S.1790 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020116th Congress (2019-2020)
| Sponsor: | Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] (Introduced 06/11/2019) |
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| Committees: | Senate - Armed Services |
| Committee Reports: | H. Rept. 116-333 (Conference Report); S. Rept. 116-48 |
| Latest Action: | 12/20/2019 Became Public Law No: 116-92. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) |
| Roll Call Votes: | There have been 13 roll call votes |
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Public Law No: 116-92 (12/20/2019)
[116th Congress Public Law 92]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[[Page 1197]]
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020
[[Page 133 STAT. 1198]]
Public Law 116-92
116th Congress
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.
(5) Division E--Intelligence Authorizations for Fiscal Years
2018, 2019, and 2020.
(6) Division F--Other Matters.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees.
Sec. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act.
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT
Subtitle A--Authorization Of Appropriations
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B--Army Programs
Sec. 111. Authority of the Secretary of the Army to waive certain
limitations related to the Distributed Common Ground System-
Army Increment 1.
Subtitle C--Navy Programs
Sec. 121. Ford-class aircraft carrier cost limitation baselines.
Sec. 122. Modification of annual report on cost targets for certain
aircraft carriers.
Sec. 123. Refueling and complex overhauls of the U.S.S. John C. Stennis
and U.S.S. Harry S. Truman.
Sec. 124. Ford class aircraft carrier support for F-35C aircraft.
Sec. 125. Prohibition on use of funds for reduction of aircraft carrier
force structure.
[[Page 133 STAT. 1199]]
Sec. 126. Modification of prohibition on availability of funds for Navy
waterborne security barriers.
Sec. 127. LHA Replacement Amphibious Assault Ship Program.
Sec. 128. Strategic sealift fleet vessel.
Sec. 129. Design and construction of amphibious transport dock
designated LPD-31.
Sec. 130. Limitation on availability of funds for the Littoral Combat
Ship.
Sec. 131. Limitation on the next new class of Navy large surface
combatants.
Sec. 132. Limitation on availability of funds pending quarterly updates
on the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter program.
Sec. 133. Limitation on availability of funds for VH-92A helicopter.
Sec. 134. Report on carrier wing and aviation combat element
composition.
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs
Sec. 141. Modification of requirement to preserve certain C-5 aircraft.
Sec. 142. OC-135B aircraft recapitalization program.
Sec. 143. Requirement to align Air Force aviation force structure with
National Defense Strategy.
Sec. 144. Prohibition on availability of funds for reduction in KC-10
primary mission aircraft inventory.
Sec. 145. Limitation on availability of funds for F-15EX aircraft.
Sec. 146. Limitation on availability of funds for VC-25B aircraft.
Sec. 147. Limitation on availability of funds for RC-26B aircraft.
Sec. 148. Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of RC-135
aircraft.
Sec. 149. Air Force aggressor squadron modernization.
Sec. 150. Air Force plan for Combat Rescue Helicopter fielding.
Sec. 151. Report on feasibility of multiyear contract for procurement of
JASSM-ER missiles.
Sec. 152. Report on aircraft fleet of the Civil Air Patrol.
Sec. 153. Sense of Congress on the light attack aircraft initiative of
the Air Force.
Subtitle E--Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters
Sec. 161. Economic order quantity contracting and buy-to-budget
acquisition for F-35 aircraft program.
Sec. 162. Relief from contractors for failure to deliver ready-for-issue
spare parts for the F-35 aircraft program.
Sec. 163. Limitation on availability of funds for reallocation of
Turkish F-35A aircraft to the United States.
Sec. 164. Requirement to establish the use of an Agile DevOps software
development solution as an alternative for Joint Strike
Fighter Autonomic Logistics Information System.
Sec. 165. F-35 sustainment cost.
Sec. 166. Reports on the progress and performance of the F-35 aircraft
program.
Sec. 167. Other reports on the F-35 aircraft program.
Sec. 168. Limitation on availability of funds for communications systems
lacking certain resiliency features.
Sec. 169. Repeal of tactical unmanned vehicle common data link
requirement.
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. Updates to the Department of Defense personnel management
authority to attract experts in science and engineering.
Sec. 213. Establishment of joint reserve detachment of the Defense
Innovation Unit.
Sec. 214. Research and educational programs and activities for
Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-
Serving Institutions of Higher Education.
Sec. 215. Modification of authority for prizes for advanced technology
achievements.
Sec. 216. Joint hypersonics transition office.
Sec. 217. Modification of proof of concept commercialization program.
Sec. 218. Modification of authority and addition of technology areas for
expedited access to technical talent.
Sec. 219. Expansion of coordination in support of national security
innovation and entrepreneurial education.
[[Page 133 STAT. 1200]]
Sec. 220. Modification of defense quantum information science and
technology research and development program.
Sec. 221. Understanding of investments in artificial intelligence and
development of capabilities by adversaries.
Sec. 222. Advisory role of JASON scientific advisory group.
Sec. 223. Direct Air Capture and Blue Carbon Removal Technology Program.
Sec. 224. Requiring defense microelectronics products and services meet
trusted supply chain and operational security standards.
Sec. 225. Development and acquisition strategy to procure secure, low
probability of detection data link network capability.
Sec. 226. Establishment of secure next-generation wireless network (5G)
infrastructure for the Nevada Test and Training Range and
base infrastructure.
Sec. 227. Administration of manufacturing innovation institutes funded
by the Department of Defense.
Sec. 228. Research program on foreign malign influence operations.
Sec. 229. Diversification of the research and engineering workforce of
the Department of Defense.
Sec. 230. Policy on the talent management of digital expertise and
software professionals.
Sec. 231. Digital engineering capability to automate testing and
evaluation.
Sec. 232. Process to align policy formulation and emerging technology
development.
Sec. 233. Improvement of the Strategic Capabilities Office of the
Department of Defense.
Sec. 234. Pilot program on enhanced civics education.
Sec. 235. Technology and national security fellowship.
Sec. 236. Documentation relating to the Advanced Battle Management
System.
Sec. 237. Sensor data integration for fifth generation aircraft.
Sec. 238. Sense of Congress on future vertical lift technologies.
Sec. 239. Use of funds for Strategic Environmental Research Program,
Environmental Security Technical Certification Program, and
Operational Energy Capability Improvement.
Sec. 240. Limitation and report on Indirect Fire Protection Capability
Increment 2 capability.
Subtitle C--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters
Sec. 251. Master plan for implementation of authorities relating to
science and technology reinvention laboratories.
Sec. 252. Infrastructure to support research, development, test, and
evaluation missions.
Sec. 253. Energetics plan.
Sec. 254. Strategy and implementation plan for fifth generation
information and communications technologies.
Sec. 255. Department-wide software science and technology strategy.
Sec. 256. Artificial intelligence education strategy.
Sec. 257. Cyber science and technology activities roadmap and reports.
Sec. 258. Report on B-52 commercial engine replacement program.
Sec. 259. Commercial edge computing technologies and best practices for
Department of Defense warfighting systems.
Sec. 260. Biannual report on the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center.
Sec. 261. Quarterly updates on the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle
program.
Sec. 262. National Study on Defense Research At Historically Black
Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions.
Sec. 263. Study on national security emerging biotechnologies for the
Department of Defense.
Sec. 264. Independent study on optimizing resources allocated to
Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office.
Sec. 265. Independent assessment of electronic warfare plans and
programs.
Sec. 266. Technical correction to Global Research Watch Program.
TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.
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 accept contributions of funds from applicants for
energy projects for mitigation of impacts on military
operations and readiness.
Sec. 313. Use of proceeds from sale of recyclable materials.
Sec. 314. Disposal of recyclable materials.
[[Page 133 STAT. 1201]]
Sec. 315. Department of Defense improvement of previously conveyed
utility systems serving military installations.
Sec. 316. Modification of Department of Defense environmental
restoration authorities to include Federal Government
facilities used by National Guard.
Sec. 317. Use of operational energy cost savings of Department of
Defense.
Sec. 318. Sale of electricity from alternate energy and cogeneration
production facilities.
Sec. 319. Energy resilience programs and activities.
Sec. 320. Technical and grammatical corrections and repeal of obsolete
provisions relating to energy.
Sec. 321. 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. 322. Replacement of fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam with
fluorine-free fire-fighting agent.
Sec. 323. Prohibition of uncontrolled release of fluorinated aqueous
film-forming foam at military installations.
Sec. 324. Prohibition on use of fluorinated aqueous film forming foam
for training exercises.
Sec. 325. Real-time sound-monitoring at Navy installations where
tactical fighter aircraft operate.
Sec. 326. Development of extreme weather vulnerability and risk
assessment tool.
Sec. 327. Removal of barriers that discourage investments to increase
military installation resilience.
Sec. 328. Budgeting of Department of Defense relating to extreme
weather.
Sec. 329. Prohibition on Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl
Substances in Meals Ready-to-Eat Food Packaging.
Sec. 330. Disposal of materials containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl
substances or aqueous film-forming foam.
Sec. 331. Agreements to share monitoring data relating to perfluoroalkyl
and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other contaminants of
concern.
Sec. 332. Cooperative agreements with States to address contamination by
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Sec. 333. Plan to phase out use of burn pits.
Sec. 334. Information relating to locations of burn pit use.
Sec. 335. Data quality review of radium testing conducted at certain
locations of the Department of the Navy.
Sec. 336. Reimbursement of Environmental Protection Agency for certain
costs in connection with the Twin Cities Army Ammunition
Plant, Minnesota.
Sec. 337. Pilot program for availability of working-capital funds for
increased combat capability through energy optimization.
Sec. 338. Report on efforts to reduce high energy intensity at military
installations.
Subtitle C--Treatment of Contaminated Water Near Military Installations
Sec. 341. Short title.
Sec. 342. Definitions.
Sec. 343. Provision of water uncontaminated with perfluorooctanoic acid
(PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) for agricultural
purposes.
Sec. 344. Acquisition of real property by Air Force.
Sec. 345. Remediation plan.
Subtitle D--Logistics and Sustainment
Sec. 351. Materiel readiness metrics and objectives.
Sec. 352. 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. 353. Modification to limitation on length of overseas forward
deployment of naval vessels.
Sec. 354. Extension of temporary installation reutilization authority
for arsenals, depots, and plants.
Sec. 355. F-35 Joint Strike Fighter sustainment.
Sec. 356. Report on strategic policy for prepositioned materiel and
equipment.
Sec. 357. Pilot program to train skilled technicians in critical
shipbuilding skills.
Sec. 358. Requirement for military department inter-service depot
maintenance.
Sec. 359. Strategy to improve infrastructure of certain depots of the
Department of Defense.
Subtitle E--Reports
Sec. 361. Readiness reporting.
Sec. 362. Technical correction to deadline for transition to Defense
Readiness Reporting System Strategic.
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Sec. 363. Report on Navy ship depot maintenance budget.
Sec. 364. Report on Runit Dome.
Sec. 365. Prohibition on subjective upgrades by commanders of unit
ratings in monthly readiness reporting on military units.
Sec. 366. Requirement to include foreign language proficiency in
readiness reporting systems of Department of Defense.
Subtitle F--Other Matters
Sec. 371. Prevention of encroachment on military training routes and
military operations areas.
Sec. 372. Expansion and enhancement of authorities on transfer and
adoption of military animals.
Sec. 373. 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. 374. Extension of authority of Secretary of Transportation to issue
non-premium aviation insurance.
Sec. 375. Defense personal property program.
Sec. 376. Public events about Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.
Sec. 377. Sense of Congress regarding Innovative Readiness Training
program.
Sec. 378. Detonation chambers for explosive ordnance disposal.
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.
Sec. 415. Authorized strengths for Marine Corps Reserves on active duty.
Sec. 416. Modification of authorized strength of Air Force Reserve
serving on full-time reserve component duty for
administration of the reserves or the National Guard.
Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 421. Military personnel.
TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY
Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy
Sec. 501. Maker of original appointments in a regular or reserve
component of commissioned officers previously subject to
original appointment in other type of component.
Sec. 502. Furnishing of adverse information on officers to promotion
selection boards.
Sec. 503. Limitation on number of officers recommendable for promotion
by promotion selection boards.
Sec. 504. Expansion of authority for continuation on active duty of
officers in certain military specialties and career tracks.
Sec. 505. Management policies for joint qualified officers.
Sec. 506. Modification of authorities on management of deployments of
members of the Armed Forces and related unit operating and
personnel tempo matters.
Sec. 507. Personnel tempo of the Armed Forces and the United States
Special Operations Command during periods of inapplicability
of high-deployment limitations.
Sec. 508. Permanent authority to defer past age 64 the retirement of
chaplains in general and flag officer grades.
Sec. 509. Higher grade in retirement for officers following reopening of
determination or certification of retired grade.
Sec. 510. Authority of promotion boards to recommend that officers of
particular merit be placed higher on promotion list.
Sec. 510A. Availability on the internet of certain information about
officers serving in general or flag officer grades.
Sec. 510B. Functional badge or insignia upon commission for chaplains.
Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management
Sec. 511. Modification of grade level threshold for Junior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps.
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Sec. 512. Inclusion of STEM in courses of instruction for the Junior
Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
Sec. 513. Inclusion of homeschooled students in Junior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps units.
Sec. 514. Clarification of eligibility to serve as Commander, Marine
Forces Reserve.
Sec. 515. Extension and periodic evaluation of suicide prevention and
resilience program for the reserve components.
Sec. 516. Authority to defer mandatory separation at age 68 of officers
in medical specialties in the reserve components.
Sec. 517. Modernization of inspection authorities applicable to the
National Guard.
Sec. 518. Consultation with Chief of the National Guard Bureau in the
appointment or designation of National Guard property and
fiscal officers.
Sec. 519. Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
Sec. 520. Repeal of requirement for review of certain Army Reserve
officer unit vacancy promotions by commanders of associated
active duty units.
Sec. 520A. Report on methods to enhance domestic response to large
scale, complex and catastrophic disasters.
Sec. 520B. Report and briefing on the Senior Reserve Officers' Training
Corps.
Sec. 520C. Sense of Congress on increase in number of Junior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps units.
Subtitle C--General Service Authorities and Correction of Military
Records
Sec. 521. Advice and counsel of trauma experts in review by boards for
correction of military records and discharge review boards of
certain claims.
Sec. 522. Reduction in required number of members of discharge review
boards.
Sec. 523. Establishment of process to review a request for upgrade of
discharge or dismissal.
Sec. 524. Prohibition on reduction in the number of personnel assigned
to duty with a service review agency.
Sec. 525. 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. 526. Time requirements for certification of honorable service.
Sec. 527. Correction of certain discharge characterizations.
Sec. 528. Development of guidelines for use of unofficial sources of
information to determine eligibility of members and former
members of the Armed Forces for decorations when the service
records are incomplete because of damage to the official
record.
Sec. 529. Strategic plan for diversity and inclusion.
Sec. 530. Study regarding screening individuals who seek to enlist in
the Armed Forces.
Sec. 530A. Feasibility study regarding notification to Secretary of
Homeland Security of honorable discharges of non-citizens.
Sec. 530B. Sense of Congress regarding accession physicals.
Subtitle D--Military Justice
Sec. 531. Expansion of pre-referral matters reviewable by military
judges and military magistrates in the interest of efficiency
in military justice.
Sec. 532. Command influence.
Sec. 533. Statute of limitations for certain offenses.
Sec. 534. Public access to dockets, filings, and court records of
courts-martial or other records of trial of the military
justice system.
Sec. 535. Extension of Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation,
Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed
Forces.
Sec. 536. Authority for return of personal property to victims of sexual
assault who file a Restricted Report before conclusion of
related proceedings.
Sec. 537. Guidelines on sentences for offenses committed under the
Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Sec. 538. Notification of significant events and documentation of
preference for prosecution jurisdiction for victims of sexual
assault.
Sec. 539. Increase in number of digital forensic examiners for certain
military criminal investigative organizations.
Sec. 540. Increase in investigative personnel and Victim Witness
Assistance Program liaisons.
Sec. 540A. Training for sexual assault initial disposition authorities
on exercise of disposition authority for sexual assault and
collateral offenses.
Sec. 540B. Training for commanders in the Armed Forces on their role in
all stages of military justice in connection with sexual
assault.
Sec. 540C. Timely disposition of nonprosecutable sex-related offenses.
Sec. 540D. Department of Defense-wide policy and military department-
specific programs on reinvigoration of the prevention of
sexual assault involving members of the Armed Forces.
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Sec. 540E. Recommendations on separate punitive article in the Uniform
Code of Military Justice on sexual harassment.
Sec. 540F. Report on military justice system involving alternative
authority for determining whether to prefer or refer changes
for felony offenses under the Uniform Code of Military
Justice.
Sec. 540G. Report on standardization among the military departments in
collection and presentation of information on matters within
the military justice system.
Sec. 540H. Report on expansion of Air Force safe to report policy across
the Armed Forces.
Sec. 540I. Assessment of racial, ethnic, and gender disparities in the
military justice system.
Sec. 540J. Pilot programs on defense investigators in the military
justice system.
Sec. 540K. Report on preservation of recourse to restricted report on
sexual assault for victims of sexual assault following
certain victim or third-party communications.
Sec. 540L. Report on establishment of guardian ad litem program for
certain military dependents who are a victim or witness of an
offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice involving
abuse or exploitation.
Sec. 540M. Comptroller General of the United States report on
implementation by the Armed Forces of recent statutory
requirements on sexual assault prevention and response in the
military.
Sec. 540N. Sense of Congress on the Port Chicago 50.
Subtitle E--Other Legal Matters
Sec. 541. Improvement of certain Special Victims' Counsel authorities.
Sec. 542. Availability of Special Victims' Counsel at military
installations.
Sec. 543. Notification of issuance of military protective order to
civilian law enforcement.
Sec. 544. Copyright protection for civilian faculty of certain
accredited institutions.
Sec. 545. Termination of leases of premises and motor vehicles of
servicemembers who incur catastrophic injury or illness or
die while in military service.
Sec. 546. Military orders required for termination of leases pursuant to
the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
Sec. 547. Preservation of right to bring class action under
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
Sec. 548. Legal counsel for victims of alleged domestic violence
offenses.
Sec. 549. 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. 550. Treatment of information in Catch a Serial Offender Program
for certain purposes.
Sec. 550A. Policies and procedures on registration at military
installations of civilian protective orders applicable to
members of the Armed Forces assigned to such installations
and certain other individuals.
Sec. 550B. Defense Advisory Committee for the Prevention of Sexual
Misconduct.
Sec. 550C. Training for Special Victims' Counsel on civilian criminal
justice matters in the States of the military installations
to which assigned.
Sec. 550D. Enhancing the capability of military criminal investigative
organizations to prevent and combat child sexual
exploitation.
Sec. 550E. Feasibility study on establishment of database of military
protective orders.
Sec. 550F. GAO review of USERRA and SCRA.
Subtitle F--Member Education
Sec. 551. Authority for detail of certain enlisted members of the Armed
Forces as students at law schools.
Sec. 552. Inclusion of Coast Guard in Department of Defense STARBASE
Program.
Sec. 553. Degree granting authority for United States Army Armament
Graduate School; limitation on establishment of certain
educational institutions.
Sec. 554. Prohibition on off-duty employment for cadets and midshipmen
completing obligated service after graduation.
Sec. 555. Consideration of request for transfer of a cadet or midshipman
at a military service academy who is the victim of a sexual
assault or related offense.
Sec. 556. Redesignation of the Commandant of the United States Air Force
Institute of Technology as the Director and Chancellor of
such Institute.
Sec. 557. Eligibility of additional enlisted members for associate
degree programs of the Community College of the Air Force.
Sec. 558. Speech disorders of cadets and midshipmen.
Sec. 559. Requirement to continue provision of tuition assistance for
members of the Armed Forces.
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Sec. 560. Information on institutions of higher education participating
in the Department of Defense Tuition Assistance Program.
Sec. 560A. Inclusion of information on free credit monitoring in annual
financial literacy briefing.
Sec. 560B. Programs to facilitate the award of private pilot's
certificates.
Subtitle G--Member Training and Transition
Sec. 561. Requirement to provide information regarding benefits claims
to members during TAP counseling.
Sec. 562. Participation of other Federal agencies in the SkillBridge
apprenticeship and internship program for members of the
Armed Forces.
Sec. 563. First modification of elements of report on the improved
Transition Assistance Program.
Sec. 564. Second modification of elements of report on the improved
Transition Assistance Program.
Sec. 565. Prohibition on gender-segregated training at Marine Corps
Recruit Depots.
Sec. 566. Assessment of deaths of recruits under the jurisdiction of the
Secretaries of the military departments.
Sec. 567. Review of Department of Defense training programs regarding
disinformation campaigns.
Sec. 568. Command matters in connection with transition assistance
programs.
Sec. 569. Machine readability and electronic transferability of
Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form
214).
Sec. 570. Records of service for Reserves.
Sec. 570A. Limitations and requirements in connection with separations
for members of the Armed Forces who suffer from mental health
conditions in connection with a sex-related, intimate partner
violence-related, or spousal-abuse offense.
Sec. 570B. Prohibition on involuntary separation of certain members of
the Armed Forces; consideration of military service in
removal determinations.
Sec. 570C. Inclusion of question regarding immigration status on
preseparation counseling checklist (DD Form 2648).
Sec. 570D. Counseling for members of the Armed Forces who are not
citizens of the United States on naturalization in the United
States.
Sec. 570E. Pilot program on 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. 570F. Connections of members retiring or separating from the Armed
Forces with community-based organizations and related
entities.
Sec. 570G. Pilot program regarding online application for the Transition
Assistance Program.
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. Military funeral honors matters.
Sec. 575. Improvement of occupational license portability for relocated
spouses of members of the uniformed services.
Sec. 576. Continued eligibility for education and training opportunities
for spouses of promoted members.
Sec. 577. Modification to authority to reimburse for State licensure and
certification costs of a spouse of a servicemember arising
from relocation.
Sec. 578. Clarification regarding eligibility to transfer entitlement
under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program.
Sec. 579. Annual State report card.
Sec. 580. Improvements to child care for members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 580A. Transportation of remains of casualties; travel expenses for
next of kin.
Sec. 580B. Meetings of officials of the Department of Defense with
representative groups of survivors of deceased members of the
Armed Forces.
Sec. 580C. Information and opportunities for registration for voting and
absentee ballot requests for members of the Armed Forces
undergoing deployment overseas.
Sec. 580D. Study on two-way military ballot barcode tracking.
Sec. 580E. Assistance to schools with military dependent students.
Sec. 580F. First expansion of the My Career Advancement Account program
for military spouses.
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Sec. 580G. Second expansion of the My Career Advancement Account program
for military spouses.
Sec. 580H. Report on training and support available to military spouses.
Sec. 580I. Ri'katak Guest Student Program at United States Army
Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll.
Subtitle I--Decorations and Awards
Sec. 581. Modification of authorities on eligibility for and replacement
of gold star lapel buttons.
Sec. 582. Standardization of honorable service requirement for award of
military decorations.
Sec. 583. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to John J. Duffy
for acts of valor in Vietnam.
Sec. 584. Review of World War I valor medals.
Subtitle J--Miscellaneous Reports and Other Matters
Sec. 591. Clarification of the term ``assault'' for purposes of
Workplace and Gender Relations Surveys.
Sec. 592. Inclusion of certain veterans on temporary disability or
permanent disabled retirement lists in military adaptive
sports programs.
Sec. 593. Questions in surveys regarding extremist activity in the
workplace.
Sec. 594. Study on best practices for providing financial literacy
education for separating members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 595. Report on oversight of authorized strengths of certain grades
of commissioned regular and reserve officers of the Armed
Forces.
Sec. 596. Report on certain waivers.
Sec. 597. Notifications on manning of afloat naval forces.
Sec. 598. Report regarding use of aerial systems of the Department of
Defense to support agencies of States, Territories, and the
Federal Government.
Sec. 599. Information for members of the Armed Forces on availability of
services of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to
sexual trauma.
Sec. 599A. Authority to issue an honorary promotion to Colonel Charles
E. McGee, United States Air Force (ret.), to the grade of
brigadier general.
Sec. 599B. Authority to issue an honorary and posthumous promotion to
Lieutenant Colonel Richard Cole, United States Air Force
(ret.), to the grade of colonel.
Sec. 599C. Sense of Congress on the honorable and distinguished service
of General Joseph F. Dunford, United States Marine Corps, to
the United States.
TITLE VI--MILITARY COMPENSATION
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. Continued entitlements while a member of the Armed Forces
participates in a career intermission program.
Sec. 603. Exemption from repayment of voluntary separation pay.
Sec. 604. Consideration of service on active duty to reduce age of
eligibility for retired pay for non-regular service.
Sec. 605. Temporary adjustment of rates of basic allowance for housing
following determination that local civilian housing costs
significantly differ from such rates.
Sec. 606. Reinvestment of travel refunds by the Department of Defense.
Sec. 607. Addition of partial dislocation allowance to allowable travel
and transportation expenses for servicemembers.
Sec. 608. Reductions on account of earnings from work performed while
entitled to an annuity supplement.
Sec. 609. Increase in basic 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. Expansion of eligibility for exceptional transitional
compensation for dependents to dependents of current members.
Sec. 622. Phase-out of reduction of Survivor Benefit Plan survivor
annuities by amount of dependency and indemnity compensation.
Sec. 623. Death gratuity for ROTC graduates.
Sec. 624. 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 combat in the line of duty.
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Sec. 625. Casualty assistance for survivors of deceased ROTC graduates.
Subtitle D--Defense Resale Matters
Sec. 631. Defense resale system matters.
Sec. 632. Procurement by commissary stores of certain locally sourced
products.
Sec. 633. GAO review of defense resale optimization study.
Subtitle E--Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Privileges
Sec. 641. Extension of certain morale, welfare, and recreation
privileges to Foreign Service officers on mandatory home
leave.
Sec. 642. Extension of pilot program on a Government lodging program.
Subtitle F--Reports and Other Matters
Sec. 651. Annual reports on approval of employment or compensation of
retired general or flag officers by foreign governments for
emoluments clause purposes.
Sec. 652. Report regarding transition from overseas housing allowance to
basic allowance for housing for servicemembers in the
territories.
Sec. 653. Report on extension to members of the reserve components of
the Armed Forces of special and incentive pays for members of
the Armed Forces not currently payable to members of the
reserve components.
Sec. 654. 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. 655. Report on implementation of contributions to the Department of
Defense Military Retirement Fund based on pay costs per Armed
Force rather than on Armed Forces-wide basis.
Sec. 656. Report on food insecurity among members of the Armed Forces
and their dependents.
TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits
Sec. 701. Modification of eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select for
certain members of the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 702. TRICARE payment options for retirees and their dependents.
Sec. 703. Lead level screening and testing for children.
Sec. 704. Exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals or
other airborne contaminants as part of periodic health
assessments and other physical examinations.
Sec. 705. Enhancement of recordkeeping with respect to exposure by
members of the Armed Forces to certain occupational and
environmental hazards while deployed overseas.
Sec. 706. Modifications to post-deployment mental health assessments for
members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a
contingency operation.
Sec. 707. Provision of blood testing for firefighters of Department of
Defense to determine exposure to perfluoroalkyl and
polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Subtitle B--Health Care Administration
Sec. 711. Modification of organization of military health system.
Sec. 712. Support by military health system of medical requirements of
combatant commands.
Sec. 713. Requirements for certain prescription drug labels.
Sec. 714. Officers authorized to command Army dental units.
Sec. 715. Improvements to interagency program office of the Department
of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 716. Expansion of strategy to improve acquisition of managed care
support contracts under TRICARE program.
Sec. 717. Inclusion of blast exposure history in medical records of
members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 718. Comprehensive policy for provision of mental health care to
members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 719. Limitation on the realignment or reduction of military medical
manning end strength.
Sec. 720. Strategy to recruit and retain mental health providers.
Sec. 721. Development of partnerships to improve combat casualty care
for personnel of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 722. Modification to referrals for mental health services.
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Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters
Sec. 731. Authorization of claims by members of the uniformed services
against the United States for personal injury or death caused
by medical malpractice.
Sec. 732. Extension and clarification of authority for Joint Department
of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility
Demonstration Fund.
Sec. 733. Appointment of non-ex officio members of the Henry M. Jackson
Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine.
Sec. 734. Establishment of Academic Health System in National Capital
Region.
Sec. 735. Provision of veterinary services by veterinary professionals
of the Department of Defense in emergencies.
Sec. 736. Three-year extension of authority to continue the DOD-VA
Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund.
Sec. 737. Preservation of resources of the Army Medical Research and
Materiel Command and continuation as Center of Excellence.
Sec. 738. Encouragement of participation in Women's Health Transition
Training pilot program.
Sec. 739. National Guard suicide prevention pilot program.
Sec. 740. Pilot Program on civilian and military partnerships to enhance
interoperability and medical surge capability and capacity of
National Disaster Medical System.
Sec. 741. Reports on suicide among members of the Armed Forces and
suicide prevention programs and activities of the Department
of Defense.
Sec. 742. Modification of requirements for longitudinal medical study on
blast pressure exposure of members of the Armed Forces and
collection of exposure information.
Sec. 743. Study and plan on the use of military-civilian integrated
health delivery systems.
Sec. 744. Study on case management in the military health system.
Sec. 745. Report on Global Health Security Strategy and the National
Biodefense Security.
Sec. 746. Study on establishment of wounded warrior service dog program.
Sec. 747. GAO report on Department of Defense quality assurance program
and impacts of medical malpractice actions.
Sec. 748. Reports on Millennium Cohort Study relating to women members
of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 749. Study on effects of sleep deprivation on readiness of members
of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 750. Study and report on traumatic brain injury mitigation efforts.
TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED
MATTERS
Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management
Sec. 800. Authority for continuous integration and delivery of software
applications and upgrades to embedded systems.
Sec. 801. Pilot program on intellectual property evaluation for
acquisition programs.
Sec. 802. Pilot program to use alpha contracting teams for complex
requirements.
Sec. 803. Failure to provide other than certified cost or pricing data
upon request.
Sec. 804. Comptroller General report on price reasonableness.
Sec. 805. Limitation on transfer of funds related to cost overruns and
cost underruns.
Sec. 806. Standardizing data collection and reporting on use of source
selection procedures by Federal agencies.
Sec. 807. Department of Defense use of fixed-price contracts.
Sec. 808. Repeal of continuation of data rights during challenges.
Sec. 809. Repeal of authority to waive acquisition laws to acquire vital
national security capabilities.
Sec. 810. Repeal of the Defense Cost Accounting Standards Board.
Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures,
and Limitations
Sec. 815. Modification of Director of Operational Test and Evaluation
report.
Sec. 816. Modification of written approval requirement for task and
delivery order single contract awards.
Sec. 817. Responsibility for data analysis and requirements validation
for services contracts.
Sec. 818. Documentation of market research related to commercial item
determinations.
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Sec. 819. Availability of data on the use of other transaction authority
and report on the use of authority to carry out prototype
projects.
Sec. 820. Notification of Navy procurement production disruptions.
Sec. 821. Modification to acquisition authority of the Commander of the
United States Cyber Command.
Sec. 822. Extension of Never Contract With the Enemy.
Sec. 823. Modification of justification and approval requirement for
certain Department of Defense contracts.
Sec. 824. Extension of sunset relating to Federal Data Center
Consolidation Initiative.
Sec. 825. Pilot program to accelerate contracting and pricing processes.
Sec. 826. Uniformity in application of micro-purchase threshold to
certain task or delivery orders.
Sec. 827. Requirement for cost estimates on models of commercial e-
commerce portal program.
Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs
Sec. 830. Modification of requirements for reporting to Congress on
certain acquisition programs.
Sec. 831. Pilot program to streamline decision-making processes for
weapon systems.
Sec. 832. Analysis of alternatives pursuant to materiel development
decisions.
Sec. 833. Naval vessel certification required before Milestone B
approval.
Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to the Acquisition System
Sec. 835. Extramural acquisition innovation and research activities.
Sec. 836. Report on realignment of the defense acquisition system to
implement acquisition reforms.
Sec. 837. Report and limitation on the availability of funds relating to
the ``middle tier'' of acquisition programs.
Sec. 838. Report on intellectual property policy and the cadre of
intellectual property experts.
Sec. 839. Guidance and reports relating to covered defense business
systems.
Sec. 840. Implementation guidance for use of a modular open system
approach.
Sec. 841. Limitation on availability of funds for the Office of the
Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense.
Subtitle E--Industrial Base Matters
Sec. 845. Modernization of acquisition processes to ensure integrity of
industrial base.
Sec. 846. Report requirements for the national technology and industrial
base.
Sec. 847. Mitigating risks related to foreign ownership, control, or
influence of Department of Defense contractors or
subcontractors.
Sec. 848. Prohibition on operation or procurement of foreign-made
unmanned aircraft systems.
Sec. 849. Modification of prohibition on acquisition of sensitive
materials from non-allied foreign nations.
Sec. 850. Acquisition and disposal of certain rare earth materials.
Sec. 851. Pilot program for development of technology-enhanced
capabilities with partnership intermediaries.
Sec. 852. Authorized official to carry out the procurement technical
assistance cooperative agreement program.
Sec. 853. Requirement that certain ship components be manufactured in
the national technology and industrial base.
Sec. 854. Addition of domestically produced stainless steel flatware and
dinnerware to the Berry Amendment.
Sec. 855. Application of miscellaneous technology base policies and
programs to the Columbia-class submarine program.
Sec. 856. Application of limitation on procurement of goods other than
United States goods to the FFG-Frigate Program.
Sec. 857. Sense of Congress regarding consideration of price in
procurement of the FFG(X) frigate.
Subtitle F--Provisions Relating to Acquisition Workforce
Sec. 860. Establishment of Defense Civilian Training Corps.
Sec. 861. Defense acquisition workforce certification, education, and
career fields.
Sec. 862. Software development and software acquisition training and
management programs.
Sec. 863. Modification of temporary assignments of Department of Defense
employees to a private-sector organization.
Sec. 864. Incentives and consideration for qualified training programs.
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Sec. 865. Use of qualified apprentices by military construction
contractors.
Subtitle G--Small Business Matters
Sec. 870. Requirements relating to credit for certain small business
concern subcontractors.
Sec. 871. Inclusion of best in class designations in annual report on
small business goals.
Sec. 872. Reauthorization and improvement of Department of Defense
Mentor-Protege Program.
Sec. 873. Accelerated payments applicable to contracts with certain
small business concerns under the Prompt Payment Act.
Sec. 874. Postaward explanations for unsuccessful offerors for certain
contracts.
Sec. 875. Small business contracting credit for subcontractors that are
Puerto Rico businesses or covered territory businesses.
Sec. 876. Technical amendment regarding treatment of certain surviving
spouses under the definition of small business concern owned
and controlled by service-disabled veterans.
Sec. 877. Extension of loan assistance and deferral eligibility to
reservists and members of the National Guard beyond periods
of military conflict.
Sec. 878. Modification to the Defense Research and Development Rapid
Innovation Program.
Sec. 879. Alignment of the Department of Defense Small Business
Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology
Transfer Program with the National Defense Science and
Technology Strategy.
Sec. 880. Assistance for small business concerns participating in the
SBIR and STTR programs.
Sec. 881. Cybersecurity technical assistance for SBIR and STTR programs.
Sec. 882. Funding for defense research activities of small business
concerns.
Sec. 883. Modifications to budget display requirements for the
Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research
Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program.
Sec. 884. Pilot program for domestic investment under the SBIR program.
Subtitle H--Other Matters
Sec. 885. Review of guidance to contractors on nondiscrimination on the
basis of sex.
Sec. 886. Comptroller General report on contractor violations of certain
labor laws.
Sec. 887. Comptroller General report on contingency contracting.
Sec. 888. Policies and procedures for contractors to report gross
violations of internationally recognized human rights.
Sec. 889. Comptroller General report on oversight of contractors
providing private security functions.
Sec. 890. Prohibition on contracting with persons that have business
operations with the Maduro regime.
Sec. 891. Report on the Combating Trafficking in Persons initiative.
Sec. 892. Improved management of information technology and cyberspace
investments.
Sec. 893. Modification to requirements for purchase of commercial
leasing services pursuant to multiple award contracts.
TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters
Sec. 901. Headquarters activities of the Department of Defense matters.
Sec. 902. Clarifying the roles and responsibilities of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.
Sec. 903. Return to Chief Information Officer of the Department of
Defense of responsibility for business systems and related
matters.
Sec. 904. Assessments of responsibilities and authorities of the Chief
Management Officer of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 905. Senior Military Advisor for Cyber Policy and Deputy Principal
Cyber Advisor.
Sec. 906. Exclusion from limitations on personnel in the Office of the
Secretary of Defense and Department of Defense headquarters
of fellows appointed under the John S. McCain Defense Fellows
Program.
Subtitle B--Organization and Management of Other Department of Defense
Offices and Elements
Sec. 911. Codification of Assistant Secretaries for Energy,
Installations, and Environment of the Army, Navy, and Air
Force.
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Subtitle C--Other Department of Defense Organization and Management
Matters
Sec. 921. Prohibition on ownership or trading of stocks in certain
companies by certain officials of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 922. Limitation on consolidation of Defense Media Activity.
Sec. 923. Report on resources to implement the civilian casualty policy
of the Department of Defense.
Subtitle D--United States Space Force
Sec. 951. Short title.
Sec. 952. The Space Force.
Sec. 953. Chief of Space Operations.
Sec. 954. Space Force Acquisition Council.
Sec. 955. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy.
Sec. 956. Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and
Integration.
Sec. 957. Service Acquisition Executive of the Department of the Air
Force for Space Systems and Programs.
Sec. 958. Conforming amendments and clarification of authorities.
Sec. 959. Effects on military installations.
Sec. 960. Availability of funds.
Sec. 961. Implementation.
TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Financial Matters
Sec. 1001. General transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Defense Business Audit Remediation Plan.
Sec. 1003. Financial improvement and audit remediation plan.
Sec. 1004. Reporting requirements relating to Department of Defense
audits.
Sec. 1005. Inclusion of certain military construction projects in annual
reports on unfunded priorities of the Armed Forces and the
combatant commands.
Sec. 1006. Prohibition on delegation of responsibility for submittal to
Congress of Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions
Requirements and Out-Year Inventory numbers.
Sec. 1007. Annual budget justification display for service-common and
other support and enabling capabilities for special
operations forces.
Sec. 1008. Element in annual reports on the Financial Improvement and
Audit Remediation Plan on activities with respect to
classified programs.
Sec. 1009. Plan of the Department of Defense for financial management
information.
Sec. 1010. Update of authorities and renaming of Department of Defense
Acquisition Workforce Development Fund.
Sec. 1011. Transparency of accounting firms used to support Department
of Defense audit.
Sec. 1012. Modification of required elements of annual reports on
emergency and extraordinary expenses of the Department of
Defense.
Subtitle B--Counterdrug Activities
Sec. 1021. Modification of authority to support a unified counterdrug
and counterterrorism campaign in Colombia.
Sec. 1022. Extension of authority for joint task forces to provide
support to law enforcement agencies conducting counter-
terrorism activities.
Sec. 1023. Sense of Congress regarding Department of Defense counterdrug
activities in the transit zone and Caribbean basin.
Sec. 1024. Assessment of impact of any planned or proposed border wall
on volume of illegal narcotics.
Subtitle C--Naval Vessels
Sec. 1031. Modification of authority to purchase vessels using funds in
National Defense Sealift Fund.
Sec. 1032. Use of National Defense Sealift Fund for procurement of two
used vessels.
Sec. 1033. Transportation by sea of supplies for the Armed Forces and
Defense Agencies.
Sec. 1034. Senior Technical Authority for each naval vessel class.
Sec. 1035. Permanent authority for sustaining operational readiness of
littoral combat ships on extended deployment.
Sec. 1036. Formal training for shipboard system programs of record.
Sec. 1037. Report on shipbuilder training and the defense industrial
base.
Sec. 1038. Use of competitive procedures for CVN-80 and CVN-81 dual
aircraft carrier contract.
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Sec. 1039. Report on expanding naval vessel maintenance.
Subtitle D--Counterterrorism
Sec. 1041. Modification of support of special operations to combat
terrorism.
Sec. 1042. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or
release of individuals detained at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to certain countries.
Sec. 1043. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or
release of individuals detained at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.
Sec. 1044. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or
modify facilities in the United States to house detainees
transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba.
Sec. 1045. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or
relinquish control of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 1046. Chief Medical Officer at United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 1047. Independent assessment on gender and countering violent
extremism.
Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations
Sec. 1051. Scheduling of Department of Defense executive aircraft
controlled by Secretaries of military departments.
Sec. 1052. Explosive ordnance defense disposal program.
Sec. 1053. 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. 1054. Notification on the provision of defense sensitive support.
Sec. 1055. Revision to authorities relating to mail service for members
of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilians
overseas.
Sec. 1056. Access to and use of military post offices by United States
citizens employed overseas by the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization who perform functions in support of military
operations of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 1057. Expenditure of funds for Department of Defense intelligence
and counterintelligence activities.
Sec. 1058. Limitation on use of funds for the inactivation of Army
watercraft units.
TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS
Subtitle A--General Provisions
Sec. 1101. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency personnel
management authority.
Sec. 1102. Report on the probationary period for 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. Modification of direct hire authorities for the Department of
Defense.
Sec. 1110. Designating certain FEHBP and FEGLI services provided by
Federal employees as excepted services under the Anti-
Deficiency Act.
Sec. 1111. Continuing supplemental dental and vision benefits and long-
term care insurance coverage during a Government shutdown.
Sec. 1112. Limitation on transfer of Office of Personnel Management.
Sec. 1113. Assessment of Accelerated Promotion Program suspension.
Sec. 1114. Reimbursement for Federal, State, and local income taxes
incurred during travel, transportation, and relocation.
Sec. 1115. Clarification of limitation on expedited hiring authority for
post-secondary students.
Sec. 1116. Modification of temporary assignments of Department of
Defense employees to a private-sector organization.
Sec. 1117. Extension of authority for part-time reemployment.
Subtitle B--Fair Chance Act
Sec. 1121. Short title.
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Sec. 1122. Prohibition on criminal history inquiries prior to
conditional offer for Federal employment.
Sec. 1123. Prohibition on criminal history inquiries by contractors
prior to conditional offer.
Sec. 1124. Report on employment of individuals formerly incarcerated in
Federal prisons.
Subtitle C--ATC Hiring Reform
Sec. 1131. Short title; definition.
Sec. 1132. Hiring of air traffic control specialists.
Sec. 1133. Ensuring hiring preference for applicants with experience at
an air traffic control facility of the National Guard.
Sec. 1134. FAA reports on air traffic controller hiring and training.
Sec. 1135. DOT Inspector General review and report.
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. Modifications of authorities relating to acquisition and
cross-servicing agreements.
Sec. 1204. Modification of quarterly report on obligation and
expenditure of funds for security cooperation programs and
activities.
Sec. 1205. Gender perspectives and participation by women in security
cooperation 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. Extension of authority for support of special operations for
irregular warfare.
Sec. 1208. Extension and modification of Commanders' Emergency Response
Program and elimination of certain payments to redress injury
and loss.
Sec. 1209. Two-year extension of program authority for Global Security
Contingency Fund.
Sec. 1210. Legal institutional capacity building initiative for foreign
defense institutions.
Sec. 1210A. Department of Defense support for stabilization activities
in national security interest of the United States.
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan
Sec. 1211. Extension of authority to transfer defense articles and
provide defense services to the military and security forces
of Afghanistan.
Sec. 1212. Extension and modification of authority to acquire products
and services produced in countries along a major route of
supply to Afghanistan.
Sec. 1213. Authority for certain payments to redress injury and loss.
Sec. 1214. Extension and modification of semiannual report on enhancing
security and stability in Afghanistan.
Sec. 1215. Special Immigrant Visa program reporting requirement.
Sec. 1216. Meaningful inclusion of Afghan women in peace negotiations.
Sec. 1217. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of
certain coalition nations for support provided to United
States military operations.
Sec. 1218. Support for reconciliation activities led by the Government
of Afghanistan.
Sec. 1219. Modification and extension of the Afghan Special Immigrant
Visa Program.
Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran
Sec. 1221. Modification of authority and limitation on use of funds to
provide assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and
Syria.
Sec. 1222. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance
to vetted Syrian groups and individuals.
Sec. 1223. Modification of authority to support operations and
activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq.
Sec. 1224. Establishing a coordinator for detained ISIS members and
relevant displaced populations in Syria.
Sec. 1225. Report on lessons learned from efforts to liberate Mosul and
Raqqah from control of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
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Sec. 1226. Expansion of availability of financial assets of Iran to
victims of terrorism.
Sec. 1227. Report on the status of deconfliction channels with Iran.
Sec. 1228. Prohibition on provision of weapons and other forms of
support to certain organizations.
Subtitle D--Matters Relating to the Russian Federation
Sec. 1231. Extension of limitation on military cooperation between the
United States and Russia.
Sec. 1232. Prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty
of Russia over Crimea.
Sec. 1233. Sense of Congress on updating and modernizing existing
agreements to avert miscalculation between the United States
and Russia.
Sec. 1234. United States participation in Open Skies Treaty.
Sec. 1235. Modifications of briefing, notification, and reporting
requirements relating to non-compliance by the Russian
Federation with its obligations under the INF Treaty.
Sec. 1236. Report on treaties relating to nuclear arms control.
Sec. 1237. Reports relating to the New START Treaty.
Sec. 1238. Report on military activities of the Russian Federation and
the People's Republic of China in the Arctic region.
Sec. 1239. Updated strategy to counter the threat of malign influence by
the Russian Federation and other countries.
Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Europe and NATO
Sec. 1241. Sense of Congress on support for the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization.
Sec. 1242. Prohibition on the use of funds to suspend, terminate, or
provide notice of denunciation of the North Atlantic Treaty.
Sec. 1243. Future years plans and planning transparency for the European
Deterrence Initiative.
Sec. 1244. Modification and extension of Ukraine Security Assistance
Initiative.
Sec. 1245. Limitation on transfer of F-35 aircraft to Turkey.
Sec. 1246. Baltic defense assessment; extension and modification of
security assistance for Baltic countries for joint program
for interoperability and deterrence against aggression.
Sec. 1247. Extension of authority for and report on training for Eastern
European national security forces in the course of
multilateral exercises.
Sec. 1248. Extension and modification of NATO Special Operations
Headquarters.
Sec. 1249. North Atlantic Treaty Organization Joint Force Command.
Sec. 1250. Report on North Atlantic Treaty Organization Readiness
Initiative.
Sec. 1250A. Repeal of prohibition on transfer of articles on the United
States munitions list to the Republic of Cyprus.
Subtitle F--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region
Sec. 1251. Modification of Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative.
Sec. 1252. Expansion of Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative and
limitation on use of funds.
Sec. 1253. Report on resourcing United States defense requirements for
the Indo-Pacific region and study on competitive strategies.
Sec. 1254. 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. 1255. Report on direct, indirect, and burden-sharing contributions
of Japan and South Korea.
Sec. 1256. Sense of Congress on security commitments to the Governments
of Japan and the Republic of Korea and trilateral cooperation
among the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea.
Sec. 1257. Sense of Congress on North Korea.
Sec. 1258. Statement of policy and sense of Congress on, and strategy to
fulfill obligations under, Mutual Defense Treaty with the
Republic of the Philippines.
Sec. 1259. Report on security cooperation with the Philippine National
Police.
Sec. 1260. Modification of annual report on military and security
developments involving the People's Republic of China.
Sec. 1260A. Report on foreign military activities in Pacific Island
countries.
Sec. 1260B. Report on cybersecurity activities with Taiwan.
Sec. 1260C. Review and report related to the Taiwan Relations Act.
Sec. 1260D. Sense of Congress on enhancement of the United States-Taiwan
defense relationship.
Sec. 1260E. Chinese foreign direct investment in countries of the Arctic
region.
Sec. 1260F. Sense of Congress on policy toward Hong Kong.
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Sec. 1260G. Sense of Congress on enhancing defense and security
cooperation with the Republic of Singapore.
Sec. 1260H. Authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup.
Sec. 1260I. Limitation on removal of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. from
entity list of Bureau of Industry and Security.
Sec. 1260J. Report on ZTE compliance with Superseding Settlement
Agreement and Superseding Order.
Sec. 1260K. Report on the lay-down of United States Marines in the Indo-
Pacific Region.
Subtitle G--Other Matters
Sec. 1261. Modification to report on legal and policy frameworks for the
use of military force.
Sec. 1262. Independent review of sufficiency of resources available to
United States Southern Command and United States Africa
Command.
Sec. 1263. United States Central Command posture assessment and review.
Sec. 1264. Limitation on production of nuclear proliferation assessment
statements.
Sec. 1265. Western Hemisphere resource assessment.
Sec. 1266. Human rights in Brazil.
Sec. 1267. Certification relating to assistance for Guatemala.
Sec. 1268. Independent analysis of human rights situation in Honduras.
Sec. 1269. Briefing on strategy to improve the efforts of the Nigerian
military to prevent, mitigate, and respond to civilian harm.
Sec. 1270. Report on implications of Chinese military presence in
Djibouti.
Sec. 1271. Rule of construction on the permanent stationing of United
States Armed Forces in Somalia.
Sec. 1272. Defense and diplomatic strategy for Libya.
Sec. 1273. Prohibition on in-flight refueling to non-United States
aircraft that engage in hostilities in the ongoing civil war
in Yemen.
Sec. 1274. Report on Saudi-led coalition strikes in Yemen.
Sec. 1275. Reports on expenses incurred for in-flight refueling of Saudi
coalition aircraft conducting missions relating to civil war
in Yemen.
Sec. 1276. Report on Saudi Arabia's human rights record.
Sec. 1277. Report on intelligence community assessment relating to the
killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
Sec. 1278. United States-Israel cooperation to counter unmanned aerial
systems.
Sec. 1279. Extension and modification of authority for United States-
Israel anti-tunnel cooperation activities.
Sec. 1280. Report on cost imposition strategy.
Sec. 1281. Modification of initiative to support protection of national
security academic researchers from undue influence and other
security threats.
Sec. 1282. Modification of responsibility for policy on civilian
casualty matters.
Sec. 1283. Report on export of certain satellites to entities with
certain beneficial ownership structures.
Sec. 1284. Rule of construction relating to the use of military force.
Sec. 1285. Reports and briefings on use of military force and support of
partner forces.
TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION
Sec. 1301. Funding allocations; specification of cooperative threat
reduction funds.
TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
Subtitle A--Military Programs
Sec. 1401. Working capital funds.
Sec. 1402. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense.
Sec. 1403. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide.
Sec. 1404. Defense inspector general.
Sec. 1405. Defense health program.
Subtitle B--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
Sec. 1501. Purpose.
Sec. 1502. Treatment as additional authorizations.
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Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations for Overseas Contingency
Operations
Sec. 1511. Overseas contingency operations.
Sec. 1512. Procurement.
Sec. 1513. Research, development, test, and evaluation.
Sec. 1514. Operation and maintenance.
Sec. 1515. Military personnel.
Sec. 1516. Working capital funds.
Sec. 1517. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide.
Sec. 1518. Defense inspector general.
Sec. 1519. Defense health program.
Sec. 1520. Afghanistan security forces fund.
Sec. 1520A. Special transfer authority.
Subtitle B--Authorization of Appropriations for Emergency Funds for
Recovery and Restoration
Sec. 1521. Procurement.
Sec. 1522. Research, development, test, and evaluation.
Sec. 1523. Operation and maintenance.
Sec. 1524. Restriction on transfer of funds authorized by this subtitle.
TITLE XVI--STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS
Subtitle A--Space Activities
Sec. 1601. Repeal of requirement to establish United States Space
Command as a subordinate unified command of the United States
Strategic Command.
Sec. 1602. Coordination of modernization efforts relating to military-
code capable GPS receiver cards.
Sec. 1603. Demonstration of backup and complementary positioning,
navigation, and timing capabilities of Global Positioning
System.
Sec. 1604. Annual determination on plan on full integration and
exploitation of overhead persistent infrared capability.
Sec. 1605. Space-based environmental monitoring mission requirements.
Sec. 1606. Resilient enterprise ground architecture.
Sec. 1607. Prototype program for multi-global navigation satellite
system receiver development.
Sec. 1608. Commercial space situational awareness capabilities.
Sec. 1609. Program to enhance and improve launch support and
infrastructure.
Sec. 1610. Preparation to implement plan for use of allied launch
vehicles.
Sec. 1611. Independent study on plan for deterrence in space.
Sec. 1612. Study on leveraging diverse commercial satellite remote
sensing capabilities.
Sec. 1613. Annual report on Space Command and Control program.
Sec. 1614. Report on space debris.
Subtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities
Sec. 1621. Redesignation of Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
as Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security.
Sec. 1622. Modifications to ISR Integration Council and annual briefing
requirements.
Sec. 1623. Modification of annual authorization of appropriations for
National Flagship Language Initiative.
Sec. 1624. Improving the onboarding methodology for intelligence
personnel.
Sec. 1625. Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency activities on
facilitating access to local criminal records historical
data.
Sec. 1626. Survey and report on alignment of intelligence collections
capabilities and activities with Department of Defense
requirements.
Sec. 1627. Reports on Consolidated Adjudication Facility of the Defense
Counterintelligence and Security Agency.
Sec. 1628. Report on the expanded purview of the Defense
Counterintelligence and Security Agency.
Sec. 1629. Termination of requirement for Department of Defense facility
access clearances for joint ventures composed of previously-
cleared entities.
Subtitle C--Cyberspace-Related Matters
Sec. 1631. Matters relating to military operations in the information
environment.
Sec. 1632. Notification requirements for sensitive military cyber
operations.
Sec. 1633. Evaluation of cyber vulnerabilities of major weapon systems
of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1634. Quarterly assessments of the readiness of Cyber Mission
Forces.
Sec. 1635. Cyber posture review.
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Sec. 1636. Modification of elements of assessment required for
termination of dual-hat arrangement for Commander of the
United States Cyber Command.
Sec. 1637. Modification of cyber scholarship program.
Sec. 1638. Tier 1 exercise of support to civil authorities for a cyber
incident.
Sec. 1639. Extension of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission.
Sec. 1640. Authority to use operation and maintenance funds for cyber
operations-peculiar capability development projects.
Sec. 1641. Role of Chief Information Officer in improving enterprise-
wide cybersecurity.
Sec. 1642. Notification of delegation of authorities to the Secretary of
Defense for military operations in cyberspace.
Sec. 1643. Limitation of funding for Consolidated Afloat Networks and
Enterprise Services.
Sec. 1644. Annual military cyberspace operations report.
Sec. 1645. Annual report on cyber attacks and intrusions against the
Department of Defense by certain foreign entities.
Sec. 1646. Control and analysis of Department of Defense data stolen
through cyberspace.
Sec. 1647. Use of National Security Agency cybersecurity expertise to
support evaluation of commercial cybersecurity products.
Sec. 1648. Framework to enhance cybersecurity of the United States
defense industrial base.
Sec. 1649. Report on cybersecurity training programs.
Sec. 1650. National Security Presidential Memorandums relating to
Department of Defense operations in cyberspace.
Sec. 1651. Reorientation of Big Data Platform program.
Sec. 1652. Zero-based review of Department of Defense cyber and
information technology personnel.
Sec. 1653. Study on improving cyber career paths in the Navy.
Sec. 1654. Accreditation standards and processes for cybersecurity and
information technology products and services.
Sec. 1655. Study on future cyber warfighting capabilities of Department
of Defense.
Sec. 1656. Study to determine the optimal strategy for structuring and
manning elements of the Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber
Organizations, Joint Mission Operations Centers, and Cyber
Operations-Integrated Planning Elements.
Sec. 1657. Cyber governance structures and Principal Cyber Advisors on
military cyber force matters.
Sec. 1658. Designation of test networks for testing and accreditation of
cybersecurity products and services.
Sec. 1659. Consortia of universities to advise Secretary of Defense on
cybersecurity matters.
Sec. 1660. Joint assessment of Department of Defense cyber red team
capabilities, capacity, demand, and requirements.
Subtitle D--Nuclear Forces
Sec. 1661. Conforming amendment to Council on Oversight of the National
Leadership Command, Control, and Communications System.
Sec. 1662. Modification of authorities relating to nuclear command,
control, and communications system.
Sec. 1663. Briefings on meetings held by Nuclear Weapons Council.
Sec. 1664. Consideration of budget matters at meetings of Nuclear
Weapons Council.
Sec. 1665. Improvement to annual report on the modernization of the
nuclear weapons enterprise.
Sec. 1666. Expansion of officials required to conduct biennial
assessments of delivery platforms for nuclear weapons and
nuclear command and control system.
Sec. 1667. Extension of annual briefing on costs of forward-deploying
nuclear weapons in Europe.
Sec. 1668. Elimination of conventional requirement for long-range
standoff weapon.
Sec. 1669. Briefing on long-range standoff weapon and sea-launched
cruise missile.
Sec. 1670. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds for mobile
variant of ground-based strategic deterrent missile.
Sec. 1671. Reports on development of ground-based strategic deterrent
weapon.
Sec. 1672. Prohibition on reduction of the intercontinental ballistic
missiles of the United States.
Sec. 1673. Independent study on policy of no-first-use of nuclear
weapons.
Sec. 1674. Independent study on risks of nuclear terrorism and nuclear
war.
Sec. 1675. Report on military-to-military dialogue to reduce risks of
miscalculation leading to nuclear war.
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Sec. 1676. Report on nuclear forces of the United States and near-peer
countries.
Sec. 1677. Report on operation of conventional forces of military
departments under employment or threat of employment of
nuclear weapons.
Sec. 1678. Report on operation of conventional forces of certain
combatant commands under employment or threat of employment
of nuclear weapons.
Sec. 1679. Briefings on plan for future-systems-level architecture of
nuclear command, control, and communications systems.
Sec. 1680. Sense of Congress on nuclear deterrence commitments of the
United States.
Subtitle E--Missile Defense Programs
Sec. 1681. National missile defense policy.
Sec. 1682. Development of space-based ballistic missile intercept layer.
Sec. 1683. Development of hypersonic and ballistic missile tracking
space sensor payload.
Sec. 1684. Modifications to required testing by Missile Defense Agency
of ground-based midcourse defense element of ballistic
missile defense system.
Sec. 1685. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli
cooperative missile defense program co-development and co-
production.
Sec. 1686. Limitation on availability of funds for lower tier air and
missile defense sensor.
Sec. 1687. Plan for the redesigned kill vehicle replacement.
Sec. 1688. Organization, authorities, and billets of the Missile Defense
Agency.
Sec. 1689. Annual assessment of ballistic missile defense system.
Sec. 1690. Command and control, battle management, and communications
program.
Sec. 1691. Missile defense interceptor site in contiguous United States.
Sec. 1692. Independent study on impacts of missile defense development
and deployment.
Sec. 1693. Report and briefing on multi-volume kill capability.
Subtitle F--Other Matters
Sec. 1694. Extension of authorization for protection of certain
facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft.
Sec. 1695. Repeal of requirement for commission on electromagnetic pulse
attacks and similar events.
Sec. 1696. Repeal of review requirement for ammonium perchlorate report.
Sec. 1697. Transferability of conventional prompt global strike weapon
system technologies to surface-launched platforms.
Sec. 1698. Prohibition on availability of funds for certain offensive
ground-launched ballistic or cruise missile systems.
Sec. 1699. Hard and deeply buried targets.
TITLE XVII--REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS
Subtitle A--Studies and Reports
Sec. 1701. Modification of annual reporting requirements on defense
manpower.
Sec. 1702. Termination of requirement for submittal to Congress of
certain recurring reports.
Sec. 1703. Modification of annual report on civilian casualties in
connection with United States military operations.
Sec. 1704. Extension of requirement for briefings on the national
biodefense strategy.
Sec. 1705. Authorization of appropriations for title III of the Defense
Production Act of 1950.
Sec. 1706. Report on the Department of Defense plan for mass-casualty
disaster response operations in the Arctic.
Sec. 1707. Transmittal to Congress of requests for assistance from other
departments of the Federal Government that are approved by
the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1708. Report and briefing on implementation of national defense
strategy.
Sec. 1709. Actions to increase analytic support.
Sec. 1710. Inclusion of certain individuals investigated by Inspectors
General in the semiannual report.
Sec. 1711. Annual report on Joint Military Information Support
Operations Web Operations Center.
Sec. 1712. Mobility capability requirements study.
Sec. 1713. Assessment of special operations force structure.
Sec. 1714. Army aviation strategic plan and modernization roadmap.
Sec. 1715. Report on ground-based long-range artillery to counter land
and maritime threats.
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Sec. 1716. Independent review of transportation working-capital fund.
Sec. 1717. Geographic command risk assessment of proposed use of certain
aircraft capabilities.
Sec. 1718. Report on backlog of personnel security clearance
adjudications.
Sec. 1719. Report regarding outstanding Government Accountability Office
recommendations.
Sec. 1720. Report on National Guard and United States Northern Command
capacity to meet homeland defense and security incidents.
Sec. 1721. Assessment of standards, processes, procedures, and policy
relating to civilian casualties.
Sec. 1722. Report on transfers of equipment to prohibited entities.
Sec. 1723. Annual report on strikes undertaken by the United States
against terrorist targets outside areas of active
hostilities.
Sec. 1724. Review and assessment of mitigation of military helicopter
noise.
Subtitle B--Other Matters
Sec. 1731. Technical, conforming, and clerical amendments.
Sec. 1732. Establishment of lead Inspector General for an overseas
contingency operation based on Secretary of Defense
notification.
Sec. 1733. Clarification of authority of Inspectors General for overseas
contingency operations.
Sec. 1734. Employment status of annuitants for Inspectors General for
overseas contingency operations.
Sec. 1735. Extension of National Security Commission on Artificial
Intelligence.
Sec. 1736. Exemption from calculation of monthly income, for purposes of
bankruptcy laws, of certain payments from the Department of
Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1737. Extension of postage stamp for breast cancer research.
Sec. 1738. National Commission on Military Aviation Safety.
Sec. 1739. Guarantee of residency for spouses of members of the
uniformed services.
Sec. 1740. Electromagnetic pulses and geomagnetic disturbances.
Sec. 1741. Improvements to Manufacturing USA Program.
Sec. 1742. Regional innovation program.
Sec. 1743. Aviation workforce development.
Sec. 1744. Oversight of Department of Defense execute orders.
Sec. 1745. Processes and procedures for notifications regarding special
operations forces.
Sec. 1746. Securing American science and technology.
Sec. 1747. Standardized policy guidance for calculating aircraft
operation and sustainment costs.
Sec. 1748. Special Federal Aviation Regulation Working Group.
Sec. 1749. Prohibition on names related to the Confederacy.
Sec. 1750. Support for National Maritime Heritage Grants program.
Sec. 1751. Support for world language advancement and readiness.
Sec. 1752. Designation of Department of Defense strategic Arctic ports.
Sec. 1753. Independent studies regarding potential cost savings with
respect to the nuclear security enterprise and force
structure .
Sec. 1754. Comprehensive Department of Defense policy on collective
self-defense.
Sec. 1755. Policy regarding the transition of data and applications to
the cloud.
Sec. 1756. Integrated public alert and warning system.
Sec. 1757. Improving quality of information in background investigation
request packages.
Sec. 1758. Parole in place for members of the Armed Forces and certain
military dependents.
Sec. 1759. Report on reducing the backlog in legally required historical
declassification obligations of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 1760. Military type certification for light attack experimentation
aircraft.
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.
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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 Resilience and Conservation Investment
Program 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.
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.
Sec. 2702. Prohibition on conducting additional base realignment and
closure (BRAC) round.
TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Military Construction Program
Sec. 2801. Military installation resilience plans and projects.
Sec. 2802. Improved consultation with tribal governments when proposed
military construction projects potentially impact Indian
tribes.
Sec. 2803. Increased authority for use of certain appropriations amounts
for restoration or replacement of damaged or destroyed
facilities.
Sec. 2804. Amendment of Unified Facilities Criteria to promote military
installation resilience, energy resilience, energy and
climate resiliency, and cyber resilience.
Sec. 2805. Modification to Department of Defense Form 1391 regarding
consideration of potential long-term adverse environmental
effects.
Sec. 2806. Improved flood risk disclosure for military construction.
Sec. 2807. Prioritization of projects in annual report on unfunded
requirements for laboratory military construction projects.
Sec. 2808. Technical corrections and improvements to defense access road
resilience.
Sec. 2809. Military construction projects for child development centers
at military installations.
Sec. 2810. Prohibition on use of funds to reduce air base resiliency or
demolish protected aircraft shelters in the European theater
without creating a similar protection from attack.
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Sec. 2811. Prohibition on use of funds to close or return certain bases
to the host nation.
Subtitle B--Real Property and Facilities Administration
Sec. 2821. Improved energy security for main operating bases in Europe.
Sec. 2822. Access to Department of Defense installations for
credentialed transportation workers.
Sec. 2823. Improved recording and maintaining of Department of Defense
real property data.
Subtitle C--Land Conveyances
Sec. 2831. Land conveyance, Hill Air Force Base, Ogden, Utah.
Sec. 2832. Release of interests retained in Camp Joseph T. Robinson,
Arkansas, for use of such land as a veterans cemetery.
Sec. 2833. Modification of authorized uses of certain property conveyed
by the United States in Los Angeles, California.
Sec. 2834. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels
of Federal land in Arlington, Virginia.
Subtitle D--Military Land Withdrawals
Sec. 2841. 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 E--White Sands National Park and White Sands Missile Range
Sec. 2851. White Sands Missile Range Land Enhancements.
Subtitle F--Other Matters
Sec. 2861. Installation and maintenance of fire extinguishers in
Department of Defense facilities.
Sec. 2862. Definition of community infrastructure for purposes of
military base reuse studies and community planning
assistance.
Sec. 2863. Temporary authority for acceptance and use of contributions
for certain design and construction projects mutually
beneficial to the Department of Defense and the Republic of
Korea.
Sec. 2864. Black start exercises at military installations.
Sec. 2865. Pilot program to extend service life of roads and runways
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 2866. Restrictions on rehabilitation of Over-the-Horizon
Backscatter Radar System receiving station, Modoc County,
California.
Sec. 2867. Designation of Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base.
Sec. 2868. Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians land affirmation.
Sec. 2869. Lands to be taken into trust as part of the reservation of
the Lytton Rancheria.
Sec. 2870. Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana.
Sec. 2871. Sense of Congress on restoration of Tyndall Air Force Base.
TITLE XXIX--AUTHORIZATION OF OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS MILITARY
CONSTRUCTION AND EMERGENCY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Subtitle A--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.
Subtitle B--Emergency Military Construction
Sec. 2911. Authorization of emergency Navy construction and land
acquisition projects.
Sec. 2912. Authorization of emergency Air Force construction and land
acquisition projects.
Sec. 2913. Authorization of emergency Army National Guard construction
and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2914. Authorization of emergency Defense Agencies construction and
land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2915. Authorization of emergency supplemental appropriations for
military construction projects.
TITLE XXX--MILITARY HOUSING PRIVATIZATION REFORM
Sec. 3001. Definitions.
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Subtitle A--Addition of New Reform Subchapter
Sec. 3011. Improved accountability and oversight of privatized military
housing and protections and responsibilities for tenants of
privatized military housing.
Sec. 3012. Designation of Chief Housing Officer for privatized military
housing.
Sec. 3013. Additional requirements relating to contracts for privatized
military housing.
Sec. 3014. Additional requirements relating to management of privatized
military housing.
Sec. 3015. Consideration of contractor history in contracts for
privatized military housing.
Sec. 3016. Additional improvements for management of privatized military
housing.
Sec. 3017. Maintenance work order system for privatized military
housing.
Sec. 3018. Access by tenants of privatized military housing to
maintenance work order system.
Sec. 3019. Access by tenants to historical maintenance information for
privatized military housing.
Sec. 3020. Prohibition on requirement to disclose personally
identifiable information in certain requests for maintenance
of privatized military housing.
Sec. 3021. Treatment of incentive fees for landlords of privatized
military housing for failure to remedy a health or
environmental hazard.
Sec. 3022. Dispute resolution process for landlord-tenant disputes
regarding privatized military housing and requests to
withhold payments during dispute resolution process.
Sec. 3023. Investigation of reports of reprisals relating to privatized
military housing and congressional notification.
Sec. 3024. Prohibition on use of nondisclosure agreements in connection
with leases of privatized military housing.
Subtitle B--Other Amendatory Provisions
Sec. 3031. Installation of carbon monoxide detectors in military family
housing.
Sec. 3032. Authority to furnish certain services in connection with use
of alternative authority for acquisition and improvement of
military housing.
Sec. 3033. Treatment of breach of contract for privatized military
housing.
Sec. 3034. Modification to requirements for window fall prevention
devices in military family housing units.
Sec. 3035. Expansion of direct hire authority for Department of Defense
for childcare services providers for Department child
development centers to include direct hire authority for
installation military housing office personnel.
Sec. 3036. Modification of authority to make payments to lessors of
privatized military housing.
Sec. 3037. Technical correction to definition used to make payments to
lessors of privatized military housing.
Subtitle C--One-Time Reporting Requirements
Sec. 3041. 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. 3042. Plans for creation of councils on privatized military
housing.
Sec. 3043. Plan for establishment of Department of Defense jurisdiction
over off-base privatized military housing.
Sec. 3044. Inspector General review of Department of Defense oversight
of privatized military housing.
Sec. 3045. Information on legal services provided to members of the
Armed Forces harmed by health or environmental hazards at
military housing.
Subtitle D--Development of Housing Reform Standards and Processes
Sec. 3051. Uniform code of basic standards for privatized military
housing and plan to conduct inspections and assessments.
Sec. 3052. Tool for assessment of hazards in Department of Defense
housing.
Sec. 3053. Process to identify and address environmental health hazards
in Department of Defense housing.
Sec. 3054. Department of Defense policy on lead-based paint testing on
military installations.
Sec. 3055. Standard for minimum credentials for health and environmental
inspectors of privatized military housing.
Sec. 3056. Requirements relating to move-in, move-out, and maintenance
of privatized military housing.
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Sec. 3057. Standardized documentation, templates, and forms for
privatized military housing.
Sec. 3058. Satisfaction survey for tenants of military housing.
Subtitle E--Other Housing Reform Matters
Sec. 3061. Radon testing of privatized military housing.
Sec. 3062. Mitigation of risks posed by certain items in military family
housing units.
Sec. 3063. Suspension of Resident Energy Conservation Program and
related programs for privatized military housing.
Sec. 3064. Department of the Army pilot program to build and monitor use
of single family homes.
DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND
OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
Subtitle A--National Security Programs and Authorizations
Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration.
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup.
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities.
Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy.
Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations
Sec. 3111. Personnel matters at National Nuclear Security
Administration.
Sec. 3112. Estimation of costs of meeting defense environmental cleanup
milestones required by consent orders.
Sec. 3113. Office of Cost Estimating and Program Evaluation.
Sec. 3114. Clarification of certain Stockpile Responsiveness Program
objectives.
Sec. 3115. Elimination of limitation on availability of funds relating
to submission of annual reports on unfunded priorities.
Sec. 3116. Modification to certain requirements relating to plutonium
pit production capacity.
Sec. 3117. Annual certification of shipments to Waste Isolation Pilot
Plant.
Sec. 3118. Extension and modification of pilot program on unavailability
for overhead costs of amounts specified for laboratory-
directed research and development.
Sec. 3119. Modification to limitation on availability of funds for
acceleration of nuclear weapons dismantlement.
Sec. 3120. Implementation of common financial reporting system for
nuclear security enterprise.
Sec. 3121. Limitation relating to reclassification of high-level waste.
Sec. 3122. National Laboratory Jobs ACCESS Program.
Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters
Sec. 3131. Civil penalties for violations of certain whistleblower
protections.
Sec. 3132. Repeal of assessments of adequacy of budget requests relating
to nuclear weapons stockpile.
Sec. 3133. Repeal of requirement for review relating to enhanced
procurement authority.
Sec. 3134. Improvements to Energy Employees Occupational Illness
Compensation Program Act of 2000.
Sec. 3135. Replacement of W78 warhead.
Sec. 3136. Independent review of capabilities for detection,
verification, and monitoring of nuclear weapons and fissile
material.
Sec. 3137. Assessment of high energy density physics.
Sec. 3138. Determination of effect of treaty obligations with respect to
producing tritium.
Sec. 3139. Technical corrections to National Nuclear Security
Administration Act and Atomic Energy Defense Act.
TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD
Sec. 3201. Authorization.
Sec. 3202. Improvements to Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
Sec. 3203. Membership of 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.
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Sec. 3502. Reauthorization of Maritime Security Program.
Sec. 3503. Maritime technical assistance program.
Sec. 3504. Appointment of candidates attending sponsored preparatory
school.
Sec. 3505. General support program.
Sec. 3506. Improvements to the maritime guaranteed loan program.
Sec. 3507. Requirement for small shipyard grantees.
Sec. 3508. Salvage recoveries of cargoes.
Sec. 3509. Salvage recoveries for subrogated ownership of vessels and
cargoes.
Sec. 3510. Maritime Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Committee.
Sec. 3511. Military to mariner.
Sec. 3512. Department of Transportation Inspector General Report.
Sec. 3513. Independent study on the United States Merchant Marine
Academy.
Sec. 3514. Port operations, research, and technology.
Sec. 3515. Assessment and report on strategic seaports.
Sec. 3516. Technical corrections.
Sec. 3517. United States Merchant Marine Academy sexual assault
prevention and response program.
Sec. 3518. Report on vessels for emerging offshore energy
infrastructure.
Sec. 3519. Report on United States flagged fuel tanker vessel capacity.
Subtitle B--Cable Security Fleet
Sec. 3521. Establishment of Cable Security Fleet.
Subtitle C--Maritime SAFE Act
Sec. 3531. Short titles.
Sec. 3532. Definitions.
Sec. 3533. Purposes.
Sec. 3534. Statement of policy.
Part I--Programs to Combat IUU Fishing and Increase Maritime Security
Sec. 3541. Coordination with international organizations.
Sec. 3542. Engagement of diplomatic missions of the United States.
Sec. 3543. Assistance by Federal agencies to improve law enforcement
within priority regions and priority flag states.
Sec. 3544. Expansion of existing mechanisms to combat IUU fishing.
Sec. 3545. Improvement of transparency and traceability programs.
Sec. 3546. Technology programs.
Sec. 3547. Savings clause.
Part II--Establishment of Interagency Working Group on IUU Fishing
Sec. 3551. Interagency Working Group on IUU Fishing.
Sec. 3552. Strategic plan.
Sec. 3553. Reports.
Sec. 3554. Gulf of Mexico IUU Fishing Subworking Group.
Part III--Combating Human Trafficking in Connection With the Catching
and Processing of Seafood Products
Sec. 3561. Finding.
Sec. 3562. Adding the Secretary of Commerce to the Interagency Task
Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking.
Sec. 3563. Human trafficking in the seafood supply chain report.
Part IV--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 3571. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 3572. Accounting of funds.
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.
Sec. 4103. Procurement for emergency requirements.
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.
Sec. 4203. Research, development, test, and evaluation for emergency
requirements.
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TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance.
Sec. 4302. Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency
operations.
Sec. 4303. Operation and maintenance for emergency requirements.
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.
Sec. 4603. Military construction for emergency requirements.
TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
Sec. 4701. Department of Energy national security programs.
DIVISION E--INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2018, 2019, AND
2020
Sec. 5001. Short title.
Sec. 5002. Subdivisions and table of contents.
Sec. 5003. Definitions.
Subdivision 1--Intelligence Authorizations for Fiscal Year 2020
Sec. 5100. Table of contents.
TITLE LI--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
Sec. 5101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 5102. Classified schedule of authorizations.
Sec. 5103. Intelligence community management account.
TITLE LII--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM
Sec. 5201. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE LIII--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS
Subtitle A--General Intelligence Community Matters
Sec. 5301. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities.
Sec. 5302. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by
law.
Sec. 5303. Expansion of scope of protections for identities of covert
agents.
Sec. 5304. Required counterintelligence assessments, briefings,
notifications, and reports.
Sec. 5305. Inclusion of security risks in program management plans
required for acquisition of major systems in National
Intelligence Program.
Sec. 5306. Intelligence community public-private talent exchange.
Sec. 5307. Assessment of contracting practices to identify certain
security and counterintelligence concerns.
Subtitle B--Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Sec. 5321. Establishment of Climate Security Advisory Council.
Sec. 5322. Foreign Malign Influence Response Center.
Sec. 5323. Encouragement of cooperative actions to detect and counter
foreign influence operations.
Sec. 5324. Transfer of National Intelligence University to the Office of
the Director of National Intelligence.
Subtitle C--Inspector General of the Intelligence Community
Sec. 5331. Definitions.
Sec. 5332. Inspector General external review panel.
Sec. 5333. Harmonization of whistleblower processes and procedures.
Sec. 5334. Oversight by Inspector General of the Intelligence Community
over intelligence community whistleblower matters.
Sec. 5335. Report on cleared whistleblower attorneys.
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Subtitle D--Central Intelligence Agency
Sec. 5341. Clarification of certain authority of the Central
Intelligence Agency.
TITLE LIV--SECURITY CLEARANCES
Sec. 5401. Improving visibility into the security clearance process.
Sec. 5402. Making certain policies and execution plans relating to
personnel clearances available to industry partners.
TITLE LV--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Subtitle A--Matters Relating to Russia
Sec. 5501. Annual reports on influence operations and campaigns in the
United States by the Russian Federation.
Sec. 5502. Assessment of legitimate and illegitimate financial and other
assets of Vladimir Putin.
Sec. 5503. Assessments of intentions of political leadership of the
Russian Federation.
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to China
Sec. 5511. Annual reports on influence operations and campaigns in the
United States by the Communist Party of China.
Sec. 5512. Report on repression of ethnic Muslim minorities in the
Xinjiang region of the People's Republic of China.
Sec. 5513. Report on efforts by People's Republic of China to influence
election in Taiwan.
Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Other Countries
Sec. 5521. Sense of Congress and report on Iranian efforts in Syria and
Lebanon.
Sec. 5522. Assessments regarding the Northern Triangle and Mexico.
TITLE LVI--FEDERAL EFFORTS AGAINST DOMESTIC TERRORISM
Sec. 5601. Definitions.
Sec. 5602. Strategic intelligence assessment of and reports on domestic
terrorism.
TITLE LVII--REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS
Subtitle A--Reports and Briefings
Sec. 5701. Modification of requirements for submission to Congress of
certain reports.
Sec. 5702. Increased transparency regarding counterterrorism budget of
the United States.
Sec. 5703. Study on role of retired and former personnel of intelligence
community with respect to certain foreign intelligence
operations.
Sec. 5704. Collection, analysis, and dissemination of workforce data.
Sec. 5705. Plan for strengthening the supply chain intelligence
function.
Sec. 5706. Comprehensive economic assessment of investment in key United
States technologies by companies or organizations linked to
China.
Sec. 5707. Report by Director of National Intelligence on fifth-
generation wireless network technology.
Sec. 5708. Report on use by intelligence community of facial recognition
technology.
Sec. 5709. Report on deepfake technology, foreign weaponization of
deepfakes, and related notifications.
Sec. 5710. Annual report by Comptroller General of the United States on
cybersecurity and surveillance threats to Congress.
Sec. 5711. Analysis of and periodic briefings on major initiatives of
intelligence community in artificial intelligence and machine
learning.
Sec. 5712. Report on best practices to protect privacy and civil
liberties of Chinese Americans.
Sec. 5713. Oversight of foreign influence in academia.
Sec. 5714. Report on death of Jamal Khashoggi.
Sec. 5715. Report on terrorist screening database.
Sec. 5716. Report containing threat assessment on terrorist use of
conventional and advanced conventional weapons.
Sec. 5717. Assessment of homeland security vulnerabilities associated
with certain retired and former personnel of the intelligence
community.
Sec. 5718. Study on feasibility and advisability of establishing
Geospatial-Intelligence Museum and learning center.
Subtitle B--Other Matters
Sec. 5721. Whistleblower disclosures to Congress and committees of
Congress.
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Sec. 5722. Task force on illicit financing of espionage and foreign
influence operations.
Sec. 5723. Establishment of fifth-generation technology prize
competition.
Sec. 5724. Establishment of deepfakes prize competition.
Sec. 5725. Identification of and countermeasures against certain
International Mobile Subscriber Identity-catchers.
Sec. 5726. Securing energy infrastructure.
Subdivision 2--Intelligence Authorizations for Fiscal Years 2018 and
2019
Sec. 6100. Table of contents.
TITLE LXI--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
Sec. 6101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 6102. Intelligence Community Management Account.
TITLE LXII--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM
Sec. 6201. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 6202. Computation of annuities for employees of the Central
Intelligence Agency.
TITLE LXIII--GENERAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS
Sec. 6301. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities.
Sec. 6302. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by
law.
Sec. 6303. Modification of special pay authority for science,
technology, engineering, or mathematics positions and
addition of special pay authority for cyber positions.
Sec. 6304. Modification of appointment of Chief Information Officer of
the Intelligence Community.
Sec. 6305. Director of National Intelligence review of placement of
positions within the intelligence community on the Executive
Schedule.
Sec. 6306. Supply Chain and Counterintelligence Risk Management Task
Force.
Sec. 6307. Consideration of adversarial telecommunications and
cybersecurity infrastructure when sharing intelligence with
foreign governments and entities.
Sec. 6308. Cyber protection support for the personnel of the
intelligence community in positions highly vulnerable to
cyber attack.
Sec. 6309. Elimination of sunset of authority relating to management of
supply-chain risk.
Sec. 6310. Limitations on determinations regarding certain security
classifications.
Sec. 6311. Joint Intelligence Community Council.
Sec. 6312. Intelligence community information technology environment.
Sec. 6313. Report on development of secure mobile voice solution for
intelligence community.
Sec. 6314. Policy on minimum insider threat standards.
Sec. 6315. Submission of intelligence community policies.
Sec. 6316. Expansion of intelligence community recruitment efforts.
TITLE LXIV--MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
Subtitle A--Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Sec. 6401. Authority for protection of current and former employees of
the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Sec. 6402. Designation of the program manager-information-sharing
environment.
Sec. 6403. Technical modification to the executive schedule.
Sec. 6404. Chief Financial Officer of the Intelligence Community.
Sec. 6405. Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community.
Subtitle B--Central Intelligence Agency
Sec. 6411. Central Intelligence Agency subsistence for personnel
assigned to austere locations.
Sec. 6412. Special rules for certain monthly workers' compensation
payments and other payments for Central Intelligence Agency
personnel.
Sec. 6413. Expansion of security protective service jurisdiction of the
Central Intelligence Agency.
Sec. 6414. Repeal of foreign language proficiency requirement for
certain senior level positions in the Central Intelligence
Agency.
Subtitle C--Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of Department
of Energy
Sec. 6421. Consolidation of Department of Energy Offices of Intelligence
and Counterintelligence.
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Sec. 6422. Repeal of Department of Energy Intelligence Executive
Committee and budget reporting requirement.
Subtitle D--Other Elements
Sec. 6431. Plan for designation of counterintelligence component of
Defense Security Service as an element of intelligence
community.
Sec. 6432. Notice not required for private entities.
Sec. 6433. Establishment of advisory board for National Reconnaissance
Office.
Sec. 6434. Collocation of certain Department of Homeland Security
personnel at field locations.
TITLE LXV--ELECTION MATTERS
Sec. 6501. Report on cyber attacks by foreign governments against United
States election infrastructure.
Sec. 6502. Review of intelligence community's posture to collect against
and analyze Russian efforts to influence the Presidential
election.
Sec. 6503. Assessment of foreign intelligence threats to Federal
elections.
Sec. 6504. Strategy for countering Russian cyber threats to United
States elections.
Sec. 6505. Assessment of significant Russian influence campaigns
directed at foreign elections and referenda.
Sec. 6506. Information sharing with State election officials.
Sec. 6507. Notification of significant foreign cyber intrusions and
active measures campaigns directed at elections for Federal
offices.
Sec. 6508. Designation of counterintelligence officer to lead election
security matters.
TITLE LXVI--SECURITY CLEARANCES
Sec. 6601. Definitions.
Sec. 6602. Reports and plans relating to security clearances and
background investigations.
Sec. 6603. Improving the process for security clearances.
Sec. 6604. Goals for promptness of determinations regarding security
clearances.
Sec. 6605. Security Executive Agent.
Sec. 6606. Report on unified, simplified, Governmentwide standards for
positions of trust and security clearances.
Sec. 6607. Report on clearance in person concept.
Sec. 6608. Reports on reciprocity for security clearances inside of
departments and agencies.
Sec. 6609. Intelligence community reports on security clearances.
Sec. 6610. Periodic report on positions in the intelligence community
that can be conducted without access to classified
information, networks, or facilities.
Sec. 6611. Information-sharing program for positions of trust and
security clearances.
Sec. 6612. Report on protections for confidentiality of whistleblower-
related communications.
Sec. 6613. Reports on costs of security clearance background
investigations.
TITLE LXVII--REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS
Subtitle A--Matters Relating to Russia and Other Foreign Powers
Sec. 6701. Limitation relating to establishment or support of
cybersecurity unit with the Russian Federation.
Sec. 6702. Assessment of threat finance relating to Russia.
Sec. 6703. Notification of an active measures campaign.
Sec. 6704. Notification of travel by accredited diplomatic and consular
personnel of the Russian Federation in the United States.
Sec. 6705. Report and annual briefing on Iranian expenditures supporting
foreign military and terrorist activities.
Sec. 6706. Expansion of scope of committee to counter active measures.
Subtitle B--Reports
Sec. 6711. Technical correction to Inspector General study.
Sec. 6712. Reports on authorities of the Chief Intelligence Officer of
the Department of Homeland Security.
Sec. 6713. Review of intelligence community whistleblower matters.
Sec. 6714. Report on role of Director of National Intelligence with
respect to certain foreign investments.
Sec. 6715. Report on surveillance by foreign governments against United
States telecommunications networks.
Sec. 6716. Biennial report on foreign investment risks.
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Sec. 6717. Modification of certain reporting requirement on travel of
foreign diplomats.
Sec. 6718. Semiannual reports on investigations of unauthorized
disclosures of classified information.
Sec. 6719. Congressional notification of designation of covered
intelligence officer as persona non grata.
Sec. 6720. Reports on intelligence community participation in
vulnerabilities equities process of Federal Government.
Sec. 6721. Inspectors General reports on classification.
Sec. 6722. Reports and briefings on national security effects of global
water insecurity and emerging infectious disease and
pandemics.
Sec. 6723. Annual report on memoranda of understanding between elements
of intelligence community and other entities of the United
States Government regarding significant operational
activities or policy.
Sec. 6724. Study on the feasibility of encrypting unclassified wireline
and wireless telephone calls.
Sec. 6725. Reports on intelligence community loan repayment and related
programs.
Sec. 6726. Repeal of certain reporting requirements.
Sec. 6727. Inspector General of the Intelligence Community report on
senior executives of the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence.
Sec. 6728. Briefing on Federal Bureau of Investigation offering
permanent residence to sources and cooperators.
Sec. 6729. Intelligence assessment of North Korea revenue sources.
Sec. 6730. Report on possible exploitation of virtual currencies by
terrorist actors.
Subtitle C--Other Matters
Sec. 6741. Public Interest Declassification Board.
Sec. 6742. Technical and clerical amendments to the National Security
Act of 1947.
Sec. 6743. Bug bounty programs.
Sec. 6744. Technical amendments related to the Department of Energy.
Sec. 6745. Sense of Congress on notification of certain disclosures of
classified information.
Sec. 6746. Sense of Congress on consideration of espionage activities
when considering whether or not to provide visas to foreign
individuals to be accredited to a United Nations mission in
the United States.
Sec. 6747. Sense of Congress on WikiLeaks.
DIVISION F--OTHER MATTERS
TITLE LXXI--SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO NORTH KOREA
Sec. 7101. Short title.
Subtitle A--Sanctions With Respect to North Korea
Sec. 7111. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 7112. Definitions.
Part I--Expansion of Sanctions and Related Matters
Sec. 7121. Sanctions with respect to foreign financial institutions that
provide financial services to certain sanctioned persons.
Sec. 7122. Mandatory designations under North Korea Sanctions and Policy
Enhancement Act of 2016.
Sec. 7123. Extension of applicability period of proliferation prevention
sanctions.
Sec. 7124. Opposition to assistance by the international financial
institutions.
Sec. 7125. Support for capacity of the International Monetary Fund to
prevent money laundering and financing of terrorism.
Sec. 7126. Report and briefings on compliance, penalties, and technical
assistance.
Sec. 7127. Sense of Congress on identification and blocking of property
of North Korean officials.
Sec. 7128. Modification of report on implementation of United Nations
Security Council resolutions by other governments.
Sec. 7129. Report on use by the Government of North Korea of beneficial
ownership rules to access the international financial system.
Part II--Congressional Review and Oversight
Sec. 7131. Notification of termination or suspension of sanctions.
Sec. 7132. Reports on certain licensing actions.
Sec. 7133. Report and briefings on financial networks and financial
methods of the Government of North Korea.
Sec. 7134. Report on countries of concern with respect to transshipment,
reexportation, or diversion of certain items to North Korea.
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Part III--General Matters
Sec. 7141. Rulemaking.
Sec. 7142. Authority to consolidate reports.
Sec. 7143. Waivers, exemptions, and termination.
Sec. 7144. Procedures for review of classified and certain other
information.
Sec. 7145. Briefing on resourcing of sanctions programs.
Sec. 7146. Briefing on proliferation financing.
Sec. 7147. Exception relating to importation of goods.
Subtitle B--Financial Industry Guidance to Halt Trafficking
Sec. 7151. Short title.
Sec. 7152. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 7153. Coordination of human trafficking issues by the Office of
Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.
Sec. 7154. Strengthening the role of anti-money laundering and other
financial tools in combating human trafficking.
Sec. 7155. Sense of Congress on resources to combat human trafficking.
TITLE LXXII--SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN TRAFFICKERS OF ILLICIT
SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS
Sec. 7201. Short title.
Sec. 7202. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 7203. Definitions.
Subtitle A--Sanctions With Respect to Foreign Opioid Traffickers
Sec. 7211. Identification of foreign opioid traffickers.
Sec. 7212. Imposition of sanctions.
Sec. 7213. Description of sanctions.
Sec. 7214. Waivers.
Sec. 7215. Procedures for judicial review of classified information.
Sec. 7216. Briefings on implementation.
Sec. 7217. Inclusion of additional material in International Narcotics
Control Strategy Report.
Subtitle B--Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking
Sec. 7221. Commission on combating synthetic opioid trafficking.
Subtitle C--Other Matters
Sec. 7231. Director of National Intelligence program on use of
intelligence resources in efforts to sanction foreign opioid
traffickers.
Sec. 7232. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 7233. Regulatory authority.
Sec. 7234. Termination.
Sec. 7235. Exception relating to importation of goods.
TITLE LXXIII--PFAS
Sec. 7301. Short title.
Sec. 7302. Definition of Administrator.
Subtitle A--Drinking Water
Sec. 7311. Monitoring and detection.
Sec. 7312. Drinking water state revolving funds.
Subtitle B--PFAS Release Disclosure
Sec. 7321. Additions to toxics release inventory.
Subtitle C--USGS Performance Standard
Sec. 7331. Definitions.
Sec. 7332. Performance standard for the detection of highly fluorinated
compounds.
Sec. 7333. Nationwide sampling.
Sec. 7334. Data usage.
Sec. 7335. Collaboration.
Subtitle D--Emerging Contaminants
Sec. 7341. Definitions.
Sec. 7342. Research and coordination plan for enhanced response on
emerging contaminants.
Subtitle E--Toxic Substances Control Act
Sec. 7351. PFAS data call.
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Sec. 7352. Significant new use rule for long-chain PFAS.
Subtitle F--Other Matters
Sec. 7361. PFAS destruction and disposal guidance.
Sec. 7362. PFAS research and development.
TITLE LXXIV--CAESAR SYRIA CIVILIAN PROTECTION ACT OF 2019
Sec. 7401. Short title.
Sec. 7402. Statement of policy.
Subtitle A--Additional Actions in Connection With the National Emergency
With Respect to Syria
Sec. 7411. Measures with respect to Central Bank of Syria.
Sec. 7412. Sanctions with respect to foreign persons that engage in
certain transactions.
Sec. 7413. Strategy relating to areas of Syria in which civilians are
subject to forced displacement.
Subtitle B--Assistance for the People of Syria
Sec. 7421. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 7422. Briefing on monitoring and evaluating of ongoing assistance
programs in Syria and to the Syrian people.
Sec. 7423. Assessment of potential methods to enhance the protection of
civilians.
Sec. 7424. Assistance to support entities taking actions relating to
gathering evidence for investigations into war crimes or
crimes against humanity in Syria since March 2011.
Sec. 7425. Codification of certain services in support of
nongovernmental organizations' activities authorized.
Sec. 7426. Briefing on strategy to facilitate humanitarian assistance.
Subtitle C--General Provisions
Sec. 7431. Suspension of sanctions.
Sec. 7432. Waivers and exemptions.
Sec. 7433. Implementation and regulatory authorities.
Sec. 7434. Exception relating to importation of goods.
Sec. 7435. Cost limitation.
Sec. 7436. Rule of construction.
Sec. 7437. Prohibition on construction of provisions of this title as an
authorization for use of military force.
Sec. 7438. Sunset.
TITLE LXXV--PROTECTING EUROPE'S ENERGY SECURITY
Sec. 7501. Short title.
Sec. 7502. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 7503. Imposition of sanctions with respect to provision of certain
vessels for the construction of certain Russian energy export
pipelines.
TITLE LXXVI--OTHER MATTERS
Subtitle A--Federal Employee Paid Leave Act
Sec. 7601. Short title.
Sec. 7602. Paid parental leave under title 5.
Sec. 7603. Paid parental leave for congressional employees.
Sec. 7604. Conforming amendment to Family and Medical Leave Act for GAO
and Library of Congress employees.
Sec. 7605. Clarification for members of the National Guard and Reserves.
Sec. 7606. Conforming amendment for certain TSA employees.
Subtitle B--Other Matters
Sec. 7611. Liberian refugee immigration fairness.
Sec. 7612. Pensacola Dam and Reservoir, Grand River, Oklahoma.
Sec. 7613. Limitation on certain rolling stock procurements;
cybersecurity certification for rail rolling stock and
operations.
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.
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SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF THIS ACT.
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purposes of complying
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO
Legislation'' for this Act, jointly submitted for printing in the
Congressional Record by the Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget
Committees, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the
vote on passage in the House acting first on the conference report or
amendment between the Houses.
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT
Subtitle A--Authorization Of Appropriations
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B--Army Programs
Sec. 111. Authority of the Secretary of the Army to waive certain
limitations related to the Distributed Common Ground System-
Army Increment 1.
Subtitle C--Navy Programs
Sec. 121. Ford-class aircraft carrier cost limitation baselines.
Sec. 122. Modification of annual report on cost targets for certain
aircraft carriers.
Sec. 123. Refueling and complex overhauls of the U.S.S. John C. Stennis
and U.S.S. Harry S. Truman.
Sec. 124. Ford class aircraft carrier support for F-35C aircraft.
Sec. 125. Prohibition on use of funds for reduction of aircraft carrier
force structure.
Sec. 126. Modification of prohibition on availability of funds for Navy
waterborne security barriers.
Sec. 127. LHA Replacement Amphibious Assault Ship Program.
Sec. 128. Strategic sealift fleet vessel.
Sec. 129. Design and construction of amphibious transport dock
designated LPD-31.
Sec. 130. Limitation on availability of funds for the Littoral Combat
Ship.
Sec. 131. Limitation on the next new class of Navy large surface
combatants.
Sec. 132. Limitation on availability of funds pending quarterly updates
on the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter program.
Sec. 133. Limitation on availability of funds for VH-92A helicopter.
Sec. 134. Report on carrier wing and aviation combat element
composition.
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs
Sec. 141. Modification of requirement to preserve certain C-5 aircraft.
Sec. 142. OC-135B aircraft recapitalization program.
Sec. 143. Requirement to align Air Force aviation force structure with
National Defense Strategy.
Sec. 144. Prohibition on availability of funds for reduction in KC-10
primary mission aircraft inventory.
Sec. 145. Limitation on availability of funds for F-15EX aircraft.
Sec. 146. Limitation on availability of funds for VC-25B aircraft.
Sec. 147. Limitation on availability of funds for RC-26B aircraft.
Sec. 148. Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of RC-135
aircraft.
Sec. 149. Air Force aggressor squadron modernization.
Sec. 150. Air Force plan for Combat Rescue Helicopter fielding.
Sec. 151. Report on feasibility of multiyear contract for procurement of
JASSM-ER missiles.
Sec. 152. Report on aircraft fleet of the Civil Air Patrol.
Sec. 153. Sense of Congress on the light attack aircraft initiative of
the Air Force.
Subtitle E--Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters
Sec. 161. Economic order quantity contracting and buy-to-budget
acquisition for F-35 aircraft program.
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Sec. 162. Relief from contractors for failure to deliver ready-for-issue
spare parts for the F-35 aircraft program.
Sec. 163. Limitation on availability of funds for reallocation of
Turkish F-35A aircraft to the United States.
Sec. 164. Requirement to establish the use of an Agile DevOps software
development solution as an alternative for Joint Strike
Fighter Autonomic Logistics Information System.
Sec. 165. F-35 sustainment cost.
Sec. 166. Reports on the progress and performance of the F-35 aircraft
program.
Sec. 167. Other reports on the F-35 aircraft program.
Sec. 168. Limitation on availability of funds for communications systems
lacking certain resiliency features.
Sec. 169. Repeal of tactical unmanned vehicle common data link
requirement.
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--Army Programs
SEC. 111. AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY TO WAIVE CERTAIN
LIMITATIONS RELATED TO THE DISTRIBUTED
COMMON GROUND SYSTEM-ARMY INCREMENT 1.
Section 113(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2028) is amended by striking
``Secretary of Defense'' both places it appears and inserting
``Secretary of the Army''.
Subtitle C--Navy Programs
SEC. 121. FORD-CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER COST LIMITATION BASELINES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 863 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 8692. <> Ford-class aircraft carriers:
cost limitation baselines
``(a) Limitation.--The total amounts obligated or expended from
funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, or for any other procurement account,
may not exceed the following amounts for the following aircraft
carriers:
``(1) $13,224,000,000 for the construction of the aircraft
carrier designated CVN-78.
``(2) $11,398,000,000 for the construction of the aircraft
carrier designated CVN-79.
``(3) $12,202,000,000 for the construction of the aircraft
carrier designated CVN-80.
``(4) $12,451,000,000 for the construction of the aircraft
carrier designated CVN-81.
``(b) Exclusion of Battle and Interim Spares From Cost Limitation.--
The Secretary of the Navy shall exclude from the
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determination of the amounts set forth in subsection (a) the costs of
the following items:
``(1) CVN-78 class battle spares.
``(2) Interim spares.
``(3) Increases attributable to economic inflation after
December 1, 2018, not otherwise included in the amounts listed
in subsection (a).
``(c) Written Notice and Briefing on Change in Amount.--The
Secretary <> of the Navy may adjust an amount
listed in subsection (a) not fewer than 15 days after submitting written
notice and providing a briefing to the congressional defense committees,
each of which shall include the amount and rationale of any change and
the resulting amount after such change.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 863 of such title <> is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 8691 the following new
item:
``8692. Ford-class aircraft carriers: cost limitation baselines.''.
(c) Repeal of Superseded Provision.--Section 122 of the John Warner
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-
364; 120 Stat. 2104) is repealed.
SEC. 122. 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)--
(A) by striking ``2021'' and inserting ``2032''; and
(B) 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. 123. REFUELING AND COMPLEX OVERHAULS OF THE U.S.S. JOHN C.
STENNIS AND U.S.S. HARRY S. TRUMAN.
(a) Refueling and Complex Overhaul.--The Secretary of the Navy shall
carry out the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. John
C. Stennis (CVN-74) and U.S.S. Harry S. Truman (CVN-75).
(b) <> Use of Incremental Funding.--With
respect to any contract entered into under subsection (a) for the
nuclear refueling and complex overhauls of the U.S.S. John C. Stennis
(CVN-74) and U.S.S. Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), the Secretary may use
incremental funding for a period not to exceed six years after advance
procurement funds for such nuclear refueling and complex overhaul effort
are first obligated.
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(c) Condition for Out-year Contract Payments.--Any contract entered
into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the
United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year
after fiscal year 2020 is subject to the availability of appropriations
for that purpose for that later fiscal year.
SEC. 124. FORD CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER SUPPORT FOR F-35C AIRCRAFT.
Before completing the post-shakedown availability 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. 125. 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. 126. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR
NAVY WATERBORNE SECURITY BARRIERS.
Section 130 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) <> is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ``for fiscal year 2019 may
be obligated or expended to procure legacy waterborne security
barriers for Navy ports'' and inserting ``for fiscal year 2019
or fiscal year 2020 may be obligated or expended to procure
legacy waterborne security barriers for Navy ports, including as
replacements for legacy barriers'';
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``of not more than 30
percent'' after ``replacement''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) <> Notification.--Not later than 15 days
after an exception is made pursuant to subsection (c)(2), the Secretary
of the Navy shall submit a written notification to the congressional
defense committees that includes--
``(1) the name and position of the government official who
determined exigent circumstances exist;
``(2) a description of the exigent circumstances; and
``(3) a description of how waterborne security will be
maintained until new waterborne security barriers are procured
and installed.''.
SEC. 127. LHA REPLACEMENT AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP PROGRAM.
(a) Authority to Use Incremental Funding.--The Secretary of the Navy
may enter into and incrementally fund a contract for detail design and
construction of the LHA replacement ship designated LHA 9 and, subject
to subsection (b), funds for payments under the contract may be provided
from amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense
for Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, for fiscal years 2019 through
2025.
(b) Condition for Out-year Contract Payments.--A contract entered
into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the
United States to make a payment under the contract for any subsequent
fiscal year is subject to the availability of appropriations for that
purpose for such subsequent fiscal year.
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(c) Repeal of Obsolete Authority.--Section 125 of the John Warner
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-
364; 120 Stat. 2106) is repealed.
SEC. 128. STRATEGIC SEALIFT FLEET VESSEL.
(a) <> In General.--Subject to the availability
of appropriations, the Secretary of the Navy shall seek to enter into a
contract for the construction of one sealift vessel.
(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 may 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 may seek to enter into a contract or other agreement with a
private-sector entity under which the entity may act as
executive agent for the Secretary for purposes of the contract
under subsection (a).
(2) Responsibilities.--The executive agent described in
paragraph (1) may 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 pursuant to the contract
entered into under subsection (a).
SEC. 129. 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.
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(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. 130. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE LITTORAL
COMBAT SHIP.
(a) Limitations.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by
this Act for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Defense may be used
to exceed, and the Department may not otherwise exceed, the total
procurement quantity of thirty-five Littoral Combat Ships, unless the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment submits to
the congressional defense committees the certification described in
subsection (b).
(b) Certification.--The certification described in this subsection
is a certification by the Under Secretary that awarding a contract for
the procurement of a Littoral Combat Ship that exceeds the total
procurement quantity listed in revision five of the Littoral Combat Ship
acquisition strategy--
(1) is in the national security interests of the United
States;
(2) will not result in exceeding the low-rate initial
production quantity approved in the Littoral Combat Ship
acquisition strategy in effect as of the date of the
certification; and
(3) is necessary to maintain a full and open competition for
the Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)) with a single source award
in fiscal year 2020.
SEC. 131. LIMITATION ON THE NEXT NEW CLASS OF NAVY LARGE SURFACE
COMBATANTS.
(a) In General.--Milestone B approval may not be granted for the
next new class of Navy large surface combatants unless the class of Navy
large surface combatants incorporates prior to such approval--
(1) design changes identified during the full duration of
the combat system ship qualification trials and operational test
periods of the first Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the Flight
III configuration to complete such events; and
(2) final results of test programs of engineering
development models or prototypes for critical systems specified
by the Senior Technical Authority pursuant to section 8669b of
title 10, United States Code, as added by section 1034 of this
Act, in their final form, fit, and function and in a realistic
environment, which shall include a land-based engineering site
for the propulsion system.
(b) <> Limitation.--The Secretary of the Navy
may not release a detail design or construction request for proposals or
obligate funds from the Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy account for
the next new class of Navy large surface combatants until the class of
Navy large surface combatants receives Milestone B approval and the
milestone decision authority notifies the congressional defense
committees, in writing, of the actions taken to comply with the
requirements under subsection (a).
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
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(1) The term ``Milestone B approval'' has the meaning given
the term in section 2366(e)(7) of title 10, United States Code.
(2) The term ``milestone decision authority'' means the
official within the Department of Defense designated with the
overall responsibility and authority for acquisition decisions
for the program, including authority to approve entry of the
program into the next phase of the acquisition process.
(3) The term ``large surface combatants'' means Navy surface
ships that are designed primarily to engage in attacks against
airborne, surface, subsurface, and shore targets, excluding
frigates and littoral combat ships.
SEC. 132. 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 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on
a quarterly basis thereafter through the end of fiscal year
2022, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide to the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and 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 that 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.
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SEC. 133. 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 80 percent may be obligated or
expended until the date on which the Secretary of Navy submits to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives the report required under subsection (b).
(b) <> Report Required.--The Secretary of the
Navy shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
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 potential changes to the program
manufacturing base;
(2) the estimated costs and assessment of cost risk to the
program due to potential 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 any 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. 134. REPORT ON CARRIER WING AND AVIATION COMBAT ELEMENT
COMPOSITION.
(a) In General.--Not later than May 1, 2020, the Secretary of the
Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on
the optimal composition of the carrier air wing (CVW) on aircraft
carriers and aviation combat element (ACE) embarked on amphibious ships
in 2030 and 2040, including alternative force design concepts.
(b) <> Elements.--The report required under
subsection (a) shall include the following elements for the CVW and ACE:
(1) Analysis and justification for the Department of the
Navy's stated goal of a 50/50 mix of 4th and 5th generation
aircraft for 2030.
(2) Analysis and justification for an optimal mix of
aircraft for 2040.
(3) <> A plan for incorporating unmanned
aerial vehicles and associated communication capabilities to
effectively implement the future force design.
(4) Analysis of the support equipment requirement for each
aircraft type and the space needed to accommodate such
equipment.
(5) A description of existing and potential ship designs or
design changes that would enable greater commonality and
interoperability of embarked naval aircraft, including aircraft
arresting gear and launch catapults.
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(c) <> Briefing.--Not later than March 1, 2020,
the Secretary of the Navy shall provide the congressional defense
committees a briefing on the report required under subsection (a).
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs
SEC. 141. 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
inserting ``until the date that is 30 days after the date on
which the final report and briefing required under section
1712(c)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2020 have each been 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. 142. OC-135B AIRCRAFT RECAPITALIZATION PROGRAM.
The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that any request for
proposals for the procurement of an OC-135B aircraft under a
recapitalization program for such aircraft meets the requirements for
full and open competition as set forth in section 2304 of title 10,
United States Code, and includes, as part of such request for proposals,
consideration of proposals for the provision of new production aircraft
and recently manufactured aircraft.
SEC. 143. REQUIREMENT TO ALIGN AIR FORCE AVIATION FORCE STRUCTURE
WITH NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY.
(a) <> Required Submission of Strategy.--Not later
than March 1, 2020, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the
congressional defense committees an aviation force structure acquisition
strategy that aligns with the stated capability and capacity
requirements of the Department of the Air Force to meet the National
Defense Strategy.
(b) <> Alignment With Strategy.--The Secretary of
the Air Force may not deviate from the strategy submitted under
subsection (a) until--
(1) <> the Secretary receives a waiver
from the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and
(2) <> the Secretary of Defense
provides the congressional defense committees with the waiver
approval documentation.
SEC. 144. 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.
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SEC. 145. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR F-15EX 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 procure any F-
15EX aircraft, other than the first two prototypes of such aircraft,
until a period of 15 days has elapsed following the date on which the
Secretary of the Air Force submits to the congressional defense
committees a report on the following topics relating to the F-15EX
program:
(1) Acquisition strategy.
(2) <> Cost and schedule estimates.
(3) Test and evaluation strategy.
(4) Logistics strategy.
(5) Post-production fielding strategy.
(b) Exception for Long-lead Items.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the
Secretary of the Air Force may use the funds described in
paragraph (2) to procure long-lead items for up to six
additional F-15EX aircraft beyond the first two prototypes of
such 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.
(c) 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 21, United
States Code).
SEC. 146. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR VC-25B 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 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 a
period of 30 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary
of the Air Force notifies the congressional defense committees of the
intent of the Secretary to authorize such work.
(b) Exception.--The limitation under subsection (a) shall not apply
to over and above work carried out--
(1) to repair or replace items damaged during the testing of
the VC-25B aircraft; or
(2) to make changes necessary to meet operational
requirements.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``operational requirements'' means any of the
operational requirements for the VC-25B aircraft described in
the capability development document or the system requirements
document for the Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization Program.
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(2) The term ``over and above work'' means work performed
pursuant to line 0012 (CLIN 0012) of the contract for
Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization entered into between the
Department of the Air Force and the Boeing Company (contract
number FA8625-16-C-6599).
SEC. 147. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RC-26B 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, divest, realign, or place in storage or on backup
aircraft inventory status, or prepare to retire, divest, realign, or
place in storage or backup inventory status, any RC-26B aircraft until
the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force submits to the
congressional defense committees--
(1) the report required under subsection (c); and
(2) the certification required under subsection (d).
(b) <> Exception.--The limitation in
subsection (a) shall not apply to individual RC-26B 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) Report Required.--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 that includes the
following:
(1) <> A survey of any requirements for the
Air Force to provide intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance support to other military forces and civil
authorities that the Air Force and the Air National Guard meet
using the RC-26B aircraft.
(2) <> An assessment of the extent to
which such requirements are appropriate for the Air Force to
fulfill.
(3) The manner in which the Secretary would meet such
requirements if the RC-26B aircraft were to be retired.
(4) A comparison of costs and effectiveness of alternative
means of providing intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance support to other military forces and civil
authorities.
(5) <> An assessment of the utility of
entering into one or more memoranda of agreement with other
military forces and civil authorities to govern the process for
providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support
to those forces and authorities.
(d) <> Certification Required.--Not later than 60
days after the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force submits the
report required under subsection (c), the Secretary shall certify to the
congressional defense committees--
(1) whether there are requirements for the Air Force to
provide intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support
to other military forces and civil authorities that the Air
Force meets using the RC-26B aircraft; and
(2) whether the Secretary has identified methods of meeting
such requirements that are more effective and more efficient
than meeting such requirements through the use of the RC-26B
aircraft.
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SEC. 148. 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. 149. AIR FORCE AGGRESSOR SQUADRON MODERNIZATION.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress 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, and that in order to
have this capability, the Air Force must have access to an
advanced adversary force prior to United States adversaries
fielding a 5th-generation operational capability; and
(2) 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.--The Secretary of the Air
Force may not transfer any low-rate initial production F-35
aircraft for use as aggressor aircraft until the Chief of Staff
of the Air Force submits to the congressional defense committees
a comprehensive plan and report on the strategy for modernizing
its 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.
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(C) An analysis of the cost and timelines associated
with modernizing the current Air Force aggressor
squadrons to include upgrading aircraft 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.
SEC. 150. AIR FORCE PLAN FOR COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER FIELDING.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, given
delays to Operational Loss Replacement (OLR) program fielding and the
on-time fielding of Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH), the Air National
Guard should retain additional HH-60G helicopters at Air National Guard
locations to meet their recommended primary aircraft authorized (PAA)
per the Air Force's June 2018 report on Air National Guard HH-60
requirements.
(b) Report on Fielding Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 45 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 its
fielding plan for the CRH program.
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall
include the following elements:
(A) A description of the differences in capabilities
between the HH-60G, OLR, and CRH helicopters.
(B) A description of the costs and risks associated
with changing the CRH fielding plan to reduce or
eliminate inventory shortfalls.
(C) A description of the measures for accelerating
the program available within the current contract.
(D) A description of the operational risks and
benefits associated with fielding the CRH to the active
component first, including--
(i) how the differing fielding plan may affect
deployment schedules;
(ii) what capabilities active-component units
deploying with the CRH will have that reserve
component units deploying with OLR will not; and
(iii) <> an analysis of the
potential costs and benefits that could result
from accelerating CRH fielding to all units
through additional funding in the future years
defense program.
(c) Report on Training Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 45 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
plan to sustain training for initial-entry reserve component HH-
60G pilots once the active component of the Air Force has
received all of its CRH helicopters.
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall
include the following elements:
(A) Projected reserve component aircrew initial HH-
60G/OLR qualification training requirements, by year.
(B) The number of legacy HH-60G/OLR helicopters
required to continue providing initial HH-60G
qualification
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training through the 150th Special Operations Wing at
Kirtland Air Force Base.
(C) The number of personnel required to continue
providing initial HH-60G/OLR qualification training
through the 150th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland
Air Force Base.
(D) The number of flying hours required per pilot to
perform ``differences training'' at home station for
initial entry HH-60 pilots receiving CRH training at
Kirtland Air Force Base to become qualified in the HH-
60G/OLR at their home station.
(E) The projected effect of using local flying
training hours at reserve component units on overall
unit training readiness and ability to meet Ready
Aircrew Program requirements.
SEC. 151. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF MULTIYEAR CONTRACT FOR
PROCUREMENT OF JASSM-ER MISSILES.
(a) In General.--Not later than March 31, 2020, the Secretary of the
Air Force shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees
assessing the feasibility of entering into a multiyear contract for
procurement of JASSM-ER missiles starting in fiscal year 2022.
(b) <> Elements.--The report required under
subsection (a) shall include the following elements:
(1) An initial assessment of cost savings to the Air Force
from a multiyear contract.
(2) <> An analysis of at least two
different multiyear contract options that vary in either
duration or quantity, at least one of which assumes a maximum
procurement of 550 missiles per year for 5 years.
(3) An assessment of how a multiyear contract will impact
the industrial base.
(4) An assessment of how a multiyear contract will impact
the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile.
(5) An assessment of how a multiyear contract will impact
the ability of the Air Force to develop additional capabilities
for the JASSM-ER missile.
SEC. 152. 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.
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(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. 153. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE LIGHT ATTACK AIRCRAFT
INITIATIVE OF THE AIR FORCE.
It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) The United States Special Operations Command has a
mission requirement to support foreign internal defense training
and a light attack aircraft platform could potentially
facilitate meeting that requirement.
(2) The Secretary of the Air Force should coordinate with
the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command to
assess how general purpose forces and special operations forces
can leverage the light attack aircraft phase three
experimentation activities of the Air Force.
(3) The Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the
Commander of the United States Special Operations Command,
should explore options for coordinating light attack aircraft
experiment activities between general purpose forces and special
operations forces to maximize efficiency and effectiveness and
to further the mission requirements of both forces, including
options to transfer a portion of funds authorized for Air Force
light attack aircraft experiments to procure aircraft for
supporting the combat air advisor mission of the Special
Operations Command.
Subtitle E--Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters
SEC. 161. 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 (4), from
amounts made available for obligation under the F-35 aircraft
program, 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.
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(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.--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.
(b) Buy-to-budget Acquisition.--Subject to section 2308 of title 10,
United States Code, the Secretary of Defense may procure a quantity of
F-35 aircraft in excess of the quantity authorized by this Act.
SEC. 162. RELIEF FROM CONTRACTORS FOR FAILURE TO DELIVER READY-
FOR-ISSUE SPARE PARTS FOR THE F-35
AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.
(a) Requirement to Seek Relief.--Consistent with the findings and
recommendations of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense in
the report titled ``Audit of F-35 Ready-For-Issue Spare Parts and
Sustainment Performance Incentive
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Fees'' (DODIG-2019-094) and dated June 13, 2019, the Secretary of
Defense shall seek relief, as described in subsection (b), from prime
contractors that delivered noncompliant ready-for-issue spare parts
pursuant a contract under the F-35 aircraft program.
(b) Relief Described.--The relief sought by the Secretary of Defense
under subsection (a) may include the following:
(1) Specific performance.
(2) Compensation for costs incurred by the Department of
Defense as a result of the contractor's failure to deliver
compliant ready-for-issue spare parts under the contract.
(3) Any other form of remediation or compensation the
Secretary determines to be appropriate.
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed--
(1) to alter the terms of a contract under the F-35 aircraft
program; or
(2) to authorize the Secretary of Defense to seek forms of
relief beyond those otherwise available under law.
SEC. 163. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR REALLOCATION OF
TURKISH F-35A AIRCRAFT TO THE UNITED
STATES.
(a) <> Limitation.--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 a covered F-35A aircraft for the United States Air
Force until a period of 15 days has elapsed following the date on which
the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense
committees that--
(1) ancillary mission equipment, initial spare parts and
materials, technical data, and publications will be procured for
each covered F-35A aircraft delivered to the Air Force; and
(2) each such aircraft will be delivered to the Air Force in
a common configuration that may be operated and integrated
within the fleet of F-35A aircraft of the Air Force.
(b) Covered F-35A Aircraft Defined.--In this section, the term
``covered F-35A aircraft'' means an F-35A aircraft previously procured
by or on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Turkey in F-35
production lot 12, 13, or 14.
SEC. 164. REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH THE USE OF AN AGILE DEVOPS
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SOLUTION AS AN
ALTERNATIVE FOR JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER
AUTONOMIC LOGISTICS INFORMATION SYSTEM.
(a) Competitive Analysis.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a
competitive analysis of the performance and design architecture
enhancement efforts between the currently fielded Autonomic logistics
Information System, Autonomic Logistics Information System-Next, and the
Department of the Air Force Agile Development Operations Madhatter
initiative efforts, including system technology transition opportunities
and timelines.
(c) <> Briefing.--Not later than September 30,
2020, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional defense
committees a briefing on the findings of the competitive analysis
carried out under subsection (a).
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SEC. 165. F-35 SUSTAINMENT COST.
(a) Quarterly Update.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment shall include in the quarterly report
required under section 155 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232)--
(1) <> sustainment cost data related to the F-
35 program, including a comparison in itemized format of the
cost of legacy aircraft and the cost of the F-35 program, based
on a standardized set of criteria; and
(2) <> an evaluation and metrics on the
extent to which the goals developed pursuant to subsection (b)
are being achieved.
(b) Cost Reduction Plan.--
(1) In general.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment shall develop and implement a plan
for achieving significant reductions in the costs to operate,
maintain, and sustain the F-35 system.
(2) Elements.--The plan required under paragraph (1) shall
include the following elements:
(A) Specific changes in the management and execution
of operation and support (O&S) cost elements to engender
continuous and measurable process improvements.
(B) Specific actions the Department will implement
in the near, mid, and long terms to reduce O&S costs.
(C) Firm and achievable timelines for implementing
the specific actions and process changes.
(3) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the baseline plan
developed pursuant to paragraph (1).
SEC. 166. <> REPORTS ON THE PROGRESS AND
PERFORMANCE OF THE F-35 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.
(a) F-35 Block 4 and Continuous Capability Development and Delivery
Program.--The Secretary of Defense shall include with the annual report
required by section 224(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2059) an integrated
master schedule and past performance assessment for each planned phase
of the F-35 Block 4 Upgrade and Continuous Capability Development and
Delivery Program.
(b) 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 progress and results of the F-35 Block 4
Upgrade and Continuous Capability Development and
Delivery Program and other follow-on modernization
development and testing efforts.
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(C) An assessment of the Department's schedule for
delivering software upgrades in six-month, scheduled
increments.
(D) The progress and results of any other
significant hardware development and fielding efforts
necessary for the F-35 Block 4 Upgrade and Continuous
Capability Development and Delivery Program.
(E) Any other issues the Comptroller General
determines to be appropriate.
(c) F-35 Block 4 Defined.--In this section, the term ``F-35 Block 4
Upgrade and Continuous Capability Development and Delivery Program''
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. 167. OTHER REPORTS ON THE 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 Upgrade and Continuous Capability
Development and Delivery Program.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a report on the F-35 Block
4 Upgrade and Continuous Capability Development and Delivery
Program. The report shall include the following:
(A) <> The results of the
independent cost estimate for the Program conducted by
the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation.
(B) <> An approved test and evaluation
master plan that addresses the adequacy of testing
resources, testing aircraft shortfalls, and testing
funding.
(C) <> A review of the feasibility
and schedule of the continuous capability development
and delivery strategy for fielding technologies under
the Program as conducted
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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 Upgrade and Continuous Capability Development and
Delivery Program'' has the meaning given that term in section
166.
(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) F-35 Life-cycle 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.
(e) Deadline for Submittal.--The reports required under subsections
(a) through (d) shall be submitted to the congressional defense
committees not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 168. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEMS LACKING CERTAIN RESILIENCY
FEATURES.
(a) In General.--Except as provided under subsection (b), 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 for the procurement of a current or future
Department of Defense communications program of record, and the
Department may not otherwise procure a current or future communications
program of record, unless the communications equipment--
(1) mitigates geolocation of a transmission that would allow
a like echelon enemy force to target the user;
(2) securely communicates classified information in a
contested communications environment that includes operationally
representative jamming;
(3) <> reduces, within two years of
continued development and upgrades, electronic signature and
susceptibility to geolocation by using low probability of
intercept/detect (LPI/LPD) waveforms, or other capability that
would provide the same resiliency on the battlefield; and
(4) utilizes a waveform that is either made available
through the Department of Defense Waveform Information
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Repository, or is a commercial off the shelf (COTS) waveform
available for government licensing with waveform analysis
through the Joint Tactical Networking Center (JTNC) Tactical
Communications Marketplace.
(b) <> Waiver.--The Secretary of a military
department may waive the requirement under subsection (a) with respect
to a communications system upon certifying to the congressional defense
committees that the system's intended use is not for contested
environments or will meet the requirement when operated as a component
of an integrated network.
SEC. 169. REPEAL OF TACTICAL UNMANNED VEHICLE COMMON DATA LINK
REQUIREMENT.
(a) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than February 1, 2020, the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the
status of the Common Data Link program and plans to meet new and
emerging manned and unmanned intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance (ISR) vehicle secure and interoperable
communication requirements.
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall
include the following elements:
(A) A description of each Common Data Link (CDL)
waveform in use and which platforms or systems utilize
each CDL waveform.
(B) <> A list of manned
and unmanned ISR platforms or systems in development
requiring networked, secure, low latency communications,
and an assessment of the suitability of CDL to meet the
requirements of each planned program.
(C) A description of in-progress or planned
technology development efforts to address networking
requirements for manned and unmanned ISR systems
operating in contested and denied environments.
(b) Repeal.--Section 157 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 1667) is hereby
repealed.
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. Updates to the Department of Defense personnel management
authority to attract experts in science and engineering.
Sec. 213. Establishment of joint reserve detachment of the Defense
Innovation Unit.
Sec. 214. Research and educational programs and activities for
Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-
Serving Institutions of Higher Education.
Sec. 215. Modification of authority for prizes for advanced technology
achievements.
Sec. 216. Joint hypersonics transition office.
Sec. 217. Modification of proof of concept commercialization program.
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Sec. 218. Modification of authority and addition of technology areas for
expedited access to technical talent.
Sec. 219. Expansion of coordination in support of national security
innovation and entrepreneurial education.
Sec. 220. Modification of defense quantum information science and
technology research and development program.
Sec. 221. Understanding of investments in artificial intelligence and
development of capabilities by adversaries.
Sec. 222. Advisory role of JASON scientific advisory group.
Sec. 223. Direct Air Capture and Blue Carbon Removal Technology Program.
Sec. 224. Requiring defense microelectronics products and services meet
trusted supply chain and operational security standards.
Sec. 225. Development and acquisition strategy to procure secure, low
probability of detection data link network capability.
Sec. 226. Establishment of secure next-generation wireless network (5G)
infrastructure for the Nevada Test and Training Range and
base infrastructure.
Sec. 227. Administration of manufacturing innovation institutes funded
by the Department of Defense.
Sec. 228. Research program on foreign malign influence operations.
Sec. 229. Diversification of the research and engineering workforce of
the Department of Defense.
Sec. 230. Policy on the talent management of digital expertise and
software professionals.
Sec. 231. Digital engineering capability to automate testing and
evaluation.
Sec. 232. Process to align policy formulation and emerging technology
development.
Sec. 233. Improvement of the Strategic Capabilities Office of the
Department of Defense.
Sec. 234. Pilot program on enhanced civics education.
Sec. 235. Technology and national security fellowship.
Sec. 236. Documentation relating to the Advanced Battle Management
System.
Sec. 237. Sensor data integration for fifth generation aircraft.
Sec. 238. Sense of Congress on future vertical lift technologies.
Sec. 239. Use of funds for Strategic Environmental Research Program,
Environmental Security Technical Certification Program, and
Operational Energy Capability Improvement.
Sec. 240. Limitation and report on Indirect Fire Protection Capability
Increment 2 capability.
Subtitle C--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters
Sec. 251. Master plan for implementation of authorities relating to
science and technology reinvention laboratories.
Sec. 252. Infrastructure to support research, development, test, and
evaluation missions.
Sec. 253. Energetics plan.
Sec. 254. Strategy and implementation plan for fifth generation
information and communications technologies.
Sec. 255. Department-wide software science and technology strategy.
Sec. 256. Artificial intelligence education strategy.
Sec. 257. Cyber science and technology activities roadmap and reports.
Sec. 258. Report on B-52 commercial engine replacement program.
Sec. 259. Commercial edge computing technologies and best practices for
Department of Defense warfighting systems.
Sec. 260. Biannual report on the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center.
Sec. 261. Quarterly updates on the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle
program.
Sec. 262. National Study on Defense Research At Historically Black
Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions.
Sec. 263. Study on national security emerging biotechnologies for the
Department of Defense.
Sec. 264. Independent study on optimizing resources allocated to
Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office.
Sec. 265. Independent assessment of electronic warfare plans and
programs.
Sec. 266. Technical correction to Global Research Watch Program.
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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.
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``(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. UPDATES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 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, or the Joint
Artificial Intelligence Center''.
(d) Update to Organizational Name.--Such section is further
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(5)--
(A) in the subsection heading by striking ``DIUX''
and inserting ``DIU''; and
(B) by striking ``Experimental''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(E), by striking ``Experimental''.
SEC. 213. ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT RESERVE DETACHMENT OF THE DEFENSE
INNOVATION UNIT.
(a) In General.--
(1) Establishment of joint reserve detachment of the defense
innovation unit.--Chapter 139 of title 10, United
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States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2358a the
following new section:
``Sec. 2358b. <> Joint reserve detachment of
the Defense Innovation Unit
``(a) <> Establishment.--The Secretary of
Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military
departments, may establish a joint reserve detachment (referred to in
this section as the `Detachment') composed of members of the reserve
components described in subsection (b) to be assigned to each office of
the Defense Innovation Unit to--
``(1) support engagement and collaboration with private-
sector industry and the community surrounding the location of
such office; and
``(2) to accelerate the use and adoption of commercially-
developed technologies for national security purposes.
``(b) Members.--Each Secretary of a military department shall select
for the Detachment, and make efforts to retain, members of the reserve
components who possess relevant private-sector experience in the fields
of business, acquisition, intelligence, engineering, technology
transfer, science, mathematics, program management, logistics,
cybersecurity, or such other fields as determined by the Under Secretary
of Defense for Research and Engineering.
``(c) Duties.--The Detachment shall have the following duties:
``(1) Providing the Department of Defense with--
``(A) expertise on and analysis of commercially-
developed technologies;
``(B) commercially-developed technologies to be used
as alternatives for technologies in use by the
Department; and
``(C) opportunities for greater engagement and
collaboration between the Department and private-sector
industry on innovative technologies.
``(2) On an ongoing basis--
``(A) partnering with the military departments, the
combatant commands, and other Department of Defense
organizations to--
``(i) identify and rapidly prototype
commercially-developed technologies; and
``(ii) use alternative contracting mechanisms
to procure such technologies;
``(B) increasing awareness of--
``(i) the work of the Defense Innovation Unit;
and
``(ii) the technology requirements of the
Department of Defense as identified in the
National Defense Science and Technology Strategy
developed under section 218 of the John S. McCain
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1679); and
``(C) using the investment in research and
development made by private-sector industry in assessing
and developing dual-use technologies.
``(3) Carrying out other activities as directed by the Under
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.
``(d) Joint Duty.--Assignment to a Detachment shall not qualify as a
joint duty assignment, as defined in section 668(b)(1)
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of title 10, United States Code, unless approved by the Secretary of
Defense.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter <> is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2358a
the following new item:
``2358b. Joint reserve detachment of the Defense Innovation Unit.''.
(b) <> Implementation Report.--Not later than
120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in consultation with
the Director of the Defense Innovation Unit and the Secretaries of the
military departments, shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report that includes--
(1) <> an
organizational plan and the estimated costs for establishing the
joint reserve detachment required under section 2358b of title
10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)); and
(2) <> a timeline specifying when such
detachment will attain initial operational capability and full
operational capability, respectively.
SEC. 214. RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES FOR
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES AND MINORITY-SERVING
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Section 2362 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections
(e) and (f), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
subsection:
``(d) Incentives.--The Secretary of Defense may develop incentives
to encourage research and educational collaborations between covered
educational institutions and other institutions of higher education.''.
SEC. 215. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR PRIZES FOR ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVEMENTS.
Section 2374a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering''
and inserting ``Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering,
the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment,''.
SEC. 216. 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 (b) through (f), and
shall'';
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as
subsections (d) through (f), respectively;
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
subsection (c):
``(c) University Expertise.--
``(1) Arrangement with institutions of higher education.--
Using the authority specified in section 217 of the
[[Page 133 STAT. 1258]]
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public
Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) or another similar authority,
the Office shall seek to enter into an arrangement with one or
more institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) under
which such institutions may provide the Office with--
``(A) access to research, technology development,
and workforce development expertise to support the
mission of the Office; and
``(B) foundational and applied hypersonic research,
development, and workforce support in areas that the
Office determines to be relevant for the Department of
Defense.
``(2) Availability of information.--The Office shall ensure
that the results of any research and reports produced pursuant
to an arrangement under paragraph (1) are made available to the
Federal Government, the private sector, academia, and
international partners consistent with appropriate security
classification guidance.'';
(4) in subsection (d), as so redesignated--
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking the comma before
the period; and
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``certified under
subsection (e) as being consistent with the roadmap
under subsection (d)'' and inserting ``certified under
subsection (f) as being consistent with the roadmap
under subsection (e)'';
(5) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, 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 most recent
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.''; and
(6) in subsection (f), as so redesignated--
(A) by striking ``subsection (d)'' each place it
appears and inserting ``subsection (e)''; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``2016'' and
inserting ``2026''.
SEC. 217. 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)--
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(A) by inserting ``of Dual-Use Technology'' after
``Commercialization''; 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 inserting after subsection (d), as so redesignated,
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.''.
(7) by striking subsection (f); and
(8) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f).
SEC. 218. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY AND ADDITION OF TECHNOLOGY
AREAS FOR EXPEDITED ACCESS TO TECHNICAL
TALENT.
(a) <> Modification of Authority.--Subsection
(a)(1) of section 217 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended by
striking ``The Secretary of Defense shall, acting through the
secretaries of the military departments, establish'' and inserting ``Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, the Secretary of Defense
shall direct the secretaries of the military departments to establish''.
(b) Additional Technology Areas.--Subsection (e) of such section is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (27) as paragraph (30); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (26) the following new
paragraph (27):
``(27) Rapid prototyping.
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``(28) Infrastructure resilience.
``(29) Hypersonics.''.
SEC. 219. EXPANSION OF COORDINATION IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL
SECURITY INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURIAL
EDUCATION.
Section 225(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 2359 note) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
``(18) The Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Programs of the
Department of Energy.''.
SEC. 220. 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 (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``private sector
entities'' and inserting ``private sector and
international entities''; and
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``facilities and
infrastructure'' and inserting ``facilities, workforce,
and infrastructure'';
(2) <> in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``quantum
sciences;'' and inserting ``quantum information
sciences, including through consultation with--
``(A) the National Quantum Coordination Office;
``(B) the subcommittee on Quantum Information
Science of the National Science and Technology Council;
``(C) other organizations and elements of the
Department of Defense;
``(D) other Federal agencies; and
``(E) appropriate private sector organizations;'';
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as
paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively;
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2), the following
new paragraphs:
``(3) <> in consultation with the entities
listed in paragraph (2), develop plans for--
``(A) the development of the quantum information
science and technology workforce;
``(B) enhancing awareness of quantum information
science and technology;
``(C) reducing the risk of cybersecurity threats
posed by quantum information science technology; and
``(D) development of ethical guidelines for the use
of quantum information science technology;
``(4) in consultation with the National Institute of
Standards and Technology and other appropriate Federal entities,
develop a quantum information science taxonomy and standards and
requirements for quantum information technology;
``(5) support efforts to increase the technology readiness
level of quantum information science technologies under
development in the United States;'';
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(D) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by
striking ``quantum science'' and inserting ``quantum
information science''; and
(E) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by
striking ``for meeting the long-term challenges and
achieving the specific technical goals'' and inserting
``for carrying out the program under subsection (a)'';
(3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e);
(4) by inserting afer subsection (c) the following new
subsection (d):
``(d) Quantum Information Science Research Centers.--The Secretary
of each military department may establish or designate a defense
laboratory or establish activities to engage with appropriate public and
private sector organizations, including academic organizations, to
enhance and accelerate the research, development, and deployment of
quantum information sciences and quantum information science-enabled
technologies and systems. The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that not
less than one such laboratory or center is established or designated.'';
and
(5) in paragraph (2) of subsection (e), as so redesignated--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting
``information'' before ``sciences'';
(B) in subparagraph (B),
(i) by inserting ``information'' before
``sciences''; and
(ii) by inserting ``, including a discussion
of likely impacts of quantum information science
and technology on military capabilities'' before
the period at the end;
(C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting
``information'' before ``sciences'';
(D) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as
subparagraph (F); and
(E) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the
following new subparagraphs:
``(D) A description of the activities carried out in
accordance with this section, including, for each such
activity--
``(i) a roadmap for the activity;
``(ii) <> a summary of the
funding provided for the activity; and
``(iii) <> an estimated
timeline for the development and military
deployment of quantum technologies supported
through the activity.
``(E) A description of the efforts of the Department
of Defense to update classification and cybersecurity
practices relating to quantum technology, including--
``(i) <> security
processes and requirements for engagement with
allied countries; and
``(ii) <> a plan for security-
cleared government and contractor workforce
development.''.
SEC. 221. UNDERSTANDING OF INVESTMENTS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
AND DEVELOPMENT OF CAPABILITIES BY
ADVERSARIES.
Section 238(c)(2)(I) of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) <> is amended--
(1) in clause (i), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
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(2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
``(iii) that appropriate entities in the
Department are reviewing all open source
publications from both the United States and
outside the United States that contribute to,
affect, or advance--
``(I) artificial intelligence
research and development; or
``(II) the understanding of the
Secretary concerning the investments by
adversaries of the United States in
artificial intelligence and the
development by such adversaries of
capabilities relating to artificial
intelligence.''.
SEC. 222. ADVISORY ROLE OF JASON SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY GROUP.
(a) Ongoing Engagement of Certain Scientific Advisory Personnel.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to
engage the members of the independent, private scientific
advisory group 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.
(2) Availability to other federal agencies.--At the request
of a Federal agency outside the Department of Defense, the
Secretary of Defense shall seek to make personnel engaged under
paragraph (1) available to such agency for the purpose of
providing advice to the agency on the matters described in such
subsection.
(b) Arrangement for Conduct of National Security Studies and
Analysis.--
(1) In general.--Pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary
of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment, shall seek to enter into an
arrangement under which JASON may provide national security
research studies and other analyses to the Department of Defense
and other Federal agencies to meet mission requirements and
agency needs.
(2) Form of arrangement.--The arrangement entered into under
paragraph (1) shall be in a form the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment determines to be appropriate for
the Department of Defense, which may include a contract, a
grant, a cooperative agreement, the use of other transaction
authority under section 2371 of title 10, United States Code, or
another such arrangement.
(3) <> Timing of arrangement.--The
Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into the arrangement
under paragraph (1) not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(4) Terms of arrangement.--The arrangement entered into
under paragraph (1) shall--
(A) <> if specifically
negotiated as part of the arrangement, provide for the
Department of Defense to reimburse the entity supporting
JASON for all or a portion of the overhead costs
incurred in support of the arrangement;
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(B) allow Federal Government entities outside the
Department of Defense with responsibilities relating to
national security to seek to engage JASON to perform
individual studies relating to national security matters
as part of the arrangement; and
(C) require that a Federal agency that engages JASON
to perform a study under the arrangement will fully fund
such study, including a proportional percentage to the
total overhead costs incurred under the arrangement.
(5) Limitation on termination.--
(A) <> In general.--The
Secretary of Defense may not terminate the arrangement
under paragraph (1) until a period of 180 days has
elapsed following the date on which the Secretary--
(i) <> notifies the
congressional defense committees of the intent of
the Secretary to terminate the arrangement; and
(ii) submits the report required under
subparagraph (B).
(B) Report required.--
(i) <> In general.--If
the Secretary of Defense determines that the
arrangement under paragraph (1) should be
terminated, the Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the
proposed termination of the arrangement.
(ii) <> Elements.--The
report required under clause (i) shall include the
following:
(I) <> A summary of
the execution of research projects
conducted by JASON over the four fiscal
years preceding the date of the report,
including the projects requested by the
Department of Defense and the projects
requested by other Federal agencies.
(II) <> An
analysis of the costs to the Department
of Defense of maintaining the
arrangement under which JASON provided
national security research studies,
including any overhead costs incurred by
the Department or shared among Federal
agencies over the four fiscal years
preceding the date of the report.
(III) <> A
timeline for the potential transition or
termination of the activities,
functions, and expertise provided by
JASON under the arrangement.
(IV) <> An assessment of the impact
that the termination of the arrangement
with JASON will have on defense research
studies and analytical capabilities,
including a mitigation plan that
identifies where alternative and
comparable scientific advice and
expertise is available and a comparison
of the costs associated with each
alternative.
(iii) Form of report.--The report required
under clause (i) may be submitted in unclassified
or classified form.
(6) <> Annual summary report.--Not later
than March 1 of each year beginning after the date of the
enactment of
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this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report that includes--
(A) a summary of expenditures made under the
arrangement with JASON under paragraph (1); and
(B) a summary of the studies and other activities
carried out by JASON pursuant to such arrangement in the
preceding calendar year.
SEC. 223. <> DIRECT AIR CAPTURE AND BLUE
CARBON REMOVAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
(a) Program Required.--
(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, shall 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 shall 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 shall 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
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(B) in modes of transportation by the Navy or the
Coast Guard.
(3) <> Commencement.--The Secretary shall
commence carrying out the research and development phase of the
Program 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 shall, 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 fuels 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) Commencement.--Subject to subsection (a)(3)(B), the
Secretary shall commence carrying out the testing and evaluation
phase of the Program 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) 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)(A) 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) The term ``direct air capture'' does not include any
facility, technology, or system that captures carbon dioxide--
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(i) that is deliberately released from a naturally
occurring subsurface spring; or
(ii) using natural photosynthesis.
(3) 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));
(B) a science and technology reinvention laboratory
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) of title 10, United States
Code); or
(D) any other facility that supports the research,
development, test, and evaluation activities of the
Department of Defense or the Department of Energy.
SEC. 224. <> REQUIRING DEFENSE
MICROELECTRONICS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
MEET TRUSTED SUPPLY CHAIN AND OPERATIONAL
SECURITY STANDARDS.
(a) <> Purchases.--To protect the United States
from intellectual property theft and to ensure national security and
public safety in the application of new generations of wireless network
technology and microelectronics, beginning no later than January 1,
2023, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each microelectronics
product or service that the Department of Defense purchases on or after
such date meets the applicable trusted supply chain and operational
security standards established pursuant to subsection (b), except in a
case in which the Department seeks to purchase a microelectronics
product or service but--
(1) no such product or service is available for purchase
that meets such standards; or
(2) no such product or service is available for purchase
that--
(A) meets such standards; and
(B) is available at a price that the Secretary does
not consider prohibitively expensive.
(b) Trusted Supply Chain and Operational Security Standards.--
(1) <> Standards required.--(A) 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.
(B) For purposes of this section, a trusted supply chain and
operational security standard--
(i) is a standard that systematizes best practices
relevant to--
(I) manufacturing location;
(II) company ownership;
(III) workforce composition;
(IV) access during manufacturing, suppliers'
design, sourcing, manufacturing, packaging, and
distribution processes;
(V) reliability of the supply chain; and
(VI) other matters germane to supply chain and
operational security; and
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(ii) is not a military standard (also known as
``MIL-STD'') or a military specification (also known as
``MIL-SPEC'') for microelectronics that--
(I) specifies individual features for
Department of Defense microelectronics; or
(II) otherwise inhibits the acquisition by the
Department of securely manufactured, commercially-
available products.
(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 levels of security authorized.--In
carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary may establish tiers
and levels 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 agencies,
commercial industry, and allies and partners of the United
States as the basis for procuring microelectronics products and
services.
(5) <> Annual
review.--Not later than October 1 of each year, the Secretary
shall, in consultation with persons and entities set forth under
paragraph (2), review the standards established pursuant to
paragraph (1) and issue updates or modifications as the
Secretary considers necessary or appropriate.
(c) Ensuring Ability to Sell Commercially.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, to the greatest extent
practicable, ensure that suppliers of microelectronics products
and services for the Department of Defense subject to subsection
(a) are able and incentivized to sell products commercially and
to governments of allies and partners of the United States that
are produced on the same production lines as the
microelectronics products supplied to the Department of Defense.
(2) Effect of requirements 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.
(d) Maintaining Competition and Innovation.--The Secretary shall
take such actions as the Secretary considers necessary
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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 (b) 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
(b) includes providers manufacturing in the United States or in
countries that are allies or partners of the United States.
SEC. 225. DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITION STRATEGY TO PROCURE SECURE,
LOW PROBABILITY OF DETECTION DATA LINK
NETWORK CAPABILITY.
(a) <> Strategy Required.--Not later than March 1,
2020, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Chief of Naval
Operations, and the Chief of Staff of the Army shall jointly submit to
the congressional defense committees a joint development and acquisition
strategy to procure a secure, low probability of detection data link
network capability, with the ability to effectively operate in hostile
jamming environments while preserving the low observability
characteristics of the relevant platforms, including both existing and
planned platforms.
(b) Network Characteristics.--The data link network capability to be
procured pursuant to the development and acquisition strategy submitted
under subsection (a) shall--
(1) ensure that any network made with such capability will
be low risk and affordable, with minimal impact or change to
existing host platforms and minimal overall integration costs;
(2) use a non-proprietary and open systems approach
compatible with the Rapid Capabilities Office Open Mission
Systems initiative of the Air Force, the Future Airborne
Capability Environment initiative of the Navy, and the Modular
Open Systems Architecture initiative of the Army; and
(3) provide for an architecture to connect, with
operationally relevant throughput and latency--
(A) fifth-generation combat aircraft;
(B) fifth-generation and fourth-generation combat
aircraft;
(C) fifth-generation and fourth-generation combat
aircraft and appropriate support aircraft and other
network nodes for command, control, communications,
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance purposes;
and
(D) fifth-generation and fourth-generation combat
aircraft and their associated network-enabled precision
weapons.
(c) <> Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to
be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2020 for operation and
maintenance for the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, for
operation and maintenance for the Office of the Secretary of the Navy,
and for operations and maintenance for the Office of the Secretary of
the Army, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until
the date that is 15 days after the date on which the Chief of Staff of
the Air Force, the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Chief of Staff of
the Army, respectively, submit the development and acquisition strategy
required by subsection (a).
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SEC. 226. <> ESTABLISHMENT OF SECURE
NEXT-GENERATION WIRELESS NETWORK (5G)
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE NEVADA TEST AND
TRAINING RANGE AND BASE INFRASTRUCTURE.
(a) <> Establishment Required.--Not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall establish secure fifth-generation wireless network
components and capabilities at no fewer than two Department of Defense
installations in accordance with this section.
(b) Installations.--
(1) Locations.--The Secretary shall establish components and
capabilities under subsection (a) at the following:
(A) The Nevada Test and Training Range, which shall
serve as a Major Range and Test Facility Base (MRTFB)
for fifth-generation wireless networking.
(B) Such Department installations or other
installations as the Secretary considers appropriate for
the purpose set forth in paragraph (2).
(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the establishment of components
and capabilities under subsection (a) at the locations described
in paragraph (1) of this subsection is to demonstrate the
following:
(A) The potential military utility of high
bandwidth, scalable, and low latency fifth-generation
wireless networking technology.
(B) Advanced security technology that is applicable
to fifth-generation networks as well as legacy
Department command and control networks.
(C) Secure interoperability with fixed and wireless
systems (legacy and future systems).
(D) Enhancements such as spectrum and waveform
diversity, frequency hopping and spreading, and beam
forming for military requirements.
(E) Technology for dynamic network slicing for
specific use cases and applications requiring varying
levels of latency, scale, and throughput.
(F) Technology for dynamic spectrum sharing and
network isolation.
(G) Base infrastructure installation of high
bandwidth, scalable, and low latency fifth-generation
wireless networking technology.
(H) Applications for secure fifth-generation
wireless network capabilities for the Department, such
as the following:
(i) Interactive augmented reality or synthetic
training environments.
(ii) Internet of things devices.
(iii) Autonomous systems.
(iv) Advanced manufacturing through the
following:
(I) Department-sponsored centers for
manufacturing innovation (as defined in
section 34(c) of the National Institute
of Standards and Technology Act (15
U.S.C. 278s(c))).
(II) Department research and
development organizations.
(III) Manufacturers in the defense
industrial base of the United States.
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SEC. 227. <> ADMINISTRATION OF
MANUFACTURING INNOVATION INSTITUTES FUNDED
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall make such changes to
the administration of covered institutes so as--
(1) to encourage covered institutes to leverage existing
workforce development programs across the Federal Government and
State governments in order to build successful workforce
development programs;
(2) <> to develop metrics to evaluate
the workforce development performed by the covered institutes,
including metrics on job quality, career pathways, wages and
benefits, and efforts to support veterans, and progress in
aligning workforce skillsets with the current and long-term
needs of the Department of Defense and the defense industrial
base;
(3) <> to allow metrics to vary
between covered institutes and be updated and evaluated
continuously in order to more accurately evaluate covered
institutes with different goals and missions;
(4) to encourage covered institutes to consider developing
technologies that were previously funded by Federal Government
investment for early-stage research and development and expand
cross-government coordination and collaboration to achieve this
goal;
(5) to provide an opportunity for increased Department of
Defense input and oversight from senior-level military and
civilian personnel on future technology roadmaps produced by
covered institutes;
(6) to reduce the barriers to collaboration between and
among multiple covered institutes;
(7) to use contracting vehicles that can increase
flexibility, reduce barriers for contracting with subject-matter
experts and small and medium enterprises, enhance partnerships
between covered institutes, and reduce the time to award
contracts at covered institutes; and
(8) to overcome barriers to the adoption of manufacturing
processes and technologies developed by the covered institutes
by the defense and commercial industrial base, particularly
small and medium enterprises, by engaging with public and
private sector partnerships and appropriate government programs
and activities, including the Hollings Manufacturing Extension
Partnership.
(b) Coordination With Other Activities.--The Secretary shall carry
out this section in coordination with activities undertaken under--
(1) the Manufacturing Technology Program established under
section 2521 of title 10, United States Code;
(2) the Manufacturing Engineering Education Program
established under section 2196 of such title;
(3) the Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program
established under section 846 of the John S. McCain National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-
232);
(4) manufacturing initiatives of the Secretary of Commerce,
the head of the National Office of the Manufacturing USA
Network, the Secretary of Energy, and such other government and
private sector organizations as the Secretary of Defense
considers appropriate; and
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(5) such other activities as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
(c) Definition of Covered Institute.--In this section, the term
``covered institute'' means a manufacturing innovation institute that is
funded by the Department of Defense.
SEC. 228. <> RESEARCH PROGRAM ON FOREIGN
MALIGN INFLUENCE OPERATIONS.
(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through
the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, may carry
out a research program on foreign malign influence operations as part of
the university research programs of the Department of Defense.
(b) Program Objectives.--The objectives of a research program
carried out under subsection (a) should include the following:
(1) Enhance the understanding of foreign malign influence
operations, including activities conducted on social media
platforms.
(2) Facilitate the analysis of publicly available or
voluntarily provided indicators of foreign malign influence
operations.
(3) Promote collaborative research and information exchange
with relevant entities within the Department of Defense and with
other agencies or nongovernmental organizations relating to
foreign malign influence operations, as appropriate.
(c) <> Notice to Congress.--Not later than 30 days
before initiating a research program under subsection (a), the Secretary
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees notice
of the intent of the Secretary to initiate such a program, which shall
include--
(1) a detailed description of the program and any related
research activities;
(2) <> the estimated cost and
duration of the program; and
(3) any other matters the Secretary determines to be
relevant.
SEC. 229. <> DIVERSIFICATION OF THE
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 and in consultation with the Under
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, shall conduct
an assessment of critical skillsets required across, and the
diversity of, the research and engineering workforce of the
Department of Defense, including the science and technology
reinvention laboratories, 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 research and engineering workforce of the
Department of Defense as of the date of the assessment.
(B) <> Of the individuals hired
into the research and engineering workforce of the
Department in the five years preceding the date of the
assessment, the percentage of such individuals who are
women and minorities.
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(C) The effectiveness of existing hiring,
recruitment, and retention incentives for women and
minorities in the research and engineering workforce of
the Department.
(D) The effectiveness of the Department in
recruiting women and minorities into the laboratory
workforce after such individuals complete work on
Department-funded research, projects, grant projects,
fellowships, and STEM programs.
(E) The geographical diversity 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 and in consultation with
the Secretaries of the military departments, shall develop and
implement a plan to diversify and strengthen the 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--
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(A) the plan developed under paragraph (1); and
(B) with respect to each recommendation described in
paragraph (2)(B) that the Secretary has 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. 230. <> 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
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(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) Digital engineering defined.--For purposes of this
section, the term ``digital engineering'' means the discipline
and set of skills involved in the creation, processing,
transmission, integration, and storage of digital data,
including data science, machine learning, software engineering,
software product management, and artificial intelligence product
management.
(b) Implementation Plan.--Not later than May 1, 2020, the Secretary
of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives a plan that describes how the
Department of Defense will execute the policy described in subsection
(a).
(c) Responsibility.--
(1) Appointment of officer.--Not later than 270 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense may
appoint a civilian official responsible for the development and
implementation of the policy and implementation plan set forth
in subsections (a) and (b), respectively. The official shall be
known as the ``Chief Digital Engineering Recruitment and
Management Officer of the Department of Defense''.
(2) Expiration of appointment.--The appointment of the
Officer under paragraph (1) shall expire on September 30, 2024.
SEC. 231. <> DIGITAL ENGINEERING
CAPABILITY TO AUTOMATE TESTING AND
EVALUATION.
(a) Digital Engineering Capability.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a
digital engineering capability to be used--
(A) for the development and deployment of digital
engineering models for use in the defense acquisition
process; and
(B) to provide testing infrastructure and software
to support automated approaches for testing, evaluation,
and deployment throughout the defense acquisition
process.
(2) Requirements.--The capability developed under subsection
(a) shall meet the following requirements:
(A) The capability will be accessible to, and
useable by, individuals throughout the Department of
Defense who have responsibilities relating to capability
design, development, testing, evaluation, and operation.
(B) The capability will provide for the development,
validation, use, curation, and maintenance of
technically accurate digital systems, models of systems,
subsystems, and their components, at the appropriate
level of fidelity to ensure that test activities
adequately simulate the environment in which a system
will be deployed.
(C) The capability will include software to automate
testing throughout the program life cycle, including to
satisfy developmental test requirements and operational
test
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requirements. Such software may be developed in
accordance with the authorities provided under section
800, and shall support--
(i) security testing that includes
vulnerability scanning and penetration testing
performed by individuals, including threat-based
red team exploitations and assessments with zero-
trust assumptions; and
(ii) high-confidence distribution of software
to the field on a time-bound, repeatable,
frequent, and iterative basis.
(b) Demonstration Activities.--
(1) In general.--In developing the capability required under
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall carry out
activities to demonstrate digital engineering approaches to
automated testing that--
(A) enable continuous software development and
delivery;
(B) satisfy developmental test requirements for the
software-intensive programs of the Department of
Defense; and
(C) satisfy operational test and evaluation
requirements for such programs.
(2) <> Program selection.--Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Defense shall assess and select not fewer than
four and not more than ten programs of the Department of Defense
to participate in the demonstration activities under paragraph
(1), including--
(A) at least one program participating in the pilot
program authorized under section 873 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public
Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 2223a note);
(B) at least one program participating in the pilot
program authorized under section 874 of such Act (Public
Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note);
(C) at least one major defense acquisition program
(as defined in section 2430 of title 10, United States
Code);
(D) at least one command and control program;
(E) at least one defense business system (as defined
in section 2222(i) of title 10, United States Code); and
(F) at least one program from each military service.
(3) Additional requirements.--As part of the demonstration
activities under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
(A) <> conduct a comparative
analysis that assesses the risks and benefits of the
digital engineering supported automated testing
approaches of the programs participating in the
demonstration activities relative to traditional testing
approaches that are not supported by digital
engineering;
(B) ensure that the intellectual property strategy
for each of the programs participating in the
demonstration activities is best aligned to meet the
goals of the program; and
(C) <> develop a workforce and
infrastructure plan to support any new policies and
guidance implemented in connection with the
demonstration activities, including any policies and
guidance implemented after the completion of such
activities.
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(c) <> Policies and Guidance Required.--Not later
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, based on the
results of the demonstration activities carried out under subsection
(b), the Secretary of Defense shall issue or modify policies and
guidance to--
(1) promote the use of digital engineering capabilities for
development and for automated testing; and
(2) address roles, responsibilities, and procedures relating
to such capabilities.
(d) Steering Committee.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a
steering committee to assist the Secretary in carrying out
subsections (a) through (c).
(2) Membership.--The steering committee shall be composed of
the following members or their designees:
(A) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering.
(B) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
and Sustainment.
(C) The Chief Information Officer.
(D) The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.
(E) The Director of Cost Assessment and Program
Evaluation.
(F) The Service Acquisition Executives.
(G) The Service testing commands.
(H) The Director of the Defense Digital Service.
(e) Reports Required.--
(1) Implementation.--Not later than March 15, 2020, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the progress of the Secretary in
implementing subsections (a) through (c). The report shall
include an explanation of how the results of the demonstration
activities carried out under subsection (b) will be incorporated
into the policy and guidance required under subsection (c),
particularly the policy and guidance of the members of the
steering committee established under subsection (d).
(2) <> Legislative
recommendations.--Not later than October 15, 2020, the Secretary
of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees
a briefing that identifies any changes to existing law that may
be necessary to facilitate the implementation of subsections (a)
through (c).
(f) <> Independent Assessment.--
(1) In general.--Not later than March 15, 2021, the Defense
Innovation Board and the Defense Science Board shall jointly
complete an independent assessment of the progress of the
Secretary in implementing subsections (a) through (c). The
Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Defense Innovation
Board and the Defense Science Board have access to the
resources, data, and information necessary to complete the
assessment.
(2) Information to congress.--Not later than 30 days after
the date on which the assessment under paragraph (1) is
completed, the Defense Innovation Board and the Defense Science
Board shall jointly provide to the congressional defense
committees--
(A) <> a report summarizing the
assessment; and
(B) <> a briefing on the findings
of the assessment.
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SEC. 232. <> 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; and
(2) <> incorporate procedures for the
continuous legal review of--
(A) weapons and other defense systems that
incorporate or use emerging technology; and
(B) treaties that may be affected by such
technology.
(c) <> Briefing Required.--Not later than 30 days
after the date on which the Secretary of Defense establishes the process
required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide to the
congressional defense committees a briefing on such process.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``covered official'' means the following:
(A) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(B) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering.
(C) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
and Sustainment.
(D) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
(E) The commanders of combatant commands with
responsibilities involving the use of weapons or other
defense systems that incorporate or use emerging
technology, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
(F) 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, including 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,
biotechnology, and such other technology as may be identified by
the Secretary.
SEC. 233. <> IMPROVEMENT OF THE STRATEGIC
CAPABILITIES OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.
(a) Organization.--
(1) Authority of deputy secretary of defense.--The Deputy
Secretary of Defense shall exercise authority and direction over
the Strategic Capabilities Office of the Department of Defense
(referred to in this section as the ``Office'').
(2) Authority of director.--The Director of the Office shall
report directly to the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
(3) Delegation.--In exercising authority and direction over
the Office under subsection (a), the Deputy Secretary of Defense
may delegate administrative, management, and other duties
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to the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency, as needed, to effectively and efficiently execute the
mission of the Office.
(b) Cross-functional Teams.--
(1) <> Establishment.--Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Deputy
Secretary of Defense shall establish the following cross-
functional teams to improve the effectiveness of the Office:
(A) A transition cross-functional team to improve
the efficiency and effectiveness with which the programs
of the Office may be transitioned into--
(i) research and development programs of the
military services and other agencies of the
Department of Defense; and
(ii) programs of such services and agencies in
operational use.
(B) A technical cross functional team to improve the
continuous technical assessment and review of the
programs of the Office during program selection and
execution.
(2) Membership.--The Deputy Secretary of Defense shall
select individuals to serve on the cross-functional teams
described in paragraph (1) from among individuals in the defense
research and engineering enterprise, acquisition community,
Joint Staff, combatant commands, and other organizations, as
determined to be appropriate by the Deputy Secretary.
SEC. 234. <> PILOT PROGRAM
ON ENHANCED CIVICS EDUCATION.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Secretary of Education, shall carry out a pilot program under which the
Secretary provides enhanced educational support and funding to eligible
entities to improve civics education programs taught by such entities.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the pilot program is to provide
enhanced civics education on the following topics:
(1) Critical thinking and media literacy.
(2) Voting and other forms of political and civic
engagement.
(3) Interest in employment, and careers, in public service.
(4) Understanding of United States law, history, and
Government.
(5) The ability of participants to collaborate and
compromise with others to solve problems.
(c) Considerations.--In carrying out the pilot program, the
Secretary of Defense shall consider innovative approaches for improving
civics education.
(d) Metrics and Evaluations.--The Secretary of Defense shall
establish metrics and undertake evaluations to determine the
effectiveness of the pilot program, including each of the activities
carried out under subsection (e).
(e) Types of Support Authorized.--Under the pilot program the
Secretary of Defense--
(1) shall provide support to eligible entities to address,
at a minimum--
(A) the development or modification of curricula
relating to civics education;
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(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; and
(2) may provide any other form of support the Secretary
determines to be appropriate to enhance the civics education
taught by eligible entities.
(f) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the conclusion of the
first full academic year during which the pilot program is carried out,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report that includes--
(1) a description of the pilot program, including the a
description of the specific activities carried out under
subsection (e); and
(2) the metrics and evaluations used to assess the
effectiveness of the program as required under subsection (d).
(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 any of following:
(A) A local education agency that hosts a unit of
the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
(B) A school operated by the Department of Defense
Education Activity.
SEC. 235. <> TECHNOLOGY AND
NATIONAL SECURITY FELLOWSHIP.
(a) Fellowship Program.--
(1) In general.--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 and
Congress 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
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National Security Fellowship'' (in this section referred to as
the ``fellows program'').
(3) <> Assignments.--Each individual
selected for participation in the fellows program shall be
assigned to a one year position within--
(A) the Department of Defense; or
(B) a congressional office with emphasis on defense
and national security matters.
(4) Pay and benefits.--To the extent practicable, each
individual assigned to a position under paragraph (3)--
(A) shall be compensated at a rate of basic pay that
is equivalent to the rate of basic pay payable for a
position at level 10 of the General Schedule; and
(B) shall be treated as an employee of the United
States during the assignment.
(b) Eligible Individuals.--
(1) Eligibility for dod assignment.--Subject to subsection
(e), an individual eligible for an assignment in the Department
of Defense under subsection (a)(3)(A) is an individual who--
(A) is a citizen of the United States; and
(B) <> either--
(i) <> expects to be awarded
a bachelor's degree, associate's degree, 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;
(ii) possesses a bachelor's degree,
associate's degree, or graduate degree that, as
determined by the Secretary, focuses on science,
technology, engineering, or mathematics course
work; or
(iii) is an employee of the Department of
Defense and possesses a bachelor's degree,
associate's degree, or graduate degree that, as
determined by the Secretary, focuses on science,
technology, engineering, or mathematics course
work.
(2) Eligibility for congressional assignment.--Subject to
subsection (e), an individual eligible for an assignment in a
congressional office under subsection (a)(3)(B) is an individual
who--
(A) meets the requirements specified in paragraph
(1); and
(B) has not less than 3 years of relevant work
experience in the field of science, technology,
engineering, or mathematics.
(c) Application.--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.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary may
consider working through the following entities:
(1) The National Security Innovation Network.
(2) Universities.
(3) Science and technology reinvention laboratories and test
and evaluation centers of the Department of Defense.
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(4) Other organizations of the Department of Defense or
public and private sector organizations, as determined
appropriate by the Secretary.
(e) Modifications to Fellows Program.--The Secretary may modify the
terms and procedures of the fellows program in order to better achieve
the goals of the program and to support workforce needs of the
Department of Defense.
(f) Consultation.--The Secretary may consult with the heads of the
agencies, components, and other elements of the Department of Defense,
Members and committees of Congress, 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 with respect to assignments
in the fellows program.
SEC. 236. DOCUMENTATION RELATING TO THE 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 contributes to the architecture of
the Advanced Battle Management System.
(2) <> The final analysis of alternatives
for the Advanced Battle Management System.
(3) <> The requirements for the
networked data architecture necessary for the Advanced Battle
Management System to provide multidomain command and control and
battle management capabilities and a development schedule for
such architecture.
(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) June 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 contributes to such capability.
SEC. 237. 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.--
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(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. 238. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT TECHNOLOGIES.
It is the sense of Congress that the Army should continue to invest
in research, development, test, and evaluation programs to mature future
vertical lift technologies, including programs to improve pilot
situational awareness, increase flight operations safety, and reduce
operation and maintenance costs.
SEC. 239. USE OF FUNDS FOR STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
PROGRAM, ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNICAL
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, AND OPERATIONAL
ENERGY CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT.
Of the funds 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 for
the Strategic Environmental Research Program, Operational Energy
Capability Improvement, and the Environmental Security Technical
Certification Program, the Secretary of Defense shall, acting through
the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, expend
amounts as follows:
(1) Not less than $10,000,000 on the development and
demonstration of long duration on-site energy battery storage
for distributed energy assets.
(2) Not less than $10,000,000 on the development,
demonstration, and validation of non-fluorine based firefighting
foams.
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(3) Not less than $10,000,000 on the development,
demonstration, and validation of secure microgrids for both
installations and forward operating bases.
(4) Not less than $1,000,000 on the development,
demonstration, and validation of technologies that can harvest
potable water from air.
SEC. 240. LIMITATION AND REPORT ON INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION
CAPABILITY INCREMENT 2 CAPABILITY.
(a) <> Limitation and Report on Indirect Fire
Protection Capability Increment 2.--Not more than 50 percent of the
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made
available for fiscal year 2020 for the Army may be obligated or expended
for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Indirect Fire
Protection Capability Increment 2 capability until the Secretary of the
Army submits to the congressional defense committees a report on the
Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 program that contains
the following:
(1) An assessment of whether the requirements previously
established for the enduring program meet the anticipated threat
at the time of planned initial operating capability and fully
operating capability.
(2) <> A list of candidate systems considered
to meet the Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2
enduring requirement, including those fielded or in development
by the Army and other elements of the Department of Defense.
(3) An assessment of each candidate system's capability
against representative threats.
(4) An assessment of other relevant specifications of each
candidate system, including cost of development, cost per round
if applicable, technological maturity, and logistics and
sustainment.
(5) <> A plan for how the Army will integrate
the chosen system or systems into the Integrated Air and Missile
Defense Battle Command System.
(6) An assessment of the results of the performance, test,
evaluation, integration, and interoperability of batteries one
and two of the interim solution.
(b) <> Notification Required.--Not later than 10
days after the date on which the President submits the annual budget
request of the President for fiscal year 2021 pursuant to section 1105
of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of the Defense shall,
without delegation, submit to the congressional defense committees a
notification identifying the military services or agencies that will be
responsible for the conduct of air and missile defense in support of
joint campaigns as it applies to defense against current and emerging
missile threats. The notification shall identify the applicable programs
of record to address such threats, including each class of cruise
missile threat.
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Subtitle C--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters
SEC. 251. MASTER PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING
TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REINVENTION
LABORATORIES.
(a) <> Plan Required.--The Secretary of
Defense, jointly with the Secretaries of the military departments and in
consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering, shall develop a master plan for using existing authorities
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) a description of the resources that will be
applied 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 (4) using existing authorities.
(7) Identification of any statutory, regulatory, or
management-related barriers to implementing the master plan and
a description of policy and legislative options that may be
applied to address such barriers.
(c) Consultation.--In developing the master plan required under
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense, the Secretaries of the
military departments, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Research
and Engineering shall consult with--
(1) the Service Acquisition Executives with responsibilities
relevant to the laboratories;
(2) the commander of each military command with
responsibilities relating to research and engineering that is
affected by the master plan; and
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(3) any other officials determined to be relevant by the
Secretary of Defense, the Secretaries of the military
departments, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering.
(d) <> Final Report.--Not later than October
30, 2020, the Secretary of Defense, jointly with the Secretaries of the
military departments and in consultation with the Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering, shall submit to the congressional
defense committees--
(1) the master plan developed under subsection (a);
(2) a report on the activities carried out under this
section; and
(3) a report that identifies any barriers that prevent the
full use and implementation of existing authorities, including
any barriers presented by the policies, authorities, and
activities of--
(A) organizations and elements of the Department of
Defense; and
(B) organizations outside the Department.
SEC. 252. <> INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND
EVALUATION MISSIONS.
(a) <> Master Plan Required.--The Secretary of
Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering and in coordination 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) <> 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).
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(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 and real property
exchanges;
(G) the authority to conduct commercial test and
evaluation activities at a Major Range and Test Facility
Installation, under section 2681 of title 10, United
States Code; and
(H) any other authorities and methods determined to
be appropriate by the Secretary of Defense.
(6) Identification of any regulatory or policy barriers to
the effective and efficient implementation of the master plan.
(c) Consultation and Coordination.--In developing and implementing
the plan required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall--
(1) consult with existing and anticipated customers and
users of the capabilities of the Major Range and Test Facility
Base and science and technology reinvention laboratories;
(2) ensure consistency with the science and technology
roadmaps and strategies of the Department of Defense and the
Armed Forces; and
(3) ensure consistency with the strategic plan for test and
evaluation resources required by section 196(d) of title 10,
United States Code.
(d) <> Submittal to Congress.--Not later than
January 1, 2021, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit to the
congressional defense committees the master plan developed under
subsection (a).
(e) Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation 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
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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); and
(3) other facilities that support the research development,
test, and evaluation activities of the Department.
SEC. 253. ENERGETICS PLAN.
(a) <> Plan Required.--The Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering shall, in coordination with the
technical directors at defense laboratories and such other officials as
the Under Secretary considers appropriate, develop an energetics
research and development plan to ensure a long-term multi-domain
research, development, prototyping, and experimentation effort that--
(1) maintains United States technological superiority in
energetics technology critical to national security;
(2) efficiently develops new energetics technologies and
transitions them into operational use, as appropriate; and
(3) maintains a robust industrial base and workforce to
support Department of Defense requirements for energetic
materials.
(b) <> Briefing.--Not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall brief
the congressional defense committees on the plan developed under
subsection (a).
SEC. 254. <> 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 and for military infrastructure.
(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 and dual-use
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 and the deployment of such technology, including
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development of a common industrial base for secure
microelectronics.
(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) Advancing the deployment of secure 5G networks
nationwide.
(9) 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) Periodic Briefings.--
(1) <> In general.--Not later than March
15, 2020, and not less frequently than once every three months
thereafter through March 15, 2022, the Secretary of Defense
shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing
on the development and implementation of the strategy required
under subsection (a), including an explanation of how the
Department of Defense--
(A) is using secure 5G wireless network technology;
(B) is reshaping the Department's policy for
producing and procuring secure microelectronics; and
(C) is working in the interagency and
internationally to develop common policies and
approaches.
(2) Elements.--Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall
include information on--
(A) efforts to ensure a secure supply chain for 5G
wireless network equipment and microelectronics;
(B) the continued availability of electromagnetic
spectrum for warfighting needs;
(C) planned implementation of 5G wireless network
infrastructure in warfighting networks, base
infrastructure, defense-related manufacturing, and
logistics;
(D) steps taken to work with allied and partner
countries to protect critical networks and supply
chains; and
(E) such other topics as the Secretary of Defense
considers relevant.
SEC. 255. <> 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,
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acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering and in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment and appropriate public and private sector
organizations, 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 development of
science and technology activities related to next generation software
and software reliant systems for the Department, including--
(1) research and development activities on new technologies
for the creation of highly secure, scalable, reliable, time-
sensitive, and mission-critical software;
(2) research and development activities on new approaches
and tools to software development and deployment, testing,
integration, and next generation software management tools to
support the rapid insertion of such software into defense
systems;
(3) foundational scientific research activities to support
advances in software;
(4) technical workforce and infrastructure to support
defense science and technology and software needs and mission
requirements;
(5) providing capabilities, including technologies, systems,
and technical expertise to support improved acquisition of
software reliant business and warfighting systems; and
(6) providing capabilities, including technologies, systems,
and technical expertise to support defense operational missions
which are reliant on software.
(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
reliant systems for the Department of Defense, including strategies
for--
(1) types of software-related activities within the science
and technology portfolio of the Department;
(2) investment in new approaches to software development and
deployment, 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,
automated testing, assurance and certification for safety and
mission critical systems, large scale deployment, and
sustainment;
(4) to the extent practicable, implementing or continuing
the implementation of 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);
(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); and
(C) other relevant studies on software research,
development, and acquisition activities of the
Department of Defense.
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(5) supporting the acquisition, technology development,
testing, assurance, and certification and operational needs of
the Department through the development of capabilities,
including personnel and research and production 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);
(C) the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency;
and
(D) universities, federally funded research and
development centers, and service organizations with
activities in software engineering; and
(6) the transition of relevant capabilities and technologies
to relevant programs of the Department, including software-
reliant cyber-physical systems, 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. 256. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EDUCATION STRATEGY.
(a) Strategy Required.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop a
strategy for educating servicemembers 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 servicemembers 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.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop a
plan for implementing the strategy developed under subsection (a).
(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
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(2) the implementation plan developed under subsection (b).
SEC. 257. CYBER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES ROADMAP AND
REPORTS.
(a) Roadmap for Science and Technology Activities to Support
Development of Cyber Capabilities.--
(1) Roadmap required.--The Secretary of Defense, acting
through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering, shall develop a roadmap for science and technology
activities of the Department of Defense to support development
of cyber capabilities to meet Department needs and missions.
(2) Goal of consistency.--The Secretary shall develop the
roadmap required by paragraph (1) to ensure consistency with
appropriate Federal interagency, industry, and academic
activities.
(3) Scope.--The roadmap required by paragraph (1) shall--
(A) cover the development of capabilities that will
likely see operational use within the next 25 years or
earlier; and
(B) address cyber operations and cybersecurity.
(4) Consultation.--The Secretary shall develop the roadmap
required by paragraph (1) in consultation with the following:
(A) The Chief Information Officer of the Department.
(B) The secretaries and chiefs of the military
departments.
(C) The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.
(D) The Commander of the United States Cyber
Command.
(E) The Director of the National Security Agency.
(F) The Director of the Defense Information Systems
Agency.
(G) The Director of the Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency.
(H) The Director of the Defense Digital Service.
(I) Such interagency partners as the Secretary
considers appropriate.
(5) Form.--The Secretary shall develop the roadmap required
by paragraph (1) in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
(6) <> Publication.--The
Secretary shall make available to the public the unclassified
form of the roadmap developed pursuant to paragraph (1).
(b) Annual Report on Cyber Science and Technology Activities.--
(1) Annual reports required.--In fiscal years 2021, 2022,
and 2023, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering shall submit to the congressional defense committees
a report on the science and technology activities within the
Department of Defense relating to cyber matters during the
previous fiscal year, the current fiscal year, and the following
fiscal year.
(2) Contents.--Each report submitted pursuant to paragraph
(1) shall include, for the period covered by the report, a
description and listing of the science and technology activities
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of the Department relating to cyber matters, including the
following:
(A) Extramural science and technology activities.
(B) Intramural science and technology activities.
(C) Major and minor military construction
activities.
(D) Major prototyping and demonstration programs.
(E) <> A list of agreements and
activities to transition capabilities to acquisition
activities, including--
(i) national security systems;
(ii) business systems; and
(iii) enterprise and network systems.
(F) Efforts to enhance the national technical
cybersecurity workforce, including specific programs to
support education, training, internships, and hiring.
(G) Efforts to perform cooperative activities with
international partners.
(H) Efforts under the Small Business Innovation
Research and the Small Business Technology Transfer
Program, including estimated amounts to be expected in
the following fiscal year.
(I) Efforts to encourage partnerships between the
Department of Defense and universities participating in
the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber
Operations and Cyber Defense.
(3) Timing.--Each report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1)
shall be submitted concurrently with the annual budget request
of the President submitted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31,
United States Code.
(4) Form.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
SEC. 258. REPORT ON B-52 COMMERCIAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Documentation Required.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the B-52
commercial engine replacement program of the Air Force.
(b) <> Contents.--The report submitted under
subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) The acquisition strategy of the Secretary for the
program.
(2) <> The cost and schedule estimates of
the Secretary for the program.
(3) The key performance parameters or equivalent
requirements document for the program.
(4) The test and evaluation strategy of the Secretary for
the program.
(5) The logistics strategy of the Secretary for the program.
(6) The post-production fielding strategy of the Secretary
for the program.
(7) <> An assessment of the potential
for the commercial engine replacement to achieve nuclear system
certification.
(c) 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
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submits to the congressional defense committees the report required by
subsection (a).
SEC. 259. COMMERCIAL EDGE COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES AND BEST
PRACTICES FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
WARFIGHTING SYSTEMS.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
and Sustainment shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
report on commercial edge computing technologies and best practices for
Department of Defense warfighting systems.
(b) <> Contents.--The report submitted under
subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) Identification of initial warfighting system programs of
record that will benefit most from accelerated insertion of
commercial edge computing technologies and best practices,
resulting in significant near-term improvement in system
performance and mission capability.
(2) The plan of the Department of Defense to provide
additional funding for the systems identified in paragraph (1)
to achieve fielding of accelerated commercial edge computing
technologies before or during fiscal year 2021.
(3) The plan of the Department to identify, manage, and
provide additional funding for commercial edge computing
technologies more broadly over the next four fiscal years where
appropriate for--
(A) command, control, communications, and
intelligence systems;
(B) logistics systems; and
(C) other mission-critical systems.
(4) A detailed description of the policies, procedures,
budgets, and accelerated acquisition and contracting mechanisms
of the Department for near-term insertion of commercial edge
computing technologies and best practices into military mission-
critical systems.
SEC. 260. BIANNUAL REPORT ON THE JOINT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
CENTER.
(a) Reports Required.--Not later than 180 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
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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 of any collaboration between--
(A) the Center and the private sector, national
laboratories, 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.
(9) Identification of any ethical guidelines applicable to
the use of artificial intelligence by the Department.
(10) A description of any steps taken by the Center to
protect systems that use artificial intelligence from any
attempts to misrepresent or alter information used or provided
by artificial intelligence.
(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; 10 U.S.C.
2358 note).
SEC. 261. QUARTERLY UPDATES ON THE OPTIONALLY MANNED FIGHTING
VEHICLE PROGRAM.
(a) <> In General.--
Beginning not later than December 1, 2019, and on a quarterly basis
thereafter through October 1, 2022, the Assistant Secretary shall
provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 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) <> An assessment of the status of
the program with respect to--
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(A) the development and approval of technical
requirements;
(B) technological maturity;
(C) testing;
(D) delivery; and
(E) program management.
(4) Any other matters that the Assistant Secretary considers
relevant to a full understanding of the status and plans of the
program.
(c) Assistant Secretary Defined.--In this section, the term
``Assistant Secretary'' means the Assistant Secretary of the Army for
Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (or the designee of the Assistant
Secretary), in consultation with the Commander of the Army Futures
Command (or the designee of the Commander).
SEC. 262. <> NATIONAL STUDY ON DEFENSE
RESEARCH AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER MINORITY
INSTITUTIONS.
(a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter
into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering,
and Medicine (referred to in this section as the ``National Academies'')
under which the National Academies will conduct a study on the status of
defense research at covered institutions and 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.
(b) Designation.--The study conducted under subsection (a) shall be
known as the ``National Study on Defense Research At Historically Black
Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions''.
(c) Elements.--The study conducted under subsection (a) shall
include an examination of each of the following:
(1) The degree to which covered institutions are successful
in competing for and executing Department of Defense contracts
and grants for defense research.
(2) Best practices for advancing the capacity of covered
institutions to compete for and conduct research programs
related to national security and defense.
(3) The advancements and investments necessary to elevate
covered institutions to R2 status or R1 status on the Carnegie
Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, consistent
with the criteria of the classification system.
(4) The facilities and infrastructure for defense-related
research at covered institutions as compared to the facilities
and infrastructure at institutions classified as R1 status on
the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
(5) Incentives to attract, recruit, and retain leading
research faculty to covered institutions.
(6) Best practices of institutions classified as R1 status
on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher
Education, including best practices with respect to--
(A) the establishment of a distinct legal entity
to--
(i) enter into contracts or receive grants
from the Department;
(ii) lay the groundwork for future research
opportunities;
(iii) develop research proposals;
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(iv) engage with defense research funding
organizations; and
(v) execute the administration of grants; and
(B) determining the type of legal entity, if any, to
establish for the purposes described in subparagraph
(A).
(7) The ability of covered institutions to develop, protect,
and commercialize intellectual property created through defense-
related research.
(8) The total amount of defense research funding awarded to
all institutions of higher education, including covered
institutions, through contracts and grants for each of fiscal
years 2010 through 2019 and, with respect to each such
institution--
(A) whether the institution established a distinct
legal entity to enter into contracts or receive grants
from the Department and, if so, the type of legal entity
that was established;
(B) the total value of contracts and grants awarded
to the institution of higher education for each of
fiscal years 2010 through 2019;
(C) the overhead rate of the institution of higher
education for fiscal year 2019;
(D) the institution's classification on the Carnegie
Classification of Institutions of Higher Education; and
(E) whether the institution qualifies as a covered
institution.
(9) <> Recommendations for
strengthening and enhancing the programs executed under section
2362 of title 10, United States Code.
(10) <> Recommendations to
enhance the capacity of covered institutions to transition
research products into defense acquisition programs or
commercialization.
(11) Previous executive or legislative actions by the
Federal Government to address imbalances in Federal research
funding, including such programs as the Defense Established
Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (commonly known as
``DEPSCoR'').
(12) The effectiveness of the Department in attracting and
retaining students specializing in science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics fields from covered institutions
for the Department's programs on emerging capabilities and
technologies.
(13) <> Recommendations for the
development of incentives to encourage research and educational
collaborations between covered institutions and other
institutions of higher education.
(14) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines
to be relevant to advancing the defense research capacity of
covered institutions.
(d) Reports.--
(1) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the President and the appropriate congressional
committees an initial report that includes--
(A) the findings of the study conducted under
subsection (a); and
(B) <> any
recommendations that the National Academies may have for
action by the executive branch and Congress to improve
the participation of covered institutions in
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Department of Defense research and any actions that may
be carried out to expand the research capacity of such
institutions.
(2) Final report.--Not later than December 31, 2021, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the President and the
appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive report on
the results of the study required under subsection (a).
(3) <> Form of reports.--Each
report submitted under this subsection shall be made publicly
available.
(e) Implementation Required.--
(1) <> In general.--Except as provided in
paragraph (2), not later than March 1, 2022, the Secretary of
Defense shall commence implementation of each recommendation
included in the final report submitted under subsection (d)(2).
(2) Exceptions.--
(A) Delayed implementation.--The Secretary of
Defense may commence implementation of a recommendation
described paragraph (1) later than March 1, 2022, if--
(i) <> the Secretary submits
to the congressional defense committees written
notice of the intent of the Secretary to delay
implementation of the recommendation; and
(ii) includes, as part of such notice, a
specific justification for the delay in
implementing the recommendation.
(B) Nonimplementation.--The Secretary of Defense may
elect not to implement a recommendation described in
paragraph (1), if--
(i) <> the Secretary submits
to the congressional defense committees written
notice of the intent of the Secretary not to
implement the recommendation; and
(ii) includes, as part of such notice--
(I) the reasons for the Secretary's
decision not to implement the
recommendation; and
(II) <> a summary
of alternative actions the Secretary
will carry out to address the purposes
underlying the recommendation.
(3) Implementation plan.--For each recommendation that the
Secretary implements under this subsection, the Secretary shall
submit to the congressional defense committees an implementation
plan that includes--
(A) <> a summary of actions that
have been, or will be, carried out to implement the
recommendation; and
(B) a schedule, with specific milestones, for
completing the implementation of the recommendation.
(f) <> List
of Covered Institutions.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with
the Secretary of Education and the Presidents of the National Academies,
shall make available a list identifying each covered institution
examined as part of the study under subsection (a). The list shall be
made available on a publicly accessible website and shall be updated not
less frequently than once annually until the date on which the final
report is submitted under subsection (d)(2).
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
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(1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the congressional defense committees;
(B) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions of the Senate; and
(C) the Committee on Education and Labor of the
House of Representatives.
(2) The term ``covered institution'' means--
(A) 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
(B) 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. 263. STUDY ON NATIONAL SECURITY EMERGING BIOTECHNOLOGIES FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Study Required.--
(1) <> In general.--Not later than 30 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall direct the Defense Science Board to carry out a
study on emerging biotechnologies pertinent to national
security.
(2) Participation.--Participants in the study shall include
the following:
(A) Such members of the Board as the Chairman of the
Board considers appropriate for the study.
(B) Such additional temporary members or contracted
support as the Secretary--
(i) selects from those recommended by the
Chairman for purposes of the study; and
(ii) considers to have significant technical,
policy, or military expertise.
(3) <> Elements.--The study conducted
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include the following:
(A) <> A review of the military
understanding and relevancy of applications of emerging
biotechnologies to national security requirements of the
Department of Defense, including--
(i) a review of all research and development
relating to emerging biotechnologies within the
Department of Defense, including areas that demand
further priority and investment;
(ii) a review of interagency cooperation and
collaboration on research and development relating
to emerging biotechnologies between--
(I) the Department;
(II) other departments and agencies
in the Federal Government; and
(III) appropriate private sector
entities that are involved in research
and development relating to emerging
biotechnologies;
(iii) an assessment of current biotechnology
research in the commercial sector, institutions of
higher education, the intelligence community, and
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civilian agencies of the Federal Government
relevant to critical Department of Defense
applications of this research;
(iv) an assessment of the potential national
security risks of emerging biotechnologies,
including risks relating to foreign powers
advancing their use of emerging biotechnologies
for military applications and other purposes
faster than the Department; and
(v) an assessment of the knowledge base of the
Department with respect to emerging
biotechnologies, including scientific expertise
and infrastructure in the Department and the
capacity of the Department to integrate emerging
biotechnologies into its operational concepts,
capabilities, and forces.
(B) An assessment of the technical basis within the
Department used to inform the intelligence community of
the Department's collection and analysis needs relating
to emerging biotechnologies.
(C) <> Development of a
recommendation on a definition of emerging
biotechnologies, as appropriate for the Department.
(D) <> Development of
such recommendations as the Board may have for
legislative or administrative action relating to
national security emerging biotechnologies for the
Department.
(4) Access to information.--The Secretary shall provide the
Board with timely access to appropriate information, data,
resources, and analysis so that the Board may conduct a thorough
and independent analysis as required under this section.
(5) Report.--(A) Not later than one year after the date on
which the Secretary directs the Board to conduct the study
pursuant to paragraph (1), the Board shall transmit to the
Secretary a final report on the study.
(B) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the
Secretary receives the final report under subparagraph (A), the
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees
such report and such comments as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
(b) <> Briefing Required.--Not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on
potential national security risks of emerging biotechnologies, including
risks relating to foreign powers advancing their use of emerging
biotechnologies for military applications and other purposes faster than
the Department.
SEC. 264. <> INDEPENDENT STUDY ON OPTIMIZING
RESOURCES ALLOCATED TO COMBATING TERRORISM
TECHNICAL SUPPORT OFFICE.
(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 optimal use of resources allocated to the Combating
Terrorism Technical Support Office.
(b) Elements of Study.--In carrying out the study referred to in
subsection (a), the federally funded research and development
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center with which the Secretary enters into a contract under such
subsection shall--
(1) <> evaluate the current mission and
organization of the Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office
and its relation to the objectives outlined in the National
Defense Strategy;
(2) <> assess the extent to which the
activities of the Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office
are complementary to and coordinated with other relevant
activities by other Department of Defense entities, including
activities of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment, United States Special Operations Command, and the
military departments; and
(3) identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of the Combating Terrorism Technical Support
Office, including through increased coordination, realignment,
or consolidation with other entities of the Department of
Defense, if appropriate.
(c) Submission to Department of Defense.--Not later than 180 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 such comments as the Secretary may
have with respect to the report.
SEC. 265. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF ELECTRONIC WARFARE PLANS AND
PROGRAMS.
(a) <> Assessment.--Not later than 120 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act and pursuant to the arrangement
entered into under section 222, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to
engage the private scientific advisory group known as ``JASON'' to carry
out an independent assessment of electronic warfare plans and programs.
(b) <> Elements.--In carrying out the
assessment under subsection (a), JASON shall--
(1) assess the strategies, programs, order of battle, and
doctrine of the Department of Defense related to the electronic
warfare mission area and electromagnetic spectrum operations;
(2) assess the strategies, programs, order of battle, and
doctrine of potential adversaries, such as China, Iran, and the
Russian Federation, related to the such mission area and
operations;
(3) develop recommendations for improvements to the
strategies, programs, and doctrine of the Department of Defense
in order to enable the United States to achieve and maintain
superiority in the electromagnetic spectrum in future conflicts;
and
(4) develop recommendations for the Secretary of Defense,
Congress, and such other Federal entities as JASON considers
appropriate, including recommendations for--
(A) closing technical, policy, or resource gaps;
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(B) improving cooperation and appropriate
integration within the Department of Defense entities;
(C) improving cooperation between the United States
and other countries and international organizations as
appropriate; and
(D) such other important matters identified by JASON
that are directly relevant to the strategies of the
Department of Defense described in paragraph (3).
(c) Liaisons.--The Secretary of Defense shall appoint appropriate
liaisons to JASON to support the timely conduct of the services covered
by this section.
(d) Materials.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide access to
JASON to materials relevant to the services covered by this section,
consistent with the protection of sources and methods and other
critically sensitive information.
(e) Clearances.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that
appropriate members and staff of JASON have the necessary clearances,
obtained in an expedited manner, to conduct the services covered by this
section.
(f) Report.--Not later than October 1, 2020, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on
the results of the assessment carried out under subsection (a),
including--
(1) the results of the assessment with respect to each
element described in subsection (b);
(2) the recommendations developed by JASON pursuant to such
subsection.
(g) Relationship to Other Law.--The assessment required under
subsection (a) is separate and independent from the assessment described
in section 255 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1705) and shall be
carried out without regard to any agreement entered into under that
section or the results of any assessment conducted pursuant to such
agreement.
SEC. 266. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO GLOBAL RESEARCH WATCH PROGRAM.
Section 2365 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsections (a) and (d)(2), by striking ``Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering'' both places
it appears and inserting ``Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering'';
(2) in subsections (d)(3) and (e), by striking ``Assistant
Secretary'' both places it appears and inserting ``Under
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering''; and
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ``Assistant Secretary''
both places it appears and inserting ``Under Secretary''.
TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.
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.
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Sec. 312. Authority to accept contributions of funds from applicants for
energy projects for mitigation of impacts on military
operations and readiness.
Sec. 313. Use of proceeds from sale of recyclable materials.
Sec. 314. Disposal of recyclable materials.
Sec. 315. Department of Defense improvement of previously conveyed
utility systems serving military installations.
Sec. 316. Modification of Department of Defense environmental
restoration authorities to include Federal Government
facilities used by National Guard.
Sec. 317. Use of operational energy cost savings of Department of
Defense.
Sec. 318. Sale of electricity from alternate energy and cogeneration
production facilities.
Sec. 319. Energy resilience programs and activities.
Sec. 320. Technical and grammatical corrections and repeal of obsolete
provisions relating to energy.
Sec. 321. 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. 322. Replacement of fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam with
fluorine-free fire-fighting agent.
Sec. 323. Prohibition of uncontrolled release of fluorinated aqueous
film-forming foam at military installations.
Sec. 324. Prohibition on use of fluorinated aqueous film forming foam
for training exercises.
Sec. 325. Real-time sound-monitoring at Navy installations where
tactical fighter aircraft operate.
Sec. 326. Development of extreme weather vulnerability and risk
assessment tool.
Sec. 327. Removal of barriers that discourage investments to increase
military installation resilience.
Sec. 328. Budgeting of Department of Defense relating to extreme
weather.
Sec. 329. Prohibition on Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl
Substances in Meals Ready-to-Eat Food Packaging.
Sec. 330. Disposal of materials containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl
substances or aqueous film-forming foam.
Sec. 331. Agreements to share monitoring data relating to perfluoroalkyl
and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other contaminants of
concern.
Sec. 332. Cooperative agreements with States to address contamination by
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Sec. 333. Plan to phase out use of burn pits.
Sec. 334. Information relating to locations of burn pit use.
Sec. 335. Data quality review of radium testing conducted at certain
locations of the Department of the Navy.
Sec. 336. Reimbursement of Environmental Protection Agency for certain
costs in connection with the Twin Cities Army Ammunition
Plant, Minnesota.
Sec. 337. Pilot program for availability of working-capital funds for
increased combat capability through energy optimization.
Sec. 338. Report on efforts to reduce high energy intensity at military
installations.
Subtitle C--Treatment of Contaminated Water Near Military Installations
Sec. 341. Short title.
Sec. 342. Definitions.
Sec. 343. Provision of water uncontaminated with perfluorooctanoic acid
(PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) for agricultural
purposes.
Sec. 344. Acquisition of real property by Air Force.
Sec. 345. Remediation plan.
Subtitle D--Logistics and Sustainment
Sec. 351. Materiel readiness metrics and objectives.
Sec. 352. 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. 353. Modification to limitation on length of overseas forward
deployment of naval vessels.
Sec. 354. Extension of temporary installation reutilization authority
for arsenals, depots, and plants.
Sec. 355. F-35 Joint Strike Fighter sustainment.
Sec. 356. Report on strategic policy for prepositioned materiel and
equipment.
Sec. 357. Pilot program to train skilled technicians in critical
shipbuilding skills.
Sec. 358. Requirement for military department inter-service depot
maintenance.
Sec. 359. Strategy to improve infrastructure of certain depots of the
Department of Defense.
Subtitle E--Reports
Sec. 361. Readiness reporting.
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Sec. 362. Technical correction to deadline for transition to Defense
Readiness Reporting System Strategic.
Sec. 363. Report on Navy ship depot maintenance budget.
Sec. 364. Report on Runit Dome.
Sec. 365. Prohibition on subjective upgrades by commanders of unit
ratings in monthly readiness reporting on military units.
Sec. 366. Requirement to include foreign language proficiency in
readiness reporting systems of Department of Defense.
Subtitle F--Other Matters
Sec. 371. Prevention of encroachment on military training routes and
military operations areas.
Sec. 372. Expansion and enhancement of authorities on transfer and
adoption of military animals.
Sec. 373. 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. 374. Extension of authority of Secretary of Transportation to issue
non-premium aviation insurance.
Sec. 375. Defense personal property program.
Sec. 376. Public events about Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.
Sec. 377. Sense of Congress regarding Innovative Readiness Training
program.
Sec. 378. Detonation chambers for explosive ordnance disposal.
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
SEC. 301. 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
operation and maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section
4301.
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 ``75 days''.
SEC. 312. 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. 313. 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. 314. 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' may include any quality recyclable material provided to the
Department by a State or local government entity, if such material is
authorized
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by the Office of the Secretary of Defense and identified in the
regulations prescribed under paragraph (1).''.
SEC. 315. 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. 316. MODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL
RESTORATION AUTHORITIES TO INCLUDE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT FACILITIES USED BY NATIONAL
GUARD.
(a) In General.--Section 2707 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(e) Authority for National Guard Projects.--Notwithstanding
subsection (a) of this section and section 2701(c)(1) of this title, the
Secretary concerned may use funds described in subsection (c) to carry
out an environmental restoration project at a facility in response to
perfluorooctanoic acid or perfluorooctane sulfonate contamination under
this chapter or CERCLA.''.
(b) Definition of Facility.--Section 2700(2) of such title is
amended--
(1) by striking ``The terms'' and inserting ``(A) The
terms''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(B) The term `facility' includes real property that is
owned by, leased to, or otherwise possessed by the United States
at locations at which military activities are conducted under
this title or title 32 (including real property owned or leased
by the Federal Government that is licensed to and operated by a
State for training for the National Guard).''.
(c) Inclusion of Pollutants and Contaminants in Environmental
Response Actions.--Section 2701(c) of such title is amended by inserting
``or pollutants or contaminants'' after ``hazardous substances'' each
place it appears.
(d) <> Savings Clause.--Nothing in this
section, or the amendments 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. 317. USE OF OPERATIONAL ENERGY COST SAVINGS OF DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.
Section 2912 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsection (b)'' and
inserting ``subsection (b) or (c), as the case may be,'';
(2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``The Secretary of Defense'' and inserting
``Except as provided in subsection (c) with respect to
operational energy cost savings, the Secretary of Defense'';
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(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
subsection (c):
``(c) Use of Operational Energy Cost Savings.--The amount that
remains available for obligation under subsection (a) that relates to
operational energy cost savings realized by the Department shall be used
for the implementation of additional operational energy resilience,
efficiencies, mission assurance, energy conservation, or energy security
within the department, agency, or instrumentality that realized that
savings.''.
SEC. 318. SALE OF ELECTRICITY FROM ALTERNATE ENERGY AND
COGENERATION PRODUCTION FACILITIES.
Section 2916(b)(3)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) 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
(2) 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. 319. ENERGY RESILIENCE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.
(a) Modification of Annual Energy Management and Resilience
Report.--Section 2925(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and
Readiness'' after ``Mission Assurance'';
(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting
``The Secretary shall ensure that mission operators of critical
facilities provide to personnel of military installations any
information necessary for the completion of such report.'' after
``by the Secretary.'';
(3) in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``megawatts'' and inserting ``electric and
thermal loads''; and
(4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``megawatts'' and
inserting ``electric and thermal loads''.
(b) Funding for Energy Program Offices.--
(1) <> In general.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of
the military departments shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report stating whether the program offices
specified in paragraph (2) are funded--
(A) at proper levels to ensure that the energy
resilience requirements of the Department of Defense are
met; and
(B) at levels that are not less than in any previous
fiscal year.
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(2) Program offices specified.--The program offices
specified in this paragraph are the following:
(A) The Power Reliability Enhancement Program of the
Army.
(B) The Office of Energy Initiatives of the Army.
(C) The Office of Energy Assurance of the Air Force.
(D) The Resilient Energy Program Office of the Navy.
(3) Funding plan.--
(A) <> In
general.--The Secretaries of the military departments
shall include in the report submitted under paragraph
(1) a funding plan for the next five fiscal years
beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act to
ensure that funding levels are, at a minimum, maintained
during that period.
(B) Elements.--The funding plan under subparagraph
(A) shall include, for each fiscal year covered by the
plan, an identification of the amounts to be used for
the accomplishment of energy resilience goals and
objectives.
(c) <> Establishment of Targets for Water
Use.--The Secretary of Defense shall, where life-cycle cost-effective,
improve water use efficiency and management by the Department of
Defense, including storm water management, by--
(1) installing water meters and collecting and using water
balance data of buildings and facilities to improve water
conservation and management;
(2) reducing industrial, landscaping, and agricultural water
consumption in gallons by two percent annually through fiscal
year 2030 relative to a baseline of such consumption by the
Department in fiscal year 2010; and
(3) installing appropriate sustainable infrastructure
features on installations of the Department to help with storm
water and wastewater management.
SEC. 320. TECHNICAL AND GRAMMATICAL CORRECTIONS AND REPEAL OF
OBSOLETE PROVISIONS RELATING TO ENERGY.
(a) Technical and Grammatical Corrections.--
(1) Technical corrections.--Title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(A) in section 2913(c), by striking ``government''
and inserting ``government or''; and
(B) in section 2926(d)(1), in the second sentence,
by striking ``Defense Agencies'' and inserting ``the
Defense Agencies''.
(2) Grammatical corrections.--Such title is further
amended--
(A) in section 2922a(d), by striking ``resilience
are prioritized and included'' and inserting ``energy
resilience are included as critical factors''; and
(B) in section 2925(a)(3), by striking ``impacting
energy'' and all that follows through the period at the
end and inserting ``degrading energy resilience at
military installations (excluding planned outages for
maintenance reasons), whether caused by on- or off-
installation disruptions, including the total number of
outages and their locations, the duration of each
outage, the financial effect of each outage, whether or
not the mission was affected, the downtimes (in minutes
or hours) the mission can afford
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based on mission requirements and risk tolerances, the
responsible authority managing the utility, and measures
taken to mitigate the outage by the responsible
authority.''.
(b) Clarification of Applicability of Conflicting Amendments Made by
2018 Defense Authorization Act.--Section 2911(e) of such title is
amended--
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the
following new paragraphs:
``(1) Opportunities to reduce the current rate of
consumption of energy, the future demand for energy, and the
requirement for the use of energy.
``(2) Opportunities to enhance energy resilience to ensure
the Department of Defense has the ability to prepare for and
recover from energy disruptions that affect mission assurance on
military installations.''; and
(2) by striking the second paragraph (13).
(c) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--
(1) Heading amendment.--The heading of section 2926 of such
title is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 2926. Operational energy''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 173 of such title <> is amended by striking the item relating to section
2926 and inserting the following new item:
``2926. Operational energy.''.
SEC. 321. 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. 322. <> REPLACEMENT OF
FLUORINATED AQUEOUS FILM-FORMING FOAM WITH
FLUORINE-FREE FIRE-FIGHTING AGENT.
(a) Use of Fluorine-free Foam at Military Installations.--
(1) <> Military
specification.--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 and ensure that such agent is available for use by
not later than October 1, 2023.
(2) <> Report to congress.--
Concurrent with publication of the military specification under
paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report containing a detailed
plan for implementing the transition to a fluorine-free fire-
fighting agent by not later than October 1, 2023. The report
shall include--
(A) a detailed description of the progress of the
Department of Defense to identify a fluorine-free fire-
fighting agent for use as a replacement fire-fighting
agent at military installations;
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(B) a description of any technology and equipment
required to implement the replacement fire-fighting
agent;
(C) funding requirements, by fiscal year, to
implement the replacement fire-fighting agent, including
funding for the procurement of a replacement fire-
fighting agent, required equipment, and infrastructure
improvements;
(D) <> a detailed timeline of
remaining required actions to implement such
replacement.
(b) <> Limitation.--No amount authorized to
be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of
Defense may be obligated or expended after October 1, 2023, to procure
fire-fighting foam that contains in excess of one part per billion of
perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
(c) <> Prohibition on Use.--Fluorinated
aqueous film-forming foam may not be used at any military installation
on or after the earlier of the following dates:
(1) October 1, 2024.
(2) The date on which the Secretary determines that
compliance with the prohibition under this subsection is
possible.
(d) Exemption for Shipboard Use.--Subsections (b) and (c) shall not
apply to firefighting foam for use solely onboard ocean-going vessels.
(e) Waiver.--
(1) <> In general.--Subject to the
limitations under paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may
waive the prohibition under subsection (c) with respect to the
use of fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam, if, by not later
than 60 days prior to issuing the waiver, the Secretary--
(A) <> provides to the
congressional defense committees a briefing on the basis
for the waiver and the progress to develop and field a
fluorine-free fire-fighting agent that meets the
military specifications issued pursuant to subsection
(a), which includes--
(i) detailed data on the progress made to
identify a replacement fluorine-free fire-fighting
agent;
(ii) a description of the range of technology
and equipment-based solutions analyzed to
implement replacement;
(iii) a description of the funding, by fiscal
year, applied towards research, development, test,
and evaluation of replacement firefighting agents
and equipment-based solutions;
(iv) a description of any completed and
projected infrastructure changes;
(v) a description of acquisition actions made
in support of developing and fielding the
fluorine-free fire-fighting agent;
(vi) <> an updated timeline
for the completion of the transition to use of the
fluorine-free fire-fighting agent; and
(vii) <> a list of the
categories of installation infrastructure or
specific mobile firefighting equipment sets that
require the waiver along with the justification;
(B) <> submits to the
congressional defense committees certification in
writing, that--
(i) the waiver is necessary for either
installation infrastructure, mobile firefighting
equipment, or both;
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(ii) the waiver is necessary for the
protection of life and safety;
(iii) no agent or equipment solutions are
available that meet the military specific issued
pursuant to subsection (a);
(iv) the military specification issued
pursuant to subsection (a) is still valid and does
not require revision; and
(v) includes details of the measures in place
to minimize the release of and exposure to
fluorinated compounds in fluorinated aqueous film-
forming foam; and
(C) <> provides for public
notice of the waiver.
(2) Limitation.--The following limitations apply to a waiver
issued under this subsection:
(A) <> Such a
waiver shall apply for a period that does not exceed one
year.
(B) <> The Secretary
may extend such a waiver once for an additional period
that does not exceed one year, if the requirements under
paragraph (1) are met as of the date of the extension of
the waiver.
(C) The authority to grant a waiver under this
subsection may not be delegated below the level of the
Secretary of Defense.
(f) 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 CnF2n+1_ (for
example, C8F17CH2CH2OH).
SEC. 323. <> 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.
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SEC. 324. <> 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. 325. REAL-TIME SOUND-MONITORING AT NAVY INSTALLATIONS WHERE
TACTICAL FIGHTER AIRCRAFT OPERATE.
(a) Monitoring.--The Secretary of the Navy shall conduct real-time
sound-monitoring at no fewer than two Navy installations and their
associated outlying landing fields on the west coast of the United
States where Navy combat coded F/A-18, E/A-18G, or F-35 aircraft are
based and operate and noise contours have been developed through noise
modeling. Sound monitoring under such study shall be conducted--
(1) <> during times of high, medium,
and low activity over the course of a 12-month period; and
(2) along and in the vicinity of flight paths used to
approach and depart the selected installations and their
outlying landing fields.
(b) <> Plan for Additional Monitoring.--Not 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 plan
for real-time sound monitoring described in subsection (a) in the
vicinity of training areas predominantly overflown by tactical fighter
aircraft from the selected installations and outlying landing fields,
including training areas that consist of real property administered by
the Federal Government (including Department of Defense, Department of
Interior, and Department of Agriculture), State and local governments,
and privately owned land with the permission of the owner.
(c) Report Required.--Not later than December 1, 2020, the Secretary
of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
report on the 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 Secretary determines
appropriate.
(d) <> Public Availability of Monitoring
Results.--The Secretary shall make the results of the monitoring
required under subsection (a) publicly available on a website of the
Department of Defense.
SEC. 326. DEVELOPMENT OF EXTREME WEATHER VULNERABILITY AND RISK
ASSESSMENT TOOL.
(a) <> In General.--The Secretary of Defense
shall consult with the entities described in subsection (b) to determine
whether an existing climate vulnerability and risk assessment tool is
available or can be adapted to be used to quantify the risks associated
with extreme weather events and the impact of such events on
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networks, systems, installations, facilities, and other assets to inform
mitigation planning and infrastructure development.
(b) Consultation.--In determining the availability of an appropriate
tool to use or adapt for use 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) <> Best Available Science.--Before
choosing a tool for use or adaptation for use 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 relies on the best publicly
available science for the prediction of extreme weather risk and
effective mitigation of that risk.
(d) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the implementation of this section. Such report
shall include--
(1) in the case that a tool has been chosen under subsection
(a) before the date of the submittal of the report, a
description of the tool and how such tool will be used by the
Department; or
(2) <> in the case
that the Secretary determines that no available tool meets the
requirements of the Department as described in subsection (a) or
is readily adaptable for use, a plan for the development of such
a tool, including the estimated cost and timeframe for
development of such a tool.
SEC. 327. <> REMOVAL OF BARRIERS THAT
DISCOURAGE INVESTMENTS TO INCREASE
MILITARY INSTALLATION RESILIENCE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall--
(1) identify and seek to remove barriers that discourage
investments to increase military installation resilience;
(2) reform policies and programs that unintentionally
increased the vulnerability of systems to related extreme
weather events; and
(3) <>
develop, and update at least once every four years, an
adaptation plan to assess how climate impacts affected the
ability of the Department of Defense to accomplish its mission,
and the short-and long- term actions the Department can take to
ensure military installation resilience.
(b) <> Military Installation Resilience.--In
this section, the term ``military installation resilience'' has the
meaning given such term in section 101(e)(8) of title 10, United States
Code.
SEC. 328. <> BUDGETING OF DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE RELATING TO EXTREME WEATHER.
(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, effects of extreme weather on military networks,
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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 extreme weather events.
(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.
(c) Extreme Weather Defined.--In this section, the term ``extreme
weather'' means recurrent flooding, drought, desertification, wildfires,
and thawing permafrost.
SEC. 329. <> PROHIBITION ON
PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES AND
POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES IN MEALS READY-
TO-EAT FOOD PACKAGING.
(a) <> Prohibition.--Not later than October 1,
2021, 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. 330. <> DISPOSAL OF MATERIALS
CONTAINING PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL
SUBSTANCES OR AQUEOUS FILM-FORMING FOAM.
(a) In General.--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 (referred to in
this section as ``AFFF'') are disposed--
(1) all incineration is conducted at a temperature range
adequate to break down PFAS chemicals while also ensuring the
maximum degree of reduction in emission of PFAS, including
elimination of such emissions where achievable;
(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) all incineration is conducted at a facility that has
been permitted to receive waste regulated under subtitle C of
the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 USC 6921 et seq.).
(b) Scope of Application.--The requirements in subsection (a) only
apply to all legacy AFFF formulations containing PFAS,
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materials contaminated by AFFF release, and spent filters or other PFAS
contaminated materials resulting from site remediation or water
filtration that--
(1) have been used by the Department of Defense or a
military department; or
(2) are being discarded for disposal by means of
incineration by the Department of Defense or a military
department; or
(3) are being removed from sites or facilities owned or
operated by the Department of Defense.
SEC. 331. <> 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) Publicly Available Website.--The Secretary of Defense shall
maintain a publicly available website that provides a clearinghouse for
information about the exposure of members of the Armed Forces, their
families, and their communities to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
The information provided on the website shall include information on
testing, clean-up, and recommended available treatment methodologies.
(c) 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.
(d) 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. 332. <> 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:
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(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).
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SEC. 333. <> PLAN TO PHASE OUT USE OF BURN PITS.
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 plan to phase out the use of the burn pits identified in
the Department of Defense Open Burn Pit Report to Congress dated April
2019.
SEC. 334. <> INFORMATION RELATING TO LOCATIONS OF
BURN PIT USE.
The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs and to Congress a list of all locations where open-air burn pits
have been used by the Secretary of Defense, for the purposes of
augmenting the research, healthcare delivery, disability compensation,
and other activities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
SEC. 335. DATA QUALITY REVIEW OF RADIUM TESTING CONDUCTED AT
CERTAIN LOCATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE
NAVY.
(a) Review of Radium Testing.--Except as provided in subsection (b),
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) <> Exception.--In the case of a covered
location for which an independent third-party data quality review of all
radium testing completed by contractors of the Department has been
conducted prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, the
requirement under subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of the
Navy submits to the congressional defense committees a report
containing--
(1) <