[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 2296 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 115
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2296
[Report No. 119-39]
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 15, 2025
Mr. Wicker, from the Committee on Armed Services, reported the
following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the
calendar
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A BILL
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2026''.
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into four divisions as
follows:
(1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations.
(2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations.
(3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security
Authorizations and Other Authorizations.
(4) Division D--Funding Tables.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees.
Sec. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act.
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B--Army Programs
Sec. 111. Strategy for Army tactical wheeled vehicle program.
Subtitle C--Navy Programs
Sec. 121. Procurement authority for Columbia-class submarine program.
Sec. 122. Procurement authorities for Medium Landing Ships.
Sec. 123. Recapitalization of Navy waterborne security barriers;
modification of prohibition on availability
of funds for legacy waterborne security
barriers.
Sec. 124. Modification to limitations on Navy medium and large unmanned
surface vessels.
Sec. 125. Limitation on availability of funds for TAGOS ship program.
Sec. 126. Limitation on availability of funds relating to amphibious
warfare ship requirement.
Sec. 127. Temporary unavailability of amphibious warfare ships.
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs
Sec. 131. B-21 bomber aircraft program accountability matrices.
Sec. 132. Bomber aircraft force structure and transition roadmap.
Sec. 133. Requirement for an intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance roadmap for the Air Force.
Sec. 134. Annual report on Department of Defense unified datalink
strategy.
Sec. 135. Plan for open mission systems of F-35 aircraft.
Sec. 136. Modification of prohibition on retirement of F-15E aircraft.
Sec. 137. Prohibition on retirement of A-10 aircraft.
Sec. 138. Extension of limitations and minimum inventory requirement
relating to RQ-4 aircraft.
Sec. 139. Expansion of air refueler fleet.
Sec. 140. Requirements relating to C-130 aircraft.
Sec. 141. Information on future large and oversized air cargo
transportation services.
TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations
Sec. 211. Modifications to defense research capacity building program.
Sec. 212. Program for the enhancement of the research, development,
test, and evaluation centers of the
Department of Defense.
Sec. 213. Extension of authority for assignment to Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency of private sector
personnel with critical research and
development expertise.
Sec. 214. Limitation on use of funds for certain Navy software.
Sec. 215. Limitation on availability of funds for Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering.
Sec. 216. Prohibition on contracts between certain foreign entities and
institutions of higher education conducting
Department of Defense-funded research.
Sec. 217. Western regional range complex demonstration.
Sec. 218. Modification of requirement for Department of Defense
policies for management and certification
of Link 16 military tactical data link
network.
Sec. 219. Advanced robotic automation for munitions manufacturing.
Sec. 220. Dual-use and defense advanced manufacturing innovation hubs.
Sec. 220A. Advanced manufacturing and additive manufacturing programs.
Sec. 220B. Improvements relating to advanced manufacturing.
Sec. 220C. Limitation on availability of funds for fundamental research
collaboration with certain academic
institutions.
Subtitle C--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters
Sec. 221. Catalyst Pathfinder Program.
Sec. 222. Extension of period for annual reports on critical technology
areas supportive of the National Defense
Strategy.
Sec. 223. Evaluation of additional test corridors for hypersonic and
long-range weapons.
Sec. 224. Technical correction.
Sec. 225. Congressionally directed programs for test and evaluation
oversight.
Sec. 226. Prohibition on modification of indirect cost rates for
institutions of higher education and
nonprofit organizations.
Sec. 227. Enhance international coordination for advanced manufacturing
techniques, technologies, and adoption.
Subtitle D--Biotechnology
Sec. 231. Biotechnology Management Office.
Sec. 232. Department of Defense biotechnology strategy.
Sec. 233. Defining guidelines and policies on the use of biotechnology
for the Armed Forces.
Sec. 234. Enhancement of international biodefense capacity.
TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B--Energy and Environment
Sec. 311. Department of Defense guidelines regarding implementation of
the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969.
Sec. 312. Requirement to support training on wildfire prevention and
response.
Sec. 313. Use of solid waste disposal systems by Department of Defense.
Sec. 314. Modification of availability and use of energy cost savings.
Sec. 315. Authority of Department of Defense to destroy or dispose of
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl
substances.
Sec. 316. Modification to restriction on procurement or purchasing of
personal protective equipment for
firefighters containing perfluoroalkyl
substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Sec. 317. Provision of bottled water to communities with private
drinking water contaminated with
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances from activities of Department of
Defense.
Sec. 318. Repeal of prohibition on procurement by Department of Defense
of certain items containing perfluorooctane
sulfonate or perfluorooctanoic acid.
Sec. 319. Repeal of temporary moratorium on incineration by Department
of Defense of perfluoroalkyl substances,
polyfluoroalkyl substances, and aqueous
film forming foam.
Sec. 320. Interim responses to address releases or threatened releases
of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances.
Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment
Sec. 321. Surface ship sustainment and readiness.
Sec. 322. Technology enhancement for surface ship maintenance.
Sec. 323. Delegation to United States Transportation Command of
mitigating vulnerabilities and risks
associated with contested logistics for
Department of Defense.
Sec. 324. Requirements for Department of Defense aircraft operations
near commercial airports.
Sec. 325. Extension and modification of semiannual briefings on
operational status of amphibious warship
fleet.
Sec. 326. Prohibition on closure of Army organic industrial base sites.
Sec. 327. Establishment of Defense Personal Property Management Office
under Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
Sec. 328. Integration of commercially available artificial intelligence
capabilities into logistics operations.
Sec. 329. Pilot program on arsenal workload sustainment.
Subtitle D--Reports
Sec. 331. Modification of report on improved oversight for
implementation of Shipyard Infrastructure
Optimization Program of the Navy.
Sec. 332. Modification of readiness report to include summary count of
certain mishaps.
Sec. 333. Annual report on funding and status of interim remedial
actions of Department of Defense relating
to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
Sec. 341. Provision of sports foods and third-party certified dietary
supplements to members of the United States
Special Operations Command.
Sec. 342. Limitation on use of funds to establish or expand Space Force
Special Operations Component Command.
Sec. 343. Requirements for contracts relating to permanent change of
station moving process.
Sec. 344. Limitation on transformation by the Army of primary
helicopter training program at Fort Rucker,
Alabama.
Sec. 345. Conveyance of certain aircraft from Air Force to Arizona
Aviation Historical Group, Phoenix,
Arizona.
Sec. 346. Limitation on use of funds by the Army until submittal of
plan to integrate Joint Munitions Command
and Army Sustainment Command.
Sec. 347. Limitation on use of certain funds of the Air Force until
acquisition strategy submitted to maintain
Airborne Command Post capability.
Sec. 348. Pilot program for contracted amphibious air resources for the
area of responsibility of the United States
Indo-Pacific Command.
Sec. 349. Naming of certain assets of the Department of Defense in the
Commonwealth of Virginia.
TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS
Subtitle A--Active Forces
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Subtitle B--Reserve Forces
Sec. 411. End strengths for selected reserve.
Sec. 412. End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the
reserves.
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).
Sec. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on
active duty for operational support.
Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 421. Military personnel.
TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY
Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy
Sec. 501. Statutory adjustment to reflect transfer of certain general
officer billets from the Air Force to the
Space Force.
Sec. 502. Notice of removal of Judge Advocates General.
Sec. 503. Qualifications for judge advocates.
Sec. 504. Modification of waiver authority related to joint qualified
officer requirement prior to promotion to
general or flag grade.
Sec. 505. Notification of removal of officers from selection board
reports and promotion lists.
Sec. 506. Space Force general officer management.
Sec. 507. Temporary increase in fiscal year percentage limitation for
reduction or waiver of service-in-grade
requirement for general and flag officers
to be retired in pay grades O-7 and O-8.
Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management
Sec. 511. Expansion of authority to waive limitations on release of
reserves from active duty within two years
of retirement eligibility.
Sec. 512. Disestablishment of Navy Reserve Center system.
Sec. 513. National Guard personnel authorities.
Sec. 514. National Guard personnel disaster response duty.
Subtitle C--General Service Authorities and Military Records
Sec. 521. Chief of Naval Personnel.
Sec. 522. Enhanced efficiency and service discretion for Disability
Evaluation System reviews.
Sec. 523. Technical correction related to convalescent leave for
academy cadets and midshipmen.
Sec. 524. Recognition of remotely piloted aircraft crew.
Subtitle D--Military Justice and Other Legal Matters
Sec. 531. Notification of military sex offenders at military
installations.
Sec. 532. Quarterly reports on sexual assault prevention and response
efforts.
Subtitle E--Member Education, Training, and Transition
Sec. 541. Military service academy nominations.
Sec. 542. Asynchronous instruction in distance education option for
professional military education.
Sec. 543. Army University.
Sec. 544. Integration of the Secretary of Defense Strategic Thinkers
Program.
Sec. 545. Improvements to information-sharing to support individuals
retiring or separating from the Armed
Forces.
Sec. 546. Mandatory training on government ethics and national security
law.
Sec. 547. Prohibition on consideration of race, sex, color, ethnicity,
national origin, or religion in service
academy admissions decisions.
Sec. 548. Prohibition on participation of males in athletic programs or
activities at the military service
academies that are designated for women or
girls.
Sec. 549. Pathway for cadets and midshipmen to play professional
sports.
Subtitle F--Military Family Readiness and Dependents' Education
PART I--Dependents' Education
Sec. 551. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit
dependents of military and civilian
personnel.
Sec. 552. Management of special education in schools operated by
Department of Defense Education Activity.
Sec. 553. Enrollment of children of certain American Red Cross
employees in defense dependents' education
system.
Sec. 554. Regulations on the use of portable electronic mobile devices
in Department of Defense Education Activity
schools.
Sec. 555. Administration of college admissions tests by the Department
of Defense Education Activity.
Sec. 556. Support for expanding early child care options for members of
the Armed Forces and their families.
Sec. 557. Improved counseling and access to information relating to
foster care for military families.
Sec. 558. Pilot program on recruitment and retention of employees for
child development programs.
Sec. 559. Report on unmet need for child care in areas with significant
populations of members of the Armed Forces.
PART II--Other Matters
Sec. 561. Legal assistance for guardianship transfers.
Subtitle G--Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
Sec. 571. Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructor
qualifications.
Sec. 572. Temporary authority to provide bonuses to Junior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps instructors.
Sec. 573. Number of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units.
Subtitle H--Decorations and Other Awards, Miscellaneous Reports, and
Other Matters
Sec. 581. Honorary promotions on the initiative of the Department of
Defense.
Sec. 582. National Week of Military Recruitment.
Sec. 583. Clarifying the calculation of enlistments for persons whose
score on the Armed Forces Qualification
Test is below a prescribed level for the
future servicemember preparatory course.
Sec. 584. Recruiter access to secondary schools.
Sec. 585. Compliance with travel charge card deactivation requirements.
TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS
Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances
Sec. 601. Modifications to calculation of basic allowance for
subsistence for enlisted members.
Sec. 602. Inclusion of descriptions of types of pay on pay statements.
Sec. 603. Increased awareness and improved calculation of rates for
basic allowance for housing.
Sec. 604. Military compensation educational campaign.
Subtitle B--Special and Incentive Pay
Sec. 611. Reviews of designations of imminent danger pay areas.
Sec. 612. Implementation of aviation incentive pay for members of
reserve components.
Sec. 613. Pilot program on improving retention of members with degrees
in their fields of specialty.
Subtitle C--Other Matters
Sec. 621. Extension of enhanced authority for selective early
retirement and early discharges.
Sec. 622. Extension of temporary early retirement authority.
Sec. 623. Extension of authority to provide voluntary separation pay
and benefits.
Sec. 624. Designation of United States Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll as
remote and isolated military installation.
Sec. 625. Designation of Creech Air Force Base as a remote or isolated
installation.
Sec. 626. Provision of counseling on housing for members of the Armed
Forces.
Sec. 627. Program to provide Government-funded transportation for
certain members of the Armed Forces
stationed overseas.
Sec. 628. Prohibition on procurement and commissary sales of seafood
originating or processed in the People's
Republic of China.
TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--TRICARE, Brain Health, and Other Health Care Benefits
Sec. 701. Inclusion of additional requirements in notifications to
modify scope of services provided at
military medical treatment facilities.
Sec. 702. Expansion of eligibility for hearing aids to include children
of retired members of the Uniformed
Services enrolled in family coverage under
TRICARE Select.
Sec. 703. Assessment of behavioral health and social health conditions
of military personnel and their families
assigned to Creech Air Force Base, Nevada.
Sec. 704. Authority to provide sexual assault medical forensic
examinations on a nonreimbursable basis to
certain otherwise ineligible individuals.
Sec. 705. Fertility treatment for certain members of the uniformed
services and dependents.
Sec. 706. Restriction on performance of sex change surgeries.
Subtitle B--Health Care Administration
Sec. 711. Codification of position of Director of the Defense Health
Agency.
Sec. 712. Establishment of policies for priority assignment of medical
personnel of Department of Defense.
Sec. 713. Graduate medical education partnership demonstration program.
Sec. 714. Modification of administration of medical malpractice claims
by members of the uniformed services.
Sec. 715. Improvement of transition of medics in the Armed Forces to
the civilian workforce in health care
occupations.
Sec. 716. Improvement of provider directory accuracy for specialty care
providers under the TRICARE program.
Sec. 717. Review of disclosure requirements under processes and forms
relating to health care provider
credentialing and privileging of Department
of Defense.
Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters
Sec. 721. Strategic infectious disease medical research plan.
Sec. 722. Extension of authority for Joint Department of Defense-
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Facility Demonstration Fund.
Sec. 723. Pilot program on wastewater surveillance system of Department
of Defense.
TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED
MATTERS
Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management
Sec. 801. Transition of program executive officer role to portfolio
acquisition executive.
Sec. 802. Capstone requirements.
Sec. 803. Modification to acquisition strategy.
Sec. 804. Modifications to modular open systems approach.
Sec. 805. Alternative test and evaluation pathway for designated
defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 806. Department of Defense member of Cost Accounting Standards
Board.
Sec. 807. Combatant command experimentation authority.
Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures,
and Limitations
Sec. 821. Modification to nontraditional defense contractor
definitions.
Sec. 822. Financing for covered activities.
Sec. 823. Exemptions for nontraditional defense contractors.
Sec. 824. Modifications to treatment of certain products and services
as commercial products and commercial
services.
Sec. 825. Modifications to commercial products and commercial services.
Sec. 826. Modifications to commercial solutions openings.
Sec. 827. Modifications to other transactions.
Sec. 828. Modifications to procurement for experimental purposes.
Sec. 829. Consumption-based solutions.
Sec. 830. Modifications to prohibition on contracting with persons that
have fossil fuel operations with the
Government of the Russian Federation or the
Russian energy sector.
Sec. 831. Modifications to relationship of other provisions of law to
procurement of commercial products and
commercial services.
Sec. 832. Limitation on required flowdown of contract clauses to
subcontractors providing commercial
products or commercial services.
Sec. 833. References in contracts to Department of Defense policy
documents, instructions, and manuals.
Sec. 834. Uninsurable risk on certain contracts.
Sec. 835. Reporting of price increases.
Sec. 836. Instructions for continued operational readiness.
Sec. 837. Indemnification of contractors against nuclear and unusually
hazardous risks.
Sec. 838. Late submission of cost and pricing data as invalid defense
to contract price reductions for defective
cost or pricing data.
Sec. 839. Modifications to submissions of cost or pricing data.
Subtitle C--Industrial Base Matters
Sec. 841. Repeal of limitations on certain Department of Defense
Executive Agent authority.
Sec. 842. Small unmanned aircraft system industrial base remediation
plan.
Sec. 843. Application of national security waiver for strategic
materials sourcing requirement to sensitive
materials.
Sec. 844. Prohibition on acquisition of clothing and fabric from
countries of concern under domestic-
sourcing waivers.
Sec. 845. Mitigation of risks related to foreign ownership, control, or
influence of Department of Defense
contractors or subcontractors.
Sec. 846. Prohibition of procurement of molybdenum, gallium, or
germanium from non-allied foreign nations
and authorization for production from
recovered material.
Sec. 847. Sourcing options for certain critical products.
Sec. 848. Prohibiting the purchase of photovoltaic modules or inverters
from Foreign Entities of Concern.
Sec. 849. Modernization of Army arsenals.
Sec. 849A. Modifications to Defense Industrial Base Fund.
Subtitle D--Small Business Matters
Sec. 851. APEX Accelerators.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
Sec. 861. Clarification of procurement prohibition related to
acquisition of materials mined, refined,
and separated in certain countries.
Sec. 862. Independent study on the acquisition workforce of the
Department of Defense.
Sec. 863. Expedited acceptance program for supply chain illumination.
Sec. 864. Simultaneous conflicts critical munitions report.
Sec. 865. Permanent extension and modification of demonstration and
prototyping program to advance
international product support capabilities
in a contested logistics environment.
Sec. 866. Estimate of ally and partner demand for United States-
produced munitions and specified
expendables.
Sec. 867. Reform of contractor performance information requirements.
Sec. 868. Repeals of existing law to streamline the defense acquisition
process.
Sec. 869. Enhancement of defense supply chain resilience and secondary
source qualification.
Sec. 870. Enhanced product support management for integrated
sustainment of weapon systems.
Sec. 871. Modifications to current defense acquisition requirements.
Sec. 872. Minimum production levels for munitions.
Sec. 873. Processes for incentivizing contractor expansion of sources
of supply.
Sec. 874. Duty-free entry of supplies procured by Department of
Defense.
Sec. 875. Other transaction authority reporting.
Sec. 876. Assessment of competitive effects of defense contractor
transactions.
Sec. 877. Evaluation of TP-Link telecommunications equipment for
designation as covered telecommunications
equipment or services.
Sec. 878. Country-of-origin disclosure requirements for generic drugs
purchased by the Department of Defense.
Sec. 879. Phase-out of computer and printer acquisitions involving
entities owned or controlled by China.
Sec. 880. Prohibition on operation, procurement, and contracting
related to foreign-made additive
manufacturing machines.
TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters
Sec. 901. Economic Defense Unit.
Sec. 902. Additional authorities for Office of Strategic Capital.
Sec. 903. Modifications to responsibilities of Director for Operational
Test and Evaluation.
Sec. 904. Directive authority for matters for which Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering has
responsibility.
Sec. 905. Modification of energetic materials strategic plan and
investment strategy of Joint Energetics
Transition Office.
Sec. 906. Limitation on availability of funds pending establishment of
Joint Energetics Transition Office.
Sec. 907. Modification of covered technology categories for Office of
Strategic Capital.
Sec. 908. Modification of organization and authorities of Assistant
Secretaries of Defense with duties relating
to industrial base policy and readiness.
Subtitle B--Other Department of Defense Organization and Management
Matters
Sec. 911. Modifications to Joint Requirements Oversight Council.
Sec. 912. Transfer of responsibility for countering small unmanned
aircraft systems.
Sec. 913. Study on feasibility and advisability of establishing a Joint
Capabilities and Programming Board.
Sec. 914. Briefing on restructuring of Army Futures Command and
Training and Doctrine Command.
Sec. 915. Designation of senior official for military-to-civilian
transition.
Sec. 916. Removal of members of Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Sec. 917. Longer term and eligibility for appointment to rank of
Admiral of Commander of Naval Sea Systems
Command.
Sec. 918. Delay of disestablishment of Navy Expeditionary Combat
Command Pacific.
Sec. 919. Limitation on use of funds for consolidation,
disestablishment, or elimination of
geographic combatant commands.
Sec. 920. Elimination of statutory provisions relating to diversity,
equity, and inclusion in the Department of
Defense.
Sec. 921. Defense Science Board study on optimal organizational
structure for digital engineering
solutions.
Sec. 922. Establishment of Advanced Nuclear Transition Working Group.
TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Financial Matters
Sec. 1001. General transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Amendments and repeals to budgetary requirements for defense
acquisition.
Sec. 1003. Briefing on beginning balance issues for audit purposes.
Sec. 1004. Defense Business Audit Remediation Plan reporting.
Subtitle B--Naval Vessels
Sec. 1011. Requirements related to Medium Landing Ships and Light
Replenishment Oilers.
Sec. 1012. Modification of authority to purchase used vessels under the
National Defense Sealift Fund.
Sec. 1013. Exemption of unmanned surface vessels and unmanned
underwater vehicles from certain technical
authority requirements.
Sec. 1014. Prohibition on retiring and decommissioning oceanographic
research vessels of the Navy.
Sec. 1015. Report accompanying requests for new flights or blocks of
major shipbuilding programs.
Sec. 1016. Report on auxiliary vessel co-production.
Sec. 1017. Report on vessel leasing program.
Sec. 1018. Pilot program on use of automated shipbuilding technologies
and capabilities.
Subtitle C--Counterterrorism
Sec. 1021. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or
release of individuals detained at United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
to the United States.
Sec. 1022. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or
modify facilities in the United States to
house detainees transferred from United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 1023. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or
release of individuals detained at United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
to certain countries.
Sec. 1024. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or
relinquish control of United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 1025. Clarification regarding definition of individual detained at
Guantanamo.
Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations
Sec. 1031. Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment
projects with ties to the Government of the
People's Republic of China.
Sec. 1032. Prohibition on destruction or scrapping of World War II-era
aircraft.
Sec. 1033. Support for counterdrug activities and activities to counter
transnational organized crime.
Sec. 1034. Senior leaders of the Department of Defense and other
specified persons: authority to provide
protection.
Sec. 1035. Notification of the use of military aircraft for immigration
enforcement operations.
Sec. 1036. Modification of requirements relating to support of civil
authorities by Armed Forces.
Sec. 1037. Prohibition on operation of connected vehicles designed,
developed, manufactured, or supplied by
persons owned by, controlled by, or subject
to the jurisdiction of a foreign entity of
concern on Department of Defense property.
Subtitle E--Studies and Reports
Sec. 1041. Annual report on contract cancellations.
Sec. 1042. Streamlining of total force reporting requirements.
Sec. 1043. Report on National Guard sexual assault prevention and
response training.
Sec. 1044. Reports to Congress on Department of Defense support for
immigration enforcement operations.
Sec. 1045. Military Sealift Command.
Sec. 1046. Report on aliens held at installations of Department of
Defense.
Sec. 1047. Briefing on expenditures or planned expenditures of funds
allocated for exploration and development
of existing Arctic infrastructure.
Subtitle F--Other Matters
Sec. 1051. Modification of limitation on assistance in support of
Department of Defense accounting for
missing United States Government personnel.
Sec. 1052. Extension of admission to Guam or the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands for certain H-2B
nonimmigrants.
Sec. 1053. Prohibiting Secretary of Defense from developing voting
technology or methodology.
Sec. 1054. Assessment of the feasibility and advisability of using
personnel of the Department of Defense to
support U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Sec. 1055. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of
the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 1056. Department of Defense sensitive activities.
Sec. 1057. Irregular Warfare Exercise Laboratory.
Sec. 1058. Semiannual report on Department of Defense operations at the
southern land border.
Sec. 1059. University-based secure innovation incubator program of
Department of Defense.
Sec. 1060. Priority consideration of energy projects that are likely to
experience significant temporal impact due
to seasonal Arctic climate conditions.
Sec. 1061. Non-Reimbursable Support for Afghanistan War Commission.
Sec. 1062. Contracting authority for Afghanistan War Commission.
Sec. 1063. Commission on the National Defense Strategy.
Sec. 1064. Provision by Air Force of meteorological and environmental
services for intelligence community.
Sec. 1065. Expansion of Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record.
Sec. 1066. Classification of Nevada Test and Training Range as location
where contamination occurred and members of
the Armed Forces were exposed to toxic
substances.
Subtitle G--Defense Workforce Integration
Sec. 1081. Integration of military and civilian hiring processes.
Sec. 1082. Provision of information on career opportunities in the
defense industrial base to persons
ineligible for military service.
Sec. 1083. Provision to Navy personnel of information on career
opportunities at Military Sealift Command.
Sec. 1084. Report on defense workforce integration.
TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS
Sec. 1101. Educational travel authority for dependents of certain
employees.
Sec. 1102. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation
on premium pay and aggregate limitation on
pay for Federal civilian employees working
overseas.
Sec. 1103. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant
allowances, benefits, and gratuities to
civilian personnel on official duty in a
combat zone.
Sec. 1104. Modifications to Defense Civilian Training Corps.
Sec. 1105. Modifications to requirements for the President of the
Defense Acquisition University.
Sec. 1106. Modification of direct hire authority for domestic defense
industrial base facilities.
Sec. 1107. Cyber workforce recruitment and retention.
Sec. 1108. Prohibition on use of funds to reduce the workforce at
public shipyards.
TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS
Subtitle A--Assistance and Training
Sec. 1201. Modification of authorities.
Sec. 1202. Modification of payment of costs for Regional Centers for
Security Studies.
Sec. 1203. Modification of authority for Naval Small Craft Instruction
and Technical Training School.
Sec. 1204. Permanent extension of acceptance and expenditure of
contributions for multilateral security
cooperation programs and activities.
Sec. 1205. Building capacity of the armed forces of Mexico to counter
transnational criminal organizations.
Sec. 1206. Cybersecurity cooperation with the Government of Panama and
the Panama Canal Authority.
Sec. 1207. State Partnership Program selection analysis.
Sec. 1208. Modification of authority to build capacity of foreign
security forces.
Sec. 1209. Extension and modification of pilot program to improve cyber
cooperation with foreign military partners
in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands.
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran
Sec. 1211. Extension of authority for reimbursement of certain
coalition nations for support provided to
United States military operations.
Sec. 1212. Extension and modification of authority to support
operations and activities of the Office of
Security Cooperation in Iraq.
Sec. 1213. Extension of authority to provide assistance to vetted
Syrian groups and individuals.
Sec. 1214. Extension and modification of authority to provide
assistance to counter the Islamic State of
Iraq and Syria.
Sec. 1215. Extension and modification of authority to provide certain
support.
Sec. 1216. Security and oversight of al-Hol and Roj camps.
Sec. 1217. Limitation on use of funds for reduction or consolidation of
United States Armed Forces bases in Syria.
Sec. 1218. Limitation on availability of funds for the Office of
Security Cooperation in Iraq.
Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Europe and the Russian Federation
Sec. 1221. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds relating
to sovereignty of the Russian Federation
over internationally recognized territory
of Ukraine.
Sec. 1222. Extension of annual report on military and security
developments involving the Russian
Federation.
Sec. 1223. Extension and modification of Ukraine security assistance
initiative.
Sec. 1224. Weapons depot maintenance strategic plan for Ukraine.
Sec. 1225. Oversight of United States military posture in Europe.
Sec. 1226. Acceptance back into stock of equipment procured under
Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.
Sec. 1227. Statement of policy relating to Ukraine Security Assistance
Initiative.
Sec. 1228. Intelligence support for Ukraine.
Sec. 1229. International Security Cooperation Program funding for
United States European Command.
Sec. 1230. Promotion of the Joint Ukrainian Multinational Program--
Services, Training and Articles Rapid
Timeline (JUMPSTART).
Sec. 1230A. Modification of United States basing and training, and
exercises in North Atlantic Treaty
Organization member countries.
Subtitle D--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region
Sec. 1231. Extension of Pacific Deterrence Initiative.
Sec. 1232. Extension of authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin
cleanup.
Sec. 1233. Oversight of United States military posture on the Korean
Peninsula.
Sec. 1234. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of
the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 1235. Bolstering industrial resilience with allies in Indo-Pacific
region.
Sec. 1236. Modification of Taiwan security cooperation initiative.
Sec. 1237. Joint program with Taiwan to enable fielding of uncrewed
systems and counter-uncrewed systems
capabilities.
Sec. 1238. Report on critical digital infrastructure of Taiwan.
Sec. 1239. Report on Japanese counterstrike capabilities.
Sec. 1240. Report on enhanced security cooperation with the
Philippines.
Sec. 1241. Modification to annual report on military and security
developments involving the People's
Republic of China.
Sec. 1242. Strategic partnership on defense industrial priorities
between the United States and Taiwan.
Sec. 1243. Invitation to Taiwan to Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC)
exercise.
Sec. 1244. Extension of Indo-Pacific extended deterrence education
pilot program.
Sec. 1245. Inclusion on list of Chinese military companies of entities
added to certain other lists.
Sec. 1246. Preventing circumvention by Chinese military companies in
third-party countries.
Sec. 1247. Sense of Congress on defense alliances and partnerships in
the Indo-Pacific region.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
Sec. 1251. Middle East integrated air and missile defense architecture.
Sec. 1252. Modification of program and processes relating to foreign
acquisition.
Sec. 1253. Enhancing security partnership with Jordan and Lebanon.
Sec. 1254. Joint Program Office for Non-Programs of Record to support
foreign acquisition.
Sec. 1255. Extension and modification of United States-Israel anti-
tunnel cooperation.
Sec. 1256. Extension and modification of United States-Israel
cooperation to counter unmanned aerial
systems.
Sec. 1257. Guidance for coordination of international arms transfers.
Sec. 1258. Requirement to update the National Disclosure Policy.
Sec. 1259. Improvements to security cooperation workforce and defense
acquisition workforce.
Sec. 1260. Expansion of country prioritization.
Sec. 1261. Streamlining and expediting sales of defense articles and
services.
Sec. 1262. Redesignation of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies as
the James M. Inhofe Center for Africa
Security Studies.
Sec. 1263. Establishment of program to promote participation of foreign
students in the Senior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps.
Sec. 1264. Modification of authority for assistance in support of
Department of Defense accounting for
missing United States Government personnel.
TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION
Sec. 1301. Cooperative Threat Reduction funds.
TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
Subtitle A--Military Programs
Sec. 1401. Working capital funds.
Sec. 1402. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense.
Sec. 1403. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide.
Sec. 1404. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 1405. Defense Health Program.
Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile
Sec. 1411. Modifications to Strategic and Critical Materials Stock
Piling Act.
Subtitle C--Other Matters
Sec. 1421. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement
Home.
TITLE XV--SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE
MATTERS
Subtitle A--Space Activities
Sec. 1501. Delay in implementation of environmental assessment for
rocket cargo test and demonstration at
Johnston Atoll.
Sec. 1502. Study on future space launch capacity.
Sec. 1503. Acquisition and operation of space systems for space
warfighting and control.
Sec. 1504. Blast damage assessment guide for space vehicles at Air
Force launch complexes.
Sec. 1505. Acquisition of space-based tactical data capability.
Sec. 1506. Use of middle tier acquisition program for proliferated
warfighter space architecture of the Space
Development Agency.
Sec. 1507. Continuation of operation of Defense Meteorological
Satellite Program.
Subtitle B--Nuclear Forces
Sec. 1511. Matters relating to intercontinental ballistic missiles of
the United States.
Sec. 1512. Matters relating to Air Force Global Strike Command.
Sec. 1513. Adjustment to bomber aircraft nuclear certification
requirement.
Sec. 1514. Limitation on availability of funds pending establishment of
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical, and
Biological Defense Policy and Programs.
Sec. 1515. Adjustment to responsibilities of Nuclear Weapons Council.
Sec. 1516. Limitation on availability of funds pending notification of
tasking authority delegation.
Sec. 1517. Modification of requirement for nuclear-armed, sea-launched
cruise missile initial operational
capability.
Sec. 1518. Pilot program for unmanned aerial vehicle resupply to launch
control facilities.
Sec. 1519. Limitation on availability of funds pending commencement of
annual briefings on implementation of
recommendations by the Congressional
Commission on the Strategic Posture of the
United States.
Sec. 1520. Deep cleaning of launch control centers of the Air Force
Global Strike Command.
Sec. 1521. Limitation on compensation caps.
Subtitle C--Missile Defense
Sec. 1531. Matters relating to the Golden Dome missile defense system.
Sec. 1532. Inclusion of Hawaii and Alaska in plans for Iron Dome for
America.
Sec. 1533. Inclusion of air and missile defense in unconstrained total
munitions requirements.
Sec. 1534. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli
cooperative missile defense program co-
development and co-production.
Sec. 1535. Requirement for Aegis Combat Systems operationally deployed
under United States Indo-Pacific Command.
Sec. 1536. Amendments to technical authority of Director of Missile
Defense Agency regarding integrated air and
missile defense activities and programs.
Sec. 1537. Assessment of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense
Test Site.
Sec. 1538. Biennial assessments of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile
Defense Test Site.
Sec. 1539. Limitation on availability of funds for Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment pending commencement of annual
briefings on missile defense of Guam.
Sec. 1540. Limitation on availability of funds for Missile Defense
Agency pending arrangement for independent
analysis of space-based missile defense
capability.
Sec. 1541. Limitation on authority to reduce sustainment for or halt
operation of the AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE
radar.
Sec. 1542. Accelerating development of autonomous agents to defend
against cruise missiles and unmanned
systems.
Sec. 1543. Missile defense testing requirements.
Sec. 1544. Improving United States missile defense capabilities.
Subtitle D--Other Matters
Sec. 1551. Independent assessment of the Department of Defense National
Industrial Security Program.
Sec. 1552. Reforms relating to inactive security clearances.
Sec. 1553. Annual review of the Joint Electromagnetic Battle Management
Software Program.
Sec. 1554. Integration of electronic warfare into Tier 1 and Tier 2
joint training exercises.
Sec. 1555. Briefings on intercepts of unidentified anomalous phenomena
by North American Aerospace Defense Command
and United States Northern Command.
Sec. 1556. Consolidated security classification guidance matrix for
programs relating to unidentified anomalous
phenomena.
Sec. 1557 Plan for increasing utility of user activity monitoring
capabilities.
Sec. 1558. Support by the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing to EA-37B Compass
Call Aircraft.
Sec. 1559. Report on the technical collection capabilities of the
People's Republic of China and the Russian
Federation in the Republic of Cuba.
Sec. 1560. Extension of protection of certain facilities and assets
from unmanned aircraft.
Sec. 1561. Consolidation of reporting requirements applicable to All-
domain Anomaly Resolution Office.
Sec. 1562. Limitation on the divestment, consolidation, and curtailment
of certain electronic warfare test and
evaluation activities.
Sec. 1563. Modification of functions of Electromagnetic Spectrum
Enterprise Operational Lead for Joint
Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations to
include dynamic spectrum sharing
technologies.
Sec. 1564. Limitation on modification of certain electromagnetic
spectrum relied on by Department of
Defense.
TITLE XVI--CYBERSPACE-RELATED MATTERS
Subtitle A--Matters Relating to Cyber Operations and Cyber Forces
Sec. 1601. Comprehensive cyber workforce strategy.
Sec. 1602. United States Cyber Command artificial intelligence industry
collaboration roadmap.
Sec. 1603. Strategy for deterrence against cyberattacks against defense
critical infrastructure of the United
States.
Sec. 1604. Amendment to annual assessments and reports on assignment of
certain budget control responsibility to
Commander of the United States Cyber
Command.
Sec. 1605. Report on reserve component integration into cyber mission
force and cyberspace operations.
Sec. 1606. Evaluation of cyber range management and funding.
Sec. 1607. Modification to reporting requirements for Senior Military
Advisor for Cyber Policy.
Sec. 1608. Planning, programming, and budget coordination for
operations of cyber mission force.
Sec. 1609. Expansion of scope of affirmation of authority for cyber
operations to include defense of critical
infrastructure of the Department of
Defense.
Sec. 1610. Review of future force employment concepts and associated
personnel policy needs for evolving cyber
forces.
Sec. 1610A. Evaluation of Joint Task Force-Cyber in support of
geographic combatant commands.
Sec. 1610B. Prohibition on availability of funds to modify authorities
of the Commander of United States Cyber
Command.
Sec. 1610C. Program for talent management of cyber personnel through
active and reserve transitioning.
Sec. 1610D. Designation of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber
Policy as principal staff assistant.
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Department of Defense Cybersecurity and
Information Technology
Sec. 1611. Modernization program for full content inspection.
Sec. 1612. Assessment regarding real-time monitoring of defense weapons
platforms for cyber threats.
Sec. 1613. Assessment of feasibility and advisability of establishing
an operational technology cybersecurity
training center of excellence.
Sec. 1614. Framework for integration of information technology
technical debt assessment into annual
budget process.
Sec. 1615. Mission Infrastructure Resilience Task Force.
Sec. 1616. Plan for deploying private fifth generation Open Radio
Access Networks on Department of Defense
bases.
Sec. 1617. Limitation on funds for travel pending briefing on process
for best-in-class cyber data products and
services.
Sec. 1618. Limitation of funds for travel expenses for the Office of
the Chief Information Officer.
Sec. 1619. Limitation on availability of funds for the Combined Joint
All-Domain Command and Control initiative.
Sec. 1620. Review of Joint Fires Network program transition.
Sec. 1620A. Prohibition on the elimination of certain cyber assessment
capabilities for test and evaluation.
Sec. 1620B. Modification to certification requirement regarding
contracting for military recruiting.
Sec. 1620C. Department of Defense working group, strategy, and report
on ensuring the security, resiliency, and
integrity of undersea cables.
Subtitle C--Data and Artificial Intelligence
Sec. 1621. Public-private cybersecurity partnership for highly capable
artificial intelligence systems.
Sec. 1622. Digital sandbox environments for artificial intelligence.
Sec. 1623. Artificial intelligence model assessment and oversight.
Sec. 1624. Department of Defense Ontology Governance Working Group.
Sec. 1625. Modification of high-performance computing roadmap.
Sec. 1626. Artificial General Intelligence Steering Committee.
Sec. 1627. Physical and cybersecurity procurement requirements for
artificial intelligence systems.
Sec. 1628. Guidance and prohibition on use of certain artificial
intelligence.
Sec. 1629. Roadmap for advancing digital content provenance standards.
Sec. 1630. Enhanced protection of data affecting operational security
of Department of Defense personnel.
DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS
Sec. 2001. Short title.
Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be
specified by law.
Sec. 2003. Effective date.
TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2102. Family housing.
Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army.
Sec. 2104. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 project
at Fort Gillem, Georgia.
Sec. 2105. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
projects.
Sec. 2106. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023
projects.
Sec. 2107. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2025 projects.
TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2202. Family housing.
Sec. 2203. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
Sec. 2204. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
projects.
Sec. 2205. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023
projects.
TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition
projects.
Sec. 2302. Family housing.
Sec. 2303. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.
Sec. 2304. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2017 project
at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.
Sec. 2305. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019
projects.
Sec. 2306. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020
projects.
Sec. 2307. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
projects.
Sec. 2308. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023
projects.
Sec. 2309. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2025
project at F.E. Warren Air Force Base,
Wyoming.
TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land
acquisition projects.
Sec. 2402. Authorized Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment
Program projects.
Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
Sec. 2404. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project
at Iwakuni, Japan.
Sec. 2405. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
projects.
Sec. 2406. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023
projects.
Sec. 2407. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2024 projects.
Sec. 2408. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2025 projects.
TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
Subtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment
Program
Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.
Subtitle B--Host Country In-kind Contributions
Sec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects.
Sec. 2512. Republic of Poland funded construction projects.
TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES
Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land
acquisition projects.
Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition
projects.
Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve
construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land
acquisition projects.
Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land
acquisition projects.
Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve.
Sec. 2607. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023
projects.
Sec. 2608. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2023
project at Tucson International Airport,
Arizona.
TITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES
Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and
closure activities funded through
Department of Defense Base Closure Account.
TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Military Construction Program
Sec. 2801. Requirement for the military departments to develop and
annually update a 20-year infrastructure
improvement plan.
Sec. 2802. Increase of maximum amount for restoration or replacement of
damaged or destroyed facilities.
Sec. 2803. Reauthorization and modification of special design-build
authority for military construction
projects.
Sec. 2804. Modification of pilot program on increased use of
sustainable building materials in military
construction to include sustainable
building technologies identified by the
Comptroller General of the United States.
Sec. 2805. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations
relating to information sharing to improve
oversight of military construction.
Sec. 2806. Extension of requirement for contract for obligation and
execution of design funds for military
construction projects.
Sec. 2807. Extension of authorization of depot working capital funds
for unspecified minor military
construction.
Sec. 2808. Extension of authority for temporary expanded land
acquisition for equine welfare.
Sec. 2809. Prohibition on designation of military construction projects
as part of military intelligence program.
Sec. 2810. Expansion of Defense Community Infrastructure Program to
include installations of the Coast Guard.
Subtitle B--Military Housing
Sec. 2821. Improvements to annual reports of Department of Defense on
waivers of privacy and configuration
standards for covered military
unaccompanied housing.
Sec. 2822. Modification of Housing Requirements and Market Analysis to
account for impact of civilians and
contractors.
Sec. 2823. Authority for unaccompanied housing project under pilot
authority for use of other transactions for
installation or facility prototyping.
Sec. 2824. Elimination of indoor residential mold in housing of
Department of Defense.
Sec. 2825. Requirement for disclosure of information relating to
liability insurance and dispute resolutions
relating to privatized military housing.
Sec. 2826. Treatment of nondisclosure agreements with respect to
privatized military housing.
Subtitle C--Land Conveyances
Sec. 2831. Authorization to acquire through exchange or lease certain
land used by the Armed Forces in Hawaii.
Sec. 2832. Report on land withdrawals.
Subtitle D--Other Matters
Sec. 2841. Modifications to Defense Community Infrastructure Program.
Sec. 2842. Designation of Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range at
Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
Sec. 2843. Joint base facility management of Department of Defense.
Sec. 2844. Limitation on use of amounts for travel based on compliance
with requirements related to minimum
capital investment.
Sec. 2845. Extension of prohibition on joint use of Homestead Air
Reserve Base with civil aviation.
Sec. 2846. Pilot program on procurement of utility services for
installations of the Department of Defense
through areawide contracts.
Sec. 2847. Authorization for monetary contributions to the conveyees of
utility systems for infrastructure
improvements.
Sec. 2848. Prohibition on use of funds for development of Greenbury
Point Conservation Area at Naval Support
Activity Annapolis, Maryland.
Sec. 2849. Application of certain authorities and standards to historic
military housing and associated historic
properties of the Department of the Navy
and the Department of the Air Force.
DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND
OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
Subtitle A--National Security Programs and Authorizations
Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration.
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup.
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities.
Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy.
Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations
Sec. 3111. Organization and codification of provisions of law relating
to atomic energy defense activities.
Sec. 3112. Adjustment to plutonium pit production capacity.
Sec. 3113. National Nuclear Security Administration Rapid Capabilities
Development Office.
Sec. 3114. Review and assessment of the National Nuclear Security
Administration Enterprise Blueprint.
Sec. 3115. Notification of cost overruns for certain Department of
Energy projects.
Sec. 3116. Protection of certain nuclear facilities and assets from
unmanned aircraft.
Sec. 3117. Extension of authority for appointment of certain
scientific, engineering, and technical
personnel.
Sec. 3118. Appropriate scoping of artificial intelligence research
within the National Nuclear Security
Administration.
Subtitle C--Other Matters
Sec. 3121. National security positions within the Department of Energy.
Sec. 3122. Office of Environmental Management program-wide performance
metrics for reducing risk.
Sec. 3123. Office of Environmental Management integrated radioactive
waste disposal planning and optimization.
Sec. 3124. Report on future activities and resources for the delivery
of specialized infrastructure.
TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD
Sec. 3201. Authorization.
DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES
Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables.
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES.
In this Act, the term ``congressional defense committees'' has the
meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United
States Code.
SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF THIS ACT.
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purposes of complying
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO
Legislation'' for this Act, jointly submitted for printing in the
Congressional Record by the Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget
Committees, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to
the vote on passage in the House acting first on the conference report
or amendment between the Houses.
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026
for procurement for the Army, the Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air
Force and the Space Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in
the funding table in section 4101.
Subtitle B--Army Programs
SEC. 111. STRATEGY FOR ARMY TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE PROGRAM.
Section 112(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2024 (10 U.S.C. 7013 note; Public Law 118-31) is amended by
inserting ``2027,'' after ``fiscal years 2025,''.
Subtitle C--Navy Programs
SEC. 121. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR COLUMBIA-CLASS SUBMARINE PROGRAM.
(a) Procurement Authority.--Beginning in fiscal year 2026, the
Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts for the
procurement of not more than five Columbia-class submarines.
(b) Condition for Out-year Contract Payments.--A contract entered
into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the
United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year
after fiscal year 2026 is subject to the availability of appropriations
or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year.
(c) Limitation on Termination Liability.--A contract for the
construction of Columbia-class submarines entered into under subsection
(a) shall include a clause that limits the liability of the United
States to the contractor for any termination of the contract. The
maximum liability of the United States under the clause shall be
limited to the total amount of funding obligated to the contract at the
time of termination.
SEC. 122. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITIES FOR MEDIUM LANDING SHIPS.
(a) Contract Authority.--
(1) In general.--During fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the
Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts for
the procurement of not more than 15 Medium Landing Ships.
(2) Procurement in conjunction with existing contracts.--
The ships authorized to be procured under paragraph (1) may be
procured as additions to existing contracts covering the Medium
Landing Ship program.
(b) Certification Required.--A contract may not be entered into
under subsection (a) unless the Secretary of the Navy certifies to the
congressional defense committees, in writing, not later than 30 days
before entry into the contract, each of the following, which shall be
prepared by the milestone decision authority (as defined in section
4251(e) of title 10, United States Code) for the Medium Landing Ship
program:
(1) The use of such a contract is consistent with the
Department of the Navy's projected force structure requirements
for such ships.
(2) The use of such a contract will result in significant
savings compared to the total anticipated costs of carrying out
the program through annual contracts.
(3) There is a reasonable expectation that throughout the
contemplated contract period the Secretary of the Navy will
request funding for the contract at the level required to avoid
contract cancellation.
(4) There is a stable design for the property to be
acquired and the technical risks associated with such property
are not excessive.
(5) The estimates of the cost of the contract and the
anticipated cost avoidance through the use of the contract are
realistic.
(6) During the fiscal year in which the contract is to be
awarded--
(A) sufficient funds will be available to perform
the contract in such fiscal year; and
(B) the future-years defense program submitted to
Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States
Code, for such fiscal year will include the funding
required to execute the program without cancellation.
(c) Authority for Advance Procurement.--The Secretary of the Navy
may enter into one or more contracts for advance procurement associated
with the ships for which authorization to enter into a contract is
provided under subsection (a), and for systems and subsystems
associated with such ships in economic order quantities when cost
savings are achievable.
(d) Condition for Out-year Contract Payments.--A contract entered
into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the
United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year is
subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose for such
fiscal year.
SEC. 123. RECAPITALIZATION OF NAVY WATERBORNE SECURITY BARRIERS;
MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR
LEGACY WATERBORNE SECURITY BARRIERS.
(a) In General.--Section 130 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat.
1665), as most recently amended by section 123 of the Servicemember
Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159), is further amended--
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ``;
recapitalization'' after ``barriers'';
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``subsections (b) and (c)'' and
inserting ``subsection (b)''; and
(B) by striking ``through 2025'' and inserting
``through 2026'';
(3) by striking subsection (b);
(4) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
(b) and (c), respectively;
(5) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by striking
``subsection (c)(2)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(2)''; and
(6) by adding at the end the following new subsection (d):
``(d) Recapitalization.--
``(1) Plan submission.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than April 1, 2026,
the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a recapitalization
plan to replace legacy waterborne security barriers for
Navy ports.
``(B) Elements.--The plan required by subparagraph
(A) shall include the following:
``(i) A Navy requirements document that
specifies key performance parameters and key
system attributes for new waterborne security
barriers for Navy ports.
``(ii) A certification that the level of
capability specified under clause (i) will
exceed that of legacy waterborne security
barriers for Navy ports.
``(iii) The acquisition strategy for the
recapitalization of waterborne security
barriers for Navy ports, which shall meet or
exceed the requirements specified under clause
(i).
``(iv) A certification that any contract
for new waterborne security barriers for a Navy
port will be awarded in accordance with the
requirements for full and open competition set
forth in sections 3201 through 3205 of title
10, United States Code.
``(2) Implementation.--The Secretary of the Navy shall
implement the plan required by paragraph (1) by not later than
September 30, 2027.''.
(b) Clerical Amendments.--The table of contents in section 2(b) of
the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2019, and at the beginning of title I of division A of such Act, are
each amended by striking the item relating to section 130 and inserting
the following new item:
``Sec. 130. Prohibition on availability of funds for Navy port
waterborne security barriers;
recapitalization.''.
SEC. 124. MODIFICATION TO LIMITATIONS ON NAVY MEDIUM AND LARGE UNMANNED
SURFACE VESSELS.
(a) Repeal.--Section 122 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law
116-283; 134 Stat. 3425) is repealed.
(b) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Navy may not award a detail
design or construction contract or other agreement, or obligate funds
from a procurement account, for a covered program unless such contract
or other agreement includes a requirement for an operational
demonstration of not less than 720 continuous hours without
preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance, emergent repair, or
any other form of repair or maintenance, on any of the following:
(1) The main propulsion system, including the fuel and lube
oil systems.
(2) The electrical generation and distribution system.
(c) Certification.--The Secretary of the Navy may not accept
delivery of articles constructed under a contract or other agreement
for a covered program until the Secretary certifies to the
congressional defense committees that the operational demonstration
described in subsection (b) has been successfully completed.
(d) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Navy may not make contract
financing payments for a contract or other agreement entered into for a
covered program greater than 90 percent for small businesses and 80
percent for all other businesses until the certification described in
subsection (c) is submitted.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered program.--The term ``covered program'' means a
program for--
(A) medium unmanned surface vessels; or
(B) large unmanned surface vessels.
(2) Operational demonstration.--The term ``operational
demonstration'' means a land-based or sea-based test of the
systems concerned in vessel-representative form, fit, and
function.
SEC. 125. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TAGOS SHIP PROGRAM.
(a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the Navy
may be obligated or expended for the scope of work, including priced or
unpriced options, for the construction, advance procurement, or long-
lead material of any ships in the TAGOS surveillance towed-array sensor
system ship program unless the Secretary of the Navy submits the report
described in subsection (b) to the Committee on Armed Service of the
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(b) Report.--The Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the
Committee on Armed Service of the Senate and the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives a report on the following:
(1) Progress made on basic and functional design completion
for TAGOS surveillance towed-array sensor system ships and how
compliance with section 8669c of title 10, United States Code,
will be maintained.
(2) The accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of the
Navy's provisioning of contract baseline design, general
arrangement drawings, and other government-furnished
information to the prime contractor for such ships.
(3) The ability of the functional design of such ships to
meet program requirements, including speed requirements.
(4) The adherence of the Navy to performance-based
requirements and the ability of the prime contractor for such
ships to make design choices to meet those requirements,
commensurate with its responsibility for cost and schedule in
the contract structure.
(5) Alternative solutions to meeting the general set of
Navy requirements for anti-submarine warfare covered by such
ships, including unmanned solutions.
SEC. 126. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RELATING TO AMPHIBIOUS
WARFARE SHIP REQUIREMENT.
(a) Plan Required.--The Secretary of the Navy shall submit with the
defense budget materials for fiscal year 2027 (as submitted to Congress
in support of the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of
title 31, United States Code) a 30-year shipbuilding plan that meets
the requirement under section 8062(b) of title 10, United States Code,
to maintain 31 amphibious warfare ships.
(b) Certification Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit
with the defense budget materials for fiscal year 2027 (as submitted to
Congress in support of the budget of the President under section
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) a certification as to whether
such materials support the requirement under section 8062(b) of title
10, United States Code, to maintain 31 amphibious warfare ships.
(c) Limitation.--
(1) Plan.--If the Secretary of the Navy does not submit the
30-year shipbuilding plan described in subsection (a) as
required by such subsection, not more than 75 percent of the
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
made available for fiscal year 2026 for Administration and
Service-Wide Activities, Operation and Maintenance, Navy, may
be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary
of the Navy submits to the congressional defense committees
such plan.
(2) Certification.--If the Secretary of Defense does not
submit the certification described in subsection (a) as
required by such subsection, or certifies that the materials
described in such subsection do not support the requirement
described in such subsection, not more than 75 percent of the
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
made available for fiscal year 2026 for Office of the Secretary
of Defense, Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, may be
obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of
Defense submits to the congressional defense committees defense
budget materials that support the requirement under section
8062(b) of title 10, United States Code, to maintain 31
amphibious warfare ships.
(d) Amphibious Warfare Ship Defined.--In this section, the term
``amphibious warfare ship'' has the meaning given that term in section
8062(h) of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 127. TEMPORARY UNAVAILABILITY OF AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE SHIPS.
Section 8062(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The naval''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term `temporarily
unavailable' with respect to an amphibious warfare ship means that the
ship has not surpassed its planned availability by a margin of--
``(A) greater than 100 percent of the nominal duration of
that availability in 2026 or 2027;
``(B) greater than 75 percent of the nominal duration of
that availability in 2028 or 2029;
``(C) greater than 50 percent of the nominal duration of
that availability in 2030 or 2031; and
``(D) greater than 25 percent of the nominal duration of
that availability in 2032 or any year thereafter.''.
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs
SEC. 131. B-21 BOMBER AIRCRAFT PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY MATRICES.
(a) Submittal of Matrices.--Concurrent with the President's annual
budget request submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31,
United States Code, for fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of the Air
Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the
Comptroller General of the United States--
(1) the matrices described in subsection (b) relating to
the B-21 bomber aircraft program; and
(2) the estimate, as of the date of such submission, for
the program's average procurement unit cost, acquisition unit
cost, and life-cycle costs.
(b) Matrices Described.--The matrices described in this subsection
are the following:
(1) Program goals and execution.--A matrix that identifies,
in six-month increments, plans for and progress in achieving
key milestones and events, and specific performance metric
goals and actuals for the development, production, and
sustainment of the B-21 bomber aircraft program, which shall be
subdivided, at a minimum, according to the following:
(A) Technology readiness levels of major
components, and associated risks and key demonstration
events through maturity (technology readiness level 7)
for baseline and modernization efforts.
(B) Engine design maturity, and plans and progress
of engine test events.
(C) Software development progress and related
metrics, including--
(i) percent of capabilities complete and
system features complete; and
(ii) software quality metrics.
(D) Manufacturing progress and related metrics for
the prime contractor and key suppliers, including--
(i) manufacturing readiness levels through
level 8;
(ii) touch labor hours; and
(iii) scrap, rework, and repair.
(E) System verification and key ground and flight
test events for developmental and operational testing,
including--
(i) percent complete;
(ii) time on condition;
(iii) sorties; and
(iv) test points.
(F) Aircraft reliability, availability, and
maintainability metrics, including--
(i) mean time to repair;
(ii) operational availability;
(iii) mission capable; and
(iv) cost per flying hour.
(G) Operations and sustainment plans and progress,
including--
(i) main operating base setup;
(ii) training system deliveries;
(iii) depot maintenance; and
(iv) technology data packages.
(2) Cost.--A matrix expressing, in six-month increments,
the total cost for the Air Force service cost position for the
engineering and manufacturing development phase and production
lots of the B-21 bomber aircraft, and a matrix expressing the
total cost for the prime contractor's estimate for such phase
and production lots, each of which shall be phased over the
entire engineering and manufacturing development period and
subdivided according to the costs of the following:
(A) Air vehicle.
(B) Propulsion.
(C) Mission systems.
(D) Vehicle subsystems.
(E) Air vehicle software.
(F) Systems engineering.
(G) Program management.
(H) System test and evaluation.
(I) Support and training systems.
(J) Contract fee.
(K) Engineering changes.
(L) Direct mission support, including congressional
general reductions.
(M) Government testing.
(c) Semiannual Update of Matrices.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date on
which the Secretary of the Air Force submits the matrices
required by subsection (a), concurrent with the submittal of
each annual budget request to Congress under section 1105 of
title 31, United States Code, thereafter, and not later than
180 days after each such submittal, the Secretary of the Air
Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees and
the Comptroller General updates to the matrices described in
subsection (b).
(2) Elements.--Each update submitted under paragraph (1)
shall detail progress made toward the goals identified in the
matrix described in subsection (b)(1) and provide updated cost
estimates.
(d) Assessment by Comptroller General of the United States.--Not
less frequently than annually, the Comptroller General shall--
(1) review the sufficiency of each matrix received under
this section; and
(2) submit to the congressional defense committees an
assessment of such matrix, including by identifying cost,
schedule, or performance trends.
(e) Repeal.--Section 238 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2067) is repealed.
SEC. 132. BOMBER AIRCRAFT FORCE STRUCTURE AND TRANSITION ROADMAP.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a comprehensive roadmap detailing
the planned force structure, basing, modernization, and transition
strategy for the bomber aircraft fleet of the Air Force through fiscal
year 2040.
(b) Elements.--The roadmap required by subsection (a) shall include
the following:
(1) A detailed schedule and rationale for the planned
divestment of B-1 bomber aircraft, including location-specific
retirements, infrastructure disposition, and mitigation of any
resulting capability gaps.
(2) A transition plan for the operational fielding of B-21
bomber aircraft, including basing decisions, training and
sustainment plans, operational concepts, and anticipated
initial operational capability and full operational capability
timelines.
(3) A strategy for integrating units of the Air National
Guard and the Air Force Reserve into B-21 bomber aircraft
operations, including planned force structure, association,
training, and mobilization models.
(4) An update on--
(A) modernization efforts for B-52 bomber aircraft,
including engine replacement, radar upgrades, and
digital integration efforts; and
(B) the expected service life and mission profile
of B-52 bomber aircraft through the 2050s.
(5) A detailed timeline with key milestones for each of the
elements described in paragraphs (1) through (4), including
programmatic decision points, resourcing requirements, risk
assessments, and coordination with other components of the Air
Force Global Strike Command and the Air Combat Command.
(c) Objective.--The roadmap required by subsection (a) shall
support a deliberate and balanced transition to a modernized, dual-
capable bomber aircraft force that ensures long-range strike capacity,
survivability, and deterrence in both nuclear and conventional mission
sets, with a minimum of 100 B-21 bomber aircraft as directed by prior
Acts of Congress.
(d) Form.--The roadmap required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
SEC. 133. REQUIREMENT FOR AN INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND
RECONNAISSANCE ROADMAP FOR THE AIR FORCE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a comprehensive roadmap detailing
the strategic plan for the development, acquisition, modernization, and
integration of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR)
capabilities of the Air Force.
(b) Elements.--The roadmap required by subsection (a) shall include
the following:
(1) A strategic assessment of current (as of the date on
which the roadmap is submitted) and projected intelligence,
surveillance, and reconnaissance requirements for the Air Force
across all domains, including air, space, and cyberspace.
(2) An inventory of current (as of the date on which the
roadmap is submitted) intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance platforms, sensors, and associated data-
processing systems, including the mission capabilities,
operational status, and expected service life for each.
(3) A plan for the modernization or divestment of legacy
airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
systems, with justification for each decision.
(4) A detailed outline of planned investments and
capabilities in emerging intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance technologies, including--
(A) artificial intelligence;
(B) machine learning;
(C) space-based intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance; and
(D) autonomous or remotely piloted platforms.
(5) An assessment of the integration of intelligence,
surveillance, and reconnaissance data into command and control
networks, including interoperability with joint, interagency,
and allied partners.
(6) A risk assessment identifying potential capability
gaps, threats, and mitigation strategies.
(7) A description of the roles and responsibilities of the
components of the intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance effort of the Air Force in implementing the
roadmap.
(8) A proposed timeline and milestones for the
implementation of the roadmap over the next ten fiscal years.
(c) Form.--The roadmap required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but shall include a classified annex.
SEC. 134. ANNUAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE UNIFIED DATALINK
STRATEGY.
Section 1527 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 2223 note) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
subsection (c):
``(c) Annual Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2026, and not less frequently than once each year thereafter through
December 31, 2032, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees an annual report on the implementation of the
strategy.''.
SEC. 135. PLAN FOR OPEN MISSION SYSTEMS OF F-35 AIRCRAFT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan to
establish an open mission systems computing environment that is
controlled by the Federal Government on the F-35 aircraft of the
Department of Defense.
(b) Elements.--The plan required under subsection (a) shall do the
following:
(1) Enable the portability of software applications between
the F-35 aircraft, the F-22 aircraft, and the Next Generation
Air Dominance initiative of the Air Force.
(2) Enable the integration of new open mission system
software, or changes to existing open mission system software,
with minimal integration work required by the prime contractor
of the air vehicle.
(3) Eliminate or minimize aircraft airworthiness impacts
due to software changes within the open mission systems
computing environment.
(4) Enable the rapid upgrade of onboard processors.
(5) Leverage a Federal Government reference architecture.
(6) Ensure control by the Federal Government over the
airworthiness and security processes, as well as ownership by
the Federal Government of the open mission system technical
documentation and data rights.
(7) Be capable of connection to all relevant aircraft
apertures sufficient to meet current and future combat
requirements, including cockpit connectivity via ethernet.
(8) Leverage modern commercial software languages and
techniques necessary to support reliable, high-throughput, and
low-latency use-cases.
(9) Be applicable across all blocks and variants of the F-
35 aircraft.
(c) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than July 1, 2026, the Secretary
of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report that includes the plan required under
subsection (a).
(2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified
annex.
SEC. 136. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT OF F-15E AIRCRAFT.
(a) In General.--Section 9062(l)(1) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``September 30, 2029'' and inserting ``September 30, 2027'';
and
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``68 F-15E aircraft''
and inserting ``34 F-15E aircraft''.
(b) Repeal.--Section 150 of the Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
(Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 1812) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a);
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections
(a) and (b), respectively; and
(3) in the section heading, by striking ``prohibition on
retirement of f-15e aircraft and''.
SEC. 137. PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT OF A-10 AIRCRAFT.
(a) Prohibition.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated
by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the
Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to retire, prepare
to retire, or otherwise divest A-10 aircraft to an inventory level
below 103.
(b) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of the Air Force may waive the
prohibition under subsection (a) with respect to a specific unit if--
(1) the Secretary submits to the congressional defense
committees a written certification that a detailed
recapitalization plan has been developed for the affected unit,
including follow on mission assignments, aircraft reallocation,
personnel adjustments, and community impact mitigation; and
(2) a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date of
such submission.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) A-10 aircraft.--The term ``A-10 aircraft'' means any
aircraft of the Air Force designated A-10 Thunderbolt II.
(2) Retire.--The term ``retire'' includes the permanent
removal of an aircraft from the operational inventory,
reassignment to storage, or placement into backup aircraft
inventory or excess status.
SEC. 138. EXTENSION OF LIMITATIONS AND MINIMUM INVENTORY REQUIREMENT
RELATING TO RQ-4 AIRCRAFT.
Section 9062(m)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``September 30,
2029'' and inserting ``September 30, 2030''.
SEC. 139. EXPANSION OF AIR REFUELER FLEET.
(a) Primary Mission Aircraft Inventory.--Notwithstanding any limit
on primary mission aircraft inventory established before the date of
the enactment of this Act, Secretary of the Air Force shall retain
operational KC-135 Stratotankers as primary mission aircraft inventory
as such aircraft are replaced by KC-46 aircraft in order to meet air
refueling requirements of the Air Force and the United States
Transportation Command.
(b) Reassignment.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall
reassign KC-135 Stratotankers that are retained as primary
mission aircraft inventory and replaced by KC-46 aircraft to
Air Refueling Wings that have the capacity to expand their
primary mission aircraft inventory fleet of KC-135
Stratotankers.
(2) Criteria.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall
reassign KC-135 Stratotankers under paragraph (1) based on the
ability of an Air Refueling Wing to--
(A) man the additional aircraft; and
(B) support pilot training requirements.
SEC. 140. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO C-130 AIRCRAFT.
(a) Extension of Minimum Inventory Requirement.--Section
146(a)(3)(B) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2455), as most
recently amended by section 145(a) of the Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
(Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 1810 ), is further amended by striking
``2025'' and inserting ``2028''.
(b) Extension of Prohibition on Reduction of C-130 Aircraft
Assigned to National Guard.--Section 146(b)(1) of the James M. Inhofe
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law
117-263; 136 Stat. 2455), as most recently amended by section 145(b) of
the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat.
1810), is further amended by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2028''.
(c) Report Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through fiscal year
2028, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report detailing the following:
(1) The total number and variant types of C-130 aircraft in
the inventory of the Air Force.
(2) Any planned retirements, divestments, or reductions to
the fleet of such aircraft.
(3) Modernization and recapitalization efforts, including
block upgrades and procurement schedules.
(4) Planned basing actions for fielding C-130J aircraft to
recapitalize C-130H aircraft.
SEC. 141. INFORMATION ON FUTURE LARGE AND OVERSIZED AIR CARGO
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall solicit from
industry information on acquiring services of an airplane that--
(1) is, as of June 2025, under development as a civilian
aircraft;
(2) would be capable of carrying space launch vehicles and
other Department of Defense articles not more than 300 feet
long that cannot be or, as of June 2025, are not readily
transported in an airplane due to cargo dimensions;
(3) could enter service not later than December 31, 2035;
(4) could provide and supplement large and oversized fixed
wing air cargo transportation services to support the readiness
and logistical needs of the Department by December 31, 2035,
and thereafter; and
(5) could provide to the Department at least 2,000 hours
and not more than 7,500 hours of airplane time for at least two
and not more than five years beginning when such airplane could
enter service.
(b) Report.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the
results of the solicitation required by subsection (a).
TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026
for the use of the Department of Defense for research, development,
test, and evaluation, as specified in the funding table in section
4201.
Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations
SEC. 211. MODIFICATIONS TO DEFENSE RESEARCH CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--For fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year
thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all funding
opportunities executed in Program Element 0601228D8Z, or successor
program element, shall include separate funding solicitations each
focused toward--
(1) Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Tribal
Colleges and Universities; and
(2) Minority-Serving Institutions that are not described in
paragraph (1).
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``Historically Black College or University''
has the meaning given the term ``part B institution'' in
section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1061).
(2) The term ``Minority-Serving Institution'' means an
eligible institution described in section 371(a) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)).
(3) The term ``Tribal College or University'' has the
meaning given the term in section 316(b) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)).
SEC. 212. PROGRAM FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,
TEST, AND EVALUATION CENTERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.
(a) Making Permanent and Improving Pilot Program for the
Enhancement of the Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Centers
of the Department of Defense.--Chapter 305 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 4145. Program for the enhancement of the research, development,
test, and evaluation centers of the Department of Defense
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of
the military departments shall jointly carry out a program to
demonstrate methods for the more effective development of technology
and management of functions at eligible centers.
``(b) Eligible Centers.--For purposes of the program, the eligible
centers are--
``(1) the science and technology reinvention laboratories,
as designated by section 4121(b) of this title;
``(2) the test and evaluation centers which are activities
specified as part of the Major Range and Test Facility Base in
Department of Defense Directive 3200.11;
``(3) the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency;
``(4) the Defense Innovation Unit;
``(5) the Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO); and
``(6) the Office of Strategic Capital.
``(c) Participation in Program.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the head of
each eligible center shall submit to the Assistant Secretary
concerned a proposal on, and implement, alternative and
innovative methods of effective management and operations of
eligible centers, rapid project delivery, support,
experimentation, prototyping, and partnership with universities
and private sector entities--
``(A) to generate greater value and efficiencies in
research and development activities;
``(B) to enable more efficient and effective
operations of supporting activities, such as--
``(i) facility management, construction,
and repair;
``(ii) business operations;
``(iii) personnel management policies and
practices; and
``(iv) intramural and public outreach; and
``(C) to enable more rapid deployment of warfighter
capabilities.
``(2) Implementation.--(A) The head of an eligible center
described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) shall
implement each method proposed under paragraph (1) of this
subsection unless such method is disapproved in writing by the
Assistant Secretary concerned within 60 days of receiving a
proposal from an eligible center.
``(B) The Director of the Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency, the Defense Innovation Unit, the Strategic
Capabilities Office and the Office of Strategic Capital shall
implement each method proposed under paragraph (1) unless such
method is disapproved in writing by the Deputy Secretary of
Defense within 60 days of receiving a proposal from the
Director.
``(C) In this paragraph, the term `Assistant Secretary
concerned' means--
``(i) the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for
Acquisition, with respect to matters concerning the Air
Force;
``(ii) the Assistant Secretary of the Army for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, with respect to
matters concerning the Army; and
``(iii) the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for
Research, Development, and Acquisition, with respect to
matters concerning the Navy.
``(d) Waiver Authority for Demonstration and Implementation.--The
head of an eligible center may waive any regulation, restriction,
requirement, guidance, policy, procedure, or departmental instruction
that would affect the implementation of a method proposed under
subsection (c)(1), unless such implementation would be prohibited by a
provision of a Federal statute or common law.''.
(b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 233 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C.
4141 note prec.) is repealed.
SEC. 213. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ASSIGNMENT TO DEFENSE ADVANCED
RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY OF PRIVATE SECTOR PERSONNEL WITH
CRITICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPERTISE.
Section 232(e) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law
113-291; 10 U.S.C. 4091 note prec.) is amended by striking ``September
30, 2025'' and inserting ``September 30, 2030''.
SEC. 214. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN NAVY SOFTWARE.
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be
obligated or expended for the autonomy baseline manager or the common
control system of the Navy unless--
(1) the Secretary of the Navy submits to the congressional
defense committees--
(A) the original baseline schedule of key
capability deliverables and the current schedule as of
the date of submission;
(B) the original cost estimate and the current cost
estimate as of the date of submission, including the
total funding received for the program;
(C) all reports of test and experimentation events,
including a comparison of performance to alternative
industry capabilities;
(D) the unaltered assessment of the Defense
Innovation Unit on a market assessment of industry
capabilities compared to the capabilities of the
autonomy baseline manager and the common control system
of the Navy; and
(E) an assessment that the program is delivering
new capabilities at a pace and quality that meets or
exceeds industry capabilities; and
(2) the Chief of Naval Operations validates to the
congressional defense committees that the program meets
operational user needs of the Navy.
SEC. 215. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING.
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
made available for fiscal year 2026 for operation and maintenance,
Defense-wide, and available to the Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering for travel purposes, not more than
80 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the
Under Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees the
report required by section 245(d) of the Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
(Public Law 118-159).
SEC. 216. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS BETWEEN CERTAIN FOREIGN ENTITIES AND
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION CONDUCTING DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE-FUNDED RESEARCH.
(a) Prohibition.--Beginning on January 1, 2027, a covered
institution may not enter into a contract with a covered nation or a
foreign entity of concern.
(b) Waivers.--
(1) Authority.--Subject to the provisions of this
subsection and subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense may, or
their designee, pursuant to a request submitted under paragraph
(2) of this subsection, issue a waiver of the prohibition set
forth in subsection (a).
(2) Submission.--
(A) First waiver requests.--
(i) In general.--A covered institution that
desires to enter into a contract with a foreign
entity of concern or a covered nation may
submit to the Secretary of Defense, not later
than 120 days before the institution enters
into such a contract, a request to waive the
prohibition set forth in subsection (a) with
respect to such contract.
(ii) Contents of waiver request.--A waiver
request submitted by a covered institution
under clause (i) shall include--
(I) the complete and unredacted
text of the proposed contract for which
the waiver is being requested, and if
such original contract is not in
English, a translated copy of the text
into English (in a manner that complies
with subsection (e)); and
(II) a statement that--
(aa) is signed by the
President or compliance officer
of the institution designated
in accordance with subsection
(f); and
(bb) includes information
that demonstrates that such
contract is for the benefit of
the institution's mission and
students and will promote the
security, stability, and
economic vitality of the United
States.
(B) Renewal waiver requests.--
(i) In general.--A covered institution that
has entered into a contract pursuant to a
waiver issued under this section, the term of
which is longer than the 1-year waiver period
and the terms and conditions of which remain
the same as the proposed contract submitted as
part of the request for such waiver, may
submit, not later than 120 days before the
expiration of such waiver period, a request for
a renewal of such waiver for the remainder of
the contract term, but not to exceed a 4-year
period (which shall include any information
requested by the Secretary).
(ii) Termination.--If a covered institution
fails to submit a request under clause (i) or
is not granted a renewal under such clause,
such institution shall terminate such contract
on the last day of the original 1-year waiver
period.
(3) Waiver issuance.--The Secretary of Defense--
(A) not later than 60 days before a covered
institution enters into a contract pursuant to a waiver
request under paragraph (2)(A), or before a contract
described in paragraph (2)(B)(i) is renewed pursuant to
a renewal request under such paragraph, shall notify
the covered institution--
(i) if the waiver or renewal will be issued
by the Secretary; and
(ii) in a case in which the waiver or
renewal will be issued, the date on which the
1-year waiver period starts;
(B) may only issue a waiver under this subsection
to a covered institution if the Secretary of Defense
determines that the contract for which the waiver is
being requested will both--
(i) benefit the institution's mission and
students; and
(ii) promote the security, stability, and
economic vitality of the United States; and
(C) shall, when making the determination described
in subparagraph (B)(ii), base such determination on the
following factors:
(i) The reasons for which the foreign
entity of concern or covered nation has been so
designated, and why those reasons do not apply
to the contract for which waiver is being
sought.
(ii) The foreign entity of concern or
covered nation's history of involvement with
covered institutions.
(iii) The degree to which such a contract
could provide access to information or
technology which could materially benefit the
national security of a covered nation or harm
the national security of the United States.
(4) Notification to congress.--Not later than 15 calendar
days prior to issuing a waiver under this subsection, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of
the House of Representatives written notice of the intent of
the Secretary to issue such waiver together with a
justification for such waiver.
(5) Application of waivers.--A waiver issued under this
subsection to a covered institution with respect to a contract
shall only--
(A) waive the prohibition under subsection (a) for
a 1-year period, or for the remainder of the term of
the contract, but not to exceed 4 years; and
(B) apply to the terms and conditions of the
proposed contract submitted as part of the request for
such waiver.
(c) Contracts Prior to Date of Enactment.--
(1) In general.--In the case of a covered institution that
entered into contract with a covered nation or foreign entity
of concern prior to January 1, 2027, and which contract remains
in effect on such date, the Secretary shall notify the
congressional defense committees within 90 days of enactment of
this Act.
(2) Renewal.--A covered institution that has entered into a
contract described in paragraph (1), the term of which is
longer than the waiver period described in subparagraph (B) of
such paragraph and the terms and conditions of which remain the
same as the contract submitted as part of the request required
under subparagraph (A) of such paragraph, may submit a request
for renewal of the waiver issued under such paragraph in
accordance with subsection (c)(2)(B).
(d) Designation During Contract Term.--In the case of a covered
institution that enters into a contract with a foreign source that is
not a covered nation or a foreign entity of concern but which, during
the term of such contract, is redesignated as a covered nation or
foreign entity of concern, such institution shall terminate such
contract not later than 120 days after the Secretary notifies the
covered institution of such designation or immediately requests a
waiver.
(e) Translation Requirement.--Any information required to be
disclosed under this section with respect to a contract that is not in
English shall be translated, for purposes of such disclosure, by a
person that is not an affiliated entity or agent of the covered nation
or foreign entity of concern involved with such contract.
(f) Compliance Officer.--Each covered institution applying for a
waiver under subsection (c), shall identify a compliance officer, who
shall--
(1) be a current employee or legally authorized agent of
such institution; and
(2) be responsible, on behalf of such institution, for
personally certifying--
(A) compliance with the prohibition under this
section; and
(B) the truth and accuracy of any information
contained in such a waiver request.
(g) Annual Reports.--Section 1286(f) of the John S. McCain National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232;10
U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and on the periodic
reviews conducted pursuant to subsection (e)'' and inserting
``, on the periodic reviews conducted pursuant to subsection
(e), and the waivers issued under section 216 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following
new subparagraph:
``(C) With respect to waivers described in
paragraph (1), the following:
``(i) The terms and contents of any waivers
issued under section 216 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
in the period covered by the report;
``(ii) any trends in--
``(I) the number of waivers issued
under such section over time; and
``(II) the types of contracts to
which such waivers pertain; and
``(iii) the processes used by the Secretary
to verify that covered institutions (as defined
in such section) are in compliance with the
requirements of such section.''.
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term
``contract'' means--
(i) any agreement or memorandum of understanding
for the acquisition, by purchase, lease, or barter, of
property or services by or from a covered nation or
foreign entity of concern; or
(ii) any affiliation, agreement, or similar
transaction with a covered nation or foreign entity of
concern that involves the use or exchange of the name,
likeness, time, services, or resources of a covered
institution.
(B) The term ``contract'' does not include--
(i) an agreement solely or primarily for the
purposes of conducting a study-abroad program wherein
students at covered institutions in the United States
travel to a covered nation to study;
(ii) an arms-length agreement for the acquisition
by purchase, lease, or barter of property or services
for the covered institution from a foreign entity of
concern; or
(iii) an agreement pertaining to a pre-existing
campus or other satellite facility of a covered
institution located in a covered nation or a joint
facility of a covered institution and another entity
located in a covered nation, unless that facility could
provide access to information or technology which could
materially benefit the national security of a covered
nation or harm the national security of the United
States.
(2) The term ``covered institution'' means an institution
of higher education that conducts research funded by the
Department of Defense.
(3) The term ``covered nation'' has the meaning given that
term in section 4872(d) of title 10, United States Code.
(4) The term ``foreign entity of concern'' means any person
or entity--
(A) listed on the Department of Commerce's Entity
List (Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the Export
Administration Regulations), or successor list;
(B) included in the list of Chinese military
companies operating in the United States most recently
submitted under section 1260H(b)(1) of the William M.
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 115-283;10 U.S.C. 113
note); or
(C) identified on the list published under section
1286(c)(9)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-
232;10 U.S.C. 4001 note).
(5) The term ``institution of higher education'' has the
meaning given that term in section 102 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002).
SEC. 217. WESTERN REGIONAL RANGE COMPLEX DEMONSTRATION.
(a) Demonstration Required.--The Secretary shall carry out a
demonstration of a joint multi-domain kinetic and non-kinetic testing
and training environment across military departments by interconnecting
existing ranges and training sites in the western States to improve
joint multi-domain training and further testing, research, and
development.
(b) Use of Existing Ranges and Capabilities.--The demonstration
carried out pursuant to subsection (a) shall use existing ranges and
range capability, unless capability gaps are identified in the process
of planning specific demonstration activities.
(c) Activities.--The demonstration carried out pursuant to
subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) Electromagnetic spectrum operations.
(2) Electromagnetic warfare.
(3) Operations that blend kinetic and non-kinetic effects.
(4) Operations in the information environment.
(5) Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2).
(6) Information warfare, including the following:
(A) Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.
(B) Offensive and defense cyber operations.
(C) Electromagnetic warfare.
(D) Space operations.
(E) Psychological operations.
(F) Public affairs.
(G) Weather operations.
(d) Timeline for Completion of Initial Demonstration.--In carrying
out subsection (a), the Secretary shall seek to complete an initial
demonstration, interconnecting two or more ranges or testing sites of
two or more military departments in the western States, subject to
availability of appropriations, not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(e) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide the congressional
defense committees a briefing on--
(1) a phased implementation plan and design to connect
ranges and testing sites in the western States, including the
initial demonstration required by subsection (d);
(2) how the design architecture of the plan is in alignment
with recommendations of the 2020 Department of Defense
Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy; and
(3) how the design architecture will support high-
periodicity training, testing, research, and development.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Information environment.--The term ``information
environment'' means the aggregate of individuals,
organizations, and systems that collect, process, and
disseminate, or act on information.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Defense.
(g) Termination.--This section shall terminate on September 30,
2028.
SEC. 218. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
POLICIES FOR MANAGEMENT AND CERTIFICATION OF LINK 16
MILITARY TACTICAL DATA LINK NETWORK.
Section 228(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``the Nevada Test and
Training Range, Restricted Area 2508, Warning Area 151/470,
Warning Area 386, and the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex''
and inserting ``military special use airspace including all
prohibited areas, restricted areas, warning areas, and military
operational areas'';
(2) in paragraph (2), in the matter before subparagraph
(A), by striking ``training, and large-scale exercises.'' and
inserting ``regular training, and large-scale exercises. Under
such processes, approval of Link 16 operations shall be
presumed and denial of Link 16 operations shall be accompanied
with substantiated evidence demonstrating compromise of safety
due to electromagnetic interference.''; and
(3) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``regular'' before
``training''.
SEC. 219. ADVANCED ROBOTIC AUTOMATION FOR MUNITIONS MANUFACTURING.
(a) Program Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall carry out a
program to support the maturation and expansion of robotic automation
capabilities for munitions manufacturing at government-owned,
contractor-operated production facilities.
(b) Objectives.--The objectives of the program under subsection (a)
shall include the following:
(1) The design and integration of inherently safe, scalable
robotic load, assemble, and pack (LAP) systems for munitions
production.
(2) The demonstration of increased throughput and
production capacity, while reducing manual handling of
energetic materials.
(3) The development of cyber-hardened data infrastructure
for secure integration of factory-floor operations with
enterprise systems.
(4) Support for workforce upskilling and training in
robotics, automation, and advanced manufacturing technologies.
(5) The evaluation of applicability across multiple
munition types and organic industrial base sites.
(c) Coordination.--In carrying out the program under subsection
(a), the Secretary of the Army shall coordinate with the Joint Program
Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition and other relevant components
of the Department of the Army.
(d) Briefing.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of
Defense shall provide the congressional defense committees a briefing
on the program carried out under subsection (a). Such briefing shall
cover--
(1) the progress made under the program;
(2) lessons learned; and
(3) recommendations for the wider adoption of robotic
automation technologies within the defense industrial base.
SEC. 220. DUAL-USE AND DEFENSE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING INNOVATION HUBS.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish one or
more dual-use advanced manufacturing hubs that co-locate and share
resources among public and private stakeholders from industry,
academia, government, nongovernment agencies, and workforce and
economic development resources. The hub or hubs should span the full
spectrum of advanced manufacturing capabilities and cover the full
development timeline between prototyping and fielding.
(b) Requirements.--A hub established under subsection (a) shall--
(1) utilize, to the maximum extent possible, the Department
of Defense Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MII) and
encourage the MIIs to coordinate efforts in a joint manner;
(2) provide shared advanced manufacturing infrastructure
and equipment, such as high-speed metal printers and material
testing laboratories;
(3) establish a process to provide advanced manufacturing
capability, including on shared classified space as needed;
(4) utilize, to the maximum extent possible, the Defense
Logistics Agency's Joint Additive Manufacturing Model Exchange
(JAMMEX) as a central data repository for technical data
packages for advanced manufacturing;
(5) build on the Defense Innovation Unit's Blue
Manufacturing Initiative and Blue Manufacturing Marketplace to
match hardware and software manufacturers in defense technology
with advanced manufacturing providers; and
(6) meet annual production benchmarks for defense
applications.
(c) Recommendation.--Not later than September 30, 2026, the Under
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a recommendation for the appropriate number of regional hubs
to be established under subsection (a) for the Department of Defense to
meet its sustainment needs and such requirements, specifications, and
capabilities as the regional hubs may require.
SEC. 220A. ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROGRAMS.
(a) Department of Defense Advanced Manufacturing Program.--Not
later than December 31, 2027, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination
with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall aim to qualify
and approve for manufacturing and delivery not fewer than 1,000,000
parts or components of the Department of Defense that use advanced
manufacturing techniques, with funding subject to the availability of
appropriations or other funds. In doing so, the Secretary shall ensure
that expedited processes for adoption of advanced manufacturing
products are utilized across the components of the Department of
Defense and lifecycle phases for new and existing systems.
(b) Program to Additively Manufacture Certain Types of Unmanned
Aerial Systems.--Not later than September 30, 2026, the Secretary of
Defense shall carry out a program to certify new materials and
processes to manufacture 25 to100 percent of the parts of one of each
type of the following unmanned aerial system (UAS) categories using
advanced or additive manufacturing techniques:
(1) Small unmanned aerial systems used as tactical
loitering munitions.
(2) Small unmanned aerial systems used for surveillance and
reconnaissance missions.
(3) Small unmanned aerial systems used for logistics
missions.
(c) Program to Certify Additively Manufactured Parts for Military
Systems With Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material
Shortages.--
(1) Program required.--Not later than September 30, 2026,
the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
shall, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering and the Secretaries of the military
departments, carry out a program to produce replacement parts
for military systems with diminishing manufacturing sources and
material shortages using advanced or additive manufacturing
techniques.
(2) Tested parts.--In carrying out the program required by
paragraph (1), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
and Sustainment shall select not less than five parts for test,
evaluation, and certification under the program.
(3) Test and evaluation.--
(A) In general.--In carrying out the program
required by paragraph (1), the Under Secretary shall
use additive manufacturing techniques to manufacture
the parts selected pursuant to paragraph (2) and then
test and evaluate the manufactured parts.
(B) Evaluation.--Evaluation under subparagraph (A)
shall be based on performance rather than
specifications.
(4) Sharing of results and data.--In carrying out the
program required by paragraph (1), the Under Secretary shall
share test data across all military departments and establish
mechanisms for data reciprocity for test and evaluation results
for additively manufactured parts across all military
departments.
(5) List of obsolete parts.--The Under Secretary shall, in
coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments,
make a list of all parts for military systems with diminishing
manufacturing sources and material shortages.
(6) New licensing agreements.--The Under Secretary shall,
in coordination with the Secretaries of the military
departments, create new licensing agreements with owners of
intellectual property for the platforms with parts included in
the list required by paragraph (5) that allow additive
manufacture of the parts.
(d) Program to Additively Manufacture Metal Parts.--
(1) Program required.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment shall carry out a program across
all military departments to additively manufacture three
commonly used metal parts of each military department, such as
titanium, stainless steel, and aluminum.
(2) Assessment required.--Not later than September 30,
2026, the Under Secretary shall--
(A) complete an assessment to determine how to
additively manufacture 10 metal parts of each military
department, with a preference for parts that require
long lead times to manufacture or have sole-source
suppliers; and
(B) submit to the congressional defense committees
a report on the findings of the Under Secretary with
respect to the assessment completed under subparagraph
(A).
(e) Program to Additively Manufacture Parts for Ground Combat
Systems.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment shall, in coordination with the Secretary of the Army and
the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency--
(1) identify sustainment vulnerabilities in the ground
equipment supply chain of the Army, including at the
manufacturing arsenals and maintenance depots of the Army that
comprise the Organic Industrial Base, where additive
manufacturing could be used to repair, upgrade, or modernize
ground combat systems;
(2) choose not less than five parts that have long lead
times for fabricating the greatest degree of customized
specifications or have the most limited quantity in inventory
and additively manufacture replacement parts for them;
(3) create a critical parts list identifying parts and
components across ground combat systems with long lead times
eligible to be additively manufactured; and
(4) develop plans, in coordination with Army Development
Command, to integrate additive manufacturing techniques and
technologies in the design, production, and sustainment of
next-generation combat vehicles and their technologies. The
developed technologies should prioritize interoperability
across military platforms and integration with other military
services.
SEC. 220B. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.
(a) Leadership Changes.--
(1) Joint defense manufacturing technology panel.--Section
4842(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``The Chair of'' and all that follows through
``programs.'' and inserting the following: ``The Panel shall be
co-chaired by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
and Sustainment and the Under Secretary of Defense for Research
and Engineering.''.
(2) Joint additive manufacturing working group.--The Joint
Additive Manufacturing Working Group shall be co-chaired by the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and
the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.
(3) Consortium on additive manufacturing for defense
capability development.--Section 223 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (10 U.S.C. 4841 note) is
amended--
(A) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection
(d); and
(B) by inserting after subsection (b) the following
new subsection (c):
``(c) Co-chairs.--The Consortium shall be co-chaired by the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Under
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.''.
(b) Advanced Manufacturing Guidance and Manual.--
(1) Guidance, dod i update, and manual required.--Not later
than September 30, 2026, the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment and the Under Secretary of Defense
for Research and Engineering, in consultation with the
Secretaries of the military departments, shall--
(A) develop guidance to incorporate innovations in
advanced manufacturing in such a way that the
Department of Defense can better and faster deliver
capabilities, sustain operations, and protect the
warfighter with the latest technology while still
ensuring quality, reliability, and compatibility;
(B) update Department of Defense Instruction
5000.93 (relating to use of additive manufacturing in
the Department of Defense) dated June 10, 2021, to
waive the requirement to maintain records of all
additively produced end-items put into operational use
where the additively produced part meets or exceeds
performance of the traditionally manufactured end-item;
(C) create a manual in accordance with such
instruction that gets at the technical standards
required to qualify parts, components, or products that
use advanced manufacturing technologies and techniques;
and
(D) not later than March 1, 2026, provide the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
House of Representatives a briefing on plans to update
the guidance developed under subparagraph (A) and the
updates made under subparagraph (B).
(2) Considerations.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and
the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
shall consider the 2016 Department of Defense Additive
Manufacturing Roadmap, the 2021 Department of Defense Additive
Manufacturing Strategy, the 2022 National Strategy for Advanced
Manufacturing, and Department of Defense Instruction 5000.93.
(3) Alignment.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment and the Under Secretary of Defense
for Research and Engineering shall ensure that the guidance on
the use of advanced manufacturing required by paragraph
(1)(A)--
(A) aligns with Department of Defense acquisition
to prioritize flexibility, interoperability, and
domestic sourcing; and
(B) requires the Department to prefer United States
manufacturers and equipment and document a
justification whenever the Department uses a foreign
source; and
(C) requires the Department to partner with and
direct funds to the Department's Manufacturing
Innovation Institutes whenever feasible.
(4) Elements.--
(A) Guidance.--The guidance required by paragraph
(1)(A) shall include guidance for all types of advanced
manufacturing, including the following:
(i) Additive manufacturing.
(ii) Advanced materials.
(iii) Advanced composite materials.
(iv) Robotics and automation.
(v) Laser, machining, and welding.
(vi) Nanotechnology.
(vii) Network and information technology
integration.
(B) Manual.--(i) The guidance required by
subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) shall utilize
expedited qualification and testing procedures
established in section 865 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 and result in a
manual under subparagraph (C) of such paragraph to
establish standardized processes to qualify parts and
components produced by advanced manufacturing
techniques and technologies based on performance,
rather than specifications for testing and evaluation.
(ii) The process described in clause (i) shall
include a methodology for standardizing technical
production specifications, testing processes, and data
reciprocity to share and accept test results of the
same additively manufactured parts across all military
departments.
(iii) The process described in clause (i) shall
include test and evaluation results that facilitate
data reciprocity across military departments, removing
the need for each military department to independently
validate the same parts another military department has
already validated.
(iv) The manual shall include steps to allow for
streamlined incremental qualification, rather than
complete requalification, when the design and
manufacturing process incorporates changes.
(v) The process described in clause (i) shall
explore the option for third-party, external
certification for companies that cannot afford or do
not have the in-house expertise to do this on their own
but have the technology that the Department needs.
(C) Advanced materials and advanced composite
materials research.--The guidance required by paragraph
(1)(A) and the manual required by paragraph (1)(C)--
(i) shall cover requirements for
development, test, and evaluation of the
material properties of advanced materials and
advanced composite materials used in advanced
manufacturing, including metals, polymers,
ceramics, composites, and hybrid metals;
(ii) should include how to incorporate
integrated computational materials engineering
to predict the material properties and the
distribution of those properties in additively
manufactured parts and scale-up additive
manufacturing; and
(iii) shall include a list of
recommendations for the types of amounts of
critical metals to stockpile for the
Department's use in additive manufacturing,
which should be accessible to users of the
Defense Logistics Agency's Joint Additive
Manufacturing Model Exchange (JAMMEX).
(D) Cybersecurity.--(i) The guidance required by
paragraph (1)(A) and the manual required by paragraph
(1)(C) shall include cybersecurity standards and
guidelines for advanced manufacturing developed in
consultation with the Chief Information Officer.
(ii) The guidance and manual should address the
unique challenges that advanced manufacturing poses to
Department information networks.
(iii) The guidance and manual shall include matters
relating to cybersecurity compliance.
(iv) The guidance and manual shall call for
periodic security and compliance reviews.
(E) Modeling and simulation.--The guidance and
manual required by paragraph (1)--
(i) shall include software-driven,
artificial intelligence-enabled modeling and
simulation techniques for design, development,
test, and evaluation to the maximum extent
possible; and
(ii) should include integrating modeling
and simulation at every level, from enterprise
to individual operation, including utilizing
digital engineering.
(F) Intellectual property.--(i) The guidance
required by paragraph (1)(A) and the manual required by
paragraph (1)(C) shall include processes and
contracting mechanisms to protect and manage
intellectual property.
(ii) The processes and contracting mechanisms
described in clause (i) shall be designed to
incentivize innovation while allowing the Department to
additively manufacture parts and products for military
systems at scale and on demand in case of contingency
or crisis. This can include new licensing agreements
with terms and conditions that allow for innovative
intellectual property strategies.
(iii) The guidance and manual shall include
considerations to incorporate the Defense Logistics
Agency's Joint Additive Manufacturing Model Exchange
(JAMMEX).
(G) Quality assurance.--(i) The guidance required
by paragraph (1)(A) and the manual required by
paragraph (1)(C) shall include processes, materials,
and technologies to ensure continuous quality control
throughout the entire manufacturing process and post-
production.
(ii) The guidance and manual shall incorporate the
process window qualification methodology, which is
designed to be machine-agnostic, or independent of
specific machine brands or software providers, as well
as the following:
(I) Real-time process monitoring leveraging
machine sensors and software analytics to
detect and instantly mitigate deviations
prevents defects and unauthorized parameter
changes.
(II) Integration of machine learning
algorithms that analyze production data in
real-time allows the identification of
anomalies indicative of potential quality or
security threats, enabling proactive
mitigation.
(III) Software-defined quality assurance
protocols enforce standardized, repeatable
verification processes, greatly improving
reliability and simplifying security audits.
(H) Proliferation of additive manufacturing
capabilities.--The guidance required by paragraph (1)
shall include a plan that includes phasing and funding
requirements to proliferate advanced manufacturing
technologies and techniques across the entire
Department, at the enterprise level to tactical
operational units. This guidance shall--
(i) identify end-user access and
operational needs for advanced manufacturing
and associated resourcing, infrastructure, and
basing requirements;
(ii) establish logistics models for
production of additively manufactured parts in
the continental United States and at forward
operating locations;
(iii) improve supply chain risk management;
and
(iv) stimulate supply chain agility within
the Department.
(I) Training.--The guidance required by paragraph
(1)(A) shall include training program requirements,
phasing, and sequencing to ensure each warfighter is
equipped with the knowledge and skills to use advanced
manufacturing techniques and technologies efficiently
and safely. The guidance shall--
(i) outline which military occupational
specialty career fields to train in advanced
manufacturing equipment, techniques, and
procedures with each military service and the
degree of proficiency and training time
required;
(ii) explore partnerships to establish
apprenticeships and skilled technician training
pipelines to support Department of Defense
research and development programs and programs
of record; and
(iii) consider creating new initiatives
within existing transition assistance programs
to create pathways for members of the Armed
Forces to receive the training necessary to
adapt their military skills to civilian jobs in
advanced manufacturing.
(5) Manual required.--The manual created under paragraph
(1)(C) shall be a service-agnostic, vendor-agnostic manual on
advanced manufacturing techniques and technologies for the
Department of Defense--
(A) to standardize across the military departments
the technical parameters for manufacturing parts and
products using advanced manufacturing techniques;
(B) to outline the categories and levels of risk
associated with such parts and products, including
distinguishing between safety-critical and non-safety-
critical parts and providing expedited approvals for
low-risk parts through standardized material datasets
and pre-qualified manufacturing protocols;
(C) to lay out the processes for qualification and
certification across categories of such parts and
products;
(D) to establish data reciprocity for test and
evaluation data across all military departments with
respect to qualifying such parts and products;
(E) to utilize the Defense Logistics Agency's Joint
Additive Manufacturing Model Exchange (JAMMEX) as the
central data repository for technical data packages for
advanced manufacturing; and
(F) to incorporate new proposed qualification
approaches proposed by industry consortiums,
Manufacturing Innovation Institutes, and Small Business
Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business
Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.
(6) Timeline.--
(A) Initial.--The Secretary shall ensure that the
guidance required by paragraph (1)(A) goes into effect
in fiscal year 2026 by providing guidance with respect
to the top three essential metals each military
department needs to maintain its operational platforms.
(B) Subsequent.--The Secretary shall ensure that
the guidance required by paragraph (1)(A) goes into
effect not later than January 1, 2027, for all
essential metals not covered by subparagraph (A).
(7) Advanced manufacturing defined.--In this subsection,
the term ``advanced manufacturing'' means a manufacturing
process using the following:
(A) Additive manufacturing.
(B) Wire-arc additive manufacturing.
(C) Powder bed fusion manufacturing.
(D) Other manufacturing capabilities similar to
those listed in subparagraphs (A) through (C).
SEC. 220C. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH
COLLABORATION WITH CERTAIN ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS.
(a) Limitation.--Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made
available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2026 may be
obligated or expended to award a grant or contract to an institution of
higher education for the specific purposes of conducting fundamental
research in collaboration with a covered entity.
(b) Waiver.--
(1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Science and Technology may waive the limitation under
subsection (a), on a case-by-case basis, with respect to an
individual grant or contract for an institution of higher
education if the Assistant Secretary determines that such a
waiver is in the national security interests of the United
States.
(2) Congressional notice.--Not later than 30 days after the
date on which an award is made by the Department of Defense
involving an institution of higher education with respect to
which a waiver is made under paragraph (1), the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology shall submit to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives notice of such waiver.
(c) Report Annex.--
(1) In general.--On an annual basis, as a classified or
controlled unclassified information annex to the annual report
required by section 1286(f) of the John S McCain National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-
232; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note), the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a report annex on the compliance
of the Department of Defense and institutions of higher
education with the requirements of this section.
(2) Contents.--Each report annex submitted pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall include, for each waiver issued under
subsection (b) during the period covered by the report--
(A) a justification for the waiver; and
(B) a detailed description of the type and extent
of any collaboration between an institution of higher
education and a covered entity allowed pursuant to the
waiver, including identification of the institution of
higher education and the covered entities involved, the
type of technology involved, the duration of the
collaboration, and terms and conditions on intellectual
property assignment, as applicable, under the
collaboration agreement.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``collaboration'' means coordinated activity
between an institution of higher education and a covered entity
and includes--
(A) sharing of research facilities, resources, or
data;
(B) sharing of technical know-how;
(C) any financial or in-kind contribution intended
to produce a research product;
(D) sponsorship or facilitation of research
fellowships, visas, or residence permits;
(E) joint ventures, partnerships, or other
formalized agreements for the purpose of conducting
research or sharing resources, data, or technology;
(F) inclusion of researchers as consultants,
advisors, or members of advisory or review boards; and
(G) such other activities as may be determined by
the Secretary of Defense.
(2) The term ``covered entity''--
(A) means an academic institution that is included
in the most recently updated list developed pursuant to
1286(c)(9) of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-
232; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note); and
(B) includes any individual employed by such an
academic institution.
(3) The term ``fundamental research'' has the meaning given
that term in National Security Decision Directive-189 (NSSD-
189), National Policy on the Transfer of Scientific, Technical
and Engineering Information, dated September 21, 1985, or any
successor document.
(4) The term ``institution of higher education'' has the
meaning given that term in section 102 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002) and includes--
(A) any department, program, project, faculty,
researcher, or other individual, entity, or activity of
such institution; and
(B) any branch of such institution within or
outside the United States.
Subtitle C--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters
SEC. 221. CATALYST PATHFINDER PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than January 1, 2027, the Secretary
of the Army shall establish a soldier-inspired innovation program--
(1) that creates partnerships between operational units of
the Army and leading national research universities to provide
a unique platform for university-based researchers and small
businesses to collaborate directly with soldiers on cutting-
edge applied research and development; and
(2) to integrate soldiers into the early-stage problem
identification process and include them in the solution
development process to ensure technical solutions are meeting
soldier needs and enhancing lethality.
(b) Designation.--The program established pursuant to subsection
(a) shall be known as the ``Catalyst Pathfinder Program'' (in this
section the ``Program'').
(c) Activities.--In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall--
(1) establish activities at all active-duty divisions of
the Army to accelerate the incorporation of soldier insights
into capability development;
(2) establish policies that streamline collaboration
between soldiers, Army Futures Command, and academic
institutions;
(3) establish a governance board that includes
representatives from the research, development, test, and
evaluation, acquisition, requirements, industry, and academic
communities;
(4) promote transition of successful Program projects to
Army programs; and
(5) implement an adaptive experimentation force capability
to support technology experimentation activities throughout the
solution development cycle
(d) Treatment of Program.--The Program shall be treated as a
research, development, test, and evaluation activity in the Army's
input to the Future Year Defense Program.
SEC. 222. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR ANNUAL REPORTS ON CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY
AREAS SUPPORTIVE OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY.
Section 217(c)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10
U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended, in the matter before subparagraph (A), by
striking ``December 1, 2025'' and inserting ``December 1, 2030''.
SEC. 223. EVALUATION OF ADDITIONAL TEST CORRIDORS FOR HYPERSONIC AND
LONG-RANGE WEAPONS.
(a) Evaluation Required.--To assess impact effectiveness and
increase the cadence of testing and training for long-range and
hypersonic systems, the Secretary of Defense shall, acting through the
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the
Director of the Test Resource Management Center and in consultation
with requirements owners of long-range and hypersonic systems of the
Armed Forces, evaluate--
(1) the comparative advantages of episodic and permanent
special activity airspace designated by the Federal Aviation
Administration for use by the Department of Defense suitable
for the test and training of long-range and hypersonic systems;
and
(2) requirements for continental test ranges, including--
(A) attributes, including live, virtual, and
constructive capabilities;
(B) scheduling and availability;
(C) safety;
(D) end strength;
(E) facilities, infrastructure, radar, and related
systems;
(F) launch locations including--
(i) Bearpaw Air Traffic Control Assigned
Airspace, Montana;
(ii) Mountain Home Range Complex, Idaho;
(iii) Fallon Range Training Complex,
Nevada;
(iv) Utah Test and Training Range, Utah;
(v) Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada;
(vi) Green River Test Complex, Utah; and
(vii) White Sands Missile Range, New
Mexico;
(G) impact areas within the White Sands Missile
Range, New Mexico; and
(H) such other characteristics as the Secretary
considers appropriate.
(b) Briefing.--Not later than December 1, 2026, the Secretary shall
provide to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing
on the findings of the Secretary with respect to the evaluation
conducted pursuant to subsection (a), including an assessment of the
completion date.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``impact area'' means the point at which a
test terminates.
(2) The term ``launch location'' means the point from which
a test is initiated.
SEC. 224. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.
Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
redesignating the section 222e that was added by section 211 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law
118-31) as section 222f.
SEC. 225. CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED PROGRAMS FOR TEST AND EVALUATION
OVERSIGHT.
(a) Requirement.--The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation
shall include in the annual report required by section 139(h) of title
10, United States Code, an assessment of the operational and live fire
test and evaluation activities for--
(1) Golden Dome software development;
(2) the Joint Fires Network; and
(3) the Cryptographic Modernization Program.
(b) Alternate Pathway.--For any effort under subsection (a)
assigned to the software acquisition pathway pursuant to section 3603
of title 10, United States Code, the Director of Operational Test and
Evaluation shall assess the effort in accordance with the alternative
test and evaluation pathway established in this Act.
SEC. 226. PROHIBITION ON MODIFICATION OF INDIRECT COST RATES FOR
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Defense may not change or modify
indirect cost rates (otherwise known as facilities and administration
cost rates) for Department of Defense grants and contracts awarded to
institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations (as those
terms are defined in part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations)
until the Secretary makes the certification described under subsection
(b).
(b) Certification.--A certification under this subsection is a
certification to the congressional defense committees that the
Department of Defense--
(1) working with the extramural research community,
including representatives from universities, university
associations, independent research institutes, and private
foundations, has developed an alternative indirect cost model
that has--
(A) reduced the indirect cost rate for all
applicable institutions of higher education and
nonprofit organizations (compared to indirect rates for
fiscal year 2025); and
(B) optimized payment of legitimate and essential
indirect costs involved in conducting Department of
Defense research to ensure transparency and efficiency
for Department of Defense-funded grants and contracts;
and
(2) established an implementation plan with adequate
transition time to change budgeting and accounting processes
for affected institutions of higher education and nonprofit
organizations.
SEC. 227. ENHANCE INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
TECHNIQUES, TECHNOLOGIES, AND ADOPTION.
The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and
the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall
establish a working group to coordinate and support international
activities that facilitate information-sharing, enhance
interoperability, explore joint research and development opportunities,
identify technology licensing requirements, incorporate advanced
manufacturing capabilities into combined trainings and exercises, and
set technical expertise and training standards for advanced
manufacturing techniques, technologies, and adoption. The countries
involved should be those with which the United States has reciprocal
defense procurement agreements or security of supply arrangements.
Subtitle D--Biotechnology
SEC. 231. BIOTECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.
(a) Designation of Senior Official.--Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
designate a senior official, with relevant biotechnology experience,
from a position within the Department of Defense that was in effect on
the day before the date of the enactment of this Act--
(1) to be the senior official for biotechnology issues;
(2) to be the head the Biotechnology Management Office
established under subsection (b); and
(3) to carry out the responsibilities for the office in
subsection (c).
(b) Establishment of Biotechnology Management Office.--Not later
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall, with input from the senior official
designated under subsection (a), charter and establish, under the
authority, direction, and control of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, a
Biotechnology Management Office to foster the development, acquisition
and sustainment of broad-based biotechnology capabilities for the
Department.
(c) Responsibilities.--The office established under subsection (b)
shall be responsible for the following:
(1) Maintaining and executing the Defense Biotechnology
Strategy required by section [BAG25949], including development
and execution of a long-term research, development,
acquisition, and sustainment roadmap.
(2) Updating policies and guidance within the Department
relating to the acquisition, adoption, and transition of
biotechnology-based products into Department use.
(3) Coordinating with activities across the Department, the
Federal Government, industry, academia, and international
partners relating to biotechnology.
(4) Proposing options for streamlining the regulatory or
acquisition process of the Department.
(5) Conducting, as may be needed, global competition
analyses, net assessment or forecasting to support
decisionmakers on biotechnology advances.
(6) Supporting the development of public-private
partnerships with academia, industry, and other State and local
government partners, including through the development or
fostering of regionally focused innovation ecosystems.
(7) Identifying biotechnology workforce and training gaps
across the workforce of the Department.
(8) Such other responsibilities as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
(d) Sunset.--The office established pursuant to subsection (a)
shall terminate on September 30, 2035.
(e) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the designation of the
senior official pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide
to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the proposed
scope of the charter for the office to be established pursuant to
subsection (b), as well as implementation plans for preliminary
activities the office will pursue during the proceeding one-year
period.
SEC. 232. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BIOTECHNOLOGY STRATEGY.
(a) In General.--Not later than June 1, 2026, the Secretary of
Defense shall, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering and the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment, submit to the Committee on Armed Services
of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives a strategy on the national security implications of
emerging biotechnologies, including the future role that biotechnology
will play in defense, and means to improve industry, interagency, and
international relationships in this sector.
(b) Elements.--The strategy required pursuant to subsection (a)
shall include the following elements:
(1) How the Department of Defense will develop and expand a
network of commercial facilities for the biomanufacture of
products that are critical for defense needs.
(2) Review and update of military specifications in order
to better incorporate or substitute current products with
biotechnology-based products.
(3) Updated plans and policies for the Department to enter
into advance market commitments and offtake agreements for
biotechnology products that have defense applications.
(4) A description of how the Department could better
incorporate military-relevant applications of emerging
biotechnology into wargaming exercises, tabletop exercises, or
other net assessment analyses.
(5) The benefits and costs of issuing a research grand
challenge, or a series of challenges, that focus on making
biotechnology predictably engineerable and how the Department
would implement such research grand challenge, or challenges.
(6) Development of a biotechnology regulation science and
technology program within the Department, including development
of digital infrastructure to support simplified regulation and
the development of biometrology tools.
(7) Updated plans and policies for inter-governmental
support that the Department could provide in encouraging member
countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to
aggregate demand and pool purchasing power for biotechnology
products.
(8) Review of plans and guidance on how the Department can
work to develop, integrate, and disseminate biotechnology
research initiatives across member countries of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization, and how the Department might
coordinate with international stakeholders to utilize the
combined research capabilities of such member countries to
drive a biotechnology development approach.
SEC. 233. DEFINING GUIDELINES AND POLICIES ON THE USE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
FOR THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Guidelines and Policies Required.--Not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall, after coordinating with the Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering, the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment, the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
and external stakeholders, including representation from industry and
academia, develop guidelines and policies on the ethical and
responsible development and deployment of biotechnology within the
Department of Defense and the Armed Forces.
(b) Elements.--The guidelines and policies developed pursuant to
subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) Definitions of ethical and responsible development and
use of biotechnology.
(2) Guidelines relating to ethical and responsible
development and use of biotechnology.
(3) Policies relating to informed consent of members of the
Armed Forces participating in biotechnology development.
(4) Policies relating to reversibility and heritable
treatment of potential biotechnology applications.
(5) Policies relating to biotechnologies and their
potential effects on the environment.
(6) Policies relating to human performance enhancement.
(7) Policies relating to the compliance and obligations of
the Department to the United Nations Biological Weapons
Convention, and other international agreements pertaining to
the laws of armed conflict.
(8) Such other matters as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
(c) Report.--
(1) In general.--No later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report outlining the
guidelines and policies developed pursuant to subsection (a),
including the methodologies through which the guidelines and
policies were developed.
(2) Form.--The report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
(d) Biennial Briefings.--
(1) In general.--Not later than two years after the date of
the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once
every two years thereafter until November 1, 2031, the
Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees
a briefing on the implementation of the guidelines and policies
developed pursuant to subsection (a), including a discussion of
any adjustments made to the policies and such recommendations
for legislative or administrative action as the Secretary may
have to ensure their successful implementation.
(2) Final briefing.--The final briefing provided pursuant
to paragraph (1) shall be provided during the 60-day period
ending on November 1, 2031.
SEC. 234. ENHANCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL BIODEFENSE CAPACITY.
(a) Clarification of Roles and Responsibilities.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall direct the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical
and Biological Defense Programs, in consultation with the
Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, to enter into
memoranda of understanding with other departments and agencies
of the Federal Government to clarify the roles and
responsibilities of those departments and agencies for building
biodefense capabilities internationally in execution of
national security and other policies of the Federal Government,
with the Secretary focused on working with defense counterparts
in countries that are allies of the United States.
(2) Elements of memoranda of understanding.--The memoranda
of understanding entered into under paragraph (1) shall address
how each relevant department or agency selects partner
countries and the feasibility of coordinating efforts with each
such country.
(b) Development of Biodefense Capabilities.--The Secretary of
Defense, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear
Deterrence, Chemical and Biological Defense programs, shall provide to
the Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency global authority to
support development of biodefense capabilities and capacities in
countries that are allies of the United States, subject to review and
input on an as-needed basis by leadership of the Department of Defense
and the relevant combatant commands.
TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026
for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of
the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for
operation and maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section
4301.
Subtitle B--Energy and Environment
SEC. 311. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GUIDELINES REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT OF 1969.
(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall rescind all
existing Department of Defense directives regarding the implementation
of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.) (in this section referred to as ``NEPA'') and replace those
directives with a new directive with uniform guidance that the military
departments and other agencies of the Department of Defense must
implement.
(b) Elements of New NEPA Directive.--The new directive required
under subsection (a) shall ensure that all components of the Department
of Defense comply with the requirements under NEPA, including the
updated guidelines established under title III of division C of the
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (Public Law 118-5; 137 Stat. 38).
(c) Designation Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall designate an
appropriate official of the Department of Defense responsible for
implementing the NEPA directive established under subsection (a) and
ensuring the timely execution of all reviews required under NEPA
without unnecessary regulatory delays.
(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to amend or override any provision of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
SEC. 312. REQUIREMENT TO SUPPORT TRAINING ON WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND
RESPONSE.
Section 351 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 32 U.S.C. 501 note) is amended, in the
matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``may'' and inserting
``shall''.
SEC. 313. USE OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Expeditionary Solid Waste Disposal Systems.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may use
expeditionary solid waste disposal systems for the destruction
of illicit contraband, including seized counterfeit materials,
unauthorized military gear, and classified materials.
(2) Availability of systems.--The expeditionary solid waste
disposal systems units deployed under subsection (a) shall be--
(A) equipped to support operations related to
border security and the elimination of contraband; and
(B) made available to military installations,
forward operating bases, and partner security forces as
needed to assist in countering infiltration and
unauthorized use of military assets of the United
States.
(b) Prohibition on Use of Open-air Burn Pits to Dispose of Certain
Material.--The Secretary of Defense may not use open-air burn pits for
the disposal of illicit contraband, classified military equipment, or
hazardous waste materials.
SEC. 314. MODIFICATION OF AVAILABILITY AND USE OF ENERGY COST SAVINGS.
Section 2912 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking ``The amount'' and inserting ``(1)
The amount'';
(B) by striking ``additional operational energy''
and all that follows through the period at the end and
inserting ``operational energy initiatives.''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall design operational energy
initiatives under paragraph (1) to advance the objectives of the
Department in the areas of energy resilience and fuel efficiency.
``(3) Operational energy initiatives carried out under paragraph
(1) may directly contribute to enhanced mission and combat
capabilities, fund operational environment training activities, or
establish programs to incentivize demonstrable reductions in energy
expenditures within the department, agency, or instrumentality credited
with achieving the energy cost savings under subsection (a).'';
(2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``The Secretary of
Defense may transfer amounts described in subsection (a) that
remain available for obligation'' and inserting ``Not later
than 60 days after being notified of amounts described in
subsection (a) that remain available for obligation, the
Secretary of Defense shall transfer such amounts''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(f) Operational Energy Cost Savings Defined.--In this section,
the term `operational energy cost savings' means the monetary savings
achieved through measures to reduce energy expenditures relative to the
amount that would have been necessary to sustain an equivalent level of
capability in the absence of such measures.''.
SEC. 315. AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO DESTROY OR DISPOSE OF
PERFLUOROALKYL OR POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may destroy or dispose of
a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance using innovative
technologies that--
(1) are cost effective; and
(2) are permitted or approved by a Federal or State agency
that regulates the destruction or disposal of such a substance.
(b) Update of Guidance.--The Secretary shall update the PFAS
Destruction and Disposal Guidance of the Department of Defense, or any
successor similar guidance, to reflect the requirements under
subsection (a).
SEC. 316. MODIFICATION TO RESTRICTION ON PROCUREMENT OR PURCHASING OF
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIREFIGHTERS CONTAINING
PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES OR POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.
Section 345 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 3201 note
prec.) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``if such equipment
contains an intentionally added perfluoroalkyl substance or
polyfluoroalkyl substance'' and inserting ``unless such
equipment meets the specifications set forth in Standard 1970
of the National Fire Protection Association''; and
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``does not
contain intentionally added perfluoroalkyl substances
or polyfluoroalkyl substances'' and inserting ``meets
the specifications set forth in Standard 1970 of the
National Fire Protection Association''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``does not
contain intentionally added perfluoroalkyl substances
or polyfluoroalkyl substances'' and inserting ``meets
the specifications set forth in Standard 1970 of the
National Fire Protection Association''.
SEC. 317. PROVISION OF BOTTLED WATER TO COMMUNITIES WITH PRIVATE
DRINKING WATER CONTAMINATED WITH PERFLUOROALKYL AND
POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES FROM ACTIVITIES OF DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), on and after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide
bottled water to communities with private drinking water wells where
contamination from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances
resulting from activities of the Department of Defense has, at one
point in time, exceeded the maximum contaminant level for such
substances established by the Environmental Protection Agency if the
Secretary, as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act,
provided bottled water to the community because of such contamination.
(b) Termination of Requirement.--The Secretary is not required to
provide bottled water to a community under subsection (a) if all
impacted households in the community are connected to a municipal
drinking water distribution system or the Secretary has successfully
remediated the contamination from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances to meet or exceed both Federal and state drinking water
standards for such substances.
SEC. 318. REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
OF CERTAIN ITEMS CONTAINING PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATE OR
PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID.
Section 333 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C.
3062 note) is repealed.
SEC. 319. REPEAL OF TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON INCINERATION BY DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE OF PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES, POLYFLUOROALKYL
SUBSTANCES, AND AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAM.
Section 343 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 2701 note) is repealed.
SEC. 320. INTERIM RESPONSES TO ADDRESS RELEASES OR THREATENED RELEASES
OF PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, consistent with the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), shall take actions specified in
subsection (b) to address any release or threatened release of
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances at a covered facility.
(b) Actions to Be Taken.--
(1) Conduct of preliminary assessment and site
inspection.--
(A) In general.--If a preliminary assessment or
site investigation for perfluoroalkyl and
polyfluoroalkyl substances has not been conducted at a
covered facility, the Secretary shall conduct
expeditiously such assessment or investigation, as the
case may be, to determine whether there has been a
release or there is a threatened release of
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances at the
facility.
(B) Presumed release.--Each covered facility that
has or has had a fire training pit or similar facility
shall be presumed, for purposes of subparagraph (A), to
have had a release of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl
substances.
(2) Consideration of interim response actions.--
(A) Determination of potential interim response
actions.--A preliminary assessment or site
investigation under paragraph (1)(A) shall include,
along with any other matters required pursuant to the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), a
description and analysis of potential interim response
actions that can be taken to reduce immediate public
exposure to the release of perfluoroalkyl or
polyfluoroalkyl substances, including preventing an
imminent and substantial endangerment.
(B) Actions included.--Interim response actions to
be considered under subparagraph (A) shall include the
following:
(i) Provision of bottled water.
(ii) Connection to public water systems for
members of the public using private wells.
(iii) Provision of filtration systems for
public water systems.
(iv) Provision of filtration systems for
private residences.
(3) Review.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall make the
preliminary assessment or site investigation conducted
under paragraph (1)(A) with respect to a covered
facility available for review to the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency, the relevant State
environmental regulatory agencies, any Indian tribal
government whose tribal lands may be affected by the
release or threatened release of perfluoroalkyl or
polyfluoroalkyl substances, and members of the public.
(B) Review period.--The period for review under
subparagraph (A) shall be not less than 60 days and
shall be extended if the Administrator requests
additional review time.
(4) Expedited implementation.--The Secretary of Defense
shall expedite the implementation of any interim response
actions selected by the Secretary for implementation pursuant
to the consideration conducted under paragraph (2) and the
review under paragraph (3), with special priority provided to
covered facilities located within a sole or principal drinking
water source as designated by the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency under section 1424(e) of the
Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300h-3(e)).
(c) Reports to Congress.--
(1) Initial report.--Not later than 270 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a report containing an
identification of the following:
(A) Which covered facilities have had a preliminary
assessment or site investigation completed pursuant to
subsection (b)(1)(A).
(B) Which covered facilities have had a preliminary
assessment or site investigation initiated pursuant to
subsection (b)(1)(A) but not completed by the time the
report is due to be submitted, and when such assessment
or investigation is projected to be completed.
(C) Which covered facilities have not had a
preliminary assessment or site investigation initiated
pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A) but are required to
have one pursuant to such subsection.
(D) Which covered facilities are not required to
have a preliminary assessment or site investigation
conducted pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A).
(2) Final report.--Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a report on--
(A) which covered facilities have had interim
response actions selected for implementation under
subsection (b);
(B) what those interim response actions are;
(C) the projected initiation dates for those
interim response actions;
(D) the projected completion dates for those
interim response actions; and
(E) an explanation as to why any interim response
action considered in the preliminary assessment or site
investigation conducted pursuant to subsection
(b)(1)(A) was not adopted.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered facility.--The term ``covered facility'' means
a facility subject to section 2701(c) of title 10, United
States Code.
(2) Release; response.--The terms ``release'' and
``response'' have the meanings given those terms in section 101
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).
Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment
SEC. 321. SURFACE SHIP SUSTAINMENT AND READINESS.
(a) In General.--In accordance with this section, the Secretary of
the Navy shall implement processes to improve the materiel condition
and combat readiness of Navy surface ships maintained and repaired at
private shipyards by ensuring a stable and responsive industrial base
capable of meeting operational and combat surge demands.
(b) Requirements and Authorities.--
(1) Type commander leadership.--
(A) Designation.--The Secretary of the Navy shall
designate type commanders as the primary authorities
for surface ship maintenance.
(B) Responsibilities.--Type commanders designated
under subparagraph (A) shall--
(i) lead the sustainment of surface ships;
(ii) oversee all maintenance and repair
activities at private shipyards; and
(iii) be responsible for setting
priorities, approving contracts, and ensuring
fleet readiness.
(C) Regional maintenance centers.--The Secretary of
the Navy shall ensure that regional maintenance centers
act in a supporting role under the direction of type
commanders.
(2) Decision-making by key personnel.--
(A) In general.--For each ship undergoing
maintenance at a private shipyard, the project manager,
the port engineer, and the ship commanding officer--
(i) may jointly decide what work is done
during the maintenance period, including the
ability to adjust priorities within agreed
budgets and schedules; and
(ii) shall report directly to the type
commander concerned.
(B) Contracting officers.--Contracting officers
shall support the decisions described in subparagraph
(A)(i) by managing funds and contracts.
(3) Stable workforce and infrastructure.--The Secretary of
the Navy shall provide a stable, predictable workload to
private shipyards and other critical suppliers through a multi-
year, multi-ship contract by ship class--
(A) to allow the shipyard and other critical
suppliers to maintain a stable workforce;
(B) to promote investment in the necessary
facilities; and
(C) to prevent layoffs and rehiring cycles that
reduce efficiency.
(4) Ship-specific assignments.--The Secretary of the Navy
shall ensure that specific shipyards shall have multi-year
contracts for specified ships for repeated maintenance work to
improve knowledge of ship condition and accelerate repairs,
with excusable deviations such as homeport changes.
(5) Collaborative planning.--The Secretary of the Navy
shall ensure that shipyards, alterations installation teams
(when assigned), and Navy teams, including project managers and
port engineers, work together in continuous maintenance
activities to plan maintenance and ensure realistic schedules
and priorities.
(6) Roles for large and small shipyards.--The Secretary of
the Navy shall ensure that--
(A) criteria for multi-year awards place heavy
emphasis on strong teaming between large and small
shipyard businesses;
(B) large and small shipyards establish multi-year
teaming relationships and work in both the planning and
execution phases of scheduled availabilities and
emergency repairs; and
(C) small shipyards have guaranteed work
percentages and planning responsibilities.
(7) Parts availability.--The Secretary of the Navy shall
establish rotatable pools and procure spare parts ahead of time
to create a pool of parts that can be quickly used for repairs.
(8) Training.--The Secretary of the Navy shall train
program managers and port engineers for specific ship classes
prior to assigning such individuals to complex maintenance
availabilities.
(9) Funding for workforce and facilities.--The Secretary of
the Navy may allocate funds annually to private shipyards to
sustain a minimum workforce and maintain repair facilities, in
such amounts and under such conditions as the Secretary
determines appropriate.
(10) Small business requirements.--The Secretary of the
Navy shall issue guidance to address set-aside requirements for
small businesses that enables the roles for large and small
shipyards described in paragraph (6).
(c) Implementation Flexibility.--In carrying out this section, the
Secretary of the Navy may--
(1) determine specific methods, contract types, funding
levels, and operational details consistent with the
requirements and authorities under this section; and
(2) adapt existing processes or develop new approaches to
carry out such requirements and authorities.
(d) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report detailing the following:
(1) How the Navy will implement the requirements of this
section, including with respect to the roles of type
commanders, regional maintenance centers, project managers,
port engineers, ship commanding officers, and contracting
officers.
(2) The planned funding approach for workforce stability,
shipyard assignments, and spare parts procurement.
(3) A timeline for initial implementation, including any
pilot programs, and full deployment across all regional
maintenance centers.
(4) Metrics to measure success, such as on-time completion
of maintenance, cost control, and readiness improvements.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Port engineer.--The term ``port engineer'' means the
technical expert on a ship's condition who advises on repairs
and standards.
(2) Project manager.--The term ``project manager'' means
the individual responsible for overseeing a ship's maintenance
period.
(3) Regional maintenance center.--The term ``regional
maintenance center'' means an organization of the Navy that
supports ship maintenance in a specific region, such as in
Norfolk, Virginia, San Diego, California, Mayport, Florida,
Everett, Washington, and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
(4) Ship commanding officer.--The term ``ship commanding
officer'' means the commanding officer of a Navy surface ship
undergoing maintenance.
(5) Type commander.--The term ``type commander'' means the
flag officer in charge of a surface force, such as Commander,
Naval Surface Force Atlantic, and Commander, Naval Surface
Force, Pacific Fleet.
(f) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on January 1, 2031.
SEC. 322. TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENT FOR SURFACE SHIP MAINTENANCE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Navy shall investigate, and,
as feasible, qualify, approve, integrate, and fully adopt into contract
requirements advanced technologies and processes for Navy surface ship
maintenance on an expedited timeline to enhance readiness, reduce
costs, and address delays in maintenance and repair activities.
(b) Specified Advanced Technologies and Processes.--In carrying out
subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy shall prioritize
qualification of the following:
(1) Automated weld inspection for robotic weld defect
detection.
(2) Real-time sustainment monitoring for sensor-based
health tracking.
(3) Advanced blast and painting for automated hull coating
systems.
(4) Press connect fittings for no-hot-work pipe repairs.
(5) Robotic tank inspection for confined space condition
assessments.
(6) Additive manufacturing for on-demand 3D-printed parts.
(7) Augmented reality support for augmented reality-guided
repairs.
(8) Cold spray repair for metal surface restoration.
(9) Predictive maintenance algorithms for artificial
intelligence-driven failure prediction.
(10) Automated nondestructive testing for robotic material
evaluation.
(11) Autonomous underwater vehicles for hull inspection
submersibles.
(12) Digital twin technology for virtual ship modeling.
(13) High-pressure waterjet cleaning for rust and paint
removal.
(14) Modular maintenance platforms for standardized repair
setups.
(15) Smart coatings for self-healing, anti-fouling
surfaces.
(16) Laser ablation for laser-based surface preparation.
(17) Drone-based inspection for uncrewed structural
surveys.
(18) Electrochemical corrosion mitigation for corrosion
prevention systems.
(19) Smart pigging for internal pipe diagnostics.
(20) Modular overhaul kits for pre-packaged repair
solutions.
(21) Plasma coating for durable surface protection.
(22) High-velocity oxygen fuel coating for high-velocity
wear protection.
(23) Portable diagnostics for handheld troubleshooting
tools.
(c) Open Qualification Process.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Navy shall establish
a process for private entities to submit proposals for advanced
technologies or processes not specified in subsection (b).
(2) Evaluation.--The Secretary of the Navy shall evaluate
any proposal submitted pursuant to the process established
under paragraph (1) not later than 90 days after the date of
such submission.
(3) Proposal requirements.--A proposal submitted pursuant
to the process established under paragraph (1) shall
demonstrate potential to improve maintenance efficiency,
safety, or cost-effectiveness.
(4) Qualification decision.--The Secretary of the Navy
shall make a qualification decision with respect to a proposal
submitted pursuant to the process established under paragraph
(1) based on technical merit and the need of the Navy.
(d) Third-party Review.--
(1) In general.--For any advanced technology or process
included in a proposal submitted pursuant to the process
established under subsection (c) and not selected for
qualification or approval, the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment shall enter into a contract with an
independent third-party reviewer to assess the decision.
(2) Report to congress.--A contract entered into under
paragraph (1) shall require the independent third-party
reviewer to, not later than 90 days after the date of the
decision concerned, submit to Congress an unaltered report
that--
(A) evaluates the rationale of the Secretary;
(B) states agreement or disagreement with the
decision and rationale; and
(C) includes recommendations if applicable.
(e) Priority.--The Secretary of the Navy may prioritize advanced
technologies and processes under this section based on operational
needs, budget constraints, and compatibility with existing systems, if
the Secretary includes justifications for such prioritization in the
report required by subsection (g).
(f) Updates.--The Secretary of the Navy shall update policies,
specifications, guidance, and contracts to integrate and fully adopt
advanced technologies and processes as required by subsection (a).
(g) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to
Congress a report detailing timelines to qualify and approve each
advanced technology or process specified in subsection (b) and any
additional advanced technologies or processes identified pursuant to
the process established under subsection (c), including estimated
implementation dates or justifications for non-pursuit.
SEC. 323. DELEGATION TO UNITED STATES TRANSPORTATION COMMAND OF
MITIGATING VULNERABILITIES AND RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH
CONTESTED LOGISTICS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) In General.--On and after the date recommended under subsection
(c)(2)(B)(v), the United States Transportation Command shall be
responsible for--
(1) mitigating vulnerabilities and risks associated with
contested logistics for the Department of Defense on a global
basis; and
(2) planning and operations of the Joint Deployment and
Distribution Enterprise (in this section referred to as the
``JDDE'') relating to contested logistics across all domains,
including the movement of forces and material from the source
of supply to the designated point of need of the commander of
the combatant command receiving support.
(b) Required Coordination.--In carrying out the responsibilities
under subsection (a), the Commander of the United States Transportation
Command shall coordinate with the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the secretaries of the military departments,
the commanders of the combatant commands, the Director of the Defense
Logistics Agency, the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary
of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Transportation.
(c) Reporting Requirement.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the United States
Transportation Command, in coordination with the Secretary of
Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the
Secretary of each military department, the commanders of the
combatant commands, the Director of the Defense Logistics
Agency, the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of
Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Transportation shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report that
provides an in-depth gap assessment on the ability of the JDDE
to project, maneuver, and sustain the joint force in contested
environments and provide recommendations to resolve or mitigate
those gaps.
(2) Elements of report.--The report required under
paragraph (1) shall--
(A) be oriented on--
(i) mitigating risks;
(ii) improving the ability of the JDDE to
operate in contested environments; and
(iii) establishing the Commander of United
States Transportation Command to be the element
responsible for global contested logistics; and
(B) include--
(i) a description of the organizational
responsibilities of elements of the JDDE as of
the date of the report and the ability of the
JDDE to project, maneuver, and sustain the
joint force;
(ii) a description of the intent and
capability of adversaries to the United States
to disrupt the ability of the JDDE to project,
maneuver, and sustain the joint force;
(iii) a description of the responsibilities
to protect the operations of the JDDE, to
include physical protection and protection of
command and control systems of the JDDE from
cyber threats;
(iv) recommendations for changes in
statutes, authorities, resources,
responsibilities, and processes within the JDDE
to establish the Commander of United States
Transportation Command to be the element
responsible for global contested logistics; and
(v) a recommended date, not later than one
year after the date on which the report is
submitted to the congressional defense
committees, for the United States
Transportation Command to assume responsibility
for contested logistics from the source of
supply to the designated point of need of the
commander of the combatant command receiving
support.
(3) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) may be
submitted in classified form, but if so, shall include an
unclassified executive summary.
(d) Briefings.--
(1) Interim briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the United
States Transportation Command shall provide to the
congressional defense committees an interim briefing on the
development of the report required under subsection (c).
(2) Final briefing.--Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the United
States Transportation Command shall provide to the
congressional defense committees a final briefing on the report
required under subsection (c).
(e) Rule of Construction.--Except to the extent that, before
January 1, 2026, a responsibility specified in subsection (a) was a
specific function of one of agencies or components specified in
subsection (b), nothing under this section shall be construed as--
(1) limiting any other function of those agencies or
components; or
(2) requiring the transfer of any function, personnel, or
asset from those agencies or components to the United States
Transportation Command.
(f) Contested Logistics Defined.--In this section, the term
``contested logistics'' means logistics that occur under conditions in
which an adversary or competitor deliberately seeks or has sought to
deny, disrupt, destroy, or defeat friendly force logistics operations,
facilities, and activities across any of the multiple domains.
SEC. 324. REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS
NEAR COMMERCIAL AIRPORTS.
(a) Risk Mitigation.--The Secretary of Defense shall require all
aircraft of the Department of Defense that operate near commercial
airports to be equipped with position broadcast technology and shall
direct the development of standard operating procedures that maximize
the use of such technology.
(b) Coordination With Federal Aviation Administration.--The
Secretary of Defense shall develop a program for sharing aviation
safety data for aircraft of the Department of Defense, to include near
misses and mishaps, with the Federal Aviation Administration.
(c) Reports on Near Misses.--
(1) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report on the number of near misses that
aircraft of the Department have had with commercial aircraft
during the 10-year period preceding such date of enactment.
(2) Annual report.--Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through
2030, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
report on the number of near misses that aircraft of the
Department have had with commercial aircraft during the
previous fiscal year.
(3) Elements.--Each report under this subsection shall
include, with respect to each near miss covered under the
report, the following:
(A) The date, time, and location of the near miss.
(B) A description of all aircraft involved in the
near miss.
(C) Any changes to protocols, standard operating
procedures, or policy, as appropriate, that were made
based on the near miss.
(4) Form of report.--Each report under this subsection
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
SEC. 325. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF SEMIANNUAL BRIEFINGS ON
OPERATIONAL STATUS OF AMPHIBIOUS WARSHIP FLEET.
Section 352 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 229) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``September 30, 2026''
and inserting ``September 30, 2028''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(6) Details regarding the maintenance and service life
extension plan for the amphibious warship that retains an
operationally available amphibious warship until the end of the
Obligation and Work Limiting Date for the construction contract
for a replacement amphibious warship, as necessary to meet the
requirements under section 8062 of title 10, United States
Code.''.
SEC. 326. PROHIBITION ON CLOSURE OF ARMY ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL BASE SITES.
(a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Defense shall not take any
action to close, mothball, divest, deactivate, or otherwise render
inoperable any facility that is part of the organic industrial base of
the Army, including any depot, arsenal, ammunition plant, manufacturing
center, or facility of a center of industrial and technical excellence,
unless--
(1) a similar or replacement facility has already been
created; and
(2) the action is authorized--
(A) in accordance with the provisions of this
section; or
(B) pursuant to an Act of Congress.
(b) Scope.--The prohibition in subsection (a) applies to all
facilities operated or maintained as part of the organic industrial
base of the Army, whether Government-owned and Government-operated or
Government-owned and contractor-operated.
(c) Exception for Safety.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may suspend
operations or limit access to a facility covered by this
section if such action is necessary to address an imminent
threat to the health and safety of personnel or to mitigate
substantial environmental hazards.
(2) Report required.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit
to the congressional defense committees a report that describes
any action taken under paragraph (1) not later than 15 days
after the date on which such suspension of operations or
limitation of access is initiated.
(d) National Security Waiver.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the
prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary determines
that such a waiver is necessary to address a critical national
security interest of the United States.
(2) Notification required.--Not later than 30 days prior to
exercising the waiver under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
submit to the congressional defense committees--
(A) a written notification of the intent to waive
the prohibition;
(B) a detailed justification for the waiver,
including an assessment of the national security
interest at stake;
(C) an evaluation of potential impacts to the
readiness, industrial base capacity, and surge
requirements of the Army; and
(D) a description of any mitigation measures to be
implemented.
(e) Reports Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five
years, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the status of all
facilities in the organic industrial base of the Army.
(2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (a) shall
include--
(A) a list of all facilities in the organic
industrial base of the Army and the operational status
of each facility;
(B) any planned changes in mission, workload, or
operating status of each facility;
(C) any planned investments or divestments that may
affect the capability or capacity of any such facility;
and
(D) a description of any action by the Secretary of
Defense taken pursuant to subsection (c) or (d) during
the one-year period preceding submission of the report.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Mothball.--The term ``mothball'' means placing a
facility in inactive status while maintaining it in a condition
such that it could be reactivated at some future time.
(2) Organic industrial base of the army.-- The term
``organic industrial base of the Army'' means the network of
Government-owned facilities that provide manufacturing,
maintenance, storage, and readiness support for Army materiel
and munitions, including the facilities listed in the Army
Organic Industrial Base Modernization Implementation Plan,
dated April 12, 2022.
SEC. 327. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT OFFICE
UNDER OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR
PERSONNEL AND READINESS.
(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act--
(1) the Defense Personal Property Management Office of the
Department of Defense shall be established within the Office of
the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness; and
(2) the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and Readiness shall assume responsibility for all
functions, personnel, and other matters of the Defense Personal
Property Management Office.
(b) Regulations.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe
regulations to implement subsection (a).
(c) Briefing.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives on the plan and timeline for the
implementation of subsection (a).
SEC. 328. INTEGRATION OF COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
CAPABILITIES INTO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall facilitate the
integration of currently available and suitable commercial artificial
intelligence capabilities specifically designed to assist with
logistics tracking, planning, operations, and analytics into two
relevant and suitable exercises of the Department of Defense to be
conducted during fiscal year 2026.
(b) Commercial Product.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination
with the commander of the combatant command or commands
overseeing the exercise selected under subsection (a), shall
identify for such exercise a commercially available artificial
intelligence product that is specifically designed to address
logistics needs of the Department of Defense and meets the
critical data security protocols outlined in subsection (c).
(2) Capability of partner.--In selecting a commercial
product under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense and the
commander of the combatant command or commands concerned
shall--
(A) ensure that the commercial product acquired for
such demonstration includes provision of capability to
respond to potential software changes in an agile and
rapid manner to ensure seamless integration and
adaptability during the exercise; and
(B) prioritize the consideration of a product
provided by a small or nontraditional software focused
firm.
(c) Data Security.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all
necessary approvals are expedited to facilitate the secure use of data
of the Department of Defense by commercial artificial intelligence
providers during the exercises selected under subsection (a),
including--
(1) compliance with applicable cybersecurity policies and
regulations of the Department; and
(2) verification of measures to protect classified and
sensitive information.
(d) Interim Briefing.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary
of Defense shall provide an interim briefing to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives that includes--
(1) identification of the specific exercises selected for
demonstration, including the combatant commanders participating
in this demonstration and identification of a point of contact
within the combatant command responsible;
(2) identification of the specific commercial artificial
intelligence tool or tools to be demonstrated, including the
contractual mean or other agreement used to facilitate the use
of the commercial artificial intelligence tool;
(3) notional timelines and resource needs for each
demonstration; and
(4) metrics to be used to assess the efficacy of such tools
used in each demonstration.
(e) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the conclusion of the
exercises selected under subsection (a), the commander of the combatant
command overseeing the exercise shall provide the congressional defense
committees a briefing that includes the following:
(1) An overview of the integration and use of commercial
artificial intelligence capabilities during the exercise.
(2) An assessment of the impact of such technologies on
unit readiness and operational success.
(3) Recommendations for further integration or development
of artificial intelligence capabilities in future exercises and
operations of the Department of Defense.
SEC. 329. PILOT PROGRAM ON ARSENAL WORKLOAD SUSTAINMENT.
(a) Establishment of Pilot Program.--Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
establish a pilot program to be known as the ``Arsenal Workload
Sustainment Pilot Program'' (in this section referred to as the ``pilot
program'').
(b) Duration.--The pilot program shall be conducted for a period of
five years.
(c) Preferences for Procurement Actions or Solicitations.--
(1) In general.--In carrying out the pilot program, the
Secretary of Defense shall give a preference to any procurement
action or solicitation by a non-public partner who will enter
into a public-private partnership with the Secretary in the
source selection process if such non-public partner will use an
arsenal of the Department of the Army that is owned and
operated by the United States Government as a partner in any
type of contractual agreement with the United States
Government.
(2) Further preference.--In selecting non-public partners
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall give a
preference to non-public partners that ensure an equitable
workshare is performed under the partnership by employees of
the Department of Defense to protect critical skills in the
organic industrial base.
(d) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe
regulations governing how a non-public partner shall be given a
preference required under subsection (c).
(e) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on
the activities carried out under the pilot program, including a
description of any operational challenges identified.
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall include the following:
(A) A breakout, by relevant budget accounts, of
workload at an arsenal of the Department of the Army
that is owned and operated by the United States
Government that was achieved in the prior fiscal year,
whether directly or through public-private partnerships
under the pilot program.
(B) An assessment of relevant budget accounts where
such an arsenal can be utilized to meet future
procurement needs of the Department of Defense,
irrespective of cost.
(C) An outlook of expected workload at each such
arsenal during the period covered by the future-years
defense program submitted to Congress under section 221
of title 10, United States Code.
(D) The capital investments required to be made at
each such arsenal to ensure compliance and operational
capacity.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the
Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the
Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(2) Non-public partner.--The term ``non-public partner''
means a corporation, individual, university, or nonprofit
organization that is not part of the United States Government.
Subtitle D--Reports
SEC. 331. MODIFICATION OF REPORT ON IMPROVED OVERSIGHT FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF SHIPYARD INFRASTRUCTURE OPTIMIZATION
PROGRAM OF THE NAVY.
Section 355(c)(2)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 8013 note) is amended by
inserting before the semicolon the following: ``, and the incorporation
of digital infrastructure (including hardware, software, and cloud
storage) and platforms into such program''.
SEC. 332. MODIFICATION OF READINESS REPORT TO INCLUDE SUMMARY COUNT OF
CERTAIN MISHAPS.
Section 482(b)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``Class A, Class B, and Class C mishaps'' and inserting
``Class A and Class B mishaps, and a summary count of all Class C
mishaps,''.
SEC. 333. ANNUAL REPORT ON FUNDING AND STATUS OF INTERIM REMEDIAL
ACTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RELATING TO
PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.
(a) Annual Report.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 160 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``Sec. 2717. Annual report on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances
``(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives a report on the funding and status of
interim remedial actions of the Department of Defense relating to
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (in this section referred
to as `PFAS').
``(b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall
include information regarding the following:
``(1) The total amounts budgeted and obligated, for the
current fiscal year and for any prior fiscal year, per site at
each installation of the Department of Defense, for interim
remedial actions of the Department relating to PFAS.
``(2) In the case of each report after the initial report,
the total amounts budgeted, obligated, and expended, per site
at each installation, on such actions since the previous
report.
``(3) The general and operating status of interim remedial
actions related to PFAS per site at each installation,
including--
``(A) a list of all announced or selected interim
remedial actions, and for each such action, the
function and role of the action with respect to
addressing PFAS at the installation;
``(B) for each action listed, a phase-specific
status update, including whether--
``(i) the design is pending, in progress,
or completed;
``(ii) contracting is pending, in
solicitation, awarded, or delayed;
``(iii) construction or execution has
begun, is in progress, is completed, or is
delayed;
``(iv) the action is currently operating,
including an assessment of the duration of such
action and any performance metrics available;
``(C) identification of actions that are one-time
in nature (such as soil removal and disposal), and the
status of each action;
``(D) timelines for completion of each phase,
including original projected timelines and any updates;
``(E) for any phase delayed by more than one year
beyond the original projection, a site-specific
explanation for the delay; and
``(F) identification of any administrative,
regulatory, funding, or other barriers contributing to
delays or budgetary effects, along with the plan of the
Secretary to address each such barrier.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 2716 the following:
``2717. Annual report on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances.''.
(b) Required Remediation Acceleration Strategy.--Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances remediation acceleration
strategy, which shall include--
(1) criteria for prioritizing military installations based
on risk to human health, environmental impact, and proximity to
affected communities;
(2) timelines for completing each phase of the cleanup
process under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et
seq.);
(3) a plan for deploying additional resources,
technologies, or personnel to reduce delays, including an
identification of--
(A) the number of laboratories that are accredited
by the Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program
of the Department of Defense to test for PFAS; and
(B) the number of laboratories that are in the
process of being so accredited; and
(4) benchmarks for evaluating performance of each military
department or defense agency on response efforts relating to
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
(c) Public Transparency.--
(1) Dashboard.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall make
publicly available an accessible online dashboard that includes
the actions of the Department of Defense relating to
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
(2) Elements.--The dashboard required under paragraph (1)
shall include a summary of--
(A) site-by-site funding levels and expenditures at
each installation of the Department;
(B) the status of remediation and investigation
efforts;
(C) projected and actual completion timelines; and
(D) points of contact for community engagement.
(3) Update.--The Secretary shall update the dashboard
required under paragraph (1) not less frequently than
semiannually.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
SEC. 341. PROVISION OF SPORTS FOODS AND THIRD-PARTY CERTIFIED DIETARY
SUPPLEMENTS TO MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES SPECIAL
OPERATIONS COMMAND.
(a) Use of Amounts.--The Secretary of Defense may use amounts
appropriated to the Department of Defense for Major Force Program 11
for the procurement of sports foods and third-party certified dietary
supplements and the distribution of such foods and supplements to
members of the United States Special Operations Command (in this
section referred to as the ``USSOCOM'').
(b) Acquisition and Distribution.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall authorize the USSOCOM
to acquire sports foods and third-party certified dietary
supplements and to distribute such foods and supplements to
members of the USSOCOM, subject to the requirements under
subsection (c).
(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall
be construed to--
(A) augment morale, welfare, and recreation funds
or activities; or
(B) augment or replace the budget or services of
dining facilities of the Department.
(c) Criteria.--The Secretary shall ensure the Commander of the
USSOCOM establishes requirements for the procurement and distribution
of sports foods and third-party certified dietary supplements under
this section and shall require compliance with Department of Defense
Instruction 6130.06 (relating to the use of use of dietary supplements
in the Department of Defense) and the Prohibited Dietary Supplement
Ingredients List of the Department of Defense, or successor similar
instruction or list, to ensure that--
(1) dietary supplements procured under this section are
certified by a non-Department third-party certifying
organization that has been vetted by the Operation Supplement
Safety program of the Department for end-product quality
assurance, confirming no contaminants, ingredients, substances,
or their synonyms prohibited by the Department;
(2) sports foods procured under this section are free of
ingredients, substances, and their synonyms prohibited by the
Department; and
(3) under the program guidance and oversight of a primary
care sports medicine physician, sports foods and third-party
certified dietary supplements are acquired by units of the
USSOCOM and distributed by credentialed and privileged
registered (performance) dietitians or medical clinicians with
prescribing authority (such as a medical doctor, doctor of
osteopathic medicine, physician assistant, or nurse
practitioner) assigned to or supporting the USSOCOM at the
operational unit level.
(d) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2026, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
that assesses the feasibility and advisability of expanding the
authority under this section for the procurement and distribution of
sports foods and third-party certified dietary supplements to include
the military departments.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Dietary supplement.--The term ``dietary supplement''
has the meaning given that term in section 201(ff) of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(ff)) and
requires nutrition labeling in the form of a ``Supplement Facts
Panel''.
(2) Sports foods.--The term ``sports foods'' means food
products--
(A) intended to deliver essential energy (calories)
and nutrients at the right time to members of the
USSOCOM to ensure critical combat and medical
readiness; and
(B) containing nutrition labeling in the form of a
``Nutrition Facts Panel''.
SEC. 342. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO ESTABLISH OR EXPAND SPACE FORCE
SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMPONENT COMMAND.
(a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by
this Act or otherwise made available for Major Force Program 11 for the
United States Special Operations Command shall be obligated or expended
to establish or expand a Space Force Special Operations Component
Command until the date that is 30 days after the date on which the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity
Conflict and the Commander of the United States Special Operations
Command, in consultation with the Chief of Space Operations, jointly
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House
of Representatives the report required by subsection (b).
(b) Report.--The report required under this subsection shall
include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) An articulation of the requirement for a Space Force
Special Operations Component Command.
(2) A funding profile, across the future-years defense
program submitted under section 221 of title 10, United States
Code, for the establishment of a Space Force Special Operations
Component Command, including a delineation of funds required
under Major Force Program 2 and Major Force Program 11.
(3) A timeline and conditions for achieving initial and
full operational capability for a Space Force Special
Operations Component Command.
(4) An identification of the military, civilian, and
contractor personnel required for a Space Force Special
Operations Component Command at initial and full operational
capability.
(5) An identification of the facilities requirements for a
Space Force Special Operations Component Command at initial and
full operational capability.
(6) An explanation of how and when the Secretary of Defense
and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations
and Low-Intensity Conflict have documented approval for the
establishment of a Space Force Special Operations Component
Command.
(7) An explanation of the administrative and command
relationships between a Space Force Special Operations
Component Command and the United States Special Operations
Command, United States Space Command, and the Space Force.
(8) Any other matters determined relevant by the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity
Conflict and the Commander of the United States Special
Operations Command.
SEC. 343. REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACTS RELATING TO PERMANENT CHANGE OF
STATION MOVING PROCESS.
(a) In General.--For any renegotiation of the contract under the
Global Household Goods Contract in place as of the date of the
enactment of this Act, or negotiation of a new contract under the
Global Household Goods Contract or any successor program or contract,
the Secretary of Defense shall require that the following oversight
mechanisms are included in the final contract agreement:
(1) The prime contractor shall submit to the Secretary a
summary document outlining the key terms and conditions of each
subcontract agreement related to capacity, performance, and
compliance with the contract requirements, which shall include
the following:
(A) The guaranteed capacity of each subcontractor
(including location, volume, and peak season
commitment).
(B) Performance metrics and service level
agreements applicable to each subcontractor.
(C) Provisions for monitoring and enforcing
subcontractor performance.
(D) Termination clauses and penalties for
noncompliance.
(E) Data sharing and security requirements.
(2) Each subcontractor shall provide to the prime
contractor, upon request, certifications and copies of training
completion relating to compliance with requirements under the
contract.
(3) The prime contractor shall submit to the Secretary
regular performance reports on its subcontractors, including
metrics related to on-time pickup, on-time delivery, damage
claim rates, customer satisfaction, and compliance with
contract requirements.
(4) The prime contractor shall submit to the Secretary a
subcontractor management plan outlining its processes for
selecting, monitoring, and managing subcontractors, including a
description of how the prime contractor ensures subcontractor
compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and contract
requirements.
(5) The prime contractor shall maintain a robust risk
management plan that addresses potential disruptions to the
subcontractor network, such as financial instability, natural
disasters, or labor disputes.
(6) Not less frequently than monthly, the prime contractor
shall submit to the Secretary the subcontractor rating system
used by the prime contractor, with current scoring results
under such system.
(7) The prime contractor shall submit to the Secretary the
subcontractor rates for each move under the contract.
(8) The prime contractor shall establish clear escalation
procedures for addressing subcontractor performance issues,
including steps for resolving disputes, implementing corrective
actions, and terminating non-performing subcontractors.
(9) The Federal Government shall be permitted to audit
subcontractor records with reasonable notice to the prime
contractor.
(10) The contract shall incorporate a fixed-price contract
line item number for monthly overhead, separating it from the
rates associated with the costs of moves.
(11) The prime contractor shall establish a database that
the Secretary can access on a real-time basis to ensure
compliance with this section.
(b) Considerations for Successor Contracts.--For any successor
contract to the Global Household Goods Contract entered into after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall consider, during
development of an acquisition strategy and execution strategy, in
addition to the requirements under subsection (a), the following:
(1) The incorporation of a fixed-price contract line item
number for monthly overhead, separating it from the rates
associated with the costs of moves.
(2) Contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation for
lanes that account for more than one percent of total permanent
change of station move volume and tender of service contracts
for the remaining lanes.
(3) Tiered incentive awards for higher levels of capacity.
(4) The establishment of a database that the Secretary can
access on a real-time basis to ensure compliance with this
section.
(c) Incorporation of Proposals.--The Secretary may incorporate any
proposal of the prime contractor into a final contract negotiated or
renegotiated under this section that ensures advertised performance
capabilities are met.
SEC. 344. LIMITATION ON TRANSFORMATION BY THE ARMY OF PRIMARY
HELICOPTER TRAINING PROGRAM AT FORT RUCKER, ALABAMA.
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for
fiscal year 2026 to the Army may be obligated or expended for the
solicitation for proposals or to award a contract for the
implementation of any transformation of the Initial Entry Rotary Wing
training program at Fort Rucker, Alabama, until--
(1) the completion of the Part 141 Helicopter Flight School
Training Pilot proof of concept plan conducted by the
Department of the Army and the Federal Aviation Administration,
including--
(A) all three phases of Initial Entry Rotary Wing
Training Phases 1 & 2 and Phase 3 Warfighter Tactical
Training Phase; and
(B) the evaluation of the effectiveness of the
training pilot, which shall include the results of six
classes of eight students each (48 students total) and
is scheduled to be completed in May 2026;
(2) the Secretary of the Army (in this section referred to
as the ``Secretary'') has fully assessed and validated the
outcomes of such training pilot, including cost, operational
effectiveness, safety, and training efficacy;
(3) the Secretary submits to the congressional defense
committees a report detailing the results of such training
pilot and the rationale for any proposed changes to training
systems or platforms resulting from such training pilot;
(4) an independent assessment of the business case analysis
and implementation plan for such transformation has been
conducted by the Office of Cost Assessment and Program
Evaluation of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, which
shall include--
(A) an analysis of the cost to produce an aviator
qualified under Initial Entry Rotary Wing Training
Phases 1 & 2 utilizing the current training model and
aircraft as well as the cost to produce such an aviator
utilizing the helicopter flight school training proof
of concept model and aircraft;
(B) an assessment of the risks and benefits of
outsourcing Initial Entry Rotary Wing training
requirements;
(C) total costs for the existing training ecosystem
for Initial Entry Rotary Wing; and
(D) an identification of measures taken to mitigate
costs and enhance training within the existing training
ecosystem;
(5) the Secretary submits to the congressional defense
committees a report containing the results of such assessment
and a detailed justification of how the findings from such
assessment support proceeding with any such transformation; and
(6) the Secretary briefs the congressional defense
committees on--
(A) the outcomes and findings of the training pilot
specified in paragraph (1);
(B) an assessment of the cost-effectiveness and
operational and training readiness resulting from the
training pilot;
(C) any recommendations for future procurement or
contracting activity related to training initiatives
similar to the training pilot; and
(D) the course of action proposed by the Secretary
relating to any such transformation.
SEC. 345. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN AIRCRAFT FROM AIR FORCE TO ARIZONA
AVIATION HISTORICAL GROUP, PHOENIX, ARIZONA.
(a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Air Force (in this section
referred to as the ``Secretary'') may convey to the Arizona Aviation
Historical Group, Phoenix, Arizona (in this section referred to as the
``Group''), all right, title, and interest of the United States in five
T-37B trainer aircraft and any available spare parts for such aircraft
that the Secretary has determined are surplus to need.
(b) Conveyance at No Cost to the United States.--The conveyance of
an aircraft under subsection (a) shall be made at no cost to the United
States. Any costs associated with such conveyance, costs of determining
compliance with terms of the conveyance, and costs of operation and
maintenance of the aircraft conveyed shall be borne by the Group.
SEC. 346. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS BY THE ARMY UNTIL SUBMITTAL OF
PLAN TO INTEGRATE JOINT MUNITIONS COMMAND AND ARMY
SUSTAINMENT COMMAND.
(a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated to
the Army for fiscal year 2026 may be used to restructure the commands
of the Army until the Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report
regarding the proposed plan of the Secretary to integrate the Joint
Munitions Command and the Army Sustainment Command.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include
the following:
(1) A detailed comparison of the old organizational
structures of the commands of the Army compared with the
proposed new integration construct for such organizational
structures, including any changes to reporting chains,
leadership roles, and workforce.
(2) The planned timeline for implementation of such
integration.
(3) Any plans for changing the numbers, duty locations, or
responsibilities of personnel under the Joint Munitions Command
and the Army Sustainment Command.
(4) A mission justification for the proposed integration.
(5) An assessment of the short-term and long-term impacts
of the proposed integration on the readiness of the Army and
the Department of Defense to conduct the missions of the Joint
Munitions Command and the Army Sustainment Command and the plan
of the Army for mitigating those impacts.
SEC. 347. LIMITATION ON USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS OF THE AIR FORCE UNTIL
ACQUISITION STRATEGY SUBMITTED TO MAINTAIN AIRBORNE
COMMAND POST CAPABILITY.
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
made available for fiscal year 2026 for operation and maintenance, Air
Force, and available to the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force
for travel purposes, not more than 80 percent may be obligated or
expended until the date on which the Secretary, in consultation with
the Commander of the United States Strategic Command, submits to the
congressional defense committees a report on the acquisition strategy
of the Air Force to maintain the Airborne Command Post capability,
including--
(1) options to expand production of the C-130J-30 Super
Hercules to provide additional airframes to preserve the
Airborne Command Post capability; and
(2) an outline of the future relationship of the Airborne
Command Post capability with the Secondary Launch Platform-
Airborne effort.
SEC. 348. PILOT PROGRAM FOR CONTRACTED AMPHIBIOUS AIR RESOURCES FOR THE
AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY OF THE UNITED STATES INDO-PACIFIC
COMMAND.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in conjunction with the
Secretary of the Navy and the Commander of the United States Indo-
Pacific Command, may establish and maintain a pilot program for the
contracted operation of a fleet of commercial amphibious aviation
resources to be made available to the commanders of the combatant
commands and the commanders of other components of the Department of
Defense for mission tasking within the area of responsibility of the
United States Indo-Pacific Command.
(b) Fielding and Adjudicating Mission Requests.--The Commander of
the United States Indo-Pacific Command shall establish a process to
field and adjudicate mission requests pursuant to the pilot program
under subsection (a) in a timely manner.
(c) Sunset.--The authority to carry out the pilot program under
subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is three years after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 349. NAMING OF CERTAIN ASSETS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN THE
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.
(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall implement the
naming recommendations for assets of the Department of Defense in the
Commonwealth of Virginia that were adopted by the Commission.
(b) Prohibition Relating to Overriding Recommendations.--The
Secretary of Defense may not change the name of an asset of the
Department of Defense in the Commonwealth of Virginia that was adopted
by the Commission to any name other than the name that was adopted.
(c) Commission Defined.--In this section, the term ``Commission''
means the commission established under section 370(b) of the William M.
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note).
TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS
Subtitle A--Active Forces
SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES.
The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty personnel
as of September 30, 2026, as follows:
(1) The Army, 454,000.
(2) The Navy, 344,600.
(3) The Marine Corps, 172,300.
(4) The Air Force, 321,500.
(5) The Space Force, 10,400.
Subtitle B--Reserve Forces
SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE.
(a) In General.--The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for
Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of September
30, 2026, as follows:
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 328,000.
(2) The Army Reserve, 172,000.
(3) The Navy Reserve, 57,500.
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 33,600.
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 106,300.
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 67,500.
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000.
(b) End Strength Reductions.--The end strengths prescribed by
subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve component shall
be proportionately reduced by--
(1) the total authorized strength of units organized to
serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component which
are on active duty (other than for training) at the end of the
fiscal year; and
(2) the total number of individual members not in units
organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such
component who are on active duty (other than for training or
for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their
consent at the end of the fiscal year.
(c) End Strength Increases.--Whenever units or individual members
of the Selected Reserve for any reserve component are released from
active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength prescribed for
such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such reserve component
shall be increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths of
such units and by the total number of such individual members.
SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE
RESERVES.
Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the reserve
components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of September 30,
2026, the following number of Reserves to be serving on full-time
active duty or full-time duty, in the case of members of the National
Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting,
instructing, or training the reserve components:
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 30,845.
(2) The Army Reserve, 16,511.
(3) The Navy Reserve, 10,132.
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,400.
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 25,982.
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 6,311.
SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS).
(a) In General.--The minimum number of military technicians (dual
status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2026 for the reserve
components of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129
of title 10, United States Code) shall be the following:
(1) For the Army National Guard of the United States,
22,294.
(2) For the Army Reserve, 6,492.
(3) For the Air National Guard of the United States,
10,744.
(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 6,697.
(b) Limitation on Number of Temporary Military Technicians (dual
Status).--The number of temporary military technicians (dual status)
employed under the authority of subsection (a) may not exceed 25
percent of the total authorized number specified in such subsection.
(c) Limitation.--Under no circumstances may a military technician
(dual status) employed under the authority of this section be coerced
by a State into accepting an offer of realignment or conversion to any
other military status, including as a member of the Active, Guard, and
Reserve component. If a military technician (dual status) declines to
participate in such realignment or conversion, no further action will
be taken against the individual or the individual's position.
SEC. 414. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED TO BE ON
ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT.
During fiscal year 2026, the maximum number of members of the
reserve components of the Armed Forces who may be serving at any time
on full-time operational support duty under section 115(b) of title 10,
United States Code, is the following:
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 17,000.
(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000.
(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200.
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000.
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 16,000.
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000.
Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations
SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized
to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026 for the use of the Armed Forces
and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for
expenses, not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as
specified in the funding table in section 4401.
(b) Construction of Authorization.--The authorization of
appropriations in the subsection (a) supersedes any other authorization
of appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal
year 2026.
TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY
Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy
SEC. 501. STATUTORY ADJUSTMENT TO REFLECT TRANSFER OF CERTAIN GENERAL
OFFICER BILLETS FROM THE AIR FORCE TO THE SPACE FORCE.
Section 526(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``171'' and inserting
``168''; and
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``21'' and inserting
``24''.
SEC. 502. NOTICE OF REMOVAL OF JUDGE ADVOCATES GENERAL.
(a) Army.--Section 7037 of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(f) If the Judge Advocate General is removed from office before
the end of the term of the Judge Advocate General as specified in
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall, not later than five
days before the removal takes effect, submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives notice that the
Judge Advocate General is being removed and a statement of the reason
for the removal.''.
(b) Navy.--Section 8088 of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(f) If the Judge Advocate General is removed from office before
the end of the term of the Judge Advocate General as specified in
subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall, not later than five
days before the removal takes effect, submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives notice that the
Judge Advocate General is being removed and a statement of the reason
for the removal.''.
(c) Air Force.--Section 9037 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(g) If the Judge Advocate General is removed from office before
the end of the term of the Judge Advocate General as specified in
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall, not later than five
days before the removal takes effect, submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives notice that the
Judge Advocate General is being removed and a statement of the reason
for the removal.''.
SEC. 503. QUALIFICATIONS FOR JUDGE ADVOCATES.
(a) In General.--Section 806 of title 10, United States Code
(article 6 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (d) as
subsections (b) through (e), respectively;
(2) by inserting before subsection (b), as redesignated by
paragraph (1), the following new subsection:
``(a)(1) Judge advocates subject to this chapter must be--
``(A) admitted to the practice of law before the highest
court of a State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of
Columbia, and maintain an active license to practice before
such court;
``(B) subject to the jurisdiction's disciplinary review
process; and
``(C) in compliance with such other requirements as the
cognizant authority has set to remain eligible to practice law.
``(2) The Judge Advocates General of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and
Coast Guard and the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the
Marine Corps may suspend the authority of judge advocates in their
respective services to perform legal duties if such officers become
noncompliant with the requirements in paragraph (1). Judge advocates
and legal officers suspended or disbarred from the practice of law
within a jurisdiction shall not perform legal duties.''.
(3) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Trial counsel and defense counsel.--Section
827(b) of title 10, United States Code (article 27(b)
of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended by
amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(1) must be a judge advocate who is qualified under
section 806(a)(1) of this title (article 6(a)(1)); and''.
(B) Special trial counsel.--Section 824a(b)(1) of
title 10, United States Code (article 24a(b)(1) of the
Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended by
amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
``(A) is a judge advocate who is qualified under section
806(a)(1) of this title (article 6(a)(1)); and''.
SEC. 504. MODIFICATION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY RELATED TO JOINT QUALIFIED
OFFICER REQUIREMENT PRIOR TO PROMOTION TO GENERAL OR FLAG
GRADE.
Section 619a(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking subparagraph (A); and
(2) redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.
SEC. 505. NOTIFICATION OF REMOVAL OF OFFICERS FROM SELECTION BOARD
REPORTS AND PROMOTION LISTS.
(a) Regular Components.--
(1) Selection board reports.--Section 618(d) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional
defense committees of the removal of the name of an officer from the
report of a selection board by the President or the Secretary or Deputy
Secretary of Defense under paragraph (1) or paragraph (2),
respectively, for any reason other than misconduct--
``(A) not later than 30 days after the name of an officer
is removed; and
``(B) prior to submission to the Senate of a promotion list
with respect to such report pursuant to section 624(c) of this
title.''.
(2) Promotion lists.--Section 629(a) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``The President shall notify the congressional defense
committees not later than 30 days after removing the name of an
officer from such list for any reason other than misconduct.''.
(b) Reserve Components.--Section 14111(b) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional
defense committees of the removal of the name of an officer from the
report of a selection board by the President or the Secretary or Deputy
Secretary of Defense under paragraph (1) or paragraph (2),
respectively, for any reason other than misconduct--
``(A) not later than 30 days after the name of an officer
is removed; and
``(B) prior to submission to the Senate of a promotion list
with respect to such report pursuant to section 12203 of this
title.''.
SEC. 506. SPACE FORCE GENERAL OFFICER MANAGEMENT.
(a) Distribution of Commissioned Officers on Active Service in
General Officer Grades.--Section 525 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
inserting ``or the Space Force officer list'' after
``officer on the active duty list''; and
(B) in paragraph (5)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``officers in the grade of general'' and
inserting ``officers on sustained duty orders
in the grade of general'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``officers in a grade above'' and inserting
``officers on sustained duty orders in a grade
above''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking
``officers in the grade'' and inserting
``officers on sustained duty orders in the
grade''; and
(2) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(3) The limitations of this section do not apply to a Space Force
general officer serving in a Space Force active status but not on
sustained duty orders, and who is on active service for a period in
excess of 365 days but not to exceed three years. Unless authorized by
the Secretary of Defense, the number of Space Force general officers
covered by this subsection and not serving in a joint duty assignment
for purposes of chapter 38 of this title may not exceed two. Not later
than 30 days after authorizing more than two Space Force general
officers covered by this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall
provide the notification required in accordance with paragraph (2).''.
(b) Authorized Strength of Space Force General Officers on Active
Service.--Section 526 of such title is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and
of the Space Force'' after ``Components'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or of the
Space Force'' after ``a reserve component'';
(C) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
``(D) The Secretary of the Air Force may authorize not more
than two of the general officers authorized to serve in the
Space Force under section 20110 of this title to serve on
active service for a period of at least 180 days and not longer
than 365 days.''; and
(D) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ``, or a
Space Force general officer in a Space Force active
status not on sustained duty,'' after ``a reserve
component''; and
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``officer; or''
and inserting ``officer;'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(3) a Space Force officer in the grade of brigadier
general or above who is pending transition off of sustained
duty orders, but only during the 60-day period preceding the
end date of such orders.''.
(c) Strength in Grade: Space Force General Officers in a Space
Force Active Status Not on Sustained Duty.--Chapter 2003 of such title
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 20110. Strength in grade: Space Force general officers in a
Space Force active status, not on sustained duty
``(a) Authorized Strength.--The authorized strength of general
officers in the Space Force serving in a Space Force active status but
not on sustained duty is five.
``(b) Exclusions.--The following Space Force general officers shall
not be counted for purposes of this section:
``(1) Those counted under section 526 of this title.
``(2) Those serving in a joint duty assignment for purposes
of chapter 38 of this title, except that the number of officers
who may be excluded under this paragraph may not exceed two.
``(c) Permanent Grade.--A Space Force general officer may not be
reduced in permanent grade because of a reduction in the number
authorized under subsection (a).
``(d) Temporary Exclusion.--The limitations of subsection (a) do
not apply to an officer released from a joint duty assignment or other
non-joint active service assignment, but only during the 60-day period
beginning on the date the officer departs the joint duty or other
active service assignment. The Secretary of Defense may authorize the
Secretary of the Air Force to extend the 60-day period by an additional
120 days, except that not more than three Space Force officers may be
covered by an extension under this subsection at the same time.''.
SEC. 507. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN FISCAL YEAR PERCENTAGE LIMITATION FOR
REDUCTION OR WAIVER OF SERVICE-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT FOR
GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS TO BE RETIRED IN PAY GRADES O-7
AND O-8.
During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
Act and ending on September 30, 2027, the percentage limitation in
section 1370(b)(5)(C) of title 10, United States Code, shall be equal
to 15 percent of the authorized active-duty strength for that fiscal
year for officers of that Armed Force in the applicable grade.
Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management
SEC. 511. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE LIMITATIONS ON RELEASE OF
RESERVES FROM ACTIVE DUTY WITHIN TWO YEARS OF RETIREMENT
ELIGIBILITY.
Section 12686(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``an order to active duty that specifies a period of less than
180 days'' and inserting ``an order to active duty that specifies a
period of less than 365 days''.
SEC. 512. DISESTABLISHMENT OF NAVY RESERVE CENTER SYSTEM.
The Secretary of the Navy (or a designee of the Secretary) shall--
(1) direct the disestablishment of the Navy Reserve Center
system;
(2) transfer all Navy reserve administrative readiness
functions to the responsibility and cognizance of Navy reserve
unit commanding officers or Navy reserve community directors,
as appropriate; and
(3) reassign each member of an active or reserve component
of the Navy assigned to the Navy Reserve Center system as of
the date of the enactment of this Act within the active or
reserve component of the member or transfer the member to the
inactive reserve, as applicable.
SEC. 513. NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES.
(a) Army National Guard.--Under regulations prescribed by the
Secretary of the Army--
(1) an officer of the Army National Guard who fills a
vacancy in a federally recognized unit of the Army National
Guard may be transferred from the active Army National Guard to
the inactive Army National Guard;
(2) an officer of the Army National Guard transferred to
the inactive Army National Guard pursuant to paragraph (1) may
be transferred from the inactive Army National Guard to the
active Army National Guard to fill a vacancy in a federally
recognized unit;
(3) a warrant officer of the Army National Guard who fills
a vacancy in a federally recognized unit of the Army National
Guard may be transferred from the active Army National Guard to
the inactive Army National Guard; and
(4) a warrant officer of the Army National Guard
transferred to the inactive Army National Guard pursuant to
paragraph (1) may be transferred from the inactive Army
National Guard to the active Army National Guard to fill a
vacancy in a federally recognized unit.
(b) Air National Guard.--Under regulations prescribed by the
Secretary of the Air Force--
(1) an officer of the Air National Guard who fills a
vacancy in a federally recognized unit of the Air National
Guard may be transferred from the active Air National Guard to
the inactive Air National Guard; and
(2) an officer of the Air National Guard transferred to the
inactive Air National Guard pursuant to paragraph (1) may be
transferred from the inactive Air National Guard to the active
Air National Guard to fill a vacancy in a federally recognized
unit.
SEC. 514. NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL DISASTER RESPONSE DUTY.
Chapter 3 of title 32, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 329 as section 330; and
(2) by inserting after section 328 the following new
section:
``Sec. 329. Active Guard and Reserve duty: disaster response duty
``(a) Disaster Response Authority.--When a Governor has declared an
emergency due to a disaster, the Secretary of Defense may authorize the
Governor to direct National Guard personnel serving under section 328
of this title to perform duties in response to, or in preparation for,
such disaster.
``(b) Requirements.--The disaster response duty described in
subsection (a)--
``(1) may be performed to the extent that the performance
of the duty does not interfere with the performance of the
member's primary Active Guard and Reserve duties of organizing,
administering, recruiting, instructing, and training the
reserve components; and
``(2) shall not exceed 14 days per person per calendar year
unless the President has declared a disaster under title IV of
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.).
``(c) Liability.--A member described in subsection (a) is not an
instrumentality of the United States with respect to any act or
omission in carrying out a disaster response duty pursuant to this
section. The United States shall not be responsible for any claim or
judgment arising from the use of National Guard personnel under this
section.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `disaster response duty' means duty
performed by a member of the National Guard at the direction of
the Governor of the State and pursuant to an emergency
declaration by such Governor in response to a disaster or in
preparation for an imminent disaster.
``(2) The term `State' means each of the several States,
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the United States
Virgin Islands.''.
Subtitle C--General Service Authorities and Military Records
SEC. 521. CHIEF OF NAVAL PERSONNEL.
Section 8081 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) The Chief of Naval Personnel shall be responsible for overall
management, oversight, and administration of Navy military and civilian
employees.''.
SEC. 522. ENHANCED EFFICIENCY AND SERVICE DISCRETION FOR DISABILITY
EVALUATION SYSTEM REVIEWS.
(a) Secretarial Discretion and Statements of Contention for Appeals
to Physical Evaluation Board Determinations of Fitness for Duty.--
Section 524 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary'' and inserting ``The Secretary'';
(2) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:
``The Secretary concerned may require submission of a statement
of contention as part of the appeal submission.''; and
(3) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
``(2) If the member submits a formal appeal, the Secretary
concerned shall conduct a fitness for duty determination
consisting of either a records review or an impartial appellate
hearing, as determined by the Secretary.''.
(b) Statements of Contention for Physical Evaluation Boards.--
Section 1214 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking
``if he demands it.'' and inserting ``if the member demands it. The
Secretary concerned may require submission of a statement of contention
as part of the demand.''.
SEC. 523. TECHNICAL CORRECTION RELATED TO CONVALESCENT LEAVE FOR
ACADEMY CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN.
Section 702 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as
subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively;
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
subsection:
``(c) Convalescent Leave.--An academy cadet or midshipman diagnosed
with a medical condition is allowed convalescent leave under section
701(m) of this title.''; and
(3) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by
striking ``Sections 701'' and inserting ``Except as provided
under subsection (c), sections 701''.
SEC. 524. RECOGNITION OF REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT CREW.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of the military departments, in
consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall establish a
status identifier or equivalent recognition to denote the combat
participation of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) crew members who
conduct operations in direct support of combat missions. The identifier
shall be designed to enable appropriate consideration by the Department
of Veterans Affairs in the administration of benefits and services that
account for combat-related service, consistent with how traditional
combat designators are treated.
(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to require the Department of Defense to categorize service
described in subsection (a) as equivalent to service involving physical
presence in a combat zone.
Subtitle D--Military Justice and Other Legal Matters
SEC. 531. NOTIFICATION OF MILITARY SEX OFFENDERS AT MILITARY
INSTALLATIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish and
implement a policy to ensure that registered sex offenders that reside
or work on military installations are identified to the respective
military community, including, as necessary, through agreements with
State and local law enforcement agencies.
(b) Report on Designation of Department of Defense as Jurisdiction
Under SORNA.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report
assessing the advisability and desirability of designating the
Department of Defense as a jurisdiction for purposes of notification
requirements under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
(title I of Public Law 109-248; 42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.).
SEC. 532. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE
EFFORTS.
(a) Quarterly Reports Required.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the activities, progress, and performance
metrics of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO)
for the preceding quarter.
(b) Elements.--Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall
include the following elements:
(1) Updates on the implementation status of ongoing and new
SAPRO initiatives, including any reforms mandated by statute,
executive order, or internal Department of Defense directive.
(2) Metrics on reported sexual assault cases, broken down
by military service and component, including status of case
processing and outcomes.
(3) Updates on the staffing, resourcing, and activities of
the Office of Special Trial Counsel.
(4) Performance metrics and outcome-based evaluations of
prevention programs and training effectiveness.
(5) Progress towards meeting the Department's goals related
to survivor care, victim advocacy, and commander
accountability.
(6) Interagency coordination and alignment with civilian
best practices or recommendations from external advisory
bodies.
(7) Any challenges, shortfalls, or recommendations for
legislative or policy changes to improve effectiveness.
(c) Form.--Each report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but
may contain a classified annex if necessary.
Subtitle E--Member Education, Training, and Transition
SEC. 541. MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY NOMINATIONS.
(a) United States Military Academy.--Section 7442(a) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``9 ranked or unranked
alternates'' and inserting ``up to 14 ranked or unranked alternates''.
(b) United States Naval Academy.--Section 8454 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``number'' and
inserting ``appointment; numbers, territorial distribution'';
and
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ``9 ranked or unranked
alternates'' and inserting ``up to 14 ranked or unranked
alternates''.
(c) United States Air Force Academy.--Section 9442(a) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``9 ranked or unranked
alternates'' and inserting ``up to 14 ranked or unranked alternates''.
SEC. 542. ASYNCHRONOUS INSTRUCTION IN DISTANCE EDUCATION OPTION FOR
PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.
Subsection (c)(1) of section 2154 of title 10, United States Code,
as added by section 555 of the Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
(Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 1896), is amended by inserting
``asynchronously and'' after ``course of instruction''.
SEC. 543. ARMY UNIVERSITY.
Chapter 751 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after section 7406 the following new section:
``Sec. 7407. Army University
``(a) In General.--There is an Army University. The Army University
shall integrate all of the professional military education institutions
within the Army into a single educational structure to provide economic
policy, governance, and innovation to such institutions.
``(b) Component Centers and Schools.--Component centers and schools
of the Army University include the following:
``(1) The Army War College.
``(2) The United States Army Command and General Staff
College.
``(3) The Army Warrant Officer Career College.
``(4) The Army Management Staff College.
``(5) The Western Hemisphere Institute for Security
Cooperation.
``(6) Any additional colleges, centers of excellence, and
schools that the Secretary of the Army determines
appropriate.''.
SEC. 544. INTEGRATION OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE STRATEGIC THINKERS
PROGRAM.
(a) Integration With Professional Military Education.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report
detailing the Department of Defense's plan to obtain Military
Education Level One (MEL-1) credit for the Strategic Thinkers
Program (STP).
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall include--
(A) a detailed assessment of how the STP enhances
strategic thought and decision-making among military
and civilian leaders;
(B) a history of the utilization of past graduates
of the STP;
(C) a plan to identify specific positions in the
Department that will best utilize the skills and
abilities of future program graduates;
(D) a description of the measures to obtain MEL-1
credit for completing STP, including recommendations on
current authorities that could be utilized to grant
MEL-1 credit to program graduates;
(E) recommendations for expanding participation
among military officers and civilian officials; and
(F) an implementation timeline and associated
resourcing requirements.
(b) Implementation and Oversight.--The Secretary of Defense shall
designate an appropriate office within the Department to manage the STP
and implement MEL-1 credit for STP completion. The designated office
shall provide an annual briefing to the congressional defense
committees on the status of awarding MEL-1 credit, program
effectiveness, and any legislative or funding adjustments necessary to
support continued program success.
SEC. 545. IMPROVEMENTS TO INFORMATION-SHARING TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS
RETIRING OR SEPARATING FROM THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Opt-out Sharing.--Section 570F of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C.
1142 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking ``out the form to indicate an email
address'' and inserting the following: ``out the form
to indicate--
``(1) an email address'';
(B) in paragraph (1), as designated by subparagraph
(A), by striking the period at the end and inserting
``; and'';
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(2) if the individual would like to opt-out of the
transmittal of the individual's information to and through a
State veterans agency as described in subsection (a).''; and
(2) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
``(d) Opt-out of Information Sharing.--Information on an individual
shall be transmitted to and through a State veterans agency as
described in subsection (a) unless the individual indicates pursuant to
subsection (c)(2) that the individual would like to opt out of such
transmittal.''.
(b) Storage and Transfer of Information.--Such section is further
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(e) Storage and Transfer of Information.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to
enter into memoranda of understanding or other agreements with
the State veterans agencies described in subsection (a) to
create or modify a Department system to store and transfer
information under this section to information systems of such
State veterans agencies.
``(2) Compliance.--The Secretary shall ensure that any
agreement entered into under paragraph (1) is in compliance
with--
``(A) applicable provisions of law relating to
privacy and personally identifiable information; and
``(B) applicable policies relating to cybersecurity
of Department information systems and State information
systems.''.
(c) Limitation on Use of Information.--Such section is further
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(f) Limitation on Use of Information.--Information transferred
under this section may only be used by a State for the purpose of
providing or connecting veterans to benefits or services as described
in subsection (a).''.
SEC. 546. MANDATORY TRAINING ON GOVERNMENT ETHICS AND NATIONAL SECURITY
LAW.
(a) Annual Training on Government Ethics and Standards of
Conduct.--The Secretaries of the military departments shall ensure that
all members of the Armed Forces in their respective departments are
trained annually in government ethics and standards of conduct.
(b) Training on the Law of Armed Conflict and Rules of
Engagement.--The Secretaries of the military departments shall ensure
that all members of the Armed Forces in their respective departments
are trained on the following topics, including within 90 days of a
mobilization or deployment, as applicable:
(1) The law of armed conflict.
(2) Rules of engagement.
(3) Defense support for civil authorities.
(4) Standing rules for the use of force.
(5) The Code of Conduct.
SEC. 547. PROHIBITION ON CONSIDERATION OF RACE, SEX, COLOR, ETHNICITY,
NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR RELIGION IN SERVICE ACADEMY
ADMISSIONS DECISIONS.
(a) In General.--The Service Academies may not consider race, sex,
color, ethnicity, national origin, or religion in admissions decisions.
(b) Service Academy Defined.--In this section, the term ``Service
Academy'' has the meaning given the term in section 347 of title 10,
United States Code.
SEC. 548. PROHIBITION ON PARTICIPATION OF MALES IN ATHLETIC PROGRAMS OR
ACTIVITIES AT THE MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES THAT ARE
DESIGNATED FOR WOMEN OR GIRLS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the
United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and
the United States Air Force Academy do not permit a person whose sex is
male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is
designated for women or girls.
(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to prohibit a recipient from permitting males to train or
practice with an athletic program or activity that is designated for
women or girls so long as no female is deprived of a roster spot on a
team or sport, opportunity to participate in a practice or competition,
scholarship, admission to an educational institution, or any other
benefit that accompanies participating in the athletic program or
activity.
(c) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``athletic programs and activities'' includes
all programs or activities that are provided conditional upon
participation with any athletic team; and
(2) the term ``sex'' means a person's reproductive biology
and genetics at birth.
SEC. 549. PATHWAY FOR CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN TO PLAY PROFESSIONAL
SPORTS.
(a) Repeal of Certain Restrictions.--Section 553 of the James M.
Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public
Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2592), and the amendments made by such section,
are repealed.
(b) Authority.--
(1) United states military academy.--Section 7448(a) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, except as
provided under paragraph (5),'' after ``That''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(5) That, upon graduation, a cadet may seek employment as
a professional athlete or Olympic athlete if the cadet is
drafted or signs a free agent contract with a professional
sports entity, in which case the cadet will incur a five-year
service obligation upon employment as a professional or Olympic
athlete and will, if no longer employed as a professional or
Olympic athlete, return as a regular officer in the active
component for a five-year service obligation. If the cadet is
ineligible to return to active service, the cadet shall repay
the government for the cost of his or her education.''.
(2) United states naval academy.--Section 8459(a) of title
10, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, except as
provided under paragraph (5),'' after ``That''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(5) That, upon graduation, a midshipman may seek
employment as a professional athlete or Olympic athlete if the
midshipman is drafted or signs a free agent contract with a
professional sports entity, in which case the midshipman will
incur a five-year service obligation upon employment as a
professional or Olympic athlete and will, if no longer employed
as a professional or Olympic athlete, return as a regular
officer in the active component for a five-year service
obligation. If the midshipman is ineligible to return to active
service, the midshipman shall repay the government for the cost
of his or her education.''.
(3) United states air force academy.--Section 9448(a) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, except as
provided under paragraph (5),'' after ``That''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(5) That, upon graduation, a cadet may seek employment as
a professional athlete or Olympic athlete if the cadet is
drafted or signs a free agent contract with a professional
sports entity, in which case the cadet will incur a five-year
service obligation upon employment as a professional or Olympic
athlete and will, if no longer employed as a professional or
Olympic athlete, return as a regular officer in the active
component for a five-year service obligation. If the cadet is
ineligible to return to active service, the cadet shall repay
the government for the cost of his or her education.''.
Subtitle F--Military Family Readiness and Dependents' Education
PART I--DEPENDENTS' EDUCATION
SEC. 551. CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT
DEPENDENTS OF MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL.
(a) Continuation of Authority to Assist Local Educational Agencies
That Benefit Dependents of Members of the Armed Forces and Department
of Defense Civilian Employees.--
(1) Assistance to schools with significant numbers of
military dependent students.--Of the amount authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2026 by section 301 and available
for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as
specified in the funding table in section 4301, $50,000,000
shall be available only for the purpose of providing assistance
to local educational agencies under subsection (a) of section
572 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2006 (Public Law 109-163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b).
(2) Local educational agency defined.--In this subsection,
the term ``local educational agency'' has the meaning given
that term in section 7013(9) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)).
(b) Impact Aid for Children With Severe Disabilities.--
(1) In general.--Of the amount authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2026 pursuant to section 301 and
available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide
activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301,
$10,000,000 shall be available for payments under section 363
of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106-398;
114 Stat. 1654A-77; 20 U.S.C. 7703a).
(2) Additional amount.--Of the amount authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2026 pursuant to section 301 and
available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide
activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301,
$20,000,000 shall be available for use by the Secretary of
Defense to make payments to local educational agencies
determined by the Secretary to have higher concentrations of
military children with severe disabilities.
(3) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2026, the
Secretary shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives on the Department's
evaluation of each local educational agency with higher
concentrations of military children with severe disabilities
and subsequent determination of the amounts of impact aid each
such agency shall receive.
SEC. 552. MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS OPERATED BY
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY.
(a) Improvements to Staffing.--The Secretary of Defense, acting
through the Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity,
shall implement the following measures to improve staffing of special
education teachers and staff at schools operated by the Activity:
(1) Require the inclusion, in the staffing model for a
school, of service minutes required by the individualized
education programs of students attending the school to more
effectively determine appropriate staffing for the school.
(2) Collect the following data on underutilized special
education staff members:
(A) When such staff members are requested to
transfer to a school with greater needs for such staff
members.
(B) How many requests for such transfers the
Activity receives.
(C) Whether such requests are approved or denied,
and at what locations.
(D) Once such a request is received, the likelihood
that the transfer occurs.
(3) Collect data on the turnover of special education
teachers and staff, including reasons for departure.
(4) Review access to and requirements for crisis training,
publicize Activity-wide policies with respect to such training
for consistency, and expand such training to relevant special
education teachers and staff, such as paraeducators, who are
not required, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, to
receive such training.
(5) Require district and regional administrators to track
training requirements for special education teachers and staff
to ensure that such teachers and staff are meeting such
requirements.
(b) Clarification of Guidance.--The Secretary, acting through the
Director, shall implement the following measures to improve and clarify
guidance relating to special education provided by schools operated by
the Department of Defense Education Activity:
(1) Review the list of types of disabilities recognized by
the Activity as of the date of the enactment of this Act and
determine if that list meets the most recent best practices for
special education.
(2) Standardize and implement instructions for providing
special education materials to students across schools operated
by the Activity.
(3) Develop and implement a plan for standardizing special
education training across the Activity.
(4) Standardize reading intervention guidance and
requirements across schools operated by the Activity, including
by requiring each school and district operated by the Activity
to have the same resources and instructions, and provide clear
guidance on how to access additional support materials if
required.
(c) Briefings Required.--
(1) Initial briefing.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the
Director shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives on the following:
(A) Coordination by the Department of Defense
Education Activity with the Educational and
Developmental Intervention Services programs of the
military departments to determine what medical services
the military departments are required to provide based
on the needs of students attending schools operated by
the Activity.
(B) A description of the process in effect as of
the date of the briefing, if any, to resolve a dispute
with respect to required services under a student's
individualized education program.
(C) A description of issues pending, and
resolutions of previous issues, under that process.
(D) An assessment of how support instructional
specialists can better assist teachers with developing
curriculum for special education students.
(E) A description of how the Activity provides
services in the case of civilian or military dependents
with severe medical or special education requirements
that a school cannot meet, including any data on how
many such cases arise an annual basis and in what
locations.
(F) A description of the process in effect as of
the date of the briefing for reassigning a family from
a school located outside the United States if the
education needs of a child in the family cannot be met
at that school and data, for the 5 school years
preceding the briefing, on where such reassignments
have been done and the frequency of such reassignments.
(G) An assessment of the pay scale for special
education teachers and staff in effect as of the date
of the briefing, an identification of the last time the
pay scale was updated, a description of how the pay
scale is determined, and a statement of how often the
pay scale is updated.
(H) Data on school and district-level requests for
additional reading intervention curriculum, including
the locations of such requests and whether such
requests were approved or denied.
(2) Semi-annual briefings.--The Director shall brief the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives on the progress made in implementing the
measures described in subsection (a)--
(A) not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act; and
(B) every 180 days thereafter until the Director
certifies that each such measure has been implemented.
SEC. 553. ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN OF CERTAIN AMERICAN RED CROSS
EMPLOYEES IN DEFENSE DEPENDENTS' EDUCATION SYSTEM.
Section 1404(d)(1) of the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978
(20 U.S.C. 923(d)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(D) Children of employees of the American Red Cross who--
``(i) are performing, on a full-time basis,
services for the Armed Forces, including emergency
services; and
``(ii) reside in an overseas area supported by a
school of the defense dependents' education system.''.
SEC. 554. REGULATIONS ON THE USE OF PORTABLE ELECTRONIC MOBILE DEVICES
IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY SCHOOLS.
(a) Regulations Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through
the Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity, shall
update existing regulations on student use of portable electronic
mobile devices in Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA)
schools to prohibit disruption in the learning environment by
minimizing the use of such mobile devices to the greatest extent
practicable and to standardize such regulations across all DODEA
schools.
(b) Briefing Required.--Not later than 60 days after completion of
the updated regulations required under subsection (a), the Secretary of
Defense shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives on the updated regulations, including--
(1) relevant evidence taken into consideration on the use
of portable electronic mobile devices in and around the
classroom on learning outcomes and social dynamics;
(2) a description of how the regulations have standardized
policies across all DODEA schools;
(3) an assessment of the influence, if any, of public-
school policies on mobile devices at school or in the
classroom; and
(4) any other matters the Secretary determines relevant.
SEC. 555. ADMINISTRATION OF COLLEGE ADMISSIONS TESTS BY THE DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY.
The Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity shall
require schools operated by the Activity--
(1) to offer to administer and, if such an offer is
accepted, administer at least one college admissions test to
each student in the eleventh grade; and
(2) to provide the parents of each such student with the
option for the student to take a college admissions test of the
parents' choice, including any test that the Secretary
determines to be appropriate.
SEC. 556. SUPPORT FOR EXPANDING EARLY CHILD CARE OPTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may--
(1) direct the Secretaries of the military departments--
(A) to identify gaps between existing early child
care needs and available eligible child care providers;
(B) to use resources of the Department of Defense
to support eligible child care providers in recruitment
and retention of employees, including through
professional development and financial incentives for
such employees; and
(C) to seek to enter into an interagency
partnership with a Federal agency with the ability to
place national service participants and volunteers
trained in education services, including senior
volunteer programs, at military child development
centers in accordance with applicable national service
laws and with all the benefits accorded to such
participants and volunteers; and
(2) provide training and resource subsidies to eligible
child care providers and networks of such providers.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible child care provider.--The term ``eligible
child care provider'' has the meaning given that term in
section 658P of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n).
(2) Military child development center.--The term ``military
child development center'' has the meaning given that term in
section 1800 of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 557. IMPROVED COUNSELING AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION RELATING TO
FOSTER CARE FOR MILITARY FAMILIES.
(a) Training for Counselors.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall require all
counselors assigned to a Family Advocacy Program or Military
and Family Life program at a military installation in the
United States to be trained in the requirements and resources
relating to foster care of the State in which the installation
is located.
(2) Foster care liaisons.--A counselor who has received
training under paragraph (1) shall be known as a ``foster care
liaison''.
(b) Inclusion of Foster Care Information on Military OneSource.--
The Secretary shall require Military OneSource to include a mechanism
for military families to obtain information on foster care, including
the requirements and resources relating to foster care of each State.
(c) Consultation With Administration for Children and Families.--
The Secretary shall seek guidance from the Administration for Children
and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services with
respect to obtaining resources relating to foster care for military
families, including curricula for training under paragraph (1).
SEC. 558. PILOT PROGRAM ON RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF EMPLOYEES FOR
CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may develop and implement
a pilot program to assess the effectiveness of increasing compensation
or other benefits for employees of child development programs on
military installations in improving the ability of such programs to
recruit and retain such employees.
(b) Compensation.--If the Secretary implements the pilot program
authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide for the
payment of compensation to employees of child development programs
under the pilot program at a fair and competitive wage that maintains
sustainable and high-quality child care conditions.
(c) Selection of Locations.--
(1) In general.--If the Secretary implements the pilot
program authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary shall
select not fewer than three military installations for purposes
of carrying out the pilot program.
(2) Considerations.--In selecting military installations
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider military
installations with child development programs--
(A) with a shortage of qualified employees; or
(B) subject to other conditions identified by the
Secretary that affect the ability of the programs to
operate at full capacity.
(d) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe such regulations as
are necessary to carry out this section.
(e) Duration of Pilot Program.--If the Secretary implements the
pilot program authorized by subsection (a), the pilot program shall--
(1) commence on the date on which the Secretary prescribes
regulations under subsection (d); and
(2) terminate on the date that is 3 years after the date
described in paragraph (1).
(f) Briefings Required.--
(1) Initial briefing.--If the Secretary implements the
pilot program authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary
shall, when the pilot program commences in accordance with
subsection (e)(1), brief the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives on--
(A) the military installations selected under
subsection (c) for purposes of carrying out the pilot
program;
(B) the data that informed those selections; and
(C) the compensation or other benefits to be
offered under the pilot program.
(2) Final briefing.--If the Secretary implements the pilot
program authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary shall, not
later than 180 days before the pilot program terminates in
accordance with subsection (e)(2), brief the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
on the outcomes and findings of the pilot program, including--
(A) data collected and analyses conducted under the
pilot program with respect to the relationship between
increased compensation for employees of child
development programs and improved recruitment or
retention of those employees; and
(B) any recommendations with respect to increases
in compensation or other benefits for employees of
child development programs across the Department of
Defense as a result of the pilot program.
(g) Child Development Program Defined.--In this section, the term
``child development program'' means a program to provide child care
services for children, between birth through 12 years of age, of
members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of
Defense.
SEC. 559. REPORT ON UNMET NEED FOR CHILD CARE IN AREAS WITH SIGNIFICANT
POPULATIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) In General.--Not later than September 30, 2027, the Secretary
of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a
report on the unmet need for child care in areas with populations of
members of the Armed Forces that includes--
(1) an assessment of--
(A) the unmet need for each military installation,
specifically those families who have no childcare at
all;
(B) the military families on the waitlist for a
child development center on an installation who may be
using a family childcare home or fee assistance until
they can get off of the waitlist; and
(C) areas where there may be significant challenges
providing care to dependents under the age of 5;
(2) a review of the efforts of the Department of Defense to
recruit and retain eligible child care providers; and
(3) a plan for meeting the unmet need for child care.
(b) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives.
PART II--OTHER MATTERS
SEC. 561. LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR GUARDIANSHIP TRANSFERS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of each military department shall
provide to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty access to
legal services provided by an attorney specializing in guardianship
transfers in each State in which a military installation is located.
(b) Briefing Required.--Not later than September 1, 2026, the
Secretary of each military department shall brief the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the
following:
(1) A plan for implementing the requirement to provide
access to legal services described in subsection (a).
(2) Any challenges associated with implementation of that
requirement.
(3) Data on the number of members of the Armed Forces with
guardianship of incapacitated adult dependents or a plan to
gather such data.
(4) Any other matters the Secretary considers relevant.
Subtitle G--Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
SEC. 571. JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS INSTRUCTOR
QUALIFICATIONS.
The Secretary concerned may not issue a policy under section
2031(d)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, that requires a former
officer or noncommissioned officer to have more than 8 years of service
to serve as a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructor.
SEC. 572. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE BONUSES TO JUNIOR RESERVE
OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS INSTRUCTORS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary concerned may pay to a member or
former member of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary a one-time bonus of not more than $10,000 if the member or
former member--
(1) agrees to be an instructor for the Junior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps under section 2031(d) of title 10,
United States Code; and
(2) serves as such an instructor for not less than one
academic year.
(b) Briefing Required.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the
termination date described in subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense
shall brief the congressional defense committees on--
(1) the use of the authority provided by subsection (a);
and
(2) the effectiveness of bonuses provided under subsection
(a) on increasing the number of instructors for the Junior
Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
(c) Termination.--The authority provided by subsection (a)
terminates on the date that is five years after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(d) Secretary Concerned Defined.--In this section, the term
``Secretary concerned'' has the meaning given that term in section 101
of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 573. NUMBER OF JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS UNITS.
Section 545(a) of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
118-159) is amended to read as follows:
``(a) In General.--Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended, in the first subsection designated subsection (i), by striking
`support not fewer than 3,400, and not more than 4,000, units' and
inserting `support not fewer than 3,600, and not more than 4,200,
units'.''.
Subtitle H--Decorations and Other Awards, Miscellaneous Reports, and
Other Matters
SEC. 581. HONORARY PROMOTIONS ON THE INITIATIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.
Section 1563a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``the Secretary may make an
honorary promotion (whether or not posthumous)
of a former'' and inserting ``the Secretary of
a military department is authorized to make an
honorary promotion, including a posthumous
honorary promotion, for a former''; and
(ii) by striking ``if the Secretary
determines that the promotion is merited''; and
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
``(2) The honorary grade given to a member described in paragraph
(1) shall be commensurate with such member's contributions to the armed
forces or the national defense.
``(3) The authority shall not be used to award an honorary
promotion solely on the basis that an individual described in paragraph
(1) was recommended for such promotion prior to separating from
service.
``(4) The Secretaries of the military departments are only
authorized to make an honorary promotion under paragraph (1) upon
receipt of a favorable recommendation by a board of at least three
independent officers convened specifically for the purpose of reviewing
the proposed honorary promotion.'';
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``The Secretary'' and
inserting ``The Secretaries of the military departments''; and
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ``Secretary'' and
inserting ``Secretaries of the military departments''.
SEC. 582. NATIONAL WEEK OF MILITARY RECRUITMENT.
(a) Designation.--Chapter 1 of title 36, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 149. National Week of Military Recruitment
``(a) Designation.--The last full week of September is the National
Week of Military Recruitment.
``(b) Proclamation.--The President is requested to issue each year
a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe
the National Week of Military Recruitment with appropriate ceremonies
and activities.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 1 of
title 36, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 148 the following new item:
``149. National Week of Military Recruitment.''.
SEC. 583. CLARIFYING THE CALCULATION OF ENLISTMENTS FOR PERSONS WHOSE
SCORE ON THE ARMED FORCES QUALIFICATION TEST IS BELOW A
PRESCRIBED LEVEL FOR THE FUTURE SERVICEMEMBER PREPARATORY
COURSE.
Section 546 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 520 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(4) Effect of course graduation.--The Secretary concerned
may exclude from the population to be considered for purposes
of determining the percentage limitations imposed by section
520(a) of title 10, United States Code, any enlisted person who
has graduated from a future servicemember preparatory course
established pursuant to this section with a score on the Armed
Forces Qualification Test that is at or above the thirty-first
percentile, provided that--
``(A) the Armed Forces Qualifications Test score
that is at or above the thirty-first percentile is
obtained within the same fiscal year in which the
individual was originally enlisted to serve on active
duty; and
``(B) such score is obtained during the period the
individual was originally enlisted to serve on active
duty, as determined by the Secretary concerned.''; and
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as
paragraphs (3) through (8), respectively;
(B) by inserting before paragraph (3), as
redesignated by subparagraph (A), the following new
paragraphs:
``(1) Percentage of nonprior service enlisted accessions
scoring below the thirty-first percentile on the Armed Forces
Qualification Test upon original enlistment.
``(2) Percentage of nonprior service enlisted accessions
scoring below the thirty-first percentile on the Armed Forces
Qualification Test following graduation from the preparatory
course or subsequent reclassification, as applicable.''; and
(C) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by
striking ``prepatory'' and inserting ``preparatory''.
SEC. 584. RECRUITER ACCESS TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
Section 503(c)(1)(A) of chapter 31 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:
``(i) shall provide military recruiters the same access to
the campus of each secondary school served by the local
educational agency for the purpose of recruiting students who
are at least 17 years of age that is provided to any
prospective employer, institution of higher education, or other
recruiter;'';
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ``provide to military
recruiters access to'' and inserting ``facilitate upon request
made by military recruiters for military recruiting purposes
not fewer than four in-person recruitment events per academic
year, across different grading periods, which may include'';
and
(3) by amending clause (iii) to read as follows:
``(iii) shall provide to military recruiters within 60 days
of the commencement of the academic year, and thereafter within
30 days of a recruiter request, access to secondary school
student names, academic grade, addresses, electronic mail
addresses (which shall be the electronic mail addresses
provided by the school, if available), and telephone and mobile
phone listings, notwithstanding subsection (a)(5) of section
444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C.
1232g).''.
SEC. 585. COMPLIANCE WITH TRAVEL CHARGE CARD DEACTIVATION REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Policy Compliance.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that
Department of Defense policies and procedures are consistent with
section 3(h)(1)(H) of the Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act
of 2012 (Public Law 112-194; 5 U.S.C. 5701 note) and related
implementing guidance, regarding the prompt deactivation and closure of
government-issued travel charge card accounts upon the separation,
retirement, or termination of military or civilian personnel.
(b) Comptroller Review.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
House of Representatives a report describing--
(1) actions taken to verify consistent implementation of
deactivation and closure policies for government-issued travel
charge cards across the military departments and defense
agencies;
(2) any gaps or inconsistencies identified in the execution
of current policy; and
(3) recommendations, if any, to improve compliance,
oversight, or prevention of unauthorized card use following
personnel separation.
TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS
Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances
SEC. 601. MODIFICATIONS TO CALCULATION OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR
SUBSISTENCE FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS.
Section 402 of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following new paragraph (1):
``(1)(A) The monthly rate of basic allowance for subsistence to be
in effect for an enlisted member for a year (beginning on January 1 of
that year) shall be--
``(i) except as provided by clause (ii), equal to the
monthly cost of a liberal food plan for a male in the United
States who is between 19 and 50 years of age, as determined by
the Secretary of Agriculture each October 1; and
``(ii) in the case of such a member who is subject to
monthly deduction from pay for meals under section 1011(b) of
this title, the amount computed under clause (i) reduced by the
amount of such deduction from pay, in accordance with policies
prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
``(B) The monthly rate of basic allowance for subsistence to be in
effect for an enlisted member for a year under subparagraph (A)(i) may
not decrease relative to the rate in effect for the preceding year.'';
and
(B) by striking paragraph (3); and
(2) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``subsection (b)(1)'' and inserting
``subsection (b)(1)(A)(i)''.
SEC. 602. INCLUSION OF DESCRIPTIONS OF TYPES OF PAY ON PAY STATEMENTS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 19 of title 37, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1016. Pay statements: descriptions of types of pay
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each
pay statement issued to a member of the Armed Forces includes, for each
type of pay, allowance, and deduction listed on the statement, a brief
and plain-language description of--
``(1) the statutory or regulatory authority under which the
pay, allowance, or deduction is made;
``(2) the purpose of the pay, allowance, or deduction;
``(3) the criteria for determining eligibility of the
member for the pay, allowance, or deduction; and
``(4) possible changes in the eligibility of the member for
the pay, allowance, or deduction, including the circumstances
under which the pay, allowance, or deduction may be suspended,
expire, or modified.
``(b) Requirements.--The descriptions required to be included on a
pay statement under paragraph (1) shall be--
``(1) accessible directly on the pay statement; and
``(2) presented in language easily understood by
individuals without specialized knowledge of military finance,
accounting, or law.''.
(b) Applicability.--The requirements of section 1016 of title 37,
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with
respect to pay statements issued on or after the date that is 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 603. INCREASED AWARENESS AND IMPROVED CALCULATION OF RATES FOR
BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING.
(a) Increasing Awareness.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to
improve transparency of the calculation of the basic allowance for
housing under section 403 of title 37, United States Code, by--
(1) developing a clear, accessible document that explains
how rates of the basic allowance for housing are determined,
including methodology and types of data sources used, which
shall be--
(A) reviewed and updated not less frequently than
annually and as rates and calculation methods change;
and
(B) made available on a publicly accessible
internet website and distributed across all relevant
components of the Department of Defense; and
(2) providing to members of the Armed Forces when such
members experience a permanent change of station, permanent
change of assignment, change in dependency status, change in
grade, or any other event that may impact their eligibility for
or rate of basic allowance for housing--
(A) the information included in the document
developed under paragraph (1); and
(B) an explanation of the type of rental housing
the rate of basic allowance for housing received by
such members is intended to support in each locality.
(b) Development of Alternative Methodology.--Consistent with the
recommendations of the 14th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation
issued under section 1008(b) of title 37, United States Code, the
Secretary shall--
(1) develop a methodology to compute rates of the basic
allowance for housing using an approach based on the number of
bedrooms in a housing unit and incorporating available and
verified occupied rental market data;
(2) conduct a pilot program using the methodology developed
under paragraph (1); and
(3) using that methodology, set notional rates for the
basic allowance for housing for 2026 and 2027 for a minimum of
10 military housing areas.
(c) Briefing Required.--Not later than February 1, 2027, the
Secretary shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and the House of Representatives that includes--
(1) a comparison of the notional rates set under subsection
(b)(3) with the actual rates for basic allowance for housing
for 2026 and 2027;
(2) a comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of--
(A) the methodology used as of the date of the
enactment of this Act for setting rates for the basic
allowance for housing; and
(B) using the methodology developed under
subsection (b)(1) for setting such rates;
(3) a determination of whether the methodology developed
under subsection (b)(1) is more or less likely than the
methodology described in paragraph (2)(A) to ensure that rates
for the basic allowance for housing are set based upon a 95
percent statistical confidence that the estimated median rent
is within 10 percent of the actual median rent in local
military housing areas;
(4) a cost estimate for 2027 under both the methodology
described in paragraph (2)(A) and the methodology developed
under subsection (b)(1);
(5) an identification of any additional legislative
authority required to fully implement the methodology developed
under subsection (b)(1); and
(6) the recommendation of the Secretary with respect to
whether to implement the use of the methodology developed under
subsection (b)(1) and the timing for such implementation.
SEC. 604. MILITARY COMPENSATION EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN.
(a) In General.--Consistent with the recommendations of the 14th
Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation issued under section
1008(b) of title 37, United States Code, and not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall commence a 12-month educational campaign to improve the
understanding and awareness of members of the Armed Forces and their
families with respect to the major components of monetary and
nonmonetary military compensation.
(b) Elements.--At a minimum, the campaign required by subsection
(a) shall address--
(1) the elements of regular military compensation (RMC), as
defined in section 101(25) of title 37, United States Code;
(2) special and incentive pays;
(3) the calculation of retired pay for length of service;
(4) educational assistance programs and benefits;
(5) health care for members of the Armed Forces serving in
active components and their families; and
(6) nonmonetary benefits.
Subtitle B--Special and Incentive Pay
SEC. 611. REVIEWS OF DESIGNATIONS OF IMMINENT DANGER PAY AREAS.
(a) Initial Review.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of
Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military
departments, shall--
(1) commence a review of each area designated under section
351(a)(3) of title 37, United States Code, to determine whether
the area is one in which a member of the uniformed services is
subject to imminent danger of physical injury due to threat
conditions; and
(2) submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the review,
including any changes to designations under that section that
result from the review.
(b) Subsequent Reviews.--
(1) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2031, and every 5
years thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination
with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall conduct
a review described in subsection (a)(1).
(2) Reports required.--Not later than 60 days after
completing a review under paragraph (1), the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the review,
including any changes to designations under that section that
result from the review.
(c) Reports on Designation Changes Between Reports.--If, at any
time between the submission of reports required by subsections (a)(2)
and (b)(2), the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military
department conducts a review of areas designated under section
351(a)(3) of title 37, United States Code, and makes a change to any
such designation, that Secretary shall submit to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report
on the review and the change not later than 60 days after the change is
made.
SEC. 612. IMPLEMENTATION OF AVIATION INCENTIVE PAY FOR MEMBERS OF
RESERVE COMPONENTS.
Section 602(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 37 U.S.C. 357 note) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ``In making'' and inserting the
following:
``(A) In general.--In making''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraphs:
``(B) Aviation incentive pay evaluation.--Not later
than June 1, 2026, the Secretary shall complete the
evaluation required by subparagraph (A) with respect to
aviation incentive pay under section 334 of title 37,
United States Code. In conducting that evaluation, the
Secretary shall make a specific determination with
respect to the percentage of such aviation incentive
pay, if any, that is paid specifically to maintain
skill certification or proficiency under section 357 of
title 37, United States Code.
``(C) Special and incentive pay framework.--Not
later than June 1, 2026, the Secretary shall submit to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
House of Representatives a detailed report on the
special and incentive pay assessment framework,
required by the Senate report accompanying the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public
Law 118-31), that includes the Secretary's plan and
timeline for implementing such framework.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) Initiation of payments.--Not later than January 1,
2027, the Secretary concerned shall begin making aviation
incentive payments under section 357 of title 37, United States
Code, pursuant to the determination made under paragraph
(2)(B).''.
SEC. 613. PILOT PROGRAM ON IMPROVING RETENTION OF MEMBERS WITH DEGREES
IN THEIR FIELDS OF SPECIALTY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot
program to assess the feasibility and advisability of paying incentive
pay to certain enlisted members of the Armed Forces with degrees in
their fields of specialty to improve the retention of such members.
(b) Payment of Incentive Pay.--Under the pilot program required by
subsection (a), the Secretary concerned may pay monthly incentive pay
to a member of the Armed Forces who--
(1) is an enlisted member;
(2) has less than 4 years of service in the Armed Forces;
(3) has a degree in the member's field of specialty, as
determined by the Secretary concerned; and
(4) commits to reenlisting.
(c) Termination.--The pilot program required by subsection (a)
shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(d) Report Required.--After the termination under subsection (c) of
the pilot program required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the
effectiveness of the pilot program in retaining highly qualified
members that includes an assessment of--
(1) the effect of the pilot program on retention rates;
(2) satisfaction of members with the pilot program; and
(3) the overall cost-effectiveness of the pilot program.
(e) Secretary Concerned Defined.--In this section, the term
``Secretary concerned'' has the meaning given that term in section 101
of title 10, United States Code.
Subtitle C--Other Matters
SEC. 621. EXTENSION OF ENHANCED AUTHORITY FOR SELECTIVE EARLY
RETIREMENT AND EARLY DISCHARGES.
Section 638a(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2030''.
SEC. 622. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY EARLY RETIREMENT AUTHORITY.
Section 4403(i) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 10 U.S.C. 1293 note) is amended
by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2030''.
SEC. 623. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY
AND BENEFITS.
Section 1175a(k)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2030''.
SEC. 624. DESIGNATION OF UNITED STATES ARMY GARRISON KWAJALEIN ATOLL AS
REMOTE AND ISOLATED MILITARY INSTALLATION.
(a) Designation.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness and the Secretary of the Army, in coordination with the
Commander of the United States Army Pacific, shall designate United
States Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll as a remote and isolated military
installation.
(b) Notification.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which
the designation described in subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary
of the Army shall submit a notification to the congressional defense
committees confirming completion of the designation.
(c) Briefing Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date on
which the Secretary of the Army submits the notification described in
subsection (b), the Commander of the United States Army Pacific shall
brief the congressional defense committees on adjustments to Department
of Defense resourcing for and support to United States Army Garrison
Kwajalein Atoll as a result of the designation described in subsection
(a).
(d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``remote and isolated
military installation'' means a military installation determined to be
remote and isolated pursuant to the criteria set forth in Department of
Defense Instructions 1015.10 and 1015.18, dated July 6, 2009, and May
30, 2024, respectively.
SEC. 625. DESIGNATION OF CREECH AIR FORCE BASE AS A REMOTE OR ISOLATED
INSTALLATION.
The Secretary of Defense shall designate Creech Air Force Base,
Indian Springs, Nevada, as a remote or isolated installation.
SEC. 626. PROVISION OF COUNSELING ON HOUSING FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES.
Section 992 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
``(C) The Secretary concerned may, subject to the applicable
requirements of this section, enter into contracts to provide
counseling under this paragraph with individuals and organizations that
provide counseling with respect to housing, including--
``(i) organizations that are certified under section 106(e)
of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C.
1701x(e)); and
``(ii) other individuals and organizations the Secretary
concerned determines are qualified to provide helpful, unbiased
counseling with respect to housing.''; and
(2) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ``and mortgages'' and
inserting ``mortgages, and other financial products related to
the purchase or lease of a primary residence (and information
on fees related to such products)''.
SEC. 627. PROGRAM TO PROVIDE GOVERNMENT-FUNDED TRANSPORTATION FOR
CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES STATIONED OVERSEAS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a program
to provide Government-funded transportation for unaccompanied members
of the Armed Forces from designated overseas locations to the members'
homes of record, or to other locations of comparable or lesser cost, in
accordance with this section.
(b) Eligibility.--Transportation under this section may be provided
to a member of the Armed Forces who--
(1) is assigned to an overseas duty location designated by
the Secretary for purposes of this section;
(2) is serving an unaccompanied tour of at least 24
consecutive months at such location, including any authorized
extensions; and
(3) is otherwise eligible in accordance with implementing
regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
(c) Transportation Mode.--Transportation under this section may be
provided using military air in accordance with established space-
available policies or through commercial air travel, as determined
appropriate by the Secretary.
(d) Limitations.--The Secretary may prescribe limitations on the
number of authorized trips per overseas tour, and may restrict travel
during certain periods at the beginning or end of such tours.
(e) Implementation.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to
implement this section, including the designation of eligible overseas
duty locations and specified destinations.
(f) Additional Limitations.--Transportation provided under this
section shall be subject to applicable restrictions, including
compliance with the Department of Defense Foreign Clearance Guide, and
limitations on the use of Government travel cards for any leisure-
related expenses.
SEC. 628. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT AND COMMISSARY SALES OF SEAFOOD
ORIGINATING OR PROCESSED IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA.
(a) Prohibition on Procurement of Seafood Originating or Processed
in the People's Republic of China for Military Dining Facilities.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2) or
(3), the Secretary of Defense may not enter into a contract for
the procurement of seafood that originates or is processed in
the People's Republic of China for use in military dining
facilities, including galleys onboard United States naval
vessels.
(2) Exceptions.--
(A) Undue burden.--The Secretary of Defense, or a
designee of the Secretary, may grant exceptions to the
prohibition under paragraph (1) to facilities on
military installations located outside of the United
States if such prohibition would unduly burden or
prevent seafood from being served at such facility.
(B) United states vessels visiting foreign ports.--
The Secretary of Defense, or a designee of the
Secretary, may grant exceptions to the prohibition
under paragraph (1) to United States vessels visiting
foreign ports.
(3) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the
prohibition under paragraph (1).
(b) Prohibition on Sales of Seafood Originating in the People's
Republic of China at Commissary Stores.--
(1) In general.--Section 2484 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(l) Prohibition on Sales of Seafood Originating in the People's
Republic of China.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2), raw
or processed seafood or seafood products originating in the
People's Republic of China may not be sold at commissary
stores.
``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the
prohibition under paragraph (1).''.
(2) Briefing on compliance.--Section 2481(c)(4) of such
title is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as
subparagraph (F); and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the
following new subparagraph (E):
``(E) an assessment of compliance with the
prohibition under section 2484(l) of this title; and''.
(3) Transition rules.--
(A) Applicability.--The prohibition under
subsection (l) of section 2484 of title 10, United
States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall apply on
and after the date that is 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(B) Disposal of remaining stock.--The Director of
the Defense Commissary Agency may determine how to
dispose of any stock covered by the prohibition under
subsection (l) of section 2484 of title 10, United
States Code, as added by paragraph (1), that remains as
of the date described in subparagraph (A).
(c) Effective Date.--The prohibitions under this section, and the
amendments made by this section, shall take effect 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--TRICARE, Brain Health, and Other Health Care Benefits
SEC. 701. INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS IN NOTIFICATIONS TO
MODIFY SCOPE OF SERVICES PROVIDED AT MILITARY MEDICAL
TREATMENT FACILITIES.
Section 1073d(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``information demonstrating'';
(2) by striking ``the extent'' and all that follows through
the period at the end and inserting ``the following:''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(A) An endorsement from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff that the proposed modification will have no effect on
operational requirements of the armed forces.
``(B) An endorsement from the Surgeon General of the
military department concerned that the proposed modification
will have no effect on the training or readiness of military
medical personnel in the military department concerned.
``(C) An assessment from the Director of the Defense Health
Agency that explains how members of the armed forces and
covered beneficiaries receiving services at the facility will
continue to receive care.''.
SEC. 702. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HEARING AIDS TO INCLUDE CHILDREN
OF RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES ENROLLED IN
FAMILY COVERAGE UNDER TRICARE SELECT.
Section 1077(a)(16)(B)(ii) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ``or TRICARE Select'' before the period at the
end.
SEC. 703. ASSESSMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL HEALTH CONDITIONS
OF MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES ASSIGNED TO
CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, NEVADA.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination
with the Director of the Defense Health Agency, shall assess the
behavioral health and social health conditions of members of the Air
Force assigned to Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, and their families
related to such assignment.
(b) Tools Used.--In carrying out the assessment required under
subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force shall use tools such as
site assistance visits, behavioral health epidemiological
consultations, and community-wide assessments.
(c) Elements of Assessment.--The assessment required under
subsection (a) shall--
(1) establish the behavioral health and social health
outcomes that impact individual, family, and unit readiness at
Creech Air Force Base;
(2) identify factors, to include unique social and
occupational stressors, affecting the behavioral health and
social health of members of the Air Force and their families
stationed at Creech Air Force Base; and
(3) make recommendations to address those factors and to
improve the health and readiness of members of the Air Force
and their families stationed at Creech Air Force Base, and in
doing so, advancing the readiness of the Air Force.
(d) Briefing.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of the
Air Force shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives on the methods used to conduct the
assessment required under subsection (a) and on the findings and
recommendations of the assessment.
SEC. 704. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SEXUAL ASSAULT MEDICAL FORENSIC
EXAMINATIONS ON A NONREIMBURSABLE BASIS TO CERTAIN
OTHERWISE INELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.
(a) Authority To Provide Forensic Examinations.--The Secretary of
Defense, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary,
shall authorize medical personnel of the Department of Defense to
provide sexual assault medical forensic examinations, in a military
medical treatment facility on a nonreimbursable basis, to an individual
who--
(1) is not otherwise eligible for health care from the
Department;
(2) reports a sexual assault offense for which the Defense
Criminal Investigative Service may initiate an investigation;
and
(3) is eligible for a forensic examination in accordance
with those regulations.
(b) Additional Elements.--The regulations prescribed under
subsection (a) may provide for the handling, storage, and transfer to
law enforcement of a completed sexual assault medical forensic
examination kit.
SEC. 705. FERTILITY TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED
SERVICES AND DEPENDENTS.
(a) Fertility Treatment.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 1074o the following new
section:
``Sec. 1074p. Fertility treatment for certain active duty members of
the uniformed services and their dependents
``(a) Coverage.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that
fertility-related care for a member of the uniformed services on active
duty (or a dependent of such a member) shall be covered under TRICARE
Prime and TRICARE Select.
``(b) In Vitro Fertilization.--In the case of in vitro
fertilization treatment furnished to an individual pursuant to
subsection (a), coverage under such subsection shall include--
``(1) not fewer than three completed oocyte retrievals; and
``(2) unlimited embryo transfers provided in accordance
with the guidelines of the American Society for Reproductive
Medicine, using single embryo transfer when recommended and
medically appropriate.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `infertility' means a disease, condition, or
status characterized by--
``(A) the failure to establish a pregnancy or to
carry a pregnancy to live birth after regular,
unprotected sexual intercourse in accordance with the
guidelines of the American Society for Reproductive
Medicine;
``(B) the inability of an individual to reproduce
without medical intervention either as a single
individual or with the partner of the individual; or
``(C) the findings of a licensed physician based on
the medical, sexual, and reproductive history, age,
physical findings, or diagnostic testing of the
individual.
``(2) The term `fertility-related care' means--
``(A) the diagnosis of infertility; and
``(B) fertility treatment.
``(3) The term `fertility treatment' includes the
following:
``(A) In vitro fertilization or other treatments or
procedures in which human oocytes, embryos, or sperm
are handled when clinically appropriate.
``(B) Sperm retrieval.
``(C) Egg retrieval.
``(D) Preservation of human oocytes, embryos, or
sperm.
``(E) Artificial insemination, including
intravaginal insemination, intracervical insemination,
and intrauterine insemination.
``(F) Transfer of reproductive genetic material.
``(G) Medications as prescribed or necessary for
fertility.
``(H) Fertility treatment coordination.
``(I) Such other information, referrals,
treatments, procedures, testing, medications,
laboratory services, technologies, and services
facilitating reproduction as determined appropriate by
the Secretary of Defense.''.
(b) Program on Fertility Treatment Coordination.--Chapter 55 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``Sec. 1110c. Program on fertility-related care coordination
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a
program on the coordination of fertility-related care by the Secretary
for purposes of ensuring patients receive timely fertility-related
care.
``(b) Training and Support.--In carrying out the program
established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide to
community health care providers training and support with respect to
the unique needs of members of the uniformed services and the
dependents of such members.
``(c) Fertility-Related Care Defined.--In this section, the term
`fertility-related care' has the meaning given that term in section
1074p(c) of this title.''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1079(a) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(21) Fertility-related care shall be provided in
accordance with section 1074p of this title.''.
(d) Exclusion From Contracts for Former Members and Their
Dependents.--Section 1086 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``subsection (d)'' and inserting ``subsections
(d) and (j)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(j) A plan contracted for under subsection (a) may not include
coverage for services under section 1074p of this title for former
members of the uniformed services or dependents of former members of
the uniformed services.''.
(e) Regulations.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe
regulations or subregulatory guidance regarding the implementation of
the amendments made by this section.
(f) Application.--The amendments made by this section shall apply
with respect to services provided on or after October 1, 2027.
(g) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section or the
amendments made by this section shall be construed--
(1) to provide new benefits to or alter existing benefits
for former members of the uniformed services or the dependents
of former members of the uniformed services; or
(2) to authorize the Secretary of Defense to make payments
related to human cloning, artificial womb technology, or
international surrogacy.
SEC. 706. RESTRICTION ON PERFORMANCE OF SEX CHANGE SURGERIES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 1093 the following new section:
``Sec. 1093a. Performance of sex change surgeries: restrictions
``(a) Restriction on Use of Funds.--Funds available to the
Department of Defense may not be used to perform or facilitate sex
change surgeries.
``(b) Restriction on Use of Facilities.--No military medical
treatment facility or other facility of the Department of Defense may
be used to perform or facilitate a sex change surgery.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
1093 the following new item:
``1093a. Performance of sex change surgeries: restrictions.''.
Subtitle B--Health Care Administration
SEC. 711. CODIFICATION OF POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF THE DEFENSE HEALTH
AGENCY.
(a) In General.--Section 1073c of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (j) as
subsections (b) through (k), respectively;
(2) by inserting before subsection (b), as redesignated by
paragraph (1), the following:
``(a) Director of the Defense Health Agency.--(1) There is in the
Defense Health Agency a Director.
``(2) The Director of the Defense Health Agency shall--
``(A) be a military officer and hold a rank that is the
same or greater than the rank of any officer serving as the
Surgeon General of a military department under section 7036,
8031, or 9036 of this title; and
``(B) be a joint qualified officer in accordance with
section 661 of this title.'';
(3) in subsection (b), as redesignated by paragraph (1)--
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ``, by not later than
September 30, 2021'';
(B) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ``, commencing when the
Director begins to exercise responsibilities under that
paragraph,''; and
(C) in paragraph (6), by striking ``subsections (b)
and (c)'' and inserting ``subsections (c) and (d)'';
(4) in subsection (f), as so redesignated, in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``Not later than September
30, 2024, and subject to subsection (f)'' and inserting
``Subject to subsection (g)'';
(5) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (e)'' and
inserting ``subsection (f)''; and
(6) in subsection (h), as so redesignated, by striking
``subsection (e)(1)'' and inserting ``subsection (f)(1)''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1091a(b)(2) of such title is
amended by striking ``section 1073c(i)'' and inserting ``section
1073c(k)''.
SEC. 712. ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICIES FOR PRIORITY ASSIGNMENT OF MEDICAL
PERSONNEL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish policies
for the priority assignment of medical personnel of the Department of
Defense.
(b) Application to Military Departments.--The Secretary of each
military department shall assign medical personnel within that military
department consistent with the policies established under subsection
(a) and in coordination with the Director of the Defense Health Agency.
(c) Reassignment.--
(1) In general.--If, in the judgment of the Secretary of
Defense, the Secretary of a military department fails to comply
with the assignment priorities established under subsection
(a), the Secretary may authorize the Director of the Defense
Health Agency to reassign medical personnel of that military
department in accordance with the policies established under
subsection (a).
(2) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the effective
date of any reassignment under paragraph (1), the Director of
the Defense Health Agency shall brief the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on such
reassignment.
SEC. 713. GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
(a) Demonstration Program Required.--Notwithstanding section 1104
of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to
establish a demonstration program to expand partnerships between
covered medical facilities of the Department of Defense and the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the demonstration program under
subsection (a) is to increase case volume for graduate medical
education programs of the Department of Defense.
(c) Parameters.--In seeking to establish a demonstration program
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall make efforts to
ensure the following:
(1) Credentialing and privileging of medical personnel as
necessary to work in any covered medical facility.
(2) Expedited access to installations of the Department of
Defense for the purpose of providing medical care under the
demonstration program to non-Department of Defense
beneficiaries.
(3) Inclusion of ``in-kind'' or non-cash payment or
reimbursement for expenses incurred under the demonstration
program.
(d) Annual Briefing.--Not later than December 1, 2026, and annually
thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
briefing on the implementation of this section.
(e) Covered Medical Facility Defined.--In this section, the term
``covered medical facility'' means--
(1) a medical facility of the Department of Defense with a
certified graduate medical education program; and
(2) any medical facility of the Department of Veterans
Affairs.
(f) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on September 30, 2032.
SEC. 714. MODIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS
BY MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.
(a) In General.--Section 2733a of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsection (h)'' and
inserting ``subsection (i)'';
(2) in subsection (b)(6), by striking ``subsection (h)''
and inserting ``subsection (i)'';
(3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``subsection (h)''
and inserting ``subsection (i)'';
(4) by re-designating subsections (g) through (k) as
subsections (h) through (l), respectively; and
(5) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new
subsection:
``(g) Appeals.--(1) Any appeal from the denial of a claim under
this section shall be considered by a third-party review board jointly
established by the Judge Advocates General of the Army, the Navy, and
the Air Force.
``(2) The third-party review board established under paragraph (1)
shall consist of not more than five members, all of whom possess
sufficient legal or medical background, or both.
``(3) A claimant under this section that seeks an appeal under
paragraph (1) may submit the appeal directly to the third-party review
board established under such paragraph.
``(4) In considering an appeal from the denial of a claim under
this section, the third-party review board established under paragraph
(1) shall, at the request of the claimant, allow for a hearing on the
merits of the appeal in an adversarial nature.
``(5) The Secretary of Defense shall provide to a claimant seeking
an appeal under paragraph (1) a copy of any response to the appeal that
is submitted on behalf of the Department of Defense.
``(6) The third-party review board established under paragraph (1)
shall not consist of any member of the uniformed services or civilian
employee of the Department of Defense.''.
(b) Appointment of Members.--Not later than 180 days after the
effective date described in subsection (d), the Judge Advocates General
of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force shall jointly appoint members
to the board established under subsection (g)(1) of section 2733a of
title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(5).
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the establishment of the
board required under subsection (g)(1) of section 2733a of title 10,
United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(5), the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives a report indicating--
(1) the membership of the board;
(2) the qualifying background of each member of the board;
and
(3) a statement indicating the independence of each member
of the board from the Department of Defense.
(d) Effective Date.--This section, and the amendments made by this
section, shall take effect on the date that is 10 years after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 715. IMPROVEMENT OF TRANSITION OF MEDICS IN THE ARMED FORCES TO
THE CIVILIAN WORKFORCE IN HEALTH CARE OCCUPATIONS.
(a) Recommendations Required.--The Secretary concerned, in
consultation with each of the States (through the Defense-State Liaison
Office of the Department of Defense), the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary
of Labor, shall develop recommendations to improve the transition of
medics under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned into the
civilian workforce in health care occupations, including as certified
nurse aides, licensed practical nurses, or medical assistants.
(b) Considerations.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary
concerned shall--
(1) identify any barriers--
(A) to improving the ability of the Secretary
concerned to determine and communicate how the military
credentials and experience of a medic separating from
the Armed Forces translate to credentialed civilian
employment in health care occupations;
(B) that exist to the standardization among the
Armed Forces of military medic credentials and
experience and the alignment of such credentials and
experience to credentialed civilian employment in
health care occupations;
(C) that exist to ensuring members of the Armed
Forces with military medic credentials and experience
have earned the equivalent civilian credential prior to
separation from the Armed Forces in addition to
receiving their military credentials;
(D) to the increased establishment and uptake of
accelerated or bridge programs to assist separating
members of the Armed Forces in translating military
credentials and experience into civilian health care
credentials and employment;
(E) to increasing the availability and
accessibility of preparatory activities under the
SkillBridge program established under section 1143(e)
of title 10, United States Code, in the health care
sector for members of the Armed Forces preparing for
separation, to include--
(i) the approval timeline for separating
members to participate in SkillBridge programs
in the health care sector; and
(ii) requirements to return to their duty
station for out-processing; and
(F) to providing information on civilian health
care credentials and employment under the Transition
Assistance Program to medics separating from the Armed
Forces, including information on State-by-State
licensing and credentialing; and
(2) consider the potential impact of--
(A) clarification by States through legislation,
actions of State licensing boards, or actions of State
credentialing boards of the civilian equivalents of
certain military credentials and experience in health
care;
(B) implementation, including through State-
provided incentives, of accelerated programs to bridge
military medic credentials and experience with civilian
health care credentials and licenses;
(C) financial support or incentives by States to
increase the availability and accessibility of such
programs;
(D) requiring the military departments to align
military health care credentials with civilian
equivalents; and
(E) requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs
and the Department of Labor to track and report the
number of separated members of the Armed Forces with
health care-related military credentials and experience
who continue in the civilian health care sector,
including the type of employment they pursue.
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall submit to the
relevant committees of Congress a report containing--
(1) the recommendations developed under subsection (a); and
(2) a plan to implement those recommendations.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Medic.--The term ``medic'' means a member of the Armed
Forces acting in a clinical health care-related occupation
while serving in the Armed Forces.
(2) Relevant committees of congress.--The term ``relevant
committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee
on Education and the Workforce, and the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.
(3) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned''
means--
(A) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to
matters concerning the Department of Defense; and
(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with
respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it
is not operating as a service in the Department of the
Navy.
(4) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa,
or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands that have a
Defense-State Liaison Office.
(5) Transition assistance program.--The term ``Transition
Assistance Program'' means the program of the Department of
Defense for pre-separation counseling, employment assistance,
and other transitional services provided under sections 1142
and 1144 of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 716. IMPROVEMENT OF PROVIDER DIRECTORY ACCURACY FOR SPECIALTY CARE
PROVIDERS UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--By not later than five years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Health Agency (in
this section referred to as the ``Director'') shall ensure that the
accuracy of the provider directory under the TRICARE program for all
specialty care provider types reaches an average accuracy across all
specialty care providers of not less than 70 percent.
(b) Measurement of Accuracy.--Average accuracy under subsection (a)
shall be measured biannually and shall be disaggregated by provider
type for each specialty care provider group.
(c) Inclusion in Contracts.--The Director shall ensure that each
managed care contract under the TRICARE program includes requirements
that the managed care contractor comply with the accuracy requirement
under subsection (a), including by requiring each such contractor to--
(1) conduct comprehensive outreach campaigns, to include
electronic and non-electronic means, and mass email campaigns
to network providers providing--
(A) information relating to T-5 Contract penalties
associated with inaccurate provider directory
information;
(B) resources; and
(C) direct links for providers to update their
directory information;
(2) make it a condition of joining the TRICARE network
managed by such contractor for providers to validate their
provider directory information not less frequently than
quarterly;
(3) ensure that when providers file for reimbursement, such
providers are prompted to review and verify their directory
accuracy; and
(4) create a mechanism by which beneficiaries under the
TRICARE program can report provider directory inaccuracy to the
contractor.
(d) Other Methods.--The Director shall carry out any other methods
that the Director finds useful for the improvement of provider
directory accuracy.
(e) Testing of Directory Information.--Not less frequently than
quarterly, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall
conduct random tests, encompassing all specialty care provider types,
of the accuracy of information relating to specialty care providers
contained in the provider directory under the TRICARE program.
(f) Reports and Briefings.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Director shall submit a report and provide a briefing to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives on progress towards reaching the average
accuracy target required under subsection (a).
(2) Elements.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall
include, at a minimum, the following:
(A) A description of the techniques that are most
effective in improving accuracy of provider
directories.
(B) An identification of the authorities or tools
that the Defense Health Agency lacks for improving such
accuracy.
(C) An identification of challenges specific to
each specialty care provider type that limit such
accuracy.
(D) An assessment of the impact of efforts of the
Defense Health Agency towards improving such accuracy
on providers either leaving the TRICARE program or on
the willingness of non-network providers to join the
TRICARE program.
(g) Comptroller General Review.--Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall--
(1) conduct a holistic review of provider directory
accuracy under the TRICARE program to measure the progress of
the Director towards meeting the requirement under subsection
(a); and
(2) submit to Congress a report on the review conducted
under paragraph (1).
SEC. 717. REVIEW OF DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS UNDER PROCESSES AND FORMS
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDER CREDENTIALING AND
PRIVILEGING OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Review.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall review all
processes and forms relating to health care provider credentialing and
privileging of covered applicants to--
(1) identify questions, required disclosures, or other
information required to be provided by the applicant that asks
or requires the applicant to disclose mental, behavioral,
psychological, or other related health conditions of the
applicant, including requirements contained in--
(A) applications for credentialing, peer reference,
or competency assessment; and
(B) employee manuals, guidance, and policies of the
Department of Defense governing the requirements for
credentialing, privileging, or employment of health
care providers;
(2) review and compare credentialing, peer reference, and
competency assessment forms for health care providers across
the military departments and the Defense Health Agency,
including a review of--
(A) which forms require disclosure of mental,
behavioral, psychological, or other related health
conditions; and
(B) whether such disclosure of mental, behavioral,
psychological, or other related health conditions
include past and current diagnoses and treatment.
(b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
Congress a report containing the following:
(1) The findings of the review require under subsection
(a).
(2) A detailed plan outlining steps the Secretary has taken
or will take, including a timeline for completion of such
steps, to update the processes and forms reviewed under such
subsection to refrain from requiring disclosures of mental,
behavioral, psychological, or other related health conditions
when there is no current impairment, including an
identification of the steps the Secretary will take to engage
advocates outside the Department of Defense who have subject
matter expertise.
(c) Covered Applicant Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
applicant'' means an applicant for a position as a health care provider
who--
(1) is required to go through a credentialing and
privileging process; and
(2) provides care--
(A) at a military medical treatment facility or
other clinic of the Department of Defense; or
(B) through the civilian network of the TRICARE
program (as defined in section 1072 of title 10, United
States Code).
Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters
SEC. 721. STRATEGIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE MEDICAL RESEARCH PLAN.
(a) Plan.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which the
President submits a budget for fiscal year 2027 to Congress pursuant to
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of
Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of each military
department, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
comprehensive, strategic infectious disease medical research plan
(referred to in this section as the ``Plan'').
(b) Matters to Be Included.--The Plan shall describe--
(1) all infectious disease medical research conducted by
the Department of Defense, including the coordination process,
to ensure that such research is linked to--
(A) military readiness;
(B) joint force requirements; and
(C) relevance to individuals eligible for care at
military medical treatment facilities or through the
TRICARE program (as defined in section 1072(7) of title
10, United States Code);
(2) the infectious disease research projects funded under
the Defense Health Program Account under section 1100 of title
10, United States Code, including projects under--
(A) the Congressional Directed Medical Research
Program of the Department of Defense;
(B) the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency;
(C) the United States Army Medical Research
Institute of Infectious Diseases;
(D) the Chemical and Biological Defense Program;
and
(E) the Defense Threat Reduction Agency;
(3) the process for ensuring synergy across the military
medical research community--
(A) to address gaps in military infectious disease
research;
(B) to minimize duplication of research;
(C) to promote collaboration within research focus
areas; and
(D) to leverage and modernize the existing medical
research and development infrastructure of the
Department of Defense; and
(4) the efforts of the Secretary to coordinate with other
Federal departments and agencies to increase awareness of
complementary infectious disease research efforts that are
being carried out by the Federal Government.
(c) Budget Display Information.--The Secretary shall submit to the
President, in conjunction with the materials of the Department of
Defense supporting the fiscal year 2027 budget request submitted to
Congress by the President pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31,
United States Code, and annually thereafter in conjunction with each
subsequent budget request through fiscal year 2032, a detailed budget
for carrying out the Plan that includes--
(1) the resources necessary for infectious disease medical
research to carry out the activities described in subsection
(b) for the applicable fiscal year and the 4 following fiscal
years, disaggregated by the activities described in paragraphs
(1) through (4) of subsection (b);
(2) with respect to procurement accounts--
(A) amounts displayed by account, budget activity,
line number, line item, and line item title; and
(B) a description of the requirements for such
amounts specific to the Plan;
(3) with respect to research, development, test, and
evaluation accounts--
(A) amounts displayed by account, budget activity,
line number, program element, and program element
title; and
(B) a description of the requirements for such
amounts specific to the Plan;
(4) with respect to operation and maintenance accounts--
(A) amounts displayed by account title, budget
activity title, line number, and subactivity group
title; and
(B) a description of the specific manner in which
such amounts will be used;
(5) with respect to military personnel accounts--
(A) amounts displayed by account, budget activity,
budget subactivity, and budget subactivity title; and
(B) a description of the requirements for such
amounts specific to the Plan;
(6) with respect to each project under military
construction accounts, the country, location, project title,
and project amount by fiscal year;
(7) with respect to the activities described in subsection
(b)--
(A) amounts displayed by account title, budget
activity title, line number, and subactivity group
title; and
(B) a description of the specific manner in which
such amounts will be used;
(8) with respect to each military department--
(A) amounts displayed by account title, budget
activity title, line number, and subactivity group
title; and
(B) a description of the specific manner in which
such amounts will be used;
(9) with respect to the amounts described in each of
paragraphs (2)(A), (3)(A), (4)(A), (5)(A), (6), (7)(A), and
(8)(A) for a fiscal year--
(A) a comparison between--
(i) the amount requested in the budget of
the President for such fiscal year; and
(ii) the amount projected in the previously
submitted budget request of the President for
such fiscal year;
(B) a detailed summary of the amounts obligated for
the Plan during the most recently concluded fiscal
year; and
(C) a detailed comparison between--
(i) the amounts obligated for the Plan
during the most recently concluded fiscal year;
and
(ii) the amounts requested for the Plan in
the budget of the President for the applicable
fiscal year.
SEC. 722. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY
DEMONSTRATION FUND.
Section 1704(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2573), as most recently
amended by section 1421 of the Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
(Public Law 118-159), is amended by striking ``September 30, 2026'' and
inserting ``September 30, 2027''.
SEC. 723. PILOT PROGRAM ON WASTEWATER SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM OF DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE.
(a) Pilot Program Required.--Commencing not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary shall develop
and implement a comprehensive wastewater surveillance system at not
fewer than four installations of a military department at which the
Secretary seeks to improve the testing, identification, and analysis of
usage of covered drugs and to identify the prevalence of infectious
diseases among members of the Armed Forces at the installation (in this
section referred to as the ``pilot program'').
(b) Technologies and Data System Used.--In carrying out the pilot
program, the Secretary shall ensure the system developed and
implemented under subsection (a) is comprised of appropriate
technologies and a uniform data system across the Department of
Defense.
(c) Minimum Requirements.--In carrying out the pilot program, the
Secretary shall establish, at a minimum--
(1) at least one wastewater surveillance system for
monitoring of use of covered drugs at one installation; and
(2) at least one wastewater surveillance system for
monitoring of infectious diseases at one installation.
(d) Duration.--The pilot program shall be carried out during a two-
year period beginning on the date of the commencement of the pilot
program.
(e) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the termination of the
pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report that includes the following:
(1) A summary of the findings from the wastewater
surveillance system under the pilot program.
(2) Recommendations for interventions or policy changes
based on trends observed under the pilot program.
(3) An assessment of the effectiveness of the pilot program
in enhancing force health protection and readiness.
(f) Covered Drug Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
drug''--
(1) except as provided in paragraph (2), means a drug
included on schedule I or schedule II established under section
202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812); and
(2) does not include a drug that--
(A) was newly included on such schedule I or
schedule II;
(B) was previously approved under section 505 of
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
355); and
(C) received such approval not later than 20 years
before the date of the enactment of this Act.
TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED
MATTERS
Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management
Sec. 801. Transition of program executive officer role to portfolio
acquisition executive.
Sec. 802. Capstone requirements.
Sec. 803. Modification to acquisition strategy.
Sec. 804. Modifications to modular open systems approach.
Sec. 805. Alternative test and evaluation pathway for designated
defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 806. Department of Defense member of Cost Accounting Standards
Board.
Sec. 807. Combatant command experimentation authority.
Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures,
and Limitations
Sec. 821. Modification to nontraditional defense contractor
definitions.
Sec. 822. Financing for covered activities.
Sec. 823. Exemptions for nontraditional defense contractors.
Sec. 824. Modifications to treatment of certain products and services
as commercial products and commercial
services.
Sec. 825. Modifications to commercial products and commercial services.
Sec. 826. Modifications to commercial solutions openings.
Sec. 827. Modifications to other transactions.
Sec. 828. Modifications to procurement for experimental purposes.
Sec. 829. Consumption-based solutions.
Sec. 830. Modifications to prohibition on contracting with persons that
have fossil fuel operations with the
Government of the Russian Federation or the
Russian energy sector.
Sec. 831. Modifications to relationship of other provisions of law to
procurement of commercial products and
commercial services.
Sec. 832. Limitation on required flowdown of contract clauses to
subcontractors providing commercial
products or commercial services.
Sec. 833. References in contracts to Department of Defense policy
documents, instructions, and manuals.
Sec. 834. Uninsurable risk on certain contracts.
Sec. 835. Reporting of price increases.
Sec. 836. Instructions for continued operational readiness.
Sec. 837. Indemnification of contractors against nuclear and unusually
hazardous risks.
Sec. 838. Late submission of cost and pricing data as invalid defense
to contract price reductions for defective
cost or pricing data.
Sec. 839. Modifications to submissions of cost or pricing data.
Subtitle C--Industrial Base Matters
Sec. 841. Repeal of limitations on certain Department of Defense
Executive Agent authority.
Sec. 842. Small unmanned aircraft system industrial base remediation
plan.
Sec. 843. Application of national security waiver for strategic
materials sourcing requirement to sensitive
materials.
Sec. 844. Prohibition on acquisition of clothing and fabric from
countries of concern under domestic-
sourcing waivers.
Sec. 845. Mitigation of risks related to foreign ownership, control, or
influence of Department of Defense
contractors or subcontractors.
Sec. 846. Prohibition of procurement of molybdenum, gallium, or
germanium from non-allied foreign nations
and authorization for production from
recovered material.
Sec. 847. Sourcing options for certain critical products.
Sec. 848. Prohibiting the purchase of photovoltaic modules or inverters
from Foreign Entities of Concern.
Sec. 849. Modernization of Army arsenals.
Sec. 849A. Modifications to Defense Industrial Base Fund.
Subtitle D--Small Business Matters
Sec. 851. APEX Accelerators.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
Sec. 861. Clarification of procurement prohibition related to
acquisition of materials mined, refined,
and separated in certain countries.
Sec. 862. Independent study on the acquisition workforce of the
Department of Defense.
Sec. 863. Expedited acceptance program for supply chain illumination.
Sec. 864. Simultaneous conflicts critical munitions report.
Sec. 865. Permanent extension and modification of demonstration and
prototyping program to advance
international product support capabilities
in a contested logistics environment.
Sec. 866. Estimate of ally and partner demand for United States-
produced munitions and specified
expendables.
Sec. 867. Reform of contractor performance information requirements.
Sec. 868. Repeals of existing law to streamline the defense acquisition
process.
Sec. 869. Enhancement of defense supply chain resilience and secondary
source qualification.
Sec. 870. Enhanced product support management for integrated
sustainment of weapon systems.
Sec. 871. Modifications to current defense acquisition requirements.
Sec. 872. Minimum production levels for munitions.
Sec. 873. Processes for incentivizing contractor expansion of sources
of supply.
Sec. 874. Duty-free entry of supplies procured by Department of
Defense.
Sec. 875. Other transaction authority reporting.
Sec. 876. Assessment of competitive effects of defense contractor
transactions.
Sec. 877. Evaluation of TP-Link telecommunications equipment for
designation as covered telecommunications
equipment or services.
Sec. 878. Country-of-origin disclosure requirements for generic drugs
purchased by the Department of Defense.
Sec. 879. Phase-out of computer and printer acquisitions involving
entities owned or controlled by China.
Sec. 880. Prohibition on operation, procurement, and contracting
related to foreign-made additive
manufacturing machines.
TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED
MATTERS
Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management
SEC. 801. TRANSITION OF PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICER ROLE TO PORTFOLIO
ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE.
(a) Definition.--Section 1737(a) of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
``(4) The term `portfolio acquisition executive' refers to
the member of the acquisition workforce responsible for the
overall management of requirements, programming, and
acquisition of defense acquisition capabilities. These
capabilities are assigned by the service acquisition executive
or component acquisition executive. The portfolio acquisition
executive has direct control over all necessary officials and
functional support, including the ability to provide input into
performance evaluations, to the maximum extent practicable.
This authority provides them with all necessary authority to
develop, procure, and sustain military capabilities. For
purposes of managing requirements, the portfolio acquisition
executive is subject to the authority, direction, and control
of the chief of the military service, while remaining under the
overall authority, direction, and control of the service
acquisition executive or component acquisition executive. The
Secretary of Defense shall ensure a minimum of non-statutory
guidance and approvals issued by officials external to the
portfolio acquisition executives.''.
(b) Critical Acquisition Positions.--Section 1731(a)(1)(B)(i) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Program
executive officer'' and inserting ``Portfolio acquisition executive''.
(c) Position Qualifications.--Section 1735(c) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Program
Executive Officers'' and inserting ``Portfolio Acquisition
Executive''; and
(2) by striking ``program executive officer'' and inserting
``portfolio acquisition executive''.
(d) Government Performance of Certain Acquisition Functions.--
Section 1706(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Program executive
officer'' and inserting ``Portfolio acquisition executive'';
and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Deputy program
executive officer'' and inserting ``Deputy portfolio
acquisition executive''.
(e) Duties Related to Cadre of Intellectual Property Experts.--
Section 1707(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking
``program executive officer'' and inserting ``portfolio acquisition
executive''.
(f) Portfolio Acquisition Executive Office .--Section 1509 of the
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
(Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 167b) is amended--
(1) by striking ``program executive office'' each place
that it appears and inserting ``portfolio acquisition executive
office''; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``Program Executive
Office'' in the subsection heading and inserting ``Portfolio
Acquisition Executive Office''.
(g) Technology Release and Foreign Disclosure Reform Initiative.--
Section 918(a)(2)(D)(ii) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 301 note) is amended by
striking ``program executive officer'' and inserting ``portfolio
acquisition executive''.
(h) Software Development and Software Acquisition Training and
Management Programs.--Section 862 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 1741 note) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ``program
executive officers'' and inserting ``portfolio acquisition
executives''; and
(2) in subsection (c)(1)--
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``program
executive officer'' and inserting ``portfolio
acquisition executive''; and
(B) by striking ``program executive officer'' and
inserting ``portfolio acquisition executive''.
(i) Authority to Establish Different Minimum Requirements.--Section
1764(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking
``Program executive officer'' and inserting ``Portfolio acquisition
executive''.
(j) Prizes for Advanced Technology Achievements.--Section
4025(g)(2)(C) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking
``program executive officer'' both places it appears and inserting
``portfolio acquisition executive''.
(k) Rating Chains for System Program Managers.--Section 323 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law
112-239; 126 Stat. 1696) is amended by striking ``program executive
officer'' and inserting ``portfolio acquisition executive''.
(l) Space System Acquisition and the Adaptive Acquisition
Framework.--Section 807 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10
U.S.C. 9081 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1)--
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Program
executive officer'' and inserting ``Portfolio
acquisition executive''; and
(B) by striking ``program executive officer'' and
inserting ``portfolio acquisition executive''; and
(2) in subsection (e)(6)--
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Program
executive officer'' and inserting ``Portfolio
acquisition executive''; and
(B) by striking ``program executive officer'' and
inserting ``portfolio acquisition executive''.
SEC. 802. CAPSTONE REQUIREMENTS.
Chapter 221 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 3209. Capstone requirements
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of each military department shall
establish a capstone requirement approach for three or more portfolio
acquisition executives for which that official has responsibility to
enable greater speed, agility, and innovation in fielding military
capabilities. Each such capstone requirement shall be established in
consultation with the Joint Requirements Oversight Council.
``(b) Elements.--Under the capstone requirements for an acquisition
portfolio, the Secretary of the military department shall--
``(1) develop a general set of requirements for the
acquisition portfolio in accordance with subsection (c) under
which programs or projects may be initiated;
``(2) authorize the portfolio acquisition executive or
similar portfolio manager for the portfolio to change the scope
and requirements for programs within the portfolio, subject to
subsection (d);
``(3) assign representatives of operational forces to the
acquisition portfolio and authorize them to perform the
functions specified in subsection (e);
``(4) maximize commercial market research, the use of
commercial and nondevelopmental items, and minimum viable
products to shape capability scope and requirements;
``(5) authorize the portfolio acquisition executive or
similar portfolio manager to resource and acquire commercial or
non-developmental items under the capstone requirement by
validating the need with the representatives assigned under
paragraph (3);
``(6) manage information technology requirements using
dynamically prioritized lists of user needs rather than large
static requirements documents; and
``(7) iteratively define, prioritize, and refine
requirements at the portfolio, program, and iteration levels
based on user input, previous deliveries, and continuous
commercial market research.
``(c) Capstone Set of Requirements.--The capstone set of
requirements for an acquisition portfolio developed under subsection
(b)(1) shall be designed--
``(1) to guide the iterative delivery of an integrated
suite of capabilities to maximize operational impact;
``(2) to provide enduring themes based on strategic needs
and relevant concepts of operation, not system-specific;
``(3) to include measures of force effectiveness for a
force mix of capabilities to be measured against; and
``(4) to include kill chains, effects chains, vignettes of
operational scenarios, the effect of timely delivery of
capability, and related mission engineering initiatives across
the Department of Defense.
``(d) Authority to Revise Programs Within a Portfolio.--The
authority under subsection (b)(2)--
``(1) shall be carried out in consultation with operational
commands and the Joint Requirements Oversight Council; and
``(2) does not include authority to change key performance
parameters for a major defense acquisition program.
``(e) Functions of Operational Representatives.--An operational
representative assigned to an acquisition portfolio under subsection
(b)(3) shall be provided authority--
``(1) to shape the vision and priorities for key capability
areas;
``(2) to provide the acquisition community and developers
insights into operations;
``(3) to provide feedback on interim developments;
``(4) to validate the suitability of existing commercial or
non-developmental items, or the likelihood that the commercial
market may be enticed to produce those items, or, as a last
resort, validate that no commercial vendor will ever produce a
suitable product and a developmental program is necessary;
``(5) to foster collaboration among the acquisition
community, developers, and users of the capability to be
fielded; and
``(6) to provide advice to the portfolio acquisition
executive or similar portfolio manager.''.
SEC. 803. MODIFICATION TO ACQUISITION STRATEGY.
(1) Section 4211 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ``the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, or the milestone
decision authority, when the milestone decision authority is
the service acquisition executive of the military department
that is managing the program,'' and inserting ``the portfolio
acquisition executive, or the decision authority, when the
decision authority is the service acquisition executive of the
military department or the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment,'';
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``the Under Secretary, or
the milestone decision authority, when the
milestone decision authority is the service
acquisition executive of the military
department that is managing the program,'' and
inserting ``the portfolio acquisition
executive, or the decision authority, when the
decision authority is the service acquisition
executive of the military department or the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment,'';
(ii) by amending subparagraph (A) to read
as follows:
``(A) the strategy clearly describes the proposed
business case and capability management approach for
the program or system, and to the maximum extent
practicable, describes how a portfolio of capabilities
within an enduring set of requirements will be
developed, procured, and fielded rather than detailing
a specific end-item;''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``how the strategy is designed to be
implemented with available resources, such as
time, funding, and management capacity'' and
inserting ``the resources, such as time,
funding, and management capacity required to
deliver the capability''; and
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
``(2) Each strategy shall, where appropriate, consider the
following:
``(A) An approach that delivers required
capabilities in increments, each depending on available
mature technology, and that recognizes up front the
need for future capability improvements or transitions
to alternative end-items through use of continuous
competition.
``(B) Requirements related to logistics,
maintenance, and sustainment in accordance with
sections 2464 and 2466 of this title, and the
acquisition of technical data, computer software, and
associated licenses, to enable such requirements in
accordance with sections 3771 through 3775 of this
title.
``(C) A process for collaborative interaction and
market research with the science and technology
community, including Department of Defense science and
technology reinvention laboratories, government
innovation cells, academia, small businesses,
nontraditional defense contractors, and other
contractors.
``(D) Identification of enterprise-wide designs and
standards in support of an architecture that provides
for an integrated suite of capabilities that focuses on
simplicity of implementation and speed of delivery.
``(E) Overarching roadmaps that create integrated
strategic schedules of legacy systems and new
capabilities and a mapping of enduring requirements to
elements of the portfolio of capabilities.
``(F) A contracting strategy that develops long-
term partnerships with multiple companies to actively
contribute to architectures, development, production,
and sustainment across the portfolio of capabilities by
decomposing large systems into smaller sets of projects
across time and technical component.
``(G) An assignment of roles and responsibilities
to the acquisition workforce within the portfolio
acquisition executive, identification of external
stakeholder dependencies, and the need for subject
matter expert inputs at critical points in the program,
including the need for special hiring authority or
advisory and assistance services.
``(H) A process of testing and experimentation with
the test community and end users to ensure continuous
user feedback, acceptance, and development of concepts
of operations.''; and
(4) by striking subsections (d) and (e) and inserting the
following:
``(d) Review.--The decision authority shall review and approve, as
appropriate, the acquisition strategy for a major defense acquisition
program or major system prior to the acquisition decision memorandum
and ensure that the strategy is updated at regular intervals to
incorporate significant changes to program requirements, resourcing, or
acquisition decisions.
``(e) Decision Authority Defined.--In this section, the term
`decision authority', with respect to a major defense acquisition
program or major system, means the official within the Department of
Defense designated with the overall responsibility and authority for
acquisition decisions for the program or system, including authority to
approve entry of the program or system into the next phase of the
acquisition process.''.
SEC. 804. MODIFICATIONS TO MODULAR OPEN SYSTEMS APPROACH.
(a) In General.--Section 4401 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 4401. Definitions
``In this chapter:
``(1) The term `authorized third party' means an entity
approved by the Department of Defense to access developer
resources for integration or sustainment.
``(2) The term `industry standards' means widely adopted
technical standards or protocols from recognized organizations.
``(3) The term `machine-readable format' means a format
that can be easily processed by a computer without human
intervention.
``(4) The term `major system component' --
``(A) means a high-level subsystem or assembly,
including hardware, software, or an integrated assembly
of both, that can be mounted or installed on a major
system platform through modular system interfaces; and
``(B) includes a subsystem or assembly that is
likely to have additional capability requirements, is
likely to change because of evolving technology or
threat, is needed for interoperability, facilitates
incremental deployment of capabilities, or is expected
to be replaced by another major system component.
``(5) The term `major system platform' means the highest
level structure of a system that is not physically mounted or
installed onto a higher level structure and on which a major
system component can be physically mounted or installed.
``(6) The term `modular open systems approach (MOSA)' means
a system design approach using modular systems, enabling
innovation and competition in the development, sustainment, or
upgrade of weapon systems.
``(7) The term `modular system' refers to a weapon system
or weapon system component that--
``(A) is able to execute independently without
relying on the execution of other specific systems or
components;
``(B) can communicate across component boundaries
and through modular system interfaces; and
``(C) functions as a module that can be separated,
recombined, and connected with other weapon systems or
weapon systems components in order to achieve various
effects, missions, or capabilities.
``(8) The term `modular systems interfaces' means a shared
boundary between modular systems, defined by various physical,
logical, and functional characteristics, such as electrical,
mechanical, fluidic, optical, radio frequency, data,
networking, or software elements, that is free of proprietary
restrictions and documented via a machine-readable format,
including--
``(A) software-defined interface syntax and
properties, specifically governing how values are
validly passed to and received;
``(B) definition of the relationship between the
delivered interface and interfaces available in the
repositories established pursuant to section 4403 of
this title; and
``(C) test cases, including example code,
demonstrating the proper use of the modular systems
interface.
``(9) The term `operational data' means government-owned
data generated by or necessary for system operation,
maintenance, or enhancement.''.
(b) Requirements.--Section 4402 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking subsections (a) through (f) and inserting the
following:
``(a) Program Compliance and MOSA Implementation.--(1) The
Secretary of Defense shall ensure that every major defense acquisition
program (as defined in section 4201 of this title) submits a modular
open systems approach (MOSA) implementation plan within its acquisition
strategy, detailing compliance with this section. Other defense
acquisition programs shall incorporate MOSA to the maximum extent
practicable.
``(2) In the case of a major defense acquisition program that uses
a modular open system approach, the acquisition strategy required under
section 4211 of this title shall--
``(A) clearly describe the modular open system approach to
be used for the program;
``(B) differentiate between the major system platform and
major system components being developed under the program, as
well as major system components developed outside the program
that will be integrated into the major defense acquisition
program;
``(C) clearly describe the evolution of major system
components that are anticipated to be added, removed, or
replaced in subsequent increments;
``(D) clearly describe security classification requirements
for each major system component as related to the modular
system interface for that component;
``(E) clearly describe how intellectual property and
related issues, such as technical data deliverables, that are
necessary to support a modular open system approach, will be
addressed; and
``(F) clearly describe the approach to systems integration
and systems-level configuration management to ensure mission
and information assurance.
``(3) Contracts for covered programs shall include enforceable
clauses requiring delivery of data rights consistent with sections 3771
through 3775 of this title and modular systems interfaces as specified
in subsection (c).
``(b) Waivers and Exceptions.--The Secretary of Defense may waive
specific MOSA requirements, or deviate from the requirements in
subsection (c), for a program only if--
``(1) deviation would demonstrably impair national security
or operational capability; and
``(2) a detailed justification is submitted to the
congressional defense committees not later than 30 days after
issuing the waiver.
``(c) MOSA Requirements.--(1) All covered programs shall require
the use of modular systems, including--
``(A) modular systems interfaces published to the
repositories established pursuant to section 4403 of this
title;
``(B) delivery of sufficient data rights to share developer
resources with authorized third parties for government
purposes, as determined by the Secretary of Defense;
``(C) allowing for the use of existing industry standards
for interfaces where applicable;
``(D) government ownership of operational data in a usable,
nonproprietary format, extractable without original equipment
manufacturer dependency; and
``(E) system designs allowing integration of new or
substitute modules with minimal manual reconfiguration,
provided they conform to relevant modular systems interfaces
published to the repositories.
``(2) The Secretary of Defense, secretaries of military
departments, and commanders of combatant commands with acquisition
authorities shall not--
``(A) unless required for operational compatibility with
existing legacy systems, mandate specific internal technical
implementations, data structures, defense specific standards,
or formats beyond the necessity that there are modular systems
with modular systems interfaces published to the relevant
repository; or
``(B) permit contracts restricting government control over
developer resources or operational data, or locking the
government into a single vendor, absent a national security
exemption.
``(3) Contractors providing modular systems shall upload required
modular systems interface data to an appropriate repository. Contract
closeout shall not occur until such uploads are verified by the
contracting officer.
``(d) Implementation and Flexibility.--(1) Not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Under Secretary
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall issue regulations and
guidance to implement this section across military departments, Defense
agencies, and combatant commands.
``(2) The requirements of this section shall not apply to programs
with approved acquisition strategies at the time of the date of the
enactment of this subsection.
``(3) Requirements shall not prescribe specific technologies or
limit contractor innovation, provided interface documentation
obligations are met, nor exclude new entrants or small businesses
capable of compliance.
``(4) Requirements shall not force the use of industry or
consensus-based standards except as necessary to interface with
existing systems using such standards.''.
(c) Repositories and Interface Access.--Section 4403 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and
inserting the following new paragraphs:
``(1) establish a federated set of digital repositories
within the Department of Defense to store modular systems
interfaces required under subsection (c) of section 4402 of
this title, which shall--
``(A) feature authentication and access controls to
protect sensitive data;
``(B) enable contractors to publish and manage
their contributions (at approved access levels) with
accountability and version control;
``(C) be searchable and accessible to authorized
Department of Defense components and contractors based
on access levels; and
``(D) incorporate cybersecurity measures consistent
with Department of Defense standards;
``(2) ensure distribution of interfaces to promote
interoperability, consistent with the requirements of section
3771 of this title, by--
``(A) providing access to interfaces and relevant
documentation in the repository established in
paragraph (1) to authorized Federal Government and
nongovernmental entities; and
``(B) restricting nongovernmental entities that
receive access under subparagraph (A) from further
release, disclosure, or use such data except as
authorized;''.
SEC. 805. ALTERNATIVE TEST AND EVALUATION PATHWAY FOR DESIGNATED
DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.
(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance to
establish an alternative test and evaluation (T&E) pathway for certain
Department of Defense acquisition programs to enhance agility,
accelerate delivery of capabilities, and ensure data-driven
decisionmaking, while maintaining independent oversight of evaluation
outcomes.
(b) Alternative Test and Evaluation Pathway.--The Secretary of
Defense shall establish an alternative test and evaluation pathway for
covered programs that includes the following requirements:
(1) For each covered program, the military department
concerned, through its service test activities, shall--
(A) design and execute a unified test and
evaluation strategy that aligns developmental testing
(DT) and operational testing (OT) to a single set of
test objectives that build system understanding
throughout the test program to more effectively support
capability delivery within rapid prototyping and
iterative updates with early and continuous operational
feedback;
(B) develop and execute a test data strategy,
updated as needed, that includes--
(i) collection of raw data from system
components during test events and operational
activities, including submission of industry
derived data from their development and testing
evolutions;
(ii) evaluation criteria to assess the
mission effects and suitability of the system
based on the data to be collected, including
from live-fire test events, if applicable;
(iii) a process for independently
validating industry test results, if needed;
(iv) provision of resources for automated
data collection, storage, and access; and
(v) automated analytics tools to assess
performance trends, reliability, and
maintenance needs;
(C) incorporate, to the maximum extent practicable,
best practices such as--
(i) hardware-in-the-loop testing to
validate system integration;
(ii) continuous data collection from
prototypes and fielded systems to refine
designs and update lifecycle costs;
(iii) test subsystem prototypes throughout
system development to assess their contribution
to the mission effect of the fielded system;
and
(iv) integration of supporting or
complementary data from digital twins or other
model-based systems engineering tools;
(D) define general test and evaluation objectives
and data needs while allowing detailed execution plans
to evolve based on test results and emerging
requirements, avoiding rigid milestone-driven
schedules; and
(E) ensure all raw test data and associated
analytics are owned by the government, stored in
accessible repositories, and available to authorized
Department entities, including the Director of
Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E), throughout the
program lifecycle.
(2) Covered programs under this pathway shall be exempt
from--
(A) the requirement to develop and submit a Test
and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) under Department of
Defense Instruction 5000.02 or other policies, provided
a unified test and evaluation strategy and data
strategy under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph
(1) are implemented;
(B) milestone-specific operational test events,
such as Initial Operational Test and Evaluation
(IOT&E), mandated under section 4171 of title 10,
United States Code, or related regulations; and
(C) any other test and evaluation documentation or
approval processes that the Secretary determines are
inconsistent with the agile and iterative nature of
this pathway.
(c) Role of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.--For
covered programs under the alternative test and evaluation pathway
designated for oversight by the Director of Operational Test and
Evaluation, the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation shall--
(1) provide independent evaluation of test data across all
phases of the program lifecycle, including--
(A) assessing the sufficiency of the program's test
and evaluation strategy and data strategy to
demonstrate military effectiveness;
(B) evaluating whether the program collects and
analyzes sufficient raw data, learns from test results
at a pace relevant to operational needs, and converges
on military effectiveness based on data trends;
(C) identifying deficiencies in test and evaluation
strategies that risk system performance, suitability,
or survivability; and
(D) providing continuous oversight through ongoing
analysis of test data;
(2) have unrestricted access to all raw test data, data
repositories, and analytics maintained by military departments
for covered programs;
(3) not require of covered programs--
(A) specific test plans, execution methods, or
documentation formats or require pre-approval of test
and evaluation activities as a condition of testing,
data collection, or evaluation; or
(B) Director of Operational Test and Evaluation-
approved Test and Evaluation Master Plans or other pre-
execution documentation under existing policies; and
(4) include in its annual report to Congress under section
139(h) of title 10, United States Code, a summary of the
adequacy of data strategies, rates of learning, and risks that
aligns with the evaluation processes established in this
section.
(d) Guidance Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation
with the Secretaries of the military departments and the Director of
Operational Test and Evaluation, shall issue guidance to implement the
alternative test and evaluation pathway, including standards for data
strategies and modern testing practices and procedures to support
evaluation by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation under
subsection (c)(2).
(e) Report.--Not later than three years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the implementation of this
section, including an assessment of the effectiveness of the pathway in
accelerating capability delivery and improving system performance and
any recommendations for expanding or modifying the pathway.
(f) Covered Program Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
program'' means a defense acquisition program that is--
(1) designated under the Software Acquisition Pathway
pursuant to section 3603 of title 10, United States Code,
initiated on or after the date of the enactment of this Act;
and
(2) designated by the Secretary of Defense on or after the
issuance of guidance under subsection (d).
SEC. 806. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MEMBER OF COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
BOARD.
The Department of Defense representative on the Cost Accounting
Standards Board pursuant to section 1501 of title 41, United States
Code, shall be the Director of Defense Pricing, Contracting, and
Acquisition Policy or its successor organization.
SEC. 807. COMBATANT COMMAND EXPERIMENTATION AUTHORITY.
(a) Authority.--Each commander of a combatant command shall have
the authority to conduct experimentation, prototyping, and technology
demonstrations to support the development and testing of innovative
technologies and capability solutions to address operational needs
identified by the combatant command.
(b) Procedures.--For activities carried out under subsection (a),
the commander of a combatant command may use--
(1) operation and maintenance funds, including for the
purchase of items having an investment item unit cost not
greater than the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense
(Comptroller) guidance regarding threshold for determination of
expense and investment costs; and
(2) special contracting authorities described in section
843 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 3601 note), provided that
the procedures described in such section are followed.
(c) Recommendation for Follow-on Production.--Upon completion of an
experiment, prototype, or technology demonstration, if a combatant
command submits a written determination that the demonstrated
technology or capability successfully meets the operational need of the
combatant command, the written determination may be used to fulfill the
following requirements:
(1) A justification for using other than competitive
procedures under section 3204 of title 10, United States Code,
or follow-on production authorities under section 4022 of such
title, to acquire the technology or capability which was
successfully demonstrated.
(2) A validated capability needs statement or other
requirement document.
Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures,
and Limitations
SEC. 821. MODIFICATION TO NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTOR
DEFINITIONS.
Section 3014 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``means an entity that is not currently
performing'' and inserting the following: ``means an entity
that--
``(1) is not currently performing''; and
(2) by striking ``such section.'' and inserting the
following: ``such section; or
``(2) does not qualify as a covered segment as defined
under the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
231.205-18 or successor regulation.''.
SEC. 822. FINANCING FOR COVERED ACTIVITIES.
(a) Financing Costs.--Financing costs incurred for a covered
activity shall be allowable and allocable as a direct or an indirect
overhead cost for contracts and subcontracts of the Department of
Defense, provided such costs are--
(1) reasonable in amount and consistent with prevailing
market rates for similar financing; and
(2) incurred to pay a financing entity.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``covered activity'' means an activity taken
by a prime contractor or subcontractor--
(A) to manage an inventory of completed products or
components used in production;
(B) to improve inventory management of products or
components necessary for sustainment or maintenance;
(C) to materially expand the capacity of production
or sustainment and maintenance through capital
expenditures; or
(D) to carry out any other purpose identified by
the Secretary of Defense.
(2) The term ``financing costs'' means interest on
borrowings, bond discounts, and costs of financing and
refinancing capital.
(3) The term ``financing entity'' means any corporation,
limited liability company, partnership, trust, or other
organization that is created under Federal or State law and
that, as part of its regular business activities, extends
credit, loans, or other forms of financing to other persons or
entities, provided that such legal entity is not owned by,
controlled by, or under common control with the person or
entity receiving such financing.
SEC. 823. EXEMPTIONS FOR NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTORS.
Nontraditional defense contractors, as defined by section 3014 of
title 10, United States Code, shall not be subject to any of the
following requirements:
(1) Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
252.242-7006, or successor regulation.
(2) Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
252.234-7002, or successor regulation.
(3) Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
252.215-7002, or successor regulation.
(4) Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
252.242-7004, or successor regulation.
(5) Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
252.245-7003, or successor regulation.
(6) Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
252.244-7001, or successor regulation.
(7) Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
252.242-7005, or successor regulation.
(8) Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
215.407, or successor regulation.
(9) Section 3702 of title 10, United States Code.
(10) Part 31 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or
successor regulation.
SEC. 824. MODIFICATIONS TO TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
AS COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES.
Section 3457 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``(1)'' before
``Notwithstanding'';
(B) by striking ``may be treated'' and inserting
``shall be treated''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(2) The requirement under paragraph (1) may be waived or modified
with a written determination approved by the head of contracting
activity, delegable to no lower than the senior contracting official.
The written determination shall include a justification for why
commercial procedures should be waived or modified, such as tailored
market research demonstrating that potential suppliers could not
effectively provide the required product or services under commercial
procedures.'';
(2) by striking subsection (b);
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b); and
(4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) Preference Inapplicable.--The authority under subsection
(a)(1) shall not be construed to give preference to the purchase of a
product or service pursuant to section 3453 of this title solely on the
basis that such offered product or service is deemed commercial as a
result of the exercise of such authority.''.
SEC. 825. MODIFICATIONS TO COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES.
(a) In General.--Section 3453 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ``procurement officials
in that agency,'' and inserting ``acquisition officials in that
agency, including consultants, researchers, and any individuals
providing advisory services to acquisition officials,'';
(2) in subsection (c), by redesignating paragraphs (3)
through (5) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively;
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
paragraph:
``(3) The head of an agency shall establish a process for
determinations regarding the non-availability of commercial products or
services, including that--
``(A) a defense unique-development product or service may
not be procured until the head of the agency determines that
the market research conducted in accordance with paragraph (2)
of this section resulted in no commercial product, commercial
service, or nondevelopmental item suitable to meet the agency's
needs; and
``(B) prior to acquiring a defense-unique development
product or service, a program manager shall, consistent with
the policies and regulations of the Department of Defense,
submit a written memorandum summarizing why a defense-
development unique product is required based on results of the
determination in subparagraph (A), which shall be signed by the
program executive officer.''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(f) Definition.--The term `defense-unique development' means a
Department of Defense financed product or service to provide a defense-
unique capability that does not repurpose a commercial product,
commercial service, or nondevelopmental item.''.
(b) Determinations.--Section 3456 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by amending paragraph (2) to read as
follows:
``(2) assist military departments and Defense Agencies with
performing market research and satisfying the requirements
under section 3453 of this title pertaining to market research
and the determination regarding the non-availability of
commercial products or services and analysis used to determine
the reasonableness of price for the purposes of procurements by
the Department of Defense.''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting after the first
sentence the following: ``The contracting officer should
consider the results summarized in the memorandum issued by the
program manager in accordance with the requirement in section
3453(c)(3)(B) of this title when issuing the written commercial
or noncommercial determination.''.
SEC. 826. MODIFICATIONS TO COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS OPENINGS.
Section 3458 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of
the military departments may acquire commercial products, commercial
services, and nondevelopmental items through a competitive selection of
proposals resulting from a general solicitation and the peer review,
technical review, or operational review (as appropriate) of such
proposals, and may issue, without further justification, follow-on
contract awards or agreements, including sole source awards or
agreements, to the recipient.'';
(2) by striking subsection (e);
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) and (d) as subsections
(d) and (e), respectively;
(4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
subsection:
``(c) Sole-source Follow-on.--The Secretary of Defense and the
Secretaries of the military departments may issue follow-on contract
awards or agreements, including sole source awards, for any products,
services, or items acquired through the competitive procedures
described under subsection (a) subject to approval requirements in
sections 3204 or 4022 of this title.''.
(5) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (2) of
this section--
(A) by striking paragraph (1); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.
SEC. 827. MODIFICATIONS TO OTHER TRANSACTIONS.
Section 4022 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(B)(ii), by striking ``at least 30
days before'' and inserting ``at the time''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(j) Authority to Award a Production Transaction to Rapidly Field
an Existing Capability.--A production transaction may be awarded, with
or without the use of competitive procedures, to acquire emergent and
proven technologies and field production quantities of new or upgraded
systems that do not require additional development and have been
demonstrated in a relevant environment when the appropriate service or
component acquisition executive determines in writing that exceptional
circumstances justify the use of such a transaction to address a high
priority warfighter need. The Secretary of Defense shall provide the
written determination to the congressional defense committees at the
time such authority is exercised.''.
SEC. 828. MODIFICATIONS TO PROCUREMENT FOR EXPERIMENTAL PURPOSES.
Section 4023 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``ordnance, signal,
chemical activity, transportation, energy, medical, space
flight, telecommunications, and aeronautical supplies,
including parts and accessories, and designs thereof,'' and
inserting ``demonstrations, prototypes, products, supplies,
parts, accessories, auxiliary services, and design for defense-
related articles''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by inserting ``or modified'' after ``may be
made''; and
(B) by inserting ``prototyping,'' after ``greater
than necessary for''.
SEC. 829. CONSUMPTION-BASED SOLUTIONS.
Chapter 253 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 3605. Authority to acquire consumption-based solutions
``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of
the military departments may acquire technology-supported capabilities
through consumption-based solutions.
``(b) Guidance Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall amend the
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to implement the
authority under subsection (a), including creating a new subcategory of
services under part 237 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement , entitled `Consumption-based solutions' that--
``(1) is any combination of hardware, equipment, software,
labor, or services that together provides a seamless
capability;
``(2) has the ability to be metered and billed based on
actual usage;
``(3) has predetermined pricing at fixed price units;
``(4) requires the awardee to notify the Department of
Defense contracting officer when consumption under the contract
reaches 75 percent and 90 percent of the funded amount,
respectively, of the contract; and
``(5) treats modifications to a contract entered into under
the authority established in subsection (a) to add new features
or capabilities in an amount less than or equal to 25 percent
of the total value of such contract, as originally awarded, as
competitive procurements under chapter 221 of this title.
``(c) Funding.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated for
acquisitions using the authority under subsection (a)--
``(1) may be used for expenses for--
``(A) research, development, test and evaluation;
``(B) procurement;
``(C) production;
``(D) modification; and
``(E) operation and maintenance; and
``(2) may be used to enter into incrementally funded
contracts or other agreements, including advanced payments.
``(d) Consumption-based Solution Defined.--In this section, the
term `consumption-based solution' means a model under which a
technology-supported capability is provided to the Department of
Defense and may utilize any combination of software, hardware or
equipment, data, and labor or services that provides a capability that
is metered and billed based on actual usage at fixed price units.
``(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to prohibit the use of the authority created under this
section in combination with another contract type provided for under
the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement.''.
SEC. 830. MODIFICATIONS TO PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH PERSONS THAT
HAVE FOSSIL FUEL OPERATIONS WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
RUSSIAN FEDERATION OR THE RUSSIAN ENERGY SECTOR.
Section 804 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) by striking ``not less than 50 percent'' and
inserting ``majority''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``operates''
and inserting ``has fossil fuel business operations'';
(2) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting ", including by
general license," after ``Department of the Treasury''; and
(3) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii)
as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; and
(ii) by inserting after clause (i) the
following new clause:
``(ii) activities related to fulfilling
contracts with a fossil fuel company that has
fossil fuel business operations in the Russian
Federation that were entered into prior to the
date of the enactment of this section;'' and
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``that has
fossil fuel business operations'' after ``person''.
SEC. 831. MODIFICATIONS TO RELATIONSHIP OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW TO
PROCUREMENT OF COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL
SERVICES.
Section 3452 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking subsections (b) through (e) and inserting the following new
subsections:
``(b) Applicability of Defense-unique Statutes to Contracts for
Commercial Products and Commercial Services.--The Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement shall include a list of defense-
unique contract clause requirements based on statute, executive orders,
or acquisition policies that are applicable to contracts for the
procurement of commercial products and commercial services entered into
by the Department of Defense.
``(c) Applicability of Defense-unique Statutes to Subcontracts for
Commercial Products and Commercial Services.--(1) The Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement shall include a list of defense-
unique contract clause requirements based on statute, executive orders,
or acquisition policies that are applicable to subcontracts for the
procurement of commercial products and commercial services.
``(2) In this subsection--
``(A) the term `other supply agreements' means any
agreement entered into by a contractor or subcontractor for the
supply of products, materials, or services that are intended
for use in the performance of multiple contracts with the
Department of Defense or other parties and are not identifiable
to any particular contract; and
``(B) the term `subcontract'--
``(i) includes a transfer of commercial products
and commercial services between divisions,
subsidiaries, or affiliates of a contractor or
subcontractor; and
``(ii) does not include other supply agreements.
``(3) This subsection does not authorize the waiver of the
applicability of any provision of law or contract clause requirement
with respect to any first-tier subcontract under a contract with a
prime contractor reselling or distributing commercial products and
commercial services of another contractor without adding value.
``(d) Applicability of Defense-unique Statutes to Contracts for
Commercially Available, Off-the-shelf Items.--The Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement shall include a list of defense-
unique contract clause requirements based on statute, executive orders,
or acquisition policies that are applicable to subcontracts for the
procurement of commercially available off-the-shelf items entered into
by the Department of Defense.''.
SEC. 832. LIMITATION ON REQUIRED FLOWDOWN OF CONTRACT CLAUSES TO
SUBCONTRACTORS PROVIDING COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS OR
COMMERCIAL SERVICES.
Chapter 247 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 3459. Limitation on required flowdown of contract clauses to
subcontractors providing commercial products or
commercial services
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may not require that a
clause be included in a subcontract for the acquisition of commercial
products or commercial services other than a clause required by a
provision of law that is on the lists required by section 3452 of this
title or unless otherwise applicable pursuant to subsection (e) of such
section.
``(b) Applicability to Other Supply Agreements.--The Secretary of
Defense shall not require the flowdown of any contract clauses to other
supply agreements unless otherwise applicable pursuant to subsection
(e) of section 3452 of this title.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `other supply
agreement' and `subcontract' have the meanings provided in subsection
(c)(2) of section 3452 of this title.''.
SEC. 833. REFERENCES IN CONTRACTS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICY
DOCUMENTS, INSTRUCTIONS, AND MANUALS.
It shall be the policy of the Department of Defense that references
to Department of Defense policy documents, instructions, and manuals in
contracts shall contain a specific version or date. If the version or
date of a policy document, instruction, or manual is not referenced,
the contractor will comply with the version of the document in effect
at the time the solicitation is issued. Updated versions of referenced
policy documents, instructions, and manuals shall not apply unless
mutually agreed.
SEC. 834. UNINSURABLE RISK ON CERTAIN CONTRACTS.
(a) Consideration of Risk of Loss.--The Secretary of Defense shall
ensure that due consideration is given to a contractor for equitable
adjustments resulting from the loss of work in process on a covered
contract.
(b) Limitations.--Considerations limiting the contractor's
assumption of the risk of loss in subsection (a) shall not apply to
loss caused by the willful misconduct or lack of good faith on the part
of any of the contractor's directors or officers, managers,
superintendents, or other equivalent representatives.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered contract.--The term ``covered contract'' means
any classified, fixed-price type contract, entered into with
the Department of Defense on or after the date of the enactment
of this section where, due to the classified nature of the
underlying program--
(A) the contractor cannot get a third-party
commercial insurance provider to insure the work in
process; or
(B) the third-party commercial insurance provider
cannot process the contractor's claim.
(2) Lack of good faith.--The term ``lack of good faith''
has the meaning given the term in section 252.228-7001 of the
Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition
Regulation, or any successor regulation.
(3) Willful misconduct.--The term ``willful misconduct''
has the meaning given the term in section 252.228-7001 of the
Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition
Regulation, or any successor regulation.
(4) Work in process.--The term ``work in process''--
(A) means an item at any stage of production or
manufacture at any time from the initiation of contract
performance until delivery to and acceptance by the
government; and
(B) specifically includes a ``covered aircraft'' as
that term is defined in section 252.228-7001 of the
Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal
Acquisition Regulation, or any successor regulation.
(d) Conforming Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the
Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation
to conform with the changes made by this section.
SEC. 835. REPORTING OF PRICE INCREASES.
(a) Reporting of Increases Above Specified Prices.--Chapter 271 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``Sec. 3709. Reporting of increases above specified prices
``(a) In General.--An offeror shall be required to report to the
relevant contracting officer not later than 30 days after becoming
aware that the price of a product or service under a covered contract
reaches or exceeds--
``(1) 25 percent above the price specified in the contract
bid or the government paid for that product or service the
previous calendar year; or
``(2) 50 percent above the price paid for such a product or
service 5 years earlier.
``(b) Covered Contract Defined.--In this section, the term `covered
contract' means a cost-reimbursement contract awarded without
competition under section 3204 of this title and as defined under
section 6.302 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.''.
(b) Inclusion of Noncompliance Information in FAPIIS.--Chapter 271
of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), is
further amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 3710. Inclusion of noncompliance information in Federal Awardee
Performance and Integrity Information System
``The Director of the Defense Contract Audit Agency or the relevant
service acquisition executive shall report in the Federal Awardee
Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) housed within the
System for Award Management the following information:
``(1) Contractors who fail to report price increases as
required under 3705(a)(2) of this title.
``(2) Updated findings from audits conducted by the Agency
regarding noncompliance with the requirement.
``(3) With respect to unreported product or service price
increases, the product or service's National Stock Number,
order quantity, unit cost, total cost, purchasing or
reimbursing entity, and date of the order.''.
SEC. 836. INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTINUED OPERATIONAL READINESS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 363 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 4664. Instructions for continued operational readiness
``(a) Requirement to Deliver Instructions.--(1) The Secretary of
Defense (referred to in this section as the `Secretary') may not enter
into a contract or agreement for the procurement, sustainment, or
subsequent modifications of covered defense equipment unless the
contract or agreement requires that the contractor deliver, or offer as
a negotiated price option, Instructions for Continued Operational
Readiness (`ICOR') to the Secretary upon delivery of the equipment.
``(2) The Secretary may grant an exception to paragraph (1) if the
product support strategy and associated business case analysis for the
covered defense equipment indicates that the Government does not have a
justified need for ICOR, consistent, when applicable, with section 3771
of this title.
``(3) The contractor shall deliver the ICOR to the Department of
Defense (referred to in this section as the `Department') and provide
the Secretary with the rights to diagnose, maintain, and repair the
covered defense equipment.
``(4) The Secretary shall withhold payment to the contractor under
the contract or agreement until the Secretary accepts the ICOR as
complete under subsection (c)(2).
``(5) When ICOR are required to be delivered under a contract or
agreement, the Secretary shall ensure that updated ICOR data is
required as necessary in subsequent contracts or agreements or included
as priced options to reflect modifications in data deliverables.
``(b) Contents of Instructions for Continued Operational
Readiness.--A contractor for covered defense equipment shall include in
the ICOR, at a minimum, data that is necessary for operations,
maintenance, installation, and training, form fit, and function data,
and any additional data required for operational readiness, which may
include--
``(1) recommended methods, techniques, inspections,
processes, procedures, maintenance manuals, service bulletins,
diagnostic procedures, proprietary systems, special tooling,
special testing procedures, and equipment necessary to
maintain, repair, and sustain the covered defense equipment in
a condition for safe and effective operation, including
diagnostic protocols, troubleshooting guides, and overhaul
instructions, consistent with the maintenance practices of the
contractor or those of the authorized maintenance providers of
the contractor;
``(2) an operational limitations section (`OLS') that
includes mandatory schedules for replacement of life-limited
components, inspection intervals, and other sustainment
requirements critical to equipment reliability and safety,
approved by the Secretary;
``(3) engineering drawings, schematics, software, and
wiring diagrams;
``(4) a complete list of replacement parts, components, and
specialized equipment required for maintenance and repair,
including part numbers, specifications, and sources, to ensure
availability to authorized maintenance providers;
``(5) procedures for documenting maintenance actions, life-
limited component replacements, and compliance with the OLS,
including standardized formats for maintenance logs to ensure
traceability and verification of operational readiness; and
``(6) clear identification of maintenance information
essential for safe operation, distinguished from non-safety-
related service enhancements, to facilitate compliance with
operational readiness requirements.
``(c) Submission, Acceptance, and Updates.--(1) A contractor shall
submit the ICOR to the Secretary as a contract deliverable prior to
equipment delivery or within a timeframe specified by the contract.
``(2) The Secretary shall review and accept the ICOR, verifying
that they provide sufficient information to maintain the operational
readiness of the equipment.
``(3) In accordance with design changes and contract modifications
approved by the Secretary and in a manner that is in accordance with
subsection (a), the contractor shall deliver updates to the ICOR for
approval by the Secretary whenever modifications, upgrades, safety
issues, or new sustainment requirements are identified.
``(d) Maintenance and Repair Providers.--A contractor shall not
impose restrictions on the use of the ICOR by authorized maintenance
providers of the Department, including requirements to use only
contractor-supplied parts, unless such restrictions are explicitly
approved by the Secretary as necessary for safety or operational
reliability.
``(e) Conditions for Alternative Maintenance and Repair.--(1)
Notwithstanding restrictions approved by the Secretary pursuant to
subsection (d), the Secretary may authorize alternative maintenance or
repair actions for covered defense equipment, if any of the following
conditions are met:
``(A) A program cannot reasonably obtain sufficient data to
maintain operational readiness.
``(B) The contractor fails to deliver complete and current
ICOR.
``(C) The contractor cannot deliver required parts,
repairs, or ICOR within a timeframe that meets operational
needs, as defined by the Secretary, resulting in unacceptable
readiness degradation.
``(D) The contractor discontinues support for a component
or software critical to the equipment's operation without
providing a viable substitute or sufficient ICOR to enable
sustainment of the equipment by the Department.
``(E) An urgent operational or logistical circumstance,
such as wartime conditions, active combat, or disrupted
logistics, necessitates immediate repair or part production to
maintain mission readiness.
``(F) The Secretary determines alternative maintenance or
repair actions would result in significant cost savings.
``(2) If an alternative action is authorized under paragraph (1),
the Secretary may--
``(A) issue a written determination citing the relevant
condition described in paragraph (1), including evidence of
contractor practices that prevent delivery of or restrict
license rights to the ICOR in a manner that may impede
competition, consistent with antitrust laws; and
``(B) authorize data delivery for the alternative action.
``(3) If time permits, the Secretary shall notify the contractor if
any of the conditions described in paragraph (1) are met and shall
provide the contractor with not more than 30 days to address the issue
before the alternative action is taken.
``(4) Alternative maintenance or repair actions may include, but is
not limited to, reverse engineering, use of existing technical data,
fabrication of parts by the Department or third-party providers, or
advanced manufacturing, as necessary to restore operational readiness.
This provision does not restrict the ability of the Secretary to employ
these practices in other contexts.
``(f) Contractor Responsibilities.--(1) A contractor shall ensure
the ICOR contains sufficient information to maintain the operational
readiness of the equipment, including updates to address safety or
performance issues and necessary information on systems or components
produced by subcontractors.
``(2) A contractor shall promptly notify the Secretary of any
safety-related deficiencies in the ICOR and provide corrected materials
at no additional cost.
``(3) If a contractor fails to comply with the requirements of this
section, the Secretary may withhold contract payment, enforce contract
penalties, take corrective action, reduce contractor performance
ratings, or exclude the contractor from future contracts or agreements
with the Department.
``(g) Oversight.--(1) The Secretary shall establish procedures to
verify contractor compliance with the requirements of this section,
including periodic audits of the content and availability and
maintenance of ICOR.
``(2) The Secretary shall maintain a centralized repository of ICOR
for covered defense equipment, accessible to maintenance providers
authorized by the Secretary, to ensure consistent application.
``(h) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this section, and every year thereafter, the Secretary
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a list of the
items designated as excluded commercial items to which the requirement
to deliver ICOR does not apply.
``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `covered defense equipment' means any
system, subsystem, or component procured by the Secretary,
including aircraft, ships, ground vehicles, electronic systems,
and other systems, that require contractor-provided maintenance
or repair data to ensure operational readiness, excluding any
excluded commercial items.
``(2) The term `excluded commercial item' means an
unmodified product customarily used by the general public or by
nongovernmental entities or sold, leased, or licensed to the
general public and maintained under standard commercial
practices, as designated by the Secretary.
``(3) The terms `Instructions for Continued Operational
Readiness' and `ICOR' mean contractor-provided technical data,
software, and other information, including maintenance
instructions and manuals, operational limitations, parts
identification, record-keeping procedures, safety-related
provisions, engineering drawings, schematics, software, service
bulletins, wiring diagrams, diagnostic procedures, and other
data or information necessary to maintain and repair covered
defense equipment in a condition for safe and effective
operation.''.
(b) Compliance Oversight.--Not later than two years after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and every two years thereafter, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report that assesses--
(1) the compliance of the Secretary of Defense with section
4664 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection
(a);
(2) the effectiveness of the requirements of section 4664
in ensuring operational readiness and reducing sustainment
costs;
(3) contractor compliance with the requirements of section
4664;
(4) the frequency and impact of the conditions described in
section 4664(e)(1); and
(5) recommendations for improving the maintenance and
repair capabilities of the Department of Defense.
(c) Implementation Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue
guidance to implement this section that includes--
(1) procedures for integrating the requirements of section
4664 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection
(a), into acquisition contracts and agreements of the
Department of Defense;
(2) the criteria for designating items as excluded
commercial items, as defined in section 4664(i);
(3) processes for reviewing, accepting, and updating
instructions for continued operational readiness (as defined in
section 4664(i)) and operational limitations sections, in
accordance with section 4664;
(4) mechanisms for tracking contractor compliance and
resolving disputes over instructions for continued operational
readiness and compensation; and
(5) directions for the operation, repair, and maintenance
of defense equipment that government-owned, government-operated
entities of the Department of Defense can use if the contract
or agreement for the defense equipment does not require the
delivery of ICOR.
(d) Applicability.--Section 4664 of title 10, United States Code,
as added by subsection (a), applies to contracts and agreements for
covered defense equipment, as defined in subsection (i) of that
section, entered into on or after one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 837. INDEMNIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS AGAINST NUCLEAR AND UNUSUALLY
HAZARDOUS RISKS.
(a) In General.--The review of requests submitted by a contractor
to a Department of Defense contracting officer pursuant to Public Law
85-804 (50 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) for indemnification against nuclear and
unusually hazardous risks, including those involving the procurement of
commercial nuclear technology, shall include, to the maximum extent
practicable, input from the Defense Contract Management Agency,
including reviews of insurance markets and coverage availability from
the Contractor Insurance/Pension Review group.
(b) Deadline.-- The review of all indemnification requests
submitted by contractors as described in subsection (a) shall be
completed with a final decision on approval or denial, including an
executed Memorandum of Decision, within 90 days.
(c) Delegation.--The Secretary of each military department should
delegate authority to provide indemnification under Public Law 85-804
(50 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) for contracts relating to advanced nuclear
energy systems or components to such subordinate officials, commands,
or agencies as the Secretary determines appropriate to ensure timely
and effective program execution.
SEC. 838. LATE SUBMISSION OF COST AND PRICING DATA AS INVALID DEFENSE
TO CONTRACT PRICE REDUCTIONS FOR DEFECTIVE COST OR
PRICING DATA.
Section 3706(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and inserting
``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end of the following:
``(5) the cost or pricing data were obtained by or
otherwise made available to the prime contractor or
subcontractor more than 30 days before, but submitted to the
head of the agency after, the date of agreement on the price of
the contract or, if applicable consistent with subsection
(a)(2), such other date agreed upon between the parties.''.
SEC. 839. MODIFICATIONS TO SUBMISSIONS OF COST OR PRICING DATA.
Section 3702(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``June 30, 2018'' each place it
appears and inserting ``June 30, 2026'';
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$2,000,000''
and inserting ``$10,000,000''; and
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$750,000''
and inserting ``$2,000,000'';
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$2,000,000'' and
inserting ``$10,000,000''; and
(3) in subparagraph (3)(A), by striking ``$2,000,000'' and
inserting ``$10,000,000''.
Subtitle C--Industrial Base Matters
SEC. 841. REPEAL OF LIMITATIONS ON CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
EXECUTIVE AGENT AUTHORITY.
Section 1792 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2238; 50 U.S.C.
4531 note) and section 226 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 50 U.S.C. 4531 note) are
repealed.
SEC. 842. SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM INDUSTRIAL BASE REMEDIATION
PLAN.
(a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Under Secretary
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, acting through the Director
of the Joint Production Accelerator Cell of the Department of Defense
and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy,
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a strategy for
ensuring that the defense industrial base of the United States can meet
requirements for small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS).
(b) Coordination.--In developing the strategy required under
subsection (a), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment shall coordinate with the following officials:
(1) The Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research,
Development, and Acquisition.
(2) The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition,
Logistics, and Technology.
(3) The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.
(4) The Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency.
(5) The Director of the Defense Innovation Unit.
(c) Elements.--The strategy under subsection (a) shall include the
following elements:
(1) An assessment of emerging technologies or manufacturing
processes that would support the modernization or expansion of
the defense industrial base of the United States to meet
requirements for production of sUAS components and finished
articles.
(2) A plan to prioritize Government funding for the
following:
(A) Onshoring production for sUAS components.
(B) Private manufacturing facilities for sUAS
components.
(C) Government-owned, contractor-operated
manufacturing facilities for sUAS components.
(D) Government-owned, Government-operated
manufacturing facilities for sUAS components.
(d) Review and Report.--
(1) Review.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of
Defense shall seek to enter into a contract with a federally
funded research and development center to conduct a review of
the defense industrial base of the United States for sUAS
components and finished articles that includes the following:
(A) An assessment of the capacity and capability of
the existing sUAS industrial base, including the supply
base and personnel of such manufacturers, to support
the expansion of the sUAS industrial base.
(B) The capability and capacity of potential new
entrants to the sUAS industrial base, including private
entities that might be subsidized by the Federal
Government.
(C) An assessment of the process for qualifying
vendors, including potential new entrants and existing
vendors proposing new manufacturing processes.
(D) An assessment of the capacity and capability of
the sUAS industrial base to support the demands of
existing programs.
(E) An assessment of the capacity and capability of
the sUAS industrial base to support potential future
demands of programs.
(F) A mapping of programs and potential future sUAS
programs for manufacturer throughput.
(G) Identification of current and potential
shortfalls in critical materials, such as rare earth
elements and lithium.
(H) A broad assessment of commercial sector, civil
sector, and Department of Defense demands on the sUAS
industrial base.
(2) Report.--
(A) Secretary of defense.--Not later than September
30, 2026, a federally funded research and development
center that enters into a contract under this
subsection shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a
report on the results of the review conducted under
paragraph (1).
(B) Congress.--Not later than 30 days after receipt
of the report described in subparagraph (A), the
Secretary of Defense shall submit the report, along
with any comments of the Secretary, to the
congressional defense committees.
(e) Small Unmanned Aircraft System Components Defined.--The term
``small unmanned aircraft system components'' refers to critical
components used in the manufacture and operation of unmanned aircraft
systems for small unmanned aircraft, as those terms are defined in
section 44801 of title 49, United States Code.
SEC. 843. APPLICATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER FOR STRATEGIC
MATERIALS SOURCING REQUIREMENT TO SENSITIVE MATERIALS.
Section 4872 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``subsection (c) or subsection
(e)'' and inserting ``subsections (c) and (e)''; and
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection
(c)'' and inserting ``subsections (c) and (e)''; and
(2) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``of the
Secretary''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(3) Application of national security waiver for strategic
materials.--If the Secretary of Defense or the authorized
delegate has made a determination under subsection (k) of
section 4863 of this title for a national security waiver of
the restrictions under subsection (a) of that section for a
specific end item, the Secretary or authorized delegate may
apply that waiver to the restrictions under subsection (a) of
this section for the same covered material and end item.''.
SEC. 844. PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF CLOTHING AND FABRIC FROM
COUNTRIES OF CONCERN UNDER DOMESTIC-SOURCING WAIVERS.
(a) In General.--Section 4862 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ``Subsection (a)'' and
inserting ``(1) Except as provided by paragraph (2), subsection
(a)''; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
paragraph:
``(2) If the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military
department concerned applies the exception set forth in this subsection
for the procurement of any clothing and the materials and components
thereof or any item listed in subsection (b)(1)(D), no contract may be
awarded for the procurement of any such items produced in the People's
Republic of China, Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or
the Russian Federation.''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply only with respect to agreements entered into on or after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 845. MITIGATION OF RISKS RELATED TO FOREIGN OWNERSHIP, CONTROL, OR
INFLUENCE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTORS OR
SUBCONTRACTORS.
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
made available for fiscal year 2026 for Operation and Maintenance,
Defense-wide, for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Intelligence and Security for travel expenses, not more than 90 percent
may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense--
(1) certifies to the congressional defense committees that
the requirements under section 847 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10
U.S.C. 4819 note) have been implemented; and
(2) submits a plan and timeline for continued
implementation of such requirements, including details on how
the Department of Defense plans to ensure, beyond self-
certification, that contractors and subcontractors are
completing any assessment and mitigation requirements,
including enforcement penalties if appropriate.
SEC. 846. PROHIBITION OF PROCUREMENT OF MOLYBDENUM, GALLIUM, OR
GERMANIUM FROM NON-ALLIED FOREIGN NATIONS AND
AUTHORIZATION FOR PRODUCTION FROM RECOVERED MATERIAL.
(a) Amendments Related to Molybdenum.--
(1) Definition of covered material.--Section 4872(f)(1) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(F) molybdenum.''.
(2) Exceptions to prohibition.--Section 4872(c)(3) of title
10, United States Code, is amended -
(A) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``or
samarium-cobalt magnet'' after ``neodymium-iron-boron
magnet''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(i) tantalum, tungsten, or molybdenum
produced from recycled scrap if the contractor
demonstrates that the scrap was produced
outside of a covered nation and the melting of
the scrap and further processing and
manufacturing of the material takes place in
the United States or in the country of a
qualifying foreign government, as defined in
section 4863(m)(11) of this title.''.
(b) Amendments Related to Gallium and Germainum.--
(1) Definition of covered material.--Section 4872(f)(1) of
title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a)(1),
is further amended--
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (F), as added by subsection
(a), by striking the period at the end and inserting a
semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraphs:
``(G) germanium; and
``(H) gallium.''.
(2) Exceptions to prohibition.--Section 4872(c)(3)(D) of
title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(2) is
amended by striking ``or molybdenum'' and inserting
``molybdenum, gallium, or germanium''.
(3) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraphs (1)
and (2) shall take effect on the date that is one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 847. SOURCING OPTIONS FOR CERTAIN CRITICAL PRODUCTS.
(a) Multiple Sourcing.--As soon as practicable, but not later than
fiscal year 2031, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the
Department of Defense maintains multiple sources for products in the
following critical sectors:
(1) Castings and forgings.
(2) Missiles and munitions.
(3) Energy storage and batteries.
(4) Strategic and critical materials.
(5) Microelectronics.
(6) Any other critical sector as determined by the
Secretary.
(b) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirement
under subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that maintaining
multiple sources is unfeasible. The Secretary shall notify the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives not later than 30 days after issuing such a waiver.
SEC. 848. PROHIBITING THE PURCHASE OF PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES OR INVERTERS
FROM FOREIGN ENTITIES OF CONCERN.
(a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or
otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a
contract for the procurement of photovoltaic modules manufactured by a
foreign entity of concern (as defined by section 9901(8) of the William
M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021 (15 U.S.C. 4651(8)).
(b) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may waive
subsection (a) if the Secretary--
(1) determines that there is no alternative source of
photovoltaic cells, modules, or inverters other than from a
foreign entity of concern;
(2) determines there is no national security risk posed by
the use of photovoltaic cells, modules, or inverters
manufactured by a foreign entity of concern; and
(3) submits a certification of such determination in
writing to the congressional defense committees not later than
30 days before entering into a contract described under such
subsection.
(c) Limitation.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (a) shall apply only to
contracts regarding the direct procurement by the Department of
Defense of photovoltaic modules or inverters and shall not
apply to contracts involving any third party financing
arrangements, including energy savings contracts and those
involving privatized military housing or assets that enhance
combat capability.
(2) Delayed effective date for assets that enhance combat
capability.--The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not
apply to assets that enhance combat capability for a period of
one year following the date of the enactment of this Act, in
order for the Department of Defense to determine alternate
supply chains for such assets.
(d) Exemption for Certain Activities.--The prohibition under
subsection (a) shall not apply if the operation, procurement, or
contracting action is for the purposes of intelligence, electronic
warfare, and information warfare operations, testing, analysis, and
training.
SEC. 849. MODERNIZATION OF ARMY ARSENALS.
(a) Authority to Establish and Operate.--The Secretary of the Army
is authorized and directed to accelerate the modernization of the
Army's organic industrial base to meet the munitions requirements of
the Army.
(b) Facilities and Infrastructure.--The Secretary of the Army shall
prioritize utilizing or modifying existing facilities, as well as
existing environmental permits, security arrangements, and personnel
required for the production of sensitive military munitions, to
establish the production lines for the following items:
(1) A secondary domestic source of military-grade
nitrocellulose.
(2) Any of 13 precursor chemicals used widely across the
Joint Program Executive Office Armaments & Ammunition portfolio
that are currently sourced solely from the People's Republic of
China.
(3) Any of the 300 chemicals identified as single point
failures by the Joint Program Executive Office Armaments &
Ammunition.
(4) Multiple calibers of ammunition, serviced by a load and
pack facility.
(5) A combination of the above options.
(c) Location.--The production line or lines described in subsection
(b) shall be established at each Army organic industrial base
installation that--
(1) has received less than $100,000,000 in cumulative
modernization funding across all Army accounts during the two
most recent fiscal years; and
(2) has substantial acreage available and suitable for
future industrial or technical development.
(d) Expedited Approvals and Waivers.--The Secretary is encouraged
to expedite the establishment of the production lines and shall utilize
to the fullest extent possible the existing environmental permits and
work expertise resident at installations described in subsection (c).
(e) Funds.--The Secretary of the Army may use such funds authorized
to be appropriated by this Act that are available to establish the
production line or lines described in subsection (b).
SEC. 849A. MODIFICATIONS TO DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE FUND.
Section 4817 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsections:
``(g) Eligible Uses of Authorities.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary may use the authorities
provided by this section with respect to upstream, mid-stream,
and downstream supply chains, including material, material
production, components, subassemblies, and finished products,
testing and qualification, infrastructure, facility
construction and improvement, and equipment needed directly for
the following:
``(A) Castings and forgings.
``(B) Kinetic capabilities, including sensors,
targeting systems, and delivery platforms.
``(C) Microelectronics.
``(D) Machine tools, including but not limited to
subtractive, additive, convergent, stamping, forging,
abrasives, metrology, and other production equipment.
``(E) Critical minerals, materials, and chemicals.
``(F) Workforce for the defense industrial base.
``(G) Advanced manufacturing capacity, including
echelon manufacturing forward in the Indo-Pacific
Command theater.
``(H) Unmanned vehicles, including subsurface,
surface, land, air one-way, attritables, and launch and
recovery platforms.
``(I) Manned aircraft.
``(J) Ground systems.
``(K) Power sources.
``(L) Ship and submarine, including assembly and
automation technologies and capabilities, new or
modernized infrastructure for new construction or
maintenance and sustainment and battle damage repair.
``(M) Other materiel solutions required to support
Indo-Pacific Command operational plans as required.
``(N) Defense space systems.
``(2) Prohibition on use in covered countries.--The
Secretary may not use the authorities provided by this section
for any activity in a covered country.
``(3) Use of authorities for other purposes.--The Secretary
may not use the authorities provided by this section for a
purpose not described in paragraph (1) unless, not less than 30
days before doing so, the Secretary--
``(A) determines that--
``(i) the use of the authority for that
purpose is essential to the national security
interests of the United States; and
``(ii) without the use of the authority for
that purpose, United States industry cannot
reasonably be expected to provide the
capability needed in a timely manner; and
``(B) submits to the congressional defense
committees a report on the determination that includes
appropriate explanatory material.
``(h) Grants and Other Incentives for Domestic Industrial Base
Capabilities.--To create, maintain, protect, expand, or restore
domestic industrial base capabilities essential for the national
security interests of the United States, the Secretary may make
provision for--
``(1) use of contracts, grants, or other transaction
authorities, including cooperative agreements;
``(2) incentives for the private sector to develop
capabilities in areas of national security interest;
``(3) making awards to third party entities to support
investments in small- and medium-sized entities working in
areas of national security interest, including debt and equity
investments, that would benefit missions of the Department of
Defense; and
``(4) subsidies to offset market manipulation or ensure
allied and domestic viability of grants made from other market
uncertainties.
``(i) Defense Industrial Base Purchase Commitment Program.--
``(1) In general.--To create, maintain, protect, expand, or
restore industrial base capabilities essential for the national
security interests of the United States, the Secretary may make
provision for purchase commitments for--
``(A) Federal Government use or resale of an
industrial resource or a critical technology item;
``(B) the encouragement of exploration,
development, and mining of strategic and critical
materials;
``(C) development of other materials and
components;
``(D) the development of production capabilities;
and
``(E) the increased use of emerging technologies in
defense program applications and the rapid transition
of emerging technologies--
``(i) from Federal Government-sponsored
research and development to commercial
applications; and
``(ii) from commercial research and
development to national defense applications.
``(2) Exemption for certain limitations.--
``(A) Purchases.--Except as provided by
subparagraph (B), purchase commitments under paragraph
(1) may be made without regard to the limitations of
existing law (other than section 1341 of title 31), for
such quantities, and on such terms and conditions,
including advance payments, and for such periods, but
not extending beyond a date that is not more than 10
years from the date on which such purchase was
initially made, as the Secretary deems necessary.
``(B) Limitation.--Purchases commitments under
paragraph (1) involving higher than established ceiling
prices (or if no such established ceiling prices exist,
currently prevailing market prices) or that result in
an anticipated loss on resale shall not be made, unless
it is determined that supply of the materials could not
be effectively increased or provisioned at lower prices
or on terms more favorable to the Federal Government,
or that such purchases are necessary to assure the
availability to the United States of overseas supplies.
``(3) Findings of secretary.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary may take the
actions described in subparagraph (B), if the Secretary
finds that--
``(i) under generally fair and equitable
ceiling prices, for any raw or nonprocessed
material or component, there will result a
decrease in supplies from high-cost sources of
such material and that the continuation of such
supplies is necessary to carry out the
objectives of this section; or
``(ii) an increase in cost of
transportation is temporary in character and
threatens to impair maximum production or
supply in any area at stable prices of any
materials.
``(B) Subsidy payments authorized.--Upon a finding
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may make
provision for subsidy payments on any such produced
material from other than covered countries, in such
amounts and in such manner (including purchase
commitments of such material or component and its
resale at a loss, and on such terms and conditions, as
the Secretary determines to be necessary to ensure that
supplies from such high-cost sources are continued, or
that maximum production or supply in such area at
stable prices of such materials is maintained, as the
case may be.
``(4) Installation of equipment in industrial facilities.--
If the Secretary determines that such action will aid the
national security interests of the United States, the Secretary
is authorized--
``(A) to procure and install additional equipment,
facilities, processes or improvements to plants,
factories, and other industrial facilities owned by the
Federal Government;
``(B) to procure and install equipment including
owned by the Federal Government in plants, factories,
and other industrial facilities owned by private
persons;
``(C) to provide for constructing new facilities,
the modification, or expansion of privately owned
facilities, including the modification or improvement
of production processes, when taking actions under this
subsection or subsection (h);
``(D) to sell or otherwise transfer equipment owned
by the Federal Government and installed under this
subsection to the owners of such plants, factories, or
other industrial facilities;
``(E) to construct facilities for the purposes
described in section subsection (g)(1); and
``(F) to apply contracts, grants, or other
transactions authorities.
``(5) Excess metals, minerals, materials, and components.--
``(A) In general.--Metals, minerals, materials, and
components acquired pursuant to this subsection which,
in the judgment of the Secretary, are excess to the
needs of programs under this section, shall be
transferred to the National Defense Stockpile
established by the Strategic and Critical Materials
Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.), or other
national reserves if available, when the Secretary
deems such action to be in the public interest.
``(B) Transfers at no charge.--Transfers made
pursuant to this paragraph shall be made without charge
against or reimbursement from funds appropriated for
the purposes of the Strategic and Critical Materials
Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.), or other
national reserves if available, except that costs
incident to such transfer, other than acquisition
costs, shall be paid or reimbursed from such funds.
``(6) Substitutes.--When, in the judgment of the Secretary,
it will aid the national security interests of the United
States, the Secretary may make provision for the development
and qualification a of substitutes for strategic and critical
materials, components, critical technology items, and other
industrial resources.
``(j) Strengthening Domestic Productive Capacity.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary may provide appropriate
incentives to develop, maintain, modernize, restore, and expand
the productive capacities of sources for strategic and critical
materials, components, critical technology items, and
industrial resources essential for the execution of the
national security strategy of the United States.
``(2) Strategic and critical materials, components, and
critical technology items.--
``(A) Maintenance of reliable sources of supply.--
The Secretary shall take appropriate actions to ensure
that strategic and critical materials, components,
critical technology items, and industrial resources are
available from reliable sources when needed to meet
defense requirements during peacetime, graduated
mobilization, and national emergency.
``(B) Appropriate action.--For purposes of this
paragraph, appropriate action may include--
``(i) restricting contract solicitations to
reliable sources;
``(ii) stockpiling or placing into reserve
strategic and critical materials, components,
and critical technology items;
``(iii) planning for necessary long-lead
times for acquiring such materials, components,
and items; or
``(iv) developing and qualifying
substitutes for such materials, components, and
items.
``(k) Annual Report.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2026, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall
submit to the congressional defense committee a report
evaluating investments made and any other activities carried
out using amounts in the Fund during the year preceding
submission of the report.
``(2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1)
shall include--
``(A) measures of effectiveness of the investments
and activities described in that paragraph in meeting
the needs of the Department of Defense and the defense
industrial base;
``(B) an evaluation of the return on investment of
all ongoing investments from the Fund; and
``(C) a description of efforts to coordinate
activities carried out using amounts in the Fund with
activities to support the defense industrial base
carried out under other authorities.
``(3) Advice.--In preparing a report required by paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall take into account the advice of the
defense industry and such other individuals as the Secretary
considers relevant.
``(l) Coordination With Other Defense Industrial Base Activities.--
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, the Secretary shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report detailing how
activities carried out under this section will be coordinated with--
``(1) activities carried out using amounts in the Defense
Production Act Fund under section 304 of the Defense Production
Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4534);
``(2) activities of the Office of Strategic Capital; and
``(3) any other efforts designed to enhance the defense
industrial base.
``(m) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Chokepoint.--The term `chokepoint' means a situation
in which--
``(A) components of the munitions supply chains,
including all elements of the munitions supply chain
such as chemicals, casings, or other materials, are
produced by only one reliable source; or
``(B) the increased production of a component would
significantly increase total output of munitions.
``(2) Covered country.--The term `covered country' means--
``(A) the Russian Federation;
``(B) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
``(C) the Islamic Republic of Iran; and
``(D) the People's Republic of China.
``(3) Reliable source.--The term `reliable source' means a
citizen or business entity organized under the laws of--
``(A) the United States or any territory or
possession of the United States;
``(B) a country of the national technology and
industrial base, as defined in section 4801; or
``(C) a qualifying country, as defined in section
225.003 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement or any successor document.
``(4) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
of Defense.
``(5) Strategic and critical materials.--The term
`strategic and critical materials' has the meaning given that
term in section 12(1) of the Strategic and Critical Materials
Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-3(1)).''.
Subtitle D--Small Business Matters
SEC. 851. APEX ACCELERATORS.
(a) Purposes.--Section 4952 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) to foster innovation for the defense industrial base
and to diversify and expand the defense industrial base.''.
(b) Increased Funding Limit for Bureau of Indian Affairs Service
Areas.--Section 4955(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by striking ``$1,000,000'' and inserting ``$1,500,000''.
(c) APEX Centers of Excellence.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment may establish APEX centers of excellence to
allow APEX centers to provide specialized expertise to business
entities outside of the geographic bounds of the center. In carrying
out this program, the Under Secretary may utilize the cost sharing
waiver to enter into a cooperative agreement under section 4954 of
title 10, United States Code.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
SEC. 861. CLARIFICATION OF PROCUREMENT PROHIBITION RELATED TO
ACQUISITION OF MATERIALS MINED, REFINED, AND SEPARATED IN
CERTAIN COUNTRIES.
Section 844(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat.
3766) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Section 2533c'' and inserting ``Section
4872''; and
(2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(1) in subsection (a)--
``(A) in paragraph (1), by striking `; or' and
inserting a semicolon;
``(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the period
at the end and inserting `; or'; and
``(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
```(3) enter into a contract for any covered material
mined, refined, or separated in any covered nation.'''.
SEC. 862. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON THE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Study.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into a
contract or other agreement with a qualified organization to conduct an
independent examination of the acquisition workforce of the Department
of Defense.
(b) Purpose.--The study required under subsection (a) shall include
an assessment and comprehensive review of--
(1) the effectiveness of the acquisition workforce in
managing procurements and facilitating positive acquisition
outcomes for the warfighter, including through the use of
process performance measures or other business health metrics;
(2) the process and authorities for recruiting and
retaining the workforce, including a comparison of pay scales
with other Federal agency and commercial analogues, the use of
specialization within the acquisition field, and the use of
career incentives or other specialized opportunities, such as
job-broadening assignments or external training opportunities;
(3) current training of the workforce, including training
offered by and the structure of Defense Acquisition University
and the Eisenhower School at National Defense University, as
well as commercially available training or identification of
certification or stackable micro-certification opportunities;
(4) the size and mix of the acquisition workforce,
including for acquisition-adjacent fields such as industrial
security, counterintelligence, and finance;
(5) the workload and span of control over contracting
actions, based on contract award value and total number of
individual awards;
(6) the dependencies between contracting actions and the
impact on the industrial security needs to support National
Industrial Security Program requirements, including additional
compliance costs, increased workload for security-related
action, transparency on needs and requirements between the
acquisition and security communities, and mechanisms to improve
communication on needs and requirements between acquisition and
security professionals;
(7) the role of the acquisition workforce and its
communication and integration with the requirements and budget
communities; and
(8) the data, productivity tools, and other information
systems available to support acquisition workloads, including
the availability of commercial tools.
(c) Final Report.--Following the completion of the study under
subsection (a), the qualified organization that conducts the study
shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report on the results of the
study. The report shall include--
(1) a summary of the research and other activities carried
out as part of the study; and
(2) recommendations to improve all aspects of acquisition
workforce, including recruiting, retention, training,
management, and workforce mix.
(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than December 31, 2027, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and the House of Representatives an unaltered version of
the report required under subsection (c), together with the Secretary's
assessment of the findings and recommendations of the study, including
a plan for implementing the recommendations.
SEC. 863. EXPEDITED ACCEPTANCE PROGRAM FOR SUPPLY CHAIN ILLUMINATION.
(a) Eligibility for Expedited Interim National Security Waiver.--
(1) In general.--If a contractor, through the use of supply
chain illumination policies, procedures, or analytical tools,
discovers an item in the supply chain that is non-compliant
with the restrictions outlined in subsection (d) but promptly
discloses that discovery to the program office, the contractor
shall be eligible for an expedited interim national security
waiver in accordance with subsection (b) to deliver a
capability, provided that the program manager is satisfied with
the contractor's corrective plan described in subsection (e).
(2) Disclosures.--Disclosures that are eligible under
paragraph (1) include any disclosures made by the contractor to
the program office, including disclosures resulting from supply
chain illumination efforts conducted by the contractor, a sub-
contractor, or by a third-party entity acting on behalf of the
contractor or sub-contractor to increase supply chain
transparency. Discoveries of non-compliance by the United
States Government do not constitute eligible disclosures under
paragraph (1).
(b) Interim National Security Waiver.--
(1) In general.--A waiver described under this subsection
is a waiver issued by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary
concerned (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States
Code) to a restriction outlined under subsection (d) allowing a
contractor to--
(A) accept delivery of an end item that contains
non-conforming items if the program manager determines
the non-confirming part does not represent a security,
safety, or flight risk; and
(B) make payment for the delivery of the end item.
(2) Delegation.--The authority to issue a waiver under
paragraph (1) may be delegated--
(A) in the case of a waiver for one or more
acquisition programs within a military department, to
the senior acquisition executive of that military
department; and
(B) in the case of a waiver applicable to more than
one military department, to the Deputy Secretary of
Defense or the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment.
(c) Requirements for Interim National Security Waivers.--
(1) Written determination.--An interim national security
waiver shall be issued through a written determination that
includes the following:
(A) The preliminary facts and circumstances
regarding the identified non-compliant parts and the
likely cause for non-compliance.
(B) The types of parts to which the interim waiver
applies, including any additional parts currently being
evaluated for potential non-compliance with the defense
sourcing restriction statutes based on the findings in
subparagraph (A).
(C) A determination that the non-compliant parts
and any additional parts being evaluated for potential
non-compliance do not represent a security, safety, or
flight risk.
(D) An assessment of program risk due to non-
compliance to include an overall risk level
determination that if exceeded would require a new
interim national security waiver.
(2) Submission to congress.--Any interim national security
waiver determination shall be submitted to the congressional
defense committees within five days of the date of issuance.
(3) Duration.--The authority to issue an interim national
security waiver under this subsection shall expire not later
than January 1, 2027.
(d) Supply Chain Restrictions.--For the purposes of this section,
non-compliant components are those that are covered by the following
provisions of law:
(1) Section 4863 of title 10, United States Code, relating
to a requirement to buy strategic materials critical to
national security from American sources.
(2) Section 1211 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
4651), relating to a prohibition on procurements from Chinese
military companies.
(3) Section 4873 of title 10, United States Code, relating
to additional requirements pertaining to printed circuit
boards.
(4) Section 154 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
4651), relating to a prohibition on availability of funds for
procurement of certain batteries.
(5) Section 244 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
4651), relating to a limitation on sourcing chemical materials
for munitions from certain countries.
(6) Section 805 the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
4651), relating to a prohibition on procurements related to
entities identified as Chinese military companies operating in
the United States.
(e) Contractor Responsibility.--A contractor receiving a waiver
under this section shall retain the responsibility to develop and
implement a corrective plan to ensure future compliance and demonstrate
the noncompliance was neither willful nor knowing. The contractor shall
use reasonably expedient means to qualify an alternative compliant
supplier, where available, for procurements of items that are to be
incorporated into future deliveries of end items.
(f) Sunset.--The authority under this section shall expire on
January 1, 2027.
(g) Briefings.--Not later than April 1, 2026, and April 1, 2027,
the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall
provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and House of Representatives on expedited acceptances authorized under
this section and corrective action plans of contractors to ensure
future compliance with existing authorities.
SEC. 864. SIMULTANEOUS CONFLICTS CRITICAL MUNITIONS REPORT.
(a) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report that
details the stockpiles of critical munitions required to fight
simultaneous conflicts in different theaters.
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall include the following elements:
(A) An estimate of the amount of each critical
munition that would be required over the course of
simultaneous conflicts, modeled on the assumption that
a contingency operation in any one of the western
Pacific, Europe, Middle East, or Korean Peninsula
theaters would increase the likelihood of a contingency
operation in the other theaters, including
consideration of the prepositioning of stockpiles and
the risk posed by moving stocks out of each theater.
(B) The number of days before the joint force would
exhaust its current stockpiles of critical munitions
during simultaneous conflicts.
(C) An estimate of the time required for the
industrial base to replenish critical munition
inventories during a simultaneous conflict, taking into
account the Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions
Requirement directed by section 222c of title 10,
United States Code, and the study required by section
1705 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-
263; 136 Stat. 2968), but not the assumptions mandated
by Department of Defense Instruction 3000.04, entitled
``DoD Munitions Requirements Process''.
(D) Production requirements for each critical
munition needed to address the shortfall between
current production rates and those required to meet the
requirements determined pursuant to subparagraph (A).
(E) The lessons learned from the war in Ukraine
with respect to munition consumption rates.
(F) Consideration of the projected munitions
stockpiles of the military forces of the Russian
Federation, the People's Republic of China, Iran, and
the Democratic Republic of Korea, and forces affiliated
with such military forces.
(G) An exploration of the projected munitions
stockpiles of the relevant United States allies in each
theater and opportunities for them to enhance their
contributions to burden-sharing.
(b) Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the Secretary
of Defense submits the report required by subsection (a), the
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees
a plan to implement critical munitions requirements to fight
simultaneous conflicts in the next budget cycle. The plan shall
include a description of what would be required of industry and
United States arsenals and depots to meet such requirements.
(2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirement under
paragraph (1) if the Secretary submits to the congressional
defense committees a report with a justification for the
decision not to implement the results of the report required by
subsection (a) into the requirements process for the next
budget cycle. The report shall include an assessment of the gap
between current requirements for critical munitions and those
requirements identified in the report required by subsection
(a).
(c) Critical Munitions Defined.--In this section, the term
``critical munitions'' includes those designated on the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff's critical munitions list.
SEC. 865. PERMANENT EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF DEMONSTRATION AND
PROTOTYPING PROGRAM TO ADVANCE INTERNATIONAL PRODUCT
SUPPORT CAPABILITIES IN A CONTESTED LOGISTICS
ENVIRONMENT.
Section 842 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 2341 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (C);
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following new subparagraph:
``(B) commercially advanced digital manufacturing
facilities for rapid, distributed parts production
closer to the point of use; and'';
(2) by striking subsection (g); and
(3) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g).
SEC. 866. ESTIMATE OF ALLY AND PARTNER DEMAND FOR UNITED STATES-
PRODUCED MUNITIONS AND SPECIFIED EXPENDABLES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish an annual
requirement for the production of an estimate of the demand by United
States allies and partners for United States-produced munitions and
specified expendables across the future-years defense plan.
(b) Elements.--Each estimate required under subsection (a)--
(1) shall be disaggregated by specific munitions type and
ally or partner; and
(2) shall include analytical inputs, such as--
(A) information set forth in all approved letters
of offer and acceptance from foreign military sales
cases;
(B) assessments of all letters of request from
foreign military sales cases;
(C) estimates based on an operational analysis of
foreign partner munitions needs for critical
operational or contingency planning scenarios;
(D) estimates based on an analysis of wargaming
results that include foreign partner contributions in
the relevant scenario; and
(E) estimates based on bilateral or multilateral
discussions between the United States Government and
foreign governments.
(c) Guidance.--
(1) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance for the development
and collection of data necessary to support the production of
the estimate required by subsection (a).
(2) Elements.--The guidance required by paragraph (1) shall
include--
(A) a consideration of the manner in which the
requirement for such an estimate may be leveraged to
support operational and contingency planning
activities, wargaming, and net assessment activities;
and
(B) an analysis of the effect of the addition of
such an estimate to the Out-Year Unconstrained Total
Munitions Requirement required by section 222c of title
10, United States Code.
(d) Assessment of Information Systems.--
(1) In general.--Not later than March 30, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment of existing
relevant Department of Defense information systems of record to
determine whether any such system, or combination of such
systems, may be used or modified to collect and analyze data
necessary to support the production of the estimate required by
subsection (a) on an ongoing basis.
(2) Consideration.--The assessment required by paragraph
(1) shall take into consideration--
(A) the cost and technical challenges of adopting
or adapting a system described in that paragraph, or
combination of such systems, for the purpose described
in that paragraph; and
(B) the estimated cost and technical challenges of
establishing a new information system of record for
such purpose.
(e) Specified Expendables Defined.--In this section, the term
``specific expendables'' includes--
(1) chaff;
(2) flares;
(3) sonobouys;
(4) decoys;
(5) disposable jammers; and
(6) any other expendable the Secretary of Defense considers
appropriate.
SEC. 867. REFORM OF CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise subpart
242.15 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)
to modify contractor performance information requirements to establish
an objective, fact-based, and simplified system for reporting
contractor performance. The revised system shall--
(1) focus exclusively on negative performance events that
are verifiable and measurable to reduce subjectivity and
inconsistency in evaluations;
(2) reduce the administrative burden on contracting
officers by limiting reporting to prior contractor failures or
poor performance; and
(3) ensure the government can identify and avoid
contractors with a history of poor performance or bad actions.
(b) Revision of Contractor Performance Information Requirements.--
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Defense shall revise subpart 242.15 of the DFARS and
related guidance, including the Contractor Performance Assessment
Reporting System (CPARS) to provide for the following requirements
related to contract performance information:
(1) Elimination of subjective performance ratings.--(A)
Subjective performance ratings for contracts subject to this
section shall be eliminated.
(B) Performance evaluations shall be limited to the
reporting and scoring of negative performance events as
described in subsections (c) and (d).
(2) Scope of reporting.--(A) Contracting officers shall
report only negative performance events with verifiable data
which have a material impact on contract performance or
government interests, including events involving
subcontractors.
(B) Reporting shall exclude positive or neutral performance
assessments, except as necessary to provide context for a
negative performance event.
(3) Frequency and timing.--(A) Contracting officers shall
report negative performance events within 30 days of
identifying and verifying the event.
(B) Annual or periodic performance evaluations shall not be
required unless a negative performance event occurs.
(4) Use in source selection.--(A) Negative performance
events and their associated scores, as calculated under
subsection (c), shall be considered in source selection
evaluations to assess contractor risk and responsibility.
(B) The absence of negative performance events for a
contractor, including nontraditional defense contractors or new
entrants, shall not be considered a deficiency in past
performance evaluations. Such contractors shall be evaluated
based on technical capability, price, and other relevant
factors.
(c) Scoring Mechanism for Negative Performance Events.--Not later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall revise subpart 242.15 of the DFARS and
related guidance, including the Contractor Performance Assessment
Reporting System (CPARS) to provide for the following requirements
related to a scoring mechanism for negative performance events:
(1) Standardized scoring mechanism.--To ensure fair and
equitable evaluation of contractors, a standardized scoring
mechanism shall normalize negative performance events based on
the number of transactions and the dollar volume of contracts
performed by the contractor.
(2) Application of scores.--(A) The composite score shall
be reported in CPARS alongside the negative performance events
and used in source selection to assess past performance risk.
(B) Scores shall be calculated automatically by the CPARS
system based on data entered by contracting officers, including
the number of transactions and contract dollar value.
(3) Transparency.--(A) Contractors shall have access to
their composite scores and the underlying data (number of
events, transactions, and dollar volume) through CPARS.
(B) Contractors may submit comments or rebuttals to
reported events or scores, which shall be maintained in CPARS
for consideration in source selection.
(d) Key Issues of Negative Performance.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall revise subpart 242.15 of the DFARS and related guidance,
including the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System
(CPARS) to provide for the following requirements related to key issues
of negative performance:
(1) Mandatory reporting.--Contracting officers shall report
the following negative performance events, based on verifiable
data or objective evaluations:
(A) Delivery of defective products.--Delivery of
products failing to meet contract requirements, as
verified by government inspection reports, quality
assurance records, or testing results.
(B) Delinquent deliveries.--Failure to meet
contract delivery schedules, as documented in contract
milestones, delivery orders, or government
correspondence.
(C) Improper markings or rights assertions on
technical data deliveries.--Incorrect or unauthorized
markings on technical data or software, or improper
assertions of restrictive rights, as verified by
government review or legal findings.
(D) Defective pricing.--Submission of inaccurate,
incomplete, or misleading cost or pricing data, as
identified through audits by the Defense Contract Audit
Agency (DCAA) or other authorities.
(E) Failure to flow down required clauses to
subcontractors.--Failure to include mandatory contract
clauses in subcontracts, as verified by contract
reviews or audits.
(F) False claims or misrepresentations.--Submission
of false claims, fraudulent invoices, or
misrepresentations, as substantiated by investigations,
legal findings, or government records.
(G) Non-compliance with safety or regulatory
requirements.--Failure to comply with safety,
environmental, or other regulatory requirements, as
documented by government inspections or citations.
(H) Significant cybersecurity breaches or
failures.--Failure to meet cybersecurity requirements
or significant breaches caused by contractor
negligence, as verified by government assessments or
incident reports.
(e) Additional Performance Indicators.--The Secretary of Defense
may establish additional negative performance indicators, provided they
are--
(1) based on verifiable data or objective evaluations; and
(2) published in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFARS) with clear criteria for identification and
reporting.
(f) Implementation.--
(1) Templates.-- Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue
revised regulations under revise subpart 242.15 of the DFARS to
include standardized templates for reporting negative
performance events and calculating composite scores.
(2) Training and guidance.--
(A) Training.--The Secretary of Defense shall
develop and provide training for contracting officers
on--
(i) identifying, verifying, and reporting
negative performance events; and
(ii) entering data for transaction counts
and contract dollar values to support the
scoring mechanism.
(B) Guidance.--Guidance shall emphasize the use of
objective evidence and the exclusion of subjective
judgments, including--
(i) standardized templates for reporting
negative performance events;
(ii) guidelines for weighting negative
performance scores in source selection; and
(iii) procedures for quality assurance
reviews and contractor dispute resolution.
(3) System modifications.--Not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall modify the CPARS system to--
(A) support the categorization of negative
performance events;
(B) eliminate fields for subjective ratings;
(C) automatically calculate composite scores based
on reported data;
(D) include a mechanism for contractors to review
and respond to reported events and scores; and
(E) integrate with the Federal Awardee Performance
and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) for seamless
data sharing.
(4) Transition period.--
(A) Existing cpars evaluations.--For contracts
awarded prior to the effective date of the revised
regulations, contracting officers may complete existing
CPARS evaluations under the prior system until the
contract is closed or terminated.
(B) New evaluations.--New evaluations for contracts
awarded after the date of the revised implementing
regulations shall comply with this section.
(g) Reporting and Oversight.--
(1) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a
report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives on the implementation of the
revised Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System
required by this section.
(2) Government accountability office review.--Not later
than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review
of the revised contractor performance information system to
assess--
(A) its effectiveness in achieving the purposes
outlined in subsection (a);
(B) the accuracy and fairness of the scoring
mechanism; and
(C) the system's impact on competition and
nontraditional defense contractor participation.
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Negative performance event.--The term ``negative
performance event'' means a verifiable instance of contractor
failure or poor performance, as described in subsection (d).
(2) Nontraditional defense contractor.--The term
``nontraditional defense contractor'' has the meaning given the
term in section 3014 of title 10, United States Code.
(3) Verifiable data.--The term ``verifiable data'' means
objective evidence documented in contract records, inspection
reports, audits, correspondence, or other government records.
SEC. 868. REPEALS OF EXISTING LAW TO STREAMLINE THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION
PROCESS.
The following provisions are hereby repealed:
(1) Section 3070 of title 10, United States Code.
(2) Section 874 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
3101).
(3) Section 810 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
3101).
(4) Section 3106 of title 10, United States Code.
(5) Section 8688 of title 10, United States Code.
(6) Subsections (a)-(c) of section 804 of the Duncan Hunter
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public
Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4356).
(7) Section 822 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
3201).
(8) Section 892 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 3201 note).
(9) Section 805 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 10 U.S.C. 3201 note).
(10) Section 823 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 3204 note).
(11) Section 802 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 3206 note).
(12) Section 3208 of title 10, United States Code.
(13) Section 852 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck''
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(Public Law 113-291; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
(14) Subsections (a)-(f) of section 866 of the Ike Skelton
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public
Law 111-383; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
(15) Section 143 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 10
U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
(16) Section 254 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 10
U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
(17) Section 886 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
3241).
(18) Section 851 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 10
U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
(19) Section 314 of the Bob Stump National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314; 10
U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
(20) Section 826 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-398; 10
U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
(21) Section 806 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 10
U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
(22) Section 368 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 10 U.S.C. 3303 note).
(23) Section 875 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
3344 ).
(24) Section 816 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
3344).
(25) Section 3373 of title 10, United States Code.
(26) Section 883 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10
U.S.C. 3372 note).
(27) Section 3455 of title 10, United States Code.
(28) Section 3678 of title 10, United States Code.
(29) Section 133 of the Bob Stump National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314; 10
U.S.C. 3678 note).
(30) Section 891 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public
Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 3804 note).
(31) Section 380 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note).
(32) Section 1056 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note).
(33) Section 1603 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. 4007 note).
(34) Section 1089 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 4025 note).
(35) Section 812 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
4061).
(36) Section 235 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 4126 note).
(37) Section 227 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
4141).
(38) Section 252 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
4141).
(39) Section 1043 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 10 U.S.C. 4174 note).
(40) Section 828 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
4201).
(41) Section 1252 of the Defense Procurement Reform Act of
1984 (Public Law 98-525; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note).
(42) Section 812 of the Ike Skelton National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 10
U.S.C. note prec. 4211).
(43) Section 806 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
4211).
(44) Section 818 of the John Warner National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 10
U.S.C. note prec. 4231).
(45) Section 802(d)(2) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10
U.S.C. 4251 note).
(46) Section 4271 of title 10, United States Code.
(47) Section 814 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 10
U.S.C. 4271 note).
(48) Section 925(b) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 4271
note).
(49) Section 812 of the John Warner National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 10
U.S.C. 4325 note).
(50) Section 4423 of title 10, United States Code.
(51) Section 831(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 10
U.S.C. note prec. 4501).
(52) Section 863(a)-(h) of the Ike Skelton National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 10
U.S.C. note prec. 4501).
(53) Section 832 of the John Warner National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 10
U.S.C. note prec. 4501).
(54) Section 883(e) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. note
prec. 4571).
(55) Section 938 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
4571).
(56) Section 1272 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note).
(57) Section 2867 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note).
(58) Section 215 of the Ike Skelton National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 10
U.S.C. 4571 note).
(59) Section 881 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note).
(60) Section 804 of the Bob Stump National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314; 10
U.S.C. 4571 note).
(61) Chapter 345 of title 10, United States Code.
(62) Section 378 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 113 note).
(63) Section 846(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public
Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note).
(64) Section 932 of the Ike Skelton National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 10
U.S.C. 2224 note).
(65) Section 849 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1487).
(66) Section 804 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2402).
(67) Section 881 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
4601).
(68) Section 802 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 10
U.S.C. note prec. 3062).
(69) Section 913 of the Department of Defense Authorization
Act, 1986 (Public Law 99-145; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 3201).
(70) Section 821 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
3451).
(71) Section 824(a) of the Ike Skelton National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 10
U.S.C. 3774 note).
(72) Section 805 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
3451).
(73) Section 844(b) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 3453
note).
(74) Section 238(b) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 4841
note).
(75) Subtitle D of title II of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119
Stat. 3175).
(76) Section 214 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 4841 note).
(77) Section 218 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public
Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 8013 note).
(78) Section 229 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note).
(79) Section 232 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note).
(80) Section 222 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10
U.S.C. 4014 note).
(81) Section 230 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10
U.S.C. note prec. 4061).
(82) Section 843 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10
U.S.C. note prec. 4171).
(83) Section 938 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
4571).
(84) Section 1651 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note).
(85) Section 1064 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10
U.S.C. 4571 note).
(86) Section 854 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck''
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(Public Law 113-291; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note).
SEC. 869. ENHANCEMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE AND SECONDARY
SOURCE QUALIFICATION.
Section 865 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
118-159; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
(4); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following
new paragraph:
``(3) produce all critical readiness parts and systems,
including those identified as having sole-source dependencies,
excessive lead times, unreasonable pricing, or other supply
chain deficiencies; and'';
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (7), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(9) the Department of Defense avoids duplication of
review processes for the approval of aircraft parts and
components and repairs that have already been approved by a
civil aviation authority under a Parts Manufacturer Approval
(PMA) or Designated Engineering Representative (DER) spare or
repair certification and approval processes unless a written
justification is approved by the commander of a systems command
of a military service and reported to the congressional defense
committees.'';
(3) by redesignating subsections (f) through (j) as
subsections (g) through (k), respectively;
(4) by inserting after subsection (e) insert the following
new subsection:
``(f) Expedited Qualification Panels.--Each military department
shall establish an Expedited Qualification Panel (EQP). The EQP shall
develop standardized templates for Source Approval Requests (SARs) and
review expedited SARs or PMAs within 14 days, issuing conditional
approvals (valid for 12 months) or full approvals based on tiered risk
criteria, and leverage designated engineering representatives or
equivalent third-party certified engineers when appropriate.''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(l) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `critical readiness parts and systems' has
the meaning given the term in section 4324 of title 10, United
States Code.
``(2) The term `non-safety critical items, or non-mission
critical items' includes the following items:
``(A) Major risk parts or systems whose failure
causes structural damage or significant mission
degradation and requires finite element modeling,
fracture analysis, comparison to similar parts, or
similar methods.
``(B) Minor risk parts and systems that only have
form, fit, and function requirements verified by
dimensional coordinate measuring machines, go/no-go
gauges, or similar methods.
``(C) Low risk parts and systems that are
consumable or non-critical, requiring material
certification, visual inspections, or similar methods.
``(3) The term `safety critical items or mission critical
items' means parts or systems whose failure causes loss of
control, catastrophic failure, or loss of life, and require
full qualification, simulation, and physical testing with
Engineering Support Activity witnessing.''.
SEC. 870. ENHANCED PRODUCT SUPPORT MANAGEMENT FOR INTEGRATED
SUSTAINMENT OF WEAPON SYSTEMS.
(a) In General.--Section 4324 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``in
coordination with operational commands and users''
after ``appropriate metrics''; and
(B) by striking subparagraph (I) and redesignating
subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (I);
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(1) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall require
that each covered system be supported by a product support
manager that shall integrate sustainment activities across the
Portfolio Acquisition Executive, materiel and systems commands,
sustainment working capital funds, and other elements of the
sustainment enterprise by establishing a coordinated process to
ensure weapon system readiness and affordability throughout the
lifecycle.'';
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking subparagraphs (B)
through (I) and inserting the following new
subparagraphs:
``(B) adopt predictive analytics and simulation and
modeling tools to improve material availability and
reliability, increase operational availability rates,
and reduce operation and sustainment costs;
``(C) select, transfer, direct, and coordinate
product support integrators and product support
providers across materiel commands, depots, sustainment
working capital funds, and commercial entities to
execute the product support strategy and maintain
updated parts cataloging and provisioning;
``(D) review and recommend resource allocations
across product support integrators and product support
providers to meet performance requirements of the
product support strategy;
``(E) prevent and resolve all diminishing
manufacturing supply and material shortages and
critical readiness parts and systems issues;
``(F) manage the end-to-end coordination of
qualification, certification, and test of alternative
sources of supply;
``(G) ensure evaluation of offerors on a
solicitation includes--
``(i) a parts selection plan that enables
interoperability, maintainability, and
commercially supportable designs;
``(ii) updated logistics product data and
maintenance manuals; and
``(iii) data rights and data ordering
consistent with the intellectual property
management plan in the life cycle sustainment
plan;
``(H) inspect, accept, and manage data deliveries
and conformance of such data with configuration changes
in consultation with Defense Contract Management
Agency; and
``(I) update the product support strategy
continuously as required, at a minimum every five
years.''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following paragraphs:
``(3) Organization.--Each Portfolio Acquisition Executive
shall establish a Major Program Manager to manage sustainment
activities for in-service systems and oversee all product
support managers of covered systems to ensure an expert focus
on sustainment.
``(4) Career management.--The Secretary of Defense shall
establish a formal career path for product support managers,
including selection criteria, training programs, and
certification requirements, aligned with the standards set
forth in chapter 87 of this title. Product support managers
shall be selected from military and civilian personnel with
demonstrated expertise in sustainment, logistics, supply chain,
or engineering, and incentivized with career progression
opportunities equivalent to acquisition program managers.
``(5) Liaison officer program.--Each sustainment working
capital fund entity shall establish a liaison officer program
to serve as the dedicated point of contract to align working
capital fund management with product support manager activities
for all covered systems.''; and
(3) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (5) by inserting ``any acquisition
or in-service program that is'' after ``The term
`covered system' means''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(9) Critical readiness parts and systems.--The term
`critical readiness parts and systems' means all parts and
systems causing parts causing Mission Impaired Capability
Awaiting Parts (MICAP), Not Mission Capable Supply (NMCS), or
Casualty Report (CASREP) Category 3 or 4 status, as defined by
the Department of Defense and respective military services, or
other parts or systems designated by the Secretary of Defense
as impacting readiness.''.
SEC. 871. MODIFICATIONS TO CURRENT DEFENSE ACQUISITION REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Modifications to Title 10.--Title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in section 1749(f)(1), by striking ``on a reimbursable
basis'';
(2) in section 2222(i)(1)(A)--
(A) in clause (vi), by adding ``or real estate
system'' after ``An installations management''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
``(ix) A budget system.
``(x) A retail system.
``(xi) A health care system.
``(xii) A travel and expense system.
``(xiii) A payroll system.
``(xiv) A supply chain management system.
``(xv) A enterprise resource planning
system.
``(xvi) A contractor management system.'';
(3) in section 3012(3)(B), by striking ``lowest overall
cost alternative'' and inserting ``best value'';
(4) in section 3069--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``if that head
of an agency'' and all that follows through ``a
complete end item'';
(B) by striking subsections (b) and (d); and
(C) by redesignating--
(i) subsection (c) as subsection (b); and
(ii) subsection (e) as subsection (c);
(5) in section 3204(e)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (B)
and inserting the following:
``(B) the justification is approved--
``(i) in the case of a contract for an
amount exceeding the simplified acquisition
threshold (but not more than $100,000,000)--
``(I) by the competition advocate
for the contracting activity (without
further delegation); or
``(II) by an official referred to
in clause (ii) or (iii);
``(ii) in the case of a contract for an
amount exceeding $100,000,000 (but not more
than $500,000,000)--
``(I) by the head of the
contracting activity (without further
delegation);
``(II) by an official referred to
in clause (iii); or
``(III) for the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency, the Defense
Innovation Unit, or the Missile Defense
Agency, by the director of the agency;
or
``(iii) in the case of a contract for an
amount exceeding $500,000,000--
``(I) by the senior procurement
executive for the agency as designated
for the purpose of section 1702(c) of
title 41 (without further delegation);
``(II) in the case of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
and Sustainment, acting in the capacity
as the senior procurement executive for
the Department of Defense, by the
delegate of the Under Secretary as
designated pursuant to paragraph (6);
or
``(III) for the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency, the Defense
Innovation Unit, or the Missile Defense
Agency, by the director of the agency;
and''; and
(B) in paragraph (6)--
(i) by striking ``(A) The authority of the
head'' and all that follows through ``(B) The
authority of the Under Secretary'' and
inserting ``The authority of the Under
Secretary'';
(ii) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii)
as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and
(iii) by redesignating subclauses (I) and
(II) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;
(6) in section 3226(d), by amending paragraph (2) to read
as follows:
``(2) Funds described in paragraph (1) may be used--
``(A) to cover any increased program costs identified by a
revised cost analysis or target developed pursuant to
subsection (b);
``(B) to acquire additional end items in accordance with
section 3069 of this title; or
``(C) to cover the cost of risk reduction and process
improvements.'';
(7) in section 3243(d)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``subject to
paragraph (2),'';
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
(2);
(8) in section 3374(a)--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``Certain Reduced''
after ``Allowed Profit to Reflect'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'';
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(3) the increased cost risk of the contractor with
respect to any costs incurred prior to the award of the
undefinitized contractual action when such costs--
``(A) would otherwise have been directly chargeable
under the contract post-award; and
``(B) were incurred to meet--
``(i) the anticipated contract delivery
schedule of the agency; or
``(ii) the anticipated contract price
targets of the agency.'';
(9) in section 3703(a)(1)(A), by striking ``competition
that results in at least two or more responsive and viable
competing bids'' and inserting ``price competition'';
(10) in section 3705, by amending subsection (b) to read as
follows:
``(b) Alternative Sources Required.--In the event the contracting
officer is unable to determine proposed prices are fair and reasonable
by any other means, an offeror who fails to make a good faith effort to
comply with a reasonable request to submit data in accordance with
subsection (a) is ineligible for award unless the head of the agency
initiates the assessment of the offeror as a source of supply for
industrial capabilities under the authorities provided by sections 865
and 882 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159).'';
(11) in section 4201--
(A) in subsection (a)(2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``$300,000,000 (based on fiscal year 1990
constant dollars)'' and inserting
``$1,000,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2024
constant dollars)''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``$1,800,000,000 (based on fiscal year 1990
constant dollars)'' and inserting
``$5,000,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2024
constant dollars)''; and
(B) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(3) An acquisition program for software and covered
hardware as described by section 3603 of this title.'';
(12) in section 4882, by striking ``the President, through
the head of any department,'' each place it appears and
inserting ``the Secretary of Defense''; and
(13) in section 4884, by striking ``The President'' and
inserting ``The Secretary of Defense''.
(14) in section 4231--
(A) by striking subsection (a);
(B) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as
subsections (c) and (d), respectively;
(C) by inserting before subsection (c), as
redesignated by subparagraph (B), the following new
subsections:
``(a) Conditions With Respect to Certain Low-rate Initial
Production.--(1) The number of low-rate initial production lots
associated with a major defense acquisition program may not be more
than one if--
``(A) the milestone decision authority authorized the use
of a fixed-price type contract at the time of Milestone B
approval; and
``(B) the scope of the work covered by the fixed-price type
contract includes the development and the low-rate initial
production of items for the major defense acquisition program.
``(2) The acquisition executive of the applicable service, or a
designee of the executive, may waive the limitation under paragraph (1)
if--
``(A) the waiver authority is not delegated to the
contracting officer; and
``(B) written notification of the waiver, which includes
the associated rationale, is provided to the congressional
defense committees not later than 30 days after the date on
which the waiver is issued.
``(b) Conditions With Respect to Certain Shipbuilding Contracts.--
(1) With respect to a fixed-price type contract for the procurement of
shipbuilding associated with a major defense acquisition program, the
number of ships to be procured under the contract, including all
options, may not be more than two ships if the scope of the work
covered by the contract includes the detail design for the ship and the
construction of items for the launch and eventual delivery of the
completed ship.
``(2) The Secretary concerned may waive the limitation under
paragraph (1) if, not later than 30 days after the date on which the
waiver is issued, the Secretary submits to the congressional defense
committees a written notification of the waiver that includes a
certification that the basic and functional design of any ship to be
procured under the contract described in paragraph (1) is complete.'';
and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `basic and functional design' has the
meaning given such term in section 8669c of this title.
``(2) The term `construction' means steel cutting, module
fabrication, assembly, outfitting, keel laying, and module
erection.
``(3) The term `detail design' means design using computer-
aided modeling to enable the generation of work instructions
that show detailed system information and support construction,
including--
``(A) guidance for subcontractors and suppliers;
``(B) installation drawings;
``(C) schedules;
``(D) material lists; and
``(E) lists of prefabricated materials and parts.
``(4) The term `major defense acquisition program' has the
meaning given such term in section 4201 of this title.
``(5) The term `Milestone B approval' has the meaning given
such term in section 4172 of this title.
``(6) The term `milestone decision authority' has the
meaning given such term in section 4211 of this title.''.
(b) Modifications to National Defense Authorization Acts.--
(1) John s. mccain national defense authorization act for
fiscal year 2019.--Section 890 of the John S. McCain National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-
232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 3701) is amended--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``pilot'';
(B) by striking ``pilot'' each place it appears;
(C) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``minimal
reporting'' and inserting ``no unique reporting''; and
(D) by striking subsections (c) and (d).
(2) Servicemember quality of life improvement and national
defense authorization act for fiscal year 2025.--Section 864(d)
of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-
159) is amended--
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking
``Capacity-Based'' and inserting ``Capability-Based'';
and
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``increased
capacity'' and inserting ``increased capability''.
SEC. 872. MINIMUM PRODUCTION LEVELS FOR MUNITIONS.
Section 222c of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(3) The minimum production levels.'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
subsection:
``(f) Minimum Production Levels.--(1) The Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment and the chiefs of staff of the armed forces, shall annually
determine the minimum production level for each variant of munitions
required to meet the Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement
reported under subsection (a)(1).
``(2) The minimum production level for each munition shall be
calculated based on the Total Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions
Requirement, as specified in subsection (c)(6), and shall account for
the following:
``(A) The inventory objective requirements for each
category listed in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (c)
and paragraph (8) of such subsection.
``(B) The out-year worldwide inventory reported under
subsection (c)(7).
``(C) The time required to meet the Out-Year Unconstrained
Total Munitions Requirement, as reported pursuant to paragraphs
(1) and (2) of subsection (e).
``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the minimum
production levels determined under this subsection are incorporated
into the planning, programming, budgeting, and execution process of the
Department of Defense to align munitions procurement with the Out-Year
Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement.''.
SEC. 873. PROCESSES FOR INCENTIVIZING CONTRACTOR EXPANSION OF SOURCES
OF SUPPLY.
(a) In General.--For critical readiness parts and systems, the
Secretary of Defense shall enhance military readiness by incentivizing
the design activity to expand sources of supply for critical readiness
parts and systems, through expedited qualification processes, advanced
manufacturing techniques, and risk-informed certification.
(b) Contractual Requirements for Supplier Diversification.--
(1) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure
that all new or modified contracts with a prime contractor
shall include contracting incentives to expand sources of
supply with each design activity at any tier of the supply
chain for systems with critical readiness parts and systems.
(2) Mandatory amsc reclassification.--For any identified
critical readiness part or system, the design activity shall,
not later than 60 days after notification by the Department of
Defense, conduct a review and propose reclassification of the
Acquisition Method Suffix Code (AMSC) to reduce sole-source
dependency for any part or system with a lead time greater
than, unless the Secretary of Defense grants a waiver based on
national security or operational necessity.
(3) Implementation.--The design activity shall submit
supplier diversification plans not later than 90 days after
contract award, detailing proposed supplier qualifications and
projected benefits.
(4) Enforcement.--Noncompliance shall result in corrective
action requests, reduced contractor performance ratings, or
contract termination.
(c) Expedited Qualification.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall expedite
qualification procedures for critical readiness parts and
systems in collaboration with the design activity at any tier
of the contract supply chain.
(2) Delegation.--The Secretary of Defense may delegate
authority to designated engineering representatives (DERs) of
the Federal Aviation Administration or equivalent third-party
certified engineers for specific tasks for parts approved
through the Federal Aviation Administration's Parts
Manufacturer Approval (PMA) processes.
(d) Enhanced Use of Simulation for Certification.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall mandate the
use of simulation-based verification for certifying critical
readiness parts and systems, reducing reliance on physical
testing for non-safety critical items, or non-mission critical
items, as those terms are defined in section 865 of the
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 10
U.S.C. 4811 note).
(2) Submission of simulation-based evidence.--Design
activities or DERs shall submit to the Department upon request
simulation-based evidence, such as structural/strength analysis
reports and fault trees.
(3) Acceptance of simulation-based evidence.--Engineering
Support Activities (ESAs) shall accept simulation data as
primary evidence for non-safety critical items, or non-mission
critical items, with conditional approvals issued within 14
days for critical readiness parts and systems.
(4) Simulation validation framework.--Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Defense shall establish a Department-wide simulation
validation framework incorporating third-party lab testing.
(e) Data Rights Enforcement and Reverse Engineering.--If a design
activity is unwilling or unable to initiate expedited qualification or
source alternative suppliers for critical readiness parts and systems
within 30 days of notification, the Secretary of Defense shall--
(1) review and enforce government access to technical data
deliverables to enable alternative sourcing under subchapter I
of chapter 275 of title 10, United States Code; or
(2) initiate reverse engineering to qualify new suppliers
using the pilot program established under section 882 of the
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 10
U.S.C. 3771 note).
(f) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2027, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees report
detailing--
(1) the number of critical readiness parts and systems
addressed through AMSC reclassification, supplier
diversification, and reverse engineering;
(2) the implementation status of expedited templates,
simulation use, and fast-track processes;
(3) compliance by design activities, including enforcement
actions and data rights disputes; and
(4) the impact on critical readiness parts and system
resolution times and readiness metrics.
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``critical readiness parts and systems'' has
the meaning given the term in section 4324 of title 10, United
States Code.
(2) The term ``design activity'' has the meaning given the
term in Revision C to Military Standard 31000 (MIL-STD-31000C),
entitled ``Technical Data Packages'', or successor document.
SEC. 874. DUTY-FREE ENTRY OF SUPPLIES PROCURED BY DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.
(a) Issuance of Duty-free Entry Certificates.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2), the
Secretary of Defense shall issue a duty-free entry certificate
for any of the following supplies imported pursuant to a
procurement contract entered into by the Department of Defense:
(A) An end product or component imported from a
country with which the United States has a memorandum
of understanding for reciprocal procurement of defense
items in effect under section 4851 of title 10, United
States Code.
(B) A defense item that is an eligible product as
defined in section 308 of the Trade Agreements Act of
1979 (19 U.S.C. 2518).
(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) does not apply with respect
to a product or component described in that paragraph if--
(A) the product or component is eligible for duty-
free treatment under the column 1 special rate of duty
column of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States; or
(B) the product or component has already entered
the customs territory of the United States and the
contractor already has paid the duty with respect to
the product or component.
(b) Tracking of Supply Chain.--The Secretary shall--
(1) track the impact of economic fluctuations, include
tariffs, supply chain disruptions and inflation, on all major
prime contracts entered into by the Department of Defense; and
(2) not later than January 30, 2026, submit to the
congressional defense committees a report that includes--
(A) an assessment of cost increases to both the
Department and contractors as a result of tariffs
imposed under the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and section 232 of
the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862);
(B) an assessment of the effects of such tariffs on
supply chains and lead times for major defense
platforms; and
(C) a summary of agreements entered into under
section 4851 of title 10, United States Code, and an
assessment of the application of those agreements to
the defense supply chain.
(c) Report on Duty-free Entry Certificates.--Not later than January
30, 2026, and annually thereafter until January 30, 2030, the
Secretary, acting through the Director of the Defense Contract
Management Agency, shall submit to the congressional defense committees
a report on articles classified under subheading 9808.00.30 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States that includes--
(1) a summary of such articles for which the Secretary
issued a duty-free entry certificate; and
(2) a summary of such articles for which a duty-free entry
certificate was requested and denied.
SEC. 875. OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY REPORTING.
Any project carried out by the Department of Defense using other
transaction authority under section 4021 of title 10, United States
Code, shall be reported in the same manner as other Department of
Defense expenditures for inclusion in the searchable public website
established by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note; Public Law 109-282).
SEC. 876. ASSESSMENT OF COMPETITIVE EFFECTS OF DEFENSE CONTRACTOR
TRANSACTIONS.
(a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Department'' means the
Department of Defense.
(b) Retrospective Reviews of Approved Mergers.--The Comptroller
General of the United States shall conduct an assessment of the
competitive effects of defense contractor mergers and acquisitions
during the 10-year period ending on the date of enactment of this Act
that includes--
(1) company compliance with recommended remedies;
(2) effectiveness of remedies to address competition
concerns, industrial base sustainability, and national security
risks raised by the Department of Justice, Federal Trade
Commission, and Department in the merger review process;
(3) information sharing between the Department of Justice,
Federal Trade Commission, and the Department in the merger and
acquisition review process;
(4) Department processes for measuring the impacts of
vertical integration on competition, including data collection
and ability to access industry information to assess
anticompetitive practices; and
(5) implementation of previous Government Accountability
Office, Department, and Defense Science Board recommendations
to enhance competition.
SEC. 877. EVALUATION OF TP-LINK TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT FOR
DESIGNATION AS COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR
SERVICES.
(a) Evaluation Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall evaluate
telecommunications equipment and services manufactured or provided by
TP-Link Technologies Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries to determine
whether such equipment and services should be designated as covered
telecommunications equipment or services under section 889 of the John
S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
(Public Law 115-232; 41 U.S.C. 3901 note prec.).
(b) Briefing Required.--Not later than December 1, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense shall brief the congressional defense committees
on the determination made under subsection (a).
SEC. 878. COUNTRY-OF-ORIGIN DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERIC DRUGS
PURCHASED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
The Department of Defense may not procure for resale any generic
drug unless the seller of such generic drug discloses the country the
generic drug was manufactured in and the country of origin for all
active pharmaceutical ingredients and key starting materials.
SEC. 879. PHASE-OUT OF COMPUTER AND PRINTER ACQUISITIONS INVOLVING
ENTITIES OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY CHINA.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may not directly or
indirectly acquire any computer or printer if the manufacturer is a
covered Chinese entity.
(b) Prohibition on Indirect Sales.--The Secretary of Defense shall
ensure that the prohibition under subsection (a) also applies to
indirect sales through exempt subsidiaries. No covered entity may use
an exempt subsidiary to circumvent the prohibition on the acquisition
of computers, unified communication devices, or printers.
(c) Applicability.--This section shall apply only with respect to
contracts or other agreements entered into, renewed, or extended in
accordance with the percentage thresholds specified in subsection (d),
for end user computing devices such as laptops, desktops, and other
physical computing equipment. This section shall not apply to contracts
or other agreements for cloud-based services, including virtual
desktops, or cellular telephones.
(d) Required Percentages.--The percentage thresholds referred to in
subsection (c) are, for both computers and printers, as follows:
(1) Not less than 10 percent of the Department's total
procurement beginning in fiscal year 2026.
(2) Not less than 25 percent of the Department's total
procurement beginning in fiscal year 2027.
(3) Not less than 50 percent of the Department's total
procurement beginning in fiscal year 2028.
(4) 100 percent of the Department's total procurement
beginning in fiscal year 2029.
(e) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may allow acquisition of
items not for operational use, to conduct testing, evaluation,
exfiltration, and reverse engineering missions on adversarial products
and capabilities.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Computer.--The term ``computer''--
(A) means an electronic, magnetic, optical,
electrochemical, or other high speed data processing
device performing logical, arithmetic, or storage
functions, and includes any data storage facility or
communications facility directly related to or
operating in conjunction with such device; and
(B) does not include an automated typewriter or
typesetter, a portable handheld calculator, or other
similar device.
(2) Country of concern.--The term ``country of concern''
means the Government of the People's Republic of China.
(3) Covered chinese entity.--The term ``covered Chinese
entity'' means an entity that the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Director of the National Intelligence or
the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, determines
to be--
(A) an entity whose ultimate parent company is
domiciled in the People's Republic of China and
therefore required to comply with China's 2015 National
Security Law, China's 2017 National Intelligence Law,
and other Chinese laws that require such ultimate
parent company to cooperate with Chinese national
defense and national intelligence agencies; or
(B) an entity or parent company of any entity in
which a country of concern has an ownership stake.
(4) Manufacturer.--The term ``manufacturer'' means--
(A) the entity that transforms raw materials,
miscellaneous parts, or components into the end item;
(B) any entity that subcontracts with the entity
described in subparagraph (A) for the entity described
in such subparagraph to transform raw materials,
miscellaneous parts, or components into the end item;
(C) any entity that otherwise directs the entity
described in subparagraph (A) to transform raw
materials, miscellaneous parts, or components into the
end item; or
(D) any parent company, subsidiary, or affiliate of
the entity described in subparagraph (A).
(5) Printer.--The term ``printer''--
(A) means desktop printers, multifunction printer
copiers, and printer/fax combinations taken out of
service that may or may not be designed to reside on a
work surface, and include various print technologies,
including laser and light-emitting diode
(electrographic), ink jet, dot matrix, thermal, and
digital sublimation, and ``multi-function'' or ``all-
in-one'' devices that perform different tasks,
including copying, scanning, faxing, and printing;
(B) includes floor-standing printers, printers with
optional floor stand, or household printers; and
(C) does not include point of sale (POS) receipt
printers, calculators with printing capabilities, label
makers, or non-standalone printers that are embedded
into products that are not covered by the definition in
subparagraphs (A) and (B).
SEC. 880. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION, PROCUREMENT, AND CONTRACTING
RELATED TO FOREIGN-MADE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MACHINES.
(a) Prohibition on Agency Operation or Procurement.--The Secretary
of Defense may not operate, or enter into or renew a contract for the
procurement of--
(1) a covered additive manufacturing machine that--
(A) is manufactured in a covered foreign country or
by an entity domiciled in a covered foreign country;
(B) uses operating software developed in a covered
foreign country or by an entity domiciled in a covered
foreign country; or
(C) uses network connectivity or data storage
located in or administered by an entity domiciled in a
covered foreign country; or
(2) a system or systems that incorporates, interfaces with,
or otherwise uses additive manufacturing systems or machines
described in paragraph (1).
(b) Exception.--The prohibition under subsection (a) does not apply
to the operation or procurement of additive manufacturing systems or
machines for the purposes of testing, analysis, and training related to
intelligence, electronic warfare, and information warfare operations.
(c) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition
under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing
to the congressional defense committees that the operation or
procurement of additive manufacturing systems or machines is required
in the national interest of the United States.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Additive manufacturing machine.--The term ``additive
manufacturing machine'' means a system of integrated hardware
and software used to realize an additive manufacturing process,
including the deposition of material and the associated post-
processing steps as applicable.
(2) Additive manufacturing process.--The term ``additive
manufacturing process'' means a process of joining materials to
make parts from 3D model data, usually layer upon layer, as
opposed to subtractive manufacturing methodologies.
(3) Covered additive manufacturing company.--The term
``covered additive manufacturing company'' means any of the
following:
(A) Any entity that produces or provides additive
manufacturing machines and is included on--
(i) the Consolidated Screening List
maintained by the International Trade
Administration of the Department of Commerce;
or
(ii) the civil-military fusion list
maintained under section 1260H of the William
M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public
Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note).
(B) Any entity that produces or provides additive
manufacturing machines and--
(i) is domiciled in a covered foreign
country; or
(ii) is subject to unmitigated foreign
ownership, control, or influence by a covered
foreign country, as determined by the Secretary
of Defense in accordance with the National
Industrial Security Program or any successor to
such program.
(4) Covered additive manufacturing machine.--The term
``covered additive manufacturing machine'' means additive
manufacturing machines and any related services and equipment
manufactured by a covered additive manufacturing company.
(5) Covered foreign country.--The term ``covered foreign
country'' means the People's Republic of China, Iran, the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and the Russian
Federation.
TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters
SEC. 901. ECONOMIC DEFENSE UNIT.
(a) In General.--Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 149a. Economic Defense Unit
``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department of
Defense an Economic Defense Unit (in this section referred to as the
`Unit').
``(b) Director.--
``(1) In general.--The head of the Unit shall be the
Director (in this section referred to as the `Director').
``(2) Appointment.--The Director shall be appointed by the
Secretary of Defense from among--
``(A) employees in Senior Executive Service
positions (as defined in section 3132 of title 5); or
``(B) individuals from outside the civil service
who have successfully held equivalent positions.
``(3) Authority of director.--The Director--
``(A) shall serve as a principal staff assistant to
the Secretary of Defense on matters within the
responsibilities of the Unit;
``(B) shall report directly to the Deputy Secretary
of Defense without intervening authority; and
``(C) may communicate views on matters within the
responsibilities of the Unit directly to the Deputy
Secretary without obtaining the approval or concurrence
of any other official within the Department of Defense.
``(c) Responsibilities.--The Unit shall be responsible for the
following:
``(1) Coordinating among, and harmonizing economic
competition activities by, components of the Department of
Defense, including by serving as a co-chair of the National
Defense Economic Competition Research Council.
``(2) Developing and maintaining requirements for economic
competition activities to reinforce military advantage,
including requirements described in subsection (d).
``(3) Developing and maintaining a campaign plan for
economic competition activities to reinforce military
advantage.
``(4) Conducting or sponsoring analyses and other net
assessment activities to scope economic competition activities,
gaps, needs, or requirements related to activities of the
United States, allies of the United States, or adversaries.
``(5) Directing the execution of economic competition
activities.
``(6) Developing programming and budget submissions for
economic competition activities.
``(7) Advising the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary with
respect to economic competition activities, including with
respect to coordinating integration of economic competition
requirements or programs into joint and interagency planning
activities.
``(8) Acting as the principal interlocutor for interagency
activities related to economic competition activities.
``(9) Leading outreach of the Department of Defense to
relevant private actors engaged in economic competition
activities, including by liaising with private actors under
section 1047 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10
U.S.C. 113 note).
``(10) Sponsoring or conducting regular tabletop exercises
related to economic competition activities in order to--
``(A) assess the economic impacts of decisions of
the Department of Defense during crises and conflicts;
``(B) evaluate the economic tools available to the
United States Government to augment the capabilities of
the Department of Defense in competition, crises, and
conflicts; or
``(C) evaluate planning scenarios or concept
development, including to test proposed doctrine,
tactics, or other nonmaterial approaches for economic
competition activities that might be used by the
Department of Defense.
``(11) Selecting economic competition activities projects
to be carried out using funds made available to the Unit,
allocating funds to organizations to carry out such projects,
and monitoring the execution of such projects.
``(12) Serving as the co-chair of the National Security
Capital Forum.
``(13) Carrying out such other activities as the Deputy
Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.
``(14) Regularly updating the National Security Council and
relevant Federal agencies with respect to the economic
competition activities of the Department of Defense.
``(d) Economic Competition Requirements.--
``(1) In general.--The requirements for economic
competition activities developed and maintained by the Unit
under subsection (c)(2) may include requirements for--
``(A) access, basing, and overflight;
``(B) countering mobilization of adversaries;
``(C) countering defense industrial base activities
by adversaries;
``(D) ensuring the access of the United States to
critical materials and capabilities; and
``(E) such other matters as the Director considers
appropriate.
``(2) Consultations.--In developing requirements for
economic competition activities under subsection (c)(2), the
Director shall consult--
``(A) integrated priorities lists from combatant
commanders derived from operational plans or theater
campaign plans;
``(B) integrated priorities lists of defense
industrial base shortfalls or investment opportunities;
and
``(C) the outcomes of experimentation events,
science and technology activities, and examinations of
issues of economic competition by concept development
organizations.
``(e) Reporting Requirements.--
``(1) Quarterly briefings.--Not less frequently than
quarterly, the Director shall provide to the Secretary of
Defense and the congressional defense committees a briefing on,
for the quarter preceding the briefing--
``(A) the activities of the Unit;
``(B) the outcomes of and advances resulting from
such activities; and
``(C) work product of the Unit.
``(2) Annual reports.--Not less frequently than annually,
the Director shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the matters described in subparagraphs
(A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1) for the year preceding
submission of the report.
``(f) Economic Competition Activities Defined.--In this section,
the term `economic competition activities' means actions that are taken
to reinforce military advantage in and through the economic domain,
including such actions taken--
``(1) to leverage private capital and market actors;
``(2) to acquire or procure items;
``(3) to protect or enhance the economic or technological
advantage of the United States or allies of the United States;
``(4) in the information environment or cyber environment
or as other sensitive operations; or
``(5) to leverage interagency authorities.''.
(b) National Defense Economic Competition Research Council.--
Section 228(c) of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
118-159; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended--
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(1) Chair.--The Director of the Economic Defense Unit
shall be the chair of the Council.''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (N)
as clauses (i) through (xiv), respectively, and by
moving such clauses, as so redesignated, two ems to the
right; and
(B) by striking ``The co-chairs'' and all that
follows through ``the following:'' and inserting in the
following: ``The Council shall include the following:
``(A) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
``(B) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research
and Engineering.
``(C) The Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment.
``(D) Representatives from each of the
following:''.
(c) National Security Capital Forum.--Section 1092(b) of the
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C.
149 note) is amended to read as follows:
``(b) Co-chairs.--The Director of the Office of Strategic Capital
and the Director of the Economic Defense Unit shall serve as co-chairs
of the forum established under subsection (a).''.
SEC. 902. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES FOR OFFICE OF STRATEGIC CAPITAL.
(a) In General.--Section 149 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (j); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
subsections:
``(f) Fees.--
``(1) In general.--The Director may--
``(A) charge and collect fees for the costs of
services provided by the Office and associated with
administering programs under this section, including
for project-specific transaction costs and direct costs
relating to such services; and
``(B) establish those fees at amounts that will
ensure recovery of the full costs of administering
those programs.
``(2) Deposit into credit program account.--
``(A) In general.--Amounts collected as fees under
paragraph (1) shall--
``(i) be deposited into the Credit Program
Account established under subsection (e)(5);
and
``(ii) remain available until expended.
``(B) Limitation on use of fees.--Notwithstanding
subsection (e)(5)(B), none of the fees collected under
paragraph (1) may be used to pay salaries or expenses
of civilian employees of the Department of Defense.
``(3) Termination of authority.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided by
subparagraph (B), the authority under paragraph (1) to
charge and collect fees shall expire on the date
specified in paragraph (9)(A) of subsection (e) for the
expiration of the authority of the Director to make new
loans and provide new loan guarantees under paragraph
(3)(A)(i) of that subsection.
``(B) Treatment of certain assets.--With respect to
a loan or loan guarantee provided under this section
that is outstanding as of the expiration date under
subparagraph (A), the authority of the Director under
paragraph (1) to charge and collect fees for services
relating to the loan or loan guarantee shall remain in
effect for the duration of the loan or loan guarantee.
``(4) Reports required.--
``(A) Annual report.--Not later than March 1 of
each year, the Director shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report that
includes--
``(i) a detailed summary of the fees
collected under paragraph (1) in the preceding
fiscal year; and
``(ii) a description of how those fees were
allocated.
``(B) Audit.--The Inspector General of the
Department of Defense shall--
``(i) conduct an audit of fees charged and
collected under paragraph (1) not less
frequently than once every two years; and
``(ii) not later than June 1 of the year in
which an audit is conducted under clause (i),
submit to the congressional defense committees
a report on the results of the audit.
``(g) Authority to Accept Services.--Notwithstanding section 1342
of title 31, the Director may accept services, such as legal,
financial, technical, or professional services, associated with
administering programs under this section, including accepting such
services as payment in kind for services provided by the Office.
``(h) Presumption of Compliance.--Each agreement for a loan or loan
guarantee executed by the Director shall be conclusively presumed to be
issued in compliance with the requirements of this section.
``(i) Authority to Collect Debts.--In the case of a default on a
loan or loan guarantee provided under this section, the Director may
exercise any priority of the United States in collecting debts relating
to the default.''.
(b) Determinations of Loan Default Under Pilot Program on Capital
Assistance to Support Defense Investment in Industrial Base.--
Subsection (e)(3)(A)(ii)(VI) of such section is amended by striking
``Secretary'' and inserting ``Director''.
(c) Conforming Amendment to Credit Program Account.--Subsection
(e)(5)(A)(ii) of such section is amended--
(1) by striking ``consist of amounts'' and inserting the
following: ``consist of--
``(I) amounts'';
(2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``;
and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subclause:
``(II) fees deposited under subsection (f)(2).''.
SEC. 903. MODIFICATIONS TO RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONAL
TEST AND EVALUATION.
Section 139(b) of title 10, United States Code is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(7) maintain, on behalf of the Secretary of Defense,
enabling and cross-cutting activities that support operational
test and evaluation across the Department, including--
``(A) the Cyber Assessment Program;
``(B) the Center for Countermeasures;
``(C) the Test and Evaluation Threat Resource
Activity;
``(D) the Joint Technical Coordinating Group for
Munitions Effectiveness Program;
``(E) the Joint Aircraft Survivability Program;
``(F) the Joint Test and Evaluation Program; and
``(G) the Test and Evaluation Transformation
Program.''.
SEC. 904. DIRECTIVE AUTHORITY FOR MATTERS FOR WHICH UNDER SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING HAS RESPONSIBILITY.
Section 133a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by inserting ``elements of the Department
relating to'' after ``supervising, all''; and
(B) by inserting ``and to enhance jointness'' after
``and engineering efforts''; and
(C) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) directing the Secretaries of the military departments
and the heads of all other elements of the Department with
regard to matters for which the Under Secretary has
responsibility.''.
SEC. 905. MODIFICATION OF ENERGETIC MATERIALS STRATEGIC PLAN AND
INVESTMENT STRATEGY OF JOINT ENERGETICS TRANSITION
OFFICE.
Section 148(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(D) identifying raw material waste produced
during the explosives manufacturing process and
developing plans to reduce waste and optimize
production.''.
SEC. 906. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING ESTABLISHMENT OF
JOINT ENERGETICS TRANSITION OFFICE.
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
made available for fiscal year 2026 for Operation and Maintenance,
Defense-wide, for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment and the Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering for travel expenses, not more than
90 percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense
notifies the congressional defense committees that the Department of
Defense has established the Joint Energetics Transition Office as
required by section 148 of title 10, United States Code, and provided
that Office with the staff and other resources necessary to effectively
carry out the responsibilities specified in subsection (c) of that
section.
SEC. 907. MODIFICATION OF COVERED TECHNOLOGY CATEGORIES FOR OFFICE OF
STRATEGIC CAPITAL.
Paragraph (2) of subsection (j) of section 149 of title 10, United
States Code, as redesignated by section 902(a)(1), is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (U) through (GG) as
subparagraphs (V) through (HH), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (T) the following new
subparagraph:
``(U) Nuclear fission and fusion energy, and
associated infrastructure, including advanced nuclear
reactors.''.
SEC. 908. MODIFICATION OF ORGANIZATION AND AUTHORITIES OF ASSISTANT
SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE WITH DUTIES RELATING TO INDUSTRIAL
BASE POLICY AND READINESS.
(a) Establishment of Assistant Secretary of Defense for
International Armaments Cooperation.--Section 138(b) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs
(8) and (9), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new
paragraph (7):
``(7) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant Secretary
of Defense for International Armaments Cooperation, who shall report
directly to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment. The principal duty of the Assistant Secretary shall be to
carry out section 133b(b)(10) of this title.''.
(b) Renaming of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans,
and Capabilities as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans,
Capabilities, and Readiness.--On and after the date of the enactment of
this Act--
(1) the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans,
and Capabilities shall be known as the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Strategy, Plans, Capabilities, and Readiness; and
(2) any reference in any law or regulation to the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities
shall be deemed to be a reference to the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Strategy, Plans, Capabilities, and Readiness.
(c) Elimination of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness.--
The position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness is
eliminated.
Subtitle B--Other Department of Defense Organization and Management
Matters
SEC. 911. MODIFICATIONS TO JOINT REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL.
(a) Mission.--Subsection (b) of section 181 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (7) and
inserting the following:
``(1) evaluating global trends, threats, and adversary
capabilities to inform understanding of joint operational
problems and shape a joint force design;
``(2) coordinating with commanders of combatant commands
with respect to compiling, refining, and prioritizing joint
operational problems;
``(3) continuously reviewing and assessing military
capabilities of the armed forces, Defense Agencies, or other
entities of the Department of Defense to meet applicable
requirements in the national defense strategy under section
113(g) of this title;
``(4) identifying and prioritizing gaps and opportunities
in military capabilities to meet such requirements, including
making recommendations for changes to address such gaps and
leverage such opportunities;
``(5) identifying advances in technology, innovative
commercial solutions, and concepts of operation that could
improve the ability of the joint force in achieving military
advantage for the United States;
``(6) designing the joint force in a manner that addresses
joint operational problems and, in doing so, evaluating force
design initiatives of the armed forces to recommend acceptance,
mitigation, or alternative force designs;
``(7) maintaining a repository of joint operational
problems and identification of military capabilities that are
addressing those problems; and
``(8) evaluating impact to joint military capability
requirements for the purposes of section 4375(b).''.
(b) Composition.--Subsection (c)(1) of such section is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(G) In any case in which the Council is
considering a topic of significant interest to a
combatant command, the commander of the combatant
command or a designee of the commander who is a general
or flag officer.''.
(c) Advisors.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``paragraphs (1) and (2)
of'';
(2) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by striking ``, and strongly consider,'' and
inserting ``and consider''; and
(B) by striking ``under subsection (b)(2) and joint
performance requirements pursuant to subsection
(b)(3)'';
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``, and strongly
consider,'' and inserting ``and consider''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(5) Input from industry.--The Council may seek views from
industry on commercially available technology to address joint
operational problems or capability gaps.''.
(d) Performance Requirements.--Subsection (e) of such section is
amended by striking ``and, except'' and all that follows through
``Council''.
(e) Definitions.--Subsection (h) of such section is amended--
(1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3);
(2) by redesignating paragraph (1) as paragraph (2);
(3) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated,
the following new paragraph (1):
``(1) The term `capability requirement' means a capability
that is critical or essential to address a joint operational
problem.''; and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2), as so redesignated,
the following new paragraph (3):
``(3) The term `joint operational problem'--
``(A) means a challenge across the joint force
faced by a combatant command in achieving an assigned
military objective; and
``(B) may include limitations in capabilities,
resources, or the ability to effectively and
efficiently coordinate across the joint force, with
another combatant command, or among joint military
capabilities.''.
(f) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Acquisition-related functions of chiefs of the armed
forces.--Section 3104(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``(subject, where appropriate, to
validation by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council pursuant
to section 181 of this title)''.
(2) Limitations on defense modernization account.--Section
3136(e)(1)(A) of such title is amended--
(A) by striking ``in excess of--'' and all that
follows through ``(i) a specific limitation'' and
inserting ``in excess of a specific limitation''; and
(B) by striking clause (ii).
(3) Factors to be considered for milestone a approval.--
Section 4251(e)(1) of such title is amended by striking
``approved by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council''.
(4) Factors to be considered for milestone b approval.--
Section 4252(b) of such title is amended--
(A) by striking paragraph (9); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (15)
as paragraphs (9) through (14), respectively.
(5) Breach of critical cost growth threshold.--Section 4376
of such title is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``, after
consultation with the Joint Requirements Oversight
Council regarding program requirements,'';
(B) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking ``to meet
the joint military requirement (as defined in section
181(g)(1) of this title)''; and
(C) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``joint''.
(6) Acquisition accountability on missile defense system.--
Section 5514(b)(2)(C)(ii) of such title is amended by striking
``approved'' and inserting ``reviewed''.
SEC. 912. TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR COUNTERING SMALL UNMANNED
AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.
(a) Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment as
Executive Agent.--Section 133b(b)(5) of title 10, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the semicolon and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(F) the executive agent for the Department of
Defense for oversight of efforts to counter small
unmanned aircraft;''.
(b) Elimination of Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Office.--
(1) In general.--Effective on the date that is 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act--
(A) the Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft
Systems Office of the Army is terminated; and
(B) the functions, assets, and civilian employees
of the Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Office of the Army shall be transferred to the Office
of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment.
(2) References.--On and after the date that is 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, any reference in
any law or regulation to the Joint Counter-Small Unmanned
Aircraft Systems Office of the Army shall be deemed to be a
reference to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Plan for additional kinetic effectors for low, slow,
small unmanned aircraft integrated defeat system.--Section 113
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
(Public Law 118-159) is amended--
(A) in the section heading, by striking ``of the
army'';
(B) in subsection (a)--
(i) by striking ``Secretary of the Army''
and inserting ``Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment''; and
(ii) by striking ``of the Army''; and
(C) in subsection (b), by striking ``September 30,
2025, the Secretary of the Army'' and inserting
``September 30, 2026, the Under Secretary''.
(2) Counter unmanned aerial system threat library.--Section
353 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2025 (Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C. 130i note) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``Not later''
and all that follows through ``Office,'' and inserting
``Not later than June 30, 2027, the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment''; and
(B) in subsection (c)--
(i) by striking ``The Secretary'' and all
that follows through ``Office,'' and inserting
``The Under Secretary''; and
(ii) by striking ``the Secretary of the
Army'' and inserting ``the Under Secretary''.
SEC. 913. STUDY ON FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY OF ESTABLISHING A JOINT
CAPABILITIES AND PROGRAMMING BOARD.
(a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study
on the feasibility and advisability of establishing a Joint
Capabilities and Programming Board (in this section referred to as the
``Board'') within the Department of Defense to serve as a consolidated
forum for addressing joint military capabilities and program budgeting
for investments.
(b) Elements of Study.--The study required by subsection (a) shall
assess and provide recommendations on the following elements for the
proposed Board:
(1) The potential for the Board to act as the primary joint
forum for--
(A) reviewing and recommending actions on joint
military capabilities spanning multiple components of
the Department of Defense to address priority
capability needs; and
(B) evaluating and recommending actions on
investment portfolio evaluation and budgeting matters
to prioritize joint military capabilities and optimize
lethality based on available resources.
(2) The feasibility of the Board being co-chaired by the
Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation and the
Chairman of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council, including
the roles, authorities, and responsibilities of the co-
chairpersons.
(3) The advisability of a Board composition that includes--
(A) core membership consisting of--
(i) the co-chairpersons;
(ii) representatives from the Joint
Requirements Oversight Council;
(iii) representatives from the Office of
the Director of Cost Assessment and Program
Evaluation;
(iv) representatives from the Armed Forces
and combatant commands to reflect military user
perspectives; and
(v) representatives of portfolio
acquisition executives or equivalent managers
to reflect program execution perspectives;
(B) a flexible structure permitting the
establishment of ad hoc or standing committees to
address specific areas or issues, drawing from the core
membership;
(C) separate staff directly accountable to each co-
chairperson to assist in identifying, reviewing,
coordinating, and analyzing matters brought before the
Board; and
(D) mission engineering and integration analysis
cells that evaluate the effectiveness of current and
proposed value chains of the Department of Defense and
inform the assessment of alternative courses of action
for capability and resource investments.
(4) The potential structure for decision-making by the
Board, including--
(A) maintaining autonomy for the Armed Forces and
portfolio acquisition executives to make decisions and
execute programs without requiring approval by or the
submission of documentation to the Board;
(B) issuing recommendations by majority vote of
members of the Board, to be forwarded to the Deputy
Secretary of Defense unless unanimously rejected by the
co-chairpersons; and
(C) allowing the members or representatives of the
Board to submit dissenting opinions alongside
recommendations for consideration by the Deputy
Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Defense.
(5) The feasibility of operational procedures, including--
(A) issue identification processes prioritizing
issues--
(i) nominated by members of the Board, the
Armed Forces, the combatant commands, or
portfolio acquisition executives; and
(ii) addressing capability gaps, resource
constraints, or programmatic challenges
requiring joint or departmental action; and
(B) flexible quorum and voting procedures to ensure
efficient decision-making and requiring participation
from representatives of military users and program
acquisition executives directly impacted by any
recommendation.
(6) The provision of sufficient staff, directly accountable
to the co-chairpersons, to support the Board's operations and
analysis of issues.
(7) The impact of the proposed Board on existing entities
of the Department of Defense, including the Joint Requirements
Oversight Council and the Office of the Director of Cost
Assessment and Program Evaluation, including potential
overlaps, redundancies, or synergies between the missions and
responsibilities of those entities and the Board.
(8) The anticipated benefits of enhanced joint capability
prioritization and resource allocation, including the ability
to consolidate or remove existing processes and decision
forums.
(9) Potential barriers to establishing the Board, including
resource requirements and alignment with existing acquisition
and budgeting processes.
(c) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than July 1, 2026, the Secretary
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees
a report on the results of the study required by subsection
(a).
(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include--
(A) a comprehensive analysis of the feasibility and
advisability of establishing the Board, addressing each
element specified in subsection (b);
(B) if establishing the Board is deemed feasible
and advisable--
(i) specific recommendations for the
organizational structure, governance, voting
mechanisms, quorum requirements, and
operational procedures of the Board; and
(ii) an estimation of the costs, resource
requirements, and timeline for establishing and
operating the Board; and
(C) any additional findings or recommendations to
improve joint capability development, program
budgeting, and resource allocation within the
Department of Defense.
(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to prevent the establishment of a Joint Capabilities and
Programming Board before the completion and review of the study
required by subsection (a).
SEC. 914. BRIEFING ON RESTRUCTURING OF ARMY FUTURES COMMAND AND
TRAINING AND DOCTRINE COMMAND.
(a) In General.--Not less than 60 days before executing any plan to
merge, consolidate, or otherwise reorganize the Army Futures Command
and the Training and Doctrine Command of the Army, the Secretary of the
Army and the Chief of Staff of the Army shall provide to the
congressional defense committees a comprehensive briefing on the
merger, consolidation, or other reorganization.
(b) Elements.--The briefing required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) A description of the proposed merger, consolidation, or
other reorganization, including affected commands, subordinate
entities, and organizational structures.
(2) The strategic, operational, and fiscal rationale for
the proposed merger, consolidation, or other reorganization.
(3) An assessment of potential impacts of the proposed
merger, consolidation, or other reorganization on the readiness
and mission effectiveness of the Army.
(4) An identification of resource reallocations, including
installation realignment or closures and personnel movements.
(5) A timeline for implementation of the proposed merger,
consolidation, or other reorganization.
SEC. 915. DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIAL FOR MILITARY-TO-CIVILIAN
TRANSITION.
(a) Designation.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and Readiness shall designate a senior official of
the Department of Defense to oversee policy and programs
related to the transition of members of the Armed Forces from
active duty to--
(A) civilian life; or
(B) reserve components.
(2) Qualifications.--The official designated under
paragraph (1) shall be designated from among individuals with--
(A) extensive experience with veterans services;
and
(B) knowledge of the transition from active duty
to--
(i) civilian life; and
(ii) reserve components.
(b) Role, Responsibility, and Authority.--
(1) In general.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and Readiness, in consultation with the Secretary of
Defense, shall prescribe the roles, responsibilities, and
authorities of the official designated under subsection (a)(1).
(2) Roles, responsibilities, and authorities required.--The
roles, responsibilities, and authorities prescribed pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the transition of
members of the Armed Forces and their families from active duty
to civilian life and reserve components--
(A) serving as the principal advisor to the
Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense,
and the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness on policies, operations, and programs and
activities relating to the transition of members;
(B) assisting the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy
Secretary of Defense, and the Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness with policies,
operations, and programs and activities relating to the
transition of members;
(C) working, in coordination with the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Labor, and the
Secretary of Education, to improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of all activities relating to the
transition of members;
(D) serving as the chief transition officer of the
Department of Defense, with the mission of coordinating
and overseeing the effectiveness of transition programs
of the Department of Defense and ensuring all members
of the Armed Forces are well equipped for civilian life
or the reserve components, as the case may be;
(E) overseeing the Military-Civilian Transition
Office and the implementation of transition programs
across the Department of Defense;
(F) conducting a review and assessment of all
transition programs and services offered by the
Department of Defense, including the Transition
Assistance Program and Skillbridge Program, and
proposing legislative or administrative action--
(i) to improve the efficacy and efficiency
of the programs; and
(ii) to ensure compliance with all legal
requirements related to transition assistance;
and
(G) working with Federal agencies, State and local
governments, and nongovernmental organizations to
improve the delivery of transition support services.
(c) Briefing on Designation and Implementation.--Not later than 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall provide a briefing to the congressional defense
committees on--
(1) the status of the designation of the official under
subsection (a); and
(2) the implementation of the roles, responsibilities, and
authorities of the official under subsection (b).
SEC. 916. REMOVAL OF MEMBERS OF JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF.
Section 151 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
``(h) Removal of Members of Joint Chiefs of Staff.--(1) If the
President removes a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from office or
transfers a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to another position or
location before the end of the term of the member as specified in
statute, the President shall, not later than five days after the
removal or transfer takes effect, submit to Congress, including the
congressional defense committees, notice that the member is being
removed or transferred and a statement of the reason for the removal or
transfer.
``(2) Nothing in this subsection prohibits a personnel action
authorized by another provision of law.''.
SEC. 917. LONGER TERM AND ELIGIBILITY FOR APPOINTMENT TO RANK OF
ADMIRAL OF COMMANDER OF NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND.
(a) Term.--Section 526 of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(k)(1) An individual serving as the Commander of the Naval Sea
Systems Command--
``(A) subject to paragraph (2), shall serve for a term of
eight years; and
``(B) is eligible to be appointed to the rank of Admiral
during the final three years of that term.
``(2) The Secretary of the Navy may terminate the term of an
individual serving as the Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command
before the end of the eight-year term specified in paragraph (1)(A) if
the Secretary notifies the congressional defense committees of the
termination.''.
(b) Extension of Time Period for Retirement for Years of Service.--
Section 636(c) of such title is amended--
(1) by striking ``In the administration'' and inserting
``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), in the
administration''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) The officer serving as the Commander of the Naval Sea Systems
Command--
``(A) may continue to serve after 40 years of active
commissioned service in order to complete the term of the
Commander specified in section 526(k)(1)(A) of this title; and
``(B) may in no case serve more than 45 years of active
commissioned service.''.
(c) Report on Options for New Private Shipyards.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, acting
through the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research,
Development, and Acquisition and in coordination with the
Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command, shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on incentives that
would promote private investment in the creation of two new
private shipyards on the Pacific Coast. The incentives should
be focused on new construction shipyards. The report may
include suggested locations based on strategic laydown or other
relevant defense industrial base matters.
(2) Requirements.--In preparing the report required by
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
(A) give consideration to locations in
noncontiguous States; and
(B) assess the potential for investment in or
establishment of a United States subsidiary of a
foreign-owned shipbuilding company, with special
preference to companies based in Japan and the Republic
of Korea.
(3) Form.--
(A) In general.--The report required by paragraph
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may
include a classified annex.
(B) Public availability.--The unclassified portion
of the report required by paragraph (1) shall be made
available to the public.
SEC. 918. DELAY OF DISESTABLISHMENT OF NAVY EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT
COMMAND PACIFIC.
(a) In General.--During the one-year period beginning on the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy may not take
any action to disestablish the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command
Pacific located at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
(b) Briefing Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary (or a designee of the
Secretary) shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives on--
(1) the status of the decision of the Secretary with
respect to the disestablishment of the Navy Expeditionary
Combat Command Pacific; and
(2) the strategic rationale, cost, and benefits of such
disestablishment.
SEC. 919. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CONSOLIDATION,
DISESTABLISHMENT, OR ELIMINATION OF GEOGRAPHIC COMBATANT
COMMANDS.
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of
Defense may be obligated or expended to consolidate, disestablish, or
otherwise eliminate a geographic combatant command of the Department of
Defense until not earlier than 90 days after the Secretary of Defense
submits to the congressional defense committees a report that, at a
minimum, addresses the following:
(1) A detailed plan for consolidation, disestablishment, or
elimination of the geographic combatant command, including
associated timelines and detailed accounting of the associated
costs.
(2) A detailed analysis of the anticipated impact of the
consolidation, disestablishment, or elimination on the ability
of the Department of Defense to accomplish objectives in the
affected area of responsibility, including the ability of the
Department to effectively deter conflict, maintain peace and
security, and conduct military operations, exercises, and
security cooperation activities with allies and partners.
SEC. 920. ELIMINATION OF STATUTORY PROVISIONS RELATING TO DIVERSITY,
EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Duties of Secretary of Defense.--Section 113 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as
paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;
(2) in subsection (g)(1)(B)--
(A) by striking clause (vii); and
(B) by redesignating clauses (viii), (ix), and (x)
as clauses (vii), (viii), and (ix), respectively;
(3) in subsection (l)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``to measure--''
and all that follows through ``(C) the efforts'' and
inserting ``to measure the efforts'': and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking ``shall--'' and all that
follows through ``(A) ensure that'' and
inserting ``shall ensure that'';
(ii) by striking the semicolon after
``extent practicable'' and inserting a period:
and
(iii) by striking subparagraphs (B) through
(F); and
(4) in subsection (m)--
(A) by striking ``, disaggregated by gender, race,
and ethnicity,'' each place it appears;
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``disaggregated
by gender, race, and ethnicity,''; and
(C) in paragraph (9), by striking ``, gender, race,
and ethnicity''.
(b) Chief Diversity Officer of the Department of Defense.--Section
147 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.
(c) Diversity in Selection Boards.--
(1) Promotion selection boards.--Title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) in section 573(b), by striking ``The members of
a selection'' and all that follows through ``extent
practicable.'';
(B) in section 612(a)(1), by striking ``The members
of a selection'' and all that follows through ``extent
practicable.''; and
(C) in section 14102(b), by striking ``The members
of a selection'' and all that follows through ``extent
practicable.''.
(2) Other selection boards.--Section 503(c) of the William
M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 573 note) is
repealed.
(d) Diversity in Military Leadership.--Section 656 of title 10,
United States Code, is repealed.
(e) Identification of Gender or Personal Pronouns in Official
Correspondence.--Section 986 of title 10, United States Code, is
repealed.
(f) Human Relations Training.--Section 2001(a)(1)(B) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``include'' and all that
follows through the period and inserting ``shall include honor,
excellence, courage, and commitment.''.
(g) Strategic Plan for Diversity and Inclusion.--Section 529 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law
116-92; 10 U.S.C. 656 note) is repealed.
(h) Senior Advisors for Diversity and Inclusion for the Military
Departments and Coast Guard.--Section 913(b) of the William M. (Mac)
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
(Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 147 note) is repealed.
(i) Conforming Amendment.--Section 118(a) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``to carry out--'' and all that
follows through ``(2) guidance'' and inserting ``to carry out
guidance''.
SEC. 921. DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD STUDY ON OPTIMAL ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE FOR DIGITAL ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS.
(a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall direct the
Defense Science Board to conduct a comprehensive study to evaluate and
recommend the most optimal organizational structure within the Office
of the Secretary of Defense to support digital solutions engineering
activities across the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the
military departments.
(b) Elements.--The study required under subsection (a) shall
include the following elements:
(1) An assessment of existing organizational structures and
organizations supporting digital solutions engineering across
the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the military
departments, including--
(A) current responsibilities, requirements, and
deliverables of service-based software delivery
organizations;
(B) responsibilities or authorities imposed by
statutory requirements;
(C) limitations based on current enterprise data
management platforms;
(D) effectiveness and efficiency of current
approaches;
(E) optimization of resource allocation and
utilization processes; and
(F) integration challenges and opportunities with
Department-wide digital initiatives.
(2) An evaluation of potential organizational courses of
action for supporting digital solutions engineering within the
Office of the Secretary of Defense, including--
(A) establishment of a new defense agency or
Department of Defense field activity;
(B) integration into an existing defense agency or
Department of Defense field activity;
(C) consolidation of digital development functions
within existing Office of the Secretary of Defense
staff organizations;
(D) optimization of current organizational
structures and authorities;
(E) hybrid approaches combining elements of the
options described in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and
(D); and
(F) any other organizational structures deemed
appropriate by the Defense Science Board.
(3) Recommendations on the selection of the optimal
organizational structure, including--
(A) analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of
each course of action evaluated under paragraph (2);
(B) assessment of capability requirements and gaps;
(C) evaluation of cost-effectiveness and resource
implications;
(D) application of lessons from similar industry or
academic entities performing similar work;
(E) consideration of governance and execution
framework requirements;
(F) assessment of the implementation of and
execution of governance structures, including
artificial intelligence model management;
(G) coordination mechanisms with existing
Department components and combatant commands;
(H) recommendations for unique hiring authorities
to support digital solutions engineering workforce
requirements; and
(I) recommendations for unique acquisition
authorities to support rapid digital solutions
engineering and deployment.
(4) Transition recommendations for implementing the
selected organizational structure, including--
(A) detailed implementation timeline and
milestones;
(B) organizational and personnel changes required;
(C) resource requirements and funding mechanisms;
(D) legislative or regulatory changes needed;
(E) risk assessment and mitigation strategies; and
(F) metrics for evaluating implementation success.
(c) Report.--
(1) Transmittal to secretary.--Not later than February 1,
2027, the Board shall transmit to the Secretary of Defense a
final report on the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a).
(2) Transmittal to congress.--Not later than 30 days after
the date on which the Secretary receives the final report under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit the report to the
congressional defense committees, together with such comments
as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Digital solutions engineering.--The term ``digital
solutions engineering'' means the development, deployment, and
sustainment of artificial intelligence systems, software
applications, data engineering solutions, data analytics
platforms, and other digital technologies for operational and
business purposes within the Department of Defense.
(2) Software delivery organizations.--The term ``software
delivery organizations'' means organizational units within the
military services dedicated to the rapid development,
deployment, and sustainment of software applications and
digital solutions.
SEC. 922. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVANCED NUCLEAR TRANSITION WORKING GROUP.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish an
Advanced Nuclear Transition Working Group (referred to in this section
as the ``working group'').
(b) Membership.--The Working Group shall be composed of the
following members:
(1) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy,
Installations, and Environment.
(2) The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations,
Energy, and Environment.
(3) The Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy,
Installations, and Environment.
(4) The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy,
Installations, and Environment.
(5) The Joint Staff Director for Logistics, J4.
(6) The Principal Director for Energy Resilience of the
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering.
(7) The Director of the Strategic Capabilities Office.
(8) The Director of the Defense Innovation Unit.
(9) The heads of such other components of the Department of
Defense, as determined by the Chair.
(c) Chair.--The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear
Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological Defense Policy and Programs, or a
designee, shall serve as the Chair of the Working Group.
(d) Duties.--The duties of the Working Group shall include the
following:
(1) To develop and execute a strategy to accelerate the
procurement and fielding of commercial advanced nuclear
capabilities, in compliance with laws, regulations, and
agreements, and consistent with best practices.
(2) To identify and elevate the critical energy
requirements of the combatant commands, United States military
installations, and the infrastructure and mission capabilities
needs of the combatant commands and military installations that
may be addressed with advanced nuclear reactors.
(3) To connect the combatant commands and military
installations with ongoing and planned efforts.
(4) To create an accelerated pathway to leverage advanced
nuclear technologies to address operational gaps.
(5) To provide a forum for members of the Working Group to
coordinate advanced nuclear demonstration and transition
efforts, including by increasing opportunities and venues for
government and commercial research and development, testing and
evaluation, and procurement activities.
(6) To advocate for appropriate levels of resourcing within
planning, programming, budgeting, and execution processes to
advance the development and use of nuclear energy technologies
across the Department of Defense.
(7) To coordinate interagency activities and develop best
practices on workforce development, regulatory pathways,
licensing frameworks, access to fuel sources, safety and
security standards, and decommissioning that currently hinder
more rapid fielding of advanced nuclear reactors.
(8) To establish venues through which to engage commercial
companies developing advanced reactors so as to review the
technology readiness, timeline, and availability of reactor
capabilities for defense applications.
(9) To inform and complete the briefings and reports
required in subsection (f).
(e) Meetings.--The Working Group shall meet at the call of the
Chair and not less than once per quarter.
(f) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2026, and
annually thereafter until 2029, the Chair shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report describing the
status of advanced nuclear projects, associated funding and
requirements, planned program transitions, actions, and
milestones of the Working Group, and other matters as
determined by the Secretary of Defense and the Working Group
during the preceding year.
(2) Contents.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) A summary on the adequacy of existing energy
storage and distribution systems to meet mission
requirements in a contested or austere operating
environment.
(B) An identification of the critical energy
requirements of the combatant commands, United States
military installations, and the infrastructure and
weapons capabilities needs of the combatant commands
and military installations that may be addressed with
the use of microreactors or small modular reactors,
including through expeditionary, transportable,
stationary, space-based, or floating power plants.
(C) A list of prioritized potential use cases,
including--
(i) base electric power;
(ii) power for operational systems in
austere environments;
(iii) desalination or other water
production systems;
(iv) synthetic fuel production;
(v) directed energy weapons;
(vi) artificial intelligence at the edge;
(vii) defense support of civil authorities;
(viii) humanitarian response; and
(ix) 3D/additive manufacturing.
(D) Recommendations for at least 3 pilot projects.
(3) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives.
(g) Termination.--The Working Group shall terminate on September
30, 2029.
TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Financial Matters
SEC. 1001. GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY.
(a) Authority To Transfer Authorizations.--
(1) Authority.--Upon determination by the Secretary of
Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest,
the Secretary may transfer amounts of authorizations made
available to the Department of Defense in this division for
fiscal year 2026 between any such authorizations for that
fiscal year (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of
authorizations so transferred shall be merged with and be
available for the same purposes as the authorization to which
transferred.
(2) Limitation.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), the
total amount of authorizations that the Secretary may transfer
under the authority of this section may not exceed
$6,000,000,000.
(3) Exception for transfers between military personnel
authorizations.--A transfer of funds between military personnel
authorizations under title IV shall not be counted toward the
dollar limitation in paragraph (2).
(b) Limitations.--The authority provided by subsection (a) to
transfer authorizations--
(1) may only be used to provide authority for items that
have a higher priority than the items from which authority is
transferred; and
(2) may not be used to provide authority for an item that
has been denied authorization by Congress.
(c) Effect on Authorization Amounts.--A transfer made from one
account to another under the authority of this section shall be deemed
to increase the amount authorized for the account to which the amount
is transferred by an amount equal to the amount transferred.
(d) Notice to Congress.--The Secretary shall promptly notify
Congress of each transfer made under subsection (a).
SEC. 1002. AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS TO BUDGETARY REQUIREMENTS FOR DEFENSE
ACQUISITION.
(a) Amendments to Existing Law.--
(1) Body armor procurement.--Section 141 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-
84; 10 U.S.C. 221 note) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 141. BODY ARMOR PROCUREMENT.
``The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that body armor is procured
using funds authorized to be appropriated by this title.''.
(2) Explosive ordnance disposal defense program.--Section
2284 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (c); and
(B) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection
(c).
(b) Repeals of Existing Law.--The following provisions are hereby
repealed:
(1) Evaluation and assessment of the distributed common
ground system.--Section 219 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 113-66; 10
U.S.C. 221 note).
(2) Separate program elements required for research and
development of joint light tactical vehicle.--Section 213 of
the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 10 U.S.C. 221 note).
(3) Separate procurement line items for future combat
systems program.--Section 111 of the Duncan Hunter National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-
417; 10 U.S.C. 221 note).
(4) Separate procurement and research, development, test,
and evaluation line items and program elements for sky warrior
unmanned aerial systems project.--Section 214 of the Duncan
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
(Public Law 110-417; 10 U.S.C. 221 note).
(5) Requirement for separate display of budgets for
afghanistan and iraq.--Section 1502 of the Duncan Hunter
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public
Law 110-417; 10 U.S.C. 221 note).
SEC. 1003. BRIEFING ON BEGINNING BALANCE ISSUES FOR AUDIT PURPOSES.
(a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Under Secretary
of Defense (Comptroller) shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a one-time briefing on any anticipated issues in
establishing beginning balances for audits of the financial statements
of the Department of Defense.
(b) Elements.--The briefing required under subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) a detailed identification of each budgetary account
known to have and anticipated to have unsupported beginning
balances;
(2) a description of the specific issues preventing the
establishment of supported beginning balances for each
identified account;
(3) an explanation of whether generally accepted accounting
principles provide sufficient authority, processes, and
procedures to resolve such issues, and if not, the alternative
sources or methods proposed to establish beginning balances;
and
(4) the projected impact to receiving an unmodified audit
opinion of that account without a supported beginning balance.
SEC. 1004. DEFENSE BUSINESS AUDIT REMEDIATION PLAN REPORTING.
Section 240g(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
``(b) Reporting Requirements.--On the same date as the submission
of audited financial statements required pursuant to section 240a of
this title, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees an updated report on the Defense Business Systems
Audit Remediation Plan under subsection (a).''.
Subtitle B--Naval Vessels
SEC. 1011. REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO MEDIUM LANDING SHIPS AND LIGHT
REPLENISHMENT OILERS.
(a) Design Standards and Construction Practices.--The Secretary of
the Navy shall ensure that covered vessels procured by the Secretary
are, to the maximum extent practical, constructed using commercial
design standards and commercial construction practices that are
consistent with the best interests of the Federal Government.
(b) Vessel Construction Manager.--The Secretary of the Navy shall
provide for an entity other than the Department of the Navy to contract
for the construction of covered vessels.
(c) Covered Vessel Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
vessel'' means any of the following:
(1) A medium landing ship.
(2) A light replenishment oiler (TAO-L).
SEC. 1012. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE USED VESSELS UNDER THE
NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND.
Section 2218(f)(3)(C) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by striking ``10'' and inserting ``12''.
SEC. 1013. EXEMPTION OF UNMANNED SURFACE VESSELS AND UNMANNED
UNDERWATER VEHICLES FROM CERTAIN TECHNICAL AUTHORITY
REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Exemption From Senior Technical Authority Requirements.--
Unmanned surface vessels and unmanned underwater vehicles acquired or
developed by the Department of the Navy are exempt from any requirement
for oversight by a senior technical authority established under section
8669b of title 10, United States Code, except the requirements,
specifications, and approvals described in subsection (c).
(b) Limitation Relating to Office of the Chief Engineer.--Subject
to subsection (c), the Chief Engineer of the Naval Sea Systems Command
may not establish any requirement, specification, or approval for an
unmanned surface vessel or an unmanned underwater vehicle unless such
action is approved in advance by the program manager responsible for
the respective unmanned system.
(c) Exceptions.--As the Secretary of the Navy considers
appropriate, unmanned surface vessels and unmanned underwater vehicles
may be subject to requirements, specifications, and approvals
established by technical domain managers or technical warrant holders
with responsibility for cybersecurity, ordnance and explosives, or
warfare systems, without advanced approval described in subsection (b).
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Unmanned surface vessel.--The term ``unmanned surface
vessel'' means a vessel designed to operate on the surface of
the water without an onboard human crew.
(2) Unmanned underwater vehicle.--The term ``unmanned
underwater vehicle'' means a vehicle designed to operate below
the surface of the water without an onboard human crew.
SEC. 1014. PROHIBITION ON RETIRING AND DECOMMISSIONING OCEANOGRAPHIC
RESEARCH VESSELS OF THE NAVY.
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for
fiscal year 2026 may be obligated or expended to retire or
decommission, prepare to retire or decommission, or place in storage
any oceanographic research vessel of the Navy unless the Secretary of
the Navy has identified and acquired a suitable replacement vessel for
conducting the research that has been conducted by the vessel selected
for retirement or decommissioning.
SEC. 1015. REPORT ACCOMPANYING REQUESTS FOR NEW FLIGHTS OR BLOCKS OF
MAJOR SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 863 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 8669c the following new section:
``Sec. 8669d. Report accompanying requests for new flights or blocks of
major shipbuilding programs
``(a) In General.--If the budget justification materials submitted
to Congress in support of the budget of the President for a fiscal year
pursuant to section 1105 of title 31 includes a request for a new
flight or block of ships, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit a
report accompanying such request.
``(b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
``(1) The results of any production readiness review,
including the following:
``(A) An identification of the degree to which
detail design and production design drawings and
related documents have been completed in accordance
with the shipbuilding contract.
``(B) An identification of the number of changes to
the new flight or block of ships from the previous
multiyear procurement authorization for the class of
ship concerned.
``(C) An identification of the risks associated
with any design changes to the new flight or block of
ships from the previous multiyear procurement
authorization for the class of ship concerned.
``(2) A certification that the findings of any such review
support the start of construction.
``(3) An assessment of the readiness of the shipyard
facilities and workforce to begin construction.
``(4) The Navy's estimated delivery date and a description
of any risks that could affect such delivery date.
``(5) An assessment of the extent to which adequate
processes and metrics are in place to measure and manage
program risks.
``(6) With respect to the first ship, a description of the
plans of the Navy to oversee and document the construction of
the ship to ensure that the detail design supports the
construction schedule for the ship.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) First ship.--The term `first ship' applies to a ship
if--
``(A) the ship is the first ship to be constructed
under the new flight or block of ships; or
``(B) the shipyard at which the ship is to be
constructed has not previously started construction on
a ship under the new flight or block of ships.
``(2) Major shipbuilding program; production readiness
review.--The terms `major shipbuilding program' and `production
readiness review' have the meanings given those terms in
section 8669c(c) of this title.
``(3) New flight or block of ships.--The term `new flight
or block of ships' means a new flight, block, or major
modification to a current ship class under a major shipbuilding
program that was previously authorized and met the previous
requirements as a new ship class.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 863 of such title is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 8669c the following new item:
``8669d. Report accompanying requests for new flights or blocks of
major shipbuilding programs.''.
SEC. 1016. REPORT ON AUXILIARY VESSEL CO-PRODUCTION.
(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of
the Army, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment, the Secretary of Transportation, and the
Secretary of State, shall jointly submit to the Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House
of Representatives a report on co-production of non-nuclear auxiliary
vessels across the Armed Forces.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include
the following:
(1) A list of non-nuclear auxiliary vessels suitable for
co-production with foreign governments and industry, including
details related to operational roles, prospects for co-
production, and compatibility with the Navy, the Army, and the
Marine Corps.
(2) A plan for implementing co-production for each type of
vessel on the list required by paragraph (1), including
estimated timelines and costs.
(3) A description of authorities needed to co-produce such
vessels, including statutory or regulatory changes.
(4) A description of barriers to co-production, including
operational, regulatory, security, and economic challenges and
challenges related to international agreements, with
recommendations for resolution.
(5) A description of input from industry and private
capital stakeholders on joint venture terms, incentives, and
opportunities.
(6) A list of foreign partners with the willingness and
capacity to engage in joint ventures to co-produce each vessel
on the list required by paragraph (1) and the associated
shipyard.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted
in unclassified form, with a classified annex if necessary.
SEC. 1017. REPORT ON VESSEL LEASING PROGRAM. NOT LATER THAN DECEMBER
31, 2025, THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, IN CONSULTATION WITH
THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR ACQUISITION AND
SUSTAINMENT, SHALL SUBMIT TO THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED
SERVICES OF THE SENATE AND THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED
SERVICES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES A REPORT THAT
INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
(1) A list of non-nuclear vessels that could be suitable
for contracting under a long-term leasing program.
(2) A plan outlining how the Navy would implement a leasing
program for surface vessels.
(3) A description of authorities necessary for the Navy to
lease commercially built and privately owned vessels.
(4) A description of input from industry and private
capital stakeholders on suggested lease terms and incentives to
encourage industry to participate in such a leasing program.
SEC. 1018. PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF AUTOMATED SHIPBUILDING TECHNOLOGIES
AND CAPABILITIES.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall establish a
pilot program on the use of automated assembly technologies and
capabilities in naval shipbuilding to reduce overall construction times
and alleviate workforce constraints (in this section referred to as the
``pilot program'').
(b) Elements of Pilot Program.--In carrying out the pilot program,
the Secretary of the Navy shall--
(1) identify and select available novel automated hull
assembly technologies for incorporation and demonstration;
(2) designate at least one surface ship or submarine
program to demonstrate the automated technologies identified
under paragraph (1);
(3) carry out such demonstrations;
(4) evaluate the demonstrated automated technologies--
(A) across a range of functions, including plate
preparation, welding, and block assembly; and
(B) for compatibility and ease of adoption into the
existing shipbuilding value chain; and
(5) assess the feasibility and effectiveness of automated
approaches in improving subassembly construction times, overall
ship construction schedules, and workforce efficiency and
safety.
(c) Reports.--
(1) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2026, and
annually thereafter until the pilot program terminates, the
Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of
the House of Representatives a report on the implementation and
results of the pilot program.
(2) Elements of reports.--Each report required by paragraph
(1) shall include the following:
(A) An identification of the time required to adapt
specific technologies and processes.
(B) A description of the impact of the pilot
program on workforce and construction schedules.
(d) Termination.--The pilot program shall terminate on the date
that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Subtitle C--Counterterrorism
SEC. 1021. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OR
RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL
STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO THE UNITED STATES.
Section 1033 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1953), as most
recently amended by section 1041 of the Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
(Public Law 118-159), is further amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2026''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``is or was held on or
after January 20, 2009'' and inserting ``has been held since
any date that is on or before October 1, 2009''.
SEC. 1022. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT OR
MODIFY FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES TO HOUSE DETAINEES
TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO
BAY, CUBA.
Section 1034 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1954), as most
recently amended by section 1042 of the Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
(Public Law 118-159), is further amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``December 31, 2025''
and inserting ``December 31, 2026''; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``(Public Law 114-92;
129 Stat. 971; 10 U.S.C. 801 note)'' and inserting ``(10 U.S.C.
801 note; Public Law 114-92)''.
SEC. 1023. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OR
RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL
STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES.
Section 1035 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1954), as most
recently amended by section 1043 of the Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
(Public Law 118-159), is further amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``No
amounts'';
(2) by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting
``December 31, 2026'';
(3) by striking ``any individual detained in the custody or
under the control of the Department of Defense at United States
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,'' and inserting ``any
individual detained at Guantanamo''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(b) Individual Detained at Guantanamo Defined.--In this section,
the term `individual detained at Guantanamo' has the meaning given that
term in section 1034(f)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 801 note; Public Law 114-92).''.
SEC. 1024. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CLOSE OR
RELINQUISH CONTROL OF UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION,
GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.
Section 1036 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1551), as most recently amended
by section 1044 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
118-159), is further amended by striking ``2025'' and inserting
``2026''.
SEC. 1025. CLARIFICATION REGARDING DEFINITION OF INDIVIDUAL DETAINED AT
GUANTANAMO.
Section 1034(f)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 971; 10 U.S.C. 801 note)
is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``as of'' and inserting ``on or before''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ``at United States
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba'' after ``Department of
Defense''.
Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations
SEC. 1031. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT ENTERTAINMENT
PROJECTS WITH TIES TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
(a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by
this Act for the Department of Defense may be used to knowingly provide
active and direct support to any film, television, or other
entertainment project if the Secretary of Defense has demonstrable
evidence that the project has complied or is likely to comply with a
demand from the Government of the People's Republic of China or the
Chinese Communist Party, or an entity under the direction of the
People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party, to censor
the content of the project in a material manner to advance the national
interest of the People's Republic of China.
(b) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition
under subsection (a) if the Secretary submits to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a written
certification that such a waiver is in the national interest of the
United States.
SEC. 1032. PROHIBITION ON DESTRUCTION OR SCRAPPING OF WORLD WAR II-ERA
AIRCRAFT.
(a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Defense may not destroy,
dismantle, scrap, cannibalize, or otherwise render permanently
inoperable any aircraft that--
(1) was manufactured prior to December 31, 1945; and
(2) is in the custody or administrative control of the
Department of the Air Force as of the date of the enactment of
this Act.
(b) Authorized Dispositions.--Aircraft described in subsection (a)
may only be--
(1) retained in the inventory of the Department of the Air
Force;
(2) transferred to the National Museum of the United States
Air Force or other official Department of Defense museums;
(3) transferred to qualified Federal agencies, nonprofit
institutions, or museums with demonstrated indoor preservation
and public display capabilities; or
(4) de-accessioned under a plan approved by the Secretary
of Defense that supports long-term preservation of such
aircraft, and consistent with guidelines established in the
committee report accompanying this Act.
(c) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the
restriction under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis only if--
(1) the aircraft is determined by qualified personnel to be
beyond practical restoration or preservation;
(2) no eligible institution expresses interest in accepting
the aircraft within 12 months following public notice of its
availability; and
(3) written notification and justification of the waiver is
submitted to the congressional defense committees not less than
30 days prior to execution of any disposal action.
(d) Aircraft Defined.--In this section, the term ``aircraft''
includes any fixed-wing or rotary-wing manned aircraft in military
service prior to December 31, 1945.
SEC. 1033. SUPPORT FOR COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES AND ACTIVITIES TO COUNTER
TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME.
(a) Quarterly Reporting.--Subsection (h) of section 284 of title
10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as
subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and
(B) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as
redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the
following new subparagraph:
``(A) In the case of support for a purpose
described in subsection (b)--
``(i) the agency to which support is
provided;
``(ii) the budget, implementation timeline
with milestones, anticipated delivery schedule
for support, and completion date for the
purpose or project for which support is
provided;
``(iii) the source and planned expenditure
of funds provided for the project or purpose;
``(iv) a description of the arrangements,
if any, for the sustainment of the project or
purpose and the source of funds to support
sustainment of the capabilities and performance
outcomes achieved using such support, if
applicable;
``(v) a description of the objectives for
the project or purpose and evaluation framework
to be used to develop capability and
performance metrics associated with operational
outcomes for the recipient;
``(vi) information, including the amount,
type, and purpose, about the support provided
the agency during the three fiscal years
preceding the fiscal year for which the support
covered by the notice is provided under this
section with respect to--
``(I) this section;
``(II) counterdrug activities
authorized by section 1033 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85;
111 Stat. 1811); or
``(III) any other significant
program, account, or activity for the
provision of security assistance that
the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of State consider
appropriate.''; and
(2) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking ``the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives'' and
inserting ``the congressional defense committees''.
(b) Rule of Construction Regarding Use of Authority for Immigration
Enforcement.--Such section is further amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new
subsection:
``(i) Rule of Construction Regarding Use of Authority for
Immigration Enforcement.--No support for the counterdrug activities or
activities to counter transnational organized crime of any other
department or agency of the Federal Government or of any State, local,
tribal, or foreign law enforcement agency may be provided under this
section for the detention of an individual at a military installation,
Department of Defense facility, or Department of Defense-funded
facility unless the Secretary of Defense independently verifies the
nexus to drug activities or transnational organized crime prior to the
transfer of such individual to such installation or facility.''.
SEC. 1034. SENIOR LEADERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER
SPECIFIED PERSONS: AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE PROTECTION.
Section 714 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(8) Former or retired officials who--
``(A) previously served in the positions identified
in paragraphs (1) through (7); and
``(B) face serious and credible threats arising
from duties performed while employed by the Department
of Defense.'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraphs (1)
through (7) of'';
(B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``or
reimbursement'' after ``personal security''; and
(C) in paragraph (6)--
(i) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as
follows:
``(A) In general.-- Except as provided in
subparagraph (D), the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to the congressional defense committee determinations
made pursuant to this subsection as follows:
``(i) An initial determination made under
paragraph (4), not later than 15 days after the
date on which the determination is made,
including the justification for such
determination and a current threat assessment
by an appropriate law enforcement, security, or
intelligence organization.
``(ii) A determination to deny the renewal
of physical protection and security or
reimbursement, not later than 15 days after the
date on which the determination is made,
including--
``(I) the justification for such
determination;
``(II) a current threat assessment
by an appropriate law enforcement,
security, or intelligence organization;
and
``(III) a certification that
threats to the individual arising from
duties performed while employed by the
Department of Defense can be
sufficiently mitigated without physical
protection and security or
reimbursement.
``(iii) A determination to terminate
physical protection and security or
reimbursement during a previously authorized
period of protection, not later than 48 hours
after the date on which the determination is
made, including--
``(I) the justification for such
determination;
``(II) a current threat assessment
by an appropriate law enforcement,
security, or intelligence organization;
and
``(III) a certification that
threats to the individual arising from
duties performed while employed by the
Department of Defense can be
sufficiently mitigated without
protection and security or
reimbursement.
``(iv) A determination to deny a request
for reimbursement of an individual described in
subsection (a)(8), not later than 15 days after
the date on which the determination is made,
including--
``(I) the justification for such
determination;
``(II) a current threat assessment
by an appropriate law enforcement,
security, or intelligence organization;
and
``(III) a certification that
threats to the individual arising from
duties performed while employed by the
Department of Defense can be
sufficiently mitigated without
reimbursement.''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting
``and a description of any changes to such
guidelines'' after ``paragraph (1)''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(f) Notification to Protected Personnel.--The Secretary of
Defense shall provide written notification to individuals receiving
physical protection and personal security under subsection (a) or
reimbursement under subsection (e) at least 90 days before terminating
or denying the renewal of protection and security protection or
reimbursement for such individuals.''.
SEC. 1035. NOTIFICATION OF THE USE OF MILITARY AIRCRAFT FOR IMMIGRATION
ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS.
Not later than seven calendar days after military aircraft,
installations, or personnel are used in support of the Department of
Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense shall provide written
notification to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives of the
following:
(1) The type and variant of military aircraft used to
support the enforcement operation.
(2) The number of individuals on board the military
aircraft employed by the Department of Defense.
(3) The type, variant, and number of any military aircraft
utilized to support the military aircraft being used in the
enforcement operation, including aerial refueling aircraft.
(4) The estimated cost of supporting the enforcement
operation, including--
(A) the aircraft utilized to transport those
subject to a removal order;
(B) the number of flights hours required to
complete the round-trip mission;
(C) the use of any supporting aircraft, including
aerial refueling aircraft; and
(D) the number of flight hours required to complete
the round-trip mission of the supporting aircraft.
(5) The destination country of the military aircraft.
(6) When the destination country of the military aircraft
is Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, reporting on both
inbound and outbound flights in accordance with the
requirements of paragraphs (1) through (5).
(7) Reassignment of Department of Defense personnel from
Joint Task Force Guantanamo or another Department of Defense
entity to support alien detention operations.
(8) Facility maintenance or upgrades to support operations
and costs of any Federal agency.
SEC. 1036. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO SUPPORT OF CIVIL
AUTHORITIES BY ARMED FORCES.
(a) In General.--Section 723 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the subsection heading, by
striking ``Requirement'' and inserting ``Response to Civil
Disturbances'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new
subsection (b):
``(b) Support to Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies by Members of
the Armed Forces.--Whenever a member of the armed forces (including the
National Guard) provides support to civilian law enforcement agencies,
each such member providing such support shall visibly display the name
of the armed force in which such member operates.''; and
(4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ``requirement under subsection
(a)'' and inserting ``requirements under subsections
(a) and (b)''; and
(B) by striking ``such subsection'' and inserting
``any such subsection''.
(b) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--
(1) Conforming amendment.--The heading for section 723 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Federal
authorities in response to civil disturbances'' and inserting
``civil authorities''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 41 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking the item relating to section 723 and
inserting the following new item:
``723. Support of civil authorities: requirement for use of members of
the Armed Forces and Federal law
enforcement personnel.''.
SEC. 1037. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OF CONNECTED VEHICLES DESIGNED,
DEVELOPED, MANUFACTURED, OR SUPPLIED BY PERSONS OWNED BY,
CONTROLLED BY, OR SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF A
FOREIGN ENTITY OF CONCERN ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--After January 1, 2028, no connected vehicle on the
list required under subsection (b) may be operated on a military
installation or on any other property of the Department of Defense.
(b) List Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2027, the
Secretary of Defense shall establish and publish on a publicly
available website of the Department of Defense a list of
prohibited connected vehicles that--
(A) are designed, developed, manufactured, or
supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject
to the jurisdiction of a foreign entity of concern; and
(B) pose--
(i) an undue risk of sabotage to or
subversion of the design, integrity,
manufacturing, production, distribution,
installation, operation, or maintenance of
information and communications technology and
services in the United States;
(ii) an undue risk of catastrophic effects
on the security or resiliency of critical
infrastructure in the United States or the
digital economy of the United States; or
(iii) an unacceptable risk to the national
security of the United States or the security
and safety of United States persons.
(2) Incorporation of existing federal rules.--In
establishing the list required under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall incorporate existing Federal rules for
identifying prohibited connected vehicles.
(3) Annual review.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall review the
list required under paragraph (1) not less frequently
than once each year and shall make such additions,
subtractions, supplements, or amendments to the list as
the Secretary determines appropriate.
(B) Explanation of subtractions.--Any review under
subparagraph (A) that makes subtractions from the list
required under paragraph (1) shall include an
explanation of why the subtraction was made.
(4) Consultation.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall consult with
the head of any Federal department or agency that the
Secretary determines is appropriate in making the list
required under paragraph (1) and conducting any annual
review under paragraph (3).
(B) Transmittal of list.--The Secretary shall
transmit a copy of the list required under paragraph
(1), and any modification to that list, to the heads of
each Federal department or agency determined
appropriate under subparagraph (A).
(c) Implementation Plan and Briefing.--
(1) In general.--Not later than June 1, 2027, the Secretary
of Defense shall establish and provide to the congressional
defense committees a briefing on an implementation plan for
carrying out the prohibition under subsection (a).
(2) Elements.--The implementation plan required under
paragraph (1) shall include--
(A) an identification of the lead organization
within the Department of Defense responsible for
implementing and overseeing the prohibition under
subsection (a);
(B) a description of the process by which the
Department will identify and assess prohibited
connected vehicles;
(C) a description of the means by which the
Department will conduct coordination with appropriate
Federal departments and agencies;
(D) an identification of the metrics by which the
Department will assess connected vehicles for threats
to national security;
(E) a description of the means by which military
installations will ensure compliance with such
prohibition; and
(F) an assessment of resource requirements
necessary to implement and maintain such prohibition.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Connected vehicle.--The term ``connected vehicle'' has
the meaning given that term in section 791.301 of title 15,
Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations.
(2) Foreign entity of concern.--The term ``foreign entity
of concern'' has the meaning given that term in section 9901 of
the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4651).
(3) Military installation.--The term ``military
installation'' has the meaning given that term in section
2801(c) of title 10, United States Code.
Subtitle E--Studies and Reports
SEC. 1041. ANNUAL REPORT ON CONTRACT CANCELLATIONS.
(a) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 10 days after the date on
which the President submits a budget of the United States
Government for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to
Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States
Code, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on any cancellations
of contracts during the preceding fiscal year.
(2) Reporting on fiscal year 2025 cancellations.--The
Secretary of Defense shall include in the first report
submitted under paragraph (1) reporting on any cancellations of
contracts during fiscal year 2025.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
include the following elements:
(1) Identification of the Contract Line Item Number
affected.
(2) Total value of such Contract Line Item Number.
(3) Total existing obligations against that Contract Line
Item Number.
(4) Any fee paid, if applicable, for cancelling the
contract.
(5) A brief justification of the rationale for
cancellation, tagged by--
(A) non-alignment with the priorities of the
Secretary of Defense;
(B) requirement no longer exists;
(C) requirement has decreased;
(D) requirement exists, but the contract did not
meet requirements for cost or the schedule or
performance are unacceptable; or
(E) any other rationale as determined by the
Secretary.
(6) For any Contract Line Item Number tagged pursuant to
paragraph (5)(E), a brief proposed timeline for issuing a new
contract to meet the specified requirement.
SEC. 1042. STREAMLINING OF TOTAL FORCE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Repeal of Annual Report on Military Technicians.--Section 115a
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (g).
(b) Incorporation of Annual Civilian Personnel Management Report
Into Annual Defense Manpower Profile Report.--
(1) In general.--Such section is further amended--
(A) by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) as
subsections (e) through (g), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subsection (c) the following
new subsection:
``(d)(1) The Secretary shall include in each report required under
subsection (a) a detailed discussion of the management of the civilian
workforce of the Department of Defense. The discussion shall include
the matter specified in paragraph (2) for the civilian workforce of
each of the following:
``(A) The Office of the Secretary of Defense and the
Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities.
``(B) The military departments.''.
(2) Transfer of reporting requirements.--Such title is
further amended by transferring paragraph (2) of section 129(c)
of such title to section 115a, inserting such paragraph at the
end of subsection (d) of such section 115a, as added by
paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection, and amending such
paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ``Each report under paragraph (1)
shall contain'' and inserting ``The matter to be
included in each discussion under paragraph (1)''; and
(B) by striking ``under the jurisdiction of the
official submitting the report'' and inserting ``of
each element of the Department of Defense named in that
paragraph''.
(3) Conforming repeal of requirement for separate annual
civilian personnel management report.--Section 129 of such
title is amended by striking subsection (c).
SEC. 1043. REPORT ON NATIONAL GUARD SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND
RESPONSE TRAINING.
The Chief of the National Guard Bureau, in coordination with the
Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing the
number of members of the National Guard, disaggregated by State, that
received sexual assault prevention and response training in the
preceding calendar year--
(1) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act; and
(2) annually, beginning in 2027 and ending in 2031, by not
later than March 30 of each year.
SEC. 1044. REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS.
Section 1707 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1799; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) Reports on Support for Immigration Enforcement Operations.--
``(1) In general.--If the Department of Defense approves a
Request for Assistance for support for immigration enforcement
operations, the Secretary of Defense shall electronically
transmit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a report on such support not later
than 30 calendar days after the date on which the Secretary
approves the Request for Assistance and every 30 calendar days
thereafter.
``(2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1)
shall include information on the following:
``(A) The use of transportation support provided by
the Department of Defense, the type of such support,
and the cost of such support.
``(B) The use of installation or facility support
provided by the Department of Defense, the name of the
installation or facility, and the cost of such support.
``(C) The reassignment of Department of Defense
personnel to conduct support for immigration
enforcement operations, the units from which such
personnel were reassigned, the duration of the orders,
and the cost of such reassignment.''.
SEC. 1045. MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND.
(a) Report on Recruiting and Retention Efforts.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the Commander of
the Military Sealift Command, and in consultation with the
Commander of United States Transportation Command, the
Commander of United States Fleet Forces Command, and the
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and
Acquisition, shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of
the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives a report on efforts to improve recruitment and
retention of Military Sealift Command Mariners.
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall consider--
(A) opportunities to enhance the integration of
Military Sealift Command civilian mariners into the
military command structure;
(B) providing training on the roles and
significance of Military Sealift Command civilian
mariner workforce to relevant military commands; and
(C) authorities required to improve recruitment and
retention of civilian mariners in Military Sealift
Command.
(b) Report on Extending Charter Durations.--Not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of the
Navy shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and
the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a
report assessing the merits of extending the maximum charter durations
of commercial and specialty vessels for the Military Sealift Command.
SEC. 1046. REPORT ON ALIENS HELD AT INSTALLATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.
(a) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, and not less frequently than monthly thereafter, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing--
(1) the number of aliens held at installations of the
Department of Defense, disaggregated by location; and
(2) the total cost of detention of aliens at installations
of the Department of Defense, regardless of location.
(b) Alien Defined.--In this section, the term ``alien'' has the
meaning given that term in section 101 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101).
SEC. 1047. BRIEFING ON EXPENDITURES OR PLANNED EXPENDITURES OF FUNDS
ALLOCATED FOR EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF EXISTING
ARCTIC INFRASTRUCTURE.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation
with the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command and the
Commander of the United States Northern Command, shall provide a
briefing to the congressional defense committees on the expenditures or
planned expenditures of funds allocated pursuant to section 20009(12)
of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to
title II of H. Con. Res. 14'' , approved July 4, 2025 (Public Law 119-
21), for exploration and development of existing Arctic infrastructure.
The briefing should include amount of funds expended to date, a
timeline for future use of funds, and an assessment of the feasibility
of any viable infrastructure options in the Arctic region.
Subtitle F--Other Matters
SEC. 1051. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE IN SUPPORT OF
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACCOUNTING FOR MISSING UNITED
STATES GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL.
Section 408(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``$5,000,000'' and inserting ``$15,000,000''.
SEC. 1052. EXTENSION OF ADMISSION TO GUAM OR THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS FOR CERTAIN H-2B NONIMMIGRANTS.
Section 6(b)(1)(B) of the Joint Resolution entitled ``A Joint
Resolution to approve the `Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of
America', and for other purposes'', approved March 24, 1976 (48 U.S.C.
1806(b)(1)(B)), is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), by
striking ``December 31, 2029'' and inserting ``December 31, 2031''.
SEC. 1053. PROHIBITING SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FROM DEVELOPING VOTING
TECHNOLOGY OR METHODOLOGY.
The Secretary of Defense may not develop, or facilitate the
development of, any voting technology or methodology for voting in
Federal and State elections.
SEC. 1054. ASSESSMENT OF THE FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY OF USING
PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO SUPPORT U.S.
CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION.
(a) Assessment and Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security--
(1) conduct an assessment of the advisability, feasibility,
and cost of using personnel of the Department of Defense to
support U.S. Customs and Border Protection by providing
translation and interpretation services in connection with
border security operations; and
(2) submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on the findings of the Secretary with respect to the assessment
conducted pursuant to paragraph (1).
(b) Contents.--The report submitted pursuant to subsection (a)(2)
shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of the current capabilities and
availability of Department personnel with relevant language
skills to support the needs of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection and assist with interviews, including with respect
to Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Swahili, Korean, Urdu,
Farsi, and other languages that may be encountered at the
United States border.
(2) An evaluation on the potential impact of the use of
personnel described in subsection (a)(1) on Department
readiness, operations, and personnel.
(3) An evaluation of the impact of such use of personnel on
operations at the United States border.
(4) A cost estimate for such use of personnel, including
administrative, training, deployment, and sustainment costs;
(5) A summary of any prior or ongoing interagency efforts
or agreements relating to foreign language support between the
Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security
and if such support was provided on a reimbursable or
nonreimbursable basis.
(6) Such recommendations as the Secretary of Defense may
have for legislative or administrative action to facilitate
such use of personnel.
SEC. 1055. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES OF
THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
made available for fiscal year 2026 for operation and maintenance,
defense-wide, and available for the Office of the Secretary of Defense
for travel expenses, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or
expended until the Secretary of Defense--
(1) submits to the Committee on Armed Services of the
Senate unredacted copies of documents requested by the
committee during the period beginning on January 1, 2024, and
ending on June 1, 2024;
(2) submits to the congressional defense committees overdue
notifications regarding sensitive military operations required
by section 130f of title 10, United States Code;
(3) submits to the requesting committee overdue quarterly
reports regarding execute orders of the Department of Defense
required by section 1744 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 113
note);
(4) submits to the congressional defense committees the
plan for integrating signals intelligence capabilities on
fielded armed overwatch aircraft required by section 167 of the
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159);
(5) issues guidance on the governance and oversight of the
contracts of the Department of Defense that support or enable
sensitive activities required by section 867 of the
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159);
(6) submits to the congressional defense committees the
review of authorities relevant to the conduct of irregular
warfare activities by the Department of Defense required by
section 1065 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement
and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
(Public Law 118-159);
(7) submits to the congressional defense committees the
plan for implementing and institutionalizing the
responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, and other
matters, required by section 907(b) of the Servicemember
Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159); and
(8) submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives the report on
Department of Defense efforts to identify, disseminate, and
implement throughout the Department lessons learned from the
war in Ukraine required by the conference report accompanying
the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-
159).
SEC. 1056. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SENSITIVE ACTIVITIES.
(a) Oversight of Department of Defense Sensitive Activities.--
Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after section 130f the following new section:
``Sec. 103g. Oversight of Department of Defense sensitive activities.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall keep the
congressional defense committees fully and currently informed of
Department of Defense sensitive activities.
``(b) Notification.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees notice in writing of a compromise or
failure of any Department of Defense sensitive activity not later than
48 hours following the compromise or failure.
``(c) Procedures.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the congressional defense committees, shall establish and submit to
such committees procedures for complying with the requirements of
subsection (a) and (b) consistent with the national security of the
United States and the protection of operational integrity. The
Secretary shall promptly notify the congressional defense committees in
writing of any changes to such procedures at least 14 days prior to the
adoption of any such changes.
``(d) Sensitive Activity Defined.--In this section, the term
`sensitive activity' means operations, actions, activities, or programs
that, if compromised, could have enduring adverse effects on United
States foreign policy, Department of Defense activities, or military
operations, or cause significant embarrassment to the United States,
United States allies, or the Department of Defense.''.
(b) Process for Coordinating and Deconflicting Contracts.--
Consistent with section 867 of the Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
(Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4601), the Secretary of
Defense shall establish a process for coordinating and deconflicting
contracts of the Department of Defense that support or enable sensitive
activities with other departments and agencies of the Federal
government, as appropriate.
SEC. 1057. IRREGULAR WARFARE EXERCISE LABORATORY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may establish and
maintain an Irregular Warfare Exercise Laboratory to--
(1) support the training, experimentation, preparation, and
validation of the United States Armed Forces to conduct full-
spectrum irregular warfare activities; and
(2) enable activities to build the capacity and
interoperability of the security forces of friendly foreign
countries.
(b) Authorities.--In carrying out the activities authorized under
subsection (a), the Secretary may use the authorities under chapter 16
of title 10, United States Code, and other applicable statutory
authorities available to the Secretary of Defense.
SEC. 1058. SEMIANNUAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OPERATIONS AT THE
SOUTHERN LAND BORDER.
(a) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a
report on operations at the southern land border.
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall include a detailed description of--
(A) the Department of Defense's efforts with
respect to--
(i) combating transnational organized crime
in the United States Northern Command and the
United States Southern Command areas of
responsibility;
(ii) reducing the cross-border flow of
illicit synthetic drugs, including fentanyl,
fentanyl analogs, and fentanyl precursors; and
(iii) reducing the cross-border illicit
trade of firearms and human trafficking;
(B) the Department of Defense's steady-state plan
and posture on the southern land border;
(C) the Department of Defense's assessment of the
operational and readiness impact under the Department's
steady-state plan and posture on the southern land
border, and any revisions of such plan and posture;
(D) each military installation and each Department
of Defense facility on or off the installation that is
being used to support--
(i) the Department of Defense's operations
along the southern land border; or
(ii) the Department of Homeland Security or
any of its components;
(E) the funding sources for the Department of
Defense's current operations along the southern land
border;
(F) the Department of Defense's use of force policy
and related training;
(G) the Department of Defense's assessment of its
compliance with section 1385 of title 18, United States
Code (commonly known as the ``Posse Comitatus Act of
1878''), in its execution of--
(i) any efforts along the southern land
border; and
(ii) any efforts in support of the
Department of Homeland Security; and
(H) any challenges the Department of Defense has
faced in the execution of the efforts described in
subparagraphs (A) and (F).
(b) Semiannual Updates.--Not less frequently than once every 180
days after submitting the report required under subsection (a) and
during the effective period of the national emergency declared by
Proclamation 100886 (90 Fed. Reg. 8327; relating to a Declaration of a
National Emergency at the Southern Border of the United States),
Executive Order 14165 (90 Fed. Reg. 8467; relating to Security Our
Borders), and Executive Order 14167 (90 Fed. Reg. 8613; relating to
Clarifying the Military's Role in Protecting the Territorial Integrity
of the United States), the Commander of the United States Northern
Command shall submit to the congressional defense committees updates to
the information included in such report.
SEC. 1059. UNIVERSITY-BASED SECURE INNOVATION INCUBATOR PROGRAM OF
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a
program to develop, operate, and maintain incubator programs for secure
facilities and networks at select universities across the United
States--
(1) to accelerate the development and transition of
innovative technologies to meet national security needs;
(2) to increase the availability of secure facilities and
networks for classified work at university locations;
(3) to foster collaboration between academic researchers,
private sector entities, and Department of Defense personnel;
(4) to expand the pool of security-cleared technical talent
available to support defense organizations and personnel in
critical defense technology areas; and
(5) to create regional innovation hubs that strengthen the
national security innovation base.
(b) Program Elements.--The program established pursuant to
subsection (a) shall include the following elements:
(1) Facility requirements.--Each university-based secure
facility and network shall--
(A) meet all physical, technical, and personnel
security requirements for handling classified
information up to the Top Secret or Sensitive
Compartmented Information level;
(B) be designed to accommodate diverse use cases,
including secure meetings, classified research, and
technology development activities;
(C) include collaborative workspaces appropriate
for innovation activities; and
(D) leverage modern design principles to maximize
utilization and effectiveness.
(2) University selection criteria.--The Secretary shall
select universities based on--
(A) the absence of a fully functional secure
facility and network on the university campus;
(B) demonstrated commitment to national security-
relevant research and development;
(C) existing relationships with the Department of
Defense;
(D) technical capabilities relevant to defense
innovation priorities;
(E) geographic distribution to ensure nationwide
access; and
(F) capacity to support the administrative and
security requirements of operating a secure facility
and network.
(3) Access to facilities and networks.--
(A) Access model.--The Secretary shall establish a
flexible subscription-based system for access to the
university-based secure facilities and networks, with--
(i) tiered access levels calibrated to
different user needs and security requirements;
(ii) pricing structures that may vary based
on organizational size, usage patterns, and
security clearance-processing needs; and
(iii) priority access for Department
components and entities working on projects
sponsored by the Department.
(B) Access protocols and security clearance
requirements.--
(i) In general.--Access to classified
information and secure facilities within the
program established pursuant to subsection (a)
shall be strictly controlled and granted
consistent with Executive Order 12968 (50
U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to access to
classified information).
(ii) Authorized users.--Authorized users of
classified information and secure facilities
within the program established pursuant to
subsection (a) may include--
(I) university faculty, staff, and
students;
(II) private sector entities,
particularly small businesses and
startups, that are participating in
specific defense innovation programs;
(III) personnel and contractors of
the Department of Defense; and
(IV) personnel from other Federal
agencies engaged in work related to
national security.
(c) Implementation.--
(1) Pilot program.--In carrying out the program required by
subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
(A) not later than 540 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, establish an initial pilot
program with not fewer than three university partners;
(B) ensure that at least one of the locations for
the pilot program established pursuant to subparagraph
(A) is at a university located within 100 miles of the
geographic center of the United States;
(C) evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot program
established pursuant to subparagraph (A) based on
metrics, including utilization rates, project outcomes,
and participant feedback; and
(D) not more than 900 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, submit to the congressional
defense committees a report on--
(i) the findings of the Secretary with
respect to the pilot program established
pursuant to subparagraph (A); and
(ii) such recommendations as the Secretary
may have for expanding the pilot program.
(2) Program expansion.--Subject to successful evaluation of
the pilot program established pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), the
Secretary shall, not later than four years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, expand the program required by
subsection (a) to not fewer than 10 universities.
(d) Cost-sharing.--The Secretary may enter into cost-sharing
agreements or other appropriate agreements with universities
participating in the program established pursuant to subsection (a),
other Federal departments and agencies, State and local governments,
Tribal governments, and private sector partners to support the
establishment and operation of the secure facilities and networks under
the program.
(e) Annual Report.--
(1) In general.--Each year, the Secretary shall submit to
the congressional defense committees an annual report on the
program established pursuant to subsection (a).
(2) Contents.--Each report submitted pursuant to paragraph
(1) shall cover the following:
(A) Current locations and expansion plans.
(B) Utilization metrics and user demographics.
(C) Financial information, including fees collected
and program costs.
(D) Measurable outcomes from activities conducted
within the secure facilities and networks included in
the program.
(E) Recommendations for legislative or
administrative action relating to the program.
(f) Program and Report Expiration.--The program authorized under
subsection (a) and the annual report requirement under subsection (e)
shall terminate 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1060. PRIORITY CONSIDERATION OF ENERGY PROJECTS THAT ARE LIKELY TO
EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT TEMPORAL IMPACT DUE TO SEASONAL
ARCTIC CLIMATE CONDITIONS.
The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
shall, to the maximum extent possible, prioritize, for purposes of
consideration by the Manufacturing Capability Expansion and Investment
Prioritization (MCEIP) office, the clearance of mining and energy
project applications and white papers for projects the operation or
completion of which is likely to experience significant temporal impact
due to seasonal Arctic climate conditions.
SEC. 1061. NON-REIMBURSABLE SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN WAR COMMISSION.
Section 1094(f)(2) of the Afghanistan War Commission Act of 2021
(Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1938) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
``(D) Services.--
``(i) DOD services.--The Secretary of
Defense may provide to the Commission, on a
nonreimbursable basis, such administrative
services, funds, staff, facilities, and other
support services as are necessary for the
performance of the Commission's duties under
this section.
``(ii) Other agencies.--In addition to any
support provided under clause (i), the heads of
other Federal departments and agencies may
provide to the Commission such services, funds,
facilities, staff, and other support as the
heads of such departments and agencies
determine advisable and as may be authorized by
law.''.
SEC. 1062. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY FOR AFGHANISTAN WAR COMMISSION.
Section 1094(g) of the Afghanistan War Commission Act of 2021
(Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1938) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(7) Contracting.--The Co-Chairpersons of the Commission
may, to such extent and in such amounts as are provided in
appropriation Acts, enter into contracts to enable the
Commission to discharge its duties under this section.''.
SEC. 1063. COMMISSION ON THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--There is established as of January 5,
2026, an independent commission in the legislative branch to be
known as the ``Commission on the National Defense Strategy''
(in this section referred to as the ``Commission'').
(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Commission is to examine
and make recommendations with respect to the national defense
strategy of the United States.
(3) Scope and duties.--In order to provide the fullest
understanding of the national defense strategy the Commission
shall perform the following duties:
(A) National defense strategy review.--The
Commission shall review the most recent national
defense strategy of the United States including the
assumptions, strategic objectives, priority missions,
major investments in defense capabilities, force
posture and structure, operational concepts, and
strategic and military risks associated with the
strategy.
(B) Assessment.--The Commission shall conduct a
comprehensive assessment of the strategic environment,
including--
(i) United States interests;
(ii) the threats to the national security
of the United States, including both
traditional and non-traditional threats;
(iii) the size and shape of the force;
(iv) the readiness of the force;
(v) the posture, structure, and
capabilities of the force;
(vi) allocation of resources; and
(vii) the strategic and military risks
present in the national defense strategy.
(4) Commission report and recommendations.--
(A) Report.--
(i) In general.--Not later than one year
after the date of establishment of the
Commission, the Commission shall transmit to
the President and Congress a report containing
the review and assessment conducted under
paragraph (3), together with any
recommendations of the Commission.
(ii) Contents.--The report required by
clause (i) shall include the following
elements:
(I) An appraisal of the strategic
environment, including an examination
of the traditional and non-traditional
threats to the United States, and the
potential for conflicts arising from
such threats and security challenges.
(II) An evaluation of the strategic
objectives of the Department of Defense
for near-peer competition in support of
the national security interests of the
United States.
(III) A review of the military
missions for which the Department of
Defense should prepare, including
missions that support the interagency
and a whole-of-government strategy.
(IV) An identification of any gaps
or redundancies in the roles and
missions assigned to the Armed Forces
necessary to carry out military
missions identified in subclause (III),
and the roles and capabilities provided
by other Federal agencies and by allies
and international partners.
(V) An assessment of how the
national defense strategy leverages
other elements of national power across
the interagency to counter near-peer
competitors.
(VI) An evaluation of the resources
necessary to support the strategy,
including budget recommendations.
(VII) An examination of the efforts
by the Department of Defense to develop
new and innovative operational concepts
to enable the United States to more
effectively counter near-peer
competitors.
(VIII) An analysis of the force
planning construct, including--
(aa) the size and shape of
the force;
(bb) the posture,
structure, and capabilities of
the force;
(cc) the readiness of the
force;
(dd) infrastructure and
organizational adjustments to
the force;
(ee) modifications to
personnel requirements,
including professional military
education; and
(ff) other elements of the
defense program necessary to
support the strategy.
(IX) An assessment of the risks
associated with the strategy, including
the relationships and tradeoffs between
missions, risks, and resources.
(X) Any other elements the
Commission considers appropriate.
(B) Briefings.--
(i) In general.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the establishment of the
Commission, the Commission shall provide to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a briefing on the
status of the review and assessment required by
paragraph (3), including a discussion of any
interim recommendations.
(ii) Interim briefings.--At the request of
the Chair and Ranking Member of the Committee
on Armed Services of the Senate, or the Chair
and Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives, the
Commission shall provide the requesting
Committee with interim briefings in addition to
the briefing required by clause (i).
(5) Powers of commission.--
(A) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such
hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take
such testimony, and receive such evidence as the
Commission considers advisable to carry out its duties
under this section.
(B) Information from federal agencies.--The
Commission may secure directly from any Federal
department or agency such information as the Commission
considers necessary to carry out its duties under this
section. Upon request of the Chair of the Commission,
the head of such department or agency shall furnish
such information to the Commission.
(C) Use of postal service.--The Commission may use
the United States mails in the same manner and under
the same conditions as other departments and agencies
of the Federal Government.
(D) Authority to accept gifts.--
(i) In general.--The Commission may accept,
use, and dispose of gifts or donations of
services, goods, and property from non-Federal
entities for the purposes of aiding and
facilitating the work of the Commission. The
authority under this paragraph does not extend
to gifts of money.
(ii) Documentation; conflicts of
interest.--The Commission shall document gifts
accepted under the authority provided by clause
(i) and shall avoid conflicts of interest or
the appearance of conflicts of interest.
(iii) Compliance with congressional ethics
rules.--Except as specifically provided in this
section, a member of the Commission shall
comply with rules set forth by the Select
Committee on Ethics of the Senate and the
Committee on Ethics of the House of
Representatives governing employees of the
Senate and the House of Representatives,
respectively.
(6) Report required.--Not later than February 5, 2027, the
Commission shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and House of Representatives an unclassified report,
with classified annexes if necessary, that includes the
findings and conclusions of the Commission as a result of the
studies required under this section, together with its
recommendations for such legislative actions as the Commission
considers appropriate in light of the results of the studies.
(b) Membership.--
(1) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 8
members, of whom--
(A) one shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives;
(B) one shall be appointed by the Minority Leader
of the House of Representatives;
(C) one shall be appointed by the Majority Leader
of the Senate;
(D) one shall be appointed by the Minority Leader
of the Senate;
(E) one shall be appointed by the Chairman of the
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
(F) one shall be appointed by the Ranking Member of
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
(G) one shall be appointed by the Chairman of the
Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives; and
(H) one shall be appointed by the Ranking Member of
the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives.
(2) Chair and vice chair.--
(A) Chair.--The Chair of the Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate and the Chair of the Committee
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, with
the concurrence of the Majority Leader of the Senate
and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall
jointly designate 1 member of the Commission to serve
as Chair of the Commission.
(B) Vice chair.--The Ranking Member of the
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the
Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed Services of
the House of Representatives, with the concurrence of
the Minority Leader of the Senate and the Minority
Leader of the House of Representatives, shall jointly
designate 1 member of the Commission to serve as Vice
Chair of the Commission.
(3) Appointments.--
(A) Appointment date.--Members shall be appointed
to the Commission under paragraph (1) by not later than
30 days after the date of the establishment of the
Commission.
(B) Notifications.--Individuals making appointments
under paragraph (1) shall provide notice of the
appointments to the Secretary of Defense (in this
section referred to as the ``Secretary''), the Chairman
of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and
the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives.
(C) Effect of non-appointment.--
(i) In general.--If an appointment under
this subsection is not made by the date
specified under paragraph (3)(A), the authority
to make such appointment shall devolve to a
member of Congress of the same party and same
chamber eligible to appoint under this
subsection.
(ii) Expiration of appointment authority.--
If an appointment is not made within 60 days of
establishment, the authority to make such
appointment shall expire.
(D) Restriction on appointment.--Officers or
employees of the Federal Government (other than experts
or consultants the services of which are procured under
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code) may not be
appointed as members of the Commission.
(E) Restriction on members of congress.--Members of
Congress may not serve on the Commission.
(4) Period of appointment; vacancies; removal of members.--
(A) Appointment duration.--Members shall be
appointed for the life of the Commission.
(B) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall
not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same
manner as the original appointment.
(C) Removal of members.--A member may be removed
from the Commission for cause by the individual serving
in the position responsible for the original
appointment of such member under subsection (b)(1),
provided that notice has first been provided to such
member of the cause for removal and voted and agreed
upon by three quarters of the members serving. A
vacancy created by the removal of a member under this
subsection shall not affect the powers of the
Commission, and shall be filled in the same manner as
the original appointment was made.
(5) Quorum.--.A majority of the members serving on the
Commission shall constitute a quorum.
(6) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date
on which all members of the Commission have been appointed as
published in the Congressional Record, the Commission shall
hold its initial meeting.
(c) Personnel Matters.--
(1) Status as federal employees.--Notwithstanding the
requirements of section 2105 of title 5, United States Code,
including the required supervision under subsection (a)(3) of
such section, members of the Commission shall be deemed to be
Federal employees in the legislative branch subject to all the
laws and policies applicable to legislative branch employees.
(2) Oath of office.--Notwithstanding the provision of
section 2903(b) of title 5, United States Code, an employee of
an Executive Branch agency, otherwise authorized to administer
oaths under section 2903 of title 5, United States Code, may
administer the oath of office to Commissioners for the purpose
of their service to the Commission.
(3) Security clearances.--The appropriate Federal
departments or agencies shall cooperate with the Commission in
expeditiously providing to the Commission members and staff
appropriate security clearances to the extent possible pursuant
to existing procedures and requirements, except that no person
may be provided with access to classified information under
this Act without the appropriate security clearances.
(4) Pay for members.--Each member of the Commission may be
compensated at a rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of the
annual rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for
each day (including travel time) during which such member is
engaged in the performance of the duties of the Commission. All
members of the Commission who are officers or employees of the
United States shall serve without compensation additional to
that received for their services as officers or employees of
the United States.
(5) Staff.--
(A) Executive director.--The Chair of the
Commission may appoint and fix the rate of basic pay
for an Executive Director in accordance with section
3161 of title 5, United States Code.
(B) Commission staff.--The Executive Director may
appoint and fix the rate of basic pay for additional
personnel as staff of the Commission in accordance with
section 3161 of title 5, United States Code.
(C) Detailees authorized.--On a reimbursable or
non-reimbursable basis, the heads of departments and
agencies of the Federal Government may provide, and the
Commission may accept personnel detailed from such
departments and agencies, including active-duty
military personnel.
(D) Travel expenses.--The members and staff of the
Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including
per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized
for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter
57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from
their homes or regular places of business in the
performance of services for the Commission.
(d) Support.--
(1) Assistance from department of defense.--
(A) In general.--Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated for the Department of Defense for support
of the Commission, the Secretary may make transfers to
the Commission for Commission expenses, including
compensation of Commission members, officers, and
employees, and provision of other such services, funds,
facilities, and other support services as necessary for
the performance of the Commission's functions. Funds
made available to support and provide assistance to the
Commission may be used for payment of compensation of
members, officers, and employees of the Commission
without transfer under this subparagraph. Amounts
transferred under this subparagraph shall remain
available until expended. Transfer authority provided
by this subparagraph is in addition to any other
transfer authority provided by law. Section 2215 of
title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to a
transfer of funds under this subparagraph.
(B) Treasury account authorized.--The Secretary of
the Treasury may establish an account or accounts for
the Commission from which any amounts transferred under
this clause may be used for activities of the
Commission.
(2) Liaison.--The Secretary shall designate at least one
officer or employee of the Department of Defense to serve as a
liaison officer between the Department and the Commission.
(3) Additional support.--To the extent that funds are
available for such purpose, or on a reimbursable basis, the
Secretary may, at the request of the Chair of the Commission--
(A) enter into contracts for the acquisition of
administrative supplies and equipment for use by the
Commission; and
(B) make available the services of a Federal funded
research and development center or an independent,
nongovernmental organization, described under section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and
exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.
(4) Preliminary administrative support authorized.--Upon
the appointment of the Chair and Vice Chair under subsection
(b), the Secretary may provide administrative support
authorized under this section necessary to facilitate the
standing up of the Commission.
(e) Termination of Commission.--The Commission shall terminate 90
days after the submission of the report required by subsection (a).
SEC. 1064. PROVISION BY AIR FORCE OF METEOROLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall provide
meteorological and environmental services for operations of the
intelligence community.
(b) Intelligence Community Defined.--In this section, the term
``intelligence community'' has the meaning given that term in section 3
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
SEC. 1065. EXPANSION OF INDIVIDUAL LONGITUDINAL EXPOSURE RECORD.
(a) All Exposures.--The Secretary of Defense shall expand the
Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (in this section referred to as
``ILER'') to document all exposures of members of the Armed Forces,
including those that occur within the United States, so it can be
available for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs when such members
transition to civilian life, including the following:
(1) All-hazard occupational data.
(2) Environmental hazards that were known or found later to
which the member was exposed, including through conducting any
monitoring in the area.
(b) Medical Information.--The Secretary of Defense shall expand the
ILER to include the following medical information of members of the
Armed Forces so it can be available for the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs when such members transition to civilian life:
(1) Medical encounter information relating to exposures
(such as diagnosis, treatment, and laboratory data).
(2) Medical concerns that should be addressed regarding
possible exposures.
(c) Availability to Certain Professionals.--The Secretary of
Defense shall ensure that the ILER is available, for purposes of
improving internal processes, to the following:
(1) Health care providers of the Department of Defense and
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(2) Epidemiologists and researchers of the Department of
Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(3) Disability evaluation and benefits determinations
specialists of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(d) Inclusion in Service Records.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall document in
the service records of a member of the Armed Forces whether
such member served at a location where there was a potential of
toxic exposure.
(2) Protection of classified information.--In carrying out
paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that
service at any location that is classified is protected from
disclosure.
SEC. 1066. CLASSIFICATION OF NEVADA TEST AND TRAINING RANGE AS LOCATION
WHERE CONTAMINATION OCCURRED AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES WERE EXPOSED TO TOXIC SUBSTANCES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall classify the Nevada
Test and Training Range as a location where contamination occurred.
(b) Identification Process.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall
establish a process to identify members of the Armed Forces and
former members of the Armed Forces that were stationed at the
Nevada Test and Training Range since January 27, 1951.
(2) Documentation.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall
establish a process to permit members of the Armed Forces and
former members of the Armed Forces to provide documentation or
evidence of their assignment within the Nevada Test and
Training Range to assist the Secretary in identifying those
members and former members under paragraph (1).
(3) Efforts.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall make all
efforts to identify individuals described in paragraph (1) and
shall not require members of the Armed Forces or former members
of the Armed Forces to submit evidence of their stationing.
Subtitle G--Defense Workforce Integration
SEC. 1081. INTEGRATION OF MILITARY AND CIVILIAN HIRING PROCESSES.
(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the Secretaries concerned shall establish a pathway for medically
disqualified entry-level service members to enter civilian positions
for which they are qualified in the Department of Defense or any of its
components.
(b) Air Force DRIVE Program.--The Air Force's Develop,
Redistribute, Improve, Vault, Expose (DRIVE) program shall be
considered sufficient to meet the requirements of subsection (a) and
may, but need not, serve as a baseline from which the other military
departments design their programs.
(c) Entry-level Service Member Defined.--In this section, the term
``entry-level service member'' means a regular or reserve member of the
Armed Forces who is currently attending or has military orders to
attend within 90 days--
(1) basic training;
(2) a technical school of the Armed Forces;
(3) a service academy;
(4) the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC);
(5) an officer accession program, including officer
candidate school, officer training school, officer development
school, or equivalent program.
SEC. 1082. PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE
DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE TO PERSONS INELIGIBLE FOR
MILITARY SERVICE.
Chapter 50 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following new section:
``Sec. 996. Provision of information on career opportunities in the
defense industrial base to persons medically disqualified
for military service
``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish and
implement a program to provide individuals who are not medically
qualified for military service with information on employment
opportunities in the defense industrial base or other employment
opportunities in support of the national interests of the United
States.
``(b) Program.--The program established under subsection (a) shall
inform and refer persons described in subsection (a) to employment,
apprenticeship, and training opportunities in--
``(1) the defense industrial base;
``(2) cybersecurity or intelligence support roles;
``(3) research and development in defense technologies;
``(4) national emergency and disaster preparedness; or
``(5) any other non-military opportunity the Secretary
considers in the national interests of the United States.
``(c) Collaboration.--The Secretary of Defense shall consult with
entities in the defense industrial base, other Federal agencies, and
academic institutions to carry out this section.''.
SEC. 1083. PROVISION TO NAVY PERSONNEL OF INFORMATION ON CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES AT MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND.
The Secretary of the Navy shall provide information about career
opportunities at Military Sealift Command and workforce training
programs for shipbuilders to Navy personnel.
SEC. 1084. REPORT ON DEFENSE WORKFORCE INTEGRATION.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report
describing implementation of the requirements under this subtitle.
TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS
SEC. 1101. EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL AUTHORITY FOR DEPENDENTS OF CERTAIN
EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 1599b of title 10, United
States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall direct the Director of the
Defense Travel Management Office to update the Joint Travel
Regulations, not later than February 1, 2026, to authorize educational
travel for a dependent of a covered employee without regard to whether
the Federal agency responsible for the employment of the covered
employee anticipates that the covered employee will, during the 30-day
period following the scheduled date of the dependent's departure for
the travel, be transferred to a location in the United States or travel
to the United States for home leave.
(b) Briefings Required.--
(1) Initial briefing.--Not later than February 1, 2026, the
Secretary shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives on the update to the
Joint Travel Regulations required by subsection (a).
(2) Subsequent briefings.--Not later than one year after
providing the briefing required by paragraph (1) and annually
thereafter until February 1, 2029, the Secretary shall brief
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives on the use of the authority described in
subsection (a) and the cost to the Federal Government of the
use of that authority.
(c) Covered Employee Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
employee'' means an employee of the Department of Defense Education
Activity assigned to United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
SEC. 1102. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE ANNUAL LIMITATION
ON PREMIUM PAY AND AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON PAY FOR
FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WORKING OVERSEAS.
Subsection (a) of section 1101 of the Duncan Hunter National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122
Stat. 4615), as most recently amended by section 1104 of the
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159), is further
amended by striking ``through 2025'' and inserting ``through 2026''.
SEC. 1103. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO GRANT
ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, AND GRATUITIES TO CIVILIAN
PERSONNEL ON OFFICIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT ZONE.
Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane
Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234; 120 Stat. 443), as added by section
1102 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4616) and as most recently
amended by section 1105 of the Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
(Public Law 118-159), is further amended by striking ``2026'' and
inserting ``2027''.
SEC. 1104. MODIFICATIONS TO DEFENSE CIVILIAN TRAINING CORPS.
Section 2200h of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (8), by inserting ``, in accordance with
subsection (b)'' before the period;
(2) by striking ``In establishing'' and inserting the
following:
``(a) In General.--In establishing''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(b) Hiring Authority.--
``(1) Students.--The head of a Department of Defense
organization that partners with the program may, without regard
to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5,
noncompetitively appoint a member of the program to a position
in such organization for a term of one year, renewable for not
more than a total of four one-year terms.
``(2) Graduates.--
``(A) In general.--The head of an organization
described in paragraph (1) may--
``(i) renew the appointment a successful
graduate of the program serving a one-year term
under such paragraph until such graduate is
appointed to a permanent position in such
organization, except that the appointment may
not be renewed for more than a total of four
one-year terms; and
``(ii) noncompetitively appoint the
graduate from a one-year term appointment
renewed under clause (i) into a vacant position
in the competitive or excepted service of the
Department.
``(B) Level.--The position of a graduate in a term
or permanent position described in subparagraph (A)
shall be at the level of GS-9 of the General Schedule
or an equivalent level for which the participant is
qualified, without regard to any minimum time-in-grade
or time-based experience requirements.
``(C) Limit.--The authority under this section may
not be used for more than 60 graduates of the program
in any calendar year.
``(3) Sunset.--The authority under this subsection shall
terminate on December 31, 2029.
``(4) Reports.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than January 31, 2026,
and annually thereafter until January 31, 2030, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the use of the
authority under this subsection.
``(B) Elements.--Each report required by
subparagraph (A) shall include the following:
``(i) The number of graduates of the
program for which the authority under this
section was used in the prior year.
``(ii) An identification of the Department
of Defense organizations that used the
authority to appoint graduates of the program
under paragraph (2)(ii).
``(C) Appropriate congressional committees
defined.--In this section, the term `appropriate
congressional committees' means--
``(i) the Committee on Armed Services and
the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
``(ii) the Committee on Armed Services and
the Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform of the House of Representatives.''.
SEC. 1105. MODIFICATIONS TO REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE
DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY.
Section 1746(e)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``term'' each place it appears and inserting ``tenure''.
SEC. 1106. MODIFICATION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR DOMESTIC DEFENSE
INDUSTRIAL BASE FACILITIES.
(a) In General.--Section 1125(a) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.) is
amended by inserting ``, including to Navy Supervisor of Shipbuilding,
Conversion, and Repair positions'' after ``Facilities Base''.
(b) Annual Report.--At the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary
of the Navy shall submit to the relevant congressional committees a
report that includes the following elements:
(1) The number of Navy Supervisor of Shipbuilding,
Conversion, and Repair positions filled in comparison to the
previous fiscal year.
(2) The extent to which direct hire authority has affected
recruitment and retention for Navy Supervisor of Shipbuilding,
Conversion, and Repair positions.
(3) Other data and information related to the hiring
process for the Navy Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion,
and Repair that the Secretary of the Navy considers
appropriate.
(c) Relevant Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
the term ``relevant congressional committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives.
SEC. 1107. CYBER WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.
(a) In General.--Section 1599f of title 10, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 1599f. Cyber workforce recruitment and retention
``(a) General Authority.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may--
``(A) establish, as positions in the excepted
service, such qualified positions in the Department of
Defense as the Secretary considers necessary to carry
out the cyber mission of the Department and are not in
the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System,
including--
``(i) positions in the Defense Digital
Executive Service established under subsection
(c); and
``(ii) Defense Digital Senior Level
positions designated under subsection (d);
``(B) carry out a program of personnel management
authority provided in subsection (b) in order to
facilitate recruitment of eminent experts in cyber for
the Department; and
``(C) implement an interagency transfer agreement
between qualified positions in the excepted service
established under this section and positions in the
competitive service in the Department, including the
military departments.
``(2) Applicability.--Unless explicitly provided otherwise
by law, the authority of the Secretary under this section
applies without regard to any other provision of law relating
to the appointment, number, classification, or compensation of
employees that the Secretary determines is incompatible with
the approach to talent management under this section.
``(b) Personnel Management Authority.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary may--
``(A) without regard to any provision of title 5
governing the appointment of employees in the civil
service, appoint individuals to qualified positions
established under subsection (a)(1); and
``(B) subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), fix the
compensation of employees appointed under subparagraph
(A).
``(2) Rates of basic pay.--The Secretary--
``(A) shall fix the rates of basic pay for
employees appointed under paragraph (1)(A)--
``(i) with the rates of pay provided for
employees in comparable positions in the
Federal Government; and
``(ii) subject to the same limitations on
maximum rates of pay established for such
employees by statute or regulation; and
``(B) may prescribe the rates of basic pay for
employees appointed under paragraph (1)(A) at rates not
in excess of a rate equal to 150 percent of the maximum
rate of basic pay authorized for positions at Level I
of the Executive Schedule under section 5312 of title
5.
``(3) Additional compensation.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (C), the
Secretary may, with respect to an employee appointed
under paragraph (1)(A), other than such an employee
receiving the maximum rate of basic pay prescribed
under paragraph (2)(B), provide the employee
compensation (in addition to basic pay), including
payments, benefits, sabbaticals, incentives, awards,
and allowances--
``(i) in accordance with relevant
provisions of other laws, including provisions
of title 5;
``(ii) consistent with, and not in excess
of the level authorized for, comparable
positions in the Federal Government; and
``(iii) to the extent compatible with the
approach to talent management under this
section.
``(B) Allowances.--An employee appointed under
paragraph (1)(A) shall be eligible for an allowance
under section 5941 of title 5, in addition to such
basic pay, on the same basis and at least to the same
extent as if the employee was an employee covered by
such section, including eligibility conditions,
allowance rates, and all other terms and conditions in
statute or regulation.
``(C) Maximum amount of additional compensation.--
No additional compensation may be provided to an
employee under this paragraph in any calendar year if,
or to the extent that, the employee's total annual
compensation in such calendar year will exceed the
maximum amount of total annual compensation payable at
the salary set in accordance with section 104 of title
3.
``(c) Defense Digital Executive Service.--The Secretary may
establish a Defense Digital Executive Service for positions established
under subsection (a)(1)(A)(i) that are comparable to Senior Executive
Service positions.
``(d) Defense Digital Senior Level Positions.--The Secretary may
designate as a Defense Digital Senior Level position any defense cyber
position that, as determined by the Secretary--
``(1) is classified above the grade of GG-15 of the
excepted service;
``(2) does not satisfy functional or program management
criteria for being designated as a position in the Defense
Digital Executive Service; and
``(3) has no more than minimal supervisory
responsibilities.
``(e) Two-year Probationary Period.--The probationary period for
all employees hired under the authority provided by this section shall
be two years.
``(f) Incumbents of Existing Competitive Service Positions.--
``(1) In general.--An individual occupying a position on
the date of the enactment of this section that is selected to
be converted to a position in the excepted service under this
section shall have the right to refuse such conversion.
``(2) Position conversion.--After the date on which an
individual who refuses a conversion under paragraph (1) stops
serving in the position selected to be converted, the position
shall be converted to a position in the excepted service.
``(g) Implementation Plan; Effective Date of Authority.--
``(1) In general.--The authority provided by this section
shall become effective 30 days after the date on which the
Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a
plan for the implementation of such authority.
``(2) Elements.--The plan described in paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
``(A) An assessment of the current scope of the
positions covered by the authority provided by
subsection (a).
``(B) A plan for the use of the authority.
``(C) An assessment of the anticipated workforce
needs for the cyber mission of the Department across
the future-years defense program.
``(D) Other matters as appropriate.
``(h) Collective Bargaining Agreements.--Nothing in subsection (a)
may be construed to impair the continued effectiveness of a collective
bargaining agreement with respect to an office, component,
subcomponent, or equivalent of the Department that is a successor to an
office, component, subcomponent, or equivalent of the Department
covered by the agreement before the succession.
``(i) Required Regulations.--The Secretary, in coordination with
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall prescribe
regulations for the administration of this section.
``(j) Annual Report.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this section and not less frequently than
once each year thereafter until the date that is five years
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Director
of the Office of Personnel Management, in coordination with the
Secretary, shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a detailed report on the administration of this
section during the most recent one-year period.
``(2) Elements.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1)
shall include, for the period covered by the report, the
following:
``(A) A discussion of the process used in accepting
applications, assessing candidates, ensuring adherence
to veterans' preference, and selecting applicants for
vacancies to be filled by an individual for a qualified
position.
``(B) A description of the following:
``(i) How the Secretary plans to fulfill
the critical need of the Department to recruit
and retain employees in qualified positions.
``(ii) The measures that will be used to
measure progress.
``(iii) Any actions taken during the
reporting period to fulfill such critical need.
``(C) A discussion of how the planning and actions
taken under subparagraph (B) are integrated into the
strategic workforce planning of the Department.
``(D) The metrics on actions occurring during the
reporting period, including the following:
``(i) The number of employees in qualified
positions hired, disaggregated by occupation
and grade and level or pay band.
``(ii) The placement of employees in
qualified positions, disaggregated by military
department, Defense Agency, or other component
within the Department.
``(iii) The total number of veterans hired.
``(iv) The number of separations of
employees in qualified positions, disaggregated
by occupation and grade and level or pay band.
``(v) The number of retirements of
employees in qualified positions, disaggregated
by occupation and grade and level or pay band.
``(vi) The number and amounts of
recruitment, relocation, and retention
incentives paid to employees in qualified
positions, disaggregated by occupation and
grade and level or pay band.
``(vii) The number of employees in
qualified positions who held an appointment
related to cybersecurity at a Federal agency
outside of the Department during the three-year
period prior to being appointed under this
section.
``(k) Comptroller General Assessment.--
``(1) Availability of annual report.--The Director of the
Office of Personnel Management shall make available to the
Comptroller General of the United States each report required
by subsection (j).
``(2) Assessment.--The Comptroller General shall--
``(A) assess any differences in recruitment and
retention for cyber positions experienced by Federal
agencies based on unique hiring and pay authorities for
cyber professionals, including with respect to Senior
Executive Service positions and Senior Level positions;
and
``(B) not later than five years after the date of
the enactment of this section, submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress the results of that
assessment.
``(l) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
`appropriate committees of Congress' means--
``(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate; and
``(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
``(2) Competitive service.--The term `competitive service'
has the meaning given that term in section 2102 of title 5.
``(3) Excepted service.--The term `excepted service' has
the meaning given that term in section 2103 of title 5.
``(4) Qualified position.--The term `qualified position'
means a position, designated by the Secretary for the purpose
of this section, in which the individual occupying such
position performs, manages, or supervises functions that
execute the cyber mission of the Department.
``(5) Senior executive service position.--The term `Senior
Executive Service position' has the meaning given that term in
section 3132(a) of title 5.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 81 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to
section 1599f and inserting the following new item:
``1599f. Cyber workforce recruitment and retention.''.
SEC. 1108. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO REDUCE THE WORKFORCE AT
PUBLIC SHIPYARDS.
(a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by
this Act may be used to reduce the workforce at public shipyards,
including probationary employees.
(b) Exemption.--The workforce at public shipyards and any other
positions at a public shipyard not specified in subsection (c) shall be
exempt from any workforce reductions related to spending cuts,
reprogramming of funds, or the probationary status of employees.
(c) Workforce at Public Shipyards Defined.--In this section, the
term ``workforce at public shipyards'' includes any of the following
positions at a public shipyard:
(1) Welders.
(2) Pipefitters.
(3) Shipfitters.
(4) Radiological technicians and engineers.
(5) Engineers and engineer technicians.
(6) Apprentices.
(7) Positions supporting a workforce development pipeline.
(8) Positions supporting nuclear maintenance and refueling.
(9) Mechanics.
(10) Painters and blasters.
(11) Positions supporting maintenance and operations of
infrastructure.
(12) Positions supporting implementation of the Shipyard
Infrastructure Optimization Program.
(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed
to restrict the authority of the Secretary of Defense to manage the
workforce of the Department of Defense under existing procedures in
cases of misconduct or poor performance.
(e) Sunset.--This section shall cease to be effective December 31,
2029.
TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS
Subtitle A--Assistance and Training
SEC. 1201. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES.
(a) Training With Friendly Foreign Countries: Payment of Training
and Exercise Expenses.--
(1) Training authorized.--Subsection (a) of section 321 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or other
security forces'' and inserting ``, or other security
forces that perform a similar function,'';
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as
paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.
(2) Authority to pay training and exercise expenses.--
Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``subsection (e)'' and inserting ``subsection
(f)'';
(B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(1) Expenses of forces assigned or allocated to that
command in conjunction with activities conducted under this
section.'';
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``that training''
and inserting ``such activities'';
(D) in paragraph (3), by striking ``training'' and
inserting ``activities'';
(E) by striking paragraph (4);
(F) in paragraph (5), by striking ``training
described in'' and all that follows through ``paragraph
(4)'' and inserting ``training and exercises under this
section''; and
(G) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph
(4).
(3) Semiannual report.--Subsection (e) of such section is
amended to read as follows:
``(e) Semiannual Report.--Not less frequently than semiannually,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report on training and exercises conducted under this
section during the preceding 180-day period.''.
(4) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section heading.--Section 321 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended, in the section heading,
by inserting ``and exercises'' after ``Training''.
(B) Table of sections.--The table of sections for
subchapter III of chapter 16 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by striking the item relating to
section 321 and inserting the following:
``321. Training and exercises with friendly foreign countries: payment
of training and exercise expenses.''.
(b) Repeal of Secretary of Defense Strategic Competition
Initiative.--Section 1332 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2007; 10 U.S.C. 301
note) is repealed.
SEC. 1202. MODIFICATION OF PAYMENT OF COSTS FOR REGIONAL CENTERS FOR
SECURITY STUDIES.
Section 342(f)(3)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended,
in the first sentence, by striking ``from a developing country''.
SEC. 1203. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR NAVAL SMALL CRAFT INSTRUCTION
AND TECHNICAL TRAINING SCHOOL.
Section 352 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``may'' and inserting
``shall''; and
(2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(3) Tuition fees charged for personnel who attend the School may
not include any amount for the fixed costs of operating and maintaining
the School.''.
SEC. 1204. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF ACCEPTANCE AND EXPENDITURE OF
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR MULTILATERAL SECURITY COOPERATION
PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.
Section 1208 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
118-159) is amended by striking subsection (i).
SEC. 1205. BUILDING CAPACITY OF THE ARMED FORCES OF MEXICO TO COUNTER
TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Secretary of State and with the agreement of the Government of Mexico,
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for a
pilot program under which the armed forces of Mexico and the United
States Armed Forces will train jointly in the United States on tactics,
techniques, and procedures for countering the threat posed by
transnational criminal organizations, including through--
(1) operations involving the use of rotary-wing aircraft;
and
(2) in consultation with the appropriate civilian
government agencies specializing in countering transnational
criminal organizations--
(A) joint network analysis;
(B) counter threat financing;
(C) counter illicit trafficking (including
narcotics, weapons, and human trafficking, and illicit
trafficking in natural resources); and
(D) assessments of key nodes of activity of
transnational criminal organizations.
(b) Implementation.--Not later than 15 days after the date on which
the plan required by subsection (a) is submitted under such subsection,
the Secretary of Defense shall begin implementing the pilot program
described in the plan.
(c) Definition of Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives.
SEC. 1206. CYBERSECURITY COOPERATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF PANAMA AND
THE PANAMA CANAL AUTHORITY.
(a) Cybersecurity Integration.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, using existing
authorities of the Secretary, may establish a pilot program in
Panama--
(A) to enhance the cybersecurity capabilities of
the Panama Canal Authority and the national security
forces of Panama; and
(B) to increase cybersecurity cooperation measures
between the United States and Panama in current and
future joint military training exercises.
(2) Purposes.--The purposes of the cybersecurity
cooperation under paragraph (1) are--
(A) to assist in implementing the Cyber Cooperation
Arrangement;
(B) to provide training and technical assistance
to, and enhance joint cooperation with, the national
security forces of Panama so as to improve mitigation,
deterrence, and detection of ransomware attacks on, and
vulnerabilities of, critical infrastructure in and
around the Panama Canal; and
(C) to incorporate cybersecurity cooperation
measures into current and potential United States-
Panama joint military training exercises so as to
improve the security of the Panama Canal.
(3) Activities.--Activities of the Department of Defense to
further the purposes described in paragraph (2) may include the
following:
(A) Provision of education and training to, and
information sharing with, the Panama Canal Authority
and the national security forces of Panama.
(B) Collaboration on cyber incident response best
practices with the Panama Canal Authority and the
national security forces of Panama.
(C) Provision of technical assistance to the Panama
Canal Authority and the national security forces of
Panama to detect and mitigate cybersecurity attacks.
(D) Development of supply chain security best
practices and building a trusted vendor network with
the Panama Canal Authority and the national security
forces of Panama.
(E) Engagement with the national security forces of
Panama on joint cybersecurity training exercises and
other information-sharing and domain awareness
activities relating to cybersecurity, including by--
(i) encouraging the participation of the
Government of Panama in existing cybersecurity
training facilitated or managed by the
Department and approved by the Secretary;
(ii) incorporating cybersecurity into
existing joint training exercises, such as
PANAMAX; and
(iii) conducting an annual joint tabletop
cybersecurity exercise.
(4) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 2030,
the Secretary shall--
(A) submit to the congressional defense committees
a report on--
(i) the implementation of this section and
any challenges relating to such implementation;
(ii) any known cyber threats relating to
Panama, such as incidents of ransomware attacks
on critical infrastructure in and around the
Panama Canal; and
(iii) actions taken to address and mitigate
such threats; and
(B) provide the congressional defense committees
with a briefing on such report.
(5) Protection of sensitive information.--Any activity
carried out under this section shall be conducted in a manner
that appropriately protects sensitive information and the
national security interests of the United States.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Critical infrastructure.--The term ``critical
infrastructure'' has the meaning given such term in section
1016(e) of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2001
(42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)).
(2) Panama canal authority.--The term ``Panama Canal
Authority'' has the meaning given such term in section 3(d) of
the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3602(d)).
(3) PANAMAX.--The term ``PANAMAX'' refers to--
(A) an annual bilateral and multinational military
exercise and training series relating to the security
of the Panama Canal carried out in coordination with
United States Southern Command and the military or
security forces of--
(i) the governments of countries in Latin
America and the Caribbean; and
(ii) certain European countries; and
(B) any related exercises conducted in Panama.
(4) Ransomware attack.--The term ``ransomware attack'' has
the meaning given such term in section 2200 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 650).
SEC. 1207. STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM SELECTION ANALYSIS.
The Secretary of Defense shall make such changes to Department of
Defense Instruction 5111.20 (relating to the State Partnership Program)
(or a successor instruction) as may be necessary to ensure that, in
performing selection analysis for the State Partnership Program under
section 341 of title 10, United States Code, the Chief of the National
Guard Bureau--
(1) considers the number of current partnerships assigned
to the National Guard of a State; and
(2) gives preference to States that have only one active
assigned country under the program.
SEC. 1208. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO BUILD CAPACITY OF FOREIGN
SECURITY FORCES.
Section 333 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following
new paragraphs:
``(10) Disaster risk reduction or response operations.
``(11) Space domain awareness and space operations.
``(12) Foreign internal defense operations.''; and
(2) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ``made''.
SEC. 1209. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE CYBER
COOPERATION WITH FOREIGN MILITARY PARTNERS IN SOUTHEAST
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS.
Section 1256 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 333 note) is
amended--
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ``and the pacific
islands'' before the period;
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ``2027'' and inserting
``2029''; and
(3) in subsection (f)(2), by adding at the end the
following:
``(F) Each member country of the Pacific Islands
Forum.''.
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran
SEC. 1211. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN
COALITION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED TO UNITED STATES
MILITARY OPERATIONS.
Section 1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 393) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1) by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December
31, 2026,''; and
(2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``December 31, 2025''
and inserting ``December 31, 2026''.
SEC. 1212. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT
OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF SECURITY
COOPERATION IN IRAQ.
Section 1215 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (c);
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ``fiscal year 2025'' and
inserting ``fiscal year 2026''; and
(3) by redesignating subsections (d) through (h) as
subsections (c) through (g), respectively.
SEC. 1213. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO VETTED
SYRIAN GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS.
Section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law
113-291; 128 Stat. 3541) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December
31, 2026''; and
(2) in subsection (l)(3)(E), by striking ``December 31,
2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2026''.
SEC. 1214. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE
ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND
SYRIA.
Section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law
113-291; 128 Stat. 3558) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December
31, 2026'';
(2) by striking subsection (g);
(3) by redesignating subsections (h) through (o) as
subsections (g) through (n), respectively;
(4) in subsection (i)(1)(C), as redesignated, by striking
``subsection (l)(2)'' and inserting ``subsection (k)(2)'';
(5) in subsection (k)(2), as redesignated--
(A) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking
``subsection (j)(1)(C)'' and inserting ``subsection
(i)(1)(C)''; and
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``subsection
(k)'' and inserting ``subsection (j)''; and
(6) in subsection (n)(6), as redesignated, by striking
``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2026''.
SEC. 1215. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE CERTAIN
SUPPORT.
Section 1226 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2016 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``with Syria
and Iraq''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``with
Syria'';
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking paragraph (1); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as
paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively; and
(3) in subsection (h), by striking ``December 31, 2025''
and inserting ``December 31, 2027''.
SEC. 1216. SECURITY AND OVERSIGHT OF AL-HOL AND ROJ CAMPS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Secretary of State and pursuant to authorities available to the
Secretary of Defense, shall take appropriate measures to support the
defenses of al-Hol and Roj camps and security for detainees within such
camps, including through support for vetted foreign partner security
forces, so as to prevent escape and radicalization efforts that could
contribute to a resurgence of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
(b) Annual Report.--Not later than March 31, 2026, and annually
thereafter through March 31, 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report that--
(1) assesses the status of United States Armed Forces
operations in northeast Syria related to counterterrorism and
security efforts;
(2) describes the conditions and security of detainees at
al-Hol and Roj camps;
(3) describes support to vetted foreign security partners
responsible for the administration and security of al-Hol and
Roj camps and surrounding areas;
(4) assesses the effectiveness of support to vetted foreign
security partners in maintaining the stability and security of
al-Hol and Roj camps and surrounding areas;
(5) describes efforts to repatriate detainees from al-Hol
and Roj camps to the home countries of such detainees or to
third countries;
(6) describes plans for the long-term security of al-Hol
and Roj camps; and
(7) includes recommendations for further actions to prevent
the resurgence of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
SEC. 1217. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR REDUCTION OR CONSOLIDATION OF
UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES BASES IN SYRIA.
(a) In General.--Until the date that is 15 days after the date on
which the certification described in subsection (b) is submitted to the
congressional defense committees, amounts authorized to be appropriated
by this Act may not be obligated or expended to reduce the number of,
or consolidate, bases of the United States Armed Forces located in
Syria.
(b) Certification Described.--
(1) In general.--The certification described in this
subsection is a certification by the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Commander of the United States Central
Command that a reduction of the number, or consolidation, of
bases of the United States Armed Forces located in Syria
resulting in an updated force posture or basing locations would
continue to sufficiently meet objectives consistent with the
purposes outlined in section 1209(a) of the Carl Levin and
Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 354).
(2) Elements.--The certification described in this
subsection shall include the following:
(A) A description of the current posture of United
States Armed Forces in Syria and levels of engagement
by the United States Armed Forces with Syrian groups
and individuals.
(B) A description of the planned posture of the
United States Armed Forces in Syria and projected
levels of engagement by such forces with Syrian groups
and individuals that would result from such a reduction
or consolidation.
(C) An assessment of any gaps that the planned
posture of United States Armed Forces as a result of
such a reduction or consolidation would generate,
including in assistance, training, or enabling
authorized for Syrian groups and individuals.
(D) A description of mitigation measures being
taken to address any identified gaps in assistance,
training, or enabling for Syrian groups.
(E) A plan to balance consolidation with an
offshore presence to sustain counterterrorism
operations.
SEC. 1218. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE OFFICE OF
SECURITY COOPERATION IN IRAQ.
(a) Limitation on Obligation of Funds.--Not more than 50 percent of
the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made
available for fiscal year 2026 for the Office of Security Cooperation
in Iraq may be obligated or expended until the date on which the
Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a
certification that the Government of Iraq has taken credible steps--
(1) to reduce the operational capacity of Iran-aligned
militia groups not integrated into the Iraqi Security Forces
through a publicly verifiable disarmament, demobilization, and
reintegration process;
(2) to strengthen the authority and operational control of
the Prime Minister of Iraq as Commander-in-Chief over the Iraqi
Security Forces; and
(3) to investigate and hold accountable members of militias
or members of security forces operating outside the formal
chain of command of the Iraqi Security Forces who engage in
attacks on United States or Iraqi personnel or otherwise act in
an illegal or destabilizing manner.
(b) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation in
subsection (a) for a period of not more than 180 days if the Secretary
determines that such waiver is in the national security interest of the
United States. Any such waiver shall be submitted in writing to the
congressional defense committees not later than 15 days after issuance,
along with a justification and a description of the steps being taken
to achieve the objectives described in subsection (a).
Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Europe and the Russian Federation
SEC. 1221. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RELATING
TO SOVEREIGNTY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OVER
INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TERRITORY OF UKRAINE.
Section 1245(a) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat.
2847) is amended by striking ``or 2025'' and inserting ``2025, or
2026''.
SEC. 1222. EXTENSION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY
DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
Section 1234(g) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat.
3938) is amended by striking ``January 31, 2026'' and inserting
``January 31, 2031''.
SEC. 1223. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE
INITIATIVE.
Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1068) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph
(5); and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs (6) and (7):
``(6) Availability of funds for programs across fiscal
years.--Amounts available in a fiscal year to carry out the
authority in subsection (a) may be used for programs under that
authority that begin in such fiscal year and end not later than
the end of the second fiscal year thereafter.
``(7) Authority for interchange of supplies and services.--
The limitation in subsection (b)(2) of section 2571 of title
10, United States Code, shall not apply with respect to
reimbursable support for the purpose of providing assistance
under this section.'';
(2) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(11) For fiscal year 2026, $500,000,000.''; and
(3) in subsection (h), by striking ``December 31, 2026''
and inserting ``December 31, 2028''.
SEC. 1224. WEAPONS DEPOT MAINTENANCE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR UKRAINE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to partner
with the Minister of Defense of Ukraine to develop a weapons depot
maintenance strategic plan for Ukraine that includes, at a minimum--
(1) an outline of the planning and management processes
necessary to establish for Ukraine a robust weapons depot
maintenance capability, including the steps necessary to
achieve such capability;
(2) a detailed plan for restoring the readiness of the
military forces of Ukraine by repairing, replacing, or
divesting the substantial quantities and wide variety of
weapons systems and equipment that have been donated or
procured to sustain the military operations of Ukraine; and
(3) the estimated resources, manpower, and timeline
required to fully implement the strategic plan.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
detailed report on the strategic plan developed under subsection (a)
that includes each element described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of
that subsection.
SEC. 1225. OVERSIGHT OF UNITED STATES MILITARY POSTURE IN EUROPE.
(a) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--Until the date that is 90 days
after the date on which the certification described in subsection (b)
and the assessment described in subsection (c) are submitted to the
congressional defense committees, amounts authorized to be appropriated
by this Act may not be obligated or expended--
(1) to reduce the total number of members of the Armed
Forces permanently stationed in or deployed to the area of
responsibility of the United States European Command below
76,000;
(2) to divest, consolidate, or otherwise return to a host
country any site on the real property inventory of the United
States European Command as of June 1, 2025;
(3) to divest, redeploy, withdraw, or otherwise permanently
move out of the area of responsibility of the United States
European Command any Department of Defense equipment or
physical property positioned in such area of responsibility as
of June 1, 2025, with an initial purchase value of more than
$500,000; or
(4) to relinquish the role of the Commander of the United
States European Command as North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO) Supreme Allied Commander Europe.
(b) Certification Described.--The certification described in this
subsection is a certification by the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Commander of the United States European Command,
the Secretary of State, and the Director of National Intelligence, to
the congressional defense committees that, as applicable, a reduction
of the total number of members of the Armed Forces permanently
stationed in or deployed to the area of responsibility of the United
States European Command below 76,000, the divestment, consolidation, or
return to a host country of any site on the real property inventory of
the United States European Command as of June 1, 2025, the divestment,
redeployment, withdrawal, or otherwise permanent moving of equipment or
property described in subsection (a)(3), or the relinquishment of the
role of the Commander of the United States European Command as NATO
Supreme Allied Commander Europe--
(1) is in the national security interest of the United
States; and
(2) is being undertaken only after appropriate
consultations with all North Atlantic Treaty Organization
allies and relevant non-NATO partners.
(c) Assessment Described.--
(1) In general.--An assessment described in this subsection
is the following:
(A) In the case of a reduction of the total number
of members of the Armed Forces permanently stationed in
or deployed to the area of responsibility of the United
States European Command below 76,000, the divestment,
consolidation, or return to a host country of any site
on the real property inventory of the United States
European Command, or the divestment, redeployment,
withdrawal or otherwise permanent moving of equipment
or property described in subsection (a)(3)--
(i) an analysis of the impact of such an
action on--
(I) the security of the United
States;
(II) the security of North Atlantic
Treaty Organization allies and the
strength and security of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization as a
whole; and
(III) the ability of the United
States to meet national North Atlantic
Treaty Organization capability targets,
regional and theater campaign plans,
and other warfighting requirements, as
determined by the Commander of the
United States European Command and the
NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe;
(ii) an assessment of the threat posed by
the Russian Federation to the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization in the near term, medium
term, and long term;
(iii) an analysis of the impact of such an
action on the ability of the Armed Forces to
execute contingency plans of the Department of
Defense, including in support of operations and
crisis response in the areas of responsibility
of the United States Central Command and the
United States Africa Command;
(iv) a detailed analysis of the costs for
relocation of personnel, equipment, and
associated infrastructure;
(v) an analysis of the impact of such an
action on military training and major military
exercises, including on interoperability and
joint activities with North Atlantic Treaty
Organization allies and partners;
(vi) a description of consultations with
each North Atlantic Treaty Organization ally
and all relevant non-NATO partners;
(vii) an assessment of the impact of such
an action on the credibility of United States
extended deterrence commitments to North
Atlantic Treaty Organization allies, and the
potential for nuclear proliferation in the
European theater;
(viii) an assessment of the impact of such
an action on transatlantic cooperation to deter
potential threats from the People's Republic of
China; and
(ix) an independent risk assessment by the
Commander of the United States European Command
and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
of--
(I) the impact of such a reduction
or divestment, consolidation, or return
on the security of the United States;
(II) the ability of the Armed
Forces to provide forward defense of
the United States;
(III) the ability of the Armed
Forces to execute contingency plans of
the Department of Defense, including in
support of operations outside the area
of responsibility of the United States
European Command; and
(IV) the impact of such a reduction
or divestment, consolidation, or return
on military training and major military
exercises, including on
interoperability and joint activities
with North Atlantic Treaty Organization
allies and partners.
(B) In the case of the relinquishment of the role
of the Commander of the United States European Command
as the NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe--
(i) a classified explanation of the role of
United States nuclear weapons in supporting
North Atlantic Treaty Organization operations
and activities after having relinquished such
role, including changes to command and control
relationships and adjustments to United States
nuclear posture;
(ii) a description of consultations with
all North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies
and relevant non-NATO partners, including
through the Nuclear Planning Group of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization;
(iii) an assessment of the impact of the
withdrawal of a United States official as the
NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe on--
(I) the effectiveness of North
Atlantic Treaty Organization nuclear
deterrence; and
(II) the potential for nuclear
proliferation in Europe;
(iv) an independent risk assessment by the
Commander of the United States European Command
and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
of--
(I) the nuclear capabilities of
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
allies; and
(II) the potential for nuclear
proliferation in Europe; and
(v) an independent assessment by the
Commander of the United States Strategic
Command of--
(I) the capability and capacity of
nuclear-armed North Atlantic Treaty
Organization allies to effectively
deter and, if necessary, defeat likely
adversaries in the nuclear domain
absent a United States commander
serving in the role of Supreme Allied
Commander Europe;
(II) changes to be made to existing
United States contingency plans if
other North Atlantic Treaty
Organization member countries with
nuclear capabilities were to provide
extended nuclear deterrence to the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and
(III) the impact of such provision
of extended nuclear deterrence on
United States nuclear posture and
deterrence planning requirements.
(2) Submission of independent assessments.--Any independent
assessment required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted to
the congressional defense committees without modification or
alteration.
(d) Form.--
(1) Certification.--A certification described in subsection
(b) shall be submitted in unclassified form.
(2) Assessment.--An assessment described in subsection (c)
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a
classified annex.
SEC. 1226. ACCEPTANCE BACK INTO STOCK OF EQUIPMENT PROCURED UNDER
UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE.
Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1068) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
``(k) Accepting Equipment Back Into Stock.--
``(1) In general.--Equipment procured to carry out this
authority pursuant to subsection (a) may only be treated as
stocks of the Department of Defense if--
``(A) the equipment procured has not yet been
transferred to the Government of Ukraine and is no
longer needed to support a program carried out pursuant
to such subsection; or
``(B) the equipment procured has been transferred
to the Government of Ukraine and is returned by Ukraine
to the United States.
``(2) Notification.--The Secretary may not transfer back
into stock equipment described in paragraph (1) until the date
that is 15 days after the date on which the Secretary submits a
notification to Congress describing how the conditions of such
paragraph were met.''.
SEC. 1227. STATEMENT OF POLICY RELATING TO UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE
INITIATIVE.
Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1068), as amended by this Act,
is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(l) Statement of Policy.--
``(1) In general.--It is the policy of the United States--
``(A) to assist Ukraine in maintaining a credible
defense and deterrence capability;
``(B) to bolster defense and security cooperation
with Ukraine as a means of building a future force of
Ukraine that is capable of defending Ukraine today and
deterring future aggression; and
``(C) to advance continued reform of the
democratic, economic, defense, and security
institutions of Ukraine in order to advance the Euro-
Atlantic integration and modernization of Ukraine.
``(2) Credible defense and deterrence capability defined.--
In this subsection, the term `credible defense and deterrence
capability' means the ability to defend against and deter any
credible conventional military threat from the Russian
Federation acting unilaterally or in concert with partners,
through the use of conventional military means, possessed in
sufficient quantity, including weapons platforms and munitions,
command, control, communication, intelligence, surveillance,
and reconnaissance capabilities.''.
SEC. 1228. INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide
intelligence support, including information, intelligence, and imagery
collection authorized under title 10, United States Code, to the
Government of Ukraine for the purpose of supporting military operations
of the Government of Ukraine that are specifically intended or
reasonably expected to defend and retake the territory of Ukraine.
(b) Territory of Ukraine Defined.--In this section, the term
``territory of Ukraine'' includes all territory internationally
recognized to be the sovereign territory of Ukraine, including Crimea
and the territory the Russian Federation claims to have annexed in
Kherson Oblast, Zaporizhzia Oblast, Donetsk Oblast, and Luhansk Oblast.
SEC. 1229. INTERNATIONAL SECURITY COOPERATION PROGRAM FUNDING FOR
UNITED STATES EUROPEAN COMMAND.
Not less than 15 percent of the funds authorized to be appropriated
by this Act for the International Security Cooperation Program shall be
available for use by the United States European Command.
SEC. 1230. PROMOTION OF THE JOINT UKRAINIAN MULTINATIONAL PROGRAM--
SERVICES, TRAINING AND ARTICLES RAPID TIMELINE
(JUMPSTART).
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
Department of Defense should leverage existing programs and
authorities, including JUMPSTART, to employ resources from European
partners via multination co-financing to support and expedite the
delivery of weapons, training, and logistics to Ukraine.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report that includes--
(A) an assessment of opportunities for leveraging
JUMPSTART to deliver critical technologies to Ukraine,
including technologies that also meet United States
operational requirements;
(B) a summary of Department efforts to accelerate
the rapid delivery of articles, training, and logistics
through FMS;
(C) a description of any efficiencies that have
been achieved by pooling financial resources from
partners and allies;
(D) a description of opportunities for employing
pooled partner and ally resources to deliver United
States systems in support of Europe's security needs;
(E) proposed legislative or regulatory changes
necessary to enhance the effectiveness of JUMPSTART;
and
(F) other topics as determined by the Secretary.
(2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex as
necessary.
SEC. 1230A. MODIFICATION OF UNITED STATES BASING AND TRAINING, AND
EXERCISES IN NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION MEMBER
COUNTRIES.
(a) In General.--Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 464; 10 U.S.C.
113 note) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 1250. UNITED STATES BASING AND TRAINING IN NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY
ORGANIZATION MEMBER COUNTRIES.
``In considering decisions related to United States military basing
and training in North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries,
the Secretary of Defense shall include among the factors for
consideration whether the country concerned has submitted its annual
plan to meet, and has made progress toward, the goal agreed to in the
Hague Summit Declaration of June 25, 2025, to invest not less than 5
percent of gross domestic product annually in defense by 2035, of
which--
``(1) not less than 3.5 percent is dedicated to core
defense requirements and North Atlantic Treaty Organization
capability targets; and
``(2) not less than 1.5 percent is dedicated to other
defense and security related investments.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) The table of contents for the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137
Stat. 136) is amended by striking the item relating to section
1250 and inserting the following:
``Sec. 1250. United States basing and training in North Atlantic Treaty
Organization member countries.''.
(2) The table of contents at the beginning of title XII of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
(Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 435) is amended by striking the
item relating to section 1250 and inserting the following:
``Sec. 1250. United States basing and training in North Atlantic Treaty
Organization member countries.''.
Subtitle D--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region
SEC. 1231. EXTENSION OF PACIFIC DETERRENCE INITIATIVE.
(a) Funding.--Subsection (c) of section 1251 of the William M.
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended--
(1) by striking ``the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2025'' and inserting ``the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026''; and
(2) by striking ``fiscal year 2025'' and inserting ``fiscal
year 2026''.
(b) Reports and Briefings.--Subsection (d) of such section is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), in the matter preceding clause
(i), by striking ``fiscal years 2026 and 2027'' and inserting
``fiscal years 2027 and 2028''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``fiscal years 2025 and
2026'' each place it appears and inserting ``fiscal years 2027
and 2028''.
(c) Extension of Plan.--Subsection (e) of such section is amended,
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``fiscal years 2026
and 2027'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2027 and 2028''.
SEC. 1232. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS FOR BIEN HOA DIOXIN
CLEANUP.
Section 1253(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat.
3955) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 2025'' and inserting
``fiscal year 2026''.
SEC. 1233. OVERSIGHT OF UNITED STATES MILITARY POSTURE ON THE KOREAN
PENINSULA.
(a) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--Amounts authorized to be
appropriated by this Act may not be obligated or expended to reduce the
total number of members of the Armed Forces permanently stationed in or
deployed to the Republic of Korea below 28,500, or to complete the
transition of wartime operational control of the United States-Republic
of Korea Combined Forces Command from United States-led command to
Republic of Korea-led command, until the date that is 90 days after the
date on which the certification described in subsection (b) and the
applicable assessment described in subsection (c) are submitted to the
appropriate committees of Congress.
(b) Certification Described.--The certification described in this
subsection is a certification by the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Commander of the United States Forces Korea, the
Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, the Secretary of
State, and the Director of National Intelligence, to the appropriate
committees of Congress that, as applicable, a reduction in the total
number of members of the Armed Forces permanently stationed in or
deployed to the Republic of Korea below 28,500 or the completion of the
transition of wartime operational control of the United States-Republic
of Korea Combined Forces Command from United States-led command to
Republic of Korea-led command--
(1) is in the national security interest of the United
States; and
(2) is being undertaken only after appropriate
consultations with allies of the United States, including the
Republic of Korea, Japan, and any country that has sent
military contributions to the United Nations Command.
(c) Assessment Described.--An assessment described in this
subsection is the following:
(1) In the case of a reduction in the total number of
members of the Armed Forces permanently stationed in or
deployed to the Republic of Korea below 28,500, an assessment
by the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Commander
of the United States Forces Korea, the Commander of the United
States Indo-Pacific Command, the Secretary of State, and the
Director of National Intelligence that includes--
(A) an analysis of the impact of such a reduction
on--
(i) the security of the United States;
(ii) the security of the Republic of Korea
and Japan;
(iii) United States deterrence; and
(iv) the defense posture of the United
States Indo-Pacific Command;
(B) an analysis of the impact of such a reduction
on the ability of the Armed Forces to execute
contingency plans of the Department of Defense,
including in support of operations beyond the Korean
Peninsula;
(C) an analysis of the additional costs for
relocation of personnel, equipment, and associated
infrastructure;
(D) an analysis of the impact of such a reduction
on military training and major military exercises,
including on interoperability and joint activities with
the Republic of Korea and Japan;
(E) a description of consultations with the
Republic of Korea, Japan, and countries that have sent
military contributions to the United Nations Command;
(F) an assessment of the impact of such a reduction
on the credibility of United States extended deterrence
commitments to the Republic of Korea and Japan, and the
potential for nuclear proliferation in the Indo-Pacific
region; and
(G) an independent risk assessment by the Commander
of the United States Forces Korea, the Commander of the
United States Indo-Pacific Command, and the Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff of--
(i) the impact of such a reduction on the
security of the United States;
(ii) the ability of the Armed Forces to
execute contingency plans of the Department of
Defense, including in support of operations
beyond the Korean Peninsula; and
(iii) the impact of such a reduction on
military training and major military exercises,
including on interoperability and joint
activities with the Republic of Korea and
Japan.
(2) In the case of the completion of the transition of
wartime operational control of the United States-Republic of
Korea Combined Forces Command from United States-led command to
Republic of Korea-led command, an assessment by the Secretary
of Defense, in consultation with the Commander of the United
States Forces Korea, the Commander of the United States Indo-
Pacific Command, the Secretary of State, and the Director of
National Intelligence that includes--
(A) a description and characterization of the
achievement of the Republic of Korea of the three
required conditions set forth in the bilaterally
approved conditions-based Operational Control
Transition Plan;
(B) a detailed description of the manner in which a
Republic of Korea-led Combined Forces Command will
report to national command authorities in the United
States and the Republic of Korea;
(C) a detailed description of the planned command
relationship between a Republic of Korea-led Combined
Forces Command and the United States-led United Nations
Command;
(D) a description of consultations with countries
that have sent military contributions to the United
Nations Command;
(E) a description of the United States-Republic of
Korea wartime operational control consultations with
Japan, and an assessment of approaches for
deconflicting military operations across the United
States-Republic of Korea and the United States-Japan
alliances;
(F) an assessment of the impact of the transition
of wartime operational control on the potential for
nuclear proliferation in the Indo-Pacific region; and
(G) an independent risk assessment by the Commander
of the United States Forces Korea, the Commander of the
United States Indo-Pacific Command, and the Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff of--
(i) the ability of the Republic of Korea to
meet the conditions for the transition of
wartime operational control from United States-
led command to Republic of Korea-led command;
and
(ii) the impact of such transition on the
potential for nuclear proliferation in the
Indo-Pacific region.
(d) Form.--
(1) Certification.--A certification described in subsection
(b) shall be submitted in unclassified form.
(2) Assessment.--An assessment described in subsection (c)
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a
classified annex.
(e) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives.
SEC. 1234. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES OF
THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
made available for fiscal year 2026 for operation and maintenance,
Defense-wide, and available for the Office of the Secretary of Defense
for travel expenses, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or
expended until the Secretary of Defense submits--
(1) the multi-year plan to fulfill the defensive
requirements of the military forces of Taiwan, also known as
the ``Taiwan Security Assistance Roadmap'', required by section
5506 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2023 (22 U.S.C. 3355);
(2) the independent study of the organizational structure
and force posture of the United States Armed Forces in the area
of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command
required by section 1319 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 500);
(3) the plan to reconstitute United States Forces Japan as
a joint force headquarters required by section 1343 of the
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159);
(4) the plan for Department of Defense activities to
strengthen United States extended deterrence commitments to the
Republic of Korea required by section 1344 of the Servicemember
Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159);
(5) the plan to advance trilateral defense cooperation
among the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea
required by section 1345 of the Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159);
(6) the report on Department of Defense activities that
would be necessary to support the potential establishment of a
regional contingency stockpile for Taiwan required by the Joint
Explanatory Statement accompanying the Servicemember Quality of
Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159); and
(7) the report on the adequacy of the logistics network in
the Indo-Pacific region for supporting the operational and
contingency plans of the United States Indo-Pacific Command
required by the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159).
SEC. 1235. BOLSTERING INDUSTRIAL RESILIENCE WITH ALLIES IN INDO-PACIFIC
REGION.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the Secretary of State, shall establish and maintain a security
cooperation initiative (referred to in this section as the
``Partnership'') to strengthen cooperation among the defense industrial
bases of the United States and allied and partner countries in the
Indo-Pacific region.
(b) Objectives.--The objectives of the Partnership shall be the
following:
(1) To enable the production and supply of the material
necessary for equipping the Armed Forces of the United States
and the military forces of allied and partner countries to
achieve--
(A) the objectives set forth in the most recent
national security strategy report submitted to Congress
by the President pursuant to section 108 of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043);
(B) the policy guidance of the Secretary of Defense
provided pursuant to section 113(g) of title 10, United
States Code; and
(C) the future-years defense program submitted to
Congress by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to
section 221 of title 10, United States Code.
(2) To strengthen the collective defense industrial base by
expanding industrial base capability, capacity, and workforce,
including with respect to enhanced supply chain security,
interoperability, and resilience among participating countries.
(3) To identify and mitigate industrial base
vulnerabilities across partner countries.
(4) To advance research and development activities to
provide the Armed Forces of the United States and the military
forces of allied and partner countries with systems capable of
ensuring technological superiority over potential adversaries.
(5) To promote co-development, co-production, and
procurement collaboration in key defense sectors.
(6) To promote defense innovation, improve information
sharing, encourage standardization, reduce barriers to
cooperation, and otherwise mitigate potential vulnerabilities
and facilitate collaboration.
(7) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers
appropriate.
(c) Designation of Senior Official.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
designate a senior civilian official of the Department of
Defense at the Assistant Secretary level or above to lead
relevant efforts of the Partnership, as determined by the
Secretary.
(2) Notification.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
which the Secretary of Defense makes or changes a designation
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a notification of such
designation or change.
(d) Participation.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the Secretary of State, shall establish a process to determine which
allies and partners of the United States (including Australia, Japan,
the Republic of Korea, India, the Philippines, and New Zealand) shall
be invited to participate as member countries of the Partnership.
(e) Authorities.--To carry out this section, the Secretary of
Defense may do the following:
(1) Enter into agreements and memoranda of understanding
with appropriate counterparts from participating countries.
(2) Establish working groups and technical exchanges.
(3) Provide technical assistance and capacity-building
support to partner countries using authorities available to the
Secretary under title 10, United States Code.
(4) Use funds authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Defense for international cooperation programs,
industrial base resilience, or other relevant purposes.
(5) Engage with industry, capital providers, academia, and
any other stakeholders necessary to advance the objectives
described in subsection (b).
(f) Report and Briefing.--
(1) Report.--
(A) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2027, and
annually thereafter through 2031, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the status and progress of the
Partnership.
(B) Elements.--Each report required by subparagraph
(A) shall include the following:
(i) An assessment of shared industrial base
vulnerabilities.
(ii) An overview of efforts among
participating countries to enhance supply chain
integrity and resilience.
(iii) A description of any joint defense
production or co-development initiative,
including any such initiative involving
sensitive or classified technologies.
(iv) An articulation of priority
initiatives for the upcoming fiscal year.
(v) Recommendations for legislative,
regulatory, policy, or resourcing changes to
achieve the objectives described in subsection
(b).
(vi) Any other matter the Secretary of
Defense considers appropriate.
(2) Briefing.--Not later than December 1, 2026, and
annually thereafter through 2030, the Secretary of Defense
shall provide the congressional defense committees with a
briefing on the progress made toward achieving the objectives
described in subsection (b).
(g) Termination.--The authority under this section shall terminate
on December 31, 2030.
SEC. 1236. MODIFICATION OF TAIWAN SECURITY COOPERATION INITIATIVE.
Section 1323(b) of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement
and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
118-159) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (V) as
subparagraph (W);
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (U) the
following new subparagraph (V):
``(V) Medical equipment, supplies, and related
combat casualty care capabilities.''; and
(C) in subparagraph (W), as redesignated, by
striking ``(U)'' and inserting ``(V)''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as
subparagraph (K);
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the
following new subparagraph (J):
``(J) Medical equipment, supplies, and related
combat casualty care capabilities.''; and
(C) in subparagraph (K), as redesignated, by
striking ``(I)'' and inserting ``(J)''.
SEC. 1237. JOINT PROGRAM WITH TAIWAN TO ENABLE FIELDING OF UNCREWED
SYSTEMS AND COUNTER-UNCREWED SYSTEMS CAPABILITIES.
(a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of
Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall seek to
engage with appropriate officials of Taiwan in a joint program for the
purpose of enabling the fielding of uncrewed systems and counter-
uncrewed systems capabilities, including co-development and co-
production of such capabilities, for the Armed Forces of the United
States and the military forces of Taiwan, consistent with the Taiwan
Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.).
(b) Use of Authorities.--In carrying out a joint program under
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may use the authorities under
title 10, United States Code, and other applicable statutory
authorities available to the Secretary.
(c) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through
2029, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate committees
of Congress a report on the joint program under subsection (a).
(2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall
include, for the period covered by the report, the following:
(A) A summary of engagements under subsection (a).
(B) A description of activities undertaken by the
Secretary of Defense and appropriate officials of
Taiwan to enable the fielding of uncrewed systems and
counter-uncrewed systems capabilities described in
subsection (a).
(C) A description of progress made in finalizing
defense trade foundational agreements between the
United States and Taiwan, including--
(i) a memorandum of understanding on
reciprocal defense procurement;
(ii) a security of supply agreement;
(iii) an acquisition and cross-servicing
agreement;
(iv) a general security of military
information agreement; and
(v) a cyber maturity model certification.
(D) An identification of the additional resources
or authorities necessary to enable the fielding of
uncrewed systems and counter-uncrewed systems
capabilities described in subsection (a).
(E) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense
considers appropriate.
(d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives.
SEC. 1238. REPORT ON CRITICAL DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF TAIWAN.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report that--
(1) analyzes the critical digital infrastructure of Taiwan
in the event of a military invasion or blockade by the People's
Republic of China; and
(2) identifies potential Department of Defense actions that
could help enable the protection of such infrastructure,
consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 93
Stat. 14).
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include,
at a minimum, the following:
(1) A description of threats to the critical digital
infrastructure of Taiwan in the event of a military invasion or
blockade by the People's Republic of China.
(2) A description of the critical digital infrastructure
capabilities of Taiwan, including--
(A) the type and amount of physical hardware
available to support the transfer of large quantities
of electronic data from Taiwan to a cloud-based system
or a geographic location outside Taiwan; and
(B) the availability of resilient satellite
communications from low-Earth orbit constellations and
any other necessary activity relating to such a
transfer.
(3) An identification of potential Department of Defense
actions that could help enable the protection of the critical
digital infrastructure of Taiwan in the event of a contingency,
including--
(A) the pre-positioning of digital hardware
capabilities; and
(B) acquisition of cloud-based services and radio
frequency satellite communications.
(4) Recommendations for any resources or authorities
required to support the Department of Defense actions
identified under paragraph (3).
(5) Any other matter the Secretary considers appropriate.
(c) Considerations.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
take into account, at a minimum, the following:
(1) Lessons learned from ongoing conflicts, especially the
war in Ukraine.
(2) The risks associated with making assumptions about the
availability of commercial vendors in the event of a military
invasion or blockade of Taiwan by the People's Republic of
China.
(d) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted
in classified form.
(e) Collaboration.--To support the development of the report
required by subsection (a), the Secretary is encouraged to seek input
from the following:
(1) Civilian executives from commercial technology
companies that provided support to Ukraine in its fight against
the Russian Federation's war of aggression.
(2) Any other individual or agency of the Federal
Government the Secretary considers appropriate.
(f) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which the
Secretary submits the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary
shall provide the congressional defense committees with a briefing on
the contents of the report.
SEC. 1239. REPORT ON JAPANESE COUNTERSTRIKE CAPABILITIES.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the Secretary of State, shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report outlining Department of Defense efforts to support
Japan in the fielding of an operational counterstrike capability.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include,
at a minimum, the following:
(1) A description of the activities and objectives of the
United States-Japan Roles, Missions, and Capabilities Working
Group with respect to the fielding of an operational
counterstrike capability by Japan.
(2) A description of the operations, activities, and
investments the Department is undertaking in collaboration with
the Government of Japan, including--
(A) a description of progress made by the United
States and Japan in developing and deploying
counterstrike capabilities, including in and across the
First Island Chain;
(B) a description of the counterstrike capabilities
of Japan and a characterization of the potential for
enhancement of such capabilities; and
(C) a description of the impediments to fielding a
strengthened alliance strike posture, including--
(i) domestic legal constraints;
(ii) regulatory restrictions, including
technology and foreign disclosure constraints;
(iii) industrial base-driven capacity
limitations; and
(iv) political impediments;
(D) an articulation of the planning assumptions
underpinning the assigned and anticipated roles,
missions, and capabilities of the respective
counterstrike capabilities of the United States and
Japan;
(E) a description of the manner in which the United
States and Japan will coordinate and deconflict
counterstrike operations; and
(F) an assessment of potential alliance posture
changes that would support an enhanced alliance
counterstrike capability, including in the First Island
Chain.
(3) A description of the command and control mechanisms and
information-sharing requirements needed to enable coordination
and deconfliction of allied counterstrike operations,
including--
(A) the adoption of enhanced security protocols to
ensure secure networks;
(B) the technical means needed to facilitate
integrated planning for counterstrike operations; and
(C) the sharing of targeting information.
(4) An identification of challenges to the implementation
of the operations, activities, and investments described in
paragraph (2), and any recommended legislative changes,
resourcing requirements, bilateral agreements, or other
measures that would facilitate the implementation of such
operations, activities, and investments.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted
in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
SEC. 1240. REPORT ON ENHANCED SECURITY COOPERATION WITH THE
PHILIPPINES.
(a) In General.--Not later than June 1, 2026, and annually
thereafter through 2031, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report on enhancing United States security cooperation with
the Philippines.
(b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall
include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) An assessment of progress with respect to the
implementation of the United States-Philippines Bilateral
Defense Guidelines.
(2) An organizational chart and overview of the functions
of the alliance management bodies that report to the United
States-Philippines Mutual Defense Board and Security Engagement
Board.
(3) A summary of the activities and outcomes of the Roles,
Missions, and Capabilities Working Group.
(4) An assessment of progress with respect to the bilateral
Philippines--Security Sector Assistance Roadmap initiative,
including a description of joint capability areas under such
initiative.
(5) A projected resourcing plan for the Philippines--
Security Sector Assistance Roadmap initiative that includes the
projected use of national funds of the Philippines, Foreign
Military Sales, Foreign Military Financing, and Department of
Defense International Security Cooperation Program account
funds.
(6) A description of the activities and investments the
Department will implement during the five-year period beginning
on the date on which the report is submitted for--
(A) increased bilateral training, exercises,
combined patrols, and other activities between the
United States Armed Forces and the military forces of
the Philippines;
(B) enhancing multilateral security cooperation and
capacity-building efforts among the Philippines, Japan,
Australia, and other foreign partners; and
(C) improving information-sharing mechanisms and
processes, including by adoption of enhanced security
protocols, under the General Security of Military
Information Agreement between the United States and the
Philippines, signed at Manila November 18, 2024.
(7) A plan for improving the infrastructure at sites
designated under the Agreement on Enhanced Defense Cooperation,
signed at Quezon City April 28, 2014 (TIAS 14-625), including,
for each such site--
(A) an identification of priority facility
investments at the site across the future-years defense
program;
(B) a timeline for completing area development
plans for the site; and
(C) an articulation of non-Department investments
necessary to enable effective use of the site.
(8) An articulation of requirements for pre-positioning of
equipment and supplies in support of humanitarian assistance,
disaster relief, and other bilateral activities.
(9) A description of the current organization of the Joint
United States Military Assistance Group--Philippines, and an
analysis of the feasibility and advisability of modifying
United States command structures in the Philippines to more
effectively--
(A) coordinate United States military activities
and operations; and
(B) facilitate integrated planning and
implementation of combined activities.
(10) An identification of challenges to the implementation
of the activities and investments described in paragraphs (1)
through (9), and any recommended legislative changes,
resourcing requirements, bilateral agreements, or other
measures that would facilitate the implementation of such
activities and investments.
(c) Form.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
(d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 1241. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY
DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
Section 1202(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new
paragraph (5):
``(5) The military and security strategy of the People's
Republic of China on the Tibetan Plateau, including with
respect to risks posed by political and regional conflicts,
resource control and water-related resource conflicts, and
infrastructure development.''.
SEC. 1242. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP ON DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL PRIORITIES
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND TAIWAN.
The Secretary of Defense shall seek to establish a partnership
between the Defense Innovation Unit of the Department of Defense and
appropriate counterparts of Taiwan--
(1) to enhance market opportunities for United States-based
and Taiwan-based defense technology companies;
(2) to bolster Taiwan's defense industrial base;
(3) to harmonize global security posture through emerging
technology;
(4) to counter the development, by the Chinese Communist
Party and adversarial proxy groups aligned with the Chinese
Communist Party, of dual-use defense technologies; and
(5) in coordination with appropriate counterpart offices of
the Ministry of National Defense of Taiwan--
(A) to enable coordination on defense industrial
priorities;
(B) to streamline emerging defense technology
research and development;
(C) to establish, for defense technology startups,
more pathways to market; and
(D) to collaborate on the coordinated development
of dual-use defense capabilities, such as the
following:
(i) Drones.
(ii) Microchips.
(iii) Directed energy weapons.
(iv) Artificial intelligence.
(v) Missile technology.
(vi) Intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance technology.
SEC. 1243. INVITATION TO TAIWAN TO RIM OF THE PACIFIC (RIMPAC)
EXERCISE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense is strongly encouraged to
invite the naval forces of Taiwan to participate, as appropriate, in
any Rim of the Pacific exercise that is to take place after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(b) Justification.--In the event a decision is made not to invite
the naval forces of Taiwan to participate in any Rim of the Pacific
exercise described in subsection (a), not later than 30 days after the
date on which such decision is made, the Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a written justification for such
decision.
SEC. 1244. EXTENSION OF INDO-PACIFIC EXTENDED DETERRENCE EDUCATION
PILOT PROGRAM.
Section 1314(c) of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement
and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
118-159) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2027'' and inserting
``December 31, 2030''.
SEC. 1245. INCLUSION ON LIST OF CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES OF ENTITIES
ADDED TO CERTAIN OTHER LISTS.
Section 1260H(b)(3) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10
U.S.C. 113 note) is amended--
(1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the
following:
``(A) In general.--The Secretary''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(B) Review of entities on other lists.--The
Secretary shall review, for inclusion in each annual
revision under subparagraph (A) of the list required by
paragraph (1), each entity added, during the year
preceding preparation of the revision of the list, to
any other list maintained by the United States
Government of Chinese entities subject to restrictions
or scrutiny relating to concerns about their activities
or affiliations.''.
SEC. 1246. PREVENTING CIRCUMVENTION BY CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES IN
THIRD-PARTY COUNTRIES.
(a) In General.--Section 1260H(g)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the William M.
``Mac'' Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended to read as
follows:
``(I) directly or indirectly owned by,
controlled by, or beneficially owned by,
affiliated with, or in an official or
unofficial capacity acting as an agent of or on
behalf of, the People's Liberation Army,
Chinese military and paramilitary elements,
security forces, police, law enforcement,
border control, the People's Armed Police, the
Ministry of State Security (MSS), or any other
organization subordinate to the Central
Military Commission of the Chinese Communist
Party, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and
Information Technology (MIIT), the State-Owned
Assets Supervision and Administration
Commission of the State Council (SASAC), or the
State Administration of Science, Technology,
and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND)
operating inside or outside of China; or''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on the date that is one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1247. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEFENSE ALLIANCES AND PARTNERSHIPS IN
THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION.
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should
continue efforts that strengthen United States defense alliances and
partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region so as to further the
comparative advantage of the United States in strategic competition
with the People's Republic of China, including by--
(1) enhancing cooperation with Japan, consistent with the
Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United
States of America and Japan, signed at Washington, January 19,
1960, including by developing advanced military capabilities,
upgrading commd and control relationships, fostering
interoperability across all domains, and improving sharing of
information and intelligence;
(2) reinforcing the United States alliance with the
Republic of Korea, including by maintaining the presence of
approximately 28,500 members of the United States Armed Forces
deployed to the Republic of Korea, enhancing mutual defense
base cooperation, and affirming the United States extended
deterrence commitment using the full range of United States
defense capabilities, consistent with the Mutual Defense Treaty
Between the United States and the Republic of Korea, signed at
Washington, October 1, 1953, in support of the shared objective
of a peaceful and stable Korean Peninsula;
(3) fostering bilateral and multilateral cooperation with
Australia, consistent with the Security Treaty Between
Australia, New Zealand, and the United States of America,
signed at San Francisco, September, 1951, and through the
partnership among Australia, the United Kingdom, and United
States (commonly known as ``AUKUS'' )--
(A) to advance shared security objectives;
(B) to accelerate the fielding of advanced military
capabilities; and
(C) to build the capacity of emerging partners;
(4) advancing United States alliances with the Philippines
and Thailand and United States partnerships with other partners
in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to enhance
maritime domain awareness, promote sovereignty and territorial
integrity, leverage technology and promote innovation, and
support an open, inclusive, and rules-based regional
architecture;
(5) broadening United States engagement with India,
including through the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue--
(A) to advance the shared objective of a free and
open Indo-Pacific region through bilateral and
multilateral engagements and participation in military
exercises, expanded defense trade, and collaboration on
humanitarian aid and disaster response; and
(B) to enable greater cooperation on maritime
security;
(6) strengthening the United States partnership with
Taiwan, consistent with the Three Communiques, the Taiwan
Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), and
the Six Assurances, with the goal of improving Taiwan's
defensive capabilities and promoting peaceful cross-strait
relations;
(7) reinforcing the status of the Republic of Singapore as
a Major Security Cooperation Partner of the United States and
continuing to strengthen defense and security cooperation
between the military forces of the Republic of Singapore and
the United States Armed Forces, including through participation
in combined exercises and training;
(8) engaging with the Federated States of Micronesia, the
Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and
other Pacific island countries, with the goal of strengthening
regional security and addressing issues of mutual concern,
including protecting fisheries from illegal, unreported, and
unregulated fishing;
(9) collaborating with Canada, the United Kingdom, France,
and other members of the European Union and the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization to build connectivity and advance a shared
vision for the region that is principled, long-term, and
anchored in democratic resilience; and
(10) investing in enhanced military posture and
capabilities in the area of responsibility of the United States
Indo-Pacific Command and strengthening cooperation in bilateral
relationships, multilateral partnerships, and other
international fora to uphold global security and shared
principles, with the goal of ensuring the maintenance of a free
and open Indo-Pacific region.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
SEC. 1251. MIDDLE EAST INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ARCHITECTURE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall continue to seek to
cooperate with allies and partners in the Middle East with respect to
implementing an integrated air and missile defense architecture to
protect the people, infrastructure, and territory of such allies and
partners from cruise and ballistic missiles, manned and unmanned aerial
systems, and rocket attacks from Iran and groups linked to Iran.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than May 31, 2026, the Secretary
of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on
further implementation of an integrated air and missile defense
architecture in the area of responsibility of the United States
Central Command.
(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) An assessment of the threat to allies and
partners within the area of responsibility of the
United States Central Command posed by ballistic and
cruise missiles, manned and unmanned aerial systems,
and rocket attacks launched from Iran and by groups
linked to Iran.
(B) A description of--
(i) the missile defense priorities and
capability needs of the United States Central
Command with respect to defense against the
threats described in subparagraph (A); and
(ii) the planned regional missile defense
architectures derived from such priorities and
capability needs.
(C) An analysis of current integrated air and
missile defense systems within the area of
responsibility of the United States Central Command to
defend against threats described in subparagraph (A)
and to meet the priorities identified under
subparagraph (B).
(D) A description of the progress made toward
addressing challenges identified in the strategy
required by section 1658(b) of the James M. Inhofe
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
(Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2951) and toward meeting
benchmarks set forth in such strategy.
(E) With respect to the defensive operations
against aerial threats since October 7, 2023, the
following:
(i) With respect to countering the April
13, 2024, and October 1, 2024, ballistic
missile and drone attacks by Iran against
Israel--
(I) lessons learned with respect to
the adequacy of data-sharing agreements
in facilitating effective joint
responses, and recommendations for
further improvements to such
agreements;
(II) a comparative analysis of the
performance of systems operated by the
United States and the performance of
systems operated by Israel in
intercepting missiles and unmanned
aerial systems launched by Iran during
the attacks;
(III) an assessment of the extent
to which a defense provided to other
United States regional partners if
attacked by Iran would be similarly
effective, and an identification of
changes necessary to address
deficiencies; and
(IV) an evaluation of the extent to
which the strategy required by section
1658(b) of the James M. Inhofe National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136
Stat. 2951) contributed to the
defensive operations described in this
clause.
(ii) Lessons learned with respect to
countering projectiles launched by the Houthis
in Yemen against maritime targets in the area
of responsibility of the United States Central
Command.
(iii) Any other such defensive operation
the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate.
(F) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense
considers appropriate.
(3) Form.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall
be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified
annex.
(4) Protection of sensitive information.--Any activity
carried out under this subsection shall be conducted in a
manner that is consistent with protection of intelligence
sources and methods and appropriately protects sensitive
information and the national security interests of the United
States.
SEC. 1252. MODIFICATION OF PROGRAM AND PROCESSES RELATING TO FOREIGN
ACQUISITION.
Section 873 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 350; 10 U.S.C. 301 note) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``pilot
program for''; and
(B) by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall'';
and
(2) by striking subsection (f).
SEC. 1253. ENHANCING SECURITY PARTNERSHIP WITH JORDAN AND LEBANON.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, pursuant to existing
authorities, shall seek to provide assistance, including training,
equipment, logistics support, supplies, and services, to the Government
of Jordan and the Government of Lebanon for the purpose of supporting
and enhancing efforts of the military forces of Jordan and the military
forces of Lebanon to ensure the territorial security of Jordan and
Lebanon.
(b) Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2025, the
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Commander of the
United States Central Command, and in consultation with the
Secretary of State, shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report that describes the plan of the Department
of Defense to provide assistance under subsection (a).
(2) Elements.--The required plan shall, at a minimum,
include the following elements:
(A) A description of the available authorities to
provide assistance described in subsection (a) to the
Government of Jordan and the Government of Lebanon.
(B) A description of the objectives of assistance
described in subsection (a), including specific
capabilities that such assistance seeks to enhance and
the recipient units of the military forces of Jordan
and Lebanon for such assistance.
(C) An identification of any opportunities to
transfer military equipment, including aircraft and
unmanned systems, from existing inventory of the
Department of Defense to bolster the capabilities of
the military forces of Jordan.
(D) Any other matters deemed relevant by the
Secretary.
SEC. 1254. JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE FOR NON-PROGRAMS OF RECORD TO SUPPORT
FOREIGN ACQUISITION.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish and
charter, within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment, a Joint Program Office for Non-Programs of
Record (referred to in this section as the ``Joint Program Office'') to
support the acquisition of specified non-program of record systems by
approved foreign partners and allies.
(b) Structure.--
(1) Leadership.--The Joint Program Office shall be led by a
senior executive or military flag officer of the Office of the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, who
shall have a deputy from the Defense Security Cooperation
Agency.
(2) Staffing.--The staff of the Joint Program Office shall
include detailees from the international program offices of the
military departments, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency,
and the Defense Technology Security Administration.
(c) Responsibilities.--
(1) In general.--The Joint Program Office shall be
responsible for the following:
(A) Coordinating with allies and partners to
identify and procure non-program of record
capabilities.
(B) Facilitating discussions between industry and
foreign partners on new non-program-of-record
capabilities.
(C) Liaising with combatant commands to identify
new specified non-program of record systems aligned
with the strategic priorities of the combatant commands
for theater security cooperation.
(D) Promoting capabilities with foreign partners
that align with priority capabilities for the combatant
commands.
(E) Coordinating with, and as necessary, providing
additional support to, the international program
offices of the military departments to expedite
delivery of capabilities to foreign partners and
allies.
(F) Coordinating internal Department of Defense
approval processes to expedite the delivery of non-
program of record capabilities.
(d) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the establishment of
the Joint Program Office, the Secretary shall provide the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives with a
briefing on the charter, responsibilities, resources, and plan of
activities for the Joint Program Office for the subsequent fiscal year.
(e) Specified Non-program of Record System Defined.--In this
section, the term ``specified non-program of record system'' means a
record system that does not exist formally as a program of record
within the Department of Defense, including--
(1) an international or civil variant of a program of
record with nonstandard configurations, or a type 1 non-program
of record system;
(2) a prior program of record that is no longer supported
in United States inventory, or a type 2 non-program of record
system;
(3) a program consisting of commercially developed
munitions items, or a type 3 non-program of record system;
(4) a program consisting of commercially developed dual-use
items, or a type 4 non-program of record system;
(5) a program consisting of commercially developed dual-use
items combined with program of record elements, or a type 5
non-program of record system; and
(6) a program consisting of commercially developed dual-use
items with military end-use, or a type 6 non-program of record
system.
SEC. 1255. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ANTI-
TUNNEL COOPERATION.
Section 1279 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2016 (22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ``$50,000,000'' and
inserting ``$80,000,000''; and
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ``December 31, 2026''
and inserting ``December 31, 2028''.
SEC. 1256. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF UNITED STATES-ISRAEL
COOPERATION TO COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS.
Section 1278 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2020 (22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ``$55,000,000'' and
inserting ``$75,000,000''; and
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ``December 31, 2026''
and inserting ``December 31, 2028''.
SEC. 1257. GUIDANCE FOR COORDINATION OF INTERNATIONAL ARMS TRANSFERS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue updated
guidance, in accordance with section 382 of title 10, United States
Code, to streamline and align the roles, responsibilities, and
authorities, and improve transparency, relating to Department of
Defense processes for international arms transfers, including Foreign
Military Sales.
(b) Elements.--The updated guidance required by subsection (a)
shall do the following:
(1) Streamline the roles and responsibilities relating to
Department processes for international arms transfers
(including the Foreign Military Sales and technology security
and foreign disclosure processes) so as to ensure effective
implementation of such roles and responsibilities among the
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Defense Security
Cooperation Agency, the Defense Technology Security
Administration, and the military departments.
(2) Designate a lead official, to be known as the ``Data
Czar'', who, in coordination with the Chief Digital and
Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense,
shall be responsible for collecting, tracking, coordinating,
and sharing data and information on Foreign Military Sales
cases for the purposes of--
(A) facilitating transparency across the Department
of Defense international cooperation enterprise
(including industry and international partners within
such enterprise and components and subcomponents of the
Department); and
(B) sharing information on Foreign Military Sales
case development, execution, contracting, and
implementation processes.
(3) Develop a framework to facilitate the use of the
Foreign Military Sales process to deliver defense articles and
services to allies and partners through programs other than a
program of record.
(4) Set forth Foreign Military Sales-specific guidance
that--
(A) identifies security cooperation priorities;
(B) aligns with the United States Conventional Arms
Transfer Policy described in National Security
Presidential Memorandum/NSM-10, dated April 19, 2018;
(C) is informed by priorities identified in the
National Defense Strategy, Department planning
guidance, and theater campaign plans; and
(D) takes into consideration--
(i) the risk factors for arms transfers
identified in the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.); and
(ii) the industrial capacity for
production.
(c) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the issuance of the
updated guidance required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall
provide the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives with a
briefing on the development and implementation of such guidance that
describes the manner in which the procedures set forth in the guidance
will streamline, and enhance the transparency of, international
cooperation processes of the Department.
(d) Dissemination of FMS-specific Guidance.--Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
disseminate the Foreign Miliary Sales-specific guidance described in
subsection (a)(4) to each member of the Department of Defense
international cooperation enterprise.
SEC. 1258. REQUIREMENT TO UPDATE THE NATIONAL DISCLOSURE POLICY.
(a) Framework Development.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the National
Disclosure Policy Committee (in this section referred to as the
``Committee'') shall develop and submit to Congress a framework for
revising and updating the National Disclosure Policy (NDP-1).
(b) Framework Elements.--The framework developed pursuant to
subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) A comprehensive assessment of emerging and advanced
defense items, including artificial intelligence, directed
energy, microwave systems, counter-unmanned aerial systems,
missile defense, machine learning, cybersecurity, quantum
technologies, hypersonic, and autonomous systems, and necessary
updates to NDP-1 to enable the transfer and sharing of this
technology with United States allies and partners.
(2) Guidelines for balancing national security
considerations with the need to share critical information and
technology with allies and partners to enhance interoperability
and collective security.
(3) Recommendations for updating the NDP-1 to help bolster
the defense industrial base and accommodate the use of emerging
and advanced defense items in multi-domain operations, joint
military exercises, and allied operational requirements.
(4) Mechanisms to accelerate the approval process for
disclosures, ensuring timely and effective information sharing.
(c) Implementation Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the first
submittal of the framework to Congress pursuant to subsection
(a) and on an annual recurring basis thereafter, the Committee
shall implement revisions to the National Disclosure Policy
based on the recommendations and any future recommendation
based upon the stakeholder engagement in subsection (c)
contained in the framework.
(2) Requirements.--Revisions implemented pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall--
(A) include specific provisions addressing the
secure disclosure of emerging and advanced technologies
to allies and partners of the United States;
(B) establish metrics to evaluate the effectiveness
of the updated policy in enhancing security,
interoperability, and interchangeability; and
(C) establish a mechanism to ensure that the
stakeholder engagement required by subsection (c)
informs revisions.
(d) Stakeholder Engagement.--In carrying out subsections (a), (b),
and (c), the Committee shall, not less frequently than once every 6
months, consult with the following:
(1) Representatives of such governments that are allies or
partners of the United States as the Committee considers
appropriate, to gather input on enhancing interoperability,
interchangeability, and collaborative security measures.
(2) Such representatives from the defense industry as the
Committee considers appropriate, including representatives from
nontraditional defense contractors (as defined by section 3014
of title 10, United States Code).
(e) Annual Report to Congress.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
Policy, in coordination with the Director of the Defense Technology
Security Administration, shall submit with the budget submission each
year a report to Congress detailing--
(1) progress made in implementing the updated NDP-1;
(2) challenges encountered and actions taken to address
them;
(3) recommendations for further updates or legislative
actions to enhance the policy;
(4) a description of the roles and missions of the
committees and subcommittees of the Department of Defense's
Technology Security and Foreign Disclosure enterprise and a
detailed explanation of how these bodies report back to the
Arms Transfer and Technology Release Senior Steering Group; and
(5) an explanation of negative determinations of
technology.
(f) Classified Annex.--If necessary, the annual report shall
include a classified annex to address sensitive national security
information.
(g) Unclassified Public Annex.--The submission shall include a
publicly releasable annex to be made available upon submission of the
report to Congress.
SEC. 1259. IMPROVEMENTS TO SECURITY COOPERATION WORKFORCE AND DEFENSE
ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.
(a) Responsibilities of Secretary of Defense.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall, consistent
with the requirements of section 384 of title 10, United States
Code, seek to ensure that--
(A) members of the defense acquisition workforce
involved in the foreign military sales process--
(i) are aware of evolving United States
regional and country-level defense capability-
building priorities; and
(ii) coordinate with the security
cooperation workforce to enhance responsiveness
to foreign partner requests and capability-
building priorities; and
(B) members of the defense acquisition workforce
are professionally evaluated using metrics to measure--
(i) adherence to meeting the foreign
capability requirements identified in
Department of Defense strategy documents;
(ii) responsiveness to foreign partner
requests;
(iii) ability to meet foreign partner
capability and delivery schedule requirements;
and
(iv) advancement of foreign capability-
building priorities described in the guidance
updated under subsection (b).
(b) Guidance.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
update, as necessary, Department of Defense guidance governing
the execution of foreign military sales by the Department to
ensure that such guidance--
(A) incorporates priorities of the National
Security Strategy and the National Defense Strategy
associated with foreign partner contributions;
(B) is informed by the theater campaign plans and
theater security cooperation strategies of the
combatant commands;
(C) incorporates timeline prioritization of
purchasers with a special designation; and
(D) is disseminated to the security cooperation
workforce and the defense acquisition workforce.
(2) Elements.--The updated guidance required by paragraph
(1) shall--
(A) identify--
(i) regional and country-level foreign
defense capability-building priorities; and
(ii) levels of urgency and desired
timelines for achieving foreign capability-
building objectives; and
(B) provide guidance to the defense acquisition
workforce regarding levels of resourcing, innovation,
and risk tolerance that should be considered in meeting
urgent needs.
(3) Purchaser with a special designation defined.--In this
subsection, the term ``purchaser with a special designation''
means Israel, Japan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the
Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, member countries of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization, major defense partners, major
security partners, and eligible purchasers that are members of
the national technology and industrial base.
(c) Foreign Military Sales Continuous Process Improvement Board.--
Section 1210(b) of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
118-159) is amended to read as follows:
``(b) Foreign Military Sales Continuous Process Improvement
Board.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall
establish a Foreign Military Sales Continuous Process
Improvement Board (in this section referred to as the `Board')
to serve as an enduring governance structure within the
Department of Defense that reports to the Secretary on matters
relating to the foreign military sales process so as to enhance
accountability and continuous improvement within the
Department, including the objectives of--
``(A) improving the understanding, among officials
of the Department, of ally and partner requirements;
``(B) enabling efficient reviews for release of
technology;
``(C) providing ally and partner countries with
relevant priority equipment;
``(D) accelerating acquisition and contracting
support;
``(E) expanding the capacity of the defense
industrial base;
``(F) working with other departments and agencies
to promote broad United States Government support; and
``(G) any other matters determined by the Secretary
to be relevant to the Board.
``(2) Membership.--
``(A) In general.--The Board shall be composed of
not fewer than 7 members, each of whom shall have
expertise in security cooperation, security assistance,
defense acquisition, business process reform, or any
disciplines the Secretary determines to be important to
the functioning of the Board.
``(B) Certain members.--
``(i) In general.--Of the members of the
Board, 3 such members shall be individuals who
are not--
``(I) officers or employees of the
Department of Defense;
``(II) members of the United States
Armed Forces; or
``(III) registered as a foreign
agent or registered lobbyists.
``(ii) Clearance.--Each member of the Board
described in this subparagraph shall be
appropriately cleared for security risks.
``(3) Inapplicability of faca.--The Board shall not be
subject to chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code (commonly
referred to as the `Federal Advisory Committee Act').
``(4) Sunset.--This subsection shall terminate on December
31, 2030.''.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Defense acquisition workforce.--The term ``defense
acquisition workforce'' means the Department of Defense
acquisition workforce described in chapter 87 of title 10,
United States Code.
(2) Security cooperation workforce.--The term ``security
cooperation workforce'' has the meaning given the term in
section 384 of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 1260. EXPANSION OF COUNTRY PRIORITIZATION.
With respect to foreign military sales to Israel, Japan, the
Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Taiwan, member countries of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, major defense partners, and
eligible purchasers that are members of the national technology and
industrial base, the Secretary of Defense may assign a Defense
Priorities and Allocations System order rating.
SEC. 1261. STREAMLINING AND EXPEDITING SALES OF DEFENSE ARTICLES AND
SERVICES.
(a) Acquisition Strategies.--
(1) In general.--With respect to purchasers with a special
designation, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a
requirement that, in developing letters of offer and
acceptance, the acquisition program office of each military
department shall develop, at program inception--
(A) an acquisition strategy that documents the
standard acquisition path; and
(B) an acquisition strategy that documents the
fastest acquisition path.
(2) Associated risk.--In developing each acquisition
strategy required by subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph
(1), the acquisition program office of the military department
concerned shall--
(A) measure, and justify with respect to the
urgency of delivering a capability in full or in
phases, the associated risk, risk mitigation, and risk
cost;
(B) in the case of a sole-source program that is
not a program of record, transparently consult with the
prime contractor to seek consensus on cost and
schedule; and
(C) provide, in coordination with the appropriate
regional directorate of the Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Director of the
Defense Security Cooperation Agency, to the acquisition
leadership of such military department a briefing on
the results of the measurements under subparagraph (A)
and the consultation under subparagraph (B).
(3) Decision.--Not later than 30 days after the date of a
briefing under paragraph (2)(C), the acquisition leadership of
the military department concerned shall issue a decision with
respect to the acquisition strategy selected.
(b) Input From Purchaser With Special Designation.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure
that, in the development of acquisition strategies for
purchasers with a special designation under subsection (a), the
purchaser with a special designation is provided an opportunity
to provide input with respect to risk tolerance.
(2) Information sharing.--In carrying out paragraph (1),
the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that a purchaser with a
special designation is briefed on risks identified, alternate
approaches that may be taken, and the schedule, cost, and
capability tradeoffs associated with such alternate approaches.
(3) Inclusion in briefing.--Purchaser input gathered under
this paragraph shall be included in the briefing required by
subsection (a)(2)(C) and appropriately weighed in making a
final decision with respect to the appropriate acquisition
approach.
(c) Agreements With Manufacturers.--
(1) In general.--A United States prime contractor may enter
into a covered agreement with a manufacturer to begin the
process of acquiring long-lead Government-furnished equipment,
including sensitive and closely controlled items such as
communications security devices, military grade GPS, and anti-
spoofing devices, on forecast prior to the execution of a
signed commercial contract or issuance of a letter of offer and
acceptance.
(2) Covered agreement defined.--In this subsection, the
term ``covered agreement'' means an agreement between a United
States prime contractor and a manufacturer pursuant to which--
(A) the prime contractor, in anticipation of a
foreign military sale, contracts for the production by
the manufacturer of one or more articles that will be
supplied to the prime contractor as government-
furnished equipment prior to execution of a signed
commercial contract or issuance of a letter of offer
and acceptance in connection with such sale;
(B) the parties agree to the allocation of risks,
obligations, profits, and costs in the event the
anticipated foreign military sale does not occur,
including whether the articles manufactured under the
agreement are retained by the manufacturer for eventual
supply to the prime contractor or a third party in
connection with a future foreign military sale or other
transaction; and
(C) the United States Government assumes no
liability with respect to either party in the event the
anticipated foreign military sale does not occur.
(3) Department of defense policy.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall
implement policies, and ensure that the head of each
military department implements policies, that allow
United States prime contractors to enter into covered
agreements with manufacturers of Government-furnished
equipment.
(B) Elements.--The policies required by
subparagraph (A) shall require that--
(i) United States prime contractors shall
be responsible for--
(I) negotiating directly with the
manufacturer of Government-furnished
equipment, including with respect to
the terms and conditions described in
paragraph (2)(B); and
(II) providing any payment to such
manufacturer; and
(ii) transfer of Government-furnished
equipment from such manufacturer to the primary
contractor shall not occur until the date on
which a letter of offer and acceptance or
commercial contract is produced.
(4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall
be construed as authorizing, requiring, or providing for the
United States Government to assume any liability or other
financial responsibility with respect to a covered agreement.
(d) Purchaser With a Special Designation Defined.--In this section,
the term ``purchaser with a special designation'' means Israel, Japan,
the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan,
member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, major
defense partners, major security partners, and eligible purchasers that
are members of the national technology and industrial base.
SEC. 1262. REDESIGNATION OF THE AFRICA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES AS
THE JAMES M. INHOFE CENTER FOR AFRICA SECURITY STUDIES.
(a) In General.--The Department of Defense regional center for
security studies known as the Africa Center for Strategic Studies is
hereby redesignated as the ``James M. Inhofe Center for Africa Security
Studies''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Reference to regional centers for strategic studies.--
Section 342(b)(2)(D) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``Africa Center for Strategic Studies'' and
inserting ``James M. Inhofe Center for Africa Security
Studies''.
(2) Acceptance of gifts and donations.--Section
2611(a)(2)(D) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``Africa Center for Strategic Studies'' and inserting
``James M. Inhofe Center for Africa Security Studies''.
(3) Provision of certain assistance to sudan.--Section
1270A(b)(1) of the Sudan Democratic Transition, Accountability,
and Fiscal Transparency Act of 2020 (22 U.S.C. 10010(b)(1)) is
amended by striking ``Africa Center for Strategic Studies'' and
inserting ``James M. Inhofe Center for Africa Security
Studies''.
(c) References.--Any reference to the Department of Defense Africa
Center for Strategic Studies in any law, regulation, map, document,
record, or other paper of the United States shall be deemed to be a
reference to the James M. Inhofe Center for Africa Security Studies.
SEC. 1263. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM TO PROMOTE PARTICIPATION OF FOREIGN
STUDENTS IN THE SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2027, the
Secretary of Defense shall establish a program using the
authority provided under section 2103(b) of title 10, United
States Code, to promote the participation of foreign students
in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (in this section
referred to as the ``Program'').
(2) Organization.--The Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Director of the Defense Security
Cooperation Agency, the Secretaries of the military
departments, the commanders of the combatant commands, the
participant institutions in the Senior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps program, and any other individual the Secretary
of Defense considers appropriate, shall be responsible for, and
shall oversee, the Program.
(b) Objective.--The objective of the Program is to promote the
readiness and interoperability of the United States Armed Forces and
the military forces of partner countries by providing a high-quality,
cost effective military-based educational experience for foreign
students in furtherance of the military-to-military program objectives
of the Department of Defense and to enhance the educational experience
and preparation of future United States military leaders through
increased, extended interaction with highly qualified potential foreign
military leaders.
(c) Activities.--Under the Program, the Secretary of Defense
shall--
(1) identify to the military services' Senior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps program the foreign students who,
based on criteria established by the Secretary, the Secretary
recommends be considered for admission under the Program;
(2) coordinate with partner countries to evaluate interest
in and promote awareness of the Program;
(3) establish a mechanism for tracking an alumni network of
foreign students who participate in the Program; and
(4) to the extent practicable, work with the participant
institutions in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
program and partner countries to identify academic institutions
and programs that--
(A) have specialized academic programs in areas of
study or interest to participating countries; or
(B) have high participation from or significant
diaspora populations from participating countries.
(d) Strategy.--
(1) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
strategy for the implementation of the Program.
(2) Elements.--The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following elements:
(A) A governance structure for the Program,
including--
(i) the officials tasked to oversee the
Program;
(ii) the format of the governing body of
the Program;
(iii) the functions and duties of such
governing body with respect to establishing and
maintaining the Program; and
(iv) mechanisms for coordinating with
partner countries whose students are selected
to participate in the Program.
(B) A list of additional authorities,
appropriations, or other congressional support
necessary to ensure the success of the Program.
(C) A description of targeted partner countries and
participant institutions in the Senior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps for the first three fiscal
years of the Program, including a rationale for
selecting such initial partners.
(D) A description of opportunities and potential
timelines for future Program expansion, as appropriate.
(E) A description of the mechanism for tracking the
alumni network of participants of the Program.
(F) Any other information the Secretary of Defense
considers appropriate.
(e) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than September 20, 2027, and
annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a report on the Program.
(2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following elements:
(A) A narrative summary of activities conducted as
part of the Program during the preceding fiscal year.
(B) An overview of participant Senior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps programs, individuals, and
countries, to include a description of the areas of
study entered into by the students participating in the
Program.
(C) A description of opportunities and potential
timelines for future Program expansion, as appropriate.
(D) Any other information the Secretary of Defense
considers appropriate.
(f) Limitation on Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may not use
the authority provided under this section to pay for tuition or room
and board for foreign students who participate in the Program.
(g) Termination.--The Program shall terminate on December 31, 2031.
SEC. 1264. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR ASSISTANCE IN SUPPORT OF
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACCOUNTING FOR MISSING UNITED
STATES GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL.
Section 408(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
inserting ``, and procure goods and services from,'' after ``assistance
to''.
TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION
SEC. 1301. COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION FUNDS.
(a) Funding Allocation.--Of the $282,830,000 authorized to be
appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2026 in
section 301 and made available by the funding table in division D for
the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program
established under section 1321 of the Department of Defense Cooperative
Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711), the following amounts may be
obligated for the purposes specified:
(1) For strategic offensive arms elimination, $6,249,000.
(2) For chemical weapons destruction, $25,292,000.
(3) For global nuclear security, $38,134,000.
(4) For cooperative biological engagement, $137,686,000.
(5) For proliferation prevention, $47,146,000.
(6) For activities designated as Other Assessments/
Administrative Costs, $28,323,000.
(b) Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction Funds.--Funds
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
301 and made available by the funding table in division D for the
Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program shall be
available for obligation for fiscal years 2026, 2027, and 2028.
TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
Subtitle A--Military Programs
SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026
for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of
the Department of Defense for providing capital for working capital and
revolving funds, as specified in the funding table in section 4501.
SEC. 1402. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized
to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2026
for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and
Munitions Destruction, Defense, as specified in the funding table in
section 4501.
(b) Use.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection
are authorized for--
(1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions
in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense
Authorization Act, 1986 ( 50 U.S.C. 1521); and
(2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the
United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such Act.
SEC. 1403. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department
of Defense for fiscal year 2026 for expenses, not otherwise provided
for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide,
as specified in the funding table in section 4501.
SEC. 1404. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department
of Defense for fiscal year 2026 for expenses, not otherwise provided
for, for the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of
Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 4501.
SEC. 1405. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026
for the Defense Health Program for use of the Armed Forces and other
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for providing for
the health of eligible beneficiaries, as specified in the funding table
in section 4501.
Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile
SEC. 1411. MODIFICATIONS TO STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS STOCK
PILING ACT.
(a) Modification of Disposal Authority.--
(1) In general.--Section 5(b) of the Strategic and Critical
Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98d(b)) is amended--
(A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)'';
(B) by striking ``or (5)'' and inserting ``or
(6)'';
(C) by striking ``has been specifically authorized
by law'' and inserting ``was included in the most
recent annual materials plan submitted to the
congressional defense committees (as defined in section
101(a) of title 10, United States Code) under section
11(b)(1)(G)''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(2) Not later than 15 days after making a disposal under
paragraph (1), the National Defense Stockpile Manager shall notify the
congressional defense committees of the disposal.''.
(2) Technical and conforming amendments.--Section 6(a) of
such Act (50 U.S.C. 98e(a)) is amended--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``President'' and inserting ``National Defense
Stockpile Manager''; and
(B) by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows:
``(7) dispose of materials in the stockpile in accordance
with the most recent annual materials plan submitted to the
congressional defense committees under section 11(b)(1)(G) and
notify the congressional defense committees of such disposals
as required by section 5(b)(2).''.
(b) Reduction of Wait Periods.--Sections 5(a)(2), 6(d)(1), and
6(d)(2) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 98d(a)(2), 98e(d)(1), 98e(d)(2)) are
each amended by striking ``45 days'' and inserting ``30 days''.
Subtitle C--Other Matters
SEC. 1421. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT
HOME.
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026
from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund the sum of $77,000,000
for the operation of the Armed Forces Retirement Home.
TITLE XV--SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE
MATTERS
Subtitle A--Space Activities
SEC. 1501. DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR
ROCKET CARGO TEST AND DEMONSTRATION AT JOHNSTON ATOLL.
The preparation of the Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental
Assessment for Rocket Cargo Test and Demonstration at Johnston Atoll,
United States (Demonstration at Johnston Atoll, United States (EAXX-
007-57-USF-1728497279, March 3, 2025)) shall not be effective until
further modification includes consideration of the Ronald Reagan
Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, United States Army Garrison-
Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands. Such environmental
impact analysis shall also include a comparison of estimated costs for
supporting the collection of essential testing data at each location.
SEC. 1502. STUDY ON FUTURE SPACE LAUNCH CAPACITY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study to
assess the operational capacity, infrastructure, and long-term
sustainability of heavy and super heavy space launch sites at Cape
Canaveral Space Force Station and Vandenberg Space Force Base, with a
focus on evaluating the suitability of such sites for ongoing and
future missions, and to explore alternate launch locations that may
offer advantages with respect to mission-efficiency, cost-
effectiveness, and strategic value.
(b) Elements.--The study required by subsection (a) shall include
the following:
(1) An analysis of the current capacity and use of the
heavy and super heavy space launch sites at Cape Canaveral
Space Force Station and Vandenberg Space Force Base, including
existing infrastructure, launch frequencies, and operational
efficiency.
(2) A detailed evaluation of the infrastructure at Cape
Canaveral Space Force Station and Vandenberg Space Force Base,
including transportation access, environmental considerations,
safety protocols, the adequacy of current facilities to support
heavy and super heavy space launches, and the estimated costs
of maintaining and upgrading such infrastructure.
(3) A review of environmental regulations, policies, and
potential impacts related to heavy and super heavy space
launches at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Vandenberg
Space Force Base, including any limitations or challenges
imposed by Federal, State, or local regulations and an
evaluation of potential strategies to mitigate adverse
environmental effects.
(4) A comparative analysis of alternate locations for heavy
and super heavy space launches, including sites on Federal
lands, private land partnerships, and locations outside the
continental United States. Such analysis shall consider
geographic, environmental, logistical, and regulatory factors
that may make alternate locations viable or advantageous,
including cost comparisons and potential challenges in
establishing infrastructure at such locations.
(5) An examination of the manner in which Cape Canaveral
Space Force Station, Vandenberg Space Force Base, and any
potential alternate locations align with national defense and
space exploration goals, including launch site proximity to key
orbital paths, security considerations, and redundancy for
critical missions.
(6) An exploration of the manner in which advancements in
space launch technology, including reusable launch vehicles and
space traffic management, could influence the future demand and
operational needs for heavy and super heavy space launch sites.
(7) An assessment of any innovative technologies that could
enhance the capacity or reduce the environmental impact of
existing or alternate heavy and super heavy space launch sites.
(8) A financial analysis of the long-term costs associated
with the use and maintenance of Cape Canaveral Space Force
Station and Vandenberg Space Force Base for heavy and super
heavy space launches, and the estimated costs for establishing
and operating alternative heavy and super heavy space launch
sites. Such analysis shall include considerations applicable to
Government funding, private sector partnerships, and cost-
sharing models.
(c) Consultation.--The study required by subsection (a) shall be
conducted in consultation with relevant stakeholders, including
commercial space industry representatives, environmental agencies, and
local governments.
(d) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than March 31, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
report on the findings of the study required by subsection (a).
(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) Recommendations on the future use of heavy and
super heavy space launch sites at Cape Canaveral Space
Force Station, Vandenberg Space Force Base, and
alternate locations.
(B) A summary of findings and recommendations on
the continued use of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
and Vandenberg Space Force Base for heavy and super
heavy space launches.
(C) A detailed analysis of alternate launch sites,
including strategic, operational, and financial
considerations.
(D) Policy recommendations for addressing
infrastructure needs, environmental concerns, and
regulatory challenges for heavy and super heavy space
launch operations.
(E) A summary of stakeholder input and any proposed
legislative or regulatory changes based on the findings
of the study.
SEC. 1503. ACQUISITION AND OPERATION OF SPACE SYSTEMS FOR SPACE
WARFIGHTING AND CONTROL.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall acquire and operate
space systems to be used primarily for space warfighting and control to
meet the requirements specified by one or more combatant commanders in
carrying out the responsibilities set forth in section 164 of title 10,
United States Code.
(b) Role of Commercial Space Systems.--One or more commercial space
systems may be used to augment the space systems acquired and operated
under subsection (a).
(c) National Security Waiver.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may waive the application of
subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that such a waiver
is in the national security interest of the United States.
(2) Notification.--Not later than 10 days after exercising
the waiver authority under paragraph (a), the Secretary shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a notification
of the use of such authority that includes--
(A) a description of the national security interest
upon which the exercise of such authority is based;
(B) the anticipated vulnerabilities to national
security posed by the use of such waiver; and
(C) the anticipated duration of such waiver.
SEC. 1504. BLAST DAMAGE ASSESSMENT GUIDE FOR SPACE VEHICLES AT AIR
FORCE LAUNCH COMPLEXES.
(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall publish a
liquid oxygen and methane blast damage assessment guide for space
launch vehicles at Air Force launch complexes.
(b) Notice and Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
which the assessment guide required by subsection (a) is published, the
Secretary shall--
(1) notify the congressional defense committees of such
publication; and
(2) provide the congressional defense committees with a
briefing on the contents of the assessment guide.
(c) Waiver.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may waive the one-year
publication timeline under subsection (a) for national security
purposes, or if the Secretary determines that such timeline is
impractical, if the Secretary notifies the congressional
defense committees with respect to an alternate date on which
the publication shall occur.
(2) Limitation.--The Secretary may exercise the waiver
authority under paragraph (1) not more than once.
SEC. 1505. ACQUISITION OF SPACE-BASED TACTICAL DATA CAPABILITY.
(a) Finding.--Congress finds that robust competition in the space
industrial base is essential to ensuring United States space
superiority and the ability of the United States Space Force to provide
national security mission-critical space warfighting systems and
operations across the joint force.
(b) Requirement To Maximize Competition.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 135 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``Sec. 2279e. Contracting for space-based functional data capability
``The head of an agency shall, to the maximum extent practicable,
ensure that--
``(1) space acquisitions employ procedures that maximize
competition; and
``(2) mission-critical national security space-based
systems that deliver space-based tactical data within a program
and across the armed forces shall, to the greatest extent
practicable, be procured from an open competition allowing for
competition between multiple vendors, and the products of such
vendors shall comply with interfaces and standards that
maximize resilience and interoperability with Department of
Defense systems.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections for
chapter 135 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new item:
``2279e. Contracting for space-based functional data capability.''.
SEC. 1506. USE OF MIDDLE TIER ACQUISITION PROGRAM FOR PROLIFERATED
WARFIGHTER SPACE ARCHITECTURE OF THE SPACE DEVELOPMENT
AGENCY.
(a) In General.--The Director of the Space Development Agency shall
use a middle tier acquisition program for the rapid fielding of
satellites and associated systems for each of the following tranches of
the of the proliferated warfighter space architecture of the Agency:
(1) Tranch 4.
(2) Tranch 5.
(3) Tranch 6.
(b) Rapid Prototyping and Fielding.--Any tranche of satellites or
associated systems developed and fielded under subsection (a) shall
have a level of maturity that allows such satellites or systems to be
rapidly prototyped within an acquisition program or rapidly fielded
within five years of the development of an approved requirement for
such satellites or systems.
(c) Designation as Major Capability Acquisition.--
(1) In general.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment may designate a tranche described
in subsection (a) as a major capability acquisition program
consistent with Department of Defense Instruction 5000.85,
titled ``Major Capability Acquisition'' and issued on August 6,
2020 (or a successor instruction).
(2) Notice to congress.--Not later than 90 days before the
date on which a designation under paragraph (1) is made, the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
shall notify the congressional defense committees of the intent
of the Under Secretary to make such designation and include
with such notice a justification for such designation.
(d) Space Acquisition Council Review and Waiver.--
(1) Review.--In accordance with section 9021 of title 10,
United States Code, the Space Acquisition Council shall review
each tranch described subsection (a) to ensure integration
across the national security space enterprise.
(2) Waiver.--The Space Acquisition Council may waive the
requirements of subsection (a) with respect to a tranch or
portion of a tranch described in such subsection if the
Council--
(A) on the basis of the review conducted under
paragraph (1), determines that the use of a middle tier
acquisition program is not warranted for such tranch or
portion thereof; and
(B) not later than 14 days after making such
determination, submits to the congressional defense
committees notice of the intent of the Council to issue
such a waiver.
(e) Middle Tier Acquisition Program Defined.--In this section, the
term ``middle tier acquisition program'' means an acquisition program
or project that is carried out using the rapid fielding or rapid
prototyping acquisition pathway under section 3602 of title 10, United
States Code, in a manner consistent with Department of Defense
Instruction 5000.80, titled ``Operation of the Middle Tier of
Acquisition (MTA)'' and issued on December 30, 2019 (or a successor
instruction).
SEC. 1507. CONTINUATION OF OPERATION OF DEFENSE METEOROLOGICAL
SATELLITE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall continue to operate
the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program until the end of the
functional life of the satellites in orbit as of the date of the
enactment of this Act under such program.
(b) Briefing.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the
congressional defense committees a briefing on--
(1) the status of the Defense Meteorological Satellite
Program;
(2) the requirements, capabilities, and costs for such
program for fiscal year 2026; and
(3) the projected costs--
(A) to carry out such program for the functional
life of the satellites in orbit as of the date of the
enactment of this Act under such program; and
(B) to replace the satellite functions under such
program.
Subtitle B--Nuclear Forces
SEC. 1511. MATTERS RELATING TO INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES OF
THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Initial Operational Capability.--Not later than September 30,
2033, and subject to the availability of appropriations for such
purpose, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Secretary of the
Air Force, shall ensure the LGM-35A Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic
Missile weapon system achieves initial operational capability, as
defined jointly by the Commander of United States Strategic Command and
the Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command.
(b) Inventory Requirement.--Section 9062 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(n)(1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall maintain a total
inventory of intercontinental ballistic missiles sufficient to ensure
that no fewer than 400 such missiles are available for deployment at
all times.
``(2) Such intercontinental ballistic missiles shall be deployed
among no fewer than 150 launch facilities dispersed across each of the
following locations (for a total of no fewer than 450):
``(A) Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Laramie County,
Wyoming.
``(B) Malmstrom Air Force Base, Cascade County, Montana.
``(C) Minot Air Force Base, Ward County, North Dakota.
``(3) In this subsection:
``(A) The term `intercontinental ballistic missile' means
any combination of the LGM-30A Minuteman intercontinental
ballistic missile or the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental
ballistic missile.
``(B) The term `deployed' means armed with one or more
nuclear weapons and contained within a launch facility and
available for employment in support of United States Strategic
Command requirements or presidentially directed operations.''.
(c)(1) Prohibition.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), none of
the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year
2026 or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense may be
obligated or expended for the following, and the Department may not
otherwise take any action to do the following:
(A) Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the responsiveness or
alert level of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the
United States.
(B) Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the quantity of deployed
intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States to a
number less than that specified by subsection (n) of section
9062 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection
(b).
(2) Exception.--The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall not apply to
any of the following activities:
(A) The maintenance or sustainment of intercontinental
ballistic missiles.
(B) Ensuring the safety, security, or reliability of
intercontinental ballistic missiles.
(C) Facilitating the transition from the LGM-30G Minuteman
III intercontinental ballistic missile to the Sentinel LGM-35A
intercontinental ballistic missile.
SEC. 1512. MATTERS RELATING TO AIR FORCE GLOBAL STRIKE COMMAND.
(a) Restoration.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall
reverse any changes made to the manpower, composition, roles,
or responsibilities of the Air Force Global Strike Command
related to efforts to establish an Integrated Capabilities
Office or an Integrated Capabilities Command since October 1,
2023.
(2) Funding limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal
year 2026 for the Department of the Air Force, not more than 75
percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of the
Air Force notifies the congressional defense committees that
the requirement described in paragraph (1) has been completed.
(3) Limitation on future organizational changes.--Neither
the Secretary of the Air Force nor the Chief of Staff of the
Air Force may authorize any alterations or adjustments to the
composition, roles, or responsibilities of Air Force Global
Strike Command in the development of requirements relating to
strategic deterrence or the execution of Joint Forces Air
Component Command operational and planning support for the
United States Strategic Command unless--
(A) the Secretary of Defense, jointly with the
Commander of United States Strategic Command, certifies
to the congressional defense committees that such
alterations or adjustments will not adversely affect
the missions of the United States Strategic Command
missions in supporting the operational requirements of
the United States Strategic Command or activities of
the Department of Defense to achieve presidential
nuclear employment guidance objectives; and
(B) a period of not fewer than 180 days elapse
following such certification.
(b) Oversight of Nuclear Deterrence Mission.--Section 9040(b) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting
``in coordination with the Commander of Air Force Global Strike
Command'' after ``duties'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs
(3) and (4), respectively;
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
paragraph (2):
``(2) Coordinate with and support the activities of Air
Force Global Strike Command, the Air Force Nuclear Systems
Center, and any other applicable Air Force organization in the
sustainment and modernization of weapon systems associated with
the nuclear deterrence mission of the Air Force.'';
(4) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking ``and
the Chief of Staff of the Air Force'' and inserting, ``, the
Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and the Commander of Air Force
Global Strike Command.''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Represent Air Force nuclear deterrence mission
equities on behalf of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and
the Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command within the
Nuclear Weapons Council processes and other Department of
Defense fora, as appropriate.''.
(c) Enduring Guidance.--Consistent with section 9040(b) of title
10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (b), the provisions of
Air Force Mission Directive 63, dated July 12, 2018, shall remain in
force until changed by law.
(d) Update of Supplementary Guidance.--Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force
shall issue an update to Air Force Program Action Directive D16-01,
dated August 2, 2016, to reflect the requirements of this section.
SEC. 1513. ADJUSTMENT TO BOMBER AIRCRAFT NUCLEAR CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENT.
Section 211 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 211. B-21 BOMBER AIRCRAFT NUCLEAR CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.
``The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that the B-21 bomber
is--
``(1) operationally certified to employ nuclear gravity
bombs not later than 180 days after the date on which such
aircraft achieves initial operational capability; and
``(2) operationally certified to employ the AGM-181 Long
Range Standoff Weapon not later than two years after the date
on which either the B-21 bomber or the AGM-181 Long Range
Standoff Weapon achieves initial operational capability,
whichever is later.''.
SEC. 1514. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING ESTABLISHMENT OF
THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR NUCLEAR
DETERRENCE, CHEMICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE POLICY AND
PROGRAMS.
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
made available for fiscal year 2026 for Operation and Maintenance,
Defense-Wide, to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Policy and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
and Sustainment, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended
until the date on which the Secretary of Defense notifies the
congressional defense committees that the Department of Defense has--
(1) updated all applicable regulations, polices, and
departmental guidance to reflect the establishment of the
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear
Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological Defense Policy and
Programs; and
(2) realigned personnel, facilities, and budgetary
resources to reflect the implementation of section 138(b)(4) of
title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 1515. ADJUSTMENT TO RESPONSIBILITIES OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS COUNCIL.
Section 179 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by inserting
``The Council shall be the primary mechanism for integrating,
streamlining, and ensuring unity of purpose and direction for
nuclear deterrence related activities within the Department of
Defense and the Department of Energy.'' after ``Energy.'';
(2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (3);
(3) in subsection (d)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (13) as
paragraphs (2) through (14), respectively;
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so
redesignated, the following:
``(1) Supervising nuclear deterrence activities of the
Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security
Administration, including oversight of policy and resources,
and developing options for adjusting the deterrence posture of
the United States in response to evolving international
security conditions.'';
(C) by amending paragraph (6), as so redesignated,
to read as follows:
``(6) Evaluating safety, security, and control issues for
existing weapons and for proposed new weapon program starts and
approving adjustments as required.'';
(D) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by
striking ``Ensuring that adequate consideration is
given to'' and inserting ``Approving'';
(E) by amending paragraph (8), as so redesignated,
to read as follows:
``(8) Providing specific guidance regarding priorities for
research on--
``(A) nuclear weapon delivery systems and platforms
and priorities on military capability development
within the armed forces and the broader Department of
Defense; and
``(B) nuclear weapons and priorities among
activities, including production, surveillance,
research, construction, and any other programs within
the National Nuclear Security Administration.'';
(F) by amending paragraph (9), as so redesignated,
to read as follows:
``(9) Coordinating and approving activities conducted by
the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy for the
study, development, production, and retirement of nuclear
warheads and weapon systems, including concept definition
studies, feasibility studies, engineering development, hardware
component fabrication, warhead and weapon system production,
and warhead retirement.'';
(G) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated, by
inserting ``and weapon system'' after ``warhead'';
(H) in paragraph (12), as so redesignated, by
inserting ``and related weapon systems supporting
nuclear deterrence missions'' after ``weapons''; and
(I) in paragraph (14), as so redesignated--
(i) by inserting ``and approving'' after
``Coordinating''; and
(ii) by inserting ``systems and'' after
``delivery''; and
(4) by amending subsection (f)(1) to read as follows:
``(f) Budget and Funding Matters.--(1) The Council shall annually
review the plans and budget of the National Nuclear Security
Administration and the Military Services to assess whether such plans
and budget meet the current and projected requirements relating to
nuclear weapons and related weapon systems supporting nuclear
deterrence missions.''.
SEC. 1516. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING NOTIFICATION OF
TASKING AUTHORITY DELEGATION.
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
made available for fiscal year 2026 for Operation and Maintenance, Air
Force, and available to the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force
for travel purposes, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or
expended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense notifies the
congressional defense committees that the delegation of authority
described in section 1638(e) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat.
2941) has been completed.
SEC. 1517. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR NUCLEAR-ARMED, SEA-LAUNCHED
CRUISE MISSILE INITIAL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY.
Section 1640 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 595) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), (f),
and (g), as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h),
respectively;
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new
subsection (b):
``(b) Rapid Fielding Parallel Path.--In parallel to the major
defense acquisition program described in subsection (a), the Department
of Defense is authorized to utilize the middle tier acquisition
authorities established by section 3602 of title 10, United States
Code, to rapidly develop, prototype, and field a nuclear-armed, sea-
launched cruise missile that can provide for a residual operational
capability prior to the date of initial operational capability
established by subsection (c).''; and
(3) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by striking
``2034'' and inserting ``2032''.
SEC. 1518. PILOT PROGRAM FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE RESUPPLY TO LAUNCH
CONTROL FACILITIES.
(a) Authorization.--The Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination
with the Commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command, is
authorized to carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary may
establish a partnership to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of
implementing a low cost and repeatable resupply of intercontinental
ballistic missile launch facilities or control centers using unmanned
aircraft systems.
(b) Elements.--If the Secretary carries out the pilot program
authorized under subsection (a), such pilot program shall include--
(1) demonstration flights conducted in unrestricted
airspace, including the transportation of cargo, from a main
Air Force Base to intercontinental ballistic missile launch
facilities or control centers;
(2) consultation with the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration and the heads of other Federal
agencies, as the Secretary determines appropriate, to
facilitate the flights described in paragraph (1);
(3) the use of existing technology to the greatest extent
possible;
(4) an evaluation of the potential of unmanned aircraft
systems to resupply intercontinental ballistic missile launch
facilities or control centers more efficiently than ground-
based resupply methods; and
(5) the incorporation, implementation, and utilization of
unmanned aircraft system service supplier airspace system
integration services for enhanced safety, awareness, and
command and control.
(c) Termination.--The authorization to carry out the pilot program
under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 3 years after
the date on which the Secretary establishes such a pilot program.
(d) Annual Report.--Not later than December 1 of each year in which
the pilot program authorized under subsection (a) is carried out, the
Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report summarizing the activities of the pilot program
during the preceding year, including information on how the pilot
program is supporting Air Force Global Strike Command requirements.
(e) Briefing on Refining Legislation.--Not later than 180 days
after the establishment of a pilot program authorized under subsection
(a), the Secretary of the Air Force shall brief the congressional
defense committees on any statutory adjustments required to enable or
continue the efficient execution of such pilot program.
(f) Definition of Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Launch
Facility or Control Center.--In this section, the term
``intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility or control
center'' has the meaning given that term in section 183a(h) of title
10, United States Code.
SEC. 1519. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING COMMENCEMENT OF
ANNUAL BRIEFINGS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS BY
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION ON THE STRATEGIC POSTURE OF
THE UNITED STATES.
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
made available for fiscal year 2026 for Operation and Maintenance,
Defense-Wide, to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment, not more than 90 percent may be obligated
or expended until the date on which the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment completes the first annual briefing to the
congressional defense committees required by section 1637 of the
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159).
SEC. 1520. DEEP CLEANING OF LAUNCH CONTROL CENTERS OF THE AIR FORCE
GLOBAL STRIKE COMMAND.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force, acting through the
Commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command, shall ensure that
each launch control center within the 3 missile wings comprising the
20th Air Force undergoes a deep cleaning of its crew capsules every 5
years until each such launch control center is decommissioned by the
Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program.
(b) Waiver.--The Commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command
may waive the deep cleaning of a particular launch control center based
upon conditions that are unforeseen, impracticable, or due to national
security. If such a waiver is exercised, the Commander shall report to
the congressional defense committees the particular launch control
center that is waived and when such launch control center is expected
to be deep cleaned.
(c) Annual Report.--Each fiscal year, the Secretary of the Air
Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
that identifies each launch control center that was deep cleaned during
such fiscal year and any additional matters of concern with respect to
the launch control centers.
SEC. 1521. LIMITATION ON COMPENSATION CAPS.
(a) In General.--Unless authorized by an Act of Congress, no action
shall be taken to establish or implement a requirement to establish a
cap on reimbursement of compensation and benefits for non-federal
employees under contract with the National Nuclear Security
Administration or employees of any Federally-funded research and
development center supporting--
(1) any atomic energy defense activity, as defined in
section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C.
10101);
(2) the sustainment and modernization of--
(A) nuclear weapons delivery systems and platforms
of the Department of Defense;
(B) nuclear command, control, and communications
systems of the Department; or
(C) any infrastructure associated with subparagraph
(A) or (B); or
(3) the development, testing, or fielding of technologies
supporting the Golden Dome missile defense system.
(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to affect or limit the application of, or any obligation to
comply with, the requirements of section 3744(a)(16) of title 10,
United States Code, or section 4304(a)(16) of title 41, United States
Code.
Subtitle C--Missile Defense
SEC. 1531. MATTERS RELATING TO THE GOLDEN DOME MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM.
(a) Revision to National Missile Defense Policy.--Section 5501 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2); and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: ``
``(1) to provide for the common defense of citizens of the
United States and the United States by deploying and
maintaining a next-generation missile defense shield;
``(2) to deter and defend the United States, citizens of
the United States, and critical infrastructure of the United
States, against the threat of foreign attack by increasingly
complex ballistic, hypersonic glide, and cruise missiles, and
other advanced aerial threats;
``(3) to guarantee the viability of an effective nuclear
response capability and support the continued deterrence of
strategic attacks against the homeland of the United States;
and
``(4) to cooperate on missile defense capabilities and
technologies with allies and partners of the United States to
aid in the defense of allied and partner populations and
forward-deployed armed forces of the United States.''.
(b) Annual Briefing on Golden Dome Missile Defense System.--
(1) Briefings required.--Concurrent with the first
submission to Congress of a budget pursuant to section 1105(a)
of title 31, United States Code, after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and with each submission of a budget to
Congress pursuant to such section until the Secretary of
Defense determines that the Golden Dome missile defense system
achieves full operational capability, the Secretary shall
provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on
the development and deployment of the Golden Dome missile
defense system.
(2) Elements.--Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall
cover the following:
(A) The current architecture of the Golden Dome
missile defense system as compared to the prior year.
(B) A consolidated list of funds estimated within
the most recent future-years defense program under
section 221 of title 10, United States Code, for the
Golden Dome missile defense system as compared to the
prior fiscal year, including with respect to--
(i) missile defense and defeat systems;
(ii) missile defense interceptors;
(iii) missile warning and tracking systems;
(iv) network and communications systems;
(v) research, development, test, and
evaluation;
(vi) software development;
(vii) military construction;
(viii) operations and maintenance,
including advanced planning and infrastructure
sustainment, renovation, and maintenance funds;
(ix) civilian and military personnel; and
(x) such other matters as the Secretary
considers appropriate.
(3) Major highlights.--Each briefing under paragraph (1)
shall include notable highlights and changes affecting the
progress towards initial and full operational capability of the
Golden Dome missile defense system.
(c) Replacement of Missile Instrumentation Range Safety Vessels.--
(1) In general.--(A) Beginning not later than 30 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the
Missile Defense Agency shall initiate such actions as are
necessary to establish and ensure the validation of
requirements for two replacement missile instrumentation range
safety vessels for the National Defense Reserve Fleet to allow
for the construction of such vessels to begin no later than
September 30, 2026.
(B) The Director shall, in coordination with such
Department of Defense officials as the Director considers
necessary to carry out subparagraph (A), consult with the
Maritime Administrator regarding options to enter into an
agreement with a vessel construction manager, or other
appropriate entity, to contract for the construction of the
vessels under subparagraph (A).
(2) Use of vessel.--A vessel constructed pursuant to this
subsection shall be available for use by other Federal agencies
on a reimbursable basis, provided such usage does not--
(A) interfere with or delay Department of Defense
testing requirements;
(B) impede activities to maintain the operational
availability of such vessel or any instrumentation
onboard; or
(C) result in deferment of any modifications,
maintenance, or upgrades to such vessel or onboard
instrumentation the Director determines necessary to
meet current or future Department requirements.
(3) Construction and documentation requirements.--The
Director shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure a
vessel constructed pursuant to this section meets the
requirements for and be issued a certificate of documentation
and a coastwise endorsement under chapter 121 of title 46,
United States Code.
(4) Design standards and construction practices.--Subject
to paragraph (3), the Director shall take such steps as
necessary to ensure a vessel constructed pursuant to this
section shall be constructed using commercial design standards
and commercial construction practices that are consistent with
the best interests of the Federal Government.
(5) Consultation with other federal entities.--The Director
may consult and coordinate with other Federal entities
regarding the vessels described in paragraph (1) and activities
associated with such vessels, including requirements for
additional, similar vessels.
(6) Limitation on use of funds for used vessels.--In
assessing options for amounts authorized to be appropriated by
this Act or otherwise made available for use by the Director to
carry out this section may not be used for the procurement of
any used vessel.
(d) Establishment of Golden Dome Direct Reporting Program
Manager.--The provisions of the Secretary of Defense memorandum titled
``Direct Reporting Program Manager Appointment for Golden Dome for
America'' and dated May 27, 2025, shall remain in force until changed
by law.
SEC. 1532. INCLUSION OF HAWAII AND ALASKA IN PLANS FOR IRON DOME FOR
AMERICA.
(a) In General.--In complying with Executive Order 14186 (90 Fed.
Reg. 8767; relating to The Iron Dome for America), the Secretary of
Defense shall ensure that plans, reviews, strategies, and capabilities
to improve missile defense of the United States also include
improvements for the missile defense of Hawaii and Alaska, in addition
to the continental United States.
(b) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall brief the congressional
defense committees on the progress of implementing Executive Order
14186, including specifically how missile defense of Hawaii and Alaska
is included.
(c) Definition of Missile Defense.--In this section, the term
``missile defense'' means defense against all manner of aerial and
space kinetic attacks, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise
missiles, and other advanced aerial attacks.
SEC. 1533. INCLUSION OF AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE IN UNCONSTRAINED TOTAL
MUNITIONS REQUIREMENTS.
Section 222c(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as
paragraphs (6) through (9), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new
paragraph (5):
``(5) Air and Missile Defense.''.
SEC. 1534. IRON DOME SHORT-RANGE ROCKET DEFENSE SYSTEM AND ISRAELI
COOPERATIVE MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAM CO-DEVELOPMENT AND
CO-PRODUCTION.
(a) Iron Dome Short-range Rocket Defense System.--
(1) Availability of funds.--Of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2026 for procurement,
Defense-wide, and available for the Missile Defense Agency, not
more than $60,000,000 may be provided to the Government of
Israel to procure components for the Iron Dome short-range
rocket defense system through co-production of such components
in the United States by industry of the United States.
(2) Conditions.--
(A) Agreement.--Funds described in paragraph (1)
for the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense program
shall be available subject to the terms and conditions
in the Agreement Between the Department of Defense of
the United States of America and the Ministry of
Defense of the State of Israel Concerning Iron Dome
Defense System Procurement, signed on March 5, 2014, as
amended to include co-production for Tamir
interceptors.
(B) Certification.--Not later than 30 days prior to
the initial obligation of funds described in paragraph
(1), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees--
(i) a certification that the amended
bilateral international agreement specified in
subparagraph (A) is being implemented as
provided in such agreement;
(ii) an assessment detailing any risks
relating to the implementation of such
agreement; and
(iii) for system improvements resulting in
modified Iron Dome components and Tamir
interceptor sub-components, a certification
that the Government of Israel has demonstrated
successful completion of Production Readiness
Reviews, including the validation of production
lines, the verification of component
conformance, and the verification of
performance to specification as defined in the
Iron Dome Defense System Procurement Agreement,
as further amended.
(b) Israeli Cooperative Missile Defense Program, David's Sling
Weapon System Co-production.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), of the funds
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026 for
procurement, Defense-wide, and available for the Missile
Defense Agency not more than $40,000,000 may be provided to the
Government of Israel to procure the David's Sling Weapon
System, including for co-production of parts and components in
the United States by United States industry.
(2) Agreement.--Provision of funds specified in paragraph
(1) shall be subject to the terms and conditions in the
bilateral co-production agreement, including--
(A) a one-for-one cash match is made by Israel or
in another matching amount that otherwise meets best
efforts (as mutually agreed to by the United States and
Israel); and
(B) co-production of parts, components, and all-up
rounds (if appropriate) in the United States by United
States industry for the David's Sling Weapon System is
not less than 50 percent.
(3) Certification and assessment.--The Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees--
(A) a certification that the Government of Israel
has demonstrated the successful completion of the
knowledge points, technical milestones, and Production
Readiness Reviews required by the research,
development, and technology agreement and the bilateral
co-production agreement for the David's Sling Weapon
System; and
(B) an assessment detailing any risks relating to
the implementation of such agreement.
(c) Israeli Cooperative Missile Defense Program, Arrow 3 Upper Tier
Interceptor Program Co-production.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), of the funds
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026 for
procurement, Defense-wide, and available for the Missile
Defense Agency not more than $100,000,000 may be provided to
the Government of Israel for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor
Program, including for co-production of parts and components in
the United States by United States industry.
(2) Certification.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a certification that--
(A) the Government of Israel has demonstrated the
successful completion of the knowledge points,
technical milestones, and Production Readiness Reviews
required by the research, development, and technology
agreement for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor
Program;
(B) funds specified in paragraph (1) will be
provided on the basis of a one-for-one cash match made
by Israel or in another matching amount that otherwise
meets best efforts (as mutually agreed to by the United
States and Israel);
(C) the United States has entered into a bilateral
international agreement with Israel that establishes,
with respect to the use of such funds--
(i) in accordance with subparagraph (D),
the terms of co-production of parts and
components on the basis of the greatest
practicable co-production of parts, components,
and all-up rounds (if appropriate) by United
States industry and minimizes nonrecurring
engineering and facilitization expenses to the
costs needed for co-production;
(ii) complete transparency on the
requirement of Israel for the number of
interceptors and batteries that will be
procured, including with respect to the
procurement plans, acquisition strategy, and
funding profiles of Israel;
(iii) technical milestones for co-
production of parts and components and
procurement;
(iv) a joint affordability working group to
consider cost reduction initiatives; and
(v) joint approval processes for third-
party sales; and
(D) the level of co-production described in
subparagraph (C)(i) for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier
Interceptor Program is not less than 50 percent.
(d) Number.--In carrying out paragraph (2) of subsection (b) and
paragraph (2) of subsection (c), the Under Secretary may submit--
(1) one certification covering both the David's Sling
Weapon System and the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program;
or
(2) separate certifications for each respective system.
(e) Timing.--The Under Secretary shall submit to the congressional
defense committees the certification and assessment under subsection
(b)(3) and the certification under subsection (c)(2) not later than 30
days before the funds specified in paragraph (1) of subsections (b) and
(c) for the respective system covered by the certification are provided
to the Government of Israel.
(f) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the following:
(1) The congressional defense committees.
(2) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(3) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives.
SEC. 1535. REQUIREMENT FOR AEGIS COMBAT SYSTEMS OPERATIONALLY DEPLOYED
UNDER UNITED STATES INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND.
(a) Requirement.--Any removal of the Aegis Guam Combat System from
the Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility (currently sited on
Guam) shall be consistent with section 162(a) of title 10, United
States Code, using procedures outlined under Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff Manual 3130.06D (relating to global force management
allocation policies and procedures), or successor document.
(b) Notice.--In any case in which a removal described in subsection
(a) is carried out, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall
submit to the congressional defense committees notice of the removal
not later than 10 days after the date of the commencement of the
removal.
SEC. 1536. AMENDMENTS TO TECHNICAL AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR OF MISSILE
DEFENSE AGENCY REGARDING INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE
DEFENSE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 5531 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``system level architectures,'' before
``the interfaces''; and
(2) by inserting a comma after ``of such activities and
programs''.
(b) Technical Corrections.--Subsection (b) of such section is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``under paragraph (1)'' and
inserting ``under subsection (a)''; and
(B) by striking ``with subparagraph (B)'' and
inserting ``with paragraph (2)''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ``under subparagraph (A)'' and
inserting ``under paragraph (1)''; and
(B) by striking ``under paragraph (1)'' and
inserting ``under subsection (a)''.
SEC. 1537. ASSESSMENT OF THE RONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE
TEST SITE.
(a) In General.--Consistent with section 4173(i) of title 10,
United States Code, the Director of the Department of Defense Test
Resource Management Center shall, not later than March 31 of each year
until March 31, 2030--
(1) visit the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test
Site and assess the state of infrastructure supporting test and
evaluation facilities of the Department of Defense; and
(2) not later than 30 days after a visit under paragraph
(1), provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on
the findings of the Director with respect to such visit and
assessment.
(b) Delegation.--The Director may delegate a visit under subsection
(a)(1) to a senior staff member of the Test Resource Management Center
30 days after notification to the congressional defense committees of
the intent of the Director to make such delegation.
SEC. 1538. BIENNIAL ASSESSMENTS OF THE RONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC MISSILE
DEFENSE TEST SITE.
(a) Biennial Assessments.--In 2027 and in each odd-numbered year
thereafter through 2033, the Commander of the United States Strategic
Command shall, in coordination with the Commander of the United States
Space Command, the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command,
and the commanders of such other combatant commands as the Commander of
the United States Strategic Command considers appropriate, assess the
capabilities and capacity, including supporting infrastructure, of the
Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site (RRBMDTS) on United
States Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll to meet the operational and weapon
system developmental testing needs of the combatant commands.
(b) Report to the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff.--Not later than February 28 of each even-
numbered year following a year for which an assessment under subsection
(a) is completed, the Commander of the United States Strategic Command
shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff a report containing--
(1) the findings of the Commander with respect to the
assessment;
(2) an identification and discussion of any capability or
capacity gap or other shortfall with respect to the operational
and testing needs described in subsection (a);
(3) an identification and discussion of any risks with
respect to meeting current and future mission or capability
requirements; and
(4) an identification and discussion of any matter having
an adverse effect on the capability of the combatant commanders
to accurately determine the matters covered by the assessment.
(c) Report to Congress.--Not later than March 15 of each year
during which a report under subsection (b) is submitted, the Secretary
shall submit to the congressional defense committees the report most
recently received by the Secretary under subsection (b), without any
edits and with such additional views as the Secretary or the Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff consider appropriate.
SEC. 1539. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR OFFICE OF THE UNDER
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR ACQUISITION AND SUSTAINMENT
PENDING COMMENCEMENT OF ANNUAL BRIEFINGS ON MISSILE
DEFENSE OF GUAM.
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
made available for fiscal year 2026 for Operation and Maintenance,
Defense-Wide, for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment, not more than 90 percent may be obligated
or expended until the date on which the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment completes the first annual briefing to the
congressional defense committees required by section 1648 of the
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159).
SEC. 1540. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR MISSILE DEFENSE
AGENCY PENDING ARRANGEMENT FOR INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF
SPACE-BASED MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITY.
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
made available for fiscal year 2026 for Operation and Maintenance,
Defense-Wide, for the Missile Defense Agency, not more than 90 percent
may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Director of
the Missile Defense Agency enters into an arrangement in accordance
with section 1671(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) and notifies the congressional
defense committees of such arrangement.
SEC. 1541. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO REDUCE SUSTAINMENT FOR OR HALT
OPERATION OF THE AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE RADAR.
(a) Limitation.--Until the date on which the certification
described in subsection (b) is submitted to the congressional defense
committees, the Secretary of Defense--
(1) may not reduce sustainment efforts for, halt operation
of, or prepare to reduce sustainment efforts for or halt
operation of, the AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE radar located at
Eareckson Air Station on Shemya Island in Alaska;
(2) shall sustain the AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE radar in a
manner that preserves, at a minimum, the system's current
operational availability as of the date of the enactment of
this Act; and
(3) shall ensure that the AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE radar
continues to meet the operational requirements of the combatant
commands that are met by this system as of the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(b) Certification Described.--The certification described in this
subsection is a written certification from the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Chief of Space Operations and the Director of the
Missile Defense Agency, indicating that the replacement capability for
the AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE radar--
(1) will reach initial operational capability at the same
time or before the termination of operations for the AN/FPS-108
COBRA DANE radar; and
(2) at the time such replacement capability achieves
initial operational capability, will have the ability to meet
the operational requirements of the combatant commands that
have been, or that are expected to be, assigned to such
replacement capability.
(c) Exception.--The limitation described in subsection (a) shall
not apply to temporary interruptions of operational availability for
the AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE radar provided such activities are necessary
to support maintenance or modernization activities of the system.
SEC. 1542. ACCELERATING DEVELOPMENT OF AUTONOMOUS AGENTS TO DEFEND
AGAINST CRUISE MISSILES AND UNMANNED SYSTEMS.
(a) In General.--The Program Manager shall use all authorities
available to the Program Manager to accelerate development of
autonomous agents to cost-effectively defend the United States homeland
and forward-deployed armed forces against raids of both large cruise
missiles and unmanned systems as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Missile.--The term ``missile'' means a ballistic,
hypersonic, cruise, hypersonic cruise, or loitering munition.
(2) Program manager.--The term ``Program Manager'' means
the Direct Reporting Program Manager for Golden Dome for
America.
(3) Unmanned system.--The term ``unmanned system'' means a
remote-operated or autonomous unmanned system of any size
maneuvering in land, sea, air, or space that is capable of
single attacks, swarm attacks, or sensor and data collection
and reconnaissance.
SEC. 1543. MISSILE DEFENSE TESTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary and the Program Manager shall ensure
that a robust testing regime is established for all kinetic and
nonkinetic interceptors or similar systems throughout the system's
lifecycle. To the maximum extent practicable, testing shall include
execution of end-to-end missile defense detection, tracking, and
destruction techniques that exercise multiple components of the Golden
Dome system.
(b) Testing Schedule.--
(1) In general.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
Secretary and the Program Manager shall ensure that, not later
than 540 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, a
demanding testing cadence begins, commencing with a virtual
exercise commencing on or before the date that is 540 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Test plans.--Not later than 90 days before carrying out
a test under this section, the Secretary and the Program
Manager shall present to the congressional defense committees a
detailed plan for the test.
(3) Briefings.--In any case in which the Program Manager
fails to conduct a test under this section in accordance with a
timeline specified in this section, the Program Manager shall
provide the applicable subcommittees of the congressional
defense committees an in-person briefing in each month for with
the test is delayed.
(c) Live-fire Exercise Requirement.--At a minimum, kinetic and
nonkinetic systems deemed to be mission essential by the Secretary to
the capabilities of Golden Dome shall be tested on a semiannual basis
in a live-fire exercise, starting after the virtual test described in
subsection (b)(1).
(d) Participants.--
(1) Required participation.--Each exercise under this
section shall include the following participants:
(A) The Program Manager.
(B) A representative from the Office of the
Secretary of Defense.
(C) A representative from each of the Army, Navy,
Air Force, Marines, and Space Force.
(D) A representative from the National Security
Agency.
(E) Representative from North American Aerospace
Defense Command (NORAD) or United States Northern
Command (USNORTHCOM).
(F) A representative from Indo-Pacific Command.
(2) Invited for participation.--For each exercise under
this section, the Program Manager shall invite the
participation of the following:
(A) A representative from the Coast Guard.
(B) A representative from the Federal Aviation
Administration.
(C) A representative from the congressional defense
committees.
(e) Waivers.--
(1) In general.--Pursuant to a request submitted to the
Secretary under paragraph (2), the Secretary may waive the
requirement in subsection (b) for an individual system.
(2) Requests.--The Program Manager may submit to the
Secretary a request for a waiver of the requirement in
subsection (b) for an individual system.
(3) Congressional notification.--Not later than 14 days
after granting a waiver under paragraph (1), the Secretary
shall provide the congressional defense committees an in-person
briefing of the waiver with a detailed explanation of the
reasons for the decision of the Secretary to grant the waiver.
(f) Annual Reports.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once each year
thereafter, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the heads of such
government agencies as the Secretary considers relevant, submit to the
congressional defense committees a report detailing key regulations
preventing rapid, iterative testing of systems vital to Golden Dome.
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``Golden Dome'' shall means the holistic
missile defense architecture described in this section.
(2) The term ``missile'' means a ballistic, hypersonic,
cruise, hypersonic cruise, or loitering munition.
(3) The term ``Program Manager'' means the Golden Dome
Direct Report Program Manager.
(4) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Defense.
SEC. 1544. IMPROVING UNITED STATES MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITIES.
(a) Accelerating Development of Non-kinetic Capabilities.--The
Secretary shall assess the funding needs required to accelerate
development of non-kinetic capabilities to negate missile or unmanned
system threats prior to launch or after launch. Such capabilities may
include cyber (offense and defense), supply chain interdiction,
artificial intelligence-driven battle management, electromagnetic
spectrum, directed energy weapons, and high-power microwave defense
options capable of defeating large-scale missile or unmanned system
attacks.
(b) Accelerating Development of Information Fusion Platform Using
Artificial Intelligence to Detect Threats.--The Secretary shall assess
the funding needs required to accelerate development and rapid
prototyping of high technology readiness level (TRL) capabilities in
order to acquire and field an information fusion, software-centric
platform that utilizes machine learning and artificial intelligence
technologies capable of delivering air, land, space, and maritime
domain awareness and early warning capabilities for homeland defense
across disparate novel and legacy systems. Such platform shall employ a
common data layer that can support the rapid integration of new sensors
and effectors across all tiers of the integrated air and missile
defense system.
(c) Requirement for Next Generation Interceptor Fielding and Silo
Construction.--The Program Manager shall, with support from the Missile
Defense Agency, assess the funding needs necessary to expand Next
Generation Interceptor production and silo construction to field up to
80 interceptors for defense of the United States. Subject to the
availability of appropriations, interceptor testing and initial
fielding shall be completed not later than January 1, 2028.
(d) Requirement for Combatant Commands to Account for Missile
Defense Interceptors and Sensor Requirements in Their Annual
Requests.--For each fiscal year beginning after the date of the
enactment of this Act, each commander of a combatant command shall
include the terrestrial-based sensor requirements, space-based sensor
requirements, and counter-unmanned system requirements of the combatant
command of the commander in the supporting information for the
Department of Defense submitted along with the budget of the President
to Congress for such fiscal year pursuant to section 1105(a) of title
31, United States Code.
(e) Accelerating Development of Glide Phase Interceptor.--The
Program Manager shall assess the funding needs required to accelerate
development of the Glide Phase Interceptor to defend against hypersonic
threats to the United States homeland.
(f) Accelerating Production and Fielding of Ground Mobile
Interceptors.--The Program Manager shall assess the funding needs
required to accelerate the production and fielding of ground mobile
interceptors and radars for forward deployment and homeland defense as
the Secretary and President consider appropriate.
(g) Accelerating Development of Resilient Positioning, Navigation,
and Timing for Missile Defense Systems.--The Program Manager shall
assess the funding needs required to accelerate development and
fielding of resilient positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT)
solutions that can operate effectively in ground positioning system
(GPS)-denied environments. Such solutions may include the following:
(1) Quantum-enhanced inertial navigation and atomic clock
technologies to maintain continuous positioning, navigation,
and timing functionality in ground positioning system-degraded
or denied scenarios.
(2) Enhanced terrestrial-based navigation systems for
greater assured positioning in ground positioning system-
contested environments.
(3) Robust data fusion techniques that integrate multiple
positioning, navigation, and timing sources, such as radar-
based tracking, vision-aided navigation, and low-Earth orbit
(LEO) signals, to sustain operational effectiveness during
electronic warfare (EW) attacks or cyber intrusions.
(4) Commercially available, field-proven alternative
positioning, navigation, and timing solutions that leverage
advanced sensor fusion, artificial intelligence-driven error
correction, and resilient positioning, navigation, and timing
processing to provide assured navigation for mobile and fixed
defense platforms, including those currently deployed in
hypersonic tracking and integrated air and missile defense
applications.
(h) Accelerating Development and Fielding of Low-cost Scalable
Interceptor.--The Program Manager shall assess the funding needs
required to accelerate development, test, and fielding of a low-cost
scalable interceptor that can augment existing production lines and
provide resiliency to the integrated air and missile defense system.
(i) Accelerating Development and Deployment of Space-based Sensors
and Interceptors.--The Program Manager shall assess the funding needs
required to accelerate development and deployment of proliferated
space-based sensors and interceptors capable of ballistic and
hypersonic missile intercept.
(j) Accelerating Modernization of Certain Terrestrial Domain
Capabilities.--The Program Manager shall assess the funding needs
required to accelerate modernization of terrestrial-based radar
capabilities and other such sensors to improve detection of
intercontinental and sea-launched missile threats, as well as improve
space domain awareness capabilities.
(k) Site Selection and Program Execution Plan for Highly Flexible
Missile Defense Sites.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Program Manager shall submit to Congress a
report detailing a plan for a highly flexible, and if necessary mobile,
terrestrial missile defense network capable of defending critical nodes
across the United States, including noncontiguous States and
territories, from likely attack vectors.
(l) Acceleration of Munitions Production for Missile Defense.--The
Program Manager, working with the military departments, shall assess
the funding needs required to accelerate production of critical
munitions used for missile interception, including Standard Missile 3
Blocks IB and IIA and PAC-2 and PAC-3 munitions, to ensure their
availability as an additional sub-layer of the Ground-based Midcourse
Defense system.
(m) Requirement for Acceleration of Procurement and Fielding of Air
Moving Target Indicator Systems.--The Program Manager shall assess the
funding needs required to accelerate the procurement and fielding of
air moving target indicator (AMTI) systems capable of detecting,
tracking, and distinguishing airborne moving targets from stationary or
cluttered backgrounds.
(n) Requirement for Accelerated Development and Expansion of
Integrated Undersea Surveillance System.--The Program Manager shall
assess the funding needs to accelerate the development and expansion of
the Integrated Undersea Surveillance System to detect and track
undersea threats like submersibles that carry missiles near United
States shorelines.
(o) Report.--Not later than March 31, 2026, the Secretary shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report summarizing the
results of the assessments carried out under this section.
(p) Definitions.--
(1) Commercial solution.--
(A) In general.--The term ``commercial solution''
means a product, other than real property, that--
(i) is of a type customarily used by the
general public or by nongovernmental entities
for purposes other than governmental purposes
and--
(ii)(I) has been sold, leased, or licensed
to the general public; or
(II) has been offered for sale, lease, or
license to the general public.
(B) Inclusion of commercial products, components,
and services.--The term ``commercial solution''
includes commercial products, components, and services
in alignment with the Federal Government's preference
for the acquisition of commercial products and
commercial services, as set forth in sections 1906,
1907, and 3307 of title 41, United States Code, and
sections 3451 through 3453 of title 10, United States
Code, which establish acquisition policies more closely
resembling those of the commercial marketplace and
encourage the acquisition of commercial products and
commercial services.
(2) Golden dome.--The term ``Golden Dome'' means the
holistic missile defense architecture described in this
section.
(3) Missile.--The term ``missile'' means a ballistic,
hypersonic, cruise, hypersonic cruise, or loitering munition.
(4) Program manager.--The term ``Program Manager'' means
the Golden Dome Direct Report Program Manager.
(5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Defense.
(6) Unmanned system.--The term ``unmanned system'' means a
remote-operated or autonomous unmanned system of any size
maneuvering in land, sea, air, or space that is capable of
single attacks, swarm attacks, or sensor and data collection
and reconnaissance.
Subtitle D--Other Matters
SEC. 1551. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL
INDUSTRIAL SECURITY PROGRAM.
(a) Agreement.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to
enter into an agreement with the National Academies of
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (in this section referred
to as the ``National Academies'') for the National Academies to
conduct the assessment under subsection (b) and submit the
report under subsection (e).
(2) Timing.--The Secretary shall seek to enter into the
agreement described in paragraph (1) by not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Evaluation.--
(1) In general.--Under an agreement between the Secretary
and the National Academies entered into pursuant to subsection
(a), the National Academies shall conduct an assessment of the
Department of Defense National Industrial Security Program.
(2) Elements.--The assessment of the Program conducted
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall cover the following:
(A) Understanding of the evolution of the Program
over time to determine if it is up to date with current
policies and regulatory responsibilities.
(B) Assessment of roles and responsibilities of
parties involved with the Program to determine
effectiveness, efficiencies, and alignment of
responsibilities with operating authority.
(C) Assessment of whether the availability of
security workforce to oversee execution of the Program
is sufficient to satisfy the demand signal from
entities under the Program.
(D) Analysis of available metrics or other data to
determine a baseline of effectiveness for the Program.
(E) Assessment of data available to the Department
that might be used to update, add, or refine measures
of performance or effectiveness for the Program.
(F) Appraisal of operating business processes or
methods, including a determination of where business
process reengineering may be needed.
(G) Assessment of the availability of new tools or
techniques that may be adopted by the Program to
increase effectiveness, efficiency, and cost savings
for the Program.
(H) Determination of whether available resources
are aligned to the greatest area of need.
(I) Assessment of data on personnel security
clearances and facility security clearances.
(J) Identification of opportunities to reduce costs
for industry and the government in execution of the
Program.
(K) Such other matters as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
(c) Access to Department of Defense Personnel, Information, and
Resources.--Under an agreement entered into between the Secretary and
the National Academies under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make
available such personnel, information, and resources as are necessary
to execute the assessment required by subsection (b).
(d) Report.--
(1) Submission to congress.--Under an agreement entered
into between the Secretary and the National Academies under
subsection (a), the National Academies shall, not later than
one year after the date of the execution of the agreement,
submit to the congressional defense committees a consensus
report containing the findings of the National Academies with
respect to the assessment under subsection (b).
(2) Form.--The report under paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
(3) Department of defense views on assessment.--Not more
than 90 days after the National Academies delivers the report
to the congressional defense committees under paragraph (1),
the Secretary shall provide the congressional defense
committees a briefing on the views of the Secretary with
respect to such report.
SEC. 1552. REFORMS RELATING TO INACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCES.
(a) Extension of Period Inactive Security Clearances.--The
Secretary of Defense shall make such changes to Department of Defense
Manual 5200.02 (relating to procedures for Department of Defense
Personnel Security Program), or successor manual, as may be necessary
to ensure an individual who has been retired or otherwise separated
from service in the Armed Forces or employment with the Department of
Defense for a period of not more than 5 years and who was eligible to
access classified information on the day before the individual retired
or otherwise separated, will be granted eligibility by the Secretary to
access classified information as long as--
(1) there is no indication the individual no longer
satisfies the standards established for access to classified
information;
(2) the individual certifies in writing to an appropriate
security professional that there has been no change in the
relevant information provided for the last background
investigation of the individual; and
(3) an appropriate record check reveals no unfavorable
information.
(b) Feasibility and Advisability Assessment.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct an assessment
of the feasibility and advisability of subjecting inactive
security clearances to continuous vetting and due diligence.
(2) Briefing.--Not later than June 30, 2026, the Secretary
shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate
and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives a briefing on the findings of the Secretary
with respect to the assessment conducted pursuant to paragraph
(1).
SEC. 1553. ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE JOINT ELECTROMAGNETIC BATTLE MANAGEMENT
SOFTWARE PROGRAM.
(a) Arrangement.--The Chief Information Officer of the Department
of Defense shall seek to enter into an arrangement with a federally
funded research and development center to perform the services covered
by this section.
(b) Annual Reviews.--
(1) In general.--Under an arrangement between the Chief
Information Officer and a federally funded research and
development center under subsection (a), the federally funded
research and development center shall, not less frequently than
once each fiscal year, carry out a review of the Joint
Electromagnetic Battle Management Software Program.
(2) Elements.--In carrying out a review under paragraph
(1), the federally funded research and development center shall
assess--
(A) whether the Electromagnetic Battle Management
Software Program--
(i) is using best practices, including
those developed by the Government
Accountability Office;
(ii) is adequately meeting requirements;
and
(iii) is adequately adhering to price and
schedule; and
(B) such other matters as the federally funded
research and development center considers important to
meeting the mission of the program.
(c) Report.--Not later than September 30th of each year until
September 30, 2031, the Chief Information Officer shall provide to the
congressional defense committees a briefing on the most recently
completed review carried out under this section.
(d) Sunset.--The arrangement in subsection (a) shall end on October
1, 2031.
SEC. 1554. INTEGRATION OF ELECTRONIC WARFARE INTO TIER 1 AND TIER 2
JOINT TRAINING EXERCISES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 25 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 500g. Integration of electronic warfare into Tier 1 and Tier 2
joint training exercises
``(a) In General.--During fiscal years 2026 through 2030, the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall require the integration of
offensive and defensive electronic warfare capabilities into Tier 1 and
Tier 2 joint training exercises.
``(b) Inclusion of Opposing Force.--The Chairman shall require
exercises conducted under subsection (a) to include an opposing force
design based on a current intelligence assessment of the
electromagnetic order of battle and capabilities of an adversary.
``(c) Waiver.--The Chairman may waive the application of subsection
(a) or (b) with respect to an exercise if the Chairman determines
that--
``(1) the exercise does not require--
``(A) a demonstration of electronic warfare
capabilities; or
``(B) a militarily significant threat from
electronic warfare attack; or
``(2) the integration of offensive and defensive electronic
warfare capabilities into the exercise is cost prohibitive or
not technically feasible based on the overall goals of the
exercise.
``(d) Briefing.--Concurrent with the submission of the budget of
the President to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31,
United States Code, for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, the
Chairman shall provide the congressional defense committees with a
briefing on exercises conducted under subsection (a) that includes--
``(1) a description of such exercises planned and included
in the budget submission for that fiscal year; and
``(2) the results of each such exercise conducted in the
preceding fiscal year, including--
``(A) the extent to which offensive and defensive
electronic warfare capabilities were integrated into
the exercise;
``(B) an evaluation and assessment of the exercise
to determine the impact of the opposing force on the
participants in the exercise, including--
``(i) joint lessons learned;
``(ii) high interest training issues; and
``(iii) high interest training
requirements; and
``(C) an assessment as to whether offensive and
defensive electronic warfare capabilities were part of
an overall joint fires and, if so, a description of the
manner in which such capabilities were incorporated
into the joint fires.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Electromagnetic order of battle.--The term
`electromagnetic order of battle' has the meaning given such
term in Joint Publication 3-85 entitled `Joint Electromagnetic
Spectrum Operations', dated May 2020.
``(2) High interest training issue; high interest training
requirement; tier 1; tier 2.--The terms `high interest training
issue', `high interest training requirement', `Tier 1', and
`Tier 2' have the meanings given such terms in the Joint
Training Manual for the Armed Forces of the United States
(Document No. CJCSM 3500.03E), dated April 20, 2015.
``(3) Joint fires.--The term `joint fires' has the meaning
given such term in the publication of the Joint Staff entitled
`Insights and Best Practices Focus Paper on Integration and
Synchronization of Joint Fires', dated July 2018.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 25 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:
``500g. Integration of electronic warfare into Tier 1 and Tier 2 joint
training exercises.''.
SEC. 1555. BRIEFINGS ON INTERCEPTS OF UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA
BY NORTH AMERICAN AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND AND UNITED
STATES NORTHERN COMMAND.
(a) In General.--Section 1683(l) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 3373(l)) is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(5) Intercepts.--
``(A) In general.--Each briefing under this
subsection shall include, for the period covered by the
briefing, details on any unidentified anomalous
phenomena intercepts conducted by the North American
Aerospace Defense Command or United States Northern
Command.
``(B) Summaries.--In providing a briefing under
this subsection, the Director of the Office shall make
available a summary of all instances of intercepts
described in subparagraph (A), including--
``(i) the number, location, and nature of
such intercepts; and
``(ii) a description of the procedures and
protocols followed during the intercepts,
including any data collected or analyzed during
such intercepts.
``(C) Timely information.--The Director of the
Office shall inform the appropriate congressional
committees of any failure by the North American
Aerospace Defense Command or United States Northern
Command to provide timely information on unidentified
anomalous phenomena intercepts.''.
(b) First Briefing.--Notwithstanding paragraph (5) of such section,
as added by subsection (a), for the first briefing provided under such
section after the date of the enactment of this Act, the briefing shall
include details on any unidentified anomalous phenomena intercepts
conducted by the North American Aerospace Defense Command or United
States Northern Command that occurred during the period beginning on
January 1, 2004, and ending on the last day of the period otherwise
covered by the briefing.
SEC. 1556. CONSOLIDATED SECURITY CLASSIFICATION GUIDANCE MATRIX FOR
PROGRAMS RELATING TO UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director for the All-Domain Anomaly
Resolution Office shall issue a consolidated security classification
guidance matrix for programs relating to unidentified anomalous
phenomena in order--
(1) to provide a resource for programs that support or may
be affected by unidentified anomalous phenomena investigations;
and
(2) to support increased reporting on unidentified
anomalous phenomena events by ensuring individuals, members of
the Armed Forces, and other Federal employees have adequate
understanding of the constraints they would be under when
reporting or discussing such event.
(b) Elements.--The consolidated security classification guidance
required by subsection (a) shall include--
(1) a comprehensive list of resources for all levels of
document control, including controlled unclassified
information, based on the current list of security
classification guides the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office
relies upon and references;
(2) the ability to disseminate as a centralized document or
other digital resource; and
(3) periodic updates based on the All-Domain Anomaly
Resolution Office updates and community feedback on relevant
security classification guides that are recommended for
inclusion.
(c) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the issuance of the
consolidated security guidance matrix under subsection (a), the
Director of the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office shall provide a
copy of such guidance, as well as a briefing on the implementation of
the security guidance matrix, to the Committee on Armed Services of the
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives.
SEC. 1557 PLAN FOR INCREASING UTILITY OF USER ACTIVITY MONITORING
CAPABILITIES.
(a) In General.--Not later than June 1, 2026, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for
increasing the use of user activity monitoring capabilities on
Department of Defense unclassified networks and systems.
(b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall include--
(1) identification of additional networks or systems to be
covered by user activity monitoring;
(2) opportunities to integrate user activity monitoring
into other cybersecurity or personnel vetting information
systems to enhance the availability of data, as well as
increase performance for such systems;
(3) proposed timelines, milestones, and anticipated costs
for expansion to the additional networks identified pursuant to
paragraph (1);
(4) identification of resources to continue expansion or
integration with other cybersecurity or personnel vetting
information systems;
(5) an assessment of commercially available tools that
could be integrated to improve performance of user activity
monitoring capabilities;
(6) a description of what data is needed to determine
measures of performance and effectiveness; and
(7) an assessment of the feasibility of integrating a
dashboard capability for user activity monitoring performance
data through the Advancing Analytics tool.
SEC. 1558. SUPPORT BY THE 350TH SPECTRUM WARFARE WING TO EA-37B COMPASS
CALL AIRCRAFT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that
the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing can adequately support the EA-37B
Compass Call Aircraft, including establishment of an EA-37 software-in-
the-loop (SITL) and hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) laboratory for the
350th Spectrum Warfare Wing for--
(1) the rapid reprogramming of spectrum waveforms;
(2) verification and validation testing of waveforms; and
(3) such other matters as the Secretary considers necessary
for the continued development of the EA-37B to effectively
operate in a nonpermissive spectrum environment.
(b) Notice of Necessary Timeframe.--Not later than March 31, 2026,
the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees
notice informing the committees of the timeframe necessary to establish
the software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop laboratory required
by subsection (a).
SEC. 1559. REPORT ON THE TECHNICAL COLLECTION CAPABILITIES OF THE
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN
THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with
the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a report on the technical collection
capabilities of the People's Republic of China and the Russian
Federation in the Republic of Cuba.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include
an assessment of the following:
(1) The current technical collection capabilities, and
potential expansion of such capabilities, of the People's
Republic of China and the Russian Federation in the Republic of
Cuba.
(2) The counterintelligence risks associated with such
capabilities, including risks to operations at United States
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
(3) The capabilities and resources of the Department of
Defense to counter any technical collection capabilities of the
People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation in the
Republic of Cuba identified by this report.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted
in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.
(d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives.
SEC. 1560. EXTENSION OF PROTECTION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES AND ASSETS
FROM UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.
Section 130i(i) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``December 31, 2026'' and
inserting ``December 31, 2027''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``November 15, 2026'' and
inserting ``November 15, 2027''.
SEC. 1561. CONSOLIDATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO ALL-
DOMAIN ANOMALY RESOLUTION OFFICE.
(a) Consolidation.--Section 413 of the Intelligence Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division X of Public Law 117-103; 50 U.S.C.
3373a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``makes such data'' and
all that follows through the period and inserting ``make such
data available immediately, in a manner that protects
intelligence sources and methods, to the All-domain Anomaly
Resolution Office established under section 1683 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (50
U.S.C. 3373).'';
(2) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and
(3) by striking ``(a) Availability of Data on Unidentified
Aerial Phenomena.--.--''; and
(b) Section Heading.--The heading of such section is amended by
striking ``unidentified aerial phenomena task force'' and inserting
``all-domain anomaly resolution office''.
SEC. 1562. LIMITATION ON THE DIVESTMENT, CONSOLIDATION, AND CURTAILMENT
OF CERTAIN ELECTRONIC WARFARE TEST AND EVALUATION
ACTIVITIES.
(a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of the Army shall not take any
action to divest, consolidate, or curtail any electronic warfare test
and evaluation activities that were part of an Army element of the
Major Range and Test Facility Base on or before the date of the
enactment of this Act until the Secretary submits to the congressional
defense committees the report described in subsection (b).
(b) Report.--The report described in this subsection is a report on
a decision of the Secretary to divest, consolidate, or curtail an
electronic warfare test or evaluation activity described in subsection
(a) that contains the following:
(1) A description of the analytic basis used by the
Secretary for making the decision, including matters relating
to any cost, workload, and workforce requirements, as well as
any analysis relating to operational impact on users of the
activities.
(2) The findings from an independent review by the Director
of the Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation of all
analyses described in paragraph (1).
(3) A certification by the Director of the Test Resource
Management Center that the analyses described in paragraph (1)
and the decision of the Secretary meet the requirement of the
Department of Defense, as required by section 4173(c)(1)(B) of
title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 1563. MODIFICATION OF FUNCTIONS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
ENTERPRISE OPERATIONAL LEAD FOR JOINT ELECTROMAGNETIC
SPECTRUM OPERATIONS TO INCLUDE DYNAMIC SPECTRUM SHARING
TECHNOLOGIES.
Section 500e of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``responsible for synchronizing''
and inserting the following: ``responsible for--
``(1) synchronizing'';
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting
``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(2) coordinating test and evaluation of tactics,
techniques, and procedures for dynamic spectrum sharing
technologies in joint electromagnetic operations.''; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph
(6); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following
new paragraphs:
``(4) An assessment of any current gaps in testing,
evaluation, and validation mechanisms for future joint use of
dynamic spectrum sharing technologies.
``(5) The feasibility and advisability of establishing
designated virtual testing ranges so that operators can develop
tactics, techniques, and procedures for dynamic spectrum
sharing technologies.''.
SEC. 1564. LIMITATION ON MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN ELECTROMAGNETIC
SPECTRUM RELIED ON BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
Section 488 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) Limitation on Modification of Spectrum.--(1) Until the
earlier of September 30, 2034, or the date on which the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff certifies to the congressional defense committees
that dynamic spectrum sharing (as defined in the Emerging Mid-Band
Radar Spectrum Sharing (EMBRSS) Feasibility Assessment Report of the
Department of Defense published in September 2023) is fully
operational, the Secretary of Defense may not modify any existing or
future applicable system between 3100 and 3450 megahertz and between
7400 and 8400 megahertz unless the Secretary and the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff jointly certify to Congress that such
modification would not result in a loss of capability for the armed
forces.
``(2) In this subsection, the term `applicable system' means a
Department of Defense system that relies on the electromagnetic
spectrum for its function, including any communications, weapons,
precision munitions, sensor, geo-location, or wireless device.''.
TITLE XVI--CYBERSPACE-RELATED MATTERS
Subtitle A--Matters Relating to Cyber Operations and Cyber Forces
SEC. 1601. COMPREHENSIVE CYBER WORKFORCE STRATEGY.
(a) Strategy and Report Required.--Not later than January 31, 2027,
the Secretary of Defense shall, acting through the Chief Information
Officer of the Department of Defense and the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Cyber Policy and in consultation with the Chief Information
Officers and Principal Cyber Advisors of the military departments--
(1) develop a comprehensive cyber workforce strategy; and
(2) submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate
and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives a report on the strategy developed under
paragraph (1).
(b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a)(2) shall
include the following:
(1) An assessment of progress achieved and remaining gaps
in implementation of the 2023-2027 Department of Defense Cyber
Workforce Strategy, including identification of elements that
should be continued, modified, or discontinued in the strategy
developed under subsection (a)(1).
(2) A descriptive analysis of the Defense Cyber Workforce
Framework (in this section referred to as the ``Framework''),
including the goals, activities, milestones, and key
performance indicators used by the Department of Defense to
measure progress and assess the effectiveness of the
implementation of the strategy required by subsection (a)(1).
(3) Assessment of the scope of the affected workforce for
the Framework, including specific workforce numbers, vacancy
numbers, work roles, or other statistical data relating to
personnel system metrics.
(4) Identification of progress of the Department in
implementing the Framework based on the goals, activities,
milestones, and key performance indicators described in
paragraph (2).
(5) Identification of any issues, problems, or roadblocks
identified by the Department in implementing the Framework, as
well as any adjustments required to measurements of progress or
inclusions of new goals, activities, milestones, key
performance indicators, or work roles since publication of such
framework, and any steps taken by the Department to overcome
issues or lack of authority to address roadblocks.
(6) Opportunities to leverage support from non-Department
entities, or of any workforce or talent management authorities
that exist within other Federal agencies in which inclusion in
the Framework might benefit the Department.
(7) The availability of commercial tools that support
Framework talent management processes and might enhance
performance or effectiveness, including for workforce
qualification and certification tracking, talent identification
and tracking, tagging for additional skill identifiers in
existing personnel management systems, or enhancing skill
development for specific work roles.
(8) Opportunities to leverage supplementary personnel
models that might be adapted from other domains, such as cyber
civilian reserves or cyber auxiliary forces.
(9) Integration of existing academic centers of excellence
or other university partnerships to help improve workforce
development, talent acquisition, and skills development.
(10) A review of Framework work roles for artificial
intelligence, data science, and data engineering to assess
alignment with corresponding work roles in industry and
recommendations for modifications to enable more effective
recruiting of industry talent.
(11) Resource requirements and implementation timeline for
the strategy developed under subsection (a)(1), including
budget estimates and key milestones.
(c) External Views.--In developing the strategy required under
subsection (a)(1), the Secretary may solicit or coordinate views from
external organizations with relevant expertise in human resources
planning or human capital strategy, higher education or training, or
cyber professional industry associations.
(d) Form.--The report submitted pursuant to subsection (a)(2) shall
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
SEC. 1602. UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INDUSTRY
COLLABORATION ROADMAP.
(a) Roadmap Required.--Not later than August 1, 2026, the Commander
of United States Cyber Command shall, in coordination with the Chief
Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of
Defense, the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency,
the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Director
of the Defense Innovation Unit, complete development of a roadmap for
industry collaboration on artificial intelligence-enabled cyber
capabilities for cyberspace operations of the Department of Defense.
(b) Purpose.--The roadmap developed under subsection (a) shall
establish a framework for coordination between the private sector and
the Department of Defense to integrate state-of-the-art artificial
intelligence capabilities into offensive and defensive cyberspace
operations through--
(1) convening United States commercial artificial
intelligence developers, cybersecurity experts, and relevant
Federal Government offices; and
(2) facilitating information exchange on artificial
intelligence technology and capabilities for cyber operations.
(c) Elements.--The roadmap developed under subsection (a) shall
address the following:
(1) Courses of action and selected approach on various
alternatives to manage and execute collaborative research and
development partnerships with industry.
(2) Collaborative development lines of effort for
artificial intelligence-enabled cyber capabilities and
associated near-term use cases.
(3) Strategy and methodology for industry engagement and
commercial collaboration, including--
(A) contractual mechanisms for industry
collaboration on cyber tools and capabilities;
(B) security clearance requirements, goals, and
resource needs for industry partners; and
(C) evaluation of existing contract and
collaboration authorities and identification of
required policy changes or new authorities.
(4) Implementation objectives, milestones, and status of
relevant pilot programs.
(5) Technology transition mechanisms from development to
operational use.
(6) Infrastructure requirements and associated costs.
(7) Assessment of organizational structure options,
including establishment of a new center or integration within
existing organizations.
(d) Congressional Briefings.--
(1) Initial briefing.--Not later than November 1, 2026, the
Commander of United States Cyber Command shall provide the
congressional defense committees a briefing on the roadmap
developed under subsection (a).
(2) Annual updates.--During the period beginning on the
date on which the President submits to Congress a budget for
fiscal year 2028 pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31,
United States Code, and ending on December 31, 2030, the
Commander shall, not less frequently than once each year,
provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on the
status of industry collaboration activities carried out in
accordance with the roadmap developed under subsection (a).
SEC. 1603. STRATEGY FOR DETERRENCE AGAINST CYBERATTACKS AGAINST DEFENSE
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE UNITED STATES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination
with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy, the Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Commander of United States Cyber
Command, and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Defense
Continuity and Mission Assurance, develop a strategy and a list of
various courses of action across the spectrum of military capabilities
to create a credible deterrence against cyberspace attacks and
posturing for future such attacks against United States defense
critical infrastructure.
(b) Strategy.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that the
strategy required by subsection (a)--
(A) includes an evaluation of how to deter actions
of adversaries in cyberspace across the full spectrum
of offensive planning and action; and
(B) outlines a range of options available for the
Department to demonstrate a credible deterrence through
cost imposing courses of action.
(2) Elements.--The strategy required by subsection (a)
shall incorporate the following elements:
(A) A comprehensive assessment of adversary cyber
capabilities and intent regarding defense critical
infrastructure attacks.
(B) Identification of what specific adversary cyber
capabilities and actor's actions under this strategy
seeks to deter.
(C) Methodology and classification of types of
targets to hold at risk and what actions would be
necessary to impose costs at different levels of
escalation.
(D) An assessment of the capabilities and any
related requirement gaps to create the needed effects
against these categories of targets and their relative
impact to deterrence and escalation.
(E) An evaluation of the role of offensive cyber
operations in combination with, as well as independent
of, other means of military capabilities in creating an
effective deterrent, and an assessment of the current
capability and gaps in capability needed to
successfully conduct these offensive cyber operations.
(F) An assessment of policy and authorities in
effect with respect to holding adversary targets at
risk and recommendations for modifications to enable
effective deterrence and managed escalation.
(G) Evaluation of reveal and conceal criteria and
methodology to demonstrate the United States capability
of imposing costs while preserving operational
security.
(H) Framework for integration of interagency
partners, as well as allies and partners, industry, and
academia, to enhance deterrence.
(3) Deadline.--The Secretary shall complete the development
of the strategy required by subsection (a) on or before
December 1, 2026.
(c) Courses of Action.--
(1) In general.--The list of various courses of action
required under subsection (a) shall include a list of military
alternatives, guided by the strategy developed under such
subsection, using the full range of military capabilities,
including offensive cyber operations that actively impose or
threaten to impose costs on an adversary to create a credible
deterrence. The courses of action shall be organized for
competition, crisis, and conflict.
(2) Deadline.--Not later than June 1, 2026, the Secretary
shall complete the development of the list of various courses
of action required by subsection (a).
(d) Briefings and Submittal to Congress.--
(1) Interim briefing.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the
Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees
an interim briefing on the strategy required under subsection
(a).
(2) Final briefing and submittal.--Not later than June 1,
2026, the Secretary shall--
(A) provide to the congressional defense committees
a briefing on the strategy developed under subsection
(a) and the list of various courses of action developed
under such subsection; and
(B) submit to the congressional defense committees
a report on such strategy and such list of various
courses of action.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``defense critical infrastructure'' has the
meaning given that term ``critical infrastructure of the
Department of Defense'' in section 1650(e) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-
328; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note).
(2) The term ``imposing costs'' means actions taken against
adversaries that result in economic, diplomatic, informational,
or military consequences significant enough to change the
adversary's behavior or calculations regarding cyberspace
operations against the United States.
SEC. 1604. AMENDMENT TO ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS AND REPORTS ON ASSIGNMENT OF
CERTAIN BUDGET CONTROL RESPONSIBILITY TO COMMANDER OF THE
UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND.
Section 1558 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as
subparagraph (I); and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the
following new subparagraph (H):
``(H) A review of investment in artificial
intelligence capabilities, including an assessment of
alignment with defined roadmap milestones and
Department of Defense use cases.''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``2028'' and inserting ``2030'';
and
(B) by inserting ``and briefing'' after ``a
report''.
SEC. 1605. REPORT ON RESERVE COMPONENT INTEGRATION INTO CYBER MISSION
FORCE AND CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than August 1, 2026, the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy and the Commander of United
States Cyber Command shall jointly, in coordination with the Chief of
the National Guard Bureau, the principal cyber advisors of each of the
military departments, the chief of each reserve component, and the
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness,
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the
integration of the reserve components into the cyber mission force in
support of cyberspace operations.
(b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) An assessment of the different authorities available
within each status of the reserve components, with particular
focus on the National Guard and authorities under title 32,
United States Code, and how the Department of Defense can use
personnel of the reserve components in such statuses within the
cyber mission force and in support of cyberspace operations.
(2) An analysis of current and planned efforts to work with
the military departments, the National Guard, and the adjutants
general of each State to develop unique cyber capabilities that
address identified operational requirements and that maximize
use of local industry expertise and academic partnerships.
(3) A description of methods to work with the military
departments, the National Guard Bureau, and the adjutants
general of each State to track and identify key skills and
competencies that are not part of primary military occupational
specialties of members of the military departments, but are
developed through their civilian career experience.
(4) An identification of the billets, resources, and
support infrastructure needed to maximize the unique expertise,
capabilities, and authorities of the reserve components in
support of the cyber mission of the Department.
(5) An evaluation of what types of authorities would be
most beneficial to maximize the activation and support of the
reserve components to cyberspace operations, including any
legislative action that may be required.
(6) An evaluation of the existing barriers to or
impediments for integration of the reserve components into the
cyber mission force in support of cyberspace operations and an
assessment of mitigation initiatives with respect to paragraphs
(1) through (5).
(7) Such other matters as the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Cyber Policy and the Commander of United States
Cyber Command consider appropriate.
(8) The implementation plan required by subsection (c).
(c) Implementation Plan.--
(1) Plan required.--The implementation plan required by
subsection (b)(6) shall detail how the Department should better
integrate the reserve components into cyber mission forces and
cyberspace operations of the Department.
(2) Elements.--The implementation plan required by
subsection (b)(6) shall include the following:
(A) Clearly defined roles and responsibilities for
the Department of Defense, the military departments,
United States Cyber Command, and the National Guard
Bureau.
(B) Timelines and milestones for implementation of
the recommended actions.
(C) Metrics to measure progress and effectiveness
of integration efforts.
(D) Resource requirements, including personnel,
equipment, and funding necessary to implement the plan.
(E) Recommendations for policy changes and, if
appropriate, legislative proposals to improve
integration.
(F) A strategy for continuous assessment and
improvement of reserve component integration.
(G) A detailed analysis of force structure
requirements and optimal reserve component
organization, including the appropriate balance between
traditional aligned reserve component units and
individual mobilization augmentees for cyber mission
force requirements.
(H) A comprehensive assessment regarding funding
for the activation of reserve component personnel
possessing critical, low-density, and high-demand cyber
skills, and an evaluation of readiness impacts
resulting from insufficient dedicated funding for such
activations.
(I) An evaluation of operational impacts to cyber
mission force readiness when reserve component
personnel and units with cyber capabilities are
activated for missions outside the cyber domain.
(d) Briefings Required.--
(1) Interim briefing.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy and the
Commander of United States Cyber Command shall jointly provide
to the congressional defense committees an interim briefing on
the report required by subsection (a).
(2) Final briefing.--Not later than August 1, 2026, the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy and the
Commander of United States Cyber Command shall jointly provide
a final briefing to the congressional defense committees on the
findings contained in the report submitted pursuant to
subsection (a).
(e) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
(f) Definition of Reserve Component.--In this section, the term
``reserve component'' means a reserve component of the military
departments named under section 10101 of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 1606. EVALUATION OF CYBER RANGE MANAGEMENT AND FUNDING.
(a) In General.--Not later than January 15, 2027, the Secretary of
Defense shall, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Cyber Policy, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment, and the principal cyber advisors of the military
departments, complete a comprehensive evaluation of the current
structure of oversight for the cyber ranges of the Department of
Defense, including an assessment of the separate executive agent
designations for cyber test ranges and cyber training ranges.
(b) Elements.--The evaluation required by subsection (a) shall
include the following elements:
(1) A thorough assessment of the effectiveness of the
current organizational structure under which separate executive
agents exist for cyber test ranges and cyber training ranges.
(2) A detailed analysis of funding mechanisms and budgetary
authority challenges and benefits associated with the current
structure, potential alternative structures, and unified
oversight options.
(3) A comprehensive evaluation of the potential integration
of physical and logical ranges under various organizational
structures.
(4) An assessment of how different organizational
structures would affect the speed and ease of transferring
systems or tools from test environments into operational use,
including the incorporation of tactics, techniques, and
procedures.
(5) A recommendation to the Secretary regarding whether the
current separate executive agent structure should be
maintained, or an alternative structure, including a unified
executive agent structure, should be implemented.
(6) In the event the recommendation under paragraph (5)
supports maintaining separate executive agents, the specific
criteria that would need to be satisfied for the two functions
to be managed under a singular organization in the future.
(c) Congressional Notification.--Not later than March 1, 2027, the
Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a
briefing on--
(1) the recommendation developed under subsection (b)(5);
(2) the determination made by the Secretary regarding the
organizational structure for cyber range oversight; and
(3) a summary of the findings of the Secretary with respect
to the evaluation conducted under subsection (a); and
(4) an implementation plan for any approved changes to the
cyber range oversight structure.
SEC. 1607. MODIFICATION TO REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR SENIOR MILITARY
ADVISOR FOR CYBER POLICY.
Section 392a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``the Under
Secretary of Defense for Policy'' and inserting ``the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``, the
following:'' and all that follows through the period at
the end and inserting ``the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Cyber Policy''; and
(2) in paragraph (3)(A)--
(A) in clause (i), by striking ``the Under
Secretary of Defense for Policy'' and inserting ``the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy'';
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ``Under Secretary''
and inserting ``Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Cyber Policy'';
(C) in clause (iii), by striking ``Under Secretary
of Defense for Policy'' and inserting ``Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy''; and
(D) by striking clause (iv).
SEC. 1608. PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, AND BUDGET COORDINATION FOR
OPERATIONS OF CYBER MISSION FORCE.
Section 167b of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsections:
``(f) Planning, Programming, and Budgeting.--(1)(A) In addition to
the activities of a combatant command for which funding may be
requested under section 166(b) of this title, the Commander of the
United States Cyber Command shall, subject to the authority, direction,
and control of the Principal Cyber Advisor of the Department of
Defense, be responsible for directly controlling and managing the
planning, programming, budgeting, and execution of resources to train,
equip, operate, and sustain the cyber mission force, which shall
include the following:
``(i) Preparation of a program objective memorandum and
budget estimate submission for the resources required to train,
equip, operate, and sustain the cyber mission force.
``(ii) Preparation of budget materials pertaining to the
United States Cyber Command for inclusion in the budget
justification materials that are submitted to Congress in
support of the budget of the Department of Defense for a fiscal
year, as submitted with the budget of the President under
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, that is
separate from any other military department or component of the
Department of Defense.
``(B) The responsibilities assigned to the Commander of the United
States Cyber Command pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall not include the
following:
``(i) Military pay and allowances.
``(ii) Funding for facility support that is provided by the
military departments.
``(2)(A) Before the budget proposal for the United States Cyber
Command for any fiscal year is submitted to the Secretary of Defense,
the Commander of the United States Cyber Command shall consult with the
Secretaries of the military departments concerning funding for units of
the reserve components within the cyber mission force. If the Secretary
of a military department does not concur in the recommended level of
funding with respect to any such unit that is under the jurisdiction of
the Secretary of the military department, the Commander shall include
with the budget proposal submitted to the Secretary of Defense the
views of the Secretary of the military department concerning such
funding.
``(B) Before the budget proposal for a military department for any
fiscal year is submitted to the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of
the military department shall consult with the Commander of the United
States Cyber Command concerning funding for cyber mission forces within
the reserve component in the military personnel budget for that
military department. If the Commander does not concur in the
recommended level of funding with respect to individual augmentees or
units within the reserve component, the Secretary of the military
department shall include with the budget proposal submitted to the
Secretary of Defense the views of the Commander.''.
SEC. 1609. EXPANSION OF SCOPE OF AFFIRMATION OF AUTHORITY FOR CYBER
OPERATIONS TO INCLUDE DEFENSE OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Scope of Affirmation of Authority.--Subsection (b) of section
394 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``defense
of critical infrastructure of the Department of Defense,'' after
``force protection,''.
(b) Amendment to Definitions.--Subsection (f) of such section 394
is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs
(3) and (4), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
paragraph (2):
``(2) The term `critical infrastructure of the Department
of Defense' means any asset of the Department of Defense of
such extraordinary importance to the functioning of the
Department and the operation of the armed forces that the
incapacitation or destruction of such asset by a cyber attack
would have a debilitating effect on the ability of the
Department to fulfill its missions.''.
SEC. 1610. REVIEW OF FUTURE FORCE EMPLOYMENT CONCEPTS AND ASSOCIATED
PERSONNEL POLICY NEEDS FOR EVOLVING CYBER FORCES.
(a) Review Required.--Not later than June 1, 2026, the Secretary of
Defense shall, acting through the covered officials, conduct a review
of future force employment concepts for the cyber force, including all
elements of the Cyber Operations Force (COF), to assess where
additional recommendations for personnel policy changes may be
warranted.
(b) Elements of Review.--The review and updates under subsection
(a) shall address the respective roles of the military departments and
United States Cyber Command with respect to the following:
(1) Evaluation of future force employment concepts of cyber
forces, including the following:
(A) Inclusion of additional elements of the Cyber
Operations Force in various geographic combatant
command operational scenarios to provide tactical-level
effects, or integration with non-cyber tactical units,
using radio-frequency enabled cyber or other off-net
cyber operations techniques.
(B) Assessment of new or novel formations outside
of the current Cyber Mission Force construct.
(C) Experimentation with other doctrine,
organization, training, materiel, leadership and
education, personnel, facilities, and policy approaches
for cyber effects or integrated non-kinetic effects
beyond the current Cyber Mission Force approach for on-
net operations.
(2) Coordination between United States Cyber Command and
the military departments regarding recruiting and retention to
ensure that personnel requirements of the cyber mission forces
and the military departments are met appropriately.
(3) Opportunities for members of the cyber mission forces
to enroll in professional military education for potential
future forces, or needs for new professional military education
opportunities for such forces.
(4) Assessment of expansion of promotion pathways for
members of such future forces and an assessment of whether such
opportunities are adequate to fulfill staffing requirements
based on these future force employment concepts.
(5) Data sharing between the military departments and
United States Cyber Command with respect to capturing
information on, demographics and additional skill identifiers
for personnel of such future forces.
(6) Such other matters as the Secretary of Defense
considers appropriate.
(c) Report Required.--Not later than September 1, 2026, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate
and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a
report on such review and any resulting updates to guidance and
processes. The report shall also include such recommendations as the
Secretary may have regarding matters described in subsection (a) or
(b).
(d) Definition of Covered Officials.--In this section, the term
``covered officials'' means--
(1) the Secretaries of the military departments;
(2) the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy;
and
(3) the Commander of United States Cyber Command.
SEC. 1610A. EVALUATION OF JOINT TASK FORCE-CYBER IN SUPPORT OF
GEOGRAPHIC COMBATANT COMMANDS.
(a) Study and Evaluation.--Not later than July 1, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense shall, acting through the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Cyber Policy and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, in consultation with the Commander of United States Cyber
Command, jointly conduct a comprehensive study on force employment in
support of combatant commands and an evaluation of establishing Joint
Task Force-Cyber elements across all of the geographic combatant
commands.
(b) Elements of Evaluation and Study.--The study and evaluation
required under subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of cyber force employment requirements
and capabilities across all geographic combatant commands.
(2) An assessment of the benefits and limitations of the
operational need for Joint Task Force-Cyber elements in each
geographic combatant command area of operations under the
following conditions:
(A) Under the operational control of the geographic
command of the geographic combatant commanders.
(B) Under the existing construct.
(3) An analysis of the optimal command and control
structures for Joint Task Force-Cyber elements, including--
(A) the designation of Joint Task Force
Establishing Authority, as defined in joint doctrine
and instructions;
(B) the alignment of operational control and
tactical control over subordinate forces; and
(C) concurrent Joint Task Force Establishing
Authority management structures between United States
Cyber Command and respective geographic combatant
commands.
(4) An assessment of force structure requirements,
including--
(A) assigned forces for each potential Joint Task
Force-Cyber element;
(B) manning and resourcing requirements relative to
assigned missions; and
(C) sources of personnel required.
(5) An evaluation of the integration and sustainment of
cyber capabilities and effects.
(6) An identification of supporting infrastructure
requirements for each geographic combatant command.
(7) A description of potential missions and lines of effort
for Joint Task Force-Cyber elements.
(8) An analysis of relationships with existing entities
within each geographic combatant command, including an
assessment of complementary and duplicative activities.
(9) Such other matters as the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Cyber Policy and the Vice Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff determine appropriate.
(c) Implementation Plan for Joint Task Force-Cyber.--The study and
evaluation required under subsection (a) shall include a comprehensive
implementation plan for establishing Joint Task Force-Cyber elements
across geographic combatant commands starting with United States Indo-
Pacific Command, as determined appropriate based on the findings of the
study and evaluation.
(d) Report Required.--Not later than July 1, 2026, the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy, the Vice Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, and the Commander of United States Cyber Command shall
jointly submit to the Secretary of Defense and the congressional
defense committees a report containing--
(1) the results of the study and evaluation required under
subsection (a);
(2) the implementation plan required under subsection (c);
(3) views from each of the geographic combatant commands
regarding the results of the study in subsection (a) and the
implementation plan in subsection (b); and
(4) recommendations for legislative or administrative
actions required to implement the plan.
(e) Limitation on Availability of Funds.--Of the funds authorized
to be appropriated by this Act, or otherwise made available for fiscal
year 2026 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, and available
for the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy, not more than
90 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy and the Vice Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff submit to the congressional defense
committees the complete report required under subsection (d).
SEC. 1610B. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO MODIFY AUTHORITIES
OF THE COMMANDER OF UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND.
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of
Defense, may be obligated or expended to modify, reorganize, or
otherwise change the responsibilities, authorities, or command
structure of the Commander of United States Cyber Command from those in
effect on June 1, 2025.
SEC. 1610C. PROGRAM FOR TALENT MANAGEMENT OF CYBER PERSONNEL THROUGH
ACTIVE AND RESERVE TRANSITIONING.
(a) Program Established.--The Secretary of Defense, as part of the
Defense Cyber Workforce Framework, shall design and implement a program
to support active management of cyber talent transitioning to the
reserve cyber force by May 1, 2026.
(b) Elements.--The program as required under subsection (a) shall
include the following elements:
(1) The ability to track, reskill, and upskill
transitioning active-duty cyber personnel and critical enablers
from the Cyber Mission Force (CMF) for potential retention in
the reserve component to meet emerging cyber mission demands.
(2) The ability to conduct transparent and time efficient
means to recruit transitioning, fully qualified, and in good
standing active-duty cyber mission force personnel and cyber
enabling forces deemed necessary by the United States Cyber
Command (USCYBERCOM) and its subordinate commands.
(3) Establishment of a centralized resource in the
Department to--
(A) provide incentive services as a retention tool
to aid transitioning CMF personnel in navigating the
active to reserve component personnel system across the
military services;
(B) identify and advertise vacancies in reserve
cyber units; and
(C) enable transition to civilian occupations
(specifically with critical need strategic industries
and critical infrastructure providers) that could
include mentorship, employment counseling, and
education focused on critical high demand/low density
cyber skills.
(4) The ability to expand such services to related areas,
such as cyber auxiliary forces or direct commissioning programs
directed towards cyber forces.
(c) Briefing.--Not later than June 1, 2026, the Secretary of
Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives on the establishment of the
program required under subsection (a), including--
(1) the establishment of this program;
(2) an assessment of resourcing needs for the program
across the future years defense program; and
(3) identification of metrics or other assessment
capabilities to determine the impact on retention of CMF forces
and enabling cyber forces as part of a total force strategy.
(d) Pilot Authority.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a
pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of paying
skill incentive pay or a skill proficiency bonus under section 353 of
title 37, United States Code, to members of the Cyber Mission Force
working for the United States Cyber Command that will expire on
September 30, 2030.
SEC. 1610D. DESIGNATION OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR CYBER
POLICY AS PRINCIPAL STAFF ASSISTANT.
Section 138(b)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(A)'' before the first sentence; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(B) Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the
Secretary of Defense, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber
Policy--
``(i) shall serve as a principal staff assistant to the
Secretary of Defense on matters within the responsibility of
the Assistant Secretary;
``(ii) shall report directly to the Secretary without
intervening authority; and
``(iii) may communicate views on matters within the
responsibility of the Assistant Secretary directly to the
Secretary without obtaining the approval or concurrence of any
other official within the Department of Defense.''.
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Department of Defense Cybersecurity and
Information Technology
SEC. 1611. MODERNIZATION PROGRAM FOR FULL CONTENT INSPECTION.
Section 1515 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2024 (118-31; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``network boundary
and cross-domain defense'' and inserting ``full content
inspection'';
(2) in subsection (a), by inserting ``and cross-domain''
after ``network boundary'';
(3) in subsection (b)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) by inserting ``specified in subsection
(a)'' after ``defense capabilities'' both
places in appears; and
(ii) in clause (ii), by inserting ``that
support operational missions as defined by the
Department of Defense Cyber Defense Command''
before the period at the end;
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as
subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively;
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following new subparagraph (B):
``(B) By December 1, 2026, integrate the
capabilities into the pilot program required by
subparagraph (A) that leverages, where appropriate,
investments in artificial intelligence to illuminate
and actively counter foreign cyber aggression to
Department of Defense networks.'';
(D) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by
subparagraph (B), by striking ``deployment of
modernized network boundary defense capabilities to the
access points and cross-domain capabilities'' and
inserting ``deployment of the same capabilities
described in subsection (a) to the access points and
cross-domain capabilities, and any other network
interconnection point,''; and
(E) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by
subparagraph (B)--
(i) by striking ``modernized network
boundary defense capabilities'' and inserting
``the same capabilities described in subsection
(a)''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ``To ensure the coverage of these
capabilities is complete, the Secretary shall,
acting through the Director of the Defense
Information Systems Agency and the Chief
Information Officer of the Department of
Defense, create a list of remaining networks
and enclaves.''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) Briefings.--Not later than November 1, 2026, and not less
frequently than once each year thereafter until December 31, 2028, the
Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, the Director of
the Defense Information Systems Agency, and the Commander of the
Department of Defense Cyber Defense Command shall jointly provide to
the congressional defense committees a briefing on the status of
deployment of the modernization program required by subsection (a), the
results of the surveys conducted pursuant to subparagraphs (B) and (C)
of subsection (b)(2), and identification of remaining networks and
enclaves to be incorporated into the program.''.
SEC. 1612. ASSESSMENT REGARDING REAL-TIME MONITORING OF DEFENSE WEAPONS
PLATFORMS FOR CYBER THREATS.
(a) Assessment Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a
comprehensive assessment of the feasibility and advisability of
establishing a Department of Defense-wide program--
(1) to remediate all weapon system platforms that do not
currently have capabilities that satisfy requirements for
weapon system platform cybersecurity through automated, real-
time monitoring for threat detection and mitigation; and
(2) that would do so by--
(A) identifying and prioritizing weapon systems
lacking real-time monitoring for self-protection
capabilities;
(B) establishing technical requirements and minimum
cybersecurity standards for real-time protection across
different categories of weapon systems;
(C) developing implementation schedules and funding
requirements to retrofit existing systems with real-
time monitoring for self-protection capabilities;
(D) creating a verification and validation process
to ensure deployed solutions effectively mitigate
identified cybersecurity risks; and
(E) establishing a governance structure for ongoing
maintenance, updates, and operational support of
implemented capabilities.
(b) Elements.--The assessment required pursuant to subsection (a)
shall include the following:
(1) A detailed assessment of the costs, timelines, and
resources associated with developing, testing, acquiring, and
implementing real-time monitoring for self-protection
capabilities, and the associated capabilities needed to
aggregate and evaluate data from such applications.
(2) A thorough evaluation of existing real-time monitoring
for self-protection solutions and their applicability to
military weapon system environments.
(3) A proposed phased implementation and funding plan that
includes--
(A) projected budget requirements delineated by
fiscal year;
(B) recommended acquisition strategies;
(C) detailed technical implementation
considerations;
(D) detailed operational implementation
considerations, including development of tactics,
training, and procedures for the employment of such
applications; and
(E) estimated timelines for achieving initial and
full operational capability.
(4) A detailed inventory of--
(A) weapon system platforms for which real-time
monitoring for self-protection capabilities are
recommended;
(B) weapon system platforms for which such
capabilities are not recommended, together with a
justification for each such determination; and
(C) alternative cybersecurity methods being
employed or proposed for platforms excluded from the
recommendation for real-time monitoring for self-
protection implementation.
(c) Coordination With Related Cybersecurity Programs.--In
conducting the assessment required by subsection (a), the Secretary
shall coordinate with the Secretary for each of the military
departments for programs within their department and with the Under
Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security regarding programs
identified in the Strategic Cybersecurity Program.
(d) Report to Congress.--
(1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2027, the
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees
a report on the findings of the Secretary with respect to the
assessment conducted pursuant to subsection (a).
(2) Contents.--The report submitted pursuant to paragraph
(1) on the findings of the Secretary with respect to the
assessment conducted pursuant to subsection (a) shall include
the following:
(A) A summary of key findings of the Secretary.
(B) A comprehensive assessment of technical
feasibility for implementing real-time monitoring for
self-protection across different weapon system platform
types.
(C) A thorough analysis of the advisability of
developing a program for implementing such
capabilities, including potential risks, benefits, and
trade-offs.
(D) Specific recommendations regarding--
(i) whether real-time monitoring for self-
protection capabilities should be implemented
across Department weapon systems;
(ii) if implementation is recommended,
which specific weapon systems should receive
priority for such implementation;
(iii) appropriate acquisition strategies
and funding mechanisms to support
implementation;
(iv) any necessary policy or regulatory
changes to support effective implementation;
and
(v) proposed metrics for measuring
successful implementation and operational
effectiveness.
(E) For weapon system platforms deemed suitable
candidates for real-time monitoring for self-protection
capabilities--
(i) recommended prioritization criteria;
(ii) a proposed implementation schedule;
(iii) estimated costs and funding
requirements across the Future Years Defense
Program; and
(iv) recommended technical approaches
tailored to different platform categories.
(F) An assessment real-time monitoring for self-
protection or similar capabilities currently deployed
on Department of Defense weapon system platforms,
including--
(i) a comprehensive inventory of platforms
currently utilizing such capabilities,
including relevant pilot programs;
(ii) the specific technical implementations
in use;
(iii) an evaluation of the operational
effectiveness of existing implementations; and
(iv) lessons learned that could inform
future acquisition and implementation efforts.
(3) Form of report.--The report submitted pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may
include a classified annex.
SEC. 1613. ASSESSMENT OF FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY OF ESTABLISHING
AN OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY CYBERSECURITY TRAINING CENTER
OF EXCELLENCE.
(a) Assessment Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than December 1, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense shall, acting through the Chief
Information Officer of the Department of Defense and in
coordination with the Commander of United States Cyber Command
and such representatives from the military departments as the
Secretary considers appropriate, complete an assessment of the
feasibility and advisability of establishing a center of
excellence for operational technology cybersecurity training
(in this section referred to as the ``Center'') that would
institutionalize training for the Department of Defense on
security and protection of operational technology and
industrial control systems.
(2) Functions to be assessed.--In carrying out the
assessment required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall
assess the need for a Center--
(A) to provide comprehensive training and other
educational programs relating to operational technology
and industrial control systems cybersecurity;
(B) to develop and regularly update the curriculum
for such training and programs;
(C) to identify, develop, and integrate materiel
and organizational requirements for Department of
Defense operational technology and industrial control
systems cybersecurity;
(D) to develop and manage the integration of
operational technology and industrial control systems
cybersecurity solutions with military service doctrine,
organization, training, materiel, leadership and
education, personnel, and facilities; and
(E) to leverage and benefit from readily available
capacity of a military installation with--
(i) existing infrastructure and
multiservice training facilities
(ii) a cadre or workforce of engineering
and infrastructure expertise designed for
functions relating to the Armed Forces; and
(iii) current centers of excellence with
specific consideration of existing facilities
that support physical and logical cyber
training ranges.
(b) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than December 1, 2026, the
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees
a report on the findings of the Secretary with respect to the
assessment completed pursuant to subsection (a).
(2) Recommendation and matters to be addressed.--The report
submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include a
recommendation on whether the establishment of a Center is
feasible and advisable and shall address the following:
(A) An identification of curricula relating to
training and education of operational technology and
industrial control systems, including such training
that might be provided by private sector entities.
(B) Identification of anticipated throughput
demands for such training for military and civilian
personnel based on workforce estimates from the
operational cyber community.
(C) Assessment of the resources needed to establish
and maintain a Center and a cost-benefit analysis to
determine if the anticipated training throughput in
subparagraph (B) warrants such expenditure.
(D) An evaluation of potential locations that
maximizes readily available capacity of a military
installation and synergies with--
(i) existing infrastructure and
multiservice training facilities;
(ii) a cadre or workforce of engineering
and infrastructure expertise designed for
functions related to the Armed Forces of the
United States; and
(iii) current centers of excellence with
specific consideration of existing facilities
that support physical and logical cyber
training ranges.
(E) If the Secretary determines that establishing a
Center is feasible and advisable--
(i) a proposed phased implementation
approach, including initial operating
capability milestones and full operational
capability targets;
(ii) an assessment of how a Center could
integrate training and education programs with
existing Department of Defense cybersecurity
certification requirements and career
progression models;
(iii) proposed metrics and evaluation
criteria that could be used to assess a
Center's effectiveness in improving operational
technology and industrial control systems
security outcomes across the Department of
Defense, if established;
(iv) estimated funding, personnel, and
resource requirements for establishment and
maintenance of a Center; and
(v) analysis of potential challenges and
limitations to establish a Center and
recommendations to mitigate these challenges
and limitations.
(F) Proposed metrics and evaluation criteria that
could be used to assess the Center's effectiveness in
improving operational technology and industrial control
systems security outcomes across the Department.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Industrial control system.--The term ``industrial
control system'' has the meaning given such term in section
2220C of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 665i(f)).
(2) Operational technology.--The term ``operational
technology'' has the meaning given such term in section 3 of
the Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020
(15 U.S.C. 278g-3a).
SEC. 1614. FRAMEWORK FOR INTEGRATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
TECHNICAL DEBT ASSESSMENT INTO ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS.
(a) Framework Development.--Not later than September 1, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination with the Chief Information
Officer of the Department of Defense, the Secretaries of the military
departments, and the Chief Information Officers of the military
departments, develop a framework for the integration of technical debt
assessment, tracking, and management into existing Department of
Defense processes for information technology investment decisions and
budget justification materials.
(b) Technical Debt Definition.--The Secretary of Defense shall
direct a comprehensive reevaluation of the Department's current
definition of ``technical debt'' and develop a categorization framework
that adequately reflects different types of technical debt, including
application, physical infrastructure, architecture, and documentation
components.
(c) Framework Components.--
(1) Integration requirement.--The Secretary of Defense
shall ensure the framework developed under subsection (a)
provides for integration of technical debt considerations into
existing Department management processes and structures
relating to resourcing and programmatic decisions for existing
or proposed information technology systems, services, or
related programs of record.
(2) Metrics.--The framework developed under subsection (a)
shall include--
(A) baseline measurement for technical debt for a
specific technology or program;
(B) objectives for technical debt reduction;
(C) consolidated metrics for Department-wide use;
and
(D) outcome-based metrics for assessing operational
and financial impacts.
(3) Process integration.--The framework developed under
subsection (a) shall utilize existing governance structures for
overseeing information technology investments.
(4) Minimum requirements.--The framework developed under
subsection (a) shall--
(A) establish methods for identifying and
evaluating technical debt;
(B) integrate technical debt management into the
planning, programming, budgeting, and execution
process, as well as information technology governance
bodies;
(C) establish prioritization approaches based on
mission impact;
(D) develop mechanisms for gap identification; and
(E) define organizational responsibilities for
remediating assessed technical debt of a program or
system.
(5) Implementation.--The Secretary of Defense shall
implement the framework developed under subsection (a) not
later than October 1, 2026, to support the planning,
programming, and process for the budget justification materials
to be submitted to Congress in support of the Department, as
submitted with the budget of the President for fiscal year 2027
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code.
(d) Budget Materials.--
(1) Justification requirements.--Beginning with the fiscal
year 2027 budget request, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure
that, for each fiscal year, the budget justification materials
to be submitted to Congress in support of the budget of the
Department (as submitted with the budget of the President under
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) include--
(A) technical debt status assessments;
(B) planned remediation investments;
(C) risk assessments of investment gaps; and
(D) alignment with modernization priorities.
(2) Program alignment.--The Secretary shall ensure Defense
planning guidance and program objective memoranda address
technical debt remediation requirements.
(e) Congressional Briefing.--Not later than September 15, 2026, the
Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a
briefing on the implementation and effectiveness of the technical debt
management framework developed under subsection (a).
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``information technology'' has the meaning
given such term in section 11101 of title 40, United States
Code.
(2) The term ``technical debt'' means design or
implementation constructs that are expedient in the short-term,
but that set up a technical context that can make a future
change costlier or impossible, as defined in Department of
Defense Instruction 5000.87, or successor instruction.
SEC. 1615. MISSION INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE TASK FORCE.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
establish a task force to support the assessment of
vulnerabilities to defense critical infrastructure necessary
for the execution of existing defense operational and
contingency plans.
(2) Designation.--The task force established pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall be known as the ``Mission Infrastructure
Resilience Task Force'' (in this section the ``Task Force'').
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Task Force shall be--
(1) to conduct assessments and analysis of use case-based
mission threads to comprehensively identify, develop, and
operationalize the full spectrum of capabilities required to
protect and maintain defense critical infrastructure; and
(2) to build and integrate the necessary resources,
technologies, communication systems, tactics, techniques, and
procedures, personnel with appropriate authorities, and
exercise programs to ensure efficient and effective response
when critical infrastructure supporting military operations and
contingencies is threatened, degraded, or disrupted.
(c) Composition.--
(1) Chair.--The Task Force shall be chaired by a
representative from the Department of Defense Cyber Defense
Command.
(2) Membership.--The Task Force shall include
representatives from the following:
(A) United States Cyber Command.
(B) The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Defense Continuity and Mission Assurance.
(C) The Joint Warfighting Analysis Center.
(D) The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
(E) The Critical Infrastructure Defense Analysis
Center.
(F) The Air Force Cyber Resiliency Office of
Control Systems program.
(G) The energy, installations and environment, or
civil engineering organizations of the military
departments.
(H) The Army Corps of Engineers Engineering
Research and Development Center.
(I) Each of the geographic and functional combatant
commands, on an as-needed basis.
(d) Tasks.--The Task Force shall--
(1) conduct assessments and analysis of use case-based
mission threads associated with defense operational and
contingency plans, including through pilot programs, tabletop
exercises, or studies that identify infrastructure dependencies
and organizational transition points where operational
responsibilities transfer between entities;
(2) identify vulnerabilities and capability gaps in
mission-critical infrastructure and determine--
(A) the resources, authorities, technologies,
partnerships with external and nongovernment entities,
and funding necessary to address such vulnerabilities
and gaps; and
(B) the designation of lead organizations
responsible for remediation activities and associated
costs;
(3) develop broad-based solutions to address gaps
identified under paragraph (2), including--
(A) establishment of communication pathways;
(B) development of tools and technologies;
(C) implementation of visualization and analytic
programs; and
(D) integration of unique capabilities, such as
those provided by the National Guard;
(4) assign organizational leads for remediation of specific
gaps and vulnerabilities and develop comprehensive plans to
address such gaps, including identification of funding and
budgeting requirements necessary for successful remediation
efforts;
(5) monitor and assess the progress of remediation efforts
and identify process improvements and solutions to address
common deficiencies across multiple remediation activities;
(6) develop and conduct exercises based on likely
operational scenarios--
(A) to validate the effectiveness of remediation
efforts; and
(B) to identify additional deficiencies or
vulnerabilities requiring remediation;
(7) establish a framework for readiness assessments to
provide installation commanders and combatant commanders with
visibility into the status of mission infrastructure resilience
capabilities within their respective areas of responsibility;
(8) conduct targeted analysis of specific topics as
directed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or the
Secretary of Defense; and
(9) perform such other duties as the Secretary of Defense
may determine to be necessary and appropriate.
(e) Transition to Permanent Organization.--
(1) Transition plan required.--The Task Force shall develop
a comprehensive transition plan for converting the Task Force
into a permanent organization within the Department of Defense.
(2) Submission to secretary of defense.--The transition
plan required under paragraph (1) shall be developed and
presented to the Secretary of Defense not later than 180 days
prior to the termination date specified in subsection (f).
(3) Briefings to congress.--Not later than 180 days before
the termination date specified in subsection (f), and annually
thereafter through September 30, 2033, the Secretary shall
provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on
the transition plan required under paragraph (1).
(f) Termination.--The Task Force shall terminate on September 30,
2030.
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``defense critical infrastructure'' has the
meaning given that term ``critical infrastructure of the
Department of Defense'' in section 1650(e) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-
328; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note).
(2) The term ``mission threads'' means an end-to-end set of
activities and tasks that support the execution of a specific
operational mission or function.
SEC. 1616. PLAN FOR DEPLOYING PRIVATE FIFTH GENERATION OPEN RADIO
ACCESS NETWORKS ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASES.
(a) Requirement for Prioritized List of Bases.--Pursuant to section
1526 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
(Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note) and the Department of Defense
Private 5G Deployment Strategy (dated October 2024), each Secretary of
a military department shall develop a prioritized list of bases that
merit investment in private fifth generation information and
communications networks.
(b) Considerations.--In developing a list under subsection (a), a
Secretary of a military department shall consider matters relating to
the following:
(1) High connection density.
(2) Low latency.
(3) High capacity.
(4) Large geographic coverage.
(5) Enhanced and tailored security, including obscured data
transport, within wireless network services.
(6) Base physical security and force protection requiring
advanced processing of high-resolution distributed sensor feeds
for perimeter monitoring, and detection and tracking of
unmanned aerial systems (UAS), including through the potential
use of a fifth generation information and communications
network.
(7) Efficient large-scale warehousing and logistics
operations.
(8) The use of augmented or virtual reality technology for
efficient maintenance and training.
(9) Large-scale and high-tempo flight line operations.
(c) Informing Task Orders.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall
use the prioritized list the Secretary developed under subsection (a)
to inform task orders issued under the Enterprise Information
Technology as a Service Base Infrastructure Modernization program. Task
orders issued after the date of the enactment of this Act shall specify
where Wi-Fi is fully adequate to meet requirements and where private
fifth generation information and communications network performance is
needed.
(d) Coordination Required.--In developing prioritized lists under
subsection (a), each of the Secretaries of the military departments
shall coordinate with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of
Defense, and such combatant commanders and directors of defense
agencies as the Secretaries each consider appropriate.
(e) Plan for Private 5G ORAN Network Deployments.--Not later than
March 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall--
(1) consolidate the prioritized base lists developed by the
Secretaries of the military departments under subsection (a),
and determine an optimal investment, deployment, and spend plan
for private fifth generation Open Radio Access Network (ORAN)
networks across the Department; and
(2) submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on the lists consolidated under paragraph (1) and the
determinations made pursuant to such paragraph.
SEC. 1617. LIMITATION ON FUNDS FOR TRAVEL PENDING BRIEFING ON PROCESS
FOR BEST-IN-CLASS CYBER DATA PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.
(a) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for operation and
maintenance, Defense-wide, and available for travel expenses for the
Office of the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense,
not more than 90 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on
which the Secretary of Defense provides the briefing required under
subsection (b).
(b) Briefing Required.--The Secretary shall, acting through the
Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense and in
coordination with the Chief Information Officers from each of the
military departments and the Director of the Defense Information
Systems Agency, provide a brief to the congressional defense committees
on--
(1) how the Department of Defense plans to establish an
open and competitive process through authorities granted in
section 1521 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) to
procure best in class cybersecurity solutions, including
endpoint, identity, and threat-hunting solutions; and
(2) the benefits associated with the use of multiple
different cybersecurity providers to support operational
resilience of Department networks.
(c) Implementation Status.--The brief required under subsection (b)
shall include--
(1) the status of the designation of an executive agent for
Department of Defense-wide procurement of cyber data products
and services as required by subsection (a) of section 1521 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
(Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note);
(2) the establishment and operational status of the program
management office required by such subsection;
(3) progress made in developing Department-wide
requirements for cyber data products and services; and
(4) a detailed timeline for full implementation of the
requirements specified in section 1521 of such Act (Public Law
117-81; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note).
(d) Acquisition Strategy.--The brief required by subsection (b)
shall include a comprehensive acquisition strategy that--
(1) outlines how the Department will leverage enterprise-
wide procurement to achieve cost efficiencies compared to
component-level procurements;
(2) identifies metrics for measuring the effectiveness and
value of enterprise-wide cyber solutions;
(3) details plans to ensure accessibility of procured
solutions across all military departments and components of the
Department; and
(4) describes how the Department will maintain vendor
diversity and competition throughout the acquisition lifecycle.
(e) Budget Implications.--The brief required under subsection (b)
shall include--
(1) estimated funding requirements for the implementation
of enterprise-wide procurement of cyber data products and
services for fiscal years 2026 through 2030; and
(2) a description of how enterprise-wide procurement will
result in cost savings compared to current acquisition
approaches.
SEC. 1618. LIMITATION OF FUNDS FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR THE OFFICE OF
THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER.
(a) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for operation and
maintenance, Defense-wide, and available for travel expenses for the
Office of the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense,
not more than 85 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on
which the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, in
coordination with the Chief Information Officers of the military
departments, submits to the congressional defense committees the plan
required under subsection (b).
(b) Plan Required.--The Chief Information Officer of the Department
of Defense, in coordination with the Chief Information Officers of the
military departments, shall develop and submit to the congressional
defense committees a comprehensive plan to transition from legacy
circuits to Internet Protocol-based circuits that comply with
Department of Defense security requirements, including--
(1) identification of all legacy circuits currently in use
across the Department of Defense and the military departments;
(2) establishment of timelines for the transition of each
identified legacy circuit;
(3) detail of resource requirements necessary to execute
the transition;
(4) identification of any technical, operational, or
security challenges that may impact the transition and proposed
solutions to address such challenges;
(5) specification of associated funding lines for each
military department and defense agency participating in the
transition; and
(6) identification of investments over the Future Years
Defense Program required to complete the transition.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``Internet Protocol-based circuits'' means
telecommunications circuits or services that utilize the
Internet Protocol suite for packet switching and routing to
transmit voice, data, and video communications.
(2) The term ``legacy circuits'' means telecommunications
circuits that utilize outdated technology with limited
bandwidth, security features, or interoperability capabilities
as compared to modern Internet Protocol-based alternatives.
SEC. 1619. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE COMBINED JOINT
ALL-DOMAIN COMMAND AND CONTROL INITIATIVE.
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
made available for fiscal year 2026 for research, development, test,
and evaluation, Defense-wide, for the Joint Staff and the Chief Digital
and Artificial Intelligence Officer for the Combined Joint All-Domain
Command and Control initiative, not more than 90 percent may be
obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense provides to the
congressional defense committees a framework for such initiative that
helps guide investments and measures progress for the initiative, as
recommended by the Comptroller General of the United States in the
report of the Comptroller General titled ``Defense Command and Control:
Further Progress Hinges on Establishing a Comprehensive Framework''
(GAO-25-106454).
SEC. 1620. REVIEW OF JOINT FIRES NETWORK PROGRAM TRANSITION.
(a) Briefing Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than February 1, 2026, the
Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Under
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, and the
Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, shall
provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on
the plans and progress of transitioning the Joint Fires Network
initiative to a program of record within the Air Force.
(2) Elements.--The briefing required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) An update on the charter for the program,
including organizational relationships between the Air
Force program manager, relevant stakeholders supporting
developmental efforts, and operational customers of the
Joint Fires Network.
(B) Details on the funding profile and milestones
for the program across the future-years defense
program, highlighting any potential challenges or
delays, and recommendations for how to advance the
Joint Fires Network program.
(C) A description of processes and guardrails
related to the management of requirements and funding
to ensure military department-specific requirements or
funding pressures are not prioritized over joint
requirements or needs of operational customers.
(D) A description and timeline of transition
planning for providing specific capabilities to
operational customers, including processes for
balancing needs and requirements across multiple
operational customers.
(b) Independent Assessment Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than March 30, 2026, the
Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command shall--
(A) assess the plans and progress described in
subsection (a)(1); and
(B) provide to the congressional defense committees
a briefing on the findings of the assessment.
(2) Elements.--The briefing required by paragraph (1) shall
include the Commander's assessment of the following:
(A) The charter for the program and organizational
relationships for facilitating coordination with the
Combatant Command.
(B) Mechanisms to include feedback from operational
customers in the program and continue the rapid
delivery of the Joint Fires Network capability at the
point of need.
SEC. 1620A. PROHIBITION ON THE ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN CYBER ASSESSMENT
CAPABILITIES FOR TEST AND EVALUATION.
(a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Defense shall not take any
action to divest, consolidate, or curtail any current cyber assessment
capabilities or National Security Agency (NSA)-certified red teams
supporting operational test and evaluation (OT&E) for Department of
Defense programs until the Secretary provides the certification
described under subsection (b).
(b) Certification.-- The certification referred to in subsection
(a) is a certification to the congressional defense committees that
includes the following:
(1) The analytic basis for making the decision to take an
action described in subsection (a), including any cost,
workload, and workforce requirements, as well as any analysis
related to operational impact on users of cyber assessment
capabilities provided by the Director of Operational Test and
Evaluation (DOT&E).
(2) Independent review by the Director of Cost Assessment
and Program Evaluation of all such analyses provided under
paragraph (1).
(3) Certification by the Director of the Test Resource
Management Center that such analyses and such decisions meet
the requirements of the Department of Defense, as required by
section 4173(c)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code.
(4) A comprehensive transition plan for critical cyber test
and evaluation capabilities currently managed by the Director
of Operational Test and Evaluation, including identification of
receiving organizations within the services or Office of the
Secretary of Defense, timeline for transfer, and measures to
ensure continuity of operations.
(5) A detailed assessment of funding requirements for
maintaining and enhancing cyber test and evaluation
capabilities during and after the transition, including how
these funding elements will be incorporated into annual budget
request documents.
(6) A review of staffing, tools, and specialized resources
needed to support cyber operational test and evaluation across
major weapons and information technology programs within the
receiving organizations.
(7) A summary of efforts to integrate intelligence-informed
threat data into operational cyber testing, including any
remaining legal or technical barriers and proposed solutions.
(8) A plan to improve coordination and information-sharing
between cyber test and evaluation stakeholders, United States
Cyber Command, and the intelligence community following the
organizational transition.
(9) Proposed metrics for evaluating mission effects in
cyber-contested environments, consistent with guidance in the
Cyber OT&E Guidebook, and how these will be maintained across
organizational boundaries.
(10) An assessment of the effectiveness and future needs of
cyber assessment programs, including resource gaps and how
these will be addressed by the receiving organizations.
SEC. 1620B. MODIFICATION TO CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT REGARDING
CONTRACTING FOR MILITARY RECRUITING.
Section 1555 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 503 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``does not'' and all
that follows through the end and inserting the following:
``does not--
``(1) rate or rank news or information sources for the
factual accuracy of their content;
``(2) provide ratings or opinions on news or in formation
sources regarding misinformation, bias, adherence to
journalistic standards, or ethics; or
``(3) acquire or use any service that provides any ratings,
rankings, or opinions described in paragraph (1) or (2) from
any other person.''; and
(2) by striking subsection (c).
SEC. 1620C. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WORKING GROUP, STRATEGY, AND REPORT
ON ENSURING THE SECURITY, RESILIENCY, AND INTEGRITY OF
UNDERSEA CABLES.
(a) Working Group.--
(1) Convening.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary
of Defense shall, in consultation with the Joint Staff, the
Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, and such
other agencies and combatant commands as the Secretary
considers relevant, convene a working group--
(A) to prepare the report required by subsection
(b);
(B) to provide the briefing required by subsection
(c); and
(C) to develop the strategy required by subsection
(d).
(2) Membership.--The Working Group shall be composed of
participants with relevant background or expertise, as
determined by the Secretary, but shall include, at a minimum,
the following:
(A) At least one individual from the Office of the
Secretary of Defense.
(B) At least one individual from the Joint Staff.
(C) At least one individual from the Defense
Information Systems Agency.
(3) Chairperson.--The Secretary, or the Secretary's
designee, shall serve as the chairperson of the Working Group.
(b) Report.--
(1) Requirement.--Not later than February 1, 2027, the
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report--
(A) assessing the unique challenges of protecting
covered undersea cables and covered cable landing
stations from threats posed by the People's Republic of
China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of
Iran, naval and shadow fleets of adversaries of the
United States, and subsea cable destruction mechanisms
and any foreign entity of concern;
(B) specifically discussing the implications posed
by relevant treaties and customary international law;
(C) examining the roles, responsibilities, and
limits of the Department of Defense in ensuring the
security, resiliency, and integrity of covered undersea
cables;
(D) identifying gaps in current mechanisms for
detection of, prevention of, and response to threats
against covered undersea cables and covered cable
landing stations; and
(E) identifying methods for the Department to
create and disseminate lawfare or transparency methods
to promote international law and deter future grey zone
tactics and declassify instances of adversarial action,
as may be appropriate.
(2) Matters to be included.--The report submitted pursuant
to paragraph (1) shall include a description of each of the
following:
(A) Past, ongoing, or planned efforts to protect
covered undersea cables and covered cable landing
stations from espionage, cybersecurity threats,
physical damage, and natural disasters.
(B) Analysis of the capabilities of adversarial
countries, including the People's Republic of China,
the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran,
and others, to target, compromise, intercept data
transmissions or sensitive information from covered
undersea cables.
(C) Recommended areas for enhanced collaboration
with industry stakeholders, including establishing
standards, guidelines, and public-private reporting
mechanisms.
(D) Assessment of training needs, including the
development of a dedicated cadre of covered undersea
cable security experts.
(E) Identification of resources required for
expanded operations and enhanced interagency and
international coordination.
(F) Recommendations for enhanced collaboration with
allied and partner nations, including current best
practices and lessons learned.
(G) Assessment of the maximum disruption to covered
undersea cables and landing stations tolerable for the
continuity of critical Department of Defense
operations.
(H) The practicability of repairing any covered
undersea cable within 100 hours, including through the
development and use of aerial-deliverable, submersible,
splicing robots.
(I) The utility and practicability of developing
72-hour deployable portable cable landing stations.
(J) Identification of the costs associated with the
deployment of anti-tamper sensors.
(3) Form.--The report under paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
(c) Briefing.--Not later than March 15, 2027, the Working Group
shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a briefing on
the findings and recommendations contained in such report.
(d) Strategy.--Not later than February 1, 2027, the Working Group
shall, in consultation with such governmental or non-governmental
entities as the Working Group considers appropriate, submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a strategy to disseminate to allies
and partners of the United States, industry, and such other entities as
the Working Group considers appropriate to address the threats, gaps,
roles, responsibilities, and challenges described in subsection (b)--
(1) to address threats to the physical security,
cybersecurity resiliency, and integrity of covered undersea
cables and covered cable landing stations, including
redundancies and response options in the event of multiple or
coordinated attacks on cable infrastructure;
(2) to enhance the Department of Defense's international
collaboration on matters relating to the security of covered
undersea cable and covered cable landing stations, including
joint exercises with allies and partners of the United States;
(3) to incorporate covered undersea cable security into
mission sets and operational planning of relevant combatant
commands (COCOMs);
(4) to foster engagement with private industry to ensure
technological advancements and best practices are leveraged for
the protection of covered undersea cable and covered cable
landing stations; and
(5) to develop lawfare or transparency methods to promote
international law and deter future grey zone tactics.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives.
(2) Covered cable landing station.--The term ``covered
cable landing station'' means a covered undersea cable landing
station in, owned by, or operated by the United States or an
ally of the United States.
(3) Covered undersea cable.--The term ``covered undersea
cable'' means a commercial undersea telecommunications cable
landing in, owned by, or operated by the United States or an
ally of the United States.
(4) Cybersecurity threat.--The term ``cybersecurity
threat'' has the meaning given such term in section 2200 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 650).
(5) Foreign entity of concern.--The term ``foreign entity
of concern'' has the meaning given such term in section 9901 of
the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4651).
(6) Working group.--The term ``Working Group'' means the
working group convened pursuant to subsection (b)(1).
Subtitle C--Data and Artificial Intelligence
SEC. 1621. PUBLIC-PRIVATE CYBERSECURITY PARTNERSHIP FOR HIGHLY CAPABLE
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS.
(a) Establishment Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Cyber Policy shall establish a public-private partnership body to
address cybersecurity and physical security threats and vulnerabilities
to highly capable artificial intelligence and machine learning systems.
(b) Forum for Engagement.--The public-private partnership body
established under subsection (a) shall serve as a forum for engagement
between the Department of Defense and commercial industry partners to
align and enhance cybersecurity and physical security frameworks and
practices applicable to both national security systems and artificial
intelligence and machine learning systems at risk from sophisticated
state actors.
(c) Purpose.--The public-private partnership body developed under
subsection (a) shall--
(1) convene regular engagements to discuss cybersecurity
and physical security threats and vulnerabilities specific to
highly capable artificial intelligence and machine learning
systems, with a focus on both current and emerging threats
posed by state-sponsored cyber actors;
(2) facilitate the development, sharing, and alignment of
best practices and robust cybersecurity and physical security
frameworks between the Department and commercial industry to
protect artificial intelligence and machine learning systems;
(3) promote collaborative threat intelligence sharing
between the Department and commercial entities, with particular
attention to vulnerabilities in artificial intelligence and
machine learning systems used in critical infrastructure,
defense operations, and sensitive national security functions;
and
(4) develop recommendations for cybersecurity and physical
security policy enhancements aimed at safeguarding artificial
intelligence and machine learning technologies from state-
sponsored cyber attacks and report findings and policy
recommendations to Congress on an annual basis.
(d) Participants.--The public-private partnership body developed
under subsection (a) shall include representatives from--
(1) the Department of Defense, including--
(A) the Office of the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Cyber Policy;
(B) the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
and Security;
(C) the Chief Information Officers of the
Department of Defense and the Armed Forces;
(D) the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence
Officer of the Department of Defense;
(E) the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency;
(F) the National Security Agency;
(G) United States Cyber Command;
(H) the Defense Cyber Crime Center; and
(I) such other entities in the Department of
Defense and military departments with responsibilities
for cybersecurity or artificial intelligence systems as
the Assistant Secretary considers relevant;
(2) commercial industry companies with expertise in highly
capable artificial intelligence and machine learning systems,
or cybersecurity or physical security practices, including--
(A) cloud computing and artificial intelligence
service providers;
(B) cybersecurity companies;
(C) artificial intelligence research and
development companies;
(D) telecommunications companies; and
(E) such other industry leaders as the Assistant
Secretary identifies as relevant and appropriate; and
(3) federally funded research and development centers,
national laboratories, and academic institutions with
demonstrated expertise in highly capable artificial
intelligence and machine learning systems, cybersecurity or
physical security practices.
(e) Reporting Requirements.--Not later than one year after the date
of the establishment of the public-private partnership body under
subsection (a), and not less frequently than once each year thereafter
until December 1, 2030, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report summarizing--
(1) the key finding from the engagements held under
subsection (c)(1), including any identified cybersecurity or
physical security vulnerabilities in artificial intelligence
and machine learning systems;
(2) recommendations for enhancing cybersecurity or physical
security policy and practices to protect artificial
intelligence and machine learning systems across both the
Department and commercial sectors; and
(3) an analysis of the progress made in aligning Department
and commercial cybersecurity and physical security frameworks
to address state-sponsored cyber threats.
SEC. 1622. DIGITAL SANDBOX ENVIRONMENTS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
(a) Requirement To Establish.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense shall, acting through the Chief Digital and
Artificial Intelligence Officer and the Chief Information Officer of
the Department of Defense, establish a task force on artificial
intelligence sandbox environments (in this section referred to as the
``Task Force'').
(b) Purpose.--The Task Force shall identify, coordinate, and
advance Department-wide efforts to develop and deploy virtual
environments necessary to support artificial intelligence
experimentation, training, familiarization, and development across the
Department of Defense enterprise. These virtual environments, known as
an ``artificial intelligence sandbox'', shall--
(1) provide capability for personnel with varied technical
proficiency, from novice users to experienced practitioners;
(2) enable the building, training, evaluation, and
deployment of artificial intelligence models;
(3) facilitate familiarity with and utilization of existing
artificial intelligence capabilities; and
(4) accelerate the responsible adoption of artificial
intelligence across the Department.
(c) Co-chairs.--The Task Force shall be co-chaired by the Chief
Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer and the Chief Information
Officer.
(d) Composition.--The Task Force shall be composed of--
(1) the chief artificial intelligence officers of the
military departments, or in the absence of such position, the
individual responsible for leading artificial intelligence
efforts within each military department;
(2) the chief information officers of the military
departments;
(3) the chief artificial intelligence officers of the
combatant commands and joint staff, or in the absence of such
position, the individual responsible for leading artificial
intelligence efforts within each combatant commands;
(4) the chief information officers of the combatant
commands, and joint staff, or in the absence of such position,
the individual responsible for leading information technology
efforts within each combatant commands;
(5) the Directors for Command, Control, Communications, and
Computers/Cyber (J6) of the combatant commands, or their
designees;
(6) the Director for Command, Control, Communications, and
Computers/Cyber (J6) of the Joint Staff, or their designee; and
(7) such other officials of the Department as the co-chairs
of the Task Force consider appropriate.
(e) Functions.--The Task Force shall--
(1) identify and consolidate common requirements with
respect to artificial intelligence sandbox environments across
the Department, including requirements relating to interfaces
for users with varying technical expertise, computational
resources and infrastructure, pre-trained models and datasets,
and educational and training materials;
(2) identify, inventory, and ensure the availability of
existing solutions and technical documentation, including
machine-readable documents, reference architectures, and user
guides;
(3) publish an analysis matching common requirements
identified under paragraph (1) with existing solutions
identified under paragraph (2);
(4) utilize existing Department mechanisms to achieve
efficiencies through enterprise licenses and contracts;
(5) identify and, where possible, streamline authority to
operate approvals for each element of common artificial
intelligence sandbox environment architectures; and
(6) publish guidance on the appropriate use of artificial
intelligence sandbox environments for users at all skill
levels.
(f) Briefing.--Not later than August 1, 2026, the co-chairs of the
Task Force shall provide to the congressional defense committees a
briefing on the goals and objectives of the Task Force.
(g) Termination.--The Task Force shall terminate on January 1,
2030.
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``artificial intelligence'' has the meaning
given such term in section 238(g) of the John S. McCain
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public
Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061).
(2) The term ``artificial intelligence sandbox
environment'' means a secure, isolated computing environment
that enables users with varying levels of technical expertise
to access artificial intelligence tools, models, and
capabilities for the purposes of experimentation, training,
testing, and development without affecting operational systems
or requiring specialized technical knowledge to operate.
(3) The term ``authority to operate'' means the official
management decision given by a senior organizational official
to authorize operation of an information system and to
explicitly accept the risk to organizational operations and
assets, individuals, other organizations, and the United States
based on the implementation of an agreed-upon set of security
controls, as defined in Committee on National Security Systems
Instruction 4009, or successor document.
SEC. 1623. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL ASSESSMENT AND OVERSIGHT.
(a) Cross-functional Team for Artificial Intelligence Model
Assessment and Oversight.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in
accordance with section 911 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10
U.S.C. 111 note), establish a cross-functional team for
artificial intelligence model assessment and oversight (in this
section referred to as the ``Cross-Functional Team'').
(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Cross-Functional Team is
to develop a standardized assessment framework and governance
structure to evaluate, oversee, and facilitate collaboration on
artificial intelligence models employed by the Department of
Defense.
(3) Composition.--
(A) Leadership.--The Chief Digital and Artificial
Intelligence Officer shall lead the Cross-Functional
Team.
(B) Membership.--The Secretary shall ensure that
the Cross-Functional Team includes representatives
from--
(i) the Office of the Chief Information
Officer;
(ii) the chief artificial intelligence
officers of the military departments, or in the
absence of such position, the individual
responsible for leading artificial intelligence
efforts within each military department;
(iii) the chief information officers of the
military departments;
(iv) the chief artificial intelligence
officers of the combatant commands and the
Joint Staff, or in the absence of such
position, the individuals responsible for
leading artificial intelligence efforts within
each such command and the Joint Staff;
(v) the chief information officers of the
combatant commands and the Joint Staff, or in
the absence of such position, the individuals
responsible for leading information technology
efforts within each such command and the Joint
Staff; and
(vi) such other components as the Secretary
determines appropriate.
(4) Duties.--The duties of the Cross-Functional Team are as
follows:
(A) To develop a standardized assessment framework
for artificial intelligence models currently used by
the Department of Defense.
(B) To establish Department-wide guidelines for
artificial intelligence model evaluation for future
models being considered for Department use.
(C) To develop governance structures for model
development, testing, and deployment.
(D) To identify appropriate assessment levels based
on use case-based risk.
(E) To establish mechanisms for cross-component
collaboration.
(F) To develop processes for use case submission,
review, and approval.
(5) Framework content.--The assessment framework developed
under subsection (b) shall address--
(A) model performance standards;
(B) development documentation requirements;
(C) testing procedures;
(D) ethical principles compliance;
(E) assessment methodologies and validity periods;
(F) security requirements and compliance
regulations, including the Federal Risk and
Authorization Management Program; and
(G) such other elements as the Cross-Functional
Team determines appropriate.
(b) Functional Leads for Artificial Intelligence Application.--
(1) Designation.--The Secretary shall designate such
Department organizations as the Secretary considers appropriate
to serve as functional leads for artificial intelligence
applications.
(2) Selection criteria.--In designating functional leads
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider--
(A) subject matter expertise;
(B) equities in the functional area; and
(C) capability to establish assessment standards.
(3) CDAO responsibilities.--The Chief Digital and
Artificial Intelligence Officer shall--
(A) serve as the functional lead for business
systems with artificial intelligence models; and
(B) provide Department-wide guidance on commercial
artificial intelligence models.
(c) Assessments of Major Artificial Intelligence Systems.--Not
later than January 1, 2028, the Secretary shall, using the standard
assessment framework developed by the Cross-Functional Team under
subsection (a)(2), assess all major artificial intelligence systems of
the Department.
(d) Administration.--
(1) In general.--In administering this section, the
Secretary shall ensure the completion of each of the following
milestones:
(A) The Cross-Functional Team is established in
accordance with subsection (a) on or before June 1,
2026.
(B) The functional leads for artificial
intelligence application are designated in accordance
with subsection (b) on or before January 1, 2027.
(C) The Cross-Function Team completes development
of the standardized assessment framework and governance
structure required by subsection (a)(2) on or before
June 1, 2027.
(D) Initial assessments of major artificial
intelligence systems are conducted under subsection (c)
and completed on or before January 1, 2028.
(2) Congressional briefing.--Not later than 30 days after
the completion of each milestone set forth under paragraph (1),
the Secretary shall provide the congressional defense
committees a briefing on the status of the Secretary in
administering this section.
(e) Sunset and Transition.--
(1) Sunset.--The Cross-Functional Team shall terminate on
December 31, 2030.
(2) Transition.--Not later than June 30, 2030, the
Secretary shall designate an organization to succeed the Cross-
Functional Team and develop a plan to transfer the duties of
the Cross-Functional Team specified by subsection (a)(4) to
such successor organization.
(3) Report on activities of successor organization.--Not
later than one year after the date on which the Cross-
Functional Team is terminated and not less frequently than once
each year thereafter until the date that is three years after
the date on which the Cross-Functional Team is terminated, the
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees
an annual report on the activities of the element of the
Department to which the duties of the Cross-Functional Team
were transferred.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``artificial intelligence'' has the meaning
given in section 238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10
U.S.C. note prec. 4061).
(2) The term ``functional area'' refers to a specialized
domain of artificial intelligence application within the
Department where models are developed, evaluated, and employed
for similar use cases under comparable operational conditions.
Examples of functional areas may include decision support
systems, business systems, avionics, cybersecurity,
intelligence applications, logistics and maintenance, and
health care.
SEC. 1624. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ONTOLOGY GOVERNANCE WORKING GROUP.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a
working group to develop and implement a common data ontology
and governance structure across the Department of Defense.
(2) Designation.--The working group established pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall be known as the ``Department of Defense
Ontology Governance Working Group'' (in this section the
``Working Group'').
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Working Group is to develop and
implement a common data ontology and governance structure across the
Department of Defense to improve data interoperability, enhance
information sharing, and enable more effective decision making
throughout the Department.
(c) Membership.--The Working Group shall consist of--
(1) the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer;
(2) the Chief Information Officer of the Department of
Defense;
(3) the Chief Data Officers of the Department of Defense;
(4) the Chief Information Officers of the military
departments and the combatant commands;
(5) such representatives from defense intelligence entities
as the Secretary considers appropriate; and
(6) such other officers or employees of the Department as
the Secretary considers appropriate.
(d) Duties.--The Working Group shall--
(1) shall coordinate with and build upon any existing data
ontology development efforts within the Department of Defense
and intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) to ensure
complementary and nonduplicative efforts;
(2) incorporate Department-wide data as well as data from
defense intelligence entities;
(3) develop and maintain domain-specific data ontologies
that address specialized knowledge areas within the Department
of Defense, including warfighting, logistics, personnel,
intelligence, and cybersecurity domains;
(4) establish a process to identify and designate
functional domain leads responsible for leading the
development, review, approval, and respective guidance of data
ontologies for their particular domains;
(5) evaluate what security risks are introduced with common
and domain-specific data ontologies and how these risks should
be mitigated; and
(6) establish a governance framework that includes--
(A) a centralized repository to store the common
and domain-specific data ontologies in a manner
accessible to all authorized stakeholders;
(B) robust version control mechanisms to track
changes, manage different versions, and ensure a stable
and authoritative source;
(C) clear ownership designations and role
definitions for data ontology management, including
modification and access authorities for both
enterprise-wide and domain-specific ontologies;
(D) standardized governance procedures for
updating, reviewing, and maintaining the data
ontologies to ensure relevance and accuracy;
(E) adherence to established data ontology
engineering principles that promote interoperability
and reusability across domains; and
(F) integration with existing Department data
management practices and systems.
(e) Functional Domain Leads.--
(1) Selection criteria.--In designating functional domain
leads under subsection (d)(4), the Working Group shall select
individuals who possess extensive subject matter expertise in
their respective domains and maintain substantial equities or
responsibilities within the domain.
(2) Representation.--Functional domain leads selected under
subsection (d)(4) shall be selected to ensure appropriate
representation across the Department, including the military
departments, combatant commands, defense agencies, and field
activities.
(3) Responsibilities.--Functional domain leads selected
under subsection (d)(4) shall be responsible for--
(A) leading the development and maintenance of data
ontologies within their domains;
(B) reviewing and approving domain-specific data
ontology elements;
(C) ensuring alignment between domain-specific data
ontologies and the enterprise-wide data ontology
framework;
(D) developing domain-specific guidance for data
ontology implementation; and
(E) serving as the authoritative source for domain
knowledge within the data ontology governance
structure.
(f) Timeline and Deliverables.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall ensure that the
Working Group is established pursuant to subsection (a) not
later than June 1, 2026, and the Working Group shall remain in
effect for a period of not less than 5 years beginning on the
date of the establishment of the Working Group, unless the
Secretary determines that it is necessary to transition the
Working Group into a permanent organization.
(2) Functional domain lead designation.--Not later than
August 1, 2026, the Working Group shall identify and designate
functional domain leads in accordance with subsections (d)(4)
and (e).
(3) Department-level policy.--Not later than June 1, 2027,
the Working Group shall develop and distribute Department-level
policy on the data ontology governance structure, including
guidelines for the development, maintenance, and integration of
domain-specific ontologies.
(4) Implementation.--The Working Group shall oversee the
implementation of the governance structure by June 1, 2028.
(g) Briefing and Report.--
(1) Briefing.--Not later than July 1, 2027, the Working
Group shall provide to the congressional defense committees a
briefing on progress of the Working Group.
(2) Report.--Not later than June 30, 2028, the Secretary
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on the implementation of the ontology governance structure,
including the status of implementation for both enterprise-wide
and domain-specific ontologies, and recommendations for
sustainment and further development.
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``data domain ontology'' means a data ontology
that is specific to a particular functional, operational, or
subject-matter area within the Department, including
warfighting, logistics, personnel, intelligence, or
cybersecurity domains.
(2) The term ``data ontology'' means a formal, structured
representation and categorization of data elements, their
properties, and the relationships between them within an
information system or knowledge domain that enables consistent
interpretation, integration, and analysis of data across
different systems and users.
SEC. 1625. MODIFICATION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ROADMAP.
Section 1532(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, including both
dedicated Department of Defense owned and maintained computing
assets, as well as commercially procured cloud services or
other infrastructure-as-a service contracts'' before the period
at the end;
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as
subparagraph (D); and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the
following new subparagraph (C):
``(C) For any data centers to be built or expanded
on a military installation, an estimate, to the degree
that the Secretary determines that providing such an
estimate will not delay the submittal of the triennial
update required by paragraph (3), of the additional
needs for those data centers, including--
``(i) an estimate of the increased
footprint for physical space needs;
``(ii) assessments of projected electricity
and water usage requirements for the projected
artificial intelligence data center footprint;
``(iii) anticipated impact on the
installation and the surrounding community
based on increased power, water, and other
resource needs, including measures to mitigate
any potential adverse impacts on military
installations; and
``(iv) strategies to prevent disruptions to
local utility services and to ensure community
resilience, including consultation with local,
State, and Federal agencies to align
infrastructure planning with broader community
needs.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Triennial updates.--Not later than March 1, 2027, and
not later than March 1 of every third year thereafter until
March 1, 2033, the Secretary shall update the roadmap required
by paragraph (1) and submit to the congressional defense
committees the updated roadmap.''.
SEC. 1626. ARTIFICIAL GENERAL INTELLIGENCE STEERING COMMITTEE.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense shall establish a steering committee on
artificial general intelligence.
(2) Designation.--The steering committee established
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be known as the ``Artificial
General Intelligence Steering Committee'' (in this section the
``Steering Committee'').
(b) Membership.--The Steering Committee shall be composed of the
following:
(1) The Deputy Secretary of Defense.
(2) The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(3) The Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, the Vice Chief of
Staff of Naval Operations, the Assistant Commandant of the
Marine Corps, the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the
Vice Chief of Space Operations, and the Vice Chief of the
National Guard Bureau.
(4) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment.
(5) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering.
(6) The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and
Security.
(7) The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief
Financial Officer.
(8) Such representatives from the military departments as
the Secretary considers appropriate.
(9) The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer
of the Department of Defense.
(10) Representatives of such innovation centers within the
defense innovation ecosystem as the Secretary of Defense
determines appropriate.
(11) Representatives of such other organizations and
elements of the Department of Defense as the Secretary
determines appropriate.
(c) Co-chairpersons.--The Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Vice
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall serve as the Co-
Chairpersons of the Steering Committee.
(d) Responsibilities.--The Steering Committee shall be responsible
for--
(1) analyzing the current trajectory of artificial
intelligence models and enabling technologies that would
support achievement of artificial general intelligence,
including--
(A) current and emerging models, including frontier
and world models;
(B) agentic algorithms;
(C) neuromorphic computing;
(D) cognitive science applications for algorithm or
model development;
(E) infrastructure needs;
(F) new or emerging microelectronics designs or
architectures; and
(G) such other technology disciplines as the
Steering Committee determines appropriate;
(2) assess the technological, operational, and doctrinal
trajectory of adversaries of the United States towards the goal
of achieving an artificial general intelligence;
(3) analyzing the military applications and implications of
artificial general intelligence for the Department;
(4) developing a strategy for the Department adoption of
artificial general intelligence, including--
(A) articulation of ethical and policy guardrails;
(B) required resources, including through the use
of new or novel funding mechanisms like purchase
commitments, financing arrangements, or loans or loan
guarantees;
(C) measurable goals; and
(D) mechanisms available for transition or adoption
through public-private partnerships; and
(5) analyzing the threat landscape emanating from
adversarial use of artificial general intelligence and
developing options and counter-artificial general intelligence
strategies to defend against such use.
(e) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than January 31, 2027, the
Deputy Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the findings of the Steering Committee
with respect to the matters covered by subsection (d).
(2) Form of report.--The report submitted pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may
include a classified annex.
(3) Public availability.--The Deputy Secretary shall make
available to the public the unclassified portion of the report
submitted pursuant to paragraph (1).
(f) Sunset.--The requirements and authorities of this section shall
terminate on December 31, 2027.
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``artificial general intelligence'' means
artificial intelligence-capable systems with the potential to
match or exceed human intelligence across most cognitive tasks,
distinct from narrow artificial intelligence systems designed
for specific tasks in defined domains.
(2) The term ``innovation ecosystem'' means a regionally
based network of private sector, academic, and government
institutions in a network of formal and informal institutional
relationships that contribute to technological and economic
development in a defined technology sector or sectors.
SEC. 1627. PHYSICAL AND CYBERSECURITY PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS.
(a) Security Framework.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop a
framework for implementation of cybersecurity and physical
security standards and best practices relating to covered
artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to
mitigate risks to the Department of Defense from the use of
such technologies.
(2) Coverage of relevant aspects of security.--The
framework developed under paragraph (1) shall cover all
relevant aspects of the security of artificial intelligence and
machine learning systems, including the following:
(A) Workforce risks, such as insider threat risks.
(B) Training and workforce development
requirements, including with respect to the following:
(i) Artificial intelligence security
awareness.
(ii) Artificial intelligence-specific
threats and vulnerabilities.
(iii) Continuum of professional development
and education of artificial intelligence
security expertise.
(C) Supply chain risks, such as counterfeit parts
or data poisoning risks.
(D) Risks relating to adversarial tampering with
artificial intelligence systems.
(E) Risks relating to unintended exposure or theft
of artificial intelligence systems or data.
(F) Security posture management practices,
including governance of security measures, continuous
monitoring, and incident reporting procedures.
(G) An evaluation of commercially available
platforms for continuous monitoring and assessment.
(3) Risk-based framework.--The framework developed under
paragraph (1) shall be risk-based, with higher security levels
corresponding proportionally to the national security or
foreign policy risks posed by the covered artificial
intelligence technology being stolen or tampered with.
(4) Use of existing frameworks.--To the maximum extent
feasible, the framework developed under paragraph (1) shall--
(A) draw on existing cybersecurity references, such
as the NIST Special Publication 800 series; and
(B) be implemented as an extension or augmentation
of existing cybersecurity frameworks developed by the
Department of Defense, such as the Cybersecurity
Maturity Model Certification framework.
(5) Addressing extreme security risks.--
(A) Highly capable cyber threat actors.--The
framework developed under paragraph (1) shall take into
account that the most highly capable artificial
intelligence systems may be of great interest to the
most highly capable cyber threat actors, such as
intelligence and defense agencies of peer and near-peer
nations.
(B) Security levels.--The Secretary shall ensure
that cybersecurity frameworks provided for contractors
contain security levels designed to mitigate risks
posed by cyber threat actors described in subparagraph
(A), with the highest levels being similar in scope to
the level of protection offered by national security
systems.
(C) General design with specific components.--To
the extent feasible, any additional security levels
developed under subparagraph (B) shall be designed
generally for all software systems, but may contain
components designed specifically for highly capable
artificial intelligence systems.
(b) Security Requirements.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may amend the Defense
Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, or take other
similar action, to require covered entities to implement the
best practices described in the framework developed under
subsection (a).
(2) Risk-based rules.--Requirements implemented in rules
developed under paragraph (1) shall be as narrowly tailored as
practicable to the specific covered artificial intelligence and
machine learning technologies developed, deployed, stored, or
hosted by a covered entity, and shall be calibrated accordingly
to the different tasks involved in development, deployment,
storage, or hosting of components of those covered artificial
intelligence and machine learning technologies.
(3) Cost-benefit consideration.--
(A) In general.--In implementing paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall--
(i) consider the costs and benefits to the
Department and to United States national
security and technological leadership, of
imposing security requirements on covered
entities; and
(ii) to the extent feasible, design
requirements in a way that allows for
transparent trade space analysis between
competing requirements in order to minimize
costs and maximize benefits.
(B) Weighing costs of slowing down development.--In
carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall, in
particular, weigh the costs of slowing down artificial
intelligence and machine learning development and
deployment against the benefits of mitigating national
security risks and potential security risks to the
Department of Defense from using commercial software.
(c) Implementation Plan.--The framework required by subsection
(a)(1) shall include a detailed implementation plan that--
(1) establishes timelines and milestones for achieving the
objectives outlined in the framework;
(2) identifies resource requirements and funding
mechanisms; and
(3) provides metrics for measuring progress and
effectiveness.
(d) Reporting Requirements.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees an update on the status of
implementation of the requirements of this section.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``artificial intelligence'' has the meaning
given such term in 238(g) of the John S. McCain National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-
232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061).
(2) The term ``covered artificial intelligence and machine
learning technology'' means an artificial intelligence or
machine learning system procured by the Department of Defense
and all components of the development and deployment lifecycle
of that artificial intelligence system, including source code,
numerical parameters (such as model weights) of the trained
artificial intelligence or machine learning system, details of
any methods and algorithms used to develop that system, data
used in the development of the system, and software used for
evaluating the trustworthiness of the artificial intelligence
or machine learning system during development or deployment.
(3) The term ``covered entity'' means an entity that enters
into a Department of Defense contract that engages in the
development, deployment, storage, or hosting of a covered
artificial intelligence technology.
SEC. 1628. GUIDANCE AND PROHIBITION ON USE OF CERTAIN ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE.
(a) Guidance and Prohibitions.--
(1) Requirement required regarding exclusion and removal
from department systems and devices.--Except as provided in
subsection (b), not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall require
all Department of Defense offices and components to exclude or
remove covered artificial intelligence from all Department of
Defense systems and devices.
(2) Consideration of guidance for department systems and
devices.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall consider
issuing guidance to all Department offices and components to
exclude or remove artificial intelligence developed by a
foreign adversary entity in cases in which the Secretary
determines that the artificial intelligence poses a national
security risk for all Department systems and devices.
(3) Prohibition for contractors.--
(A) Use of covered artificial intelligence.--Except
as provided in subsection (b), not later than 30 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, no contractor
with an active Department contract may use covered
artificial intelligence for fulfillment, assistance,
execution, or otherwise support to complete, or support
in part, a contract with the Department.
(B) Use of artificial intelligence developed by a
foreign adversary.--Except as provided in subsection
(b), if the Secretary issues guidance described in
paragraph (2) to exclude or remove an artificial
intelligence developed by a foreign adversary entity
that the Secretary determines poses a national security
risk as described in such paragraph, no contractor with
an active Department contract may use the artificial
intelligence for fulfillment, assistance, execution, or
otherwise support to complete, or support in part, a
contract with the Department.
(b) Waiver.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may waive a prohibition
under subsection (a), on a case-by-case basis, if the Secretary
determines that the waiver is necessary--
(A) for the purpose of scientifically valid
research (as defined in section 102 of the Education
Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9501));
(B) for the purpose of evaluation, training,
testing, or other analysis needed for national
security;
(C) for the purpose of conducting counter
terrorism, counterintelligence, or other operational
military activities supporting national security; or
(D) for the purpose of fulfilling mission critical
functions.
(2) Mitigation of risks.--In any case in which the
Secretary issues a waiver pursuant to paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall take such steps as the Secretary considers
necessary to mitigate any risks due to the issuance of the
waiver.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``artificial intelligence'' has the meaning
given such term in section 5002 of the National Artificial
Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401) and
includes the systems and techniques described in paragraphs (1)
through (5) of section 238(g) of the John S. McCain National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-
232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061).
(2) The term ``covered artificial intelligence'' means--
(A) any artificial intelligence, or successor
artificial intelligence, developed by the Chinese
company DeepSeek; and
(B) any artificial intelligence, or successor
artificial intelligence, developed by High Flyer or an
entity owned by, funded by, or supported by High Flyer
or an entity with respect to which High Flyer directly
or indirectly owns at least a 20 percent stake.
(3) The term ``foreign adversary'' has the meaning given
the term ``covered nation'' in section 4872(f) of title 10,
United States Code.
(4) The term ``foreign adversary entity'' means--
(A) a foreign adversary;
(B) a foreign person domiciled in, headquartered
in, has its principal place of business in, or is
organized under the laws of a foreign adversary;
(C) an entity with respect to which a foreign
person or combination of foreign persons described in
subparagraphs (A) or (B) directly or indirectly owns at
least a 20 percent stake; or
(D) a person subject to the direction or control of
a foreign person or entity described in subparagraphs
(A), (B), or (C).
SEC. 1629. ROADMAP FOR ADVANCING DIGITAL CONTENT PROVENANCE STANDARDS.
(a) In General.--Not later than June 1, 2026, the Secretary of
Defense shall develop a roadmap to guide potential future adoption and
integration of digital content provenance capabilities across the
Department of Defense.
(b) Elements.--The roadmap developed pursuant to subsection (a)
shall--
(1) identify and assess current and proposed open technical
standards for digital content provenance that could be applied
to publicly released digital media assets produced by the
Department of Defense, the military components, and field
activities of the Department;
(2) identify strategic objectives relating to securing and
authenticating public-facing digital content;
(3) describe relevant roles and responsibilities across
military departments and components of the Department;
(4) explore the establishment of standardized processes to
enable embedding and verification of content credentials in
appropriate public-facing Department media;
(5) outline potential acquisition approaches for supporting
technologies and solutions;
(6) develop metrics, as appropriate, to assess the
effectiveness, reliability, and scalability of digital content
provenance technologies;
(7) establish an engagement mechanism for coordination with
relevant stakeholders, including federally funded research and
development centers, industry, and academia, to align efforts
with evolving best practices and technical capabilities; and
(8) establish notional milestones and resource needs,
disaggregated by fiscal year, to inform longer-term planning.
(c) Briefing to Congress.--Not later than July 1, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional defense committees
a briefing on the Department's roadmap for adopting digital content
provenance standards. The briefing should address--
(1) initial findings regarding feasibility, opportunities,
and potential barriers;
(2) stakeholder engagement to date; and
(3) any planned next steps or pilot efforts under
consideration.
(d) Definition of Digital Content Provenance.--In this section, the
term ``digital content provenance'' means the verifiable history and
origin of a digital asset, including information about its creation,
ownership, and modifications over time.
SEC. 1630. ENHANCED PROTECTION OF DATA AFFECTING OPERATIONAL SECURITY
OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL.
(a) Priorities for Protection of Personal Data for Operational
Security.--In carrying out the duties of the Secretary of Defense, the
Secretary shall identify and prioritize the protection of personal data
that is related to or may have impacts on the operational security of
members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of
Defense through the prevention of collection, use, dissemination, or
retention of such data that does not conform with provisions of law and
practices relating to privacy that were in effect on the day before the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Review and Issuance of New Guidance Related to Protection of
Personal Data Related to Operational Security.--Not later than June 1,
2026, the Secretary of Defense will review all applicable guidance and
policy relating to the protection of personal data that is related to
or may have impacts on the operational security of Department personnel
and, if necessary, issue revised or new guidance for enhanced
protection measures for such data. Such guidance shall cover provisions
of law and practices relating to privacy and personnel security that
were in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Storage of Data.--
(1) Limitation.--The Secretary shall ensure that no
Department personal data related to or that may have impacts on
the operational security of Department personnel is stored on a
non-Department server or cloud service except pursuant to a
contract or other agreement entered into by the Secretary and a
contractor or subcontractor of the Department or, for personnel
data, with the permission of the data subject.
(2) Waivers.--The Secretary may waive paragraph (1) in a
case in which the Secretary certifies in writing that such
waiver--
(A) appropriately considers the operational
security risks to an employee of the Department with
respect to whom such data may relate;
(B) does not pose a risk to national security; and
(C) is necessary in the interest of national
security.
(d) Congressional Notification of Changes to Departmental
Issuances.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
which the Secretary changes a Department issuance relating to
the protection of personal data that is related to or may have
impacts on the operational security of Department personnel,
the Secretary shall submit to Congress notice of the change.
(2) Sunset.--The requirement of paragraph (1) shall
terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(e) Congressional Notification of Events.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the occurrence of an event described in paragraph (2), the
Secretary shall submit to Congress notice of the event.
(2) Events described.--An event described in this paragraph
is an occurrence of an event in which--
(A) the Secretary issues a waiver under subsection
(c)(2);
(B) personal data related to or that may have an
impact on operational security of Department personnel
is not stored according to Department regulations or
exfiltrated in violation of Department regulations;
(C) personal data related to or that may have an
impact on operational security of Department personnel
is stored on a non-Department server or cloud service
that has not undergone an authorization process in
accordance with Department regulations; or
(D) personal data related to or that may have an
impact on operational security of Department of Defense
personnel is exposed in any cybersecurity incident.
(f) Standards, Training, and Reporting Processes for System
Owners.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop standards,
training, reporting, and security debriefing requirements for
Department personnel who receive write or read access
privileges as system owners across more than one platform of
Department information systems that hosts personal data related
to or that may have an impact on operational security of
Department personnel.
(2) Security debriefings.--The Secretary shall ensure that
personnel described in paragraph (1) are provided regular
security debriefings, including after departing the Department.
(3) Notification of congress under certain circumstances.--
Not later than 30 days after the completion of the development
of the standards, training, reporting, and security debriefing
requirements in paragraph (1) the Secretary shall submit to
Congress details of the requirements.
DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS
SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ``Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026''.
SEC. 2002. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE
SPECIFIED BY LAW.
(a) Expiration of Authorizations After Three Years.--Except as
provided in subsection (b), all authorizations contained in titles XXI
through XXVII for military construction projects, land acquisition,
facilities sustainment, family housing projects and facilities, and
contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security
Investment Program (and authorizations of appropriations therefor)
shall expire on the later of--
(1) October 1, 2028; or
(2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds
for military construction for fiscal year 2029.
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to authorizations
for military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing
projects and facilities, and contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization Security Investment Program (and authorizations of
appropriations therefor), for which appropriated funds have been
obligated before the later of--
(1) October 1, 2028; or
(2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds
for fiscal year 2029 for military construction projects, land
acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, or
contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Security Investment Program.
SEC. 2003. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Titles XXI through XXVII shall take effect on the later of--
(1) October 1, 2025; or
(2) the date of the enactment of this Act.
TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
(a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and available
for military construction projects inside the United States as
specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the
Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction
projects for the installations or locations inside the United States,
and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:
Army: Inside the United States
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State Installation Amount
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Alaska......................................... Fort Wainwright............................... $208,000,000
Florida........................................ Eglin Air Force Base.......................... $91,000,000
Naval Air Station Key West.................... $457,000,000
Georgia........................................ Fort Gillem................................... $166,000,000
Guam........................................... Joint Region Marianas......................... $440,000,000
Hawaii......................................... Pohakuloa Training Area....................... $20,000,000
Illinois....................................... Rock Island Arsenal........................... $50,000,000
Indiana........................................ Crane Army Ammunition Plant................... $161,000,000
Kansas......................................... Fort Riley.................................... $39,200,000
Kentucky....................................... Fort Campbell................................. $212,000,000
New York....................................... Fort Hamilton................................. $31,000,000
Watervliet Arsenal............................ $29,000,000
North Carolina................................. Fort Bragg.................................... $19,000,000
Pennsylvania................................... Letterkenny Army Depot........................ $91,500,000
Tobyhanna Army Depot.......................... $68,000,000
South Carolina................................. Fort Jackson.................................. $51,000,000
Washington..................................... Joint Base Lewis-McChord...................... $128,000,000
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(b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and available
for military construction projects outside the United States as
specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the
Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction
projects for the installations or locations outside the United States,
and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:
Army: Outside the United States
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Country Installation or Location Amount
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Germany........................................ United States Army Garrison Ansbach........... $92,000,000
United States Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz... $62,000,000
Republic of the Marshall Islands United States Army Garrison Kwajalein......... $161,000,000
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SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING.
(a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and
available for military family housing functions as specified in the
funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may construct
or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition and
supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, and in the
amounts, set forth in the following table:
Army: Family Housing
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Installation or
Country Location Amount
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Belgium........................ Chievres Air Base... $145,042,000
Germany........................ Army Garrison $50,692,000
Bavaria............
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(b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant to
the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and available
for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table
in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may carry out architectural
and engineering services and construction design activities with
respect to the construction or improvement of family housing units in
an amount not to exceed $32,824,000.
SEC. 2103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized
to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2025,
for military construction, land acquisition, facilities sustainment,
and military family housing functions of the Department of the Army as
specified in the funding table in section 4601.
(b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title
10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law,
the total cost of all projects carried out under sections 2101 and 2102
of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be
appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in
section 4601.
SEC. 2104. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2021 PROJECT
AT FORT GILLEM, GEORGIA.
(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of
Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 4294), the authorization set forth in the
table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2101(a) of that Act
(134 Stat. 4295) and most recently extended by section 2107 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division
B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2216), shall remain in effect until
October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing
funds for military construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is
later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:
Army: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations
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Installation or Original Authorized
State Location Project Amount
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Georgia.............................. Fort Gillem............ Forensic Laboratory.... $71,000,000
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SEC. 2105. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022
PROJECTS.
(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of
Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2161), the authorizations set forth in the
table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2101 of that Act (135
Stat. 2163) and extended by section 2108 of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118-
159; 138 Stat. 2216), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2026, or
the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military
construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:
Army: Extension of 2022 Project Authorizations
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Installation or Original Authorized
State/Country Location Project Amount
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Georgia.............................. Fort Stewart........... Barracks............... $105,000,000
Germany.............................. Smith Barracks......... Live Fire Exercise $16,000,000
Shoothouse............
Hawaii............................... West Loch Naval Ammunition Storage..... $51,000,000
Magazine Annex........
Texas................................ Fort Bliss............. Defense Access Roads... $20,000,000
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SEC. 2106. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2023
PROJECTS.
(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of
Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2970), the authorization set forth in the
table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2101 of that Act (136
Stat. 2971), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2026, or the date
of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction
for fiscal year 2027, whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:
Army: Extension of 2023 Project Authorizations
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Installation or Original Authorized
State/Country Location Project Amount
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Alabama.............................. Redstone Arsenal....... Physics Lab............ $44,000,000
Hawaii............................... Fort Shafter........... Water System Upgrade... $33,000,000
Schofield Barracks..... Company Operations $159,000,000
Facility..............
Tripler Army Medical Water System Upgrade... $38,000,000
Center................
Germany.............................. East Camp Grafenwoehr.. EDI: Battalion Trng $104,000,000
Cplx1 (Brks/Veh Maint)
....................... EDI: Battalion Trng $64,000,000
Cplx2 (OPS/Veh Maint).
Japan................................ Kadena Air Force Base.. Vehicle Maintenance $80,000,000
Shop..................
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SEC. 2107. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR
2025 PROJECTS.
(a) Smith Barracks, Germany.--In the case of the authorization
contained in the table in section 2101(b) of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118-
159; 138 Stat. 2213) for Hohenfels Training Area, for construction of a
barracks as specified in the funding table in section 4601 of the
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat.
2382), the Secretary of the Army may construct a barracks at Smith
Barracks, Germany.
(b) Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida.--
(1) Modification of project authority.--In the case of the
authorization contained in the table in section 2101(a) of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
(division B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2212) for Naval
Air Station Key West, Florida, for construction of a Joint
Interagency Task Force South command and control facility, the
Secretary of the Army may construct a command and control
facility in the amount of $397,000,000.
(2) Modification of project amounts.--
(A) Project authorization.--The authorization table
in section 2101(a) of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of
Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2212) is amended in the
item relating to Naval Air Station Key West, Florida,
by striking ``$90,000,000'' and inserting
``$397,000,000''.
(B) Funding authorization.--The funding table in
section 4601 of the Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2382)
is amended in the item relating to Naval Air Station
Key West, Florida, Joint Interagency Task Force South
command and control facility, by striking ``$90,000''
and inserting ``$397,000''.
(c) Fort Cavazos, Texas.--
(1) Modifications of project authority.--In the case of the
authorization contained in the table in section 2101(a) of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
(division B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2212) for Fort
Cavazos, Texas, for construction of Motor Pool #70, the
Secretary of the Army may construct a vehicle maintenance shop.
(2) Modification of project names and amounts.--
(A) Project authorization.--The authorization table
in section 2101(a) of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of
Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2212) is amended in the
item relating to Fort Cavazos, Texas, by striking
``$147,000,000'' and inserting ``$69,000,000''.
(B) Funding authorization.--The funding table in
section 4601 of the Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2383)
is amended in the items relating to Fort Cavazos,
Texas, by striking ``Motor Pool #70'' and inserting
``Vehicle Maintenance Shop''.
TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
(a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and available
for military construction projects inside the United States as
specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the
Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction
projects for the installations or locations inside the United States,
and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:
Navy and Marine Corps: Inside the United States
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State Installation or Location Amount
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California..................................... Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.............. $171,020,000
Naval Air Station Lemoore..................... $399,610,000
Naval Base Coronado........................... $302,000,000
Naval Base San Diego.......................... $154,820,000
Naval Base Ventura County..................... $164,000,000
Naval Support Activity Monterey............... $430,000,000
Connecticut.................................... Naval Submarine Base New London............... $255,000,000
District of Columbia........................... Naval Research Laboratory..................... $157,000,000
Florida........................................ Naval Air Station Pensacola................... $164,000,000
Guam........................................... Andersen Air Force Base....................... $70,070,000
Joint Region Marianas......................... $2,555,000,000
Naval Base Guam............................... $105,950,000
Naval Base Guam North Finegayan $61,010,000
Telecommunications Site.
Hawaii......................................... Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam................ $83,000,000
Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay................. $143,510,000
Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands.. $235,730,000
Maine.......................................... Portsmouth Naval Shipyard..................... $1,042,000,000
Maryland....................................... National Maritime Intelligence Center......... $114,000,000
Naval Support Facility Indian Head............ $106,000,000
United States Naval Academy Annapolis......... $86,000,000
Nevada......................................... Naval Air Station Fallon...................... $47,000,000
North Carolina................................. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune................ $48,280,000
Pennsylvania................................... Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg.......... $88,000,000
Rhode Island................................... Naval Station Newport......................... $190,000,000
South Carolina................................. Joint Base Charleston......................... $357,900,000
Virginia....................................... Marine Corps Base Quantico.................... $63,560,000
Naval Station Norfolk......................... $1,582,490,000
Washington..................................... Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.............. $202,000,000
Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor...................... $245,700,000
Worldwide Unspecified.......................... Unspecified Worldwide Locations............... $129,620,000
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(b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and available
for military construction projects outside the United States as
specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the
Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction
projects for the installation or location outside the United States,
and in the amount, set forth in the following table:
Navy: Outside the United States
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Country Installation or Location Amount
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Japan....................................... Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler......... $58,000,000
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SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING.
(a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and
available for military family housing functions as specified in the
funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may construct
or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition and
supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, and in the
amounts, set forth in the following table:
Navy and Marine Corps: Family Housing
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Country Installation or Location Amount
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Japan....................................... Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni................. $11,230,000
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(b) Improvements to Military Family Housing Units.--Subject to
section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using amounts
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2203(a) and available for military family housing functions as
specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the
Navy may improve existing military family housing units in an amount
not to exceed $68,230,000.
(c) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant to
the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and available
for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table
in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may carry out architectural
and engineering services and construction design activities with
respect to the construction or improvement of family housing units in
an amount not to exceed $3,806,000.
SEC. 2203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized
to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2025,
for military construction, land acquisition, facilities sustainment,
and military family housing functions of the Department of the Navy, as
specified in the funding table in section 4601.
(b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title
10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law,
the total cost of all projects carried out under sections 2201 and 2202
may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under
subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.
SEC. 2204. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022
PROJECTS.
(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of
Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2161), the authorizations set forth in the
table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2201 and 2202 of that
Act (135 Stat. 2166, 2167) and extended by section 2207 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of
Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2221), shall remain in effect until
October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing
funds for military construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is
later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:
Navy: Extension of 2022 Project Authorizations
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Installation or Original Authorized
State Location Project Amount
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California........................... Marine Corps Base Camp CLB MEU Complex........ $83,900,000
Pendleton.............
District of Columbia................. Marine Barracks Family Housing $10,415,000
Washington............ Improvements..........
Florida.............................. Marine Corps Support Lighterage and Small $69,400,000
Facility Blount Island Craft Facility........
Hawaii............................... Marine Corps Base Electrical Distribution $64,500,000
Kaneohe............... Modernization.........
South Carolina....................... Marine Corps Air Aircraft Maintenance $122,600,000
Station Beaufort...... Hangar................
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SEC. 2205. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2023
PROJECTS.
(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of
Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2970), the authorizations set forth in
the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2201 of that Act
(136 Stat. 2975), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2026, or the
date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military
construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:
Navy: Extension of 2023 Project Authorizations
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Installation or Original Authorized
State/Country Location Project Amount
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Florida.............................. Naval Air Station Engine Test Cells $100,570,000
Jacksonville.......... Modifications.........
Hawaii............................... Joint Base Pearl Harbor- Missile Magazines...... $142,783,000
Hickam................
Nevada............................... Naval Air Station F-35C Aircraft $111,566,000
Fallon................ Maintenance Hangar....
North Carolina....................... Marine Corps Air CH-53K Gearbox Repair $44,830,000
Station Cherry Point.. and Test Facility.....
South Carolina....................... Marine Corps Recruit Recruit Barracks....... $81,890,000
Depot Parris Island...
....................... Recruit Barracks....... $85,040,000
Spain................................ Naval Station Rota..... EDI: Missile Magazines. $92,323,000
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TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION
PROJECTS.
(a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and available
for military construction projects inside the United States as
specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the
Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction
projects for the installations or locations inside the United States,
and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:
Air Force: Inside the United States
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State Installation or Location Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona...................................... Davis-Monthan Air Force Base................... $174,000,000
Luke Air Force Base............................ $45,000,000
California................................... Travis Air Force Base.......................... $60,000,000
Florida...................................... Cape Canaveral Space Force Station............. $49,800,000
Eglin Air Force Base........................... $166,000,000
Hurlburt Field................................. $66,000,000
MacDill Air Force Base......................... $74,000,000
Tyndall Air Force Base......................... $48,000,000
Georgia...................................... Moody Air Force Base........................... $49,500,000
Robins Air Force Base.......................... $28,000,000
Louisiana.................................... Barksdale Air Force Base....................... $116,000,000
Maryland..................................... Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling................... $50,000,000
Massachusetts................................ Hanscom Air Force Base......................... $55,000,000
Mississippi.................................. Columbus Air Force Base........................ $14,200,000
Missouri..................................... Whiteman Air Force Base........................ $127,600,000
New Jersey................................... Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst............... $23,000,000
New Mexico................................... Cannon Air Force Base.......................... $169,000,000
Kirtland Air Force Base........................ $233,000,000
North Carolina............................... Seymour Johnson Air Force Base................. $95,000,000
Ohio......................................... Wright-Patterson Air Force Base................ $45,000,000
Oklahoma..................................... Tinker Air Force Base.......................... $497,000,000
South Dakota................................. Ellsworth Air Force Base....................... $378,000,000
Tennessee.................................... Arnold Air Force............................... $17,500,000
Texas........................................ Dyess Air Force Base........................... $90,800,000
Goodfellow Air Force Base...................... $112,000,000
Utah......................................... Hill Air Force Base............................ $250,000,000
Virginia..................................... Joint Base Langley-Eustis...................... $49,000,000
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(b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and available
for military construction projects outside the United States as
specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the
Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction
projects for the installations or locations outside the United States,
and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:
Air Force: Outside the United States
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Country Installation or Location Amount
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Diego Garcia................................... Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia........... $29,000,000
Germany........................................ Ramstein Air Base............................. $44,000,000
Greenland...................................... Pituffik Space Base........................... $32,000,000
Norway......................................... Royal Norwegian Air Force Base Rygge.......... $72,000,000
United Kingdom................................. Royal Air Force Feltwell...................... $20,000,000
Royal Air Force Lakenheath.................... $253,000,000
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SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING.
(a) Improvements to Military Family Housing Units.--Subject to
section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using amounts
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
2303(a) and available for military family housing functions as
specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the
Air Force may improve existing military family housing units in an
amount not to exceed $237,655,000.
(b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant to
the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and available
for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table
in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out
architectural and engineering services and construction design
activities with respect to the construction or improvement of family
housing units in an amount not to exceed $36,575,000.
SEC. 2303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR FORCE.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized
to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2025,
for military construction, land acquisition, facilities sustainment,
and military family housing functions of the Department of the Air
Force, as specified in the funding table in section 4601.
(b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title
10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law,
the total cost of all projects carried out under sections 2301 and 2302
may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under
subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.
SEC. 2304. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2017 PROJECT
AT SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, GERMANY.
(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of
Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2688), the authorization set forth in the
table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2902 of that Act (130
Stat. 2743) and most recently extended by section 2304 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of
Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2224), shall remain in effect until
October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing
funds for military construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is
later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:
Air Force: Extension of 2017 Project Authorization
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Original
Country Installation or Location Project Authorized Amount
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Germany............................... Spangdahlem Air Base...... ERI: F/A-22 Low $12,000,000
Observable/Comp Repair
Fac.....................
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SEC. 2305. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2019
PROJECTS.
(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of
Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2240), the authorizations set forth in
the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2903 of that Act
(132 Stat. 2287) and most recently extended by section 2306 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division
B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2225), shall remain in effect until
October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing
funds for military construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is
later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:
Air Force: Extension of 2019 Project Authorization
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Original
Country Installation or Location Project Authorized Amount
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United Kingdom........................ Royal Air Force Fairford.. EDI: Construct DABS-FEV $87,000,000
Storage.................
.......................... EDI: Munitions Holding $19,000,000
Area....................
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SEC. 2306. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2020
PROJECTS.
(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (division B of
Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1862), the authorizations set forth in the
table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2301(a) and 2912(a) of
that Act (133 Stat. 1867, 1913), and extended by section 2307 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division
B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2226), shall remain in effect until
October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing
funds for military construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is
later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:
Air Force: Extension of 2020 Project Authorization
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Original
State Installation or Location Project Authorized Amount
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Florida............................... Tyndall Air Force Base... Deployment Center/Flight $43,000,000
Line Dining/AAFES.......
Georgia............................... Moody Air Force Base...... 41 RQS HH-60W Apron...... $12,500,000
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SEC. 2307. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022
PROJECTS.
(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of
Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2161), the authorizations set forth in the
table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2301 of that Act (135
Stat. 2168) and extended by section 2309 of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118-
159; 138 Stat. 2227), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2026, or
the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military
construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:
Air Force: Extension of 2022 Project Authorization
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Original
State/Counrty Installation or Location Project Authorized Amount
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Massachusetts......................... Hanscom Air Force Base... NC3 Acquisitions $66,000,000
Management Facility.....
United Kingdom........................ Royal Air Force Lakenheath F-35A Child Development $24,000,000
Center..................
.......................... F-35A Munition Inspection $31,000,000
Facility................
.......................... F-35A Weapons Load $49,000,000
Training Facility.......
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SEC. 2308. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2023
PROJECTS.
(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of
Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2970), the authorizations set forth in
the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2301 of that Act
(136 Stat. 2978), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2026, or the
date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military
construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:
Air Force: Extension of 2023 Project Authorization
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Original
State/Counrty Installation or Location Project Authorized Amount
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Florida............................... Patrick Space Force Base. Consolidated $97,000,000
Communications Center...
Norway................................ Rygge Air Station......... EDI: Base Perimeter $8,200,000
Security Fence..........
Oklahoma.............................. Tinker Air Force Base..... Facility and Land $30,000,000
Acquisition (MROTC).....
Texas................................. Joint Base San Antonio- Child Development Center. $29,000,000
Randolph.................
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SEC. 2309. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2025
PROJECT AT F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, WYOMING.
In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section
2301(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2025 (division B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2222) for F.E. Warren
Air Force Base, Wyoming, for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent
Utility Corridor, the Secretary of the Air Force may construct 3,219
kilometers of telephone duct facility.
TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUCTION AND LAND
ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
(a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available
for military construction projects inside the United States as
specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of
Defense may acquire real property and carry out military construction
projects for the installations or locations inside the United States,
and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:
Defense Agencies: Inside the United States
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State Installation or Location Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama........................................ DLA Distribution Center Anniston.............. $32,000,000
California..................................... Naval Base Coronado........................... $75,900,000
Travis Air Force Base......................... $49,980,000
Florida........................................ Homestead Air Reserve Base.................... $33,000,000
Georgia........................................ Fort Benning.................................. $127,375,000
Maryland....................................... Fort Meade.................................... $26,600,000
North Carolina................................. Fort Bragg.................................... $275,000,000
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune................ $289,000,000
Pennsylvania................................... DLA Distribution Center Susquehanna........... $90,000,000
Harrisburg Air National Guard Base............ $13,400,000
Puerto Rico.................................... Punta Borinquen............................... $155,000,000
Texas.......................................... NSA Texas..................................... $500,000,000
Virginia....................................... Pentagon...................................... $34,000,000
Washington..................................... Fairchild Air Force Base...................... $85,000,000
Manchester Tank Farm.......................... $71,000,000
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(b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available
for military construction projects outside the United States as
specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of
Defense may acquire real property and carry out military construction
projects for the installations or locations outside the United States,
and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:
Defense Agencies: Outside the United States
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Country Installation or Location Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germany........................................ United States Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz... $16,700,000
United Kingdom................................. Royal Air Force Lakenheath.................... $397,500,000
Royal Air Force Mildenhall.................... $45,000,000
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SEC. 2402. AUTHORIZED ENERGY RESILIENCE AND CONSERVATION INVESTMENT
PROGRAM PROJECTS.
(a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available
for energy conservation projects as specified in the funding table in
section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy
conservation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United States
Code, for the installations or locations inside the United States, and
in the amounts, set forth in the following table:
ERCIP Projects: Inside the United States
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State Installation or Location Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California..................................... Armed Forces Reserve Center Mountain View..... $20,600,000
Travis Air Force Base......................... $25,120,000
Florida........................................ Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island... $30,500,000
Guam........................................... Joint Region Marianas......................... $53,000,000
Naval Base Guam............................... $63,010,000
Massachusetts.................................. Cape Cod Space Force Station.................. $124,000,000
New Mexico..................................... White Sands Missile Range..................... $38,500,000
North Carolina................................. Fort Bragg.................................... $80,000,000
Texas.......................................... Camp Swift.................................... $19,800,000
Fort Hood..................................... $34,500,000
Utah........................................... Camp Williams................................. $28,500,000
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(b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available
for energy conservation projects as specified in the funding table in
section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy
conservation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United States
Code, for the installations or locations outside the United States, and
in the amounts, set forth in the following table:
ERCIP Projects: Outside the United States
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Country Installation or Location Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germany........................................ United States Army Garrison Ansbach.......... $73,000,000
Japan.......................................... Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni.............. $146,800,000
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SEC. 2403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE AGENCIES.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized
to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2025,
for military construction, land acquisition, facilities sustainment,
and military family housing functions of the Department of Defense
(other than the military departments), as specified in the funding
table in section 4601.
(b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title
10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law,
the total cost of all projects carried out under sections 2401 and 2402
may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under
subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.
SEC. 2404. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2019 PROJECT
AT IWAKUNI, JAPAN.
(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of
Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2240), the authorization set forth in the
table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2401(b) of that Act
(132 Stat. 2249) and most recently extended by section 2405 of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division
B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2232), shall remain in effect until
October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing
funds for military construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is
later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:
Defense Agencies: Extension of 2019 Project Authorization
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Original
Country Installation or Location Project Authorized Amount
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Japan................................. Iwakuni................... Fuel Pier................ $33,200,000
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SEC. 2405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022
PROJECTS.
(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of
Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2161), the authorizations set forth in the
table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2401 and 2402 of that
Act (135 Stat. 2173, 2174), shall remain in effect until October 1,
2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for
military construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:
Defense Agencies and ERCIP Projects: Extension of 2022 Project Authorizations
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Original
State Installation or Location Project Authorized Amount
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Alabama............................... Fort Novosel.............. 10 MW RICE Generator $24,000,000
Plant and Microgrid
Controls................
Georgia............................... Fort Benning.............. 4.8 MW Generation and $17,593,000
Microgrid...............
Fort Stewart.............. 10 MW Generation Plant, $22,000,000
with Microgrid Controls.
New York.............................. Fort Drum................. Wellfield Field Expansion $27,000,000
Project.................
North Carolina........................ Fort Bragg................ Emergency Water System... $7,705,000
Ohio.................................. Springfield-Beckley Base-Wide Microgrid With $4,700,000
Municipal Airport........ Natural Gas Generator,
Photovoltaic, and
Battery.................
Tennessee............................. Memphis International PV Arrays and Battery $4,780,000
Airport.................. Storage.................
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SEC. 2406. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2023
PROJECTS.
(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of
Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2970), the authorizations set forth in
the table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2401(a) and
2402(a) of that Act (136 Stat. 2982, 2983), shall remain in effect
until October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2027,
whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:
Defense Agencies and ERCIP Projects: Extension of 2023 Project Authorizations
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Original
State Installation or Location Project Authorized Amount
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Alabama............................... Redstone Arsenal.......... 1MSIC Advanced Analysis $151,000,000
Facility Phase 2 (INC)..
California............................ Marine Corps Mountain Microgrid and Backup $25,560,000
Warfare Training Center.. Power...................
Florida............................... Naval Air Station Facility Energy $2,400,000
Jacksonville............. Operations Center
Renovation..............
Georgia............................... Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Power Generation and $25,400,000
Airfield................. Microgrid...............
Naval Submarine Base Kings SCADA Modernization...... $11,200,000
Bay......................
Hawaii................................ Joint Base Pearl Harbor- Primary Electrical $25,000,000
Hickam................... Distribution............
Kansas................................ Fort Riley................ Power Generation and $25,780,000
Microgrid...............
Texas................................. Fort Cavazos.............. Power Generation and $31,500,000
Microgrid...............
United States Army Reserve Power Generation and $9,600,000
Center, Conroe........... Microgrid...............
Virginia.............................. Dam Neck.................. SOF Operations Building $26,600,000
Addition................
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SEC. 2407. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR
2024 PROJECTS.
(a) Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.--In the case of the authorization
contained in the table in section 2401 of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118-
31; 137 Stat. 726) for Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, for construction of a
ground test facility infrastructure project at that location, the
Missile Defense Agency may renovate additional square footage and
convert administrative space to classified space.
(b) Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Missouri.--
(1) Modifications of project authority.--In the case of the
authorization contained in the table in section 2402(a) of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
(division B of Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 727) for Lake City
Army Ammunition Plant, Missouri, for construction of a
microgrid and backup power, the Secretary of Defense may
construct a microgrid and backup power, including the
installation of liquid propane gas tanks and associated piping,
foundations, pumps, saddles, propane vaporizers, and controls.
(2) Modification of project amounts.--
(A) Project authorization.--The authorization table
in section 2402(a) of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of
Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 727) is amended in the
item relating to Lake City Army Ammunition Plant,
Missouri, by striking ``$80,100,000'' and inserting
``$86,500,000''.
(B) Funding authorization.--The funding table in
section 4601 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 911)
is amended in the items relating to Lake City Army
Ammunition Plant, Missouri, by striking ``$80,100'' and
inserting ``$86,500''.
SEC. 2408. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR
2025 PROJECTS.
(a) Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.--In the case of the authorization
contained in the table in section 2402(a) of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118-
159; 138 Stat. 2229) for Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, for construction
of a microgrid with electric vehicle charging infrastructure, the
Secretary of the Air Force may construct a new power generation and
microgrid facility, which shall be entitled ``Power Generation and
Microgrid''.
(b) Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.--In the case of
the authorization contained in the table in section 2402(a) of the
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division
B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2229) for Joint Base McGuire-Dix-
Lakehurst, New Jersey, for construction of a microgrid with electric
vehicle charging infrastructure, the Secretary of the Air Force may
construct a new power generation and microgrid facility, which shall be
entitled ``Power Generation and Microgrid''.
TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
Subtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment
Program
SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program as provided in
section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, in an amount not to
exceed the sum of the amount authorized to be appropriated for this
purpose in section 2502 and the amount collected from the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization as a result of construction previously
financed by the United States.
SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years
beginning after September 30, 2025, for contributions by the Secretary
of Defense under section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, for the
share of the United States of the cost of projects for the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program authorized by
section 2501, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program
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Location Installation or Location Amount
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Worldwide Unspecified....................... NATO Security Investment Program................. $531,832,000
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Subtitle B--Host Country In-kind Contributions
SEC. 2511. REPUBLIC OF KOREA FUNDED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
Pursuant to agreement with the Republic of Korea for required in-
kind contributions, the Secretary of Defense may accept military
construction projects for the installations or locations in the
Republic of Korea, and in the amounts, set forth in the following
table:
Republic of Korea Funded Construction Projects
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Installation or
Component Location Project Amount
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Army................................. Camp Humphreys......... Access Control Point... $24,000,000
Army................................. Camp Humphreys......... Runway................. $180,000,000
Navy................................. Pohang AB.............. Replace Concrete Apron. $22,000,000
Navy................................. Yecheon Air Base....... Replace Magazine $59,000,000
Munitions Supply Area.
Air Force............................ Gimhae Air Base........ Repair Contingency $86,000,000
Hospital.
Air Force............................ Gwangju Air Base....... Hydrant Fuel System.... $57,000,000
Air Force............................ Osan AB................ Aircraft Corrosion $25,000,000
Control Facility Part
3.
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SEC. 2512. REPUBLIC OF POLAND FUNDED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
Pursuant to agreement with the Republic of Poland for required in-
kind contributions, the Secretary of Defense may accept military
construction projects for the installations or locations in the
Republic of Poland, and in the amounts, set forth in the following
table:
Republic of Poland Funded Construction Projects
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Installation or
Component Location Project Amount
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Army................................. Drawsko Pomorskie Information Systems $6,200,000
Training Area (DPTA). Facility.
Army................................. Powdiz................. Barracks & Dining $199,000,000
Facility Phase 2.
Army................................. Powdiz................. Rotary Wing Aircraft $91,000,000
Maintenance Hangar.
Air Force............................ Lask AB................ Communication $18,000,000
Infrastructure.
Air Force............................ Wroclaw AB............. Combined Aerial Port $111,000,000
Facilities.
Air Force............................ Wroclaw AB............. Contingency Beddown $13,000,000
Area.
Air Force............................ Wroclaw AB............. Hot Cargo Pad / $44,000,000
Munition Handling /
Holding Area.
Air Force............................ Wroclaw AB............. Railhead and Rail $22,000,000
Extension.
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TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES
SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUCTION AND LAND
ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and
Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the
Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military
construction projects for the Army National Guard locations inside the
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:
Army National Guard: Inside the United States
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State Location Amount
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Guam........................................ Joint Forces Headquarters - Guam................. $55,000,000
Indiana..................................... Shelbyville Armory............................... $55,000,000
Iowa........................................ Waterloo Armory.................................. $13,800,000
New Hampshire............................... Plymouth Training Center......................... $26,000,000
New York.................................... Albany........................................... $90,000,000
North Carolina.............................. Salisbury Training Center........................ $69,000,000
Oregon...................................... Naval Weapons Systems Training Facility Base..... $16,000,000
South Dakota................................ Watertown Training Center........................ $28,000,000
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SEC. 2602. AUTHORIZED ARMY RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION
PROJECTS.
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and
Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the
Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military
construction projects for the Army Reserve location inside the United
States, and in the amount, set forth in the following table:
Army Reserve: Inside the United States
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State Location Amount
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Alabama..................................... Maxwell Gunter................................... $28,000,000
Alaska...................................... Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.................. $46,000,000
Illinois.................................... Fort Sheridan.................................... $36,000,000
Pennsylvania................................ New Castle Army Reserve Center................... $30,000,000
Texas....................................... Conroe Army Reserve Center....................... $12,000,000
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SEC. 2603. AUTHORIZED NAVY RESERVE AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE
CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and
Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the
Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military
construction projects for the Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve
location inside the United States, and in the amount, set forth in the
following table:
Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve: Inside the United States
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State Location Amount
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Texas....................................... Naval Air Station Reserve Base Fort Worth........ $106,870,000
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SEC. 2604. AUTHORIZED AIR NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUCTION AND LAND
ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and
Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the
Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out
military construction projects for the Air National Guard locations
inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the
following table:
Air National Guard: Inside the United States
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State Location Amount
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Alaska...................................... Eielson Air Force Base........................... $16,000,000
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.................. $46,000,000
Georgia..................................... Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport....... $38,400,000
Iowa........................................ Sioux Gateway Airport............................ $148,000,000
Massachusetts............................... Otis Air National Guard Base..................... $31,000,000
Mississippi................................. Key Field Air National Guard Base................ $19,000,000
New Hampshire............................... Pease Air National Guard Base.................... $16,000,000
New Jersey.................................. Atlantic City International Airport.............. $68,000,000
Oregon...................................... Klamath Falls Airport............................ $80,000,000
Portland International Airport................... $16,500,000
Utah........................................ Salt Lake City International Airport............. $145,000,000
Wisconsin................................... Volk Air National Guard Base..................... $8,400,000
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SEC. 2605. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND
ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and
Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the
Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out
military construction projects for the Air Force Reserve location
inside the United States, and in the amount, set forth in the following
table:
Air Force Reserve: Inside the United States
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State Location Amount
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New York.................................... Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station................ $54,000,000
South Carlina............................... Joint Base Charleston Air Reserve Base........... $33,000,000
Texas....................................... Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.................. $18,000,000
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SEC. 2606. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years
beginning after September 30, 2025, for military construction, land
acquisition, and facilities sustainment for the Guard and Reserve
Forces, and for contributions therefor, under chapter 1803 of title 10,
United States Code, as specified in the funding table in section 4601.
SEC. 2607. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2023
PROJECTS.
(a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of
Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2970), the authorizations set forth in
the table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2601, 2602, 2603
and 2604 of that Act (136 Stat. 2986, 2987), shall remain in effect
until October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2027,
whichever is later.
(b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:
National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2023 Project Authorizations
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Installation or
State Location Project Amount
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Alaska............................... Joint Base Elmendorf- Aircraft Maintenance $63,000,000
Richardson............ Hangar................
Arizona.............................. Morris Air National Base Entry Complex..... $12,000,000
Guard Base............
Tucson International Land Acquisition....... $11,700,000
Airport...............
Arkansas............................. Camp Robinson.......... Automated Multipurpose $9,500,000
Machine Gun Range.....
Florida.............................. Gainesville............ National Guard $21,000,000
Readiness Center......
Perrine................ Army Reserve Center/ $46,000,000
AMSA..................
Hawaii............................... Marine Corps Base C-40 Aircraft $116,964,000
Kaneohe Bay........... Maintenance Hangar....
Indiana.............................. Fort Wayne Munitions Maintenance & $16,500,000
International Airport. Storage Complex.......
Ohio................................. Rickenbacker Air Small Arms Range....... $8,000,000
National Guard Base...
Puerto Rico.......................... Camp Santiago Joint Engineering/Housing $14,500,000
Maneuver Training Maintenance Shops
Center................ (DPW).................
West Virginia........................ McLaughlin Air National C-130J Apron Expansion. $10,000,000
Guard Base............
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SEC. 2608. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2023
PROJECT AT TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ARIZONA.
In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section
2604 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2023 (division B of Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2987) for Tucson
International Airport, Arizona, the Secretary of the Air Force may
acquire 10 acres of land.
TITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES
SEC. 2701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BASE REALIGNMENT AND
CLOSURE ACTIVITIES FUNDED THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years
beginning after September 30, 2025, for base realignment and closure
activities, including real property acquisition and military
construction projects, as authorized by the Defense Base Closure and
Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10
U.S.C. 2687 note) and funded through the Department of Defense Base
Closure Account established by section 2906 of such Act, as specified
in the funding table in section 4601.
TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Military Construction Program
SEC. 2801. REQUIREMENT FOR THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS TO DEVELOP AND
ANNUALLY UPDATE A 20-YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT
PLAN.
(a) Submission.--Commencing as part of the annual budget submission
of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code,
for fiscal year 2027, and every five years thereafter, each Secretary
of a military department shall include with the defense budget
materials for that fiscal year each of the following:
(1) A summary of the major lines of effort, milestones, and
specific goals of the Secretary concerned during the next 20
fiscal years relating to the improvement of infrastructure and
facilities under the jurisdiction of that Secretary, including
a detailed plan describing the objectives of that Secretary to
manage and improve such infrastructure and facilities during
that period, including utility systems (electric, water and
wastewater systems, energy distribution systems,
transportation, and communication networks) and all physical
structures of a base or installation.
(2) A certification by that Secretary that both the budget
for that fiscal year and the future-years defense program
submitted to Congress in relation to such budget under section
221 of title 10, United States Code, provide for funding of
planning, design, and construction at a level that is
sufficient to meet the requirements specified in the plan under
paragraph (1) on the schedule provided in that plan.
(3) An unaltered assessment by the service chief of the
military department concerned with respect to the summary and
plan under paragraph (1) and the certification under paragraph
(2).
(b) Elements.--Each plan submitted by a Secretary of a military
department under subsection (a)(1) shall include the following:
(1) With respect to the 20-year period covered by the plan,
an identification of the major lines of effort, milestones, and
specific goals of the Secretary over such period relating to
the improvement of infrastructure and facilities under the
jurisdiction of that Secretary.
(2) The estimated costs of necessary infrastructure and
facility improvements and a description of how such costs would
be addressed by the budget request of the Department of Defense
and the future-years defense program submitted for such year.
(3) An assessment of how the military department is
accurately accounting for the costs of sustaining facilities
and addressing the identified necessary improvements of
infrastructure and facilities as outlined in the plan.
(c) Incorporation of Results-oriented Management Practices.--Each
plan under subsection (a)(1) shall incorporate the leading results-
oriented management practices, including--
(1) analytically based goals;
(2) results-oriented metrics;
(3) the identification of required resources, risks, and
stakeholders; and
(4) regular reporting on progress to decision makers.
SEC. 2802. INCREASE OF MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR RESTORATION OR REPLACEMENT OF
DAMAGED OR DESTROYED FACILITIES.
Section 2854(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``$100,000,000'' and inserting ``$150,000,000''.
SEC. 2803. REAUTHORIZATION AND MODIFICATION OF SPECIAL DESIGN-BUILD
AUTHORITY FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
Section 3241(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following
new paragraph (3):
``(3) Any contract awarded under this subsection shall be
considered to be a construction contract and shall be subject to the
same oversight mechanisms to which construction contracts are subject
under this title.''; and
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``2008'' each place it
appears and inserting ``2030''.
SEC. 2804. MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON INCREASED USE OF
SUSTAINABLE BUILDING MATERIALS IN MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
TO INCLUDE SUSTAINABLE BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES IDENTIFIED
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES.
Section 2861 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 118-81; 10 U.S.C. 2802 note)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``at least'' and all
that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``at
least two military construction projects'';
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ``September 30, 2025''
and inserting ``September 30, 2029'';
(3) in subsection (e), by striking ``January 1, 2025'' and
inserting ``January 1, 2029'';
(4) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections
(g) and (h), respectively;
(5) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
subsection (f):
``(f) Use of Certain Technologies.--In carrying out each project
under the pilot program commencing on or after the date of the
enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2026, the Secretary concerned shall use not fewer than three
technologies identified in the report published by the Comptroller
General of the United States on February 11, 2025, and entitled
`Science & Tech Spotlight: Sustainable Building Technologies' (GAO-25-
107931).'';
(6) in subsection (g)(1), as redesignated by paragraph (4),
by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31,
2030''; and
(7) in subsection (h), as so redesignated, in the first
sentence, by inserting before the period the following: ``that
is identified in the report published by the Comptroller
General of the United States on February 11, 2025, and entitled
`Science & Tech Spotlight: Sustainable Building Technologies'
(GAO-25-107931)''.
SEC. 2805. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
RELATING TO INFORMATION SHARING TO IMPROVE OVERSIGHT OF
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
(1) implement the recommendations of the Comptroller
General of the United States contained in the report published
by the Comptroller General in September 2024 and titled
``Military Construction: Better Information Sharing Would
Improve DOD's Oversight'' (GAO-24-106499); or
(2) if the Secretary does not implement any such
recommendation, submit to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives a report explaining
why the Secretary has not implemented those recommendations.
SEC. 2806. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR CONTRACT FOR OBLIGATION AND
EXECUTION OF DESIGN FUNDS FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS.
Section 2811(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118-159) is amended by
striking ``150 days'' and inserting ``one year''.
SEC. 2807. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF DEPOT WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS
FOR UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.
Section 2208(u)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``September 30, 2025'' and inserting ``September 30, 2027''.
SEC. 2808. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY EXPANDED LAND
ACQUISITION FOR EQUINE WELFARE.
(a) In General.--Section 2804(c) of the Servicemember Quality of
Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2025 (Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C. 2805 note) is amended by striking
``February 1, 2026'' and inserting ``August 1, 2026''.
(b) Briefing Required.--Not later than February 20, 2026, the
Secretary of the Army shall provide to the congressional defense
committees a briefing on the use of the authority under section 2804(c)
of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C.
2805 note).
SEC. 2809. PROHIBITION ON DESIGNATION OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
AS PART OF MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM.
The Secretary of Defense shall not designate any military
construction project as being part of the military intelligence
program.
SEC. 2810. EXPANSION OF DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM TO
INCLUDE INSTALLATIONS OF THE COAST GUARD.
Section 2391 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), in the matter preceding
clause (i), by inserting ``, and with respect to Coast
Guard-related projects, the Secretary, with the
concurrence of the Commandant of the Coast Guard,''
after ``The Secretary''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(5)(A) In considering grants, agreements, or other funding under
paragraph (1)(A) with respect to community infrastructure supportive of
a military installation of the Coast Guard, the Secretary of Defense
shall seek the concurrence of the Commandant of the Coast Guard with
respect to assessing the selection and prioritization of the project
concerned.
``(B) A grant made under this section shall be available to support
any Coast Guard mission authorized under section 888 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 468).''; and
(2) in subsection (e)(1), by adding at the end the
following new sentence: ``For purposes of subsection (d), the
term `military installation' includes an installation of the
Coast Guard under the jurisdiction of the Department of
Homeland Security.''.
Subtitle B--Military Housing
SEC. 2821. IMPROVEMENTS TO ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ON
WAIVERS OF PRIVACY AND CONFIGURATION STANDARDS FOR
COVERED MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING.
Subsection (b) of section 2856a of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking the period at the end
and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(6) an assessment of whether a need for future waivers
has been identified;
``(7) a summary of the analysis performed by each military
department to identify covered military unaccompanied housing
that requires such waivers, including a certification by the
Secretary of each military department that the list of waivers
for that military department is complete and identifies all
permanent party unaccompanied housing that does not meet
covered privacy and configuration standards or standards of the
Department for health and safety;
``(8) an action plan to bring covered military
unaccompanied housing that requires such waivers into
compliance with the standards of the Department and a timeline
for implementing the action plan;
``(9) information about costs associated with the
remediation options for covered military unaccompanied housing
that requires such waivers, including--
``(A) funding needs for military construction
projects;
``(B) funding needs for projects as part of
facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization;
and
``(C) any resulting increases in the need for
housing allowances for members of the armed forces that
would otherwise be living in covered military
unaccompanied housing; and
``(10) a description of the status of the response of the
Department to open recommendations contained in the 2023 report
by the Comptroller General of the United States entitled,
`Military Barracks: Poor Living Conditions Undermine Quality of
Life and Readiness' (GAO-23-105797), including the status of
each military department in issuing service standards that meet
covered privacy and configuration standards and standards of
the Department for health and safety for covered military
unaccompanied housing.''.
SEC. 2822. MODIFICATION OF HOUSING REQUIREMENTS AND MARKET ANALYSIS TO
ACCOUNT FOR IMPACT OF CIVILIANS AND CONTRACTORS.
Section 2837(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
inserting before the period the following: ``, including an accounting
for impacts of civilians and contractors''.
SEC. 2823. AUTHORITY FOR UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING PROJECT UNDER PILOT
AUTHORITY FOR USE OF OTHER TRANSACTIONS FOR INSTALLATION
OR FACILITY PROTOTYPING.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may conduct an
unaccompanied housing project under section 4022(i) of title 10, United
States Code, that is not subject to the limits under paragraph (2) of
such section.
(b) Use of Authority.--The Secretary may use the authority under
subsection (a) for not more than one project.
(c) Location.--The project conducted under subsection (a) shall be
located at a joint base of the Department of Defense for medical
training.
(d) Use of Funds.--The aggregate value of all transactions entered
into under the project conducted under subsection (a) may not exceed
$500,000,000.
SEC. 2824. ELIMINATION OF INDOOR RESIDENTIAL MOLD IN HOUSING OF
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Study and Report on Health Impacts of Indoor Residential
Mold.--
(1) Study.--
(A) In general.--As soon as practicable after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary
of Defense for Health Affairs, the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development, the Director of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Secretary
of Health and Human Services, shall conduct a
comprehensive study on the health effects of indoor
residential mold growth in military unaccompanied
housing or other housing on military installations,
using the most up-to-date scientific peer-reviewed
medical literature.
(B) Elements.--The study conducted under
subparagraph (A) shall ascertain--
(i) detailed information about harmful or
toxigenic mold that may impact the military
departments and individuals living on military
installations, as well as any toxin or toxic
compound such mold can produce;
(ii) the most accurate research-based
methods of detecting harmful or toxigenic mold;
(iii) improved understanding of the
different health symptomology that can result
from exposure to mold in indoor residential
environments on military installations,
including military unaccompanied housing;
(iv) the ability to conduct and the cost of
conducting ongoing surveillance of the
prevalence of idiopathic pulmonary hemorrhage
in infants living on military installations;
and
(v) longitudinal studies on the effects of
indoor mold exposure in early childhood on the
development of asthma and other respiratory
illnesses of children living on military
installations.
(2) Reports required.--
(A) Interim findings.--Not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report that contains the interim
findings of the study conducted under paragraph (1).
(B) Final report.--Not later than two years after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a final report detailing the results of the
study conducted under paragraph (1).
(b) Implementation Actions.--The Secretary of Defense shall
implement mitigation measures at military installations found to have
hazardous mold conditions following the submission of the interim
findings under subsection (a)(2)(A).
(c) Construction Requirements for New Housing on Military
Installations.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation
with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, may
develop model construction standards and techniques for
preventing and controlling indoor residential mold in new
residential properties on a military installation if existing
facilities at the military installation are found to be
inappropriately constructed for the environment.
(2) Contents.--The model standards and techniques developed
under paragraph (1) shall provide for geographic differences in
construction types and materials, geology, weather, and other
variables that may affect indoor residential mold levels in new
buildings and on various military installations.
(3) Consultation.--To the maximum extent possible, model
standards and techniques shall be developed under paragraph (1)
with the assistance of organizations involved in establishing
national building construction standards and techniques.
(4) Applicability to new construction and rehabilitation.--
If the Secretary of Defense develops model construction
standards and techniques under paragraph (1), not later than
one year after deciding to develop such standards and
techniques, the Secretary shall include such model standards
and techniques as a requirement for residential rehabilitation
or new construction projects conducted by the Department of
Defense with amounts appropriated to the Department.
(d) Education for Military Health Professionals.--The Secretary of
Defense shall include education for military health professions on
mold-related illness, including signs and symptoms of toxigenic mold
exposure, in recurring training received by miliary health
practitioners at such time and in such manner as the Secretary chooses.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Indoor residential mold.--The term ``indoor residential
mold'' means any form of multi-cellular fungi found in water-
damaged indoor environments and building materials, including
cladosporium, penicillium, alternaria, aspergillus, fusarium,
trichoderma, memnoniella, mucor, stachybotrys chartarum,
streptomyces, and epicoccumoften.
(2) Military installation.--The term ``military
installation'' has the meaning given that term in section
2801(c) of title 10, United States Code.
(3) Military unaccompanied housing.--The term ``military
unaccompanied housing'' has the meaning given that term in
section 2871 of title 10, United States Code.
(4) Toxigenic mold.--The term ``toxigenic mold'' means any
indoor mold growth that may be capable of producing a toxin or
toxic compound, including mycotoxins and microbial volatile
organic compounds, that can cause pulmonary, respiratory,
neurological, gastrointestinal, or dermatological illnesses, or
other major adverse health impacts, as determined by the
Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Director of the
National Institutes of Health, the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development, the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, and the Director of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
SEC. 2825. REQUIREMENT FOR DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION RELATING TO
LIABILITY INSURANCE AND DISPUTE RESOLUTIONS RELATING TO
PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING.
Section 2891c(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
``(G) The level of liability insurance coverage maintained
by the landlord for all such housing units.
``(H) The amount of any payments made to tenants by
landlords relating to dispute resolutions.''.
SEC. 2826. TREATMENT OF NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO
PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING.
Section 2890(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``(1) A tenant or prospective
tenant of a housing unit may not be required to sign''
and inserting ``A landlord may not request that a
tenant, former tenant, or prospective tenant of a
housing unit sign''; and
(B) in the first sentence, by inserting ``or in
connection with the provision of services related to
the housing unit'' before the period; and
(2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3).
Subtitle C--Land Conveyances
SEC. 2831. AUTHORIZATION TO ACQUIRE THROUGH EXCHANGE OR LEASE CERTAIN
LAND USED BY THE ARMED FORCES IN HAWAII.
(a) Acquisition Through Exchange.--
(1) Exchange authorized.--The Secretary of each military
department may acquire through exchange, upon such terms and
conditions as the Secretary concerned determines appropriate,
all right, title, and interest in any land, or any portion
thereof, that is, as of the date of the enactment of this Act--
(A) leased by the military department concerned
from the State of Hawaii; or
(B) owned by the State of Hawaii and subject to an
easement benefitting the military department concerned.
(2) Land for exchange.--To acquire land under paragraph
(1), the Secretary concerned may--
(A) exchange right, title, and interest in land
under the jurisdiction and control of the Secretary
concerned, or under the jurisdiction and control of the
Secretary of another military department with the
consent of the Secretary concerned, located in the
State of Hawaii; and
(B) convey such land and interests therein
necessary to effect such an exchange.
(3) Description of property.--The exact acreage and legal
description of any land or interests in land to be exchanged
under paragraph (1) shall be determined by a survey
satisfactory to the Secretary concerned.
(4) Status of land.--Land acquired through exchange by the
Secretary concerned under paragraph (1) shall be administered
by the Secretary concerned.
(5) Exchange of land in excess or below equal value.--
(A) Exchanges in excess of equal value.--
Notwithstanding section 2869 of title 10, United States
Code, the fair market value of the land conveyed by the
Secretary concerned under paragraph (2) may exceed the
fair market value of the land acquired by the Secretary
concerned under paragraph (1) if the Secretary
concerned determines that it is in the public interest.
(B) Exchanges below equal value.--
(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), if
the fair market value of the land and interests
in land to be acquired under paragraph (1), as
determined by the Secretary concerned, is
greater than fair market value of the land and
interests in land to be conveyed under
paragraph (2), the Secretary concerned may use
funds made available to the Secretary concerned
on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act for military construction to provide
payment or in-kind consideration to the State
of Hawaii in the amount of the difference in
value.
(ii) Limitation on payment.--The amount of
any payment or in-kind consideration provided
under clause (i) may not exceed $2,500,000.
(iii) In-kind consideration.--In-kind
consideration provided under clause (i) may
include services or provision of real property
of the United States.
(b) Lease.--
(1) Lease authorized.--If the Secretary concerned
determines that exchange under subsection (a) is not
appropriate or in the best interests of the military department
concerned, the Secretary concerned may lease, upon such terms
and conditions as the Secretary concerned determines
appropriate, any land, or any portion thereof, that is, as of
the date of the enactment of this Act--
(A) leased by the military department concerned
from the State of Hawaii; or
(B) owned by the State of Hawaii and subject to an
easement benefitting the military department concerned.
(2) Duration of lease.--A lease entered into under
paragraph (1) may provide for a lease term of not more than 25
years, with options that extend the term to a total period of
not more than 50 years.
(3) Consideration under lease.--
(A) Payment in excess of fair market rental
value.--The Secretary concerned may make rental
payments under a lease entered into under paragraph (1)
that exceed fair market value of the land to be leased,
as determined by the Secretary concerned, if the
Secretary concerned determines that such payments are
in the public interest.
(B) Advance payment of rent.--A lease entered into
under paragraph (1) may authorize the payment of rent
in advance.
(C) Form of payment.--
(i) In general.--The Secretary concerned
may provide for payment or in-kind
consideration to the State of Hawaii as
consideration for a lease entered into under
paragraph (1).
(ii) In-kind consideration.--In-kind
consideration provided under clause (i) may
include services or provision of real property
of the United States.
(4) Source of funds for costs for early termination.--The
costs associated with the early termination of a lease entered
into under paragraph (1) may be paid from--
(A) authorizations available at the time the lease
was executed;
(B) authorizations available at the time the United
States terminates the lease; or
(C) any combination thereof.
(c) Exemption From Screening Requirements.--The authority to convey
land and interests therein under this section is exempt from any
screening process required under section 2696(b) of title 10, United
States Code.
(d) Sunset.--The authority to enter into any agreement for lease or
acquisition through exchange under this section, except for lease
extensions, shall expire on December 31, 2031.
SEC. 2832. REPORT ON LAND WITHDRAWALS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report on the land withdrawals at Fort Greely and
Fort Wainwright Training Ranges, Alaska, and McGregor Range, Fort
Bliss, New Mexico, under subsections (c) and (d) of section 3011 of the
Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106-65;
113 Stat. 889).
(b) Elements Required.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) a description of the operational and training impacts
should the land withdrawals described in subsection (a) not be
renewed; and
(2) any requested changes to those land withdrawals that
would require an Act of Congress.
Subtitle D--Other Matters
SEC. 2841. MODIFICATIONS TO DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.
(a) Modification to Categories for Assistance.--Section
2391(d)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``,
including selection'' and all that follows through ``of
priority'' and inserting ``for each of the following
categories'';
(2) in clause (i), by striking ``military value'' and all
that follows through the period and inserting ``the readiness
of a military department or mission assurance at a military
installation.''; and
(3) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iv) as clauses (iv)
and (ii), respectively, and--
(A) by moving clause (ii), as so redesignated,
after clause (i); and
(B) by moving clause (iv), as so redesignated,
after clause (iii).
(b) Temporary Priority and Allocation of Funds Under Program.--
During the two-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
(1) give priority under the Defense Community
Infrastructure Program under section 2391(d) of title 10,
United States Code, to projects under subparagraph (B)(ii) of
such section (as amended by subsection (a)), for which an
application has been previously made for assistance under that
program; and
(2) allocate not less than two-thirds of the amounts
appropriated or otherwise made available for such program
equally among projects under subparagraphs (B)(i) and (B)(ii)
of such program (as amended by subsection (a)).
SEC. 2842. DESIGNATION OF RONALD REAGAN SPACE AND MISSILE TEST RANGE AT
KWAJALEIN ATOLL IN THE MARSHALL ISLANDS.
(a) Designation.--The Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test
Site located at Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands shall after the
date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the
``Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range''.
(b) References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, map,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the site
specified in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to
the Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range.
(c) Conforming Repeal.--Section 2887 of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (division B of Public Law 106-
398; 114 Stat. 1654A-440) is repealed.
SEC. 2843. JOINT BASE FACILITY MANAGEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Workforce Reassessment for Joint Base Facility Management.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a report containing a reassessment
by the Secretary of each military department regarding the
joint base facility management workforce of the Department of
Defense.
(2) Elements.--Each reassessment required under paragraph
(1) shall include--
(A) an assessment of the workload requirements of
facility management offices with respect to the work
required to maintain the facilities of jointly used
installations in good working order;
(B) an assessment of the workforce levels needed to
complete the workload identified under subparagraph
(A);
(C) information on workforce gaps, if any, that
exist between current facility management workforce
levels and the workforce levels identified in
subparagraph (B) and the reasons for the workforce
gaps; and
(D) a strategy on how to address workforce gaps,
including periodic reassessment of workforce levels and
funding needs.
(b) Consolidated Joint Base Instruction.--Not later than 120 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
House of Representatives a report on the status of and reason for any
delay in producing a draft Department of Defense instruction to
establish policies for the management of jointly used military
installations.
(c) Briefing on Joint Base Funding to Supported Components.--Not
later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on
identifying the funding allocations among supported and supporting
components for maintenance of facilities of jointly used military
installations, and an assessment of any risk to mission readiness
resulting from those funding levels.
SEC. 2844. LIMITATION ON USE OF AMOUNTS FOR TRAVEL BASED ON COMPLIANCE
WITH REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO MINIMUM CAPITAL INVESTMENT.
The Secretary and each service chief of a military department
(including the Commandant of the Marine Corps with respect to the
Department of the Navy and the Chief of Space Operations with respect
to the Department of the Air Force) may not use amounts appropriated to
the Department of Defense for travel outside the continental United
States if the Secretary of Defense determines that the military
department is not in compliance with the requirements under section
2680 of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 2845. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON JOINT USE OF HOMESTEAD AIR
RESERVE BASE WITH CIVIL AVIATION.
Section 2874 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 3014), as
amended by section 2808 of the Military Construction Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118-159), is further
amended by striking ``September 30, 2028'' and inserting ``September
30, 2034''.
SEC. 2846. PILOT PROGRAM ON PROCUREMENT OF UTILITY SERVICES FOR
INSTALLATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE THROUGH
AREAWIDE CONTRACTS.
(a) Pilot Program Required.--Not later than 30 days after the date
of the enactment of the Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a
pilot program for the purposes of procuring utility services through an
areawide contract with a public utility provider for any services that
support energy resilience and mission readiness of an installation of
the Department of Defense (in this section referred to as the ``pilot
program'').
(b) Duration.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out the pilot
program during the one-year period beginning on the date of the
commencement of the pilot program.
(c) Deadline for Contracts.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of each military department
shall enter into at least one areawide contract under the pilot
program.
(d) Public-private Partnerships.--The Secretary shall carry out the
pilot program by entering into one or more public-private partnerships
through an areawide contract entered into under the pilot program.
(e) Competition.--The pilot program shall include the development
of a justification and approval template and waiver in accordance with
part 6.302 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation that is used by all
acquisition commands of the military departments in carrying out the
pilot program.
(f) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the
termination of the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to the congressional defense committees a report that includes--
(1) an analysis of the pilot program, including any
efficiencies, benefits, and cost-savings associated with
utilizing areawide contracts under the pilot program to procure
utility services from a public utility provider; and
(2) proposed solutions, including recommended legislative
text and modifications to the Federal Acquisition Regulation or
policy guidance of the Department of Defense, to overcome any
remaining legal and policy hurdles that the Department
identifies as inhibiting adherence to and implementation of
section 2811(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118-31; 10
U.S.C. 2920 note).
(g) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``areawide contract'',
``energy resilience'', and ``utility service'' have the meanings given
those terms in section 2811(b)(3) of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118-
31; 10 U.S.C. 2920 note).
SEC. 2847. AUTHORIZATION FOR MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CONVEYEES OF
UTILITY SYSTEMS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.
Section 2688(k) of title 10, United States Codes, is amended to
read as follows:
``(k) Improvement of Conveyed Utility System.--(1) In lieu of
carrying out a military construction project for an infrastructure
improvement that enhances the reliability, resilience, efficiency,
physical security, or cybersecurity of a utility system conveyed under
subsection (a), the Secretary concerned may use funds authorized and
appropriated for the project to make a monetary contribution equal to
the total amount for the completed project to the conveyee of the
utility system to carry out the project using a contract for utility
services entered into under subsection (d).
``(2) All right, title, and interest to infrastructure improvements
constructed by the conveyee pursuant to paragraph (1) shall vest in the
conveyee.
``(3) The Secretary concerned shall provide to the conveyee the
necessary real property interests to access and use lands under the
jurisdiction and control of the Secretary for construction of the
project under paragraph (1) and for ongoing use, operations, and
maintenance.
``(4) If the Secretary concerned exercises a repurchase option
under a contract entered into under subsection (d) for a system
conveyed under subsection (a), the Secretary shall receive an offset in
the amount of the contribution to the conveyee under paragraph (1)
against the payment made by the Secretary as consideration for the
repurchase, except that the maximum offset may not exceed the full
amount of the consideration for the repurchase.
``(5) The Secretary concerned may make a monetary contribution
authorized by paragraph (1) without regard to the following provisions
of law:
``(A) Sections 7540, 8612, and 9540 of this title.
``(B) Subchapters I and III of chapter 169 of this title.
``(C) Chapters 221 and 223 of this title.''.
SEC. 2848. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF GREENBURY
POINT CONSERVATION AREA AT NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND.
(a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated to
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2026 may be used for any
activity of the Department of Defense related to the construction of
any project commencing on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act at Greenbury Point Conservation Area at Naval Support Activity
Annapolis, Maryland, that--
(1) constructs a new golf course at Greenbury Point
Conservation Area;
(2) limits public access to Greenbury Point Conservation
Area; or
(3) is in violation of section 2855 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137
Stat. 766).
(b) Outside Funds Prohibited.--The Secretary of Defense may not use
any funds from sources outside the Department of Defense to make
improvements to Greenbury Point Conservation Area at Naval Support
Activity Annapolis, Maryland.
SEC. 2849. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES AND STANDARDS TO HISTORIC
MILITARY HOUSING AND ASSOCIATED HISTORIC PROPERTIES OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR
FORCE.
Title 54, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section
307108 the following new section:
``Sec. 307109. Application of certain authorities and standards to
historic military housing and associated historic
properties of the Department of the Navy and the
Department of the Air Force
``(a) Application of Certain Authority to Navy and Air Force
Military Family Housing.--The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary
of the Air Force, in satisfaction of requirements under this division,
may apply the authority and standards contained in the documents titled
`Department of the Army Program Comment for the Preservation of Pre-
1919 Historic Army Housing, Associated Buildings and Structures, and
Landscape Features' (published on June 13, 2024) (89 Fed. Reg. 50350),
`Department of the Army Program Comment for Inter-War Era Historic
Housing, Associated Buildings and Structures, and Landscape Features
(1919-1940)' (published on October 13, 2020) (85 Fed. Reg. 64491), and
`Department of the Army Program Comment for Vietnam War Era Historic
Housing, Associated Buildings and Structures, and Landscape Features
(1963-1975)' (published on May 4, 2023) (88 Fed. Reg. 28573) to all
military housing (including privatized military housing under
subchapter IV of this chapter) constructed during the applicable
periods.
``(b) Application of Certain Authority to Capehart and Wherry Era
Navy and Air Force Military Family Housing.--The Secretary of the Navy
and the Secretary of the Air Force may apply the authority and
standards contained in the document titled `Program Comment for
Capehart and Wherry Era Housing and Associated Structures and Landscape
Features (1949-1962)' (published on November 18, 2005) (70 Fed. Reg.
69959) to all military housing (including privatized military housing
under subchapter IV of this chapter) constructed during the period
beginning on January 1, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1948, located
on a military installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of
the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force.
``(c) Temporary Application of Certain Authority to Vietnam War Era
Navy and Air Force Military Housing.--During the period beginning on
the date of the enactment of the Military Construction Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2026 and ending on December 31, 2045, the Secretary
of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force, in satisfaction of
requirements under this division, may apply the authority and standards
contained in the document titled `Department of the Army Program
Comment for Vietnam War Era Historic Housing, Associated Buildings and
Structures, and Landscape Features (1963-1975)' (published on May 4,
2023) (88 Fed. Reg. 28573) to all military housing (including
privatized military housing under subchapter IV of this chapter)
constructed after 1975 located on a military installation under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air
Force.
``(d) Report.--As part of each report of the Navy or the Air Force
required under section 3(c) of Executive Order 13287 (54 U.S.C. 306101
note), the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force, as
the case may be, shall submit to the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation a report on the implementation of this section.
``(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
construed to preclude or require the amendment of the documents of the
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy
and Environment described in subsection (a) by the Secretary of the
Army or the Chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.''.
DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND
OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
Subtitle A--National Security Programs and Authorizations
SEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized
to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2026 for
the activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration in
carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in section
4701.
(b) Authorization of New Plant Projects.--From funds referred to in
subsection (a) that are available for carrying out plant projects, the
Secretary of Energy may carry out new plant projects for the National
Nuclear Security Administration as follows:
Project 26-D-511 MESA Photolithography Capability (MPC),
Sandia National Laboratories, $40,000,000.
Project 26-D-510 Product Realization Infrastructure for
Stockpile Modernization, Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory, $15,000,000.
Project 26-D-512 LANSCE Modernization Project (LAMP), Los
Alamos National Laboratory, $20,000,000.
Project 26-D-513 Combined Radiation Environments for
Survivability Testing, Sandia National Laboratories,
$52,248,000.
Project 26-D-514 NIF Enhanced Fusion Yield Capability,
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, $26,000,000.
Project 26-D-530 East Side Office Building, $75,000,000.
SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of
Energy for fiscal year 2026 for defense environmental cleanup
activities in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table
in section 4701.
SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of
Energy for fiscal year 2026 for other defense activities in carrying
out programs as specified in the funding table in section 4701.
SEC. 3104. NUCLEAR ENERGY.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of
Energy for fiscal year 2026 for nuclear energy as specified in the
funding table in section 4701.
Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations
SEC. 3111. ORGANIZATION AND CODIFICATION OF PROVISIONS OF LAW RELATING
TO ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part VI of subtitle A of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
chapter:
``CHAPTER 552--ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE
``Chapter 552--Atomic Energy Defense
``Sec. 5601. Definitions.
``subchapter i--organizational matters
``Sec. 5611. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program.
``Sec. 5612. Management structure for nuclear security enterprise.
``Sec. 5613. Monitoring of industrial base for nuclear weapons
components, subsystems, and materials .
``Sec. 5614. Common financial reporting system for the nuclear security
enterprise .
``Sec. 5615. Restriction on licensing requirement for certain defense
activities and facilities.
``Sec. 5616. Establishment of Center for Security Technology, Analysis,
Response, and Testing.
``subchapter ii--nuclear weapons stockpile matters
``PART A--Stockpile Stewardship and Weapons Production
``Sec. 5621. Stockpile stewardship program.
``Sec. 5622. Portfolio management framework for National Nuclear
Security Administration .
``Sec. 5623. Stockpile stewardship criteria.
``Sec. 5624. Nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, management, and
responsiveness plan.
``Sec. 5625. Major warhead refurbishment program .
``Sec. 5626. Stockpile management program.
``Sec. 5627. Annual assessments and reports to the President and
Congress regarding the condition of the
United States nuclear weapons stockpile.
``Sec. 5628. Form of certifications regarding the safety or reliability
of the nuclear weapons stockpile.
``Sec. 5629. Nuclear test ban readiness program.
``Sec. 5630. Requirements for specific request for new or modified
nuclear weapons.
``Sec. 5631. Testing of nuclear weapons.
``Sec. 5632. Manufacturing infrastructure for refabrication and
certification of nuclear weapons stockpile.
``Sec. 5633. Acceleration of depleted uranium manufacturing processes .
``Sec. 5634. Reports on critical difficulties at national security
laboratories and nuclear weapons production
facilities.
``Sec. 5635. Selected acquisition reports and independent cost
estimates and reviews of certain programs
and facilities.
``Sec. 5636. Advice to President and Congress regarding safety,
security, and reliability of United States
nuclear weapons stockpile.
``Sec. 5637. Notification of certain regulations that impact the
National Nuclear Security Administration .
``Sec. 5638. Plutonium pit production capacity.
``Sec. 5639. Certification of completion of milestones with respect to
plutonium pit aging .
``Sec. 5640. Authorization of workforce development and training
partnership programs within National
Nuclear Security Administration .
``Sec. 5641. Stockpile responsiveness program.
``Sec. 5642. Long-term plan for meeting national security requirements
for unencumbered uranium.
``Sec. 5643. Plan for domestic enrichment capability to satisfy
Department of Defense uranium requirements
.
``Sec. 5644. Incorporation of integrated surety architecture.
``Sec. 5645. W93 nuclear warhead acquisition process.
``Sec. 5646. Earned value management and technology readiness levels
for life extension programs.
``PART B--Tritium
``Sec. 5651. Tritium production program.
``Sec. 5652. Tritium recycling.
``Sec. 5653. Modernization and consolidation of tritium recycling
facilities .
``subchapter iii--proliferation matters
``Sec. 5661. Authority to conduct program relating to fissile
materials.
``Sec. 5662. Completion of material protection, control, and accounting
activities in the Russian Federation .
``Sec. 5663. Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium at Savannah River
Site.
``Sec. 5664. Disposition of surplus defense plutonium at Savannah River
Site, Aiken, South Carolina.
``Sec. 5665. Acceleration of removal or security of fissile materials,
radiological materials, and related
equipment at vulnerable sites worldwide.
``Sec. 5666. Acceleration of replacement of cesium blood irradiation
sources .
``Sec. 5667. International agreements on nuclear weapons data.
``Sec. 5668. International agreements on information on radioactive
materials.
``Sec. 5669. Defense nuclear nonproliferation management plan.
``Sec. 5670. Information relating to certain defense nuclear
nonproliferation programs.
``Sec. 5671. Annual Selected Acquisition Reports on certain hardware
relating to defense nuclear
nonproliferation.
``subchapter iv--defense environmental cleanup matters
``PART A--Defense Environmental Cleanup
``Sec. 5681. Defense environmental cleanup account.
``Sec. 5682. Classification of defense environmental cleanup as capital
asset projects or operations activities .
``Sec. 5683. Requirement to develop future use plans for defense
environmental cleanup.
``Sec. 5684. Future-years defense environmental cleanup plan.
``Sec. 5685. Accelerated schedule for defense environmental cleanup
activities.
``Sec. 5686. Defense environmental cleanup technology program.
``Sec. 5687. Other programs relating to technology development.
``Sec. 5688. Report on defense environmental cleanup expenditures.
``Sec. 5689. Public participation in planning for defense environmental
cleanup.
``Sec. 5690. Policy of Department of Energy regarding future defense
environmental management matters .
``Sec. 5691. Estimation of costs of meeting defense environmental
cleanup milestones required by consent
orders.
``Sec. 5692. Public statement of environmental liabilities.
``PART B--Closure of Facilities
``Sec. 5701. Reports in connection with permanent closures of
Department of Energy defense nuclear
facilities.
``Sec. 5702. Defense site acceleration completion .
``Sec. 5703. Sandia National Laboratories .
``Sec. 5704. Plan for deactivation and decommissioning of
nonoperational defense nuclear facilities.
``PART C--Hanford Reservation, Washington
``Sec. 5711. Safety measures for waste tanks at Hanford Nuclear
Reservation.
``Sec. 5712. Hanford waste tank cleanup program reforms.
``Sec. 5713. River protection project.
``Sec. 5714. Notification regarding air release of radioactive or
hazardous material.
``PART D--Savannah River Site, South Carolina
``Sec. 5721. Accelerated schedule for isolating high-level nuclear
waste at the Defense Waste Processing
Facility, Savannah River Site.
``Sec. 5722. Multi-year plan for clean-up.
``Sec. 5723. Continuation of processing, treatment, and disposal of
legacy nuclear materials.
``subchapter v--safeguards and security matters
``PART A--Safeguards and Security
``Sec. 5731. Prohibition on international inspections of Department of
Energy facilities unless protection of
restricted data is certified.
``Sec. 5732. Restrictions on access to national security laboratories
by foreign visitors from sensitive
countries.
``Sec. 5733. Background investigations of certain personnel at
Department of Energy facilities.
``Sec. 5734. Department of Energy counterintelligence polygraph
program.
``Sec. 5735. Notice to congressional committees of certain security and
counterintelligence failures within atomic
energy defense programs.
``Sec. 5736. Annual report and certification on status of security of
atomic energy defense facilities.
``Sec. 5737. Protection of certain nuclear facilities and assets from
unmanned aircraft.
``Sec. 5738. Reporting on penetrations of networks of contractors and
subcontractors.
``PART B--Classified Information
``Sec. 5741. Review of certain documents before declassification and
release.
``Sec. 5742. Protection against inadvertent release of restricted data
and formerly restricted data.
``Sec. 5743. Supplement to plan for declassification of restricted data
and formerly restricted data.
``Sec. 5744. Protection of classified information during laboratory-to-
laboratory exchanges.
``Sec. 5745. Identification in budget materials of amounts for
declassification activities and limitation
on expenditures for such activities.
``subchapter vi--personnel matters
``PART A--Personnel Management
``Sec. 5751. Authority for appointment of certain scientific,
engineering, and technical personnel.
``Sec. 5752. Whistleblower protection program.
``Sec. 5753. Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities workforce
restructuring plan.
``Sec. 5754. Authority to provide certificate of commendation to
Department of Energy and contractor
employees for exemplary service in
stockpile stewardship and security.
``PART B--Education and Training
``Sec. 5761. Executive management training in Department of Energy.
``Sec. 5762. Stockpile stewardship recruitment and training program.
``Sec. 5763. Fellowship program for development of skills critical to
the nuclear security enterprise.
``PART C--Worker Safety
``Sec. 5771. Worker protection at nuclear weapons facilities.
``Sec. 5772. Safety oversight and enforcement at defense nuclear
facilities.
``Sec. 5773. Program to monitor department of energy workers exposed to
hazardous and radioactive substances.
``Sec. 5774. Programs for persons who may have been exposed to
radiation released from Hanford Nuclear
Reservation.
``Sec. 5775. Use of probabilistic risk assessment to ensure nuclear
safety of facilities of the Administration
and the Office of Environmental Management.
``Sec. 5776. Notification of nuclear criticality and non-nuclear
incidents.
``subchapter vii--budget and financial management matters
``PART A--Recurring National Security Authorization Provisions
``Sec. 5781. Definitions.
``Sec. 5782. Reprogramming.
``Sec. 5783. Minor construction projects.
``Sec. 5784. General plant projects .
``Sec. 5785. Limits on construction projects.
``Sec. 5786. Fund transfer authority.
``Sec. 5787. Conceptual and construction design.
``Sec. 5788. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction
activities.
``Sec. 5789. Scope of authority to carry out plant projects.
``Sec. 5790. Availability of funds.
``Sec. 5791. Transfer of defense environmental cleanup funds.
``Sec. 5792. Transfer of weapons activities funds.
``Sec. 5793. Funds available for all national security programs of the
Department of Energy.
``Sec. 5794. Notification of cost overruns for certain Department of
Energy projects.
``Sec. 5795. Life-cycle cost estimates of certain atomic energy defense
capital assets.
``Sec. 5796. Use of best practices for capital asset projects and
nuclear weapon life extension programs .
``Sec. 5797. Matters relating to critical decisions.
``Sec. 5798. Unfunded priorities of the Administration.
``Sec. 5799. Review of adequacy of nuclear weapons budget.
``Sec. 5800. Improvements to cost estimates informing analyses of
alternatives.
``PART B--Penalties
``Sec. 5801. Restriction on use of funds to pay penalties under
environmental laws.
``Sec. 5802. Restriction on use of funds to pay penalties under Clean
Air Act.
``PART C--Other Matters
``Sec. 5811. Reports on financial balances for atomic energy defense
activities.
``Sec. 5812. Independent acquisition project reviews of capital assets
acquisition projects.
``subchapter viii--administrative matters
``PART A--Contracts
``Sec. 5821. Costs not allowed under covered contracts.
``Sec. 5822. Prohibition and report on bonuses to contractors operating
defense nuclear facilities.
``Sec. 5823. Assessments of emergency preparedness of defense nuclear
facilities.
``Sec. 5824. Contractor liability for injury or loss of property
arising out of atomic weapons testing
programs.
``Sec. 5825. Notice-and-wait requirement applicable to certain third-
party financing arrangements.
``Sec. 5826. Publication of contractor performance evaluations leading
to award fees.
``Sec. 5827. Enhanced procurement authority to manage supply chain
risk.
``Sec. 5828. Cost-benefit analyses for competition of management and
operating contracts.
``PART B--Research and Development
``Sec. 5831. Laboratory-directed research and development programs.
``Sec. 5832. Laboratory-directed research and development.
``Sec. 5833. Funding for laboratory directed research and development .
``Sec. 5834. Charges to individual program, project, or activity.
``Sec. 5835. Limitations on use of funds for laboratory directed
research and development purposes.
``Sec. 5836. Report on use of funds for certain research and
development purposes.
``Sec. 5837. Critical technology partnerships and cooperative research
and development centers.
``Sec. 5838. University-based research collaboration program.
``Sec. 5839. Limitation on establishing an enduring bioassurance
program within the administration.
``PART C--Facilities Management
``Sec. 5841. Transfers of real property at certain Department of Energy
facilities.
``Sec. 5842. Engineering and manufacturing research, development, and
demonstration by managers of certain
nuclear weapons production facilities.
``Sec. 5843. Activities at covered nuclear weapons facilities .
``Sec. 5844. Pilot program relating to use of proceeds of disposal or
utilization of certain department of energy
assets.
``Sec. 5845. Department of Energy energy parks program.
``Sec. 5846. Authority to use passenger carriers for contractor
commuting.
``PART D--Other Matters
``Sec. 5851. Payment of costs of operation and maintenance of
infrastructure at Nevada National Security
Site.
``Sec. 5852. University-based defense nuclear policy collaboration
program.
``Sec. 5601. Definitions
``Except as otherwise provided, in this chapter:
``(1) The term `Administration' means the National Nuclear
Security Administration.
``(2) The term `Administrator' means the Administrator for
Nuclear Security.
``(3) The term `classified information' means any
information that has been determined pursuant to Executive
Order No. 12333 of December 4, 1981 (50 U.S.C. 3001 note),
Executive Order No. 12958 of April 17, 1995 (50 U.S.C. 3161
note), Executive Order No. 13526 of December 29, 2009 (50
U.S.C. 3161 note), or successor orders, to require protection
against unauthorized disclosure and that is so designated.
``(4) The term `congressional defense committees' means--
``(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
``(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
``(5) The terms `defense nuclear facility' and `Department
of Energy defense nuclear facility' have the meaning given the
term `Department of Energy defense nuclear facility' in section
318 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286g).
``(6) The term `nuclear security enterprise' means the
physical facilities, technology, and human capital of the
national security laboratories and the nuclear weapons
production facilities.
``(7) The term `national security laboratory' means any of
the following:
``(A) Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos,
New Mexico.
``(B) Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque,
New Mexico, and Livermore, California.
``(C) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,
Livermore, California.
``(8) The term `Nuclear Weapons Council' means the Nuclear
Weapons Council established by section 179.
``(9) The term `nuclear weapons production facility' means
any of the following:
``(A) The Kansas City National Security Campus,
Kansas City, Missouri.
``(B) The Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas.
``(C) The Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak
Ridge, Tennessee.
``(D) The Savannah River Site, Aiken, South
Carolina.
``(E) The Nevada National Security Site, Nevada.
``(F) Any facility of the Department of Energy that
the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the
Administrator and Congress, determines to be consistent
with the mission of the Administration.
``(10) The term `Restricted Data' has the meaning given
such term in section 11 y. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42
U.S.C. 2014(y)).
``SUBCHAPTER I--ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
``Sec. 5611. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program
``The provisions of Executive Order Numbered 12344, dated February
1, 1982, pertaining to the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, shall
remain in force until changed by law.
``Sec. 5612. Management structure for nuclear security enterprise
``(a) In General.--The Administrator shall establish a management
structure for the nuclear security enterprise in accordance with the
National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.).
``(b) National Nuclear Security Administration Council.--
``(1) The Administrator shall establish a council to be
known as the `National Nuclear Security Administration
Council'. The Council may advise the Administrator on--
``(A) scientific and technical issues relating to
policy matters;
``(B) operational concerns;
``(C) strategic planning;
``(D) the development of priorities relating to the
mission and operations of the Administration and the
nuclear security enterprise; and
``(E) such other matters as the Administrator
determines appropriate.
``(2) The Council shall be composed of the directors of the
national security laboratories and the nuclear weapons
production facilities.
``(3) The Council may provide the Administrator or the
Secretary of Energy recommendations--
``(A) for improving the governance, management,
effectiveness, and efficiency of the Administration;
and
``(B) relating to any other matter in accordance
with paragraph (1).
``(4) Not later than 60 days after the date on which any
recommendation under paragraph (3) is received, the
Administrator or the Secretary, as the case may be, shall
respond to the Council with respect to whether such
recommendation will be implemented and the reasoning for
implementing or not implementing such recommendation.
``(c) Rule of Construction.--This section may not be construed as
affecting the authority of the Secretary of Energy, in carrying out
national security programs, with respect to the management, planning,
and oversight of the Administration or as affecting the delegation by
the Secretary of authority to carry out such activities, as set forth
under subsection (a) of section 4102 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act
(50 U.S.C. 2512) as it existed before the date of the enactment of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law
112-239; 126 Stat. 2169).
``Sec. 5613. Monitoring of industrial base for nuclear weapons
components, subsystems, and materials
``(a) Designation of Official.--Not later than March 1, 2021, the
Administrator shall designate a senior official within the
Administration to be responsible for monitoring the industrial base
that supports the nuclear weapons components, subsystems, and materials
of the Administration, including--
``(1) the consistent monitoring of the current status of
the industrial base;
``(2) tracking of industrial base issues over time; and
``(3) proactively identifying gaps or risks in specific
areas relating to the industrial base.
``(b) Provision of Resources.--The Administrator shall ensure that
the official designated under subsection (a) is provided with resources
sufficient to conduct the monitoring required by that subsection.
``(c) Consultations.--The Administrator, acting through the
official designated under subsection (a), shall, to the extent
practicable and beneficial, in conducting the monitoring required by
that subsection, consult with--
``(1) officials of the Department of Defense who are
members of the Nuclear Weapons Council established under
section 179;
``(2) officials of the Department of Defense responsible
for the defense industrial base; and
``(3) other components of the Department of Energy that
rely on similar components, subsystems, or materials.
``(d) Briefings.--
``(1) Initial briefing.--Not later than April 1, 2021, the
Administrator shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on
the designation of the official required by subsection (a),
including on--
``(A) the responsibilities assigned to that
official; and
``(B) the plan for providing that official with
resources sufficient to conduct the monitoring required
by subsection (a).
``(2) Subsequent briefings.--Not later than April 1, 2022,
and annually thereafter through 2024, the Administrator shall
provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a briefing on activities carried
out under this section that includes an assessment of the
progress made by the official designated under subsection (a)
in conducting the monitoring required by that subsection.
``(e) Reports.--The Administrator, acting through the official
designated under subsection (a), shall submit to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives,
contemporaneously with each briefing required by subsection (d)(2), a
report--
``(1) identifying actual or potential risks to or specific
gaps in any element of the industrial base that supports the
nuclear weapons components, subsystems, or materials of the
Administration;
``(2) describing the actions the Administration is taking
to further assess, characterize, and prioritize such risks and
gaps;
``(3) describing mitigating actions, if any, the
Administration has underway or planned to mitigate any such
risks or gaps;
``(4) setting forth the anticipated timelines and resources
needed for such mitigating actions; and
``(5) describing the nature of any coordination with or
burden sharing by other departments or agencies of the Federal
Government or the private sector to address such risks and
gaps.
``Sec. 5614. Common financial reporting system for the nuclear security
enterprise
``(a) In General.--By not later than four years after the date of
the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2017 (Public Law 114-328), the Administrator shall, in consultation
with the National Nuclear Security Administration Council established
by section 5612, complete, to the extent practicable, the
implementation of a common financial reporting system for the nuclear
security enterprise.
``(b) Elements.--The common financial reporting system implemented
pursuant to subsection (a) shall include the following:
``(1) Common data reporting requirements for work performed
using funds of the Administration, including reporting of
financial data by standardized labor categories, labor hours,
functional elements, and cost elements.
``(2) A common work breakdown structure for the
Administration that aligns contractor work breakdown structures
with the budget structure of the Administration.
``(3) Definitions and methodologies for identifying and
reporting costs for programs of records and base capabilities
within the Administration.
``(4) A capability to leverage, where appropriate, the
Defense Cost Analysis Resource Center of the Office of Cost
Assessment and Program Evaluation of the Department of Defense
using historical costing data by the Administration.
``(c) Reports.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2017, and
annually thereafter, the Administrator shall, in consultation
with the National Nuclear Security Administration Council,
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on
progress of the Administration toward implementing a common
financial reporting system for the nuclear security enterprise
as required by subsection (a).
``(2) Report.--Each report under this subsection shall
include the following:
``(A) A summary of activities, accomplishments,
challenges, benefits, and costs related to the
implementation of a common financial reporting system
for the nuclear security enterprise during the year
preceding the year in which such report is submitted.
``(B) A summary of planned activities in connection
with the implementation of a common financial reporting
system for the nuclear security enterprise in the year
in which such report is submitted.
``(C) A description of any anticipated
modifications to the schedule for implementing a common
financial reporting system for the nuclear security
enterprise, including an update on possible risks,
challenges, and costs related to such implementation.
``(3) Termination.--No report is required under this
subsection after the completion of the implementation of a
common financial reporting system for the nuclear security
enterprise.
``Sec. 5615. Restriction on licensing requirement for certain defense
activities and facilities
``None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by the Department
of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy
Authorization Act of 1981 (Public Law 96-540; 94 Stat. 3197) or any
other Act may be used for any purpose related to licensing of any
defense activity or facility of the Department of Energy by the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission.
``Sec. 5616. Establishment of Center for Security Technology, Analysis,
Response, and Testing
``(a) Establishment.--The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall
establish within the nuclear security enterprise a Center for Security
Technology, Analysis, Response, and Testing.
``(b) Duties.--The center established under subsection (a) shall
carry out the following:
``(1) Provide to the Administrator, the Chief of Defense
Nuclear Security, and the management and operating contractors
of the nuclear security enterprise a wide range of objective
expertise on security technologies, systems, analysis, testing,
and response forces.
``(2) Assist the Administrator in developing standards,
requirements, analysis methods, and testing criteria with
respect to security.
``(3) Collect, analyze, and distribute lessons learned with
respect to security.
``(4) Support inspections and oversight activities with
respect to security.
``(5) Promote professional development and training for
security professionals.
``(6) Provide for advance and bulk procurement for
security-related acquisitions that affect multiple facilities
of the nuclear security enterprise.
``(7) Advocate for continual improvement and security
excellence throughout the nuclear security enterprise.
``(8) Such other duties as the Administrator may assign.
``SUBCHAPTER II--NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE MATTERS
``PART A--STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP AND WEAPONS PRODUCTION
``Sec. 5621. Stockpile stewardship program
``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Energy, acting through the
Administrator, shall establish a stewardship program to ensure--
``(1) the preservation of the core intellectual and
technical competencies of the United States in nuclear weapons,
including weapons design, system integration, manufacturing,
security, use control, reliability assessment, and
certification; and
``(2) that the nuclear weapons stockpile is safe, secure,
and reliable without the use of underground nuclear weapons
testing.
``(b) Program Elements.--The program shall include the following:
``(1) An increased level of effort for the construction of
new facilities and the modernization of existing facilities
with production and manufacturing capabilities that are
necessary to support the deterrence of strategic attacks
against the United States by maintaining and enhancing the
performance, reliability, and security of the United States
nuclear weapons stockpile, including--
``(A) the nuclear weapons production facilities;
and
``(B) production and manufacturing capabilities
resident in the national security laboratories.
``(2) Support for advanced computational capabilities to
enhance the simulation and modeling capabilities of the United
States with respect to the performance over time of nuclear
weapons.
``(3) Support for above-ground experimental programs, such
as hydrotesting, high-energy lasers, inertial confinement
fusion, plasma physics, and materials research.
``(4) Support for the modernization of facilities and
projects that contribute to the experimental capabilities of
the United States that support the sustainment and
modernization of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile
and the capabilities required to assess nuclear weapons
effects.
``(5) Support for the use of, and experiments facilitated
by, the advanced experimental facilities of the United States,
including--
``(A) the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory;
``(B) the Dual Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic Test
Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory;
``(C) the Z Machine at Sandia National
Laboratories; and
``(D) the experimental facilities at the Nevada
National Security Site.
``Sec. 5622. Portfolio management framework for National Nuclear
Security Administration
``(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2022 (Public Law 117-81), the Administrator shall--
``(1) in consultation with the Nuclear Weapons Council
established under section 179, develop and implement a
portfolio management framework for the nuclear security
enterprise that--
``(A) defines the Administration's portfolio of
nuclear weapons stockpile and infrastructure
maintenance and modernization programs;
``(B) establishes a portfolio governance structure,
including portfolio-level selection criteria,
prioritization criteria, and performance metrics;
``(C) outlines the approach of the Administration
to managing that portfolio; and
``(D) incorporates the leading practices identified
by the Comptroller General of the United States in the
report titled ``Nuclear Security Enterprise: NNSA
Should Use Portfolio Management Leading Practices to
Support Modernization Efforts'' (GAO-21-398) and dated
June 2021; and
``(2) complete an integrated, comprehensive assessment of
the portfolio management capabilities required to execute the
weapons activities portfolio of the Administration.
``(b) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than June 1, 2022, the
Administrator shall provide to the congressional defense committees a
briefing on--
``(1) the progress of the Administrator in developing the
framework described in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and
completing the assessment required by paragraph (2) of that
subsection; and
``(2) the plans of the Administrator for implementing the
recommendations of the Comptroller General in the report
referred to in paragraph (1)(D) of that subsection.
``Sec. 5623. Stockpile stewardship criteria
``(a) Requirement for Criteria.--The Secretary of Energy shall
develop clear and specific criteria for judging whether the science-
based tools being used by the Department of Energy for determining the
safety and reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile are performing
in a manner that will provide an adequate degree of certainty that the
stockpile is safe and reliable.
``(b) Coordination With Secretary of Defense.--The Secretary of
Energy, in developing the criteria required by subsection (a), shall
coordinate with the Secretary of Defense.
``Sec. 5624. Nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, management, and
responsiveness plan
``(a) Plan Requirement.--The Administrator, in consultation with
the Secretary of Defense and other appropriate officials of the
departments and agencies of the Federal Government, shall develop and
annually update a plan for sustaining the nuclear weapons stockpile.
The plan shall cover, at a minimum, stockpile stewardship, stockpile
management, stockpile responsiveness, stockpile surveillance, program
direction, infrastructure modernization, human capital, and nuclear
test readiness. The plan shall be consistent with the programmatic and
technical requirements of the most recent annual Nuclear Weapons
Stockpile Memorandum.
``(b) Submissions to Congress.--
``(1) In accordance with subsection (c), not later than
March 15 of each even-numbered year, the Administrator shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a summary of the
plan developed under subsection (a).
``(2) In accordance with subsection (d), not later than
March 15 of each odd-numbered year, the Administrator shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a detailed
report on the plan developed under subsection (a).
``(3) The summaries and reports required by this subsection
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
``(c) Elements of Biennial Plan Summary.--Each summary of the plan
submitted under subsection (b)(1) shall include, at a minimum, the
following:
``(1) A summary of the status of the nuclear weapons
stockpile, including the number and age of warheads (including
both active and inactive) for each warhead type.
``(2) A summary of the status, plans, budgets, and
schedules for warhead life extension programs and any other
programs to modify, update, or replace warhead types.
``(3) A summary of the methods and information used to
determine that the nuclear weapons stockpile is safe and
reliable, as well as the relationship of science-based tools to
the collection and interpretation of such information.
``(4) A summary of the status of the nuclear security
enterprise, including programs and plans for infrastructure
modernization and retention of human capital, as well as
associated budgets and schedules.
``(5) A summary of the status, plans, and budgets for
carrying out the stockpile responsiveness program under section
5641.
``(6) A summary of the plan regarding the research and
development, deployment, and lifecycle sustainment of
technologies described in subsection (d)(7).
``(7) A summary of the assessment under subsection (d)(8)
regarding the execution of programs with current and projected
budgets and any associated risks.
``(8) Identification of any modifications or updates to the
plan since the previous summary or detailed report was
submitted under subsection (b).
``(9) Such other information as the Administrator considers
appropriate.
``(d) Elements of Biennial Detailed Report.--Each detailed report
on the plan submitted under subsection (b)(2) shall include, at a
minimum, the following:
``(1) With respect to stockpile stewardship, stockpile
management, and stockpile responsiveness--
``(A) the status of the nuclear weapons stockpile,
including the number and age of warheads (including
both active and inactive) for each warhead type;
``(B) for each five-year period occurring during
the period beginning on the date of the report and
ending on the date that is 20 years after the date of
the report--
``(i) the planned number of nuclear
warheads (including active and inactive) for
each warhead type in the nuclear weapons
stockpile; and
``(ii) the past and projected future total
lifecycle cost of each type of nuclear weapon;
``(C) the status, plans, budgets, and schedules for
warhead life extension programs and any other programs
to modify, update, or replace warhead types;
``(D) a description of the process by which the
Administrator assesses the lifetimes, and requirements
for life extension or replacement, of the nuclear and
non-nuclear components of the warheads (including
active and inactive warheads) in the nuclear weapons
stockpile;
``(E) a description of the process used in
recertifying the safety, security, and reliability of
each warhead type in the nuclear weapons stockpile;
``(F) any concerns of the Administrator that would
affect the ability of the Administrator to recertify
the safety, security, or reliability of warheads in the
nuclear weapons stockpile (including active and
inactive warheads);
``(G) mechanisms to provide for the manufacture,
maintenance, and modernization of each warhead type in
the nuclear weapons stockpile, as needed;
``(H) mechanisms to expedite the collection of
information necessary for carrying out the stockpile
management program required by section 5626, including
information relating to the aging of materials and
components, new manufacturing techniques, and the
replacement or substitution of materials;
``(I) mechanisms to ensure the appropriate
assignment of roles and missions for each national
security laboratory and nuclear weapons production
facility, including mechanisms for allocation of
workload, mechanisms to ensure the carrying out of
appropriate modernization activities, and mechanisms to
ensure the retention of skilled personnel;
``(J) mechanisms to ensure that each national
security laboratory has full and complete access to all
weapons data to enable a rigorous peer-review process
to support the annual assessment of the condition of
the nuclear weapons stockpile required under section
5627;
``(K) mechanisms for allocating funds for
activities under the stockpile management program
required by section 5626, including allocations of
funds by weapon type and facility;
``(L) for each of the five fiscal years following
the fiscal year in which the report is submitted, an
identification of the funds needed to carry out the
program required under section 5626;
``(M) the status, plans, activities, budgets, and
schedules for carrying out the stockpile responsiveness
program under section 5641;
``(N) for each of the five fiscal years following
the fiscal year in which the report is submitted, an
identification of the funds needed to carry out the
program required under section 5641; and
``(O) as required, when assessing and developing
prototype nuclear weapons of foreign countries, a
report from the directors of the national security
laboratories on the need and plan for such assessment
and development that includes separate comments on the
plan from the Secretary of Energy and the Director of
National Intelligence.
``(2) With respect to science-based tools--
``(A) a description of the information needed to
determine that the nuclear weapons stockpile is safe
and reliable;
``(B) for each science-based tool used to collect
information described in subparagraph (A), the
relationship between such tool and such information and
the effectiveness of such tool in providing such
information based on the criteria developed pursuant to
section 5623(a); and
``(C) the criteria developed under section 5623(a)
(including any updates to such criteria).
``(3) An assessment of the stockpile stewardship program
under section 5621(a) by the Administrator, in consultation
with the directors of the national security laboratories, which
shall set forth--
``(A) an identification and description of--
``(i) any key technical challenges to the
stockpile stewardship program; and
``(ii) the strategies to address such
challenges without the use of nuclear testing;
``(B) a strategy for using the science-based tools
(including advanced simulation and computing
capabilities) of each national security laboratory to
ensure that the nuclear weapons stockpile is safe,
secure, and reliable without the use of nuclear
testing;
``(C) an assessment of the science-based tools
(including advanced simulation and computing
capabilities) of each national security laboratory that
exist at the time of the assessment compared with the
science-based tools expected to exist during the period
covered by the future-years nuclear security program;
and
``(D) an assessment of the core scientific and
technical competencies required to achieve the
objectives of the stockpile stewardship program and
other weapons activities and weapons-related activities
of the Administration, including--
``(i) the number of scientists, engineers,
and technicians, by discipline, required to
maintain such competencies; and
``(ii) a description of any shortage of
such individuals that exists at the time of the
assessment compared with any shortage expected
to exist during the period covered by the
future-years nuclear security program.
``(4) With respect to the nuclear security infrastructure--
``(A) a description of the modernization and
refurbishment measures the Administrator determines
necessary to meet the requirements prescribed in--
``(i) the national security strategy of the
United States as set forth in the most recent
national security strategy report of the
President under section 108 of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043) if such
strategy has been submitted as of the date of
the plan;
``(ii) the most recent national defense
strategy as of the date of the plan; and
``(iii) the most recent Nuclear Posture
Review as of the date of the plan;
``(B) a schedule for implementing the measures
described under subparagraph (A) during the 10-year
period following the date of the plan;
``(C) the estimated levels of annual funds the
Administrator determines necessary to carry out the
measures described under subparagraph (A), including a
discussion of the criteria, evidence, and strategies on
which such estimated levels of annual funds are based;
and
``(D)(i) a description of-
``(I) the metrics (based on industry best
practices) used by the Administrator to
determine the infrastructure deferred
maintenance and repair needs of the nuclear
security enterprise; and
``(II) the percentage of replacement plant
value being spent on maintenance and repair
needs of the nuclear security enterprise; and
``(ii) an explanation of whether the annual
spending on such needs complies with the recommendation
of the National Research Council of the National
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that
such spending be in an amount equal to four percent of
the replacement plant value, and, if not, the reasons
for such noncompliance and a plan for how the
Administrator will ensure facilities of the nuclear
security enterprise are being properly sustained.
``(5) With respect to the nuclear test readiness of the
United States--
``(A) an estimate of the period of time that would
be necessary for the Administrator to conduct an
underground test of a nuclear weapon once directed by
the President to conduct such a test;
``(B) a description of the level of test readiness
that the Administrator, in consultation with the
Secretary of Defense, determines to be appropriate;
``(C) a list and description of the workforce
skills and capabilities that are essential to carrying
out an underground nuclear test at the Nevada National
Security Site;
``(D) a list and description of the infrastructure
and physical plants that are essential to carrying out
an underground nuclear test at the Nevada National
Security Site; and
``(E) an assessment of the readiness status of the
skills and capabilities described in subparagraph (C)
and the infrastructure and physical plants described in
subparagraph (D).
``(6) A strategy for the integrated management of plutonium
for stockpile and stockpile stewardship needs over a 20-year
period that includes the following:
``(A) An assessment of the baseline science issues
necessary to understand plutonium aging under static
and dynamic conditions under manufactured and
nonmanufactured plutonium geometries.
``(B) An assessment of scientific and testing
instrumentation for plutonium at elemental and bulk
conditions.
``(C) An assessment of manufacturing and handling
technology for plutonium and plutonium components.
``(D) An assessment of computational models of
plutonium performance under static and dynamic loading,
including manufactured and nonmanufactured conditions.
``(E) An identification of any capability gaps with
respect to the assessments described in subparagraphs
(A) through (D).
``(F) An estimate of costs relating to the issues,
instrumentation, technology, and models described in
subparagraphs (A) through (D) over the period covered
by the future-years nuclear security program under
section 3253 of the National Nuclear Security
Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2453).
``(G) An estimate of the cost of eliminating the
capability gaps identified under subparagraph (E) over
the period covered by the future-years nuclear security
program.
``(H) Such other items as the Administrator
considers important for the integrated management of
plutonium for stockpile and stockpile stewardship
needs.
``(7) A plan for the research and development, deployment,
and lifecycle sustainment of the technologies employed within
the nuclear security enterprise to address physical and cyber
security threats during the five fiscal years following the
date of the report, together with--
``(A) for each site in the nuclear security
enterprise, a description of the technologies deployed
to address the physical and cybersecurity threats posed
to that site;
``(B) for each site and for the nuclear security
enterprise, the methods used by the Administration to
establish priorities among investments in physical and
cybersecurity technologies; and
``(C) a detailed description of how the funds
identified for each program element specified pursuant
to paragraph (1) in the budget for the Administration
for each fiscal year during that five-fiscal-year
period will help carry out that plan.
``(8) An assessment of whether the programs described by
the report can be executed with current and projected budgets
and any associated risks.
``(9) Identification of any modifications or updates to the
plan since the previous summary or detailed report was
submitted under subsection (b).
``(e) Nuclear Weapons Council Assessment.--
``(1) For each detailed report on the plan submitted under
subsection (b)(2), the Nuclear Weapons Council shall conduct an
assessment that includes the following:
``(A) An analysis of the plan, including--
``(i) whether the plan supports the
requirements of the national security strategy
of the United States referred to in subsection
(d)(4)(A)(i), the most recent the national
defense strategy, and the most recent Nuclear
Posture Review;
``(ii) whether the modernization and
refurbishment measures described under
subparagraph (A) of subsection (d)(4) and the
schedule described under subparagraph (B) of
such subsection are adequate to support such
requirements; and
``(iii) whether the plan supports the
stockpile responsiveness program under section
5641 in a manner that meets the objectives of
such program and an identification of any
improvements that may be made to the plan to
better carry out such program.
``(B) An analysis of whether the plan adequately
addresses the requirements for infrastructure
recapitalization of the facilities of the nuclear
security enterprise.
``(C) If the Nuclear Weapons Council determines
that the plan does not adequately support modernization
and refurbishment requirements under subparagraph (A)
or the nuclear security enterprise facilities
infrastructure recapitalization requirements under
subparagraph (B), a risk assessment with respect to--
``(i) supporting the annual certification
of the nuclear weapons stockpile; and
``(ii) maintaining the long-term safety,
security, and reliability of the nuclear
weapons stockpile.
``(2) Not later than 180 days after the date on which the
Administrator submits the plan under subsection (b)(2), the
Nuclear Weapons Council shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report detailing the assessment required
under paragraph (1).
``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `budget', with respect to a fiscal year,
means the budget for that fiscal year that is submitted to
Congress by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31.
``(2) The term `future-years nuclear security program'
means the program required by section 3253 of the National
Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2453).
``(3) The term `national defense strategy' means the review
of the defense programs and policies of the United States that
is carried out every four years under section 113(g).
``(4) The term `nuclear security budget materials', with
respect to a fiscal year, means the materials submitted to
Congress by the Administrator in support of the budget for that
fiscal year.
``(5) The term `weapons activities' means each activity
within the budget category of weapons activities in the budget
of the Administration.
``(6) The term `weapons-related activities' means each
activity under the Department of Energy that involves nuclear
weapons, nuclear weapons technology, or fissile or radioactive
materials, including activities related to--
``(A) nuclear nonproliferation;
``(B) nuclear forensics;
``(C) nuclear intelligence;
``(D) nuclear safety; and
``(E) nuclear incident response.
``Sec. 5625. Major warhead refurbishment program
``In fiscal year 2015 and subsequent fiscal years, the Secretary of
Energy shall submit to the congressional defense committees (as defined
in 10 U.S.C. 101(a)(16)) a report, on each major warhead refurbishment
program that reaches the Phase 6.3 milestone, that provides an analysis
of alternatives. Such report shall include--
``(1) a full description of alternatives considered prior
to the award of Phase 6.3;
``(2) a comparison of the costs and benefits of each of
those alternatives, to include an analysis of trade-offs among
cost, schedule, and performance objectives against each
alternative considered;
``(3) identification of the cost and risk of critical
technology elements associated with each alternative, including
technology maturity, integration risk, manufacturing
feasibility, and demonstration needs;
``(4) identification of the cost and risk of additional
capital asset and infrastructure capabilities required to
support production and certification of each alternative;
``(5) a comparative analysis of the risks, costs, and
scheduling needs for any military requirement intended to
enhance warhead safety, security, or maintainability, including
any requirement to consolidate and/or integrate warhead systems
or mods as compared to at least one other feasible
refurbishment alternative the Nuclear Weapons Council considers
appropriate; and
``(6) a life-cycle cost estimate for the alternative
selected that details the overall cost, scope, and schedule
planning assumptions.
``Sec. 5626. Stockpile management program
``(a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Energy, acting through
the Administrator and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense,
shall carry out a program, in support of the stockpile stewardship
program, to provide for the effective management, modernization, and
replacement, as required, of the weapons in the nuclear weapons
stockpile. The program shall have the following objectives:
``(1) To enhance the performance and reliability of the
nuclear weapons stockpile of the United States.
``(2) To further reduce the likelihood of the resumption of
underground nuclear weapons testing.
``(3) To maintain the safety and security of the nuclear
weapons stockpile.
``(4) To optimize the future size of the nuclear weapons
stockpile.
``(5) To reduce the risk of an accidental detonation of an
element of the stockpile.
``(6) To reduce the risk of an element of the stockpile
being used by a person or entity hostile to the United States,
its vital interests, or its allies.
``(b) Program Limitations.--In carrying out the stockpile
management program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy shall
ensure that--
``(1) any changes made to the stockpile shall be consistent
with the objectives identified in subsection (a);
``(2) any changes made to the stockpile consistent with the
objectives identified in subsection (a) are carried out in a
cost effective manner; and
``(3) any such changes made to the stockpile shall--
``(A) be well understood and certifiable without
the need to resume underground nuclear weapons testing;
``(B) use the design, certification, and production
expertise resident in the nuclear security enterprise
to fulfill current mission requirements of the existing
stockpile; and
``(C) develop future generations of design,
certification, and production expertise in the nuclear
security enterprise to support the fulfillment of
mission requirements of the future stockpile.
``(c) Program Budget.--In accordance with the requirements under
section 5630, for each budget submitted by the President to Congress
under section 1105 of title 31, the amounts requested for the program
under this section shall be clearly identified in the budget
justification materials submitted to Congress in support of that
budget.
``Sec. 5627. Annual assessments and reports to the President and
Congress regarding the condition of the United States
nuclear weapons stockpile
``(a) Annual Assessments Required.--For each nuclear weapon type in
the stockpile of the United States, each official specified in
subsection (b) on an annual basis shall, to the extent such official is
directly responsible for the safety, reliability, performance, or
military effectiveness of that nuclear weapon type, complete an
assessment of the safety, reliability, performance, or military
effectiveness (as the case may be) of that nuclear weapon type.
``(b) Covered Officials.--The officials referred to in subsection
(a) are the following:
``(1) The head of each national security laboratory.
``(2) The Commander of the United States Strategic Command.
``(c) Dual Validation Teams in Support of Assessments.--In support
of the assessments required by subsection (a), the Administrator may
establish teams, known as `dual validation teams', to provide each
national security laboratory responsible for weapons design with
independent evaluations of the condition of each warhead for which such
laboratory has lead responsibility. A dual validation team established
by the Administrator shall--
``(1) be comprised of weapons experts from the laboratory
that does not have lead responsibility for fielding the warhead
being evaluated;
``(2) have access to all surveillance and underground test
data for all stockpile systems for use in the independent
evaluations;
``(3) use all relevant available data to conduct
independent calculations; and
``(4) pursue independent experiments to support the
independent evaluations.
``(d) Use of Teams of Experts for Assessments.--The head of each
national security laboratory shall establish and use one or more teams
of experts, known as `red teams', to assist in the assessments required
by subsection (a). Each such team shall include experts from both of
the other national security laboratories. Each such team for a national
security laboratory shall--
``(1) review both the matters covered by the assessments
under subsection (a) performed by the head of that laboratory
and any independent evaluations conducted by a dual validation
team under subsection (c);
``(2) subject such matters to challenge; and
``(3) submit the results of such review and challenge,
together with the findings and recommendations of such team
with respect to such review and challenge, to the head of that
laboratory.
``(e) Report on Assessments.--Not later than December 1 of each
year, each official specified in subsection (b) shall submit to the
Secretary concerned, and to the Nuclear Weapons Council, a report on
the assessments that such official was required by subsection (a) to
complete. The report shall include the following:
``(1) The results of each such assessment.
``(2)(A) Such official's determination as to whether or not
one or more underground nuclear tests are necessary to resolve
any issues identified in the assessments and, if so--
``(i) an identification of the specific underground
nuclear tests that are necessary to resolve such
issues; and
``(ii) a discussion of why options other than an
underground nuclear test are not available or would not
resolve such issues.
``(B) An identification of the specific underground nuclear
tests which, while not necessary, might have value in resolving
any such issues and a discussion of the anticipated value of
conducting such tests.
``(C) Such official's determination as to the readiness of
the United States to conduct the underground nuclear tests
identified under subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B), if directed by
the President to do so.
``(3) In the case of a report submitted by the head of a
national security laboratory--
``(A) a concise statement regarding the adequacy of
the science-based tools and methods, including with
respect to cyber assurance, being used to determine the
matters covered by the assessments;
``(B) a concise statement regarding the adequacy of
the tools and methods employed by the manufacturing
infrastructure required by section 5632 to identify and
fix any inadequacy with respect to the matters covered
by the assessments, and the confidence of the head in
such tools and methods;
``(C) a concise summary of the findings and
recommendations of any teams under subsection (d) that
relate to the assessments, together with a discussion
of those findings and recommendations;
``(D) a concise summary of the results of any
independent evaluation conducted by a dual validation
team under subsection (c); and
``(E) a concise summary of any significant finding
investigations initiated or active during the previous
year for which the head of the national security
laboratory has full or partial responsibility.
``(4) In the case of a report submitted by the Commander of
the United States Strategic Command--
``(A) a discussion of the relative merits of other
nuclear weapon types (if any), or compensatory measures
(if any) that could be taken, that could enable
accomplishment of the missions of the nuclear weapon
types to which the assessments relate, should such
assessments identify any deficiency with respect to
such nuclear weapon types;
``(B) a summary of all major assembly releases in
place as of the date of the report for the active and
inactive nuclear weapon stockpiles; and
``(C) the views of the Commander on the stockpile
responsiveness program under section 5641, the
activities conducted under such program, and any
suggestions to improve such program.
``(5) An identification and discussion of any matter having
an adverse effect on the capability of the official submitting
the report to accurately determine the matters covered by the
assessments.
``(f) Submittals to the President and Congress.--
``(1) Not later than February 1 of each year, the Secretary
of Defense and the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the
President--
``(A) each report, without change, submitted to
either Secretary under subsection (e) during the
preceding year;
``(B) any comments that the Secretaries
individually or jointly consider appropriate with
respect to each such report;
``(C) the conclusions that the Secretaries
individually or jointly reach as to the safety,
reliability, performance, and military effectiveness of
the nuclear weapons stockpile of the United States; and
``(D) any other information that the Secretaries
individually or jointly consider appropriate.
``(2) Not later than March 15 of each year, the President
shall forward to Congress the matters received by the President
under paragraph (1) for that year, together with any comments
the President considers appropriate.
``(3) If the President does not forward to Congress the
matters required under paragraph (2) by the date required by
such paragraph, the officials specified in subsection (b) shall
provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees not
later than March 30 on the report such officials submitted to
the Secretary concerned under subsection (e).
``(g) Classified Form.--Each submittal under subsection (f) shall
be in classified form only, with the classification level required for
each portion of such submittal marked appropriately.
``(h) Definition.--In this section, the term `Secretary concerned'
means--
``(1) the Secretary of Energy, with respect to matters
concerning the Department of Energy; and
``(2) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to matters
concerning the Department of Defense.
``Sec. 5628. Form of certifications regarding the safety or reliability
of the nuclear weapons stockpile
``Any certification submitted to the President by the Secretary of
Defense or the Secretary of Energy regarding confidence in the safety
or reliability of a nuclear weapon type in the United States nuclear
weapons stockpile shall be submitted in classified form only.
``Sec. 5629. Nuclear test ban readiness program
``(a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Energy shall
establish and support a program to assure that the United States is in
a position to maintain the reliability, safety, and continued deterrent
effect of its stockpile of existing nuclear weapons designs in the
event that a low-threshold or comprehensive ban on nuclear explosives
testing is negotiated and ratified within the framework agreed to by
the United States and the Russian Federation.
``(b) Purposes of Program.--The purposes of the program under
subsection (a) shall be the following:
``(1) To assure that the United States maintains a vigorous
program of stockpile inspection and non-explosive testing so
that, if a low-threshold or comprehensive test ban is entered
into, the United States remains able to detect and identify
potential problems in stockpile reliability and safety in
existing designs of nuclear weapons.
``(2) To assure that the specific materials, components,
processes, and personnel needed for the remanufacture of
existing nuclear weapons or the substitution of alternative
nuclear warheads are available to support such remanufacture or
substitution if such action becomes necessary in order to
satisfy reliability and safety requirements under a low-
threshold or comprehensive test ban agreement.
``(3) To assure that a vigorous program of research in
areas related to nuclear weapons science and engineering is
supported so that, if a low-threshold or comprehensive test ban
agreement is entered into, the United States is able to
maintain a base of technical knowledge about nuclear weapons
design and nuclear weapons effects.
``(c) Conduct of Program.--The Secretary of Energy shall carry out
the program provided for in subsection (a). The program shall be
carried out with the participation of representatives of the Department
of Defense, the nuclear weapons production facilities, and the national
security laboratories.
``Sec. 5630. Requirements for specific request for new or modified
nuclear weapons
``(a) Requirement for Request for Funds for Development.--
``(1) In any fiscal year after fiscal year 2002 in which
the Secretary of Energy plans to carry out activities described
in paragraph (2) relating to the development of a new nuclear
weapon or modified nuclear weapon beyond phase 2 or phase 6.2
(as the case may be) of the nuclear weapon acquisition process,
the Secretary--
``(A) shall specifically request funds for such
activities in the budget of the President for that
fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31; and
``(B) may carry out such activities only if amounts
are authorized to be appropriated for such activities
by an Act of Congress consistent with section 660 of
the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C.
7270).
``(2) The activities described in this paragraph are as
follows:
``(A) The conduct, or provision for conduct, of
research and development for the production of a new
nuclear weapon by the United States.
``(B) The conduct, or provision for conduct, of
engineering or manufacturing to carry out the
production of a new nuclear weapon by the United
States.
``(C) The conduct, or provision for conduct, of
research and development for the production of a
modified nuclear weapon by the United States.
``(D) The conduct, or provision for conduct, of
engineering or manufacturing to carry out the
production of a modified nuclear weapon by the United
States.
``(b) Budget Request Format.--In a request for funds under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall include a dedicated line item for
each activity described in subsection (a)(2) for a new nuclear weapon
or modified nuclear weapon that is in phase 2 or higher or phase 6.2 or
higher (as the case may be) of the nuclear weapon acquisition process.
``(c) Notification and Briefing of Noncovered Activities.--In any
fiscal year after fiscal year 2022, the Secretary of Energy, acting
through the Administrator, in conjunction with the annual submission of
the budget of the President to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of
title 31, shall notify the congressional defense committees of--
``(1) any activities described in subsection (a)(2)
relating to the development of a new nuclear weapon or modified
nuclear weapon that, during the calendar year prior to the
budget submission, were carried out prior to phase 2 or phase
6.2 (as the case may be) of the nuclear weapon acquisition
process; and
``(2) any plans to carry out, prior to phase 2 or phase 6.2
(as the case may be) of the nuclear weapon acquisition process,
activities described in subsection (a)(2) relating to the
development of a new nuclear weapon or modified nuclear weapon
during the fiscal year covered by that budget.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `modified nuclear weapon' means a nuclear
weapon that contains a pit or canned subassembly, either of
which--
``(A) is in the nuclear weapons stockpile as of
December 2, 2002; and
``(B) is being modified in order to meet a military
requirement that is other than the military
requirements applicable to such nuclear weapon when
first placed in the nuclear weapons stockpile.
``(2) The term `new nuclear weapon' means a nuclear weapon
that contains a pit or canned subassembly, either of which is
neither--
``(A) in the nuclear weapons stockpile on December
2, 2002; nor
``(B) in production as of that date.
``Sec. 5631. Testing of nuclear weapons
``(a) Underground Testing.--No underground test of nuclear weapons
may be conducted by the United States after September 30, 1996, unless
a foreign state conducts a nuclear test after this date, at which time
the prohibition on United States nuclear testing is lifted.
``(b) Atmospheric Testing.--None of the funds appropriated pursuant
to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public
Law 103-160; 107 Stat. 1547) or any other Act for any fiscal year may
be available to maintain the capability of the United States to conduct
atmospheric testing of a nuclear weapon.
``Sec. 5632. Manufacturing infrastructure for refabrication and
certification of nuclear weapons stockpile
``(a) Manufacturing Program.--
``(1) The Secretary of Energy shall carry out a program for
purposes of establishing within the Government a manufacturing
infrastructure that has the capabilities of meeting the
following objectives:
``(A) To provide a stockpile surveillance
engineering base.
``(B) To refabricate and certify weapon components
and types in the enduring nuclear weapons stockpile, as
necessary.
``(C) To fabricate and certify new nuclear
warheads, as necessary.
``(D) To support nuclear weapons.
``(E) To supply sufficient tritium in support of
nuclear weapons to ensure an upload hedge in the event
circumstances require.
``(2) The purpose of the program carried out under
paragraph (1) shall also be to develop manufacturing
capabilities and capacities necessary to meet the requirements
specified in the annual Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Memorandum.
``(b) Required Capabilities.--The manufacturing infrastructure
established under the program under subsection (a) shall include the
following capabilities (modernized to attain the objectives referred to
in that subsection):
``(1) The weapons assembly and high explosives
manufacturing capabilities of the Pantex Plant.
``(2) The weapon secondary fabrication capabilities of the
Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
``(3) The capabilities of the Savannah River Site relating
to tritium recycling and processing.
``(4) The fissile material component processing and
fabrication capabilities of the Savannah River Plutonium
Processing Facility and the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
``(5) The non-nuclear component capabilities of the Kansas
City National Security Campus, Kansas City, Missouri.
``Sec. 5633. Acceleration of depleted uranium manufacturing processes
``(a) Acceleration of Manufacturing.--The Administrator shall
require the nuclear security enterprise to accelerate the modernization
of manufacturing processes for depleted uranium by 2030 so that the
nuclear security enterprise--
``(1) demonstrates bulk cold hearth melting of depleted
uranium alloys to augment existing capabilities on an
operational basis for war reserve components;
``(2) manufactures, on a repeatable and ongoing basis, war
reserve depleted uranium alloy components using net shape
casting;
``(3) demonstrates, if possible, a production facility to
conduct routine operations for manufacturing depleted uranium
alloy components outside of the current perimeter security
fencing of the Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge,
Tennessee; and
``(4) has available high purity depleted uranium for the
production of war reserve components.
``(b) Annual Briefing.--Not later than March 31, 2023, and annually
thereafter through 2030, the Administrator shall provide to the
congressional defense committees a briefing on--
``(1) progress made in carrying out subsection (a);
``(2) the cost of activities conducted under such
subsection during the preceding fiscal year; and
``(3) the ability of the nuclear security enterprise to
convert depleted uranium fluoride hexafluoride to depleted
uranium tetrafluoride.
``Sec. 5634. Reports on critical difficulties at national security
laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities
``(a) Reports by Heads of Laboratories and Facilities.--In the
event of a difficulty at a national security laboratory or a nuclear
weapons production facility that has a significant bearing on
confidence in the safety or reliability of a nuclear weapon or nuclear
weapon type, the head of the laboratory or facility, as the case may
be, shall submit to the Administrator a report on the difficulty. The
head of the laboratory or facility shall submit the report as soon as
practicable after discovery of the difficulty.
``(b) Transmittal by Administrator.--Not later than 10 days after
receipt of a report under subsection (a), the Administrator shall
transmit the report (together with the comments of the Administrator)
to the congressional defense committees, to the Secretary of Energy and
the Secretary of Defense, and to the President.
``(c) Inclusion of Reports in Annual Stockpile Assessment.--Any
report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall also be submitted to
the President and Congress with the matters required to be submitted
under section 5627(f) for the year in which such report is submitted.
``Sec. 5635. Selected acquisition reports and independent cost
estimates and reviews of certain programs and facilities
``(a) Selected Acquisition Reports.--
``(1) At the end of the first quarter of each fiscal year,
the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator,
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on each nuclear weapon system undergoing life extension and
each major alteration project (as defined in section
5794(a)(2)) during the preceding fiscal year. The reports shall
be known as Selected Acquisition Reports for the weapon system
concerned.
``(2) The information contained in the Selected Acquisition
Report for a fiscal year for a nuclear weapon system shall be
the information contained in the Selected Acquisition Report
for each fiscal-year quarter in that fiscal year for a major
defense acquisition program under section 4351 or any successor
system, expressed in terms of the nuclear weapon system.
``(b) Independent Cost Estimates and Reviews.--
``(1) The Secretary, acting through the Administrator,
shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the
Nuclear Weapons Council the following:
``(A) An independent cost estimate of the
following:
``(i) Each nuclear weapon system undergoing
life extension at the completion of phase 6.2A
or new weapon system at the completion of phase
2A, relating to design definition and cost
study.
``(ii) Each nuclear weapon system
undergoing life extension at the completion of
phase 6.3 or new weapon system at the
completion of phase 3, relating to development
engineering.
``(iii) Each nuclear weapon system
undergoing life extension at the completion of
phase 6.4, relating to production engineering,
and before the initiation of phase 6.5,
relating to first production.
``(iv) Each new weapon system at the
completion of phase 4, relating to production
engineering, and before the initiation of phase
5, relating to first production.
``(v) Each new nuclear facility within the
nuclear security enterprise that is estimated
to cost more than $500,000,000 before such
facility achieves critical decision 1 and
before such facility achieves critical decision
2 in the acquisition process.
``(vi) Each nuclear weapons system
undergoing a major alteration project (as
defined in section 5794(a)(2)).
``(B) An independent cost review of each nuclear
weapon system undergoing life extension at the
completion of phase 6.2 or new weapon system at the
completion of phase 2, relating to study of feasibility
and down-select.
``(2) Each independent cost estimate and independent cost
review under paragraph (1) shall include--
``(A) whether the cost baseline or the budget
estimate for the period covered by the future-years
nuclear security program has changed, and the rationale
for any such change; and
``(B) any views of the Secretary or the
Administrator regarding such estimate or review.
``(3) The Administrator shall review and consider the
results of any independent cost estimate or independent cost
review of a nuclear weapon system or a nuclear facility, as the
case may be, under this subsection before entering the next
phase of the development process of such system or the
acquisition process of such facility.
``(4) Except as otherwise specified in paragraph (1), each
independent cost estimate or independent cost review of a
nuclear weapon system or a nuclear facility under this
subsection shall be submitted not later than 30 days after the
date on which--
``(A) in the case of a nuclear weapons system, such
system completes a phase specified in such paragraph;
or
``(B) in the case of a nuclear facility, such
facility achieves critical decision 1 as specified in
subparagraph (A)(v) of such paragraph.
``(5) Each independent cost estimate or independent cost
review submitted under this subsection shall be submitted in
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex if
necessary.
``(c) Authority for Further Assessments.--Upon the request of the
Administrator, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of
Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation and in consultation with the
Administrator, may conduct an independent cost assessment of any
initiative or program of the Administration that is estimated to cost
more than $500,000,000.
``Sec. 5636. Advice to President and Congress regarding safety,
security, and reliability of United States nuclear
weapons stockpile
``(a) Policy.--
``(1) In general.--It is the policy of the United States--
``(A) to maintain a safe, secure, effective, and
reliable nuclear weapons stockpile; and
``(B) as long as other nations control or actively
seek to acquire nuclear weapons, to retain a credible
nuclear deterrent.
``(2) Nuclear weapons stockpile.--It is in the security
interest of the United States to sustain the United States
nuclear weapons stockpile through a program of stockpile
stewardship, carried out at the national security laboratories
and nuclear weapons production facilities.
``(3) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress
that--
``(A) the United States should retain a triad of
strategic nuclear forces sufficient to deter any future
hostile foreign leadership with access to strategic
nuclear forces from acting against the vital interests
of the United States;
``(B) the United States should continue to maintain
nuclear forces of sufficient size and capability to
implement an effective and robust deterrent strategy;
and
``(C) the advice of the persons required to provide
the President and Congress with assurances of the
safety, security, effectiveness, and reliability of the
nuclear weapons force should be scientifically based,
without regard for politics, and of the highest quality
and integrity.
``(b) Advice and Opinions Regarding Nuclear Weapons Stockpile.--In
addition to a director of a national security laboratory or a nuclear
weapons production facility under section 5634, any member of the
Nuclear Weapons Council may also submit to the President, the Secretary
of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, or the congressional defense
committees advice or opinion regarding the safety, security,
effectiveness, and reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile.
``(c) Expression of Individual Views.--
``(1) In general.--No individual, including a
representative of the President, may take any action against,
or otherwise constrain, a director of a national security
laboratory or a nuclear weapons production facility or a member
of the Nuclear Weapons Council from presenting the professional
views of the director or member, as the case may be, to the
President, the National Security Council, or Congress
regarding--
``(A) the safety, security, reliability, or
credibility of the nuclear weapons stockpile and
nuclear forces; or
``(B) the status of, and plans for, the
capabilities and infrastructure that support and
sustain the nuclear weapons stockpile and nuclear
forces.
``(2) Construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1)(B) may be
construed to affect the interagency budget process.
``(d) Representative of the President Defined.--In this section,
the term `representative of the President' means the following:
``(1) Any official of the Department of Defense or the
Department of Energy who is appointed by the President and
confirmed by the Senate.
``(2) Any member or official of the National Security
Council.
``(3) Any member or official of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
``(4) Any official of the Office of Management and Budget.
``Sec. 5637. Notification of certain regulations that impact the
National Nuclear Security Administration
``(a) In General.--If a director of a national security laboratory
of the Administration determines that a Federal regulation could
inhibit the ability of the Administrator to maintain the safety,
security, or effectiveness of the nuclear weapons stockpile without
engaging in explosive nuclear testing, such director, not later than 15
days after making such determination, shall submit to Congress a
notification of such determination.
``(b) Form.--Each notification required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
``Sec. 5638. Plutonium pit production capacity
``(a) Requirement.--Consistent with the requirements of the
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy shall ensure that the
nuclear security enterprise--
``(1) during 2021, begins production of qualification
plutonium pits;
``(2) during 2024, produces not less than 10 war reserve
plutonium pits;
``(3) during 2025, produces not less than 20 war reserve
plutonium pits;
``(4) during 2026, produces not less than 30 war reserve
plutonium pits; and
``(5) during 2030, produces not less than 80 war reserve
plutonium pits.
``(b) Annual Certification.--Not later than March 1, 2015, and each
year thereafter through 2030, the Secretary of Energy shall certify to
the congressional defense committees and the Secretary of Defense that
the programs and budget of the Secretary of Energy will enable the
nuclear security enterprise to meet the requirements under subsection
(a).
``(c) Plan.--If the Secretary of Energy does not make a
certification under subsection (b) by March 1 of any year in which a
certification is required under that subsection, by not later than May
1 of such year, the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to enable the
nuclear security enterprise to meet the requirements under subsection
(a). Such plan shall include identification of the resources of the
Department of Energy that the Chairman determines should be redirected
to support the plan to meet such requirements.
``(d) Certifications on Plutonium Enterprise.--
``(1) Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the date
on which a covered project achieves a critical decision
milestone, the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management
and the Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs shall jointly
certify to the congressional defense committees that the
operations, infrastructure, and workforce of such project are
adequate to carry out the delivery and disposal of planned
waste shipments relating to the plutonium enterprise, as
outlined in the critical decision memoranda of the Department
of Energy with respect to such project.
``(2) Failure to certify.--If the Assistant Secretary for
Environmental Management and the Deputy Administrator for
Defense Programs fail to make a certification under paragraph
(1) by the date specified in such paragraph with respect to a
covered project achieving a critical decision milestone, the
Assistant Secretary and the Deputy Administrator shall jointly
submit to the congressional defense committees, by not later
than 30 days after such date, a plan to ensure that the
operations, infrastructure, and workforce of such project will
be adequate to carry out the delivery and disposal of planned
waste shipments described in such paragraph.
``(e) Reports.--
``(1) Requirement.--Not later than March 1 of each year
during the period beginning on the date on which the first
covered project achieves critical decision 2 in the acquisition
process and ending on the date on which the second project
achieves critical decision 4 and begins operations, the
Administrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the planned
production goals of both covered projects during the first 10
years of the operation of the projects.
``(2) Elements.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall
include-
``(A) the number of war reserve plutonium pits
planned to be produced during each year, including the
associated warhead type;
``(B) a description of risks and challenges to
meeting the performance baseline for the covered
projects, as approved in critical decision 2 in the
acquisition process;
``(C) options available to the Administrator to
balance scope, costs, and production requirements at
the projects to decrease overall risk to the plutonium
enterprise and enduring plutonium pit requirements; and
``(D) an explanation of any changes to the
production goals or requirements as compared to the
report submitted during the previous year.
``(f) Prohibition on ARIES Expansion Before Achievement of 30 Pit-
per-year Base Capability.--
``(1) In general.--Until the date on which the
Administrator certifies to the congressional defense committees
that the base capability to produce not less than 30 war
reserve plutonium pits per year has been established at Los
Alamos National Laboratory, the Administrator may not--
``(A) carry out a project to expand the pit
disassembly and processing capability of the spaces at
PF-4 occupied by ARIES as of December 22, 2023; or
``(B) otherwise expand such spaces.
``(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply with
respect to--
``(A) ongoing or planned small projects to sustain
or improve the efficiency of plutonium oxide
production, provided that such projects do not expand
the spaces at PF-4 occupied by ARIES as of December 22,
2023;
``(B) the planning and design of an additional
ARIES capability at a location other than PF-4; or
``(C) the transfer of the ARIES capability to a
location other than PF-4.
``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) The term `ARIES' means the Advanced Recovery
and Integrated Extraction System method, developed and
piloted at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos,
New Mexico, for disassembling surplus defense plutonium
pits and converting the plutonium from such pits into
plutonium oxide.
``(B) The term `PF-4' means the Plutonium Facility
at Technical Area 55 located at Los Alamos National
Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico.
``(g) Covered Project Defined.--In this subsection, the term
`covered project' means--
``(1) the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility,
Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina (Project 21-D-511);
or
``(2) the Plutonium Pit Production Project, Los Alamos
National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico (Project 21-D-512).
``(h) Management of Plutonium Modernization Program.--Not later
than 570 days after December 22, 2023, the Administrator for Nuclear
Security shall ensure that the plutonium modernization program
established by the Office of Defense Programs of the National Nuclear
Security Administration, or any subsequently developed program designed
to meet the requirements under subsection (a), is managed in accordance
with the best practices for schedule development and cost estimating of
the Government Accountability Office.
``Sec. 5639. Certification of completion of milestones with respect to
plutonium pit aging
``(a) Requirement.--The Administrator shall complete the milestones
on plutonium pit aging identified in the report entitled ``Research
Program Plan for Plutonium and Pit Aging'', published by the
Administration in September 2021.
``(b) Assessments.--The Administrator shall--
``(1) acting through the Defense Programs Advisory
Committee, conduct biennial reviews during the period beginning
not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
Act and ending December 31, 2030, regarding the progress
achieved toward completing the milestones described in
subsection (a); and
``(2) seek to enter into an arrangement with the private
scientific advisory group known as JASON to conduct, not later
than 2030, an assessment of plutonium pit aging.
``(c) Briefings.--During the period beginning not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act and ending December
31, 2030, the Administrator shall provide to the congressional defense
committees biennial briefings on--
``(1) the progress achieved toward completing the
milestones described in subsection (a); and
``(2) the results of the assessments described in
subsection (b).
``(d) Certification of Completion of Milestones.--Not later than
October 1, 2031, the Administrator shall--
``(1) certify to the congressional defense committees
whether the milestones described in subsection (a) have been
achieved; and
``(2) if the milestones have not been achieved, submit to
such committees a report--
``(A) describing the reasons such milestones have
not been achieved;
``(B) including, if the Administrator determines
the Administration will not be able to meet one of such
milestones, an explanation for that determination; and
``(C) specifying new dates for the completion of
the milestones the Administrator anticipates the
Administration will meet.
``Sec. 5640. Authorization of workforce development and training
partnership programs within National Nuclear Security
Administration
``(a) Authority.--The Administrator for Nuclear Security may
authorize management and operating contractors at covered facilities to
develop and implement workforce development and training partnership
programs to further the education and training of employees or
prospective employees of such management and operating contractors to
meet the requirements of section 5638.
``(b) Capacity.--To carry out subsection (a), a management and
operating contractor at a covered facility may provide funding through
grants or other means to cover the costs of the development and
implementation of a workforce development and training partnership
program authorized under such subsection, including costs relating to
curriculum development, hiring of teachers, procurement of equipment
and machinery, use of facilities or other properties, and provision of
scholarships and fellowships.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `covered facility' means--
``(A) Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos,
New Mexico; or
``(B) the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South
Carolina.
``(2) The term `prospective employee' means an individual
who has applied (or who, based on their field of study and
experience, is likely to apply) for a position of employment
with a management and operating contractor to support plutonium
pit production at a covered facility.
``Sec. 5641. Stockpile responsiveness program
``(a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States
to identify, sustain, enhance, integrate, and continually exercise all
capabilities required to conceptualize, study, design, develop,
engineer, certify, produce, and deploy nuclear weapons to ensure the
nuclear deterrent of the United States remains safe, secure, reliable,
credible, and responsive.
``(b) Program Required.--The Secretary of Energy, acting through
the Administrator and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense,
shall carry out a stockpile responsiveness program, along with the
stockpile stewardship program under section 5621 and the stockpile
management program under section 5626, to identify, sustain, enhance,
integrate, and continually exercise all capabilities required to
conceptualize, study, design, develop, engineer, certify, produce, and
deploy nuclear weapons.
``(c) Objectives.--The program under subsection (b) shall have the
following objectives:
``(1) Identify, sustain, enhance, integrate, and
continually exercise all of the capabilities, infrastructure,
tools, and technologies across the science, engineering,
design, certification, and manufacturing cycle required to
carry out all phases of the joint nuclear weapons life cycle
process, with respect to both the nuclear security enterprise
and relevant elements of the Department of Defense.
``(2) Identify, enhance, and transfer knowledge, skills,
and direct experience with respect to all phases of the joint
nuclear weapons life cycle process from one generation of
nuclear weapon designers and engineers to the following
generation.
``(3) Periodically demonstrate stockpile responsiveness
throughout the range of capabilities as required, such as
through the use of prototypes, flight testing, and development
of plans for certification without the need for nuclear
explosive testing.
``(4) Shorten design, certification, and manufacturing
cycles and timelines to minimize the amount of time and costs
leading to an engineering prototype and production.
``(5) Continually exercise processes for the integration
and coordination of all relevant elements and processes of the
Administration and the Department of Defense required to ensure
stockpile responsiveness.
``(6) The retention of the ability, in coordination with
the Director of National Intelligence, to assess and develop
prototype nuclear weapons of foreign countries if needed to
meet intelligence requirements and, if necessary, to conduct
no-yield testing of those prototypes.
``(d) Joint Nuclear Weapons Life Cycle Process Defined.--In this
section, the term `joint nuclear weapons life cycle process' means the
process developed and maintained by the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Energy for the development, production, maintenance, and
retirement of nuclear weapons.
``Sec. 5642. Long-term plan for meeting national security requirements
for unencumbered uranium
``(a) In General.--Not later than December 31 of each odd-numbered
year through 2031, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a plan for meeting national security
requirements for unencumbered uranium through 2070.
``(b) Plan Requirements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
``(1) An inventory of unencumbered uranium (other than
depleted uranium), by program source and enrichment level,
that, as of the date of the plan, is allocated to national
security requirements.
``(2) An inventory of unencumbered uranium (other than
depleted uranium), by program source and enrichment level,
that, as of the date of the plan, is not allocated to national
security requirements but could be allocated to such
requirements.
``(3) An identification of national security requirements
for unencumbered uranium through 2070, by program source and
enrichment level.
``(4) An assessment of current and projected unencumbered
uranium production by private industry in the United States
that could support future defense requirements.
``(5) A description of any shortfall in obtaining
unencumbered uranium to meet national security requirements and
an assessment of whether that shortfall could be mitigated
through the blending down of uranium that is of a higher
enrichment level.
``(6) An inventory of unencumbered depleted uranium, an
assessment of the portion of that uranium that could be
allocated to national security requirements through re-
enrichment, and an estimate of the costs of re-enriching that
uranium.
``(7) A description of the swap and barter agreements
involving unencumbered uranium needed to meet national security
requirements that are in effect on the date of the plan.
``(8) An assessment of--
``(A) when additional enrichment of uranium will be
required to meet national security requirements; and
``(B) the options the Secretary is considering to
meet such requirements, including an estimated cost and
timeline for each option and a description of any
changes to policy or law that the Secretary determines
would be required for each option.
``(9) An assessment of how options to provide additional
enriched uranium to meet national security requirements could,
as an additional benefit, contribute to the establishment of a
sustained domestic enrichment capacity and allow the commercial
sector of the United States to reduce reliance on importing
uranium from adversary countries.
``(c) Form of Plan.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
``(d) Comptroller General Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after
the date on which the congressional defense committees receive each
plan under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States
shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives and the Senate a briefing that includes an assessment
of the plan.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `depleted', with respect to uranium, means
that the uranium is depleted in uranium-235 compared with
natural uranium.
``(2) The term `unencumbered', with respect to uranium,
means that the United States has no obligation to foreign
governments to use the uranium for only peaceful purposes.
``Sec. 5643. Plan for domestic enrichment capability to satisfy
Department of Defense uranium requirements
``(a) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
(Public Law 118-31), the Administrator shall submit to the Committees
on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report that contains a plan to establish a domestic
enrichment capability sufficient to meet defense requirements for
enriched uranium. Such plan shall include--
``(1) a description of defense requirements for enriched
uranium expected to be necessary between the date of the
enactment of this Act and 2060 to meet the requirements of the
Department of Defense, including quantities, material assay,
and the dates by which new enrichment is required;
``(2) key milestones, steps, and policy decisions required
to achieve the domestic uranium enrichment capability;
``(3) the dates by which such key milestones are to be
achieved;
``(4) a funding profile, broken down by project and sub-
project, for obtaining such capability;
``(5) a description of any changes in the requirement of
the Department of Defense for highly enriched uranium due to
AUKUS; and
``(6) any other elements or information the Administrator
determines appropriate.
``(b) Annual Certification Requirement.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than February 1 of each year
after the year during which the report required by subsection
(a) is submitted until the date specified in paragraph (2), the
Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a certification that--
``(A) the Administration is in compliance with the
plan and milestones contained in the report; or
``(B) the Administration is not in compliance with
such plan or milestones, together with--
``(i) a description of the nature of the
non-compliance;
``(ii) the reasons for the non-compliance;
and
``(iii) a plan to achieve compliance.
``(2) Termination date.--No report shall be required under
paragraph (1) after the date on which the Administrator
certifies to the congressional defense committees that the
final key milestone under the plan has been met.
``(c) Form of Reports.--The report under subsection (a) and each
annual certification under subsection (b) shall be submitted in
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
``Sec. 5644. Incorporation of integrated surety architecture
``(a) Shipments.--
``(1) The Administrator shall ensure that shipments
described in paragraph (2) incorporate surety technologies
relating to transportation and shipping developed by the
Integrated Surety Architecture program of the Administration.
``(2) A shipment described in this paragraph is an over-
the-road shipment of the Administration that involves any
nuclear weapon planned to be in the active stockpile after
2025.
``(b) Certain Programs.--
``(1) The Administrator, in coordination with the Chairman
of the Nuclear Weapons Council, shall ensure that each program
described in paragraph (2) incorporates integrated designs
compatible with the Integrated Surety Architecture program.
``(2) A program described in this subsection is a program
of the Administration that is a warhead development program, a
life extension program, or a warhead major alteration program.
``(c) Determination.--
``(1) If, on a case-by-case basis, the Administrator
determines that a shipment under subsection (a) will not
incorporate some or all of the surety technologies described in
such subsection, or that a program under subsection (b) will
not incorporate some or all of the integrated designs described
in such subsection, the Administrator shall submit such
determination to the congressional defense committees,
including the results of an analysis conducted pursuant to
paragraph (2).
``(2) Each determination made under paragraph (1) shall be
based on a documented, system risk analysis that considers
security risk reduction, operational impacts, and technical
risk.
``(d) Termination.--The requirements of subsections (a) and (b)
shall terminate on December 31, 2029.
``Sec. 5645. W93 nuclear warhead acquisition process
``(a) Reporting Requirements.--
``(1) Phase 1.--Upon receiving a concept definition study
under phase 1 of the joint nuclear weapons life cycle for the
W93 nuclear weapon, the Nuclear Weapons Council shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a report that includes the
following:
``(A) A description of the potential military
characteristics of the weapon.
``(B) A description of the stockpile-to-target
sequence requirements of the weapon.
``(C) An initial assessment of the requirements a
W93 nuclear weapon program is likely to generate for
the nuclear security enterprise, including--
``(i) adjustments to the size and
composition of the workforce;
``(ii) additions to existing weapon design
and production capabilities; or
``(iii) additional facility
recapitalization or new construction.
``(D) A preliminary description of other
significant requirements for a W93 nuclear weapon
program, including--
``(i) first production unit date;
``(ii) initial operational capability date;
``(iii) full operational capability date;
and
``(iv) any unique safety and surety
requirements that could increase design
complexity or cost estimate uncertainty.
``(2) Phase 2.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 15 days after the
date on which the Nuclear Weapons Council approves
phase 2 of the joint nuclear weapons life cycle for the
W93 nuclear weapon, the Administrator shall provide to
the congressional defense committees a briefing on a
plan to implement a process of independent peer review
or review by a board of experts, or both, with respect
to--
``(i) the nonnuclear components of the
weapon;
``(ii) subsystem design; and
``(iii) engineering aspects of the weapon.
``(B) Requirements for process.--The Administrator
shall ensure that the process required by subparagraph
(A)--
``(i) uses--
``(I) all relevant capabilities of
the Federal Government, the defense
industrial base, and institutions of
higher education; and
``(II) other capabilities that the
Administrator determines necessary; and
``(ii) informs the entire development life
cycle of the W93 nuclear weapon.
``(b) Certifications and Reports at Phase 3.--Not later than 15
days after the date on which the Nuclear Weapons Council approves phase
3 of the joint nuclear weapons life cycle for the W93 nuclear weapon--
``(1) the administrator shall provide to the congressional
defense committees a briefing that includes certifications
that--
``(A) phases 1 through 5 of the joint nuclear
weapons life cycle for the weapon will employ, at a
minimum, the same best practices and will provide
Congress with the same level of programmatic insight as
exists under the phase 6.X process for life extension
programs; and
``(B) the proposed design for the weapon can be
carried out within estimated schedule and cost
objectives; and
``(2) the Commander of the United States Strategic Command
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
containing, or provide to such committees a briefing on, the
requirements for weapon quantity and composition by type for
the sub-surface ballistic nuclear (SSBN) force, including such
requirements planned for the 15-year period following the date
of the report or briefing, as the case may be, including any
planned life extensions, retirements, or alterations.
``(c) Waivers.--Subsections (a) and (b) may be waived during a
period of war declared by Congress after January 1, 2021.
``(d) Joint Nuclear Weapons Life Cycle Defined.--In this section,
the term `joint nuclear weapons life cycle' has the meaning given that
term in section 5641.
``Sec. 5646. Earned value management and technology readiness levels
for life extension programs
``(a) Review of Contractor Earned Value Management Systems.--The
Administrator shall enter into an arrangement with an independent
entity under which that entity shall--
``(1) review and validate whether the earned value
management systems of contractors of the Administration for
life extension programs meet the earned value management
national standard; and
``(2) conduct periodic surveillance reviews of such systems
to ensure that such systems maintain compliance with that
standard through program completion.
``(b) Benchmarks for Technology Readiness Levels.--The
Administrator shall--
``(1) establish specific benchmarks for technology
readiness levels of critical technologies for life extension
programs at key decision points; and
``(2) ensure that critical technologies meet such
benchmarks at such decision points.
``(c) Applicability.--This section shall apply to programs that, as
of January 1, 2021, have not entered phase 3 of the nuclear weapons
acquisition process or phase 6.3 of a nuclear weapons life extension
program.
``(d) Definition.--In this section, the term `earned value
management national standard' means the most recent version of the EIA-
748 Earned Value Management System Standard published by the National
Defense Industrial Association.
``PART B--TRITIUM
``Sec. 5651. Tritium production program
``(a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Energy shall
establish a tritium production program that is capable of meeting the
tritium requirements of the United States for nuclear weapons.
``(b) Location of Tritium Production Facility.--The Secretary shall
locate any new tritium production facility of the Department of Energy
at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina.
``(c) In-reactor Tests.--The Secretary may perform in-reactor tests
of tritium target rods as part of the activities carried out under the
commercial light water reactor program.
``Sec. 5652. Tritium recycling
``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the
following activities shall be carried out at the Savannah River Site,
South Carolina:
``(1) All tritium recycling for weapons, including tritium
refitting.
``(2) All activities regarding tritium formerly carried out
at the Mound Plant, Ohio.
``(b) Exception.--The following activities may be carried out at
the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico:
``(1) Research on tritium.
``(2) Work on tritium in support of the defense inertial
confinement fusion program.
``(3) Provision of technical assistance to the Savannah
River Site regarding the weapons surveillance program.
``Sec. 5653. Modernization and consolidation of tritium recycling
facilities
``The Secretary of Energy shall carry out activities at the
Savannah River Site, South Carolina, to--
``(1) modernize and consolidate the facilities for
recycling tritium from weapons; and
``(2) provide a modern tritium extraction facility so as to
ensure that such facilities have a capacity to recycle tritium
from weapons that is adequate to meet the requirements for
tritium for weapons specified in the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile
Memorandum.
``SUBCHAPTER III--PROLIFERATION MATTERS
``Sec. 5661. Authority to conduct program relating to fissile materials
``The Secretary of Energy may conduct programs designed to improve
the protection, control, and accountability of fissile materials in
Russia.
``Sec. 5662. Completion of material protection, control, and accounting
activities in the Russian Federation
``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b) or
specifically authorized by Congress, international material protection,
control, and accounting activities in the Russian Federation shall be
completed not later than fiscal year 2018.
``(b) Exception.--The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply
to international material protection, control, and accounting
activities in the Russian Federation associated with the Agreement
Concerning the Management and Disposition of Plutonium Designated as No
Longer Required for Defense Purposes and Related Cooperation, signed at
Moscow and Washington August 29 and September 1, 2000, and entered into
force July 13, 2011 (TIAS 11-713.1), between the United States and the
Russian Federation.
``Sec. 5663. Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium at Savannah River
Site
``(a) Plan for Construction and Operation of MOX Facility.--
``(1) Not later than February 1, 2003, the Secretary of
Energy shall submit to Congress a plan for the construction and
operation of the MOX facility at the Savannah River Site,
Aiken, South Carolina.
``(2) The plan under paragraph (1) shall include--
``(A) a schedule for construction and operations so
as to achieve, as of January 1, 2012, and thereafter,
the MOX production objective, and to produce 1 metric
ton of mixed-oxide fuel by December 31, 2012; and
``(B) a schedule of operations of the MOX facility
designed so that 34 metric tons of defense plutonium
and defense plutonium materials at the Savannah River
Site will be processed into mixed-oxide fuel by January
1, 2019.
``(3)(A) Not later than February 15 each year, beginning in
2004 and continuing through 2024, the Secretary shall submit to
Congress a report on the implementation of the plan required by
paragraph (1).
``(B) Each report under subparagraph (A) for years before
2010 shall include--
``(i) an assessment of compliance with the
schedules included with the plan under paragraph (2);
and
``(ii) a certification by the Secretary whether or
not the MOX production objective can be met by January
2012.
``(C) Each report under subparagraph (A) for years after
2014 shall--
``(i) address whether the MOX production objective
has been met; and
``(ii) assess progress toward meeting the
obligations of the United States under the Plutonium
Management and Disposition Agreement.
``(D) Each report under subparagraph (A) for years after
2019 shall also include an assessment of compliance with the
MOX production objective and, if not in compliance, the plan of
the Secretary for achieving one of the following:
``(i) Compliance with such objective.
``(ii) Removal of all remaining defense plutonium
and defense plutonium materials from the State of South
Carolina.
``(b) Corrective Actions.--
``(1) If a report under subsection (a)(3) indicates that
construction or operation of the MOX facility is behind the
applicable schedule under subsection (g) by 12 months or more,
the Secretary shall submit to Congress, not later than August
15 of the year in which such report is submitted, a plan for
corrective actions to be implemented by the Secretary to ensure
that the MOX facility project is capable of meeting the MOX
production objective.
``(2) If a plan is submitted under paragraph (1) in any
year after 2008, the plan shall include corrective actions to
be implemented by the Secretary to ensure that the MOX
production objective is met.
``(3) Any plan for corrective actions under paragraph (1)
or (2) shall include established milestones under such plan for
achieving compliance with the MOX production objective.
``(4) If, before January 1, 2012, the Secretary determines
that there is a substantial and material risk that the MOX
production objective will not be achieved by 2012 because of a
failure to achieve milestones set forth in the most recent
corrective action plan under this subsection, the Secretary
shall suspend further transfers of defense plutonium and
defense plutonium materials to be processed by the MOX facility
until such risk is addressed and the Secretary certifies that
the MOX production objective can be met by 2012.
``(5) If, after January 1, 2014, the Secretary determines
that the MOX production objective has not been achieved because
of a failure to achieve milestones set forth in the most recent
corrective action plan under this subsection, the Secretary
shall suspend further transfers of defense plutonium and
defense plutonium materials to be processed by the MOX facility
until the Secretary certifies that the MOX production objective
can be met.
``(6)(A) Upon making a determination under paragraph (4) or
(5), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the
options for removing from the State of South Carolina an amount
of defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials equal to
the amount of defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials
transferred to the State of South Carolina after April 15,
2002.
``(B) Each report under subparagraph (A) shall include an
analysis of each option set forth in the report, including the
cost and schedule for implementation of such option, and any
requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) relating to consideration or
selection of such option.
``(C) Upon submittal of a report under subparagraph (A),
the Secretary shall commence any analysis that may be required
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 in order to
select among the options set forth in the report.
``(c) Contingent Requirement for Removal of Plutonium and Materials
From Savannah River Site.--If the MOX production objective is not
achieved as of January 1, 2014, the Secretary shall, consistent with
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)
and other applicable laws, remove from the State of South Carolina, for
storage or disposal elsewhere--
``(1) not later than January 1, 2016, not less than 1
metric ton of defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials;
and
``(2) not later than January 1, 2022, an amount of defense
plutonium or defense plutonium materials equal to the amount of
defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials transferred to
the Savannah River Site between April 15, 2002, and January 1,
2022, but not processed by the MOX facility.
``(d) Economic and Impact Assistance.--
``(1) If the MOX production objective is not achieved as of
January 1, 2016, the Secretary shall, subject to the
availability of appropriations, pay to the State of South
Carolina each year beginning on or after that date through 2021
for economic and impact assistance an amount equal to
$1,000,000 per day, not to exceed $100,000,000 per year, until
the later of--
``(A) the date on which the MOX production
objective is achieved in such year; or
``(B) the date on which the Secretary has removed
from the State of South Carolina in such year at least
1 metric ton of defense plutonium or defense plutonium
materials.
``(2)(A) If, as of January 1, 2022, the MOX facility has
not processed mixed-oxide fuel from defense plutonium and
defense plutonium materials in the amount of not less than--
``(i) one metric ton, in each of any two
consecutive calendar years; and
``(ii) three metric tons total,
the Secretary shall, from funds available to the
Secretary, pay to the State of South Carolina for
economic and impact assistance an amount equal to
$1,000,000 per day, not to exceed $100,000,000 per
year, until the removal by the Secretary from the State
of South Carolina of an amount of defense plutonium or
defense plutonium materials equal to the amount of
defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials
transferred to the Savannah River Site between April
15, 2002, and January 1, 2022, but not processed by the
MOX facility.
``(B) Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to
terminate, supersede, or otherwise affect any other
requirements of this section.
``(3) If the State of South Carolina obtains an injunction
that prohibits the Department of Energy from taking any action
necessary for the Department to meet any deadline specified by
this subsection, that deadline shall be extended for a period
of time equal to the period of time during which the injunction
is in effect.
``(e) Failure to Complete Planned Disposition Program.--If less
than 34 metric tons of defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials
have been processed by the MOX facility by October 1, 2026, the
Secretary shall, not later than December 1, 2026, and on a biennial
basis thereafter, submit to Congress a plan for--
``(1) completing the processing of 34 metric tons of
defense plutonium and defense plutonium material by the MOX
facility; or
``(2) removing from the State of South Carolina an amount
of defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials equal to
the amount of defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials
transferred to the Savannah River Site after April 15, 2002,
but not processed by the MOX facility.
``(f) Removal of Mixed-oxide Fuel Upon Completion of Operations of
MOX Facility.--If, one year after the date on which operation of the
MOX facility permanently ceases, any mixed-oxide fuel remains at the
Savannah River Site, the Secretary shall submit to Congress--
``(1) a report on when such fuel will be transferred for
use in commercial nuclear reactors; or
``(2) a plan for removing such fuel from the State of South
Carolina.
``(g) Baseline.--Not later than December 31, 2006, the Secretary
shall submit to Congress a report on the construction and operation of
the MOX facility that includes a schedule for revising the requirements
of this section during fiscal year 2007 to conform with the schedule
established by the Secretary for the MOX facility, which shall be based
on estimated funding levels for the fiscal year.
``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) MOX production objective.--The term `MOX production
objective' means production at the MOX facility of mixed-oxide
fuel from defense plutonium and defense plutonium materials at
an average rate equivalent to not less than one metric ton of
mixed-oxide fuel per year. The average rate shall be determined
by measuring production at the MOX facility from the date the
facility is declared operational to the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission through the date of assessment.
``(2) MOX facility.--The term `MOX facility' means the
mixed-oxide fuel fabrication facility at the Savannah River
Site, Aiken, South Carolina.
``(3) Defense plutonium; defense plutonium materials.--The
terms `defense plutonium' and `defense plutonium materials'
mean weapons-usable plutonium.
``Sec. 5664. Disposition of surplus defense plutonium at Savannah River
Site, Aiken, South Carolina
``(a) Consultation Required.--The Secretary of Energy shall consult
with the Governor of the State of South Carolina regarding any
decisions or plans of the Secretary related to the disposition of
surplus defense plutonium and defense plutonium materials located at
the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina.
``(b) Notice Required.--For each shipment of defense plutonium or
defense plutonium materials to the Savannah River Site, the Secretary
shall, not less than 30 days before the commencement of such shipment,
submit to the congressional defense committees a report providing
notice of such shipment.
``(c) Plan for Disposition.--The Secretary shall prepare a plan for
disposal of the surplus defense plutonium and defense plutonium
materials currently located at the Savannah River Site and for disposal
of defense plutonium and defense plutonium materials to be shipped to
the Savannah River Site in the future. The plan shall include the
following:
``(1) A review of each option considered for such disposal.
``(2) An identification of the preferred option for such
disposal.
``(3) With respect to the facilities for such disposal that
are required by the Department of Energy's Record of Decision
for the Storage and Disposition of Weapons-Usable Fissile
Materials Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
dated January 14, 1997--
``(A) a statement of the cost of construction and
operation of such facilities;
``(B) a schedule for the expeditious construction
of such facilities, including milestones; and
``(C) a firm schedule for funding the cost of such
facilities.
``(4) A specification of the means by which all such
defense plutonium and defense plutonium materials will be
removed in a timely manner from the Savannah River Site for
storage or disposal elsewhere.
``(d) Plan for Alternative Disposition.--If the Secretary
determines not to proceed at the Savannah River Site with construction
of the plutonium immobilization plant, or with the mixed oxide fuel
fabrication facility, the Secretary shall prepare a plan that
identifies a disposition path for all defense plutonium and defense
plutonium materials that would otherwise have been disposed of at such
plant or such facility, as applicable.
``(e) Submission of Plans.--Not later than February 1, 2002, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress the plan required by subsection (c)
(and the plan prepared under subsection (d), if applicable).
``(f) Limitation on Plutonium Shipments.--If the Secretary does not
submit to Congress the plan required by subsection (c) (and the plan
prepared under subsection (d), if applicable) by February 1, 2002, the
Secretary shall be prohibited from shipping defense plutonium or
defense plutonium materials to the Savannah River Site during the
period beginning on February 1, 2002, and ending on the date on which
such plans are submitted to Congress.
``(g) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
construed to prohibit or limit the Secretary from shipping defense
plutonium or defense plutonium materials to sites other than the
Savannah River Site during the period referred to in subsection (f) or
any other period.
``(h) Annual Report on Funding for Fissile Materials Disposition
Activities.--The Secretary shall include with the budget justification
materials submitted to Congress in support of the Department of Energy
budget for each fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the
President under section 1105(a) of title 31) a report setting forth the
extent to which amounts requested for the Department for such fiscal
year for fissile materials disposition activities will enable the
Department to meet commitments for the disposition of surplus defense
plutonium and defense plutonium materials located at the Savannah River
Site, and for any other fissile materials disposition activities, in
such fiscal year.
``Sec. 5665. Acceleration of removal or security of fissile materials,
radiological materials, and related equipment at
vulnerable sites worldwide
``(a) Sense of Congress.--
``(1) It is the sense of Congress that the security,
including the rapid removal or secure storage, of high-risk,
proliferation-attractive fissile materials, radiological
materials, and related equipment at vulnerable sites worldwide
should be a top priority among the activities to achieve the
national security of the United States.
``(2) It is the sense of Congress that the President may
establish in the Department of Energy a task force to be known
as the Task Force on Nuclear Materials to carry out the program
authorized by subsection (b).
``(b) Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Energy may carry out a
program to undertake an accelerated, comprehensive worldwide effort to
mitigate the threats posed by high-risk, proliferation-attractive
fissile materials, radiological materials, and related equipment
located at sites potentially vulnerable to theft or diversion.
``(c) Program Elements.--
``(1) Activities under the program under subsection (b) may
include the following:
``(A) Accelerated efforts to secure, remove, or
eliminate proliferation-attractive fissile materials or
radiological materials in research reactors, other
reactors, and other facilities worldwide.
``(B) Arrangements for the secure shipment of
proliferation-attractive fissile materials,
radiological materials, and related equipment to other
countries willing to accept such materials and
equipment, or to the United States if such countries
cannot be identified, and the provision of secure
storage or disposition of such materials and equipment
following shipment.
``(C) The transportation of proliferation-
attractive fissile materials, radiological materials,
and related equipment from sites identified as
proliferation risks to secure facilities in other
countries or in the United States.
``(D) The processing and packaging of
proliferation-attractive fissile materials,
radiological materials, and related equipment in
accordance with required standards for transport,
storage, and disposition.
``(E) The provision of interim security upgrades
for vulnerable, proliferation-attractive fissile
materials, radiological materials, and related
equipment pending their removal from their current
sites.
``(F) The utilization of funds to upgrade security
and accounting at sites where proliferation-attractive
fissile materials or radiological materials will remain
for an extended period of time in order to ensure that
such materials are secure against plausible potential
threats and will remain so in the future.
``(G) The management of proliferation-attractive
fissile materials, radiological materials, and related
equipment at secure facilities.
``(H) Actions to ensure that security, including
security upgrades at sites and facilities for the
storage or disposition of proliferation-attractive
fissile materials, radiological materials, and related
equipment, continues to function as intended.
``(I) The provision of technical support to the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), other
countries, and other entities to facilitate removal of,
and security upgrades to facilities that contain,
proliferation-attractive fissile materials,
radiological materials, and related equipment
worldwide.
``(J) The development of alternative fuels and
irradiation targets based on low-enriched uranium to
convert research or other reactors fueled by highly-
enriched uranium to such alternative fuels, as well as
the conversion of reactors and irradiation targets
employing highly-enriched uranium to employment of such
alternative fuels and targets.
``(K) Accelerated actions for the blend down of
highly-enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium.
``(L) The provision of assistance in the closure
and decommissioning of sites identified as presenting
risks of proliferation of proliferation-attractive
fissile materials, radiological materials, and related
equipment.
``(M) Programs to--
``(i) assist in the placement of employees
displaced as a result of actions pursuant to
the program in enterprises not representing a
proliferation threat; and
``(ii) convert (including through the use
of alternative technologies) sites identified
as presenting risks of proliferation regarding
proliferation-attractive fissile materials,
radiological materials, and related equipment
to purposes not representing a proliferation
threat to the extent necessary to eliminate the
proliferation threat.
``(2) The Secretary of Energy shall, in coordination with
the Secretary of State, carry out the program in consultation
with, and with the assistance of, appropriate departments,
agencies, and other entities of the United States Government.
``(3) The Secretary of Energy shall, with the concurrence
of the Secretary of State, carry out activities under the
program in collaboration with such foreign governments, non-
governmental organizations, and other international entities as
the Secretary of Energy considers appropriate for the program.
``(d) Funding.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of Energy for defense nuclear nonproliferation activities
shall be available for purposes of the program under this section.
``(e) Participation by Other Governments and Organizations.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Energy may, with the
concurrence of the Secretary of State, enter into one or more
agreements with any person (including a foreign government,
international organization, or multinational entity) that the
Secretary of Energy considers appropriate under which the
person contributes funds for purposes of the programs described
in paragraph (2).
``(2) Programs covered.--The programs described in this
paragraph are any programs within the Office of Defense Nuclear
Nonproliferation of the National Nuclear Security
Administration.
``(3) Retention and use of amounts.--Notwithstanding
section 3302 of title 31, the Secretary of Energy may retain
and use amounts contributed under an agreement under paragraph
(1) for purposes of the programs described in paragraph (2).
Amounts so contributed shall be retained in a separate fund
established in the Treasury for such purposes and shall be
available for use without further appropriation and without
fiscal year limitation.
``(4) Return of amounts not used within 5 years.--If an
amount contributed under an agreement under paragraph (1) is
not used under this subsection within 5 years after it was
contributed, the Secretary of Energy shall return that amount
to the person who contributed it.
``(5) Annual report.--Not later than October 31 of each
year, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report on the receipt and use of amounts
under this subsection during the preceding fiscal year. Each
report for a fiscal year shall set forth--
``(A) a statement of any amounts received under
this subsection, including, for each such amount, the
value of the contribution and the person who
contributed it;
``(B) a statement of any amounts used under this
subsection, including, for each such amount, the
purposes for which the amount was used; and
``(C) a statement of the amounts retained but not
used under this subsection, including, for each such
amount, the purposes (if known) for which the Secretary
intends to use the amount.
``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `fissile materials' means plutonium, highly-
enriched uranium, or other material capable of sustaining an
explosive nuclear chain reaction, including irradiated items
containing such materials if the radiation field from such
items is not sufficient to prevent the theft or misuse of such
items.
``(2) The term `radiological materials' includes Americium-
241, Californium-252, Cesium-137, Cobalt-60, Iridium-192,
Plutonium-238, Radium-226, Strontium-90, Curium-244, and
irradiated items containing such materials, or other materials
designated by the Secretary of Energy for purposes of this
paragraph.
``(3) The term `related equipment' includes equipment
useful for enrichment of uranium in the isotope 235 and for
extraction of fissile materials from irradiated fuel rods and
other equipment designated by the Secretary of Energy for
purposes of this section.
``(4) The term `highly-enriched uranium' means uranium
enriched to or above 20 percent in the isotope 235.
``(5) The term `low-enriched uranium' means uranium
enriched below 20 percent in the isotope 235.
``(6) The term `proliferation-attractive', in the case of
fissile materials and radiological materials, means quantities
and types of such materials that are determined by the
Secretary of Energy to present a significant risk to the
national security of the United States if diverted to a use
relating to proliferation.
``(7) The term `alternative technologies' means
technologies, such as accelerator-based equipment, that do not
use radiological materials.
``Sec. 5666. Acceleration of replacement of cesium blood irradiation
sources
``(a) Goal.--The Administrator shall ensure that the goal of the
covered programs is eliminating the use of blood irradiation devices in
the United States that rely on cesium chloride by December 31, 2027.
``(b) Implementation.--To meet the goal specified by subsection
(a), the Administrator shall carry out the covered programs in a manner
that--
``(1) is voluntary for owners of blood irradiation devices;
``(2) allows for the United States, subject to the review
of the Administrator, to pay up to 50 percent of the per-device
cost of replacing blood irradiation devices covered by the
programs;
``(3) allows for the United States to pay up to 100 percent
of the cost of removing and disposing of cesium sources retired
from service by the programs; and
``(4) replaces such devices with x-ray irradiation devices
or other devices approved by the Food and Drug Administration
that provide significant threat reduction as compared to cesium
chloride irradiators.
``(c) Duration.--The Administrator shall carry out the covered
programs until December 31, 2027.
``(d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232), the Administrator shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the covered
programs, including--
``(1) identification of each cesium chloride blood
irradiation device in the United States, including the number,
general location, and user type;
``(2) a plan for achieving the goal established by
subsection (a);
``(3) a methodology for prioritizing replacement of such
devices that takes into account irradiator age and prior
material security initiatives;
``(4) in consultation with the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission and the Food and Drug Administration, a strategy
identifying any legislative, regulatory, or other measures
necessary to constrain the introduction of new cesium chloride
blood irradiation devices;
``(5) identification of the annual funds required to meet
the goal established by subsection (a); and
``(6) a description of the disposal path for cesium
chloride sources under the covered programs.
``(e) Assessment.--The Administrator shall submit an assessment to
the appropriate congressional committees by September 20, 2023, of the
results of the actions on the covered programs under this section,
including--
``(1) the number of replacement irradiators under the
covered programs;
``(2) the life-cycle costs of the programs, including
personnel training, maintenance, and replacement costs for new
irradiation devices;
``(3) the cost-effectiveness of the covered programs;
``(4) an analysis of the effectiveness of the new
irradiation devices' technology; and
``(5) a forecast of whether the Administrator will meet the
goal established in subsection (a).
``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
`appropriate congressional committees' means--
``(A) the Committee on Appropriations, the
Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives;
and
``(B) the Committee on Appropriations, the
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources, and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.
``(2) Covered programs.--The term `covered programs' means
the following programs of the Office of Radiological Security
of the National Nuclear Security Administration:
``(A) The Cesium Irradiator Replacement Program.
``(B) The Off-Site Source Recovery Program.
``Sec. 5667. International agreements on nuclear weapons data
``The Secretary of Energy may, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of State and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense,
the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National
Intelligence, enter into agreements with countries or international
organizations to conduct data collection and analysis to determine
accurately and in a timely manner the source of any components of, or
fissile material used or attempted to be used in, a nuclear device or
weapon.
``Sec. 5668. International agreements on information on radioactive
materials
``The Secretary of Energy may, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of State and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense,
the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National
Intelligence, enter into agreements with countries or international
organizations--
``(1) to acquire for the materials information program of
the Department of Energy validated information on the physical
characteristics of radioactive material produced, used, or
stored at various locations, in order to facilitate the ability
to determine accurately and in a timely manner the source of
any components of, or fissile material used or attempted to be
used in, a nuclear device or weapon; and
``(2) to obtain access to information described in
paragraph (1) in the event of--
``(A) a nuclear detonation; or
``(B) the interdiction or discovery of a nuclear
device or weapon or nuclear material.
``Sec. 5669. Defense nuclear nonproliferation management plan
``(a) Plan Required.--The Administrator shall develop and annually
update a five-year management plan for activities associated with the
defense nuclear nonproliferation programs of the Administration to
prevent and counter the proliferation of materials, technology,
equipment, and expertise related to nuclear and radiological weapons in
order to minimize and address the risk of nuclear terrorism and the
proliferation of such weapons.
``(b) Submission to Congress.--
``(1) Not later than March 15 of each even-numbered year,
the Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a summary of the plan developed under subsection
(a).
``(2) Not later than March 15 of each odd-numbered year,
the Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a detailed report on the plan developed under
subsection (a).
``(3) Each summary submitted under paragraph (1) and each
report submitted under paragraph (2) shall be submitted in
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex if
necessary.
``(c) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall include,
with respect to each defense nuclear nonproliferation program of the
Administration, the following:
``(1) A description of the policy context in which the
program operates, including--
``(A) a list of relevant laws, policy directives
issued by the President, and international agreements;
and
``(B) nuclear nonproliferation activities carried
out by other Federal agencies.
``(2) A description of the objectives and priorities of the
program during the year preceding the submission of the summary
required by paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or the report
required by paragraph (2) of that subsection, as the case may
be.
``(3) A description of the activities carried out under the
program during that year.
``(4) A description of the accomplishments and challenges
of the program during that year, based on an assessment of
metrics and objectives previously established to determine the
effectiveness of the program.
``(5) A description of any gaps that remain that were not
or could not be addressed by the program during that year.
``(6) An identification and explanation of uncommitted or
uncosted balances for the program, as of the date of the
submission of the summary required by paragraph (1) of
subsection (b) or the report required by paragraph (2) of that
subsection, as the case may be, that are greater than the
acceptable carryover thresholds, as determined by the Secretary
of Energy.
``(7) An identification of funds for the program received
through contributions from or cost-sharing agreements with
foreign governments consistent with section 5665(e) during the
year preceding the submission of the summary required by
paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or the report required by
paragraph (2) of that subsection, as the case may be, and an
explanation of such contributions and agreements.
``(8) A description and assessment of activities carried
out under the program during that year that were coordinated
with other elements of the Department of Energy, with the
Department of Defense, and with other Federal agencies, to
maximize efficiency and avoid redundancies.
``(9) Plans for activities of the program during the five-
year period beginning on the date on which the summary required
by paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or the report required by
paragraph (2) of that subsection, as the case may be, is
submitted, including activities with respect to the following:
``(A) Preventing nuclear and radiological
proliferation and terrorism, including through--
``(i) material management and minimization,
particularly with respect to removing or
minimizing the use of highly enriched uranium,
plutonium, and radiological materials worldwide
(and identifying the countries in which such
materials are located), efforts to dispose of
surplus material, converting reactors from
highly enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium
(and identifying the countries in which such
reactors are located);
``(ii) global nuclear material security,
including securing highly enriched uranium,
plutonium, and radiological materials worldwide
(and identifying the countries in which such
materials are located), and providing radiation
detection capabilities at foreign ports and
borders;
``(iii) nonproliferation and arms control,
including nuclear verification and safeguards;
``(iv) defense nuclear research and
development, including a description of
activities related to developing and improving
technology to detect the proliferation and
detonation of nuclear weapons, verifying
compliance of foreign countries with
commitments under treaties and agreements
relating to nuclear weapons, and detecting the
diversion of nuclear materials (including
safeguards technology); and
``(v) nonproliferation construction
programs, including activities associated with
Department of Energy Order 413.1 (relating to
program management controls).
``(B) Countering nuclear and radiological
proliferation and terrorism.
``(C) Responding to nuclear and radiological
proliferation and terrorism, including through--
``(i) crisis operations;
``(ii) consequences management; and
``(iii) emergency management, including
international capacity building.
``(10) A threat assessment, carried out by the intelligence
community (as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))), with respect to the risk of
nuclear and radiological proliferation and terrorism and a
description of how each activity carried out under the program
will counter the threat during the five-year period beginning
on the date on which the summary required by paragraph (1) of
subsection (b) or the report required by paragraph (2) of that
subsection, as the case may be, is submitted and, as
appropriate, in the longer term.
``(11) A plan for funding the program during that five-year
period.
``(12) An identification of metrics and objectives for
determining the effectiveness of each activity carried out
under the program during that five-year period.
``(13) A description of the activities to be carried out
under the program during that five-year period and a
description of how the program will be prioritized relative to
other defense nuclear nonproliferation programs of the
Administration during that five-year period to address the
highest priority risks and requirements, as informed by the
threat assessment carried out under paragraph (10).
``(14) A description and assessment of activities to be
carried out under the program during that five-year period that
will be coordinated with other elements of the Department of
Energy, with the Department of Defense, and with other Federal
agencies, to maximize efficiency and avoid redundancies.
``(15) A summary of the technologies and capabilities
documented under section 5670(a).
``(16) A summary of the assessments conducted under section
5670(b)(1).
``(17) Such other matters as the Administrator considers
appropriate.
``Sec. 5670. Information relating to certain defense nuclear
nonproliferation programs
``(a) Technologies and Capabilities.--The Administrator shall
document, for efforts that are not focused on basic research, the
technologies and capabilities of the defense nuclear nonproliferation
research and development program that--
``(1) are transitioned to end users for further development
or deployment; and
``(2) are deployed.
``(b) Assessments of Status.--
``(1) In assessing projects under the defense nuclear
nonproliferation research and development program or the
defense nuclear nonproliferation and arms control program, the
Administrator shall compare the status of each such project,
including with respect to the final results of such project, to
the baseline targets and goals established in the initial
project plan of such project.
``(2) The Administrator may carry out paragraph (1) using a
common template or such other means as the Administrator
determines appropriate.
``Sec. 5671. Annual Selected Acquisition Reports on certain hardware
relating to defense nuclear nonproliferation
``(a) Annual Selected Acquisition Reports.--
``(1) In general.--At the end of each fiscal year, the
Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on each covered hardware project. The
reports shall be known as Selected Acquisition Reports for the
covered hardware project concerned.
``(2) Matters included.--The information contained in the
Selected Acquisition Report for a fiscal year for a covered
hardware project shall be the information contained in the
Selected Acquisition Report for such fiscal year for a major
defense acquisition program under section 4351 or any successor
system, expressed in terms of the covered hardware project.
``(b) Covered Hardware Project Defined.--In this section, the term
`covered hardware project' means a project carried out under the
defense nuclear nonproliferation research and development program
that--
``(1) is focused on the production and deployment of
hardware, including with respect to the development and
deployment of satellites or satellite payloads; and
``(2) exceeds $500,000,000 in total program cost over the
course of five years.
``SUBCHAPTER IV--DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP MATTERS
``PART A--DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP
``Sec. 5681. Defense environmental cleanup account
``(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the Treasury
of the United States for the Department of Energy an account to be
known as the `Defense Environmental Cleanup Account' (hereafter in this
section referred to as the `Account').
``(b) Amounts in Account.--All sums appropriated to the Department
of Energy for defense environmental cleanup at defense nuclear
facilities shall be credited to the Account. Such appropriations shall
be authorized annually by law. To the extent provided in appropriations
Acts, amounts in the Account shall remain available until expended.
``Sec. 5682. Classification of defense environmental cleanup as capital
asset projects or operations activities
``The Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management,
in consultation with other appropriate officials of the Department of
Energy, shall establish requirements for the classification of defense
environmental cleanup projects as capital asset projects or operations
activities.
``Sec. 5683. Requirement to develop future use plans for defense
environmental cleanup
``(a) Authority to Develop Future Use Plans.--The Secretary of
Energy may develop future use plans for any defense nuclear facility at
which defense environmental cleanup activities are occurring.
``(b) Requirement to Develop Future Use Plans.--The Secretary shall
develop a future use plan for each of the following defense nuclear
facilities:
``(1) Hanford Site, Richland, Washington.
``(2) Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina.
``(3) Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho.
``(c) Citizen Advisory Board.--
``(1) At each defense nuclear facility for which the
Secretary of Energy intends or is required to develop a future
use plan under this section and for which no citizen advisory
board has been established, the Secretary shall establish a
citizen advisory board.
``(2) The Secretary may authorize the manager of a defense
nuclear facility for which a future use plan is developed under
this section (or, if there is no such manager, an appropriate
official of the Department of Energy designated by the
Secretary) to pay routine administrative expenses of a citizen
advisory board established for that facility. Such payments
shall be made from funds available to the Secretary for defense
environmental cleanup activities necessary for national
security programs.
``(d) Requirement to Consult With Citizen Advisory Board.--In
developing a future use plan under this section with respect to a
defense nuclear facility, the Secretary of Energy shall consult with a
citizen advisory board established pursuant to subsection (c) or a
similar advisory board already in existence as of September 23, 1996,
for such facility, affected local governments (including any local
future use redevelopment authorities), and other appropriate State
agencies.
``(e) 50-year Planning Period.--A future use plan developed under
this section shall cover a period of at least 50 years.
``(f) Report.--Not later than 60 days after completing development
of a final plan for a site listed in subsection (b), the Secretary of
Energy shall submit to Congress a report on the plan. The report shall
describe the plan and contain such findings and recommendations with
respect to the site as the Secretary considers appropriate.
``(g) Savings Provisions.--
``(1) Nothing in this section, or in a future use plan
developed under this section with respect to a defense nuclear
facility, shall be construed as requiring any modification to a
future use plan with respect to a defense nuclear facility that
was developed before September 23, 1996.
``(2) Nothing in this section may be construed to affect
statutory requirements for a defense environmental cleanup
activity or project or to modify or otherwise affect applicable
statutory or regulatory defense environmental cleanup
requirements, including substantive standards intended to
protect public health and the environment, nor shall anything
in this section be construed to preempt or impair any local
land use planning or zoning authority or State authority.
``Sec. 5684. Future-years defense environmental cleanup plan
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress
each year, at or about the same time that the President's budget is
submitted to Congress for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title
31, a future-years defense environmental cleanup plan that--
``(1) reflects the estimated expenditures and proposed
appropriations included in that budget for the Department of
Energy for defense environmental cleanup; and
``(2) covers a period that includes the fiscal year for
which that budget is submitted and not less than the four
succeeding fiscal years.
``(b) Elements.--Each future-years defense environmental cleanup
plan required by subsection (a) shall contain the following:
``(1) A detailed description of the projects and activities
relating to defense environmental cleanup to be carried out
during the period covered by the plan at the sites specified in
subsection (c) and with respect to the activities specified in
subsection (d).
``(2) A statement of proposed budget authority, estimated
expenditures, and proposed appropriations necessary to support
such projects and activities.
``(3) With respect to each site specified in subsection
(c), the following:
``(A) A statement of each milestone included in an
enforceable agreement governing cleanup and waste
remediation for that site for each fiscal year covered
by the plan.
``(B) For each such milestone, a statement with
respect to whether each such milestone will be met in
each such fiscal year.
``(C) For any milestone that will not be met, an
explanation of why the milestone will not be met and
the date by which the milestone is expected to be met.
``(D) For any milestone that has been missed,
renegotiated, or postponed, a statement of the current
milestone, the original milestone, and any interim
milestones.
``(c) Sites Specified.--The sites specified in this subsection are
the following:
``(1) The Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho.
``(2) The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Carlsbad, New
Mexico.
``(3) The Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina.
``(4) The Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge,
Tennessee.
``(5) The Hanford Site, Richland, Washington.
``(6) Any defense closure site of the Department of Energy.
``(7) Any site of the National Nuclear Security
Administration.
``(d) Activities Specified.--The activities specified in this
subsection are the following:
``(1) Program support.
``(2) Program direction.
``(3) Safeguards and security.
``(4) Technology development and deployment.
``(5) Federal contributions to the Uranium Enrichment
Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund established under
section 1801 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
2297g).
``Sec. 5685. Accelerated schedule for defense environmental cleanup
activities
``(a) Accelerated Cleanup.--The Secretary of Energy shall
accelerate the schedule for defense environmental cleanup activities
and disposition projects for a site at a Department of Energy defense
nuclear facility if the Secretary determines that such an accelerated
schedule will accelerate the recapitalization, modernization, or
replacement of National Nuclear Security Administration facilities
supporting the nuclear weapons stockpile, achieve meaningful, long-term
cost savings to the Federal Government, or could substantially
accelerate the release of land for local reuse without undermining
national security objectives.
``(b) Consideration of Factors.--In making a determination under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider the following:
``(1) The extent to which accelerated cleanup schedules can
contribute to a more rapid modernization of National Nuclear
Security Administration facilities.
``(2) The cost savings achievable by the Federal
Government.
``(3) The potential for reuse of the site.
``(4) The risks that the site poses to local health and
safety.
``(5) The proximity of the site to populated areas.
``(c) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section may be construed
to affect a specific statutory requirement for a specific defense
environmental cleanup activity or project or to modify or otherwise
affect applicable statutory or regulatory defense environmental cleanup
requirements, including substantive standards intended to protect
public health and the environment.
``Sec. 5686. Defense environmental cleanup technology program
``(a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Energy shall
establish and carry out a program of research for the development of
technologies useful for--
``(1) the reduction of environmental hazards and
contamination resulting from defense waste; and
``(2) environmental restoration of inactive defense waste
disposal sites.
``(b) Definitions.--As used in this section:
``(1) The term `defense waste' means waste, including
radioactive waste, resulting primarily from atomic energy
defense activities of the Department of Energy.
``(2) The term `inactive defense waste disposal site' means
any site (including any facility) under the control or
jurisdiction of the Secretary of Energy which is used for the
disposal of defense waste and is closed to the disposal of
additional defense waste, including any site that is subject to
decontamination and decommissioning.
``Sec. 5687. Other programs relating to technology development
``(a) Incremental Technology Development Program.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary may establish a
program, to be known as the `Incremental Technology Development
Program', to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the
defense environmental cleanup processes of the Office.
``(2) Focus.--
``(A) Improvements.--In carrying out the
Incremental Technology Development Program, the
Secretary shall focus on the continuous improvement of
new or available technologies, including--
``(i) decontamination chemicals and
techniques;
``(ii) remote sensing and wireless
communication to reduce manpower and laboratory
efforts;
``(iii) detection, assay, and certification
instrumentation; and
``(iv) packaging materials, methods, and
shipping systems.
``(B) Other areas.--The Secretary may include in
the Incremental Technology Development Program mission-
relevant development, demonstration, and deployment
activities unrelated to the focus areas described in
subparagraph (A).
``(3) Use of new and emerging technologies.--
``(A) Development and demonstration.--In carrying
out the Incremental Technology Development Program, the
Secretary shall ensure that site offices of the Office
conduct technology development, demonstration, testing,
permitting, and deployment of new and emerging
technologies to establish a sound technical basis for
the selection of technologies for defense environmental
cleanup or infrastructure operations.
``(B) Collaboration required.--The Secretary shall
collaborate, to the extent practicable, with the heads
of other departments and agencies of the Federal
Government, the National Laboratories, other Federal
laboratories, appropriate State regulators and
agencies, and the Department of Labor in the
development, demonstration, testing, permitting, and
deployment of new technologies under the Incremental
Technology Development Program.
``(4) Agreements to carry out projects.--
``(A) Authority.--In carrying out the Incremental
Technology Development Program, the Secretary may enter
into agreements with nongovernmental entities for
technology development, demonstration, testing,
permitting, and deployment projects to improve
technologies in accordance with paragraph (2).
``(B) Selection.--The Secretary shall select
projects under subparagraph (A) through a rigorous
process that involves--
``(i) transparent and open competition; and
``(ii) a review process that, if
practicable, is conducted in an independent
manner consistent with Department guidance on
selecting and funding public-private
partnerships.
``(C) Cost-sharing.--The Federal share of the costs
of the development, demonstration, testing, permitting,
and deployment of new technologies carried out under
this paragraph shall be not more than 70 percent.
``(D) Briefing.--Not later than 120 days before the
date on which the Secretary enters into the first
agreement under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
provide to the congressional defense committees a
briefing on the process of selecting and funding
efforts within the Incremental Technology Development
Program, including with respect to the plans of the
Secretary to ensure a scientifically rigorous process
that minimizes potential conflicts of interest.
``(b) High-Impact Technology Development Program.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a
program, to be known as the `High-Impact Technology Development
Program', under which the Secretary shall enter into agreements
with nongovernmental entities for projects that pursue
technologies that, with respect to the mission--
``(A) holistically address difficult challenges;
``(B) hold the promise of breakthrough
improvements; or
``(C) align existing or in-use technologies with
difficult challenges.
``(2) Areas of focus.--The Secretary may include as areas
of focus for a project carried out under the High-Impact
Technology Development Program the following:
``(A) Developing and demonstrating improved methods
for source and plume characterization and monitoring,
with an emphasis on--
``(i) real-time field acquisition; and
``(ii) the use of indicator species
analyses with advanced contaminant transport
models to enable better understanding of
contaminant migration.
``(B) Developing and determining the limits of
performance for remediation technologies and integrated
remedial systems that prevent migration of
contaminants, including by producing associated
guidance and design manuals for technologies that could
be widely used across the complex.
``(C) Demonstrating advanced monitoring approaches
that use multiple lines of evidence for monitoring
long-term performance of--
``(i) remediation systems; and
``(ii) noninvasive near-field monitoring
techniques.
``(D) Developing and demonstrating methods to
characterize the physical and chemical attributes of
waste that control behavior, with an emphasis on--
``(i) rapid and nondestructive examination
and assay techniques; and
``(ii) methods to determine radio-nuclide,
heavy metals, and organic constituents.
``(E) Demonstrating the technical basis for
determining when enhanced or natural attenuation is an
appropriate approach for remediation of complex sites.
``(F) Developing and demonstrating innovative
methods to achieve real-time and, if practicable, in
situ characterization data for tank waste and process
streams that could be useful for all phases of the
waste management program, including improving the
accuracy and representativeness of characterization
data for residual waste in tanks and ancillary
equipment.
``(G) Adapting existing waste treatment
technologies or demonstrating new waste treatment
technologies at the pilot plant scale using real wastes
or realistic surrogates--
``(i) to address engineering adaptations;
``(ii) to ensure compliance with waste
treatment standards and other applicable
requirements under Federal and State law and
any existing agreements or consent decrees to
which the Department is a party; and
``(iii) to enable successful deployment at
full-scale and in support of operations.
``(H) Developing and demonstrating rapid testing
protocols that--
``(i) are accepted by the Environmental
Protection Agency, the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, the Department, and the scientific
community;
``(ii) can be used to measure long-term
waste form performance under realistic disposal
environments;
``(iii) can determine whether a stabilized
waste is suitable for disposal; and
``(iv) reduce the need for extensive, time-
consuming, and costly analyses on every batch
of waste prior to disposal.
``(I) Developing and demonstrating direct
stabilization technologies to provide waste forms for
disposing of elemental mercury.
``(J) Developing and demonstrating innovative and
effective retrieval methods for removal of waste
residual materials from tanks and ancillary equipment,
including mobile retrieval equipment or methods capable
of immediately removing waste from leaking tanks, and
connecting pipelines.
``(3) Project selection.--
``(A) Selection.--The Secretary shall select
projects to be carried out under the High-Impact
Technology Development Program through a rigorous
process that involves--
``(i) transparent and open competition; and
``(ii) a review process that, if
practicable, is conducted in an independent
manner consistent with Department guidance on
selecting and funding public-private
partnerships.
``(B) Briefing.--Not later than 120 days before the
date on which the Secretary enters into the first
agreement under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
provide to the congressional defense committees a
briefing on the process of selecting and funding
efforts within the High-Impact Technology Development
Program, including with respect to the plans of the
Secretary to ensure a scientifically rigorous process
that minimizes potential conflicts of interest.
``(c) Environmental Management University Program.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a
program, to be known as the `Environmental Management
University Program', to--
``(A) engage faculty, post-doctoral fellows or
researchers, and graduate students of institutions of
higher education on subjects relating to the mission to
show a clear path for students for employment within
the environmental management enterprise;
``(B) provide institutions of higher education and
the Department access to advances in engineering and
science;
``(C) clearly identify to institutions of higher
education the tools necessary to enter into the
environmental management field professionally; and
``(D) encourage current employees of the Department
to pursue advanced degrees.
``(2) Areas of focus.--The Secretary may include as areas
of focus for a grant made under the Environmental Management
University Program the following:
``(A) The atomic- and molecular-scale chemistries
of waste processing.
``(B) Contaminant immobilization in engineered and
natural systems.
``(C) Developing innovative materials, with an
emphasis on nanomaterials or biomaterials, that could
enable sequestration of challenging hazardous or
radioactive constituents such as technetium and iodine.
``(D) Elucidating and exploiting complex speciation
and reactivity far from equilibrium.
``(E) Understanding and controlling chemical and
physical processes at interfaces.
``(F) Harnessing physical and chemical processes to
revolutionize separations.
``(G) Tailoring waste forms for contaminants in
harsh chemical environments.
``(H) Predicting and understanding subsurface
system behavior and response to perturbations.
``(3) Individual research grants.--In carrying out the
Environmental Management University Program, the Secretary may
make individual research grants to faculty, post-doctoral
fellows or researchers, and graduate students of institutions
of higher education for three-year research projects, with an
option for an extension of one additional two-year period.
``(4) Grants for interdisciplinary collaborations.--In
carrying out the Environmental Management University Program,
the Secretary may make research grants for strategic
partnerships among scientists, faculty, post-doctoral fellows
or researchers, and graduate students of institutions of higher
education for three-year research projects.
``(5) Hiring of undergraduates.--In carrying out the
Environmental Management University Program, the Secretary may
establish a summer internship program for undergraduates of
institutions of higher education to work on projects relating
to environmental management.
``(6) Workshops.--In carrying out the Environmental
Management University Program, the Secretary may hold workshops
with the Office of Environmental Management, the Office of
Science, and members of academia and industry concerning
environmental management challenges and solutions.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `complex' means all sites managed in whole
or in part by the Office.
``(2) The term `Department' means the Department of Energy.
``(3) The term `institution of higher education' has the
meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
``(4) The term `mission' means the mission of the Office.
``(5) The term `National Laboratory' has the meaning given
the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 15801).
``(6) The term `Office' means the Office of Environmental
Management of the Department.
``(7) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Energy,
acting through the Assistant Secretary for Environmental
Management.
``Sec. 5688. Report on defense environmental cleanup expenditures
``Each year, at the same time the President submits to Congress the
budget for a fiscal year (pursuant to section 1105 of title 31), the
Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report on how the
defense environmental cleanup funds of the Department of Energy were
expended during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during which
the budget is submitted. The report shall include details on
expenditures by operations office, installation, budget category, and
activity. The report also shall include any schedule changes or
modifications to planned activities for the fiscal year in which the
budget is submitted.
``Sec. 5689. Public participation in planning for defense environmental
cleanup
`` The Secretary of Energy shall consult with the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency, the Attorney General, Governors
and attorneys general of affected States, appropriate representatives
of affected Indian tribes, and interested members of the public in any
planning conducted by the Secretary for defense environmental cleanup
activities at Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities.
``Sec. 5690. Policy of Department of Energy regarding future defense
environmental management matters
``(a) Policy Required.--
``(1) Commencing not later than October 1, 2005, the
Secretary of Energy shall have in effect a policy for carrying
out future defense environmental management matters of the
Department of Energy. The policy shall specify each officer
within the Department with responsibilities for carrying out
that policy and, for each such officer, the nature and extent
of those responsibilities.
``(2) In paragraph (1), the term `future defense
environmental management matter' means any environmental
cleanup project, decontamination and decommissioning project,
waste management project, or related activity that arises out
of the activities of the Department in carrying out programs
necessary for national security and is to be commenced after
November 24, 2003. However, such term does not include any such
project or activity the responsibility for which has been
assigned, as of November 24, 2003, to the Environmental
Management program of the Department.
``(b) Reflection in Budget.--For fiscal year 2006 and each fiscal
year thereafter, the Secretary shall ensure that the budget
justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the
Department of Energy budget for such fiscal year (as submitted with the
budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31) reflect the
policy required by subsection (a).
``(c) Consultation.--The Secretary shall carry out this section in
consultation with the Administrator for Nuclear Security and the Under
Secretary of Energy for Energy, Science, and Environment.
``(d) Report.--The Secretary shall include with the budget
justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the
Department of Energy budget for fiscal year 2005 (as submitted with the
budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31) a report on
the policy that the Secretary plans to have in effect under subsection
(a) as of October 1, 2005. The report shall specify the officers and
responsibilities referred to in subsection (a).
``Sec. 5691. Estimation of costs of meeting defense environmental
cleanup milestones required by consent orders
``The Secretary of Energy shall include in the budget justification
materials submitted to Congress in support of the Department of Energy
budget for each fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the
President under section 1105(a) of title 31) a report on the cost, for
that fiscal year and the four fiscal years following that fiscal year,
of meeting milestones required by a consent order at each defense
nuclear facility at which defense environmental cleanup activities are
occurring. The report shall include, for each such facility--
``(1) a specification of the cost of meeting such
milestones during that fiscal year; and
``(2) an estimate of the cost of meeting such milestones
during the four fiscal years following that fiscal year.
``Sec. 5692. Public statement of environmental liabilities
`` Each year, at the same time that the Department of Energy
submits its annual financial report under section 3516 of title 31, the
Secretary of Energy shall make available to the public a statement of
environmental liabilities, as calculated for the most recent audited
financial statement of the Department under section 3515 of that title,
for each defense nuclear facility at which defense environmental
cleanup activities are occurring.
``PART B--CLOSURE OF FACILITIES
``Sec. 5701. Reports in connection with permanent closures of
Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities
``(a) Training and Job Placement Services Plan.--Not later than 120
days before a Department of Energy defense nuclear facility permanently
ceases all production and processing operations, the Secretary of
Energy shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives a report containing a discussion of
the training and job placement services needed to enable the employees
at such facility to obtain employment in the defense environmental
cleanup activities at such facility. The discussion shall include the
actions that should be taken by the contractor operating and managing
such facility to provide retraining and job placement services to
employees of such contractor.
``(b) Closure Report.--Upon the permanent cessation of production
operations at a Department of Energy defense nuclear facility, the
Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report containing--
``(1) a complete survey of environmental problems at the
facility;
``(2) budget quality data indicating the cost of defense
environmental cleanup activities at the facility; and
``(3) a discussion of the proposed cleanup schedule.
``Sec. 5702. Defense site acceleration completion
``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding the provisions of the Nuclear
Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.), the requirements of
section 202 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5842),
and other laws that define classes of radioactive waste, with respect
to material stored at a Department of Energy site at which activities
are regulated by a covered State pursuant to approved closure plans or
permits issued by the State, the term `high-level radioactive waste'
does not include radioactive waste resulting from the reprocessing of
spent nuclear fuel that the Secretary of Energy (in this section
referred to as the `Secretary'), in consultation with the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (in this section referred to as the
`Commission'), determines--
``(1) does not require permanent isolation in a deep
geologic repository for spent fuel or high-level radioactive
waste;
``(2) has had highly radioactive radionuclides removed to
the maximum extent practical; and
``(3)(A) does not exceed concentration limits for Class C
low-level waste as set out in section 61.55 of title 10, Code
of Federal Regulations, and will be disposed of--
``(i) in compliance with the performance objectives
set out in subpart C of part 61 of title 10, Code of
Federal Regulations; and
``(ii) pursuant to a State-approved closure plan or
State-issued permit, authority for the approval or
issuance of which is conferred on the State outside of
this section; or
``(B) exceeds concentration limits for Class C low-
level waste as set out in section 61.55 of title 10,
Code of Federal Regulations, but will be disposed of-
``(i) in compliance with the performance objectives
set out in subpart C of part 61 of title 10, Code of
Federal Regulations;
``(ii) pursuant to a State-approved closure plan or
State-issued permit, authority for the approval or
issuance of which is conferred on the State outside of
this section; and
``(iii) pursuant to plans developed by the
Secretary in consultation with the Commission.
``(b) Monitoring by Nuclear Regulatory Commission.--(1) The
Commission shall, in coordination with the covered State, monitor
disposal actions taken by the Department of Energy pursuant to
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(3) for the purpose of
assessing compliance with the performance objectives set out in subpart
C of part 61 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations.
``(2) If the Commission considers any disposal actions taken by the
Department of Energy pursuant to those subparagraphs to be not in
compliance with those performance objectives, the Commission shall, as
soon as practicable after discovery of the noncompliant conditions,
inform the Department of Energy, the covered State, and the following
congressional committees:
``(A) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives.
``(B) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee on Environment and
Public Works, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate.
``(3) For fiscal year 2005, the Secretary shall, from amounts
available for defense site acceleration completion, reimburse the
Commission for all expenses, including salaries, that the Commission
incurs as a result of performance under subsection (a) and this
subsection for fiscal year 2005. The Department of Energy and the
Commission may enter into an interagency agreement that specifies the
method of reimbursement. Amounts received by the Commission for
performance under subsection (a) and this subsection may be retained
and used for salaries and expenses associated with those activities,
notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, and shall remain available
until expended.
``(4) For fiscal years after 2005, the Commission shall include in
the budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of
the Commission budget for that fiscal year (as submitted with the
budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31) the amounts
required, not offset by revenues, for performance under subsection (a)
and this subsection.
``(c) Inapplicability to Certain Materials.--Subsection (a) shall
not apply to any material otherwise covered by that subsection that is
transported from the covered State.
``(d) Covered States.--For purposes of this section, the following
States are covered States:
``(1) The State of South Carolina.
``(2) The State of Idaho.
``(e) Construction.--(1) Nothing in this section shall impair,
alter, or modify the full implementation of any Federal Facility
Agreement and Consent Order or other applicable consent decree for a
Department of Energy site.
``(2) Nothing in this section establishes any precedent or is
binding on the State of Washington, the State of Oregon, or any other
State not covered by subsection (d) for the management, storage,
treatment, and disposition of radioactive and hazardous materials.
``(3) Nothing in this section amends the definition of 'transuranic
waste' or regulations for repository disposal of transuranic waste
pursuant to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act (Public
Law 102-579; 106 Stat. 4777) or part 191 of title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations.
``(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect in any
way the obligations of the Department of Energy to comply with section
5664.
``(5) Nothing in this section amends the West Valley Demonstration
Act (Public Law 96-368; 42 U.S.C. 2021a note).
``(f) Judicial Review.--Judicial review shall be available in
accordance with chapter 7 of title 5, for the following:
``(1) Any determination made by the Secretary or any other
agency action taken by the Secretary pursuant to this section.
``(2) Any failure of the Commission to carry out its
responsibilities under subsection (b).
``Sec. 5703. Sandia National Laboratories
``Funds appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004
(Public Law 108-199; 118 Stat. 3), or any other Act thereafter, may not
be obligated to pay, on behalf of the United States or a contractor or
subcontractor of the United States, to post a bond or fulfill any other
financial responsibility requirement relating to closure or post-
closure care and monitoring of Sandia National Laboratories and
properties held or managed by Sandia National Laboratories prior to
implementation of closure or post-closure monitoring. The State of New
Mexico or any other entity may not enforce against the United States or
a contractor or subcontractor of the United States, in this year or any
other fiscal year, a requirement to post bond or any other financial
responsibility requirement relating to closure or postclosure care and
monitoring of Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico and properties
held or managed by Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico.
``Sec. 5704. Plan for deactivation and decommissioning of
nonoperational defense nuclear facilities
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall, every four years
beginning in 2025, develop and subsequently carry out a plan for the
activities of the Department of Energy relating to the deactivation and
decommissioning of nonoperational defense nuclear facilities.
``(b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall include
the following:
``(1) A list of nonoperational defense nuclear facilities,
prioritized for deactivation and decommissioning based on the
potential to reduce risks to human health, property, or the
environment and to maximize cost savings.
``(2) An assessment of the life cycle costs of each
nonoperational defense nuclear facility during the period
beginning on the date on which the plan is submitted under
subsection (d) and ending on the earlier of--
``(A) the date that is 25 years after the date on
which the plan is submitted; or
``(B) the estimated date for deactivation and
decommissioning of the facility.
``(3) An estimate of the cost and time needed to deactivate
and decommission each nonoperational defense nuclear facility.
``(4) A schedule for when the Office of Environmental
Management will accept each nonoperational defense nuclear
facility for deactivation and decommissioning.
``(5) An estimate of costs that could be avoided by--
``(A) accelerating the cleanup of nonoperational
defense nuclear facilities; or
``(B) other means, such as reusing such facilities
for another purpose.
``(c) Plan for Transfer of Responsibility for Certain Facilities.--
The Secretary shall, during 2025, develop and subsequently carry out a
plan under which the Administrator shall transfer, by March 31, 2029,
to the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management the
responsibility for decontaminating and decommissioning facilities of
the Administration that the Secretary determines are nonoperational as
of September 30, 2024.
``(d) Submission to Congress.--Not later than March 31, 2025, and
every four years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that includes--
``(1) the plan required by subsection (a);
``(2) a description of the deactivation and decommissioning
actions expected to be taken during the following fiscal year
pursuant to the plan;
``(3) in the case of the report submitted during 2025, the
plan required by subsection (c); and
``(4) a description of the deactivation and decommissioning
actions taken at each nonoperational defense nuclear facility
during the period following the date on which the previous
report required by this section was submitted.
``(e) Termination.--The requirements of this section shall
terminate after the submission to the appropriate congressional
committees of the report required by subsection (d) to be submitted not
later than March 31, 2033.
``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `appropriate congressional committees'
means--
``(A) the congressional defense committees; and
``(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce
of the House of Representatives.
``(2) The term `life cycle costs', with respect to a
facility, means--
``(A) the present and future costs of all resources
and associated cost elements required to develop,
produce, deploy, or sustain the facility; and
``(B) the present and future costs to deactivate,
decommission, and deconstruct the facility.
``(3) The term `nonoperational defense nuclear facility'
means a production facility or utilization facility (as those
terms are defined in section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014)) under the control or jurisdiction of the
Secretary of Energy and operated for national security purposes
that is no longer needed for the mission of the Department of
Energy, including the National Nuclear Security Administration.
``PART C--HANFORD RESERVATION, WASHINGTON
``Sec. 5711. Safety measures for waste tanks at Hanford Nuclear
Reservation
``(a) Identification and Monitoring of Tanks.--Not later than
February 3, 1991, the Secretary of Energy shall identify which single-
shelled or double-shelled high-level nuclear waste tanks at the Hanford
Nuclear Reservation, Richland, Washington, may have a serious potential
for release of high-level waste due to uncontrolled increases in
temperature or pressure. After completing such identification, the
Secretary shall determine whether continuous monitoring is being
carried out to detect a release or excessive temperature or pressure at
each tank so identified. If such monitoring is not being carried out,
as soon as practicable the Secretary shall install such monitoring, but
only if a type of monitoring that does not itself increase the danger
of a release can be installed.
``(b) Action Plans.--Not later than March 5, 1991, the Secretary of
Energy shall develop action plans to respond to excessive temperature
or pressure or a release from any tank identified under subsection (a).
``(c) Prohibition.--Beginning March 5, 1991, no additional high-
level nuclear waste (except for small amounts removed and returned to a
tank for analysis) may be added to a tank identified under subsection
(a) unless the Secretary determines that no safer alternative than
adding such waste to the tank currently exists or that the tank does
not pose a serious potential for release of high-level nuclear waste.
``Sec. 5712. Hanford waste tank cleanup program reforms
``(a) Establishment of Office of River Protection.--The Secretary
of Energy shall establish an office at the Hanford Reservation,
Richland, Washington, to be known as the `Office of River Protection'
(in this section referred to as the `Office').
``(b) Management and Responsibilities of Office.--
``(1) The Office shall be headed by a senior official of
the Department of Energy, who shall report to the Assistant
Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management.
``(2) The head of the Office shall be responsible for
managing all aspects of the River Protection Project, Richland,
Washington, including Hanford Tank Farm operations and the
Waste Treatment Plant.
``(3)(A) The Assistant Secretary of Energy for
Environmental Management shall delegate in writing
responsibility for the management of the River Protection
Project, Richland, Washington, to the head of the Office.
``(B) Such delegation shall include, at a minimum,
authorities for contracting, financial management, safety, and
general program management that are equivalent to the
authorities of managers of other operations offices of the
Department of Energy.
``(C) The head of the Office shall, to the maximum extent
possible, coordinate all activities of the Office with the
manager of the Richland Operations Office of the Department of
Energy.
``(c) Department Responsibilities.--The Secretary shall provide the
head of the Office with the resources and personnel necessary to carry
out the responsibilities specified in subsection (b)(2).
``(d) Notification.--The Assistant Secretary of Energy for
Environmental Management shall submit to the Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House
of Representatives written notification detailing any changes in the
roles, responsibilities, and reporting relationships that involve the
Office.
``(e) Termination.--The Office shall terminate on September 30,
2024. The Office may be extended beyond that date if the Assistant
Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management determines in writing
that termination would disrupt effective management of the Hanford Tank
Farm operations.
``Sec. 5713. River protection project
`` The tank waste remediation system environmental project,
Richland, Washington, including all programs relating to the retrieval
and treatment of tank waste at the site at Hanford, Washington, under
the management of the Office of River Protection, shall be known and
designated as the `River Protection Project'. Any reference to that
project in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper
of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the River
Protection Project.
``Sec. 5714. Notification regarding air release of radioactive or
hazardous material
``If the Secretary of Energy (or a designee of the Secretary) is
notified of an improper release into the air of radioactive or
hazardous material above applicable statutory or regulatory limits that
resulted from waste generated by atomic energy defense activities at
the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland, Washington, the Secretary
(or designee of the Secretary) shall--
``(1) not later than two business days after being notified
of the release, notify the congressional defense committees of
the release; and
``(2) not later than seven business days after being
notified of the release, provide the congressional defense
committees a briefing on the status of the release, including--
``(A) the cause of the release, if known; and
``(B) preliminary plans to address and remediate
the release, including associated costs and timelines.
``PART D--SAVANNAH RIVER SITE, SOUTH CAROLINA
``Sec. 5721. Accelerated schedule for isolating high-level nuclear
waste at the Defense Waste Processing Facility, Savannah
River Site
``The Secretary of Energy shall accelerate the schedule for the
isolation of high-level nuclear waste in glass canisters at the Defense
Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina,
if the Secretary determines that the acceleration of such schedule--
``(1) will achieve long-term cost savings to the Federal
Government; and
``(2) could accelerate the removal and isolation of high-
level nuclear waste from long-term storage tanks at the site.
``Sec. 5722. Multi-year plan for clean-up
``The Secretary of Energy shall develop and implement a multi-year
plan for the clean-up of nuclear waste at the Savannah River Site that
results, or has resulted, from the following:
``(1) Nuclear weapons activities carried out at the site.
``(2) The processing, treating, packaging, and disposal of
Department of Energy domestic and foreign spent nuclear fuel
rods at the site.
``Sec. 5723. Continuation of processing, treatment, and disposal of
legacy nuclear materials
`` The Secretary of Energy shall continue operations and maintain a
high state of readiness at the H-canyon facility at the Savannah River
Site, Aiken, South Carolina, and shall provide technical staff
necessary to operate and so maintain such facility.
``SUBCHAPTER V--SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY MATTERS
``PART A--SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY
``Sec. 5731. Prohibition on international inspections of Department of
Energy facilities unless protection of restricted data is
certified
``The Secretary of Energy may not allow an inspection of a national
security laboratory or nuclear weapons production facility by the
International Atomic Energy Agency until the Secretary certifies to
Congress that no Restricted Data will be revealed during such
inspection.
``Sec. 5732. Restrictions on access to national security laboratories
by foreign visitors from sensitive countries
``(a) Background Review Required.--The Secretary of Energy and the
Administrator may not admit to any facility described in paragraph (3)
of subsection (c) other than areas accessible to the general public any
individual who is a citizen or agent of a covered foreign nation or a
nation on the current sensitive countries list unless the Secretary or
Administrator first completes a background review with respect to that
individual.
``(b) Sense of Congress Regarding Background Reviews.--It is the
sense of Congress that the Secretary of Energy, the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Director of National
Intelligence should ensure that background reviews carried out under
this section are completed in not more than 15 days.
``(c) Prohibition on Admittance.--
``(1) In general.--With respect to an individual who is a
citizen or agent of a covered foreign nation, the Secretary and
the Administrator may not, except as provided in paragraph (2),
admit such individual to any areas not accessible to the
general public within a facility described in paragraph (3).
``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary, acting through the
Administrator, may waive the prohibition under paragraph (1)
with respect to an individual who is a citizen or agent of a
covered foreign nation if, not later than 30 days prior to
admitting such individual to a facility described in such
paragraph, the Secretary certifies to Congress that--
``(A) the admittance of such individual to the
facility is in the national security interests of the
United States;
``(B) no classified or restricted data will be
revealed to such individual in connection with the
admittance of such individual to the facility;
``(C) the Secretary or Administrator has consulted
with the heads of other relevant departments or
agencies of the United States Government to mitigate
risks associated with the admittance of such
individual; and
``(D) the background review completed to subsection
(a) with respect to such individual did not uncover any
previously unreported affiliation with military or
intelligence organizations associated with a covered
foreign nation.
``(3) Facilities described.--A facility described in this
paragraph is a facility, or any portion thereof, that directly
supports the mission, functions, and operations of the
Administration (as described in this chapter) and is located
on--
``(A) a national security laboratory;
``(B) a nuclear weapons production facility; or
``(C) a site that directly supports the protection,
development, sustainment, or disposal of technologies
or materials related to the provision of nuclear
propulsion for United States naval vessels.
``(4) Effective date.--The prohibition under paragraph (1)
shall take effect on April 15, 2025.
``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to limit or otherwise affect the authority of the Secretary
or the Administrator to--
``(1) admit to a facility described in paragraph (3) of
subsection (c)--
``(A) a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the
United States;
``(B) an individual involved in an International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspection (as defined in
the `Agreement between the United States and the IAEA
for the Application of Safeguards in the U.S.'); or
``(C) an individual involved in information
exchanges in support of activities of the United States
with respect to nonproliferation, counterproliferation,
and counterterrorism, in accordance with international
treaties or other legally-binding agreements or
instruments to which the United States is a party; or
``(2) admit any individual to a facility, or any portion
thereof, that is not directly associated with or directly
funded to perform the mission, functions, and operations of the
Administration (as described in this chapter).
``(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
``(1) The term `background review', commonly known as an
indices check, means a review of information provided by the
Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding personal background,
including information relating to any history of criminal
activity or to any evidence of espionage.
``(2) The term `covered foreign nation' means--
``(A) the People's Republic of China;
``(B) the Russian Federation;
``(C) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
and
``(D) the Islamic Republic of Iran.
``(3) The term `sensitive countries list' means the list
prescribed by the Secretary of Energy known as the Department
of Energy List of Sensitive Countries.
``Sec. 5733. Background investigations of certain personnel at
Department of Energy facilities
``The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that an investigation
meeting the requirements of section 145 of the Atomic Energy Act of
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2165) is made for each Department of Energy employee,
or contractor employee, at a national security laboratory or nuclear
weapons production facility who--
``(1) carries out duties or responsibilities in or around a
location where Restricted Data is present; or
``(2) has or may have regular access to a location where
Restricted Data is present.
``Sec. 5734. Department of Energy counterintelligence polygraph program
``(a) New Counterintelligence Polygraph Program Required.--The
Secretary of Energy shall carry out, under regulations prescribed under
this section, a new counterintelligence polygraph program for the
Department of Energy. The purpose of the new program is to minimize the
potential for release or disclosure of classified data, materials, or
information.
``(b) Authorities and Limitations.--
``(1) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for the new
counterintelligence polygraph program required by subsection
(a) in accordance with the provisions of subchapter II of
chapter 5 of title 5 (commonly referred to as the
Administrative Procedures Act).
``(2) In prescribing regulations for the new program, the
Secretary shall take into account the results of the Polygraph
Review.
``(3) Not later than six months after obtaining the results
of the Polygraph Review, the Secretary shall issue a notice of
proposed rulemaking for the new program.
``(4) In the event of a counterintelligence investigation,
the regulations prescribed under paragraph (1) may ensure that
the persons subject to the counterintelligence polygraph
program required by subsection (a) include any person who is--
``(A) a national of the United States (as such term
is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)) and also a national of
a foreign state; and
``(B) an employee or contractor who requires access
to classified information.
``(c) Polygraph Review Defined.--In this section, the term
`Polygraph Review' means the review of the Committee to Review the
Scientific Evidence on the Polygraph of the National Academy of
Sciences.
``Sec. 5735. Notice to congressional committees of certain security and
counterintelligence failures within atomic energy defense
programs
``(a) Required Notification.--The Secretary of Energy shall submit
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
Representatives a notification of each significant atomic energy
defense intelligence loss. Any such notification shall be provided only
after consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as appropriate.
``(b) Significant Atomic Energy Defense Intelligence Losses.--In
this section, the term `significant atomic energy defense intelligence
loss' means any national security or counterintelligence failure or
compromise of classified information at a facility of the Department of
Energy or operated by a contractor of the Department that the Secretary
considers likely to cause significant harm or damage to the national
security interests of the United States.
``(c) Manner of Notification.--Notification of a significant atomic
energy defense intelligence loss under subsection (a) shall be
provided, in accordance with the procedures established pursuant to
subsection (d), not later than 30 days after the date on which the
Department of Energy determines that the loss has taken place.
``(d) Procedures.--The Secretary of Energy and the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives shall each
establish such procedures as may be necessary to protect from
unauthorized disclosure classified information, information relating to
intelligence sources and methods, and sensitive law enforcement
information that is submitted to those committees pursuant to this
section and that are otherwise necessary to carry out the provisions of
this section.
``(e) Statutory Construction.--
``(1) Nothing in this section shall be construed as
authority to withhold any information from the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives on
the grounds that providing the information to those committees
would constitute the unauthorized disclosure of classified
information, information relating to intelligence sources and
methods, or sensitive law enforcement information.
``(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify
or supersede any other requirement to report information on
intelligence activities to Congress, including the requirement
under section 501 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 3091) for the President to ensure that the congressional
intelligence committees are kept fully informed of the
intelligence activities of the United States and for those
committees to notify promptly other congressional committees of
any matter relating to intelligence activities requiring the
attention of those committees.
``Sec. 5736. Annual report and certification on status of security of
atomic energy defense facilities
``(a) Report and Certification on Nuclear Security Enterprise.--
``(1) Not later than September 30 of each even-numbered
year, the Administrator shall submit to the Secretary of
Energy--
``(A) a report detailing the status of security at
facilities holding Category I and II quantities of
special nuclear material that are administered by the
Administration; and
``(B) written certification that such facilities
are secure and that the security measures at such
facilities meet the security standards and requirements
of the Administration and the Department of Energy.
``(2) If the Administrator is unable to make the
certification described in paragraph (1)(B) with respect to a
facility, the Administrator shall submit to the Secretary with
the matters required by paragraph (1) a corrective action plan
for the facility describing--
``(A) the deficiency that resulted in the
Administrator being unable to make the certification;
``(B) the actions to be taken to correct the
deficiency; and
``(C) timelines for taking such actions.
``(3) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year,
the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
committees the unaltered report, certification, and any
corrective action plans submitted by the Administrator under
paragraphs (1) and (2) together with any comments of the
Secretary.
``(b) Report and Certification on Atomic Energy Defense Facilities
Not Administered by the Administration.--
``(1) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year,
the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
committees--
``(A) a report detailing the status of the security
of atomic energy defense facilities holding Category I
and II quantities of special nuclear material that are
not administered by the Administration; and
``(B) written certification that such facilities
are secure and that the security measures at such
facilities meet the security standards and requirements
of the Department of Energy.
``(2) If the Secretary is unable to make the certification
described in paragraph (1)(B) with respect to a facility, the
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees,
together with the matters required by paragraph (1), a
corrective action plan describing--
``(A) the deficiency that resulted in the Secretary
being unable to make the certification;
``(B) the actions to be taken to correct the
deficiency; and
``(C) timelines for taking such actions.
``Sec. 5737. Protection of certain nuclear facilities and assets from
unmanned aircraft
``(a) Authority.--Notwithstanding any provision of title 18, the
Secretary of Energy may take such actions described in subsection
(b)(1) that are necessary to mitigate the threat (as defined by the
Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of
Transportation) that an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft
poses to the safety or security of a covered facility or asset.
``(b) Actions Described.--
``(1) The actions described in this paragraph are the
following:
``(A) Detect, identify, monitor, and track the
unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft, without
prior consent, including by means of intercept or other
access of a wire, oral, or electronic communication
used to control the unmanned aircraft system or
unmanned aircraft.
``(B) Warn the operator of the unmanned aircraft
system or unmanned aircraft, including by passive or
active, and direct or indirect physical, electronic,
radio, and electromagnetic means.
``(C) Disrupt control of the unmanned aircraft
system or unmanned aircraft, without prior consent,
including by disabling the unmanned aircraft system or
unmanned aircraft by intercepting, interfering, or
causing interference with wire, oral, electronic, or
radio communications used to control the unmanned
aircraft system or unmanned aircraft.
``(D) Seize or exercise control of the unmanned
aircraft system or unmanned aircraft.
``(E) Seize or otherwise confiscate the unmanned
aircraft system or unmanned aircraft.
``(F) Use reasonable force to disable, damage, or
destroy the unmanned aircraft system or unmanned
aircraft.
``(2) The Secretary of Energy shall develop the actions
described in paragraph (1) in coordination with the Secretary
of Transportation.
``(c) Forfeiture.--Any unmanned aircraft system or unmanned
aircraft described in subsection (a) that is seized by the Secretary of
Energy is subject to forfeiture to the United States.
``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of
Transportation may prescribe regulations and shall issue guidance in
the respective areas of each Secretary to carry out this section.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `covered facility or asset' means any
facility or asset that is--
``(A) identified by the Secretary of Energy for
purposes of this section;
``(B) located in the United States (including the
territories and possessions of the United States); and
``(C) owned by the United States or contracted to
the United States, to store or use special nuclear
material.
``(2) The terms `unmanned aircraft' and `unmanned aircraft
system' have the meanings given those terms in section 331 of
the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-
95; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note).
``Sec. 5738. Reporting on penetrations of networks of contractors and
subcontractors
``(a) Procedures for Reporting Penetrations.--The Administrator
shall establish procedures that require each contractor and
subcontractor to report to the Chief Information Officer when a covered
network of the contractor or subcontractor that meets the criteria
established pursuant to subsection (b) is successfully penetrated.
``(b) Establishment of Criteria for Covered Networks.--
``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall, in consultation
with the officials specified in paragraph (2), establish
criteria for covered networks to be subject to the procedures
for reporting penetrations under subsection (a).
``(2) Officials specified.--The officials specified in this
paragraph are the following officials of the Administration:
``(A) The Deputy Administrator for Defense
Programs.
``(B) The Associate Administrator for Acquisition
and Project Management.
``(C) The Chief Information Officer.
``(D) Any other official of the Administration the
Administrator considers necessary.
``(c) Procedure Requirements.--
``(1) Rapid reporting.--
``(A) In general.--The procedures established
pursuant to subsection (a) shall require each
contractor or subcontractor to submit to the Chief
Information Officer a report on each successful
penetration of a covered network of the contractor or
subcontractor that meets the criteria established
pursuant to subsection (b) not later than 60 days after
the discovery of the successful penetration.
``(B) Elements.--Subject to subparagraph (C), each
report required by subparagraph (A) with respect to a
successful penetration of a covered network of a
contractor or subcontractor shall include the
following:
``(i) A description of the technique or
method used in such penetration.
``(ii) A sample of the malicious software,
if discovered and isolated by the contractor or
subcontractor, involved in such penetration.
``(iii) A summary of information created by
or for the Administration in connection with
any program of the Administration that has been
potentially compromised as a result of such
penetration.
``(C) Avoidance of delays in reporting.--If a
contractor or subcontractor is not able to obtain all
of the information required by subparagraph (B) to be
included in a report required by subparagraph (A) by
the date that is 60 days after the discovery of a
successful penetration of a covered network of the
contractor or subcontractor, the contractor or
subcontractor shall--
``(i) include in the report all information
available as of that date; and
``(ii) provide to the Chief Information
Officer the additional information required by
subparagraph (B) as the information becomes
available.
``(2) Access to equipment and information by administration
personnel.--Concurrent with the establishment of the procedures
pursuant to subsection (a), the Administrator shall establish
procedures to be used if information owned by the
Administration was in use during or at risk as a result of the
successful penetration of a covered network--
``(A) in order to--
``(i) in the case of a penetration of a
covered network of a management and operating
contractor, enhance the access of personnel of
the Administration to Government-owned
equipment and information; and
``(ii) in the case of a penetration of a
covered network of a contractor or
subcontractor that is not a management and
operating contractor, facilitate the access of
personnel of the Administration to the
equipment and information of the contractor or
subcontractor; and
``(B) which shall--
``(i) include mechanisms for personnel of
the Administration to, upon request, obtain
access to equipment or information of a
contractor or subcontractor necessary to
conduct forensic analysis in addition to any
analysis conducted by the contractor or
subcontractor;
``(ii) provide that a contractor or
subcontractor is only required to provide
access to equipment or information as described
in clause (i) to determine whether information
created by or for the Administration in
connection with any program of the
Administration was successfully exfiltrated
from a network of the contractor or
subcontractor and, if so, what information was
exfiltrated; and
``(iii) provide for the reasonable
protection of trade secrets, commercial or
financial information, and information that can
be used to identify a specific person.
``(3) Dissemination of information.--The procedures
established pursuant to subsection (a) shall allow for limiting
the dissemination of information obtained or derived through
such procedures so that such information may be disseminated
only to entities--
``(A) with missions that may be affected by such
information;
``(B) that may be called upon to assist in the
diagnosis, detection, or mitigation of cyber incidents;
``(C) that conduct counterintelligence or law
enforcement investigations; or
``(D) for national security purposes, including
cyber situational awareness and defense purposes.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Chief information officer.--The term `Chief
Information Officer' means the Associate Administrator for
Information Management and Chief Information Officer of the
Administration.
``(2) Contractor.--The term `contractor' means a private
entity that has entered into a contract or contractual action
of any kind with the Administration to furnish supplies,
equipment, materials, or services of any kind.
``(3) Covered network.--The term `covered network' includes
any network or information system that accesses, receives, or
stores--
``(A) classified information; or
``(B) sensitive unclassified information germane to
any program of the Administration, as determined by the
Administrator.
``(4) Subcontractor.--The term `subcontractor' means a
private entity that has entered into a contract or contractual
action with a contractor or another subcontractor to furnish
supplies, equipment, materials, or services of any kind in
connection with another contract in support of any program of
the Administration.
``PART B--CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
``Sec. 5741. Review of certain documents before declassification and
release
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that,
before a document of the Department of Energy that contains national
security information is released or declassified, such document is
reviewed to determine whether it contains Restricted Data.
``(b) Limitation on Declassification.--The Secretary may not
implement the automatic declassification provisions of Executive Order
No. 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note) if the Secretary determines that such
implementation could result in the automatic declassification and
release of documents containing Restricted Data.
``Sec. 5742. Protection against inadvertent release of restricted data
and formerly restricted data
``(a) Plan for Protection Against Release.--The Secretary of Energy
and the Archivist of the United States shall, after consultation with
the members of the National Security Council and in consultation with
the Secretary of Defense and the heads of other appropriate Federal
agencies, develop a plan to prevent the inadvertent release of records
containing Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted Data during the
automatic declassification of records under Executive Order No. 13526
(50 U.S.C. 3161 note).
``(b) Plan Elements.--The plan under subsection (a) shall include
the following:
``(1) The actions to be taken in order to ensure that
records subject to Executive Order No. 13526 are reviewed on a
page-by-page basis for Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted
Data unless they have been determined to be highly unlikely to
contain Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted Data.
``(2) The criteria and process by which documents are
determined to be highly unlikely to contain Restricted Data or
Formerly Restricted Data.
``(3) The actions to be taken in order to ensure proper
training, supervision, and evaluation of personnel engaged in
declassification under that Executive order so that such
personnel recognize Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted
Data.
``(4) The extent to which automated declassification
technologies will be used under that Executive order to protect
Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data from inadvertent
release.
``(5) Procedures for periodic review and evaluation by the
Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Director of the
Information Security Oversight Office of the National Archives
and Records Administration, of compliance by Federal agencies
with the plan.
``(6) Procedures for resolving disagreements among Federal
agencies regarding declassification procedures and decisions
under the plan.
``(7) The funding, personnel, and other resources required
to carry out the plan.
``(8) A timetable for implementation of the plan.
``(c) Limitation on Declassification of Certain Records.--
``(1) Effective on October 17, 1998, and except as provided
in paragraph (3), a record referred to in subsection (a) may
not be declassified unless the agency having custody of the
record reviews the record on a page-by-page basis to ensure
that the record does not contain Restricted Data or Formerly
Restricted Data.
``(2) Any record determined as a result of a review under
paragraph (1) to contain Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted
Data may not be declassified until the Secretary of Energy, in
conjunction with the head of the agency having custody of the
record, determines that the document is suitable for
declassification.
``(3) After the date occurring 60 days after the submission
of the plan required by subsection (a) to the committees
referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (d), the
requirement under paragraph (1) to review a record on a page-
by-page basis shall not apply in the case of a record
determined, under the actions specified in the plan pursuant to
subsection (b)(1), to be a record that is highly unlikely to
contain Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted Data.
``(d) Submission of Plan.--The Secretary of Energy shall submit the
plan required under subsection (a) to the following:
``(1) The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
``(2) The Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives.
``(3) The Assistant to the President for National Security
Affairs.
``(e) Report and Notification Regarding Inadvertent Releases.--
``(1) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the
committees and Assistant to the President specified in
subsection (d) a report on inadvertent releases of Restricted
Data or Formerly Restricted Data under Executive Order No.
12958 that occurred before October 17, 1998.
``(2) The Secretary of Energy shall, in each even-numbered
year beginning in 2010, submit to the committees and Assistant
to the President specified in subsection (d) a report
identifying any inadvertent releases of Restricted Data or
Formerly Restricted Data under Executive Order No. 13526
discovered in the two-year period preceding the submittal of
the report.
``Sec. 5743. Supplement to plan for declassification of restricted data
and formerly restricted data
``(a) Supplement to Plan.--The Secretary of Energy and the
Archivist of the United States shall, after consultation with the
members of the National Security Council and in consultation with the
Secretary of Defense and the heads of other appropriate Federal
agencies, develop a supplement to the plan required under subsection
(a) of section 5742.
``(b) Contents of Supplement.--The supplement shall provide for the
application of that plan (including in particular the element of the
plan required by section 5742(b)(1)) to all records subject to
Executive Order No. 12958 that were determined before October 17, 1998,
to be suitable for declassification.
``(c) Limitation on Declassification of Records.--All records
referred to in subsection (b) shall be treated, for purposes of
subsection (c) of section 5742, in the same manner as records referred
to in subsection (a) of such section.
``(d) Submission of Supplement.--The Secretary of Energy shall
submit the supplement required under subsection (a) to the recipients
of the plan referred to in subsection (d) of section 5742.
``Sec. 5744. Protection of classified information during laboratory-to-
laboratory exchanges
``(a) Provision of Training.--The Secretary of Energy shall ensure
that all Department of Energy employees and Department of Energy
contractor employees participating in laboratory-to-laboratory
cooperative exchange activities are fully trained in matters relating
to the protection of classified information and to potential espionage
and counterintelligence threats.
``(b) Countering of Espionage and Intelligence-gathering Abroad.--
``(1) The Secretary shall establish a pool of Department
employees and Department contractor employees who are specially
trained to counter threats of espionage and intelligence-
gathering by foreign nationals against Department employees and
Department contractor employees who travel abroad for
laboratory-to-laboratory exchange activities or other
cooperative exchange activities on behalf of the Department.
``(2) The Director of Intelligence and Counterintelligence
of the Department of Energy may assign at least one employee
from the pool established under paragraph (1) to accompany a
group of Department employees or Department contractor
employees who travel to any nation designated to be a sensitive
country for laboratory-to-laboratory exchange activities or
other cooperative exchange activities on behalf of the
Department.
``Sec. 5745. Identification in budget materials of amounts for
declassification activities and limitation on
expenditures for such activities
``(a) Amounts for Declassification of Records.--The Secretary of
Energy shall include in the budget justification materials submitted to
Congress in support of the Department of Energy budget for any fiscal
year (as submitted with the budget of the President under section
1105(a) of title 31) specific identification, as a budgetary line item,
of the amounts required to carry out programmed activities during that
fiscal year to declassify records pursuant to Executive Order No. 13526
(50 U.S.C. 3161 note), or any successor Executive order, or to comply
with any statutory requirement to declassify Government records.
``(b) Certification Required With Respect to Automatic
Declassification of Records.--No records of the Department of Energy
that have not as of October 5, 1999, been reviewed for declassification
shall be subject to automatic declassification unless the Secretary of
Energy certifies to Congress that such declassification would not harm
the national security.
``SUBCHAPTER VI--PERSONNEL MATTERS
``PART A--PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
``Sec. 5751. Authority for appointment of certain scientific,
engineering, and technical personnel
``(a) Authority.--
``(1) Notwithstanding any provision of title 5 governing
appointments in the competitive service and General Schedule
classification and pay rates, the Secretary of Energy may--
``(A) establish and set the rates of pay for not
more than 200 positions in the Department of Energy for
scientific, engineering, and technical personnel whose
duties will relate to safety at defense nuclear
facilities of the Department; and
``(B) appoint persons to such positions.
``(2) The rate of pay for a position established under
paragraph (1) may not exceed the rate of pay payable for level
III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5.
``(3) To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary
shall appoint persons under paragraph (1)(B) to the positions
established under paragraph (1)(A) in accordance with the merit
system principles set forth in section 2301 of such title.
``(b) OPM Review.--
``(1) The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management under which
agreement the Director shall periodically evaluate the use of
the authority set forth in subsection (a)(1). The Secretary
shall reimburse the Director for evaluations conducted by the
Director pursuant to the agreement. Any such reimbursement
shall be credited to the revolving fund referred to in section
1304(e) of title 5.
``(2) If the Director determines as a result of such
evaluation that the Secretary of Energy is not appointing
persons to positions under such authority in a manner
consistent with the merit system principles set forth in
section 2301 of title 5 or is setting rates of pay at levels
that are not appropriate for the qualifications and experience
of the persons appointed and the duties of the positions
involved, the Director shall notify the Secretary and Congress
of that determination.
``(3) Upon receipt of a notification under paragraph (2),
the Secretary shall--
``(A) take appropriate actions to appoint persons
to positions under such authority in a manner
consistent with such principles or to set rates of pay
at levels that are appropriate for the qualifications
and experience of the persons appointed and the duties
of the positions involved; or
``(B) cease appointment of persons under such
authority.
``(c) Termination.--
``(1) The authority provided under subsection (a)(1) shall
terminate on September 30, 2026.
``(2) An employee may not be separated from employment with
the Department of Energy or receive a reduction in pay by
reason of the termination of authority under paragraph (1).
``Sec. 5752. Whistleblower protection program
``(a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish a
program to ensure that covered individuals may not be discharged,
demoted, or otherwise discriminated against as a reprisal for making
protected disclosures.
``(b) Covered Individuals.--For purposes of this section, a covered
individual is an individual who is an employee of the Department of
Energy, or of a contractor of the Department, who is engaged in the
defense activities of the Department.
``(c) Protected Disclosures.--For purposes of this section, a
protected disclosure is a disclosure--
``(1) made by a covered individual who takes appropriate
steps to protect the security of the information in accordance
with guidance provided under this section;
``(2) made to a person or entity specified in subsection
(d); and
``(3) of classified or other information that the covered
individual reasonably believes to provide direct and specific
evidence of any of the following:
``(A) A violation of law or Federal regulation.
``(B) Gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds,
or abuse of authority.
``(C) A false statement to Congress on an issue of
material fact.
``(d) Persons and Entities to Which Disclosures May Be Made.--A
person or entity specified in this subsection is any of the following:
``(1) A member of a committee of Congress having primary
responsibility for oversight of the department, agency, or
element of the Government to which the disclosed information
relates.
``(2) An employee of Congress who is a staff member of such
a committee and has an appropriate security clearance for
access to information of the type disclosed.
``(3) The Inspector General of the Department of Energy.
``(4) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
``(5) Any other element of the Government designated by the
Secretary as authorized to receive information of the type
disclosed.
``(e) Official Capacity of Persons to Whom Information Is
Disclosed.--A member of, or an employee of Congress who is a staff
member of, a committee of Congress specified in subsection (d) who
receives a protected disclosure under this section does so in that
member or employee's official capacity as such a member or employee.
``(f) Assistance and Guidance.--The Secretary, acting through the
Inspector General of the Department of Energy, shall provide assistance
and guidance to each covered individual who seeks to make a protected
disclosure under this section. Such assistance and guidance shall
include the following:
``(1) Identifying the persons or entities under subsection
(d) to which that disclosure may be made.
``(2) Advising that individual regarding the steps to be
taken to protect the security of the information to be
disclosed.
``(3) Taking appropriate actions to protect the identity of
that individual throughout that disclosure.
``(4) Taking appropriate actions to coordinate that
disclosure with any other Federal agency or agencies that
originated the information.
``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to
ensure the security of any information disclosed under this section.
``(h) Notification to Covered Individuals.--The Secretary shall
notify each covered individual of the following:
``(1) The rights of that individual under this section.
``(2) The assistance and guidance provided under this
section.
``(3) That the individual has a responsibility to obtain
that assistance and guidance before seeking to make a protected
disclosure.
``(i) Complaint by Covered Individuals.--If a covered individual
believes that that individual has been discharged, demoted, or
otherwise discriminated against as a reprisal for making a protected
disclosure under this section, the individual may submit a complaint
relating to such matter to the Director of the Office of Hearings and
Appeals of the Department of Energy.
``(j) Investigation by Office of Hearings and Appeals.--
``(1) For each complaint submitted under subsection (i),
the Director of the Office of Hearings and Appeals shall--
``(A) determine whether or not the complaint is
frivolous; and
``(B) if the Director determines the complaint is
not frivolous, conduct an investigation of the
complaint.
``(2) The Director shall submit a report on each
investigation undertaken under paragraph (1)(B) to--
``(A) the individual who submitted the complaint on
which the investigation is based;
``(B) the contractor concerned, if any; and
``(C) the Secretary of Energy.
``(k) Remedial Action.--
``(1) Whenever the Secretary determines that a covered
individual has been discharged, demoted, or otherwise
discriminated against as a reprisal for making a protected
disclosure under this section, the Secretary shall--
``(A) in the case of a Department employee, take
appropriate actions to abate the action; or
``(B) in the case of a contractor employee, order
the contractor concerned to take appropriate actions to
abate the action.
``(2)(A) If a contractor fails to comply with an order
issued under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary may file an action
for enforcement of the order in the appropriate United States
district court.
``(B) In any action brought under subparagraph (A), the
court may grant appropriate relief, including injunctive relief
and compensatory and exemplary damages.
``(l) Relationship to Other Laws.--The protections provided by this
section are independent of, and not subject to any limitations that may
be provided in, the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (Public Law
101-12; 103 Stat. 16) or any other law that may provide protection for
disclosures of information by employees of the Department of Energy or
of a contractor of the Department.
``(m) Annual Report.--
``(1) Not later than 30 days after the commencement of each
fiscal year, the Director shall submit to the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives a report on the
investigations undertaken under subsection (j)(1)(B) during the
preceding fiscal year, including a summary of the results of
each such investigation.
``(2) A report under paragraph (1) may not identify or
otherwise provide any information about an individual
submitting a complaint under this section without the consent
of the individual.
``Sec. 5753. Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities workforce
restructuring plan
``(a) In General.--Upon determination that a change in the
workforce at a defense nuclear facility is necessary, the Secretary of
Energy shall develop a plan for restructuring the workforce for the
defense nuclear facility that takes into account--
``(1) the reconfiguration of the defense nuclear facility;
and
``(2) the plan for the nuclear weapons stockpile that is
the most recently prepared plan at the time of the development
of the plan referred to in this subsection.
``(b) Consultation.--
``(1) In developing a plan referred to in subsection (a),
the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Labor,
appropriate representatives of local and national collective-
bargaining units of individuals employed at Department of
Energy defense nuclear facilities, appropriate representatives
of departments and agencies of State and local governments,
appropriate representatives of State and local institutions of
higher education, and appropriate representatives of community
groups in communities affected by the restructuring plan.
``(2) The Secretary shall determine appropriate
representatives of the units, governments, institutions, and
groups referred to in paragraph (1).
``(c) Objectives.--In preparing the plan required under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall be guided by the following objectives:
``(1) Changes in the workforce at a Department of Energy
defense nuclear facility--
``(A) should be accomplished so as to minimize
social and economic impacts;
``(B) should be made only after the provision of
notice of such changes not later than 120 days before
the commencement of such changes to such employees and
the communities in which such facilities are located;
and
``(C) should be accomplished, when possible,
through the use of retraining, early retirement,
attrition, and other options that minimize layoffs.
``(2) Employees whose employment in positions at such
facilities is terminated shall, to the extent practicable,
receive preference in any hiring of the Department of Energy
(consistent with applicable employment seniority plans or
practices of the Department of Energy and with section 3152 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990
and 1991 (Public Law 101-189; 103 Stat. 1682)).
``(3) Employees shall, to the extent practicable, be
retrained for work in environmental restoration and waste
management activities at such facilities or other facilities of
the Department of Energy.
``(4) The Department of Energy should provide relocation
assistance to employees who are transferred to other Department
of Energy facilities as a result of the plan.
``(5) The Department of Energy should assist terminated
employees in obtaining appropriate retraining, education, and
reemployment assistance (including employment placement
assistance).
``(6) The Department of Energy should provide local impact
assistance to communities that are affected by the
restructuring plan and coordinate the provision of such
assistance with--
``(A) programs carried out by the Secretary of
Labor under title I of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.);
``(B) programs carried out pursuant to the Defense
Economic Adjustment, Diversification, Conversion, and
Stabilization Act of 1990 (division D of Public Law
101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2391 note); and
``(C) programs carried out by the Department of
Commerce pursuant to title II of the Public Works and
Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141 et
seq.).
``(d) Implementation.--The Secretary shall, subject to the
availability of appropriations for such purpose, work on an ongoing
basis with representatives of the Department of Labor, workforce
bargaining units, and States and local communities in carrying out a
plan required under subsection (a).
``(e) Submittal to Congress.--
``(1) The Secretary shall submit to Congress a plan
referred to in subsection (a) with respect to a defense nuclear
facility within 90 days after the date on which a notice of
changes described in subsection (c)(1)(B) is provided to
employees of the facility, or 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, whichever is later.
``(2) In addition to the plans submitted under paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall submit to Congress every six months a
report setting forth a description of, and the amount or value
of, all local impact assistance provided during the preceding
six months under subsection (c)(6).
``(f) Department of Energy Defense Nuclear Facility Defined.--In
this section, the term `Department of Energy defense nuclear facility'
means--
``(1) a production facility or utilization facility (as
those terms are defined in section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act
of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014)) that is under the control or
jurisdiction of the Secretary and that is operated for national
security purposes (including the tritium loading facility at
Savannah River, South Carolina, and the 236 H facility at
Savannah River, South Carolina), but the term does not include
any facility that does not conduct atomic energy defense
activities and does not include any facility or activity
covered by Executive Order Number 12344, dated February 1,
1982, pertaining to the naval nuclear propulsion program;
``(2) a nuclear waste storage or disposal facility that is
under the control or jurisdiction of the Secretary;
``(3) a testing and assembly facility that is under the
control or jurisdiction of the Secretary and that is operated
for national security purposes (including the Nevada National
Security Site, Nevada, and the Pantex facility, Texas);
``(4) an atomic weapons research facility that is under the
control or jurisdiction of the Secretary (including Lawrence
Livermore, Los Alamos, and Sandia National Laboratories); or
``(5) any facility described in paragraphs (1) through (4)
that--
``(A) is no longer in operation;
``(B) was under the control or jurisdiction of the
Department of Defense, the Atomic Energy Commission, or
the Energy Research and Development Administration; and
``(C) was operated for national security purposes.
``Sec. 5754. Authority to provide certificate of commendation to
Department of Energy and contractor employees for
exemplary service in stockpile stewardship and security
``(a) Authority to Present Certificate of Commendation.--The
Secretary of Energy may present a certificate of commendation to any
current or former employee of the Department of Energy, and any current
or former employee of a Department contractor, whose service to the
Department in matters relating to stockpile stewardship and security
assisted the Department in furthering the national security interests
of the United States.
``(b) Certificate.--The certificate of commendation presented to a
current or former employee under subsection (a) shall include an
appropriate citation of the service of the current or former employee
described in that subsection, including a citation for dedication,
intellect, and sacrifice in furthering the national security interests
of the United States by maintaining a strong, safe, and viable United
States nuclear deterrent during the cold war or thereafter.
``(c) Department of Energy Defined.--For purposes of this section,
the term `Department of Energy' includes any predecessor agency of the
Department of Energy.
``PART B--EDUCATION AND TRAINING
``Sec. 5761. Executive management training in Department of Energy
``(a) Establishment of Training Program.--The Secretary of Energy
shall establish and implement a management training program for
personnel of the Department of Energy involved in the management of
atomic energy defense activities.
``(b) Training Provisions.--The training program shall at a minimum
include instruction in the following areas:
``(1) Department of Energy policy and procedures for
management and operation of atomic energy defense facilities.
``(2) Methods of evaluating technical performance.
``(3) Federal and State environmental laws and requirements
for compliance with such environmental laws, including timely
compliance with reporting requirements in such laws.
``(4) The establishment of program milestones and methods
to evaluate success in meeting such milestones.
``(5) Methods for conducting long-range technical and
budget planning.
``(6) Procedures for reviewing and applying innovative
technology to defense environmental cleanup.
``Sec. 5762. Stockpile stewardship recruitment and training program
``(a) Conduct of Program.--
``(1) As part of the stockpile stewardship program
established pursuant to section 5621, the Secretary of Energy
shall conduct a stockpile stewardship recruitment and training
program at the national security laboratories.
``(2) The recruitment and training program shall be
conducted in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint
Nuclear Weapons Council established by section 179 and the
directors of the laboratories referred to in paragraph (1).
``(b) Support of Dual-use Programs.--As part of the recruitment and
training program, the directors of the national security laboratories
may employ undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral
fellows to carry out research sponsored by such laboratories for
military or nonmilitary dual-use programs related to nuclear weapons
stockpile stewardship.
``(c) Establishment of Retiree Corps.--As part of the training and
recruitment program, the Secretary, in coordination with the directors
of the national security laboratories, shall establish for the
laboratories a retiree corps of retired scientists who have expertise
in research and development of nuclear weapons. The directors may
employ the retired scientists on a part-time basis to provide
appropriate assistance on nuclear weapons issues, to contribute
relevant information to be archived, and to help to provide training to
other scientists.
``Sec. 5763. Fellowship program for development of skills critical to
the nuclear security enterprise
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a
fellowship program for the development of skills critical to the
ongoing mission of the nuclear security enterprise. Under the
fellowship program, the Secretary shall provide educational assistance
and research assistance to eligible individuals to facilitate the
development by such individuals of skills critical to maintaining the
ongoing mission of the nuclear security enterprise.
``(b) Eligible Individuals.--Individuals eligible for participation
in the fellowship program are United States citizens who are either of
the following:
``(1) Students pursuing graduate degrees in fields of
science or engineering that are related to nuclear weapons
engineering or to the science and technology base of the
Department of Energy.
``(2) Individuals engaged in postdoctoral studies in such
fields.
``(c) Covered Facilities.--The Secretary shall carry out the
fellowship program at or in connection with the national security
laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities.
``(d) Administration.--The Secretary shall carry out the fellowship
program at a facility referred to in subsection (c) through the
stockpile manager of the facility.
``(e) Allocation of Funds.--The Secretary shall, in consultation
with the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Defense Programs, allocate
funds available for the fellowship program under subsection (f) among
the facilities referred to in subsection (c). The Secretary shall make
the allocation after evaluating an assessment by the weapons program
director of each such facility of the personnel and critical skills
necessary at the facility for carrying out the ongoing mission of the
facility.
``(f) Agreement.--
``(1) The Secretary may allow an individual to participate
in the program only if the individual signs an agreement
described in paragraph (2).
``(2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) shall be in
writing, shall be signed by the participant, and shall include
the participant's agreement to serve, after completion of the
course of study for which the assistance was provided, as a
full-time employee in a position in the nuclear security
enterprise for a period of time to be established by the
Secretary of Energy of not less than one year, if such a
position is offered to the participant.
``PART C--WORKER SAFETY
``Sec. 5771. Worker protection at nuclear weapons facilities
``(a) Training Grant Program.--
``(1) The Secretary of Energy is authorized to award grants
to organizations referred to in paragraph (2) in order for such
organizations--
``(A) to provide training and education to persons
who are or may be engaged in hazardous substance
response or emergency response at Department of Energy
nuclear weapons facilities; and
``(B) to develop curricula for such training and
education.
``(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary is
authorized to award grants under paragraph (1) to non-profit
organizations that have demonstrated (as determined by the
Secretary) capabilities in-
``(i) implementing and conducting effective
training and education programs relating to the general
health and safety of workers; and
``(ii) identifying, and involving in training,
groups of workers whose duties include hazardous
substance response or emergency response.
``(B) The Secretary shall give preference in the award of
grants under this section to employee organizations and joint
labor-management training programs that are grant recipients
under section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 9660a).
``(3) An organization awarded a grant under paragraph (1)
shall carry out training, education, or curricula development
pursuant to Department of Energy orders relating to employee
safety training, including orders numbered 5480.4 and 5480.11.
``(b) Enforcement of Employee Safety Standards.--
``(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall assess
civil penalties against any contractor of the Department of
Energy who (as determined by the Secretary)--
``(A) employs individuals who are engaged in
hazardous substance response or emergency response at
Department of Energy nuclear weapons facilities; and
``(B) fails (i) to provide for the training of such
individuals to carry out such hazardous substance
response or emergency response, or (ii) to certify to
the Department of Energy that such employees are
adequately trained for such response pursuant to orders
issued by the Department of Energy relating to employee
safety training (including orders numbered 5480.4 and
5480.11).
``(2) Civil penalties assessed under this subsection may
not exceed $5,000 for each day in which a failure referred to
in paragraph (1)(B) occurs.
``(c) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to
carry out this section.
``(d) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section, the term
`hazardous substance' includes radioactive waste and mixed radioactive
and hazardous waste.
``Sec. 5772. Safety oversight and enforcement at defense nuclear
facilities
``The Secretary of Energy shall take appropriate actions to ensure
that--
``(1) officials of the Department of Energy who are
responsible for independent oversight of matters relating to
nuclear safety at defense nuclear facilities and enforcement of
nuclear safety standards at such facilities maintain
independence from officials who are engaged in, or who are
advising persons who are engaged in, management of such
facilities;
``(2) the independent, internal oversight functions carried
out by the Department include activities relating to--
``(A) the assessment of the safety of defense
nuclear facilities;
``(B) the assessment of the effectiveness of
Department program offices in carrying out programs
relating to the environment, safety, health, and
security at defense nuclear facilities;
``(C) the provision to the Secretary of oversight
reports that--
``(i) contain validated technical
information; and
``(ii) provide a clear analysis of the
extent to which line programs governing defense
nuclear facilities meet applicable goals for
the environment, safety, health, and security
at such facilities; and
``(D) the development of clear performance
standards to be used in assessing the adequacy of the
programs referred to in subparagraph (C)(ii);
``(3) the Department has a system for bringing issues
relating to nuclear safety at defense nuclear facilities to the
attention of the officials of the Department (including the
Secretary of Energy) who have authority to resolve such issues
in an adequate and timely manner; and
``(4) an adequate number of qualified personnel of the
Department are assigned to oversee matters relating to nuclear
safety at defense nuclear facilities and enforce nuclear safety
standards at such facilities.
``Sec. 5773. Program to monitor department of energy workers exposed to
hazardous and radioactive substances
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish and
carry out a program for the identification and on-going medical
evaluation of current and former Department of Energy employees who are
subject to significant health risks as a result of the exposure of such
employees to hazardous or radioactive substances during such
employment.
``(b) Implementation of Program.--
``(1) The Secretary shall, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, issue regulations under
which the Secretary shall implement the program. Such
regulations shall, to the extent practicable, provide for a
process to--
``(A) identify the hazardous substances and
radioactive substances to which current and former
Department of Energy employees may have been exposed as
a result of such employment;
``(B) identify employees referred to in
subparagraph (A) who received a level of exposure
identified under paragraph (2)(B);
``(C) determine the appropriate number, scope, and
frequency of medical evaluations and laboratory tests
to be provided to employees who have received a level
of exposure identified under paragraph (2)(B) to permit
the Secretary to evaluate fully the extent, nature, and
medical consequences of such exposure;
``(D) make available the evaluations and tests
referred to in subparagraph (C) to the employees
referred to in such subparagraph;
``(E) ensure that privacy is maintained with
respect to medical information that personally
identifies any such employee; and
``(F) ensure that employee participation in the
program is voluntary.
``(2)(A) In determining the most appropriate means of
carrying out the activities referred to in subparagraphs (A)
through (D) of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with
the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the agreement
referred to in subsection (c).
``(B) The Secretary of Health and Human Services, with the
assistance of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention and the Director of the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health, and the Secretary of Labor
shall identify the levels of exposure to the substances
referred to in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) that present
employees referred to in such subparagraph with significant
health risks under Federal and State occupational, health, and
safety standards.
``(3) In prescribing the guidelines referred to in
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with representatives
of the following entities:
``(A) The American College of Occupational and
Environmental Medicine.
``(B) The National Academy of Sciences.
``(C) The National Council on Radiation Protection
and Measurements.
``(D) Any labor organization or other collective
bargaining agent authorized to act on the behalf of
employees of a Department of Energy defense nuclear
facility.
``(4) The Secretary shall provide for each employee
identified under paragraph (1)(B) and provided with any medical
examination or test under paragraph (1) to be notified by the
appropriate medical personnel of the identification and the
results of any such examination or test. Each notification
under this paragraph shall be provided in a form that is
readily understandable by the employee.
``(5) The Secretary shall collect and assemble information
relating to the examinations and tests carried out under
paragraph (1).
``(6) The Secretary shall commence carrying out the program
described in this subsection not later than October 23, 1993.
``(c) Agreement With Secretary of Health and Human Services.--Not
later than April 23, 1993, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement
with the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to the
establishment and conduct of the program required and regulations
issued under this section.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `Department of Energy defense nuclear
facility' has the meaning given that term in section 5753(f).
``(2) The term `Department of Energy employee' means any
employee of the Department of Energy employed at a Department
of Energy defense nuclear facility, including any employee of a
contractor or subcontractor of the Department of Energy
employed at such a facility.
``Sec. 5774. Programs for persons who may have been exposed to
radiation released from Hanford Nuclear Reservation
``(a) Funding.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Energy under title XXXI of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510), the
Secretary of Energy shall make available $3,000,000 to the State of
Washington, $1,000,000 to the State of Oregon, and $1,000,000 to the
State of Idaho. Such funds shall be used to develop and implement
programs for the benefit of persons who may have been exposed to
radiation released from the Department of Energy Hanford Nuclear
Reservation (Richland, Washington) between the years 1944 and 1972.
``(b) Programs.--The programs to be developed by the States may
include only the following activities:
``(1) Preparing and distributing information on the health
effects of radiation to health care professionals, and to
persons who may have been exposed to radiation.
``(2) Developing and implementing mechanisms for referring
persons who may have been exposed to radiation to health care
professionals with expertise in the health effects of
radiation.
``(3) Evaluating and, if feasible, implementing,
registration and monitoring of persons who may have been
exposed to radiation released from the Hanford Nuclear
Reservation.
``(c) Plan and Reports.--
``(1) The States of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho shall
jointly develop a single plan for implementing this section.
``(2) Not later than May 5, 1991, such States shall submit
to the Secretary of Energy and Congress a copy of the plan
developed under paragraph (1).
``(3) Not later than May 5, 1992, such States shall submit
to the Secretary of Energy and Congress a single report on the
implementation of the plan developed under paragraph (1).
``(4) In developing and implementing the plan, such States
shall consult with persons carrying out current radiation dose
and epidemiological research programs (including the Hanford
Thyroid Disease Study of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and the Hanford Environmental Dose Reconstruction
Project of the Department of Energy), and may not cause
substantial damage to such research programs.
``(d) Prohibition on Disclosure of Exposure Information.--
``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a person may not
disclose to the public the following:
``(A) Any information obtained through a program
that identifies a person who may have been exposed to
radiation released from the Hanford Nuclear
Reservation.
``(B) Any information obtained through a program
that identifies a person participating in any of the
programs developed under this section.
``(C) The name, address, and telephone number of a
person requesting information referred to in subsection
(b)(1).
``(D) The name, address, and telephone number of a
person who has been referred to a health care
professional under subsection (b)(2).
``(E) The name, address, and telephone number of a
person who has been registered and monitored pursuant
to subsection (b)(3).
``(F) Information that identifies the person from
whom information referred to in this paragraph was
obtained under a program or any other third party
involved with, or identified by, any such information
so obtained.
``(G) Any other personal or medical information
that identifies a person or party referred to in
subparagraphs (A) through (F).
``(H) Such other information or categories of
information as the chief officers of the health
departments of the States of Washington, Oregon, and
Idaho jointly designate as information covered by this
subsection.
``(2) Information referred to in paragraph (1) may be
disclosed to the public if the person identified by the
information, or the legal representative of that person, has
consented in writing to the disclosure.
``(3) The States of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho shall
establish uniform procedures for carrying out this subsection,
including procedures governing the following:
``(A) The disclosure of information under paragraph
(2).
``(B) The use of the Hanford Health Information
Network database.
``(C) The future disposition of the database.
``(D) Enforcement of the prohibition provided in
paragraph (1) on the disclosure of information
described in that paragraph.
``Sec. 5775. Use of probabilistic risk assessment to ensure nuclear
safety of facilities of the Administration and the Office
of Environmental Management
``(a) Nuclear Safety at NNSA and DOE Facilities.--The Administrator
and the Secretary of Energy shall ensure that the methods for
assessing, certifying, and overseeing nuclear safety at the facilities
specified in subsection (c) use national and international standards
and nuclear industry best practices, including probabilistic or
quantitative risk assessment if sufficient data exist.
``(b) Adequate Protection.--The use of probabilistic or
quantitative risk assessment under subsection (a) shall be to support,
rather than replace, the requirement under section 182 of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2232) that the utilization or production
of special nuclear material will be in accordance with the common
defense and security and will provide adequate protection to the health
and safety of the public.
``(c) Facilities Specified.--Subsection (a) shall apply--
``(1) to the Administrator with respect to the national
security laboratories and the nuclear weapons production
facilities; and
``(2) to the Secretary of Energy with respect to defense
nuclear facilities of the Office of Environmental Management of
the Department of Energy.
``Sec. 5776. Notification of nuclear criticality and non-nuclear
incidents
``(a) Notification.--The Secretary of Energy or the Administrator,
as the case may be, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a notification of a nuclear criticality incident resulting
from a covered program that results in an injury or fatality or results
in the shutdown, or partial shutdown, of a covered facility by not
later than 15 days after the date of such incident.
``(b) Elements of Notification.--Each notification submitted under
subsection (a) shall include the following:
``(1) A description of the incident, including the cause of
the incident.
``(2) In the case of a criticality incident, whether the
incident caused a facility, or part of a facility, to be shut
down.
``(3) The effect, if any, on the mission of the
Administration or the Office of Environmental Management of the
Department of Energy.
``(4) Any corrective action taken in response to the
incident.
``(c) Database.--
``(1) The Secretary shall maintain a record of incidents
described in paragraph (2).
``(2) An incident described in this paragraph is any of the
following incidents resulting from a covered program:
``(A) A nuclear criticality incident that results
in an injury or fatality or results in the shutdown, or
partial shutdown, of a covered facility.
``(B) A non-nuclear incident that results in
serious bodily injury or fatality at a covered
facility.
``(d) Cooperation.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary and
the Administrator shall ensure that each management and operating
contractor of a covered facility cooperates in a timely manner.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `appropriate congressional committees'
means--
``(A) the congressional defense committees; and
``(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources of the Senate.
``(2) The term `covered facility' means--
``(A) a facility of the nuclear security
enterprise; and
``(B) a facility conducting activities for the
defense environmental cleanup program of the Office of
Environmental Management of the Department of Energy.
``(3) The term `covered program' means--
``(A) programs of the Administration; and
``(B) defense environmental cleanup programs of the
Office of Environmental Management of the Department of
Energy.
``SUBCHAPTER VII--BUDGET AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT MATTERS
``PART A--RECURRING NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATION PROVISIONS
``Sec. 5781. Definitions
``In this part:
``(1) The term `DOE national security authorization' means
an authorization of appropriations for activities of the
Department of Energy in carrying out programs necessary for
national security.
``(2)(A) Except as provided by subparagraph (B), the term
`minor construction threshold' means $30,000,000.
``(B) The Administrator may calculate the amount specified
in subparagraph (A) based on fiscal year 2022 constant dollars
if the Administrator-
``(i) submits to the congressional defense
committees a report on the method used by the
Administrator to calculate the adjustment;
``(ii) a period of 30 days elapses following the
date of such submission; and
``(iii) publishes the adjusted amount in the
Federal Register.
``Sec. 5782. Reprogramming
``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b) and in
sections 5791 and 5792 of this title, the Secretary of Energy may not
use amounts appropriated pursuant to a DOE national security
authorization for a program--
``(1) in amounts that exceed, in a fiscal year--
``(A) 115 percent of the amount authorized for that
program by that authorization for that fiscal year; or
``(B) $5,000,000 more than the amount authorized
for that program by that authorization for that fiscal
year; or
``(2) which has not been presented to, or requested of,
Congress.
``(b) Exception Where Notice-and-wait Given.--An action described
in subsection (a) may be taken if--
``(1) the Secretary submits to the congressional defense
committees a report referred to in subsection (c) with respect
to such action; and
``(2) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date on
which such committees receive the report.
``(c) Report.--The report referred to in this subsection is a
report containing a full and complete statement of the action proposed
to be taken and the facts and circumstances relied upon in support of
the proposed action.
``(d) Computation of Days.--In the computation of the 30-day period
under subsection (b), there shall be excluded any day on which either
House of Congress is not in session because of an adjournment of more
than three days to a day certain.
``(e) Limitations.--
``(1) Total amount obligated.--In no event may the total
amount of funds obligated pursuant to a DOE national security
authorization for a fiscal year exceed the total amount
authorized to be appropriated by that authorization for that
fiscal year.
``(2) Prohibited items.--Funds appropriated pursuant to a
DOE national security authorization may not be used for an item
for which Congress has specifically denied funds.
``Sec. 5783. Minor construction projects
``(a) Authority.--Using operation and maintenance funds or
facilities and infrastructure funds authorized by a DOE national
security authorization, the Secretary of Energy may carry out minor
construction projects.
``(b) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees on an annual basis a report on each
exercise of the authority in subsection (a) during the preceding fiscal
year. Each report shall provide a brief description of each minor
construction project covered by the report. The report shall include
with respect to each project the following:
``(1) The estimated original total project cost and the
estimated original date of completion.
``(2) The percentage of the project that is complete.
``(3) The current estimated total project cost and
estimated date of completion.
``(c) Cost Variation Reports to Congressional Committees.--If, at
any time during the construction of any minor construction project
authorized by a DOE national security authorization, the estimated cost
of the project is revised and the revised cost of the project exceeds
the minor construction threshold, the Secretary shall immediately
submit to the congressional defense committees a report explaining the
reasons for the cost variation.
``(d) Notification Required for Certain Projects.--Notwithstanding
subsection (a), the Secretary may not start a minor construction
project with a total estimated cost of more than $5,000,000 until--
``(1) the Secretary notifies the congressional defense
committees of such project and total estimated cost; and
``(2) a period of 15 days has elapsed after the date on
which such notification is received.
``(e) Minor Construction Project Defined.--In this section, the
term `minor construction project' means any plant project not
specifically authorized by law for which the approved total estimated
cost does not exceed the minor construction threshold.
``Sec. 5784. General plant projects
`` Plant or construction projects for which amounts are made
available under this and subsequent appropriation Acts with a current
estimated cost of less than $10,000,000 are considered for purposes of
section 5783 as a plant project for which the approved total estimated
cost does not exceed the minor construction threshold and for purposes
of section 5785 as a construction project with a current estimated cost
of less than a minor construction threshold.
``Sec. 5785. Limits on construction projects
``(a) Construction Cost Ceiling.--Except as provided in subsection
(b), construction on a construction project which is in support of
national security programs of the Department of Energy and was
authorized by a DOE national security authorization may not be started,
and additional obligations in connection with the project above the
total estimated cost may not be incurred, whenever the current
estimated cost of the construction project exceeds by more than 25
percent the higher of--
``(1) the amount authorized for the project; or
``(2) the amount of the total estimated cost for the
project as shown in the most recent budget justification data
submitted to Congress.
``(b) Exception Where Notice-and-wait Given.--An action described
in subsection (a) may be taken if--
``(1) the Secretary of Energy has submitted to the
congressional defense committees a report on the actions and
the circumstances making such action necessary; and
``(2) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date on
which the report is received by the committees.
``(c) Computation of Days.--In the computation of the 30-day period
under subsection (b), there shall be excluded any day on which either
House of Congress is not in session because of an adjournment of more
than three days to a day certain.
``(d) Exception for Minor Projects.--Subsection (a) does not apply
to a construction project with a current estimated cost of less than
the minor construction threshold.
``Sec. 5786. Fund transfer authority
``(a) Transfer to Other Federal Agencies.--The Secretary of Energy
may transfer funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of
Energy pursuant to a DOE national security authorization to other
Federal agencies for the performance of work for which the funds were
authorized. Funds so transferred may be merged with and be available
for the same purposes and for the same time period as the
authorizations of the Federal agency to which the amounts are
transferred.
``(b) Transfer Within Department of Energy.--
``(1) Transfers permitted.--Subject to paragraph (2), the
Secretary of Energy may transfer funds authorized to be
appropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant to a DOE
national security authorization to any other DOE national
security authorization. Amounts of authorizations so
transferred may be merged with and be available for the same
purposes and for the same period as the authorization to which
the amounts are transferred.
``(2) Maximum amounts.--Not more than 5 percent of any such
authorization may be transferred to another authorization under
paragraph (1). No such authorization may be increased or
decreased by more than 5 percent by a transfer under such
paragraph.
``(c) Limitations.--The authority provided by this subsection to
transfer authorizations--
``(1) may be used only to provide funds for items relating
to activities necessary for national security programs that
have a higher priority than the items from which the funds are
transferred; and
``(2) may not be used to provide funds for an item for
which Congress has specifically denied funds.
``(d) Notice to Congress.--The Secretary of Energy shall promptly
notify the congressional defense committees of any transfer of funds to
or from any DOE national security authorization.
``Sec. 5787. Conceptual and construction design
``(a) Conceptual Design.--
``(1) Requirement.--Subject to paragraph (2) and except as
provided in paragraph (3), before submitting to Congress a
request for funds for a construction project that is in support
of a national security program of the Department of Energy, the
Secretary of Energy shall complete a conceptual design for that
project.
``(2) Requests for conceptual design funds.--If the
estimated cost of completing a conceptual design for a
construction project exceeds $5,000,000, the Secretary shall
submit to Congress a request for funds for the conceptual
design before submitting a request for funds for the
construction project.
``(3) Exceptions.--The requirement in paragraph (1) does
not apply to a request for funds--
``(A) for a construction project the total
estimated cost of which is less than the minor
construction threshold; or
``(B) for emergency planning, design, and
construction activities under section 5788.
``(b) Construction Design.--
``(1) Authority.-- Within the amounts authorized by a DOE
national security authorization, the Secretary may carry out
construction design (including architectural and engineering
services) in connection with any proposed construction project
if the total estimated cost for such design does not exceed
$5,000,000.
``(2) Limitation on availability of funds for certain
projects.--If the total estimated cost for construction design
in connection with any construction project exceeds $5,000,000,
funds for that design must be specifically authorized by law.
``Sec. 5788. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction
activities
``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Energy may use any funds
available to the Department of Energy pursuant to a DOE national
security authorization, including funds authorized to be appropriated
for advance planning, engineering, and construction design, and for
plant projects, to perform planning, design, and construction
activities for any Department of Energy national security program
construction project that, as determined by the Secretary, must proceed
expeditiously in order to protect public health and safety, to meet the
needs of national defense, or to protect property.
``(b) Limitation.--The Secretary may not exercise the authority
under subsection (a) in the case of a construction project until the
Secretary has submitted to the congressional defense committees a
report on the activities that the Secretary intends to carry out under
this section and the circumstances making those activities necessary.
``(c) Specific Authority.--The requirement of section 5787(b)(2)
does not apply to emergency planning, design, and construction
activities conducted under this section.
``Sec. 5789. Scope of authority to carry out plant projects
`` In carrying out programs necessary for national security, the
authority of the Secretary of Energy to carry out plant projects
includes authority for maintenance, restoration, planning,
construction, acquisition, modification of facilities, and the
continuation of projects authorized in prior years, and land
acquisition related thereto.
``Sec. 5790. Availability of funds
``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), amounts
appropriated pursuant to a DOE national security authorization for
operation and maintenance or for plant projects may, when so specified
in an appropriations Act, remain available until expended.
``(b) Exception for Program Direction Funds.--Amounts appropriated
for program direction pursuant to a DOE national security authorization
for a fiscal year shall remain available to be obligated only until the
end of that fiscal year.
``Sec. 5791. Transfer of defense environmental cleanup funds
``(a) Transfer Authority for Defense Environmental Cleanup Funds.--
The Secretary of Energy shall provide the manager of each field office
of the Department of Energy with the authority to transfer defense
environmental cleanup funds from a program or project under the
jurisdiction of that office to another such program or project.
``(b) Limitations.--
``(1) Number of transfers.--Not more than one transfer may
be made to or from any program or project under subsection (a)
in a fiscal year.
``(2) Amounts transferred.--The amount transferred to or
from a program or project in any one transfer under subsection
(a) may not exceed $5,000,000.
``(3) Determination required.--A transfer may not be
carried out by a manager of a field office under subsection (a)
unless the manager determines that the transfer is necessary--
``(A) to address a risk to health, safety, or the
environment; or
``(B) to assure the most efficient use of defense
environmental cleanup funds at the field office.
``(4) Impermissible uses.--Funds transferred pursuant to
subsection (a) may not be used for an item for which Congress
has specifically denied funds or for a new program or project
that has not been authorized by Congress.
``(c) Exemption From Reprogramming Requirements.--The requirements
of section 5782 shall not apply to transfers of funds pursuant to
subsection (a).
``(d) Notification.--The Secretary, acting through the Assistant
Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management, shall notify Congress
of any transfer of funds pursuant to subsection (a) not later than 30
days after such transfer occurs.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `program or project' means, with respect to
a field office of the Department of Energy, a program or
project that is for defense environmental cleanup activities
necessary for national security programs of the Department,
that is being carried out by that office, and for which defense
environmental cleanup funds have been authorized and
appropriated.
``(2) The term `defense environmental cleanup funds' means
funds appropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant to an
authorization for carrying out defense environmental cleanup
activities necessary for national security programs.
``Sec. 5792. Transfer of weapons activities funds
``(a) Transfer Authority for Weapons Activities Funds.--The
Secretary of Energy shall provide the manager of each field office of
the Department of Energy with the authority to transfer weapons
activities funds from a program or project under the jurisdiction of
that office to another such program or project.
``(b) Limitations.--
``(1) Number of transfers.--Not more than one transfer may
be made to or from any program or project under subsection (a)
in a fiscal year.
``(2) Amounts transferred.--The amount transferred to or
from a program or project in any one transfer under subsection
(a) may not exceed $5,000,000.
``(3) Determination required.--A transfer may not be
carried out by a manager of a field office under subsection (a)
unless the manager determines that the transfer--
``(A) is necessary to address a risk to health,
safety, or the environment; or
``(B) will result in cost savings and efficiencies.
``(4) Limitation.--A transfer may not be carried out by a
manager of a field office under subsection (a) to cover a cost
overrun or scheduling delay for any program or project.
``(5) Impermissible uses.--Funds transferred pursuant to
subsection (a) may not be used for an item for which Congress
has specifically denied funds or for a new program or project
that has not been authorized by Congress.
``(c) Exemption From Reprogramming Requirements.--The requirements
of section 5782 shall not apply to transfers of funds pursuant to
subsection (a).
``(d) Notification.--The Secretary, acting through the
Administrator, shall notify Congress of any transfer of funds pursuant
to subsection (a) not later than 30 days after such transfer occurs.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `program or project' means, with respect to
a field office of the Department of Energy, a program or
project that is for weapons activities necessary for national
security programs of the Department, that is being carried out
by that office, and for which weapons activities funds have
been authorized and appropriated.
``(2) The term `weapons activities funds' means funds
appropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant to an
authorization for carrying out weapons activities necessary for
national security programs.
``Sec. 5793. Funds available for all national security programs of the
Department of Energy
`` Subject to the provisions of appropriation Acts and section
5782, amounts appropriated pursuant to a DOE national security
authorization for management and support activities and for general
plant projects are available for use, when necessary, in connection
with all national security programs of the Department of Energy.
``Sec. 5794. Notification of cost overruns for certain Department of
Energy projects
``(a) Establishment of Cost and Schedule Baselines.--
``(1) Stockpile life extension and new nuclear weapon
program projects.--
``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall
establish a cost and schedule baseline for each nuclear
stockpile life extension or new nuclear weapon program
project of the Administration. In addition to the
requirement under subparagraph (B), the cost and
schedule baseline of a nuclear stockpile life extension
or new nuclear weapon program project established under
this subparagraph shall be the cost and schedule as
described in the first Selected Acquisition Report
submitted under section 5635(a) for the project.
``(B) Per unit cost.--The cost baseline developed
under subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to
each stockpile life extension or new nuclear weapon
program project, an estimated cost for each warhead in
the project.
``(C) Notification to congressional defense
committees.--Not later than 30 days after establishing
a cost and schedule baseline under subparagraph (A),
the Administrator shall submit the cost and schedule
baseline to the congressional defense committees.
``(2) Major alteration projects.--
``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall
establish a cost and schedule baseline for each major
alteration project.
``(B) Per unit cost.--The cost baseline developed
under subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to
each major alteration project, an estimated cost for
each warhead in the project.
``(C) Notification to congressional defense
committees.--Not later than 30 days after establishing
a cost and schedule baseline under subparagraph (A),
the Administrator shall submit the cost and schedule
baseline to the congressional defense committees.
``(D) Major alteration project defined.--In this
paragraph, the term "major alteration project" means a
nuclear weapon system alteration project of the
Administration the cost of which exceeds $800,000,000.
``(3) Defense-funded construction projects.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Energy shall
establish a cost and schedule baseline under the
project management protocols of the Department of
Energy for each construction project that is--
``(i) in excess of $65,000,000; and
``(ii) carried out by the Department using
funds authorized to be appropriated for a
fiscal year pursuant to a DOE national security
authorization.
``(B) Notification to congressional defense
committees.--Not later than 30 days after establishing
a cost and schedule baseline under subparagraph (A),
the Secretary shall submit the cost and schedule
baseline to the congressional defense committees.
``(4) Defense environmental cleanup projects.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a
cost and schedule baseline under the project management
protocols of the Department of Energy for each defense
environmental cleanup project that is--
``(i) in excess of $65,000,000; and
``(ii) carried out by the Department
pursuant to such protocols.
``(B) Notification to congressional defense
committees.--Not later than 30 days after establishing
a cost and schedule baseline under subparagraph (A),
the Secretary shall submit the cost and schedule
baseline to the congressional defense committees.
``(b) Notification of Costs Exceeding Baseline.--The Administrator
or the Secretary, as applicable, shall notify the congressional defense
committees not later than 30 days after determining that--
``(1) the total cost for a project referred to in paragraph
(1), (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a) will exceed an amount
that is equal to 125 percent of the cost baseline established
under subsection (a) for that project; and
``(2) in the case of a stockpile life extension or new
nuclear weapon program project referred to in subsection (a)(1)
or a major alteration project referred to in subsection (a)(2),
the cost for any warhead in the project will exceed an amount
that is equal to 150 percent of the cost baseline established
under subsection (a)(1)(B) or (a)(2)(B), as applicable, for
each warhead in that project.
``(c) Notification of Determination With Respect to Termination or
Continuation of Projects and Root Cause Analyses.--Not later than 90
days after submitting a notification under subsection (b) with respect
to a project, the Administrator or the Secretary, as applicable,
shall--
``(1) notify the congressional defense committees with
respect to whether the project will be terminated or continued;
``(2) if the project will be continued, certify to the
congressional defense committees that--
``(A) a revised cost and schedule baseline has been
established for the project and, in the case of a
stockpile life extension or new nuclear weapon program
project referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B) of
subsection (a)(1) or a major alteration project
referred to in subsection (a)(2), a revised estimate of
the cost for each warhead in the project has been made;
``(B) the continuation of the project is necessary
to the mission of the Department of Energy and there is
no alternative to the project that would meet the
requirements of that mission; and
``(C) a management structure is in place adequate
to manage and control the cost and schedule of the
project; and
``(3) submit to the congressional defense committees an
assessment of the root cause or causes of the growth in the
total cost of the project, including the contribution of any
shortcomings in cost, schedule, or performance of the program,
including the role, if any, of--
``(A) unrealistic performance expectations;
``(B) unrealistic baseline estimates for cost or
schedule;
``(C) immature technologies or excessive
manufacturing or integration risk;
``(D) unanticipated design, engineering,
manufacturing, or technology integration issues arising
during program performance;
``(E) changes in procurement quantities;
``(F) inadequate program funding or funding
instability;
``(G) poor performance by personnel of the Federal
Government or contractor personnel responsible for
program management; or
``(H) any other matters.
``(d) Applicability of Requirements to Revised Cost and Schedule
Baselines.--A revised cost and schedule baseline established under
subsection (c) shall--
``(1) be submitted to the congressional defense committees
with the certification submitted under subsection (c)(2); and
``(2) be subject to the notification requirements of
subsections (b) and (c) in the same manner and to the same
extent as a cost and schedule baseline established under
subsection (a).
``Sec. 5795. Life-cycle cost estimates of certain atomic energy defense
capital assets
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that an
independent life-cycle cost estimate under Department of Energy Order
413.3B (relating to program management and project management for the
acquisition of capital assets), or a successor order, of each capital
asset described in subsection (b) is conducted before the asset
achieves critical decision 2 in the acquisition process.
``(b) Capital Assets Described.--A capital asset described in this
subsection is an atomic energy defense capital asset--
``(1) the total project cost of which exceeds $100,000,000;
and
``(2) the purpose of which is to perform a limited-life,
single-purpose mission.
``(c) Independent Defined.--For purposes of subsection (a), the
term `independent', with respect to a life-cycle cost estimate of a
capital asset, means that the life-cycle cost estimate is prepared by
an organization independent of the project sponsor, using the same
detailed technical and procurement information as the sponsor, to
determine if the life-cycle cost estimate of the sponsor is accurate
and reasonable.
``Sec. 5796. Use of best practices for capital asset projects and
nuclear weapon life extension programs
``(a) Analyses of Alternatives.--Not later than 30 days after the
date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 726), the Secretary of
Energy, in coordination with the Administrator, shall ensure that
analyses of alternatives are conducted (including through contractors,
as appropriate) in accordance with best practices for capital asset
projects and life extension programs of the Administration and capital
asset projects relating to defense environmental management.
``(b) Cost Estimates.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of such Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the
Administrator, shall develop cost estimates in accordance with cost
estimating best practices for capital asset projects and life extension
programs of the Administration and capital asset projects relating to
defense environmental management.
``(c) Revisions to Departmental Project Management Order and
Nuclear Weapon Life Extension Requirements.--As soon as practicable
after the date of the enactment of such Act, but not later than two
years after such date of enactment, the Secretary shall revise--
``(1) the capital asset project management order of the
Department of Energy to require the use of best practices for
preparing cost estimates and for conducting analyses of
alternatives for Administration and defense environmental
management capital asset projects; and
``(2) the nuclear weapon life extension program procedures
of the Department to require the use of best practices for
preparing cost estimates and conducting analyses of
alternatives for Administration life extension programs.
``Sec. 5797. Matters relating to critical decisions
``(a) Post-critical Decision 2 Changes.--After the date on which a
plant project specifically authorized by law and carried out under
Department of Energy Order 413.3B (relating to program management and
project management for the acquisition of capital assets), or a
successor order, achieves critical decision 2, the Administrator may
not change the requirements for such project if such change increases
the cost of such project by more than the lesser of $5,000,000 or 15
percent, unless--
``(1) the Administrator submits to the congressional
defense committees--
``(A) a certification that the Administrator,
without delegation, authorizes such proposed change;
and
``(B) a cost-benefit and risk analysis of such
proposed change, including with respect to--
``(i) the effects of such proposed change
on the project cost and schedule; and
``(ii) any mission risks and operational
risks from making such change or not making
such change; and
``(2) a period of 15 days elapses following the date of
such submission.
``(b) Review and Approval.--The Administrator shall ensure that
critical decision packages are timely reviewed and either approved or
disapproved.
``Sec. 5798. Unfunded priorities of the Administration
``(a) Annual Report or Certification.--Not later than 10 days after
the date on which the budget of the President for a fiscal year is
submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, the
Administrator shall submit to the Secretary of Energy and the
congressional defense committees either--
``(1) a report on the unfunded priorities of the
Administration; or
``(2) if the Administrator determines that there are no
unfunded priorities to include in such a report, a
certification and explanation by the Administrator, without
delegation, of the determination.
``(b) Elements.--
``(1) In general.--Each report under subsection (a)(1)
shall specify, for each unfunded priority covered by the
report, the following:
``(A) A summary description of that priority,
including the objectives to be achieved or the risk to
be mitigated if that priority is funded (whether in
whole or in part).
``(B) The additional amount of funds recommended in
connection with the objectives or risk mitigation under
subparagraph (A).
``(C) Account information with respect to that
priority.
``(2) Prioritization of priorities.--Each report under
subsection (a)(1) shall present the unfunded priorities covered
by the report in order of urgency of priority.
``(c) Unfunded Priority Defined.--In this section, the term
`unfunded priority', in the case of a fiscal year, means a program,
activity, or mission requirement that--
``(1) is not funded in the budget of the President for that
fiscal year as submitted to Congress pursuant to section
1105(a) of title 31;
``(2) is necessary to address a requirement associated with
the mission of the Administration; and
``(3) would have been recommended for funding through the
budget referred to in paragraph (1) by the Administrator--
``(A) if additional resources were available for
the budget to fund the program, activity, or mission
requirement; or
``(B) in the case of a program, activity, or
mission requirement that emerged after the budget was
formulated, if the program, activity, or mission
requirement had emerged before the budget was
formulated.
``Sec. 5799. Review of adequacy of nuclear weapons budget
``(a) Review of Adequacy of Administration Budget by Nuclear
Weapons Council.--
``(1) Transmission to council.--The Secretary of Energy
shall transmit to the Nuclear Weapons Council (in this section
referred to as the `Council') a copy of the proposed budget
request of the Administration for each fiscal year before that
budget request is submitted to the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget in relation to the preparation of the
budget of the President to be submitted to Congress under
section 1105(a) of title 31.
``(2) Review.--The Council shall review each budget request
transmitted to the Council under paragraph (1) in accordance
with section 179(f).
``(3) Department of energy response.--
``(A) In general.--If the Council submits to the
Secretary of Energy a written description under section
179(f)(2)(B)(i) with respect to the budget request of
the Administration for a fiscal year, the Secretary
shall include as an appendix to the budget request
submitted to the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget--
``(i) the funding levels and initiatives
identified in that description; and
``(ii) any additional comments the
Secretary considers appropriate.
``(B) Transmission to congress.--The Secretary of
Energy shall transmit to Congress, with the budget
justification materials submitted in support of the
Department of Energy budget for a fiscal year (as
submitted with the budget of the President under
section 1105(a) of title 31), a copy of the appendix
described in subparagraph (A).
``(b) Review and Certification of Department of Energy Budget by
Nuclear Weapons Council.--At the time the Secretary of Energy submits
the budget request of the Department of Energy for that fiscal year to
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in relation to the
preparation of the budget of the President, the Secretary shall
transmit a copy of the budget request of the Department to the Council.
``Sec. 5800. Improvements to cost estimates informing analyses of
alternatives
``(a) Requirement for Analyses of Alternatives.--The Administrator
shall ensure that any cost estimate used in an analysis of alternatives
for a project carried out using funds authorized by a DOE national
security authorization is designed to fully satisfy the requirements
outlined in the mission needs statement approved at critical decision 0
in the acquisition process, as set forth in Department of Energy Order
413.3B (relating to program management and project management for the
acquisition of capital assets) or a successor order.
``(b) Use of Project Engineering and Design Funds.--In the case of
a project the total estimated cost of which exceeds $500,000,000 and
that has not reached critical decision 1 in the acquisition process,
the Administrator may use funds authorized by a DOE national security
authorization for project engineering and design to begin the
development of a conceptual design to facilitate the development of a
cost estimate for the project during the analysis of alternatives for
the project if--
``(1) the Administrator--
``(A) determines that such use of funds would
improve the quality of the cost estimate for the
project; and
``(B) notifies the congressional defense committees
of that determination; and
``(2) a period of 15 days has elapsed after the date on
which such committees receive the notification.
``PART B--PENALTIES
``Sec. 5801. Restriction on use of funds to pay penalties under
environmental laws
``(a) Restriction.--Funds appropriated to the Department of Energy
for the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program or the nuclear weapons
programs or other atomic energy defense activities of the Department of
Energy may not be used to pay a penalty, fine, or forfeiture in regard
to a defense activity or facility of the Department of Energy due to a
failure to comply with any environmental requirement.
``(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to an
environmental requirement if--
``(1) the President fails to request funds for compliance
with the environmental requirement; or
``(2) Congress has appropriated funds for such purpose (and
such funds have not been sequestered, deferred, or rescinded)
and the Secretary of Energy fails to use the funds for such
purpose.
``Sec. 5802. Restriction on use of funds to pay penalties under Clean
Air Act
``None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by the Department
of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy
Authorization Act of 1981 (Public Law 96-540; 94 Stat. 3197) or any
other Act may be used to pay any penalty, fine, forfeiture, or
settlement resulting from a failure to comply with the Clean Air Act
(42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) with respect to any defense activity of the
Department of Energy if--
``(1) the Secretary finds that compliance is physically
impossible within the time prescribed for compliance; or
``(2) the President has specifically requested
appropriations for compliance and Congress has failed to
appropriate funds for such purpose.
``PART C--OTHER MATTERS
``Sec. 5811. Reports on financial balances for atomic energy defense
activities
``(a) Reports Required.--
``(1) In general.--Concurrent with the submission of the
budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support
of the budget of the President for a fiscal year (submitted to
Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31), the
Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the financial balances for each atomic
energy defense program.
``(2) Presentation of information.--In each report required
by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
``(A) present information on the financial balances
for each atomic energy defense program at the budget
control levels used in the report accompanying the most
current Act appropriating funds for energy and water
development; and
``(B) present financial balances in connection with
funding under recurring DOE national security
authorizations (as defined in section 5781) separately
from balances in connection with funding under any
other provision of law.
``(b) Elements.--
``(1) Format.--Each report required by subsection (a)
shall--
``(A) be divided into two parts, as specified in
paragraphs (2) and (3); and
``(B) set forth the information required by those
paragraphs in summary form and by fiscal year.
``(2) Part 1.--The first part of the report required by
subsection (a) shall set forth, for each atomic energy defense
program, the following information, as of the end of the most
recently completed fiscal year:
``(A) The balance of any unobligated funds and an
explanation for why those funds are unobligated.
``(B) The total funds available to cost.
``(C) The total balance of costed funds.
``(D) The total balance of uncosted funds.
``(E) The threshold for the balance of uncosted
funds, stated in dollars.
``(F) The amount of any balance of uncosted funds
that is over or under that threshold and, in the case
of a balance over that threshold, an explanation for
why the balance is over that threshold.
``(G) The total balance of encumbered, uncosted
funds.
``(H) The total balance of unencumbered, uncosted
funds.
``(I) The amount of any balance of unencumbered,
uncosted funds that is over or under the threshold
described in subparagraph (E) and, in the case of a
balance over that threshold, an explanation for why the
balance is over that threshold.
``(3) Part 2.--The second part of the report required by
subsection (a) shall set forth, for each atomic energy defense
program, the following information:
``(A) The balance of any unobligated funds, as of
the end of the first quarter of the current fiscal
year.
``(B) The total balance of uncosted funds, as of
the end of the first quarter of the current fiscal
year.
``(C) Unalloted budget authority.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Costed.--The term `costed', with respect to funds,
means the funds have been obligated to a contract and goods or
services have been received from the contractor in exchange for
the funds.
``(2) Encumbered.--The term `encumbered', with respect to
funds, means the funds have been obligated to a contract and
are being held for a specific known purpose by the contractor.
``(3) Uncosted.--The term `uncosted', with respect to
funds, means the funds have been obligated to a contract and
goods or services have not been received from the contractor in
exchange for the funds.
``(4) Unencumbered.--The term `unencumbered', with respect
to funds, means the funds have been obligated to a contract and
are not being held for a specific known purpose by the
contractor.
``(5) Threshold.--The term `threshold' means a benchmark
over which a balance carried over at the end of a fiscal year
should be given greater scrutiny by Congress.
``(6) Total funds available to cost.--The term `total funds
available to cost' means the sum of--
``(A) total uncosted obligations from prior fiscal
years;
``(B) current fiscal year obligations; and
``(C) current fiscal year deobligations.
``Sec. 5812. Independent acquisition project reviews of capital assets
acquisition projects
``(a) Reviews.--The appropriate head shall ensure that an
independent entity conducts reviews of each capital assets acquisition
project as the project moves toward the approval of each of critical
decision 0, critical decision 1, and critical decision 2 in the
acquisition process.
``(b) Pre-critical Decision 1 Reviews.--In addition to any other
matters, with respect to each review of a capital assets acquisition
project under subsection (a) that has not reached critical decision 1
approval in the acquisition process, such review shall include--
``(1) a review using best practices of the analysis of
alternatives for the project; and
``(2) identification of any deficiencies in such analysis
of alternatives for the appropriate head to address.
``(c) Independent Entities.--The appropriate head shall ensure that
each review of a capital assets acquisition project under subsection
(a) is conducted by an independent entity with the appropriate
expertise with respect to the project and the stage in the acquisition
process of the project.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `acquisition process' means the acquisition
process for a project, as defined in Department of Energy Order
413.3B (relating to project management and project management
for the acquisition of capital assets), or a successor order.
``(2) The term `appropriate head' means--
``(A) the Administrator, with respect to capital
assets acquisition projects of the Administration; and
``(B) the Assistant Secretary of Energy for
Environmental Management, with respect to capital
assets acquisition projects of the Office of
Environmental Management.
``(3) The term `capital assets acquisition project' means a
project--
``(A) the total project cost of which is more than
$500,000,000; and
``(B) that is covered by Department of Energy Order
413.3B, or a successor order, for the acquisition of
capital assets for atomic energy defense activities.
``SUBCHAPTER VIII--ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
``PART A--CONTRACTS
``Sec. 5821. Costs not allowed under covered contracts
``(a) In General.--The following costs are not allowable under a
covered contract:
``(1) Costs of entertainment, including amusement,
diversion, and social activities and any costs directly
associated with such costs (such as tickets to shows or sports
events, meals, lodging, rentals, transportation, and
gratuities).
``(2) Costs incurred to influence (directly or indirectly)
legislative action on any matter pending before Congress or a
State legislature.
``(3) Costs incurred in defense of any civil or criminal
fraud proceeding or similar proceeding (including filing of any
false certification) brought by the United States where the
contractor is found liable or has pleaded nolo contendere to a
charge of fraud or similar proceeding (including filing of
false certification).
``(4) Payments of fines and penalties resulting from
violations of, or failure to comply with, Federal, State,
local, or foreign laws and regulations, except when incurred as
a result of compliance with specific terms and conditions of
the contract or specific written instructions from the
contracting officer authorizing in advance such payments in
accordance with applicable regulations of the Secretary of
Energy.
``(5) Costs of membership in any social, dining, or country
club or organization.
``(6) Costs of alcoholic beverages.
``(7) Contributions or donations, regardless of the
recipient.
``(8) Costs of advertising designed to promote the
contractor or its products.
``(9) Costs of promotional items and memorabilia, including
models, gifts, and souvenirs.
``(10) Costs for travel by commercial aircraft or by travel
by other than common carrier that is not necessary for the
performance of the contract and the cost of which exceeds the
amount of the standard commercial fare.
``(b) Regulations; Costs of Information Provided to Congress or
State Legislatures and Related Costs.--
``(1) Not later than 150 days after November 8, 1985, the
Secretary of Energy shall prescribe regulations to implement
this section. Such regulations may establish appropriate
definitions, exclusions, limitations, and qualifications. Such
regulations shall be published in accordance with section 1707
of title 41.
``(2) In any regulations implementing subsection (a)(2),
the Secretary may not treat as not allowable (by reason of such
subsection) the following costs of a contractor:
``(A) Costs of providing to Congress or a State
legislature, in response to a request from Congress or
a State legislature, information of a factual,
technical, or scientific nature, or advice of experts,
with respect to topics directly related to the
performance of the contract.
``(B) Costs for transportation, lodging, or meals
incurred for the purpose of providing such information
or advice.
``(c) Covered Contract Defined.--In this section, the term`covered
contract' means a contract for an amount more than $100,000 entered
into by the Secretary of Energy obligating funds appropriated for
national security programs of the Department of Energy.
``(d) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to
costs incurred under a covered contract on or after 30 days after the
regulations required by subsection (b) are issued.
``Sec. 5822. Prohibition and report on bonuses to contractors operating
defense nuclear facilities
``(a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Energy may not provide any
bonuses, award fees, or other form of performance- or production-based
awards to a contractor operating a Department of Energy defense nuclear
facility unless, in evaluating the performance or production under the
contract, the Secretary considers the contractor's compliance with all
applicable environmental, safety, and health statutes, regulations, and
practices for determining both the size of, and the contractor's
qualification for, such bonus, award fee, or other award. The
prohibition in this subsection applies with respect to contracts
entered into, or contract options exercised, after November 29, 1989.
``(b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Energy shall promulgate
regulations to implement subsection (a) not later than March 1, 1990.
``Sec. 5823. Assessments of emergency preparedness of defense nuclear
facilities
`` The Secretary of Energy shall include, in each award-fee
evaluation conducted under section 16.401 of title 48, Code of Federal
Regulations, of a management and operating contract for a Department of
Energy defense nuclear facility in 2016 or any even-numbered year
thereafter, an assessment of the adequacy of the emergency preparedness
of that facility, including an assessment of the seniority level of
management and operating contractor employees that participate in
emergency preparedness exercises at that facility.
``Sec. 5824. Contractor liability for injury or loss of property
arising out of atomic weapons testing programs
``(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the `Atomic Energy
Testing Liability Act'.
``(b) Federal Remedies Applicable; Exclusiveness of Remedies.--
``(1) Remedy.--The remedy against the United States
provided by sections 1346(b) and 2672 of title 28, or by
chapter 309 or 311 of title 46, as appropriate, for injury,
loss of property, personal injury, or death shall apply to any
civil action for injury, loss of property, personal injury, or
death due to exposure to radiation based on acts or omissions
by a contractor in carrying out an atomic weapons testing
program under a contract with the United States.
``(2) Exclusivity.--The remedies referred to in paragraph
(1) shall be exclusive of any other civil action or proceeding
for the purpose of determining civil liability arising from any
act or omission of the contractor without regard to when the
act or omission occurred. The employees of a contractor
referred to in paragraph (1) shall be considered to be
employees of the Federal Government, as provided in section
2671 of title 28, for the purposes of any such civil action or
proceeding; and the civil action or proceeding shall proceed in
the same manner as any action against the United States filed
pursuant to section 1346(b) of such title and shall be subject
to the limitations and exceptions applicable to those actions.
``(c) Procedure.--A contractor against whom a civil action or
proceeding described in subsection (b) is brought shall promptly
deliver all processes served upon that contractor to the Attorney
General of the United States. Upon certification by the Attorney
General that the suit against the contractor is within the provisions
of subsection (b), a civil action or proceeding commenced in a State
court shall be removed without bond at any time before trial by the
Attorney General to the district court of the United States for the
district and division embracing the place wherein it is pending and the
proceedings shall be deemed a tort action brought against the United
States under the provisions of section 1346(b), 2401(b), or 2402, or
sections 2671 through 2680 of title 28. For purposes of removal, the
certification by the Attorney General under this subsection establishes
contractor status conclusively.
``(d) Actions Covered.--The provisions of this section shall apply
to any action, within the provisions of subsection (b), which is
pending on November 5, 1990, or commenced on or after such date.
Notwithstanding section 2401(b) of title 28, if a civil action or
proceeding to which this section applies is pending on November 5,
1990, and is dismissed because the plaintiff in such action or
proceeding did not file an administrative claim as required by section
2672 of that title, the plaintiff in that action or proceeding shall
have 30 days from the date of the dismissal or two years from the date
upon which the claim accrued, whichever is later, to file an
administrative claim, and any claim or subsequent civil action or
proceeding shall thereafter be subject to the provisions of section
2401(b) of title 28.
``(e) Contractor Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term
`contractor' includes a contractor or cost reimbursement subcontractor
of any tier participating in the conduct of the United States atomic
weapons testing program for the Department of Energy (or its
predecessor agencies, including the Manhattan Engineer District, the
Atomic Energy Commission, and the Energy Research and Development
Administration). Such term also includes facilities which conduct or
have conducted research concerning health effects of ionizing radiation
in connection with the testing under contract with the Department of
Energy (or any of its predecessor agencies).
``Sec. 5825. Notice-and-wait requirement applicable to certain third-
party financing arrangements
``(a) Notice-and-wait Requirement.--The Secretary of Energy may not
enter into an arrangement described in subsection (b) until 30 days
after the date on which the Secretary notifies the congressional
defense committees in writing of the proposed arrangement.
``(b) Covered Arrangements.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), an
arrangement referred to in subsection (a) is any alternative
financing arrangement, third-party financing arrangement,
public-private partnership, privatization arrangement, private
capital arrangement, or other financing arrangement that--
``(A) is entered into in connection with a project
conducted using funds authorized to be appropriated to
the Department of Energy to carry out programs
necessary for national security; and
``(B) involves a contractor or Federal agency
obtaining and charging to the Department of Energy as
an allowable cost under a contract the use of office
space, facilities, or other real property assets with a
value of at least $5,000,000.
``(2) Exception.--An arrangement referred to in subsection
(a) does not include an arrangement that--
``(A) involves the Department of Energy or a
contractor acquiring or entering into a capital lease
for office space, facilities, or other real property
assets; or
``(B) is entered into in connection with a capital
improvement project undertaken as part of an energy
savings performance contract under section 801 of the
National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C.
8287).
``Sec. 5826. Publication of contractor performance evaluations leading
to award fees
``(a) In General.--The Administrator shall take appropriate actions
to make available to the public, to the maximum extent practicable,
contractor performance evaluations conducted by the Administration of
management and operating contractors of the nuclear security enterprise
that results in the award of an award fee to the contractor concerned.
``(b) Format.--Performance evaluations shall be made public under
this section in a common format that facilitates comparisons of
performance evaluations between and among similar management and
operating contracts.
``Sec. 5827. Enhanced procurement authority to manage supply chain risk
``(a) Authority.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of
Energy may--
``(1) carry out a covered procurement action or special
exclusion action; and
``(2) notwithstanding any other provision of law, limit, in
whole or in part, the disclosure of information relating to the
basis for carrying out a covered procurement action or special
exclusion action.
``(b) Requirements.--The Secretary may exercise the authority under
subsection (a) only after--
``(1) obtaining a risk assessment that demonstrates that
there is a significant supply chain risk to a covered system;
``(2) making a determination in writing, in unclassified or
classified form, that--
``(A) the use of the authority under subsection (a)
is necessary to protect national security by reducing
supply chain risk;
``(B) less restrictive measures are not reasonably
available to reduce the supply chain risk; and
``(C) in a case in which the Secretary plans to
limit disclosure of information under subsection
(a)(2), the risk to national security of the disclosure
of the information outweighs the risk of not disclosing
the information; and
``(3) submitting to the appropriate congressional
committees, not later than seven days after the date on which
the Secretary makes the determination under paragraph (2), a
notice of such determination, in classified or unclassified
form, that includes--
``(A) the information required by section
3304(e)(2)(A) of title 41;
``(B) a summary of the risk assessment required
under paragraph (1); and
``(C) a summary of the basis for the determination,
including a discussion of less restrictive measures
that were considered and why such measures were not
reasonably available to reduce supply chain risk.
``(c) Notifications.--If the Secretary has exercised the authority
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
``(1) notify appropriate parties of the covered procurement
action or special exclusion action and the basis for the action
only to the extent necessary to carry out the covered
procurement action or special exclusion action;
``(2) notify other Federal agencies responsible for
procurement that may be subject to the same or similar supply
chain risk, in a manner and to the extent consistent with the
requirements of national security; and
``(3) ensure the confidentiality of any notifications under
paragraph (1) or (2).
``(d) Limitation of Review.--No action taken by the Secretary under
the authority under subsection (a) shall be subject to review in any
Federal court.
``(e) Delegation of Authority.--The Secretary may delegate the
authority under this section to--
``(1) in the case of the Administration, the Administrator;
and
``(2) in the case of any other component of the Department
of Energy, the Senior Procurement Executive of the Department.
``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
`appropriate congressional committees' means--
``(A) the congressional defense committees; and
``(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce
of the House of Representatives.
``(2) Covered item of supply.--The term `covered item of
supply' means an item--
``(A) that is purchased for inclusion in a covered
system; and
``(B) the loss of integrity of which could result
in a supply chain risk for a covered system.
``(3) Covered procurement.--The term `covered procurement'
means the following:
``(A) A source selection for a covered system or a
covered item of supply involving either a performance
specification, as described in subsection (a)(3)(B) of
section 3306 of title 41, or an evaluation factor, as
described in subsection (b)(1) of such section,
relating to supply chain risk.
``(B) The consideration of proposals for and
issuance of a task or delivery order for a covered
system or a covered item of supply, as provided in
section 4106(d)(3) of title 41, where the task or
delivery order contract concerned includes a contract
clause establishing a requirement relating to supply
chain risk.
``(C) Any contract action involving a contract for
a covered system or a covered item of supply if the
contract includes a clause establishing requirements
relating to supply chain risk.
``(4) Covered procurement action.--The term `covered
procurement action' means, with respect to an action that
occurs in the course of conducting a covered procurement, any
of the following:
``(A) The exclusion of a source that fails to meet
qualification requirements established pursuant to
section 3311 of title 41 for the purpose of reducing
supply chain risk in the acquisition of covered
systems.
``(B) The exclusion of a source that fails to
achieve an acceptable rating with regard to an
evaluation factor providing for the consideration of
supply chain risk in the evaluation of proposals for
the award of a contract or the issuance of a task or
delivery order.
``(C) The withholding of consent for a contractor
to subcontract with a particular source or the
direction to a contractor for a covered system to
exclude a particular source from consideration for a
subcontract under the contract.
``(5) Covered system.--The term `covered system' means the
following:
``(A) National security systems (as defined in
section 3552(b) of title 44) and components of such
systems.
``(B) Nuclear weapons and components of nuclear
weapons.
``(C) Items associated with the design,
development, production, and maintenance of nuclear
weapons or components of nuclear weapons.
``(D) Items associated with the surveillance of the
nuclear weapon stockpile.
``(E) Items associated with the design and
development of nonproliferation and
counterproliferation programs and systems.
``(6) Special exclusion action.--The term `special
exclusion action' means an action to prohibit, for a period not
to exceed two years, the award of any contracts or subcontracts
by the Administration or any other component of the Department
of Energy related to any covered system to a source the
Secretary determines to represent a supply chain risk.
``(7) Supply chain risk.--The term `supply chain risk'
means the risk that an adversary may sabotage, maliciously
introduce unwanted function, or otherwise subvert the design,
integrity, manufacturing, production, distribution,
installation, operation, or maintenance of a covered system or
covered item of supply so as to surveil, deny, disrupt, or
otherwise degrade the function, use, or operation of the system
or item of supply.
``(g) Termination.--The authority under this section shall
terminate on December 31, 2028.
``Sec. 5828. Cost-benefit analyses for competition of management and
operating contracts
``(a) Briefings on Requests for Proposals.--Not later than 7 days
after issuing a request for proposals for a contract to manage and
operate a facility of the Administration, the Administrator shall brief
the congressional defense committees on the preliminary assessment of
the Administrator of the costs and benefits of the competition for the
contract, including a preliminary assessment of the matters described
in subsection (c) with respect to the contract.
``(b) Reports After Transition to New Contracts.--If the
Administrator awards a new contract to manage and operate a facility of
the Administration, the Administrator shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report that includes the matters described in
subsection (c) with respect to the contract by not later than 30 days
after the completion of the period required to transition to the
contract.
``(c) Matters Described.--The matters described in this subsection,
with respect to a contract, are the following:
``(1) A clear and complete description of the cost savings
the Administrator expects to result from the competition for
the contract over the life of the contract, including
associated analyses, assumptions, and information sources used
to determine such expected cost savings.
``(2) A description of any key limitations or uncertainties
that could affect such costs savings, including costs savings
that are anticipated but not fully known.
``(3) The costs of the competition for the contract,
including the immediate costs of conducting the competition,
the costs of the transition to the contract from the previous
contract, and any increased costs over the life of the
contract.
``(4) A description of any disruptions or delays in mission
activities or deliverables resulting from the competition for
the contract.
``(5) A clear and complete description of the benefits
expected by the Administrator with respect to mission
performance or operations resulting from the competition.
``(6) How the competition for the contract complied with
the Federal Acquisition Regulation regarding Federally funded
research and development centers, if applicable.
``(7) The factors considered and processes used by the
Administrator to determine--
``(A) whether to compete or extend the previous
contract; and
``(B) which activities at the facility should be
covered under the contract rather than under a
different contract.
``(8) With respect to the matters included under paragraphs
(1) through (7), a detailed description of the analyses
conducted by the Administrator to reach the conclusions
presented in the report, including any assumptions,
limitations, and uncertainties relating to such conclusions.
``(9) Any other matters the Administrator considers
appropriate.
``(d) Information Quality.--Each briefing required by subsection
(a) and report required by subsection (b) shall be prepared in
accordance with--
``(1) the information quality guidelines of the Department
of Energy that are relevant to the clear and complete
presentation of the matters described in subsection (c); and
``(2) best practices of the Government Accountability
Office and relevant industries for cost estimating, if
appropriate.
``(e) Review of Reports by Comptroller General of the United
States.--
``(1) Determination.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall determine, in consultation with the congressional
defense committees, whether to conduct an initial review, a
comprehensive review, or both, of a report required by
subsection (b).
``(2) Initial review.--The Comptroller General shall
provide any initial review of a report required by subsection
(b) as a briefing to the congressional defense committees not
later than 180 days after that report is submitted to the
congressional defense committees.
``(3) Comprehensive review.--
``(A) Submission.--The Comptroller General shall
submit any comprehensive review of a report required by
subsection (b) to the congressional defense committees
not later than 3 years after that report is submitted
to the congressional defense committees.
``(B) Elements.--A comprehensive review of a report
required by subsection (b) shall include an assessment,
based on the most current information available, of the
following:
``(i) The actual cost savings achieved
compared to cost savings estimated under
subsection (c)(1), and any increased costs
incurred under the contract that were
unexpected or uncertain at the time the
contract was awarded.
``(ii) Any disruptions or delays in mission
activities or deliverables resulting from the
competition for the contract compared to the
disruptions and delays estimated under
subsection (c)(4).
``(iii) Whether expected benefits of the
competition with respect to mission performance
or operations have been achieved.
``(iv) Such other matters as the
Comptroller General considers appropriate.
``(f) Applicability.--
``(1) In general.--The requirements for briefings under
subsection (a) and reports under subsection (b) shall apply
with respect to requests for proposals issued or contracts
awarded, as applicable, by the Administrator during fiscal
years 2019 through 2032.
``(2) Naval reactors.--The requirements for briefings under
subsection (a) and reports under subsection (b) shall not apply
with respect to a management and operations contract for a
Naval Reactor facility.
``PART B--RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
``Sec. 5831. Laboratory-directed research and development programs
``(a) Authority.--Government-owned, contractor-operated
laboratories that are funded out of funds available to the Department
of Energy for national security programs are authorized to carry out
laboratory-directed research and development.
``(b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Energy shall prescribe
regulations for the conduct of laboratory-directed research and
development at such laboratories.
``(c) Funding.--Of the funds provided by the Department of Energy
to a national security laboratory for national security activities, the
Secretary shall provide a specific amount, of not less than 5 percent
and not more than 7 percent of such funds, to be used by the laboratory
for laboratory-directed research and development.
``(d) Laboratory-directed Research and Development Defined.--For
purposes of this section, the term `laboratory-directed research and
development' means research and development work of a creative and
innovative nature which, under the regulations prescribed pursuant to
subsection (b), is selected by the director of a laboratory for the
purpose of maintaining the vitality of the laboratory in defense-
related scientific disciplines.
``Sec. 5832. Laboratory-directed research and development
`` Of the funds made available by the Department of Energy for
activities at government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories funded
in this Act or subsequent Energy and Water Development Appropriations
Acts, the Secretary may authorize a specific amount, not to exceed 8
percent of such funds, to be used by such laboratories for laboratory
directed research and development: Provided, That the Secretary may
also authorize a specific amount not to exceed 4 percent of such funds,
to be used by the plant manager of a covered nuclear weapons production
plant or the manager of the Nevada Site Office for plant or site
directed research and development: Provided further, That
notwithstanding Department of Energy order 413.2A, dated January 8,
2001, beginning in fiscal year 2006 and thereafter, all DOE
laboratories may be eligible for laboratory directed research and
development funding.
``Sec. 5833. Funding for laboratory directed research and development
``Notwithstanding section 307 of the Energy and Water Development
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-85; 123
Stat. 2845), of the funds made available by the Department of Energy
for activities at Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories
funded in the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2014 (div. D of Pub. L. 113-76) or any subsequent
Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act for any fiscal year,
the Secretary may authorize a specific amount, not to exceed 6 percent
of such funds, to be used by such laboratories for laboratory directed
research and development.
``Sec. 5834. Charges to individual program, project, or activity
`` Of the funds authorized by the Secretary of Energy for
laboratory directed research and development, no individual program,
project, or activity funded by this or any subsequent Act making
appropriations for Energy and Water Development for any fiscal year may
be charged more than the statutory maximum authorized for such
activities: Provided, That this section shall take effect not earlier
than October 1, 2015.
``Sec. 5835. Limitations on use of funds for laboratory directed
research and development purposes
``(a) Limitation on Use of Weapons Activities Funds.--No funds
authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to the
Department of Energy in any fiscal year after fiscal year 1997 for
weapons activities may be obligated or expended for activities under
the Department of Energy Laboratory Directed Research and Development
Program, or under any Department of Energy technology transfer program
or cooperative research and development agreement, unless such
activities support the national security mission of the Department of
Energy.
``(b) Limitation on Use of Certain Other Funds.--No funds
authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to the
Department of Energy in any fiscal year after fiscal year 1997 for
defense environmental cleanup may be obligated or expended for
activities under the Department of Energy Laboratory Directed Research
and Development Program, or under any Department of Energy technology
transfer program or cooperative research and development agreement,
unless such activities support the defense environmental cleanup
mission of the Department of Energy.
``(c) Limitation on Use of Funds for Overhead.--A national security
laboratory may not use funds made available under section 5831(c) to
cover the costs of general and administrative overhead for the
laboratory.
``Sec. 5836. Report on use of funds for certain research and
development purposes
``(a) Report Required.--Not later than February 1 each year, the
Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the funds expended during the preceding fiscal
year on activities under the Department of Energy Laboratory Directed
Research and Development Program. The purpose of the report is to
permit an assessment of the extent to which such activities support the
national security mission of the Department of Energy.
``(b) Plant-directed Research and Development.--
``(1) In general.--The report required by subsection (a)
shall include, with respect to plant-directed research and
development, the following:
``(A) A financial accounting of expenditures for
such research and development, disaggregated by nuclear
weapons production facility.
``(B) A breakdown of the percentage of research and
development conducted by each such facility that is
plant-directed research and development.
``(C) An explanation of how each such facility
plans to increase the availability and utilization of
funds for plant-directed research and development.
``(2) Plant-directed research and development defined.--In
this subsection, the term `plant-directed research and
development' means research and development selected by the
director of a nuclear weapons production facility.
``(c) Preparation of Report.--Each report shall be prepared by the
officials responsible for Federal oversight of the funds expended on
activities under the program.
``(d) Criteria Used in Preparation of Report.--Each report shall
set forth the criteria utilized by the officials preparing the report
in determining whether or not the activities reviewed by such officials
support the national security mission of the Department.
``Sec. 5837. Critical technology partnerships and cooperative research
and development centers
``(a) Partnerships.--For the purpose of facilitating the transfer
of technology, the Secretary of Energy shall ensure, to the maximum
extent practicable, that research on and development of dual-use
critical technology carried out through atomic energy defense
activities is conducted through cooperative research and development
agreements, or other arrangements, that involve laboratories of the
Department of Energy and other entities.
``(b) Cooperative Research and Development Centers.--
``(1) Subject to the availability of appropriations
provided for such purpose, the Administrator shall establish a
cooperative research and development center described in
paragraph (2) at each national security laboratory.
``(2) A cooperative research and development center
described in this paragraph is a center to foster collaborative
scientific research, technology development, and the
appropriate transfer of research and technology to users in
addition to the national security laboratories.
``(3) In establishing a cooperative research and
development center under this subsection, the Administrator--
``(A) shall enter into cooperative research and
development agreements with governmental, public,
academic, or private entities; and
``(B) may enter into a contract with respect to
constructing, purchasing, managing, or leasing
buildings or other facilities.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `dual-use critical technology' means a
technology--
``(A) that is critical to atomic energy defense
activities, as determined by the Secretary of Energy;
``(B) that has military applications and
nonmilitary applications; and
``(C) that is a defense critical technology (as
defined in section 4801).
``(2) The term `cooperative research and development
agreement' has the meaning given that term by section 12(d) of
the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15
U.S.C. 3710a(d)).
``(3) The term `other entities' means--
``(A) firms, or a consortium of firms, that are
eligible to participate in a partnership or other
arrangement with a laboratory of the Department of
Energy, as determined in accordance with applicable law
and regulations; or
``(B) firms, or a consortium of firms, described in
subparagraph (A) in combination with one or more of the
following:
``(i) Institutions of higher education in
the United States.
``(ii) Departments and agencies of the
Federal Government other than the Department of
Energy.
``(iii) Agencies of State governments.
``(iv) Any other persons or entities that
may be eligible and appropriate, as determined
in accordance with applicable laws and
regulations.
``(4) The term `atomic energy defense activities' does not
include activities covered by Executive Order No. 12344, dated
February 1, 1982, pertaining to the Naval nuclear propulsion
program.
``Sec. 5838. University-based research collaboration program
``(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
``(1) The maintenance of scientific and engineering
competence in the United States is vital to long-term national
security and the defense and national security missions of the
Department of Energy.
``(2) Engaging the universities and colleges of the Nation
in research on long-range problems of vital national security
interest will be critical to solving the technology challenges
faced within the defense and national security programs of the
Department of Energy in the next century.
``(3) Enhancing collaboration among the national
laboratories, universities and colleges, and industry will
contribute significantly to the performance of these Department
of Energy missions.
``(b) Program.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish a
university program at a location that can develop the most effective
collaboration among national laboratories, universities and colleges,
and industry in support of scientific and engineering advancement in
key Department of Energy defense and national security program areas.
``Sec. 5839. Limitation on establishing an enduring bioassurance
program within the administration
``(a) In General.--The Administrator may not establish, administer,
manage, or facilitate a program within the Administration for the
purposes of executing an enduring national security research and
development effort to broaden the role of the Department of Energy in
national biodefense.
``(b) Rule of Construction.--The limitation described in subsection
(a) shall not be interpreted--
``(1) to prohibit the establishment of a bioassurance
program for the purpose of executing enduring national security
research and development in any component of the Department of
Energy other than the Administration or in any other Federal
agency; or
``(2) to impede the use of resources of the Administration,
including resources provided by a national security laboratory
or a nuclear weapons production facility site, to support the
execution of a bioassurance program, if such support is
provided--
``(A) on a cost-reimbursable basis to an entity
that is not a component of the Department of Energy;
and
``(B) in a manner that does not interfere with
mission of such laboratory or facility.
``PART C--FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
``Sec. 5841. Transfers of real property at certain Department of Energy
facilities
``(a) Transfer Regulations.--
``(1) The Secretary of Energy shall prescribe regulations
for the transfer by sale or lease of real property at
Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities for the purpose
of permitting the economic development of the property.
``(2) The Secretary may not transfer real property under
the regulations prescribed under paragraph (1) until--
``(A) the Secretary submits a notification of the
proposed transfer to the congressional defense
committees; and
``(B) a period of 30 days has elapsed following the
date on which the notification is submitted.
``(b) Indemnification.--
``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) and subject to
subsection (c), in the sale or lease of real property pursuant
to the regulations prescribed under subsection (a), the
Secretary may hold harmless and indemnify a person or entity
described in paragraph (2) against any claim for injury to
person or property that results from the release or threatened
release of a hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant as
a result of Department of Energy activities at the defense
nuclear facility on which the real property is located. Before
entering into any agreement for such a sale or lease, the
Secretary shall notify the person or entity that the Secretary
has authority to provide indemnification to the person or
entity under this subsection. The Secretary shall include in
any agreement for such a sale or lease a provision stating
whether indemnification is or is not provided.
``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to the following persons and
entities:
``(A) Any State that acquires ownership or control
of real property of a defense nuclear facility.
``(B) Any political subdivision of a State that
acquires such ownership or control.
``(C) Any other person or entity that acquires such
ownership or control.
``(D) Any successor, assignee, transferee, lender,
or lessee of a person or entity described in
subparagraphs (A) through (C).
``(3) To the extent the persons and entities described in
paragraph (2) contributed to any such release or threatened
release, paragraph (1) shall not apply.
``(c) Conditions.--
``(1) No indemnification on a claim for injury may be
provided under this section unless the person or entity making
a request for the indemnification--
``(A) notifies the Secretary in writing within two
years after such claim accrues;
``(B) furnishes to the Secretary copies of
pertinent papers received by the person or entity;
``(C) furnishes evidence or proof of the claim;
``(D) provides, upon request by the Secretary,
access to the records and personnel of the person or
entity for purposes of defending or settling the claim;
and
``(E) begins action within six months after the
date of mailing, by certified or registered mail, of
notice of final denial of the claim by the Secretary.
``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the date on which a
claim accrues is the date on which the person asserting the
claim knew (or reasonably should have known) that the injury to
person or property referred to in subsection (b)(1) was caused
or contributed to by the release or threatened release of a
hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant as a result of
Department of Energy activities at the defense nuclear facility
on which the real property is located.
``(d) Authority of Secretary.--
``(1) In any case in which the Secretary determines that
the Secretary may be required to indemnify a person or entity
under this section for any claim for injury to person or
property referred to in subsection (b)(1), the Secretary may
settle or defend the claim on behalf of that person or entity.
``(2) In any case described in paragraph (1), if the person
or entity that the Secretary may be required to indemnify does
not allow the Secretary to settle or defend the claim, the
person or entity may not be indemnified with respect to that
claim under this section.
``(e) Relationship to Other Law.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed as affecting or modifying in any way section 120(h) of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).
``(f) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `hazardous
substance', `release', and `pollutant or contaminant' have the meanings
provided by section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601).
``Sec. 5842. Engineering and manufacturing research, development, and
demonstration by managers of certain nuclear weapons
production facilities
``(a) Authority for Programs at Nuclear Weapons Productions
Facilities.--The Administrator shall authorize the head of each nuclear
weapons production facility to establish an Engineering and
Manufacturing Research, Development, and Demonstration Program under
this section.
``(b) Projects and Activities.--The projects and activities carried
out through the program at a nuclear weapons production facility under
this section shall support innovative or high-risk design and
manufacturing concepts and technologies with potentially high payoff
for the nuclear security enterprise. Those projects and activities may
include--
``(1) replacement of obsolete or aging design and
manufacturing technologies;
``(2) development of innovative agile manufacturing
techniques and processes; and
``(3) training, recruitment, or retention of essential
personnel in critical engineering and manufacturing
disciplines.
``Sec. 5843. Activities at covered nuclear weapons facilities
``The Administrator may authorize the manager of a covered nuclear
weapons research, development, testing or production facility to engage
in research, development, and demonstration activities with respect to
the engineering and manufacturing capabilities at such facility in
order to maintain and enhance such capabilities at such facility:
Provided, That of the amount allocated to a covered nuclear weapons
facility each fiscal year from amounts available to the Department of
Energy for such fiscal year for national security programs, not more
than an amount equal to 2 percent of such amount may be used for these
activities: Provided further, That for purposes of this section, the
term `covered nuclear weapons facility' means the following:
``(1) The Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Missouri.
``(2) The Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
``(3) The Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas.
``(4) The Savannah River Plant, South Carolina.
``(5) The Nevada Test Site.
``Sec. 5844. Pilot program relating to use of proceeds of disposal or
utilization of certain department of energy assets
``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to encourage the
Secretary of Energy to dispose of or otherwise utilize certain assets
of the Department of Energy by making available to the Secretary the
proceeds of such disposal or utilization for purposes of defraying the
costs of such disposal or utilization.
``(b) Use of Proceeds to Defray Costs.--
``(1) Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, the
Secretary may retain from the proceeds of the sale, lease, or
disposal of an asset under subsection (c) an amount equal to
the cost of the sale, lease, or disposal of the asset. The
Secretary shall utilize amounts retained under this paragraph
to defray the cost of the sale, lease, or disposal.
``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the cost of a sale,
lease, or disposal shall include--
``(A) the cost of administering the sale, lease, or
disposal;
``(B) the cost of recovering or preparing the asset
concerned for the sale, lease, or disposal; and
``(C) any other cost associated with the sale,
lease, or disposal.
``(c) Covered Transactions.--Subsection (b) applies to the
following transactions:
``(1) The sale of heavy water at the Savannah River Site,
South Carolina, that is under the jurisdiction of the Defense
Environmental Management Program.
``(2) The sale of precious metals that are under the
jurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Management Program.
``(3) The lease of buildings and other facilities located
at the Hanford Reservation, Washington, that are under the
jurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Management Program.
``(4) The lease of buildings and other facilities located
at the Savannah River Site that are under the jurisdiction of
the Defense Environmental Management Program.
``(5) The disposal of equipment and other personal property
located at the Rocky Flats Defense Environmental Technology
Site, Colorado, that is under the jurisdiction of the Defense
Environmental Management Program.
``(6) The disposal of materials at the National Electronics
Recycling Center, Oak Ridge, Tennessee that are under the
jurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Management Program.
``(d) Applicability of Disposal Authority.--Nothing in this section
shall be construed to limit the application of subchapter II of chapter
5 and section 549 of title 40 to the disposal of equipment and other
personal property covered by this section.
``Sec. 5845. Department of Energy energy parks program
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy may establish a program
to permit the establishment of energy parks on former defense nuclear
facilities.
``(b) Objectives.--The objectives for establishing energy parks
pursuant to subsection (a) are the following:
``(1) To provide locations to carry out a broad range of
projects relating to the development and deployment of energy
technologies and related advanced manufacturing technologies.
``(2) To provide locations for the implementation of pilot
programs and demonstration projects for new and developing
energy technologies and related advanced manufacturing
technologies.
``(3) To set a national example for the development and
deployment of energy technologies and related advanced
manufacturing technologies in a manner that will promote energy
security, energy sector employment, and energy independence.
``(4) To create a business environment that encourages
collaboration and interaction between the public and private
sectors.
``(c) Consultation.--In establishing an energy park pursuant to
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with--
``(1) the local government with jurisdiction over the land
on which the energy park will be located;
``(2) the local governments of adjacent areas; and
``(3) any community reuse organization recognized by the
Secretary at the former defense nuclear facility on which the
energy park will be located.
``(d) Report Required.--Not later than 120 days after January 7,
2011, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of
the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives a report on the implementation of the program under
subsection (a). The report shall include such recommendations for
additional legislative actions as the Secretary considers appropriate
to facilitate the development of energy parks on former defense nuclear
facilities.
``(e) Defense Nuclear Facility Defined.--In this section, the term
`defense nuclear facility' has the meaning given the term `Department
of Energy defense nuclear facility' in section 318 of the Atomic Energy
Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286g).
``Sec. 5846. Authority to use passenger carriers for contractor
commuting
``(a) Authority.--If and to the extent that the Administrator deems
it appropriate to further mission activities under section 3211 of the
National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401), a
passenger carrier may be used to provide transportation services to
contractor employees between the covered facility of the contractor
employee and a mass transit facility in accordance with any applicable
transportation plan adopted by the Administrator pursuant to this
section.
``(b) Plan Requests and Approval.--
``(1) The Administrator--
``(A) shall--
``(i) provide Management and Operating
contractors at covered facilities the
opportunity to, on a voluntary basis, submit,
through the cognizant contracting officer of
the applicable covered facility, a plan to
provide transportation services described in
subsection (a) for contractor employees at the
covered facility; and
``(ii) review each such plan submitted in
accordance with clause (i); and
``(B) may approve each such plan if the
requirements described in clauses (i) through (iv) of
paragraph (2)(B) are satisfied.
``(2) Each plan submitted pursuant to paragraph (1)(A)--
``(A) may include proposals for parking facilities,
road improvements, real property acquisition, passenger
carrier services, and commuting cost deferment payments
to contractor employees; and
``(B) shall include--
``(i) a description of how the use of
passenger carriers will facilitate the mission
of the covered facility;
``(ii) a description of how the plan will
be economical and advantageous to the Federal
Government;
``(iii) a summary of the benefits that will
be provided under the plan and how costs will
be monitored; and
``(iv) a description of how the plan will
alleviate traffic congestion, reduce commuting
times, and improve recruitment and retention of
contractor employees.
``(3) The Administrator may delegate to the Senior
Procurement Executive of the Administration the approval of any
plan submitted under this subsection.
``(c) Reimbursement.--The Administration may reimburse a contractor
for the costs of transportation services incurred pursuant to a plan
approved under subsection (b) using funds appropriated to the
Administration.
``(d) Implementation.--In carrying out a plan approved under
subsection (b), the Administrator, to the maximum extent practicable
and consistent with sound budget policy, shall--
``(1) require the use of alternative fuel vehicles to
provide transportation services;
``(2) ensure funds spent for this plan further the mission
activities of the Administration under section 3211 of the
National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401);
and
``(3) ensure that the time during which a contractor
employee uses transportation services shall not be included for
purposes of calculating the hours of work for such contractor
employee.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `contractor employee' means an employee of a
Management and Operating contractor or subcontractor employee
at any tier.
``(2) The term `covered facility' means any facility of the
Administration that directly supports the mission of the
Administration under section 3211 of the National Nuclear
Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401).
``(3) The term `Management and Operating contractor' means
a management and operating contractor that manages a covered
facility.
``(4) The term `passenger carrier' means a passenger motor
vehicle, aircraft, boat, ship, train, or other similar means of
transportation that is owned, leased, or provided pursuant to
contract or subcontract by the Federal Government or through a
contractor of the Administration.
``PART D--OTHER MATTERS
``Sec. 5851. Payment of costs of operation and maintenance of
infrastructure at Nevada National Security Site
`` Notwithstanding any other provision of law and effective as of
September 30, 1996, the costs associated with operating and maintaining
the infrastructure at the Nevada National Security Site, Nevada, with
respect to any activities initiated at the site after that date by the
Department of Defense pursuant to a work-for-others agreement may be
paid for from funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of
Energy for activities at the Nevada National Security Site.
``Sec. 5852. University-based defense nuclear policy collaboration
program
``(a) Program.--The Administrator shall carry out a program under
which the Administrator establishes a policy research consortium of
institutions of higher education and nonprofit entities in support of
implementing and innovating the defense nuclear policy programs of the
Administration. The Administrator shall establish and carry out such
program in a manner similar to the program established under section
5838.
``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the consortium under subsection
(a) are as follows:
``(1) To shape the formulation and application of policy
through the conduct of research and analysis regarding defense
nuclear policy programs.
``(2) To maintain open-source databases on issues relevant
to understanding defense nuclear nonproliferation, arms
control, nuclear deterrence, foreign nuclear programs, and
nuclear security.
``(3) To facilitate the collaboration of research centers
of excellence relating to defense nuclear policy to better
distribute expertise to specific issues and scenarios regarding
such threats.
``(c) Duties.--
``(1) Support.--The Administrator shall ensure that the
consortium established under subsection (a) provides support to
individuals described in paragraph (2) through the use of
nongovernmental fellowships, scholarships, research
internships, workshops, short courses, summer schools, and
research grants.
``(2) Individuals described.--The individuals described in
this paragraph are graduate students, academics, and policy
specialists, who are focused on policy innovation related to--
``(A) defense nuclear nonproliferation;
``(B) arms control;
``(C) nuclear deterrence;
``(D) the study of foreign nuclear programs;
``(E) nuclear security; or
``(F) educating and training the next generation of
defense nuclear policy experts.''.
(b) Conforming Repeals.--The following provisions of law are
repealed:
(1) Division D of the Bob Stump National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (50 U.S.C. 4001 et
seq.).
(2) Sections 3116 and 3141 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (50 U.S.C. 2515, 2512
note).
(3) Sections 308 and 311 of the Energy and Water
Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (50
U.S.C. 2523c, 2791b).
(4) Section 3132 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2004 (50 U.S.C. 2589).
(5) Section 306 of the Energy and Water Development and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (50 U.S.C. 2743a).
(6) Section 308 of the Energy and Water Development and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 (50 U.S.C. 2791a).
(7) Section 3124 of the Ike Skelton National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (50 U.S.C. 2814).
(8) Sections 3113 and 3123 of the William M. (Mac)
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021 (Public Law 116-283; 50 U.S.C. 2512 note, 2581 note).
(9) Section 3113 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 50 U.S.C. 2512 note).
(10) Section 3121 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 50 U.S.C. 2521 note).
(11) Section 3121, 3124, and 3126 of the James M. Inhofe
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public
Law 117-263; 50 U.S.C. 2532 note, 2538a note).
(12) Section 3125 of the Servicemember Quality of Life
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 50 U.S.C. 2538 note).
(13) Section 3133 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 50 U.S.C. 2538c note).
(14) Section 3122 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck'
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
(Public Law 113-291; 50 U.S.C. 2565 note).
(15) Section 3141 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 50
U.S.C. 2569 note).
(16) Section 3116 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 50
U.S.C. 2601 note).
(17) Section 127 of the Miscellaneous Appropriations and
Offsets Act, 2004 (division H of Public 108-199; 50 U.S.C. 2601
note).
(18) Section 3117 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 50 U.S.C. 2754 note).
(19) Section 309 of the Energy and Water Development and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (division D of Public
Law 113-76; 50 U.S.C. 2791a note).
(20) Section 308 of the Energy and Water Development
Appropriations Act, 2005 (division C of Public Law 108-447; 50
U.S.C. 2812 note).
(21) Section 3114 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 50 U.S.C. 2535 note).
(c) Technical Amendments.--
(1) Amendments to title 10.--Title 10, United States Code,
is amended--
(A) in section 179--
(i) in subsection (d)(13), by striking
``section 4002 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act
(50 U.S.C. 2501)'' and inserting ``section
5601''; and
(ii) in subsection (f)--
(I) in paragraph (2), by striking
``section 4717 of the Atomic Energy
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2757)'' at each
place it appears and inserting
``section 5799''; and
(II) in paragraph (3), by striking
``section 4219(a) of the Atomic Energy
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2538a(a))'' and
inserting ``section 5638'';
(B) in section 499a(e), by striking ``section 4002
of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)'' and
inserting ``section 5601''.
(2) Amendments to other laws.--
(A) Section 809(b)(2) of the James M. Inhofe
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
(Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 4351 note) is amended by
striking ``sections 4217 and 4311 of the Atomic Energy
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2537, 2577)'' and inserting
``sections 5635 and 5671 of title 10, United States
Code''.
(B) Section 1635(c)(2) of the Servicemember Quality
of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C.
4811 note) is amended by striking ``section 4002 of the
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)'' and
inserting ``section 5601 of title 10, United States
Code''.
(C) Section 3111(b)(1) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-
91; 50 U.S.C. 2402 note) is amended by striking
``section 4002(6) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50
U.S.C. 2501(6))'' and inserting ``section 5601 of title
10, United States Code''.
(D) Section 3116(a)(3) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-
91; 131 Stat. 1888) is amended by striking ``section
4101 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C.
2511)'' and inserting ``section 5611 of title 10,
United States Code''.
(E) Section 3113 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-
328; 50 U.S.C. 2512 note) is amended--
(i) in subsection (a), by striking
``section 4102(b) of the Atomic Energy Defense
Act (50 U.S.C. 2512(b))'' and inserting
``section 5612 of title 10, United States
Code''; and
(ii) in subsection (d), by striking
``section 4002 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act
(50 U.S.C. 2501)'' and inserting ``section 5601
of title 10, United States Code''.
(F) Section 3137(d) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-
92; 50 U.S.C. 2512 note) is amended by striking
``section 4002(6) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50
U.S.C. 2501(6))'' and inserting ``section 5601 of title
10, United States Code''.
(G) Section 3121(c) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-
81; 50 U.S.C. 2521 note) is amended by striking
``section 4002 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50
U.S.C. 2501)'' and inserting ``section 5601 of title
10, United States Code''.
(H) Section 3129 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-
66; 50 U.S.C. 2521 note) is amended--
(i) in subsection (a), by striking
``section 4201 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act
(50 U.S.C. 2521)'' and inserting ``section 5621
of title 10, United States Code,''; and
(ii) in subsection (e), by striking
``section 4203 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act
(50 U.S.C. 2523)'' and inserting ``section 5624
of title 10, United States Code,''.
(I) Section 3116(c) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-
136; 50 U.S.C. 2529 note) is amended by striking
``section 4209(a) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50
U.S.C. 2529(a))'' and inserting ``section 5630 of title
10, United States Code''.
(J) Section 3121(c) of the James M. Inhofe National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public
Law 117-263; 50 U.S.C. 2532 note) is amended by
striking ``section 4002 of the Atomic Energy Defense
Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)'' and inserting ``section 5601 of
title 10, United States Code''.
(K) Section 3126 of the James M. Inhofe National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public
Law 117-263; 50 U.S.C. 2538a note) is amended by
striking ``section 4219 of the Atomic Energy Defense
Act (50 U.S.C. 2538a)'' and inserting ``section 5638 of
title 10, United States Code''.
(L) Section 3116(e)(4) of the Ronald W. Reagan
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005
(Public Law 108-375; 50 U.S.C. 2602 note) is amended by
striking ``section 4306A of the Atomic Energy Defense
Act (50 U.S.C. 2567)'' and inserting ``section 5664 of
title 10, United States Code''.
(M) Section 3121 of the John S. McCain National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public
Law 115-232; 50 U.S.C. 2652 note) is amended--
(i) by striking ``section 4502(a) of the
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2652(a))''
each place it appears and inserting ``section
5732(a) of title 10, United States Code''; and
(ii) in subsection (f)(2), by striking
``section 4002 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act
(50 U.S.C. 2501)'' and inserting ``section 5601
of title 10, United States Code''.
SEC. 3112. ADJUSTMENT TO PLUTONIUM PIT PRODUCTION CAPACITY.
Section 4219 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2538a) is
amended--
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
``(a) Requirements.--
``(1) Overall capacity.--Consistent with the requirements
of the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy shall
ensure that the nuclear security enterprise--
``(A) during 2021, begins production of
qualification plutonium pits;
``(B) during 2025, produces no fewer than 10 war
reserve plutonium pits;
``(C) during 2026, produces no fewer than 20 war
reserve plutonium pits;
``(D) during 2027, produces no fewer than 30 war
reserve plutonium pits;
``(E) during 2029, produces no fewer than 50 war
reserve plutonium pits; and
``(F) during 2032 and subsequent years, produces no
fewer than 80 war reserve plutonium pits.
``(2) Site specific full production rate targets.--In
meeting the annual production rate requirement under paragraph
(1)(F), the Secretary of Energy shall ensure that--
``(A) no fewer than 30 war reserve plutonium pits
are produced annually at Los Alamos National
Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico;
``(B) no fewer than 50 war reserve plutonium pits
are produced annually at the Savannah River Plutonium
Processing Facility, Aiken, South Carolina; and
``(C) total annual production quantities exceeding
80 war reserve plutonium pits are allocated to each
site as necessary to meet Department of Defense
requirements.''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``2030'' and inserting
``2032''.
SEC. 3113. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION RAPID CAPABILITIES
DEVELOPMENT OFFICE.
(a) Repeal.--Section 4220 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50
U.S.C. 2538b) is repealed.
(b) Assistant Deputy Administrator for Rapid Capabilities
Development.--National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C.
2401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end of subtitle A the
following new section:
``SEC. 3223. OFFICE OF RAPID CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT.
``(a) Establishment.--
``(1) In general.--There is established in the
Administration an Office of Rapid Capabilities Development
(referred to in this section as the `Office'), which shall be
led by an Assistant Deputy Administrator for Rapid Capabilities
Development (referred to in this section as the `Assistant
Deputy Administrator').
``(2) Assistant deputy administrator.--
``(A) Senior executive service.--The position of
the Assistant Deputy Administrator shall be a Senior
Executive Service position (as defined in section
3132(a) of title 5, United States Code).
``(B) Duties.--The Assistant Deputy Administrator
shall report to the Board established under subsection
(c).
``(b) Mission.--The primary objective of the Office shall be to
expedite the development and fielding of technologies and weapon
systems in support of United States strategic deterrence requirements,
as determined by the President or the Secretary of Defense. In
achieving this objective, the office shall--
``(1) leverage defense-wide and Administration technology
development efforts and existing capabilities to achieve
improved deterrence and operational effects;
``(2) provide integration and technical support to
Department of Defense, the Administration, or other activities
of the United States Government;
``(3) identify and pursue opportunities to accelerate
operationally-focused capabilities through advanced
prototyping; and
``(4) explore innovative, cost-effective material and non-
material solutions to defeat rapidly-evolving nuclear and
radiological threats.
``(c) Board of Directors.--
``(1) Composition.--The Office shall be governed by a Board
of Directors of (referred to in this section as the `Board'),
which shall be composed of the following members:
``(A) The Administrator.
``(B) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical and Biological Defense
Policy and Programs.
``(C) The Deputy Commander of United States
Strategic Command.
``(D) The Joint Staff Director for Strategy, Plans,
and Policy (J5).
``(E) The Director of Navy Strategic Systems
Programs.
``(F) The Deputy Commander of Air Force Global
Strike Command.
``(2) Chair.--The Chair of the Board shall be the
Administrator.
``(3) Organization and tasking.--
``(A) Operations.--The Board shall operate on a
consensus basis and issue taskings directly to the
Assistant Deputy Administrator as necessary to achieve
the mission objectives outlined in subsection (b).
``(B) Submissions to board.--
``(i) Submissions from the assistant deputy
administrator.--The Assistant Deputy
Administrator may submit research and
development proposals for Board consideration
if such proposals support the mission
objectives outlined in subsection (b).
``(ii) Submissions from members.--Members
of the Board may submit--
``(I) research and development
proposals for Board consideration; and
``(II) proposals on behalf of
organizations that are not members of
the Board if such proposals support the
mission objectives outlined in
subsection (b).
``(d) Staff.--The Administrator shall ensure that the Assistant
Deputy Administrator has sufficient numbers of personnel with
competence in technical, programmatic, and other appropriate matters
necessary to carry out the functions required by this section.
``(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to obviate or otherwise alter the requirements for the
development of new or modified nuclear weapons outlined by section 4209
of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2529).
``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Administration.--The term `Administration', with
respect to any authority, duty, or responsibility provided by
this section, does not include the Office of Naval Reactors.
``(2) Prototyping.--The term `prototyping' means the
development of any physical or virtual model used to evaluate
the technical or manufacturing feasibility or military utility
of a technology, process, concept, end item, or system.''.
SEC. 3114. REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION ENTERPRISE BLUEPRINT.
(a) Review and Assessment.--Not later than 30 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Chair of the Nuclear Weapons Council
shall initiate within the Nuclear Weapons Council a review of the
Enterprise Blueprint and assess--
(1) the adequacy of the projected future infrastructure to
meet anticipated Department of Defense requirements; and
(2) the feasibility of executing the Enterprise Blueprint
for a period of 25 years beginning on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(b) Report.--Not later than June 1, 2026, the Chair of the Nuclear
Weapons Council, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological Defense Policy and
Programs, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on--
(1) the conclusions of the review and assessment described
in subsection (a);
(2) any recommended modifications to the infrastructure
recapitalization plans or future capabilities described in the
Enterprise Blueprint necessary to meet future Department of
Defense requirements; and
(3) any other information the Chair determines to be
relevant.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (b) shall be submitted
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Nuclear weapons council.--The term ``Nuclear Weapons
Council'' means the council established by section 179 of title
10, United States Code.
(2) Enterprise blueprint.--The term ``Enterprise
Blueprint'' means the document entitled ``NNSA Enterprise
Blueprint'', published in October 2024 by the Department of
Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration.
SEC. 3115. NOTIFICATION OF COST OVERRUNS FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF
ENERGY PROJECTS.
Section 4713 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2753) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), in the first sentence, by
inserting ``prior to entry into Phase 6.3 or Phase 3,
as appropriate'' after ``Administration''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``prior to
entry into Phase 6.3'' after ``project''; and
(2) in subsection (c)(2)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as
subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following new subparagraph (B):
``(B) the results of the review conducted by the
Director of Cost Estimating and Program Evaluation are
consistent with section 3221(d)(1)(F) of the National
Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C.
2411(d)(1)(F)).''.
SEC. 3116. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN NUCLEAR FACILITIES AND ASSETS FROM
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.
Section 4510(e)(1)(C) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C.
2661(e)(1)(C)) is amended to read as follows:
``(C)(i) owned by or contracted to the National
Nuclear Security Administration, including any facility
that stores or uses special nuclear material; or
``(ii) a national security laboratory or nuclear
weapons production facility.''.
SEC. 3117. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN
SCIENTIFIC, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL.
Section 4601(c)(1) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C.
2701(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``2026'' and inserting ``2036''.
SEC. 3118. APPROPRIATE SCOPING OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH
WITHIN THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.
(a) In General.--Subtitle B of title XLVIII of the Atomic Energy
Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2791 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following section:
``SEC. 4816. APPROPRIATE SCOPING OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH
WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATION.
``(a) In General.--Funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026, or any subsequent
fiscal year, for the Administration for the purposes of conducting
research and development of artificial intelligence technologies,
executing a program to develop or manage the application of such
technologies, or developing, acquiring, or sustaining any associated
computing hardware or supporting infrastructure may only be used to
support the nuclear security missions of the Administration.
``(b) Rule of Construction.--The limitation described in subsection
(a) shall not be interpreted--
``(1) to prohibit the establishment of an enduring national
security artificial intelligence research and development
program in any component of the Department of Energy other than
the Administration or in any other Federal agency; or
``(2) to impede the use of resources of the Administration,
including resources provided by a national security laboratory
or a nuclear weapons production facility site, to support the
execution of an enduring national security artificial
intelligence research and development program or activity, if
such support is provided--
``(A) on a full cost recovery basis, including any
associated infrastructure or utility costs, to an
entity that is not a component of the Department of
Energy; and
``(B) in a manner that does not interfere with the
nuclear security mission of such laboratory or
facility.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Atomic
Energy Defense Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 4815 the following new item:
``Sec. 4816. Appropriate scoping of artificial intelligence research
within the Administration.''.
Subtitle C--Other Matters
SEC. 3121. NATIONAL SECURITY POSITIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.
Any position of the Department of Energy requiring the performance
of duties funded under Office of Management and Budget functional
subcategory 053, Atomic Energy Defense Activities, shall be considered
as a position that is necessary to meet national security
responsibilities.
SEC. 3122. OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM-WIDE PERFORMANCE
METRICS FOR REDUCING RISK.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall--
(1) develop and implement program performance metrics for
the Office of Environmental Management (referred to in this
section as the ``Office''), in addition to the program
performance metrics identified in the plan published by the
Office of Environmental Management entitled ``EM Program Plan
2022''; and
(2) revise the program performance metrics identified in
the ``EM Program Plan 2022'' in accordance with the
requirements of subsection (b).
(b) Required Elements.--The program performance metrics described
in subsection (a) shall incorporate the following elements:
(1) Linkage.--Each metric shall--
(A) align with the goals and mission of the
Department of Energy (referred to in this section as
the ``Department'') and the Office;
(B) link to the other metrics developed or revised
under subsection (a) and any other existing performance
metrics of the Department and the Office; and
(C) be clearly communicated throughout the
Department and the Office.
(2) Clarity.--Each metric shall be clear and the name and
definition of such metric shall be consistent with the
methodology used to calculate the metric.
(3) Measurable.--Each metric shall have a numerical goal.
(4) Objective.--Each metric shall be reasonably free from
significant bias or manipulation.
(5) Reliable.--Each metric shall produce the same result
under similar conditions.
(6) Core program activities.--The metrics shall cover the
activities that the Office is expected to perform to support
its mission.
(7) Limited overlap.--Each metric shall provide new
information beyond any information provided by other metrics.
(8) Balance.--The metrics shall ensure that various
priorities of the Office are covered.
(9) Effectiveness.--Each metric shall incorporate an
effectiveness measure, such as quality, timeliness, and cost of
service.
(c) Risk Reduction Prioritization.--The program performance metrics
described in subsection (a) shall--
(1) give first priority to addressing any issues posing an
immediate risk to human health or the environment;
(2) give second priority, as appropriate, to addressing
issues based on achieving the highest risk reduction benefit
per radioactive or hazardous content removed; and
(3) measure the amount of radioactivity or hazardous
content removed, as determined by--
(A) curies, rads, or rems;
(B) pounds of hazardous content removed; or
(C) such other appropriate measure.
(d) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter until
2036, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report describing the outcomes achieved
under the program performance metrics described in subsection
(a) for each fiscal year covered by such report.
(2) Contents.--Each report shall identify the cost per
curie, rad, or rem of radioactivity and cost per pound of
hazardous content removed program-wide, by site, and by mission
area.
SEC. 3123. OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT INTEGRATED RADIOACTIVE
WASTE DISPOSAL PLANNING AND OPTIMIZATION.
(a) Radioactive Waste Disposal Optimization Analyses.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall
develop a complex-wide analysis to identify optimal disposal
pathways and schedules for defense radioactive waste produced
by the Department of Energy and its predecessor agencies and
managed by the Office of Environmental Management.
(2) Contents.--The analysis required by paragraph (1)
shall--
(A) incorporate modeling to identify optimal
disposal pathways and schedules that could be
achieved--
(i) considering regulatory constraints; and
(ii) if key regulatory constraints were
lifted or altered; and
(B) identify strategic alternatives to radioactive
waste disposal plans and schedules.
(b) Nationwide Radioactive Waste Disposal Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 15 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall
develop an integrated, nationwide radioactive waste disposal
plan.
(2) Contents.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall--
(A) include, to the maximum extent practicable,
optimal radioactive waste disposal pathways and
schedules identified through the analysis conducted
pursuant to subsection (a);
(B) identify specific opportunities for further
optimization of radioactive waste disposal pathways and
schedules that might be achieved through changes in
regulatory constraints;
(C) address complex-wide disposal issues, such as
waste with no disposal pathway; and
(D) incorporate feedback from key stakeholders,
including Federal and State regulators and operators of
radioactive waste disposal facilities.
(c) Radioactive Waste Disposal Forum.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall
establish a forum for Federal and State agencies that regulate
radioactive waste cleanup and disposal activities by the Office
of Environmental Management.
(2) Purpose.--The forum established pursuant to paragraph
(1) shall holistically negotiate regulatory and other changes
that could allow the Department of Energy to implement
opportunities for optimal radioactive waste disposal identified
pursuant to subsection (b).
(d) Reporting.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the results of the
optimization analysis required by subsection (a), the nationwide
disposal plan required by subsection (b), and the initial activities of
the forum established pursuant to subsection (c).
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Complex.--The term ``complex'' means the set of sites
across the United States where radioactive waste cleanup and
disposal activities are managed by the Office of Environmental
Management.
(2) Integrated.--The term ``integrated'' means inclusive of
all radioactive waste across the complex.
(3) Optimal.--The term ``optimal'' means the best possible
outcome, such as the lowest cost or highest profit, while
following specific rules and limitations.
(4) Regulatory constraints.--The term ``regulatory
constraints'' means requirements included in regulations or
agreements with regulators that affect decisions regarding
radioactive waste disposal pathways and schedules by the Office
of Environmental Management that could reasonably be the
subject of negotiation with Federal or State regulatory
agencies.
SEC. 3124. REPORT ON FUTURE ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES FOR THE DELIVERY
OF SPECIALIZED INFRASTRUCTURE.
(a) In General.--Not later than February 15, 2026, and annually
thereafter until February 15, 2046, the Administrator for Nuclear
Security shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report on future activities and resources for the delivery of
specialized infrastructure with demands across the nuclear stockpile,
global security, and naval nuclear propulsion missions, which shall
include the following:
(1) An assessment of infrastructure investments necessary
in the 5 fiscal years following the fiscal year of the report,
including--
(A) the cost estimates and schedules for such
infrastructure investments;
(B) the impacts to workforce requirements of the
Administration;
(C) the status of any reviews required by the
National Environmental Policy Act for such
infrastructure investments;
(D) an explanation of the targeted needs addressed
by such infrastructure investments; and
(E) a summary of progress made towards achieving
such infrastructure investments.
(2) For fiscal year 2027 and each subsequent fiscal year,
an explanation of any changes in cost estimates and schedules
for the projects listed in the assessment required by paragraph
(1) for the prior fiscal year.
(3) An assessment of infrastructure investments necessary
in the 6 to 15 fiscal years following the fiscal year of the
report, including--
(A) an estimated schedule for such infrastructure
investments; and
(B) an explanation of the targeted needs addressed
by such infrastructure investments.
(4) For fiscal year 2027 and each subsequent fiscal year,
an explanation of any changes in cost estimates and schedules
for the projects listed in the assessment required by paragraph
(3) for the prior fiscal year.
(5) An assessment of the infrastructure investments
necessary in the 16 to 25 fiscal years following the fiscal
year of the report, including an explanation of the targeted
needs such infrastructure investments are addressing.
(6) For fiscal year 2027 and each subsequent fiscal year,
an explanation of any changes in cost estimates and schedules
for the projects listed in the assessment required by paragraph
(5) for the prior fiscal year.
(b) Form.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administration.--The term ``Administration'' means the
National Nuclear Security Administration.
(2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development of the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and
Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives.
(3) Specialized infrastructure.--The term ``specialized
infrastructure'' means any facility--
(A) that supports the nuclear stockpile mission,
including capabilities to handle and process--
(i) special nuclear materials;
(ii) radioactive, hazardous, and
specialized materials;
(iii) non-nuclear unique components; and
(iv) assembled nuclear weapons;
(B) that supports the global security mission of
the Administration; or
(C) that supports naval spent fuel management,
nuclear material testing and examination, and
functional nuclear laboratory consolidation for naval
nuclear propulsion.
TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD
SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION.
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026,
$45,000,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286
et seq.).
DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES
SEC. 4001. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS IN FUNDING TABLES.
(a) In General.--Whenever a funding table in this division
specifies a dollar amount authorized for a project, program, or
activity, the obligation and expenditure of the specified dollar amount
for the project, program, or activity is hereby authorized, subject to
the availability of appropriations.
(b) Merit-based Decisions.--A decision to commit, obligate, or
expend funds with or to a specific entity on the basis of a dollar
amount authorized pursuant to subsection (a) shall--
(1) be based on merit-based selection procedures in
accordance with the requirements of sections 3201 and 4024 of
title 10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures; and
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of law.
(c) Relationship to Transfer and Programming Authority.--An amount
specified in the funding tables in this division may be transferred or
reprogrammed under a transfer or reprogramming authority provided by
another provision of this Act or by other law. The transfer or
reprogramming of an amount specified in such funding tables shall not
count against a ceiling on such transfers or reprogrammings under
section 1001 of this Act or any other provision of law, unless such
transfer or reprogramming would move funds between appropriation
accounts.
(d) Applicability to Classified Annex.--This section applies to any
classified annex that accompanies this Act.
(e) Oral or Written Communications.--No oral or written
communication concerning any amount specified in the funding tables in
this division shall supersede the requirements of this section.
TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT
SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT.
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SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2026 Senate
Line Item Request Authorized
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AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY
FIXED WING
6 HADES PLATFORM, PAYLOADS/PED, 26,850 26,850
AND INTEGRATION..............
ROTARY
9 AH-64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN. 1,669 1,669
13 UH-60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP). 732,060 732,060
17 CH-47 HELICOPTER.............. 618,798 618,798
18 CH-47 HELICOPTER.............. 61,421 61,421
MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT
27 AH-64 MODS.................... 125,236 125,236
28 SCALABLE CONTROL INTERFACE 1,257 1,257
(SCI)........................
29 CH-47 CARGO HELICOPTER MODS 17,709 17,709
(MYP)........................
34 UTILITY HELICOPTER MODS....... 33,659 33,659
36 NETWORK AND MISSION PLAN...... 40,472 40,472
37 COMMS, NAV SURVEILLANCE....... 11,566 11,566
39 AVIATION ASSURED PNT.......... 49,475 49,475
40 GATM ROLLUP................... 4,651 4,651
GROUND SUPPORT AVIONICS
45 AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY 129,167 129,167
EQUIPMENT....................
47 CMWS.......................... 38,419 38,419
48 COMMON INFRARED 225,647 225,647
COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM)......
OTHER SUPPORT
50 COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT....... 29,489 29,489
52 AIRCREW INTEGRATED SYSTEMS.... 14,986 14,986
53 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL........... 24,213 24,213
54 LAUNCHER, 2.75 ROCKET......... 1,611 1,611
AGILE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
57 SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS. 726,034 741,034
Flammable Solids UAS [15,000]
Applications.................
58 FUTURE UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS 118,459 118,459
(UAS) FAMILY.................
59 GRAY EAGLE MODIFICATIONS...... 12,351 12,351
TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, 3,045,199 3,060,199
ARMY.........................
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY
SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM
2 LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE 637,473 1,250,473
DEFENSE (AMD) SEN............
Procure additional 4x LTAMDS-- [613,000]
misaligned budget request....
4 M-SHORAD--PROCUREMENT......... 679,114 679,114
6 MSE MISSILE................... 945,905 1,485,525
PAC-3 MSE missile recerts-- [366,000]
misaligned budget request....
Patriot Mods: AMMPS/DEX....... [173,620]
9 PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE 160,846 480,946
(PRSM).......................
Max PrSM Inc 1 procurement [320,100]
(+254 missiles)--misaligned
budget request...............
11 INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION 830,579 1,018,579
CAPABILITY INC 2-I...........
IFPC Inc 2 AIM 9X missile [188,000]
production to 432x AUR--
misaligned budget request....
12 MID-RANGE CAPABILITY (MRC).... 82,407 179,407
Hypersonics Rocket Motor Cost [42,000]
Reduction Initiative.........
Maritime Strike Tomahawk (MST) [55,000]
(USA, USN)...................
AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM
15 JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MSLS 84,667 84,667
(JAGM).......................
17 LONG-RANGE HYPERSONIC WEAPON.. 353,415 353,415
ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT MISSILE SYS
18 JAVELIN (AAWS-M) SYSTEM 329,205 329,205
SUMMARY......................
19 TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY.......... 11,731 11,731
20 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS).... 1,125,071 1,125,071
21 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS).... 43,156 43,156
22 MLRS REDUCED RANGE PRACTICE 32,339 32,339
ROCKETS (RRPR)...............
23 HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY ROCKET 61,503 61,503
SYSTEM (HIMARS...............
MODIFICATIONS
29 PATRIOT MODS.................. 757,800 757,800
32 STINGER MODS.................. 428,935 450,935
Qualification of Stinger [22,000]
additional SRMs..............
35 MLRS MODS..................... 243,470 243,470
36 HIMARS MODIFICATIONS.......... 54,005 54,005
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
38 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS....... 6,651 6,651
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES
40 AIR DEFENSE TARGETS........... 12,801 12,801
AGILE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
44 LAUNCHED EFFECTS FAMILY....... 67,816 67,816
TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, 6,948,889 8,728,609
ARMY.........................
PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY
TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES
2 ARMORED MULTI PUPOSE VEHICLE 554,678 554,678
(AMPV).......................
4 ASSAULT BREACHER VEHICLE (ABV) 4,079 4,079
5 M10 BOOKER.................... 64,919 64,919
MODIFICATION OF TRACKED COMBAT
VEHICLES
8 STRYKER UPGRADE............... 135,816 135,816
9 BRADLEY FIRE SUPPORT TEAM 4,684 4,684
(BFIST) VEHICLE..............
10 BRADLEY PROGRAM (MOD)......... 157,183 157,183
11 M109 FOV MODIFICATIONS........ 82,537 82,537
12 PALADIN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT 250,238 250,238
(PIM)........................
13 IMPROVED RECOVERY VEHICLE (M88 155,540 155,540
HERCULES)....................
17 JOINT ASSAULT BRIDGE.......... 132,637 132,637
19 ABRAMS UPGRADE PROGRAM........ 740,528 740,528
21 VEHICLE PROTECTION SYSTEMS 107,833 107,833
(VPS)........................
WEAPONS & OTHER COMBAT
VEHICLES
24 PERSONAL DEFENSE WEAPON (ROLL) 1,002 1,002
25 M240 MEDIUM MACHINE GUN 5 5
(7.62MM).....................
27 MACHINE GUN, CAL .50 M2 ROLL.. 4 4
28 MORTAR SYSTEMS................ 5,807 5,807
29 LOCATION & AZIMUTH 9,477 9,477
DETERMINATION SYSTEM (LADS...
31 PRECISION SNIPER RIFLE........ 1,853 1,853
34 NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON.. 365,155 365,155
36 HANDGUN....................... 7 7
MOD OF WEAPONS AND OTHER
COMBAT VEH
38 M777 MODS..................... 2,429 2,429
42 SNIPER RIFLES MODIFICATIONS... 19 19
43 M119 MODIFICATIONS............ 4,642 4,642
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES
46 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (WOCV- 469 19,469
WTCV)........................
Procurement of six additional [19,000]
Robotic Combat Vehicles
(RCVs).......................
47 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (WOCV- 104,993 104,993
WTCV)........................
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, 2,886,534 2,905,534
ARMY.........................
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION,
ARMY
SMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION
1 CTG, 5.56MM, ALL TYPES........ 128,283 128,283
2 CTG, 7.62MM, ALL TYPES........ 62,157 62,157
3 NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON 426,177 426,177
AMMUNITION...................
4 CTG, HANDGUN, ALL TYPES....... 7,750 7,750
5 CTG, .50 CAL, ALL TYPES....... 78,199 78,199
6 CTG, 20MM, ALL TYPES.......... 25,773 25,773
7 CTG, 25MM, ALL TYPES.......... 22,324 22,324
8 CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES.......... 100,392 100,392
9 CTG, 40MM, ALL TYPES.......... 131,432 131,432
11 CTG, 50MM, ALL TYPES.......... 42,131 42,131
MORTAR AMMUNITION
12 60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES........ 38,114 38,114
13 81MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES........ 41,786 41,786
14 120MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES....... 123,144 123,144
TANK AMMUNITION
15 CARTRIDGES, TANK, 105MM AND 440,152 440,152
120MM, ALL TYPES.............
ARTILLERY AMMUNITION
16 ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 75MM & 80,780 80,780
105MM, ALL TYPES.............
17 ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 155MM, 218,877 218,877
ALL TYPES....................
19 PRECISION ARTILLERY MUNITIONS. 28,995 28,995
20 ARTILLERY PROPELLANTS, FUZES 168,737 168,737
AND PRIMERS, ALL.............
MINES
21 MINES & CLEARING CHARGERS, ALL 42,748 42,748
TYPES........................
22 CLOSE TERRAIN SHAPING OBSTACLE 7,860 7,860
ROCKETS
24 SHOULDER LAUNCHED MUNITIONS, 46,089 46,089
ALL TYPES....................
25 ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES... 34,836 34,836
OTHER AMMUNITION
26 CAD/PAD, ALL TYPES............ 12,543 12,543
27 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL 21,409 21,409
TYPES........................
28 GRENADES, ALL TYPES........... 56,530 56,530
29 SIGNALS, ALL TYPES............ 36,846 36,846
30 SIMULATORS, ALL TYPES......... 10,821 10,821
MISCELLANEOUS
32 AMMO COMPONENTS, ALL TYPES.... 4,084 4,084
34 ITEMS LESS THEN $5 MILLION 16,799 16,799
(AMMO).......................
35 AMMUNITION PECULIAR EQUIPMENT. 16,219 16,219
36 FIRST DESTINATION 18,600 18,600
TRANSPORTATION (AMMO)........
37 CLOSEOUT LIABILITIES.......... 102 102
PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT
40 INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES......... 1,084,611 1,334,611
Modernization of organic [250,000]
industrial base..............
41 CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS 155,050 155,050
DEMILITARIZATION.............
42 ARMS INITIATIVE............... 3,885 3,885
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF 3,734,235 3,984,235
AMMUNITION, ARMY.............
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY
TACTICAL VEHICLES
2 FAMILY OF SEMITRAILERS........ 132,793 132,793
6 GROUND MOBILITY VEHICLES (GMV) 308,620 308,620
9 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE 45,840 79,840
FAMILY OF VEHICL.............
Infantry Squad Vehicle [34,000]
Procurement..................
10 TRUCK, DUMP, 20T (CCE)........ 17,000 30,506
Heavy Dump Trucks............. [13,506]
11 FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL VEH 85,490 85,490
(FMTV).......................
12 FAMILY OF COLD WEATHER ALL- 38,001 38,001
TERRAIN VEHICLE (C...........
13 FIRETRUCKS & ASSOCIATED 39,761 39,761
FIREFIGHTING EQUIP...........
14 FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL 202,009 202,009
VEHICLES (FHTV)..............
19 TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE 2,660 2,660
PROTECTION KITS..............
20 MODIFICATION OF IN SVC EQUIP.. 98,728 98,728
NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES
23 NONTACTICAL VEHICLES, OTHER... 8,462 8,462
COMM--JOINT COMMUNICATIONS
29 TACTICAL NETWORK COMMUNICATION 866,347 866,347
31 JCSE EQUIPMENT (USRDECOM)..... 5,389 5,389
COMM--SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
32 SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS...... 114,770 114,770
36 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE WIDEBAND 65,591 65,591
SATCOM SYSTEMS...............
39 ASSURED POSITIONING, 212,469 212,469
NAVIGATION AND TIMING........
COMM--COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS
46 HANDHELD MANPACK SMALL FORM 478,435 478,435
FIT (HMS)....................
48 ARMY LINK 16 SYSTEMS.......... 133,836 133,836
51 UNIFIED COMMAND SUITE......... 20,010 20,010
52 COTS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT. 207,402 207,402
54 ARMY COMMUNICATIONS & 110,678 110,678
ELECTRONICS..................
COMM--INTELLIGENCE COMM
56 CI AUTOMATION ARCHITECTURE- 15,290 15,290
INTEL........................
58 MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE..... 108,655 108,655
INFORMATION SECURITY
60 INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY 826 826
PROGRAM-ISSP.................
61 COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY 125,970 125,970
(COMSEC).....................
66 BIOMETRIC ENABLING CAPABILITY 65 65
(BEC)........................
COMM--BASE COMMUNICATIONS
70 INFORMATION SYSTEMS........... 209,378 209,378
72 BASE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION.. 50,177 50,177
74 INSTALLATION INFO 439,373 439,373
INFRASTRUCTURE MOD PROGRAM...
ELECT EQUIP--TACT INT REL ACT
(TIARA)
78 TITAN......................... 236,314 236,314
81 COLLECTION CAPABILITY......... 2,935 2,935
83 DCGS-A-INTEL.................. 1,087 1,087
85 TROJAN........................ 37,968 58,568
AFRICOM: CRAM capabilities.... [20,600]
86 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (INTEL 20,598 134,376
SPT).........................
AN/TPQ-53 Counterfire Target [113,778]
Acquisition Radar............
ELECT EQUIP--ELECTRONIC
WARFARE (EW)
91 AIR VIGILANCE (AV)............ 9,731 9,731
93 FAMILY OF PERSISTENT 15,382 115,382
SURVEILLANCE CAP.............
CENTCOM: aerostat sensors..... [100,000]
94 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY 8,283 8,283
COUNTERMEASURES..............
ELECT EQUIP--TACTICAL SURV.
(TAC SURV)
96 SENTINEL MODS................. 462,010 462,010
97 NIGHT VISION DEVICES.......... 211,056 211,056
98 SMALL TACTICAL OPTICAL RIFLE 2,111 2,111
MOUNTED MLRF.................
99 BASE EXPEDITIARY TARGETING AND 1,801 1,801
SURV SYS.....................
100 INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION 27,881 27,881
FAMILY OF SYSTEMS............
101 FAMILY OF WEAPON SIGHTS (FWS). 103,607 103,607
102 ENHANCED PORTABLE INDUCTIVE 10,456 10,456
ARTILLERY FUZE SE............
104 FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED 60,765 60,765
(IFLIR)......................
106 JOINT BATTLE COMMAND--PLATFORM 165,395 165,395
(JBC-P)......................
107 JOINT EFFECTS TARGETING SYSTEM 48,715 48,715
(JETS).......................
109 COMPUTER BALLISTICS: LHMBC 6,325 6,325
XM32.........................
110 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM.... 3,657 3,657
111 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS 3,262 3,262
MODIFICATIONS................
112 COUNTERFIRE RADARS............ 40,526 40,526
ELECT EQUIP--TACTICAL C2
SYSTEMS
113 ARMY COMMAND POST INTEGRATED 723,187 723,187
INFRASTRUCTURE (.............
114 FIRE SUPPORT C2 FAMILY........ 3,389 3,389
115 AIR & MSL DEFENSE PLANNING & 33,103 33,103
CONTROL SYS..................
116 IAMD BATTLE COMMAND SYSTEM.... 546,480 546,480
117 AIAMD FAMILY OF SYSTEMS (FOS) 31,016 31,016
COMPONENTS...................
118 LIFE CYCLE SOFTWARE SUPPORT 5,175 5,175
(LCSS).......................
119 NETWORK MANAGEMENT 244,403 244,403
INITIALIZATION AND SERVICE...
124 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT 16,595 16,595
(ENFIRE).....................
ELECT EQUIP--AUTOMATION
125 ARMY TRAINING MODERNIZATION... 8,262 8,262
126 AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING 93,804 93,804
EQUIP........................
129 HIGH PERF COMPUTING MOD PGM 74,708 74,708
(HPCMP)......................
130 CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM....... 468 468
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
9999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 1,546 1,546
CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT
138 BASE DEFENSE SYSTEMS (BDS).... 143 143
139 CBRN DEFENSE.................. 69,739 69,739
BRIDGING EQUIPMENT
142 TACTICAL BRIDGE, FLOAT-RIBBON. 69,863 69,863
ENGINEER (NON-CONSTRUCTION)
EQUIPMENT
150 ROBOTICS AND APPLIQUE SYSTEMS. 509 509
151 RENDER SAFE SETS KITS OUTFITS. 14,184 14,184
COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
153 HEATERS AND ECU'S............. 14,288 14,288
156 GROUND SOLDIER SYSTEM......... 178,850 178,850
157 MOBILE SOLDIER POWER.......... 15,729 15,729
159 FIELD FEEDING EQUIPMENT....... 4,500 4,500
160 CARGO AERIAL DEL & PERSONNEL 61,224 61,224
PARACHUTE SYSTEM.............
161 FAMILY OF ENGR COMBAT AND 0 37,615
CONSTRUCTION SETS............
Hydraulic Excavator (HYEX).... [7,980]
TRACTOR FULL TRACKED, MED T-9 [29,635]
(Medium Dozer)...............
PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT
164 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, 96,020 96,020
PETROLEUM & WATER............
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
165 COMBAT SUPPORT MEDICAL........ 99,567 99,567
MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT
166 MOBILE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT 63,311 63,311
SYSTEMS......................
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
169 CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT........ 92,299 92,299
RAIL FLOAT CONTAINERIZATION
EQUIPMENT
179 ARMY WATERCRAFT ESP........... 57,342 57,342
180 MANEUVER SUPPORT VESSEL (MSV). 33,949 158,949
MSV-L 2x ships per year....... [125,000]
181 ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (FLOAT/ 18,217 18,217
RAIL)........................
GENERATORS
182 GENERATORS AND ASSOCIATED 89,073 89,073
EQUIP........................
MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT
184 FAMILY OF FORKLIFTS........... 12,576 45,777
Family of All Terrain Cranes.. [15,000]
Type 1 Crane/Mobility......... [18,201]
TRAINING EQUIPMENT
185 COMBAT TRAINING CENTERS 49,025 49,025
SUPPORT......................
186 TRAINING DEVICES, NONSYSTEM... 189,306 189,306
187 SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT 166,402 166,402
(STE)........................
189 GAMING TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT 7,320 7,320
OF ARMY TRAINING.............
TEST MEASURE AND DIG EQUIPMENT
(TMD)
191 INTEGRATED FAMILY OF TEST 38,784 38,784
EQUIPMENT (IFTE).............
193 TEST EQUIPMENT MODERNIZATION 51,119 51,119
(TEMOD)......................
OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
195 PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEMS 136,315 136,315
(OPA3).......................
196 BASE LEVEL COMMON EQUIPMENT... 19,452 19,452
197 MODIFICATION OF IN-SVC 31,452 31,452
EQUIPMENT (OPA-3)............
198 BUILDING, PRE-FAB, RELOCATABLE 10,490 10,490
200 SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR TEST AND 93,777 93,777
EVALUATION...................
OPA2
205 INITIAL SPARES--C&E........... 7,254 7,254
AGILE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
207 COUNTER-SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL 306,568 306,568
SYSTEM (C-SUAS)..............
208 ELECTRONIC WARFARE............ 24,547 24,547
209 ELECTRONIC WARFARE AGILE...... 54,427 54,427
210 SOLDIER BORNE SENSOR.......... 21,919 21,919
TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY. 9,605,566 10,083,266
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY
COMBAT AIRCRAFT
2 F/A-18E/F (FIGHTER) HORNET.... 50,607 50,607
4 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV....... 1,951,629 1,951,629
5 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV....... 401,596 401,596
6 JSF STOVL..................... 1,787,313 1,787,313
7 JSF STOVL..................... 113,744 113,744
8 CH-53K (HEAVY LIFT)........... 1,707,601 2,259,601
USMC (+4) CH-53K.............. [552,000]
9 CH-53K (HEAVY LIFT)........... 335,352 335,352
10 V-22 (MEDIUM LIFT)............ 47,196 47,196
12 H-1 UPGRADES (UH-1Y/AH-1Z).... 8,305 8,305
14 P-8A POSEIDON................. 13,631 13,631
15 E-2D ADV HAWKEYE.............. 1,503,556 3,556
E-2D cancelation.............. [-1,500,000]
OTHER AIRCRAFT
23 KC-130J....................... 18,017 18,017
27 MQ-4 TRITON................... 133,139 133,139
31 MQ-25......................... 407,046 407,046
32 MQ-25......................... 52,191 52,191
34 MARINE GROUP 5 UAS............ 15,162 15,162
36 OTHER SUPPORT AIRCRAFT........ 19,812 19,812
MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT
39 F-18 A-D UNIQUE............... 53,809 53,809
40 F-18E/F AND EA-18G 576,229 576,229
MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINM...
41 MARINE GROUP 5 UAS SERIES..... 143,695 143,695
42 AEA SYSTEMS................... 25,848 25,848
44 INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK 175,351 175,351
(IRST).......................
45 ADVERSARY..................... 21,535 21,535
46 F-18 SERIES................... 756,967 756,967
47 H-53 SERIES................... 69,227 69,227
48 MH-60 SERIES.................. 115,545 115,545
49 H-1 SERIES.................... 149,405 149,405
51 E-2 SERIES.................... 143,772 143,772
52 TRAINER A/C SERIES............ 12,151 12,151
54 C-130 SERIES.................. 144,017 144,017
55 FEWSG......................... 5 5
56 CARGO/TRANSPORT A/C SERIES.... 7,526 7,526
57 E-6 SERIES.................... 163,737 163,737
58 EXECUTIVE HELICOPTERS SERIES.. 66,645 66,645
60 T-45 SERIES................... 173,433 173,433
61 POWER PLANT CHANGES........... 18,707 18,707
62 JPATS SERIES.................. 21,330 21,330
64 COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT.......... 91,553 91,553
65 COMMON AVIONICS CHANGES....... 161,376 161,376
66 COMMON DEFENSIVE WEAPON SYSTEM 8,926 8,926
67 ID SYSTEMS.................... 3,011 3,011
68 P-8 SERIES.................... 320,130 320,130
69 MAGTF EW FOR AVIATION......... 22,356 22,356
71 V-22 (TILT/ROTOR ACFT) OSPREY. 319,145 319,145
72 NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ).. 439,493 439,493
73 F-35 STOVL SERIES............. 364,774 364,774
74 F-35 CV SERIES................ 180,533 180,533
75 QRC........................... 24,893 24,893
76 MQ-4 SERIES................... 180,463 180,463
AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR
PARTS
84 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS....... 2,562,627 2,562,627
AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIP &
FACILITIES
85 COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT....... 584,561 584,561
86 AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES 112,513 112,513
87 WAR CONSUMABLES............... 45,153 45,153
88 OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES...... 70,770 70,770
89 SPECIAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT..... 130,993 130,993
TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, 17,028,101 16,080,101
NAVY.........................
WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY
MODIFICATION OF MISSILES
2 TRIDENT II MODS............... 2,582,029 2,582,029
STRATEGIC MISSILES
6 TOMAHAWK...................... 12,593 205,593
TLAM supplier base [193,000]
stabilization--turbofans.....
TACTICAL MISSILES
7 AMRAAM........................ 69,913 763,913
AMRAAM: maximize procurement.. [694,000]
8 SIDEWINDER.................... 84,713 84,713
9 JOINT ADVANCE TACTICAL MISSILE 301,858 301,858
(JATM).......................
10 STANDARD MISSILE.............. 187,420 249,420
SM-6 procurement--misaligned [62,000]
budget request (+11 AURs)....
12 SMALL DIAMETER BOBOMBMB II.... 86,255 86,255
13 RAM........................... 122,372 122,372
15 JOINT AIR GROUND MISSILE 74,152 74,152
(JAGM).......................
17 AERIAL TARGETS................ 182,704 182,704
19 OTHER MISSILE SUPPORT......... 3,490 3,490
20 LRASM......................... 243,217 401,217
LRASM supplier base Navy [68,000]
production to 160 per year...
LRASM: procurement +20 AURs to [90,000]
120..........................
21 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM).... 32,238 32,238
22 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM).... 3,059 3,059
MODIFICATION OF MISSILES
25 TOMAHAWK MODS................. 6,283 41,283
TLAM procurement increase..... [35,000]
26 ESSM.......................... 503,381 503,381
28 AARGM-ER...................... 261,041 261,041
29 AARGM-ER...................... 24,284 24,284
31 STANDARD MISSILES MODS........ 32,127 32,127
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES
32 WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES. 127,222 527,222
Navy munitions................ [400,000]
ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
36 ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.... 37,059 37,059
TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP
39 SSTD.......................... 4,789 4,789
40 MK-48 TORPEDO................. 7,081 7,081
42 ASW TARGETS................... 38,386 38,386
MOD OF TORPEDOES AND RELATED
EQUIP
43 MK-54 TORPEDO MODS............ 1,692 1,692
44 MK-48 TORPEDO ADCAP MODS...... 31,479 31,479
45 MARITIME MINES................ 0 75,000
Enhanced Joint Direct Attack [75,000]
Missile (JDAM) (USN).........
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
46 TORPEDO SUPPORT EQUIPMENT..... 161,218 161,218
47 ASW RANGE SUPPORT............. 4,328 4,328
DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION
48 FIRST DESTINATION 5,346 5,346
TRANSPORTATION...............
GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS
51 SMALL ARMS AND WEAPONS........ 9,987 9,987
MODIFICATION OF GUNS AND GUN
MOUNTS
52 CIWS MODS..................... 8,122 8,122
53 COAST GUARD WEAPONS........... 44,455 44,455
54 GUN MUNT MODS................. 83,969 83,969
55 LCS MODULE WEAPONS............ 2,200 2,200
56 AIRBORNE MINE NEUTRALIZATION 14,413 14,413
SYSTEMS......................
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
61 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS....... 202,425 202,425
TOTAL WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, 5,597,300 7,214,300
NAVY.........................
PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC
NAVY AMMUNITION
1 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS......... 30,915 30,915
2 JDAM.......................... 61,119 61,119
3 AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL TYPES... 87,797 87,797
4 MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION........ 17,645 17,645
5 PRACTICE BOMBS................ 45,049 45,049
6 CARTRIDGES & CART ACTUATED 74,535 74,535
DEVICES......................
7 AIR EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES 98,437 98,437
8 JATOS......................... 6,373 6,373
9 5 INCH/54 GUN AMMUNITION...... 24,864 24,864
10 INTERMEDIATE CALIBER GUN 40,175 40,175
AMMUNITION...................
11 OTHER SHIP GUN AMMUNITION..... 43,763 43,763
12 SMALL ARMS & LANDING PARTY 49,493 49,493
AMMO.........................
13 PYROTECHNIC AND DEMOLITION.... 9,644 9,644
15 AMMUNITION LESS THAN $5 1,723 1,723
MILLION......................
16 EXPEDITIONARY LOITERING 0 64,000
MUNITIONS....................
Expeditionary Loitering [64,000]
Munitions....................
MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION
18 MORTARS....................... 141,135 141,135
19 DIRECT SUPPORT MUNITIONS...... 26,729 26,729
20 INFANTRY WEAPONS AMMUNITION... 180,867 180,867
21 COMBAT SUPPORT MUNITIONS...... 12,936 12,936
22 AMMO MODERNIZATION............ 18,467 18,467
23 ARTILLERY MUNITIONS........... 147,473 147,473
24 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION.... 15,891 15,891
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, 1,135,030 1,199,030
NAVY & MC....................
SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION,
NAVY
FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE SHIPS
1 COLUMBIA CLASS SUBMARINE...... 3,928,828 3,928,828
2 COLUMBIA CLASS SUBMARINE...... 5,065,766 5,065,766
OTHER WARSHIPS
5 CARRIER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM... 1,046,700 1,046,700
6 CARRIER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM... 612,038 612,038
7 CVN-81........................ 1,622,935 1,622,935
8 VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE...... 816,705 2,016,705
Virginia class submarine...... [1,200,000]
9 VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE...... 3,126,816 3,126,816
10 CVN REFUELING OVERHAULS....... 1,779,011 1,779,011
12 DDG 1000...................... 52,358 52,358
13 DDG-51........................ 10,773 6,335,173
DDG-51........................ [5,400,000]
Wage and quality of life [924,400]
enhancements for conventional
surface shipbuilding, private
ship repair, and public
shipyards....................
14 DDG-51........................ 0 1,350,000
DDG-51 Advance Procurement.... [900,000]
Large Surface Combatant [450,000]
Shipyard Infrastructure and
Industrial Base..............
AUXILIARIES, CRAFT AND PRIOR
YR PROGRAM COST
31 TAO FLEET OILER............... 8,346 8,346
34 TAGOS SURTASS SHIPS........... 612,205 612,205
41 OUTFITTING.................... 863,846 886,846
Outfitting.................... [23,000]
43 SERVICE CRAFT................. 34,602 174,602
YRBM procurement.............. [140,000]
48 AUXILIARY VESSELS (USED 45,000 648,000
SEALIFT).....................
Auxiliary Personnel Lighter... [78,000]
Used Sealift Vessels for the [525,000]
Ready Reserve Force (RRF)....
49 COMPLETION OF PY SHIPBUILDING 1,214,295 1,691,295
PROGRAMS.....................
Completion of prior year [477,000]
shipbuilding--misaligned
budget request...............
TOTAL SHIPBUILDING AND 20,840,224 30,957,624
CONVERSION, NAVY.............
OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY
SHIP PROPULSION EQUIPMENT
1 SURFACE POWER EQUIPMENT....... 9,978 9,978
GENERATORS
2 SURFACE COMBATANT HM&E........ 62,004 71,004
Mixed-Oxidant Electrolytic [9,000]
Disinfectant Generator.......
NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT
3 OTHER NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT.... 96,945 96,945
OTHER SHIPBOARD EQUIPMENT
4 SUB PERISCOPE, IMAGING AND 135,863 277,863
SUPT EQUIP PROG..............
Sub periscope, imaging and [142,000]
supt equip--misaligned budget
request......................
5 DDG MOD....................... 686,787 997,787
DDG Mod....................... [311,000]
6 FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT........ 36,488 36,488
7 COMMAND AND CONTROL 2,417 2,417
SWITCHBOARD..................
8 LHA/LHD MIDLIFE............... 86,884 123,884
LHA/LHD Midlife............... [37,000]
9 LCC 19/20 EXTENDED SERVICE 19,276 19,276
LIFE PROGRAM.................
10 POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT... 22,477 22,477
11 SUBMARINE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT... 383,062 383,062
12 VIRGINIA CLASS SUPPORT 52,039 52,039
EQUIPMENT....................
13 LCS CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT... 2,551 2,551
14 SUBMARINE BATTERIES........... 28,169 28,169
15 LPD CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT... 101,042 126,042
LPD Class Support Equipment... [25,000]
16 DDG 1000 CLASS SUPPORT 115,267 115,267
EQUIPMENT....................
17 STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT 38,039 38,039
EQUIP........................
19 DSSP EQUIPMENT................ 5,849 5,849
22 UNDERWATER EOD EQUIPMENT...... 22,355 22,355
23 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION.... 11,691 86,691
Misaligned budget request..... [75,000]
24 CHEMICAL WARFARE DETECTORS.... 2,607 2,607
REACTOR PLANT EQUIPMENT
26 SHIP MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND 2,392,620 2,392,620
MODERNIZATION................
28 REACTOR COMPONENTS............ 399,603 474,603
Navy budget request errata to [75,000]
restore funding for reactor
plant components.............
OCEAN ENGINEERING
29 DIVING AND SALVAGE EQUIPMENT.. 7,842 7,842
SMALL BOATS
31 STANDARD BOATS................ 51,546 118,546
40-foot Patrol Boat........... [67,000]
PRODUCTION FACILITIES
EQUIPMENT
32 OPERATING FORCES IPE.......... 208,998 208,998
OTHER SHIP SUPPORT
33 LCS COMMON MISSION MODULES 38,880 38,880
EQUIPMENT....................
34 LCS MCM MISSION MODULE........ 91,372 91,372
36 LCS SUW MISSION MODULES....... 3,790 3,790
37 LCS IN-SERVICE MODERNIZATION.. 203,442 203,442
38 SMALL & MEDIUM UUV............ 54,854 54,854
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
40 LSD MIDLIFE & MODERNIZATION... 4,079 4,079
SHIP SONARS
43 AN/SQQ-89 SURF ASW COMBAT 144,425 144,425
SYSTEM.......................
44 SSN ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT........ 498,597 498,597
ASW ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
46 SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE 56,482 56,482
SYSTEM.......................
47 SSTD.......................... 14,915 14,915
48 FIXED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM..... 352,312 352,312
49 SURTASS....................... 31,169 31,169
ELECTRONIC WARFARE EQUIPMENT
50 AN/SLQ-32..................... 461,380 461,380
RECONNAISSANCE EQUIPMENT
51 SHIPBOARD IW EXPLOIT.......... 379,908 379,908
52 MARITIME BATTLESPACE AWARENESS 13,008 13,008
OTHER SHIP ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT
53 COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT 26,648 26,648
CAPABILITY...................
54 NAVAL TACTICAL COMMAND SUPPORT 7,972 7,972
SYSTEM (NTCSS)...............
55 ATDLS......................... 58,739 58,739
56 NAVY COMMAND AND CONTROL 3,489 3,489
SYSTEM (NCCS)................
57 MINESWEEPING SYSTEM 16,426 22,426
REPLACEMENT..................
Dual-Modality Vehicle Mine [6,000]
Countermeasures..............
59 NAVSTAR GPS RECEIVERS (SPACE). 45,701 45,701
60 AMERICAN FORCES RADIO AND TV 304 304
SERVICE......................
AVIATION ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
62 ASHORE ATC EQUIPMENT.......... 97,262 97,262
63 AFLOAT ATC EQUIPMENT.......... 72,104 72,104
64 ID SYSTEMS.................... 52,171 52,171
65 JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND 5,105 5,105
LANDING SYSTEM (.............
66 NAVAL MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS 60,058 60,058
OTHER SHORE ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT
68 TACTICAL/MOBILE C4I SYSTEMS... 64,901 64,901
69 INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE AND 12,112 12,112
RECONAISSANCE (ISR)..........
70 CANES......................... 534,324 534,324
71 RADIAC........................ 31,289 31,289
72 CANES-INTELL.................. 46,281 46,281
73 GPETE......................... 33,395 33,395
74 MASF.......................... 13,205 13,205
75 INTEG COMBAT SYSTEM TEST 11,493 11,493
FACILITY.....................
76 EMI CONTROL INSTRUMENTATION... 3,687 3,687
78 IN-SERVICE RADARS AND SENSORS. 249,656 249,656
SHIPBOARD COMMUNICATIONS
79 BATTLE FORCE TACTICAL NETWORK. 106,583 106,583
80 SHIPBOARD TACTICAL 20,900 20,900
COMMUNICATIONS...............
81 SHIP COMMUNICATIONS AUTOMATION 162,075 162,075
82 COMMUNICATIONS ITEMS UNDER $5M 11,138 11,138
SUBMARINE COMMUNICATIONS
83 SUBMARINE BROADCAST SUPPORT... 113,115 113,115
84 SUBMARINE COMMUNICATION 84,584 84,584
EQUIPMENT....................
SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
85 SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 62,943 62,943
SYSTEMS......................
86 NAVY MULTIBAND TERMINAL (NMT). 63,433 63,433
87 MOBILE ADVANCED EHF TERMINAL 220,453 220,453
(MAT)........................
SHORE COMMUNICATIONS
88 JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT 3,389 3,389
ELEMENT (JCSE)...............
CRYPTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT
89 INFO SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM 191,239 191,239
(ISSP).......................
90 MIO INTEL EXPLOITATION TEAM... 1,122 1,122
CRYPTOLOGIC EQUIPMENT
91 CRYPTOLOGIC COMMUNICATIONS 7,841 7,841
EQUIP........................
OTHER ELECTRONIC SUPPORT
109 COAST GUARD EQUIPMENT......... 61,512 61,512
SONOBUOYS
112 SONOBUOYS--ALL TYPES.......... 249,908 249,908
AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
113 MINOTAUR...................... 5,191 5,191
114 WEAPONS RANGE SUPPORT 123,435 123,435
EQUIPMENT....................
115 AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.... 91,284 91,284
116 ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR (AAG). 4,484 4,484
117 ELECTROMAGNETIC AIRCRAFT 16,294 16,294
LAUNCH SYSTEM (EMALS.........
118 METEOROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT...... 13,806 13,806
119 AIRBORNE MCM.................. 9,643 9,643
121 AVIATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.... 111,334 111,334
122 UMCS-UNMAN CARRIER 189,553 189,553
AVIATION(UCA)MISSION CNTRL...
SHIP GUN SYSTEM EQUIPMENT
125 SHIP GUN SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT.... 7,358 7,358
SHIP MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT
126 HARPOON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT..... 209 209
127 SHIP MISSILE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 455,822 455,822
128 TOMAHAWK SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.... 107,709 107,709
FBM SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
129 CPS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT......... 67,264 67,264
130 STRATEGIC MISSILE SYSTEMS 491,179 491,179
EQUIP........................
ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
131 SSN COMBAT CONTROL SYSTEM..... 102,954 102,954
132 ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT......... 25,721 25,721
OTHER ORDNANCE SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
133 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL 24,822 24,822
EQUIP........................
134 DIRECTED ENERGY SYSTEMS....... 2,976 2,976
135 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION.... 3,635 3,635
OTHER EXPENDABLE ORDNANCE
136 ANTI-SHIP MISSIL DECOY SYSTEM. 19,129 89,129
ASCM decoy systems--misaligned [70,000]
budget request...............
137 SUBMARINE TRAINING DEVICE MODS 77,889 77,889
138 SURFACE TRAINING EQUIPMENT.... 186,085 186,085
CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
141 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES... 3,825 3,825
142 GENERAL PURPOSE TRUCKS........ 5,489 5,489
143 CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE 102,592 102,592
EQUIP........................
144 FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT....... 27,675 27,675
145 TACTICAL VEHICLES............. 37,262 37,262
146 AMPHIBIOUS EQUIPMENT.......... 38,073 38,073
147 POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT... 4,009 4,009
148 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION.... 127,086 127,086
149 PHYSICAL SECURITY VEHICLES.... 1,297 1,297
SUPPLY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
151 SUPPLY EQUIPMENT.............. 38,838 38,838
152 FIRST DESTINATION 6,203 6,203
TRANSPORTATION...............
153 SPECIAL PURPOSE SUPPLY SYSTEMS 643,618 643,618
TRAINING DEVICES
155 TRAINING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.... 3,480 3,480
156 TRAINING AND EDUCATION 75,048 75,048
EQUIPMENT....................
COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
157 COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT..... 34,249 34,249
158 MEDICAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT..... 12,256 12,256
160 NAVAL MIP SUPPORT EQUIPMENT... 8,810 8,810
161 OPERATING FORCES SUPPORT 16,567 16,567
EQUIPMENT....................
162 C4ISR EQUIPMENT............... 36,945 36,945
163 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT 42,860 42,860
EQUIPMENT....................
164 PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT... 166,577 166,577
165 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION 42,363 42,363
TECHNOLOGY...................
OTHER
170 NEXT GENERATION ENTERPRISE 185,755 185,755
SERVICE......................
171 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES......... 5,446 19,986
Information Security Cyber [14,540]
Security Chain Risk
Management Program...........
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
9999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 41,991 41,991
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
176 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS....... 585,865 585,865
TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY. 14,569,524 15,401,064
PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS
TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES
1 AAV7A1 PIP.................... 21 21
2 AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT VEHICLE 790,789 790,789
FAMILY OF VEHICLES...........
3 LAV PIP....................... 764 764
ARTILLERY AND OTHER WEAPONS
4 155MM LIGHTWEIGHT TOWED 3 3
HOWITZER.....................
5 ARTILLERY WEAPONS SYSTEM...... 221,897 221,897
6 WEAPONS AND COMBAT VEHICLES 13,401 13,401
UNDER $5 MILLION.............
GUIDED MISSILES
11 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM).... 143,711 143,711
12 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM).... 20,930 20,930
13 GROUND BASED AIR DEFENSE...... 620,220 620,220
14 ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE-JAVELIN.... 32,576 32,576
15 FAMILY ANTI-ARMOR WEAPONS 107 107
SYSTEMS (FOAAWS).............
16 ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE-TOW........ 2,173 2,173
17 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS).... 61,490 61,490
COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
21 COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND 68,589 68,589
CONTROL SYSTEM (C............
REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT
22 REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT..... 61,264 61,264
OTHER SUPPORT (TEL)
23 MODIFICATION KITS............. 1,108 1,108
COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM
(NON-TEL)
24 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION (COMM & 202,679 202,679
ELEC)........................
25 AIR OPERATIONS C2 SYSTEMS..... 15,784 15,784
RADAR + EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL)
27 GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR 79,542 190,742
(G/ATOR).....................
USMC (+2) G/ATOR Radar Systems [111,200]
INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT (NON-
TEL)
29 ELECTRO MAGNETIC SPECTRUM 35,396 35,396
OPERATIONS (EMSO)............
30 GCSS-MC....................... 3,303 3,303
31 FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM........... 116,304 116,304
32 INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 67,690 85,390
Marine Littoral Regiment [17,700]
Organic Find, Fix, and Track
(F2T)........................
34 UNMANNED AIR SYSTEMS (INTEL).. 14,991 14,991
35 DCGS-MC....................... 42,946 42,946
36 UAS PAYLOADS.................. 12,232 12,232
OTHER SUPPORT (NON-TEL)
40 MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE 205,710 205,710
NETWORK (MCEN)...............
41 COMMON COMPUTER RESOURCES..... 21,064 21,064
42 COMMAND POST SYSTEMS.......... 50,549 50,549
43 RADIO SYSTEMS................. 209,444 209,444
44 COMM SWITCHING & CONTROL 100,712 100,712
SYSTEMS......................
45 COMM & ELEC INFRASTRUCTURE 16,163 16,163
SUPPORT......................
46 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES......... 14,541 14,541
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
9999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 2,145 2,145
ADMINISTRATIVE VEHICLES
51 COMMERCIAL CARGO VEHICLES..... 24,699 24,699
TACTICAL VEHICLES
52 MOTOR TRANSPORT MODIFICATIONS. 16,472 16,472
53 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE.. 81,893 249,893
USMC JLTV procurement (+224).. [168,000]
ENGINEER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT
58 TACTICAL FUEL SYSTEMS......... 33,611 33,611
59 POWER EQUIPMENT ASSORTED...... 24,558 24,558
60 AMPHIBIOUS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.. 9,049 59,049
ALPV procurement.............. [50,000]
61 EOD SYSTEMS................... 21,069 21,069
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
62 PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT... 52,394 52,394
GENERAL PROPERTY
63 FIELD MEDICAL EQUIPMENT....... 58,768 58,768
64 TRAINING DEVICES.............. 63,133 63,133
65 FAMILY OF CONSTRUCTION 33,644 33,644
EQUIPMENT....................
66 ULTRA-LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE 7,836 7,836
(ULTV).......................
OTHER SUPPORT
67 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION.... 35,920 35,920
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
70 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS....... 40,828 40,828
TOTAL PROCUREMENT, MARINE 3,754,112 4,101,012
CORPS........................
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE
STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE
1 B-21 RAIDER................... 2,590,116 2,590,116
2 B-21 RAIDER................... 862,000 862,000
TACTICAL FORCES
3 F-35.......................... 3,555,503 4,545,000
Procure 10x F-35As............ [989,497]
4 F-35.......................... 531,241 531,241
8 LC-130........................ 0 300,000
LC-130........................ [300,000]
9 JOINT SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT.. 17,985 35,970
TACTICAL AIRLIFT
12 KC-46A MDAP................... 2,799,633 2,799,633
UPT TRAINERS
17 ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING T-7A.. 362,083 362,083
HELICOPTERS
19 MH-139A....................... 4,478 4,478
20 COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER...... 107,500 107,500
MISSION SUPPORT AIRCRAFT
24 CIVIL AIR PATROL A/C.......... 3,131 3,131
OTHER AIRCRAFT
26 TARGET DRONES................. 34,224 34,224
34 RQ-20B PUMA................... 11,437 11,437
STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT
36 B-2A.......................... 76,906 76,906
37 B-1B.......................... 73,893 73,893
38 B-52.......................... 223,827 223,827
39 LARGE AIRCRAFT INFRARED 35,165 35,165
COUNTERMEASURES..............
TACTICAL AIRCRAFT
41 COLLABORATIVE COMBAT AIRCRAFT 15,048 15,048
MODS.........................
42 E-11 BACN/HAG................. 28,797 28,797
43 F-15.......................... 120,044 120,044
45 F-16 MODIFICATIONS............ 448,116 448,116
46 F-22A......................... 977,526 977,526
47 F-35 MODIFICATIONS............ 380,337 380,337
48 F-15 EPAW..................... 252,607 252,607
50 KC-46A MDAP................... 19,344 19,344
AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT
51 C-5........................... 34,939 34,939
52 C-17A......................... 9,853 9,853
56 OSA-EA MODIFICATIONS.......... 87,515 87,515
TRAINER AIRCRAFT
57 GLIDER MODS................... 159 159
58 T-6........................... 247,814 247,814
59 T-1........................... 137 152,137
Common ASE.................... [152,000]
60 T-38.......................... 85,381 85,381
OTHER AIRCRAFT
68 C-130......................... 144,041 144,041
70 C-135......................... 124,368 124,368
73 CVR (CONNON ULF RECEIVER) INC 79,859 79,859
2............................
74 RC-135........................ 231,001 231,001
75 E-3........................... 17,291 17,291
76 E-4........................... 45,232 45,232
80 H-1........................... 17,899 17,899
81 MH-139A MOD................... 4,992 4,992
82 H-60.......................... 1,749 1,749
83 HH60W MODIFICATIONS........... 9,150 9,150
85 HC/MC-130 MODIFICATIONS....... 365,086 365,086
86 OTHER AIRCRAFT................ 263,902 263,902
88 MQ-9 MODS..................... 100,923 100,923
90 SENIOR LEADER C3 SYSTEM-- 24,414 24,414
AIRCRAFT.....................
91 CV-22 MODS.................... 78,713 78,713
AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR
PARTS
94 INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS... 973,535 973,535
COMMON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
99 AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT SUPPORT 156,776 156,776
EQUIP........................
POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT
103 B-2B.......................... 18,969 18,969
104 B-52.......................... 111 111
106 C-17A......................... 2,672 2,672
111 F-15.......................... 5,112 5,112
114 F-16 POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT.. 18,402 18,402
116 HC/MC-130 POST PROD........... 17,986 17,986
117 JOINT SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT 28,524 57,048
POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT......
INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS
122 INDUSTRIAL RESPONSIVENESS..... 19,998 19,998
WAR CONSUMABLES
123 WAR CONSUMABLES............... 26,323 26,323
OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES
124 OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES...... 940,190 940,190
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
9999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 16,006 222,006
Acceleration of Air Force [206,000]
program......................
TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, 17,776,472 19,423,969
AIR FORCE....................
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT--
BALLISTIC
1 MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQ- 35,116 35,116
BALLISTIC....................
2 MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQ- 2,166 2,166
BALLISTIC....................
5 LONG RANGE STAND-OFF WEAPON... 192,409 192,409
6 LONG RANGE STAND-OFF WEAPON... 250,300 250,300
7 REPLAC EQUIP & WAR CONSUMABLES 12,436 12,436
8 ADVANCED PRECISION KILL WEAPON 13,428 13,428
SYSTEM (APKWS) MISSILE.......
9 AGM-183A AIR-LAUNCHED RAPID 387,055 669,055
RESPONSE WEAPON..............
11 JOINT AIR-SURFACE STANDOFF 328,081 650,081
MISSILE......................
Joint Air to Surface Stand-Off [322,000]
Missile (JASSM) (USAF).......
13 JOINT ADVANCED TACTICAL 368,593 368,593
MISSILE......................
15 LRASM0........................ 294,401 294,401
17 SIDEWINDER (AIM-9X)........... 100,352 100,352
18 AMRAAM........................ 365,125 365,125
21 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB........... 41,510 191,510
GLSDB procurement............. [150,000]
22 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB II........ 307,743 307,743
23 STAND-IN ATTACK WEAPON (SIAW). 185,324 185,324
INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
24 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS/POL 917 917
PREVENTION...................
CLASS IV
25 ICBM FUZE MOD................. 119,376 119,376
27 MM III MODIFICATIONS.......... 14,604 14,604
29 AIR LAUNCH CRUISE MISSILE 41,393 41,393
(ALCM).......................
MISSILE SPARES AND REPAIR
PARTS
30 MSL SPRS/REPAIR PARTS (INITAL) 5,824 5,824
31 MSL SPRS/REPAIR PARTS (REPLEN) 108,249 358,249
Air Force munitions-- [250,000]
misaligned budget request....
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
33 SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAMS....... 221,199 221,199
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
9999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 828,275 828,275
TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR 4,223,876 5,227,876
FORCE........................
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR
FORCE
CARTRIDGES
3 CARTRIDGES.................... 126,077 126,077
BOMBS
5 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS......... 189,097 189,097
6 MASSIVE ORDNANCE PENETRATOR 6,813 6,813
(MOP)........................
7 JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION.. 126,389 126,389
9 B61-12 TRAINER................ 7,668 7,668
OTHER ITEMS
10 CAD/PAD....................... 58,454 58,454
11 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL 7,297 7,297
(EOD)........................
12 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS....... 636 636
14 FIRST DESTINATION 2,955 2,955
TRANSPORTATION...............
15 ITEMS LESS THAN $5,000,000.... 5,571 5,571
FLARES
17 EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES.... 101,540 101,540
FUZES
18 FUZES......................... 125,721 125,721
SMALL ARMS
19 SMALL ARMS.................... 26,260 26,260
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF 784,478 784,478
AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE........
PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE
SPACE PROCUREMENT, SF
2 AF SATELLITE COMM SYSTEM...... 68,238 68,238
4 COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS.......... 2,027 2,027
6 EVOLVED STRATEGIC SATCOM (ESS) 64,996 64,996
7 FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE-OF-SIGHT 15,404 15,404
TERMINALS....................
10 GENERAL INFORMATION TECH-- 1,835 1,835
SPACE........................
11 GPSIII FOLLOW ON.............. 109,944 109,944
12 GPS III SPACE SEGMENT......... 29,274 29,274
13 GLOBAL POSTIONING (SPACE)..... 870 870
17 SPACEBORNE EQUIP (COMSEC)..... 84,044 84,044
18 MILSATCOM..................... 36,447 36,447
20 SPECIAL SPACE ACTIVITIES...... 482,653 482,653
21 MOBILE USER OBJECTIVE SYSTEM.. 48,977 48,977
22 NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH 1,466,963 1,466,963
24 PTES HUB...................... 29,949 29,949
26 SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 648,446 648,446
LAUNCH.......................
27 SPACE DIGITAL INTEGRATED 4,984 4,984
NETWORK (SDIN)...............
29 SPACE MODS.................... 115,498 115,498
30 SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM SPACE.. 64,321 64,321
31 WIDEBAND SATCOM OPERATIONAL 92,380 92,380
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS...........
SPARES
32 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS....... 938 938
NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES
33 USSF VEHICLES................. 5,000 5,000
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
35 POWER CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT.. 20,449 20,449
TOTAL PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE 3,393,637 3,393,637
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES
2 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES... 5,557 5,557
CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES
3 MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE....... 3,938 3,938
4 CAP VEHICLES.................. 1,175 1,175
5 CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES.... 56,940 56,940
SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES
6 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE.. 62,202 62,202
7 SECURITY AND TACTICAL VEHICLES 129 129
8 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES...... 68,242 68,242
FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT
9 FIRE FIGHTING/CRASH RESCUE 58,416 58,416
VEHICLES.....................
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
10 MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLES... 18,552 18,552
BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT
11 RUNWAY SNOW REMOV AND CLEANING 11,045 11,045
EQU..........................
12 BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT 25,291 25,291
VEHICLES.....................
COMM SECURITY
EQUIPMENT(COMSEC)
15 COMSEC EQUIPMENT.............. 169,363 169,363
INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS
17 INTERNATIONAL INTEL TECH & 5,833 5,833
ARCHITECTURES................
18 INTELLIGENCE TRAINING 5,273 5,273
EQUIPMENT....................
19 INTELLIGENCE COMM EQUIPMENT... 42,257 42,257
ELECTRONICS PROGRAMS
20 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL & LANDING 26,390 26,390
SYS..........................
21 NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM...... 11,810 11,810
22 BATTLE CONTROL SYSTEM--FIXED.. 16,592 16,592
23 THEATER AIR CONTROL SYS 27,650 27,650
IMPROVEMEN...................
24 3D EXPEDITIONARY LONG-RANGE 103,226 103,226
RADAR........................
25 WEATHER OBSERVATION FORECAST.. 31,516 31,516
26 STRATEGIC COMMAND AND CONTROL. 82,912 82,912
27 CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN COMPLEX..... 22,021 22,021
28 MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS...... 18,722 18,722
31 STRATEGIC MISSION PLANNING & 6,383 6,383
EXECUTION SYSTEM.............
SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS PROJECTS
32 GENERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 172,085 172,085
34 AF GLOBAL COMMAND & CONTROL 1,947 1,947
SYS..........................
36 MOBILITY COMMAND AND CONTROL.. 11,648 11,648
37 AIR FORCE PHYSICAL SECURITY 294,747 294,747
SYSTEM.......................
38 COMBAT TRAINING RANGES........ 231,987 231,987
39 MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY 94,995 94,995
COMM N.......................
40 WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE (WAS).. 29,617 29,617
41 C3 COUNTERMEASURES............ 116,410 116,410
44 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACCOUNTING 698 698
& MGT SYS....................
46 THEATER BATTLE MGT C2 SYSTEM.. 442 442
47 AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER 22,785 22,785
(AOC)........................
AIR FORCE COMMUNICATIONS
50 BASE INFORMATION TRANSPT 79,091 79,091
INFRAST (BITI) WIRED.........
51 AFNET......................... 282,907 282,907
52 JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT 5,930 5,930
ELEMENT (JCSE)...............
53 USCENTCOM..................... 14,919 14,919
54 USSTRATCOM.................... 4,788 4,788
55 USSPACECOM.................... 32,633 32,633
ORGANIZATION AND BASE
56 TACTICAL C-E EQUIPMENT........ 143,829 143,829
59 RADIO EQUIPMENT............... 50,730 50,730
61 BASE COMM INFRASTRUCTURE...... 67,015 67,015
MODIFICATIONS
62 COMM ELECT MODS............... 76,034 76,034
PERSONAL SAFETY & RESCUE EQUIP
63 PERSONAL SAFETY AND RESCUE 81,782 81,782
EQUIPMENT....................
DEPOT PLANT+MTRLS HANDLING EQ
64 POWER CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT.. 13,711 13,711
65 MECHANIZED MATERIAL HANDLING 21,143 21,143
EQUIP........................
BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
66 BASE PROCURED EQUIPMENT....... 90,654 90,654
67 ENGINEERING AND EOD EQUIPMENT. 253,799 353,799
Regional Base Cluster [100,000]
Prepositioning (RBCP)........
68 MOBILITY EQUIPMENT............ 95,584 95,584
69 FUELS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (FSE). 34,794 34,794
70 BASE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT 59,431 59,431
EQUIPMENT....................
SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS
72 DARP RC135.................... 30,136 30,136
73 DCGS-AF....................... 87,044 87,044
77 SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAM........ 1,178,397 1,178,397
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
9999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 26,920,092 27,138,092
Acceleration of Air Force [218,000]
program......................
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
80 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 1,075 1,075
(CYBER)......................
81 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS....... 20,330 20,330
TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR 31,504,644 31,822,644
FORCE........................
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCSA
38 MAJOR EQUIPMENT............... 2,230 2,230
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DHRA
59 PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION...... 3,797 3,797
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA
16 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY.. 6,254 6,254
17 TELEPORT PROGRAM.............. 112,517 112,517
19 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION.... 23,673 23,673
20 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM 252,370 277,370
NETWORK......................
Defense Information System [25,000]
Network (DISN)--Service
Delivery Nodes...............
21 WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATION 125,292 125,292
AGENCY.......................
22 SENIOR LEADERSHIP ENTERPRISE.. 175,264 175,264
23 JOINT REGIONAL SECURITY STACKS 1,496 33,570
(JRSS).......................
Army Modernization--JRSS...... [32,074]
24 JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER........ 54,186 54,186
25 FOURTH ESTATE NETWORK 75,386 75,386
OPTIMIZATION (4ENO)..........
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DLA
37 MAJOR EQUIPMENT............... 79,251 79,251
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DMACT
70 MAJOR EQUIPMENT............... 7,258 7,258
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DODEA
68 AUTOMATION/EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT 0 5,000
& LOGISTICS..................
Blast Overpressure Analysis [5,000]
and Mitigation...............
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DPAA
4 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DPAA......... 475 475
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DEFENSE
THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY
62 VEHICLES...................... 911 911
63 OTHER MAJOR EQUIPMENT......... 12,023 12,023
65 DTRA CYBER ACTIVITIES......... 1,800 1,800
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, MISSILE
DEFENSE AGENCY
44 THAAD......................... 523,125 673,125
Maximize THAAD Talon [150,000]
production line (+12-16
AURs)--misaligned budget
request......................
46 AEGIS BMD..................... 0 400,000
Maximize SM-3 IB production [400,000]
line.........................
48 BMDS AN/TPY-2 RADARS.......... 36,530 36,530
49 SM-3 IIAS..................... 444,835 444,835
50 ARROW 3 UPPER TIER SYSTEMS.... 100,000 100,000
51 SHORT RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE 40,000 40,000
DEFENSE (SRBMD)..............
52 DEFENSE OF GUAM PROCUREMENT... 11,351 11,351
56 IRON DOME..................... 60,000 60,000
58 AEGIS BMD HARDWARE AND 17,211 17,211
SOFTWARE.....................
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD
5 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD.......... 164,900 164,900
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS
42 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS.......... 33,090 33,090
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS
15 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS.......... 403 403
MAJOR EQUIPMENT, USCYBERCOM
71 CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS......... 73,358 73,358
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
9999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 1,129,183 1,129,183
AVIATION PROGRAMS
91 ARMED OVERWATCH/TARGETING..... 156,606 156,606
95 ROTARY WING UPGRADES AND 189,059 189,059
SUSTAINMENT..................
96 UNMANNED ISR.................. 6,858 6,858
97 NON-STANDARD AVIATION......... 7,849 17,849
Non-Standard Aviation--Sea [10,000]
Planes.......................
98 U-28.......................... 2,031 2,031
99 MH-47 CHINOOK................. 156,934 156,934
100 CV-22 MODIFICATION............ 19,692 19,692
101 MQ-9 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE.. 12,890 12,890
102 PRECISION STRIKE PACKAGE...... 61,595 61,595
103 AC/MC-130J.................... 236,312 236,312
AMMUNITION PROGRAMS
106 ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M........... 116,972 116,972
OTHER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS
107 INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS.......... 227,073 227,073
108 DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/ 2,824 2,824
SURFACE SYSTEMS..............
109 OTHER ITEMS <$5M.............. 95,685 95,685
110 COMBATANT CRAFT SYSTEMS....... 0 9,600
Combatant Craft Assault....... [9,600]
111 SPECIAL PROGRAMS.............. 30,418 30,418
112 TACTICAL VEHICLES............. 54,100 54,100
113 WARRIOR SYSTEMS <$5M.......... 303,991 303,991
114 COMBAT MISSION REQUIREMENTS... 4,985 4,985
116 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS 21,339 21,339
INTELLIGENCE.................
117 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS...... 352,100 352,100
CBDP
120 CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL 208,051 208,051
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS........
121 CB PROTECTION & HAZARD 213,330 213,330
MITIGATION...................
TOTAL PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE- 6,048,863 6,680,537
WIDE.........................
TOTAL PROCUREMENT............. 152,876,684 171,048,115
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TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION.
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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of Dollars)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FY 2026 Senate
Line Program Element Item Request Authorized
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.................................. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
EVAL, ARMY
.................................. BASIC RESEARCH
1 0601102A DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES......... 237,678 237,678
2 0601103A UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES... 78,947 78,947
3 0601104A UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH 69,391 69,391
CENTERS.
4 0601121A CYBER COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH 5,463 5,463
ALLIANCE.
5 0601275A ELECTRONIC WARFARE BASIC RESEARCH. 88,053 88,053
6 0601601A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND 7,012 7,012
MACHINE LEARNING BASIC RESEARCH.
.................................. SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH........... 486,544 486,544
..................................
.................................. APPLIED RESEARCH
7 0602002A ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND 9,455 9,455
DEVELOPMENT-APPLIED RESEARCH.
8 0602134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT ADVANCED 6,174 6,174
STUDIES.
9 0602135A COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL 12,618 12,618
SYSTEMS (C-SUAS) APPLIED RESEARCH.
10 0602141A LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY.............. 97,157 107,157
.................................. Advanced Materials and [10,000]
Manufacturing for Hypersonics
(AMMH).
12 0602143A SOLDIER LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY...... 72,670 110,670
.................................. Army Pathfinder Airborne.......... [5,000]
.................................. Decrease Soldier load and power [8,000]
burden.
.................................. Enhancing Energy Technologies in [15,000]
Cold Regions.
.................................. Pathfinder--Air Assault........... [10,000]
13 0602144A GROUND TECHNOLOGY................. 56,342 69,342
.................................. Earth Sciences Polar Proving [5,000]
Ground & Training Program.
.................................. Engineered Roadway Repair [5,000]
Materials for Effective Maneuver
of Military Assets.
.................................. Geotechnical Intelligence and [3,000]
Terrain Analytics Network for
Arctic Maneuverability.
14 0602145A NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE 71,547 90,547
TECHNOLOGY.
.................................. Platform anti-idle and mobility [15,000]
technology.
.................................. Standardized Army Battery......... [4,000]
15 0602146A NETWORK C3I TECHNOLOGY............ 56,529 56,529
16 0602147A LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES 25,744 32,744
TECHNOLOGY.
.................................. Novel Printed Armament Components [7,000]
for Distributed Operations.
17 0602148A FUTURE VERTICLE LIFT TECHNOLOGY... 20,420 20,420
18 0602150A AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY 25,992 30,992
.................................. Counter-UAS Testing and Research [5,000]
Center (CTRC).
19 0602180A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND 13,745 13,745
MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES.
21 0602182A C3I APPLIED RESEARCH.............. 22,317 22,317
22 0602183A AIR PLATFORM APPLIED RESEARCH..... 53,305 63,305
.................................. Shape-shifting Drones Powered by [10,000]
Mechanical Intelligence.
23 0602184A SOLDIER APPLIED RESEARCH.......... 27,597 27,597
24 0602213A C3I APPLIED CYBER................. 4,716 4,716
25 0602275A ELECTRONIC WARFARE APPLIED 45,415 45,415
RESEARCH.
26 0602276A ELECTRONIC WARFARE CYBER APPLIED 17,102 17,102
RESEARCH.
27 0602345A UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS LAUNCHED 18,408 18,408
EFFECTS APPLIED RESEARCH.
28 0602386A BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS-- 8,209 8,209
APPLIED RESEARCH.
30 0602785A MANPOWER/PERSONNEL/TRAINING 17,191 17,191
TECHNOLOGY.
31 0602787A MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY................ 143,293 143,293
999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 34,599 34,599
.................................. SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH......... 860,545 962,545
..................................
.................................. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
32 0603002A MEDICAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY....... 1,860 1,860
33 0603007A MANPOWER, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING 13,559 13,559
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
34 0603025A ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND 19,679 19,679
DEMONSTRATION.
35 0603040A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND 20,487 32,487
MACHINE LEARNING ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGIES.
.................................. Multi-Domain Kill Chain Automation [12,000]
36 0603041A ALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE ADVANCED 10,560 10,560
TECHNOLOGY.
37 0603042A C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY........... 15,028 15,028
38 0603043A AIR PLATFORM ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.. 41,266 41,266
39 0603044A SOLDIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY....... 18,143 18,143
40 0603116A LETHALITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY..... 13,232 13,232
42 0603118A SOLDIER LETHALITY ADVANCED 95,186 100,186
TECHNOLOGY.
.................................. Aerial Delivery of Fire [5,000]
Suppression.
43 0603119A GROUND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY........ 30,507 46,507
.................................. Cold Regions Research and [5,000]
Engineering Laboratory.
.................................. Fuel Cell Multi-Modular Use....... [5,000]
.................................. Improvements in Mobility Modeling. [6,000]
44 0603134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT 15,692 15,692
SIMULATION.
45 0603135A COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED-AERIAL 7,773 7,773
SYSTEMS (C-SUAS) ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
46 0603275A ELECTRONIC WARFARE ADVANCED 83,922 83,922
TECHNOLOGY.
47 0603276A ELECTRONIC WARFARE CYBER ADVANCED 15,254 15,254
TECHNOLOGY.
48 0603345A UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS LAUNCHED 13,898 13,898
EFFECTS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
49 0603386A BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS-- 24,683 29,683
ADVANCED RESEARCH.
.................................. NCSEB Recommendation--AI-Ready [5,000]
Biological Data.
50 0603457A C3I CYBER ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.... 3,329 3,329
51 0603461A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING 241,855 291,855
MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.
.................................. High Performance Computing [50,000]
Modernization Program.
52 0603462A NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE 141,301 148,301
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
.................................. Acceleration of leap ahead systems [7,000]
for ground vehicles.
53 0603463A NETWORK C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY... 78,539 88,539
.................................. Geophysical Littoral Autonomous [5,000]
Detection and Exploitation II
(GLADE II).
.................................. Network C3I Advanced Technology... [5,000]
54 0603464A LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES 162,236 162,236
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
55 0603465A FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT ADVANCED 66,686 66,686
TECHNOLOGY.
56 0603466A AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ADVANCED 23,330 33,330
TECHNOLOGY.
.................................. Material Improvements for Electric [10,000]
Motors.
58 0603920A HUMANITARIAN DEMINING............. 9,349 9,349
999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 72,837 72,837
.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 1,240,191 1,355,191
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
.................................. ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTOTYPES
60 0603305A ARMY MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS 8,141 8,141
INTEGRATION.
61 0603308A ARMY SPACE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION.... 83,080 83,080
63 0603619A LANDMINE WARFARE AND BARRIER--ADV 41,516 41,516
DEV.
64 0603639A TANK AND MEDIUM CALIBER AMMUNITION 85,472 90,472
.................................. Large caliber automated ammunition [5,000]
resupply.
65 0603645A ARMORED SYSTEM MODERNIZATION--ADV 22,645 22,645
DEV.
66 0603747A SOLDIER SUPPORT AND SURVIVABILITY. 4,033 4,033
67 0603766A TACTICAL ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE 107,525 107,525
SYSTEM--ADV DEV.
68 0603774A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS ADVANCED 5,153 5,153
DEVELOPMENT.
69 0603779A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY-- 11,343 11,343
DEM/VAL.
70 0603790A NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT..... 5,031 5,031
72 0603804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT-- 15,435 15,435
ADV DEV.
73 0603807A MEDICAL SYSTEMS--ADV DEV.......... 1,000 1,000
74 0603827A SOLDIER SYSTEMS--ADVANCED 41,856 41,856
DEVELOPMENT.
75 0604017A ROBOTICS DEVELOPMENT.............. 35,082 35,082
76 0604019A EXPANDED MISSION AREA MISSILE 178,137 178,137
(EMAM).
78 0604035A LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO) SATELLITE 17,063 17,063
CAPABILITY.
79 0604036A MULTI-DOMAIN SENSING SYSTEM (MDSS) 239,813 239,813
ADV DEV.
80 0604037A TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS 3,092 3,092
NODE (TITAN) ADV DEV.
81 0604100A ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES.......... 9,865 9,865
85 0604114A LOWER TIER AIR MISSILE DEFENSE 196,448 196,448
(LTAMD) SENSOR.
86 0604115A TECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES. 267,619 277,619
.................................. Short Pulse Laser Directed Energy [10,000]
Demonstration.
87 0604117A MANEUVER--SHORT RANGE AIR DEFENSE 238,247 238,247
(M-SHORAD).
89 0604120A ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION 8,686 8,686
AND TIMING (PNT).
90 0604121A SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT 240,899 240,899
REFINING & PROTOTYPING.
91 0604134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT 5,491 5,491
DEMONSTRATION, PROTOTYPE
DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING.
92 0604135A STRATEGIC MID-RANGE FIRES......... 231,401 231,401
93 0604182A HYPERSONICS....................... 25,000 38,000
.................................. Emerging Hypersonic Capabilities [13,000]
(USA, USN).
95 0604403A FUTURE INTERCEPTOR................ 8,019 8,019
97 0604531A COUNTER--SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 45,281 45,281
SYSTEMS ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.
99 0604541A UNIFIED NETWORK TRANSPORT......... 29,191 29,191
100 0305251A CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES AND 5,605 5,605
FORCE SUPPORT.
999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 203,746 203,746
.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT 2,420,915 2,448,915
DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.
..................................
.................................. SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION
101 0604201A AIRCRAFT AVIONICS................. 2,696 2,696
102 0604270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT.... 9,153 9,153
103 0604601A INFANTRY SUPPORT WEAPONS.......... 56,553 56,553
104 0604604A MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES.......... 18,503 18,503
105 0604611A JAVELIN........................... 9,810 9,810
106 0604622A FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES. 47,064 47,064
110 0604645A ARMORED SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION 16,593 16,593
(ASM)--ENG DEV.
111 0604710A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS--ENG DEV..... 351,274 351,274
112 0604713A COMBAT FEEDING, CLOTHING, AND 5,654 5,654
EQUIPMENT.
113 0604715A NON-SYSTEM TRAINING DEVICES--ENG 19,063 19,063
DEV.
114 0604741A AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, CONTROL AND 13,892 13,892
INTELLIGENCE--ENG DEV.
115 0604742A CONSTRUCTIVE SIMULATION SYSTEMS 7,790 7,790
DEVELOPMENT.
116 0604746A AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT 9,512 9,512
DEVELOPMENT.
117 0604760A DISTRIBUTIVE INTERACTIVE 7,724 7,724
SIMULATIONS (DIS)--ENG DEV.
118 0604798A BRIGADE ANALYSIS, INTEGRATION AND 24,318 24,318
EVALUATION.
119 0604802A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS--ENG DEV.... 150,344 150,344
120 0604804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT-- 50,194 50,194
ENG DEV.
121 0604805A COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS 63,725 63,725
SYSTEMS--ENG DEV.
122 0604807A MEDICAL MATERIEL/MEDICAL 6,252 6,252
BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT--ENG
DEV.
123 0604808A LANDMINE WARFARE/BARRIER--ENG DEV. 9,862 9,862
124 0604818A ARMY TACTICAL COMMAND & CONTROL 430,895 430,895
HARDWARE & SOFTWARE.
125 0604820A RADAR DEVELOPMENT................. 53,226 53,226
127 0604827A SOLDIER SYSTEMS--WARRIOR DEM/VAL.. 4,137 4,137
128 0604852A SUITE OF SURVIVABILITY ENHANCEMENT 76,903 76,903
SYSTEMS--EMD.
129 0604854A ARTILLERY SYSTEMS--EMD............ 80,862 80,862
130 0605013A INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 125,701 125,701
131 0605018A INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY 164,600 164,600
SYSTEM-ARMY (IPPS-A).
132 0605030A JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK CENTER 20,954 20,954
(JTNC).
133 0605031A JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK (JTN)...... 41,696 41,696
134 0605035A COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES 10,789 10,789
(CIRCM).
135 0605036A COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS 13,322 13,322
DESTRUCTION (CWMD).
136 0605037A EVIDENCE COLLECTION AND DETAINEE 4,619 4,619
PROCESSING.
137 0605038A NUCLEAR BIOLOGICAL CHEMICAL 13,459 13,459
RECONNAISSANCE VEHICLE (NBCRV)
SENSOR SUITE.
138 0605041A DEFENSIVE CYBER TOOL DEVELOPMENT.. 3,611 3,611
139 0605042A TACTICAL NETWORK RADIO SYSTEMS 3,222 3,222
(LOW-TIER).
140 0605047A CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM........... 8,101 8,101
142 0605051A AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY DEVELOPMENT 44,182 52,182
.................................. Advances in surface-to-air missile [8,000]
technologies.
143 0605052A INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION 248,659 248,659
CAPABILITY INC 2--BLOCK 1.
144 0605053A GROUND ROBOTICS................... 227,038 227,038
145 0605054A EMERGING TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES... 57,546 95,546
.................................. Operationalize anti-idle ground [38,000]
vehicles.
146 0605144A NEXT GENERATION LOAD DEVICE-- 24,492 24,492
MEDIUM.
147 0605148A TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS 44,273 44,273
NODE (TITAN) EMD.
152 0605224A MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE......... 34,844 39,844
.................................. DeepFake and AI-synthesized Image [5,000]
Detection.
154 0605232A HYPERSONICS EMD................... 513,027 513,027
155 0605233A ACCESSIONS INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT 32,710 32,710
(AIE).
156 0605235A STRATEGIC MID-RANGE CAPABILITY.... 186,304 188,394
.................................. Maritime Strike Tomahawk (MST) [2,090]
(USA, USN).
157 0605236A INTEGRATED TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS 22,732 22,732
158 0605241A FUTURE LONG RANGE ASSAULT AIRCRAFT 1,248,544 1,248,544
DEVELOPMENT.
160 0605244A JOINT REDUCED RANGE ROCKET (JR3).. 28,893 28,893
163 0605457A ARMY INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE 146,056 146,056
DEFENSE (AIAMD).
164 0605531A COUNTER--SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 55,196 55,196
SYSTEMS SYS DEV & DEMONSTRATION.
166 0605625A MANNED GROUND VEHICLE............. 386,393 386,393
167 0605766A NATIONAL CAPABILITIES INTEGRATION 16,913 16,913
(MIP).
168 0605812A JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE 2,664 2,664
(JLTV) ENGINEERING AND
MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT PHASE
(EMD).
169 0605830A AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT. 930 930
170 0303032A TROJAN--RH12...................... 3,920 3,920
999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 117,428 117,428
.................................. SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND 5,378,817 5,431,907
DEMONSTRATION.
..................................
.................................. MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
173 0604256A THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT...... 74,767 74,767
174 0604258A TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT........ 16,004 16,004
175 0604759A MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT.............. 101,027 101,027
176 0605103A RAND ARROYO CENTER................ 10,892 10,892
177 0605301A ARMY KWAJALEIN ATOLL.............. 379,283 832,058
.................................. Cost to Complete, Family Housing [14,000]
Replacement Construction,
Kwajalein Atoll.
.................................. Facilities Sustainment for [8,775]
Kwajalein Operational Facilities.
.................................. Kwajalein Catchments / Solar...... [20,000]
.................................. Kwajalein Deferred Maintenance [100,000]
Backlog Reduction.
.................................. Kwajalein Palm Barracks Repair.... [16,000]
.................................. Kwajalein Redundant Cooling for [15,000]
Power Plants.
.................................. Kwajalein Repair Roi DAAF Aprons & [176,000]
Taxiways.
.................................. Kwajalein Repair Roi Dining [7,000]
Facility.
.................................. Kwajalein Repair Rotary and Fixed [40,000]
Wing Hangars.
.................................. Kwajalein Roi Water Distribution [9,000]
System Repair.
.................................. Kwajalein Sewer Lift Station Power [6,000]
Loop.
.................................. Kwajalein Vehicle Maintenance [22,000]
Facility Repair.
.................................. Kwajalein Water Distribution [19,000]
System Repair.
178 0605326A CONCEPTS EXPERIMENTATION PROGRAM.. 58,606 58,606
180 0605601A ARMY TEST RANGES AND FACILITIES... 425,108 425,108
181 0605602A ARMY TECHNICAL TEST 69,328 69,328
INSTRUMENTATION AND TARGETS.
182 0605604A SURVIVABILITY/LETHALITY ANALYSIS.. 31,306 31,306
183 0605606A AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION............ 1,887 1,887
184 0605706A MATERIEL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS......... 19,100 19,100
185 0605709A EXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN ITEMS..... 6,277 6,277
186 0605712A SUPPORT OF OPERATIONAL TESTING.... 63,637 63,637
187 0605716A ARMY EVALUATION CENTER............ 62,343 62,343
188 0605718A ARMY MODELING & SIM X-CMD 11,825 11,825
COLLABORATION & INTEG.
189 0605801A PROGRAMWIDE ACTIVITIES............ 54,172 54,172
190 0605803A TECHNICAL INFORMATION ACTIVITIES.. 26,592 26,592
191 0605805A MUNITIONS STANDARDIZATION, 44,465 44,465
EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY.
192 0605857A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY 2,857 2,857
MGMT SUPPORT.
193 0605898A ARMY DIRECT REPORT HEADQUARTERS-- 53,436 53,436
R&D - MHA.
194 0606002A RONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC MISSILE 72,302 80,302
DEFENSE TEST SITE.
.................................. Multi-level security modernization [8,000]
195 0606003A COUNTERINTEL AND HUMAN INTEL 5,660 5,660
MODERNIZATION.
196 0606118A AIAMD SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT & 358,854 358,854
INTEGRATION.
197 0606942A ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS CYBER 6,354 6,354
VULNERABILITIES.
.................................. SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT....... 1,956,082 2,416,857
..................................
.................................. OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
199 0603778A MLRS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.. 14,639 34,639
.................................. GLSDB HIMARS integration work..... [20,000]
200 0605024A ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT.... 6,449 6,449
201 0607101A COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS 115 115
DESTRUCTION (CWMD) PRODUCT
IMPROVEMENT.
202 0607131A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS PRODUCT 13,687 13,687
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS.
203 0607136A BLACKHAWK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT 23,998 23,998
PROGRAM.
204 0607137A CHINOOK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT 10,859 10,859
PROGRAM.
208 0607145A APACHE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT......... 44,371 44,371
209 0607148A AN/TPQ-53 COUNTERFIRE TARGET 43,054 43,054
ACQUISITION RADAR SYSTEM.
210 0607150A INTEL CYBER DEVELOPMENT........... 13,129 13,129
215 0607665A FAMILY OF BIOMETRICS.............. 1,594 1,594
216 0607865A PATRIOT PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT....... 183,763 183,763
217 0203728A JOINT AUTOMATED DEEP OPERATION 8,424 8,424
COORDINATION SYSTEM (JADOCS).
218 0203735A COMBAT VEHICLE IMPROVEMENT 744,085 744,085
PROGRAMS.
219 0203743A 155MM SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZER 107,826 107,826
IMPROVEMENTS.
220 0203752A AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT 237 237
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
221 0203758A DIGITIZATION...................... 1,013 1,013
222 0203801A MISSILE/AIR DEFENSE PRODUCT 1,338 1,338
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
225 0205778A GUIDED MULTIPLE-LAUNCH ROCKET 33,307 33,307
SYSTEM (GMLRS).
230 0303140A INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY 15,040 15,040
PROGRAM.
232 0303142A SATCOM GROUND ENVIRONMENT (SPACE). 35,720 35,720
235 0305179A INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS) 6,653 6,653
236 0305219A MQ-1 GRAY EAGLE UAV............... 3,444 3,444
237 0708045A END ITEM INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS 67,002 67,002
ACTIVITIES.
999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 46,872 46,872
.................................. SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM 1,426,619 1,446,619
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
.................................. SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
PILOT PROGRAMS
238 0608041A DEFENSIVE CYBER--SOFTWARE 89,238 91,238
PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT.
.................................. Army Cyber/NETCOM - AI Enabled [2,000]
Network Visibility and Security
Controls.
.................................. SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL 89,238 91,238
TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS.
..................................
.................................. AGILE RDTE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
239 0609135A COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS 143,618 143,618
(UAS) AGILE DEVELOPMENT.
240 0609277A ELECTRONIC WARFARE AGILE 127,081 127,081
DEVELOPMENT.
241 0609278A ELECTRONIC WARFARE AGILE SYSTEMS 59,202 59,202
DEVELOPMENT.
242 0609345A UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS LAUNCHED 187,473 187,473
EFFECTS AGILE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
243 0609346A UAS LAUNCHED EFFECTS AGILE 172,898 172,898
DEVELOPMENT.
.................................. SUBTOTAL AGILE RDTE PORTFOLIO 690,272 690,272
MANAGEMENT.
..................................
.................................. TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST 14,549,223 15,330,088
& EVAL, ARMY.
..................................
.................................. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
EVAL, NAVY
.................................. BASIC RESEARCH
1 0601103N UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES... 67,306 72,306
.................................. Artificial Intelligence Maritime [5,000]
Maneuvering (AIMM) 2.0.
2 0601153N DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES......... 511,163 526,263
.................................. NCSEB Recommendation--AI-Ready [5,000]
Biological Data.
.................................. Precision interferometer at Lowell [10,100]
Observatory.
.................................. SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH........... 578,469 598,569
..................................
.................................. APPLIED RESEARCH
3 0602114N POWER PROJECTION APPLIED RESEARCH. 30,635 30,635
4 0602123N FORCE PROTECTION APPLIED RESEARCH. 125,699 149,699
.................................. Advanced Circuit Breaker.......... [12,000]
.................................. Battery vulnerability............. [2,000]
.................................. Multi-Material Flexible Automated [5,000]
Manufacturing.
.................................. Sea-Launched Aerial Drones........ [5,000]
5 0602131M MARINE CORPS LANDING FORCE 45,697 52,697
TECHNOLOGY.
.................................. Unmanned Logistics Solutions...... [7,000]
6 0602235N COMMON PICTURE APPLIED RESEARCH... 55,246 55,246
7 0602236N WARFIGHTER SUSTAINMENT APPLIED 74,264 79,264
RESEARCH.
.................................. On-Demand IV Fluids for [5,000]
Expeditionary Medicine.
8 0602271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS APPLIED 79,929 84,929
RESEARCH.
.................................. Future Radio Frequency Digital [5,000]
Array Technology Development and
Demonstration.
9 0602435N OCEAN WARFIGHTING ENVIRONMENT 81,270 81,270
APPLIED RESEARCH.
10 0602651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS APPLIED 7,300 7,300
RESEARCH.
11 0602747N UNDERSEA WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH. 64,335 64,335
12 0602750N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES APPLIED 279,815 279,815
RESEARCH.
13 0602782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE 29,081 29,081
APPLIED RESEARCH.
15 0602861N SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT-- 81,423 81,423
ONR FIELD ACTIVITIES.
.................................. SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH......... 954,694 995,694
..................................
.................................. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
16 0603123N FORCE PROTECTION ADVANCED 43,527 43,527
TECHNOLOGY.
17 0603271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS ADVANCED 8,644 8,644
TECHNOLOGY.
18 0603273N SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR 121,618 121,618
RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS.
19 0603640M USMC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 309,711 322,711
DEMONSTRATION (ATD).
.................................. Autonomous Amphibious Robotic [8,000]
Vehicle Development and
Integration.
.................................. Low-Cost Tactical Hypersonic Long- [5,000]
Range Precision Fires.
20 0603651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS 6,561 6,561
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
21 0603673N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES ADVANCED 455,851 455,851
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
22 0603680N MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.. 63,903 63,903
23 0603729N WARFIGHTER PROTECTION ADVANCED 7,653 7,653
TECHNOLOGY.
24 0603758N NAVY WARFIGHTING EXPERIMENTS AND 81,923 81,923
DEMONSTRATIONS.
25 0603782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE 2,075 2,075
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 1,101,466 1,114,466
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
.................................. ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTOTYPES
27 0603128N UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM............ 28,388 28,388
29 0603207N AIR/OCEAN TACTICAL APPLICATIONS... 35,870 35,870
30 0603216N AVIATION SURVIVABILITY............ 24,064 24,064
31 0603239N NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCES......... 8,603 8,603
32 0603254N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT........... 18,904 18,904
33 0603261N TACTICAL AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE.. 2,241 2,241
34 0603382N ADVANCED COMBAT SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY 2,083 0
.................................. Excess to need.................... [-2,083]
35 0603502N SURFACE AND SHALLOW WATER MINE 32,359 32,359
COUNTERMEASURES.
36 0603506N SURFACE SHIP TORPEDO DEFENSE...... 11,832 11,832
37 0603512N CARRIER SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT....... 8,361 8,361
38 0603525N PILOT FISH........................ 1,218,486 1,218,486
40 0603536N RETRACT JUNIPER................... 206,429 206,429
41 0603542N RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL.............. 730 730
43 0603561N ADVANCED SUBMARINE SYSTEM 162,651 162,651
DEVELOPMENT.
45 0603563N SHIP CONCEPT ADVANCED DESIGN...... 59,218 59,218
46 0603564N SHIP PRELIMINARY DESIGN & 96,022 96,022
FEASIBILITY STUDIES.
47 0603570N ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS.... 383,831 449,831
.................................. Advanced Nuclear Power Systems.... [66,000]
48 0603573N ADVANCED SURFACE MACHINERY SYSTEMS 101,136 101,136
49 0603576N CHALK EAGLE....................... 156,686 156,686
50 0603581N LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS)........ 10,203 203
.................................. Excess to Need.................... [-10,000]
51 0603582N COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION......... 19,643 19,643
52 0603595N OHIO REPLACEMENT.................. 273,265 283,265
.................................. Rapid Realization of Composites [10,000]
for Wet Submarine Application.
53 0603596N LCS MISSION MODULES............... 39,258 29,258
.................................. Mine Countermeasure (MCM) Mission [-10,000]
Package.
54 0603597N AUTOMATED TEST AND RE-TEST (ATRT). 9,862 9,862
55 0603598N ATRT ENTERPRISE RAPID CAPABILITY.. 20,000 20,000
56 0603599N FRIGATE DEVELOPMENT............... 84,199 84,199
57 0603609N CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS............ 10,877 10,877
58 0603635M MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORT 278,261 278,261
SYSTEM.
59 0603654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 43,657 43,657
DEVELOPMENT.
60 0603713N OCEAN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY 9,647 9,647
DEVELOPMENT.
61 0603721N ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.......... 22,829 22,829
62 0603724N NAVY ENERGY PROGRAM............... 46,577 69,577
.................................. LOCNESS: derisking DEW/advanced [11,000]
sensors on DDGx.
.................................. Safety certification and USMC [12,000]
support for soldier/ground
vehicle auxilliary power.
63 0603725N FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT............ 10,925 10,925
64 0603734N CHALK CORAL....................... 414,282 414,282
65 0603739N NAVY LOGISTIC PRODUCTIVITY........ 1,016 1,016
66 0603746N RETRACT MAPLE..................... 647,914 732,464
.................................. Joint Warfighting Critical [84,550]
Munitions.
67 0603748N LINK PLUMERIA..................... 376,672 876,672
.................................. F/A-XX............................ [500,000]
68 0603751N RETRACT ELM....................... 106,810 106,810
69 0603764M LINK EVERGREEN.................... 529,550 529,550
70 0603790N NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT..... 5,234 5,234
71 0603795N LAND ATTACK TECHNOLOGY............ 1,056 1,056
72 0603851M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TESTING.. 9,832 9,832
73 0603860N JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND 41,978 41,978
LANDING SYSTEMS--DEM/VAL.
76 0604025M RAPID DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION 99 99
RESERVE (RDER).
77 0604027N DIGITAL WARFARE OFFICE............ 151,271 151,271
78 0604028N SMALL AND MEDIUM UNMANNED UNDERSEA 4,855 4,855
VEHICLES.
79 0604029N UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLE CORE 47,106 47,106
TECHNOLOGIES.
82 0604112N GERALD R. FORD CLASS NUCLEAR 112,704 112,704
AIRCRAFT CARRIER (CVN 78--80).
83 0604127N SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES...... 18,504 18,504
84 0604272N TACTICAL AIR DIRECTIONAL INFRARED 14,387 14,387
COUNTERMEASURES (TADIRCM).
85 0604286N NAVY ADVANCED MANUFACTURING....... 10,585 10,585
86 0604289M NEXT GENERATION LOGISTICS......... 2,722 2,722
87 0604292N FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT (MARITIME 7,125 7,125
STRIKE).
88 0604295M MARINE AVIATION DEMONSTRATION/ 38,873 38,873
VALIDATION.
89 0604320M RAPID TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITY 16,316 16,316
PROTOTYPE.
90 0604454N LX (R)............................ 26,709 26,709
91 0604536N ADVANCED UNDERSEA PROTOTYPING..... 143,943 143,943
92 0604636N COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS 16,689 16,689
(C-UAS).
93 0604659N PRECISION STRIKE WEAPONS 110,072 235,072
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
.................................. Emerging Hypersonic Capabilities [25,000]
(USA, USN).
.................................. Navy MACE......................... [100,000]
94 0604707N SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW) 6,866 6,866
ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING SUPPORT.
95 0604786N OFFENSIVE ANTI-SURFACE WARFARE 225,773 285,773
WEAPON DEVELOPMENT.
.................................. LRASM MADCAP C-3 development [60,000]
acceleration.
97 0605513N UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLE ENABLING 3,712 3,712
CAPABILITIES.
98 0605514M GROUND BASED ANTI-SHIP MISSILE.... 29,004 29,004
100 0605518N CONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE (CPS).. 798,337 798,337
101 0105519N NUCLEAR-ARMED SEA-LAUNCHED CRUISE 0 320,000
MISSILE (SLCM-N) SUPPORT.
.................................. Restoration of full funding for [320,000]
Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise
Missile.
102 0207147M COLLABORATIVE COMBAT AIRCRAFT..... 58,000 58,000
103 0303260N DEFENSE MILITARY DECEPTION 1,980 1,980
INITIATIVE.
104 0303354N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT--MIP...... 3,864 3,864
105 0304240M ADVANCED TACTICAL UNMANNED 2,822 2,822
AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.
106 0304270N ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT-- 1,278 1,278
MIP.
107 0304797N UNDERSEA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE / 29,308 29,308
MACHINE LEARNING (AI/ML).
.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT 7,454,345 8,620,812
DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.
..................................
.................................. SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION
108 0603208N TRAINING SYSTEM AIRCRAFT.......... 15,101 15,101
109 0604038N MARITIME TARGETING CELL........... 147,802 147,802
111 0604212N OTHER HELO DEVELOPMENT............ 987 987
113 0604215N STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT............. 4,540 4,540
114 0604216N MULTI-MISSION HELICOPTER UPGRADE 64,838 64,838
DEVELOPMENT.
116 0604230N WARFARE SUPPORT SYSTEM............ 15,778 15,778
117 0604231N COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS....... 64,547 64,547
118 0604234N ADVANCED HAWKEYE.................. 350,324 350,324
119 0604245M H-1 UPGRADES...................... 62,240 62,240
120 0604261N ACOUSTIC SEARCH SENSORS........... 52,549 52,549
121 0604262N V-22.............................. 124,958 124,958
122 0604264N AIR CREW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT...... 44,297 44,297
123 0604269N EA-18............................. 184,921 184,921
124 0604270N ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT.... 185,606 185,606
125 0604273M EXECUTIVE HELO DEVELOPMENT........ 74,980 74,980
126 0604274N NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ)...... 64,167 64,167
127 0604280N JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM--NAVY 289,345 289,345
(JTRS-NAVY).
128 0604282N NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) 228,256 228,256
INCREMENT II.
129 0604307N SURFACE COMBATANT COMBAT SYSTEM 432,981 432,981
ENGINEERING.
130 0604329N SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB)......... 23,836 23,836
131 0604366N STANDARD MISSILE IMPROVEMENTS..... 412,964 412,964
132 0604373N AIRBORNE MCM...................... 8,372 8,372
133 0604378N NAVAL INTEGRATED FIRE CONTROL-- 39,878 39,878
COUNTER AIR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.
135 0604501N ADVANCED ABOVE WATER SENSORS...... 67,881 67,881
136 0604503N SUBMARINE SWFTS MODERNIZATION..... 204,158 204,158
137 0604504N AIR CONTROL....................... 23,930 23,930
138 0604512N SHIPBOARD AVIATION SYSTEMS........ 33,704 33,704
139 0604516N SHIP SURVIVABILITY................ 4,364 4,364
141 0604522N AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE RADAR 74,937 74,937
(AMDR) SYSTEM.
142 0604530N ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR (AAG)..... 32,037 32,037
143 0604558N NEW DESIGN SSN.................... 247,293 247,293
145 0604567N SHIP CONTRACT DESIGN/ LIVE FIRE 28,400 28,400
T&E.
146 0604574N NAVY TACTICAL COMPUTER RESOURCES.. 3,552 3,552
147 0604601N MINE DEVELOPMENT.................. 130 79,430
.................................. Enhanced Joint Direct Attack [50,000]
Missile (JDAM) (USN).
.................................. Quickstrike Extended Range (QS-ER) [29,300]
(USN).
148 0604610N LIGHTWEIGHT TORPEDO DEVELOPMENT... 12,565 12,565
149 0604654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 8,740 8,740
DEVELOPMENT.
150 0604657M USMC GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORTING ARMS 17,377 17,377
SYSTEMS--ENG DEV.
151 0604703N PERSONNEL, TRAINING, SIMULATION, 6,703 6,703
AND HUMAN FACTORS.
152 0604727N JOINT STANDOFF WEAPON SYSTEMS..... 895 895
153 0604755N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (DETECT & 167,711 167,711
CONTROL).
154 0604756N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: HARD 145,007 145,007
KILL).
155 0604757N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: SOFT 232,368 232,368
KILL/EW).
156 0604761N INTELLIGENCE ENGINEERING.......... 7,023 7,023
157 0604771N MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT............... 7,629 7,629
158 0604777N NAVIGATION/ID SYSTEM.............. 3,724 3,724
159 0604850N SSN(X)............................ 365,987 365,987
160 0605013M INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 16,000 16,000
161 0605013N INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 192,784 192,784
162 0605024N ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT.... 3,428 3,428
163 0605180N TACAMO MODERNIZATION.............. 1,243,978 1,243,978
164 0605212M CH-53K RDTE....................... 135,432 135,432
165 0605215N MISSION PLANNING.................. 120,255 120,255
166 0605217N COMMON AVIONICS................... 67,944 67,944
167 0605220N SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR (SSC)..... 7,267 7,267
168 0605285N NEXT GENERATION FIGHTER........... 74,320 74,320
170 0605414N UNMANNED CARRIER AVIATION (UCA)... 305,487 305,487
171 0605450M JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) 59,077 59,077
172 0605500N MULTI-MISSION MARITIME AIRCRAFT 41,129 41,129
(MMA).
173 0605504N MULTI-MISSION MARITIME (MMA) 103,397 103,397
INCREMENT III.
174 0605516N LONG RANGE FIRES.................. 138,443 138,443
175 0605611M MARINE CORPS ASSAULT VEHICLES 44,644 44,644
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION.
176 0605813M JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE 6,984 6,984
(JLTV) SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION.
177 0204202N DESTROYERS GUIDED MISSILE (DDG- 58,817 58,817
1000).
178 0301377N COUNTERING ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL 16,906 16,906
WEAPONS (CACW).
179 0302315N NON-KINETIC COUNTERMEASURE SUPPORT 23,818 23,818
183 0304785N ISR & INFO OPERATIONS............. 170,567 170,567
185 0306250M CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY 11,936 11,936
DEVELOPMENT.
.................................. SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND 7,431,995 7,511,295
DEMONSTRATION.
..................................
.................................. MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
186 0604256N THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT...... 25,133 25,133
187 0604258N TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT........ 14,191 24,191
.................................. Secure power: high value target [10,000]
protection.
188 0604759N MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT.............. 61,946 61,946
189 0605152N STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT--NAVY 3,596 3,596
190 0605154N CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES......... 31,695 31,695
193 0605853N MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & 133,538 133,538
INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT.
194 0605856N STRATEGIC TECHNICAL SUPPORT....... 3,709 3,709
195 0605863N RDT&E SHIP AND AIRCRAFT SUPPORT... 151,479 151,479
196 0605864N TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT....... 463,725 463,725
197 0605865N OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION 30,880 30,880
CAPABILITY.
198 0605866N NAVY SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE 22,563 22,563
(SEW) SUPPORT.
199 0605867N SEW SURVEILLANCE/RECONAISSANCE 7,325 7,325
SUPPORT.
200 0605873M MARINE CORPS PROGRAM WIDE SUPPORT. 28,816 28,816
201 0605898N MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D................ 42,751 42,751
202 0606295M MARINE AVIATION DEVELOPMENTAL 4,732 4,732
MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT.
203 0606355N WARFARE INNOVATION MANAGEMENT..... 37,551 37,551
204 0305327N INSIDER THREAT.................... 2,653 2,653
205 0902498N MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS 2,041 2,041
(DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES).
.................................. SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT....... 1,068,324 1,078,324
..................................
.................................. OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
208 0604840M F-35 C2D2......................... 494,034 494,034
209 0604840N F-35 C2D2......................... 475,710 475,710
210 0605520M MARINE CORPS AIR DEFENSE WEAPONS 56,140 56,140
SYSTEMS.
211 0607658N COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY 136,436 136,436
(CEC).
212 0101221N STRATEGIC SUB & WEAPONS SYSTEM 807,099 807,099
SUPPORT.
213 0101224N SSBN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.. 63,252 68,252
.................................. Strategic Weapon System shipboard [5,000]
navigation system modernization.
214 0101226N SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE 56,401 56,401
DEVELOPMENT.
215 0101402N NAVY STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS..... 52,404 52,404
216 0204136N F/A-18 SQUADRONS.................. 369,863 369,863
218 0204229N TOMAHAWK AND TOMAHAWK MISSION 151,177 151,177
PLANNING CENTER (TMPC).
219 0204311N INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.... 71,800 71,800
220 0204313N SHIP-TOWED ARRAY SURVEILLANCE 1,990 1,990
SYSTEMS.
222 0204460M GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/ 32,045 32,045
ATOR).
223 0204571N CONSOLIDATED TRAINING SYSTEMS 199,067 199,067
DEVELOPMENT.
224 0204575N ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) READINESS 115,834 115,834
SUPPORT.
225 0205601N ANTI-RADIATION MISSILE IMPROVEMENT 33,659 33,659
227 0205632N MK-48 ADCAP....................... 84,338 84,338
228 0205633N AVIATION IMPROVEMENTS............. 127,421 137,321
.................................. Autonomous airfield FOD sweeping [9,900]
systems.
229 0205675N OPERATIONAL NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS. 209,200 209,200
230 0206313M MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS 125,488 134,488
SYSTEMS.
.................................. Hydrogen Fuel Cell for small-UAS.. [5,000]
.................................. Integrated Contested Logistics [4,000]
Communications.
231 0206335M COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND 17,813 17,813
CONTROL SYSTEM (CAC2S).
232 0206623M MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/ 70,139 70,139
SUPPORTING ARMS SYSTEMS.
233 0206624M MARINE CORPS COMBAT SERVICES 20,419 20,419
SUPPORT.
234 0206625M USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONIC 34,289 34,289
WARFARE SYSTEMS.
236 0207161N TACTICAL AIM MISSILES............. 34,650 34,650
237 0207163N ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR 26,286 26,286
MISSILE (AMRAAM).
238 0208043N PLANNING AND DECISION AID SYSTEM 3,572 3,572
(PDAS).
242 0303138N AFLOAT NETWORKS................... 70,742 70,742
243 0303140N INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY 64,147 64,147
PROGRAM.
244 0305192N MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM 3,311 3,311
(MIP) ACTIVITIES.
247 0305208M DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE 61,238 61,238
SYSTEMS.
248 0305220N MQ-4C TRITON...................... 14,421 14,421
250 0305232M RQ-11 UAV......................... 1,063 1,063
252 0305241N MULTI-INTELLIGENCE SENSOR 41,414 41,414
DEVELOPMENT.
253 0305242M UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS) 9,157 9,157
PAYLOADS (MIP).
255 0305421N MQ-4C TRITON MODERNIZATION........ 361,943 361,943
256 0307577N INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA (IMD)... 803 803
257 0308601N MODELING AND SIMULATION SUPPORT... 12,389 12,389
258 0702207N DEPOT MAINTENANCE (NON-IF)........ 23,372 23,372
259 0708730N MARITIME TECHNOLOGY (MARITECH).... 3,600 3,600
999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 2,554,769 2,578,769
.................................. Acceleration of Navy program...... [24,000]
.................................. SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM 7,092,895 7,140,795
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
.................................. SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
PILOT PROGRAMS
260 0608013N RISK MANAGEMENT INFORMATION-- 13,341 13,341
SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM.
261 0608231N MARITIME TACTICAL COMMAND AND 12,520 12,520
CONTROL (MTC2)--SOFTWARE PILOT
PROGRAM.
.................................. SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL 25,861 25,861
TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS.
..................................
.................................. TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST 25,708,049 27,085,816
& EVAL, NAVY.
..................................
.................................. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
EVAL, AF
.................................. BASIC RESEARCH
1 0601102F DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES......... 302,716 302,716
2 0601103F UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES... 94,121 94,121
.................................. SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH........... 396,837 396,837
..................................
.................................. APPLIED RESEARCH
3 0602020F FUTURE AF CAPABILITIES APPLIED 78,214 78,214
RESEARCH.
4 0602022F UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED RESEARCH 6,294 6,294
CENTER (UARC)--TACTICAL AUTONOMY.
5 0602102F MATERIALS......................... 147,422 167,422
.................................. Advanced materials science for [10,000]
manufacturing research.
.................................. Metals Affordability Iniatitive... [5,000]
.................................. NCSEB Recommendation--AI-Ready [5,000]
Biological Data.
7 0602202F HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS APPLIED 133,928 133,928
RESEARCH.
8 0602203F AEROSPACE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES.... 321,059 321,059
9 0602204F AEROSPACE SENSORS................. 199,120 199,120
11 0602298F SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT-- 10,813 10,813
MAJOR HEADQUARTERS ACTIVITIES.
12 0602336F NUCLEAR DELIVERY SYSTEMS TECH 4,969 4,969
EXPLORATION.
13 0602602F CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS............ 125,102 125,102
14 0602605F DIRECTED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY........ 92,331 92,331
15 0602788F DOMINANT INFORMATION SCIENCES AND 187,036 217,036
METHODS.
.................................. Agile, Assured, and Autonomous [5,000]
Battle Management Network and
Readiness Accelerator (3A-BMN).
.................................. Dependable AI for National [15,000]
Security.
.................................. Distributed Quantum Networking [10,000]
Testbed and Quantum Cloud
Computing Environment.
.................................. SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH......... 1,306,288 1,356,288
..................................
.................................. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
16 0603032F FUTURE AF INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY 268,754 268,754
DEMOS.
17 0603112F ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR WEAPON 31,021 31,021
SYSTEMS.
18 0603199F SUSTAINMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 12,915 12,915
(S&T).
19 0603203F ADVANCED AEROSPACE SENSORS........ 69,652 69,652
20 0603211F AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY DEV/DEMO..... 102,125 102,125
23 0603273F SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR 128,407 148,407
RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS.
.................................. S&T for Nuclear Reentry Systems-- [20,000]
Resonating Fiber Optic Gyroscopes.
25 0603456F HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS ADVANCED 19,790 19,790
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
26 0603601F CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY... 99,263 99,263
27 0603605F ADVANCED WAEPONS TECHNOLOGY....... 4,434 4,434
28 0603680F MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.. 38,891 42,891
.................................. Additive Manufacturing for [4,000]
Engineer Components.
29 0603788F BATTLESPACE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT 30,812 30,812
AND DEMONSTRATION.
30 0604776F DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION 28,316 28,316
ENTERPRISE R&D.
.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 834,380 858,380
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
.................................. ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTOTYPES
32 0603260F INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT. 3,901 3,901
33 0603742F COMBAT IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY.. 25,172 25,172
34 0603790F NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT..... 4,595 4,595
35 0603851F INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC 90,096 90,096
MISSILE--DEM/VAL.
36 0604001F NC3 ADVANCED CONCEPTS............. 15,910 15,910
37 0604003F ADVANCED BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 1,040,475 1,040,475
(ABMS).
39 0604005F NC3 COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT & 67,081 67,081
PROTOTYPING.
40 0604007F E-7............................... 199,676 899,676
.................................. E-7 continued development and [700,000]
procurement.
41 0604009F AFWERX............................ 18,499 18,499
42 0604010F NEXT GENERATION ADAPTIVE 330,270 330,270
PROPULSION.
43 0604015F LONG RANGE STRIKE--BOMBER......... 2,347,225 2,347,225
47 0604183F HYPERSONICS PROTOTYPING-- 802,810 802,810
HYPERSONIC ATTACK CRUISE MISSILE
(HACM).
49 0604257F ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND SENSORS 40,779 40,779
AND SENSORS.
52 0604317F TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER............... 3,558 3,558
53 0604327F HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED TARGET 144,143 144,143
DEFEAT SYSTEM (HDBTDS) PROGRAM.
54 0604336F NUCLEAR DELIVERY SYSTEMS 56,926 56,926
PROTOTYPING.
55 0604414F CYBER RESILIENCY OF WEAPON SYSTEMS- 46,148 46,148
ACS.
56 0604609F REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS & CONCEPT 22,754 22,754
MATURATION.
57 0604668F JOINT TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT 129,626 129,626
SYSTEM (JTMS).
58 0604776F DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION 4,996 4,996
ENTERPRISE R&D.
59 0604858F TECH TRANSITION PROGRAM........... 134,833 155,833
.................................. Blended Wing Body--Next Generation [21,000]
Aircraft.
60 0604860F OPERATIONAL ENERGY AND 49,460 115,460
INSTALLATION RESILIENCE.
.................................. Operational energy program [56,000]
increase.
.................................. XR (AR/VR) plus mission execution [10,000]
tools.
61 0605057F NEXT GENERATION AIR-REFUELING 12,960 12,960
SYSTEM.
63 0606004F NUCLEAR ENTERPRISE RESEARCH & 1,097 6,097
DEVELOPMENT.
.................................. Wing-level additive manufacturing. [5,000]
64 0606005F DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OFFICE..... 15,997 30,997
.................................. Adaptive Threat Modeling Lab...... [15,000]
65 0207110F F-47.............................. 0 500,000
.................................. F-47--misaligned budget request... [500,000]
66 0207147F COLLABORATIVE COMBAT AIRCRAFT..... 111,365 789,365
.................................. CCA--misaligned budget request.... [678,000]
67 0207179F AUTONOMOUS COLLABORATIVE PLATFORMS 62,019 62,019
68 0207420F COMBAT IDENTIFICATION............. 1,713 1,713
71 0207455F THREE DIMENSIONAL LONG-RANGE RADAR 17,344 17,344
(3DELRR).
72 0207522F AIRBASE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS 15,785 15,785
(ABADS).
73 0207606F JOINT SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT (JSE) 260,667 260,667
74 0208030F WAR RESERVE MATERIEL--AMMUNITION.. 9,865 9,865
75 0303010F AF ISR DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE..... 24,817 24,817
76 0305236F COMMON DATA LINK EXECUTIVE AGENT 32,511 32,511
(CDL EA).
77 0305601F MISSION PARTNER ENVIRONMENTS...... 14,956 14,956
78 0701200F ENTERPRISE SELECT CLASS II........ 1,000 1,000
79 0708051F RAPID SUSTAINMENT MODERNIZATION 32,666 101,666
(RSM).
.................................. B-21 Additive Manufacturing....... [40,000]
.................................. Engine wash, data analysis, [29,000]
mission execution excellence
program.
80 0808736F SPECIAL VICTIM ACCOUNTABILITY AND 1,997 1,997
INVESTIGATION.
81 0808737F INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION..... 5,167 5,167
82 0901410F CONTRACTING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 29,277 29,277
SYSTEM.
83 1206415F U.S. SPACE COMMAND RESEARCH AND 36,913 36,913
DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT.
.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT 6,267,049 8,321,049
DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.
..................................
.................................. SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION
84 0604200F FUTURE ADVANCED WEAPON ANALYSIS & 36,125 36,125
PROGRAMS.
85 0604201F PNT RESILIENCY, MODS, AND 125,663 125,663
IMPROVEMENTS.
86 0604222F NUCLEAR WEAPONS SUPPORT........... 79,312 79,312
87 0604270F ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT.... 17,013 17,013
88 0604281F TACTICAL DATA NETWORKS ENTERPRISE. 77,170 77,170
89 0604287F PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT....... 10,589 10,589
90 0604288F SURVIVABLE AIRBORNE OPERATIONS 1,826,328 1,826,328
CENTER (SAOC).
91 0604602F ARMAMENT/ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT..... 7,253 7,253
92 0604604F SUBMUNITIONS...................... 3,502 3,502
93 0604617F AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT.............. 23,474 23,474
94 0604706F LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS.............. 20,542 20,542
95 0604735F COMBAT TRAINING RANGES............ 139,499 139,499
96 0604932F LONG RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON........ 606,955 755,955
.................................. Conventional Variant Advance [8,000]
Planning.
.................................. Long Range Standoff Weapon [141,000]
Acceleration.
97 0604933F ICBM FUZE MODERNIZATION........... 3,252 3,252
100 0605056F OPEN ARCHITECTURE MANAGEMENT...... 44,150 44,150
101 0605223F ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING........... 172,378 172,378
103 0605238F GROUND BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT 2,647,563 4,647,563
EMD.
.................................. Restoration of full funding for [2,000,000]
Sentinel ICBM program EMD.
104 0605296F MICROELECTRONICS SECURE ENCLAVE... 104,990 104,990
106 0207039F COGNITIVE ELECTROMAGNETIC WARFARE. 44,267 44,267
107 0207110F F-47.............................. 2,579,362 2,579,362
109 0207279F ISOLATED PERSONNEL SURVIVABILITY 99,248 99,248
AND RECOVERY.
110 0207328F STAND IN ATTACK WEAPON............ 255,336 255,336
111 0207407F ELECTROMAGNETIC BATTLE MANAGEMENT 20,439 20,439
(EMBM).
112 0207701F FULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING...... 12,898 12,898
114 0303008F SATURN............................ 4,985 4,985
117 0305155F THEATER NUCLEAR WEAPON STORAGE & 19,875 19,875
SECURITY SYSTEM.
120 0401221F KC-46A TANKER SQUADRONS........... 145,434 145,434
121 0401319F VC-25B............................ 602,318 602,318
122 0701212F AUTOMATED TEST SYSTEMS............ 30,341 30,341
123 0804772F TRAINING DEVELOPMENTS............. 5,067 5,067
.................................. SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND 9,765,328 11,914,328
DEMONSTRATION.
..................................
.................................. MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
125 0604256F THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT...... 41,125 41,125
126 0604759F MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT.............. 156,915 156,915
127 0605101F RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE............ 32,405 32,405
129 0605712F INITIAL OPERATIONAL TEST & 13,872 13,872
EVALUATION.
130 0605807F TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT....... 1,098,871 1,098,871
133 0605829F ACQ WORKFORCE- CYBER, NETWORK, & 435,918 435,918
BUS SYS.
134 0605831F ACQ WORKFORCE- CAPABILITY 1,153,165 1,153,165
INTEGRATION.
136 0605833F ACQ WORKFORCE- NUCLEAR SYSTEMS.... 368,881 368,881
137 0605898F MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D................ 5,960 5,960
138 0605976F FACILITIES RESTORATION AND 217,761 217,761
MODERNIZATION--TEST AND
EVALUATION SUPPORT.
139 0605978F FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT--TEST AND 91,969 91,969
EVALUATION SUPPORT.
140 0606017F REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS AND 28,157 28,157
MATURATION.
141 0606398F MANAGEMENT HQ--T&E................ 7,417 7,417
142 0208201F OFFENSIVE SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 4,985 4,985
SYSTEMS (SUAS).
143 0303255F COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATION, 15,662 65,662
AND COMPUTERS (C4)--STRATCOM.
.................................. C4 STRATCOM....................... [20,000]
.................................. NC3 network sensor demonstration.. [15,000]
.................................. NC3 REACH......................... [15,000]
144 0308602F ENTEPRISE INFORMATION SERVICES 101,779 101,779
(EIS).
145 0702806F ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 22,670 22,670
146 0804776F ADVANCED DISTRIBUTED LEARNING..... 1,698 1,698
148 1001004F INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES.......... 4,430 4,430
.................................. SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT....... 3,803,640 3,853,640
..................................
.................................. OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
149 0604233F SPECIALIZED UNDERGRADUATE FLIGHT 66,200 66,200
TRAINING.
150 0604283F BATTLE MGMT COM & CTRL SENSOR 17,353 17,353
DEVELOPMENT.
153 0604840F F-35 C2D2......................... 1,182,094 1,182,094
154 0605018F AF INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY 64,050 64,050
SYSTEM (AF-IPPS).
155 0605024F ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE 62,965 62,965
AGENCY.
157 0605229F HH-60W............................ 43,579 43,579
158 0605278F HC/MC-130 RECAP RDT&E............. 50,845 50,845
159 0606018F NC3 INTEGRATION................... 40,066 40,066
160 0101113F B-52 SQUADRONS.................... 931,164 931,164
161 0101122F AIR-LAUNHCED CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM) 555 555
162 0101126F B-1B SQUADRONS.................... 116,589 116,589
163 0101127F B-2 SQUADRONS..................... 12,519 12,519
164 0101213F MINUTEMAN SQUADRONS............... 106,032 106,032
165 0101316F WORLDWIDE JOINT STRATEGIC 24,081 24,081
COMMUNICATION.
166 0101318F SERVICE SUPPORT TO STRATCOM-- 6,928 6,928
GLOBAL STRIKE.
167 0101328F ICBM REENTRY VEHICLES............. 259,605 259,605
169 0102110F MH-139A........................... 5,982 5,982
170 0102326F REGION/SECTOR OPERATION CONROL 726 726
CENTER MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.
171 0102417F OVER-THE-HORIZON BACKSCATTER RADAR 132,097 132,097
172 0202834F VEHICLES AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT-- 744 744
GENERAL.
173 0205219F MQ-9 UAV.......................... 26,689 26,689
174 0205671F JOINT COUNTER RCIED ELECTRONIC 3,424 3,424
WARFARE.
176 0207133F F-16 SQUADRONS.................... 216,638 366,638
.................................. F-16 Open Systems Environment/BLOS [75,000]
Systems.
.................................. IVEWS development for F-16........ [75,000]
177 0207134F F-15E SQUADRONS................... 233,018 413,018
.................................. F-15 Global Lighting/Eagle Tether. [180,000]
178 0207136F MANNED DESTRUCTIVE SUPPRESSION.... 17,680 17,680
179 0207138F F-22A SQUADRONS................... 852,332 852,332
180 0207142F F-35 SQUADRONS.................... 48,446 48,446
181 0207146F F-15EX............................ 78,345 78,345
182 0207161F TACTICAL AIM MISSILES............. 86,549 86,549
183 0207163F ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR 51,242 51,242
MISSILE (AMRAAM).
184 0207172F JOINT ADVANCED TACTICAL MISSILE 425,029 425,029
(JATM).
186 0207238F E-11A............................. 15,244 15,244
188 0207247F AF TENCAP......................... 52,492 52,492
189 0207249F PRECISION ATTACK SYSTEMS 13,613 13,613
PROCUREMENT.
191 0207268F AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT 52,734 52,734
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
192 0207325F JOINT-TO-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE 232,252 237,252
(JASSM).
.................................. Joint Air to Surface Stand-Off [5,000]
Missile (JASSM) (USAF).
193 0207327F SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB)......... 24,810 24,810
194 0207410F AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER 113,086 113,086
(AOC).
195 0207412F CONTROL AND REPORTING CENTER (CRC) 17,569 17,569
198 0207431F COMBAT AIR INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM 33,601 33,601
ACTIVITIES.
199 0207438F THEATER BATTLE MANAGEMENT (TBM) 6,787 6,787
C4I.
200 0207439F ELECTROMAGNETIC WARFARE INT REPROG 60,072 60,072
(EWIR).
202 0207452F DCAPES............................ 8,507 8,507
203 0207457F AIR FORCE SPECIAL WARFARE 27,526 27,526
(SPECWAR).
204 0207521F AIR FORCE CALIBRATION PROGRAMS.... 2,273 2,273
206 0207590F SEEK EAGLE........................ 33,707 33,707
208 0207611F READINESS DECISION SUPPORT 8,880 8,880
ENTERPRISE.
209 0207697F DISTRIBUTED TRAINING AND EXERCISES 4,399 4,399
210 0207701F FULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING...... 8,096 8,096
211 0208006F MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS.......... 138,745 138,745
212 0208007F TACTICAL DECEPTION................ 13,711 13,711
213 0208087F DISTRIBUTED CYBER WARFARE 31,197 31,197
OPERATIONS.
214 0208088F AF DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 95,034 95,034
218 0208288F INTEL DATA APPLICATIONS........... 1,012 1,012
219 0301025F GEOBASE........................... 999 999
220 0301113F CYBER SECURITY INTELLIGENCE 14,749 14,749
SUPPORT.
226 0301377F COUNTERING ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL 1,117 1,117
WEAPONS (CACW).
228 0301401F AF MULTI-DOMAIN NON-TRADITIONAL 2,987 2,987
ISR BATTLESPACE AWARENESS.
229 0302015F E-4B NATIONAL AIRBORNE OPERATIONS 54,457 54,457
CENTER (NAOC).
230 0302315F NON-KINETIC COUNTERMEASURE SUPPORT 7,006 7,006
232 0303089F CYBERSPACE AND DODIN OPERATIONS... 10,080 10,080
233 0303131F MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY 99,599 99,599
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN).
234 0303133F HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO SYSTEMS...... 19,955 19,955
235 0303140F INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY 98,414 98,414
PROGRAM.
236 0303248F ALL DOMAIN COMMON PLATFORM........ 76,642 76,642
237 0303260F JOINT MILITARY DECEPTION 356 356
INITIATIVE.
238 0304100F STRATEGIC MISSION PLANNING & 75,164 75,164
EXECUTION SYSTEM (SMPES).
239 0304109F THRESHER.......................... 105 105
242 0304260F AIRBORNE SIGINT ENTERPRISE........ 90,650 90,650
243 0304310F COMMERCIAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS...... 4,127 4,127
247 0305020F CCMD INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION 1,547 1,547
TECHNOLOGY.
248 0305022F ISR MODERNIZATION & AUTOMATION 22,237 22,237
DVMT (IMAD).
249 0305099F GLOBAL AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT 4,257 4,257
(GATM).
250 0305103F CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE......... 310 310
251 0305111F WEATHER SERVICE................... 30,509 30,509
252 0305114F AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, APPROACH, AND 17,259 17,259
LANDING SYSTEM (ATCALS).
253 0305116F AERIAL TARGETS.................... 5,081 5,081
256 0305128F SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE 8,964 8,964
ACTIVITIES.
257 0305146F DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE 6,524 6,524
ACTIVITIES.
258 0305158F TACTICAL TERMINAL................. 1,099 1,099
259 0305179F INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS) 19,085 19,085
261 0305206F AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS... 25,432 25,432
262 0305207F MANNED RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS..... 16,643 16,643
263 0305208F DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE 79,033 79,033
SYSTEM.
265 0305221F NETWORK-CENTRIC COLLABORATIVE 12,019 12,019
TARGETING.
266 0305238F NATO AGS.......................... 816 816
267 0305240F ISR TRANSPORT AND PROCESSING...... 32,578 32,578
268 0305249F AF JWICS ENTERPRISE............... 21,097 21,097
269 0305600F INTERNATIONAL INTELLIGENCE 18,946 18,946
TECHNOLOGY AND ARCHITECTURES.
270 0305836F C2IMERA........................... 13,867 13,867
272 0305903F MOBILE COMMAND AND CONTROL CENTERS 3,988 3,988
(MCCCS).
273 0305984F PERSONNEL RECOVERY COMMAND & CTRL 2,891 2,891
(PRC2).
274 0307577F INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA (IMD)... 3,000 3,000
276 0401119F C-5 AIRLIFT SQUADRONS (IF)........ 33,713 33,713
277 0401130F C-17 AIRCRAFT (IF)................ 76,514 101,514
.................................. C-17 blade coatings............... [17,000]
.................................. C-17 winglet procurement.......... [8,000]
278 0401132F C-130J PROGRAM.................... 31,354 101,354
.................................. LC-130 Non-recurring engineering.. [70,000]
279 0401134F LARGE AIRCRAFT IR COUNTERMEASURES 52,928 52,928
(LAIRCM).
280 0401218F KC-135S........................... 0 35,000
0401218F KC-135 drag reduction............. [35,000]
281 0401318F CV-22............................. 653 653
283 0708610F LOGISTICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 18,581 18,581
(LOGIT).
284 0801380F AF LVC OPERATIONAL TRAINING (LVC- 33,898 33,898
OT).
285 0804743F OTHER FLIGHT TRAINING............. 2,371 2,371
286 0901202F JOINT PERSONNEL RECOVERY AGENCY... 2,080 2,080
287 0901218F CIVILIAN COMPENSATION PROGRAM..... 4,355 4,355
288 0901220F PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION.......... 2,766 2,766
289 0901226F AIR FORCE STUDIES AND ANALYSIS 14,761 14,761
AGENCY.
290 0901538F FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 3,982 3,982
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
291 0901554F DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACNTNG MGT SYS 38,942 38,942
(DEAMS).
292 1201921F SERVICE SUPPORT TO STRATCOM--SPACE 335 335
ACTIVITIES.
999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 22,264,031 22,398,031
.................................. Acceleration of Air Force program. [121,000]
.................................. Advanced Sensors Application [13,000]
Program.
.................................. SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM 29,643,766 30,242,766
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
.................................. TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST 52,017,288 56,943,288
& EVAL, AF.
..................................
.................................. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
EVAL, SF
.................................. BASIC RESEARCH
1 0601102SF DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES......... 22,270 22,270
2 0601103SF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES... 14,569 14,569
.................................. SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH........... 36,839 36,839
..................................
.................................. APPLIED RESEARCH
4 1206601SF SPACE TECHNOLOGY.................. 245,497 253,497
.................................. Space Modeling, Simulation, & [8,000]
Analysis Hub.
5 1206616SF SPACE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 2,591 3,591
DEVELOPMENT/DEMO.
.................................. Service Support to SPACECOM [1,000]
Activities.
.................................. SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH......... 248,088 257,088
..................................
.................................. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
6 1206310SF SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 459,989 459,989
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
7 1206616SF SPACE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 128,588 129,588
DEVELOPMENT/DEMO.
.................................. Rocket Cargo program.............. [-7,000]
.................................. Space Advanced Technology [8,000]
Development/Demo.
.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 588,577 589,577
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
.................................. ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTOTYPES
8 0604002SF SPACE FORCE WEATHER SERVICES 857 857
RESEARCH.
9 1203010SF SPACE FORCE IT, DATA ANALYTICS, 88,606 88,606
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS.
10 1203164SF NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM 175,304 175,304
(USER EQUIPMENT) (SPACE).
11 1203622SF SPACE WARFIGHTING ANALYSIS........ 125,982 125,982
12 1203710SF EO/IR WEATHER SYSTEMS............. 77,135 77,135
13 1203955SF SPACE ACCESS, MOBILITY & LOGISTICS 14,478 14,478
(SAML).
14 1206410SF SPACE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND 1,307,970 1,584,970
PROTOTYPING.
.................................. SDA Tranche 3 Transport Layer..... [277,000]
15 1206427SF SPACE SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE 67,246 67,246
TRANSITIONS (SSPT).
16 1206438SF SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY.......... 60,106 60,106
17 1206458SF TECH TRANSITION (SPACE)........... 326,144 326,144
18 1206730SF SPACE SECURITY AND DEFENSE PROGRAM 45,200 45,200
19 1206760SF PROTECTED TACTICAL ENTERPRISE 114,430 114,430
SERVICE (PTES).
20 1206761SF PROTECTED TACTICAL SERVICE (PTS).. 571,921 571,921
21 1206855SF EVOLVED STRATEGIC SATCOM (ESS).... 1,229,929 1,229,929
22 1206857SF SPACE RAPID CAPABILITIES OFFICE... 9,664 9,664
23 1206862SF TACTICALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE....... 33,282 93,282
.................................. Tactically Responsive Space....... [60,000]
.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT 4,248,254 4,585,254
DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.
..................................
.................................. SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION
25 1203269SF GPS III FOLLOW-ON (GPS IIIF)...... 179,249 179,249
26 1206421SF COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS.............. 31,298 31,298
27 1206422SF WEATHER SYSTEM FOLLOW-ON.......... 38,501 38,501
28 1206425SF SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS SYSTEM.. 992 992
29 1206431SF ADVANCED EHF MILSATCOM (SPACE).... 13,825 13,825
31 1206433SF WIDEBAND GLOBAL SATCOM (SPACE).... 29,609 29,609
32 1206440SF NEXT-GEN OPIR--GROUND............. 358,330 358,330
33 1206442SF NEXT GENERATION OPIR.............. 189,621 189,621
34 1206443SF NEXT-GEN OPIR--GEO................ 432,073 432,073
36 1206445SF COMMERCIAL SATCOM (COMSATCOM) 132,060 132,060
INTEGRATION.
37 1206446SF RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE 1,757,354 1,757,354
TRACKING--LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO.
38 1206447SF RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE 686,348 686,348
TRACKING--MEDUM EARTH ORBIT (MEO.
39 1206771SF COMMERCIAL SERVICES............... 36,628 36,628
40 1206853SF NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH 6,595 6,595
PROGRAM (SPACE)--EMD.
.................................. SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND 3,892,483 3,892,483
DEMONSTRATION.
..................................
.................................. MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
44 1206392SF ACQ WORKFORCE--SPACE & MISSILE 269,162 269,162
SYSTEMS.
45 1206398SF SPACE & MISSILE SYSTEMS CENTER-- 15,356 15,356
MHA.
46 1206399SF SSC ENTERPRISE ENGINEERING & 110,598 110,598
INTEGRATION.
47 1206759SF MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT--SPACE....... 189,083 189,083
48 1206860SF ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH PROGRAM 19,857 19,857
(SPACE).
49 1206864SF SPACE TEST PROGRAM (STP).......... 28,787 28,787
.................................. SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT....... 632,843 632,843
..................................
.................................. OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
51 1201212SF SERVICE-WIDE SUPPORT (NOT 18,451 18,451
OTHERWISE ACCOUNTED FOR).
52 1203001SF FAMILY OF ADVANCED BLOS TERMINALS 303 303
(FAB-T).
53 1203040SF DCO-SPACE......................... 102,439 102,439
54 1203109SF NARROWBAND SATELLITE 421,847 421,847
COMMUNICATIONS.
55 1203110SF SATELLITE CONTROL NETWORK (SPACE). 93,780 93,780
56 1203154SF LONG RANGE KILL CHAINS............ 1,916 1,916
57 1203155SF GROUND MOVING TARGET INDICATOR 1,063,384 1,063,384
(GMTI).
58 1203173SF SPACE AND MISSILE TEST AND 22,128 22,128
EVALUATION CENTER.
59 1203174SF SPACE INNOVATION, INTEGRATION AND 82,399 82,399
RAPID TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
60 1203182SF SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM (SPACE).... 54,996 54,996
61 1203330SF SPACE SUPERIORITY ISR............. 24,411 24,411
62 1203609SF PLEO SATCOM (MILNET).............. 277,407 277,407
63 1203873SF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE RADARS.. 0 22,000
.................................. PARCS radar upgrades.............. [22,000]
64 1203906SF NCMC--ITW/AA SYSTEM............... 25,839 25,839
66 1203913SF NUDET DETECTION SYSTEM (SPACE).... 96,836 96,836
67 1203940SF SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS 182,377 182,377
OPERATIONS.
68 1206423SF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM III-- 190,484 190,484
OPERATIONAL CONTROL SEGMENT.
73 1206772SF RAPID RESILIENT COMMAND AND 106,220 106,220
CONTROL (R2C2).
75 1208053SF JOINT TACTICAL GROUND SYSTEM...... 6,698 6,698
999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 2,866,499 2,866,499
.................................. SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM 5,638,414 5,660,414
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
.................................. SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
PILOT PROGRAMS
76 1208248SF SPACE DOMAIN AWARENESS/PLANNING/ 200,968 200,968
TASKING SW.
.................................. SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL 200,968 200,968
TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS.
..................................
.................................. TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST 15,486,466 15,855,466
& EVAL, SF.
..................................
.................................. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
EVAL, DW
.................................. BASIC RESEARCH
1 0601000BR DTRA BASIC RESEARCH............... 15,643 15,643
3 0601108D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH 16,817 16,817
INITIATIVES.
4 0601110D8Z BASIC RESEARCH INITIATIVES........ 82,264 112,264
.................................. Defense Established Program to [30,000]
Stimulate Competitive Research.
6 0601120D8Z NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM 146,010 146,010
7 0601122E EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES............ 360,456 360,456
8 0601228D8Z HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND 99,610 109,610
UNIVERSITIES/MINORITY
INSTITUTIONS.
.................................. Efficient AI Linguistics [10,000]
Algorithmic Development to
Support National Security.
9 0601384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 36,582 36,582
PROGRAM.
.................................. SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH........... 757,382 797,382
..................................
.................................. APPLIED RESEARCH
10 0602000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY........ 19,734 19,734
11 0602023E ACCESS AND AWARENESS.............. 100,791 100,791
12 0602024E WARFIGHTING PERFORMANCE........... 278,121 278,121
13 0602025E MAKING, MAINTAINING, SUPPLY CHAIN 1,347,049 1,347,049
AND LOGISTICS.
14 0602026E EFFECTS........................... 20,275 20,275
16 0602128D8Z PROMOTION AND PROTECTION 3,166 3,166
STRATEGIES.
17 0602230D8Z DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION..... 46,261 46,261
18 0602234D8Z LINCOLN LABORATORY RESEARCH 11,479 41,479
PROGRAM.
.................................. Lincoln Laboratory Research [30,000]
Program.
19 0602251D8Z APPLIED RESEARCH FOR THE 53,983 53,983
ADVANCEMENT OF S&T PRIORITIES.
21 0602384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 230,751 230,751
PROGRAM.
22 0602668D8Z CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH........... 17,988 50,988
.................................. University Consortium for [20,000]
Cybersecurity.
.................................. Pacific Intelligence and [13,000]
Innovation Initiative (P3I).
28 0602718BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS 161,495 161,495
DESTRUCTION APPLIED RESEARCH.
29 0602751D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE 8,883 8,883
(SEI) APPLIED RESEARCH.
30 0602890D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH........ 48,738 48,738
31 0602891D8Z FSRM MODELLING.................... 994 994
32 1160401BB SOF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT........ 50,026 61,226
.................................. Comprehensive Protective Cold [11,200]
Weather Layering System.
.................................. SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH......... 2,399,734 2,473,934
..................................
.................................. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
33 0603000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS ADVANCED 50,663 50,663
TECHNOLOGY.
35 0603055D8Z OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY 168,253 183,253
IMPROVEMENT.
.................................. Power generation.................. [15,000]
37 0603122D8Z COMBATING TERRORISM TECHNOLOGY 81,513 96,513
SUPPORT.
.................................. U.S.-Israel Joint R&D on emerging [15,000]
technologies.
38 0603133D8Z FOREIGN COMPARATIVE TESTING....... 27,958 37,958
.................................. Foreign Comparative Testing [10,000]
program.
39 0603142D8Z MISSION ENGINEERING & INTEGRATION 99,534 99,534
(ME&I).
40 0603160BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS 393,469 393,469
DESTRUCTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
42 0603176C ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE 21,625 38,625
ASSESSMENT.
.................................. Directed energy technology [17,000]
maturation.
43 0603180C ADVANCED RESEARCH................. 42,093 42,093
44 0603183D8Z JOINT HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGY 50,998 50,998
DEVELOPMENT &TRANSITION.
45 0603225D8Z JOINT DOD-DOE MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY 35,505 35,505
DEVELOPMENT.
48 0603288D8Z ANALYTIC ASSESSMENTS.............. 41,010 41,010
49 0603289D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE ANALYSIS AND 57,457 57,457
CONCEPTS.
50 0603330D8Z QUANTUM APPLICATION............... 59,521 59,521
51 0603342D8Z DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT (DIU)..... 0 5,000
.................................. DIU OnRamp Hub.................... [5,000]
52 0603375D8Z TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION............. 19,654 29,654
.................................. Auxilliary equipment.............. [10,000]
53 0603379D8Z ADVANCED TECHNICAL INTEGRATION.... 19,991 19,991
54 0603384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 247,043 247,043
PROGRAM--ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.
55 0603467E DARPA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 1,643,465 1,643,465
DEVELOPMENT.
56 0603468E ADVANCED COMPLEX SYSTEMS.......... 350,695 350,695
57 0603469E ADVANCED ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES.... 335,647 335,647
59 0603618D8Z JOINT ELECTRONIC ADVANCED 20,575 20,575
TECHNOLOGY.
60 0603662D8Z NETWORKED COMMUNICATIONS 19,937 19,937
CAPABILITIES.
62 0603680D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE MANUFACTURING SCIENCE 409,493 584,493
AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
.................................. Critical Minerals RDT&E Increase.. [15,000]
.................................. Advanced manufacturing............ [150,000]
.................................. Biotechnology Manufacturing....... [5,000]
.................................. Robotics Enhancements for [5,000]
Armaments Manufacturing.
63 0603680S MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.. 50,610 55,610
.................................. DLA Critical Materials............ [5,000]
64 0603712S GENERIC LOGISTICS R&D TECHNOLOGY 19,640 19,640
DEMONSTRATIONS.
65 0603716D8Z STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 58,092 58,092
PROGRAM.
66 0603720S MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY 135,016 135,016
DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT.
67 0603727D8Z JOINT WARFIGHTING PROGRAM......... 945 945
70 0603766E NETWORK-CENTRIC WARFARE TECHNOLOGY 0 14,000
.................................. Air Combat Evolution (ACE)-- [14,000]
autonomous air-to-air cruise
missile and drone defense.
72 0603781D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE.... 12,972 12,972
73 0603838D8Z DEFENSE INNOVATION ACCELERATION 211,027 211,027
(DIA).
74 0603924D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED 114,577 124,577
TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
.................................. Ultra-Short Pulsed Laser (USPL) [10,000]
Weapons Lethality.
75 0603941D8Z TEST & EVALUATION SCIENCE & 1,095,772 1,105,772
TECHNOLOGY.
.................................. Reusable Hypersonic Test Bed [10,000]
Integration & Testing.
76 0603945D8Z INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION 173,048 178,048
INITIATIVES.
.................................. Critical Minerals for Energy [5,000]
Storage Solutions.
78 0604055D8Z OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY 0 17,000
IMPROVEMENT.
.................................. Micro-Reactor Program Advancement. [5,000]
.................................. TRISO fuel development............ [12,000]
80 1160402BB SOF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 152,282 152,282
DEVELOPMENT.
.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 6,220,080 6,528,080
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
.................................. ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTOTYPES
81 0603161D8Z NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL 55,465 103,465
SECURITY EQUIPMENT RDT&E ADC&P.
.................................. Nuclear Advanced Concept [48,000]
Development & Prototypes.
82 0603600D8Z WALKOFF........................... 152,449 152,449
83 0603851D8Z ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNICAL 123,981 123,981
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.
84 0603881C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL 508,898 508,898
DEFENSE SEGMENT.
85 0603882C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 825,919 825,919
MIDCOURSE DEFENSE SEGMENT.
86 0603884BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 272,940 272,940
PROGRAM--DEM/VAL.
87 0603884C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSORS. 197,641 197,641
88 0603890C BMD ENABLING PROGRAMS............. 646,039 646,039
89 0603891C SPECIAL PROGRAMS--MDA............. 498,630 562,630
.................................. AMD/LTRI.......................... [55,000]
.................................. C2BMC-G........................... [9,000]
90 0603892C AEGIS BMD......................... 588,440 588,440
91 0603896C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND 634,183 636,183
AND CONTROL, BATTLE MANAGEMENT
AND COMMUNICATIONS (C2BMC).
.................................. Fiber Festoon Cable sustainment... [2,000]
92 0603898C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE JOINT 45,758 47,758
WARFIGHTER SUPPORT.
.................................. DEEP SENTRY....................... [2,000]
93 0603904C MISSILE DEFENSE INTEGRATION & 55,097 55,097
OPERATIONS CENTER (MDIOC).
94 0603906C REGARDING TRENCH.................. 29,608 29,608
95 0603907C SEA BASED X-BAND RADAR (SBX)...... 166,813 166,813
96 0603913C ISRAELI COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS...... 300,000 300,000
97 0603914C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST.... 463,079 463,079
98 0603915C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TARGETS. 514,904 559,904
.................................. Advanced reactive target [5,000]
simulation development.
.................................. Affordable air-breathing [10,000]
hypersonic flight vehicle.
.................................. High Mach Airbreathing Targets.... [20,000]
.................................. Sea-based launch for missile [10,000]
defense targets.
99 0603923D8Z COALITION WARFARE................. 10,090 10,090
100 0604011D8Z NEXT GENERATION INFORMATION 41,815 41,815
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (5G).
101 0604016D8Z DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CORROSION 2,545 8,545
PROGRAM.
.................................. Corrosion Control Research........ [6,000]
102 0604102C GUAM DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT.......... 128,485 244,485
.................................. AGS integration of AN/TPY-6 TAUs.. [116,000]
105 0604125D8Z ADVANCED MANUFACTURING COMPONENTS 45,513 45,513
AND PROTOTYPES.
106 0604181C HYPERSONIC DEFENSE................ 200,627 200,627
107 0604250D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES.. 749,452 768,452
.................................. EUCOM: Defense of undersea [9,000]
infrastructure.
.................................. Project Pele...................... [10,000]
108 0604294D8Z TRUSTED & ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS 512,151 512,151
109 0604331D8Z RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM......... 235,292 235,292
112 0604400D8Z DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) 2,142 2,142
UNMANNED SYSTEM COMMON
DEVELOPMENT.
113 0604551BR CATAPULT INFORMATION SYSTEM....... 4,161 4,161
114 0604555D8Z OPERATIONAL ENERGY PROTOTYPING-- 55,005 55,005
NON S&T.
117 0604682D8Z SUPPORT FOR STRATEGIC ANALYSIS.... 2,776 2,776
119 0604791D8Z MULTI-DOMAIN JOINT OPERATIONS 20,343 20,343
(MDJO).
120 0604797D8Z JOINT ENERGETIC TRANSITION OFFICE. 3,000 3,000
121 0604826J JOINT C5 CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT, 25,889 25,889
INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY
ASSESSMENTS.
122 0604873C LONG RANGE DISCRIMINATION RADAR 60,443 60,443
(LRDR).
123 0604874C IMPROVED HOMELAND DEFENSE 1,582,414 1,582,414
INTERCEPTORS.
124 0604876C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL 37,784 37,784
DEFENSE SEGMENT TEST.
125 0604878C AEGIS BMD TEST.................... 153,618 153,618
126 0604879C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSOR 68,699 84,699
TEST.
.................................. Sensor Ground Testing............. [16,000]
127 0604880C LAND-BASED SM-3 (LBSM3)........... 24,555 42,555
.................................. Evaluation of CONUS, Hawaii, [8,000]
Alaska emplacements.
.................................. Guam SM-3 software integration.... [10,000]
128 0604887C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 38,325 38,325
MIDCOURSE SEGMENT TEST.
129 0604924D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED 5,589 5,589
COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPE.
130 0202057C SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT......... 1,806 1,806
131 0208059JCY CYBERCOM ACTIVITIES............... 30,212 30,212
133 0208086JCY CYBER TRAINING ENVIRONMENT (CTE).. 124,971 124,971
135 0305103C CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE......... 2,131 2,131
136 0305245D8Z INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES AND 43,596 48,596
INNOVATION INVESTMENTS.
.................................. Geospatial Workforce Development [5,000]
Program.
139 1206895C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM 97,061 97,061
SPACE PROGRAMS.
.................................. SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT 10,390,334 10,731,334
DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.
..................................
.................................. SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION
141 0604123D8Z CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL 9,196 9,196
INTELLIGENCE OFFICER (CDAO)--DEM/
VAL ACTIVITIES.
142 0604133D8Z ALPHA-1 DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.... 441,821 441,821
143 0604161D8Z NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL 12,874 12,874
SECURITY EQUIPMENT RDT&E SDD.
144 0604384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 255,630 255,630
PROGRAM--EMD.
145 0604771D8Z JOINT TACTICAL INFORMATION 10,527 10,527
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (JTIDS).
146 0605000BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS 14,931 14,931
DESTRUCTION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
147 0605013BL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 1,283 1,283
148 0605021SE HOMELAND PERSONNEL SECURITY 9,137 9,137
INITIATIVE.
149 0605022D8Z DEFENSE EXPORTABILITY PROGRAM..... 6,780 6,780
150 0605027D8Z OUSD(C) IT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES 9,765 9,765
151 0605080S DEFENSE AGENCY INITIATIVES (DAI)-- 31,714 31,714
FINANCIAL SYSTEM.
152 0605141BR MISSION ASSURANCE RISK MANAGEMENT 9,573 9,573
SYSTEM (MARMS).
153 0605210D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE ELECTRONIC 9,366 9,366
PROCUREMENT CAPABILITIES.
154 0605294D8Z TRUSTED & ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS 143,475 143,475
155 0605649D8Z ACQUISITION INTEGRATION AND 13,556 13,556
INTEROPERABILITY (AI2).
156 0605755D8Z RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DEFENSE 3,307 3,307
MODERNIZATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
AND DEMONSTRATION.
157 0605772D8Z NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, & 3,158 3,158
COMMUNICATIONS.
159 0305282K JOINT FIRES NETWORK (JFN)......... 10,000 10,000
160 0305304D8Z REAL PROPERTY INFORMATION 6,473 6,473
MANAGEMENT.
161 0305310D8Z COUNTERPROLIFERATION ADVANCED 12,107 12,107
DEVELOPMENT.
.................................. SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND 1,014,673 1,014,673
DEMONSTRATION.
..................................
.................................. MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
163 0603829J JOINT CAPABILITY EXPERIMENTATION.. 13,822 13,822
164 0604122D8Z JADC2 DEVELOPMENT AND 297,801 297,801
EXPERIMENTATION ACTIVITIES.
165 0604774D8Z DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM 8,552 8,552
(DRRS).
166 0604875D8Z JOINT SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE 8,627 8,627
DEVELOPMENT.
167 0604940D8Z CENTRAL TEST AND EVALUATION 542,773 542,773
INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT (CTEIP).
168 0604942D8Z ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS....... 1,275 1,275
170 0605001E MISSION SUPPORT................... 115,673 115,673
171 0605100D8Z JOINT MISSION ENVIRONMENT TEST 210,878 210,878
CAPABILITY (JMETC).
172 0605126J JOINT INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE 78,057 78,057
DEFENSE ORGANIZATION (JIAMDO).
174 0605142D8Z SYSTEMS ENGINEERING............... 23,405 23,405
175 0605151D8Z STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT--OSD. 5,301 5,301
176 0605161D8Z NUCLEAR MATTERS-PHYSICAL SECURITY. 12,549 22,549
.................................. Nuclear Matters Management Support [10,000]
177 0605170D8Z SUPPORT TO NETWORKS AND 15,597 15,597
INFORMATION INTEGRATION.
178 0605200D8Z GENERAL SUPPORT TO 3,468 3,468
OUSD(INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY).
179 0605384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 67,263 67,263
PROGRAM.
186 0605711D8Z CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS...... 11,781 11,781
187 0605790D8Z SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH 5,411 5,411
(SBIR)/ SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER (STTR) ADMINISTRATION.
188 0605797D8Z MAINTAINING TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE.. 29,675 34,675
.................................. NSCEB recommendation--AIxBio [5,000]
Sandbox.
189 0605798D8Z DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS....... 45,134 45,134
190 0605801KA DEFENSE TECHNICAL INFORMATION 60,209 60,209
CENTER (DTIC).
191 0605803SE R&D IN SUPPORT OF DOD ENLISTMENT, 30,778 30,778
TESTING AND EVALUATION.
192 0605804D8Z DEVELOPMENT TEST AND EVALUATION... 37,381 37,381
193 0605898E MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D................ 13,623 13,623
194 0605998KA MANAGEMENT HQ--DEFENSE TECHNICAL 3,466 3,466
INFORMATION CENTER (DTIC).
195 0606005D8Z SPECIAL ACTIVITIES................ 18,594 18,594
196 0606100D8Z BUDGET AND PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS.... 13,084 13,084
197 0606114D8Z ANALYSIS WORKING GROUP (AWG) 5,229 5,229
SUPPORT.
199 0606225D8Z ODNA TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCE 3,461 3,461
ANALYSIS.
200 0606300D8Z DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD............. 6,563 6,563
201 0606301D8Z AVIATION SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES...... 1,702 1,702
202 0606771D8Z CYBER RESILIENCY AND CYBERSECURITY 14,220 14,220
POLICY.
203 0606774D8Z DEFENSE CIVILIAN TRAINING CORPS... 8,752 8,752
204 0606775D8Z JOINT PRODUCTION ACCELERATOR CELL 5,493 5,493
(JPAC).
205 0606829D8Z SUSTAINMENT TRANSITION 30,000 30,000
CAPABILITIES.
206 0606853BR MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & 14,841 24,841
INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT.
.................................. Critical Infrastructure Defense [10,000]
Analysis Center (CIDAC).
207 0203345D8Z DEFENSE OPERATIONS SECURITY 2,493 2,493
INITIATIVE (DOSI).
208 0204571J JOINT STAFF ANALYTICAL SUPPORT.... 8,070 8,070
209 0208045K C4I INTEROPERABILITY.............. 70,893 70,893
210 0303169D8Z INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RAPID 4,355 4,355
ACQUISITION.
211 0305172K COMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS.... 5,447 5,447
213 0305208K DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE 2,887 2,887
SYSTEMS.
214 0305248J JOINT STAFF OFFICE OF THE CHIEF 14,500 14,500
DATA OFFICER (OCDO) ACTIVITIES.
215 0804768J COCOM EXERCISE ENGAGEMENT AND 91,952 91,952
TRAINING TRANSFORMATION (CE2T2)--
NON-MHA.
216 0808709SE DEFENSE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 388 388
MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (DEOMI).
217 0808737SE INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION..... 5,744 5,744
218 0901598C MANAGEMENT HQ--MDA................ 28,719 28,719
219 0903235K JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER (JSP)...... 1,283 1,283
999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 31,148 31,148
.................................. SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT....... 2,032,317 2,057,317
..................................
.................................. OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
220 0604011D8Z NEXT GENERATION INFORMATION 22,439 22,439
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (5G).
223 0607162D8Z CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS 2,360 2,360
ELIMINATION TECHNOLOGY
IMPROVEMENT.
224 0607210D8Z INDUSTRIAL BASE ANALYSIS AND 273,379 294,379
SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT.
.................................. Corrosion Resistant Magnesium [17,000]
Coating for Aircraft.
.................................. Rare Earth Magnet Manufacturing... [4,000]
225 0607310D8Z COUNTERPROLIFERATION MODERNIZATION 12,704 12,704
226 0607327T GLOBAL THEATER SECURITY 6,173 6,173
COOPERATION MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEMS (G-TSCMIS).
227 0607384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 79,118 79,118
(OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT).
228 0607757D8Z RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DEFENSE 2,945 2,945
MODERNIZATION OPERATIONAL SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT.
229 0208085JCY ROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS.. 88,522 88,522
230 0208097JCY CYBER COMMAND AND CONTROL (CYBER 85,833 85,833
C2).
231 0208099JCY DATA AND UNIFIED PLATFORM (D&UP).. 83,039 83,039
235 0302019K DEFENSE INFO INFRASTRUCTURE 16,162 16,162
ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION.
236 0302609V COUNTERING THREATS AUTOMATED 5,030 5,030
PLATFORM.
237 0303126K LONG-HAUL COMMUNICATIONS--DCS..... 40,293 40,293
238 0303131K MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY 5,113 5,113
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN).
240 0303140D8Z INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY 25,347 40,347
PROGRAM.
.................................. National Narrative Intelligence [15,000]
Research Center.
242 0303140K INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY 23,224 23,224
PROGRAM.
243 0303153K DEFENSE SPECTRUM ORGANIZATION..... 20,174 20,174
244 0303171K JOINT PLANNING AND EXECUTION 6,242 6,242
SERVICES.
246 0303430V FEDERAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES 22,700 22,700
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
252 0305104D8Z DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE (DIB) 10,840 10,840
CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE.
257 0305146V DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE 1,800 1,800
ACTIVITIES.
258 0305172D8Z COMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS.... 22,548 22,548
260 0305186D8Z POLICY R&D PROGRAMS............... 6,043 6,043
262 0305199D8Z NET CENTRICITY.................... 17,114 17,114
264 0305208BB DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE 5,656 5,656
SYSTEMS.
270 0305387D8Z HOMELAND DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY 1,771 1,771
TRANSFER PROGRAM.
279 0306250JCY CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY 473,399 473,399
SUPPORT.
280 0307609V NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY 34,710 34,710
SYSTEMS (NISS).
283 0708012K LOGISTICS SUPPORT ACTIVITIES...... 2,876 2,876
284 0708012S PACIFIC DISASTER CENTERS.......... 2,000 4,000
.................................. Pacific Disaster Centers.......... [2,000]
285 0708047S DEFENSE PROPERTY ACCOUNTABILITY 3,020 3,020
SYSTEM.
289 1160403BB AVIATION SYSTEMS.................. 119,699 134,699
.................................. Vertical Take Off and Landing [15,000]
Optionally Piloted Vehicle (VTOL-
OPV).
290 1160405BB INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.. 102,732 105,732
.................................. Ultra-lightweight Group 1 Small [3,000]
UAS.
291 1160408BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS.......... 234,653 234,653
292 1160431BB WARRIOR SYSTEMS................... 279,639 284,639
.................................. Blast Overpressure Analysis and [5,000]
Mitigation.
293 1160432BB SPECIAL PRGRAMS................... 550 550
294 1160434BB UNMANNED ISR...................... 2,281 2,281
295 1160480BB SOF TACTICAL VEHICLES............. 9,213 9,213
296 1160483BB MARITIME SYSTEMS.................. 120,475 120,475
297 1160490BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS 21,752 21,752
INTELLIGENCE.
298 1203610K TELEPORT PROGRAM.................. 24,319 24,319
999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 8,276,313 8,276,313
.................................. SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM 10,594,200 10,655,200
DEVELOPMENT.
..................................
.................................. SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
PILOT PROGRAMS
299 0608140D8Z ENTERPRISE PLATFORMS AND 402,783 402,783
CAPABILITIES--SOFTWARE PILOT
PROGRAM.
300 0608648D8Z ACQUISITION VISIBILITY--SOFTWARE 17,549 17,549
PILOT PROGRAM.
301 0608776D8Z DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT FIELDING.. 48,413 198,413
.................................. Attritable autonomous systems..... [150,000]
302 0303150K GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM. 44,474 44,474
.................................. SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL 513,219 663,219
TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS.
..................................
.................................. TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST 33,921,939 34,921,139
& EVAL, DW.
..................................
.................................. OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL, DEFENSE
.................................. MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
1 0605118OTE OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION... 133,542 133,542
2 0605131OTE LIVE FIRE TEST AND EVALUATION..... 108,109 108,109
3 0605814OTE OPERATIONAL TEST ACTIVITIES AND 76,492 76,492
ANALYSES.
.................................. SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT....... 318,143 318,143
..................................
.................................. TOTAL OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL, 318,143 318,143
DEFENSE.
..................................
.................................. TOTAL RDT&E....................... 142,001,108 150,453,940
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TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.
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SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2026 Senate
Line Item Request Authorized
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY
OPERATING FORCES
010 MANEUVER UNITS....................................................... 4,671,407 4,671,407
020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES............................................. 221,578 221,578
030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE............................................... 927,219 927,219
040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS................................................. 2,220,746 2,320,746
FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning........................................... [100,000]
050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT....................................... 1,333,769 1,333,769
060 AVIATION ASSETS...................................................... 1,829,054 1,829,054
070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT................................... 7,497,735 7,599,735
FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning........................................... [102,000]
080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS........................................ 583,196 583,196
090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE........................................ 152,404 152,404
100 MEDICAL READINESS.................................................... 844,140 844,140
110 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT.............................................. 10,694,915 10,694,915
120 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION.................. 6,159,744 0
Transferred to Division B............................................ [-6,159,744]
130 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS.............................. 263,147 263,147
140 ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES................................................ 392,457 392,457
150 RESET................................................................ 111,688 111,688
160 US AFRICA COMMAND.................................................... 413,046 414,046
AFRICOM: Office of Strategic Capital detailees....................... [1,000]
170 US EUROPEAN COMMAND.................................................. 385,744 586,744
EUCOM: Office of Strategic Capital detailees......................... [1,000]
Experimentation for EUCOM Eastern Flank Defense Line................. [150,000]
Unmanned systems for EUCOM........................................... [50,000]
180 US SOUTHERN COMMAND.................................................. 224,971 225,971
SOUTHCOM: Office of Strategic Capital detailees...................... [1,000]
190 US FORCES KOREA...................................................... 77,049 77,049
200 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITES--CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS.......................... 331,467 331,467
210 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSECURITY................................. 550,089 553,089
Human-Artificial Intelligence teaming................................ [3,000]
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES............................................ 39,885,565 34,133,821
MOBILIZATION
220 STRATEGIC MOBILITY................................................... 134,892 134,892
230 ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS............................................ 330,812 362,212
Army Prepositioned Stocks............................................ [31,400]
240 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS.............................................. 3,162 3,162
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION................................................ 468,866 500,266
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
250 OFFICER ACQUISITION.................................................. 172,424 172,424
260 RECRUIT TRAINING..................................................... 78,929 78,929
270 ONE STATION UNIT TRAINING............................................ 88,033 88,033
280 SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS............................... 508,982 508,982
290 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING........................................... 988,901 988,901
300 FLIGHT TRAINING...................................................... 1,398,974 1,398,974
310 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION................................... 202,738 202,738
320 TRAINING SUPPORT..................................................... 596,528 596,528
330 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING........................................... 747,712 747,712
340 EXAMINING............................................................ 177,666 177,666
350 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION..................................... 181,211 181,211
360 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING...................................... 227,476 227,476
370 JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS................................ 190,668 212,668
Fully fund Army JROTC................................................ [22,000]
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING..................................... 5,560,242 5,582,242
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
390 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION........................................... 1,306,690 1,306,690
400 CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES............................................ 740,581 740,581
410 LOGISTIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.......................................... 588,151 588,151
420 AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT................................................ 344,948 344,948
430 ADMINISTRATION....................................................... 408,825 408,825
440 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS........................................... 2,171,607 2,256,487
Army Data Platform 1.0 (VANTAGE)/Army Data Platform 2.0.............. [74,880]
Army Data Platform 2.0............................................... [10,000]
450 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT.................................................. 313,323 313,323
460 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT.............................................. 853,139 853,139
470 OTHER SERVICE SUPPORT................................................ 2,078,411 2,078,411
480 ARMY CLAIMS ACTIVITIES............................................... 223,611 223,611
490 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT............................................... 294,705 294,705
500 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT READINESS............................. 618,471 618,471
510 DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT........................ 36,510 36,510
520 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY HEADQUARTERS.................................. 664,510 664,510
530 MISC. SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS....................................... 31,387 31,387
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.................................................. 2,385,523 2,385,523
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES.................................... 13,060,392 13,145,272
UNDISTRIBUTED
998 UNDISTRIBUTED........................................................ 0 -812,335
Unobligated balances................................................. [-812,335]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED............................................... 0 -812,335
TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY................................ 58,975,065 52,549,266
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES
OPERATING FORCES
010 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES............................................. 14,651 14,651
020 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE............................................... 703,286 703,286
030 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS................................................. 146,794 146,794
040 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT....................................... 685,541 685,541
050 AVIATION ASSETS...................................................... 55,155 55,155
060 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT................................... 438,508 438,508
070 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS........................................ 23,783 23,783
080 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE........................................ 40,426 40,426
090 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT.............................................. 557,465 557,465
100 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION.................. 504,922 0
Transferred to Division B............................................ [-504,922]
110 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS.............................. 20,531 20,531
120 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS......................... 2,174 2,174
130 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSECURITY................................. 19,041 19,041
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES............................................ 3,212,277 2,707,355
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
140 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION........................................... 14,629 14,629
150 ADMINISTRATION....................................................... 16,798 16,798
160 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS........................................... 6,432 6,432
170 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT.................................................. 7,186 7,186
180 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT.............................................. 56,856 56,856
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES.................................... 101,901 101,901
UNDISTRIBUTED
998 UNDISTRIBUTED........................................................ 0 -10,222
Unobligated balances................................................. [-10,222]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED............................................... 0 -10,222
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES.............................. 3,314,178 2,799,034
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG
OPERATING FORCES
010 MANEUVER UNITS....................................................... 911,525 911,525
020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES............................................. 210,737 210,737
030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE............................................... 879,111 879,111
040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS................................................. 88,001 88,001
050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT....................................... 350,261 350,261
060 AVIATION ASSETS...................................................... 1,128,195 1,128,195
070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT................................... 810,263 810,263
080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS........................................ 34,354 34,354
090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE........................................ 179,622 179,622
100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT.............................................. 1,246,273 1,246,273
110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION.................. 1,275,984 0
Transferred to Division B............................................ [-1,275,984]
120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS.............................. 1,203,158 1,203,158
130 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS......................... 5,136 5,136
140 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSECURITY................................. 24,096 24,096
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES............................................ 8,346,716 7,070,732
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
150 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION........................................... 6,460 6,460
160 ADMINISTRATION....................................................... 45,919 45,919
170 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS........................................... 9,373 9,373
190 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT.............................................. 261,622 261,622
200 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT............................................... 3,891 3,891
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES.................................... 327,265 327,265
UNDISTRIBUTED
998 UNDISTRIBUTED........................................................ 0 -246,699
Unobligated balances................................................. [-246,699]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED............................................... 0 -246,699
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG.................................. 8,673,981 7,151,298
COUNTER-ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP
COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF)
010 IRAQ................................................................. 212,516 212,516
020 SYRIA................................................................ 130,000 130,000
030 LEBANON.............................................................. 15,000 15,000
SUBTOTAL COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF).................... 357,516 357,516
TOTAL COUNTER-ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP........ 357,516 357,516
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY
OPERATING FORCES
010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS.................................. 7,720,210 7,720,210
020 FLEET AIR TRAINING................................................... 2,925,791 2,925,791
050 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT.................................................. 1,447,480 1,447,480
060 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE........................................... 1,661,933 1,661,933
080 AVIATION LOGISTICS................................................... 2,147,907 2,147,907
090 MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS.................................... 5,350,073 5,350,073
100 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING................................... 1,719,580 1,719,580
110 SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE............................................... 13,803,188 13,803,188
120 SHIP DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT........................................ 2,760,878 2,760,878
130 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE......................... 1,830,993 1,830,993
140 MEDICAL READINESS.................................................... 604,287 604,287
150 SPACE SYSTEMS AND SURVEILLANCE....................................... 453,847 453,847
160 WARFARE TACTICS...................................................... 1,000,516 1,000,516
170 OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY............................. 454,803 454,803
180 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES................................................ 2,291,340 2,442,570
AFRICOM: Safeguarding U.S. Operations in Somalia..................... [53,500]
FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning........................................... [97,730]
190 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT................... 62,495 62,495
200 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS................................. 105,914 127,634
Critical Joint Manpower.............................................. [16,720]
INDOPACOM's Community Engagement Initiative.......................... [5,000]
210 COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT.......................... 386,657 647,157
AI-Enabled Planning & Wargaming (Thunderforge)....................... [18,000]
Critical Joint Manpower.............................................. [29,390]
FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning........................................... [30,780]
INDOPACOM: Office of Strategic Capital detailees..................... [1,000]
Joint Sustainment Decision Tool (JSDT)............................... [42,000]
Prepositioned Material in Support of SOF............................. [43,000]
Resilient TS-SCI Warfighting Architecture............................ [58,300]
Robust, Resilient Mission Platform (R2MP)............................ [10,100]
SOF Air and Maritime Low-Vis Infrastructure.......................... [27,930]
220 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES................................................ 634,746 634,746
230 FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE.............................................. 1,837,670 1,837,670
240 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE.................................................. 1,601,768 1,601,768
250 OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT......................................... 839,619 839,619
260 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION............................................... 2,185,422 2,185,422
270 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION........................... 3,991,438 0
Transferred to Division B............................................ [-3,991,438]
280 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT............................................... 6,166,266 6,210,266
Barber's Point--sec. 2856 of FY24 NDAA............................... [9,000]
Red Hill long-term monitoring, research, and remediation............. [35,000]
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES............................................ 63,984,821 60,470,833
MOBILIZATION
290 SHIP PREPOSITIONING AND SURGE........................................ 388,627 388,627
300 READY RESERVE FORCE.................................................. 785,052 785,052
310 SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS....................................... 583,296 583,296
330 COAST GUARD SUPPORT.................................................. 22,192 22,192
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION................................................ 1,779,167 1,779,167
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
340 OFFICER ACQUISITION.................................................. 202,397 202,397
350 RECRUIT TRAINING..................................................... 16,945 16,945
360 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS...................................... 164,348 164,348
370 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING........................................... 1,026,076 1,026,076
380 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION................................... 272,964 272,964
390 TRAINING SUPPORT..................................................... 463,572 463,572
400 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING........................................... 303,177 303,177
410 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION..................................... 914 914
420 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING...................................... 65,819 65,819
430 JUNIOR ROTC.......................................................... 25,334 61,334
Fully fund Navy JROTC................................................ [36,000]
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING..................................... 2,541,546 2,577,546
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
440 ADMINISTRATION....................................................... 1,357,428 1,357,428
450 CIVILIAN MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT........................... 239,918 239,918
460 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT........................... 690,712 690,712
490 DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT........................ 61,046 61,046
500 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION........................................... 289,748 289,748
520 PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND PROGRAM SUPPORT........................... 543,911 543,911
530 ACQUISITION, LOGISTICS, AND OVERSIGHT................................ 853,340 853,340
540 INVESTIGATIVE AND SECURITY SERVICES.................................. 1,007,078 1,007,078
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.................................................. 731,405 731,405
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES.................................... 5,774,586 5,774,586
UNDISTRIBUTED
998 UNDISTRIBUTED........................................................ 0 -540,421
Unobligated balances................................................. [-540,421]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED............................................... 0 -540,421
TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY................................ 74,080,120 70,061,711
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS
OPERATING FORCES
010 OPERATIONAL FORCES................................................... 1,950,784 2,054,684
FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning........................................... [103,900]
020 FIELD LOGISTICS...................................................... 1,981,840 1,981,840
030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE.................................................... 236 236
040 MARITIME PREPOSITIONING.............................................. 175,091 175,091
050 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES................................................ 349,082 349,082
060 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION............................. 2,079,890 0
Transferred to Division B............................................ [-2,079,890]
070 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT............................................... 2,834,721 2,834,721
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES............................................ 9,371,644 7,395,654
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
080 RECRUIT TRAINING..................................................... 26,350 26,350
090 OFFICER ACQUISITION.................................................. 1,282 1,282
100 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING........................................... 119,526 119,526
110 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION................................... 58,696 58,696
120 TRAINING SUPPORT..................................................... 538,812 538,812
130 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING........................................... 237,004 237,004
140 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION..................................... 27,500 27,500
150 JUNIOR ROTC.......................................................... 30,808 30,808
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING..................................... 1,039,978 1,039,978
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
180 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION........................................... 87,509 87,509
190 ADMINISTRATION....................................................... 431,282 431,282
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.................................................. 73,788 73,788
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES.................................... 592,579 592,579
UNDISTRIBUTED
998 UNDISTRIBUTED........................................................ 0 -89,275
Unobligated balances................................................. [-89,275]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED............................................... 0 -89,275
TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS........................ 11,004,201 8,938,936
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES
OPERATING FORCES
010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS.................................. 759,843 759,843
030 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT.................................................. 9,972 9,972
040 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE........................................... 204,603 204,603
060 AVIATION LOGISTICS................................................... 24,469 24,469
070 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS................................................ 19,698 19,698
080 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES................................................ 186,946 186,946
090 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES................................................ 294 294
100 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION............................................... 33,414 33,414
110 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION........................... 58,213 0
Transferred to Division B............................................ [-58,213]
120 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT............................................... 118,361 118,361
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES............................................ 1,415,813 1,357,600
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
130 ADMINISTRATION....................................................... 2,539 2,539
140 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT........................... 22,185 22,185
150 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT................................... 1,517 1,517
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES.................................... 26,241 26,241
UNDISTRIBUTED
998 UNDISTRIBUTED........................................................ 0 -19,763
Unobligated balances................................................. [-19,763]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED............................................... 0 -19,763
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES.............................. 1,442,054 1,364,078
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE
OPERATING FORCES
010 OPERATING FORCES..................................................... 117,987 117,987
020 DEPOT MAINTENANCE.................................................... 22,686 22,686
030 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION........................... 48,519 0
Transferred to Division B............................................ [-48,519]
040 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT............................................... 123,079 123,079
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES............................................ 312,271 263,752
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
050 ADMINISTRATION....................................................... 49,774 49,774
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES.................................... 49,774 49,774
UNDISTRIBUTED
998 UNDISTRIBUTED........................................................ 0 -12,267
Unobligated balances................................................. [-12,267]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED............................................... 0 -12,267
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE............................ 362,045 301,259
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE
OPERATING FORCES
010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES................................................ 1,425,125 1,711,125
DAF campaigning and exercises........................................ [150,000]
FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning........................................... [136,000]
020 COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES............................................ 2,753,789 2,773,789
FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning........................................... [20,000]
030 AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, MAINTAIN SKILLS)....................... 1,701,493 1,706,493
FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning........................................... [5,000]
040 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE................................. 4,676,962 4,676,962
050 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION.................. 3,093,331 0
Transferred to Division B............................................ [-3,093,331]
060 CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT............................................... 245,874 245,874
070 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT...................... 9,283,958 9,305,458
FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning........................................... [21,500]
080 FLYING HOUR PROGRAM.................................................. 6,772,468 7,675,468
FY26 F-15 retirement prohibition..................................... [400,000]
FY26 F-22 retirement prohibition..................................... [200,000]
FY26 reversal of accelerated A-10 divestment plan.................... [303,000]
090 BASE SUPPORT......................................................... 11,328,614 11,328,614
100 GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING......................................... 1,239,641 1,239,641
110 OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS........................................ 1,896,441 1,896,441
120 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES................................................ 858,321 858,321
140 MEDICAL READINESS.................................................... 554,180 554,180
150 US NORTHCOM/NORAD.................................................... 266,248 266,248
160 US STRATCOM.......................................................... 593,503 593,503
170 US CENTCOM........................................................... 350,566 1,351,566
CENTCOM: Office of Strategic Capital detailees....................... [1,000]
CENTCOM: replenishment of munitions and readiness for Operations [1,000,000]
ROUGH RIDER and MIDNIGHT HAMMER.....................................
180 US SOCOM............................................................. 28,018 28,018
190 US TRANSCOM.......................................................... 703 703
200 CENTCOM CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT....................................... 928 1,928
Cooperation with the Kingdom of Jordan............................... [1,000]
210 USSPACECOM........................................................... 369,658 369,658
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.................................................. 1,805,672 1,805,672
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES............................................ 49,245,493 48,389,662
MOBILIZATION
220 AIRLIFT OPERATIONS................................................... 3,391,672 3,391,672
230 MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS............................................ 279,205 279,205
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION................................................ 3,670,877 3,670,877
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
240 OFFICER ACQUISITION.................................................. 250,380 250,380
250 RECRUIT TRAINING..................................................... 29,335 29,335
260 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS (ROTC)............................... 131,342 131,342
270 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING........................................... 522,068 528,068
Local cyber training supplementals................................... [6,000]
280 FLIGHT TRAINING...................................................... 1,065,465 1,065,465
290 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION................................... 284,442 284,442
300 TRAINING SUPPORT..................................................... 181,966 181,966
310 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING........................................... 256,687 256,687
320 EXAMINING............................................................ 6,990 6,990
330 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION..................................... 224,340 224,340
340 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING...................................... 360,260 360,260
350 JUNIOR ROTC.......................................................... 0 80,000
Fully fund AF JROTC.................................................. [80,000]
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING..................................... 3,313,275 3,399,275
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
360 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS................................................. 1,155,659 1,155,659
370 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES......................................... 158,965 158,965
380 ADMINISTRATION....................................................... 1,221,364 1,221,364
390 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS........................................... 45,228 45,228
410 OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES......................................... 1,712,600 1,712,600
420 CIVIL AIR PATROL..................................................... 32,394 32,394
430 DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT........................ 48,741 48,741
450 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT................................................ 89,341 89,341
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.................................................. 1,735,598 1,735,598
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES.................................... 6,199,890 6,199,890
UNDISTRIBUTED
998 UNDISTRIBUTED........................................................ 0 -1,020,189
Unobligated balances................................................. [-1,020,189]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED............................................... 0 -1,020,189
TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE........................... 62,429,535 60,639,515
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE
OPERATING FORCES
010 GLOBAL C3I & EARLY WARNING........................................... 846,856 846,856
020 SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS.............................................. 397,822 397,822
030 SPACE OPERATIONS..................................................... 983,784 983,784
040 EDUCATION & TRAINING................................................. 302,939 302,939
060 DEPOT MAINTENANCE.................................................... 67,126 67,126
070 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION.................. 557,175 0
Transferred to Division B............................................ [-557,175]
080 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS AND SYSTEM SUPPORT.............................. 1,495,242 1,495,242
090 SPACE OPERATIONS -BOS................................................ 233,546 233,546
100 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES................................................ 141,512 141,512
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.................................................. 641,519 641,519
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES............................................ 5,667,521 5,110,346
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
110 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS................................................. 35,889 35,889
120 ADMINISTRATION....................................................... 184,753 184,753
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES.................................... 220,642 220,642
UNDISTRIBUTED
998 UNDISTRIBUTED........................................................ 0 -218,077
Unobligated balances................................................. [-218,077]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED............................................... 0 -218,077
TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE......................... 5,888,163 5,112,911
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE
OPERATING FORCES
010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES................................................ 2,010,793 2,010,793
020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS........................................... 214,701 214,701
030 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE................................. 702,575 702,575
040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION.................. 188,802 0
Transferred to Division B............................................ [-188,802]
050 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT...................... 493,324 493,324
060 BASE SUPPORT......................................................... 585,430 585,430
070 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES................................................ 2,484 2,484
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES............................................ 4,198,109 4,009,307
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
080 ADMINISTRATION....................................................... 98,418 98,418
090 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING........................................... 10,618 10,618
100 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERS MGMT (ARPC)............................... 14,951 14,951
120 AUDIOVISUAL.......................................................... 521 521
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES.................................... 124,508 124,508
UNDISTRIBUTED
998 UNDISTRIBUTED........................................................ 0 -224,891
Unobligated balances................................................. [-224,891]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED............................................... 0 -224,891
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE............................ 4,322,617 3,908,924
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG
OPERATING FORCES
010 AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS.................................................. 2,501,226 2,501,226
020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS........................................... 627,680 627,680
030 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE................................. 1,024,171 1,024,171
040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION.................. 549,496 0
Transferred to Division B............................................ [-549,496]
050 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT...................... 1,258,081 1,258,081
060 BASE SUPPORT......................................................... 1,110,875 1,110,875
070 CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT............................................... 16,134 16,134
080 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES................................................ 112,205 112,205
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES............................................ 7,199,868 6,650,372
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
090 ADMINISTRATION....................................................... 82,280 82,280
100 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING........................................... 50,451 50,451
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES.................................... 132,731 132,731
UNDISTRIBUTED
998 UNDISTRIBUTED........................................................ 0 -5,861
Unobligated balances................................................. [-5,861]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED............................................... 0 -5,861
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG................................... 7,332,599 6,777,242
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE
OPERATING FORCES
010 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF................................................ 414,097 414,097
020 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF--JTEEP......................................... 1,026,502 1,082,462
Program increase..................................................... [55,960]
030 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF--CYBER......................................... 9,086 9,086
040 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE--MISO............................. 209,442 251,242
AFRICOM: MISO........................................................ [14,000]
INDOPACOM Information Operations (MISO).............................. [27,800]
050 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND COMBAT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES............. 2,136,165 2,136,165
060 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MAINTENANCE............................... 1,273,409 1,273,409
070 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MANAGEMENT/OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS....... 181,122 181,122
080 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND THEATER FORCES............................ 3,409,285 3,479,285
Blast Overpressure Analysis and Mitigation........................... [5,000]
Prepositioned Material in Support of SOF............................. [65,000]
090 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES..................... 77,241 77,241
100 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND INTELLIGENCE.............................. 1,187,600 1,187,600
110 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT....................... 1,579,137 1,579,137
120 CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS................................................ 1,300,384 1,310,384
IOM capabilities..................................................... [10,000]
130 USCYBERCOM HEADQUARTERS.............................................. 314,284 314,284
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES............................................ 13,117,754 13,295,514
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
140 DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY....................................... 173,265 173,265
150 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF................................................ 124,869 124,869
160 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION........ 28,697 28,697
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING..................................... 326,831 326,831
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
170 CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS.............................................. 126,637 126,637
180 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY--CYBER................................. 3,844 3,844
190 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY........................................ 632,959 632,959
200 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY................................... 1,441,456 1,441,456
210 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANEGEMENT AGENCY--CYBER............................ 43,434 43,434
220 DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY...................... 1,168,366 1,168,366
240 DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY--CYBER............... 11,120 11,120
250 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY--CYBER.............................. 46,621 46,621
260 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY..................................... 932,144 967,144
DLNSEO Restoration................................................... [20,000]
Flagship Language Program for Chinese & Arabic....................... [15,000]
290 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY................................... 3,042,559 3,047,559
Defense Information System Network (DISN)--Service Delivery Nodes.... [5,000]
300 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY--CYBER............................ 559,426 559,426
310 DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY........................................ 164,770 164,770
320 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY............................................. 401,513 401,513
330 DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY............................................... 226,665 226,665
340 DEFENSE POW/MIA OFFICE............................................... 171,339 190,339
Reverse cuts to Defense POW/MIA office (DPAA)........................ [19,000]
350 DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY.................................. 2,864,252 3,570,252
Irregular Warfare Center of Excellence............................... [6,000]
ISCP--EUCOM.......................................................... [200,000]
Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative............................... [500,000]
360 DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY ADMINISTRATION........................... 40,052 40,052
370 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY...................................... 708,214 708,214
390 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY--CYBER............................... 71,925 71,925
400 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY............................. 3,600,175 3,680,175
Impact Aid........................................................... [50,000]
Impact Aid for children with severe disabilities..................... [30,000]
410 MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY............................................... 720,365 720,365
420 OFFICE OF THE LOCAL DEFENSE COMMUNITY COOPERATION.................... 159,534 159,534
460 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE--CYBER............................ 98,034 134,934
Cyber Service Academy Scholarship Program............................ [22,900]
Cybersecurity of the DIB............................................. [6,000]
Small business cybersecurity certification increase.................. [8,000]
470 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE................................... 2,093,717 2,238,117
2026 NDS Commission funding.......................................... [5,000]
Afghanistan War Commission........................................... [11,400]
Anomalous Health Incidents Cross-Functional Team..................... [13,000]
Bien Hoa dioxin remediation.......................................... [30,000]
Defense Community Infrastructure Program............................. [50,000]
Defense Operational Resilience International Cooperation............. [15,000]
Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)............ [20,000]
530 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES..................................... 411,182 411,182
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.................................................. 22,750,830 22,750,830
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES.................................... 42,491,133 43,517,433
UNDISTRIBUTED
998 UNDISTRIBUTED........................................................ 0 -935,000
Unobligated balances................................................. [-935,000]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED............................................... 0 -935,000
TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE........................ 55,935,718 56,204,778
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES
010 US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES, DEFENSE.................... 21,243 21,243
SUBTOTAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES......... 21,243 21,243
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS................................... 21,243 21,243
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID
010 OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER AND CIVIC AID........................ 100,793 100,793
SUBTOTAL OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID.............. 100,793 100,793
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS................................... 100,793 100,793
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT
010 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION......................................... 282,830 282,830
SUBTOTAL COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT........................ 282,830 282,830
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS................................... 282,830 282,830
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
010 ACQ WORKFORCE DEV FD................................................. 45,346 45,346
SUBTOTAL ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT........................... 45,346 45,346
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS................................... 45,346 45,346
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY
050 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY...................................... 148,070 148,070
SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY............................. 148,070 148,070
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS................................... 148,070 148,070
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE
080 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE................................... 8,885 8,885
SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE.......................... 8,885 8,885
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS................................... 8,885 8,885
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE
070 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE................................. 342,149 342,149
SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE.......................... 342,149 342,149
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS................................... 342,149 342,149
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE
060 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY...................................... 357,949 357,949
SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE.......................... 357,949 357,949
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS................................... 357,949 357,949
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES
090 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FORMERLY USED SITES........................ 235,156 235,156
SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES...... 235,156 235,156
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS................................... 235,156 235,156
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE........................................ 295,660,213 277,708,889
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TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL
SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL.
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SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2026 Senate
Item Request Authorized
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MILITARY PERSONNEL
MILITARY PERSONNEL APPROPRIATIONS
MILITARY PERSONNEL APPROPRIATIONS..... 181,803,437 181,063,437
Unobligated balances.................. [-740,000]
SUBTOTAL MILITARY PERSONNEL 181,803,437 181,063,437
APPROPRIATIONS.......................
MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE HEALTH CARE
FUND CONTRIBUTIONS
MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE HEALTH CARE 12,850,165 12,850,165
FUND CONTRIBUTIONS...................
SUBTOTAL MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE 12,850,165 12,850,165
HEALTH CARE FUND CONTRIBUTIONS.......
TOTAL MILITARY PERSONNEL.............. 194,653,602 193,913,602
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TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.
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SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2026 Senate
Line Item Request Authorized
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WORKING CAPITAL FUND
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY
010 INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS.......... 20,589 520,589
Spares and readiness........... [500,000]
SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, 20,589 520,589
ARMY..........................
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, NAVY
010 NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTERS.. 381,600 381,600
SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, 381,600 381,600
NAVY..........................
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE
020 SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS......... 90,262 90,262
SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, 90,262 90,262
AIR FORCE.....................
NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE
TRANSACTION FUND
010 DEFENSE STOCKPILE.............. 5,700 5,700
SUBTOTAL NATIONAL DEFENSE 5,700 5,700
STOCKPILE TRANSACTION FUND....
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-
WIDE
020 ENERGY MANAGEMENT--DEF......... 1,272 1,272
030 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT-- 10,697 10,697
DEFENSE.......................
SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, 1,272 1,272
DEFENSE-WIDE..................
SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, 10,697 10,697
DEFENSE-WIDE..................
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA
010 WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA..... 1,527,817 1,527,817
SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, 1,527,817 1,527,817
DECA..........................
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND..... 2,037,937 2,537,937
CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS
DESTRUCTION
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE
1 CHEM DEMILITARIZATION--O&M..... 3,243 3,243
SUBTOTAL OPERATION & 3,243 3,243
MAINTENANCE...................
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST,
AND EVALUATION
3 CHEM DEMILITARIZATION -RDT&E... 210,039 210,039
SUBTOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 210,039 210,039
TEST, AND EVALUATION..........
TOTAL CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS 213,282 213,282
DESTRUCTION...................
DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG
ACTIVITIES, DEF
DRUG INTRDCTN
010 COUNTER-NARCOTICS SUPPORT...... 398,424 398,424
9999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............ 254,460 254,460
SUBTOTAL DRUG INTRDCTN......... 652,884 652,884
DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM
020 DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM.. 134,938 134,938
SUBTOTAL DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION 134,938 134,938
PROGRAM.......................
NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG
PROGRAM
030 NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG 110,125 295,125
PROGRAM.......................
National Guard Counter-Drug [185,000]
Program.......................
SUBTOTAL NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER- 110,125 295,125
DRUG PROGRAM..................
NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG
SCHOOLS
040 NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG 6,354 6,354
SCHOOLS.......................
SUBTOTAL NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER- 6,354 6,354
DRUG SCHOOLS..................
TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR- 904,301 1,089,301
DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF..........
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
010 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE...... 494,865 514,036
Office of the Inspector General [19,171]
020 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE...... 2,030 2,030
030 RDT&E.......................... 4,625 4,625
040 PROCUREMENT.................... 1,079 1,079
SUBTOTAL OFFICE OF THE 496,895 516,066
INSPECTOR GENERAL.............
SUBTOTAL OFFICE OF THE 4,625 4,625
INSPECTOR GENERAL.............
SUBTOTAL OFFICE OF THE 1,079 1,079
INSPECTOR GENERAL.............
TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR 502,599 521,770
GENERAL.......................
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE
010 IN-HOUSE CARE.................. 10,731,135 11,021,135
Fully fund military medical [290,000]
treatment facilities..........
020 PRIVATE SECTOR CARE............ 21,023,765 21,023,765
030 CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT.... 2,116,278 2,116,278
040 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT......... 2,271,798 2,321,798
Fully fund Defense Health [50,000]
Agency information management
systems.......................
050 MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.......... 303,898 303,898
060 EDUCATION AND TRAINING......... 371,426 371,426
070 BASE OPERATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS. 2,356,290 2,356,290
SUBTOTAL OPERATION & 39,174,590 39,514,590
MAINTENANCE...................
RDT&E
080 R&D RESEARCH................... 41,660 41,660
090 R&D EXPLORATRY DEVELOPMENT..... 183,398 183,398
100 R&D ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT....... 333,072 333,072
110 R&D DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION... 178,983 178,983
120 R&D ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT.... 117,190 117,190
130 R&D MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT..... 99,338 99,338
140 R&D CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT... 19,071 19,071
SUBTOTAL RDT&E................. 972,712 972,712
PROCUREMENT
150 PROC INITIAL OUTFITTING........ 24,597 24,597
160 PROC REPLACEMENT & 222,445 222,445
MODERNIZATION.................
170 PROC JOINT OPERATIONAL MEDICINE 30,732 30,732
INFORMATION SYSTEM............
180 PROC MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM-- 77,047 77,047
DESKTOP TO DATACENTER.........
SUBTOTAL PROCUREMENT........... 354,821 354,821
TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM... 40,502,123 40,842,123
TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS..... 44,160,242 45,204,413
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TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.
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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (In Thousands of Dollars)
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State/Country and FY 2026 Senate
Account Installation Project Title Request Authorized
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
ARMY
Alabama ................................
Army Redstone Arsenal COST TO COMPLETE--PROPULSION 55,000 55,000
SYSTEMS BUILDING
Alaska ................................
Army Fort Wainwright BARRACKS 208,000 63,000
Army Fort Wainwright DINING FACILITY (DESIGN) 0 8,000
Arizona ................................
Army Fort Huachuca FLIGHT CONTROL TOWER (DESIGN) 0 2,000
Army Yuma Proving Ground POLE LINE ROAD (DESIGN) 0 990
Florida ................................
Army Eglin Air Force BARRACKS 91,000 50,000
Base
Army Naval Air Station COMMAND & CONTROL FACILITY (INC) 50,000 50,000
Key West
Georgia ................................
Army Fort Benning CAMP MERRILL BARRACKS (DESIGN) 0 3,800
Army Fort Gillem EVIDENCE STORAGE BUILDING 166,000 45,000
Army Fort Gordon CYBER FACULTY OPERATIONS AND 0 6,100
AUDITORIUM FACILITY (DESIGN)
Germany ................................
Army U.S. Army Garrison VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP 92,000 92,000
Ansbach
Army U.S. Army Garrison KNOWN DISTANCE RANGE 9,800 9,800
Rheinland-Pfalz
Army U.S. Army Garrison LIVE FIRE EXERCISE SHOOTHOUSE 13,200 13,200
Rheinland-Pfalz
Army U.S. Army Garrison VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP 39,000 39,000
Rheinland-Pfalz
Guam ................................
Army Joint Region PDI: GUAM DEFENSE SYSTEM, EIAMD, 33,000 33,000
Marianas PHASE 2 (INC)
Hawaii ................................
Army Pohakuloa Training AIRFIELD OPERATIONS BUILDING 0 20,000
Area
Army Schofield Barracks MCA WILDLAND FIRE STATION 0 2,100
(DESIGN)
Illinois ................................
Army Rock Island Arsenal CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 0 50,000
Army Rock Island Arsenal FORGING EQUIPMENT ANNEX (DESIGN) 0 5,000
Indiana ................................
Army Crane Army PYROTECHNIC PRODUCTION FACILITY 161,000 72,000
Ammunition Plant
Kansas ................................
Army Fort Riley AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER 0 26,000
Army Fort Riley AUTOMATED INFANTRY PLATOON 13,200 13,200
BATTLE COURSE
Army Fort Riley BARRACKS (DESIGN) 0 16,000
Kentucky ................................
Army Fort Campbell AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER 0 45,000
Army Fort Campbell BARRACKS 112,000 40,000
Army Fort Campbell FLIGHT CONTROL TOWER 0 55,000
Maryland ................................
Army Aberdeen Proving APPLIED SCIENCE CENTER, ABERDEEN 0 8,000
Ground PROVING GROUND (DESIGN)
New York ................................
Army Fort Drum AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 0 9,824
ADDITION DESIGN)
Army Fort Drum ORTC TRANSIENT TRAINING BARRACKS 0 8,655
(DEISGN)
Army Fort Drum RANGE 41C, AUTOMATED RECORD FIRE 0 2,500
PLUS RANGE (DESIGN)
Army Fort Hamilton CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 31,000 31,000
Army Watervliet Arsenal ELECTRICAL SWITCHING STATION 29,000 29,000
North Carolina ................................
Army Fort Bragg AUTOMATED INFANTRY PLATOON 19,000 19,000
BATTLE COURSE
Army Fort Bragg COST TO COMPLETE AIRCRAFT 24,000 24,000
MAINTENANCE HANGAR
Oklahoma ................................
Army McAlester Army COST TO COMPLETE--AMMUNITION 55,000 55,000
Ammunition Plant DEMOLITION SHOP
Pennsylvania ................................
Army Letterkenny Army DEFENSE ACCESS ROADS 7,500 7,500
Depot
Army Letterkenny Army GUIDED MISSILE MAINTENANCE 84,000 84,000
Depot BUILDING
Army Tobyhanna Army RADAR TEST RANGE EXPANSION 68,000 68,000
Depot
Republic of the ................................
Marshall Islands
Army U.S. Army Garrison AIRFIELD APRON & TAXIWAY REPAIR 0 161,000
Kwajalein
South Carolina ................................
Army Fort Jackson CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 51,000 51,000
Texas ................................
Army Corpus Christi Army COST TO COMPLETE--POWERTRAIN 60,000 60,000
Depot FACILITY (ENGINE ASSEMBLY)
Army Red River Army COST TO COMPLETE--COMPONENT 93,000 48,000
Depot REBUILD SHOP
Washington ................................
Army Joint Base Lewis- COMMAND & CONTROL FACILITY 128,000 55,000
McChord
Worldwide Unspecified ................................
Army Unspecified DESIGN 287,557 287,557
Worldwide
Locations
Army Unspecified FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, 0 6,459,744
Worldwide RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION
Locations ($6,159,744 TRANSFERRED FROM
O&M)
Army Unspecified HOST NATION SUPPORT 46,031 46,031
Worldwide
Locations
Army Unspecified PDI: INDOPACOM MINOR 68,453 68,453
Worldwide CONSTRUCTION PILOT
Locations
Army Unspecified UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 79,218 79,218
Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Military Construction, Army 2,173,959 8,477,672
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NAVY & MARINE CORPS
Arizona ................................
Navy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Air UDP TRANSIENT BARRACKS (DESIGN) 0 6,700
Station Yuma
Navy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Air WATER TREATMENT PLANT (DESIGN) 0 26,100
Station Yuma
Australia ................................
Navy & Marine Corps Royal Australian PDI: AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON 190,630 190,630
Air Force Base (INC)
Darwin
Bahrain ................................
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Support COST TO COMPLETE--FLEET 42,000 42,000
Activity Bahrain MAINTENANCE FACILITY & TOC
California ................................
Navy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Base COMMUNICATION CENTER (AREA 52) 18,480 18,480
Camp Pendleton
Navy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Base FIRE EMERGENCY RESPONSE STATION 0 43,800
Camp Pendleton
Navy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Base MESS HALL & ARMORY (AREA 43) 108,740 22,740
Camp Pendleton
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Air Station STRIKE FIGHTER CENTER OF 55,542 55,542
Lemoore EXCELLENCE PACIFIC (INC)
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Base Coronado FORD CLASS CVN INFRASTRUCTURE 103,000 24,000
UPGRADES, PIER LIMA
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Base Coronado UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING 0 199,000
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Base San CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 86,820 86,820
Diego
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Base San RECONNGURABLE CYBER LABORATORY 0 68,000
Diego
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Base Ventura COMMUNITY & AIRFIELD AREA FLOOD 0 104,000
County PROTECTION
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Base Ventura COST TO COMPLETE--MQ-25 AIRCRAFT 71,200 71,200
County Point Mugu MAINTENANCE HANGAR
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Support NAVAL INNOVATION CENTER (INC) 30,000 30,000
Activity Monterey
Connecticut ................................
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Submarine WEAPONS MAGAZINE & ORDNANCE 30,000 30,000
Base New London OPERATIONS FACILITY
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Submarine SUBMARINE PIER 8 REPLACEMENT 0 225,000
Base New London
District of Columbia ................................
Navy & Marine Corps Marine Barracks BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS & 65,900 65,900
Washington (8th SUPPORT FACILITY (INC)
Street & I)
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Research BIOMOLECULAR SCIENCE & SYNTHETIC 0 157,000
Laboratory BIOLOGY LABORATORY
Djibouti ................................
Navy & Marine Corps Camp Lemmonier ELECTRICAL POWER PLANT (INC) 51,600 51,600
Florida ................................
Navy & Marine Corps Cape Canaveral COST TO COMPLETE--ENGINEERING 15,600 15,600
Space Force TEST FACILITY
Station
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Air Station CONSOLIDATED "A" SCHOOL 0 164,000
Pensacola DORMITORY
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Air Station ADVANCED HELICOPTER TRAINING 98,505 98,505
Whiting Field SYSTEM HANGAR (INC)
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Air Station CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 0 3,000
Whiting Field (DESIGN)
Georgia ................................
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Submarine TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY 119,030 119,030
Base Kings Bay EXPANSION--COLUMBIA (INC)
Guam ................................
Navy & Marine Corps Joint Region BLK V VA CLASS OPERATIONAL 0 103,000
Marianas STORAGE FACILITY
Navy & Marine Corps Joint Region NEX COLD STORAGE WAREHOUSE 0 62,000
Marianas
Navy & Marine Corps Andersen Air Force PDI: JOINT CONSOLIDATED 181,124 121,124
Base COMMUNICATIONS CENTER (INC)
Navy & Marine Corps Andersen Air Force PDI: WATER WELLS 70,070 70,070
Base
Navy & Marine Corps Joint Region PDI: COST TO COMPLETE--X-RAY 31,000 31,000
Marianas WHARF BERTH
Navy & Marine Corps Joint Region PDI: JOINT COMMUNICATION UPGRADE 158,600 83,600
Marianas (INC)
Navy & Marine Corps Joint Region PDI: MISSILE INTEGRATION TEST 87,270 87,270
Marianas FACILITY (INC)
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Base Guam PDI: INNER APRA HARBOR 105,950 105,950
RESILIENCY
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Base Guam PDI: ARTILLERY BATTERY 64,774 64,774
North Finegayan FACILITIES (INC)
Telecommunications
Site
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Base Guam PDI: RECYCLE CENTER 61,010 61,010
North Finegayan
Telecommunications
Site
Navy & Marine Corps Joint Region POLARIS POINT ECP UPGRADE 0 35,000
Marianas
Navy & Marine Corps Joint Region POLARIS POINT ECP UPGRADE 0 587,020
Marianas
Navy & Marine Corps Joint Region SATELLITE FIRE STATION 0 23,000
Marianas
Navy & Marine Corps Joint Region SUBMARINE MAINTENANCE FACILITY 0 537,100
Marianas PHASES 1-3
Navy & Marine Corps Joint Region UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE & ACCESS 0 32,000
Marianas ROAD
Hawaii ................................
Navy & Marine Corps Joint Base Pearl DDG-1000 SHIP SUPPORT 83,000 83,000
Harbor-Hickam INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES
Navy & Marine Corps Joint Base Pearl DRY DOCK 3 REPLACEMENT (INC) 553,720 492,720
Harbor-Hickam
Navy & Marine Corps Joint Base Pearl WATER TREATMENT PLANT (INC) 141,650 141,650
Harbor-Hickam
Navy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Base ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION 0 94,250
Kaneohe Bay MODERNIZATION
Navy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Base MAIN GATE ENTRY REPLACEMENT 0 49,260
Kaneohe Bay
Navy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Base WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY 108,350 37,350
Kaneohe Bay COMPLIANCE UPGRADE (INC)
Navy & Marine Corps Pacific Missile PDI: AIRFIELD PAVEMENT UPGRADES 235,730 65,730
Range Facility
Barking Sands
Japan ................................
Navy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Base PDI: SCHOOL AGE CARE CENTERS 58,000 58,000
Camp Smedley D.
Butler
Maine ................................
Navy & Marine Corps Portsmouth Naval MULTI-MISSION DRYDOCK #1 220,793 220,793
Shipyard EXTENSION (INC)
Navy & Marine Corps Portsmouth Naval POWER RELIABILITY & WATER 227,769 227,769
Shipyard RESILIENCE UPGRADES (INC)
Maryland ................................
Navy & Marine Corps National Maritime FOREIGN MATERIALS EXPLOITATION 114,000 73,000
Intelligence LAB
Center
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Support CONT AINED BURN FACILITY 0 65,000
Facility Indian
Head
Navy & Marine Corps US Naval Academy STORM WATER MANAGEMENT 0 86,000
Annapolis FACILITIES
Nevada ................................
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Air Station RANGE TRAINING COMPLEX 47,000 47,000
Fallon IMPROVEMENTS
North Carolina ................................
Navy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Air F-35 AIRCRAFT SUSTAINMENT CTR 200,000 40,000
Station Cherry (INC)
Point
Navy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Air FLIGHTLINE UTILITIES 0 15,000
Station Cherry MODERNIZATION, PHASE 2 (DESIGN)
Point
Navy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Base AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT VEHICLE 0 48,280
Camp Lejeune SHELTERS
Pennsylvania ................................
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Support MACHINERY CONTROL DEVELOPMENT 0 88,000
Activity CENTER
Mechanicsburg
Rhode Island ................................
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Station CONSOLIDATED RDT&E SYSTEMS 0 40,000
Newport FACILITY
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Station NEXT GENERATION SECURE SUBMARINE 0 73,000
Newport PLATFORM FACILITY
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Station NEXT GENERATION TORPEDO 0 37,000
Newport INTEGRATION LAB
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Station SUBMARINE PAYLOAD INTEGRATION 0 40,000
Newport LABORATORY
South Carolina ................................
Navy & Marine Corps Joint Base NUCLEAR POWER TRAINING FACILITY 65,400 65,400
Charleston SIMULATION EXPANSION (INC)
Virginia ................................
Navy & Marine Corps Joint Expeditionary COST TO COMPLETE--CHILD 12,360 12,360
Base Little Creek- DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Fort Story
Navy & Marine Corps Marine Corps Base WATER TREATMENT PLANT 63,560 63,560
Quantico
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Station COST TO COMPLETE--CHILD 11,700 11,700
Norfolk DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Station ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 93,307 93,307
Norfolk UPGRADES (INC)
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Station MQ-25 AIRCRAFT LAYDOWN 20,430 20,430
Norfolk FACILITIES
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Station PPV UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING 380,000 380,000
Norfolk INVESTMENT
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Weapons WEAPONS MAGAZINES (INC) 71,758 71,758
Station Yorktown
Navy & Marine Corps Norfolk Naval DRY DOCK 3 MODERNIZATION (INC) 188,576 188,576
Shipyard
Washington ................................
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Air Station EA-18G GROWLER MAINTENANCE 0 75,000
Whidbey Island FACILITY
Navy & Marine Corps Naval Base Kitsap- TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY WAREHOUSE 245,700 95,700
Bangor
Navy & Marine Corps Puget Sound Naval COST TO COMPLETE--CVN 78 48,800 48,800
Shipyard AIRCRAFT CARRIER ELECTRICAL
UPGRADES
Worldwide Unspecified ................................
Navy & Marine Corps Unspecified DATA PROCESSING FACILITY 57,190 57,190
Worldwide
Locations
Navy & Marine Corps Unspecified DESIGN 562,423 562,423
Worldwide
Locations
Navy & Marine Corps Unspecified FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, 0 4,191,438
Worldwide RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION
Locations (NAVY) ($3,991,438 TRANSFERRED
FROM O&M)
Navy & Marine Corps Unspecified FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, 0 2,179,890
Worldwide RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION
Locations (MARINE CORPS) ($2,079,890
TRANSFERRED FROM O&M)
Navy & Marine Corps Unspecified INDOPACOM MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 162,855 162,855
Worldwide PILOT PROGRAM
Locations
Navy & Marine Corps Unspecified JOINT MARITIME FACILITY 72,430 72,430
Worldwide
Locations
Navy & Marine Corps Unspecified UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 119,331 119,331
Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Military Construction, Navy & Marine Corps 6,012,677 14,517,515
..................... ................................
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AIR FORCE
Alaska ................................
Air Force Eielson Air Force COAL THAW SHED ADDITION (DESIGN) 0 1,750
Base
Air Force Eielson Air Force CONSOLIDATED MUNITIONS COMPLEX 0 13,200
Base (DESIGN)
Air Force Eielson Air Force JOINT PACIFIC ALASKA RANGE 0 8,040
Base COMPLEX OPERATIONS FACILITY
(DESIGN)
Air Force Joint Base JOINT INTEGRATED TEST & TRAINING 152,000 82,000
Elmendorf- CENTER (INC)
Richardson
Arizona ................................
Air Force Davis-Monthan Air COMMUNICATIONS HEADQUARTERS 49,000 49,000
Force Base FACILITY
Air Force Davis-Monthan Air MC-130J HANGAR/AIRCRAFT 125,000 50,000
Force Base MAINTENANCE UNIT
Air Force Luke Air Force Base CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 0 45,000
California ................................
Air Force Travis Air Force CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 60,000 60,000
Base
Diego Garcia ................................
Air Force Naval Support OPERATIONS SUPPORT FACILITY 29,000 29,000
Facility Diego
Garcia
Florida ................................
Air Force Cape Canaveral INSTALL WASTE WATER "FORCE" 11,400 11,400
Space Force MAIN, ICBM ROAD
Station
Air Force Cape Canaveral INSTALL WATER MAIN, ICBM ROAD 10,400 10,400
Space Force
Station
Air Force Cape Canaveral PHILLIPS PARKWAY HAUL ROUTE 28,000 28,000
Space Force
Station
Air Force Eglin Air Force 350TH SPECTRUM WARFARE WING 0 3,300
Base (DESIGN)
Air Force Eglin Air Force CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER WITH 41,000 41,000
Base LAND ACQUISITION
Air Force Eglin Air Force F-35A ADAL SQUADRON OPERATIONS 23,000 23,000
Base
Air Force Eglin Air Force F-35A DEVELOPMENTAL TEST 2-BAY 52,000 52,000
Base MX HANGAR
Air Force Eglin Air Force F-35A DEVELOPMENTAL TEST 2-BAY 50,000 50,000
Base TEST HANGAR
Air Force Hurlburt Field 361 ISRG MISSION OPERATIONS 0 66,000
FACILITY
Air Force MacDill Air Force KC-46A ADAL AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE 30,000 30,000
Base HANGAR 2
Air Force MacDill Air Force KC-46A ADAL AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE 33,000 33,000
Base HANGAR 3
Air Force MacDill Air Force KC-46A GENERAL PURPOSE WAREHOUSE 11,000 11,000
Base
Air Force Tyndall Air Force FIRE/CRASH RESCUE STATION 0 48,000
Base
Georgia ................................
Air Force Moody Air Force 23RD SECURITY FORCES SQUADRON 0 35,000
Base OPS FACILITY
Air Force Moody Air Force MILITARY WORKING DOG KENNEL 0 14,500
Base
Air Force Robins Air Force AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER 28,000 28,000
Base
Germany ................................
Air Force Ramstein Air Base 35 POINT INDOOR FIRING RANGE 44,000 44,000
Air Force Ramstein Air Base AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION COMPOUND 29,000 0
Greenland ................................
Air Force Pituffik Space Base RUNWAY APPROACH LANDING SYSTEM 32,000 32,000
Hawaii ................................
Air Force Joint Base Pearl COMBINED OPERATIONS CENTER 0 5,000
Harbor-Hickam (DESIGN)
Japan ................................
Air Force Kadena Air Base PDI: THEATER A/C CORROSION 66,350 66,350
CONTROL CENTER (INC)
Louisiana ................................
Air Force Barksdale Air Force CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 0 2,200
Base (DESIGN)
Air Force Barksdale Air Force WEAPONS GENERATION FACILITIES 116,000 18,000
Base DORMITORY
Maryland ................................
Air Force Joint Base LARGE VEHICLE INSPECTION STATION 0 50,000
Anacostia-Bolling
Massachusetts ................................
Air Force Hanscom Air Force FIRE STATION 55,000 55,000
Base
Mississippi ................................
Air Force Columbus Air Force WATER TANK STORAGE 0 14,200
Base
Missouri ................................
Air Force Whiteman Air Force B-21 ADAL WEAPONS RELEASE SYSTEM 13,600 13,600
Base STORAGE
Air Force Whiteman Air Force B-21 RADIO FREQUENCY HANGAR 114,000 20,000
Base
Montana ................................
Air Force Malmstrom Air Force WEAPONS STORAGE & MAINTENANCE 60,000 60,000
Base FACILITY (INC)
Nebraska ................................
Air Force Offutt Air Force SAOC BEDDOWN--1-BAY HANGAR 0 1,900
Base (DESIGN)
Air Force Offutt Air Force SAOC BEDDOWN--2-BAY HANGAR 0 16,000
Base (DESIGN)
Air Force Offutt Air Force SAOC BEDDOWN--SUPPLY STORAGE 0 7,350
Base FACILITY (DESIGN)
New Hampshire ................................
Air Force Pease Air Force JOINT USE CHILD DEVELOPMENT 0 3,613
Base CENTER (DESIGN)
New Jersey ................................
Air Force Joint Base McGuire- WELL NO. 5 0 11,500
Dix-Lakehurst
Air Force Joint Base McGuire- WELL NO. 6 0 11,500
Dix-Lakehurst
New Mexico ................................
Air Force Cannon Air Force 192 BED DORMITORY (DESIGN) 0 9,000
Base
Air Force Cannon Air Force DEPLOYMENT PROCESSING CENTER 0 79,000
Base
Air Force Cannon Air Force DORMITORY 90,000 10,000
Base
Air Force Kirtland Air Force 58 SOW/PJ/CRO PIPELINE DORM 0 91,000
Base
Air Force Kirtland Air Force COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER 0 33,000
Base SIMULATOR
Air Force Kirtland Air Force EXPLOSIVE OPERATIONS BUILDING 0 26,000
Base
Air Force Kirtland Air Force JOINT NAVIGATION WARFARE CENTER 0 6,200
Base HEADQUARTERS (DESIGN)
Air Force Kirtland Air Force SPACE RAPID CAPABILITIES OFFICE 83,000 83,000
Base HEADQUARTERS
North Carolina ................................
Air Force Seymour Johnson Air CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 0 54,000
Force Base
Air Force Seymour Johnson Air COMBAT ARMS TRAINING AND 0 41,000
Force Base MAINTENANCE COMPLEX
Norway ................................
Air Force Royal Norwegian Air QUICK REACTION AIRCRAFT HANGAR 72,000 72,000
Force Base Rygge
Ohio ................................
Air Force Wright-Patterson AI SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER 0 2,800
Air Force Base (DESIGN)
Air Force Wright-Patterson HUMAN PERFORMANCE CENTER LAB 0 45,000
Air Force Base
Air Force Wright-Patterson RUNWAY (DESIGN) 0 15,000
Air Force Base
Oklahoma ................................
Air Force Tinker Air Force BOMBER AGILE COMMON HANGAR (INC) 127,000 15,000
Base
Air Force Tinker Air Force CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 54,000 54,000
Base
Air Force Tinker Air Force E-7 SQUAD OPERATIONS CENTER 0 108,000
Base
South Dakota ................................
Air Force Ellsworth Air Force B-21 ADD FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2 63,000 63,000
Base
Air Force Ellsworth Air Force B-21 ALERT FACILITY 71,000 71,000
Base
Air Force Ellsworth Air Force B-21 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 75,000 75,000
Base SHELTERS
Air Force Ellsworth Air Force B-21 S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 88,000 88,000
Base SHELTERS
Air Force Ellsworth Air Force B-21 W. ALERT APRON & 81,000 81,000
Base ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SHELTERS
Tennessee ................................
Air Force Arnold Air Force INSTALLATION ACP GATE 2 UPGRADE 0 17,500
Base
Texas ................................
Air Force Dyess Air Force B-21 LOW OBSERVABLE CORROSION 0 24,700
Base HANGAR AND THE MISSION PLANNING
FACILITY (DESIGN)
Air Force Dyess Air Force B-21 MISSION PLANNING FACILITY 78,000 78,000
Base
Air Force Dyess Air Force B-21 UTILITIES & SITE 12,800 12,800
Base IMPROVEMENTS
Air Force Dyess Air Force GATE REPAIRS (DESIGN) 0 4,500
Base
Air Force Goodfellow Air PIPELINE STUDENT DORMITORY 112,000 23,000
Force Base
Air Force Joint Base San BMT CLASSROOMS/DINING FACILITY 4 79,000 29,000
Antonio-Lackland (INC)
United Kingdom ................................
Air Force Royal Air Force RADR STORAGE FACILITY 20,000 20,000
Feltwell
Air Force Royal Air Force SURETY: COMMAND POST 104,000 10,000
Lakenheath
Air Force Royal Air Force SURETY: DEFENDER OPERATIONS 149,000 10,000
Lakenheath COMPOUND
Utah ................................
Air Force Hill Air Force Base F-35 MAINTENANCE FACILITY, PHASE 22,000 22,000
1 (INC)
Air Force Hill Air Force Base T-7A DEPOT MAINTENANCE COMPLEX 178,000 123,000
(INC)
Virginia ................................
Air Force Joint Base Langley- FUEL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE DOCK 0 49,000
Eustis
Air Force Langley Air Force 192ND WING HEADQUARTERS (DESIGN) 0 3,200
Base
Washington ................................
Air Force Fairchild Air Force ALTERATION AIRCRAFT PARTS 0 2,500
Base WAREHOUSE (DESIGN)
Worldwide Unspecified ................................
Air Force Unspecified DESIGN 573,223 573,223
Worldwide
Locations
Air Force Unspecified FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, 0 3,643,331
Worldwide RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION
Locations (AIR FORCE) ($3,093,331
TRANSFERRED FROM O&M)
Air Force Unspecified FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, 0 557,175
Worldwide RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION
Locations (SPACE FORCE) (TRANSFERRED FROM
O&M)
Air Force Unspecified INDOPACOM MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 123,800 123,800
Worldwide PILOT PROGRAM
Locations
Air Force Unspecified UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 72,900 72,900
Worldwide
Locations
Wyoming ................................
Air Force F.E. Warren Air GBSD UTILITY CORRIDOR (INC) 130,000 130,000
Force Base
Subtotal Military Construction, Air Force 3,721,473 7,906,432
..................... ................................
................... ................................
DEFENSE-WIDE
Alabama ................................
Defense-Wide DLA Distribution GENERAL PURPOSE WAREHOUSE 32,000 32,000
Center Anniston
California ................................
Defense-Wide Armed Forces POWER GENERATION & MICROGRID 0 20,600
Reserve Center
Mountain View
Defense-Wide Naval Base Coronado SOF SEAL TEAM SEVENTEEN 0 75,900
OPERATIONS FACILITY
Defense-Wide Travis Air Force MEDICAL WAREHOUSE ADDITION 49,980 49,980
Base
Defense-Wide Travis Air Force POWER GENERATION & MICROGRID 0 25,120
Base
Cuba ................................
Defense-Wide Naval Station HOSPITAL REPLACEMENT (INC 3) 35,794 35,794
Guantanamo Bay
Florida ................................
Defense-Wide Homestead Air SOF CLIMATE CONTROLLED TACTICAL 0 33,000
Reserve Base STORAGE WAREHOUSE
Defense-Wide Marine Corps POWER GENERATION & ELECTRICAL 0 30,500
Support Facility INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE
Blount Island
Georgia ................................
Defense-Wide Fort Benning DEXTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 127,375 22,375
Germany ................................
Defense-Wide Rhine Ordnance MEDICAL CENTER REPLACEMENT (INC 99,167 99,167
Barracks 12)
Defense-Wide U.S. Army Garrison POWER GENERATION & MICROGRID 0 73,000
Ansbach
Defense-Wide U.S. Army Garrison SOF HUMAN PERFORMANCE TRAINING 16,700 16,700
Rheinland-Pfalz CENTER
Guam ................................
Defense-Wide Joint Region PDI: GUAM DEFENSE SYSTEM, 183,900 88,900
Marianas COMMAND CENTER (INC)
Defense-Wide Joint Region PDI: GUAM DEFENSE SYSTEM, EIAMD, 61,903 61,903
Marianas PHASE 1 (INC)
Defense-Wide Joint Region POWER RESILIENCY UPGRADES 0 53,000
Marianas
Defense-Wide Naval Base Guam POWER GENERATION & MICROGRID 0 63,010
Japan ................................
Defense-Wide Marine Corps Air POWER GENERATION & MICROGRID 0 10,000
Station Iwakuni
Maryland ................................
Defense-Wide Fort Meade NSAW EAST CAMPUS BUILDING #5 455,000 395,000
(INC 2)
Defense-Wide Fort Meade NSAW VENONA WIDENING 26,600 26,600
Defense-Wide Walter Reed MEDCEN ADDITION/ALTERATION (INC 70,000 70,000
National Military 9)
Medical Center
Massachusetts ................................
Defense-Wide Cape Cod Space POWER GENERATION & MICROGRID 0 10,000
Force Station
New Mexico ................................
Defense-Wide White Sands Missile POWER GENERATION & MICROGRID 0 38,500
Range
North Carolina ................................
Defense-Wide Fort Bragg POWER GENERATION & MICROGRID 0 80,000
Defense-Wide Fort Bragg SOF MISSION COMMAND CENTER 130,000 32,000
Defense-Wide Fort Bragg SOF OPERATIONAL AMMUNITION 0 65,000
Defense-Wide Fort Bragg SOF OPERATIONAL AMMUNITION 80,000 80,000
SUPPLY POINT
Defense-Wide Marine Corps Base SOF COMBAT SERIVCE SUPPORT/MOTOR 0 34,000
Camp Lejeune TRANSPORT EXPANSION
Defense-Wide Marine Corps Base SOF MARINE RAIDER BATTALION OPS 90,000 90,000
Camp Lejeune FACILITY (INC)
Pennsylvania ................................
Defense-Wide DLA Distribution GENERAL PURPOSE WAREHOUSE 90,000 90,000
Center Susquehanna
Defense-Wide Harrisburg Air SOF SIMULATOR FACILITY (MC-130J) 13,400 13,400
National Guard
Base
Puerto Rico ................................
Defense-Wide Punta Borinquen RAMEY UNIT SCHOOL REPLACEMENT 155,000 41,000
Texas ................................
Defense-Wide Camp Swift SMART WATER GRID 0 19,800
Defense-Wide Fort Hood CENTRAL ENERGY PLANT 0 34,500
Defense-Wide NSA Texas NSA/CSS TEXAS CRYPTOLOGIC CENTER 500,000 147,327
(INC)
United Kingdom ................................
Defense-Wide Royal Air Force HOSPITAL REPLACEMENT, PHASE 2 322,200 47,200
Lakenheath (INC)
Defense-Wide Royal Air Force SOF MRSP & PARTS STORAGE 45,000 45,000
Mildenhall
Utah ................................
Defense-Wide Camp Williams POWER GENERATION & MICROGRID 0 28,500
Virginia ................................
Defense-Wide Pentagon OPERATIONS FACILITY 34,000 34,000
Washington ................................
Defense-Wide Fairchild Air Force HYDRANT SYSTEM AREA C 85,000 85,000
Base
Defense-Wide Manchester Tank BULK STORAGE TANKS, PHASE 3 71,000 71,000
Farm
Worldwide Unspecified ................................
Defense-Wide Unspecified DESIGN (DEFENSE-WIDE) 26,571 26,571
Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide Unspecified DESIGN (DHA) 29,077 29,077
Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide Unspecified DESIGN (DLA) 30,900 30,900
Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide Unspecified DESIGN (ERCIP) 38,669 38,669
Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide Unspecified DESIGN (MDA) 21,360 21,360
Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide Unspecified DESIGN (NSA) 14,842 14,842
Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide Unspecified DESIGN (SOCOM) 32,731 32,731
Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide Unspecified DESIGN (TJS) 2,000 2,000
Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide Unspecified DESIGN (WHS) 14,851 14,851
Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide Unspecified ENERGY RESILIENCE & CONSERVATION 684,330 0
Worldwide INVESTMENT PROGRAM
Locations
Defense-Wide Unspecified EXERCISE RELATED MINOR 4,727 4,727
Worldwide CONSTRUCTION
Locations
Defense-Wide Unspecified INDOPACOM MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 77,000 77,000
Worldwide PILOT PROGRAM
Locations
Defense-Wide Unspecified UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 3,000 3,000
Worldwide (DEFENSE-WIDE)
Locations
Defense-Wide Unspecified UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 3,084 3,084
Worldwide (DLA)
Locations
Defense-Wide Unspecified UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 4,140 4,140
Worldwide (MDA)
Locations
Defense-Wide Unspecified UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 6,000 6,000
Worldwide (NSA)
Locations
Defense-Wide Unspecified UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 25,000 25,000
Worldwide (SOCOM)
Locations
Subtotal Military Construction, Defense-Wide 3,792,301 2,702,728
..................... ................................
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ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
Arizona ................................
Army National Guard Camp Navajo BRIDGE (DESIGN) 0 4,000
Guam ................................
Army National Guard Joint Forces READINESS CENTER ADDITION 55,000 55,000
Headquarters--Guam
Illinois ................................
Army National Guard General Richard L. READINESS CENTER ALTERATION 0 5,000
Jones National (DESIGN)
Guard Readiness
Center
Army National Guard Marseilles Training RANGE CONTROL (DESIGN) 0 3,050
Center
Army National Guard Peoria Armory READINESS CENTER (DESIGN) 0 8,000
Indiana ................................
Army National Guard Shelbyville Armory AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 0 55,000
ADDITION/ALTERATION
Iowa ................................
Army National Guard Waterloo Armory VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP 13,800 13,800
Kentucky ................................
Army National Guard Jackson Field VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP 0 1,850
(DESIGN)
Michigan ................................
Army National Guard Camp Grayling ALL-DOMAIN WARFIGHTING TRAINING 0 4,400
COMPLEX (DESIGN)
Mississippi ................................
Army National Guard Camp Shelby ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY 0 11,600
AND READINESS CENTER (DESIGN)
Army National Guard Meridian Readiness ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY 0 2,200
Center and Army (DESIGN)
Aviation Support
Facility
Nevada ................................
Army National Guard Henderson Armory ARMORY EXPANSION (DESIGN) 0 2,371
New Hampshire ................................
Army National Guard Plymouth Training READINESS CENTER 26,000 26,000
Center
New Mexico ................................
Army National Guard Santa Fe Training SOLDIER PERFORMANCE READINESS 0 4,250
Center CENTER (DESIGN)
New York ................................
Army National Guard Albany READINESS CENTER 0 90,000
North Carolina ................................
Army National Guard Salisbury Training AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 0 69,000
Center ADDITION/ALTERATION
North Dakota ................................
Army National Guard Jamestown Armory ARMORY (DESIGN) 0 5,200
Oregon ................................
Army National Guard Naval Weapons AUTOMATED MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE 0 16,000
Systems Training GUN (MPMG) RANGE
Facility Boardman
South Dakota ................................
Army National Guard Watertown Training VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP 28,000 28,000
Center
Tennessee ................................
Army National Guard Smyrna Training AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 0 4,000
Site (DESIGN)
Vermont ................................
Army National Guard Swanton Armory READINESS CENTER (DESIGN) 0 4,000
Virginia ................................
Army National Guard Army Aviation COST TO COMPLETE--AIRCRAFT 15,500 15,500
Support Facility MAINTENANCE HANGAR
Sandston
Washington ................................
Army National Guard Fairchild Air Force DINING FACILITY (DESIGN) 0 1,800
Base
Wisconsin ................................
Army National Guard Black River Falls READINESS CENTER (DESIGN) 0 2,000
Worldwide Unspecified ................................
Army National Guard Unspecified DESIGN 13,580 13,580
Worldwide
Locations
Army National Guard Unspecified FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, 0 1,275,984
Worldwide RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION
Locations (TRANSFERRED FROM O&M)
Army National Guard Unspecified UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 0 39,000
Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Military Construction, Army National Guard 151,880 1,760,585
..................... ................................
................... ................................
ARMY RESERVE
Alabama ................................
Army Reserve Maxwell Gunter AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT 0 28,000
ACTIVITY
Alaska ................................
Army Reserve Joint Base MAINTENANCE FACILITY 0 46,000
Elmendorf-
Richardson
Illinois ................................
Army Reserve Fort Sheridan AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT 0 36,000
ACTIVITY
Pennsylvania ................................
Army Reserve New Castle Army AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT 30,000 30,000
Reserve Center ACTIVITY/VMS/LAND
Texas ................................
Army Reserve Conroe Army Reserve ROTARY-WING LANDING PAD & 0 12,000
Center TAXIWAY
Worldwide Unspecified ................................
Army Reserve Unspecified DESIGN 6,013 6,013
Worldwide
Locations
Army Reserve Unspecified FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, 0 504,922
Worldwide RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION
Locations (TRANSFERRED FROM O&M)
Army Reserve Unspecified UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 6,226 6,226
Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Military Construction, Army Reserve 42,239 669,161
..................... ................................
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NAVY RESERVE & MARINE CORPS RESERVE
Maine ................................
Navy Reserve & Marine Portsmouth Naval PARKING CONSOLIDATION (DESIGN) 0 1,020
Corps Reserve Shipyard
Texas ................................
Navy Reserve & Marine Naval Air Station AIRCRAFT HANGAR MODERNIZATION 0 106,870
Corps Reserve Joint Reserve Base
Fort Worth
Worldwide Unspecified ................................
Navy Reserve & Marine Unspecified DESIGN 2,255 2,255
Corps Reserve Worldwide
Locations
Navy Reserve & Marine Unspecified FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, 0 48,519
Corps Reserve Worldwide RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION
Locations (MARINE CORPS RESERVE)
(TRANSFERRED FROM O&M)
Navy Reserve & Marine Unspecified FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, 0 58,213
Corps Reserve Worldwide RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION
Locations (NAVY RESERVE) (TRANSFERRED
FROM O&M)
Subtotal Military Construction, Navy Reserve & Marine Corps Reserve 2,255 216,877
..................... ................................
................... ................................
AIR NATIONAL GUARD
Alaska ................................
Air National Guard Eielson Air Force BCE PAVEMENTS & GROUNDS FACILITY 0 16,000
Base
Air National Guard Joint Base BASE SUPPLY COMPLEX 46,000 46,000
Elmendorf-
Richardson
Georgia ................................
Air National Guard Savannah Combat C130J CORROSION CONTROL FACILITY 0 1,130
Readiness Training (DESIGN)
Center
Air National Guard Savannah Combat TROOP CAMP (DESIGN) 0 3,800
Readiness Training
Center
Air National Guard Savannah Hilton C-130J CORROSION CONTROL 0 11,400
Head International FACILITY
Airport
Air National Guard Savannah/Hilton DINING HALL & SERVICES TRAIN 27,000 27,000
Head International FACILITY
Airport
Illinois ................................
Air National Guard Scott Air Force AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 0 6,000
Base (DESIGN)
Indiana ................................
Air National Guard Fort Wayne F16 MISSION TRAINING FACILITY 0 18,000
International (DESIGN)
Airport
Iowa ................................
Air National Guard Sioux Gateway ADAL AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON 0 45,000
Airport
Air National Guard Sioux Gateway EXTEND RUNWAY 13-31 0 47,000
Airport
Air National Guard Sioux Gateway REPAIR RUNWAY 13-31 0 45,000
Airport
Air National Guard Sioux Gateway WARM-UP / HOLDING PAD 0 11,000
Airport
Maine ................................
Air National Guard Bangor Air National MENG 101ST ARW AMXS/AGE FACILITY 0 2,500
Guard Base (DESIGN)
Maryland ................................
Air National Guard Warfield Air ENGINE SOUND SUPPRESSOR 0 1,000
National Guard EQUIPMENT (DESIGN)
Base
Massachusetts ................................
Air National Guard Otis Air National DINING FACILITY / EMEDS 31,000 31,000
Guard Base
Michigan ................................
Air National Guard Selfridge Air BRAVO RUNWAY IMPROVEMENT 0 2,400
National Guard (DESIGN)
Base
Air National Guard Selfridge Air RUNWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 0 9,000
National Guard (DESIGN)
Base
Air National Guard Selfridge Air TAXIWAY ALPHA RUNWAY IMPROVEMENT 0 2,800
National Guard (DESIGN)
Base
Mississippi ................................
Air National Guard Key Field Air BASE SUPPLY WAREHOUSE 19,000 19,000
National Guard
Base
Air National Guard Key Field Air CORROSION CONTROL HANGAR 0 6,700
National Guard (DESIGN)
Base
Nevada ................................
Air National Guard Reno-Tahoe ENGINE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT 0 3,200
International EQUIPMENT FACILITY (DESIGN)
Airport
Air National Guard Reno-Tahoe FUEL CELL HANGAR (DESIGN) 0 5,400
International
Airport
New Hampshire ................................
Air National Guard Pease Air National SMALL ARMS RANGE 0 16,000
Guard Base
New Jersey ................................
Air National Guard Atlantic City MAINTENANCE HANGAR ADDITION 0 68,000
International PHASE 1
Airport
Oregon ................................
Air National Guard Kingsley Field Air ACADEMIC TRAINING CENTER 0 8,000
National Guard (DESIGN)
Base
Air National Guard Klamath Falls F-35 FTU ACADEMIC TRAINING 0 80,000
Airport CENTER
Air National Guard Portland ADAL COMMUNICATIONS ANNEX 16,500 16,500
International
Airport
Utah ................................
Air National Guard Salt Lake City FUEL CELL CORROSION CONTROL 0 73,000
International HANGAR
Airport
Air National Guard Salt Lake City MAINT HANGAR & SHOPS 0 72,000
International
Airport
West Virginia ................................
Air National Guard Mclaughlin Air SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY 0 3,300
National Guard (DESIGN)
Base
Wisconsin ................................
Air National Guard Volk Air National ADAL ACS COMPLEX 0 8,400
Guard Base
Worldwide Unspecified ................................
Air National Guard Unspecified DESIGN 24,146 24,146
Worldwide
Locations
Air National Guard Unspecified FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, 0 549,496
Worldwide RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION
Locations (TRANSFERRED FROM O&M)
Air National Guard Unspecified UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 25,000 25,000
Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Military Construction, Air National Guard 188,646 1,304,172
..................... ................................
................... ................................
AIR FORCE RESERVE
Delaware ................................
Air Force Reserve Dover Air Force 512TH OPERATIONS GROUP FACILITY 42,000 0
Base
New York ................................
Air Force Reserve Niagara Falls Air COMBINED OPERATIONS FACILITY 0 54,000
Reserve Station
South Carolina ................................
Air Force Reserve Joint Base MEDICAL FACILITY ADDITION 307BW 0 33,000
Charleston Air
Reserve Base
Texas ................................
Air Force Reserve Joint Base San C5M AGE MAINTENANCE FACILITY 18,000 18,000
Antonio-Lackland
Virginia ................................
Air Force Reserve Joint Base Langley- TARGETING ISR CRITICAL 0 15,000
Eustis COMMUNICATIONS DATA FACILITY
(DESIGN)
Worldwide Unspecified ................................
Air Force Reserve Unspecified DESIGN 270 270
Worldwide
Locations
Air Force Reserve Unspecified FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT, 0 188,802
Worldwide RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION
Locations (TRANSFERRED FROM O&M)
Air Force Reserve Unspecified UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 188 188
Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Military Construction, Air Force Reserve 60,458 309,260
................... ................................
NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM
Worldwide Unspecified ................................
NATO NATO Security NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM 481,832 531,832
Investment Program
Subtotal NATO Security Investment Program 481,832 531,832
................... ................................
..................... ................................
INDOPACIFIC COMBATANT COMMAND
Worldwide Unspecified ................................
MILCON, INDOPACOM Unspecified INDOPACOM MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 0 150,000
Worldwide PILOT PROGRAM
Locations
Subtotal INDOPACOM MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PILOT PROGRAM 0 150,000
................... ................................
..................... ................................
TOTAL MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 16,627,720 38,546,234
................... ................................
FAMILY HOUSING
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY
Belgium ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Army Chievres Air Base FAMILY HOUSING NEW CONSTRUCTION 145,042 45,042
(100 UNITS)
Germany ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Army U.S. Army Garrison FAMILY HOUSING REPLACEMENT 50,692 50,692
Bavaria CONSTRUCTION (27 UNITS)
Worldwide Unspecified ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Army Unspecified DESIGN 32,824 32,824
Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Army 228,558 128,558
..................... ................................
................... ................................
FAMILY HOUSING O&M, ARMY
Worldwide Unspecified ................................
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified FURNISHINGS 16,254 16,254
Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified HOUSING PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT 41,089 41,089
Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified LEASED HOUSING 116,275 116,275
Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified MAINTENANCE 110,941 110,941
Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified MANAGEMENT 41,450 41,450
Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified MISCELLANEOUS 319 319
Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified SERVICES 8,096 8,096
Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Unspecified UTILITIES 43,994 43,994
Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Army 378,418 378,418
..................... ................................
................... ................................
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY & MARINE CORPS
Guam ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Navy & Joint Region COST TO COMPLETE--REPLACE 19,384 19,384
Marine Corps Marianas ANDERSEN HOUSING, PHASE 4 (68
UNITS)
Fam Hsg Con, Navy & Joint Region COST TO COMPLETE--REPLACE 18,000 18,000
Marine Corps Marianas ANDERSEN HOUSING, PHASE 7 (46
UNITS)
Fam Hsg Con, Navy & Joint Region REPLACE ANDERSEN HOUSING, PHASE 65,378 65,378
Marine Corps Marianas 9 (136 UNITS) (INC)
Japan ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Navy & Marine Corps Air REPAIR WHOLE HOUSE BUILDING 1255 11,230 11,230
Marine Corps Station Iwakuni (6 UNITS)
Worldwide Unspecified ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Navy & Unspecified DESIGN 3,806 3,806
Marine Corps Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg Con, Navy & Unspecified DESIGN (DPRI/GUAM) 2,799 2,799
Marine Corps Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg Con, Navy & Unspecified NAVY SOUTHEAST MHPI (2ND 57,000 57,000
Marine Corps Worldwide RESTRUCTURE) (100 UNITS)
Locations
Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Navy & Marine Corps 177,597 177,597
................... ................................
..................... ................................
FAMILY HOUSING O&M, NAVY & MARINE CORPS
Worldwide Unspecified ................................
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Unspecified FURNISHINGS 16,820 16,820
Marine Corps Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Unspecified HOUSING PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT 57,061 57,061
Marine Corps Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Unspecified LEASING 68,426 68,426
Marine Corps Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Unspecified MAINTENANCE 112,019 112,019
Marine Corps Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Unspecified MANAGEMENT 56,956 56,956
Marine Corps Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Unspecified MISCELLANEOUS 435 435
Marine Corps Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Unspecified SERVICES 17,424 17,424
Marine Corps Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Unspecified UTILITIES 44,967 44,967
Marine Corps Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Family Housing Operation & Maintenance, Navy & Marine Corps 374,108 374,108
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FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE
Colorado ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force Buckley Air Force MHPI RESTRUCTURE (351 UNITS) 12,000 12,000
Base
Hawaii ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force Joint Base Pearl MHPI RESTRUCTURE (460 UNITS) 147,555 147,555
Harbor-Hickam
Japan ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force Kadena Air Base FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENTS, 34,100 34,100
KADENA TOWER 4511 (68 UNITS)
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force Yokota Air Base FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENTS, 44,000 44,000
PAIP 9, PHASE 3 (34 UNITS)
Worldwide Unspecified ................................
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force Unspecified DESIGN 36,575 36,575
Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Air Force 274,230 274,230
................... ................................
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FAMILY HOUSING O&M, AIR FORCE
Worldwide Unspecified ................................
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Unspecified FURNISHINGS 31,275 31,275
Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Unspecified HOUSING PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT 38,987 38,987
Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Unspecified LEASING 5,436 5,436
Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Unspecified MAINTENANCE 142,572 142,572
Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Unspecified MANAGEMENT 54,581 54,581
Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Unspecified MISCELLANEOUS 1,475 1,475
Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Unspecified SERVICES 12,701 12,701
Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Unspecified UTILITIES 72,738 72,738
Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Air Force 359,765 359,765
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FAMILY HOUSING O&M, DEFENSE-WIDE
Worldwide Unspecified ................................
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense- Unspecified FURNISHINGS (DIA) 553 553
Wide Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense- Unspecified FURNISHINGS (NSA) 93 93
Wide Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense- Unspecified LEASING (DIA) 33,911 33,911
Wide Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense- Unspecified LEASING (NSA) 14,320 14,320
Wide Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense- Unspecified MAINTENANCE (NSA) 37 37
Wide Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense- Unspecified UTILITIES (DIA) 4,445 4,445
Wide Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense- Unspecified UTILITIES (NSA) 15 15
Wide Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Defense-Wide 53,374 53,374
..................... ................................
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FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND
Worldwide Unspecified ................................
Family Housing Unspecified ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES--FHIF 8,315 8,315
Improvement Fund Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Family Housing Improvement Fund 8,315 8,315
..................... ................................
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UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND
Worldwide Unspecified ................................
Unaccompanied Housing Unspecified ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES--UHIF 497 497
Improvement Fund Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund 497 497
..................... ................................
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TOTAL FAMILY HOUSING 1,854,862 1,754,862
DEFENSE BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, ARMY
Worldwide Unspecified ................................
BRAC, Army Unspecified BASE REALIGNMENT & CLOSURE 171,870 171,870
Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Army 171,870 171,870
..................... ................................
................... ................................
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, NAVY
Worldwide Unspecified ................................
BRAC, Navy Unspecified BASE REALIGNMENT & CLOSURE 112,791 112,791
Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Navy 112,791 112,791
..................... ................................
................... ................................
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, AIR FORCE
Worldwide Unspecified ................................
BRAC, Air Force Unspecified BASE REALIGNMENT & CLOSURE 124,196 124,196
Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Air Force 124,196 124,196
..................... ................................
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BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, DEFENSE-WIDE
Worldwide Unspecified ................................
BRAC, Defense-Wide Unspecified BASE REALIGNMENT & CLOSURE 1,304 1,304
Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Defense-Wide 1,304 1,304
................... ................................
TOTAL DEFENSE BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE 410,161 410,161
................... ................................
TOTAL MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, FAMILY HOUSING, AND BRAC 18,892,743 40,711,257
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TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS.
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SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS (In Thousands
of Dollars)
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FY 2026 Senate
Program Request Authorized
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Discretionary Summary by Appropriation
Energy and Water Development and Related
Agencies
Appropriation Summary:
Energy Programs
Nuclear Energy...................... 160,000 160,000
Atomic Energy Defense Activities
National Nuclear Security
Administration:
Weapons Activities................ 20,074,400 21,831,587
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation.. 2,284,600 2,238,653
Naval Reactors.................... 2,346,000 2,247,000
Federal Salaries and Expenses..... 555,000 555,000
Total, National Nuclear Security 25,260,000 26,872,240
Administration.........................
Defense Environmental Cleanup....... 6,956,000 6,961,000
Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D...... 278,000 0
Other Defense Activities............ 1,182,000 1,182,000
Total, Atomic Energy Defense Activities. 33,676,000 35,015,250
Total, Discretionary Funding............ 33,836,000 35,175,250
Nuclear Energy
Safeguards and security................. 160,000 160,000
Total, Nuclear Energy................... 160,000 160,000
National Nuclear Security Administration
Weapons Activities
Stockpile management
Stockpile major modernization
B61-12 Life Extension Program....... 16,000 16,000
W80-4 Life extension program........ 1,259,048 1,259,048
SLCM-N Warhead...................... 0 186,000
Restoration of full funding (186,000)
for Nuclear-Armed Sea-
Launched Cruise Missile
Warhead....................
W87-1 Modification Program.......... 649,096 770,283
Restoration of management (121,187)
reserve for program
stabilization..............
W93................................. 806,797 781,797
Program decrease........... (-25,000)
B61-13.............................. 49,357 49,357
Subtotal, Stockpile major modernization. 2,780,298 3,062,485
Stockpile sustainment..................... 1,720,200 1,620,200
Program decrease................. (-100,000)
Weapons dismantlement and disposition..... 82,367 87,367
Realignment of improperly applied (-20,000)
reconciliation funds.............
Harvesting dismantlement for stockpile (25,000)
modernization..........................
Production operations..................... 1,020,243 1,020,243
Nuclear enterprise assurance.............. 117,193 98,193
Realignment of improperly applied (-19,000)
reconciliation funds.............
Total, Stockpile management............. 5,720,301 5,888,488
Production Modernization
Primary Capability Modernization
Plutonium Modernization
Los Alamos Plutonium Modernization
Los Alamos Pit Production....... 982,263 982,263
21-D-512 Plutonium Pit 509,316 509,316
Production Project, LANL.......
15-D-302 TA-55 Reinvestments 7,942 7,942
Project, Phase 3, LANL.........
07-D-220-04 Transuranic Liquid 5,865 5,865
Waste Facility, LANL...........
Subtotal, Los Alamos Plutonium 1,505,386 1,505,386
Modernization..........................
Savannah River Plutonium Modernization
Savannah River Pit Production... 75,486 75,486
21-D-511 Savannah River 1,130,000 1,130,000
Plutonium Processing Facility,
SRS............................
Subtotal, Savannah River Plutonium 1,205,486 1,205,486
Modernization..........................
Enterprise Plutonium Support.......... 122,094 122,094
Total, Plutonium Modernization.......... 2,832,966 2,832,966
High Explosives & Energetics
High Explosives & Energetics.... 132,023 156,023
Realignment of (24,000)
improperly applied
reconciliation funds...
21-D-510 HE Synthesis, 0 125,000
Formulation, and Production, PX
Project Continuation... (125,000)
PFAS Binder Mitigation and (60,000)
Future Alternatives............
Subtotal, High Explosives & Energetics.. 132,023 341,023
Total, Primary Capability Modernization. 2,964,989 3,173,989
Secondary Capability Modernization
Secondary Capability Modernization...... 770,186 1,052,186
Depleted uranium risk (145,000)
reduction....................
Realignment of improperly (137,000)
applied reconciliation funds.
18-D-690 Lithium Processing Facility, Y- 0 150,000
12.....................................
Project Continuation......... (150,000)
06-D-141 Uranium Processing Facility, Y- 0 830,000
12.....................................
Realignment of improperly (830,000)
applied reconciliation funds...
Total, Secondary Capability 770,186 2,032,186
Modernization..........................
Tritium and Defense Fuels Program
Tritium and Defense Fuels Program....... 568,384 568,384
18-D-650 Tritium Finishing Facility, SRS 0 35,000
Program increase............... (35,000)
Total, Tritium and Domestic Uranium 568,384 603,384
Enrichment.............................
Non-Nuclear Capability Modernization
Non-Nuclear Capability 221,588 190,588
Modernization....................
Program decrease............... (-31,000)
26-D-511 MESA Photolithography 40,000 40,000
Capability (MPC), SNL............
26-D-510 Product Realization 15,000 15,000
Infrastructure for Stockpile
Modernization (PRISM), LLNL......
Total, Non-Nuclear Capability 276,588 245,588
Modernization..........................
Capability Based Investments.............. 177,996 153,996
Program decrease................. (-24,000)
Warhead Assembly Modernization............ 34,336 34,336
Total, Production Modernization......... 4,792,479 6,243,479
Stockpile research, technology, and
engineering
Assessment Science
Assessment Science.................. 980,959 992,959
Realignment of improperly (-97,000)
applied reconciliation
funds......................
Plutonium aging and (109,000)
mitigation; high explosives
evaluation and alternate
pathways development.......
26-D-512 LANSCE Modernization 20,000 20,000
Project (LAMP), LANL...............
Total, Assessment Science............... 1,000,959 1,012,959
Engineering and integrated assessments
Engineering and Integrated 399,777 473,777
Assessments........................
Establishment of Rapid (12,000)
Capabilities Development
Office.....................
Phase 1 study support...... (36,000)
Realignment of improperly (26,000)
applied reconciliation
funds......................
26-D-513 Combined Radiation 52,248 52,248
Environments for Survivability
Testing, SNL.......................
Total, Engineering and Integrated 452,025 526,025
Assessments............................
Inertial Confinement Fusion
Inertial Confinement Fusion......... 699,206 724,206
Enhanced facility (25,000)
sustainment................
26-D-514 NIF Enhanced Fusion Yield 26,000 26,000
Capability, LLNL...................
Total, Inertial Confinement Fusion...... 725,206 750,206
Advanced simulation and computing..... 865,995 865,995
Weapons technology and manufacturing 276,279 276,279
maturation...........................
Total, Stockpile research, technology, 3,320,464 3,431,464
and engineering........................
Academic Programs......................... 94,000 94,000
Infrastructure and operations
Operating
Operations of facilities............ 1,722,000 1,642,000
Program decrease........... (-80,000)
Safety and Environmental Operations. 194,360 194,360
Maintenance and Repair of Facilities 920,000 1,061,000
Program decrease........... (-50,000)
Deferred maintenance buy- (191,000)
down.......................
Recapitalization.................... 741,179 935,000
Program decrease........... (-31,179)
Deferred maintenance buy- (225,000)
down.......................
Total, Operating........................ 3,577,539 3,832,360
Total, Infrastructure and operations.... 3,577,539 3,832,360
Secure transportation asset
Operations and equipment.............. 299,541 269,541
Program decrease............. (-30,000)
Program direction..................... 149,244 149,244
Total, Secure transportation asset...... 448,785 418,785
Defense nuclear security
Operations and maintenance............ 1,245,418 1,200,418
Program decrease............. (-45,000)
Construction:
Total, Defense nuclear security......... 1,245,418 1,200,418
Information Technology and Cybersecurity 811,208 658,387
Program decrease...................... (-152,821)
Legacy Contractor Pensions and 64,206 64,206
Settlement Payments....................
Total, Weapons Activities............... 20,074,400 21,831,587
Total, Weapons Activities............... 20,074,400 21,831,587
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
Material Management and Minimization
Reactor conversion and uranium supply. 63,383 63,383
Nuclear material removal and 61,000 38,000
elimination..........................
Program decrease............. (-23,000)
Plutonium disposition................. 150,686 150,686
Total, Material Management and 275,069 252,069
Minimization...........................
Global Material Security
International nuclear security........ 62,865 62,865
Radiological security................. 186,406 186,406
Nuclear smuggling detection and 140,601 140,601
deterrence...........................
Total, Global Material Security......... 389,872 389,872
Nonproliferation and Arms Control....... 221,008 221,008
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D
Proliferation detection............... 269,376 269,376
Nonproliferation stewardship program.. 149,383 124,383
Program decrease............. (-25,000)
Nuclear detonation detection.......... 307,435 309,488
Restoral of orbital sensors.. 0 (2,053)
Forensics R&D......................... 20,460 20,460
Nonproliferation fuels development.... 0 0
Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 746,654 723,707
R&D....................................
Nonproliferation Construction:
U.S. Construction
18-D-150 Surplus Plutonium 50,000 50,000
Disposition Project, SRS.....
Total, Nonproliferation Construction.... 50,000 50,000
Legacy contractor pensions.............. 20,993 20,993
Nuclear Counterterrorism and Incident
Response Program
Emergency Management............. 33,122 33,122
Counterterrorism and 596,878 596,878
Counterproliferation.............
Total, Nuclear Counterterrorism and 630,000 630,000
Incident Response Program..............
Subtotal, Defense Nuclear 2,333,596 2,287,649
Nonproliferation.......................
Adjustments
Use of prior year balances............ -39,574 -39,574
Cancellation of Prior Year Balances... -9,422 -9,422
Total, Adjustments...................... -48,996 -48,996
Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation. 2,284,600 2,238,653
Naval Reactors
Naval reactors development.............. 884,579 884,579
Columbia-Class reactor systems 35,300 35,300
development............................
Naval reactors operations and 703,581 703,581
infrastructure.........................
Program direction....................... 61,540 61,540
Construction:
14-D-901 Spent Fuel Handling 526,000 427,000
Recapitalization Project, NRF........
Program decrease............. (-99,000)
25-D-530 Naval Examination Acquisition 60,000 60,000
Project..............................
26-D-530 East Side Office Building.... 75,000 75,000
Total, Naval Reactors Construction...... 661,000 562,000
Total, Naval Reactors................... 2,346,000 2,247,000
Federal Salaries and Expenses
Program direction....................... 555,000 555,000
Total, Federal Salaries and Expenses.... 555,000 555,000
TOTAL, National Nuclear Security 25,260,000 26,872,240
Administration.........................
Defense Environmental Cleanup
Closure sites administration.......... 500 500
Richland
River corridor and other cleanup 68,562 68,562
operations...........................
Central plateau remediation........... 754,259 754,259
Richland community and regulatory 10,700 10,700
support..............................
22-D-402 L-897 200 Area Water 4,000 4,000
Treatment Facility...................
Total, Richland......................... 837,521 837,521
Office of River Protection:
Waste Treatment Immobilization Plant 390,415 390,415
Commissioning........................
Tank Farm Activities.................. 923,212 923,212
Construction:
23-D-403 Hanford 200 West Area 108,200 108,200
Tank Farms Risk Management
Project..........................
15-D-409 Low Activity Waste 78,600 78,600
Pretreatment System..............
01-D-416: Waste Treatment and 600,000 600,000
Immobilization Plant, RL.........
Subtotal, Construction.................. 786,800 786,800
Total, Office of River Protection....... 2,100,427 2,100,427
Idaho National Laboratory:
Idaho cleanup and waste disposition... 452,242 452,242
Idaho community and regulatory support 3,779 3,779
Construction:
22-D-403 Idaho Spent Nuclear Fuel 2,000 2,000
Staging Facility.................
22-D-402 Calcine Construction..... 2,000 2,000
Subtotal, Construction.................. 4,000 4,000
Total, Idaho National Laboratory........ 460,021 460,021
NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 1,955 1,955
Separations Processing Research Unit.. 950 950
Nevada................................ 64,835 64,835
Sandia National Laboratory............ 1,030 1,030
Los Alamos National Laboratory........ 278,288 278,288
Los Alamos Excess Facilities D&D...... 1,693 1,693
Total, NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites.. 348,751 348,751
Oak Ridge Reservation:
OR Nuclear Facility D&D............... 346,562 346,562
U233 Disposition Program.............. 63,000 63,000
OR cleanup and waste disposition...... 75,000 75,000
Construction:
14-D-403 Outfall 200 Mercury 34,885 34,885
Treatment Facility...............
17-D-401 On-site Waste Disposal 15,050 15,050
Facility.........................
Subtotal, Construction.................. 49,935 49,935
OR reservation community & regulatory 5,900 5,900
support..............................
OR technology development and 3,300 3,300
deployment...........................
Total, Oak Ridge Reservation............ 543,697 543,697
Savannah River Site:
Savannah River risk management 396,394 396,394
operations...........................
Savannah River community and 5,317 10,317
regulatory support...................
Payment in lieu of taxes..... (5,000)
Savannah River National Laboratory O&M 90,719 90,719
Construction:
20-D-401 Saltstone Disposal Unit 52,500 52,500
#10, 11, 12......................
19-D-701: SR Security Systems 708 708
Replacement......................
Subtotal, Construction.................. 53,208 53,208
Radioactive liquid tank waste 1,066,000 1,066,000
stabilization and disposition........
Total, Savannah River Site.............. 1,611,638 1,616,638
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant........... 413,424 413,414
Construction:
21-D-401: Hoisting Capability 2,000 2,000
Project..........................
Total, Construction..................... 2,000 2,000
Total, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant...... 415,424 415,424
Program direction....................... 312,818 312,818
Program support......................... 20,320 20,320
Safeguards and Security--Defense 288,871 288,871
Environmental Cleanup..................
Technology development and deployment... 16,012 16,012
Subtotal, Defense Environmental Cleanup. 6,956,000 6,961,000
TOTAL, Defense Environmental Cleanup.... 6,956,000 6,961,000
Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D............ 278,000 0
Program Reduction................ (-278,000)
Other Defense Activities
Environment, health, safety and security
Environment, health, safety and 141,908 141,908
security mission support.............
Program direction..................... 90,555 90,555
Total, Environment, health, safety and 232,463 232,463
security...............................
Office of Enterprise Assessments
Enterprise assessments................ 30,022 30,022
Program direction..................... 59,132 59,132
Total, Office of Enterprise Assessments. 89,154 89,154
Specialized security activities......... 441,000 441,000
Legacy Management
Legacy Management Activities--Defense. 177,716 177,716
Program Direction..................... 22,542 22,542
Total, Legacy Management................ 200,258 200,258
Defense-Related Administrative Support.. 214,626 214,626
Office of Hearings and Appeals.......... 4,499 4,499
Subtotal, Other Defense Activities...... 1,182,000 1,182,000
Total, Other Defense Activities......... 1,182,000 1,182,000
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Calendar No. 115
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2296
[Report No. 119-39]
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A BILL
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other
purposes.
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July 15, 2025
Read twice and placed on the calendar