\nPROTOTYPING.\n040 0604007F E-7............................... 199,676 846,676\n.................................. E-7 continued development and [647,000]\nprocurement.\n041 0604009F AFWERX............................ 18,499 18,499\n042 0604010F NEXT GENERATION ADAPTIVE 330,270 330,270\nPROPULSION.\n043 0604015F LONG RANGE STRIKE--BOMBER......... 2,347,225 2,347,225\n047 0604183F HYPERSONICS PROTOTYPING-- 802,810 802,810\nHYPERSONIC ATTACK CRUISE MISSILE\n(HACM).\n049 0604257F ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND SENSORS... 40,779 40,779\n052 0604317F TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER............... 3,558 3,558\n053 0604327F HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED TARGET 144,143 144,143\nDEFEAT SYSTEM (HDBTDS) PROGRAM.\n054 0604336F NUCLEAR DELIVERY SYSTEMS 56,926 56,926\nPROTOTYPING.\n055 0604414F CYBER RESILIENCY OF WEAPON SYSTEMS- 46,148 46,148\nACS.\n056 0604609F REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS & CONCEPT 22,754 22,754\nMATURATION.\n057 0604668F JOINT TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT 129,626 129,626\nSYSTEM (JTMS).\n058 0604776F DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION 4,996 4,996\nENTERPRISE R&D.\n059 0604858F TECH TRANSITION PROGRAM........... 134,833 121,433\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-13,400]\n060 0604860F OPERATIONAL ENERGY AND 49,460 59,460\nINSTALLATION RESILIENCE.\n.................................. Operational energy program [10,000]\nincrease.\n061 0605057F NEXT GENERATION AIR-REFUELING 12,960 12,960\nSYSTEM.\n063 0606004F NUCLEAR ENTERPRISE RESEARCH & 1,097 1,097\nDEVELOPMENT.\n064 0606005F DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OFFICE..... 15,997 30,997\n.................................. Adaptive Threat Modeling Lab.. [15,000]\n066 0207147F COLLABORATIVE COMBAT AIRCRAFT..... 111,365 111,365\n067 0207179F AUTONOMOUS COLLABORATIVE PLATFORMS 62,019 62,019\n068 0207420F COMBAT IDENTIFICATION............. 1,713 1,713\n071 0207455F THREE DIMENSIONAL LONG-RANGE RADAR 17,344 17,344\n(3DELRR).\n072 0207522F AIRBASE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS 15,785 15,785\n(ABADS).\n073 0207606F JOINT SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT (JSE) 260,667 260,667\n074 0208030F WAR RESERVE MATERIEL--AMMUNITION.. 9,865 9,865\n075 0303010F AF ISR DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE..... 24,817 24,817\n076 0305236F COMMON DATA LINK EXECUTIVE AGENT 32,511 32,511\n(CDL EA).\n077 0305601F MISSION PARTNER ENVIRONMENTS...... 14,956 14,956\n078 0701200F ENTERPRISE SELECT CLASS II........ 1,000 1,000\n079 0708051F RAPID SUSTAINMENT MODERNIZATION 32,666 62,666\n(RSM).\n.................................. B-21 Additive Manufacturing... [15,000]\n.................................. Condition Based Predictive [15,000]\nMaintenance.\n080 0808736F SPECIAL VICTIM ACCOUNTABILITY AND 1,997 1,997\nINVESTIGATION.\n081 0808737F INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION..... 5,167 5,167\n082 0901410F CONTRACTING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 29,277 29,277\nSYSTEM.\n083 1206415F U.S. SPACE COMMAND RESEARCH AND 36,913 36,913\nDEVELOPMENT SUPPORT.\n.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT 6,267,049 6,937,649\nDEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.\n..................................\n.................................. SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND\nDEMONSTRATION\n084 0604200F FUTURE ADVANCED WEAPON ANALYSIS & 36,125 36,125\nPROGRAMS.\n085 0604201F PNT RESILIENCY, MODS, AND 125,663 125,663\nIMPROVEMENTS.\n086 0604222F NUCLEAR WEAPONS SUPPORT........... 79,312 79,312\n087 0604270F ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT.... 17,013 17,013\n088 0604281F TACTICAL DATA NETWORKS ENTERPRISE. 77,170 77,170\n089 0604287F PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT....... 10,589 10,589\n090 0604288F SURVIVABLE AIRBORNE OPERATIONS 1,826,328 1,826,328\nCENTER (SAOC).\n091 0604602F ARMAMENT/ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT..... 7,253 7,253\n092 0604604F SUBMUNITIONS...................... 3,502 3,502\n093 0604617F AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT.............. 23,474 23,474\n094 0604706F LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS.............. 20,542 20,542\n095 0604735F COMBAT TRAINING RANGES............ 139,499 145,499\n.................................. Innovative Targeting Systems [6,000]\nTechnology.\n096 0604932F LONG RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON........ 606,955 606,955\n097 0604933F ICBM FUZE MODERNIZATION........... 3,252 3,252\n100 0605056F OPEN ARCHITECTURE MANAGEMENT...... 44,150 44,150\n101 0605223F ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING........... 172,378 172,378\n103 0605238F GROUND BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT 2,647,563 3,847,563\nEMD.\n.................................. Restoration of full funding [1,200,000]\nfor Sentinel ICBM program EMD.\n104 0605296F MICROELECTRONICS SECURE ENCLAVE... 104,990 104,990\n106 0207039F COGNITIVE ELECTROMAGNETIC WARFARE. 44,267 44,267\n107 0207110F F-47.............................. 2,579,362 2,579,362\n109 0207279F ISOLATED PERSONNEL SURVIVABILITY 99,248 99,248\nAND RECOVERY.\n110 0207328F STAND IN ATTACK WEAPON............ 255,336 255,336\n111 0207407F ELECTROMAGNETIC BATTLE MANAGEMENT 20,439 20,439\n(EMBM).\n112 0207701F FULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING...... 12,898 12,898\n114 0303008F SATURN............................ 4,985 4,985\n117 0305155F THEATER NUCLEAR WEAPON STORAGE & 19,875 19,875\nSECURITY SYSTEM.\n120 0401221F KC-46A TANKER SQUADRONS........... 145,434 118,535\n.................................. Program delay................. [-26,899]\n121 0401319F VC-25B............................ 602,318 602,318\n122 0701212F AUTOMATED TEST SYSTEMS............ 30,341 30,341\n123 0804772F TRAINING DEVELOPMENTS............. 5,067 8,267\n.................................. Competency Based Adaptive [3,200]\nLearning.\n.................................. SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND 9,765,328 10,947,629\nDEMONSTRATION.\n..................................\n.................................. MANAGEMENT SUPPORT\n125 0604256F THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT...... 41,125 41,125\n126 0604759F MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT.............. 156,915 156,915\n127 0605101F RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE............ 32,405 26,005\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-6,400]\n129 0605712F INITIAL OPERATIONAL TEST & 13,872 13,872\nEVALUATION.\n130 0605807F TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT....... 1,098,871 1,091,571\n.................................. Hypersonic Digital Model [6,400]\nUpgrades.\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-13,700]\n133 0605829F ACQ WORKFORCE- CYBER, NETWORK, & 435,918 435,918\nBUS SYS.\n134 0605831F ACQ WORKFORCE- CAPABILITY 1,153,165 1,153,165\nINTEGRATION.\n136 0605833F ACQ WORKFORCE- NUCLEAR SYSTEMS.... 368,881 368,881\n137 0605898F MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D................ 5,960 5,960\n138 0605976F FACILITIES RESTORATION AND 217,761 217,761\nMODERNIZATION--TEST AND\nEVALUATION SUPPORT.\n139 0605978F FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT--TEST AND 91,969 91,969\nEVALUATION SUPPORT.\n140 0606017F REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS AND 28,157 23,857\nMATURATION.\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-4,300]\n141 0606398F MANAGEMENT HQ--T&E................ 7,417 7,417\n142 0208201F OFFENSIVE SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 4,985 4,985\nSYSTEMS (SUAS).\n143 0303255F COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATION, 15,662 41,662\nAND COMPUTERS (C4)--STRATCOM.\n.................................. NC3 network sensor [11,000]\ndemonstration.\n.................................. NC3 REACH..................... [15,000]\n144 0308602F ENTEPRISE INFORMATION SERVICES 101,779 101,779\n(EIS).\n145 0702806F ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 22,670 13,270\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-9,400]\n146 0804776F ADVANCED DISTRIBUTED LEARNING..... 1,698 1,698\n148 1001004F INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES.......... 4,430 4,430\n.................................. SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT.... 3,803,640 3,802,240\n..................................\n.................................. OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT\n149 0604233F SPECIALIZED UNDERGRADUATE FLIGHT 66,200 66,200\nTRAINING.\n150 0604283F BATTLE MGMT COM & CTRL SENSOR 17,353 17,353\nDEVELOPMENT.\n153 0604840F F-35 C2D2......................... 1,182,094 979,394\n.................................. Block 4 Delays................ [-208,700]\n.................................. Power Thermal Management [6,000]\nSystems Analysis.\n154 0605018F AF INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY 64,050 64,050\nSYSTEM (AF-IPPS).\n155 0605024F ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE 62,965 62,965\nAGENCY.\n157 0605229F HH-60W............................ 43,579 43,579\n158 0605278F HC/MC-130 RECAP RDT&E............. 50,845 50,845\n159 0606018F NC3 INTEGRATION................... 40,066 40,066\n160 0101113F B-52 SQUADRONS.................... 931,164 931,164\n161 0101122F AIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM) 555 555\n162 0101126F B-1B SQUADRONS.................... 116,589 116,589\n163 0101127F B-2 SQUADRONS..................... 12,519 12,519\n164 0101213F MINUTEMAN SQUADRONS............... 106,032 106,032\n165 0101316F WORLDWIDE JOINT STRATEGIC 24,081 24,081\nCOMMUNICATIONS.\n166 0101318F SERVICE SUPPORT TO STRATCOM-- 6,928 6,928\nGLOBAL STRIKE.\n167 0101328F ICBM REENTRY VEHICLES............. 259,605 259,605\n169 0102110F MH-139A........................... 5,982 5,982\n170 0102326F REGION/SECTOR OPERATION CONTROL 726 726\nCENTER MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.\n171 0102417F OVER-THE-HORIZON BACKSCATTER RADAR 132,097 132,097\n172 0202834F VEHICLES AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT-- 744 744\nGENERAL.\n173 0205219F MQ-9 UAV.......................... 26,689 26,689\n174 0205671F JOINT COUNTER RCIED ELECTRONIC 3,424 3,424\nWARFARE.\n176 0207133F F-16 SQUADRONS.................... 216,638 216,638\n177 0207134F F-15E SQUADRONS................... 233,018 233,018\n178 0207136F MANNED DESTRUCTIVE SUPPRESSION.... 17,680 17,680\n179 0207138F F-22A SQUADRONS................... 852,332 852,332\n180 0207142F F-35 SQUADRONS.................... 48,446 48,446\n181 0207146F F-15EX............................ 78,345 78,345\n182 0207161F TACTICAL AIM MISSILES............. 86,549 86,549\n183 0207163F ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR 51,242 51,242\nMISSILE (AMRAAM).\n184 0207172F JOINT ADVANCED TACTICAL MISSILE 425,029 425,029\n(JATM).\n186 0207238F E-11A............................. 15,244 15,244\n188 0207247F AF TENCAP......................... 52,492 52,492\n189 0207249F PRECISION ATTACK SYSTEMS 13,613 13,613\nPROCUREMENT.\n191 0207268F AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT 52,734 52,734\nIMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.\n192 0207325F JOINT AIR-TO-SURFACE STANDOFF 232,252 232,252\nMISSILE (JASSM).\n193 0207327F SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB)......... 24,810 24,810\n194 0207410F AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER 113,086 101,786\n(AOC).\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-11,300]\n195 0207412F CONTROL AND REPORTING CENTER (CRC) 17,569 17,569\n198 0207431F COMBAT AIR INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM 33,601 33,601\nACTIVITIES.\n199 0207438F THEATER BATTLE MANAGEMENT (TBM) 6,787 6,787\nC4I.\n200 0207439F ELECTROMAGNETIC WARFARE INT REPROG 60,072 60,072\n(EWIR).\n202 0207452F DCAPES............................ 8,507 8,507\n203 0207457F AIR FORCE SPECIAL WARFARE 27,526 27,526\n(SPECWAR).\n204 0207521F AIR FORCE CALIBRATION PROGRAMS.... 2,273 2,273\n206 0207590F SEEK EAGLE........................ 33,707 33,707\n208 0207611F READINESS DECISION SUPPORT 8,880 8,880\nENTERPRISE.\n209 0207697F DISTRIBUTED TRAINING AND EXERCISES 4,399 4,399\n210 0207701F FULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING...... 8,096 8,096\n211 0208006F MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS.......... 138,745 124,945\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-13,800]\n212 0208007F TACTICAL DECEPTION................ 13,711 13,711\n213 0208087F DISTRIBUTED CYBER WARFARE 31,197 31,197\nOPERATIONS.\n214 0208088F AF DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 95,034 95,034\n218 0208288F INTEL DATA APPLICATIONS........... 1,012 1,012\n219 0301025F GEOBASE........................... 999 999\n220 0301113F CYBER SECURITY INTELLIGENCE 14,749 14,749\nSUPPORT.\n226 0301377F COUNTERING ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL 1,117 1,117\nWEAPONS (CACW).\n228 0301401F AF MULTI-DOMAIN NON-TRADITIONAL 2,987 2,987\nISR BATTLESPACE AWARENESS.\n229 0302015F E-4B NATIONAL AIRBORNE OPERATIONS 54,457 54,457\nCENTER (NAOC).\n230 0302315F NON-KINETIC COUNTERMEASURE SUPPORT 7,006 7,006\n232 0303089F CYBERSPACE AND DODIN OPERATIONS... 10,080 10,080\n233 0303131F MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY 99,599 99,599\nCOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN).\n234 0303133F HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO SYSTEMS...... 19,955 19,955\n235 0303140F INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY 98,414 98,414\nPROGRAM.\n236 0303248F ALL DOMAIN COMMON PLATFORM........ 76,642 76,642\n237 0303260F JOINT MILITARY DECEPTION 356 356\nINITIATIVE.\n238 0304100F STRATEGIC MISSION PLANNING & 75,164 75,164\nEXECUTION SYSTEM (SMPES).\n239 0304109F THRESHER.......................... 105 105\n242 0304260F AIRBORNE SIGINT ENTERPRISE........ 90,650 90,650\n243 0304310F COMMERCIAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS...... 4,127 4,127\n247 0305020F CCMD INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION 1,547 1,547\nTECHNOLOGY.\n248 0305022F ISR MODERNIZATION & AUTOMATION 22,237 22,237\nDVMT (IMAD).\n249 0305099F GLOBAL AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT 4,257 4,257\n(GATM).\n250 0305103F CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE......... 310 310\n251 0305111F WEATHER SERVICE................... 30,509 30,509\n252 0305114F AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, APPROACH, AND 17,259 17,259\nLANDING SYSTEM (ATCALS).\n253 0305116F AERIAL TARGETS.................... 5,081 5,081\n256 0305128F SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE 8,964 8,964\nACTIVITIES.\n257 0305146F DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE 6,524 6,524\nACTIVITIES.\n258 0305158F TACTICAL TERMINAL................. 1,099 1,099\n259 0305179F INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS) 19,085 19,085\n261 0305206F AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS... 25,432 25,432\n262 0305207F MANNED RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS..... 16,643 16,643\n263 0305208F DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE 79,033 79,033\nSYSTEMS.\n265 0305221F NETWORK-CENTRIC COLLABORATIVE 12,019 12,019\nTARGETING.\n266 0305238F NATO AGS.......................... 816 816\n267 0305240F ISR TRANSPORT AND PROCESSING...... 32,578 32,578\n268 0305249F AF JWICS ENTERPRISE............... 21,097 21,097\n269 0305600F INTERNATIONAL INTELLIGENCE 18,946 18,946\nTECHNOLOGY AND ARCHITECTURES.\n270 0305836F C2IMERA........................... 13,867 13,867\n272 0305903F COCOM MOBILE COMMAND AND CONTROL 3,988 3,988\nCENTERS (MCCCS).\n273 0305984F PERSONNEL RECOVERY COMMAND & CTRL 2,891 2,891\n(PRC2).\n274 0307577F INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA (IMD)... 3,000 3,000\n276 0401119F C-5 AIRLIFT SQUADRONS (IF)........ 33,713 33,713\n277 0401130F C-17 AIRCRAFT (IF)................ 76,514 104,514\n.................................. Program increase.............. [28,000]\n278 0401132F C-130J PROGRAM.................... 31,354 31,354\n279 0401134F LARGE AIRCRAFT IR COUNTERMEASURES 52,928 52,928\n(LAIRCM).\n281 0401318F CV-22............................. 653 653\n283 0708610F LOGISTICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 18,581 18,581\n(LOGIT).\n284 0801380F AF LVC OPERATIONAL TRAINING (LVC- 33,898 33,898\nOT).\n285 0804743F OTHER FLIGHT TRAINING............. 2,371 2,371\n286 0901202F JOINT PERSONNEL RECOVERY AGENCY... 2,080 2,080\n287 0901218F CIVILIAN COMPENSATION PROGRAM..... 4,355 4,355\n288 0901220F PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION.......... 2,766 2,766\n289 0901226F AIR FORCE STUDIES AND ANALYSIS 14,761 14,761\nAGENCY.\n290 0901538F FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 3,982 3,982\nSYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.\n291 0901554F DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACNTNG AND MGT 38,942 38,942\nSYS (DEAMS).\n292 1201921F SERVICE SUPPORT TO STRATCOM--SPACE 335 335\nACTIVITIES.\n293A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 22,264,031 22,385,031\n.................................. Acceleration of Air Force [121,000]\nprogram.\n.................................. SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM 29,643,766 29,564,966\nDEVELOPMENT.\n..................................\n.................................. TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 52,017,288 53,988,989\nTEST AND EVALUATION, AIR\nFORCE.\n..................................\n.................................. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND\nEVALUATION, SPACE FORCE\n.................................. BASIC RESEARCH\n001 0601102SF DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES......... 22,270 22,270\n002 0601103SF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES... 14,569 14,569\n.................................. SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH........ 36,839 36,839\n..................................\n.................................. APPLIED RESEARCH\n004 1206601SF SPACE TECHNOLOGY.................. 245,497 252,997\n.................................. Space Modeling, Simulation, & [7,500]\nAnalysis Hub.\n005 1206616SF SPACE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 2,591 2,591\nDEVELOPMENT/DEMO.\n.................................. SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH...... 248,088 255,588\n..................................\n.................................. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT\n006 1206310SF SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 459,989 459,989\nRESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.\n007 1206616SF SPACE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 128,588 128,588\nDEVELOPMENT/DEMO.\n.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 588,577 588,577\nDEVELOPMENT.\n..................................\n.................................. ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND\nPROTOTYPES\n008 0604002SF SPACE FORCE WEATHER SERVICES 857 857\nRESEARCH.\n009 1203010SF SPACE FORCE IT, DATA ANALYTICS, 88,606 88,606\nDIGITAL SOLUTIONS.\n010 1203164SF NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM 175,304 175,304\n(USER EQUIPMENT) (SPACE).\n011 1203622SF SPACE WARFIGHTING ANALYSIS........ 125,982 125,982\n012 1203710SF EO/IR WEATHER SYSTEMS............. 77,135 77,135\n013 1203955SF SPACE ACCESS, MOBILITY & LOGISTICS 14,478 14,478\n(SAML).\n014 1206410SF SPACE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND 1,307,970 1,807,970\nPROTOTYPING.\n.................................. SDA Tranche 3 Transport Layer. [500,000]\n015 1206427SF SPACE SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE 67,246 67,246\nTRANSITIONS (SSPT).\n016 1206438SF SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY.......... 60,106 60,106\n017 1206458SF TECH TRANSITION (SPACE)........... 326,144 326,144\n018 1206730SF SPACE SECURITY AND DEFENSE PROGRAM 45,200 45,200\n019 1206760SF PROTECTED TACTICAL ENTERPRISE 114,430 114,430\nSERVICE (PTES).\n020 1206761SF PROTECTED TACTICAL SERVICE (PTS).. 571,921 571,921\n021 1206855SF EVOLVED STRATEGIC SATCOM (ESS).... 1,229,929 1,229,929\n022 1206857SF SPACE RAPID CAPABILITIES OFFICE... 9,664 9,664\n023 1206862SF TACTICALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE....... 33,282 93,282\n.................................. Tactically Responsive Space... [60,000]\n.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT 4,248,254 4,808,254\nDEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.\n..................................\n.................................. SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND\nDEMONSTRATION\n025 1203269SF GPS III FOLLOW-ON (GPS IIIF)...... 179,249 194,249\n.................................. Resilient GPS (R-GPS)......... [15,000]\n026 1206421SF COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS.............. 31,298 31,298\n027 1206422SF WEATHER SYSTEM FOLLOW-ON.......... 38,501 38,501\n028 1206425SF SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS SYSTEMS. 992 992\n029 1206431SF ADVANCED EHF MILSATCOM (SPACE).... 13,825 13,825\n031 1206433SF WIDEBAND GLOBAL SATCOM (SPACE).... 29,609 29,609\n032 1206440SF NEXT-GEN OPIR--GROUND............. 358,330 358,330\n033 1206442SF NEXT GENERATION OPIR.............. 189,621 189,621\n034 1206443SF NEXT-GEN OPIR--GEO................ 432,073 432,073\n035 1206444SF NEXT-GEN OPIR--POLAR.............. 474,889\n.................................. Program increase.............. [474,889]\n036 1206445SF COMMERCIAL SATCOM (COMSATCOM) 132,060 132,060\nINTEGRATION.\n037 1206446SF RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE 1,757,354 1,757,354\nTRACKING--LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO).\n038 1206447SF RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE 686,348 686,348\nTRACKING--MEDIUM EARTH ORBIT\n(MEO).\n039 1206771SF COMMERCIAL SERVICES............... 36,628 86,628\n.................................. Tactical Surveillance, [50,000]\nReconnaissance, and Tracking\n(SRT).\n040 1206853SF NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH 6,595 6,595\nPROGRAM (SPACE)--EMD.\n.................................. SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND 3,892,483 4,432,372\nDEMONSTRATION.\n..................................\n.................................. MANAGEMENT SUPPORT\n044 1206392SF ACQ WORKFORCE--SPACE & MISSILE 269,162 269,162\nSYSTEMS.\n045 1206398SF SPACE & MISSILE SYSTEMS CENTER-- 15,356 15,356\nMHA.\n046 1206399SF SSC ENTERPRISE ENGINEERING & 110,598 110,598\nINTEGRATION.\n047 1206759SF MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT--SPACE....... 189,083 189,083\n048 1206860SF ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH PROGRAM 19,857 19,857\n(SPACE).\n049 1206864SF SPACE TEST PROGRAM (STP).......... 28,787 28,787\n.................................. SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT.... 632,843 632,843\n..................................\n.................................. OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT\n051 1201212SF SERVICE-WIDE SUPPORT (NOT 18,451 18,451\nOTHERWISE ACCOUNTED FOR).\n052 1203001SF FAMILY OF ADVANCED BLOS TERMINALS 303 303\n(FAB-T).\n053 1203040SF DCO-SPACE......................... 102,439 102,439\n054 1203109SF NARROWBAND SATELLITE 421,847 421,847\nCOMMUNICATIONS.\n055 1203110SF SATELLITE CONTROL NETWORK (SPACE). 93,780 93,780\n056 1203154SF LONG RANGE KILL CHAINS............ 1,916 1,916\n057 1203155SF GROUND MOVING TARGET INDICATOR 1,063,384 1,063,384\n(GMTI).\n058 1203173SF SPACE AND MISSILE TEST AND 22,128 22,128\nEVALUATION CENTER.\n059 1203174SF SPACE INNOVATION, INTEGRATION AND 82,399 82,399\nRAPID TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.\n060 1203182SF SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM (SPACE).... 54,996 54,996\n061 1203330SF SPACE SUPERIORITY ISR............. 24,411 24,411\n062 1203609SF PLEO SATCOM (MILNET).............. 277,407 277,407\n063 1203873SF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE RADARS.. 22,000\n.................................. PARCS radar upgrades.......... [22,000]\n064 1203906SF NCMC--ITW/AA SYSTEM............... 25,839 25,839\n066 1203913SF NUDET DETECTION SYSTEM (SPACE).... 96,836 96,836\n067 1203940SF SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS 182,377 182,377\nOPERATIONS.\n068 1206423SF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM III-- 190,484 190,484\nOPERATIONAL CONTROL SEGMENT.\n073 1206772SF RAPID RESILIENT COMMAND AND 106,220 106,220\nCONTROL (R2C2).\n075 1208053SF JOINT TACTICAL GROUND SYSTEM...... 6,698 6,698\n075A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 2,866,499 2,866,499\n.................................. SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM 5,638,414 5,660,414\nDEVELOPMENT.\n..................................\n.................................. SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY\nPILOT PROGRAMS\n076 1208248SF SPACE DOMAIN AWARENESS/PLANNING/ 200,968 200,968\nTASKING SW.\n.................................. SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL 200,968 200,968\nTECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS.\n..................................\n.................................. TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 15,486,466 16,615,855\nTEST, AND EVALUATION, SPACE\nFORCE.\n..................................\n.................................. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND\nEVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE\n.................................. BASIC RESEARCH\n001 0601000BR DTRA BASIC RESEARCH............... 15,643 15,643\n003 0601108D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH 16,817 16,817\nINITIATIVES.\n004 0601110D8Z BASIC RESEARCH INITIATIVES........ 82,264 110,264\n.................................. Defense Established Program to [20,000]\nStimulate Competitive Research.\n.................................. Program increase.............. [8,000]\n006 0601120D8Z NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM 146,010 146,010\n007 0601122E EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES............ 360,456 360,456\n008 0601228D8Z HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND 99,610 114,610\nUNIVERSITIES/MINORITY\nINSTITUTIONS.\n.................................. Program increase.............. [15,000]\n009 0601384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 36,582 36,582\nPROGRAM.\n.................................. SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH........ 757,382 800,382\n..................................\n.................................. APPLIED RESEARCH\n010 0602000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY........ 19,734 19,734\n011 0602023E ACCESS AND AWARENESS.............. 100,791 100,791\n012 0602024E WARFIGHTING PERFORMANCE........... 278,121 278,121\n013 0602025E MAKING, MAINTAINING, SUPPLY CHAIN 1,347,049 1,347,049\nAND LOGISTICS.\n014 0602026E EFFECTS........................... 20,275 20,275\n016 0602128D8Z PROMOTION AND PROTECTION 3,166 3,166\nSTRATEGIES.\n017 0602230D8Z DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION..... 46,261 46,261\n018 0602234D8Z LINCOLN LABORATORY RESEARCH 11,479 26,479\nPROGRAM.\n.................................. Program increase.............. [15,000]\n019 0602251D8Z APPLIED RESEARCH FOR THE 53,983 53,983\nADVANCEMENT OF S&T PRIORITIES.\n021 0602384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 230,751 230,751\nPROGRAM.\n022 0602668D8Z CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH........... 17,988 22,988\n.................................. Pacific Intelligence and [5,000]\nInnovation Initiative.\n028 0602718BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS 161,495 156,495\nDESTRUCTION APPLIED RESEARCH.\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-5,000]\n029 0602751D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE 8,883 8,883\n(SEI) APPLIED RESEARCH.\n030 0602890D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH........ 48,738 53,738\n.................................. Advanced Optical Coatings for [5,000]\nHigh Energy Lasers.\n031 0602891D8Z FSRM MODELLING.................... 994 994\n032 1160401BB SOF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT........ 50,026 61,226\n.................................. Comprehensive Protective Cold [11,200]\nWeather Layering System.\n.................................. SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH...... 2,399,734 2,430,934\n..................................\n.................................. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT\n033 0603000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS ADVANCED 50,663 50,663\nTECHNOLOGY.\n035 0603055D8Z OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY 168,253 198,253\nIMPROVEMENT.\n.................................. Power generation.............. [10,000]\n.................................. TRISO......................... [20,000]\n037 0603122D8Z COMBATING TERRORISM TECHNOLOGY 81,513 266,513\nSUPPORT.\n.................................. Emerging Technology [35,000]\nCooperation.\n.................................. Israel Anti-Tunneling [80,000]\nCooperation.\n.................................. Israel Counter-UXS Program.... [70,000]\n038 0603133D8Z FOREIGN COMPARATIVE TESTING....... 27,958 27,958\n039 0603142D8Z MISSION ENGINEERING & INTEGRATION 99,534 99,534\n(ME&I).\n040 0603160BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS 393,469 366,469\nDESTRUCTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY\nDEVELOPMENT.\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-27,000]\n042 0603176C ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE 21,625 21,625\nASSESSMENT.\n043 0603180C ADVANCED RESEARCH................. 42,093 42,093\n044 0603183D8Z JOINT HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGY 50,998 60,998\nDEVELOPMENT &TRANSITION.\n.................................. Increased Hypersonic [10,000]\nOperational Envelope\nPrototyping.\n045 0603225D8Z JOINT DOD-DOE MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY 35,505 35,505\nDEVELOPMENT.\n048 0603288D8Z ANALYTIC ASSESSMENTS.............. 41,010 41,010\n049 0603289D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE ANALYSIS AND 57,457 57,457\nCONCEPTS.\n050 0603330D8Z QUANTUM APPLICATION............... 59,521 59,521\n051 0603342D8Z DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT (DIU)..... 16,000\n.................................. DIU OnRamp Hub................ [5,000]\n.................................. Integrated Wireless Optical [7,000]\nPower Beaming and\nCommunications System.\n.................................. Small Electric Unmanned [4,000]\nSurface Vehicles.\n052 0603375D8Z TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION............. 19,654 19,654\n053 0603379D8Z ADVANCED TECHNICAL INTEGRATION.... 19,991 19,991\n054 0603384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 247,043 247,043\nPROGRAM--ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.\n055 0603467E DARPA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 1,643,465 1,643,465\nDEVELOPMENT.\n056 0603468E ADVANCED COMPLEX SYSTEMS.......... 350,695 350,695\n057 0603469E ADVANCED ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES.... 335,647 335,647\n059 0603618D8Z JOINT ELECTRONIC ADVANCED 20,575 20,575\nTECHNOLOGY.\n060 0603662D8Z NETWORKED COMMUNICATIONS 19,937 19,937\nCAPABILITIES.\n062 0603680D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE MANUFACTURING SCIENCE 409,493 435,493\nAND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.\n.................................. Biotechnology Manufacturing... [5,000]\n.................................. Critical Minerals............. [3,500]\n.................................. Manufacturing Modernization... [10,000]\n.................................. Manufacturing of Advanced [2,500]\nComposites for Hypersonics.\n.................................. Robotics Enhancements for [5,000]\nArmaments Manufacturing.\n063 0603680S MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.. 50,610 58,610\n.................................. Aluminum-Scandium Alloy [3,000]\nPrototype.\n.................................. DLA Critical Materials........ [5,000]\n064 0603712S GENERIC LOGISTICS R&D TECHNOLOGY 19,640 19,640\nDEMONSTRATIONS.\n065 0603716D8Z STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 58,092 58,092\nPROGRAM.\n066 0603720S MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY 135,016 135,016\nDEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT.\n067 0603727D8Z JOINT WARFIGHTING PROGRAM......... 945 945\n072 0603781D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE.... 12,972 12,972\n073 0603838D8Z DEFENSE INNOVATION ACCELERATION 211,027 213,527\n(DIA).\n.................................. Insider Threat................ [2,500]\n074 0603924D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED 114,577 119,577\nTECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.\n.................................. Ultra-Short Pulsed Laser [5,000]\n(USPL) Weapons Lethality.\n075 0603941D8Z TEST & EVALUATION SCIENCE & 1,095,772 1,115,772\nTECHNOLOGY.\n.................................. Digital Transformation Nexus.. [5,000]\n.................................. Payload Dispense Mechanism for [5,000]\nReusable Hypersonic Test Bed.\n.................................. Reusable Hypersonic Test Bed [10,000]\nIntegration & Testing.\n076 0603945D8Z INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION 173,048 176,048\nINITIATIVES.\n.................................. Critical Minerals for Energy [3,000]\nStorage Solutions.\n078 0604055D8Z OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY 5,000\nIMPROVEMENT.\n.................................. Micro-Reactor Program [5,000]\nAdvancement.\n080 1160402BB SOF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 152,282 152,282\nDEVELOPMENT.\n.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 6,220,080 6,503,580\nDEVELOPMENT.\n..................................\n.................................. ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND\nPROTOTYPES\n081 0603161D8Z NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL 55,465 55,465\nSECURITY EQUIPMENT RDT&E ADC&P.\n082 0603600D8Z WALKOFF........................... 152,449 137,249\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-15,200]\n083 0603851D8Z ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNICAL 123,981 123,981\nCERTIFICATION PROGRAM.\n084 0603881C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL 508,898 518,898\nDEFENSE SEGMENT.\n.................................. Secure, Assured, and Radiation [10,000]\nHardened Microelectronics.\n085 0603882C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 825,919 825,919\nMIDCOURSE DEFENSE SEGMENT.\n086 0603884BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 272,940 272,940\nPROGRAM--DEM/VAL.\n087 0603884C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSORS. 197,641 197,641\n088 0603890C BMD ENABLING PROGRAMS............. 646,039 646,039\n089 0603891C SPECIAL PROGRAMS--MDA............. 498,630 498,630\n090 0603892C AEGIS BMD......................... 588,440 588,440\n091 0603896C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND 634,183 634,183\nAND CONTROL, BATTLE MANAGEMENT\nAND COMMUNICATIONS (C2BMC).\n092 0603898C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE JOINT 45,758 45,758\nWARFIGHTER SUPPORT.\n093 0603904C MISSILE DEFENSE INTEGRATION & 55,097 55,097\nOPERATIONS CENTER (MDIOC).\n094 0603906C REGARDING TRENCH.................. 29,608 29,608\n095 0603907C SEA BASED X-BAND RADAR (SBX)...... 166,813 166,813\n096 0603913C ISRAELI COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS...... 300,000 300,000\n097 0603914C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST.... 463,079 463,079\n098 0603915C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TARGETS. 514,904 544,404\n.................................. Advanced Reactive Target [10,000]\nSimulation.\n.................................. Affordable air-breathing [10,000]\nhypersonic flight vehicle.\n.................................. High Mach Airbreathing Targets [2,000]\n.................................. Next Generation Hypersonic.... [7,500]\n099 0603923D8Z COALITION WARFARE................. 10,090 10,090\n100 0604011D8Z NEXT GENERATION INFORMATION 41,815 41,815\nCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (5G).\n101 0604016D8Z DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CORROSION 2,545 2,545\nPROGRAM.\n102 0604102C GUAM DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT.......... 128,485 128,485\n105 0604125D8Z ADVANCED MANUFACTURING COMPONENTS 45,513 45,513\nAND PROTOTYPES.\n106 0604181C HYPERSONIC DEFENSE................ 200,627 200,627\n107 0604250D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES.. 749,452 762,452\n.................................. Project Pele.................. [10,000]\n.................................. Typhoon, Seaman's Eye [3,000]\nPredictive Autonomous\nNavigational Routing.\n108 0604294D8Z TRUSTED & ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS 512,151 512,151\n109 0604331D8Z RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM......... 235,292 235,292\n112 0604400D8Z DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) 2,142 2,142\nUNMANNED SYSTEM COMMON\nDEVELOPMENT.\n113 0604551BR CATAPULT INFORMATION SYSTEM....... 4,161 4,161\n114 0604555D8Z OPERATIONAL ENERGY PROTOTYPING-- 55,005 55,005\nNON S&T.\n117 0604682D8Z SUPPORT FOR STRATEGIC ANALYSIS.... 2,776 2,776\n119 0604791D8Z MULTI-DOMAIN JOINT OPERATIONS 20,343 20,343\n(MDJO).\n120 0604797D8Z JOINT ENERGETIC TRANSITION OFFICE. 3,000 3,000\n121 0604826J JOINT C5 CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT, 25,889 25,889\nINTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY\nASSESSMENTS.\n122 0604873C LONG RANGE DISCRIMINATION RADAR 60,443 60,443\n(LRDR).\n123 0604874C IMPROVED HOMELAND DEFENSE 1,582,414 1,582,414\nINTERCEPTORS.\n124 0604876C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL 37,784 37,784\nDEFENSE SEGMENT TEST.\n125 0604878C AEGIS BMD TEST.................... 153,618 153,618\n126 0604879C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSOR 68,699 68,699\nTEST.\n127 0604880C LAND-BASED SM-3 (LBSM3)........... 24,555 24,555\n128 0604887C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 38,325 38,325\nMIDCOURSE SEGMENT TEST.\n129 0604924D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED 5,589 5,589\nCOMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPE.\n130 0202057C SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT......... 1,806 1,806\n131 0208059JCY CYBERCOM ACTIVITIES............... 30,212 30,212\n133 0208086JCY CYBER TRAINING ENVIRONMENT (CTE).. 124,971 124,971\n135 0305103C CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE......... 2,131 2,131\n136 0305245D8Z INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES AND 43,596 48,596\nINNOVATION INVESTMENTS.\n.................................. Geospatial Workforce [5,000]\nDevelopment Program.\n139 1206895C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM 97,061 97,061\nSPACE PROGRAMS.\n.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT 10,390,334 10,432,634\nDEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.\n..................................\n.................................. SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND\nDEMONSTRATION\n141 0604123D8Z CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL 9,196 9,196\nINTELLIGENCE OFFICER (CDAO)--DEM/\nVAL ACTIVITIES.\n142 0604133D8Z ALPHA-1 DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.... 441,821 441,821\n143 0604161D8Z NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL 12,874 12,874\nSECURITY EQUIPMENT RDT&E SDD.\n144 0604384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 255,630 199,880\nPROGRAM--EMD.\n.................................. Program decrease.............. [-55,750]\n145 0604771D8Z JOINT TACTICAL INFORMATION 10,527 10,527\nDISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (JTIDS).\n146 0605000BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS 14,931 14,931\nDESTRUCTION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.\n147 0605013BL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 1,283 1,283\n148 0605021SE HOMELAND PERSONNEL SECURITY 9,137 9,137\nINITIATIVE.\n149 0605022D8Z DEFENSE EXPORTABILITY PROGRAM..... 6,780 6,780\n150 0605027D8Z OUSD(C) IT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES 9,765 9,765\n151 0605080S DEFENSE AGENCY INITIATIVES (DAI)-- 31,714 31,714\nFINANCIAL SYSTEM.\n152 0605141BR MISSION ASSURANCE RISK MANAGEMENT 9,573 9,573\nSYSTEM (MARMS).\n153 0605210D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE ELECTRONIC 9,366 9,366\nPROCUREMENT CAPABILITIES.\n154 0605294D8Z TRUSTED & ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS 143,475 143,475\n155 0605649D8Z ACQUISITION INTEGRATION AND 13,556 13,556\nINTEROPERABILITY (AI2).\n156 0605755D8Z RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DEFENSE 3,307 3,307\nMODERNIZATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT\nAND DEMONSTRATION.\n157 0605772D8Z NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, & 3,158 3,158\nCOMMUNICATIONS.\n159 0305282K JOINT FIRES NETWORK (JFN)......... 10,000 10,000\n160 0305304D8Z REAL PROPERTY INFORMATION 6,473 6,473\nMANAGEMENT.\n161 0305310D8Z COUNTERPROLIFERATION ADVANCED 12,107 12,107\nDEVELOPMENT.\n.................................. SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND 1,014,673 958,923\nDEMONSTRATION.\n..................................\n.................................. MANAGEMENT SUPPORT\n163 0603829J JOINT CAPABILITY EXPERIMENTATION.. 13,822 13,822\n164 0604122D8Z JADC2 DEVELOPMENT AND 297,801 297,801\nEXPERIMENTATION ACTIVITIES.\n165 0604774D8Z DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM 8,552 8,552\n(DRRS).\n166 0604875D8Z JOINT SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE 8,627 8,627\nDEVELOPMENT.\n167 0604940D8Z CENTRAL TEST AND EVALUATION 542,773 542,773\nINVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT (CTEIP).\n168 0604942D8Z ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS....... 1,275 1,275\n170 0605001E MISSION SUPPORT................... 115,673 115,673\n171 0605100D8Z JOINT MISSION ENVIRONMENT TEST 210,878 210,878\nCAPABILITY (JMETC).\n172 0605126J JOINT INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE 78,057 78,057\nDEFENSE ORGANIZATION (JIAMDO).\n174 0605142D8Z SYSTEMS ENGINEERING............... 23,405 23,405\n175 0605151D8Z STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT--OSD. 5,301 5,301\n176 0605161D8Z NUCLEAR MATTERS-PHYSICAL SECURITY. 12,549 12,549\n177 0605170D8Z SUPPORT TO NETWORKS AND 15,597 15,597\nINFORMATION INTEGRATION.\n178 0605200D8Z GENERAL SUPPORT TO 3,468 3,468\nOUSD(INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY).\n179 0605384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 67,263 67,263\nPROGRAM.\n186 0605711D8Z CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS...... 11,781 11,781\n187 0605790D8Z SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH 5,411 5,411\n(SBIR)/ SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY\nTRANSFER (STTR) ADMINISTRATION.\n188 0605797D8Z MAINTAINING TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE.. 29,675 29,675\n189 0605798D8Z DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS....... 45,134 45,134\n190 0605801KA DEFENSE TECHNICAL INFORMATION 60,209 60,209\nCENTER (DTIC).\n191 0605803SE R&D IN SUPPORT OF DOD ENLISTMENT, 30,778 30,778\nTESTING AND EVALUATION.\n192 0605804D8Z DEVELOPMENT TEST AND EVALUATION... 37,381 37,381\n193 0605898E MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D................ 13,623 13,623\n194 0605998KA MANAGEMENT HQ--DEFENSE TECHNICAL 3,466 3,466\nINFORMATION CENTER (DTIC).\n195 0606005D8Z SPECIAL ACTIVITIES................ 18,594 18,594\n196 0606100D8Z BUDGET AND PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS.... 13,084 13,084\n197 0606114D8Z ANALYSIS WORKING GROUP (AWG) 5,229 5,229\nSUPPORT.\n199 0606225D8Z ODNA TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCE 3,461 3,461\nANALYSIS.\n200 0606300D8Z DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD............. 6,563 6,563\n201 0606301D8Z AVIATION SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES...... 1,702 1,702\n202 0606771D8Z CYBER RESILIENCY AND CYBERSECURITY 14,220 14,220\nPOLICY.\n203 0606774D8Z DEFENSE CIVILIAN TRAINING CORPS... 8,752 8,752\n204 0606775D8Z JOINT PRODUCTION ACCELERATOR CELL 5,493 5,493\n(JPAC).\n205 0606829D8Z SUSTAINMENT TRANSITION 30,000 30,000\nCAPABILITIES.\n206 0606853BR MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & 14,841 14,841\nINTERNATIONAL SUPPORT.\n207 0203345D8Z DEFENSE OPERATIONS SECURITY 2,493 2,493\nINITIATIVE (DOSI).\n208 0204571J JOINT STAFF ANALYTICAL SUPPORT.... 8,070 8,070\n209 0208045K C4I INTEROPERABILITY.............. 70,893 70,893\n210 0303169D8Z INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RAPID 4,355 4,355\nACQUISITION.\n211 0305172K COMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS.... 5,447 5,447\n213 0305208K DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE 2,887 2,887\nSYSTEMS.\n214 0305248J JOINT STAFF OFFICE OF THE CHIEF 14,500 19,500\nDATA OFFICER (OCDO) ACTIVITIES.\n.................................. Advanced Manufacturing [5,000]\nInitiative in the Indo-Pacific.\n215 0804768J COCOM EXERCISE ENGAGEMENT AND 91,952 91,952\nTRAINING TRANSFORMATION (CE2T2)--\nNON-MHA.\n216 0808709SE DEFENSE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 388 388\nMANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (DEOMI).\n217 0808737SE INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION..... 5,744 5,744\n218 0901598C MANAGEMENT HQ--MDA................ 28,719 28,719\n219 0903235K JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER (JSP)...... 1,283 1,283\n219A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 31,148 31,148\n.................................. SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT.... 2,032,317 2,037,317\n..................................\n.................................. OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT\n220 0604011D8Z NEXT GENERATION INFORMATION 22,439 22,439\nCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (5G).\n223 0607162D8Z CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS 2,360 2,360\nELIMINATION TECHNOLOGY\nIMPROVEMENT.\n224 0607210D8Z INDUSTRIAL BASE ANALYSIS AND 273,379 293,879\nSUSTAINMENT SUPPORT.\n.................................. Ablative Material Sustainment. [3,000]\n.................................. Corrosion Resistant Magnesium [10,000]\nCoating for Aircraft.\n.................................. Rare Earth Magnet [4,000]\nManufacturing.\n.................................. U.S.-based Synthetic Graphite [3,500]\nManufacturing.\n225 0607310D8Z COUNTERPROLIFERATION MODERNIZATION 12,704 12,704\n226 0607327T GLOBAL THEATER SECURITY 6,173 6,173\nCOOPERATION MANAGEMENT\nINFORMATION SYSTEMS (G-TSCMIS).\n227 0607384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 79,118 79,118\n(OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT).\n228 0607757D8Z RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DEFENSE 2,945 2,945\nMODERNIZATION OPERATIONAL SYSTEM\nDEVELOPMENT.\n229 0208085JCY ROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS.. 88,522 88,522\n230 0208097JCY CYBER COMMAND AND CONTROL (CYBER 85,833 85,833\nC2).\n231 0208099JCY DATA AND UNIFIED PLATFORM (D&UP).. 83,039 83,039\n235 0302019K DEFENSE INFO INFRASTRUCTURE 16,162 16,162\nENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION.\n236 0302609V COUNTERING THREATS AUTOMATED 5,030 5,030\nPLATFORM.\n237 0303126K LONG-HAUL COMMUNICATIONS--DCS..... 40,293 40,293\n238 0303131K MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY 5,113 5,113\nCOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN).\n240 0303140D8Z INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY 25,347 31,347\nPROGRAM.\n.................................. National Narrative [6,000]\nIntelligence Research Center.\n242 0303140K INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY 23,224 23,224\nPROGRAM.\n243 0303153K DEFENSE SPECTRUM ORGANIZATION..... 20,174 20,174\n244 0303171K JOINT PLANNING AND EXECUTION 6,242 6,242\nSERVICES.\n246 0303430V FEDERAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES 22,700 22,700\nINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.\n252 0305104D8Z DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE (DIB) 10,840 10,840\nCYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE.\n257 0305146V DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE 1,800 1,800\nACTIVITIES.\n258 0305172D8Z COMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS.... 22,548 22,548\n260 0305186D8Z POLICY R&D PROGRAMS............... 6,043 6,043\n262 0305199D8Z NET CENTRICITY.................... 17,114 17,114\n264 0305208BB DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE 5,656 5,656\nSYSTEMS.\n270 0305387D8Z HOMELAND DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY 1,771 1,771\nTRANSFER PROGRAM.\n279 0306250JCY CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY 473,399 473,399\nSUPPORT.\n280 0307609V NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY 34,710 34,710\nSYSTEMS (NISS).\n283 0708012K LOGISTICS SUPPORT ACTIVITIES...... 2,876 2,876\n284 0708012S PACIFIC DISASTER CENTERS.......... 2,000 4,000\n.................................. Pacific Disaster Centers...... [2,000]\n285 0708047S DEFENSE PROPERTY ACCOUNTABILITY 3,020 3,020\nSYSTEM.\n289 1160403BB AVIATION SYSTEMS.................. 119,699 119,699\n290 1160405BB INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.. 102,732 105,732\n.................................. Ultra-lightweight Group 1 [3,000]\nSmall UAS.\n291 1160408BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS.......... 234,653 234,653\n292 1160431BB WARRIOR SYSTEMS................... 279,639 283,139\n.................................. Blast Overpressure Analysis [3,500]\nand Mitigation.\n293 1160432BB SPECIAL PROGRAMS.................. 550 550\n294 1160434BB UNMANNED ISR...................... 2,281 2,281\n295 1160480BB SOF TACTICAL VEHICLES............. 9,213 9,213\n296 1160483BB MARITIME SYSTEMS.................. 120,475 120,475\n297 1160490BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS 21,752 21,752\nINTELLIGENCE.\n298 1203610K TELEPORT PROGRAM.................. 24,319 24,319\n298A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 8,276,313 8,276,313\n.................................. SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM 10,594,200 10,629,200\nDEVELOPMENT.\n..................................\n.................................. SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY\nPILOT PROGRAMS\n299 0608140D8Z ENTERPRISE PLATFORMS AND 402,783 402,783\nCAPABILITIES--SOFTWARE PILOT\nPROGRAM.\n300 0608648D8Z ACQUISITION VISIBILITY--SOFTWARE 17,549 17,549\nPILOT PROGRAM.\n301 0608776D8Z DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT FIELDING.. 48,413 48,413\n302 0303150K GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM. 44,474 44,474\n.................................. SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL 513,219 513,219\nTECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS.\n..................................\n.................................. TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 33,921,939 34,306,189\nTEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-\nWIDE.\n..................................\n.................................. OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION,\nDEFENSE\n.................................. MANAGEMENT SUPPORT\n001 0605118OTE OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION... 133,542 133,542\n002 0605131OTE LIVE FIRE TEST AND EVALUATION..... 108,109 108,109\n003 0605814OTE OPERATIONAL TEST ACTIVITIES AND 76,492 76,492\nANALYSES.\n.................................. SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT.... 318,143 318,143\n..................................\n.................................. TOTAL OPERATIONAL TEST AND 318,143 318,143\nEVALUATION, DEFENSE.\n..................................\n.................................. TOTAL RDT&E.................. 142,001,108 145,698,615\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nTITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE\n\nSEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.\n\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\nSEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (In Thousands of Dollars)\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------\nFY 2026 Conference\nLine Item Request Authorized\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\nOPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,\nARMY\nOPERATING FORCES\n010 MANEUVER UNITS................ 4,671,407 4,668,407\nProgram decrease.......... [-3,000]\n020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES...... 221,578 221,578\n030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE........ 927,219 927,219\n040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS.......... 2,220,746 2,220,746\n050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT 1,333,769 1,333,769\n060 AVIATION ASSETS............... 1,829,054 1,829,054\n070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS 7,497,735 7,599,735\nSUPPORT......................\nFY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning [102,000]\n080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS. 583,196 583,196\n090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE. 152,404 152,404\n100 MEDICAL READINESS............. 844,140 844,140\n110 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT....... 10,694,915 10,694,915\n120 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 6,159,744 6,179,744\nRESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..\nProgram increase.......... [20,000]\n130 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL 263,147 263,147\nHEADQUARTERS.................\n140 ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES......... 392,457 387,038\nProgram decrease.......... [-5,419]\n150 RESET......................... 111,688 111,688\n160 US AFRICA COMMAND............. 413,046 413,046\n170 US EUROPEAN COMMAND........... 385,744 385,744\n180 US SOUTHERN COMMAND........... 224,971 224,971\n190 US FORCES KOREA............... 77,049 77,049\n200 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES-- 331,467 331,467\nCYBERSPACE OPERATIONS........\n210 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES-- 550,089 550,089\nCYBERSECURITY................\nSUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 39,885,565 39,999,146\n\nMOBILIZATION\n220 STRATEGIC MOBILITY............ 134,892 134,892\n230 ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS..... 330,812 330,812\n240 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS....... 3,162 3,162\nSUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION..... 468,866 468,866\n\nTRAINING AND RECRUITING\n250 OFFICER ACQUISITION........... 172,424 172,424\n260 RECRUIT TRAINING.............. 78,929 78,929\n270 ONE STATION UNIT TRAINING..... 88,033 88,033\n280 SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS 508,982 508,982\nTRAINING CORPS...............\n290 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING.... 988,901 988,901\n300 FLIGHT TRAINING............... 1,398,974 1,398,974\n310 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 202,738 202,738\nEDUCATION....................\n320 TRAINING SUPPORT.............. 596,528 596,528\n330 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.... 747,712 747,712\n340 EXAMINING..................... 177,666 177,666\n350 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY 181,211 181,211\nEDUCATION....................\n360 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND 227,476 227,476\nTRAINING.....................\n370 JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER 190,668 212,668\nTRAINING CORPS...............\nFully fund Army JROTC..... [22,000]\nSUBTOTAL TRAINING AND 5,560,242 5,582,242\nRECRUITING................\n\nADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-\nWIDE ACTIVITIES\nCLASSIFIED PROGRAMS\n390 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION.... 1,306,690 1,299,190\nProgram decrease.......... [-7,500]\n400 CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES..... 740,581 740,581\n410 LOGISTIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES... 588,151 588,151\n420 AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT......... 344,948 344,948\n430 ADMINISTRATION................ 408,825 408,825\n440 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS.... 2,171,607 2,156,207\nProgram decrease.......... [-15,400]\n450 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT........... 313,323 313,323\n460 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT....... 853,139 834,139\nProgram decrease.......... [-19,000]\n470 OTHER SERVICE SUPPORT......... 2,078,411 2,059,411\nMilitary Women's Memorial. [1,000]\nProgram decrease.......... [-20,000]\n480 ARMY CLAIMS ACTIVITIES........ 223,611 223,611\n490 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT........ 294,705 294,705\n500 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT 618,471 618,471\nREADINESS....................\n510 DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE 36,510 36,510\nDEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT..........\n520 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY 664,510 664,510\nHEADQUARTERS.................\n530 MISC. SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS 31,387 31,387\nSUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION 10,674,869 10,613,969\nAND SERVICE-WIDE\nACTIVITIES................\n590A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 2,385,523 2,385,523\nSUBTOTAL CLASSIFIED 2,385,523 2,385,523\nPROGRAMS..................\n\nUNDISTRIBUTED\n600 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -812,335\nUnobligated balances...... [-812,335]\nSUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -812,335\n\nTOTAL OPERATION AND 58,975,065 58,237,411\nMAINTENANCE, ARMY........\n\nOPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,\nARMY RESERVE\nOPERATING FORCES\n010 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES...... 14,651 14,651\n020 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE........ 703,286 703,286\n030 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS.......... 146,794 146,794\n040 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT 685,541 685,541\n050 AVIATION ASSETS............... 55,155 55,155\n060 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS 438,508 438,508\nSUPPORT......................\n070 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS. 23,783 23,783\n080 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE. 40,426 40,426\n090 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT....... 557,465 557,465\n100 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 504,922 504,922\nRESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..\n110 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL 20,531 20,531\nHEADQUARTERS.................\n120 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES-- 2,174 2,174\nCYBERSPACE OPERATIONS........\n130 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES-- 19,041 19,041\nCYBERSECURITY................\nSUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 3,212,277 3,212,277\n\nADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-\nWIDE ACTIVITIES\n140 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION.... 14,629 14,629\n150 ADMINISTRATION................ 16,798 16,798\n160 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS.... 6,432 6,432\n170 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT........... 7,186 7,186\n180 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT....... 56,856 56,856\nSUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION 101,901 101,901\nAND SERVICE-WIDE\nACTIVITIES................\n\nUNDISTRIBUTED\n220 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -10,222\nUnobligated balances...... [-10,222]\nSUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -10,222\n\nTOTAL OPERATION AND 3,314,178 3,303,956\nMAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE\n\nOPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,\nARMY NATIONAL GUARD\nOPERATING FORCES\n010 MANEUVER UNITS................ 911,525 911,525\n020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES...... 210,737 210,737\n030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE........ 879,111 879,111\n040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS.......... 88,001 88,001\n050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT 350,261 350,261\n060 AVIATION ASSETS............... 1,128,195 1,128,195\n070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS 810,263 810,263\nSUPPORT......................\n080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS. 34,354 34,354\n090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE. 179,622 179,622\n100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT....... 1,246,273 1,246,273\n110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 1,275,984 1,275,984\nRESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..\n120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL 1,203,158 1,203,158\nHEADQUARTERS.................\n130 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES-- 5,136 5,136\nCYBERSPACE OPERATIONS........\n140 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES-- 24,096 24,096\nCYBERSECURITY................\nSUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 8,346,716 8,346,716\n\nADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-\nWIDE ACTIVITIES\n150 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION.... 6,460 6,460\n160 ADMINISTRATION................ 45,919 45,919\n170 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS.... 9,373 9,373\n190 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT....... 261,622 261,622\n200 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT........ 3,891 3,891\nSUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION 327,265 327,265\nAND SERVICE-WIDE\nACTIVITIES................\n\nUNDISTRIBUTED\n220 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -246,699\nUnobligated balances...... [-246,699]\nSUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -246,699\n\nTOTAL OPERATION AND 8,673,981 8,427,282\nMAINTENANCE, ARMY\nNATIONAL GUARD...........\n\nCOUNTER-ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ\nAND SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP\nCOUNTER-ISIL TRAIN AND EQUIP\nFUND (CTEF)\n010 IRAQ.......................... 212,516 212,516\n020 SYRIA......................... 130,000 130,000\n030 LEBANON....................... 15,000 15,000\nSUBTOTAL COUNTER-ISIL 357,516 357,516\nTRAIN AND EQUIP FUND\n(CTEF)....................\n\nTOTAL COUNTER-ISLAMIC 357,516 357,516\nSTATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA\nTRAIN AND EQUIP..........\n\nOPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,\nNAVY\nOPERATING FORCES\n010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT 7,720,210 7,720,210\nOPERATIONS...................\n020 FLEET AIR TRAINING............ 2,925,791 2,925,791\n050 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT........... 1,447,480 1,447,480\n060 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE.... 1,661,933 1,661,933\n080 AVIATION LOGISTICS............ 2,147,907 2,147,907\n090 MISSION AND OTHER SHIP 5,350,073 5,430,073\nOPERATIONS...................\nPlatform Supply Vessel [80,000]\nPilot Program.............\n100 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & 1,719,580 1,719,580\nTRAINING.....................\n110 SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE........ 13,803,188 13,803,188\n120 SHIP DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT. 2,760,878 2,760,878\n130 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS AND 1,830,993 1,830,993\nELECTRONIC WARFARE...........\n140 MEDICAL READINESS............. 604,287 604,287\n150 SPACE SYSTEMS AND SURVEILLANCE 453,847 453,847\n160 WARFARE TACTICS............... 1,000,516 1,000,516\n170 OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND 454,803 454,803\nOCEANOGRAPHY.................\n180 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES......... 2,291,340 2,389,070\nFY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning [97,730]\n190 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND 62,495 62,495\nDEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT.....\n200 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE 105,914 110,414\nOPERATIONS...................\nINDOPACOM's Community [4,500]\nEngagement Initiative.....\n210 COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT 386,657 470,437\nMISSION SUPPORT..............\nFY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning [30,780]\nNon-Standard Aviation--Sea [10,000]\nPlanes....................\nPrepositioned Material in [43,000]\nSupport of SOF............\n220 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES......... 634,746 634,746\n230 FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE....... 1,837,670 1,837,670\n240 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE........... 1,601,768 1,601,768\n250 OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT.. 839,619 839,619\n260 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION........ 2,185,422 2,172,422\nProgram decrease.......... [-13,000]\n270 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND 3,991,438 3,991,438\nMODERNIZATION................\n280 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT........ 6,166,266 6,176,266\nRed Hill long-term [10,000]\nmonitoring, research, and\nremediation...............\nSUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 63,984,821 64,247,831\n\nMOBILIZATION\n290 SHIP PREPOSITIONING AND SURGE. 388,627 388,627\n300 READY RESERVE FORCE........... 785,052 785,052\n310 SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS 583,296 583,296\n330 COAST GUARD SUPPORT........... 22,192 22,192\nSUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION..... 1,779,167 1,779,167\n\nTRAINING AND RECRUITING\n340 OFFICER ACQUISITION........... 202,397 202,397\n350 RECRUIT TRAINING.............. 16,945 21,245\nSea Cadets................ [4,300]\n360 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING 164,348 164,348\nCORPS........................\n370 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING.... 1,026,076 1,026,076\n380 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 272,964 272,964\nEDUCATION....................\n390 TRAINING SUPPORT.............. 463,572 463,572\n400 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.... 303,177 303,177\n410 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY 914 914\nEDUCATION....................\n420 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND 65,819 65,819\nTRAINING.....................\n430 JUNIOR ROTC................... 25,334 61,334\nFully fund Navy JROTC..... [36,000]\nSUBTOTAL TRAINING AND 2,541,546 2,581,846\nRECRUITING................\n\nADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-\nWIDE ACTIVITIES\nCLASSIFIED PROGRAMS\n440 ADMINISTRATION................ 1,357,428 1,357,428\n450 CIVILIAN MANPOWER AND 239,918 239,918\nPERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.........\n460 MILITARY MANPOWER AND 690,712 690,712\nPERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.........\n480 MEDICAL ACTIVITIES............ 5,000\nHarmful Behaviors Software [5,000]\nImplementation............\n490 DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE 61,046 61,046\nDEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT..........\n500 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION.... 289,748 289,748\n520 PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND 543,911 556,811\nPROGRAM SUPPORT..............\nSupply Chain Risk [12,900]\nMitigation................\n530 ACQUISITION, LOGISTICS, AND 853,340 853,340\nOVERSIGHT....................\n540 INVESTIGATIVE AND SECURITY 1,007,078 1,007,078\nSERVICES.....................\nSUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION 5,043,181 5,056,081\nAND SERVICE-WIDE\nACTIVITIES................\n760A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 731,405 731,405\nSUBTOTAL CLASSIFIED 731,405 731,405\nPROGRAMS..................\n\nUNDISTRIBUTED\n770 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -540,421\nUnobligated balances...... [-540,421]\nSUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -540,421\n\nTOTAL OPERATION AND 74,080,120 73,860,909\nMAINTENANCE, NAVY........\n\nOPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,\nMARINE CORPS\nOPERATING FORCES\n010 OPERATIONAL FORCES............ 1,950,784 1,986,643\nFY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning [35,859]\n020 FIELD LOGISTICS............... 1,981,840 1,981,840\n030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE............. 236 236\n040 MARITIME PREPOSITIONING....... 175,091 175,091\n050 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES......... 349,082 349,082\n060 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 2,079,890 2,079,890\nMODERNIZATION................\n070 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT........ 2,834,721 2,834,721\nSUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 9,371,644 9,407,503\n\nTRAINING AND RECRUITING\n080 RECRUIT TRAINING.............. 26,350 26,350\n090 OFFICER ACQUISITION........... 1,282 1,282\n100 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING.... 119,526 119,526\n110 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 58,696 58,696\nEDUCATION....................\n120 TRAINING SUPPORT.............. 538,812 538,812\n130 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.... 237,004 237,004\n140 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY 27,500 27,500\nEDUCATION....................\n150 JUNIOR ROTC................... 30,808 30,808\nSUBTOTAL TRAINING AND 1,039,978 1,039,978\nRECRUITING................\n\nADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-\nWIDE ACTIVITIES\nCLASSIFIED PROGRAMS\n180 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION.... 87,509 87,509\n190 ADMINISTRATION................ 431,282 431,282\nSUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION 518,791 518,791\nAND SERVICE-WIDE\nACTIVITIES................\n300A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 73,788 73,788\nSUBTOTAL CLASSIFIED 73,788 73,788\nPROGRAMS..................\n\nUNDISTRIBUTED\n310 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -89,275\nUnobligated balances...... [-89,275]\nSUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -89,275\n\nTOTAL OPERATION AND 11,004,201 10,950,785\nMAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS\n\nOPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,\nNAVY RESERVE\nOPERATING FORCES\n010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT 759,843 759,843\nOPERATIONS...................\n030 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT........... 9,972 9,972\n040 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE.... 204,603 204,603\n060 AVIATION LOGISTICS............ 24,469 24,469\n070 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS......... 19,698 19,698\n080 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES......... 186,946 186,946\n090 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES......... 294 294\n100 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION........ 33,414 33,414\n110 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND 58,213 58,213\nMODERNIZATION................\n120 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT........ 118,361 118,361\nSUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 1,415,813 1,415,813\n\nADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-\nWIDE ACTIVITIES\n130 ADMINISTRATION................ 2,539 2,539\n140 MILITARY MANPOWER AND 22,185 22,185\nPERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.........\n150 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM 1,517 1,517\nMANAGEMENT...................\nSUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION 26,241 26,241\nAND SERVICE-WIDE\nACTIVITIES................\n\nUNDISTRIBUTED\n170 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -19,763\nUnobligated balances...... [-19,763]\nSUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -19,763\n\nTOTAL OPERATION AND 1,442,054 1,422,291\nMAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE\n\nOPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,\nMARINE CORPS RESERVE\nOPERATING FORCES\n010 OPERATING FORCES.............. 117,987 117,987\n020 DEPOT MAINTENANCE............. 22,686 22,686\n030 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND 48,519 48,519\nMODERNIZATION................\n040 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT........ 123,079 123,079\nSUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 312,271 312,271\n\nADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-\nWIDE ACTIVITIES\n050 ADMINISTRATION................ 49,774 49,774\nSUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION 49,774 49,774\nAND SERVICE-WIDE\nACTIVITIES................\n\nUNDISTRIBUTED\n060 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -12,267\nUnobligated balances...... [-12,267]\nSUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -12,267\n\nTOTAL OPERATION AND 362,045 349,778\nMAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS\nRESERVE..................\n\nOPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR\nFORCE\nOPERATING FORCES\n010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES......... 1,425,125 1,668,425\nDAF campaigning and [107,300]\nexercises.................\nFY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning [136,000]\n020 COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES..... 2,753,789 2,773,789\nFY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning [20,000]\n030 AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, 1,701,493 1,706,493\nMAINTAIN SKILLS).............\nFY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning [5,000]\n040 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT 4,676,962 4,676,962\nMAINTENANCE..................\n050 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 3,093,331 3,118,331\nRESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..\nProgram increase.......... [25,000]\n060 CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT........ 245,874 245,874\n070 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT 9,283,958 9,305,458\nAND SYSTEM SUPPORT...........\nFY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning [21,500]\n080 FLYING HOUR PROGRAM........... 6,772,468 6,772,468\n090 BASE SUPPORT.................. 11,328,614 11,328,614\n100 GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING.. 1,239,641 1,239,641\n110 OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS. 1,896,441 1,896,441\n120 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES......... 858,321 858,321\n140 MEDICAL READINESS............. 554,180 554,180\n150 US NORTHCOM/NORAD............. 266,248 266,248\n160 US STRATCOM................... 593,503 593,503\n170 US CENTCOM.................... 350,566 350,566\n180 US SOCOM...................... 28,018 28,018\n190 US TRANSCOM................... 703 703\n200 CENTCOM CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT 928 1,928\nCooperation with the [1,000]\nKingdom of Jordan.........\n210 USSPACECOM.................... 369,658 369,658\nSUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 47,439,821 47,755,621\n210A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 1,805,672 1,805,672\nSUBTOTAL CLASSIFIED 1,805,672 1,805,672\nPROGRAMS..................\n\nMOBILIZATION\n220 AIRLIFT OPERATIONS............ 3,391,672 3,391,672\n230 MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS..... 279,205 279,205\nSUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION..... 3,670,877 3,670,877\n\nTRAINING AND RECRUITING\n240 OFFICER ACQUISITION........... 250,380 250,380\n250 RECRUIT TRAINING.............. 29,335 29,335\n260 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING 131,342 131,342\nCORPS (ROTC).................\n270 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING.... 522,068 522,068\n280 FLIGHT TRAINING............... 1,065,465 1,065,465\n290 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 284,442 284,442\nEDUCATION....................\n300 TRAINING SUPPORT.............. 181,966 181,966\n310 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.... 256,687 256,687\n320 EXAMINING..................... 6,990 6,990\n330 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY 224,340 224,340\nEDUCATION....................\n340 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND 360,260 360,260\nTRAINING.....................\n350 JUNIOR ROTC................... 80,000\nFully fund AF JROTC....... [80,000]\nSUBTOTAL TRAINING AND 3,313,275 3,313,275\nRECRUITING................\n\nADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-\nWIDE ACTIVITIES\nCLASSIFIED PROGRAMS\n360 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS.......... 1,155,659 1,155,659\n370 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.. 158,965 158,965\n380 ADMINISTRATION................ 1,221,364 1,221,364\n390 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS.... 45,228 45,228\n410 OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES.. 1,712,600 1,717,600\nCombat Ready Airman [5,000]\nProgram...................\n420 CIVIL AIR PATROL.............. 32,394 32,394\n430 DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE 48,741 48,741\nDEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT..........\n450 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT......... 89,341 89,341\nSUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION 4,464,292 4,469,292\nAND SERVICE-WIDE\nACTIVITIES................\n450A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 1,735,598 1,735,598\nSUBTOTAL CLASSIFIED 1,735,598 1,735,598\nPROGRAMS..................\n\nUNDISTRIBUTED\n460 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -1,020,189\nUnobligated balances...... [-1,020,189]\nSUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -1,020,189\n\nTOTAL OPERATION AND 62,429,535 61,810,146\nMAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE...\n\nOPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,\nSPACE FORCE\nOPERATING FORCES\n010 GLOBAL C3I & EARLY WARNING.... 846,856 846,856\n020 SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS....... 397,822 397,822\n030 SPACE OPERATIONS.............. 983,784 983,784\n040 EDUCATION & TRAINING.......... 302,939 302,939\n060 DEPOT MAINTENANCE............. 67,126 67,126\n070 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 557,175 557,175\nRESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..\n080 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS AND 1,495,242 1,495,242\nSYSTEM SUPPORT...............\n090 SPACE OPERATIONS -BOS......... 233,546 233,546\n100 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES......... 141,512 141,512\nSUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 5,026,002 5,026,002\n100A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 641,519 641,519\nSUBTOTAL CLASSIFIED 641,519 641,519\nPROGRAMS..................\n\nADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-\nWIDE ACTIVITIES\n110 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS.......... 35,889 35,889\n120 ADMINISTRATION................ 184,753 184,753\nSUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION 220,642 220,642\nAND SERVICE-WIDE\nACTIVITIES................\n\nUNDISTRIBUTED\n140 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -218,077\nUnobligated balances...... [-218,077]\nSUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -218,077\n\nTOTAL OPERATION AND 5,888,163 5,670,086\nMAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE.\n\nOPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR\nFORCE RESERVE\nOPERATING FORCES\n010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES......... 2,010,793 2,010,793\n020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS.... 214,701 214,701\n030 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT 702,575 702,575\nMAINTENANCE..................\n040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 188,802 188,802\nRESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..\n050 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT 493,324 493,324\nAND SYSTEM SUPPORT...........\n060 BASE SUPPORT.................. 585,430 585,430\n070 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES......... 2,484 2,484\nSUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 4,198,109 4,198,109\n\nADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-\nWIDE ACTIVITIES\n080 ADMINISTRATION................ 98,418 98,418\n090 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.... 10,618 10,618\n100 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERS 14,951 14,951\nMGMT (ARPC)..................\n120 AUDIOVISUAL................... 521 521\nSUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION 124,508 124,508\nAND SERVICE-WIDE\nACTIVITIES................\n\nUNDISTRIBUTED\n130 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -224,891\nUnobligated balances...... [-224,891]\nSUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -224,891\n\nTOTAL OPERATION AND 4,322,617 4,097,726\nMAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE\nRESERVE..................\n\nOPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR\nNATIONAL GUARD\nOPERATING FORCES\n010 AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS........... 2,501,226 2,501,226\n020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS.... 627,680 627,680\n030 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT 1,024,171 1,024,171\nMAINTENANCE..................\n040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 549,496 554,496\nRESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..\nProgram increase.......... [5,000]\n050 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT 1,258,081 1,258,081\nAND SYSTEM SUPPORT...........\n060 BASE SUPPORT.................. 1,110,875 1,110,875\n070 CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT........ 16,134 16,134\n080 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES......... 112,205 112,205\nSUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 7,199,868 7,204,868\n\nADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-\nWIDE ACTIVITIES\n090 ADMINISTRATION................ 82,280 82,280\n100 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.... 50,451 50,451\nSUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION 132,731 132,731\nAND SERVICE-WIDE\nACTIVITIES................\n\nUNDISTRIBUTED\n110 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -5,861\nUnobligated balances...... [-5,861]\nSUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -5,861\n\nTOTAL OPERATION AND 7,332,599 7,331,738\nMAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL\nGUARD....................\n\nOPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,\nDEFENSE-WIDE\nOPERATING FORCES\n010 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF......... 414,097 414,097\n020 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF--JTEEP.. 1,026,502 1,026,502\n030 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF--CYBER.. 9,086 9,086\n040 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF 209,442 209,442\nDEFENSE--MISO................\n050 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 2,136,165 2,136,165\nCOMBAT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES\n060 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 1,273,409 1,273,409\nMAINTENANCE..................\n070 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 181,122 181,122\nMANAGEMENT/OPERATIONAL\nHEADQUARTERS.................\n080 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 3,409,285 3,474,285\nTHEATER FORCES...............\nPrepositioned Material in [65,000]\nSupport of SOF............\n090 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 77,241 77,241\nCYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES........\n100 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 1,187,600 1,187,600\nINTELLIGENCE.................\n110 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 1,579,137 1,579,137\nOPERATIONAL SUPPORT..........\n120 CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS......... 1,300,384 1,310,384\nIOM capabilities.......... [10,000]\n130 USCYBERCOM HEADQUARTERS....... 314,284 314,284\nSUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES. 13,117,754 13,192,754\n\nTRAINING AND RECRUITING\n140 DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY 173,265 173,265\n150 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF......... 124,869 124,869\n160 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/ 28,697 28,697\nPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT\nEDUCATION....................\nSUBTOTAL TRAINING AND 326,831 326,831\nRECRUITING................\n\nADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-\nWIDE ACTIVITIES\nCLASSIFIED PROGRAMS\n170 CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS....... 126,637 276,637\nNational Guard Youth [100,000]\nChallenge.................\nSTARBASE.................. [50,000]\n180 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY-- 3,844 3,844\nCYBER........................\n190 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY. 632,959 626,959\nProgram decrease.......... [-6,000]\n200 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT 1,441,456 1,441,456\nAGENCY.......................\n210 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT 43,434 43,434\nAGENCY--CYBER................\n220 DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE 1,168,366 1,168,366\nAND SECURITY AGENCY..........\n240 DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE 11,120 11,120\nAND SECURITY AGENCY--CYBER...\n250 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES 46,621 46,621\nACTIVITY--CYBER..............\n260 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES 932,144 982,144\nACTIVITY.....................\nDLNSEO Restoration........ [15,000]\nFlagship Language Program [15,000]\nfor Chinese & Arabic......\nProgram increase: Beyond [20,000]\nYellow Ribbon.............\n290 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS 3,042,559 2,990,059\nAGENCY.......................\nProgram decrease.......... [-52,500]\n300 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS 559,426 559,426\nAGENCY--CYBER................\n310 DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY. 164,770 164,770\n320 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY...... 401,513 401,513\n330 DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY........ 226,665 226,665\n340 DEFENSE POW/MIA OFFICE........ 171,339 171,339\n350 DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION 2,864,252 3,470,252\nAGENCY.......................\nAdditional International [200,000]\nSecurity Cooperation\nPrograms--EUCOM...........\nincluding amount for [175,000]\nBaltic Security\nInitiative.............\nIrregular Warfare Center [6,000]\nof Excellence.............\nUkraine Security [400,000]\nAssistance Initiative.....\n360 DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY 40,052 40,052\nADMINISTRATION...............\n370 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION 708,214 708,214\nAGENCY.......................\n390 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION 71,925 71,925\nAGENCY--CYBER................\n400 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 3,600,175 3,670,175\nEDUCATION ACTIVITY...........\nImpact Aid................ [50,000]\nImpact Aid for children [20,000]\nwith severe disabilities..\n410 MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY........ 720,365 720,365\n420 OFFICE OF THE LOCAL DEFENSE 159,534 189,534\nCOMMUNITY COOPERATION........\nDefense Community [30,000]\nInfrastructure Program\n(DCIP)....................\n460 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF 98,034 98,034\nDEFENSE--CYBER...............\n470 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF 2,093,717 2,155,617\nDEFENSE......................\n2026 NDS Commission [5,000]\nfunding...................\nAfghanistan War Commission [11,400]\nAnomalous Health Incidents [5,000]\nCross-Functional Team.....\nBien Hoa dioxin [15,000]\nremediation...............\nProgram increase: USTTI [500]\ndefense training..........\nReadiness and [25,000]\nEnvironmental Protection\nIntegration (REPI)........\n530 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS 411,182 340,611\nSERVICES.....................\nProgram decrease.......... [-70,571]\nSUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION 19,740,303 20,579,132\nAND SERVICE-WIDE\nACTIVITIES................\n530A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 22,750,830 22,750,830\nSUBTOTAL CLASSIFIED 22,750,830 22,750,830\nPROGRAMS..................\n\nUNDISTRIBUTED\n540 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -2,670,000\nFavorable fuel rates...... [-1,000,000]\nForeign currency [-770,000]\nfluctuations..............\nUnobligated balances...... [-900,000]\nSUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.... -2,670,000\n\nTOTAL OPERATION AND 55,935,718 54,179,547\nMAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE\n\nUNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS\nFOR THE ARMED FORCES\nADMINISTRATION AND ASSOCIATED\nACTIVITIES\n010 US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE 21,243 21,243\nARMED FORCES, DEFENSE........\nSUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION 21,243 21,243\nAND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES.\n\nTOTAL UNITED STATES COURT 21,243 21,243\nOF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED\nFORCES...................\n\nDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE\nACQUISITION WORKFORCE\nDEVELOPMENT FUND\nACQUISITION WORKFORCE\nDEVELOPMENT\n010 ACQ WORKFORCE DEV FD.......... 45,346 45,346\nSUBTOTAL ACQUISITION 45,346 45,346\nWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.....\n\nTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF 45,346 45,346\nDEFENSE ACQUISITION\nWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT\nFUND.....................\n\nOVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN,\nDISASTER, AND CIVIC AID\nHUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE\n010 OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, 100,793 103,446\nDISASTER AND CIVIC AID.......\nProgram increase.......... [2,653]\nSUBTOTAL HUMANITARIAN 100,793 103,446\nASSISTANCE................\n\nTOTAL OVERSEAS 100,793 103,446\nHUMANITARIAN, DISASTER,\nAND CIVIC AID............\n\nCOOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION\nACCOUNT\nFSU THREAT REDUCTION\n010 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION.. 282,830 282,830\nSUBTOTAL FSU THREAT 282,830 282,830\nREDUCTION.................\n\nTOTAL COOPERATIVE THREAT 282,830 282,830\nREDUCTION ACCOUNT........\n\nENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION,\nARMY\nDEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY\n050 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 148,070 148,070\nARMY.........................\nSUBTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE 148,070 148,070\nARMY......................\n\nTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL 148,070 148,070\nRESTORATION, ARMY........\n\nENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION,\nNAVY\nDEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY\n060 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 357,949 357,949\nNAVY.........................\nSUBTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE 357,949 357,949\nNAVY......................\n\nTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL 357,949 357,949\nRESTORATION, NAVY........\n\nENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR\nFORCE\nDEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE\n070 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR 342,149 342,149\nFORCE........................\nSUBTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE 342,149 342,149\nAIR FORCE.................\n\nTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL 342,149 342,149\nRESTORATION, AIR FORCE...\n\nENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION,\nDEFENSE\nDEFENSE-WIDE\n080 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 8,885 8,885\nDEFENSE......................\nSUBTOTAL DEFENSE-WIDE..... 8,885 8,885\n\nTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL 8,885 8,885\nRESTORATION, DEFENSE.....\n\nENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION,\nFORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES\nDEFENSE-WIDE\n090 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION 235,156 235,156\nFORMERLY USED SITES..........\nSUBTOTAL DEFENSE-WIDE..... 235,156 235,156\n\nTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL 235,156 235,156\nRESTORATION, FORMERLY\nUSED DEFENSE SITES.......\n\nTOTAL OPERATION & 295,660,213 291,544,245\nMAINTENANCE..............\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nTITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL\n\nSEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL.\n\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\nSEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL (In Thousands of Dollars)\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------\nFY 2026 Conference\nItem Request Authorized\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\nMilitary Personnel Appropriations..... 181,803,137 180,304,527\nHistorical unobligated balances....... [-1,498,610]\nMedicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care 12,850,165 12,850,165\nFund Contributions...................\n\nTOTAL, Military Personnel........... 194,653,302 193,154,692\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nTITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS\n\nSEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.\n\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\nSEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS (In Thousands of Dollars)\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------\nFY 2026 Conference\nProgram Title Request Authorized\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\nWORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY\nINDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS................. 20,589 20,589\nTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY... 20,589 20,589\n\nWORKING CAPITAL FUND, NAVY\nNAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTERS......... 381,600 381,600\nTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, NAVY... 381,600 381,600\n\nWORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE\nTRANSPORTATION\nSUPPLIES AND MATERIALS................ 90,262 90,262\nTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR 90,262 90,262\nFORCE..............................\n\nNATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE TRANSACTION\nFUND\nDEFENSE STOCKPILE..................... 5,700 5,700\nTOTAL NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE 5,700 5,700\nTRANSACTION FUND...................\n\nWORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE\nDEFENSE AUTOMATION & PRODUCTION\nSERVICES\nENERGY MANAGEMENT--DEF................ 1,272 1,272\nSUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT--DEFENSE...... 10,697 10,697\nUNDISTRIBUTED......................... -400,000\nReduction of WCF cash balances... [-400,000]\nTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE- 11,969 -388,031\nWIDE...............................\n\nWORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE\nCOMMISSARY AGENCY\nWORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA............ 1,527,817 1,527,817\nTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE 1,527,817 1,527,817\nCOMMISSARY AGENCY..................\n\nCHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS\nDESTRUCTION, DEFENSE\nCHEM DEMILITARIZATION--O&M............ 3,243 3,243\nCHEM DEMILITARIZATION--RDT&E.......... 210,039 210,039\nTOTAL CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS 213,282 213,282\nDESTRUCTION, DEFENSE...............\n\nDRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG\nACTIVITIES, DEFENSE\nCOUNTER-NARCOTICS SUPPORT............. 398,424 398,424\nCLASSIFIED PROGRAMS................... 254,460 254,460\nDRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM......... 134,938 134,938\nNATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG PROGRAM... 110,125 210,125\nNational Guard Counter-Drug [100,000]\nProgram..........................\nNATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG SCHOOLS... 6,354 6,354\nTOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER- 904,301 1,004,301\nDRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE...........\n\nOFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL\nOPERATION AND MAINTENANCE............. 494,865 509,865\nStaffing and operations.......... [15,000]\nOPERATION AND MAINTENANCE--CYBER...... 2,030 2,030\nRESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND 4,625 4,625\nEVALUATION...........................\nPROCUREMENT........................... 1,079 1,079\nTOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR 502,599 517,599\nGENERAL............................\n\nDEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM\nIN-HOUSE CARE......................... 10,731,135 10,751,135\n10 USC 1097e..................... [20,000]\nPRIVATE SECTOR CARE................... 21,023,765 21,023,765\nCONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT........... 2,116,278 2,116,278\nINFORMATION MANAGEMENT................ 2,271,798 2,271,798\nMANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES................. 303,898 303,898\nEDUCATION AND TRAINING................ 371,426 371,426\nBASE OPERATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS........ 2,356,290 2,356,290\nR&D RESEARCH.......................... 41,660 41,660\nR&D EXPLORATRY DEVELOPMENT............ 183,398 192,398\nFreeze-Dried Platelet Hemostatics [5,000]\nMusculoskeletal Regenerative [4,000]\nMedicine.........................\nR&D ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.............. 333,072 333,072\nR&D DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION.......... 178,983 178,983\nR&D ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT........... 117,190 117,190\nR&D MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT............ 99,338 99,338\nR&D CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT.......... 19,071 19,071\nPROC INITIAL OUTFITTING............... 24,597 24,597\nPROC REPLACEMENT & MODERNIZATION...... 222,445 222,445\nPROC JOINT OPERATIONAL MEDICINE 30,732 30,732\nINFORMATION SYSTEM...................\nPROC MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM--DESKTOP 77,047 77,047\nTO DATACENTER........................\nTOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM....... 40,502,123 40,531,123\n\nTOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS......... 44,160,242 43,904,242\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nTITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION\n\nSEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.\n\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nSEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (In Thousands of Dollars)\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nState/Country and FY 2026 Conference\nAccount Installation Project Title Request Authorized\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nARMY\nAlabama\nArmy Anniston Army Depot ACCESS CONTROL POINT....... 0 50,000\nArmy Redstone Arsenal COST TO COMPLETE-- 55,000 55,000\nPROPULSION SYSTEMS\nBUILDING.\nAlaska\nArmy Fort Wainwright BARRACKS................... 208,000 80,000\nArmy Fort Wainwright DINING FACILITY (DESIGN)... 0 8,000\nArizona\nArmy Fort Huachuca FLIGHT CONTROL TOWER 0 0\n(DESIGN).\nArmy Yuma Proving Ground POLE LINE ROAD (DESIGN).... 0 0\nFlorida\nArmy Eglin Air Force Base BARRACKS................... 91,000 50,000\nArmy Naval Air Station Key JOINT INTER-AGENCY TASK 50,000 50,000\nWest FORCE-SOUTH COMMAND AND\nCONTROL FACILITY (INC).\nGeorgia\nArmy Fort Benning CAMP MERRILL BARRACKS 0 0\n(DESIGN).\nArmy Fort Gillem EVIDENCE STORAGE BUILDING.. 166,000 45,000\nArmy Fort Gordon CYBER FACULTY OPERATIONS 0 0\nAND AUDITORIUM FACILITY\n(DESIGN).\nGermany\nArmy Smith Barracks KNOWN DISTANCE RANGE....... 9,800 9,800\nArmy Smith Barracks LIVE FIRE EXERCISE 13,200 13,200\nSHOOTHOUSE.\nArmy Smith Barracks VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP... 39,000 39,000\nArmy U.S. Army Garrison VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP... 92,000 92,000\nAnsbach\nGuam\nArmy Joint Region Marianas PDI: GUAM DEFENSE SYSTEM, 33,000 33,000\nEIAMD, PHASE 2 (INC).\nHawaii\nArmy Pohakuloa Training AIRFIELD OPERATIONS 0 0\nArea BUILDING.\nArmy Schofield Barracks MCA WILDLAND FIRE STATION 0 2,100\n(DESIGN).\nIllinois\nArmy Rock Island Arsenal CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER... 0 50,000\nArmy Rock Island Arsenal FORGING EQUIPMENT ANNEX 0 5,000\n(DESIGN).\nIndiana\nArmy Crane Army Ammunition PYROTECHNIC PRODUCTION 161,000 72,000\nPlant FACILITY.\nKansas\nArmy Fort Riley AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER.. 0 26,000\nArmy Fort Riley AUTOMATED INFANTRY PLATOON 13,200 13,200\nBATTLE COURSE.\nArmy Fort Riley BARRACKS (DESIGN).......... 0 16,000\nKentucky\nArmy Fort Campbell AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER.. 0 0\nArmy Fort Campbell BARRACKS................... 112,000 40,000\nArmy Fort Campbell FLIGHT CONTROL TOWER....... 0 45,000\nMaryland\nArmy Aberdeen Proving APPLIED SCIENCE CENTER, 0 0\nGround ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND\n(DESIGN).\nNew York\nArmy Fort Drum AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 0 9,500\nADDITION DESIGN).\nArmy Fort Drum ORTC TRANSIENT TRAINING 0 8,300\nBARRACKS (DEISGN).\nArmy Fort Drum RANGE 41C, AUTOMATED RECORD 0 2,500\nFIRE PLUS RANGE (DESIGN).\nArmy Fort Hamilton CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER... 31,000 31,000\nArmy Watervliet Arsenal ELECTRICAL SWITCHING 29,000 29,000\nSTATION.\nNorth Carolina\nArmy Fort Bragg AUTOMATED INFANTRY PLATOON 19,000 19,000\nBATTLE COURSE.\nArmy Fort Bragg COST TO COMPLETE AIRCRAFT 24,000 24,000\nMAINTENANCE HANGAR.\nOklahoma\nArmy Fort Sill AUTOMATED-AIDED INSTRUCTION 0 9,300\nBUILDING (DESIGN).\nArmy McAlester Army COST TO COMPLETE-- 55,000 55,000\nAmmunition Plant AMMUNITION DEMOLITION SHOP.\nPennsylvania\nArmy Letterkenny Army Depot DEFENSE ACCESS ROADS....... 7,500 7,500\nArmy Letterkenny Army Depot GUIDED MISSILE MAINTENANCE 84,000 84,000\nBUILDING.\nArmy Tobyhanna Army Depot RADAR TEST RANGE EXPANSION. 68,000 68,000\nRepublic of the Marshall\nIslands\nArmy U.S. Army Garrison AIRFIELD APRON & TAXIWAY 0 43,000\nKwajalein REPAIR.\nArmy U.S. Army Garrison COST TO COMPLETE--FAMILY 0 14,000\nKwajalein HOUSING REPLACEMENT\nCONSTRUCTION.\nSouth Carolina\nArmy Fort Jackson CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER... 51,000 51,000\nTexas\nArmy Corpus Christi Army COST TO COMPLETE-- 60,000 60,000\nDepot POWERTRAIN FACILITY\n(ENGINE ASSEMBLY).\nArmy Red River Army Depot COST TO COMPLETE--COMPONENT 93,000 48,000\nREBUILD SHOP.\nWashington\nArmy Joint Base Lewis- AIRFIELD FIRE AND RESCUE 0 79,000\nMcChord STATION.\nArmy Joint Base Lewis- COMMAND & CONTROL FACILITY. 128,000 55,000\nMcChord\nWorldwide Unspecified\nArmy Unspecified Worldwide BARRACKS (DESIGN).......... 0 50,000\nLocations\nArmy Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN..................... 287,557 287,557\nLocations\nArmy Unspecified Worldwide FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, 0 0\nLocations RESTORATION &\nMODERNIZATION ($6,159,744\nTRANSFERRED FROM O&M).\nArmy Unspecified Worldwide HOST NATION SUPPORT........ 46,031 46,031\nLocations\nArmy Unspecified Worldwide PDI: INDOPACOM MINOR 68,453 68,453\nLocations CONSTRUCTION PILOT.\nArmy Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR 79,218 79,218\nLocations CONSTRUCTION.\nArmy Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY 0 10,000\nLocations CONSTRUCTION (DEMOLITION).\nArmy Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY 0 40,000\nLocations CONSTRUCTION (LABS).\n........................\nSubtotal Military Construction, Army 2,173,959 2,072,659\n......................\nNAVY & MARINE CORPS\nArizona\nNavy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Air UDP TRANSIENT BARRACKS 0 0\nStation Yuma (DESIGN).\nNavy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Air WATER TREATMENT PLANT 0 26,100\nStation Yuma (DESIGN).\nAustralia\nNavy & Marine Corps Royal Australian Air PDI: AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON 190,630 190,630\nForce Base Darwin (INC).\nBahrain\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Support Activity COST TO COMPLETE--FLEET 42,000 42,000\nBahrain MAINTENANCE FACILITY & TOC.\nCalifornia\nNavy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Base Camp COMMUNICATION CENTER (AREA 18,480 23,500\nPendleton 52).\nNavy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Base Camp FIRE EMERGENCY RESPONSE 0 43,800\nPendleton STATION.\nNavy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Base Camp MESS HALL & ARMORY (AREA 108,740 22,740\nPendleton 43).\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Air Station F-35 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE 0 33,490\nLemoore HANGAR (DESIGN).\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Air Station STRIKE FIGHTER CENTER OF 55,542 55,542\nLemoore EXCELLENCE PACIFIC (INC).\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Air Weapons CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 0 8,900\nStation China Lake (DESIGN).\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Base Coronado FORD CLASS CVN 103,000 24,000\nINFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES,\nPIER LIMA.\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Base Coronado UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING...... 0 45,431\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Base Point Loma RECONFIGURABLE CYBER 0 68,000\nLABORATORY.\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Base San Diego CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER... 86,820 86,820\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Base Ventura COMMUNITY & AIRFIELD AREA 0 38,443\nCounty Point Mugu FLOOD PROTECTION.\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Base Ventura COST TO COMPLETE--MQ-25 71,200 71,200\nCounty Point Mugu AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE\nHANGAR.\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Support Activity NAVAL INNOVATION CENTER 30,000 30,000\nMonterey (INC).\nConnecticut\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Submarine Base SUBMARINE PIER 8 0 44,242\nNew London REPLACEMENT.\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Submarine Base WEAPONS MAGAZINE & ORDNANCE 30,000 30,000\nNew London OPERATIONS FACILITY.\nDistrict of Columbia\nNavy & Marine Corps Marine Barracks BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS 65,900 65,900\nWashington (8th & SUPPORT FACILITY (INC).\nStreet & I)\nDistrict of Columbia\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Research BIOMOLECULAR SCIENCE & 0 157,000\nLaboratory SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY\nLABORATORY.\nDjibouti\nNavy & Marine Corps Camp Lemmonier ELECTRICAL POWER PLANT 51,600 51,600\n(INC).\nFlorida\nNavy & Marine Corps Cape Canaveral Space COST TO COMPLETE-- 15,600 15,600\nForce Station ENGINEERING TEST FACILITY.\nNavy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Support COMMUNICATIONS CENTER AND 0 45,425\nFacility Blount INFRASTRUCTURE.\nIsland\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Air Station CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 0 4,575\nJacksonville (DESIGN).\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Air Station F-35 AIRCRAFT ENGINE REPAIR 0 78,117\nJacksonville FACILITY.\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Air Station MULTI AIRCRAFT PAINT & 0 26,515\nJacksonville STRIP (DESIGN).\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Air Station CONSOLIDATED \"A\" SCHOOL 0 45,502\nPensacola DORMITORY.\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Air Station ADVANCED HELICOPTER 98,505 98,505\nWhiting Field TRAINING SYSTEM HANGAR\n(INC).\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Air Station CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 0 3,000\nWhiting Field (DESIGN).\nGeorgia\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Submarine Base TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY 119,030 119,030\nKings Bay EXPANSION--COLUMBIA (INC).\nGuam\nNavy & Marine Corps Andersen Air Force PDI: JOINT CONSOLIDATED 181,124 121,124\nBase COMMUNICATIONS CENTER\n(INC).\nNavy & Marine Corps Andersen Air Force PDI: WATER WELLS........... 70,070 70,070\nBase\nNavy & Marine Corps Joint Region Marianas BLK V VA CLASS OPERATIONAL 0 0\nSTORAGE FACILITY.\nNavy & Marine Corps Joint Region Marianas NEX COLD STORAGE WAREHOUSE. 0 0\nNavy & Marine Corps Joint Region Marianas PDI: COST TO COMPLETE--X- 31,000 31,000\nRAY WHARF BERTH.\nNavy & Marine Corps Joint Region Marianas PDI: DEFENSE ACCESS ROADS.. 0 50,000\nNavy & Marine Corps Joint Region Marianas PDI: JOINT COMMUNICATION 158,600 83,600\nUPGRADE (INC).\nNavy & Marine Corps Joint Region Marianas PDI: MISSILE INTEGRATION 87,270 87,270\nTEST FACILITY (INC).\nNavy & Marine Corps Joint Region Marianas POLARIS POINT ECP UPGRADE.. 0 0\nNavy & Marine Corps Joint Region Marianas POLARIS POINT SUBMARINE 0 0\nPIER.\nNavy & Marine Corps Joint Region Marianas SATELLITE FIRE STATION..... 0 0\nNavy & Marine Corps Joint Region Marianas SUBMARINE MAINTENANCE 0 0\nFACILITY PHASES 1-3.\nNavy & Marine Corps Joint Region Marianas UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE & 0 32,000\nACCESS ROAD.\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Base Guam PDI: INNER APRA HARBOR 105,950 105,950\nRESILIENCY.\nNavy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Base Camp PDI: ARTILLERY BATTERY 64,774 64,774\nBlaz FACILITIES (INC).\nNavy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Base Camp PDI: RECYCLE CENTER........ 61,010 61,010\nBlaz\nHawaii\nNavy & Marine Corps Joint Base Pearl DDG-1000 SHIP SUPPORT 83,000 83,000\nHarbor-Hickam INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES.\nNavy & Marine Corps Joint Base Pearl DRY DOCK 3 REPLACEMENT 553,720 492,720\nHarbor-Hickam (INC).\nNavy & Marine Corps Joint Base Pearl WATER TREATMENT PLANT (INC) 141,650 141,650\nHarbor-Hickam\nNavy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Base ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION 0 15,690\nKaneohe Bay MODERNIZATION.\nNavy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Base MAIN GATE ENTRY REPLACEMENT 0 49,260\nKaneohe Bay\nNavy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Base WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY 108,350 37,350\nKaneohe Bay COMPLIANCE UPGRADE (INC).\nNavy & Marine Corps Pacific Missile Range PDI: AIRFIELD PAVEMENT 235,730 65,730\nFacility Barking UPGRADES.\nSands\nJapan\nNavy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Base Camp PDI: SCHOOL AGE CARE 58,000 58,000\nSmedley D. Butler CENTERS.\nMaine\nNavy & Marine Corps Portsmouth Naval MULTI-MISSION DRYDOCK #1 220,793 220,793\nShipyard EXTENSION (INC).\nNavy & Marine Corps Portsmouth Naval POWER RELIABILITY & WATER 227,769 227,769\nShipyard RESILIENCE UPGRADES (INC).\nMaryland\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Support Activity FOREIGN MATERIALS 114,000 73,000\nWashington Suitland EXPLOITATION LAB.\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Surface Warfare CONTAINED BURN FACILITY 0 65,000\nCenter Indian Head (INC).\nNavy & Marine Corps US Naval Academy STORM WATER MANAGEMENT 0 86,000\nAnnapolis FACILITIES.\nNevada\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Air Station RANGE TRAINING COMPLEX 47,000 47,000\nFallon IMPROVEMENTS.\nNorth Carolina\nNavy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Air F-35 AIRCRAFT SUSTAINMENT 200,000 40,000\nStation Cherry Point CTR (INC).\nNavy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Air FLIGHTLINE UTILITIES 0 15,000\nStation Cherry Point MODERNIZATION, PHASE 2\n(DESIGN).\nNavy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Base Camp AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT VEHICLE 0 48,280\nLejeune SHELTERS.\nPennsylvania\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Support Activity MACHINERY CONTROL 0 94,140\nMechanicsburg DEVELOPMENT CENTER.\nRhode Island\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Station Newport CONSOLIDATED RDT&E SYSTEMS 0 40,000\nFACILITY.\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Station Newport NEXT GENERATION SECURE 0 73,000\nSUBMARINE PLATFORM\nFACILITY.\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Station Newport NEXT GENERATION TORPEDO 0 37,000\nINTEGRATION LAB.\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Station Newport SUBMARINE PAYLOAD 0 40,000\nINTEGRATION LABORATORY.\nSouth Carolina\nNavy & Marine Corps Joint Base Charleston NUCLEAR POWER TRAINING 65,400 65,400\nFACILITY SIMULATION\nEXPANSION (INC).\nVirginia\nNavy & Marine Corps Joint Expeditionary COST TO COMPLETE--CHILD 12,360 12,360\nBase Little Creek- DEVELOPMENT CENTER.\nFort Story\nNavy & Marine Corps Joint Expeditionary EOD EXPEDITIONARY MINE 0 12,000\nBase Little Creek- COUNTERMEASURES FACILITY\nFort Story (DESIGN).\nNavy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Base WATER TREATMENT PLANT...... 63,560 63,560\nQuantico\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Station Norfolk COST TO COMPLETE--CHILD 11,700 11,700\nDEVELOPMENT CENTER.\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Station Norfolk ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION 93,307 93,307\nSYSTEM UPGRADES (INC).\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Station Norfolk MQ-25 AIRCRAFT LAYDOWN 20,430 20,430\nFACILITIES.\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Station Norfolk POWER UPGRADES--PIER 14 0 15,000\n(DESIGN).\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Station Norfolk PPV UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING 380,000 380,000\nINVESTMENT.\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Weapons Station SHORE POWER FOR VIRGINIA 0 2,200\nYorktown CLASS SUBMARINES (DESIGN).\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Weapons Station WEAPONS MAGAZINES (INC).... 71,758 71,758\nYorktown\nNavy & Marine Corps Norfolk Naval Shipyard DRY DOCK 3 MODERNIZATION 188,576 188,576\n(INC).\nWashington\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Air Station EA-18G GROWLER MAINTENANCE 0 75,000\nWhidbey Island FACILITY.\nNavy & Marine Corps Naval Base Kitsap- TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY 245,700 95,700\nBangor WAREHOUSE.\nNavy & Marine Corps Puget Sound Naval COST TO COMPLETE--CVN 78 48,800 48,800\nShipyard AIRCRAFT CARRIER\nELECTRICAL UPGRADES.\nWorldwide Unspecified\nNavy & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide BARRACKS (DESIGN).......... 0 50,000\nLocations\nNavy & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide BARRACKS (DESIGN).......... 0 69,208\nLocations\nNavy & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide DATA PROCESSING FACILITY... 57,190 57,190\nLocations\nNavy & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN..................... 562,423 562,423\nLocations\nNavy & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, 0 0\nLocations RESTORATION &\nMODERNIZATION (MARINE\nCORPS) ($2,079,890\nTRANSFERRED FROM O&M).\nNavy & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, 0 0\nLocations RESTORATION &\nMODERNIZATION (NAVY)\n($3,991,438 TRANSFERRED\nFROM O&M).\nNavy & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide INDOPACOM MILITARY 162,855 162,855\nLocations CONSTRUCTION PILOT PROGRAM.\nNavy & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide JOINT MARITIME FACILITY.... 72,430 82,880\nLocations\nNavy & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide SIOP (DESIGN).............. 0 110,000\nLocations\nNavy & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR 119,331 119,331\nLocations CONSTRUCTION.\nNavy & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY 0 10,000\nLocations CONSTRUCTION (DEMOLITION).\nNavy & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY 0 40,000\nLocations CONSTRUCTION (LABS).\n........................\nSubtotal Military Construction, Navy & Marine Corps 6,012,677 6,772,465\n......................\nAIR FORCE\nAlaska\nAir Force Eielson Air Force Base COAL THAW SHED ADDITION 0 1,750\n(DESIGN).\nAir Force Eielson Air Force Base CONSOLIDATED MUNITIONS 0 13,200\nCOMPLEX (DESIGN).\nAir Force Eielson Air Force Base JOINT PACIFIC ALASKA RANGE 0 0\nCOMPLEX OPERATIONS\nFACILITY (DESIGN).\nAir Force Joint Base Elmendorf- JOINT INTEGRATED TEST & 152,000 82,000\nRichardson TRAINING CENTER (INC).\nArizona\nAir Force Davis-Monthan Air COMMUNICATIONS HEADQUARTERS 49,000 49,000\nForce Base FACILITY.\nAir Force Davis-Monthan Air MC-130J HANGAR/AIRCRAFT 125,000 50,000\nForce Base MAINTENANCE UNIT.\nAir Force Luke Air Force Base CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER... 0 45,000\nCalifornia\nAir Force Travis Air Force Base CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER... 60,000 60,000\nDiego Garcia\nAir Force Naval Support Facility OPERATIONS SUPPORT FACILITY 29,000 29,000\nDiego Garcia\nFlorida\nAir Force Cape Canaveral Space INSTALL WASTE WATER \"FORCE\" 11,400 11,400\nForce Station MAIN, ICBM ROAD.\nAir Force Cape Canaveral Space INSTALL WATER MAIN, ICBM 10,400 10,400\nForce Station ROAD.\nAir Force Cape Canaveral Space PHILLIPS PARKWAY HAUL ROUTE 28,000 28,000\nForce Station\nAir Force Eglin Air Force Base 350TH SPECTRUM WARFARE WING 0 3,300\n(DESIGN).\nAir Force Eglin Air Force Base CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 41,000 57,000\nWITH LAND ACQUISITION.\nAir Force Eglin Air Force Base F-35A ADAL SQUADRON 23,000 23,000\nOPERATIONS.\nAir Force Eglin Air Force Base F-35A DEVELOPMENTAL TEST 2- 52,000 52,000\nBAY MX HANGAR.\nAir Force Eglin Air Force Base F-35A DEVELOPMENTAL TEST 2- 50,000 50,000\nBAY TEST HANGAR.\nAir Force Hurlburt Field 361 ISRG MISSION OPERATIONS 0 66,000\nFACILITY.\nAir Force MacDill Air Force Base KC-46A ADAL AIRCRAFT 30,000 30,000\nMAINTENANCE HANGAR 2.\nAir Force MacDill Air Force Base KC-46A ADAL AIRCRAFT 33,000 33,000\nMAINTENANCE HANGAR 3.\nAir Force MacDill Air Force Base KC-46A GENERAL PURPOSE 11,000 11,000\nWAREHOUSE.\nAir Force Tyndall Air Force Base FIRE/CRASH RESCUE STATION.. 0 0\nGeorgia\nAir Force Moody Air Force Base 23RD SECURITY FORCES 0 35,000\nSQUADRON OPS FACILITY.\nAir Force Moody Air Force Base MILITARY WORKING DOG KENNEL 0 0\nAir Force Robins Air Force Base AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER.. 28,000 28,000\nGermany\nAir Force Ramstein Air Base 35 POINT INDOOR FIRING 44,000 44,000\nRANGE.\nAir Force Ramstein Air Base AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION 29,000 0\nCOMPOUND.\nGreenland\nAir Force Pituffik Space Base RUNWAY APPROACH LANDING 32,000 32,000\nSYSTEM.\nHawaii\nAir Force Joint Base Pearl COMBINED OPERATIONS CENTER 0 5,000\nHarbor-Hickam (DESIGN).\nJapan\nAir Force Kadena Air Base PDI: THEATER A/C CORROSION 66,350 66,350\nCONTROL CENTER (INC).\nLouisiana\nAir Force Barksdale Air Force CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 0 2,200\nBase (DESIGN).\nAir Force Barksdale Air Force WEAPONS GENERATION 116,000 18,000\nBase FACILITIES DORMITORY.\nMaryland\nAir Force Joint Base Anacostia- LARGE VEHICLE INSPECTION 0 0\nBolling STATION.\nMassachusetts\nAir Force Hanscom Air Force Base FIRE STATION............... 55,000 55,000\nMississippi\nAir Force Columbus Air Force WATER TANK STORAGE......... 0 14,200\nBase\nMissouri\nAir Force Whiteman Air Force B-21 ADAL WEAPONS RELEASE 13,600 13,600\nBase SYSTEM STORAGE.\nAir Force Whiteman Air Force B-21 RADIO FREQUENCY HANGAR 114,000 20,000\nBase\nMontana\nAir Force Malmstrom Air Force WEAPONS STORAGE & 60,000 60,000\nBase MAINTENANCE FACILITY (INC).\nNebraska\nAir Force Offutt Air Force Base SAOC BEDDOWN--1-BAY HANGAR 0 19,000\n(DESIGN).\nAir Force Offutt Air Force Base SAOC BEDDOWN--2-BAY HANGAR 0 16,000\n(DESIGN).\nAir Force Offutt Air Force Base SAOC BEDDOWN--SUPPLY 0 7,350\nSTORAGE FACILITY (DESIGN).\nNew Jersey\nAir Force Joint Base McGuire-Dix- WELL NO. 5................. 0 0\nLakehurst\nAir Force Joint Base McGuire-Dix- WELL NO. 6................. 0 0\nLakehurst\nNew Mexico\nAir Force Cannon Air Force Base 192 BED DORMITORY (DESIGN). 0 0\nAir Force Cannon Air Force Base DEPLOYMENT PROCESSING 0 79,000\nCENTER.\nAir Force Cannon Air Force Base DORMITORY.................. 90,000 10,000\nAir Force Kirtland Air Force 58 SOW/PJ/CRO PIPELINE DORM 0 10,000\nBase\nAir Force Kirtland Air Force COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER 0 0\nBase SIMULATOR.\nAir Force Kirtland Air Force EXPLOSIVE OPERATIONS 0 26,000\nBase BUILDING.\nAir Force Kirtland Air Force JOINT NAVIGATION WARFARE 0 0\nBase CENTER HEADQUARTERS\n(DESIGN).\nAir Force Kirtland Air Force SPACE RAPID CAPABILITIES 83,000 83,000\nBase OFFICE HEADQUARTERS.\nNorth Carolina\nAir Force Seymour Johnson Air CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER... 0 54,000\nForce Base\nAir Force Seymour Johnson Air COMBAT ARMS TRAINING AND 0 41,000\nForce Base MAINTENANCE COMPLEX.\nNorway\nAir Force Royal Norwegian Air QUICK REACTION AIRCRAFT 72,000 72,000\nForce Base Rygge HANGAR.\nOhio\nAir Force Wright-Patterson Air AI SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER 0 0\nForce Base (DESIGN).\nAir Force Wright-Patterson Air HUMAN PERFORMANCE CENTER 0 45,000\nForce Base LAB.\nAir Force Wright-Patterson Air RUNWAY (DESIGN)............ 0 15,000\nForce Base\nOklahoma\nAir Force Tinker Air Force Base BOMBER AGILE COMMON HANGAR 127,000 15,000\n(INC).\nAir Force Tinker Air Force Base CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER... 54,000 54,000\nAir Force Tinker Air Force Base E-7 SQUAD OPERATIONS CENTER 0 10,000\nSouth Dakota\nAir Force Ellsworth Air Force B-21 ADD FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2 63,000 63,000\nBase\nAir Force Ellsworth Air Force B-21 ALERT FACILITY........ 71,000 71,000\nBase\nAir Force Ellsworth Air Force B-21 ENVIRONMENTAL 75,000 75,000\nBase PROTECTION SHELTERS.\nAir Force Ellsworth Air Force B-21 S. ENVIRONMENTAL 88,000 88,000\nBase PROTECTION SHELTERS.\nAir Force Ellsworth Air Force B-21 W. ALERT APRON & 81,000 81,000\nBase ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nSHELTERS.\nTennessee\nAir Force Arnold Air Force Base INSTALLATION ACP GATE 2 0 0\nUPGRADE.\nTexas\nAir Force Dyess Air Force Base B-21 LOW OBSERVABLE 0 24,700\nCORROSION HANGAR AND THE\nMISSION PLANNING FACILITY\n(DESIGN).\nAir Force Dyess Air Force Base B-21 MISSION PLANNING 78,000 78,000\nFACILITY.\nAir Force Dyess Air Force Base B-21 UTILITIES & SITE 12,800 12,800\nIMPROVEMENTS.\nAir Force Dyess Air Force Base GATE REPAIRS (DESIGN)...... 0 4,500\nAir Force Goodfellow Air Force PIPELINE STUDENT DORMITORY. 112,000 23,000\nBase\nAir Force Joint Base San Antonio- BMT CLASSROOMS/DINING 79,000 39,000\nLackland FACILITY 4 (INC).\nUnited Kingdom\nAir Force Royal Air Force RADR STORAGE FACILITY...... 20,000 20,000\nFeltwell\nAir Force Royal Air Force SURETY: COMMAND POST....... 104,000 10,000\nLakenheath\nAir Force Royal Air Force SURETY: DEFENDER OPERATIONS 149,000 10,000\nLakenheath COMPOUND.\nUtah\nAir Force Hill Air Force Base F-35 CANOPY REPAIR FACILITY 0 2,600\n(DESIGN).\nAir Force Hill Air Force Base F-35 MAINTENANCE FACILITY, 22,000 22,000\nPHASE 1 (INC).\nAir Force Hill Air Force Base T-7A DEPOT MAINTENANCE 178,000 113,000\nCOMPLEX (INC).\nVirginia\nAir Force Joint Base Langley- FUEL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE 0 0\nEustis DOCK.\nAir Force Langley Air Force Base 192ND WING HEADQUARTERS 0 0\n(DESIGN).\nWashington\nAir Force Fairchild Air Force ALTERATION AIRCRAFT PARTS 0 2,500\nBase WAREHOUSE (DESIGN).\nWorldwide Unspecified\nAir Force Unspecified Worldwide BARRACKS (DESIGN).......... 0 50,000\nLocations\nAir Force Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN..................... 573,223 573,223\nLocations\nAir Force Unspecified Worldwide FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, 0 0\nLocations RESTORATION &\nMODERNIZATION (AIR FORCE)\n($3,093,331 TRANSFERRED\nFROM O&M).\nAir Force Unspecified Worldwide FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, 0 0\nLocations RESTORATION &\nMODERNIZATION (SPACE\nFORCE).\nAir Force Unspecified Worldwide INDOPACOM MILITARY 123,800 123,800\nLocations CONSTRUCTION PILOT PROGRAM.\nAir Force Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR 72,900 72,900\nLocations CONSTRUCTION.\nAir Force Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY 0 10,000\nLocations CONSTRUCTION (DEMOLITION).\nAir Force Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY 0 40,000\nLocations CONSTRUCTION (LABS).\nWyoming\nAir Force F.E. Warren Air Force GBSD UTILITY CORRIDOR (INC) 130,000 130,000\nBase\n........................\nSubtotal Military Construction, Air Force 3,721,473 3,394,773\n......................\nDEFENSE-WIDE\nAlabama\nDefense-Wide DLA Distribution GENERAL PURPOSE WAREHOUSE.. 32,000 32,000\nCenter Anniston\nCalifornia\nDefense-Wide Armed Forces Reserve POWER GENERATION & 0 20,600\nCenter Mountain View MICROGRID.\nDefense-Wide Naval Base Coronado SOF SEAL TEAM SEVENTEEN 0 75,900\nOPERATIONS FACILITY.\nDefense-Wide Travis Air Force Base MEDICAL WAREHOUSE ADDITION. 49,980 49,980\nDefense-Wide Travis Air Force Base POWER GENERATION & 0 25,120\nMICROGRID.\nCuba\nDefense-Wide Naval Station HOSPITAL REPLACEMENT (INC 35,794 35,794\nGuantanamo Bay 3).\nFlorida\nDefense-Wide Homestead Air Reserve SOF CLIMATE CONTROLLED 0 33,000\nBase TACTICAL STORAGE WAREHOUSE.\nDefense-Wide Marine Corps Support POWER GENERATION & 0 30,500\nFacility Blount ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE\nIsland RESILIENCE.\nGeorgia\nDefense-Wide Fort Benning DEXTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL... 127,375 22,375\nGermany\nDefense-Wide Rhine Ordnance MEDICAL CENTER REPLACEMENT 99,167 99,167\nBarracks (INC 12).\nDefense-Wide U.S. Army Garrison POWER GENERATION & 0 73,000\nAnsbach (Storck MICROGRID.\nBarracks)\nDefense-Wide U.S. Army Garrison SOF HUMAN PERFORMANCE 16,700 16,700\nRheinland-Pfalz TRAINING CENTER.\nGuam\nDefense-Wide Joint Region Marianas PDI: GUAM DEFENSE SYSTEM, 183,900 83,900\nCOMMAND CENTER (INC).\nDefense-Wide Joint Region Marianas PDI: GUAM DEFENSE SYSTEM, 61,903 61,903\nEIAMD, PHASE 1 (INC).\nDefense-Wide Joint Region Marianas POWER RESILIENCY UPGRADES.. 0 0\nDefense-Wide Naval Base Guam POWER GENERATION & 0 63,010\nMICROGRID.\nJapan\nDefense-Wide Marine Corps Air POWER GENERATION & 0 10,000\nStation Iwakuni MICROGRID.\nMaryland\nDefense-Wide Fort Meade NSAW EAST CAMPUS BUILDING 455,000 230,000\n#5 (INC 2).\nDefense-Wide Fort Meade NSAW VENONA WIDENING....... 26,600 26,600\nDefense-Wide Walter Reed National MEDCEN ADDITION/ALTERATION 70,000 70,000\nMilitary Medical (INC 9).\nCenter\nMassachusetts\nDefense-Wide Cape Cod Space Force POWER GENERATION & 0 10,000\nStation MICROGRID.\nNew Mexico\nDefense-Wide White Sands Missile POWER GENERATION & 0 38,500\nRange MICROGRID.\nNorth Carolina\nDefense-Wide Fort Bragg POWER GENERATION & 0 80,000\nMICROGRID.\nDefense-Wide Fort Bragg SOF FORWARD OPERATING BASE 0 44,700\nFREEDOM UPGRADES.\nDefense-Wide Fort Bragg SOF JOINT INTELLIGENCE 0 8,100\nCENTER (DESIGN).\nDefense-Wide Fort Bragg SOF MISSION COMMAND CENTER. 130,000 80,000\nDefense-Wide Fort Bragg SOF OPERATIONAL AMMUNITION 80,000 80,000\nSUPPLY POINT PHASE 1.\nDefense-Wide Fort Bragg SOF OPERATIONAL AMMUNITION 0 65,000\nSUPPLY POINT PHASE 2.\nDefense-Wide Marine Corps Base Camp SOF COMBAT SERIVCE SUPPORT/ 0 51,400\nLejeune MOTOR TRANSPORT EXPANSION.\nDefense-Wide Marine Corps Base Camp SOF MARINE RAIDER BATTALION 90,000 90,000\nLejeune OPS FACILITY (INC).\nPennsylvania\nDefense-Wide Defense Distribution GENERAL PURPOSE WAREHOUSE.. 90,000 90,000\nDepot New Cumberland\nDefense-Wide Harrisburg Air SOF SIMULATOR FACILITY (MC- 13,400 13,400\nNational Guard Base 130J).\nPuerto Rico\nDefense-Wide Punta Borinquen RAMEY UNIT SCHOOL 155,000 66,519\nREPLACEMENT.\nTexas\nDefense-Wide Camp Swift SMART WATER GRID........... 0 19,800\nDefense-Wide Fort Hood CENTRAL ENERGY PLANT....... 0 34,500\nDefense-Wide NSA Texas NSA/CSS TEXAS CRYPTOLOGIC 500,000 500,000\nCENTER (INC).\nUnited Kingdom\nDefense-Wide Royal Air Force HOSPITAL REPLACEMENT, PHASE 322,200 47,200\nLakenheath 2 (INC).\nDefense-Wide Royal Air Force SOF MRSP & PARTS STORAGE... 45,000 45,000\nMildenhall\nUtah\nDefense-Wide Camp Williams POWER GENERATION & 0 28,500\nMICROGRID.\nVirginia\nDefense-Wide Pentagon OPERATIONS FACILITY........ 34,000 34,000\nWashington\nDefense-Wide Fairchild Air Force HYDRANT SYSTEM AREA C...... 85,000 85,000\nBase\nDefense-Wide Manchester BULK STORAGE TANKS, PHASE 3 71,000 71,000\nWorldwide Unspecified\nDefense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (DEFENSE-WIDE)...... 26,571 26,571\nLocations\nDefense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (DHA)............... 29,077 29,077\nLocations\nDefense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (DLA)............... 30,900 30,900\nLocations\nDefense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (ERCIP)............. 38,669 38,669\nLocations\nDefense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (MDA)............... 21,360 21,360\nLocations\nDefense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (NSA)............... 14,842 14,842\nLocations\nDefense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (SOCOM)............. 32,731 32,731\nLocations\nDefense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (TJS)............... 2,000 2,000\nLocations\nDefense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (WHS)............... 14,851 14,851\nLocations\nDefense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide ENERGY RESILIENCE & 684,330 0\nLocations CONSERVATION INVESTMENT\nPROGRAM.\nDefense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide EXERCISE RELATED MINOR 4,727 4,727\nLocations CONSTRUCTION.\nDefense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide INDOPACOM MILITARY 77,000 77,000\nLocations CONSTRUCTION PILOT PROGRAM.\nDefense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR 3,000 3,000\nLocations CONSTRUCTION (DEFENSE-\nWIDE).\nDefense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR 3,084 3,084\nLocations CONSTRUCTION (DLA).\nDefense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR 4,140 4,140\nLocations CONSTRUCTION (MDA).\nDefense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR 6,000 6,000\nLocations CONSTRUCTION (NSA).\nDefense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR 25,000 25,000\nLocations CONSTRUCTION (SOCOM).\n........................\nSubtotal Military Construction, Defense-Wide 3,792,301 2,976,120\n......................\nARMY NATIONAL GUARD\nArizona\nArmy National Guard Camp Navajo BRIDGE (DESIGN)............ 0 0\nGuam\nArmy National Guard Joint Forces READINESS CENTER ADDITION.. 55,000 55,000\nHeadquarters--Guam\nIllinois\nArmy National Guard General Richard L. READINESS CENTER ALTERATION 0 0\nJones National Guard (DESIGN).\nReadiness Center\nArmy National Guard Marseilles Training RANGE CONTROL (DESIGN)..... 0 3,050\nCenter\nArmy National Guard Peoria Armory READINESS CENTER (DESIGN).. 0 8,000\nIndiana\nArmy National Guard Shelbyville Armory AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 0 55,000\nADDITION/ALTERATION.\nIowa\nArmy National Guard Waterloo Armory NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE 13,800 13,800\nMAINTENANCE SHOP.\nKentucky\nArmy National Guard Jackson Field VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP 0 1,850\n(DESIGN).\nMichigan\nArmy National Guard Camp Grayling ALL-DOMAIN WARFIGHTING 0 4,400\nTRAINING COMPLEX (DESIGN).\nMississippi\nArmy National Guard Camp Shelby ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT 0 11,600\nFACILITY AND READINESS\nCENTER (DESIGN).\nArmy National Guard Meridian Readiness ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT 0 2,200\nCenter and Army FACILITY (DESIGN).\nAviation Support\nFacility\nNevada\nArmy National Guard Henderson Armory ARMORY EXPANSION (DESIGN).. 0 0\nNew Hampshire\nArmy National Guard Plymouth Training NATIONAL GUARD READINESS 26,000 26,000\nCenter CENTER.\nNew Mexico\nArmy National Guard Santa Fe Training SOLDIER PERFORMANCE 0 4,250\nCenter READINESS CENTER (DESIGN).\nNew York\nArmy National Guard Albany READINESS CENTER........... 0 90,000\nNorth Carolina\nArmy National Guard Salisbury Training AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 0 69,000\nCenter ADDITION/ALTERATION.\nNorth Dakota\nArmy National Guard Jamestown Armory ARMORY (DESIGN)............ 0 5,200\nOregon\nArmy National Guard Naval Weapons Systems AUTOMATED MULTIPURPOSE 0 16,000\nTraining Facility MACHINE GUN (MPMG) RANGE.\nBoardman\nSouth Dakota\nArmy National Guard Watertown Training NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE 28,000 28,000\nCenter MAINTENANCE SHOP.\nTennessee\nArmy National Guard Smyrna Training Site AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 0 4,000\n(DESIGN).\nVermont\nArmy National Guard Swanton Armory READINESS CENTER (DESIGN).. 0 0\nVirginia\nArmy National Guard Army Aviation Support COST TO COMPLETE--AIRCRAFT 15,500 15,500\nFacility Sandston MAINTENANCE HANGAR.\nWashington\nArmy National Guard Fairchild Air Force DINING FACILITY (DESIGN)... 0 3,800\nBase\nWisconsin\nArmy National Guard Black River Falls READINESS CENTER (DESIGN).. 0 0\nWorldwide Unspecified\nArmy National Guard Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN..................... 13,580 13,580\nLocations\nArmy National Guard Unspecified Worldwide FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, 0 0\nLocations RESTORATION &\nMODERNIZATION.\nArmy National Guard Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR 0 0\nLocations CONSTRUCTION.\n........................\nSubtotal Military Construction, Army National Guard 151,880 430,230\n......................\nARMY RESERVE\nAlabama\nArmy Reserve Maxwell Air Force Base AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT 0 28,000\nACTIVITY.\nAlaska\nArmy Reserve Joint Base Elmendorf- MAINTENANCE FACILITY....... 0 46,000\nRichardson\nIllinois\nArmy Reserve Fort Sheridan AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT 0 36,000\nACTIVITY.\nKentucky\nArmy Reserve Fort Knox AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY.. 0 50,000\nPennsylvania\nArmy Reserve New Castle Army AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT 30,000 30,000\nReserve Center ACTIVITY/VMS/LAND.\nTexas\nArmy Reserve Camp Bullis ARMY RESERVE CENTER 0 5,000\nBUILDING (DESIGN).\nArmy Reserve Conroe Army Reserve ROTARY-WING LANDING PAD & 0 0\nCenter TAXIWAY.\nWorldwide Unspecified\nArmy Reserve Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN..................... 6,013 6,013\nLocations\nArmy Reserve Unspecified Worldwide FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, 0 0\nLocations RESTORATION &\nMODERNIZATION.\nArmy Reserve Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR 6,226 6,226\nLocations CONSTRUCTION.\n........................\nSubtotal Military Construction, Army Reserve 42,239 207,239\n......................\nNAVY RESERVE & MARINE CORPS RESERVE\nMaine\nNavy Reserve & Marine Corps Portsmouth Naval PARKING CONSOLIDATION 0 0\nReserve Shipyard (DESIGN).\nTexas\nNavy Reserve & Marine Corps Naval Air Station AIRCRAFT HANGAR 0 50,000\nReserve Joint Reserve Base MODERNIZATION.\nFort Worth\nWorldwide Unspecified\nNavy Reserve & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN..................... 2,255 2,255\nReserve Locations\nNavy Reserve & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, 0 0\nReserve Locations RESTORATION &\nMODERNIZATION (MARINE\nCORPS RESERVE).\nNavy Reserve & Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, 0 0\nReserve Locations RESTORATION &\nMODERNIZATION (NAVY\nRESERVE).\n........................\nSubtotal Military Construction, Navy Reserve & Marine Corps Reserve 2,255 52,255\n......................\nAIR NATIONAL GUARD\nAlaska\nAir National Guard Eielson Air Force Base BCE PAVEMENTS & GROUNDS 0 15,000\nFACILITY.\nAir National Guard Joint Base Elmendorf- BASE SUPPLY COMPLEX........ 46,000 46,000\nRichardson\nGeorgia\nAir National Guard Savannah Combat TROOP CAMP (DESIGN)........ 0 3,800\nReadiness Training\nCenter\nAir National Guard Savannah Hilton Head C-130J CORROSION CONTROL 0 11,400\nInternational Airport FACILITY.\nAir National Guard Savannah Hilton Head DINING HALL & SERVICES 27,000 27,000\nInternational Airport TRAIN FACILITY.\nIllinois\nAir National Guard Scott Air Force Base AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 0 6,000\n(DESIGN).\nIndiana\nAir National Guard Fort Wayne F16 MISSION TRAINING 0 18,000\nInternational Airport FACILITY (DESIGN).\nIowa\nAir National Guard Sioux Gateway Airport ADAL AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON 0 50,000\nAir National Guard Sioux Gateway Airport EXTEND RUNWAY 13-31........ 0 65,000\nAir National Guard Sioux Gateway Airport REPAIR RUNWAY 13-31........ 0 90,000\nAir National Guard Sioux Gateway Airport WARM-UP / HOLDING PAD...... 0 15,000\nMaine\nAir National Guard Bangor Air National MENG 101ST ARW AMXS/AGE 0 0\nGuard Base FACILITY (DESIGN).\nMaryland\nAir National Guard Warfield Air National ENGINE SOUND SUPPRESSOR 0 1,000\nGuard Base EQUIPMENT (DESIGN).\nMassachusetts\nAir National Guard Otis Air National DINING FACILITY / EMEDS.... 31,000 31,000\nGuard Base\nMichigan\nAir National Guard Selfridge Air National BRAVO RUNWAY IMPROVEMENT 0 2,400\nGuard Base (DESIGN).\nAir National Guard Selfridge Air National RUNWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 0 9,000\nGuard Base (DESIGN).\nAir National Guard Selfridge Air National TAXIWAY ALPHA RUNWAY 0 2,800\nGuard Base IMPROVEMENT (DESIGN).\nMississippi\nAir National Guard Key Field Air National BASE SUPPLY WAREHOUSE...... 19,000 19,000\nGuard Base\nAir National Guard Key Field Air National CORROSION CONTROL HANGAR 0 6,700\nGuard Base (DESIGN).\nNevada\nAir National Guard Reno-Tahoe ENGINE MAINTENANCE AND 0 3,200\nInternational Airport SUPPORT EQUIPMENT FACILITY\n(DESIGN).\nAir National Guard Reno-Tahoe FUEL CELL HANGAR (DESIGN).. 0 5,400\nInternational Airport\nNew Hampshire\nAir National Guard Pease Air National JOINT USE CHILD DEVELOPMENT 0 0\nGuard Base CENTER (DESIGN).\nAir National Guard Pease Air National SMALL ARMS RANGE........... 0 16,000\nGuard Base\nNew Jersey\nAir National Guard Atlantic City Air ADAL MAINTENANCE HANGAR AIR 0 68,000\nNational Guard Base NATIONAL GUARD/SHOPS.\nOregon\nAir National Guard Kingsley Field Air ACADEMIC TRAINING CENTER 0 0\nNational Guard Base (DESIGN).\nAir National Guard Klamath Falls Airport F-35 FTU ACADEMIC TRAINING 0 80,000\nCENTER.\nAir National Guard Portland International ADAL COMMUNICATIONS ANNEX.. 16,500 16,500\nAirport\nUtah\nAir National Guard Salt Lake City FUEL CELL CORROSION CONTROL 0 73,000\nInternational Airport HANGAR.\nAir National Guard Salt Lake City MAINTENANCE HANGAR & SHOPS. 0 72,000\nInternational Airport\nWest Virginia\nAir National Guard Mclaughlin Air SQUADRON OPERATIONS 0 0\nNational Guard Base FACILITY (DESIGN).\nWisconsin\nAir National Guard Volk Air National ADAL ACS COMPLEX........... 0 8,400\nGuard Base\nWorldwide Unspecified\nAir National Guard Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN..................... 24,146 24,146\nLocations\nAir National Guard Unspecified Worldwide FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, 0 0\nLocations RESTORATION &\nMODERNIZATION.\nAir National Guard Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR 25,000 25,000\nLocations CONSTRUCTION.\n........................\nSubtotal Military Construction, Air National Guard 188,646 810,746\n......................\nAIR FORCE RESERVE\nDelaware\nAir Force Reserve Dover Air Force Base 512TH OPERATIONS GROUP 42,000 0\nFACILITY.\nGeorgia\nAir Force Reserve Dobbins Air Reserve ENTRY CONTROL FACILITY 0 3,200\nBase (DESIGN).\nNew York\nAir Force Reserve Niagara Falls Air COMBINED OPERATIONS 0 54,000\nReserve Station FACILITY.\nSouth Carolina\nAir Force Reserve Joint Base Charleston AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION 0 33,000\nFACILITY.\nTexas\nAir Force Reserve Joint Base San Antonio- C5M AGE MAINTENANCE 18,000 18,000\nLackland FACILITY.\nVirginia\nAir Force Reserve Joint Base Langley- TARGETING ISR CRITICAL 0 15,000\nEustis COMMUNICATIONS DATA\nFACILITY (DESIGN).\nWorldwide Unspecified\nAir Force Reserve Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN..................... 270 270\nLocations\nAir Force Reserve Unspecified Worldwide FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, 0 0\nLocations RESTORATION &\nMODERNIZATION.\nAir Force Reserve Unspecified Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR 188 188\nLocations CONSTRUCTION.\n........................\nSubtotal Military Construction, Air Force Reserve 60,458 123,658\n......................\nNATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM\nWorldwide Unspecified\nNATO NATO Security NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT 481,832 531,832\nInvestment Program PROGRAM.\n........................\nSubtotal NATO Security Investment Program 481,832 531,832\nINDOPACIFIC COMBATANT COMMAND\nWorldwide Unspecified\nMILCON, INDOPACOM Unspecified Worldwide INDOPACOM MILITARY 0 150,000\nLocations CONSTRUCTION PILOT PROGRAM.\n........................\nSubtotal INDOPACOM MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PILOT PROGRAM 0 150,000\n......................\nTOTAL MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 16,627,720 17,521,977\n......................\nFAMILY HOUSING\nFAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY\nBelgium\nFam Hsg Con, Army Chievres Air Base FAMILY HOUSING NEW 145,042 45,042\nCONSTRUCTION (100 UNITS).\nGermany\nFam Hsg Con, Army U.S. Army Garrison FAMILY HOUSING REPLACEMENT 50,692 50,692\nBavaria CONSTRUCTION (27 UNITS).\nWorldwide Unspecified\nFam Hsg Con, Army Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN..................... 32,824 32,824\nLocations\n........................\nSubtotal Family Housing Construction, Army 228,558 128,558\n......................\nFAMILY HOUSING O&M, ARMY\nWorldwide Unspecified\nFam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified Worldwide FURNISHINGS................ 16,254 16,254\nLocations\nFam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified Worldwide HOUSING PRIVATIZATION 41,089 41,089\nLocations SUPPORT.\nFam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified Worldwide LEASED HOUSING............. 116,275 116,275\nLocations\nFam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified Worldwide MAINTENANCE................ 110,941 110,941\nLocations\nFam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified Worldwide MANAGEMENT................. 41,450 41,450\nLocations\nFam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified Worldwide MISCELLANEOUS.............. 319 319\nLocations\nFam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified Worldwide SERVICES................... 8,096 8,096\nLocations\nFam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified Worldwide UTILITIES.................. 43,994 43,994\nLocations\n........................\nSubtotal Family Housing Operation & Maintenance, Army 378,418 378,418\n......................\nFAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY & MARINE CORPS\nGuam\nFam Hsg Con, Navy & Marine Joint Region Marianas COST TO COMPLETE--REPLACE 19,384 19,384\nCorps ANDERSEN HOUSING, PHASE 4\n(68 UNITS).\nFam Hsg Con, Navy & Marine Joint Region Marianas COST TO COMPLETE--REPLACE 18,000 18,000\nCorps ANDERSEN HOUSING, PHASE 7\n(46 UNITS).\nFam Hsg Con, Navy & Marine Joint Region Marianas REPLACE ANDERSEN HOUSING, 65,378 65,378\nCorps PHASE 9 (136 UNITS) (INC).\nJapan\nFam Hsg Con, Navy & Marine Marine Corps Air REPAIR WHOLE HOUSE BUILDING 11,230 11,230\nCorps Station Iwakuni 1255 (6 UNITS).\nWorldwide Unspecified\nFam Hsg Con, Navy & Marine Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN..................... 3,806 3,806\nCorps Locations\nFam Hsg Con, Navy & Marine Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN (DPRI/GUAM)......... 2,799 2,799\nCorps Locations\nFam Hsg Con, Navy & Marine Unspecified Worldwide NAVY SOUTHEAST MHPI (2ND 57,000 57,000\nCorps Locations RESTRUCTURE) (100 UNITS).\n........................\nSubtotal Family Housing Construction, Navy & Marine Corps 177,597 177,597\n......................\nFAMILY HOUSING O&M, NAVY & MARINE CORPS\nWorldwide Unspecified\nFam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine Unspecified Worldwide FURNISHINGS................ 16,820 16,820\nCorps Locations\nFam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine Unspecified Worldwide HOUSING PRIVATIZATION 57,061 57,061\nCorps Locations SUPPORT.\nFam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine Unspecified Worldwide LEASING.................... 68,426 68,426\nCorps Locations\nFam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine Unspecified Worldwide MAINTENANCE................ 112,019 112,019\nCorps Locations\nFam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine Unspecified Worldwide MANAGEMENT................. 56,956 56,956\nCorps Locations\nFam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine Unspecified Worldwide MISCELLANEOUS.............. 435 435\nCorps Locations\nFam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine Unspecified Worldwide SERVICES................... 17,424 17,424\nCorps Locations\nFam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine Unspecified Worldwide UTILITIES.................. 44,967 44,967\nCorps Locations\n........................\nSubtotal Family Housing Operation & Maintenance, Navy & Marine Corps 374,108 374,108\n......................\nFAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE\nColorado\nFam Hsg Con, Air Force Buckley Air Force Base MHPI RESTRUCTURE (351 12,000 12,000\nUNITS).\nHawaii\nFam Hsg Con, Air Force Joint Base Pearl MHPI RESTRUCTURE (460 147,555 147,555\nHarbor-Hickam UNITS).\nJapan\nFam Hsg Con, Air Force Kadena Air Base FAMILY HOUSING 34,100 34,100\nIMPROVEMENTS, KADENA TOWER\n4511 (68 UNITS).\nFam Hsg Con, Air Force Yokota Air Base FAMILY HOUSING 44,000 44,000\nIMPROVEMENTS, PAIP 9,\nPHASE 3 (34 UNITS).\nWorldwide Unspecified\nFam Hsg Con, Air Force Unspecified Worldwide DESIGN..................... 36,575 36,575\nLocations\n........................\nSubtotal Family Housing Construction, Air Force 274,230 274,230\n......................\nFAMILY HOUSING O&M, AIR FORCE\nWorldwide Unspecified\nFam Hsg O&M, Air Force Unspecified Worldwide FURNISHINGS................ 31,275 31,275\nLocations\nFam Hsg O&M, Air Force Unspecified Worldwide HOUSING PRIVATIZATION 38,987 38,987\nLocations SUPPORT.\nFam Hsg O&M, Air Force Unspecified Worldwide LEASING.................... 5,436 5,436\nLocations\nFam Hsg O&M, Air Force Unspecified Worldwide MAINTENANCE................ 142,572 142,572\nLocations\nFam Hsg O&M, Air Force Unspecified Worldwide MANAGEMENT................. 54,581 54,581\nLocations\nFam Hsg O&M, Air Force Unspecified Worldwide MISCELLANEOUS.............. 1,475 1,475\nLocations\nFam Hsg O&M, Air Force Unspecified Worldwide SERVICES................... 12,701 12,701\nLocations\nFam Hsg O&M, Air Force Unspecified Worldwide UTILITIES.................. 72,738 72,738\nLocations\n........................\nSubtotal Family Housing Operation & Maintenance, Air Force 359,765 359,765\n......................\nFAMILY HOUSING O&M, DEFENSE-WIDE\nWorldwide Unspecified\nFam Hsg O&M, Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide FURNISHINGS (DIA).......... 553 553\nLocations\nFam Hsg O&M, Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide FURNISHINGS (NSA).......... 93 93\nLocations\nFam Hsg O&M, Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide LEASING (DIA).............. 33,911 33,911\nLocations\nFam Hsg O&M, Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide LEASING (NSA).............. 14,320 14,320\nLocations\nFam Hsg O&M, Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide MAINTENANCE (NSA).......... 37 37\nLocations\nFam Hsg O&M, Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide UTILITIES (DIA)............ 4,445 4,445\nLocations\nFam Hsg O&M, Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide UTILITIES (NSA)............ 15 15\nLocations\n........................\nSubtotal Family Housing Operation & Maintenance, Defense-Wide 53,374 53,374\n......................\nFAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND\nWorldwide Unspecified\nFamily Housing Improvement Unspecified Worldwide ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES-- 8,315 8,315\nFund Locations FHIF.\n........................\nSubtotal Family Housing Improvement Fund 8,315 8,315\n......................\nUNACCOMPANIED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND\nWorldwide Unspecified\nUnaccompanied Housing Unspecified Worldwide ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES-- 497 497\nImprovement Fund Locations UHIF.\n........................\nSubtotal Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund 497 497\n......................\nTOTAL FAMILY HOUSING 1,854,862 1,754,862\nDEFENSE BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE\nBASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, ARMY\nWorldwide Unspecified\nBRAC, Army Unspecified Worldwide BASE REALIGNMENT & CLOSURE. 171,870 171,870\nLocations\n........................\nSubtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Army 171,870 171,870\n......................\nBASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, NAVY\nWorldwide Unspecified\nBRAC, Navy Unspecified Worldwide BASE REALIGNMENT & CLOSURE. 112,791 162,791\nLocations\n........................\nSubtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Navy 112,791 162,791\n......................\nBASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, AIR FORCE\nWorldwide Unspecified\nBRAC, Air Force Unspecified Worldwide BASE REALIGNMENT & CLOSURE. 124,196 124,196\nLocations\n........................\nSubtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Air Force 124,196 124,196\n......................\nBASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, DEFENSE-WIDE\nWorldwide Unspecified\nBRAC, Defense-Wide Unspecified Worldwide BASE REALIGNMENT & CLOSURE. 1,304 1,304\nLocations\n........................\nSubtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Defense-Wide 1,304 1,304\n......................\nTOTAL DEFENSE BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE 410,161 460,161\n......................\nTOTAL MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, FAMILY HOUSING, AND BRAC 18,892,743 19,737,000\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nTITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS\n\nSEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS.\n\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\nSEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS (In Thousands\nof Dollars)\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------\nFY 2026 Conference\nProgram Request Authorized\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\nDiscretionary Summary By Appropriation\nEnergy And Water Development, And\nRelated Agencies\nAppropriation Summary:\nNuclear Energy........................ 160,000 160,000\nDefense Uranium Enrichment D&D........ 278,000 0\n\nAtomic Energy Defense Activities\nNational nuclear security\nadministration:\nWeapons activities................ 20,074,400 21,028,745\nDefense nuclear nonproliferation.. 2,284,600 2,284,600\nNaval reactors.................... 2,346,000 2,101,000\nFederal salaries and expenses..... 555,000 555,000\nTotal, National Nuclear Security 25,260,000 25,969,345\nAdministration.....................\n\nEnvironmental and other defense\nactivities:\nDefense environmental cleanup..... 6,956,000 6,956,000\nOther defense activities.......... 1,182,000 1,182,000\nTotal, Environmental & other defense 8,138,000 8,138,000\nactivities.........................\nTotal, Atomic Energy Defense 33,398,000 34,107,345\nActivities...........................\nTotal, Discretionary Funding.............. 33,836,000 34,267,345\n\nNuclear Energy\nIdaho sitewide safeguards and security.. 160,000 160,000\nTotal, Nuclear Energy..................... 160,000 160,000\n\nDefense Uranium Enrichment D&D\nDefense Uranium Enrichment D&D Program.. 278,000 0\nProgram decrease...................... [-278,000]\nTotal, Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D..... 278,000 0\n\nWeapons Activities\nStockpile Management\nStockpile Major Modernization\nB61-12 Life Extension Program....... 16,000 16,000\nW80-4 Life Extension Program........ 1,259,048 1,259,048\nSLCM-N Warhead...................... 0 50,000\nReconciliation adjustment......... [50,000]\nW87-1 Modification Program.......... 649,096 649,096\nW93 Program......................... 806,797 806,797\nB61-13.............................. 49,357 49,357\nTotal, Stockpile Major Modernization.. 2,780,298 2,830,298\n\nStockpile services\nStockpile Sustainment............... 1,720,200 1,720,200\nWeapons Dismantlement and 82,367 82,367\nDisposition........................\nProduction Operations............... 1,020,243 1,020,243\nNuclear Enterprise Assurance........ 117,193 117,193\nSubtotal, Stockpile Services........ 2,940,003 2,940,003\nTotal, Stockpile Management............. 5,720,301 5,770,301\n\nProduction Modernization\nPrimary Capability Modernization\nPlutonium Modernization\nLos Alamos Plutonium Modernization\nLos Alamos Pit Production....... 982,263 982,263\n21-D-512 Plutonium Pit 509,316 509,316\nProduction Project, LANL.......\n15-D-302 TA-55 Reinvestments 7,942 7,942\nProject, Phase 3, LANL.........\n07-D-220-04 Transuranic Liquid 5,865 5,865\nWaste Facility, LANL...........\n04-D-125 Chemistry and 0 0\nMetallurgy Research Replacement\nProject, LANL..................\nSubtotal, Los Alamos Plutonium 1,505,386 1,505,386\nModernization....................\nSavannah River Plutonium\nModernization\nSavannah River Pit Production... 75,486 75,486\n21-D-511 Savannah River 1,130,000 1,130,000\nPlutonium Processing Facility,\nSRS............................\nSubtotal, Savannah River Plutonium 1,205,486 1,205,486\nModernization....................\nEnterprise Plutonium Support...... 122,094 122,094\nTotal, Plutonium Modernization...... 2,832,966 2,832,966\nHigh Explosives and Energetics\nHigh Explosives & Energetics.... 132,023 132,023\n21-D-510 HE Synthesis 0 0\nFormulation and Production, PX.\nPFAS Binder Mitigation and 0 0\nFuture Alternatives............\nTotal, High Explosives and 132,023 132,023\nEnergetics.........................\nTotal, Primary Capability 2,964,989 2,964,989\nModernization........................\n\nSecondary Capability Modernization\nSecondary Capability Modernization.. 770,186 770,186\n18-D-690 Lithium Processing 0 65,000\nFacility, Y-12.....................\nReconciliation adjustment......... [65,000]\n06-D-141 Uranium Processing 0 500,000\nFacility, Y-12.....................\nReconciliation adjustment......... [500,000]\nTotal, Secondary Capability 770,186 1,335,186\nModernization........................\n\nTritium and Defense Fuels Program\nTritium and Defense Fuels Program... 568,384 568,384\n18-D-650 Tritium Finishing Facility, 0 0\nSRS................................\nTotal, Tritium and Defense Fuels 568,384 568,384\nProgram..............................\n\nNon-Nuclear Capability Modernization.. 221,588 221,588\n26-D-511 MESA Photolithography 40,000 40,000\nCapability (MPC), SNL................\n26-D-510 Product Realization 15,000 15,000\nInfrastructure for Stockpile\nModernization (PRISM), LLNL..........\nWarhead Assembly Modernization........ 34,336 34,336\nCapability Based Investments.......... 177,996 177,996\n22-D-513 Power Sources Capability, SNL 0 115,000\nReconciliation adjustment........... [115,000]\nTotal, Production Modernization......... 4,792,479 5,472,479\n\nStockpile Research, Technology, and\nEngineering\nAssessment Science.................... 980,959 980,959\n26-D-512 LANSCE Modernization Project 20,000 20,000\n(LAMP), LANL.........................\n24-D-513 Z-pinch Experimental 0 57,345\nUnderground System (ZEUS) Test Bed\nFacilities Improvement (ZTBFI), NNSS.\nReconciliation adjustment........... [57,345]\n17-D-640 U1a Complex Enhancements 0 64,000\nProject, NNSS........................\nReconciliation adjustment........... [64,000]\nEngineering and Integrated Assessments 399,777 399,777\n26-D-513 Combined Radiation 52,248 52,248\nEnvironments for Survivability\nTesting, SNL.........................\nInertial Confinement Fusion........... 699,206 699,206\n26-D-514 NIF Enhanced Fusion Yield 26,000 26,000\nCapability, LLNL.....................\nAdvanced Simulation and Computing..... 865,995 865,995\nWeapon Technology and Manufacturing 276,279 276,279\nMaturation...........................\nTotal, Stockpile Research, Technology, 3,320,464 3,441,809\nand Engineering........................\n\nAcademic Programs....................... 94,000 94,000\nTotal, Academic Programs................ 94,000 94,000\n\nInfrastructure and Operations\nOperations of facilities.............. 1,722,000 1,722,000\nSafety and environmental operations... 194,360 194,360\nMaintenance and repair of facilities.. 920,000 920,000\nRecapitalization...................... 741,179 741,179\nConstruction:\n25-D-511 PULSE New Access, NNSS..... 0 48,000\nReconciliation adjustment......... [48,000]\n23-D-517 Electrical Power Capacity 0 85,000\nUpgrade, LANL......................\nReconciliation adjustment......... [85,000]\nTotal, Construction................... 0 133,000\nTotal, Infrastructure and operations.... 3,577,539 3,710,539\n\nSecure transportation asset\nOperations and equipment.............. 299,541 299,541\nProgram direction..................... 149,244 149,244\nTotal, Secure transportation asset...... 448,785 448,785\n\nDefense Nuclear Security\nOperations and Maintenance............ 1,245,418 1,245,418\nTotal, Defense nuclear security......... 1,245,418 1,245,418\n\nInformation technology and cybersecurity 811,208 781,208\nProgram decrease...................... [-30,000]\nLegacy contractor pensions.............. 64,206 64,206\nTotal, Weapons Activities................. 20,074,400 21,028,745\n\nDefense Nuclear Nonproliferation\nDefense Nuclear Nonproliferation\nPrograms\nGlobal material security\nInternational nuclear security...... 62,865 62,865\nRadiological security............... 186,406 186,406\nNuclear smuggling detection and 140,601 140,601\ndeterrence.........................\nTotal, Global material security....... 389,872 389,872\n\nMaterial management and minimization\nReactor Conversion and Uranium 63,383 63,383\nSupply.............................\nNuclear Material Removal and 61,000 61,000\nElimination........................\nPlutonium Disposition............... 150,686 150,686\nTotal, Material management & 275,069 275,069\nminimization.........................\n\nNonproliferation and arms control..... 221,008 221,008\n\nDefense nuclear nonproliferation R&D\nProliferation Detection............. 269,376 269,376\nNuclear Detonation Detection........ 307,435 307,435\nForensics R&D....................... 20,460 20,460\nNonproliferation Stewardship Program 149,383 149,383\nTotal, Defense nuclear 746,654 746,654\nnonproliferation R&D.................\n\nNonproliferation Construction:\n18-D-150 Surplus Plutonium 50,000 50,000\nDisposition Project, SRS...........\nTotal, Nonproliferation construction.. 50,000 50,000\nTotal, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 1,682,603 1,682,603\nPrograms...............................\n\nNuclear counterterrorism and incident\nresponse program\nEmergency Management................ 33,122 33,122\nCounterterrorism and 596,878 596,878\nCounterproliferation...............\nTotal, Nuclear Counterterrorism and 630,000 630,000\nIncident Response Program............\n\nLegacy contractor pensions.............. 20,993 20,993\nUse of Prior Year Balances.............. -48,996 -48,996\nTotal, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation... 2,284,600 2,284,600\n\nNaval Reactors\nNaval reactors development.............. 884,579 884,579\nColumbia-Class reactor systems 35,300 35,300\ndevelopment............................\nNaval reactors operations and 703,581 703,581\ninfrastructure.........................\nProgram direction....................... 61,540 61,540\nConstruction:\n26-D-530 East Side Office Building.... 75,000 75,000\n25-D-530 Naval Examination Acquisition 60,000 60,000\nProject..............................\n14-D-901 Spent Fuel Handling 526,000 281,000\nRecapitalization Project, NRF........\nProgram decrease.................... [-245,000]\nTotal, Construction..................... 661,000 416,000\nTotal, Naval Reactors..................... 2,346,000 2,101,000\n\nFederal Salaries And Expenses\nProgram Direction....................... 555,000 555,000\nTotal, Federal Salaries And Expenses...... 555,000 555,000\n\nDefense Environmental Cleanup\nClosure sites:\nClosure sites administration.......... 500 500\n\nRichland:\nRiver corridor and other cleanup 68,562 68,562\noperations...........................\nCentral plateau remediation........... 754,259 754,259\nRichland community and regulatory 10,700 10,700\nsupport..............................\nConstruction:\n22-D-402 L-897, 200 Area Water 4,000 4,000\nTreatment Facility.................\nTotal, Construction--Richland......... 4,000 4,000\nTotal, Richland......................... 837,521 837,521\n\nOffice of River Protection:\nWaste Treatment Immobilization Plant 390,415 390,415\nCommissioning........................\nRad liquid tank waste stabilization 923,212 923,212\nand disposition......................\nConstruction:\n01-D-16D High-Level Waste Facility.. 600,000 600,000\n01-D-16E Pretreatment Facility...... 0 0\n15-D-409 Low Activity Waste 78,600 78,600\nPretreatment System................\n23-D-403, Hanford 200 West Area Tank 108,200 108,200\nFarms Risk Management Project......\nTotal, Construction--Office of River 786,800 786,800\nProtection ..........................\n\nTotal, Office of River Protection....... 2,100,427 2,100,427\n\nIdaho National Laboratory:\nIdaho cleanup and waste disposition... 452,242 452,242\nIdaho community and regulatory support 3,779 3,779\nConstruction:\n22-D-403 Idaho Spent Nuclear Fuel 2,000 2,000\nStaging Facility.................\n23-D-402--Calcine Construction.... 2,000 2,000\nTotal, Construction--Idaho.......... 4,000 4,000\nTotal, Idaho National Laboratory........ 460,021 460,021\n\nNNSA sites and Nevada off-sites\nLawrence Livermore National Laboratory 1,955 1,955\nNuclear facility D & D\nSeparations Process Research Unit... 950 950\nNevada Site......................... 64,835 64,835\nSandia National Laboratories........ 1,030 1,030\nLos Alamos National Laboratory...... 278,288 278,288\nLos Alamos Excess Facilities D&D.... 1,693 1,693\nTotal, NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites.. 348,751 348,751\n\nOak Ridge Reservation:\nOR Nuclear facility D & D............. 346,562 346,562\nTotal, OR Nuclear facility D & D...... 346,562 346,562\n\nU233 Disposition Program.............. 63,000 63,000\nOR cleanup and disposition............ 75,000 75,000\nConstruction:\n14-D-403 Outfall 200 Mercury 34,885 34,885\nTreatment Facility...............\n17-D-401 On-site waste disposal 15,050 15,050\nfacility.........................\nTotal, Construction--Oak Ridge...... 49,935 49,935\nTotal, OR cleanup and waste 187,935 187,935\ndisposition..........................\n\nOR community & regulatory support..... 5,900 5,900\nOR technology development and 3,300 3,300\ndeployment...........................\nTotal, Oak Ridge Reservation............ 543,697 543,697\n\nSavannah River Sites:\nSavannah River risk management 396,394 396,394\noperations...........................\nConstruction:\n19-D-701 SR Security Systems 708 708\nReplacement......................\nTotal, Savannah River Risk Management 397,102 397,102\nOperations...........................\n\nSR Community and Regulatory Support... 5,317 5,317\nSavannah River National Laboratory 90,719 90,719\nOperations & Maintenance.............\nRadioactive Liquid Tank Waste 1,066,000 1,066,000\nStabilization and Disposition........\nConstruction:\n20-D-401 Saltstone Disposal Unit 52,500 52,500\n#10, 11, 12......................\nTotal, Construction--Savannah River 52,500 52,500\nsites..............................\nTotal, Savannah River sites............. 1,611,638 1,611,638\n\nWaste Isolation Pilot Plant\nWaste Isolation Pilot Plant........... 413,424 413,424\nConstruction:\n21-D-401 Hoisting Capability Project 2,000 2,000\nTotal, Construction--Waste Isolation 2,000 2,000\nPilot Plant..........................\nTotal, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant...... 415,424 415,424\n\nProgram Direction....................... 312,818 312,818\nProgram Support......................... 20,320 20,320\nSafeguards and Security................. 288,871 288,871\nTechnology Development and Deployment... 16,012 16,012\nTotal, Defense Environmental Cleanup...... 6,956,000 6,956,000\n\nOther Defense Activities\nEnvironment, health, safety and security\nProgram direction..................... 90,555 90,555\nEnvironment, Health, Safety & Security 141,908 141,908\nTotal, Environment, Health, safety and 232,463 232,463\nsecurity...............................\n\nOffice of Enterprise Assessments\nProgram direction..................... 59,132 59,132\nEnterprise Assessments................ 30,022 30,022\nTotal, Office of Enterprise Assessments. 89,154 89,154\n\nSpecialized security activities......... 441,000 441,000\n\nOffice of Legacy Management\nLegacy management..................... 177,716 177,716\nProgram direction..................... 22,542 22,542\nTotal, Office of Legacy Management...... 200,258 200,258\n\nDefense-related administrative support.. 214,626 214,626\n\nOffice of hearings and appeals.......... 4,499 4,499\nSubtotal, Other Defense Activities........ 1,182,000 1,182,000\nTotal, Other Defense Activities........... 1,182,000 1,182,000\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nDIVISION E--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026\n\nSEC. 5001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.\n(a) Short Title.--This division may be cited as the ``Department of\nState Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026''.\n(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this division is\nas follows:\nSec. 5001. Short title; table of contents.\nSec. 5002. Definitions.\n\nTITLE I--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS\n\nSubtitle A--Management and Consular Affairs\n\nSec. 5111. Under Secretary for Management.\nSec. 5112. Office of Medical Services.\nSec. 5113. Assistant Secretary for Administration.\nSec. 5114. Bureau of Administration.\nSec. 5115. Office of the Historian.\nSec. 5116. Chief information officer for diplomatic technology.\nSec. 5117. Bureau of Diplomatic Technology.\nSec. 5118. Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs.\nSec. 5119. Bureau of Consular Affairs.\nSec. 5120. Sense of Congress regarding modernization and realignment of\nconsular systems.\nSec. 5121. Fee for use of diplomatic reception rooms.\n\nSubtitle B--Human Resources\n\nSec. 5131. Assistant Secretary for Human Resources.\nSec. 5132. Bureau of Human Resources.\nSec. 5133. Veterans Innovation Partnership Fellowship Program.\nSec. 5134. Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program.\nSec. 5135. Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship Program.\nSec. 5136. Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program.\nSec. 5137. Matters relating to the Foreign Service Institute.\nSec. 5138. Fees for use of the George P. Schultz National Foreign\nAffairs Training Center.\n\nSubtitle C--Political Affairs\n\nSec. 5141. Under Secretary for Political Affairs.\nSec. 5142. Congressional notification regarding changes to bureau\njurisdiction.\nSec. 5143. Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic.\nSec. 5144. Ambassador-at-Large for the Indian Ocean region.\nSec. 5145. Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs.\nSec. 5146. Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs.\nSec. 5147. Director of the Office of Multilateral Affairs in Bureau of\nEast Asian and Pacific Affairs.\nSec. 5148. Countering PRC Influence Fund Unit.\nSec. 5149. Assistant Secretary for African Affairs.\nSec. 5150. Bureau of African Affairs.\nSec. 5151. Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs.\nSec. 5152. Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.\nSec. 5153. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs.\nSec. 5154. Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs.\nSec. 5155. Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs.\nSec. 5156. Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs.\nSec. 5157. Office of Haitian Affairs.\nSec. 5158. Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs.\nSec. 5159. Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.\nSec. 5160. Countering Russian Influence Fund Unit.\nSec. 5161. Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs.\nSec. 5162. Bureau of International Organization Affairs.\n\nSubtitle D--Other Matters\n\nSec. 5171. Periodic briefings from Bureau of Intelligence and Research.\nSec. 5172. Support for congressional delegations.\nSec. 5173. Notification requirements for authorized and ordered\ndepartures.\nSec. 5174. Strengthening enterprise governance.\nSec. 5175. Establishing and expanding the Regional China Officer\nprogram.\nSec. 5176. Report on China's diplomatic posts.\nSec. 5177. Notification of intent to reduce personnel at covered\ndiplomatic posts.\nSec. 5178. Foreign affairs manual changes.\n\nTITLE II--WORKFORCE MATTERS\n\nSec. 5201. Report on vetting of Foreign Service Institute language\ninstructors.\nSec. 5202. Training limitations.\nSec. 5203. Language incentive pay for civil service employees.\nSec. 5204. Options for comprehensive evaluations.\nSec. 5205. Job share and part-time employment opportunities.\nSec. 5206. Promoting reutilization of language skills in the Foreign\nService.\n\nTITLE III--INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY\n\nSec. 5301. Post Data Pilot Program.\nSec. 5302. Authorization to use commercial cloud enclaves overseas.\nSec. 5303. Reports on technology transformation projects at the\nDepartment.\nSec. 5304. Commercial spyware.\n\nTITLE IV--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY\n\nSec. 5401. Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy.\nSec. 5402. Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs.\nSec. 5403. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.\nSec. 5404. Foreign information manipulation and interference strategy.\nSec. 5405. Repeal of limitation on use of funds for international\nexpositions.\n\nTITLE V--DIPLOMATIC SECURITY\n\nSec. 5501. Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security.\nSec. 5502. Special agents.\nSec. 5503. Modification of congressional notification requirement\nrelating to embassy reopening.\nSec. 5504. Counter-intelligence training for certain diplomatic security\nagents.\nSec. 5505. Expansion of counter-intelligence personnel security program\nto include nonsecurity staff.\nSec. 5506. Report on security conditions in Damascus, Syria, required\nfor the reopening of the United States diplomatic mission.\nSec. 5507. Embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic installations\nreturn to standards report.\nSec. 5508. Reauthorization of overtime pay for protective services.\n\nTITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS\n\nSec. 5601. Submission of federally funded research and development\ncenter reports to Congress.\nSec. 5602. Quarterly report on diplomatic pouch access.\nSec. 5603. Report on utility of instituting a processing fee for ITAR\nlicense applications.\nSec. 5604. HAVANA Act payment fix.\nSec. 5605. Establishing an inner Mongolia section within the United\nStates Mission in China.\nSec. 5606. Report on United States Mission Australia staffing.\nSec. 5607. Extensions.\nSec. 5608. Updating counterterrorism reports.\nSEC. 5002. DEFINITIONS.\nExcept as otherwise provided, in this division--\n(1) the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of\nRepresentatives; and\n(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;\n(2) the term ``Department'' means the Department of State;\n(3) the term ``Deputy Secretary'' means the Deputy Secretary of\nState; and\n(4) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of State.\n\nTITLE I--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS\nSubtitle A--Management and Consular Affairs\n\nSEC. 5111. UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT.\n(a) In General.--Section 1(b) of the State Department Basic\nAuthorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)) is amended--\n(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6); and\n(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:\n``(4) Under secretary for management.--\n``(A) In general.--There shall be in the Department of\nState, among the Under Secretaries authorized by paragraph (1),\nan Under Secretary for Management who shall assist the\nSecretary of State and the Deputy Secretary of State on matters\nrelated to the management and administration of the Department,\nand such other related duties as the Secretary may from time to\ntime designate.\n``(B) Responsibilities.--In addition to the\nresponsibilities described in subparagraph (A), the Under\nSecretary for Management shall maintain continuous observation\nand coordination of all matters pertaining to the management,\ndevelopment, and administration of the Department of State in\nthe conduct of foreign policy, including, as appropriate--\n``(i) acquisitions and asset management;\n``(ii) human resources and personnel management;\n``(iii) matters related to the clinical, occupational,\nand mental health programs of the Department;\n``(iv) information technology and communications\nsystems, including policies and directives to achieve and\nmaintain interoperable communications among the components\nof the Department;\n``(v) domestic and overseas facilities, property,\nequipment, vehicle fleets, and other material resources;\n``(vi) security for personnel, information technology\nand communications systems, facilities, property,\nequipment, and other material resources; and\n``(vii) consular affairs and services.''.\n(b) Protection of Historic and Artistic Furnishings of Reception\nAreas of the Department of State Building.--Section 41 of the State\nDepartment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2713) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, acting through the\nUnder Secretary for Management,'' after ``The Secretary of State'';\nand\n(2) in subsection (b)--\n(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, acting through the\nUnder Secretary for Management,'' after ``Whenever the\nSecretary of State''; and\n(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, acting through the\nUnder Secretary for Management,'' after ``The Secretary of\nState''.\nSEC. 5112. OFFICE OF MEDICAL SERVICES.\nSection 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22\nU.S.C. 2651a) is amended by adding at the end the following:\n``(p) Office of Medical Services.--There shall be in the Department\nof State a Chief Medical Officer, to be appointed by the Secretary of\nState, who--\n``(1) shall lead the Office of Medical Services; and\n``(2) as required by section 904 of the Foreign Service Act of\n1980 (22 U.S.C. 4084), shall be responsible to the Secretary,\nacting through the Under Secretary for Management, for matters\nrelating to the clinical and mental health programs of the\nDepartment and all related activities, in accordance with the needs\nof the Department.''.\nSEC. 5113. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION.\nSection 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956\n(22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)) is amended--\n(1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (17); and\n(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:\n``(5) Assistant secretary for administration.--\n``(A) In general.--There shall be in the Department of\nState an Assistant Secretary for Administration who shall be\nresponsible to the Secretary of State, acting through the Under\nSecretary for Management, for matters relating to enterprise\nlogistics, knowledge management, acquisition, and other\noperational services worldwide in support of United States\nforeign policy, and such other related duties as the Secretary\nmay from time to time designate.\n``(B) Responsibilities.--In addition to the\nresponsibilities described in subparagraph (A), the Assistant\nSecretary for Administration shall maintain continuous\nobservation and coordination of all matters pertaining to\nadministrative matters of the Department of State in the\nconduct of foreign policy, including, as appropriate--\n``(i) providing global logistics and support for the\npeople and programs of United States Missions, including\npolicies and procedures to administer government-wide\nallowances;\n``(ii) managing the Department's domestic safety,\noccupational health, multimedia services, general services,\nand global publishing;\n``(iii) providing planning, training, and exercises of\nemergency management to ensure preparedness for the\nDepartment's leadership and workforce; and\n``(iv) ensuring the Department safeguards privacy and\npromotes transparency through compliance, advice, training,\ncollaboration, and records management, including public\nrequests to access Department records.''.\nSEC. 5114. BUREAU OF ADMINISTRATION.\nSection 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22\nU.S.C. 2651a), as amended by section 5112, is further amended by adding\nat the end the following:\n``(q) Other Bureaus.--\n``(1) Bureau of administration.--\n``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of\nState a Bureau of Administration, which shall perform such\nfunctions related to support programs for the Department and\nUnited States embassies and consulates, including enterprise\nlogistics, knowledge management, and other worldwide\noperational services, as the Under Secretary for Management may\nprescribe.\n``(B) Head.--The Assistant Secretary for Administration\nshall be at the head of the Bureau of Administration.''.\nSEC. 5115. OFFICE OF THE HISTORIAN.\nThere shall be in the Bureau of Administration of the Department\ndescribed in subsection (q)(1) of section 1 of the State Department\nBasic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as added by section\n5114, a Historian of the Department of State, who shall be the head of\nthe Office of the Historian.\nSEC. 5116. CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER FOR DIPLOMATIC TECHNOLOGY.\n(a) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department a Chief\nInformation Officer for Diplomatic Technology who shall be responsible\nto the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Management,\nfor--\n(1) matters relating to the information technology,\ncybersecurity workforce, and digital infrastructure of the\nDepartment; and\n(2) such other related duties as the Secretary may from time to\ntime designate.\n(b) Responsibilities.--In addition to the responsibilities\ndescribed in subsection (a), the Chief Information Officer for\nDiplomatic Technology shall maintain continuous observation and\ncoordination of all matters pertaining to diplomatic technology in the\nconduct of foreign policy, including, as appropriate--\n(1) enterprise planning and governance, including--\n(A) managing information technology budget formulation and\nexecution, acquisitions, and inventory management; and\n(B) determining the Department's information technology\nstrategic goals and priorities;\n(2) cybersecurity and risk management;\n(3) technology operations and innovation; and\n(4) customer experience.\nSEC. 5117. BUREAU OF DIPLOMATIC TECHNOLOGY.\nSubsection (q) of section 1 of the State Department Basic\nAuthorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as added by section 5114, is\namended by adding at the end the following:\n``(2) Bureau of diplomatic technology.--\n``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of\nState a Bureau of Diplomatic Technology, which shall perform\nsuch functions related to the strategy, planning, performance\nmonitoring and assessment, programming, budget formulation and\nexecution, acquisition, governance, cybersecurity, information\ntechnology workforce planning, integration, modernization, and\noversight of the Department's information technology, systems,\nand communications infrastructure as the Under Secretary for\nManagement may prescribe.\n``(B) Head.--The Chief Information Officer shall be the\nhead of the Bureau of Diplomatic Technology.''.\nSEC. 5118. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONSULAR AFFAIRS.\nSection 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956\n(22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by section 5113, is further amended by\ninserting after paragraph (5) the following:\n``(6) Assistant secretary for consular affairs.--\n``(A) In general.--There shall be in the Department of\nState an Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs who shall be\nresponsible to the Secretary of State, acting through the Under\nSecretary for Management, for matters relating to consular\naffairs, including, as appropriate, leading the coordination of\nprograms carried out by Federal departments and agencies\noverseas, and such other related duties as the Secretary may\nfrom time to time designate.\n``(B) Responsibilities.--The Assistant Secretary for\nConsular Affairs shall maintain continuous observation and\ncoordination of all matters pertaining to consular functions in\nthe conduct of foreign policy, including, as appropriate--\n``(i) formulating and implementing policy relating to\nimmigration, provision of consular services, and\ndetermination of United States citizenship;\n``(ii) developing, revising, implementing, and\ndirecting policies, procedures, and regulations,\nincluding--\n\n``(I) the adjudication and issuance of passports,\nvisas, and related services;\n``(II) the protection and welfare of United States\ncitizens and interests abroad;\n``(III) the provision of consular services by third\ncountries in the absence of a United States consular\npresence; and\n``(IV) the determination of United States\ncitizenship or nationality;\n\n``(iii) providing guidance and recommendations on\nrelated consular issues to Department principals and United\nStates embassies and consulates;\n``(iv) ensuring responsive and efficient provision of\nconsular services in the United States and overseas;\n``(v) overseeing and directing the Passport Office and\nVisa Office; and\n``(vi) maintaining the security of official consular\ndocumentation, in collaboration with the Bureau of\nDiplomatic Security.''.\nSEC. 5119. BUREAU OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS.\nSection 1(g) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956\n(22 U.S.C. 2651a(g)) is amended to read as follows:\n``(g) Bureau of Consular Affairs.--\n``(1) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of State\na Bureau of Consular Affairs, which shall perform such functions\nrelated to consular functions performed by United States consular\nofficers as the Under Secretary for Management may prescribe.\n``(2) Head.--The Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs shall\nbe the head of the Bureau of Consular Affairs.''.\nSEC. 5120. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MODERNIZATION AND REALIGNMENT OF\nCONSULAR SYSTEMS.\nIt is the sense of Congress that the Department should--\n(1) align consular information systems modernization with\nenterprise-wide information technology strategy and cybersecurity\npolicies;\n(2) improve integration, reduce redundancy, and enhance\nefficiency across Department-wide systems; and\n(3) ensure that consular systems benefit from unified\nmanagement, architecture, and modernization.\nSEC. 5121. FEE FOR USE OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOMS.\nSection 54 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956\n(22 U.S.C. 2726) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``The\nSecretary'' and inserting ``The Secretary, acting through the Under\nSecretary for Management,''.\n\nSubtitle B--Human Resources\n\nSEC. 5131. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HUMAN RESOURCES.\nSection 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956\n(22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by section 5118, is further amended by\ninserting after paragraph (6) the following:\n``(7) Assistant secretary for human resources.--\n``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of\nState an Assistant Secretary for Human Resources who shall be\nresponsible to the Secretary of State, acting through the Under\nSecretary for Management, for matters relating to human\nresources, the management and development of the workforce of\nthe Department, and such other related duties as the Secretary\nmay from time to time designate.\n``(B) Responsibilities.--In addition to the\nresponsibilities described in subparagraph (A), the Assistant\nSecretary for Human Resources shall maintain continuous\nobservation and coordination of all matters pertaining to human\ncapital, workforce development and management in the conduct of\nforeign policy, including, as appropriate--\n``(i) personnel management, including recruitment,\ndevelopment, evaluation retention, promotion, and\nretirement;\n``(ii) the Department of State's training and\ndevelopment institutions, programs, and responsibilities;\n``(iii) managing employee experience, relations, and\nbenefits, including addressing grievances, ensuring\naccessibility, managing accommodations, and administering\nthe Department's benefits and annuities;\n``(iv) domestic and overseas assignments policy and\nadministration;\n``(v) presidential appointments; and\n``(vi) such other related duties as the Under Secretary\nfor Management may from time to time designate.\n``(C) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph may\nbe construed to conflict with or otherwise overlap with the\nauthorities and responsibilities of the Director General of the\nForeign Service as set forth in section 208 of the Foreign\nService Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3928).''.\nSEC. 5132. BUREAU OF HUMAN RESOURCES.\n(a) In General.--Subsection (q) of section 1 of the State\nDepartment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as added by\nsection 5114 and amended by section 5117, is further amended by adding\nat the end the following:\n``(3) Bureau of human resources.--\n``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of\nState a Bureau of Human Resources, which shall perform such\nfunctions related to the recruitment, training, and retirement\nof personnel of the Department as the Under Secretary for\nManagement may prescribe.\n``(B) Head.--The Assistant Secretary for Human Resources\nshall be the head of the Bureau of Human Resources.''.\n(b) References.--Any reference in any statute, reorganization plan,\nExecutive order, regulation, agreement, determination, or other\nofficial document or proceeding to--\n(1) the Director of Global Talent shall be deemed to refer to\nthe Assistant Secretary for Human Resources; and\n(2) the Bureau of Global Talent Management shall be deemed to\nrefer to the Bureau of Human Resources.\nSEC. 5133. VETERANS INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.\n(a) In General.--There shall be in the Department a Veterans\nInnovation Partnership Fellowship Program (hereinafter in this section\nreferred to as the ``VIP Fellowship Program'').\n(b) Finding.--Congress finds that the VIP Fellowship Program plays\na vital role in providing veterans with professional experience,\ntraining, and pathways to careers in international affairs, while\nstrengthening the Department's recruitment of skilled, diverse, and\nservice-minded personnel.\n(c) Objectives.--The program required by subsection (a) shall--\n(1) expand opportunities for veterans to gain professional\nexperience in diplomacy, development, and international\ncooperation;\n(2) leverage the skills, leadership, and expertise of veterans\nto enhance the work of the Department and other participating\nagencies; and\n(3) support the transition of veterans into public service\ncareers, particularly in foreign affairs.\n(d) Administration.--The program required by subsection (a) shall\nbe administered by the Department, consistent with existing law and\nregulations, and in coordination with relevant Federal departments and\nagencies and veteran-serving organizations.\nSEC. 5134. THOMAS R. PICKERING FOREIGN AFFAIRS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.\n(a) Authorization.--There shall be in the Department a Thomas R.\nPickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program.\n(b) Purpose.--The program required by subsection (a) shall continue\nto provide financial assistance, mentoring, and professional\ndevelopment opportunities to graduate students who commit to pursuing\ncareers in the Foreign Service of the United States.\n(c) Administration.--The program required by subsection (a) shall\nbe administered by the Department, consistent with existing law and\nregulations.\nSEC. 5135. CHARLES B. RANGEL INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.\n(a) Authorization.--There shall be in the Department a Charles B.\nRangel International Affairs Fellowship Program.\n(b) Purpose.--The program required by subsection (a) shall continue\nto recruit and support outstanding individuals from diverse backgrounds\nto prepare them for careers in the Foreign Service.\n(c) Administration.--The program required by subsection (a) shall\nbe administered by the Department, consistent with existing law and\nregulations.\nSEC. 5136. DONALD M. PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FELLOWSHIP\nPROGRAM.\n(a) Authorization.--There shall be in the Department a Donald M.\nPayne International Development Fellowship Program.\n(b) Purpose.--The program required by subsection (a) shall continue\nto provide financial assistance, mentoring, and professional\ndevelopment opportunities to individuals pursuing careers in\ninternational development.\n(c) Administration.--The program required by subsection (a) shall\nbe administered by the Department, consistent with existing law and\nregulations.\nSEC. 5137. MATTERS RELATING TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE.\n(a) Director Line of Reporting.--The Director of the Foreign\nService Institute shall report to the Assistant Secretary for Human\nResources for all matters pertaining to the management, execution, and\nstrategy of the training and instruction required by section 701 of the\nForeign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021).\n(b) Schools of Instruction.--The Foreign Service Institute shall\nconsist of at least four schools of instruction, which shall provide\ninstruction consistent with the requirements set forth in chapter 7 of\ntitle I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021 et seq.).\nThe schools of instruction shall be as follows:\n(1) The School of Professional and Area Studies, which shall\nprovide job-specific orientation, tradecraft, and area studies, as\nwell as new-hire orientation programs.\n(2) The School of Leadership and Management Studies, which\nshall provide leadership and crisis management training.\n(3) The School of Applied Information Technology Studies, which\nshall provide instruction to ensure information technology\nprofessionals have the up-to-date knowledge and skills required to\noperate and maintain the complex computer and technology systems\nemployed by the Department.\n(4) The School of Foreign Languages, which shall be responsible\nfor providing language instruction as prescribed by law and at the\ndirection of the Secretary.\nSEC. 5138. FEES FOR USE OF THE GEORGE P. SCHULTZ NATIONAL FOREIGN\nAFFAIRS TRAINING CENTER.\nSection 53 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956\n(22 U.S.C. 2725) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``The\nSecretary'' and inserting ``The Secretary, acting through the Under\nSecretary for Management''.\n\nSubtitle C--Political Affairs\n\nSEC. 5141. UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS.\nSection 1(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956\n(22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)), as amended by section 5111, is further amended by\ninserting after paragraph (4) the following:\n``(5) Under secretary for political affairs.--\n``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of\nState, among the Under Secretaries authorized by paragraph (1),\nan Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs who shall\nassist the Secretary of State and the Deputy Secretary of State\non matters relating to regional and bilateral diplomacy, and\nsuch other related duties as the Secretary may from time to\ntime designate.\n``(B) Responsibilities.--In addition to the\nresponsibilities described under subsection (a), the Under\nSecretary for Political Affairs shall maintain continuous\nobservation and coordination of all matters pertaining to the\nimplementation of the foreign policy of the United States,\nincluding, as appropriate, coordinating with the other Under\nSecretaries of State in implementing foreign policy.''.\nSEC. 5142. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REGARDING CHANGES TO BUREAU\nJURISDICTION.\n(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary\nfor Management and the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, shall,\nnot later than 60 days before making any change to the geographic or\nfunctional jurisdiction of any bureau of the Department, including by\nadding or removing countries or otherwise changing the scope of\nresponsibilities under the purview of such bureau, submit to the\nappropriate congressional committees a notification of such proposed\nchange, including--\n(1) a justification for such change;\n(2) a description of the expected operational, programmatic, or\npolicy implications for any bureau affected by such change;\n(3) any proposed or anticipated staffing changes as a result of\nsuch change; and\n(4) the anticipated cost or savings of such change.\n(b) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,\nthe term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on\nAppropriations of the House of Representatives; and\n(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on\nAppropriations of the Senate.\nSEC. 5143. AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR THE ARCTIC.\n(a) Establishment.--There is authorized to be in the Department an\nAmbassador-at-Large for the Arctic who shall be responsible to the\nSecretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Political Affairs,\nfor--\n(1) matters relating to the Arctic region; and\n(2) such other related duties as such the Secretary may from\ntime to time designate.\n(b) Appointment.--The Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic shall be\nappointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the\nSenate.\n(c) Duties and Responsibilities.--\n(1) In general.--The Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic shall--\n(A) advance United States interests in the Arctic region;\n(B) engage with foreign governments, intergovernmental\norganizations, the Arctic Council, and other international or\nmultilateral organizations of which the United States is a\nmember or has observer status and which advance United States\ninterests in the Arctic region;\n(C) facilitate the development and coordination of United\nStates foreign policy and programs in the Arctic region;\n(D) coordinate with relevant offices, bureaus, and\ninteragency partners on efforts to counter the malign influence\nof the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China in\nArctic countries and Arctic multilateral fora and\norganizations;\n(E) coordinate the diplomatic objectives with respect to\nthe activities described in subparagraph (A), and, as\nappropriate, represent the United States within multilateral\nfora that address international cooperation and foreign policy\nmatters in the Arctic region;\n(F) help inform, in coordination with the Bureau of\nEconomic Affairs, transnational commerce and commercial\nmaritime transit in the Arctic region;\n(G) ensure, in coordination with the Bureau of Oceans and\nInternational Environmental and Scientific Affairs, that\nscientific data, environmental monitoring, and scientific\nresearch cooperation is consistent with regional security\nplanning programs and research security best practices in the\nDepartment and other relevant Federal departments and agencies;\n(H) consult, as appropriate, with Arctic indigenous\ncommunities, including by ensuring equal application and full\nprotection of laws relating to investment screening, foreign\ninfluence, and other relevant national security regulations and\nstatutes;\n(I) ensure that all actions taken to perform the duties\ndescribed in this subsection are consistent with the Arctic\nRegion Security Policy in accordance with subsection (f); and\n(J) use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States\nto encourage other countries and international multilateral\norganizations to support the principles of the Arctic Region\nSecurity Policy implemented pursuant to subsection (f).\n(2) Areas of responsibility.--The Ambassador-at-Large for\nArctic Affairs is authorized to maintain continuous observation and\ncoordination on matters related to the following:\n(A) Institutions for cooperation among the Arctic\ncountries.\n(B) Scientific monitoring and research on local, regional,\nand global environmental issues.\n(C) Responsible natural resource management and economic\ndevelopment.\n(3) Additional duties.--In addition to the duties and\nresponsibilities specified in paragraphs (1) and (2), the\nAmbassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs shall also carry out such\nother relevant duties as the Secretary may assign.\n(d) Arctic Watcher Program.--The Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic\nAffairs shall establish and carry out a program to be known as the\n``Arctic Watcher Program'', to--\n(1) monitor the Arctic region across the security, military,\neconomic, natural resource, cyber, scientific, and political\nsectors in foreign countries;\n(2) monitor and combat the People's Republic of China, Russian\nFederation, and other malign influence campaigns across the Arctic\nregion that impact United States national security, European\nsecurity, and Indo-Pacific security that pose a threat to the\nrules-based order, and undermine United States interests in the\nregion;\n(3) strengthen the capacity of the United States to engage with\nforeign countries and regional and international organizations that\nare engaged in Arctic affairs; and\n(4) strengthen United States energy security, cyber security,\nand economic interests in the Arctic, including in the critical\nminerals and natural resources sectors.\n(e) Expansion of Regional China Officer and Russia Watcher\nPositions to the Arctic Region.--\n(1) In general.--The Secretary shall expand the number of\nRegional China Officer and Russia Watcher positions to include the\nfollowing:\n(A) At least three posts in European countries with\nsignificant interests in the Arctic region.\n(B) At least one post in North American countries with\nsignificant interests in the Arctic region.\n(2) Position composition.--One-half of the positions described\nin paragraph (1) shall be part of the Regional China Officer\nprogram and one-half of such positions shall be Russia Watchers.\n(3) Notification.--The Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs\nshall notify the appropriate congressional committees upon\nassigning an individual to a position described in paragraph (1).\n(f) Arctic Region Security Policy.--\n(1) Lead bureau.--The Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs\nshall be the lead bureau for developing and implementing the Arctic\nRegion Security Policy of the United States, in coordination with\nother relevant regional and functional bureaus and offices of the\nDepartment and other relevant Federal departments and agencies, to\nadvance United States national security interests.\n(2) Duties and responsibilities.--The Arctic Region Security\nPolicy shall advance United States national security interests by\nassessing, developing, budgeting for, and implementing plans,\npolicies, and actions--\n(A) to bolster the diplomatic presence of the United States\nin Arctic countries, including through enhancements to\ndiplomatic missions and facilities, participation in regional\nand bilateral dialogues that advance United States interests\nrelated to Arctic security, and coordination of United States\ninitiatives and assistance programs across agencies to protect\nthe national security of the United States and its allies and\npartners;\n(B) to enhance the resilience of Arctic countries that are\nUnited States allies and partners with respect to the economic,\nenvironmental, and security effects that may result from\nincreased accessibility of the Arctic region;\n(C) to assess specific added risks to the Arctic region and\nArctic countries that--\n(i) are vulnerable to the changing Arctic environment;\nand\n(ii) are strategically significant to the United\nStates;\n(D) to advance principles of good governance by encouraging\nand cooperating with Arctic countries on collaborative\napproaches--\n(i) to responsibly manage natural resources in the\nArctic region;\n(ii) to share the burden of ensuring maritime safety in\nthe Arctic region;\n(iii) to address challenges posed by the militarization\nof the Arctic region by the Russian Federation;\n(iv) to address growing security cooperation in the\nArctic region by the Russian Federation and People's\nRepublic of China and the implications for United States\nnational security interests and Arctic security;\n(v) to develop multilateral policies among Arctic\ncountries on the management of maritime transit routes\nthrough the Arctic region and work cooperatively on the\ntransit policies for access to and transit in the Arctic\nRegion by non-Arctic countries; and\n(vi) to facilitate the development of Arctic Region\nSecurity Action Plans to ensure effective implementation of\nthe objectives identified in the Arctic Region Security\nPolicy;\n(E) to evaluate the vulnerability, security, survivability,\nand resiliency of United States interests in the Arctic region;\n(F) to counter malign influence from the Russian Federation\nand the People's Republic of China in Arctic countries and\nArctic multilateral fora, including through the exploitation or\nmanipulation of--\n(i) science and research partnerships or organizations;\n(ii) economic development projects in strategic\nsectors, including transportation, energy, and\ntelecommunications;\n(iii) educational, cultural, and religious\norganizations; and\n(iv) engagements with subnational and indigenous\ngovernance structures; and\n(G) to increase coordination among Arctic countries that\nare members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on the\nprotection of critical infrastructure, including energy,\ntelecommunications, and scientific infrastructure.\n(g) Restrictions and Requirements.--\n(1) Scope of authority.--The Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic\nAffairs and any other personnel assigned to the Ambassador-at-Large\nshall not have any authority or role in decision-making on United\nStates domestic policy issues beyond those directly related to\nUnited States foreign policy with international partners and\nstakeholders in the Arctic region.\n(2) Briefings requirement.--The Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic\nAffairs shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees\nperiodic briefings on diplomatic engagements in the Arctic.\n(3) Guidance related to attendance and participation at arctic\nconferences and multilateral fora.--The Secretary shall disseminate\nguidance, in coordination with the Bureau of Diplomatic Security\nand relevant interagency partners, for the attendance and\nparticipation of United States Government officials at Arctic\nconferences and multilateral fora, taking into consideration--\n(A) the potential for United States Government attendance\nto advance United States national security and foreign policy\nobjectives; and\n(B) the degree to which the organization hosting or funding\na conference or other event is funded, controlled, or advances\nthe interests of the Russian Federation or People's Republic of\nChina.\n(h) Report.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary, in\ncoordination with the Director of National Intelligence, the\nSecretary of Defense, and the heads of other relevant Federal\ndepartments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate\ncongressional committees a report on Russian and Chinese malign\ninfluence in the Arctic region.\n(2) Contents.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall--\n(A) examine the Arctic strategies of Russia and China and\nthe impact of such strategies on United States national\nsecurity, scientific, and foreign policy interests in the\nArctic region;\n(B) examine Russian and Chinese cooperation in the Arctic\nregion and implications of any such cooperation for the United\nStates;\n(C) examine the efforts of Russia and China to advance the\nstrategic interests of such countries in the Arctic region\nthrough exploiting, manipulating, or co-opting non-governmental\nand international organizations in the Arctic region;\n(D) provide a list of multilateral engagements and\nconferences attended by the Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic\nAffairs during the reporting period and an explanation of how\nsuch engagements countered Russian and Chinese influence and\nadvanced United States national security and foreign policy\ninterests;\n(E) examine Russian and Chinese efforts to gain control and\ninfluence over key sectors in the Arctic region, including\ncritical minerals, energy, transportation, and fishing;\n(F) assess Russian and Chinese efforts to exploit\nscientific and academic research in the Arctic, including\nthrough research partnerships with academic institutions in the\nUnited States and other Arctic countries; and\n(G) assess the tools, resources, and funding available to\ncounter Russian and Chinese influence in the Arctic region.\n(3) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be\nsubmitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex\nif necessary.\n(4) Sunset.--The reporting requirement in this subsection shall\nexpire on the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment\nof this Act.\n(i) Definitions.--In this section--\n(1) the term ``Arctic countries'' means those countries that,\nas of the date of the enactment of this Act, are permanent members\nof the Arctic Council; and\n(2) the term ``Arctic region'' means--\n(A) the geographic region north of the 66.56083 parallel\nlatitude north of the equator;\n(B) all the United States territory north and west of the\nboundary formed by the Porcupine, Yukon, and Kuskokwim Rivers;\n(C) all contiguous seas, including the Arctic Ocean and the\nBeaufort, Bering, and Chukchi Seas; and\n(D) the Aleutian Chain.\nSEC. 5144. AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION.\n(a) Establishment.--There is authorized to be in the Department an\nAmbassador-at-Large for the Indian Ocean Region who shall be\nresponsible to the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for\nPolitical Affairs, for--\n(1) matters relating to the Indian Ocean region; and\n(2) such other related duties as the Secretary may from time to\ntime designate.\n(b) Appointment.--The ambassador described in subsection (a) may\nonly be established if appointed by the President, by and with the\nadvice and consent of the Senate.\n(c) Responsibilities.--\n(1) In general.--The responsibilities of the Ambassador-at-\nLarge for the Indian Ocean Region may include--\n(A) ensuring harmonization and continuity of United States\ndiplomatic efforts and assistance programs across Indian Ocean\nregion countries;\n(B) identifying the diplomatic, military, economic, and\ndevelopment lines of effort that are of greatest United States\nstrategic interest in Indian Ocean region countries and\nreinforcing United States diplomatic and interagency engagement\nwith respect to such lines of effort; and\n(C) identifying and reinforcing United States diplomatic\nand interagency engagement to counter malign People's Republic\nof China influence activities in the Indian Ocean region and\nIndian Ocean region countries that are contrary to United\nStates interests.\n(2) Indian ocean region countries defined.--In this subsection,\nthe term ``Indian Ocean region countries'' means--\n(A) the littoral countries of the Indian Ocean; and\n(B) such other countries as the Secretary may determine,\nafter consultation with the appropriate congressional\ncommittees.\nSEC. 5145. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS.\nSection 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956\n(22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by section 5131, is further amended by\ninserting after paragraph (7) the following:\n``(8) Assistant secretary for east asian and pacific affairs.--\n``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of\nState an Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs\nwho shall be responsible to the Secretary of State, acting\nthrough the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, for--\n``(i) matters relating to East Asia and the Pacific\nregion; and\n``(ii) such other related duties as the Secretary may\nfrom time to time designate.\n``(B) Responsibilities.--In addition to the\nresponsibilities described under subparagraph (A), the\nAssistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs shall\nmaintain continuous observation and coordination of all matters\npertaining to implementation of United States foreign policy in\nEast Asia and the Pacific.''.\nSEC. 5146. BUREAU OF EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS.\nSubsection (q) of section 1 of the State Department Basic\nAuthorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as added by section 5114 and\namended by section 5132, is further amended by adding at the end the\nfollowing:\n``(4) Bureau of east asian and pacific affairs.--\n``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of\nState a Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, which shall\nperform such functions related to implementation of United\nStates foreign policy to East Asia and the Pacific as the Under\nSecretary for Political Affairs may prescribe.\n``(B) Head.--The Assistant Secretary for East Asian and\nPacific Affairs shall be the head of the Bureau of East Asian\nand Pacific Affairs.\n``(C) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term `East Asia\nand the Pacific' means the region of countries that the\nSecretary of State designates as within the responsibility of\nthe Bureau for East Asian and Pacific Affairs.''.\nSEC. 5147. DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS IN BUREAU OF\nEAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS.\n(a) Authorization.--There shall be in the Department a Director who\nshall oversee an Office of Multilateral Affairs in the Bureau of East\nAsian and Pacific Affairs.\n(b) Duties.--The Director of the Office of Multilateral Affairs\nshould--\n(1) coordinate and support diplomatic engagement in East Asia-\nfocused regional fora and organizations, including the Asia-Pacific\nEconomic Cooperation, Association of Southeast Nations, ASEAN\nRegional Forum, East Asia Summit, the Lower Mekong Initiative, and\nany other East Asia-focused multilateral fora determined by the\nSecretary; and\n(2) provide staff and logistic support to the United States\nAmbassador for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and the United\nStates Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Nations.\n(c) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on the date that is 5\nyears after the date of the enactment of this Act.\nSEC. 5148. COUNTERING PRC INFLUENCE FUND UNIT.\n(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and maintain a\nCountering the PRC Influence Fund Unit (in this section referred to as\nthe ``CPIF Unit'') in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs.\n(b) Personnel.--\n(1) Composition.--The CPIF Unit may be comprised of a Director,\nDeputy Director, and additional staff as appropriate, including a\nBudget Analyst, a Grant Officer, a Program Assistant, and a\nMonitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist.\n(2) Staffing.--The CPIF Unit shall be comprised of personnel\nwith expertise or experience in performing the following functions:\n(A) Grants Officer.\n(B) Program Assistant.\n(C) Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist.\n(3) Director.--The Director of the CPIF Unit shall fulfill the\nfollowing responsibilities:\n(A) Identify on an annual basis specific strategic\npriorities for the CPIF Unit consistent with United States\nnational security priorities and objectives.\n(B) In coordination with the head of the Office of Foreign\nAssistance and other relevant officials of the Department,\ncoordinate, select, and approve all CPIF Unit programming, such\nas geographic and functional areas of focus, based on criteria\nthat the program directly counters malign activities by the\nPeople's Republic of China.\n(C) Ensure that all CPIF Unit programming advances United\nStates foreign policy and national security interests.\n(D) Conduct oversight, monitoring, and evaluation of the\neffectiveness of all CPIF Unit programming to ensure that it\nadvances United States foreign policy and national security\ninterests and degrades the ability of the People's Republic of\nChina or entities acting on the behalf of the People's Republic\nof China to conduct malign influence operations.\n(E) Ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that all\nCPIF Unit programming is carried out in coordination with other\nFederal activities to counter PRC malign influence.\n(F) On a quarterly basis, brief the appropriate\ncongressional committees on the development of annual strategic\npriorities and CPIF Unit project selection and implementation.\n(G) Provide a written list of CPIF Unit projects approved\nfor each fiscal year to--\n(i) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee\non Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and\n(ii) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the\nCommittee on Appropriations of the Senate.\n(4) Deputy director.--The Deputy Director of the CPIF Unit may\nhave responsibility for policy and programming to assist the\nDirector, particularly with respect to CPIF Unit activities handled\nby other United States departments and agencies.\n(c) Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Activities.--The Director\nof the CPIF Unit may--\n(1) direct monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities to\nassess programmatic outcomes, maximize government efficiency, and\nreduce the risks of fraud and waste;\n(2) conduct regular research and evaluation of CPIF Unit\nprograms and activities to improve ongoing and future activities,\nincluding by implementing a process to ensure monitoring,\nevaluation, and learning results are considered in funding\ndecisions; and\n(3) make available to the appropriate congressional committees\nthe findings of any research or evaluation conducted under\nparagraph (2).\n(d) PRC Malign Influence Defined.--In this section, the term ``PRC\nmalign influence'' means activities by the Government of the People's\nRepublic of China or an entity acting on the behalf of the Government\nof the People's Republic of China that--\n(1) undermines a free and open international order;\n(2) utilizes covert or overt information operations,\ncorruption, political interference, cultural pressure, or economic\ncoercion and dependency to influence the political, military,\neconomic, or other policies of a foreign country to advance the\nstrategic objectives of the People's Republic of China;\n(3) undermines the national security, territorial integrity, or\nsovereignty of the United States or other country; or\n(4) undermines the political and economic security of the\nUnited States or other country, including by facilitating\ncorruption or elite capture, distorting markets, and advancing\ncoercive economic practices, including theft of intellectual\nproperty, and engaging in foreign information operations.\n(e) Termination.--The CPIF Unit established under this section\nshall terminate on the date that is four years after the date of the\nenactment of this Act.\nSEC. 5149. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS.\nSection 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956\n(22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by section 5145, is further amended by\ninserting after paragraph (8) the following:\n``(9) Assistant secretary for african affairs.--\n``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of\nState an Assistant Secretary for African Affairs who shall be\nresponsible to the Secretary of State, acting through the Under\nSecretary for Political Affairs, for--\n``(i) matters relating to sub-Saharan Africa; and\n``(ii) such other related duties as the Secretary may\nfrom time to time designate.\n``(B) Responsibilities.--In addition to the\nresponsibilities described under subparagraph (A), the\nAssistant Secretary for African Affairs shall maintain\ncontinuous observation and coordination of all matters\npertaining to implementation of United States foreign policy in\nsub-Saharan Africa.''.\nSEC. 5150. BUREAU OF AFRICAN AFFAIRS.\nSubsection (q) of section 1 of the State Department Basic\nAuthorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as added by section 5114 and\namended by section 5146, is further amended by adding at the end the\nfollowing:\n``(5) Bureau of african affairs.--\n``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of\nState a Bureau of African Affairs, which shall perform such\nfunctions related to implementation of United States foreign\npolicy and assistance to sub-Saharan Africa as the Under\nSecretary for Political Affairs may prescribe.\n``(B) Head.--The Assistant Secretary for African Affairs\nshall be the head of the Bureau of African Affairs.\n``(C) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term `sub-Saharan\nAfrica' means the region of countries that the Secretary of\nState designates as within the responsibility of the Bureau of\nAfrican Affairs.''.\nSEC. 5151. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS.\nSection 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956\n(22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by section 5149, is further amended by\ninserting after paragraph (9) the following:\n``(10) Assistant secretary for near eastern affairs.--\n``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of\nState an Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs who shall\nbe responsible to the Secretary of State, acting through the\nUnder Secretary for Political Affairs, for--\n``(i) matters relating to the Middle East and North\nAfrica; and\n``(ii) such other related duties as the Secretary may\nfrom time to time designate.\n``(B) Responsibilities.--In addition to the\nresponsibilities described under subparagraph (A), the\nAssistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs shall maintain\ncontinuous observation and coordination of all matters\npertaining to implementation of United States foreign policy in\nthe Middle East and North Africa.''.\nSEC. 5152. BUREAU OF NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS.\nSubsection (q) of section 1 of the State Department Basic\nAuthorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as added by section 5114 and\namended by section 5150, is further amended by adding at the end the\nfollowing:\n``(6) Bureau of near eastern affairs.--\n``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of\nState a Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, which shall perform\nsuch functions related to implementation of United States\nforeign policy to the Middle East and North Africa as the Under\nSecretary for Political Affairs may prescribe.\n``(B) Head.--The Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern\nAffairs shall be the head of the Bureau of Near Eastern\nAffairs.\n``(C) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term `Middle East\nand North Africa' means the region of countries that the\nSecretary of State designates as within the responsibility of\nthe Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.''.\nSEC. 5153. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS.\n(a) In General.--Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic\nAuthorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by section\n5151, is further amended by inserting after paragraph (10) the\nfollowing:\n``(11) Assistant secretary for south and central asian\naffairs.--\n``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of\nState an Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian\nAffairs who shall be responsible to the Secretary of State,\nacting through the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, for--\n``(i) matters relating to South and Central Asia; and\n``(ii) such other related duties as the Secretary may\nfrom time to time designate.\n``(B) Responsibilities.--In addition to the\nresponsibilities described under subparagraph (A), the\nAssistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs shall\nmaintain continuous observation and coordination of all matters\npertaining to implementation of United States foreign policy in\nSouth and Central Asia.''.\n(b) Conforming Amendment Repealing Previous Position.--Section 122\nof the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993\n(22 U.S.C. 2652) is hereby repealed.\nSEC. 5154. BUREAU OF SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS.\nSubsection (q) of section 1 of the State Department Basic\nAuthorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as added by section 5114 and\namended by section 5152, is further amended by adding at the end the\nfollowing:\n``(7) Bureau of south and central asian affairs.--\n``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of\nState a Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, which shall\nperform such functions related to implementation of United\nStates foreign policy to South and Central Asia as the Under\nSecretary for Political Affairs may prescribe.\n``(B) Head.--The Assistant Secretary for South and Central\nAsian Affairs shall be the head of the Bureau of South and\nCentral Asian Affairs.\n``(C) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term `South and\nCentral Asia' means the region of countries that the Secretary\nof State designates as within the responsibility of the Bureau\nfor South and Central Asian Affairs.''.\nSEC. 5155. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS.\nSection 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956\n(22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by section 5153, is further amended by\ninserting after paragraph (11) the following:\n``(12) Assistant secretary for western hemisphere affairs.--\n``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of\nState an Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs who\nshall be responsible to the Secretary of State, acting through\nthe Under Secretary for Political Affairs, for--\n``(i) matters relating to the Western Hemisphere; and\n``(ii) such other related duties as the Secretary may\nfrom time to time designate.\n``(B) Responsibilities.--In addition to the\nresponsibilities described under subparagraph (A), the\nAssistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs shall\nmaintain continuous observation and coordination of all matters\npertaining to implementation of American foreign policy in the\nWestern Hemisphere.''.\nSEC. 5156. BUREAU OF WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS.\nSubsection (q) of section 1 of the State Department Basic\nAuthorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as added by section 5114 and\namended by section 5154, is further amended by adding at the end the\nfollowing:\n``(8) Bureau of western hemisphere affairs.--\n``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of\nState a Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, which shall\nperform such functions related to implementation of United\nStates foreign policy to the Western Hemisphere as the Under\nSecretary for Political Affairs may prescribe.\n``(B) Head.--The Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere\nAffairs shall be the head of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere\nAffairs.\n``(C) Western hemisphere defined.--In this paragraph, the\nterm `Western Hemisphere' means the region of countries that\nthe Secretary of State designates as within the responsibility\nof the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs.''.\nSEC. 5157. OFFICE OF HAITIAN AFFAIRS.\n(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Bureau of Western\nHemisphere Affairs of the Department an Office of Haitian Affairs,\nwhich shall be headed by a Director.\n(b) Duties.--The Director of the Office of Haitian Affairs shall be\nresponsible for--\n(1) developing and implementing policy for United States\ndiplomatic, political, economic, humanitarian, development,\nconsular, and security engagement with the Republic of Haiti;\n(2) leading interagency coordination with respect to such\nengagement;\n(3) liaising with United States diplomatic and consular posts\nin Haiti;\n(4) representing the Department in bilateral and multilateral\nsettings on matters relating to Haiti; and\n(5) overseeing strategic initiatives of the Department related\nto governance, public safety, internationally recognized human\nrights, migration, and rule of law in Haiti.\nSEC. 5158. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS.\nSection 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956\n(22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by section 5155, is further amended by\ninserting after paragraph (12) the following:\n``(13) Assistant secretary for european and eurasian affairs.--\n``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of\nState an Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs\nwho shall be responsible to the Secretary of State, acting\nthrough the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, for--\n``(i) matters relating to Europe and Eurasia; and\n``(ii) such other related duties as the Secretary may\nfrom time to time designate.\n``(B) Responsibilities.--In addition to the\nresponsibilities described under subparagraph (A), the\nAssistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs shall\nmaintain continuous observation and coordination of all matters\npertaining to implementation of United States foreign policy in\nEurope and Eurasia.''.\nSEC. 5159. BUREAU OF EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS.\nSubsection (q) of section 1 of the State Department Basic\nAuthorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as added by section 5114 and\namended by section 5156, is further amended by adding at the end the\nfollowing:\n``(9) Bureau of european and eurasian affairs.--\n``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of\nState a Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, which shall\nperform such functions related to implementation of United\nStates foreign policy to Europe and Eurasia as the Under\nSecretary for Political Affairs may prescribe.\n``(B) Head.--The Assistant Secretary for European and\nEurasian Affairs shall be the head of the Bureau of European\nand Eurasian Affairs.\n``(C) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term `Europe and\nEurasia' means the region of countries that the Secretary of\nState designates as within the responsibility of the Bureau of\nEuropean and Eurasian Affairs.''.\nSEC. 5160. COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND UNIT.\n(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and maintain a\nCountering Russian Influence Fund Unit (in this section referred to as\nthe ``CRIF Unit'') in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs of\nthe Department.\n(b) Personnel.--\n(1) Composition.--The CRIF Unit may be comprised of a Director,\nDeputy Director, and additional staff as appropriate, including a\nbudget analyst, a grant officer, a program assistant, and a\nmonitoring, evaluation, and learning specialist.\n(2) Staffing.--The CRIF Unit shall be comprised of personnel\nwith expertise or experience in performing the following functions:\n(A) Grants officer.\n(B) Program assistant.\n(C) Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning specialist.\n(3) Director.--The Director of the CRIF Unit shall fulfill the\nfollowing responsibilities:\n(A) Identify on an annual basis specific strategic\npriorities for the CRIF Unit consistent with United States\nforeign policy and national security priorities and objectives\ndescribed in section 254 of the Countering Russian Influence in\nEurope and Eurasia Act of 2017 (22 U.S.C. 9543).\n(B) In coordination with the head of the Office of Foreign\nAssistance and other relevant officials, provide policy\nguidance, coordinate, select, and approve all CRIF Unit\nprogramming, based on criteria that the program directly\ncounters malign activities by the Russian Federation in\naccordance with the use of funds described in such section 254.\n(C) Ensure that all CRIF Unit programming advances United\nStates foreign policy and national security interests,\nincluding efforts to counter Russian aggression against\nsovereign countries and other nefarious kinetic and hybrid\nRussian activities in countries that are United States allies\nor partners that affect, threaten, or undermine United States\ninterests.\n(D) Conduct oversight, monitoring, and evaluation of the\neffectiveness of all CRIF Unit programming to ensure that it\nadvances United States foreign policy and national security\ninterests and degrades the ability of the Russian Federation or\nentities acting on the behalf of the Russian Federation to\nconduct malign influence operations.\n(E) Ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that all\nCRIF Unit programming is carried out in coordination with other\nFederal activities to counter Russian malign influence.\n(F) On a quarterly basis, brief the appropriate\ncongressional committees on the development of annual strategic\npriorities and CRIF Unit project selection and implementation.\n(G) Provide a written list of CRIF Unit projects approved\nfor each fiscal year to the appropriate congressional\ncommittees.\n(4) Deputy director.--The Deputy Director may have\nresponsibility for policy and programming to assist the Director,\nparticularly with respect to CRIF Unit activities handled by other\nFederal departments or agencies.\n(5) Appropriate congressional committee defined.--In this\nsubsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''\nmeans--\n(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on\nAppropriations of the House of Representatives; and\n(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on\nAppropriations of the Senate.\n(c) Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Activities.--The Director\nof the CRIF Unit may--\n(1) direct monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities to\nassess programmatic outcomes, maximize government efficiency, and\nreduce the risks of fraud and waste;\n(2) conduct regular research and evaluation of CRIF Unit\nprograms and activities to improve ongoing and future activities,\nincluding by implementing a process to ensure monitoring,\nevaluation, and learning results are considered in funding\ndecisions; and\n(3) make available to Congress the findings of any research or\nevaluation conducted under paragraph (2).\n(d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Russian malign\ninfluence'' means activities by the Russian Federation or an entity\nacting on the behalf of the Russian Federation that--\n(1) advance an alternative, repressive international order that\nbolsters the hegemonic ambitions of the Russian Federation;\n(2) utilize covert or overt information operations, corruption,\npolitical interference, or economic coercion and dependency to\ninfluence the political, military, economic, or other policies of a\nforeign country and advance the strategic objectives of the Russian\nFederation;\n(3) undermine the national security, territorial integrity, or\nsovereignty of the United States or other country; or\n(4) undermine the political and economic security of the United\nStates or other country, including by facilitating corruption or\nelite capture, distorting markets, and advancing coercive economic\npractices, including theft of intellectual property, and engaging\nin malign information operations.\n(e) Termination.--The CRIF Unit established under this section\nshall terminate on the date that is four years after the date of the\nenactment of this Act.\nSEC. 5161. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS.\nSection 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956\n(22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by section 5158, is further amended by\ninserting after paragraph (13) the following:\n``(14) Assistant secretary for international organization\naffairs.--\n``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of\nState an Assistant Secretary for International Organization\nAffairs, who shall be responsible to the Secretary of State,\nacting through the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, for\nleading and coordinating the development and implementation of\nUnited States multilateral policy with respect to international\norganizations, with a particular emphasis on matters relating\nto organizations that are a part of the United Nations system,\nand such other related duties as the Secretary may from time to\ntime designate.\n``(B) Responsibilities.--In addition to the\nresponsibilities described under subparagraph (A), the\nAssistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs\nshall maintain continuous observation and coordination of all\nmatters pertaining to the plans and activities of international\norganizations in the conduct of foreign policy, including, as\nappropriate--\n``(i) coordinating and collaborating with the United\nStates Mission to the United Nations, as well as relevant\nfunctional bureaus in the Department, to implement United\nStates multilateral policy;\n``(ii) managing the disbursement and payment of\nappropriated United States assessed and discretionary\ncontributions to the United Nations and international\norganizations;\n``(iii) managing the disbursement and payment of\nappropriated United States assessed and discretionary\ncontributions for United Nations peacekeeping operations;\n``(iv) working with United Nations member states\nthrough the United Nations Fifth Committee to seek to\nreduce the financial obligation of the United States in the\nform of assessed contributions to the United Nations;\n``(v) working with United Nations member states through\nthe United Nations Fifth Committee to seek to reduce the\nfinancial obligation of the United States in the form of\nassessed contributions in the peace operations budget of\nthe United Nations; and\n``(vi) coordinating activities relating to increasing\nthe employment of United States citizens and the citizens\nof like-minded countries by international organizations,\nincluding--\n\n``(I) advocating for the employment of United\nStates citizens in all international organizations of\nwhich the United States is a member, including\nthroughout the United Nations system;\n``(II) coordinating interagency support for non-\nUnited States candidates for leadership or oversight\nroles in such international organizations when--\n\n``(aa) no United States citizen candidate has\nbeen nominated for election to such a leadership\nrole; and\n``(bb) providing such support is in the\ninterest of the United States;\n\n``(III) developing and maintaining a publicly\naccessible database of open positions at such\ninternational organizations;\n``(IV) providing details on how United States\ncitizens may submit applications for such positions;\n``(V) communicating regularly with Members of\nCongress to solicit the names of qualified candidates\nfor such positions;\n``(VI) maintaining a comprehensive and current list\nof all United States citizens employed by such\ninternational organizations;\n``(VII) regularly reporting to Congress on the\nnumber of such citizens and identifying any\ndiscrimination, prejudice, or perceived bias against\nsuch citizens seeking to secure such employment;\n``(VIII) coordinating all nominations by the\nrelevant agencies of the Federal Government for\nelection in the United Nations system; and\n``(IX) working to increase the number of Junior\nProfessional Officer positions sponsored by the United\nStates in the United Nations system over the number of\nsuch positions so sponsored as of the date of the\nenactment of this Act.''.\n\nSEC. 5162. BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS.\nSubsection (q) of section 1 of the State Department Basic\nAuthorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as added by section 5114 and\namended by section 5159, is further amended by adding at the end the\nfollowing:\n``(10) Bureau of international organization affairs.--\n``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of\nState a Bureau of International Organization Affairs which\nshall perform such functions related to multilateral diplomacy\nin international organizations as the Under Secretary for\nPolitical Affairs may prescribe.\n``(B) Head.--The Assistant Secretary for International\nOrganization Affairs shall be the head of the Bureau of\nInternational Organization Affairs.\n``(C) Responsibilities.--The Bureau of International\nOrganization Affairs is authorized to lead, coordinate,\ndevelop, and implement policy for the United States in line\nwith United States strategic interests, to be executed in\ninternational organizations, including providing guidance and\nsupport for activities related to--\n``(i) United States participation in international\norganizations;\n``(ii) peacekeeping;\n``(iii) multilateral humanitarian operations,\ninternationally recognized human rights, economic and\nsocial affairs, and international development;\n``(iv) United States participation in technical and\nspecialized United Nations agencies; and\n``(v) United States citizen employment in international\norganizations.\n``(D) Coordination.--All other bureaus of the Department of\nState shall coordinate, as appropriate, with the Bureau of\nInternational Organization Affairs on all matters arising\nwithin those bureaus that relate to international\norganizations.''.\n\nSubtitle D--Other Matters\n\nSEC. 5171. PERIODIC BRIEFINGS FROM BUREAU OF INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH.\n(a) In General.--The Secretary shall offer to the appropriate\ncongressional committees regular, quarterly briefings by the Bureau of\nIntelligence and Research, in coordination with other bureaus as\nappropriate, on--\n(1) any topic requested by one or more of the appropriate\ncongressional committees;\n(2) any topic of current importance to the national security of\nthe United States; and\n(3) any other topic the Secretary considers necessary.\n(b) Location.--The briefings required under subsection (a) shall be\nheld at a secure facility that is suitable for review of information\nthat is classified at the level of ``Top Secret/SCI''.\n(c) No Limitation on Other Briefings.--Any briefings pursuant to\nsubsection (a) shall be in addition to any briefings provided to the\nappropriate congressional committees, the Select Committee on\nIntelligence of the Senate, and the Permanent Select Committee on\nIntelligence of the House of Representatives. Nothing in this section\nshall be construed to limit the provision of any other briefings to the\ncommittees described in this subsection.\nSEC. 5172. SUPPORT FOR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATIONS.\n(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--\n(1) congressional travel is essential to fostering\ninternational relations, understanding global issues first-hand,\nand jointly advancing United States interests abroad; and\n(2) only in close coordination and thanks to the dedication of\npersonnel at United States embassies, consulates, and other\nmissions abroad can the success of these vital trips be possible.\n(b) In General.--Consistent with applicable laws and the\nSecretary's security responsibilities, the Secretary shall reaffirm to\nall diplomatic posts the importance of congressional travel and shall\ndirect all such posts to support congressional travel by members and\nstaff of the appropriate congressional committees, when authorized by\napplicable congressional travel procedures to include the congressional\nauthorization letter and congressional travel legislation and policies.\nThe Secretary shall reaffirm the Department's policies to support such\ntravel by members and staff of the appropriate congressional\ncommittees, by making such support available on any day of the week,\nincluding Federal and local holidays when required to complete\ncongressional responsibilities and, to the extent practical, requiring\nthe direct involvement of mid-level or senior officers.\n(c) Exception for Simultaneous High-level Visits.--The requirement\nunder subsection (b) does not apply in the case of a simultaneous visit\nfrom the President, the First Lady or First Gentleman, the Vice\nPresident, the Secretary, or the Secretary of Defense.\n(d) Training.--The Secretary shall require all designated control\nofficers to have been trained on supporting congressional travel at\nposts abroad prior to the assigned congressional visit.\nSEC. 5173. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTHORIZED AND ORDERED\nDEPARTURES.\n(a) Departures Report.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the\nappropriate congressional committees listing every instance that an\nauthorized or ordered departure was issued for the five-year period\npreceding the date of the enactment of this Act.\n(2) Contents.--The Secretary shall include in the report\nrequired under paragraph (1)--\n(A) the name of the post and the date of the approval of\nthe authorized or ordered departure;\n(B) the basis for the authorized or ordered departure; and\n(C) the number of chief of mission personnel that departed,\ncategorized by agency, as well as their eligible family\nmembers, if available.\n(b) Congressional Notification Requirement.--Any instance of an\nauthorized or ordered departure shall be notified to appropriate\ncongressional committees not later than three days after the Secretary\nauthorized an authorized or ordered departure. The details in the\nnotification shall include--\n(1) the information described in subsection (a)(2);\n(2) the mode of travel for chief of mission personnel who\ndeparted;\n(3) the estimated cost of the authorized or ordered departure,\nincluding travel and per diem costs; and\n(4) the destination of all departed personnel and changes to\ntheir work activities due to the departure.\n(c) Establishment of a Database.--Not later than two years after\nthe date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a\ndatabase with the information required by subsections (a)(2) and (b)\nand shall make such database available on a regular basis to the\nappropriate congressional committees.\n(d) Termination.--The congressional notification requirement under\nthis section shall terminate following the establishment of the\ndatabase required by subsection (c).\n(e) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,\nthe term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on\nAppropriations of the House of Representatives; and\n(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on\nAppropriations of the Senate.\nSEC. 5174. STRENGTHENING ENTERPRISE GOVERNANCE.\n(a) Organization.--The Chief Information Officer and the Chief Data\nand Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department should work\ncollaboratively on strengthening enterprise governance of the\nDepartment and report directly to the Deputy Secretary.\n(b) Adjudication of Unresolved Budget and Management Decisions.--\nAdjudication of unresolved budget and management decisions should be\nmade by the Deputy Secretary.\nSEC. 5175. ESTABLISHING AND EXPANDING THE REGIONAL CHINA OFFICER\nPROGRAM.\n(a) In General.--There is authorized to be established at the\nDepartment a Regional China Officer (RCO) program to support regional\nposts and officers with reporting, information, convening, and policy\ntools, and to enhance expertise related to strategic competition with\nthe People's Republic of China.\n(b) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the\nSecretary $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029 to the\nDepartment to expand the RCO program, including for--\n(1) one Director;\n(2) locally employed staff to support Regional China Officers\nserving abroad; and\n(3) not fewer than 20 forward-deployed Foreign Service Officers\nassigned to United States diplomatic or consular posts or detailed\nto the foreign ministry of an ally, to be known as Regional China\nOfficers (in this section referred to as ``RCOs''), who shall be\nresponsible for--\n(A) monitoring and reporting on activities of the People's\nRepublic of China (PRC) in the region of his or her\nresponsibility, including in the commercial, development,\nfinance, critical infrastructure, technology, and military\ndomains, including projects associated with the PRC's Belt and\nRoad Initiative, Global Security Initiative, and Global\nDevelopment Initiative; and\n(B) advising and sharing knowledge with United States\nembassy personnel, diplomatic allies and partners, and host\ncountries on PRC activities locally, regionally, and globally.\n(c) Director.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary shall appoint a Director to\noversee the RCO program from among career members of the Foreign\nService.\n(d) Limitation on Position.--The establishment of the position of\nthe Director of the RCO program pursuant to subsection (c) shall not\nresult in an increase in the overall full-time equivalent positions\nwithin the Department.\n(e) Responsibilities.--The Director shall be responsible for\ncoordinating and overseeing the activities of RCOs in order to--\n(1) improve United States monitoring and responsiveness to\nactivities, strategies and tactics of the PRC that undermine United\nStates interests;\n(2) ensure that RCO program activities are aligned with United\nStates strategic interests and priorities for strategic competition\nwith the PRC;\n(3) oversee RCO program activities, including the development\nof standardized monitoring, evaluation, and learning metrics that\ninform effective United States Government responses to PRC\nactivities;\n(4) identify gaps in United States engagements regarding PRC\ncross-cutting activities that impact United States interests; and\n(5) manage hiring for RCO positions, including individuals with\nthe appropriate proficiency in Mandarin.\n(f) Regional China Officers.--\n(1) Qualifications.--The Secretary shall select and assign RCOs\nfrom among Foreign Service Officers who have expertise related to\nthe PRC, including in the forms of prior experience working in or\non the PRC, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, and proficiency in Mandarin\nlanguage.\n(2) Geographic placement.--Of the total number of RCOs in the\nUnit, there shall be no fewer than two Regional China Officers\nassigned to United States diplomatic posts associated with each of\nthe following bureaus of the Department:\n(A) The Bureau of African Affairs.\n(B) The Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs.\n(C) The Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.\n(D) The Bureau of International Organization Affairs.\n(E) The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.\n(F) The Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs.\n(G) The Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs.\n(g) Sunset Provision.--The requirement to maintain the Regional\nChina Officer Program under subsection (a) shall expire on the date\nthat is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.\n(h) Ally Defined.--In this section, the term ``ally'' means--\n(1) a member country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization;\nor\n(2) a country designated as a major non-NATO ally pursuant to\nthe authorities provided by section 517 of the Foreign Assistance\nAct of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321k).\nSEC. 5176. REPORT ON CHINA'S DIPLOMATIC POSTS.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter for the next five\nyears, the Secretary shall submit to appropriate congressional\ncommittees a report on the diplomatic presence of the People's Republic\nof China worldwide and how that presence compares to the diplomatic\npresence of the United States, including--\n(1) the number of diplomatic posts currently maintained by\nPeople's Republic of China and the United States in each country;\nand\n(2) the estimated number of diplomatic personnel of the\nPeople's Republic of China and the United States stationed abroad\nin each country.\n(b) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term ``appropriate\ncongressional committees'' means--\n(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on\nArmed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the\nPermanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of\nRepresentatives; and\n(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on\nArmed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select\nCommittee on Intelligence of the Senate.\n(2) Diplomatic post.--The term ``diplomatic post'', with\nrespect to the United States, does not include a post to which only\npersonnel of agencies other than the Department are assigned.\nSEC. 5177. NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO REDUCE PERSONNEL AT COVERED\nDIPLOMATIC POSTS.\n(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), not later\nthan 30 days before the date on which the Secretary carries out a\nreduction in United States Foreign Service personnel of at least 10\npercent at a covered diplomatic post, the Secretary shall submit to the\nappropriate congressional committees a notification of the intent to\ncarry out such a reduction, which shall include a certification by the\nSecretary that such reduction will not negatively impact the ability of\nthe United States to compete with the People's Republic of China, the\nIslamic Republic of Iran, or the Russian Federation.\n(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply in the case of a\nsecurity risk to personnel at a covered diplomatic post.\n(c) Definitions.--In this section--\n(1) the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on\nAppropriations of the House of Representatives; and\n(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on\nAppropriations of the Senate; and\n(2) the term ``covered diplomatic post'' means a United States\ndiplomatic post in a country in which the People's Republic of\nChina, the Islamic Republic of Iran, or the Russian Federation also\nhave a diplomatic post.\nSEC. 5178. FOREIGN AFFAIRS MANUAL CHANGES.\nSection 5318(c)(1) of the Department of State Authorization Act of\n2021 (22 U.S.C. 2658a(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``5 years'' and\ninserting ``8 years''.\n\nTITLE II--WORKFORCE MATTERS\n\nSEC. 5201. REPORT ON VETTING OF FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE LANGUAGE\nINSTRUCTORS.\nNot later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this\nAct, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional\ncommittees a report on the execution of requirements under section 6116\nof the Department of State Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2023 (22\nU.S.C. 4030) that includes--\n(1) a description of all steps taken to date to carry out that\nsection;\n(2) a detailed explanation of the suitability or fitness\nreviews, background investigations, and post-employment vetting, as\napplicable, of relevant Foreign Service Institute instructors who\nprovide language instructions; and\n(3) a description of planned additional steps required to carry\nout such section.\nSEC. 5202. TRAINING LIMITATIONS.\nThe Department shall require the approval of the Secretary for\neliminations of long-term training assignments.\nSEC. 5203. LANGUAGE INCENTIVE PAY FOR CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES.\nThe Secretary may provide special monetary incentives to acquire or\nretain proficiency in foreign languages to civil service employees who\nserve in domestic positions requiring critical language skills that are\nlocated in the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and non-\nforeign areas (the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the\nNorthern Mariana Islands, and other United States territories and\npossessions). The amounts of such incentives should be similar to the\nlanguage incentive pay provided to members of the Foreign Service\npursuant to section 704(b)(3) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22\nU.S.C. 4024(b)(3)), as amended by section 5206.\nSEC. 5204. OPTIONS FOR COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATIONS.\n(a) In General.--The Secretary shall assess options for integrating\n360-degree reviews in personnel files for promotion panel\nconsideration.\n(b) Evaluation Systems.--The assessment required by subsection (a)\nshall include--\n(1) one or more options to integrate 360-degree reviews,\nreferences, or evaluations by superiors, peers, and subordinates,\nincluding consideration of automated reference requests; and\n(2) other modifications or systems the Secretary considers\nrelevant.\n(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the\nappropriate congressional committees on the assessment required by\nsubsection (a) that shall describe, with respect to each evaluation\nsystem included--\n(1) any legal constraints or considerations;\n(2) the timeline required for implementation;\n(3) any starting and recurring costs in comparison to current\nprocesses;\n(4) the likely or potential implications for promotion\ndecisions and trends; and\n(5) the impact on meeting the personnel needs of the Foreign\nService.\nSEC. 5205. JOB SHARE AND PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.\n(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and publish a\nDepartment policy on job share and part-time employment opportunities.\nThe policy shall include a template for job-sharing arrangements, a\ndatabase of job share and part-time employment opportunities, and a\npoint of contact in the Bureau of Human Resources.\n(b) Workplace Flexibility Training.--The Secretary shall\nincorporate training on workplace flexibility, including the\navailability of job share and part-time employment opportunities, into\nemployee onboarding.\n(c) Annual Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for three years, the\nSecretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a\nreport on workplace flexibility at the Department, including data on\nthe number of employees utilizing job share or part-time employment\narrangements.\n(d) Exception for the Bureau of Intelligence and Research.--The\npolicy described in subsection (a) shall not apply to officers and\nemployees of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research.\nSEC. 5206. PROMOTING REUTILIZATION OF LANGUAGE SKILLS IN THE FOREIGN\nSERVICE.\n(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--\n(1) foreign language skills are essential to effective\ndiplomacy, particularly in high-priority positions, such as\nChinese- and Russian-language designated positions focused on the\nPeople's Republic of China and Russia;\n(2) reutilization of acquired language skills creates\nefficiencies through the reduction of language training overall and\nincreases regional expertise;\n(3) often, investments in language skills are not sufficiently\nutilized and maintained throughout the careers of members of the\nForeign Service following an initial assignment after language\ntraining;\n(4) providing incentives or requirements to select ``out-year\nbidders'' for priority language-designated assignments would\ndecrease training costs overall and encourage more expertise in\nrelevant priority areas; and\n(5) incentives for members of the Foreign Service to not only\nacquire and retain, but reuse, foreign language skills in priority\nassignments would reduce training costs in terms of both time and\nmoney and increase regional expertise to improve abilities in those\nareas deemed high priority by the Secretary.\n(b) Incentives to Reutilize Language Skills.--Section 704(b)(3) of\nthe Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4024(b)(3)) is amended by\ninserting ``and reutilize'' after ``to acquire or retain proficiency\nin''.\n\nTITLE III--INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY\n\nSEC. 5301. POST DATA PILOT PROGRAM.\n(a) Post Data and AI Pilot Program.--\n(1) Establishment.--The Secretary is authorized to establish a\nprogram, which shall be known as the ``Post Data Program''\n(referred to in this section as the ``Program''), that shall be\noverseen by the Department's Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence\nOfficer.\n(2) Goals.--The goals of the Program shall include the\nfollowing:\n(A) Cultivating a data and artificial intelligence culture\nat diplomatic posts globally, including data fluency and data\ncollaboration.\n(B) Promoting data integration with Department of State\nHeadquarters.\n(C) Creating operational efficiencies, supporting\ninnovation, and enhancing mission impact.\n(b) Implementation Plan.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the\nappropriate congressional committees an implementation plan that\noutlines strategies for--\n(A) advancing the goals described in subsection (a)(2);\n(B) hiring data and artificial intelligence officers at\nUnited States diplomatic posts; and\n(C) allocation of necessary resources to sustain the\nProgram.\n(2) Annual reporting requirement.--Not later than 180 days\nafter the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually\nthereafter for the following three years, the Secretary shall\nsubmit a report to the appropriate congressional committees\nregarding the status of the implementation plan required under\nparagraph (1).\n(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,\nthe term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on\nAppropriations of the House of Representatives; and\n(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on\nAppropriations of the Senate.\nSEC. 5302. AUTHORIZATION TO USE COMMERCIAL CLOUD ENCLAVES OVERSEAS.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Department shall issue internal guidelines\nthat authorize and track the use of enclaves deployed in overseas\ncommercial cloud regions for OCONUS systems categorized at the Federal\nInformation Security Modernization Act (FISMA) high baseline.\n(b) Consistency With Federal Cybersecurity Regulations.--The\nenclave deployments shall be consistent with existing Federal\ncybersecurity regulations as well as best practices established across\nNational Institute of Standards and Technology standards and ISO 27000\nsecurity controls.\n(c) Briefing.-- Not later than 90 days after the enactment of the\nAct, and before issuing the new internal guidelines required under\nsubsection (a), the Secretary shall brief the appropriate congressional\ncommittees on the proposed new guidelines, including--\n(1) relevant risk assessments; and\n(2) any security challenges regarding implementation.\n(d) Appropriate Congressional Defined.--In this section, the term\n``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Select\nCommittee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and\n(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select Committee\non Intelligence of the Senate.\nSEC. 5303. REPORTS ON TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION PROJECTS AT THE\nDEPARTMENT.\n(a) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term\n``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on\nAppropriations of the House of Representatives; and\n(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on\nAppropriations of the Senate.\n(2) Technology.--The term ``technology'' includes--\n(A) artificial intelligence and machine learning systems;\n(B) cybersecurity modernization tools or platforms;\n(C) cloud computing services and infrastructure;\n(D) enterprise data platforms and analytics tools;\n(E) customer experience platforms for public-facing\nservices; and\n(F) internal workflow automation or modernization systems.\n(3) Technology transformation project.--\n(A) In general.--The term ``technology transformation\nproject'' means any new or significantly modified technology\ndeployed by the Department with the purpose of improving\ndiplomatic, consular, administrative, or security operations.\n(B) Exclusions.--The term ``technology transformation\nproject'' does not include a routine software update or version\nupgrade, a security patch or maintenance of an existing system,\na minor configuration change, a business-as-usual information\ntechnology operation, a support activity, or a project that\ncosts less than $1,000,000.\n(b) Annual Report.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five years, the\nSecretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees\na report on all technology transformation projects completed during\nthe preceding two fiscal years.\n(2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall\ninclude the following elements:\n(A) For each project, the following:\n(i) A summary of the objective, scope, and operational\ncontext of the project.\n(ii) An identification of the primary technologies and\nvendors used, including artificial intelligence models,\ncloud providers, cybersecurity platforms, and major\nsoftware components.\n(iii) A report on baseline and post-implementation\nperformance and adoption metrics for the project, including\n(if applicable) with respect to--\n\n(I) operational efficiency, such as reductions in\nprocessing time, staff hours, or error rates;\n(II) user impact, such as improvements in end-user\nsatisfaction scores and reliability;\n(III) security posture, such as enhancements in\nthreat detection, incident response time;\n(IV) cost performance, including budgeted costs\nversus actual costs and projected cost savings or cost\navoidance;\n(V) interoperability and integration, including\nlevel of integration achieved with existing systems of\nthe Department;\n(VI) artificial intelligence, if applicable; and\n(VII) adoption, including, if applicable--\n\n(aa) an estimate of the percentage of eligible\nend-users actively using the system within the\nfirst three, six, and 12 months of deployment;\n(bb) the proportion of staff trained to use the\nsystem;\n(cc) the frequency and duration of use,\ndisaggregated by bureau or geographic region if\nrelevant;\n(dd) summarized user feedback, including pain\npoints and satisfaction ratings; and\n(ee) a description of the status of deprecation\nor reduction in use of legacy systems, if\napplicable.\n(iv) A description of key challenges encountered during\nimplementation and any mitigation strategies employed.\n(v) A summary of contracting or acquisition strategies\nused, including information on how the vendor or\ndevelopment team supported change management and adoption,\nincluding user testing, stakeholder engagement, and phased\nrollout.\n(B) For any project where adoption metrics fell below 50\npercent of estimated usage within six months of launch, the\nfollowing:\n(i) A remediation plan with specific steps to improve\nadoption, including retraining, user experience\nimprovements, or outreach.\n(ii) An assessment of whether rollout should be paused\nor modified.\n(iii) Any plans for iterative development based on\nfeedback from employees.\n(3) Public summary.--Not later than 60 days after submitting a\nreport required by paragraph (1) to the appropriate congressional\ncommittees, the Secretary shall publish an unclassified summary of\nthe report on the publicly accessible website of the Department,\nconsistent with national security interests.\n(c) Government Accountability Office Evaluation.--Not later than 18\nmonths after the date of the enactment of this Act, and biennially\nthereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit\nto the appropriate congressional committees a report--\n(1) evaluating--\n(A) the extent to which the Department has implemented and\nreported on technology transformation projects in accordance\nwith the requirements under this section;\n(B) the effectiveness and reliability of the Department's\nperformance and adoption metrics for such projects;\n(C) whether such projects have met intended goals related\nto operational efficiency, security, cost-effectiveness, user\nadoption, and modernization of legacy systems; and\n(D) the adequacy of oversight mechanisms in place to ensure\nthe responsible deployment of artificial intelligence and other\nemerging technologies; and\n(2) including any recommendations to improve the Department's\nmanagement, implementation, or evaluation of technology\ntransformation efforts.\nSEC. 5304. COMMERCIAL SPYWARE.\n(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--\n(1) there is a national security need for the legitimate and\nresponsible procurement and application of cyber intrusion\ncapabilities, including efforts related to counterterrorism,\ncounternarcotics, and countertrafficking;\n(2) the growing commercial market for sophisticated cyber\nintrusion capabilities has enhanced state and non-state actors'\nabilities to target and track for nefarious purposes individuals,\nsuch as journalists, defenders of internationally recognized human\nrights, members of civil society groups, members of ethnic or\nreligious minority groups, and others for exercising their\ninternationally recognized human rights and fundamental freedoms,\nor the family members of these targeted individuals;\n(3) the proliferation of commercial spyware presents\nsignificant and growing risks to United States national security,\nincluding to the safety and security of United States Government\npersonnel; and\n(4) ease of access into and lack of transparency in the\ncommercial spyware market raises the probability of spreading\npotentially destructive or disruptive cyber capabilities to a wider\nrange of malicious actors.\n(b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States--\n(1) to oppose the misuse of commercial spyware to target\nindividuals, including journalists, defenders of internationally\nrecognized human rights, and members of civil society groups,\nmembers of ethnic or religious minority groups, and others for\nexercising their internationally recognized human rights and\nfundamental freedoms, or the family members of these targeted\nindividuals;\n(2) to coordinate with allies and partners to prevent the\nexport of commercial spyware tools to end-users likely to use them\nfor malicious activities;\n(3) to maintain robust information-sharing with trusted allies\nand partners on commercial spyware proliferation and misuse,\nincluding to better identify and track these tools;\n(4) to work with private industry to identify and counter the\nabuse and misuse of commercial spyware technology; and\n(5) to work with allies and partners to establish robust\nguardrails to ensure that the use of commercial spyware tools are\nconsistent with respect for internationally recognized human\nrights, and the rule of law.\n\nTITLE IV--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY\n\nSEC. 5401. UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.\nSection 1(b)(3) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of\n1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)(3)) is amended--\n(1) in the first sentence of the matter preceding subparagraph\n(A)--\n(A) by striking ``United States'' before ``public\ndiplomacy''; and\n(B) by striking ``, information, and international\nbroadcasting'';\n(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the end;\n(3) in subparagraph (F)(v), by striking the period at the end\nand inserting a semicolon; and\n(4) by adding at the end the following:\n``(G) lead and direct public diplomacy activities;\n``(H) lead, synchronize, and coordinate efforts to\nrecognize, understand, expose, and counter foreign information\nmanipulation and malign activities, including through efforts\nto limit the foreign propaganda and disinformation efforts of\nadversaries, and coordinate those efforts across Federal\ndepartments and agencies;\n``(I) support global access to free information and\ninternet freedom, in coordination with other relevant bureaus,\nin countries where the government has limited access to free\nand open internet by restricting access to internet browsers,\nwebsites, or other means of accessing the internet;\n``(J) oppose censorship by foreign adversaries;\n``(K) ensure implementation of the annual strategic plan\nfor public diplomacy in collaboration with overseas posts and\nregional and functional bureaus of the Department;\n``(L) serve as chair of interagency meetings on public\ndiplomacy to align messaging, and lead and coordinate with\nmembers of the Group of Seven;\n``(M) ensure that educational and cultural affairs\nprogramming shall be nonpolitical in character and shall be\nbalanced and representative of the diversity of American\npolitical, social, and cultural life and that academic and\ncultural programs maintain scholarly integrity and meet the\nhighest standards of academic excellence or artistic\nachievement;\n``(N) support non-state actors abroad, including\nindependent media and civil society groups, that are working to\nexpose and counter foreign malign influence narratives,\ntactics, and techniques, including those originating in the\nRussian Federation, the People's Republic of China, North\nKorea, or Iran; and\n``(O) ensure the Department does not fund organizations\nengaging in partisan political activity in the United\nStates.''.\nSEC. 5402. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.\nSection 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956\n(22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by section 5162, is further amended by\ninserting after paragraph (14) the following:\n``(15) Assistant secretary for educational and cultural\naffairs.--\n``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of\nState an Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural\nAffairs who shall be responsible to the Secretary of State,\nacting through the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy, for\nmatters described in section 112 of the Mutual Educational and\nCultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460), and other\nrelevant matters pertaining to the development, implementation,\nand oversight of all educational, cultural, and professional\nexchange programs, as well as related initiatives and\nactivities, and such other related duties as the Secretary may\nfrom time to time designate.\n``(B) Responsibilities.--In addition to the\nresponsibilities described under subparagraph (A), the\nAssistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs shall\nbe responsible for--\n``(i) aligning exchange programming with broader global\npublic diplomacy planning when consistent with the purposes\nof such exchange programing; and\n``(ii) ensuring clear foreign policy outcomes in\naccordance with the objectives and requirements described\nin the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of\n1961.''.\nSEC. 5403. BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.\n(a) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department a Bureau of\nEducational and Cultural Affairs described in section 112 of the Mutual\nEducational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460), which\nshall be responsible for the functions described in such section and\nsuch other relevant functions related to academic, cultural, and\nprofessional exchanges as the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy may\nprescribe.\n(b) Head of Bureau.--The Assistant Secretary for Educational and\nCultural Affairs shall be the head of the Bureau of Educational and\nCultural Affairs.\nSEC. 5404. FOREIGN INFORMATION MANIPULATION AND INTERFERENCE STRATEGY.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the heads of\nother relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to the\nappropriate congressional committees a comprehensive strategy to combat\nforeign information manipulation and interference.\n(b) Elements.--The strategy required by subsection (a) shall\ninclude the following elements:\n(1) Conducting analysis of foreign state and non-state actors'\nforeign malign influence narratives, tactics, and techniques,\nincluding those originating from United States nation-state\nadversaries, including the Russian Federation, the People's\nRepublic of China, North Korea, and Iran.\n(2) Working together with allies and partners to expose and\ncounter foreign malign influence narratives, tactics, and\ntechniques, as well as to counter censorship, including those\noriginating in the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of\nChina, North Korea, and Iran.\n(3) Supporting non-state actors abroad, including independent\nmedia and civil society groups, which are working to expose and\ncounter foreign malign influence narratives, tactics, and\ntechniques, including those originating in the Russian Federation,\nthe People's Republic of China, North Korea, and Iran.\n(4) Coordinating efforts to expose and counter foreign\ninformation manipulation and interference across Federal\ndepartments and agencies.\n(5) Protecting the First Amendment rights of United States\ncitizens.\n(6) Creating guardrails to ensure the Department does not\nprovide grants to organizations engaging in partisan political\nactivity in the United States.\n(c) Coordination.--The strategy required by subsection (a) shall be\nled and implemented by the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy in\ncoordination with relevant bureaus and offices at the Department.\n(d) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment\nof this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate\ncongressional committees a report that includes--\n(1) actions the Department has taken to preserve the\ninstitutional capability to counter foreign nation-state influence\noperations from the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of\nChina, and Iran since the termination of the Counter Foreign\nInformation Manipulation and Interference (R/FIMI) hub;\n(2) a list of active and cancelled Countering PRC Influence\nFund and Countering Russian Influence Fund projects since January\n21, 2025;\n(3) actions the Department has taken to improve Department\ngrantmaking processes related to countering foreign influence\noperations from nation-state adversaries; and\n(4) an assessment of recent foreign adversarial information\noperations and narratives related to United States foreign policy\nsince January 21, 2025, from the Russian Federation, the People's\nRepublic of China, and Iran.\n(e) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,\nthe term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on\nAppropriations of the House of Representatives; and\n(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on\nAppropriations of the Senate.\nSEC. 5405. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR INTERNATIONAL\nEXPOSITIONS.\nSection 204 of the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign\nRelations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 (22 U.S.C.\n2452b) (as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of the Public Law\n106-113 and contained in appendix G of that Act; 113 Stat. 1501A-486))\nis repealed.\n\nTITLE V--DIPLOMATIC SECURITY\n\nSEC. 5501. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DIPLOMATIC SECURITY.\nSection 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956\n(22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by section 5402, is further amended by\ninserting after paragraph (15) the following:\n``(16) Assistant secretary for diplomatic security.--There\nshall be in the Department of State an Assistant Secretary for\nDiplomatic Security who shall be responsible to the Secretary of\nState, acting through Under Secretary for Management, for matters\nrelating to the management, direction, and strategic execution of\nthe Bureau of Diplomatic Security, and such other related duties as\nthe Secretary may from time to time designate.''.\nSEC. 5502. SPECIAL AGENTS.\nSection 37(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956\n(22 U.S.C. 2709(a)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by\ninserting ``, in consultation with Under Secretary of Management,''\nafter ``Secretary of State''.\nSEC. 5503. MODIFICATION OF CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT\nRELATING TO EMBASSY REOPENING.\nSection 105(b)(2) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and\nAntiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4804(b)(2)) is amended by\ninserting ``, detailing the national security value of reopening such\npost'' after ``the decision to open or reopen such post''.\nSEC. 5504. COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE TRAINING FOR CERTAIN DIPLOMATIC\nSECURITY AGENTS.\n(a) In General.--Title IV of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and\nAntiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4851 et seq.) is amended by adding\nat the end the following:\n``SEC. 418. COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE TRAINING FOR CERTAIN DIPLOMATIC\nSECURITY SPECIAL AGENTS.\n``(a) In General.--Diplomatic Security special agents who are\nassigned to positions with a primary counterintelligence role or a\ndiplomatic post rated as High or Critical for Human Intelligence on the\nDepartment of State's Security Environment Threat List shall receive\nspecific and substantive mandatory counter-intelligence training that\nis developed and conducted in consultation with the heads of relevant\nelements of the intelligence community.\n``(b) Intelligence Community Defined.--In this section, the term\n`intelligence community' has the meaning given that term in section\n3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).''.\n(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of the Omnibus\nDiplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-399)\nis amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following:\n``Sec. 418. Counter-intelligence training for certain Diplomatic\nSecurity special agents.''.\nSEC. 5505. EXPANSION OF COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM\nTO INCLUDE NONSECURITY STAFF.\nSection 155 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal\nYears 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 4802 note) is amended--\n(1) in the section heading by striking ``high intelligence\nthreat countries'' and inserting ``critical human intelligence\nthreat countries'';\n(2) in subsection (a)--\n(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking\n``high intelligence threat countries who are responsible for\nsecurity at those posts'' and inserting ``critical human\nintelligence threat countries and countries designated by the\nUnder Secretary of State for Management''; and\n(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``high intelligence\nthreat countries'' and inserting ``critical human intelligence\nthreat countries'';\n(3) in subsection (c), by striking ``high intelligence threat\ncountry'' and inserting ``critical human intelligence threat\ncountry'' each place it appears;\n(4) by redesignating subsection (c), as so amended, as\nsubsection (d); and\n(5) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:\n``(c) Country-specific Threat Training Required.--Personnel\nassigned to posts in critical human intelligence threat countries shall\nreceive country-specific threat training informed by assessments from\nrelevant elements of the intelligence community (as such term is\ndefined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.\n3003(4))), at the appropriate classification level.''.\nSEC. 5506. REPORT ON SECURITY CONDITIONS IN DAMASCUS, SYRIA, REQUIRED\nFOR THE REOPENING OF THE UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC MISSION.\n(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:\n(1) The United States has a national security interest in a\nstable Syria free from the malign influence of Russia and Iran, and\nwhich cannot be used by terrorist organizations to launch attacks\nagainst the United States or United States allies or partners in\nthe region.\n(2) Permissive security conditions are necessary for the\nreopening of any diplomatic mission.\n(b) Report.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the\nrelevant Federal agencies, shall submit to the appropriate\ncongressional committees a report describing the Syrian\nGovernment's progress towards meeting the security related\nbenchmarks described in paragraph (2).\n(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall\ninclude the following elements:\n(A) An assessment of the Syrian Government's progress on\ncounterterrorism, especially as it relates to United States\ndesignated terrorist organizations that threaten to attack the\nUnited States or our allies and partners.\n(B) An assessment of the security environment of the\npotential sites for a future building of the United States\nEmbassy in Damascus and the conditions necessary for resuming\nembassy operations in Damascus.\n(C) An analysis of the Syrian Government's progress in\nidentifying and destroying any remnants of the Assad regime's\nchemical weapons program, including any stockpiles, production\nfacilities, or related sites.\n(D) An assessment of the Syrian Government's destruction of\nthe Assad regime's captagon and other illicit drug stockpiles,\nto include infrastructure.\n(E) An assessment of the Syrian Government's relationship\nwith the Russian Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran,\nto include access, basing, overflight, economic relationships,\nand impacts on United States national security objectives.\n(F) A description of the Syrian Government's cooperation\nwith the United States to locate and repatriate United States\ncitizens.\n(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,\nthe term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed\nServices, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select\nCommittee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and\n(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed\nServices, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Committee\non Intelligence of the Senate.\nSEC. 5507. EMBASSIES, CONSULATES, AND OTHER DIPLOMATIC INSTALLATIONS\nRETURN TO STANDARDS REPORT.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate\ncongressional committees a report that includes the impacts of the\nBureau of Diplomatic Security's initiative known as ``Return to\nStandards'' on the security needs of United States embassies,\nconsulates, and other diplomatic installations outside the United\nStates.\n(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall\ndescribe the impacts of the Return to Standards initiative and other\nreductions in staffing and resources from the beginning of the\ninitiative to the date of enactment of this Act for all embassies,\nconsulates, and other overseas diplomatic installations, including\ndetailed descriptions and explanations of all reductions of personnel\nor other resources, including their effects on--\n(1) securing facilities and perimeters;\n(2) transporting United States personnel into the foreign\ncountry; and\n(3) executing any other relevant operations for which they are\nresponsible.\n(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,\nthe term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select\nCommittee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of\nthe House of Representatives; and\n(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select Committee on\nIntelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.\nSEC. 5508. REAUTHORIZATION OF OVERTIME PAY FOR PROTECTIVE SERVICES.\nSection 6232(g) of the Department of State Authorization Act of\n2023 (division F of Public Law 118-31; 5 U.S.C. 5547 note) is amended\nby striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2027''.\n\nTITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS\n\nSEC. 5601. SUBMISSION OF FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT\nCENTER REPORTS TO CONGRESS.\nNot later than 30 days after receiving a report or other written\nproduct provided to the Department by federally funded research and\ndevelopment centers (FFRDCs) and consultant groups that were supported\nby funds congressionally appropriated to the Department, the Secretary\nshall provide the appropriate congressional committees--\n(1) the report or written product, including the original\nproposal for the report;\n(2) the amount provided by the Department to the FFRDC; and\n(3) a detailed description of the value the Department derived\nfrom the report.\nSEC. 5602. QUARTERLY REPORT ON DIPLOMATIC POUCH ACCESS.\nNot later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,\nand every 90 days thereafter for the next three years, the Secretary\nshall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that\ndescribes--\n(1) a list of every overseas United States diplomatic post\nwhere diplomatic pouch access is restricted or limited by the host\ngovernment;\n(2) an explanation as to why, in each instance where an\noverseas United States diplomatic post is restricted or limited by\nthe host government, the host government has restricted or limited\nthe diplomatic pouch access of the United States diplomatic post;\nand\n(3) a detailed explanation outlining the steps the Department\nis taking to gain diplomatic pouch access in each instance where\nsuch access has been restricted or limited by the host government.\nSEC. 5603. REPORT ON UTILITY OF INSTITUTING A PROCESSING FEE FOR ITAR\nLICENSE APPLICATIONS.\nNot later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,\nthe Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees\na report on the feasibility and effect of establishing an export\nlicensing fee system for the commercial export of defense items and\nservices to partially or fully finance the licensing costs of the\nDepartment, if permitted by statute. The report should consider whether\nand to what degree such an export license application fee system would\nbe preferable to relying solely on the existing registration fee system\nand the feasibility of a tiered system of fees, considering such\noptions as volume per applicant over time and discounted fees for small\nbusinesses.\nSEC. 5604. HAVANA ACT PAYMENT FIX.\nSection 901 of title IX of division J of the Further Consolidated\nAppropriations Act, 2020 (22 U.S.C. 2680b) is amended--\n(1) by striking ``January 1, 2016'' each place it appears and\ninserting ``September 11, 2001'';\n(2) in subsection (e)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph\n(A), by striking ``of a'' and inserting ``of an''; and\n(3) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following new\nparagraph:\n``(4) Limitations.--\n``(A) Appropriations required.--Payments under subsections\n(a) and (b) in a fiscal year may only be made using amounts\nappropriated in advance specifically for payments under such\nparagraph in such fiscal year.\n``(B) Matter of payments.--Payments under subsections (a)\nand (b) using amounts appropriated for such purpose shall be\nmade on a first come, first serve, or pro rata basis.\n``(C) Amounts of payments.--The total amount of funding\nobligated for payments under subsections (a) and (b) may not\nexceed the amount specifically appropriated for providing\npayments under such paragraph during its period of\navailability.''.\nSEC. 5605. ESTABLISHING AN INNER MONGOLIA SECTION WITHIN THE UNITED\nSTATES MISSION IN CHINA.\n(a) Inner Mongolia Section in the United States Mission in China.--\n(1) In general.--The Secretary may establish an Inner Mongolia\nteam within the United States Mission in China, to follow\npolitical, economic, and social developments in the Inner Mongolia\nAutonomous Region and other areas designated by the People's\nRepublic of China as autonomous for Mongolians, with due\nconsideration given to hiring Mongolians as Locally Employed Staff.\n(2) Responsibilities.--Responsibilities of a team devoted to\nInner Mongolia should include reporting on internationally\nrecognized human rights issues, monitoring developments in critical\nminerals mining, environmental degradation, and PRC space\ncapabilities, and access to areas designated as autonomous for\nMongolians by United States Government officials, journalists,\nnongovernmental organizations, and the Mongolian diaspora.\n(3) Language requirements.--The Secretary should ensure that\nthe Department has sufficient proficiency in the Mongolian language\nin order to carry out paragraph (1), and that the United States\nMission in China has sufficient resources to hire Local Employed\nStaff proficient in the Mongolian language, as appropriate.\n(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate\ncongressional committees a report on the staffing described in\nsubsection (a).\nSEC. 5606. REPORT ON UNITED STATES MISSION AUSTRALIA STAFFING.\n(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--\n(1) Australia is one of the closest allies of the United States\nand integral to United States national security interests in the\nIndo-Pacific;\n(2) the United States-Australia alliance has seen tremendous\ngrowth, including through AUKUS, as part of which, the United\nStates plans to rotate up to four Virginia-class attack submarines\nout of the Australian port of Perth by 2027; and\n(3) current United States staffing and facilities across United\nStates Mission Australia do not appear adequately resourced to\nsupport an expanding mission set and are no longer commensurate\nwith strategic developments.\n(b) Report.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the\nappropriate congressional committees a report regarding staffing\nand facility requirements at United States Mission Australia to\nprovide administrative and operational support for all United\nStates Government personnel under Chief of Mission Authority of the\nhead of the United States Mission in Australia.\n(2) Contents.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall\ninclude--\n(A) an assessment of how many United States civilian and\nmilitary personnel and their dependents the Department expects\nacross Australia in the next five years;\n(B) an assessment of what requirements those United States\npersonnel will have, including housing, schooling, and office\nspace;\n(C) a status update on anticipated interagency growth plans\nacross Australia and the interagency process begun in 2024 to\nassess the needs of Mission Australia;\n(D) an assessment of the impact of the Department\nreorganization and workforce reduction on the staffing\ncontemplated by that process;\n(E) an analysis of resource gaps that could undermine\nmission capacity and United States foreign policy objectives,\nincluding advancing the United States-Australia alliance and\nAUKUS;\n(F) a recommendation for additional facilities, staffing,\nand resources needed to execute on mission growth; and\n(G) an estimated total cost of expanding staffing to\nsufficiently serve the increased presence of United States\npersonnel in the area and to achieve any other United States\nforeign policy objectives.\n(3) Classified annex.--The report shall contain a classified\nannex as necessary.\n(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,\nthe term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed\nServices, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of\nRepresentatives; and\n(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed\nServices, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.\nSEC. 5607. EXTENSIONS.\n(a) Support to Enhance the Capacity of International Monetary Fund\nMembers to Evaluate the Legal and Financial Terms of Sovereign Debt\nContracts.--Section 6103(c) of title LXI of division F of the National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) is\namended by striking ``5-year period'' and inserting ``10-year period''.\n(b) Inspector General Annuitant Waiver.--The authorities provided\nunder section 1015(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010\n(Public Law 111-212; 124 Stat. 2332) shall remain in effect through\nSeptember 30, 2031.\n(c) Extension of Authorizations to Support United States\nParticipation in International Fairs and Expos.--Section 9601(b) of the\nDepartment of State Authorizations Act of 2022 (division I of Public\nLaw 117-263; 136 6 Stat. 3909) is amended by striking ``fiscal years\n2023 and 2024'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026,\n2027, and 2028''.\nSEC. 5608. UPDATING COUNTERTERRORISM REPORTS.\nSection 140(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal\nYears 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 2656f(a)) is amended in the matter\npreceding paragraph (1) by striking ``April 30'' and inserting\n``October 31''.\n\nDIVISION F--INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026\n\nSEC. 6001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.\n(a) Short Title.--This division may be cited as the ``Intelligence\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026''.\n(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this division is\nas follows:\nSec. 6001. Short title; table of contents.\nSec. 6002. Definitions.\nSec. 6003. Explanatory statement.\n\nTITLE LXI--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES\n\nSec. 6101. Authorization of appropriations.\nSec. 6102. Classified schedule of authorizations.\nSec. 6103. Intelligence Community Management Account.\n\nTITLE LXII--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM\n\nSec. 6201. Authorization of appropriations.\n\nTITLE LXIII--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS\n\nSec. 6301. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities.\nSec. 6302. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by\nlaw.\nSec. 6303. Notice of impact of diplomatic and consular post closings on\nintelligence community.\nSec. 6304. Unauthorized access to intelligence community property.\nSec. 6305. Annual survey of analytic objectivity among officers and\nemployees of elements of the intelligence community.\nSec. 6306. Annual training requirement and report regarding analytic\nstandards.\nSec. 6307. Prohibiting discrimination in the intelligence community.\nSec. 6308. Estimate of cost to ensure compliance with Intelligence\nCommunity Directive 705.\nSec. 6309. Plan for implementing an integrated system spanning the\nintelligence community for accreditation of sensitive\ncompartmented information facilities.\nSec. 6310. Reforms relating to inactive security clearances.\n\nTITLE LXIV--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS\n\nSec. 6401. Short title.\nSec. 6402. Modification of responsibilities and authorities of the\nDirector of National Intelligence.\nSec. 6403. Plan for optimized staffing of the Office of the Director of\nNational Intelligence.\nSec. 6404. National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center.\nSec. 6405. Termination of Office of Engagement.\n\nTITLE LXV--MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY\n\nSubtitle A--Central Intelligence Agency\n\nSec. 6501. Guidance on novel and significant expenditures for purposes\nof notification under the Central Intelligence Agency Act of\n1949.\nSec. 6502. Improvements to security of Central Intelligence Agency\ninstallations.\nSec. 6503. Annual Central Intelligence Agency workplace climate\nassessment.\nSec. 6504. Chaplain Corps and Chief of Chaplains of the Central\nIntelligence Agency.\nSec. 6505. Technical amendment to procurement authorities of Central\nIntelligence Agency.\n\nSubtitle B--Elements of Department of Defense\n\nSec. 6511. Counterintelligence briefings for members of the Armed\nForces.\n\nSubtitle C--Federal Bureau of Investigation\n\nSec. 6521. Notice of counterintelligence assessments and investigations\nby the Federal Bureau of Investigation of candidates for or\nholders of Federal office.\nSec. 6522. Notification of material changes to policies or procedures\ngoverning terrorist watchlist and transnational organized\ncrime watchlist.\nSec. 6523. Annual report on United States persons on the terrorist watch\nlist.\nSec. 6524. Annual report on Federal Bureau of Investigation case data.\n\nTITLE LXVI--ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND OTHER EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES\n\nSubtitle A--Artificial Intelligence\n\nSec. 6601. Artificial Intelligence security guidance.\nSec. 6602. Artificial intelligence development and usage by intelligence\ncommunity.\nSec. 6603. Application of artificial intelligence policies of the\nintelligence community to publicly available models hosted in\nclassified environments.\nSec. 6604. Prohibition on use of DeepSeek on intelligence community\nsystems.\n\nSubtitle B--Biotechnology\n\nSec. 6611. Senior officials for biotechnology.\nSec. 6612. Plan on enhanced intelligence sharing relating to foreign\nadversary biotechnological threats.\nSec. 6613. Enhancing biotechnology talent within the intelligence\ncommunity.\nSec. 6614. Enhanced intelligence community support to secure United\nStates biological data.\nSec. 6615. Ensuring intelligence community procurement of domestic\nUnited States production of synthetic DNA and RNA.\nSec. 6616. Strategy for addressing intelligence gaps relating to China's\ninvestment in United States-origin biotechnology.\n\nSubtitle C--Other Matters\n\nSec. 6621. Enhancing intelligence community technology adoption metrics.\nSec. 6622. Report on identification of intelligence community sites for\nadvanced nuclear technologies.\nSec. 6623. Strategy on intelligence coordination and sharing relating to\ncritical and emerging technologies.\n\nTITLE LXVII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES\n\nSubtitle A--Matters Relating to China\n\nSec. 6701. Modification of annual reports on influence operations and\ncampaigns in the United States by the Chinese Communist Party.\nSec. 6702. Intelligence sharing with allies on Chinese Communist Party\nefforts in Europe.\nSec. 6703. Prohibition on intelligence community contracting with\nChinese military companies engaged in biotechnology research,\ndevelopment, or manufacturing.\nSec. 6704. Report on the wealth of the leadership of the Chinese\nCommunist Party.\nSec. 6705. Assessment and report on investments by the People's Republic\nof China in the agriculture sector of Brazil.\nSec. 6706. Identification of entities that provide support to the\nPeople's Liberation Army.\nSec. 6707. Mission manager for the People's Republic of China.\nSec. 6708. National Intelligence Estimate of advancements in\nbiotechnology by the People's Republic of China.\n\nSubtitle B--Other Matters\n\nSec. 6711. Improvements to requirement for monitoring of Iranian\nenrichment of uranium-235.\nSec. 6712. Policy toward certain agents of foreign governments.\nSec. 6713. Extension of intelligence community coordinator for Russian\natrocities accountability.\nSec. 6714. Plan to enhance intelligence support to counter foreign\ninfluence intended to continue or expand the conflict in\nSudan.\nSec. 6715. Review of information relating to actions by foreign\ngovernments to assist persons evading justice.\nSec. 6716. National Intelligence Estimate on the Western Hemisphere.\nSec. 6717. Plan to enhance counternarcotics collaboration, coordination,\nand cooperation with the Government of Mexico.\nSec. 6718. Requirements with respect to duty to warn former senior\nofficials and other United States persons.\n\nTITLE LXVIII--REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS\n\nSec. 6801. Modification and repeal of reporting requirements.\nSec. 6802. Revisions to congressional notification of intelligence\ncollection adjustments.\nSec. 6803. Declassification of intelligence and additional transparency\nmeasures relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.\nSec. 6804. Classified intelligence budget justification materials and\nsubmission of intelligence community drug control resource\nsummary.\nSec. 6805. Requiring penetration testing as part of the testing and\ncertification of voting systems.\nSec. 6806. Standard guidelines for intelligence community to report and\ndocument anomalous health incidents.\n\n(c) Automatic Execution of Clerical Changes.--Except as otherwise\nexpressly provided, when an amendment made by this division amends an\nAct to add a section or larger organizational unit to that Act, repeals\nor transfers a section or larger organizational unit in that Act, or\namends the designation or heading of a section or larger organizational\nunit in that Act, that amendment also shall have the effect of amending\nany table of contents of that Act to alter the table to conform to the\nchanges made by the amendment.\nSEC. 6002. DEFINITIONS.\nIn this division:\n(1) Congressional intelligence committees.--The term\n``congressional intelligence committees'' has the meaning given\nsuch term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50\nU.S.C. 3003).\n(2) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence\ncommunity'' has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the\nNational Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).\nSEC. 6003. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.\nThe explanatory statement regarding this division, printed in the\nHouse section of the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the\nPermanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of\nRepresentatives and in the Senate section of the Congressional Record\nby the Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate,\nshall have the same effect with respect to the implementation of this\ndivision as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of\nconference.\n\nTITLE LXI--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES\n\nSEC. 6101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.\nFunds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026\nfor the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related activities\nof the Federal Government.\nSEC. 6102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS.\n(a) Specifications of Amounts.--The amounts authorized to be\nappropriated under section 6101 for the conduct of the intelligence\nactivities of the Federal Government are those specified in the\nclassified Schedule of Authorizations prepared to accompany this\ndivision.\n(b) Availability of Classified Schedule of Authorizations.--\n(1) Availability.--The classified Schedule of Authorizations\nreferred to in subsection (a) shall be made available to the\nCommittee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on\nAppropriations of the House of Representatives, and to the\nPresident.\n(2) Distribution by the president.--Subject to paragraph (3),\nthe President shall provide for suitable distribution of the\nclassified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in subsection\n(a), or of appropriate portions of such Schedule, within the\nexecutive branch of the Federal Government.\n(3) Limits on disclosure.--The President shall not publicly\ndisclose the classified Schedule of Authorizations or any portion\nof such Schedule except--\n(A) as provided in section 601(a) of the Implementing\nRecommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C.\n3306(a));\n(B) to the extent necessary to implement the budget; or\n(C) as otherwise required by law.\nSEC. 6103. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.\n(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be\nappropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account of the\nDirector of National Intelligence for fiscal year 2026 the sum of\n$678,853,000.\n(b) Classified Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to\namounts authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community\nManagement Account by subsection (a), there are authorized to be\nappropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account for\nfiscal year 2026 such additional amounts as are specified in the\nclassified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 6102(a).\n\nTITLE LXII--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY\nSYSTEM\n\nSEC. 6201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.\nThere is authorized to be appropriated for the Central Intelligence\nAgency Retirement and Disability Fund $514,000,000 for fiscal year\n2026.\n\nTITLE LXIII--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS\n\nSEC. 6301. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.\nThe authorization of appropriations by this division shall not be\ndeemed to constitute authority for the conduct of any intelligence\nactivity which is not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or the\nlaws of the United States.\nSEC. 6302. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY\nLAW.\nAppropriations authorized by this division for salary, pay,\nretirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may be increased\nby such additional or supplemental amounts as may be necessary for\nincreases in such compensation or benefits authorized by law.\nSEC. 6303. NOTICE OF IMPACT OF DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POST CLOSINGS ON\nINTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.\nTitle V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et\nseq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:\n``SEC. 517. NOTICE OF IMPACT OF DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POST\nCLOSINGS ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.\n``(a) Notice to Director of National Intelligence and Secretary of\nDefense.--The Secretary of State shall provide notice to the Director\nof National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense of any covered\nclosure of a diplomatic or consular post. To the maximum extent\npracticable, the notice shall be provided at least 30 days before the\ndate on which the covered closure occurs.\n``(b) Notice to Congressional Committees.--The Director of National\nIntelligence, in consultation with the heads of the other appropriate\nelements of the intelligence community as determined by the Director,\nshall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a notice\ndescribing the impact of the closure on the intelligence community. The\nnotice shall be submitted within 30 days after the date on which the\nDirector receives the notice under subsection (a) and, to the maximum\nextent practicable, shall be submitted before the date on which the\ncovered closure occurs. Such notice shall include a description of\nwhether, and the extent to which, the Director and the heads of the\nother appropriate elements of the intelligence community were consulted\nin the decision-making process with respect to such closure and\nregistered any concerns with or objections to such closure.\n``(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term\n`appropriate congressional committees' means--\n``(A) the congressional intelligence committees;\n``(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and\nthe Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of\nRepresentatives;\n``(C) the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and\nthe House of Representatives; and\n``(D) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and\nthe House of Representatives.\n``(2) Covered closure of a diplomatic or consular post\ndefined.--The term `covered closure of a diplomatic or consular\npost' means the closure of a United States diplomatic or consular\npost abroad that is anticipated to last for 60 days or more.''.\nSEC. 6304. UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PROPERTY.\nChapter 37 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting\nafter section 798A the following:\n``Sec. 798B. Unauthorized access to intelligence community property\n``(a) Prohibited Activity.--It shall be unlawful, within the\njurisdiction of the United States, without authorization to willfully\ngo upon any property--\n``(1) with intent to gather intelligence or information to the\ndetriment of the United States; and\n``(2) while knowing that such property is--\n``(A) under the jurisdiction of an element of the\nintelligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of the\nNational Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)); and\n``(B) closed or restricted.\n``(b) Penalties.--Any person who violates subsection (a) shall--\n``(1) in the case of the first offense, be fined under section\n3571 of this title, imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both;\n``(2) in the case of a second offense after a prior conviction\nunder subsection (a) has become final, be fined under this title,\nimprisoned not more than 2 years, or both; and\n``(3) in the case of a third or subsequent offense after a\nprior conviction under subsection (a) has become final, be fined\nunder this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.''.\nSEC. 6305. ANNUAL SURVEY OF ANALYTIC OBJECTIVITY AMONG OFFICERS AND\nEMPLOYEES OF ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.\n(a) In General.--Section 1019(b) of the National Security\nIntelligence Reform Act of 2004 (title I of Public Law 108-458; 50\nU.S.C. 3364(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new\nparagraph:\n``(4)(A) The individual or entity assigned responsibility under\nsubsection (a) shall annually conduct a survey of analytic objectivity\namong officers and employees of the intelligence community.\n``(B) The head of each element of the intelligence community shall\ntake all practical actions to encourage maximum participation by\nofficers and employees of such element with respect to the survey\nconducted under subparagraph (A).''.\n(b) Elements of the Intelligence Community.--\n(1) In general.--Not less frequently than once each year for\ntwo years, each head of an element of the intelligence community\nspecified in paragraph (4) shall conduct a survey of analytic\nobjectivity among officers and employees of such element who are\ninvolved in the production of intelligence products.\n(2) Elements.--Each survey conducted pursuant to paragraph (1)\nfor an element of the intelligence community shall cover the\nfollowing:\n(A) Perceptions of the officers and employees regarding the\npresence of bias or politicization affecting the intelligence\ncycle.\n(B) Types of intelligence products perceived by the\nofficers and employees as most prone to objectivity concerns.\n(C) Whether responders to the survey raised identified\nanalytic objectivity concerns with an analytic ombudsman or\nappropriate entity.\n(3) Coordination.--The head of each element of the intelligence\ncommunity specified in paragraph (4) shall, to the extent\npracticable, coordinate with the individual or entity assigned\nresponsibility under section 1019(a) of the National Security\nIntelligence Reform Act of 2004 (title I of Public Law 108-458; 50\nU.S.C. 3364(a)) and the appropriate ombudsman for analytic\nobjectivity with respect to the design and execution of the survey\nrequired by paragraph (1) to maximize the utility and efficiency of\nthe survey.\n(4) Elements of the intelligence community specified.--The\nelements of the intelligence community specified in this paragraph\nare the following:\n(A) The National Security Agency.\n(B) The Defense Intelligence Agency.\n(C) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.\n(D) The Directorate of Intelligence of the Federal Bureau\nof Investigation.\n(E) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the\nDepartment of Homeland Security.\nSEC. 6306. ANNUAL TRAINING REQUIREMENT AND REPORT REGARDING ANALYTIC\nSTANDARDS.\nSection 6312 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2023 (50 U.S.C. 3364 note; Public Law 117-263) is\namended--\n(1) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:\n``(b) Conduct of Training.--Training required pursuant to the\npolicy required by subsection (a) shall--\n``(1) be a dedicated, stand-alone training; and\n``(2) include instruction on how to report concerns regarding\nlack of objectivity, bias, politicization, or other issues relating\nto the standards set forth in Intelligence Community Directive 203,\nAnalytic Standards (or any successor directive).''; and\n(2) in subsection (d)(1)--\n(A) by striking ``number and themes of''; and\n(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``,\nincluding the number and themes of such incidents and a list of\neach intelligence product reported during the preceding 1-year\nperiod to the Analytic Ombudsman of the Office of the Director\nof National Intelligence or other designated official specified\nin law or policy to receive complaints related to, or review\ncompliance with, analytic standards.''.\nSEC. 6307. PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION IN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in\ncoordination with the head of each element of the intelligence\ncommunity, shall revise all regulations, policies, procedures, manuals,\ncirculars, courses, training, and guidance in the intelligence\ncommunity such that all such materials are in compliance with and\nconsistent with this section.\n(b) Prohibition.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated\nby any law for the National Intelligence Program shall be used for the\npurposes of implementing covered practices in the intelligence\ncommunity.\n(c) Covered Practice Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered\npractice'' means any practice that discriminates for or against any\nperson in a manner prohibited by the Constitution of the United States,\nthe Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000 et seq.), or any other\nFederal law.\nSEC. 6308. ESTIMATE OF COST TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH INTELLIGENCE\nCOMMUNITY DIRECTIVE 705.\n(a) Estimate Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, each head of an element of the intelligence\ncommunity, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence,\nshall--\n(1) submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the\nCommittee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on\nAppropriations of the House of Representatives an estimate of the\namount of obligations expected to be incurred by the Federal\nGovernment after the date of the enactment of this Act to ensure\nthat the sensitive compartmented information facilities of the\nelement are compliant with Intelligence Community Directive 705;\nand\n(2) submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate\nand the House of Representatives an estimate of such amount of\nobligations expected to be incurred by an element of the Department\nof Defense.\n(b) Contents.--Each estimate submitted under subsection (a) shall\ninclude the following:\n(1) The estimate.\n(2) An implementation plan to ensure compliance described in\nsuch subsection.\n(3) Identification of the administrative actions or legislative\nactions that may be necessary to ensure such compliance.\nSEC. 6309. PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTING AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM SPANNING THE\nINTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY FOR ACCREDITATION OF SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED\nINFORMATION FACILITIES.\n(a) Plan Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in\ncoordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall--\n(1) develop a plan to implement an integrated tracking system\nthat resides on an appropriately secure or classified system and\nspans the intelligence community for the accreditation of sensitive\ncompartmented information facilities to increase transparency,\ntrack the status of accreditation, and to reduce and minimize\nduplication of effort; and\n(2) submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the\nCommittee on Appropriations and the Committee on Armed Services of\nthe Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee\non Armed Services of the House of Representatives the plan\ndeveloped under paragraph (1).\n(b) Elements.--The plan under subsection (a)(1) shall include the\nfollowing:\n(1) An estimated cost of implementing the plan.\n(2) A description for how applicants and cleared industry could\nmonitor the status of the accreditation of the sensitive\ncompartmented information facilities of the applicants and cleared\nindustry.\n(3) Guidelines for minimizing duplication of effort across the\nintelligence community and the Department of Defense in the\naccreditation process for sensitive compartmented information\nfacilities.\n(4) Creation of a mechanism to track compliance with\nIntelligence Community Directive 705 (relating to sensitive\ncompartmented information facilities), or successor directive.\n(5) Proposed measures for increasing security against adversary\nthreats.\n(6) A list of any administrative and legislative actions that\nmay be necessary to carry out the plan.\nSEC. 6310. REFORMS RELATING TO INACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCES.\n(a) Extension of Period of Inactive Security Clearances.--\n(1) Review and evaluation.--The Director of National\nIntelligence shall review and evaluate the feasibility and\nadvisability of updating personnel security standards and\nprocedures governing eligibility for access to sensitive\ncompartmented information and other controlled access program\ninformation and security adjudicative guidelines for determining\neligibility for access to sensitive compartmented information and\nother controlled access program information to determine whether\nindividuals described in paragraph (2), could, as a matter of\npolicy, be granted eligibility by the Director to access classified\ninformation if--\n(A) there is no indication the individual no longer\nsatisfies the standards established for access to classified\ninformation;\n(B) the individual certifies in writing to an appropriate\nsecurity professional that there has been no change in the\nrelevant information provided for the last background\ninvestigation of the individual; and\n(C) an appropriate record check reveals no unfavorable\ninformation.\n(2) Individuals described.--The individuals described in this\nparagraph are individuals who--\n(A) have been retired or otherwise separated from\nemployment with an element of the intelligence community for a\nperiod of not more than 5 years; and\n(B) were eligible to access classified information on the\nday before the individual retired or otherwise separated from\nsuch element.\n(b) Feasibility and Advisability of Continuous Vetting of Inactive\nSecurity Clearances.--\n(1) In general.--The Director shall conduct an assessment of\nthe feasibility and advisability of subjecting inactive security\nclearances to continuous vetting and due diligence, including with\nrespect to any effects on policies developed in conjunction with\nthe continued development of the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative.\n(2) Findings.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the\ncongressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Homeland\nSecurity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee\non Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives\nthe findings from the assessment conducted pursuant to paragraph\n(1).\n\nTITLE LXIV--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS\n\nSEC. 6401. SHORT TITLE.\nThis title may be cited as the ``Intelligence Community Efficiency\nand Effectiveness Act of 2025''.\nSEC. 6402. MODIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE\nDIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.\n(a) Repeal of Sunsetted Requirement for Semi-annual Report.--\nSubsection (c)(7) of section 102A of the National Security Act of 1947\n(50 U.S.C. 3024) is amended by striking ``(A) The Director'' and all\nthat follows through ``(B) The Director'' and inserting ``The\nDirector''.\n(b) Repeal of Authorities Relating to New National Intelligence\nCenters.--\n(1) Transfer of personnel.--Such section is amended by striking\nsubsection (e).\n(2) Repeal of authority to establish.--Subsection (f)(2) of\nsuch section is amended by striking ``and may'' and all that\nfollows through ``determines necessary''.\n(c) Conforming Amendments.--\n(1) Section 102a.--Such section is further amended--\n(A) by redesignating subsections (f) through (z) as\nsubsections (e) through (y), respectively;\n(B) in subsection (e), as redesignated by subparagraph (A),\nin paragraph (7), by striking ``under subsection (m)'' and\ninserting ``under subsection (l)''; and\n(C) in subsection (w)(3), as redesignated by subparagraph\n(A), by striking ``under subsection (f)(8)'' and inserting\n``under subsection (e)(8)''.\n(2) Other provisions of law.--\n(A) National security act of 1947.--The National Security\nAct of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended--\n(i) in section 103(c)(15) (50 U.S.C. 3025(c)(15)), by\nstriking ``, including national intelligence centers'';\n(ii) in section 112(c)(1), by striking ``section\n102A(i)'' and inserting ``section 102A(h)'';\n(iii) in section 313(1) (50 U.S.C. 3079(1)), by\nstriking ``with section 102A(f)(8)'' and inserting ``with\nsection 102A(e)(8)''.\n(B) Central intelligence agency act of 1949.--Section 6 of\nthe Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3507) is\namended by striking ``section 102A(i)'' and inserting ``section\n102A(h)''.\n(C) Central intelligence agency retirement act.--Section\n201(c) of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act (50\nU.S.C. 2011(c)) is amended by striking ``section 102A(i)'' and\ninserting ``section 102A(h)''.\n(D) Reducing over-classification act.--Section 7(a)(1)(A)\nof the Reducing Over-Classification Act (50 U.S.C.\n3344(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``of section 102A(g)(1)''\nand inserting ``of section 102A(f)(1)''.\n(E) Public interest declassification act.--Section 705(c)\nof the Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000 (50 U.S.C.\n3355c(c)) is amended by striking ``section 102A(i)'' and\ninserting ``102A(h)''.\n(F) Intelligence reform and terrorism prevention act of\n2004.--Section 1019(a) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism\nPrevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3364(a)) is amended by\nstriking ``section 102A(h)'' and inserting ``section 102A(g)''.\n(G) Intelligence authorization act for fiscal year 2003.--\nSection 343(c) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2003 (Public Law 107-306; 50 U.S.C. 3363) is amended by\nstriking ``Subject to'' and all that follows through ``,\nrelating'' and inserting ``Subject to section 102A(h) of the\nNational Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(h), relating''.\n(H) Intelligence authorization act for fiscal year 2014.--\nSection 604(d)(1)(B) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-126; 50 U.S.C. 3234 note) is\namended by striking ``section 102A(m)'' and inserting ``section\n102A(l)''.\n(I) Homeland security act of 2002.--Section 210D(f)(2)(B)\nof the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124k(f)(2)(B))\nis amended by striking ``sections 102A(f)(1)(B)(iii)'' and\ninserting ``sections 102A(e)(1)(B)(iii)''.\n(J) Energy independence and security act of 2007.--Section\n934(k)(2) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007\n(42 U.S.C. 17373(k)(2)) is amended by striking ``section\n102A(i)'' and inserting ``section 102A(h)''.\nSEC. 6403. PLAN FOR OPTIMIZED STAFFING OF THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF\nNATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.\n(a) Requirement.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall\nsubmit to the congressional intelligence committees and the Committees\non Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a\ntarget end-state for the appropriate staffing level of the Office of\nthe Director of National Intelligence.\n(b) Contents.--The plan under subsection (a) shall include a plan\nfor achieving the targeted end-state for staffing at the Office of the\nDirector of National Intelligence to the number of full-time equivalent\nemployees, detailees, and individuals under contract with the Office\nthat the Director requires for the optimized execution of the statutory\nauthorities of the Director.\nSEC. 6404. NATIONAL COUNTERPROLIFERATION AND BIOSECURITY CENTER.\n(a) Termination.--\n(1) Termination of center.--Not later than 180 days after the\ndate of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National\nIntelligence shall terminate the National Counterproliferation and\nBiosecurity Center, including such missions, objectives, staff, and\nresources of the Center, as is consistent with the provisions of\nthis section and the amendments made by this section.\n(2) Termination of director of the center.--Not later than 180\ndays after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of\nNational Intelligence shall terminate the position of the Director\nof the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center, as is\nconsistent with the provisions of this section.\n(b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment\nof this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the\ncongressional intelligence committees and the Committees on\nAppropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report\non the status of the implementation of this section, including--\n(1) the status of the counterproliferation and biosecurity\nmissions and functions within the Office of the Director of\nNational Intelligence;\n(2) a staffing profile of the officers, employees, and\ndetailees currently assigned, as of the date of the report, to the\ncounterproliferation, biosecurity, and related missions and\nfunctions at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence;\nand\n(3) a description of the employment status of the officers,\nemployees, and detailees who were assigned to the National\nCounterproliferation and Biosecurity Center as of August 1, 2025,\nincluding those who have remained at the Office of the Director of\nNational Intelligence, accepted (or, as to detailees, maintained)\nemployment at another element of the intelligence community, or\nhave separated from the intelligence community.\n(c) Conforming Amendments.--The National Security Act of 1947 (50\nU.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended--\n(1) in section 103(c) (50 U.S.C. 3025(c))--\n(A) by striking paragraph (13); and\n(B) by redesignating paragraphs (14) and (15) as paragraphs\n(13) and (14), respectively; and\n(2) in section 119A (50 U.S.C. 3057)--\n(A) in the heading, by striking ``National\nCounterproliferation and Biosecurity Center'' and inserting\n``Counterproliferation and Biosecurity'';\n(B) in subsection (a)--\n(i) in the heading, by striking ``Establishment'' and\ninserting ``Organization'';\n(ii) in paragraph (1)--\n\n(I) by striking ``The President shall establish a\nNational Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center,\ntaking into account all appropriate government tools\nto'' and inserting ``The Director of National\nIntelligence shall''; and\n(II) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``support\nefforts to'' before ``prevent and halt'';\n\n(iii) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the\nfollowing:\n``(2) The Director of National Intelligence shall appoint an\nappropriate official within the Office of the Director of National\nIntelligence to oversee the efforts and activities undertaken pursuant\nto this section.''; and\n(iv) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); and\n(C) in subsection (b)--\n(i) in paragraph (1)--\n\n(I) by striking ``establishing the National\nCounterproliferation and Biosecurity Center, the\nPresident'' and inserting ``carrying out this section,\nthe Director''; and\n(II) in subparagraph (A), by striking\n``Establishing a primary organization within the United\nStates Government for integrating'' and inserting\n``Integrating''; and\n\n(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``In establishing\nthe National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center,\nthe President shall address the following missions and\nobjectives to ensure that the Center serves as the lead for\nthe intelligence community for'' and inserting ``In\ncarrying out this section, the Director shall address the\nfollowing missions and objectives to ensure''.\n(d) Repeal of National Security Waiver Authority, Report\nRequirement, and Sense of Congress.--Such section 119A is further\namended by striking subsections (c), (d), and (e).\n(g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take\neffect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.\n(h) References in Law.--On and after the date that is 180 days\nafter the date of enactment of this Act, any reference to the National\nCounterproliferation and Biosecurity Center in law shall be treated as\na reference to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and\nany reference to the Director of the National Counterproliferation and\nBiosecurity Center in law shall be treated as a reference to the\nDirector of National Intelligence.\nSEC. 6405. TERMINATION OF OFFICE OF ENGAGEMENT.\n(a) Termination.--The Director of National Intelligence shall take\nsuch actions as may be necessary to terminate and wind down the\noperations of the Office of Engagement before the date specified in\nsubsection (c).\n(b) Repeal.--The National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et\nseq.) is further amended by striking section 122 (50 U.S.C. 3062).\n(c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this subsection shall\ntake effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment\nof this Act.\n\nTITLE LXV--MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY\nSubtitle A--Central Intelligence Agency\n\nSEC. 6501. GUIDANCE ON NOVEL AND SIGNIFICANT EXPENDITURES FOR PURPOSES\nOF NOTIFICATION UNDER THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ACT OF 1949.\n(a) In General.--Section 8(c) of the Central Intelligence Agency\nAct of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3510(c)) is amended--\n(1) by striking ``Not later than'' and inserting ``(1) Not\nlater than''; and\n(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(2)(A) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of\nthe Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, the Director\nshall issue written guidance to ensure the timely identification and\nreporting of novel and significant expenditures in accordance with this\nsubsection. Such guidance shall--\n``(i) establish a definition of a novel and significant\nexpenditure for purposes of this subsection;\n``(ii) define internal procedures to evaluate expenditures to\ndetermine if such expenditures are novel and significant using the\ndefinition established pursuant to clause (i); and\n``(iii) require timely congressional notification in accordance\nwith this subsection.\n``(B) The Director shall regularly review and update the guidance\nissued under this paragraph as appropriate.\n``(C) Not later than 60 days after the date on which the initial\nguidance is issued under this paragraph, and not later than 60 days\nafter the date on which any material revisions to such guidance take\neffect, the Director shall provide to the committees specified in\nparagraph (1) a briefing with respect to such guidance or such material\nrevisions.''.\n(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 102A(m)(5) of the National\nSecurity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(m)(5)) (as redesignated by section\n6402(c) of this Act) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``of\nsuch section'' and inserting ``of such section, including the guidance\nissued under paragraph (2) of such subsection (c)''.\nSEC. 6502. IMPROVEMENTS TO SECURITY OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY\nINSTALLATIONS.\n(a) Agency Headquarters Installation.--Subsection (a)(1) of section\n15 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3515) is\namended by striking ``Compound'' each place it appears and inserting\n``Installation''.\n(b) Unmanned Aircraft.--Such Act is further amended by inserting\nafter section 15 the following:\n``SEC. 15A. AUTHORITY REGARDING UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.\n``(a) Authority to Intercept.--Notwithstanding section 46502 of\ntitle 49, United States Code, or sections 32, 1030, and 1367 and\nchapters 119 and 206 of title 18, United States Code, the Director may\ntake, and may authorize personnel of the Agency with assigned duties\nunder section 15 that include the security or protection of people,\nfacilities, or assets within the United States to take, the actions\ndescribed in subsection (b)(1) that are necessary to mitigate a\ncredible threat (as defined by the Director, in consultation with the\nSecretary of Transportation) to safety or security in any specially\ndesignated area posed by an unmanned aircraft system.\n``(b) Authorized Actions.--\n``(1) Actions described to ensure safety and security.--The\nactions described in this paragraph are the following:\n``(A) During the operation of the unmanned aircraft system,\ndetect, identify, monitor, and track the unmanned aircraft\nsystem, without prior consent, including by means of intercept\nor other access of a wire communication, an oral communication,\nor an electronic communication, used to control the unmanned\naircraft system.\n``(B) Warn the operator of the unmanned aircraft system,\nincluding by passive or active, and by direct or indirect,\nphysical, electronic, radio, and electromagnetic means.\n``(C) Disrupt control of the unmanned aircraft system,\nwithout prior consent, including by disabling the unmanned\naircraft system by intercepting, interfering, or causing\ninterference with wire, oral, electronic, or radio\ncommunications used to control the unmanned aircraft system.\n``(D) Seize or exercise control of the unmanned aircraft\nsystem.\n``(E) Seize or otherwise confiscate the unmanned aircraft\nsystem.\n``(F) Use reasonable force, if necessary, to disable,\ndamage, or destroy the unmanned aircraft system.\n``(2) Limitation on actions.--\n``(A) Duration.--In carrying out subsection (a), the\nDirector may take an action described in subparagraphs (B)\nthrough (F) of paragraph (1) only for the period necessary to\nmitigate a credible threat to safety or security identified in\nsubsection (a).\n``(B) Compliance.--In carrying out this section, the\nDirector shall comply with the guidance developed under\nsubsection (c).\n``(c) Guidance.--\n``(1) Coordination and consultation.--\n``(A) Coordination.--The Director shall develop guidance\nfor carrying out subsection (a) and for conducting research,\ntesting, training, and evaluation under subsection (e) in\ncoordination with the Secretary of Transportation and the\nAdministrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure\nthat any such actions or research, testing, training, and\nevaluation do not adversely affect or interfere with the safety\nand efficiency of the national airspace system.\n``(B) Consultation.--In developing guidance for carrying\nout subsection (a) and for conducting research, testing,\ntraining, and evaluation under subsection (e), the Director\nshall request consultation by the Secretary of Commerce and the\nChairman of the Federal Communications Commission. The\nSecretary of Commerce and the Chairman may each provide such\nconsultation during the 180-day period beginning on the date of\nthe request by the Director.\n``(2) Requirements.--The guidance under paragraph (1) shall\ninclude requirements that--\n``(A) the Administrator of the Federal Aviation\nAdministration advise on the types of activities covered by\nsubsection (b)(1);\n``(B) the Director contact the Administrator of the Federal\nAviation Administration through the appropriate channel if\npracticable before, or otherwise as soon as practicable after\n(but not later than 24 hours after), carrying out an action\ndescribed in subparagraphs (B) through (F) of subsection\n(b)(1);\n``(C) the Director contact the Administrator of the Federal\nAviation Administration through the appropriate channel before\nconducting research, testing, training, and evaluation under\nsubsection (e); and\n``(D) when taking an action described in subsection (b)(1),\nall due consideration is given to--\n``(i) mitigating effects on privacy and civil liberties\nunder the first and fourth amendments to the Constitution\nof the United States;\n``(ii) mitigating damage to, or loss of, real and\npersonal property; and\n``(iii) mitigating any risk of personal injury or\ndeath.\n``(3) Updates.--On an annual basis, the Director, in\ncoordination with the Secretary of Transportation and the\nAdministrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, shall review\nthe guidance developed under paragraph (1) and make any necessary\nupdates.\n``(d) Specially Designated Areas.--\n``(1) List.--The Director shall make available to the\ncongressional intelligence committees and the recipients specified\nin paragraph (5) a list, which may be in classified form, of each\narea that the Director--\n``(A) determines meets the criteria described in paragraph\n(4); and\n``(B) designates as a specially designated area for\npurposes of this section.\n``(2) Annual update.--Not later than March 31 each year, the\nDirector shall make available to the congressional intelligence\ncommittees and the recipients specified in paragraph (5) an updated\nlist of specially designated areas under paragraph (1).\n``(3) Emergency updates.--If the Director determines that\nadding an area that meets the criteria described in paragraph (4)\nto the list under paragraph (1) is necessary to mitigate a credible\nthreat to safety or security, the Director may update the list to\ninclude that area as a specially designated area covered by this\nsection if the Director makes available to the congressional\nintelligence committees and the recipients specified in paragraph\n(5) information regarding that area by not later than 7 days after\nmaking such determination.\n``(4) Criteria described.--The criteria described in this\nparagraph are the following:\n``(A) The area is identified by the Director, in\ncoordination with the Secretary of Transportation, with respect\nto potentially impacted airspace, through a risk-based\nassessment, as high-risk and a potential target for unlawful\nunmanned aircraft system-related activity.\n``(B) The area consists of--\n``(i) premises that--\n\n``(I) are owned, leased, or controlled by the\nAgency or the Office of the Director of National\nIntelligence;\n``(II) are not eligible for protection from threats\nfrom unmanned aircraft systems by another department or\nagency of the Federal Government that has authority to\nmitigate the threat of unmanned aircraft systems,\nincluding pursuant to section 130i of title 10, United\nStates Code; and\n``(III) directly relate to one or more functions\nauthorized to be performed by the Agency or the Office\nof the Director of National Intelligence under this Act\nor the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et\nseq.);\n\n``(ii) one or more perimeters adjacent to such\npremises, as designated by the Director, in coordination\nwith the Secretary of Transportation, based on the specific\ntype of action described in subsection (b)(1); and\n``(iii) the airspace above the premises and perimeters\ncovered by clauses (i) and (ii).\n``(C) The airspace specified in subparagraph (B)(iii) is\nrestricted by a temporary flight restriction or covered by a\ndetermination under section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety,\nand Security Act of 2016 (49 U.S.C. 44802 note) or any other\nsimilar restriction applicable to unmanned aircraft system\noverflights determined appropriate by the Secretary of\nTransportation.\n``(5) Specified recipients of list.--The designated recipients\nfor purposes of this subsection are each of the following:\n``(A) The chairs and ranking minority members of the\nCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation of the Senate.\n``(B) The chairs and ranking minority members of the\nCommittees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and\nof the Senate.\n``(C) The chairs and ranking minority members of the\nCommittee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of\nRepresentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and\nGovernmental Affairs of the Senate.\n``(D) The chairs and ranking minority members of the\nCommittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives\nand of the Senate.\n``(E) For each committee specified in subparagraphs (A),\n(B), (C), and (D)--\n``(i) two staff members of the committee who have the\nrequired security clearances and are designated by the\nchair; and\n``(ii) two staff members of the committee who have the\nrequired security clearances and are designated by the\nranking minority member.\n``(e) Research, Testing, Training, and Evaluation.--The Director\nmay, consistent with section 105(g) of the Foreign Intelligence\nSurveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1805(g)), other Federal laws, and\nPresidential directives, conduct research, testing, training on, and\nevaluation of any equipment, including any electronic equipment, to\ndetermine the capability and utility of the equipment prior to the use\nof the equipment for any action carried out under subsection (a).\n``(f) Privacy Protections.--\n``(1) Requirement.--Any interception or acquisition of, or\naccess to, or maintenance or use of, information or communications\nto or from an unmanned aircraft system under this section shall be\nconducted--\n``(A) in a manner consistent with the first and fourth\namendments to the Constitution of the United States and\napplicable provisions of Federal law; and\n``(B) only to the extent necessary to support an action\ndescribed in subsection (b)(1) taken to carry out the authority\nprovided in subsection (a).\n``(2) Limit.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Director may\nmaintain records containing or regarding the content and dialing,\nsignaling, routing, and addressing information associated with wire\ncommunications, oral communications, electronic communications, and\nradio communications, and may maintain parts or the whole of an\nunmanned aircraft system, only if--\n``(A) such maintenance is for the purpose of mitigating a\ncredible threat, as described in subsection (a), to safety or\nsecurity of persons in a specially designated area; and\n``(B) such maintenance does not exceed a period of 180 days\nunless--\n``(i) the Director or the Attorney General determines a\nlonger period--\n\n``(I) is necessary to directly support an ongoing\nsecurity operation of the Agency pursuant to subsection\n(a); or\n``(II) is required to be maintained by the Agency\nunder Federal law;\n\n``(ii) the Director or the Attorney General has created\na record before the end of such 180-day period providing\nthe specific factual basis to support the determination\nbased on the matters specified in either or both subclauses\n(I) and (II) of clause (i); and\n``(iii) the Director is in compliance with the\nreporting requirements under subsection (g)(2)(B).\n``(3) Destruction.--The Director shall destroy any records or\nmaterials maintained under paragraph (2) at the end of the period\nspecified in such paragraph.\n``(4) Transfer.--\n``(A) Authorized disclosure.--Records or materials\nmaintained under paragraph (2) may not be disclosed outside of\nthe Agency or Department of Justice unless the Director or\nAttorney General determine that the disclosure of such records\nor materials--\n``(i) is necessary to investigate or prosecute a\nviolation of Federal law;\n``(ii) is necessary to support the counter unmanned\naircraft systems activities of another department or agency\nof the Federal Government with authority to mitigate the\nthreat of unmanned aircraft systems;\n``(iii) is necessary to comply with another provision\nof Federal law; or\n``(iv) is necessary to comply with an obligation to\npreserve materials during the course of litigation.\n``(B) Requirement for recipient agency.--The recipient of\nrecords or materials pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall--\n``(i) maintain the records or materials only for the\npurpose authorized under such subparagraph;\n``(ii) disclose the records or materials only for a\npurpose authorized under such subparagraph; and\n``(iii) destroy the records or parts or materials once\nsuch purpose no longer applies.\n``(5) Certification.--\n``(A) Agency.--Each time the Director carries out\nsubsection (a) by taking an action described in subparagraphs\n(C) through (F) of subsection (b)(1), the Director shall\ncertify that the Director is in compliance with paragraphs (1)\nthrough (4) of this subsection. The Director may only delegate\nthe authority to make such certification to--\n``(i) the General Counsel or the Principal Deputy\nGeneral Counsel; or\n``(ii) the Director of Operations or the Deputy\nDirector of Operations.\n``(B) Retention.--Each certification made under\nsubparagraph (A) shall be retained by the Director for a period\nof at least seven years.\n``(g) Notifications and Reports.--\n``(1) Department of justice notification.--Not later than 30\ndays after the date on which the Director carries out subsection\n(a) by taking an action described in subparagraphs (C) through (F)\nof subsection (b)(1), the Director shall notify the Attorney\nGeneral of such action.\n``(2) Congressional reports.--Not later than 90 days after the\ndate of the enactment of this section, and every 90 days\nthereafter, the Director shall make available to the congressional\nintelligence committees and the recipients specified in paragraph\n(3) a report that includes the following:\n``(A) With respect to each action described in\nsubparagraphs (B) through (F) of subsection (b)(1) taken to\ncarry out subsection (a) during the period covered by the\nreport, a description of--\n``(i) the action taken;\n``(ii) options considered by the Director to mitigate\nany identified effects to the national airspace system\nrelating to such action, including the minimization of the\nuse of any technology that disrupts the transmission of\nradio or electronic signals; and\n``(iii) whether any harm, damage, or loss to a person\nor to private property resulted from such action.\n``(B) A description of all records or materials that, as of\nthe date of the report, are being maintained for a period\nexceeding 180 days pursuant to subsection (f)(2)(B), and a copy\nof each record created pursuant to clause (ii) of such\nsubsection relating to such maintenance.\n``(C) A copy of the guidance, policies, and procedures\nestablished by the Director in effect during the period covered\nby the report to address privacy, civil rights, and civil\nliberties issues implicated by actions taken by the Director in\ncarrying out subsection (a).\n``(D) Information on any violation of, or failure to comply\nwith, this section during the period covered by the report,\nincluding a description of any such violation or failure.\n``(3) Specified recipients of report.--The designated\nrecipients for purposes of paragraph (2) are each of the following:\n``(A) Each member of the Committee on Transportation and\nInfrastructure of the House of Representatives and the\nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the\nSenate.\n``(B) Each member of the Committees on the Judiciary of the\nHouse of Representatives and of the Senate.\n``(C) Each member of the Committee on Oversight and\nGovernment Reform of the House of Representatives and the\nCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the\nSenate.\n``(D) Each member of the Committees on Appropriations of\nthe House of Representatives and of the Senate.\n``(E) For each committee specified in subparagraphs (A),\n(B), (C), and (D)--\n``(i) five staff members of the committee who have the\nrequired security clearances and are designated by the\nchair; and\n``(ii) five staff members of the committee who have the\nrequired security clearances and are designated by the\nranking minority member.\n``(h) Forfeiture and Tort Claims.--\n``(1) Forfeiture.--\n``(A) Subject to forfeiture.--Any unmanned aircraft system\ndescribed in subsection (a) that is seized by the Director is\nsubject to forfeiture to the United States.\n``(B) Application.--The requirements for civil, criminal,\nor administrative forfeiture under applicable law or regulation\nshall apply to any forfeiture conducted under subparagraph (A).\n``(2) Tort claims.--Chapter 171 of title 28, United States\nCode, shall apply to any claims for loss of property, injury, or\ndeath pursuant to actions taken pursuant to this section.\n``(i) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be\nconstrued as--\n``(1) affecting the restrictions in section 105(g) of the\nForeign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1805(g));\n``(2) vesting in the Director any authority of the Secretary of\nTransportation, the Secretary of Defense, or the Administrator of\nthe Federal Aviation Administration;\n``(3) vesting in the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary\nof Defense, or the Administrator any authority of the Director;\n``(4) creating a new cause of action or any new rights, or\nwaiving any defenses, that do not otherwise exist in law as of the\ndate of the enactment of this section;\n``(5) authorizing any official of a department or agency of the\nFederal Government to conduct any search or seizure in a manner\nthat violates the fourth amendment to the Constitution of the\nUnited States; or\n``(6) authorizing any actions that violate any provision of the\nConstitution of the United States, including the first and fourth\namendments.\n``(j) Budget.--Together with the budget requests of the Agency for\neach fiscal year after fiscal year 2026, or not later than 7 days after\nthe date on which such a request is submitted to Congress, the Director\nshall submit to the congressional intelligence committees and the\nCommittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of\nRepresentatives a consolidated funding display that identifies the\nfunding source for actions to carry out subsection (a). The funding\ndisplay shall be in unclassified form, but may contain a classified\nannex.\n``(k) Commencement of Authority.--The Director may not carry out\nsubsection (a) by taking an action described in subsection (b)(1) until\nthe date on which the Director has made available the first list under\nsubsection (d)(1).\n``(l) Suspension of Authority.--If the Director fails to make\navailable the updated list by the date required under subsection\n(d)(2), the Director may not carry out subsection (a) by taking an\naction described in subsection (b)(1) until the date on which the\nDirector makes available such updated list.\n``(m) Termination.--The authority to carry out this section shall\nterminate on December 31, 2027.\n``(n) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) Congressional intelligence committees.--The term\n`congressional intelligence committees' means the Permanent Select\nCommittee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the\nSelect Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.\n``(2) Radio communication.--The term `radio communication' has\nthe meaning given that term in section 3 of the Communications Act\nof 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153).\n``(3) Specially designated area.--The term `specially\ndesignated area' means an area designated by the Director as a\nspecially designated area for purposes of this section pursuant to\nsubsection (d).\n``(4) Title 18 terms.--The terms `electronic communication',\n`intercept', `oral communication', and `wire communication' have\nthe meanings given those terms in section 2510 of title 18, United\nStates Code.\n``(5) United states.--The term `United States' has the meaning\ngiven that term in section 5 of title 18, United States Code.\n``(6) Unmanned aircraft system.--The term `unmanned aircraft\nsystem' has the meaning given the term in section 44801 of title\n49, United States Code.''.\nSEC. 6503. ANNUAL CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WORKPLACE CLIMATE\nASSESSMENT.\nSection 30 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50\nU.S.C. 3531) is amended by adding at the end the following:\n``(d) Annual Agency Climate Assessment.--\n``(1) Requirement.--Not less frequently than once every 365\ndays, the Director shall--\n``(A) complete an Agency climate assessment--\n``(i) that does not request any information that would\nmake an Agency employee or the position of an Agency\nemployee identifiable;\n``(ii) for the purposes of--\n\n``(I) preventing and responding to sexual assault\nand sexual harassment; and\n``(II) examining the prevalence of sexual assault\nand sexual harassment occurring among the Agency's\nworkforce; and\n\n``(iii) that includes an opportunity for Agency\nemployees to express the opinions of the employees\nregarding the manner and extent to which the Agency\nresponds to allegations of sexual assault and complaints of\nsexual harassment, and the effectiveness of such response;\nand\n``(B) submit to the appropriate congressional committees\nthe findings of the Director with respect to the climate\nassessment completed pursuant to subparagraph (A).\n``(2) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this\nsubsection, the term `appropriate congressional committees' means--\n``(A) the Select Committee on Intelligence and the\nSubcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of\nthe Senate; and\n``(B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and\nthe Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations\nof the House of Representatives.''.\nSEC. 6504. CHAPLAIN CORPS AND CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS OF THE CENTRAL\nINTELLIGENCE AGENCY.\n(a) In General.--Section 26 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act\nof 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3527) is amended to read as follows:\n``SEC. 26. CHAPLAIN CORPS AND CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS.\n``(a) Establishment of Chaplain Corps.--There is in the Agency a\nChaplain Corps, which shall provide spiritual and religious pastoral\nservices and care across all components of the Agency for employees of\nall faiths and non-faiths.\n``(b) Chief of Chaplains.--\n``(1) In general.--The head of the Chaplain Corps shall be the\nChief of Chaplains, who shall be appointed by the Director.\n``(2) Reporting.-- The Chief of Chaplains shall report directly\nto the Director.\n``(3) Duties.--The Chief of Chaplains shall--\n``(A) oversee the Chaplain Corps; and\n``(B) be the proponent for, and consult with the Director\non--\n``(i) all guidance pertaining to chaplains' care;\n``(ii) programming and instruction; and\n``(iii) any policy or guidance pertaining to religion\nor religious accommodation.\n``(4) Consultation.--All appropriate offices of the Agency\nshall consult with the Chief of Chaplains on best practices to\nimplement guidance or policy pertaining to religion or religious\naccommodation.\n``(c) Services.--Chaplains of the Chaplain Corps shall--\n``(1) be located at the headquarters building of the Agency;\nand\n``(2) travel as necessary to provide services to personnel of\nthe Agency.\n``(d) Staff.--\n``(1) Minimum staffing level.--The Chaplain Corps shall be\ncomposed of not less than 6 chaplains, of which--\n``(A) not less than 3 shall be full-time staff employees of\nthe Agency; and\n``(B) not less than 3 shall be government contractors.\n``(2) Vacancies.--The Director shall expeditiously fill any\nvacancies.\n``(3) Exclusive role.--A chaplain of the Chaplain Corps shall\nserve exclusively in the chaplain's role in the Chaplain Corps.\n``(4) Appointment; compensation.--The Director may appoint and\nfix the compensation of such chaplains of the Chaplain Corps as the\nDirector considers appropriate, except that the Director may not\nprovide basic pay to any chaplain of the Chaplain Corps at an\nannual rate of basic pay in excess of the maximum rate of basic pay\nfor grade GS-15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title\n5, United States Code.\n``(e) Administration.--The Director shall--\n``(1) provide security clearances, including one-time read-ins,\nto chaplains of the Chaplain Corps to ensure that personnel of the\nAgency can seek unrestricted chaplaincy counseling; and\n``(2) furnish physical workspace for the Chaplain Corps at the\nheadquarters building of the Agency.\n``(f) Privacy.--The Director shall implement privacy standards with\nrespect to the physical workspaces of the Chaplain Corps to ensure\nprivacy for individuals visiting such spaces.\n``(g) Protection of Chaplain Corps.--The Director may not require a\nchaplain of the Chaplain Corps to perform any rite, ritual, or ceremony\nthat is contrary to the conscience, moral principles, or religious\nbeliefs of the chaplain or of the ecclesiastical organization that\nordains the chaplain.\n``(h) Certifications to Congress.--Not less frequently than\nannually, the Director shall certify to Congress whether implementation\nof this section meets the requirements of this section.''.\n(b) Applicability of Minimum Staffing Requirement.--The minimum\nstaffing level required by subsection (d)(1) of section 26 (as amended\nby subsection (a)) shall apply on and after the date that is 120 days\nafter the date of the enactment of this Act.\nSEC. 6505. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO PROCUREMENT AUTHORITIES OF CENTRAL\nINTELLIGENCE AGENCY.\nSection 3(a) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50\nU.S.C. 3503(a)) is amended by striking ``3069'' and inserting ``3066''.\n\nSubtitle B--Elements of Department of Defense\n\nSEC. 6511. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE BRIEFINGS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED\nFORCES.\n(a) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Covered individual.--The term ``covered individual'' has\nthe meaning given such term in section 989(h) of title 10, United\nStates Code.\n(2) Government of concern; company of concern.--The terms\n``government of concern'' and ``company of concern'' mean,\nrespectively, a government described in subparagraph (A) of section\n989(h)(2) of title 10, United States Code, and a company, entity,\nor other person described in subparagraph (B) of such section.\n(b) In General.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence\nand Security shall issue appropriate policy to require the military\ndepartments to conduct counterintelligence briefings for members of the\nArmed Forces as part of the process required by section 989(c) of title\n10, United States Code.\n(c) Elements.--Each briefing provided under subsection (b) shall\nprovide members of the Armed Forces with--\n(1) awareness of methods commonly used by governments and\ncompanies of concern to solicit and learn from covered individuals\nsensitive military techniques, tactics, and procedures of the Armed\nForces;\n(2) recommended practices for covered individuals to avoid an\nactivity that could subject such individuals to civil or criminal\npenalties;\n(3) the contact information for the counterintelligence\nauthorities to whom covered individuals should report attempted\nrecruitment or a related suspicious contact; and\n(4) an overview of the prohibition and penalties under\nsubsections (a) and (c) of section 989 of title 10, United States\nCode.\n(d) Provision of Briefings at Certain Trainings.--The Under\nSecretary may mandate the briefings required by subsection (b) during\nthe trainings required by Department of Defense Directive 5240.06\n(relating to counterintelligence awareness and reporting), or successor\ndocument.\n\nSubtitle C--Federal Bureau of Investigation\n\nSEC. 6521. NOTICE OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENTS AND INVESTIGATIONS\nBY THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION OF CANDIDATES FOR OR HOLDERS OF\nFEDERAL OFFICE.\nTitle V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et\nseq.), as amended by section 6303 of this Act, is further amended by\nadding at the end the following new section:\n``SEC. 518. NOTICE OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENTS AND\nINVESTIGATIONS OF FEDERAL CANDIDATES OR OFFICEHOLDERS.\n``(a) Notice.--\n``(1) Notice required.--Except as provided in paragraph (3),\nthe Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall notify\nthe chairmen and ranking minority members of the appropriate\ncongressional committees, the Speaker and minority leader of the\nHouse of Representatives, and the majority and minority leaders of\nthe Senate of each counterintelligence assessment or investigation\nof an individual who is--\n``(A) a candidate for Federal office; or\n``(B) a holder of Federal office.\n``(2) Contents.--The notice required under paragraph (1) shall\ninclude--\n``(A) a summary of the relevant facts associated with the\ncounterintelligence assessment or investigation; and\n``(B) the identity of such individual.\n``(3) Exception.--The Director may refrain from providing a\nnotice under paragraph (1) to an individual who is otherwise a\nrecipient of notices under such paragraph if that individual is a\ntarget of the counterintelligence assessment or investigation\ncovered by the notice.\n``(b) Timing.--The Director shall provide each notice under\nsubsection (a) not later than 15 days after the date of the\ncommencement of the counterintelligence assessment or investigation\nthat is the subject of such notice. With respect to counterintelligence\nassessments or investigations that commenced before the date of the\nenactment of this section and are ongoing as of such date of enactment,\nthe Director shall provide each notice under subsection (a) not later\nthan 15 days after such date of enactment.\n``(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) The term `appropriate congressional committees' means--\n``(A) the congressional intelligence committees; and\n``(B) the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of\nRepresentatives and the Senate.\n``(2) The terms `candidate' and `Federal office' have the\nmeanings given those terms in section 301 of the Federal Election\nCampaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101).''.\nSEC. 6522. NOTIFICATION OF MATERIAL CHANGES TO POLICIES OR PROCEDURES\nGOVERNING TERRORIST WATCHLIST AND TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME\nWATCHLIST.\n(a) Notification of Material Changes.--\n(1) Notification required.--The Director of the Federal Bureau\nof Investigation shall submit to the appropriate congressional\ncommittees notice of any material change to a policy or procedure\nrelating to the terrorist watchlist or the transnational organized\ncrime watchlist, including any change to the policy or procedure\nfor adding or removing a person from either watchlist. Each\nnotification under this subsection shall include a summary of the\nmaterial changes to such policy or procedure.\n(2) Timing of notification.--Each notification required under\nparagraph (1) shall be submitted not later than 30 days after the\ndate on which a material change described in paragraph (1) takes\neffect.\n(b) Requests by Appropriate Committees.--Not later than 30 days\nafter receiving a request from an appropriate congressional committee,\nthe Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall submit to\nsuch committee all guidance in effect as of the date of the request\nthat applies to or governs the use of the terrorist watchlist or the\ntransnational organized crime watchlist.\n(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term\n``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(A) the congressional intelligence committees;\n(B) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the\nHouse of Representatives;\n(C) the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the\nHouse of Representatives; and\n(D) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental\nAffairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of\nthe House of Representatives.\n(2) Terrorist watchlist.--The term ``terrorist watchlist''\nmeans the Terrorist Screening Dataset or any successor or similar\nwatchlist.\n(3) Transnational organized crime watchlist.--The term\n``transnational organized crime watchlist'' means the watchlist\nmaintained under the Transnational Organized Crime Actor Detection\nProgram or any successor or similar watchlist.\nSEC. 6523. ANNUAL REPORT ON UNITED STATES PERSONS ON THE TERRORIST\nWATCH LIST.\n(a) Report.--Not later than January 31, 2026, and annually\nthereafter for two years, the Director of the Federal Bureau of\nInvestigation shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees\na report on known or presumed United States persons who are included on\nthe terrorist watchlist.\n(b) Contents.--Each report required under subsection (a) shall\ninclude, with respect to the preceding calendar year, the following\ninformation:\n(1) The total number of persons who were included on the\nterrorist watchlist as of January 1 and the total number of such\npersons included as of December 31.\n(2) The total number of known or presumed United States persons\nwho were included on the terrorist watchlist as of January 1 and\nthe total number of such persons included as of December 31,\nincluding with respect to each of those dates--\n(A) the number of known or presumed United States persons\nwho were included on a no fly list;\n(B) the number of known or presumed United States persons\nwho were included on a selectee list for additional screening;\n(C) the number of known or presumed United States persons\nwho were included on the terrorist watchlist as an exception to\na reasonable suspicion standard and who are not subject to\nadditional screening, but who are included on the list to\nsupport specific screening functions of the Federal Government;\n(D) the name of each terrorist organization with which the\nknown or presumed United States persons are suspected of being\naffiliated and the number of such persons who are suspected of\naffiliating with each such terrorist organization; and\n(E) an identification of each Federal agency that nominated\nthe United States persons to the terrorist watchlist and the\nnumber of such persons nominated by each Federal agency.\n(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term\n``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(A) the congressional intelligence committees;\n(B) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the\nHouse of Representatives;\n(C) the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the\nHouse of Representatives; and\n(D) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental\nAffairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of\nthe House of Representatives.\n(2) Terrorist watchlist.--The term ``terrorist watchlist''\nmeans the Terrorist Screening Dataset or any successor or similar\nwatchlist.\n(3) United states person.--The term ``United States person''\nhas the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Foreign\nIntelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801).\nSEC. 6524. ANNUAL REPORT ON FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION CASE DATA.\nTitle V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et\nseq.) is amended by inserting after section 512 the following:\n``SEC. 512A. ANNUAL REPORT ON FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION CASE\nDATA.\n``(a) Annual Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the\nenactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Director of the\nFederal Bureau of Investigation shall submit to the congressional\nintelligence committees, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate,\nand the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a\nreport containing data on cases of the Federal Bureau of Investigation\nfor the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the report is\nsubmitted.\n``(b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall\ninclude, for the fiscal year covered by the report, the number of\nactive cases, the number of unique cases, and the number of cases\nopened, for each of the following:\n``(1) Russia counterintelligence cases.\n``(2) China counterintelligence cases.\n``(3) Espionage or leak cases.\n``(4) All other counterintelligence cases, disaggregated by\ncountry affiliation.\n``(5) Cartel and other transnational criminal organization\ncounterterrorism cases.\n``(6) All other international counterterrorism cases,\ndisaggregated by country affiliation.\n``(7) Russia cyber national security cases.\n``(8) China cyber national security cases.\n``(9) All other cyber national security cases, disaggregated by\ncountry affiliation.\n``(c) Form.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall be\nsubmitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.''.\n\nTITLE LXVI--ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND OTHER EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES\nSubtitle A--Artificial Intelligence\n\nSEC. 6601. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SECURITY GUIDANCE.\nSection 6504 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2025 (division F of Public Law 118-159) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (c)--\n(A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and\n(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new\nparagraph (3):\n``(3) In accordance with subsection (d), developing security\nguidance to defend artificial intelligence technologies from\ntechnology theft by nation-state adversaries.'';\n(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and\n(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:\n``(d) Artificial Intelligence Security Guidance.--\n``(1) Elements.--In developing the guidance pursuant to\nsubsection (c)(3), the Director of the National Security Agency\nshall--\n``(A) identify vulnerabilities in advanced artificial\nintelligence technologies, with a focus on cybersecurity risks\nand security challenges unique to protecting such technologies\nfrom theft or sabotage by nation-state adversaries;\n``(B) identify elements of the artificial intelligence\nsupply chain or development or product lifecycle that, if\naccessed by nation-state adversaries, would contribute to\nprogress made by nation-state adversaries on advanced\nartificial intelligence or would provide opportunities to\nadversaries to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, or\navailability of artificial intelligence systems or associated\nsupply chains; and\n``(C) identify strategies for artificial intelligence\ntechnologies to identify, protect, detect, respond, and recover\nfrom nation-state adversary cyber threats.\n``(2) External collaboration.--In developing the guidance\npursuant to subsection (c)(3), the Director of the National\nSecurity Agency may collaborate, on a voluntary basis, with other\ndepartments and agencies of the United States Government, research\nentities, and private sector entities, as determined appropriate by\nthe Director, on artificial intelligence model safety and security,\nincluding through the provision of any computing resources the\nDirector determines appropriate.\n``(3) Security guidance form.--The Director of the National\nSecurity Agency shall publish, and may update from time to time,\nthe security guidance developed under subsection (c)(3) to share\nwith departments and agencies of the United States Government,\nresearch entities, and private sector entities, as determined\nappropriate by the Director, at unclassified or classified\nlevels.''.\nSEC. 6602. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DEVELOPMENT AND USAGE BY\nINTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.\n(a) Chief Artificial Intelligence Officers for Elements of the\nIntelligence Community.--Section 6702 of the Intelligence Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2023 (50 U.S.C. 3334m) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``the officials'' and\ninserting ``the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officers''; and\n(2) in subsection (c)--\n(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Leads'' and\ninserting ``Chief Artificial Intelligence Officers'';\n(B) by striking ``the designated element lead responsible''\nand inserting ``the designated Chief Artificial Intelligence\nOfficer, with lead responsibility''; and\n(C) by striking ``designated element leads'' and inserting\n``designated Chief Artificial Intelligence Officers''.\n(b) Identification of Commonly Used Artificial Intelligence Systems\nand Functions That Can Be Re-used by Other Elements.--Not later than 1\nyear after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information\nOfficer of the Intelligence Community shall, in coordination with the\nChief Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Intelligence Community,\nidentify commonly used artificial intelligence systems or functions\nthat have the greatest potential for re-use without significant\nmodification by other intelligence community elements.\n(c) Sharing of Identified Applications and Functions.--To the\nextent consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and\nmethods, for any artificial intelligence system or function identified\npursuant to subsection (b), each Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer\nof an element of the intelligence community shall adopt a policy to\npromote the sharing, to the extent practical, of any custom-developed\ncode and other key technical components, including models and model\nweights, whether agency-developed or procured, with other elements of\nthe intelligence community that rely on common artificial intelligence\nsystems or functions.\n(d) Model Contract Terms.--The Chief Information Officer of the\nIntelligence Community shall provide the elements of the intelligence\ncommunity with model contractual terms for consideration by the heads\nof those elements to appropriately address technical data rights and\nrights related to artificial intelligence dataset requirements,\nminimize dependency on proprietary information, and promote the\nadoption of procurement practices that encourage competition to sustain\na robust marketplace for artificial intelligence products and services,\nincluding through contractual preferences for interoperable artificial\nintelligence products and services.\n(e) Tracking and Evaluating Performance.--Each head of an element\nof the intelligence community shall track and evaluate performance of\nprocured and element-developed artificial intelligence, including\nefficacy, safety, fairness, transparency, accountability,\nappropriateness, lawfulness, and trustworthiness.\nSEC. 6603. APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE POLICIES OF THE\nINTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY TO PUBLICLY AVAILABLE MODELS HOSTED IN\nCLASSIFIED ENVIRONMENTS.\n(a) In General.--Section 6702 of the Intelligence Authorization Act\nfor Fiscal Year 2023 (50 U.S.C. 3334m), as amended by section 6602 of\nthis Act, is further amended--\n(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsection (c)'' and\ninserting ``subsection (e)'';\n(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e); and\n(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:\n``(c) Application of Policies to Publicly Available Models Hosted\nin Classified Environments.--In carrying out subsections (a) and (b),\nthe Director shall ensure that the policies established under such\nsubsections apply to the greatest extent possible to artificial\nintelligence models generally available to the public and hosted in\nclassified environments.\n``(d) Testing Standards and Benchmarks.--\n``(1) Establishment.--The Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer\nof the Intelligence Community, or any officer designated by the\nDirector of National Intelligence, shall establish standards for\ntesting of artificial intelligence models in proportion to risk,\nincluding benchmarks and methodologies for the performance,\nefficacy, safety, fairness, transparency, accountability,\nappropriateness, lawfulness, and trustworthiness of artificial\nintelligence models across common use cases, including machine\ntranslation, object detection, and object recognition.\n``(2) Identification of computing model.--The Chief Artificial\nIntelligence Officer of the Intelligence Community, in coordination\nwith the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officers of the elements of\nthe intelligence community, shall set standards for an appropriate\nsecure computing environment, at a level (or multiple levels) of\nclassification deemed appropriate, for elements of the intelligence\ncommunity to engage in testing and evaluation of models prior to\nacquisition.''.\n(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in subsection (c) or (d) of\nsection 6702 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023\n(50 U.S.C. 3334m), as added by subsection (a)(3) of this section, shall\nbe construed--\n(1) to authorize an officer or employee of the intelligence\ncommunity to direct a vendor or prospective vendor to alter a model\nto favor a particular viewpoint; or\n(2) to apply to, limit, restrict, or otherwise affect any\ndepartment, agency, or division or function of a department or\nagency outside of the intelligence community.\n(c) Updates.--The Director shall make such revisions to the\npolicies issued under subsections (a) and (b) of section 6702 of such\nAct as the Director considers necessary.\nSEC. 6604. PROHIBITION ON USE OF DEEPSEEK ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY\nSYSTEMS.\n(a) Prohibition.--The Director of National Intelligence, in\nconsultation with the other heads of the elements of the intelligence\ncommunity, shall develop standards and guidelines for elements of the\nintelligence community that require the removal of any covered\napplication from national security systems operated by an element of\nthe intelligence community, a contractor to an element of the\nintelligence community, or another entity on behalf of an element of\nthe intelligence community.\n(b) Applicability of Information Security Requirements.--The\nstandards and guidelines developed under subsection (a) shall be\nconsistent with the information security requirements under subchapter\nII of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code.\n(c) National Security and Research Exceptions.--The standards and\nguidelines developed under subsection (a) shall include--\n(1) exceptions for national security purposes and research\nactivities; and\n(2) risk mitigation standards and guidelines that shall apply\nin the case of an exception described in paragraph (1).\n(d) Initial Standards and Guidelines.--The Director of National\nIntelligence shall develop the initial standards and guidelines under\nsubsection (a) not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment\nof this Act.\n(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Covered application.--The term ``covered application''\nmeans the DeepSeek application or any successor application or\nservice.\n(2) National security system.--The term ``national security\nsystem'' has the meaning given the term in section 3552 of title\n44, United States Code.\n\nSubtitle B--Biotechnology\n\nSEC. 6611. SENIOR OFFICIALS FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY.\n(a) Designation Required.--Title I of the National Security Act of\n1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the\nfollowing new section:\n``SEC. 123. DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIALS FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY.\n``(a) Designation.--The head of each element of the intelligence\ncommunity specified in subsection (b) shall designate a senior official\nof such element to serve as the official responsible for coordinating\nthe activities of such element relating to biotechnology, as those\nactivities are determined and directed by the head of such element.\n``(b) Specified Elements.--The elements of the intelligence\ncommunity specified in this subsection are the following:\n``(1) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.\n``(2) The Central Intelligence Agency.\n``(3) The National Security Agency.\n``(4) The Defense Intelligence Agency.\n``(5) The intelligence elements of the Federal Bureau of\nInvestigation.\n``(6) The Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of the\nDepartment of Energy.\n``(c) Notice to Congress.--Not later than 15 days after designating\na senior official under this section, the head of the element of the\nintelligence community designating such official shall submit notice of\nthe designation to--\n``(1) the congressional intelligence committees and the\nCommittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of\nRepresentatives; and\n``(2) in the case of a designation relating to the Federal\nBureau of Investigation, the Committees on the Judiciary of the\nSenate and the House of Representatives.''.\n(b) Initial Designation.--The head of each element of the\nintelligence community required to designate a senior official of such\nelement under section 123 of the National Security Act of 1947, as\nadded by subsection (a) of this section, shall designate such senior\nofficial not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this\nAct.\nSEC. 6612. PLAN ON ENHANCED INTELLIGENCE SHARING RELATING TO FOREIGN\nADVERSARY BIOTECHNOLOGICAL THREATS.\n(a) Plan.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment\nof this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation\nwith such other heads of elements of the intelligence community as the\nDirector considers appropriate, shall--\n(1) develop and commence carrying out a plan, consistent with\nExecutive Order 13526 and with adequate protections for sources and\nmethods, for streamlining the declassification or downgrading and\nsharing of intelligence information relating to biotechnological\ndevelopments and threats in order to counter efforts by foreign\nadversaries to weaponize biotechnologies and biological weapons,\nincluding threats relating to military, industrial, agricultural,\nand health applications of biotechnology; and\n(2) submit to the appropriate congressional committees such\nplan.\n(b) Recipients.--The plan under subsection (a) shall include\nmechanisms for sharing the intelligence information described in such\nsubsection--\n(1) with allies and partners of the United States;\n(2) with private sector partners of the United States; and\n(3) across the Federal Government.\n(c) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment\nof this Act, and annually thereafter for 2 years, the Director shall\nsubmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the\nprogress made by the intelligence community with respect to sharing\nintelligence information relating to biotechnological developments and\nthreats with recipients specified in subsection (b).\n(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,\nthe term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the following:\n(1) The congressional intelligence committees.\n(2) The Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the\nHouse of Representatives.\n(3) The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs\nof the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House\nof Representatives.\nSEC. 6613. ENHANCING BIOTECHNOLOGY TALENT WITHIN THE INTELLIGENCE\nCOMMUNITY.\n(a) Plan.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment\nof this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall develop a plan\nto use existing and future funding and resources of the intelligence\ncommunity to ensure the intelligence community has sufficient personnel\nwith appropriate security clearances, including private-sector experts,\nto identify and respond to biotechnology threats.\n(b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall include\nthe following:\n(1) An identification of the exact number of personnel\ndedicated to biotechnology threats other than biological weapons in\neach element of the intelligence community as of the date on which\nsuch plan is completed, including personnel breakdowns by position\nfunction.\n(2) An identification of the exact number of personnel\ndedicated to biological weapons issues in each element of the\nintelligence community as of such date, including personnel\nbreakdowns by position function.\n(3) An identification of areas within the intelligence\ncommunity with respect to which the addition of full-time employees\nor detailees may be appropriate to address biotechnology expertise\ngaps.\n(4) Strategies for increasing partnerships with the National\nLaboratories (as defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of\n2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)) and other government and private-sector\nentities, including strategies for using existing funding and\nresources of the intelligence community to secure expertise on\nbiotechnology issues and provide appropriate security clearances to\npersonnel who can provide such expertise.\n(5) Strategies to make use of special hiring authorities to\nensure the intelligence community has sufficient personnel to\ninform analysis and provide independent recommendations to address\nemerging biotechnology threats.\n(6) Strategies to increase recruitment and retention of persons\nwith biotechnology expertise.\n(c) Implementation.--Not later than 180 days after the completion\nof the plan required by subsection (a), the Director of National\nIntelligence shall direct the funding and resources described in\nsubsection (b)(4) towards securing sufficient expertise to identify and\nrespond to biotechnology threats.\nSEC. 6614. ENHANCED INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO SECURE UNITED\nSTATES BIOLOGICAL DATA.\n(a) In General.--The Director of National Intelligence, in\nconsultation with such other heads of elements of the intelligence\ncommunity as the Director considers appropriate, shall provide support\nto and consult with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Committee\non Foreign Investment in the United States, and other Federal agencies\nas appropriate when reviewing transactions relating to the acquisition\nof covered entities by foreign entities of concern, including attempts\nby the Government of the People's Republic of China--\n(1) to leverage and acquire biological data in the United\nStates; and\n(2) to leverage and acquire biological data outside the United\nStates, including by providing economic support to the military,\nindustrial, agricultural, or health care infrastructure of foreign\ncountries.\n(b) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall\nbrief the appropriate congressional committees on--\n(1) a formal process for ensuring intelligence community\nsupport to Federal agencies relating to adversary acquisition of\nbiological data, in compliance with Executive Order 14117 (50\nU.S.C. 1701 note; relating to preventing access to Americans' bulk\nsensitive personal data and United States Government-related data\nby countries of concern), or any successor order; and\n(2) any additional resources or authorities needed to provide\nintelligence community support under subsection (b)(1).\n(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term\n``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(A) the congressional intelligence committees;\n(B) the congressional defense committees (as such term is\ndefined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code);\n(C) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on\nthe Judiciary, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban\nAffairs of the Senate; and\n(D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the\nJudiciary, and the Committee on Financial Services of the House\nof Representatives.\n(2) Biological data.--The term ``biological data'' means\nmultiomic information and other relevant information, including\nassociated descriptors, derived from the structure, function, or\nprocess of a biological system, that is either measured, collected,\nor aggregated for analysis, including information from humans,\nanimals, plants, or microbes.\n(3) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity'' means a\nprivate entity involved in biological data (including biological\ndata equipment, technologies, sequencing, or synthesis), including\na biobank or other private entity that holds large amounts of\nbiological data.\n(4) Foreign entity of concern.--The term ``foreign entity of\nconcern'' has the meaning given that term in section 10612(a) of\nthe Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act\n(division B of Public Law 117-167; 42 U.S.C. 19221(a)).\nSEC. 6615. ENSURING INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PROCUREMENT OF DOMESTIC\nUNITED STATES PRODUCTION OF SYNTHETIC DNA AND RNA.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in\nconsultation with such other heads of elements of the intelligence\ncommunity as the Director considers appropriate, shall establish a\npolicy to ensure that elements of the intelligence community that\nprocure products made using synthetic DNA or RNA from domestic sources\ndo not contract with Chinese biotechnology suppliers or Chinese\nbiotechnology supply chain intermediaries that are determined by the\nDirector to pose a security or supply chain threat to the United\nStates.\n(b) Elements.--The policy required by subsection (a) shall provide\nthat an element of the intelligence community may not--\n(1) procure or obtain any product made using synthetic DNA or\nRNA unless--\n(A) the final assembly or processing of the product occurs\nin the United States;\n(B) all significant processing of the product occurs in the\nUnited States; and\n(C) all or nearly all ingredients or components of the\nproduct are made and sourced in the United States or an allied\nnation; or\n(2) contract with any Chinese biotechnology supplier or Chinese\nbiotechnology supply chain intermediary that is determined by the\nDirector to pose a security or supply chain threat to the United\nStates.\n(c) Waiver.--As part of the policy required by subsection (a), the\nDirector of National Intelligence may establish a waiver process for\nthe heads of the elements of the intelligence community under which the\nhead of the relevant element may waive the prohibition under subsection\n(b). A waiver may be made under the process only if the head of the\nrelevant element complies with any conditions the Director may\nestablish for the waiver process.\n(d) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Biotechnology.--The term ``biotechnology'' means the use of\nbiological processes, organisms, or systems for manufacturing,\nresearch, or medical purposes, including genetic engineering,\nsynthetic biology, and bioinformatics.\n(2) Chinese biotechnology supplier.--The term ``Chinese\nbiotechnology supplier'' means a supplier of biotechnology that is\norganized under the laws of, or otherwise subject to the\njurisdiction of, the People's Republic of China.\n(3) Chinese biotechnology supply chain intermediary.--The term\n``Chinese biotechnology supply chain intermediary'' means a United\nStates domestic supplier of biotechnology where a controlling\ninterest in the United States domestic supplier is owned by the\nPeople's Republic of China.\n(4) Synthetic dna or rna.--The term ``synthetic DNA or RNA''\nmeans any nucleic acid sequence that is produced de novo through\nchemical or enzymatic synthesis.\nSEC. 6616. STRATEGY FOR ADDRESSING INTELLIGENCE GAPS RELATING TO\nCHINA'S INVESTMENT IN UNITED STATES-ORIGIN BIOTECHNOLOGY.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in\ncoordination with the officials specified in subsection (b), shall\nsubmit to the President, the congressional intelligence committees, and\nthe congressional defense committees (as defined in section 101(a) of\ntitle 10, United States Code) a strategy for addressing intelligence\ngaps relating to (1) investment activity by the People's Republic of\nChina in the biotechnology sector of the United States; and (2)\nacquisition by entities of the People's Republic of China of\nintellectual property relating to United States-origin biotechnology.\nThe strategy shall include any authorities or resources needed to\naddress these gaps.\n(b) Officials Specified.--The officials specified in this\nsubsection are the following:\n(1) The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.\n(2) The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Intelligence\nand Analysis.\n(3) The Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.\n(4) The Director of the Office of Intelligence and\nCounterintelligence of the Department of Energy.\n(5) The Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and\nResearch.\n(6) The heads of such other elements of the intelligence\ncommunity as the Director of National Intelligence considers\nappropriate.\n\nSubtitle C--Other Matters\n\nSEC. 6621. ENHANCING INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION\nMETRICS.\n(a) Metric Development and Implementation.--Not later than 270 days\nafter the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National\nIntelligence, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the\nDirector of the National Security Agency, the Director of the National\nGeospatial-Intelligence Agency, the Director of the National\nReconnaissance Office, and the Director of the Defense Intelligence\nAgency shall each develop and implement a process (which may be\ndifferent from the processes of the other elements) that makes use of a\nsingle set of metrics to assess, on an agency-wide, aggregate basis,\nthe success of the agency's efforts regarding the adoption,\nintegration, and operational impact of the most relevant emerging\ntechnologies within the respective agencies of those Directors.\n(b) Briefing.--Not later than one year after the date of enactment\nof this Act, the head of each agency described in subsection (a) shall\nprovide to the congressional intelligence committees and the Committees\non Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a\nbriefing on the implementation of this section, including--\n(1) the metrics established under subsection (a);\n(2) the success of the element toward meeting such metrics; and\n(3) any recommendations of the head of such agency for\nlegislative or regulatory reforms to improve technology adoption.\n(c) Definitions.--In this section, the term ``emerging technology''\nhas the meaning given such term in section 6701 of the Intelligence\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division F of Public Law 117-\n263; 50 U.S.C. 3024 note).\nSEC. 6622. REPORT ON IDENTIFICATION OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY SITES FOR\nADVANCED NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES.\n(a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this\nsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--\n(1) the congressional intelligence committees;\n(2) the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the\nHouse of Representatives;\n(3) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the\nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee\non Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on\nEnvironment and Public Works of the Senate; and\n(4) the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on\nHomeland Security of the House of Representatives.\n(b) Report on Identification of Sites.--Not later than 240 days\nafter the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National\nIntelligence shall, in consultation with such heads of elements of the\nintelligence community as the Director considers necessary, and in\ncoordination with efforts of the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary\nof Energy, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report\nidentifying 1 or more sites which could benefit from secure, resilient\nenergy through the deployment of advanced nuclear technologies, which\ndeployment would be to serve in whole or in part the facility,\nstructure, infrastructure, or part thereof for which a head of an\nelement of the intelligence community has financial or maintenance\nresponsibility.\n(c) Plans.--The report submitted pursuant to subsection (b) shall\ninclude plans to ensure--\n(1) prioritizing early site preparation and licensing\nactivities for deployment of advanced nuclear technologies with a\ngoal of beginning advanced nuclear technology deployment at any\nidentified site not later than 3 years after the date of the\nenactment of this Act;\n(2) the ability to authorize an identified site to interconnect\nwith the commercial electric grid, in accordance with the Atomic\nEnergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), if the head of the\nelement responsible for the reactor deployment determines that such\ninterconnection enhances national security; and\n(3) fuel for the advanced nuclear technologies operated at\nidentified sites is not subject to obligations (as defined in\nsection 110.2 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, or\nsuccessor regulations).\nSEC. 6623. STRATEGY ON INTELLIGENCE COORDINATION AND SHARING RELATING\nTO CRITICAL AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES.\n(a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this\nsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--\n(1) the congressional intelligence committees;\n(2) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs\nand the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and\n(3) the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on\nAppropriations of the House of Representatives.\n(b) Strategy.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall\ndevelop a strategy for--\n(1) coordinating the collection, processing, analysis, and\ndissemination of foreign intelligence relating to critical and\nemerging technologies across the intelligence community; and\n(2) the appropriate sharing of such intelligence with other\nFederal departments and agencies with responsibilities for\nregulation, innovation and research, science, public health, export\ncontrol and screenings, and Federal financial tools.\n(c) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the development of the\nstrategy required by subsection (b), the Director shall submit to the\nappropriate committees of Congress a copy of the strategy.\n\nTITLE LXVII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES\nSubtitle A--Matters Relating to China\n\nSEC. 6701. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORTS ON INFLUENCE OPERATIONS AND\nCAMPAIGNS IN THE UNITED STATES BY THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY.\nSection 1107 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3237)\nis amended--\n(1) in subsection (a)--\n(A) by inserting after ``Director of the National\nCounterintelligence and Security Center'' the following: ``, in\ncoordination with the Director of the Federal Bureau of\nInvestigation, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency,\nthe Director of the National Security Agency, and any other\nrelevant head of an element of the intelligence community,'';\nand\n(B) by inserting after ``congressional intelligence\ncommittees,'' the following: ``the Committee on the Judiciary\nof the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of\nRepresentatives,'';\n(2) in subsection (b)--\n(A) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (12); and\n(B) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:\n``(10) A listing of provincial, municipal, or other law\nenforcement institutions, including police departments, in the\nPeople's Republic of China associated with establishing or\nmaintaining a Chinese police presence in the United States.\n``(11) A listing of colleges and universities in the People's\nRepublic of China that conduct military research or host dedicated\nmilitary initiatives or laboratories.'';\n(3) by striking subsection (c); and\n(4) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).\nSEC. 6702. INTELLIGENCE SHARING WITH ALLIES ON CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY\nEFFORTS IN EUROPE.\nIt is the sense of the Congress that malign influence efforts by\nthe Chinese Communist Party have increased in Europe, as they have in\nthe United States homeland, and that the intelligence community should\nseek every opportunity to coordinate with European partners, including\nthrough the sharing of intelligence, as appropriate, to both illuminate\nand disrupt such malign influence efforts.\nSEC. 6703. PROHIBITION ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY CONTRACTING WITH\nCHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES ENGAGED IN BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH,\nDEVELOPMENT, OR MANUFACTURING.\n(a) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) 1260H list.--The term ``1260H list'' means the list of\nChinese military companies operating in the United States most\nrecently submitted under section 1260H(b)(1) of the William M.\n(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note).\n(2) Affiliate.--The term ``affiliate'' means an entity that\ndirectly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under\ncommon control with another entity.\n(3) Biotechnology.--The term ``biotechnology'' means the use of\nbiological processes, organisms, or systems for manufacturing,\nresearch, or medical purposes, including genetic engineering,\nsynthetic biology, and bioinformatics.\n(b) Prohibition.--Subject to subsections (d) and (e), a head of an\nelement of the intelligence community may not enter into, renew, or\nextend any contract for a product or service with--\n(1) any entity listed on the 1260H list that is engaged in\nbiotechnology research, development, or manufacturing activities;\n(2) any entity that is a known or assessed affiliate of any\nentity described in paragraph (1);\n(3) any entity that has a known or assessed joint venture,\npartnership, or contractual relationship with any entity described\nin paragraph (1), if the Director of National Intelligence\ndetermines that the relationship presents a risk to the national\nsecurity of the United States; or\n(4) any other entity that is engaged in biotechnology research,\ndevelopment, or manufacturing activities, if the Director of\nNational Intelligence determines that the activities present a risk\nto the national security of the United States.\n(c) Implementation and Compliance.--The Director of National\nIntelligence shall, in consultation with the heads of the elements of\nthe intelligence community--\n(1) establish guidelines for the implementation of this\nsection;\n(2) maintain both a publicly available and classified list of\nentities covered by the prohibition in subsection (b);\n(3) require that each head of an element of the intelligence\ncommunity ensure that any contractor engaged by the element certify\nthat neither it nor any of its subcontractors are engaged in a\ncontract for a product or service with an entity covered by the\nprohibition in subsection (b); and\n(4) otherwise ensure compliance with subsection (b).\n(d) Waiver Process.--\n(1) In general.--The Director of National Intelligence may\nestablish a waiver process for the heads of the elements of the\nintelligence community under which the head of the relevant element\nmay waive the prohibition under subsection (b) for a procurement on\na case-by-case basis. A waiver may be made under the process only\nif the head of the relevant element--\n(A) complies with any conditions the Director may establish\nfor the process; and\n(B) determines, in writing, that--\n(i) the procurement is essential for national security\nand no reasonable alternative source exists; and\n(ii) appropriate measures are in place to mitigate\nrisks associated with the procurement.\n(2) Congressional notification.--For each waiver for a\nprocurement issued under subsection (b), the Director and the\nrelevant head of the element of the intelligence community shall,\nnot later than 30 days after issuing the waiver, submit to the\ncongressional intelligence committees, the Committee on\nAppropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations\nof the House of Representatives a notice of the waiver, which shall\ninclude a justification for the waiver and a description of the\nrisk mitigation measures implemented for the procurement.\n(e) Exceptions.--The prohibition in subsection (b) shall not apply\nto--\n(1) the acquisition or provision of health care services\noverseas for--\n(A) employees of the United States, including members of\nthe uniformed services (as defined in section 101(a) of title\n10, United States Code), whose official duty stations are\nlocated overseas or who are on permissive temporary duty travel\noverseas; or\n(B) employees of contractors or subcontractors of the\nUnited States--\n(i) who are performing under a contract that directly\nsupports the missions or activities of individuals\ndescribed in subparagraph (A); and\n(ii) whose primary duty stations are located overseas\nor who are on permissive temporary duty travel overseas; or\n(2) the acquisition, use, or distribution of human multiomic\ndata, lawfully compiled, that is commercially or publicly\navailable.\n(f) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date\nthat is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and apply\nto any contract entered into, renewed, or extended on or after such\neffective date.\n(g) Sunset.--The provisions of this section shall terminate on the\ndate that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.\n(h) Rule of Construction.--This section shall only be construed to\napply to activities of an element of the intelligence community.\nSEC. 6704. REPORT ON THE WEALTH OF THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CHINESE\nCOMMUNIST PARTY.\n(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in\nconsultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense,\nshall post on a publicly available website of the Office of the\nDirector of National Intelligence and submit to the Select Committee on\nIntelligence and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and\nthe Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on\nForeign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the wealth\nof the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party.\n(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall\ninclude the following elements:\n(1) An assessment of the personal wealth, financial holdings,\nand business interests of the following foreign persons:\n(A) The General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party.\n(B) Members of the Politburo Standing Committee.\n(C) Members of the full Politburo.\n(2) Evidence of physical and financial assets owned or\ncontrolled directly or indirectly by such foreign persons,\nincluding--\n(A) real estate holdings inside and outside the People's\nRepublic of China, including the Special Administrative Regions\nof Hong Kong and Macau;\n(B) any high-value personal assets; and\n(C) business holdings, investments, and financial accounts\nheld in jurisdictions outside mainland China.\n(3) Identification of financial proxies, business associates,\nor other entities used to obscure the ownership of such wealth and\nassets, including as a baseline those referenced in the March 2025\nreport issued by the Office of the Director of National\nIntelligence entitled, ``Wealth and Corrupt Activities of the\nLeadership of the Chinese Communist Party''.\n(4) Nonpublic information related to the wealth of the\nleadership of the Chinese Communist Party, to the extent possible\nconsistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods.\n(c) Form.--The report posted and submitted under subsection (a)\nshall be in unclassified form, but the version submitted to the Select\nCommittee on Intelligence and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the\nSenate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the\nCommittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives may\ninclude a classified annex as necessary.\nSEC. 6705. ASSESSMENT AND REPORT ON INVESTMENTS BY THE PEOPLE'S\nREPUBLIC OF CHINA IN THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR OF BRAZIL.\n(a) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Agriculture sector.--The term ``agriculture sector'' means\nany physical infrastructure, energy production, land, or other\ninputs associated with the production of agricultural commodities\n(as defined in section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7\nU.S.C. 5602)).\n(2) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term ``appropriate\ncommittees of Congress'' means--\n(A) the congressional intelligence committees;\n(B) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry\nand the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and\n(C) the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on\nForeign Affairs of the House of Representatives.\n(b) Assessment Required.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in\nconsultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of\nAgriculture, shall assess the extent of investment by the People's\nRepublic of China in the agriculture sector of Brazil.\n(2) Considerations.--The assessment shall consider the\nfollowing:\n(A) The extent to which President Xi Jinping has engaged in\nor directed engagement with Brazilian leadership with regard to\nthe agriculture sector of Brazil.\n(B) The extent of engagement between the Government of the\nPeople's Republic of China and the agriculture sector of\nBrazil.\n(C) The strategic intentions of the engagement or direction\nof President Xi, if any, to invest in the agriculture sector of\nBrazil.\n(D) The number of entities based in or owned by the\nPeople's Republic of China invested in the agriculture sector\nof Brazil, including joint ventures with Brazilian-owned\ncompanies.\n(E) The impacts to the supply chain, global market, and\nfood security of investment in or control of the agriculture\nsector in Brazil by the People's Republic of China.\n(c) Report Required.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the appropriate\ncommittees of Congress a report detailing the assessment required\nby subsection (b).\n(2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (2) shall be\nsubmitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.\nSEC. 6706. IDENTIFICATION OF ENTITIES THAT PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE\nPEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY.\n(a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this\nsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--\n(1) the congressional intelligence committees;\n(2) the congressional defense committees (as defined in section\n101(a) of title 10, United States Code);\n(3) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and\n(4) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of\nRepresentatives.\n(b) In General.--The Director of National Intelligence shall\nidentify the businesses, academic and research institutions, and other\nentities in the People's Republic of China that provide support to the\nPeople's Liberation Army, including--\n(1) for national defense or military modernization, including\nthe development, application, or integration of civilian\ncapabilities for military, paramilitary, or security purposes;\n(2) for the development, production, testing, or proliferation\nof weapons systems, critical technologies, or dual-use items, as\ndefined under applicable United States law (including regulations);\nor\n(3) academic, scientific, or technical collaboration that\nmaterially contributes to or supports any of the activities\ndescribed in paragraphs (1) and (2).\n(c) Submission of List to Congress.--Not later than the date that\nis 180 days after the enactment of this Act, and not later than the\nanniversary of that date for each of two years thereafter, the Director\nof National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of\nCongress a list of each entity identified under subsection (b).\nSEC. 6707. MISSION MANAGER FOR THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.\n(a) Establishment of Position.--\n(1) In general.--There shall be a mission manager for all\nintelligence collection matters relating to the People's Republic\nof China. The mission manager shall be designated or appointed by\nthe Director of National Intelligence.\n(2) Rule of construction.--Notwithstanding any other provision\nof law, the mission manager designated or appointed under paragraph\n(1) may be an individual serving in a position within the Office of\nthe Director of National Intelligence.\n(b) Applicability.--The first mission manager under subsection (a)\nshall be designated or appointed not later than 180 days after the date\nof the enactment of this Act.\n(c) Termination.--This section shall terminate on December 31,\n2030.\nSEC. 6708. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE OF ADVANCEMENTS IN\nBIOTECHNOLOGY BY THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.\nNot later than one year after the date of the enactment of this\nAct, the Director of National Intelligence, acting through the National\nIntelligence Council, shall--\n(1) produce a National Intelligence Estimate with respect to\nadvancements by the People's Republic of China in biotechnology and\nany other significant technology or science sector the Director\nconsiders related; and\n(2) submit such National Intelligence Estimate to the\ncongressional intelligence committees and the Committees on\nAppropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives.\n\nSubtitle B--Other Matters\n\nSEC. 6711. IMPROVEMENTS TO REQUIREMENT FOR MONITORING OF IRANIAN\nENRICHMENT OF URANIUM-235.\nSection 7413(b) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2024 (division G of Public Law 118-31; 22 U.S.C. 8701 note) is\namended--\n(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);\n(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``assesses that the Islamic\nRepublic of Iran has produced or possesses any amount of uranium-\n235 enriched to greater than 60 percent purity or has engaged in\nsignificant enrichment activity,'' and inserting ``makes a finding\ndescribed in paragraph (2) pursuant to an assessment,''; and\n(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:\n``(2) Finding described.--A finding described in this paragraph\nis a finding that the Islamic Republic of Iran has--\n``(A) produced or possesses any amount of uranium-235\nenriched to greater than 60-percent purity;\n``(B) engaged in significant enrichment activity; or\n``(C) made the decision to produce a nuclear weapon from\nhighly enriched uranium.''.\nSEC. 6712. POLICY TOWARD CERTAIN AGENTS OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.\nSection 601 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n1985 (Public Law 98-618; 98 Stat. 3303) is amended--\n(1) by striking subsection (b);\n(2) by redesignating subsections (c) (relating to an amendment\nto the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C.\n4303)) and (d) (22 U.S.C. 4303 note) as subsections (d) and (e),\nrespectively;\n(3) by inserting after subsection (a) (22 U.S.C. 254c-1) the\nfollowing new subsections:\n``(b) The Secretary of State, in negotiating agreements with\nforeign governments regarding reciprocal privileges and immunities of\nUnited States diplomatic personnel, shall consult with the Director of\nthe Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Director of National\nIntelligence in achieving the sense of Congress in subsection (a).\n``(c) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of\nthis subsection, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of\nState, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the\nDirector of National Intelligence shall submit to the Select Committee\non Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on\nthe Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and\nthe Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on\nForeign Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on\nAppropriations of the House of Representatives a report on each foreign\ngovernment that--\n``(1) engages in intelligence activities within the United\nStates harmful to the national security of the United States; and\n``(2) possesses numbers, status, privileges and immunities,\ntravel accommodations, or facilities within the United States of\nofficial representatives to the United States that exceed the\nrespective numbers, status, privileges and immunities, travel\naccommodations, or facilities within such country of official\nrepresentatives of the United States to such country.''; and\n(4) in subsection (e), as redesignated by this section, by\nstriking ``subsection (c)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)''.\nSEC. 6713. EXTENSION OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY COORDINATOR FOR RUSSIAN\nATROCITIES ACCOUNTABILITY.\nSection 6512 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2023 (division F of Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 3543; 50 U.S.C. 3025\nnote) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (b)--\n(A) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting before the period the\nfollowing: ``, including with respect to the forcible transfer\nand deportation of Ukrainian children''; and\n(B) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ``2026'' and inserting\n``2028''; and\n(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``the date that is 4 years\nafter the date of the enactment of this Act.'' and inserting\n``December 31, 2028. The Director and Coordinator shall carry out\nthis section before such date regardless of any ceasefire or\ncessation of armed hostilities by Russia in Ukraine occurring\nbefore such date.''.\nSEC. 6714. PLAN TO ENHANCE INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO COUNTER FOREIGN\nINFLUENCE INTENDED TO CONTINUE OR EXPAND THE CONFLICT IN SUDAN.\nNot later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,\nthe Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, in consultation with\nsuch other heads of elements of the intelligence community as the\nDirector considers appropriate, shall develop a plan--\n(1) to share relevant intelligence, if any, relating to foreign\nefforts to continue or expand the conflict in Sudan, with regional\nallies and partners of the United States, including to downgrade or\ndeclassify such intelligence as needed; and\n(2) to collect and analyze intelligence to enable the United\nStates Government to counter foreign efforts to continue or expand\nthe conflict in Sudan in order to protect national and regional\nsecurity.\nSEC. 6715. REVIEW OF INFORMATION RELATING TO ACTIONS BY FOREIGN\nGOVERNMENTS TO ASSIST PERSONS EVADING JUSTICE.\nNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this\nAct, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall, in\ncoordination with the Director of National Intelligence, complete a\nreview for declassification of any information in the possession of the\nFederal Bureau of Investigation collected on or after January 1, 2020,\nrelating to whether any foreign government official has assisted or\nfacilitated any citizen or national of their country in departing the\nUnited States while the citizen or national was under investigation or\nawaiting trial or sentencing for a criminal offense committed in the\nUnited States to determine what information, if any, can be\nappropriately declassified and made available to the public. Upon\ncompletion of the review, the Director of the Federal Bureau of\nInvestigation shall make such information, if any, available to the\npublic in a manner consistent with provisions of Federal law related to\nprivacy.\nSEC. 6716. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.\n(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, acting\nthrough the National Intelligence Council, shall produce a National\nIntelligence Estimate on the Western Hemisphere.\n(b) Elements.--The National Intelligence Estimate required by\nsubsection (a) shall cover the 10-year period beginning on the date on\nwhich the Estimate is produced and include an assessment of--\n(1) the major threats to United States national security\ninterests in the Western Hemisphere;\n(2) the attitudes of other nations in the Western Hemisphere\ntoward partnership with the United States, China, and Russia,\nincluding the willingness of Western Hemisphere nations to support\nUnited States national security priorities and the likely\ntrajectory of Western Hemisphere nations' relationships with the\nUnited States;\n(3) the extent to which expanded economic, energy, law\nenforcement, intelligence, counternarcotics, or security\ncooperation between nations in the Western Hemisphere and the\nUnited States could help mitigate the threats identified in\nparagraph (1); and\n(4) the extent to which expanded economic, energy, law\nenforcement, intelligence, counternarcotics, and security\ncooperation between and among other nations in the Western\nHemisphere (excluding the United States) could help mitigate the\nthreats identified in paragraph (1).\n(c) Availability to Public.--At the same time the Director produces\nthe Estimate under subsection (a), the Director shall make available to\nthe public, on the publicly accessible website of the Office of the\nDirector of National Intelligence, an unclassified summary of the key\nfindings of the Estimate.\nSEC. 6717. PLAN TO ENHANCE COUNTERNARCOTICS COLLABORATION,\nCOORDINATION, AND COOPERATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO.\nNot later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,\nthe head of each element of the intelligence community shall submit to\nthe Director of National Intelligence the following:\n(1) A description and assessment of the intelligence community\nelement's direct relationship, if any, with any element of the\nGovernment of Mexico.\n(2) A strategy to enhance counternarcotics cooperation and\nappropriate coordination with each element of the Government of\nMexico with which the intelligence community element has a direct\nrelationship.\n(3) Recommendations and a description of the resources required\nto efficiently and effectively implement the strategy required by\nparagraph (2) in furtherance of the national interest of the United\nStates.\nSEC. 6718. REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO DUTY TO WARN FORMER SENIOR\nOFFICIALS AND OTHER UNITED STATES PERSONS.\n(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that Congress\nis gravely concerned about the ongoing threat of lethal plotting\nagainst United States persons from adversary nations, including those\nagainst numerous former senior United States officials, principally\nfrom the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Information\ncollected regarding plots against United States persons requires\nexpeditious fulfilment of the duty to warn process of the intelligence\ncommunity, including close consultation with the Federal Bureau of\nInvestigation.\n(b) Notice of Warning.--\n(1) Notice required.--If an element of the intelligence\ncommunity determines pursuant to procedures established in\naccordance with Intelligence Community Directive 191 (or any\nsuccessor directive) that such element has a duty to warn a United\nStates person inside the United States of an impending threat and,\nafter consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation when\nrequired, notifies such person or facilitates notification of such\nperson by another party, the head of such element shall also\nimmediately provide notice of the warning to the Director of the\nFederal Bureau of Investigation and, if such person is under the\nprotection of an element of the Federal Government, a person\nresponsible for the protection of such United States person.\n(2) Process for notification.--If notice is required under\nparagraph (1) to a person responsible for the protection of a\nUnited States person, such notice may be made in any appropriate\nand expeditious manner, including through the Director of the\nFederal Bureau of Investigation.\n(c) Federal Bureau of Investigation Records of Warnings.--The\nDirector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall establish a\nprocess for documenting and maintaining records of each notice of a\nwarning provided to the Director in accordance with subsection (b).\n(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be\nconstrued to limit any duty to warn already in effect, including under\nIntelligence Community Directive 191 (relating to duty to warn) and any\npolicies or procedures issued in accordance with such directive.\n(e) United States Person Defined.--In this section, the term\n``United States person'' has the meaning given the term in section 105A\nof the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3039).\n\nTITLE LXVIII--REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS\n\nSEC. 6801. MODIFICATION AND REPEAL OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.\n(a) National Security Act of 1947.--\n(1) Financial intelligence on terrorist assets.--\n(A) Repeal.--Section 118 of the National Security Act of\n1947 (50 U.S.C. 3055) is repealed.\n(B) Conforming amendment.--Section 507(a) of such Act (50\nU.S.C. 3106(a)) is amended--\n(i) by striking paragraph (5); and\n(ii) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).\n(C) Effective date.--The amendments made by subparagraphs\n(A) and (B) shall take effect on December 31, 2026.\n(2) Counterintelligence and national security protections for\nintelligence community grant funding.--Section 121 of the National\nSecurity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3061) is amended by striking\nsubsection (c).\n(3) Personnel-level assessments for the intelligence\ncommunity.--Section 506B of the National Security Act of 1947 (50\nU.S.C. 3098) is repealed.\n(4) National intelligence university.--Subtitle D of title X of\nthe National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3327 et seq.) is\namended--\n(A) by striking section 1033; and\n(B) by redesignating sections 1034 and 1035 as sections\n1033 and 1034, respectively.\n(5) Measures to mitigate counterintelligence threats from\nproliferation and use of foreign commercial spyware.--Section\n1102A(b)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3232a)\nis amended by inserting ``for seven years'' after ``annually\nthereafter''.\n(b) Intelligence Authorization Acts.--\n(1) Briefings on programs for next-generation microelectronics\nin support of artificial intelligence.--Section 7507 of the\nIntelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (50 U.S.C.\n3334s) is amended by striking subsection (e).\n(2) Expansion of security clearances for certain contractors.--\nSection 6715 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2023 (division F of Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 3572) is\namended--\n(A) by striking subsection (c); and\n(B) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections\n(c) and (d), respectively.\n(3) Trends in technologies of strategic importance to united\nstates.--Section 833 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2022 (division X of Public Law 117-103; 136 Stat. 1035)\nis repealed.\n(4) Briefings on iranian expenditures supporting foreign\nmilitary and terrorist activities.--Section 6705 of the Damon Paul\nNelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for\nFiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (22 U.S.C. 9412) is amended--\n(A) in the section heading, by striking ``and annual\nbriefing''; and\n(B) by striking subsection (b).\n(5) National security effects of global water insecurity and\nemerging infectious disease and pandemics.--Section 6722 of the\nDamon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (division E\nof Public Law 116-92; 50 U.S.C. 3024 note) is repealed.\n(6) Counter active measures by russia, china, iran, north\nkorea, or other nation state to exert covert influence.--Section\n501 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017\n(division N of Public Law 115-31; 50 U.S.C. 3001 note) is amended\nby striking subsection (h).\n(7) Notice of deployment or transfer of containerized missile\nsystem by russia or certain other countries.--Section 501 of the\nIntelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (division M of\nPublic Law 114-113) is repealed.\n(c) Other Provisions of Law.--\n(1) Proposal to modify or introduce new aircraft or sensors for\nflight by the russian federation under open skies treaty.--Section\n1242 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128\nStat. 3563) is repealed.\n(2) Briefings on analytic integrity reviews.--\n(A) In general.--Section 1019 of the Intelligence Reform\nand Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3364) is\namended by striking subsections (c) and (d).\n(B) Conforming amendment.--Section 6312(d)(1) of the\nIntelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division F\nof Public Law 117-263; 50 U.S.C. 3364 note) is amended by\nstriking ``In conjunction with each briefing provided under\nsection 1019(c) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism\nPrevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3364(c))'' and inserting\n``Not later than February 1 each year''.\n(3) Commerce with, and assistance to, cuba from other foreign\ncountries.--Section 108 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic\nSolidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-114; 22 U.S.C.\n6038) is repealed.\nSEC. 6802. REVISIONS TO CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF INTELLIGENCE\nCOLLECTION ADJUSTMENTS.\nSection 22 of the National Security Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C.\n3620) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a)--\n(A) by striking ``the occurrence of an intelligence\ncollection adjustment'' and inserting ``that a covered\nintelligence collection or sharing adjustment has occurred'';\nand\n(B) by striking ``notification of the intelligence\ncollection adjustment'' and inserting ``summary of such\nadjustment and the cause of such adjustment''; and\n(2) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph (2) to read as\nfollows:\n``(2) Covered intelligence collection or sharing adjustment.--\nThe term `covered intelligence collection or sharing adjustment'\nmeans an action or inaction by the National Security Agency that\nresults in a significant change to--\n``(A) the quantity of intelligence collected by the\nNational Security Agency with respect to a foreign country,\nforeign organization, or senior leader of a foreign country or\nforeign organization; or\n``(B) policies or practices of the National Security Agency\nwith respect to the sharing of intelligence with a foreign\ncountry, organization of foreign countries, or organization of\ncountries of which the United States is a member.''.\nSEC. 6803. DECLASSIFICATION OF INTELLIGENCE AND ADDITIONAL TRANSPARENCY\nMEASURES RELATING TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.\nNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this\nAct, the Director of National Intelligence shall, jointly with the head\nof each element of the intelligence community--\n(1) perform a declassification review of intelligence relating\nto the origins of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), including--\n(A) research conducted at the Wuhan Institute of Virology\nor any other medical or scientific research center within the\nPeople's Republic of China;\n(B) information relating to Gain of Function research and\nthe intention of this research;\n(C) information relating to sources of funding or direction\nfor research on coronaviruses, including both sources within\nthe People's Republic of China and foreign sources; and\n(D) the possibility of zoonotic origins of COVID-19;\n(2) perform a declassification review of intelligence relating\nto efforts by government officials of entities of the People's\nRepublic of China--\n(A) to disrupt or obstruct information sharing or\ninvestigations into the origins of the coronavirus disease 2019\n(COVID-19) pandemic;\n(B) to disrupt the sharing of medically significant\ninformation relating to the transmissibility and potential harm\nof SARS-CoV-2 to humans, including--\n(i) efforts to limit the sharing of information with\nthe United States Government;\n(ii) efforts to limit the sharing of information with\nthe governments of allies and partners of the United\nStates; and\n(iii) efforts to limit the sharing of information with\nthe United Nations and World Health Organization;\n(C) to obstruct or otherwise limit the sharing of\ninformation between national, provincial, and city governments\nwithin the People's Republic of China and between subnational\nentities within the People's Republic of China and external\nresearchers;\n(D) to deny the sharing of information with the United\nStates, allies and partners of the United States, or\nmultilateral organizations, including the United Nations and\nthe World Health Organization;\n(E) to pressure or lobby foreign governments, journalists,\nmedical researchers, officials of the United States Government,\nor officials of multilateral organizations (including the\nUnited Nations and the World Health Organization) with respect\nto the source, scientific origins, transmissibility, or other\nattributes of the SARS-CoV-2 virus or the COVID-19 pandemic;\n(F) to disrupt government or private-sector efforts to\nconduct research and development of medical interventions or\ncountermeasures for the COVID-19 pandemic, including vaccines;\nand\n(G) to promote alternative narratives regarding the origins\nof COVID-19 as well as the domestic Chinese and international\nresponse to the COVID-19 pandemic;\n(3) release publicly the intelligence products described in\nparagraphs (1) and (2) including such redactions as the Director,\nwith the concurrence of the head of the originating intelligence\ncommunity element, determines necessary to protect sources and\nmethods and information concerning United States persons; and\n(4) submit to the congressional intelligence committees an\nunredacted version of the declassified intelligence products\ndescribed in paragraph (3).\nSEC. 6804. CLASSIFIED INTELLIGENCE BUDGET JUSTIFICATION MATERIALS AND\nSUBMISSION OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DRUG CONTROL RESOURCE SUMMARY.\n(a) Classified Intelligence Budget Justification Materials.--\nSection 506J(b) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.\n3105a(b)) is amended by inserting ``and the Committees on\nAppropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives'' after\n``congressional intelligence committees''.\n(b) Intelligence Community Drug Control Resource Summary.--\n(1) Requirement.--The Director of National Intelligence shall\ndevelop a summary of intelligence community drug control resources\nfor each of fiscal years 2027 and 2028.\n(2) Submission.--\n(A) Summary.--Not later than 30 days after the date on\nwhich the Director of National Intelligence submits to the\ncongressional intelligence committees the classified\nintelligence budget justification materials under section 506J\nof the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3105a) for a\nfiscal year covered by subsection (a), the Director shall\nsubmit to the congressional intelligence committees and the\nCommittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of\nRepresentatives a consolidated summary of the drug control\nresources of the intelligence community for that fiscal year.\nTo the extent practicable and applicable, the Director shall\norganize such summary in a similar manner as the National Drug\nControl Program budget under section 704(c) of the Office of\nNational Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21\nU.S.C. 1703(c)).\n(B) Matters included.--Each summary under paragraph (1)\nshall include the following:\n(i) A certification by the Director stating that the\ndrug control resources of the intelligence community are\ndesigned to implement the responsibilities of the\nintelligence community in support of the counter-drug\nefforts of the United States, as reflected in the National\nDrug Control Strategy under section 706 of the Office of\nNational Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998\n(21 U.S.C. 1705) and the National Interdiction Command and\nControl Plan under section 711(a)(4) of such Act (21 U.S.C.\n1710(a)(4)).\n(ii) A description of the key accomplishments of the\nintelligence community with respect to counternarcotics\nduring the fiscal year in which the summary is submitted\nand the previous fiscal year.\n(iii) The total amounts requested for the National\nIntelligence Program for counternarcotics for the fiscal\nyear covered by the summary and for the previous fiscal\nyear.\n(iv) Each of the total amounts under subparagraph (C),\ndisaggregated by each element of the intelligence community\nat the expenditure center, project, and subproject levels.\n(v) Any other information the Director determines\nappropriate to provide the congressional intelligence\ncommittees with a consolidated, comprehensive, and detailed\nunderstanding of the amounts, activities, and purposes of\nthe amounts requested for the National Intelligence Program\nfor counternarcotics for the fiscal year covered by the\nsummary.\n(C) Provision of information.--Each head of an element of\nthe intelligence community shall timely provide to the Director\nof National Intelligence the information the Director requires\nto develop each summary under paragraph (1).\n(3) Conforming amendment.--Section 7320(a) of the Intelligence\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division G of Public Law\n118-31; 50 U.S.C. 3096 note) is amended by striking ``2027'' and\ninserting ``2026''.\nSEC. 6805. REQUIRING PENETRATION TESTING AS PART OF THE TESTING AND\nCERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS.\nSection 231 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20971)\nis amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n``(e) Required Penetration Testing.--\n``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nthe enactment of this subsection, the Commission shall provide for\nthe conduct of penetration testing as part of the testing,\ncertification, decertification, and recertification of voting\nsystem hardware and software by the Commission based on accredited\nlaboratories under this section.\n``(2) Accreditation.--The Commission shall develop a program\nfor the acceptance of the results of penetration testing on\nelection systems. The penetration testing required by this\nsubsection shall be required for Commission certification. The\nCommission shall vote on the selection of any entity identified.\nThe requirements for such selection shall be based on consideration\nof an entity's competence to conduct penetration testing under this\nsubsection. The Commission may consult with the National Institute\nof Standards and Technology or any other appropriate Federal agency\non lab selection criteria and other aspects of this program.''.\nSEC. 6806. STANDARD GUIDELINES FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY TO REPORT AND\nDOCUMENT ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS.\n(a) Standard Guidelines.--Not later than 90 days after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall,\nin coordination with such heads of elements of the intelligence\ncommunity as the Director considers appropriate, develop and issue\nstandard guidelines for personnel of the intelligence community to\nreport and properly document anomalous health incidents.\n(b) Conformity With Department of Defense Guidelines.--In\ndeveloping the standard guidelines required by subsection (a), the\nDirector shall ensure that such standard guidelines are as similar as\npracticable to guidelines issued by the Secretary of Defense for\npersonnel of the Department of Defense to report and properly document\nanomalous health incidents.\n(c) Submission.--Not later than 10 days after the date on which the\nDirector issues the standard guidelines required by subsection (a), the\nDirector shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees the\nstandard guidelines, including a statement describing the\nimplementation of such standard guidelines, how the standard guidelines\ndiffer from those issued by the Secretary, and the justifications for\nsuch differences.\n\nDIVISION G--COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2025\n\nSEC. 7001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.\n(a) Short Title.--This division may be cited as the ``Coast Guard\nAuthorization Act of 2025''.\n(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this division is\nas follows:\nSec. 7001. Short title; table of contents.\nSec. 7002. Definitions and directions.\nSec. 7103. Automatic execution of conforming changes.\n\nTITLE LXXI--COAST GUARD\n\nSubtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations\n\nSec. 7101. Authorization of appropriations.\nSec. 7102. Authorized levels of military strength and training.\n\nSubtitle B--Accountability\n\nSec. 7111. Annual report on progress of certain homeporting projects.\nSec. 7112. Major acquisitions.\nSec. 7113. Quarterly acquisition brief requirements.\nSec. 7114. Overdue reports.\nSec. 7115. Requirement for Coast Guard to provide analysis of\nalternatives for aircraft.\nSec. 7116. Oversight of funds.\nSec. 7117. Regular polar security cutter updates.\nSec. 7118. Annual plan for Coast Guard operations in the Pacific;\nfeasibility study on supporting additional port visits and\ndeployments in support of operation blue pacific.\nSec. 7119. Annual plan for Coast Guard operations in the Caribbean.\nSec. 7120. Prohibition on submission to Congress of slideshow\npresentations.\n\nTITLE LXXII--ORGANIZATION, AUTHORITIES, ACQUISITION, AND PERSONNEL OF\nTHE COAST GUARD\n\nSubtitle A--Authorities\n\nSec. 7201. Reorganization of chapter 3.\nSec. 7202. Public availability of information.\nSec. 7203. Modification of treatment of minor construction and\nimprovement project management.\nSec. 7204. Agreements.\nSec. 7205. Preparedness plans for Coast Guard properties located in\ntsunami inundation zones.\nSec. 7206. Additional Pribilof Island transition completion actions.\nSec. 7207. Coast Guard access to Department of the Treasury fund.\n\nSubtitle B--Acquisition\n\nSec. 7211. Modification of prohibition on use of lead systems\nintegrators.\nSec. 7212. Acquisition improvements.\nSec. 7213. Restriction on acquisition, procurement, or construction of\nvessels in foreign shipyards.\nSec. 7214. Floating drydock for United States Coast Guard Yard.\nSec. 7215. Great Lakes icebreaking.\nSec. 7216. Briefing on deployment of special purpose craft-heavy weather\nsecond generation (SPEC-HWX II) vessels in Pacific Northwest.\nSec. 7217. Report on 87-foot patrol boat fleet.\nSec. 7218. Procurement of tactical maritime surveillance systems.\n\nSubtitle C--Personnel\n\nSec. 7221. Designation of officers with particular expertise in military\njustice or healthcare.\nSec. 7222. Deferred retirement and retention in active duty status for\nhealth professions officers.\nSec. 7223. Modifications to the officer involuntary separation process.\nSec. 7224. Modifications and revisions relating to reopening retired\ngrade determinations.\nSec. 7225. Family leave policies for Coast Guard.\nSec. 7226. Modifications to career flexibility program.\nSec. 7227. Members asserting post-traumatic stress disorder, sexual\nassault, or traumatic brain injury.\nSec. 7228. Authority for certain personnel; command sponsorship for\ndependents of members of Coast Guard assigned to Unalaska,\nAlaska; improved prevention of and response to hazing and\nbullying.\nSec. 7229. Authorization for maternity uniform allowance for officers.\nSec. 7230. Additional available guidance and considerations for reserve\nselection boards.\nSec. 7231. Behavioral health.\nSec. 7232. Travel allowance for members of Coast Guard assigned to\nAlaska.\nSec. 7233. Tuition assistance and advanced education assistance pilot\nprogram.\nSec. 7234. Recruitment, relocation, and retention incentive program for\ncivilian firefighters employed by Coast Guard remote\nlocations.\nSec. 7235. Notification.\n\nSubtitle D--Coast Guard Academy\n\nSec. 7241. Modification of reporting requirements on covered misconduct\nin Coast Guard Academy; consideration of request for transfer\nof a cadet at the Coast Guard Academy who is the victim of a\nsexual assault or related offense; room reassignment.\nSec. 7242. Modification of Board of Visitors.\nSec. 7243. Coast Guard Academy Cadet Advisory Board.\nSec. 7244. Authorization for use of Coast Guard Academy facilities and\nequipment by covered foundations.\nSec. 7245. Policy on hazing.\nSec. 7246. Concurrent jurisdiction at Coast Guard Academy.\nSec. 7247. Study on Coast Guard Academy oversight.\nSec. 7248. Electronic locking mechanisms to ensure Coast Guard Academy\ncadet room security.\nSec. 7249. Report on existing behavioral health and wellness support\nservices facilities at Coast Guard Academy.\nSec. 7250. Required posting of information.\nSec. 7251. Installation of behavioral health and medical privacy rooms.\nSec. 7252. Review and modification of Coast Guard Academy policy on\nsexual harassment and sexual violence.\n\nSubtitle E--Reports and Policies\n\nSec. 7261. Policy and briefing on availability of naloxone to treat\nopioid, including Fentanyl, overdoses.\nSec. 7262. Policy on methods to reduce incentives for illicit maritime\ndrug trafficking.\nSec. 7263. Plan for joint and integrated maritime operational and\nleadership training for United States Coast Guard and Taiwan\nCoast Guard administration.\nSec. 7264. Aids to navigation.\nSec. 7265. Study and gap analysis with respect to Coast Guard Air\nStation Corpus Christi aviation hanger.\nSec. 7266. Report on impacts of joint travel regulations on members of\nCoast Guard who rely on ferry systems.\nSec. 7267. Report on Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program.\nSec. 7268. Report on and expansion of Coast Guard Junior Reserve\nOfficers' Training Corps program.\nSec. 7269. Annual report on administration of sexual assault forensic\nexamination kits.\nSec. 7270. Report on Coast Guard personnel skills.\nSec. 7271. Report on Coast Guard search and rescue operations.\nSec. 7272. Report on East Rockaway Inlet navigation.\nSec. 7273. Responsible property ownership and tracking.\nSec. 7274. Study on effects of oceanographic, weather, and coastal\nconditions on Coast Guard missions.\nSec. 7275. Parental leave surge staffing program.\nSec. 7276. Modification of strategy to improve quality of life at remote\nunits.\nSec. 7277. Retention of certain records.\nSec. 7278. Temporary installation of restroom facilities for Training\nCenter Cape May medical facility.\nSec. 7279. Childhood protection program.\n\nTITLE LXXIII--SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION\n\nSubtitle A--Merchant Mariner Credentials\n\nSec. 7301. Merchant mariner credentialing.\nSec. 7302. Nonoperating individual.\n\nSubtitle B--Vessel Safety\n\nSec. 7311. Grossly negligent operations of a vessel.\nSec. 7312. Performance driven examination schedule.\nSec. 7313. Fishing safety training and research.\nSec. 7314. Designating pilotage waters for the Straits of Mackinac.\nSec. 7315. Requirement to report sexual offenses.\nSec. 7316. Requirements for certain fishing vessels and fish tender\nvessels.\nSec. 7317. Study of amphibious vessels.\nSec. 7318. St. Lucie River railroad bridge.\n\nSubtitle C--Ports\n\nSec. 7321. Ports and waterways safety.\nSec. 7322. Study on Bering Strait vessel traffic projections and\nemergency response posture at ports of the United States.\nSec. 7323. Improving vessel traffic service monitoring.\nSec. 7324. Controlled substance onboard vessels.\nSec. 7325. Cyber-incident training.\nSec. 7326. Navigational protocols.\nSec. 7327. Anchorages.\n\nSubtitle D--Matters Involving Uncrewed Systems\n\nSec. 7331. Pilot program for governance and oversight of small uncrewed\nmaritime systems.\nSec. 7332. Coast Guard training course.\nSec. 7333. NOAA membership on autonomous vessel policy council.\nSec. 7334. Technology pilot program.\nSec. 7335. Uncrewed systems capabilities report.\nSec. 7336. Medium unmanned aircraft systems capabilities study.\nSec. 7337. National Academy of Sciences report on uncrewed systems and\nuse of data.\nSec. 7338. Unmanned aircraft systems.\n\nSubtitle E--Other Matters\n\nSec. 7341. Information on type approval certificates.\nSec. 7342. Clarification of authorities.\nSec. 7343. Amendments to passenger vessel security and safety\nrequirements.\nSec. 7344. Extension of pilot program to establish a cetacean desk for\nPuget Sound region.\nSec. 7345. Suspension of enforcement of use of devices broadcasting on\nAIS for purposes of making fishing gear.\nSec. 7346. Classification societies.\nSec. 7347. Abandoned and derelict vessel removals.\nSec. 7348. Offshore operations.\nSec. 7349. Port access routes.\n\nTITLE LXXIV--OIL POLLUTION RESPONSE\n\nSec. 7401. Vessel response plans.\nSec. 7402. Use of marine casualty investigations.\nSec. 7403. Timing of review.\nSec. 7404. Online incident reporting system.\nSec. 7405. Investment.\nSec. 7406. Additional response assets.\nSec. 7407. International maritime oil spill response.\n\nTITLE LXXV--SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT RESPONSE\n\nSubtitle A--Accountability Implementation\n\nSec. 7501. Independent review of Coast Guard reforms.\nSec. 7502. Coast Guard implementation of independent review commission\nrecommendations on addressing sexual assault and sexual\nharassment in the military.\n\nSubtitle B--Misconduct\n\nSec. 7511. Covered misconduct.\nSec. 7512. Policy relating to care and support of victims of covered\nmisconduct.\nSec. 7513. Flag officer review of, and concurrence in, separation of\nmembers who have reported covered misconduct.\nSec. 7514. Policy and program to expand prevention of sexual misconduct.\nSec. 7515. Training and education programs for covered misconduct\nprevention and response.\n\nSubtitle C--Other Matters\n\nSec. 7521. Complaints of retaliation by victims of sexual assault or\nsexual harassment and related persons.\nSec. 7522. Development of policies on military protective orders.\nSec. 7523. Establishment of special victim capabilities to respond to\nallegations of certain special victim offenses.\nSec. 7524. Participation in CATCH a Serial Offender program.\nSec. 7525. Confidential reporting of sexual harassment.\nSec. 7526. Report on policy on whistleblower protections.\nSec. 7527. Coast Guard and Coast Guard Academy access to defense sexual\nassault incident database.\nSec. 7528. Expedited transfer in cases of sexual misconduct or domestic\nviolence.\nSec. 7529. Access to temporary separation program for victims of alleged\nsex-related offenses.\nSec. 7530. Continuous vetting of security clearances.\n\nTITLE LXXVI--COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORTS\n\nSec. 7601. Comptroller General report on Coast Guard research,\ndevelopment, and innovation program.\nSec. 7602. Comptroller General study on vessel traffic service center\nemployment, compensation, and retention.\nSec. 7603. Comptroller General review of quality and availability of\nCoast Guard behavioral health care and resources for personnel\nwellness.\nSec. 7604. Comptroller General study on Coast Guard efforts to reduce\nprevalence of missing or incomplete medical records and\nsharing of medical data with Department of Veterans Affairs\nand other entities.\nSec. 7605. Comptroller General study on Coast Guard training facility\ninfrastructure.\nSec. 7606. Comptroller General study on facility and infrastructure\nneeds of Coast Guard stations conducting border security\noperations.\nSec. 7607. Comptroller General study on Coast Guard basic allowance for\nhousing.\nSec. 7608. Comptroller General report on safety and security\ninfrastructure at Coast Guard Academy.\nSec. 7609. Comptroller General study on athletic coaching at Coast Guard\nAcademy.\nSec. 7610. Comptroller General study and report on permanent change of\nstation process.\nSec. 7611. Comptroller General review of Coast Guard Investigative\nService.\n\nTITLE LXXVII--AMENDMENTS\n\nSec. 7701. Amendments.\nSEC. 7002. DEFINITIONS AND DIRECTIONS.\n(a) Definitions.--In this division:\n(1) Commandant.--The term ``Commandant'' means the Commandant\nof the Coast Guard.\n(2) Secretary.--Unless otherwise specified, the term\n``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the department in which the\nCoast Guard is operating.\n(b) Directions.--In this division, when Secretary or the Commandant\nare directed to provide or develop--\n(1) a briefing, such briefing shall be accompanied by a\nnarrative description, and at the option of any committee\ndesignated as a recipient, be delivered in person;\n(2) a policy, such policy shall be detailed, in writing, and\npublicly available, but may contain a classified annex;\n(3) a plan, such plan shall be detailed, and in writing;\n(4) a report, such report shall be detailed and in writing; and\n(5) a strategy, such strategy shall be detailed and in writing.\nSEC. 7103. AUTOMATIC EXECUTION OF CONFORMING CHANGES.\n(a) Title 14.--Chapter 1 of title 14, United States Code, is\namended by adding at the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 107. Automatic execution of conforming changes\n``(a) In General.--When an amendment to a covered Coast Guard law\nadds a section or larger organizational unit to the covered Coast Guard\nlaw, repeals or transfers a section or larger organizational unit in\nthe covered Coast Guard law, or amends the designation or heading of a\nsection or larger organizational unit in the covered Coast Guard law,\nthat amendment also shall have the effect of amending any analysis,\ntable of contents, or similar tabular entries in the covered Coast\nGuard law to alter the table to conform to the changes made by the\namendment.\n``(b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to an amendment\ndescribed in such subsection when--\n``(1) the amendment or a clerical amendment enacted at the same\ntime expressly amends a table of sections, table of contents, or\nsimilar tabular entries in the covered maritime law to alter the\ntable to conform to the changes made by the amendment; or\n``(2) the amendment otherwise expressly exempts itself from the\noperation of this section.\n``(c) Covered Coast Guard Law Defined.--In this section, the term\n`covered Coast Guard law' means--\n``(1) this title;\n``(2) any Coast Guard authorization Act that authorizes funds\nto be appropriated for a fiscal year to the Coast Guard; and\n``(3) any other law designated in the text thereof as a covered\nCoast Guard law for purposes of application of this section.''.\n(b) Title 46.--Subtitle I of title 46, United States Code, is\namended by inserting after chapter 1 the following:\n\n``CHAPTER 3--AUTOMATIC EXECUTION OF CONFORMING CHANGES\n\n``Sec. 301. Automatic execution of conforming changes\n``(a) In General.--When an amendment to a covered maritime law adds\na section or larger organizational unit to the covered maritime law,\nrepeals or transfers a section or larger organizational unit in the\ncovered maritime law, or amends the designation or heading of a section\nor larger organizational unit in the covered maritime law, that\namendment also shall have the effect of amending any analysis, table of\ncontents, or similar tabular entries in the covered maritime law to\nalter the table to conform to the changes made by the amendment.\n``(b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to an amendment\ndescribed in such subsection when--\n``(1) the amendment or a clerical amendment enacted at the same\ntime expressly amends a table of sections, table of contents, or\nsimilar tabular entries in the covered maritime law to alter the\ntable to conform to the changes made by the amendment; or\n``(2) the amendment otherwise expressly exempts itself from the\noperation of this section.\n``(c) Covered Maritime Law Defined.--In this section, the term\n`covered maritime law' means--\n``(1) this title;\n``(2) any Maritime Administration authorization Act that\nauthorizes funds to be appropriated for a fiscal year to the\nMaritime Administration; and\n``(3) any other law designated in the text thereof as a covered\nmaritime law for purposes of application of this section.''.\n\nTITLE LXXI--COAST GUARD\nSubtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations\n\nSEC. 7101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.\nSection 4902 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``fiscal\nyears 2022 and 2023'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2026 and 2027'';\n(2) in paragraph (1)--\n(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking clauses (i) and (ii)\nand inserting the following:\n``(i) $11,851,875,000 for fiscal year 2026; and\n``(ii) $13,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.'';\n(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``$23,456,000'' and\ninserting ``$25,570,000''; and\n(C) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``subparagraph (A)(ii),\n$24,353,000'' and inserting ``clause (ii) of subparagraph (A),\n$26,848,500'';\n(3) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and\ninserting the following:\n``(i) $3,651,480,000 for fiscal year 2026; and\n``(ii) $3,700,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.'';\n(4) in paragraph (3) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and\ninserting the following:\n``(A) $67,701,000 for fiscal year 2026; and\n``(B) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.''; and\n(5) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:\n``(4) For retired pay, including the payment of obligations\notherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for purposes of\nretired pay, payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family\nProtection and Survivor Benefits Plans, payment for career status\nbonuses, payment of continuation pay under section 356 of title 37,\nconcurrent receipts, combat-related special compensation, and\npayments for medical care of retired personnel and their dependents\nunder chapter 55 of title 10--\n``(A) $1,057,929,000 for fiscal year 2026; and\n``(B) $1,215,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.''.\nSEC. 7102. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH AND TRAINING.\n(a) In General.--Section 4904 of title 14, United States Code, is\namended--\n(1) in subsection (a) by striking ``44,500 for each of fiscal\nyears 2022 and 2023'' and inserting ``50,000 for fiscal years 2026,\nand 55,000 for fiscal year 2027''; and\n(2) in subsection (b)--\n(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``for\neach of fiscal years 2022 and 2023'';\n(B) in paragraph (1) by striking ``2,500 student years''\nand inserting ``4,000 student years for each of fiscal years\n2026 and 2027'';\n(C) in paragraph (2) by striking ``165 student years'' and\ninserting ``250 student years for each of fiscal years 2026 and\n2027'';\n(D) in paragraph (3) by striking ``385 student years'' and\ninserting ``700 student years for each of fiscal years 2026 and\n2027''; and\n(E) in paragraph (4) by striking ``1,200 student years''\nand inserting ``1,600 student years for each of fiscal years\n2026 and 2027''.\n(b) Reporting Requirement.--In any fiscal year in which the\nsubmission required under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code,\ndoes not include a proportional increase in the Operations and Support\nfunding under section 4902(1)(A) of title 14, United States Code, to\nsupport the end strengths authorized under the amendments made by\nsubsection (a)--\n(1) the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on\nTransportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives\nand the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the\nSenate a report on the plan of the Coast Guard to achieve growth in\nthe Coast Guard's military strength to 60,000, which shall\ninclude--\n(A) proposed missions and purposes for the growth of the\nCoast Guard in military strength;\n(B) for each fiscal year from 2027 through 2032--\n(i) the additional estimated cost of salaries and all\nbenefits, including housing, education, and medical\nbenefits;\n(ii) estimated recruiting and training resources and\ncosts; and\n(iii) estimated resources and costs required to achieve\nsufficient training capacity for growth in enlisted and\nofficer corps; and\n(C) an explanation for why the estimated cost in\nsubparagraph (B) was not included in the submission required\nunder section 1105 of title 31, United States Code; and\n(2) the Commandant may not delegate the briefing required in\nparagraph (1).\n(c) Rule of Applicability.--Section 517(a) of title 10, United\nStates Code, shall not apply with respect to the Coast Guard until\nOctober 1, 2027.\n\nSubtitle B--Accountability\n\nSEC. 7111. ANNUAL REPORT ON PROGRESS OF CERTAIN HOMEPORTING PROJECTS.\n(a) Report.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee\non Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation of the Senate a report on the status of shore\ninfrastructure required to homeport or station all surface and\naviation assets to be delivered as part of Level 1 or Level 2\nacquisitions that have entered the obtain phase as authorized under\nsection 1132(b) of title 14, United States Code.\n(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall\ninclude--\n(A) a description of the current homeports and stations to\nwhich of Coast Guard cutters and aircraft are assigned;\n(B) a description of cutters or aircrafts that are able to\nbe located by the homeport or station to which they are\nassigned;\n(C) the current number of aircraft and cutters planned for\nthe program of record of the Coast Guard;\n(D) a description of cutter and aircraft which are\nscheduled to be decommissioned or put in special commission\nstatus; and\n(E) a description of where new cutters and aircraft being\nacquired as part of the program of record of the Coast Guard\nwill be assigned, including--\n(i) an assessment of the shoreside and infrastructure\nneeds for such cutters and aircrafts; and\n(ii) an assessment of whether existing facilities are\nadequate to support such cutter and aircraft, and the costs\nof planning, engineering, design construction, land\nacquisition, and environmental remediation.\n(b) Initial Report.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall issue a report\ndetailing the progress of all approved Coast Guard cutter\nhomeporting projects within the Coast Guard Arctic District with\nrespect to each of the following:\n(A) Fast Response Cutters.\n(B) Offshore Patrol Cutters.\n(C) The USCGC Storis procured pursuant to section 11223 of\nthe Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (14 U.S.C.\n561 note).\n(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall\ninclude, with respect to each homeporting project described in such\nparagraph, the following:\n(A) A description of--\n(i) the status of funds appropriated for the project;\n(ii) activities carried out toward completion of the\nproject; and\n(iii) activities anticipated to be carried out during\nthe subsequent 1-year period to advance completion of the\nproject.\n(B) An updated timeline, including key milestones, for the\nproject.\n(c) Subsequent Reports.--Not later than July 1 of the first\ncalendar year after the year in which the report required under\nsubsection (b)(1) is submitted, and each July 1 thereafter until July\n2, 2031, or the date on which all projects described in subsection\n(b)(1) are completed, the Commandant shall issue an updated report,\nwith respect to each Coast Guard cutter homeporting project described\nin subsection (a)(1) (including any such project approved on a date\nafter the date of enactment of this Act and before the submission of\nthe applicable report), containing each element described in subsection\n(a)(2).\n(d) Report on Capacity of Coast Guard Base Ketchikan.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall complete a report\ndetailing the cost of and time frame for expanding the industrial\ncapacity of Coast Guard Base Ketchikan to do out of water repairs\non Fast Response Cutters.\n(2) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee\non Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation of the Senate the report required under paragraph\n(1).\n(e) Public Availability.--The Commandant shall publish each report\nissued under this section on a publicly accessible website of the Coast\nGuard.\n(f) Homeporting Project Defined.--In this section, the term\n``homeporting project'' means the facility infrastructure\nmodifications, upgrades, new construction, and real property and land\nacquisition associated with homeporting new or modified cutters.\nSEC. 7112. MAJOR ACQUISITIONS.\n(a) In General.--Section 5103 of title 14, United States Code, is\namended--\n(1) in subsection (a) by striking ``major acquisition\nprograms'' and inserting ``Level 1 acquisitions or Level 2\nacquisitions'';\n(2) in subsection (b) by striking ``major acquisition program''\nand inserting ``Level 1 acquisition or Level 2 acquisition''; and\n(3) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:\n``(f) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) Level 1 acquisition.--The term `Level 1 acquisition' has\nthe meaning given such term in section 1171.\n``(2) Level 2 acquisition.--The term `Level 2 acquisition' has\nthe meaning given such term in section 1171.''.\n(b) Major Acquisition Program Risk Assessment.--Section 5107 of\ntitle 14, United States Code, is amended by striking ``section\n5103(f)'' and inserting ``section 1171''.\nSEC. 7113. QUARTERLY ACQUISITION BRIEF REQUIREMENTS.\n(a) In General.--Section 5107 of title 14, United States Code, is\namended to read as follows:\n``Sec. 5107 Quarterly acquisition reports and major acquisition program\nrisk assessment\n``(a) In General.--Not later than 45 days after the end of each\nfiscal quarter, the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on\nTransportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and\nthe Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a\nbriefing on all Level 1 and Level 2 acquisition programs, as such terms\nare defined in section 1171.\n``(b) Additional Briefing.--Not later than 1 week before taking\nprocurement actions that will significantly impact the costs or\ntimelines of a Level 1 or Level 2 acquisition program, the Commandant\nshall brief the committees described in subsection (a).\n``(c) Elements.--Each briefing required under subsection (a) or (b)\nshall include, for each program--\n``(1) a description of the purpose of the program, including\nthe capabilities being acquired;\n``(2) the total number of units, as appropriate, to be acquired\nannually until procurement is complete under the current\nacquisition program baseline;\n``(3) the Acquisition Review Board status, including--\n``(A) the current acquisition phase by increment, as\napplicable;\n``(B) the date of the most recent review; and\n``(C) whether the program has been paused or is in breach\nstatus;\n``(4) a comparison between the initial Department-approved\nacquisition program baseline cost, schedule, and performance\nthresholds and objectives and the current such thresholds and\nobjectives of the program, if applicable;\n``(5) the lifecycle cost estimate, adjusted for comparison to\nthe Future Coast Guard Program, including--\n``(A) the confidence level for the estimate;\n``(B) the fiscal years included in the estimate;\n``(C) a breakout of the estimate for the prior five years,\nthe current year, and the budget year;\n``(D) a breakout of the estimate by appropriation account\nor other funding source; and\n``(E) a description of and rationale for any changes to the\nestimate as compared to the previous quarter or to the\npreviously approved baseline, as applicable;\n``(6) a summary of the findings of any independent verification\nand validation of the items to be acquired or an explanation for\nwhy no such verification and validation has been performed;\n``(7) a table displaying the obligation of all program funds by\nprior fiscal year, the estimated obligation of funds for the\ncurrent fiscal year, and an estimate for the planned carryover of\nfunds into the subsequent fiscal year;\n``(8) a listing of prime contractors and major subcontractors;\nand\n``(9) narrative descriptions of risks to cost, schedule, or\nperformance that could result in a program breach if not\nsuccessfully mitigated, including--\n``(A) the current risks to such program;\n``(B) any failure of such program to demonstrate a key\nperformance parameter or threshold during operational test and\nevaluation conducted during the previous fiscal year;\n``(C) whether there has been any decision in such fiscal\nyear to order full-rate production before all key performance\nparameters or thresholds are met;\n``(D) whether there has been any breach of major\nacquisition program cost (as such term is defined in the manual\nof the Coast Guard titled `Major Systems Acquisition Manual'\n(COMDTINST M5000.10C)) in such fiscal year; and\n``(E) whether there has been any breach of major\nacquisition program schedule (as such term is defined in the\nmanual of the Coast Guard titled `Major Systems Acquisition\nManual' (COMDTINST M5000.10C)) during such fiscal year.\n``(d) Memorandum Deadline.--Not later than 5 business days after\nthe date on which the Secretary approves an Acquisition Decision\nMemorandum for programs described in this section, the Commandant shall\nsubmit such memorandum to the Committee on Transportation and\nInfrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on\nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.''.\n(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 51 of title 14,\nUnited States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section\n5107 and inserting the following:\n``5107. Quarterly acquisition reports and major acquisition program risk\nassessment.''.\nSEC. 7114. OVERDUE REPORTS.\n(a) In General.--Chapter 51 of title 14, United States Code, is\namended by adding at the end the following:\n``Sec. 5116. Status of overdue reports\n``(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of\nenactment of this section, and not later than March 1 of each year\nthereafter, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on\nTransportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and\nthe Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a\nreport on the status of reports or briefings required under this\nchapter that have not been delivered to Congress.\n``(b) Contents.--The report required under section (a) shall\ncontain the following:\n``(1) The status of each required report or briefing that has\nnot been delivered to Congress, including the date the report or\nbriefing is due, and if applicable, the number of days the Coast\nGuard has exceeded the required completion date.\n``(2) A detailed written plan and timeline for the next steps\nto be taken to complete such outstanding reports or briefings.\n``(3) The name, position, and agency of each Federal official\nresponsible for writing, reviewing, editing, and approving the\nreport, as well as the responsibility of such official in regard to\nthe report, and how long that report has been under the\nresponsibility with such Federal official after being received from\nthe previous Federal official responsible.\n``(4) The name of the flag officer responsible for the\ncompletion of each report or briefing.''.\n(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 51 of title 14,\nUnited States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:\n``5116. Status of overdue reports.''.\nSEC. 7115. REQUIREMENT FOR COAST GUARD TO PROVIDE ANALYSIS OF\nALTERNATIVES FOR AIRCRAFT.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on\nTransportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and\nthe Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a\nreport on the status of the implementation of the recommendations\ncontained in the report of the Government Accountability Office titled\n``Aircraft Fleet and Aviation Workforce Assessments Needed,'' and\nissued April 9, 2024 (GAO-24-106374).\n(b) Contents.--The report required under section (a) shall contain\nthe following:\n(1) An assessment of the type of helicopters the Coast Guard\nrequires to meet the mission demands of the Coast Guard.\n(2) An analysis of alternatives, including an analytical study\ncomparing the operational effectiveness, costs, and risks to\ndetermine the best suited aircraft to meet mission needs.\n(3) A fleet mix analysis to identify the necessary number of\nhelicopters to meet the mission needs of the Coast Guard across all\ndistricts, including all air stations, seasonal air stations, and\ncutters designed to support rotary wing aircraft.\n(c) Minimum Rotary Wing Fleet.--\n(1) In general.--The Commandant shall maintain an operational,\ngeographically dispersed rotary wing fleet of not less than--\n(A) 140 aircraft for the purpose of meeting minimum\noperational capabilities until the Commandant submits the\nreport required under this section; and\n(B) 175 aircraft for the purpose of meeting minimum\noperational capabilities on any date after September 30, 2030,\nuntil the Commandant submits a determination that the Coast\nGuard can meet its mission capabilities with fewer aircraft.\n(2) Report.--In the event the operational rotary wing fleet of\nthe Coast Guard falls below the requirements of this subsection,\nthe Commandant shall provide to the Committee on Transportation and\nInfrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on\nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a notification\nnot later than 5 business days after the inability of the\nCommandant to meet the requirement. This report shall be submitted\nto such committees every 120 days until the Coast Guard meets the\nrequirement of 175 rotary wing aircraft.\nSEC. 7116. OVERSIGHT OF FUNDS.\nNot later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and\nannually thereafter, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on\nTransportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and\nthe Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a\ndetailed expenditure plan, including projected project timelines for\neach acquisition and procurement appropriated under section 1181 of\ntitle 14, United States Code, and a list of project locations to be\nfunded under such section.\nSEC. 7117. REGULAR POLAR SECURITY CUTTER UPDATES.\n(a) Report.--\n(1) Report to congress.--Not later than 120 days after the date\nof enactment of this Act, the Commandant and the Chief of Naval\nOperations shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and\nInfrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee on\nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the\nCommittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of\nRepresentatives a report on the status of acquisition of Polar\nSecurity Cutters.\n(2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall include--\n(A) a detailed timeline for the acquisition process of\nPolar Security Cutters, including expected milestones and a\nprojected commissioning date for the first 3 Polar Security\nCutters;\n(B) an accounting of the previously appropriated funds\nspent to date on the Polar Security Cutter Program, updated\ncost projections for Polar Security Cutters, and projections\nfor when additional funds will be required;\n(C) potential factors and risks that could further delay or\nimperil the completion of Polar Security Cutters; and\n(D) a review of the acquisition of Polar Security Cutters\nto date, including factors that led to substantial cost\noverruns and delivery delays.\n(b) Briefings.--\n(1) Provision to congress.--Not later than 90 days after the\nsubmission of the report under subsection (a), and not less\nfrequently than every 90 days thereafter until the final Polar\nSecurity Cutter achieves full operational capability, the\nCommandant and the Chief of Naval Operations shall provide to the\nCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation of the Senate, and the Committees on Armed Services\nof the Senate and the House of Representatives a detailed briefing\nin person and in writing on the status of the Polar Security Cutter\nacquisition process.\n(2) Timeline.--The briefings under paragraph (1) shall occur\nafter any key milestone in the Polar Security Cutter acquisition\nprocess, but not less frequently than every 90 days.\n(3) Elements.--Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall\ninclude--\n(A) a summary of acquisition progress since the most recent\nprevious briefing conducted pursuant to paragraph (1);\n(B) an updated timeline and budget estimate for acquisition\nand building of pending Polar Security Cutters; and\n(C) an explanation of any delays or additional costs\nincurred in the acquisition progress.\n(c) Notifications.--In addition to the briefings required under\nsubsection (b), the Commandant and the Chief of Naval Operations shall\nnotify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House\nof Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation of the Senate, and the Committees on Armed Services of\nthe Senate and the House of Representatives within 3 business days of\nany significant change to the scope or funding level of the Polar\nSecurity Cutter acquisition strategy of such change.\nSEC. 7118. ANNUAL PLAN FOR COAST GUARD OPERATIONS IN THE PACIFIC;\nFEASIBILITY STUDY ON SUPPORTING ADDITIONAL PORT VISITS AND DEPLOYMENTS\nIN SUPPORT OF OPERATION BLUE PACIFIC.\n(a) Annual Plan for Coast Guard Operations in the Pacific.--Not\nlater than December 31, 2026, and annually thereafter until December\n31, 2030, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, in consultation with the\nSecretary of State and Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the\nappropriate congressional committees a plan for Coast Guard operations\nin the Pacific region for the year after the year during which the plan\nis submitted. Such plan shall include, for the year covered by the\nplan, each of the following elements:\n(1) A list of objectives for Coast Guard engagement in the\nPacific region in support of Department of State and Department of\nDefense missions.\n(2) An assessment of the capabilities of the Coast Guard to\nsupport Department of State and Department of Defense missions in\nthe Pacific region.\n(3) A list of any areas in the Pacific region where an\nincreased Coast Guard presence would better support Department of\nState and Department of Defense missions.\n(4) The projected demand for Coast Guard engagement in the\nPacific region from the Department of State and the Department of\nDefense for the year covered by the plan and the subsequent 10\nyears.\n(5) An assessment of whether the Coast Guard will be able to\nmeet such projected demand for the year covered by the plan,\nincluding--\n(A) a list of any factors limiting the ability of the Coast\nGuard to meet such projected demand; and\n(B) an analysis of the location from which any Coast Guard\nassets used to carry out missions in the Pacific, in addition\nto assets available in the year prior to the year in which the\nplan is submitted, will be transferred and any associated gaps\nin Coast Guard mission coverage any such transfers will create.\n(6) A summary of the resources needed for the Coast Guard to\nmeet such projected demand for the year covered by the plan,\nincluding--\n(A) staff;\n(B) infrastructure, including shore infrastructure;\n(C) administrative and logistical support; and\n(D) technology.\n(7) Any other matter as determined relevant by the Commandant.\n(b) Annual Budget Display for Coast Guard Operations in the\nPacific.--Not later than February 15, 2027, and annually until February\n15, 2031, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the\nappropriate congressional committees a detailed budget display for\nCoast Guard operations in the Pacific region for the fiscal year after\nthe fiscal year during which the budget display is submitted. The\nCommandant shall base such budget display on the projected demand for\nCoast Guard engagement in the Pacific region as identified in the most\nrecent annual plan developed under subsection (a). Such budget display\nshall include, for the year covered by the budget display, the\nfollowing information:\n(1) With respect to procurement accounts, amounts displayed by\naccount, budget activity, line number, line item, and line item\ntitle.\n(2) With respect to research, development, test, and evaluation\naccounts, amounts displayed by account, budget activity, line\nnumber, program element, and program element title.\n(3) With respect to operation and maintenance accounts, amounts\ndisplayed by account title, budget activity title, line number, and\nsubactivity group title.\n(4) With respect to military personnel accounts, amounts\ndisplayed by account, budget activity, budget subactivity, and\nbudget subactivity title.\n(c) Feasibility Study on Supporting Additional Port Visits and\nDeployments in Support of Operation Blue Pacific.--Not later than 180\ndays after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the\ndepartment in which the Coast Guard is operating when not operating as\na service in the Navy, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense,\nshall--\n(1) complete a study on the feasibility and advisability of\nsupporting additional Coast Guard port visits, deployments, and the\navailability of fast response cutters in the Northern Mariana\nIslands, in support of Operation Blue Pacific, or any successor\noperation oriented toward Oceania;\n(2) include, as part of the study under paragraph (1), an\nanalysis of where any Coast Guard assets used for port visits and\ndeployments in support of Operation Blue Pacific, or any successor\noperation oriented toward Oceania, will be transferred from and any\nassociated gaps in Coast Guard coverage any such transfer will\ncreate; and\n(3) submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee\non Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the\nCommittee on Armed Services and the Committee on Transportation and\nInfrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the\nfindings of such study.\n(d) Form.--Each plan under subsection (a) and each display under\nsubsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include\na classified annex.\n(e) Briefing Required.--Not later than February 15, 2027, and\nannually until February 15, 2031, the Commandant shall provide to the\nappropriate congressional committees a briefing on the plans required\nunder subsection (a) and the budget display required by subsection (b)\nfor the fiscal year after the fiscal year during which the briefing is\nprovided.\n(f) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,\nthe term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(1) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the\nHouse of Representatives;\n(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of\nRepresentatives;\n(3) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of\nRepresentatives;\n(4) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of\nthe Senate;\n(5) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and\n(6) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.\nSEC. 7119. ANNUAL PLAN FOR COAST GUARD OPERATIONS IN THE CARIBBEAN.\n(a) In General.--Not later than December 31, 2026, and annually\nthereafter for three years, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, in\nconsultation with the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense,\nshall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for\nCoast Guard operations in the Caribbean region for the year after the\nyear during which the plan is submitted. Such plan shall include, for\nthe year covered by the plan, each of the following elements:\n(1) A list of objectives for Coast Guard engagement in the such\nregion in support of Department of State and Department of Defense\nmissions.\n(2) An assessment of the capabilities of the Coast Guard to\nsupport Department of State and Department of Defense missions in\nsuch region.\n(3) A list of any areas in such region where an increased Coast\nGuard presence would better support Department of State and\nDepartment of Defense missions.\n(4) The projected demand for Coast Guard engagement in the\nCaribbean region from the Department of State and the Department of\nDefense for the year covered by the plan and the subsequent 10\nyears.\n(5) An assessment of whether the Coast Guard will be able to\nmeet such projected demand for the year covered by the plan,\nincluding--\n(A) a list of any factors limiting the ability of the Coast\nGuard to meet such projected demand; and\n(B) an analysis of the location from which any Coast Guard\nassets used to carry out missions in such region, in addition\nto assets available in the year prior to the year in which the\nplan is submitted, will be transferred and any associated gaps\nin Coast Guard mission coverage any such transfers will create.\n(6) A summary of the resources needed for the Coast Guard to\nmeet such projected demand for the year covered by the plan,\nincluding--\n(A) staff;\n(B) infrastructure, including shore infrastructure;\n(C) administrative and logistical support; and\n(D) technology.\n(7) Any other matter as determined relevant by the Commandant.\n(b) Annual Budget Display for Coast Guard Operations in the\nCaribbean.--Not later than February 15, 2027, and annually until\nFebruary 15, 2031, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to\nthe appropriate congressional committees a detailed budget display for\nCoast Guard operations in the Caribbean region for the fiscal year\nafter the fiscal year during which the budget display is submitted. The\nCommandant shall base such budget display on the projected demand for\nCoast Guard engagement in the Caribbean region as identified in the\nmost recent annual plan developed under subsection (a). Such budget\ndisplay shall include, for the year covered by the budget display, the\nfollowing information:\n(1) With respect to procurement accounts, amounts displayed by\naccount, budget activity, line number, line item, and line item\ntitle.\n(2) With respect to research, development, test, and evaluation\naccounts, amounts displayed by account, budget activity, line\nnumber, program element, and program element title.\n(3) With respect to operation and maintenance accounts, amounts\ndisplayed by account title, budget activity title, line number, and\nsubactivity group title.\n(4) With respect to military personnel accounts, amounts\ndisplayed by account, budget activity, budget subactivity, and\nbudget subactivity title.\n(c) Form.--Each plan under subsection (a) and each display under\nsubsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include\na classified annex.\n(d) Briefing Required.--Not later than February 15, 2027, and\nannually until February 15, 2031, the Commandant shall provide to the\nappropriate congressional committees a briefing on the plans required\nunder subsection (a) and the budget display required by subsection (b)\nfor the fiscal year after the fiscal year during which the briefing is\nprovided.\n(e) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,\nthe term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(1) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the\nHouse of Representatives;\n(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of\nRepresentatives;\n(3) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of\nRepresentatives;\n(4) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of\nthe Senate;\n(5) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and\n(6) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.\nSEC. 7120. PROHIBITION ON SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS OF SLIDESHOW\nPRESENTATIONS.\nA slideshow presentation, including a PowerPoint document, shall\nnot be submitted to Congress in lieu of the provision of a briefing (in\nperson or written) or the submission of a report, plan, strategy, or\nany other document required by this Act or by chapter 51 of title 14,\nUnited States Code.\n\nTITLE LXXII--ORGANIZATION, AUTHORITIES, ACQUISITION, AND PERSONNEL OF\nTHE COAST GUARD\nSubtitle A--Authorities\n\nSEC. 7201. REORGANIZATION OF CHAPTER 3.\n(a) Initial Matter.--Chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, is\namended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and\nthe table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following:\n\n``CHAPTER 3--COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION\n\n``subchapter i-organization\n\n``301. Grades and ratings\n\n``subchapter ii-positions\n\n``302. Commandant; appointment\n``303. Vice Commandant; appointment\n``304. Retirement of Commandant or Vice Commandant\n``305. Vice admirals\n``306. Retirement\n``307. Vice admirals and admiral, continuity of grade\n``308. Chief Acquisition Officer\n``309. Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director\n``310. Director of the Coast Guard Investigative Service\n``311. United States Coast Guard Band; composition; Director\n``312. Western Alaska Oil Spill Planning Criteria Program\n``313. Chief of Staff to President: appointment\n``314. Captains of the port\n``315. Congressional affairs; Director\n``316. Commandant Advisory Judge Advocate\n``317. Special Advisor to Commandant for Tribal and Native Hawaiian\naffairs\n``318. Judge Advocate General; Deputy Judge Advocate General\n\n``subchapter iii-programs and composition\n\n``331. Centers of expertise for Coast Guard prevention and response\n``332. Marine industry training program\n``333. Training course on workings of Congress\n``334. National Coast Guard Museum\n``335. Environmental Compliance and Restoration Program\n``336. Unmanned system program and autonomous control and computer\nvision technology project\n``337. Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps\n``338. Redistricting notification requirement\n``339. Prevention and response workforces''.\n\n(b) Redesignations and Transfers.--\n(1) Requirement.--The sections of title 14, United States Code,\nidentified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are amended--\n(A) by redesignating the sections as described in the\ntable; and\n(B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the\nsections appear after the table of sections for chapter 3 of\nsuch title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in which\nthe sections are presented in the table.\n(2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the\nfollowing:\n\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\nSection heading Title 14\nTable 14 section number before (provided for section\nredesignation identification purposes number after\nonly-not amended) redesignation\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\n301............................. Grades and ratings 301\n302............................. Comma- 302\nndant; appointment\n303............................. Retirement of Comman- 304\ndant or Vice\nCom-\nmandant\n304............................. Vice Comm- 303\nandant; appointment\n305............................. Vice 305\nadmirals\n306............................. Retirement 306\n307............................. Vice admirals and 307\nadmiral, continuity of\ngrade\n308............................. Chief Acquisition 308\nOfficer\n309............................. Office of the Coast 309\nGuard Reserve; Director\n310............................. Chief of Staff to 313\nPresident: appointment\n311............................. Captains of the port 314\n312............................. Prevention and response 339\nworkforces\n313............................. Centers of expertise 331\nfor Coast Guard\nprevention and response\n314............................. Marine industry 332\ntraining program\n315............................. Training for con- 333\ngressional affairs\npersonnel\n316............................. National Coast Guard 334\nMuseum\n317............................. United States Coast 311\nGuard Band;\ncomposition; Director\n318............................. Environm- 335\nental Compliance and\nRestoration Program\n319............................. Unmanned system program 336\nand autonomous control\nand computer vision\ntechnology project\n320............................. Coast Guard Junior 337\nReserve Officers'\nTraining Corps\n321............................. Congre- 315\nssional affairs;\nDirector\n322............................. Redis- 338\ntricting notification\nrequirement\n323............................. Western Alaska Oil 312\nSpill Planning Criteria\nProgram\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n(c) Additional Changes.--Chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code,\nis further amended--\n(1) by inserting before section 301 (as so redesignated and\ntransferred under subsection (b)) the following:\n\n``SUBCHAPTER I--ORGANIZATION'';\n\n(2) by inserting before section 302 (as so redesignated and\ntransferred under subsection (b)) the following:\n\n``Subchapter II--Positions''; and\n\n(3) by inserting before section 331 (as so redesignated and\ntransferred under subsection (b)) the following:\n\n``SUBCHAPTER III--PROGRAMS''.\n\n(d) Chapter 5.--Subchapter I of chapter 5 of title 14, United\nStates Code, is amended--\n(1) in section 502 by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting\nthe following:\n``(a) General Powers.--The Secretary'';\n(2) by redesignating section 503 as subsection (b) of section\n502 and transferring such section as redesignated to appear after\nsubsection (a) of section 502, as amended in paragraph (1); and\n(3) in subsection (b) of section 502, as so redesignated, by\nstriking the section enumerator and heading and all that follows\nthrough ``The Secretary'' and inserting the following:\n``(b) Delegation.--The Secretary''.\n(e) Chapter 3.--Chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, is\namended--\n(1) in section 301 by amending it to read as follows:\n``Sec. 301. Grades and ratings\n``(a) In General.--In the Coast Guard, there shall be--\n``(1) admirals (two);\n``(2) vice admirals;\n``(3) rear admirals;\n``(4) rear admirals (lower half);\n``(5) captains;\n``(6) commanders;\n``(7) lieutenant commanders;\n``(8) lieutenants;\n``(9) lieutenants (junior grade);\n``(10) ensigns;\n``(11) chief warrant officers;\n``(12) cadets;\n``(13) warrant officers; and\n``(14) enlisted members.\n``(b) Enlisted Members.--Enlisted members shall be distributed in\nratings established by the Secretary.'';\n(2) in section 303 (as so redesignated and transferred under\nsubsection (b)) by--\n(A) inserting ``(a) appointment.--'' before ``The\nPresident'';\n(B) by striking ``, who may be reappointed for further\nperiods of four years'';\n(C) by inserting the following after ``Chief of the Coast\nGuard'':\n``(b) Reappointment.--In time of war or during a national emergency\ndeclared by Congress, the Commandant may be reappointed for a term of\nnot more than 4 years.'';\n(D) by striking ``The term of an appointment'' and\ninserting the following:\n``(c) Term.--The term of an appointment''; and\n(E) by striking ``The Commandant while'' and inserting the\nfollowing:\n``(d) Grade.--The Commandant while'';\n(3) in section 305(a)(1) (as so redesignated and transferred\nunder subsection (b))--\n(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking\n``may'' and inserting ``shall'';\n(B) in subparagraph (A)(ii) by striking ``be the chief of\nstaff of the Coast Guard'' and inserting ``oversee personnel\nmanagement, workforce, and dependent support, training, and\nrelated matters'';\n(4) in section 307 in the section heading by striking\n``Admiral'' and inserting ``Admirals'';\n(5) by inserting after section 309 (as so redesignated and\ntransferred under subsection (b)) the following:\n``Sec. 310. Director of Coast Guard Investigative Service\n``(a) In General.--There shall be a Director of the Coast Guard\nInvestigative Service.\n``(b) Chain of Command.--The Director of the Coast Guard\nInvestigative Service shall report directly to and be under the general\nsupervision of the Commandant, acting through the Vice Commandant of\nthe Coast Guard.'';\n(6) by inserting after section 315 (as so redesignated and\ntransferred under subsection (b)) the following:\n``Sec. 316. Commandant Advisory Judge Advocate\n``There shall be in the Coast Guard a Commandant Advisory Judge\nAdvocate who is a judge advocate in a grade of O-6. The Commandant\nAdvisory Judge Advocate shall be assigned to the staff of the\nCommandant in the first regularly scheduled O-6 officer assignment\npanel to convene following the date of the enactment of the Coast Guard\nAuthorization Act of 2025 and perform such duties relating to legal\nmatters arising in the Coast Guard as such legal matters relate to the\nCommandant, as may be assigned.\n``Sec. 317. Special Advisor to Commandant for Tribal and Native\nHawaiian Affairs\n``(a) In General.--In accordance with Federal trust\nresponsibilities and treaty obligations, laws, and policies relevant to\nIndian Tribes and in support of the principles of self-determination,\nself-governance, and co-management with respect to Indian Tribes, and\nto support engagement with Native Hawaiians, there shall be in the\nCoast Guard a Special Advisor to the Commandant for Tribal and Native\nHawaiian Affairs (in this section referred to as the `Special\nAdvisor'), who shall--\n``(1) be selected by the Secretary and the Commandant through a\ncompetitive search process;\n``(2) have expertise in Federal Indian law and policy,\nincluding government-to-government consultation;\n``(3) to the maximum extent practicable, have expertise in\nlegal and policy issues affecting Native Hawaiians; and\n``(4) have an established record of distinguished service and\nachievement working with Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and\nNative Hawaiian organizations.\n``(b) Career Reserved Position.--The position of Special Advisor\nshall be a career reserved position at the GS-15 level or greater.\n``(c) Duties.--The Special Advisor shall--\n``(1) ensure the Federal government upholds the Federal trust\nresponsibility and conducts consistent, meaningful, and timely\ngovernment-to-government consultation and engagement with Indian\nTribes, which shall meet or exceed the standards of the Federal\nGovernment and the Coast Guard;\n``(2) ensure meaningful and timely engagement with--\n``(A) Native Hawaiian organizations; and\n``(B) Tribal organizations;\n``(3) advise the Commandant on all policies of the Coast Guard\nthat have Tribal implications in accordance with applicable law and\npolicy, including Executive Orders;\n``(4) work to ensure that the policies of the Federal\nGovernment regarding consultation and engagement with Indian Tribes\nand engagement with Native Hawaiian organizations and Tribal\norganizations are implemented in a meaningful manner, working\nthrough Coast Guard leadership and across the Coast Guard, together\nwith--\n``(A) liaisons located within Coast Guard districts;\n``(B) the Director of Coast Guard Governmental and Public\nAffairs; and\n``(C) other Coast Guard leadership and programs and other\nFederal partners; and\n``(5) support Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and\nTribal organizations in all matters under the jurisdiction of the\nCoast Guard.\n``(d) Direct Access to Secretary and Commandant.--No officer or\nemployee of the Coast Guard or the Department of Homeland Security may\ninterfere with the ability of the Special Advisor to give direct and\nindependent advice to the Secretary and the Commandant on matters\nrelated to this section.\n``(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the meaning\ngiven such term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and\nEducation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).\n``(2) Native hawaiian organization.--The term `Native Hawaiian\norganization' has the meaning given such term in section 6207 of\nthe Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517)\nexcept the term includes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and\nthe Office of Hawaiian Affairs.\n``(3) Tribal organization.--The term `Tribal organization' has\nthe meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-\nDetermination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).\n``Sec. 318. Judge Advocate General; Deputy Judge Advocate General:\nappointment; duties\n``(a) In General.--The Judge Advocate General in the Coast Guard\nshall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent\nof the Senate, from officers of the Coast Guard designated as judge\nadvocates. The term of office is not more than 4 years.\n``(b) Appointment.--The Judge Advocate General of the Coast Guard\nshall be appointed from those officers who at the time of appointment\nare members of the bar of a Federal court or the highest court of a\nState, and who have had at least 8 years of experience in legal duties\nas commissioned officers.\n``(c) Duties.--The Judge Advocate General, in addition to other\nduties prescribed by law--\n``(1) is the legal adviser of the Commandant of the Coast Guard\nand of all officers and agencies of the Coast Guard;\n``(2) shall direct the officers of the Coast Guard designated\nas judge advocates in the performance of their duties; and\n``(3) shall receive, revise, and have recorded the proceedings\nof courts of inquiry and military commissions.\n``(d) Deputy Judge Advocate General.--\n``(1) In general.--The Deputy Judge Advocate General in the\nCoast Guard shall be appointed by the Commandant, from civilians in\nthe Senior Executive Service (career reserved) who meet the\nqualifications set forth in subsection (b). The term of office of\nthe Deputy Judge Advocate General is not more than four years with\nreappointment for an additional term of 4 years.\n``(2) Vacancy of judge advocate general.--When there is a\nvacancy in the office of the Judge Advocate General, or during the\nabsence or disability of the Judge Advocate General, the Deputy\nJudge Advocate General shall perform the duties of the Judge\nAdvocate General until a successor is appointed or the absence or\ndisability ceases. Should a vacancy in the Deputy Judge Advocate\nGeneral position overlap with a vacancy in the office of the Judge\nAdvocate General, the Commandant shall establish an acting Judge\nAdvocate General from officers of the Coast Guard designated as\njudge advocates with the qualifications in subsection (b).\n``(3) Acting deputy judge advocate general.--When there is a\nvacancy of the position of Deputy Judge Advocate General, to\ninclude during the absence or disability of the Judge Advocate\nGeneral, the Commandant shall establish an acting Deputy Judge\nAdvocate from officers of the Coast Guard designated as judge\nadvocates with the qualifications in subsection (b). Such officer\nshall perform the duties of the Deputy Judge Advocate General until\na successor is appointed or the absence or disability ceases.\nShould a vacancy in the Deputy Judge Advocate General position\noverlap with a vacancy in the office of the Judge Advocate General,\nthe Commandant shall establish an acting Deputy Judge Advocate from\ncivilians in the Senior Executive Service (career reserved), or GS-\n15s, who meet the qualifications in subsection (b).\n``(4) Compliance with act.--The Commandant shall ensure\ncompliance with this section not later than 30 days after enactment\nof this section.\n``(e) Limitation.--No officer or employee of the Department of\nHomeland Security may interfere with--\n``(1) the ability of the Judge Advocate General to give\nindependent legal advice to the Commandant or Vice Commandant; or\n``(2) the ability of judge advocates of the Coast Guard\nassigned or attached to, or performing duty with, military units to\ngive independent legal advice to commanders.'';\n(7) by striking section 333 (as so redesignated and transferred\nunder subsection (b)) and inserting the following:\n``Sec. 333. Training courses on workings of Congress\n``(a) In General.--\n``(1) Training course.--\n``(A) In general.--The Commandant, and such other\nindividuals and organizations as the Commandant considers\nappropriate, shall develop a training course on the workings of\nCongress.\n``(B) Timing.--\n``(i) In general.--The training course developed in\nsubparagraph (A) shall be offered at least once each year.\n``(ii) Additional training.--The training developed\nunder subparagraph (A) may be provided more than once a\nyear to facilitate timely receipt by covered recipients.\n``(2) Annual basis.--\n``(A) In general.--At least once each year, any covered\nrecipients shall receive the training developed under paragraph\n(1).\n``(B) Covered recipients.--In this paragraph, the term\n`covered recipients' means--\n``(i) flag officers serving in the Coast Guard;\n``(ii) members of the senior executive service (career\nreserved) serving in positions in the Coast Guard; and\n``(iii) political appointees--\n\n``(I) serving in positions in the Coast Guard; or\n``(II) at the Department of Homeland Security with\nCoast Guard in their portfolio, including any Senior\nAdvisor to the Secretary for the Coast Guard.\n\n``(3) Course subject matter.--The training course required by\nthis subsection shall provide an overview and introduction to\nCongress and the Federal legislative process, including--\n``(A) the history and structure of Congress and the\ncommittee systems of the House of Representatives and the\nSenate, including the functions and responsibilities of the\nCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation of the Senate;\n``(B) the documents produced by Congress, including bills,\nresolutions, committee reports, and conference reports, and the\npurposes and functions of such documents;\n``(C) the legislative processes and rules of the House of\nRepresentatives and the Senate, including similarities and\ndifferences between the 2 processes and 2 sets of rules,\nincluding--\n``(i) the congressional budget process;\n``(ii) the congressional authorization and\nappropriation processes;\n``(iii) the Senate advice and consent process for\nPresidential nominees; and\n``(iv) the Senate advice and consent process for treaty\nratification;\n``(v) all relevant notification and reporting\nrequirements in statute, policy, or any other agreement to\nCongress;\n``(D) the roles of Members of Congress and congressional\nstaff in the legislative process; and\n``(E) the concept and underlying purposes of congressional\noversight within the governance framework of separation of\npowers;\n``(F) the roles of independent oversight entities,\nincluding the Offices of the Inspector Generals, the Government\nAccountability Office, and other independent entities, with\nrespect oversight of the Coast Guard;\n``(G) the legal and ethical requirements of complying with\noversight conducted by such independent oversight entities,\nincluding compliance with congressionally mandated oversight;\n``(H) an overview of section 552a of title 5 (popularly\nknown at the Privacy Act of 1974) with respect to working with\nCongress and independent oversight;\n``(I) an overview of the right of all Coast Guard members\nand staff to engage with Congress as a constitutionally\nprotected right; and\n``(J) with respect to Coast Guard covered recipients, an\noverview of any law administered by the Coast Guard and any\npolicy implemented by the Coast Guard the understanding of\nwhich is necessary to improve--\n``(i) compliance with such law and policy;\n``(ii) ethics;\n``(iii) professionalism; and\n``(iv) timeliness of response to Congressional\noversight requests, including requests from independent\noversight entities.\n``(b) Training for Congressional Affairs Personnel.--\n``(1) In general.--The Commandant shall develop a training\ncourse on the workings of Congress, which shall be administered in\nperson for to any required participant.\n``(2) Required participant.--In this subsection, the term\n`required participant' means--\n``(A) any member of the Coast Guard Office of Congressional\nand Governmental Affairs selected for a position as--\n``(i) a fellow;\n``(ii) a liaison;\n``(iii) a counsel; or\n``(iv) administrative staff;\n``(B) a Coast Guard district or area governmental affairs\nofficer;\n``(C) an individual who reviews, makes edits, or transmits\nformal or informal correspondence with respect to the Coast\nGuard to Congress, including relevant program level personnel;\n``(D) an individual who serves in--\n``(i) the Office of Coordination, Programs, and\nAccountability or successor office; or\n``(ii) the Force Design 2028 office; and\n``(iii) Coast Guard Office of General Law personnel,\nincluding such personnel detailed to the Coast Guard.\n``(3) Course subject matter.--\n``(A) In general.--The training course required under this\nsubsection shall provide an overview and introduction to\nCongress and the Federal legislative process, including--\n``(i) the items described in subparagraphs (C) through\n(K) of subsection (a)(2);\n``(ii) the roles of Coast Guard fellows, liaisons,\ncounsels, governmental affairs officers, the Coast Guard\nOffice of Program Review, the Coast Guard Headquarters\nprogram offices, and any other entity the Commandant\nconsiders relevant;\n``(iii) the roles and responsibilities of Coast Guard\npublic affairs and external communications personnel with\nrespect to Members of Congress and the staff of such\nMembers necessary to enhance communication between Coast\nGuard units, sectors, and districts and Member offices and\ncommittees of jurisdiction so as to ensure visibility of\nCoast Guard activities; and\n``(iv) with respect to Coast Guard required\nparticipants, an overview of any law administered by the\nCoast Guard and any policy implemented by the Coast Guard\nthe understanding of which is necessary to improve--\n\n``(I) compliance with such law and policy;\n``(II) ethics;\n``(III) professionalism; and\n``(IV) timeliness of response to Congressional\noversight requests, including requests from independent\noversight entities.\n\n``(4) Detail within coast guard office of budget and\nprograms.--\n``(A) In general.--At the written request of a receiving\ncongressional office, the training course required under this\nsection shall include a multi-day detail within the Coast Guard\nOffice of Coordination, Programs, Accountability to ensure\nadequate exposure to Coast Guard policy, oversight, and\nrequests from Congress.\n``(B) Nonconsecutive detail permitted.--A detail under this\nparagraph is not required to be consecutive with the balance of\nthe training.\n``(5) Completion of required training.--A member of the Coast\nGuard selected for a position described in subsection (a) shall\ncomplete the training required by this section before the date on\nwhich such member reports for duty for such position.\n``(c) Lecturers and Panelists.--\n``(1) Outside experts.--The Commandant shall ensure that not\nless than 60 percent of the lecturers, panelists, and other\nindividuals providing education and instruction as part of the\ntraining courses required under this section are experts on\nCongress and the Federal legislative process who are not employed\nby the executive branch of the Federal Government.\n``(2) Authority to accept pro bono services.--In satisfying the\nrequirement under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall seek, and may\naccept, educational and instructional services of lecturers,\npanelists, and other individuals and organizations provided to the\nCoast Guard on a pro bono basis.''; and\n(8) in section 334 (as so redesignated and transferred under\nsubsection (b))--\n(A) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:\n``(b) Use of Funds.--The Secretary may expend funds appropriated to\nthe Coast Guard on--\n``(1) the design of a Museum;\n``(2) engineering, construction, construction administration,\nand quality assurance services for a Museum, including\nconstruction, construction administration, and quality assurance\nservices carried out by the Association; and\n``(3) providing Federal financial assistance to the Association\nfor the activities under subsection (d).''; and\n(B) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:\n``(g) Services.--With respect to the services related to the\nactivities for which the Secretary can expend funds under subsection\n(b), or for maintenance or operation of the Museum, the Secretary may,\nwith respect to any entity--\n``(1) solicit and accept such services; and\n``(2) enter into contracts or memoranda of agreement to acquire\nsuch services.''.\n(f) Rule of Construction.--\n(1) In general.--Nothing in chapter 3 of title 14, United\nStates Code, or any other law, may be construed to require the\nCoast Guard to construct, own, or operate a Museum as a condition\nof providing financial support to the Association for the purposes\nfor which assistance is authorized under such chapter.\n(2) Definitions.--In paragraph (1), the terms ``Association''\nand ``Museum'' have the meanings given such terms in chapter 3 of\ntitle 14, United States Code.\n(g) Effect of Law.--The training required by subsection (a) of\nsection 333 of title 14, United States Code (as amended by this Act),\nshall replace the training that was required by the Commandant on the\nday before the date of enactment of this Act.\n(h) Briefings.--\n(1) Initial briefing.--Not later than 120 days after the date\nof enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall brief the Committee\non Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on\nIndian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation\nand Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on the manner in\nwhich the Special Advisor for Tribal and Native Hawaiian Affairs\nwill be incorporated into the governance structure of the Coast\nGuard, including a timeline for the incorporation that is completed\nnot later than 1 year after date of enactment of this Act.\n(2) Annual briefings on special advisor to the commandant to\ntribal and native hawaiian affairs.--Not later than 1 year after\nthe date of the establishment of the position of the Special\nAdvisor to the Commandant for Tribal and Native Hawaiian Affairs\nunder section 317 of title 14, United States Code, and annually\nthereafter for 2 years, the Commandant shall provide the Committee\non Commerce, Science, and Technology and the Committee on Indian\nAffairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and\nInfrastructure of the House of Representatives with a briefing on\nthe duties, responsibilities, and actions of the Special Advisor to\nthe Commandant for Tribal and Native Hawaiian Affairs, including\nmanagement of best practices.\n(3) Briefing on collaboration with tribes on research\nconsistent with coast guard mission requirements.--\n(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide the\nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Technology and the\nCommittee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on\nTransportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives with a briefing on potential collaborations on\nand research and use of indigenous place-based knowledge and\nresearch.\n(B) Element.--In providing the briefing under subparagraph\n(A), the Commandant shall identify current and potential future\nopportunities to improve coordination with Indian Tribes,\nNative Hawaiian organizations, and Tribal organizations to\nsupport--\n(i) Coast Guard mission needs, such as the potential\nfor research or knowledge to enhance maritime domain\nawareness, including opportunities through the ADAC-ARCTIC\nCenter of Excellence of the Department of Homeland\nSecurity; and\n(ii) Coast Guard efforts to protect indigenous place-\nbased knowledge and research.\n(C) Definitions.--In this subsection:\n(i) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the\nmeaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Self-\nDetermination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.\n5304).\n(ii) Native hawaiian organization.--The term ``Native\nHawaiian organization'' has the meaning given such term in\nsection 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act\nof 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517) except the term includes the\nDepartment of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Office of\nHawaiian Affairs.\n(iii) Tribal organization.--The term ``Tribal\norganization'' has the meaning given the such in section 4\nof the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance\nAct (25 U.S.C. 5304).\n(D) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection, or\nan amendment made by subsection (d)(6), shall be construed to\nimpact--\n(i) the right of any Indian Tribe; or\n(ii) any government-to-government consultation.\n(i) Conforming Amendments.--\n(1) Section 11237 of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization\nAct of 2022 (Public Law 117-263) is amended--\n(A) in subsection (a) by striking ``section 312 of title\n14'' and inserting ``section 339 of title 14''; and\n(B) in subsection (b)(2)(A) by striking ``section 312 of\ntitle 14'' and inserting ``section 339 of title 14''.\n(2) Section 807(a) of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard\nAuthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-282) is amended by\nstriking ``section 313 of title 14'' and inserting ``section 331 of\ntitle 14''.\n(3) Section 3533(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act\nfor Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) is amended by striking\n``section 315 of title 14'' and inserting ``section 333 of title\n14''.\n(4) Section 311(j)(9)(D) of the Federal Water Pollution Control\nAct (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(9)(D)) is amended by striking ``section 323\nof title 14'' each place it appears and inserting ``section 312 of\ntitle 14'' each such place.\n(j) Duties of the Coast Guard.--\n(1) In general.--Section 102 of title 14, United States Code,\nis amended by striking ``The Coast Guard shall'' and inserting the\nfollowing:\n``(b) Primary Duties.--The Coast Guard shall''.\n(2) Transfer.--Section 888(a) of Public Law 107-296 is\ntransferred to appear in section 102 of title 14, United States\nCode, before subsection (b).\n(k) Technical Amendments.--\n(1) Members asserting post-traumatic stress disorder or\ntraumatic brain injury.--Section 2516 of title 14, United States\nCode, is amended--\n(A) in subsection (a) by inserting ``described in section\n102'' after ``Coast Guard operations''; and\n(B) by striking subsection (d).\n(2) Clarification of eligibility of members of coast guard for\ncombat-related special compensation.--Section 221 of the Coast\nGuard Authorization Act of 2016 (10 U.S.C. 1413a note) is amended\nby striking ``section 888(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002\n(6 U.S.C. 468(a))'' and inserting ``section 102 of title 14, United\nStates Code''.\nSEC. 7202. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.\n(a) In General.--Section 11269 of the Don Young Coast Guard\nAuthorization Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-263) is--\n(1) transferred to appear at the end of subchapter II of\nchapter 5 of title 14, United States Code;\n(2) redesignated as section 529; and\n(3) amended--\n(A) by striking the section enumerator and heading and\ninserting the following:\n``Sec. 529. Public availability of information'';\n(B) by striking ``Not later than'' and inserting the\nfollowing:\n``(a) In General.--Not later than'';\n(C) by striking ``the number of migrant'' and inserting\n``the number of drug and person''; and\n(D) by adding at the end the following:\n``(b) Contents.--In making information about interdictions publicly\navailable under subsection (a), the Commandant shall include a\ndescription of the following:\n``(1) The number of incidents in which drugs were interdicted,\nthe amount and type of drugs interdicted, and the Coast Guard\nsectors and geographic areas of responsibility in which such\nincidents occurred.\n``(2) The number of incidents in which persons were\ninterdicted, the number of persons interdicted, the number of those\npersons who were unaccompanied minors, and the Coast Guard sectors\nand geographic areas of responsibility in which such incidents\noccurred.\n``(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this provision shall be\nconstrued to require the Coast Guard to collect the information\ndescribed in subsection (b), and nothing in this provision shall be\nconstrued to require the Commandant to publicly release confidential,\nclassified, law enforcement sensitive, or otherwise protected\ninformation.''.\n(b) Clerical Amendments.--\n(1) Title 14.--The analysis for chapter 5 of title 14, United\nStates Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to\nsection 528 the following:\n``529. Public availability of information.''.\n\n(2) James m. inhofe national defense authorization act for\nfiscal year 2023.--The table of contents for the James M. Inhofe\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law\n117-263) is amended by striking the item relating to section 11269.\n(3) Don young coast guard authorization act of 2022.--The table\nof contents for the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022\n(division K of Public Law 117-263) is amended by striking the item\nrelating to section 11269.\nSEC. 7203. MODIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF MINOR CONSTRUCTION AND\nIMPROVEMENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT.\nSection 903(d)(1) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by\nstriking ``$1,500,000'' and inserting ``$2,000,000''.\nSEC. 7204. AGREEMENTS.\n(a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 14, United States Code, is\namended by adding at the end the following:\n``Sec. 722. Cooperation with eligible entities\n``(a) In General.--\n``(1) Provision of assistance.--Subject to the availability of\nappropriations and for the purpose of mitigating the impacts of\nCoast Guard actions including expansion of bases, including direct\nor indirect impacts, to natural resources and cultural resources,\nthe Commandant may provide Federal financial assistance, except for\nloans or loan guarantees, or make grants to an eligible entity.\n``(2) Use of funds.--Financial assistance or grants made under\nparagraph (1) may be used to--\n``(A) limit any development or use of such natural\nresources and cultural resources as a result of such Coast\nGuard actions described in paragraph (1);\n``(B) maintain and maintain access to, such natural\nresources and cultural resources, including--\n``(i) Tribal treaty fisheries and shellfish harvest,\nand usual and accustomed fishing areas; and\n``(ii) subsistence fisheries, or any other fishery or\nshellfish harvest, of an Indian Tribe;\n``(C) provide a means to replace, repair, or restore such\nnatural resources and cultural resources of an Indian Tribe or\nNative Hawaiian organization if such property is damaged by\nCoast Guard actions described in paragraph (1), in consultation\nwith the affected Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization;\nand\n``(D) maintain and improve natural resources located\noutside a Coast Guard installation, if the purpose of the\nagreement is to relieve or eliminate current or anticipated\nchallenges that could restrict, impede, or otherwise interfere\nwith, directly or indirectly, current or anticipated Coast\nGuard actions described in paragraph (1).\n``(3) Limitation.--Financial assistance or grants made under\nparagraph (1) may not be used for the purpose of the Coast Guard\nreceiving any funds.\n``(b) Notification; Availability of Agreements to Congress.--\n``(1) Notification.--The Commandant shall notify the Committee\non Commerce, Science, and Transportation or the Committee on\nHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate (and the\nCommittee on Indian Affairs of the Senate in the case of an\neligible entity that is an Indian Tribe, Tribal organization or\nNative Hawaiian organization) and the Committee on Transportation\nand Infrastructure of the House of Representatives in writing not\nlater than the date that is 3 full business days prior to any day\non which the Commandant intends to enter into such an agreement or\ncontract, or make a grant under subsection (a), and include in such\nnotification the anticipated costs of carrying out the agreement,\nto the extent practicable.\n``(2) Availability of agreements.--A copy of such financial\nassistance or grant made under subsection (a) shall be provided to\nthe Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation or the\nCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the\nSenate or the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the\nHouse of Representatives not later than 5 full business days after\nthe date on which such request is submitted to the Commandant.\n``(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be\nconstrued to undermine the rights of any Indian Tribe to seek full and\nmeaningful government-to-government consultation under this section or\nunder any other law.\n``(d) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) Cultural resource.--The term `cultural resource' means\nany of the following:\n``(A) A building, structure, site, district, or object\neligible for or included in the National Register of Historic\nPlaces maintained under section 302101 of title 54.\n``(B) Cultural items, as such term is defined in section\n2(3) of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation\nAct (25 U.S.C. 3001(3)).\n``(C) An archaeological resource, as such term is defined\nin section 3(1) of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act\nof 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470bb(1))).\n``(D) An archaeological artifact collection and associated\nrecords covered by part 79 of title 36, Code of Federal\nRegulations.\n``(E) A sacred site, as such term is defined in section\n1(b) of Executive Order No. 13007 (42 U.S.C. 1996 note;\nrelating to Indian sacred sites).\n``(F) Treaty or trust resources of an Indian Tribe,\nincluding the habitat associated with such resources.\n``(G) Subsistence resources of an Indian Tribe or Native\nHawaiian organization including the habitat associated with\nsuch resources.\n``(2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means the\nfollowing:\n``(A) A State, or a political subdivision of a State.\n``(B) A local government.\n``(C) An Indian Tribe.\n``(D) Native Hawaiian organization.\n``(E) A Tribal organization.\n``(3) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the meaning\ngiven that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and\nEducation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).\n``(4) Native hawaiian organization.--The term `Native Hawaiian\norganization' has the meaning given such term in section 6207 of\nthe Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517)\nexcept the term includes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and\nthe Office of Hawaiian Affairs.\n``(5) Natural resource.--The term `natural resource' means\nland, fish, wildlife, biota, air, water, ground water, drinking\nwater supplies, and other such resources belonging to, managed by,\nheld in trust by, appertaining to, or otherwise controlled by the\nUnited States (including the resources of the waters of the United\nStates), any State or local government, any Indian Tribe, any\nmember of an Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization, if such\nresources are subject to a trust restriction on alienation and have\nbeen categorized into 1 of the following groups:\n``(A) Surface water resources.\n``(B) Ground water resources.\n``(C) Air resources.\n``(D) Geologic resources.\n``(E) Biological resources.\n``(6) State.--The term `State' includes each of the several\nStates, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,\nthe Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the\nterritories and possessions of the United States.\n``(7) Tribal organization.--The term `Tribal organization' has\nthe meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Self-\nDetermination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).''.\n(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 7 of title 14,\nUnited States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to\nsection 721 the following:\n``722. Cooperation with eligible entities.''.\nSEC. 7205. PREPAREDNESS PLANS FOR COAST GUARD PROPERTIES LOCATED IN\nTSUNAMI INUNDATION ZONES.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment\nof this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with the Administrator of\nthe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the heads of\nother appropriate Federal agencies, shall develop a location-specific\ntsunami preparedness plan for each property concerned.\n(b) Requirements.--In developing each preparedness plan under\nsubsection (a), the Commandant shall ensure that the plan--\n(1) minimizes the loss of human life;\n(2) maximizes the ability of the Coast Guard to meet the\nmission of the Coast Guard;\n(3) is included in the emergency action plan for each Coast\nGuard unit or sector located within the applicable tsunami\ninundation zone;\n(4) designates an evacuation route to an assembly area located\noutside the tsunami inundation zone;\n(5) takes into consideration near-shore and distant tsunami\ninundation of the property concerned;\n(6) includes--\n(A) maps of all applicable tsunami inundation zones;\n(B) evacuation routes and instructions for all individuals\nlocated on the property concerned;\n(C) procedures to begin evacuations as expeditiously as\npossible upon detection of a seismic or other tsunamigenic\nevent;\n(D) evacuation plans for Coast Guard aviation and afloat\nassets; and\n(E)(i) routes for evacuation on foot from any location\nwithin the property concerned; or\n(ii) if an on-foot evacuation is not possible, an\nassessment of whether there is a need for vertical evacuation\nrefuges that would allow evacuation on foot;\n(7) in the case of a property concerned that is at risk for a\nnear-shore tsunami, is able to be completely executed within 15\nminutes of detection of a seismic event, or if complete execution\nis not possible within 15 minutes, within a timeframe the\nCommandant considers reasonable to minimize the loss of life; and\n(8) not less frequently than annually, is--\n(A) exercised by each Coast Guard unit and sector located\nin the applicable tsunami inundation zone;\n(B) communicated through an annual in-person training to\nCoast Guard personnel and dependents located or living on the\nproperty concerned; and\n(C) evaluated by the relevant District Commander for each\nCoast Guard unit and sector located within the applicable\ntsunami inundation zone.\n(c) Consultation.--In developing each preparedness plan under\nsubsection (a), the Commandant shall consult relevant State, Tribal,\nand local government entities, including emergency management\nofficials.\n(d) Briefing.--Not later than 14 months after the date of enactment\nof this Act, the Commandant shall provide a briefing to the Committee\non Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the\nCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives on each plan developed under subsection (a), including\nthe status of implementation and feasibility of each such plan.\n(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Property concerned.--The term ``property concerned'' means\nany real property owned, operated, or leased by the Coast Guard\nwithin a tsunami inundation zone.\n(2) Tsunamigenic event.--The term ``tsunamigenic event'' means\nany event, such as an earthquake, volcanic eruption, submarine\nlandslide, coastal rockfall, or other event, with the magnitude to\ncause a tsunami.\n(3) Vertical evacuation refuge.--The term ``vertical evacuation\nrefuge'' means a structure or earthen mound designated as a place\nof refuge in the event of a tsunami, with sufficient height to\nelevate evacuees above the tsunami inundation depth, designed and\nconstructed to resist tsunami load effects.\nSEC. 7206. ADDITIONAL PRIBILOF ISLAND TRANSITION COMPLETION ACTIONS.\nSection 11221 of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of\n2022 (Public Law 117-263) is amended by adding at the end the\nfollowing:\n``(e) Additional Reports on Status of Use of Facilities and\nHelicopter Basing.--Beginning with the first quarterly report required\nunder subsection (a) submitted after the date of enactment of the Coast\nGuard Authorization Act of 2025, the Secretary shall include in each\nsuch report--\n``(1) the status of the use of recently renovated Coast Guard\nhousing facilities, food preparation facilities, and maintenance\nand repair facilities on St. Paul Island, Alaska, including a\nprojected date for full use and occupancy of such facilities in\nsupport of Coast Guard missions in the Bering Sea; and\n``(2) a detailed plan for the acquisition and construction of a\nhangar in close proximity to existing St. Paul airport facilities\nfor the prosecution of Coast Guard operational missions, including\nplans for the use of land needed for such hangar.''.\nSEC. 7207. COAST GUARD ACCESS TO DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY FUND.\n(a) Inclusion of Coast Guard as Department of the Treasury Law\nEnforcement Organization.--Section 9705 of title 31, United States\nCode, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by\nstriking ``the Department of the Treasury or the United States\nCoast Guard'' and inserting ``a Department of the Treasury law\nenforcement organization'';\n(2) in subsection (a)(2)(B)--\n(A) in clause (iv) by striking ``and'' at the end;\n(B) in clause (v) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon;\nand\n(C) by adding at the end the following:\n``(vi) the United States Coast Guard with respect to\nany law of the United States which the Coast Guard is\nauthorized to enforce, assist in the enforcement of, or\nadminister pursuant to section 102, 522, or 525 of title\n14;'';\n(3) in subsection (a)(2)(H) by striking ``the Department of the\nTreasury'' and inserting ``a Department of the Treasury law\nenforcement organization'';\n(4) in subsection (d)(2) by striking ``or the United States\nCoast Guard'' each place it appears;\n(5) in subsection (f)(1)(A)(ii) by striking ``or the United\nStates Coast Guard'';\n(6) in subsection (h)(1) by striking ``the Department of the\nTreasury'' and inserting ``a Department of the Treasury law\nenforcement organization'';\n(7) in subsection (j)(1) by striking ``the Department of the\nTreasury or the United States Coast Guard'' and inserting ``a\nDepartment of the Treasury law enforcement organization'';\n(8) in subsection (l) by striking ``the Department of the\nTreasury'' and inserting ``a Department of the Treasury law\nenforcement organization''; and\n(9) in subsection (o)(1) by inserting ``the United States Coast\nGuard,'' before ``the United States Customs Service,''.\n(b) Elimination of Separate Funds for the Coast Guard.--Section\n9705 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) by striking subsection (c);\n(2) in subsection (g)(2) by striking ``and (c)'';\n(3) by redesignating subsections (d) through (o) as subsections\n(c) through (n), respectively;\n(4) by striking ``subsection (d)'' each place it appears and\ninserting ``subsection (c)'';\n(5) by striking ``subsection (e)'' each place it appears and\ninserting ``subsection (d)''; and\n(6) by striking ``subsection (h)'' each place it appears and\ninserting ``subsection (g)''.\n(c) Technical Corrections.--Section 9705 of title 31, United States\nCode, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (f)(3)(C), as so redesignated, by striking\n``section 4(B) of 9703(g)'' and inserting ``paragraph (4)(B)'';\n(2) in subsection (f)(4)(B), as so redesignated, by striking\n``for transfers pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii) and'';\n(3) in subsection (g)(2), as so redesignated, by striking\n``seizure of forfeiture'' and inserting ``seizure or forfeiture'';\nand\n(4) in subsection (l), as so redesignated, by striking\n``524(c)(11)'' and inserting ``524(c)''.\n(d) Updates to Cross-references.--\n(1) Title 28.--Section 524(c) of title 28, United States Code,\nis amended--\n(A) in paragraph (4)(C) by striking ``9705(g)(4)(A)'' and\ninserting ``9705(f)(4)(A)''; and\n(B) in paragraph (10) by striking ``9705(o)'' and inserting\n``9705(n)''.\n(2) Title 31.--Section 5340(1) of title 31, United States Code,\nis amended by striking ``9705(o)'' and inserting ``9705(n)''.\n(3) Title 39.--Section 2003(e)(1) of title 39, United States\nCode, is amended by striking ``9705(o)'' and inserting ``9705(n)''.\n\nSubtitle B--Acquisition\n\nSEC. 7211. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF LEAD SYSTEMS\nINTEGRATORS.\nSection 1105 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding\nat the end the following:\n``(c) Lead Systems Integrator Defined.--In this section, the term\n`lead systems integrator' has the meaning given such term in section\n805(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006\n(Public Law 109-163).''.\nSEC. 7212. ACQUISITION IMPROVEMENTS.\n(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 11 of title 14, United\nStates Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:\n``Sec. 1138. Service life extension programs\n``(a) In General.--Requirements for a Level 1 or Level 2\nacquisition project or program under sections 1131 through 1134 shall\nnot apply to an acquisition by the Coast Guard that is a service life\nextension program.\n``(b) Service Life Extension Program Defined.--In this section, the\nterm `service life extension program' means a capital investment that\nis solely intended to extend the service life and address obsolescence\nof components or systems of a particular capability or asset.\n``Sec. 1139. Consideration of life-cycle cost estimates for acquisition\nand procurement\n``In carrying out the acquisition and procurement of vessels and\naircraft, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is\noperating, acting through the Commandant, shall consider the life-cycle\ncost estimates of vessels and aircraft, as applicable, during the\ndesign and evaluation processes to the maximum extent practicable.\n``Sec. 1140. Contracts that provide best value for taxpayer\n``(a) In General.--In carrying out a Level 1 or Level 2 acquisition\nproject or program under this subchapter, the Commandant may publicly\nannounce all construction, design, and engineering requirements and\nnegotiate contracts for construction, design, and engineering services\non the basis of demonstrated competence and qualification for the type\nof professional services required and at fair and reasonable prices.\n``(b) Selection Procedure.--The following procedures may apply to\nthe procurement of Level 1 or Level 2 acquisition project or program\nunder this subchapter:\n``(1) Statements of qualification and performance.--The\nCommandant shall require prospective contractors to submit a\nstatement of qualifications and performance data.\n``(2) Evaluation.--For each proposed project, the Commandant\nshall--\n``(A) evaluate statements of qualifications and performance\nsubmitted by firms regarding the proposed project; and\n``(B) conduct discussions with firms to consider\nanticipated concepts and compare alternative methods for\nfurnishing services.\n``(3) Selection.--From the firms with which discussions have\nbeen conducted under paragraph (2)(B), the Commandant shall select,\nin order of preference, that the Commandant considers most highly\nqualified to provide the services required, based on criteria\nestablished and published by the Commandant.\n``(c) Negotiation of Contract.--\n``(1) In general.--The Commandant shall negotiate 1 or more\ncontracts for construction, design, and engineering services under\nthis section at compensation which the Commandant determines is\nfair and reasonable to the Federal Government.\n``(2) Fair and reasonable compensation.--In determining fair\nand reasonable compensation, the Commandant shall consider the\nscope, complexity, professional nature, and estimated value of the\nservices to be rendered.\n``(3) Negotiation.--The Commandant shall attempt to negotiate a\ncontract or contracts with the most highly qualified firm or firms\nselected under subsection (b).\n``(4) Further negotiation.--If the Commandant is unable to\nnegotiate a satisfactory contract or contracts with the firm or\nfirms under paragraph (3), the Commandant shall formally terminate\nnegotiations with such firm or firms and undertake negotiations\nwith the next most qualified of the selected firms, continuing the\nprocess until an agreement is reached.\n``(5) Additional firms.--If the Commandant is unable to\nnegotiate a satisfactory contract or contracts with any of the\nselected firms, the Commandant shall select additional firms in\norder of competence and qualification and continue negotiations in\naccordance with this section until 1 or more agreements are\nreached.''.\n(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 11 of title 14,\nUnited States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to\nsection 1137 the following:\n``1138. Service life extension programs.\n``1139. Consideration of life-cycle cost estimates for acquisition and\nprocurement.\n``1140. Contracts that provide best value for taxpayer.''.\nSEC. 7213. RESTRICTION ON ACQUISITION, PROCUREMENT, OR CONSTRUCTION OF\nVESSELS IN FOREIGN SHIPYARDS.\n(a) In General.--Section 1151 of title 14, United States Code, is\namended to read as follows:\n``Sec. 1151. Restriction on acquisition, procurement, or construction\nof vessels in foreign shipyards\n``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the\nCommandant may not lease, charter, or otherwise procure a vessel which\ncontains a major component of the hull or superstructure constructed in\na foreign shipyard.\n``(b) Exceptions.--\n``(1) In general.--The President may authorize exceptions to\nthe prohibition in subsection (a) when the President determines\nthat it is in the national security interest of the United States\nto do so.\n``(2) Notice.--The President shall transmit notice to the\nCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation of the Senate of any such determination made by the\nPresident under paragraph (1), and no contract may be awarded\npursuant to the exception authorized until the end of the 30-day\nperiod beginning on the date the notice of such determination is\nreceived by such committees of Congress.\n``(3) Justification.--The notice required under paragraph (2)\nshall include a written explanation of the national security\ninterest and a detailed summary of market research demonstrating\nthe lack of availability of United States shipyards to meet the\nCoast Guard requirements consistent with national security\ninterest.''.\n(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 11 of title 14,\nUnited States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section\n1151 and inserting the following:\n``1151. Restriction on acquisition, procurement, or construction of\nvessels in foreign shipyards.''.\nSEC. 7214. FLOATING DRYDOCK FOR UNITED STATES COAST GUARD YARD.\n(a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 11 of title 14, United\nStates Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:\n``Sec. 1159. Floating drydock for United States Coast Guard Yard\n``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the\nCommandant, using funds appropriated pursuant to section 1181, may not\nacquire, procure, or construct a floating dry dock for the Coast Guard\nYard.\n``(b) Permissible Acquisition, Procurement, or Construction\nMethods.--Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section and section\n1105(a), the Commandant may--\n``(1) provide for an entity other than the Coast Guard to\ncontract for the acquisition, procurement, or construction of a\nfloating drydock by contract, purchase, or other agreement;\n``(2) construct a floating drydock at the Coast Guard Yard; or\n``(3) acquire or procure a commercially available floating\ndrydock.\n``(c) Design Standards and Construction Practices.--To the extent\npracticable, a floating drydock acquired, procured, or constructed\nunder this section shall reflect commercial design standards and\ncommercial construction practices that are consistent with the best\ninterests of the Federal Government.\n``(d) Berthing Requirement.--Any floating drydock acquired,\nprocured, or constructed under subsection (b) shall be berthed at the\nCoast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland, when lifting or maintaining\nvessels.\n``(e) Floating Drydock Defined.--In this section, the term\n`floating drydock' means equipment that is--\n``(1) constructed in the United States; and\n``(2) capable of meeting the lifting and maintenance\nrequirements of an Offshore Patrol Cutter or a National Security\nCutter.''.\n(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 11 of title 14,\nUnited States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to\nsection 1158 the following:\n``1159. Floating drydock for United States Coast Guard Yard.''.\nSEC. 7215. GREAT LAKES ICEBREAKING.\n(a) Great Lakes Icebreaker and Icebreaking Tugs.--\n(1) Strategy.--Not later than 90 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee\non Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the\nCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives a strategy detailing how the Coast Guard will\ncomplete design and construction of a Great Lakes icebreaker at\nleast as capable as the Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw (WLBB-30) as\nexpeditiously as possible after funding is provided for such\nicebreaker, including providing a cost estimate and an estimated\ndelivery timeline that would facilitate the expedited delivery\ndetailed in the strategy.\n(2) Report on bay class icebreaking tug fleet replacement.--Not\nlater than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the\nCommandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and\nInfrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on\nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate--\n(A) a report that describes the strategy of the Coast Guard\nwith respect to the replacement of the Bay class icebreaking\ntug fleet;\n(B) in the case of such a strategy that results in the\nreplacement of the last Bay class icebreaking tug on a date\nthat is more than 5 years after such date of enactment, a plan\nto maintain the operational capabilities of the Bay class\nicebreaking tug fleet until the date on which such fleet is\nprojected to be replaced; and\n(C) in the case of such a plan that does not include the\nreplacement of the main propulsion engines and marine gear\ncomponents of the Bay class icebreaking tug fleet, an\nassessment of the manner in which not replacing such engines\nand gear components will effect the future operational\navailability of such fleet.\n(b) Great Lakes Icebreaker Pilot Program.--Section 11212(a) of the\nDon Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-263) is\namended by adding at the end the following:\n``(4) Pilot program.--\n``(A) In general.--During the 5 ice seasons beginning after\nthe date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of\n2025, the Commandant shall conduct a pilot program to determine\nthe extent to which the Coast Guard Great Lakes icebreaking\ncutter fleet is capable of maintaining tier one and tier two\nwaterways open 95 percent of the time during an ice season.\n``(B) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the end of\neach of the 5 ice seasons beginning after the date of enactment\nof the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, the Commandant\nshall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation of the Senate and the Committee on\nTransportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives a report that details--\n``(i) the results of the pilot program required under\nsubparagraph (A); and\n``(ii) any relevant new performance measures\nimplemented by the Coast Guard, including the measures\ndescribed in pages 5 through 7 of the report of the Coast\nGuard titled `Domestic Icebreaking Operations' and\nsubmitted to Congress on July 26, 2024, as required by\nsection 11212(a)(3) of the Don Young Coast Guard\nAuthorization Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-263), and the\nresults of the implementation of such measures.''.\n(c) Modification to Reporting Requirement Relating to Icebreaking\nOperations in Great Lakes.--Section 11213(f) of the Don Young Coast\nGuard Authorization Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-263) is amended to read\nas follows:\n``(f) Public Report.--Not later than July 1 after the first winter\nin which the Commandant has submitted the report required by paragraph\n(3) of section 11212(a), the Commandant shall publish on a publicly\naccessible website of the Coast Guard a report on the cost to the Coast\nGuard of meeting the proposed standards described in paragraph (2) of\nsuch section.''.\n(d) Report on Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw.--Not later than 1 year\nafter the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to\nthe Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate\nand the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives a detailed written briefing that describes--\n(1) the Midlife Maintenance Availability Assessment for Coast\nGuard Cutter Mackinaw;\n(2) the remaining service life of the hull;\n(3) the--\n(A) estimated remaining service life of the hull if the\ncutter undergoes a Service Life Extension Program;\n(B) estimated costs associated with such a program; and\n(C) fiscal years in which such funds would be required to\nensure the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw remains operational\nconsistently in winter seasons through the extended service\nlife resulting from such a program.\nSEC. 7216. BRIEFING ON DEPLOYMENT OF SPECIAL PURPOSE CRAFT-HEAVY\nWEATHER SECOND GENERATION (SPEC-HWX II) VESSELS IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST.\nNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,\nthe Commandant shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and\nInfrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on--\n(1) the status of the acquisition and procurement of second-\ngeneration Special Purpose Craft-Heavy Weather (SPC-HWX II) vessels\nconsistent with section 11104(a)(3) of the Don Young Coast Guard\nAuthorization Act of 2022 (division K of Public Law 117-263);\n(2) the timeline for the deployment of such vessels to stations\nin the Pacific Northwest previously served by the first-generation\nSpecial Purpose Craft-Heavy Weather vessels and the National Motor\nLifeboat School;\n(3) funding levels required each fiscal year to meet the\nrequirements completing the fleet size prescribed in section\n11104(a)(3) of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022\n(division K of Public Law 117-263) not later than fiscal year 2030;\n(4) any outstanding barriers to the timeliness of such\ndeployment; and\n(5) any instances where the Coast Guard was unable to deploy or\ncomplete statutory missions, including towing missions, due to the\nlack of such first generation heavy weather craft.\nSEC. 7217. REPORT ON 87-FOOT PATROL BOAT FLEET.\nNot later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act,\nthe Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and\nInfrastructure of the House of Representatives a detailed written\nbriefing that describes the strategy of the Coast Guard with respect to\nreplacing the mission capability provided by the full 87-foot patrol\nboat fleet that was operational on September 30, 2020.\nSEC. 7218. PROCUREMENT OF TACTICAL MARITIME SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS.\n(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b)(2), subject\nto the availability of appropriations and if the Secretary of Homeland\nSecurity determines that there is a need, the Secretary of Homeland\nSecurity shall--\n(1) procure a tactical maritime surveillance system, or similar\ntechnology, for use by the Coast Guard and U.S. Customs and Border\nProtection in the areas of operation of--\n(A) Coast Guard Sector San Diego in California;\n(B) Coast Guard Sector San Juan in Puerto Rico; and\n(C) Coast Guard Sector Key West in Florida; and\n(2) for purposes of data integration and land-based data\naccess, procure for each area of operation described in paragraph\n(1) and for Coast Guard Station South Padre Island a land-based\nmaritime domain awareness system capable of sharing data with the\nCoast Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Protection--\n(A) to operate in conjunction with--\n(i) the system procured under section 11266 of the\nJames M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 4063) for\nCoast Guard Station South Padre Island; and\n(ii) the tactical maritime surveillance system procured\nfor each area of operation under paragraph (1); and\n(B) to be installed in the order in which the systems\ndescribed in subparagraph (A) are installed.\n(b) Study; Limitation.--\n(1) Study required.--Prior to the procurement or operation of a\ntactical maritime surveillance system, or similar technology, that\nis deployed from a property owned by the Department of Defense, the\nSecretary of Homeland Security shall complete a study, in\ncoordination with Secretary of Defense, analyzing the potential\nimpacts to the national security of the United States of such\noperation.\n(2) Limitation.--If it is determined by the Secretary of\nHomeland Security and the Secretary of Defense through the study\nrequired under paragraph (1) that the placement or installation of\na system described in subsection (a) negatively impacts the\nnational security of the United States, such system shall not be\nprocured or installed.\n\nSubtitle C--Personnel\n\nSEC. 7221. DESIGNATION OF OFFICERS WITH PARTICULAR EXPERTISE IN\nMILITARY JUSTICE OR HEALTHCARE.\n(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 14, United\nStates Code is amended by adding at the end the following:\n``Sec. 2132. Designation of officers with particular expertise in\nmilitary justice or healthcare\n``(a) Secretary Designation.--The Secretary may designate a limited\nnumber of officers of the Coast Guard as having particular expertise\nin--\n``(1) military justice; or\n``(2) healthcare.\n``(b) Promotion and Grade.--An individual designated under this\nsection--\n``(1) shall not be included on the active duty promotion list;\n``(2) shall be promoted under section 2126; and\n``(3) may not be promoted to a grade higher than captain.''.\n(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 21 of title 14,\nUnited States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to\nsection 2131 the following:\n``2132. Designation of officers with particular expertise in military\njustice or healthcare.''.\n\n(c) Conforming Amendments.--\n(1) Section 2102(a) of title 14, United States Code, is\namended, in the second sentence by striking ``and officers of the\npermanent commissioned teaching staff of the Coast Guard Academy''\nand inserting ``officers of the permanent commissioned teaching\nstaff of the Coast Guard Academy, and officers designated by the\nSecretary pursuant this section''.\n(2) Subsection (e) of section 2103 of title 14, United States\nCode, is amended to read as follows:\n``(e) Secretary to Prescribe Numbers for Certain Officers.--The\nSecretary shall prescribe the number of officers authorized to be\nserving on active duty in each grade of--\n``(1) the permanent commissioned teaching staff of the Coast\nGuard Academy;\n``(2) the officers designated by the Secretary pursuant to this\nsection; and\n``(3) the officers of the Reserve serving in connection with\norganizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the\nreserve components.''.\n(3) Section 2126 of title 14, United States Code, is amended,\nin the second sentence, by inserting ``and as to officers\ndesignated by the Secretary pursuant to this section'' after\n``reserve components''.\n(4) Section 3736(a) of title 14, United States Code, is\namended--\n(A) in the first sentence by striking ``promotion list and\nthe'' and inserting ``promotion list, officers designated by\nthe Secretary pursuant to this section, and the officers on\nthe''; and\n(B) in the second sentence by striking ``promotion list or\nthe'' and inserting ``promotion list, officers designated by\nthe Secretary pursuant to this section, or the officers on\nthe''.\nSEC. 7222. DEFERRED RETIREMENT AND RETENTION IN ACTIVE DUTY STATUS FOR\nHEALTH PROFESSIONS OFFICERS.\n(a) Deferred Retirement.--Section 2154 of title 14, United States\nCode, is amended by adding at the end the following:\n``(c) Deferred Retirement or Separation for Health Professions\nOfficers.--\n``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may\ndefer the retirement or separation under subsection (a) of a health\nprofessions officer if, during the period of the deferment, the\nhealth professions officer will be performing duties that consist\nprimarily of providing patient care or performing other clinical\nduties.\n``(2) Limitation.--A deferment under this subsection may not\nextend beyond the first day of the month following the month in\nwhich the health professions officer concerned becomes 68 years of\nage.\n``(3) Designation.--The Secretary may designate as health\nprofessions officers a category of members of the Coast Guard whose\nduties consist primarily of--\n``(A) providing health care;\n``(B) performing other clinical care, including radiology,\nspecialty care, behavioral health care, pharmacy care, medical\nlaboratory, or testing; or\n``(C) performing health care-related administrative duties.\n``(4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may be\nconstrued to prohibit or modify the application of any provision\nrelating to mandatory separation or disciplinary action.\n``(5) Health professions officer defined.--In this subsection,\nthe term `health professions officer' means an officer or enlisted\nmember of the Coast Guard in good standing who is--\n``(A) a physician, surgeon, medical specialist, nurse or\nnurse practitioner, physician's assistant, health service\ntechnician, therapist, fully licensed clinical psychotherapist,\ncounselor, social worker, medical assistant, radiology\nassistant, pharmacist, pharmacy assistant, nutritionist,\ndietitian, any administrative personnel associated with a Coast\nGuard medical program (including a clinic), personnel who works\nin a medical laboratory, physical therapist, physical therapist\naide, occupational therapist, or occupational therapist aide;\n``(B) a dentist, dental assistant, oral surgeon, or any\nother dental-related personnel; or\n``(C) a member of a category designated by the Secretary\nunder paragraph (3).''.\n(b) Retention in Active Status.--Section 3753 of title 14, United\nStates Code, is amended--\n(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and\n(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:\n``(d) Retention of Health Professions Officers.--\n``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and\n(c), the Secretary may authorize the retention of a Reserve health\nprofessions officer in an active status not beyond the first day of\nthe month following the month in which the health professions\nofficer concerned becomes 68 years of age.\n``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may be\nconstrued to prohibit or modify the application of any provision\nrelating to mandatory separation or disciplinary action.\n``(3) Health professions officer defined.--In this subsection,\nthe term `health professions officer' means an officer or enlisted\nmember of the Coast Guard in good standing who is--\n``(A) a physician, surgeon, medical specialist, nurse or\nnurse practitioner, physician's assistant, health service\ntechnician, therapist, fully licensed clinical psychotherapist,\ncounselor, social worker, medical assistant, radiology\nassistant, pharmacist, pharmacy assistant, nutritionist,\ndietitian, any administrative personnel associated with a Coast\nGuard medical program (including a clinic), personnel who works\nin a medical laboratory, physical therapist, physical therapist\naide, occupational therapist, or occupational therapist aide;\n``(B) a dentist, dental assistant, oral surgeon, or any\nother dental-related personnel; or\n``(C) a member of a category designated by the Secretary\nunder section 2154(c)(3).''.\nSEC. 7223. MODIFICATIONS TO THE OFFICER INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION PROCESS.\n(a) Review of Records.--Section 2158 of title 14, United States\nCode, is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking\n``may at any time convene a board of officers'' and inserting ``shall\nprescribe, by regulation, procedures''.\n(b) Boards of Inquiry.--Section 2159(c) of title 14, United States\nCode, is amended by striking ``send the record of its proceedings to a\nboard of review'' and inserting ``recommend to the Secretary that the\nofficer not be retained on active duty''.\n(c) Repeal of Boards of Review.--Section 2160 of title 14, United\nStates Code, is repealed.\n(d) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--\n(1) In general.--Title 14, United States Code, is amended--\n(A) in section 2161 by striking ``section 2158, 2159, or\n2160'' each place it appears and inserting ``section 2158 or\n2159'';\n(B) in section 2163, in the first sentence by striking\n``board of review under section 2160 of this title'' and\ninserting ``board of inquiry under section 2159 of this\ntitle''; and\n(C) in section 2164(a), in the matter preceding paragraph\n(1), by striking ``or 2160''.\n(2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis at the beginning of\nchapter 21 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking\nthe item relating to section 2160.\nSEC. 7224. MODIFICATIONS AND REVISIONS RELATING TO REOPENING RETIRED\nGRADE DETERMINATIONS.\n(a) In General.--Section 2501(d)(2) of title 14, United States\nCode, is amended--\n(1) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ``a'' before ``competent\nauthority'';\n(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (E) as\nsubparagraphs (F) through (H), respectively; and\n(3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:\n``(C) substantial evidence comes to light that, during the\ncommissioned service of the officer, the officer failed to\ncarry out applicable laws, with an intent to deceive or\ndefraud;\n``(D) substantial evidence comes to light after the\nretirement that the officer committed rape or sexual assault,\nas described in sections 920(a) and 920(b) of title 10\n(articles 120(a) and 120(b) of the Uniform Code of Military\nJustice) at any time during the commissioned service of the\nofficer;\n``(E) substantial evidence comes to light after the\nretirement that the commissioned officer knew of and failed to\nreport through proper channels, in accordance with existing law\nat the time of the alleged incident, any known instances of\nsexual assault by a member of the Coast Guard under the command\nof the officer during the officer's service;''.\n(b) Issuance and Revision of Regulations Relating to Good Cause to\nReopen Retired Grade Determinations.--Not later than 180 days after the\ndate of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which\nthe Coast Guard is operating shall issue or revise, as applicable, and\nat the discretion of the Secretary consistent with this section,\nregulations of the Coast Guard to do the following:\n(1) Define what constitutes good cause to reopen a retired\ngrade determination referred to in subparagraph (H) of section\n2501(d)(2) of title 14, United States Code, as redesignated by\nsubsection (a), to ensure that the following shall be considered\ngood cause for such a reopening:\n(A) Circumstances that constitute a failure to carry out\napplicable laws regarding a report of sexual assault with an\nintent to deceive by a commissioned officer, that relate to a\nresponse made to a report of sexual assault, during the\ncommissioned service of the officer.\n(B) Substantial evidence of sexual assault by the\ncommissioned officer concerned, at any time during the\ncommissioned service of such officer, or such evidence that was\nnot considered by the Coast Guard in a manner consistent with\nlaw.\n(2) Identify the standard for making, and the evidentiary\nshowing required to support, an adverse determination on the\nretired grade of a commissioned officer.\n(c) Revision of Limitations on Reopening Retired Grade\nDeterminations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of\nthis Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is\noperating shall revise applicable guidance in section K.10 of chapter 3\nof Commandant Instruction 1000.4A to remove any restriction that limits\nthe ability to reopen the retired grade of a commissioned officer based\non--\n(1) whether new evidence is discovered contemporaneously with\nor within a short time period after the date of retirement of the\nofficer concerned; and\n(2) whether the misconduct concerned was not discoverable\nthrough due diligence.\n(d) Savings Clause.--No provision of this section or the amendments\nmade by this section shall be construed to permit a review of conduct\nthat was not in violation of law or policy at the time of the alleged\nconduct.\nSEC. 7225. FAMILY LEAVE POLICIES FOR COAST GUARD.\n(a) In General.--Section 2512 of title 14, United States Code, is\namended--\n(1) in the section heading by striking ``Leave'' and inserting\n``Family leave'';\n(2) in subsection (a)--\n(A) by striking ``, United States Code,'' and inserting\n``or, with respect to the reserve component of the Coast Guard,\nthe Secretary of Defense promulgates a new regulation for\nmembers of the reserve component of the Coast Guard pursuant to\nsection 711 of title 10,'';\n(B) by striking ``or adoption of a child'' and inserting\n``or placement of a minor child with the member for adoption or\nlong term foster care'';\n(C) by striking ``and enlisted members'' and inserting ``,\nenlisted members, and members of the reserve component''; and\n(D) by inserting ``or, with respect to members of the\nreserve component of the Coast Guard, the Secretary of\nDefense'' after ``provided by the Secretary of the Navy'';\n(3) in subsection (b)--\n(A) in the subsection heading by striking ``Adoption of\nChild'' and inserting ``Placement of Minor Child With Member\nfor Adoption or Long Term Foster Care'';\n(B) by striking ``and 704'' and inserting ``, 704, and\n711'';\n(C) by striking ``and enlisted members'' and inserting ``,\nenlisted members, and members of the reserve component'';\n(D) by striking ``the birth or adoption'' and inserting\n``the birth, adoption, or long term foster care'';\n(E) by striking ``immediately'';\n(F) by striking ``such birth or adoption'' and inserting\n``such birth, placement of a minor child with the member for\nlong-term foster care, or adoption,''; and\n(G) by striking ``enlisted member'' and inserting ``,\nenlisted member, or member of the reserve component''; and\n(4) by adding at the end the following:\n``(c) Period of Leave.--\n``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the department in which the\nCoast Guard is operating, may authorize leave described under\nsubparagraph (b) to be taken after the one-year period described in\nsubparagraph (b) in the case of a member described in subsection\n(b) who, except for this subparagraph, would lose unused family\nleave at the end of the one-year period described in subparagraph\n(A) as a result of--\n``(A) operational requirements;\n``(B) professional military education obligations; or\n``(C) other circumstances that the Secretary determines\nreasonable and appropriate.\n``(2) Extended deadline.--The regulation, rule, policy, or\nmemorandum prescribed under paragraph (a) shall require that any\nleave authorized to be taken after the one-year period described in\nsubparagraph (c)(1)(A) shall be taken within a reasonable period of\ntime, as determined by the Secretary of the department in which the\nCoast Guard is operating, after cessation of the circumstances\nwarranting the extended deadline.\n``(d) Member of the Reserve Component of the Coast Guard Defined.--\nIn this section, the term `member of the reserve component of the Coast\nGuard' means a member of the Coast Guard who is a member of--\n``(1) the selected reserve who is entitled to compensation\nunder section 206 of title 37; or\n``(2) the individual ready reserve who is entitled to\ncompensation under section 206 of title 37 when attending or\nparticipating in a sufficient number of periods of inactive-duty\ntraining during a year to count the year as a qualifying year of\ncreditable service toward eligibility for retired pay.''.\n(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 25 of title 14,\nUnited States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section\n2512 and inserting the following:\n``2512. Family leave policies for the Coast Guard.''.\n\n(c) Compensation.--Section 206(a)(4) of title 37, United States\nCode, is amended by inserting before the period at the end ``or family\nleave under section 2512 of title 14''.\nSEC. 7226. MODIFICATIONS TO CAREER FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM.\nSection 2514 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (c)(3) by striking ``2 months'' and inserting\n``30 days''; and\n(2) in subsection (h)--\n(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and'' at the end;\n(B) in paragraph (2) by striking the period and inserting a\nsemicolon; and\n(C) by adding at the end the following:\n``(3) the entitlement of the member and of the survivors of the\nmember to all death benefits under subchapter II of chapter 75 of\ntitle 10;\n``(4) the provision of all travel and transportation allowances\nto family members of a deceased member to attend the repatriation,\nburial, or memorial ceremony of a deceased member as provided in\nsection 453(f) of title 37;\n``(5) the eligibility of the member for general benefits as\nprovided in part II of title 38; and\n``(6) in the case of a victim of an alleged sex-related offense\n(as such term is defined in section 1044e(h) of title 10) to the\nmaximum extent practicable, maintaining access to--\n``(A) Coast Guard behavioral health resources;\n``(B) sexual assault prevention and response resources and\nprograms of the Coast Guard; and\n``(C) Coast Guard legal resources, including, to the extent\npracticable, special victims' counsel.''.\nSEC. 7227. MEMBERS ASSERTING POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, SEXUAL\nASSAULT, OR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.\nSection 2516 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a)--\n(A) in paragraph (1)--\n(i) by striking ``or has been sexually assaulted during\nthe preceding 2-year period''; and\n(ii) by striking ``or based on such sexual assault, the\ninfluence of'' and inserting ``the signs and symptoms of\neither'';\n(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as\nparagraphs (3) through (5), respectively;\n(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:\n``(2) Mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder.--A member of\nthe Coast Guard who has been sexually assaulted during the\npreceding 5-year period and who alleges, based on such sexual\nassault, the signs and symptoms of a diagnosable mental,\nbehavioral, or emotional disorder described within the most recent\nedition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental\nDisorders published by the American Psychiatric Association--\n``(A) is provided the opportunity to request a medical\nexamination to clinically evaluate such signs and symptoms; and\n``(B) receives such a medical examination to evaluate a\ndiagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain\ninjury, or diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional\ndisorder described within the most recent edition of the\nDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published\nby the American Psychiatric Association.'';\n(D) in paragraph (3) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and\ninserting ``this subsection''; and\n(E) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated--\n(i) by inserting ``or a diagnosable mental, behavioral,\nor emotional disorder'' before ``under this subsection'';\n(ii) by inserting ``performed by'' after ``shall be'';\nand\n(iii) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and\ninserting the following:\n``(A) a board-certified psychiatrist;\n``(B) a licensed doctorate-level psychologist;\n``(C) any other appropriate licensed or certified\nhealthcare professional designated by the Commandant; or\n``(D) a psychiatry resident or board-eligible psychologist\nwho--\n``(i) has completed a 1-year internship or residency;\nand\n``(ii) is under the close supervision of a board-\ncertified psychiatrist or licensed doctorate-level\npsychologist.'';\n(2) in subsection (b) by inserting ``or a diagnosable mental,\nbehavioral, or emotional disorder'' after ``traumatic brain\ninjury''; and\n(3) by adding at the end the following:\n``(e) Notification of Right to Request Medical Examination.--\n``(1) In general.--Any member of the Coast Guard who receives a\nnotice of involuntary administrative separation shall be advised at\nthe time of such notice of the right of the member to request a\nmedical examination under subsection (a) if any condition described\nin such subsection applies to the member.\n``(2) Policy.--The Commandant shall--\n``(A) develop and issue a clear policy for carrying out the\nnotification required under paragraph (1) with respect to any\nmember of the Coast Guard described in that paragraph who has\nmade an unrestricted report of sexual assault; and\n``(B) provide information on such policy to sexual assault\nresponse coordinators of the Coast Guard for the purpose of\nensuring that such policy is communicated to members of the\nCoast Guard who may be eligible for a medical examination under\nthis section.''.\nSEC. 7228. AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PERSONNEL; COMMAND SPONSORSHIP FOR\nDEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF COAST GUARD ASSIGNED TO UNALASKA, ALASKA;\nIMPROVED PREVENTION OF AND RESPONSE TO HAZING AND BULLYING.\n(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 25 of title 14, United\nStates Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:\n``Sec. 2517. Authority for certain personnel\n``(a) In General.--The Commandant may appoint, without regard to\nthe provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 (other than sections 3303\nand 3328 of such chapter) of title 5, qualified candidates to any of\nthe following positions in the competitive service (as defined in\nsection 2102 of title 5) in the Coast Guard:\n``(1) Any category of medical or health professional positions\nwithin the Coast Guard.\n``(2) Any childcare services position.\n``(3) Any position in the Coast Guard housing office of a Coast\nGuard installation, the primary function of which is supervision of\nCoast Guard housing covered by subchapter III of chapter 29 of this\ntitle.\n``(4) Any nonclinical specialist position the purpose of which\nis the integrated primary prevention of harmful behavior, including\nsuicide, sexual assault, harassment, domestic abuse, and child\nabuse.\n``(5) Any special agent position of the Coast Guard\nInvestigative Service.\n``(6) The following positions at the Coast Guard Academy:\n``(A) Any civilian faculty member appointed under section\n1941.\n``(B) A position involving the improvement of cadet health\nor well-being.\n``(b) Limitation.--The Commandant shall only appoint qualified\ncandidates under the authority provided by subsections (a) and (b) if\nthe Commandant determines that there is a shortage of qualified\ncandidates for the positions described in such subsection or a critical\nhiring need for such positions.\n``(c) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than 1 year after the date\nof enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, and annually\nthereafter for the following 5 years, the Commandant shall submit to\nthe Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the\nCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate\nand the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives a written briefing which describes the use of the\nauthority provided under this section on an annual basis, including the\nfollowing:\n``(1) The number of employees hired under the authority\nprovided under this section within the year for which the briefing\nis provided.\n``(2) The positions and grades for which employees were hired.\n``(3) A justification for the Commandant's determination that\nsuch positions involved a shortage of qualified candidates or a\ncritical hiring need.\n``(4) The number of employees who were hired under the\nauthority provided under this section who have separated from the\nCoast Guard.\n``(5) Steps the Coast Guard has taken to engage with the Office\nof Personnel Management under subpart B of part 337 of title 5,\nCode of Federal Regulations, for positions for which the Commandant\ndetermines a direct hire authority remains necessary.\n``(d) Sunset.--The authority provided under subsection (a) shall\nexpire on September 30, 2030.\n``Sec. 2518. Command sponsorship\n``On request by a member of the Coast Guard assigned to Unalaska,\nAlaska, the Commandant shall grant command sponsorship to the\ndependents of such member.\n``Sec. 2519. Prevention of and response to hazing and bullying\n``(a) Anti-hazing and Anti-bullying Database.--The Secretary of the\ndepartment in which the Coast Guard is operating, in consultation with\nthe Secretary of Defense, shall cooperate in the establishment and use\nof a comprehensive and consistent data-collection system described in\nsection 549 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2017 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) for the collection of reports, including\nanonymous reports, of incidents of hazing or bullying.\n``(b) Improved Training.--The Commandant shall seek to improve\ntraining to assist members of the Coast Guard to better recognize,\nprevent, and respond to hazing and bullying at all command levels.\n``(c) Annual Reports on Hazing and Bullying.--Not later than May\n31, 2026, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of the\ndepartment in which the Coast Guard is operating shall submit to the\nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and\nthe Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives a report containing the following:\n``(1) a description of efforts during the previous fiscal\nyear--\n``(A) to prevent and to respond to incidents of hazing or\nbullying involving members of the Coast Guard;\n``(B) to track and encourage reporting, including reporting\nanonymously, incidents of hazing in the Coast Guard; and\n``(C) to ensure the consistent implementation of anti-\nhazing and anti-bullying policies.\n``(2) A discussion of the policies of the Coast Guard for\npreventing and responding to incidents of hazing.\n``(3) A description of comprehensive data collection systems of\nthe Coast Guard for collecting hazing or bullying reports involving\na member of the Coast Guard.\n``(4) A description of processes of the Coast Guard to\nidentify, document, and report alleged instances of hazing or\nbullying. Such description shall include the methodology the Coast\nGuard uses to categorize and count potential instances of hazing or\nbullying.\n``(5) A description of any training provided to members of the\nCoast Guard on recognizing and preventing hazing.\n``(6) For the preceding 3 fiscal years in the initial report\nand preceding fiscal year in subsequent reports--\n``(A) the number of alleged and substantiated incidents of\nhazing involving members of the Coast Guard;\n``(B) a description of the nature of each such incident;\nand\n``(C) a description of the actions taken to address each\nsuch incident through nonjudicial and judicial actions.\n``(7) With respect to training for members of the Coast Guard\non recognizing and preventing hazing and bullying, an assessment by\nthe Commandant of--\n``(A) the quality of such training;\n``(B) the need for modifications to such training; and\n``(C) the need to require additional such training.\n``(8) An assessment by the Commandant of--\n``(A) the effectiveness of the Coast Guard in tracking and\nreporting instances of hazing or bullying; and\n``(B) whether the performance of the Coast Guard with\nrespect to such tracking and reporting was satisfactory or\nunsatisfactory during the preceding fiscal year.\n``(9) Recommendations of the Commandant to improve--\n``(A) the policies described in paragraph (4);\n``(B) the comprehensive data collection systems described\nin paragraph (5);\n``(C) the processes described in paragraph (6);\n``(D) the training described in paragraph (9); and\n``(E) the Uniform Code of Military Justice or the Manual\nfor Courts-Martial to improve the prosecution of persons\nalleged to have committed hazing or bullying in the Coast\nGuard.\n``(10) The status of efforts of the Commandant to evaluate the\nprevalence of hazing and bullying in the Coast Guard.\n``(11) Data on allegations of hazing and bullying in the Coast\nGuard, including final disposition of investigations.\n``(12) Plans of the Commandant to improve hazing and bullying\nprevention and response during the next reporting year.''.\n(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 25 of title 14,\nUnited States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to\nsection 2516 the following:\n``2517. Authority for certain personnel.\n``2518. Command sponsorship.\n``2519. Prevention of and response to hazing and bullying.''.\nSEC. 7229. AUTHORIZATION FOR MATERNITY UNIFORM ALLOWANCE FOR OFFICERS.\nSection 2708 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding\nat the end the following:\n``(c) The Coast Guard may provide a cash allowance, in such amount\nas the Secretary shall determine by policy, to be paid to pregnant\nofficer personnel for the purchase of maternity-related uniform items,\nif such uniform items are not so furnished to the member by the Coast\nGuard.''.\nSEC. 7230. ADDITIONAL AVAILABLE GUIDANCE AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR RESERVE\nSELECTION BOARDS.\nSection 3740(f) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by\nstriking ``section 2117'' and inserting ``sections 2115 and 2117''.\nSEC. 7231. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.\n(a) Coast Guard Embedded Behavioral Health Technician Program.--\n(1) Establishment.--\n(A) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant, in coordination with the\nAssistant Commandant for Health, Safety, and Work Life, shall\nestablish and conduct a pilot program, to be known as the\n``Coast Guard Embedded Behavioral Health Technician Program''\n(referred to in this section as the ``Pilot Program''), to\nintegrate behavioral health technicians serving at Coast Guard\nunits for the purposes of--\n(i) facilitating, at the clinic level, the provision of\nintegrated behavioral health care for members of the Coast\nGuard;\n(ii) providing, as a force extender under the\nsupervision of a licensed behavioral health care provider,\nat the clinic level--\n\n(I) psychological assessment and diagnostic\nservices, as appropriate;\n(II) behavioral health services, as appropriate;\n(III) education and training related to promoting\npositive behavioral health and well-being; and\n(IV) information and resources, including expedited\nreferrals, to assist members of the Coast Guard in\ndealing with behavioral health concerns;\n\n(iii) improving resilience and mental health care among\nmembers of the Coast Guard who respond to extraordinary\ncalls of duty, with the ultimate goals of preventing crises\nand addressing mental health concerns before such concerns\nevolve into more complex issues that require care at a\nmilitary treatment facility;\n(iv) increasing--\n\n(I) the number of such members served by behavioral\nhealth technicians; and\n(II) the proportion of such members returning to\nduty after seeking behavioral health care; and\n\n(v) positively impacting the Coast Guard in a cost-\neffective manner by extending behavioral health services to\nthe workforce and improving access to care.\n(B) Briefing.--Not later than 120 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide the\nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the\nSenate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure\nof the House of Representatives with a briefing regarding a\nplan to establish and conduct the Pilot Program.\n(2) Selection of coast guard clinics.--The Commandant shall\nselect, for participation in the Pilot Program, 3 or more Coast\nGuard clinics that support units that have significantly high\noperational tempos or other force resiliency risks, as determined\nby the Commandant.\n(3) Placement of staff at coast guard clinics.--\n(A) In general.--Under the Pilot Program, a Coast Guard\nhealth services technician with a grade of E-5 or higher, or an\nassigned civilian behavioral health specialist, shall be--\n(i) assigned to each selected Coast Guard clinic; and\n(ii) located at a unit with high operational tempo.\n(B) Training.--\n(i) Health services technicians.--Before commencing an\nassignment at a Coast Guard clinic under subparagraph (A),\na Coast Guard health services technician shall complete\nbehavioral health technician training and independent duty\nhealth services training.\n(ii) Civilian behavioral health specialists.--To\nqualify for an assignment at a Coast Guard clinic under\nsubparagraph (A), a civilian behavioral health specialist\nshall have at least the equivalent behavioral health\ntraining as the training required for a Coast Guard\nbehavioral health technician under clause (i).\n(4) Administration.--The Commandant, in coordination with the\nAssistant Commandant for Health, Safety, and Work Life, shall\nadminister the Pilot Program through the Health, Safety, and Work-\nLife Service Center.\n(5) Data collection.--\n(A) In general.--The Commandant shall collect and analyze\ndata concerning the Pilot Program for purposes of--\n(i) developing and sharing best practices for improving\naccess to behavioral health care; and\n(ii) providing information to the Committee on\nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the\nCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House\nof Representatives regarding the implementation of the\nPilot Program and related policy issues.\n(B) Plan.--Not later than 270 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the\nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the\nSenate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure\nof the House of Representatives a plan for carrying out\nsubparagraph (A).\n(6) Annual report.--Not later than September 1 of each year\nuntil the date on which the Pilot Program terminates under\nparagraph (7), the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on\nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the\nCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives a report on the Pilot Program that includes the\nfollowing:\n(A) An overview of the implementation of the Pilot Program\nat each applicable Coast Guard clinic, including--\n(i) the number of members of the Coast Guard who\nreceived services on site by a behavioral health technician\nassigned to such clinic;\n(ii) feedback from all members of the Coast Guard\nempaneled for their medical care under the Pilot Program;\n(iii) an assessment of the deployability and overall\nreadiness of members of the applicable operational unit;\nand\n(iv) an estimate of potential costs and impacts on\nother Coast Guard health care services of supporting the\nPilot Program at such units and clinics.\n(B) The data and analysis required under paragraph (5)(A).\n(C) A list and detailed description of lessons learned from\nthe Pilot Program as of the date of on which the report is\nsubmitted.\n(D) The feasibility, estimated cost, and impacts on other\nCoast Guard health care services of expanding the Pilot Program\nto all Coast Guard clinics, and a description of the personnel,\nfiscal, and administrative resources that would be needed for\nsuch an expansion.\n(7) Termination.--The Pilot Program shall terminate on\nSeptember 30, 2028.\n(b) Behavioral Health Specialist.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall hire, train, and deploy\nnot fewer than 5 additional behavioral health specialists, in\naddition to the personnel required under section 11412(a) of the\nDon Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (14 U.S.C. 504\nnote).\n(2) Requirement.--The Commandant shall ensure that not fewer\nthan 35 percent of behavioral health specialists required to be\ndeployed under paragraph (1) have experience in--\n(A) behavioral health care related to military sexual\ntrauma; and\n(B) behavioral health care for the purpose of supporting\nmembers of the Coast Guard with needs for mental health care\nand counseling services for post-traumatic stress disorder and\nco-occurring disorders related to military sexual trauma.\n(3) Accessibility.--The support provided by the behavioral\nhealth specialists hired pursuant to paragraph (1)--\n(A) may include care delivered via telemedicine; and\n(B) shall be made widely available to members of the Coast\nGuard.\n(4) Notification.--\n(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall notify the\nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the\nSenate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure\nof the House of Representatives in writing if the Coast Guard\nhas not completed hiring, training, and deploying--\n(i) the personnel referred to in paragraphs (1) and\n(2); and\n(ii) the personnel required under section 11412(a) of\nthe Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (14\nU.S.C. 504 note).\n(B) Contents.--The notification required under subparagraph\n(A) shall include--\n(i) the date of publication of the hiring opportunity\nfor all such personnel;\n(ii) the General Schedule grade level advertised in the\npublication of the hiring opportunity for all such\npersonnel;\n(iii) the number of personnel to whom the Coast Guard\nextended an offer of employment in accordance with the\nrequirements of this section and section 11412(a) of the\nDon Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (14 U.S.C.\n504 note), and the number of such personnel who accepted or\ndeclined such offer of employment;\n(iv) a summary of the efforts by the Coast Guard to\npublicize, advertise, or otherwise recruit qualified\ncandidates in accordance with the requirements of this\nsection and section 11412(a) of such Act; and\n(v) any recommendations and a detailed plan to ensure\nfull compliance with the requirements of this section and\nsection 11412(a) of such Act, which may include special\npayments discussed in the report of the Government\nAccountability Office titled ``Federal Pay: Opportunities\nExist to Enhance Strategic Use of Special Payments'',\npublished on December 7, 2017 (GAO-18-91), which may be\nmade available to help ensure full compliance with all such\nrequirements in a timely manner.\nSEC. 7232. TRAVEL ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS OF COAST GUARD ASSIGNED TO\nALASKA.\n(a) Establishment.--The Commandant shall implement a policy that\nprovides for reimbursement to eligible members of the Coast Guard for\nthe cost of airfare for such members to travel to a place within the\nUnited States or the territories of the United States at the request of\nsuch member during the period specified in subsection (h).\n(b) Eligible Members.--A member of the Coast Guard is eligible for\na reimbursement under subsection (a) if--\n(1) the member is assigned to a duty location in Alaska; and\n(2) an officer in a grade above O-5 in the chain of command of\nthe member authorizes the travel of the member.\n(c) Treatment of Time as Leave.--The time during which an eligible\nmember is absent from duty for travel reimbursable under subsection (a)\nshall be treated as leave for purposes of section 704 of title 10,\nUnited States Code.\n(d) Restriction.--The Commandant shall not deny reimbursement for\ntravel authorized under subsection (b)(2) to the respective member.\n(e) Justification.--If a member requests to travel to a place that\nis not the home of record, or state of legal residence, of such member,\nthe approving official under subsection (b)(2) may require a\njustification of the request by such member and shall not unreasonably\ndeny such request.\n(f) Reimbursement Limitation.--The rate of reimbursement for travel\nto a place that is not the member's home of record or state of legal\nresidence shall be limited to the cost of travel to the member's home\nof record or state of legal residence using the amounts determined by\nthe GSA City Pairs Program.\n(g) Briefing Required.--Not later than February 1, 2027, the\nCommandant shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and\nInfrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on--\n(1) the use and effectiveness of reimbursements under\nsubsection (a);\n(2) the calculation and use of the cost of living allowance for\na member assigned to a duty location in Alaska; and\n(3) the use of special pays and other allowances as incentives\nfor cold weather proficiency or duty locations.\n(h) Period Specified.--The period specified in this subsection is\nthe period--\n(1) beginning on the date of enactment of this Act; and\n(2) ending on the later of--\n(A) December 31, 2029; or\n(B) the date on which the authority under section 352 of\ntitle 37, United States Code, to grant assignment or special\nduty pay to members of the uniform services terminates under\nsubsection (g) of such section.\nSEC. 7233. TUITION ASSISTANCE AND ADVANCED EDUCATION ASSISTANCE PILOT\nPROGRAM.\n(a) Establishment.--Not later than 120 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the\nCoast Guard is operating, acting through the Commandant, shall\nestablish a tuition assistance pilot program for active-duty members of\nthe Coast Guard, to be known as the ``Tuition Assistance and Advanced\nEducation Assistance Pilot Program for Sea Duty'' (referred to in this\nsection as the ``pilot program'').\n(b) Formal Agreement.--A member of the Coast Guard participating in\nthe pilot program shall enter into a formal agreement with the\nSecretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating that\nprovides that, upon the successful completion of a sea duty tour by\nsuch member and beginning on the date on which the sea duty tour\nconcludes, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is\noperating shall--\n(1) reduce by one half the service obligation incurred by such\nmember as a result of participation in the advanced education\nassistance program under section 2005 of title 10, United States\nCode, or the tuition assistance program under section 2007 of such\ntitle; and\n(2) for a period equal to the length of the sea duty tour,\nincrease the tuition assistance cost cap for such member to not\nmore than double the amount of the standard tuition assistance cost\ncap set by the Commandant for the applicable fiscal year.\n(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which the\npilot program is established, and annually thereafter through the date\non which the pilot program is terminated under subsection (d), the\nCommandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and\nInfrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that--\n(1) evaluates and compares--\n(A) the Coast Guard's retention, recruitment, and filling\nof sea duty billets for all members of the Coast Guard; and\n(B) the Coast Guard's retention, recruitment, and filling\nof sea duty billets for all members of the Coast Guard\nparticipating in the pilot program;\n(2) includes the number of participants in the pilot program as\nof the date of the report, disaggregated by officer and enlisted\nbillet type; and\n(3) assesses the progress made by such participants in their\nrespective voluntary education programs, in accordance with their\ndegree plans, during the period described in subsection (b).\n(d) Termination.--The pilot program shall terminate on the date\nthat is 6 years after the date on which the pilot program is\nestablished.\nSEC. 7234. RECRUITMENT, RELOCATION, AND RETENTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR\nCIVILIAN FIREFIGHTERS EMPLOYED BY COAST GUARD REMOTE LOCATIONS.\n(a) Identification of Remote Locations.--The Commandant shall\nidentify locations to be considered remote locations for purposes of\nthis section, which shall include, at a minimum, each Coast Guard fire\nstation located in an area in which members of the Coast Guard and the\ndependents of such members are eligible for the TRICARE Prime Remote\nprogram.\n(b) Incentive Program.--\n(1) In general.--To ensure uninterrupted operations by civilian\nfirefighters employed by the Coast Guard in remote locations, the\nCommandant shall establish an incentive program for such\nfirefighters consisting of--\n(A) recruitment and relocation bonuses consistent with\nsection 5753 of title 5, United States Code; and\n(B) retention bonuses consistent with section 5754 of title\n5, United States Code.\n(2) Eligibility criteria.--The Commandant, in coordination with\nthe Director of the Office of Personnel and Management, shall\nestablish eligibility criteria for the incentive program\nestablished under paragraph (1), which shall include a requirement\nthat a firefighter described in paragraph (1) may only be eligible\nfor the incentive program under this section if, with respect to\nthe applicable remote location, the Commandant has made a\ndetermination that incentives are appropriate to address an\nidentified recruitment, retention, or relocation need.\n(c) Annual Report.--Not less frequently than annually for the 5-\nyear period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the\nCommandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental\nAffairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and\nInfrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that--\n(1) details the use and effectiveness of the incentive program\nestablished under this section; and\n(2) includes--\n(A) the number of participants in the incentive program;\n(B) a description of the distribution of incentives under\nsuch program; and\n(C) a description of the impact of such program on civilian\nfirefighter recruitment and retention by the Coast Guard in\nremote locations.\nSEC. 7235. NOTIFICATION.\n(a) In General.--The Commandant shall provide to the appropriate\ncommittees of Congress notification as described in subsection (b)--\n(1) not later than the date that is 10 days before the final\nday of each fiscal year; or\n(2) in the case of a continuing resolution that, for a period\nof more than 10 days, provides appropriated funds in lieu of an\nappropriations Act, not later than the date that is 10 days before\nthe final day of the period that such continuing resolution covers.\n(b) Elements.--Notification under subsection (a) shall include--\n(1) the status of funding for the Coast Guard during the\nsubsequent fiscal year or at the end of the continuing resolution\nif other appropriations measures are not enacted, as applicable;\n(2) the status of the Coast Guard as a component of the Armed\nForces;\n(3) the number of members currently serving overseas and\notherwise supporting missions related to title 10, United States\nCode;\n(4) the fact that members of the Armed Forces have service\nrequirements unlike those of other Federal employees, which require\nthem to continue to serve even if unpaid;\n(5) the impacts of historical shutdowns of the Federal\nGovernment on members of the Coast Guard; and\n(6) other relevant matters, as determined by the Commandant.\n(c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,\nthe term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--\n(1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of\nthe Senate;\n(2) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;\n(3) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the\nHouse of Representatives; and\n(4) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of\nRepresentatives.\n\nSubtitle D--Coast Guard Academy\n\nSEC. 7241. MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ON COVERED MISCONDUCT\nIN COAST GUARD ACADEMY; CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST FOR TRANSFER OF A\nCADET AT THE COAST GUARD ACADEMY WHO IS THE VICTIM OF A SEXUAL ASSAULT\nOR RELATED OFFENSE; ROOM REASSIGNMENT.\n(a) Assessment of Policy on Covered Misconduct.--Section 1902 of\ntitle 14, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in the section heading by striking ``Policy on sexual\nharassment and sexual violence'' and inserting ``Academy policy and\nreport on covered misconduct''; and\n(2) by striking subsections (c) through (e) and inserting the\nfollowing:\n``(c) Assessment.--\n``(1) In general.--The Commandant shall direct the\nSuperintendent of the Coast Guard Academy to conduct at the Coast\nGuard Academy during each Academy program year an assessment to\ndetermine the effectiveness of the policies of the Academy with\nrespect to covered misconduct involving cadets or other military or\ncivilian personnel of the Academy.\n``(2) Biennial survey.--For the assessment at the Academy under\nparagraph (1) with respect to an Academy program year that begins\nin an odd-numbered calendar year, the Superintendent shall conduct\na survey of cadets and other military and civilian personnel of the\nAcademy--\n``(A) to measure the incidence, during such program year--\n``(i) of covered misconduct events, on or off the\nAcademy campus, that have been reported to an official of\nthe Academy;\n``(ii) of covered misconduct events, on or off the\nAcademy campus, that have not been reported to an official\nof the Academy; and\n``(iii) of retaliation related to a report of a covered\nmisconduct event, on or off the Academy campus; and\n``(B) to assess the perceptions of the cadets and other\nmilitary and civilian personnel of the Academy with respect\nto--\n``(i) the Academy's policies, training, and procedures\non covered misconduct involving cadets and other military\nand civilian personnel of the Academy;\n``(ii) the enforcement of such policies;\n``(iii) the incidence of covered misconduct involving\ncadets and other military and civilian personnel of the\nAcademy; and\n``(iv) any other issues relating to covered misconduct\ninvolving cadets and other military and civilian personnel\nof the Academy.\n``(d) Report.--\n``(1) In general.--Not earlier than 1 year after the date of\nenactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, and each\nMarch 1 thereafter through March 1, 2031, the Commandant shall\ndirect the Superintendent to submit to the Commandant a report on\nincidents of covered misconduct and retaliation for reporting of\ncovered misconduct involving cadets or other military and civilian\npersonnel of the Academy.\n``(2) Elements.--\n``(A) In general.--Each report required under paragraph (1)\nshall include the following:\n``(i) Information and data on all incidents of covered\nmisconduct and retaliation described in paragraph (1)\nreported to the Superintendent or any other official of the\nAcademy during the preceding Academy program year (referred\nto in this subsection as a `reported incident'),\n``(ii) The number of reported incidents committed\nagainst a cadet or any other military or civilian personnel\nof the Academy.\n``(iii) The number of reported incidents committed by a\ncadet or any other military or civilian personnel of the\nAcademy.\n``(iv) Information on reported incidents, in accordance\nwith the policy prescribed under section 549G(b) of the\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (10\nU.S.C. 1561 note), to the maximum extent practicable.\n``(v) The number of reported incidents that were\nentered into the Catch a Serial Offender system, including\nthe number of such incidents that resulted in the\nidentification of a potential or confirmed match.\n``(vi) The number of reported incidents that were\nsubstantiated (referred to in this subsection as a\n`substantiated reported incident').\n``(vii) A synopsis of each substantiated reported\nincident that includes--\n\n``(I) a brief description of the nature of the\nincident;\n``(II) whether the accused cadet or other military\nor civilian personnel of the Academy had previously\nbeen convicted of sexual assault; and\n``(III) whether alcohol or other controlled or\nprohibited substances were involved in the incident,\nand a description of the involvement.\n\n``(viii) The type of case disposition associated with\neach substantiated reported incident, such as--\n\n``(I) conviction and sentence by court-martial,\nincluding charges and specifications for which\nconvicted;\n``(II) acquittal of all charges at court-martial;\n``(III) as appropriate, imposition of a nonjudicial\npunishment under section 815 of title 10 (article 15 of\nthe Uniform Code of Military Justice);\n``(IV) as appropriate, administrative action taken,\nincluding a description of each type of such action\nimposed;\n``(V) dismissal of all charges, including a\ndescription of each reason for dismissal and the stage\nat which dismissal occurred; and\n``(VI) whether the accused cadet or other military\nor civilian personnel of the Academy was\nadministratively separated or, in the case of an\nofficer, allowed to resign in lieu of court martial,\nand the characterization (honorable, general, or other\nthan honorable) of the service of the military member\nupon separation or resignation.\n\n``(ix) With respect to any incident of covered\nmisconduct involving cadets or other military and civilian\npersonnel of the Academy reported to the Superintendent or\nany other official of the Academy during the preceding\nAcademy program year that involves a report of retaliation\nrelating to the incident--\n\n``(I) a narrative description of the retaliation\nclaim;\n``(II) the nature of the relationship between the\ncomplainant and the individual accused of committing\nthe retaliation; and\n``(III) the nature of the relationship between the\nindividual accused of committing the covered misconduct\nand the individual accused of committing the\nretaliation.\n\n``(x) With respect to any investigation of a reported\nincident--\n\n``(I) whether the investigation is in open or\ncompleted status;\n``(II) an identification of the investigating\nentity;\n``(III) whether a referral has been made to outside\nlaw enforcement entities;\n``(IV) in the case of an investigation that is\ncomplete, a description of the results of such an\ninvestigation and information with respect to whether\nthe results of the investigation were provided to the\ncomplainant; and\n``(V) whether the investigation substantiated an\noffense under chapter 47 of title 10 (the Uniform Code\nof Military Justice).\n\n``(B) Format.--With respect to the information and data\nrequired under subparagraph (A), the Commandant shall report\nsuch information and data separately for each type of covered\nmisconduct offense, and shall not aggregate the information and\ndata for multiple types of covered misconduct offenses.\n``(3) Trends.--Subject to subsection (f), beginning on the date\nof enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, each\nreport required under paragraph (1) shall include an analysis of\ntrends in incidents described in paragraph (1), as applicable,\nsince the date of enactment of the Coast Guard and Maritime\nTransportation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-213).\n``(4) Response.--Each report required under paragraph (1) shall\ninclude, for the preceding Academy program year, a description of\nthe policies, procedures, processes, initiatives, investigations\n(including overarching investigations), research, or studies\nimplemented by the Commandant in response to any incident described\nin paragraph (1) involving a cadet or any other military or\ncivilian personnel of the Academy.\n``(5) Plan.--Each report required under paragraph (1) shall\ninclude a plan for actions to be taken during the year following\nthe Academy program year covered by the report to enhance the\nprevention of and response to incidents of covered misconduct and\nretaliation for reporting of covered misconduct involving cadets or\nother military or civilian personnel of the Academy.\n``(6) Covered misconduct prevention and response activities.--\nEach report required under paragraph (1) shall include an\nassessment of the adequacy of covered misconduct prevention and\nresponse carried out by the Academy during the preceding Academy\nprogram year.\n``(7) Contributing factors.--Each report required under\nparagraph (1) shall include, for incidents of covered misconduct\nand retaliation for reporting of covered misconduct involving\ncadets or other military or civilian personnel of the Academy--\n``(A) an analysis of the factors that may have contributed\nto such incidents;\n``(B) an assessment of the role of such factors in\ncontributing to such incidents during such Academy program\nyear; and\n``(C) recommendations for mechanisms to eliminate or reduce\nsuch contributing factors.\n``(8) Biennial survey.--Each report under paragraph (1) for an\nAcademy program year that begins in an odd-numbered calendar year\nshall include the results of the survey conducted under subsection\n(c)(2) in such Academy program year.\n``(9) Focus groups.--For each Academy program year with respect\nto which the Superintendent is not required to conduct a survey at\nthe Academy under subsection (c)(2), the Commandant shall require\nfocus groups to be conducted at the Academy for the purpose of\nascertaining information relating to covered misconduct issues at\nthe Academy.\n``(10) Submission of report; briefing.--\n``(A) Submission.--Not later than 270 days after the date\non which the Commandant receives a report from the\nSuperintendent under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall submit\nto the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of\nthe Senate and the Committee on Transportation and\nInfrastructure of the House of Representatives, as an enclosure\nor appendix to the report required by section 5112--\n``(i) the report of the Superintendent;\n``(ii) the comments of the Commandant with respect to\nthe report; and\n``(iii) relevant information gathered during a focus\ngroup under subparagraph (A) during the Academy program\nyear covered by the report, as applicable.\n``(B) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date on\nwhich the Commandant submits a report under subparagraph (A),\nthe Commandant shall provide a briefing on the report submitted\nunder subparagraph (A) to--\n``(i) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation of the Senate and the Committee on\nTransportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives; and\n``(ii) the Secretary of Homeland Security.\n``(e) Victim Confidentiality.--To the extent that information\ncollected or reported under the authority of this section, such\ninformation shall be provided in a form that is consistent with\napplicable privacy protections under Federal law and does not\njeopardize the confidentiality of victims.\n``(f) Continuity of Data and Reporting.--In carrying out this\nsection, the Commandant shall ensure the continuity of data collection\nand reporting such that the ability to analyze trends is not\ncompromised.\n``(g) Consideration of Request for Transfer of Cadet Who Is the\nVictim of Sexual Assault or Related Offense.--\n``(1) In general.--The Commandant shall provide for timely\nconsideration of and action on a request submitted by a cadet\nappointed to the Coast Guard Academy who is the victim of an\nalleged sexual assault or other offense covered by section 920,\n920c, or 930 of title 10 (article 120, 120c, or 130 of the Uniform\nCode of Military Justice) for transfer to another military service\nacademy or to enroll in a Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps\nprogram affiliated with another institution of higher education.\n``(2) Regulations.--The Commandant, in consultation with the\nSecretary of Defense, shall establish policies to carry out this\nsubsection that--\n``(A) provide that the Superintendent shall ensure that any\ncadet who has been appointed to the Coast Guard Academy is\ninformed of the right to request a transfer pursuant to this\nsubsection, and that any formal request submitted by a cadet\nwho alleges an offense referred to in paragraph (1) is\nprocessed as expeditiously as practicable through the chain of\ncommand for review and action by the Superintendent;\n``(B) direct the Superintendent, in coordination with the\nSuperintendent of the military service academy to which the\ncadet requests to transfer--\n``(i) to take action on a request for transfer under\nthis subsection not later than 5 calendar days after\nreceiving the formal request from the cadet;\n``(ii) to approve such request for transfer unless\nthere are exceptional circumstances that require denial of\nthe request;\n``(iii) upon approval of such request for transfer, to\ntake all necessary and appropriate action to effectuate the\ntransfer of the cadet to the military service academy\nconcerned as expeditiously as possible, subject to the\nconsiderations described in clause (iv); and\n``(iv) in determining the transfer date of the cadet to\nthe military service academy concerned, to take into\naccount--\n\n``(I) the preferences of the cadet, including any\npreference to delay transfer until the completion of\nany academic course in which the cadet is enrolled at\nthe time of the request for transfer; and\n``(II) the well-being of the cadet; and\n\n``(C) direct the Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy,\nin coordination with the Secretary of the military department\nthat sponsors the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps\nprogram at the institution of higher education to which the\ncadet requests to transfer--\n``(i) to take action on a request for transfer under\nthis subsection not later than 5 calendar days after\nreceiving the formal request from the cadet;\n``(ii) subject to the cadet's acceptance for admission\nto the institution of higher education to which the cadet\nwishes to transfer, to approve such request for transfer\nunless there are exceptional circumstances that require\ndenial of the request;\n``(iii) to take all necessary and appropriate action to\neffectuate the cadet's enrollment in the institution of\nhigher education to which the cadet wishes to transfer and\nto process the cadet for participation in the relevant\nSenior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program as\nexpeditiously as possible, subject to the considerations\ndescribed in clause (iv); and\n``(iv) in determining the transfer date of the cadet to\nthe institution of higher education to which the cadet\nwishes to transfer, to take into account--\n\n``(I) the preferences of the cadet, including any\npreference to delay transfer until the completion of\nany academic course in which the cadet is enrolled at\nthe time of the request for transfer; and\n``(II) the well-being of the cadet.\n\n``(3) Review.--If the Superintendent denies a request for\ntransfer under this subsection, the cadet may request review of the\ndenial by the Secretary, who shall take action on such request for\nreview not later than 5 calendar days after receipt of such\nrequest.\n``(4) Confidentiality.--The Secretary shall ensure that all\nrecords of any request, determination, transfer, or other action\nunder this subsection remain confidential, consistent with\napplicable law and regulation.\n``(5) Effect of other law.--A cadet who transfers under this\nsubsection may retain the cadet's appointment to the Coast Guard\nAcademy or may be appointed to the military service academy to\nwhich the cadet transfers without regard to the limitations and\nrequirements set forth in sections 7442, 8454, and 9442 of title\n10.\n``(6) Commission as officer in the coast guard.--\n``(A) In general.--Upon graduation, a graduate of the\nUnited States Military Academy, the United States Air Force\nAcademy, or the United States Naval Academy who transferred to\nthat academy under this subsection is entitled to be accepted\nfor appointment as a permanent commissioned officer in the\nRegular Coast Guard in the same manner as graduates of the\nCoast Guard Academy, as set forth in section 2101 of this\ntitle.\n``(B) Commission as officer in other armed force.--\n``(i) In general.--A cadet who transfers under this\nsubsection to the United States Military Academy, the\nUnited States Air Force Academy, or the United States Naval\nAcademy and indicates a preference pursuant to clause (ii)\nmay be appointed as a commissioned officer in an armed\nforce associated with the academy from which the cadet\ngraduated.\n``(ii) Statement of preference.--A cadet seeking\nappointment as a commissioned officer in an armed force\nassociated with the academy from which the cadet graduated\nunder clause (i) shall, before graduating from that\nacademy, indicate to the Commandant that the cadet has a\npreference for appointment to that armed force.\n``(iii) Consideration by coast guard.--The Commandant\nshall consider a preference of a cadet indicated pursuant\nto clause (ii), but may require the cadet to serve as a\npermanent commissioned officer in the Regular Coast Guard\ninstead of being appointed as a commissioned officer in an\narmed force associated with the academy from which the\ncadet graduated.\n``(iv) Treatment of service agreement.--With respect to\na service agreement entered into under section 1925 of this\ntitle by a cadet who transfers under this subsection to the\nUnited States Military Academy, the United States Air Force\nAcademy, or the United States Naval Academy and is\nappointed as a commissioned officer in an armed force\nassociated with that academy, the service obligation\nundertaken under such agreement shall be considered to be\nsatisfied upon the completion of 5 years of active duty\nservice in the service of such armed force.\n``(C) Senior reserve officers' training corps program.--A\ncadet who transfers under this subsection to a Senior Reserve\nOfficers' Training Corps program affiliated with another\ninstitution of higher education is entitled upon graduation\nfrom the Senior Reserve Officers' Training program to\ncommission into the Coast Guard, as set forth in section 3738a\nof this title.\n``(h) Room Reassignment.--Coast Guard Academy cadets may request\nroom reassignment if experiencing discomfort due to Coast Guard Academy\nrooming assignments, consistent with policy.''.\n(b) Clerical Amendments.--The analysis for chapter 19 of title 14,\nUnited States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section\n1902 and inserting the following:\n``1902. Academy policy and report on covered misconduct.''.\nSEC. 7242. MODIFICATION OF BOARD OF VISITORS.\nSection 1903 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the\nfollowing:\n``(b) Membership.--\n``(1) In general.--The membership of the Board shall consist of\nthe following:\n``(A) The chairperson of the Committee on Commerce,\nScience, and Transportation of the Senate, or a member of such\nCommittee designated by such chairperson.\n``(B) The chairperson of the Committee on Transportation\nand Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, or a member\nof such Committee designated by such chairperson.\n``(C) 3 Senators appointed by the Vice President.\n``(D) 4 Members of the House of Representatives appointed\nby the Speaker of the House of Representatives.\n``(E) 2 Senators appointed by the Vice President, each of\nwhom shall be selected from among members of the Committee on\nAppropriations of the Senate.\n``(F) 2 Members of the House of Representatives appointed\nby the Speaker of the House of Representatives, each of whom\nshall be selected from among members of the Committee on\nAppropriations of the House of Representatives.\n``(G) 6 individuals designated by the President.\n``(2) Timing of appointments of members.--\n``(A) Senators.--If any member of the Board described in\nparagraph (1)(C) is not appointed by the date that is 180 days\nafter the date on which the first session of each Congress\nconvenes, the chair and ranking member of the subcommittee of\nthe Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the\nSenate with jurisdiction over the authorization of\nappropriations of the Coast Guard shall be members of the Board\nuntil the date on which the second session of such Congress\nadjourns sine die.\n``(B) Members of the house of representatives.--If any\nmember of the Board described in paragraph (1)(D) is not\nappointed by the date that is 180 days after the date on which\nthe first session of each Congress convenes, the chair and\nranking member of the subcommittee of the Committee on\nTransportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives with jurisdiction over the authorization of\nappropriations for the Coast Guard shall be members of the\nBoard until the date on which the second session of such\nCongress adjourns sine die.\n``(C) Members of the committee on appropriations of the\nsenate.--If any member of the Board described in paragraph\n(1)(E) is not appointed by the date that is 180 days after the\ndate on which the first session of each Congress convenes, the\nchair and ranking member of the subcommittee of the Committee\non Appropriations of the Senate with jurisdiction over\nappropriations for the Coast Guard shall be members of the\nBoard until the date on which the second session of such\nCongress adjourns sine die.\n``(D) Members of the committee on appropriations of the\nhouse of representatives.--If any member of the Board described\nin paragraph (1)(F) is not appointed by the date that is 180\ndays after the date on which the first session of each Congress\nconvenes, the chair and ranking member of the subcommittee of\nthe Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives\nwith jurisdiction over appropriations for the Coast Guard shall\nbe members of the Board until the date on which the second\nsession of such Congress adjourns sine die.\n``(3) Chairperson.--\n``(A) In general.--On a biennial basis and subject to\nparagraph (4), the Board shall select from among the members of\nthe Board a Member of Congress to serve as the Chair of the\nBoard.\n``(B) Rotation.--A Member of the House of Representatives\nand a Member of the Senate shall alternately be selected as the\nChair of the Board.\n``(C) Term.--An individual may not serve as Chairperson of\nthe Board for consecutive terms.\n``(4) Length of service.--\n``(A) Members of congress.--A Member of Congress designated\nas a member of the Board under paragraph (1) shall be\ndesignated as a member in the first session of the applicable\nCongress and shall serve for the duration of such Congress.\n``(B) Individuals designated by the president.--Each\nindividual designated by the President under paragraph (1)(G)\nshall serve as a member of the Board for 3 years, except that\nany such member whose term of office has expired shall continue\nto serve until a successor is appointed by the President.\n``(C) Death or resignation of a member.--If a member of the\nBoard dies or resigns, a successor shall be designated for any\nunexpired portion of the term of the member by the official who\ndesignated the member.\n``(c) Academy Visits.--\n``(1) Annual visit.--The Commandant shall invite each member of\nthe Board, and any staff designated under subsection (e)(2)(A), to\nvisit the Coast Guard Academy at least once annually to review the\noperation of the Academy.\n``(2) Additional visits.--With the approval of the Secretary,\nthe Board or any members of the Board in connection with the duties\nof the Board may--\n``(A) make visits to the Academy in addition to the visits\ndescribed in paragraph (1); or\n``(B) consult with--\n``(i) the Superintendent of the Academy; or\n``(ii) the faculty, staff, or cadets of the Academy.\n``(3) Access.--The Commandant shall ensure that the Board or\nany members of the Board who visits the Academy under this\nparagraph is provided reasonable access to the grounds, facilities,\ncadets, faculty, staff, and other personnel of the Academy for the\npurpose of carrying out the duties of the Board.'';\n(2) in subsection (d)--\n(A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``, including with\nrespect to prevention of, response to, and recovery from sexual\nassault and sexual harassment'' after ``discipline''; and\n(B) in paragraph (5) by inserting ``, including\ninfrastructure, living quarters, and deferred maintenance''\nafter ``equipment''; and\n(3) by striking subsections (e) through (g) and inserting the\nfollowing:\n``(e) Administrative Matters.--\n``(1) Meetings.--\n``(A) In general.--Not less frequently than annually, the\nBoard shall meet at a location chosen by the Commandant, in\nconsultation with the Board, to conduct the review required by\nsubsection (d).\n``(B) Chairperson and charter.--The Federal officer\ndesignated under subsection (g)(1)(B) shall organize a meeting\nof the Board for the purposes of--\n``(i) selecting a Chairperson of the Board under\nsubsection (b)(3);\n``(ii) adopting an official charter for the Board,\nwhich shall establish the schedule of meetings of the\nBoard; and\n``(iii) any other matter such designated Federal\nofficer or the Board considers appropriate.\n``(C) Scheduling.--In scheduling a meeting of the Board,\nsuch designated Federal officer shall coordinate, to the\ngreatest extent practicable, with the members of the Board to\ndetermine the date and time of the meeting.\n``(D) Notification.--Not less than 30 days before each\nscheduled meeting of the Board, such designated Federal officer\nshall notify each member of the Board of the time, date, and\nlocation of the meeting.\n``(2) Staff.--\n``(A) Designation.--The chairperson and the ranking member\nof the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of\nthe Senate and the chairperson and the ranking member of the\nCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives may each designate 1 staff member of each such\nCommittees.\n``(B) Role.--Staff designated under subparagraph (A)--\n``(i) may attend and participate in visits and carry\nout consultations described under subsection (c)(1) and\nattend and participate in meetings described under\nparagraph (1); and\n``(ii) may not otherwise carry out duties or take\nactions reserved to members of the Board under this\nsection.\n``(3) Advisors.--If approved by the Secretary, the Board may\nconsult with advisors in carrying out the duties of the Board under\nthis section.\n``(4) Reports.--\n``(A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date on\nwhich the Board conducts a meeting of the Board under paragraph\n(1), the Commandant, in consultation with the Board, shall\nsubmit a report on the actions of the Board during the meeting\nand the recommendations of the Board pertaining to the Academy\nto--\n``(i) the Secretary;\n``(ii) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation and the Committee on Armed Services of the\nSenate; and\n``(iii) the Committee on Transportation and\nInfrastructure and the Committee on Armed Services of the\nHouse of Representatives.\n``(B) Publication.--Each report submitted under this\nparagraph shall be published on a publicly accessible website\nof the Coast Guard.\n``(f) Disclosure.--The Commandant and the Superintendent of the\nAcademy shall ensure candid and complete disclosure to the Board,\nconsistent with applicable laws relating to disclosure of information,\nwith respect to--\n``(1) each issue described in subsection (d); and\n``(2) any other issue the Board or the Commandant considers\nappropriate.\n``(g) Coast Guard Support.--\n``(1) In general.--The Commandant shall--\n``(A) provide support to the Board, as Board considers\nnecessary for the performance of the duties of the Board;\n``(B) designate a Federal officer to support the\nperformance of the duties of the Board; and\n``(C) in cooperation with the Superintendent of the\nAcademy, advise the Board of any institutional issues,\nconsistent with applicable laws concerning the disclosure of\ninformation.\n``(2) Reimbursement.--Each member of the Board and each advisor\nconsulted by the Board under subsection (e)(3) shall be reimbursed,\nto the extent permitted by law, by the Coast Guard for actual\nexpenses incurred while engaged in duties as a member or advisor.\n``(h) Notification.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which\nthe first session of each Congress convenes, the Commandant shall\nprovide to the chairperson and ranking member of the Committee on\nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the chairperson\nand ranking member of the Committee on Transportation and\nInfrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the President\nnotification of the requirements of this section.''.\nSEC. 7243. COAST GUARD ACADEMY CADET ADVISORY BOARD.\n(a) In General.--Subchapter I of Chapter 19 of title 14, United\nStates Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:\n``Sec. 1907. Coast Guard Academy Cadet Advisory Board\n``(a) Establishment.--The Commandant shall establish within the\nCoast Guard Academy an advisory board to be known as the `Coast Guard\nAcademy Cadet Advisory Board' (in this section referred to as the\n`Advisory Board').\n``(b) Membership.--The Advisory Board shall be composed of not\nfewer than 12 cadets of the Coast Guard Academy who are enrolled at the\nCoast Guard Academy at the time of appointment, including not fewer\nthan 3 cadets from each class.\n``(c) Appointment.--\n``(1) In general.--Cadets shall be appointed to the Advisory\nBoard by the Provost, in consultation with the Superintendent of\nthe Coast Guard Academy.\n``(2) Application.--Cadets who are eligible for appointment to\nthe Advisory Board shall submit an application for appointment to\nthe Provost of the Coast Guard Academy, or a designee of the\nProvost, for consideration.\n``(d) Selection.--The Provost shall select eligible applicants\nwho--\n``(1) are best suited to fulfill the duties described in\nsubsection (g); and\n``(2) best represent the student body makeup at the Coast Guard\nAcademy.\n``(e) Term.--\n``(1) In general.--Appointments shall be made not later than 60\ndays after the date of the swearing in of a new class of cadets at\nthe Coast Guard Academy.\n``(2) Term.--The term of membership of a cadet on the Advisory\nBoard shall be 1 academic year.\n``(f) Meetings.--The Advisory Board shall meet in person with the\nSuperintendent not less frequently than twice each academic year to\ndiscuss the activities of the Advisory Board.\n``(g) Duties.--The Advisory Board shall--\n``(1) identify challenges facing Coast Guard Academy cadets\nrelating to--\n``(A) health and wellbeing;\n``(B) cadet perspectives and information with respect to\nsexual assault, sexual harassment and sexual violence\nprevention, response, and recovery at the Coast Guard Academy;\nand\n``(C) any other matter the Advisory Board considers\nimportant;\n``(2) discuss and propose possible solutions to such\nchallenges, including improvements to leadership development at the\nCoast Guard Academy; and\n``(3) periodically review the efficacy of Coast Guard Academy\nacademic, wellness, and other relevant programs and provide\nrecommendations to the Commandant for improvement of such programs.\n``(h) Working Groups.--\n``(1) In general.--The Advisory Board shall establish a working\ngroup composed, at least in part, of Coast Guard Academy cadets who\nare not current members of the Advisory Board and members of the\nCadets Against Sexual Assault, or any similar successor\norganization, to assist the Advisory Board in carrying out the\nduties described in subsection (g)(1)(B).\n``(2) Other working groups.--The Advisory Board may establish\nsuch other working groups (which may be composed, at least in part,\nof Coast Guard Academy cadets who are not current members of the\nAdvisory Board) as the Advisory Board finds to be necessary to\ncarry out duties of the Board, other than the duties described in\nsubparagraph (A) or (C) of subsection (g)(1).\n``(i) Reporting.--\n``(1) Commandant and superintendent.--Not less frequently than\nonce per academic semester, the Advisory Board shall submit a\nreport or provide a briefing to the Commandant and the\nSuperintendent on the results of the activities carried out in\nfurtherance of the duties of the Advisory Board described in\nsubsection (g), including recommendations for actions to be taken\nbased on such results.\n``(2) Annual report.--The Advisory Board shall transmit to the\nCommandant, through the Provost and the Superintendent, an annual\nreport at the conclusion of each academic year, containing the\ninformation and materials presented to the Commandant,\nSuperintendent, or both, during each brief provided during such\nacademic year.\n``(3) Congress.--Not later than 30 days after the receipt by\nthe Commandant of a report under this subsection, the Commandant\nshall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation\nand Infrastructure of the House of Representatives any report or\nother materials provided to the Commandant and Superintendent under\nparagraph (1) and any other information related to the Advisory\nBoard requested by the Committees.''.\n(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 19 of title 14,\nUnited States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to\nsection 1906 the following:\n``1907. Coast Guard Academy Cadet Advisory Board.''.\nSEC. 7244. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF COAST GUARD ACADEMY FACILITIES AND\nEQUIPMENT BY COVERED FOUNDATIONS.\n(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 19 of title 14, United\nStates Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:\n``Sec. 1908. Authorization for use of Coast Guard Academy facilities\nand equipment by covered foundations\n``(a) Authority.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the\nSecretary, with the concurrence of the Superintendent of the Coast\nGuard Academy, may authorize a covered foundation to use, on a\nreimbursable or nonreimbursable basis as determined by the Secretary,\nfacilities or equipment of the Coast Guard Academy.\n``(b) Prohibition.--The Secretary may not authorize any use of\nfacilities or equipment under subsection (a) if such use may jeopardize\nthe health, safety, or well-being of any member of the Coast Guard or\ncadet of the Coast Guard Academy.\n``(c) Limitations.--The Secretary may only authorize the use of\nfacilities or equipment under subsection (a) if such use--\n``(1) is without any liability of the United States to the\ncovered foundation;\n``(2) does not--\n``(A) affect the ability of any official or employee of the\nCoast Guard, or any member of the armed forces, to carry out\nany responsibility or duty in a fair and objective manner;\n``(B) compromise the integrity or appearance of integrity\nof any program of the Coast Guard, or any individual involved\nin any such program; or\n``(C) include the participation of any cadet of the Coast\nGuard Academy at an event of the covered foundation, other than\nparticipation of such a cadet in an honor guard;\n``(3) complies with any applicable ethics regulation; and\n``(4) has been reviewed and approved by an attorney of the\nCoast Guard.\n``(d) Issuance of Policies.--The Secretary shall issue Coast Guard\npolicies to carry out this section.\n``(e) Briefing.--For any fiscal year in which the Secretary\nexercises the authority under subsection (a), not later than the last\nday of such fiscal year, the Commandant shall provide a briefing to the\nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and\nthe Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives on the number of events or activities of a covered\nfoundation supported by such exercise of authority during the fiscal\nyear.\n``(f) Covered Foundation Defined.--In this section, the term\n`covered foundation' means an organization that--\n``(1) is a charitable, educational, or civic nonprofit\norganization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code\nof 1986; and\n``(2) the Secretary determines operates exclusively to\nsupport--\n``(A) recruiting activities with respect to the Coast Guard\nAcademy;\n``(B) parent or alumni development in support of the Coast\nGuard Academy;\n``(C) academic, leadership, or character development of\nCoast Guard Academy cadets;\n``(D) institutional development of the Coast Guard Academy;\nor\n``(E) athletics in support of the Coast Guard Academy.''.\n(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 19 of title 14,\nUnited States Code, is further amended by inserting after the item\nrelating to section 1907 the following:\n``1908. Authorization for use of Coast Guard Academy facilities and\nequipment by covered foundations.''.\nSEC. 7245. POLICY ON HAZING.\n(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 19 of title 14, United\nStates Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:\n``Sec. 1909. Policy on hazing\n``(a) In General.--Subject to the approval of the Commandant, the\nSuperintendent of the Academy shall issue and make available to the\npublic written policies--\n``(1) subject to subsection (d), defining hazing;\n``(2) designed to prevent hazing; and\n``(3) prescribing dismissal, suspension, or other adequate\npunishment for violations.\n``(b) Effect of Request for Court-martial.--If a cadet who is\ncharged with violating a policy issued under subsection (a), the\npenalty for which is or may be dismissal from the Academy, requests in\nwriting a trial by a general court-martial, the cadet may not be\ndismissed for that offense except under sentence of such a court.\n``(c) Limitation.--A cadet dismissed from the Academy for hazing or\nbullying may not be reappointed to the Corps of Cadets, and is\nineligible for appointment as commissioned officer in a regular\ncomponent of the Coast Guard, until the date that is 2 years after the\ndate of the graduation of the class of the cadet.\n``(d) Definition of Hazing.--In developing the policies under\nsubsection (a)(1), the Superintendent shall, to the maximum extent\npracticable, define the term `hazing' as the unauthorized assumption of\nauthority by a cadet whereby another cadet suffers or is exposed to any\ncruelty, indignity, humiliation, hardship, or oppression, or the\ndeprivation or abridgement of any right.''.\n(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 19 of title 14,\nUnited States Code, is further amended by inserting after the item\nrelating to section 1908 the following:\n``1909. Policy on hazing.''.\nSEC. 7246. CONCURRENT JURISDICTION AT COAST GUARD ACADEMY.\n(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 19 of title 14, United\nStates Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:\n``Sec. 1910. Concurrent jurisdiction at Coast Guard Academy\n``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the\ndepartment in which the Coast Guard is operating may establish\nconcurrent jurisdiction between the Federal Government and the State of\nConnecticut over the lands constituting the Coast Guard Academy in New\nLondon, Connecticut, as necessary to facilitate the ability of the\nState of Connecticut and City of New London to investigate and\nprosecute any crimes cognizable under Connecticut law that are\ncommitted on such Coast Guard Academy property.''.\n(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 19 of title 14,\nUnited States Code, is further amended by inserting after the item\nrelating to section 1909 the following:\n``1910. Concurrent jurisdiction at Coast Guard Academy.''.\nSEC. 7247. STUDY ON COAST GUARD ACADEMY OVERSIGHT.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment\nof this Act, the Commandant, shall enter into an agreement with a\nfederally funded research and development center with relevant\nexpertise under which such center shall conduct an assessment of the\noversight and governance of the Coast Guard Academy, including--\n(1) examining the--\n(A) authorities regarding Coast Guard and Departmental\noversight of the Coast Guard Academy, including considerations\nof how these may impact accreditation review at the Academy;\n(B) roles and responsibilities of the Board of Trustees of\nsuch Academy;\n(C) Coast Guard roles and responsibilities with respect to\nmanagement and facilitation of the Board of Trustees of such\nAcademy;\n(D) advisory functions of the Board of Trustees of such\nAcademy; and\n(E) membership of the Board of Trustees for the 10- year\nperiod preceding the date of the enactment of this Act, to\ninclude expertise, objectiveness, and effectiveness in\nconducting oversight of such Academy; and\n(2) an analysis of the involvement of the Board of Trustees\nduring the Operation Fouled Anchor investigation, including to what\nextent the Board members were informed, involved, or made decisions\nregarding the governance of the academy based on that\ninvestigation.\n(b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which the\nCommandant enters into an agreement under subsection (a), the federally\nfunded research and development center selected under such subsection\nshall submit to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast\nGuard is operating, the Commandant, the Committee on Commerce, Science,\nand Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation\nand Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that\ncontains--\n(1) the results of the assessment required under subsection\n(a); and\n(2) recommendations to improve governance of the Coast Guard\nAcademy and the Board of Trustees.\nSEC. 7248. ELECTRONIC LOCKING MECHANISMS TO ENSURE COAST GUARD ACADEMY\nCADET ROOM SECURITY.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment\nof this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with the Superintendent of\nthe Coast Guard Academy (referred to in this section as the\n``Superintendent''), shall--\n(1) install an electronic locking mechanism for each room at\nthe Coast Guard Academy within which 1 or more Coast Guard Academy\ncadets reside overnight;\n(2) test each such mechanism not less than once every 6 months\nfor proper function and maintained in proper working order; and\n(3) use a system that electronically records the date, time,\nand identity of each individual who accesses a cadet room using an\nelectronic access token, code, card, or other electronic means,\nwhich shall be maintained in accordance with the general schedule\nfor records retention, or a period of five years, whichever is\nlater.\n(b) Electronic Locking Mechanisms.--\n(1) In general.--Each electronic locking mechanism described in\nsubsection (a) shall be coded in a manner that provides access to a\nroom described in such subsection only to--\n(A) the 1 or more cadets assigned to the room; and\n(B) such Coast Guard Academy officers, administrators,\nstaff, or security personnel, including personnel of the Coast\nGuard Investigative Service, as are necessary to access the\nroom in the event of an emergency.\n(2) Existing mechanisms.--Not later than 30 days after the date\nof enactment of this Act, the Superintendent shall ensure that\nelectronic locking mechanisms installed in academic buildings of\nthe Coast Guard Academy, Chase Hall common spaces, and in any other\nlocation at the Coast Guard Academy are maintained in proper\nworking order.\n(c) Access Policy Instruction.--Not later than 1 year after the\ndate of enactment of this Act, the Superintendent shall promulgate a\npolicy regarding cadet room security policies and procedures, which\nshall include, at a minimum--\n(1) a prohibition on sharing with any other cadet, employee, or\nother individual electronic access tokens, codes, cards, or other\nelectronic means of accessing a cadet room;\n(2) procedures for resetting electronic locking mechanisms in\nthe event of a lost, stolen, or otherwise compromised electronic\naccess token, code, card, or other electronic means of accessing a\ncadet room;\n(3) procedures to maintain the identity of each individual who\naccesses a cadet room using an electronic access token, code, card,\nor other electronic means, while ensuring the security of\npersonally identifiable information and protecting the privacy of\nany such individual, as appropriate;\n(4) procedures by which cadets may report to the chain of\ncommand the malfunction of an electronic locking mechanism; and\n(5) a schedule of testing to ensure the proper functioning of\nelectronic locking mechanisms.\n(d) Minimum Training Requirements.--The Superintendent shall ensure\nthat each Coast Guard Academy cadet receives, not later than 1 day\nafter the date of the initial arrival of the cadet at the Coast Guard\nAcademy, an initial training session, and any other training the\nSuperintendent considers necessary, on--\n(1) the use of electronic locking mechanisms installed under\nthis section; and\n(2) the policy promulgated under subsection (c).\nSEC. 7249. REPORT ON EXISTING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS SUPPORT\nSERVICES FACILITIES AT COAST GUARD ACADEMY.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant, shall submit to the Committee on\nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee\non Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a\nreport on existing behavioral health and wellness support services\nfacilities at the Coast Guard Academy in which Coast Guard Academy\ncadets and officer candidates, respectively, may receive timely and\nindependent behavioral health and wellness support services, including\nvia telemedicine.\n(b) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall\ninclude--\n(1) an identification of each building at the Coast Guard\nAcademy that contains a dormitory or other overnight accommodations\nfor cadets or officer candidates; and\n(2)(A) an identification of additional behavioral health or\nwellness support services that would be beneficial to cadets and\nofficer candidates, such as additional facilities with secure\naccess to telemedicine;\n(B) a description of the benefits that such services would\nprovide to cadets and officer candidates, particularly to\ncadets and officer candidates who have experienced sexual\nassault or sexual harassment; and\n(C) a description of the resources necessary to provide\nsuch services.\nSEC. 7250. REQUIRED POSTING OF INFORMATION.\nThe Commandant shall ensure that, in each building at the Coast\nGuard Academy that contains a dormitory or other overnight\naccommodations for cadets or officer candidates, written information is\nposted in a visible location with respect to--\n(1) the methods and means by which a cadet or officer candidate\nmay report a crime, including harassment, sexual assault, sexual\nharassment, and any other offense;\n(2) the contact information for the Coast Guard Investigative\nService;\n(3) external resources for--\n(A) wellness support;\n(B) work-life;\n(C) medical services; and\n(D) support relating to behavioral health, civil rights,\nsexual assault, and sexual harassment; and\n(4) cadet and officer candidate rights with respect to\nreporting incidents to the Coast Guard Investigative Service,\ncivilian authorities, the Office of the Inspector General of the\ndepartment in which the Coast Guard is operating, and any other\napplicable entity.\nSEC. 7251. INSTALLATION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL PRIVACY ROOMS.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment\nof this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard\nis operating shall install or construct at the Coast Guard Academy not\nfewer than 2 rooms to be used for the purpose of supporting cadet and\nofficer candidate behavioral health and other medical or other health-\nrelated services.\n(b) Standards of Rooms.--Each room installed or constructed under\nthis section shall--\n(1) be equipped--\n(A) in a manner that ensures the protection of the privacy\nof cadets and officer candidates, consistent with law and\npolicy;\n(B) with a telephone and computer to allow for the\nprovision of behavioral health and wellness support or other\nservices; and\n(C) with an accessible and private wireless internet\nconnection for the use of personal communications devices at\nthe discretion of the cadet or officer candidate concerned; and\n(2) to the extent practicable and consistent with good order\nand discipline, be accessible to cadets and officer candidates at\nall times; and\n(3) contain the written information described in section 7250,\nwhich shall be posted in a visible location.\nSEC. 7252. REVIEW AND MODIFICATION OF COAST GUARD ACADEMY POLICY ON\nSEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE.\n(a) In General.--The Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy\n(referred to in this section as the ``Superintendent'') shall--\n(1) not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this\nAct, commence a review of the Coast Guard Academy policy on sexual\nharassment and sexual violence established in accordance with\nsection 1902 of title 14, United States Code, that includes an\nevaluation as to whether any long-standing Coast Guard Academy\ntradition, system, process, or internal policy impedes the\nimplementation of necessary evidence-informed best practices\nfollowed by other military service academies in prevention,\nresponse, and recovery relating to sexual harassment and sexual\nviolence; and\n(2) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this\nAct--\n(A) complete such review; and\n(B) modify such policy in accordance with subsection (b).\n(b) Modifications to Policy.--In modifying the Coast Guard Academy\npolicy on sexual harassment and sexual violence referred to in\nsubsection (a), the Superintendent shall ensure that such policy\nincludes the following:\n(1) Each matter required to be specified by section 1902(b) of\ntitle 14, United States Code.\n(2) Updates to achieve compliance with chapter 47 of title 10,\nUnited States Code (Uniform Code of Military Justice).\n(3) A description of the roles and responsibilities of staff of\nthe Coast Guard Academy Sexual Assault Prevention, Response, and\nRecovery program, including--\n(A) the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator;\n(B) the Victim Advocate Program Specialist;\n(C) the Volunteer Victim Advocate; and\n(D) the Primary Prevention Specialist, as established under\nsubsection (c).\n(4) A description of the role of the Coast Guard Investigative\nService with respect to sexual harassment and sexual violence\nprevention, response, and recovery at the Coast Guard Academy.\n(5) A description of the role of support staff at the Coast\nGuard Academy, including chaplains, with respect to sexual\nharassment and sexual violence prevention, response, and recovery.\n(6) Measures to promote awareness of dating violence.\n(7) A delineation of the relationship between--\n(A) cadet advocacy groups organized for the prevention of,\nresponse to, and recovery from sexual harassment and sexual\nviolence, including Cadets Against Sexual Assault; and\n(B) the staff of the Coast Guard Academy Sexual Assault\nPrevention, Response, and Recovery program.\n(8) A provision that requires cadets and Coast Guard Academy\npersonnel to participate in not fewer than one in-person training\neach academic year on the prevention of, responses to, and\nresources relating to incidents of sexual harassment and sexual\nviolence, to be provided by the staff of the Coast Guard Academy\nSexual Assault Prevention, Response, and Recovery program.\n(9) The establishment, revision, or expansion, as necessary, of\nan anti-retaliation Superintendent's Instruction for cadets who--\n(A) report incidents of sexual harassment or sexual\nviolence;\n(B) participate in cadet advocacy groups that advocate for\nthe prevention of, response to, and recovery from sexual\nharassment and sexual violence; or\n(C) seek assistance from a company officer, company senior\nenlisted leader, athletic coach, or other Coast Guard Academy\nstaff member with respect to a mental health or other medical\nemergency.\n(10) A provision that explains the purpose of and process for\nissuance of a no-contact order at the Coast Guard Academy,\nincluding a description of the manner in which such an order shall\nbe enforced.\n(11) A provision that explains the purpose of and process for\nissuance of a military protective order at the Coast Guard Academy,\nincluding a description of--\n(A) the manner in which such an order shall be enforced;\nand\n(B) the associated requirement to notify the National\nCriminal Information Center of the issuance of such an order.\n(c) Primary Prevention Specialist.--Not later than 180 days after\nthe date of enactment of this Act, the Superintendent shall hire a\nPrimary Prevention Specialist, to be located and serve at the Coast\nGuard Academy.\n(d) Temporary Leave of Absence to Receive Medical Services and\nMental Health and Related Support Services.--The Superintendent shall\nensure that the Academy's policy regarding a cadet who has made a\nrestricted or unrestricted report of sexual harassment to request a\nleave of absence from the Coast Guard Academy is consistent with other\nmilitary service academies.\n\nSubtitle E--Reports and Policies\n\nSEC. 7261. POLICY AND BRIEFING ON AVAILABILITY OF NALOXONE TO TREAT\nOPIOID, INCLUDING FENTANYL, OVERDOSES.\n(a) Policy.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of\nthis Act, the Commandant shall update the policy of the Coast Guard\nregarding the use of medication to treat drug overdoses, including the\nuse of drugs or devices approved, cleared, or otherwise legally\nmarketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301\net seq.) for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose.\n(b) Availability.--The updated policy required under subsection (a)\nshall require opioid overdose reversal medications be available--\n(1) at each Coast Guard clinic;\n(2) at each independently located Coast Guard unit;\n(3) onboard each Coast Guard cutter; and\n(4) for response to known or suspected opioid overdoses, such\nas fentanyl, at other appropriate Coast Guard installations and\nfacilities and onboard other Coast Guard assets.\n(c) Participation in Tracking System.--Not later than 1 year after\nthe earlier of the date of enactment of this Act or the date on which\nthe tracking system established under section 706 of the National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (10 U.S.C. 1090 note) is\nestablished, the Commandant shall ensure the participation of the Coast\nGuard in the such tracking system.\n(d) Memorandum of Understanding.--Not later than 1 year after the\nearlier of the date of enactment of this Act or the date on which the\ntracking system established under section 706 of the National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (10 U.S.C. 1090 note) is\nestablished, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard\nis operating when not operating as a service in the Navy and the\nSecretary of Defense shall finalize a memorandum of understanding to\nfacilitate Coast Guard access such tracking system.\n(e) Briefing.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide the Committee\non Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the\nCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives a briefing on the use, by members and personnel of\nthe Coast Guard at Coast Guard facilities, onboard Coast Guard\nassets, and during Coast Guard operations, of--\n(A) opioid overdose reversal medications; and\n(B) opioids, including fentanyl.\n(2) Elements.--The briefing required under paragraph (1) shall\ninclude the following:\n(A) A description of--\n(i) the progress made in the implementation of the\nupdated policy required under subsection (a);\n(ii) the prevalence and incidence of the illegal use of\nfentanyl and other controlled substances in the Coast Guard\nduring the 5-year period preceding the briefing;\n(iii) processes of the Coast Guard to mitigate\nsubstance abuse in the Coast Guard, particularly with\nrespect to fentanyl; and\n(iv) the status of the memorandum of understanding\nrequired under subsection (d).\n(B) For the 5-year period preceding the briefing, a review\nof instances in which naloxone or other similar medication was\nused to treat opioid, including fentanyl, overdoses at a Coast\nGuard facility, onboard a Coast Guard asset, or during a Coast\nGuard operation.\n(f) Privacy.--In carrying out the requirements of this section, the\nCommandant shall ensure compliance with all applicable privacy law,\nincluding section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly\nreferred to as the ``Privacy Act''), and the privacy regulations\npromulgated under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability\nand Accountability Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d-2 note).\n(g) Rule of Construction.--For purposes of the availability\nrequirement under subsection (b), with respect to a Coast Guard\ninstallation comprised of multiple Coast Guard facilities or units,\nopioid overdose reversal medications available at a single Coast Guard\nfacility within the installation shall be considered to be available to\nall Coast Guard facilities or units on the installation if appropriate\narrangements are in place to ensure access, at all times during\noperations, to the opioid overdose reversal medications contained\nwithin such single Coast Guard facility.\nSEC. 7262. POLICY ON METHODS TO REDUCE INCENTIVES FOR ILLICIT MARITIME\nDRUG TRAFFICKING.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with the\nAdministrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Secretary of\nState, and the Secretary of Defense, shall develop a policy, consistent\nwith the Constitution of the United States, as well as domestic and\ninternational law, to address, disincentivize, and interdict illicit\ntrafficking by sea of controlled substances (and precursors of\ncontrolled substances) being transported to produce illicit synthetic\ndrugs.\n(b) Elements.--In developing the policy required under subsection\n(a), the Commandant shall--\n(1) include a requirement that, to the maximum extent\npracticable, a vessel unlawfully transporting a controlled\nsubstance or precursors of a controlled substance being transported\nto produce illicit synthetic drugs, be seized or appropriately\ndisposed of consistent with domestic and international law, as well\nas any international agreements to which the United States is a\nparty; and\n(2) aim to reduce incentives for illicit maritime drug\ntrafficking on a global scale, including in the Eastern Pacific\nOcean, the Indo-Pacific region, the Caribbean, and the Middle East.\n(c) Briefing.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall brief the Committee on\nCommerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Foreign\nRelations, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs,\nand the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on\nTransportation and Infrastructure, the Committee on Foreign Affairs,\nand the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committee on the\nJudiciary of the House of Representatives on--\n(1) the policy developed pursuant to subsection (a); and\n(2) additional resources necessary to implement the policy\nrequired under subsection (a) and methods recommended under\nsubparagraph (A).\nSEC. 7263. PLAN FOR JOINT AND INTEGRATED MARITIME OPERATIONAL AND\nLEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AND TAIWAN COAST\nGUARD ADMINISTRATION.\n(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to require a plan to\nincrease joint and integrated training opportunities for the United\nStates Coast Guard and the Taiwan Coast Guard Administration.\n(b) Plan.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with the\nSecretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, shall complete a\nplan to expand opportunities for additional joint and integrated\ntraining activities for the United States Coast Guard and the\nTaiwan Coast Guard Administration.\n(2) Elements.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall include\nthe following:\n(A) The estimated costs for fiscal years 2026 through\n2030--\n(i) to deploy United States Coast Guard mobile training\nteams to Taiwan to meaningfully enhance the maritime\nsecurity, law enforcement, and deterrence capabilities of\nTaiwan; and\n(ii) to accommodate the participation of an increased\nnumber of members of the Taiwan Coast Guard Administration\nin United States Coast Guard-led maritime training courses,\nincluding associated training costs for such members, such\nas costs for lodging, meals and incidental expenses,\ntravel, training of personnel, and instructional materials.\n(B) A strategy for increasing the number of seats, as\npracticable, for members of the Taiwan Coast Guard\nAdministration at each of the following United States Coast\nGuard training courses:\n(i) The International Maritime Officers Course.\n(ii) The International Leadership and Management\nSeminar.\n(iii) The International Crisis Command and Control\nCourse.\n(iv) The International Maritime Domain Awareness\nSchool.\n(v) The International Maritime Search and Rescue\nPlanning School.\n(vi) The International Command Center School.\n(C) An assessment of--\n(i) the degree to which integrated and joint United\nStates Coast Guard and Taiwan Coast Guard Administration\nmaritime training would assist in--\n\n(I) preventing, detecting, and suppressing illegal,\nunreported, and unregulated fishing operations in the\nSouth China Sea and surrounding waters; and\n(II) supporting counter-illicit drug trafficking\noperations in the South China Sea and surrounding\nwaters; and\n\n(ii) whether the frequency of United States Coast Guard\ntraining team visits to Taiwan should be increased to\nenhance the maritime security, law enforcement, and\ndeterrence capabilities of Taiwan.\n(3) Briefing.--Not later than 60 days after the date on which\nthe plan required under paragraph (1) is completed, the Commandant\nshall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate\nand the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the\nCommittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a\nbriefing on the contents of the plan.\nSEC. 7264. AIDS TO NAVIGATION.\n(a) Discontinuance of Aid to Navigation.--\n(1) In general.--Subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 14,\nUnited States Code, is amended--\n(A) by redesignating the second section 548 as section 551;\nand\n(B) by adding at the end the following:\n``Sec. 552. Discontinuance of aid to navigation\n``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nenactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish a process for\nthe discontinuance of an aid to navigation (other than a seasonal or\ntemporary aid) established, maintained, or operated by the Coast Guard.\n``(b) Requirement.--The process established under subsection (a)\nshall include procedures--\n``(1) to notify the public of any discontinuance of an aid to\nnavigation described in that subsection; and\n``(2) to safeguard against any discontinuation that may\ncompromise the safety of mariners or the public or hinder maritime\noperational readiness, including with respect to food security and\nmaritime transportation.\n``(c) Consultation.--In establishing a process under subsection\n(a), the Secretary shall consult with and consider any recommendations\nof--\n``(1) the Navigation Safety Advisory Council; and\n``(2) with respect to aids to navigation established,\nmaintained, or operated by the Coast Guard and located in the\ncoastal or inland waterways of a State, the public of such State\nand relevant stakeholders, including--\n``(A) State agencies;\n``(B) State, local, and Tribal law enforcement, fire, and\nemergency response agencies;\n``(C) Indian Tribes;\n``(D) port;\n``(E) pilots;\n``(F) harbormasters;\n``(G) commercial and recreational fishermen, including\nfishing associations;\n``(H) ferry operators;\n``(I) marina operators;\n``(J) recreational boaters;\n``(K) passenger vessel operators; and\n``(L) coastal residents.\n``(d) Notification.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which\nthe process is established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall\nnotify the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the\nSenate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the\nHouse of Representatives of such process.''.\n(2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for chapter 5 of title\n14, United States Code, is amended--\n(A) by striking the item relating to the second section\n548; and\n(B) by adding at the end the following:\n``551. Marking anchorage grounds by Commandant of the Coast Guard.\n``552. Discontinuance of aid to navigation.''.\n\n(b) Report on Condition of Aids to Navigation on the Missouri\nRiver.--\n(1) Report to congress.--Not later than 270 days after the date\nof enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the\nCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation of the Senate a report on the condition of dayboards\nand the placement of buoys on the Missouri River.\n(2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall include--\n(A) a list of the most recent date on which each dayboard\nand buoy was serviced by the Coast Guard;\n(B) an overview of the plan of the Coast Guard to\nsystematically service each dayboard and buoy on the Missouri\nRiver; and\n(C) assigned points of contact.\n(c) Report on Condition of Aids to Navigation.--\n(1) Report to congress.--Not later than 270 days after the date\nof enactment of this Act, the Executive Director of the Committee\non Marine Transportation System shall submit to the Committee on\nTransportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives\nand the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the\nSenate a report on the condition of dayboards and the placement of\nbuoys in Coast Guard Northeast District, and Coast Guard Northwest\nDistrict.\n(2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall include--\n(A) a list of the most recent date on which each dayboard\nand buoy was serviced by the Coast Guard;\n(B) an overview of the plan of the Coast Guard to\nsystematically service each buoy located in the Coast Guard\nNortheast District;\n(C) an overview of the plan of the Coast Guard to\nsystematically service each buoy located in the Coast Guard\nNorthwest District; and\n(D) assigned points of contact.\n(3) Limitation.--Beginning on the date of enactment of this\nAct, the Commandant may not remove the aids to navigation covered\nin paragraph (1), unless there is an imminent threat to life or\nsafety, until a period of 180 days has elapsed following the date\non which the Commandant submits the report required under paragraph\n(1).\n(4) Study on reliance on aids to navigation.--\n(A) In general.--The Executive Director of the Committee of\nMarine Transportation System Commandant shall conduct a study\non the extent to which physical aids to navigation, including\nbuoys and dayboards, are relied upon by maritime users in the\nMissouri River, Coast Guard Northeast District, and Coast Guard\nNorthwest District.\n(B) Requirements.--In the study conducted under\nsubparagraph (A), the Commandant shall include the following:\n(i) An analysis of the extent to which physical aids to\nnavigation serve as primary navigational references for\noperators of vessels that lack electronic or satellite-\nbased systems, including small commercial vessels,\nrecreational boats, sailboats, and skiffs.\n(ii) An assessment of the role physical aids to\nnavigation play in supporting safe vessel operation during\noutages, disruptions, or inaccuracies in electronic or\nsatellite-based navigation systems.\n(iii) An assessment of mariner perspectives on the\navailability, visibility, and reliability of physical aids\nto navigation, based on input from recreational boaters,\ncommercial fishermen, pilot associations, port authorities,\nand other relevant waterway users.\n(iv) A summary of reported incidents or near-miss\nevents from the past five years in which the presence or\nabsence of physical aids to navigation played a\ncontributory role in navigational outcomes, including\ncollisions, groundings, or deviations from intended routes.\n(v) Recommendations for enhancing navigational safety\nfor mariners who rely exclusively on, or supplement\nelectronic systems with, traditional visual aids to\nnavigation.\n(vi) A cost-benefit analysis of the continued\nmaintenance of physical aids to navigation, and the\nprojected consequences of their removal, including--\n\n(I) an estimate of the potential increase in\nmaritime accidents, search and rescue operations,\nenvironmental incidents, and Coast Guard response\nmissions that could result from the reduction or\nremoval of physical aids to navigation;\n(II) a comparison of the anticipated costs\nassociated with such increased Coast Guard response\noperations to the ongoing costs of maintaining and\nservicing buoys and dayboards, particularly in high-\ntraffic areas or locations with limited access to\nelectronic navigation systems;\n(III) an assessment of the role physical aids to\nnavigation play in preventing incidents involving\nvessels with limited or no reliance on GPS or\nelectronic systems; and\n(IV) an assessment of the indirect costs and\noperational impacts associated with the removal of\nphysical aids to navigation, including increased risk\nof vessel groundings, prolonged Coast Guard response\ntimes, and diminished mariner trust in navigational\ninfrastructure.\n\n(C) Submission to congress.--Not later than 18 months after\nthe date of enactment of this Act, the Executive Director of\nthe Committee on Marine Transportation shall submit to the\nCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation of the Senate the results of the study conducted\nunder subparagraph (A).\n(d) Repeal.--Section 210 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of\n2015 (14 U.S.C. 541 note) is repealed.\nSEC. 7265. STUDY AND GAP ANALYSIS WITH RESPECT TO COAST GUARD AIR\nSTATION CORPUS CHRISTI AVIATION HANGER.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall commence a study and gap\nanalysis with respect to the aviation hangar at Coast Guard Air Station\nCorpus Christi and the capacity of such hangar to accommodate the\naircraft currently assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi\nand any aircraft anticipated to be so assigned in the future.\n(b) Elements.--The study and gap analysis required by subsection\n(a) shall include the following:\n(1) An identification of hangar infrastructure requirements\nneeded--\n(A) to meet mission requirements for all aircraft currently\nassigned to Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi; and\n(B) to accommodate the assignment of an additional HC-144\nOcean Sentry aircraft to Coast Guard Air Station Corpus\nChristi.\n(2) An assessment as to whether the aviation hangar at Coast\nGuard Air Station Corpus Christi is sufficient to accommodate all\nrotary-wing assets assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Corpus\nChristi.\n(3) In the case of an assessment that such hangar is\ninsufficient to accommodate all such rotary-wing assets, a\ndescription of the facility modifications that would be required to\ndo so.\n(4) An assessment of the facility modifications of such hangar\nthat would be required to accommodate all aircraft assigned to\nCoast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi upon completion of the\ntransition from the MH-65 rotary-wing aircraft to the MH-60T\nrotary-wing aircraft.\n(5) An evaluation with respect to which fixed-wing assets\nassigned to Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi should be\nenclosed in such hangar so as to most effectively mitigate the\neffects of corrosion while meeting mission requirements.\n(6) An evaluation as to whether, and to what extent, the\nstorage of fixed-wing assets outside such hangar would compromise\nthe material condition and safety of such assets.\n(7) An evaluation of the extent to which any material condition\nand safety issue identified under paragraph (6) may be mitigated\nthrough the use of gust locks, chocks, tie-downs, or related\nequipment.\n(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the commencement of the\nstudy and gap analysis required under subsection (a), the Commandant\nshall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation\nof the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of\nthe House of Representatives a report on the results of the study and\ngap analysis.\nSEC. 7266. REPORT ON IMPACTS OF JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS ON MEMBERS OF\nCOAST GUARD WHO RELY ON FERRY SYSTEMS.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant, in coordination with the Under\nSecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, shall submit to the\nappropriate committees of Congress a report on the impacts of the Joint\nTravel Regulations on members of the Coast Guard who are commuting, on\npermanent change of station travel, or on other official travel to or\nfrom locations served by ferry systems.\n(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall\ninclude an analysis of the impacts on such members of the Coast Guard\nof the following policies under the Joint Travel Regulations:\n(1) The one-vehicle shipping policy.\n(2) The unavailability of reimbursement of costs incurred by\nsuch members due to ferry schedule unavailability, sailing\ncancellations, and other sailing delays during commuting, permanent\nchange of station travel, or other official travel.\n(3) The unavailability of local infrastructure to support\nvehicles or goods shipped to duty stations in locations outside the\ncontiguous United States that are not connected by the road system,\nincluding locations served by the Alaska Marine Highway System.\n(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term ``appropriate\ncommittees of Congress'' means--\n(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on\nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and\n(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on\nCoast Guard and Maritime Transportation of the Committee on\nTransportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives.\n(2) Joint travel regulations.--The term ``Joint Travel\nRegulations'', with respect to official travel, means the terms,\nrates, conditions, and regulations maintained under section 464 of\ntitle 37, United States Code.\nSEC. 7267. REPORT ON JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS PROGRAM.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment\nof this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce,\nScience, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on\nTransportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a\nreport on the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program.\n(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall\ninclude the following:\n(1) A description of the standards and criteria prescribed by\nthe Coast Guard for educational institution participation in the\nCoast Guard Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program.\n(2) With respect to each educational institution offering a\nCoast Guard Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program--\n(A) a description of--\n(i) the training and course of military instruction\nprovided to students;\n(ii) the facilities and drill areas used for the\nprogram;\n(iii) the type and amount of Coast Guard Junior Reserve\nOfficers' Training Corps program resources provided by the\nCoast Guard;\n(iv) the type and amount of Coast Guard Junior Reserve\nOfficers' Training Corps program resources provided by the\neducational institution; and\n(v) any other matter relating to program requirements\nthe Commandant considers appropriate;\n(B) an assessment as to whether the educational institution\nis located in an educationally and economically deprived area\n(as described in section 2031 of title 10, United States Code);\n(C) beginning with the year in which the program was\nestablished at the educational institution, the number and\ndisaggregated demographics of students who have participated in\nthe program; and\n(D) an assessment of the participants in the program,\nincluding--\n(i) the performance of the participants in the program;\n(ii) the number of participants in the program who\nexpress an intent to pursue a commission or enlistment in\nthe Coast Guard; and\n(iii) a description of any other factor or matter\nconsidered by the Commandant to be important in assessing\nthe success of program participants at the educational\ninstitution.\n(3) With respect to any unit of the Coast Guard Junior Reserve\nOfficers' Training Corps suspended or placed on probation pursuant\nto section 2031(h) of title 10, United States Code--\n(A) a description of the unit;\n(B) the reason for such suspension or placement on\nprobation;\n(C) the year the unit was so suspended or placed on\nprobation; and\n(D) with respect to any unit that was reinstated after\npreviously being suspended or placed on probation, a\njustification for the reinstatement of such unit.\n(4) A description of the resources and personnel required to\nmaintain, implement, and provide oversight for the Coast Guard\nJunior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program at each\nparticipating educational institution and within the Coast Guard,\nincluding the funding provided to each such educational\ninstitution, disaggregated by educational institution and year.\n(5) A recommendation with respect to--\n(A) whether the number of educational institutions\nparticipating in the Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers'\nTraining Corps program should be increased; and\n(B) in the case of a recommendation that such number should\nbe increased, additional recommendations relating to such an\nincrease, including--\n(i) the number of additional educational institutions\nthat should be included in the program;\n(ii) the locations of such institutions;\n(iii) any additional authorities or resources necessary\nfor such an increase; and\n(iv) any other matter the Commandant considers\nappropriate.\n(6) Any other matter the Commandant considers necessary in\norder to provide a full assessment of the effectiveness of the\nCoast Guard Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program.\nSEC. 7268. REPORT ON AND EXPANSION OF COAST GUARD JUNIOR RESERVE\nOFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS PROGRAM.\n(a) Report.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee\non Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the\nCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives a report on the status of the Coast Guard Junior\nReserve Officers' Training Program.\n(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall\ninclude the following:\n(A) A review and timeline of Coast Guard outreach efforts\nin Coast Guard districts that do not have a Coast Guard Junior\nReserve Officers' Training Program.\n(B) A review and timeline of Coast Guard outreach efforts\nin Coast Guard districts in which there are multiple Coast\nGuard Junior Reserve Officers' Training Programs.\n(C) Policy recommendations regarding future expansion of\nthe Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers' Training Program.\n(b) Expansion.--\n(1) In general.--Beginning on December 31, 2026, the Secretary\nof the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall\nmaintain at all times a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps\nProgram with not fewer than 20 such programs.\n(2) Cost assessment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the\nCoast Guard is operating shall provide Congress with an estimate of\nthe costs associated with implementing this subsection.\nSEC. 7269. ANNUAL REPORT ON ADMINISTRATION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC\nEXAMINATION KITS.\n(a) Annual Report.--Section 11272(c) of the James M. Inhofe\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law\n117-263; 136 Stat. 4066) is amended--\n(1) in paragraph (5)--\n(A) by striking ``House'' and inserting ``House of\nRepresentatives''; and\n(B) by striking ``vessel'' and inserting ``Coast Guard\nvessel'';\n(2) by transferring paragraph (5) to appear as subsection (b)\nof section 564 of the title 14, United States Code; and\n(3) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).\n(b) Briefing.--The Commandant shall brief the Committee on\nTransportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and\nthe Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate\nregarding the cost incurred by the Coast Guard to meet the requirements\nof section 564 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this\nsection, during--\n(1) fiscal year 2024 and fiscal year 2025, not later than 30\ndays after the date of enactment of this Act; and\n(2) fiscal year 2026, not later than November 1, 2026.\n(c) Technical Amendment.--Section 564(a)(2) of title 14, United\nStates Code, is amended by striking the comma after ``paragraph (1)''.\nSEC. 7270. REPORT ON COAST GUARD PERSONNEL SKILLS.\nNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,\nthe Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and\nInfrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on\nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that\nincludes the following:\n(1) An analysis of the skills and experience of Coast Guard\npersonnel, particularly such personnel with backgrounds in\nengineering, navigation, heavy equipment operation, and\nmaintenance, that are directly transferable to the dredging\nindustry.\n(2) A plan for developing and implementing targeted outreach\nand recruitment strategies to connect separating or retiring Coast\nGuard personnel with employment opportunities, including registered\napprentice programs, in the dredging industry.\n(3) An evaluation of the potential for establishing programs to\nrecognize the skills of Coast Guard personnel for the merchant\nmariner credentials necessary for employment in the dredging\nindustry.\n(4) A description of any existing or planned coordination with\nemployers, relevant labor organizations, and other relevant\nagencies to facilitate the transition of Coast Guard personnel into\nthe dredging industry.\nSEC. 7271. REPORT ON COAST GUARD SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment\nof this Act, and annually thereafter through fiscal year 2030, the\nCommandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and\nInfrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on\nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report detailing\nthe search and rescue operations at impacted Coast Guard facilities and\nof the assets assigned to such facilities that contains the following:\n(1) The number, location of, and assets assigned to impacted\nCoast Guard facilities.\n(2) The number of active Coast Guard facilities operating as\nscheduled mission stations and the assets assigned to such\nstations.\n(3) The steps taken to implement the recommendations of the\nGovernment Accountability Office report titled ``Coast Guard\nActions Needed to Close Stations Identified as Overlapping and\nUnnecessarily Duplicative'', and issued in October 2017 (2017 GAO\nReport 18-9).\n(4) Whether the impacted Coast Guard facilities were identified\nas overlapping or unnecessarily duplicative in any previous Coast\nGuard report, including the cost savings and efficiencies\nidentified with closing that the impacted Coast Guard facility.\n(5) Beginning in fiscal year 2021 and accounted for annually\nthereafter through fiscal 2030--\n(A) the number of search and rescue, watch stander, and\nother personnel at each impacted Coast Guard facility and the\npersonnel allowance list associated with each assignment year\nto such location beginning in 2021;\n(B) the average response time for all search and rescue\noperations at each impacted Coast Guard facility;\n(C) each of the number of lives lost, saved, and assisted\nduring search and rescue operations at each impacted Coast\nGuard facility and by each asset assigned to the that facility;\nand\n(D) the number of vessel safety checks administered by an\nimpacted Coast Guard facility or asset assigned to that\nfacility.\n(6) The number of search and rescue incidents, including ice\nrescues, in which a facility or asset assigned to such facility\nresponded to a search and rescue incident in an area previously\ncovered by an impacted Coast Guard facility but was unable to\nfulfill the mission, including--\n(A) the distance traveled to the destination of each\nincident; and\n(B) the duration time traveled to reach the destination of\neach incident to include if total response time exceeded two-\nhours from time of notification of the Coast Guard until the\ntime of arrival on scene, including 30 minutes of preparation\ntime (a total of 90 minutes from underway to on-scene).\n(7) A description of active and past first responder\ncooperative agreements made between each impacted Coast Guard\nfacility and local law enforcement or first responders related to\nsearch and rescue operations.\n(8) The area of responsibility covered by each impacted Coast\nGuard facility, including a map overview of each area of\nresponsibility.\n(9) Any other metrics determined to be relevant by the\nCommandant to convey the changes to search and rescue operations at\nimpacted Coast Guard facilities.\n(b) Definition of Impacted Coast Guard Facility.--In this section,\nthe term ``impacted Coast Guard facility'' means a facility or station\nthat was designated as a schedule mission station or closed under\neither the Assignment Year 2024 Force Alignment Initiative or the\nAssignment Year 2025 Force Alignment Initiative.\nSEC. 7272. REPORT ON EAST ROCKAWAY INLET NAVIGATION.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on\nTransportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and\nthe Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a\nreport on the navigable waterway of the East Rockaway Inlet located on\nLong Island, New York.\n(b) Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall include--\n(1) an evaluation of potential hazards to navigation present in\nthe East Rockaway Inlet;\n(2) a map of current and future aids to navigation in the East\nRockaway Inlet;\n(3) an evaluation of the effects of the current channel hazards\non commercial navigation and safety;\n(4) recommendations on addressing hazards to navigation present\nin the East Rockaway Inlet; and\n(5) recommendations on updates to the necessary to aids\nnavigation in order to maintain safety.\nSEC. 7273. RESPONSIBLE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP AND TRACKING.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment\nof this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall provide to the\nCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation of the Senate a list of all lighthouses owned or\noperated by the Lighthouse Service on July 1, 1939, when the service\nwas incorporated into the Coast Guard.\n(b) Contents.--In providing the list under subsection (a), the\nCommandant shall--\n(1) display which lighthouses--\n(A) are still owned and operated by the Coast Guard;\n(B) are still owned, but not operated by the Coast Guard;\n(C) have been divested--\n(i) by statute and the recipient of such lighthouses;\n(ii) through Federal government surplus processes and\nthe recipient of such lighthouses;\n(iii) under the National Historic Lighthouse\nPreservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 470w-7 et seq.) and the\nrecipient of such lighthouses;\n(iv) through other means and the recipient of such\nlighthouses; and\n(2) provide any other information about the retention or\ndisposition of lighthouses owned or formerly owned by the Coast\nGuard which the Commandant determines relevant so the Committees\ncan understand the obligations of the Coast Guard with respect to\nsuch lighthouses or information which the Commandant otherwise\ndetermines relevant.\nSEC. 7274. STUDY ON EFFECTS OF OCEANOGRAPHIC, WEATHER, AND COASTAL\nCONDITIONS ON COAST GUARD MISSIONS.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant, in conjunction with the\nSuperintendent of the Coast Guard Academy, shall conduct a study that--\n(1) determines the extent to which the Coast Guard missions\ndescribed in section 201(a) of title 14, United States Code, are\naffected by oceanographic, weather, coastal conditions and ice\ncoverage; and\n(2) assesses the adequacy of preparedness of Coast Guard\ninstallations for the conditions described in paragraph (1).\n(b) Report.--The Commandant shall submit a report to Congress that\nincludes--\n(1) the findings of the study conducted pursuant to subsection\n(a); and\n(2) recommended modifications to the Coast Guard Academy\ncurriculum--\n(A) to better educate cadets on such findings; and\n(B) ensure that research related to such findings is\naccessible and available for training and educational purposes.\nSEC. 7275. PARENTAL LEAVE SURGE STAFFING PROGRAM.\nNot later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,\nthe Commandant shall update Coast Guard policy with respect to the\nparental leave surge staffing program (or a successor program) to\nensure that, to the maximum extent practicable, surge staffing is\nprovided to backfill Public Health Service officers detailed to the\nCoast Guard who are on parental leave so as to ensure the continuation\nof healthcare, pharmacy, and related services for members of the Coast\nGuard.\nSEC. 7276. MODIFICATION OF STRATEGY TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE AT\nREMOTE UNITS.\nSection 11419 of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of\n2022 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 4126) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``this Act'' and all that\nfollows through ``strategy'' and inserting ``the Coast Guard\nAuthorization Act of 2026, the Commandant shall develop a detailed\nwritten strategy'';\n(2) in subsection (b)--\n(A) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and\n(B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:\n``(7) A detailed written action plan and timeline for\nimplementing improvements to the quality of life for members of the\nCoast Guard at remote units.'';\n(3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (e)\nand (f), respectively;\n(4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:\n``(c) Public Availability.--The Commandant shall make the strategy\ndeveloped under subsection (a) available to the public on an internet\nwebsite of the Coast Guard.\n``(d) Implementation.--The Commandant shall oversee the\nimplementation of the strategy developed under subsection (a),\nincluding the action plan described in paragraph (7) of that\nsubsection.''; and\n(5) by amending subsection (e), as redesignated, to read as\nfollows:\n``(e) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the strategy\ndeveloped under subsection (a) is completed, and annually thereafter\nfor 3 years, the Commandant shall provide the Committee on Commerce,\nScience, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on\nTransportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives with\na briefing, in person and in writing, on--\n``(1) the elements of the strategy;\n``(2) the status of the implementation of the action plan\ndescribed in subsection (a)(7);\n``(3) the timeline for implementation of each of the elements\nof such action plan; and\n``(4) any barriers to the implementation of such action\nplan.''.\nSEC. 7277. RETENTION OF CERTAIN RECORDS.\n(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 5 of title 14, United\nStates Code is amended by adding at the end the following:\n``Sec. 511. Retention of certain records\n``(a) Coast Guard Message Board.--The Commandant shall designate as\na record of the Coast Guard, and ensure the longest possible retention\napproved by the National Archives and Records Administration of, each\nmessage placed on Coast Guard message board on or after the date that\nis 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act on a publicly\navailable website to the maximum extent possible, in accordance with\nthe Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) and other applicable laws.\n``(b) Commandant Instruction.--The Commandant shall designate as a\ntemporary record of the Coast Guard, and ensure the retention for a\nperiod not less than 15 years of or the retention approved by the\nNational Archives & Records Administration, each Commandant Instruction\nManual and Coast Guard Academy Superintendent Instruction Manual,\nincluding all versions thereof, in effect on or after the date that is\n30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.\n``(c) Cost-Benefit Review.--Not later than 1 year after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Commandant\nshall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report\nthat--\n``(1) identifies all current recurrent requirements for reports\nto Congress applicable to the Coast Guard;\n``(2) estimates the total annual cost and staff hours required\nfor compliance with such requirements; and\n``(3) provides recommendations to Congress for sunset,\nconsolidation, or automation of such requirements to improve\nefficiency, consistent applicable laws.\n``(d) Definitions.--\n``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--CST and T&I\n``(2) Coast guard message board.--The term `Coast Guard message\nboard' means the Coast Guard official platform for disseminating\ntime-sensitive or service-wide administrative information to Coast\nGuard personnel, including the publishing of official general\nmessages including ALCOAST, ALCGPSC, ALCGENL, and similar formats\nthat provide timely policy updates, operational guidance, or\nannouncements to the field.''.\n(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 5 of title 14,\nUnited States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to\nsection 510 the following:\n``511. Retention of certain records.''.\nSEC. 7278. TEMPORARY INSTALLATION OF RESTROOM FACILITIES FOR TRAINING\nCENTER CAPE MAY MEDICAL FACILITY.\nNot later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,\nthe Commandant shall require and install additional temporary restroom\nfacilities, as necessary, to provide relief for recruits being\nprocessed at the Training Center Cape May medical facility.\nSEC. 7279. CHILDHOOD PROTECTION PROGRAM.\n(a) Memorandum of Understanding.--The Commandant shall review\nmemoranda of understanding between the other armed forces and entities\nwhich provide children's advocacy center services to such armed forces.\n(b) Briefing.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on\nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee\non Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a\nrecommendation on whether the Commandant should enter into a memorandum\nof understanding similar to such memoranda of understanding entered\ninto by the other armed forces for the provisions of child advocacy\ncenter services, or take other actions to track incidents and respond\nto such incidents described in subsection (a).\n\nTITLE LXXIII--SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION\nSubtitle A--Merchant Mariner Credentials\n\nSECTION 7301. MERCHANT MARINER CREDENTIALING.\n(a) Definitions.--Section 2101 of title 46, United States Code, is\namended--\n(1) by redesignating paragraphs (20) through (56) as paragraphs\n(21), (22), (24), (25), (26), (27), (28), (29), (30), (31), (32),\n(33), (34), (35), (36), (37), (38), (39), (40), (41), (42), (43),\n(44), (45), (46), (47), (48), (49), (50), (51), (52), (53), (54),\n(55), (56), (57), and (58), respectively;\n(2) by inserting after paragraph (19) the following:\n``(20) `merchant mariner credential' means a merchant mariner\nlicense, certificate, or document that the Secretary is authorized\nto issue pursuant to this title.''; and\n(3) by inserting after paragraph (22), as so redesignated, the\nfollowing:\n``(23) `nautical school program' means a program that--\n``(A) offers a comprehensive program of training that\nincludes substantial sea service on nautical school vessels or\nmerchant vessels of the United States primarily to train\nindividuals for service in the merchant marine; and\n``(B) is approved by the Secretary for purposes of section\n7315, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the\nSecretary.''.\n(b) Noncitizenship Nationality.--\n(1) Citizenship or noncitizen nationality.--Section 7102 of\ntitle 46, United States Code, is amended--\n(A) in the section heading by inserting ``or noncitizen\nnationality'' after ``Citizenship''; and\n(B) by inserting ``or noncitizen nationals (as such term is\ndescribed in section 308 of the Immigration and Nationality Act\n(8 U.S.C. 1408))'' after ``citizens''.\n(2) Conforming amendments.--\n(A) In general.--Section 7304 of title 46, United States\nCode, is amended--\n(i) in the section heading by inserting ``or noncitizen\nnationality'' after ``Citizenship''; and\n(ii) by inserting ``or noncitizen national (as such\nterm is described in section 308 of the Immigration and\nNationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1408))'' after ``citizen''.\n(B) Citizenship and navy reserve requirements.--Section\n8103 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--\n(i) in the section heading by inserting ``or noncitizen\nnationality'' after ``Citizenship'';\n(ii) in subsection (a) by inserting ``or noncitizen\nnational'' after ``citizen'';\n(iii) in subsection (b)--\n\n(I) in paragraph (1)(A)(i) by inserting ``or\nnoncitizen national'' after ``citizen'';\n(II) in paragraph (3) by inserting ``or noncitizen\nnationality'' after ``citizenship''; and\n(III) in paragraph (3)(C) by inserting ``or\nnoncitizen nationals'' after ``citizens'';\n\n(iv) in subsection (c) by inserting ``or noncitizen\nnationals'' after ``citizens'';\n(v) in subsection (d)--\n\n(I) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``or noncitizen\nnationals'' after ``citizens''; and\n(II) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``or noncitizen\nnational'' after ``citizen'' each place it appears;\n\n(vi) in subsection (e) by inserting ``or noncitizen\nnational'' after ``citizen'' each place it appears;\n(vii) in subsection (i)(1)(A) by inserting ``or\nnoncitizen national'' after ``citizen'';\n(viii) in subsection (k)--\n\n(I) in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting ``or\nnoncitizen national'' after ``citizen''; and\n(II) in paragraph (2)--\n\n(aa) by striking ``Not more than'' and\ninserting the following:\n``(A) Not more than''; and\n(bb) by adding at the end the following:\n``(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), for the period\nbeginning on the date of enactment of the Coast Guard\nAuthorization Act of 2025 and ending on December 31, 2065, not\nmore than 50 percent of the unlicensed seamen on a vessel\ndescribed in paragraph (1) may be aliens referred to in\nsubparagraph (B) or (C) of such paragraph.''; and\n(ix) by adding at the end the following:\n``(l) Noncitizen National Defined.--In this section, the term\n`noncitizen national' means an individual described in section 308 of\nthe Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1408).''.\n(C) Command of documented vessels.--Section 12131(a) of\ntitle 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``or\nnoncitizen national (as such term is described in section 308\nof the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1408))'' after\n``citizen''.\n(D) Invalidation of certificates of documentation.--Section\n12135(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by\ninserting ``or noncitizen national (as such term is described\nin section 308 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.\n1408))'' after ``citizen''.\n(3) Clerical amendments.--\n(A) In general.--The analysis for chapter 71 of title 46,\nUnited States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to\nsection 7102 and inserting the following:\n``7102. Citizenship or noncitizen nationality.''.\n\n(B) Section 7304.--The analysis for chapter 73 of title 46,\nUnited States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to\nsection 7304 and inserting the following:\n``7304. Citizenship or noncitizen nationality notation on merchant\nmariners' documents.''.\n\n(C) Section 8103.--The analysis for chapter 81 of title 46,\nUnited States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to\nsection 8103 and inserting the following:\n``8103. Citizenship or noncitizen nationality and Navy Reserve\nrequirements.''.\n\n(c) Examinations.--Section 7116 of title 46, United States Code, is\namended by striking subsection (c).\n(d) Merchant Mariners Documents.--Chapter 73 of title 46, United\nStates Code, is amended--\n(1) by amending section 7306 to read as follows:\n``Sec. 7306. General requirements and classifications for members of\ndeck departments\n``(a) In General.--The Secretary may issue a merchant mariner\ncredential, to members of the deck department in the following classes:\n``(1) Able Seaman-Unlimited.\n``(2) Able Seaman-Limited.\n``(3) Able Seaman-Special.\n``(4) Able Seaman-Offshore Supply Vessels.\n``(5) Able Seaman-Sail.\n``(6) Able Seaman-Fishing Industry.\n``(7) Ordinary Seaman.\n``(b) Classification of Credentials.--The Secretary may classify\nthe merchant mariner credential issued under subsection (a) based on--\n``(1) the tonnage and means of propulsion of vessels;\n``(2) the waters on which vessels are to be operated; or\n``(3) other appropriate standards.\n``(c) Qualifications.--To qualify for a credential under this\nsection, an applicant shall provide satisfactory proof that the\napplicant--\n``(1) is at least 18 years of age;\n``(2) has the service required by the applicable section of\nthis part;\n``(3) is qualified professionally as demonstrated by an\napplicable examination or educational requirements;\n``(4) is qualified as to sight, hearing, and physical condition\nto perform the seafarer's duties; and\n``(5) has satisfied any additional requirements established by\nthe Secretary, including career patterns and service appropriate to\nthe particular service, industry, or job functions the individual\nis engaged.'';\n(2) in section 7307 by striking ``3 years'' and inserting ``18\nmonths'';\n(3) in section 7308 by striking ``18 months'' and inserting\n``12 months'';\n(4) in section 7309 by striking ``12 months'' and inserting ``6\nmonths'';\n(5) in section 7313--\n(A) in subsection (b) by striking ``and coal passer''; and\n(B) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:\n``(c) Classification of Credentials.--The Secretary may classify\nthe merchant mariner credential issued under subsection (a) based on--\n``(1) the tonnage and means of propulsion of vessels;\n``(2) the waters on which vessels are to be operated; or\n``(3) other appropriate standards.\n``(d) Qualifications.--To qualify for a credential under this\nsection, an applicant shall provide satisfactory proof that the\napplicant--\n``(1) is at least 18 years of age;\n``(2) has a minimum of 6-months service in the related entry\nrating;\n``(3) is qualified professionally as demonstrated by an\napplicable examination or educational requirements; and\n``(4) is qualified as to sight, hearing, and physical condition\nto perform the member's duties.''; and\n(6) by amending section 7315 to read as follows:\n``Sec. 7315. Training\n``(a) Nautical School Program.--Graduation from a nautical school\nprogram may be substituted for the sea service requirements under\nsections 7307 through 7311a and 7313 of this title.\n``(b) Other Approved Training Programs.--The satisfactory\ncompletion of a training program approved by the Secretary may be\nsubstituted for not more than one-half of the sea service requirements\nunder sections 7307 through 7311a and 7313 of this title in accordance\nwith subsection (c).\n``(c) Training Days.--For purposes of subsection (b), training days\nundertaken in connection with training programs approved by the\nSecretary may be substituted for days of required sea service under\nsections 7307 through 7311a and 7313 of this title as follows:\n``(1) Each shore-based training day in the form of classroom\nlectures may be substituted for 2 days of sea service requirements.\n``(2) Each training day of laboratory training, practical\ndemonstrations, and other similar training, may be substituted for\n4 days of sea service requirements.\n``(3) Each training day of full mission simulator training may\nbe substituted for 6 days of sea service requirements.\n``(4) Each training day underway on a vessel while enrolled in\nan approved training program may be substituted for 1\\1/2\\ days of\nsea service requirements, as long as--\n``(A) the structured training provided while underway on a\nvessel is--\n``(i) acceptable to the Secretary as part of the\napproved training program; and\n``(ii) fully completed by the individual; and\n``(B) the tonnage of such vessel is appropriate to the\nendorsement being sought.\n``(d) Definition.--In this section, the term `training day' means a\nday that consists of not less than 7 hours of training.''.\n(e) Implementation.--\n(1) In general.--The Secretary of the department in which the\nCoast Guard is operating shall implement the requirements under\nsubsection (c) of section 7306 of title 46, United States Code (as\namended by this section), without regard to chapters 5 and 6 of\ntitle 5, United States Code, and Executive Orders 12866 and 13563\n(5 U.S.C. 601 note).\n(2) Section 7315.--The Secretary of the department in which the\nCoast Guard is operating shall implement the requirements of\nsection 7315 of title 46, United States Code, as amended by this\nsubsection, without regard to chapters 5 and 6 of title 5, United\nStates Code, and Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 (5 U.S.C. 601\nnote) and 14094 (88 Fed. Reg. 21879).\n(f) Repeal.--Section 7314 of title 46, United States Code, and the\nitem relating to such section in the analysis for chapter 73 of such\ntitle, are repealed.\n(g) Amendments to Chapter 75.--Chapter 75 of title 46, United\nStates Code, is amended--\n(1) in section 7507 by adding at the end the following:\n``(d) Renewal.--With respect to any renewal of an active merchant\nmariner credential issued under this part that is not an extension\nunder subsection (a) or (b), such credential shall begin the day after\nthe expiration of the active credential of the credential holder.'';\n(2) in section 7510(c)--\n(A) in the subsection heading by striking ``EXAM REVIEW''\nand inserting ``WORKING GROUP'';\n(B) in paragraph (1)--\n(i) by striking ``90 days'' and inserting ``180 days'';\n(ii) by striking ``Coast Guard Authorization Act of\n2016'' and insert ``Coast Guard Authorization Act of\n2025'';\n(iii) by striking ``new questions for inclusion in''\nand inserting ``questions, content, and relevancy of'';\n(iv) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G)\nas subparagraphs (G), (H), and (I), respectively; and\n(v) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:\n``(E) at least 2 individuals that have taken and passed the\nexamination in the 5 years before the commissioning of the\nworking group;\n``(F) at least 1 representative from the United States\nMerchant Marine Academy;'';\n(C) in paragraph (4)--\n(i) in the paragraph heading by striking ``BASELINE\nreview'' and inserting ``REVIEW'';\n(ii) in subparagraph (A)--\n\n(I) by striking ``Within 1 year'' and inserting\n``Not later than 270 days'';\n(II) by striking ``Coast Guard Authorization Act of\n2016'' and inserting ``Coast Guard Authorization Act of\n2025'';\n(III) by striking ``Secretary'' and inserting\n``Commandant'';\n(IV) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and\n(iv) as clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), and (vii),\nrespectively;\n(V) in clause (iv), as so redesignated, by striking\n``; and'' and inserting a semicolon;\n(VI) by inserting before clause (ii) the following:\n\n``(i) industry standards, practices, and technology to\nbe considered in the Merchant Mariner Credentialing\nExamination;''; and\n\n(VII) by inserting after clause (iv) the following:\n\n``(v) the relevancy of examination topics and contents;\n``(vi) any redundancy of core competencies between the\nMerchant Mariner Credentialing Examination and Standards of\nTraining, Certification, and Watchingkeeping competencies;\nand''; and\n(iii) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the\nfollowing:\n``(B) Report to commandant.--Upon completion of the review\nunder this paragraph, a report shall be provided to the\nCommandant which shall include findings of the review with\nrecommendations for updates to the Merchant Marine\nCredentialling Examination.'';\n(D) by striking paragraphs (3), (5), and (8);\n(E) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (9) as paragraphs\n(5) and (8), respectively; and\n(F) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:\n``(3) Meeting of working group.--\n``(A) In general.--The Commandant shall convene the working\ngroup annually or at the creation of new examination questions,\nwhichever occurs sooner.\n``(B) Remote participation.--The Commandant shall allow any\nmember of the working group to participate remotely if the\nmember of the working group does not have the means to\nparticipate in person.\n``(4) Use of questions.--The Commandant may not use questions\ndeveloped for use in the Merchant Mariner Credentialing Examination\nuntil such questions are reviewed and approved by the working\ngroup.'';\n(3) in section 7511(a)--\n(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``or'';\n(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``State, local, or Tribal\nlaw'' and inserting ``Federal, State, local, or Tribal law'';\n(C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and\n(D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:\n``(2) section 920 or 920b of title 10 (article 120 and 120b of\nthe Uniform Code of Military Justice); or''; and\n(4) by adding at the end the following:\n``Sec. 7512. Requirements of electronic merchant mariner credentialing\nsystem\n``(a) Definition of Merchant Mariner Credential.--In this section,\nthe term `merchant mariner credential' means a merchant mariner\nlicense, certificate, or document that the Secretary is authorized to\nissue pursuant to this title.\n``(b) Necessary Considerations.--In implementing any electronic\nmerchant mariner credentialing system for purposes of this chapter, the\nSecretary shall consider how to allow, to the maximum extent\npracticable--\n``(1) the electronic submission of the components of merchant\nmariner credential applications (such as sea service documentation,\nprofessional qualifications, course completion certificates, safety\nand suitability documents, and medical records) and course approval\nrequests;\n``(2) the direct electronic and secure submission of--\n``(A) sea service verification documentation from\nemployers;\n``(B) course completion certificates from training\nproviders; and\n``(C) necessary documentation from other stakeholders; and\n``(3) the electronic processing and evaluation of information\nfor the issuance of merchant mariner credentials and course\napprovals, including the capability for the Secretary to complete\nremote evaluation of information submitted through the system.\n``(c) Access to Data.--The Secretary shall ensure that the Maritime\nAdministration and other Federal agencies, as authorized by the\nSecretary, have access to anonymized and aggregated data from the\nelectronic system described in subsection (b) and that such data\ninclude, at a minimum--\n``(1) the total amount of sea service for individuals with a\nvalid merchant mariner credential;\n``(2) the number of mariners with valid merchant mariner\ncredentials for each rating, including the capability to filter\ndata based on credential endorsements;\n``(3) demographic information including age, gender, and region\nor address;\n``(4) the estimated times for the Coast Guard to process\nmerchant mariner credential applications, mariner medical\ncertificates, and course approvals;\n``(5) the number of providers approved to provide training for\npurposes of this part and, for each such training provider, the\nnumber of classes taken by individuals with, or applying for, a\nmerchant mariner credential; and\n``(6) if applicable, the branch of the uniformed services (as\ndefined in section 101(a) of title 10) and duty status of\napplicants for a merchant mariner credential.\n``(d) Privacy Requirements.--The Secretary shall collect the\ninformation required under subsection (b) in a manner that protects the\nprivacy rights of individuals who are the subjects of such\ninformation.''.\n(h) Plan.--\n(1) Requirement.--Not later than 270 days after the completion\nof the review under paragraph (4) of subsection (c), the Commandant\nshall develop a plan to update and modernize the Merchant Mariner\nCredentialing Examination and implement the recommendations\ndeveloped by the review under such paragraph.\n(2) Contents.--The plan developed under paragraph (1) shall not\ndiminish demonstrated competency standards and shall include--\n(A) the elimination of redundant topics between the\nMerchant Mariner Credentialing Examination and other\nexaminations required to obtain a Merchant Mariner Credential;\n(B) the elimination or updating of outdated topics,\ncontents, core competencies, or questions covered by the\nMerchant Mariner Credentialing Examination;\n(C) the modernization of testing procedures consistent with\ncontemporary procedures for standardized testing administration\nand evaluation; and\n(D) the development of methods to analyze examination data\nrelated to the effectiveness of questions in determining\ncompetency.\n(3) Coordination.--In developing the plan under paragraph (1),\nthe Commandant shall develop such plan in consultation with the\nworking group and individuals with expertise in modern best\npractices for relevant standardized testing.\n(4) Briefing required.--Not later than 1 year after the date of\nenactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, the Coast\nGuard shall provide to the Committee on Transportation and\nInfrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on\nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a briefing on\nthe review and plan developed under this subsection.\n(i) Amendments to Chapter 77.--Section 7702(d)(1) of title 46,\nUnited States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subparagraph (B) by redesignating clauses (i) through\n(iv) as subclauses (I) through (IV), respectively (and by\nconforming the margins accordingly);\n(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i)\nand (ii), respectively (and by conforming the margins accordingly);\n(3) by striking ``an individual if--'' and inserting the\nfollowing: `` `an individual--\n``(A) if--'';\n(4) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(IV), as so redesignated, by\nstriking the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and\n(5) by adding at the end the following:\n``(B) if there is probable cause to believe that the\nindividual has violated company policy and is a security risk\nthat poses a threat to other individuals on the vessel.''.\n(j) Clerical Amendments.--\n(1) Chapter 73.--The analysis for chapter 73 of title 46,\nUnited States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to\nsection 7306 and inserting the following:\n``7306. General requirements and classifications for members of deck\ndepartments.''.\n\n(2) Chapter 75.--The analysis for chapter 75 of title 46,\nUnited States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:\n``7512. Requirements of electronic merchant mariner credentialing\nsystem.''.\n\n(k) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--\n(1) Title 46.--Title 46, United States Code, is amended--\n(A) in section 2101(48)(B), as redesignated by subsection\n(a), by striking ``; and'' and inserting ``; or'';\n(B) in section 2113(3) by striking ``section 2101(53)(A)''\nand inserting ``section 2101(55)(A)'';\n(C) in section 3202(a)(1)(A) by striking ``section\n2101(29)(A)'' and inserting ``section 2101(31)(A)'';\n(D) in section 3507(k)(1) by striking ``section 2101(31)''\nand inserting ``section 2101(33)'';\n(E) in section 4105(d) by striking ``section 2101(53)(A)''\nand inserting ``section 2101(55)(A)'';\n(F) in section 12119(a)(3) by striking ``section 2101(26)''\nand inserting ``section 2101(28)''; and\n(G) in section 51706(c)(6)(C)(ii) by striking ``section\n2101(24)'' and inserting ``section 2101(26)''.\n(2) Other laws.--\n(A) Section 3(3) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery\nConservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802(3)) is amended\nby striking ``2101(30) of title 46'' and inserting ``2101 of\ntitle 46''.\n(B) Section 1992(d)(7) of title 18, United States Code, is\namended by striking ``section 2101(31) of title 46'' and\ninserting ``section 2101 of title 46''.\n(C) Section 311(a)(26)(D) of the Federal Water Pollution\nControl Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(a)(26)(D)) is amended by striking\n``section 2101(23)'' and inserting ``section 2101''.\n(D) Section 1101 of title 49, United States Code, is\namended by striking ``Section 2101(23)'' and inserting\n``Section 2101(24)''.\nSEC. 7302. NONOPERATING INDIVIDUAL.\nSection 8313(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) is amended\nby striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2027''.\n\nSubtitle B--Vessel Safety\n\nSEC. 7311. GROSSLY NEGLIGENT OPERATIONS OF A VESSEL.\nSection 2302(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read\nas follows:\n``(b) Grossly Negligent Operation.--\n``(1) Misdemeanor.--A person operating a vessel in a grossly\nnegligent manner that endangers the life, limb, or property of a\nperson commits a class A misdemeanor.\n``(2) Felony.--A person operating a vessel in a grossly\nnegligent manner that results in serious bodily injury, as defined\nin section 1365(h)(3) of title 18--\n``(A) commits a class E felony; and\n``(B) may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than\n$35,000.''.\nSEC. 7312. PERFORMANCE DRIVEN EXAMINATION SCHEDULE.\n(a) Amendments.--Section 3714 of title 46, United States Code, is\namended--\n(1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and\ninserting ``Except as provided in subsection (c), the Secretary'';\n(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and\n(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:\n``(c) Performance-driven Examination Schedule.--\n``(1) In general.--With respect to examinations of foreign\nvessels to which this chapter applies, and subject to paragraph\n(3), the Secretary may adopt a performance-driven examination\nschedule to which such vessels are to be examined and the frequency\nwith which such examinations occur, including the frequency of\nexaminations for each vessel. Such schedule shall be consistent\nwith the Secretary's assessment of the safety performance of such\nvessels, including each vessel participating in the performance-\ndriven examination schedule, in accordance with paragraph (2).\n``(2) Considerations.--In developing an examination schedule\nunder paragraph (1) and subject to paragraph (3), with respect to\neach vessel in determining eligibility to participate in the\nperformance based examination schedule--\n``(A) the Secretary shall consider--\n``(i) certificate of compliance and examination\nhistory, to include those conducted by foreign countries;\n``(ii) history of violations, vessel detentions,\nincidents, and casualties;\n``(iii) history of notices of violation issued by the\nCoast Guard;\n``(iv) safety related information provided by the flag\nstate of the vessel;\n``(v) owner and operator history;\n``(vi) historical classification society data, which\nmay include relevant surveys;\n``(vii) cargo-specific documentation;\n``(viii) data from port state control safety exams; and\n``(ix) relevant repair and maintenance history; and\n``(B) the Secretary may consider--\n``(i) data from relevant vessel quality assurance and\nrisk assessment programs including Quality Shipping for the\n21st Century (QUALSHIP 21);\n``(ii) data from industry inspection regimes;\n``(iii) data from vessel self assessments submitted to\nthe International Maritime Organization or other maritime\norganizations; and\n``(iv) other safety relevant data or information as\ndetermined by the Secretary.\n``(3) Eligibility.--In developing an examination schedule under\nparagraph (1), the Secretary shall not consider a vessel eligible\nto take part in a performance-driven examination schedule under\nparagraph (1) if, within the last 36 months, the vessel has--\n``(A) been detained by the Coast Guard;\n``(B) a record of a violation issued by the Coast Guard\nagainst the owners or operators with a finding of proved; or\n``(C) suffered a marine casualty that, as determined by the\nSecretary, involves the safe operation of the vessel and\noverall performance of the vessel.\n``(4) Restrictions.--The Secretary may not adopt a performance-\ndriven examination schedule under paragraph (1) until the Secretary\nhas--\n``(A) conducted the assessment recommended in the\nGovernment Accountability Office report submitted under section\n8254(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283);\n``(B) concluded through such assessment that a performance-\ndriven examination schedule provides not less than the level of\nsafety provided by the annual examinations required under\nsubsection (a)(1); and\n``(C) provided the results of such assessment to the\nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the\nSenate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure\nof the House of Representatives.''.\n(b) Career Incentive Pay for Marine Inspectors.--Subsection (a) of\nsection 11237 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act\nfor Fiscal Year 2023 (37 U.S.C. 352 note) is amended as follows:\n``(a) Authority to Provide Assignment Pay or Special Duty Pay.--For\nthe purposes of addressing an identified shortage of marine inspectors,\nthe Secretary may provide assignment pay or special duty pay under\nsection 352 of title 37, United States Code, to a member of the Coast\nGuard serving in a prevention position that--\n``(1) is assigned in support of or is serving as a marine\ninspector pursuant to section 312 of title 14, United States Code;\nand\n``(2) is assigned to a billet that is difficult to fill due to\ngeographic location, requisite experience or certifications, or\nlack of sufficient candidates, as determined by the Commandant, in\nan effort to address inspector workforce gaps.''.\n(c) Briefing.--Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment\nof this Act, and annually for 2 years after the date on which an\nimplementation of a performance-driven examination schedule program\nunder section 3714(c) of title 46, United States Code, the Commandant\nshall brief the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of\nthe Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of\nthe House of Representatives on--\n(1) the status of utilizing the performance-driven examination\nschedule program, including the quantity of examinations conducted\nand duration between examinations for each individual vessel\nexamined under the performance-driven examination schedule;\n(2) an overview of the size of the Coast Guard marine inspector\nworkforce, including any personnel shortages assessed by the Coast\nGuard, for inspectors that conduct inspections under section 3714\nof such title; and\n(3) recommendations for the inspection, governance, or\noversight of vessels inspected under section 3714 of such title.\nSEC. 7313. FISHING SAFETY TRAINING AND RESEARCH.\nSection 4502 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (i)(4) by striking ``fiscal year 2023'' and\ninserting `` each of fiscal years 2026, and 2027''; and\n(2) in subsection (j)(4) by striking ``fiscal year 2023'' and\ninserting ``each of fiscal years 2026, and 2027.''.\nSEC. 7314. DESIGNATING PILOTAGE WATERS FOR THE STRAITS OF MACKINAC.\n(a) In General.--Section 9302(a)(1)(A) of title 46, United States\nCode, is amended by striking ``in waters'' and inserting ``in the\nStraits of Mackinac and in all other waters''.\n(b) Definition of the Straits of Mackinac.--Section 9302 of title\n46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:\n``(g) Definition of the Straits of Mackinac.--In this section, the\nterm `Straits of Mackinac' includes all of the United States navigable\nwaters bounded by longitudes 84 degrees 20 minutes west and 85 degrees\n10 minutes west and latitudes 45 degrees 39 minutes north and 45\ndegrees 54 minutes north, including Gray's Reef Passage, the South\nChannel, and Round Island Passage, and approaches thereto.''.\nSEC. 7315. REQUIREMENT TO REPORT SEXUAL OFFENSES.\nSection 10104 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ``harassment, sexual\nharassment, or sexual assault in violation of employer policy or\nlaw'' and inserting ``sexual harassment or sexual assault in\nviolation of employer policy or law or harassment''; and\n(2) by adding at the end the following:\n``(h) Harassment Defined.--In this section, the term `harassment'\nmeans--\n``(1)(A) unwelcome remarks about an individual's race, color,\nreligion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic\ninformation, or other physical or physiological attribute, or other\nunwelcome verbal or physical conduct towards an individual based on\n1 or more of those categories, as prohibited by any Federal law,\nincluding--\n``(i) title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42\nU.S.C. 2000e et seq.);\n``(ii) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967\n(29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.);\n``(iii) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42\nU.S.C. 12101 et seq.); and\n``(iv) title II of the Genetic Information\nNondisclosure Act (42 U.S.C. 2000ff et seq.); and\n``(B)(i) submission to such remarks or conduct is made\neither explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of\nemployment, pay, career, benefits, or entitlements of an\nindividual; or\n``(ii) submission to or rejection of such remarks or\nconduct by an individual is used as the basis for decisions\naffecting that individual's job, pay, career, benefits, or\nentitlements; or\n``(iii) such remarks or conduct have the purpose or effect\nof unreasonably interfering with an individual's work\nperformance; and\n``(C) such remarks or conduct are so severe or pervasive\nthat a reasonable person would perceive, and the alleged\nharassed individual does perceive, the environment as hostile\nor offensive.\n``(i) Response to Incidents.--Nothing in this section shall be\nconstrued to impede the ability of the responsible entity of the vessel\nto take immediate personnel action in response to an incident described\nin subsection (a)(1) to preserve the safety and security of individuals\non the vessel.\n``(j) Education and Outreach.--Not later than 1 year after the date\nof the enactment of this Act, the Coast Guard, after consultation with\nthe Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (referred to in this\nsubsection as the `Commission'), shall--\n``(1) develop and disseminate informational guidance to\nseafarers, vessel owners and operators, employers of seafarers, and\nother relevant stakeholders, which shall--\n``(A) describe, in general terms--\n``(i) the purpose, functions, and powers of the\nCommission;\n``(ii) the role of the Commission in addressing\nemployment discrimination complaints; and\n``(B) identify the publicly available websites and contact\ninformation for the Commission; and\n``(2) make available trainings or other presentations to inform\nseafarers of employment and anti-discrimination rights under the\nlaws administered by the Coast Guard and the Commission.''.\nSEC. 7316. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN FISHING VESSELS AND FISH TENDER\nVESSELS.\n(a) Exceptions to Regulations for Towing Vessels.--\n(1) In general.--The Secretary of the department in which the\nCoast Guard is operating, acting through the relevant Officer in\nCharge, Marine Inspection, may grant temporary waivers from the\ntowing vessel requirements of chapters 33 and 89 of title 46,\nUnited States Code, including the regulations issued under such\nchapters, for fishing vessels and fish tender vessels.\n(2) Application.--A temporary waiver issued under paragraph (1)\nshall be issued at the discretion of the relevant Officer in\nCharge, Marine Inspection to a fishing vessel or fish tender vessel\nthat--\n(A) performs towing operations of net pens, and associated\nwork platforms, to or from aquaculture or hatchery worksites;\n(B) is less than 200 gross tons;\n(C) does not tow a net pen, or associated work platform,\nthat is carrying cargo or hazardous material, including oil, on\nboard;\n(D) is operating shoreward of the Boundary Line in either--\n(i) Southeast Alaska; or\n(ii) Prince William Sound; and\n(E) complies with all applicable laws for its use in the\nusual purpose for which it is normally and substantially\noperated, including any applicable inspection requirements\nunder section 3301 of title 46, United States Code, and\nexemptions under section 3302 of such title.\n(3) Implementation.--\n(A) Request process.--The owner or operator of a fishing\nvessel or fish tender vessel seeking a waiver under paragraph\n(1) shall submit a request to the relevant Officer in Charge,\nMarine Inspection.\n(B) Contents.--The request submitted under subparagraph (A)\nshall include--\n(i) a description of the intended towing operations;\n(ii) the time periods and frequency of the intended\ntowing operations;\n(iii) the location of the intended operations;\n(iv) a description of the manning of the fishing vessel\nor fish tender vessel during the intended operations; and\n(v) any additional safety, operational, or other\nrelevant information requested by the relevant Officer in\nCharge, Marine Inspection.\n(4) Policy.--The Secretary of the department in which the Coast\nGuard is operating may issue policy to facilitate the\nimplementation of this subsection.\n(5) Definitions.--In this subsection:\n(A) Boundary line.--The term ``Boundary Line'' has the\nmeaning given such term in section 103 of title 46, United\nStates Code.\n(B) Fishing vessel.--The term ``fishing vessel'' has the\nmeaning given such term in section 2101 of title 46, United\nStates Code.\n(C) Fish tender vessel.--The term ``fish tender vessel''\nhas the meaning given such term in section 2101 of title 46,\nUnited States Code.\n(D) Officer in charge, marine inspection.--The term\n``Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection'' has the meaning given\nsuch term in section 3305 of title 46, United States Code.\n(E) Prince william sound.--The term ``Prince William\nSound'' means all State and Federal waters within Prince\nWilliam Sound, Alaska, including the approach to Hinchenbrook\nEntrance out to, and encompassing, Seal Rocks.\n(F) Southeast alaska.--The term ``Southeast Alaska'' means\nthe area along the coast of the State of Alaska from latitude\n54 degrees 40 minutes 00 seconds North to 60 degrees 18 minutes\n24 seconds North.\n(6) Sunset.--The authorities under this section shall expire on\nJanuary 1, 2027.\n(b) Load Lines.--Section 11325(a) of the James M. Inhofe National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136\nStat. 4095) is amended by striking ``3'' and inserting ``5''.\nSEC. 7317. STUDY OF AMPHIBIOUS VESSELS.\n(a) In General.--The Commandant shall conduct a study to determine\nthe applicability of current safety regulations that apply to\ncommercial amphibious vessels.\n(b) Elements.--The study required under subsection (a) shall\ninclude the following:\n(1) An overview and analysis that identifies safety regulations\nthat apply to commercial amphibious vessels.\n(2) An evaluation of whether safety gaps and risks exist\nassociated with the application of regulations identified in\nparagraph (1) to the operation of commercial amphibious vessels.\n(3) An evaluation of whether aspects of the regulations\nestablished in section 11502 of the James M. Inhofe National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (46 U.S.C. 3306\nnote) should apply to amphibious commercial vessels.\n(4) Recommendations on potential regulations that should apply\nto commercial amphibious vessels.\n(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of\nthis Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on\nTransportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and\nthe Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a\nreport containing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations from\nthe study required under subsection (a).\n(d) Definition of Amphibious Vessel.--In this section, the term\n``amphibious vessel'' means a vessel which is operating as a small\npassenger vessel in waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United\nStates, as defined in section 2.38 of title 33, Code of Federal\nRegulations (or a successor regulation), and is operating as a motor\nvehicle as defined in section 216 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7550)\nand that is not a DUKW amphibious passenger vessel as defined in\nsection 11502 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act\nfor Fiscal Year 2023 (46 U.S.C. 3306 note).\nSEC. 7318. ST. LUCIE RIVER RAILROAD BRIDGE.\nRegarding Docket Number USCG-2022-0222, before adopting a final\nrule, the Commandant shall conduct an independent boat traffic study at\nmile 7.4 of the St. Lucie River.\n\nSubtitle C--Ports\n\nSEC. 7321. PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY.\n(a) In General.--Section 8343 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (46 U.S.C.\n70034 note) is amended--\n(1) by striking ``2-year pilot program'' and inserting ``pilot\nprogram'';\n(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and\n(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:\n``(c) Authorization.--The pilot program under subsection (a) is\nauthorized for fiscal years 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, and\n2032.''.\n(b) Vessel Traffic Services.--\n(1) In general.--Section 70001 of title 46, United States Code,\nis amended--\n(A) in subsection (f)(3)(A)--\n(i) in clause (vi), by inserting ``ice cover,'' after\n``weather,''; and\n(ii) in clause (vii), by striking ``Weather data, in\ncoordination with'' and inserting ``Weather data and\ninformation, in coordination with the Administrator of'';\nand\n(B) in subsection (j)(2)(A)--\n(i) in clause (vi), by inserting ``ice cover,'' after\n``weather,''; and\n(ii) in clause (vii), by striking ``Weather data, in\ncoordination with'' and inserting ``Weather data and\ninformation, in coordination with the Administrator of''.\n(2) Staffing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the\nappropriate committees of Congress--\n(A) an up-to-date analysis of vessel traffic service center\nstaffing levels compared to the standards for such staffing\nlevels provided in the most recent Vessel Traffic Services\nNational Standards for Operating published by the Commandant of\nthe Coast Guard;\n(B) a plan to, not later than 180 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, fill any shortfalls in vessel traffic\nservice center staffing levels compared to such standards; and\n(C) a plan to ensure that vessel traffic service centers\nare adequately staffed to manage local variances under section\n70001(c) of title 46, United States Code, and other risk\nfactors which may include weather, ice conditions, and other\neffects on vessel traffic and waters under the jurisdiction of\nthe Coast Guard.\n(3) Report on transition to fiber and satellite data\ncoverage.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of\nthis Act, the Commandant shall submit a detailed report to the\nappropriate committees of Congress on a plan to transition cameras\nand other data collection sources used for Vessel Traffic Services\nto fiber or satellite connection, as appropriate.\n(4) Definitions.--In this subsection:\n(A) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term\n``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--\n(i) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation of the Senate; and\n(ii) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure\nof the House of Representatives.\n(B) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary\nof the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.\n(C) Vessel traffic service center.--The term ``vessel\ntraffic service center'' has the meaning given such term in\nsection 70001(n) of title 46, United States Code.\n(c) Waterfront Safety.--Section 70011(a) of title 46, United States\nCode, is amended--\n(1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``, including damage or\ndestruction resulting from cyber incidents, transnational organized\ncrime, or foreign state threats'' after ``adjacent to such\nwaters''; and\n(2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``or harm resulting from\ncyber incidents, transnational organized crime, or foreign state\nthreats'' after ``loss''.\n(d) Facility Visit by State Sponsor of Terrorism.--Section 70011(b)\nof title 46, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in paragraph (3) by striking ``and'' at the end;\n(2) in paragraph (4) by striking the period at the end and\ninserting ``; and''; and\n(3) by adding at the end the following:\n``(5) prohibiting a representative of a government of country\nthat the Secretary of State has determined has repeatedly provided\nsupport for acts of international terrorism under section 620A of\nthe Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371) from visiting a\nfacility for which a facility security plan is required under\nsection 70103(c).''.\n(e) Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway Navigation.--Section 70032 of\ntitle 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:\n``Sec. 70032. Delegation of ports and waterways authorities in Saint\nLawrence Seaway\n``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the\nauthority granted to the Secretary under sections 70001, 70002, 70003,\n70004, and 70011 may not be delegated with respect to the Saint\nLawrence Seaway to any agency other than the Great Lakes St. Lawrence\nSeaway Development Corporation. Any other authority granted the\nSecretary under subchapters I through III and this subchapter shall be\ndelegated by the Secretary to the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway\nDevelopment Corporation to the extent the Secretary determines such\ndelegation is necessary for the proper operation of the Saint Lawrence\nSeaway.\n``(b) Exception.--The Secretary of the department in which the\nCoast Guard is operating, after consultation with the Secretary or the\nhead of an agency to which the Secretary has delegated the authorities\nin subsection (a), may--\n``(1) issue and enforce special orders in accordance with\nsection 70002;\n``(2) establish water or waterfront safety zones, or other\nmeasures, for limited, controlled, or conditional access and\nactivity when necessary for the protection of any vessel structure,\nwaters, or shore area, as permitted in section 70011(b)(3); and\n``(3) take actions for port, harbor, and coastal facility\nsecurity in accordance with section 70116.''.\n(f) Regulation of Anchorage and Movement of Vessels During National\nEmergency.--Section 70051 of title 46, United States Code, is amended\nby inserting ``or cyber incidents, or transnational organized crime, or\nforeign state threats,'' after ``threatened war, or invasion, or\ninsurrection, or subversive activity,''.\n(g) Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence River Cooperative Vessel Traffic\nService.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this\nAct, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is\noperating shall issue or amend such regulations as are necessary to\naddress any applicable arrangements with the Canadian Coast Guard\nregarding vessel traffic services cooperation and vessel traffic\nmanagement data exchanges within the Saint Lawrence Seaway and the\nGreat Lakes.\n(h) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 700 of title 46,\nUnited States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section\n70032 and inserting the following:\n``70032. Delegation of ports and waterways authorities in Saint Lawrence\nSeaway.''.\nSEC. 7322. STUDY ON BERING STRAIT VESSEL TRAFFIC PROJECTIONS AND\nEMERGENCY RESPONSE POSTURE AT PORTS OF THE UNITED STATES.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment\nof this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the United\nStates Committee on the Marine Transportation System, in coordination\nwith the Commandant shall--\n(1) complete an analysis regarding commercial vessel traffic\nthat transits through the Bering Strait and projections for the\ngrowth of such traffic during the 10-year period beginning after\nsuch date of enactment; and\n(2) assess the adequacy of emergency response capabilities and\ninfrastructure at the ports of the United States that are in\nproximity to the vessel traffic that transits the Bering Strait,\nincluding the port facilities at Point Spencer, Alaska, Nome,\nAlaska, and Kotzebue, Alaska, to--\n(A) address future navigation safety risks; and\n(B) conduct emergency maritime response operations in the\nArctic environment.\n(b) Elements.--The study required under subsection (a) shall\ninclude the following:\n(1) An analysis of the volume and types of domestic and\ninternational commercial vessel traffic through the Bering Strait\nand the projected growth of such traffic, including--\n(A) oil and gas tankers, cargo vessels, barges, fishing\nvessels, and cruise lines, both domestic and international;\n(B) projected growth of such traffic through the Bering\nStrait;\n(C) the seasonality of vessel transits of the Bering\nStrait; and\n(D) a summation of the sizes, ages, and the country of\nregistration or documentation of such vessels transiting the\nArctic, including oil and product tankers either documented in\ntransit to or from Russia or China or owned or operated by a\nRussian or Chinese entity.\n(2) An assessment of the state and adequacy of vessel traffic\nservices and oil spill and emergency response capabilities in the\nvicinity of the Bering Strait and its southern and northern\napproaches in the Chukchi Sea and the Bering Sea.\n(3) A risk assessment of the projected growth in commercial\nvessel traffic in the Bering Strait and potential of increased\nfrequency in the number of maritime accidents, including spill\nevents, and the potential impacts to the Arctic maritime\nenvironment and Native Alaskan village communities in the vicinity\nof the vessel traffic in Western Alaska, including the Bering\nStrait.\n(4) An evaluation of the extent to which Point Spencer can\nserve as a port of refuge and as a staging, logistics, and\noperations center from which to conduct and support maritime\nemergency and spill response activities.\n(5) Recommendations for practical actions that can be taken by\nCongress, Federal agencies, the State of Alaska, vessel carriers\nand operators, the marine salvage and emergency response industry,\nand other relevant stakeholders to mitigate risks identified in the\nstudy carried out under this section.\n(c) Consultation.--In the preparation of the study under this\nsection, the United States Committee on the Marine Transportation\nSystem shall consult with--\n(1) the Maritime Administration;\n(2) the Coast Guard;\n(3) the Army Corps of Engineers;\n(4) the Department of State;\n(5) the National Transportation Safety Board;\n(6) the Government of Canada, as appropriate;\n(7) the Port Coordination Council for the Port of Point\nSpencer;\n(8) State and local governments;\n(9) other maritime industry participants, including carriers,\nshippers, ports, labor, fishing, or other entities; and\n(10) nongovernmental entities with relevant expertise\nmonitoring and characterizing vessel traffic or the environment in\nthe Arctic.\n(d) Tribal Consultation.--In addition to the entities described in\nsubsection (c), in preparing the study under this section, the\nSecretary of Transportation shall consult with Indian Tribes, including\nAlaska Native Corporations, and Alaska Native communities.\n(e) Report.--Not later than 1 year after initiating the study under\nthis section, the United States Committee on the Marine Transportation\nSystem shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and\nthe Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on\nForeign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the\nfindings and recommendations of the study.\n(f) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Arctic.--The term ``Arctic'' has the meaning given such\nterm in section 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984\n(15 U.S.C. 4111).\n(2) Port coordination council for the port of point spencer.--\nThe term ``Port Coordination Council for the Port of Point\nSpencer'' means the Council established under section 541 of Coast\nGuard Authorization Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-120).\nSEC. 7323. IMPROVING VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE MONITORING.\n(a) Proximity of Anchorages to Pipelines.--\n(1) Implementation of restructuring plan.--Not later than 1\nyear after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall\nimplement the November 2021 proposed plan of the Vessel Traffic\nService Los Angeles-Long Beach for restructuring the Federal\nanchorages in San Pedro Bay described on page 54 of the Report of\nthe National Transportation Safety Board titled ``Anchor Strike of\nUnderwater Pipeline and Eventual Crude Oil Release'', and issued\nJanuary 2, 2024.\n(2) Study.--The Secretary of the department in which the Coast\nGuard is operating shall conduct a study to identify any anchorage\ngrounds other than the San Pedro Bay Federal anchorages in which\nthe distance between the center of an approved anchorage ground and\na pipeline is less than 1 mile.\n(3) Report.--\n(A) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the\nCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation of the Senate a report on the results of the\nstudy required under paragraph (2).\n(B) Consultation.--In preparing the report and prior to\nsubmission, the Commandant shall consult with mariner and\nwaterways users, including ocean-going commercial shipping,\ncommercial fishermen, pilot associations, port authorities, and\nrecreational boaters on the impact and feasibility of removing\nany already established anchorage grounds.\n(C) Contents.--The report under subparagraph (A) shall\ninclude--\n(i) a list of the anchorage grounds described under\nparagraph (2);\n(ii) whether it is possible to move each such anchorage\nground to provide a minimum distance of 1 mile; and\n(iii) a recommendation of whether to move any such\nanchorage ground and explanation for the recommendation.\n(b) Proximity to Pipeline Alerts.--\n(1) Audible and visual alarms.--The Commandant shall consult\nwith the providers of vessel monitoring systems to add to the\nmonitoring systems for vessel traffic services audible and visual\nalarms that alert the watchstander when an anchored vessel is\nencroaching on a pipeline.\n(2) Notification procedures.--Not later than 1 year after the\ndate of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall develop\nprocedures for all vessel traffic services to notify pipeline and\nutility operators following potential incursions on submerged\npipelines within the vessel traffic service area of responsibility.\n(3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment\nof this Act, and annually for the subsequent 3 years, the\nCommandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and\nInfrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on\nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the\nimplementation of paragraphs (1) and (2).\nSEC. 7324. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ONBOARD VESSELS.\nSection 70503(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``While\non board a covered vessel, an'' and inserting ``An'';\n(2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:\n``(1) manufacture or distribute, possess with intent to\nmanufacture or distribute, or place or cause to be placed with\nintent to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance on board\na covered vessel;'';\n(3) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``on board a covered vessel''\nbefore the semicolon; and\n(4) in paragraph (3) by inserting ``while on board a covered\nvessel'' after ``such individual''.\nSEC. 7325. CYBER-INCIDENT TRAINING.\nSection 70103(c) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by\nadding at the end the following:\n``(9) The Secretary may conduct no-notice exercises in Captain of\nthe Port Zones (as described in part 3 of title 33, Code of Federal\nRegulations as in effect on the date of enactment of the Coast Guard\nAuthorization Act of 2025) involving a facility or vessel required to\nmaintain a security plan under this subsection.''.\nSEC. 7326. NAVIGATIONAL PROTOCOLS.\nThe Commandant, in consultation with the Undersecretary of Commerce\nfor Oceans and Atmosphere, shall examine and provide the Committee on\nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee\non Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a\ndetailed written briefing to not later than 2 years after the date of\nenactment of this Act regarding the navigational protocols used by\nforeign allied nations governing vessel operations in fog or other low-\nvisibility conditions, and how such nations employ advanced navigation\ntechnologies and vessel traffic services, including remote sensing,\nLiDAR, vessel tracking technologies, data analytics and machine-\nlearning tools, and uncrewed systems to monitor visibility and improve\nsafety and efficiency of vessels operations, including an assessment of\nthe types of data collected through such technologies and the methods\nused to communicate that information.\nSEC. 7327. ANCHORAGES.\nSection 8437 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) is\namended--\n(1) by striking subsections (d) and (e);\n(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and\n(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:\n``(c) Prohibition.--The Commandant shall prohibit any vessel\nanchoring on the reach of the Hudson River described in subsection (a)\nunless such anchoring is within any anchorage established before\nJanuary 1, 2021.''.\n\nSubtitle D--Matters Involving Uncrewed Systems\n\nSEC. 7331. PILOT PROGRAM FOR GOVERNANCE AND OVERSIGHT OF SMALL UNCREWED\nMARITIME SYSTEMS.\n(a) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for\nthe period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on\nthe date that is 2 years after such date of enactment, small uncrewed\nmaritime systems owned, operated, or chartered by the National Oceanic\nand Atmospheric Administration, or that are performing specified\noceanographic surveys on behalf of and pursuant to a contract or other\nwritten agreement with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric\nAdministration, shall not be subject to any vessel inspection, design,\noperations, navigation, credentialing, or training requirement, law, or\nregulation, that the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Marine\nand Aviation Operations of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric\nAdministration determines will harm real-time operational extreme\nweather oceanographic and atmospheric data collection and predictions.\n(b) Other Authority.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to\nlimit the authority of the Secretary of the department in which the\nCoast Guard is operating, acting through the Commandant, if there is an\nimmediate safety or security concern regarding small uncrewed maritime\nsystems.\n(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Small uncrewed maritime systems.--The term ``small uncrewed\nmaritime systems'' means unmanned maritime systems (as defined in\nsection 2 of the CENOTE Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 4101)), that--\n(A) are not greater than 35 feet overall in length;\n(B) are operated remotely or autonomously; and\n(C) exclusively perform oceanographic surveys or scientific\nresearch.\n(2) Uncrewed system.--The term ``uncrewed system''--\n(A) means an uncrewed surface, undersea, or aircraft system\nand associated elements (including communication links and the\ncomponents that control the uncrewed system) that are required\nfor the operator to operate the system safely and efficiently;\nand\n(B) includes an unmanned aircraft system (as such term is\ndefined in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code).\n(d) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section may be construed to\nrepeal, replace, or preclude application of chapter 551 of title 46,\nUnited States Code.\nSEC. 7332. COAST GUARD TRAINING COURSE.\n(a) In General.--For the period beginning on the date of enactment\nof this Act and ending on the date that is 3 years after such date of\nenactment, the Commandant, or such other individual or organization as\nthe Commandant considers appropriate, shall develop a training course\non small uncrewed maritime systems and offer such training course at\nleast once each year for Coast Guard personnel working with or\nregulating small uncrewed maritime systems.\n(b) Course Subject Matter.--In developing the training course under\nsubsection (a), the Commandant or other individual or organization\nshall--\n(1) provide an overview and introduction to small uncrewed\nmaritime systems, including examples of those used by the Federal\nGovernment, in academic settings, and in commercial sectors;\n(2) address the benefits and disadvantages of use of small\nuncrewed maritime systems;\n(3) address safe navigation of small uncrewed maritime systems,\nincluding measures to ensure collision avoidance;\n(4) address the ability of small uncrewed maritime systems to\ncommunicate with and alert other vessels in the vicinity;\n(5) address the ability of small uncrewed maritime systems to\nrespond to system alarms and failures to ensure control\ncommensurate with the risk posed by the systems;\n(6) provide present and future capabilities of small uncrewed\nmaritime systems; and\n(7) provide an overview of the role of the International\nMaritime Organization in the governance of small uncrewed maritime\nsystems.\n(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Small uncrewed maritime systems.--The term ``small uncrewed\nmaritime systems'' means unmanned maritime systems (as defined in\nsection 2 of the CENOTE Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 4101)), that--\n(A) are not greater than 35 feet overall in length;\n(B) are operated remotely or autonomously; and\n(C) exclusively perform oceanographic surveys or scientific\nresearch.\n(2) Uncrewed system.--The term ``uncrewed system''--\n(A) means an uncrewed surface, undersea, or aircraft system\nand associated elements (including communication links and the\ncomponents that control the uncrewed system) that are required\nfor the operator to operate the system safely and efficiently;\nand\n(B) includes an unmanned aircraft system (as such term is\ndefined in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code).\nSEC. 7333. NOAA MEMBERSHIP ON AUTONOMOUS VESSEL POLICY COUNCIL.\nNot later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the\nCommandant, with the concurrence of the Assistant Administrator of the\nOffice of Marine and Aviation Operations of the National Oceanic and\nAtmospheric Administration, shall establish the permanent membership of\na National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employee to the\nAutomated and Autonomous Vessel Policy Council of the Coast Guard, or\nits successor body.\nSEC. 7334. TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAM.\nSection 319(b) of title 14, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``2 or more'' and inserting\n``up to 4''; and\n(2) in paragraph (3) by inserting ``in person or in writing''\nafter ``a briefing''.\nSEC. 7335. UNCREWED SYSTEMS CAPABILITIES REPORT.\n(a) In General.--\n(1) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment\nof this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on\nTransportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives\nand the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the\nSenate a report that outlines a plan for establishing an uncrewed\nsystems capabilities office within the Coast Guard responsible for\nthe acquisition and development of uncrewed system and counter-\nuncrewed system technologies and to expand the capabilities of the\nCoast Guard with respect to such technologies.\n(2) Contents.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall\ninclude the following:\n(A) A management strategy for the acquisition, development,\nand deployment of uncrewed system and counter-uncrewed system\ntechnologies.\n(B) A service-wide coordination strategy to synchronize and\nintegrate efforts across the Coast Guard in order to--\n(i) support the primary duties of the Coast Guard\npursuant to section 102 of title 14, United States Code;\nand\n(ii) pursue expanded research, development, testing,\nand evaluation opportunities and funding to expand and\naccelerate identification and transition of uncrewed system\nand counter-uncrewed system technologies.\n(C) The identification of contracting and acquisition\nauthorities needed to expedite the development and deployment\nof uncrewed system and counter-uncrewed system technologies.\n(D) A detailed list of commercially available uncrewed\nsystem and counter-uncrewed system technologies with\ncapabilities determined to be useful for the Coast Guard.\n(E) A cross-agency collaboration plan to engage with the\nDepartment of Defense and other relevant agencies to identify\ncommon requirements and opportunities to partner in acquiring,\ncontracting, and sustaining uncrewed system and counter-\nuncrewed system capabilities.\n(F) Opportunities to obtain and share uncrewed system data\nfrom government and commercial sources to improve maritime\ndomain awareness.\n(G) The development of a concept of operations for a data\nsystem that supports and integrates uncrewed system and\ncounter-uncrewed system technologies with key enablers,\nincluding enterprise communications networks, data storage and\nmanagement, artificial intelligence and machine learning tools,\nand information sharing and dissemination capabilities.\n(b) Briefings.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment\nof this Act, and annually thereafter for a period of 3 years, the\nCommandant, in coordination with the Administrator of the National\nOceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Executive Director of the\nOffice of Naval Research, the Director of the National Science\nFoundation, and the Director of the White House Office of Science and\nTechnology Policy, shall brief the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and\nInfrastructure of the House of Representatives, on the future operation\nand governance of small uncrewed maritime systems.\n(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Counter-uncrewed system.--The term ``counter-uncrewed\nsystem''--\n(A) means a system or device capable of lawfully and safely\ndisabling, disrupting, or seizing control of an uncrewed\nsystem; and\n(B) includes a counter-UAS system (as such term is defined\nin section 44801 of title 49, United States Code).\n(2) Uncrewed system.--The term ``uncrewed system''--\n(A) means an uncrewed surface, undersea, or aircraft system\nand associated elements (including communication links and the\ncomponents that control the uncrewed system) that are required\nfor the operator to operate the system safely and efficiently;\nand\n(B) includes an unmanned aircraft system (as such term is\ndefined in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code).\nSEC. 7336. MEDIUM UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS CAPABILITIES STUDY.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall conduct a study to\ndetermine the feasibility of expanding the National Security Cutter's\nmedium unmanned aircraft system capabilities to medium endurance\ncutters and Offshore Patrol Cutters.\n(b) Report.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee\non Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation of the Senate a written report that contains the\nresults of the study conducted under subsection (a).\n(2) Contents.--In submitting the report under paragraph (1),\nthe Commandant shall determine--\n(A) the feasibility of equipping Offshore Patrol Cutters\nand medium endurance cutters with medium unmanned aircraft\nsystems;\n(B) the missions capabilities that would be strengthened by\nthe use of such systems; and\n(V) projected procurement and operational costs for\nacquiring such systems.\nSEC. 7337. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REPORT ON UNCREWED SYSTEMS AND\nUSE OF DATA.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment\nof this Act, the Commandant shall seek to enter into an arrangement\nwith the National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy shall\nprepare an assessment of available uncrewed, autonomous, or remotely-\ncontrolled maritime domain awareness technologies for use by the Coast\nGuard.\n(b) Assessment.--In carrying out the assessment under subsection\n(a), the National Academy of Sciences shall--\n(1) describe the potential benefits and limitations of current\nand emerging uncrewed autonomous, or remotely controlled systems\nused in the maritime domain for--\n(A) ocean observation;\n(B) vessel monitoring and identification;\n(C) weather observation;\n(D) search and rescue operations;\n(E) to the extent practicable for consideration by the\nAcademy, intelligence gathering, surveillance, and\nreconnaissance; and\n(F) communications;\n(2) assess how technologies described in paragraph (1) can help\nprioritize Federal investment by examining--\n(A) affordability, including acquisition, operations,\nmaintenance, and lifecycle costs;\n(B) reliability;\n(C) versatility;\n(D) efficiency; and\n(E) estimated service life and persistence of effort;\n(3) analyze whether the use of new and emerging maritime domain\nawareness technologies can be used to--\n(A) effectively carry out Coast Guard missions at lower\ncosts and reduced manpower needs;\n(B) expand the scope and range of Coast Guard maritime\ndomain awareness; and\n(C) allow the Coast Guard to more efficiently and\neffectively allocate Coast Guard vessels, aircraft, and\npersonnel;\n(4) evaluate the extent to which such systems have moved from\nthe research and development phase to effective operations since\nthe National Academy of Sciences published the study titled\n``Leveraging Unmanned Systems for Coast Guard Missions'' and issued\nin 2020; and\n(5) identify adjustments that would be necessary in Coast Guard\nauthorities, policies, procedures, and protocols to incorporate\nuncrewed technologies to enhance efficiency.\n(c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after entering into\nan arrangement under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences\nshall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of\nthe House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science,\nand Transportation of the Senate the assessment prepared under this\nsection.\n(d) Use of Information.--In formulating costs pursuant to\nsubsection (b), the National Academy of Sciences may utilize\ninformation from other Coast Guard reports, assessments, or analyses\nregarding existing Coast Guard manpower requirements or other reports,\nassessments, or analyses for the acquisition of unmanned, autonomous,\nor remotely-controlled technologies by the Federal Government.\nSEC. 7338. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.\n(a) In General.--Subchapter IV of chapter 5 of title 14, United\nStates Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:\n``Sec. 565. Use of unmanned aircraft systems\n``With respect to any unmanned aircraft system procured by the\nCoast Guard, the Commandant shall ensure that such system be used to\nsupport the primary duties of the Coast Guard pursuant to section\n102.''.\n(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 5 of title 14,\nUnited States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:\n``565. Use of unmanned aircraft systems.''.\n\nSubtitle E--Other Matters\n\nSEC. 7341. INFORMATION ON TYPE APPROVAL CERTIFICATES.\n(a) In General.--Title IX of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard\nAuthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-282) is amended by adding at\nthe end the following:\n``SEC. 904. INFORMATION ON TYPE APPROVAL CERTIFICATES.\n``Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the Commandant of the Coast\nGuard shall, upon request by any State, the District of Columbia, any\nIndian Tribe, or any territory of the United States, provide all data\npossessed by the Coast Guard for a ballast water management system with\na type approval certificate approved by the Coast Guard pursuant to\nsubpart 162.060 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect\non the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025\npertaining to--\n``(1) challenge water (as defined in section 162.060-3 of title\n46, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of\nenactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025) quality\ncharacteristics;\n``(2) post-treatment water quality characteristics;\n``(3) challenge water (as defined in section 162.060-3 of title\n46, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of\nenactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025) biologic\norganism concentrations data; and\n``(4) post-treatment water biologic organism concentrations\ndata.''.\n(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Frank\nLoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-282) is\namended by inserting after the item relating to section 903 the\nfollowing:\n``Sec. 904. Information on type approval certificates.''.\nSEC. 7342. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES.\n(a) In General.--Section 5(a) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33\nU.S.C. 1504(a)) is amended by striking the first sentence and inserting\n``Notwithstanding section 888(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002\n(6 U.S.C. 468(b)), the Secretary shall have the authority to issue\nregulations to carry out the purposes and provisions of this Act, in\naccordance with the provisions of section 553 of title 5, United States\nCode, without regard to subsection (a) thereof.''.\n(b) Nepa Compliance.--Section 5 of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974\n(33 U.S.C. 1504) is amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting\nthe following:\n``(f) NEPA Compliance.--\n``(1) Definition of lead agency.--In this subsection, the term\n`lead agency' has the meaning given the term in section 111 of the\nNational Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4336e).\n``(2) Lead agency.--\n``(A) In general.--For all applications, the Maritime\nAdministration shall be the Federal lead agency for purposes of\nthe National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321\net seq.).\n``(B) Effect of compliance.--Compliance with the National\nEnvironmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) in\naccordance with subparagraph (A) shall fulfill the requirement\nof the Federal lead agency in carrying out the responsibilities\nunder the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.\n4321 et seq.) pursuant to this Act.''.\n(c) Regulations.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall transfer the\nauthorities provided to the Coast Guard in part 148 of title 33,\nCode of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment\nof this Act), except as provided in paragraph (2), to the Secretary\nof Transportation.\n(2) Retention of authority.--The Commandant shall retain\nresponsibility for authorities pertaining to design, construction,\nequipment, and operation of deepwater ports and navigational\nsafety.\n(3) Updates to authority.--As soon as practicable after the\ndate of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation\nshall issue such regulations as are necessary to reflect the\nupdates to authorities prescribed by this subsection.\n(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section, or the\namendments made by this section, may be construed to limit the\nauthorities of other governmental agencies previously delegated\nauthorities of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)\nor any other law.\n(e) Applications.--Nothing in this section, or the amendments made\nby this section, shall apply to any application submitted before the\ndate of enactment of this Act.\nSEC. 7343. AMENDMENTS TO PASSENGER VESSEL SECURITY AND SAFETY\nREQUIREMENTS.\n(a) Maintenance of Supplies That Prevent Sexually Transmitted\nDiseases.--Section 3507(d)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is\namended by inserting ``(taking into consideration the length of the\nvoyage and the number of passengers and crewmembers that the vessel can\naccommodate)'' after ``a sexual assault''.\n(b) Crew Access to Passenger Staterooms; Procedures and\nRestrictions.--Section 3507(f) of title 46, United States Code, is\namended--\n(1) in paragraph (1)--\n(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and'' at the end; and\n(B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:\n``(C) a system that electronically records the date, time,\nand identity of each crew member accessing each passenger\nstateroom; and''; and\n(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:\n``(2) ensure that the procedures and restrictions are--\n``(A) fully and properly implemented;\n``(B) reviewed annually; and\n``(C) updated as necessary.''.\nSEC. 7344. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO ESTABLISH A CETACEAN DESK FOR\nPUGET SOUND REGION.\nSection 11304(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Don Young Coast Guard\nAuthorization Act of 2022 (16 U.S.C. 1390 note) is amended by striking\n``4 years'' and inserting ``6 years''.\nSEC. 7345. SUSPENSION OF ENFORCEMENT OF USE OF DEVICES BROADCASTING ON\nAIS FOR PURPOSES OF MAKING FISHING GEAR.\nSection 11320 of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of\n2022 (Public Law 117-263) is amended by striking ``during the period''\nand all that follows through the period at the end and inserting\n``until December 31, 2029.''.\nSEC. 7346. CLASSIFICATION SOCIETIES.\nSection 3316(d) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) by amending paragraph (2)(B)(i) to read as follows:\n``(i) the government of the foreign country in which\nthe foreign society is headquartered--\n\n``(I) delegates that authority to the American\nBureau of Shipping; or\n``(II) does not delegate that authority to any\nclassification society; or''; and\n\n(2) by adding at the end the following:\n``(5) Clarification on authority.--Nothing in this subsection\nauthorizes the Secretary to make a delegation under paragraph (2)\nto a classification society from the People's Republic of China.''.\nSEC. 7347. ABANDONED AND DERELICT VESSEL REMOVALS.\n(a) In General.--Chapter 47 of title 46, United States Code, is\namended--\n(1) in the chapter heading by striking ``BARGES'' and inserting\n``VESSELS'';\n(2) by inserting before section 4701 the following:\n\n``SUBCHAPTER I--BARGES''; and\n\n(3) by adding at the end the following:\n\n``SUBCHAPTER II--NON-BARGE VESSELS\n\n``Sec. 4710. Definitions\n``In this subchapter:\n``(1) Abandon.--The term `abandon' means to moor, strand,\nwreck, sink, or leave a covered vessel unattended for longer than\n45 days.\n``(2) Covered vessel.--The term `covered vessel' means a vessel\nthat is not a barge to which subchapter I applies.\n``(3) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the meaning\ngiven such term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and\nEducation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).\n``(4) Native hawaiian organization.--The term `Native Hawaiian\norganization' has the meaning given such term in section 6207 of\nthe Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517)\nexcept the term includes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and\nthe Office of Hawaiian Affairs.\n``Sec. 4711. Abandonment of vessels prohibited\n``(a) In General.--An owner or operator of a covered vessel may not\nabandon such vessel on the navigable waters of the United States.\n``(b) Determination of Abandonment.--\n``(1) Notification.--\n``(A) In general.--With respect to a covered vessel that\nappears to be abandoned, the Commandant of the Coast Guard\nshall--\n``(i) attempt to identify the owner using the vessel\nregistration number, hull identification number, or any\nother information that can be reasonably inferred or\ngathered; and\n``(ii) notify such owner--\n\n``(I) of the penalty described in subsection (c);\nand\n``(II) that the vessel will be removed at the\nexpense of the owner if the Commandant determines that\nthe vessel is abandoned and the owner does not remove\nor account for the vessel.\n\n``(B) Form.--The Commandant shall provide the notice\nrequired under subparagraph (A)--\n``(i) if the owner can be identified, via certified\nmail or other appropriate forms determined by the\nCommandant; or\n``(ii) if the owner cannot be identified, via an\nannouncement in a local publication and on a website\nmaintained by the Coast Guard.\n``(2) Determination.--The Commandant shall make a determination\nnot earlier than 45 days after the date on which the Commandant\nprovides the notification required under paragraph (1) of whether a\ncovered vessel described in such paragraph is abandoned.\n``(c) Penalty.--\n``(1) In general.--The Commandant may assess a civil penalty of\nnot more than $500 against an owner or operator of a covered vessel\ndetermined to be abandoned under subsection (b) for a violation of\nsubsection (a).\n``(2) Liability in rem.--The owner or operator of a covered\nvessel shall also be liable in rem for a penalty imposed under\nparagraph (1).\n``(3) Limitation.--The Commandant shall not assess a penalty if\nthe Commandant determines the vessel was abandoned due to major\nextenuating circumstances of the owner or operator of the vessel,\nincluding long term medical incapacitation of the owner or\noperator.\n``(d) Vessels Not Abandoned.--The Commandant may not determine that\na covered vessel is abandoned under this section if--\n``(1) such vessel is located at a federally approved or State\napproved mooring area;\n``(2) such vessel is located on private property with the\npermission of the owner of such property;\n``(3) the owner or operator of such vessel provides a\nnotification to the Commandant that--\n``(A) indicates the location of the vessel;\n``(B) indicates that the vessel is not abandoned; and\n``(C) contains documentation proving that the vessel is\nallowed to be in such location; or\n``(4) the Commandant determines that such an abandonment\ndetermination would not be in the public interest.\n``Sec. 4712. Inventory of abandoned vessels\n``(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of\nenactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, the Commandant,\nin consultation with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and\nAtmospheric Administration and relevant State agencies, shall establish\nand maintain a national inventory of covered vessels that are\nabandoned.\n``(b) Contents.--The inventory established and maintained under\nsubsection (a) shall include data on each vessel, including geographic\ninformation system data related to the location of each such vessel.\n``(c) Publication.--The Commandant shall make the inventory\nestablished under subsection (a) publicly available on a website of the\nCoast Guard.\n``(d) Reporting of Potentially Abandoned Vessels.--In carrying out\nthis section, the Commandant shall develop a process by which--\n``(1) a State, Indian Tribe, Native Hawaiian organization, or\nperson may report a covered vessel that may be abandoned to the\nCommandant for potential inclusion in the inventory established\nunder subsection (a);\n``(2) the Commandant shall review any such report and add such\nvessel to the inventory if the Commandant determines that the\nreported vessel is abandoned pursuant to section 4711.\n``(e) Clarification.--Except in a response action carried out under\nsection 311(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.\n1321) or in the case of imminent threat to life and safety, the\nCommandant shall not be responsible for removing any covered vessels\nlisted on the inventory established and maintained under subsection\n(a).''.\n(b) Rulemaking.--The Secretary of the department in which the Coast\nGuard is operating, in consultation with the Secretary of the Army,\nacting through the Chief of Engineers, and the Secretary of Commerce,\nacting through the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall\nissue regulations with respect to the procedures for determining that a\nvessel is abandoned for the purposes of subchapter II of chapter 47 of\ntitle 46, United States Code (as added by this section).\n(c) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 47 of title 46, United States\nCode, is amended--\n(1) in section 4701--\n(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking\n``chapter'' and inserting ``subchapter''; and\n(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``chapter'' and inserting\n``subchapter'';\n(2) in section 4703 by striking ``chapter'' and inserting\n``subchapter'';\n(3) in section 4704 by striking ``chapter'' each place it\nappears and inserting ``subchapter''; and\n(4) in section 4705 by striking ``chapter'' and inserting\n``subchapter''.\n(d) Clerical Amendments.--The analysis for chapter 47 of title 46,\nUnited States Code, is amended--\n(1) by inserting before the item relating to section 4701 the\nfollowing:\n\n``subchapter i--barges''; and\n\n(2) by adding at the end the following:\n\n``subchapter ii--non-barge vessels\n\n``4710. Definitions.\n``4711. Abandonment of vessels prohibited.\n``4712. Inventory of abandoned vessels.''.\nSEC. 7348. OFFSHORE OPERATIONS.\n(a) In General.--Section 3702(b) of title 46, United States Code,\nis amended--\n(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking\n``offshore drilling or production facilities in the oil industry''\nand inserting ``exploration, development, or production of offshore\ndrilling or production facilities in the oil industry and non-\nmineral energy production''; and\n(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``oil exploitation'' and\ninserting ``exploration, development, or production of offshore\nenergy resources''.\n(b) Oil Fuel Tank Protection.--\n(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and\nnot later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the\nCommandant shall amend section 125.115(b) of title 46, Code of\nFederal Regulations (as in effect on such date of enactment), to\nreflect the amendment made in subsection (a).\n(2) Application.--If the Commandant fails to amend the section\ndescribed in paragraph (1) by the date that is 60 days after the\ndate of enactment of this Act, then, in lieu of the application of\nsuch section, the Secretary shall allow vessels to which section\n3702 of title 46, United States Code, applies to transfer fuel from\nthe fuel supply tanks of such vessel to offshore facilities in\nsupport of exploration, development, or production of offshore\nenergy resources.\n(c) Outer Continental Shelf Activities.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall amend section G6.3.a of\nthe United States Coast Guard Marine Safety Manual, Volume II\ntitled ``Materiel Inspection: Outer Continental Shelf Activities'',\nissued September 20, 2021 (COMDTINST M16000.76) (as in effect on\nsuch date of enactment), to reflect the amendment made in\nsubsection (a).\n(2) Application.--If the Commandant fails to amend the section\ndescribed in paragraph (1) by the date that is 60 days after the\ndate of enactment of this Act, then the Secretary shall in lieu of\nsuch section not apply section 3702 of title 46, United States\nCode, to a documented vessel transferring fuel from the fuel supply\ntanks of such vessel to an offshore facility if such vessel is not\na tanker and is in the service of exploration, development, or\nproduction of offshore energy resources.\nSEC. 7349. PORT ACCESS ROUTES.\n(a) Regulation.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment\nof this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard\nis operating shall issue a regulation for nearshore and offshore\nshipping safety fairways, to include a minimum appropriate width of not\nless than the width proposed in the proposed rule of the Coast Guard\ntitled ``Shipping Safety Fairways Along the Atlantic Coast'', issued on\nJanuary 19, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 3587).\n(b) Exception.--The minimum appropriate width under subsection (a)\nshall not apply to connector, cutacross, or cutoff fairways, Traffic\nSeparation Schemes, or precautionary areas.\n(c) Applicability.--In issuing the regulation under subsection (a),\nthe Secretary shall apply the regulation to the geographic area covered\nby the proposed rule of the Coast Guard titled ``Shipping Safety\nFairways Along the Atlantic Coast'', issued on January 19, 2024 (89\nFed. Reg. 3587).\n(d) Effective Date.--The regulation issued under subsection (a)\nshall take effect on December 31, 2026.\n\nTITLE LXXIV--OIL POLLUTION RESPONSE\n\nSEC. 7401. VESSEL RESPONSE PLANS.\n(a) Salvage and Marine Firefighting Response Capability.--Section\n311(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j))\nis amended by adding at the end the following:\n``(10) Salvage and marine firefighting response capability.--\n``(A) In general.--The President, acting through the\nSecretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is\noperating unless otherwise delegated by the President, may\nrequire--\n``(i) periodic inspection of vessels and salvage\nequipment, firefighting equipment, and other major marine\ncasualty response equipment on or associated with vessels;\n``(ii) periodic verification of capabilities to\nappropriately, and in a timely manner, respond to a marine\ncasualty, including--\n\n``(I) drills, with or without prior notice;\n``(II) review of contracts and relevant third-party\nagreements;\n``(III) testing of equipment;\n``(IV) review of training; and\n``(V) other evaluations of marine casualty response\ncapabilities, as determined appropriate by the\nPresident; and\n\n``(iii) carrying of appropriate response equipment for\nresponding to a marine casualty that employs the best\ntechnology economically feasible and that is compatible\nwith the safe operation of the vessel.\n``(B) Definitions.--In this paragraph:\n``(i) Marine casualty.--The term `marine casualty'\nmeans a marine casualty that is required to be reported\npursuant to paragraph (3), (4), or (5) of section 6101 of\ntitle 46, United States Code.\n``(ii) Salvage equipment.--The term `salvage equipment'\nmeans any equipment that is capable of being used to assist\na vessel in potential or actual danger in order to prevent\nloss of life, damage or destruction of the vessel or its\ncargo, or release of its contents into the marine\nenvironment.''.\n(b) Report to Congress.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States\nshall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure\nof the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,\nScience, and Transportation of the Senate a report on--\n(A) the state of marine firefighting authorities,\njurisdiction, and plan review; and\n(B) other considerations with respect to fires at\nwaterfront facilities (including vessel fires) and vessel fires\non the navigable waters (as such term is defined in section 502\nof the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362)).\n(2) Contents.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the Comptroller\nGeneral shall--\n(A) examine--\n(i) collaboration among Federal and non-Federal\nentities for purposes of reducing the risks to local\ncommunities of fires described in paragraph (1);\n(ii) the prevalence and frequency of such fires; and\n(iii) the extent to which firefighters and marine\nfirefighters are aware of the dangers of lithium-ion\nbattery fires, including lithium-ion batteries used for\nvehicles, and how to respond to such fires;\n(B) review methods of documenting and sharing best\npractices throughout the maritime community for responding to\nvessel fires; and\n(C) make recommendations for--\n(i) preparing for, responding to, and training for such\nfires;\n(ii) clarifying roles and responsibilities of Federal\nand non-Federal entities in preparing for, responding to,\nand training for such fires; and\n(iii) other topics for consideration.\nSEC. 7402. USE OF MARINE CASUALTY INVESTIGATIONS.\nSection 6308 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a) by striking ``initiated'' and inserting\n``conducted''; and\n(2) by adding at the end the following:\n``(e) For purposes of this section, an administrative proceeding\nconducted by the United States includes proceedings under section 7701\nand claims adjudicated under section 1013 of the Oil Pollution Act of\n1990 (33 U.S.C. 2713).''.\nSEC. 7403. TIMING OF REVIEW.\nSection 1017 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2717) is\namended by adding at the end the following:\n``(g) Timing of Review.--Before the date of completion of a removal\naction, no person may bring an action under this Act, section 311 of\nthe Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321), or chapter 7\nof title 5, United States Code, challenging any decision relating to\nsuch removal action that is made by an on-scene coordinator appointed\nunder the National Contingency Plan.''.\nSEC. 7404. ONLINE INCIDENT REPORTING SYSTEM.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the National Response Center shall submit to\nCongress a plan to design, fund, and staff the National Response Center\nto develop and maintain a web-based application by which the National\nResponse Center may receive notifications of oil discharges or releases\nof hazardous substances.\n(b) Development of Application.--Not later than 2 years after the\ndate on which the plan is submitted under subsection (a), the National\nResponse Center shall--\n(1) complete development of the application described in such\nsubsection; and\n(2) allow notifications described in such subsection that are\nrequired under Federal law or regulation to be made online using\nsuch application.\n(c) Use of Application.--In carrying out subsection (b), the\nNational Response Center may not require the notification of an oil\ndischarge or release of a hazardous substance to be made using the\napplication developed under such subsection.\nSEC. 7405. INVESTMENT.\nSection 350 of Public Law 106-113 (43 U.S.C. 1474b note) is\namended--\n(1) by striking paragraph (5);\n(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (6), and (7) as\nsubsections (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively, and\nindenting the subsections appropriately;\n(3) in paragraph (1)--\n(A) by striking ``(1) Notwithstanding any other provision\nof law and subject to the provisions of paragraphs (5) and\n(7)'' and inserting the following:\n``(a) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) Consent decree.--The term `Consent Decree' means the\nconsent decree issued in United States v. Exxon Corporation, et al.\n(No. A91-082 CIV) and State of Alaska v. Exxon Corporation, et al.\n(No. A91-083 CIV).\n``(2) Fund.--The term `Fund' means the Natural Resource Damage\nAssessment and Restoration Fund established pursuant to title I of\nthe Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations\nAct, 1992 (43 U.S.C. 1474b).\n``(3) Outside account.--The term `outside account' means any\naccount outside the United States Treasury.\n``(4) Trustee.--The term `Trustee' means a Federal or State\nnatural resource trustee for the Exxon Valdez oil spill.\n``(b) Deposits.--\n``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law\nand subject to subsection (g)'';\n(4) in subsection (b)(1) (as so designated)--\n(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking\n``issued in United States v. Exxon Corporation, et al. (No.\nA91-082 CIV) and State of Alaska v. Exxon Corporation, et al.\n(No. A91-083 CIV) (hereafter referred to as the `Consent\nDecree'),'';\n(B) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the\nfollowing:\n``(A) the Fund;\n``(B) an outside account; or''; and\n(C) in the undesignated matter following subparagraph (C)--\n(i) by striking ``the Federal and State natural\nresource trustees for the Exxon Valdez oil spill\n(`trustees')'' and inserting ``the Trustees''; and\n(ii) by striking ``Any funds'' and inserting the\nfollowing:\n``(2) Requirement for deposits in outside accounts.--Any\nfunds'';\n(5) in subsection (c) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)) by\nstriking ``(c) Joint'' and inserting the following:\n``(c) Transfers.--Any joint'';\n(6) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)) by\nstriking ``(d) The transfer'' and inserting the following:\n``(d) No Effect on Jurisdiction.--The transfer'';\n(7) in subsection (e) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))--\n(A) by striking ``(e) Nothing herein shall affect'' and\ninserting the following:\n``(e) Effect on Other Law.--Nothing in this section affects''; and\n(B) by striking ``trustees'' and inserting ``Trustees'';\n(8) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))--\n(A) by striking ``(f) The Federal trustees and the State\ntrustees'' and inserting the following:\n``(f) Grants.--The Trustees''; and\n(B) by striking ``this program'' and inserting ``this\nsection, prioritizing the issuance of grants to facilitate\nhabitat protection and habitat restoration programs''; and\n(9) in subsection (g) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))--\n(A) in the second sentence, by striking ``Upon the\nexpiration of the authorities granted in this section all'' and\ninserting the following:\n``(2) Return of funds.--On expiration of the authority provided\nin this section, all''; and\n(B) by striking ``(g) The authority'' and inserting the\nfollowing:\n``(g) Expiration.--\n``(1) In general.--The authority''.\nSEC. 7406. ADDITIONAL RESPONSE ASSETS.\n(a) Exemption and Requirements.--Section 3302 of title 46, United\nStates Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:\n``(o) Additional Response Assets.--\n``(1) Vessels exempt from inspection.--Except as otherwise\nprovided in this subsection, a qualified vessel engaged in a\nqualified oil spill response shall not be subject to inspection if\nthe qualified vessel--\n``(A) has--\n``(i) an agreement by contract or other approved means\nwith an oil spill removal organization to support a\nresponse plan under section 311(j) of the Federal Water\nPollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)), including\ntraining and exercises related to oil spill response\nactivities; or\n``(ii) been approved by the Secretary to respond to a\ndischarge of oil or to participate in training and\nexercises related to oil spill response activities;\n``(B) is normally and substantially involved in activities\nother than, and not adapted to, spill response;\n``(C) complies with all applicable laws for the use of such\nvessel in the activities for which such vessel is normally and\nsubstantially operated, including any inspection requirement\nunder this title for such use; and\n``(D) has at least 1 person aboard possessing\ncertifications for, or who are in training for, applicable\nhazardous waste operations and emergency response.\n``(2) Allowances.--A qualified vessel under paragraph (1) may--\n``(A) unless otherwise inspected as a towing vessel under\nthis title, tow only--\n``(i) another vessel or a device, including a bladder,\ndesigned to carry oil or oil residues with the capacity of\nless than 250 barrels; or\n``(ii) oil spill response equipment, including boom,\nskimmers, or other response equipment;\n``(B) carry--\n``(i) temporary storage containers on board for\nrecovered oil or oil-contaminated materials collected\nduring an oil spill response, including bags, drums, and\ntotes as approved by the Secretary;\n``(ii) oil spill response equipment; or\n``(iii) no more than 6 passengers for hire in support\nof a response plan under Section 311(j) of the Federal\nWater Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)) approved by\nthe Secretary unless the vessel has been inspected under\nparagraph (4) or (8) of section 3301 or is authorized by\nthe Secretary to carry more than 6 passengers for hire;\n``(C) if the qualified vessel is a tank vessel, be used for\nstorage of recovered oil;\n``(D) conduct any other operation, or engage in training or\nexercises, in support of a response plan under section 311(j)\nof the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j))\napproved by the Secretary.\n``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:\n``(A) Qualified vessel.--The term `qualified vessel' means\na vessel operating in Coast Guard District Arctic.\n``(B) Qualified oil spill.--The term `qualified oil spill'\nmeans an oil spill occurring in waters subject to the\njurisdiction of Coast Guard District Arctic.''.\n(b) Repeal.--Section 11316 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263), and the\nitems relating to such section in the table of contents in sections\n2(b) and 11001(b) of such Act, are repealed.\n(c) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section shall nullify or\ninvalidate the authorities and responsibilities prescribed in section\n50.10-10 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, for the Officer in\nCharge, Marine Inspection.\nSEC. 7407. INTERNATIONAL MARITIME OIL SPILL RESPONSE.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall, in coordination with other\nFederal agencies, as appropriate, review and update the Canada-US Joint\nMaritime Pollution Contingency Plan.\n(b) Requirements.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Commandant\nshall--\n(1) review each geographic annex within the contingency plan;\n(2) for each geographic area covered by the plan--\n(A) analyze the vessel traffic patterns, including the\ntypes of vessels transiting the area, and assess the risks of a\npollution incident;\n(B) assess the risks of a pollution incident; and\n(C) update the plan based on such analysis and assessment;\n(3) determine if any of the areas should be expanded or\nmodified, and update the plan accordingly to include future risk\nprojections; and\n(4) evaluate the coverage and gaps of response assets on each\nside of the United States-Canada border and the manner in which\nsuch assets may be able to aid in implementing such plan.\n(c) Exercises.--The Commandant, in coordination with the Secretary\nof State, shall conduct a joint training exercise not less than once a\nyear to determine emergency response capabilities and identify other\ntypes of support necessary to effectuate a successful oil spill\nresponse, in accordance with the Canada-US Joint Maritime Pollution\nContingency Plan, including any update to such Plan carried out\npursuant to subsection (a).\n\nTITLE LXXV--SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT RESPONSE\nSubtitle A--Accountability Implementation\n\nSEC. 7501. INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF COAST GUARD REFORMS.\n(a) Government Accountability Office Report.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States\nshall report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure\nof the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,\nScience, and Transportation of the Senate on the efforts of the\nCoast Guard to mitigate cases of sexual assault and sexual\nharassment within the service.\n(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall--\n(A) evaluate--\n(i) the efforts of the Commandant to implement the\ndirected actions from enclosure 1 of the memorandum titled\n``Commandant's Directed Actions--Accountability and\nTransparency'' dated November 27, 2023;\n(ii) whether the Commandant met the reporting\nrequirements under section 5112 of title 14, United States\nCode; and\n(iii) the effectiveness of the actions of the Coast\nGuard, including efforts outside of the actions described\nin the memorandum titled ``Commandant's Directed Actions--\nAccountability and Transparency'' dated November 27, 2023,\nto mitigate instances of sexual assault and sexual\nharassment and improve the enforcement relating to such\ninstances within the Coast Guard, and how the Coast Guard\nis overcoming challenges in implementing such actions;\n(B) make recommendations to the Commandant for improvements\nto the efforts of the service to mitigate instances of sexual\nassault and sexual harassment and improve the enforcement\nrelating to such instances within the Coast Guard; and\n(C) make recommendations to the Committee on Transportation\nand Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the\nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the\nSenate to mitigate instances of sexual assault and sexual\nharassment in the Coast Guard and improve the enforcement\nrelating to such instances within the Coast Guard, including\nproposed changes to any legislative authorities.\n(b) Report by Commandant.--Not later than 90 days after the date on\nwhich the Comptroller General completes all actions under subsection\n(a), the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and\nInfrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on\nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a detailed written\nreport that includes the following:\n(1) A plan for Coast Guard implementation, including interim\nmilestones and timeframes, of any recommendation made by the\nComptroller General under subsection (a)(2)(B) with which the\nCommandant concurs.\n(2) With respect to any recommendation made under subsection\n(a)(2)(B) with which the Commandant does not concur, an explanation\nof the detailed reasons why the Commandant does not concur.\nSEC. 7502. COAST GUARD IMPLEMENTATION OF INDEPENDENT REVIEW COMMISSION\nRECOMMENDATIONS ON ADDRESSING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN\nTHE MILITARY.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall review the report of the\nIndependent Review Commission titled ``Hard Truths and the Duty to\nChange: Recommendations from the Independent Review Commission on\nSexual Assault in the Military'' referred to in the memorandum of the\nDepartment of Defense titled ``Memorandum for Senior Pentagon\nLeadership Commanders of the Combatant Commands Defense Agency and DoD\nField Activity Directors'', dated September 22, 2021, (relating to\ncommencing Department of Defense actions and implementation of the\nrecommendations of the Independent Review Commission to address sexual\nassault and sexual harassment in the military).\n(b) Strategy and Action Plan.--On completion of the review required\nunder subsection (a), and not later than 1 year after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on\nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee\non Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a\nwritten and detailed strategy and a written and detailed action plan\nthat--\n(1)(A) identifies any recommendation set forth in the report by\nthe Independent Review Commission described in subsection (a) that\naddresses a matter that is not within the jurisdiction of the Coast\nGuard, does not apply to the Coast Guard, or otherwise would not be\nbeneficial to members of the Coast Guard, as determined by the\nCommandant; and\n(B) includes a brief rationale for such determination; and\n(2) with respect to each recommendation set forth in such\nreport that is not identified under paragraph (1), includes--\n(A)(i) a detailed action plan for implementation of the\nrecommendation;\n(ii) a description of changes the Commandant will make\nto associated Coast Guard policies so as to enable the\nimplementation of the recommendation;\n(iii) an estimated timeline for implementation of the\nrecommendation;\n(iv) the estimated cost of the implementation;\n(v) legislative proposals for such implementation, as\nappropriate; and\n(vi) any other information the Commandant considers\nappropriate; or\n(B) in the case of such a recommendation that the\nCommandant is unable to implement, an explanation of the reason\nthe recommendation cannot be implemented.\n(c) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment\nof this Act, and every 180 days thereafter through 2028, the Commandant\nshall provide the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of\nthe Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of\nthe House of Representatives with a briefing on the status of the\nimplementation of this section and any modification to the strategy and\nplan submitted under subsection (b).\n\nSubtitle B--Misconduct\n\nSEC. 7511. COVERED MISCONDUCT.\n(a) In General.--Chapter 25 of title 14, United States Code, is\namended by adding at the end the following:\n\n``SUBCHAPTER III--COVERED MISCONDUCT\n\n``Sec. 2531. Comprehensive policy and procedures on retention and\naccess to evidence and records relating to sexual misconduct and\nother misconduct\n``(a) Issuance of Policy.--Not later than 1 year after the date of\nenactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, the Secretary,\nin consultation with the Office of the Inspector General of the\ndepartment in which the Coast Guard is operating and the Office of the\nInspector General of the Department of Defense, shall issue a\ncomprehensive policy for the Coast Guard on the retention of and access\nto evidence and records relating to covered misconduct involving\nmembers of the Coast Guard.\n``(b) Objectives.--The comprehensive policy required by subsection\n(a) shall revise existing policies and procedures, including systems of\nrecords, as necessary to ensure preservation of such evidence and\nrecords for periods sufficient--\n``(1) to ensure that members of the Coast Guard who were\nvictims of covered misconduct are able to pursue claims for\nveterans benefits;\n``(2) to support administrative processes, criminal\nproceedings, and civil litigation conducted by military or civil\nauthorities; and\n``(3) for such other purposes relating to the documentation of\nan incident of covered misconduct in the Coast Guard as the\nSecretary considers appropriate.\n``(c) Elements.--\n``(1) In general.--In developing the comprehensive policy\nrequired by subsection (a), the Secretary shall, at a minimum--\n``(A) identify records relating to an incident of covered\nmisconduct that shall be retained;\n``(B) with respect to records relating to covered\nmisconduct involving members of the Coast Guard that are not\nrecords of the Coast Guard, identify such records known to or\nin the possession of the Coast Guard, and set forth procedures\nfor Coast Guard coordination with the custodian of such records\nfor proper retention of the records;\n``(C) set forth criteria for the collection and retention\nof records relating to covered misconduct involving members of\nthe Coast Guard;\n``(D) identify physical evidence and nondocumentary forms\nof evidence relating to covered misconduct that shall be\nretained;\n``(E) set forth the period for which evidence and records\nrelating to covered misconduct involving members of the Coast\nGuard, including Coast Guard Form 6095, shall be retained,\nexcept that--\n``(i) any physical or forensic evidence relating to\nrape or sexual assault, as described in sections 920(a) and\n920(b) of title 10 (articles 120(a) and 120(b) of the\nUniform Code of Military Justice), shall be retained not\nless than 50 years, and for other covered misconduct not\nless than the statute of limitations of the alleged offense\nunder the Uniform Code of Military Justice; and\n``(ii) documentary evidence relating to rape or sexual\nassault, as described in sections 920(a) and 920(b) of\ntitle 10 (articles 120(a) and 120(b) of the Uniform Code of\nMilitary Justice), shall be retained not less than 50\nyears;\n``(F) consider locations in which such records shall be\nstored;\n``(G) identify media and methods that may be used to\npreserve and ensure access to such records, including\nelectronic systems of records;\n``(H) ensure the protection of privacy of--\n``(i) individuals named in records and status of\nrecords under section 552 of title 5 (commonly referred to\nas the `Freedom of Information Act') and section 552a of\ntitle 5 (commonly referred to as the `Privacy Act'); and\n``(ii) individuals named in restricted reporting cases;\n``(I) designate the 1 or more positions within the Coast\nGuard that shall have the responsibility for such record\nretention by the Coast Guard;\n``(J) require education and training for members and\ncivilian employees of the Coast Guard on record retention\nrequirements under this section;\n``(K) set forth criteria for access to such records\nrelating to covered misconduct involving members of the Coast\nGuard, including whether the consent of the victim should be\nrequired, by--\n``(i) victims of covered misconduct;\n``(ii) law enforcement authorities;\n``(iii) the Department of Veterans Affairs; and\n``(iv) other individuals and entities, including\nalleged assailants;\n``(L) require uniform collection of data on--\n``(i) the incidence of covered misconduct in the Coast\nGuard; and\n``(ii) disciplinary actions taken in substantiated\ncases of covered misconduct in the Coast Guard; and\n``(M) set forth standards for communications with, and\nnotifications to, victims, consistent with--\n``(i) the requirements of any applicable Department of\nDefense policy; and\n``(ii) to the extent practicable, any applicable policy\nof the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.\n``(2) Retention of certain forms and evidence in connection\nwith restricted reports and unrestricted reports of sexual assault\ninvolving members of the coast guard.--\n``(A) In general.--The comprehensive policy required by\nsubsection (a) shall require all unique or original copies of\nCoast Guard Form 6095 filed in connection with a restricted or\nunrestricted report on an alleged incident of rape or sexual\nassault, as described in sections 920(a) and 920(b) of title 10\n(articles 120(a) and 120(b) of the Uniform Code of Military\nJustice), involving a member of the Coast Guard to be retained\nfor the longer of--\n``(i) 50 years commencing on the date of signature of\nthe covered person on Coast Guard Form 6095; or\n``(ii) the time provided for the retention of such form\nin connection with unrestricted and restricted reports on\nincidents of sexual assault involving members of the Coast\nGuard under Coast Guard policy.\n``(B) Protection of confidentiality.--Any Coast Guard form\nretained under subparagraph (A) shall be retained in a manner\nthat protects the confidentiality of the member of the Coast\nGuard concerned in accordance with Coast Guard policy.\n``(3) Retention of case notes in investigations of covered\nmisconduct involving members of the coast guard.--\n``(A) Required retention of all investigative records.--The\ncomprehensive policy required by subsection (a) shall require,\nfor all criminal investigations relating to an alleged incident\nof covered misconduct involving a member of the Coast Guard,\nthe retention of all elements of the case file.\n``(B) Elements.--The elements of the case file to be\nretained under subparagraph (A) shall include, at a minimum--\n``(i) the case activity record;\n``(ii) the case review record;\n``(iii) investigative plans; and\n``(iv) all case notes made by any investigating agent.\n``(C) Retention period.--All elements of the case file\nshall be retained for not less than 50 years for cases\ninvolving rape or sexual assault, as described in sections\n920(a) and 920(b) of title 10 (articles 120(a) and 120(b) of\nthe Uniform Code of Military Justice), and not less than the\nstatute of limitations of the alleged offense under the Uniform\nCode of Military Justice for other covered misconduct, and no\nelement of any such case file may be destroyed until the\nexpiration of such period.\n``(4) Return of personal property upon completion of related\nproceedings in unrestricted reporting cases.--Notwithstanding the\nrecords and evidence retention requirements described in paragraphs\n(1)(E) and (2), personal property retained as evidence in\nconnection with an incident of rape or sexual assault, as described\nin sections 920(a) and 920(b) of title 10 (articles 120(a) and\n120(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), involving a member\nof the Coast Guard may be returned to the rightful owner of such\nproperty after the conclusion of all legal, adverse action, and\nadministrative proceedings related to such incident, as determined\nby the Commandant.\n``(5) Return of personal property in restricted reporting\ncases.--\n``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall prescribe procedures\nunder which a victim who files a restricted report of an\nincident of sexual assault may request, at any time, the return\nof any personal property of the victim obtained as part of the\nsexual assault forensic examination.\n``(B) Requirements.--The procedures required by\nsubparagraph (A) shall ensure that--\n``(i) a request by a victim for the return of personal\nproperty described under subparagraph (A) may be made on a\nconfidential basis and without affecting the restricted\nnature of the restricted report; and\n``(ii) at the time of the filing of the restricted\nreport, a Special Victims' Counsel, Sexual Assault Response\nCoordinator, or Sexual Assault Prevention and Response\nVictim Advocate--\n\n``(I) informs the victim that the victim may\nrequest the return of personal property as described in\nsuch subparagraph; and\n``(II) advises the victim that such a request for\nthe return of personal property may negatively impact a\nsubsequent case adjudication if the victim later\ndecides to convert the restricted report to an\nunrestricted report.\n\n``(C) Rule of construction.--Except with respect to\npersonal property returned to a victim under this paragraph,\nnothing in this paragraph may be construed to affect the\nrequirement to retain a sexual assault forensic examination kit\nfor the period specified in paragraph (2).\n``(6) Victim access to records.--With respect to victim access\nto records after all final disposition actions and any appeals have\nbeen completed, as applicable, the comprehensive policy required by\nsubsection (a) shall provide that, to the maximum extent\npracticable, and in such a manner that will not jeopardize an\nactive investigation or an active case--\n``(A) a victim of covered misconduct in a case in which\neither the victim or alleged perpetrator is a covered person\nshall have access to all records that are directly related to\nthe victim's case, or related to the victim themselves, in\naccordance with the policy issued under subsection (a) and\nsubject to required protections under sections 552 and 552a of\ntitle 5;\n``(B) a victim of covered misconduct who requests access to\nrecords under section 552 or 552a of title 5 concerning the\nvictim's case shall be determined to have a compelling need,\nand the records request shall be processed under expedited\nprocessing procedures, if in the request for such records the\nvictim indicates that the records concerned are related to the\ncovered misconduct case;\n``(C) in applying sections 552 and 552a of title 5 to the\nredaction of information related to a records request by a\nvictim of covered misconduct made under such sections after all\nfinal disposition actions and any appeals have been completed--\n``(i) any such redaction shall be applied to the\nminimum extent possible so as to ensure the provision of\nthe maximum amount of unredacted information to the victim\nthat is permissible by law; and\n``(ii) any such redaction shall not be applied to--\n\n``(I) receipt by the victim of the victim's own\nstatement; or\n``(II) the victim's information from an\ninvestigation; and\n\n``(D) in the case of such a records request for which the\ntimelines for expedited processing are not met, the Commandant\nshall provide to the Secretary, the Committee on Commerce,\nScience, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on\nTransportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives in person and in writing a briefing that\nexplains the reasons for the denial or the delay in processing,\nas applicable.\n``(d) Definition of Covered Person.--In this section, the term\n`covered person' includes--\n``(1) a member of the Coast Guard on active duty;\n``(2) a member of the Coast Guard Reserve with respect to\ncrimes investigated by or reported to the Secretary on any date on\nwhich such member is in a military status under section 802 of\ntitle 10 (article 2 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice);\n``(3) a former member of the Coast Guard with respect to crimes\ninvestigated by or reported to the Secretary; and\n``(4) in the case of an investigation of covered misconduct\nconducted by, or an incident of covered misconduct reported to, the\nCoast Guard involving a civilian employee of the Coast Guard, any\nsuch civilian employee of the Coast Guard.\n``(e) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section authorizes or\nrequires, or shall be construed to authorize or require, the discovery,\ninspection, or production of reports, memoranda, or other internal\ndocuments or work product generated by counsel, an attorney for the\nGovernment, or their assistants or representatives.\n``Sec. 2532. Requirement to maintain certain records\n``(a) In General.--The Commandant shall maintain all work product\nrelated to documenting a disposition decision on an investigation by\nthe Coast Guard Investigative Service or other law enforcement entity\ninvestigating a Coast Guard member accused of an offense against\nchapter 47 of title 10.\n``(b) Record Retention Period.--Work product documents and the case\naction summary described in subsection (c) shall be maintained for a\nperiod of not less than 7 years from the date of the disposition\ndecision.\n``(c) Case Action Summary.--Upon a final disposition action for\ncases described in subsection (a), except for offenses of wrongful use\nor possession of a controlled substance under section 912a of title 10\n(article 112a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), where the\nmember accused is an officer of pay grade O-4 and below or an enlisted\nmember of pay grade E-7 and below, a convening authority shall sign a\ncase action summary that includes the following:\n``(1) The disposition actions.\n``(2) The name and command of the referral authority.\n``(3) Records documenting when a referral authority consulted\nwith a staff judge advocate or special trial counsel, as\napplicable, before a disposition action was taken, to include the\nrecommendation of the staff judge advocate or special trial\ncounsel.\n``(4) A reference section listing the materials reviewed in\nmaking a disposition decision.\n``(5) The Coast Guard Investigative Service report of\ninvestigation.\n``(6) The completed Coast Guard Investigative Service report of\nadjudication included as an enclosure.\n``(d) Definition.--In this section, the term `work product'\nincludes--\n``(1) a prosecution memorandum;\n``(2) emails, notes, and other correspondence related to a\ndisposition decision; and\n``(3) the contents described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of\nsubsection (c).\n``(e) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section authorizes or\nrequires, or shall be construed to authorize or require, the discovery,\ninspection, or production of reports, memoranda, or other internal\ndocuments or work product generated by counsel, an attorney for the\nGovernment, or their assistants or representatives.\n``Sec. 2533. Covered misconduct in Coast Guard\n``(a) In General.--Not later than March 1 each year, the Commandant\nshall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation\nof the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of\nthe House of Representatives a report on incidents of covered\nmisconduct involving members of the Coast Guard, including recruits and\nofficer candidates, and claims of retaliation related to the reporting\nof any such incident.\n``(b) Continuity of Data and Reporting.--In carrying out this\nsection, the Commandant shall ensure the continuity of data collection\nand reporting such that the ability to analyze trends is not\ncompromised.\n``(c) Contents.--\n``(1) Incidents involving members.--\n``(A) Information and data.--\n``(i) In general.--Each report required under\nsubsection (a) shall include, for the preceding calendar\nyear, information and data on--\n\n``(I) incidents of covered misconduct; and\n``(II) incidents of retaliation against a member of\nthe Coast Guard related to the reporting of covered\nmisconduct, disaggregated by type of retaliation claim.\n\n``(ii) Inclusions.--The information and data on the\nincidents described in clause (i) shall include the\nfollowing:\n\n``(I) All incidents of covered misconduct and\nretaliation described in clause (i) reported to the\nCommandant or any other official of the Coast Guard\nduring the preceding calendar year (referred to in this\nsubsection as a `reported incident').\n``(II) The number of reported incidents committed\nagainst members of the Coast Guard.\n``(III) The number of reported incidents committed\nby members of the Coast Guard.\n``(IV) Information on reported incidents, in\naccordance with the policy prescribed under section\n549G(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2022 (10 U.S.C. 1561 note), to the maximum\nextent practicable.\n``(V) The number of reported incidents that were\nentered into the Catch a Serial Offender system,\nincluding the number of such incidents that resulted in\nthe identification of a potential or confirmed match.\n``(VI) The number of reported incidents that were\nsubstantiated (referred to in this subsection as a\n`substantiated reported incident').\n``(VII) A synopsis of each substantiated reported\nincident that includes--\n\n``(aa) a brief description of the nature of the\nincident;\n``(bb) whether the accused member has\npreviously been convicted of sexual assault; and\n``(cc) whether alcohol or other controlled or\nprohibited substances were involved in the\nincident, and a description of the involvement.\n\n``(VIII) The type of case disposition associated\nwith each substantiated reported incident, such as--\n\n``(aa) conviction and sentence by court-\nmartial, including charges and specifications for\nwhich convicted;\n``(bb) acquittal of all charges at court-\nmartial;\n``(cc) as appropriate, imposition of a\nnonjudicial punishment under section 815 of title\n10 (article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military\nJustice);\n``(dd) as appropriate, administrative action\ntaken, including a description of each type of such\naction imposed;\n``(ee) dismissal of all charges, including a\ndescription of each reason for dismissal and the\nstage at which dismissal occurred; and\n``(ff) whether the accused member was\nadministratively separated or, in the case of an\nofficer, allowed to resign in lieu of court-\nmartial, and the characterization (honorable,\ngeneral, or other than honorable) of the service of\nthe member upon separation or resignation.\n\n``(IX) With respect to any incident of covered\nmisconduct reported to the Commandant or any other\nofficial of the Coast Guard during the preceding\ncalendar year that involves a report of retaliation\nrelating to the incident--\n\n``(aa) a narrative description of the\nretaliation claim;\n``(bb) the nature of the relationship between\nthe complainant and the individual accused of\ncommitting the retaliation; and\n``(cc) the nature of the relationship between\nthe individual accused of committing the covered\nmisconduct and the individual accused of committing\nthe retaliation.\n\n``(X) The disposition of or action taken by the\nCoast Guard or any other Federal, State, local, or\nTribal entity with respect to a substantiated reported\nincident.\n``(XI) With respect to any investigation of a\nreported incident--\n\n``(aa) the status of the investigation or\ninformation relating to any referral to outside law\nenforcement entities;\n``(bb) the official or office of the Coast\nGuard that received the complaint;\n``(cc) a description of the results of such an\ninvestigation or information with respect to\nwhether the results of the investigation were\nprovided to the complainant; or\n``(dd) whether the investigation substantiated\nan offense under chapter 47 of title 10 (the\nUniform Code of Military Justice).\n``(iii) Format.--With respect to the information and\ndata required under clause (i), the Commandant shall report\nsuch information and data separately for each type of\ncovered misconduct offense, and shall not aggregate the\ninformation and data for multiple types of covered\nmisconduct offenses.\n``(B) Trends.--Subject to subsection (b), beginning on the\ndate of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025,\neach report required by subsection (a) shall include, for the\npreceding calendar year, an analysis or assessment of trends in\nthe occurrence, as applicable, of incidents described in\nsubparagraph (A)(i), since the date of enactment of the Coast\nGuard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-\n213).\n``(C) Response.--Each report required under subsection (a)\nshall include, for the preceding calendar year, a description\nof the policies, procedures, processes, initiatives,\ninvestigations (including overarching investigations),\nresearch, or studies implemented by the Commandant in response\nto any incident described in subparagraph (A)(i) involving a\nmember of the Coast Guard.\n``(D) Plan.--Each report required under subsection (a)\nshall include a plan for actions to be taken during the year\nfollowing the year covered by the report to enhance the\nprevention of and response to incidents described in\nsubparagraph (A)(i) involving members of the Coast Guard.\n``(E) Covered misconduct prevention and response\nactivities.--Each report required under subsection (a) shall\ninclude an assessment of the adequacy of covered misconduct\nprevention and response activities related to incidents\ndescribed in subparagraph (A)(i) carried out by the Coast Guard\nduring the preceding calendar year.\n``(F) Contributing factors.--Each report required under\nsubsection (a) shall include, for incidents described in\nsubparagraph (A)(i)--\n``(i) an analysis of the factors that may have\ncontributed to such incidents;\n``(ii) an assessment of the role of such factors in\ncontributing to such incidents during such year; and\n``(iii) recommendations for mechanisms to eliminate or\nreduce such contributing factors.\n``(2) Incidents involving recruits and officer candidates.--\n``(A) Information and data.--\n``(i) In general.--Subject to subsection (b), each\nreport required under subsection (a) shall include, as a\nseparate appendix or enclosure, for the preceding calendar\nyear, information and data on--\n\n``(I) incidents of covered misconduct involving a\nrecruit of the Coast Guard at Training Center Cape May\nor an officer candidate at the Coast Guard Officer\nCandidate School; and\n``(II) incidents of retaliation against such a\nrecruit or officer candidate related to the reporting\nof covered misconduct, disaggregated by type of\nretaliation claim.\n\n``(ii) Inclusions.--\n\n``(I) In general.--The information and data on the\nincidents described in clause (i) shall include the\nfollowing:\n\n``(aa) All incidents of covered misconduct and\nretaliation described in clause (i) reported to the\nCommandant or any other official of the Coast Guard\nduring the preceding calendar year (referred to in\nthis subsection as a `reported incident').\n``(bb) The number of reported incidents\ncommitted against recruits and officer candidates\ndescribed in clause (i)(I).\n``(cc) The number of reported incidents\ncommitted by such recruits and officer candidates.\n``(dd) Information on reported incidents, in\naccordance with the policy prescribed under section\n549G(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act\nfor Fiscal Year 2022 (10 U.S.C. 1561 note), to the\nmaximum extent practicable.\n``(ee)(AA) The number of reported incidents\nthat were entered into the Catch a Serial Offender\nsystem.\n``(BB) Of such reported incidents entered\ninto such system, the number that resulted in\nthe identification of a potential or confirmed\nmatch.\n``(ff) The number of reported incidents that\nwere substantiated (referred to in this subsection\nas a `substantiated reported incident').\n``(gg) A synopsis of each substantiated\nreported incident that includes--\n``(AA) a brief description of the nature of\nthe incident; and\n``(BB) whether alcohol or other controlled\nor prohibited substances were involved in the\nincident, and a description of the involvement.\n``(hh) The type of case disposition associated\nwith each substantiated reported incident, such\nas--\n``(AA) conviction and sentence by court-\nmartial, including charges and specifications\nfor which convicted;\n``(BB) acquittal of all charges at court-\nmartial;\n``(CC) as appropriate, imposition of a\nnonjudicial punishment under section 815 of\ntitle 10 (article 15 of the Uniform Code of\nMilitary Justice);\n``(DD) as appropriate, administrative\naction taken, including a description of each\ntype of such action imposed;\n``(EE) dismissal of all charges, including\na description of each reason for dismissal and\nthe stage at which dismissal occurred; and\n``(FF) whether the accused member was\nadministratively separated or, in the case of\nan officer, allowed to resign in lieu of court-\nmartial, and the characterization (honorable,\ngeneral, or other than honorable) of the\nservice of the member upon separation or\nresignation.\n``(ii) With respect to any incident of covered\nmisconduct involving recruits or officer candidates\nreported to the Commandant or any other official of\nthe Coast Guard during the preceding calendar year\nthat involves a report of retaliation relating to\nthe incident--\n``(AA) a narrative description of the\nretaliation claim;\n``(BB) the nature of the relationship\nbetween the complainant and the individual\naccused of committing the retaliation; and\n``(CC) the nature of the relationship\nbetween the individual accused of committing\nthe covered misconduct and the individual\naccused of committing the retaliation.\n``(jj) The disposition of or action taken by\nthe Coast Guard or any other Federal, State, local,\nor Tribal entity with respect to a substantiated\nreported incident.\n``(kk) With respect to any investigation of a\nreported incident--\n``(AA) the status of the investigation or\ninformation relating to any referral to outside\nlaw enforcement entities;\n``(BB) the official or office of the Coast\nGuard that received the complaint;\n``(CC) a description of the results of such\nan investigation or information with respect to\nwhether the results of the investigation were\nprovided to the complainant; or\n``(DD) whether the investigation\nsubstantiated an offense under chapter 47 of\ntitle 10 (the Uniform Code of Military\nJustice).\n\n``(II) Format.--With respect to the information and\ndata required under clause (i), the Commandant shall\nreport such information and data separately for each\ntype of covered misconduct offense, and shall not\naggregate the information and data for multiple types\nof covered misconduct offenses.\n\n``(B) Trends.--Subject to subsection (b), beginning on the\ndate of enactment of Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025,\neach report required by subsection (a) shall include, for the\npreceding calendar year, an analysis or assessment of trends in\nthe occurrence, as applicable, of incidents described in\nsubparagraph (A)(i), since the date of enactment of the Coast\nGuard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-\n213).\n``(C) Response.--Each report required under subsection (a)\nshall include, for the preceding calendar year, a description\nof the policies, procedures, processes, initiatives,\ninvestigations (including overarching investigations),\nresearch, or studies implemented by the Commandant in response\nto any incident described in subparagraph (A)(i) involving--\n``(i) a recruit of the Coast Guard at Training Center\nCape May; or\n``(ii) an officer candidate at the Coast Guard Officer\nCandidate School.\n``(D) Plan.--Each report required under subsection (a)\nshall include a written and detailed plan for actions to be\ntaken during the year following the year covered by the report\nto enhance the prevention of and response to incidents\ndescribed in subparagraph (A)(i) involving a recruit of the\nCoast Guard at Training Center Cape May or an officer candidate\nat the Coast Guard Officer Candidate School.\n``(E) Covered misconduct prevention and response\nactivities.--Each report required under subsection (a) shall\ninclude an assessment of the adequacy of covered misconduct\nprevention and response activities related to incidents\ndescribed in subparagraph (A)(i) of this paragraph carried out\nby the Coast Guard during the preceding calendar year.\n``(F) Contributing factors.--Each report required under\nsubsection (a) shall include, for incidents described in\nsubparagraph (A)(i)--\n``(i) an analysis of the factors that may have\ncontributed to such incidents;\n``(ii) an assessment of the role of such factors in\ncontributing to such incidents during such year; and\n``(iii) recommendations for mechanisms to eliminate or\nreduce such contributing factors.\n``(3) Implementation status of accountability and transparency\nreview directed actions.--Each report required under subsection (a)\nsubmitted during the 5-year period beginning on March 1, 2025,\nshall include information on the implementation by the Commandant\nof the directed actions described in the memorandum of the Coast\nGuard titled `Commandant's Directed Actions--Accountability and\nTransparency', issued on November 27, 2023, including--\n``(A) a description of actions taken to address each\ndirected action during the year covered by the report;\n``(B) the implementation status of each directed action;\n``(C) in the case of any directed action that has not been\nimplemented--\n``(i) a detailed action plan for implementation of the\nrecommendation;\n``(ii) an estimated timeline for implementation of the\nrecommendation;\n``(iii) description of changes the Commandant intends\nto make to associated Coast Guard policies so as to enable\nthe implementation of the recommendation; and\n``(iv) any other information the Commandant considers\nappropriate;\n``(D) a description of the metrics and milestones used to\nmeasure completion, accountability, and effectiveness of each\ndirected action;\n``(E) a description of any additional actions the\nCommandant is taking to mitigate instances of covered\nmisconduct within the Coast Guard;\n``(F) any legislative change proposal necessary to\nimplement the directed actions; and\n``(G) a detailed list of funding necessary to implement the\ndirected actions in a timely and effective manner, including a\nlist of personnel needed for such implementation.\n``(d) Victim Confidentiality.--To the extent that information\ncollected under the authority of this section is reported or otherwise\nmade available to the public, such information shall be provided in a\nform that is consistent with applicable privacy protections under\nFederal law and does not jeopardize the confidentiality of victims.\n``(e) Substantiated Defined.--In this section, the term\n`substantiated' has the meaning given the term under section 1631(c) of\nthe Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011\n(10 U.S.C. 1561 note).\n``Sec. 2534. Review of discharge characterization\n``(a) Downgrade.--\n``(1) In general.--The decision to conduct a case review under\nthis section shall be at the discretion of the Secretary of the\ndepartment in which the Coast Guard is operating.\n``(2) Board of review.--In addition to the requirements of\nsection 1553 of title 10, a board of review for a former member of\nthe Coast Guard established pursuant to such section and under part\n51 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the\ndate of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025),\nmay upon a motion of the board and subject to review by the\nSecretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating,\ndowngrade an honorable discharge to a general (under honorable\nconditions) discharge upon a finding that a former member of the\nCoast Guard, while serving on active duty as a member of the armed\nforces, committed sexual assault or sexual harassment in violation\nof section 920, 920b, or 934 of title 10 (article 120, 120b, or 134\nof the Uniform Code of Military Justice).\n``(3) Evidence.--Any downgrade under paragraph (2) shall be\nsupported by clear and convincing evidence.\n``(4) Limitation.--The review board under paragraph (2) may not\ndowngrade a discharge of a former member of the Coast Guard if the\nsame action described in paragraph (2) was considered prior to\nseparation from active duty by an administrative board in\ndetermining the characterization of discharge as otherwise provided\nby law and in accordance with regulations prescribed by the\nSecretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.\n``(b) Procedural Rights.--\n``(1) In general.--A review by a board established under\nsection 1553 of title 10 and under part 51 of title 33, Code of\nFederal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the\nCoast Guard Authorization Act of 2025), shall be based on the\nrecords of the Coast Guard, and with respect to a member who also\nserved in another one of the armed forces, the records of the armed\nforces concerned and such other evidence as may be presented to the\nboard.\n``(2) Evidence by witness.--A witness may present evidence to\nthe board in person or by affidavit.\n``(3) Appearance before board.--A person who requests a review\nunder this section may appear before the board in person or by\ncounsel or an accredited representative of an organization\nrecognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under chapter 59 of\ntitle 38.\n``(4) Notification.--A former member of the Coast Guard who is\nsubject to a downgrade in discharge characterization review under\nsubsection (a) shall be notified in writing of such proceedings,\nafforded the right to obtain copies of records and documents\nrelevant to the proceedings, and the right to appear before the\nboard in person or by counsel or an accredited representative of an\norganization recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under\nchapter 59 of title 38.\n``Sec. 2535. Safe-to-Report policy for Coast Guard\n``(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of\nenactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, the Commandant\nshall, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military\ndepartments, establish and maintain a detailed and publicly available\nsafe-to-report policy described in subsection (b) that applies with\nrespect to all members of the Coast Guard (including members of the\nreserve and auxiliary components of the Coast Guard), cadets at the\nCoast Guard Academy, and any other individual undergoing training at an\naccession point of the Coast Guard.\n``(b) Safe-to-Report Policy.--The safe-to-report policy described\nin this subsection is a policy that--\n``(1) prescribes the handling of minor collateral misconduct,\ninvolving a member of the Coast Guard who is the alleged victim or\nreporting witness of a sexual assault; and\n``(2) applies to all such individuals, regardless of--\n``(A) to whom the victim makes the allegation or who\nreceives the victim's report of sexual assault; or\n``(B) whether the report, investigation, or prosecution is\nhandled by military or civilian authorities.\n``(c) Mitigating and Aggravating Circumstances.--In issuing the\npolicy under subsection (a), the Commandant shall specify mitigating\ncircumstances that decrease the gravity of minor collateral misconduct\nor the impact of such misconduct on good order and discipline and\naggravating circumstances that increase the gravity of minor collateral\nmisconduct or the impact of such misconduct on good order and\ndiscipline for purposes of the safe-to-report policy.\n``(d) Tracking of Collateral Misconduct Incidents.--In conjunction\nwith the issuance of the policy under subsection (a), the Commandant\nshall develop and implement a process to anonymously track incidents of\nminor collateral misconduct that are subject to the safe-to-report\npolicy.\n``(e) Minor Collateral Misconduct Defined.--In this section, the\nterm `minor collateral misconduct' means any minor misconduct that is\npotentially punishable under chapter 47 of title 10 that--\n``(1) is committed close in time to or during a sexual assault\nand directly related to the incident that formed the basis of the\nallegation of sexual assault allegation;\n``(2) is discovered as a direct result of the report of sexual\nassault or the ensuing investigation into such sexual assault; and\n``(3) does not involve aggravating circumstances (as specified\nin the policy issued under subsection (a)) that increase the\ngravity of the minor misconduct or the impact of such misconduct on\ngood order and discipline.\n``Sec. 2536. Notification of changes to Uniform Code of Military\nJustice or Manual for Courts Martial relating to covered misconduct\n``Beginning on March 30, 2026, and annually thereafter, the\nCommandant shall provide a detailed written notification to the\nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and\nthe Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives with respect to each of the following:\n``(1) Whether the Uniform Code of Military Justice (chapter 47\nof title 10) has been amended--\n``(A) to add any sex-related offense as a new article; or\n``(B) to remove an article relating to covered misconduct\ndescribed in any of paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 301.\n``(2) Whether the Manual for Courts Martial has been modified--\n``(A) to add any sex-related offense as an offense\ndescribed under an article of the Uniform Code of Military\nJustice; or\n``(B) to remove as an offense described under an article of\nthe Uniform Code of Military Justice covered misconduct\ndescribed in any of paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 301.\n``Sec. 2537. Accountability and transparency relating to allegations of\nmisconduct against senior leaders\n``(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of\nenactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, the Secretary\nshall establish a publicly available, written policy to improve\noversight, investigations, accountability, and public transparency\nregarding alleged misconduct of senior leaders of the Coast Guard.\n``(b) Elements.--The policy required by subsection (a)--\n``(1) shall require that--\n``(A) any allegation of alleged misconduct made against a\nsenior leader of the Coast Guard shall be reported to the\nOffice of the Inspector General of the department in which the\nCoast Guard is operating not later than 72 hours after the\nallegation is reported to the Coast Guard or the department in\nwhich the Coast Guard is operating; and\n``(B) the Inspector General of the department in which the\nCoast Guard is operating shall notify the head of the Coast\nGuard office in which the senior leader is serving with respect\nto the receipt of such allegation, or, in a case where the\nsenior leader is the head of such Coast Guard office, the next\nin the chain of command, as appropriate, except in a case in\nwhich the Inspector General determines that such notification\nwould risk impairing an ongoing investigation, would\nunnecessarily compromise the anonymity of the individual making\nthe allegation, or would otherwise be inappropriate; and\n``(2) to the extent practicable, shall be consistent with\nDepartment of Defense directives, including Department of Defense\nDirective 5505.06.\n``(c) First Right to Exclusive Investigation.--The Inspector\nGeneral of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating--\n``(1) shall have the first right to investigate an allegation\ndescribed in subsection (b)(1)(A); and\n``(2) in cases with concurrent jurisdiction involving an\nallegation described in subsection (b)(1)(A), may investigate such\nan allegation to the exclusion of any other Coast Guard criminal or\nadministrative investigation if the Inspector General determines\nthat an exclusive investigation is necessary to maintain the\nintegrity of the investigation.\n``(d) Public Availability and Broad Dissemination.--The policy\nestablished under subsection (a) shall be made available to the public\nand incorporated into training and curricula across the Coast Guard at\nall levels to ensure broad understanding of the policy among members\nand personnel of the Coast Guard.\n``(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n``(1) Alleged misconduct.--The term `alleged misconduct'--\n``(A) means a credible allegation that, if proven, would\nconstitute a violation of--\n``(i) a provision of criminal law, including the\nUniform Code of Military Justice (chapter 47 of title 10);\nor\n``(ii) a recognized standard, such as the Department of\nDefense Joint Ethics Regulation or other Federal\nregulation, including any other Department of Defense\nregulation and any Department of Homeland Security\nregulation; or\n``(B) could reasonably be expected to be of significance to\nthe Secretary or the Inspector General of the department in\nwhich the Coast Guard is operating, particularly in a case in\nwhich there is an element of misuse of position or of\nunauthorized personal benefit to the senior official, a family\nmember, or an associate.\n``(2) Senior leader of the coast guard.--The term `senior\nleader of the Coast Guard' means--\n``(A) an active duty, retired, or reserve officer of the\nCoast Guard in the grade of O-7 or higher;\n``(B) an officer of the Coast Guard selected for promotion\nto the grade of O-7;\n``(C) a current or former civilian member of the Senior\nExecutive Service (career reserved) employed by the Coast\nGuard; or\n``(D) any civilian member of the Coast Guard whose position\nis deemed equivalent to that of a member of the Senior\nExecutive Service (career reserved), as determined by the\nOffice of the Inspector General of the department in which the\nCoast Guard is operating.\n``Sec. 2538. Inclusion and command review of information on covered\nmisconduct in personnel service records\n``(a) Information on Reports on Covered Misconduct.--\n``(1) In general.--If a complaint of covered misconduct is made\nagainst a member of the Coast Guard and the member is convicted by\ncourt-martial or receives nonjudicial punishment or punitive\nadministrative action for such covered misconduct, a notation to\nthat effect shall be placed in the personnel service record of the\nmember, regardless of the grade of the member.\n``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the inclusion of information in\npersonnel service records under paragraph (1) is to alert\nsupervisors and commanders to any member of their command who has\nreceived a court-martial conviction, nonjudicial punishment, or\npunitive administrative action for covered misconduct in order--\n``(A) to reduce the likelihood that repeat offenses will\nescape the notice of supervisors and commanders; and\n``(B) to help inform commissioning or promotability of the\nmember;\n``(3) Limitation on placement.--A notation under paragraph (1)\nmay not be placed in the restricted section of the personnel\nservice record of a member.\n``(4) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection may be\nconstrued to prohibit or limit the capacity of a member of the\nCoast Guard to challenge or appeal the placement of a notation, or\nlocation of placement of a notation, in the personnel service\nrecord of the member in accordance with procedures otherwise\napplicable to such challenges or appeals.\n``(b) Command Review of History of Covered Misconduct.--\n``(1) In general.--Under policy to be prescribed by the\nSecretary, the commanding officer of a unit or facility to which a\ncovered member is assigned or transferred shall review the history\nof covered misconduct as documented in the personnel service record\nof a covered member in order to become familiar with such history\nof the covered member.\n``(2) Covered member defined.--In this subsection, the term\n`covered member' means a member of the Coast Guard who, at the time\nof assignment or transfer as described in paragraph (1), has a\nhistory of 1 or more covered misconduct offenses as documented in\nthe personnel service record of such member or such other records\nor files as the Commandant shall specify in the policy prescribed\nunder subparagraph (A).\n``(c) Review of Personnel Service Record to Determine Suitability\nfor Civilian Employment.--Under policy to be prescribed by the\nSecretary, the Commandant shall establish procedures that are\nconsistent with the law, policies, and practices of the Department of\nDefense in effect on the date of enactment of the Coast Guard\nAuthorization Act of 2025 to consider and review the personnel service\nrecord of a former member of the Armed Forces to determine the\nsuitability of the individual for civilian employment in the Coast\nGuard.\n``Sec. 2539. Covered misconduct defined\n``In this title, the term `covered misconduct' means--\n``(1) rape and sexual assault, as described in sections 920(a)\nand 920(b) of title 10 (articles 120(a) and 120(b) of the Uniform\nCode of Military Justice);\n``(2) sexual harassment, as described in Executive Order 14062\ndated January 26, 2022, and enumerated under section 934 of title\n10 (article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice);\n``(3) abusive sexual contact and aggravated sexual contact, as\ndescribed in sections 920(c) and 920(d) of title 10 (articles\n120(c) and 120(d) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice);\n``(4) wrongful broadcast, dissemination, or creation of content\nas described in sections 917 and 920c of title 10 (articles 117a\nand 120c of the Uniform Code of Military Justice);\n``(5) the child pornography offenses as described in section\n934 of title 10 (article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military\nJustice);\n``(6) rape and sexual assault of a child, other sexual\nmisconduct, and stalking, as described in sections 920b, 920c(a),\nand 930 of title 10 (articles 120b, 120c, and 130 of the Uniform\nCode of Military Justice); and\n``(7) domestic violence, as described in section 928b of title\n10 (article 128b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).''.\n(b) Rulemaking.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall initiate a rulemaking\nto implement section 2534.\n(2) Deadline for regulations.--The regulations issued under\nparagraph (1) shall take effect not later than 180 days after the\ndate on which the Commandant promulgates a final rule pursuant to\nsuch paragraph.\n(c) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 25 of title 14,\nUnited States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:\n\n``Subtitle III--Covered Misconduct\n\n``2531. Comprehensive policy and procedures on retention and access to\nevidence and records relating to sexual misconduct and other\nmisconduct.\n``2532. Requirement to maintain certain records.\n``2533. Covered misconduct in Coast Guard.\n``2534. Review of discharge characterization.\n``2535. Safe-to-Report policy for Coast Guard.\n``2536. Notification of changes to Uniform Code of Military Justice or\nManual for Courts Martial relating to covered misconduct.\n``2537. Accountability and transparency relating to allegations of\nmisconduct against senior leaders.\n``2538. Inclusion and command review of information on covered\nmisconduct in personnel service records.\n``2539. Covered misconduct defined.''.\nSEC. 7512. POLICY RELATING TO CARE AND SUPPORT OF VICTIMS OF COVERED\nMISCONDUCT.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall issue Coast Guard policy\nrelating to the care and support of members of the Coast Guard who are\nalleged victims covered misconduct.\n(b) Elements.--The policy required by subsection (a) shall require,\nto the maximum extent practicable, that--\n(1) a member of the Coast Guard who is an alleged victim of\ncovered misconduct and discloses such covered misconduct to the\nappropriate individual of the Coast Guard responsible for providing\nvictim care and support--\n(A) shall receive care and support from such individual;\nand\n(B) such individual shall not deny or unreasonably delay\nproviding care and support; and\n(2) in the case of such an alleged victim to whom care and\nsupport cannot be provided by the appropriate individual contacted\nby the alleged victim based on programmatic eligibility criteria or\nany other reason that affects the ability of such appropriate\nindividual to provide care and support (such as being stationed at\na remote unit or serving on a vessel currently underway) the\nalleged victim shall receive, with the permission of the alleged\nvictim--\n(A) an in-person introduction to appropriate service\nproviders, for which the alleged victim is physically present,\nwhich shall occur at the discretion of the alleged victim; and\n(B) access to follow-up services from the appropriate 1 or\nmore service providers.\n(c) Applicability.--The policy issued under subsection (a) shall\napply to--\n(1) all Coast Guard personnel responsible for the care and\nsupport of victims of covered misconduct; and\n(2) any other Coast Guard personnel the Commandant considers\nappropriate.\n(d) Revision of Policy Relating to Domestic Abuse.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall issue or revise any\nCoast Guard policy or process described in paragraph (2) so as to\ndefine the term ``intimate partner'' to have the meaning given such\nterm in section 930 of title 10, United States Code.\n(2) Policy or process described.--A policy or process referred\nto in paragraph (1) is a policy or process which is--\n(A) related to domestic abuse;\n(B) written; and\n(C) publicly available.\n(e) Training.--\n(1) In general.--All Coast Guard personnel responsible for the\ncare and support of members of the Coast Guard who are alleged\nvictims of covered misconduct shall receive training in accordance\nwith professional standards of practice to ensure that such alleged\nvictims receive adequate care that is consistent with the policy\nissued under subsection (a).\n(2) Elements.--The training required by paragraph (1)--\n(A) shall include--\n(i) instructions on specific procedures for\nimplementing the policy issued under subsection (a); and\n(ii) information on resources and personnel critical\nfor the implementation of such policy; and\n(B) to the maximum extent practicable, shall be provided in\nperson.\n(f) Covered Misconduct.--In this section, the term ``covered\nmisconduct'' shall have the meaning given such term in section 2539 of\ntitle 14, United States Code.\nSEC. 7513. FLAG OFFICER REVIEW OF, AND CONCURRENCE IN, SEPARATION OF\nMEMBERS WHO HAVE REPORTED COVERED MISCONDUCT.\n(a) Policy to Require Review of Certain Proposed Involuntary\nSeparations.--Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of\nthis Act, the Commandant shall establish, with respect to any proposed\ninvoluntary separation under chapter 59 of title 10, United States\nCode, a Coast Guard policy to review the circumstances of, and grounds\nfor, such a proposed involuntary separation of any member of the Coast\nGuard who--\n(1) made a restricted or unrestricted report of covered\nmisconduct;\n(2) within 2 years after making such a report, is recommended\nfor involuntary separation from the Coast Guard; and\n(3) requests the review on the grounds that the member believes\nthe recommendation for involuntary separation from the Coast Guard\nwas initiated in retaliation for making the report.\n(b) Recusal.--\n(1) In general.--The policy established under subsection (a)\nshall set forth a process for the recusal of commanding officers\nand the flag officer described in subsection (c)(2) from making\ninitial or subsequent decisions on proposed separations or from\nreviewing proposed separations.\n(2) Criteria.--The recusal process established under paragraph\n(1) shall specify criteria for recusal, including mandatory recusal\nfrom making a decision on a proposed separation, and from reviewing\na proposed separation, if the commanding officer or the flag\nofficer described in subsection (c)(2) was, at any time--\n(A) the subject of a complaint of any form of assault,\nharassment, or retaliation, filed by the member of the Coast\nGuard described in subsection (a) who is the subject of a\nproposed involuntary separation or whose proposed separation is\nunder review; or\n(B) associated with the individual suspected or accused of\nperpetrating the incident of covered misconduct reported by\nsuch member.\n(c) Concurrence of Flag Officer Required.--\n(1) In general.--The policy established under subsection (a)\nshall require the concurrence of the flag officer described in\nparagraph (2) in order to separate the member of the Coast Guard\ndescribed in such subsection.\n(2) Flag officer described.--\n(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B),\nthe flag officer described in this paragraph is--\n(i) the Deputy Commandant for Mission Support or the\nsuccessor Vice Admiral that oversees personnel policy; or\n(ii) a designee of the Deputy Commandant for Mission\nSupport (or the successor Vice Admiral that oversees\npersonnel policy) who is in a grade not lower than O-7.\n(B) Chain of command exception.--In the case of a member of\nthe Coast Guard described in subsection (a) who is in the\nimmediate chain of command of the Deputy Commandant for Mission\nSupport or the successor Vice Admiral that oversees personnel\npolicy or the designee of the Deputy Commandant for Mission\nSupport or the successor Vice Admiral that oversees personnel\npolicy, the flag officer described in this paragraph is a flag\nofficer outside the chain of command of such member, as\ndetermined by the Commandant consistent with the policy\nestablished under subsection (a).\n(d) Notification Required.--Any member of the Coast Guard who has\nmade a report of covered misconduct and who receives a proposal for\ninvoluntary separation shall be notified at the time of such proposal\nof the right of the member to a review under this section.\n(e) Covered Misconduct Defined.--In this section, the term\n``covered misconduct'' shall have the meaning given such term in\nsection 2539 of title 14, United States Code.\nSEC. 7514. POLICY AND PROGRAM TO EXPAND PREVENTION OF SEXUAL\nMISCONDUCT.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall develop and issue a\ncomprehensive policy for the Coast Guard to reinvigorate the prevention\nof misconduct involving members and civilians of the Coast Guard that\ncontains the policy elements described in section 1561 of title 10,\nUnited States Code.\n(b) Programs Required.--Not later than 180 days after the issuance\nof the policy required under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall\ndevelop and implement for the Coast Guard a program to reinvigorate the\nprevention of misconduct involving members and civilians of the Coast\nGuard.\nSEC. 7515. TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR COVERED MISCONDUCT\nPREVENTION AND RESPONSE.\n(a) Modification of Curriculum.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall revise the curriculum\nof the Coast Guard with respect to covered misconduct prevention\nand response training--\n(A) to include--\n(i) information on procedures and responsibilities with\nrespect to reporting requirements, investigations, survivor\nhealth and safety (including expedited transfers, no-\ncontact orders, military and civilian protective orders,\nand temporary separations), and whistleblower protections;\n(ii) information on Department of Veterans Affairs\nresources available to veterans, active-duty personnel, and\nreserve personnel;\n(iii) information on the right of any member of the\nCoast Guard to seek legal resources outside the Coast\nGuard;\n(iv) general information regarding the availability of\nlegal resources provided by civilian legal services\norganizations, presented in an organized and consistent\nmanner that does not endorse any particular legal services\norganization; and\n(v) information on the capability, operations,\nreporting structure, and requirements with respect to the\nChief Prosecutor of the Coast Guard; and\n(B) to address the workforce training recommendations set\nforth in the memorandum of the Coast Guard titled\n``Commandant's Directed Actions--Accountability and\nTransparency'', issued on November 27, 2023.\n(2) Collaboration.--In revising the curriculum under this\nsubsection, the Commandant shall solicit input from individuals\noutside the Coast Guard who are experts in sexual assault and\nsexual harassment prevention and response training.\n(b) Covered Misconduct Prevention and Response Training and\nEducation.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall ensure that all members\nand civilian employees of the Coast Guard are provided with annual\ncovered misconduct prevention and response training and education\nfor the purpose of strengthening individual knowledge, skills, and\ncapacity relating to the prevention of and response to covered\nmisconduct.\n(2) Scope.--The training and education referred to in paragraph\n(1)--\n(A) shall be provided as part of--\n(i) initial entry and accession training;\n(ii) annual refresher training;\n(iii) initial and recurring training courses for\ncovered first responders;\n(iv) new and prospective commanding officer and\nexecutive officer training; and\n(v) specialized leadership training; and\n(B) shall be tailored for specific leadership levels,\npositions, pay grades, and roles.\n(3) Content.--The training and education referred to in\nparagraph (1) shall include the information described in subsection\n(a)(1)(A).\n(c) Covered First Responder Training.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall ensure that--\n(A) training for covered first responders includes the\ncovered misconduct prevention and response training described\nin subsection (b); and\n(B) such covered misconduct prevention and response\ntraining is provided to covered first responders on a recurring\nbasis.\n(2) Requirements.--In addition to the information described in\nsubsection (a)(1)(A), the initial and recurring covered misconduct\nprevention and response training for covered first responders shall\ninclude information on procedures and responsibilities with respect\nto--\n(A) the provision of care to a victim of covered\nmisconduct, in accordance with professional standards or\npractice, that accounts for trauma experienced by the victim\nand associated symptoms or events that may exacerbate such\ntrauma; and\n(B) the manner in which such a victim may receive such\ncare.\n(d) Training for Prospective Commanding Officers and Executive\nOfficers.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall ensure that training\nfor prospective commanders and executive officers at all levels of\ncommand includes the covered misconduct prevention and response\ntraining described in subsection (b).\n(2) Requirements.--In addition to the information described in\nsubsection (a)(1)(A), the covered misconduct prevention and\nresponse training for prospective commanding officers and executive\nofficers shall be--\n(A) tailored to the responsibilities and leadership\nrequirements of members of the Coast Guard as they are assigned\nto command positions; and\n(B) revised, as necessary, to include information on--\n(i) fostering a command climate--\n\n(I) that does not tolerate covered misconduct;\n(II) in which individuals assigned to the command\nare encouraged to intervene to prevent potential\nincidents of covered misconduct; and\n(III) that encourages victims of covered misconduct\nto report any incident of covered misconduct;\n\n(ii) the possible variations in the effect of trauma on\nindividuals who have experienced covered misconduct;\n(iii) potential differences in the procedures and\nresponsibilities, Department of Veterans Affairs resources,\nand legal resources described in subsection (a)(1)(A)\ndepending on the operating environment in which an incident\nof covered misconduct occurred;\n(iv) the investigation of alleged incidents of covered\nmisconduct, including training on understanding evidentiary\nstandards;\n(v) available disciplinary options, including\nadministrative action and deferral of discipline for\ncollateral misconduct, and examples of disciplinary options\nin civilian jurisdictions; and\n(vi) the capability, operations, reporting structure,\nand requirements with respect to the Chief Prosecutor of\nthe Coast Guard.\n(e) Entry and Accession Trainings.--\n(1) Initial training.--\n(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide for the\ninclusion of an initial covered misconduct prevention and\nresponse training module in the training for each new member of\nthe Coast Guard, which shall be provided not later than 14 duty\ndays after the date of accession.\n(B) Requirement.--In addition to the information described\nin subsection (a)(1)(A), the initial training module referred\nto in subparagraph (A) shall include a comprehensive\nexplanation of Coast Guard--\n(i) policy with respect to covered misconduct; and\n(ii) procedures for reporting covered misconduct.\n(2) Subsequent training.--\n(A) In general.--The Commandant shall provide for the\ninclusion of a detailed covered misconduct prevention and\nresponse training module in the training for each new member of\nthe Coast Guard, which shall be provided not later than 60 duty\ndays after the date on which the initial training module\ndescribed in paragraph (1)(A) is provided.\n(B) Content.--The detailed training module referred to in\nsubparagraph (A) shall include the information described in\nsubsection (a)(1)(A).\n(f) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Covered first responder.--The term ``covered first\nresponder'' includes sexual assault response coordinators, victim\nadvocates, Coast Guard medical officers, Coast Guard security\nforces, Coast Guard Investigative Service agents, judge advocates,\nspecial victims' counsel, chaplains, and related personnel.\n(2) Covered misconduct.--The term ``covered misconduct'' has\nthe meaning given such term in section 2539 of title 14, United\nStates Code.\n\nSubtitle C--Other Matters\n\nSEC. 7521. COMPLAINTS OF RETALIATION BY VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OR\nSEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RELATED PERSONS.\nSection 1562a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a)--\n(A) by striking ``The Secretary of Defense shall'' and\ninserting the following:\n``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall''; and\n(B) by adding at the end the following:\n``(2) Coast guard.--The Secretary of the department in which\nthe Coast Guard is operating shall designate the Commandant of the\nCoast Guard to be responsible for carrying out the requirements of\nthis section with respect to members of the Coast Guard when the\nCoast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy.'';\n(2) in subsection (b)--\n(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting\n``and the Commandant of the Coast Guard'' after ``Secretary'';\n(B) in paragraph (8) by inserting before the period at the\nend ``or with respect to the Coast Guard, the component\ndesignated by the Commandant of the Coast Guard''; and\n(C) in paragraph (4) by striking ``Department of Defense'';\nand\n(3) in subsection (c)(2)--\n(A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``, the Inspector\nGeneral of the Department of Homeland Security,'' before ``or\nany other inspector general'';\n(B) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``military'' and\ninserting ``armed force''; and\n(C) in subparagraph (E) by inserting ``or department in\nwhich the Coast Guard is operating when not operating as a\nservice in the Navy for members of the Coast Guard'' after\n``Department of Defense''.\nSEC. 7522. DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES ON MILITARY PROTECTIVE ORDERS.\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall issue updated written\ndetailed policies of the Coast Guard relating to military\nprotective orders that are consistent with the law and policies of\nthe Department of Defense.\n(2) Elements.--The policies developed under paragraph (1) shall\nrequire--\n(A) that any denial of a request for a military protective\norder shall include a written explanation for the denial, which\nshall be--\n(i) forwarded to the next flag officer in the chain of\ncommand of the commanding officer or other approving\nauthority who denied the request; and\n(ii) provided to the member who submitted the request;\nand\n(B) the recusal of an approving authority from\nparticipating in the granting or denying of a military\nprotective order, if such authority was, at any time--\n(i) the subject of a complaint of any form of assault,\nharassment, or retaliation filed by the member requesting\nthe military protective order or the member who is the\nsubject of the military protective order; or\n(ii) associated with the member requesting the military\nprotective order or the member who is the subject of the\nmilitary protective order in a manner that presents as an\nactual or apparent conflict of interest.\n(3) Notification requirement.--The Commandant shall develop a\npolicy to ensure that sexual assault response coordinators, victim\nadvocates, and other appropriate personnel shall inform victims of\nthe process by which the victim may request an expedited transfer,\na no-contact order, or a military or civilian protective order.\nSEC. 7523. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL VICTIM CAPABILITIES TO RESPOND TO\nALLEGATIONS OF CERTAIN SPECIAL VICTIM OFFENSES.\n(a) In General.--Section 573 of the National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2013 (10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a)--\n(A) by inserting ``or the Secretary of the department in\nwhich the Coast Guard is operating when not operating as a\nservice in the Navy'' after ``Secretary of Defense''; and\n(B) by striking ``Secretary of each military department''\nand inserting ``Secretary concerned'';\n(2) in subsection (b) by striking ``or Air Force Office of\nSpecial Investigations'' and inserting ``, Air Force Office of\nSpecial Investigations, or Coast Guard Investigative Services'';\n(3) in subsection (c) by inserting ``or the Secretary of the\ndepartment in which the Coast Guard is operating when not operating\nas a service in the Navy'' after ``Secretary of Defense'';\n(4) in subsection (d)--\n(A) in paragraph (1)--\n(i) by inserting ``or the Commandant of the Coast\nGuard'' after ``Secretary of a military department''; and\n(ii) by inserting ``or the Coast Guard'' after ``within\nthe military department'';\n(B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``or the Coast Guard''\nafter ``within a military department''; and\n(5) by adding at the end the following:\n``(h) Time for Establishment for Coast Guard.--Not later than 120\ndays after the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act\nof 2025, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is\noperating shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and\nInfrastructure of the House of Representatives a report containing all\nthe items described in subsections (e) and (f) as applied to the Coast\nGuard.''.\n(b) Briefing.--Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment\nof this Act, the Commandant shall provide the Committee on Commerce,\nScience, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on\nTransportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives with\na briefing in person and in writing on the Commandant's assessment and\nimplementation, as appropriate, of the recommendations included in the\nCenter for Naval Analyses report titled ``Assessing the USCG's Special\nVictims' Counsel Program'', issued in June 2024, including--\n(1) the implementation status of each adopted recommendation,\nas appropriate;\n(2) for each adopted recommendation, a description of actions\ntaken to implement such recommendation;\n(3) in the case of an adopted recommendation that has not been\nfully implemented--\n(A) a description of actions taken or planned to address\nsuch recommendation;\n(B) an estimated completion date; and\n(C) a description of the milestones necessary to complete\nthe recommendation;\n(4) a description of any recommendation that will not be\nadopted and an explanation of the reason the recommendation will\nnot be adopted;\n(5) a description of the metrics and milestones used to ensure\ncompletion and effectiveness of each adopted recommendation;\n(6) a description of any additional actions the Commandant is\ntaking to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Special\nVictims' Counsel program of the Coast Guard;\n(7) any legislative change proposal necessary to implement the\nadopted recommendations; and\n(8) an overview of any funding or resource necessary to\nimplement each adopted recommendation in a timely and effective\nmanner, including a list of personnel needed for such\nimplementation.\nSEC. 7524. PARTICIPATION IN CATCH A SERIAL OFFENDER PROGRAM.\n(a) In General.--The Secretary of the department in which the Coast\nGuard is operating when not operating as a service in the Navy, acting\nthrough the Commandant, shall ensure the participation of the Coast\nGuard in the Catch a Serial Offender program (referred to in this\nsection as the ``CATCH program'') of the Department of Defense\nestablished in accordance with section 543 of the Carl Levin and Howard\nP. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2015 (Public Law 113-291).\n(b) Memorandum of Understanding.--Not later than 60 days after the\ndate of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which\nthe Coast Guard is operating and the Secretary of Defense shall\nfinalize a memorandum of agreement to facilitate Coast Guard access to\nand participation in the CATCH program.\nSEC. 7525. CONFIDENTIAL REPORTING OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT.\nSection 1561b of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a)--\n(A) by inserting ``and the Secretary of the department in\nwhich the Coast Guard is operating when not operating as a\nservice in the Navy'' after ``Secretary of Defense''; and\n(B) by inserting ``or the Commandant'' after ``Secretary of\na military department'';\n(2) in subsection (c)--\n(A) by inserting ``or the Secretary of the department in\nwhich the Coast Guard is operating when not operating as a\nservice in the Navy'' after ``Secretary of Defense''; and\n(B) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``departments or the\nCommandant'' after ``Secretaries of the military''; and\n(3) by adding at the end the following:\n``(e) Reports for the Coast Guard.--\n``(1) In general.--Not later than April 30, 2026, and April 30\nevery 2 years thereafter, the Secretary of the department in which\nthe Coast Guard is operating shall submit to the Committee on\nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the\nCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives a report containing data on the complaints of\nsexual harassment alleged pursuant to the process under subsection\n(a) during the previous 2 calendar years.\n``(2) Personally identifiable information.--Any data on\ncomplaints described in paragraph (1) shall not contain any\npersonally identifiable information.''.\nSEC. 7526. REPORT ON POLICY ON WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment\nof this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committees on Commerce,\nScience, and Transportation and Homeland Security and Governmental\nAffairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and\nInfrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the policy\nof the Coast Guard on whistleblower protections.\n(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include\nthe following:\n(1) A discussion of the policy of the Coast Guard as of the\ndate of enactment of this Act with respect to--\n(A) whistleblower protections;\n(B) accountability measures for reprisal against\nwhistleblowers;\n(C) the applicable professional standards and potential\ntypes of support provided to whistleblowers by members of the\nCoast Guard personnel, such as the members in the Coast Guard\nInvestigative Service; and\n(D) the content and frequency of training provided to\nmembers of the Coast Guard on active duty, members of the Coast\nGuard Reserve, and civilian personnel of the Coast Guard with\nrespect to the applicable professional standards and potential\ntypes of support offered to whistleblowers.\n(2) A description of the responsibilities of commanders and\nequivalent civilian supervisors with respect to whistleblower\ncomplaints and measures used by the Coast Guard to ensure\ncompliance with such responsibilities, such as--\n(A) the mechanisms to ensure that--\n(i) any such commander complies with section 1034 of\ntitle 10, United States Code, including subsection (a)(1)\nof that section;\n(ii) any such equivalent civilian supervisor complies\nwith section 2302 of title 5, United States Code; and\n(iii) any such commander or supervisor protects the\nconstitutional right of whistleblowers to speak with\nMembers of Congress;\n(B) actions to be taken against any a commander or\nequivalent civilian supervisor who fails to act on a\nwhistleblower complaint or improperly interferes with a\nwhistleblower after a complaint is filed or during the\npreparation of a complaint;\n(C) the role of Coast Guard attorneys in ensuring that such\ncommanders comply with responsibilities under section 1034 of\ntitle 10, United States Code; and\n(D) the role of Coast Guard civilian attorneys and\nadministrative law judges in ensuring that such civilian\nsupervisors comply with responsibilities under section 2302 of\ntitle 5, United States Code.\n(3) A discussion of the availability of Coast Guard staff,\nincluding civilian staff, assigned to providing, in accordance with\nprofessional standards or practice, behavioral health care to\nwhistleblowers, including--\n(A) the number and type of such staff;\n(B) a description of the specific care responsibilities of\nsuch staff;\n(C) an identification of any limitation existing as of the\ndate of enactment of this Act to the provision of such care;\n(D) a description of any plan to increase capacity of such\nstaff to provide such care, as applicable; and\n(E) a description of any additional resources necessary to\nprovide such care.\n(4) An assessment of the manner in which the policies discussed\nin paragraph (1), the responsibilities of commanders and civilian\nsupervisors described in paragraph (2), and the availability of\nCoast Guard staff as discussed in paragraph (3) apply specifically\nto cadets and leadership at the Coast Guard Academy.\n(5) Recommendations (including, as appropriate, proposed\nlegislative changes and a plan to publish in the Federal Register\nnot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act a\nrequest for information seeking public comment and recommendations)\nof the Commandant regarding manners in which Coast Guard policies\nand procedures may be strengthened--\n(A) to prevent whistleblower discrimination and harassment;\n(B) to better enforce prohibitions on retaliation,\nincluding reprisal, restriction, ostracism, and maltreatment,\nset forth in section 1034 of title 10, United States Code, and\nsection 2302 of title 5, United States Code; and\n(C) to hold commanding officers and civilian supervisors\naccountable for enforcing and complying with prohibitions on\nany form of retaliation described in such section.\nSEC. 7527. COAST GUARD AND COAST GUARD ACADEMY ACCESS TO DEFENSE SEXUAL\nASSAULT INCIDENT DATABASE.\n(a) Memorandum of Understanding.--Not later than 180 days after the\ndate of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with the\nSecretary of Defense, shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to\nenable the criminal offender case management and analytics database of\nthe Coast Guard to have system interface access with the Defense Sexual\nAssault Incident Database (referred to in this section as the\n``Database'') established by section 563 of the Duncan Hunter National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (10 U.S.C. 1561 note).\n(b) Plan.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after entering into the\nmemorandum of understanding required under subsection (a), the\nCommandant, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall\nsubmit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan to carry\nout the terms of such memorandum.\n(2) Elements.--The plan required under paragraph (1) shall\ninclude the following:\n(A) Measures to ensure that authorized staff of the Coast\nGuard have system interface access to the Database, and a\ndescription of any barrier to such access.\n(B) Measures to ensure that authorized staff of the Coast\nGuard Academy have system interface access to the Database, and\na description of any barrier to such access that is unique to\nthe Coast Guard Academy.\n(C) Measures to facilitate formal or informal communication\nbetween the Coast Guard and the Sexual Assault Prevention and\nResponse Office of the Department of Defense, or any other\nrelevant Department of Defense component, to identify or seek a\nresolution to barriers to Database access.\n(D) A description of the steps, measures, and improvements\nnecessary to remove any barrier encountered by staff of the\nCoast Guard or the Coast Guard Academy in accessing the\nDatabase, including any failure of system interface access\nnecessitating manual entry of investigative data.\n(E) An assessment of the technical challenges, timeframes,\nand costs associated with providing authorized staff of the\nCoast Guard and the Coast Guard Academy with system interface\naccess for the Database that is substantially similar to such\nsystem interface access possessed by other branches of the\nArmed Forces.\n(3) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this\nsubsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--\n(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation\nand the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and\n(B) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and\nthe Committee on Armed Services of the House of\nRepresentatives.\nSEC. 7528. EXPEDITED TRANSFER IN CASES OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT OR DOMESTIC\nVIOLENCE.\n(a) Expedited Transfer Policy Update.--Not later than 180 days\nafter the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall update\nCoast Guard policy as necessary to implement--\n(1) an expedited transfer process for covered individuals\nconsistent with--\n(A) Department of Defense policy on expedited transfers of\nvictims of sexual assault or domestic violence in place on the\ndate of enactment of this Act; and\n(B) subsection (b); and\n(2) a process by which--\n(A) a covered individual, the commanding officer of a\ncovered individual, or any other Coast Guard official may\ninitiate a request that a subject be administratively assigned\nto another unit in accordance with military assignments and\nauthorized absence policy for the duration of the investigation\nand, if applicable, prosecution of such subject;\n(B) the Coast Guard shall ensure that any administrative\nassignment action in response to a request under subparagraph\n(A) will be taken not as a punitive measure, but solely for the\npurpose of maintaining good order and discipline within the\nunit of the covered individual or the subject; and\n(C) protection of due process for the subject is preserved.\n(b) Recusal.--The expedited transfer process implemented under this\nsection shall require the recusal of any official involved in the\napproval or denial of an expedited transfer request if the official\nwas, at any time--\n(1) the subject of a complaint of any form of assault,\nharassment, or retaliation, or any other type of complaint, filed\nby the covered individual; or\n(2) associated, beyond workplace interactions, with the subject\nin a manner that may present an actual or apparent conflict of\ninterest.\n(c) Notification Requirement.--With respect to a member of the\nCoast Guard who makes an unrestricted report of sexual assault or a\nreport of domestic violence, the updated policy required under\nsubsection (a) shall specify the appropriate officials of the Coast\nGuard who shall provide such member with information regarding\nexpedited transfer authority.\n(d) Report.--\n(1) Initial report.--Not later than March 1 of the year that is\nnot less than 1 year after the date on which the updates required\nunder subsection (a) are completed, the Commandant shall submit to\nthe Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the\nSenate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of\nthe House of Representatives, as an enclosure or appendix to the\nreport required by section 5112 of title 14, United States Code, a\nreport on such updates that includes--\n(A) a copy of the updated policies of the Coast Guard\nrelating to expedited transfers;\n(B) a summary of such updated policies;\n(C) for the preceding year, the number of covered\nindividuals who have requested an expedited transfer,\ndisaggregated by gender of the requester and whether the\nrequest was granted or denied;\n(D) for each denial of an expedited transfer request during\nthe preceding year, a description of the rationale for the\ndenial; and\n(E) any other matter the Commandant considers appropriate.\n(2) Subsequent reports.--Not later than 1 year after the\nCommandant submits the report required under paragraph (1), and\nannually thereafter for 3 years, the Commandant shall submit to the\nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate\nand the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House\nof Representatives, as an enclosure or appendix to the report\nrequired by section 5112 of title 14, United States Code, a report\non the updates required under subsection (a) that includes--\n(A) any policies of the Coast Guard relating to expedited\ntransfers that have been updated since the previous report\nsubmitted under this subsection;\n(B) a summary of any such updated policies; and\n(C) the information described under subparagraphs (C)\nthrough (E) of paragraph (1).\n(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Covered individual.--The term ``covered individual''\nmeans--\n(A) a member of the Coast Guard who is a victim of sexual\nassault in a case handled under the Sexual Assault Prevention,\nResponse, and Recovery Program or the Family Advocacy Program;\n(B) a member of the Coast Guard who is a victim of domestic\nviolence (as defined by the Secretary of the department in\nwhich the Coast Guard is operating in the policies prescribed\nunder this section) committed by the spouse or intimate partner\nof the member, regardless of whether the spouse or intimate\npartner is a member of the Coast Guard; and\n(C) a member of the Coast Guard whose dependent is a victim\nof sexual assault or domestic violence.\n(2) Subject.--The term ``subject'' means a member of the Coast\nGuard who is the subject of an investigation related to alleged\nincidents of sexual assault or domestic violence and is stationed\nat the same installation as, or in close proximity to, the covered\nindividual involved.\nSEC. 7529. ACCESS TO TEMPORARY SEPARATION PROGRAM FOR VICTIMS OF\nALLEGED SEX-RELATED OFFENSES.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Commandant shall update the Coast Guard\npolicy relating to temporary separation of members of the Coast Guard\nwho are victims of alleged sex-related offenses as required under\nsubsection (b).\n(b) Eligibility.--The updated policy required under subsection (a)\nshall include--\n(1) a provision that allows a member of the Coast Guard to\nrequest to participate in the temporary separation program if the\nmember has reported, in an unrestricted format or to the greatest\nextent practicable, a restricted format, being the victim of an\nalleged sex-related offense on a date that is during--\n(A) the 5-year period preceding the requested date of\nseparation; and\n(B) the military service of the member;\n(2) a provision that provides eligibility for a member of the\nCoast Guard to request temporary separation if the member has\nreported being the victim of an alleged sex-related offense, even\nif--\n(A) the member has had a previous temporary separation\nincluding a previous temporary separation as the victim of a\nprevious unrelated alleged sex-related offense; or\n(B) the enlistment period of the member is not nearing\nexpiration or the tour or contract of the member is not nearing\ncompletion;\n(3) an updated standard of review consistent with the\napplication of, and purposes of, this section; and\n(4) the establishment of a process--\n(A) for eligible members to make requests for temporary\nseparation under this section; and\n(B) that allows the Commandant to consider whether to allow\na member granted temporary separation under this section to\nfulfill the enlistment period or tour or contract obligation of\nthe member after the end of the temporary separation period.\n(c) Exception From Repayment of Bonuses, Incentive Pay, or Similar\nBenefits and Termination of Remaining Payments.--For any temporary\nseparation granted under the updated policy required under subsection\n(a), the Secretary concerned may conduct a review to determine whether\nto exercise discretion in accordance with section 373(b)(1) of title\n37, United States Code.\n(d) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' has\nthe meaning given such term in section 101 of title 37, United\nStates Code.\n(2) Sex-related offense.--The term ``sex-related offense'' has\nthe meaning given such term in section 1044e(h) of title 10, United\nStates Code.\nSEC. 7530. CONTINUOUS VETTING OF SECURITY CLEARANCES.\nSection 1564(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in paragraph (1)--\n(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting\n``, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall conduct an\ninvestigation or adjudication under subsection (a) of any\nindividual described in paragraph (3),'' after ``paragraph\n(2)''; and\n(B) in subparagraph (A)(iv) by striking ``the Secretary''\nand inserting ``the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of\nHomeland Security, as the case may be,'';\n(2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``(other than an individual\ndescribed in paragraph (3))'' after ``is an individual'';\n(3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4)\nand (5), respectively;\n(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new\nparagraph:\n``(3) An individual described in this paragraph is an individual\nwho has a security clearance and is--\n``(A) a flag officer of the Coast Guard; or\n``(B) an employee of the Coast Guard in the Senior Executive\nService (career reserved).''; and\n(5) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by\nstriking ``Secretary'' and all that follows through ``paragraph\n(2)'' and inserting the following: ``Secretary of Defense, in the\ncase of an individual described in paragraph (2), and the Secretary\nof Homeland Security, in the case of an individual described in\nparagraph (3), shall ensure that relevant information on the\nconviction or determination described in paragraph (1) of such an\nindividual''.\n\nTITLE LXXVI--COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORTS\n\nSEC. 7601. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON COAST GUARD RESEARCH,\nDEVELOPMENT, AND INNOVATION PROGRAM.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States\nshall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation\nof the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of\nthe House of Representatives a report on the state of the research,\ndevelopment, and innovation program of the Coast Guard during the 5-\nyear period ending on such date of enactment.\n(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include\nthe following:\n(1) An evaluation and description of the process for selecting\nprojects to be carried out under the research, development, and\ninnovation program of the Coast Guard.\n(2) An analysis of the manner in which funding needs are\ndetermined and requested for such program, and for the activities\nand projects of such program, in alignment with the appropriate\nfiscal year.\n(3) An assessment of the manner in which the Coast Guard\ndetermines desired outcomes, and measures the impact, of successful\nprojects on the execution of the operations and mission of the\nCoast Guard.\n(4) An assessment of the manner in which the Coast Guard\nevaluates impacts and benefits of partnerships between the Coast\nGuard and the Department of Defense and other entities, and a\ndescription of the extent to which and manner in which the Coast\nGuard is leveraging such benefits and identifying and managing any\npotential challenge.\n(5) An analysis of the manner in which the Commandant is\nworking with partners to accelerate project transition from\nresearch, testing, evaluation, and prototype to production.\n(6) An assessment of the manner in which the authority to enter\ninto transactions other than contracts and grants pursuant to\nsections 719 and 1158 of title 14, United States Code, has been\nexercised by the Commandant, and a description of any training or\nresources necessary (including additional agreements for officers\nand training) to more fully exercise such authority.\n(7) An evaluation of the role of the Blue Tech Center of\nExpertise established in section 302 of the Coast Guard Blue\nTechnology Center of Expertise Act (Public Law 115-265).\n(8) Recommendations regarding authorization, personnel,\ninfrastructure, and other requirements necessary for the\nexpeditious transition of technologies developed under such program\nfrom prototype to production in the field.\n(c) Consultation.--In developing the report required under\nsubsection (a), the Comptroller General may consult with--\n(1) the maritime and aviation industries;\n(2) the Secretary of Defense;\n(3) the intelligence community; and\n(4) any relevant--\n(A) federally funded research institutions;\n(B) nongovernmental organizations; and\n(C) institutions of higher education.\nSEC. 7602. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE CENTER\nEMPLOYMENT, COMPENSATION, AND RETENTION.\n(a) Definition of Vessel Traffic Service Center.--In this section,\nthe term ``vessel traffic service center'' has the meaning given the\nterm in section 70001(m) of title 46, United States Code.\n(b) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment\nof this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall\ncommence a study on employment compensation, competitiveness,\nassignment, and retention of civilian and military personnel assigned\nto or otherwise employed at vessel traffic service centers in the\nUnited States.\n(c) Elements.--The study required under subsection (b) shall\ninclude the following:\n(1) An assessment of the extent to which the classification,\nassignment, selection, and pay rates of personnel assigned to or\notherwise employed at vessel traffic service centers are\ncommensurate with the required experience, duties, safety\nfunctions, and responsibilities of such positions.\n(2) An assessment of the appropriate classification,\nassignment, selection, and pay rate, as well as nonmonetary\nemployment incentives, that would foster a robust and competitive\ncivilian candidate pool for employment opportunities in civilian\npositions at vessel traffic service centers.\n(3) An analysis of the average civilian employment retention\nrate and average term of employment of civilian personnel, by\nposition, at vessel traffic service centers.\n(4) An analysis of existing special payments, as discussed in\nthe report by the Government Accountability Office entitled\n``Federal Pay: Opportunities Exist to Enhance Strategic Use of\nSpecial Payments'' (published December 7, 2017; GAO-18-91), that\nmay be available to personnel assigned to or otherwise employed at\nvessel traffic service centers.\n(5) An evaluation of all assignment parameters and civilian\nhiring authority codes used by the Coast Guard in assigning and\nhiring personnel assigned to or otherwise employed at vessel\ntraffic service centers.\n(6) An analysis of whether opportunities exist to refine,\nconsolidate, or expand Coast Guard civilian hiring authorities for\npurposes of hiring personnel at the vessel traffic service centers.\n(7) An assessment of the ability of the composition, as in\neffect on the first day of the study, of military and civilian\npersonnel assigned to or otherwise employed at vessel traffic\nservice centers to ensure safety on the waterways and to manage\nincreasing demand for vessel traffic services, taking into account\nthe ranks and grades of such personnel, the respective experience\nlevels and training of such personnel, and the respective duties,\nsafety functions, and responsibilities of such personnel.\n(8) An assessment of, and recommendations to improve, the Coast\nGuard's efforts to support the career progression of and\nadvancement opportunities for officers and enlisted members of the\nCoast Guard assigned to vessel traffic service centers.\n(d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after commencing the study\nrequired under subsection (b), the Comptroller General shall submit to\nthe Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate\nand the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives a report on the findings of the study.\nSEC. 7603. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY OF\nCOAST GUARD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE AND RESOURCES FOR PERSONNEL\nWELLNESS.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment\nof this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall\ncommence a review of the quality and availability of behavioral health\ncare and related resources for Coast Guard personnel at the locations\ndescribed in subsection (b).\n(b) Locations to Be Reviewed.--In conducting the review under\nsubsection (a), the Comptroller General shall--\n(1) first review the practices and policies relating to the\navailability of behavioral health care and related resources at\nTraining Center Cape May; and\n(2) review such practices and policies at--\n(A) the Coast Guard Academy, including Officer Candidate\nSchool; and\n(B) other Coast Guard training locations, as applicable.\n(c) Elements.--The review conducted under subsection (a) shall\ninclude, for each location described in subsection (b), an assessment,\nand a description of available trend information (as applicable) for\nthe 10-year period preceding the date of the review, with respect to\neach of the following:\n(1) The nature of Coast Guard resources directed toward\nbehavioral health services at the location.\n(2) The manner in which the Coast Guard has managed treatment\nfor recruits, cadets, officer candidates, or other personnel who\nmay be experiencing a behavioral health crisis at the location\n(including individuals who have transferred to other buildings or\nfacilities within the location).\n(3) The extent to which the Coast Guard has identified the\nresources, such as physical spaces and facilities, necessary to\nmanage behavioral health challenges and crises that Coast Guard\npersonnel may face at the location.\n(4) The behavioral health screenings required by the Coast\nGuard for recruits, cadets, officer candidates, or other personnel\nat the location, and the manner in which such screenings compare\nwith screenings required by the Department of Defense for military\nrecruits, service academy cadets, officer candidates, or other\npersonnel at military service accession points.\n(5) Whether the Coast Guard has assessed the adequacy of\nbehavioral health resources and services for recruits, cadets,\nofficer candidates, and other personnel at the location, and if so,\nthe additional services and resources (such as resilience and life\nskills coaching), if any, needed to address any potential gaps.\n(6) The manner in which the Coast Guard manages care transfers\nrelated to behavior health at the location, including command and\nother management input and privacy policies.\n(7) The extent to which the Coast Guard has evaluated\ncontributing factors or reasons for behavioral health crises\nexperienced by newly enlisted personnel, cadets, officer\ncandidates, or other personnel at the location.\n(8) The extent to which the Coast Guard has addressed, at the\nlocation, provider care staffing standards and credentialing\ndeficiencies identified in the report of the Comptroller General\ntitled ``Coast Guard Health Care: Improvements Needed for\nDetermining Staffing Needs and Monitoring Access to Care'', issued\non February 4, 2022.\n(d) Reports.--The Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee\non Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the\nCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives--\n(1) as soon as practicable but not later than 1 year after the\ndate of enactment of this Act, a report relating to the results of\nthe review conducted under subsection (a) relating to Training\nCenter Cape May, including any recommendations the Comptroller\nGeneral considers appropriate; and\n(2) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this\nAct--\n(A) a report on the results of the review conducted under\nsubsection (a) relating to--\n(i) the Coast Guard Academy, including Officer\nCandidate School; and\n(ii) other Coast Guard training locations, as\napplicable; and\n(B) any recommendations the Comptroller General considers\nappropriate.\nSEC. 7604. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON COAST GUARD EFFORTS TO REDUCE\nPREVALENCE OF MISSING OR INCOMPLETE MEDICAL RECORDS AND SHARING OF\nMEDICAL DATA WITH DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND OTHER ENTITIES.\n(a) Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of\nthis Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a\nstudy assessing the efforts of the Commandant--\n(1) to reduce the prevalence of missing or incomplete medical\nrecords;\n(2) to share medical data of members of the Coast Guard with\nthe Department of Veterans Affairs; and\n(3) to ensure that electronic health records are provided in a\nformat that is user friendly and easy to access.\n(b) Elements.--In conducting the study under subsection (a), the\nComptroller General shall review the following:\n(1) The steps the Commandant has taken to reduce the prevalence\nof missing or incomplete medical records of members of the Coast\nGuard.\n(2) How implementation of an electronic health record system\nhas affected the ability of the Commandant to manage health records\nof members of the Coast Guard, including--\n(A) how the Commandant adds records from private medical\nproviders to the electronic health record system;\n(B) the progress of the Commandant toward implementing the\nelectronic health record system in shipboard sick bays of the\nCoast Guard;\n(C) how the Coast Guard shares medical records with the\nDepartment of Veterans Affairs; and\n(D) any other matter the Comptroller General considers\nappropriate with respect to medical record storage, use, and\nsharing and the associated consequences for member health and\nwell-being.\n(3) The ability of members of the Coast Guard, medical\nprofessionals of the Coast Guard and of the Department of Defense,\npersonnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other\npersonnel to access and search, as appropriate, the electronic\nhealth records of individuals, including the ability to search or\nquickly find information within electronic health records.\n(c) Report.--Upon completion of the study under subsection (a), the\nComptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science,\nand Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation\nand Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report containing\nthe results of the study under subsection (a).\nSEC. 7605. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON COAST GUARD TRAINING FACILITY\nINFRASTRUCTURE.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States\nshall commence a study on Coast Guard training facility infrastructure,\nincluding the specific needs of the Coast Guard training facilities\ndescribed in subsection (c).\n(b) Elements.--The study required under subsection (a) shall\ninclude the following:\n(1) With respect to each Coast Guard training facility\ndescribed in subsection (c)--\n(A) a summary of capital needs, including construction and\nrepair;\n(B) a summary of equipment upgrade backlogs;\n(C) an assessment of necessary improvements, including\nimprovements to essential training equipment (including\nswimming pools, operational simulators, and marksmanship\ntraining ranges) to enable the Coast Guard to achieve all\noperational training objectives;\n(D) a description of the resources necessary to fully\naddress all training needs;\n(E) an assessment of any security deficiency, including\nwith respect to base access, training facility access, and\ntrainee berthing area access;\n(F) an identification of any exposed hazard that does not\nserve a training purpose;\n(G) an identification of the presence of hazardous or toxic\nmaterials, including--\n(i) lead-based paint;\n(ii) asbestos or products that contain asbestos;\n(iii) black mold;\n(iv) radon; and\n(v) contaminated drinking water; and\n(H) an assessment of the need for, and estimated cost of,\nremediation of such toxic materials.\n(2) An evaluation of the process used by the Coast Guard to\nidentify, monitor, and construct Coast Guard training facilities.\n(c) Coast Guard Training Facilities Described.--The Coast Guard\ntraining facilities described in this subsection are the following:\n(1) The Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut.\n(2) The Leadership Development Center in New London,\nConnecticut.\n(3) Training Center Cape May, New Jersey.\n(4) Training Center Petaluma, California.\n(5) Training Center Yorktown, Virginia.\n(6) The Maritime Law Enforcement Academy in Charleston, South\nCarolina.\n(7) The Special Missions Training Center at Camp Lejeune in\nNorth Carolina.\n(8) The Gulf Regional Fisheries Training Center (GRFTC) in New\nOrleans, Louisiana.\n(9) The North Pacific Regional Fisheries Training Center\n(NPRFTC) in Kodiak, Alaska.\n(10) The Northeast Regional Fisheries Training Center (NRFTC)\nat Cape Cod, Massachusetts.\n(11) The Southeast Regional Fisheries Training Center (SRFTC)\nin Charleston, South Carolina.\n(12) The Pacific Regional Fisheries Training Center (PRFTC) in\nAlameda, California.\n(13) The National Motor Lifeboat School at Cape Disappointment,\nWashington.\n(14) The Aviation Technical Training Center in Elizabeth City,\nNorth Carolina.\n(15) The Aviation Training Center in Mobile, Alabama.\n(d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after commencing the study\nrequired under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to\nthe Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate\nand the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives a report on the findings of the study.\nSEC. 7606. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON FACILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE\nNEEDS OF COAST GUARD STATIONS CONDUCTING BORDER SECURITY OPERATIONS.\n(a) Study.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States\nshall commence a study on the facility and infrastructure needs of\nthe Coast Guard stations and units described in paragraph (3).\n(2) Elements.--The study required under paragraph (1) shall\ninclude, with respect to each Coast Guard station and unit\ndescribed in paragraph (3), the following:\n(A) An assessment of capital needs, including personnel\ncapacity, construction, and repair.\n(B) An assessment of equipment upgrade backlogs.\n(C) An identification of any necessary improvement,\nincluding any improvement to operational and training equipment\nnecessary to conduct safe and effective maritime border\nsecurity operations.\n(D) An identification of any resource necessary to fully\naddress all operational and training needs.\n(E) An identification of any physical security deficiency.\n(F) An identification of any exposed hazard.\n(G) An identification of the presence of any hazardous or\ntoxic material, including--\n(i) lead-based paint;\n(ii) asbestos or any product that contains asbestos;\n(iii) black mold;\n(iv) radon; and\n(v) contaminated drinking water.\n(H) An assessment of the need for, and estimated cost of,\nremediation of any toxic material identified under subparagraph\n(G).\n(3) Coast guard stations described.--The Coast Guard stations\nand units described in this paragraph are the following:\n(A) Coast Guard Station South Padre Island, Texas.\n(B) Coast Guard Station Port Aransas, Texas.\n(C) Coast Guard Station Port O'Connor, Texas.\n(D) Coast Guard Station Bellingham, Washington.\n(E) Coast Guard Station Neah Bay, Washington.\n(F) Coast Guard Station Port Angeles, Washington.\n(G) Coast Guard Station Ketchikan, Alaska.\n(H) Coast Guard Station San Diego, California.\n(I) Coast Guard Station Key West, Florida.\n(J) Coast Guard Station Marathon, Florida.\n(K) Coast Guard Station Islamorada, Florida.\n(L) Coast Guard Station Jonesport, Maine.\n(M) Coast Guard Station Bayfield, Wisconsin.\n(N) Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.\n(O) Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara.\n(P) Any other Coast Guard station the Comptroller General\nconsiders appropriate.\n(b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after commencing the study\nrequired under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to\nthe Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate,\nthe Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives, and the Commandant a report on the findings of the\nstudy, including any recommendation the Comptroller General considers\nappropriate.\n(c) Briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which the\nreport required under subsection (b) is submitted to the Commandant,\nthe Commandant shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Commerce,\nScience, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on\nTransportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on--\n(1) the actions the Commandant has taken, or has ceased to\ntake, as a result of the findings, including any recommendation,\nset forth in the report; and\n(2) a plan for addressing such findings and any such\nrecommendation.\nSEC. 7607. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON COAST GUARD BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR\nHOUSING.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which the\nDepartment of Defense issues the report on the Fourteenth Quadrennial\nReview of Military Compensation, the Comptroller General of the United\nStates shall commence a study of Coast Guard involvement in, and\nefforts to support, the determination of the cost of adequate housing\nand the calculation of the basic allowance for housing under section\n403 of title 37, United States Code.\n(b) Elements.--The study required under subsection (a) shall\ninclude, to the extent practicable, the following:\n(1) An identification of Coast Guard duty locations in which\nthere is a misalignment between the basic allowance for housing\nrate and the prevailing housing cost for members of the Coast Guard\nsuch that the basic allowance for housing is less than 95 percent\nof the monthly cost of adequate housing for such members in the\ncorresponding military housing area.\n(2) An analysis of each of the following:\n(A) Anchor points, including--\n(i) the methodology for the establishment of anchor\npoints; and\n(ii) with respect to housing provided as part of a\npublic-private venture and Government-owned and Government-\nleased housing, the disparities between established anchor\npoints and housing standards across the armed forces (as\nsuch term is defined in section 101 of title 10, United\nStates Code).\n(B) Existing military housing boundary areas that affect\nthe Coast Guard.\n(C) Actions taken by the Commandant to comprehensively\nmonitor basic allowance for housing rates for Coast Guard duty\nlocations.\n(D) The frequency of reviews conducted by the Commandant of\nthe site visits used by the Department of Defense to inform\nmilitary housing area boundaries.\n(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which the\nstudy required under subsection (a) commences, the Comptroller General\nshall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation\nof the Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of\nthe House of Representatives, and the Commandant a report on the\nfindings of the study, including any recommendation the Comptroller\nGeneral considers appropriate.\n(d) Plan.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which the report\nrequired by subsection (c) is submitted to the Commandant, the\nCommandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and\nInfrastructure of the House of Representatives--\n(1) an implementation plan, including timeframes and\nmilestones, addressing any recommendation made by the Comptroller\nGeneral in such report, as the Commandant considers appropriate;\nand\n(2) with respect to any recommendation set forth in such report\nthat the Commandant declines to implement, a written justification\nfor the decision.\n(e) Anchor Point Defined.--In this section, the term ``anchor\npoint''--\n(1) means the minimum housing standard reference benchmark used\nto establish the basic allowance for housing under section 403 of\ntitle 37, United States Code; and\n(2) includes housing type and size based on pay grade and\ndependent status.\nSEC. 7608. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON SAFETY AND SECURITY\nINFRASTRUCTURE AT COAST GUARD ACADEMY.\n(a) GAO Report.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States\nshall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation\nand Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the\nsafety and security infrastructure at the Coast Guard Academy.\n(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall\ninclude an assessment of each of the following:\n(A) Existing security infrastructure for the grounds,\nbuildings, athletic facilities, and any other facility of the\nCoast Guard Academy, including access points, locks,\nsurveillance, and other security methods, as appropriate.\n(B) Coast Guard policies with respect to the management,\ndata storage and access, and operational capacity of the\nsecurity infrastructure and methods evaluated under\nsubparagraph (A).\n(C) Special security needs relating to events at the Coast\nGuard Academy, such as large athletic events and other widely\nattended events.\n(D) Coast Guard policies and procedures with respect to\naccess to Coast Guard Academy grounds by--\n(i) current or former members of the Coast Guard;\n(ii) current or former civilian employees of the Coast\nGuard;\n(iii) Coast Guard personnel that reside at the Academy\nand families of cadets; and\n(iv) members of the public.\n(E) Existing processes by which the Commandant, the\nSuperintendent of the Coast Guard Academy, or a designated\nindividual may prohibit or restrict access to Coast Guard\nAcademy grounds by any current or former member or civilian\nemployee of the Coast Guard who--\n(i) has been subject to court-martial under the Uniform\nCode of Military Justice for sexual misconduct; or\n(ii) has been administratively disciplined for sexual\nmisconduct.\n(F) Enforcement processes regarding access to Coast Guard\nAcademy grounds for individuals (including current and former\ncadets, members, and civilian employees of the Coast Guard) who\nare or have been subject to a no-contact order relating to--\n(i) a cadet or member of the faculty of the Academy; or\n(ii) any other individual with access to Academy\ngrounds.\n(G) Recommendations to improve--\n(i) the security of the Coast Guard Academy; and\n(ii) the safety of--\n\n(I) cadets at the Coast Guard Academy; and\n(II) members of the Coast Guard stationed at, and\ncivilian employees of, the Coast Guard Academy.\n\n(b) Actions by Commandant.--\n(1) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which\nthe Comptroller General submits the report required under\nsubsection (a), the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on\nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the\nCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives a report that includes--\n(A) a detailed plan to improve the security of, and the\nsafety of cadets at, the Coast Guard Academy; and\n(B) a detailed timeline for implementation of--\n(i) the recommendations made by the Comptroller General\nin such report; and\n(ii) any other safety improvement the Commandant\nconsiders appropriate.\n(2) Policy.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which the\nComptroller General submits the report required under subsection\n(a), the Commandant, in a manner that maintains good order and\ndiscipline, shall update Coast Guard policy relating to access to\nthe Coast Guard Academy grounds to include procedures by which\nindividuals may be prohibited from accessing the Coast Guard\nAcademy--\n(A) as the Commandant considers appropriate; and\n(B) consistent with the recommendations made by the\nComptroller General in such report.\nSEC. 7609. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON ATHLETIC COACHING AT COAST\nGUARD ACADEMY.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment\nof this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States, in\nconsultation with the Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy, shall\ncommence a study on the number of administratively determined billets\nfor teaching and coaching necessary to support Coast Guard Academy\nrecruitment, intercollegiate athletics, health and physical education,\nand leadership development programs.\n(b) Elements.--The study required under subsection (a) shall\ninclude the following:\n(1) An identification of the number of full-time and part-time\nemployees performing coaching functions at the Coast Guard Academy\nwhose positions are funded by a nonappropriated fund\ninstrumentality of the Coast Guard.\n(2) An identification of the number of full-time and part-time\nemployees whose positions are funded by a nonappropriated fund\ninstrumentality performing coaching functions at the following:\n(A) The United States Military Academy.\n(B) The United States Naval Academy.\n(C) The United States Air Force Academy.\n(D) The United States Merchant Marine Academy.\n(3) An analysis of the roles performed by athletic coaches with\nrespect to officer development at the Coast Guard Academy,\nincluding the specific functions of athletic coaches within the\nhealth and physical education and leadership development program\ncurriculums.\n(4) An identification of any adverse impacts on or deficiencies\nin cadet training and officer development resulting from an\ninadequate number of administratively determined billets for\nteaching and coaching at the Coast Guard Academy.\n(c) Consultation.--In conducting the study under subsection (a),\nthe Comptroller General may consult a federally funded research and\ndevelopment center.\n(d) Report.--The Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee\non Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the\nCommittee of Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives a report on the results of the study conducted under\nthis section.\nSEC. 7610. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY AND REPORT ON PERMANENT CHANGE OF\nSTATION PROCESS.\n(a) Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of\nthis Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a\nstudy to evaluate the effectiveness of the permanent change of station\nprocess of the Coast Guard.\n(b) Report.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after commencing the\nstudy required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall\nsubmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of\nthe Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure\nof the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the\nstudy.\n(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall\ninclude the following:\n(A) A description of the permanent change of station\npolicies of the Coast Guard.\n(B) A description of Coast Guard spending on permanent\nchange of station moves and associated support costs.\n(C) An evaluation of the effectiveness of using contracted\nmovers for permanent change of station moves, including the\nestimated costs associated with--\n(i) lost or damaged personal property of members of the\nCoast Guard;\n(ii) delays in scheduling such a move through a\ncontracted mover;\n(iii) delayed delivery of household goods; and\n(iv) other related challenges.\n(D) A review of changes to permanent change of station\npolicies implemented during the 10-year period ending on the\ndate of enactment of this Act, and the costs or savings to the\nCoast Guard directly associated with such changes.\n(E) Recommendations to improve the permanent change of\nstation process of the Coast Guard.\n(F) Any additional information or related matter arising\nfrom the study, as the Comptroller General considers\nappropriate.\nSEC. 7611. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF COAST GUARD INVESTIGATIVE\nSERVICE.\n(a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall\nconduct a review of the training provided by, and the resourcing and\nmanagement of, the Coast Guard Investigative Service.\n(b) Elements.--The review required by subsection (a) shall include\nthe following:\n(1) A review of the organizational and career progression\nstructure of the Coast Guard Investigative Service, including the\nassignment and promotion process and the qualifications and\nexperience required for Coast Guard Investigative Service special\nagents, experts, and support personnel throughout their careers, in\nall investigative areas and positions (including active duty,\nreserve, and civilian special agents).\n(2) For each position in the Coast Guard Investigative Service,\nan assessment of the classification, pay rate (including any\nspecial pay), average term of employment, and retention rate.\n(3) An assessment of the type and content of training required\nfor and provided to special agents of the Coast Guard Investigative\nService as such agents progress through their careers, including\nthe extent to which--\n(A) the type and content of such training varies among\nspecial agents depending on the offenses the agents\ninvestigate, such as sexual assault, domestic abuse, and fraud;\n(B) such special agents complete such training in a timely\nmanner; and\n(C) the Coast Guard Investigative Service tracks training\ncompletion.\n(4) A review of relevant policies and practices of the Coast\nGuard Investigative Service relating to personnel, funding, and\nother resource needs, such as physical spaces and facilities.\n(5) An analysis of the manner in which the needs described in\nparagraph (4) are determined by the Coast Guard Investigative\nService and the manner in which the resources to fulfill such needs\nare requested by the Coast Guard Investigative Service, including a\ndetermination as to whether the Commandant and the Secretary of\nHomeland Security assesses the adequacy of such resources and\nidentifies any additional resources needed to address the gaps\nidentified.\n(6) An assessment of--\n(A) the extent to which the Commandant and the Coast Guard\nInvestigative Service partners with, leverages expertise from,\nor defers to--\n(i) military criminal investigative entities of the\nDepartment of Defense; or\n(ii) the Inspector General of the Department of\nHomeland Security or any Inspectors General of the\nDepartment of Defense; and\n(B)(i) the extent to which such entities have the authority\nto investigate cases involving Coast Guard personnel or\notherwise carry out investigations involving Coast Guard\npersonnel; and\n(ii) the extent of the communication between the Coast\nGuard Investigative Service and other such entities with\nrespect to such cases.\n(7) An analysis of the number of cases investigated by the\nCoast Guard Investigative Service, including, for each such case,\nthe type and duration of the investigation and associated\ntimelines.\n(8) An analysis of the number of cases referred by the Coast\nGuard Investigative Service to other entities for investigation,\nincluding, for each such case, the type and duration of the\ninvestigation and associated timelines.\n(9) An assessment of the extent to which the Commandant and the\nInspector General of the Department of Homeland Security exercise\noversight over the Coast Guard Investigative Service, including any\ndata, metrics, or other information that the Commandant uses to\nmonitor and assess the investigative performance, personnel levels,\nand other resources of the Coast Guard Investigative Service.\n(c) Briefing and Presentation of Final Results.--The Comptroller\nGeneral shall--\n(1) not later than March 31, 2026, provide the Committee on\nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the\nCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of\nRepresentatives with a briefing on the preliminary findings of the\nreview required by subsection (a); and\n(2) present to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation\nand Infrastructure of the House of Representatives the final\nresults of such review in the format and on the date agreed upon at\nsuch briefing.\n\nTITLE LXXVII--AMENDMENTS\n\nSEC. 7701. AMENDMENTS.\n(a) Prohibition on Entry and Operation.--Section 70022(b)(1) of\ntitle 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Federal\nRegister'' and inserting ``the Federal Register''.\n(b) Port, Harbor, and Coastal Facility Security.--Section 70116(b)\nof title 46, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``terrorism cyber'' and\ninserting ``terrorism, cyber''; and\n(2) in paragraph (2) by inserting a comma after ``acts of\nterrorism''.\n(c) Enforcement by State and Local Officers.--Section 70118(a) of\ntitle 46, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) by striking ``section 1 of title II of the Act of June 15,\n1917 (chapter 30; 50 U.S.C. 191)'' and inserting ``section 70051'';\nand\n(2) by striking ``section 7(b) of the Ports and Waterways\nSafety Act (33 U.S.C. 1226(b))'' and inserting ``section\n70116(b)''.\n(d) Chapter 701 Definitions.--Section 70131(2) of title 46, United\nStates Code, is amended--\n(1) by striking ``section 1 of title II of the Act of June 15,\n1917 (50 U.S.C. 191)'' and inserting ``section 70051''; and\n(2) by striking ``section 7(b) of the Ports and Waterways\nSafety Act (33 U.S.C. 1226(b))'' and inserting ``section\n70116(b)''.\n(e) Notice of Arrival Requirements for Vessels on the Outer\nContinental Shelf.--\n(1) Preparatory conforming amendment.--Section 70001 of title\n46, United States Code, is amended by redesignating subsections (l)\nand (m) as subsections (m) and (n), respectively.\n(2) Transfer of provision.--Section 704 of the Coast Guard and\nMaritime Transportation Act 2012 (Public Law 112-213; 46 U.S.C.\n70001 note) is--\n(A) amended by striking ``of title 46, United States\nCode,'';\n(B) amended by striking ``(33 U.S.C. 1223 note)'' and\ninserting ``(46 U.S.C. 70001 note)'';\n(C) transferred to appear after 70001(k) of title 46,\nUnited States Code; and\n(D) redesignated as subsection (l).\n(f) Title 46.--Title 46, United States Code, is amended as follows:\n(1) Section 2101(2) is amended by striking ``section 1'' and\ninserting ``section 101''.\n(2) Section 2116(b)(1)(D) is amended by striking ``section\n93(c)'' and inserting ``section 504(c)''.\n(3) In the analysis for subtitle VII by striking the period\nafter ``70001'' in the item relating to chapter 700.\n(4) In the analysis for chapter 700 by striking the item\nrelating to section 70006 and inserting the following:\n``70006. Establishment by Secretary of the department in which the Coast\nGuard is operating of anchorage grounds and regulations\ngenerally.''.\n\n(5) In the heading for subchapter IV in the analysis for\nchapter 700 by inserting a comma after ``DEFINITIONS''.\n(6) In the heading for subchapter VI in the analysis for\nchapter 700 by striking ``OF THE UNITED'' and inserting ``OF\nUNITED''.\n(7) Section 70052(e)(1) is amended by striking ``section 4197\nof the Revised Statutes of the United States (46 U.S.C. App. 91)''\nand inserting ``section 60105''.\n(g) Oil Pollution Act of 1990.--The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33\nU.S.C. 2701 et seq.) is amended as follows:\n(1) Section 1001 (33 U.S.C. 2701) is amended--\n(A) in paragraph (32)(G) by striking ``pipeline'' and all\nthat follows through ``offshore facility'' and inserting\n``pipeline, offshore facility'';\n(B) in paragraph (39) by striking ``section 101(20)(G)(i)''\nand inserting ``section 101(20)(H)(i)'';\n(C) in paragraph (40) by striking ``section\n101(20)(G)(ii)'' and inserting ``section 101(20)(H)(ii)'';\n(D) ) in paragraph (41) by striking ``section\n101(20)(G)(iii)'' and inserting ``section 101(20)(H)(iii)'';\n(E) in paragraph (42) by striking ``section\n101(20)(G)(iv)'' and inserting ``section 101(20)(H)(iv)'';\n(F) in paragraph (43) by striking ``section 101(20)(G)(v)''\nand inserting ``section 101(20)(H)(v)''; and\n(G) in paragraph (44) by striking ``section\n101(20)(G)(vi)'' and inserting ``section 101(20)(H)(vi)''.\n(2) Section 1003(d)(6) (33 U.S.C. 2703(d)(6)) is amended by\nstriking ``this paragraph'' and inserting ``this subsection''.\n(3) Section 1016 (33 U.S.C. 2716) is amended--\n(A) by redesignating subsections (e) through (i) as\nsubsections (d) through (h), respectively; and\n(B) in subsection (e)(1)(B), as redesignated by\nsubparagraph (A), by striking ``subsection (e)'' and inserting\n``subsection (d)''.\n(4) Section 1012(b)(2) (33 U.S.C. 2712(b)(2)) is amended by\nstriking ``section 1016(f)(1)'' and inserting ``section\n1016(e)(1)''.\n(5) Section 1005(b)(5)(B) (33 U.S.C. 2716(b)(5)(B)) is amended\nby striking ``section 1016(g)'' and inserting ``section 2716(f)''.\n(6) Section 1018(c) (33 U.S.C. 2718(c)) is amended by striking\n``the Act of March 3, 1851 (46 U.S.C. 183 et seq.)'' and inserting\n``chapter 305 of title 46, United States Code''.\n(7) Section 7001(h)(1) (33 U.S.C. 2761(h)(1)) is amended by\nstriking ``subsection (c)(4)'' and inserting ``subsection (e)(4)''.\n(h) Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998.--Section 303 of\nthe Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 892a) is\namended--\n(1) in subsection (a) by striking ``this Act'' and inserting\n``this title''; and\n(2) in subsection (b)--\n(A) by striking ``this Act'' and inserting ``this title'';\nand\n(B) by striking ``subchapter VI of chapter 10'' and\ninserting ``chapter 11''.\n(i) Chapter 5.--\n(1) In general.--Chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is\namended by redesignating the second section 548 (relating to\nMarking anchorage grounds by Commandant of the Coast Guard) as\nsection 551.\n(2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for chapter 5 of title\n14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item\nrelating to section 550 the following:\n``551. Marking anchorage grounds by Commandant of the Coast Guard.''.\n\n(j) Section 807.--Section 807 of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard\nAuthorization Act of 2018 (14 U.S.C. 313 note) is amended by striking\n``District 9'' and inserting ``Great Lakes District''.\n(k) Section 324.--Section 324 of title 14, United States Code, as\nso redesignated, by striking ``Seventeenth Coast Guard District'' and\ninserting ``Coast Guard Arctic District'' each place it appears.\n\nDIVISION H--OTHER MATTERS\nTITLE LXXXI--FINANCIAL SERVICES MATTERS\n\nSec. 8001. Defense Production Act of 1950 extension.\nSec. 8002. Review of and reporting on national security sensitive sites\nfor purposes of reviews of real estate transactions by the\nCommittee on Foreign Investment in the United States.\nSec. 8003. Disclosures by directors, officers, and principal\nstockholders.\nSec. 8004. Study and report.\nSEC. 8101. DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950 EXTENSION.\nSection 717(a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.\n4564(a)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2025'' and inserting\n``September 30, 2026''.\nSEC. 8102. REVIEW OF AND REPORTING ON NATIONAL SECURITY SENSITIVE SITES\nFOR PURPOSES OF REVIEWS OF REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS BY THE COMMITTEE ON\nFOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES.\n(a) List of National Security Sensitive Sites.--Section\n721(a)(4)(C) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.\n4565(a)(4)(C)) is amended by adding at the end the following:\n``(iii) List of sites.--\n\n``(I) In general.--For purposes of subparagraph\n(B)(ii)(II)(bb), the Committee may prescribe, through\nregulations, a list of military installations or other\nfacilities or properties of the United States\nGovernment that are sensitive for reasons relating to\nnational security. Such list may include certain\nfacilities or properties of the intelligence community\nand National Laboratories (as defined in section 2 of\nthe Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)).\n``(II) Periodic review of list.--Not later than one\nyear after the date of the enactment of this clause,\nand periodically thereafter, each member of the\nCommittee shall--\n\n``(aa) review the installations, facilities,\nand properties, if any, included by that member on\nthe list developed under subclause (I); and\n``(bb) submit to the chairperson a report on\nthat review, after approval of the report by the\nAssistant Secretary or equivalent official\ndesignated for the agency under subsection\n(k)(4)(A)(i), which shall include--\n``(AA) any recommended updates or revisions\nto the list regarding installations,\nfacilities, and properties administered by the\nmember of the Committee;\n``(BB) any recommendations with respect to\nwhat distance, including close proximity or\nextended range, should apply for purposes of\nreal estate described in subparagraph\n(B)(ii)(II)(bb); and\n``(CC) a detailed justification and risk\nassessment underlying any recommendations made\nunder subitem (BB).''.\n(b) Annual Report.--Section 721(m)(2) of the Defense Production Act\nof 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(m)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the\nfollowing:\n``(L) Information on whether the most recent list of sites\nidentified under subsection (a)(4)(C)(iii) reflects\nconsideration of any recommended updates and revisions\nsubmitted under subclause (II) of that subsection. Upon request\nfrom the Committee on Financial Services of the House of\nRepresentatives or the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban\nAffairs of the Senate, the Committee shall provide to that\ncommittee a classified briefing regarding that list.''.\nSEC. 8103. DISCLOSURES BY DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND PRINCIPAL\nSTOCKHOLDERS.\n(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Holding\nForeign Insiders Accountable Act''.\n(b) Disclosures.--\n(1) Amendments.--Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act\nof 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78p(a)) is amended--\n(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(including, solely for\nthe purposes of this subsection, every person who is a director\nor an officer of a foreign private issuer, as that term is\ndefined in section 240.3b-4 of title 17, Code of Federal\nRegulations, or any successor regulation)'' after ``an officer\nof the issuer of such security'';\n(B) in paragraph (2)--\n(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the\nend and inserting ``; or''; and\n(ii) by adding at the end the following:\n``(D) with respect to a foreign private issuer, the\nsecurities of which are, as of the date of enactment of the\nHolding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act, registered pursuant\nto subsection (b) or (g) of section 12, on the date that is 90\ndays after that date of enactment.'';\n(C) in paragraph (4)(A), by inserting ``and in English''\nafter ``electronically''; and\n(D) by adding at the end the following:\n``(5) Authority to exempt.--The Commission by rule, regulation,\nor order, may conditionally or unconditionally exempt any person,\nsecurity, or transaction, or any class or classes of persons,\nsecurities, or transactions, from the requirements of this section\nif the Commission determines that the laws of a foreign\njurisdiction apply substantially similar requirements to such\nperson, security, or transaction.''.\n(2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall\ntake effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment\nof this Act.\n(c) Effect on Regulation.--If any provision of section 240.3a12-\n3(b) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor\nregulation, is inconsistent with the amendments made by subsection (b),\nthat provision of such section 240.3a12-3(b) (or such successor) shall\nhave no force or effect beginning on the effective date described in\nsubsection (b)(2).\n(d) Issuance or Amendment of Regulations.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall\nissue final regulations (or amend or rescind, in whole or in part,\nexisting regulations of the Commission) to carry out the amendments\nmade by subsection (b).\n(2) Additional rulemaking.--The Securities and Exchange\nCommission may issue such additional regulations (or amend or\nrescind, in whole or in part, existing regulations of the\nCommission) as necessary to implement the intent of this section.\nSEC. 8104. STUDY AND REPORT.\nNot later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act,\nthe Securities and Exchange Commission shall--\n(1) conduct a study on the transparency and cooperation\nregarding--\n(A) brokers and dealers that are a member of a national\nsecurities association and registered with the Securities and\nExchange Commission that are controlled by or organized under\nthe laws of the People's Republic of China; and\n(B) investment advisors registered with the Securities and\nExchange Commission and controlled by or organized under the\nlaws of the People's Republic of China; and\n(2) submit to Congress a report that includes the results of\nthe study conducted under paragraph (1).\n\nTITLE LXXXII--JUDICIARY MATTERS\n\nSec. 8201. Authority of Marshal of the Supreme Court and Supreme Court\nPolice.\nSec. 8202. PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 reauthorization.\nSec. 8203. Trauma kit standards.\nSec. 8204. Inclusion of certain retired public safety officers in the\npublic safety officers' death benefits program.\nSec. 8205. Honoring our fallen heroes.\nSEC. 8201. AUTHORITY OF MARSHAL OF THE SUPREME COURT AND SUPREME COURT\nPOLICE.\nSection 6121(a)(2) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by\nstriking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:\n``(C) if the Marshal determines such protection is\nnecessary--\n``(i) any retired or former Chief Justice or Associate\nJustice of the Supreme Court; or\n``(ii) any member of the immediate family of the Chief\nJustice, any Associate Justice, any retired or former Chief\nJustice or Associate Justice, or any officer of the Supreme\nCourt.''.\nSEC. 8202. PROTECT OUR CHILDREN ACT OF 2008 REAUTHORIZATION.\n(a) Establishment of National Strategy for Child Exploitation\nPrevention and Interdiction.--Section 101 of the PROTECT Our Children\nAct of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 21111) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (b), by striking ``every second year'' and\ninserting ``every fourth year''; and\n(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:\n``(c) Required Contents of National Strategy.--The National\nStrategy established under subsection (a) shall include the following:\n``(1) An analysis of current trends, challenges, and the\noverall magnitude of the threat of child exploitation.\n``(2) An analysis of future trends and challenges, including\nnew technologies, that will impact the efforts to combat child\nexploitation.\n``(3) Goals and strategic solutions to prevent and interdict\nchild exploitation, including--\n``(A) plans for interagency coordination;\n``(B) engagement with the judicial branches of the Federal\nGovernment and State governments;\n``(C) legislative recommendations for combating child\nexploitation;\n``(D) cooperation with international, State, local, and\nTribal law enforcement agencies; and\n``(E) engagement with the private sector and other entities\ninvolved in efforts to combat child exploitation.\n``(4) An analysis of Federal efforts dedicated to combating\nchild exploitation, including--\n``(A) a review of the policies and work of the Department\nof Justice and other Federal programs relating to the\nprevention and interdiction of child exploitation crimes,\nincluding training programs, and investigative and prosecution\nactivity; and\n``(B) a description of the efforts of the Department of\nJustice to cooperate and coordinate with, and provide technical\nassistance and support to, international, State, local, and\nTribal law enforcement agencies and private sector and\nnonprofit entities with respect to child exploitation\nprevention and interdiction efforts.\n``(5) An estimate of the resources required to effectively\nrespond to child exploitation crimes at scale by--\n``(A) each ICAC task force;\n``(B) the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including\ninvestigators, forensic interviewers, and analysts of victims,\nwitnesses, and forensics;\n``(C) Homeland Security Investigations, including forensic\ninterviewers and analysts of victims, witnesses, and forensics;\n``(D) the United States Marshals Service;\n``(E) the United States Secret Service;\n``(F) the United States Postal Service;\n``(G) the criminal investigative offices of the Department\nof Defense; and\n``(H) any component of an agency described in this\nparagraph.\n``(6) A review of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task\nForce Program, including--\n``(A) the number of ICAC task forces and the location of\neach ICAC task force;\n``(B) the number of trained personnel at each ICAC task\nforce;\n``(C) the amount of Federal grants awarded to each ICAC\ntask force; and\n``(D) an assessment of the Federal, State, and local\ncooperation with respect to each ICAC task force, including--\n``(i) the number of arrests made by each ICAC task\nforce;\n``(ii) the number of criminal referrals to United\nStates attorneys for prosecution;\n``(iii) the number of prosecutions and convictions from\nthe referrals described in clause (ii);\n``(iv) the number, if available, of local prosecutions\nand convictions based on ICAC task force investigations;\nand\n``(v) any other information determined by the Attorney\nGeneral demonstrating the level of Federal, State, Tribal,\nand local coordination and cooperation.\n``(7) An assessment of training needs for each ICAC task force\nand affiliated agencies.\n``(8) An assessment of Federal investigative and prosecution\nactivity relating to reported incidents of child exploitation\ncrimes that include a number of factors, including--\n``(A) the number of investigations, arrests, prosecutions,\nand convictions for a crime of child exploitation; and\n``(B) the average sentence imposed and the statutory\nmaximum sentence that could be imposed for each crime of child\nexploitation.\n``(9) A review of all available statistical data indicating the\noverall magnitude of child pornography trafficking in the United\nStates and internationally, including--\n``(A) the number of foreign and domestic suspects observed\nengaging in accessing and sharing child pornography;\n``(B) the number of tips or other statistical data from the\nCyberTipline of the National Center for Missing and Exploited\nChildren and other data indicating the magnitude of child\npornography trafficking; and\n``(C) any other statistical data indicating the type,\nnature, and extent of child exploitation crime in the United\nStates and abroad.''.\n(b) Establishment of National Icac Task Force Program.--Section 102\nof the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 21112) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a)(1)--\n(A) by inserting ``, Tribal, military,'' after ``State'';\nand\n(B) by striking ``and child obscenity and pornography\ncases'' and inserting ``child obscenity and pornography cases,\nand the identification of child victims'';\n(2) in subsection (b)--\n(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``consult with and\nconsider'' and all that follows through ``track record of\nsuccess.'' and inserting ``, evaluate the task forces funded\nunder the ICAC Task Force Program to determine if those task\nforces are operating in an effective manner.'';\n(B) in paragraph (3)(B)--\n(i) by striking ``establish a new task force'' and\ninserting ``establish a new or continue an existing task\nforce''; and\n(ii) by striking ``state'' and inserting ``State''; and\n(C) in paragraph (4)--\n(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``may'' and\ninserting ``shall'';\n(ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and\n(iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph\n(B); and\n(3) by adding at the end the following:\n``(c) Limited Liability for Icac Task Forces.--\n``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a civil\nclaim or criminal charge against an ICAC task force established\npursuant to this section and sections 103 and 104, including any\nlaw enforcement agency that participates on such a task force or a\ndirector, officer, employee, or agent of such a law enforcement\nagency, arising from the prioritization decisions with respect to\nleads related to Internet crimes against children described in\nsection 104(8), may not be brought in any Federal or State court.\n``(2) Intentional, reckless, or other misconduct.--Paragraph\n(1) shall not apply to a claim if the ICAC task force or law\nenforcement agency, or a director, officer, employee, or agent of\nthat law enforcement agency--\n``(A) engaged in intentional misconduct; or\n``(B) acted, or failed to act--\n``(i) with actual malice;\n``(ii) with gross negligence or reckless disregard to a\nsubstantial risk of causing physical injury without legal\njustification; or\n``(iii) for a purpose unrelated to the performance of\nany responsibility or function under section 104(8).\n``(3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall be\nconstrued to--\n``(A) create any independent basis of liability on behalf\nof, or any cause of action against--\n``(i) an ICAC task force; or\n``(ii) a law enforcement agency or a director, officer,\nemployee, or agent of the law enforcement agency; or\n``(B) expand any liability otherwise imposed, or limit any\ndefense to that liability, otherwise available under Federal or\nState law.''.\n(c) Purpose of Icac Task Forces.--Section 103 of the PROTECT Our\nChildren Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 21113) is amended--\n(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, and the identification\nof child victims of those crimes'' before the semicolon at the end;\n(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and prioritizing\ninvestigations that task force personnel, through the background,\ntraining and experience of those personnel and the consideration of\nall relevant circumstances, determine to be most likely to result\nin positive case outcomes and in the rescue of children'' before\nthe semicolon at the end;\n(3) in paragraph (3)--\n(A) by striking ``and local law enforcement'' and inserting\n``Tribal, military, and local law enforcement''; and\n(B) by inserting ``, including probation and parole\nagencies, child advocacy centers, and child protective\nservices,'' after ``enforcement agencies'';\n(4) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' at the end;\n(5) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and\ninserting ``; and''; and\n(6) by adding at the end the following:\n``(10) educating the judiciary on--\n``(A) the link between intrafamilial contact offenses and\ntechnology-facilitated crimes; and\n``(B) characteristics of internet offenders, including the\ninterest of online offenders in incest-themed material, sadism,\nand other related paraphilias or illegal activity.''.\n(d) Duties and Functions of Task Forces.--Section 104 of the\nPROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 21114) is amended--\n(1) in paragraph (3)--\n(A) by inserting ``reactive and'' before ``proactive'';\n(B) by inserting ``conduct digital'' before ``forensic\nexaminations''; and\n(C) by inserting ``engage in'' before ``effective\nprosecutions'';\n(2) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:\n``(8) investigate, seek prosecution with respect to, and\nidentify child victims from leads relating to Internet crimes\nagainst children, including CyberTipline reports, with\nprioritization determined according to circumstances and by each\ntask force, as described in section 102;'';\n(3) by striking paragraph (9); and\n(4) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) as paragraphs (9)\nand (10), respectively.\n(e) National Internet Crimes Against Children Data System.--Section\n105 of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 21115) is\namended--\n(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``shall establish'' and\ninserting ``may establish'';\n(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``continue and build upon\nOperation Fairplay developed by the Wyoming Attorney General's\noffice, which has established a secure, dynamic undercover\ninfrastructure that has facilitated'' and inserting ``facilitate'';\nand\n(3) in subsection (g)--\n(A) by striking paragraph (3);\n(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as\nparagraphs (3) through (7), respectively; and\n(C) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking ``1\nrepresentative'' and inserting ``2 representatives''.\n(f) Icac Grant Program.--Section 106 of the PROTECT Our Children\nAct of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 21116) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a)--\n(A) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii)(II), by striking ``Operation\nFairplay,''; and\n(B) in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph (A) and\ninserting the following:\n``(A) In general.--Not less than 20 percent of the total\nfunds appropriated to carry out this section shall be\ndistributed to support the ICAC Task Force Program through\ngrants to--\n``(i) provide training and technical assistance to\nmembers of the ICAC Task Force Program;\n``(ii) maintain, enhance, research, and develop tools\nand technology to assist members of the ICAC Task Force\nProgram;\n``(iii) provide other support to the ICAC Task Force\nProgram determined by the Attorney General;\n``(iv) conduct research;\n``(v) support the annual National Law Enforcement\nTraining on Child Exploitation of the Office of Juvenile\nJustice and Delinquency Prevention; and\n``(vi) provide wellness training.''; and\n(2) in subsection (d)(1)--\n(A) in subparagraph (B)--\n(i) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;\n(ii) in clause (iii), by striking ``, including'' and\nall that follows through ``such crime under State law.''\nand inserting ``; and''; and\n(iii) by adding at the end the following:\n``(iv) the number of child victims identified.'';\n(B) by striking subparagraph (D); and\n(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (G) as\nsubparagraphs (D) through (F), respectively.\n(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 107(a) of the PROTECT\nOur Children Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 21117(a)) is amended--\n(1) in paragraph (9), by striking ``and'' at the end;\n(2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end and\ninserting ``; and''; and\n(3) by adding at the end the following:\n``(11) $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through\n2028.''.\n(h) Additional Regional Computer Forensic Labs.--The PROTECT Our\nChildren Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 21101 et seq.) is amended by striking\ntitle II.\n(i) Reporting Requirements of Providers.--Section 2258A(c) of title\n18, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph\n(1), by inserting ``and all supplemental data included in the report''\nafter ``each report made under subsection (a)(1)''.\nSEC. 8203. TRAUMA KIT STANDARDS.\nSection 521 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe\nStreets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10202) is amended by adding at the end\nthe following:\n``(d) Trauma Kits.--\n``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `trauma kit'\nmeans a first aid response kit, which includes a bleeding control\nkit that can be used for controlling a life-threatening hemorrhage.\n``(2) Requirement for trauma kits.--\n``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of\nlaw, a grantee may only purchase a trauma kit using funds made\navailable under this part if the trauma kit meets the\nperformance standards established by the Director of the Bureau\nof Justice Assistance under paragraph (3)(A).\n``(B) Authority to separately acquire.--Nothing in\nsubparagraph (A) shall prohibit a grantee from separately\nacquiring the components of a trauma kit and assembling\ncomplete trauma kits that meet the performance standards.\n``(3) Performance standards and optional agency best\npractices.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of\nthis subsection, the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance,\nin consultation with organizations representing trauma surgeons,\nemergency medical response professionals, emergency physicians,\nother medical professionals, relevant law enforcement agencies of\nStates and units of local government, professional law enforcement\norganizations, local law enforcement labor or representative\norganizations, and law enforcement trade associations, shall--\n``(A) develop and publish performance standards for trauma\nkits that are eligible for purchase using funds made available\nunder this part that, at a minimum, require the components\ndescribed in paragraph (4) to be included in a trauma kit; and\n``(B) develop and publish optional best practices for law\nenforcement agencies regarding--\n``(i) training law enforcement officers in the use of\ntrauma kits;\n``(ii) the deployment and maintenance of trauma kits in\nlaw enforcement vehicles; and\n``(iii) the deployment, location, and maintenance of\ntrauma kits in law enforcement agency or other government\nfacilities.\n``(4) Components.--The components of a trauma kit described in\nthis paragraph are--\n``(A) a tourniquet recommended by the Committee on Tactical\nCombat Casualty Care;\n``(B) a bleeding control bandage;\n``(C) a pair of nonlatex protective gloves and a pen-type\nmarker;\n``(D) a pair of blunt-ended scissors;\n``(E) instructional documents developed--\n``(i) under the `Stop the Bleed' national awareness\ncampaign of the Department of Homeland Security, or any\nsuccessor thereto;\n``(ii) by the American College of Surgeons Committee on\nTrauma;\n``(iii) by the American Red Cross; or\n``(iv) by any partner of the Department of Defense;\n``(F) a bag or other container adequately designed to hold\nthe contents of the kit; and\n``(G) any additional trauma kit supplies that--\n``(i) are approved by a State, local, or Tribal law\nenforcement agency or first responders;\n``(ii) can adequately treat a traumatic injury; and\n``(iii) can be stored in a readily available kit.''.\nSEC. 8204. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN RETIRED PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS IN THE\nPUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS' DEATH BENEFITS PROGRAM.\n(a) In General.--Section 1201 of title I of the Omnibus Crime\nControl and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281) is amended by\nadding at the end the following:\n``(p) Personal Injury to Retired Law Enforcement Officer.--\n``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `retired law\nenforcement officer' means an individual who separated from service\nin good standing as a law enforcement officer in an official\ncapacity at a public agency with or without compensation.\n``(2) Eligibility.--A retired law enforcement officer shall be\neligible for a benefit under this part if the officer died or\nbecame permanently and totally disabled as the direct and proximate\nresult of a personal injury resulting from a targeted attack\nbecause of the retired law enforcement officer's service as a law\nenforcement officer.''.\n(b) Retroactive Applicability.--\n(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the\namendments made by this section shall--\n(A) take effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and\n(B) apply to any matter--\n(i) pending before the Bureau of Justice Assistance or\notherwise on the date of enactment of this Act; or\n(ii) filed (consistent with pre-existing effective\ndates) or accruing after the date of enactment of this Act.\n(2) Exceptions.--The amendment made by this section shall apply\nto any action taken against a retired law enforcement officer\ndescribed in section 1201(p) of title I of the Omnibus Crime\nControl and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (as added by this Act) on or\nafter January 1, 2012.\nSEC. 8205. HONORING OUR FALLEN HEROES.\n(a) Cancer-Related Deaths and Disabilities.--\n(1) In general.--Section 1201 of title I of the Omnibus Crime\nControl and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281), as amended\nby section 8204, is further amended by adding at the end the\nfollowing:\n``(q) Exposure-Related Cancers.--\n``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:\n``(A) Carcinogen.--The term `carcinogen' means an agent\nthat is--\n``(i) classified by the International Agency for\nResearch on Cancer under Group 1 or Group 2A; and\n``(ii) reasonably linked to an exposure-related cancer.\n``(B) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of\nthe Bureau.\n``(C) Exposure-related cancer.--As updated from time to\ntime in accordance with paragraph (3), the term `exposure-\nrelated cancer' means--\n``(i) bladder cancer;\n``(ii) brain cancer;\n``(iii) breast cancer;\n``(iv) cervical cancer;\n``(v) colon cancer;\n``(vi) colorectal cancer;\n``(vii) esophageal cancer;\n``(viii) kidney cancer;\n``(ix) leukemia;\n``(x) lung cancer;\n``(xi) malignant melanoma;\n``(xii) mesothelioma;\n``(xiii) multiple myeloma;\n``(xiv) non-Hodgkins lymphoma;\n``(xv) ovarian cancer;\n``(xvi) prostate cancer;\n``(xvii) skin cancer;\n``(xviii) stomach cancer;\n``(xix) testicular cancer;\n``(xx) thyroid cancer;\n``(xxi) any form of cancer that is considered a WTC-\nrelated health condition under section 3312(a) of the\nPublic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm-22(a)); and\n``(xxii) any form of cancer added to this definition\npursuant to an update in accordance with paragraph (3).\n``(2) Personal injury sustained in the line of duty.--\n``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), as\ndetermined by the Bureau, the exposure of a public safety\nofficer to a carcinogen shall be presumed to constitute a\npersonal injury within the meaning of subsection (a) or (b)\nsustained in the line of duty by the officer and directly and\nproximately resulting in death or permanent and total\ndisability, if--\n``(i) the exposure occurred while the public safety\nofficer was engaged in line of duty action or activity;\n``(ii) the public safety officer began serving as a\npublic safety officer not fewer than 5 years before the\ndate of the diagnosis of the public safety officer with an\nexposure-related cancer;\n``(iii) the public safety officer was diagnosed with\nthe exposure-related cancer not more than 15 years after\nthe public safety officer's last date of active service as\na public safety officer; and\n``(iv) the exposure-related cancer directly and\nproximately results in the death or permanent and total\ndisability of the public safety officer.\n``(B) Exception.--The presumption under subparagraph (A)\nshall not apply if competent medical evidence establishes that\nthe exposure of the public safety officer to the carcinogen was\nnot a substantial contributing factor in the death or\ndisability of the public safety officer.\n``(3) Additional exposure-related cancers.--\n``(A) In general.--From time to time but not less\nfrequently than once every 3 years, the Director shall--\n``(i) review the definition of `exposure-related\ncancer' under paragraph (1); and\n``(ii) if appropriate, update the definition, in\naccordance with this paragraph--\n\n``(I) by rule; or\n``(II) by publication in the Federal Register or on\nthe public website of the Bureau.\n\n``(B) Basis for updates.--\n``(i) In general.--The Director shall make an update\nunder subparagraph (A)(ii) in any case in which the\nDirector finds such an update to be appropriate based on\ncompetent medical evidence of significant risk to public\nsafety officers of developing the form of exposure-related\ncancer that is the subject of the update from engagement in\ntheir public safety activities.\n``(ii) Evidence.--The competent medical evidence\ndescribed in clause (i) may include recommendations, risk\nassessments, and scientific studies by--\n\n``(I) the National Institute for Occupational\nSafety and Health;\n``(II) the National Toxicology Program;\n``(III) the National Academies of Sciences,\nEngineering, and Medicine; or\n``(IV) the International Agency for Research on\nCancer.\n\n``(C) Petitions to add to the list of exposure-related\ncancers.--\n``(i) In general.--Any person may petition the Director\nto add a form of cancer to the definition of `exposure-\nrelated cancer' under paragraph (1).\n``(ii) Content of petition.--A petition under clause\n(i) shall provide information to show that there is\nsufficient competent medical evidence of significant risk\nto public safety officers of developing the cancer from\nengagement in their public safety activities.\n``(iii) Timely and substantive decisions.--\n\n``(I) Referral.--Not later than 180 days after\nreceipt of a petition satisfying clause (ii), the\nDirector shall refer the petition to appropriate\nmedical experts for review, analysis (including risk\nassessment and scientific study), and recommendation.\n``(II) Consideration.--The Director shall consider\neach recommendation under subclause (I) and promptly\ntake appropriate action in connection with the\nrecommendation pursuant to subparagraph (B).\n\n``(iv) Notification to congress.--Not later than 30\ndays after taking any substantive action in connection with\na recommendation under clause (iii)(II), the Director shall\nnotify the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the\nCommittee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives\nof the substantive action.''.\n(2) Applicability.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall\napply to any claim under--\n(A) section 1201(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control\nand Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281(a)) that is\npredicated upon the death of a public safety officer on or\nafter January 1, 2020, that is the direct and proximate result\nof an exposure-related cancer; or\n(B) section 1201(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control\nand Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281(b)) that is filed\non or after January 1, 2020, and predicated upon a disability\nthat is the direct and proximate result of an exposure-related\ncancer.\n(3) Time for filing claim.--Notwithstanding any other provision\nof law, an individual who desires to file a claim that is\npredicated upon the amendment made by paragraph (1) shall not be\nprecluded from filing such a claim within 3 years of the date of\nenactment of this Act.\n(b) Confidentiality of Information.--\n(1) In general.--Section 812(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime\nControl and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10231(a)) is\namended--\n(A) in the first sentence, by striking ``furnished under\nthis title by any person and identifiable to any specific\nprivate person'' and inserting ``furnished under any law to any\ncomponent of the Office of Justice Programs, or furnished\notherwise under this title, by any entity or person, including\nany information identifiable to any specific private person,'';\nand\n(B) in the second sentence, by striking ``person furnishing\nsuch information'' and inserting ``entity or person furnishing\nsuch information or to whom such information pertains''.\n(2) Effective date; applicability.--The amendments made by\nparagraph (1) shall--\n(A) shall take effect for all purposes as if enacted on\nDecember 27, 1979; and\n(B) apply to any matter pending, before the Department of\nJustice or otherwise, as of the date of enactment of this Act.\n(c) Technical Amendments.--\n(1) In general.--Section 1201(o)(2) of title I of the Omnibus\nCrime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281(o)(2))\nis amended--\n(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or (b)'' after\n``subsection (a)'';\n(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or (b)'' after\n``subsection (a)''; and\n(C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``or (b)'' after\n``subsection (a)''.\n(2) Applicability.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall\napply to any matter pending before the Department of Justice as of\nthe date of enactment of this Act.\n(d) Technical Amendments.--\n(1) In general.--Section 3 of the Safeguarding America's First\nResponders Act of 2020 (34 U.S.C. 10281 note) is amended by adding\nat the end the following:\n``(d) Definition.--In this section, the term `line of duty action'\nincludes any action--\n``(1) in which a public safety officer engaged at the direction\nof the agency served by the public safety officer; or\n``(2) the public safety officer is authorized or obligated to\nperform.''.\n(2) Applicability.--\n(A) In general.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall\napply to any claim under section 3 of the Safeguarding\nAmerica's First Responders Act of 2020 (34 U.S.C. 10281 note)--\n(i) that is predicated upon the death of a public\nsafety officer on or after January 1, 2020; or\n(ii) that is--\n\n(I) predicated upon the disability of a public\nsafety officer; and\n(II) filed on or after January 1, 2020.\n\n(B) Time for filing claim.--Notwithstanding any other\nprovision of law, an individual who desires to file a claim\nthat is predicated upon the amendment made by paragraph (1)\nshall not be precluded from filing such a claim within 3 years\nof the date of enactment of this Act.\n(e) Rescission.--Of the unobligated balances available in the\nDepartment of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund (as established under\nsection 524(c) of title 28, United States Code), $255,000,000 is hereby\npermanently rescinded.\n\nTITLE LXXXIII--FOREIGN AFFAIRS MATTERS\n\nSubtitle A--Taiwan Non-Discrimination Act of 2025\n\nSec. 8301. Short title.\nSec. 8302. Findings.\nSec. 8303. Sense of the Congress.\nSec. 8304. Support for Taiwan admission to the IMF.\nSec. 8305. Testimony requirement.\n\nSubtitle B--BUST Fentanyl Act\n\nSec. 8311. Short title.\nSec. 8312. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report.\nSec. 8313. Study and report on efforts to address fentanyl trafficking\nfrom the people's republic of china and other relevant\ncountries.\nSec. 8314. Amendments to the Fentanyl Sanctions Act.\nSec. 8315. Prioritization of identification of persons from the People's\nRepublic of China.\nSec. 8316. Expansion of sanctions under the Fentanyl Sanctions Act.\nSec. 8317. Imposition of sanctions with respect to agencies or\ninstrumentalities of foreign states.\nSec. 8318. Annual report on efforts to prevent the smuggling of\nmethamphetamine into the United States from Mexico.\nSec. 8319. Responding to crime and corruption in Haiti.\nSec. 8320. Rule of construction regarding the use of military force.\n\nSubtitle C--Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity\n\nSec. 8331. Short title.\nSec. 8332. Findings.\nSec. 8333. Sense of Congress.\nSec. 8334. Definitions.\nSec. 8335. Sanctions relating to the Western Balkans.\nSec. 8336. Democratic and economic development and prosperity\ninitiatives.\nSec. 8337. Promoting cross-cultural and educational engagement.\nSec. 8338. Young Balkan Leaders Initiative.\nSec. 8339. Supporting cybersecurity and cyber resilience in the Western\nBalkans.\nSec. 8340. Relations between Kosovo and Serbia.\nSec. 8341. Reports on Russian and Chinese malign influence operations\nand campaigns in the Western Balkans.\n\nSubtitle D--Countering Wrongful Detention Act of 2025\n\nSec. 8351. Short title.\nSec. 8352. Designation of a foreign country as a State Sponsor of\nUnlawful or Wrongful Detention.\nSec. 8353. Congressional Report on components related to hostage affairs\nand recovery.\nSec. 8354. Rule of construction.\n\nSubtitle E--Other Matters\n\nSec. 8361. National registry of Korean American divided families.\nSec. 8362. Sense of Congress on Russia's illegal abduction of Ukrainian\nchildren.\nSec. 8363. Supporting the identification and recovery of abducted\nUkrainian children.\nSec. 8364. Fairness in issuance of tactical gear to Diplomatic Security\nService personnel.\nSec. 8365. Strategy for countering transnational criminal organizations\nin Mexico.\nSec. 8366. International nuclear energy.\nSec. 8367. Strategy to respond to global bases of the People's Republic\nof China.\nSec. 8368. Disposition of weapons and materiel in transit from Iran to\nthe Houthis in Yemen.\nSec. 8369. Repeal of Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019.\nSec. 8370. Repeal of Authorizations for Use of Military Force relating\nto Iraq.\n\nSubtitle A--Taiwan Non-Discrimination Act of 2025\n\nSEC. 8301. SHORT TITLE.\nThis subtitle may be cited as the ``Taiwan Non-Discrimination Act\nof 2025''.\nSEC. 8302. FINDINGS.\nCongress finds as follows:\n(1) As enshrined in its Articles of Agreement, the\nInternational Monetary Fund (IMF) is devoted to promoting\ninternational monetary cooperation, facilitating the expansion and\nbalanced growth of international trade, encouraging exchange\nstability, and avoiding competitive exchange depreciation.\n(2) Taiwan is the 21st largest economy in the world and the\n10th largest goods trading partner of the United States.\n(3) Although Taiwan is not an IMF member, it is a member of the\nWorld Trade Organization, the Asian Development Bank, and the Asia-\nPacific Economic Cooperation forum.\n(4) According to the January 2020 Report on Macroeconomic and\nForeign Exchange Policies of Major Trading Partners of the United\nStates, published by the Department of the Treasury, Taiwan held\n$471,900,000,000 in foreign exchange reserves, more than major\neconomies such as India, South Korea, and Brazil.\n(5) According to section 4(d) of the Taiwan Relations Act\n(Public Law 96-8), enacted on April 10, 1979, ``Nothing in this Act\nmay be construed as a basis for supporting the exclusion or\nexpulsion of Taiwan from continued membership in any international\nfinancial institution or any other international organization.''.\n(6) Taiwan held membership in the IMF for 9 years following the\nrecognition of the People's Republic of China (PRC) by the United\nNations, and 16 Taiwan staff members at the Fund were allowed to\ncontinue their employment after the PRC was seated at the IMF in\n1980. As James M. Boughton has noted in his Silent Revolution: The\nInternational Monetary Fund 1979-1989, even as the PRC was seated,\nthe United States Executive Director to the IMF, Sam Y. Cross,\nexpressed support on behalf of the United States Government for\n``some kind of association between Taiwan and the Fund''.\n(7) On September 27, 1994, in testimony before the Senate\nCommittee on Foreign Relations regarding the 1994 Taiwan Policy\nReview, then-Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and\nPacific Affairs Winston Lord stated: ``Recognizing Taiwan's\nimportant role in transnational issues, we will support its\nmembership in organizations where statehood is not a prerequisite,\nand we will support opportunities for Taiwan's voice to be heard in\norganizations where its membership is not possible.''.\n(8) The Congress has repeatedly reaffirmed support for this\npolicy, including in Public Laws 107-10, 107-158, 108-28, 108-235,\n113-17, and 114-139, and the unanimous House and Senate passage of\nthe Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement\nInitiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019.\n(9) In its fact sheet, entitled ``U.S. Relations with Taiwan'',\npublished on August 31, 2018, the Department of State asserts:\n``The United States supports Taiwan's membership in international\norganizations that do not require statehood as a condition of\nmembership and encourages Taiwan's meaningful participation in\ninternational organizations where its membership is not\npossible.''.\n(10) According to the Articles of Agreement of the IMF,\n``membership shall be open to other countries'', subject to\nconditions prescribed by the Board of Governors of the IMF.\n(11) In the IMF publication ``Membership and Nonmembership in\nthe International Monetary Fund: A Study in International Law and\nOrganization'', Joseph Gold, the then-General Counsel and Director\nof the Legal Department of the IMF, elaborated on the differences\nbetween the terms ``countries'' and ``states'', noting that ``the\nword `country' may have been adopted because of the absence of\nagreement on the definition of a `state''' and, with respect to the\nuse of ``countries'' and applications for IMF membership, ``the\nabsence of any adjective in the Articles emphasizes the breadth of\nthe discretion that the Fund may exercise in admitting countries to\nmembership''. According to Mr. Gold, ``the desire to give the Fund\nflexibility in dealing with applications may explain not only the\nabsence of any adjective that qualifies `countries' but also the\nchoice of that word itself''.\n(12) In his IMF study, Mr. Gold further observes, ``in the\npractice of the Fund the concepts of independence and sovereignty\nhave been avoided on the whole as a mode of expressing a criterion\nfor membership in the Fund''. He continues, ``Although the Fund\nusually takes into account the recognition or nonrecognition of an\nentity as a state, there are no rules or even informal\nunderstandings on the extent to which an applicant must have been\nrecognized by members or other international organizations before\nthe Fund will regard it as eligible for membership.''. In fact,\nwhen considering an application for membership where the status of\nan applicant may not be resolved, Mr. Gold writes ``there have been\noccasions on which the Fund has made a finding before decisions had\nbeen taken by the United Nations or by most members or by members\nwith a majority of the total voting power.'' Mr. Gold concludes,\n``the Fund makes its own findings on whether an applicant is a\n`country', and makes them solely for its own purposes.''.\n(13) Although not a member state of the United Nations, the\nRepublic of Kosovo is a member of both the IMF and the World Bank,\nhaving joined both organizations on June 29, 2009.\n(14) On October 26, 2021, Secretary of State Antony Blinken\nissued a statement in support of Taiwan's ``robust, meaningful\nparticipation'' in the United Nations system, which includes the\nIMF, the World Bank, and other specialized United Nations agencies.\nSecretary of State Blinken noted, ``As the international community\nfaces an unprecedented number of complex and global issues, it is\ncritical for all stakeholders to help address these problems. This\nincludes the 24 million people who live in Taiwan. Taiwan's\nmeaningful participation in the UN system is not a political issue,\nbut a pragmatic one.''. He continued, ``Taiwan's exclusion\nundermines the important work of the UN and its related bodies, all\nof which stand to benefit greatly from its contributions.''.\n(15) In October 2024, Taiwan announced it would seek IMF\nmembership, with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative\nOffice in the United States stating, ``Taiwan's membership at the\nIMF would help boost financial resilience.''.\nSEC. 8303. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.\nIt is the sense of the Congress that--\n(1) the size, significance, and connectedness of the Taiwanese\neconomy highlight the importance of greater participation by Taiwan\nin the International Monetary Fund, given the purposes of the Fund\narticulated in its Articles of Agreement; and\n(2) the experience of Taiwan in developing a vibrant and\nadvanced economy under democratic governance and the rule of law\nshould inform the work of the international financial institutions,\nincluding through increased participation by Taiwan in the\ninstitutions.\nSEC. 8304. SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN ADMISSION TO THE IMF.\n(a) In General.--The United States Governor of the International\nMonetary Fund (in this section referred to as the ``Fund'') shall use\nthe voice and vote of the United States to vigorously support--\n(1) the admission of Taiwan as a member of the Fund, to the\nextent that admission is sought by Taiwan;\n(2) participation by Taiwan in regular surveillance activities\nof the Fund with respect to the economic and financial policies of\nTaiwan, consistent with Article IV consultation procedures of the\nFund;\n(3) employment opportunities for Taiwan nationals, without\nregard to any consideration that, in the determination of the\nUnited States Governor, does not generally restrict the employment\nof nationals of member countries of the Fund; and\n(4) the ability of Taiwan to receive appropriate technical\nassistance and training by the Fund.\n(b) United States Policy.--It is the policy of the United States\nnot to discourage or otherwise deter Taiwan from seeking admission as a\nmember of the Fund.\n(c) Waiver.--The Secretary of the Treasury may waive any\nrequirement of subsection (a) for up to 1 year at a time on reporting\nto Congress that providing the waiver will substantially promote the\nobjective of securing the meaningful participation of Taiwan at each\ninternational financial institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(2)\nof the International Financial Institutions Act).\n(d) Sunset.--This section shall have no force or effect on the\nearlier of--\n(1) the date of approval by the Board of Governors of the Fund\nfor the admission of Taiwan as a member of the Fund; or\n(2) the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment\nof this Act.\nSEC. 8305. TESTIMONY REQUIREMENT.\nIn each of the next 7 years in which the Secretary of the Treasury\nis required by section 1705(b) of the International Financial\nInstitutions Act to present testimony, the Secretary shall include in\nthe testimony a description of the efforts of the United States to\nsupport the greatest participation practicable by Taiwan at each\ninternational financial institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(2)\nof such Act).\n\nSubtitle B--BUST Fentanyl Act\n\nSEC. 8311. SHORT TITLE.\nThis subtitle may be cited as the ``Break Up Suspicious\nTransactions of Fentanyl Act'' or the ``BUST Fentanyl Act''.\nSEC. 8312. INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT.\nSection 489(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.\n2291h(a)) is amended--\n(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``March\n1'' and inserting ``June 1'';\n(2) in paragraph (7)--\n(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking\n``paragraph (3)(D)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3)(C)''; and\n(B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:\n``(D) Where the information is available, examples of\nimprovements in each country related to the findings described\nin each of clauses (i) through (viii) of subparagraph (C)\nincluding--\n``(i) actions taken by the country due to the adoption\nof law and regulations considered essential to prevent\nnarcotics-related money laundering;\n``(ii) enhanced enforcement actions taken by the\ncountry, such as regulatory penalties, criminal\nprosecutions and convictions, and asset seizures and\nforfeitures;\n``(iii) status changes in financial crime-related\nevaluations by international standards-setting bodies;\n``(iv) efforts to enhance the prevention of narcotics-\nrelated money laundering; and\n``(v) if applicable, bilateral, multilateral, and\nregional initiatives that have been undertaken to prevent\nnarcotics-related money laundering.''; and\n(3) in paragraph (8)(A)(i), by striking ``pseudoephedrine'' and\nall that follows through ``chemicals)'' and inserting ``chemical\nprecursors used in the production of methamphetamine that\nsignificantly affected the United States''.\nSEC. 8313. STUDY AND REPORT ON EFFORTS TO ADDRESS FENTANYL TRAFFICKING\nFROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND OTHER RELEVANT COUNTRIES.\n(a) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term ``appropriate\ncommittees of Congress'' means--\n(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;\n(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;\n(C) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of\nthe Senate;\n(D) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of\nRepresentatives;\n(E) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of\nRepresentatives; and\n(F) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of\nRepresentatives.\n(2) DEA.--The term ``DEA'' means the Drug Enforcement\nAdministration.\n(3) PRC.--The term ``PRC'' means the People's Republic of\nChina.\n(b) Study and Report on Addressing Trafficking of Fentanyl and\nOther Synthetic Opioids From the Prc and Other Relevant Countries.--Not\nlater than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the\nSecretary of State and the Attorney General, in consultation with the\nSecretary of the Treasury, shall jointly submit to the appropriate\ncommittees of Congress an unclassified written report, with a\nclassified annex, that includes--\n(1) a description of United States Government efforts to gain a\ncommitment from the Government of the PRC to submit unregulated\nfentanyl precursors, such as 4-AP, to controls;\n(2) a plan for future steps the United States Government will\ntake to urge the Government of the PRC to combat the production and\ntrafficking of illicit fentanyl and synthetic opioids from the PRC,\nincluding the trafficking of precursor chemicals used to produce\nillicit narcotics in Mexico and in other countries;\n(3) a detailed description of cooperation by the Government of\nthe PRC to address the role of the PRC financial system and PRC\nmoney laundering organizations in the trafficking of fentanyl and\nsynthetic opioid precursors;\n(4) an assessment of the expected impact that the designation\nof principal corporate officers of PRC financial institutions for\nfacilitating narcotics-related money laundering would have on PRC\nmoney laundering organizations;\n(5) an assessment of whether the Trilateral Fentanyl Committee,\nwhich was established by the United States, Canada, and Mexico\nduring the January 2023 North American Leaders' Summit, is\nimproving cooperation with law enforcement and financial regulators\nin Canada and Mexico to combat the role of PRC financial\ninstitutions and PRC money laundering organizations in narcotics\ntrafficking;\n(6) an assessment of the effectiveness of other United States\nbilateral and multilateral efforts to strengthen international\ncooperation to address the PRC's role in the trafficking of\nfentanyl and synthetic opioid precursors, including through the\nGlobal Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats;\n(7) an update on the status of commitments made by third\ncountries through the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug\nThreats to combat the synthetic opioid crisis and progress towards\nthe implementation of such commitments;\n(8) a plan for future steps to further strengthen bilateral and\nmultilateral efforts to urge the Government of the PRC to take\nadditional actions to address the PRC's role in the trafficking of\nfentanyl and synthetic opioid precursors, particularly in\ncoordination with countries in East Asia and Southeast Asia that\nhave been impacted by such activities;\n(9) an assessment of how actions the Government of the PRC has\ntaken since November 15, 2023 has shifted relevant supply chains\nfor fentanyl and synthetic opioid precursors, if at all; and\n(10) the items described in paragraphs (1) through (4)\npertaining to India, Mexico, and other countries the Secretary of\nState determines to have a significant role in the production or\ntrafficking of fentanyl and synthetic opioid precursors for\npurposes of this report.\n(c) Establishment of DEA Offices in the PRC.--Not later than 180\ndays after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of\nState and the Attorney General shall jointly provide to the appropriate\ncommittees of Congress a classified briefing on--\n(1) outreach and negotiations undertaken by the United States\nGovernment with the Government of the PRC that was aimed at\nsecuring the approval of the Government of the PRC to establish\nUnited States Drug Enforcement Administration offices in Shanghai\nand Guangzhou;\n(2) the role of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law\nEnforcement Affairs in the PRC; and\n(3) additional efforts to establish new partnerships with\nprovincial-level authorities in the PRC to counter the illicit\ntrafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, and their precursors.\nSEC. 8314. AMENDMENTS TO THE FENTANYL SANCTIONS ACT.\nSection 7203(5) of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C. 2302(5))\nis amended--\n(1) by striking ``The term `foreign opioid trafficker' means\nany foreign person'' and inserting the following: ``The term\n`foreign opioid trafficker' means--\n``(A) means any foreign person'';\n(2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and'';\nand\n(3) by adding at the end the following:\n``(B) may include--\n``(i) any entity of the People's Republic of China that\nthe President determines--\n\n``(I) produces, manufactures, distributes, sells,\nor knowingly finances or transports any goods described\nin clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (8)(A); and\n``(II) demonstrates a pattern of failing to take\ncredible steps (including implementing appropriate\nknow-your-customer procedures or cooperating with\nUnited States counternarcotics efforts) to detect or\nprevent opioid trafficking; and\n\n``(ii) any senior official of the Government of the\nPeople's Republic of China that--\n\n``(I) has significant regulatory or law enforcement\nresponsibilities with respect to the activities of an\nentity described in clause (i); and\n``(II) aids and abets opioid trafficking.''.\n\nSEC. 8315. PRIORITIZATION OF IDENTIFICATION OF PERSONS FROM THE\nPEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.\nSection 7211 of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C. 2311) is\namended--\n(1) in subsection (a)--\n(A) in paragraph (1)--\n(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the\nend;\n(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the\nend and inserting ``; and''; and\n(iii) by adding at the end the following:\n``(D) assessing whether any senior official of any anti-\nnarcotics, regulatory, law enforcement, intelligence, or\ncustoms body of the People's Republic of China--\n``(i) has directly or indirectly taken actions that\nhave facilitated or advanced foreign opioid trafficking;\nand\n``(ii) should be identified as a foreign opioid\ntrafficker.'';\n(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs\n(4) and (5), respectively; and\n(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:\n``(3) Prioritization.--\n``(A) Defined term.--In this paragraph, the term `person of\nthe People's Republic of China' means--\n``(i) an individual who is a citizen or national of the\nPeople's Republic of China; or\n``(ii) an entity organized under the laws of the\nPeople's Republic of China or otherwise subject to the\njurisdiction of the Government of the People's Republic of\nChina.\n``(B) In general.--In preparing the report required under\nparagraph (1), the President shall direct the Secretary of the\nTreasury to prioritize, to the greatest extent practicable, the\nidentification of persons of the People's Republic of China\ninvolved in the shipment of fentanyl, fentanyl analogues,\nfentanyl precursors, precursors for fentanyl analogues, pre-\nprecursors for fentanyl and fentanyl analogues, and equipment\nfor the manufacturing of fentanyl and fentanyl-laced\ncounterfeit pills to Mexico or any other country that is\ninvolved in the production of fentanyl trafficked into the\nUnited States, including--\n``(i) any entity involved in the production of\npharmaceuticals; and\n``(ii) any person that is acting on behalf of any such\nentity.\n``(C) Termination of prioritization.--The President shall\ncontinue the prioritization required under subparagraph (B)\nuntil the President certifies to the appropriate congressional\ncommittees that the People's Republic of China is no longer the\nprimary source for the shipment of fentanyl, fentanyl\nanalogues, fentanyl precursors, precursors for fentanyl\nanalogues, pre-precursors for fentanyl and fentanyl analogues,\nand equipment for the manufacturing of fentanyl and fentanyl-\nlaced counterfeit pills to Mexico or any other country that is\ninvolved in the production of fentanyl trafficked into the\nUnited States.''; and\n(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``the date that is 5 years\nafter such date of enactment'' and inserting ``December 31, 2030''.\nSEC. 8316. EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS UNDER THE FENTANYL SANCTIONS ACT.\nSection 7212 of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C. 2312) is\namended--\n(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' at the end;\n(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and\ninserting a semicolon; and\n(3) by adding at the end the following:\n``(3) the President determines has knowingly engaged in, on or\nafter the date of the enactment of the BUST Fentanyl Act, a pattern\nof significant activity that has materially contributed to opioid\ntrafficking; or\n``(4) the President determines--\n``(A) has knowingly engaged in a pattern of providing\nsignificant financial, material, or technological support for,\nincluding through the provision of goods or services in support\nof, any activity or transaction described in paragraph (3); or\n``(B) is owned, controlled, or directed by any foreign\nperson described in subparagraph (A) or in paragraph (3), or\nhas knowingly acted or purported to act for or on behalf of,\ndirectly or indirectly, such a foreign person.''.\nSEC. 8317. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO AGENCIES OR\nINSTRUMENTALITIES OF FOREIGN STATES.\n(a) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``knowingly'' and\n``opioid trafficking'' have the meanings given such terms in section\n7203 of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C. 2302).\n(b) In General.--The President may--\n(1) impose one or more of the sanctions described in section\n7213 of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C. 2313) with respect to\nany political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of a foreign\ngovernment that the President determines has knowingly, on or after\nthe date of the enactment of this Act--\n(A) engaged in a significant activity that has materially\ncontributed to opioid trafficking; or\n(B) provided financial, material, or technological support\nfor (including through the provision of goods or services in\nsupport of) any significant activity described in subclause\n(A); and\n(2) impose one or more of the sanctions described in section\n7213(a)(6) of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C. 2313(a)(6))\nwith respect to any senior official of a political subdivision,\nagency, or instrumentality of a foreign government that the\nPresident determines has knowingly, on or after the date of the\nenactment of this Act engaged in a significant activity described\nin paragraph (1).\n(c) Sunset.--The provisions of this section shall have no force or\neffect beginning on the date that is 5 years after the date of the\nenactment of this Act.\nSEC. 8318. ANNUAL REPORT ON EFFORTS TO PREVENT THE SMUGGLING OF\nMETHAMPHETAMINE INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM MEXICO.\nSection 723(c) of the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005\n(title VII of Public Law 109-177; 22 U.S.C. 2291 note) is amended by\nstriking the period at the end and inserting the following: ``Which\nshall--\n``(1) identify the significant source countries for\nmethamphetamine that significantly affect the United States; and\n``(2) describe the actions by the governments of the countries\nidentified pursuant to paragraph (1) to combat the diversion of\nrelevant precursor chemicals and the production and trafficking of\nmethamphetamine.''.\nSEC. 8319. RESPONDING TO CRIME AND CORRUPTION IN HAITI.\n(a) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term\n``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;\n(B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of\nthe Senate;\n(C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;\n(D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of\nRepresentatives;\n(E) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of\nRepresentatives; and\n(F) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of\nRepresentatives.\n(2) Economic elite.--The term ``economic elite'' means any\nboard member, officer, or executive of any group, committee,\ncorporation, or other entity that exerts substantial influence or\ncontrol over Haiti's economy, infrastructure, or particular\nindustries.\n(3) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means an\nindividual or entity that is not a United States person.\n(4) Good.--The term ``good'' means any article, natural or man-\nmade substance, material, supply or manufactured product, including\ninspection and test equipment, and excluding technical data.\n(5) Political elite.--The term ``political elite'' means any\ncurrent and former government official of Haiti, high level staff\nof any such official, any Haitian political party leader, and any\nHaitian political committee leader.\n(6) United states person.--The term ``United States person''\nmeans--\n(A) a United States citizen;\n(B) an alien who has been granted permanent residence in\nthe United States; or\n(C) an entity organized under the laws of the United States\nor of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a\nforeign branch of such an entity.\n(b) Annual Report.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following 5\nyears, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the heads of\nother Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall submit a report to\nthe appropriate congressional committees regarding the ties between\ncriminal gangs and political and economic elites in Haiti.\n(2) Contents.--Each report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1)\nshall--\n(A) identify and list prominent criminal gangs in Haiti and\ntheir leaders, describe their criminal activities, including\ncoercive recruitment, and identify their primary geographic\nareas of operations;\n(B) list Haitian political and economic elites who\nknowingly have direct and significant links to criminal gangs\nand any organizations or entities controlled by such\nindividuals;\n(C) describe in detail the relationship between the\nindividuals identified pursuant to subparagraph (B) and the\ncriminal gangs identified pursuant to subparagraph (A);\n(D) describe in detail how political and economic elites\nuse their relationships with criminal gangs to advance their\npolitical and economic interests and agendas;\n(E) include a list of each criminal organization assessed\nto be trafficking Haitians and other individuals to the United\nStates border;\n(F) include an assessment of ties between political and\neconomic elites, criminal gangs in Haiti, and transnational\ncriminal organizations;\n(G) include an assessment of how the nature and extent of\ncollusion between political elites, economic elites, and\ncriminal gangs threatens the Haitian people and United States\nnational interests and activities in Haiti;\n(H) include an assessment of how connections between\npolitical and economic elites and criminal gangs facilitate\nillicit firearms trafficking from the United States that fuels\nviolence and instability in Haiti; and\n(I) include an assessment of potential actions that the\nGovernment of the United States could take to address the ties\nreferred to in subparagraph (F).\n(3) Form of report.--The report required under paragraph (1)\nshall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a\nclassified annex.\n(c) Sanctions.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the submission of\nthe each report required under subsection (b) to the appropriate\ncongressional committees, the President--\n(A) shall impose the sanctions described in subparagraph\n(A) and (B) of paragraph (2) with respect to any foreign person\nwho--\n(i) is identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) of\nsubsection (b)(2); or\n(ii) is identified pursuant to subparagraph (B) of\nsubsection (b)(2) and meets the definition of political\nelite under subsection (a)(5);\n(B) shall impose all of the sanctions described in\nparagraph (2)(B) with respect to any foreign person who is\nidentified pursuant to subparagraph (B) of subsection (b)(2)\nand meets the definition of economic elite under subsection\n(a)(2); and\n(C) may impose all of the sanctions described in paragraph\n(3) with respect to any foreign person who is identified\npursuant to subparagraph (B) of subsection (b)(2) and meets the\ndefinition of economic elite under subsection (a)(2).\n(2) Sanctions described.--The sanctions described in this\nsubsection are the following:\n(A) Property blocking.--Notwithstanding the requirements\nunder section 202 of the International Emergency Economic\nPowers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701), the President may exercise all of\nthe powers granted to the President by such Act to the extent\nnecessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all\nproperty and interests in property of the foreign person if\nsuch property and interests in property--\n(i) are in the United States;\n(ii) come within the United States; or\n(iii) are or come within the possession or control of a\nUnited States person.\n(B) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.--\n(i) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien described in\nparagraph (1) is--\n\n(I) inadmissible to the United States;\n(II) ineligible for a visa or other documentation\nto enter the United States; and\n(III) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or\nparoled into the United States or to receive any other\nbenefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8\nU.S.C. 1101 et seq.).\n\n(ii) Current visas revoked.--\n\n(I) In general.--An alien described in paragraph\n(1) is subject to revocation of any visa or other entry\ndocument issued to such alien regardless of the date on\nwhich such visa or other entry document was issued.\n(II) Immediate effect.--A revocation under\nsubclause (I) shall take effect immediately and shall\nautomatically cancel any other valid visa or entry\ndocument that is in the alien's possession.\n\n(3) Prohibitions on financial transactions.--Notwithstanding\nthe requirements under section 202 of the International Emergency\nEconomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701), the President may exercise of\nall powers granted to the President by such Act to the extent\nnecessary--\n(A) to prohibit any United States financial institution\nfrom making loans or providing credit to the foreign person; or\n(B) prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange that are\nsubject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which\nthe foreign person has any interest.\n(4) Exceptions.--\n(A) Exception to comply with international obligations.--\nSanctions under this subsection shall not apply with respect to\nthe admission of an alien if admitting or paroling the alien\ninto the United States is necessary to permit the United States\nto comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the\nUnited Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and\nentered into force November 21, 1947, between the United\nNations and the United States, or other applicable\ninternational obligations.\n(B) Exception relating to the provision of humanitarian\nassistance.--Sanctions under this subsection may not be imposed\nwith respect to transactions or the facilitation of\ntransactions for--\n(i) the sale of agricultural commodities, food,\nmedicine, or medical devices to Haiti;\n(ii) the provision of humanitarian assistance to the\npeople of Haiti;\n(iii) financial transactions relating to humanitarian\nassistance or for humanitarian purposes in Haiti; or\n(iv) transporting goods or services that are necessary\nto carry out operations relating to humanitarian assistance\nor humanitarian purposes in Haiti.\n(5) Licensing.--\n(A) In general.--For any sanctions imposed on a political\nelite pursuant to this subsection, the Secretary of the\nTreasury shall issue such general licenses and public guidance\nas may be necessary to clarify that such sanctions do not apply\nto the following--\n(i) any agency or instrumentality of the Government of\nHaiti with which the sanctioned person is officially\nassociated; and\n(ii) any person the sanctioned person owns or controls\nthat contributes to meaningful economic activity in Haiti,\nunless the person is itself designated based on its\nbehavior.\n(B) Limiting adverse impacts on haiti.--For any sanctions\nimposed pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of the\nTreasury shall issue such general licenses and public guidance\nas may be necessary to limit adverse impacts to employment,\nlegitimate economic activity, and humanitarian conditions in\nHaiti.\n(6) Implementation; penalties.--\n(A) Implementation.--The President may exercise all of the\nauthorities provided to the President under sections 203 and\n205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50\nU.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this section.\n(B) Penalties.--The penalties under subsections (b) and (c)\nof section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers\nAct (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to any person that violates,\nattempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a\nviolation of regulations promulgated to carry out this\nsubsection to the same extent that such penalties apply to a\nperson that commits an unlawful act described in section 206(a)\nof such Act.\n(7) Waiver.--The President may waive the application of\nsanctions or restrictions imposed with respect to a foreign person\nunder this subsection if the President certifies to the appropriate\ncongressional committees not later than 15 days before such waiver\nis scheduled to take effect, that the waiver is vital to the\nnational interests of the United States.\n(8) Exception relating to importation of goods.--The\nauthorities and requirements to impose sanctions under this\nsubsection shall not include the authority or requirement to impose\nsanctions on the importation of goods.\n(d) Sunset.--The provisions of this section shall cease to have any\nforce or effect beginning on the date that is 5 years after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act.\nSEC. 8320. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING THE USE OF MILITARY FORCE.\nNothing in this subtitle, or the amendments made by this subtitle,\nmay be construed as authorizing the use of military force.\n\nSubtitle C--Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity\n\nSEC. 8331. SHORT TITLE.\nThis subtitle may be cited as the ``Western Balkans Democracy and\nProsperity Act''.\nSEC. 8332. FINDINGS.\nCongress finds the following:\n(1) The Western Balkans countries (the Republic of Albania,\nBosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Kosovo, Montenegro, the\nRepublic of North Macedonia and the Republic of Serbia) form a\npluralistic, multi-ethnic region in the heart of Europe that is\ncritical to the peace, stability, and prosperity of that continent.\n(2) Continued peace, stability, and prosperity in the Western\nBalkans is directly tied to the opportunities for democratic and\neconomic advancement available to the citizens and residents of\nthose six countries.\n(3) It is in the mutual interest of the United States and the\ncountries of the Western Balkans to promote stable and sustainable\neconomic growth and development in the region.\n(4) The reforms and integration with the European Union pursued\nby countries in the Western Balkans have led to significant\ndemocratic and economic progress in the region.\n(5) Despite economic progress, rates of poverty and\nunemployment in the Western Balkans remain higher than in\nneighboring European Union countries.\n(6) Out-migration, particularly of youth, is affecting\ndemographics in each Western Balkans country, resulting in\npopulation decline in all six countries.\n(7) Implementing critical economic and governance reforms could\nhelp enable investment and employment opportunities in the Western\nBalkans, especially for youth, and can provide powerful tools for\neconomic development and for encouraging broader participation in a\npolitical process that increases prosperity for all.\n(8) Existing regional economic efforts, such as the Common\nRegional Market, the Berlin Process, and the Open Balkan\nInitiative, could have the potential to improve the economic\nconditions in the Western Balkans, while promoting inclusion and\ntransparency.\n(9) The Department of Commerce, through its Foreign Commercial\nService, plays an important role in promoting and facilitating\nopportunities for United States investment.\n(10) Corruption, including among key political leaders,\ncontinues to plague the Western Balkans and represents one of the\ngreatest impediments to further economic and political development\nin the region.\n(11) Disinformation campaigns targeting the Western Balkans\nundermine the credibility of its democratic institutions, including\nthe integrity of its elections.\n(12) Vulnerability to cyberattacks or attacks on information\nand communication technology infrastructure increases risks to the\nfunctioning of government and the delivery of public services.\n(13) United States Cyber Command, the Department of State, and\nother Federal agencies play a critical role in defending the\nnational security interests of the United States, including by\ndeploying cyber hunt forward teams at the request of partner\nnations to reinforce their cyber defenses.\n(14) Securing domestic and international cyber networks and ICT\ninfrastructure is a national security priority for the United\nStates, which is exemplified by offices and programs across the\nFederal Government that support cybersecurity.\n(15) Corruption and disinformation proliferate in political\nenvironments marked by autocratic control or partisan conflict.\n(16) Dependence on Russian sources of fossil fuels and natural\ngas for the countries of the Western Balkans ties their economies\nand politics to the Russian Federation and inhibits their\naspirations for European integration.\n(17) Reducing the reliance of the Western Balkans on Russian\nnatural gas supplies and fossil fuels is in the national interest\nof the United States.\n(18) The growing influence of China in the Western Balkans\ncould also have a deleterious impact on strategic competition,\ndemocracy, and economic integration with Europe.\n(19) In March 2022, President Biden launched the European\nDemocratic Resilience Initiative to bolster democratic resilience,\nadvance anti-corruption efforts, and defend human rights in Ukraine\nand its neighbors in response to Russia's war of aggression.\n(20) The parliamentary and local elections held in Serbia on\nDecember 17, 2023, and their immediate aftermath are cause for deep\nconcern about the state of Serbia's democracy, including due to the\nfinal report of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in\nEurope's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights,\nwhich--\n(A) found ``unjust conditions'' for the election;\n(B) found ``numerous procedural deficiencies, including\ninconsistent application of safeguards during voting and\ncounting, frequent instances of overcrowding, breaches in\nsecrecy of the vote, and numerous instances of group voting'';\nand\n(C) asserted that ``voting must be repeated'' in certain\npolling stations.\n(21) The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe\nalso noted that Serbian officials accused primarily peaceful\nprotestors, opposition parties, and civil society of ``attempting\nto destabilize the government'', a concerning allegation that\nthreatens the safety of important elements of Serbian society.\n(22) Democratic countries whose values are in alignment with\nthe United States make for stronger and more durable partnerships.\nSEC. 8333. SENSE OF CONGRESS.\nIt is a sense of Congress that the United States should--\n(1) encourage increased business links and investment between\nthe United States and allies and partners;\n(2) support regional integration efforts in the Western\nBalkans;\n(3) strengthen and expand regional economic integration in the\nWestern Balkans, with consideration for enterprises owned by and\nemploying women and youth;\n(4) work with allies and partners committed to improving the\nrule of law, energy resource diversification, democratic and\neconomic reform, and the reduction of poverty in the Western\nBalkans;\n(5) increase United States business links and investment with\nthe Western Balkans, particularly in ways that support countries'\nefforts--\n(A) to decrease dependence on Russian energy sources and\nfossil fuels;\n(B) to increase energy diversification, efficiency, and\nconservation; and\n(C) to facilitate the transition to cleaner and more\nreliable sources of energy, including renewables, as\nappropriate;\n(6) continue to assist in the development, within the Western\nBalkans, of--\n(A) strong civil societies;\n(B) public-private partnerships;\n(C) independent media;\n(D) transparent, accountable, citizen-responsive governance\nthat ensure equal representation of all ethnic groups and\nrespect for religious freedom;\n(E) political stability; and\n(F) modern, free-market based economies.\n(7) support the accession of those Western Balkans countries\nthat are not already members to the European Union and to the North\nAtlantic Treaty Organization (referred to in this section as\n``NATO'') for countries that--\n(A) desire membership;\n(B) are eligible for membership,\n(C) are supported by all allies to proceed with an\ninvitation for such membership; and\n(D) are in a position to further the principles of the\nNorth Atlantic Treaty and meaningfully contribute to the\ncollective security of NATO;\n(8) support--\n(A) maintaining the full European Union Force (EUFOR)\nmandate in Bosnia and Herzegovina as being in the national\nsecurity interests of the United States; and\n(B) encouraging NATO and the European Union to review their\nmission mandates and posture in Bosnia and Herzegovina to\nensure they are playing a proactive role in establishing a safe\nand secure environment, particularly in the realm of defense;\n(9) acknowledge the European Union membership aspirations of\nAlbania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia,\nMontenegro, and Serbia and support those countries to meet the\nbenchmarks required for their accession;\n(10) continue to support the cultural heritage, and recognize\nthe languages, of the Western Balkans;\n(11) coordinate closely with the European Union, the United\nKingdom, and other allies and partners on sanctions designations in\nWestern Balkans countries and work to align efforts as much as\npossible to demonstrate a clear commitment to upholding democratic\nvalues;\n(12) expand bilateral security cooperation with non-NATO member\nWestern Balkans countries, particularly efforts focused on regional\nintegration and cooperation, including through the Adriatic\nCharter, which was launched at Tirana on May 2, 2003;\n(13) increase efforts to combat Russian malign influence\ncampaigns and any other destabilizing or disruptive activities\ntargeting the Western Balkans through engagement with government\ninstitutions, political stakeholders, journalists, civil society\norganizations, and industry leaders;\n(14) develop a series of cyber resilience standards, consistent\nwith the Enhanced Cyber Defence Policy and Readiness Action Plan\nendorsed at the 2014 Wales Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty\nOrganization to expand cooperation with partners and allies,\nincluding in the Western Balkans, on cyber security, hybrid\nwarfare, and ICT infrastructure;\n(15) articulate clearly and unambiguously the United States\ncommitment to supporting democratic values and respect for\ninternational law as the sole path forward for the countries of the\nWestern Balkans;\n(16) prioritize partnerships and programming with Western\nBalkan countries that demonstrate commitment toward strengthening\ntheir democracies and show respect for human rights;\n(17) encourage--\n(A) the development and expansion of the respective defense\nindustrial bases of NATO Allies and security partners in the\nWestern Balkan countries; and\n(B) increased national defense spending in accordance with\nthe NATO Hague Summit Declaration agreed to by all NATO Allies\nin June 2025;\n(18) support the implementation of the Export Control and\nRelated Border Security programs in the Western Balkans; and\n(19) work with allies and partners to strengthen law\nenforcement and investigative capacities in Western Balkan\ncountries to disrupt transnational criminal organizations and\ncorruption.\nSEC. 8334. DEFINITIONS.\nIn this subtitle:\n(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term ``appropriate\ncommittees of Congress'' means--\n(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;\n(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;\n(C) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of\nthe Senate;\n(D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of\nRepresentatives;\n(E) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of\nRepresentatives; and\n(F) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of\nRepresentatives.\n(2) ICT.--The term ``ICT'' means information and communication\ntechnology.\n(3) Western balkans.--The term ``Western Balkans'' means the\nregion comprised of the following countries:\n(A) The Republic of Albania.\n(B) Bosnia and Herzegovina.\n(C) The Republic of Kosovo.\n(D) Montenegro.\n(E) The Republic of North Macedonia.\n(F) The Republic of Serbia.\n(4) Western balkans country.--The term ``Western Balkans\ncountry'' means any country listed in subparagraphs (A) through (F)\nof paragraph (3).\nSEC. 8335. SANCTIONS RELATING TO THE WESTERN BALKANS.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment\nof this Act, the President shall impose the sanctions described in\nsubsection (c) with respect to each foreign person that the President\ndetermines, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, engages\nin an activity described in subsection (b).\n(b) Activities Described.--A foreign person engages in an activity\ndescribed in this subsection if the foreign person has--\n(1) undertaken actions or policies that threaten the peace,\nsecurity, stability, or territorial integrity of any area or state\nin the Western Balkans;\n(2) engaged or attempted to engage in actions or policies that\nundermine democratic processes or institutions in the Western\nBalkans;\n(3) engaged or attempted to engage in corruption related to the\nWestern Balkans, including corruption by or on behalf of, a\ngovernment in the Western Balkans, or a current or former\ngovernment official in the Western Balkans;\n(4) engaged or attempting to engage in serious human rights\nabuses in the Western Balkans; or\n(5) engaged or attempted to engage in, acts that obstruct or\nthreaten the implementation of any regional security, peace,\ncooperation, or mutual recognition agreement or framework or\naccountability mechanism related to the Western Balkans, including\nthe Prespa Agreement of 2018; the Ohrid Framework Agreement of\n2001; United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244; the Dayton\nAccords; or the Conclusions of the Peace Implementation Conference\nCouncil held in London in December 1995, including the decisions or\nconclusions of the High Representative, the Peace Implementation\nCouncil, or its Steering Board; or the International Criminal\nTribunal for the former Yugoslavia, or, with respect to the former\nYugoslavia, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal\nTribunals.\n(c) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this\nsubsection are the following:\n(1) Blocking of property.--The President may exercise all\nauthorities granted under the International Emergency Economic\nPowers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to\nblock and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in\nproperty of the foreign person if such property and interests in\nproperty are in the United States, come within the United States,\nor come within the possession or control of a United States person.\n(2) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.--\n(A) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien described in\nsubsection (a) shall be--\n(i) inadmissible to the United States;\n(ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other\ndocumentation to enter the United States; and\n(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled\ninto the United States or to receive any other benefit\nunder the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et\n16 seq.).\n(B) Current visas revoked.--\n(i) In general.--The visa or other entry documentation\nof any alien described in subsection (a) is subject to\nrevocation regardless of the issue date of the visa or\nother entry documentation.\n(ii) Immediate effect.--A revocation under clause (i)\nshall, in accordance with section 221(i) of the Immigration\nand Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i))--\n\n(I) take effect immediately; and\n(II) cancel any other valid visa or entry\ndocumentation that is in the possession of the alien.\n\n(d) Implementation; Penalties.--\n(1) Implementation.--The President may exercise all authorities\nprovided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency\nEconomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) for purposes of\ncarrying out this section.\n(2) Penalties.--The penalties provided for in subsections (b)\nand (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic\nPowers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person that violates,\nattempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of\nthis section or any regulations promulgated to carry out this\nsection to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person\nthat commits an unlawful act described in section 206(a) of that\nAct.\n(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Agricultural commodity.--The term ``agricultural\ncommodity'' has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the\nAgricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602).\n(2) Medical device.--The term ``medical device'' has the\nmeaning given the term ``device'' in section 201 of the Federal\nFood, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).\n(3) Medicine.--The term ``medicine'' has the meaning given the\nterm ``drug'' in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and\nCosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).\n(4) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means a person\nthat is not a United States person.\n(f) Termination of Sanctions.--The President may terminate the\napplication of a sanction imposed pursuant to this section with respect\nto a person if the President certifies to the appropriate committees of\nCongress that--\n(1) the person is not engaging in the activity that was the\nbasis for such sanction or has taken significant verifiable steps\ntoward stopping such activity; and\n(2) the President has received reliable assurances that the\nperson will not knowingly engage in activity subject to such\nsanction in the future.\n(g) Waiver.--\n(1) In general.--The President may waive the application of\nsanctions imposed pursuant to this section for renewable periods\nnot to exceed 180 days if the President--\n(A) determines that such a waiver is in the national\nsecurity interests of the United States; and\n(B) not less than 15 days before the granting of the\nwaiver, submits to the appropriate committees of Congress a\nnotice of and justification for the waiver.\n(2) Form.--The waiver described in paragraph (1) may be\ntransmitted in classified form.\n(h) Exceptions.--\n(1) Humanitarian assistance.--Sanctions authorized under this\nsection shall not apply to--\n(A) the conduct or facilitation of a transaction for the\nprovision of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, medical\ndevices, humanitarian assistance, or for humanitarian purposes;\nor\n(B) transactions that are necessary for, or ordinarily\nincident to, the activities described in subparagraph (A).\n(2) Compliance with international obligations and law\nenforcement activities.--Sanctions authorized under this section\nshall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting or paroling\nsuch alien is necessary--\n(A) to comply with United States obligations under--\n(i) the Agreement between the United Nations and the\nUnited States of America regarding the Headquarters of the\nUnited Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and\nentered into force November 21, 1947;\n(ii) the Convention on Consular Relations, done at\nVienna April 24, 1963, and entered into force March 19,\n1967; or\n(iii) any other international agreement; or\n(B) to carry out or assist law enforcement activity in the\nUnited States.\n(3) Exception for intelligence activities.--Sanctions\nauthorized under this section shall not apply to--\n(A) any activity subject to the reporting requirements\nunder title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.\n3091 et seq.); or\n(B) any authorized intelligence activities of the United\nStates.\n(4) Exception relating to importation of goods.--\n(A) In general.--The requirement to block and prohibit all\ntransactions in all property and interests in property under\nthis section shall not include the authority or a requirement\nto impose sanctions on the importation of goods.\n(B) Defined term.--In this paragraph, the term ``good''\nmeans any article, natural or manmade substance, material,\nsupply or manufactured product, including inspection and test\nequipment, and excluding technical data.\n(i) Rulemaking.--The President is authorized to promulgate such\nrules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions\nof this section (which may include regulatory exceptions), including\nunder section 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act\n(50 U.S.C. 1704)).\n(j) Rules of Construction.--\n(1) Nothing in this section may be construed to limit the\nauthorities of the President under the International Emergency\nEconomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).\n(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify any\nsanctions in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act.\n(k) Sunset.--This section shall cease to have force or effect\nbeginning on the date that is 8 years after the date of the enactment\nof this Act.\nSEC. 8336. DEMOCRATIC AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PROSPERITY\nINITIATIVES.\n(a) Anti-corruption Initiative.--The Secretary of State, through\nongoing and new programs, should develop an initiative that--\n(1) seeks to expand technical assistance in each Western\nBalkans country, taking into account local conditions and\ncontingent on the agreement of the host country government to\ndevelop new national anti-corruption strategies;\n(2) seeks to share best practices with, and provide training,\nincluding through the use of embedded advisors, to civilian law\nenforcement agencies and judicial institutions, and other relevant\nadministrative bodies, of the Western Balkans countries, to improve\nthe efficiency, transparency, and accountability of such agencies\nand institutions;\n(3) strengthens existing national anti-corruption strategies--\n(A) to combat political corruption, particularly in the\njudiciary, independent election oversight bodies, and public\nprocurement processes; and\n(B) to strengthen regulatory and legislative oversight of\ncritical governance areas, such as freedom of information and\npublic procurement, including by strengthening cyber defenses\nand ICT infrastructure networks;\n(4) includes the Western Balkans countries in the European\nDemocratic Resilience Initiative of the Department of State, or any\nequivalent successor initiative, and considers the Western Balkans\nas a recipient of anti-corruption funding for such initiative; and\n(5) seeks to promote the important role of an independent media\nin countering corruption through engagements with governments of\nWestern Balkan countries and providing training opportunities for\njournalists on investigative reporting.\n(b) Prioritizing Cyber Resilience, Regional Economic Connectivity,\nand Economic Competitiveness.--\n(1) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--\n(A) promoting stronger economic, civic, and political\nrelationships among Western Balkans countries will enable\ncountries to better utilize existing resources and maximize\ntheir economic security and democratic resilience by\nreinforcing cyber defenses and increasing economic activity\namong other countries in the region; and\n(B) United States private investments in and assistance\ntoward creating a more integrated region ensures political\nstability and security for the region.\n(2) 5-year strategy for economic development and democratic\nresilience in western balkans.--Not later than 180 days after the\ndate of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in\ncoordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments\nand agencies, shall submit to the appropriate committees of\nCongress a regional economic development and democratic resilience\nstrategy for the Western Balkans that--\n(A) takes into account the efforts of the European Union,\nEuropean nations, and other multilateral financing\ninstitutions;\n(B) considers the full set of tools and resources available\nfrom the relevant agencies;\n(C) includes efforts to ensure coordination with\nmultilateral and bilateral partners, such as the European\nUnion, the World Bank, and other relevant assistance\nframeworks;\n(D) includes an initial assessment of--\n(i) economic opportunities for which United States\nbusinesses, or those of other like-minded partner\ncountries, would be competitive;\n(ii) legal, economic, governance, infrastructural, or\nother barriers limiting United States economic activity and\ninvestment in the Western Balkans;\n(iii) the effectiveness of all existing regional\ncooperation initiatives, such as the Open Balkan initiative\nand the Western Balkans Common Regional Market; and\n(iv) ways to increase United States economic activity\nand investment within the Western Balkans;\n(E) considers ways to develop human and institutional\ncapacity and infrastructure across multiple sectors of\neconomies, including clean energy, energy efficiency,\nagriculture, small and medium-sized enterprise development,\nhealth, and cyber-security;\n(F) considers ways to assist with the development and\nimplementation of programs or initiatives to increase economic\ndevelopment and prosperity in the region;\n(G) considers ways to support small- and medium-sized\nbusinesses, including youth-owned and women-owned enterprises;\n(H) considers ways to promote government and civil society\npolicies and programs that combat corruption and encourage\ntransparency (including by supporting independent media by\npromoting the safety and security of journalists), free and\nfair competition, sound governance, judicial reform,\nenvironmental stewardship, and business environments conducive\nto sustainable and inclusive economic growth; and\n(I) includes a public diplomacy strategy that describes the\nactions that will be taken by relevant agencies to increase\nsupport for the United States relationship by citizens of\nWestern Balkans countries.\n(3) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall provide a\nbriefing to the appropriate committees of Congress that describes\nthe progress made towards developing the strategy required under\nparagraph (2).\n(c) Regional Economic Connectivity and Development Initiative.--\n(1) Authorization.--The Secretary of State, in coordination\nwith the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies,\nmay coordinate a regional economic connectivity and development\ninitiative for the region comprised of each Western Balkans country\nand any European Union member country that shares a border with a\nWestern Balkans country (referred to in this subsection as the\n``Western Balkans region'') in accordance with this subsection.\n(2) Initiative elements.--The initiative authorized under\nparagraph (1) shall--\n(A) promote private sector growth and competitiveness and\nincrease the capacity of businesses, particularly small and\nmedium-sized enterprises, in the Western Balkans region;\n(B) aim to increase intraregional exports to countries in\nthe Balkans and European Union member states;\n(C) aim to increase United States economic activity and\ninvestments in countries in the Western Balkans;\n(D) support startup companies, including companies led by\nyouth or women, in the Western Balkans region by--\n(i) providing training in business skills and\nleadership; and\n(ii) providing opportunities to connect to sources of\ncapital;\n(E) encourage and promote increased economic activity and\ninvestment in the Western Balkans through engagement with the\nWestern Balkans diaspora communities in the United States and\nabroad;\n(F) provide assistance to the governments and civil society\norganizations of Western Balkans countries to develop--\n(i) regulations to ensure fair and effective\ninvestment; and\n(ii) screening tools to identify and deter malign\nforeign investments and other coercive economic practices;\n(G) identify areas where application of additional\nresources and workforce retraining could expand successful\nprograms to 1 or more countries in the Western Balkans region\nby building on the existing experience and program\narchitecture;\n(H) compare existing single-country sector analyses to\ndetermine areas of focus that would benefit from a regional\napproach with respect to the Western Balkans region; and\n(I) promote intraregional economic connectivity throughout\nthe Western Balkans region through--\n(i) programming, including grants, cooperative\nagreements, and other forms of assistance;\n(ii) expanding awareness of the availability of loans\nand other financial instruments from the United States\nGovernment; and\n(iii) coordinating access to existing instruments to\npromote economic activity and investment that are available\nthrough allies and partners in the Western Balkans region,\nincluding the European Union and international financial\ninstitutions.\n(3) Support for regional infrastructure projects.--The\ninitiative authorized under paragraph (1) should facilitate and\nprioritize support for regional infrastructure projects,\nincluding--\n(A) transportation projects that build roads, bridges,\nrailways and other physical infrastructure to facilitate travel\nof goods and people throughout the Western Balkans region;\n(B) technical support and the promotion of investments\nneeded to meet United States and European Union standards for\nair travel, including screening and information sharing;\n(C) the development of telecommunications networks with\ntrusted providers;\n(D) infrastructure projects that connect Western Balkans\ncountries to each other and to countries with which they share\na border;\n(E) information exchange on effective tender procedures and\ntransparent procurement processes;\n(F) investment transparency programs that will help\ncountries in the Western Balkans analyze gaps and establish\ninstitutional and regulatory reforms necessary--\n(i) to create an enabling environment for economic\nactivities and investment; and\n(ii) to strengthen protections against high-risk\ninvestments;\n(G) sharing best practices learned from the United States\nand other international partners to ensure that institutional\nand regulatory mechanisms are fair, nonarbitrary, effective,\nand free from corruption;\n(H) projects that support regional energy security and\nreduce dependence on Russian energy;\n(I) technical assistance and generating private investment\nin projects that promote connectivity and energy-sharing in the\nWestern Balkans region;\n(J) technical assistance to support regional collaboration\non environmental protection that includes governmental,\npolitical, civic, and business stakeholders; and\n(K) technical assistance to develop financing options and\nhelp create linkages with potential financing institutions and\ninvestors.\n(4) Requirements.--All programming under the initiative\nauthorized under paragraph (1) should--\n(A) be open to the participation of Albania, Bosnia and\nHerzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia;\n(B) be consistent with European Union accession\nrequirements;\n(C) be focused on retaining talent within the Western\nBalkans;\n(D) promote government policies in Western Balkans\ncountries that encourage free and fair competition, sound\ngovernance, environmental protection, and business environments\nthat are conducive to sustainable and inclusive economic\ngrowth; and\n(E) include a public diplomacy strategy to inform local and\nregional audiences in the Western Balkans region about the\ninitiative, including specific programs and projects.\n(d) United States International Development Finance Corporation.--\n(1) Appointments.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, subject to the availability of\nappropriations, the Chief Executive Officer of the United States\nInternational Development Finance Corporation, in collaboration\nwith the Secretary of State, should consider including a regional\noffice with responsibilities for the Western Balkans within the\nCorporation's plans to open new regional offices.\n(2) Joint report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, the Chief Executive Officer of the\nUnited States International Development Finance Corporation and the\nSecretary of State should submit a joint report to the appropriate\ncommittees of Congress that includes--\n(A) an assessment of the benefits of providing sovereign\nloan guarantees to countries in the Western Balkans to support\ninfrastructure and energy diversification projects;\n(B) an outline of additional resources, such as tools,\nfunding, and personnel, which may be required to offer\nsovereign loan guarantees in the Western Balkans; and\n(C) an assessment of how the United States International\nDevelopment Finance Corporation, in coordination with the\nUnited States Trade and Development Agency and the Export-\nImport Bank of the United States, can deploy its insurance\nproducts in support of bonds or other instruments issued to\nraise capital through United States financial markets in the\nWestern Balkans.\nSEC. 8337. PROMOTING CROSS-CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL ENGAGEMENT.\n(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--\n(1) promoting partnerships between United States universities\nand universities in the Western Balkans advances United States\nforeign policy goals and requires a whole-of-government approach,\nincluding the utilization of public-private partnerships; and\n(2) such partnerships would provide opportunities for\nexchanging academic ideas, technical expertise, research, and\ncultural understanding for the benefit of the United States and may\nprovide additional beneficial opportunities for cooperation in the\nprivate sector.\n(b) University Partnerships.--The President, working through the\nSecretary of State, is authorized to promote partnerships between\nUnited States universities and universities in the Western Balkans,\nincluding--\n(1) supporting research and analysis on cyber resilience;\n(2) working with partner governments to reform policies,\nimprove curricula, strengthen data systems, train teachers and\nstudents, including English language teaching, and to provide\nquality, inclusive learning materials;\n(3) encouraging knowledge exchanges to help provide\nindividuals, especially those who historically have had reduced\naccess to relevant education, training, and skills for meaningful\nemployment;\n(4) promoting teaching and research exchanges between\ninstitutions of higher education in the Western Balkans and in the\nUnited States; and\n(5) encouraging alliances and exchanges with like-minded\ninstitutions of education within the Western Balkans and the larger\nEuropean continent.\nSEC. 8338. YOUNG BALKAN LEADERS INITIATIVE.\n(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--\n(1) regular people-to-people exchange programs that bring\nreligious leaders, journalists, civil society members, politicians,\nand other individuals from the Western Balkans to the United States\nwill strengthen existing relationships and advance United States\ninterests and shared values in the Western Balkans region; and\n(2) the Department of State, through BOLD, a leadership program\nfor young leaders in certain Western Balkans countries, plays an\nimportant role to develop young leaders in improving civic\nengagement and economic development in Bosnia and Herzegovina,\nSerbia, and Montenegro.\n(b) Authorization.--The Secretary of State should continue the BOLD\nLeadership Program, which shall hereafter be known as the ``Young\nBalkan Leaders Initiative'', to promote educational and professional\ndevelopment for young adult leaders and professionals in the Western\nBalkans who have demonstrated a passion to contribute to the continued\ndevelopment of the Western Balkans region.\n(c) Conduct of Initiative.--The goals of the Young Balkan Leaders\nInitiative should include--\n(1) building the capacity of young Balkan leaders in the\nWestern Balkans in the areas of business and information\ntechnology, cyber security and digitization, agriculture, civic\nengagement, and public administration;\n(2) supporting young Balkan leaders by offering professional\ndevelopment, training, and networking opportunities, particularly\nin the areas of leadership, innovation, civic engagement,\nelections, human rights, entrepreneurship, good governance, public\nadministration, and journalism;\n(3) supporting young political, parliamentary, and civic Balkan\nleaders in collaboration on regional initiatives related to good\ngovernance, environmental protection, government ethics, and\nminority inclusion; and\n(4) providing increased economic and technical assistance to\nyoung Balkan leaders to promote economic growth and strengthen ties\nbetween businesses, investors, and entrepreneurs in the United\nStates and in Western Balkans countries.\n(d) Fellowships.--Under the Young Balkan Leaders Initiative, the\nSecretary of State is authorized to award fellowships to young leaders\nfrom the Western Balkans who--\n(1) are between 18 and 35 years of age;\n(2) have demonstrated strong capabilities in entrepreneurship,\ninnovation, public service, and leadership;\n(3) have had a positive impact in their communities,\norganizations, or institutions, including by promoting cross-\nregional and multiethnic cooperation; and\n(4) represent a cross-section of the country's demographics.\n(e) Briefing on Certain Exchange Programs.--Not later than 180 days\nafter the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State\nshall provide a briefing to the appropriate committees of Congress that\ndescribes the status of exchange programs involving the Western Balkans\nregion.\nSEC. 8339. SUPPORTING CYBERSECURITY AND CYBER RESILIENCE IN THE WESTERN\nBALKANS.\n(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--\n(1) United States support for cybersecurity, cyber resilience,\nand secure ICT infrastructure in Western Balkans countries will\nstrengthen the region's ability to defend itself from and respond\nto malicious cyber activity conducted by nonstate and foreign\nactors, including foreign governments, that seek to influence the\nregion;\n(2) insecure ICT networks that are vulnerable to manipulation\ncan increase opportunities for--\n(A) the compromise of cyber infrastructure, including data\nnetworks, electronic infrastructure, and software systems; and\n(B) the use of online information operations by adversaries\nand malign actors to undermine United States allies and\ninterests;\n(3) it is in the national security interest of the United\nStates to support the cybersecurity and cyber resilience of Western\nBalkans countries; and\n(4) it is in the national security interest of the United\nStates to support continued progress to enhance cybersecurity\ninfrastructure in Western Balkan countries in response to threats\nposed by state and non-state actors, including threats originating\nfrom the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China, the\nIslamic Republic of Iran, or the Democratic People's Republic of\nKorea.\n(b) Interagency Report on Cybersecurity and the Digital Information\nEnvironment in Western Balkans Countries.--Not later than 1 year after\nthe date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in\ncoordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland\nSecurity, and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall\nsubmit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress and the\nCommittee on Armed Services of the Senate that contains--\n(1) an overview of interagency efforts to strengthen\ncybersecurity and cyber resilience in Western Balkans countries;\n(2) a review of the information environment in each Western\nBalkans country;\n(3) a review of existing United States Government cyber and\ndigital initiatives that--\n(A) counter influence operations and safeguard elections\nand democratic processes in Western Balkans countries;\n(B) strengthen ICT infrastructure, digital accessibility,\nand cybersecurity capacity in the Western Balkans;\n(C) support democracy and internet freedom in Western\nBalkans countries; and\n(D) build cyber capacity of governments who are allies or\npartners of the United States;\n(4) an assessment of cyber threat information sharing between\nthe United States and Western Balkans countries;\n(5) an assessment of--\n(A) options for the United States to better support\ncybersecurity and cyber resilience in Western Balkans countries\nthrough changes to current assistance authorities; and\n(B) the advantages or limitations, such as funding or\noffice space, of posting cyber professionals from other Federal\ndepartments and agencies to United States diplomatic posts in\nWestern Balkans countries and providing relevant training to\nForeign Service Officers; and\n(6) any additional support needed from the United States for\nthe cybersecurity and cyber resilience of the following NATO\nAllies: Albania, Montenegro, and North Macedonia.\nSEC. 8340. RELATIONS BETWEEN KOSOVO AND SERBIA.\n(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--\n(1) the Agreement on the Path to Normalization of Relations,\nwhich was agreed to by Kosovo and Serbia on February 27, 2023, with\nthe facilitation of the European Union, is a positive step forward\nin advancing normalization between the two countries;\n(2) Serbia and Kosovo should seek to make immediate progress on\nthe Implementation Annex to the agreement referred to in paragraph\n(1);\n(3) once sufficient progress has been made on the\nImplementation Annex, the United States should consider advancing\ninitiatives to strengthen bilateral relations with both countries,\nwhich could include--\n(A) establishing bilateral strategic dialogues with Kosovo\nand Serbia; and\n(B) advancing concrete initiatives to deepen economic ties\nand investment with both countries; and\n(4) the United States should continue to support a\ncomprehensive final agreement between Kosovo and Serbia based on\nmutual recognition.\n(b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States\nGovernment that--\n(1) it shall not pursue any policy that advocates for land\nswaps, partition, or other forms of redrawing borders along ethnic\nlines in the Western Balkans as a means to settle disputes between\nnation states in the region; and\n(2) it should support pluralistic democracies in countries in\nthe Western Balkans as a means to prevent a return to the ethnic\nstrife that once characterized the region.\nSEC. 8341. REPORTS ON RUSSIAN AND CHINESE MALIGN INFLUENCE OPERATIONS\nAND CAMPAIGNS IN THE WESTERN BALKANS.\n(a) Reports Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act, and every two years thereafter, the\nSecretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the\nDirector of National Intelligence, and the heads of other Federal\ndepartments or agencies, as appropriate, shall submit a report to the\nappropriate committees of Congress, the Select Committee on\nIntelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services of the\nSenate, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House\nof Representatives regarding Russian and Chinese malign influence\noperations and campaigns carried out with respect to Balkan countries\nthat seek--\n(1) to undermine democratic institutions;\n(2) to promote political instability; and\n(3) to harm the interests of the United States and North\nAtlantic Treaty Organization member and partner states in the\nWestern Balkans.\n(b) Elements.--Each report submitted pursuant to subsection (a)\nshall include--\n(1) an assessment of the objectives of the Russian Federation\nand the People's Republic of China regarding malign influence\noperations and campaigns carried out with respect to Western\nBalkans countries--\n(A) to undermine democratic institutions, including the\nplanning and execution of democratic elections;\n(B) to promote political instability; and\n(C) to manipulate the information environment;\n(2) the activities and roles of the Department of State and\nother relevant Federal agencies in countering Russian and Chinese\nmalign influence operations and campaigns;\n(3) an assessment of--\n(A) each network, entity and individual, to the extent such\ninformation is available, of Russia, China, or any other\ncountry with which Russia or China may cooperate, that is\nsupporting such Russian or Chinese malign influence operations\nor campaigns, including the provision of financial or\noperational support to activities in a Western Balkans country\nthat may limit freedom of speech or create barriers of access\nto democratic processes, including exercising the right to vote\nin a free and fair election; and\n(B) the role of each such entity in providing such support;\n(4) the identification of the tactics, techniques, and\nprocedures used in Russian or Chinese malign influence operations\nand campaigns in Western Balkans countries;\n(5) an assessment of the effect of previous Russian or Chinese\nmalign influence operations and campaigns that targeted alliances\nand partnerships of the United States Armed Forces in the Western\nBalkans, including the effectiveness of such operations and\ncampaigns in achieving the objectives of Russia and China,\nrespectively;\n(6) the identification of each Western Balkans country with\nrespect to which Russia or China has conducted or attempted to\nconduct a malign influence operation or campaign;\n(7) an assessment of the capacity and efforts of NATO and of\neach individual Western Balkans country to counter Russian or\nChinese malign influence operations and campaigns carried out with\nrespect to Western Balkans countries;\n(8) the efforts by the United States to combat such malign\ninfluence operations in the Western Balkans, including through the\nCountering Russian Influence Fund and the Countering People's\nRepublic of China Malign Influence Fund;\n(9) an assessment of the tactics, techniques, and procedures\nthat the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of\nNational Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense, determines are\nlikely to be used in future Russian or Chinese malign influence\noperations and campaigns carried out with respect to Western\nBalkans countries; and\n(10) activities that the Department of State and other relevant\nFederal agencies could use to increase the United States\nGovernment's capacity to counter Russian and Chinese malign\ninfluence operations and campaigns in Western Balkans countries.\n(c) Form.--Each report required under subsection (a) shall be\nsubmitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.\n\nSubtitle D--Countering Wrongful Detention Act of 2025\n\nSEC. 8351. SHORT TITLE.\nThis title may be cited as the ``Countering Wrongful Detention Act\nof 2025''.\nSEC. 8352. DESIGNATION OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY AS A STATE SPONSOR OF\nUNLAWFUL OR WRONGFUL DETENTION.\nThe Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking\nAccountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741 et seq.) is amended by inserting\nafter section 306 the following:\n``SEC. 306A. DESIGNATION OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY AS A STATE SPONSOR OF\nUNLAWFUL OR WRONGFUL DETENTION.\n``(a) In General.--Subject to the notice requirement of subsection\n(c)(1)(A), the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of\nother relevant Federal agencies, may designate a foreign country that\nhas provided support for or directly engaged in the unlawful or\nwrongful detention of a United States national as a State Sponsor of\nUnlawful or Wrongful Detention based on any of the following criteria:\n``(1) The unlawful or wrongful detention of a United States\nnational occurs in the foreign country.\n``(2) The government of the foreign country or an entity\norganized under the laws of a foreign country has failed to release\nan unlawfully or wrongfully detained United States national within\n30 days of being officially notified by the Department of State of\nthe unlawful or wrongful detention.\n``(3) Actions taken by the government of the foreign country\nindicate that the government is responsible for, complicit in, or\nmaterially supports the unlawful or wrongful detention of a United\nStates national, including by acting as described in paragraph (2)\nafter having been notified by the Department of State.\n``(4) The actions of a state or nonstate actor in the foreign\ncountry, including any previous action relating to unlawful or\nwrongful detention or hostage taking of a United States national,\npose a risk to the safety and security of United States nationals\nabroad sufficient to warrant designation of the foreign country as\na State Sponsor of Unlawful or Wrongful Detention, as determined by\nthe Secretary.\n``(b) Termination of Designation.--The Secretary of State may\nterminate the designation of a foreign country under subsection (a) if\nthe Secretary certifies to Congress that the government of the foreign\ncountry--\n``(1) has released the United States nationals unlawfully or\nwrongfully detained within the territory of the foreign country;\n``(2) has positively contributed to the release of United\nStates nationals taken hostage within the territory of the foreign\ncountry or from the custody of a nonstate entity;\n``(3) has demonstrated changes in leadership or policies with\nrespect to unlawful or wrongful detention and hostage taking; or\n``(4) has provided assurances that the government of the\nforeign country will not engage or be complicit in or support acts\ndescribed in subsection (a).\n``(c) Briefing and Reports to Congress; Publication.--\n``(1) Consultation and reports to congress.--\n``(A) Consultation.--Prior to the designation under\nsubsection (a), the Secretary of State shall consult the\nappropriate committees of Congress.\n``(B) Reporting requirement.--Not later than 7 days after\nmaking a designation of a foreign country as a State Sponsor of\nUnlawful or Wrongful Detention under subsection (a), the\nSecretary of State shall submit to the appropriate committees\nof Congress a report notifying the committees of the\ndesignation, including a certification of which criteria in\nsubsection (a) are the basis for the designation.\n``(C) Elements.--In each report submitted under\nsubparagraph (B) with respect to the designation of a foreign\ncountry as a State Sponsor of Unlawful or Wrongful Detention,\nthe Secretary shall include--\n``(i) the justification for the designation; and\n``(ii) a description of any action taken by the United\nStates Government, including the Secretary of State or the\nhead of any other relevant Federal agency, in response to\nthe designation to deter the unlawful or wrongful detention\nor hostage-taking of foreign nationals in the country.\n``(2) Initial briefing required.--Not later than 60 days after\nthe date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall\nbrief Congress on the following:\n``(A) Whether any of the following countries should be\ndesignated as a State Sponsor of Unlawful or Wrongful Detention\nunder subsection (a):\n``(i) Afghanistan.\n``(ii) The Islamic Republic of Iran.\n``(iii) The People's Republic of China.\n``(iv) The Russian Federation.\n``(v) Venezuela under the regime of Nicolas Maduro.\n``(vi) The Republic of Belarus.\n``(B) The steps taken by the Secretary and the heads of\nother relevant Federal agencies to deter the unlawful and\nwrongful detention of United States nationals and to respond to\nsuch detentions, including--\n``(i) any engagement with private sector companies to\noptimize the distribution of travel advisories; and\n``(ii) any engagement with private companies\nresponsible for promoting travel to foreign countries\nengaged in the unlawful or wrongful detention of United\nStates nationals.\n``(C) An assessment of a possible expansion of chapter 97\nof title 28, United States Code (commonly known as the `Foreign\nSovereign Immunities Act of 1976') to include an exception from\nasset seizure immunity for State Sponsors of Unlawful or\nWrongful Detention.\n``(D) A detailed plan on the manner by which a geographic\ntravel restriction should or could be instituted against State\nSponsors of Unlawful or Wrongful Detention.\n``(E) The progress made in multilateral fora, including the\nUnited Nations and other international organizations, to\naddress the unlawful and wrongful detention of United States\nnationals, in addition to nationals of partners and allies of\nthe United States in foreign countries.\n``(3) Annual briefing.--\n``(A) In general.--Not later than one year after the date\nof the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter for 5\nyears, the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs\nand the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs shall\nbrief the appropriate committees of Congress with respect to\nunlawful or wrongful detentions taking place in the countries\nlisted under paragraph (2)(A) and actions taken by the\nSecretary of State and the heads of other relevant Federal\nagencies to deter the wrongful detention of United States\nnationals, including any steps taken in accordance with\nparagraph (2)(B).\n``(B) No limitation on other briefings.--Any briefings\npursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be in addition to any\nbriefings requested by the appropriate congressional\ncommittees. Nothing in this provision shall be construed to\nlimit the provision of any other briefings to the appropriate\ncommittees of Congress.\n``(4) Publication.--The Secretary shall make available on a\npublicly accessible website of the Department of State, and\nregularly update, a list of foreign countries designated as State\nSponsors of Unlawful or Wrongful Detention under subsection (a).\n``(d) Review of Available Responses to State Sponsors of Unlawful\nor Wrongful Detention.--Upon designation of a foreign country as a\nState Sponsor of Unlawful or Wrongful Detention under subsection (a),\nthe Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other\nrelevant Federal agencies, shall conduct a comprehensive review of the\nuse of existing authorities to respond to and deter the unlawful or\nwrongful detention of United States nationals in the foreign country,\nincluding--\n``(1) sanctions available under the International Emergency\nEconomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);\n``(2) visa restrictions available under section 7031(c) of the\nDepartment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs\nAppropriations Act, 2024 (division F of Public Law 118-47; 8 U.S.C.\n1182 note) or any other provision of Federal law;\n``(3) sanctions available under the Immigration and Nationality\nAct (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.);\n``(4) restrictions on assistance provided to the government of\nthe country under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.\n2151 et seq.) or any other provision of Federal law;\n``(5) restrictions on the export of certain goods to the\ncountry under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.),\nthe Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.), or\nany other Federal law; and\n``(6) designating the government of the country as a government\nthat has repeatedly provided support for acts of international\nterrorism pursuant to--\n``(A) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export Control Reform\nAct of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)(1)(A)(i));\n``(B) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961\n(22 U.S.C. 2371);\n``(C) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22\nU.S.C. 2780(d)); or\n``(D) any other provision of law.\n``(e) Defined Term.--In this section, the term `appropriate\ncommittees of Congress' means--\n``(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on\nAppropriations, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;\nand\n``(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on\nAppropriations, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of\nRepresentatives.\n``(f) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be\nconstrued to imply that--\n``(1) the United States Government formally recognizes any\nparticular country or the government of such country as legitimate;\nor\n``(2) every United States national detained in a country\ndesignated as a State Sponsor of Unlawful or Wrongful Detention\nunder subsection (a) should be or is determined to be wrongfully\ndetained under the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-\nTaking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741 et seq.).''.\nSEC. 8353. CONGRESSIONAL REPORT ON COMPONENTS RELATED TO HOSTAGE\nAFFAIRS AND RECOVERY.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report\non the following:\n(1) The Hostage Response Group established pursuant to section\n305(a) of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking\nAccountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741c(a)).\n(2) The Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell established pursuant to\nsection 304(a) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 1741b(a)).\n(3) The Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage\nAffairs established pursuant to section 303(a) of such Act (22\nU.S.C. 1741a(a)).\n(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall\ninclude--\n(1) a description of the existing structure of each component\nlisted in subsection (a);\n(2) recommendations on how the components can be improved,\nincluding through reorganization or consolidation of the\ncomponents; and\n(3) cost efficiencies on the components listed in subsection\n(a), including resources available to eligible former wrongful\ndetainees and hostages and their family members.\nSEC. 8354. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.\nNothing in this title or the amendments made by this title may be\nconstrued as preventing the freedom of travel of United States\ncitizens.\n\nSubtitle E--Other Matters\n\nSEC. 8361. NATIONAL REGISTRY OF KOREAN AMERICAN DIVIDED FAMILIES.\n(a) National Registry.--\n(1) In general.--The Secretary of State, acting through the\nSpecial Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues, the Assistant\nSecretary of State for Consular Affairs, or such other individual\nas the Secretary may designate, shall--\n(A) engage, to the extent practicable, Korean American\nfamilies who wish to be reunited with family members residing\nin North Korea from which such Korean American families were\ndivided after the signing of the Agreement Concerning a\nMilitary Armistice in Korea, signed at Panmunjom July 27, 1953\n(commonly referred to as the ``Korean War Armistice Agreement''\n), in anticipation of future reunions for such families and\nfamily members, including in-person and video reunions; and\n(B) establish a private, internal national registry of the\nnames and other relevant information of such Korean American\nfamilies--\n(i) to facilitate such future reunions; and\n(ii) to provide for a repository of information about\nsuch Korean American families and family members in North\nKorea, including information about individuals who may be\ndeceased.\n(2) Disclosure of information.--The Secretary of State may\nenter into agreements with Korean individuals and families,\nacademic institutions, or other members of the public, as\nappropriate, to share, in whole or in part, information collected\nand housed in the database if--\n(A) the United States person whose personally identifiable\ninformation would be disclosed as a result of an agreement has\nprovided consent to such disclosure; and\n(B) the agreement outlines reasonable steps and commitments\nto ensure that any information disclosed as a result of such\nagreement is--\n(i) kept private and confidential; and\n(ii) will not be disclosed improperly to other parties\noutside the agreement.\n(b) Actions to Facilitate Dialogue Between the United States and\nNorth Korea.--\n(1) In general.--The Secretary of State should take steps to\nensure that any direct dialogue between the United States and North\nKorea includes progress towards holding future reunions for Korean\nAmerican families and their family members in North Korea.\n(2) Consultations.--The Secretary of State shall consult with\nthe Government of the Republic of Korea, as appropriate, in\ncarrying out this subsection.\n(3) Reporting requirement.--\n(A) In general.--The Secretary of State, acting through the\nSpecial Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues, shall\ninclude in each report required under section 107(d) of the\nNorth Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7817(d)) a\ndescription of the consultations described in paragraph (2)\nconducted during the year preceding the submission of the\nreport.\n(B) Elements.--The reporting required under subparagraph\n(A) should include--\n(i) the status of the national registry established\npursuant to subsection (a)(1)(B);\n(ii) the number of individuals included on the registry\nwho--\n\n(I) have met their family members in North Korea\nduring previous reunions; and\n(II) have yet to meet their family members in North\nKorea;\n\n(iii) a summary of responses by North Korea to requests\nby the United States Government to hold reunions of divided\nfamilies; and\n(iv) a description of actions taken by North Korea that\nprevent the emigration of family members of Korean American\nfamilies.\n(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,\nthe term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee\non Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs\nof the House of Representatives.\nSEC. 8362. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RUSSIA'S ILLEGAL ABDUCTION OF UKRAINIAN\nCHILDREN.\n(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:\n(1) Since the Russian Federation's full-scale invasion of\nUkraine in February 2022, the Russian Federation military forces\nand the Government of the Russian Federation have abducted,\nforcibly transferred, or facilitated the illegal deportation of at\nleast 20,000 Ukrainian children.\n(2) The Russian Federation's abduction, forcible transfer, and\nfacilitation of the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children has\nleft countless children and families with devastating physical and\npsychological trauma.\n(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that Congress--\n(1) condemns the Russian Federation's abduction, forcible\ntransfer, and facilitation of the illegal deportation of Ukrainian\nchildren; and\n(2) implores the Russian Federation to work with the\ninternational community to ensure the return, without delay, of all\nforcibly transferred Ukrainian children to their families.\nSEC. 8363. SUPPORTING THE IDENTIFICATION AND RECOVERY OF ABDUCTED\nUKRAINIAN CHILDREN.\n(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Abducted\nUkrainian Children Recovery and Accountability Act''.\n(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:\n(1) According to a White House press release, dated March 25,\n2025, ``The United States and Ukraine agreed that the United States\nremains committed to helping achieve the exchange of prisoners of\nwar, the release of civilian detainees, and the return of forcibly\ntransferred Ukrainian children.''.\n(2) To implement the commitment referred to in paragraph (1),\nthe United States Government requires an organized and resourced\npolicy approach to assist Ukraine with--\n(A) investigations of Russia's abduction of Ukrainian\nchildren;\n(B) the rehabilitation and reintegration of children\nreturned to Ukraine; and\n(C) justice and accountability for perpetrators of the\nabductions.\n(c) Authorization of Technical Assistance and Advisory Support.--\n(1) In general.--The Department of Justice and the Department\nof State are authorized--\n(A) to provide law enforcement and intelligence technical\nassistance, training, capacity building, and advisory support\nto the Government of Ukraine in support of the commitment\ndescribed in subsection (b)(1); and\n(B) to advance the objectives described in subsection\n(b)(2).\n(2) Type of assistance.--The law enforcement and intelligence\ntechnical assistance authorized under paragraph (1)(A) may\ninclude--\n(A) training regarding the utilization of biometric\nidentification technologies in abduction and trafficking in\npersons investigations;\n(B) assistance with respect to collecting and analyzing\nopen source intelligence information;\n(C) assistance in the development and use of secure\ncommunications technologies; and\n(D) assistance with respect to managing and securing\nrelevant databases.\n(3) Reports.--Not later than 30 days after the determination to\nprovide assistance in any category identified in this subsection,\nthe Secretary of State shall brief the Committee on Foreign\nRelations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the\nHouse of Representatives on--\n(A) the amount of assistance determined to be obligated;\n(B) the type of assistance to be utilized; and\n(C) any information on the technology operationalized to\nsupport the means identified in this subsection.\n(d) Coordination.--\n(1) Nongovernmental organizations.--The Department of Justice\nand the Department of State may coordinate with nongovernmental\norganizations to carry out the assistance authorized under\nsubsection (c).\n(2) Federal agencies.--The National Security Council may\ncoordinate with appropriate representatives from the Department of\nJustice, the Department of State, the intelligence community (as\ndefined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50\nU.S.C. 3003)), and other Federal agencies, as needed, to carry out\nthe assistance authorized under subsection (c).\n(e) Rehabilitation and Reintegration.--\n(1) Authorization of assistance.--The Secretary of State is\nauthorized to provide support to the Government of Ukraine and\nnongovernmental organizations and local civil society groups in\nUkraine for the purpose of providing Ukrainian children (including\nteenagers) who have been abducted, forcibly transferred, or held\nagainst their will by the Russian Federation with--\n(A) medical and psychological rehabilitation services;\n(B) family reunification and support services; and\n(C) services in support of the reintegration of such\nchildren into Ukrainian society, including case management,\nlegal aid, and educational screening and placement.\n(2) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report\nto the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the\nCommittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that\ndescribes all current or planned foreign assistance programs that\nwill provide the assistance authorized under paragraph (1).\n(f) Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group for Ukraine.--The Department of\nState is authorized to support the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group for\nUkraine by providing technical assistance, capacity building, and\nadvisory support to the Government of Ukraine's Office of the\nProsecutor General, and other relevant components of the Government of\nUkraine, for the purpose of investigating and prosecuting cases\ninvolving abducted children, and other atrocity crimes.\n(g) Department of Justice.--The Department of Justice is authorized\nto provide technical assistance, capacity building, and advisory\nsupport to the Government of Ukraine through its Office of Overseas\nProsecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training, which shall be\ncoordinated by the Resident Legal Adviser at the United States Embassy\nin Kyiv, for the purpose of investigating and prosecuting cases\ninvolving abducted children, and other atrocity crimes.\n(h) Reports.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act--\n(1) the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Attorney\nGeneral, shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign\nRelations of the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the\nSenate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of\nRepresentatives, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of\nRepresentatives that describes current and planned United States\nGovernment support for the Government of Ukraine's work to\ninvestigate and prosecute atrocity crimes; and\n(2) the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary\nof the Treasury, shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign\nRelations of the Senate, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and\nUrban Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of\nthe House of Representatives, and the Committee on Financial\nServices of the House of Representatives that outlines--\n(A) any discrepancies between the sanctions regimes of the\nUnited States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union with\nrespect to those responsible for the abduction of Ukrainian\nchildren; and\n(B) efforts made by the United States Government to better\nalign such sanction regimes.\nSEC. 8364. FAIRNESS IN ISSUANCE OF TACTICAL GEAR TO DIPLOMATIC SECURITY\nSERVICE PERSONNEL.\n(a) In General.--In any instance when the Diplomatic Security\nService of the Department of State issues tactical gear to Special\nAgents, uniform division officers, or personal service contractors, the\nService must, whenever such products are commercially available,\nprovide both men's and women's sizing options.\n(b) Tactical Gear Defined.--In this section, the term ``tactical\ngear'' includes, among other items, ballistic plates, ballistic plate\ncarriers, helmets, media jackets, tactical pants, and gloves.\nSEC. 8365. STRATEGY FOR COUNTERING TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS\nIN MEXICO.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the\nCommittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on\nForeign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report with a\nstrategy for countering transnational criminal organizations in Mexico.\n(b) Strategy Elements.--The strategy required by subsection (a)\nshall include the following elements:\n(1) A detailed plan for how United States security assistance\nwill--\n(A) dismantle transnational criminal networks that traffic\nillicit drugs, including fentanyl, into the United States and\nprofit from other criminal activities, including pervasive\nhuman trafficking and human smuggling, weapons trafficking,\ncybercrimes, money laundering, and the importation of precursor\nchemicals to mass-produce illicit drugs;\n(B) increase the capacity of Mexico's military and public\nsecurity institutions to improve security at Mexico's northern\nand southern borders and degrade transnational criminal\norganizations; and\n(C) enhance the institutional capacity of civilian law\nenforcement, prosecutors, and courts to strengthen rule of law,\nredress public corruption related to the activities and\ninfluence of transnational criminal organizations, and combat\nimpunity.\n(2) A detailed summary of activities to implement the plan\ndescribed in paragraph (1), including a list of implementing\ngovernment entities and nongovernmental organizations.\n(3) A detailed assessment of previous assistance to Mexico\nunder the Merida Initiative and the Bicentennial Framework for\nSecurity, Public Health, and Safe Communities focused on how these\ninitiatives advanced United States national security objectives,\nincluding those listed in paragraph (1)(A).\n(4) A detailed summary of priorities, milestones, and\nperformance measures to monitor and evaluate results of the\nstrategy.\n(5) A fraud risk assessment, conducted by the Office of the\nInspector General of the Department of State for the Department of\nState's current security assistance programs in Mexico that--\n(A) identifies inherent fraud risks affecting such\nprograms;\n(B) assesses the likelihood and impact of inherent fraud\nrisks;\n(C) determines fraud risk tolerance;\n(D) examines the suitability of existing fraud controls and\nprioritizes residual fraud risks; and\n(E) documents the program's fraud risk profile.\n(c) Bilateral Cooperation Reporting.--The report required by\nsubsection (a) shall include an overview of bilateral cooperation\nmechanisms and engagements between the United States Government and the\nGovernment of Mexico, such as diplomatic engagements, security\nassistance programs, technical assistance, and other forms of\ncooperation that advance the priorities described in subsection (b).\n(d) Form.--The report and strategy required by subsection (a) shall\nbe submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.\n(e) Implementation Report.--Not later than one year after the\nsubmission of the report and strategy required by subsection (a), and\nannually thereafter for five years, the Secretary of State shall submit\nto the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee\non Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the\nimplementation of the strategy.\n(f) Rule of Construction Regarding Use of Military Force Against\nMexico.--Nothing in this section may be construed as an authorization\nfor the use of military force against Mexico or any entity within\nMexico.\nSEC. 8366. INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR ENERGY.\n(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``International\nNuclear Energy Act of 2025''.\n(b) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Advanced nuclear reactor.--The term ``advanced nuclear\nreactor'' has the meaning given the term in section 951(b) of the\nEnergy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271(b)), except that, for\npurposes of this section, the reference to ``reactors operating on\nthe date of enactment of the Energy Act of 2020'' in paragraph\n(1)(A) of that section shall be deemed to read ``reactors operating\nin the United States on the date of enactment of the Energy Act of\n2020''.\n(2) Ally or partner nation.--The term ``ally or partner\nnation'' means--\n(A) the Government of any country that is a member of the\nOrganization for Economic Co-operation and Development;\n(B) the Government of the Republic of India; and\n(C) the Government of any country designated as an ally or\npartner nation by the Secretary of State for purposes of this\nsection.\n(3) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term ``appropriate\ncommittees of Congress'' means--\n(A) the Committees on Foreign Relations, Homeland Security\nand Governmental Affairs, and Energy and Natural Resources of\nthe Senate; and\n(B) the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Science, Space, and\nTechnology, and Energy and Commerce of the House of\nRepresentatives.\n(4) Associated entity.--The term ``associated entity'' means an\nentity that--\n(A) is owned, controlled, or operated by--\n(i) an ally or partner nation; or\n(ii) an associated individual; or\n(B) is organized under the laws of, or otherwise subject to\nthe jurisdiction of, a country described in paragraph (2),\nincluding a corporation that is incorporated in a country\ndescribed in that paragraph.\n(5) Associated individual.--The term ``associated individual''\nmeans a foreign national who is a national of a country described\nin paragraph (2).\n(6) Civil nuclear.--The term ``civil nuclear'' means\nactivities, other than atomic energy defense activities, relating\nto--\n(A) nuclear plant construction;\n(B) nuclear fuel services;\n(C) nuclear energy financing;\n(D) nuclear plant operations;\n(E) nuclear plant regulation;\n(F) nuclear medicine;\n(G) nuclear safety;\n(H) community engagement in areas in reasonable proximity\nto nuclear sites;\n(I) infrastructure support for nuclear energy;\n(J) nuclear plant decommissioning;\n(K) nuclear liability;\n(L) safe storage and safe disposal of spent nuclear fuel;\n(M) environmental safeguards;\n(N) nuclear nonproliferation and security; and\n(O) technology related to the matters described in\nsubparagraphs (A) through (N).\n(7) Embarking civil nuclear nation.--\n(A) In general.--The term ``embarking civil nuclear\nnation'' means a country that--\n(i) does not have a civil nuclear energy program;\n(ii) is in the process of developing or expanding a\ncivil nuclear energy program, including safeguards and a\nlegal and regulatory framework, for--\n\n(I) nuclear safety;\n(II) nuclear security;\n(III) radioactive waste management;\n(IV) civil nuclear energy;\n(V) environmental safeguards;\n(VI) community engagement in areas in reasonable\nproximity to nuclear sites;\n(VII) nuclear liability; or\n(VIII) nuclear reactor licensing;\n\n(iii) is in the process of selecting, developing,\nconstructing, or utilizing nuclear reactors, including\nadvanced nuclear reactors, or advanced civil nuclear\ntechnologies; or\n(iv) is eligible to receive development lending from\nthe World Bank.\n(B) Exclusions.--The term ``embarking civil nuclear\nnation'' does not include--\n(i) the People's Republic of China;\n(ii) the Russian Federation;\n(iii) the Republic of Belarus;\n(iv) the Islamic Republic of Iran;\n(v) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;\n(vi) the Republic of Cuba;\n(vii) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela;\n(viii) Burma; or\n(ix) any other country--\n\n(I) the property or interests in property of the\ngovernment of which are blocked pursuant to the\nInternational Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.\n1701 et seq.); or\n(II) the government of which the Secretary of State\nhas determined has repeatedly provided support for acts\nof international terrorism for purposes of--\n\n(aa) section 620A(a) of the Foreign Assistance\nAct of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371(a));\n(bb) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control\nAct (22 U.S.C. 2780(d));\n(cc) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export\nControl Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C.\n4813(c)(1)(A)(i)); or\n(dd) any other relevant provision of law.\n(8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of\nEnergy.\n(9) Spent nuclear fuel.--The term ``spent nuclear fuel'' has\nthe meaning given the term in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy\nAct of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101).\n(10) United states nuclear energy company.--The term ``United\nStates nuclear energy company'' means a company that--\n(A) is organized under the laws of, or otherwise subject to\nthe jurisdiction of, the United States; and\n(B) is involved in the nuclear energy industry.\n(c) Nuclear Exports Working Group.--\n(1) Establishment.--There is established a working group, to be\nknown as the ``Nuclear Exports Working Group'' (referred to in this\nsubsection as the ``working group'').\n(2) Composition.--The working group shall be composed of--\n(A) senior-level Federal officials, selected internally by\nthe applicable Federal agency or organization, from any Federal\nagency or organization that the President determines to be\nappropriate; and\n(B) other senior-level Federal officials, selected\ninternally by the applicable Federal agency or organization,\nfrom any other Federal agency or organization that the\nSecretary determines to be appropriate.\n(3) Reporting.--The working group shall report to the President\nor 1 or more Federal officials designated by the President, if\napplicable.\n(4) Duties.--The working group shall coordinate, not less\nfrequently than quarterly, with the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory\nCommittee of the Department of Commerce, the Nuclear Energy\nAdvisory Committee of the Department of Energy, and other advisory\nor stakeholder groups, as necessary, to maintain an accurate and\nup-to-date knowledge of the standing of civil nuclear exports from\nthe United States, including with respect to meeting the targets\nestablished as part of the 10-year civil nuclear trade strategy\ndescribed in paragraph (5)(A).\n(5) Strategy.--\n(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the working group shall establish a 10-\nyear civil nuclear trade strategy, including biennial targets\nfor the export of civil nuclear technologies, including light\nwater and non-light water reactors and associated equipment and\ntechnologies, civil nuclear materials, and nuclear fuel that\nalign with meeting international energy demand while seeking to\navoid or reduce emissions and prevent the dissemination of\nnuclear technology, materials, and weapons to adversarial\nnations and terrorist groups.\n(B) Collaboration required.--In establishing the strategy\nunder subparagraph (A), the working group shall collaborate\nwith--\n(i) any Federal department or agency that the President\ndetermines to be appropriate; and\n(ii) representatives of private industry and experts in\nnuclear security and risk reduction, as appropriate.\n(d) Engagement With Ally or Partner Nations.--\n(1) In general.--The President shall launch, in accordance with\napplicable nuclear technology export laws (including regulations),\nan international initiative to modernize the civil nuclear outreach\nto embarking civil nuclear nations.\n(2) Financing.--\n(A) In general.--In carrying out the initiative described\nin paragraph (1), the President, acting through an appropriate\nFederal official, and in coordination with the officials\ndescribed in subparagraph (B), may, if the President determines\nto be appropriate, seek to establish cooperative financing\nrelationships for the export of civil nuclear technology,\ncomponents, materials, and infrastructure to embarking civil\nnuclear nations.\n(B) Officials described.--The officials referred to in\nsubparagraph (A) are--\n(i) appropriate officials of any Federal agency that\nthe President determines to be appropriate; and\n(ii) appropriate officials representing foreign\ncountries and governments, including--\n\n(I) ally or partner nations;\n(II) embarking civil nuclear nations; and\n(III) any other country or government that the\nPresident , in consultation with the officials\ndescribed in clause (i), determines to be appropriate.\n\n(3) Activities.--In carrying out the initiative described in\nparagraph (1), the President shall--\n(A) assist nongovernmental organizations, the Department of\nEnergy, and other relevant Federal departments and agencies in\nthe provision of education and training to foreign governments\nin nuclear safety, security, and safeguards--\n(i) through engagement with the International Atomic\nEnergy Agency; or\n(ii) independently, if the applicable entity determines\nthat it would be more advantageous under the circumstances\nto provide the applicable education and training\nindependently;\n(B) assist the efforts of the International Atomic Energy\nAgency to expand the support provided by the International\nAtomic Energy Agency to embarking civil nuclear nations for\nnuclear safety, security, and safeguards;\n(C) coordinate with appropriate Federal departments and\nagencies on efforts to expand outreach to the private\ninvestment community and establish public-private financing\nrelationships that enable the adoption of civil nuclear\ntechnologies by embarking civil nuclear nations, including\nthrough exports from the United States;\n(D) seek to better coordinate, to the maximum extent\npracticable, the work carried out by any Federal agency that\nthe President determines to be appropriate; and\n(E) coordinate with the Export-Import Bank of the United\nStates to improve the efficient and effective exporting of\ncivil nuclear technologies and materials.\n(e) Cooperative Financing Relationships With Ally or Partner\nNations and Embarking Civil Nuclear Nations.--\n(1) In general.--The President shall designate an appropriate\nWhite House official to coordinate with the officials described in\nsubsection (d)(2)(B) to develop, as the President determines to be\nappropriate, financing relationships with ally or partner nations\nto assist in the adoption of civil nuclear technologies exported\nfrom the United States or ally or partner nations to embarking\ncivil nuclear nations.\n(2) United states competitiveness clauses.--\n(A) Definition of united states competitiveness clause.--In\nthis paragraph, the term ``United States competitiveness\nclause'' means any United States competitiveness provision in\nany agreement entered into by the Department of Energy,\nincluding--\n(i) a cooperative agreement;\n(ii) a cooperative research and development agreement;\nand\n(iii) a patent waiver.\n(B) Consideration.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the\nrelevant officials described in that paragraph shall consider\nthe impact of United States competitiveness clauses on any\nfinancing relationships entered into or proposed to be entered\ninto under that paragraph.\n(C) Waiver.--The Secretary shall facilitate waivers of\nUnited States competitiveness clauses as necessary to\nfacilitate financing relationships with ally or partner nations\nunder paragraph (1).\n(f) Cooperation With Ally or Partner Nations on Advanced Nuclear\nReactor Demonstration and Cooperative Research Facilities for Civil\nNuclear Energy.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with\nthe Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce, shall conduct\nbilateral and multilateral meetings with not fewer than 5 ally or\npartner nations, with the aim of enhancing nuclear energy\ncooperation among those ally or partner nations and the United\nStates, for the purpose of developing collaborative relationships\nwith respect to research, development, licensing, and deployment of\nadvanced nuclear reactor technologies for civil nuclear energy.\n(2) Requirement.--The meetings described in paragraph (1) shall\ninclude--\n(A) a focus on cooperation to demonstrate and deploy\nadvanced nuclear reactors, with an emphasis on United States\nnuclear energy companies, during the 10-year period beginning\non the date of enactment of this Act to provide options for\naddressing energy security and environmental impacts; and\n(B) a focus on developing a memorandum of understanding or\nany other appropriate agreement between the United States and\nally or partner nations with respect to--\n(i) the demonstration and deployment of advanced\nnuclear reactors; and\n(ii) the development of cooperative research\nfacilities.\n(3) Financing arrangements.--In conducting the meetings\ndescribed in paragraph (1), the Secretary of State, in coordination\nwith the Secretary, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of\nother relevant Federal agencies and only after initial consultation\nwith the appropriate committees of Congress, shall seek to develop\nfinancing arrangements to share the costs of the demonstration and\ndeployment of advanced nuclear reactors and the development of\ncooperative research facilities with the ally or partner nations\nparticipating in those meetings.\n(g) International Civil Nuclear Energy Cooperation.--Section 959B\nof the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16279b) is amended--\n(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``The\nSecretary'' and inserting the following:\n``(a) In General.--The Secretary'';\n(2) in subsection (a) (as so designated)--\n(A) in paragraph (1)--\n(i) by striking ``financing,''; and\n(ii) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the\nend;\n(B) in paragraph (2)--\n(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``preparations\nfor''; and\n(ii) in subparagraph (C)(v), by striking the period at\nthe end and inserting a semicolon; and\n(C) by adding at the end the following:\n``(3) to support, with the concurrence of the Secretary of\nState, the safe, secure, and peaceful use of civil nuclear\ntechnology in countries developing nuclear energy programs, with a\nfocus on countries that have increased civil nuclear cooperation\nwith the Russian Federation or the People's Republic of China; and\n``(4) to promote the fullest utilization of the reactors, fuel,\nequipment, services, and technology of United States nuclear energy\ncompanies (as defined in subsection (b) of the International\nNuclear Energy Act of 2025) in civil nuclear energy programs\noutside the United States through--\n``(A) bilateral and multilateral arrangements developed and\nexecuted with the concurrence of the Secretary of State that\ncontain commitments for the utilization of the reactors, fuel,\nequipment, services, and technology of United States nuclear\nenergy companies (as defined in that subsection);\n``(B) the designation of 1 or more United States nuclear\nenergy companies (as defined in that subsection) to implement\nan arrangement under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary\ndetermines that the designation is necessary and appropriate to\nachieve the objectives of this section; and\n``(C) the waiver of any provision of law relating to\ncompetition with respect to any activity related to an\narrangement under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary, in\nconsultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of\nCommerce, determines that a waiver is necessary and appropriate\nto achieve the objectives of this section.''; and\n(3) by adding at the end the following:\n``(b) Requirements.--The program under subsection (a) shall be\nsupported in consultation with the Secretary of State and implemented\nby the Secretary--\n``(1) to facilitate, to the maximum extent practicable,\nworkshops and expert-based exchanges to engage industry,\nstakeholders, and foreign governments with respect to international\ncivil nuclear issues, such as--\n``(A) training;\n``(B) financing;\n``(C) safety;\n``(D) security;\n``(E) safeguards;\n``(F) liability;\n``(G) advanced fuels;\n``(H) operations; and\n``(I) options for multinational cooperation with respect to\nthe disposal of spent nuclear fuel (as defined in section 2 of\nthe Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101)); and\n``(2) in coordination with any Federal agency that the\nPresident determines to be appropriate.\n``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of funds authorized to be\nappropriated or otherwise made available to the Secretary to carry out\nactivities related to international civil nuclear energy cooperation,\nthere is authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2026\nthrough 2030 up to $15,500,000 to carry out this section.''.\n(h) International Civil Nuclear Program Support.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with\nthe Secretary and 1 or more other Federal officials designated by\nthe President, if applicable, shall launch an international\ninitiative (referred to in this subsection as the ``initiative'')\nto provide financial assistance to, and facilitate the building of\ntechnical capacities by, in accordance with this subsection,\nembarking civil nuclear nations for activities relating to the\ndevelopment of civil nuclear energy programs.\n(2) Financial assistance.--\n(A) In general.--In carrying out the initiative, the\nSecretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary and 1 or\nmore other Federal officials designated by the President, if\napplicable, is authorized to award grants of financial\nassistance in amounts not greater than $5,500,000 to embarking\ncivil nuclear nations in accordance with this paragraph--\n(i) for activities relating to the development of civil\nnuclear energy programs; and\n(ii) to facilitate the building of technical capacities\nfor those activities.\n(B) Limitations.--The Secretary of State, in coordination\nwith the Secretary and 1 or more other Federal officials\ndesignated by the President, if applicable, may award--\n(i) not more than 1 grant of financial assistance under\nsubparagraph (A) to any 1 embarking civil nuclear nation\neach fiscal year; and\n(ii) not more than a total of 5 grants of financial\nassistance under subparagraph (A) to any 1 embarking civil\nnuclear nation.\n(3) Senior advisors.--\n(A) In general.--In carrying out the initiative, the\nSecretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary and 1 or\nmore other Federal officials designated by the President, if\napplicable, is authorized to provide financial assistance to an\nembarking civil nuclear nation for the purpose of contracting\nwith a United States nuclear energy company to hire 1 or more\nsenior advisors to assist the embarking civil nuclear nation in\nestablishing a civil nuclear program.\n(B) Requirement.--A senior advisor described in\nsubparagraph (A) shall have relevant experience and\nqualifications to advise the embarking civil nuclear nation on,\nand facilitate on behalf of the embarking civil nuclear nation,\n1 or more of the following activities:\n(i) The development of financing relationships.\n(ii) The development of a standardized financing and\nproject management framework for the construction of\nnuclear power plants.\n(iii) The development of a standardized licensing\nframework for--\n\n(I) light water civil nuclear technologies; and\n(II) non-light water civil nuclear technologies and\nadvanced nuclear reactors.\n\n(iv) The identification of qualified organizations and\nservice providers.\n(v) The identification of funds to support payment for\nservices required to develop a civil nuclear program.\n(vi) Market analysis.\n(vii) The identification of the safety, security,\nsafeguards, and nuclear governance required for a civil\nnuclear program.\n(viii) Risk allocation, risk management, and nuclear\nliability.\n(ix) Technical assessments of nuclear reactors and\ntechnologies.\n(x) The identification of actions necessary to\nparticipate in a global nuclear liability regime based on\nthe Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear\nDamage, with Annex, done at Vienna September 12, 1997 (TIAS\n15-415).\n(xi) Stakeholder engagement.\n(xii) Management of spent nuclear fuel and nuclear\nwaste.\n(xiii) Any other major activities to support the\nestablishment of a civil nuclear program, such as the\nestablishment of export, financing, construction, training,\noperations, and education requirements.\n(C) Clarification.--Financial assistance under this\nparagraph is authorized to be provided to an embarking civil\nnuclear nation in addition to any financial assistance provided\nto that embarking civil nuclear nation under paragraph (2).\n(4) Limitation on assistance to embarking civil nuclear\nnations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this\nAct, the Offices of the Inspectors General for the Department of\nState and the Department of Energy shall coordinate--\n(A) to establish and submit to the appropriate committees\nof Congress a joint strategic plan to conduct comprehensive\noversight of activities authorized under this subsection to\nprevent fraud, waste, and abuse; and\n(B) to engage in independent and effective oversight of\nactivities authorized under this subsection through joint or\nindividual audits, inspections, investigations, or evaluations.\n(5) Authorization of appropriations.--Of funds authorized to be\nappropriated or otherwise made available to carry out international\ncivil nuclear energy cooperation, there is authorized to be\nappropriated to the Secretary of State for fiscal years 2026\nthrough 2030 up to $50,000,000 to carry out this subsection.\n(i) Biennial Cabinet-level International Conference on Nuclear\nSafety, Security, Safeguards, and Sustainability.--\n(1) In general.--The President, in coordination with\ninternational partners, as determined by the President, and\nindustry, shall hold a biennial conference on civil nuclear safety,\nsecurity, safeguards, and sustainability (referred to in this\nsubsection as a ``conference'').\n(2) Conference functions.--It is the sense of Congress that\neach conference should--\n(A) be a forum in which ally or partner nations may engage\nwith each other for the purpose of reinforcing the commitment\nto--\n(i) nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and\nsustainability;\n(ii) nonproliferation and environmental safeguards; and\n(iii) local community engagement in areas in reasonable\nproximity to nuclear sites;\n(B) facilitate--\n(i) the development of--\n\n(I) joint commitments and goals to improve--\n\n(aa) nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and\nsustainability;\n(bb) environmental safeguards; and\n(cc) local community engagement in areas in\nreasonable proximity to nuclear sites;\n\n(II) cooperative financing relationships to promote\ncompetitive alternatives to Chinese and Russian\nfinancing;\n(III) a standardized financing and project\nmanagement framework for the construction of civil\nnuclear power plants;\n(IV) a strategy to change internal policies of\nmultinational development banks, such as the World\nBank, to support the financing of civil nuclear\nprojects;\n(V) a document containing any lessons learned from\ncountries that have partnered with the Russian\nFederation or the People's Republic of China with\nrespect to civil nuclear power, including any\ndetrimental outcomes resulting from that partnership;\nand\n(VI) a global civil nuclear liability regime;\n\n(ii) cooperation for enhancing the overall aspects of\ncivil nuclear power, such as--\n\n(I) nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and\nsustainability;\n(II) nuclear laws (including regulations);\n(III) waste management;\n(IV) quality management systems;\n(V) technology transfer;\n(VI) human resources development;\n(VII) localization;\n(VIII) reactor operations;\n(IX) nuclear liability; and\n(X) decommissioning; and\n\n(iii) the development and determination of the\nmechanisms described in subparagraphs (G) and (H) of\nsubsection (j)(1), if the President intends to establish an\nAdvanced Reactor Coordination and Resource Center as\ndescribed in that subsection;\n(C) strengthen the international institutions that support\nnuclear safety, security, safeguards, and sustainability; and\n(D) foster enhanced international coordination on licensing\nframeworks for civil nuclear technologies.\n(3) Input from industry and government.--It is the sense of\nCongress that each conference should include a meeting that\nconvenes nuclear industry leaders and leaders of government\nagencies with expertise relating to nuclear safety, security,\nsafeguards, or sustainability to discuss best practices relating\nto--\n(A) the safe and secure use, storage, and transport of\nnuclear and radiological materials;\n(B) managing the evolving cyber threat to nuclear and\nradiological security; and\n(C) the role that the nuclear industry should play in\nnuclear and radiological safety, security, and safeguards,\nincluding with respect to the safe and secure use, storage, and\ntransport of nuclear and radiological materials, including\nspent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste.\n(j) Advanced Reactor Coordination and Resource Center.--\n(1) In general.--The President shall consider the feasibility\nof leveraging existing activities or frameworks or, as necessary,\nestablishing a center, to be known as the ``Advanced Reactor\nCoordination and Resource Center'' (referred to in this subsection\nas the ``Center''), for the purposes of--\n(A) identifying qualified organizations and service\nproviders--\n(i) for embarking civil nuclear nations;\n(ii) to develop and assemble documents, contracts, and\nrelated items required to establish a civil nuclear\nprogram; and\n(iii) to develop a standardized model for the\nestablishment of a civil nuclear program that can be used\nby the International Atomic Energy Agency;\n(B) coordinating with countries participating in the Center\nand with the Nuclear Exports Working Group established under\nsubsection (c)--\n(i) to identify funds to support payment for services\nrequired to develop a civil nuclear program;\n(ii) to provide market analysis; and\n(iii) to create--\n\n(I) project structure models;\n(II) models for electricity market analysis;\n(III) models for nonelectric applications market\nanalysis; and\n(IV) financial models;\n\n(C) fostering the safety, security, safeguards, and nuclear\ngovernance required for a civil nuclear program;\n(D) supporting multinational standards or guidance on\nnuclear safety, security, and safeguards to be developed by\ncountries with civil nuclear programs and experience;\n(E) developing and strengthening communications,\nengagement, and consensus-building;\n(F) carrying out any other major activities to support\nexport, financing, education, construction, training, and\neducation requirements relating to the establishment of a civil\nnuclear program;\n(G) developing mechanisms for how to fund and staff the\nCenter; and\n(H) determining mechanisms for the selection of the\nlocation or locations of the Center.\n(2) Objective.--The President shall carry out paragraph (1)\nwith the objective of establishing the Center if the President\ndetermines that it is feasible to do so.\n(k) Strategic Infrastructure Fund Working Group.--\n(1) Establishment.--There is established a working group, to be\nknown as the ``Strategic Infrastructure Fund Working Group''\n(referred to in this subsection as the ``working group'') to\nprovide input on the feasibility of establishing a program to\nsupport strategically important capital-intensive infrastructure\nprojects.\n(2) Composition.--The working group shall be composed of--\n(A) senior-level Federal officials, selected by the head of\nthe applicable Federal agency or organization, from any Federal\nagency or organization that the President determines to be\nappropriate;\n(B) other senior-level Federal officials, selected by the\nhead of the applicable Federal agency or organization, from any\nother Federal agency or organization that the Secretary\ndetermines to be appropriate; and\n(C) any senior-level Federal official selected by the\nPresident or 1 or more Federal officials designated by the\nPresident from any Federal agency or organization.\n(3) Reporting.--The working group shall report to the National\nSecurity Council.\n(4) Duties.--The working group shall--\n(A) provide direction and advice to the officials described\nin subsection (d)(2)(B)(i) and appropriate Federal agencies, as\ndetermined by the working group, with respect to the\nfeasibility of establishing a Strategic Infrastructure Fund\n(referred to in this paragraph as the ``Fund'') to be used--\n(i) to support those aspects of projects relating to--\n\n(I) civil nuclear technologies; and\n(II) microprocessors; and\n\n(ii) for strategic investments identified by the\nworking group; and\n(B) address critical areas in determining the appropriate\ndesign for the Fund, including--\n(i) transfer of assets to the Fund;\n(ii) transfer of assets from the Fund;\n(iii) how assets in the Fund should be invested; and\n(iv) governance and implementation of the Fund.\n(5) Briefing and report required.--\n(A) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the working group shall brief the\ncommittees described in subparagraph (C) on the status of the\ndevelopment of the processes necessary to implement this\nsubsection.\n(B) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the working group shall submit to the\ncommittees described in subparagraph (C) a report on the\nfindings of the working group that includes suggested\nlegislative text for how to establish and structure a Strategic\nInfrastructure Fund or an assessment of why the establishment\nof the Fund is not feasible.\n(C) Committees described.--The committees referred to in\nsubparagraphs (A) and (B) are--\n(i) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee\non Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on\nArmed Services, the Committee on Energy and Natural\nResources, the Committee on Environment and Public Works,\nthe Committee on Finance, and the Committee on\nAppropriations of the Senate; and\n(ii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on\nEnergy and Commerce, the Committee on Armed Services, the\nCommittee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee\non Ways and Means, and the Committee on Appropriations of\nthe House of Representatives.\n(l) Joint Assessment Between the United States and India on Nuclear\nLiability Rules.--\n(1) In general.--The Secretary of State, in consultation with\nthe heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall\nestablish and maintain within the United States-India Strategic\nSecurity Dialogue a joint consultative mechanism with the\nGovernment of the Republic of India that convenes on a recurring\nbasis--\n(A) to assess the implementation of the Agreement for\nCooperation between the Government of the United States of\nAmerica and the Government of India Concerning Peaceful Uses of\nNuclear Energy, signed at Washington October 10, 2008 (TIAS 08-\n1206);\n(B) to discuss opportunities for the Republic of India to\nalign domestic nuclear liability rules with international\nnorms; and\n(C) to develop a strategy for the United States and the\nRepublic of India to pursue bilateral and multilateral\ndiplomatic engagements related to analyzing and implementing\nthose opportunities.\n(2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the\nSecretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other\nrelevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to the\nappropriate committees of Congress a report that describes the\njoint assessment developed pursuant to paragraph (1)(A).\n(m) Section 123 Agreements.--\n(1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall--\n(A) pursue, where in the interest of the United States,\nrenegotiation or renewal of agreements for cooperation pursuant\nto section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.\n2153) (commonly referred to, and referred to in this\nsubsection, as ``section 123 agreements'') that are scheduled\nto expire before the date that is 10 years after the date of\nenactment of this Act; and\n(B) pursue, in any renegotiated or new section 123\nagreements, agreements that adhere to the highest standards of\nsafety, security, and nonproliferation.\n(2) Report.--\n(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to\nthe Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the\nCommittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a\nreport that describes United States diplomatic engagement and\nnegotiations for section 123 agreements.\n(B) Inclusions.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall\ninclude--\n(i) an updated list of all countries the Secretary of\nState with which is pursuing or has pursued section 123\nagreements during the 1-year period ending on the date of\nsubmission of the report; and\n(ii) an analysis of current trends of global\ncompetition in the civil nuclear sphere with the Russian\nFederation and the People's Republic of China up and down\nthe supply chain, including--\n\n(I) the participation of those countries in global\nnuclear fuel markets; and\n(II) trends in the participation of the People's\nRepublic of China in those markets.\n\n(n) Program to Enhance Global Competitiveness.--The Secretary, in\nconsultation with the relevant heads of other Federal departments and\nagencies, shall implement a program to enhance the global\ncompetitiveness of United States persons (as defined in section 1637(d)\nof the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (50 U.S.C. 1708(d))) who are\nnuclear suppliers, investors, or lenders to compete for nuclear\nprojects in foreign countries, including--\n(1) expediting the conclusion of intergovernmental agreements\non nuclear energy and the fuel supply chain with potential export\ncountries;\n(2) promoting broad adherence to the Convention on\nSupplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage, with Annex, done at\nVienna September 12, 1997 (TIAS 15-415); and\n(3) encouraging favorable decisions by potential partner\ncountries on the use of nuclear technology, fuel supplies,\nequipment, and services from the United States.\n(o) Rosatom.--\n(1) Statement of policy.--It shall be the policy of the United\nStates--\n(A) to work with allies and partners to identify\nalternative nuclear energy suppliers to Russia to end the\nreliance of those allies and partners on Rosatom;\n(B) to promote United States nuclear energy exports and\nprioritize engagement in countries where Rosatom is present;\n(C) to condemn the involvement of Rosatom in Russia's war\nof aggression against Ukraine and the role of Rosatom in\nendangering nuclear safety at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power\nPlant;\n(D) to limit the exploitation of Rosatom by the Russian\nFederation as a tool of malign influence;\n(E) to end United States reliance on the Russian nuclear\nenergy sector; and\n(F) to protect national security interests by United States\ncivil nuclear partnerships and exports and to protect the\nnational security interests of the United States.\n(2) Strategy.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with\nthe Secretary of Energy, shall submit to the appropriate committees\nof Congress a strategy--\n(A) to promote United States nuclear energy exports and\nUnited States nuclear energy companies, especially in nations\nwhere Rosatom is present;\n(B) to utilize the tools available to the United States\ngovernment to discourage civil nuclear nations from partnering\nwith Rosatom;\n(C) to identify what is necessary to effect a permanent\ndecoupling of the United States from the Russian nuclear\nindustry; and\n(D) to succeed Rosatom as the primary entity that can\nprovide reactor safety and operation services to the existing\nRosatom and Russian-designed and constructed nuclear reactor\nfleet.\n(3) Form.--The strategy required to be submitted under\nparagraph (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may\ncontain a classified annex.\n(p) Savings Provisions.--\n(1) Savings provision regarding section 123 agreements.--Except\nas expressly stated in this section, nothing in this section alters\nor otherwise affects the interpretation or implementation of\nsection 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153) or\nany other provision of law, including the requirement that\nagreements pursuant to that section be submitted to Congress for\nconsideration.\n(2) Savings provision regarding authorities of the nuclear\nregulatory commission.--Nothing in this section affects the\nauthorities of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.\n(q) Sunset.--This section and the amendments made by this section\nshall cease to have effect on the date that is 20 years after the date\nof enactment of this Act.\nSEC. 8367. STRATEGY TO RESPOND TO GLOBAL BASES OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC\nOF CHINA.\n(a) Assessment.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall\nsubmit to the appropriate congressional committees an intelligence\nassessment analyzing the risk posed by PRC global bases and\npotential PRC global bases identified pursuant to subsection\n(b)(2)(A) to the ability of the United States or any United States\nally to project power, maintain freedom of movement, and protect\nother interests.\n(2) Form.--The assessment required in this subsection may be\nsubmitted in classified form.\n(b) Strategy.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with\nthe Secretary of Defense and other appropriate senior Federal\nofficials, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees\nthe strategy described in paragraph (2).\n(2) Contents.--The strategy described in this paragraph shall--\n(A) identify, of the locations where the PRC maintains or\nis suspected to be seeking a physical presence and that could\ntransition into PRC global bases, not fewer than 5 locations\nthat pose the greatest risk to the ability of the United States\nor any United States ally to project power, maintain freedom of\nmovement, and protect other interests;\n(B) include a comprehensive list of executive branch\nentities involved in addressing aspects of PRC global base\nestablishment, including estimated programmatic and personal\nresource requirements on an agency-by-agency basis to\neffectively address the issue of potential PRC global base\nestablishment, and any relevant resource constraints;\n(C) describe in detail all executive branch efforts to\nmitigate the impacts to the national interests of the United\nStates and partner countries of the locations described in\nsubparagraph (A) and prevent the establishment of PRC global\nbases, including with resources described pursuant to\nsubparagraph (B); and\n(D) for each of the locations identified pursuant to\nsubparagraph (A), identify the actions by the United States or\nUnited States allies that would be most effective in ensuring\nthat the government of the country in which such location is\nlocated does not host a PRC global base.\n(c) Task Force.--Not later than 90 days after the submission of the\nstrategy required in subsection (b), the Secretary of State, in\ncoordination with the Secretary of Defense and other appropriate senior\nFederal officials, shall establish an interagency task force--\n(1) to implement such strategy to counter the PRC's efforts to\nestablish PRC global bases at the locations identified pursuant to\nsubsection (b)(2)(A); and\n(2) to identify mitigation measures that would prevent the PRC\nfrom establishing PRC global bases in locations other than the\nlocations identified pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A).\n(d) Quadrennial Reviews and Reports.--Not later than 4 years after\nthe submission of the strategy required in subsection (b), and not less\nfrequently than once every 4 years thereafter, the Secretary of State,\nin coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National\nIntelligence, and other appropriate senior Federal officials, shall--\n(1) conduct a review of the Executive Branch's strategy and\noverall approach in response to efforts by the PRC to establish PRC\nglobal bases; and\n(2) submit to the appropriate congressional committees the\nresults of such review and the updated information described in\nsubsection (b)(2).\n(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term\n``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;\n(B) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;\n(C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;\n(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;\n(E) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of\nRepresentatives;\n(F) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of\nRepresentatives;\n(G) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the\nHouse of Representatives; and\n(H) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of\nRepresentatives.\n(2) PRC.--The term ``PRC'' means the People's Republic of\nChina.\n(3) PRC global base.--The term ``PRC global base'' means a\nphysical location outside of the PRC where the PRC maintains an\nelement of the People's Liberation Army, PRC intelligence or\nsecurity forces, or infrastructure designed to support the presence\nof PRC military, intelligence, or security forces, for the purposes\nof power projection.\nSEC. 8368. DISPOSITION OF WEAPONS AND MATERIEL IN TRANSIT FROM IRAN TO\nTHE HOUTHIS IN YEMEN.\n(a) Disposition of Weapons and Materiel.--The President may treat\nas stocks of the United States, including for drawdown uses consistent\nwith section 506(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.\n2318(a)), any weapon or materiel intended for the Houthis in the\nRepublic of Yemen and obtained by the United States in transit or\notherwise.\n(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five years, the\nPresident shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a\nreport that includes the following:\n(1) The number of times the President exercised the authority\nunder subsection (a).\n(2) An inventory of the weapons and materiel treated as United\nStates stocks pursuant to such authority.\n(3) An inventory of the weapons and materiel provided to\nforeign partners, to include the Government of Yemen, pursuant to\nthe authority provided in subsection (a).\n(4) An assessment of the capacity and overall professionalism\nof the Yemeni coast guard, including their capability to expand\noversight of Yemen's territorial waters and carry out lawful anti-\npiracy and interdiction efforts, particularly with respect to\nimplementation of any relevant United Nations Security Council\nResolutions, and an overview of the steps the United States is\ntaking to support these efforts; and\n(5) an assessment of the legal authorities underpinning the\ninterdiction of illicit shipments to the Houthis, and related\nchallenges to boosting the success of international interdiction\nefforts.\n(c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,\nthe term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--\n(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on\nForeign Relations of the Senate; and\n(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on\nForeign Affairs of the House of Representatives.\nSEC. 8369. REPEAL OF CAESAR SYRIA CIVILIAN PROTECTION ACT OF 2019.\n(a) Repeal.--The Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019\n(title LXXIV of division F of Public Law 116-92; 22 U.S.C. 8791 note)\nis hereby repealed.\n(b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment\nof this Act, and every 180 days thereafter for the following 4 years,\nthe President shall submit to the Committees on Foreign Affairs,\nFinancial Services, and Judiciary of the House of Representatives and\nthe Committees on Foreign Relations and Banking, Housing, and Urban\nAffairs of the Senate an unclassified report, with a classified annex\nif necessary, that certifies whether the Government of Syria--\n(1) is taking concrete and tangible action to eliminate the\nthreat posed by ISIS and other terrorist groups, including Al Qaeda\nand its affiliates, in partnership with the United States, and\nprevent an ISIS resurgence;\n(2) has removed, or is taking steps to remove, foreign fighters\nfrom senior roles in the Government of Syria, including those in\nthe state and security institutions of Syria;\n(3) is upholding religious and ethnic minority rights in Syria,\nincluding with respect to freedom of worship and belief, and\nallowing for fair and equitable representation in the government,\nincluding ministries and parliament;\n(4) is not taking unilateral, unprovoked military action\nagainst its neighbors, including the State of Israel, and continues\nto make progress towards international security agreements, as\nappropriate;\n(5) is taking tangible and credible steps to implement the\nMarch 10, 2025, agreement as negotiated between the Government of\nSyria and the Syrian Democratic Forces including commensurate\nsecurity force integration measures and political representation;\n(6) is taking steps to effectively combat money laundering,\nterrorist financing, and the financing of proliferation of weapons\nof mass destruction, in line with international standards, and not\nknowingly financing, assisting (monetarily or through weapons\ntransfers), or harboring sanctioned individuals or groups\n(including foreign terrorist organizations and specially designated\nglobal terrorists) that are harmful to the national security of the\nUnited States or allies and partners of the United States in the\nregion;\n(7) is actively prosecuting those that have committed serious\nabuses of internationally recognized human rights since December 8,\n2024, including those responsible for the massacre of religious\nminorities; and\n(8) is taking verifiable steps to combat the illicit production\nand international illicit proliferation of narcotics, including\nCaptagon.\n(c) Notification to the Government of Syria.--The President shall\ninform the Government of Syria of the findings of the report required\nunder subsection (b).\n(d) Imposition of Sanctions.--\n(1) In general.--If the President is unable to make an\naffirmative certification under subsection (b) for two consecutive\nreporting periods, the President may consider whether to impose\ntargeted sanctions on individuals under existing authorities until\nthe President makes an affirmative certification under subsection\n(b).\n(2) Exception.--The sanctions described in this subsection\nshall not include sanctions on the importation of goods.\n(3) Defined term.--In this subsection, the term ``good'' means\nany article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply or\nmanufactured product, including inspection and test equipment, and\nexcluding technical data.\nSEC. 8370. REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATIONS FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE RELATING\nTO IRAQ.\nThe following are hereby repealed:\n(1) Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq\nResolution (Public Law 102-1; 105 Stat. 3; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is\nhereby repealed.\n(2) The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq\nResolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243; 116 Stat. 1498; 50 U.S.C.\n1541 note) is hereby repealed.\n\nTITLE LXXXIV--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION\n\nSubtitle A--National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned\nOfficer Corps\n\nSec. 8401. Title and qualifications of head of National Oceanic and\nAtmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps and\nOffice of Marine and Aviation Operations; promotions of flag\nofficers.\nSec. 8402. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessel fleet.\nSec. 8403. Cooperative Aviation Centers.\nSec. 8404. Eligibility of former officers to compete for certain\npositions.\nSec. 8405. Alignment of physical disqualification standard for obligated\nservice agreements with standard for veterans' benefits.\nSec. 8406. Streamlining separation and retirement process.\nSec. 8407. Separation of ensigns found not fully qualified.\nSec. 8408. Repeal of limitation on educational assistance.\nSec. 8409. Disposal of survey and research vessels and equipment of the\nNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.\n\nSubtitle B--South Pacific Tuna Treaty Matters\n\nSec. 8411. References to South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988.\nSec. 8412. Definitions.\nSec. 8413. Prohibited acts.\nSec. 8414. Exceptions.\nSec. 8415. Criminal offenses.\nSec. 8416. Civil penalties.\nSec. 8417. Licenses.\nSec. 8418. Enforcement.\nSec. 8419. Findings by Secretary of Commerce.\nSec. 8420. Disclosure of information.\nSec. 8421. Closed area stowage requirements.\nSec. 8422. Observers.\nSec. 8423. Fisheries-related assistance.\nSec. 8424. Arbitration.\nSec. 8425. Disposition of fees, penalties, forfeitures, and other\nmoneys.\nSec. 8426. Additional agreements.\n\nSubtitle C--Other Matters\n\nSec. 8431. North Pacific Research Board enhancement.\n\nSubtitle A--National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\nCommissioned Officer Corps\n\nSEC. 8401. TITLE AND QUALIFICATIONS OF HEAD OF NATIONAL OCEANIC AND\nATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS AND OFFICE OF\nMARINE AND AVIATION OPERATIONS; PROMOTIONS OF FLAG OFFICERS.\n(a) Title and Qualifications of Head.--\n(1) In general.--Section 228(c) of the National Oceanic and\nAtmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002\n(33 U.S.C. 3028(c)) is amended--\n(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Corps and\nOffice of'' and inserting ``Commissioned Officer Corps and\nAssistant Administrator for'';\n(B) in the second sentence, by striking ``serving in'' and\nall that follows through ``half)'' and inserting ``who has\nserved, on the date of such appointment, in the grade of\ncaptain or above for not less than one year''; and\n(C) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``Director of the\nOffice of'' and inserting ``Assistant Administrator of the\nNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for''.\n(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 4(a) of the Commercial\nEngagement Through Ocean Technology Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 4103(a))\nis amended by striking ``Director of the Office of'' and inserting\n``Assistant Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric\nAdministration for''.\n(b) Promotions of Flag Officers.--Section 226 of the National\nOceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act\nof 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3026) is amended--\n(1) by striking ``Appointments'' and inserting the following:\n``(a) In General.--Appointments'';\n(2) by inserting after ``all permanent grades'' the following:\n``, other than a grade described in subsection (b),''; and\n(3) by adding at the end the following:\n``(b) Flag Officers.--Appointments in and promotions to the grade\nof rear admiral (upper half) or above shall be made by the President,\nby and with the advice and consent of the Senate.''.\nSEC. 8402. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION VESSEL\nFLEET.\n(a) In General.--The NOAA Fleet Modernization Act (33 U.S.C. 891 et\nseq.) is amended--\n(1) in section 603 (33 U.S.C. 891a)--\n(A) in the section heading, by striking ``fleet'' and all\nthat follows through ``program'' and inserting ``operation and\nmaintenance of noaa fleet''; and\n(B) by striking ``is authorized'' and all that follows and\ninserting the following: ``, acting through the Assistant\nAdministrator of NOAA for Marine and Aviation Operations, shall\noperate and maintain a fleet of vessels to meet the\nrequirements of NOAA in carrying out the mission and functions\nof NOAA, subject to the requirements of this title.'';\n(2) in section 604 (33 U.S.C. 891b)--\n(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``Secretary'' and all\nthat follows and inserting ``Secretary, acting through the\nAssistant Administrator of NOAA for Marine and Aviation\nOperations, shall develop and submit to the Committee on\nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the\nCommittee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Science,\nSpace, and Technology of the House of Representatives a\nreplacement and modernization plan for the NOAA fleet not later\nthan 180 days after the date of the enactment of the National\nDefense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, and every 2\nyears thereafter.'';\n(B) by striking subsections (b) and (d);\n(C) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b);\n(D) in subsection (b), as so redesignated--\n(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``proposed'' and all\nthat follows and inserting the following: ``in operation in\nthe NOAA fleet as of the date of submission of the Plan, a\ndescription of the status of those vessels, and a statement\nof the planned and anticipated service life of those\nvessels;'';\n(ii) by striking paragraph (6);\n(iii) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and\n(5) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7), respectively;\n(iv) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:\n``(2) a plan with respect to operation, maintenance, and\nreplacement of vessels described in paragraph (1), including the\nschedule for maintenance or replacement and anticipated funding\nrequirements;\n``(3) the number of vessels proposed to be constructed by\nNOAA;'';\n(v) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking\n``constructed, leased, or chartered'' and inserting\n``acquired, leased, or chartered by NOAA'';\n(vi) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated--\n\n(I) by striking ``or any other federal official''\nand inserting ``the Director of the National Science\nFoundation, or any other Federal official''; and\n(II) by striking ``their availability'' and\ninserting ``the availability of those vessels'';\n\n(vii) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking\n``; and'' and inserting a semicolon; and\n(viii) by adding at the end the following:\n``(8) a plan for using small vessels, uncrewed systems, and\npartnerships to augment the requirements of NOAA for days at sea;\n``(9) the number of officers of the NOAA commissioned officer\ncorps and professional wage mariners needed to operate and maintain\nthe NOAA fleet, including the vessels identified under paragraph\n(3); and\n``(10) current and potential challenges with meeting the\nrequirements under paragraph (9) and proposed solutions to those\nchallenges.''; and\n(E) by adding at the end the following:\n``(c) Vessel Procurement Approval.--The National Oceanic and\nAtmospheric Administration may not procure vessels that are more than\n65 feet in length without the approval of the Assistant Administrator\nof NOAA for Marine and Aviation Operations.'';\n(3) in section 605 (33 U.S.C. 891c)--\n(A) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph\n(1), by striking ``working through the Office of the NOAA Corps\nOperations and the Systems Procurement Office'' and inserting\n``acting through the Assistant Administrator of NOAA for Marine\nand Aviation Operations''; and\n(B) in subsection (b)--\n(i) by striking ``shall'' and all that follows through\n``submit to Congress'' and inserting ``, acting through the\nAssistant Administrator of NOAA for Marine and Aviation\nOperations, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce,\nScience, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee\non Natural Resources and the Committee on Science, Space,\nand Technology of the House of Representatives,''; and\n(ii) by striking ``subsequent'';\n(4) in section 608 (33 U.S.C. 891f)--\n(A) by striking subsection (b);\n(B) by striking ``(a) Vessel Agreements.--''; and\n(C) by inserting after ``Secretary'' the following: ``,\nacting through the Assistant Administrator of NOAA for Marine\nand Aviation Operations,''; and\n(5) in section 610 (33 U.S.C. 891h)--\n(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``for carrying'' and all\nthat follows and inserting the following: ``$93,000,000 for the\nperiod of fiscal years 2025 through 2026 to carry out this\ntitle and section 302 of the Fisheries Survey Vessel\nAuthorization Act of 2000 (title III of Public Law 106-450; 114\nStat. 1945; 33 U.S.C. 891b note).''; and\n(B) in subsection (b), by striking ``National Oceanic and\nAtmospheric Administration fleet modernization'' and inserting\n``NOAA fleet modernization,''.\n(b) Fishery Survey Vessels.--Section 302(a) of the Fisheries Survey\nVessel Authorization Act of 2000 (title III of Public Law 106-450; 114\nStat. 1945; 33 U.S.C. 891b note) is amended--\n(1) by striking ``may in accordance with this section'' and\ninserting ``may'';\n(2) by striking ``up to six''; and\n(3) by inserting after ``this section'' the following: ``and\nthe NOAA Fleet Modernization Act (33 U.S.C. 891 et seq.)''.\n(c) Notifications of Proposed Deactivation of Vessels.--Section\n401(b)(4) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\nAuthorization Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-567; 106 Stat. 4291; 33\nU.S.C. 891b note) is amended--\n(1) by striking ``(A)'' and all that follows through ``The\nSecretary'' and inserting ``The Secretary'';\n(2) by striking ``the Committee on Merchant Marine and\nFisheries'' and inserting ``the Committee on Natural Resources and\nthe Committee on Science, Space, and Technology''; and\n(3) by striking ``, if an equivalent'' and all that follows\nthrough ``deactivation''.\nSEC. 8403. COOPERATIVE AVIATION CENTERS.\n(a) In General.--Section 218 of the National Oceanic and\nAtmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33\nU.S.C. 3008) is amended--\n(1) in the section heading, by striking ``aviation accession\ntraining programs'' and inserting ``cooperative aviation centers'';\n(2) in subsection (a), by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and\ninserting the following:\n``(2) Cooperative aviation center.--The term `Cooperative\nAviation Center' means a Cooperative Aviation Center designated\nunder subsection (b)(1).'';\n(3) in subsection (b)--\n(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Aviation\nAccession Training Programs'' and inserting ``Cooperative\nAviation Centers'';\n(B) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4);\n(C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);\n(D) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:\n``(1) Designation required.--The Administrator shall designate\none or more Cooperative Aviation Centers for the commissioned\nofficer corps of the Administration at institutions described in\nparagraph (3).\n``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of Cooperative Aviation Centers is\nto facilitate the development and recruitment of aviators for the\ncommissioned officer corps of the Administration.''; and\n(E) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated--\n(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), inserting\n``that'' after ``educational institution'';\n(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``that requests''\nand inserting ``applies'';\n(iii) in subparagraph (B)--\n\n(I) by striking ``that has'' and inserting ``has'';\nand\n(II) by striking the semicolon and inserting ``;\nand'';\n\n(iv) in subparagraph (C)--\n\n(I) by striking ``that is located'' and inserting\n``is located'';\n(II) by striking clause (ii);\n(III) by striking ``that--'' and all that follows\nthrough ``experiences'' and inserting ``that\nexperiences''; and\n(IV) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a period;\nand\n\n(v) by striking subparagraph (D); and\n(4) by striking subsections (c), (d), and (e) and inserting the\nfollowing:\n``(c) Cooperative Aviation Centers Advisor.--\n``(1) Assignment.--The Administrator shall assign an officer or\nemployee of the commissioned officer corps of the Administration to\nserve as the Cooperative Aviation Centers Advisor.\n``(2) Duties.--The Cooperative Aviation Centers Advisor shall--\n``(A) coordinate all engagement of the Administration with\nCooperative Aviation Centers, including assistance with\ncurriculum development; and\n``(B) serve as the chief aviation recruiting officer for\nthe commissioned officer corps of the Administration.''.\n(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1 of the\nAct entitled ``An Act to reauthorize the Hydrographic Services\nImprovement Act of 1998, and for other purposes'' (Public Law 107-372)\nis amended by striking the item relating to section 218 and inserting\nthe following:\n``Sec. 218.Cooperative Aviation Centers.''.\nSEC. 8404. ELIGIBILITY OF FORMER OFFICERS TO COMPETE FOR CERTAIN\nPOSITIONS.\n(a) In General.--The National Oceanic and Atmospheric\nAdministration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3001\net seq.) is amended by inserting after section 269B the following new\nsection:\n``SEC. 269C. ELIGIBILITY OF FORMER OFFICERS TO COMPETE FOR CERTAIN\nPOSITIONS.\n``(a) In General.--An individual who was separated from the\ncommissioned officer corps of the Administration under honorable\nconditions after not fewer than 3 years of active service may not be\ndenied the opportunity to compete for a vacant position with respect to\nwhich the agency in which the position is located will accept\napplications from individuals outside the workforce of that agency\nunder merit promotion procedures.\n``(b) Type of Appointment.--If selected for a position pursuant to\nsubsection (a), an individual described in that subsection shall\nreceive a career or career-conditional appointment, as appropriate.\n``(c) Announcements.--The area of consideration for a merit\npromotion announcement with respect to a position that includes\nconsideration of individuals within the Federal service for that\nposition shall--\n``(1) indicate that individuals described in subsection (a) are\neligible to apply for the position; and\n``(2) be publicized in accordance with section 3327 of title 5,\nUnited States Code.\n``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be\nconstrued to confer an entitlement to veterans' preference that is not\notherwise required by any statute or regulation relating to veterans'\npreference.\n``(e) Regulations.--The Director of the Office of Personnel\nManagement shall prescribe regulations necessary for the administration\nof this section.\n``(f) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 3 years after the date\nof enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2026, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Commerce,\nScience, and Transportation and Homeland Security and Governmental\nAffairs of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources, the\nCommittee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on\nOversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives a\nreport which includes the following:\n``(1) A description of how the Administrator has utilized the\nauthority granted under this section, including the number and\nlocations of individuals hired utilizing the authority granted\nunder this section.\n``(2) An overview of the impact to Federal employment for\nformer members of the commissioned officer corps of the\nAdministration as a result of the authority granted under this\nsection.\n``(g) Sunset.--This section shall be repealed on the date that is 5\nyears after the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization\nAct for Fiscal Year 2026.''.\n(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1 of the\nNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer\nCorps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended by inserting\nafter the item relating to section 269B the following new item:\n``Sec. 269C. Eligibility of former officers to compete for certain\npositions.''.\nSEC. 8405. ALIGNMENT OF PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATION STANDARD FOR\nOBLIGATED SERVICE AGREEMENTS WITH STANDARD FOR VETERANS' BENEFITS.\nSection 216(c)(2)(B) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric\nAdministration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C.\n3006(c)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``misconduct or grossly negligent\nconduct'' and inserting ``willful misconduct''.\nSEC. 8406. STREAMLINING SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT PROCESS.\nSection 241(c) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric\nAdministration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C.\n3041(c)) is amended to read as follows:\n``(c) Effective Date of Retirements and Separations.--\n``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a retirement or\nseparation under subsection (a) shall take effect on such date as\nis determined by the Secretary.\n``(2) Determination of date.--The effective date determined\nunder paragraph (1) for a retirement or separation under subsection\n(a) shall be--\n``(A) except as provided by subparagraph (B), not earlier\nthan 60 days after the date on which the Secretary approves the\nretirement or separation; or\n``(B) if the officer concerned requests an earlier\neffective date, such earlier date as is determined by the\nSecretary.''.\nSEC. 8407. SEPARATION OF ENSIGNS FOUND NOT FULLY QUALIFIED.\nSection 223 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\nCommissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3023) is amended--\n(1) by striking ``permanent''; and\n(2) by striking ``the officer's commission shall be revoked\nand''.\nSEC. 8408. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.\n(a) In General.--Section 204 of the National Oceanic and\nAtmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of\n2020 (33 U.S.C. 3079-1) is repealed.\n(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of\nthe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned\nOfficer Corps Amendments Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-259; 134 Stat.\n1153) is amended by striking the item relating to section 204.\nSEC. 8409. DISPOSAL OF SURVEY AND RESEARCH VESSELS AND EQUIPMENT OF THE\nNATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.\nSection 548 of title 40, United States Code, is amended--\n(1) by striking ``The Maritime'' and inserting ``(a) In\nGeneral.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the Maritime''; and\n(2) by adding at the end the following:\n``(b) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Vessels and\nEquipment.--\n``(1) Authority.--The Administrator of the National Oceanic and\nAtmospheric Administration may dispose of covered vessels and\nequipment, which would otherwise be disposed of under subsection\n(a), through sales or transfers under this title.\n``(2) Use of proceeds.--During the 2-year period beginning of\nthe date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2026, notwithstanding section 571 of this title or\nsection 3302 of title 31, the Administrator of the National Oceanic\nand Atmospheric Administration may--\n``(A) retain the proceeds from the sale or transfer of a\ncovered vessel or equipment under paragraph (1) until expended\nunder subparagraph (B); and\n``(B) use such proceeds, without fiscal year limitation,\nfor the acquisition of new covered vessels and equipment or the\nrepair and maintenance of existing covered vessels and\nequipment.\n``(3) Covered vessels and equipment defined.--In this\nsubsection, the term `covered vessels and equipment' means survey\nand research vessels and related equipment owned by the Federal\nGovernment and under the control of the National Oceanic and\nAtmospheric Administration.''.\n\nSubtitle B--South Pacific Tuna Treaty Matters\n\nSEC. 8411. REFERENCES TO SOUTH PACIFIC TUNA ACT OF 1988.\nExcept as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this subtitle\nan amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or\nrepeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be\nconsidered to be made to a section or other provision of the South\nPacific Tuna Act of 1988 (16 U.S.C. 973 et seq.).\nSEC. 8412. DEFINITIONS.\n(a) Applicable National Law.--Section 2(4) (16 U.S.C. 973(4)) is\namended by striking ``described in paragraph 1(a) of Annex I of'' and\ninserting ``noticed and in effect in accordance with''.\n(b) Closed Area.--Section 2(5) (16 U.S.C. 973(5)) is amended by\nstriking ``of the closed areas identified in Schedule 2 of Annex I of''\nand inserting ``area within the jurisdiction of a Pacific Island Party\nthat is closed to vessels pursuant to a national law of that Pacific\nIsland Party and is noticed and in effect in accordance with''.\n(c) Fishing.--Section 2(6) (16 U.S.C. 973(6)) is amended--\n(1) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``for any purpose'' after\n``harvesting of fish''; and\n(2) by amending subparagraph (F) to read as follows:\n``(F) use of any other vessel, vehicle, aircraft, or\nhovercraft for any activity described in this paragraph except\nfor emergencies involving the health or safety of the crew or\nthe safety of a vessel.''.\n(d) Fishing Vessel; Vessel.--Section 2(7) (16 U.S.C. 973(7)) is\namended by striking ``commercial fishing'' and inserting ``commercial\npurse seine fishing for tuna''.\n(e) Licensing Area.--Section 2(8) (16 U.S.C. 973(8)) is amended by\nstriking ``in the Treaty Area'' and all that follows and inserting\n``under the jurisdiction of a Pacific Island Party, except for internal\nwaters, territorial seas, archipelagic waters, and any Closed Area.''.\n(f) Limited Area; Party; Treaty Area.--Section 2 (16 U.S.C. 973) is\namended--\n(1) by striking paragraphs (10), (13), and (18);\n(2) by redesignating paragraphs (11) and (12) as paragraphs\n(10) and (11), respectively;\n(3) by redesignating paragraph (14) as paragraph (12); and\n(4) by redesignating paragraphs (15) through (17) as paragraphs\n(14) through (16), respectively.\n(g) Regional Terms and Conditions.--Section 2 (16 U.S.C. 973) is\namended by inserting after paragraph (12), as redesignated by\nsubsection (f)(3), the following:\n``(13) The term `regional terms and conditions' means any of\nthe terms or conditions attached by the Administrator to a license\nissued by the Administrator, as notified by the Secretary.''.\nSEC. 8413. PROHIBITED ACTS.\n(a) In General.--Section 5(a) (16 U.S.C. 973c(a)) is amended--\n(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``Except\nas provided in section 6 of this Act, it'' and inserting ``It'';\n(2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4);\n(3) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (13) as paragraphs\n(3) through (11), respectively;\n(4) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by inserting ``,\nexcept in accordance with an agreement pursuant to the Treaty''\nafter ``Closed Area'';\n(5) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated, by striking ``or''\nat the end;\n(6) in paragraph (11), as so redesignated, by striking the\nperiod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and\n(7) by adding at the end the following:\n``(12) to violate any of the regional terms and conditions; or\n``(13) to violate any limit on an authorized fishing effort or\ncatch.''.\n(b) In the Licensing Area.--Section 5(b) (16 U.S.C. 973c(b)) is\namended--\n(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``Except\nas provided in section 6 of this Act, it'' and inserting ``It'';\n(2) by striking paragraph (5); and\n(3) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (5)\nand (6), respectively.\nSEC. 8414. EXCEPTIONS.\nSection 6 (16 U.S.C. 973d) is repealed.\nSEC. 8415. CRIMINAL OFFENSES.\nSection 7(a) (16 U.S.C. 973e(a)) is amended by striking ``section\n5(a) (8), (10), (11), or (12)'' and inserting ``paragraph (6), (8),\n(9), or (10) of section 5(a)''.\nSEC. 8416. CIVIL PENALTIES.\n(a) Amount.--Section 8(a) (16 U.S.C. 973f(a)) is amended--\n(1) in the first sentence, by striking ``Code'' after ``liable\nto the United States''; and\n(2) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``Except for those acts\nprohibited by section 5(a) (4), (5), (7), (8), (10), (11), and\n(12), and section 5(b) (1), (2), (3), and (7) of this Act, the''\nand inserting ``The''.\n(b) Waiver of Referral to Attorney General.--Section 8(g) (16\nU.S.C. 973f(g)) is amended--\n(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking\n``section 5(a)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), or\n(13)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7),\n(11), (12), or (13) of section 5(a)''; and\n(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, all Limited Areas closed\nto fishing,'' after ``outside of the Licensing Area''.\nSEC. 8417. LICENSES.\n(a) Forwarding of Vessel License Application.--Section 9(b) (16\nU.S.C. 973g(b)) is amended to read as follows:\n``(b) In accordance with subsection (e), and except as provided in\nsubsection (f), the Secretary shall forward a vessel license\napplication to the Administrator whenever such application is in\naccordance with application procedures established by the Secretary.''.\n(b) Fees and Schedules.--Section 9(c) (16 U.S.C. 973g(c)) is\namended to read as follows:\n``(c) Fees required under the Treaty shall be paid in accordance\nwith the Treaty and any procedures established by the Secretary.''.\n(c) Minimum Fees Required to Be Received in Initial Year; Grounds\nfor Denial of Forwarding of License Application; Grandfathering of\nCertain Vessels.--Section 9 (16 U.S.C. 973g) is amended--\n(1) by striking subsection (f);\n(2) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (f)\nand (g), respectively;\n(3) by amending subsection (f), as so redesignated, to read as\nfollows:\n``(f) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State,\nmay determine that a license application should not be forwarded to the\nAdministrator if--\n``(1) the application is not in accordance with the Treaty or\nthe procedures established by the Secretary; or\n``(2) the owner or charterer--\n``(A) is the subject of proceedings under the bankruptcy\nlaws of the United States, unless reasonable financial\nassurances have been provided to the Secretary;\n``(B) has not established to the satisfaction of the\nSecretary that the fishing vessel is fully insured against all\nrisks and liabilities normally provided in maritime liability\ninsurance; or\n``(C) has not paid any penalty which has become final,\nassessed by the Secretary in accordance with this Act.''; and\n(4) in subsection (g), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--\n(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:\n``(1) section 12113 of title 46, United States Code;'';\n(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``of 1972'' after\n``Marine Mammal Protection Act'';\n(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``of 1972'' after\n``Marine Mammal Protection Act''; and\n(D) in the matter following paragraph (3), by striking\n``any vessel documented'' and all that follows and inserting\nthe following:\n``any vessel documented under the laws of the United States as of\nthe date of enactment of the Fisheries Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-43)\nfor which a license has been issued under subsection (a) may fish for\ntuna in the Licensing Area, and on the high seas and in waters subject\nto the jurisdiction of the United States west of 146 west longitude and\neast of 129.5 east longitude in accordance with international law,\nsubject to the provisions of the Treaty, this Act, and other applicable\nlaw, provided that no such vessel intentionally deploys a purse seine\nnet to encircle any dolphin or other marine mammal in the course of\nfishing.''.\nSEC. 8418. ENFORCEMENT.\n(a) Notice Requirements to Pacific Island Party Concerning\nInstitution of Legal Proceedings.--Section 10(c)(1) (16 U.S.C.\n973h(c)(1)) is amended--\n(1) in the first sentence, by striking ``paragraph 8 of Article\n4 of''; and\n(2) in the third sentence, by striking ``Article 10 of''.\n(b) Searches and Seizures by Authorized Officers.--Section\n10(d)(1)(A) (16 U.S.C. 973h(d)(1)(A)) is amended--\n(1) in clause (ii), by striking ``or'' at the end; and\n(2) in clause (iii), by adding ``or'' at the end.\nSEC. 8419. FINDINGS BY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.\n(a) Order of Vessel To Leave Waters Upon Failure To Submit to\nJurisdiction of Pacific Island Party; Procedure Applicable.--Section\n11(a) (16 U.S.C. 973i(a)) is amended--\n(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``, all\nLimited Areas,'';\n(2) in paragraph (1)--\n(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``paragraph 2 of\nArticle 3 of''; and\n(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``within the Treaty\nArea'' and inserting ``under the jurisdiction''; and\n(3) in paragraph (2)--\n(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``section 5 (a)(4),\n(a)(5), (b)(2), or (b)(3)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3) of\nsection 5(a) or paragraph (2) or (3) of section 5(b)'';\n(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``section 5(b)(7)''\nand inserting ``section 5(b)(6)''; and\n(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``section 5(a)(7)''\nand inserting ``section 5(a)(5)''.\n(b) Order of Vessel To Leave Waters Where Pacific Island Party\nInvestigating Alleged Treaty Infringement.--Section 11(b) (16 U.S.C.\n973i(b)) is amended by striking ``paragraph 7 of Article 5 of''.\nSEC. 8420. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.\nSection 12 (16 U.S.C. 973j) is amended to read as follows:\n``SEC. 12. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.\n``(a) Prohibited Disclosure of Certain Information.--Pursuant to\nsection 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code, except as provided in\nsubsection (b), the Secretary shall keep confidential and may not\ndisclose the following information:\n``(1) Information provided to the Secretary by the\nAdministrator that the Administrator has designated confidential.\n``(2) Information collected by observers.\n``(3) Information submitted to the Secretary by any person in\ncompliance with the requirements of this Act.\n``(b) Authorized Disclosure of Certain Information.--The Secretary\nmay disclose information described in subsection (a)--\n``(1) if disclosure is ordered by a court;\n``(2) if the information is used by a Federal employee--\n``(A) for enforcement; or\n``(B) in support of the homeland security missions and non-\nhomeland security missions of the Coast Guard as defined in\nsection 888 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.\n468);\n``(3) if the information is used by a Federal employee or an\nemployee of a Fishery Management Council for the administration of\nthe Treaty or fishery management and monitoring;\n``(4) to the Administrator, in accordance with the requirements\nof the Treaty and this Act;\n``(5) to the secretariat or equivalent of an international\nfisheries management organization of which the United States is a\nmember, in accordance with the requirements or decisions of such\norganization, and insofar as possible, in accordance with an\nagreement that prevents public disclosure of the identity of any\nperson that submits such information;\n``(6) if the Secretary has obtained written authorization from\nthe person providing such information, and disclosure does not\nviolate other requirements of this Act; or\n``(7) in an aggregate or summary form that does not directly or\nindirectly disclose the identity of any person that submits such\ninformation.\n``(c) Savings Clause.--\n``(1) Nothing in this section shall be construed to adversely\naffect the authority of Congress, including a Committee or Member\nthereof, to obtain any record or information.\n``(2) The absence of a provision similar to paragraph (1) in\nany other provision of law shall not be construed to limit the\nability of the Senate or the House of Representatives, including a\nCommittee or Member thereof, to obtain any record or\ninformation.''.\nSEC. 8421. CLOSED AREA STOWAGE REQUIREMENTS.\nSection 13 (16 U.S.C. 973k) is amended by striking ``. In\nparticular, the boom shall be lowered'' and all that follows and\ninserting ``and in accordance with any requirements established by the\nSecretary.''.\nSEC. 8422. OBSERVERS.\nSection 14 (16 U.S.C. 973l) is repealed.\nSEC. 8423. FISHERIES-RELATED ASSISTANCE.\nSection 15 (16 U.S.C. 973m) is amended to read as follows:\n``SEC. 15. FISHERIES-RELATED ASSISTANCE.\n``The Secretary and the Secretary of State may provide assistance\nto a Pacific Island Party to benefit such Pacific Island Party from the\ndevelopment of fisheries resources and the operation of fishing vessels\nthat are licensed pursuant to the Treaty, including--\n``(1) technical assistance;\n``(2) training and capacity building opportunities;\n``(3) facilitation of the implementation of private sector\nactivities or partnerships; and\n``(4) other activities as determined appropriate by the\nSecretary and the Secretary of State.''.\nSEC. 8424. ARBITRATION.\nSection 16 (16 U.S.C. 973n) is amended--\n(1) by striking ``Article 6 of'' after ``arbitral tribunal\nunder''; and\n(2) by striking ``paragraph 3 of that Article'' and all that\nfollows through ``under such paragraph'' and inserting ``the\nTreaty, shall determine the location of the arbitration, and shall\nrepresent the United States in reaching agreement under the\nTreaty''.\nSEC. 8425. DISPOSITION OF FEES, PENALTIES, FORFEITURES, AND OTHER\nMONEYS.\nSection 17 (16 U.S.C. 973o) is amended by striking ``Article 4\nof''.\nSEC. 8426. ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS.\nSection 18 (16 U.S.C. 973p) is amended by striking ``Within 30 days\nafter'' and all that follows and inserting ``The Secretary may\nestablish procedures for review of any agreements for additional\nfishing access entered into pursuant to the Treaty.''.\n\nSubtitle C--Other Matters\n\nSEC. 8431. NORTH PACIFIC RESEARCH BOARD ENHANCEMENT.\n(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``North Pacific\nResearch Board Enhancement Act''.\n(b) Amendments.--Section 401(e) of the Department of the Interior\nand Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (43 U.S.C. 1474d(e)) is\namended--\n(1) in paragraph (3)--\n(A) in subparagraph (L), by striking ``and'' after the\nsemicolon;\n(B) in subparagraph (M), by striking the period at the end\nand inserting a semicolon;\n(C) in subparagraph (N), by striking the period at the end\nand inserting ``; and'';\n(D) by inserting after subparagraph (N) the following:\n``(O) one member who shall represent Alaska Natives and\npossesses personal knowledge of, and direct experience with,\nsubsistence uses and shall be nominated by the Board and\nappointed by the Secretary.''; and\n(E) by adding at the end the following: ``Board members\nappointed under subparagraphs (N) and (O) shall serve for 3-\nyear terms, and may be reappointed once.'';\n(2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and\n(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:\n``(5) If the amount made available for a fiscal year under\nsubsection (c)(2) is less than the amount made available in the\nprevious fiscal year, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and\nAtmospheric Administration may increase the 15 percent cap on\nadministrative expenses provided under paragraph (4)(B) for that\nfiscal year to prioritize--\n``(A) continuing operation of the Board;\n``(B) maximizing the percentage of funds directed to\nresearch; and\n``(C) maintaining the highest quality standards in\nadministering grants under this subsection.''.\n(c) Waiver.--Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and\nending on the date that is 5 years after such date of enactment, the 15\npercent cap on funds to provide support for the North Pacific Research\nBoard and administer grants under section 401(e)(4)(B) of the\nDepartment of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,\n1998 (43 U.S.C. 1474d(e)(4)(B)) shall be waived.\n\nTITLE LXXXV--COMPREHENSIVE OUTBOUND INVESTMENT NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF\n2025\n\nSubtitle A--General Matters\n\nSec. 8501. Secretary defined.\nSec. 8502. Severability.\nSec. 8503. Authorization of appropriations.\nSec. 8504. Sense of Congress.\nSec. 8505. Termination.\n\nSubtitle B--Imposition of Sanctions\n\nSec. 8511. Imposition of sanctions.\nSec. 8512. Definitions.\nSec. 8513. Exception relating to importation of goods.\n\nSubtitle C--Prohibition and Notification on Investments Relating to\nCovered National Security Transactions\n\nSec. 8521. Prohibition and notification on investments relating to\ncovered national security transactions.\n\nSubtitle D--Securities and Related Matters\n\nSec. 8531. Requirements relating to the Non-SDN Chinese Military-\nIndustrial Complex Companies List.\n\nSubtitle A--General Matters\n\nSEC. 8501. SECRETARY DEFINED.\nExcept as otherwise provided, in this title, the term ``Secretary''\nmeans the Secretary of the Treasury.\nSEC. 8502. SEVERABILITY.\nIf any provision of this title or any amendment made by this title,\nor the application thereof, is held invalid, the validity of the\nremainder of this title or any amendment made by this title and the\napplication of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall\nnot be affected thereby.\nSEC. 8503. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.\n(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated\n$150,000,000 to the Department of the Treasury, out of which amounts\nmay be transferred to the Department of Commerce to jointly conduct\noutreach to industry and persons affected by this title or any\namendment made by this title, and to administer the provisions of this\ntitle or any amendment made by this title, for each of the first two\nfiscal years beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this\ntitle, to carry out this title or any amendment made by this title.\n(b) Hiring Authority.--\n(1) By the president.--The President may appoint, without\nregard to the provisions of sections 3309 through 3318 of title 5,\nUnited States Code, not more than 15 individuals directly to\npositions in the competitive service (as defined in section 2102 of\nthat title) to carry out this title or any amendment made by this\ntitle.\n(2) By agencies.--The Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce\nmay appoint, without regard to the provisions of sections 3309\nthrough 3318 of title 5, United States Code, individuals directly\nto positions in the competitive service (as defined in section 2102\nof that title) of the Department of the Treasury and the Department\nof Commerce, respectively, to carry out this title or any amendment\nmade by this title.\nSEC. 8504. SENSE OF CONGRESS.\nIt is the sense of Congress that--\n(1) due to the fact that there are countless known and unknown\nentities in countries of concern, to include the People's Republic\nof China (PRC), developing dual-use strategic technologies that\nbenefit a foreign adversary's military modernization efforts,\nsurveillance states, and human rights abuses, restricting certain\nUnited States outbound investments into these technologies in\ncountries of concern is necessary to prevent harm to United States\nnational security and foreign policy interests; and\n(2) the President should therefore exercise the authorities\ngranted in this title or any amendment made by this title to\nprevent countries of concern from exploiting United States capital\nto undermine United States national security and foreign policy\ninterests.\nSEC. 8505. TERMINATION.\nThis title and any amendment made by this title shall cease to have\nany force or effect on the date that is seven years after the date of\nthe enactment of this Act.\n\nSubtitle B--Imposition of Sanctions\n\nSEC. 8511. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.\n(a) In General.--The President may impose the sanctions described\nin subsection (b) with respect to any foreign person determined to be a\ncovered foreign person.\n(b) Sanctions Described.--The President may exercise all of the\npowers granted to the President under the International Emergency\nEconomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to\nprohibit any United States person from investing in or purchasing\nsignificant amounts of equity or debt instruments of a foreign person\nthat is determined to be a covered foreign person pursuant to\nsubsection (a).\n(c) Penalties.--The penalties provided for in subsections (b) and\n(c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act\n(50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to any person who violates, attempts to\nviolate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of any prohibition\nof this section, or an order or regulation prescribed under this\nsection, to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that\ncommits an unlawful act described in section 206(a) of such Act (50\nU.S.C. 1705(a)).\n(d) Exception for Intelligence and Law Enforcement Activities.--\nSanctions under this section shall not apply with respect to--\n(1) any activity subject to the reporting requirements under\ntitle V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et\nseq.); or\n(2) any authorized intelligence activities of the United\nStates.\n(e) Exception for United States Government Activities.--Nothing in\nthis section shall prohibit transactions for the conduct of the\nofficial business of the Federal Government by employees, grantees, or\ncontractors thereof.\n(f) Report to Congress.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for seven years, the\nPresident shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees\na report that states whether any foreign person on the Non-SDN\nChinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List is a covered\nforeign person.\n(2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be\nsubmitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.\n(g) Administrative Provisions.--The President may exercise all\nauthorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International\nEmergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out\nthis section.\n(h) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed\nto limit the authority of the President to designate foreign persons\nfor the imposition of sanctions pursuant to any other provision of\nFederal law, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act\n(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).\nSEC. 8512. DEFINITIONS.\nIn this subtitle:\n(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term\n``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(A) the Committee on Financial Services and the Committee\non Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and\n(B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs\nand the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.\n(2) Country of concern.--The term ``country of concern'' means\nthe People's Republic of China, including the Hong Kong and Macau\nSpecial Administrative Regions.\n(3) Covered foreign person.--The term ``covered foreign\nperson'' means a foreign person--\n(A) that is incorporated in, has a principal place of\nbusiness in, or is organized under the laws of a country of\nconcern;\n(B) that is a member of the Central Committee of the\nChinese Communist Party or member of the political leadership\nof a country of concern;\n(C) that is the state or the government of a country of\nconcern, as well as any political subdivision, agency, or\ninstrumentality thereof;\n(D) that is subject to the direction or control of any\nentity described in subparagraphs (A) through (C); or\n(E) that is owned in the aggregate, directly or indirectly,\n50 percent or more by an entity or a group of entities\ndescribed in subparagraphs (A) through (C); and\n(F) that knowingly engaged in significant operations in the\ndefense and related materiel sector or the surveillance\ntechnology sector of the economy of a country of concern.\n(4) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means a person\nthat is not a United States person.\n(5) Knowingly.--The term ``knowingly'', with respect to\nconduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has\nactual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the\ncircumstance, or the result.\n(6) Non-SDN chinese military-industrial complex companies\nlist.--The term ``Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex\nCompanies List'' means the list maintained by the Office of Foreign\nAssets Control of the Department of the Treasury under Executive\nOrder 13959, as amended by Executive Order 14032 (50 U.S.C. 1701\nnote; relating to addressing the threat from securities investments\nthat finance certain companies of the People's Republic of China),\nor any successor order.\n(7) Person.--The term ``person'' means an individual or entity.\n(8) United states person.--The term ``United States person''\nmeans--\n(A) any United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted\nfor permanent residence to the United States;\n(B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States\nor of any jurisdiction within the United States (including any\nforeign branch of such an entity); or\n(C) any person in the United States.\nSEC. 8513. EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF GOODS.\n(a) In General.--The authorities and requirements to impose\nsanctions authorized under this title shall not include the authority\nor requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods.\n(b) Good Defined.--In this section, the term ``good'' means any\narticle, natural or manmade substance, material, supply or manufactured\nproduct, including inspection and test equipment, and excluding\ntechnical data.\n\nSubtitle C--Prohibition and Notification on Investments Relating to\nCovered National Security Transactions\n\nSEC. 8521. PROHIBITION AND NOTIFICATION ON INVESTMENTS RELATING TO\nCOVERED NATIONAL SECURITY TRANSACTIONS.\nThe Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) is\namended by adding at the end the following:\n\n``TITLE VIII--PROHIBITION AND NOTIFICATION ON INVESTMENTS RELATING TO\nCOVERED NATIONAL SECURITY TRANSACTIONS\n\n``SEC. 801. PROHIBITION ON INVESTMENTS.\n``(a) In General.--The Secretary may prohibit, in accordance with\nregulations issued under subsection (e), a United States person,\nincluding its controlled foreign entities, from knowingly engaging in a\ncovered national security transaction in any prohibited technology.\n``(b) Evasion.--Any action that evades or avoids, has the purpose\nof evading or avoiding, causes a violation of, or attempts to violate\nthe prohibition set forth in subsection (a) is prohibited.\n``(c) Exemptions.--\n``(1) National interest exemption.--Subject to subsection (d),\nthe Secretary is authorized to exempt from the prohibition set\nforth in subsection (a) any activity determined by the President,\nin consultation with the Secretary, or delegated to the Secretary,\nin coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of\nState, and, as appropriate, the heads of other relevant Federal\ndepartments and agencies, to be in the national interest of the\nUnited States.\n``(2) Intelligence exemption.--Regulations issued under\nsubsection (e) shall not apply to any authorized intelligence\nactivities of the United States.\n``(d) Congressional Notification.--The Secretary shall--\n``(1) notify the appropriate congressional committees not later\nthan five business days after issuing an exemption under subsection\n(c); and\n``(2) include in such notification an identification of the\nnational interest justifying the use of the exemption, subject to\nappropriate confidentiality and classification requirements.\n``(e) Regulations.--\n``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the\nSecretary of Commerce, the Secretary of State and, as appropriate,\nthe heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, may\nissue or update existing regulations to carry out this section\nsubject to public notice and comment in accordance with subchapter\nII of chapter 5 and chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, and\nnot subject to the requirements of section 709. The regulations\nissued pursuant to this paragraph shall, as necessary, amend,\nterminate, supersede, revoke, or streamline existing requirements\nin part 850 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (the Outbound\nInvestment Rule) and shall provide a reasonable timeframe for\ncompliance.\n``(2) Non-binding feedback.--\n``(A) In general.--The regulations issued under paragraph\n(1) shall include a process under which a person can request to\nreceive non-binding feedback on a confidential basis, or as\nanonymized guidance to the public, as to whether a transaction\nwould constitute a covered national security transaction in a\nprohibited technology.\n``(B) Authority to limit frivolous feedback requests.--In\nestablishing the process required by subparagraph (A), the\nSecretary may prescribe limitations on requests for feedback\nidentified as frivolous for purposes of this subsection.\n``(3) Notice; opportunity to cure.--\n``(A) In general.--The regulations issued under paragraph\n(1) shall account for whether a United States person has self-\nidentified and self-disclosed a violation of the prohibition\nset forth in subsection (a) in determining the legal\nconsequences of that violation.\n``(B) Self-disclosure letters.--The regulations issued\nunder paragraph (1) shall dictate the form and content of a\nletter of self-disclosure, which shall include relevant facts\nabout the violation, why the United States person believes its\nactivity to have violated the prohibition set forth in\nsubsection (a), and a proposal for mitigation of the harm of\nsuch action.\n``(4) Low-burden regulations.--In issuing regulations under\nparagraph (1), the Secretary should balance the priority of\nprotecting the national security interest of the United States\nwhile, to the extent practicable--\n``(A) minimizing the cost and complexity of compliance for\naffected parties, including the duplication of reporting\nrequirements under current regulations;\n``(B) adopting the least burdensome alternative that\nachieves regulatory objectives; and\n``(C) prioritizing transparency and stakeholder involvement\nin the process of issuing the rules.\n``(5) Burden of proof.--In accordance with section 556(d) of\ntitle 5, United States Code, in an enforcement action for a\nviolation of the prohibition set forth in subsection (a), the\nburden of proof shall be upon the Secretary.\n``SEC. 802. NOTIFICATION ON INVESTMENTS.\n``(a) Mandatory Notification.--Not later than 450 days after the\ndate of the enactment of this title, the Secretary shall issue\nregulations prescribed in accordance with subsection (b), to require a\nUnited States person that itself or whose controlled foreign entity\nknowingly engages in a covered national security transaction in a\nprohibited technology (unless the Secretary has exercised the authority\nprovided by section 801(a) to prohibit knowingly engaging in such\ncovered national security transaction) or a notifiable technology to\nsubmit to the Secretary a written notification of the transaction not\nlater than 30 days after the completion date of the transaction.\n``(b) Regulations.--\n``(1) In general.--Not later than 450 days after the date of\nthe enactment of this title, the Secretary, in consultation with\nthe Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of State, and, as\nappropriate, the heads of other relevant Federal departments and\nagencies, shall issue regulations to carry out this section subject\nto public notice and comment in accordance with subchapter II of\nchapter 5 and chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, and not\nsubject to the requirements of section 709. The regulations issued\npursuant to this paragraph shall as necessary, amend, terminate,\nsupersede, revoke, or streamline existing requirements in part 850\nof title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (the Outbound Investment\nRule) and shall provide a reasonable timeframe for compliance.\n``(2) Low-burden regulations.--In issuing regulations under\nparagraph (1), the Secretary should balance the priority of\nprotecting the national security interest of the United States\nwhile, to the extent practicable--\n``(A) minimizing the cost and complexity of compliance for\naffected parties, including the duplication of reporting\nrequirements under current regulation;\n``(B) adopting the least burdensome alternative that\nachieves regulatory objectives; and\n``(C) prioritizing transparency and stakeholder involvement\nin the process of issuing the rules.\n``(3) Burden of proof.--In accordance with section 556(d) of\ntitle 5, United States Code, in an enforcement action for a\nviolation of the prohibition set forth in subsection (a), the\nburden of proof shall be upon the Secretary.\n``(4) Completeness of notification.--\n``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall, upon receipt of a\nnotification under subsection (a), promptly inspect the\nnotification for completeness.\n``(B) Incomplete notifications.--If a notification\nsubmitted under subsection (a) is incomplete, the Secretary\nshall promptly inform the United States person that submits the\nnotification that the notification is not complete and provide\nan explanation of relevant material respects in which the\nnotification is not complete.\n``(5) Identification of non-notified activity.--The Secretary\nshall establish a process to identify covered national security\ntransactions in a prohibited technology or a notifiable technology\nfor which--\n``(A) a notification is not submitted to the Secretary\nunder subsection (a); and\n``(B) information is reasonably available.\n``(c) Inapplicability.--If the Secretary prohibits a covered\nnational security transaction in a prohibited technology under section\n801, the requirements of this section shall not apply with respect to\nthe covered national security transaction.\n``SEC. 803. REPORT.\n``(a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of\nenactment of this title, and not less frequently than annually\nthereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of\nCommerce and, as appropriate, the heads of other relevant Federal\ndepartments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional\ncommittees a report, subject to appropriate confidentiality and\nclassification requirements, that--\n``(1) lists all enforcement actions taken subject to the\nexisting regulations and regulations issued under section 801(e)\nand 802(b) during the year preceding submission of the report,\nwhich includes, with respect to each such action, a description\nof--\n``(A) the prohibited technology or notifiable technology;\n``(B) the covered national security transaction;\n``(C) the covered foreign person; and\n``(D) the relevant United States person;\n``(2) provides an assessment of the definition of the term\n`prohibited technology' under existing regulations or regulations\nissued under section 801(e) or 802(b) by--\n``(A) identifying additional technologies that the\nSecretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and,\nas applicable, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of\nState, the Secretary of Energy, the Director of National\nIntelligence, and the heads of any other relevant Federal\nagencies, determined under existing regulations or regulations\nissued pursuant to 801(e) may pose an acute threat to the\nnational security of the United States if developed or acquired\nby a country of concern;\n``(B) explaining why each technology identified in\nsubparagraph (A) may pose an acute threat to the national\nsecurity of the United States if developed or acquired by a\ncountry of concern; and\n``(C) describing any removal of technologies from the\ncategory of prohibited technology under existing regulations or\nregulations issued under section 801(e) during the reporting\nperiod to the extent that the technologies no longer pose an\nacute threat to the national security of the United States if\ndeveloped or acquired by a country of concern;\n``(3) lists all notifications submitted under existing\nregulations or regulations issued section 802 during the year\npreceding submission of the report and includes, with respect to\neach such notification--\n``(A) basic information on each party to the covered\nnational security transaction with respect to which the\nnotification was submitted; and\n``(B) the nature of the covered national security\ntransaction that was the subject of the notification, including\nthe elements of the covered national security transaction that\nnecessitated a notification;\n``(4) includes a summary of those notifications, disaggregated\nby prohibited technology, by notifiable technology, by covered\nnational security transaction, and by country of concern;\n``(5) provides additional context and information regarding\ntrends in the prohibited technology, notifiable technology, the\ntypes of covered national security transaction, and the countries\ninvolved in those notifications; and\n``(6) assesses the overall impact of those notifications,\nincluding recommendations for--\n``(A) expanding existing Federal programs to support the\nproduction or supply of prohibited technologies or notifiable\ntechnologies in the United States, including the potential of\nexisting authorities to address any related national security\nconcerns;\n``(B) investments needed to enhance prohibited technologies\nor notifiable technologies and reduce United States dependence\non countries of concern regarding those technologies; and\n``(C) the continuation, expansion, or modification of the\nimplementation and administration of this title.\n``(b) Consideration of Certain Information.--In preparing the\nreport pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary--\n``(1) shall consider information provided jointly by the\nchairperson and ranking member of any of the appropriate\ncongressional committees;\n``(2) may consider credible information obtained by other\ncountries and nongovernmental organizations that monitor the\nmilitary, surveillance, intelligence, or technology capabilities of\na country of concern; and\n``(3) may consider any other information that the Secretary\ndeems relevant.\n``(c) Form of Report.--Each report required by this section shall\nbe submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.\n``(d) Testimony Required.--Not later than one year after the date\nof the enactment of this title, and annually thereafter for five years,\nthe Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce, or their designee, shall\neach provide to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of\nthe Senate and the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Financial Services\nof the House of Representatives testimony with respect to the national\nsecurity threats relating to investments by United States persons in\ncountries of concern and broader international capital flows.\n``(e) Requests by Appropriate Congressional Committees.--\n``(1) In general.--After receiving a request that meets the\nrequirements of paragraph (2) with respect to whether a technology\nshould be included in the amendments as described in subsection\n(a)(2), the Secretary shall, in preparing the report pursuant to\nsubsection (a)--\n``(A) determine if that technology may pose an acute threat\nto the national security of the United States if developed or\nacquired by a country of concern; and\n``(B) include in the report pursuant to subsection (a) an\nexplanation with respect to that determination that includes--\n``(i) a statement of whether or not the technology, as\ndetermined by the Secretary, may pose an acute threat to\nthe national security of the United States if developed or\nacquired by a country of concern; and\n``(ii) if the Secretary determines that--\n\n``(I) the technology may pose an acute threat to\nthe national security of the United States if developed\nor acquired by a country of concern, an explanation for\nsuch determination and a recommendation whether that\ntechnology should be named a prohibited technology or a\nnotifiable technology; and\n``(II) the technology would not pose an acute\nthreat to the national security of the United States if\ndeveloped or acquired by a country of concern, an\nexplanation for such determination.\n\n``(2) Requirements.--A request under paragraph (1) with respect\nto whether a technology may pose an acute threat to the national\nsecurity of the United States if developed or acquired by a country\nof concern shall be submitted to the Secretary in writing jointly\nby the chairperson and ranking member of 1 or more of the\nappropriate congressional committees.\n``SEC. 804. MULTILATERAL ENGAGEMENT AND COORDINATION.\n``(a) Authorities.--The Secretary, in coordination with the\nSecretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of other\nrelevant Federal agencies, should--\n``(1) conduct bilateral and multilateral engagement with the\ngovernments of countries that are allies and partners of the United\nStates to promote and increase coordination of protocols and\nprocedures to facilitate the effective implementation of and\nappropriate compliance with the prohibitions and notification\nrequirement pursuant to this title;\n``(2) upon adoption of protocols and procedures described in\nparagraph (1), work with those governments to establish mechanisms\nfor sharing information, including trends, with respect to such\nactivities; and\n``(3) work with and encourage the governments of countries that\nare allies and partners of the United States to develop similar\nmechanisms of their own, for the exclusive purpose of preventing\nthe development of prohibited technologies by a country of concern.\n``(b) Strategy for Multilateral Engagement and Coordination.--Not\nlater than 180 days after the date of the regulations implementing\nenactment of this title, the Secretary, in coordination with the\nSecretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of other\nrelevant Federal agencies, should--\n``(1) develop a strategy to work with the governments of\ncountries that are allies and partners of the United States to\ndevelop mechanisms that are comparable to the prohibitions and\nnotification requirements pursuant to this title, for the exclusive\npurpose of preventing the development of prohibited technologies by\na country of concern; and\n``(2) assess opportunities to provide technical assistance to\nthose countries with respect to the development of those\nmechanisms.\n``(c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nregulations implementing enactment of this title, and annually\nthereafter for four years, the Secretary shall submit to the\nappropriate congressional committees a report, subject to the\nappropriate confidentiality and classification requirements, that\nincludes--\n``(1) a discussion of any strategy developed pursuant to\nsubsection (b)(1), including key tools and objectives for the\ndevelopment of comparable mechanisms by the governments of allies\nand partners of the United States;\n``(2) a list of partner and allied countries to target for\ncooperation in developing their own prohibitions;\n``(3) the status of the strategy's implementation and outcomes;\nand\n``(4) a description of impediments to the establishment of\ncomparable mechanisms by governments of allies and partners of the\nUnited States.\n``(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this\nsection, the term `appropriate congressional committees' means--\n``(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on\nBanking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and\n``(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on\nFinancial Services of the House of Representatives.\n``SEC. 805. PUBLIC DATABASE OF COVERED FOREIGN PERSONS.\n``(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the\nSecretary of Commerce, may establish a publicly accessible, non-\nexhaustive database that identifies covered foreign persons that are\neither engaged in a prohibited technology or a notifiable technology\npursuant to this title.\n``(b) Modification Process.--The Secretary, in consultation with\nthe Secretary of Commerce, is authorized to establish a mechanism for a\ncovered foreign person to petition for their removal from or inclusion\nin the publicly accessible, non-exhaustive database described in (a).\n``(c) Confidentiality of Evidence.--The Secretary shall establish a\nmechanism for the public, including Congress, stakeholders, investors,\nand nongovernmental organizations, to submit evidence on a confidential\nbasis regarding whether a foreign person is a covered foreign person in\na prohibited technology or notifiable technology and should be included\nin the database described in subsection (a), if any.\n``(d) Rule of Construction.--The database described in subsection\n(a), if any, shall not be considered to be an exhaustive or\ncomprehensive list of covered foreign persons for the purposes of this\ntitle.\n``SEC. 806. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.\n``Nothing in this title may be construed to negate the authority of\nthe President under any authority, process, regulation, investigation,\nenforcement measure, or review provided by or established under any\nother provision of Federal law, including the International Emergency\nEconomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), or any other authority of\nthe President or the Congress under the Constitution of the United\nStates.\n``SEC. 807. PENALTIES.\n``(a) In General.--The regulations issued under section 801 or 802\nshall provide for the imposition of civil penalties described in\nsubsection (b).\n``(b) Penalties Described.--\n``(1) Unlawful acts.--It shall be unlawful for a person to\nviolate, attempt to violate, conspire to violate, or cause a\nviolation of any order, regulation, notification requirement, or\nprohibition issued under this title.\n``(2) Civil penalty.--The Secretary may impose civil penalties\non any person who commits an unlawful act described in paragraph\n(1) in amounts equivalent to amounts provided for under section\n206(b) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50\nU.S.C. 1705(b)) for violations under that Act.\n``(3) Divestment.--The Secretary may compel the divestment of a\ncovered national security transaction in a prohibited technology\ndetermined to be in violation of section 801(a) or regulations\nissued thereunder.\n``(4) Relief.--The President may direct the Attorney General of\nthe United States to seek appropriate relief, including divestment\nrelief for violations of the prohibition set forth in subsection\n801(a), in the district courts of the United States, in order to\nimplement and enforce this title.\n``SEC. 808. EXEMPTION FROM DISCLOSURE.\n``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), any\ninformation or documentary material filed with the Secretary or the\nSecretary's designee pursuant to this title shall be exempt from\ndisclosure under section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code, and\nno such information or documentary material may be made public.\n``(b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not prohibit the disclosure\nof the following, subject to appropriate confidentiality and\nclassification requirements:\n``(1) Information relevant to any administrative or judicial\naction or proceeding.\n``(2) Information to Congress or any duly authorized committee\nor subcommittee of Congress.\n``(3) Information important to the national security analysis\nor actions of the Secretary to any domestic governmental entity, or\nto any foreign governmental entity of a United States ally or\npartner, under the exclusive direction and authorization of the\nSecretary, only to the extent necessary for national security\npurposes, and subject to appropriate confidentiality and\nclassification requirements.\n``(4) Identity of a covered foreign person in the public\ndatabase described in section 805.\n``(5) Information that the parties have consented to be\ndisclosed to third parties.\n``(6) Information gathered by the Secretary or the Secretary's\ndesignee where the disclosure is determined to be in the national\nsecurity interest, which may include publication of anonymized\ndata.\n``SEC. 809. DEFINITIONS.\n``In this title:\n``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--Except as provided\nin section 804(d), the term `appropriate congressional committees'\nmeans--\n``(A) the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on\nForeign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the\nHouse of Representatives; and\n``(B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs\nand the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.\n``(2) Country of concern.--The term `country of concern'\nmeans--\n``(A) the People's Republic of China, including the Hong\nKong and Macau Special Administrative Regions;\n``(B) the Republic of Cuba;\n``(C) the Islamic Republic of Iran;\n``(D) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;\n``(E) the Russian Federation; and\n``(F) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela under the regime\nof Nicolas Maduro Moros.\n``(3) Covered foreign person.--Subject to regulations\nprescribed in accordance with this title, the term `covered foreign\nperson' means a foreign person that--\n``(A) is incorporated in, has a principal place of business\nin, or is organized under the laws of a country of concern;\n``(B) is a member of the Central Committee of the Chinese\nCommunist Party or is a member of the political leadership of a\ncountry of concern;\n``(C) is subject to the direction or control of a country\nof concern, as defined by regulation, an entity described in\nsubparagraph (A) or (B), or the state or the government of a\ncountry of concern (including any political subdivision,\nagency, or instrumentality thereof); or\n``(D) is owned in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, 50\npercent or more by a country of concern, an entity described in\nsubparagraph (A) or (B), or the state or the government of a\ncountry of concern (including any political subdivision,\nagency, or instrumentality thereof).\n``(4) Covered national security transaction.--\n``(A) In general.--Subject to such regulations as may be\nissued in accordance with this title, the term `covered\nnational security transaction' means a United States person's\ndirect or indirect--\n``(i) acquisition of an equity interest or contingent\nequity interest in a covered foreign person that the United\nStates person knows at the time of the acquisition is a\ncovered foreign person;\n``(ii) provision of a loan or similar debt financing\narrangement to a covered foreign person that the United\nStates person knows at the time of the provision is a\ncovered foreign person, where such debt financing affords\nor will afford the United States person an interest in\nprofits of the covered foreign person, the right to appoint\nmembers of the board of directors (or equivalent) of the\ncovered foreign person, or other comparable financial or\ngovernance rights characteristic of an equity investment\nbut not typical of a loan;\n``(iii) entrance by such United States person into a\njoint venture, wherever located, that is formed with a\nperson of a country of concern, and that the subject United\nStates person knows at the time of entrance into the joint\nventure that the joint venture will engage, or plans to\nengage, in a prohibited technology or notifiable\ntechnology;\n``(iv) conversion of a contingent equity interest (or\ninterest equivalent to a contingent equity interest) or\nconversion of debt to an equity interest in a covered\nforeign person;\n``(v) acquisition, leasing, or other development of\noperations, land, property, or other assets in a country of\nconcern that the United States person knows at the time of\nsuch acquisition, leasing, or other development will result\nin, or that the United States person plans to result in--\n\n``(I) the establishment of a covered foreign\nperson; or\n``(II) the engagement of a person of a country of\nconcern in a prohibited technology or notifiable\ntechnology;\n\n``(vi) knowingly directing prohibited transactions or\nnotifiable transactions by foreign persons that the United\nStates person has knowledge at the time of the transaction\nwould constitute an activity described in clause (i), (ii),\n(iii), (iv), or (v), if engaged in by a United States\nperson;\n``(vii) acquisition of a limited partner or equivalent\ninterest in a venture capital fund, private equity fund,\nfund of funds, or other pooled investment fund (in each\ncase where the fund is not a United States person) that the\nUnited States person has knowledge at the time of the\nacquisition likely will invest in a person of a country of\nconcern that is in one of the notifiable technology or\nprohibited technology sectors, and such fund undertakes a\ntransaction that would be a covered national security\ntransaction if undertaken by a United States person; or\n``(viii) any other transaction identified by the\nSecretary, in consultation with the appropriate\ncongressional committees and subject to public notice and\ncomment in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 5 and\nchapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, and not subject\nto the requirements of section 709, that is contributing to\nthe military, intelligence, surveillance, or cyber-enabled\ncapabilities of a country of concern.\n``(B) Exceptions and clarifications.--Subject to\nregulations prescribed in accordance with this title, the term\n`covered national security transaction' does not include--\n``(i) any transaction the value of which the Secretary\ndetermines is de minimis;\n``(ii) any category of transactions that the Secretary\ndetermines is in the national interest of the United\nStates;\n``(iii) an investment--\n\n``(I) in a security (as defined in section 3(a) of\nthe Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)))\nthat is traded on an exchange or the over-the-counter\nmarket in any jurisdiction;\n``(II) in a security issued by an investment\ncompany (as defined in section 3 of the Investment\nCompany Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3)) that is\nregistered with the Securities and Exchange Commission,\nor, if the Secretary chooses to include it as an\nexception from a covered national security transaction,\nin a security issued by a non-United States investment\ncompany that is registered with a foreign regulator\nwith comparable oversight standards and regulatory\njurisdiction to the Securities and Exchange Commission\nas determined by the Secretary of Treasury;\n``(III) made as a limited partner or equivalent in\na venture capital fund, private equity fund, fund of\nfunds, or other pooled investment fund (other than as\ndescribed in subclause (II)) where--\n\n``(aa) the limited partner or equivalent's\ncommitted capital is not more than a de minimis\namount, as determined by the Secretary, aggregated\nacross any investment and co-investment vehicles of\nthe fund; or\n``(bb) the limited partner or equivalent has\nsecured a binding contractual assurance that its\ncapital in the fund will not be used to engage in a\ntransaction that would be a covered national\nsecurity transaction if engaged in by a United\nStates person; or\n\n``(IV) in a derivative of a security described\nunder subclause (I), (II), or (III);\n\n``(iv) any ancillary transaction undertaken by a\nfinancial institution (as defined in section 5312 of title\n31, United States Code);\n``(v) the acquisition by a United States person of the\nequity or other interest owned or held by a covered foreign\nperson in an entity or assets located outside of a country\nof concern in which the United States person is acquiring\nthe totality of the interest in the entity held by the\ncovered foreign person;\n``(vi) an intracompany transfer of funds, as defined in\nregulations prescribed in accordance with this title, from\na United States parent company to a subsidiary located in a\ncountry of concern or a transaction that, but for this\nclause, would be a covered national security transaction\nbetween a United States person and its controlled foreign\nperson that supports operations that are not covered\nnational security transactions or that maintains covered\nnational security transactions that the controlled foreign\nperson was engaged in prior to the effective date of the\nregulations implementing this title;\n``(vii) a transaction secondary to a covered national\nsecurity transaction, including--\n\n``(I) contractual arrangements (not including\ncontractual arrangements for technology transfer or\ntechnical knowledge transfer) or the procurement of\nmaterial inputs for any covered national security\ntransaction (such as raw materials);\n``(II) bank lending;\n``(III) the processing, clearing, or sending of\npayments by a bank;\n``(IV) underwriting services including, but not\nlimited to, the temporary acquisition of an equity\ninterest for the sole purpose of facilitating\nunderwriting services;\n``(V) debt rating services;\n``(VI) prime brokerage;\n``(VII) global custody;\n``(VIII) equity research or analysis; or\n``(IX) other similar services;\n\n``(viii) any ordinary or administrative business\ntransaction as may be defined in such regulations; or\n``(ix) any transaction completed before the date of the\nenactment of this title.\n``(C) Ancillary transaction defined.--In this paragraph,\nthe term `ancillary transaction' means, subject to regulations\nprescribed by the Secretary--\n``(i) the processing, settling, clearing, or sending of\npayments and cash transactions;\n``(ii) underwriting services, including the temporary\nacquisition of an equity interest for the sole purpose of\nfacilitating underwriting services;\n``(iii) credit rating services; and\n``(iv) other services ordinarily incident to and part\nof the provision of financial services, such as opening\ndeposit accounts, direct custody services, foreign exchange\nservices, remittances services, and safe deposit services.\n``(5) Foreign person.--The term `foreign person' has the\nmeaning given that term in regulations prescribed in accordance\nwith this title.\n``(6) Knowledge; know.--The terms `knowledge' or `know' mean--\n``(A) actual knowledge that a fact or circumstance exists\nor is substantially certain to occur;\n``(B) an awareness of a high probability of a fact or\ncircumstance's existence or future occurrence; or\n``(C) reason to know of a fact or circumstance's existence.\n``(7) Notifiable technology.--\n``(A) In general.--Subject to the regulations prescribed in\naccordance with this title, the term `notifiable technology'\nmeans a technology within the following areas not already\ncaptured by the technical thresholds specified by any\nregulations issued in accordance with section 801:\n``(i) Semiconductor technology and microelectronics.\n``(ii) Artificial intelligence systems.\n``(iii) Quantum information technologies.\n``(iv) High-performance computing and supercomputing.\n``(v) Hypersonic systems.\n``(B) Updates.--The Secretary, in consultation with the\nappropriate congressional committees and subject to notice and\ncomment in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 5 and\nchapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, and not subject to\nthe requirements of section 709, may prescribe regulations in\naccordance with this title to--\n``(i) define the technical parameters of technologies\ndescribed in subparagraph (A),as reasonably needed for\nnational security purposes; or\n``(ii) to add and define categories to the list in\nsubparagraph (A) that enable the military, intelligence,\nsurveillance, or cyber-enabled capabilities of a country of\nconcern.\n``(8) Party.--The term `party', with respect to a covered\nnational security transaction, has the meaning given that term in\nregulations prescribed in accordance with this title.\n``(9) Person.--The term `person' includes an individual,\ncorporation, partnership, association, or any other organized group\nof persons, or legal successor or representative thereof, or any\nState or local government or agency thereof.\n``(10) Prohibited technology.--\n``(A) In general.--Subject to the regulations prescribed in\naccordance with this title, the term `prohibited technology'\nmeans a technology within the following areas, as specified by\nthe regulations:\n``(i) Advanced semiconductor technology and\nmicroelectronics.\n``(ii) Artificial intelligence systems.\n``(iii) Quantum information technologies.\n``(iv) High-performance computing and supercomputing.\n``(v) Hypersonic systems.\n``(B) Updates.--The Secretary, in consultation with the\nappropriate congressional committees and subject to notice and\ncomment in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 5 and\nchapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, and not subject to\nthe requirements of section 709, may prescribe regulations in\naccordance with this title to--\n``(i) define the technical parameters of technologies\ndescribed in subparagraph (A), as reasonably needed for\nnational security purposes; or\n``(ii) to add and define categories to the list in\nsubparagraph (A) that enable the military, intelligence,\nsurveillance, or cyber-enabled capabilities of a country of\nconcern.\n``(11) Secretary.--Except as otherwise provided, the term\n`Secretary' means the Secretary of the Treasury.\n``(12) United states person.--The term `United States person'\nmeans--\n``(A) any United States citizen or an alien lawfully\nadmitted for permanent residence to the United States;\n``(B) an entity organized under the laws of the United\nStates or of any jurisdiction within the United States\n(including any foreign branch of such an entity); or\n``(C) any person in the United States.''.\n\nSubtitle D--Securities and Related Matters\n\nSEC. 8531. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE NON-SDN CHINESE MILITARY-\nINDUSTRIAL COMPLEX COMPANIES LIST.\n(a) Report.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than two years after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter for six years, the\nPresident shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees\na report that states whether any of the following foreign persons\nqualifies for inclusion on the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial\nComplex Companies List:\n(A) Any PRC person listed on the Military End-User List\n(Supplement No. 7 to part 744 of the Export Administration\nRegulations).\n(B) Any PRC person listed pursuant to section 1260H of the\nWilliam M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act\nfor Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note).\n(C) Any PRC person listed on the Department of Commerce's\nEntity List (Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the Export\nAdministration Regulations).\n(D) Any PRC person listed on the Federal Communications\nCommission's Covered List pursuant to the Secure and Trusted\nCommunications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601).\n(E) Any PRC person listed on the Uyghur Forced Labor\nPrevention Act Entity List pursuant to the Uyghur Forced Labor\nPrevention Act (P.L. 117-78).\n(2) Process required.--To prepare the reports required by\nparagraph (1), the President shall establish a process under which\nthe Federal agencies responsible for administering the lists\ndescribed in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1) shall\nshare with each other all relevant information that led to the\nidentification of the entities described in such lists.\n(3) Risk-based prioritization framework.--In making the initial\ndeterminations under paragraph (1), the Secretary may establish a\nrisk-based prioritization framework factoring in prioritization of\nentity review submitted to the Secretary by the Federal agencies\nadministering the lists described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and\n(C) of paragraph (1).\n(4) Annual reports to the appropriate congressional\ncommittees.--The report under paragraph (1) may summarize findings\nconcerning entities previously reviewed pursuant to this section\nthat do not necessitate additional review by the Secretary.\n(5) Matters to be included.--The Secretary shall include in the\nreport required by paragraph (1) an overview of the criteria\nrequired for listing on the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial\nComplex Companies List. The heads of the Federal agencies\nadministering the lists described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and\n(C) of paragraph (1) shall provide to the Secretary for use in the\nreport an overview of the criteria for entity identification or\nlisting on each respective list.\n(b) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term\n``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n(A) the Committee on Financial Services and the Committee\non Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and\n(B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of\nthe Senate.\n(2) Country of concern.--The term ``country of concern''--\n(A) means the People's Republic of China; and\n(B) includes the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region\nand the Macau Special Administrative Region.\n(3) Non-SDN chinese military-industrial complex companies\nlist.--The term ``Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex\nCompanies List'' means the list maintained by the Office of Foreign\nAssets Control of the Department of the Treasury under Executive\nOrder 13959, as amended by Executive Order 14032 (50 U.S.C. 1701\nnote; relating to addressing the threat from securities investments\nthat finance certain companies of the People's Republic of China),\nand any successor order.\n(4) PRC person.--The term ``PRC person'' means a foreign person\nthat--\n(A) is incorporated in a principal place of business in, or\nis organized under the laws of, a country of concern;\n(B) is a member of the Central Committee of the Chinese\nCommunist Party;\n(C) is the state or the government of a country of concern,\nas well as any political subdivision, agency, or\ninstrumentality thereof; or\n(D) is owned in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, 50\npercent or more by an entity or a group of entities described\nin subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).\n\nTITLE LXXXVI--SECURING THE AIRSPACE, FACILITATING EMERGENCY RESPONSE,\nAND SAFEGUARDING KEY INFRASTRUCTURE, ENTERTAINMENT VENUES, AND STADIUMS\n\nSec. 8601. Short title.\nSec. 8602. Drone countermeasures to protect public safety and critical\ninfrastructure.\nSec. 8603. Use of grant funds for unmanned aircraft and counter unmanned\naircraft systems.\nSec. 8604. Use of grant funds for unmanned aircraft.\nSec. 8605. Penalties.\nSec. 8606. Rulemaking and implementation.\nSec. 8607. Severability.\nSEC. 8601. SHORT TITLE.\nThis title may be cited as the ``SAFER SKIES Act''.\nSEC. 8602. DRONE COUNTERMEASURES TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRITICAL\nINFRASTRUCTURE.\nSection 210G of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124n)\nis amended--\n(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:\n``(a) Authorities.--\n``(1) Authority of the department of homeland security and\ndepartment of justice.--Notwithstanding section 46502 of title 49,\nUnited States Code, or sections 32, 1030, 1367 and chapters 119 and\n206 of title 18, United States Code, the Secretary and the Attorney\nGeneral may, for their respective Departments, take and may\nauthorize personnel to take such actions as are described in\nsubsection (b)(1) that are necessary to enforce the law, protect\nthe public, or to mitigate a credible threat that an unmanned\naircraft system or unmanned aircraft poses to the safety or\nsecurity of a covered facility or asset.\n``(2) Authority of state, local, tribal, and territorial law\nenforcement and correctional agencies.--Notwithstanding section\n46502 of title 49, United States Code, or sections 32, 1030, 1367\nand chapters 119 and 206 of title 18, United States Code,\nnotwithstanding the laws of any particular State, local, Tribal, or\nterritorial jurisdiction, and after completing the training\ndetailed in subsection (d)(2), any State, local, Tribal, or\nterritorial law enforcement or correctional agency may, subject to\nsubsection (d)(2), take, and authorize personnel with assigned\nduties that include the security or protection of people,\nfacilities, or assets, to take such actions as are described in\nsubsection (b)(1) that are necessary to mitigate a credible threat\nthat an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft poses to the\nsafety or security of people, facilities, and assets, a venue or\nset of venues used for large-scale public gatherings or events,\ncritical infrastructure, or correctional facilities.'';\n(2) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ``and electromagnetic\nmeans'' and inserting ``electromagnetic means, and through the use\nof remote identification broadcast or other means''; and\n(3) in subsection (c)--\n(A) by inserting ``pursuant to subsection (a)(1)'' after\n``Attorney General'';\n(B) by striking ``Any unmanned'' and inserting the\nfollowing:\n``(1) Federal agencies.--Any unmanned''; and\n(C) by adding at the end the following:\n``(2) Other agencies.--Any unmanned aircraft system or unmanned\naircraft described in subsection (a) that is seized by a State,\nlocal, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement or correctional\nagency pursuant to subsection (a)(2) is subject to forfeiture under\nthe laws of the agency's jurisdiction.'';\n(4) in subsection (d)--\n(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or the Attorney\nGeneral'' and inserting ``, the Attorney General, or any State,\nlocal, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement or correctional\nagency'';\n(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and\n(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:\n``(2) State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement\ntraining and certification.--\n``(A) Training and certification required.--\n``(i) In general.--Only State, local, Tribal, or\nterritorial law enforcement and correctional officers who\nhave been trained and certified by the Attorney General, or\nthe Attorney General's designee, in coordination with the\nSecretary of Homeland Security through a national\nschoolhouse which will serve as the sole certifying\nauthority for State, local, Tribal, territorial, and\ncorrectional officers in the use of the authority granted\nunder subsection (a)(2), may exercise authorities in\nsubsection (b)(1)(C), (D), and (F).\n``(ii) Training and certification procedures.--The\nAttorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of\nHomeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, and the\nSecretary of Transportation, shall, not later than 180 days\nafter the date of enactment of the SAFER SKIES Act, develop\ntraining and certification procedures for the use of the\nauthority described in subsection (a)(2) that State, local,\nTribal, and territorial law enforcement and correctional\nofficers shall be required to satisfy before taking any\nactions described in subsection (b)(1).\n``(iii) Technologies.--Technologies used by State,\nlocal, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement or\ncorrectional agencies to take actions described in\nsubsection (b)(1) shall be limited to systems or\ntechnologies that are included on a list of authorized\ntechnologies maintained jointly by the Department of\nJustice, the Department of Homeland Security, the\nDepartment of Defense, the Department of Transportation,\nthe Federal Communications Commission, and the National\nTelecommunications and Information Administration.\n``(B) Oversight.--The Attorney General, in coordination\nwith the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Administrator\nof the Federal Aviation Administration, shall oversee\ncompliance with the requirements set forth in subsection (e)\nwith respect to the use of the authority granted under\nsubsection (a)(2) by each State, local, Tribal, and territorial\nlaw enforcement agency that has been certified pursuant to the\ntraining and certification requirements described in\nsubparagraph (A).\n``(C) State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement\nand correctional agencies mitigation notification\nrequirement.--\n``(i) In general.--Any State, local, Tribal, or\nterritorial law enforcement or correctional agency\nexercising authority under subsection (a)(2) shall, within\n48 hours of taking any mitigation action described in\nsubsection (b)(1), submit a notification to the Attorney\nGeneral and the Secretary of Homeland Security containing--\n\n``(I) the date, time, and geographic location of\nthe mitigation action;\n``(II) a brief description of the credible threat\nor safety concern necessitating such action;\n``(III) the type of mitigation capability employed;\nand\n``(IV) any known operational effects, including the\nseizure, disabling, or destruction of an unmanned\naircraft system or unmanned aircraft.\n\n``(ii) Report mechanism.--The Attorney General and the\nSecretary of Homeland Security shall establish a\nstreamlined and secure submission mechanism to support the\nnotification requirement under clause (i).\n``(D) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of\nenactment of the SAFER SKIES Act, and biannually thereafter,\nthe Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of\nHomeland Security and the Secretary of Transportation, shall\nsubmit to the appropriate congressional committees an\nunclassified report with a classified annex on activities\ncarried out by State, local, Tribal, and territorial law and\ncorrectional enforcement agencies exercising the authority\ngranted under subsection (a)(2) and subject to the training and\ncertification requirements described in subparagraph (A),\nincluding--\n``(i) a description of the training and certification\nprocedures developed and implemented pursuant to\nsubparagraph (A)(ii);\n``(ii) a list of State, local, Tribal, and territorial\nlaw enforcement and correctional agencies that applied for\nand were certified to exercise the authorities granted by\nsubsection (a)(2);\n``(iii) a list of currently authorized technologies\npursuant to subparagraph (A)(iii);\n``(iv) the frequency, location, and circumstances of\nState, local, Tribal, territorial, and correctional\nofficers mitigation deployments and types of mitigation\nemployed;\n``(v) a list of any aviation security or safety\nincidents that occurred due to State, local, Tribal,\nterritorial, and correctional officers deployment of\ncounter-UAS technologies;\n``(vi) recommendations for improving State, local,\nTribal, and territorial law and correctional agencies\ncounter-UAS training, oversight, compliance, and execution\nand the compliance audits required by section 8606(b)(2) of\nthe SAFER SKIES Act; and\n``(vii) a determination on if State, local, Tribal, and\nterritorial law and correctional agencies are able to fully\nprotect critical infrastructure from the drone threat and\nif not, recommendations on how to expand counter-UAS\nauthorities to critical infrastructure owners.'';\n(5) in subsection (e)--\n(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``or\nthe Attorney General'' and inserting ``, the Attorney General,\nor any State, local, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement or\ncorrectional agency'';\n(B) in paragraph (3)--\n(i) by striking ``or the Attorney General'' and\ninserting ``, the Attorney General, or any State, local,\nTribal, or territorial law enforcement or correctional\nagency'';\n(ii) by inserting ``, State, local, Tribal, or\nterritorial'' after ``Federal''; and\n(iii) by inserting ``(as applicable)'' after ``law'';\n(C) in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding subparagraph\n(A), by striking ``or the Department of Justice'' and inserting\n``the Department of Justice, or the State, local, Tribal, or\nterritorial law enforcement or correctional agency''; and\n(D) in paragraph (5)--\n(i) by striking ``tribal'' and inserting ``Tribal'';\nand\n(ii) by inserting ``other than those of an aeronautical\ncommunications system, as allowed for in section\n2511(2)(g)(ii)(IV) of title 18, United States Code, or\ninformation readily available to the public'' after ``which\nshall not include communications'';\n(6) in subsection (g)(3)(G)--\n(A) by inserting ``Tribal, territorial,'' after ``State,'';\nand\n(B) by inserting ``, including those exercised under\nsubsection (a)(2)'' after ``authorities'';\n(7) by redesignating subsections (j), (k), and (l) as\nsubsections (k), (l), and (m);\n(8) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following:\n``(i) Applicability of Other Laws to Activities Related to the\nMitigation of Threats From Unmanned Aircraft Systems or Unmanned\nAircraft.--Sections 32, 1030, and 1367 and chapters 119 and 206 of\ntitle 18, United States Code, and section 46502 of title 49, United\nStates Code, may not be construed to apply to activities of the Coast\nGuard, whether under this section or any other provision of law, that--\n``(1) are conducted outside the United States; and\n``(2) are related to the mitigation of threats from unmanned\naircraft systems or unmanned aircraft.\n``(j) Terminations.--\n``(1) Counter-UAS authority.--The authority to carry out this\nsection with respect to a covered facility or asset, protecting the\npublic, and enforcing the law shall terminate on September 30,\n2031.\n``(2) State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement and\ncorrectional agencies.--Authority of State, local, tribal, and\nterritorial law enforcement and correctional agencies under\nsubsection (a)(2) shall terminate on December 31, 2031.'';\n(9) in subsection (l), as so redesignated--\n(A) in paragraph (3)(C) by inserting ``a Federal law\nenforcement, correctional, and homeland security agency mission\nnecessary to enforce the law, protect the public or to'' after\n``directly relates to'';\n(B) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:\n``(6)(A) For purposes of subsection (a)(1), the term\n`personnel' means officers, employees, contractors, detailed\npersonnel, and deputized personnel who perform Federal law\nenforcement, correctional, homeland or national security duties.\n``(B) For purposes of subsection (a)(2), the term `personnel'\nmeans officers and employees of State, local, Tribal, and\nterritorial law enforcement and correctional agencies.''; and\n(C) by adding at the end the following:\n``(9) The term `correctional facility' means any jail, prison,\nor any other penal or detention facility operated by a State,\nlocal, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement agency, or by a\nprivate party that is under contract with a State, local, Tribal,\nor territorial law enforcement agency, and used to house\nindividuals who have been arrested, detained, held, or charged with\nor convicted of criminal offenses.\n``(10) The term `critical infrastructure' has the meaning given\nthe term in subsection (e) of the Critical Infrastructures\nProtection Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-56).''; and\n(10) by adding at the end the following:\n``(n) Reimbursement Program.--Not later than 180 days of after the\ndate of enactment of the SAFER SKIES Act, the Secretary of Homeland\nSecurity and the Attorney General shall provide the appropriate\ncongressional committees with a plan to establish a reimbursement\nprogram for Federal agencies providing counter-UAS protection to events\nthat are not organized or operated by the Federal Government.''.\nSEC. 8603. USE OF GRANT FUNDS FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT AND COUNTER\nUNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.\nSection 501(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act\nof 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10152(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the\nfollowing:\n``(J) Programs to purchase and operate unmanned aircraft\nsystems (as defined in section 44801 of title 49, United States\nCode) to benefit public safety.\n``(K) Programs to purchase and operate counter-UAS systems\n(as defined in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code)\nincluded on the list of technologies established by subsection\n(d)(2)(A)(iii) section 210G of the Homeland Security Act of\n2002 (6 U.S.C. 124n(d)(2)(A)(iii)) to exercise the authority\ngranted under subsection (a)(2) of such section.''.\nSEC. 8604. USE OF GRANT FUNDS FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.\nSection 1701(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act\nof 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)) is amended--\n(1) by redesignating paragraphs (23) and (24) as paragraphs\n(24) and (25), respectively;\n(2) by inserting after paragraph (22) the following:\n``(23) to purchase and operate unmanned aircraft systems (as\nsuch term is defined in section 44801 of title 49, United States\nCode) to benefit public safety;''; and\n(3) in paragraph (24), as so redesignated, by striking ``(22)''\nand inserting ``(23)''.\nSEC. 8605. PENALTIES.\n(a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``unmanned aircraft''\nhas the meaning given the term in section 44801 of title 49, United\nStates Code.\n(b) Felony Penalty for Repeat Violation of National Defense\nAirspace.--Section 46307 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by\nadding at the end the following: ``If a person is convicted of a second\nor subsequent offense under this section, the punishment shall be\nimprisonment for not more than 5 years, a fine under title 18, or\nboth.''.\n(c) Increased Penalties for Operation of Unmanned Aircraft to\nFacilitate Felony Offense.--If a person who is convicted of a felony\noffense (other than an offense based solely on the operation of an\nunmanned aircraft) knowingly operated an unmanned aircraft during, in\nrelation to, or in furtherance of such offense, the maximum\nimprisonment otherwise provided by law for that offense shall be\ndoubled or increased by 5 years, whichever is less.\n(d) Increased Penalties for Use of Unmanned Aircraft to Introduce\nContraband Into Prisons.--If a defendant who is convicted under section\n1791 of title 18, United States Code, knowingly used an unmanned\naircraft to provide a prohibited object to an inmate of a prison, the\nmaximum imprisonment otherwise provided by law for that offense shall\nbe increased by 5 years.\n(e) Directive to United States Sentencing Commission: Enhanced\nSentencing Range for Use of Unmanned Aircraft.--\n(1) In general.--To carry out the purposes of this section,\nduring the Sentencing Commission's amendment cycle in progress at\nthe time this Act is enacted, the Commission shall, under section\n994 of title 28, United States Code,--\n(A) promulgate guidelines, or amendments to guidelines,\nthat substantially increase the sentencing range for all\noffenses involving the use of an unmanned aircraft; and\n(B) as necessary, promulgate policy statements, or\namendments to policy statements to assist in the application of\nthis section.\n(2) Enhanced penalties.--In any case in which the enhanced\npenalties of subsection (c) apply, the guidelines and amendments\nissued under paragraph (1) shall call for an increase of at least 6\nlevels in the base offense level and in all other cases, the base\noffense level shall be increased by at least 4 levels.\n(f) Penalties for Unauthorized Counter-UAS Actions.--Any entity or\nindividual authorized to take such actions to mitigate the threat posed\nby an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft pursuant to section\n210G of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124n) who knowingly\nengages in such actions without Federal coordination as required by\nthose statutes, shall be subject to--\n(1) a civil fine up to $100,000 per violation; or\n(2) suspension of counter-UAS authority pending review by the\nAttorney General or Secretary of Homeland Security.\n(g) Civil Enforcement.--The Attorney General is authorized to bring\na civil action in a United States district court to collect fines and\nenforce civil penalties imposed under this section.\n(h) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this\nsection shall take effect 30 days after enactment of this Act.\nSEC. 8606. RULEMAKING AND IMPLEMENTATION.\n(a) Rulemaking Authority.--\n(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the\nAttorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and\nthe Secretary of Transportation, shall develop and publish\nregulations governing counter-UAS authority for SLTT law\nenforcement agencies and correctional agencies under this title and\nthe amendments made by this title.\n(2) Role of faa.--In carrying out the rulemaking in paragraph\n(1), the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General\nshall coordinate with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation\nAdministration on any aspect of the rulemaking that affects\naviation safety, civilian aviation and aerospace operations,\naircraft airworthiness, or the use of airspace.\n(3) Saving clause.--Nothing in this section shall be construed\nto vest in the Secretary or the Attorney General any authority of\nthe Secretary of Transportation or the Administrator of the Federal\nAviation Administration.\n(4) Authorized equipment and technology.--The Secretary of\nHomeland Security, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Defense,\nin coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation\nAdministration, the Chairman of the Federal Communications\nCommission, and the Administrator of National Telecommunications\nand Information Administrator shall authorize equipment and\ntechnology to be used for actions in subparagraphs (B), (C), (D),\nand (F) of section 210G(b)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.\n(b) Training and Compliance.--\n(1) In general.--The Attorney General, in coordination with the\nSecretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, and the\nDepartment of Transportation, shall approve standards for training\nprograms for SLTT law enforcement agencies or correctional agencies\nfor the safe and lawful interception of drones. Such training\nprograms shall include instruction on the legal, operational, and\ntechnological aspects of counter-UAS operations.\n(2) Compliance audits.--The Attorney General and the Secretary\nof Homeland Security shall periodically conduct compliance audits\nto prevent misuse of counter-UAS authority.\n(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) SLTT law enforcement agency.--The term ``SLTT law\nenforcement agency'' means a State, local, Tribal, or territorial\nlaw enforcement agency.\n(2) Correctional agency.--The term ``correctional agency''\nmeans a Federal, State, local, Tribal, or territorial government\nbody responsible for operating correctional facilities or a private\nparty that is under contract with a State, local, Tribal, or\nterritorial law enforcement agency to operate such facilities.\n(3) Correctional facility.--The term ``correctional facility''\nmeans any jail, prison, or any other penal or detention facility\noperated by a State, local, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement\nagency, or by a private party that is under contract with a State,\nlocal, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement agency, and used to\nhouse individuals who have been arrested, detained, held, or\ncharged with or convicted of criminal offenses.\nSEC. 8607. SEVERABILITY.\nIf any provision of this title, or the application of any provision\nof this title to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the\napplication of such provision or circumstance and the remainder of this\ntitle shall not be affected thereby.\n\nTITLE LXXXVII--DFC MODERNIZATION AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2025\n\nSec. 8701. Short title.\n\nSubtitle A--Definitions and Less Developed Country Focus\n\nSec. 8711. Definitions.\nSec. 8712. Less developed country focus.\n\nSubtitle B--Management of Corporation\n\nSec. 8721. Structure of Corporation.\nSec. 8722. Board of Directors.\nSec. 8723. Chief Executive Officer.\nSec. 8724. Chief Risk Officer.\nSec. 8725. Chief Development Officer.\nSec. 8726. Chief Strategic Officer.\nSec. 8727. Officers and employees.\nSec. 8728. Development Finance Advisory Council.\nSec. 8729. Strategic Advisory Group.\nSec. 8730. Five-year strategic priorities plan.\nSec. 8731. Development finance education.\nSec. 8732. Internships.\nSec. 8733. Independent accountability mechanism.\n\nSubtitle C--Authorities Relating to the Provision of Support\n\nSec. 8741. Equity investment.\nSec. 8742. Special projects.\nSec. 8743. Terms and conditions.\nSec. 8744. Termination.\n\nSubtitle D--Other Matters\n\nSec. 8751. Operations.\nSec. 8752. Corporate powers.\nSec. 8753. Maximum contingent liability.\nSec. 8754. Performance measures, evaluation, and learning.\nSec. 8755. Annual report.\nSec. 8756. Publicly available project information.\nSec. 8757. Notifications to be provided by the corporation.\nSec. 8758. Limitations and preferences.\nSEC. 8701. SHORT TITLE.\nThis title may be cited as the ``DFC Modernization and\nReauthorization Act of 2025''.\n\nSubtitle A--Definitions and Less Developed Country Focus\n\nSEC. 8711. DEFINITIONS.\nSection 1402 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to\nDevelopment Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9601) is amended--\n(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) as\nparagraphs (2), (5), (6), and (7), respectively;\n(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the\nfollowing:\n``(1) Advancing income country.--The term `advancing income\ncountry', with respect to a fiscal year for the Corporation, means\na country the gross national income per capita of which at the\nstart of such fiscal year is--\n``(A) greater than the World Bank threshold for initiating\nthe International Bank for Reconstruction and Development\ngraduation process; and\n``(B) is equal to or less than the per capita income\nthreshold for classification as a high-income economy (as\ndefined by the World Bank).'';\n(3) by inserting after paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the\nfollowing:\n``(3) Country of concern.--The term `country of concern' means\nany of the following countries:\n``(A) The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.\n``(B) The Republic of Cuba.\n``(C) The Democratic People's Republic of Korea.\n``(D) The Islamic Republic of Iran.\n``(E) The People's Republic of China.\n``(F) The Russian Federation.\n``(G) The Republic of Belarus.\n``(4) High-income country.--The term `high-income country',\nwith respect to a fiscal year for the Corporation, means a country\nwith a high-income economy (as defined by the World Bank) at the\nstart of such fiscal year but does not include any wealthy country\nexcept to the extent investments in such wealthy country are\npermitted pursuant to section 1412(f).'';\n(4) by striking paragraph (5), as so redesignated, and\ninserting the following:\n``(5) Less developed country.--The term `less developed\ncountry', with respect to a fiscal year for the Corporation, means\na country the gross national income per capita of which at the\nstart of such fiscal year is equal to or less than the World Bank\nthreshold for initiating the International Bank for Reconstruction\nDevelopment graduation process.''; and\n(5) by adding at the end the following:\n``(8) Wealthy country.--The term `wealthy country', with\nrespect to a fiscal year for the Corporation--\n``(A) means a country that is among the top 20 countries\nwith the highest gross domestic product per capita at\npurchasing power parity, as calculated by the World Bank; and\n``(B) does not include members of the `Five Eyes' alliance\nor the overseas territories of the 20 countries referred to in\nsubparagraph (A).''.\nSEC. 8712. LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRY FOCUS.\nSection 1412 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to\nDevelopment Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9612) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (b), in the first sentence--\n(A) by striking ``and countries in transition from\nnonmarket to market economies'' and inserting ``countries in\ntransition from nonmarket to market economies, and other\neligible foreign countries''; and\n(B) by inserting ``and national security'' after ``foreign\npolicy''; and\n(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:\n``(c) Eligible Countries.--\n``(1) Less developed country focus.--The Corporation shall\nprioritize the provision of support under title II in less\ndeveloped countries.\n``(2) Advancing income countries.--The Corporation may provide\nsupport for a project under title II in an advancing income country\nif, before providing such support, the Chief Executive Officer\ncertifies in writing to the appropriate congressional committees,\nthat such support will be provided in accordance with the policy\nestablished pursuant to subsection (d)(2). Such certification may\nbe included as an appendix to the report required by section 1446.\n``(3) High-income countries.--\n``(A) In general.--The Corporation may provide support for\na project under title II in a high-income country if, before\nproviding such support, the Chief Executive Officer certifies\nin writing to the appropriate congressional committees that\nsuch support will be provided in accordance with the policy\nestablished pursuant to subsection (d)(3). Such certification\nmay be included as an appendix to the report required by\nsection 1446.\n``(B) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of\nthe enactment of the DFC Modernization and Reauthorization Act\nof 2025, and annually thereafter, the Corporation shall submit\nto the appropriate congressional committees a report, which may\nbe submitted in classified or confidential form, that\nincludes--\n``(i) a list of all high-income countries in which the\nCorporation anticipates providing support in the subsequent\nfiscal year (and, with respect to the first such report,\nthe then-current fiscal year); and\n``(ii) to the extent practicable, a description of the\ntype of projects anticipated to receive such support.\n``(C) Projects in high-income countries not previously\nidentified in report.--The Corporation may not provide support\nfor a project in a high-income country in any year for which\nthat high-income country is not included on the list required\nby subparagraph (B)(i), unless, not later than 15 days before\ncommitment, the Corporation consults with and submits to the\nappropriate congressional committees a notification describing\nhow the proposed project advances the foreign policy interests\nof the United States.\n``(4) Continuation of eligibility.--Projects previously\napproved by the Corporation shall remain eligible for support\nnotwithstanding any change in the income classification of the\ncountry.\n``(d) Strategic Investments Policy.--\n``(1) In general.--The Board shall establish policies, which\nshall be applied on a project-by-project basis, to evaluate and\ndetermine the strategic merits of providing support for projects\nand investments in advancing income countries and high-income\ncountries.\n``(2) Investment policy for advancing income countries.--Any\npolicy used to evaluate and determine the strategic merits of\nproviding support for projects in an advancing income country shall\nrequire that such projects--\n``(A) advance--\n``(i) the national security interests of the United\nStates in accordance with United States foreign policy, as\ndetermined by the Secretary of State; or\n``(ii) significant strategic economic competitiveness\nimperatives;\n``(B) are designed in a manner to produce significant\ndevelopmental outcomes or provide developmental impacts to the\npoorest populations of such country; and\n``(C) are structured in a manner that maximizes private\ncapital mobilization.\n``(3) Investment policy for high-income countries.--Any policy\nused to evaluate and determine the strategic merits of providing\nsupport for projects in high-income countries shall require that--\n``(A) each such project meets the requirements described in\nparagraph (2);\n``(B) with respect to each project in a high-income\ncountry--\n``(i) private sector entities have been afforded an\nopportunity to support the project on viable terms in place\nof support by the Corporation; and\n``(ii) such support by the Corporation does not exceed\n25 percent of the total cost of the project;\n``(C) with respect to support for all projects in all high-\nincome countries, the aggregate amount of such support does not\nexceed 10 percent of the total contingent liability authorized\nby section 1433; and\n``(D) the Chief Executive Officer submit to the appropriate\ncongressional committees a report, which may be submitted as an\nappendix to a report required by section 1446, that--\n``(i) certifies that the Corporation has applied the\npolicy to each supported project in a high-income country;\nand\n``(ii) describes whether such support--\n\n``(I) is a preferred alternative to state-directed\ninvestments by a foreign country of concern; or\n``(II) otherwise furthers the strategic interest of\nthe United States to counter or limit the influence of\nforeign countries of concern.\n\n``(e) Ineligible Countries.--The Corporation shall not provide\nsupport for a project in--\n``(1) a country of concern; or\n``(2) a wealthy country, except to the extent permitted\npursuant to subsection (f).\n``(f) Sectoral Exceptions.--Subject to the requirements in\nsubsection (d)(3), the restriction in subsection (e)(2) shall not apply\nto projects in the following sectors:\n``(1) Energy.\n``(2) Critical minerals and rare earths.\n``(3) Information and communications technology, including\nundersea cables.\n``(g) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--\n``(1) the Corporation should continuously operate in a manner\nthat advances its core mission and purposes, as described in this\ntitle; and\n``(2) resources of the Corporation should not be diverted for\ndomestic or other activities extending beyond the scope of such\nmission and purpose.''.\n\nSubtitle B--Management of Corporation\n\nSEC. 8721. STRUCTURE OF CORPORATION.\nSection 1413(a) of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to\nDevelopment Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613(a)) is amended by inserting ``a\nChief Strategic Officer,'' after ``Chief Development Officer,''.\nSEC. 8722. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.\nSection 1413 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to\nDevelopment Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (b)--\n(A) in paragraph (2)(A)(iii), by striking ``5 individuals''\neach place it appears and inserting ``3 individuals''; and\n(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n``(6) Sunshine act compliance.--Meetings of the Board are\nsubject to section 552b of title 5, United States Code (commonly\nreferred to as the `Government in the Sunshine Act').''; and\n(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:\n``(c) Public Hearings.--The Board shall--\n``(1) hold at least 2 public hearings each year in order to\nafford an opportunity for any person to present views with respect\nto whether--\n``(A) the Corporation is carrying out its activities in\naccordance with this division; and\n``(B) any support provided by the Corporation under title\nII in any country should be suspended, expanded, or extended;\n``(2) as necessary and appropriate, provide responses to the\nissues and questions discussed during each such hearing following\nthe conclusion of the hearing;\n``(3) post the minutes from each such hearing on a website of\nthe Corporation and, consistent with applicable laws related to\nprivacy and the protection of proprietary business information, the\nresponses to issues and questions discussed in the hearing; and\n``(4) implement appropriate procedures to ensure the protection\nfrom unlawful disclosure of the proprietary information submitted\nby private sector applicants marked as business confidential\ninformation unless--\n``(A) the party submitting the confidential business\ninformation waives such protection or consents to the release\nof the information; or\n``(B) to the extent some form of such protected information\nmay be included in official documents of the Corporation, a\nnonconfidential form of the information may be provided, in\nwhich the business confidential information is summarized or\ndeleted in a manner that provides appropriate protections for\nthe owner of the information.''.\nSEC. 8723. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.\nSection 1413(d)(3) of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading\nto Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613(d)(3)) is amended to read as\nfollows:\n``(3) Relationship to board.--The Chief Executive Officer\nshall--\n``(A) report to and be under the direct authority of the\nBoard; and\n``(B) take input from the Board when assessing the\nperformance of the Chief Risk Officer, established pursuant to\nsubsection (f), the Chief Development Officer, established\npursuant to subsection (g), and the Chief Strategic Officer,\nestablished pursuant to subsection (h).''.\nSEC. 8724. CHIEF RISK OFFICER.\nSection 1413(f) of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to\nDevelopment Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613(f)) is amended--\n(1) in paragraph (1)--\n(A) by striking ``who--'' and inserting ``who shall be\nremovable only by a majority vote of the Board.''; and\n(B) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B); and\n(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:\n``(2) Duties and responsibilities.--The Chief Risk Officer\nshall--\n``(A) report directly to the Chief Executive Officer;\n``(B) support the risk committee of the Board established\nunder section 1441 in carrying out its responsibilities as set\nforth in subsection (b) of that section, including by--\n``(i) developing, implementing, and managing a\ncomprehensive framework and process for identifying,\nassessing, and monitoring risk;\n``(ii) developing a transparent risk management\nframework designed to evaluate risks to the Corporation's\noverall portfolio, giving due consideration to the policy\nimperatives of ensuring investment and regional\ndiversification of the Corporation's overall portfolio;\n``(iii) assessing the Corporation's overall risk\ntolerance, including recommendations for managing and\nimproving the Corporation's risk tolerance and regularly\nadvising the Board on recommended steps the Corporation may\ntake to responsibly increase risk tolerance; and\n``(iv) regularly collaborating with the Chief\nDevelopment Officer and the Chief Strategic Officer to\nensure the Corporation's overall portfolio is appropriately\nbalancing risk tolerance with development and strategic\nimpact.''.\nSEC. 8725. CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER.\nSection 1413(g) of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to\nDevelopment Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613) is amended--\n(1) in paragraph (1)--\n(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--\n(i) by striking ``Subject to the approval of the Board,\nthe'' and inserting ``The''; and\n(ii) by striking ``in development'' and inserting ``in\ninternational development and development finance''; and\n(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the Board'' and\ninserting ``the Chief Executive Officer''; and\n(2) in paragraph (2)--\n(A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ``and\nresponsibilities'' after ``duties'';\n(B) by redesignating subparagraph (A) as subparagraph (E);\n(C) by striking subparagraphs (B) through (F) and inserting\nbefore subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, the following:\n``(A) advise the Chief Executive Officer and the Deputy\nChief Executive Officer on international development policy\nmatters;\n``(B) in addition to the Chief Executive Officer and the\nDeputy Chief Executive Officer, represent the Corporation in\ninteragency meetings and processes relating to international\ndevelopment;\n``(C) be an ex officio member of the Development Finance\nAdvisory Council established under subsection (i) and\nparticipate in or send a representative to each meeting of the\nCouncil;\n``(D) work with other relevant Federal departments and\nagencies to--\n``(i) identify projects that advance United States\ninternational development interests; and\n``(ii) explore investment opportunities that bring\nevidence-based, cost-effective development innovations to\nscale in a manner that can be sustained by markets;'';\n(D) in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated--\n(i) by striking ``coordinate'' and inserting\n``support--\n``(i) coordination of'';\n(ii) in clause (i), as so redesignated, by striking\n``United States Government'' and all that follows through\nthe semicolon and inserting ``Federal departments and\nagencies, including by directly liaising with the relevant\nmembers of United States country teams serving overseas, to\nensure that such Federal departments, agencies, and country\nteams have the training and awareness necessary to fully\nleverage the Corporation's development tools overseas;'';\nand\n(iii) by adding at the end the following:\n``(ii) management of employees of the Corporation that\nare dedicated to structuring, monitoring, and evaluating\ntransactions and projects codesigned with other relevant\nFederal departments and agencies for development impact;\n``(iii) coordination of funds or other resources\ntransferred to and from such Federal departments, agencies,\nor overseas country teams, upon concurrence of those\ninstitutions, in support of the Corporation's international\ndevelopment projects or activities;\n``(iv) management of the responsibilities of the\nCorporation under paragraphs (1) and (4) of section 1442(b)\nand paragraphs (1)(A) and (3)(A) of section 1443(b);\n``(v) coordination and implementation of the activities\nof the Corporation under section 1445; and\n``(vi) implementation of the Corporation's development\nimpact strategy and work to ensure development impact at\nthe transaction level and portfolio-wide;''; and\n(E) by adding at the end the following:\n``(F) foster and maintain relationships both within and\nexternal to the Corporation that enhance the capacity of the\nCorporation to achieve its mission to advance United States\ninternational development policy and interests; and\n``(G) coordinate within the Corporation to ensure United\nStates international development policy and interests are\nconsidered together with the Corporation's foreign policy and\nnational security goals.''.\nSEC. 8726. CHIEF STRATEGIC OFFICER.\nSection 1413 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to\nDevelopment Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613) is amended--\n(1) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (i)\nand (j), respectively; and\n(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following:\n``(h) Chief Strategic Officer.--\n``(1) Appointment.--The Chief Executive Officer shall appoint a\nChief Strategic Officer, from among individuals with experience in\nUnited States national security matters and foreign investment,\nwho--\n``(A) shall report directly to the Chief Executive Officer;\nand\n``(B) shall be removable only by a majority vote of the\nBoard.\n``(2) Duties and responsibilities.--The Chief Strategic Officer\nshall--\n``(A) advise the Chief Executive Officer and the Deputy\nChief Executive Officer on national security and foreign policy\nmatters;\n``(B) in addition to the Chief Executive Officer and the\nDeputy Chief Executive Officer, represent the Corporation in\ninteragency meetings and processes relating to United States\nnational security and foreign policy;\n``(C) be an ex officio member of the Development Finance\nAdvisory Council established under subsection (i) and\nparticipate in or send a representative to each meeting of the\nCouncil;\n``(D) work with other relevant Federal departments and\nagencies to identify projects that advance United States\nnational security and foreign policy priorities, including by\ncomplementing United States domestic investments in critical\nand emerging technologies;\n``(E) support--\n``(i) coordination of efforts to develop the\nCorporation's strategic investment initiatives--\n\n``(I) to counter predatory state-directed\ninvestment and coercive economic practices of\nadversaries of the United States;\n``(II) to preserve the sovereignty of partner\ncountries; and\n``(III) to advance economic growth and national\nsecurity through the highest standards of transparency,\naccessibility, and competition;\n\n``(ii) the establishment of performance measurement\nframeworks and reporting on development outcomes of\nstrategic investments, consistent with sections 1442 and\n1443; and\n``(iii) management of employees of the Corporation that\nare dedicated to ensuring that the Corporation's activities\nadvance United States national security and foreign policy\ninterests, including through--\n\n``(I) long-term strategic planning;\n``(II) issue and crisis management;\n``(III) the advancement of strategic initiatives;\nand\n``(IV) strategic planning on how the Corporation's\nforeign investments may complement United States\ndomestic production of critical and emerging\ntechnologies;\n\n``(F) foster and maintain relationships both within and\nexternal to the Corporation that enhance the capacity of the\nCorporation to achieve its mission to advance United States\nnational security and foreign policy interests; and\n``(G) collaborate with the Chief Development Officer to\nensure United States national security interests are considered\ntogether with the Corporation's development policy goals.''.\nSEC. 8727. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.\nSection 1413(i) of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to\nDevelopment Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613(i)), as so redesignated, is\namended--\n(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:\n``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this\nsection, officers, employees, and agents shall be selected and\nappointed by, or under the authority of, the Chief Executive\nOfficer, and shall be vested with such powers and duties as the\nChief Executive Officer may determine.'';\n(2) in paragraph (2)--\n(A) in subparagraph (A)--\n(i) by striking ``50'' and inserting ``100''; and\n(ii) by striking ``Code'' and inserting ``Code, and\nsuch positions--\n``(i) shall be reserved for individuals meeting the\nexpert qualifications established by the Corporation's\nqualification review board; and\n``(ii) should be prioritized for the development of the\nCorporation's next generation of talent, particularly for\nthe recruitment of early career financial or legal sector\nequivalent positions.''; and\n(B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``, provided that no\nsuch officer or employee may be compensated at a rate exceeding\nlevel II of the Executive Schedule'' after ``respectively'';\nand\n(3) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ``subsection (i)'' and\ninserting ``subsection (j)''.\nSEC. 8728. DEVELOPMENT FINANCE ADVISORY COUNCIL.\nSection 1413(j) of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to\nDevelopment Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613(j)), as so redesignated, is\namended--\n(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the\nfollowing:\n``(1) In general.--There is established a Development Finance\nAdvisory Council (in this subsection referred to as the `Council')\nthat shall advise the Board and the Congressional Strategic\nAdvisory Group established by subsection (k) on the development\npriorities and objectives of the Corporation.\n``(2) Membership.--Members of the Council shall be appointed by\nthe Board, on the recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer,\nand shall be composed of not more than 9 members broadly\nrepresentative of nongovernmental organizations, think tanks,\nadvocacy organizations, foundations, private industry, and other\ninstitutions engaged in international development and international\ndevelopment finance, of whom not fewer than 5 members shall be\nexperts from the international development sector.'';\n(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6); and\n(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:\n``(4) Board meetings.--The Board shall meet with the Council at\nleast twice each year and engage directly with the Board on its\nrecommendations to improve the policies and practices of the\nCorporation to achieve the development priorities and objectives of\nthe Corporation.\n``(5) Administration.--The Board shall--\n``(A) prioritize maintaining the full membership and\ncomposition of the Council;\n``(B) inform the Committee on Foreign Relations of the\nSenate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of\nRepresentatives when a vacancy of the Council occurs, including\nthe date that the vacancy occurred; and\n``(C) for any vacancy on the Council that remains for 120\ndays or more, submit a report to the Committee on Foreign\nRelations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of\nthe House of Representatives explaining why a vacancy is not\nbeing filled and provide an update on progress made toward\nfilling such vacancy, including a reasonable estimation for\nwhen the Board expects to have the vacancy filled.''.\nSEC. 8729. STRATEGIC ADVISORY GROUP.\nSection 1413 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to\nDevelopment Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613), as amended by this title, is\nfurther amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n``(k) Congressional Strategic Advisory Group.--\n``(1) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the\nenactment of the DFC Modernization and Reauthorization Act of 2025,\nthere shall be established a Congressional Strategic Advisory Group\n(referred to in this subsection as the `Group'), which shall meet\nnot less frequently than annually, including after the budget of\nthe President submitted under section 1105 of title 31, United\nStates Code, for a fiscal year.\n``(2) Composition.--The Group shall be composed of the\nfollowing:\n``(A) The Chief Executive Officer.\n``(B) Other representatives of the Corporation, as deemed\nnecessary by the Chief Executive Officer.\n``(C) The Strategic Advisors of the Senate, as described in\nparagraph (3)(A).\n``(D) The Strategic Advisors of the House of\nRepresentatives, as described in paragraph (3)(B).\n``(3) Strategic advisors of the senate and the house of\nrepresentatives.--\n``(A) Strategic advisors of the senate.--\n``(i) Establishment.--There is established a group to\nbe known as the `Strategic Advisors of the Senate'.\n``(ii) Composition.--The group established by clause\n(i) shall be composed of the following:\n\n``(I) The chair of the Committee on Foreign\nRelations of the Senate, who shall serve as chair of\nthe Strategic Advisors of the Senate.\n``(II) The ranking member of the Committee on\nForeign Relations of the Senate, who shall serve as\nvice-chair of the Strategic Advisors of the Senate.\n``(III) Not more than 6 additional individuals who\nare members of the Committee on Foreign Relations of\nthe Senate, designated by the chair, with the consent\nof the ranking member.\n\n``(B) Strategic advisors of the house of representatives.--\n``(i) Establishment.--There is established a group to\nbe known as the `Strategic Advisors of the House of\nRepresentatives'.\n``(ii) Composition.--The group established by clause\n(i) shall be composed of the following:\n\n``(I) The chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs\nof the House of Representatives, who shall serve as\nchair of the Strategic Advisors of the House.\n``(II) The ranking member of the Committee on\nForeign Affairs of the House of Representatives, who\nshall serve as vice-chair of the Strategic Advisors of\nthe House.\n``(III) Not more than 6 additional individuals who\nare members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the\nHouse of Representatives, designated by the chair, with\nthe consent of the ranking member.\n\n``(4) Objectives.--The Chief Executive Officer shall consult\nwith the Strategic Advisors of the Senate and the Strategic\nAdvisors of the House of Representatives established under\nparagraph (3) in order to solicit and receive congressional views\nand advice on the strategic priorities and investments of the\nCorporation, including--\n``(A) the challenges presented by adversary countries to\nthe national security interests of the United States and\nstrategic objectives of the Corporation's investments;\n``(B) priority regions, countries, and sectors that require\nfocused consideration for strategic investment;\n``(C) the priorities and trends pursued by similarly-\nsituated development finance institutions of friendly nations,\nincluding opportunities for partnerships, complementarity, or\ncoinvestment;\n``(D) evolving methods of financing projects, including\nefforts to partner with public sector and private sector\ninstitutional investors;\n``(E) institutional or policy changes required to improve\nefficiencies within the Corporation; and\n``(F) potential legislative changes required to improve the\nCorporation's performance in meeting strategic and development\nimperatives.\n``(5) Meetings.--\n``(A) Times.--The chair and the vice-chair of the Strategic\nAdvisors of the Senate and the chair and the vice-chair of the\nStrategic Advisors of the House of Representatives, in\ncoordination with the Chief Executive Officer, shall determine\nthe meeting times of the Group, which may be arranged\nseparately or on a bicameral basis by agreement.\n``(B) Agenda.--Not later than 7 days before each meeting of\nthe Group, the Chief Executive Officer shall submit a proposed\nagenda for discussion to the chair and the vice-chair of each\nstrategic advisory group referred to in subparagraph (A).\n``(C) Questions.--To ensure a robust flow of information,\nmembers of the Group may submit questions for consideration\nbefore any meeting. A question submitted orally or in writing\nshall receive a response not later than 15 days after the\nconclusion of the first meeting convened wherein such question\nwas asked or submitted in writing.\n``(D) Classified setting.--At the request of the Chief\nExecutive Officer or the chair and vice-chair of a strategic\nadvisory group established under paragraph (3), business of the\nGroup may be conducted in a classified setting, including for\nthe purpose of protecting business confidential information and\nto discuss sensitive information with respect to foreign\ncompetitors.''.\nSEC. 8730. FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES PLAN.\n(a) In General.--Section 1413 of the Better Utilization of\nInvestments Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613), as\namended by this title, is further amended by adding at the end the\nfollowing new subsection:\n``(l) Strategic Priorities Plan.--\n``(1) Plan required.--Based upon guidance received from the\nGroup established pursuant to section 1413(k), the Chief Executive\nOfficer shall develop a Strategic Priorities Plan, which shall\nprovide--\n``(A) guidance for the Corporation's strategic investments\nportfolio and the identification and engagement of priority\nstrategic investment sectors and regions of importance to the\nUnited States; and\n``(B) justifications for the certifications of such\ninvestments in accordance with section 1412(c).\n``(2) Evaluations.--The Strategic Priorities Plan should\ndetermine the objectives and goals of the Corporation's strategic\ninvestment portfolio by evaluating economic, security, and\ngeopolitical dynamics affecting United States strategic interests,\nincluding--\n``(A) determining priority countries, regions, sectors, and\nrelated administrative actions;\n``(B) plans for the establishment of regional offices\noutside of the United States;\n``(C) identifying countries where the Corporation's\nsupport--\n``(i) is necessary;\n``(ii) would be the preferred alternative to state-\ndirected investments by foreign countries of concern; or\n``(iii) otherwise furthers the strategic interests of\nthe United States to counter or limit the influence of\nforeign countries of concern;\n``(D) evaluating the interest and willingness of potential\nprivate finance institutions and private sector project\nimplementers to partner with the Corporation on strategic\ninvestment projects; and\n``(E) identifying bilateral and multilateral project\nfinance partnership opportunities for the Corporation to pursue\nwith United States partner and ally countries.\n``(3) Revisions.--At any time during the relevant period, the\nChief Executive Officer may request to convene a meeting of the\nCongressional Strategic Advisory Group for the purpose of\ndiscussing revisions to the Strategic Priorities Plan.\n``(4) Transparency.--The Chief Executive Officer shall publish,\non a website of the Corporation--\n``(A) procedures for applying for products offered by the\nCorporation; and\n``(B) any other appropriate guidelines and compliance\nrestrictions with respect to designated strategic\npriorities.''.\n(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that the\nCorporation, during the 2-year period beginning on October 1, 2025,\nshould consider--\n(1) advancing secure supply chains to meet the critical\nminerals needs of the United States and its allies and partners;\n(2) making investments to promote and secure the\ntelecommunications sector, particularly undersea cables; and\n(3) establishing, maintaining, and supporting regional offices\noutside the United States for the purpose of identifying and\nsupporting priority investment opportunities.\nSEC. 8731. DEVELOPMENT FINANCE EDUCATION.\nSection 1413 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to\nDevelopment Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613), as amended by this title, is\nfurther amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n``(m) Report on the Feasibility of Establishing a Development\nFinance Education Program at the Foreign Service Institute.--\n``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the\nenactment of the DFC Modernization and Reauthorization Act of 2025,\nthe Secretary of State, acting through the Director of the Foreign\nService Institute and in collaboration with the Chief Executive\nOfficer of the Corporation, shall conduct a review of and submit to\nthe appropriate congressional committees a report on the utility of\nestablishing elective training classes or programs on development\nfinance within the School of Professional and Area Studies for all\nlevels of the foreign service.\n``(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall\ninclude a description of how a proposed class would be structured\nto ensure an appropriate level of training in development finance,\nincluding descriptions of--\n``(A) the potential benefits and challenges of development\nfinance as a component of United States foreign policy in\npromoting development outcomes and in promoting United States\ninterests in advocating for the advancement of free-market\nprinciples;\n``(B) the operations of the Corporation, generally, and a\ncomparative analysis of similarly situated development finance\ninstitutions, both bilateral and multilateral;\n``(C) how development finance can further the foreign\npolicies of the United States, generally;\n``(D) the anticipated foreign service consumers of any\nproposed classes on development finance;\n``(E) the resources that may be required to establish such\ntraining classes, including through the use of detailed staff\nfrom the Corporation or temporary fellows brought in from the\ndevelopment finance community; and\n``(F) other relevant issues, as determined by the Secretary\nof State and the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation\ndetermines appropriate.''.\nSEC. 8732. INTERNSHIPS.\nSection 1413 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to\nDevelopment Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613), as amended by this title, is\nfurther amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n``(n) Internships.--\n``(1) In general.--The Chief Executive Officer shall establish\nthe Development Finance Corporation Student Internship Program\n(referred to in this subsection as the `Program') to offer\ninternship opportunities at the Corporation to eligible individuals\nto provide important professional development and work experience\nopportunities and raise awareness among future development and\ninternational finance professionals of the career opportunities at\nthe Corporation and to supply important human capital for the\nimplementation of the Corporation's critically important\ndevelopment finance tools.\n``(2) Eligibility.--An individual is eligible to participate in\nthe Program if the applicant--\n``(A) is a United States citizen;\n``(B) is enrolled at least half-time at--\n``(i) an institution of higher education (as such term\nis defined in section 102(a) of the Higher Education Act of\n1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a))); or\n``(ii) an institution of higher education based outside\nthe United States, as determined by the Secretary of State;\nand\n``(C) satisfies such other qualifications as established by\nthe Chief Executive Officer.\n``(3) Selection.--The Chief Executive Officer shall establish\nselection criteria for individuals to be admitted into the Program\nthat includes a demonstrated interest in a career in international\nrelations and international economic development policy.\n``(4) Compensation.--\n``(A) Housing assistance.--The Chief Executive Officer may\nprovide housing assistance to an eligible individual\nparticipating in the Program whose permanent address is within\nthe United States if the location of the internship in which\nsuch individual is participating is more than 50 miles away\nfrom such individual's permanent address.\n``(B) Travel assistance.--The Chief Executive Officer shall\nprovide to an eligible individual participating in the Program,\nwhose permanent address is within the United States, financial\nassistance that is sufficient to cover the travel costs of a\nsingle round trip by air, train, bus, or other appropriate\ntransportation between the eligible individual's permanent\naddress and the location of the internship in which such\neligible individual is participating if such location is--\n``(i) more than 50 miles from the eligible individual's\npermanent address; or\n``(ii) outside of the United States.\n``(5) Voluntary participation.--\n``(A) In general.--Nothing in this section may be construed\nto compel any individual who is a participant in an internship\nprogram of the Corporation to participate in the collection of\nthe data or divulge any personal information. Such individuals\nshall be informed that any participation in data collection\nunder this subsection is voluntary.\n``(B) Privacy protection.--Any data collected under this\nsubsection shall be subject to the relevant privacy protection\nstatutes and regulations applicable to Federal employees.\n``(6) Special hiring authority.--Notwithstanding any other\nprovision of law, the Chief Executive Officer, in consultation with\nthe Director of the Office of Personnel Management, with respect to\nthe number of interns to be hired under this subsection each year,\nmay--\n``(A) select, appoint, and employ individuals for up to 1\nyear through compensated internships in the excepted service;\nand\n``(B) remove any compensated intern employed pursuant to\nsubparagraph (A) without regard to the provisions of law\ngoverning appointments in the competitive excepted service.\n``(7) Availability of appropriations.--Internships offered and\ncompensated by the Corporation under this subsection shall be\nfunded solely by available amounts appropriated after the date of\nthe enactment of the DFC Modernization and Reauthorization Act of\n2025 to the Corporate Capital Account established under section\n1434.''.\nSEC. 8733. INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM.\nSection 1415 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to\nDevelopment Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9614) is amended by adding at the\nend the following new subsection:\n``(c) Consolidation of Functions.--Not later than 90 days after the\ndate of enactment of the DFC Modernization and Reauthorization Act of\n2025, the Board shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional\ncommittees describing any efficiencies that may be gained through the\nconsolidation of functions of the independent accountability mechanism\nunder the authorities of the Office of the Inspector General of the\nCorporation under section 1414. The report shall include an outline as\nto how the Inspector General of the Corporation would develop an\ninternal environmental, social, and governance expertise to adequately\nreplace the independent accountability mechanism's environmental,\nsocial, and governance expertise.''.\n\nSubtitle C--Authorities Relating to the Provision of Support\n\nSEC. 8741. EQUITY INVESTMENT.\n(a) Corporate Equity Investment Fund.--Section 1421(c) of the\nBetter Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018\n(22 U.S.C. 9621(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new\nparagraph:\n``(7) Corporate equity investment account.--\n``(A) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury\nof the United States a fund to be known as the `Development\nFinance Corporate Equity Investment Account' (referred to in\nthis division as the `Equity Investment Account'), which shall\nbe administered by the Corporation as a revolving account to\ncarry out the purposes of this section.\n``(B) Purpose.--The Corporation shall--\n``(i) manage the Equity Investment Account in ways that\ndemonstrate a commitment to pursuing catalytic investments\nin less developed countries in accordance with section\n1412(c)(1) and paragraph (1); and\n``(ii) collect data and information about the use of\nthe Equity Investment Account to inform the Corporation's\nrecord of returns on investments and reevaluation of equity\ninvestment subsidy rates prior to the termination of the\nauthorities provided under this title.\n``(C) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized\nto be appropriated to the Equity Investment Account\n$5,000,000,000 for fiscal years 2026 through 2031.\n``(D) Offsetting collections and funds.--Earnings and\nproceeds from the sale or redemption of, and fees, credits, and\nother collections from, the equity investments of the\nCorporation under the Equity Investment Account shall be\nretained and deposited into the Fund and shall remain available\nto carry out this subsection without fiscal year limitation\nwithout further appropriation.\n``(E) Impact quotient.--The Corporation shall ensure that\nat least 25 percent of its obligations from funds authorized to\nbe appropriated under subparagraph (C) or otherwise made\navailable for the Fund for Corporation projects are rated in\nthe upper 20 percent on the Impact Quotient tier system, or any\nsimilar or successor assessment tool, developed pursuant to\nsection 1442(b)(1).''.\n(b) Guidelines and Criteria.--Section 1421(c)(3)(C) of the Better\nUtilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22\nU.S.C. 9621(c)(3)(C)), is amended by inserting ``, localized\nworkforces, and partner country economic security'' after ``markets''.\n(c) Limitations on Equity Investments.--Section 1421(c)(4)(A) of\nthe Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of\n2018 (22 U.S.C. 9621(c)(4)(A)), by striking ``30'' and inserting\n``40''.\nSEC. 8742. SPECIAL PROJECTS.\nSection 1421 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to\nDevelopment Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9621) is amended by striking\nsubsection (f) and inserting the following:\n``(f) Special Projects and Programs.--The Corporation may\nadminister and manage special projects and programs in support of\nspecific transactions undertaken by the Corporation--\n``(1) for the provision of post-investment technical assistance\nfor existing projects of the Corporation, including programs of\nfinancial and advisory support that provide private technical,\nprofessional, or managerial assistance in the development of human\nresources, skills, technology, or capital savings; or\n``(2) subject to the nondelegable review and approval of the\nBoard, by creating companies, corporations, and partnerships that\nadvance both the development objectives and foreign policy\ninterests outlined in the purpose of this division if, not later\nthan 30 days prior to entering into an agreement or other\narrangement to provide support pursuant to this section, the Chief\nExecutive Officer--\n``(A) notifies the appropriate congressional committees;\nand\n``(B) includes in the notification required by subparagraph\n(A) a certification that such support--\n``(i) is designed to meet an exigent need that is\ncritical to the national security interests of the United\nStates; and\n``(ii) could not otherwise be secured utilizing the\nauthorities under this section.''.\nSEC. 8743. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.\nSection 1422 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to\nDevelopment Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9622) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (3) and inserting\nthe following:\n``(3) The Corporation shall, with respect to providing any loan\nguaranty to a project, require the parties to the project to bear a\nrisk of loss on the project in an amount equal to at least 20\npercent of the amount of such guaranty. The Corporation shall\ncontinue to work with the President to streamline the process for\nsecuring waivers that would enable the Corporation to guarantee up\nto 100 percent of the amount of a loan, provided that risk of loss\nin the project borne by the parties to the project is equal to at\nleast 20 percent of the guaranty amount.''; and\n(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n``(c) Best Practices to Prevent Usurious or Abusive Lending by\nIntermediaries.--\n``(1) In general.--The Corporation shall ensure that terms,\nconditions, penalties, rules for collections practices, and other\nfinance administration policies that govern Corporation-backed\nlending, guarantees and other financial instruments through\nintermediaries are consistent with industry best practices and the\nCorporation's rules with respect to direct lending to its clients.\n``(2) Truth in lending policies.--The Corporation shall develop\nrequired truth in lending rules, guidelines, and related\nimplementing policies and practices to govern secondary lending\nthrough intermediaries and shall report such policies and practices\nto the appropriate committees not later than 180 days of enactment\nof the DFC Modernization and Reauthorization Act of 2025, with\nannual updates, as needed, thereafter.\n``(3) Policy development requirements.--In developing such\npolicies and practices required by paragraph (2), the Corporation\nshall--\n``(A) take into account any particular vulnerabilities\ngenerally faced by potential applicants or recipients of\nmicrolending and other forms of microfinance, such as lack of\nexperience with lending or lack of financial literacy;\n``(B) develop and apply, generally, rules and terms to\nensure Corporation-backed lending through an intermediary does\nnot carry excessively punitive or disproportionate penalties\nfor customers in default;\n``(C) ensure that such policies and practices include\neffective safeguards to prevent usurious or abusive lending by\nintermediaries, including in the provision of microfinance; and\n``(D) ensure the intermediary includes in any lending\ncontract with microfinance borrowers that is supported by the\nCorporation an appropriate level of financial disclosure to the\nborrower, including--\n``(i) disclosures that explain in all material respects\nto the customer both lender and customer rights and\nobligations under the contract in language that is\naccessible to the customer;\n``(ii) the material loan terms and tenure of the\ncontract;\n``(iii) the procedures and potential penalties or\nforfeitures in case of default;\n``(iv) information on privacy and personal data\nprotection; and\n``(v) any other information that the Corporation\ndetermines is needed to inform the borrower of the material\nterms of the loan.\n``(4) Audit requirements.--The Corporation shall establish\nappropriate auditing mechanisms to oversee and monitor secondary\nlending provided through intermediaries in partner countries and\ninclude in each annual report to Congress required under paragraph\n(2) a summary of the results of such audits.''.\nSEC. 8744. TERMINATION.\nSection 1424(a) of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to\nDevelopment Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9624) is amended by striking ``the\ndate that is 7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act'' and\ninserting ``December 31, 2031''.\n\nSubtitle D--Other Matters\n\nSEC. 8751. OPERATIONS.\nSection 1431 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to\nDevelopment Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9631) is amended by adding at the\nend the following new subsection:\n``(e) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--\n``(1) the Corporation is obligated to consult with and collect\ninput from current employees on plans to substantially reorganize\nthe Corporation prior to implementation of such plan; and\n``(2) the Corporation should consider preference, experience,\nand, when relevant, seniority when reassigning existing employees\nto new areas of work.''.\nSEC. 8752. CORPORATE POWERS.\nSection 1432(a)(10) of the Better Utilization of Investments\nLeading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9632(a)(10)) is amended\nby striking ``until the expiration of the current lease under\npredecessor authority, as of the day before the date of the enactment\nof this Act''.\nSEC. 8753. MAXIMUM CONTINGENT LIABILITY.\nSection 1433 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to\nDevelopment Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9633) is amended to read as follows:\n``SEC. 1433. MAXIMUM CONTINGENT LIABILITY.\n``(a) In General.--The maximum contingent liability of the\nCorporation outstanding at any one time shall not exceed in the\naggregate $205,000,000,000.\n``(b) Rule of Construction.--The maximum contingent liability shall\napply to all extension of liability by the Corporation regardless of\nthe authority cited thereto.''.\nSEC. 8754. PERFORMANCE MEASURES, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING.\nSection 1442 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to\nDevelopment Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9652) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (b)--\n(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:\n``(1) develop a development impact measurement system, to be\nknown as the Corporation's Impact Quotient, which shall--\n``(A) serve as a metrics-based measurement system to assess\na project's expected outcomes and development impact on a\ncountry, a region, and populations throughout the sourcing,\norigination, management, monitoring, and evaluation stages of a\nproject's lifecycle;\n``(B) enable the Corporation to assess development impact\nat both the project and portfolio level;\n``(C) provide guidance on when to take appropriate\ncorrective measures to further development goals throughout a\nproject's lifecycle; and\n``(D) inform congressional notification requirements\noutlining the Corporation's project development impacts;'';\n(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a\nsemicolon;\n(C) in paragraph (4)--\n(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by\nstriking ``method for ensuring, appropriate development\nperformance'' and inserting ``method for evaluating and\ndocumenting the development impacts''; and\n(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the\nend and inserting a semicolon; and\n(D) by adding at the end the following:\n``(5) develop standards for, and a method for ensuring,\nappropriate monitoring of the Corporation's compliance with\nenvironmental and social standards consistent with the guidance\npublished by the Corporation following broad consultation with\nappropriate stakeholders to include civil society; and\n``(6) develop standards for, and a method for ensuring,\nappropriate monitoring of the Corporation's portfolio, including\nstandards for ensuring employees or agents of the Corporation\nidentify and conduct in-person site visits of each high-risk loan,\nloan guarantee, and equity project, as necessary and appropriate,\nafter the initial disbursement of funds.'';\n(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d)\nand (e), respectively;\n(3) by inserting the following after subsection (b):\n``(c) Required Performance Measures Update for Congressional\nStrategic Advisory Group.--At any meeting of the Congressional\nStrategic Advisory Group, the Corporation shall be prepared discuss the\nstandards developed in subsection (b) for all ongoing projects.''; and\n(4) by inserting at the end the following:\n``(f) Staffing for Portfolio Oversight and Reporting.--\n``(1) Requirement to maintain capacity.--The Corporation shall\nmaintain an adequate number of full-time personnel with appropriate\nexpertise to fulfill its obligations under this section and section\n1443, including--\n``(A) monitoring and evaluating the financial performance\nof the Corporation's portfolio;\n``(B) evaluating the development and strategic impact of\ninvestments throughout the program lifecycle;\n``(C) preparing required annual reporting on the\nCorporation's portfolio of investments, including the\ninformation set forth in section 1443(a)(6); and\n``(D) monitoring for compliance with all applicable laws\nand ethics requirements.\n``(2) Qualifications.--Personnel assigned to carry out the\nobligations described in paragraph (1) shall possess demonstrable\nprofessional experience in relevant areas, such as development\nfinance, financial analysis, investment portfolio management,\nmonitoring and evaluation, impact measurement, or legal and ethics\nexpertise.\n``(3) Organizational structure.--The Corporation shall maintain\nsuch personnel within 1 or more dedicated units or offices, which\nshall--\n``(A) be functionally independent from investment\norigination teams;\n``(B) be managed by senior staff who report to the Chief\nExecutive Officer or Deputy Chief Executive Officer; and\n``(C) be allocated resources sufficient to fulfill the\nCorporation's obligations under this section and to support\ntransparency and accountability to Congress and to the public.\n``(4) Insulation from reductions.--The Corporation may not\nreduce the staffing, funding, or organizational independence of the\nunits or personnel responsible for fulfilling the obligations under\nthis section unless--\n``(A) the Chief Executive Officer certifies in writing to\nthe appropriate congressional committees that such reductions\nare necessary due to operational exigency, statutory change, or\nbudgetary shortfall; and\n``(B) the Corporation includes in its annual report a\ndetailed explanation of the impact of any such changes on its\ncapacity to analyze and report on portfolio performance.''.\nSEC. 8755. ANNUAL REPORT.\nSection 1443 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to\nDevelopment Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9653) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a)--\n(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a\nsemicolon;\n(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and\ninserting a semicolon; and\n(C) by inserting at the end the following:\n``(5) the United States strategic, foreign policy, and\ndevelopment objectives advanced through projects supported by the\nCorporation; and\n``(6) the health of the Corporation's portfolio, including an\nannual overview of funds committed, funds disbursed, default and\nrecovery rates, capital mobilized, equity investments' year on year\nreturns, and any difference between how investments were modeled at\ncommitment and how they ultimately performed, to include a\nnarrative explanation explaining any changes.''; and\n(2) in subsection (b)--\n(A) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B)\nand inserting the following:\n``(A) the desired development impact and strategic outcomes\nfor projects, and whether or not the Corporation is meeting the\nassociated metrics, goals, and development objectives,\nincluding, to the extent practicable, in the years after\nconclusion of projects;\n``(B) whether the Corporation's support for projects that\nfocus on achieving strategic outcomes are achieving such\nstrategic objectives of such investments over the duration of\nthe support and lasting after the Corporation's support is\ncompleted;\n``(C) the value of private sector assets brought to bear\nrelative to the amount of support provided by the Corporation\nand the value of any other public sector support;\n``(D) the total private capital projected to be mobilized\nby projects supported by the Corporation during that year,\nincluding an analysis of the lenders and investors involved and\ninvestment instruments used;\n``(E) the total private capital actually mobilized by\nprojects supported by the Corporation that were fully funded by\nthe end of that year, including--\n``(i) an analysis of the lenders and investors involved\nand investment instruments used; and\n``(ii) a comparison with the private capital projected\nto be mobilized for the projects described in this\nparagraph;\n``(F) a breakdown of--\n``(i) the amount and percentage of Corporation support\nprovided to less developed countries, advancing income\ncountries, and high-income countries in the previous fiscal\nyear; and\n``(ii) the amount and percentage of Corporation support\nprovided to less developed countries, advancing income\ncountries and high-income countries averaged over the last\n5 fiscal years;\n``(G) a breakdown of the aggregate amounts and percentage\nof the maximum contingent liability of the Corporation\nauthorized to be outstanding pursuant to section 1433 in less\ndeveloped countries, advancing income countries, and high-\nincome countries;\n``(H) the risk appetite of the Corporation to undertake\nprojects in less developed countries and in sectors that are\ncritical to development but less likely to deliver substantial\nfinancial returns; and\n``(I) efforts by the Chief Executive Officer to incentivize\ncalculated risk-taking by transaction teams, including through\nthe conduct of development performance reviews and provision of\ndevelopment performance rewards;'';\n(B) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``; and'' and\ninserting a semicolon;\n(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and\n(D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:\n``(4) to the extent practicable, recommendations for measures\nthat could enhance the strategic goals of projects to adapt to\nchanging circumstances; and''.\nSEC. 8756. PUBLICLY AVAILABLE PROJECT INFORMATION.\nSection 1444 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to\nDevelopment Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9654) is amended in paragraph (1) to\nread as follows:\n``(1) maintain a user-friendly, publicly available, machine-\nreadable database with detailed project-level information, as\nappropriate and to the extent practicable, including a description\nof the support provided by the Corporation under title II, which\nshall include, to the greatest extent feasible for each project--\n``(A) the information included in the report to Congress\nunder section 1443;\n``(B) project-level performance metrics; and\n``(C) a description of the development impact of the\nproject, including anticipated impact prior to initiation of\nthe project and assessed impact during and after the completion\nof the project; and''.\nSEC. 8757. NOTIFICATIONS TO BE PROVIDED BY THE CORPORATION.\nSection 1446 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to\nDevelopment Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9656) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``$10,000,000'' and\ninserting ``$20,000,000''; and\n(2) in subsection (b)--\n(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a\nsemicolon;\n(B) in paragraph (3)--\n(i) by inserting ``the Corporation's impact quotient\noutlining'' after ``asset and''; and\n(ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting\n``; and''; and\n(C) by adding at the end the following:\n``(4)(A) information relating to whether the Corporation has\naccepted a creditor status that is subordinate to that of other\ncreditors in the project, activity, or asset; and\n``(B) for all projects, activities, or assets that the\nCorporation has accepted a creditor status that is subordinate to\nthat of other creditors the Corporation shall include a description\nof the substantive policy rationale required by section 1422(b)(12)\nthat influenced the decision to accept such a creditor status.''.\nSEC. 8758. LIMITATIONS AND PREFERENCES.\nSection 1451 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to\nDevelopment Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9671) is amended--\n(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``5 percent'' and inserting\n``2.5 percent''; and\n(2) by adding at the end the following:\n``(j) Policies With Respect to State-owned Enterprises,\nAnticompetitive Practices, and Countries of Concern.--\n``(1) Policy.--The Corporation shall develop appropriate\npolicies and guidelines for support provided under title II for a\nproject involving a state-owned enterprise, sovereign wealth fund,\nor a parastatal entity to ensure such support is provided\nconsistent with appropriate principles and practices of competitive\nneutrality.\n``(2) Prohibitions.--\n``(A) Anticompetitive practices.--The Corporation may not\nprovide support under title II for a project that involves a\nprivate sector entity engaged in anticompetitive practices.\n``(B) Countries of concern.--The Corporation may not\nprovide support under title II for projects that would be\noperated, managed, or controlled by the government of a county\nof concern or a state-owned enterprise that belongs to or is\nunder the control of a country of concern.\n``(C) Exception.--The President may waive the restriction\nunder subparagraph (B) on a project-by-project basis if the\nPresident submits to the appropriate congressional committees--\n``(i) a certification, which may be included as a\nclassified or confidential annex to a report required by\nsection 1446, that such support is important to the\nnational security interests of the United States; and\n``(ii) a written justification of how such support\ndirectly counters or significantly limits the influence of\nan entity described in such subparagraph.\n``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:\n``(A) Control.--The term `control', with respect to an\nenterprise, means the power by any means to control the\nenterprise regardless of--\n``(i) the level of ownership; and\n``(ii) whether or not the power is exercised.\n``(B) Owned.--The term `owned', with respect to an\nenterprise, means a majority or controlling interest, whether\nby value or voting interest, of the shares of that enterprise,\nincluding through fiduciaries, agents, or other means.\n``(C) State-owned enterprise.--The term `state-owned\nenterprise' means any enterprise established for a commercial\nor business purpose that is directly owned or controlled by one\nor more governments, including any agency, instrumentality,\nsubdivision, or other unit of government at any level of\njurisdiction.''.\n\nTITLE LXXXVIII--OTHER MATTERS\n\nSec. 8801. Pilot program for sound insulation repair and replacement.\nSec. 8802. Alignment of timing of updates of strategic plan with updates\nto National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing.\nSec. 8803. Lumbee Fairness Act.\nSec. 8804. Drinking water well replacement for Chincoteague, Virginia.\nSec. 8805. Briefing on implementation of Compact of Free Association\nAmendments Act of 2024 with respect to veterans in the Freely\nAssociated States.\nSec. 8806. Disinterment of remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam\nHouston National Cemetery, Texas.\n\nSEC. 8801. PILOT PROGRAM FOR SOUND INSULATION REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT.\n(a) Government Share.--Section 47109 of title 49, United States\nCode, is amended by adding at the end the following:\n``(i) Special Rule for Sound Insulation Repair and Replacement.--\nWith respect to a project to carry out sound insulation that is granted\na waiver under section 47110(j), the allowable project cost for such\nproject shall be calculated without consideration of any costs that\nwere previously paid by the Government.''.\n(b) Sound Insulation Treatment Repair and Replacement Projects.--\nSection 47110 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at\nthe end the following:\n``(j) Pilot Program for Sound Insulation Repair and Replacements.--\n``(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of\nenactment of this subsection, the Administrator of the Federal\nAviation Administration shall establish a pilot program at up to\ntwo large hub public-use airports for local airport operators that\nhave established a local program to fund secondary noise insulation\nusing nonaeronautical revenue that provides a one-time waiver of\nthe requirement of subsection (b)(4) for a qualifying airport as\napplied to projects to carry out repair and replacement of sound\ninsulation for a residential building for which the airport\npreviously received Federal assistance or Federally authorized\nairport assistance under this subchapter if--\n``(A) the Secretary determines that the additional\nassistance is justified due to the residence containing any\nsound insulation treatment or other type of sound proofing\nmaterial previously installed under this subchapter that is\ndetermined to be eligible pursuant to paragraph (2);\n``(B) the residence--\n``(i) falls within the Day Night Level (DNL) of 65 to\n75 decibel (dB) noise contours, according to the most\nrecent noise exposure map (as such term is defined in\nsection 150.7 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations)\navailable as of the date of enactment of this subsection;\n``(ii) fell within such noise contours at the time the\ninitial sound insulation treatment was installed, but a\nqualified noise auditor has determined that--\n\n``(I) such sound insulation treatment caused\nphysical damage to the residence; or\n``(II) the materials used for sound insulation\ntreatment were of low quality and have deteriorated,\nbroken, or otherwise no longer function as intended;\nand\n\n``(iii) is shown through testing that current interior\nnoise levels exceed DNL 45 dB, and the new insulation would\nhave the ability to achieve a 5 dB noise reduction; and\n``(C) the qualifying airport--\n``(i) is a large hub airport (as defined in section\n40102 of title 49, United States Code);\n``(ii) is located in a dense residential area, with a\nminimum population of 200,000 residents within a 5-mile\nradius of the airport;\n``(iii) has an established residential sound insulation\nprogram that has been operational for at least 30 years and\nbegan in the year 1985;\n``(iv) is located in a metropolitan statistical area\nwith a population of at least 4,000,000 people; and\n``(v) has at least 22,000,000 enplanements annually.\n``(2) Eligibility determination.--To be eligible for waiver\nunder this subsection for repair or replacement of sound insulation\ntreatment projects, an applicant shall--\n``(A) ensure that the applicant and the property owner have\nmade a good faith effort to exhaust any amounts available\nthrough warranties, insurance coverage, and legal remedies for\nthe sound insulation treatment previously installed on the\neligible residence;\n``(B) verify the sound insulation treatment for which\nFederal assistance was previously provided was installed prior\nto the year 2002; and\n``(C) demonstrate that a qualified noise auditor, based on\nan inspection of the residence, determined that--\n``(i) the sound insulation treatment for which Federal\nassistance was previously provided has resulted in\nstructural deterioration that was not caused by failure of\nthe property owner to repair or adequately maintain the\nresidential building or through the negligence of the\napplicant or the property owner; and\n``(ii) the condition of the sound insulation treatment\ndescribed in subparagraph (A) is not attributed to actions\ntaken by an owner or occupant of the residence.\n``(3) Additional authority for surveys.--Notwithstanding any\nother provision of law, the Secretary shall consider a cost\nallowable under this subchapter for an airport to conduct periodic\nsurveys of properties in which repair and replacement of sound\ninsulation treatment was carried out as described in paragraph (1)\nand for which the airport previously received Federal assistance or\nFederally authorized airport assistance under this subchapter. The\nsurveys shall be conducted only for those properties for which the\nairport has identified a property owner who is interested in having\na survey be undertaken to assess the current effectiveness of the\nsound insulation treatment. Such surveys shall be carried out to\nidentify any properties described in the preceding sentence that\nare eligible for funds under this subsection.''.\nSEC. 8802. ALIGNMENT OF TIMING OF UPDATES OF STRATEGIC PLAN WITH\nUPDATES TO NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.\n(a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 34(i) of the National\nInstitute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s(i)) is\namended--\n(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and update not less\nfrequently than once every 3 years thereafter,'';\n(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (M) as\nsubparagraphs (E) through (N), respectively; and\n(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C), the following new\nsubparagraph:\n``(D) to update the strategic plan developed under\nsubparagraph (C) not less frequently than once every four years\nsuch that the planning cycle for each such update aligns with\nthe planning cycle for updates to the strategic plan required\nunder section 102(c)(4) of the America COMPETES Reauthorization\nAct of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6622(c)(4)) to better ensure the Program\nreflects the priorities of such strategic plan under such\nsection 102(c)(4);''.\n(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 34(i) of the National Institute\nof Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s(i)) is amended--\n(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``developing and updating the\nstrategic plan under paragraph (2)(C)'' and inserting ``developing\nthe strategic plan under subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) and\nupdating such plan under subparagraph (D) of such paragraph''; and\n(2) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following new\nsentence: ``Upon completion of each update required under paragraph\n(2)(D), the Secretary shall transmit such strategic plan to such\ncommittees.''.\nSEC. 8803. LUMBEE FAIRNESS ACT.\n(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Lumbee\nFairness Act''.\n(b) Federal Recognition.--The Act of June 7, 1956 (70 Stat. 254,\nchapter 375), is amended--\n(1) by striking section 2;\n(2) in the first sentence of the first section, by striking\n``That the Indians'' and inserting the following:\n``SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF LUMBEE INDIANS.\n``The Indians'';\n(3) in the preamble--\n(A) by inserting before the first undesignated clause the\nfollowing:\n``SECTION 1. FINDINGS.\n``Congress finds that--'';\n(B) by designating the undesignated clauses as paragraphs\n(1) through (4), respectively, and indenting appropriately;\n(C) by striking ``Whereas'' each place it appears;\n(D) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of\neach of paragraphs (1) and (2) (as so designated); and\n(E) in paragraph (4) (as so designated), by striking ``:\nNow, therefore,'' and inserting a period;\n(4) by moving the enacting clause so as to appear before\nsection 1 (as so designated);\n(5) by striking the last sentence of section 3 (as designated\nby paragraph (2));\n(6) by inserting before section 3 (as designated by paragraph\n(2)) the following:\n``SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.\n``In this Act:\n``(1) Claim.--The term `claim' means any claim that has been\nasserted or could have been asserted by the Lumbee Tribe of North\nCarolina or any member relating to a right, title, or interest in\nproperty, to trespass or property damages, or hunting, fishing, or\nother rights to natural resources, subject to the condition that\nthe claim is based on aboriginal title, recognized title, or title\nby grant, patent, or treaty.\n``(2) Federally recognized indian tribe.--The term `federally\nrecognized Indian tribe' means any Indian tribe included on the\nmost recent list published by the Secretary under section 104(a) of\nthe Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C.\n5131(a)).\n``(3) Member.--The term `member' means any individual enrolled\nas a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina--\n``(A) as of the date of enactment of the Lumbee Fairness\nAct; and\n``(B) after that date of enactment.\n``(4) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of\nthe Interior.''; and\n(7) by adding at the end the following:\n``SEC. 4. FEDERAL RECOGNITION.\n``(a) In General.--Federal recognition is extended to the Lumbee\nTribe of North Carolina.\n``(b) Applicability of Laws.--Except as otherwise provided in this\nAct, all Federal laws (including regulations) of general application to\nIndians and federally recognized Indian tribes, including the Act of\nJune 18, 1934 (commonly known as the `Indian Reorganization Act') (48\nStat. 984, chapter 576; 25 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.), shall apply to the\nLumbee Tribe of North Carolina and its members.\n``SEC. 5. ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL SERVICES.\n``(a) In General.--The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and its\nmembers shall be eligible for all services and benefits provided by the\nFederal Government to federally recognized Indian tribes when--\n``(1) the Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human\nServices has developed a determination of needs under section\nsubsection (c); and\n``(2) the Secretary has completed the verification of the\ntribal roll under subsection (d)(1).\n``(b) Service Area.--For the purpose of the delivery of Federal\nservices and benefits described in subsection (a), members residing in\nRobeson, Cumberland, Hoke, and Scotland Counties in North Carolina\nshall be deemed to be residing on or near an Indian reservation.\n``(c) Determination of Needs.--On verification by the Secretary of\na tribal roll under subsection (d)(1), the Secretary and the Secretary\nof Health and Human Services shall--\n``(1) develop, in consultation with the Lumbee Tribe of North\nCarolina, a determination of needs to provide the services for\nwhich members are eligible; and\n``(2) in the first fiscal year following the date on which the\ntribal roll is verified, each submit to Congress a written\nstatement of those needs, which shall be included in the materials\nsubmitted to Congress in support of the President's budget\nsubmitted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code,\nfor that fiscal year.\n``(d) Tribal Roll.--\n``(1) In general.--As a condition of receiving Federal services\nand benefits described in subsection (a), the Lumbee Tribe of North\nCarolina shall submit to the Secretary the tribal roll in effect on\nthe date of enactment of this section, which shall be verified by\nthe Secretary in accordance with paragraph (2).\n``(2) Verification limitation and deadline.--The verification\nby the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be--\n``(A) limited to confirming the presence of documentary\nproof of compliance with the membership criteria described in\nthe constitution of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina adopted\non November 16, 2001; and\n``(B) completed not later than 2 years after the submission\nof a digitized roll with supporting documentary proof by the\nLumbee Tribe of North Carolina to the Secretary.\n``(e) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section prevents the\nLumbee Tribe of North Carolina from changing its tribal roll or\nmembership qualifications after the date of enactment of this section.\n``SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION TO TAKE LAND INTO TRUST.\n``(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to take land into\ntrust for the benefit of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, if such\nland is located within the boundaries of Robeson, Cumberland, Hoke, or\nScotland Counties in North Carolina.\n``(b) Treatment of Certain Land.--An application to take into trust\nland located within Robeson County in North Carolina under this section\nshall be treated by the Secretary as an `on reservation' trust\nacquisition under part 151 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (or\na successor regulation).\n``(c) Claims Against the United States.--Any claim accruing before\nthe date of enactment of this section against the United States shall\nfirst be authorized by an Act of Congress.\n``SEC. 7. JURISDICTION OF STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.\n``(a) In General.--With respect to land located within the State of\nNorth Carolina that is owned by, or held in trust by the United States\nfor the benefit of, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, or any\ndependent Indian community of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, the\nState of North Carolina shall exercise jurisdiction over--\n``(1) all criminal offenses that are committed; and\n``(2) all civil actions that arise.\n``(b) Transfer of Jurisdiction.--\n``(1) In general.--Pursuant to section 403 of the Civil Rights\nAct of 1968 (25 U.S.C. 1323), and subject to paragraph (2), the\nSecretary may accept on behalf of the United States, after\nconsulting with the Attorney General of the United States, any\ntransfer by the State of North Carolina to the United States of any\nportion of the jurisdiction of the State of North Carolina\ndescribed in subsection (a) over Indian country occupied by the\nLumbee Tribe of North Carolina pursuant to an agreement between the\nLumbee Tribe of North Carolina and the State of North Carolina.\n``(2) Restriction.--A transfer of jurisdiction described in\nparagraph (1) may not take effect until 2 years after the effective\ndate of the agreement described in that paragraph.\n``(c) Effect.--Nothing in this section affects the application of\nsection 109 of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1919).\n``SEC. 8. SAVINGS PROVISION.\n``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c)--\n``(1) the delivery of services to the Lumbee Tribe of North\nCarolina or its members shall not occur before the third fiscal\nyear following the date of enactment of this section; but\n``(2) that delay in the delivery of services shall not extend\nbeyond 3 fiscal years following that date of enactment.\n``(b) New and Restored Tribes Funding.--The Lumbee Tribe of North\nCarolina shall be eligible for funding provided by the Department of\nthe Interior and the Department of Human Services that is only\navailable to newly federally recognized and restored Indian tribes.\n``(c) Current Funding and Services.--Nothing in this section\naffects the level of funding or services being delivered by any Federal\nagency to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina on or before the date of\nenactment of this section.''.\nSEC. 8804. DRINKING WATER WELL REPLACEMENT FOR CHINCOTEAGUE, VIRGINIA.\n(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the\nAdministrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration may\nenter into an agreement, as appropriate, with the Town of Chincoteague,\nVirginia, for a period of up to five years, for reimbursement of the\nTown of Chincoteague's costs directly associated with the development\nof a plan for the following:\n(1) The decommissioning of drinking water wells currently\nsituated on property administered by National Aeronautics and Space\nAdministration.\n(2) The establishment of alternative drinking water wells,\nwhich are located on property under the administrative control,\nwhether through lease, ownership, or easement, of the Town of\nChincoteague.\n(b) Elements.--The plan under subsection (a) shall include, to the\nextent practicable, information relating to the following:\n(1) Any drinking water well described in paragraph (1) such\nsubsection, including an identification relating thereto, that is\nto be decommissioned.\n(2) The location under paragraph (2) of such subsection of the\nsite to which any alternative drinking water well is be\nestablished.\n(3) The estimated cost of any such establishment, including for\nthe purchase, lease, or use of additional property, engineering,\ndesign, permitting, or construction relating thereto.\n(c) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 18 months after the\ndate of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the National\nAeronautics and Space Administration, in coordination with the head or\nother appropriate representative of any entity relevant to any\nagreement entered into under subsection (a), shall submit to the\nCommittee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of\nRepresentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation of the Senate a copy of any such agreement.\nSEC. 8805. BRIEFING ON IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION\nAMENDMENTS ACT OF 2024 WITH RESPECT TO VETERANS IN THE FREELY\nASSOCIATED STATES.\n(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, and not less frequently than monthly thereafter\nuntil the date that is five years after such date of enactment, the\nSecretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide to the Committee on\nVeterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs\nof the House of Representatives a briefing on the status of\nimplementation of the provisions of the Compact of Free Association\nAmendments Act of 2024 (title II of division G of Public Law 118-42)\nrelating to veterans in the Freely Associated States in a way that is\nconsistent with the intent of Congress, including--\n(1) engagement with the governments of the Freely Associated\nStates;\n(2) a projected timeline for veterans in the Freely Associated\nStates to receive hospital care and medical services; and\n(3) an estimate of the cost of implementation of such\nprovisions.\n(b) Definitions.--In this section:\n(1) Freely associated states.--The term ``Freely Associated\nStates'' means--\n(A) the Federated States of Micronesia;\n(B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; and\n(C) the Republic of Palau.\n(2) Hospital care; medical services.--The terms ``hospital\ncare'' and ``medical services'' have the meanings given those terms\nin section 1701 of title 38, United States Code.\nSEC. 8806. DISINTERMENT OF REMAINS OF FERNANDO V. COTA FROM FORT SAM\nHOUSTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, TEXAS.\n(a) Disinterment.--Not later than one year after the date of the\nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall disinter\nthe remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National\nCemetery, Texas.\n(b) Notification.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not carry\nout subsection (a) until after notifying the next of kin of Fernando V.\nCota.\n(c) Disposition.--After carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary\nof Veterans Affairs shall--\n(1) relinquish the remains to the next of kin described in\nsubsection (b); or\n(2) if no such next of kin responds to the notification under\nsubsection (b), arrange for disposition of the remains as the\nSecretary determines appropriate.\n\nSpeaker of the House of Representatives.\n\nVice President of the United States and\nPresident of the Senate.","changes":[{"id":735,"doc_id":11293,"v_from":14411,"v_to":14536,"detected_at":"2026-09-17 02:01:50","added":20,"removed":0,"summary":"--- \n+++ \n+SUMMARY\n+National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026\n+This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2026 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, military construction, and the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE). The bill also sets forth policies and authorities for the Department of State, the Coast Guard, and the Intelligence Community (IC).\n+Among other elements, the bill\n+authorizes the procurement of various items, including aircraft, ships, and missiles;\n+sets active duty and reserve component personnel strength levels;\n+sets policy regarding various aspects of military health care and military compensation;\n+sets policy regarding DOD acquisitions and acquisition management, including contracting authorities and domestic sourcing;\n+sets policy for various matters related to DOD interactions with foreign nations, including matters concerning Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific;\n+sets policy for various matters related to DOD cyber operations, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence;\n+authorizes specified military construction projects and extends the authorization of certain projects from previous fiscal years;\n+authorizes the National Nuclear Security Administration, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Naval Petroleum Reserves, and Maritime Administration;\n+sets policy regarding the organization and workforce of the State Department;\n+sets acquisition and personnel policy for the Coast Guard;\n+sets policy for merchant mariner credentials, vessel safety, and oil pollution response; and\n+sets policy for the IC regarding artificial intelligence and biotechnology.\n+For additional information on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) see\n+In Focus IF10516, Defense Primer: Navigating the NDAA , and\n+In Focus IF10515, Defense Primer: The NDAA Process .\n+"},{"id":733,"doc_id":11293,"v_from":14342,"v_to":14411,"detected_at":"2026-09-16 02:18:20","added":0,"removed":20,"summary":"--- \n+++ \n-SUMMARY\n-National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026\n-This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2026 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, military construction, and the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE). 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The bill also sets forth policies and authorities for the Department of State, the Coast Guard, and the Intelligence Community (IC).\n+Among other elements, the bill\n+authorizes the procurement of various items, including aircraft, ships, and missiles;\n+sets active duty and reserve component personnel strength levels;\n+sets policy regarding various aspects of military health care and military compensation;\n+sets policy regarding DOD acquisitions and acquisition management, including contracting authorities and domestic sourcing;\n+sets policy for various matters related to DOD interactions with foreign nations, including matters concerning Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific;\n+sets policy for various matters related to DOD cyber operations, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence;\n+authorizes specified military construction projects and extends the authorization of certain projects from previous fiscal years;\n+authorizes the National Nuclear Security Administration, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Naval Petroleum Reserves, and Maritime Administration;\n+sets policy regarding the organization and workforce of the State Department;\n+sets acquisition and personnel policy for the Coast Guard;\n+sets policy for merchant mariner credentials, vessel safety, and oil pollution response; and\n+sets policy for the IC regarding artificial intelligence and biotechnology.\n+For additional information on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) see\n+In Focus IF10516, Defense Primer: Navigating the NDAA , and\n+In Focus IF10515, Defense Primer: The NDAA Process .\n+"},{"id":723,"doc_id":11293,"v_from":13963,"v_to":14260,"detected_at":"2026-09-13 01:51:08","added":0,"removed":20,"summary":"--- \n+++ \n-SUMMARY\n-National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026\n-This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2026 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, military construction, and the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE). 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The bill also sets forth policies and authorities for the Department of State, the Coast Guard, and the Intelligence Community (IC).\n+Among other elements, the bill\n+authorizes the procurement of various items, including aircraft, ships, and missiles;\n+sets active duty and reserve component personnel strength levels;\n+sets policy regarding various aspects of military health care and military compensation;\n+sets policy regarding DOD acquisitions and acquisition management, including contracting authorities and domestic sourcing;\n+sets policy for various matters related to DOD interactions with foreign nations, including matters concerning Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific;\n+sets policy for various matters related to DOD cyber operations, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence;\n+authorizes specified military construction projects and extends the authorization of certain projects from previous fiscal years;\n+authorizes the National Nuclear Security Administration, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Naval Petroleum Reserves, and Maritime Administration;\n+sets policy regarding the organization and workforce of the State Department;\n+sets acquisition and personnel policy for the Coast Guard;\n+sets policy for merchant mariner credentials, vessel safety, and oil pollution response; and\n+sets policy for the IC regarding artificial intelligence and biotechnology.\n+For additional information on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) see\n+In Focus IF10516, Defense Primer: Navigating the NDAA , and\n+In Focus IF10515, Defense Primer: The NDAA Process .\n+"}],"passport":{"data":{"act":{"jurisdiction":"США","title_official":"National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026","title_short":"NDAA FY2026","level":"закон","date_adopted":"","date_in_force":"финансовый год 2026 (начало — 1 октября 2025)","date_version":"на момент внесения/прохождения, без указания номера ревизии","phased":"поэтапно по финансовым годам; отдельные ограничения действуют «до представления отчёта/сертификации» или до выполнения условий","status":"законопроект: принят (Enrolled Bill)","sunset":"не указан","regulator":"Конгресс США; Министерство обороны США; иные федеральные ведомства в пределах полномочий","related":"подзаконные акты DoD; инструкции по закупкам; требования к отчётности GAO"},"goal":{"problem":"необходимость упорядочить ассигнования и программы обороны, повысить конкуренцию в оборонных закупках, укрепить промышленную базу и цепочки поставок, управлять рисками зависимости от иностранных источников.","goal":"авторизовать ассигнования и численность личного состава на FY2026; 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