H.R.2500 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020116th Congress (2019-2020)
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Hide Overview| Sponsor: | Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (Introduced 05/02/2019)(by request) |
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| Committees: | House - Armed Services |
| Committee Meetings: | 06/12/19 10:00AM 06/05/19 9:00AM 06/04/19 3:30PM (All Meetings) |
| Committee Reports: | H. Rept. 116-120; H. Rept. 116-120,Part 2 |
| Committee Prints: | H.Prt. 116-19, H.Prt. 116-19 |
| Latest Action: | Senate - 08/11/2020 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 512. (All Actions) |
| Roll Call Votes: | There have been 36 roll call votes |
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Calendar No. 512
116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2500
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 10, 2019
Received
August 11, 2020
Read twice and placed on the calendar
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 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 2020''.
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.
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B--Navy Programs
Sec. 111. Modification of annual report on cost targets for certain
aircraft carriers.
Sec. 112. Repeal of requirement to adhere to Navy cost estimates for
certain aircraft carriers.
Sec. 113. Ford class aircraft carrier support for F-35C aircraft.
Sec. 114. Prohibition on use of funds for reduction of aircraft carrier
force structure.
Sec. 115. Design and construction of amphibious transport dock
designated LPD-31.
Sec. 116. Limitation on availability of funds pending quarterly updates
on the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter
program.
Sec. 117. Limitation on availability of funds for VH-92A helicopter.
Sec. 118. National Defense Reserve Fleet Vessel.
Sec. 119. Report on plans to support and maintain aircraft at Marine
Corps air stations.
Subtitle C--Air Force Programs
Sec. 121. Modification of requirement to preserve certain C-5 aircraft.
Sec. 122. Modification of limitation on use of funds for KC-46A
aircraft.
Sec. 123. F-15EX aircraft program.
Sec. 124. Prohibition on availability of funds for reduction in KC-10
primary mission aircraft inventory.
Sec. 125. Limitation on availability of funds for VC-25B aircraft.
Sec. 126. Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of RC-135
aircraft.
Sec. 127. Report on aircraft fleet of the Civil Air Patrol.
Sec. 128. Increase in funding for RC-135 aircraft.
Sec. 129. Provisions relating to RC-26B manned intelligence,
surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft.
Sec. 130. Air Force Aggressor Squadron Modernization.
Sec. 130A. Open Skies Treaty aircraft recapitalization program.
Subtitle D--Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters
Sec. 131. Economic order quantity contracting and buy-to-budget
acquisition for F-35 aircraft program.
Sec. 132. Program requirements for the F-35 aircraft program.
Sec. 133. Reports on F-35 aircraft program.
Sec. 134. Requirement to seek compensation for failure to deliver non-
Ready-For-Issue spare parts for the F-35
aircraft program.
Sec. 135. Procurement authority for light attack aircraft.
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. Program on enhancement of preparation of dependents of
members of Armed Forces for careers in
science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics.
Sec. 212. Temporary inclusion of joint artificial intelligence center
of the Department of Defense in personnel
management authority to attract experts in
science and engineering.
Sec. 213. Joint Hypersonics Transition Office.
Sec. 214. Modification of proof of concept commercialization program.
Sec. 215. Contract for national security research studies.
Sec. 216. JASON Scientific Advisory Group.
Sec. 217. Direct Air Capture and Blue Carbon Removal Technology
Program.
Sec. 218. Foreign malign influence operations research program.
Sec. 219. Sensor data integration for fifth generation aircraft.
Sec. 220. Documentation relating to Advanced Battle Management System.
Sec. 221. Documentation relating to B-52 commercial engine replacement
program.
Sec. 222. Diversification of the science, technology, research, and
engineering workforce of the Department of
Defense.
Sec. 223. Policy on the talent management of digital expertise and
software professionals.
Sec. 224. Development and implementation of digital engineering
capability and automated software testing
and evaluation.
Sec. 225. Process to align policy formulation and emerging technology
development.
Sec. 226. Limitation on transition of Strategic Capabilities Office of
the Department of Defense.
Sec. 227. Sense of Congress on the importance of continued coordination
of studies and analysis research of the
Department of Defense.
Sec. 228. Global positioning system modernization.
Sec. 229. Musculoskeletal injury prevention research.
Sec. 230. STEM jobs action plan.
Sec. 230A. Sense of Congress on future vertical lift technologies.
Sec. 230B. Modification of defense quantum information science and
technology research and development
program.
Sec. 230C. Trusted supply chain and operational security standards for
microelectronics.
Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters
Sec. 231. Master plan for implementation of authorities relating to
science and technology reinvention
laboratories.
Sec. 232. Master plan for infrastructure required to support research,
development, test, and evaluation missions.
Sec. 233. Strategy and implementation plan for fifth generation
information and communications
technologies.
Sec. 234. Department-wide software science and technology strategy.
Sec. 235. Artificial intelligence education strategy.
Sec. 236. Biannual report on the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center.
Sec. 237. Quarterly updates on the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle
program.
Sec. 238. Grants for civics education programs.
Sec. 239. Technology and national security fellowship.
Sec. 240. National Security Commission on Defense Research at
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities and Other Minority
Institutions.
Sec. 241. Increase in funding for basic operational medical research
science.
Sec. 242. Increase in funding for university research initiatives.
Sec. 243. Quantum Information Science Innovation Center.
Sec. 244. Increase in funding for Naval University Research
Initiatives.
Sec. 245. Increase in funding for university and industry research
centers.
Sec. 246. Increase in funding for national security innovation capital.
Sec. 247. Increase in funding for Air Force University Research
Initiatives.
Sec. 248. Increase in funding for Naval University Research
Initiatives.
Sec. 249. Study and report on lab-embedded entrepreneurial fellowship
program.
Sec. 250. Independent study on threats to United States national
security from development of hypersonic
weapons by foreign nations.
Sec. 251. Report on innovation investments and management.
Sec. 252. Requirement for annual report summarizing the operational
test and evaluation activities of the
Department of Defense.
Sec. 253. Increase in funding for Army University Research Initiatives.
Sec. 254. Funding for anti-tamper heterogenous integrated
microelectronics.
Sec. 255. Briefing on use of blockchain technology for defense
purposes.
Sec. 256. Efforts to counter manipulated media content.
TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 302. Funding for Army Community Services.
Sec. 303. Increase in funding for civil military programs.
Subtitle B--Energy and Environment
Sec. 311. Timeline for Clearinghouse review of applications for energy
projects that may have an adverse impact on
military operations and readiness.
Sec. 312. Authority to make final finding on designation of geographic
areas of concern for purposes of energy
projects with adverse impacts on military
operations and readiness.
Sec. 313. Authority to accept contributions of funds from applicants
for energy projects for mitigation of
impacts on military operations and
readiness.
Sec. 314. Department of Defense improvement of previously conveyed
utility systems serving military
installations.
Sec. 315. Five-year authority for National Guard environmental
restoration projects for environmental
responses.
Sec. 316. Sale of electricity from alternate energy and cogeneration
production facilities.
Sec. 317. Transfer authority for funding of study and assessment on
health implications of per- and
polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in
drinking water by Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry.
Sec. 318. Replacement of fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam with
fluorine-free fire-fighting agent.
Sec. 319. Prohibition of uncontrolled release of fluorinated aqueous
film-forming foam at military
installations.
Sec. 320. Prohibition on use of fluorinated aqueous film forming foam
for training exercises.
Sec. 321. Real-time noise-monitoring study at Navy and Air Force
installations where tactical fighter
aircraft operate.
Sec. 322. Development of climate vulnerability and risk assessment
tool.
Sec. 323. Provision of uncontaminated water for agricultural use on
land contaminated by PFOS and PFOA used on
military installations.
Sec. 324. Removal of barriers that discourage investments to increase
resiliency to climate change.
Sec. 325. Offshore energy development.
Sec. 326. Use of proceeds from sale of recyclable materials.
Sec. 327. Disposal of recyclable materials.
Sec. 328. Climate-conscious budgeting of Department of Defense.
Sec. 329. Funding for detonation chambers in Vieques, Puerto Rico.
Sec. 330. Comptroller General report on environmental cleanup of
Vieques and Culebra, Puerto Rico.
Sec. 330A. PFAS designation, effluent limitations, and pretreatment
standards.
Sec. 330B. Prohibition on Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl
Substances in Meals Ready-to-Eat Food
Packaging.
Sec. 330C. Comptroller General study on PFAS contamination.
Sec. 330D. Disposal of materials containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl
substances or aqueous film-forming foam.
Sec. 330E. Prohibition on use of perfluoroalkyl substances and
polyfluoroalkyl substances for land-based
applications of firefighting foam.
Sec. 330F. Agreements to share monitoring data relating to
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances and other contaminants of
concern.
Sec. 330G. Detection of perfluorinated compounds.
Sec. 330H. Cooperative agreements with States to address contamination
by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances.
Sec. 330I. Findings, purpose, and apology.
Sec. 330J. Study on energy savings performance contracts.
Sec. 330K. Reduction of Department of Defense facility water use.
Sec. 330L. Plan to phase out use of burn pits.
Sec. 330M. Information relating to locations of burn pit use.
Sec. 330N. Radium testing at certain locations of the Department of the
Navy.
Sec. 330O. Designation as hazardous substances.
Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment
Sec. 331. Material readiness metrics and objectives.
Sec. 332. Clarification of authority regarding use of working capital
funds for unspecified minor military
construction projects related to
revitalization and recapitalization of
defense industrial base facilities.
Sec. 333. F-35 Joint Strike Fighter sustainment.
Sec. 334. Report on strategic policy for prepositioned materiel and
equipment.
Sec. 335. Limitation on use of funds for implementation of elements of
master plan for redevelopment of Former
Ship Repair Facility in Guam.
Sec. 336. Report on effects of increased automation of defense
industrial base on manufacturing workforce.
Sec. 337. Extension of temporary installation reutilization authority
for arsenals, depots and plants.
Sec. 338. Pilot program to train skilled technicians in critical
shipbuilding skills.
Subtitle D--Reports
Sec. 341. Readiness reporting.
Sec. 342. Extension of deadline for transition from service-specific
defense readiness reporting systems.
Sec. 343. Report on Navy ship depot maintenance budget.
Sec. 344. Report on Runit Dome.
Sec. 345. Comptroller General study of out-of-pocket costs for service
dress uniforms.
Sec. 346. Inspector General audit of certain commercial depot
maintenance contracts.
Sec. 347. Report on plan to decontaminate sites formerly used by the
Department of the Army that have since been
transferred to units of local government
and are affected by pollutants that are, in
whole or in part, a result of activity by
the Department of Defense.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
Sec. 351. Inclusion of over-the-horizon radars in early outreach
procedures.
Sec. 352. Extension of authority for Secretary of Defense to use
Department of Defense reimbursement rate
for transportation services provided to
certain non-Department of Defense entities.
Sec. 353. Expanded transfer and adoption of military animals.
Sec. 354. Extension of authority of Secretary of Transportation to
issue non-premium aviation insurance.
Sec. 355. Defense personal property program.
Sec. 356. Public events about Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.
Sec. 357. Sense of Congress regarding Innovative Readiness Training
program.
Sec. 358. Pilot program on reduction of effects of military aviation
noise on private residences.
Sec. 359. Completion of Department of Defense Directive 2310.07E
regarding missing persons.
TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS
Subtitle A--Active Forces
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Sec. 402. Revisions in permanent active duty end strength minimum
levels.
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. Management policies for joint qualified officers.
Sec. 502. Grade of Chief of the Veterinary Corps of the Army.
Sec. 503. Authority of promotion boards to recommend that officers of
particular merit be placed higher on
promotion list.
Sec. 504. Availability on the internet of certain information about
officers serving in general or flag officer
grades.
Sec. 505. Report on rate of maternal mortality among members of the
Armed Forces.
Sec. 506. Functional badge or insignia upon commission for chaplains.
Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management
Sec. 511. Grade of certain chiefs of reserve components.
Sec. 512. Authority to defer mandatory separation at age 68 of officers
in medical specialties in the reserve
components.
Sec. 513. Repeal of requirement for review of certain Army Reserve
officer unit vacancy promotions by
commanders of associated active duty units.
Sec. 514. Guidance for use of unmanned aircraft systems by the National
Guard.
Sec. 515. Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
Sec. 516. JROTC computer science and cybersecurity program.
Sec. 517. Programs of scholarships for members of Junior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps units toward
obtaining private pilot's certificates.
Sec. 518. Sense of Congress regarding Junior Reserve Officers' Training
Corps.
Sec. 519. Sense of Congress regarding the National Guard Youth
Challenge Program.
Sec. 520. Pilot program on the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
program at Lucy Garrett Beckham High
School, Charleston County, South Carolina.
Sec. 520A. Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps threshold.
Sec. 520B. Inclusion of homeschooled students in Junior Reserve
Officer's Training Corps units.
Sec. 520C. Report on National Guard and United States Northern Command
capacity to meet homeland defense and
security incidents.
Sec. 520D. National guard support to major disasters.
Sec. 520E. Report on methods to enhance domestic response to large
scale, complex and catastrophic disasters.
Sec. 520F. Report regarding National Guard Youth Challenge Program.
Sec. 520G. Permanent extension of suicide prevention and resilience
program for the reserve components.
Sec. 520H. Temporary authority to use Air Force reserve component
personnel to provide training and
instruction regarding pilot training.
Subtitle C--General Service Authorities and Correction of Military
Records
Sec. 521. Establishment of board of appeals regarding denied requests
for upgraded discharges and dismissals.
Sec. 522. Prohibition on reduction in the number of personnel assigned
to duty with a service review agency.
Sec. 523. Advisory committee on record and service review boards.
Sec. 524. Time requirements for certification of honorable service.
Sec. 525. Prohibition on implementation of military service suitability
determinations for foreign nationals who
are lawful permanent residents.
Sec. 526. Strategic plan for diversity and inclusion.
Sec. 527. Independent study on barriers to entry into the Armed Forces
for English learners.
Sec. 528. Reenlistment waivers for persons separated from the Armed
Forces who commit one misdemeanor cannabis
offense.
Sec. 529. Sense of Congress regarding accession physicals.
Sec. 530. Recognition and honoring of service of individuals who served
in United States Cadet Nurse Corps during
World War II.
Sec. 530A. Development of guidelines for use of unofficial sources of
information to determine eligibility of
members and former members of the armed
forces for benefits and decorations when
the service records are incomplete because
of damage to the official record.
Sec. 530B. Nondiscrimination with respect to service in the Armed
Forces.
Sec. 530C. Study regarding screening individuals who seek to enlist in
the Armed Forces.
Sec. 530D. Advice and counsel of trauma experts in review by boards for
correction of military records and
discharge review boards of certain claims.
Sec. 530E. Training of members of boards for correction of military
records and discharge review boards on
sexual trauma, intimate partner violence,
spousal abuse, and related matters.
Sec. 530F. Notification to Secretary of Homeland Security of honorable
discharges of non-citizens.
Sec. 530G. Prohibition on involuntary separation or deportation of
members of the Armed Forces who are DACA
recipients or have temporary protected
status.
Sec. 530H. Review of discharge characterization.
Subtitle D--Military Justice
Sec. 531. Command influence.
Sec. 532. Statute of limitations for certain offenses.
Sec. 533. Guidelines on sentences for offenses committed under the
Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Sec. 534. Expansion of responsibilities of commanders for victims of
sexual assault committed by another member
of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 535. Increase in investigative personnel and Victim Witness
Assistance Program liaisons.
Sec. 536. Increase in number of digital forensic examiners for the
military criminal investigation
organizations.
Sec. 537. Pilot programs on defense investigators in the military
justice system.
Sec. 538. Pilot program on prosecution of special victim offenses
committed by attendees of military service
academies.
Sec. 539. Timely disposition of nonprosecutable sex-related offenses.
Sec. 540. Training for sexual assault initial disposition authorities
on exercise of disposition authority for
sexual assault and collateral offenses.
Sec. 540A. Assessment of racial, ethnic, and gender disparities in the
military justice system.
Sec. 540B. Expansion of pre-referral matters reviewable by military
judges and military magistrates in the
interest of efficiency in military justice.
Sec. 540C. Training for commanders in the armed forces on their role in
all stages of military justice in
connection with sexual assault.
Subtitle E--Other Legal Matters
Sec. 541. Standard of evidence applicable to investigations and reviews
related to protected communications of
members of the Armed Forces and prohibited
retaliatory actions.
Sec. 542. Expansion of Special Victims' Counsel for victims of sex-
related or domestic violence offenses.
Sec. 543. Notification of issuance of military protective order to
civilian law enforcement.
Sec. 544. Policies and procedures on registration at military
installations of civil protection orders
applicable to members of the Armed Forces
assigned to such installations and certain
other individuals.
Sec. 545. Clarifications regarding scope of employment and reemployment
rights of members of the uniformed
services.
Sec. 546. Military orders required for termination of leases pursuant
to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
Sec. 547. Consultation regarding victim's preference in prosecution
jurisdiction.
Sec. 548. Extension and expansion of Defense Advisory Committee on
Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of
Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces.
Sec. 549. Defense Advisory Committee for the Prevention of Sexual
Misconduct.
Sec. 550. Safe to report policy applicable across the Armed Forces.
Sec. 550A. Availability of Special Victims' Counsel and special victim
prosecutors at military installations.
Sec. 550B. Notice to victims of alleged sexual assault of pendency of
further administrative action following a
determination not to refer to trial by
court-martial.
Sec. 550C. Training for Special Victims' Counsel on civilian criminal
justice matters in the States of the
military installations to which assigned.
Sec. 550D. Copyright protection for civilian faculty of accredited
institutions.
Sec. 550E. Preliminary inquiry on Arlington National Cemetery burial.
Sec. 550F. Availability of records for National Instant Criminal
Background Check System.
Sec. 550G. Termination of leases of premises and motor vehicles of
servicemembers who incur catastrophic
injury or illness or die while in military
service.
Sec. 550H. To resolve controversies under Servicemembers Civil Relief
Act.
Sec. 550I. Limitation on waiver of rights and protections under
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
Sec. 550J. Preservation of right to bring class action under
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
Sec. 550K. Effective date of rule regarding payday lending protections.
Sec. 550L. Strengthening Civilian and Military Partnerships to Respond
to Domestic and Sexual Violence.
Sec. 550M. Information on legal services provided to members of the
Armed Forces harmed by health or
environmental hazards at military housing.
Sec. 550N. Initiative to improve the capacity of military criminal
investigative organizations to prevent
child sexual exploitation.
Sec. 550O. Treatment of information in Catch a Serial Offender Program
for certain purposes.
Sec. 550P. Preservation of recourse to restricted report on sexual
assault for victims of sexual assault being
investigated following certain victim or
third-party communications.
Subtitle F--Member Education
Sec. 551. Authority for detail of certain enlisted members of the Armed
Forces as students at law schools.
Sec. 552. Education of members of the Armed Forces on career readiness
and professional development.
Sec. 553. Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center.
Sec. 554. Expansion of Department of Defense STARBASE Program.
Sec. 555. Inclusion of Coast Guard in Department of Defense STARBASE
Program.
Sec. 556. Degree granting authority for United States Army Armament
Graduate School.
Sec. 557. Congressional nominations for Senior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps scholarships.
Sec. 558. Consideration of application for transfer for a student of a
military service academy who is the victim
of a sexual assault or related offense.
Sec. 559. Redesignation of the Commandant of the United States Air
Force Institute of Technology as the
Director and Chancellor of such Institute.
Sec. 560. Eligibility of additional enlisted members for associate
degree programs of the Community College of
the Air Force.
Sec. 560A. Safe-to-report policy applicable to military service
academies.
Sec. 560B. Recoupment of funds from cadets and midshipmen separated for
criminal misconduct.
Sec. 560C. Commission of graduates of the military service academies as
officers.
Sec. 560D. Support of military service academy foundations.
Sec. 560E. Requirement to continue provision of tuition assistance for
members of the armed forces.
Sec. 560F. Review of institutions of higher education participating in
the Department of Defense Tuition
Assistance Program.
Sec. 560G. Inclusion of information on free credit monitoring in annual
financial literacy briefing.
Sec. 560H. Speech disorders of cadets and midshipmen.
Subtitle G--Member Training and Transition
Sec. 561. Prohibition on gender-segregated training at Marine Corps
Recruit Depots.
Sec. 562. Medical personnel at Marine Corps Recruit Depots.
Sec. 563. Assessment of deaths of recruits under the jurisdiction of
the Secretary of the Navy.
Sec. 564. Inclusion of specific email address block on Certificate of
Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD
Form 214).
Sec. 565. Machine readability and electronic transferability of
Certificate of Release or Discharge from
Active Duty (DD Form 214).
Sec. 566. Records of service for reserves.
Sec. 567. Requirement to provide information regarding benefits claims
to members during TAP counseling.
Sec. 568. Expansion and renaming of the Troops-to-Teachers Program.
Sec. 569. Transition outreach pilot program.
Sec. 570. Training program regarding disinformation campaigns.
Sec. 570A. Assessment and study of Transition Assistance Program.
Sec. 570B. Information regarding county veterans service officers.
Sec. 570C. Pilot program to improve information sharing between
Department of Defense and designated
relatives and friends of members of the
Armed Forces regarding the experiences and
challenges of military service.
Sec. 570D. Report regarding effectiveness of Transition Assistance
Program for female members of the Armed
Forces.
Sec. 570E. Notice to separating servicemembers of rights under the
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
Sec. 570F. Pilot program regarding online application for the
Transition Assistance Program.
Sec. 570G. Inclusion of question regarding immigration status on
preseparation counseling checklist (DD Form
2648).
Sec. 570H. Counseling to members who are not citizens of the United
States.
Subtitle H--Military Family Readiness and Dependents' Education
Sec. 571. Authorizing members to take leave for a birth or adoption in
more than one increment.
Sec. 572. Deferred deployment for members who give birth.
Sec. 573. Authority of the Secretary concerned to transport remains of
a covered decedent to no more than two
places selected by the person designated to
direct disposition of the remains.
Sec. 574. Clarification regarding eligibility to transfer entitlement
under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance
Program.
Sec. 575. Absentee ballot tracking program.
Sec. 576. Annual State report card.
Sec. 577. Transportation of remains of casualties; travel expenses for
next of kin.
Sec. 578. Meetings of officials of the Department of Defense with
survivors of deceased members of the Armed
Forces.
Sec. 579. Direct employment pilot program for members of the National
Guard and Reserve, veterans, their spouses
and dependents, and members of Gold Star
Families.
Sec. 580. Continued assistance to schools with significant numbers of
military dependent students.
Sec. 580A. Pilot program to fund non-profit organizations that support
military families.
Sec. 580B. Expansion of the My Career Advancement Account program for
military spouses to nonportable career
fields and occupations.
Sec. 580C. Expansion of the My Career Advancement Account program for
military spouses.
Sec. 580D. Report on training and support available to military
spouses.
Sec. 580E. Full Military Honors ceremony for certain veterans.
Sec. 580F. Increase in assistance to certain local educational
agencies.
Sec. 580G. Assistance for deployment-related support of members of the
Armed Forces undergoing deployment and
their families beyond the Yellow Ribbon
Reintegration Program.
Subtitle I--Decorations and Awards
Sec. 581. Expansion of Gold Star Lapel Button Eligibility to
stepsiblings; free replacement.
Sec. 582. Establishment of the Atomic Veterans Service Medal.
Sec. 583. Review of World War I valor medals.
Sec. 584. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to Alwyn Cashe
for acts of valor during Operation Iraqi
Freedom.
Sec. 585. Eligibility of veterans of Operation End Sweep for Vietnam
Service Medal.
Subtitle J--Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters
Sec. 591. Repeal of quarterly report on end strengths.
Sec. 592. Revision of Workplace and Gender Relations Surveys.
Sec. 593. Modification of elements of reports on the improved
Transition Assistance Program.
Sec. 594. Questions in workplace surveys regarding supremacist,
extremist, and racist activity.
Sec. 595. Command matters in connection with transition assistance
programs.
Sec. 596. Expressing support for the designation of a ``Gold Star
Families Remembrance Day''.
Sec. 597. Report on certain waivers received by transgender
individuals.
Sec. 598. Study on best practices for providing financial literacy
education for veterans.
Sec. 599. Honorary promotion of Colonel Charles E. McGee to Brigadier
General in the Air Force.
Sec. 599A. Recommending that the President grant Lieutenant Colonel
Richard Cole, United States Air Force
(ret.), an honorary and posthumous
promotion to the grade of colonel.
Sec. 599B. Inclusion of certain veterans on temporary disability or
permanent disabled retirement lists in
military adaptive sports programs.
Sec. 599C. Sense of Congress regarding the High-Altitude Army National
Guard Aviation Training Site.
TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS
Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances
Sec. 601. Clarification of continuation of pays during hospitalization
and rehabilitation resulting from wounds,
injury, or illness incurred while on duty
in a hostile fire area or exposed to an
event of hostile fire or other hostile
action.
Sec. 602. Basic needs allowance for low-income regular members.
Sec. 603. Temporary increase of rates of basic allowance for housing
following determination that local civilian
housing costs significantly exceed such
rates.
Sec. 604. Basic allowance for housing for a member without dependents
when relocation would financially
disadvantage the member.
Sec. 605. Partial dislocation allowance.
Sec. 606. Increase in basic pay.
Sec. 607. Annual adjustment of basic pay.
Sec. 608. Study regarding recoupment of separation pay, special
separation benefits, and voluntary
separation incentive payments from members
of the Armed Forces and veterans who
receive disability compensation under laws
administered by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs.
Sec. 609. Annual reports on approval of employment or compensation of
retired general or flag officers by foreign
governments for emoluments clause purposes.
Sec. 610. Continued entitlements while a member of the Armed Forces
participates in a career intermission
program.
Sec. 610A. Report regarding transition from overseas housing allowance
to basic allowance for housing for
servicemembers in the territories.
Sec. 610B. Exemption from repayment of voluntary separation pay.
Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special Incentive Pays
Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay
authorities.
Subtitle C--Family and Survivor Benefits
Sec. 621. Payment of transitional compensation for certain dependents.
Sec. 622. Death gratuity for ROTC graduates.
Sec. 623. Continued eligibility for education and training
opportunities for spouses of promoted
members.
Sec. 624. Occupational improvements for relocated spouses of members of
the uniformed services.
Sec. 625. Expansion of authority to provide financial assistance to
civilian providers of child care services
or youth program services who provide such
services to survivors of members of the
Armed Forces who die in line of duty.
Sec. 626. Space-available travel on military aircraft for children and
surviving spouses of members who die of
hostile action or training duty.
Sec. 627. Consideration of service on active duty to reduce age of
eligibility for retired pay for non-regular
service.
Sec. 628. Modification to authority to reimburse for State licensure
and certification costs of a spouse of a
member arising from relocation.
Sec. 629. Improvements to child care for members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 630. Casualty assistance for survivors of deceased ROTC graduates.
Sec. 630A. Repeal of requirement of reduction of Survivor Benefit Plan
survivor annuities by amount of dependency
and indemnity compensation.
Subtitle D--Defense Resale Matters
Sec. 631. GAO review of defense resale optimization study.
Sec. 632. Report regarding management of military commissaries and
exchanges.
Sec. 633. Reductions on account of earnings from work performed while
entitled to an annuity supplement.
Sec. 634. Extension of certain morale, welfare, and recreation
privileges to Foreign Service officers on
mandatory home leave.
TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits
Sec. 701. Contraception coverage parity under the TRICARE program.
Sec. 702. Pregnancy prevention assistance at military medical treatment
facilities for sexual assault survivors.
Sec. 703. Modification of eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select for
certain members of the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 704. Lead level screenings and testings for children.
Sec. 705. Exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals or
other airborne contaminants as part of
periodic health assessments and other
physical examinations.
Sec. 706. Enhancement of recordkeeping and postdeployment medical
assessment requirements related to
occupational and environmental hazard
exposure during deployment.
Sec. 707. Modifications to post-deployment mental health assessments
for members of the Armed Forces deployed in
support of a contingency operation.
Sec. 708. Provision of blood testing for firefighters of Department of
Defense to determine exposure to
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
substances.
Sec. 709. Inclusion of infertility treatments for members of the
uniformed services.
Sec. 710. Authorization of appropriations for TRICARE lead screening
and testing for children.
Subtitle B--Health Care Administration
Sec. 711. Requirements for certain prescription drug labels.
Sec. 712. Officers authorized to command Army dental units.
Sec. 713. Improvements to interagency program office of the Department
of Defense and the Department of Veterans
Affairs.
Sec. 714. Comprehensive enterprise interoperability strategy for the
Armed Forces and the Department of Veterans
Affairs.
Sec. 715. Demonstration of interoperability milestones.
Sec. 716. Inclusion of blast exposure history in medical records of
members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 717. Comprehensive policy for provision of mental health care to
members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 718. Limitation on the realignment or reduction of military
medical manning end strength.
Sec. 719. Strategy to recruit and retain mental health providers.
Sec. 720. Monitoring medication prescribing practices for the treatment
of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Sec. 720A. Maintenance of certain medical services at military medical
treatment facilities at Service Academies.
Sec. 720B. Development of partnerships to improve combat casualty care
for personnel of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 720C. Modification to referrals for mental health services.
Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters
Sec. 721. Establishment of military dental research program.
Sec. 722. Pilot program on cryopreservation and storage.
Sec. 723. Encouragement of participation in Women's Health Transition
Training pilot program.
Sec. 724. National Guard suicide prevention pilot program.
Sec. 725. Reports on suicide among members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 726. Study on military-civilian integrated health delivery
systems.
Sec. 727. Study on case management at military medical treatment
facilities.
Sec. 728. Study on infertility among members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 729. Allowing claims against the United States for injury and
death of members of the Armed Forces caused
by improper medical care.
Sec. 730. Study on extending parent's level of TRICARE health coverage
to newborn child.
Sec. 731. Report on Global Health Security Strategy and the National
Biodefense Security.
Sec. 732. Report on mental health assessments.
Sec. 733. Study and report on mental health assessments for members of
the Armed Forces deployed in support of a
contingency operation.
Sec. 734. Education on family planning for members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 735. Funding for CDC ATSDR PFAS health study increment.
Sec. 736. Sense of the House of Representatives on increasing research
and development in bioprinting and
fabrication in austere military
environments.
Sec. 737. Increased collaboration with NIH to combat triple negative
breast cancer.
Sec. 738. Funding for post-traumatic stress disorder.
Sec. 739. Study on readiness contracts and the prevention of drug
shortages.
Sec. 740. Update of Department of Defense regulations, instructions,
and other guidance to include gambling
disorder.
Sec. 741. Findings on musculoskeletal injuries.
Sec. 742. Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program.
Sec. 743. National Capital Consortium Psychiatry Residency Program.
Sec. 744. Report on medical providers and medical malpractice
insurance.
Sec. 745. Information for members of the armed forces regarding
availability of services at the Department
of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 746. Pilot program on partnerships with civilian organizations for
specialized surgical training.
Sec. 747. Report on research and studies regarding health effects of
burn pits.
Sec. 748. Training on health effects of burn pits and other airborne
hazards.
Sec. 749. Report on operational medical and dental personnel
requirements.
Sec. 750. Annual reports on Millennium Cohort Study relating to women
members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 751. Partnerships with academic health centers.
Sec. 752. Study on use of routine neuroimaging modalities in diagnosis,
treatment, and prevention of brain injury
due to blast pressure exposure during
combat and training.
TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED
MATTERS
Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management
Sec. 801. Establishment of acquisition pathways for software
applications and software upgrades.
Sec. 802. Software development and software acquisition training and
management programs.
Sec. 803. Modifications to cost or pricing data for certain
procurements.
Sec. 804. Modifications to cost or pricing data on below-threshold
contracts.
Sec. 805. Comptroller General report on price reasonableness.
Sec. 806. Requirement that certain ship components be manufactured in
the national technology and industrial
base.
Sec. 807. Acquisition and disposal of certain rare earth materials.
Sec. 808. Prohibition on acquisition of tantalum from non-allied
foreign nations.
Sec. 809. Application of miscellaneous technology base policies and
programs to the Columbia-class submarine
program.
Sec. 810. Application of limitation on procurement of goods other than
United States goods to the FFG-Frigate
Program.
Sec. 811. Consideration of price in procurement of the FFG(X) frigate.
Sec. 812. Repeal of continuation of data rights during challenges.
Sec. 813. Repeal of authority to waive acquisition laws to acquire
vital national security capabilities.
Sec. 814. Repeal of transfer of funds related to cost overruns and cost
underruns.
Sec. 815. Addition of domestically produced stainless steel flatware
and dinnerware to the Berry Amendment.
Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures,
and Limitations
Sec. 821. Modifications to the middle tier of acquisition programs.
Sec. 822. Briefing relating to the ``middle tier'' of acquisition
programs.
Sec. 823. Rates for progress payments or performance-based payments.
Sec. 824. Additional requirements for negotiations for noncommercial
computer software.
Sec. 825. Responsibility for data analysis and requirements validation
for services contracts.
Sec. 826. Annual reports on authority to carry out certain prototype
projects.
Sec. 827. Competition requirements for purchases from Federal Prison
Industries.
Sec. 828. Enhanced post-award debriefing rights.
Sec. 829. Standardizing data collection and reporting on use of source
selection procedures by Federal agencies.
Sec. 830. Modification of justification and approval requirement for
certain Department of Defense contracts.
Sec. 831. Preference for offerors employing veterans.
Sec. 832. Reporting on expenses incurred for independent research and
development costs.
Sec. 833. Reporting on expenses incurred for bid and proposal costs.
Sec. 834. Repeal of the Defense Cost Accounting Standards Board.
Sec. 835. Report on requirements relating to consumption-based
solutions.
Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Acquisition Workforce
Sec. 841. Defense acquisition workforce certification and education
requirements.
Sec. 842. Public-private exchange program for the acquisition
workforce.
Sec. 843. Incentives and consideration for qualified training programs.
Sec. 844. Certification by prospective military construction
contractors of good faith effort to utilize
qualified apprentices.
Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Acquisition Security
Sec. 851. Supply chain security of certain telecommunications and video
surveillance services or equipment.
Sec. 852. Assured security against intrusion on United States military
networks.
Sec. 853. Revised authorities to defeat adversary efforts to compromise
United States defense capabilities.
Sec. 854. Prohibition on operation or procurement of foreign-made
unmanned aircraft systems.
Sec. 855. Supply chain risk mitigation policies to be implemented
through requirements generation process.
Subtitle E--Provisions Relating to the Acquisition System
Sec. 861. Modifications to the defense acquisition system.
Subtitle F--Industrial Base Matters
Sec. 871. Consideration of subcontracting to minority institutions.
Sec. 872. Size standard calculations for certain small business
concerns.
Sec. 873. Modifications to small business subcontracting.
Sec. 874. Inclusion of best in class designations in annual report on
small business goals.
Sec. 875. Small Business Administration cybersecurity reports.
Sec. 876. Cyber counseling certification program for lead small
business development centers.
Sec. 877. Exemption of certain contracts from the periodic inflation
adjustments to the acquisition-related
dollar threshold.
Sec. 878. Improvements to certain defense innovation programs.
Sec. 879. Pilot program for development of technology-enhanced
capabilities with partnership
intermediaries.
Sec. 880. Authorized official to carry out the procurement technical
assistance cooperative agreement program.
Sec. 881. Permanent authorization and improvement of Department of
Defense Mentor-Protege Program.
Sec. 882. Assistance for small business concerns participating in the
Small Business Innovation Research Program
and the Small Business Technology Transfer
Program.
Sec. 883. Accelerated payments applicable to contracts with certain
small business concerns under the Prompt
Payment Act.
Sec. 884. Postaward explanations for unsuccessful offerors for certain
contracts.
Sec. 885. Briefing on the Trusted Capital Marketplace pilot program.
Sec. 886. Boots to Business Program.
Sec. 887. Modifications to budget display requirements for the
Department of Defense Small Business
Innovation Research Program and Small
Business Technology Transfer Program.
Sec. 888. Small business contracting credit for subcontractors that are
Puerto Rico businesses.
Sec. 889. Small business contracting credit for certain small
businesses located in United States
territories.
Subtitle G--Other Matters
Sec. 891. Requirement to use models of commercial e-commerce portal
program.
Sec. 892. Report and database on items manufactured in the United
States for major defense acquisition
programs.
Sec. 893. Requirements relating to Selected Acquisition Reports.
Sec. 894. Contractor science, technology, engineering, and math
programs.
Sec. 895. Extension of sunset relating to Federal Data Center
Consolidation Initiative.
Sec. 896. Requirements relating to certain rail rolling stock
procurements and operations.
Sec. 897. Prohibition on contracting with persons that have business
operations with the Maduro regime.
Sec. 898. Report on cost growth of major defense acquisitions programs.
Sec. 899. Inclusion of operational energy projects for uses of energy
cost savings.
Sec. 899A. Report and strategy on terminated foreign contracts.
Sec. 899B. Individual acquisition for commercial leasing services.
Sec. 899C. Prohibition on contracting with entities lacking a sexual
harassment policy.
Sec. 899D. Domestic production of small unmanned aircraft systems.
Sec. 899E. Prohibition on contracting with persons with willful or
repeated violations of the Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1938.
Sec. 899F. Comptroller General report on contractor violations of
certain labor laws.
Sec. 899G. Reestablishment of Commission on Wartime Contracting.
Sec. 899H. Federal contractor disclosure of unpaid Federal tax
liability.
Sec. 899I. Uniformity in application of micro-purchase threshold to
certain task or delivery orders.
Sec. 899J. Pilot program on payment of costs for denied Government
Accountability Office bid protests.
Sec. 899K. Requirement for contractors to report gross violations
internationally recognized human rights.
Sec. 899L. Congressional oversight of private security contractor
contracts.
Sec. 899M. GAO report on contracting practices of the Corps of
Engineers.
Sec. 899N. Comptroller General report on defense business processes.
TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters
Sec. 901. Update of authorities relating to nuclear command, control,
and communications.
Subtitle B--Other Department of Defense Organization and Management
Matters
Sec. 911. Codification of Assistant Secretaries for Environment,
Installations, and Energy of the Army,
Navy, and Air Force.
Sec. 912. Limitation on availability of funds for consolidation of
Defense Media Activity.
Sec. 913. Modernization of certain forms and surveys.
Subtitle C--Space Matters
Part 1--United States Space Corps
Sec. 921. Establishment of United States Space Corps in the Department
of the Air Force.
Sec. 922. Transfer of personnel, functions, and assets to the Space
Corps.
Sec. 923. Reports on Space Corps.
Sec. 924. Space National Guard.
Sec. 925. Effects on military installations.
Part 2--Other Space Matters
Sec. 931. United States Space Command.
TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Financial Matters
Sec. 1001. General transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Additional requirements for annual report and briefing on
financial improvement and audit remediation
plan.
Sec. 1003. Financial improvement and audit remediation plan.
Sec. 1004. Reporting requirements relating to Department of Defense
audits.
Sec. 1005. Annual budget justification display for service-common and
other support and enabling capabilities for
special operations forces.
Sec. 1006. Determination of budgetary effects.
Sec. 1007. Independent public accountant audit of financial systems of
the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1008. Transparency of accounting firms used to support Department
of Defense audit.
Subtitle B--Counterdrug Activities
Sec. 1011. Modification of authority to provide support to other
agencies for counterdrug activities and
activities to counter transnational
organized crime.
Sec. 1012. Technical correction and extension of reporting requirement
regarding enhancement of information
sharing and coordination of military
training between Department of Homeland
Security and Department of Defense.
Sec. 1013. Repeal of Secretary of Defense review of curricula and
program structures of National Guard
Counterdrug Schools.
Sec. 1014. Sense of Congress regarding Department of Defense
counterdrug activities in the transit zone
and Caribbean basin.
Sec. 1015. Assessment of impact of proposed border wall on volume of
illegal narcotics.
Subtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards
Sec. 1021. Transportation by sea of supplies for the Armed Forces and
Defense Agencies.
Sec. 1022. Use of National Defense Sealift Fund for procurement of two
used vessels.
Sec. 1023. Formal schoolhouse training for shipboard system programs of
record.
Sec. 1024. Report on shipbuilder training and the defense industrial
base.
Sec. 1025. Use of competitive procedures for CVN-80 and CVN-81 dual
aircraft carrier contract.
Sec. 1026. Report on expanding naval vessel maintenance.
Subtitle D--Counterterrorism
Sec. 1031. Extension of authority for joint task forces to provide
support to law enforcement agencies
conducting counter-terrorism activities.
Sec. 1032. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of
individuals detained at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to certain
countries.
Sec. 1033. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer to and detention of
additional individuals, including United
States citizens, at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 1034. Sense of Congress regarding the provision of medical care to
individuals detained at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 1035. Independent assessment on gender and countering violent
extremism.
Sec. 1036. Establishing a coordinator for ISIS detainee issues.
Sec. 1037. Modification of support of special operations to combat
terrorism.
Sec. 1038. Public availability of military commission proceedings.
Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations
Sec. 1041. Scheduling of Department of Defense executive aircraft
controlled by Secretaries of military
departments.
Sec. 1042. Explosive ordnance defense disposal program.
Sec. 1043. Notification on the provision of defense sensitive support.
Sec. 1044. Modification and technical correction of authority for
deployment of members of the Armed Forces
to the southern land border of the United
States.
Sec. 1045. Limitation on use of funds for the inactivation of Army
watercraft units.
Sec. 1046. Prohibition on use of funds for construction of a wall,
fence, or other physical barrier along the
southern border of the United States.
Sec. 1047. Expenditure of funds for Department of Defense intelligence
and counterintelligence activities.
Sec. 1048. Limitation on use of funds to house children separated from
parents.
Sec. 1049. Limitation on use of funds for providing housing for
unaccompanied alien children.
Sec. 1050. United States Munitions List.
Sec. 1050A. Limitation on use of funds for reimbursement of expenses at
certain properties.
Sec. 1050B. Limitation on use of funds for exhibition of parade of
military forces and hardware for review by
the President.
Sec. 1050C. Prohibition on use of DoD equipment, personnel, and
facilities for ICE detention.
Subtitle F--National Defense Strategy Implementation
Sec. 1051. Short title.
Sec. 1052. Report on operational concepts and plans regarding strategic
competitors.
Sec. 1053. Actions to increase analytic support.
Sec. 1054. Definitions.
Subtitle G--Studies and Reports
Sec. 1061. Report on transfers of equipment to prohibited entities.
Sec. 1062. Elimination of requirement to submit reports to Congress in
paper format.
Sec. 1063. Modification of annual report on civilian casualties in
connection with United States military
operations.
Sec. 1064. Inclusion of certain individuals investigated by Inspectors
General in the semiannual report.
Sec. 1065. Annual report on Joint Military Information Support
Operations Web Operations Center.
Sec. 1066. Mobility capability requirements study.
Sec. 1067. Assessment of special operations force structure.
Sec. 1068. Army aviation strategic plan and modernization roadmap.
Sec. 1069. Report on ground-based long-range artillery to counter land
and maritime threats.
Sec. 1070. Independent review of transportation working-capital fund.
Sec. 1071. Geographic command risk assessment of proposed use of
certain aircraft capabilities.
Sec. 1072. Annual report on strikes undertaken by the United States
against terrorist targets outside areas of
active hostilities.
Sec. 1073. Termination of requirement for submittal to Congress of
certain recurring reports.
Sec. 1074. Report on operational concepts and plans regarding strategic
competitors.
Sec. 1075. Sense of Congress regarding modular airborne fire fighting
system; report.
Sec. 1076. Report on backlog of personnel security clearance
adjudications.
Sec. 1077. Report on policies relating to small farms.
Sec. 1078. Report on artificial intelligence.
Sec. 1079. Report on financial costs of overseas United States military
posture and operations.
Sec. 1080. Human rights in Brazil.
Sec. 1080A. Report on Combating Trafficking in Persons Initiative.
Sec. 1080B. Public availability of Chief Management Office annual
budget reports.
Sec. 1080C. Report regarding outstanding GAO recommendations.
Sec. 1080D. Plan to increase and expand cold weather training.
Sec. 1080E. Comptroller General review of Department of Defense support
for the Department of Homeland Security
operations on the southwest border of the
United States.
Subtitle H--Other Matters
Sec. 1081. Technical, conforming, and clerical amendments.
Sec. 1082. Submission to Congress of Department of Defense execute
orders.
Sec. 1083. Extension of National Security Commission on Artificial
Intelligence.
Sec. 1084. National Commission on Military Aviation Safety.
Sec. 1085. Extension of postage stamp for breast cancer research.
Sec. 1086. Processes and procedures for notifications regarding special
operations forces.
Sec. 1087. Assessment of standards, processes, procedures, and policy
relating to civilian casualties.
Sec. 1088. Disposal of IPv4 addresses.
Sec. 1089. Securing American science and technology.
Sec. 1090. Standardized policy guidance for calculating aircraft
operation and sustainment costs.
Sec. 1091. Special Federal Aviation Regulation Working Group.
Sec. 1092. Prohibition on names related to the Confederacy.
Sec. 1093. Prohibition on denial of Department of Veterans Affairs home
loans for veterans who legally work in the
marijuana industry.
Sec. 1094. Inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall of the names
of the lost crew members of the U.S.S.
Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969.
Sec. 1095. Military type certification for light attack experimentation
aircraft.
Sec. 1096. Mitigation of helicopter noise.
Sec. 1097. Report on executive helicopter flights in the National
Capital Region.
Sec. 1098. Reports on reducing the backlog in legally required
historical declassification obligations.
Sec. 1099. Sense of Congress regarding the Port Chicago 50.
Sec. 1099A. Review of foreign currency exchange rates and analysis of
Foreign Currency Fluctuations
Appropriation.
Sec. 1099B. Contracts by the President or Vice President.
Sec. 1099C. Parole in place for members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 1099D. Lands to be taken into trust as part of the reservation of
the Lytton Rancheria.
Sec. 1099E. Interoperability of communications between military
installations and adjacent jurisdictions.
Sec. 1099F. Support for National Maritime Heritage Grants program.
Sec. 1099G. Chinese language and culture studies within the Defense
Language and National Security Education
Office.
Sec. 1099H. Modification of prohibition on availability of funds for
Chinese language programs at certain
institutions of higher education.
Sec. 1099I. Lessons learned and best practices on progress of gender
integration implementation in the Armed
Forces.
Sec. 1099J. Strategies for recruitment and retention of women in the
Armed Forces.
Sec. 1099K. Definition of current monthly income for purposes of
bankruptcy laws.
Sec. 1099L. Honoring last surviving Medal of Honor recipient of Second
World War.
Sec. 1099M. Credit monitoring.
Sec. 1099N. World language advancement and readiness grants.
Sec. 1099O. Inclusion of certain names on the Vietnam Veterans
Memorial.
Sec. 1099P. Sense of Congress regarding Army Contracting Command-New
Jersey.
Sec. 1099Q. Review and report on experimentation with ticks and
insects.
Sec. 1099R. Pilot program to provide broadband access to military
families and medical facilities on remote
and isolated bases.
Sec. 1099S. Sense of Congress regarding military working dogs and
soldier handlers.
Sec. 1099T. Designation of Department of Defense strategic Arctic
ports.
Sec. 1099U. Funding limitation for the Erie Canalway National Heritage
Corridor.
Sec. 1099V. Inspection of facilities used to house, detain, screen, and
review migrants and refugees.
Sec. 1099W. Sense of Congress regarding the 2001 Authorization for Use
of Military Force.
Sec. 1099X. Prohibition on export of air to ground munitions, related
components and parts of such munitions, and
related services to Saudi Arabia and the
United Arab Emirates.
Sec. 1099Y. Independent studies regarding potential cost savings with
respect to the nuclear security enterprise
and force structure.
Subtitle I--North Korea Nuclear Sanctions
Sec. 1099Z-1. Short title.
Sec. 1099Z-2. Findings.
Sec. 1099Z-3. Conditions with respect to certain accounts and
transactions at United States financial
institutions.
Sec. 1099Z-4. Opposition to assistance by the international financial
institutions and the Export-Import Bank.
Sec. 1099Z-5. Treasury reports on compliance, penalties, and technical
assistance.
Sec. 1099Z-6. Suspension and termination of prohibitions and penalties.
Sec. 1099Z-7. Exception relating to importation of goods.
Sec. 1099Z-8. Definitions.
TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS
Subtitle A--Personnel Management
Sec. 1101. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency personnel
management authority.
Sec. 1102. Modification of probationary period for certain Department
of Defense employees.
Sec. 1103. Civilian personnel management.
Sec. 1104. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant
allowances, benefits, and gratuities to
civilian personnel on official duty in a
combat zone.
Sec. 1105. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation
on premium pay and aggregate limitation on
pay for federal civilian employees working
overseas.
Sec. 1106. Performance of civilian functions by military personnel.
Sec. 1107. Extension of direct hire authority for domestic industrial
base facilities and Major Range and Test
Facilities Base.
Sec. 1108. Authority to provide additional allowances and benefits for
certain Defense Clandestine Service
employees.
Sec. 1109. Prohibited personnel practices.
Sec. 1110. Enhancement of antidiscrimination protections for Federal
employees.
Sec. 1111. Modification of direct hire authorities for the Department
of Defense.
Sec. 1112. Permitted disclosures by whistleblowers.
Sec. 1113. Designating certain FEHBP and FEGLI services provided by
Federal employees as excepted services
under the Anti-Deficiency Act.
Sec. 1114. Continuing supplemental dental and vision benefits and long-
term care insurance coverage during a
Government shutdown.
Sec. 1115. Interim Stay Authority To Protect Whistleblowers.
Sec. 1116. Limitation on transfer of Office of Personnel Management.
Sec. 1117. Review of Standard Occupational Classification System.
Sec. 1118. Assessment of Accelerated Promotion Program suspension.
Sec. 1119. Reimbursement for Federal, State, and local income taxes
incurred during travel, transportation, and
relocation.
Sec. 1120. Clarification of limitation on expedited hiring authority
for post-secondary students.
Subtitle B--Paid Family Leave for Federal Personnel
Sec. 1121. Short title.
Sec. 1122. Paid family leave for Federal employees covered by title 5.
Sec. 1123. Paid family leave for congressional employees.
Sec. 1124. Conforming amendment to Family and Medical Leave Act for GAO
employees.
Sec. 1125. Clarification for members of the National Guard and
Reserves.
Sec. 1126. Conforming amendment for certain TSA employees.
Subtitle C--Limiting Use of Criminal History in Federal Hiring and
Contracting
Sec. 1131. Short title.
Sec. 1132. Prohibition on criminal history inquiries prior to
conditional offer for Federal employment.
Sec. 1133. Prohibition on criminal history inquiries by contractors
prior to conditional offer.
Sec. 1134. Report on employment of individuals formerly incarcerated in
Federal prisons.
TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS
Subtitle A--Assistance and Training
Sec. 1201. Modification of authority to build capacity of foreign
security forces.
Sec. 1202. Modification and extension of cross servicing agreements for
loan of personnel protection and personnel
survivability equipment in coalition
operations.
Sec. 1203. Modification of quarterly report on obligation and
expenditure of funds for security
cooperation programs and activities.
Sec. 1204. Integration of gender perspectives and meaningful
participation by women in security
cooperation authorities.
Sec. 1205. Report on participants in security cooperation training
programs and recipients of security
assistance training that have been
designated for human rights abuses or
terrorist activities.
Sec. 1206. Plan to provide consistency of administration of authorities
relating to vetting of units of security
forces of foreign countries; modification
of assessment, monitoring, and evaluation
of security cooperation programs and
activities.
Sec. 1207. Prohibition on use of funds to transfer defense articles and
services to Azerbaijan.
Sec. 1208. Extension of authority for support of special operations for
irregular warfare.
Sec. 1209. Multinational regional security education center.
Sec. 1210. Training for participants in professional military education
programs.
Sec. 1210A. Report on plan to transfer funds in connection with the
provision of support under section 385 of
title 10, United States Code.
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan
Sec. 1211. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of
certain coalition nations for support
provided to United States military
operations.
Sec. 1212. Modification and Extension of Afghan Special Immigrant Visa
Program.
Sec. 1213. Extension of authority to transfer defense articles and
provide defense services to the military
and security forces of Afghanistan.
Sec. 1214. Extension and modification of authority to acquire products
and services produced in countries along a
major route of supply to Afghanistan.
Sec. 1215. Authority for certain payments to redress injury and loss in
Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Libya,
and Yemen.
Sec. 1216. Extension of semiannual report on enhancing security and
stability in Afghanistan.
Sec. 1217. Special immigrant visa program reporting requirement.
Sec. 1218. Meaningful inclusion of Afghan Women in peace negotiations.
Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran
Sec. 1221. Modification of authority to provide assistance to counter
the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
Sec. 1222. Extension and modification of authority to provide
assistance to the vetted Syrian opposition.
Sec. 1223. Extension and modification of authority to support
operations and activities of the Office of
Security Cooperation in Iraq.
Sec. 1224. Prohibition on provision of weapons and other forms of
support to certain organizations.
Sec. 1225. Rule of construction relating to use of military force
against Iran.
Sec. 1226. Sense of Congress on support for Ministry of Peshmerga
forces of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Sec. 1227. Sense of Congress on supporting the return and repatriation
of religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq
to their ancestral homelands.
Sec. 1228. Report on the status of deconfliction channels with Iran.
Sec. 1229. Prohibition of unauthorized military force in or against
Iran.
Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Russia
Sec. 1231. Prohibition on the use of funds to suspend, terminate, or
withdraw the United States from the Open
Skies Treaty.
Sec. 1232. Extension of limitation on military cooperation between the
United States and Russia.
Sec. 1233. Prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty
of Russia over Crimea.
Sec. 1234. Modification and extension of Ukraine Security Assistance
Initiative.
Sec. 1235. Report on treaties relating to nuclear arms control.
Sec. 1236. Sense of Congress on updating and modernizing existing
agreements to avert miscalculation between
the United States and Russia.
Sec. 1237. Sense of Congress on support for Georgia.
Sec. 1238. Sense of Congress on support for Estonia, Latvia, and
Lithuania.
Sec. 1239. Annual report on cyber attacks and intrusions against the
Department of Defense by certain foreign
entities.
Sec. 1240. Report on Russian military involvement in the AFRICOM AOR.
Sec. 1240A. Reports relating to the New START Treaty.
Sec. 1240B. United States actions relating to Russian interference in
elections for Federal office.
Subtitle E--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region
Sec. 1241. Modification of Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative.
Sec. 1242. Extension and modification of report on military and
security developments involving North
Korea.
Sec. 1243. Limitation on use of funds to reduce the total number of
members of the Armed Forces serving on
active duty who are deployed to South
Korea.
Sec. 1244. Report on direct, indirect, and burden-sharing contributions
of Japan and South Korea.
Sec. 1245. Report on strategy on the Philippines.
Sec. 1246. Modification of annual report on military and security
developments involving the People's
Republic of China.
Sec. 1247. Modification of annual report on military and security
developments involving the People's
Republic of China.
Sec. 1248. Sense of Congress on Taiwan.
Sec. 1249. Enhancing defense cooperation with Singapore.
Sec. 1250. Modification of report relating to enhancing defense and
security cooperation with India.
Sec. 1250A. Report on expansion of security cooperation and assistance
to Pacific Island countries.
Sec. 1250B. Report on foreign military activities in Pacific Island
countries.
Sec. 1250C. Report on ZTE compliance with Superseding Settlement
Agreement and Superseding Order.
Sec. 1250D. Limitation on removal of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. from
entity list of Bureau of Industry and
Security.
Sec. 1250E. Sense of Congress on the enduring United States commitment
to the Freely Associated States.
Sec. 1250F. Report by Defense Intelligence Agency on certain military
capabilities of China and Russia.
Sec. 1250G. Report on cybersecurity activities with Taiwan.
Sec. 1250H. Sense of Congress on United States-India defense
relationship.
Sec. 1250I. United States-India defense cooperation in the Western
Indian Ocean.
Sec. 1250J. Chinese foreign direct investment in countries of the
Arctic region.
Sec. 1250K. Sense of Congress on North Korea.
Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Europe and NATO
Sec. 1251. Extension and modification of NATO Special Operations
Headquarters.
Sec. 1252. Modification and extension of future years plan and planning
transparency for the European Deterrence
Initiative.
Sec. 1253. Protection of European Deterrence Initiative funds from
diversion for other purposes.
Sec. 1254. Statement of policy on United States military investment in
Europe.
Sec. 1255. Limitation on transfer of F-35 aircraft to Turkey.
Sec. 1256. Report on value of investments in dual use infrastructure
projects by NATO member states.
Sec. 1257. Sense of Congress on support for Poland.
Sec. 1258. European Center of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats.
Sec. 1259. Sense of Congress on European investments in national
security.
Sec. 1260. Briefing on Department of Defense Program to Protect United
States Students Against Foreign Agents.
Sec. 1260A. NATO Support Act.
Sec. 1260B. Extension and modification of security assistance for
Baltic countries for joint program for
interoperability and deterrence against
aggression.
Subtitle G--Other Matters
Sec. 1261. Sense of Congress on United States partners and allies.
Sec. 1262. Modification to report on legal and policy frameworks for
the use of military force.
Sec. 1263. Limitation on availability of certain funds until report
submitted on Department of Defense awards
and disciplinary action as a result of the
2017 incident in Niger.
Sec. 1264. Independent assessment of sufficiency of resources available
to United States Southern Command and
United States Africa Command.
Sec. 1265. Rule of construction relating to use of military force.
Sec. 1266. Rule of construction relating to use of military force
against Venezuela.
Sec. 1267. Sense of Congress on acquisition by Turkey of Patriot
system.
Sec. 1268. Amendments relating to civilian casualty matters.
Sec. 1269. Limitation on the production of nuclear proliferation
assessment statements.
Sec. 1270. Restriction on emergency authority relating to arms sales
under the Arms Export Control Act.
Sec. 1270A. Report on annual defense spending by ally and partner
countries.
Sec. 1270B. Sense of Congress on the United States-Israel relationship.
Sec. 1270C. Sense of Congress on stability of the Caucasus region and
the continuation of the Nagorno Karabakh
cease-fire.
Sec. 1270D. Western hemisphere resource assessment.
Sec. 1270E. Strategy to Improve the efforts of the Nigerian military to
prevent, mitigate, and respond to civilian
harm.
Sec. 1270F. Limitation on use of funds from the Special Defense
Acquisition Fund.
Sec. 1270G. Prohibition on the use of emergency authorities for the
sale or transfer of defense articles and
services to Saudi Arabia and the United
Arab Emirates.
Sec. 1270H. Prohibition on support for military participation against
the Houthis.
Sec. 1270I. Repeal of prohibition on transfer of articles on the United
States Munitions List to Cyprus.
Sec. 1270J. Prohibition on use of funds for shorter- or intermediate-
range ground launched ballistic or cruise
missile systems.
Sec. 1270K. Report on implications of Chinese military presence in
Djibouti.
Sec. 1270L. Report on efforts to combat Boko Haram in Nigeria and the
Lake Chad Basin.
Sec. 1270M. Report on Saudi led coalition strikes in Yemen.
Sec. 1270N. Prohibition on in-flight refueling to non-United States
aircraft that engage in hostilities in the
ongoing civil war in Yemen.
Sec. 1270O. United States Strategy for Libya.
Sec. 1270P. Sense of Congress relating to Mongolia.
Sec. 1270Q. Report on relationship between Lebanese armed forces and
Hizballah.
Sec. 1270R. Imposition of sanctions relating to Central America.
Sec. 1270S. Prohibition relating to joint task force with Guatemala.
Sec. 1270T. Prohibition on use of funds to establish any military
installation or base for the purpose of
providing for the permanent stationing of
United States Armed Forces in Somalia.
Sec. 1270U. Report on hostilities involving United States Armed Forces.
Sec. 1270V. Reports and briefings on use of military force and support
of partner forces.
Sec. 1270W. Repeal of Authorization for the Use of Military Force.
Subtitle H--Baltic Reassurance Act
Sec. 1271. Findings.
Sec. 1272. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 1273. Defense assessment.
Sec. 1274. Appropriate congressional committees defined.
Subtitle I--Return Expenses Paid and Yielded Act
Sec. 1281. Short title.
Sec. 1282. Modification of certification and report requirements
relating to sales of major defense
equipment with respect to which
nonrecurring costs of research,
development, and production are waived or
reduced under the Arms Export Control Act.
Sec. 1283. Review and report on use and management of administrative
surcharges under the foreign military sales
program.
Sec. 1284. Performance measures to monitor foreign military sales
program.
Sec. 1285. Report and briefing on administrative budgeting of foreign
military sales program.
Sec. 1286. Training program for relevant officials and staff of the
Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
Sec. 1287. Definitions.
Subtitle J--Matters Relating to Burma
Sec. 1291. Limitation on security assistance and security cooperation.
Sec. 1292. Imposition of existing and additional sanctions for the
violation of human rights and the
commission of human rights abuses in Burma.
Sec. 1293. Guidance relating to the mining sector of Burma.
Sec. 1294. Report and determination on accountability for war crimes,
crimes against humanity, and genocide in
Burma.
Sec. 1295. Definitions.
Subtitle K--Saudi Arabia Human Rights and Accountability
Sec. 1296. Report on intelligence community assessment relating to the
killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal
Khashoggi.
Sec. 1296A. Sanctions with respect to foreign persons that engage in
activities described in section 1281(a)(2).
Sec. 1296B. Report on Saudi Arabia's human rights record.
Subtitle L--Stop Financing of Al-Shabaab Act
Sec. 1297. Short Title.
Sec. 1297A. Sense of Congress and statement of policy.
Sec. 1297B. Report.
TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION
Sec. 1301. Funding allocations.
Sec. 1302. Specification of cooperative threat reduction funds.
Sec. 1303. Funding for cooperative biological engagement program.
Sec. 1304. Cooperative Threat Reduction Program enhancement.
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.
Sec. 1406. National defense sealift fund.
Subtitle B--Other Matters
Sec. 1411. Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of
Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs
medical facility demonstration fund for
Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center,
Illinois.
Sec. 1412. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement
Home.
TITLE XV--AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR OVERSEAS
CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 1501. Purpose.
Sec. 1502. Procurement.
Sec. 1503. Research, development, test, and evaluation.
Sec. 1504. Operation and maintenance.
Sec. 1505. Military personnel.
Sec. 1506. Working capital funds.
Sec. 1507. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide.
Sec. 1508. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 1509. Defense Health Program.
Subtitle B--Financial Matters
Sec. 1511. Treatment as additional authorizations.
Sec. 1512. Special transfer authority.
Subtitle C--Other Matters
Sec. 1521. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund.
TITLE XVI--STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS
Subtitle A--Space Activities
Sec. 1601. National Security Space Launch program.
Sec. 1602. Preparation to implement plan for use of allied launch
vehicles.
Sec. 1603. Annual determination on plan on full integration and
exploitation of overhead persistent
infrared capability.
Sec. 1604. Space-based environmental monitoring mission requirements.
Sec. 1605. Prototype program for multi-global navigation satellite
system receiver development.
Sec. 1606. Commercial space situational awareness capabilities.
Sec. 1607. Independent study on plan for deterrence in space.
Sec. 1608. Resilient enterprise ground architecture.
Sec. 1609. Demonstration of backup and complementary positioning,
navigation, and timing capabilities of
global positioning system.
Sec. 1610. Report on space debris.
Sec. 1610A. Study on leveraging diverse commercial satellite remote
sensing capabilities.
Subtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities
Sec. 1611. Modifications to ISR Integration Council and annual briefing
requirements.
Sec. 1612. Survey and report on alignment of intelligence collections
capabilities and activities with Department
of Defense requirements.
Sec. 1613. Modification of annual authorization of appropriations for
National Flagship Language Initiative.
Sec. 1614. Intelligence assessment of relationship between women and
violent extremism.
Sec. 1615. Funding for Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency.
Sec. 1616. Report on potential Defense Intelligence Polygraph
Examination Military Transition Program.
Subtitle C--Cyberspace-Related Matters
Sec. 1621. Notification requirements for sensitive military cyber
operations.
Sec. 1622. Quarterly cyber operations briefings.
Sec. 1623. Cyber posture review.
Sec. 1624. Tier 1 exercise of support to civil authorities for a cyber
incident.
Sec. 1625. Evaluation of cyber vulnerabilities of major weapon systems
of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1626. Extension of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission.
Sec. 1627. Authority to use operation and maintenance funds for cyber
operations-peculiar capability development
projects.
Sec. 1628. Notification of delegation of authorities to the Secretary
of Defense for military operations in
cyberspace.
Sec. 1629. Limitation of funding for Consolidated Afloat Networks and
Enterprise Services.
Sec. 1630. Annual military cyberspace operations report.
Sec. 1631. Report on synchronization of efforts relating to
cybersecurity in the Defense Industrial
Base.
Sec. 1632. Briefings on the status of the National Security Agency and
United States Cyber Command partnership.
Sec. 1633. Modification of cyber scholarship program.
Sec. 1634. Report on cybersecurity training programs.
Sec. 1635. National Security Presidential Memorandums relating to
Department of Defense operations in
cyberspace.
Sec. 1636. Cybersecurity Defense Academy pilot program.
Subtitle D--Nuclear Forces
Sec. 1641. Improvement to annual report on the modernization of the
nuclear weapons enterprise.
Sec. 1642. Briefings on meetings held by the Nuclear Weapons Council.
Sec. 1643. Elimination of conventional requirement for long-range
standoff weapon.
Sec. 1644. Extension of annual briefing on the costs of forward-
deploying nuclear weapons in Europe.
Sec. 1645. Ten-year extension of prohibition on availability of funds
for mobile variant of ground-based
strategic deterrent missile.
Sec. 1646. Prohibition on availability of funds for deployment of low-
yield ballistic missile warhead.
Sec. 1647. Report on military-to-military dialogue to reduce the risk
of miscalculation leading to nuclear war.
Sec. 1648. Plan on nuclear command, control, and communications
systems.
Sec. 1649. Independent study on policy of no-first-use of nuclear
weapons.
Sec. 1650. Independent study on risks of nuclear terrorism and nuclear
war.
Sec. 1651. Consideration of budget matters at meetings of Nuclear
Weapons Council.
Sec. 1652. Report on nuclear forces of the United States and near-peer
countries.
Subtitle E--Missile Defense Programs
Sec. 1661. National missile defense policy.
Sec. 1662. Development of hypersonic and ballistic missile tracking
space sensor payload.
Sec. 1663. Requirement for testing of redesigned kill vehicle prior to
production.
Sec. 1664. Development of space-based ballistic missile intercept
layer.
Sec. 1665. Organization, authorities, and billets of the Missile
Defense Agency.
Sec. 1666. Missile defense interceptor site in contiguous United
States.
Sec. 1667. Missile defense radar in Hawaii.
Sec. 1668. Limitation on availability of funds for lower tier air and
missile sensor.
Sec. 1669. Command and control, battle management, and communications
program.
Sec. 1670. Annual assessment of ballistic missile defense system.
Sec. 1671. Modifications to required testing by missile defense agency
of ground-based midcourse defense element
of ballistic missile defense system.
Sec. 1672. Independent study on impacts of missile defense development
and deployment.
Sec. 1673. Report and briefing on multi-object kill vehicle.
Subtitle F--Other Matters
Sec. 1681. Modification to reports on certain solid rocket motors.
Sec. 1682. Repeal of review requirement for ammonium perchlorate
report.
Sec. 1683. Repeal of requirement for commission on electromagnetic
pulse attacks and similar events.
Sec. 1684. Conventional prompt global strike weapon system.
TITLE XVII--SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN TRAFFICKERS OF ILLICIT
SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS
Sec. 1701. Short title.
Sec. 1702. Findings.
Sec. 1703. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 1704. Definitions.
Subtitle A--Sanctions With Respect to Foreign Opioid Traffickers
Sec. 1711. Identification of foreign opioid traffickers.
Sec. 1712. Sense of Congress on international opioid control regime.
Sec. 1713. Imposition of sanctions.
Sec. 1714. Description of sanctions.
Sec. 1715. Waivers.
Sec. 1716. Procedures for judicial review of classified information.
Sec. 1717. Briefings on implementation.
Sec. 1718. Inclusion of additional material in International Narcotics
Control Strategy Report.
Subtitle B--Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking
Sec. 1721. Commission on combating synthetic opioid trafficking.
Subtitle C--Other Matters
Sec. 1731. Director of National Intelligence program on use of
intelligence resources in efforts to
sanction foreign opioid traffickers.
Sec. 1732. Department of Defense operations and activities.
Sec. 1733. Termination.
Sec. 1734. Exception relating to importation of goods.
Sec. 1735. Appropriate committees of Congress defined.
Sec. 1736. Funding.
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. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2019 projects.
TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2202. Family housing.
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
Sec. 2205. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2017 project.
TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition
projects.
Sec. 2302. Family housing.
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.
Sec. 2305. Modification of authorities to carry out phased Joint
Intelligence Analysis Complex
consolidation.
Sec. 2306. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2016 project.
Sec. 2307. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2017 project.
Sec. 2308. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2018 projects.
Sec. 2309. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2019 projects.
TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land
acquisition projects.
Sec. 2402. Authorized energy resiliency and energy conservation
projects.
Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
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.
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. Review and report on construction of new, or maintenance of
existing, direct fuel pipeline connections
at Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve
installations.
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 Changes
Sec. 2801. Prohibition on use of military construction funds for
construction of a wall, fence, or other
physical barrier along the southern border
of the United States.
Sec. 2802. Modification and clarification of construction authority in
the event of a declaration of war or
national emergency.
Sec. 2803. Inclusion of information regarding military installation
resilience in master plans for major
military installations.
Sec. 2804. Improved consultation with tribal governments when proposed
military construction projects potentially
impact Indian tribes.
Sec. 2805. Amendment of Unified Facilities Criteria to promote military
installation resilience, energy resilience,
energy and climate resiliency, and cyber
resilience.
Sec. 2806. Modification to Department of Defense Form 1391 regarding
consideration of potential long-term
adverse environmental effects.
Sec. 2807. Improved flood risk disclosure for military construction.
Sec. 2808. Technical corrections and improvements to defense access
road resilience.
Subtitle B--Military Family Housing Reforms
Sec. 2811. Enhanced protections for members of the Armed Forces and
their dependents residing in privatized
military housing units.
Sec. 2812. Prohibition on use of nondisclosure agreements in connection
with leases of military housing constructed
or acquired using alternative authority for
acquisition and improvement of military
housing.
Sec. 2813. Authority to furnish certain services in connection with use
of alternative authority for acquisition
and improvement of military housing.
Sec. 2814. Modification to requirements for window fall prevention
devices in military family housing units.
Sec. 2815. Assessment of hazards in Department of Defense housing.
Sec. 2816. Development of process to identify and address environmental
health hazards in Department of Defense
housing.
Sec. 2817. Report on civilian personnel shortages for appropriate
oversight of management of military housing
constructed or acquired using alternative
authority for acquisition and improvement
of military housing.
Sec. 2818. Inspector General review of Department of Defense oversight
of privatized military housing.
Sec. 2819. Department of Defense inspection authority regarding
privatized military housing.
Sec. 2820. Improvement of privatized military housing.
Sec. 2821. Installation of carbon monoxide detectors in military family
housing.
Sec. 2822. Lead-based paint testing and reporting.
Sec. 2823. Pilot program to build and monitor use of single family
homes.
Sec. 2824. Investigation of reports of reprisals relating to privatized
military housing and treatment as material
breach.
Subtitle C--Real Property and Facilities Administration
Sec. 2831. Improved energy security for main operating bases in Europe.
Sec. 2832. Access to Department of Defense facilities for credentialed
transportation workers.
Sec. 2833. Report on encroachment challenges on military installations
posed by non-military aircraft.
Sec. 2834. Report on capacity of Department of Defense to provide
survivors of natural disasters with
emergency short-term housing.
Sec. 2835. Improved recording and maintaining of Department of Defense
real property data.
Sec. 2836. Continued Department of Defense use of heating, ventilation,
and air conditioning systems utilizing
variable refrigerant flow.
Sec. 2837. Report on Department of Defense use of intergovernmental
support agreements.
Subtitle D--Land Conveyances
Sec. 2841. Land conveyance, Hill Air Force Base, Utah.
Sec. 2842. Release of conditions and reversionary interest, Camp Joseph
T. Robinson, Arkansas.
Sec. 2843. Modification of authorized uses of certain property conveyed
by the United States in Los Angeles,
California.
Subtitle E--Military Land Withdrawals
Sec. 2851. Public notice regarding upcoming periods of Secretary of the
Navy management of Shared Use Area of the
Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle
Recreation Area.
Subtitle F--White Sands National Park and White Sands Missile Range
Sec. 2861. Short title.
Sec. 2862. Definitions.
Sec. 2863. Findings.
Sec. 2864. Establishment of White Sands National Park in the State of
New Mexico.
Sec. 2865. Transfers of administrative jurisdiction related to the
National Park and White Sands Missile
Range.
Sec. 2866. Boundary modifications related to the National Park and
Missile Range.
Subtitle G--Other Matters
Sec. 2871. Installation and maintenance of fire extinguishers in
Department of Defense facilities.
Sec. 2872. Definition of community infrastructure for purposes of
military base reuse studies and community
planning assistance.
Sec. 2873. Report on vulnerabilities from sea level rise to certain
military installations located outside the
continental United States.
Sec. 2874. Black start exercises at Joint Bases.
Sec. 2875. Report on projects awaiting approval from the Realty
Governance Board.
Sec. 2876. Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation.
Sec. 2877. Report on lead service lines at military installations.
Sec. 2878. Renaming of Lejeune High School in honor of Congressman
Walter B. Jones.
Sec. 2879. Operation, maintenance, and preservation of Mare Island
Naval Cemetery, Vallejo, California.
Sec. 2880. Restrictions on rehabilitation of Over-the-Horizon
Backscatter Radar System receiving station,
Modoc County, California.
TITLE XXIX--OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 2901. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2902. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2903. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition
projects.
Sec. 2904. Authorized defense agencies construction and land
acquisition projects.
Sec. 2905. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE XXX--AUTHORIZATION OF EMERGENCY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 3001. Authorization of emergency Navy construction and land
acquisition projects.
Sec. 3002. Authorization of emergency Air Force construction and land
acquisition projects.
Sec. 3003. Authorization of emergency Army National Guard and Army
Reserve construction and land acquisition
projects.
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, Limitations, and
Other Matters
Sec. 3111. Personnel levels of the Office of the Administrator for
Nuclear Security.
Sec. 3112. Office of Cost Estimating and Program Evaluation.
Sec. 3113. Clarification of certain Stockpile Responsiveness Program
objectives.
Sec. 3114. Modification to plutonium pit production capacity.
Sec. 3115. Annual certification of shipments to Waste Isolation Pilot
Plant.
Sec. 3116. Repeal of limitation on availability of funds for
acceleration of nuclear weapons
dismantlement.
Sec. 3117. Elimination of limitation on availability of funds relating
to submission of annual reports on unfunded
priorities.
Sec. 3118. Program for research and development of advanced naval
nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched
uranium.
Sec. 3119. Replacement of W78 warhead.
Sec. 3120. National Laboratory Jobs Access Program.
Sec. 3121. Independent review of plans and capabilities for nuclear
verification, detection, and monitoring of
nuclear weapons and fissile material.
Sec. 3122. Funding for low-enriched uranium research and development.
Sec. 3123. Availability of amounts for denuclearization of Democratic
People's Republic of North Korea.
Sec. 3124. Accounting practices of National Nuclear Security
Administration facilities.
Sec. 3125. Funding for inertial confinement fusion ignition and high
yield program.
Sec. 3126. Improvements to Energy Employees Occupational Illness
Compensation Program Act of 2000.
Sec. 3127. Civil penalties for violations of certain whistleblower
protections.
Sec. 3128. Limitation relating to reclassification of high-level waste.
TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD
Sec. 3201. Authorization.
Sec. 3202. Improvements to Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES
Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE XXXV--MARITIME MATTERS
Subtitle A--Maritime Administration
Sec. 3501. Authorization of the Maritime Administration.
Sec. 3502. Reauthorization of Maritime Security Program.
Sec. 3503. Maritime Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Committee.
Sec. 3504. Military to mariner program.
Subtitle B--Tanker Security Fleet
Sec. 3511. Tanker Security Fleet.
Subtitle C--Cable Security Fleet
Sec. 3521. Establishment of Cable Security Fleet.
DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES
Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables.
TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT
Sec. 4101. Procurement.
Sec. 4102. Procurement for overseas contingency operations.
TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation.
Sec. 4202. Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas
contingency operations.
TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance.
Sec. 4302. Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency
operations.
TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL
Sec. 4401. Military personnel.
Sec. 4402. Military personnel for overseas contingency operations.
TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
Sec. 4501. Other authorizations.
Sec. 4502. Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations.
TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Sec. 4601. Military construction.
Sec. 4602. Military construction for overseas contingency operations.
TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
Sec. 4701. Department of Energy national security programs.
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.
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 2020
for procurement for the Army, the Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air
Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in the funding table
in section 4101.
Subtitle B--Navy Programs
SEC. 111. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON COST TARGETS FOR CERTAIN
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.
Section 126(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2035) is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``and CVN-80''
and inserting ``, CVN-80, and CVN-81'';
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``costs described in
subsection (b) for the CVN-79 and CVN-80'' and inserting ``cost
targets for the CVN-79, the CVN-80, and the CVN-81''; and
(3) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking `` and the CVN-80'' and inserting ``, the CVN-
80, and the CVN-81''
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``costs
described in subsection (b)'' and inserting ``cost
targets'';
(C) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``costs
specified in subsection (b)'' and inserting ``cost
targets''; and
(D) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``costs
specified in subsection (b)'' and inserting ``cost
targets''.
SEC. 112. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO ADHERE TO NAVY COST ESTIMATES FOR
CERTAIN AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.
Section 122 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2104), as most
recently amended by section 121(a) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat.
1309), is repealed.
SEC. 113. FORD CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER SUPPORT FOR F-35C AIRCRAFT.
Before accepting delivery of the Ford class aircraft carrier
designated CVN-79, the Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that the
aircraft carrier is capable of operating and deploying with the F-35C
aircraft.
SEC. 114. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR REDUCTION OF AIRCRAFT CARRIER
FORCE STRUCTURE.
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of
Defense may be obligated or expended to reduce the number of
operational aircraft carriers of the Navy below the number specified in
section 8062(b) of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 115. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF AMPHIBIOUS TRANSPORT DOCK
DESIGNATED LPD-31.
(a) In General.--Using funds authorized to be appropriated for the
Department of Defense for Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, the
Secretary of the Navy may enter into a contract, beginning with the
fiscal year 2020 program year, for the design and construction of the
amphibious transport dock designated LPD-31.
(b) Use of Incremental Funding.--With respect to the contract
entered into under subsection (a), the Secretary may use incremental
funding to make payments under the contract.
(c) Condition for Out-year Contract Payments.--The contract entered
into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the
United States to make a payment under such contract for any fiscal year
after fiscal year 2020 is subject to the availability of appropriations
for that purpose for such later fiscal year.
SEC. 116. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING QUARTERLY UPDATES
ON THE CH-53K KING STALLION HELICOPTER PROGRAM.
(a) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2020 for aircraft
procurement, Navy, for the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter program, not
more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until a period of 30
days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary of the Navy
provides the first briefing required under subsection (b).
(b) Quarterly Briefings Required.--
(1) In general.--Beginning not later than October 1, 2019,
and on a quarterly basis thereafter through October 1, 2022,
the Secretary of the Navy shall provide to the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing on
the progress of the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter program.
(2) Elements.--Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall
include, with respect to the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter
program, the following:
(A) An overview of the program schedule.
(B) A statement of the total cost of the program as
of the date of the briefing, including the costs of
development, testing, and production.
(C) A comparison of the total cost of the program
relative to the approved acquisition program baseline.
(D) An assessment of flight testing under the
program, including identification of the number of test
events have been conducted on-time in accordance with
the joint integrated program schedule.
(E) An update on the correction of technical
deficiencies under the program, including--
(i) identification of the technical
deficiencies that have been corrected as of the
date of the briefing;
(ii) identification of the technical
deficiencies that have been discovered, but not
corrected, as of such date;
(iii) an estimate of the total cost of
correcting technical deficiencies under the
program; and
(iv) an explanation of any significant
deviations from the testing and program
schedule that are anticipated due to the
discovery and correction of technical
deficiencies.
SEC. 117. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR VH-92A HELICOPTER.
(a) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2020 for procurement
for the VH-92A helicopter, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or
expended until the date on which the Secretary of Navy submits to the
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives the report
required under subsection (b).
(b) Report Required.--The Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report
assessing the status of the VH-92A helicopter program industrial base
and the potential impact of proposed manufacturing base changes on the
acquisition program. The report shall include a description of--
(1) estimated effects on the manufacturing readiness level
of the VH-92 program due to planned changes to the program
manufacturing base;
(2) the estimated costs and assessment of cost risk to the
program due to planned changes to the program manufacturing
base;
(3) any estimated schedule impacts, including impacts on
delivery dates for the remaining low-rate initial production
lots and full rate production, resulting from changes to the
manufacturing base;
(4) an assessment of the effect of changes to the
manufacturing base on VH-92A sustainment; and
(5) the impact of such changes on production and
sustainment capacity for the MH-60 and CH-53K helicopters of
the Navy.
SEC. 118. NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET VESSEL.
(a) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the
Secretary of the Navy, acting through the executive agent described in
subsection (e), shall seek to enter into a contract for the
construction of one sealift vessel for the National Defense Reserve
Fleet.
(b) Delivery Date.--The contract entered into under subsection (a)
shall specify a delivery date for the sealift vessel of not later than
September 30, 2026.
(c) Design and Construction Requirements.--
(1) Use of existing design.--The design of the sealift
vessel shall be based on a domestic or foreign design that
exists as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Commercial standards and practices.--Subject to
paragraph (1), the sealift vessel shall be constructed using
commercial design standards and commercial construction
practices that are consistent with the best interests of the
Federal Government.
(3) Domestic shipyard.--The sealift vessel shall be
constructed in a shipyard that is located in the United States.
(d) Certificate and Endorsement.--The sealift vessel shall meet the
requirements necessary to receive a certificate of documentation and a
coastwise endorsement under chapter 121 of tile 46, United States Code,
and the Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that the completed vessel
receives such a certificate and endorsement.
(e) Executive Agent.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Navy shall seek to
enter into a contract or other agreement with a private-sector
entity under which the entity shall act as executive agent for
the Secretary for purposes of the contract under subsection
(a).
(2) Responsibilities.--The executive agent described in
paragraph (1) shall be responsible for--
(A) selecting a shipyard for the construction of
the sealift vessel;
(B) managing and overseeing the construction of the
sealift vessel; and
(C) such other matters as the Secretary of the Navy
determines to be appropriate
(f) Use of Incremental Funding.--With respect to the contract
entered into under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy may use
incremental funding to make payments under the contract.
(g) Sealift Vessel Defined.--In this section, the term ``sealift
vessel'' means the sealift vessel constructed for the National Defense
Reserve Fleet pursuant to the contract entered into under subsection
(a).
SEC. 119. REPORT ON PLANS TO SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT AT MARINE
CORPS AIR STATIONS.
(a) Report Required.--No later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the plans of the Secretary
to support and maintain aircraft assigned to Marine Corps air stations
that are transitioning from the F-18 Hornet aircraft to the F-35
Lightning aircraft.
(b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall include--
(1) the number and composition of squadrons assigned to
each air station;
(2) the support and maintenance workforce, including
uniformed military, civilian, and contract personnel; and
(3) the construction of aircraft and support facilities
associated with the beddown of F-35 aircraft at each air
station.
Subtitle C--Air Force Programs
SEC. 121. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT TO PRESERVE CERTAIN C-5 AIRCRAFT.
Section 141(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 1661) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``until the date that is
30 days after the date on which the briefing under section
144(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2018 is provided to the congressional defense
committees''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``can be returned to
service'' and inserting ``is inducted into or maintained in
type 1000 recallable storage''.
SEC. 122. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR KC-46A
AIRCRAFT.
Section 146(a)(1) of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) is amended
by striking ``the military type certification'' and inserting ``either
the military type certification or a military flight release''.
SEC. 123. F-15EX AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.
(a) Designation of Major Subprogram.--In accordance with section
2430a of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall
designate the F-15EX program as a major subprogram of the F-15 aircraft
program.
(b) Limitation.--Except as provided in subsection (c), none of the
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made
available for fiscal year 2020 for the Air Force may be obligated or
expended to procure an F-15EX aircraft until a period of 30 days has
elapsed following the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force
submits to the congressional defense committees the following
documentation relating to the F-15EX program:
(1) A program acquisition strategy.
(2) An acquisition program baseline.
(3) A test and evaluation master plan.
(4) A life-cycle sustainment plan.
(5) A post-production fielding strategy.
(c) Exception for Production of Prototypes.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (b), the
Secretary of the Air Force may use the funds described in
paragraph (2) to develop, produce, and test not more than two
prototypes of the F-15EX aircraft.
(2) Funds described.--The funds described in this paragraph
are funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2020 for the Air Force
for any of the following:
(A) Research and development, nonrecurring
engineering.
(B) Aircraft procurement.
(d) F-15EX Program Defined.--In this section, the term ``F-15EX
program'' means the F-15EX aircraft program of the Air Force as
described in the materials submitted to Congress by the Secretary of
Defense in support of the budget of the President for fiscal year 2020
(as submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United
States Code).
SEC. 124. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR REDUCTION IN KC-10
PRIMARY MISSION AIRCRAFT INVENTORY.
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2020 for the Air Force may be
obligated or expended to reduce the number of KC-10 aircraft in the
primary mission aircraft inventory of the Air Force.
SEC. 125. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR VC-25B AIRCRAFT.
(a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2020 or any
subsequent fiscal year for the Air Force may be obligated or expended
to carry out over-and-above work on the VC-25B aircraft until the date
on which the Secretary of the Air Force certifies to the congressional
defense committees that--
(1) with respect to work relating to aircraft paint scheme,
interiors and livery, such work will not result in changes to
the VC-25B aircraft that cause the aircraft to exceed--
(A) the specification requirements applicable to
the VC-25A aircraft; or
(B) the quality or grade of the VC-25A aircraft;
(2) the livery for the VC-25B aircraft will comply with the
criteria set forth in the report of the Boeing Company titled
``Phase II Aircraft Livery and Paint Study Final Report'' as
submitted to the Federal Government in April 2017;
(3) such work is not a result of late design changes made
by the Federal Government to the interior design of the VC-25B
aircraft; and
(4) such work is not a result of rework that exceeds the
criteria set forth in the report of the Boeing Company titled
``Presidential Quality Interior Acceptance Standards Report''
as submitted to the Federal Government in September 2018.
(b) Over-and-above Work Defined.--In this section, the term ``over-
and-above work'' means work discovered during the course of performing
overhaul, maintenance, or repair efforts that--
(1) is within the general scope of the contract pursuant to
which such efforts are carried out;
(2) is not covered by a line item for the basic work under
the contract; and
(3) is necessary in order to satisfactorily complete the
contract.
SEC. 126. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OF RC-135
AIRCRAFT.
(a) Limitation.--Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made
available for fiscal year 2020 for the Air Force may be obligated or
expended to retire, or prepare to retire, any RC-135 aircraft until a
period of 60 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary
of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that--
(1) technologies other than the RC-135 aircraft provide
capacity and capabilities equivalent to the capacity and
capabilities of the RC-135 aircraft; and
(2) the capacity and capabilities of such other
technologies meet the requirements of combatant commanders with
respect to indications and warning, intelligence preparation of
the operational environment, and direct support for kinetic and
nonkinetic operations.
(b) Exception.--The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply to
individual RC-135 aircraft that the Secretary of the Air Force
determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be no longer mission capable
because of mishaps, other damage, or being uneconomical to repair.
SEC. 127. REPORT ON AIRCRAFT FLEET OF THE CIVIL AIR PATROL.
(a) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the aircraft fleet of the
Civil Air Patrol.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include
an assessment of each of the following:
(1) Whether the number of aircraft, types of aircraft, and
operating locations that comprise the Civil Air Patrol fleet
are suitable for the missions and responsibilities assigned to
the Civil Air Patrol, including--
(A) flight proficiency and training;
(B) operational mission training; and
(C) support for cadet orientation and cadet flight
training programs in the Civil Air Patrol wing of each
State.
(2) The ideal overall size of the Civil Air Patrol aircraft
fleet, including a description of the factors used to determine
that ideal size.
(3) The process used by the Civil Air Patrol and the Air
Force to determine the number and location of aircraft
operating locations and whether State Civil Air Patrol wing
commanders are appropriately involved in that process.
(4) The process used by the Civil Air Patrol, the Air
Force, and other relevant entities to determine the type and
number of aircraft that are needed to support the emergency,
operational, and training missions of the Civil Air Patrol.
SEC. 128. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR RC-135 AIRCRAFT.
(a) Increase for RC-135.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in
the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 101 for procurement, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in section 4101, for Aircraft Procurement,
Air Force, other aircraft, RC-135, line 055 is hereby increased by
$171,000,000.
(b) Increase for DARP RC-135.--Notwithstanding the amounts set
forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 101 for procurement, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in section 4101, for other procurement, Air
Force, special support projects, DARP RC135, line 063 is hereby
increased by $29,000,000.
(c) Offsets.--
(1) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated
in section 301 for operation and maintenance, as specified in
the corresponding funding table in section 4301, for operation
and maintenance, Defense-wide, admin & servicewide activities,
Defense Contract Management Agency, line 200 is hereby reduced
by $25,000,000.
(2) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated
in section 301 for operation and maintenance, as specified in
the corresponding funding table in section 4301, for operation
and maintenance, Defense-wide, admin & servicewide activities,
Office of the Secretary of Defense, line 460 is hereby reduced
by $25,000,000.
(3) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated
in section 101 for procurement, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in section 4101, for Aircraft
Procurement, Air Force, Initial Spares/Repair Parts, line 069
is hereby reduced by $40,000,000.
(4) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated
in section 101 for procurement, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in section 4101, for Aircraft
Procurement, Air Force, Other Production Charges, line 088 is
hereby reduced by $33,000,000.
(5) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated
in section 101 for procurement, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in section 4101, for Aircraft
Procurement, Air Force, Flares, line 015 is hereby reduced by
$14,000,000.
(6) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated
in section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation,
as specified in the corresponding funding table in section
4201, for Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Air Force,
Acq Workforce-Global Vigilance and Combat Systems, line 130 is
hereby reduced by $25,000,000.
(7) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated
in section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation,
as specified in the corresponding funding table in section
4201, for Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Air Force,
Acq Workforce-Global Battle Management, line 133 is hereby
reduced by $16,000,000.
(8) Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated
in section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation,
as specified in the corresponding funding table in section
4201, for Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Air Force,
Acq Workforce-Capability Integration, line 134 is hereby
reduced by $22,000,000.
SEC. 129. PROVISIONS RELATING TO RC-26B MANNED INTELLIGENCE,
SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT.
(a) Limitation of Funds.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year
2020 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to retire, divest,
realign, or place in storage or on backup aircraft inventory status, or
prepare to retire, divest, realign, or place in storage or on backup
aircraft inventory status, any RC-26B aircraft until a period of 60
days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary of Defense
certifies to the congressional defense committees that--
(1) technologies or platforms other than the RC-26B
aircraft provide capacity and capabilities equivalent to the
capacity and capabilities of the RC-26B aircraft; and
(2) the capacity and capabilities of such other
technologies or platforms meet the requirements of combatant
commanders with respect to indications and warning,
intelligence preparation of the operational environment, and
direct support for kinetic and non-kinetic operations.
(b) Exception.--The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply to
individual RC-26 aircraft that the Secretary of the Air Force
determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be no longer mission capable
because of mishaps or other damage.
(c) Funding for RC-26B Manned Intelligence, Surveillance, and
Reconnaissance Platform.--
(1) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated in section
301 for operation and maintenance, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in 4301, for operation and
maintenance, Air National Guard, the Secretary of the Air Force
may transfer up to $15,000,000 for the purposes of the RC-26B
manned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platform.
(2) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated in section
421 for military personnel, as specified in the corresponding
funding table in 4401, the Secretary of the Air Force may
transfer up to $16,000,000 from military personnel, Air
National Guard for personnel who operate and maintain the RC-
26B manned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
platform.
(d) Memorandum of Agreement.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may enter into one or
more Memorandum of Agreement with other Federal entities for the
purposes of assisting with the missions and activities of such
entities.
(e) Air Force Report.--Not later than 90 days after enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to congressional
defense committees a report detailing the manner in which the Secretary
would provide manned and unmanned intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance mission support or manned and unmanned incident
awareness and assessment mission support to military and non-military
entities in the event the RC-26B is divested. The Secretary shall
include a determination regarding whether or not this support would be
commensurate with that which the RC-26B is able to provide. The
Secretary, in consultation with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau
shall also contact and survey the support requirements of other Federal
agencies and provide an assessment for potential opportunities to enter
into one or more Memorandum of Agreements with such agencies for the
purposes of assisting with the missions and activities of such
entities, such as domestic or, subject to legal authorities, foreign
operations, including but not limited to situational awareness, damage
assessment, evacuation monitoring, search and rescue, chemical,
biological, radiological, and nuclear assessment, hydrographic survey,
dynamic ground coordination, and cyberspace incident response.
SEC. 130. AIR FORCE AGGRESSOR SQUADRON MODERNIZATION.
(a) Sense of the House of Representatives.--It is the sense of the
House of Representatives that--
(1) it is critical that the Air Force has the capability to
train against an advanced air adversary in order to be prepared
for conflicts against a modern enemy force;
(2) in order to have this capability, Air Force must have
access to an advanced adversary force prior to United States
adversaries fielding a 5th-generation operational capability;
and
(3) the Air Force's plan to use low-rate initial production
F-35As as aggressor aircraft reflects a recognition of the need
to field a modernized aggressor fleet.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--No later than 6 months prior to the
transfer of any low-rate initial production F-35 aircraft for
use as aggressor aircraft, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force
shall submit to the congressional defense committees, and the
Member of Congress and the Senators who represent bases from
where aircraft may be transferred, a comprehensive plan and
report on the strategy for modernizing the organic aggressor
fleet.
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall include the following elements:
(A) Potential locations for F-35A aggressor
aircraft, including an analysis of installations that--
(i) have the size and availability of
airspace necessary to meet flying operations
requirements;
(ii) have sufficient capacity and
availability of range space;
(iii) are capable of hosting advanced-
threat training exercises; and
(iv) meet or require minimal addition to
the environmental requirements associated with
the basing action.
(B) An analysis of the potential cost and benefits
of expanding aggressor squadrons currently operating 18
Primary Assigned Aircraft (PAA) to a level of 24 PAA
each.
(C) An analysis of the cost and timelines
associated with modernizing the current Air Force
aggressor squadrons to include upgrading aircraft's
radar, infrared search-and-track systems, radar warning
receiver, tactical datalink, threat-representative
jamming pods, and other upgrades necessary to provide a
realistic advanced adversary threat.
(D) Any costs associated with moving the aircraft.
(E) Any jobs on the relevant military installation
that may be affected by said changes.
SEC. 130A. OPEN SKIES TREATY AIRCRAFT RECAPITALIZATION PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that
any Request for Proposals for the procurement of an OC-135B aircraft
under the Open Skies Treaty aircraft recapitalization program meets the
requirements for full and open competition as set forth in section 2304
of title 10, United States Code, and incorporates a full competitive
bidding process, to include both new production aircraft and recently
manufactured low-hour, low-cycle aircraft
(b) Open Skies Treaty Defined.--The term ``Open Skies Treaty''
means the Treaty on Open Skies, done at Helsinki March 24, 1992, and
entered into force January 1, 2002.
Subtitle D--Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters
SEC. 131. ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITY CONTRACTING AND BUY-TO-BUDGET
ACQUISITION FOR F-35 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.
(a) Economic Order Quantity Contract Authority.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) through (5),
from amounts made available for obligation under the F-35
aircraft program for fiscal year 2020, the Secretary of Defense
may enter into one or more contracts, beginning with the fiscal
year 2020 program year, for the procurement of economic order
quantities of material and equipment that has completed formal
hardware qualification testing for the F-35 aircraft program
for use in procurement contracts to be awarded for such program
during fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023.
(2) Limitation.--The total amount obligated under all
contracts entered into under paragraph (1) shall not exceed
$574,000,000.
(3) Preliminary findings.--Before entering into a contract
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall make each
of the following findings with respect to such contract:
(A) The use of such a contract will result in
significant savings of the total anticipated costs of
carrying out the program through annual contracts.
(B) The minimum need for the property to be
procured is expected to remain substantially unchanged
during the contemplated contract period in terms of
production rate, procurement rate, and total
quantities.
(C) There is a reasonable expectation that,
throughout the contemplated contract period, the
Secretary will request funding for the contract at the
level required to avoid contract cancellation.
(D) That there is a stable, certified, and
qualified design for the property to be procured and
that the technical risks and redesign risks associated
with such property are low.
(E) The estimates of both the cost of the contract
and the anticipated cost avoidance through the use of
an economic order quantity contract are realistic.
(F) Entering into the contract will promote the
national security interests of the United States.
(4) Certification requirement.--Except as provided in
paragraph (5), the Secretary of Defense may not enter into a
contract under paragraph (1) until a period of 30 days has
elapsed following the date on which the Secretary certifies to
the congressional defense committees, in writing, that each of
the following conditions is satisfied:
(A) A sufficient number of end items of the system
being acquired under such contract have been delivered
at or within the most recently available estimates of
the program acquisition unit cost or procurement unit
cost for such system to determine that the estimates of
the unit costs are realistic.
(B) During the fiscal year in which such contract
is to be awarded, sufficient funds will be available to
perform the contract in such fiscal year, and the
future-years defense program submitted to Congress
under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, for
that fiscal year will include the funding required to
execute the program without cancellation.
(C) The contract is a fixed-price type contract.
(D) The proposed contract provides for production
at not less than minimum economic rates given the
existing tooling and facilities.
(E) The Secretary has determined that each of the
conditions described in subparagraphs (A) through (F)
of paragraph (3) will be met by such contract and has
provided the basis for such determination to the
congressional defense committees.
(F) The determination under subparagraph (E) was
made after the completion of a cost analysis performed
by the Director of Cost Assessment and Program
Evaluation for the purpose of section 2334 of title 10,
United States Code, and the analysis supports that
determination.
(5) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraph (4), the
Secretary of Defense may enter into a contract under paragraph
(1) on or after March 1, 2020, if--
(A) the Director of Cost Assessment and Program
Evaluation has not completed a cost analysis of the
preliminary findings made by the Secretary under
paragraph (3) with respect to the contract;
(B) the Secretary certifies to the congressional
defense committees, in writing, that each of the
conditions described in subparagraphs (A) through (E)
of paragraph (4) is satisfied; and
(C) a period of 30 days has elapsed following the
date on which the Secretary submits the certification
under subparagraph (B).
(b) Buy-to-budget Acquisition.--Subject to section 2308 of title
10, United States Code, using funds authorized to be appropriated by
this Act for the procurement of F-35 aircraft, the Secretary of Defense
may procure a quantity of F-35 aircraft in excess of the quantity
authorized by this Act if such additional procurement does not require
additional funds to be authorized to be appropriated because of
production efficiencies or other cost reductions.
SEC. 132. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE F-35 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.
(a) Designation of Major Subprogram.--In accordance with section
2430a of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall
designate F-35 Block 4 as a major subprogram of the F-35 aircraft
program.
(b) Cost Estimates.--
(1) Joint cost estimate.--The Secretary of the Air Force
and the Secretary of the Navy shall jointly develop a joint
service cost estimate for the life-cycle costs of the F-35
aircraft program.
(2) Independent cost estimate.--The Director of Cost
Assessment and Program Evaluation shall develop an independent
cost estimate for the life-cycle costs of the F-35 aircraft
program.
(3) Submittal to congress.--The cost estimates required
under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be submitted to the
congressional defense committees not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Revision of Program Elements.--
(1) Revision required.--The Secretary of Defense shall
revise the program elements applicable to the F-35 aircraft
program as follows:
(A) Research and development.--The program element
for research and development costs (as that element was
specified in the materials submitted to Congress by the
Secretary of Defense in support of the budget of the
President for fiscal year 2020 (as submitted to
Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United
States Code)) shall be separated into the following
individual program elements:
(i) System development and demonstration
closeout.
(ii) F-35 Block 4.
(iii) Autonomic logistics information
system development and upgrades.
(iv) Dual-capable aircraft.
(v) Test infrastructure.
(vi) Additional program budget elements, as
required, for each modernization or upgrade
effort initiated after F-35 Block 4.
(B) Procurement.--The program element for
procurement costs (as that element was specified in the
materials submitted to Congress by the Secretary of
Defense in support of the budget of the President for
fiscal year 2020 (as submitted to Congress under
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code)) shall
be separated into the following individual program
elements:
(i) Recurring fly-away and ancillary
equipment.
(ii) Non-recurring fly-away and ancillary
equipment.
(iii) F-35 Block 4.
(iv) Autonomic logistics information
system.
(v) Dual-capable aircraft.
(vi) Engineering support.
(vii) Aircraft retrofit and modification.
(viii) Depot activation.
(ix) Initial spares.
(x) Production support.
(2) Inclusion in budget materials.--The Secretary of
Defense shall ensure that each revised program element
described in paragraph (1) is included, with a specific dollar
amount, in the materials relating to the F-35 aircraft program
submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense in support of
the budget of the President (as submitted to Congress under
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) for fiscal
year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter until the date on
which the F-35 aircraft program terminates.
(d) Comptroller General Reports.--
(1) Annual report required.--Not later than 30 days after
the date on which the budget of the President is submitted to
Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code,
for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report on the F-35 aircraft program.
(2) Elements.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall
include, with respect to the F-35 aircraft program, the
following:
(A) An assessment of the progress of manufacturing
processes improvement under the program.
(B) The business case analysis of the Department of
Defense for F-35 Block 4 follow-on modernization
efforts.
(C) The progress and results of F-35 Block 4 and
other follow-on modernization development and testing
efforts.
(D) The Department's schedule for delivering
software upgrades in six-month, scheduled increments.
(E) The progress and results of any other
significant hardware development and fielding efforts
necessary for F-35 Block 4.
(F) Any other issues the Comptroller General
determines to be appropriate.
(e) F-35 Block 4 Defined.--In this section, the term ``F-35 Block
4'' means Block 4 capability upgrades for the F-35 aircraft program as
described in the Selected Acquisition Report for the program submitted
to Congress in March 2019, pursuant to section 2432 of title 10, United
States Code.
SEC. 133. REPORTS ON F-35 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.
(a) Report on F-35 Reliability and Maintainability Metrics.--The
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the reliability and maintainability metrics for
the F-35 aircraft. The report shall include the following:
(1) The results of a review and assessment, conducted by
the program office for the F-35 aircraft program, of the
reliability and maintainability metrics for the aircraft as set
forth in the most recent operational requirements document for
the program.
(2) A determination of whether the reliability and
maintainability metrics for the aircraft, as set forth in the
most recent operational requirements document for the program,
are feasible and attainable, and what changes, if any, will be
made to update the metrics.
(3) A certification that the program office for the F-35
aircraft program has revised the reliability and
maintainability improvement plan for the aircraft--
(A) to identify specific and measurable reliability
and maintainability objectives in the improvement plan
guidance; and
(B) to identify and document which projects
included in the improvement plan will achieve the
objectives identified under subparagraph (A).
(b) Report on F-35 Block 4.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a report on F-35 Block 4.
The report shall include the following:
(A) The results of an independent cost estimate for
F-35 Block 4 conducted by the Director of Cost
Assessment and Program Evaluation.
(B) A test and evaluation master plan, approved by
the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, that
addresses testing resources, testing aircraft
shortfalls, and testing funding.
(C) A technology readiness assessment of all
technologies and capabilities planned for F-35 Block 4
conducted by the Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering.
(D) A review of the feasibility of the continuous
capability development and delivery strategy for
fielding F-35 Block 4 technologies conducted by the
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering.
(2) F-35 block 4 defined.--In this subsection, the term
``F-35 Block 4'' has the meaning given that term in section
132(e).
(c) Report on F-35 Autonomic Logistics Information System.--The
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the autonomic logistics information system of
the F-35 aircraft. The report shall include a description of each of
the following:
(1) All shortfalls, capability gaps, and deficiencies in
the system that have been identified as of the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(2) The strategy and performance requirements that will be
implemented to improve the system.
(3) The strategy, implementation plan, schedule, and
estimated costs of developing and fielding--
(A) the next generation of the system; or
(B) future increments of the system.
(d) Deadline for Submittal.--The reports required under subsections
(a) through (c) shall be submitted to the congressional defense
committees not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 134. REQUIREMENT TO SEEK COMPENSATION FOR FAILURE TO DELIVER NON-
READY-FOR-ISSUE SPARE PARTS FOR THE F-35 AIRCRAFT
PROGRAM.
The Secretary of Defense shall take such action as necessary to
seek compensation from the contractor for costs related to the failure
to deliver non-Ready-For-Issue spare parts for the F-35 aircraft
program as described in described in the report titled ``Audit of F-35
Ready-For-Issue Spare Parts and Sustainment Performance Incentive
Fees'' (DODIG-2019-094) issued by the Department of Defense Inspector
General on June 13, 2019.
SEC. 135. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR LIGHT ATTACK AIRCRAFT.
(a) Procurement Authority for Combat Air Advisor Support.--Subject
to subsection (b), the Commander of the United States Special
Operations Command may procure light attack aircraft for Combat Air
Advisor mission support.
(b) Certification Required.--The Commander of the United States
Special Operations Command may not procure light attack aircraft under
subsection (a) until a period of 60 days has elapsed following the date
on which the Commander certifies to the congressional defense
committees that a mission capability gap and special-operations-forces-
peculiar acquisition requirement exists which can be mitigated with
procurement of a light attack aircraft capability.
(c) Authority to Use or Transfer Funds Made Available for Light
Attack Aircraft Experiments.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall use
or transfer amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act for Light
Attack Aircraft experiments to procure the required quantity of
aircraft for--
(1) Air Combat Command's Air Ground Operations School; and
(2) Air Force Special Operations Command for Combat Air
Advisor mission support in accordance with 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 2020
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. PROGRAM ON ENHANCEMENT OF PREPARATION OF DEPENDENTS OF
MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES FOR CAREERS IN SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS.
(a) Program Required.--Chapter 111 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after section 2192a the following new section:
``Sec. 2192b. Program on enhancement of preparation of dependents of
members of armed forces for careers in science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics
``(a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a
program to--
``(1) enhance the preparation of students at covered
schools for careers in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics; and
``(2) provide assistance to teachers at covered schools to
enhance preparation described in paragraph (1).
``(b) Coordination.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary
shall coordinate with the following:
``(1) The Secretaries of the military departments.
``(2) The Secretary of Education.
``(3) The National Science Foundation.
``(4) Other organizations as the Secretary of Defense
considers appropriate.
``(c) Activities.--Activities under the program may include the
following:
``(1) Establishment of targeted internships and cooperative
research opportunities at defense laboratories and other
technical centers for students and teachers at covered schools.
``(2) Establishment of scholarships and fellowships for
students at covered schools.
``(3) Efforts and activities that improve the quality of
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics educational
and training opportunities for students and teachers at covered
schools, including with respect to improving the development of
curricula at covered schools.
``(4) Development of travel opportunities, demonstrations,
mentoring programs, and informal science education for students
and teachers at covered schools.
``(d) Metrics.--The Secretary shall establish outcome-based metrics
and internal and external assessments to evaluate the merits and
benefits of activities conducted under the program with respect to the
needs of the Department of Defense.
``(e) Covered Schools Defined.--In this section, the term `covered
schools' means elementary or secondary schools at which the Secretary
determines a significant number of dependents of members of the armed
forces are enrolled.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
2192a the following new item:
``2192b. Program on enhancement of preparation of dependents of members
of armed forces for careers in science,
technology, engineering, and
mathematics.''.
(c) Conforming Repeal.--Section 233 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. 2193a note) is repealed.
SEC. 212. TEMPORARY INCLUSION OF JOINT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
AUTHORITY TO ATTRACT EXPERTS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 1599h of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(6) Joint artificial intelligence center.--The Director
of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center may carry out a
program of personnel management authority provided in
subsection (b) in order to facilitate recruitment of eminent
experts in science or engineering for the Center. The authority
to carry out the program under this paragraph shall terminate
on December 31, 2024.''.
(b) Scope of Appointment Authority.--Subsection (b)(1) of such
section is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (E), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(F) in the case of the Joint Artificial
Intelligence Center, appoint scientists and engineers
to a total of not more than 5 scientific and
engineering positions in the Center;''.
(c) Extension of Terms of Appointment.--Subsection (c)(2) of such
section is amended by striking ``or the Defense Innovation Unit
Experimental'' and inserting ``the Defense Innovation Unit
Experimental, or the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center''.
SEC. 213. JOINT HYPERSONICS TRANSITION OFFICE.
Section 218 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``the program required
under subsection (b), and shall'' and inserting ``the program
and activities described in subsections (d) through (g), and
shall'';
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) as
subsections (d) through (g), respectively;
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new
subsections:
``(b) Director.--There is a Director of the Office (referred to in
this section as the `Director'). The Director shall be appointed by the
Secretary of Defense and shall serve as the senior official in the
Department of Defense with principal responsibility for carrying out
the program and activities described in subsections (d) through (g).
The Director shall report to the Assistant Director for Hypersonics
within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering.
``(c) University Consortium.--
``(1) Designation.--The Director shall designate a
consortium of institutions of higher education (as that term is
defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001)) to lead foundational hypersonic research in
research areas that the Director determines to be appropriate
for the Department of Defense.
``(2) Availability of information.--The Director shall
ensure that the research results and reports of the consortium
are made available across the Federal Government, the private
sector, and academia, consistent with appropriate security
classification guidance.'';
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ``The Office'' and
inserting ``The Director'';
(5) in subsection (e), as so redesignated--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``program required by subsection (b), the
Office'' and inserting ``program required by subsection
(d), the Director'';
(B) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``private
sector'' and inserting ``private-sector academic''; and
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``certified under
subsection (e) as being consistent with the roadmap
under subsection (d)'' and inserting ``certified under
subsection (g) as being consistent with the roadmap
under subsection (f)'';
(6) in subsection (f), as so redesignated--
(A) in paragraph (3)--
(i) in subparagraph (C)--
(I) in clause (i), by striking
``and'' at the end;
(II) in clause (ii), by striking
the period at the end and inserting ``;
and''; and
(III) by adding at the end the
following new clause:
``(iii) the activities and resources of the
consortium designated by the Director under
subsection (c) to be leveraged by the
Department to meet such goals.''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking
``facilities'' both places it appears and
inserting ``facilities and infrastructure'';
and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(4) Submittal to congress.--
``(A) Initial submission.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees the roadmap developed under
paragraph (1).
``(B) Subsequent submissions.--The Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees each roadmap revised under paragraph (1)
together with the budget submitted to Congress under
section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for the
fiscal year concerned.'';
(7) in subsection (g), as so redesignated--
(A) by striking ``subsection (d)'' each place it
appears and inserting ``subsection (f)'';
(B) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``The Office'' and insert
``The Director'';
(ii) in subparagraph (A) by striking
``research, development, test, and evaluation
and demonstration programs within the
Department of Defense'' and inserting
``defense-wide research, development, test, and
evaluation and demonstration programs''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``the hypersonics'' and inserting ``all
hypersonics'';
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``The Office''
and inserting ``The Director''; and
(D) in paragraph (3), by striking ``2016'' and
inserting ``2026''; and
(8) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(h) Funding.--The Secretary may make available such funds to the
Office for basic research, applied research, advanced technology
development, prototyping, studies and analyses, and organizational
support as the Secretary considers appropriate to support the efficient
and effective development of hypersonics technologies and transition of
those systems and technologies into acquisition programs or operational
use.''.
SEC. 214. MODIFICATION OF PROOF OF CONCEPT COMMERCIALIZATION PROGRAM.
(a) Extension of Program.--Section 1603(g) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C.
2359 note) is amended by striking ``2019'' and inserting ``2024''.
(b) Additional Improvements.--Section 1603 of such Act, as amended
by subsection (a), is further amended--
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ``of dual-use
technology'' after ``commercialization'';
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``of Dual-Use Technology'' before
``Program''; and
(B) by inserting ``with a focus on priority defense
technology areas that attract public and private sector
funding, as well as private sector investment capital,
including from venture capital firms in the United
States,'' before ``in accordance'';
(3) in subsection (c)(4)(A)(iv), by inserting ``, which may
include access to venture capital'' after ``award'';
(4) by striking subsection (d);
(5) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d);
(6) by striking subsection (f); and
(7) by adding at the end the following new subsection (e):
``(e) Authorities.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary may
use the following authorities:
``(1) Section 1599g of title 10 of the United States Code,
relating to public-private talent exchanges.
``(2) Section 2368 of such title, relating to Centers for
Science, Technology, and Engineering Partnerships.
``(3) Section 2374a of such title, relating to prizes for
advanced technology achievements.
``(4) Section 2474 of such title, relating to Centers of
Industrial and Technical Excellence.
``(5) Section 2521 of such title, relating to the
Manufacturing Technology Program.
``(6) Section 225 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 2359 note).
``(7) Section 1711 of such Act (Public Law 115-91; 10
U.S.C. 2505 note), relating to a pilot program on strengthening
manufacturing in the defense industrial base.
``(8) Section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a) and section 6305 of
title 31, United States Code, relating to cooperative research
and development agreements.''.
SEC. 215. CONTRACT FOR NATIONAL SECURITY RESEARCH STUDIES.
(a) Contract Authority.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through
the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall
seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and
development center under which the private scientific advisory group
known as ``JASON'' will provide national security research studies to
the Department of Defense.
(b) Terms of Contract.--The contract entered into under subsection
(a) shall be an indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity contract with
terms substantially similar to the terms of the contract in effect
before March 28, 2019, under which JASON provided national security
research studies to the Department of Defense (solicitation number
HQ0034-19-R-0011 for JASON National Security Research Studies).
(c) Termination.--The Secretary of Defense may not terminate the
contract under subsection (a) until a period of 180 days has elapsed
following the date on which the Secretary notifies the congressional
defense committees of the intent of the Secretary to terminate the
contract and receives approval for such termination from the
committees.
SEC. 216. JASON SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY GROUP.
Pursuant to section 173 of title 10, United States Code, the
Secretary of Defense shall seek to engage the members of the private
scientific advisory group to multiple Federal agencies known as
``JASON'' as advisory personnel to provide advice, on an ongoing basis,
on matters involving science, technology, and national security,
including methods to defeat existential and technologically-amplified
threats to national security.
SEC. 217. DIRECT AIR CAPTURE AND BLUE CARBON REMOVAL TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAM.
(a) Program Authorized.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination
with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of
Energy, and the heads of such other Federal agencies as the
Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, may carry out a
program on research, development, testing, evaluation, study,
and demonstration of technologies related to blue carbon
capture and direct air capture.
(2) Program goals.--The goals of the program established
under paragraph (1) are as follows:
(A) To develop technologies that capture carbon
dioxide from seawater and the air to turn such carbon
dioxide into clean fuels to enhance fuel and energy
security.
(B) To develop and demonstrate technologies that
capture carbon dioxide from seawater and the air to
reuse such carbon dioxide to create products for
military uses.
(C) To develop direct air capture technologies for
use--
(i) at military installations or facilities
of the Department of Defense; or
(ii) in modes of transportation by the Navy
or the Coast Guard.
(3) Phases.--The program established under paragraph (1)
shall be carried out in two phases as follows:
(A) The first phase may consist of research and
development and shall be carried out as described in
subsection (b).
(B) The second phase shall consist of testing and
evaluation and shall be carried out as described in
subsection (c), if the Secretary determines that the
results of the research and development phase justify
implementing the testing and evaluation phase.
(4) Designation.--The program established under paragraph
(1) shall be known as the ``Direct Air Capture and Blue Carbon
Removal Technology Program'' (in this section referred to as
the ``Program'').
(b) Research and Development Phase.--
(1) In general.--During the research and development phase
of the Program, the Secretary of Defense may conduct research
and development in pursuit of the goals set forth in subsection
(a)(2).
(2) Direct air capture.--The research and development phase
of the Program may include, with respect to direct air capture,
a front end engineering and design study that includes an
evaluation of direct air capture designs to produce fuel for
use--
(A) at military installations or facilities of the
Department of Defense; or
(B) in modes of transportation by the Navy or the
Coast Guard.
(3) Duration.--The Secretary may carry out the research and
development phase of the Program commencing not later than 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(4) Grants authorized.--The Secretary may carry out the
research and development phase of the Program through the award
of grants to private persons and eligible laboratories.
(5) Report required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the completion of the research and development phase of
the Program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on
the research and development carried out under the Program.
(c) Testing and Evaluation Phase.--
(1) In general.--During the testing and evaluation phase of
the Program, the Secretary may, in pursuit of the goals set
forth in subsection (a)(2), conduct tests and evaluations of
the technologies researched and developed during the research
and development phase of the Program.
(2) Direct air capture.--The testing and evaluation phase
of the Program may include demonstration projects for direct
air capture to produce fuel for use--
(A) at military installations or facilities of the
Department of Defense; or
(B) in modes of transportation by the Navy or the
Coast Guard.
(3) Duration.--Subject to subsection (a)(3)(B), the
Secretary may carry out the testing and evaluation phase of the
Program commencing on the date of the completion of the
research and development phase described in subsection (b),
except that the testing and evaluation phase of the Program
with respect to direct air capture may commence at such time
after a front end engineering and design study demonstrates to
the Secretary that commencement of such phase is appropriate.
(4) Grants authorized.--The Secretary may carry out the
testing and evaluation phase of the Program through the award
of grants to private persons and eligible laboratories.
(5) Locations.--The Secretary shall carry out the testing
and evaluation phase of the Program at military installations
or facilities of the Department of Defense.
(6) Report required.--Not later than September 30, 2026,
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the findings
of the Secretary with respect to the effectiveness of the
technologies tested and evaluated under the Program.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Blue carbon capture.--The term ``blue carbon capture''
means the removal of dissolved carbon dioxide from seawater
through engineered or inorganic processes, including filters,
membranes, or phase change systems.
(2) Direct air capture.--
(A) In general.--The term ``direct air capture'',
with respect to a facility, technology, or system,
means that the facility, technology, or system uses
carbon capture equipment to capture carbon dioxide
directly from the air.
(B) Exclusion.--The term ``direct air capture''
does not include any facility, technology, or system
that captures carbon dioxide--
(i) that is deliberately released from a
naturally occurring subsurface spring; or
(ii) using natural photosynthesis.
(3) Eligible laboratory.--The term ``eligible laboratory''
means--
(A) a National Laboratory (as defined in section 2
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)); or
(B) the science and technology reinvention
laboratories (as designated under section 1105 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
(Public Law 111-84; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note));
(C) the Major Range and Test Facility Base (as
defined in section 2358a(f)(3) of title 10, United
States Code); and
(D) other facilities that support the research
development, test, and evaluation activities of the
Department of Defense or Department of Energy.
SEC. 218. FOREIGN MALIGN INFLUENCE OPERATIONS RESEARCH PROGRAM.
(a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through the
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall carry
out a research program on foreign malign influence operations research
as part of the university and other basic research programs of the
Department of Defense (such as the Minerva Research Initiative).
(b) Program Objectives.--The objectives of the research program
shall be the following:
(1) To enhance the understanding of foreign malign
influence operations, including activities conducted on social
media platforms.
(2) To facilitate the compilation, analysis, and storage of
publicly available or voluntarily provided indicators of
foreign malign influence operations, including those appearing
on social media platforms, for the purposes of additional
research.
(3) To promote the development of best practices relating
to tactics, techniques, procedures, and technology for the
protection of the privacy of the customers and users of the
social media platforms and the proprietary information of the
social media companies in conducting research and analysis or
compiling and storing indicators and key trends of foreign
malign influence operations on social media platforms.
(4) To promote collaborative research and information
exchange with other relevant entities within the Department and
with other agencies relating to foreign malign influence
operations.
(c) Program Activities.--In order to achieve the objectives
specified in subsection (b), the Secretary is authorized to carry out
the following activities:
(1) The Secretary may award research grants to eligible
individuals and entities on a competitive basis.
(2) The Secretary may award financial assistance to
graduate students on a competitive basis.
(d) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2020, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the
progress of the Secretary in carrying out the research program under
this section, including a description of the activities and research
conducted as part of the program.
SEC. 219. SENSOR DATA INTEGRATION FOR FIFTH GENERATION AIRCRAFT.
(a) F-35 Sensor Data.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that--
(1) information collected by the passive and active on-
board sensors of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft is
capable of being shared, in real time, with joint service users
in cases in which the Joint Force Commander determines that
sharing such information would be operationally advantageous;
and
(2) the Secretary has developed achievable, effective, and
suitable concepts and supporting technical architectures to
collect, store, manage, and disseminate information collected
by such sensors.
(b) GAO Study and Report.--
(1) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct a study of the sensor data collection and
dissemination capability of fifth generation aircraft of the
Department of Defense.
(2) Elements.--The study required by paragraph (1) shall
include an assessment of the following--
(A) the extent to which the Department has
established doctrinal, organizational, or technological
methods of managing the large amount of sensor data
that is currently collected and which may be collected
by existing and planned advanced fifth generation
aircraft;
(B) the status of the existing sensor data
collection, storage, dissemination, and management
capability and capacity of fifth generation aircraft,
including the F-35, the F-22, and the B-21; and
(C) the ability of the F-35 aircraft and other
fifth generation aircraft to share information
collected by the aircraft in real-time with other joint
service users as described in subsection (a)(1).
(3) Study results.--
(A) Interim briefing.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Comptroller General shall provide to the congressional
defense committees a briefing on the preliminary
findings of the study conducted under this subsection.
(B) Final results.--The Comptroller General shall
provide the final results of the study conducted under
this subsection to the congressional defense committees
at such time and in such format as is mutually agreed
upon by the committees and the Comptroller General at
the time of the briefing under subparagraph (A).
SEC. 220. DOCUMENTATION RELATING TO ADVANCED BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
(a) Documentation Required.--Not later than the date specified in
subsection (b), the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the
congressional defense committees the following documentation relating
to the Advanced Battle Management System:
(1) A list that identifies each program, project, and
activity that comprises the System.
(2) The final analysis of alternatives for the System.
(3) An acquisition strategy for the System, including--
(A) an outline of each increment of the System; and
(B) the date on which each increment will reach
initial operational capability and full operational
capability, respectively.
(4) A capability development document for the System.
(5) An acquisition program baseline for the System.
(6) A test and evaluation master plan for the System.
(7) A life-cycle sustainment plan for the System.
(b) Date Specified.--The date specified in this subsection is the
earlier of--
(1) the date that is 180 days after the date on which the
final analysis of alternatives for the Advanced Battle
Management System is completed; or
(2) April 1, 2020.
(c) Advanced Battle Management System Defined.--In this section,
the term ``Advanced Battle Management System'' means the Advanced
Battle Management System of Systems capability of the Air Force,
including each program, project, and activity that comprises such
capability.
SEC. 221. DOCUMENTATION RELATING TO B-52 COMMERCIAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT
PROGRAM.
(a) Documentation Required.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall
submit to the congressional defense committees the following
documentation relating to the B-52 commercial engine replacement
program of the Air Force:
(1) A capability development document for the program,
approved by the Secretary of the Air Force.
(2) A test and evaluation master plan for the program,
approved by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.
(b) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2020 for the Air Force,
not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on
which the Secretary of the Air Force submits to the congressional
defense committees the documentation required under subsection (a).
SEC. 222. DIVERSIFICATION OF THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH, AND
ENGINEERING WORKFORCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Assessment Required.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through
the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering,
shall conduct an assessment of critical skillsets required
across the science, technology, research, and engineering
workforce of the Department of Defense to support emerging and
future warfighter technologies.
(2) Elements.--The assessment required by paragraph (1)
shall include analysis of the following:
(A) The percentage of women and minorities employed
in the workforce as of the date of the assessment.
(B) The percentage of grants, fellowships, and
funding awarded to minorities and women.
(C) The effectiveness of existing hiring and
attraction incentives, other encouragements, and
required service agreement commitments in attracting
and retaining minorities and women in the workforce of
the Department after such individuals complete work on
Department-funded research projects, grant projects,
fellowships, and STEM programs.
(D) The geographical diversification of the
workforce and the operating costs of the workforce
across various geographic regions.
(b) Plan Required.--
(1) In general.--Based on the results of the assessment
conducted under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense,
acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering, shall develop and implement a plan to diversify
and strengthen the science, technology, research, and
engineering workforce of the Department of Defense.
(2) Elements.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall--
(A) align with science and technology strategy
priorities of the Department of Defense, including the
emerging and future warfighter technology requirements
identified by the Department;
(B) except as provided in subsection (c)(2), set
forth steps for the implementation of each
recommendation included in the 2013 report of the RAND
corporation titled ``First Steps Toward Improving DoD
STEM Workforce Diversity'';
(C) harness the full range of the Department's STEM
programs and other Department-sponsored programs to
develop and attract top talent;
(D) use existing authorities to attract and retain
students, academics, and other talent;
(E) establish and use contracts, agreements, or
other arrangements with institutions of higher
education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), including
historically black colleges and universities and other
minority-serving institutions (as described in section
371(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)) to enable easy
and efficient access to research and researchers for
Government-sponsored basic and applied research and
studies at each institution, including contracts,
agreements, and other authorized arrangements such as
those authorized under--
(i) section 217 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public
Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note); and
(ii) such other authorities as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate; and
(F) include recommendations for changes in
authorities, regulations, policies, or any other
relevant areas, that would support the achievement of
the goals set forth in the plan.
(3) Submittal to congress.--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 includes--
(A) the plan developed under paragraph (1); and
(B) with respect to each recommendation described
in paragraph (2)(B) that the Secretary implemented or
expects to implement--
(i) a summary of actions that have been
taken to implement the recommendation; and
(ii) a schedule, with specific milestones,
for completing the implementation of the
recommendation.
(c) Deadline for Implementation.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), not
later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this
Act the Secretary of Defense shall carry out activities to
implement the plan developed under subsection (b).
(2) Exception for implementation of certain
recommendations.--
(A) Delayed implementation.--The Secretary of
Defense may commence implementation of a recommendation
described in subsection (b)(2)(B) after the date
specified in paragraph (1) if the Secretary provides
the congressional defense committees with a specific
justification for the delay in implementation of such
recommendation on or before such date.
(B) Nonimplementation.--The Secretary of Defense
may opt not to implement a recommendation described in
subsection (b)(2)(B) if the Secretary provides to the
congressional defense committees, on or before the date
specified in paragraph (1)--
(i) a specific justification for the
decision not to implement the recommendation;
and
(ii) a summary of the alternative actions
the Secretary plans to take to address the
issues underlying the recommendation.
(d) STEM Defined.--In this section, the term ``STEM'' means
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
SEC. 223. POLICY ON THE TALENT MANAGEMENT OF DIGITAL EXPERTISE AND
SOFTWARE PROFESSIONALS.
(a) Policy.--
(1) In general.--It shall be a policy of the Department of
Defense to promote and maintain digital expertise and software
development as core competencies of civilian and military
workforces of the Department, and as a capability to support
the National Defense Strategy, which policy shall be achieved
by--
(A) the recruitment, development, and
incentivization of retention in and to the civilian and
military workforce of the Department of individuals
with aptitude, experience, proficient expertise, or a
combination thereof in digital expertise and software
development;
(B) at the discretion of the Secretaries of the
military departments, the development and maintenance
of civilian and military career tracks related to
digital expertise, and related digital competencies for
members of the Armed Forces, including the development
and maintenance of training, education, talent
management, incentives, and promotion policies in
support of members at all levels of such career tracks;
and
(C) the development and application of appropriate
readiness standards and metrics to measure and report
on the overall capability, capacity, utilization, and
readiness of digital engineering professionals to
develop and deliver operational capabilities and employ
modern business practices.
(2) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, ``digital
engineering'' is the discipline and set of skills involved in
the creation, processing, transmission, integration, and
storage of digital data, (including but not limited to data
science, machine learning, software engineering, software
product management, and artificial intelligence product
management).
(b) Responsibility.--
(1) Appointment of officer.--Not later than 270 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall appoint a civilian official responsible for the
development and implementation of the policy set forth in
subsection (a). The official shall be known as the ``Chief
Digital Engineering Recruitment and Management Officer of the
Department of Defense'' (in this section referred to as the
``Officer'').
(2) Expiration of appointment.--The appointment of the
Officer under paragraph (1) shall expire on September 30, 2029.
(c) Duties.--In developing and providing for the discharge of the
policy set forth in subsection (a), the Officer shall work with the
Assistant Secretaries of the military departments for Manpower and
Reserve Affairs to carry out the following:
(1) Develop for, and enhance within, the recruitment
programs of each Armed Force various core initiatives,
programs, activities, and mechanisms, tailored to the unique
needs of each Armed Force, to identify and recruit civilian
employees and members of the Armed Forces with demonstrated
aptitude, interest, and proficiency in digital engineering, and
in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
generally, including initiatives, programs, activities, and
mechanisms to target populations of individuals not typically
aware of opportunities in the Department of Defense for a
digital engineering career.
(2) Identify and share with the military departments best
practices around the development of flexible career tracks and
identifiers for digital engineering and related digital
competencies and meaningful opportunities for career
development, talent management, and promotion within such
career tracks.
(3) Develop and maintain education, training, doctrine,
rotational opportunities, and professional development
activities to support the civilian and military digital
engineering workforce.
(4) Coordinate and synchronize digital force management
activities throughout the Department of Defense, advise the
Secretary of Defense on all matters pertaining to the health
and readiness of digital forces, convene a Department-wide
executive steering group, and submit to Congress an annual
report on the readiness of digital forces and progress toward
achieving the policy set forth in subsection (a).
(5) Create a Department-wide mechanism to track digital
expertise in the workforce, develop and maintain organizational
policies, strategies, and plans sufficient to build, maintain,
and refresh internal capacity at scale, and report to the
Secretary quarterly on the health and readiness the digital
engineering workforce.
(6) Assist the military departments in designing,
developing, and executing programs and incentives to retain,
track, and oversee digital expertise among civilian employees
of the Department and members of the Armed Forces on active
duty.
(7) At the request of the Chief of Staff of an Armed Force,
or the head of another component or element of the Department,
undertake an executive search for key leadership positions in
digital engineering in such Armed Force, component, or element,
and develop and deploy agile hiring processes to fill such
positions.
(8) Identify necessary changes in authorities, policies,
resources, or a combination thereof to further the policy set
forth in subsection (a), and submit to Congress a report on
such changes.
(d) Implementation Plan.--Not later than May 1, 2020, the Secretary
of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives and the Senate a plan to carry out the
requirements of this section. The plan shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of progress of the Secretary in
recruiting an individual to serve as the Officer required to be
appointed under subsection (b).
(2) A timeline for implementation of the requirements of
this section, including input from each military department on
its unique timeline.
(3) Recommendations for any legislative or administrative
action required to meet the requirements of this section.
SEC. 224. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF DIGITAL ENGINEERING
CAPABILITY AND AUTOMATED SOFTWARE TESTING AND EVALUATION.
(a) Capability Required.--
(1) In general.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering and the Director of Operational Test
and Evaluation shall jointly design, develop, and implement a
digital engineering capability and infrastructure--
(A) to provide technically accurate digital models
to the acquisition process; and
(B) to serve as the foundation for automated
approaches to software testing and evaluation.
(2) Elements.--The capability developed under subsection
(a) shall consist of digital platforms that may be accessed by
individuals throughout the Department who have responsibilities
relating to the development, testing, evaluation, and operation
of software. The platforms shall enable such individuals to--
(A) use systems-level digital representations and
simulation environments;
(B) perform automated software testing based on
criteria developed, in part, in consultation with the
Under Secretary's developmental test organization and
the Director to satisfy program operational test
requirements; and
(C) perform testing on a repeatable, frequent, and
iterative basis.
(b) Pilot Programs.--
(1) In general.--The Under Secretary and Director shall
carry out pilot programs to demonstrate whether it is possible
for automated testing to satisfy--
(A) developmental test requirements for the
software-intensive programs of the Department of
Defense; and
(B) the Director's operational test requirements
for such programs.
(2) Number of pilot programs.--The Under Secretary and
Director shall carry out not fewer than four and not more than
ten pilot programs under this section.
(3) Requirements.--For each pilot program carried out under
paragraph (1), the Under Secretary and Director shall--
(A) conduct a cost-benefit analysis that compares
the costs and benefits of the digital engineering and
automated testing approach of the pilot program to the
nondigital engineering based approach typically used by
the Department of Defense;
(B) ensure that the intellectual property strategy
for the pilot program supports the data required to
operate the models used under the program; and
(C) develop a workforce and infrastructure plan to
support any new policies and guidance implemented
during the pilot program or after the completion of the
program.
(4) Considerations.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the
Under Secretary and Director may consider using the authorities
provided under sections 873 and 874 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91).
(5) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary and Director shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report that
includes a description of--
(A) each pilot program that will be carried out
under paragraph (1);
(B) software programs that may be used as part of
each pilot program;
(C) selection criteria and intellectual property
and licensing issues relating to such software
programs;
(D) any recommendations for changes to existing law
to facilitate the implementation of the pilot programs;
and
(E) such other matters as the Under Secretary and
Director determine to be relevant.
(6) Termination.--Each pilot program carried out under
paragraph (1) shall terminate not later than December 31, 2025.
(c) Policies and Guidance Required.--
(1) In general.--The Under Secretary and the Director shall
issue policies and guidance to implement--
(A) the digital engineering capability and
infrastructure developed under subsection (a); and
(B) the pilot programs carried out under subsection
(b).
(2) Elements.--The policies and guidance issued under
paragraph (1) shall--
(A) specify procedures for developing and
maintaining digital engineering models and the
automated testing of software throughout the program
life cycle;
(B) include processes for automated testing of
developmental test requirements and operational test
requirements;
(C) include processes for automated security
testing, including--
(i) penetration testing; and
(ii) vulnerability scanning;
(D) include processes for security testing
performed by individuals, including red team
assessments with zero-trust assumptions;
(E) encourage the use of an automated testing
capability instead of acquisition-related processes
that require artifacts to be created for acquisition
oversight but are not used as part of the engineering
process;
(F) support the high-confidence distribution of
software to the field on a time-bound, repeatable,
frequent, and iterative basis;
(G) provide technically accurate models, including
models of system design and performance, to the
acquisition process; and
(H) ensure that models are continually updated with
the newest design, performance, and testing data.
(d) Consultation.--In carrying out subsections (a) through (c), the
Under Secretary and Director shall consult with--
(1) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment;
(2) the service acquisition executives;
(3) the service testing commands; and
(4) the Defense Digital Service.
(e) Report Required.--Not later one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary and Director shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a report on the progress of the
Under Secretary and Director in carrying out subsections (a) through
(c). The report shall include--
(1) an independent assessment conducted by the Defense
Innovation Board of the progress made as of the date of the
report;
(2) an explanation of how the results of the pilot programs
carried out under subsection (b) will inform subsequent policy
and guidance, particularly the policy and guidance of the
Director of Operational Test and Evaluation; and
(3) any recommendations for changes to existing law to
facilitate the implementation of subsections (a) through (c).
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``Under Secretary and Director'' means the
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the
Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, acting jointly.
(2) The term ``digital engineering'' means an integrated
digital approach that uses authoritative sources of system data
and models as a continuum across disciplines to support life-
cycle activities from concept through disposal.
(3) The term ``zero-trust assumption'' means a security
architecture philosophy designed to prevent all threats,
including insider threats and outsider threats.
(4) The term ``red team assessment'' means penetration
tests and operations performed on a system to emulate a capable
adversary to expose security vulnerabilities.
SEC. 225. PROCESS TO ALIGN POLICY FORMULATION AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
(a) Alignment of Policy and Technological Development.--Not later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall establish a process to ensure that the
policies of the Department of Defense relating to emerging technology
are formulated and updated continuously as such technology is developed
by the Department.
(b) Elements.--As part of the process established under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall--
(1) specify the role of each covered official in ensuring
that the formulation of policies relating to emerging
technology is carried out concurrently with the development of
such technology;
(2) establish mechanisms to ensure that the Under Secretary
of Defense for Policy has the information and resources
necessary to continuously formulate and update policies
relating to emerging technology, including by directing the
organizations and entities of the Department of Defense
responsible for the development such technology--
(A) to share information with the Under Secretary;
(B) to communicate plans for the fielding and use
of emerging technology to the Under Secretary; and
(C) to coordinate activities relating to such
technology with the Under Secretary;
(3) incorporate procedures for the legal review of--
(A) weapons that incorporate emerging technology;
and
(B) treaties that may be affected by such
technology; and
(4) ensure that emerging technologies procured and used by
the military will be tested, as applicable, for algorithmic
bias and discriminatory outcomes.
(c) Reports Required.--
(1) Interim report.--Not later than 60 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the
progress of the Secretary in carrying out subsection (a).
(2) Final report.--Not later than 30 days after date on
which the Secretary of Defense establishes the process required
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report that describes such
process.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``covered official'' means the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering, the Under Secretary of Defense for
Policy, the commanders of the combatant commands, and the
Secretaries of the military departments.
(2) The term ``emerging technology'' means technology
determined to be in an emerging phase of development by the
Secretary of Defense and includes quantum computing, technology
for the analysis of large and diverse sets of data (commonly
known as ``big data analytics''), artificial intelligence,
autonomous technology, robotics, directed energy, hypersonics,
and biotechnology.
SEC. 226. LIMITATION ON TRANSITION OF STRATEGIC CAPABILITIES OFFICE OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Limitation.--The Secretary of Defense may not transition or
transfer the functions of the Strategic Capabilities Office of the
Department of Defense to another organization or element of the
Department until--
(1) the plan required under subsection (b) has been
submitted to the congressional defense committees; and
(2) a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date on
which the Secretary notifies the congressional defense
committees of the intent of the Secretary to transition or
transfer the functions of the Office.
(b) Plan Required.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a plan for the transition
or transfer of the functions of the Strategic Capabilities
Office to another organization or element of the Department of
Defense.
(2) Elements.--The plan required under paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) A timeline for the potential transition or
transfer of the activities, functions, programs, plans,
and resources of the Strategic Capabilities Office.
(B) The status of funding and execution of current
Strategic Capabilities Office projects, including a
strategy for mitigating risk to current projects during
the transition or transfer.
(C) The impact of the transition or transfer on the
ability of the Department to rapidly address Combatant
Command requirements.
(D) The impact of the transition or transfer on the
cultural attributes and core competencies of the
Strategic Capabilities Office and any organization or
element of the Department of Defense affected by the
realignment of the Office.
(E) An assessment of the impact of the transition
or transfer on the relationships of the Strategic
Capabilities Office with the military departments,
Combatant Commands, Department of Defense laboratories,
the intelligence community, and other research and
development activities.
(F) Budget and programming realignment and
prioritization of Research, Development, Testing, and
Evaluation budget activity that will be carried out as
a result of the transition or transfer.
(G) The status of the essential authorities of the
Director of the Strategic Capabilities Office,
including acquisition authorities, personnel management
authorities, the authority to enter into support
agreements and strategic partnerships, and original
classification authority.
(3) Form of plan.--The plan required under paragraph (1)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
SEC. 227. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUED COORDINATION
OF STUDIES AND ANALYSIS RESEARCH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense shall
continue to work to create a Department of Defense-wide process under
which the heads of the military departments and Defense Agencies
responsible for managing requests for studies and analysis research
coordinate annual research requests and ongoing research efforts to
optimize both the benefits to the Department and the efficiency of the
research.
SEC. 228. GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM MODERNIZATION.
(a) Designation of Responsible Entity.--As part of the efforts the
Department of Defense with respect to GPS military code (commonly known
as ``M-code'') receiver card acquisition planning, the Secretary of
Defense shall designate an entity within the Department to have
principal responsibility for--
(1) systematically collecting integration test data,
lessons learned, and design solutions relating to M-code
receiver cards;
(2) making such data, lessons learned, and design solutions
available to all programs expected to integrate M-code receiver
cards.
(b) Additional Measures.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
Secretary of Defense shall--
(1) take such actions as are necessary to reduce
duplication and fragmentation in the implementation of M-code
receiver card modernization across the Department;
(2) clarify the role of the Chief Information Officer in
leading the M-code receiver card modernization effort; and
(3) ensure that the Department's Positioning, Navigation,
and Timing Enterprise Oversight Council will collect
integration test data, designs solutions, and lessons learned,
and confirm that such additional steps are taking place.
SEC. 229. MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY PREVENTION RESEARCH.
(a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a
program on musculoskeletal injury prevention research to identify risk
factors for musculoskeletal injuries among members of the Armed Forces
and to create a better understanding for adaptive bone formation during
initial entry military training.
(b) Funding.--
(1) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test,
and evaluation, as specified in the corresponding funding table
in section 4201, for research, development, test, and
evaluation, Army, applied research, medical technology, line
040 (PE 0602787A) is hereby increased by $4,800,000 (with the
amount of such increase to be made available to carry out the
program on musculoskeletal injury prevention research under
subsection (a)).
(2) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 101 for procurement, as specified in
the corresponding funding table in section 4101, for
shipbuilding and conversion, Navy, ship to shore connector,
line 024 is hereby reduced by $4,800,000.
SEC. 230. STEM JOBS ACTION PLAN.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Jobs in science, technology, engineering, and math in
addition to maintenance and manufacturing (collectively
referred to in this section as ``STEM'') make up a significant
portion of the workforce of the Department of Defense.
(2) These jobs exist within the organic industrial base,
research, development, and engineering centers, life-cycle
management commands, and logistics centers of the Department.
(3) Vital to the continued support of the mission of all of
the military services, the Department needs to maintain its
STEM workforce.
(4) It is known that the demographics of personnel of the
Department indicate that many of the STEM personnel of the
Department will be eligible to retire in the next few years.
(5) Decisive action is needed to replace STEM personnel as
they retire to ensure that the military does not further suffer
a skill and knowledge gap and thus a serious readiness gap.
(b) Assessments and Plan of Action.--The Secretary of Defense, in
conjunction with the Secretary of each military department, shall--
(1) perform an assessment of the STEM workforce for
organizations within the Department of Defense, including the
numbers and types of positions and the expectations for losses
due to retirements and voluntary departures;
(2) identify the types and quantities of STEM jobs needed
to support future mission work;
(3) determine the shortfall between lost STEM personnel and
future requirements;
(4) analyze and explain the appropriateness and impact of
using reimbursable and working capital fund dollars for new
STEM hires;
(5) identify a plan of action to address the STEM jobs gap,
including hiring strategies and timelines for replacement of
STEM employees; and
(6) deliver to Congress, not later than December 31, 2020,
a report specifying such plan of action.
SEC. 230A. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT TECHNOLOGIES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) As the United States enters an era of great power
competition, the Army must appropriately modernize its aircraft
fleet.
(2) Specifically, investments in maturation technologies to
accelerate the deployment of future vertical lift programs is
paramount.
(3) Technology designs and prototypes must be converted
into production-ready articles for effective fielding.
(4) Congress is concerned that the Army is not adequately
resourcing programs to improve pilot situational awareness,
increase flight operations safety, and diminish operation and
maintenance costs.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the Army
should to continue to invest in research, development, test, and
evaluation programs to mature future vertical lift technologies.
SEC. 230B. MODIFICATION OF DEFENSE QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
Section 234 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking the semicolon at
the end and inserting ``, including through
coordination with--
``(A) the National Quantum Coordination Office;
``(B) the subcommittee on Quantum Information
Science and the subcommittee on Economic and Security
Implications of Quantum Science of the National Science
and Technology Council;
``(C) the Quantum Economic Development Consortium;
``(D) the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment;
``(E) the Industrial Policy office of the
Department of Defense;
``(F) industry;
``(G) academic institutions; and
``(H) national laboratories;'';
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as
paragraphs (5) and (8), respectively;
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following
new paragraphs:
``(3) develop, in coordination with the entities listed in
paragraph (2), plans for workforce development, enhancing
awareness and reducing risk of cybersecurity threats, and the
development of ethical guidelines for the use of quantum
technology;
``(4) develop, in coordination with the National Institute
of Standards and Technology, a quantum science taxonomy and
requirements for technology and standards;'';
(D) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by
striking ``and'' at the end;
(E) by inserting after paragraph (5) (as so
redesignated) the following new paragraphs:
``(6) support efforts to increase the technology readiness
level of quantum technologies under development in the United
States;
``(7) coordinate quantum technology initiatives with allies
of the United States, including by coordinating with allies
through The Technical Cooperation Program; and''; and
(F) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated), by
striking ``meeting the long-term challenges and
achieving the specific technical goals'' and inserting
``carrying out the program required by subsection
(a)''; and
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (E)
as subparagraphs (E) through (G), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the
following new subparagraphs:
``(C) A quantum technology roadmap indicating the
likely timeframes for development and military
deployment of quantum technologies, and likely relative
national security impact of such technologies.
``(D) A description of efforts to update
classification and cybersecurity practices surrounding
quantum technology, including--
``(i) security processes and requirements
for engagement with allied countries; and
``(ii) a plan for security-cleared
workforce development.''.
SEC. 230C. TRUSTED SUPPLY CHAIN AND OPERATIONAL SECURITY STANDARDS FOR
MICROELECTRONICS.
(a) Trusted Supply Chain and Operational Security Standards.--
(1) Standards required.--Not later than January 1, 2021,
the Secretary shall establish trusted supply chain and
operational security standards for the purchase of
microelectronics products and services by the Department.
(2) Consultation required.--In developing standards under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with the following:
(A) The Secretary of Homeland Security, the
Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the
Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology.
(B) Suppliers of microelectronics products and
services from the United States and allies and partners
of the United States.
(C) Representatives of major United States industry
sectors that rely on a trusted supply chain and the
operational security of microelectronics products and
services.
(D) Representatives of the United States insurance
industry.
(3) Tiers of trust and security authorized.--In carrying
out paragraph (1), the Secretary may establish tiers of trust
and security within the supply chain and operational security
standards for microelectronics products and services.
(4) General applicability.--The standards established
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be, to the greatest extent
practicable, generally applicable to the trusted supply chain
and operational security needs and use cases of the United
States Government and commercial industry, such that the
standards could be widely adopted by government and commercial
industry.
(5) Annual review.--Not later than October 1 of each year,
the Secretary shall review the standards established pursuant
to paragraph (1) and issue updates or modifications as the
Secretary considers necessary or appropriate.
(b) Ensuring Ability to Sell Commercially.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, to the greatest
extent practicable, ensure that suppliers of microelectronics
products for the Federal Government who meet the standards
established under subsection (a) are able and incentivized to
sell products commercially that are produced on the same
production lines as the microelectronics products supplied to
the Federal Government.
(2) Effect of requirement and acquisitions.--The Secretary
shall, to the greatest extent practicable, ensure that the
requirements of the Department and the acquisition by the
Department of microelectronics enable the success of a dual-use
microelectronics industry.
(c) Maintaining Competition and Innovation.--The Secretary shall
take such actions as the Secretary considers necessary and appropriate,
within the Secretary's authorized activities to maintain the health of
the defense industrial base, to ensure that--
(1) providers of microelectronics products and services
that meet the standards established under subsection (a) are
exposed to competitive market pressures to achieve competitive
pricing and sustained innovation; and
(2) the industrial base of microelectronics products and
services that meet the standards established under subsection
(a) includes providers producing in or belonging to countries
that are allies or partners of the United States.
Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters
SEC. 231. MASTER PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REINVENTION LABORATORIES.
(a) Plan Required.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through the
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall develop
a master plan for using current authorities and responsibilities to
strengthen and modernize the workforce and capabilities of the science
and technology reinvention laboratories of the Department of Defense
(referred to in this section as the ``laboratories'') to enhance the
ability of the laboratories to execute missions in the most efficient
and effective manner.
(b) Elements.--The master plan required under subsection (a) shall
include, with respect to the laboratories, the following:
(1) A summary of hiring and staffing deficiencies at
laboratories, by location, and the effect of such deficiencies
on the ability of the laboratories--
(A) to meet existing and future requirements of the
Department of Defense; and
(B) to recruit and retain qualified personnel.
(2) A summary of existing and emerging military research,
development, test, and evaluation mission areas requiring the
use of the laboratories.
(3) An explanation of the laboratory staffing capabilities
required for each mission area identified under paragraph (2).
(4) Identification of specific projects, including hiring
efforts and management reforms, that will be carried out--
(A) to address the deficiencies identified in
paragraph (1); and
(B) to support the existing and emerging mission
areas identified in paragraph (2).
(5) For each project identified under paragraph (4)--
(A) a summary of the plan for the project;
(B) an explanation of the level of priority that
will be given to the project; and
(C) a schedule of required investments that will be
made as part of the project.
(6) A description of how the Department, including each
military department concerned, will carry out the projects
identified in paragraph (3) using--
(A) current authorities and responsibilities; and
(B) such other authorities as are determined to be
relevant by the Secretary of Defense.
(7) Identification of any statutory barriers to
implementing the master plan and legislative proposals to
address such barriers.
(c) Consultation.--In developing the master plan required under
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering shall consult with--
(1) the Secretary of each military department;
(2) the Service Acquisition Executives with
responsibilities relevant to the laboratories;
(3) the commander of each military command with
responsibilities relating to research and engineering that is
affected by the master plan; and
(4) any other officials determined to be relevant by the
Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering.
(d) Initial Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
report that identifies any barriers that prevent the full use and
implementation of current authorities and responsibilities and such
other authorities as are determined to be relevant by the Secretary of
Defense, including any barriers presented by the policies, authorities,
and activities of--
(1) organizations and elements of the Department of
Defense; and
(2) organizations outside the Department.
(e) Final Report.--Not later than October 30, 2020, the Under
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall submit to the
congressional defense committees--
(1) the master plan developed under subsection (a); and
(2) a report on the activities carried out under this
section.
SEC. 232. MASTER PLAN FOR INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED TO SUPPORT RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION MISSIONS.
(a) Plan Required.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with
the Secretaries of the military departments, shall develop and
implement a master plan that addresses the research, development, test,
and evaluation infrastructure and modernization requirements of the
Department of Defense, including the science and technology reinvention
laboratories and the facilities of the Major Range and Test Facility
Base.
(b) Earthquake-Damaged Infrastructure Restoration Master Plan.--
(1) In general.--In the case of any base damaged by the
July 2019 earthquakes within the R-2508 Special Use Airspace
Complex (including U.S. Air Force Plant 42), the Secretary of
Defense shall complete and submit to the congressional defense
committees the master plan required by subsection (a), by not
later than October 1, 2019. If additional funding is required
to repair or improve the installations' research, development,
test, evaluation, training, and related infrastructure to a
modern standard as a result of damage caused by the
earthquakes, the request for funding shall be made in either a
disaster or supplemental appropriations request to Congress or
the Secretary of Defense shall include the request for funding
in the annual budget submission of the President under section
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, whichever comes first.
The request for additional funding may be included in both
requests if appropriate.
(2) Policy of the united states.--
(A) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress
that--
(i) the military installations located
within the R-2508 Special Use Airspace Complex,
including Edwards Air Force Base, Fort Irwin,
and Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, are
national assets of critical importance to our
country's defense system;
(ii) the R-2508 Special Use Airspace
Complex is comprised of all airspace and
associated land used and managed by the 412
Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base, the
National Training Center at Fort Irwin, and the
Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division at
China Lake, California;
(iii) the essential research, development,
test, and evaluation missions conducted at
Edwards Air Force Base and Naval Air Weapons
Station China Lake, along with the critical
combat preparation training conducted at Fort
Irwin, make these installations vital
cornerstones within our National Defense
architecture integrating all operational
domains, air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace;
(iv) any damage to these military
installations caused by the earthquakes and the
negative impact on the installations' missions
as a result are a cause for concern;
(v) the proud men and women, both in
uniform and their civilian counterparts, who
work at these military installations develop,
test, and evaluate the best tools and impart
the training needed for our warfighters, so
that our military remains second to none;
(vi) in light of the earthquakes in July
2019, the Secretary of Defense should reprogram
or marshal, to the fullest extent the law
allows, all available resources that are
necessary and appropriate to ensure--
(I) the safety and security of the
base employees, both civilian and those
in uniform, including those who have
been evacuated;
(II) the bases are mission capable;
and
(III) that all the damage caused by
any earthquake is repaired and improved
as expeditiously as possible.
(B) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States,
when planning or making repairs on military
installations damaged by natural disasters, the current
and future requirements of these military
installations, as identified in the National Defense
Strategy, shall, to the fullest extent practical, be
made.
(c) Elements.--The master plan required under subsection (a) shall
include, with respect to the research, development, test, and
evaluation infrastructure of the Department of Defense, the following:
(1) A summary of deficiencies in the infrastructure, by
location, and the effect of the deficiencies on the ability of
the Department--
(A) to meet current and future military
requirements identified in the National Defense
Strategy;
(B) to support science and technology development
and acquisition programs; and
(C) to recruit and train qualified personnel.
(2) A summary of existing and emerging military research,
development, test, and evaluation mission areas, by location,
that require modernization investments in the infrastructure--
(A) to improve operations in a manner that may
benefit all users;
(B) to enhance the overall capabilities of the
research, development, test, and evaluation
infrastructure, including facilities and resources;
(C) to improve safety for personnel and facilities;
and
(D) to reduce the long-term cost of operation and
maintenance.
(3) Identification of specific infrastructure projects that
are required to address the infrastructure deficiencies
identified under paragraph (1) or to support the existing and
emerging mission areas identified under paragraph (2).
(4) For each project identified under paragraph (3)--
(A) a description of the scope of work;
(B) a cost estimate;
(C) a summary of the plan for the project;
(D) an explanation of the level of priority that
will be given to the project; and
(E) a schedule of required infrastructure
investments.
(5) A description of how the Department, including each
military department concerned, will carry out the
infrastructure projects identified in paragraph (3) using the
range of authorities and methods available to the Department,
including--
(A) military construction authority under section
2802 of title 10, United States Code;
(B) unspecified minor military construction
authority under section 2805(a) of such title;
(C) laboratory revitalization authority under
section 2805(d) of such title;
(D) the authority to carry out facility repair
projects, including the conversion of existing
facilities, under section 2811 of such title;
(E) the authority provided under the Defense
Laboratory Modernization Pilot Program under section
2803 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 2358
note);
(F) methods that leverage funding from entities
outside the Department, including public-private
partnerships, enhanced use leases, real property
exchanges; and
(G) any other authorities and methods determined to
be appropriate by the Secretary of Defense.
(6) An updated description of real property asset military
construction needs at MRTFBs compared to those reported by the
Department of Defense in response to House Report 114-102, to
accompany H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act of
Fiscal Year 2016.
(7) An assessment of the Department of Defense Test and
Resource Management Center's ability to support testing for
future warfare needs at MRTFBs, including those identified in
the Department of Defense 2018 National Defense Strategy.
(8) Identification of any statutory, regulatory, or policy
barriers to implementing the master plan and regulatory,
policy, or legislative proposals to address such barriers.
(d) Consultation and Use of Contract Authority.--In implementing
the plan required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense
shall--
(1) consult with existing and anticipated users of the
Major Range and Test Facility Base; and
(2) consider using the contract authority provided to the
Secretary under section 2681 of title 10, United States Code.
(e) Submission to Congress.--Not later than October 30, 2020, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees the master plan developed under subsection (a).
(f) Research and Development Infrastructure Defined.--In this
section, the term ``research, development, test, and evaluation
infrastructure'' means the infrastructure of--
(1) the science and technology reinvention laboratories (as
designated under section 1105 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 10
U.S.C. 2358 note));
(2) the Major Range and Test Facility Base (as defined in
section 2358a(f)(3) of title 10, United States Code);
(3) other facilities that support the research development,
test, and evaluation activities of the Department; and
(4) the United States Naval Observatory (as described in
section 8715 of title 10, United States Code).
SEC. 233. STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR FIFTH GENERATION
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES.
(a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop--
(1) a strategy for harnessing fifth generation (commonly
known as ``5G'') information and communications technologies to
enhance military capabilities, maintain a technological
advantage on the battlefield, and accelerate the deployment of
new commercial products and services enabled by 5G networks
throughout the Department of Defense; and
(2) a plan for implementing the strategy developed under
paragraph (1).
(b) Elements.--The strategy required under subsection (a) shall
include the following elements:
(1) Adoption and use of secure fourth generation (commonly
known as ``4G'') communications technologies and the transition
to advanced and secure 5G communications technologies for
military applications.
(2) Science, technology, research, and development efforts
to facilitate the advancement and adoption of 5G technology and
new uses of 5G systems, subsystems, and components, including--
(A) 5G testbeds for developing military
applications; and
(B) spectrum-sharing technologies and frameworks.
(3) Strengthening engagement and outreach with industry,
academia, international partners, and other departments and
agencies of the Federal Government on issues relating to 5G
technology.
(4) Defense industrial base supply chain risk, management,
and opportunities.
(5) Preserving the ability of the Joint Force to achieve
objectives in a contested and congested spectrum environment.
(6) Strengthening the ability of the Joint Force to conduct
full spectrum operations that enhance the military advantages
of the United States.
(7) Securing the information technology and weapon systems
of the Department against malicious activity.
(8) Such other matters as the Secretary of Defense
determines to be relevant.
(c) Consultation.--In developing the strategy and implementation
plan required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall
consult with the following:
(1) The Chief Information Officer of the Department of
Defense.
(2) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering.
(3) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment.
(4) The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence.
(5) Service Acquisition Executives of each military
service.
(d) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the
congressional defense committees a briefing on the progress of the
Secretary in developing the strategy and implementation plan required
under subsection (a).
SEC. 234. DEPARTMENT-WIDE SOFTWARE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY.
(a) Designation of Senior Official.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting
through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and
in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment, shall designate a single official or existing entity
within the Department of Defense as the official or entity (as the case
may be) with principal responsibility for guiding the direction of
research and development of next generation software and software
intensive systems for the Department, including the research and
development of--
(1) new technologies for the creation of highly secure,
reliable, and mission-critical software; and
(2) new approaches to software development, data-based
analytics, and next generation management tools.
(b) Development of Strategy.--The official or entity designated
under subsection (a) shall develop a Department-wide strategy for the
research and development of next generation software and software
intensive systems for the Department of Defense, including strategies
for--
(1) types of software innovation efforts within the science
and technology portfolio of the Department;
(2) investment in new approaches to software development,
data-based analytics, and next generation management tools;
(3) ongoing research and other support of academic,
commercial, and development community efforts to innovate the
software development, engineering, and testing process;
(4) to the extent practicable, implementing the
recommendations set forth in--
(A) the final report of the Defense Innovation
Board submitted to the congressional defense committees
under section 872 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat.
1497); and
(B) the final report of the Defense Science Board
Task Force on the Design and Acquisition of Software
for Defense Systems described in section 868 of the
John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. 2223
note);
(5) supporting the acquisition, technology development, and
test and operational needs of the Department through the
development of capabilities, including personnel and
infrastructure, and programs in--
(A) the science and technology reinvention
laboratories (as designated under section 1105 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
(Public Law 111-84; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note));
(B) the facilities of the Major Range and Test
Facility Base (as defined in section 2358a(f)(3) of
title 10, United States Code); and
(C) the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency;
and
(6) the transition of relevant capabilities and
technologies to information technology programs of the
Department, including software intensive tactical systems,
enterprise systems, and business systems.
(c) Submittal to Congress.--Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the official or entity designated under
subsection (a) shall submit to the congressional defense committees the
strategy developed under subsection (b).
SEC. 235. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EDUCATION STRATEGY.
(a) Strategy Required.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop a
strategy for educating service members in relevant occupational
fields on matters relating to artificial intelligence.
(2) Elements.--The strategy developed under subsection (a)
shall include a curriculum designed to give service members a
basic knowledge of artificial intelligence. The curriculum
shall include instruction in--
(A) artificial intelligence design;
(B) software coding;
(C) potential military applications for artificial
intelligence;
(D) the impact of artificial intelligence on
military strategy and doctrine;
(E) artificial intelligence decisionmaking via
machine learning and neural networks;
(F) ethical issues relating to artificial
intelligence;
(G) the potential biases of artificial
intelligence;
(H) potential weakness in artificial intelligence
technology;
(I) opportunities and risks; and
(J) any other matters the Secretary of Defense
determines to be relevant.
(b) Implementation Plan.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop a
plan for implementing the strategy developed under subsection
(a).
(2) Elements.--The implementation plan required under
paragraph (1) shall identify the following:
(A) The military occupational specialties
(applicable to enlisted members and officers) that are
most likely to involve interaction with artificial
intelligence technology.
(B) The specific occupational specialties that will
receive training in accordance with the curriculum
described in subsection (a)(2).
(C) The duration of the training.
(D) The context in which the training will be
provided, which may include basic training,
occupationally specific training, and professional
military education.
(E) Metrics for evaluating the effectiveness of the
training and curriculum.
(F) Any other issues the Secretary of Defense
determines to be relevant.
(c) Submittal to Congress.--Not later than 270 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the congressional defense committees--
(1) the strategy developed under subsection (a); and
(2) the implementation plan developed under subsection (b).
SEC. 236. BIANNUAL REPORT ON THE JOINT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER.
(a) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act and biannually thereafter through the end of 2023, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center
(referred to in this section as the ``Center'').
(b) Elements.--Each report under subsection (a) shall include the
following:
(1) Information relating to the mission and objectives of
the Center.
(2) A description of the National Mission Initiatives,
Component Mission Initiatives, and any other initiatives of the
Center, including a description of--
(A) the activities carried out under the
initiatives;
(B) any investments made or contracts entered into
under the initiatives; and
(C) the progress of the initiatives.
(3) A description of how the Center has sought to leverage
lessons learned, share best practices, avoid duplication of
efforts, and transition artificial intelligence research
efforts into operational capabilities by--
(A) collaborating with other organizations and
elements of the Department of Defense, including the
Defense Agencies and the military departments; and
(B) deconflicting the activities of the Center with
the activities of other organizations and elements of
the Department.
(4) A description any collaboration between--
(A) the Center and the private sector and academia;
and
(B) the Center and international allies and
partners.
(5) The total number of military, contractor, and civilian
personnel who are employed by the Center, assigned to the
Center, and performing functions in support of the Center.
(6) A description of the organizational structure and
staffing of the Center.
(7) A detailed description of the frameworks, metrics, and
capabilities established to measure the effectiveness of the
Center and the Center's investments in the National Mission
Initiatives and Component Mission Initiatives.
(8) A description of any new policies, standards, or
guidance relating to artificial intelligence that have been
issued by the Chief Information Officer of the Department.
(c) Joint Artificial Intelligence Center Defined.--In this section,
the term ``Joint Artificial Intelligence Center'' means the Joint
Artificial Intelligence Center of the Department of Defense established
pursuant to section 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232).
SEC. 237. QUARTERLY UPDATES ON THE OPTIONALLY MANNED FIGHTING VEHICLE
PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Beginning not later than October 1, 2019, and on a
quarterly basis thereafter through October 1, 2025, the Assistant
Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, in
consultation with the Commander of the Army Futures Command, shall
provide to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives a briefing on the progress of the Optionally Manned
Fighting Vehicle program of the Army.
(b) Elements.--Each briefing under subsection (a) shall include,
with respect to the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program, the
following elements:
(1) An overview of funding for the program, including
identification of--
(A) any obligations and expenditures that have been
made under the program; and
(B) any obligations and expenditures that are
planned for the program.
(2) An overview of the program schedule.
(3) A description of each contract awarded under the
program, including a description of the type of contract and
the status of the contract.
(4) An assessment of the status of the program with respect
to--
(A) the development and approval of technical
requirements;
(B) technological maturity;
(C) testing;
(D) delivery; and
(E) program management.
SEC. 238. GRANTS FOR CIVICS EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a program
under which the Secretary makes grants to eligible entities, on a
competitive basis, to support the development and evaluation of civics
education programs.
(b) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this
section an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary of Defense an
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary may require. Applications submitted under
this subsection shall be evaluated on the basis of merit pursuant to
competitive procedures prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
(c) Selection Criteria.--To be selected to receive a grant under
this section an eligible entity shall demonstrate each of the following
to the satisfaction of the Secretary:
(1) The civics education program proposed by the entity
will include innovative approaches for improving civics
education.
(2) The entity will dedicate sufficient resources to the
program.
(3) As part of the program, the entity will conduct
evaluations in accordance with subsection (f)(1)(B).
(4) The entity will carry out activities to disseminate the
results of the evaluations described in such subsection,
including publication of the results in peer-reviewed academic
journals.
(d) Geographic Distribution.--To the extent practicable, the
Secretary of Defense shall ensure an equitable geographic distribution
of grants under this section.
(e) Consultation.--In awarding grants under this section, the
Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Secretary of Education.
(f) Uses of Funds.--
(1) Required uses of funds.--An eligible entity that
receives a grant under this section shall use such grant--
(A) to establish a civics education program or to
improve an existing civics education program; and
(B) to evaluate the effect of the program on
participants, including with respect to--
(i) critical thinking and media literacy;
(ii) voting and other forms of political
and civic engagement;
(iii) interest in employment, and careers,
in public service;
(iv) understanding of United States law,
history, and Government; and
(v) the ability of participants to
collaborate and compromise with others to solve
problems.
(2) Allowable uses of funds.--An eligible entity that
receives a grant under this section may use such grant for--
(A) the development or modification of curricula
relating to civics education;
(B) classroom activities, thesis projects,
individual or team projects, internships, or community
service activities relating to civics;
(C) collaboration with government entities,
nonprofit organizations, or consortia of such entities
and organizations to provide participants with civics-
related experiences;
(D) civics-related faculty development programs;
(E) recruitment of educators who are highly
qualified in civics education to teach civics or to
assist with the development of curricula for civics
education;
(F) presentation of seminars, workshops, and
training for the development of skills associated with
civic engagement;
(G) activities that enable participants to interact
with government officials and entities;
(H) expansion of civics education programs and
outreach for members of the Armed Forces, dependents
and children of such members and employees of the
Department of Defense; and
(I) opportunities for participants to obtain work
experience in fields relating to civics.
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``civics education program'' means an
educational program that provides participants with--
(A) knowledge of law, government, and the rights of
citizens; and
(B) skills that enable participants to responsibly
participate in democracy.
(2) The term ``eligible entity'' means a Department of
Defense domestic dependent elementary or secondary school (as
described in section 2164 of title 10, United States Code).
SEC. 239. TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY FELLOWSHIP.
(a) Fellowship Program.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting
through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering, may establish a civilian fellowship program
designed to place eligible individuals within the Department of
Defense to increase the number of national security
professionals with science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics credentials employed by the Department.
(2) Designation.--The fellowship program established under
paragraph (1) shall be known as the ``Technology and National
Security Fellowship'' (in this section referred to as the
``fellows program'').
(3) Employment.--Fellows will be assigned to a one year
tour of duty within the Department of Defense.
(4) Pay and benefits.--An individual assigned to a position
under the fellows program shall be compensated at the rate of
compensation for employees at level GS-10 of the General
Schedule, and shall be treated as an employee of the United
States during the term of assignment.
(b) Eligible Individuals.--For purposes of this section, and
subject to subsection (f)(3), an eligible individual is any individual
who--
(1) is a citizen of the United States; and
(2) either--
(A) expects to be awarded an associate,
undergraduate, or graduate degree that, as determined
by the Secretary, focuses on science, technology,
engineering, or mathematics course work not later than
180 days after the date on which the individual submits
an application for participation in the fellows
program; or
(B) possesses an associate, undergraduate, or
graduate degree that, as determined by the Secretary,
focuses on science, technology, engineering, or
mathematics course work that was awarded not earlier
than one year before the date on which the individual
submits an application for participation in the fellows
program.
(c) Application Required.--Each individual seeking to participate
in the fellows program shall submit to the Secretary an application
therefor at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall
specify.
(d) Coordination.--
(1) In general.--In carrying out this section, the
Secretary may consider coordinating or partnering with the
entities specified in paragraph (2).
(2) Entities specified.--The entities specified in this
paragraph are the following:
(A) The National Security Innovation Network.
(B) Universities affiliated with Hacking for
Defense.
(f) Modifications to Fellows Program.--As the Secretary considers
necessary to modify the fellows program, and in coordination with the
entities specified in subsection (d)(2), as the Secretary considers
appropriate, the Secretary may--
(1) determine the length of a fellowship term;
(2) establish the rate of compensation for an individual
selected to participate in the fellows program; and
(3) change the eligibility requirements for participation
in the fellows program, including who is considered an eligible
individual for purposes of the fellows program.
(g) Consultation.--The Secretary may consult with the heads of the
agencies, components, and other elements of the Department of Defense
and such institutions of higher education and private entities engaged
in work on national security and emerging technologies as the Secretary
considers appropriate for purposes of the fellows program, including
fellowship assignments.
SEC. 240. NATIONAL SECURITY COMMISSION ON DEFENSE RESEARCH AT
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER
MINORITY INSTITUTIONS.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--There is established in the executive
branch an independent Commission to review the state of defense
research at covered institutions.
(2) Treatment.--The Commission shall be considered an
independent establishment of the Federal Government as defined
by section 104 of title 5, United States Code, and a temporary
organization under section 3161 of such title.
(3) Designation.--The Commission established under
paragraph (1) shall be known as the ``National Security
Commission on Defense Research At Historically Black Colleges
and Universities and Other Minority Institutions''.
(4) Membership.--
(A) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed
of 11 members appointed as follows:
(i) The Secretary of Defense shall appoint
2 members.
(ii) The Secretary of Education shall
appoint 1 member.
(iii) The Chairman of the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate shall appoint 1
member.
(iv) The Ranking Member of the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate shall appoint 1
member.
(v) The Chairman of the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives shall
appoint 1 member.
(vi) The Ranking Member of the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives
shall appoint 1 member.
(vii) The Chairman of the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the
Senate shall appoint 1 member.
(viii) The Ranking Member of the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of
the Senate shall appoint 1 member.
(ix) The Chairman of the Committee on
Education and Labor of the House of
Representatives shall appoint 1 member.
(x) The Ranking Member of the Committee on
Education and Labor of the House of
Representatives shall appoint 1 member.
(B) Deadline for appointment.--Members shall be
appointed to the Commission under subparagraph (A) not
later than 90 days after the date on which the
commission is established.
(C) Effect of lack of appointment by appointment
date.--If one or more appointments under subparagraph
(A) is not made by the appointment date specified in
subparagraph (B), or if a position described in
subparagraph (A) is vacant for more than 90 days, the
authority to make such appointment shall transfer to
the Chair of the Commission.
(5) Chair and vice chair.--The Commission shall elect a
Chair and Vice Chair from among its members.
(6) Terms.--Members shall be appointed for the life of the
Commission. A vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its
powers and shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointment was made.
(7) 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, the members of the Commission shall be deemed to
be Federal employees.
(b) Duties.--
(1) In general.--The Commission shall carry out the review
described in paragraph (2). In carrying out such review, the
Commission shall consider the methods and means necessary to
advance research capacity at covered institutions to
comprehensively address the national security and defense needs
of the United States.
(2) Scope of the review.--In conducting the review under
paragraph (1), the Commission shall consider the following:
(A) The competitiveness of covered institutions in
developing, pursuing, capturing, and executing defense
research with the Department of Defense through
contracts and grants.
(B) Means and methods for advancing the capacity of
covered institutions to conduct research related to
national security and defense.
(C) The advancements and investments necessary to
elevate covered institutions to R2 status on the
Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher
Education, covered institutions to R1 status on the
Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher
Education, one covered institution or a consortium of
multiple covered institutions to the capability of a
University Affiliated Research Center, and identify the
candidate institutions for each category.
(D) The facilities and infrastructure for defense-
related research at covered institutions as compared to
the facilities and infrastructure at universities
classified as R1 status on the Carnegie Classification
of Institutions of Higher Education.
(E) Incentives to attract, recruit, and retain
leading research faculty to covered institutions.
(F) The legal and organizational structure of the
contracting entity of covered institutions as compared
to the legal and organizational structure of the
contracting entity of covered institutions at
universities classified as R1 status on the Carnegie
Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
(G) The ability of covered institutions to develop,
protect, and commercialize intellectual property
created through defense-related research.
(H) The amount of defense research funding awarded
to all colleges and universities through contracts and
grants for the fiscal years of 2010 through 2019,
including--
(i) the legal mechanism under which the
organization was formed;
(ii) the total value of contracts and
grants awarded to the organization during
fiscal years 2010 to 2019;
(iii) the overhead rate of the organization
for fiscal year 2019;
(iv) the Carnegie Classification of
Institutions of Higher Education of the
associated university or college;
(v) if the associated university or college
qualifies as a historically Black college or
university or a minority institution.
(I) Areas for improvement in the programs executed
under section 2362 of title 10, United States Code, the
existing authorization to enhance defense-related
research and education at covered institutions.
(J) Previous executive or legislative actions by
the Federal Government to address the imbalance in
federal research funding, such as the Established
Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (commonly
known as ``EPSCoR'').
(K) The effectiveness of the Department of Defense
in attracting and retaining students specializing in
STEM from covered institutions for the Department's
programs on emerging capabilities and technologies.
(L) Any other matters the Commission deems relevant
to the advancing the defense research capacity of
covered institutions.
(c) Reports.--
(1) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to
the President and Congress an initial report on the findings of
the Commission and such recommendations that the Commission may
have for action by the executive branch and Congress related to
the covered institutions participating in Department of Defense
research and actions necessary to expand their research
capacity.
(2) Final report.--Prior to the date on which the
commission terminates under subsection (d), the Commission
shall submit to the President and Congress a comprehensive
report on the results of the review required under subsection
(b).
(3) Form of reports.--Reports submitted under this
subsection shall be made publically available.
(d) List of Covered Institutions.--The Commission, in consultation
with the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Defense, shall
make available a list identifying each covered institution. The list
shall be made available on a publicly accessible website of the
Department of Defense and the Department of Education and shall be
updated not less frequently than once annually during the life of the
Commission.
(e) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on December 31,
2021.
(f) Covered Institution Defined.--In this section, the term
``covered institution'' means--
(1) a part B institution (as that term is defined in
section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1061(2)); or
(2) any other institution of higher education (as that term
is defined in section 101 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1001)) at
which not less than 50 percent of the total student enrollment
consists of students from ethnic groups that are
underrepresented in the fields of science and engineering.
SEC. 241. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR BASIC OPERATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH
SCIENCE.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4201, for
research, development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, basic
research, basic operational medical research science, line 004 (PE
0601117E) is hereby increased by $5,000,000 (with the amount of such
increase to be made available for partnering with universities to
research brain injuries).
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 301 for operation and maintenance, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in section 4301, for operation and
maintenance, Defense-wide, operating forces, Special Operations Command
management/operational headquarters, line 080 is hereby reduced by
$5,000,000.
SEC. 242. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4201, for
research, development, test, and evaluation, Army, basic research,
university research initiatives, line 003 (PE 0601103A) is hereby
increased by $5,000,000 (with the amount of such increase to be made
available for studying ways to increase the longevity and resilience of
infrastructure on military bases).
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 301 for operation and maintenance, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in section 4301, for operation and
maintenance, Defense-wide, operating forces, Special Operations Command
management/operational headquarters, line 080 is hereby reduced by
$5,000,000.
SEC. 243. QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE INNOVATION CENTER.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with
the Secretary of the Air Force, shall establish a Quantum Information
Science Innovation Center to accelerate the research and development of
quantum information sciences by the Air Force.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Quantum Information Science
Innovation Center shall be to--
(1) provide an environment where researchers from the Air
Force, Government, industry, and academia can collaborate to
solve difficult problems using quantum information technology;
(2) accelerate the research and development of new
computing technologies, including quantum information sciences;
and
(3) stimulate research and development of quantum
information sciences technologies by building upon the quantum
information technology developed at the Air Force Research
Laboratory Information Directorate, including secure
communication networks and advanced computing technology.
(c) Funding.--
(1) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test,
and evaluation, as specified in the corresponding funding table
in section 4201, for research, development, test, and
evaluation, Air Force, applied research, dominant information
sciences and methods, line 014 is hereby increased by
$10,000,000 (to be made available for the establishment of the
Quantum Information Science Innovation Center under subsection
(a)).
(2) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 301 for operation and maintenance, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301,
for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, operating forces,
Special Operations Command Operational Support, line 090 is
hereby reduced by $10,000,000.
SEC. 244. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR NAVAL UNIVERSITY RESEARCH
INITIATIVES.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4201 for
research, development, test, and evaluation, Navy, basic research,
University Research Initiatives, Line 001 (PE 0601103N) is hereby
increased by $5,000,000.
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 301 for operation and maintenance, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in section 4301, for operation and
maintenance, Defense-wide, operating forces, Special Operations Command
Theater Forces, line 100 is hereby reduced by $5,000,000.
SEC. 245. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH
CENTERS.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4201, for
research, development, test, and evaluation, Army, basic research for
university and industry research centers, line 004 (PE 0601104A) is
hereby increased by $5,000,000.
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 301 for operation and maintenance, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in section 4301, for operation and
maintenance, Air Force, operational systems development, AF integrated
personnel and pay system (AF-IPPS), line 158 (PE 0605018F) is hereby
reduced by $5,000,000.
SEC. 246. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION CAPITAL.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4201, for
research, development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, for Defense
Innovation Unit (DIU) Prototyping is hereby increased by $75,000,000
(to be used in support of national security innovation capital).
(b) Offset.--Not withstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4201, for
research, development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, advanced
component development and prototypes, advanced innovative technologies,
line 096 (PE 0604250D8Z) is hereby reduced by $75,000,000.
SEC. 247. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR AIR FORCE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH
INITIATIVES.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4201, for
research, development, test, and evaluation, Air Force, basic research,
University Research Initiatives, line 002 (PE 0601103F) is hereby
increased by $5,000,000.
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 301 for operation and maintenance, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in section 4301, for operation and
maintenance, Defense-wide, operating forces, Special Operations Command
Theater Forces, line 100 is hereby reduced by $5,000,000.
SEC. 248. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR NAVAL UNIVERSITY RESEARCH
INITIATIVES.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4201 for Navy
basic research, University Research Initiatives, line 001 (PE 0601103N)
is hereby increased by $5,000,000.
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 301 for operation and maintenance, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in section 4301, for operation and
maintenance, Defense-wide, operating forces, Special Operations Command
Theater Forces, line 100 is hereby reduced by $5,000,000.
SEC. 249. STUDY AND REPORT ON LAB-EMBEDDED ENTREPRENEURIAL FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAM.
(a) Study.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering, in consultation with the Director of the Advanced
Manufacturing Office of the Department of Energy, shall conduct a study
on the feasibility and potential benefits of establishing a lab-
embedded entrepreneurial fellowship program.
(b) Elements.--The study under subsection (a) shall include, with
respect to a lab-embedded entrepreneurial fellowship program, the
following:
(1) An estimate of administrative and programmatic costs
and materials, including appropriate levels of living stipends
and health insurance to attract a competitive pool of
applicants.
(2) An assessment of capacity for entrepreneurial fellows
to use laboratory facilities and equipment.
(3) An assessment of the benefits for participants in the
program through access to mentorship, education, and networking
and exposure to leaders from academia, industry, government,
and finance.
(4) Assessment of the benefits for the Department of
Defense science and technology activities through partnerships
and exchanges with program fellows.
(5) An estimate of the economic benefits created by the
implementation of this program, based in part on similar
entrepreneurial programs.
(c) Consultation.--In conducting the study under subsection (a),
the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall
consult with the following, as necessary:
(1) The Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency.
(2) The Director of Research for each military service.
(3) Relevant research facilities, including the Department
of Energy National Laboratories (as defined in section 2 of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)).
(d) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering shall submit to the designated
recipients a report on the results of the study conducted under
subsection (a). At minimum, the report shall include an
explanation of the results of the study with respect to each
element set forth in subsection (b).
(2) Nonduplication of efforts.--The Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering may use or add to any
existing reports completed by the Department in order to meet
the reporting requirement under paragraph (1).
(3) Form of report.--The report under paragraph (1) shall
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``designated recipients'' means the following:
(A) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee
on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(B) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate.
(C) The Secretary of Defense.
(D) The Secretary of Energy.
(2) The term ``lab-embedded entrepreneurial fellowship
program'' means a competitive, two-year program in which
participants (to be known as ``fellows'') are selected from a
pool of applicants to work in a Federal research facility where
the fellows will conduct research, development, and
demonstration activities, commercialize technology, and train
to be entrepreneurs.
SEC. 250. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON THREATS TO UNITED STATES NATIONAL
SECURITY FROM DEVELOPMENT OF HYPERSONIC WEAPONS BY
FOREIGN NATIONS.
(a) Independent Study.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter
into a contract with a federally funded research and development center
under which the center will conduct a study on the development of
hypersonic weapons capabilities by foreign nations and the threat posed
by such capabilities to United States territory, forces and overseas
bases, and allies.
(b) Elements of Study.--The study required under subsection (a)
shall--
(1) describe the hypersonic weapons capabilities in
development in the People's Republic of China, the Russian
Federation, and other nations;
(2) assess the proliferation risk that nations that develop
hypersonic weapons capabilities might transfer this technology
to other nations;
(3) attempt to describe the rationale for why each nation
that is developing hypersonic weapons capabilities is
undertaking such development; and
(4) examine the unique threats created to United States
national security by hypersonic weapons due to both their
maneuverability and speed, distinguishing between hypersonic
glide vehicles delivered by rocket boosters (known as boost-
glide systems) and hypersonic cruise missiles, and further
distinguishing between longer-range systems that can reach
United States territory and shorter or medium range systems
that might be used in a regional conflict.
(c) Submission to Department of Defense.--Not later than 270 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the federally funded
research and development center that conducts the study under
subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report on the
results of the study in both classified and unclassified form.
(d) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after the date
on which the Secretary of Defense receives the report under subsection
(c), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees
an unaltered copy of the report in both classified and unclassified
form, and any comments of the Secretary with respect to the report.
SEC. 251. REPORT ON INNOVATION INVESTMENTS AND MANAGEMENT.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than December 31, 2019, the Under
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the efforts of the
Department of Defense to improve innovation investments and management.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
include an explanation of each of the following:
(1) How incremental and disruptive innovation investments
for each military department are defined.
(2) How such investments are assessed.
(3) Whether the Under Secretary has defined a science and
technology management framework that--
(A) emphasizes greater use of existing flexible
approaches to more quickly initiate and discontinue
projects to respond to the rapid pace of innovation;
(B) incorporates acquisition stakeholders into
technology development programs to ensure that they are
relevant to customers; and
(C) promotes advanced prototyping of disruptive
technologies within the labs so that the science and
technology community can prove that these technologies
work to generate demand from future acquisition
programs.
SEC. 252. REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL REPORT SUMMARIZING THE OPERATIONAL
TEST AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.
Section 139(h)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``, through January 31, 2021''.
SEC. 253. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR ARMY UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4201 for Army
basic research, University Research Initiatives, Line 003 (PE 0601103A
) is hereby increased by $5,000,000.
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4201 for
research, development, test, and evaluation, Army, system development
and demonstration, integrated personnel and pay system-Army (IPPS-A),
Line 143 (PE 0605018A), is hereby reduced by $5,000,000.
SEC. 254. FUNDING FOR ANTI-TAMPER HETEROGENOUS INTEGRATED
MICROELECTRONICS.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4201, for
research, development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, advanced
technology development, defense-wide manufacturing science and
technology program, line 047 (PE 0603680D8Z) is hereby increased by
$5,000,000 (with the amount of such increase to be made available for
anti-tamper heterogeneous integrated microelectronics).
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 101 for procurement, as specified in the corresponding funding
table in section 4101, for other procurement, Army, elect equip-
automation, general fund enterprise business systems fam, line 114 is
hereby reduced by $5,000,000.
SEC. 255. BRIEFING ON USE OF BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY FOR DEFENSE
PURPOSES.
(a) Briefing Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research
and Engineering shall provide to the congressional defense committees a
briefing on the potential use of distributed ledger technology for
defense purposes.
(b) Elements.--The briefing under subsection (a) shall include the
following:
(1) An explanation of how distributed ledger technology may
be used by the Department of Defense to--
(A) improve cybersecurity, beginning at the
hardware level, of vulnerable assets such as energy,
water and transport grids, through distributed versus
centralized computing;
(B) reduce single points of failure in emergency
and catastrophe decision-making by subjecting the
decision to consensus validation through distributed
ledger technologies;
(C) improve the efficiency of defense logistics and
supply chain operations;
(D) enhance the transparency of procurement
auditing; and
(E) allow innovations to be adapted by the private
sector for ancillary uses.
(2) Such other information as the Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering determines to be
appropriate.
SEC. 256. EFFORTS TO COUNTER MANIPULATED MEDIA CONTENT.
(a) Briefing Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on
initiatives of the Department of Defense to identify and
address, as appropriate and as authorized in support of
Department of Defense operations, manipulated media content,
specifically ``deepfakes''.
(2) Elements.--The briefing required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) Status of efforts to develop technology to
identify manipulated content impacting the national
security of the United States.
(B) Challenges to detecting, labeling, and
preventing foreign actors' manipulation of images and
video impacting national security.
(C) Plans to make deepfake detection technology
available to the public and other Federal agencies for
use in identifying manipulated media.
(D) The efforts of the Department of Defense, as
appropriate, to engage academia and industry
stakeholders to combat deliberately manipulated or
deceptive information from state and non-state actors
on social media platforms impacting operations
overseas.
(E) An assessment of the ability of adversaries to
generate deepfakes.
(F) Recommendations for a long-term transition
partner organization.
(b) Funding.--
(1) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test,
and evaluation, as specified in the corresponding funding table
in section 4201, for research, development, test, and
evaluation, Defense-wide, applied research, SOF technology
development, line 022 (PE 1160401BB) is hereby increased by
$5,000,000 (with the amount of such increase to be made
available for Media Forensics).
(2) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test,
and evaluation, as specified in the corresponding funding table
in section 4201 for research, development, test, and
evaluation, Air Force, operational systems development, AF
integrated personnel and pay system (AF-IPPS), line 158 (PE
0605018F) is hereby reduced by $5,000,000.
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to authorize an activity that will impact the privacy or
civil liberties of United States persons.
TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Funds are here by authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year
2020 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.
SEC. 302. FUNDING FOR ARMY COMMUNITY SERVICES.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 301 for operation and maintenance for Army base operations
support, line 100, as specified in the corresponding funding table in
section 4301, for Army Community Services is hereby increased by
$30,000,000.
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 301 for operation and maintenance, for Army Force Readiness
Operations Support, line 070, as specified in the corresponding funding
table in section 4301, is hereby reduced by $15,000,000.
(c) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 301 for operation and maintenance, for Army Land Forces
Operations Support, as specified in the corresponding funding table in
section 4301, line 050, is hereby reduced by $15,000,000.
SEC. 303. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated for
operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in section 4301, for Civil Military
Programs is hereby increased by $50,000,000 (to be used in support of
the National Guard Youth Challenge Program).
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated for
operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in section 4301, for Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-wide is hereby reduced by $50,000,000.
Subtitle B--Energy and Environment
SEC. 311. TIMELINE FOR CLEARINGHOUSE REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS FOR ENERGY
PROJECTS THAT MAY HAVE AN ADVERSE IMPACT ON MILITARY
OPERATIONS AND READINESS.
Section 183a(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``60 days'' and inserting ``90 days''.
SEC. 312. AUTHORITY TO MAKE FINAL FINDING ON DESIGNATION OF GEOGRAPHIC
AREAS OF CONCERN FOR PURPOSES OF ENERGY PROJECTS WITH
ADVERSE IMPACTS ON MILITARY OPERATIONS AND READINESS.
Section 183a(d)(2)(E) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``or a Principal'' and inserting ``a''; and
(2) by inserting ``, an Assistant Secretary of Defense, or
a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense'' after ``Deputy Under
Secretary of Defense''.
SEC. 313. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CONTRIBUTIONS OF FUNDS FROM APPLICANTS
FOR ENERGY PROJECTS FOR MITIGATION OF IMPACTS ON MILITARY
OPERATIONS AND READINESS.
Section 183a(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``for a project filed with the Secretary of Transportation
pursuant to section 44718 of title 49'' and inserting ``for an energy
project''.
SEC. 314. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IMPROVEMENT OF PREVIOUSLY CONVEYED
UTILITY SYSTEMS SERVING MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
Section 2688 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following new
subsection (k):
``(k) Improvement of Conveyed Utility Systems.--In the case of a
utility system that is conveyed under this section and that only
provides utility services to a military installation, the Secretary
concerned may use amounts authorized to be appropriated for military
construction to improve the reliability, resilience, efficiency,
physical security, or cybersecurity of the utility system.''.
SEC. 315. FIVE-YEAR AUTHORITY FOR NATIONAL GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL
RESTORATION PROJECTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSES.
(a) In General.--Section 2707 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(e) Temporary Authority for National Guard Projects.--
Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section and section 2701(c)(1)
of this title, during the five-year period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this subsection, the Secretary concerned may carry out an
environmental restoration project if the Secretary determines that the
project is necessary to carry out a response to perfluorooctanoic acid
or perfluorooctane sulfonate contamination under this chapter or
CERCLA.''.
(b) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section, or the amendment made
by this section, shall affect any requirement or authority under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).
SEC. 316. SALE OF ELECTRICITY FROM ALTERNATE ENERGY AND COGENERATION
PRODUCTION FACILITIES.
Section 2916(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
and
(2) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) by striking ``shall be available'' and all that
follows and inserting ``shall be provided directly to
the commander of the military installation in which the
geothermal energy resource is located to be used for--
''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
``(i) military construction projects described in
paragraph (2) that benefit the military installation
where the geothermal energy resource is located; or
``(ii) energy or water security projects that--
``(I) benefit the military installation
where the geothermal energy resource is
located;
``(II) the commander of the military
installation determines are necessary; and
``(III) are directly coordinated with local
area energy or groundwater governing
authorities.''.
SEC. 317. TRANSFER AUTHORITY FOR FUNDING OF STUDY AND ASSESSMENT ON
HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL
SUBSTANCES CONTAMINATION IN DRINKING WATER BY AGENCY FOR
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY.
Section 316(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1350), as amended by
section 315(a) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232), is amended by striking
``2019 and 2020'' and inserting ``2019, 2020, and 2021''.
SEC. 318. REPLACEMENT OF FLUORINATED AQUEOUS FILM-FORMING FOAM WITH
FLUORINE-FREE FIRE-FIGHTING AGENT.
(a) Use of Fluorine-Free Foam at Military Installations.--Not later
than January 31, 2023, the Secretary of the Navy shall publish a
military specification for a fluorine-free fire-fighting agent for use
at all military installations to ensure such agent is available for use
by not later than December 31, 2024.
(b) Prohibition on Use.--Fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam may
not be used at any military installation on or after September 30,
2025, or before such date, if possible.
(c) Waiver.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of
Defense may grant a waiver to the prohibition under subsection
(b) with respect to the use of fluorinated aqueous film-forming
foam at a specific military installation if the Secretary
submits to the congressional defense committees, by not later
than 30 days prior to issuing the waiver--
(A) notice of the waiver; and
(B) certification, in writing, that the waiver is
necessary for the protection of life and safety.
(2) Basis for waiver.--Any certification submitted under
paragraph (1)(B) shall document the basis for the waiver and,
at a minimum, shall include the following:
(A) A detailed description of the threat justifying
the waiver and a description of the imminence, urgency,
and severity of such threat.
(B) An analysis of potential populations impacted
by continued use of fluorinated aqueous film forming
foam and why the waiver outweighs the impact to such
populations.
(C) An analysis of potential economic effects,
including with respect to agriculture, livestock, and
water systems of continued use of fluorinated aqueous
film forming foam and why the waiver outweighs such
effects.
(3) Limitation.--A waiver under this subsection shall apply
for a period that does not exceed one year. The Secretary may
extend any such waiver once for an additional period that does
not exceed one year.
SEC. 319. PROHIBITION OF UNCONTROLLED RELEASE OF FLUORINATED AQUEOUS
FILM-FORMING FOAM AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
(a) Prohibition.--Except as provided by subsection (b), the
Secretary of Defense shall prohibit the uncontrolled release of
fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam (hereinafter in this section
referred to as ``AFFF'') at military installations.
(b) Exceptions.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), fluorinated AFFF
may be released at military installations as follows:
(1) AFFF may be released for purposes of an emergency
response.
(2) A non-emergency release of AFFF may be made for the
purposes of testing of equipment or training of personnel, if
complete containment, capture, and proper disposal mechanisms
are in place to ensure no AFFF is released into the
environment.
SEC. 320. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FLUORINATED AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAM
FOR TRAINING EXERCISES.
The Secretary of Defense shall prohibit the use of fluorinated
aqueous film forming foam for training exercises at military
installations.
SEC. 321. REAL-TIME NOISE-MONITORING STUDY AT NAVY AND AIR FORCE
INSTALLATIONS WHERE TACTICAL FIGHTER AIRCRAFT OPERATE.
(a) Real-Time Monitoring.--The Secretary of the Navy and the
Secretary of the Air Force shall each conduct a real-time noise-
monitoring study at no fewer than three Navy installations and three
Air Force installations. In conducting such study, the Secretaries
shall--
(1) select installations where tactical fighter aircraft
operate and noise contours have been developed through noise
modeling to validate the noise contours developed through
analysis and modeling at those installations; and
(2) ensure that such monitoring is conducted during times
of high, medium, and low activity.
(b) Report Required.--Not later than December 1, 2020, the
Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force shall jointly
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
Representatives a report on the real-time noise monitoring required
under subsection (a). Such report shall include--
(1) the results of such monitoring;
(2) a comparison of such monitoring and the noise contours
previously developed with the analysis and modeling methods
previously used;
(3) an overview of any changes to the analysis and modeling
process that have been made or are being considered as a result
of the findings of such monitoring; and
(4) any other matters that the Secretaries determine
appropriate.
SEC. 322. DEVELOPMENT OF CLIMATE VULNERABILITY AND RISK ASSESSMENT
TOOL.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a climate
vulnerability and risk assessment tool to assist the military
departments in measuring how the risks associated with climate change
impact networks, systems, installations, facilities, and other assets,
as well as the operational plans and capabilities of the Department of
Defense.
(b) Consultation.--In developing the tool under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall consult with the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the
Interior, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency, the Commander of the Army Corps of Engineers, the Administrator
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a federally
funded research and development center, and the heads of such other
relevant Federal agencies as the Secretary of Defense determines
appropriate.
(c) Prevailing Scientific Consensus.--Before completing development
of the tool under subsection (a), the Secretary shall obtain from a
federally funded research and development center with which the
Secretary has consulted under subsection (b) a certification in writing
that the tool contains a methodology that adequately incorporates the
prevailing scientific consensus on climate change.
(d) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report describing the tool
developed under subsection (a).
(2) Classified annex.--The report under paragraph (1) shall
be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified
annex if necessary.
(3) Publication.--Upon submittal of the report under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish the unclassified
portion of the report on an internet website of the Department
that is available to the public.
(e) Updates to Tool.--
(1) In general.--After submittal of the report under
subsection (d), the Secretary of Defense shall update the
climate vulnerability and risk assessment tool developed under
subsection (a) on an annual basis, in consultation with the
individuals and entities described in subsection (b) and
consistent with the prevailing scientific consensus as required
under subsection (c).
(2) Report and publication.--Upon completing an update to
the tool under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
(A) submit to the congressional defense committees
a report describing such update; and
(B) publish the unclassified version of such report
on an internet website of the Department that is
available to the public.
SEC. 323. PROVISION OF UNCONTAMINATED WATER FOR AGRICULTURAL USE ON
LAND CONTAMINATED BY PFOS AND PFOA USED ON MILITARY
INSTALLATIONS.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (in this section referred
to as ``PFOS'') and perfluorooctanoic acid (in this section
referred to as ``PFOA'') are part of a class of man-made
chemicals that have been used in a variety of industrial and
consumer products to make the products resist heat, stains,
water, and grease. Because PFOS and PFOA extinguish petroleum
fires quickly, the Department of Defense and commercial
airports began using aqueous film forming foam containing PFOS
and PFOA in the 1970s.
(2) PFOS and PFOA can accumulate and stay in the body for
long periods of time. Exposure to PFOS and PFOA may cause
health problems, including issues with the reproductive system,
liver and kidney damage, developmental issues in children, and
negatively impacted immune system, and cancer.
(3) A common method of human exposure to PFOS and PFOA is
by consuming contaminated drinking water.
(4) The Environmental Protection Agency issued lifetime
health advisories under the Safe Drinking Water Act for
individual or combined PFOS and PFOA concentrations at 70 parts
per trillion in 2016, but has not yet issued any guidance or
regulation for groundwater or agricultural water.
(5) The Department of Defense has provided mitigations in
many communities where drinking water has tested at or above
the lifetime health advisory level, including bottled water and
drinking water filtration systems. Due to the lack of
regulatory guidance, these mitigations have not been mirrored
in agricultural water systems.
(6) As a result, farmers located adjacent to military
installations with PFOS and PFOA contamination that has
migrated off-installation are potentially impacted, and in at
least one case, such contamination has had a serious impact on
the livelihood of a dairy farmer.
(b) Authority to Provide Uncontaminated Water for Agricultural
Purposes.--
(1) In general.--If an area has been identified under
paragraph (2), and a military installation has been determined
to be the source of that contamination, the Secretary of
Defense or the Secretary concerned may provide, for the purpose
of producing agricultural products destined for human
consumption--
(A) water sources uncontaminated with
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances,
including PFOA and PFOS, or
(B) treatment of contaminated waters.
(2) Identification of areas.--An area identified under this
paragraph is an area for which the level of PFOA or PFOS
contamination--
(A) is above the lifetime health advisory for
contamination for such compounds as issued by the
Environmental Protection Agency and printed in the
Federal Register on May 25, 2016;
(B) is at or above a regulatory standard set by the
Food and Drug Administration for PFOA and PFOS in raw
agricultural commodities and milk; or
(C) is at or above a duly promulgated, non-
discriminatory standard promulgated by a State
regulatory entity for PFOA and PFOS in raw agricultural
commodities and milk.
(3) Source of funds.--Amounts used to carry out this
section shall be derived--
(A) in the case of amounts made available by the
Secretary concerned, from amounts authorized to be
appropriated for Operation and Maintenance for the
military department concerned; or
(B) in the case of amounts made available by the
Secretary of Defense, from amounts authorized to be
appropriated for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-
wide.
(c) Sense of Congress Regarding Land Acquisition.--It is the sense
of Congress that the Secretary concerned should explore authorities
under which the Secretary could acquire land the land adjacent to
military installations where the owners of the land have experienced
impacts to their livelihood due to PFOS and PFOA contamination that has
been verified to have been caused by that installation, including the
authorities under sections 2663, 2864a, and 2869 of title 10, United
States Code.
SEC. 324. REMOVAL OF BARRIERS THAT DISCOURAGE INVESTMENTS TO INCREASE
RESILIENCY TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
The Secretary of Defense shall--
(1) identify and seek to remove barriers that discourage
investments to increase resiliency to climate change;
(2) reform policies and programs that unintentionally
increased the vulnerability of systems to related climate
change risks; and
(3) develop, and update at least once every four years, an
adaptation plan that assessed how climate impacts affected the
ability of the department or agency to accomplish its mission,
and the short-and long- term actions the department or agency
can take to manage climate risks.
SEC. 325. OFFSHORE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT.
(a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Defense shall not issue an
offshore wind assessment that proposes wind exclusion areas and may not
object to an offshore energy project filed for review by the Military
Aviation and Installation Assurance Clearinghouse (in this section
referred to as the ``Clearinghouse'') until 180 days after submitting
the report required under (b).
(b) Report Required.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination
with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit a report
to the congressional defense committees on the process that will be
used to by the Clearinghouse to review proposed offshore lease blocks
and proposed offshore energy projects. At minimum, the report should
include the following elements:
(1) The process and metrics used in evaluating proposed
offshore lease blocks or specific offshore energy projects for
compatibility with, or unacceptable risk to, military
operations and readiness.
(2) The process for coordinating with the Department of
Interior on assessing proposed offshore lease blocks and
military operations and readiness activities that occur in
those proposed lease blocks.
(3) The process for working with the proponent of a
proposed energy development to identify and evaluate possible
mitigations to enable energy developments that are compatible
with military operations and readiness.
(4) Any legislative changes to section 183a of title 10,
United States Code, to enable the Clearinghouse to perform its
new role in reviewing proposed offshore lease blocks and
offshore energy projects.
SEC. 326. USE OF PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS.
Section 2577(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``$2,000,000'' and inserting ``$10,000,000''.
SEC. 327. DISPOSAL OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS.
Section 2577(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) In this section, the term `recyclable materials' includes any
quality recyclable material provided to the Department by a State or
local government entity.''.
SEC. 328. CLIMATE-CONSCIOUS BUDGETING OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall include in the
annual budget submission of the President under section 1105(a) of
title 31, United States Code--
(1) a dedicated budget line item for adaptation to, and
mitigation of, climate-related risks to military networks,
systems, installations, facilities, and other assets and
capabilities of the Department of Defense; and
(2) an estimate of the anticipated adverse impacts to the
readiness of the Department and the financial costs to the
Department during the year covered by the budget of the loss
of, or damage to, military networks, systems, installations,
facilities, and other assets and capabilities of the
Department, including loss of or obstructed access to training
ranges, as a result of climate change.
(b) Disaggregation of Impacts and Costs.--The estimate under
subsection (a)(2) shall set forth the adverse readiness impacts and
financial costs under that subsection by military department, Defense
Agency, and other component or element of the Department.
SEC. 329. FUNDING FOR DETONATION CHAMBERS IN VIEQUES, PUERTO RICO.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 4301 for environmental restoration, Navy, line 060, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, for the
purchase, deployment, and operation of a closed detonation chambers of
the dimensions necessary to achieve a substantial reduction in open air
burning and open air detonation that will bring the practice of open
air burning and open air detonation to the lowest practicable level, is
hereby increased by $10,000,000.
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 4301 for Operations and Maintenance, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in section 4301, line 460, Office of the
Secretary of Defense for Admin & SRVWIDE Activities is hereby reduced
by $10,000,000.
SEC. 330. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP OF
VIEQUES AND CULEBRA, PUERTO RICO.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Secretary of Defense should explore all avenues and
alternatives to expedite the ongoing cleanup and environmental
restoration process in the former military training sites
located on the island-municipalities of Vieques and Culebra,
Puerto Rico;
(2) the Department of Defense should work with the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, the Fish and Wildlife Service,
and the Government of Puerto Rico to ensure the decontamination
process is conducted in a manner that causes the least possible
intrusion on the lives of island residents and minimizes public
health risks; and
(3) the Federal Government should collaborate with local
and private stakeholders to effectively address economic
challenges and opportunities in Vieques, Culebra, and the
adjacent communities of the former United States Naval Station
Roosevelt Roads.
(b) GAO Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall complete a study and submit a report to the congressional defense
committees on the status of the Federal cleanup and decontamination
process in the island-municipalities of Vieques and Culebra, Puerto
Rico. The study shall include a comprehensive analysis of the
following:
(1) The pace of ongoing cleanup and environmental
restoration efforts in the former military training sites in
Vieques and Culebra.
(2) Potential challenges and alternatives to accelerate the
completion of such efforts, including their associated costs
and any impact they might have on the public health and safety
of island residents.
SEC. 330A. PFAS DESIGNATION, EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, AND PRETREATMENT
STANDARDS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
shall revise the list of toxic pollutants described in paragraph (1) of
section 307(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1317(a)) to add per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to such list, and
publish such revised list, without taking into account the factors
listed in such paragraph.
(b) Effluent Standards.--As soon as practicable after the date on
which the revised list is published under subsection (a), but not later
than January 1, 2022, the Administrator shall publish in the Federal
Register effluent standards under section 307(a)(2) of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1317(a)(2)) for substances added
to the list of toxic pollutants pursuant to subsection (a) of this
section, in accordance with sections 301(b)(2)(A) and 304(b)(2) of such
Act.
(c) Pretreatment Standards.--Not later than January 1, 2022, the
Administrator shall promulgate pretreatment standards for per- and
polyfluoroalkyl substances under section 307(b) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1317(b)).
SEC. 330B. PROHIBITION ON PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES AND POLYFLUOROALKYL
SUBSTANCES IN MEALS READY-TO-EAT FOOD PACKAGING.
(a) Prohibition.--Not later than October 1, 2020, the Director of
the Defense Logistics Agency shall ensure that any food contact
substances that are used to assemble and package meals ready-to-eat
(MREs) procured by the Defense Logistics Agency do not contain any
perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Perfluoroalkyl substance.--The term ``perfluoroalkyl
substance'' means a man-made chemical of which all of the
carbon atoms are fully fluorinated carbon atoms.
(2) Polyfluoroalkyl substance.--The term ``polyfluoroalkyl
substance'' means a man-made chemical containing a mix of fully
fluorinated carbon atoms, partially fluorinated carbon atoms,
and nonfluorinated carbon atoms.
SEC. 330C. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON PFAS CONTAMINATION.
(a) Study Required.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct a review of the efforts of the Department of Defense to
clean up per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (in this section referred
to as ``PFAS'') contamination in and around military bases as well as
the Department's efforts to mitigate the public health impact of the
contamination.
(b) Elements.--The study required by subsection (a), shall include
the following:
(1) An assessment of--
(A) when the Department of Defense discovered that
drinking water sources used by members of the Armed
Forces and residents of communities surrounding
military bases were contaminated with PFAS;
(B) after learning that the drinking water was
contaminated, when the Department of Defense notified
members of the Armed Forces and residents of
communities surrounding military bases that their
drinking water is contaminated with PFAS;
(C) after providing such notification, how much
time lapsed before those affected were given
alternative sources of drinking water;
(D) the number of installations and surrounding
communities currently drinking water that is
contaminated with PFAS above the EPA's advisory limit;
(E) the amount of money the Department of Defense
has spent on cleaning up PFAS contamination through the
date of enactment of this Act;
(F) the number of sites where the Department of
Defense has taken action to remediate PFAS
contamination or other materials as a result of the use
of firefighting foam on military bases;
(G) factors that might limit or prevent the
Department of Defense from remediating PFAS
contamination or other materials as a result of the use
of firefighting foam on military bases;
(H) the estimated total cost of clean-up of PFAS;
(I) the cost to the Department of Defense to
discontinue the use of PFAS in firefighting foam and to
develop and procure viable replacements that meet
military specifications; and
(J) the number of members of the Armed Forces who
have been exposed to PFAS in their drinking water above
the EPA's Health Advisory levels during their military
service.
(2) An evaluation of what the Department of Defense could
have done better to mitigate the release of PFAS contamination
into the environment and expose service members.
(3) Any other elements the Comptroller General may deem
necessary.
(c) Results.--
(1) Interim briefing.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall
provide to the congressional defense committees, the Committee
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on the Environment and Public Works of the Senate a
briefing on the preliminary findings of the study required by
this section.
(2) Final results.--The Comptroller General shall provide
the final results of the study required by this section to the
congressional defense committees, the Committee on Energy and
Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
the Environment and Public Works of the Senate at such time and
in such format as is mutually agreed upon by the committees and
the Comptroller General at the time of briefing under paragraph
(1).
SEC. 330D. DISPOSAL OF MATERIALS CONTAINING PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL
SUBSTANCES OR AQUEOUS FILM-FORMING FOAM.
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that when materials
containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (referred to in this
section as ``PFAS'') or aqueous film forming foam are disposed--
(1) all incineration is conducted in a manner that
eliminates PFAS while also ensuring that no PFAS is emitted
into the air;
(2) all incineration is conducted in accordance with the
requirements of the Clean Air Act (42 USC 7401 et seq.),
including controlling hydrogen fluoride;
(3) any materials containing PFAS that are designated for
disposal are stored in accordance with the requirement under
part 264 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations; and
(4) no incineration is conducted at any facility that
violated the requirements of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401
et seq.) during the 12-month period preceding the date of
disposal.
SEC. 330E. PROHIBITION ON USE OF PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES AND
POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES FOR LAND-BASED APPLICATIONS OF
FIREFIGHTING FOAM.
(a) Limitation.--After October 1, 2022, no amount authorized to be
appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense
may be obligated or expended to procure firefighting foam that contains
in excess of one part per billion of perfluoroalkyl substances and
polyfluoroalkyl substances.
(b) Prohibition on Use of Existing Stocks.--Not later than October
1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall cease the use of firefighting
foam containing in excess of one part per billion of perfluoroalkyl
substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances;
(c) Exemption for Shipboard Use.--Subsections (a) and (b) shall not
apply to firefighting foam for use solely onboard ocean-going vessels.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``perfluoroalkyl substances'' means aliphatic
substances for which all of the H atoms attached to C atoms in
the nonfluorinated substance from which they are notionally
derived have been replaced by F atoms, except those H atoms
whose substitution would modify the nature of any functional
groups present.
(2) The term ``polyfluoroalkyl substances'' means aliphatic
substances for which all H atoms attached to at least one (but
not all) C atoms have been replaced by F atoms, in such a
manner that they contain the perfluoroalkyl moiety
C<INF>n</INF>F<INF>2n+1</INF>_ (for example,
C<INF>8</INF>F<INF>17</INF>CH<INF>2</INF>CH<INF>2</INF>OH).
SEC. 330F. AGREEMENTS TO SHARE MONITORING DATA RELATING TO
PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES AND OTHER
CONTAMINANTS OF CONCERN.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into
agreements with municipalities or municipal drinking water utilities
located adjacent to military installations under which both the
Secretary and the municipalities and utilities would share monitoring
data relating to perfluoroalkyl substances, polyfluoroalkyl substances,
and other emerging contaminants of concern collected at the military
installation.
(b) Public Communication.--An agreement under subsection (a) does
not negate the responsibility of the Secretary to communicate with the
public about drinking water contamination from perfluoroalkyl
substances, polyfluoroalkyl substances, and other contaminants.
(c) Military Installation Defined.--In this section, the term
``military installation'' has the meaning given that term in section
2801(c) of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 330G. DETECTION OF PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS.
(a) Performance Standard for the Detection of Perfluorinated
Compounds.--
(1) In general.--The Director of the United States Geologic
Survey shall establish a performance standard for the detection
of perfluorinated compounds.
(2) Emphasis.--
(A) In general.--In developing the performance
standard under subsection (a), the Director shall
emphasize the ability to detect as many perfluorinated
compounds present in the environment as possible using
analytical methods that are as sensitive as is feasible
and practicable.
(B) Requirement.--In developing the performance
standard under subsection (a), the Director may--
(i) develop quality assurance and quality
control measures to ensure accurate sampling
and testing;
(ii) develop a training program with
respect to the appropriate method of sample
collection and analysis of perfluorinated
compounds; and
(iii) coordinate as necessary with the
Administrator to develop methods to detect
individual and different perfluorinated
compounds simultaneously.
(b) Nationwide Sampling.--
(1) In general.--The Director shall carry out a nationwide
sampling to determine the concentration of perfluorinated
compounds in estuaries, lakes, streams, springs, wells,
wetlands, rivers, aquifers, and soil using the performance
standard developed under subsection (a)(1).
(2) Requirements.--In carrying out the sampling under
paragraph (1), the Director shall--
(A) first carry out the sampling at sources of
drinking water near locations with known or suspected
releases of perfluorinated compounds;
(B) when carrying out sampling of sources of
drinking water under paragraph (1), carry out the
sampling prior to any treatment of the water;
(C) survey for ecological exposure to
perfluorinated compounds, with a priority in
determining direct human exposure through drinking
water; and
(D) consult with--
(i) States to determine areas that are a
priority for sampling; and
(ii) the Administrator--
(I) to enhance coverage of the
sampling; and
(II) to avoid unnecessary
duplication.
(3) Report.--Not later than 150 days after the completion
of the sampling under paragraph (1), the Director shall prepare
a report describing the results of the sampling and submit the
report to--
(A) the Committee on Environment and Public Works
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of
the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources and the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives;
(C) the Senators of each State in which the
Director carried out the sampling; and
(D) each Member of the House of Representatives
that represents a district in which the Director
carried out the sampling.
(c) Data Usage.--
(1) In general.--The Director shall provide the sampling
data collected under subsection (b) to--
(A) the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency; and
(B) other Federal and State regulatory agencies on
request.
(2) Usage.--The sampling data provided under subsection (a)
shall be used to inform and enhance assessments of exposure,
likely health and environmental impacts, and remediation
priorities.
(d) Collaboration.--In carrying out this section, the Director
shall collaborate with--
(1) appropriate Federal and State regulators;
(2) institutions of higher education;
(3) research institutions; and
(4) other expert stakeholders.
(e) Authority for Transfer of Funds.--Of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by section 301, the Secretary of Defense may, without
regard to section 2215 of title 10, United States Code, transfer not
more than $5,000,000 to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out
nationwide sampling under this section. Any funds transferred under
this section may not be used for any other purpose, except those
specified under this section.
(f) Funding.--
(1) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 301, as specified in the corresponding
funding table in section 4301, Total Operation and Maintenance,
Defense-Wide, Line 080, for the Detection of Perfluorinated
Compounds is hereby increased by $5,000,000.
(2) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 101 for Procurement of Wheeled and
Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in section 4101, for Bradley
Program (Mod) is hereby reduced by $5,000,000.
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) The term ``Director'' means the Director of the United
States Geological Survey.
(3) The term ``perfluorinated compound'' means a
perfluoroalkyl substance or a polyfluoroalkyl substance that is
manmade with at least 1 fully fluorinated carbon atom.
(4) The term ``fully fluorinated carbon atom'' means a
carbon atom on which all the hydrogen substituents have been
replaced by fluorine.
(5) The term ``nonfluorinated carbon atom'' means a carbon
atom on which no hydrogen substituents have been replaced by
fluorine.
(6) The term ``partially fluorinated carbon atom'' means a
carbon atom on which some, but not all, of the hydrogen
substituents have been replaced by fluorine.
(7) The term ``perfluoroalkyl substance'' means a manmade
chemical of which all of the carbon atoms are fully fluorinated
carbon atoms.
(8) The term ``polyfluoroalkyl substance'' means a manmade
chemical containing a mix of fully fluorinated carbon atoms,
partially fluorinated carbon atoms, and nonfluorinated carbon
atoms.
SEC. 330H. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH STATES TO ADDRESS CONTAMINATION
BY PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.
(a) Cooperative Agreements.--
(1) In general.--Upon request from the Governor or chief
executive of a State, the Secretary of Defense shall work
expeditiously, pursuant to section 2701(d) of title 10, United
States Code, to finalize a cooperative agreement, or amend an
existing cooperative agreement to address testing, monitoring,
removal, and remedial actions relating to the contamination or
suspected contamination of drinking, surface, or ground water
from PFAS originating from activities of the Department of
Defense by providing the mechanism and funding for the
expedited review and approval of documents of the Department
related to PFAS investigations and remedial actions from an
active or decommissioned military installation, including a
facility of the National Guard.
(2) Minimum standards.--A cooperative agreement finalized
or amended under paragraph (1) shall meet or exceed the most
stringent of the following standards for PFAS in any
environmental media:
(A) An enforceable State standard, in effect in
that State, for drinking, surface, or ground water, as
described in section 121(d)(2)(A)(ii) of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9621(d)(2)(A)(ii)).
(B) An enforceable Federal standard for drinking,
surface, or ground water, as described in section
121(d)(2)(A)(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42
U.S.C. 9621(d)(2)(A)(i)).
(C) A health advisory under section 1412(b)(1)(F)
of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-
1(b)(1)(F)).
(3) Other authority.--In addition to the requirements for a
cooperative agreement under paragraph (1), when otherwise
authorized to expend funds for the purpose of addressing ground
or surface water contaminated by a perfluorinated compound, the
Secretary of Defense may, to expend those funds, enter into a
grant agreement, cooperative agreement, or contract with--
(A) the local water authority with jurisdiction
over the contamination site, including--
(i) a public water system (as defined in
section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42
U.S.C. 300f)); and
(ii) a publicly owned treatment works (as
defined in section 212 of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292)); or
(B) a State, local, or Tribal government.
(b) Report.--Beginning on February 1, 2020, if a cooperative
agreement is not finalized or amended under subsection (a) within one
year after the request from the Governor or chief executive under that
subsection, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the appropriate committees and Members of Congress a report--
(1) explaining why the agreement has not been finalized or
amended, as the case may be; and
(2) setting forth a projected timeline for finalizing or
amending the agreement.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate committees and members of congress.--The
term ``appropriate committees and Members of Congress'' means--
(A) the congressional defense committees;
(B) the Senators who represent a State impacted by
PFAS contamination described in subsection (a)(1); and
(C) the Members of the House of Representatives who
represent a district impacted by such contamination.
(2) Fully fluorinated carbon atom.--The term ``fully
fluorinated carbon atom'' means a carbon atom on which all the
hydrogen substituents have been replaced by fluorine.
(3) PFAS.--The term ``PFAS'' means perfluoroalkyl and
polyfluoroalkyl substances that are man-made chemicals with at
least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
(4) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given the
term in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C.
9601).
SEC. 330I. FINDINGS, PURPOSE, AND APOLOGY.
Section 2(a)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (Public
Law 101-426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended by inserting ``, including
individuals in New Mexico, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, Texas,
Wyoming, Oregon, Washington, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nevada, Guam,
and the Northern Mariana Islands,'' after ``tests exposed
individuals''.
SEC. 330J. STUDY ON ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS.
(a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on how
the Secretary could enter into more energy savings performance
contracts (referred to in this section as ``ESPCs'' ). In conducting
the study, the Secretary shall--
(1) identify any legislative or regulatory barriers to
entering into more ESPCs; and
(2) include policy proposals for how the Department of
Defense could evaluate the cost savings caused by increasing
energy resiliency when evaluating whether to enter into ESPCs.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report on the study required under subsection (a).
SEC. 330K. REDUCTION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILITY WATER USE.
(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 containing plan to reduce
facility water use intensity, relative to the baseline of the water
consumption of the facility for fiscal year 2018. The report shall
include each of the following:
(1) Life-cycle cost-effective measures that will reduce
water consumption by 2 percent annually through the end of
fiscal year 2025.
(2) Baseline development methodology for calculating a
baseline of water use intensity for fiscal year 2018, defined
as gallons per gross square foot per year, that will permit all
future reduction goals to be measured relative to such
baseline.
(3) An identification of life-cycle cost effective water
savings measures that can be implemented to achieve in
Department of Defense facilities a minimum of 2 percent annual
reduction in water use through 2025.
(4) A description of any barriers to implementation of a
water use reduction program.
(b) Water Use.--In this section, the term ``water use'' with
respect to a facility includes--
(1) all water used at the facility that is obtained from
public water systems or from natural freshwater sources such as
lakes, streams, and aquifers, where the water is classified or
permitted for human consumption; and
(2) potable water used for drinking, bathing, toilet
flushing, laundry, cleaning and food services, watering of
landscaping, irrigation, and process applications such as
cooling towers, boilers, and fire suppression systems.
SEC. 330L. PLAN TO PHASE OUT USE OF BURN PITS.
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress an implementation
plan to phase out the use of the burn pits identified in the Department
of Defense Open Burn Pit Report to Congress in April 2019.
SEC. 330M. INFORMATION RELATING TO LOCATIONS OF BURN PIT USE.
The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs and Congress a list of all locations at which open-air burn
pits have been used by Secretary of Defense, for the purposes of
augmenting the research, healthcare delivery, disability compensation,
and other activities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
SEC. 330N. RADIUM TESTING AT CERTAIN LOCATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE
NAVY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Navy shall provide for an
independent third-party data quality review of all radium testing
completed by contractors of the Department of the Navy at a covered
location.
(b) Covered Location Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
location'' means any location where the Secretary of the Navy is
undertaking a project or activity funded through one of the following
accounts of the Department of Defense:
(1) Operation and Maintenance, Environmental Restoration,
Navy.
(2) Operation and Maintenance, Environmental Restoration,
Formerly Used Defense Sites.
SEC. 330O. DESIGNATION AS HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall designate
all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under
section 102(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9602(a)).
Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment
SEC. 331. MATERIAL READINESS METRICS AND OBJECTIVES.
(a) Material Readiness Metrics and Objectives.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 2 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after section 117 the following new
section:
``Sec. 118. Material readiness metrics and objectives
``(a) Guidance.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall issue and
maintain guidance requiring the implementation and use of material
readiness metrics to enable assessment of the readiness of armed forces
to carry out the national defense strategy required by section 113 of
this title.
``(2) Guidance issued pursuant to this section shall ensure that
such material readiness metrics--
``(A) are based on standardized and consistent criteria;
and
``(B) are applied, used, recorded, and reported in same
manner by all components of the Department of Defense.
``(b) Metrics.--At a minimum, the material readiness metrics
required by subsection (a) shall address the material availability,
operational availability, and material reliability of each major weapon
system by designated mission design series, variant, or class.
``(c) Material Readiness Objectives.--(1) The Secretary of Defense
shall establish, and annually review and revise, an objective value for
each metric required by subsection (b) as a necessary component to
support the review and revision of the national defense strategy
required by section 113 of this title.
``(2) To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure
that objective values established under this subsection are
unclassified.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `major weapons system' has the meaning given
the term `major system' under section 2302(5) of this title,
except that such term does not include an acquisition program
for a defense business system (as defined in section 2222(i)(1)
of this title).
``(2) The term `material availability' means the measure of
the percentage of the total inventory of a system that is
operationally capable of performing an assigned mission.
``(3) The term `material reliability' means the probability
that a covered asset will perform without failure over a
specified interval.
``(4) The term `operational availability' means the measure
of the percentage of time a covered asset is operationally
capable.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 117 the following new item:
``118. Material readiness metrics and objectives.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2337(b)(2)(A) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``to meet the material readiness
objectives'' before ``for the weapon system''; and
(2) by inserting ``under section 118 of this title'' after
``weapon system''.
(c) Deadlines.--
(1) Deadline for guidance.--The guidance required by
section 118(a) of title 10, United States Code, as added by
subsection (a), shall be issued by not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Deadline for establishment of material readiness
objectives.--The material readiness objectives required by
section 118(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, as added by
subsection (a), shall be established by not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 332. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY REGARDING USE OF WORKING CAPITAL
FUNDS FOR UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS RELATED TO REVITALIZATION AND RECAPITALIZATION
OF DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE FACILITIES.
Section 2208(u) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``carry out'' and
inserting ``fund'';
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ``Section 2805'' and inserting
``(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), section
2805'';
(B) by striking ``carried out with'' and inserting
``funded using''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(B) For purposes of applying subparagraph (A), the dollar
limitation specified in subsection (a)(2) of section 2805 of this
title, subject to adjustment as provided in subsection (f) of such
section, shall apply rather than the dollar limitation specified in
subsection (c) of such section.''; and
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``carry out'' and
inserting ``fund''.
SEC. 333. F-35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER SUSTAINMENT.
(a) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act for the Office of
the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment for
fiscal year 2020, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended
until the date on which the Under Secretary submits the report required
by subsection (b).
(b) Report Required.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on steps
being taken to improve the availability and accountability of F-35
parts within the supply chain. At a minimum, the report shall include a
detailed plan for each of the following elements:
(1) How the accountable property system of record will be
updated with information from the prime contractors supplying
such parts on required cost and related data with respect to
the parts and how the F-35 Program Office will ensure such
contractors are adhering to contractual requirements for the
management, reporting, visibility, and accountability of all
such parts supplied by the prime contractors.
(2) How the accountability property system of record will
have interfaces that allow the F-35 Program Office and other
authorized entities to have proper accountability of assets in
accordance with applicable Department of Defense Instructions,
Department of Defense Manuals, and other applicable
regulations.
(3) How the F-35 Program Office and the Secretary of each
of the military departments will ensure business rules for the
prioritization of F-35 parts across all program participants is
sufficient, effective, and responsive.
(4) Steps being taken to ensure parts within the base,
afloat, and deployment spares packages are compatible for
deploying F-35 aircraft and account for updated parts demand.
SEC. 334. REPORT ON STRATEGIC POLICY FOR PREPOSITIONED MATERIEL AND
EQUIPMENT.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2020, the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Sustainment, in coordination with the Joint
Staff, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and House of Representatives a report on the implementation plan for
prepositioned materiel and equipment required by section 321(b) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law
113-66; 127 Stat. 730; 10 U.S.C. 2229 note). Such report shall include
each of the following:
(1) A comprehensive list of the prepositioned materiel and
equipment programs of the Department of Defense.
(2) A detailed description of how the plan will be
implemented.
(3) A description of the resources required to implement
the plan, including the amount of funds and personnel.
(4) A description of how the plan will be reviewed and
assessed to monitor progress.
(5) Guidance on applying a consistent definition of
prepositioning across the Department, including the military
departments, the combatant commands, and the Defense Agencies.
(6) A detailed description of how the Secretary will
implement a joint oversight approach of the prepositioning
programs of the military departments.
(b) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act for the Office of
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment for fiscal year
2020, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the
date on which the Assistant Secretary submits the report required by
subsection (a).
SEC. 335. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ELEMENTS OF
MASTER PLAN FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF FORMER SHIP REPAIR
FACILITY IN GUAM.
(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 Navy for fiscal year 2020 may be obligated or
expended for any construction, alteration, repair, or development of
the real property consisting of the Former Ship Repair Facility in
Guam.
(b) Exception.--The limitation under subsection (a) does not apply
to any project that directly supports depot-level ship maintenance
capabilities, including the mooring of a floating dry dock.
(c) Former Ship Repair Facility in Guam.--In this section, the term
``Former Ship Repair Facility in Guam'' means the property identified
by that name under the base realignment and closure authority carried
out under 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).
SEC. 336. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF INCREASED AUTOMATION OF DEFENSE
INDUSTRIAL BASE ON MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the
effects of the increased automation of the defense industrial base over
the ten-year period beginning on the date that is 30 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act. Such report shall include, for the
period covered by the report--
(1) an estimate of the number of jobs in the United States
manufacturing workforce expected to be eliminated due to
automation in the defense sector;
(2) an analysis describing any new types of jobs that are
expected to be established as a result of an increasingly
automated process, including an estimate of the number of these
types of jobs that are expected to be created;
(3) an analysis of the potential threats to the national
security of the United States that are unique to the automation
of the defense industry;
(4) a strategy to assist in providing workforce training
and transition preparation for workers who may lose
manufacturing jobs in the defense industry due to automation;
(5) a description of any training necessary for workers
affected by automation to more easily transition to new types
of jobs within the defense manufacturing industry; and
(6) any actions taken, or planned to be taken, by the
Department of Defense to assist in worker transition.
SEC. 337. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY INSTALLATION REUTILIZATION AUTHORITY
FOR ARSENALS, DEPOTS AND PLANTS.
(a) Ensuring Viability of Arsenals, Depots and Plants.--Section
345(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
(Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 2667 note) is amended by striking
``September 30, 2020'' and inserting ``September 30, 2025''.
(b) Report Required .-- Not later than March 1, 2020, the Secretary
of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
report that includes--
(1) the results of a needs assessment conducted by the
Secretary to determine the logistical, information technology,
and security requirements to create an internal listing service
of Army assets available for lease at Arsenal's, depots and
plants; and
(2) information from any previous Army assessments or
inventory of real property.
SEC. 338. PILOT PROGRAM TO TRAIN SKILLED TECHNICIANS IN CRITICAL
SHIPBUILDING SKILLS.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense may carry out a pilot
program to train individuals to become skilled technicians in critical
shipbuilding skills such as welding, metrology, quality assurance,
machining, and additive manufacturing.
(b) Partnerships.--In carrying out the pilot program required under
this section, the Secretary may partner with existing Federal or State
projects relating to investment and infrastructure in training and
education or workforce development, such as the National Network for
Manufacturing Innovation, the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment
program of the Department of Defense, and the National Maritime
Educational Council.
(c) Termination.--The pilot program required under this section
shall terminate on September 30, 2025.
(d) Briefings.--
(1) Plan briefing.--Not later than February 28, 2020, the
Secretary shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the
plan, cost estimate, and schedule for the pilot program
required under this section.
(2) Progress briefings.--Not less frequently than annually
during fiscal years 2020 and 2021, the Secretary shall brief
the congressional defense committees on the progress of the
Secretary in carrying out the pilot program.
Subtitle D--Reports
SEC. 341. READINESS REPORTING.
(a) Readiness Reporting System.--Section 117 of title 10, United
State Code, is amended--
(1) by striking subsections (d) through (g); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (d).
(b) Quarterly Reports.--Section 482 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``Quarterly
reports: personnel and unit readiness'' and inserting
``Readiness reports'';
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) In the subsection heading, by striking
``Quarterly Reports Required'' and inserting ``Reports
and Briefings'';
(B) In the first sentence--
(i) by striking ``Not later'' and inserting
``(1) Not later''; and
(ii) by striking ``each calendar-year
quarter'' and inserting ``the second and fourth
quarter of each calendar year'';
(C) by striking the second and third sentences and
inserting ``The Secretary of Defense shall submit each
such report in writing and shall also submit a copy of
each such report to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff.''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
``(2) Not later than 30 days after the end of the first and third
quarter of each calendar year, the Secretary of Defense shall provide
to Congress a briefing regarding the military readiness of the active
and reserve components.
``(3) Each report under this subsection shall contain the elements
required by subsection (b) for the quarter covered by the report, and
each briefing shall address any changes to the elements described in
subsection (b) since the submittal of the most recently submitted
report.'';
(3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
``(b) Required Elements.--The elements described in this subsection
are each of the following:
``(1) A description of each readiness problem or deficiency
that affects the ground, sea, air, space, cyber, or special
operations forces, and any other area determined appropriate by
the Secretary of Defense.
``(2) The key contributing factors, indicators, and other
relevant information related to each identified problem or
deficiency.
``(3) The short-term mitigation strategy the Department
will employ to address each readiness problem or deficiency
until a resolution is in place, as well as the timeline, cost,
and any legislative remedies required to support the
resolution.
``(4) A summary of combat readiness ratings for the key
force elements assessed, including specific information on
personnel, supply, equipment, and training problems or
deficiencies that affect the combat readiness ratings for each
force element.
``(5) A summary of each upgrade or downgrade of the combat
readiness of a unit that was issued by the commander of the
unit, together with the rationale of the commander for the
issuance of such upgrade or downgrade.
``(6) A summary of the readiness of supporting
capabilities, including infrastructure, prepositioned equipment
and supplies, and mobility assets, and other supporting
logistics capabilities.
``(7) A summary of the readiness of the combat support and
related agencies, any readiness problem or deficiency affecting
any mission essential tasks of any such agency, and actions
recommended to address any such problem or deficiency.
``(8) A list of all Class A, Class B, and Class C mishaps
that occurred in operations related to combat support and
training events involving aviation, ground, or naval platforms,
weapons, space, or Government vehicles, as defined by
Department of Defense Instruction 6055.07, or a successor
instruction.
``(9) Information on the extent to which units of the armed
forces have removed serviceable parts, supplies, or equipment
from one vehicle, vessel, or aircraft in order to render a
different vehicle, vessel, or aircraft operational.
``(10) Such other information as determined necessary or
appropriate by the Secretary of Defense.'';
(4) by striking subsections (d) through (h) and subsection
(j);
(5) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (e); and
(6) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
subsections (d):
``(d) Semi-Annual Joint Force Readiness Review.--(1) Not later than
30 days after the last day of the first and third quarter of each
calendar year, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall submit
to Congress a written report on the capability of the armed forces, the
combat support and related agencies, operational contract support, and
the geographic and functional combatant commands to execute their
wartime missions based upon their posture and readiness as of the time
the review is conducted.
``(2) The Chairman shall produce the report required under this
subsection using information derived from the quarterly reports
required by subsection (a).
``(3) Each report required by this subsection shall include an
assessment by each commander of a geographic or functional combatant
command of the readiness of the command to conduct operations in a
multidomain battle that integrates ground, sea, air, space, cyber, and
special operations forces.
``(4) The Chairman shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a copy
of each report under this subsection.''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 23 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to
section 482 and inserting the following new item:
``482. Readiness reports.''.
SEC. 342. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR TRANSITION FROM SERVICE-SPECIFIC
DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEMS.
Section 358(c) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) is amended by striking
``October 1, 2019'' and inserting ``October 1, 2020''.
SEC. 343. REPORT ON NAVY SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE BUDGET.
(a) In General.--Not later than March 1 of each of 2020, 2021, and
2022, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the
Operation and Maintenance Ship Depot Maintenance budget sub-activity
group.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
include each of the following elements:
(1) A breakdown of funding, categorized by class of ship,
requested for ship and submarine maintenance.
(2) A description of how the requested funding, categorized
by class of ship, compares to the identified ship maintenance
requirement.
(3) The amount of funds appropriated for each class of ship
for the preceding fiscal year.
(4) The amount of funds obligated and expended for each
class of ship for each of the three preceding fiscal years.
(5) The cost, categorized by class of ship, of unplanned
growth work for each of the three preceding fiscal years.
SEC. 344. REPORT ON RUNIT DOME.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and Secretary
of Defense, shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the
Committee on Natural Resources, and the Committee on Armed Services of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services and
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on
the status of the Runit Dome in the Marshal Islands.
(b) Matters for Inclusion.--The report required by subsection (a)
shall include each of the following:
(1) A detailed plan to remove the radioactive materials in
the dome to a safer and more stable location, including a
predicted timeline and associated costs.
(2) A detailed plan to repair the dome to ensure that it
does not have any harmful effects to the local population,
environment, or wildlife, including the projected costs of
implementing such plan.
(3) The effects on the environment that the dome has
currently and is projected to have in 5 years, 10 years, and 20
years.
(4) An assessment on the safety of food gathered from local
food sources.
(5) An assessment of the current condition of the outer
constructs of the dome.
(6) An assessment of the current and long-term safety to
local humans posed by the site.
(7) How climate change and rising sea levels are predicted
to affect the dome, including a description of projected
scenarios if the dome becomes partially or fully submerged by
ocean water.
(8) A summary of interactions between the Government of the
United States and the government of the Marshall Islands about
the dome.
(9) A detailed description of the physical health effects
on Pacific Islanders, including residents of Hawaii, Fuji, and
Samoa, of nuclear testing conducted at Runit Dome.
(10) A detailed description of the pre- and post-nuclear
test communications between the United States and the
governments of the territories and nations of the Pacific
Islands, including Hawaii, Fuji, and Samoa.
(c) Form of Report.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form and made publicly available.
SEC. 345. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS FOR SERVICE
DRESS UNIFORMS.
(a) Review Required.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct a study of the out-of-pocket costs to members of the
Armed Forces for service dress uniforms.
(b) Elements.--The review under subsection (a) shall address each
of the following:
(1) A description and comparison of the out-of-pocket cost
to members of the Armed Forces for the purchase of service
dress uniforms and service dress uniform items, broken down
by--
(A) gender;
(B) Armed Force;
(C) enlisted; and
(D) officer.
(2) Stipends, in-kind provision of items, or other
assistance provided by each service to personnel to offset cost
of service dress uniforms.
(3) A comparison of the out-of-pocket cost for purchase and
maintenance of service and service dress uniforms over one,
five, 10, and 20-year periods.
(4) A description of service dress uniform changes directed
by any of the Armed Forces over the past 10 years that have
affected the out-of-pocket costs to members of the Armed Forces
and the costs associated with such change, by gender.
(5) Any other information that the Comptroller General
determines appropriate.
(c) Briefing and Report.--
(1) Briefing.--Not later than April 15, 2020, the
Comptroller General shall provide to the congressional defense
committees a briefing on the preliminary findings of the study
required under this section.
(2) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2020, the
Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a final report on the findings of such study.
SEC. 346. INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT OF CERTAIN COMMERCIAL DEPOT
MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS.
The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall conduct an
audit of each military department and Defense Agency (as defined in
section 101 of title 10, United States Code), as applicable, to
determine if there has been any excess profit or cost escalation with
respect to any sole-source contracts relating to commercial depot
maintenance (including contracts for parts, supplies, equipment, and
maintenance services).
SEC. 347. REPORT ON PLAN TO DECONTAMINATE SITES FORMERLY USED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY THAT HAVE SINCE BEEN TRANSFERRED
TO UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND ARE AFFECTED BY
POLLUTANTS THAT ARE, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, A RESULT OF
ACTIVITY BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) There are numerous properties that were under the
jurisdiction of the Department of the Army, such as former Nike
missile sites, but that have been transferred to units of local
government.
(2) Many of these properties may remain polluted because of
activity by the Department of Defense.
(3) This pollution may inhibit the use of these properties
for commercial or residential purposes.
(b) Report Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report--
(1) specifying each covered property that may remain
polluted because of activity by the Department of Defense; and
(2) containing the Secretary's plan to decontaminate each
covered property.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee
on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives.
(2) The term ``covered property'' means property that was
under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army and was
transferred to a unit of local government before the date of
the enactment of section 120(h) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of
1980, but that would have triggered Federal Government notice
or action under that section had the transfer occurred on or
after that date.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
SEC. 351. INCLUSION OF OVER-THE-HORIZON RADARS IN EARLY OUTREACH
PROCEDURES.
Section 183a(c)(6) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``or airport surveillance radar'' and inserting ``, airport
surveillance radar, or wide area surveillance over-the-horizon radar''.
SEC. 352. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO USE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PROVIDED TO CERTAIN NON-
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ENTITIES.
Section 2642(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``October 1, 2019'' and inserting ``October 1, 2024''.
SEC. 353. EXPANDED TRANSFER AND ADOPTION OF MILITARY ANIMALS.
Section 2583 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting
``Transfer or'' before ``Adoption''; and
(B) by striking ``adoption'' each place it appears
and inserting ``transfer or adoption'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting
``Transfer or'' before ``Adoption'';
(B) in the first sentence, by striking ``adoption''
and inserting ``transfer or adoption''; and
(C) in the second sentence, by striking
``adoptability'' and inserting ``transferability or
adoptability'';
(3) in subsection (c)(1)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
inserting ``transfer or'' before ``adoption'';
(B) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by inserting
``adoption'' before ``by'';
(C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or
organizations'' after ``persons''; and
(D) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``by'' and
inserting ``transfer to'';
(4) in subsection (e)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``or
Adopted'' after ``Transferred'';
(B) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking
``transferred'' each place it appears and inserting
``transferred or adopted''; and
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``transfer'' each
place it appears and inserting ``transfer or
adoption'';
(5) in subsection (f)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking
``Transfer of Retired'' and inserting ``Transportation
of Retiring''; and
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``transfer'' and
inserting ``transport'';
(6) in subsection (g)(3), by striking ``adoption of
military working dogs'' and all that follows through the period
at the end and inserting ``transfer of military working dogs to
law enforcement agencies before the end of the dogs' useful
working lives.''; and
(7) in subsection (h)(2), by striking ``A horse'' and
inserting ``An equid (horse, mule, or donkey)''.
SEC. 354. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION TO
ISSUE NON-PREMIUM AVIATION INSURANCE.
Section 44310(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2019'' and inserting ``September 30, 2022''.
SEC. 355. DEFENSE PERSONAL PROPERTY PROGRAM.
(a) Advisory Group.--
(1) Establishment.--There is established an advisory group
on the defense personal property program, to be known as the
``Global Household Relocation Services Advisory Committee''.
(2) Membership.--The advisory group shall be comprised of
15 members appointed from among individuals who represent
appropriate entities as follows:
(A) One member representing United States
Transportation Command appointed by the Commander of
United States Transportation Command.
(B) A flag or general officer of the Armed Forces
representing each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine
Corps, and Coast Guard appointed by the Vice Chief of
Staff of the Army, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Vice
Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Assistant
Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Vice Commandant of
the Coast Guard, respectively.
(C) Four members representing appropriate
transportation service providers, including two small
business concerns, appointed by the Assistant Secretary
of Defense for Sustainment.
(D) Five members representing consumer
representatives who are members of the Armed Forces or
spouses of members of the Armed Forces, one of whom is
appointed by the senior non-commissioned officer of
each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and
Coast Guard.
(3) Meetings.--The advisory group shall convene regularly
to provide to the Secretary of Defense feedback on the
execution of, and any recommended changes to, the global
household goods contract.
(4) Reports.--
(A) Quarterly reports.--Not later than 30 days
after the last day of a fiscal quarter, the advisory
group shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the activities and
recommendations of the advisory group during such
fiscal quarter.
(B) Termination of report requirement.--The
requirement to submit a report under subparagraph (A)
shall terminate on the termination date specified under
paragraph (5)(A).
(5) Termination.--The advisory group shall terminate on the
date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(b) Business Case Analysis.--Not later than 60 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of United States
Transportation Command shall prepare a business case analysis for the
proposed award of a global household goods contract for the defense
personal property program.
(c) Limitation.--
(1) In general.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated in this Act for fiscal year 2020 shall be
available to enter into a global household goods contract until
the date that is 30 days after later of the following dates:
(A) The date on which the Commander of United
States Transportation Command provides to the
congressional defense committees a briefing on--
(i) the business case analysis required by
subsection (b); and
(ii) the proposed structure and meeting
schedule for the advisory group established
under subsection (a).
(B) The date on which the Comptroller General of
the United States submits to the congressional defense
committees the report required by paragraph (2).
(2) GAO report.--Not later than February 15, 2020, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on a comprehensive
study conducted by the Comptroller General that includes--
(A) an analysis of the effects that the outsourcing
of the management and oversight of the movement of
household goods to a private entity or entities would
have on members of the Armed Forces and their families;
(B) a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis; and
(C) recommendations for changes to the strategy of
the Department of Defense for the defense personal
property program.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``global household goods contract'' means the
solicitation managed by United States Transportation Command to
engage a private entity to manage the defense personal property
program.
(2) The term ``defense personal property program'' means
the Department of Defense program used to manage the shipment
of the baggage and household effects of members of the Armed
Forces under section 476 of title 37, United States Code.
SEC. 356. PUBLIC EVENTS ABOUT RED HILL BULK FUEL STORAGE FACILITY.
(a) Requirement.--At least once every calendar quarter, the
Secretary of the Navy, or the designee of the Secretary, shall hold an
event that is open to the public at which the Secretary shall provide
up-to-date information about the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.
(b) Termination.--The requirement to hold events under subsection
(a) shall terminate on the earlier of the following dates:
(1) September 30, 2025.
(2) The date on which the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage
Facility ceases operation.
SEC. 357. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING INNOVATIVE READINESS TRAINING
PROGRAM.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Innovative Readiness Training program is an
effective training program for members of the Armed Forces and
is highly beneficial to civilian-military relationships with
local American communities;
(2) due to the geographic complexities and realities of
non-contiguous States and territories, Innovative Readiness
Training has lent greater benefit to such States and
territories while providing unique and realistic training
opportunities and deployment readiness for members of the Armed
Forces;
(3) the Department of Defense should pursue continued
Innovative Readiness Training opportunities, and, where
applicable, strongly encourage the use of Innovative Readiness
Training in non-contiguous States and territories; and
(4) in considering whether to recommend a project, the
Secretary should consider the benefits of the project to the
economy of a region damaged by natural disasters.
SEC. 358. PILOT PROGRAM ON REDUCTION OF EFFECTS OF MILITARY AVIATION
NOISE ON PRIVATE RESIDENCES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a five-
year pilot program under which the commander of a military installation
may provide funds for the purpose of installing noise insulation on
private residences impacted by military aviation noise from the
installation.
(b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive funds under the pilot
program, a recipient shall enter into an agreement with the commander
to--
(1) provide at least 50 percent of the funds required to
carry out the noise insulation; and
(2) ensure that the noise at any private residence where
insulation is installed is reduced by at least 5 dB.
(c) Use of Funds.--Funds provided under the pilot program shall be
used for the installation of noise insulation at a residence--
(1) located within a Department of Defense noise contour
between 65 dB day-night average sound level and 75 dB day-night
average sound level as validated on a National Environmental
Policy Act-compliant assessment within the past three years;
and
(2) where interior noise has been measured at 45 dB day-
night average sound level by the installation.
(d) Goals and Best Practices.--In carrying out the pilot program
under this section, a commander shall use the following goals and best
practices:
(1) Minimize cost in order to maximize number of homes
served.
(2) Focus efforts on residences newly impacted by increased
noise levels.
SEC. 359. COMPLETION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DIRECTIVE 2310.07E
REGARDING MISSING PERSONS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall make the completion
of Department of Defense Directive 2310.07E a top priority in order to
improve the efficiency of locating missing persons.
(b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``missing person'' has
the meaning given such term in section 1513 of title 10, United States
Code.
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, 2020, as follows:
(1) The Army, 480,000.
(2) The Navy, 340,500.
(3) The Marine Corps, 186,200.
(4) The Air Force, 332,800.
SEC. 402. REVISIONS IN PERMANENT ACTIVE DUTY END STRENGTH MINIMUM
LEVELS.
Section 691(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting the following new
paragraphs:
``(1) For the Army, 480,000.
``(2) For the Navy, 340,500.
``(3) For the Marine Corps, 186,200.
``(4) For the Air Force, 332,800.''.
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, 2020, as follows:
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 336,000.
(2) The Army Reserve, 189,500.
(3) The Navy Reserve, 59,000.
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 38,500.
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 107,700.
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 70,100.
(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 of 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,
2020, 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, 30,595.
(2) The Army Reserve, 16,511.
(3) The Navy Reserve, 10,155.
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,386.
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 22,637.
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 4,431.
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 2020 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,
13,573.
(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 8,848.
(b) 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 program of a 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 2020, 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 2020 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 2020.
TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY
Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy
SEC. 501. MANAGEMENT POLICIES FOR JOINT QUALIFIED OFFICERS.
Section 661(d)(3)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended in
the third sentence by inserting ``or a designee of the Chairman who is
an officer of the armed forces in grade O-8 or higher'' before the
period.
SEC. 502. GRADE OF CHIEF OF THE VETERINARY CORPS OF THE ARMY.
Section 7084 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following: ``An officer appointed to that position who
holds a lower grade shall be appointed in the grade of brigadier
general.''.
SEC. 503. AUTHORITY OF PROMOTION BOARDS TO RECOMMEND THAT OFFICERS OF
PARTICULAR MERIT BE PLACED HIGHER ON PROMOTION LIST.
(a) In General.--Section 14108 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(f) Higher Placement of Officers of Particular Merit on Promotion
List.--(1) In selecting officers to be recommended for promotion, a
promotion board may, when authorized by the Secretary concerned,
recommend that officers of particular merit, from among those officers
selected for promotion, be placed higher on the promotion list
established by the Secretary under section 14308(a) of this title.
``(2) A promotion board may make a recommendation under paragraph
(1) only if an officer receives the recommendation of--
``(A) a majority of the members of the promotion board; or
``(B) an alternative requirement established by the
Secretary concerned and furnished to the promotion board as
part of the guidelines under section 14107 of this title.
``(3) For officers who receive recommendations under paragraph (1),
the board shall recommend the order in which those officers should be
placed on the promotion list.''.
(b) Reports Regarding Recommendations That Officers of Particular
Merit Be Placed Higher on Promotion List.--Section 14109 of such title
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) Report of Officers Recommended for Higher Placement on
Promotion List.--A promotion board convened under section 14101(a) of
this title shall, when authorized under section 14108(f) of this title,
include in its report to the Secretary concerned--
``(1) the names of those officers the promotion board
recommends be placed higher on the promotion list; and
``(2) the order in which the promotion board recommends
those officers should be placed on the promotion list.''.
(c) Officers of Particular Merit Appearing Higher on Promotion
List.--Section 14308(a) of such title is amended in the first sentence
by inserting ``or based on particular merit, as determined by the
promotion board'' before the period.
SEC. 504. AVAILABILITY ON THE INTERNET OF CERTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT
OFFICERS SERVING IN GENERAL OR FLAG OFFICER GRADES.
(a) Availability Required.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of each military department
shall make available on an internet website of such department
available to the public information specified in paragraph (2)
on each officer in a general or flag officer grade under the
jurisdiction of such Secretary, including any such officer on
the reserve active-status list.
(2) Information.--The information on an officer specified
by this paragraph to be made available pursuant to paragraph
(1) is the information as follows:
(A) The officer's name.
(B) The officer's current grade, duty position,
command or organization, and location of assignment.
(C) A summary list of the officer's past duty
assignments while serving in a general or flag officer
grade.
(b) Additional Public Notice on Certain Officers.--Whenever an
officer in a grade of O-7 or above is assigned to a new billet or
reassigned from a current billet, the Secretary of the military
department having jurisdiction of such officer shall make available on
an internet website of such department available to the public a notice
of such assignment or reassignment.
(c) Limitation on Withholding of Certain Information or Notice.--
(1) Limitation.--The Secretary of a military department may
not withhold the information or notice specified in subsections
(a) and (b) from public availability pursuant to subsection
(a), unless and until the Secretary notifies the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives in
writing of the information or notice that will be so withheld,
together with justification for withholding the information or
notice from public availability.
(2) Limited duration of withholding.--The Secretary
concerned may withhold from the public under paragraph (1)
information or notice on an officer only on the basis of
individual risk or national security, and may continue to
withhold such information or notice only for so long as the
basis for withholding remains in force.
SEC. 505. REPORT ON RATE OF MATERNAL MORTALITY AMONG MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense, and with respect to members of the Coast
Guard, the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is
operating when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, shall
submit to Congress a report on the rate of maternal mortality among
members of the Armed Forces and the dependents of such members.
SEC. 506. FUNCTIONAL BADGE OR INSIGNIA UPON COMMISSION FOR CHAPLAINS.
A military chaplain shall receive a functional badge or insignia
upon commission.
Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management
SEC. 511. GRADE OF CERTAIN CHIEFS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS.
(a) In General.--
(1) Chief of army reserve.--Section 7038(b)(1) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``general officers
of the Army Reserve'' and inserting ``officers of the Army
Reserve in the grade of lieutenant general and''.
(2) Chief of navy reserve.--Section 8083(b)(1) of such
title is amended by striking ``flag officers of the Navy (as
defined in section 8001(1))'' and inserting ``officers of the
Navy Reserve in the grade of vice admiral and''.
(3) Commander, marine forces reserve.--Section 8084(b)(1)
of such title is amended by striking ``general officers of the
Marine Corps (as defined in section 8001(2))'' and inserting
``officers of the Marine Corps Reserve in the grade of
lieutenant general and''.
(4) Chief of air force reserve.--Section 9038(b)(1) of such
title is amended by striking ``general officers of the Air
Force Reserve'' and inserting ``officers of the Air Force
Reserve in the grade of lieutenant general and''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made under subsection (a) shall
take effect on the date that is one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act and shall apply to appointments made after such
date.
SEC. 512. AUTHORITY TO DEFER MANDATORY SEPARATION AT AGE 68 OF OFFICERS
IN MEDICAL SPECIALTIES IN THE RESERVE COMPONENTS.
Section 14703(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``An'' and inserting ``(1) Subject to
paragraph (2), an''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph (2):
``(2) The Secretary concerned may, with the consent of the officer,
retain in an active status an officer in a medical specialty described
in subsection (a) beyond the date described in paragraph (1) of this
subsection if the Secretary concerned determines that such retention is
necessary to the military department concerned. Each such retention
shall be made on a case-by-case basis and for such period as the
Secretary concerned determines appropriate.''.
SEC. 513. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR REVIEW OF CERTAIN ARMY RESERVE
OFFICER UNIT VACANCY PROMOTIONS BY COMMANDERS OF
ASSOCIATED ACTIVE DUTY UNITS.
Section 1113 of the Army National Guard Combat Readiness Reform Act
of 1992 (Public Law 102-484; 10 U.S.C. 10105 note) is repealed.
SEC. 514. GUIDANCE FOR USE OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS BY THE NATIONAL
GUARD.
(a) New Guidance.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue new
guidance that treats the use of unmanned aircraft systems by the
National Guard for covered activities in a manner no more restrictive
than the use of other aircraft for covered activities.
(b) Covered Activities Defined.--In this section, ``covered
activities'' means the following:
(1) Emergency operations.
(2) Search and rescue operations.
(3) Defense support to civil authorities.
(4) Support under section 502(f) of title 32, United States
Code.
SEC. 515. JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS.
(a) In General.--Section 2031(b)(3) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by inserting ``and which may include instruction or
activities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics'' after ``duration''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 516. JROTC COMPUTER SCIENCE AND CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM.
Chapter 102 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2036. Computer science and cybersecurity program
``(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may carry out a
program to enhance the preparation of students in the Junior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps for careers in computer science and
cybersecurity.
``(b) Coordination.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary
shall coordinate with the following:
``(1) The Secretaries of the military departments.
``(2) The Secretary of Education.
``(3) The National Science Foundation.
``(4) The heads of such other Federal, State, and local
government entities the Secretary of Defense determines
appropriate.
``(5) Private sector organizations, including workforce
development organizations, the Secretary of Defense determines
appropriate.
``(c) Activities.--Activities under the program may include the
following:
``(1) Establishment of targeted internships and cooperative
research opportunities in computer science and cybersecurity at
defense laboratories and other technical centers for students
in and instructors of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training
Corps.
``(2) Funding for training and other supports for
instructors to teach evidence-based courses in computer science
and cybersecurity to students.
``(3) Efforts and activities that improve the quality of
cybersecurity and computer science educational, training
opportunities, and curricula for students and instructors.
``(4) Development of travel opportunities, demonstrations,
mentoring programs, and informal computer science and
cybersecurity education for students and instructors.
``(d) Metrics.--The Secretary shall establish outcome-based metrics
and internal and external assessments to evaluate the merits and
benefits of activities conducted under the program with respect to the
needs of the Department of Defense.
``(e) Authorities.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, make use of the authorities
under section 2193b, chapter 111, and sections 2601, 2605, and 2374a of
this title, section 219 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 10 U.S.C.
2358 note), and other authorities the Secretary determines appropriate.
``(f) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the
enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2020, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on activities
carried out under the program.''.
SEC. 517. PROGRAMS OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MEMBERS OF JUNIOR RESERVE
OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS UNITS TOWARD OBTAINING PRIVATE
PILOT'S CERTIFICATES.
(a) Programs Authorized.--Each Secretary of a military department
may carry out a program to award scholarships to qualified members of
units of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps under the
jurisdiction of such Secretary to assist such members in obtaining a
private pilot's certificate through an institution of higher education
with an accredited aviation program that is approved by such Secretary
pursuant to subsection (c).
(b) Member Qualifications.--
(1) In general.--In carrying out a program under subsection
(a), the Secretary of a military department shall prescribe the
standards to be met by members of units of the Junior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps under the jurisdiction of such
Secretary to be eligible for the award of a scholarship under
the program.
(2) Uniformity across military departments.--To the extent
practicable, the standards prescribed under this subsection
shall be uniform across the military departments.
(c) Approved Institutions of Higher Education.--
(1) In general.--In carrying out a program under subsection
(a), the Secretary of a military department shall maintain a
list of institutions of higher education (as that term is
defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001)) at which a scholarship awarded under the program
may be used toward obtaining a private pilot's certificate.
(2) Qualifications and standards.--Any institution of
higher education included on a list under this subsection, and
any course of instruction toward obtaining a private pilot's
certificate offered by such institution, shall meet such
qualifications and standards as the Secretary shall prescribe
for purposes of the program. Such qualifications and standards
shall include a requirement that any institution included on
the list award academic credit at such institution to any
member awarded a scholarship under the program for work
(whether or not fully completed) on the ground school course of
instruction of such institution in connection with obtaining a
private pilot's certificate.
(d) Scholarship.--
(1) Amount.--The amount of the scholarship awarded a member
of a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps under a program
under subsection (a) shall be such amount as the Secretary of
the military department concerned considers appropriate to
defray, whether in whole or in part, the charges and fees of a
course of instruction toward obtaining a private pilot's
certificate offered by the institution of higher education to
be attended by the member in obtaining the certificate.
(2) Use.--A scholarship awarded a member under a program
may be used by the member only to defray the charges and fees
of an institution of higher education for a course of
instruction toward obtaining a private pilot's certificate.
(3) Maintenance of membership.--A scholarship awarded an
individual under a program may be used by the individual only
while the individual maintains membership in a unit of a Junior
Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
(e) Annual Reports on Programs.--
(1) In general.--Not later than February 28, 2021, and each
year thereafter, each Secretary of a military department shall
submit to Congress a report on the program, if any, carried out
by such Secretary during the preceding calendar year.
(2) Elements.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall
include, for the program and year covered by such report, the
following:
(A) The number of scholarships awarded.
(B) The total amount of scholarships awarded.
(C) The work undertaken through such scholarships,
including the number of recipients who fully completed
a ground school course of instruction in connection
with obtaining a private pilot's certificate.
(f) Assessment of Related Pilot Program.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to Congress a report setting forth the results of an
assessment, conducted by the study group described in paragraph
(2) for purposes of the report, of the pilot program conducted
by the Air Force in 2018 and 2019 known as the ``Air Force
JROTC Flight Academy, Chief of Staff Private Pilot Scholarship
Program''.
(2) Study group.--The study group described in this
paragraph shall include the following:
(A) A representative of the Department of Defense,
selected by the Secretary of Defense.
(B) A representative of the headquarters of the Air
Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps with
experience with the pilot program, selected by the
Secretary of the Air Force.
(C) In addition to the representative under
subparagraph (B), a representative of each military
department, selected by the Secretary of such military
department.
(D) A representative of the Department of
Transportation, selected by the Secretary of
Transportation.
(E) A representative of the Department of
Education, selected by the Secretary of Education.
(F) Representatives of such private organizations
and entities as the Secretary of Defense considers
appropriate.
(3) Elements.--The assessment required by paragraph (1)
shall identify best practices in assisting members of the
Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps in obtaining a private
pilot's certificate through institutions of higher education,
including the most appropriate funding mechanisms for such
practices.
SEC. 518. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING
CORPS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (referred
to in this section as ``JROTC'') contributes to an enhanced
sense of pride in our Nation and in the members of the Armed
Forces who serve;
(2) JROTC develops a culture dedicated to service of our
great land and reinforces duty, honor and courage;
(3) the Nation has been steadily depending on a smaller and
smaller minority of the population to fight its wars and
protect its borders;
(4) this dwindling population risks the long-term security
of our Nation and the freedoms it provides;
(5) JROTC operates in all 50 States and contributes to
better grades and graduation rates; and
(6) JROTC was supported in the John S. McCain National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-
232) and should be increased in fiscal year 2020, including at
least 3,700 JROTC units nationwide.
SEC. 519. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH
CHALLENGE PROGRAM.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the National Guard Youth Challenge Program provides a
vital service to at-risk youth by providing life-changing
mentorship, developing self-discipline, and providing education
in valuable skills; and
(2) the Secretary of Defense should use the authority
provided under section 509(h)(2) of title 32, United States
Code, to allow Department of Defense equipment and facilities
to be used by the National Guard to maximize the support of the
Department for the Youth Challenge Program.
SEC. 520. PILOT PROGRAM ON THE JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS
PROGRAM AT LUCY GARRETT BECKHAM HIGH SCHOOL, CHARLESTON
COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the department in which the Coast
Guard is operating may carry out a pilot program to establish and
maintain a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) program unit
in cooperation with Lucy Garrett Beckham High School, Charleston
County, South Carolina.
(b) Program Requirements.--The pilot program carried out by the
Secretary under this section shall provide to students at Lucy Garrett
Beckham High School--
(1) instruction in subject areas relating to operations of
the Coast Guard; and
(2) training in skills which are useful and appropriate for
a career in the Coast Guard.
(c) Provision of Additional Support.--In carrying out the pilot
program under this section, the Secretary may provide to Lucy Garrett
Beckham High School--
(1) assistance in course development, instruction, and
other support activities; and
(2) necessary and appropriate course materials, equipment,
and uniforms.
(d) Employment of Retired Coast Guard Personnel.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary
may authorize the Lucy Garrett Beckham High School to employ,
as administrators and instructors for the pilot program,
retired Coast Guard and Coast Guard Reserve commissioned,
warrant, and petty officers not on active duty who request that
employment and who are approved by the Secretary and Lucy
Garrett Beckham High School.
(2) Authorized pay.--
(A) In general.--Retired members employed under
paragraph (1) are entitled to receive their retired or
retainer pay and an additional amount of not more than
the difference between--
(i) the amount the individual would be paid
as pay and allowance if the individual was
considered to have been ordered to active duty
during the period of employment; and
(ii) the amount of retired pay the
individual is entitled to receive during that
period.
(B) Payment to school.--The Secretary shall pay to
Lucy Garrett Beckham High School an amount equal to
one-half of the amount described in subparagraph (A),
from funds appropriated for such purpose.
(3) Employment not active-duty or inactive-duty training.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, while employed
under this subsection, an individual is not considered to be on
active-duty or inactive-duty training.
SEC. 520A. JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS THRESHOLD.
Section 2031(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``8th grade'' each place it appears and inserting ``7th
grade''.
SEC. 520B. INCLUSION OF HOMESCHOOLED STUDENTS IN JUNIOR RESERVE
OFFICER'S TRAINING CORPS UNITS.
Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
``(g)(1) Each public secondary educational institution that
maintains a unit under this section shall permit membership in the unit
to homeschooled students residing in the area served by the institution
who are qualified for membership in the unit (but for lack of
enrollment in the institution).
``(2) A student who is a member of a unit pursuant to this
subsection shall count toward the satisfaction by the institution
concerned of the requirement in subsection (b)(1) relating to the
minimum number of student members in the unit necessary for the
continuing maintenance of the unit.''.
SEC. 520C. REPORT ON NATIONAL GUARD AND UNITED STATES NORTHERN COMMAND
CAPACITY TO MEET HOMELAND DEFENSE AND SECURITY INCIDENTS.
Not later than September 30, 2020, the Chief of the National Guard
Bureau shall, in consultation with the Commander of United States
Northern Command, submit to the congressional defense committees a
report setting forth the following:
(1) A clarification of the roles and missions, structure,
capabilities, and training of the National Guard and the United
States Northern Command, and an identification of emerging gaps
and shortfalls in light of current homeland security threats to
our country.
(2) A list of the resources that each State and Territory
National Guard has at its disposal that are available to
respond to a homeland defense or security incident, with
particular focus on a multi-State electromagnetic pulse event.
(3) The readiness and resourcing status of forces listed
pursuant to paragraph (2).
(4) The current strengths and areas of improvement in
working with State and Federal interagency partners.
(5) The current assessments that address National Guard
readiness and resourcing of regular United States Northern
Command forces postured to respond to homeland defense and
security incidents.
(6) A roadmap to 2040 that addresses readiness across the
spectrum of long-range emerging threats facing the United
States.
SEC. 520D. NATIONAL GUARD SUPPORT TO MAJOR DISASTERS.
Section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Operations or missions authorized by the President or
the Secretary of Defense to support large scale, complex,
catastrophic disasters, as defined by section 311(3) of title
6, United States Code, at the request of a State governor.'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) With respect to operations or missions described
under paragraph (2)(C), there is authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary of Defense such sums as may be necessary to
carry out such operations and missions, but only if--
``(A) an emergency has been declared by the
governor of the applicable State; and
``(B) the President has declared the emergency to
be a major disaster for the purposes of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act.''.
SEC. 520E. REPORT ON METHODS TO ENHANCE DOMESTIC RESPONSE TO LARGE
SCALE, COMPLEX AND CATASTROPHIC DISASTERS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation and
coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the National
Security Council, the Council of Governors, and the National Governors
Association, shall submit to the congressional defense, the Committee
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on
their plan to establish policy and processes to implement the authority
provided by the amendments made by section 520. The report shall
include a detailed examination of the policy framework consistent with
existing authorities, identify major statutory or policy impediments to
implementation, and make recommendations for legislation as
appropriate.
(b) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall
include a description of--
(1) the current policy and processes whereby governors can
request activation of the National Guard under title 32, United
States Code, as part of the response to large scale, complex,
catastrophic disasters that are supported by the Federal
Government and, if no formal process exists in policy, the
Secretary of Defense shall provide a timeline and plan to
establish such a policy, including consultation with the
Council of Governors and the National Governors Association;
(2) the Secretary of Defense's assessment, informed by
consultation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the
National Security Council, the Council of Governors, and the
National Governors Association, regarding the sufficiency of
current authorities for the reimbursement of National Guard and
Reserve manpower during large scale, complex, catastrophic
disasters under title 10 and title 32, United States Code, and
specifically whether reimbursement authorities are sufficient
to ensure that military training and readiness are not degraded
to fund disaster response, or invoking them degrades the
effectiveness of the Disaster Relief Fund;
(3) the Department of Defense's plan to ensure there is
parallel and consistent policy in the application of the
authorities granted under section 12304a of title 10, United
States Code, and section 502(f) of title 32, United States
Code, including--
(A) a description of the disparities between
benefits and protections under Federal law versus State
active duty;
(B) recommended solutions to achieve parity at the
Federal level; and
(C) recommended changes at the State level, if
appropriate;
(4) the Department of Defense's plan to ensure there is
parity of benefits and protections for military members
employed as part of the response to large scale, complex,
catastrophic disasters under title 32 or title 10, United
States Code, and recommendations for addressing shortfalls; and
(5) a review, by the Federal Emergency Management Agency,
of the current policy for, and an assessment of the sufficiency
of, reimbursement authority for the use of all National Guard
and Reserve, both to the Department of Defense and to the
States, during large scale, complex, catastrophic disasters,
including any policy and legal limitations, and cost assessment
impact on Federal funding.
SEC. 520F. REPORT REGARDING NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE PROGRAM.
Not later than December 31, 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit a report to the congressional defense committees regarding the
resources and authorities the Secretary determines necessary to
identify the effects of the National Guard Youth Challenge Program on
graduates of that program during the five years immediately preceding
the date of the report. Such resources shall include the costs of
identifying such effects beyond the 12-month, post-residential
mentoring period of that program.
SEC. 520G. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF SUICIDE PREVENTION AND RESILIENCE
PROGRAM FOR THE RESERVE COMPONENTS.
Strike subsection (g) of section 10219 of title 10, United States
Code.
SEC. 520H. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO USE AIR FORCE RESERVE COMPONENT
PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION REGARDING
PILOT TRAINING.
(a) Authority.--
(1) In general.--During fiscal year 2020, the Secretary of
the Air Force may authorize personnel described in paragraph
(2) to provide training and instruction regarding pilot
training to the following:
(A) Members of the Armed Forces on active duty.
(B) Members of foreign military forces who are in
the United States.
(2) Personnel.--The personnel described in this paragraph
are the following:
(A) Members of the reserve components of the Air
Force on active Guard and Reserve duty (as that term is
defined in section 101(d) of title 10, United States
Code) who are not otherwise authorized to conduct the
training described in paragraph (1) due to the
limitations in section 12310 of title 10, United States
Code.
(B) Members of the Air Force who are military
technicians (dual status) who are not otherwise
authorized to conduct the training described in
paragraph (1) due to the limitations in section 10216
of title 10, United States Code, and section 709(a) of
title 32, United States Code.
(3) Limitation.--Not more than 50 members described in
paragraph (2) may provide training and instruction under the
authority in paragraph (1) at any one time.
(4) Federal tort claims act.--Members of the uniformed
services described in paragraph (2) who provide training and
instruction pursuant to the authority in paragraph (1) shall be
covered by the Federal Tort Claims Act for purposes of any
claim arising from the employment of such individuals under
that authority.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report setting forth a plan to eliminate shortages in
the number of pilot instructors within the Air Force using authorities
available to the Secretary under current law.
Subtitle C--General Service Authorities and Correction of Military
Records
SEC. 521. ESTABLISHMENT OF BOARD OF APPEALS REGARDING DENIED REQUESTS
FOR UPGRADED DISCHARGES AND DISMISSALS.
(a) Establishment.--Chapter 79 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 1553 the following new section
1553a:
``Sec. 1553a. Board of Discharge Appeals
``(a) Establishment.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish
a Board of Discharge Appeals to hear appeals of requests for upgraded
discharges and dismissals under section 1553 of this title that are
denied by the service review agencies.
``(2) The Board of Discharge Appeals shall consist of not fewer
than three members appointed by the Secretary.
``(b) Appeal.--(1) Upon the request of an appellant, the Board of
Discharge Appeals shall review the findings and decisions of a service
review agency regarding the review of the discharge or dismissal of the
appellant.
``(2) The Board of Discharge Appeals may direct the Secretary of
the military department concerned to change the discharge or dismissal
of an appellant, or issue a new discharge for an appellant, to reflect
its findings.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `appellant' means a former member of the
armed forces (or if the former member is dead, the surviving
spouse, next of kin, or legal representative of the former
member) whose request for an upgraded discharge or dismissal
was denied by a service review agency.
``(2) The term `service review agency' has the meaning
given that term in section 1555 of this title.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 1553 the following new item:
``1553a. Board of Discharge Appeals.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1553(b) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended--
(A) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``A board''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(2) If a board of review established by the Secretary of a
military department denies a request for an upgraded discharge or
dismissal, that denial may be appealed to the Board of Discharge
Appeals under section 1553a of this title.''.
(c) Deadline.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish and
implement the Board of Discharge Appeals under such section 1553a of
title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), not later
than September 30, 2020.
(d) Training.--Each member of the Board of Discharge Appeals
established under such section 1553a shall receive training under
section 534(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 1552 note).
(e) Reporting.--
(1) Report.--Not later than April 1, 2021, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives a report regarding the
Board of Discharge Appeals established under such section
1553a. The report shall include, with respect to appeals heard
by the Board of Discharge Appeals since implementation, the
following:
(A) The number of appeals heard.
(B) The number of appeals granted.
(C) The number of appeals denied, including the
reasons for such denials.
(D) A summary of any differences between reviews
under section 1553 of title 10, United States Code, and
appeals under section 1553a of such title.
(2) Online publication.--On October 1 of each year starting
in 2022, the Secretary shall publish online the information
described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1)
with regards to the preceding fiscal year.
SEC. 522. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF PERSONNEL ASSIGNED
TO DUTY WITH A SERVICE REVIEW AGENCY.
(a) Prohibition.--Section 1559(a) of title 10, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) by striking ``December 31, 2019'' and inserting
``December 31, 2025'';
(2) by striking ``that agency until--'' and inserting
``that agency.''; and
(3) by striking subsections (1) and (2).
(b) Report.--
(1) Report required.--Not later than 180 days after the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of each military
department shall submit a report to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives that
details a plan to--
(A) reduce the backlog of applications before the
service review agency of the military department
concerned; and
(B) maintain the resources required to meet the
timeliness standards for disposition of applications
before the Corrections Boards under section 1557 of
title 10, United States Code, not later than October 1,
2021.
(2) Elements.--Each report under this subsection shall
include the following:
(A) A description of the current backlog of
applications before the service review agency of the
military department concerned.
(B) The number of personnel required to meet the
deadline described in paragraph (1)(B).
(C) The plan of the Secretary concerned to
modernize the application and review system of the
service review agency of the military department
concerned.
SEC. 523. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON RECORD AND SERVICE REVIEW BOARDS.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a
Department of Defense Advisory Committee to be known as the ``Defense
Advisory Committee on Record and Upgrade Review Boards'' (in this
section referred to as the ``Advisory Committee'').
(b) Membership.--
(1) In general.--The Advisory Committee shall consist of
not more than 15 members appointed by the Secretary of Defense,
eight of whom shall be civilian practitioners or
representatives of organizations that have experience assisting
members of the Armed Forces and veterans with cases before
service review boards (as that term is defined in section 1555
of title 10, United States Code).
(2) Members of the armed forces on active duty
ineligible.--A member of the Armed Forces serving on active
duty may not serve as a member of the Advisory Committee.
(c) Personnel.--
(1) Experience required.--At least 35 percent of members of
the staff of the Advisory Committee shall have experience
described in subsection (b)(1).
(2) Director; assistant director.--The director and
assistant director of the Advisory Committee may not both be
members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty.
(3) Staff.--Not more than 65 percent of the staff of the
Advisory Committee may be comprised of members of the Armed
Forces serving on active duty.
(d) Duties.--The Advisory Committee shall advise the Secretary of
Defense on the best structure, practices, and procedures to ensure
consistency of boards for the correction of military records and
service review boards in carrying out their responsibilities under
chapter 79 of title 10, United States Code, and in granting relief to
claimants under that chapter.
(e) Annual Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
establishment of the Advisory Committee and annually thereafter for the
three subsequent years, the Advisory Committee shall submit to the
Secretary of Defense and the congressional defense committees a report
containing observations and recommendations regarding issues of board
operations and efficacy, including--
(1) granting relief at adequate rates;
(2) adhering to the intent of Congress, including regarding
liberal consideration;
(3) standards for evidence, training experience and
qualifications of board members;
(4) efficacy of efforts to ensure consistency across
boards;
(5) case management and record keeping systems, including
electronic access to board precedents;
(6) ease of personal appearances by claimants;
(7) expert review of medical and psychiatric cases; and
(8) related potential structural changes or alternative
board models.
(f) Termination.--The Advisory Committee shall terminate on the
date that is four years after the date of establishment under
subsection (a).
(g) Authorities.--The Advisory Committee shall have all normal
authorities granted to advisory committees, including the ability for
staff to request documents from the Department of Defense, hold public
hearings, and travel in furtherance of the board mandate. The board
shall also be permitted, with assistance from personnel of the
Department of Defense, to administer surveys and conduct field
experiments to assess the viability of different policy options
considered in the course of the activities of the Advisory Committee.
SEC. 524. TIME REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION OF HONORABLE SERVICE.
Upon the submission to the Secretary of a military department or a
designated commissioned officer serving in the pay grade O-6 or higher
by a member of the Armed Forces of a completed United States
Citizenship and Immigration Services Form N-426, the Secretary or the
Officer shall--
(1) in the case of a member of the Armed Forces who has
served or is serving honorably on active duty, provide
certification that the nature of the member's service has been
honorable by not later than five days from receiving the form;
(2) in the case of a member of the Armed Forces who has
served or is serving honorably in a Reserve Component of the
Armed Forces, provide such certification by not later than
three weeks from receiving the form; and
(3) in the case of a member of the Armed Forces whose
service has been other than honorable, provide to the member
notice that a certification of honorable service will not be
provided and justification for why such certification will not
be provided--
(A) in the case of a member who has served or is
serving on active duty, by not later than five days
from receiving the form; and
(B) in the case of a member who has served or is
serving in a Reserve Component, by not later than three
weeks from receiving the form.
SEC. 525. PROHIBITION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF MILITARY SERVICE SUITABILITY
DETERMINATIONS FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS WHO ARE LAWFUL
PERMANENT RESIDENTS.
The Secretary of Defense may not take any action to implement the
memorandum titled ``Military Service Suitability Determinations for
Foreign Nationals Who Are Lawful Permanent Residents'', issued by the
Secretary and dated October 13, 2017, until the Secretary reports to
the congressional defense committees the justification for the policy
changes required by such memorandum.
SEC. 526. STRATEGIC PLAN FOR DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.
(a) Plan Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall design and
implement a five-year strategic plan for diversity and inclusion in the
Department of Defense.
(b) Elements.--The strategic plan under this section--
(1) shall be based on the strategic plan established under
section 2 of Executive Order No. 13583 (3 Fed. Reg. 13583
(August 18, 2011));
(2) shall incorporate existing efforts to promote diversity
and inclusion within the Department; and
(3) may not conflict with the objectives of the 2018
National Military Strategy.
(c) Deadline.--The Secretary shall implement the strategic plan
under this section on January 1, 2020.
SEC. 527. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON BARRIERS TO ENTRY INTO THE ARMED FORCES
FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS.
(a) Independent Study.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to seek
to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and
development center under which the center will conduct a study on
barriers to entry into the Armed Forces for English learners.
(b) Elements.--The study under subsection (a) shall--
(1) identify barriers to entry into the Armed Forces for
English learners, including--
(A) challenges with military recruiters and
language proficiency;
(B) challenges with the assessment of potential
recruits, including the construction and delivery of
and testing time constraints related to the Armed
Services Vocational Aptitude Battery;
(C) challenges with dissemination of recruiting
information; and
(D) any other challenges that may be identified by
the federally funded research and development center in
the course of the study;
(2) the effect of such barriers on--
(A) the number of interactions recruiters have with
English learners;
(B) the enlistment rate among populations of
English learners; and
(C) any other effects that may be identified by the
federally funded research and development center in the
course of the study;
(3) an analysis of existing efforts and programs to remove
barriers to entry into the Armed Forces for English learners,
including an analysis of the scalability and sustainability of
such efforts and programs; and
(4) additional opportunities to address such barriers,
including alternative assessments and Armed Services Vocational
Aptitude Battery preparation programs for English learners.
(c) Submittal to Department of Defense.--Not later than 270 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the federally funded
research and development that conducts the study under subsection (a)
shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report on the results of the
study.
(d) Submittal to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after the date
on which the Secretary of Defense receives the report under subsection
(c), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees
an unaltered copy of the report and any comments of the Secretary with
respect to the report.
(e) English Learner Defined.--In this section, the term ``English
learner'' has the meaning given that term in section 8101 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
SEC. 528. REENLISTMENT WAIVERS FOR PERSONS SEPARATED FROM THE ARMED
FORCES WHO COMMIT ONE MISDEMEANOR CANNABIS OFFENSE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe
regulations that permit any Secretary of a military department to grant
a reenlistment waiver to a covered person if the Secretary determines
that the reenlistment of that covered person is vital to the national
interest.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``covered person'' means an individual--
(A) who has separated from the Armed Forces; and
(B) who has admitted to or been convicted by a
court of competent jurisdiction of a single violation--
(i) of any law of a State or the United
States relating to the use or possession of
cannabis;
(ii) that constitutes a misdemeanor; and
(iii) that occurred while that individual
was not on active service in the Armed Forces.
(2) The terms ``active service'' and ``military
department'' have the meanings given such terms in section 101
of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 529. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ACCESSION PHYSICALS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) United States Military Entrance Processing Command
(``USMEPCOM'') operates 65 Military Entrance Processing
Stations (``MEPS'') dispersed throughout the 50 States and
Puerto Rico.
(2) Applicants for accession into the Armed Forces must
travel to the closest MEPS to receive physical examinations,
are often driven by a military recruiter, and receive lodging
at a nearby hotel, paid for by the Armed Force represented by
that recruiter.
(3) In 2015, USMEPCOM reported that 473,000 applicants from
the military and other agencies processed through the 65 MEPS,
for a total of 931,000 MEPS visits.
(4) Section 1703 of title 38, United States Code,
authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into
contracts with private health care providers for physical
examinations.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
Secretary of Defense should explore alternatives to centralized
accession physicals at MEPS, including conducting physicals through
community health care providers, in order to reduce transportation
costs, increase efficiency in processing times, and free recruiters to
focus on the core of the recruiting mission.
SEC. 530. RECOGNITION AND HONORING OF SERVICE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVED
IN UNITED STATES CADET NURSE CORPS DURING WORLD WAR II.
(a) Determination of Active Military Service.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall be deemed
to have determined under subparagraph (A) of section 401(a)(1)
of the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-202; 38
U.S.C. 106 note) that the service of the organization known as
the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during the period beginning
on July 1, 1943, and ending on December 31, 1948, constitutes
active military service.
(2) Issuance of discharge.--Not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall,
pursuant to subparagraph (B) of such section, issue to each
member of such organization a discharge from service of such
organization under honorable conditions where the nature and
duration of the service of such member so warrants.
(b) Benefits.--
(1) Status as a veteran.--Except as otherwise provided in
this subsection, an individual who receives a discharge under
subsection (a)(2) for service shall be honored as a veteran but
shall not be entitled by reason of such service to any benefit
under a law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
(2) Burial benefits.--Service for which an individual
receives a discharge under subsection (a)(2) shall be
considered service in the active military, naval, or air
service (as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States
Code) for purposes of eligibility and entitlement to benefits
under chapters 23 and 24 of title 38, United States Code, not
including section 2410 of that title.
(3) Medals or other commendations.--The Secretary of
Defense may design and produce a service medal or other
commendation to honor individuals who receive a discharge under
subsection (a)(2).
SEC. 530A. DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDELINES FOR USE OF UNOFFICIAL SOURCES OF
INFORMATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS AND
FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR BENEFITS AND
DECORATIONS WHEN THE SERVICE RECORDS ARE INCOMPLETE
BECAUSE OF DAMAGE TO THE OFFICIAL RECORD.
(a) Guidelines Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop
guidelines regarding the use by the Secretaries of the military
departments and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of unofficial sources
of information, including eyewitness statements, to determine the
eligibility of a member or former member of the Armed Forces for
benefits and decorations when the service records of the member are
incomplete because of damage to the records as a result of the 1973
fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri,
or any subsequent incident while the records were in the possession of
the Department of Defense.
(b) Consultation.--The Secretary of Defense shall prepare the
guidelines in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, with
respect to veterans benefits under title 38, United States Code, whose
eligibility determinations depend on the use of service records
maintained by the Department of Defense.
(c) Time for Completion.--The Secretary of Defense shall complete
development of the guidelines not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 530B. NONDISCRIMINATION WITH RESPECT TO SERVICE IN THE ARMED
FORCES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 37 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 651 the following new section:
``Sec. 651a. Members: nondiscrimination
``(a) Standards for Eligibility for Service.--Any qualifications
established or applied for eligibility for service in an armed force
shall take into account only the ability of an individual to meet
gender-neutral occupational standards for military service generally
and the military occupational specialty concerned in particular, and
may not include any criteria relating to the race, color, national
origin, religion, or sex (including gender identity or sexual
orientation) of an individual.
``(b) Equality of Treatment in Service.--Any personnel policy
developed or implemented by the Department of Defense with respect to
members of the armed forces shall ensure equality of treatment and
opportunity for all persons in the armed forces, without regard to
race, color, national origin, religion, and sex (including gender
identity and sexual orientation).
``(c) Gender Identity Defined.--In this section, the term `gender
identity' means the gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or
other gender-related characteristics of an individual, regardless of
the individual's designated sex at birth.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 37 of such title is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 651 the following new item:
``651a. Members: nondiscrimination.''.
SEC. 530C. STUDY REGARDING SCREENING INDIVIDUALS WHO SEEK TO ENLIST IN
THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall study the feasibility
of, in background investigations and security and suitability
screenings of individuals who seek to enlist in the Armed Forces--
(1) screening for white nationalists and individuals with
ties to white nationalist organizations; and
(2) using the following resources of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation:
(A) The Tattoo and Graffiti Identification Program.
(B) The National Gang Intelligence Center.
(b) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit an unclassified
report in writing to the congressional defense committees containing
conclusions of the Secretary regarding the study under subsection (a).
SEC. 530D. ADVICE AND COUNSEL OF TRAUMA EXPERTS IN REVIEW BY BOARDS FOR
CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS AND DISCHARGE REVIEW
BOARDS OF CERTAIN CLAIMS.
(a) Boards for Correction of Military Records.--Section 1552(g) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(g)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) If a board established under subsection (a)(1) is reviewing a
claim described in subsection (h), the board shall seek advice and
counsel in the review from a psychiatrist, psychologist, or social
worker with training on mental health issues associated with post-
traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury or other trauma as
specified in the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric
Association.
``(3) If a board established under subsection (a)(1) is reviewing a
claim in which sexual trauma, intimate partner violence, or spousal
abuse is claimed, the board shall seek advice and counsel in the review
from an expert in trauma specific to sexual assault, intimate partner
violence, or spousal abuse, as applicable.''.
(b) Discharge Review Boards.--Section 1553(d)(1) of such title is
amended--
(1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(1)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph;
``(B) In the case of a former member described in paragraph (3)(B)
who claims that the former member's post-traumatic stress disorder or
traumatic brain injury as described in that paragraph in based in whole
or in part on sexual trauma, intimate partner violence, or spousal
abuse, a board established under this section to review the former
member's discharge or dismissal shall seek advice and counsel in the
review from a psychiatrist, psychologist, or social worker with
training on mental health issues associated with post-traumatic stress
disorder or traumatic brain injury or other trauma as specified in the
current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association.''.
SEC. 530E. TRAINING OF MEMBERS OF BOARDS FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY
RECORDS AND DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARDS ON SEXUAL TRAUMA,
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, SPOUSAL ABUSE, AND RELATED
MATTERS.
(a) Boards for Correction of Military Records.--The curriculum of
training for members of boards for the correction of military records
under section 534(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 1552 note) shall include training on each
of the following:
(1) Sexual trauma.
(2) Intimate partner violence.
(3) Spousal abuse.
(4) The various responses of individuals to trauma.
(b) Discharge Review Boards.--
(1) In general.--Each Secretary concerned shall develop and
provide training for members of discharge review boards under
section 1553 of title 10, United States Code, that are under
the jurisdiction of such Secretary on each of the following:
(A) Sexual trauma.
(B) Intimate partner violence.
(C) Spousal abuse.
(D) The various responses of individuals to trauma.
(2) Uniformity of training.--The Secretary of Defense and
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall jointly ensure that
the training developed and provided pursuant to this subsection
is, to the extent practicable, uniform.
(3) Secretary concerned defined.--In this subsection, the
term ``Secretary concerned'' has the meaning given that term in
section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 530F. NOTIFICATION TO SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY OF HONORABLE
DISCHARGES OF NON-CITIZENS.
(a) Notice Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide the
Secretary of Homeland Security with a copy of the Certificate of
Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) for each individual
who is not a citizen of the United States who is honorably discharged
from the Armed Forces so the Secretary of Homeland Security may note
such discharge in an I-213 Record of Deportable/Inadmissible Alien for
that individual.
(b) Deadline.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide each notice
under this section not later than 30 days after the date of such
discharge.
SEC. 530G. PROHIBITION ON INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION OR DEPORTATION OF
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO ARE DACA RECIPIENTS OR
HAVE TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS.
(a) DACA.--No covered person who has received deferred action under
the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program of the Department of
Homeland Security, established pursuant to the memorandum of the
Secretary of Homeland Security dated June 15, 2012, may, solely on the
basis of such deferred action, be--
(1) involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces;
(2) placed into removal proceedings; or
(3) removed from the United States.
(b) TPS.--No covered person who has temporary protected status
under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1254a), may, solely on the basis of such status, be--
(1) involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces;
(2) placed into removal proceedings; or
(3) removed from the United States.
(c) Covered Person Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
person'' means--
(1) a member of the Armed Forces; or
(2) an individual who was discharged from the Armed Forces
under honorable conditions.
SEC. 530H. REVIEW OF DISCHARGE CHARACTERIZATION.
(a) Short Title.--This section may cited as the ``Restore Honor to
Service Members Act''.
(b) In General.--In accordance with this section, and in a manner
that is consistent across the entire Department of Defense, the
appropriate discharge boards shall review the discharge
characterization of covered members at the request of a covered member,
and shall change the discharge characterization of a covered member to
honorable if such change is determined to be appropriate after a review
is conducted.
(c) Appeal.--A covered member, or the representative of the member,
may appeal a decision by the appropriate discharge board to not change
the discharge characterization by using the regular appeals process of
the board.
(d) Change of Records.--For each covered member whose discharge
characterization is changed under subsection (a), or for each covered
member who was honorably discharged but whose DD-214 form reflects the
sexual orientation of the member, the Secretary of Defense shall
reissue to the member or their representative a revised DD-214 form
that does not reflect the sexual orientation of the member or reason
for initial discharge.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate discharge board'' means the
boards for correction of military records under section 1552 of
title 10, United States Code, or the discharge review boards
under section 1553 of such title, as the case may be.
(2) The term ``covered member'' means any former member of
the Armed Forces who was discharged from the Armed Forces
because of the sexual orientation of the member.
(3) The term ``discharge characterization'' means the
characterization under which a member of the Armed forces is
discharged or released, including ``dishonorable'',
``general'', ``other than honorable'', and ``honorable''.
(4) The term ``representative'' means the surviving spouse,
next of kin, or legal representative of a covered member.
Subtitle D--Military Justice
SEC. 531. COMMAND INFLUENCE.
(a) In General.--Section 837 of title 10, United States Code
(article 37 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended--
(1) by striking ``Unlawfully influencing action of court''
and inserting ``Command influence'';
(2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
``(a)(1) No court-martial convening authority, nor any other
commanding officer, may censure, reprimand, or admonish the court or
any member, military judge, or counsel thereof, with respect to the
findings or sentence adjudged by the court, or with respect to any
other exercise of its or his functions in the conduct of the
proceeding.
``(2) No court-martial convening authority, nor any other
commanding officer, may deter or attempt to deter a potential witness
from participating in the investigatory process or testifying at a
court-martial. The denial of a request to travel at government expense
or refusal to make a witness available shall not by itself constitute
unlawful command influence.
``(3) No person subject to this chapter may attempt to coerce or,
by any unauthorized means, attempt to influence the action of a court-
martial or any other military tribunal or any member thereof, in
reaching the findings or sentence in any case, or the action of any
convening, approving, or reviewing authority or preliminary hearing
officer with respect to such acts taken pursuant to this chapter as
prescribed by the President.
``(4) Paragraphs (1) through (3) shall not apply with respect to--
``(A) general instructional or informational courses in
military justice if such courses are designed solely for the
purpose of instructing members of a command in the substantive
and procedural aspects of courts-martial;
``(B) statements regarding criminal activity or a
particular criminal offense that do not advocate a particular
disposition, or a particular court-martial finding, or
sentence; or
``(C) statements and instructions given in open court by
the military judge or counsel.
``(5)(A) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) through (3), but subject to
subparagraph (B)--
``(i) a superior convening authority or officer may
generally discuss matters to consider regarding the disposition
of alleged violations of this chapter with a subordinate
convening authority or officer; and
``(ii) a subordinate convening authority or officer may
seek advice from a superior convening authority or officer
regarding the disposition of an alleged offense under this
chapter.
``(B) No superior convening authority or officer may direct a
subordinate convening authority or officer to make a particular
disposition in a specific case or otherwise substitute the discretion
of such authority or such officer for that of the subordinate convening
authority or officer.'';
(3) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``advanced, in grade'' and
inserting ``advanced in grade''; and
(B) by striking ``accused before a court-martial''
and inserting ``person in a court-martial proceeding'';
and
(4) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
``(c) No finding or sentence of a court-martial may be held
incorrect on the ground of a violation of this section unless the
violation materially prejudices the substantial rights of the accused.
``(d)(1) A superior convening authority or commanding officer may
withhold the authority of a subordinate convening authority or officer
to dispose of offenses in individual cases, types of cases, or
generally.
``(2) Except as provided in paragraph (1) or as otherwise
authorized by this chapter, a superior convening authority or
commanding officer may not limit the discretion of a subordinate
convening authority or officer to act with respect to a case for which
the subordinate convening authority or officer has authority to dispose
of the offenses.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning
subchapter VII of chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the
Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by striking the item
relating to section 837 (article 37) and inserting the following new
item:
``837. Art. 37. Command influence.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b)
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall
apply with respect to violations of section 837 of title 10, United
States Code (article 37 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice),
committed on or after such date.
SEC. 532. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES.
(a) In General.--Section 843 of title 10, United States Code
(article 43 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``maiming of a child,
kidnapping of a child,'' after ``sexual assault of a child,'';
and
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(B)--
(A) by striking clauses (ii) and (iv); and
(B) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii).
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply
with respect to the prosecution of offenses committed before, on, or
after the date of the enactment of this Act if the applicable
limitation period has not yet expired.
SEC. 533. GUIDELINES ON SENTENCES FOR OFFENSES COMMITTED UNDER THE
UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.
(a) Guidelines Required.--Not later than the date specified in
subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense shall establish nonbinding
guidelines on sentences for offenses under chapter 47 of title 10,
United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice). The
guidelines shall provide the sentencing authority with a suggested
range of punishments, including suggested ranges of confinement, that
will generally be appropriate for a violation of each offense under
such chapter.
(b) Sentencing Data.--In developing the guidelines for sentences
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall take into account
the sentencing data collected by the Military Justice Review Panel
pursuant to section 946(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code (article
146(f)(2) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).
(c) Date Specified.--The date specified in this subsection is the
date that is not later than one year after the date on the which the
first report of the Military Justice Review Panel is submitted to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives pursuant to section 946(f)(5) of title 10, United
States Code (article 146(f)(5) of the Uniform Code of Military
Justice).
SEC. 534. EXPANSION OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMANDERS FOR VICTIMS OF
SEXUAL ASSAULT COMMITTED BY ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE ARMED
FORCES.
(a) Notification of Victims of Events in Military Justice
Process.--
(1) Notification required.--The commander of a member of
the Armed Forces who is the alleged victim of sexual assault
committed by another member of the Armed Forces shall provide
notification to such alleged victim of every key or other
significant event in the military justice process in connection
with the investigation, prosecution, and confinement of such
other member for sexual assault.
(2) Documentation.--Each commander described in paragraph
(1) shall create and maintain appropriate documentation on any
notification provided as described in that paragraph.
(b) Documetation of Victim's Preference on Jurisdiction in
Prosecution.--In the case of a member of the Armed Forces who is the
alleged victim of sexual assault committed by another member of the
Armed Forces who is subject to prosecution for such offense both by
court-martial under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the
Uniform Code of Military Justice), and by a civilian court under State
law, the commander of such alleged victim shall create and maintain
appropriate documentation of the expressed preference, if any, of such
alleged victim for prosecution of such offense by court-martial or by a
civilian court as provided for by Rule 306(e) of the Rules for Court-
Martial.
(c) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in
regulations the requirements applicable to each of the following:
(1) Notifications under subsection (a)(1).
(2) Documentation under subsection (a)(2).
(3) Documentation under subsection (b).
SEC. 535. INCREASE IN INVESTIGATIVE PERSONNEL AND VICTIM WITNESS
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM LIAISONS.
(a) Military Criminal Investigative Services.--
(1) Minimum staffing level.--Not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of each
military department shall ensure that the number of personnel
assigned to the military criminal investigative services of the
department is sufficient to ensure, to the extent practicable,
that the investigation of any sex-related offense is completed
not later than six months after the date on which the
investigation is initiated.
(2) Status reports required.--Not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, Secretary of each
military department shall issue guidance requiring that any
criminal investigator of the department who is assigned to
investigate a sex-related offense submits a status report to
the direct supervisor of such investigator in the event that
the investigation of such offense exceeds 90 days in duration.
Each status report shall include--
(A) a detailed explanation of the status of the
investigation;
(B) identification of any information that has not
yet been obtained but is necessary to complete the
investigation; and
(C) identification of any barriers preventing the
investigator from accessing such information.
(b) Victim Witness Assistance Program Liaisons.--Not later than
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
each military department shall increase the number of personnel serving
as Victim Witness Assistance Program liaisons to address personnel
shortages in the Victim Witness Assistance Program.
SEC. 536. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF DIGITAL FORENSIC EXAMINERS FOR THE
MILITARY CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) In General.--Each Secretary of a military department shall take
appropriate actions to increase the number of digital forensic
examiners in each military criminal investigation organization (MCIO)
under the jurisdiction of such Secretary by not fewer than 10 from the
authorized number of such examiners for such organization as of
September 30, 2019.
(b) Military Criminal Investigation Organizations.--For purposes of
this section, the military criminal investigation organizations are the
following:
(1) The Army Criminal Investigation Command.
(2) The Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
(3) The Air Force Office of Special Investigations.
(4) The Marine Corps. Criminal Investigation Division.
(c) Funding.--Funds for additional digital forensic examiners as
required by subsection (a) for fiscal year 2020, including for
compensation, initial training, and equipment, shall be derived from
amounts authorized to be appropriated for that fiscal year for the
Armed Force concerned for operation and maintenance.
SEC. 537. PILOT PROGRAMS ON DEFENSE INVESTIGATORS IN THE MILITARY
JUSTICE SYSTEM.
(a) In General.--Each Secretary of a military department shall
carry out a pilot program on defense investigators within the military
justice system under the jurisdiction of such Secretary in order to do
the following:
(1) Determine whether the presence of defense investigators
within such military justice system will--
(A) make such military justice system more
effective in providing an effective defense for the
accused; and
(B) make such military justice system more fair and
efficient.
(2) Otherwise assess the feasibility and advisability of
defense investigators as an element of such military justice
system.
(b) Elements.--
(1) Interview of victim.--A defense investigator may
question a victim under a pilot program only upon a request
made through the Special Victims' Counsel or other counsel if
the victim does not have such counsel.
(2) Uniformity across military justice systems.--The
Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the personnel and
activities of defense investigators under the pilot programs
are, to the extent practicable, uniform across the military
justice systems of the military departments.
(c) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than three years after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall,
in consultation with the Secretaries of the military
departments, submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the pilot
programs under subsection (a).
(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) A description of each pilot program, including
the personnel and activities of defense investigators
under such pilot program.
(B) An assessment of the feasibility and
advisability of establishing and maintaining defense
investigators as an element of the military justice
systems of the military departments.
(C) If the assessment under subparagraph (B) is
that the establishment and maintenance of defense
investigators as an element of the military justice
systems of the military departments is feasible and
advisable, such recommendations for legislative and
administrative action as the Secretary of Defense
considers appropriate to establish and maintain defense
investigators as an element of the military justice
systems.
(D) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense
considers appropriate.
SEC. 538. PILOT PROGRAM ON PROSECUTION OF SPECIAL VICTIM OFFENSES
COMMITTED BY ATTENDEES OF MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES.
(a) Pilot Program.--Beginning not later than January 1, 2020, the
Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program (referred to in
this section as the ``Pilot Program'') under which the Secretary shall
establish, in accordance with this section, an independent authority
to--
(1) review each covered special victim offense; and
(2) determine whether such offense shall be referred to
trial by an appropriate court-martial convening authority.
(b) Office of the Chief Prosecutor.--
(1) Establishment.--As part of the Pilot Program, the
Secretary shall establish, within the Office of the Secretary
of Defense, an Office of the Chief Prosecutor.
(2) Head of office.--The head of the Office shall be known
as the Chief Prosecutor. The Secretary shall appoint as the
Chief Prosecutor a commissioned officer in the grade of O-7 or
above who--
(A) has significant experience prosecuting sexual
assault trials by court-martial; and
(B) is outside the chain of command of any cadet or
midshipman described in subsection (f)(2).
(3) Responsibilities.--The Chief Prosecutor shall exercise
the authorities described in subsection (c) but only with
respect to covered special victim offenses.
(4) Special rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the military service from which the Chief Prosecutor is
appointed is authorized an additional billet for a general
officer or a flag officer for each year in the two year period
beginning with the year in which the appointment is made.
(5) Termination.--The Office of the Chief Prosecutor shall
terminate on the date on which the Pilot Program terminates
under subsection (e).
(c) Referral to Office of the Chief Prosecutor.--
(1) Investigation phase.--
(A) Notice and information.--A military criminal
investigative organization that receives an allegation
of a covered special victim offense shall provide to
the Chief Prosecutor and the commander of the military
service academy concerned--
(i) timely notice of such allegation; and
(ii) any information and evidence obtained
as the result a subsequent investigation into
the allegation.
(B) Trial counsel.--A trial counsel assigned to a
case involving a covered special victim offense shall,
during the investigative phase of such case, provide
the Chief Prosecutor with the information necessary to
enable the Chief Prosecutor to make the determination
required under paragraph (3).
(2) Referral to chief prosecutor.--In the case of a charge
relating to a covered special victim offense, in addition to
referring the charge to the staff judge advocate under
subsection (a) or (b) of section 834 of title 10, United States
Code (article 34 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), the
convening authority of the Armed Force of which the accused is
a member shall refer, as soon as reasonably practicable, the
charge to the Chief Prosecutor to make the determination
required by paragraph (3).
(3) Prosecutorial determination.--The Chief Prosecutor
shall make a determination regarding whether a charge relating
to a covered special victim offense shall be referred to trial.
If the Chief Prosecutor makes a determination that the charge
shall be tried by court-martial, the Chief Prosecutor also
shall determine whether the charge shall be tried by a general
court-martial convened under section 822 of title 10, United
States Code (article 22 of the Uniform Code of Military
Justice) or a special court-martial convened under section 823
of such title (article 23 of the Uniform Code of Military
Justice). The determination of whether to try a charge relating
to a covered special victim offense by court-martial shall
include a determination of whether to try any known offenses,
including any lesser included offenses.
(4) Effect of determination and appeals process.--
(A) Determination to proceed to trial.--Subject to
subparagraph (C) determination to try a charge relating
to a covered special victim offense by court-martial
under paragraph (3), and the determination as to the
type of court-martial, shall be binding on any
convening authority under chapter 47 of title 10,
United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military
Justice) for a trial by court-martial on the charge.
(B) Determination not to proceed to trial.--Subject
to subparagraph (C) determination under paragraph (3)
not to proceed to trial on a charge relating to a
covered special victim offense by general or special
court-martial shall be binding on any convening
authority under chapter 47 of title 10, United States
Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice) except that
such determination shall not operate to terminate or
otherwise alter the authority of the convening
authority--
(i) to proceed to trial by court-martial on
charges of collateral misconducted related to
the special victim offense; or
(ii) to impose non-judicial punishment in
connection with the conduct covered by the
charge as authorized by section 815 of such
title (article 15 of the Uniform Code of
Military Justice).
(C) Appeal.--In a case in which a convening
authority and the staff judge advocate advising such
authority disagree with the determination of the Chief
Prosecutor under paragraph (3), the convening authority
and staff judge advocate may jointly appeal the
determination to the General Counsel of the Department
of Defense. The determination of the General Counsel
with respect to such appeal shall be binding on the
Chief Prosecutor and the convening authority concerned.
(5) Trial by randomized jury.--After the Chief Prosecutor
makes a determination under paragraph (3) to proceed to trial
on a charge relating to a covered special victim offense, the
matter shall be tried by a court-martial convened within the
Armed Force of which the accused is a member in accordance with
the applicable provisions of chapter 47 of title 10, United
States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice) except that,
when convening a court-martial that is a general or special
court-martial involving a covered special victim offense in
which the accused elects a jury trial, the convening authority
shall detail members of the Armed Forces as members thereof at
random unless the obtainability of members of the Armed Forces
for such court-martial prevents the convening authority from
detailing such members at random.
(6) Unlawful influence or coercion.--The actions of the
Chief Prosecutor under this subsection whether or not to try
charges by court-martial shall be free of unlawful or
unauthorized influence or coercion.
(d) Effect on Other Law.--This section shall supersede any
provision of chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform
Code of Military Justice), that is inconsistent with this section, but
only to the extent of the inconsistency.
(e) Termination and Transition.--
(1) Termination.--The authority of the Secretary to carry
out the Pilot Program shall terminate four years after the date
on which the Pilot Program is initiated.
(2) Transition.--The Secretary shall take such actions as
are necessary to ensure that, on the date on which the Pilot
Program terminates under paragraph (1), any matter referred to
the Chief Prosecutor under subsection (c)(2), but with respect
to which the Chief Prosecutor has not made a determination
under subsection (c)(3), shall be transferred to the
appropriate convening authority for consideration.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``Armed Force'' has the meaning given that
term in section 101(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code.
(2) The term ``covered special victim offense'' means a
special victim offense--
(A) alleged to have been committed on or after the
date of the enactment of this Act by a cadet of the
United States Military Academy, the United States Air
Force Academy, or the United States Coast Guard
Academy, without regard to the location at which the
offense was committed; or
(B) alleged to have been committed on or after the
date of the enactment of this Act by a midshipman of
the United States Naval Academy, without regard to the
location at which the offense was committed.
(3) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Defense.
(4) The term ``special victim offense'' means any of the
following:
(A) An offense under section 917a, 920, 920b, 920c,
or 930 of title 10, United States Code (article 117a,
120, 120b, 120c, or 130 of the Uniform Code of Military
Justice).
(B) A conspiracy to commit an offense specified in
subparagraph (A) as punishable under section 881 of
such title (article 81 of the Uniform Code of Military
Justice).
(C) A solicitation to commit an offense specified
in subparagraph (A) as punishable under section 882 of
such title (article 82 of the Uniform Code of Military
Justice).
(D) An attempt to commit an offense specified in
subparagraph (A) as punishable under section 880 of
such title (article 80 of the Uniform Code of Military
Justice).
SEC. 539. TIMELY DISPOSITION OF NONPROSECUTABLE SEX-RELATED OFFENSES.
(a) Policy Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop and
implement a policy to ensure the timely disposition of nonprosecutable
sex-related offenses in accordance with subsection (b).
(b) Elements.--The policy developed under subsection (a) shall
require the following:
(1) Not later than seven days after the date on which a
court-martial convening authority declines to refer a
nonprosecutable sex-related offense for trial by general or
special court-martial under chapter 47 of title 10, United
States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), the
convening authority will forward the investigation to the
commander of the accused.
(2) Not later than 90 days after the date on which the
commander of the accused receives the investigation under
paragraph (1)--
(A) the commander will determine whether or not to
take other judicial, nonjudicial, or administrative
action in connection with the conduct covered by the
investigation, including any lesser included offenses,
as authorized under section 815 of title 10, United
States Code (article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military
Justice); and
(B) in a case in which the commander of the accused
decides to take additional action under subparagraph
(A), the commander take such actions as appropriate.
(c) Nonprosecutable Sex-related Offense Defined.--In this section,
the term ``nonprosecutable sex-related offense'' means an alleged sex-
related offense (as that term is defined in section 1044e(g) of title
10, United States Code) that a court-martial convening authority has
declined to refer for trial by a general or special court-martial under
chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of
Military Justice) due to a determination that there is insufficient
evidence to support prosecution of the sex-related offense.
SEC. 540. TRAINING FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT INITIAL DISPOSITION AUTHORITIES
ON EXERCISE OF DISPOSITION AUTHORITY FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT
AND COLLATERAL OFFENSES.
(a) In General.--The training for sexual assault initial
Disposition authorities on the exercise of disposition authority under
chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of
Military Justice), with respect to cases for which disposition
authority is withheld to such authorities by the April 20, 2012,
memorandum of the Secretary of Defense, or any successor memorandum,
shall include comprehensive training on the exercise by such
authorities of such authority with respect to such cases in order to
enhance the capabilities of such Authorities in the exercise of such
authority and thereby promote confidence and trust in the military
justice process with respect to such cases.
(b) Memorandum of Secretary of Defense.--The April 20, 2012,
memorandum of the Secretary of Defense referred to in subsection (a) is
the memorandum of the Secretary of Defense entitled ``Withholding
Initial Disposition Authority Under the Uniform Code of Military
Justice in Certain Sexual Assault Cases'' and dated April 20, 2012.
SEC. 540A. ASSESSMENT OF RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND GENDER DISPARITIES IN THE
MILITARY JUSTICE SYSTEM.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out the
activities described in subsection (b) to improve the ability of the
Department of Defense to detect and address racial, ethnic, and gender
disparities in the military justice system.
(b) Activities Described.--The activities described in this
subsection are the following:
(1) For each court-martial carried out by an Armed Force
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall require the head of the Armed Force concerned--
(A) to record the race, ethnicity, and gender of
the victim and the accused, and such other demographic
information about the victim and the accused as the
Secretary considers appropriate;
(B) to include data based on the information
described in subparagraph (A) in the annual military
justice reports of the Armed Force.
(2) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of
Homeland Security, shall issue guidance that--
(A) establishes criteria to determine when data
indicating possible racial, ethnic, or gender
disparities in the military justice process should be
further reviewed; and
(B) describes how such a review should be
conducted.
(3) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of
Homeland Security, shall--
(A) conduct an evaluation to identify the causes of
any racial, ethnic, or gender disparities in the
military justice system;
(B) take steps to address the causes of such
disparities, as appropriate.
SEC. 540B. EXPANSION OF PRE-REFERRAL MATTERS REVIEWABLE BY MILITARY
JUDGES AND MILITARY MAGISTRATES IN THE INTEREST OF
EFFICIENCY IN MILITARY JUSTICE.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 830a of title 10, United
States Code (article 30a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is
amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following
new paragraphs:
(1) The President shall prescribe regulations for matters
relating to proceedings conducted before referral of charges
and specifications to court-martial for trial, including the
following:
(A) Pre-referral investigative subpoenas.
(B) Pre-referral warrants or orders for electronic
communications.
(C) Pre-referral matters referred by an appellate
court.
(D) Pre-referral matters under subsection (c) or
(e) of section 806b of this title (article 6b).
(E) Pre-referral matters relating to the following:
(i) Pre-trial confinement of an accused.
(ii) The accused's mental capacity.
(iii) A request for an individual military
counsel.
(2) In addition to the matters specified in paragraph (1),
the regulations prescribed under that paragraph shall--
(A) set forth the matters that a military judge may
rule upon in such proceedings;
(B) include procedures for the review of such
rulings; and
(C) include appropriate limitations to ensure that
proceedings under this section extend only to matters
that would be subject to consideration by a military
judge in a general or special court-martial.
(b) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--
(1) Heading amendment.--The heading of such section is
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 830A. Art. 30a. proceedings conducted before referral''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of subchapter VI of chapter 47 of title 10, United
States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended
by striking the item relating to section 830 (article 30a) and
inserting the following new item:
``830a. 30a. Proceedings conducted before referral.''.
SEC. 540C. TRAINING FOR COMMANDERS IN THE ARMED FORCES ON THEIR ROLE IN
ALL STAGES OF MILITARY JUSTICE IN CONNECTION WITH SEXUAL
ASSAULT.
(a) In General.--The training provided commanders in the Armed
Forces shall include comprehensive training on the role of commanders
in all stages of military justice in connection with sexual assaults by
members of the Armed Forces against other members of the Armed Forces.
(b) Elements to Be Covered.--The training provided pursuant to
subsection (a) shall include training on the following:
(1) The role of commanders in each stage of the military
justice process in connection with sexual assault committed by
a member of the Armed Forces against another member, including
investigation and prosecution.
(2) The role of commanders in assuring that victims in
sexual assault described in paragraph (1) are informed of, and
have the opportunity to obtain, assistance available for
victims of sexual assault by law.
(3) The role of commanders in assuring that victims in
sexual assault described in paragraph (1) are afforded the due
process rights and protections available to victims by law.
(4) The role of commanders in preventing retaliation
against victims, their family members, witnesses, first
responders, and bystanders for their complaints, statements,
testimony, and status in connection with sexual assault
described in paragraph (1), including the role of commanders in
ensuring that subordinates in the command are aware of their
responsibilities in preventing such retaliation.
(5) The role of commanders in establishing and maintaining
a healthy command climate in connection with reporting on
sexual assault described in paragraph (1) and in the response
of the commander, subordinates in the command, and other
personnel in the command to such sexual assault, such
reporting, and the military justice process in connection with
such sexual assault.
(6) Any other matters on the role of commanders in
connection with sexual assault described in paragraph (1) that
the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate for purposes of
this section.
(c) Incorporation of Best Practices.--
(1) In general.--The training provided pursuant to
subsection (a) shall incorporate best practices on all matters
covered by the training.
(2) Identification of best practices.--The Secretaries of
the military departments shall, acting through the training and
doctrine commands of the Armed Forces, undertake from time to
time surveys and other reviews of the matters covered by the
training provided pursuant to subsection (a) in order to
identify and incorporate into such training the most current
practicable best practices on such matters.
(d) Uniformity.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the
training provided pursuant to subsection (a) is, to the extent
practicable, uniform across the Armed Forces.
Subtitle E--Other Legal Matters
SEC. 541. STANDARD OF EVIDENCE APPLICABLE TO INVESTIGATIONS AND REVIEWS
RELATED TO PROTECTED COMMUNICATIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES AND PROHIBITED RETALIATORY ACTIONS.
(a) Standard of Evidence.--Section 1034 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(B)(ii), by striking ``as defined
in subsection (i)'' and inserting ``as defined in subsection
(k)'';
(2) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections
(j) and (k), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new
subsection (i):
``(i) Standard of Evidence.--A finding or other determination made
under any of subsections (c), (d), (g), or (h) may be based on the
standards of evidence specified in section 1221(e) of title 5.''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall not
apply to members of the Coast Guard.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, and shall apply with respect to allegations pending or
submitted under section 1034 of title 10, United States Code, on or
after that date.
SEC. 542. EXPANSION OF SPECIAL VICTIMS' COUNSEL FOR VICTIMS OF SEX-
RELATED OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENSES.
(a) In General.--Section 1044e of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``sex-related'' and
inserting ``sex-related or domestic violence'';
(2) by striking ``alleged sex-related offense'' each place
it appears and inserting ``alleged sex-related offense or
alleged domestic violence offense'';
(3) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``an individual
described in paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``an
individual described in paragraph (3)'';
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph
(3); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following
new paragraph (2):
``(2) The Secretary concerned shall designate paralegals (to be
known as `Special Victims' Counsel Paralegals') for the purpose of
providing paralegal assistance to Special Victims' Counsel.'';
(4) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``or the Family
Advocacy Program'' after ``Victim Witness Assistance Program'';
(5) in subsection (d)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) by striking ``Special Victims'
Counsel'' and inserting ``Special Victims'
Counsel and a Special Victims' Counsel
Paralegal''; and
(ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``Special
Victims' Counsel.'' and inserting ``and a Special
Victims' Counsel Paralegal; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(C) ensure that a Special Victims' Counsel receives the
training necessary to meet the needs of a victim of an alleged
sex-related offense or an alleged domestic violence offense.'';
(6) in subsection (f)(1), by inserting ``a representative
of the Family Advocacy Program,'' after ``Sexual Assault Victim
Advocate,'';
(7) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:
``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `alleged sex-related offense' means any
allegation of--
``(A) a violation of section 920, 920b, 920c, or
930 of this title (article 120, 120b, 120c, or 130 of
the Uniform Code of Military Justice); or
``(B) an attempt to commit an offense specified in
a subparagraph (A) as punishable under section 880 of
this title (article 80 of the Uniform Code of Military
Justice).
``(2) The term `alleged domestic violence offense' means
any allegation of--
``(A) a violation of section 928b of this title
(article 128b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice);
or
``(B) an attempt to commit such an offense as
punishable under section 880 of this title (article 80
of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).''; and
(8) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
``(i) Minimum Staffing Level.--Not later than two years after the
date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretaries concerned shall
ensure that the number Special Victims' Counsel serving in each
military department is sufficient to ensure that the average caseload
of a Special Victims' Counsel does not exceed 25 cases at any given
time.
``(j) Report Required.--Not later than December 1, 2022, the
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries concerned,
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
House of Representatives a report that includes--
``(1) an analysis of the caseloads of Special Victims'
Counsel and Special Victims' Counsel Paralegals, respectively;
``(2) an assessment of the ability of the military
departments to fill additional authorized billets for the
Special Victims' Counsel program to meet mission requirements;
and
``(3) a description of how the training requirements for
the Special Victims' Counsel program have been expanded to meet
the needs of victims of alleged domestic violence offenses.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 53 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the
item relating to section 1044e and inserting the following new item:
``1044e. Special Victims' Counsel for victims of sex-related or
domestic violence offenses.''.
SEC. 543. NOTIFICATION OF ISSUANCE OF MILITARY PROTECTIVE ORDER TO
CIVILIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT.
(a) Notification of Issuance.--Section 1567a of title 10, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``and any individual
involved in the order does not reside on a military
installation at any time during the duration of the military
protective order, the commander of the military installation
shall notify'' and inserting ``, the commander of the unit to
which the member is assigned shall, not later than seven days
after the date of the issuance of the order, notify'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new
subsection (b);
``(b) Notification in Event of Transfer.--In the event that a
member of the armed forces against whom a military protective order is
issued is transferred to another unit--
``(1) not later than the date of the transfer, the
commander of the unit from which the member is transferred
shall notify the commander of the unit to which the member is
transferred of--
``(A) the issuance of the protective order; and
``(B) the individuals involved in the order; and
``(2) not later than seven days after receiving the notice
under paragraph (1), the commander of the unit to which the
member is transferred shall provide notice of the order to the
appropriate civilian authorities in accordance with subsection
(a).''; and
(4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by striking
``commander of the military installation'' and inserting
``commander of the unit to which the member is assigned''.
(b) Annual Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2020, and each
year thereafter through 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a report that identifies--
(1) the number of military protective orders issued in the
calendar year preceding the year in which the report is
submitted; and
(2) the number of such orders that were reported to
appropriate civilian authorities in accordance with section
1567a(a) of title 10, United States Code, in such preceding
year.
SEC. 544. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ON REGISTRATION AT MILITARY
INSTALLATIONS OF CIVIL PROTECTION ORDERS APPLICABLE TO
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ASSIGNED TO SUCH
INSTALLATIONS AND CERTAIN OTHER INDIVIDUALS.
(a) Policies and Procedures Required.--Not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military
departments, establish policies and procedures for the registration at
military installations of any civil protection orders described in
subsection (b), including the duties and responsibilities of commanders
of installations in the registration process.
(b) Civil Protection Orders.--A civil protection order described in
this subsection is any civil protective order as follows:
(1) A civil protection order against a member of the Armed
Forces assigned to the installation concerned.
(2) A civil protection order against a civilian employee
employed at the installation concerned.
(3) A civil protection order against the civilian spouse or
intimate partner of a member of the Armed Forces on active duty
and assigned to the installation concerned, or of a civilian
employee described in paragraph (2), which order provides for
the protection of such member or employee.
(c) Particular Elements.--The policies and procedures required by
subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) A requirement for notice between and among the
commander, military law enforcement elements, and military
criminal investigative elements of an installation when a
member of the Armed Forces assigned to such installation, a
civilian employee employed at such installation, a civilian
spouse or intimate partner of a member assigned to such
installation, or a civilian spouse or intimate partner of a
civilian employee employed at such installation becomes subject
to a civil protection order.
(2) A statement of policy that failure to register a civil
protection order may not be a justification for the lack of
enforcement of such order by military law enforcement and other
applicable personnel who have knowledge of such order.
(d) Letter.--As soon as practicable after establishing the policies
and procedures required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a letter that includes the following:
(1) A detailed description of the policies and procedures.
(2) A certification by the Secretary that the policies and
procedures have been implemented on each military installation.
SEC. 545. CLARIFICATIONS REGARDING SCOPE OF EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT
RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.
(a) Clarification Regarding Definition of Rights and Benefits.--
Section 4303(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``The term''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(B) Any procedural protections or provisions set forth in
this chapter shall also be considered a right or benefit
subject to the protection of this chapter.''.
(b) Clarification Regarding Relation to Other Law and Plans for
Agreements.--Section 4302 of such title is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(c)(1) Pursuant to this section and the procedural rights
afforded by subchapter III of this chapter, any agreement to arbitrate
a claim under this chapter is unenforceable, unless all parties consent
to arbitration after a complaint on the specific claim has been filed
in court or with the Merit Systems Protection Board and all parties
knowingly and voluntarily consent to have that particular claim
subjected to arbitration.
``(2) For purposes of this subsection, consent shall not be
considered voluntary when a person is required to agree to arbitrate an
action, complaint, or claim alleging a violation of this chapter as a
condition of future or continued employment, advancement in employment,
or receipt of any right or benefit of employment.''.
SEC. 546. MILITARY ORDERS REQUIRED FOR TERMINATION OF LEASES PURSUANT
TO THE SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT.
Section 305(i) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C.
3955) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(including orders for
separation or retirement)'' after ``official military orders'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) Permanent change of station.--The term `permanent
change of station' includes separation or retirement from
military service.''.
SEC. 547. CONSULTATION REGARDING VICTIM'S PREFERENCE IN PROSECUTION
JURISDICTION.
Section 534(b) 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. 1044e note) is amended by--
(1) redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs
(3) through (5), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
paragraph (2):
``(2) Record of consultation and victim preference.--The
Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness, shall issue guidance to
ensure that the consultation under paragraph (1) is provided to
each victim of an alleged sex-related offense described in such
paragraph. Such guidance shall require that the following
information about each consultation is recorded and preserved
in written or electronic format:
``(A) The time and date of the consultation.
``(B) The name of the individual who consulted with
the victim.
``(C) The result of the consultation, including--
``(i) whether the victim expressed a
preference under paragraph (1); and
``(ii) if the victim expressed a
preference, whether the victim preferred that
the offense be prosecuted by court-martial or
in a civilian court.''.
SEC. 548. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF DEFENSE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON
INVESTIGATION, PROSECUTION, AND DEFENSE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
IN THE ARMED FORCES.
Section 546 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (10 U.S.C. 1561
note) is amended--
(1) by amending paragraph (2) of subsection (c) to read as
follows:
``(2) Basis for provision of advice.--For purposes of
providing advice to the Secretary pursuant to this subsection,
the Advisory Committee shall--
``(A) review, on an ongoing basis, cases involving
allegations of sexual misconduct described in paragraph
(1);
``(B) study the feasibility of incorporating
restorative justice models into the Uniform Code of
Military Justice; and
``(C) review Rule for Courts-Martial 1001(c) (as
set forth in the Manual for Courts-Martial, 2019
edition, or any successor rule) to determine whether,
and to what extent, the interpretation of that rule by
military courts--
``(i) limits the ability of sexual assault
victims to make statements during presentencing
proceedings; and
``(ii) limits the content of such
statements.''; and
(2) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``five years'' and
inserting ``ten years''.
SEC. 549. DEFENSE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL
MISCONDUCT.
(a) Establishment Required.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish
and maintain within the Department of Defense an advisory
committee to be known as the ``Defense Advisory Committee for
the Prevention of Sexual Misconduct'' (in this section referred
to as the ``Advisory Committee'').
(2) Deadline for establishment.--The Secretary shall
establish the Advisory Committee not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Membership.--
(1) In general.--The Advisory Committee shall consist of
not more than 20 members, appointed by the Secretary from among
individuals who have an expertise appropriate for the work of
the Advisory Committee, including at least one individual with
each expertise as follows:
(A) Expertise in the prevention of sexual assault
and behaviors on the sexual assault continuum of harm.
(B) Expertise in the prevention of suicide.
(C) Expertise in trauma and trauma symptoms.
(D) Expertise in the change of culture of large
organizations.
(E) Expertise in implementation science.
(2) Background of individuals.--Individuals appointed to
the Advisory Committee may include individuals with expertise
in sexual assault prevention efforts of institutions of higher
education, public health officials, and such other individuals
as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(3) Prohibition on membership of members of armed forces on
active duty.--A member of the Armed Forces serving on active
duty may not serve as a member of the Advisory Committee.
(c) Duties.--
(1) In general.--The Advisory Committee shall advise the
Secretary on the following:
(A) The prevention of sexual assault (including
rape, forcible sodomy, other sexual assault, and other
sexual misconduct (including behaviors on the sexual
assault continuum of harm)) involving members of the
Armed Forces.
(B) The policies, programs, and practices of each
military department, each Armed Force, and each
military service academy for the prevention of sexual
assault as described in subparagraph (A).
(2) Basis for provision of advice.--For purposes of
providing advice to the Secretary pursuant to this subsection,
the Advisory Committee shall review, on an ongoing basis, the
following:
(A) Closed cases involving allegations of sexual
assault described in paragraph (1).
(B) Efforts of institutions of higher education to
prevent sexual assault among students.
(C) Any other information or matters that the
Advisory Committee or the Secretary considers
appropriate.
(3) Coordination of efforts.--In addition to the reviews
required by paragraph (2), for purposes of providing advice to
the Secretary the Advisory Committee shall also consult and
coordinate with the Defense Advisory Committee on
Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in
the Armed Forces (DAC-IPAD) on matters of joint interest to the
two Advisory Committees.
(d) Annual Report.--Not later than March 30 each year, the Advisory
Committee shall submit to the Secretary and the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the
activities of the Advisory Committee pursuant to this section during
the preceding year.
(e) Sexual Assault Continuum of Harm.--In this section, the term
``sexual assault continuum of harm'' includes--
(1) inappropriate actions (such as sexist jokes), sexual
harassment, gender discrimination, hazing, cyber bullying, or
other behavior that contributes to a culture that is tolerant
of, or increases risk for, sexual assault; and
(2) maltreatment or ostracism of a victim for a report of
sexual misconduct.
(f) Termination.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
Advisory Committee shall terminate on the date that is five
years after the date of the establishment of the Advisory
Committee pursuant to subsection (a).
(2) Continuation.--The Secretary of Defense may continue
the Advisory Committee after the termination date applicable
under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that
continuation of the Advisory Committee after that date is
advisable and appropriate. If the Secretary determines to
continue the Advisory Committee after that date, the Secretary
shall notify the Committees on the Armed Services of the Senate
and House of Representatives.
SEC. 550. SAFE TO REPORT POLICY APPLICABLE ACROSS THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation
with the Secretaries of the military departments, prescribe in
regulations a safe to report policy described in subsection (b) that
applies with respect to all members of the Armed Forces (including
members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces) and cadets and
midshipmen at the military service academies.
(b) Safe to Report Policy.--The safe to report policy described in
this subsection is a policy under which a member of the Armed Forces
who is the alleged victim of sexual assault, but who may have committed
minor collateral misconduct at or about the time of such sexual
assault, or whose minor collateral misconduct is discovered only as a
result of the investigation into such sexual assault, may report such
sexual assault to proper authorities without fear or receipt of
discipline in connection with such minor collateral misconduct absent
aggravating circumstances that increase the gravity of the minor
collateral misconduct or its impact on good order and discipline.
(c) Minor Collateral Misconduct.--For purposes of the safe to
report policy, minor collateral misconduct shall include any of the
following:
(1) Improper use or possession of alcohol.
(2) Consensual intimate behavior (including adultery) or
fraternization.
(3) Presence in an off-limits area.
(4) Such other misconduct as the Secretary of Defense shall
specify in the regulations under subsection (a).
(d) Aggravating Circumstances.--The regulations under subsection
(a) shall specify aggravating circumstances that increase the gravity
of minor collateral misconduct or its impact on good order and
discipline for purposes of the safe to report policy.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``Armed Forces'' has the meaning given that
term in section 101(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code,
except such term does not include the Coast Guard.
(2) The term ``military service academy'' means the
following:
(A) The United States Military Academy.
(B) The United States Naval Academy.
(C) The United States Air Force Academy.
SEC. 550A. AVAILABILITY OF SPECIAL VICTIMS' COUNSEL AND SPECIAL VICTIM
PROSECUTORS AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
(a) Deadline for Availability.--
(1) In general.--If an individual specified in paragraph
(2) is not available at a military installation for access by a
member of the Armed Forces who requests access to such an
individual, such an individual shall be made available at such
installation for access by such member by not later than 48
hours after such request.
(2) Individuals.--The individuals specified in this
paragraph are the following:
(A) Special Victims' Counsel (SVC).
(B) Special Victim Prosecutor (SPC).
(b) Report on Civilian Support of SVCs.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a
military department shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives a report setting forth the
assessment of such Secretary of the feasibility and advisability of
establishing and maintaining at each installation under the
jurisdiction of such Secretary with a Special Victims' Counsel one or
more civilian positions for the purpose of--
(1) providing support to such Special Victims' Counsel; and
(2) ensuring continuity and the preservation of
institutional knowledge in transitions between the service of
individuals as Special Victims' Counsel at such installation.
SEC. 550B. NOTICE TO VICTIMS OF ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF PENDENCY OF
FURTHER ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION FOLLOWING A DETERMINATION
NOT TO REFER TO TRIAL BY COURT-MARTIAL.
Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, upon a
determination not to refer a case of alleged sexual assault for trial
by court-martial under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the
Uniform Code of Military Justice), the commander making such
determination shall periodically notify the victim of the status of a
final determination on further action on such case, whether non-
judicial punishment under section 815 of such title (article 15 of the
Uniform Code of Military Justice), other administrative action, or no
further action. Such notifications shall continue not less frequently
than monthly until such final determination.
SEC. 550C. TRAINING FOR SPECIAL VICTIMS' COUNSEL ON CIVILIAN CRIMINAL
JUSTICE MATTERS IN THE STATES OF THE MILITARY
INSTALLATIONS TO WHICH ASSIGNED.
(a) Training.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (c), upon
the assignment of a Special Victims' Counsel (including a
Victim Legal Counsel of the Navy) to a military installation in
the United States, such Counsel shall be provided appropriate
training on the law and policies of the State or States in
which such military installation is located with respect to the
criminal justice matters specified in paragraph (2). The
purpose of the training is to assist such Counsel in providing
victims of alleged sex-related offenses with information
necessary to make an informed decision regarding preference as
to the jurisdiction (whether court-martial or State court) in
which such offenses will be prosecuted.
(2) Criminal justice matters.--The criminal justice matters
specified in this paragraph, with respect to a State, are the
following:
(A) Victim rights.
(B) Prosecution of criminal offenses.
(C) Sentencing for conviction of criminal offenses.
(b) Alleged Sex-related Offense Defined.--In this section, the term
``alleged sex-related offense'' means any allegation of--
(1) a violation of section 920, 920b, 920c, or 930 of title
10, United States Code (article 120, 120b, 120c, or 130 of the
Uniform Code of Military Justice); or
(2) an attempt to commit an offense specified in a
paragraph (1) as punishable under section 880 of title 10,
United States Code (article 80 of the Uniform Code of Military
Justice).
(c) Exception.--The requirements of this section do not apply to a
Special Victims' Counsel of the Coast Guard.
SEC. 550D. COPYRIGHT PROTECTION FOR CIVILIAN FACULTY OF ACCREDITED
INSTITUTIONS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 108 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2169a. Copyright of works created by civilian faculty members
``(a) Copyright of Works.--Subject to subsection (b), for purposes
of sections 101 and 105 of title 17, a work produced by a civilian
member of the faculty of a covered institution is only a work of the
United States Government if the work is created in direct support of a
lecture, instruction, curriculum development, or special duty assigned
to such civilian member at the covered institution.
``(b) Use by Federal Government.--The Secretary concerned may
require a civilian member of the faculty of a covered institution who
becomes the owner of a copyright in a work that would be considered a
work of the United States Government but for the applicability of
subsection (a) to--
``(1) provide the Federal Government with an irrevocable,
royalty-free, world-wide, nonexclusive license to use, modify,
reproduce, release, perform, display, or disclose such work for
United States Government purposes; and
``(2) authorize the Federal Government to authorize persons
that are not officers or employees of the Federal Government to
use, modify, reproduce, release, perform, display, or disclose
such work for United States Government purposes.
``(c) Covered Institution Defined.--In this section, the term
`covered institution' means the following:
``(1) National Defense University.
``(2) United States Military Academy.
``(3) Army War College.
``(4) United States Army Command and General Staff College.
``(5) United States Naval Academy.
``(6) Naval War College.
``(7) Naval Post Graduate School.
``(8) Marine Corps University.
``(9) United States Air Force Academy.
``(10) Air University.
``(11) Defense Language Institute.
``(12) United States Coast Guard Academy.''.
(b) Table of Sections Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following
new item:
``2169a. Copyright of works created by civilian faculty members.''.
SEC. 550E. PRELIMINARY INQUIRY ON ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY BURIAL.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Department of Defense must ensure that only
individuals who have served honorably are interred or inurned
at Arlington National Cemetery.
(2) Recent news reports have alleged that Army Sergeant
Jack Edward Dunlap, who was buried at Arlington National
Cemetery in 1963, may have been the past subject of an
espionage investigation by the National Security Agency, the
results of which have not been made public.
(b) Inquiry Required.--The General Counsel of the Department of the
Army shall, pursuant to the terms of section 553.21 of title 32, Code
of Federal Regulations, carry out a preliminary inquiry to investigate
the Arlington National Cemetery burial of Jack Edward Dunlap due to
accusations that he supplied the Soviet Union with valuable
intelligence during the Cold War.
SEC. 550F. AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS FOR NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL
BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM.
(a) NICS Records.--Section 101(b) of the NICS Improvement
Amendments Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 40911(b)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1), the following new
paragraph (2):
``(2) Department of defense.--Not later than three business
days after the final disposition of a judicial proceeding
conducted within the Department of Defense, the Secretary of
Defense shall make available to the Attorney General records
which are relevant to a determination of whether a member of
the Armed Forces involved in such proceeding is disqualified
from possessing or receiving a firearm under subsection (g) or
(n) of section 922 of title 18, United States Code, for use in
background checks performed by the National Instant Criminal
Background Check System.''.
(b) Study and Report on MPO Database.--
(1) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study
on the feasibility of establishing a database of military
protective orders issued by military commanders against
individuals suspected of having committed an offense of
domestic violence under section 928b of title 10, United States
Code (article 128b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).
The study shall include an examination of each of the
following:
(A) The feasibility of creating a database to
record, track, and report such military protective
orders to the National Instant Criminal Background
Check System.
(B) The feasibility of establishing a process by
which a military judge or magistrate may issue a
protective order against an individual suspected of
having committed such an offense.
(2) Report.--Not later then 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a report on the results of
the study conducted under paragraph (1).
SEC. 550G. TERMINATION OF LEASES OF PREMISES AND MOTOR VEHICLES OF
SERVICEMEMBERS WHO INCUR CATASTROPHIC INJURY OR ILLNESS
OR DIE WHILE IN MILITARY SERVICE.
(a) Catastrophic Injuries and Illnesses.--Subsection (a) of section
305 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3955), as amended
by section 301 of the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018
(Public Law 115-407), is further amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(4) Catastrophic injury or illness of lessee.--The spouse
of the lessee on a lease described in subsection (b) may
terminate the lease during the one-year period beginning on the
date on which the lessee incurs a catastrophic injury or
illness (as that term is defined in section 439(g) of title 37,
United States Code), if the lessee incurs the catastrophic
injury or illness during a period of military service or while
performing full-time National Guard duty, active Guard and
Reserve duty, or inactive-duty training (as such terms are
defined in section 101(d) of title 10, United States Code).''.
(b) Deaths.--Paragraph (3) of such subsection is amended by
striking ``in subsection (b)(1)'' and inserting ``in subsection (b)''.
SEC. 550H. TO RESOLVE CONTROVERSIES UNDER SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF
ACT.
(a) In General.--Section 102 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
(50 U.S.C. App. 512) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(d) Written Consent Required for Arbitration.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, whenever a contract with a servicemember,
or a servicemember and the servicemember's spouse jointly, provides for
the use of arbitration to resolve a controversy subject to a provision
of this Act and arising out of or relating to such contract,
arbitration may be used to settle such controversy only if, after such
controversy arises, all parties to such controversy consent in writing
to use arbitration to settle such controversy.''.
(b) Applicability.--Subsection (d) of such section, as added by
subsection (a), shall apply with respect to contracts entered into,
amended, altered, modified, renewed, or extended after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 550I. LIMITATION ON WAIVER OF RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS UNDER
SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT.
(a) In General.--Section 107(a) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief
Act (50 U.S.C. App. 517(a)) is amended--
(1) in the second sentence, by inserting ``and if it is
made after a specific dispute has arisen and the dispute is
identified in the waiver'' after ``to which it applies''; and
(2) in the third sentence, by inserting ``and if it is made
after a specific dispute has arisen and the dispute is
identified in the waiver'' after ``period of military
service''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to waivers made on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 550J. PRESERVATION OF RIGHT TO BRING CLASS ACTION UNDER
SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT.
(a) In General.--Section 802(a) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief
Act (50 U.S.C. App. 597a(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(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) be a representative party on behalf of members of a
class or be a member of a class, in accordance with the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure, notwithstanding any previous
agreement to the contrary.''.
(b) Construction.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall not
be construed to imply that a person aggrieved by a violation of such
Act did not have a right to bring a civil action as a representative
party on behalf of members of a class or be a member of a class in a
civil action before the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 550K. EFFECTIVE DATE OF RULE REGARDING PAYDAY LENDING PROTECTIONS.
(a) In General.--Sections1041.4 through 1041.6, 1041.10, and
1041.12(b)(1) through (3) in the final rule published on November 17,
2017 by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (82 Fed. Reg.
54472) related to Mandatory Underwriting Provisions shall go into
effect on August 19, 2019, with regards to servicemembers, veterans and
surviving spouses.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``servicemember'' has the meaning given that
term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.
(2) The terms ``veteran'' and ``surviving spouse'' have the
meanings given those terms in section 101 of title 38, United
States Code.
SEC. 550L. STRENGTHENING CIVILIAN AND MILITARY PARTNERSHIPS TO RESPOND
TO DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE.
(a) Study.--Not later than one year after the enactment of this
legislation, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit
to Congress a report on partnerships between military installations and
civilian domestic and sexual violence response organizations,
including--
(1) a review of memoranda of understanding between such
installations and such response organizations;
(2) descriptions of the services provided pursuant to such
partnerships;
(3) a review of the central plan, if any, of each service
regarding such partnerships; and
(4) recommendations on increasing and improving such
partnerships.
(b) Civilian Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Organization.--
In this section, the term ``civilian domestic and sexual violence
response organization'' includes a rape crisis center, domestic
violence shelter, civilian law enforcement, local government group,
civilian sexual assault nurse examiner, civilian medical service
provider, veterans service organization, faith-based organization, or
Federally qualified health center.
SEC. 550M. INFORMATION ON LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDED TO MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES HARMED BY HEALTH OR ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS AT
MILITARY HOUSING.
(a) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report on the legal services that the Secretary
may provide to members of the Armed Forces who have been harmed by a
health or environmental hazard while living in military housing.
(b) Availability of Information.--The Secretary of the military
department concerned shall make the information contained in the report
submitted under subsection (a) available to members of the Armed Forces
at all installations of the Department of Defense in the United States.
SEC. 550N. INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE THE CAPACITY OF MILITARY CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATIVE ORGANIZATIONS TO PREVENT CHILD SEXUAL
EXPLOITATION.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish an
initiative on improving the capacity of military criminal investigative
organizations to prevent child sexual exploitation. Under the
initiative, the Secretary shall work with an external partner to train
military criminal investigative organization officials at Department of
Defense installations from all military departments regarding--
(1) online investigative technology, tools, and techniques;
(2) computer forensics;
(3) complex evidentiary issues;
(4) child victim identification;
(5) child victim referral for comprehensive investigation
and treatment services; and
(6) related instruction.
(b) Partnerships and Agreements.--Under the initiative, the
Secretary shall develop partnerships and establish collaborative
agreements with the following:
(1) The Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney
General, in better coordinating the investigative jurisdictions
and law enforcement authorities of the military criminal
investigative organizations, and in improving the justice
community's understanding of those law enforcement authorities
to enforce Federal criminal statutes.
(2) Federal criminal investigative organizations
responsible for enforcement of Federal criminal statutes
related to combatting child sexual exploitation, in order to
ensure a streamlined process for transferring criminal
investigations into child exploitation to other jurisdictions,
while maintaining the integrity of the evidence already
collected.
(3) A highly qualified national child protection
organization or law enforcement training center with
demonstrated expertise in the delivery of law enforcement
training--
(A) to detect, identify, investigate, and prosecute
individuals engaged in the trading or production of
child pornography and the online solicitation of
children; and
(B) to train military criminal investigative
organization officials at Department of Defense
installations from all military departments.
(4) A highly qualified national child protection
organization with demonstrated expertise in the development and
delivery of multidisciplinary intervention training including
evidence-based forensic interviewing, victim advocacy, trauma-
informed mental health services, medical services, and
multidisciplinary coordination between the Department of
Defense and civilian experts to improve outcomes for victims of
child sexual exploitation.
(5) Children's Advocacy Centers located in the same
communities as military installations that coordinate the
multidisciplinary team response and child-friendly approach to
identifying, investigating, prosecuting, and intervening in
child sexual exploitation cases that can partner with military
installations on law enforcement, child protection,
prosecution, mental health, medical, and victim advocacy to
investigate sexual exploitation, help children heal from sexual
exploitation, and hold offenders accountable.
(6) State and local authorities to address law enforcement
capacity in communities where military installations are
located, and to prevent lapses in jurisdiction that would
undercut the Department's efforts to prevent child sexual
exploitation.
(7) The National Association to Protect Children and the
United States Special Operations Command Care Coalition to
replicate successful outcomes of the Human Exploitation Rescue
Operative (HERO) Child Rescue Corps, as established by section
890A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 473),
within military criminal investigative organizations and other
Department components to combat child sexual exploitation.
(c) Locations.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out the
initiative--
(A) in at least two States where there is a high
density of Department network users in comparison to
the overall population of the States;
(B) in at least two States where there is a high
population of Department network users;
(C) in at least two States where there is a large
percentage of Indian children, including children who
are Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian;
(D) in at least one State with a population with
fewer than 2,000,000 people;
(E) in at least one State with a population with
fewer than 5,000,000 people, but not fewer than
2,000,000 people;
(F) in at least one State with a population with
fewer than 10,000,000 people, but not fewer than
5,000,000; and
(G) in at least one State with a population with
10,000,000 or more people.
(2) Geographic distribution.--The Secretary shall ensure
that the locations at which the initiative is carried out are
distributed across different regions.
(d) Additional Requirements.--In carrying out the initiative, the
Secretary shall--
(1) participate in multi-jurisdictional task forces;
(2) establish cooperative agreements to facilitate co-
training and collaboration with Federal, State, and local law
enforcement; and
(3) develop a streamlined process to refer child sexual
abuse cases to other jurisdictions.
SEC. 550O. TREATMENT OF INFORMATION IN CATCH A SERIAL OFFENDER PROGRAM
FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.
(a) Exclusion From FOIA.--Section 552 of title 5, United States
Code (commonly referred to as the ``Freedom of Information Act''),
shall not apply to any report for purposes of the Catch a Serial
Offender Program.
(b) Preservation of Restricted Report.--The transmittal or receipt
in connection with the Catch a Serial Offender Program of a report on a
sexual assault that is treated as a restricted report shall not operate
to terminate its treatment or status as a restricted report.
SEC. 550P. PRESERVATION OF RECOURSE TO RESTRICTED REPORT ON SEXUAL
ASSAULT FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT BEING INVESTIGATED
FOLLOWING CERTAIN VICTIM OR THIRD-PARTY COMMUNICATIONS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a policy
that allows a member of the Armed Forces who is the victim of a sexual
assault that is or may be investigated as a result of a communication
described in subsection (b) to elect to have the member's reporting on
such sexual assault be treated as a Restricted Report without regard to
the party initiating or receiving such communication.
(b) Communication.--A communication described in this subsection is
a communication on a sexual assault as follows:
(1) By the member concerned to a member of the Armed Forces
in the chain of command of such member, whether a commissioned
officer or a non-commissioned officer.
(2) By the member concerned to military law enforcement
personnel or personnel of a military criminal investigation
organization (MCIO).
(3) By any individual other than the member concerned.
Subtitle F--Member Education
SEC. 551. AUTHORITY FOR DETAIL OF CERTAIN ENLISTED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES AS STUDENTS AT LAW SCHOOLS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 101 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating sections 2004a and 2004b as sections
2004b and 2004c, respectively;
(2) by inserting after section 2004 the following new
section:
``Sec. 2004a. Detail as students at law schools: certain enlisted
members
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of each military department may,
under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, detail
enlisted members of the armed forces as students at accredited law
schools, located in the United States, for a period of training leading
to the degree of bachelor of laws or juris doctor. No more than twenty-
five officers from each military department may commence such training
in any single fiscal year.
``(b) Eligibility for Detail.--To be eligible for detail under
subsection (a), a member must be a citizen of the United States and
must--
``(1) as of the time training is to begin--
``(A) have served on active duty for a period of
not less than four years nor more than eight years;
``(B) be in pay grade E-5 or E-6; and
``(C) meet all requirements for acceptance of a
commission as a commissioned officer in the armed
forces; and
``(2) sign an agreement that, unless sooner separated, the
member will--
``(A) complete the educational course of legal
training;
``(B) upon completion of the educational course of
legal training--
``(i) accept a commission as a commissioned
officer in the armed forces; and
``(ii) accept transfer or detail as a judge
advocate or law specialist within the
department concerned; and
``(C) agree to serve on active duty following
completion or other termination of the educational
course of legal training for a period of two years for
each year or part thereof of such training.
``(c) Selection.--Members detailed for legal training under
subsection (a) shall be selected on a competitive basis by the
Secretary of the military department concerned, under the regulations
required by subsection (a).
``(d) Service and Service Obligations.--(1) Except as provided in
paragraph (2), any service obligation incurred by a member under an
agreement entered into under subsection (b) shall be in addition to any
service obligation incurred by the member under any other provision of
law or agreement.
``(2)(A) A member who does not successfully complete a course of
legal training to which detailed pursuant to this section shall cease
such detail and return to the armed force concerned as an enlisted
member.
``(B) Any time of a member described by subparagraph (A) in a
course of legal training described in that subparagraph shall not count
toward satisfaction of any period of service required under the current
contract or agreement of the member for enlistment in the armed forces.
``(e) Limitation on Number Detailable.--The aggregate number of
enlisted members detailed under this section and commissioned officers
detailed under section 2004 of this title in any fiscal year by a
Secretary of a military department may not exceed 25.
``(f) Other Administrative Matters.--Subsections (d) and (f) of
section 2004 of this title shall apply to the detail of members under
this section, except that any reference in such section to an `officer'
shall be deemed to be a reference to an `enlisted member' for such
purposes.''.
SEC. 552. EDUCATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON CAREER READINESS
AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
(a) Programs of Education Required.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 101 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 2015 the following
new section:
``Sec. 2015a. Education of members on career readiness and professional
development
``(a) Program of Education Required.--The Secretary of Defense
shall carry out a program to provide education on career readiness and
professional development to members of the armed forces.
``(b) Elements.--The program under this section shall provide
members with the following:
``(1) Information on the transition plan as described in
section 1142(b)(10) of this title.
``(2) Information on opportunities available to members
during military service for professional development and
preparation for a career after military service, including--
``(A) programs of education, certification,
training, and employment assistance (including programs
under sections 1143(e), 2007, and 2015 of this title);
and
``(B) programs and resources available to members
in communities in the vicinity of military
installations.
``(3) Instruction on the use of online and other electronic
mechanisms in order to access the education, training, and
assistance and resources described in paragraph (2).
``(4) Such other information, instruction, and matters as
the Secretary shall specify for purposes of this section.
``(c) Timing of Provision of Information.--Subject to subsection
(d), information, instruction, and other matters under the program
under this section shall be provided to members at the times as
follows:
``(1) Upon arrival at first duty station.
``(2) Upon arrival at any subsequent duty station.
``(3) Upon deployment.
``(4) Upon promotion.
``(5) Upon reenlistment.
``(6) At any other point in a military career specified by
the Secretary for purposes of this section.
``(d) Single Provision of Information in a Year With Multiple
Events.--A member who has received information and instruction under
the program under this section in connection with an event specified in
subsection (c) in a year may elect not to undergo additional receipt of
information and instruction under the program in connection with
another such event in the year, unless such other event is arrival at a
new duty station.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 101 of such title is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 2015 the following new item:
``2015a. Education of members on career readiness and professional
development.''.
(b) Report on Implementation.--
(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 committees of Congress a report on
the program of education required by section 2015a of title 10,
United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), including the
following:
(A) A comprehensive description of the actions
taken to implement the program of education.
(B) A comprehensive description of the program of
education.
(2) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this
subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
Representatives.
SEC. 553. DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER.
(a) Authority to Award Bachelor's Degrees.--Section 2168 of title
10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``Associate'' and
inserting ``Associate or Bachelor''; and
(2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
``(a) Subject to subsection (b), the Commandant of the Defense
Language Institute may confer--
``(1) an Associate of Arts degree in a foreign language
upon any graduate of the Foreign Language Center of the
Institute who fulfills the requirements for that degree; or
``(2) a Bachelor of Arts degree in a foreign language upon
any graduate of the Foreign Language Center of the Institute
who fulfills the requirements for that degree.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 108 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the
item relating to section 2168 and inserting the following new item:
``2168. Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center: degree of
Associate or Bachelor of Arts in foreign
language.''.
SEC. 554. EXPANSION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STARBASE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 2193b of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``science,
mathematics, and technology'' and inserting ``science,
technology, engineering, art and design, and mathematics'';
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ``science, mathematics,
and technology'' and inserting ``science, technology,
engineering, art and design, and mathematics''; and
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ``mathematics, science,
and technology'' and inserting ``science, technology,
engineering, art and design, and mathematics'';
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 111 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the
item relating to section 2193b and inserting the following new item:
``2193b. Improvement of education in technical fields: program for
support of elementary and secondary
education in science, technology,
engineering, art and design, and
mathematics.''.
SEC. 555. INCLUSION OF COAST GUARD IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STARBASE
PROGRAM.
Section 2193b of title 10, United States Code, is further amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``and the Secretary of
the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating'' after
``military departments''; and
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ``and the Secretaries of
the military departments'' and inserting ``, the Secretaries of
the military departments, and the Secretary of the Department
in which the Coast Guard is operating''.
SEC. 556. DEGREE GRANTING AUTHORITY FOR UNITED STATES ARMY ARMAMENT
GRADUATE SCHOOL.
(a) In General.--Chapter 751 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 7422. Degree granting authority for United States Army Armament
Graduate School
``(a) Authority.--Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of
the Army, the Chancellor of the United States Army Armament Graduate
School may, upon the recommendation of the faculty and provost of the
college, confer appropriate degrees upon graduates who meet the degree
requirements.
``(b) Limitation.--A degree may not be conferred under this section
unless--
``(1) the Secretary of Education has recommended approval
of the degree in accordance with the Federal Policy Governing
Granting of Academic Degrees by Federal Agencies; and
``(2) the United States Army Armament Graduate School is
accredited by the appropriate civilian academic accrediting
agency or organization to award the degree, as determined by
the Secretary of Education.
``(c) Congressional Notification Requirements.--(1) When seeking to
establish degree granting authority under this section, the Secretary
of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives--
``(A) a copy of the self-assessment questionnaire required
by the Federal Policy Governing Granting of Academic Degrees by
Federal Agencies, at the time the assessment is submitted to
the Department of Education's National Advisory Committee on
Institutional Quality and Integrity; and
``(B) the subsequent recommendations and rationale of the
Secretary of Education regarding the establishment of the
degree granting authority.
``(2) Upon any modification or redesignation of existing degree
granting authority, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives
a report containing the rationale for the proposed modification or
redesignation and any subsequent recommendation of the Secretary of
Education on the proposed modification or redesignation.
``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report
containing an explanation of any action by the appropriate academic
accrediting agency or organization not to accredit the United States
Army Armament Graduate School to award any new or existing degree.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``7422. Degree granting authority for United States Army Armament
Graduate School.''.
SEC. 557. CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS FOR SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS'
TRAINING CORPS SCHOLARSHIPS.
Section 7442 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
``(k) Any candidate not nominated under paragraphs (3) through (10)
of subsection (a) may be considered by the Secretary of the Army in
order of merit for appointment as a Senior Reserve Officers' Training
Corps cadet under section 2107 of this title.''.
SEC. 558. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER FOR A STUDENT OF A
MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY WHO IS THE VICTIM OF A SEXUAL
ASSAULT OR RELATED OFFENSE.
(a) Military Academy.--Section 7461 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(e) Consideration of Application for Transfer for a Cadet Who Is
the Victim of a Sexual Assault or Related Offense.--(1) The Secretary
of the Army shall provide for timely determination and action on an
application for consideration of a transfer to another military service
academy submitted by a cadet who was a victim of a sexual assault or
other offense covered by section 920, 920a, or 920c of this title
(article 120, 120a, or 120c of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) so
as to reduce the possibility of retaliation against the cadet for
reporting the sexual assault or other offense.
``(2) The Secretary of the Army shall prescribe regulations to
carry out this subsection, within guidelines provided by the Secretary
of Defense that direct the Superintendent of the Military Academy, in
coordination with the Superintendent of the military service academy to
which the cadet wishes to transfer--
``(A) to approve or deny an application under this
subsection not later than 72 hours after the submission of the
application; and
``(B) to approve such application unless there are
exceptional circumstances that require denial of the
application.
``(3) If the Superintendent of the Military Academy or the
Superintendent of the military service academy to which the cadet
wishes to transfer denies an application under this subsection, the
cadet may request review of the denial by the Secretary concerned, who
shall grant or deny review not later than 72 hours after submission of
the request for review.
``(4) The Secretary concerned shall ensure that all records of any
request, determination, or action under this subsection remain
confidential.
``(5) A cadet who transfers under this subsection may retain the
cadet's appointment to the Military Academy or may be appointed to the
military service academy to which the cadet transfers without regard to
the limitations and requirements set forth in sections 7442, 8454, and
9442 of this title.''.
(b) Naval Academy.--Section 8480 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(e) Consideration of Application for Transfer for a Midshipman
Who Is the Victim of a Sexual Assault or Related Offense.--(1) The
Secretary of the Navy shall provide for timely determination and action
on an application for consideration of a transfer to another military
service academy submitted by a midshipman who was a victim of a sexual
assault or other offense covered by section 920, 920a, or 920c of this
title (article 120, 120a, or 120c of the Uniform Code of Military
Justice) so as to reduce the possibility of retaliation against the
midshipman for reporting the sexual assault or other offense.
``(2) The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe regulations to
carry out this subsection, within guidelines provided by the Secretary
of Defense that direct the Superintendent of the Naval Academy, in
coordination with the Superintendent of the military service academy to
which the midshipman wishes to transfer--
``(A) to approve or deny an application under this
subsection not later than 72 hours after the submission of the
application; and
``(B) to approve such application unless there are
exceptional circumstances that require denial of the
application.
``(3) If the Superintendent of the Naval Academy or the
Superintendent of the military service academy to which the midshipman
wishes to transfer denies an application under this subsection, the
midshipman may request review of the denial by the Secretary concerned,
who shall grant or deny review not later than 72 hours after submission
of the request for review.
``(4) The Secretary concerned shall ensure that all records of any
request, determination, or action under this subsection remain
confidential.
``(5) A midshipman who transfers under this subsection may retain
the midshipman's appointment to the Naval Academy or may be appointed
to the military service academy to which the midshipman transfers
without regard to the limitations and requirements set forth in
sections 7442, 8454, and 9442 of this title.''.
(c) Air Force Academy.--Section 9461 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(e) Consideration of Application for Transfer for a Cadet Who Is
the Victim of a Sexual Assault or Related Offense.--(1) The Secretary
of the Air Force shall provide for timely determination and action on
an application for consideration of a transfer to another military
service academy submitted by a cadet who was a victim of a sexual
assault or other offense covered by section 920, 920a, or 920c of this
title (article 120, 120a, or 120c of the Uniform Code of Military
Justice) so as to reduce the possibility of retaliation against the
cadet for reporting the sexual assault or other offense.
``(2) The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe regulations to
carry out this subsection, within guidelines provided by the Secretary
of Defense that direct the Superintendent of the Air Force Academy, in
coordination with the Superintendent of the military service academy to
which the cadet wishes to transfer--
``(A) to approve or deny an application under this
subsection not later than 72 hours after the submission of the
application; and
``(B) to approve such application unless there are
exceptional circumstances that require denial of the
application.
``(3) If the Superintendent of the Air Force Academy or the
Superintendent of the military service academy to which the cadet
wishes to transfer denies an application under this subsection, the
cadet may request review of the denial by the Secretary concerned, who
shall grant or deny review not later than 72 hours after submission of
the request for review.
``(4) The Secretary concerned shall ensure that all records of any
request, determination, or action under this subsection remain
confidential.
``(5) A cadet who transfers under this subsection may retain the
cadet's appointment to the Air Force Academy or may be appointed to the
military service academy to which the cadet transfers without regard to
the limitations and requirements set forth in sections 7442, 8454, and
9442 of this title.''.
SEC. 559. REDESIGNATION OF THE COMMANDANT OF THE UNITED STATES AIR
FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AS THE DIRECTOR AND
CHANCELLOR OF SUCH INSTITUTE.
(a) Redesignation.--Section 9414b(a) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Commandant''
and inserting ``Director and Chancellor'';
(2) by striking ``Commandant'' each place it appears and
inserting ``Director and Chancellor''; and
(3) in the heading of paragraph (3), by striking
``Commandant'' and inserting ``Director and Chancellor''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 9414 of such title is amended by
striking ``Commandant'' both places it appears and inserting ``Director
and Chancellor''.
(c) References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, map,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Commandant
of the United States Air Force Institute of Technology shall be deemed
to be a reference to the Director and Chancellor of the United States
Air Force Institute of Technology.
SEC. 560. ELIGIBILITY OF ADDITIONAL ENLISTED MEMBERS FOR ASSOCIATE
DEGREE PROGRAMS OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR
FORCE.
Section 9415(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) Enlisted members of the armed forces other than the
Air Force who are participating in Community College of the Air
Force affiliated joint-service training and education
courses.''.
SEC. 560A. SAFE-TO-REPORT POLICY APPLICABLE TO MILITARY SERVICE
ACADEMIES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Secretaries of the military departments, shall prescribe in regulations
a safe-to-report policy described in subsection (b) that applies with
respect to cadets and midshipmen at the military service academies.
(b) Safe-to-Report Policy.--The safe-to-report policy described in
this subsection is a policy under which a cadet or midshipman at a
military service academy who is the alleged victim of sexual assault,
but who may have committed minor collateral misconduct at or about the
time of such sexual assault, or whose minor collateral misconduct is
discovered only as a result of the investigation into such sexual
assault, may report such sexual assault to proper authorities without
fear or receipt of discipline in connection with such minor collateral
misconduct.
(c) Minor Collateral Misconduct.--For purposes of the safe-to-
report policy, minor collateral misconduct shall include any of the
following:
(1) Improper use or possession of alcohol.
(2) Consensual intimate behavior or fraternization with
another cadet or midshipman.
(3) Presence in an off-limits area.
(4) Such other misconduct as the Secretary of Defense shall
specify in the regulations under subsection (a).
(d) Military Service Academy Defined.--In this section, the term
``military service academy'' means the following:
(1) The United States Military Academy.
(2) The United States Naval Academy.
(3) The United States Air Force Academy.
(4) The United States Coast Guard Academy.
SEC. 560B. RECOUPMENT OF FUNDS FROM CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN SEPARATED FOR
CRIMINAL MISCONDUCT.
Not later than September 30, 2020, each Secretary of a military
department shall prescribe regulations by which the Superintendent of a
military service academy under the jurisdiction of the Secretary shall,
pursuant to section 303a(e) of title 37, United States Code, recoup the
cost of advanced education received by a cadet or midshipman who is
separated from that military service academy--
(1) at any time before the cadet or midshipman graduates
from the military service academy; and
(2) for criminal misconduct by the cadet or midshipman.
SEC. 560C. COMMISSION OF GRADUATES OF THE MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES AS
OFFICERS.
(a) Military Academy.--Section 7453(b) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall''.
(b) Naval Academy.--Section 8467 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) by striking the heading and inserting ``Midshipmen:
degree and commission on graduation'';
(2) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Under''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a midshipman who
completes the prescribed course of instruction shall, upon graduation,
be appointed an ensign in the Regular Navy or a second lieutenant in
the Marine Corps under section 531 of this title.''.
(c) Air Force Academy.--Section 9453(b) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall''.
SEC. 560D. SUPPORT OF MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY FOUNDATIONS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 155 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2616. Support of military service academy foundations
``(a) Authority.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary
concerned may provide the following support to a covered foundation:
``(1) Participation in fundraising or a membership drive
for the covered foundation by any--
``(A) general or flag officer;
``(B) Senior Executive Service employee assigned to
the service academy supported by that covered
foundation; or
``(C) official designated by the Secretary
concerned.
``(2) Endorsement by an individual described in paragraph
(1) of--
``(A) the covered foundation;
``(B) an event of the covered foundation; or
``(C) an activity of the covered foundation.
``(b) Limitations.--Support under subsection (a) may be provided
only if such support--
``(1) is without any liability of the United States to the
covered foundation;
``(2) does not affect the ability of any official or
employee of the Department of Defense or the Department of
Homeland Security, or any member of the armed forces, to carry
out any responsibility or duty in a fair and objective manner;
``(3) does not compromise the integrity or appearance of
integrity of any program of the Department of Defense or the
Department of Homeland Security, or any individual involved in
such a program; and
``(4) does not include the participation of any cadet or
midshipman.
``(c) Briefing.--In any fiscal year during which support is
provided under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall provide a
briefing not later than the last day of that fiscal year to the
congressional defense committees regarding the following:
``(1) The number of events, activities, or fundraising or
membership drives of a covered foundation in which an
individual described in subsection (a)(1) participated during
such fiscal year.
``(2) The amount of funds raised for each covered
foundation during each such event, activity, or drive.
``(3) Each designated purpose of funds described in
paragraph (2).
``(d) Covered Foundation Defined.--In this section, the term
`covered foundation' means a charitable, educational, or civic
nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, that the Secretary concerned determines operates
exclusively to support, with respect to a military service academy, any
of the following:
``(1) Recruiting.
``(2) Parent or alumni development.
``(3) Academic, leadership, or character development.
``(4) Institutional development.
``(5) Athletics.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
``2616. Support of military service academy foundations.''.
SEC. 560E. REQUIREMENT TO CONTINUE PROVISION OF TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
The Secretary of each military department shall carry out tuition
assistance programs for members of an Armed Force under the
jurisdiction of that Secretary during fiscal year 2020 using an amount
not less than the sum of any amounts appropriated for tuition
assistance for members of that Armed Force for fiscal year 2020.
SEC. 560F. REVIEW OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION PARTICIPATING IN
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) List of Participating Institutions.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall make
available, on a publicly accessible website of the Department
of Defense, a list that identifies--
(A) each institution of higher education that
receives funds under the Department of Defense Tuition
Assistance Program; and
(B) the amount of such funds received by the
institution.
(2) Annual updates.--The Secretary of Defense shall update
the list described in paragraph (1) not less frequently than
once annually.
(b) Audit of Certain Institutions.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall audit the
eligibility a proprietary institution of higher education to
participate in the Department of Defense Tuition Assistance
Program if the institution does not meet the financial
responsibility standards under section 498 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099c).
(2) Publication required.--The results of each audit
conducted under paragraph (1) shall be made available on a
publicly accessible website of the Department of Defense not
later than 30 days after the date on which the audit is
complete.
SEC. 560G. INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ON FREE CREDIT MONITORING IN ANNUAL
FINANCIAL LITERACY BRIEFING.
The Secretary of each military department shall ensure that the
annual financial literacy education briefing provided to servicemembers
includes information on the availability of free credit monitoring
services pursuant to section 605A(k) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act
(15 U.S.C. 1681c-1(k)).
SEC. 560H. SPEECH DISORDERS OF CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN.
(a) Testing.--The Superintendent of a military service academy
shall provide testing for speech disorders to incoming cadets or
midshipmen under the jurisdiction of that Superintendent.
(b) No Effect on Admission.--The testing under subsection (a) may
not have any affect on admission to a military service academy.
(c) Results.--The Superintendent shall provide each cadet or
midshipman under the jurisdiction of that Superintendent the result of
the testing under subsection (a) and a list of warfare unrestricted
line officer positions and occupation specialists that require
successful performance on the speech test.
(d) Therapy.--The Superintendent shall furnish speech therapy to a
cadet or midshipman under the jurisdiction of that Superintendent at
the election of the cadet or midshipman.
(e) Retaking.--A cadet or midshipman whose testing indicate a
speech disorder or impediment may elect to retake the testing once each
academic year while enrolled at the military service academy.
Subtitle G--Member Training and Transition
SEC. 561. PROHIBITION ON GENDER-SEGREGATED TRAINING AT MARINE CORPS
RECRUIT DEPOTS.
(a) Parris Island.--
(1) Prohibition.--Subject to paragraph (2), training at the
Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina, may
not be segregated based on gender.
(2) Deadline.--The Commandant of the Marine Corps shall
carry out this subsection not later than five years after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) San Diego.--
(1) Prohibition.--Subject to paragraph (2), training at the
Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California, may not be
segregated based on gender.
(2) Deadline.--The Commandant of the Marine Corps shall
carry out this subsection not later than eight years after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 562. MEDICAL PERSONNEL AT MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOTS.
Not later than September 30, 2020, the Secretary of the Navy, in
coordination with the Navy Medical Department, shall--
(1) assign personnel to the Marine Recruit Training
Regiment at each Marine Corps Recruit Depot who--
(A) possess sufficient medical training and
equipment to evaluate sick recruits; and
(B) is capable of determining whether a recruit
requires emergent care; and
(2) ensure such personnel is available after business hours
in order to advise personnel regarding the course of action for
managing a sick recruit.
SEC. 563. ASSESSMENT OF DEATHS OF RECRUITS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF
THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.
(a) Assessment.--The Inspector General of the Department of Defense
shall conduct an assessment of the deaths of recruits at facilities
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy, and the
effectiveness of the current medical protocols on the training bases.
(b) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2020, the Inspector
General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representative a report containing the results of the
assessment conducted under subsection (a). The report shall include the
following:
(1) The number of recruits who died during basic training
in the five years preceding the date of the report.
(2) The causes of deaths described in paragraph (1).
(3) The types of medical treatment that was provided to
recruits described in paragraph (1).
(4) Whether any of the deaths identified under paragraph
(1) were found to be a result of medical negligence.
(5) A description of medical capabilities and personnel
available to the recruits at each facility.
(6) A description of medical resources accessible to the
recruits at the company level at each facility.
(7) A description of 24-hour medical resources available to
recruits at each facility.
(8) An evaluation of the guidelines and resources in place
to monitor sick recruits.
(9) An evaluation of how supervisors evaluate and determine
whether a sick recruit should continue training or further seek
medical assistance.
(10) An evaluation of how the Secretary of the Navy can
increase visibility of the comprehensive medical status of a
sick recruit to instructors and supervisors in order to provide
better situational awareness of the such medical status.
(11) An evaluation of how to improve and medical care for
recruits.
SEC. 564. INCLUSION OF SPECIFIC EMAIL ADDRESS BLOCK ON CERTIFICATE OF
RELEASE OR DISCHARGE FROM ACTIVE DUTY (DD FORM 214).
(a) Modification Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall modify
the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214)
to include a specific block explicitly identified as the location in
which a member of the Armed Forces may provide one or more email
addresses by which the member may be contacted after discharge or
release from active duty in the Armed Forces.
(b) Deadline for Modification.--The Secretary of Defense shall
release a revised Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty
(DD Form 214), modified as required by subsection (a), not later than
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 565. MACHINE READABILITY AND ELECTRONIC TRANSFERABILITY OF
CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE OR DISCHARGE FROM ACTIVE DUTY (DD
FORM 214).
(a) Modification Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall modify
the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214)
to be machine readable and electronically transferable.
(b) Deadline for Modification.--The Secretary of Defense shall
release a revised Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty
(DD Form 214), modified pursuant to subsection (a), not later than four
years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report
to Congress regarding the following:
(1) What systems of the Department of Defense require an
individual to manually enter information from DD Form 214.
(2) What activities of the Department of Defense require a
veteran or former member of the Armed Forces to provide a
physical copy of DD Form 214.
(3) The order of priority for modernizing items identified
under paragraphs (1) and (2) as determined by the Secretary.
(4) The estimated cost, as determined by the Secretary, to
automate items identified under paragraphs (1) and (2).
SEC. 566. RECORDS OF SERVICE FOR RESERVES.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than September 30, 2020, the
Secretary of Defense shall establish and implement a standard record of
service for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces,
similar to DD Form 214, that summarizes the record of service of each
such member, including dates of active duty service.
(b) Coordination.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary of
Defense shall coordinate with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
ensure that the record established under this section is acceptable as
proof of service for former members of the reserve components of the
Armed Forces who are eligible for benefits under laws administered by
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to receive such benefits.
SEC. 567. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING BENEFITS CLAIMS
TO MEMBERS DURING TAP COUNSELING.
Section 1142(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(19) Information regarding how to file claims for
benefits available to the member under laws administered by the
Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs.''.
SEC. 568. EXPANSION AND RENAMING OF THE TROOPS-TO-TEACHERS PROGRAM.
(a) Troops-to-Support-Education Program.--Section 1154 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking: ``employment as
teachers: Troops-to-Teachers Program'' and inserting
``employment in schools: Troops-to-Support-Education Program'';
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (6), by striking ``Troops-to-
Teachers'' and inserting ``Troops-to-Support-
Education'';
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as
paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively;
(C) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following
new paragraphs:
``(7) Qualifying position.--
``(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the
term `qualifying position' means any full-time position
in an eligible school, including a position as:
``(i) a teacher, including an elementary
school teacher, a secondary school teacher, or
a career or technical education teacher;
``(ii) a school resource officer;
``(iii) a school leader;
``(iv) specialized instructional support
personnel;
``(v) a paraprofessional; or
``(vi) other staff.
``(B) Such term does not include a position that
is--
``(i) performed primarily at a location
outside the grounds of an eligible school; or
``(ii) held by an individual who is
employed by a contractor.
``(8) School resource officer.--The term `school resource
officer' has the meaning given that term in section 1709(4) of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34
U.S.C. 10389(4)).''; and
(D) by amending paragraph (10), as so redesignated,
to read as follows:
``(10) Additional terms.--The terms `elementary school',
`local educational agency', `other staff', `paraprofessional',
`school leader', `secondary school', `specialized instructional
support personnel', and `State' have the meanings given those
terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).'';
(3) in subsection (b)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``Troops-to-Teachers'' and inserting ``Troops-
to-Support-Education''; and
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``become a
teacher'' and inserting ``obtain a qualifying
position'';
(C) in paragraph (2)(A)--
(i) in clause (i), by striking ``or'' at
the end;
(ii) in cluase (ii), by striking ``and'' at
the end and inserting ``or''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following
new clause:
``(iii) experiencing a shortage of
personnel to fill qualifying positions;
and'';
(4) in subsection (d)(3)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
subparagraph (E); and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the
following new subparagraph:
``(D) If a member of the armed forces is applying for the
Program to receive assistance for placement in a qualifying
position other than a position as a teacher described in
subparagraph (B) or subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall
require the member to obtain the professional credentials that
are required by the State for the position involved.'';
(5) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)--
(i) in clause (i), by striking ``become a
teacher'' and inserting ``obtain a qualifying
position''; and
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``as an
elementary school teacher'' and all that
follows through the period at the end and
inserting ``in a qualifying position for not
less than three school years in an eligible
school to begin the school year after the
member obtains the professional credentials
required for the position involved'';
(B) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking ``as a teacher
in an eligible elementary school or secondary school or
as a career or technical teacher'' and inserting ``in a
qualifying position''; and
(C) in paragraph (3)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``educational level, certification, or
licensing'' and inserting ``educational level,
certification, licensing, or other professional
credentials'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking
``as an elementary school teacher, secondary
school teacher, or career or technical
teacher'' and inserting ``in a qualifying
position''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (C)--
(I) in clause (i), by striking
``5,000'' and inserting ``7500''; and
(II) in clause (ii), by striking
``3,000'' and inserting ``4500'';
(6) in subsection (f)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) by striking ``become a teacher'' and
inserting ``obtain a qualifying position''; and
(ii) by striking ``as an elementary school
teacher, secondary school teacher, or career or
technical teacher'' and insert ``in a
qualifying position''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``, employment
as an elementary school teacher, secondary school
teacher, or career or technical teacher'' and inserting
``employment in a qualifying position'';
(7) in subsection (h)(2)(A) by striking ``as elementary
school teachers, secondary school teachers, and career or
technical teachers'' and inserting ``in qualifying positions'';
(8) in subsection (i), by striking ``$15,000,000'' and
inserting ``$20,000,000''; and
(9) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(j) Public-private Partnership.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary may enter into one or more
partnerships with nonprofit entities, including veterans
service organizations, to assist with the placement of
participants in eligible schools in accordance with this
section.
``(2) Nonprofit entity defined.--In this subsection, the
term `nonprofit entity' means an entity qualifying as an exempt
organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment and References.--
(1) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 58 of such title is amended by striking
the item relating to section 1154 and inserting the following
new item:
``1154. Assistance to eligible members and former members to obtain
employment in schools: Troops-to-Support-
Education Program.''.
(2) References.--Any reference in Federal law (other than
this Act), regulations, guidance, instructions, or other
documents of the Federal Government to the Troops-to-Teachers
Program shall be deemed to be a reference to the Troops-to-
Support-Education Program.
SEC. 569. TRANSITION OUTREACH PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Secretaries of Veterans Affairs, Labor, Education, and Homeland
Security, and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration,
shall establish a pilot program through the Transition to Veterans
Program Office that fosters contact between veterans and the Department
of Defense.
(b) Contact.--The Secretary of Defense, and with respect to members
of the Coast Guard, the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast
Guard is operating when it is not operating as a service in the Navy,
shall direct the Military Transition Assistance Teams of the Department
of Defense to contact each veteran from the Armed Forces at least twice
during each of the first three months after the veteran separates from
the Armed Forces to--
(1) inquire about the transition of the separated member to
civilian life, including--
(A) employment;
(B) veterans benefits;
(C) education;
(D) family life; and
(2) hear concerns of the veteran regarding transition.
(c) Termination.--The Secretary shall complete operation of the
pilot program under this section not later than September 30, 2020.
(d) Report.--Not later than 90 days after termination of the pilot
program under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a
report to Congress regarding such pilot program, including the
following, disaggregated by armed force:
(1) The number of veterans contacted, including how many
times such veterans were contacted.
(2) Information regarding the age, sex, and geographic
region of contacted veterans.
(3) Concerns most frequently raised by the veterans.
(4) What benefits the contacted veterans have received, and
an estimate of the cost to the Federal Government for such
benefits.
(5) How many contacted veterans are employed or have sought
employment, including what fields of employment.
(6) How many contacted veterans are enrolled or have sought
to enroll in a course of education, including what fields of
study.
(7) Recommendations for legislation to improve the long-
term effectiveness of TAP and the well-being of veterans.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``armed force'' has the meaning given that
term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.
(2) The term ``TAP'' means the Transition Assistance
Program under sections 1142 and 1144 of title 10, United States
Code.
(3) The term ``veteran'' has the meaning given that term in
section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
SEC. 570. TRAINING PROGRAM REGARDING DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGNS.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than September 30, 2020, the
Secretary of Defense shall establish a program for training members of
the Armed Forces and employees of the Department of Defense regarding
the threat of disinformation campaigns specifically targeted at such
individuals and the families of such individuals.
(b) Report Required.--Not later than October 30, 2020, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense
committees regarding the program under subsection (a).
SEC. 570A. ASSESSMENT AND STUDY OF TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) One-Year Independent Assessment of the Effectiveness of TAP.--
(1) Independent assessment.--Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the covered officials,
shall enter into an agreement with an appropriate entity with
experience in adult education to carry out a 1-year independent
assessment of TAP, including--
(A) the effectiveness of TAP for members of each
military department during the entire military life
cycle;
(B) the appropriateness of the TAP career readiness
standards;
(C) a review of information that is provided to the
Department of Veterans Affairs under TAP, including
mental health data;
(D) whether TAP effectively addresses the
challenges veterans face entering the civilian
workforce and in translating experience and skills from
military service to the job market;
(E) whether TAP effectively addresses the
challenges faced by the families of veterans making the
transition to civilian life;
(F) appropriate metrics regarding TAP outcomes for
members of the Armed Forces one year after separation,
retirement, or discharge from the Armed Forces;
(G) what the Secretary, in consultation with the
covered officials and veterans service organizations
determine to be successful outcomes for TAP;
(H) whether members of the Armed Forces achieve
successful outcomes for TAP, as determined under
subparagraph (G);
(I) how the Secretary and the covered officials
provide feedback to each other regarding such outcomes;
(J) recommendations for the Secretaries of the
military departments regarding how to improve outcomes
for members of the Armed Forces after separation,
retirement, and discharge; and
(K) other topics the Secretary and the covered
officials determine would aid members of the Armed
Forces as they transition to civilian life.
(2) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the completion of
the independent assessment under paragraph (1), the Secretary
and the covered officials, shall submit to the Committees on
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives
and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
Representatives--
(A) the findings and recommendations (including
recommended legislation) of the independent assessment
prepared by the entity described in paragraph (1); and
(B) responses of the Secretary and the covered
officials to the findings and recommendations described
in subparagraph (G).
(3) Definitions.--In this section:
(A) The term ``covered officials'' is comprised
of--
(i) the Secretary of Defense;
(ii) the Secretary of Labor;
(iii) the Administrator of the Small
Business Administration; and
(iv) the Secretaries of the military
departments.
(B) The term ``military department'' has the
meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10,
United States Code.
(b) Longitudinal Study on Changes to TAP.--
(1) Study.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in
consultation with the Secretaries of Defense and Labor and the
Administrator of the Small Business Administration, shall
conduct a five-year longitudinal study regarding TAP on three
separate cohorts of members of the Armed Forces who have
separated from the Armed Forces, including--
(A) a cohort that has attended TAP counseling as
implemented on the date of the enactment of this Act;
(B) a cohort that attends TAP counseling after the
Secretaries of Defense and Labor implement changes
recommended in the report under subsection a(2); and
(C) a cohort that has not attended TAP counseling.
(2) Progress reports.--Not later than 90 days after the day
that is one year after the date of the initiation of the study
under paragraph (1) and annually thereafter for the three
subsequent years, the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs, Defense,
and Labor, and the Administrator of the Small Business
Administration, shall submit to the Committees on Veterans'
Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives and the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
Representatives a progress report of activities under the study
during the immediately preceding year.
(3) Final report.--Not later than 180 days after the
completion of the study under paragraph (1), the Secretaries of
Veterans Affairs, Defense, and Labor, and the Administrator of
the Small Business Administration, shall submit to the
Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of
Representatives and the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and House of Representatives a report of final findings
and recommendations based on the study.
(4) Elements.--The final report under paragraph (3) shall
include information regarding the following:
(A) The percentage of each cohort that received
unemployment benefits during the study.
(B) The numbers of months members of each cohort
were employed during the study.
(C) Annual starting and ending salaries of members
of each cohort who were employed during the study.
(D) How many members of each cohort enrolled in an
institution of higher learning, as that term is defined
in section 3452(f) of title 38, United States Code.
(E) The academic credit hours, degrees, and
certificates obtained by members of each cohort during
the study.
(F) The annual income of members of each cohort.
(G) The total household income of members of each
cohort.
(H) How many members of each cohort own their
principal residences.
(I) How many dependents that members of each cohort
have.
(J) The percentage of each cohort that achieves a
successful outcome for TAP, as determined under
subsection (1)(G).
(K) Other criteria the Secretaries and the
Administrator of the Small Business Administration
determine appropriate.
SEC. 570B. INFORMATION REGARDING COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICERS.
(a) Provision of Information.--The Secretary of Defense shall
ensure that a member of the Armed Forces who is separating or retiring
from the Armed Forces may elect to have the Department of Defense form
DD-214 of the member transmitted to the appropriate county veterans
service officer based on the mailing address provided by the member.
(b) Database.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall maintain a database of all county
veterans service officers.
(c) County Veterans Service Officer Defined.--In this section, the
term ``county veterans service officer'' means an employee of a county
government, local government, or Tribal government who is covered by
section 14.629(a)(2) of title 38, Code of Federal Regulations.
SEC. 570C. PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE INFORMATION SHARING BETWEEN
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND DESIGNATED RELATIVES AND
FRIENDS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES REGARDING THE
EXPERIENCES AND CHALLENGES OF MILITARY SERVICE.
(a) Pilot Program Described.--
(1) Purpose.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to
enter into an agreement with the American Red Cross to carry
out a pilot program under which the American Red Cross--
(A) encourages a member of the Armed Forces, upon
the enlistment or appointment of such member, to
designate up to 10 persons to whom information
regarding the military service of such member shall be
disseminated using contact information obtained under
paragraph (5); and
(B) provides such persons, within 30 days after the
date on which such persons were designated under
subparagraph (A), the option to elect to receive such
information regarding military service; and
(2) Types of information.--The types of information to be
disseminated under the pilot program to persons who elect to
receive information shall include information regarding--
(A) aspects of daily life and routine experienced
by members of the Armed Forces;
(B) the challenges and stresses of military
service, particularly during and after deployment as
part of a contingency operation;
(C) the services available to members of the Armed
Forces and the dependents of such members to cope with
the experiences and challenges of military service;
(D) benefits administered by the Department of
Defense for members of the Armed Forces and the
dependents of such members;
(E) a toll-free telephone number through which such
persons who elect to receive information under the
pilot program may request information regarding the
program; and
(F) such other information as the Secretary of
Defense determines to be appropriate.
(3) Privacy of information.--In carrying out the pilot
program under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense may not
disseminate information under paragraph (2) in violation of
laws and regulations pertaining to the privacy of members of
the Armed Forces, including requirements pursuant to--
(A) section 552a of title 5, United States Code;
and
(B) the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191).
(4) Notice and modifications.--In carrying out the pilot
program under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall,
with respect to a member of the Armed Forces--
(A) ensure that such member is notified of the
ability to modify designations made by the member under
paragraph (1)(A); and
(B) upon the request of a member, authorize the
member to modify such designations at any time.
(5) Contact information.--In making a designation under the
pilot program, a member of the Armed Forces shall provide
necessary contact information, specifically including an email
address, to facilitate the dissemination of information
regarding the military service of the member.
(6) Opt-out of program.--In carrying out the pilot program
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall, with
respect to a person who has elected to receive information
under such pilot program, cease disseminating such information
to that person upon request of such person.
(b) Survey and Report on Pilot Program.--
(1) Survey.--Not later than two years after the date on
which the pilot program commences, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the American Red Cross, shall administer a
survey to persons who elected to receive information under the
pilot program, for the purpose of receiving feedback regarding
the quality of information disseminated under this section,
including whether such information appropriately reflects the
military career progression of members of the Armed Forces.
(2) Report.--Not later than three years after the date on
which the pilot program commences, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a final
report on the pilot program which includes--
(A) the results of the survey administered under
paragraph (1);
(B) a determination as to whether the pilot program
should be made permanent; and
(C) recommendations as to modifications necessary
to improve the program if made permanent.
(3) Congressional defense committees defined.--The term
``congressional defense committees'' has the meaning given that
term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.
(c) Termination of Pilot Program.--The pilot program shall
terminate upon submission of the report required by subsection (b)(2).
SEC. 570D. REPORT REGARDING EFFECTIVENESS OF TRANSITION ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM FOR FEMALE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
Section 552(b)(4) of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(E) The evaluation of the Secretary regarding the
effectiveness of the Transition Assistance Program for
female members of the Armed Forces.''.
SEC. 570E. NOTICE TO SEPARATING SERVICEMEMBERS OF RIGHTS UNDER THE
SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT.
Section 105 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3915)
is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a) Initial Notice.--'' before ``The
Secretary concerned''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(b) Notice After Period of Military Service.--The Secretary
concerned shall ensure that a notice described in subsection (a) is
provided in writing to each person not sooner than 150 days after and
not later than 180 days after the date of the termination of a period
of military service of that person.''.
SEC. 570F. PILOT PROGRAM REGARDING ONLINE APPLICATION FOR THE
TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, and the Secretary of Labor should jointly carry out a
pilot program that creates a one-stop source for online applications
for the purposes of assisting members of the Armed Forces and Veterans
participating in the Transition Assistance Program (in this section
referred to as ``TAP'').
(b) Data Sources.--The online application shall, in part, aggregate
existing data from government resources and private sector under one
uniform resource locator for the purpose of assisting members of the
Armed Forces and veterans participating in TAP.
(c) Elements for Veterans and Members of the Armed Forces.--
(1) The online application shall be available as a mobile
online application available on multiple devices (including
smartphones and tablets), with responsive design, updated no
less than once per year, and downloadable from the two online
application stores most commonly used in the United States.
(2) The version of the online application accessible
through a desktop or laptop computer shall be compatible with
the most current versions of popular web browsers identified by
the Secretaries.
(3) The online application shall by accessible to
individuals with disabilities in accordance with section 508 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d).
(4) The online application shall generate, for each
individual who uses the online application, a personalized
transition data dashboard that includes the following
information with regards to the location in which the
individual resides or intends to reside after separation from
the Armed Forces:
(A) A current list of employment opportunities
collected from employers.
(B) A current list of educational institutions.
(C) A current list of facilities of the Department
of Veterans Affairs.
(D) A current list of local veterans service
organizations.
(5) The dashboard under paragraph (4) shall include a list
of benefits for which an individual as a veteran or separated
member of the Armed Forces is eligible under the laws
administered by the Secretaries, including educational
assistance benefits.
(6) The dashboard under paragraph (4) shall keep track of
the time remaining before the expiration of the following:
(A) Any civilian career certification waiver based
on the military occupational specialty of the
individual.
(B) Any active security clearance of the
individual.
(7) The online application shall, to the extent
practicable, match all current military occupational
specialties, cross-referenced by grade, to current industries
and jobs.
(8) The online application shall permit an individual to
search jobs described in paragraph (4)(A) that match jobs
described in paragraph (7).
(9) The online application shall alert individuals of new
job opportunities relevant to the individual, based on military
occupational specialty, interest, and search criteria used by
the individual under paragraph (8).
(10) The online application shall permit an individual to
maintain a history of job searches and submitted job
applications.
(11) The online application shall include a resume
generator that is compliant with industry-standard applicant
tracking systems.
(12) The online application shall provide for career
training through the use of learning management software,
including training courses with a minimum of 100 soft skills
and business courses.
(13) The online application shall include a career
mentorship system, allowing individuals to communicate through
text, chat, video calling, and email, with mentors who can use
the online application to track the jobs mentees have applied
for, the training mentees have undertaken, and any other
appropriate mentorship matters.
(c) Elements for Employers.--
(1) The online application shall include a mechanism (to be
known as a ``military skills translator'') with which employers
may identify military occupational specialties that align with
jobs offered by the employers.
(2) The online application shall include a mechanism with
which employers may search for individuals seeking employment,
based criteria including military occupational specialty,
grade, education, civilian career category, and location.
(3) The online application shall provide online training
for employers regarding what military occupational specialties
relate to what jobs.
(d) Additional Requirements.--
(1) Cybersecurity.--To ensure the information of
individuals and employers is protected from breaches, the
Secretaries shall implement cybersecurity measures for the
online application. These measures shall include the following:
(A) A security certificate produced by the online
application that is updated each year of the pilot
program.
(B) The online application shall be hosted by a
provider the Secretaries determine to be secure and
reputable.
(C) Ensuring that the online application has a live
development team of dedicated engineers to address
immediate concerns. No more than half of such team may
be based outside the United States.
(D) Regular scans of the online application, host,
and server for vulnerabilities.
(E) The system must not have had a security breach
within the last 3 years.
(2) System stability.--To ensure system stability and
continuity, all elements of the online application must pass
testing no less than 1 year before the online application is
made available for use by individuals and employers.
(3) Prior providers barred.--No entity that applies to
become the provider of the online application may have served
as a contractor providing database management for TAP during
the 5 years preceding such online application.
(e) Assessments.--
(1) Interim assessments.--Not later than the dates that are
one and two years after the date of the commencement of the
pilot program, the Secretaries shall jointly assess the pilot
program.
(2) Final assessment.--Not later than the date that is
three years after the date of the commencement of the pilot
program, the Secretaries shall jointly carry out a final
assessment of the pilot program.
(3) Purpose.--The general objective of each assessment
under this subsection shall be to determine if the online
application under the pilot program assists participants in TAP
accomplish the goals of TAP, accounting for the individual
profiles of participants, including military experience and
geographic location.
(4) Elements.--Each assessment shall include the following:
(A) The aggregate number of profiles created on the
online application since the commencement of the pilot
program.
(B) Demographic information on individuals who use
the online application.
(C) The average amount time individuals, employers,
and community-based services providers, use the online
application each month, since the commencement of the
pilot program.
(D) A ranking of most frequently-used features of
the online application.
(E) A satisfaction survey of individuals who use
the online application during the periods of 30 days
and 180 days after separation from the Armed Forces.
(F) A report regarding the attendance of members of
the Armed Forces at online and in-person TAP classes.
(f) Report.--Not later than six months after completing the final
assessment under subsection (e)(2), the Secretaries shall submit a
report to Congress on its findings regarding the pilot program,
including recommendations for legislation.
SEC. 570G. INCLUSION OF QUESTION REGARDING IMMIGRATION STATUS ON
PRESEPARATION COUNSELING CHECKLIST (DD FORM 2648).
Not later than September 30, 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall
modify the preseparation counseling checklist for active component,
active guard reserve, active reserve, full time support, and reserve
program administrator service members (DD Form 2648) to include a
specific block wherein a member of the Armed Forces may indicate that
the member would like to receive information regarding the immigration
status of that member and expedited naturalization.
SEC. 570H. COUNSELING TO MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT CITIZENS OF THE UNITED
STATES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary concerned shall furnish to covered
individuals under the jurisdiction of that Secretary counseling
regarding how to apply for naturalization.
(b) Covered Individual Defined.--In this section, the term
``covered individual'' means a member of the Armed Forces who is not a
citizen of the United States.
Subtitle H--Military Family Readiness and Dependents' Education
SEC. 571. AUTHORIZING MEMBERS TO TAKE LEAVE FOR A BIRTH OR ADOPTION IN
MORE THAN ONE INCREMENT.
Section 701(i) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking paragraph (5).
SEC. 572. DEFERRED DEPLOYMENT FOR MEMBERS WHO GIVE BIRTH.
Section 701 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
``(l) A member of the armed forces who gives birth may not be
deployed during the period of 12 months beginning on the date of such
birth except--
``(1) at the election of such member; and
``(2) with the approval of a health care provider employed
at a military medical treatment facility.''.
SEC. 573. AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY CONCERNED TO TRANSPORT REMAINS OF
A COVERED DECEDENT TO NO MORE THAN TWO PLACES SELECTED BY
THE PERSON DESIGNATED TO DIRECT DISPOSITION OF THE
REMAINS.
(a) Authority.--Section 1482(a)(8) of title 10, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
``(8)(A) Transportation of the remains, and travel and
transportation allowances as specified in regulations
prescribed under section 464 of title 37 for an escort of one
person, to the place, subject to subparagraph (B), selected by
the person designated to direct disposition of the remains or,
if such a selection is not made, to a national or other
cemetery which is selected by the Secretary and in which burial
of the decedent is authorized.
``(B) The person designated to direct disposition of the
remains may select two places under subparagraph (A) if the
second place is a national cemetery. If that person selects two
places, the Secretary concerned may pay for transportation to
the second place only by means of reimbursement under to
subsection (b).
``(C) When transportation of the remains includes
transportation by aircraft under section 562 of the John Warner
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public
Law 109-364; 10 U.S.C. 1482 note), the Secretary concerned
shall provide, to the maximum extent practicable, for delivery
of the remains by air to the commercial, general aviation, or
military airport nearest to the place selected by the
designee.''.
(b) Military Escort and Honor Guard Only to First Location.--
Section 562(b) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 10 U.S.C. 1482 note) is
amended by adding at the end the following: ``If the person designated
to direct disposition of the remains selects two places under such
section, the term means only the first of those two places.''.
SEC. 574. CLARIFICATION REGARDING ELIGIBILITY TO TRANSFER ENTITLEMENT
UNDER POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Section 3319(j) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) The Secretary of Defense may not prescribe any regulation
that would provide for a limitation on eligibility to transfer unused
education benefits to family members based on a maximum number of years
of service in the Armed Forces.''.
SEC. 575. ABSENTEE BALLOT TRACKING PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment and Operation of Program.--Section 102(h) of the
Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C.
20302(h)) is amended to read as follows:
``(h) Absentee Ballot Tracking Program.--
``(1) Requiring establishment and operation of program.--
The chief State election official, in coordination with local
election jurisdictions, shall establish and operate an absentee
ballot tracking program described in paragraph (2) for the use
of absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters.
``(2) Program described.--
``(A) Information on transmission and receipt of
absentee ballots.--An absentee ballot tracking program
described in this paragraph is a program under which--
``(i) the State or local election official
responsible for the transmission of absentee
ballots in an election for Federal office
operates procedures to track and confirm the
transmission of such ballots and to make
information on the transmission of such a
ballot available by means of online access
using the internet site of the official's
office; and
``(ii) the State or local election official
responsible for the receipt of absentee ballots
in an election for Federal office operates
procedures to track and confirm the receipt of
such ballots and (subject to subparagraph (B))
to make information on the receipt of such a
ballot available by means of online access
using the internet site of the official's
office.
``(B) Specific information on receipt of voted
absentee ballots.--The information required to be made
available under clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) with
respect to the receipt of a voted absentee ballot in an
election for Federal office shall include information
regarding whether the vote cast on the ballot was
counted, and, in the case of a vote which was not
counted, the reasons therefor. The appropriate State or
local election official shall make the information
described in the previous sentence available during the
30-day period that begins on the date on which the
results of the election are certified, or during such
earlier 30-day period as the official may provide.
``(3) Use of toll-free telephone number by officials
without internet site.--A program established and operated by a
State or local election official whose office does not have an
internet site may meet the requirements of paragraph (2) if the
official has established and operates a toll-free telephone
number that may be used to obtain the information on the
transmission or receipt of the absentee ballot which is
required under such paragraph.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to elections held during 2020 or any succeeding
year.
SEC. 576. ANNUAL STATE REPORT CARD.
Section 1111(h)(1)(C)(ii) of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(h)(1)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking ``on
active duty (as defined in section 101(d)(5) of such title)''.
SEC. 577. TRANSPORTATION OF REMAINS OF CASUALTIES; TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR
NEXT OF KIN.
(a) Transportation for Remains of a Member Who Dies Not in a
Theater of Combat Operations.--Section 562 of the John Warner National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 10
U.S.C. 1482 note) is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``dying in a theater of
combat operations''; and
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ``in a combat theater of
operations'' and inserting ``outside of the United States''.
(b) Transportation for Family.--The Secretary of Defense shall
revise Department of Defense Instruction 1300.18 to extend travel
privileges via Invitational Travel Authorization to family members of
members of the Armed Forces who die outside of the United States and
whose remains are returned to the United States through the mortuary
facility at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.
SEC. 578. MEETINGS OF OFFICIALS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WITH
SURVIVORS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Chiefs of the Armed Forces.--The Secretary of Defense shall
direct the chiefs of the Armed Forces to meet periodically with
survivors of deceased members of the Armed Forces to receive feedback
from those survivors regarding issues affecting such survivors. The
Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall meet with survivors of
deceased members of the Air National Guard and the Army National Guard.
(b) Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.--The
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall meet
periodically with survivors of deceased members of the Armed Forces to
discuss policies of the Department of Defense regarding military
casualties and Gold Star families.
(c) Briefing.--Not later than April 1, 2020, the Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall brief the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives regarding policies established
and the results of the meetings under subsection (b).
SEC. 579. DIRECT EMPLOYMENT PILOT PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL
GUARD AND RESERVE, VETERANS, THEIR SPOUSES AND
DEPENDENTS, AND MEMBERS OF GOLD STAR FAMILIES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may carry out a pilot
program to enhance the efforts of the Department of Defense to provide
job placement assistance and related employment services directly to
the following:
(1) Members of the National Guard and Reserves in reserve
active status.
(2) Veterans of the Armed Forces.
(3) Spouses and other dependents of individuals referred to
in paragraphs (1) and (2).
(4) Members of Gold Star Families.
(5) Spouses and other dependents of members of the Armed
Forces on active duty.
(b) Administration.--The pilot program shall be offered to, and
administered by, the adjutants general appointed under section 314 of
title 32, United States Code, or other officials in the States
concerned designated by the Secretary for purposes of the pilot
program.
(c) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--As a condition on the provision of
funds under this section to a State to support the operation of the
pilot program in the State, the State must agree to contribute an
amount, derived from non-Federal sources, equal to at least 50 percent
of the funds provided by the Secretary to the State under this section.
(d) Direct Employment Program Model.--The pilot program should
follow a job placement program model that focuses on working one-on-one
with individuals specified in subsection (a) to cost-effectively
provide job placement services, including services such as identifying
unemployed and underemployed individuals, job matching services, resume
editing, interview preparation, and post-employment follow up.
Development of the pilot program should be informed by existing State
direct employment programs for members of the reserve components and
veterans.
(e) Training.--The pilot program should draw on the resources
provided to transitioning members of the Armed Forces with civilian
training opportunities through the SkillBridge trainsition training
program administered by the Department of Defense.
(f) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall develop outcome measurements
to evaluate the success of the pilot program.
(g) Reporting Requirements.--
(1) Report required.--Not later than March 1, 2021, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report describing the results of the pilot
program. The Secretary shall prepare the report in coordination
with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Chief of the
National Guard Bureau.
(2) Elements of report.--A report under paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) A description and assessment of the
effectiveness and achievements of the pilot program,
including the number of members of the reserve
components and veterans of the Armed Forces hired and
the cost-per-placement of participating members and
veterans.
(B) An assessment of the impact of the pilot
program and increased reserve component employment
levels on the readiness of members of the reserve
components and on the retention of members of the Armed
Forces.
(C) A comparison of the pilot program to other
programs conducted by the Department of Defense and
Department of Veterans Affairs to provide unemployment
and underemployment support to members of the reserve
components and veterans of the Armed Forces, including
the best practices developed through and used in such
programs.
(D) An assessment of the pilot program's minority
outreach efforts, participation outcomes, and
participation rates for individuals specified under
subsection (a).
(E) Any other matters considered appropriate by the
Secretary of Defense.
(h) Duration of Authority.--The authority to carry out the pilot
program expires on September 30, 2023, except that the Secretary may,
at the Secretary's discretion, extend the pilot program for not more
than two additional fiscal years.
SEC. 580. CONTINUED ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS WITH SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF
MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS.
(a) Assistance to Schools With Significant Numbers of Military
Dependent Students.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 2020 in Division D of this Act and available for operation
and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding
table in Section 4301 of this Act, $40,000,000 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).
(b) Impact Aid for Children With Severe Disabilities.--Of the
amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2020 in Division D
of this Act and available for operation and maintenance for Defense-
wide activities as specified in the funding table in Section 4301 of
this Act, $10,000,000 shall be available for payments under section 363
of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2001 (Public Law 106-398; 20 U.S.C. 7703a).
(c) Local Educational Agency Defined.--In this section, 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)).
SEC. 580A. PILOT PROGRAM TO FUND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT
MILITARY FAMILIES.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a two-
year pilot program to provide grants to eligible nonprofit
organizations.
(b) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 301 for Operations and Maintenance, Defense Wide, as specified
in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, line 460 for the
Office of the Secretary of Defense is hereby increased by $1,000,000.
(c) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 101 for Procurement of Wheeled and Tracked Combat Vehicles,
Army, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4101,
for Bradley Program (Mod) is hereby reduced by $1,000,000.
(d) Distribution of Funds.--The Secretary may operate the pilot
program under this section on not more than eight covered military
installations in a fiscal year, expending not more than $125,000 per
such covered military installation.
(e) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the Secretary disburses
the last of the funds appropriated for the pilot program, the Secretary
shall submit to Congress a report regarding--
(1) the efficacy of the pilot program; and
(2) any recommendation of the Secretary to expand, extend,
or make permanent the pilot program.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``eligible organization'' means an
organization that--
(A) is a nonprofit organization under section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
(B) on the date of the enactment of this Act, is
providing food, clothing, or other assistance to
families on a covered military installation; and
(C) proves, to the satisfaction of the Secretary,
that the organization has received funding commitments
that match each dollar requested from the Secretary by
the organization under the pilot program under this
section.
(2) The term ``covered military installation'' means a
military installation--
(A) on which not more than 5,000 members of the
Armed Forces serve on active duty; and
(B) located in a county for which the Secretary
determines the cost of living exceeds the national
average.
SEC. 580B. EXPANSION OF THE MY CAREER ADVANCEMENT ACCOUNT PROGRAM FOR
MILITARY SPOUSES TO NONPORTABLE CAREER FIELDS AND
OCCUPATIONS.
The Secretary of Defense shall modify the My Career Advancement
Account program of the Department of Defense to ensure that military
spouses participating in the program may receive financial assistance
for the pursuit of a license, certification, or Associate's degree in
any career field or occupation, including both portable and nonportable
career fields and occupations.
SEC. 580C. EXPANSION OF THE MY CAREER ADVANCEMENT ACCOUNT PROGRAM FOR
MILITARY SPOUSES.
(a) Coast Guard.--The spouse of a member of the Coast Guard may
participate in the My Career Advancement Account program of the
Department of Defense.
(b) All Enlisted Grades.--The spouse of an enlisted member of the
Armed Forces may participate in the My Career Advancement Account
program of the Department of Defense.
SEC. 580D. REPORT ON TRAINING AND SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO MILITARY
SPOUSES.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
that includes a description of the following:
(1) Financial literacy programs currently designed
specifically for military spouses.
(2) Programs designed to educate spouses and service
members about the risks of multi-level marketing.
(3) Efforts to evaluate the effectiveness of financial
literacy programs.
(4) The number of counseling sessions requested by military
spouses at Family Support Centers in the previous 5 years.
(b) Public Availability.--The report submitted under subsection (a)
shall be made available on a publicly accessible website of the
Department of Defense.
SEC. 580E. FULL MILITARY HONORS CEREMONY FOR CERTAIN VETERANS.
Section 1491(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(3) The Secretary concerned shall provide full military honors
(as determined by the Secretary concerned) for the funeral of a veteran
who--
``(A) is first interred or first inurned in Arlington
National Cemetery on or after the date of the enactment of this
paragraph;
``(B) was awarded the medal of honor or the prisoner-of-war
medal; and
``(C) is not entitled to full military honors by the grade
of that veteran.''.
SEC. 580F. INCREASE IN ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN LOCAL EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 301 for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, as specified
in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, for Department of
Defense Education Activity, line 410 is hereby increased by $10,000,000
(with the amount of such increase to be made available for support to
local educational agencies that serve military communities and
families).
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 101 for procurement, as specified in the corresponding funding
table in section 4101, for shipbuilding and conversion, Navy, ship to
shore connector, line 024 is hereby reduced by $10,000,000.
SEC. 580G. ASSISTANCE FOR DEPLOYMENT-RELATED SUPPORT OF MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES UNDERGOING DEPLOYMENT AND THEIR FAMILIES
BEYOND THE YELLOW RIBBON REINTEGRATION PROGRAM.
Section 582 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as subsections
(l) and (m), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following new
subsection (k):
``(k) Support Beyond Program.--The Secretary of Defense shall
provide funds to States, Territories, and government entities to carry
out programs, and other activities as the Secretary considers
appropriate, that provide deployment cycle information, services, and
referrals to members of the armed forces, and their families,
throughout the deployment cycle. Such programs may include the
provision of access to outreach services, including the following:
``(1) Employment counseling.
``(2) Behavioral health counseling.
``(3) Suicide prevention.
``(4) Housing advocacy.
``(5) Financial counseling.
``(6) Referrals for the receipt of other related
services.''.
Subtitle I--Decorations and Awards
SEC. 581. EXPANSION OF GOLD STAR LAPEL BUTTON ELIGIBILITY TO
STEPSIBLINGS; FREE REPLACEMENT.
(a) Eligibility of Stepsiblings.--Subsection (d)(3) of section 1126
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``and half
sisters'' and inserting ``half sisters, stepbrothers, and
stepsisters''.
(b) Free Replacement.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended by
striking ``and payment of an amount sufficient to cover the cost of
manufacture and distribution'' and inserting ``at no cost to that
person''.
SEC. 582. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ATOMIC VETERANS SERVICE MEDAL.
(a) Service Medal Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall design
and produce a military service medal, to be known as the ``Atomic
Veterans Service Medal'', to honor retired and former members of the
Armed Forces who are radiation-exposed veterans (as such term is
defined in section 1112(c)(3) of title 38, United States Code).
(b) Distribution of Medal.--
(1) Issuance to retired and former members.--At the request
of a radiation-exposed veteran, the Secretary of Defense shall
issue the Atomic Veterans Service Medal to the veteran.
(2) Issuance to next-of-kin.--In the case of a radiation-
exposed veteran who is deceased, the Secretary may provide for
issuance of the Atomic Veterans Service Medal to the next-of-
kin of the person.
(3) Application.--The Secretary shall prepare and
disseminate as appropriate an application by which radiation-
exposed veterans and their next-of-kin may apply to receive the
Atomic Veterans Service Medal.
SEC. 583. REVIEW OF WORLD WAR I VALOR MEDALS.
(a) Review Required.--Each Secretary concerned shall review the
service records of each World War I veteran described in subsection (b)
under the jurisdiction of such Secretary who is recommended for such
review by the Valor Medals Review Task Force referred to in subsection
(c), or another veterans service organization, in order to determine
whether such veteran should be awarded the Medal of Honor for valor
during World War I.
(b) Covered World War I Veterans.--The World War I veterans whose
service records are to be reviewed under subsection (a) are the
following:
(1) Any African American war veteran, Asian American war
veteran, Hispanic American war veteran, Jewish American war
veteran, or Native American war veteran who was awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross or the Navy Cross for an action
that occurred between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918.
(2) Any African American war veteran, Asian American war
veteran, Hispanic American war veteran, Jewish American war
veteran, or Native American war veteran who was awarded the
Croix de Guerre with Palm (that is, awarded at the Army level
or above) by the Government of France for an action that
occurred between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918.
(3) Any African American war veteran, Asian American war
veteran, Hispanic American war veteran, Jewish American war
veteran, or Native American war veteran who was recommended for
a Medal of Honor for an action that occurred from April 6,
1917, to November 11, 1918, if the Department of Defense
possesses or receives records relating to such recommendation.
(c) Consultations.--In carrying out the review under subsection
(a), each Secretary concerned may consult with the Valor Medals Review
Task Force, jointly established by the United States Foundation for the
Commemoration of the World Wars (in consultation with the United States
World War One Centennial Commission) and the George S. Robb Centre for
the Study of the Great War, and with such other veterans service
organizations as such Secretary determines appropriate, until the
conclusion of the review.
(d) Recommendation Based on Review.--If a Secretary concerned
determines, based upon the review under subsection (a), that the award
of the Medal of Honor to a covered World War I veteran is warranted,
such Secretary shall submit to the President a recommendation that the
President award the Medal of Honor to that veteran.
(e) Authority to Award Medal of Honor.--The Medal of Honor may be
awarded to a World War I veteran in accordance with a recommendation of
a Secretary concerned under subsection (d).
(f) Waiver of Time Limitations.--An award of the Medal of Honor may
be made under subsection (e) without regard to--
(1) section 7274 or 8298 of title 10, United States Code,
as applicable; and
(2) any regulation or other administrative restriction on--
(A) the time for awarding the Medal of Honor; or
(B) the awarding of the Medal of Honor for service
for which a Distinguished Service Cross or Navy Cross
has been awarded.
(g) Definitions.--
(1) In general.--In this section:
(A) African american war veteran.--The term
``African American war veteran'' means any person who
served in the United States Armed Forces between April
6, 1917, and November 11, 1918, and who identified
himself as of African descent on his military personnel
records.
(B) Asian american war veteran.--The term ``Asian
American war veteran'' means any person who served in
the United States Armed Forces between April 6, 1917,
and November 11, 1918, and who identified himself
racially, nationally, or ethnically as originating from
a country in Asia on his military personnel records.
(C) Hispanic american war veteran.--The term
``Hispanic American war veteran'' means any person who
served in the United States Armed Forces between April
6, 1917, and November 11, 1918, and who identified
himself racially, nationally, or ethnically as
originating from a country where Spanish is an official
language on his military personnel records.
(D) Jewish american war veteran.--The term ``Jewish
American war veteran'' mean any person who served in
the United States Armed Forces between April 6, 1917,
and November 11, 1918, and who identified himself as
Jewish on his military personnel records.
(E) Native american war veteran.--The term ``Native
American war veteran'' means any person who served in
the United States Armed Forces between April 6, 1917,
and November 11, 1918, and who identified himself as a
member of a federally recognized tribe within the
modern territory of the United States on his military
personnel records.
(F) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary
concerned'' means--
(i) the Secretary of the Army, in the case
of members of the Armed Forces who served in
the Army between April 6, 1917, and November
11, 1918; and
(ii) the Secretary of the Navy, in the case
of members of the Armed Forces who served in
the Navy or the Marine Corps between April 6,
1917, and November 11, 1918.
(2) Application of definitions of origin.--If the military
personnel records of a person do not reflect the person's
membership in one of the groups identified in subparagraphs (B)
through (F) of paragraph (1) but historical evidence exists
that demonstrates the person's Jewish faith held at the time of
service, or that the person identified himself as of African,
Asian, Hispanic, or Native American descent, the person may be
treated as being a member of the applicable group by the
Secretary concerned (in consultation with the organizations
referred to in subsection (c)) for purposes of this section.
SEC. 584. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR TO ALWYN CASHE
FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM.
(a) Waiver of Time Limitations.--Notwithstanding the time
limitations specified in section 7271 of title 10, United States Code,
or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain
medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President may
award the Medal of Honor under section 7271 of such title to Alwyn C.
Cashe for the acts of valor during Operation Iraqi Freedom described in
subsection (b).
(b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor referred to in
subsection (a) are the actions of Alwyn Cashe on October 17, 2005, in
Samarra, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, when, as a Sergeant
First Class in Company A, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd
Infantry Division, with no regard to his own safety or wellbeing, he
repeatedly entered a burning Bradley Fighting Vehicle after it struck
an improvised explosive device. While receiving small arms fire, he
made his first evacuation of his Soldiers. On his second evacuation of
Soldiers, his own fuel-soaked uniform caught on fire, yet he returned
to the burning Bradley Fighting Vehicle for a third evacuation. Cashe,
injured the worst of all involved, with second- and third- degree burns
over 72 percent of his body, still led recovery efforts and refused
medical evacuation until his men were evacuated to safety and
treatment. Cashe's actions saved the lives of six of his Soldiers.
Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe succumbed from his wounds on November
8, 2005 at Brooks Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio,
Texas. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his heroism.
SEC. 585. ELIGIBILITY OF VETERANS OF OPERATION END SWEEP FOR VIETNAM
SERVICE MEDAL.
The Secretary of the military department concerned may, upon the
application of an individual who is a veteran who participated in
Operation End Sweep, award that individual the Vietnam Service Medal.
Subtitle J--Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters
SEC. 591. REPEAL OF QUARTERLY REPORT ON END STRENGTHS.
Section 115(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking paragraph (3).
SEC. 592. REVISION OF WORKPLACE AND GENDER RELATIONS SURVEYS.
(a) Surveys of Members of the Armed Forces.--Section 481(c) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting
``unwanted sexual contact,'' after ``assault,'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as
paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively;
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2), the following new
paragraph (3):
``(3) The specific types of unwanted sexual contact that
have occurred, and the number of times each respondent has been
subjected to unwanted sexual contact during the preceding
year.'';
(4) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking ``and
assault'' and inserting ``assault, and unwanted sexual
contact'';
(5) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking ``or
assault'' and inserting ``assault, or unwanted sexual
contact''.
(b) Surveys of Civilian Employees of the Department of Defense.--
Section 481a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``and
discrimination'' and inserting ``discrimination, and unwanted
sexual contact'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as
paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively;
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following
new paragraph (3):
``(3) The specific types of unwanted sexual contact that
civilian employees of the Department were subjected to by other
personnel of the Department (including contractor personnel),
and the number of times each respondent has been subjected to
unwanted sexual contact during the preceding fiscal year.'';
(C) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by
striking ``and discrimination'' and inserting
``discrimination, and unwanted sexual contact''; and
(D) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by
striking ``or discrimination'' and inserting
``discrimination, or unwanted sexual contact''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b)
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall
apply with respect to surveys under sections 481 and 481a of title 10,
United States Code, that are initiated after such date.
SEC. 593. MODIFICATION OF ELEMENTS OF REPORTS ON THE IMPROVED
TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Section 552(b)(4) of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as
subparagraphs (B) through (E), respectively;
(2) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as redesignated
by paragraph (1), the following new subparagraph (A):
``(A) The total number of members eligible to
attend Transition Assistance Program counseling.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
``(F) The number of members who participated in
programs under section 1143(e) of title 10, United
States Code (commonly referred to as `Job Training,
Employment Skills, Apprenticeships and Internships
(JTEST-AI)' or `Skill Bridge').
``(G) Such other information as is required to
provide Congress with a comprehensive description of
the participation of the members in the Transition
Assistance Program and programs described in
subparagraph (F).''.
SEC. 594. QUESTIONS IN WORKPLACE SURVEYS REGARDING SUPREMACIST,
EXTREMIST, AND RACIST ACTIVITY.
The Secretary of Defense shall include, in the workplace and equal
opportunity, command climate, and workplace and gender relations
surveys administered by the Office of People Analytics of the
Department of Defense, questions regarding whether respondents have
ever--
(1) experienced or witnessed in the workplace--
(A) supremacist activity;
(B) extremist activity;
(C) racism; or
(D) anti-Semitism; and
(2) reported activity described in paragraph (1).
SEC. 595. COMMAND MATTERS IN CONNECTION WITH TRANSITION ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS.
(a) Inclusion of Support for Participation in Programs in Command
Climate Assessments.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, each command climate assessment for the
commander of a military installation shall include an assessment of the
extent to which the commander and other command personnel at the
installation encourage and support the participation in covered
transition assistance programs of members of the Armed Forces at the
installation who are eligible for participation in such programs.
(b) Training on Programs.--The training provided a commander of a
military installation in connection with the commencement of assignment
to the installation shall include a module on the covered transition
assistance programs available for members of the Armed Forces assigned
to the installation.
(c) Covered Transition Assistance Programs Defined.--In this
section, the term ``covered transition assistance programs'' means the
following:
(1) The Transition Assistance Program.
(2) The programs under section 1143(e) of title 10, United
States Code (commonly referred to as ``Job Training, Employment
Skills, Apprenticeships and Internships (JTEST-AI)'' or ``Skill
Bridge'').
(3) Any program of apprenticeship, on-the-job-training,
internship, education, or transition assistance offered
(whether by public or private entities) in the vicinity of the
military installation concerned in which members of the Armed
Forces at the installation are eligible to participate.
(4) Any other program of apprenticeship, on-the-job
training, internship, education, or transition assistance
specified by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of this
section.
SEC. 596. EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE DESIGNATION OF A ``GOLD STAR
FAMILIES REMEMBRANCE DAY''.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) March 2, 2020, marked the 91st anniversary of President
Calvin Coolidge signing an Act of Congress that approved and
funded the first Gold Star pilgrimage to enable Gold Star
families to travel to the gravesites of their loved ones who
died during World War I.
(2) The members of the Armed Forces of the United States
bear the burden of protecting the freedom of the people of the
United States.
(3) The sacrifices of the families of the fallen members of
the Armed Forces of the United States should never be
forgotten.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress to--
(1) support the designation of a ``Gold Star Families
Remembrance Day'';
(2) honor and recognize the sacrifices made by the families
of members of the Armed Forces of the United States who gave
their lives to defend freedom and protect America; and
(3) encourage the people of the United States to observe
``Gold Star Families Remembrance Day'' by--
(A) performing acts of service and good will in
their communities; and
(B) celebrating the lives of those who have made
the ultimate sacrifice so that others could continue to
enjoy life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
SEC. 597. REPORT ON CERTAIN WAIVERS RECEIVED BY TRANSGENDER
INDIVIDUALS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter during the two
subsequent calendar years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the
Senate a report identifying the number of individuals (disaggregated by
the status of the individuals as exempt individuals or nonexempt
individuals) to whom the following applied during the reporting period
for such report:
(1) Diagnosed with a covered medical condition--
(A) prior to accession into the Armed Forces; or
(B) as a member of the Armed Forces.
(2) Presumptively denied accession into the Armed Forces as
a result of a covered medical condition.
(3) Applied for a service waiver as a result of a covered
medical condition.
(4) Received a service waiver for a covered medical
condition.
(5) Denied a service waiver for a covered medical
condition.
(6) Separated from the Armed Forces as a result of a
covered medical condition.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Exempt and nonexempt individuals.--The terms ``exempt
individuals'' and ``nonexempt individuals'' have the meanings
given those terms in attachment 3 of the memorandum--
(A) issued by the Office of the Deputy Secretary of
Defense;
(B) dated March 12, 2019; and
(C) with the subject heading ``Directive-type
Memorandum (DTM)-19-004-Military Service by Transgender
Persons and Persons with Gender Dysphoria''.
(2) Covered medical condition.--The term ``covered medical
condition'' means--
(A) gender dysphoria;
(B) gender transition treatment; or
(C) any other condition related to gender dysphoria
or gender transition treatment.
(3) Reporting period.--The term ``reporting period'' means,
with respect to a report submitted under subsection (a), the
calendar year most recently completed before the date on which
such report is to be submitted.
(4) Service waiver.--The term ``service waiver'' includes a
waiver--
(A) for accession into the Armed Forces;
(B) to continue service in the Armed Forces; or
(C) to otherwise permit service in the Armed
Forces.
SEC. 598. STUDY ON BEST PRACTICES FOR PROVIDING FINANCIAL LITERACY
EDUCATION FOR VETERANS.
(a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, and with respect to members of the Coast Guard, in
coordination with the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast
Guard is operating when it is not operating as a service in the Navy,
shall conduct a study on the best practices to provide financial
literacy education for separating members of the Armed Forces and
veterans.
(b) Elements.--The study required by subsection (a) shall include--
(1) an examination, recommendations, and reporting on best
practices for providing financial literacy education to
veterans and separating members of the Armed Forces;
(2) detailed current financial literacy programs for
separating members of the Armed Forces, and an examination of
linkages between these programs and those for veterans provided
by the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
(3) steps to improve coordination between the Department of
Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs for the provision of
these services.
(c) Consultation.--In conducting the study required by subsection
(a), the Secretaries shall consult with the Financial Literacy and
Education Commission of the Department of the Treasury.
(d) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the study under
subsection (a).
(e) Definition.-- In this section:
(1) The term ``financial literacy'' means education of
personal finance including the insurance, credit, loan,
banking, career training and education benefits available to
veterans.
(2) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
Representatives, and the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the
Senate and House of Representatives.
SEC. 599. HONORARY PROMOTION OF COLONEL CHARLES E. MCGEE TO BRIGADIER
GENERAL IN THE AIR FORCE.
The President is authorized to issue an honorary commission
promoting, to brigadier general in the Air Force, Colonel Charles E.
McGee, United States Air Force (retired), a distinguished Tuskegee
Airman whose honorary promotion has the recommendation of the Secretary
of the Air Force under section 1563 of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 599A. RECOMMENDING THAT THE PRESIDENT GRANT LIEUTENANT COLONEL
RICHARD COLE, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (RET.), AN HONORARY
AND POSTHUMOUS PROMOTION TO THE GRADE OF COLONEL.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Richard E. Cole (in this section referred to as
``Cole'') graduated from Steele High School in Dayton, Ohio,
and completed two years at Ohio University before enlisting in
the Army Air Corps in November, 1940.
(2) Cole completed pilot training and was commissioned as a
Second Lieutenant in July, 1941.
(3) On April 18, 1942, the United States conducted air
raids on Tokyo led by Lieutenant Colonel James ``Jimmy''
Doolittle, which later became known as ``the Doolittle Raid''.
(4) Cole flew in the Doolittle Raid as Lieutenant Colonel
Doolittle's co-pilot in aircraft number 1.
(5) For their outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and
service to the United States, the Doolittle Raiders, including
Cole, were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2014.
(b) Recommendation of Honorary Promotion for Richard E. Cole.--
Pursuant to section 1563 of title 10, United States Code, Congress
recommends that the President grant Lieutenant Colonel Richard E. Cole,
United States Air Force (retired), an honorary and posthumous promotion
to the grade of colonel.
(c) Additional Benefits Not to Accrue.--The advancement of Richard
E. Cole on the retired list of the Air Force under subsection (b) shall
not affect the retired pay or other benefits from the United States to
which Richard E. Cole would have been entitled based upon his military
service, or affect any benefits to which any other person may become
entitled based on such military service.
SEC. 599B. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN VETERANS ON TEMPORARY DISABILITY OR
PERMANENT DISABLED RETIREMENT LISTS IN MILITARY ADAPTIVE
SPORTS PROGRAMS.
(a) Inclusion of Certain Veterans.--Subsection (a)(1) of section
2564a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``for
members of the armed forces who'' and all that follows through the
period at the end and inserting the following: ``for--
``(A) any member of the armed forces who is
eligible to participate in adaptive sports because of
an injury, illness, or wound incurred in the line of
duty in the armed forces; and
``(B) any veteran (as defined in section 101 of
title 38), during the one-year period following the
veteran's date of separation, who--
``(i) is on the Temporary Disability
Retirement List or Permanently Disabled
Retirement List;
``(ii) is eligible to participate in
adaptive sports because of an injury, illness,
or wound incurred in the line of duty in the
armed forces; and
``(iii) was enrolled in the program
authorized under this section prior to the
veteran's date of separation.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (b) of such section is
amended by inserting ``and veterans'' after ``members''.
(c) Clerical Amendments.--
(1) Heading amendment.--The heading of such section is
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 2564a. Provision of assistance for adaptive sports programs:
members of the armed forces; certain veterans''.
(2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 152 of such title is amended by striking
the item relating to section 2564a and inserting the following
new item:
``2564a. Provision of assistance for adaptive sports programs: members
of the armed forces; certain veterans.''.
SEC. 599C. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE HIGH-ALTITUDE ARMY NATIONAL
GUARD AVIATION TRAINING SITE.
(a) Finding.--Congress finds that the High-Altitude Army National
Guard Aviation Training Site is the lone school of the Department of
Defense where rotary-wing aviators in the Armed Forces and the
militaries of foreign allies learn how to safely fly rotary-wing
aircraft in mountainous, high-altitude environments.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that military
aviation training in Colorado, including the training conducted at the
High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site, is critical
to the national security of the United States and the readiness of the
Armed Forces.
TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS
Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances
SEC. 601. CLARIFICATION OF CONTINUATION OF PAYS DURING HOSPITALIZATION
AND REHABILITATION RESULTING FROM WOUNDS, INJURY, OR
ILLNESS INCURRED WHILE ON DUTY IN A HOSTILE FIRE AREA OR
EXPOSED TO AN EVENT OF HOSTILE FIRE OR OTHER HOSTILE
ACTION.
Section 372(b)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
``(1) The date on which the member is returned for
assignment to other than a medical or patient unit for duty;
however, in the case of a member under the jurisdiction of a
Secretary of a military department, the date on which the
member is determined fit for duty.''.
SEC. 602. BASIC NEEDS ALLOWANCE FOR LOW-INCOME REGULAR MEMBERS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 37, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 402a the following new section:
``Sec. 402b. Basic needs allowance for low-income regular members
``(a) Allowance Required.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the
Secretary of Defense shall pay to each covered member a basic needs
allowance in the amount determined for such member under subsection
(b).
``(2) In the event a household contains two or more covered members
entitled to receive the allowance under this section in a given year,
only one allowance may be paid for that year to a covered member among
such covered members whom such covered members shall jointly elect.
``(b) Amount of Allowance for a Covered Member.--(1) The amount of
the monthly allowance payable to a covered member under subsection (a)
for a year shall be the aggregate amount equal to--
``(A) the aggregate amount equal to--
``(i) 130 percent of the Federal poverty guidelines of the
Department of Health and Human Services for the location and
number of persons in the household of the covered member for
such year; minus
``(ii) the gross household income of the covered member
during the preceding year; and
``(B) divided by 12.
``(2) The monthly allowance payable to a covered member for a year
shall be payable for each of the 12 months following March of such
year.
``(c) Notice of Eligibility.--(1)(A) Not later than December 31
each year, the Director of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service
shall notify, in writing, each individual whom the Director estimates
will be a covered member during the following year of the potential
entitlement of that individual to the allowance described in subsection
(a) for that following year.
``(B) The preliminary notice under subparagraph (A) shall include
information regarding financial management and assistance programs
administered by the Secretary of Defense for which a covered member is
eligible.
``(2) Not later than January 31 each year, each individual who
seeks to receive the allowance for such year (whether or not subject to
a notice for such year under paragraph (1)) shall submit to the
Director such information as the Director shall require for purposes of
this section in order to determine whether or not such individual is a
covered member for such year.
``(3) Not later than February 28 each year, the Director shall
notify, in writing, each individual the Director determines to be a
covered member for such year.
``(d) Election Not To Receive Allowance.--(1) A covered member
otherwise entitled to receive the allowance under subsection (a) for a
year may elect, in writing, not to receive the allowance for such year.
Any election under this subsection shall be effective only for the year
for which made. Any election for a year under this subsection is
irrevocable.
``(2) A covered member who does not submit information described in
subsection (d)(2) for a year as otherwise required by that subsection
shall be deemed to have elected not to receive the allowance for such
year.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `covered member' means a regular member of
the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Air Force--
``(A) who has completed initial entry training;
``(B) whose gross household income during the most
recent year did not exceed an amount equal to 130
percent of the Federal poverty guidelines of the
Department of Health and Human Services for the
location and number of persons in the household of the
covered member for such year; and
``(C) who does not elect under subsection (d) not
to receive the allowance for such year.
``(2) The term `gross household income' of a covered member
for a year for purposes of paragraph (1)(B) does not include
any basic allowance for housing received by the covered member
(and any dependents of the covered member in the household of
the covered member) during such year under section 403 of this
title.
``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe
regulations for the administration of this section. Subject to
subsection (e)(2), such regulations shall specify the income to be
included in, and excluded from, the gross household income of
individuals for purposes of this section.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 7 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating
to section 402a the following new item:
``402b. Basic needs allowance for low-income regular members.''.
SEC. 603. TEMPORARY INCREASE OF RATES OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING
FOLLOWING DETERMINATION THAT LOCAL CIVILIAN HOUSING COSTS
SIGNIFICANTLY EXCEED SUCH RATES.
Section 403(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(8)(A) The Secretary of Defense may prescribe a temporary
increase in the current rates of basic allowance for housing for a
military housing area or a portion thereof (in this paragraph, `BAH
rates') if the Secretary determines that the actual costs of adequate
housing for civilians in that military housing area or portion thereof
exceed the current BAH rates by more than 20 percent.
``(B) Any temporary increase in BAH rates under this paragraph
shall remain in effect only until the effective date of the first
adjustment of BAH rates for the affected military housing area that
occurs after the date of the increase under this paragraph.
``(C) This paragraph shall cease to be effective on September 30,
2022.''.
SEC. 604. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR A MEMBER WITHOUT DEPENDENTS
WHEN RELOCATION WOULD FINANCIALLY DISADVANTAGE THE
MEMBER.
Section 403(o) of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``In''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2)(A) In the case of a member described in subparagraph (B), the
member may be treated for the purposes of this section as if the unit
to which the member is assigned did not undergo a change of home port
or a change of permanent duty station if the Secretary concerned
determines that it would be inequitable to base the member's
entitlement to, and amount of, a basic allowance for housing on the new
home port or permanent duty station.
``(B) A member described in this subparagraph--
``(i) has no dependents;
``(ii) is assigned to a unit that undergoes a change of
home port or a change of permanent duty station; and
``(iii) is in receipt of orders to return to the previous
home port or duty station.''.
SEC. 605. PARTIAL DISLOCATION ALLOWANCE.
(a) Current Authority.--Section 477(f)(1) of title 37, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``family''.
(b) Future Authority.--Section 452(c) of title 37, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
paragraph (3):
``(3)(A) A partial dislocation allowance paid to a member
ordered to occupy or vacate housing provided by the United
States.
``(B) Beginning on January 1, 2022, the partial dislocation
allowance under subparagraph (A) shall, subject to subparagraph
(C), be equal in value to the allowance under section 477(f) of
this title on December 31, 2021, as adjusted in regulations
prescribed by the Secretary concerned under the authority
established by that section.
``(C) Effective on the same date in 2022 and any subsequent
year that the monthly rates of basic pay for all members are
increased under section 1009 of this title or another provision
of law, the Secretary of Defense shall adjust the rate of the
partial dislocation allowance under this paragraph by the
percentage equal to the average percentage increase in the
rates of basic pay.''.
SEC. 606. INCREASE IN BASIC PAY.
Effective on January 1, 2020, the rates of monthly basic pay for
members of the uniformed services are increased by 3.1 percent.
SEC. 607. ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT OF BASIC PAY.
The adjustment in the rates of monthly basic pay required by
subsection (a) of section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, to be
made on January 1, 2020, shall take effect, notwithstanding any
determination made by the President under subsection (e) of such
section with respect to an alternative pay adjustment to be made on
such date.
SEC. 608. STUDY REGARDING RECOUPMENT OF SEPARATION PAY, SPECIAL
SEPARATION BENEFITS, AND VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE
PAYMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS
WHO RECEIVE DISABILITY COMPENSATION UNDER LAWS
ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Study.--The Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs shall
conduct a joint study to determine, with regards to members of the
Armed Forces and veterans whose separation pay, special separation
benefits, and voluntary separation incentive payments either Secretary
recoups because such members and veterans subsequently receive
disability compensation under laws administered by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs--
(1) how many such members and veterans are affected by such
recoupment; and
(2) the aggregated amount of additional money such members
and veterans would receive but for such recoupment.
(b) Report Required.--Not later than September 30, 2020, the
Secretaries shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services and
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report
regarding the results of the study under subsection (a).
SEC. 609. ANNUAL REPORTS ON APPROVAL OF EMPLOYMENT OR COMPENSATION OF
RETIRED GENERAL OR FLAG OFFICERS BY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS
FOR EMOLUMENTS CLAUSE PURPOSES.
(a) Annual Reports.--Section 908 of title 37, United States Code 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 on Approvals for Retired General and Flag
Officers.--(1) Not later than January 31each year, the Secretaries of
the military departments shall jointly submit to the appropriate
committees and Members of Congress a report on each approval under
subsection (b) for employment or compensation described in subsection
(a) for a retired member of the armed forces in general or flag officer
grade that was issued during the preceding year. The report shall be
posted on a publicly available Internet website of the Department of
Defense no later than 30 days after it has been submitted to Congress.
``(2) In this subsection, the appropriate committees and Members of
Congress are--
``(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate;
``(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives;
``(C) the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the
Senate; and
``(D) the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.''.
(b) Scope of First Report.--The first report submitted pursuant to
subsection (c) of section 908 of title 37, United States Code (as
amended by subsection (a) of this section), after the date of the
enactment of this Act shall cover the five-year period ending with the
year before the year in which such report is submitted.
SEC. 610. CONTINUED ENTITLEMENTS WHILE A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES
PARTICIPATES IN A CAREER INTERMISSION PROGRAM.
Section 710(h) 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 and inserting
a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(3) the entitlement of the member and of the survivors of
the member to all death benefits under the provisions of
chapter 75 of this title;
``(4) the provision of all travel and transportation
allowances for the survivors of deceased members to attend
burial ceremonies under section 481f of title 37; and
``(5) the eligibility of the member for general benefits as
provided in part II of title 38.''.
SEC. 610A. REPORT REGARDING TRANSITION FROM OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE
TO BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR SERVICEMEMBERS IN THE
TERRITORIES.
Not later than February 1, 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit a report to the congressional defense committees regarding the
recommendation of the Secretary whether members of the uniformed
services located in the territories of the United States and who
receive the overseas housing allowance should instead receive the basic
allowance for housing to ensure the most appropriate housing
compensation for such members and their families.
SEC. 610B. EXEMPTION FROM REPAYMENT OF VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY.
Section 1175a(j) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraphs (2) and
(3)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)'';
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new
paragraph:
``(4) This subsection shall not apply to a member who--
``(A) is involuntarily recalled to active duty or full-time
National Guard duty; and
``(B) in the course of such duty, incurs a service-
connected disability rated as total under section 1155 of title
38.''.
Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special Incentive Pays
SEC. 611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY
AUTHORITIES.
(a) Authorities Relating to Reserve Forces.--Section 910(g) of
title 37, United States Code, relating to income replacement payments
for reserve component members experiencing extended and frequent
mobilization for active duty service, is amended by striking ``December
31, 2019'' and inserting ``December 31, 2020''.
(b) Title 10 Authorities Relating to Health Care Professionals.--
The following sections of title 10, United States Code, are amended by
striking ``December 31, 2019'' and inserting ``December 31, 2020'':
(1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer
candidate accession program.
(2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of education
loans for certain health professionals who serve in the
Selected Reserve.
(c) Authorities Relating to Nuclear Officers.--Section 333(i) of
title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31,
2019'' and inserting ``December 31, 2020''.
(d) Authorities Relating to Title 37 Consolidated Special Pay,
Incentive Pay, and Bonus Authorities.--The following sections of title
37, United States Code, are amended by striking ``December 31, 2019''
and inserting ``December 31, 2020'':
(1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus authority for
enlisted members.
(2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus authority for
officers.
(3) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation incentive
pay and bonus authorities for officers.
(4) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and incentive
pay authorities for officers in health professions.
(5) Section 336(g), relating to contracting bonus for
cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps.
(6) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty pay.
(7) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or special
duty pay.
(8) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive pay or
proficiency bonus.
(9) Section 355(h), relating to retention incentives for
members qualified in critical military skills or assigned to
high priority units.
(e) Authority to Provide Temporary Increase in Rates of Basic
Allowance for Housing.--Section 403(b)(7)(E) of title 37, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 2019'' and inserting
``December 31, 2020''.
Subtitle C--Family and Survivor Benefits
SEC. 621. PAYMENT OF TRANSITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN DEPENDENTS.
Section 1059(m) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``Members or''
after ``Dependents of'';
(2) by inserting ``member or'' before ``former member''
each place it appears; and
(3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
``(3) For the purposes of this subsection, a member is considered
separated from active duty upon the earliest of--
``(A) the date an administrative separation is initiated by
a commander of the member;
``(B) the date the court-martial sentence is adjudged if
the sentence, as adjudged, includes a dismissal, dishonorable
discharge, bad conduct discharge, or forfeiture of all pay and
allowances; or
``(C) the date the member's term of service expires.''.
SEC. 622. DEATH GRATUITY FOR ROTC GRADUATES.
(a) In General.--Section 1475(a)(4) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding ``; or a graduate of a reserve officers'
training corps who has yet to receive a first duty assignment; or'' at
the end.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment under subsection (a) applies to
deaths that occur on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 623. CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPOUSES OF PROMOTED MEMBERS.
Section 1784a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Assistance''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) A spouse who is eligible for a program under this section and
begins a course of education or training for a degree, license, or
credential described in subsection (a) may not become ineligible to
complete such course of education or training solely because the member
to whom the spouse is married is promoted to a higher grade.''.
SEC. 624. OCCUPATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR RELOCATED SPOUSES OF MEMBERS OF
THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.
(a) Improvement of Occupational License Portability for Military
Spouses Through Interstate Compacts.--Section 1784 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(h) Improvement of Occupational License Portability Through
Interstate Compacts.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may enter into
a cooperative agreement with the Council of State Governments
to assist with funding of the development of interstate
compacts on licensed occupations in order to alleviate the
burden associated with relicensing in such an occupation by
spouse of a members of the armed forces in connection with a
permanent change of duty station of members to another State.
``(2) Limitation.--The amount provided under paragraph (1)
as assistance for the development of any particular interstate
compact may not exceed $1,000,000.
``(3) Annual report.--Not later than February 28 each year,
the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on
interstate compacts described in paragraph (1) developed
through assistance provided under that paragraph. Each report
shall set forth the following:
``(A) Any interstate compact developed during the
preceding calendar year, including the occupational
licenses covered by such compact and the States
agreeing to enter into such compact.
``(B) Any interstate compact developed during a
prior calendar year into which one or more additional
States agreed to enter during the preceding calendar
year.
``(4) Expiration.--The authority to enter into a
cooperative agreement under paragraph (1), and to provide
assistance described in that paragraph pursuant to such
cooperative agreement, shall expire on September 30, 2024.''.
(b) Guarantee of Residency for Registration of Businesses of
Spouses of Members of Uniformed Services.--
(1) In general.--Title VI of the Servicemembers Civil
Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 4021 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
``SEC. 707. GUARANTEE OF RESIDENCY FOR BUSINESSES OF SPOUSES OF
SERVICEMEMBERS.
``For the purposes of registering a business--
``(1) a person who is absent from a State because the
person is accompanying the person's spouse who is absent from
that same State in compliance with military or naval orders
shall not, solely by reason of that absence--
``(A) be deemed to have lost a residence or
domicile in that State, without regard to whether or
not the person intends to return to that State;
``(B) be deemed to have acquired a residence or
domicile in any other State; or
``(C) be deemed to have become a resident in or a
resident of any other State; and
``(2) the spouse of a servicemember may elect to use the
same residence as the servicemember regardless of the date on
which the marriage of the spouse and the servicemember
occurred.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section
1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 706 the following new item:
``Sec. 707. Guarantee of residency for businesses of spouses of
servicemembers.''.
SEC. 625. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO
CIVILIAN PROVIDERS OF CHILD CARE SERVICES OR YOUTH
PROGRAM SERVICES WHO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES TO SURVIVORS
OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO DIE IN LINE OF DUTY.
Section 1798(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
inserting ``, survivors of members of the armed forces who die in line
of duty while on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive
duty for training,'' after ``armed forces''.
SEC. 626. SPACE-AVAILABLE TRAVEL ON MILITARY AIRCRAFT FOR CHILDREN AND
SURVIVING SPOUSES OF MEMBERS WHO DIE OF HOSTILE ACTION OR
TRAINING DUTY.
Section 2641b(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new
paragraph (6):
``(6) Children (as described by section 1072(2)(D) or
section 1110b(b) of this title, as the case may be) and
surviving spouses of members of the armed forces who die as a
result of hostile action or training duty.''.
SEC. 627. CONSIDERATION OF SERVICE ON ACTIVE DUTY TO REDUCE AGE OF
ELIGIBILITY FOR RETIRED PAY FOR NON-REGULAR SERVICE.
Section 12731(f)(2)(B)(i) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``under a provision of law referred to in section
101(a)(13)(B) or under section 12301(d)'' and inserting ``under section
12301(d) or 12304b of this title, or under a provision of law referred
to in section 101(a)(13)(B)''.
SEC. 628. MODIFICATION TO AUTHORITY TO REIMBURSE FOR STATE LICENSURE
AND CERTIFICATION COSTS OF A SPOUSE OF A MEMBER ARISING
FROM RELOCATION.
Section 476(p) of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``armed forces'' and
inserting ``uniformed services'';
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$500'' and inserting
``$1,000'';
(3) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'';
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(C) an analysis of whether the maximum reimbursement
amount under paragraph (2) is sufficient to cover the average
costs of relicensing described in paragraph (1).''; and
(4) in paragraph (4), by striking ``December 31, 2022'' and
inserting ``December 31, 2024''.
SEC. 629. IMPROVEMENTS TO CHILD CARE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Expansion of Authority to Provide Financial Assistance to
Civilian Providers of Child Care Services or Youth Program Services Who
Provide Such Services to Survivors of Members of the Armed Forces Who
Die in the Line of Duty.--Section 1798(a) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by inserting ``, survivors of members of the armed
forces who die in the line of duty while on active military, naval, or
air service (as that term is defined in section 101 of title 38),''
after ``armed forces''.
(b) Expansion of Direct Hiring Authority for Child Care Service
Providers.--Section 559 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 1792 note) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``for department
child development centers'';
(2) in subsection (a)(1), by striking for ``Department of
Defense child development centers'' and inserting ``for the
Department of Defense''; and
(3) in subsection (e), by striking ``in child development
centers''.
(c) Assessment of Financial Assistance Provided to Civilian Child
Care Providers.--
(1) Assessment.--The Secretary of Defense shall assess the
maximum amount of financial assistance provided to eligible
civilian providers of child care services or youth program
services that furnish such service for members of the armed
forces and employees of the United States under section 1798 of
title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a).
Such assessment shall include the following:
(A) The determination of the Secretary whether the
maximum allowable financial assistance should be
standardized across the Armed Forces.
(B) Whether the maximum allowable amount adequately
accounts for high-cost duty stations.
(2) Report.--No later than June 1, 2020, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit a report to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
regarding the results of the assessment under paragraph (1) and
any actions taken by the Secretary to remedy identified
shortfalls in assistance described in that paragraph.
(d) Assessment of Child Care Capacity on Military Installations.--
(1) Assessment.--The Secretary of Defense shall assess the
capacity for child care at all military installations to ensure
that members of the Armed Forces have meaningful access to
child care during tours of duty.
(2) Remedial action.--The Secretary of Defense shall take
steps the Secretary determines necessary to alleviate the
waiting lists for child care described in paragraph (1).
(3) Report.--Not later than June 1, 2020, the Secretary of
Defense shall provide a report to the Committees on Armed
Forces of the Senate and the House of Representative
regarding--
(A) the assessment under paragraph (1);
(B) action taken under paragraph (2); and
(C) any additional resources (including additional
funding for and child care facilities and workers) the
Secretary determines necessary to increase access
described in paragraph (1).
(e) Assessment of Accessibility of Websites of the Department of
Defense Related to Child Care and Spousal Employment.--
(1) Assessment.--The Secretary of Defense shall review the
functions and accessibility of websites of the Department of
Defense designed for members of the Armed Forces and the
families of such members to access information and services
offered by the Department regarding child care, spousal
employment, and other family matters.
(2) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2020, the Secretary of
Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
regarding the results of the assessment under paragraph (1) and
actions taken to enhance accessibility of the websites.
(f) Portability of Background Investigations for Child Care
Providers.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the background
investigation and training certification for a child care provider
employed by the Department of Defense in a facility of the Department
may be transferred to another facility of the Department, without
regard to which Secretary of a military department has jurisdiction
over either such facility.
SEC. 630. CASUALTY ASSISTANCE FOR SURVIVORS OF DECEASED ROTC GRADUATES.
Section 633 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2014 (10 U.S.C. 1475 note) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(c) ROTC Graduates.--
``(1) Treated as members.--For purposes of this section, a
graduate of a reserve officers' training corps who dies before
receiving a first duty assignment shall be treated as a member
of the Armed Forces who dies while on active duty.
``(2) Effective date.--This subsection applies to deaths on
or after the date of the enactment of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020.''.
SEC. 630A. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT OF REDUCTION OF SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN
SURVIVOR ANNUITIES BY AMOUNT OF DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY
COMPENSATION.
(a) Repeal.--
(1) Repeal.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended as follows:
(A) In section 1450, by striking subsection (c).
(B) In section 1451(c)--
(i) by striking paragraph (2); and
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and
(4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Such subchapter is further
amended as follows:
(A) In section 1450--
(i) by striking subsection (e); and
(ii) by striking subsection (k).
(B) In section 1451(g)(1), by striking subparagraph
(C).
(C) In section 1452--
(i) in subsection (f)(2), by striking
``does not apply--'' and all that follows and
inserting ``does not apply in the case of a
deduction made through administrative error.'';
and
(ii) by striking subsection (g).
(D) In section 1455(c), by striking ``,
1450(k)(2),''.
(b) Prohibition on Retroactive Benefits.--No benefits may be paid
to any person for any period before the effective date provided under
subsection (f) by reason of the amendments made by subsection (a).
(c) Prohibition on Recoupment of Certain Amounts Previously
Refunded to SBP Recipients.--A surviving spouse who is or has been in
receipt of an annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan under subchapter
II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code, that is in effect
before the effective date provided under subsection (f) and that is
adjusted by reason of the amendments made by subsection (a) and who has
received a refund of retired pay under section 1450(e) of title 10,
United States Code, shall not be required to repay such refund to the
United States.
(d) Repeal of Authority for Optional Annuity for Dependent
Children.--Section 1448(d)(2) of such title is amended--
(1) by striking ``Dependent children.--'' and all that
follows through ``In the case of a member described in
paragraph (1),'' and inserting ``Dependent children.--In the
case of a member described in paragraph (1),''; and
(2) by striking subparagraph (B).
(e) Restoration of Eligibility for Previously Eligible Spouses.--
The Secretary of the military department concerned shall restore
annuity eligibility to any eligible surviving spouse who, in
consultation with the Secretary, previously elected to transfer payment
of such annuity to a surviving child or children under the provisions
of section 1448(d)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, as in effect
on the day before the effective date provided under subsection (f).
Such eligibility shall be restored whether or not payment to such child
or children subsequently was terminated due to loss of dependent status
or death. For the purposes of this subsection, an eligible spouse
includes a spouse who was previously eligible for payment of such
annuity and is not remarried, or remarried after having attained age
55, or whose second or subsequent marriage has been terminated by
death, divorce or annulment.
(f) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this
section shall take effect on the later of--
(1) October 1, 2019; and
(2) the first day of the first month that begins after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
Subtitle D--Defense Resale Matters
SEC. 631. GAO REVIEW OF DEFENSE RESALE OPTIMIZATION STUDY.
(a) Review.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct a review of the business case analysis performed as part of the
defense resale optimization study conducted by the Reform Management
Group, titled ``Study to Determine the Feasibility of Consolidation of
the Defense Resale Entities'' and dated December 4, 2018.
(b) Report Required; Elements.--Not later than April 1, 2020, the
Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives a report regarding the
review performed under this section. The report shall include
evaluations of the following:
(1) The descriptions and justifications for the
assumptions, analytical choices and data used by the Reform
Management Group to calculate:
(A) Pricing.
(B) Sales assumptions.
(C) Accuracy of methods employed to measure patron
savings levels.
(2) The timetable for consolidation of military exchanges
and commissaries.
(3) The recommendations for consolidation developed as part
of the business case analysis, including the overall cost of
consolidation.
(4) The budget and oversight implications of merging non-
appropriated funds and appropriated funds to implement the
recommended reforms.
(5) The extent to which the Reform Management Group
coordinated with the Secretaries of the military departments
and the chiefs of the Armed Forces in preparing the study.
(6) The extent to which the Reform Management Group
addressed concerns of the Secretaries of the military
departments and the chiefs of the Armed Forces in the study.
(7) If the recommendations in the business case analysis
were implemented--
(A) the ability of military exchanges and
commissaries to provide earnings to support on-base
morale, welfare, and recreation programs; and
(B) the financial viability of the military
exchanges and commissaries.
(c) Delay on Consolidation.--The Secretary of Defense may not take
any action to consolidate military exchanges and commissaries until the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives notify the Secretary in writing of receipt and
acceptance of the findings of the Comptroller General in the report
required under this section.
SEC. 632. REPORT REGARDING MANAGEMENT OF MILITARY COMMISSARIES AND
EXCHANGES.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report regarding management practices of military
commissaries and exchanges.
(b) Elements.--The report required under this section shall include
a cost-benefit analysis with the goals of--
(1) reducing the costs of operating military commissaries
and exchanges by $2,000,000,000 during fiscal years 2020
through 2024; and
(2) not raising costs for patrons of military commissaries
and exchanges.
SEC. 633. REDUCTIONS ON ACCOUNT OF EARNINGS FROM WORK PERFORMED WHILE
ENTITLED TO AN ANNUITY SUPPLEMENT.
Section 8421a of title 5, United States Code, is amended in
subsection (c)--
(1) by striking ``full-time as an air traffic control
instructor'' and inserting ``as an air traffic control
instructor, or supervisor thereof,''; and
(2) by inserting ``or supervisor'' after ``an instructor''.
SEC. 634. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN MORALE, WELFARE, AND RECREATION
PRIVILEGES TO FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS ON MANDATORY HOME
LEAVE.
(a) In General.--Section 1065 of title 10, United States Code, as
added by section 621 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232), is
amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``veterans and caregivers
for veterans'' and inserting ``veterans, caregivers for
veterans, and Foreign Service officers'';
(2) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections
(g) and (h), respectively;
(3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
subsection (f):
``(f) Eligibility of Foreign Service Officers on Mandatory Home
Leave.--A Foreign Service officer on mandatory home leave may be
permitted to use military lodging referred to in subsection (h).''; and
(4) in subsection (h), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by
adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(5) The term `Foreign Service officer' has the meaning
given that term in section 103 of the Foreign Service Act of
1980 (22 U.S.C. 3903).
``(6) The term `mandatory home leave' means leave under
section 903 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
4083).''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on January 1, 2020, as if originally incorporated in section 621
of Public Law 115-232.
TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits
SEC. 701. CONTRACEPTION COVERAGE PARITY UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 1074d of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``for Members and
Former Members'' after ``Services Available'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (d); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new
subsections:
``(b) Care Related to Prevention of Pregnancy.--Female covered
beneficiaries shall be entitled to care related to the prevention of
pregnancy described by subsection (d)(3).
``(c) Prohibition on Cost Sharing for Certain Services.--
Notwithstanding section 1074g(a)(6), section 1075, or section 1075a of
this title, or any other provision of law, cost sharing may not be
imposed or collected for care related to the prevention of pregnancy
provided pursuant to subsection (a) or (b), including for any method of
contraception provided, whether provided through a facility of the
uniformed services, the TRICARE retail pharmacy program, or the
national mail-order pharmacy program.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1077(a)(13) of such title is
amended by striking ``section 1074d(b)'' and inserting ``section
1074d(d)''.
(c) Care Related to Prevention of Pregnancy.--Subsection (d)(3) of
such section 1074d, as redesignated by subsection (a)(2) of this
section, is further amended by inserting before the period at the end
the following: ``(including all methods of contraception approved by
the Food and Drug Administration, contraceptive care (including with
respect to insertion, removal, and follow up), sterilization
procedures, and patient education and counseling in connection
therewith)''.
SEC. 702. PREGNANCY PREVENTION ASSISTANCE AT MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT
FACILITIES FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 1074o the following new section:
``Sec. 1074p. Provision of pregnancy prevention assistance at military
medical treatment facilities
``(a) Information and Assistance.--The Secretary of Defense shall
promptly furnish to sexual assault survivors at each military medical
treatment facility the following:
``(1) Comprehensive, medically and factually accurate, and
unbiased written and oral information about all methods of
emergency contraception approved by the Food and Drug
Administration.
``(2) Notification of the right of the sexual assault
survivor to confidentiality with respect to the information and
care and services furnished under this section.
``(3) Upon request by the sexual assault survivor,
emergency contraception or, if applicable, a prescription for
emergency contraception.
``(b) Information.--The Secretary shall ensure that information
provided pursuant to subsection (a) is provided in language that--
``(1) is clear and concise;
``(2) is readily comprehensible; and
``(3) meets such conditions (including conditions regarding
the provision of information in languages other than English)
as the Secretary may prescribe in regulations to carry out this
section.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `sexual assault survivor' means any
individual who presents at a military medical treatment
facility and--
``(A) states to personnel of the facility that the
individual experienced a sexual assault;
``(B) is accompanied by another person who states
that the individual experienced a sexual assault; or
``(C) whom the personnel of the facility reasonably
believes to be a survivor of sexual assault.
``(2) The term `sexual assault' means the conduct described
in section 1565b(c) of this title that may result in
pregnancy.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
1074o the following new item:
``1074p. Provision of pregnancy prevention assistance at military
medical treatment facilities.''.
SEC. 703. MODIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR TRICARE RESERVE SELECT FOR
CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE.
Section 1076d(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``Paragraph (1) does not apply'' and inserting ``During the
period preceding January 1, 2030, paragraph (1) does not apply''.
SEC. 704. LEAD LEVEL SCREENINGS AND TESTINGS FOR CHILDREN.
(a) TRICARE.--
(1) Well-baby care.--Section 1077 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(i)(1) Beginning January 1, 2020, in furnishing well-baby care
under subsection (a)(8), the Secretary shall ensure that the following
care is made available:
``(A) With respect to a child who lives in housing built
before 1978 at any time during the first 24 months of the life
of the child--
``(i) the first testing of the child for the level
of lead in the blood of the child at approximately the
age of 12 months; and
``(ii) the second such test at approximately the
age of 24 months.
``(B) With respect to a child not covered by subparagraph
(A) whose parent or guardian, at any time during the first 24
months of the life of the child, has a military occupational
specialty that the Secretary determines poses an elevated risk
of lead exposure--
``(i) the first testing of the child for the level
of lead in the blood of the child at approximately the
age of 12 months; and
``(ii) the second such test at approximately the
age of 24 months.
``(C) With respect to a child not covered by subparagraph
(A) or (B)--
``(i) the first screening of the child for an
elevated risk of lead exposure at approximately the age
of 12 months; and
``(ii) the second such screening at approximately
the age of 24 months.
``(D) With respect to a child covered by subparagraph (C)
whose screening indicates an elevated risk of lead exposure,
testing of the child for the level of lead in the blood of the
child.
``(2) The Secretary shall ensure that any care provided to a child
pursuant to this chapter for lead poisoning, including the care under
paragraph (1), is carried out in accordance with applicable advice from
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
``(3)(A) With respect to a child who receives a test under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide the results of the test to
the parent or guardian of the child.
``(B) With respect to a child who receives a test under paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall provide the results of the test and the
address at which the child resides to--
``(i) the relevant health department of the State in which
the child resides if the child resides in the United States; or
``(ii) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention if
the child resides outside the United States.
``(C) In providing information regarding a child to a State or the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under subparagraph (B), the
Secretary may not provide any identifying information or health
information of the child that is not specifically authorized in such
subparagraph.
``(D) In this paragraph, the term `State' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and
any territory or possession of the United States.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (a)(8) of such
section is amended by striking ``including well-baby care that
includes one screening of an infant for the level of lead in
the blood of the infant'' and inserting ``including, in
accordance with subsection (i), well-baby care that includes
screenings and testings for lead exposure and lead poisoning''.
(3) Study.--Not later than January 1, 2021, the Secretary
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees
a report detailing the following:
(A) The number of children who were tested for the
level of lead in the blood of the child pursuant to
subparagraph (A) of subsection (i)(1) of section 1077
of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph
(1), and of such number, the number who were found to
have elevated blood lead levels.
(B) The number of children who were tested for the
level of lead in the blood of the child pursuant to
subparagraph (B) of such subsection (i)(1), and of such
number, the number who were found to have lead
poisoning.
(C) The number of children who were screened for an
elevated risk of lead exposure pursuant to subparagraph
(C) of such subsection (i)(1).
(D) The number of children who were tested for the
level of lead in the blood of the child pursuant to
subparagraph (D) of such subsection, and of such
number, the number who were found to have elevated
blood lead levels.
(E) The treatment provided to children pursuant to
chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, for lead
poisoning.
(4) GAO report.--Not later than January 1, 2022, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the effectiveness
of screening, testing, and treating children for lead exposure
and lead poisoning pursuant to chapter 55 of title 10, United
States Code.
(b) Notification of Housing.--Section 403 of title 37, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(p) Records Regarding Housing and Lead-Based Paint.--(1) The
Secretary concerned shall keep a record of whether the following
housing was built before, during, or after 1978:
``(A) Quarters of the United States under the jurisdiction
of that Secretary concerned.
``(B) A housing facility under the jurisdiction of that
Secretary concerned.
``(C) Other housing in which a member of the uniformed
service of that Secretary concerned resides.
``(2) As a condition of receipt of a basic allowance for housing
under this section, a member of the uniformed services shall notify the
Secretary concerned whether the housing in which that member resides
was built before, during, or after 1978.''.
SEC. 705. EXPOSURE TO OPEN BURN PITS AND TOXIC AIRBORNE CHEMICALS OR
OTHER AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS AS PART OF PERIODIC HEALTH
ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS.
(a) Periodic Health Assessment.--The Secretary of Defense shall
ensure that any periodic health assessment provided to members of the
Armed Forces includes an evaluation of whether the member has been--
(1) based or stationed at a location where an open burn pit
was used; or
(2) exposed to toxic airborne chemicals or other airborne
contaminants, including any information recorded as part of the
Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry.
(b) Separation History and Physical Examinations.--Section
1145(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:
``(C) The Secretary concerned shall ensure that each physical
examination of a member under subparagraph (A) includes an assessment
of whether the member was--
``(i) based or stationed at a location where an open burn
pit, as defined in subsection (c) of section 201 of the
Dignified Burial and Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act
of 2012 (Public Law 112-260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note), was used; or
``(ii) exposed to toxic airborne chemicals or other
airborne contaminants, including any information recorded as
part of the registry established by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs under such section 201.''.
(c) Deployment Assessments.--Section 1074f(b)(2) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(D) An assessment of whether the member was--
``(i) based or stationed at a location where an
open burn pit, as defined in subsection (c) of section
201 of the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans'
Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-260;
38 U.S.C. 527 note), was used; or
``(ii) exposed to toxic airborne chemicals or other
airborne contaminants, including any information
recorded as part of the registry established by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs under such section
201.''.
(d) Sharing of Information.--
(1) DOD-VA.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs shall jointly enter into a memorandum of
understanding providing for the sharing by the Department of
Defense with the Department of Veterans Affairs of the results
of covered evaluations regarding the exposure by a member of
the Armed Forces to toxic airborne chemicals or other airborne
contaminants.
(2) Registry.--If a covered evaluation of a member of the
Armed Forces establishes that the member was based or stationed
at a location where an open burn pit was used or that the
member was exposed to toxic airborne chemicals or other
airborne contaminants, the member shall be enrolled in the
Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry unless the member
elects to not so enroll.
(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed
to preclude eligibility for benefits under the laws administered by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs by reason of the open burn pit exposure
history of a veteran not being recorded in a covered evaluation.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit
Registry'' means the registry established by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs under section 201 of the Dignified Burial and
Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law
112-260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note).
(2) The term ``covered evaluation'' means--
(A) a periodic health assessment conducted in
accordance with subsection (a);
(B) a separation history and physical examination
conducted under section 1145(a)(5) of title 10, United
States Code, as amended by this section; and
(C) a deployment assessment conducted under section
1074f(b)(2) of such title, as amended by this section.
(3) The term ``open burn pit'' has the meaning given that
term in section 201(c) of the Dignified Burial and Other
Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-260;
38 U.S.C. 527 note).
SEC. 706. ENHANCEMENT OF RECORDKEEPING AND POSTDEPLOYMENT MEDICAL
ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO OCCUPATIONAL AND
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD EXPOSURE DURING DEPLOYMENT.
(a) Recording of Occupational and Environmental Health Risks in
Deployment Area.--
(1) Elements of medical tracking system.--Subsection
(b)(1)(A) of section 1074f of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(A) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new clause:
``(iv) accurately record
any exposure to occupational
and environmental health risks
during the course of their
deployment.''.
(2) Recordkeeping.--Subsection (c) of such section is
amended by inserting after ``deployment area'' the following:
``(including the results of any assessment performed by the
Secretary of occupational and environmental health risks for
such area)''.
(3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Integration of Burn Pit Registry Information Into Electronic
Health Records.--
(1) Updates to electronic health records.--Beginning not
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
Act--
(A) the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the
electronic health record maintained by such Secretary
of a member of the Armed Forces registered with the
burn pit registry is updated with any information
contained in such registry; and
(B) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure
that the electronic health record maintained by such
Secretary of a veteran registered with the burn pit
registry is updated with any information contained in
such registry.
(2) Burn pit registry defined.--In this subsection, the
term ``burn pit registry'' means the registry established under
section 201 of the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans'
Improvements Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-260; 38 U.S.C. 527
note).
(c) Postdeployment Medical Examination and Reassessments.--
(1) Additional requirements.--Section 1074f of title 10,
United States Code is further amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(g) Additional Requirements for Postdeployment Medical
Examinations and Health Reassessments.--(1) The Secretary of Defense
shall--
``(A) standardize and make available to a provider that
conducts a postdeployment medical examination or reassessment
under the system described in subsection (a) questions relating
to occupational and environmental health exposure; and
``(B) prior to an examination or reassessment of a member
of the armed forces, require such provider to review
information applicable to such member--
``(i) in a Periodic Occupational and Environmental
Monitoring Summary (or any successor document); and
``(ii) on the Defense Occupational and
Environmental Health Readiness System (or any successor
system).
``(2) The Secretary shall ensure that the medical record of a
member includes information on the external cause relating to a
diagnosis of the member, including by associating an external cause
code (as issued under the International Statistical Classification of
Diseases, 10th Revision (or any successor revision)).''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
(d) Report by Comptroller General of the United States.--Not later
than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the
congressional defense committees and the Committees on Veterans'
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report
containing an evaluation of the implementation of this section (and the
amendments made by this section), including an assessment of the extent
to which the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Veterans Affairs are
in compliance with the applicable requirements of this section (and the
amendments made by this section).
SEC. 707. MODIFICATIONS TO POST-DEPLOYMENT MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS
FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF A
CONTINGENCY OPERATION.
(a) Required Assessments.--Section 1074m(a)(1) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D) and
inserting the following new subparagraphs:
``(C) Subject to paragraph (3) and subsection (d),
once during the period beginning on the date of
redeployment from the contingency operation and ending
14 days after such redeployment date.
``(D) Subject to subsection (d), not less than once
annually--
``(i) beginning 14 days after the date of
redeployment from the contingency operation; or
``(ii) if the assessment required by
subparagraph (C) is performed during the period
specified in paragraph (3), beginning 180 days
after the date of redeployment from the
contingency operation.''.
(b) Exceptions.--Section 1074m(a) of such title, as amended by
subsection (a), is further amended by striking paragraph (2) and
inserting the following new paragraphs:
``(2) A mental health assessment is not required for a member of
the armed forces under subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1)
(including an assessment performed pursuant to paragraph (3)) if the
Secretary determines that providing such assessment to the member
during the time periods under such subparagraphs would remove the
member from forward deployment or put members or operational objectives
at risk.
``(3) A mental health assessment required under subparagraph (C) of
paragraph (1) may be provided during the period beginning 90 days after
the date of redeployment from the contingency operation and ending 180
days after such redeployment date if the Secretary determines that--
``(A) an insufficient number of personnel are available to
perform the assessment during the time period under such
subparagraph; or
``(B) an administrative processing issue exists upon the
return of the member to the home unit or duty station that
would prohibit the effective performance of the assessment
during such time period.''.
(c) Elimination of Sunset for Assessments During Deployment.--
Section 1074m(a)(1)(B) of such title is amended by striking ``Until
January 1, 2019, once'' and inserting ``Once''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b)
shall apply with respect to a date of redeployment that is on or after
January 1, 2020.
SEC. 708. PROVISION OF BLOOD TESTING FOR FIREFIGHTERS OF DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE TO DETERMINE EXPOSURE TO PERFLUOROALKYL AND
POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.
The Secretary of Defense shall include, as part of the annual
physical examination provided by the Secretary to each firefighter of
the Department of Defense, blood testing to determine and document the
potential exposure of such firefighters to perfluoroalkyl and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (commonly known as ``PFAS'').
SEC. 709. INCLUSION OF INFERTILITY TREATMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE
UNIFORMED SERVICES.
(a) Inclusion.--The Secretary of Defense may provide to members of
uniformed services under section 1074(a) of title 10, United States
Code, and spouses of such members, treatment for infertility, including
nonexperimental assisted reproductive services, including, at a
minimum, the following:
(1) Services, medications, and supplies for non-coital
reproductive technologies.
(2) Counseling on such services.
(3) Reversal of tubal ligation or vasectomy in conjunction
with services furnished under this section.
(4) Cryopreservation, including associated services,
supplies, and storage.
(b) Prohibition on Cost Sharing.--The Secretary may not require any
fees or other cost-sharing requirements under subsection (a).
(c) Infertility Defined.--In this section, the term ``infertility''
means a disease, characterized by the failure to establish a clinical
pregnancy--
(1) after 12 months of regular, unprotected sexual
intercourse; or
(2) due to a person's incapacity for reproduction either as
an individual or with his or her partner, which may be
determined after a period of less than 12 months of regular,
unprotected sexual intercourse, or based on medical, sexual and
reproductive history, age, physical findings, or diagnostic
testing.
SEC. 710. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR TRICARE LEAD SCREENING
AND TESTING FOR CHILDREN.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 1405 for the Defense Health Program, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in section 4501, for Undistributed, TRICARE
lead level screening and testing for children, is hereby increased by
$5,000,000.
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding
tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 101 for Procurement of Wheeled and Tracked Combat Vehicles,
Army, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4101,
for Bradley Program (Mod) is hereby reduced by $5,000,000.
Subtitle B--Health Care Administration
SEC. 711. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN PRESCRIPTION DRUG LABELS.
(a) Requirement.--Section 1074g of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections
(i) and (j), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new
subsection (h):
``(h) Labeling.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that drugs
made available through the facilities of the armed forces under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary include labels that--
``(1) are printed and physically located on or within the
package from which the drug is to be dispensed; and
``(2) provide adequate directions for the purposes for
which the drug is intended.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (b)(1) of such section is
amended by striking ``under subsection (h)'' and inserting ``under
subsection (j)''.
(c) Implementation.--Beginning not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
implement subsection (h) of section 1074g of title 10, United States
Code, as added by subsection (a).
SEC. 712. OFFICERS AUTHORIZED TO COMMAND ARMY DENTAL UNITS.
Section 7081(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``Dental Corps Officer'' and inserting ``commissioned officer
of the Army Medical Department''.
SEC. 713. IMPROVEMENTS TO INTERAGENCY PROGRAM OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Leadership.--Subsection (c) of section 1635 of the Wounded
Warrior Act (title XVI of Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is
amended to read as follows:
``(c) Leadership.--
``(1) Director.--The Director of the Office shall be the
head of the Office.
``(2) Deputy director.--The Deputy Director of the Office
shall be the deputy head of the Office and shall assist the
Director in carrying out the duties of the Director.
``(3) Reporting.--The Director shall report to the
Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint
Executive Committee established by section 320 of title 38,
United States Code.
``(4) Appointments.--
``(A) Director.--The Director shall be jointly
appointed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the
Secretary of Defense for a five-year term. The Director
may be reappointed for one or more additional terms.
``(B) Deputy director.--The Deputy Director shall
be jointly appointed by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs and the Secretary of Defense for a five-year
term. The Deputy Director may be reappointed for one or
more additional terms.
``(C) Advice.--The Department of Veterans Affairs-
Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee shall
provide the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the
Secretary of Defense with advice regarding potential
individuals to be appointed Director and Deputy
Director under subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.
``(D) Minimum qualifications.--The Department of
Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive
Committee shall develop qualification requirements for
the office of the Director and the Deputy Director.
Such requirements shall ensure that, at a minimum, the
Director and Deputy Director, individually or together,
meet the following qualifications:
``(i) Significant experience as a
clinician, at the level of chief medical
officer or equivalent.
``(ii) Significant experience in health
informatics, at the level of chief health
informatics officer or equivalent.
``(iii) Significant experience leading
implementation of enterprise-wide technology in
a health care setting in the public or private
sector.
``(5) Additional guidance.--In addition to providing
direction, supervision, and control of the Office pursuant to
paragraph (3), the Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of
Defense Joint Executive Committee shall--
``(A) provide guidance in the discharge of the
functions of the Office under this section; and
``(B) facilitate the establishment of a charter and
mission statement for the Office.
``(6) Information to congress.--Upon request by any of the
appropriate committees of Congress, the Director and the Deputy
Director shall testify before such committee, or provide a
briefing or otherwise provide requested information to such
committee, regarding the discharge of the functions of the
Office under this section.''.
(b) Authority.--Paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of such section is
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The Office
shall carry out decision making authority delegated to the office by
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with
respect to the definition, coordination, and management of functional,
technical, and programmatic activities that are jointly used, carried
out, and shared by the Departments.''.
(c) Purposes.--Paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of such section is
by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
``(C) To develop and implement a comprehensive
interoperability strategy, including pursuant to the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
or other provision of law requiring such strategy.
``(D) To pursue the highest level of
interoperability (as defined in section 713 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2020) for the delivery of health care by the Department
of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
``(E) To accelerate the exchange of health care
information between the Departments in order to support
the delivery of health care by both Departments.
``(F) To collect the operational and strategic
requirements of the Departments relating to the
strategy under subsection (a) and communicate such
requirements and activities to the Office of the
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
of the Department of Health and Human Services for the
purpose of implementing title IV of the 21st Century
Cures Act (division A of Public Law 114-255), and the
amendments made by that title, and other objectives of
the Office of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology.
``(G) To plan for and effectuate the broadest
possible implementation of standards, specifically with
respect to the Fast Healthcare Interoperability
Resources standard or successor standard, the evolution
of such standards, and the obsolescence of such
standards.
``(H) To actively engage with national and
international health standards setting organizations,
including by taking membership in such organizations,
to ensure that standards established by such
organizations meet the needs of the Department of
Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant
to the strategy under subsection (a), and oversee and
approve adoption of and mapping to such standards by
the Departments.
``(I) To express the content and format of health
data of the Departments using a common language to
improve the exchange of data between the Departments
and with the private sector, and to ensure that
clinicians of both Departments have access to
integrated, computable, comprehensive health records of
patients.
``(J) To inform each Chief Information Officer of
the Department of Defense and the Chief Information
Officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs of any
activities of the Office affecting or relevant to
cybersecurity.''.
(d) Resources and Staffing.--Subsection (g) of such section is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the period at the
end the following: ``, including the assignment of clinical or
technical personnel of the Department of Defense or the
Department of Veterans Affairs to the Office''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(3) Cost sharing.--The Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting through the Department of
Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive
Committee, shall enter into an agreement on cost sharing and
providing resources for the operations and staffing of the
Office.
``(4) Hiring authority.--The Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall delegate to the Director
the authority under title 5, United States Code, regarding
appointments in the competitive service to hire personnel of
the Office.''.
(e) Budget Matters.--Such section is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
``(k) Budget and Contracting Matters.--
``(1) Budget.--The Director may obligate and expend funds
allocated to the operations of the Office.
``(2) Contract authority.--The Director may enter into
contracts to carry out this section.''.
(f) Reports.--Subsection (h) of such section is amended to read as
follows:
``(h) Reports.--
``(1) Annual reports.--Not later than September 30, 2020,
and each year thereafter through 2024, the Director shall
submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, and to the appropriate committees of
Congress, a report on the activities of the Office during the
preceding calendar year. Each report shall include the
following:
``(A) A detailed description of the activities of
the Office during the year covered by such report,
including a detailed description of the amounts
expended and the purposes for which expended.
``(B) With respect to the objectives of the
strategy under paragraph (2)(C) of subsection (b), and
the purposes of the Office under such subsection--
``(i) a discussion, description, and
assessment of the progress made by the
Department of Defense and the Department of
Veterans Affairs during the preceding calendar
year; and
``(ii) a discussion and description of the
goals of the Department of Defense and the
Department of Veterans Affairs for the
following calendar year.
``(2) Quarterly reports.--On a quarterly basis, the
Director shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress
a detailed financial summary of the activities of the Office,
including the funds allocated to the Office by each Department,
the expenditures made, and an assessment as to whether the
current funding is sufficient to carry out the activities of
the Office.
``(3) Availability.--Each report under this subsection
shall be made publicly available.''.
(g) Conforming Repeal.--Section 713 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C.
1071 note) is repealed.
SEC. 714. COMPREHENSIVE ENTERPRISE INTEROPERABILITY STRATEGY FOR THE
ARMED FORCES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, acting through the office established by section
1635(b) of the Wounded Warrior Act (title XVI of Public Law 110-181; 10
U.S.C. 1071 note), shall jointly develop and implement a comprehensive
interoperability strategy to--
(1) improve the delivery of health care by the Armed Forces
and the Department of Veterans Affairs by taking advantage of
advances in the health information technology marketplace;
(2) achieve interoperability capabilities that are more
adaptable and farther reaching than those achievable through
bidirectional information exchange between electronic health
records or the exchange of read-only data alone;
(3) establish an environment that will enable and encourage
the adoption of innovative technologies for health care
delivery;
(4) leverage data integration to advance health research
and develop an evidence base for the health care programs of
both Departments;
(5) prioritize open systems architecture;
(6) ensure ownership and control by patients of their
health data;
(7) protect patient privacy and enhance opportunities for
innovation by preventing contractors of the Departments or
other non-Department entities from owning or exclusively
controlling patient health data;
(8) make maximum use of open-application program interfaces
and the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources standard, or
successor standard; and
(9) achieve--
(A) a single lifetime longitudinal personal health
record between the Armed Forces and the Department of
Veterans Affairs; and
(B) interoperability capabilities sufficient to
enable the provision of seamless health care relating
to--
(i) the Armed Forces and private-sector
health care providers under the TRICARE
program; and
(ii) the Department of Veterans Affairs and
community health care providers pursuant to
sections 1703 and 1703A of title 38, United
States Code, and other provisions of law
administered by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs.
(b) Content.--The strategy under subsection (a) shall--
(1) include, but shall not be limited to, the Electronic
Health Record Modernization Program and the Healthcare
Management System Modernization Program of the Armed Forces;
and
(2) consist of--
(A) elements formulated and implemented jointly by
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs; and
(B) elements that are unique to either Department
and are formulated and implemented separately by either
Secretary.
(c) Submission of Strategy.--
(1) Strategy.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to each
Secretary concerned, and to the appropriate congressional
committees, the strategy under subsection (a), including any
accompanying or associated implementation plans and supporting
information.
(2) Updated strategy.--Not later than December 31, 2024,
the Director shall submit to each Secretary concerned, and to
the appropriate congressional committees, an update to the
strategy under subsection (a), including any accompanying or
associated implementation plans and supporting information.
(3) Availability.--The Secretaries concerned shall make
available to the public the strategy submitted under paragraphs
(1) and (2), including by posting such strategy on the internet
websites of the Secretaries that is available to the public.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means
the following:
(A) The congressional defense committees.
(B) The Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the
House of Representatives and the Senate.
(2) The term ``Director'' means the Director of the office
established by section 1635(b) of the Wounded Warrior Act
(title XVI of Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note).
(3) The term ``Electronic Health Record Modernization
Program'' has the meaning given that term in section 503 of the
Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-
407; 132 Stat. 5376).
(4) The term ``interoperability'' means the ability of
different information systems, devices, or applications to
connect in a coordinated and secure manner, within and across
organizational boundaries, across the complete spectrum of
care, including all applicable care settings, and with relevant
stakeholders, including the person whose information is being
shared, to access, exchange, integrate, and use computable data
regardless of the data's origin or destination or the
applications employed, and without additional intervention by
the end user, including--
(A) the capability to reliably exchange information
without error;
(B) the ability to interpret and to make effective
use of the information so exchanged; and
(C) the ability for information that can be used to
advance patient care to move between health care
entities, regardless of the technology platform in
place or the location where care was provided.
(5) The term ``seamless health care'' means health care
which is optimized through access by patients and clinicians to
integrated, relevant, and complete information about the
patient's clinical experiences, social and environmental
determinants of health, and health trends over time in order to
enable patients and clinicians to move from task to task and
encounter to encounter, within and across organizational
boundaries, such that high-quality decisions may be formed
easily and complete plans of care may be carried out smoothly.
(6) The term ``Secretary concerned'' means--
(A) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to
matters concerning the Department of Defense;
(B) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, with respect
to matters concerning the Department of Veterans
Affairs; and
(C) 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.
(7) The term ``TRICARE program'' has the meaning given that
term in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 715. DEMONSTRATION OF INTEROPERABILITY MILESTONES.
(a) Milestones.--
(1) Evaluation.--To demonstrate increasing levels of
interoperability, functionality, and seamless health care
within the electronic health record systems of the Department
of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Office
shall seek to enter into an agreement with an independent
entity to conduct an evaluation of the following use cases of
such systems:
(A) By not later than 18 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, whether a clinician of the
Department of Defense can access and meaningfully
interact with a complete veteran patient health record
from a military medical treatment facility.
(B) By not later than 18 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, whether a clinician of the
Department of Veterans Affairs can access and
meaningfully interact with a complete patient health
record of a member of the Armed Forces serving on
active duty from a medical center of the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
(C) By not later than two years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, whether a clinician in the
Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans
Affairs can access and meaningfully interact with the
data elements of the health record of a veteran patient
or member of the Armed Forces which are generated when
the veteran patient or member of the Armed Forces
receives health care from a community care provider of
the Department of Veterans Affairs or a TRICARE
provider of the Department of Defense
(D) By not later than two years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, whether a community care
provider of the Department of the Veterans Affairs and
a TRICARE provider on a Health Information Exchange-
supported electronic health record can access a veteran
and active-duty member patient health record from the
provider's system.
(E) By not later than two years after the enactment
of this Act, and subsequently after each significant
implementation wave, an assessment of interoperability
between the legacy electronic health record systems and
the future electronic health record systems of the
Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of
Defense.
(F) By not later than two years after the enactment
of this Act, and subsequently after each significant
implementation wave, an assessment of the use of
interoperable content between the legacy electronic
health record systems and the future electronic health
record systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs
and the Department of Defense, and third-party
applications.
(2) Submission.--The Office shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report detailing the evaluation,
methodology for testing, and findings for each milestone
demonstration under paragraph (1) by not later than the date
specified under such paragraph.
(b) System Configuration Management.--The Office shall--
(1) maintain the common configuration baseline for the
electronic health record systems of the Department of Defense
and the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
(2) continually evaluate the state of configuration, the
impacts on interoperability, and shall promote the enhancement
of such electronic health records systems.
(c) Regular Clinical Consultation.--The Office shall convene at
least annually a clinical workshop to include clinical staff from the
Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Coast
Guard, community providers, and other leading clinical experts to
assess the state of clinical use of the electronic health record
systems and whether the systems are meeting clinical and patient needs.
The clinical workshop shall make recommendations to the Office on the
need for any improvements or concerns with the electronic health record
systems.
(d) Clinician and Patient Satisfaction Survey.--Beginning October
1, 2021, on at least a biannual basis, the Office shall undertake a
clinician and patient satisfaction survey regarding clinical use and
patient experience with the electronic health record systems of the
Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(e) Annual Reports.--Not later than September 30, 2020, and
annually thereafter, the Office shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on--
(1) the state of the configuration baseline under
subsection (b) and any activities which decremented or enhanced
the state of configuration; and
(2) the activities, assessments and recommendations of the
clinical workshop under subsection (c) and the response of the
Office to the workshop recommendations and any action plans to
implement the recommendations.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means
the following:
(A) The congressional defense committees.
(B) The Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the
House of Representatives and the Senate.
(2) The term ``configuration baseline'' means a fixed
reference in the development cycle or an agreed-upon
specification of a product at a point in time. It serves as a
documented basis for defining incremental change in all aspects
of an information technology product.
(3) The term ``interoperability'' means the ability of
different information systems, devices, or applications to
connect in a coordinated and secure manner, within and across
organizational boundaries, across the complete spectrum of
care, including all applicable care settings, and with relevant
stakeholders, including the person whose information is being
shared, to access, exchange, integrate, and use computable data
regardless of the data's origin or destination or the
applications employed, and without additional intervention by
the end user, including--
(A) the capability to reliably exchange information
without error;
(B) the ability to interpret and to make effective
use of the information so exchanged; and
(C) the ability for information that can be used to
advance patient care to move between health care
entities, regardless of the technology platform in
place or the location where care was provided.
(4) The term ``meaningfully interact'' means that
information can be viewed, consumed, acted upon, and edited in
a clinical setting to facilitate high quality clinical decision
making in a clinical setting.
(5) The term ``Office'' means the office established by
section 1635(b) of the Wounded Warrior Act (title XVI of Public
Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note).
(6) The term ``seamless health care'' means health care
which is optimized through access by patients and clinicians to
integrated, relevant, and complete information about the
patient's clinical experiences, social and environmental
determinants of health, and health trends over time in order to
enable patients and clinicians to move from task to task and
encounter to encounter, within and across organizational
boundaries, such that high-quality decisions may be formed
easily and complete plans of care may be carried out smoothly.
(7) The term ``TRICARE program'' has the meaning given that
term in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 716. INCLUSION OF BLAST EXPOSURE HISTORY IN MEDICAL RECORDS OF
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the Secretaries of the military departments, shall document blast
exposure history in the medical record of a member of the Armed Forces
to--
(1) assist in determining whether a future illness or
injury of the member is service-connected; and
(2) inform future blast exposure risk mitigation efforts of
the Department of Defense.
(b) Elements.--A blast exposure history under subsection (a) shall
include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) The date of the exposure.
(2) The duration of the exposure, and, if known, the
measured blast pressure experienced by the individual during
such exposure.
(3) Whether the exposure occurred during combat or
training.
(4) Such other information relating to the exposure as the
Secretary of Defense may specify pursuant to the guidance
described in subsection (c)(1).
(c) Collection of Exposure Information.--The Secretary of Defense
shall collect blast exposure information with respect to a member of
the Armed Forces in a manner--
(1) consistent with blast exposure measurement training
guidance of the Department, including any new guidance
developed pursuant to--
(A) the study on blast pressure exposure required
by section 734 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat.
1444); and
(B) the review of guidance on blast exposure during
training required by section 253 of the John S. McCain
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
(Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1704, 10 U.S.C. 2001
note);
(2) compatible with training and operational objectives;
and
(3) that is automated, to the extent practicable, to
minimize the reporting burden of unit commanders.
(d) 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 the types of information included in a
blast exposure history under subsection (a).
SEC. 717. COMPREHENSIVE POLICY FOR PROVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE TO
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Policy Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, shall develop
and implement a comprehensive policy for the provision of mental health
care to members of the Armed Forces.
(b) Elements.--The policy under subsection (a) shall address each
of the following:
(1) The compliance of health professionals in the military
health system engaged in the provision of health care services
to members with clinical practice guidelines for--
(A) suicide prevention;
(B) medication-assisted therapy for alcohol use
disorders; and
(C) medication-assisted therapy for opioid use
disorders.
(2) The access and availability of mental health care
services to members who are victims of sexual assault or
domestic violence.
(3) The availability of naloxone reversal capability on
military installations.
(4) The promotion of referrals of members by civilian
health care providers to military medical treatment facilities
when such members are--
(A) at high risk for suicide and diagnosed with a
psychiatric disorder; or
(B) receiving treatment for opioid use disorders.
(5) The provision of comprehensive behavioral health
treatment to members of the reserve components that takes into
account the unique challenges associated with the deployment
pattern of such members and the difficulty such members
encounter post-deployment with respect to accessing such
treatment in civilian communities.
(c) Consideration.--In developing the policy under subsection (a),
the Secretary of Defense shall solicit and consider recommendations
from the Secretaries of the military departments and the Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff regarding the feasibility of implementation
and execution of particular elements of the policy.
(d) Report.--Not later than 18 months 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 implementation of the policy under
subsection (a).
SEC. 718. LIMITATION ON THE REALIGNMENT OR REDUCTION OF MILITARY
MEDICAL MANNING END STRENGTH.
(a) Limitation.--Except as provided by subsection (d), the
Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries concerned may not realign or
reduce military medical end strength authorizations until--
(1) each review is conducted under paragraph (1) of
subsection (b);
(2) each analysis is conducted under paragraph (2) of such
subsection;
(3) the measurement is developed under paragraph (3) of
such subsection;
(4) each plan and forum is provided under paragraph (4) of
such subsection; and
(5) a period of 90 days elapses following the date on which
the Secretary submits the report under subsection (c).
(b) Reviews, Analyses, and Other Information.--
(1) Review.--Each Secretary concerned, in coordination with
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall conduct a
review of the medical manpower requirements of the military
department of the Secretary that accounts for all national
defense strategy scenarios.
(2) Analyses.--With respect to each military medical
treatment facility that would be affected by a proposed
military medical end strength realignment or reduction, the
Secretary concerned shall conduct an analysis that--
(A) identifies affected billets; and
(B) includes a plan for mitigating any potential
gap in health care services caused by such realignment
or reduction.
(3) Measurement.--The Secretary of Defense shall--
(A) develop a standard measurement for network
adequacy to determine the capacity of the local health
care network to provide care for covered beneficiaries
in the area of a military medical treatment facility
that would be affected by a proposed military medical
end strength realignment or reduction; and
(B) use such measurement in carrying out this
section and otherwise evaluating proposed military
medical end strength realignment or reductions.
(4) Outreach.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide to
each member of the Armed Forces and covered beneficiary located
in the area of a military medical treatment facility that would
be affected by a proposed military medical end strength
realignment or reduction the following:
(A) A transition plan for continuity of health care
services.
(B) A public forum to discuss the concerns of the
member and covered beneficiary regarding such proposed
realignment or reduction.
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the
Senate a report on the proposed military medical end strength
realignments or reductions, including--
(1) the reviews, analyses, and other information developed
under subsection (b); and
(2) a description of the actions the Secretary plans to
take with respect to such proposed realignments or reductions.
(d) Exception.--The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply to
billets of a medical department of a military department that have
remained unfilled since at least October 1, 2018. The Secretary
concerned may realign or reduce such a billet if the Secretary
determines that such realignment or reduction does not affect the
provision of health care services to members of the Armed Forces or
covered beneficiaries.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``covered beneficiary'' has the meaning given
that term in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.
(2) The term ``proposed military medical end strength
realignment or reduction'' means a realignment or reduction of
military medical end strength authorizations as proposed by the
budget of the President for fiscal year 2020 submitted to
Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States
Code.
(3) The term ``Secretary concerned'' means--
(A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to
matters concerning the Army;
(B) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to
matters concerning the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the
Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the
Department of the Navy; and
(C) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to
matters concerning the Air Force.
SEC. 719. STRATEGY TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS.
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) describes the shortage of mental health providers of
the Department of Defense;
(2) explains the reasons for such shortage;
(3) explains the effect of such shortage on members of the
Armed Forces; and
(4) contains a strategy to better recruit and retain mental
health providers, including with respect to psychiatrists,
psychologists, mental health nurse practitioners, licensed
social workers, and other licensed providers of the military
health system, in a manner that addresses the need for cultural
competence and diversity among such mental health providers.
SEC. 720. MONITORING MEDICATION PRESCRIBING PRACTICES FOR THE TREATMENT
OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.
(a) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the Committees on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives and the Senate a report on the practices for
prescribing medication during the period beginning January 1,
2012, and ending December 31, 2017, that were inconsistent with
the post-traumatic stress disorder medication guidelines
developed by the Department of Defense and the Veterans Health
Administration.
(2) Contents.--The report under this subsection shall
include the following:
(A) A summary of the practices of the Army, Navy,
and the Air Force, for prescribing medication during
the period referred to in paragraph (1) that were
inconsistent with the post-traumatic stress disorder
medication guidelines developed by the Department of
Defense and the Veterans Health Administration.
(B) Identification of medical centers serving
members of the Armed Forces found to having higher than
average incidences of prescribing medication during the
period referred to in paragraph (1) that were
inconsistent with the post-traumatic stress disorder
guidelines.
(C) A plan for such medical centers to reduce the
prescribing of medications that are inconsistent with
the post-traumatic stress disorder guidelines.
(D) A plan for ongoing monitoring of medical
centers found to have higher than average incidences of
prescribing medication that were inconsistent with the
post-traumatic stress disorder guidelines by the
Department of Defense and the Veterans Health
Administration.
(b) Monitoring Program.--Based on the findings of the report under
subsection (a), the Secretaries of the Army, the Navy, and the Air
Force shall each establish a monitoring program carried out with
respect to such branch of the Armed Forces that shall provide as
follows:
(1) The monitoring program shall provide for the conduct of
periodic reviews, beginning October 1, 2019, of medication
prescribing practices of its own providers.
(2) The monitoring program shall provide for regular
reports, beginning October 1, 2020, to the Department of
Defense and the Veterans Health Administration, of the results
of the periodic reviews pursuant to paragraph (1) of this
subsection.
(3) The monitoring program shall establish internal
procedures, not later than October 1, 2020, to address
practices for prescribing medication that are inconsistent with
the post-traumatic stress disorder medication guidelines
developed by the Department of Defense and the Veterans Health
Administration.
(c) Report on Implementation of Guidance on Opioid Prescriptions
for Pain From Minor Outpatient Procedures.--Not later than 6 months
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense,
acting in conjunction with the Director of the Defense Health Agency,
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives and the Senate a report on the implementation and
results of the Defense Health Agency's guidance on opioid prescriptions
for pain from minor outpatient procedures in Guidance Report entitled
``Pain Management and Opioid Safety in the Military Health System
(MHS)'' (DHA-PI 6025.04, issued on June 8, 2018).
SEC. 720A. MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN MEDICAL SERVICES AT MILITARY MEDICAL
TREATMENT FACILITIES AT SERVICE ACADEMIES.
Section 1073d of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
``(f) Maintenance of Certain Medical Services at Service
Academies.--(1) In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of
Defense shall ensure that each military medical treatment facility
located at a Service Academy (as defined in section 347 of this title)
provides each covered medical service unless the Secretary determines
that a civilian health care facility located not fewer than five miles
from the Service Academy provides the covered medical service.
``(2) In this subsection, the term `covered medical service' means
the following:
``(A) Emergency room services.
``(B) Orthopedic services.
``(C) General surgery services.
``(D) Ear, nose, and throat services.
``(E) Gynecological services.
``(F) Ophthalmology services.
``(G) In-patient services.
``(H) Any other medical services that the relevant
Superintendent of the Service Academy determines necessary to
maintain the readiness and health of the cadets or midshipmen
and members of the armed forces at the Service Academy.''.
SEC. 720B. DEVELOPMENT OF PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPROVE COMBAT CASUALTY CARE
FOR PERSONNEL OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Partnerships.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall, through
the Joint Trauma Education and Training Directorate established
under section 708 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note),
develop partnerships with civilian academic medical centers and
large metropolitan teaching hospitals to improve combat
casualty care for personnel of the Armed Forces.
(2) Partnerships with level i trauma centers.--In carrying
out partnerships under paragraph (1), trauma surgeons and
physicians of the Department of Defense shall partner with
level I civilian trauma centers to provide adequate training
and readiness for the next generation of medical providers to
treat critically injured burn patients.
(b) Support of Partnerships.--The Secretary of Defense shall make
every effort to support partnerships under the Joint Trauma Education
and Training Directorate with academic institutions that have level I
civilian trauma centers, specifically those centers with a burn center,
that offer burn rotations and clinical experience to provide adequate
training and readiness for the next generation of medical providers to
treat critically injured burn patients.
(c) Level I Civilian Trauma Center Defined.--In this section, the
term ``level I civilian trauma center'' has the meaning given that term
in section 708 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note).
(d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on October 1,
2020.
SEC. 720C. MODIFICATION TO REFERRALS FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
If the Secretary of Defense is unable to provide mental health
services in a military medical treatment facility to a member of the
Armed Forces within 15 days of the date on which such services are
first requested by the member, the Secretary may refer the member to a
provider under the TRICARE program (as that term is defined in section
1072 of title 10, United States Code) to receive such services.
Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters
SEC. 721. ESTABLISHMENT OF MILITARY DENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 104 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 2116 the following new section:
``Sec. 2116a. Military dental research
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `military dental research' means research on
the furnishing of dental care and services by dentists in the
armed forces.
``(2) The term `TriService Dental Research Program' means
the program of military dental research authorized under this
section.
``(b) Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may establish
at the University a program of military dental research.
``(c) TriService Research Group.--The TriService Dental Research
Program shall be administered by a TriService Dental Research Group
composed of Army, Navy, and Air Force dentists who are involved in
military dental research and are designated by the Secretary concerned
to serve as members of the group.
``(d) Duties of Group.--The TriService Dental Research Group
described in subsection (c) shall--
``(1) develop for the Department of Defense recommended
guidelines for requesting, reviewing, and funding proposed
military dental research projects; and
``(2) make available to Army, Navy, and Air Force dentists
and officials of the Department of Defense who conduct military
dental research--
``(A) information about dental research projects
that are being developed or carried out in the Army,
Navy, and Air Force; and
``(B) expertise and information beneficial to the
encouragement of meaningful dental research.
``(e) Research Topics.--For purposes of this section, military
dental research includes research on the following issues:
``(1) Issues regarding how to ensure the readiness of
members of the armed forces on active duty and in the reserve
components with respect to the provision of dental care and
services.
``(2) Issues regarding preventive dentistry and disease
management, including early detection of needs.
``(3) Issues regarding how to improve the results of dental
care and services provided in the armed forces in time of
peace.
``(4) Issues regarding how to improve the results of dental
care and services provided in the armed forces in time of war.
``(5) Issues regarding minimizing or eliminating emergent
dental conditions and dental disease and non-battle injuries in
deployed settings.
``(6) Issues regarding how to prevent complications
associated with dental-related battle injuries.
``(7) Issues regarding how to prevent complications
associated with the transportation of dental patients in the
military medical evacuation system.
``(8) Issues regarding the use of technological advances,
including teledentistry.
``(9) Issues regarding psychological distress in receiving
dental care and services.
``(10) Issues regarding how to improve methods of training
dental personnel, including dental assistants and dental
extenders.
``(11) Wellness issues relating to dental care and
services.
``(12) Case management issues relating to dental care and
services.
``(13) Issues regarding the use of alternate dental care
delivery systems, including the employment of interprofessional
practice models incorporating multiple health professions.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 104 of such title is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 2116 the following new item:
``2116a. Military dental research.''.
SEC. 722. PILOT PROGRAM ON CRYOPRESERVATION AND STORAGE.
(a) Pilot Program.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a
pilot program to provide not more than 1,000 members of the Armed
Forces serving on active duty with the opportunity to cryopreserve and
store their gametes prior to deployment to a combat zone.
(b) Period.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide for the
cryopreservation and storage of gametes of a participating
member of the Armed Forces under subsection (a), at no cost to
the member, in a facility of the Department of Defense or at a
private entity pursuant to a contract under subsection (d)
until the date that is one year after the retirement,
separation, or release of the member from the Armed Forces.
(2) Continued cryopreservation and storage.--At the end of
the one-year period specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary
shall authorize an individual whose gametes were cryopreserved
and stored in a facility of the Department as described in that
paragraph to select, including pursuant to an advance medical
directive or military testamentary instrument completed under
subsection (c), one of the following options:
(A) To continue such cryopreservation and storage
in such facility with the cost of such cryopreservation
and storage borne by the individual.
(B) To transfer the gametes to a private
cryopreservation and storage facility selected by the
individual.
(C) To authorize the Secretary to dispose of the
gametes of the individual not earlier than the date
that is 90 days after the end of the one-year period