S.4049 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021116th Congress (2019-2020)
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Hide OverviewSponsor: | Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] (Introduced 06/23/2020) |
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Committees: | Senate - Armed Services |
Committee Reports: | S. Rept. 116-236 |
Latest Action: | House - 08/07/2020 Held at the desk. (All Actions) |
Roll Call Votes: | There have been 12 roll call votes |
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[Congressional Bills 116th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4049 Engrossed in Senate (ES)] <DOC> 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4049 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 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 2021''. SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into six 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--Additional Provisions. (6) Division F--Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. (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. Integrated air and missile defense assessment. Sec. 112. Report and limitation on Integrated Visual Augmentation System acquisition. Sec. 113. Modifications to requirement for an interim cruise missile defense capability. Subtitle C--Navy Programs Sec. 121. Contract authority for Columbia-class submarine program. Sec. 122. Limitation on Navy medium and large unmanned surface vessels. Sec. 123. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds for Navy waterborne security barriers. Sec. 124. Procurement authorities for certain amphibious shipbuilding programs. Sec. 125. Fighter force structure acquisition strategy. Sec. 126. Treatment of systems added by Congress in future President's budget requests. Sec. 127. Report on carrier wing composition. Sec. 128. Report on strategy to use ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer to ensure full spectrum electromagnetic superiority. Subtitle D--Air Force Programs Sec. 141. Economic order quantity contracting authority for F-35 joint strike fighter program. Sec. 142. Minimum aircraft levels for major mission areas. Sec. 143. Minimum operational squadron level. Sec. 144. Minimum Air Force bomber aircraft level. Sec. 145. F-35 gun system. Sec. 146. Prohibition on funding for Close Air Support Integration Group. Sec. 147. Limitation on divestment of KC-10 and KC-135 aircraft. Sec. 148. Limitation on retirement of U-2 and RQ-4 aircraft. Sec. 149. Limitation on divestment of F-15C aircraft in the European theater. Sec. 150. Air base defense development and acquisition strategy. Sec. 151. Required solution for KC-46 aircraft remote visual system limitations. Sec. 152. Analysis of requirements and Advanced Battle Management System capabilities. Sec. 153. Studies on measures to assess cost-per-effect for key mission areas. Sec. 154. Plan for operational test and utility evaluation of systems for Low-Cost Attributable Aircraft Technology program. Sec. 155. Prohibition on retirement or divestment of A-10 aircraft. Subtitle E--Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters Sec. 171. Budgeting for life-cycle cost of aircraft for the Navy, Army, and Air Force: annual plan and certification. Sec. 172. Authority to use F-35 aircraft withheld from delivery to Government of Turkey. Sec. 173. Transfer from Commander of United States Strategic Command to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of responsibilities and functions relating to electromagnetic spectrum operations. Sec. 174. Cryptographic modernization schedules. Sec. 175. Prohibition on purchase of armed overwatch aircraft. Sec. 176. Special operations armed overwatch. Sec. 177. Autonomic Logistics Information System redesign strategy. Sec. 178. Contract aviation services in a country or in airspace in which a Special Federal Aviation Regulation applies. Sec. 179. F-35 aircraft munitions. Sec. 180. Airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance acquisition roadmap for United States Special Operations Command. Sec. 181. Requirement to accelerate the fielding and development of counter unmanned aerial systems across the joint force. Sec. 182. Joint All Domain Command and Control requirements. 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. Designation and activities of senior officials for critical technology areas supportive of the National Defense Strategy. Sec. 212. Governance of fifth-generation wireless networking in the Department of Defense. Sec. 213. Application of artificial intelligence to the defense reform pillar of the National Defense Strategy. Sec. 214. Extension of authorities to enhance innovation at Department of Defense laboratories. Sec. 215. Updates to Defense Quantum Information Science and Technology Research and Development program. Sec. 216. Program of part-time and term employment at Department of Defense science and technology reinvention laboratories of faculty and students from institutions of higher education. Sec. 217. Improvements to Technology and National Security Fellowship of Department of Defense. Sec. 218. Department of Defense research, development, and deployment of technology to support water sustainment. Sec. 219. Development and testing of hypersonic capabilities. Sec. 220. Disclosure requirements for recipients of Department of Defense research and development grants. Subtitle C--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters Sec. 231. Assessment on United States national security emerging biotechnology efforts and capabilities and comparison with adversaries. Sec. 232. Independent comparative analysis of efforts by China and the United States to recruit and retain researchers in national security-related fields. Sec. 233. Department of Defense demonstration of virtualized radio access network and massive multiple input multiple output radio arrays for fifth generation wireless networking. Sec. 234. Independent technical review of Federal Communications Commission Order 20-48. Sec. 235. Report on micro nuclear reactor programs. Sec. 236. Modification to Test Resource Management Center strategic plan reporting cycle and contents. Sec. 237. Limitation on contract awards for certain unmanned vessels. Sec. 238. Documentation relating to the Advanced Battle Management System. Sec. 239. Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Test special purpose adjunct to address computational thinking. Sec. 240. Report on use of testing facilities to research and develop hypersonic technology. Sec. 241. Study and plan on the use of additive manufacturing and three-dimensional bioprinting in support of the warfighter. Sec. 242. Element in annual reports on cyber science and technology activities on work with academic consortia on high priority cybersecurity research activities in Department of Defense capabilities. TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle B--Energy and Environment Sec. 311. Modifications and technical corrections to ensure restoration of contamination by perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid. Sec. 312. Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program technical edits and clarification. Sec. 313. Survey and market research of technologies for phase out by Department of Defense of use of fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam. Sec. 314. Modification of authority to carry out military installation resilience projects. Sec. 315. Native American Indian lands environmental mitigation program. Sec. 316. Energy resilience and energy security measures on military installations. Sec. 317. Modification to availability of energy cost savings for Department of Defense. Sec. 318. Long-duration demonstration initiative and joint program. Sec. 319. Pilot program on alternative fuel vehicle purchasing. Sec. 320. Extension of real-time sound monitoring at Navy installations where tactical fighter aircraft operate. Sec. 321. Study on impacts of transboundary flows, spills, or discharges of pollution or debris from the Tijuana River on personnel, activities, and installations of Department of Defense. Sec. 322. Increase in funding for study by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relating to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance contamination in drinking water. Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment Sec. 331. Repeal of statutory requirement for notification to Director of Defense Logistics Agency three years prior to implementing changes to any uniform or uniform component. Sec. 332. Clarification of limitation on length of overseas forward deployment of currently deployed naval vessels. Subtitle D--Reports Sec. 351. Report on impact of permafrost thaw on infrastructure, facilities, and operations of the Department of Defense. Sec. 352. Plans and reports on emergency response training for military installations. Sec. 353. Report on implementation by Department of Defense of requirements relating to renewable fuel pumps. Sec. 354. Report on effects of extreme weather on Department of Defense. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 371. Prohibition on divestiture of manned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft operated by United States Special Operations Command. Sec. 372. Information on overseas construction projects in support of contingency operations using funds for operation and maintenance. Sec. 373. Provision of protection to the National Museum of the Marine Corps, the National Museum of the United States Army, the National Museum of the United States Navy, and the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Sec. 374. Inapplicability of congressional notification and dollar limitation requirements for advance billings for certain background investigations. Sec. 375. Repeal of sunset for minimum annual purchase amount for carriers participating in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet. Sec. 376. Improvement of the Operational Energy Capability Improvement Fund of the Department of Defense. Sec. 377. Commission on the naming of items of the Department of Defense that commemorate the Confederate States of America or any person who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America. Sec. 378. Modifications to review of proposed actions by Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Clearinghouse. Sec. 379. Adjustment in availability of appropriations for unusual cost overruns and for changes in scope of work. Sec. 380. Requirement that Secretary of Defense implement security and emergency response recommendations relating to active shooter or terrorist attacks on installations of Department of Defense. Sec. 381. Clarification of food ingredient requirements for food or beverages provided by the Department of Defense. TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle A--Active Forces Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. Sec. 402. End strength level matters. 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. Separate authorization by Congress of minimum end strengths for non-temporary military technicians (dual status) and maximum end strengths for temporary military technicians (dual status). Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 421. Military personnel. TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy Sec. 501. Repeal of codified specification of authorized strengths of certain commissioned officers on active duty. Sec. 502. Temporary expansion of availability of enhanced constructive service credit in a particular career field upon original appointment as a commissioned officer. Sec. 503. Requirement for promotion selection board recommendation of higher placement on promotion list of officers of particular merit. Sec. 504. Special selection review boards for review of promotion of officers subject to adverse information identified after recommendation for promotion and related matters. Sec. 505. Number of opportunities for consideration for promotion under alternative promotion authority. Sec. 506. Mandatory retirement for age. Sec. 507. Clarifying and improving restatement of rules on the retired grade of commissioned officers. Sec. 508. Repeal of authority for original appointment of regular Navy officers designated for engineering duty, aeronautical engineering duty, and special duty. Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management Sec. 511. Exclusion of certain reserve general and flag officers on active duty from limitations on authorized strengths. Subtitle C--General Service Authorities Sec. 516. Increased access to potential recruits. Sec. 517. Temporary authority to order retired members to active duty in high-demand, low-density assignments during war or national emergency. Sec. 518. Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) matters. Sec. 519. Evaluation of barriers to minority participation in certain units of the Armed Forces. Sec. 520. Reports on diversity and inclusion in the Armed Forces. Subtitle D--Military Justice and Related Matters PART I--Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault and Related Matters Sec. 521. Modification of time required for expedited decisions in connection with applications for change of station or unit transfer of members who are victims of sexual assault or related offenses. Sec. 522. Defense Advisory Committee for the Prevention of Sexual Misconduct. Sec. 523. Report on ability of Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Victim Advocates to perform duties. Sec. 524. Briefing on Special Victims' Counsel program. Sec. 525. Accountability of leadership of the Department of Defense for discharging the sexual harassment policies and programs of the Department. Sec. 526. Safe-to-report policy applicable across the Armed Forces. Sec. 527. Additional bases for provision of advice by the Defense Advisory Committee for the Prevention of Sexual Misconduct. Sec. 528. Additional matters for reports of the Defense Advisory Committee for the Prevention of Sexual Misconduct. Sec. 529. Policy on separation of victim and accused at military service academies and degree-granting military educational institutions. Sec. 530. Briefing on placement of members of the Armed Forces in academic status who are victims of sexual assault onto Non-Rated Periods. PART II--Other Military Justice Matters Sec. 531. Right to notice of victims of offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice regarding certain post- trial motions, filings, and hearings. Sec. 532. Consideration of the evidence by Courts of Criminal Appeals. Sec. 533. Preservation of records of the military justice system. Sec. 534. Comptroller General of the United States report on implementation by the Armed Forces of recent GAO recommendations and statutory requirements on assessment of racial, ethnic, and gender disparities in the military justice system. Sec. 535. Briefing on mental health support for vicarious trauma for certain personnel in the military justice system. Sec. 536. Guardian ad litem program for minor dependents of members of the Armed Forces. Subtitle E--Member Education, Training, Transition, and Resilience Sec. 541. Training on religious accommodation for members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 542. Additional elements with 2021 certifications on the Ready, Relevant Learning initiative of the Navy. Sec. 543. Report on standardization and potential merger of law enforcement training for military and civilian personnel across the Department of Defense. Sec. 544. Quarterly reports on implementation of recommendations of the Comprehensive Review of Special Operations Forces Culture and Ethics. Sec. 545. Information on nominations and applications for military service academies. Sec. 546. Pilot programs in connection with Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and minority institutions. Sec. 547. Expansion of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps Program. Sec. 548. Department of Defense STARBASE Program. Subtitle F--Decorations and Awards Sec. 551. Award or presentation of decorations favorably recommended following determination on merits of proposals for decorations not previously submitted in a timely fashion. Sec. 552. Honorary promotion matters. Subtitle G--Defense Dependents' Education and Military Family Readiness Matters PART I--Defense Dependents' Education Matters Sec. 561. Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees. Sec. 562. Impact aid for children with severe disabilities. Sec. 563. Staffing of Department of Defense Education Activity schools to maintain maximum student-to-teacher ratios. Sec. 564. Matters in connection with free appropriate public education for dependents of members of the Armed Forces with special needs. Sec. 565. Pilot program on expanded eligibility for Department of Defense Education Activity Virtual High School program. Sec. 566. Pilot program on expansion of eligibility for enrollment at domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools. Sec. 567. Comptroller General of the United States report on the structural condition of Department of Defense Education Activity schools. PART II--Military Family Readiness Matters Sec. 571. Responsibility for allocation of certain funds for military child development programs. Sec. 572. Improvements to Exceptional Family Member Program. Sec. 573. Procedures of the Office of Special Needs for the development of individualized services plans for military families with special needs. Sec. 574. Restatement and clarification of authority to reimburse members for spouse relicensing costs pursuant to a permanent change of station. Sec. 575. Improvements to Department of Defense tracking of and response to incidents of child abuse involving military dependents on military installations. Sec. 576. Military child care and child development center matters. Sec. 577. Expansion of financial assistance under My Career Advancement Account program. Subtitle H--Other Matters Sec. 586. Removal of personally identifying and other information of certain persons from investigative reports, the Department of Defense Central Index of Investigations, and other records and databases. Sec. 587. National emergency exception for timing requirements with respect to certain surveys of members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 588. Sunset and transfer of functions of the Physical Disability Board of Review. Sec. 589. Extension of reporting deadline for the annual report on the assessment of the effectiveness of activities of the federal voting assistance program. Sec. 590. Pilot programs on remote provision by National Guard to State governments and National Guards of other States of cybersecurity technical assistance in training, preparation, and response to cyber incidents. Sec. 591. Plan on performance of funeral honors details by members of other Armed Forces when members of the Armed Force of the deceased are unavailable. Sec. 592. Limitation on implementation of Army Combat Fitness Test. Sec. 593. Report on impact of children of certain Filipino World War II veterans on national security, foreign policy, and economic and humanitarian interests of the United States. TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances Sec. 601. Reorganization of certain allowances other than travel and transportation allowances. Sec. 602. Hazardous duty pay for members of the Armed Forces performing duty in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019. Sec. 603. Compensation and credit for retired pay purposes for maternity leave taken by members of the reserve components. Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authorities. Sec. 612. Increase in special and incentive pays for officers in health professions. Subtitle C--Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits Sec. 621. Inclusion of drill or training foregone due to emergency travel or duty restrictions in computations of entitlement to and amounts of retired pay for non-regular service. Sec. 622. Modernization and clarification of payment of certain Reserves while on duty. Sec. 623. Relief of Richard W. Collins III. Subtitle D--Other Matters Sec. 631. Permanent authority for and enhancement of the Government lodging program. Sec. 632. Approval of certain activities by retired and reserve members of the uniformed services. TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits Sec. 701. Authority for Secretary of Defense to manage provider type referral and supervision requirements under TRICARE program. Sec. 702. Removal of Christian Science providers as authorized providers under the TRICARE program. Sec. 703. Waiver of fees charged to certain civilians for emergency medical treatment provided at military medical treatment facilities. Sec. 704. Mental health resources for members of the Armed Forces and their dependents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sec. 705. Transitional health benefits for certain members of the National Guard serving under orders in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Sec. 706. Extramedical maternal health providers demonstration project. Sec. 707. Pilot program on receipt of non-generic prescription maintenance medications under TRICARE pharmacy benefits program. Subtitle B--Health Care Administration Sec. 721. Modifications to transfer of Army Medical Research and Development Command and public health commands to Defense Health Agency. Sec. 722. Delay of applicability of administration of TRICARE dental plans through Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program. Sec. 723. Authority of Secretary of Defense to waive requirements during national emergencies for purposes of provision of health care. Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters Sec. 741. Extension of authority for Joint Department of Defense- Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. Sec. 742. Membership of Board of Regents of Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Sec. 743. Military Health System Clinical Quality Management Program. Sec. 744. Modifications to pilot program on civilian and military partnerships to enhance interoperability and medical surge capability and capacity of National Disaster Medical System. Sec. 745. Study on force mix options and service models to enhance readiness of medical force of the Armed Forces to provide combat casualty care. Sec. 746. Comptroller General study on delivery of mental health services to members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces. Sec. 747. Review and report on prevention of suicide among members of the Armed Forces stationed at remote installations outside the contiguous United States. Sec. 748. Audit of medical conditions of tenants in privatized military housing. Sec. 749. Comptroller General study on prenatal and postpartum mental health conditions among members of the Armed Forces and their dependents. Sec. 750. Plan for evaluation of flexible spending account options for members of the uniformed services and their families. Sec. 751. Assessment of receipt by civilians of emergency medical treatment at military medical treatment facilities. Sec. 752. Report on billing practices for health care from Department of Defense. Sec. 753. Access of veterans to Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record. Sec. 754. Study on the incidence of cancer diagnosis and mortality among military aviators and aviation support personnel. Subtitle D--Mental Health Services From Department of Veterans Affairs for Members of Reserve Components Sec. 761. Short title. Sec. 762. Expansion of eligibility for readjustment counseling and related outpatient services from Department of Veterans Affairs to include members of reserve components of the Armed Forces. Sec. 763. Provision of mental health services from Department of Veterans Affairs to members of reserve components of the Armed Forces. Sec. 764. Inclusion of members of reserve components in mental health programs of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 765. Report on mental health and related services provided by Department of Veterans Affairs to members of the Armed Forces. TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Subtitle A--Industrial Base Matters Sec. 801. Policy recommendations for implementation of Executive Order 13806 (Assessing and Strengthening the Manufacturing and Defense Industrial Base and Supply Chain Resiliency). Sec. 802. Assessment of national security innovation base. Sec. 803. Improving implementation of policy pertaining to the national technology and industrial base. Sec. 804. Modification of framework for modernizing acquisition processes to ensure integrity of industrial base. Sec. 805. Assessments of industrial base capabilities and capacity. Sec. 806. Analyses of certain materials and technology sectors for action to address sourcing and industrial capacity. Sec. 807. Microelectronics manufacturing strategy. Sec. 808. Additional requirements pertaining to printed circuit boards. Sec. 809. Statement of policy with respect to supply of strategic minerals and metals for Department of Defense purposes. Sec. 810. Report on strategic and critical minerals and metals. Sec. 811. Stabilization of shipbuilding industrial base workforce. Sec. 812. Miscellaneous limitations on the procurement of goods other than United States goods. Sec. 813. Use of domestically sourced star trackers in national security satellites. Sec. 814. Modification to small purchase threshold exception to sourcing requirements for certain articles. Subtitle B--Acquisition Policy and Management Sec. 831. Report on acquisition risk assessment and mitigation as part of Adaptive Acquisition Framework implementation. Sec. 832. Comptroller General report on implementation of software acquisition reforms. Subtitle C--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations Sec. 841. Authority to acquire innovative commercial products and services using general solicitation competitive procedures. Sec. 842. Truth in Negotiations Act threshold for Department of Defense contracts. Sec. 843. Revision of proof required when using an evaluation factor for defense contractors employing or subcontracting with members of the selected reserve of the reserve components of the Armed Forces. Sec. 844. Contract authority for advanced development of initial or additional prototype units. Sec. 845. Definition of business system deficiencies for contractor business systems. Sec. 846. Repeal of pilot program on payment of costs for denied Government Accountability Office bid protests. Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs Sec. 861. Implementation of modular open systems architecture requirements. Sec. 862. Sustainment reviews. Sec. 863. Recommendations for future direct selections. Sec. 864. Disclosures for certain shipbuilding major defense acquisition program offers. Subtitle E--Small Business Matters Sec. 871. Prompt payment of contractors. Sec. 872. Extension of pilot program for streamlined awards for innovative technology programs. Sec. 873. Reporting requirements. Subtitle F--Provisions Related to Software-Driven Capabilities Sec. 881. Inclusion of software in government performance of acquisition functions. Sec. 882. Balancing security and innovation in software development and acquisition. Sec. 883. Comptroller General report on intellectual property acquisition and licensing. Sec. 884. Pilot program exploring the use of consumption-based solutions to address software-intensive warfighting capability. Subtitle G--Other Matters Sec. 891. Safeguarding defense-sensitive United States intellectual property, technology, and other data and information. Sec. 892. Domestic comparative testing activities. Sec. 893. Repeal of apprenticeship program. TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters Sec. 901. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and related matters. Sec. 902. Redesignation and codification in law of Office of Economic Adjustment. Sec. 903. Modernization of process used by the Department of Defense to identify, task, and manage Congressional reporting requirements. Sec. 904. Inclusion of Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau as an advisor to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council. Sec. 905. Assignment of responsibility for the Arctic region within the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Subtitle B--Department of Defense Management Reform Sec. 911. Termination of position of Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense. Sec. 912. Report on assignment of responsibilities, duties, and authorities of Chief Management Officer to other officers or employees of the Department of Defense. Sec. 913. Performance Improvement Officer of the Department of Defense. Sec. 914. Assignment of certain responsibilities and duties to particular officers of the Department of Defense. Sec. 915. Assignment of responsibilities and duties of Chief Management Officer to officers or employees of the Department of Defense to be designated. Sec. 916. Definition of enterprise business operations for title 10, United States Code. Sec. 917. Annual report on enterprise business operations of the Department of Defense. Sec. 918. Conforming amendments. Subtitle C--Space Force Matters PART I--Amendments to Integrate the Space Force Into Law Sec. 931. Clarification of Space Force and Chief of Space Operations authorities. Sec. 931A. Office of the Chief of Space Operations. Sec. 932. Amendments to Department of the Air Force provisions in title 10, United States Code. Sec. 933. Amendments to other provisions of title 10, United States Code. Sec. 934. Amendments to provisions of law relating to pay and allowances. Sec. 935. Amendments relating to provisions of law on veterans' benefits. Sec. 936. Amendments to other provisions of the United States Code. Sec. 937. Applicability to other provisions of law. PART II--Other Matters Sec. 941. Matters relating to reserve components for the Space Force. Sec. 942. Transfers of military and civilian personnel to the Space Force. Sec. 943. Limitation on transfer of military installations to the jurisdiction of the Space Force. Sec. 944. Clarification of procurement of commercial satellite communications services. Sec. 945. Temporary exemption from authorized daily average of members in pay grades E-8 and E-9. Sec. 946. Application of acquisition demonstration project to Department of the Air Force employees assigned to acquisition positions within the Space Force. Sec. 947. Air and Space Force Medal. Subtitle D--Organization and Management of Other Department of Defense Offices and Elements Sec. 951. Annual report on establishment of field operating agencies. Sec. 952. Briefing on assignment of members of the Armed Forces on active duty to the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center of the Department of Defense. Sec. 953. Threats to United States forces from small unmanned aerial systems worldwide. TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Financial Matters Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. Sec. 1002. Application of Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation Plan to fiscal years following fiscal year 2020. Sec. 1003. Incentives for the achievement by the components of the Department of Defense of unqualified audit opinions on the financial statements. Subtitle B--Counterdrug Activities Sec. 1011. Codification of authority for joint task forces of the Department of Defense to support law enforcement agencies conducting counterterrorism or counter-transnational organized crime activities. Subtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards Sec. 1021. Modification of authority to purchase used vessels with funds in the National Defense Sealift Fund. Sec. 1022. Waiver during war or threat to national security of restrictions on overhaul, repair, or maintenance of vessels in foreign shipyards. Sec. 1023. Modification of waiver authority on prohibition on use of funds for retirement of certain legacy maritime mine countermeasure platforms. Sec. 1024. Extension of authority for reimbursement of expenses for certain Navy mess operations afloat. Sec. 1025. Sense of Congress on actions necessary to achieve a 355-ship Navy. Subtitle D--Counterterrorism Sec. 1031. 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. 1032. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or relinquish control of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Sec. 1033. 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. 1034. 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. Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations Sec. 1041. Inclusion of disaster-related emergency preparedness activities among law enforcement activities authorities for sale or donation of excess personal property of the Department of Defense. Sec. 1042. Expenditure of funds for Department of Defense clandestine activities that support operational preparation of the environment. Sec. 1043. Clarification of authority of military commissions under chapter 47A of title 10, United States Code, to punish contempt. Sec. 1044. Prohibition on actions to infringe upon First Amendment rights of peaceable assembly and petition for redress of grievances. Sec. 1045. Arctic planning, research, and development. Sec. 1046. Consideration of security risks in certain telecommunications architecture for future overseas basing decisions of the Department of Defense. Sec. 1047. Foreign military training programs. Sec. 1048. Reporting of adverse events relating to consumer products on military installations. Sec. 1049. Inclusion of United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps among youth and charitable organizations authorized to receive assistance from the National Guard. Sec. 1050. Department of Defense policy for the regulation of dangerous dogs. Sec. 1051. Sense of Congress on the basing of KC-46A aircraft outside the contiguous United States. Sec. 1052. Efficient use of sensitive compartmented information facilities. Sec. 1053. Assistance for farmer and rancher stress and mental health of individuals in rural areas. Sec. 1054. Additional conditions and limitations on the transfer of Department of Defense property for law enforcement activities. Subtitle F--Studies and Reports Sec. 1061. Report on potential improvements to certain military educational institutions of the Department of Defense. Sec. 1062. Reports on status and modernization of the North Warning System. Sec. 1063. Studies on the force structure for Marine Corps aviation. Sec. 1064. Study on unemployment rate of female veterans who served on active duty in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001. Sec. 1065. Report on Great Lakes and inland waterways seaports. Sec. 1066. Report on the Chemical and Biological Defense Program of the Department of Defense. Sec. 1067. Report on round-the-clock availability of childcare for members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense who work rotating shifts. Subtitle G--Other Matters Sec. 1081. Department of Defense strategic Arctic ports. Sec. 1082. Personal protective equipment matters. Sec. 1083. Estimate of damages from Federal Communications Commission Order 20-48. Sec. 1084. Modernization effort. Sec. 1085. Sense of Senate on Gold Star Families Remembrance Week. Sec. 1086. Continuity of the Economy Plan. Sec. 1087. Improving the authority for operations of unmanned aircraft for educational purposes. Sec. 1088. Requirement to post a 100 word summary to regulations.gov. Sec. 1089. Modification of licensure requirements for health care professionals providing treatment via telemedicine. Sec. 1090. Restrictions on Confucius Institutes. Sec. 1090A. Additional care for newborn children of veterans. Sec. 1090B. Additional diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for which there is a presumption of service connection for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam. Subtitle H--Wireless Supply Chain Innovation and Multilateral Security Sec. 1091. Definitions. Sec. 1092. Communications technology security funds. Sec. 1093. Promoting United States leadership in international organizations and communications standards- setting bodies. Subtitle I--Semiconductor Manufacturing Incentives Sec. 1094. Semiconductor incentive grants. Sec. 1095. Department of Defense. Sec. 1096. Department of Commerce study on status of microelectronics technologies in the United States industrial base. Sec. 1097. Funding for development and adoption of measurably secure microelectronics and measurably secure microelectronics supply chains. Sec. 1098. Advanced semiconductor research and design. Sec. 1099. Prohibition relating to foreign adversaries. TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS Subtitle A--Department of Defense Matters Sec. 1101. Enhanced pay authority for certain acquisition and technology positions in the Department of Defense. Sec. 1102. Enhanced pay authority for certain research and technology positions in the science and technology reinvention laboratories of the Department of Defense. Sec. 1103. Extension of enhanced appointment and compensation authority for civilian personnel for care and treatment of wounded and injured members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 1104. Extension of overtime rate authority for Department of the Navy employees performing work aboard or dockside in support of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier forward deployed in Japan. Sec. 1105. Expansion of direct hire authority for certain Department of Defense personnel to include installation military housing office positions supervising privatized military housing. Sec. 1106. Extension of sunset of inapplicability of certification of executive qualifications by qualification certification review board of Office of Personnel Management for initial appointments to Senior Executive Service positions in Department of Defense. Sec. 1107. Pilot program on enhanced pay authority for certain high- level management positions in the Department of Defense. Sec. 1108. Pilot program on expanded authority for appointment of recently retired members of the Armed Forces to positions in the Department of Defense. Sec. 1109. Direct hire authority and relocation incentives for positions at remote locations. Sec. 1110. Modification of direct hire authority for certain personnel involved with Department of Defense maintenance activities. Sec. 1110A. Fire Fighters Alternative Work Schedule demonstration project for the Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Fire and Emergency Services. Sec. 1110B. Report by Comptroller General of the United States on diversity and inclusion within the civilian workforce of the Department of Defense. Subtitle B--Government-Wide Matters Sec. 1111. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a combat zone. Sec. 1112. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian employees working overseas. Sec. 1113. Technical amendments to authority for reimbursement of Federal, State, and local income taxes incurred during travel, transportation, and relocation. TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS Subtitle A--Assistance and Training Sec. 1201. Authority to build capacity for additional operations. Sec. 1202. Authority to build capacity for air sovereignty operations. Sec. 1203. Modification to the Inter-European Air Forces Academy. Sec. 1204. Modification to support of special operations for irregular warfare. Sec. 1205. Extension and modification of authority to support border security operations of certain foreign countries. Sec. 1206. Modification of authority for participation in multinational centers of excellence. Sec. 1207. Implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017. Sec. 1208. Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies. Sec. 1209. Functional Center for Security Studies in Irregular Warfare. Sec. 1210. Open Technology Fund. Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan Sec. 1211. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to United States military operations. Sec. 1212. Extension and modification of Commanders' Emergency Response Program. Sec. 1213. Extension and modification of support for reconciliation activities led by the Government of Afghanistan. Sec. 1214. Sense of Senate on special immigrant visa program for Afghan allies. Sec. 1215. Sense of Senate and report on United States presence in Afghanistan. Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran Sec. 1221. Extension 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. Extension and modification of authority to support operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq. Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Europe and the Russian Federation Sec. 1231. Extension of limitation on military cooperation between the United States and the Russian Federation. Sec. 1232. Prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea. Sec. 1233. Modification and extension of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. Sec. 1234. Report on capability and capacity requirements of military forces of Ukraine and resource plan for security assistance. Sec. 1235. Sense of Senate on North Atlantic Treaty Organization enhanced opportunities partner status for Ukraine. Sec. 1236. Extension of authority for training for Eastern European national security forces in the course of multilateral exercises. Sec. 1237. Sense of Senate on Kosovo and the role of the Kosovo Force of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Sec. 1238. Sense of Senate on strategic competition with the Russian Federation and related activities of the Department of Defense. Sec. 1239. Report on Russian Federation support of racially and ethnically motivated violent extremists. Sec. 1240. Participation in European program on multilateral exchange of surface transportation services. Sec. 1241. Participation in programs relating to coordination or exchange of air refueling and air transportation services. Sec. 1242. Sense of Congress on support for coordinated action to ensure the security of Baltic allies. Subtitle E--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region Sec. 1251. Pacific Deterrence Initiative. Sec. 1252. Sense of Senate on the United States-Vietnam defense relationship. Sec. 1253. Authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup. Sec. 1254. Cooperative program with Vietnam to account for Vietnamese personnel missing in action. Sec. 1255. Provision of goods and services at Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands. Sec. 1256. Authority to establish a Movement Coordination Center Pacific in the Indo-Pacific region and participate in an Air Transport and Air-to- Air Refueling and other Exchanges of Services program. Sec. 1257. Training of ally and partner air forces in Guam. Sec. 1258. Statement of policy and sense of Senate on the Taiwan Relations Act. Sec. 1259. Sense of Congress on port calls in Taiwan with the USNS Comfort and the USNS Mercy . Sec. 1260. Limitation on use of funds to reduce total number of members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who are deployed to the Republic of Korea. Sec. 1261. Sense of Congress on co-development with Japan of a long- range ground-based anti-ship cruise missile system. Sec. 1262. Statement of policy on cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region. Sec. 1263. Extension of prohibition on commercial export of certain munitions to the Hong Kong Police Force. Sec. 1264. Implementation of the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act with regard to Taiwan arms sales. Subtitle F--Reports Sec. 1271. Review of and report on overdue acquisition and cross- servicing agreement transactions. Sec. 1272. Report on burden sharing contributions by designated countries. Sec. 1273. Report on risk to personnel, equipment, and operations due to Huawei 5G architecture in host countries. Sec. 1274. Allied burden sharing report. Subtitle G--Other Matters Sec. 1281. Reciprocal patient movement agreements. Sec. 1282. Extension of authorization of non-conventional assisted recovery capabilities. Sec. 1283. Extension of Department of Defense support for stabilization activities in national security interest of the United States. Sec. 1284. Notification with respect to withdrawal of members of the Armed Forces participating in the Multinational Force and Observers in Egypt. Sec. 1285. Modification to initiative to support protection of national security academic researchers from undue influence and other security threats. Sec. 1286. Establishment of United States-Israel Operations-Technology Working Group. Sec. 1287. Improved coordination of United States sanctions policy. Subtitle H--Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act Sec. 1291. Short title. Sec. 1292. Assistance for United States nationals unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad. Sec. 1293. Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs. Sec. 1294. Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell. Sec. 1295. Hostage Response Group. Sec. 1296. Authorization of imposition of sanctions. Sec. 1297. Definitions. Sec. 1298. Rule of construction. TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION Sec. 1301. Funding allocations for Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program. 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--Armed Forces Retirement Home Sec. 1411. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home. Sec. 1412. Periodic inspections of Armed Forces Retirement Home facilities by nationally recognized accrediting organization. Sec. 1413. Expansion of eligibility for residence at the Armed Forces Retirement Home. Subtitle C--Other Matters Sec. 1421. 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. TITLE XV--AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 1501. Purpose. Sec. 1502. Overseas contingency operations. Sec. 1503. Procurement. Sec. 1504. Research, development, test, and evaluation. Sec. 1505. Operation and maintenance. Sec. 1506. Military personnel. Sec. 1507. Working capital funds. Sec. 1508. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. Sec. 1509. Defense Inspector General. Sec. 1510. Defense Health Program. Subtitle B--Financial Matters Sec. 1521. Treatment as additional authorizations. Sec. 1522. Special transfer authority. Subtitle C--Other Matters Sec. 1531. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. Sec. 1532. Transition and enhancement of inspector general authorities for Afghanistan reconstruction. TITLE XVI--STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS Subtitle A--Space Activities Sec. 1601. Resilient and survivable positioning, navigation, and timing capabilities. Sec. 1602. Development efforts for National Security Space Launch providers. Sec. 1603. Timeline for nonrecurring design validation for responsive space launch. Sec. 1604. Tactically responsive space launch operations. Sec. 1605. Conforming amendments relating to reestablishment of Space Command. Sec. 1606. Space Development Agency development requirements and transfer to Space Force. Sec. 1607. Space launch rate assessment. Sec. 1608. Report on impact of acquisition strategy for the National Security Space Launch Program on emerging foreign space launch providers. Sec. 1609. Leveraging commercial satellite remote sensing. Subtitle B--Cyberspace-Related Matters Sec. 1611. Modification of position of Principal Cyber Advisor. Sec. 1612. Framework for cyber hunt forward operations. Sec. 1613. Modification of scope of notification requirements for sensitive military cyber operations. Sec. 1614. Modification of requirements for quarterly Department of Defense cyber operations briefings for Congress. Sec. 1615. Rationalization and integration of parallel cybersecurity architectures and operations. Sec. 1616. Modification of acquisition authority of Commander of United States Cyber Command. Sec. 1617. Assessment of cyber operational planning and deconfliction policies and processes. Sec. 1618. Pilot program on cybersecurity capability metrics. Sec. 1619. Assessment of effect of inconsistent timing and use of Network Address Translation in Department of Defense networks. Sec. 1620. Matters concerning the College of Information and Cyberspace at National Defense University. Sec. 1621. Modification of mission of cyber command and assignment of cyber operations forces. Sec. 1622. Integration of Department of Defense user activity monitoring and cybersecurity. Sec. 1623. Defense industrial base cybersecurity sensor architecture plan. Sec. 1624. Extension of Cyberspace Solarium Commission to track and assess implementation. Sec. 1625. Review of regulations and promulgation of guidance relating to National Guard responses to cyber attacks. Sec. 1626. Improvements relating to the quadrennial cyber posture review. Sec. 1627. Report on enabling United States Cyber Command resource allocation. Sec. 1628. Evaluation of options for establishing a cyber reserve force. Sec. 1629. Ensuring cyber resiliency of nuclear command and control system. Sec. 1630. Modification of requirements relating to the Strategic Cybersecurity Program and the evaluation of cyber vulnerabilities of major weapon systems of the Department of Defense. Sec. 1631. Defense industrial base participation in a cybersecurity threat intelligence sharing program. Sec. 1632. Assessment on defense industrial base cybersecurity threat hunting. Sec. 1633. Assessing risk to national security of quantum computing. Sec. 1634. Applicability of reorientation of Big Data Platform program to Department of Navy. Sec. 1635. Expansion of authority for access and information relating to cyber attacks on operationally critical contractors of the Armed Forces. Sec. 1636. Requirements for review of and limitations on the Joint Regional Security Stacks activity. Sec. 1637. Independent assessment of establishment of a National Cyber Director. Sec. 1638. Modification of authority to use operation and maintenance funds for cyber operations-peculiar capability development projects. Sec. 1639. Personnel management authority for Commander of United States Cyber Command and development program for offensive cyber operations. Sec. 1640. Implementation of information operations matters. Sec. 1641. Report on Cyber Institutes Program. Sec. 1642. Assistance for small manufacturers in the defense industrial supply chain on matters relating to cybersecurity. Sec. 1643. Study on cyberexploitation of members of the Armed Forces and their families. Subtitle C--Nuclear Forces Sec. 1651. Modification to responsibilities of Nuclear Weapons Council. Sec. 1652. Responsibility of Nuclear Weapons Council in preparation of National Nuclear Security Administration budget. Sec. 1653. Modification of Government Accountability Office review of annual reports on nuclear weapons enterprise. Sec. 1654. Prohibition on reduction of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States. Sec. 1655. Sense of the Senate on nuclear cooperation between the United States and the United Kingdom. Subtitle D--Missile Defense Programs Sec. 1661. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli cooperative missile defense program co- development and co-production. Sec. 1662. Acceleration of the deployment of hypersonic and ballistic tracking space sensor payload. Sec. 1663. Extension of prohibition relating to missile defense information and systems. Sec. 1664. Report on and limitation on expenditure of funds for layered homeland missile defense system. Sec. 1665. Extension of requirement for Comptroller General review and assessment of missile defense acquisition programs. Sec. 1666. Repeal of requirement for reporting structure of Missile Defense Agency. Sec. 1667. Ground-based midcourse defense interim capability. TITLE XVII--HONG KONG AUTONOMY ACT Sec. 1701. Short title. Sec. 1702. Definitions. Sec. 1703. Findings. Sec. 1704. Sense of Congress regarding Hong Kong. Sec. 1705. Identification of foreign persons involved in the erosion of the obligations of China under the Joint Declaration or the Basic Law and foreign financial institutions that conduct significant transactions with those persons. Sec. 1706. Sanctions with respect to foreign persons that contravene the obligations of China under the Joint Declaration or the Basic Law. Sec. 1707. Sanctions with respect to foreign financial institutions that conduct significant transactions with foreign persons that contravene the obligations of China under the Joint Declaration or the Basic Law. Sec. 1708. Waiver, termination, exceptions, and congressional review process. Sec. 1709. Implementation; penalties. Sec. 1710. Rule of construction. Sec. 1711. Exception relating to importation of goods. 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 fiscal year 2017 project at Camp Walker, Korea. TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2202. Family housing. Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. 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 authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project at Royal Air Force Lakenheath. Sec. 2306. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects. Sec. 2307. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 family housing projects. Sec. 2308. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 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. Sec. 2503. Execution of projects under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program. Subtitle B--Host Country In-Kind Contributions Sec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects. Sec. 2512. Qatar funded construction projects. TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve. Sec. 2607. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2020 project in Alabama. 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. Sec. 2703. Plan to finish remediation activities conducted by the Secretary of the Army in Umatilla, Oregon. TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Military Construction Program Sec. 2801. Responsibility of Navy for military construction requirements for certain Fleet Readiness Centers. Sec. 2802. Construction of ground-based strategic deterrent launch facilities and launch centers for Air Force. Subtitle B--Military Family Housing Sec. 2821. Prohibition on substandard family housing units. Sec. 2822. Technical corrections to privatized military housing program. Sec. 2823. Requirement that Secretary of Defense implement recommendations relating to military family housing contained in report by Inspector General of Department of Defense. Subtitle C--Project Management and Oversight Reforms Sec. 2841. Promotion of energy resilience and energy security in privatized utility systems. Sec. 2842. Consideration of energy security and energy resilience in life-cycle cost for military construction. Subtitle D--Land Conveyances Sec. 2861. Renewal of Fallon Range Training Complex land withdrawal and reservation. Sec. 2862. Renewal of Nevada Test and Training Range land withdrawal and reservation. Sec. 2863. Transfer of land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior within Naval Support Activity Panama City, Florida. Sec. 2864. Land conveyance, Camp Navajo, Arizona. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 2881. Military family readiness considerations in basing decisions. Sec. 2882. 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. Sec. 2883. Prohibitions relating to closure or returning to host nation of existing bases under the European Consolidation Initiative. Sec. 2884. Enhancement of authority to accept conditional gifts of real property on behalf of military museums. Sec. 2885. Equal treatment of insured depository institutions and credit unions operating on military installations. Sec. 2886. Report on operational aviation units impacted by noise restrictions or noise mitigation measures. Sec. 2887. Transfer of funds for Oklahoma City national memorial endowment fund. TITLE XXIX--OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS MILITARY CONSTRUCTION Sec. 2901. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2902. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. Sec. 2903. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 2904. Replenishment of certain military constructions funds. 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--Budget of the National Nuclear Security Administration Sec. 3111. Review of adequacy of nuclear weapons budget. Subtitle C--Personnel Matters Sec. 3121. National Nuclear Security Administration Personnel System. Sec. 3122. Inclusion of certain employees and contractors of Department of Energy in definition of public safety officer for purposes of certain death benefits. Sec. 3123. Reimbursement for liability insurance for nuclear materials couriers. Sec. 3124. Transportation and moving expenses for immediate family of deceased nuclear materials couriers. Sec. 3125. Extension of authority for appointment of certain scientific, engineering, and technical personnel. Subtitle D--Cybersecurity Sec. 3131. Reporting on penetrations of networks of contractors and subcontractors. Sec. 3132. Clarification of responsibility for cybersecurity of National Nuclear Security Administration facilities. Subtitle E--Defense Environmental Cleanup Sec. 3141. Public statement of environmental liabilities for facilities undergoing defense environmental cleanup. Sec. 3142. Inclusion of missed milestones in future-years defense environmental cleanup plan. Sec. 3143. Classification of defense environmental cleanup as capital asset projects or operations activities. Sec. 3144. Continued analysis of approaches for supplemental treatment of low-activity waste at Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 3151. Modifications to enhanced procurement authority to manage supply chain risk. Sec. 3152. Prohibition on use of laboratory- or production facility- directed research and development funds for general and administrative overhead costs. Sec. 3153. Monitoring of industrial base for nuclear weapons components, subsystems, and materials. Sec. 3154. Prohibition on use of funds for advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched uranium. Sec. 3155. Authorization of appropriations for W93 nuclear warhead program. Sec. 3156. Review of future of computing beyond exascale at the National Nuclear Security Administration. Sec. 3157. Application of requirement for independent cost estimates and reviews to new nuclear weapon systems. Sec. 3158. Extension and expansion of limitations on importation of uranium from Russian Federation. Sec. 3159. Integration of stockpile stewardship and nonproliferation missions. Sec. 3160. Technology development and integration program. Sec. 3161. Advanced manufacturing development program. Sec. 3162. Materials science program. Sec. 3163. Modifications to Inertial Confinement Fusion Ignition and High Yield Program. Sec. 3164. Earned value management program for life extension programs. Sec. 3165. Use of high performance computing capabilities for COVID-19 research. Sec. 3166. Availability of stockpile responsiveness funds for projects to reduce time necessary to execute a nuclear test. Sec. 3167. Sense of the Senate on extension of limitations on importation of uranium from Russian Federation. TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Sec. 3201. Authorization. Sec. 3202. Nonpublic collaborative discussions by Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. Sec. 3203. Improvements to operations of Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. TITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION Sec. 3501. Maritime Administration. DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables. TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT Sec. 4101. PROCUREMENT. Sec. 4102. Procurement for overseas contingency operations. TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation. Sec. 4202. Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas contingency operations. TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance. Sec. 4302. Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations. TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL Sec. 4401. Military personnel. Sec. 4402. Military personnel for overseas contingency operations. TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 4501. Other authorizations. Sec. 4502. Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations. TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION Sec. 4601. Military construction. Sec. 4602. Military construction for overseas contingency operations. TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS Sec. 4701. Department of Energy national security programs. DIVISION E--ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS TITLE LI--PROCUREMENT Subtitle B--Army Programs Sec. 5111. Report on CH-47F Chinook Block-II upgrade. Subtitle C--Navy Programs Sec. 5121. Limitation on alteration of Navy fleet mix. TITLE LII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Sec. 5211. Importance of historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions. Subtitle C--Sustainable Chemistry Sec. 5221. National coordinating entity for sustainable chemistry. Sec. 5222. Strategic plan for sustainable chemistry. Sec. 5223. Agency activities in support of sustainable chemistry. Sec. 5224. Partnerships in sustainable chemistry. Sec. 5225. Prioritization. Sec. 5226. Rule of construction. Sec. 5227. Major multi-user research facility project. Subtitle D--Cyber Workforce Matters Sec. 5231. Improving National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education. Sec. 5232. Development of standards and guidelines for improving cybersecurity workforce of Federal agencies. Sec. 5233. Modifications to Federal cyber scholarship-for-service program. Sec. 5234. Modifications to Federal cyber scholarship-for-service program. Sec. 5235. Cybersecurity in programs of the National Science Foundation. Sec. 5236. Cybersecurity in STEM programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Sec. 5237. Cybersecurity in Department of Transportation programs. Sec. 5238. National Cybersecurity Challenges. Sec. 5239. Internet of Things. Subtitle E--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters Sec. 5241. Report on Department of Defense strategy on artificial intelligence standards. Sec. 5242. Study on establishment of energetics program office. Sec. 5243. Deepfake report. Sec. 5244. CISA Director. Sec. 5245. Agency review. Sec. 5246. General Services Administration review. TITLE LIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment Sec. 5331. Use of cost savings realized from intergovernmental services agreements for installation-support services. Subtitle D--Reports Sec. 5351. Report on non-permissive, global positioning system denied airfield capabilities. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 5371. Increase of amounts available to Marine Corps for base operations and support. Sec. 5372. Modernization of congressional reports process. TITLE LV--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY Subtitle C--General Service Authorities Sec. 5516. Report on implementation of recommendations of the Comptroller General of the United States on recruitment and retention of female members of the Armed Forces. Subtitle F--Decorations and Awards Sec. 5551. Report on regulations and procedures to implement programs on award of medals or commendations to handlers of military working dogs. Subtitle G--Defense Dependents' Education and Military Family Readiness Matters PART II--Military Family Readiness Matters Sec. 5571. Independent study and report on military spouse underemployment. Subtitle H--Other Matters Sec. 5586. Questions regarding racism, anti-Semitism, and supremacism in workplace surveys administered by the Secretary of Defense. Sec. 5587. Briefing on the implementation of requirements on connections of retiring and separating members of the Armed Forces with community- based organizations and related entities. Sec. 5590. Pilot programs on remote provision by National Guard to State governments and National Guards of other States of cybersecurity technical assistance in training, preparation, and response to cyber incidents. TITLE LVII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Care Provisions Sec. 5707. Pilot program on receipt of non-generic prescription maintenance medications under TRICARE pharmacy benefits program. Subtitle B--Health Care Administration Sec. 5723. Authority of Secretary of Defense to waive requirements during national emergencies for purposes of provision of health care. Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters Sec. 5741. Study and report on surge capacity of Department of Defense to establish negative air room containment systems in military medical treatment facilities. TITLE LVIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Subtitle A--Industrial Base Matters Sec. 5801. Report on use of domestic nonavailability determinations. Sec. 5802. Report on the effect of the Defense Manufacturing Communities Support Program on the defense supply chain. Sec. 5803. Improving implementation of policy pertaining to the national technology and industrial base. Sec. 5808. Additional requirements pertaining to printed circuit boards. Sec. 5812. Miscellaneous limitations on the procurement of goods other than United States goods. Subtitle C--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations Sec. 5841. Waivers of certain conditions for progress payments under certain contracts during the COVID-19 national emergency. Subtitle E--Small Business Matters Sec. 5871. Office of Small Business and Disadvantaged Business Utilization. Sec. 5872. Eligibility of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for certain Small Business Administration programs. Sec. 5873. Disaster declaration in rural areas. Sec. 5874. Temporary extension for 8(a) participants. Sec. 5875. Maximum award price for sole source manufacturing contracts. Sec. 5876. Annual reports regarding the SBIR program of the Department of Defense. Sec. 5877. Small business loans for nonprofit child care providers. Subtitle G--Other Matters Sec. 5891. Listing of other transaction authority consortia. Sec. 5892. Report recommending disposition of notes to certain sections of title 10, United States Code. Sec. 5893. Applicability of reporting requirement related to notional milestones and standard timelines for foreign military sales. Sec. 5894. Additional requirements related to mitigating risks related to foreign ownership, control, or influence of Department of Defense contractors and subcontractors. TITLE LIX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT Subtitle D--Organization and Management of Other Department of Defense Offices and Elements Sec. 5951. Comptroller General of the United States report on vulnerabilities of the Department of Defense resulting from offshore technical support call centers. TITLE LX--GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Financial Matters Sec. 6001. Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) reports on improving the budget justification and related materials of the Department of Defense. Sec. 6002. Report on fiscal year 2022 budget request requirements in connection with Air Force operations in the Arctic. Sec. 6003. Providing information to States regarding undelivered savings bonds. Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations Sec. 6046. Conditions for permanently basing United States equipment or additional military units in host countries with at-risk vendors in 5G or 6G networks. Sec. 6047. Antidiscrimination. Subtitle F--Studies and Reports Sec. 6061. Maritime security and domain awareness. Sec. 6062. Report on pandemic preparedness and planning of the Navy. Sec. 6063. Study and report on the affordability of insulin. Subtitle G--Other Matters Sec. 6081. Modification to First Division monument. Sec. 6082. Estimate of damages from Federal Communications Commission Order 20-48. Sec. 6083. Diesel emissions reduction. Sec. 6084. Utilizing significant emissions with innovative technologies. Sec. 6085. Legal assistance for veterans and surviving spouses and dependents. Sec. 6086. Silver Star Service Banner Day. Sec. 6087. Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. Sec. 6088. Subpoena authority. Sec. 6089. Thad Cochran headquarters building. Sec. 6090. Comptroller General of the United States report on handling by Department of Veterans Affairs of disability-related benefits claims by veterans with type 1 diabetes who were exposed to a herbicide agent. Sec. 6091. Special rules for certain monthly workers' compensation payments and other payments for Federal Government personnel under chief of mission authority. Subtitle H--Industries of the Future Sec. 6094A. Short title. Sec. 6094B. Report on Federal research and development focused on industries of the future. Sec. 6094C. Industries of the Future Coordination Council. Subtitle I--READI Act Sec. 6096. Short title. Sec. 6096A. Definitions. Sec. 6096B. Wireless Emergency Alerts System offerings. Sec. 6096C. State Emergency Alert System Plans and Emergency Communications Committees. Sec. 6096D. Integrated public alert and warning system guidance. Sec. 6096E. False alert reporting. Sec. 6096F. Repeating Emergency Alert System messages for national security. Sec. 6096G. Internet and online streaming services emergency alert examination. TITLE LXII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan Sec. 6211. Congressional oversight of United States talks with Taliban officials and Afghanistan's comprehensive peace process. Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Europe and the Russian Federation Sec. 6231. Clarification and expansion of sanctions relating to construction of Nord Stream 2 or TurkStream pipeline projects. Sec. 6235. Sense of Senate on admission of Ukraine to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Enhanced Opportunities Partnership Program. Subtitle E--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region Sec. 6251. Pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia. Subtitle F--Reports Sec. 6273. Report on risk to personnel, equipment, and operations due to Huawei 5G architecture in host countries. Subtitle G--Other Matters Sec. 6281. Comparative studies on defense budget transparency of the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, and the United States. Sec. 6282. Modification to initiative to support protection of national security academic researchers from undue influence and other security threats. Sec. 6283. Sense of Senate on United States-Israel cooperation on precision-guided munitions. Sec. 6284. Blocking deadly fentanyl imports. Sec. 6286. Establishment of United States-Israel Operations-Technology Working Group. Subtitle H--United States-Israel Security Assistance Sec. 6290. Short title. Sec. 6290A. Definition. Chapter 1--Security Assistance for Israel Sec. 6291. Findings. Sec. 6292. Statement of policy. Sec. 6293. Security assistance for Israel. Sec. 6294. Extension of war reserves stockpile authority. Sec. 6295. Extension of loan guarantees to Israel. Sec. 6296. Transfer of precision guided munitions to Israel. Sec. 6297. Sense of Congress on rapid acquisition and deployment procedures. Sec. 6298. Eligibility of Israel for the strategic trade authorization exception to certain export control licensing requirements. Chapter 2--Enhanced United States-Israel Cooperation Sec. 6299. United States Agency for International Development memoranda of understanding to enhance cooperation with Israel. Sec. 6299A. Cooperative projects among the United States, Israel, and developing countries. Sec. 6299B. Joint cooperative program related to innovation and high- tech for the Middle East region. Sec. 6299C. Sense of Congress on United States-Israel economic cooperation. Sec. 6299D. Cooperation on directed energy capabilities. Sec. 6299E. Plans to provide Israel with necessary defense articles and services in a contingency. Sec. 6299F. Other matters of cooperation. TITLE LXVI--STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE MATTERS Subtitle B--Cyberspace Related Matters Sec. 6611. Report on use of encryption by Department of Defense national security systems. Sec. 6612. Guidance and direction on use of direct hiring processes for artificial intelligence professionals and other data science and software development personnel. Sec. 6613. Cybersecurity State Coordinator Act. Sec. 6614. Cybersecurity Advisory Committee. Sec. 6615. Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program. Subtitle C--Nuclear Forces Sec. 6651. Report on electromagnetic pulse hardening of ground-based strategic deterrent weapons system. TITLE LXVII--NUCLEAR ENERGY LEADERSHIP Sec. 6701. Advanced nuclear reactor research and development goals. Sec. 6702. Nuclear energy strategic plan. Sec. 6703. Versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source. Sec. 6704. Advanced nuclear fuel security program. Sec. 6705. University Nuclear Leadership Program. Sec. 6706. Adjusting strategic petroleum reserve mandated drawdowns. TITLE LXXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS Subtitle A--Military Construction Program Sec. 7801. Modification to authority for military construction projects for child development centers at military installations. Sec. 7802. Modification of construction of ground-based strategic deterrent launch facilities and launch centers for the Air Force. Subtitle B--Military Family Housing Sec. 7821. Inclusion of assessment of performance metrics in annual publication on use of incentive fees for privatized military housing projects. Subtitle D--Land Conveyances Sec. 7861. Establishment of interagency committees on joint use of certain land withdrawn from appropriation under public land laws. Sec. 7862. Lease extension for Bryan Multi-Sports Complex, Wayne County, North Carolina. Subtitle E--Other Matters Sec. 7881. Sense of Congress on relocation of Joint Spectrum Center. TITLE LXXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS Subtitle F--Other Matters Sec. 8159. Extension and expansion of limitations on importation of uranium from Russian Federation. DIVISION F--INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 Sec. 9001. Short title. Sec. 9002. Definitions. TITLE XCI--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES Sec. 9101. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 9102. Classified Schedule of Authorizations. Sec. 9103. Intelligence Community Management Account. TITLE XCII--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM Sec. 9201. Authorization of appropriations. TITLE XCIII--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS Subtitle A--General Intelligence Community Matters Sec. 9301. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities. Sec. 9302. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law. Sec. 9303. Clarification of authorities and responsibilities of National Manager for National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security. Sec. 9304. Continuity of operations plans for certain elements of the intelligence community in the case of a national emergency. Sec. 9305. Application of Executive Schedule level III to position of Director of National Reconnaissance Office. Sec. 9306. National Intelligence University. Sec. 9307. Requiring facilitation of establishment of Social Media Data and Threat Analysis Center. Sec. 9308. Data collection on attrition in intelligence community. Sec. 9309. Limitation on delegation of responsibility for program management of information-sharing environment. Sec. 9310. Improvements to provisions relating to intelligence community information technology environment. Sec. 9311. Requirements and authorities for Director of the Central Intelligence Agency to improve education in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. Subtitle B--Reports and Assessments Pertaining to Intelligence Community Sec. 9321. Assessment by the Comptroller General of the United States on efforts of the intelligence community and the Department of Defense to identify and mitigate risks posed to the intelligence community and the Department by the use of direct-to-consumer genetic testing by the Government of the People's Republic of China. Sec. 9322. Report on use by intelligence community of hiring flexibilities and expedited human resources practices to assure quality and diversity in the workforce of the intelligence community. Sec. 9323. Report on signals intelligence priorities and requirements. Sec. 9324. Assessment of demand for student loan repayment program benefit. Sec. 9325. Assessment of intelligence community demand for child care. Sec. 9326. Open source intelligence strategies and plans for the intelligence community. TITLE XCIV--SECURITY CLEARANCES AND TRUSTED WORKFORCE Sec. 9401. Exclusivity, consistency, and transparency in security clearance procedures, and right to appeal. Sec. 9402. Establishing process parity for security clearance revocations. Sec. 9403. Federal policy on sharing of derogatory information pertaining to contractor employees in the trusted workforce. TITLE XCV--REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS Sec. 9501. Report on attempts by foreign adversaries to build telecommunications and cybersecurity equipment and services for, or to provide such equipment and services to, certain allies of the United States. Sec. 9502. Report on threats posed by use by foreign governments and entities of commercially available cyber intrusion and surveillance technology. Sec. 9503. Reports on recommendations of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission. Sec. 9504. Assessment of critical technology trends relating to artificial intelligence, microchips, and semiconductors and related supply chains. Sec. 9505. Combating Chinese influence operations in the United States and strengthening civil liberties protections. Sec. 9506. Annual report on corrupt activities of senior officials of the Chinese Communist Party. Sec. 9507. Report on corrupt activities of Russian and other Eastern European oligarchs. Sec. 9508. Report on biosecurity risk and disinformation by the Chinese Communist Party and the Government of the People's Republic of China. Sec. 9509. Report on effect of lifting of United Nations arms embargo on Islamic Republic of Iran. Sec. 9510. Report on Iranian activities relating to nuclear nonproliferation. Sec. 9511. Sense of Congress on Third Option Foundation. SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES. In this Act, the term ``congressional defense committees'' has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF THIS ACT. The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purposes of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' for this Act, jointly submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget Committees, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage in the House acting first on the conference report or amendment between the Houses. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 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. INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ASSESSMENT. (a) Assessment by Secretary of the Army.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army shall conduct a classified assessment of the capability and capacity of current and planned integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) capabilities to meet combatant commander requirements for major operations against great-power competitors and other global operations in support of the National Defense Strategy. (2) Elements.--The assessment required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) Analysis and characterization of current and emerging threats, including the following: (i) Cruise, hypersonic, and ballistic missiles. (ii) Unmanned aerial systems. (iii) Rockets. (iv) Other indirect fire. (v) Specific and meaningfully varied examples within each of subclauses (I) through (IV). (B) Analysis of current and planned integrated air and missile defense capabilities to counter the threats analyzed and characterized under subparagraph (A), including the following: (i) Projected timelines for development, procurement, and fielding of planned integrated air and missile defense capabilities. (ii) Projected capability gaps. (iii) Opportunities for acceleration or need for incorporation of interim capabilities to address current and projected gaps. (C) Analysis of current and planned capacity to meet major contingency plan requirements and ongoing global operations of the combatant commands, including the following: (i) Current and planned numbers of integrated air and missile defense systems and formations, including munitions. (ii) Capacity gaps in addressing combatant command requirements. (iii) Operations tempo stress on integrated air and missile defense formations and personnel. (iv) Plans of the Secretary to continue to increase integrated air and missile defense personnel and formations. (D) Assessment of integrated air and missile defense architecture and enabling command and control systems, including the following: (i) A description of the integrated air and missile defense architecture and component counter unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) sub- architecture. (ii) Identification of the enabling command and control (C2) systems. (iii) Inter-connectivity of the enabling command and control systems. (iv) Compatibility of the enabling command and control systems with planned Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) architecture. (E) Assessment of proponency within the Army of integrated air and missile defense and counter unmanned aerial systems, including the following: (i) A description of the current proponency structure. (ii) Adequacy of the current proponency structure to facilitate Army executive agency integrated air and missile defense and counter unmanned aerial systems functions for the Department of Defense. (iii) Benefits of establishing integrated air and missile defense and counter unmanned aerial systems centers of excellence to help focus Army and joint force efforts to achieving a functional integrated air and missile defense capability and capacity to meet requirements of the combatant commands. (3) Characterization.-- (A) In general.--In carrying out paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary shall avoid broad characterizations that do not sufficiently distinguish between distinctly different threats in the same general class. (B) Example.--An example of a broad characterization to be avoided under such paragraph is ``cruise missiles'', since such characterization does not sufficiently distinguish between current cruise missiles and emerging hypersonic cruise missiles, which may require different capabilities to counter them. (4) Report and interim briefing.-- (A) Interim briefing.--Not later than December 15, 2020, the Secretary shall provide the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing on the assessment being conducted by the Secretary under paragraph (1). (B) Report.--Not later than February 15, 2021, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the Secretary with respect to the assessment conducted under paragraph (1). (b) Review by Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.-- (1) Review.--The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall review the assessment being conducted under subsection (a)(1) for potential gaps in capability and capacity to meet requirements of the National Defense Strategy. (2) Report.--Not later than April 15, 2021, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the finding of the Vice Chairman with respect to the review conducted under paragraph (1). SEC. 112. REPORT AND LIMITATION ON INTEGRATED VISUAL AUGMENTATION SYSTEM ACQUISITION. (a) Report Required.-- (1) In general.--Not later than August 15, 2021, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) subsequent to the completion of operational testing. (2) Elements required.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) Certification of the IVAS acquisition strategy, to include production model costs, full rate production schedule, and identification of any changes resulting from operational testing. (B) Certification of technology levels being utilized in the full rate production model. (C) Certification of operational suitability and soldier acceptability of the production model IVAS. (b) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Not more than 50 percent of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2021 for procurement of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System may be obligated or expended until the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees the report required under subsection (a). SEC. 113. MODIFICATIONS TO REQUIREMENT FOR AN INTERIM CRUISE MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITY. (a) Plan.--Not later than January 15, 2021, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees the plan, including a timeline, to operationally deploy or forward station the two batteries of interim cruise missile defense capability procured pursuant to section 112 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1660) in an operational theater or theaters. (b) Modification of Waiver.--Section 112(b)(4) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1661) is amended to read as follows: ``(4) Waiver.--The Secretary of the Army may waive the deadlines specified in paragraph (1): ``(A) For the deadline specified in paragraph (1)(A), if the Secretary determines that sufficient funds have not been appropriated to enable the Secretary to meet such deadline. ``(B) For the deadline specified in paragraph (1)(B), if the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a certification that-- ``(i) allocating resources toward procurement of an integrated enduring capability would provide robust tiered and layered protection to the joint force; or ``(ii) additional time is required to complete training and preparation for operational capability.''. Subtitle C--Navy Programs SEC. 121. CONTRACT AUTHORITY FOR COLUMBIA-CLASS SUBMARINE PROGRAM. (a) Contract Authority.--The Secretary of the Navy may enter into a contract, beginning with fiscal year 2021, for the procurement of up to two Columbia-class submarines. (b) Incremental Funding.--With respect to a contract entered into under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy may use incremental funding to make payments under the contract. (c) Liability.--Any contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that-- (1) any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose; and (2) total liability of the Federal Government for termination of any contract entered into shall be limited to the total amount of funding obligated to the contract at time of termination. SEC. 122. LIMITATION ON NAVY MEDIUM AND LARGE UNMANNED SURFACE VESSELS. (a) Milestone B Approval Requirements.--Milestone B approval may not be granted for a covered program unless such program accomplishes prior to and incorporates into such approval-- (1) qualification by the Senior Technical Authority of-- (A) at least two different main propulsion engines and ancillary equipment, including the fuel and lube oil systems; and (B) at least two different electrical generators and ancillary equipment; (2) final results of test programs of engineering development models or prototypes for critical systems specified by the Senior Technical Authority in their final form, fit, and function and in a realistic environment; and (3) a determination by the milestone decision authority of the minimum number of vessels, discrete test events, performance parameters to be tested, and schedule required to complete initial operational test and evaluation and demonstrate operational suitability and operational effectiveness. (b) Qualification Requirements.--The qualification required in subsection (a)(1) shall include a land-based operational demonstration of such equipment in the vessel-representative form, fit, and function for not less than 1,080 continuous hours without preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance, emergent repair, or any other form of repair or maintenance. (c) Requirement to Use Qualified Engines and Generators.--The Secretary of the Navy shall require that covered programs use only main propulsion engines and electrical generators that are qualified under subsection (a)(1). (d) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Navy may not release a detail design or construction request for proposals or obligate funds from a procurement account for a covered program until such program 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 this section. (e) Definitions.--In this section: (1) The term ``covered program'' means a program for-- (A) medium unmanned surface vessels; or (B) large unmanned surface vessels. (2) The term ``Milestone B approval'' has the meaning given the term in section 2366(e)(7) of title 10, United States Code. (3) 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. (4) The term ``Senior Technical Authority'' has the meaning given the term in section 8669b of title 10, United States Code. SEC. 123. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR NAVY WATERBORNE SECURITY BARRIERS. Section 130(a) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1665), as amended by section 126 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92), is further amended by striking ``for fiscal year 2019 or fiscal year 2020'' and inserting ``for fiscal years 2019, 2020, or 2021''. SEC. 124. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITIES FOR CERTAIN AMPHIBIOUS SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS. (a) Contract Authority.-- (1) Procurement authorized.--In fiscal year 2021, the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts for the procurement of three San Antonio-class amphibious ships and one America-class amphibious ship. (2) Procurement in conjunction with existing contracts.-- The ships authorized to be procured under paragraph (1) may be procured as additions to existing contracts covering such programs. (b) Certification Required.--A contract may not be entered into under subsection (a) unless the Secretary of the Navy certifies to the congressional defense committees, in writing, not later than 30 days before entry into the contract, each of the following, which shall be prepared by the milestone decision authority for such programs: (1) The use of such a contract is consistent with the Department of the Navy's projected force structure requirements for amphibious ships. (2) The use of such a contract will result in significant savings compared to the total anticipated costs of carrying out the program through annual contracts. In certifying cost savings under the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall include a written explanation of-- (A) the estimated end cost and appropriated funds by fiscal year, by hull, without the authority provided in subsection (a); (B) the estimated end cost and appropriated funds by fiscal year, by hull, with the authority provided in subsection (a); (C) the estimated cost savings or increase by fiscal year, by hull, with the authority provided in subsection (a); (D) the discrete actions that will accomplish such cost savings or avoidance; and (E) the contractual actions that will ensure the estimated cost savings are realized. (3) There is a reasonable expectation that throughout the contemplated contract period the Secretary of the Navy will request funding for the contract at the level required to avoid contract cancellation. (4) There is a stable design for the property to be acquired and the technical risks associated with such property are not excessive. (5) The estimates of both the cost of the contract and the anticipated cost avoidance through the use of a contract authorized under subsection (a) are realistic. (6) The use of such a contract will promote the national security of the United States. (7) 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 (as defined under section 221 of title 10, United States Code) for such fiscal year will include the funding required to execute the program without cancellation. (c) Authority for Advance Procurement.--The Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts for advance procurement associated with a vessel or vessels for which authorization to enter into a contract is provided under subsection (a), and for systems and subsystems associated with such vessels in economic order quantities when cost savings are achievable. (d) Condition for Out-year Contract Payments.--A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose for such fiscal year. (e) Milestone Decision Authority Defined.--In this section. the term ``milestone decision authority'' has the meaning given the term in section 2366a(d) of title 10, United States Code. SEC. 125. FIGHTER FORCE STRUCTURE ACQUISITION STRATEGY. (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2021, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report with a fighter force structure acquisition strategy that is aligned with the results of the independent studies required under section 1064 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1576).The strategy shall establish a minimum number of F-35 and Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) aircraft that the Navy and Marine Corps would be required to purchase each year to mitigate or manage strike fighter shortfalls. (b) Limitation on Deviation From Strategy.--The Department of the Navy may not deviate from the acquisition strategy established under subsection (a) until-- (1) the Secretary of the Navy receives a waiver and justification from the Secretary of Defense; and (2) 30 days after the Secretary of the Navy notifies the congressional defense committees of the proposed deviation. SEC. 126. TREATMENT OF SYSTEMS ADDED BY CONGRESS IN FUTURE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET REQUESTS. A procurement quantity of a system authorized by Congress in a National Defense Authorization Act for a given fiscal year that is subsequently appropriated by Congress in an amount greater than the quantity of such system included in the President's annual budget request submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for such fiscal year shall not be included as a new procurement quantity in future annual budget requests. SEC. 127. REPORT ON CARRIER WING COMPOSITION. (a) Report.--Not later than May 1, 2021, the Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the Chief of Naval Operations and Commandant of the Marine Corps, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the optimal composition of the carrier air wing in 2030 and 2040, as well as alternative force design concepts. (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements: (1) An analysis and justification used to reach the 50-50 mix of 4th and 5th generation aircraft for 2030. (2) An analysis and justification for the optimal mix of carrier aircraft for 2040. (3) A plan for incorporating unmanned aerial vehicles and associated communication capabilities to effectively implement the future force design. SEC. 128. REPORT ON STRATEGY TO USE ALQ-249 NEXT GENERATION JAMMER TO ENSURE FULL SPECTRUM ELECTROMAGNETIC SUPERIORITY. (a) Report.--Not later than July 30, 2021, the Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, shall submit to the congressional defense committees report with a strategy to ensure full spectrum electromagnetic superiority using the ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer. (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements: (1) A description of the current procurement strategy of the ALQ-249 and the analysis of its capability to meet the RF frequency ranges required in a National Defense Strategy (NDS) conflict. (2) An assessment of the ALQ-249's compatibility and ability to synchronize non-kinetic fires using other Joint Electronic Warfare (EW) platforms. (3) A future model of an interlinked/interdependent electronic warfare menu of options for commanders at tactical, operational, and strategic levels. Subtitle D--Air Force Programs SEC. 141. ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITY CONTRACTING AUTHORITY FOR F-35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER PROGRAM. (a) Authority for Advance Procurement and Economic Order Quantity.--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 for the F-35 aircraft program for use in procurement contracts to be awarded for such program during fiscal years 2021 through 2023. (b) Limitation.--The total amount obligated in fiscal year 2021 under all contracts entered into under subsection (a) shall not exceed $493,000,000. (c) Preliminary Findings.--Before entering into a contract under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make each of the following findings with respect to such contract: (1) The use of such a contract will result in significant savings of the total anticipated costs of carrying out the program through annual contracts. (2) 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. (3) 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. (4) There is a stable design for the property to be procured, and the technical risks associated with such property are not excessive. (5) 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. (6) Entering into the contract will promote the national security interests of the United States. (d) Certification Requirement.--Except as provided in subsection (e), the Secretary of Defense may not enter into a contract under subsection (a) until 30 days after the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense committees, in writing, that each of the following conditions is satisfied: (1) 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. (2) 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. (3) The contract is a fixed-price type contract. (4) The proposed contract provides for production at not less than minimum economic rates given the existing tooling and facilities. (5) The Secretary has determined that each of the conditions described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (c) will be met by such contract and has provided the basis for such determination to the congressional defense committees. (6) The determination under paragraph (5) was made after the completion of a cost analysis performed by the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation for the purpose of section 2334(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code, and the analysis supports that determination. (e) Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (d), the Secretary of Defense may enter into a contract under subsection (a) on or after December 1, 2020, if-- (1) the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation has not completed a cost analysis of the preliminary findings made by the Secretary under subsection (c) with respect to the contract; (2) the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense committees, in writing, that each of the conditions described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (d) is satisfied; and (3) a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary submits the certification under paragraph (2). SEC. 142. MINIMUM AIRCRAFT LEVELS FOR MAJOR MISSION AREAS. (a) Minimum Levels.--Except as provided under subsection (b), the Secretary of the Air Force shall maintain the following minima, based on Primary Mission Aircraft Inventory (PMAI): (1) 1,182 Fighter aircraft. (2) 190 Attack Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). (3) 92 Bomber aircraft. (4) 412 Tanker aircraft. (5) 230 Tactical airlift aircraft. (6) 235 Strategic airlift aircraft. (7) 84 Strategic Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft. (8) 106 Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) aircraft. (b) Exceptions.--The Secretary of the Air Force may reduce the number of aircraft in the PMAI of the Air Force below the minima specified in subsection (a) only if-- (1) the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense committees that such reduction is justified by the results of the new capability and requirements studies; and (2) a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date on which the certification is made to the congressional defense committees under paragraph (1). (c) Applicability.--The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply to 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. 143. MINIMUM OPERATIONAL SQUADRON LEVEL. As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of the Air Force shall seek to achieve a minimum of not fewer than 386 available operational squadrons, or equivalent organizational units, within the Air Force. In addition to the operational squadrons, the Secretary shall strive to achieve the following primary mission aircraft inventory (PMAI) numbers: (1) 1,680 Fighter aircraft. (2) 199 Persist attack remotely piloted aircraft (RPA). (3) 225 Bomber aircraft. (4) 500 Air refueling aircraft. (5) 286 Tactical airlift aircraft. (6) 284 Strategic airlift aircraft. (7) 55 Command and control aircraft. (8) 105 Combat search and rescue (CSAR) aircraft. (9) 30 Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft. (10) 179 Special operations aircraft. (11) 40 Electronic warfare (EW) aircraft. SEC. 144. MINIMUM AIR FORCE BOMBER AIRCRAFT LEVEL. The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees recommendations for a minimum number of bomber aircraft, including penetrating bombers in addition to B-52H aircraft, to enable the Air Force to carry out its long-range penetrating strike capability. SEC. 145. F-35 GUN SYSTEM. The Secretary of the Air Force shall begin the procurement process for an alternate 25mm ammunition solution that provides a true full- spectrum target engagement capability for the F-35A aircraft. SEC. 146. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR CLOSE AIR SUPPORT INTEGRATION GROUP. No funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be obligated or expended for the Close Air Support Integration Group (CIG) or its subordinate units at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, and the Air Force may not utilize personnel or equipment in support of the CIG or its subordinate units. SEC. 147. LIMITATION ON DIVESTMENT OF KC-10 AND KC-135 AIRCRAFT. The Secretary of Defense may not divest KC-10 and KC-135 aircraft in excess of the following amounts: (1) In fiscal year 2021, 6 KC-10 aircraft, including only 3 from primary mission aircraft inventory (PMAI). (2) In fiscal year 2022, 12 KC-10 aircraft. (3) In fiscal year 2023, 12 KC-10 and 14 KC-135 aircraft. SEC. 148. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF U-2 AND RQ-4 AIRCRAFT. (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Air Force may not take any action that would prevent the Air Force from maintaining the fleets of U-2 aircraft or RQ-4 aircraft in their current, or improved, configurations and capabilities until the Chairman of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council certifies in writing to the appropriate committees of Congress that the capability to be fielded at the same time or before the retirement of the U-2 aircraft or RQ-4 aircraft (as the case may be) would result in equal or greater capability available to the commanders of the combatant commands and would not result in less capacity available to the commanders of the combatant commands. (b) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the certification requirement under subsection (a) with respect to U-2 aircraft or RQ-4 aircraft if the Secretary-- (1) determines, after analyzing sufficient and relevant data, that a loss in capacity and capability will not prevent the combatant commanders from accomplishing their missions at acceptable levels of risk; and (2) provides to the appropriate committees of Congress a certification of such determination and supporting analysis. (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means-- (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. SEC. 149. LIMITATION ON DIVESTMENT OF F-15C AIRCRAFT IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force may not divest F- 15C aircraft in the European theater until the F-15EX aircraft is integrated into the Air Force and has begun bed down actions in the European theater. (b) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Commander of the United States European Command (EUCOM), may waive the limitation under subsection (a) if the Secretary certifies to Congress the divestment is required for the national defense and that there exists sufficient resources at all times to meet NATO and EUCOM air superiority requirements for the European theater. SEC. 150. AIR BASE DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITION STRATEGY. (a) Strategy Required.--Not later than March 1, 2021, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF), in consultation with the Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA), shall submit to the congressional defense committees a development and acquisition strategy to procure a capability to protect air bases and prepositioned sites in contested environments highlighted in the National Defense Strategy. The strategy should ensure a solution that is effective against current and emerging cruise missile and advanced hypersonic missile threats. (b) Limitation on Use of Operation and Maintenance Funds.--Not more than 50 percent of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2021 for operation and maintenance for the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force and the Office of the Secretary of the Army may be obligated or expended until 15 days after submission of the strategy required under subsection (a). SEC. 151. REQUIRED SOLUTION FOR KC-46 AIRCRAFT REMOTE VISUAL SYSTEM LIMITATIONS. The Secretary of the Air Force shall develop and implement a complete, one-time solution to the KC-46 aircraft remote visual system (RVS) operational limitations. Not later than October 1, 2020, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees an implementation strategy for the solution. SEC. 152. ANALYSIS OF REQUIREMENTS AND ADVANCED BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CAPABILITIES. (a) Analysis.--Not later than April 1, 2021, the Secretary of the Air Force, in consultation with the commanders of the combatant commands, shall develop an analysis of current and future moving target indicator requirements across the combatant commands and operational and tactical level command and control capabilities the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) will require when fielded. (b) JROC Requirements.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the Secretary of the Air Force develops the analysis under subsection (a), the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) shall certify that requirements for ABMS incorporate the findings of the analysis. (2) Congressional notification.--The Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) shall notify the congressional defense committees upon making the certification required under paragraph (1) and provide a briefing on the requirements and findings described in such paragraph not later than 30 days after such notification. SEC. 153. STUDIES ON MEASURES TO ASSESS COST-PER-EFFECT FOR KEY MISSION AREAS. (a) In General.--Not later than January 1, 2021, the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide for the performance of two independent studies to devise new measures to assess cost-per-effect for key mission areas. One of the studies shall be conducted by an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code, and one of the studies shall be conducted by a federally funded research and development center. (b) Scope.--Each study conducted pursuant to subsection (a) shall address the following matters: (1) Number of weapon systems required to meet a specified mission goal. (2) Number of personnel required to meet a specified mission goal. (3) Associated operation and maintenance costs necessary to facilitate respective operational constructs. (4) Basing requirements for respective force constructs. (5) Mission support elements required to facilitate specified operations. (6) Defensive measures required to facilitate viable mission operations. (7) Attrition due to enemy countermeasures and other loss factors associated with respective technologies. (8) Associated weapon effects costs compared to alternative forms of power projection. (c) Implementation of Measures.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall, as appropriate, incorporate the findings of the studies conducted pursuant to subsection (a) in the Air Force's future force development process. The measures-- (1) should be domain and platform agnostic; (2) should focus on how best to achieve mission goals in future operations; and (3) shall consider including harnessing cost-per-effect assessments as a key performance parameter within the Department of Defense's Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) requirements process. SEC. 154. PLAN FOR OPERATIONAL TEST AND UTILITY EVALUATION OF SYSTEMS FOR LOW-COST ATTRIBUTABLE AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM. Not later than October 1, 2020, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall-- (a) submit to the congressional defense committees an executable plan for the operational test and utility evaluation of the systems of the Low-Cost Attributable Aircraft Technology (LCAAT) program of the Air Force; and (b) brief the congressional defense committees on such plan. SEC. 155. PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT OR DIVESTMENT OF A-10 AIRCRAFT. The Secretary of Defense may not during fiscal year 2021 divest or retire any A-10 aircraft, in order to ensure ongoing capabilities to counter violent extremism and provide close air support and combat search and rescue in accordance with the National Defense Strategy. Subtitle E--Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters SEC. 171. BUDGETING FOR LIFE-CYCLE COST OF AIRCRAFT FOR THE NAVY, ARMY, AND AIR FORCE: ANNUAL PLAN AND CERTIFICATION. (a) In General.--Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 231 the following new section: ``Sec. 231a. Budgeting for life-cycle cost of aircraft for the Navy, Army, and Air Force: Annual plan and certification ``(a) Annual Aircraft Procurement Plan and Certification.--Not later than 45 days after the date on which the President submits to Congress the budget for a fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees-- ``(1) a plan for the procurement of the aircraft specified in subsection (b) for the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Army, and the Department of the Air Force developed in accordance with this section; and ``(2) a certification by the Secretary that both the budget for such fiscal year and the future years defense program submitted to Congress in relation to such budget under section 221 of this title provide for funding of the procurement of aircraft at a level that is sufficient for the procurement of the aircraft provided for in the plan under paragraph (1) on the schedule provided in the plan. ``(b) Covered Aircraft.--The aircraft specified in this subsection are the aircraft as follows: ``(1) Fighter aircraft. ``(2) Attack aircraft. ``(3) Bomber aircraft. ``(4) Intertheater lift aircraft. ``(5) Intratheater lift aircraft. ``(6) Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft. ``(7) Tanker aircraft. ``(8) Remotely piloted aircraft. ``(9) Rotary-wing aircraft. ``(10) Operational support and executive lift aircraft. ``(11) Any other major support aircraft designated by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of this section. ``(c) Annual Aircraft Procurement Plan.--(1) The annual aircraft procurement plan developed for a fiscal year for purposes of subsection (a)(1) should be designed so that the aviation force provided for under the plan is capable of supporting the national military strategy of the United States as set forth in the most recent National Defense Strategy submitted under section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code, and National Military Strategy submitted under section 153(b) of title 10, United States Code. ``(2) Each annual aircraft procurement plan shall include the following: ``(A) A detailed program for the procurement of the aircraft specified in subsection (b) for each of the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Army, and the Department of the Air Force over the next 30 fiscal years. ``(B) A description of the necessary aviation force structure to meet the requirements of the national military strategy of the United States or the most recent Quadrennial Defense Review, whichever is applicable under paragraph (1). ``(C) The estimated levels of annual investment funding necessary to carry out each aircraft program, together with a discussion of the procurement strategies on which such estimated levels of annual investment funding are based, set forth in aggregate for the Department of Defense and in aggregate for each military department. ``(D) The estimated level of annual funding necessary to operate, maintain, sustain, and support each aircraft program throughout the life-cycle of the program, set forth in aggregate for the Department of Defense and in aggregate for each military department. ``(E) For each of the cost estimates required by subparagraphs (C) and (D)-- ``(i) a description of whether the cost estimate is derived from the cost estimate position of the military department or derived from the cost estimate position of the Office of Cost Analysis and Program Evaluation; ``(ii) if the cost estimate position of the military department and the cost estimate position of the Office of Cost Analysis and Program Evaluation differ by more than 5 percent for any aircraft program, an annotated cost estimate difference and sufficient rationale to explain the difference; ``(iii) the confidence or certainty level associated with the cost estimate for each aircraft program; and ``(iv) a certification that cost between different services and aircraft are based on similar components in the life-cycle cost of each program. ``(F) An assessment by the Secretary of Defense of the extent to which the combined aircraft forces of the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Army, and the Department of the Air Force meet the national security requirements of the United States. ``(3) For any cost estimate required by paragraph (2)(C) or (D), for any aircraft program for which the Secretary is required to include in a report under section 2432 of this title, the source of the cost information used to prepare the annual aircraft plan, shall be sourced from the Selected Acquisition Report data that the Secretary plans to submit to the congressional defense committees in accordance with subsection (f) of that section for the year for which the annual aircraft plan is prepared. ``(4) The annual aircraft procurement plan shall be submitted in unclassified form and shall contain a classified annex. A summary version of the unclassified report shall be made available to the public. ``(d) Assessment When Aircraft Procurement Budget Is Insufficient to Meet Applicable Requirements.--If the budget for a fiscal year provides for funding of the procurement of aircraft for the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Army, or the Department of the Air Force at a level that is not sufficient to sustain the aviation force structure specified in the aircraft procurement plan for such Department for that fiscal year under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include with the defense budget materials for that fiscal year an assessment that describes and discusses the risks associated with the reduced force structure of aircraft that will result from funding aircraft procurement at such level. The assessment shall be coordinated in advance with the commanders of the combatant commands. ``(e) Annual Report on Aircraft Inventory.--(1) As part of the annual plan and certification required to be submitted under this section, the Secretary shall include a report on the aircraft in the inventory of the Department of Defense. Each such report shall include the following, for the year covered by the report: ``(A) The total number of aircraft in the inventory. ``(B) The total number of the aircraft in the inventory that are active, stated in the following categories (with appropriate subcategories for mission aircraft, training aircraft, dedicated test aircraft, and other aircraft): ``(i) Primary aircraft. ``(ii) Backup aircraft. ``(iii) Attrition and reconstitution reserve aircraft. ``(C) The total number of the aircraft in the inventory that are inactive, stated in the following categories: ``(i) Bailment aircraft. ``(ii) Drone aircraft. ``(iii) Aircraft for sale or other transfer to foreign governments. ``(iv) Leased or loaned aircraft. ``(v) Aircraft for maintenance training. ``(vi) Aircraft for reclamation. ``(vii) Aircraft in storage. ``(D) The aircraft inventory requirements approved by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. ``(2) Each report submitted under this subsection shall set forth each item described in paragraph (1) separately for the regular component of each armed force and for each reserve component of each armed force and, for each such component, shall set forth each type, model, and series of aircraft provided for in the future-years defense program that covers the fiscal year for which the budget accompanying the plan, certification and report is submitted. ``(f) Definition of Budget.--In this section, the term `budget', with respect to a fiscal year, means the budget for that fiscal year that is submitted to Congress by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 9 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 231 the following new item: ``231a. Budgeting for life-cycle cost of aircraft for the Navy, Army, and Air Force: Annual plan and certification.''. SEC. 172. AUTHORITY TO USE F-35 AIRCRAFT WITHHELD FROM DELIVERY TO GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY. The Secretary of the Air Force is authorized to utilize, modify, and operate the 6 F-35 aircraft that were accepted by the Government of Turkey but never delivered because Turkey was suspended from the F-35 program. SEC. 173. TRANSFER FROM COMMANDER OF UNITED STATES STRATEGIC COMMAND TO CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS RELATING TO ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS. (a) Transfer.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense shall transition to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as a Chairman's Controlled Activity all of the responsibilities and functions of the Commander of United States Strategic Command that are germane to electromagnetic spectrum operations, including-- (1) advocacy for joint electronic warfare capabilities, (2) providing contingency electronic warfare support to other combatant commands, and (3) supporting combatant command joint training and planning related to electromagnetic spectrum operations. (b) Responsibility of Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as the Electronic Warfare Senior Designated Official.--The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as the Electronic Warfare Senior Designated Official, shall be responsible for the following: (1) Executing the functions transitioned to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under subsection (a). (2) Overseeing, with the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, the development and implementation of the Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy of the Department of Defense and subsequent Department-wide electromagnetic spectrum and electronic warfare strategies. (3) Managing the Joint Electronic Warfare Center and the Joint Electromagnetic Preparedness for Advanced Combat organizations. (4) Overseeing, through the Joint Requirements Oversight Council and the Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations cross- functional team, the acquisition activities of the military services as they relate to electromagnetic spectrum operations. (5) Overseeing and, as appropriate, setting standards for the individual and unit training programs of the military services and the joint training and mission rehearsal programs of the combatant commands as they relate to electromagnetic spectrum operations. (6) Overseeing the development of tactics, techniques, and procedures germane to electromagnetic spectrum operations. (7) Overseeing the integration of electromagnetic spectrum operations into operation plans and contingency plans. (8) Developing and integrating into the joint warfighting concept operational concepts for electromagnetic spectrum operations, including the following: (A) The roles and responsibilities of each of the military services and their primary contributions to the joint force. (B) The primary targets for offensive electromagnetic spectrum operations and their alignment to the military services and relevant capabilities. (C) The armed forces' positioning, scheme of maneuver, kill chains, and tactics, techniques, and procedures, as appropriate, to conduct offensive electromagnetic spectrum operations. (D) The armed forces' positioning, scheme of maneuver, kill chains, and tactics, techniques, and procedures, as appropriate, to detect, disrupt, avoid, or render ineffective adversary electromagnetic spectrum operations. (c) Period of Effect of Transfer.-- (1) In general.--The transfer required by subsection (a) and the responsibilities specified in subsection (b) shall remain in effect until such date as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff considers appropriate, except that such date shall not be earlier than the date that is 180 days after the date on which the Chairman submits to the congressional defense committees notice that-- (A) the Chairman has made a determination that-- (i) the military services', geographic combatant commands', and functional combatant commands' electromagnetic spectrum operations expertise, capabilities, and execution are sufficiently robust; and (ii) an alternative arrangement described in paragraph (2) is justified; and (B) the Chairman intends to transfer responsibilities and activities in order to carry out such alternative arrangement. (2) Alternative arrangement described.--An alternative arrangement described in this paragraph is an arrangement in which certain oversight, advocacy, and coordination functions allotted to the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by subsections (a) and (b) are performed either by a single combatant command or by the individual geographic and functional combatant commands responsible for executing electromagnetic spectrum operations with long-term supervision by the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (d) Evaluations of Armed Forces.-- (1) In general.--The Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the Chief of Space Operations shall each conduct and complete an evaluation of the armed forces for their respective military services and their ability to perform the electromagnetic spectrum operations missions required of them in-- (A) the Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy; (B) the Joint Staff-developed concept of operations; and (C) the operation and contingency plans of the combatant commanders. (2) Elements.--Each evaluation under paragraph (1) shall include assessment of the following: (A) Current programs of record, including-- (i) the ability of weapon systems to perform missions in contested electromagnetic spectrum environments; and (ii) the ability of electronic warfare capabilities to disrupt adversary operations. (B) Future programs of record, including-- (i) the need for distributed or network- centric electronic warfare and signals intelligence capabilities; and (ii) the need for automated and machine learning- or artificial intelligence-assisted electronic warfare capabilities. (C) Order of battle. (D) Individual and unit training. (E) Tactics, techniques, and procedures, including-- (i) maneuver, distribution of assets, and the use of decoys; and (ii) integration of nonkinetic and kinetic fires. (e) Evaluation of Combatant Commands.-- (1) In general.--The Commander of the United States European Command, the Commander of the United States Pacific Command, and the Commander of the United States Central Command shall each conduct and complete an evaluation of the plans and posture of their respective commands to execute the electromagnetic spectrum operations envisioned in-- (A) the Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy; and (B) the Joint Staff-developed concept of operations. (2) Elements.--Each evaluation under paragraph (1) shall include assessment of the following: (A) Operation and contingency plans. (B) The manning, organizational alignment, and capability of joint electromagnetic spectrum operations cells. (C) Mission rehearsal and exercises. (D) Force positioning, posture, and readiness. (f) Semiannual Briefing.--Not less frequently than twice each year until January 1, 2026, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall brief the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on the implementation of this section by each of the Joint Staff, the military services, and the combatant commands. SEC. 174. CRYPTOGRAPHIC MODERNIZATION SCHEDULES. (a) Cryptographic Modernization Schedules Required.--Each of the Secretaries of the military departments and the heads of relevant defense agencies and field activities shall establish and maintain a cryptographic modernization schedule that specifies, for each pertinent weapon system, command and control system, or data link, including those that use commercial encryption technologies, as relevant, the following: (1) The expiration date or cease key date for applicable cryptographic algorithms. (2) Anticipated key extension requests for systems where cryptographic modernization is assessed to be overly burdensome and expensive or to provide limited operational utility. (3) The funding and deployment schedule for modernized cryptographic algorithms, keys, and equipment over the Future Years Defense Program. (b) Requirements for Chief Information Officer.--The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense shall-- (1) oversee the construction and implementation of the cryptographic modernization schedules required by subsection (a); (2) establish and maintain an integrated cryptographic modernization schedule for the entire Department, collating the cryptographic modernization schedules required under subsection (a); and (3) in coordination with the Director of the National Security Agency and the Joint Staff Director for Command, Control, Communications, and Computers/Cyber, use the budget certification, standard-setting, and policy-making authorities provided in section 142 of title 10, United States Code, to amend military service and defense agency and field activity plans for key extension requests and cryptographic modernization funding and deployment that pose unacceptable risk to military operations. (c) Annual Notices.--Not later than January 1, 2022, and not less frequently than once each year thereafter until January 1, 2026, the Chief Information Officer of the Department and the Joint Staff Director for Command, Control, Communications, and Computers/Cyber shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees notification of all-- (1) delays to or planned delays of military service and defense agency and field activity funding and deployment of modernized cryptographic algorithms, keys, and equipment over the previous year; and (2) changes in plans or schedules surrounding key extension requests and waivers, including-- (A) unscheduled or unanticipated key extension requests; and (B) unscheduled or unanticipated waivers and nonwaivers of scheduled or anticipated key extension requests. SEC. 175. PROHIBITION ON PURCHASE OF ARMED OVERWATCH AIRCRAFT. The Secretary of the Air Force may not purchase any aircraft for the Air Force Special Operations Command for the purpose of ``armed overwatch'' until such time as the Chief of Staff of the Air Force certifies to the congressional defense committees that general purpose forces of the Air Force do not have the skill or capacity to provide close air support and armed overwatch to United States forces deployed operationally. SEC. 176. SPECIAL OPERATIONS ARMED OVERWATCH. (a) Prohibition.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for the Department of Defense may be used to acquire armed overwatch aircraft for the United States Special Operations Command, and the Department of Defense may not acquire armed overwatch aircraft for the United States Special Operations Command in fiscal year 2021. (b) Analysis Required.-- (1) In general.--Not later than July 1, 2021, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command, shall conduct an analysis to define the special operations- peculiar requirements for armed overwatch aircraft and to determine whether acquisition of a new special operations- peculiar platform is the most cost effective means of fulfilling such requirements. (2) Elements.--At a minimum, the analysis of alternatives required under paragraph (1) shall include-- (A) a description of the concept of operations for employing armed overwatch aircraft in support of ground forces; (B) an identification of geographic regions in which armed overwatch aircraft could be deployed; (C) an identification of the most likely antiaircraft threats in geographic areas where armed overwatch aircraft will be deployed and possible countermeasures to defeat such threats; (D) a defined requirement for special operations- peculiar armed overwatch aircraft, including an identification of threshold and objective performance parameters for armed overwatch aircraft; (E) an analysis of alternatives comparing various manned and unmanned aircraft in the current aircraft inventory of the United States Special Operations Command and a new platform for meeting requirements for the armed overwatch mission, including for each alternative considered; (F) an identification of any necessary aircraft modifications and the associated cost; (G) the annual cost of operating and sustaining such aircraft; (H) an identification of any required military construction costs; (I) an explanation of how the acquisition of a new armed overwatch aircraft would impact the overall fleet of special operations-peculiar aircraft and the availability of aircrews and maintainers; (J) an explanation of why existing Air Force and United States Special Operations Command close air support and airborne intelligence capabilities are insufficient for the armed overwatch mission; and (K) any other matters determined relevant by the Secretary of Defense. SEC. 177. AUTONOMIC LOGISTICS INFORMATION SYSTEM REDESIGN STRATEGY. Not later than October 1, 2020, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in consultation with the F-35 Program Executive Officer, shall-- (1) submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing a program-wide process for measuring, collecting, and tracking information on how the Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) is affecting the performance of the F-35 fleet, including its effects on mission capability rates; and (2) implement a strategy for the redesign of ALIS, including the identification and assessment of goals, key risks or uncertainties, and costs of redesigning the system. SEC. 178. CONTRACT AVIATION SERVICES IN A COUNTRY OR IN AIRSPACE IN WHICH A SPECIAL FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATION APPLIES. (a) In General.--When the Department of Defense contracts for aviation services to be performed in a foreign country, or in airspace, in which a Special Federal Aviation Regulation issued by the Federal Aviation Administration would preclude operation of such aviation services by an air carrier or commercial operator of the United States, the Secretary of Defense (or a designee of the Secretary) shall-- (1) obtain approval from the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (or a designee of the Administrator) for the air carrier or commercial operator of the United States to deviate from the Special Federal Aviation Regulation to the extent necessary to perform such aviation services; (2) designate the aircraft of the air carrier or commercial operator of the United States to be State Aircraft of the United States when performing such aviation services; or (3) use organic aircraft to perform such aviation services in lieu of aircraft of an air carrier or commercial operator of the United States. (b) Construction of Designation.--The designation of aircraft of an air carrier or commercial operator of the United States as State Aircraft of the United States under subsection (a)(2) shall have no effect on Federal Aviation Administration requirements for-- (1) safety oversight responsibility for the operation of aircraft so designated, except for those activities prohibited or restricted by an applicable Special Federal Aviation Regulation; and (2) any previously issued nonpremium aviation insurance or reinsurance policy issued to the air carrier or commercial operator of the United States for the duration of aviation services performed as a State Aircraft of the United States under that subsection. SEC. 179. F-35 AIRCRAFT MUNITIONS. The Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Navy shall qualify and certify, for the use of United States forces, additional munitions on the F-35 aircraft that are already qualified on NATO member F-35 partner aircraft. SEC. 180. AIRBORNE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE ACQUISITION ROADMAP FOR UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND. (a) In General.--Not later than December 1, 2021, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict and the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees an acquisition roadmap to meet the manned and unmanned airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance requirements of United States Special Operations Forces. (b) Elements.--The roadmap required under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: (1) A description of the current platform requirements for manned and unmanned airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to support United States Special Operations Forces. (2) An analysis of the remaining service life of existing manned and unmanned airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities currently operated by United States Special Operations Forces. (3) An identification of any current or anticipated special operations-peculiar capability gaps. (4) A description of the future manned and unmanned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platform requirements of the United States Special Operations Forces, including range, payload, endurance, ability to operate in contested environments, and other requirements as appropriate. (5) An explanation of the anticipated mix of manned and unmanned aircraft, number of platforms, and associated aircrew and maintainers. (6) An explanation of the extent to which service-provided manned and unmanned airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities will be required in support of United States Special Operations Forces and how such capabilities will supplement and integrate with the organic capabilities possessed by United States Special Operations Forces. (7) Any other matters deemed relevant by the Assistant Secretary and Commander. SEC. 181. REQUIREMENT TO ACCELERATE THE FIELDING AND DEVELOPMENT OF COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS ACROSS THE JOINT FORCE. (a) Priority Objectives for Executive Agent for C-UAS.--The Executive Agent of the Joint Counter Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (C- sUAS) Office, as designated by the Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition and Sustainment, shall prioritize the following objectives: (1) Select counter unmanned aerial systems that can be fielded as early as fiscal year 2021 to meet immediate operational needs in countering Group 1, 2, and 3 unmanned aerial systems with the potential to expand to other larger systems. (2) Devise and execute a near-term plan to develop and field a select set of counter unmanned aerial systems to meet joint force requirements, beginning in fiscal year 2021. (b) Fielding C-UAS Systems in Fiscal Year 2021.--Pursuant to subsection (a)(1), the Executive Agent shall prioritize the selection of counter unmanned aerial systems that can be fielded in fiscal year 2021 with specific emphasis on systems that-- (1) have undergone effective combat validations; (2) meet the operational demands of deployed forces facing the most significant threats, especially unmanned aerial systems that are not remotely piloted or are not reliant on a command link; and (3) utilize autonomous systems and processes that increase operational effectiveness, reduce the manning demands on operational forces, and limit the need for government-funded contractor logistics support. (c) Near-term Development Plan.--The plan for the near-term development of counter unmanned aerial systems prioritized under subsection (a)(2) shall ensure, at a minimum, that the development of such systems-- (1) builds, as much as practicable, upon systems that were selected for fielding in fiscal year 2021 and the criteria prioritized for their selection, as specified in subsection (b); (2) reduces or accelerates the timeline for initial operational capability and full operational capability; (3) utilizes a software-defined, family-of-systems approach that enables the flexible and continuous integration of different types of sensors and mitigation solutions based on the different demands of particular military installations and deployed forces, physical geographies, and threat profiles; and (4) gives preference to commercial items, as required in section 3307 of title 41, United States Code, when making selections of counter unmanned aerial systems or component parts, including a common command and control system. (d) Briefing.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Executive Agent shall brief the congressional defense committees on the selection process for counter unmanned aerial systems capabilities prioritized under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and the plan prioritized under paragraph (2) of such subsection. (e) Oversight.--The Executive Agent shall-- (1) oversee the program management and execution of all counter unmanned aerial systems being developed within the military departments on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) ensure that the plan prioritized under subsection (a)(2) guides future programmatic and funding decisions for activities relating to counter unmanned aerial systems, including cancellation of such activities. SEC. 182. JOINT ALL DOMAIN COMMAND AND CONTROL REQUIREMENTS. (a) Production of Requirements by Joint Requirements Oversight Council.--Not later than October 1, 2020, the Joint Requirements and Oversight Council (JROC) shall produce requirements for the Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) program. (b) Air Force Certification.--Immediately after the certification of requirements produced under subsection (a), the Chief of Staff of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a certification that the current JADC2 effort, including programmatic and architecture efforts, being led by the Air Force will meet the requirements laid out by the JROC. (c) Certification by Other Services.-- Not later than January 1, 2021, the chief of each other military service shall submit to the congressional defense committees a certification whether that service's efforts on multi-domain command and control are compatible with the Air Force-led JADC2 architecture. (d) Budgeting.--The Secretary of Defense shall incorporate the expected costs for full development and implementation of the JADC2 program across the Department in the President's budget submission to Congress for fiscal year 2022 under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code. TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 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. DESIGNATION AND ACTIVITIES OF SENIOR OFFICIALS FOR CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREAS SUPPORTIVE OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY. (a) Designation of Senior Officials.--The Under Secretary for Research and Engineering shall designate a set of senior officials to coordinate research and engineering in such technology areas as the Under Secretary considers critical for the support of the National Defense Strategy. (b) Duties.--The duties of the senior officials designated under subsection (a) shall include, within their respective technology areas-- (1) developing and continuously updating research and technology development roadmaps, associated funding strategies, and associated technology transition strategies to ensure effective and efficient development of new capabilities and operational use of appropriate technologies; (2) annual assessments of workforce, infrastructure, and industrial base capabilities and capacity to support the roadmaps developed under paragraph (1) and the goals of the National Defense Strategy; (3) reviewing the relevant research and engineering budgets of appropriate organizations within the Department of Defense, including the military services, and advising the Under Secretary on-- (A) the consistency of the budgets with the roadmaps developed under paragraph (1); (B) any technical and programmatic risks to achieving the research and technology development goals of the National Defense Strategy; and (C) projects and activities with unwanted or inefficient duplication, including with other government agencies and the commercial sector, lack of appropriate coordination with relevant organizations, or inappropriate alignment with organizational missions and capabilities; (4) coordinating research and engineering activities of the Department with appropriate international, interagency, and private sector organizations; and (5) tasking the appropriate intelligence agencies to develop a direct comparison between the capabilities of the United States and the capabilities of adversaries of the United States. (c) Annual Reports.-- (1) In general.--Not later than December 1, 2021, and not later than December 1 of each year thereafter until December 1, 2025, the Under Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report of successful examples of research and engineering activities that have-- (A) achieved significant technical progress; (B) transitioned to formal acquisition programs; (C) transitioned into operational use; or (D) transferred for further commercial development or commercial sales. (2) Form.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in a publicly releasable format, but may include a classified annex. (d) Coordination of Research and Engineering Activities.--The Service Acquisition Executive for each military services and the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency shall each identify senior officials to ensure coordination of appropriate research and engineering activities with each of the senior officials designated under subsection (a). SEC. 212. GOVERNANCE OF FIFTH-GENERATION WIRELESS NETWORKING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) In General.--In carrying out the responsibilities established in section 142 of title 10, United States Code, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Department of Defense shall-- (1) lead the cross-functional team established pursuant to subsection (c); and (2) serve as the senior designated official for fifth- generation wireless networking (commonly known as ``5G'') policy, oversight, guidance, research, and coordination in the Department. (b) Responsibilities.--The Chief Information Officer shall have, with respect to authorities referenced in subsection (a), the following responsibilities: (1) Proposing governance, management, and organizational policy for fifth-generation wireless networking to the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the heads of the constituent organizations of the cross-functional team established pursuant to subsection (c). (2) Leading the cross-functional team established pursuant to subsection (c). (c) Cross-functional Team for Fifth-generation Wireless Networking.-- (1) Establishment required.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in accordance with section 911(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114- 328; 10 U.S.C. 111 note), establish a cross-functional team for fifth-generation wireless networking in order-- (A) to advance the adoption of commercially available next generation wireless communication technologies, capabilities, security, and applications by the Department of Defense and the defense industrial base; and (B) to support public-private partnership between the Department and industry regarding fifth-generation wireless networking. (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the cross-functional team established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be the-- (A) oversight of the implementation of the strategy developed as required by section 254 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) for harnessing fifth-generation wireless networking technologies, coordinated across all relevant elements of the Department; (B) coordination of research and development, implementation and acquisition activities, warfighting concept development, spectrum policy, industrial policy and commercial outreach and partnership relating to fifth-generation wireless networking in the Department, and interagency and international engagement; (C) integration of the Department's fifth- generation wireless networking programs and policies with major Department initiatives, programs, and policies surrounding secure microelectronics and command and control; and (D) oversight, coordination, execution, and leadership of initiatives to advance fifth-generation wireless network technologies and associated applications developed for the Department. (d) Roles and Responsibilities.--The Secretary of Defense, through the cross-functional team established under subsection (c), shall define the roles of the organizations within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense intelligence components, military services, defense agencies and field activities, combatant commands, and the Joint Staff, for fifth-generation wireless networking policy and programs within the Department. (e) Briefing.--Not later than March 15, 2021, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the establishment of the cross-functional team pursuant to subsection (c) and the roles and responsibilities defined pursuant to subsection (d). (f) Rule of Construction.-- (1) In general.--Nothing in this section shall be construed as providing the Chief Information Officer immediate responsibility for the Department's activities in fifth- generation wireless networking experimentation and science and technology development. (2) Purview of experimentation and science and technology development.--The activities described in paragraph (1) shall remain within the purview of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, but shall inform and be informed by the activities of the cross-functional team established pursuant to subsection (c). SEC. 213. APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO THE DEFENSE REFORM PILLAR OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY. (a) Identification of Use Cases.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through such officers and employees of the Department of Defense as the Secretary considers appropriate, including the chief data officers and chief management officers of the military departments, shall identify a set of no fewer than five use cases of the application of existing artificial intelligence enabled systems to support improved management of enterprise acquisition, personnel, audit, or financial management functions, or other appropriate management functions, that are consistent with reform efforts that support the National Defense Strategy. (b) Prototyping Activities Aligned to Use Cases.--The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and in coordination with the Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center and such other officers and employees as the Secretary considers appropriate, shall pilot technology development and prototyping activities that leverage commercially available technologies and systems to demonstrate new artificial intelligence enabled capabilities to support the use cases identified under subsection (a). (c) Briefing.--Not later than October 1, 2021, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing summarizing the activities carried out under this section. SEC. 214. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES TO ENHANCE INNOVATION AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES. (a) Extension of Pilot Program for the Enhancement of the Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Centers of the Department of Defense.--Section 233(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2022'' and inserting ``September 30, 2025''. (b) Extension of Pilot Program to Improve Incentives for Technology Transfer From Department of Defense Laboratories.--Subsection (e) of section 233 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 2514 note) is amended to read as follows: ``(e) Sunset.--The pilot program under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2025.''. SEC. 215. UPDATES TO 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), as amended by section 220 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92), is further amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e): ``(e) Use of Quantum Computing Capabilities.--The Secretary of each military department shall-- ``(1) develop and annually update a list of technical problems and research challenges which are likely to be addressable by quantum computers available for use within in the next one to three years, with a priority for technical problems and challenges where quantum computing systems have performance advantages over traditional computing systems, in order to enhance the capabilities of such quantum computers and support the addressing of relevant technical problems and research challenges; and ``(2) establish programs and enter into agreements with appropriate medium and small businesses with functional quantum computing capabilities to provide such private sector capabilities to government, industry, and academic researchers working on relevant technical problems and research activities.''. SEC. 216. PROGRAM OF PART-TIME AND TERM EMPLOYMENT AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REINVENTION LABORATORIES OF FACULTY AND STUDENTS FROM INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. (a) Program Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a program to provide part-time or term employment in Department of Defense science and technology reinvention laboratories for-- (1) faculty of institutions of higher education who have expertise in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics to conduct research projects in such laboratories; and (2) students at such institutions to assist such faculty in conducting such research projects. (b) Number of Positions.-- (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the commencement of the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, under such program, establish at least 10 positions of employment described in such subsection for faculty described in paragraph (1) of such subsection. (2) Artificial intelligence and machine learning.--Of the positions established under paragraph (1), at least five of such positions shall be for faculty conducting research in the area of artificial intelligence and machine learning. (c) Selection.--The Secretary, acting through the directors of the laboratories described in subsection (a), shall select faculty described in paragraph (1) of such subsection for participation in the program established under such subsection on the basis of-- (1) the academic credentials and research experience of the faculty; (2) the potential contribution to Department objectives by the research that will be conducted by the faculty under the program; and (3) the qualifications of any students who will be assisting the faculty in such research and the role and credentials of such students. (d) Authorities.--In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary and the directors of the laboratories described in such subsection may-- (1) use any hiring authority available to the Secretary or the directors, including any authority available under a laboratory demonstration program, direct hiring authority under section 1599h of title 10, United States Code, and expert hiring authority under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; (2) utilize cooperative research and development agreements under section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a) to enable sharing of research and expertise with institutions of higher education and the private sector; and (3) provide referral bonuses to program participants who identify students to assist in a research project under the program or to participate in laboratory internship programs and the Pathways Internship Program. (e) Annual Reports.-- (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once each year thereafter until the date that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the program established under subsection (a). (2) Contents of first report.--The first report submitted under paragraph (1) shall address, at a minimum, the following: (A) The number of faculty and students employed under the program. (B) The laboratories employing such faculty and students. (C) The types of research conducted or to be conducted by such faculty or students. (3) Contents of subsequent reports.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) after the first report shall address, at a minimum, the following: (A) The matters set forth in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (2). (B) The number of interns and recent college graduates hired pursuant to referrals under subsection (d)(3). (C) The results of research conducted under the program. (f) Department of Defense Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory Defined.--In this section, the term ``Department of Defense science and technology reinvention laboratory'' means the entities designated by section 1105(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note). SEC. 217. IMPROVEMENTS TO TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY FELLOWSHIP OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) Modification Regarding Basic Pay.--Subsection (a)(4)(A) of section 235 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) is amended-- (1) by striking ``equivalent to'' and inserting ``not less than''; and (2) by inserting ``and not more than the rate of basic pay payable for a position at level 15 of such schedule'' before the semicolon. (b) Background Checks.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(3) Background check requirement.--No individual may participate in the fellows program without first undergoing a background check that the Secretary considers appropriate for participation in the fellows program.''. SEC. 218. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEPLOYMENT OF TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT WATER SUSTAINMENT. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall research, develop, and deploy advanced technologies that support water sustainment with technologies that capture ambient humidity and harvest, recycle, and reuse water. (b) Goal.--Under subsection (a), the Secretary shall seek to develop water systems that reduce weight and logistics support and transition such advanced technologies for use by expeditionary forces by January 1, 2025. (c) Modular Platforms.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall develop the following: (1) Modular platforms that are easily transportable. (2) Trailer mounted systems that will reduce resupply. (3) Storage requirements at forward operating bases. (d) Partnerships and Existing Techniques and Technologies.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall seek-- (1) to enter into partnerships with foreign militaries and organizations that have proven they have the ability to operate in water constrained areas; (2) to leverage existing techniques and technologies; and (3) to apply such techniques and technologies to military operations carried out by the United States. (e) Commercial Off-the-shelf Technologies.--In carrying out subsection (a), in addition to technology described in such subsection, the Secretary shall consider using commercial off-the-shelf technologies for cost savings and near ready deployment technologies to enable warfighters to be more self-sufficient. (f) Cross Functional Teams.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish cross functional teams to determine regions where deployment of water harvesting technologies could reduce conflict and potentially eliminate the need for the presence of the Armed Forces. SEC. 219. DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF HYPERSONIC CAPABILITIES. (a) Sense of Congress on Hypersonic Capabilities.--It is the sense of Congress that development of hypersonic capabilities is a key element of the National Defense Strategy. (b) Improving Ground-based Test Facilities.--The Secretary of Defense shall take such actions as may be necessary to improve ground- based test facilities for the development of hypersonic capabilities, such as improving wind tunnels. (c) Increasing Flight Test Rate.--The Secretary shall increase the flight test rate to expedite the maturation and fielding of hypersonic technologies. (d) Strategy and Plan.-- (1) In general.--Not later than December 30, 2020, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in consultation with the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, shall submit to the congressional defense committees an executable strategy and plan to field air-launched and air-breathing hypersonic weapons capability before the date that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Testing and infrastructure.--The strategy and plan submitted under paragraph (1) shall cover required investments in testing and infrastructure to address the need for both flight and ground testing. SEC. 220. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR RECIPIENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS. (a) Disclosure Requirements.-- (1) In general.--Chapter 139 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``Sec. 2374b. Disclosure requirements for recipients of research and development grants ``An individual or entity (including a State or local government) that receives Department of Defense grant funds for research and development shall clearly state in any statement, press release, or other document describing the program, project, or activity funded through such grant funds, other than a communication containing not more than 280 characters, the dollar amount of Department grant funds made available for the program, project, or activity.''. (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 139 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ``2374b. Disclosure requirements for recipients of research and development grants.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2021, and shall apply with respect to grants for research and development that are awarded by the Department of Defense on or after that date. Subtitle C--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters SEC. 231. ASSESSMENT ON UNITED STATES NATIONAL SECURITY EMERGING BIOTECHNOLOGY EFFORTS AND CAPABILITIES AND COMPARISON WITH ADVERSARIES. (a) Assessment and Comparison Required.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, shall conduct an assessment and direct comparison of capabilities in emerging biotechnologies for national security purposes, including applications in material, manufacturing, and health, between the capabilities of the United States and the capabilities of adversaries of the United States. (2) Elements.--The assessment and comparison carried out under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) An evaluation of the quantity, quality, and progress of United States fundamental and applied research for emerging biotechnology initiatives for national security purposes. (B) An assessment of the resourcing of United States efforts to harness emerging biotechnology capabilities for national security purposes, including the supporting facilities, test infrastructure, and workforce. (C) An intelligence assessment of adversary emerging biotechnology capabilities and research as well as an assessment of adversary intent and willingness to use emerging biotechnologies for national security purposes. (D) An assessment of the analytic and operational subject matter expertise necessary to assess rapidly- evolving foreign military developments in biotechnology, and the current state of the workforce in the intelligence community (E) Recommendations to improve and accelerate United States capabilities in emerging biotechnologies and the associated intelligence community expertise. (F) Such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. (b) Report.-- (1) In general.--Not later than February 1, 2021, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the assessment carried out under subsection (a). (2) Form.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in the following formats-- (A) unclassified form, which may include a classified annex; and (B) publically releasable form, representing appropriate information from the report under subparagraph (A). (c) Definition of Intelligence Community.--In this subsection, the term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). SEC. 232. INDEPENDENT COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF EFFORTS BY CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN RESEARCHERS IN NATIONAL SECURITY-RELATED FIELDS. (a) Agreement.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to perform the services covered by this section. (2) Timing.--The Secretary shall seek to enter into the agreement described in paragraph (1) not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Review.-- (1) In general.--Under an agreement between the Secretary and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under this section, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall carry out a comparative analysis of efforts by China and the United States Government to recruit and retain domestic and foreign researchers and develop recommendations for the Department of Defense. (2) Elements.--The comparative analysis carried out under paragraph (1) and the recommendations developed under such paragraph shall include the following: (A) A list of the ``talent programs'' used by China and a list of the incentive programs used by the United States to recruit and retain relevant researchers. (B) The types of researchers, scientists, other technical experts, and fields targeted by each talent program listed under subparagraph (A). (C) The number of researchers in academia, the Department of Defense Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories, and national security science and engineering programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration targeted by the talent programs listed under subparagraph (A). (D) The number of personnel currently participating in the talent programs listed under subparagraph (A) and the number of researchers currently participating in the incentive programs listed under such subparagraph. (E) The incentives offered by each of the talent programs listed under subparagraph (A) and a description of the incentives offered through incentive programs under such subparagraph to recruit and retain researchers, scientists, and other technical experts. (F) A characterization of the national security, economic, and scientific benefits China gains through the talent programs listed under subparagraph (A) and a description of similar gains accrued to the United States through incentive programs listed under such subparagraph. (G) A list of findings and recommendations relating to policies that can be implemented by the United States, especially the Department of Defense, to improve the relative effectiveness of United States activities to recruit and retain researchers, scientists, and other technical experts relative to China. (c) Report.-- (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the execution of an agreement under subsection (a), the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the findings National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine with respect to the review carried out under this section and the recommendations developed under this section. (2) Form.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in a publicly releasable and unclassified formats, but may include a classified annex. SEC. 233. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEMONSTRATION OF VIRTUALIZED RADIO ACCESS NETWORK AND MASSIVE MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT RADIO ARRAYS FOR FIFTH GENERATION WIRELESS NETWORKING. (a) Demonstration Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a demonstration to demonstrate the maturity, performance, and cost of covered technologies in order to provide additional options for providers of fifth-generation (5G) wireless networking services. (b) Covered Technologies.--For purposes of this section, a covered technology is-- (1) a disaggregated or virtualized radio access network and core where components can be provided by different vendors and interoperate through open protocols and interfaces; and (2) one or more massive multiple input and multiple output radio arrays provided by United States companies that have the potential to compete favorably with radios produced by foreign companies in terms of cost, performance, and efficiency. (c) Location.--The Secretary shall carry out the demonstration under subsection (a) at at least one site where the Secretary of Defense plans to deploy a fifth-generation wireless network. (d) Coordination.--The Secretary shall carry out the demonstration under subsection (a) in coordination with at least one major United States wireless network service provider. SEC. 234. INDEPENDENT TECHNICAL REVIEW OF FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ORDER 20-48. (a) Agreement.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to perform the services covered by this section. (2) Timing.--The Secretary shall seek to enter into the agreement described in paragraph (1) not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Independent Technical Review.-- (1) In general.--Under an agreement between the Secretary and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under subsection (a), the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall carry out an independent technical review of the Order and Authorization adopted by the Federal Communications Commission on April 19, 2020 (FCC 20-48), to the extent that such order and authorization affects the devices, operations, or activities of the Department of Defense. (2) Elements.--The independent technical review carried out under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) Comparison of the two different approaches on which the Commission relied for the order and authorized described in paragraph (1) to evaluate the potential harmful interference concerns relating to Global Positioning System devices, with a recommendation on which method most effectively mitigates risks of harmful interference with Global Positioning System devices of the Department, or relating to or with the potential to affect the operations and activities of the Department. (B) Assessment of the potential for harmful interference to mobile satellite services, including commercial services and Global Positioning System services of the Department, or relating to or with the potential to affect the operations and activities of the Department. (C) Review of the feasibility, practicality, and effectiveness of the proposed mitigation measures relating to, or with the potential to affect, the devices, operations, or activities of the Department. (D) Development of recommendations associated with the findings of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in carrying out the independent technical review. (E) Such other matters as the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine determines relevant. (c) Report.-- (1) In general.--Under an agreement between the Secretary and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under subsection (a), the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall, not later than nine months after the date of the execution of such agreement, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine with respect to the independent technical review carried out under subsection (b) and the recommendations developed pursuant to such review. (2) Form.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in a publicly releasable and unclassified formats, but may include a classified annex. SEC. 235. REPORT ON MICRO NUCLEAR REACTOR PROGRAMS. (a) Report Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the micro nuclear reactor programs of the Department of Defense. (b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) Potential operational uses on United States and non- United States territory, including both mobile and fixed systems. (2) Cost and schedule estimates for each new or ongoing program to reach initial operational capability, including the timeline for transition of any program currently funded using defense-wide funds to one or more military services and the identified transition partner in such military services. (3) In consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense programs, an assessment of physical security requirements for use of such reactors on domestic military installations and non-United States nondomestic installations or locations, including fully permissive, semi-permissive, and remote environments, including a preliminary design basis threat analysis. (4) In coordination with the Secretary of State-- (A) an assessment of any agreements or changes to agreements that would be required for use of such reactors on non-United States territory; (B) an assessment of applicability of foreign regulations or International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards for use on non-United States territory; and (C) other policy implications of deployment of such systems on non-United States territory. (5) In coordination with the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a summary of licensing requirements for operation of such systems on United States territory. (6) A summary of requirements pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for development and operation on United States territory. (7) In consultation with the General Counsel of the Department of Defense, an assessment of any issues relating to indemnification for operation on United States or non-United States territory and any other relevant legal matters. (8) In coordination with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Energy, a determination of whether development, production, and deployment of such systems would require unobligated enriched uranium fuel. (9) If the determination in paragraph (8) is that unobligated fuel would be required, in coordination with the Administrator for Nuclear Security, an assessment of the availability of such unobligated enriched uranium fuel, by year, for the estimated life of the program, considered with other United States Government demands for such fuel, including tritium production, naval nuclear propulsion, and medical isotope production. (10) Any other considerations the Secretary determines relevant. (c) Consultation.--In addition to consultation and coordination required under subsection (b), the Secretary shall, in producing the report required by subsection (a), consult with the Secretary of the Army, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, the Director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion, and such other officials as the Secretary considers necessary. (d) Form.--The report submitted under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (e) Definitions.--In this section: (1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee on Environment and Public Works, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Natural Resources, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. (2) The term ``micro nuclear reactor''means a nuclear reactor with a production capacity of less than 20 megawatts. SEC. 236. MODIFICATION TO TEST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CENTER STRATEGIC PLAN REPORTING CYCLE AND CONTENTS. (a) Quadrennial Strategic Plan.--Section 196 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsections (c)(1)(C) and (e)(2)(B), by inserting ``quadrennial'' before ``strategic plan''; and (2) in subsection (d)-- (A) in the heading, by inserting ``Quadrennial'' before ``Strategic Plan''; and (B) by inserting ``quadrennial'' before ``strategic plan'' each place it occurs. (b) Timing and Coverage of Plan.--Subsection (d)(1) of such section, as amended by subsection (a)(2), is further amended-- (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``two fiscal years'' and inserting ``four fiscal years, and within one year after release of the National Defense Strategy,'' ; and (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``thirty fiscal years'' and inserting ``15 fiscal years''. (c) Amendment to Contents of Plan.--Subsection (d)(2) of such section, as amended by subsection (a)(2), is further amended-- (1) by striking subparagraph (B); (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (G) as subparagraphs (B) through (F), respectively; and (3) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by striking ``based on current'' and all that follows through the end and inserting ``for test and evaluation of the Department of Defense major weapon systems based on current and emerging threats.''. (d) Annual Update to Plan.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(5)(A) In addition to the quadrennial strategic plan completed under paragraph (1), the Director of the Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center shall also complete an annual update to the quadrennial strategic plan. ``(B) Each annual update completed under subparagraph (A) shall include the following: ``(i) A summary of changes to the assessment provided in the most recent quadrennial strategic plan. ``(ii) Comments and recommendations the Director considers appropriate. ``(iii) Test and evaluation challenges raised since the completion of the most recent quadrennial strategic plan. ``(iv) Actions taken or planned to address such challenges.''. (e) Technical Correction.--Subsection (d)(1) of such, as amended by subsections (a)(2) and (b), is further amended by striking ``Test Resources Management Center'' and inserting ``Test Resource Management Center''. SEC. 237. LIMITATION ON CONTRACT AWARDS FOR CERTAIN UNMANNED VESSELS. (a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 by section 201 for research, development, test, and evaluation may be used for the award of a contract for a covered vessel until the date that is 30 days after the date on which the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering submits to the congressional defense committees a report and certification described in subsection (c) for such contract and covered vessel. (b) Covered Vessels.--For purposes of this section, a covered vessel is one of the following: (1) A large unmanned surface vessel (LUSV). (2) A medium unmanned surface vehicle (MUSV). (3) A large displacement unmanned undersea vehicle (LDUUV). (4) An extra-large unmanned undersea vehicle (XLUUV). (c) Report and Certification Described.--A report and certification described in this subsection regarding a contract for a covered vessel is-- (1) a report-- (A) submitted to the congressional defense committees not later than 60 days after the date of the completion of an independent technical risk assessment for such covered vessel; and (B) on the findings of the Under Secretary with respect to such assessment; and (2) a certification, submitted to the congressional defense committees with the report described in paragraph (1), that certifies that-- (A) the Under Secretary has determined, in conjunction with the Senior Technical Authority designated under section 8669b(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, for the class of naval vessels that includes the covered vessel, that the critical mission, hull, mechanical, and electrical subsystems of the covered vessel-- (i) have been demonstrated in vessel- representative form, fit, and function; and (ii) have achieved performance levels equal to or greater than applicable Department of Defense threshold requirements for such class of vessels; and (B) such contract is necessary to meet Department research, development, test, and evaluation objectives for such covered vessel that cannot otherwise be met through further land-based subsystem prototyping or other demonstration approaches. (d) Critical Mission, Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical Subsystems Defined.--In this section, the term ``critical mission, hull, mechanical, and electrical subsystems'', with respect to a covered vessel, includes the following subsystems: (1) Command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. (2) Autonomous vessel navigation, vessel control, contact management, and contact avoidance. (3) Communications security, including cryptopgraphy, encryption, and decryption. (4) Main engines, including the lube oil, fuel oil, and other supporting systems. (5) Electrical generation and distribution, including supporting systems. (6) Military payloads. (7) Any other subsystem identified as critical by the Senior Technical Authority designated under section 8669b(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, for the class of naval vessels that includes the covered vessel. SEC. 238. DOCUMENTATION RELATING TO THE ADVANCED BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. (a) Documentation Required.--Immediately upon the enactment of this Act, 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) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2021 for operations and maintenance for the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, not more than 25 percent may be obligated until the date that is 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force submits to the congressional defense committees the documentation required by subsection (a) and the Vice Chairman of the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs certifies the documentation. (c) Advanced Battle Management System.--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. 239. ARMED SERVICES VOCATIONAL APTITUDE BATTERY TEST SPECIAL PURPOSE ADJUNCT TO ADDRESS COMPUTATIONAL THINKING. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a special purpose test adjunct to the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test to address computational thinking skills relevant to military applications, including problem decomposition, abstraction, pattern recognition, analytical ability, the identification of variables involved in data representation, and the ability to create algorithms and solution expressions. SEC. 240. REPORT ON USE OF TESTING FACILITIES TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOP HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGY. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the costs and benefits of the use and potential refurbishment of existing operating and mothballed Federal research and testing facilities to support hypersonics activities of the Department of Defense. SEC. 241. STUDY AND PLAN ON THE USE OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL BIOPRINTING IN SUPPORT OF THE WARFIGHTER. (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on the use of additive manufacturing and three-dimensional bioprinting across the Military Health System. (b) Elements.--The study required by subsection (a) shall examine the activities currently underway by each of the military services and the Department agencies, including costs, sources of funding, oversight, collaboration, and outcomes. (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). SEC. 242. ELEMENT IN ANNUAL REPORTS ON CYBER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES ON WORK WITH ACADEMIC CONSORTIA ON HIGH PRIORITY CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CAPABILITIES. Section 257(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Sta. 1291) is amended by adding at end the following new subparagraph: ``(J) Efforts to work with academic consortia on high priority cybersecurity research activities.''. TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 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. MODIFICATIONS AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO ENSURE RESTORATION OF CONTAMINATION BY PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATE AND PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID. (a) Definition for PFOA and PFOS.--Section 2700 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: ``(4) The term `perfluorooctane sulfonate' means perfluorooctane sulfonic acid or sulfonate (commonly referred to as `PFOS') (Chemical Abstracts Service No. 1763-23-1) and the salts associated with perfluorooctane sulfonic acid or sulfonate (Chemical Abstracts Service Nos. 2795-39-3, 29457-72- 5, 56773-42-3, 29081-56-9, and 70225-14-8). ``(5) The term `perfluorooctanoic acid' means perfluorooctanoic acid (commonly referred to as `PFOA') (Chemical Abstracts Service No. 335-67-1) and the salts associated with perfluorooctanoic acid (Chemical Abstracts Service Nos. 3825-26-1, 335-95-5, and 68141-02-6).''. (b) Modification of Environmental Restoration Accounts.--Section 2703 of such title is amended-- (1) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``environmental''; (2) in subsection (f), by striking ``to the Environmental Restoration Account, Defense, or to any environmental restoration account of a military department,'' and inserting ``or transferred to an account established under subsection (a)''; (3) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following: ``(g) Sole Source of Funds for Responses Under This Chapter.-- Except as provided in subsection (h), the sole source of funds for all phases of a response under this chapter shall be the applicable environmental restoration account established under subsection (a).''; and (4) in subsection (h)-- (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Environmental Remediation'' and inserting ``Responses''; and (B) by striking ``services procured under section 2701(d)(1) of this title'' and inserting ``a response''. (c) Modification of Authority for Environmental Restoration Projects of National Guard.-- (1) In general.--Section 2707(e) of such title is amended-- (A) by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and inserting ``(1) Notwithstanding''; (B) by inserting ``where military activities are conducted by the National Guard of a State under title 32'' after ``facility''; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(2) The Secretary concerned may use the authority under section 2701(d) of this title to carry out environmental restoration projects under paragraph (1).''. (2) Correction of definition of facility.--Paragraph (2) of section 2700 of such title is amended-- (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(A) The terms'' and inserting ``The terms''; and (B) by striking subparagraph (B). (d) Extension of Contract Authority.--Section 2708(b) of such title is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``fiscal years 1992 through 1996'' and inserting ``a period specified in paragraph (3)''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(3) A period specified in this paragraph is-- ``(A) the period of fiscal years 1992 through 1996; or ``(B) on or after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.''. (e) Technical Consistency for Munitions Response.-- (1) Program goals.--Section 2701(b)(2) of such title is amended by striking ``of unexploded ordnance'' and inserting ``of unexploded ordnance, discarded military munitions, and munitions constituents in a manner consistent with section 2710 of this title''. (2) Environmental restoration accounts.--Section 2703(b) of such title is amended by striking the second sentence and inserting the following new sentence: ``Such remediation shall be conducted in a manner consistent with section 2710 of this title.''. (3) Transfer of definitions.-- (A) Transfer.--Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 2710(e) of such title are-- (i) transferred to section 2700 of such title; (ii) added at the end of such section; and (iii) redesignated as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively. (B) Redesignation of definitions.--Section 2710(e) of such title is amended by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (7) as paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively. (4) Conforming amendments.--Section 313(d) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 10 U.S.C. 2710 note) is amended-- (A) in paragraph (2)-- (i) by striking ```discarded military munitions', `munitions constituents', and `defense sites''' and inserting ```discarded military munitions' and `munitions constituents'''; and (ii) by striking ``section 2710(e)'' and inserting ``section 2700''; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(3) The term `defense site' has the meaning given such term in section 2710(e) of such title.''. (f) Technical Correction Regarding Cooperative Agreements.--Section 332(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``shall meet or exceed the most stringent of the following'' and inserting ``relating to a response shall reflect application to the response of the most protective of the following''. SEC. 312. READINESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INTEGRATION PROGRAM TECHNICAL EDITS AND CLARIFICATION. (a) Use of Funds.--Section 2684a(i) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(3) Funds obligated to carry out an agreement under this section shall be available for use with regard to any property in the geographic scope specified in the agreement-- ``(A) at the time the funds are obligated; and ``(B) in any subsequent modification to the agreement.''. (b) Clarification of References to Eligible Entities.-- (1) Definition.--Subsection (b) of section 2684a of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``An agreement under this section may be entered into with'' and inserting ``For purposes of this section, an eligible entity is''. (2) Acquisition of property and interests.--Subsection (d)(1) of such section is amended by striking ``the entity or entities'' each place it appears and inserting ``an eligible entity or entities''. (3) Retroactive application.--The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall apply to any agreement entered into under section 2684a of title 10, United States Code, on or after December 2, 2002. SEC. 313. SURVEY AND MARKET RESEARCH OF TECHNOLOGIES FOR PHASE OUT BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF USE OF FLUORINATED AQUEOUS FILM- FORMING FOAM. (a) Survey of Technologies and Market Research.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a survey and market research of relevant technologies, other than fire-fighting agent solutions, to determine whether any such technologies are available and can be adapted quickly for use by the Department of Defense to execute the phase-out by the Department of the use of fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam. (2) Technologies included.--The technologies surveyed or researched under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) Hangar flooring systems. (B) Liquid drainage flood assemblies. (C) Fire-fighting agent delivery systems. (D) Containment systems. (E) Such other relevant technologies as the Secretary determines appropriate. (b) Briefing.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall brief the congressional defense committees on the results of the survey and market research conducted under subsection (a). (2) Elements of briefing.--The briefing required under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A description of the technologies surveyed and researched under subsection (a). (B) An identification of any such technologies that were considered for further testing or analysis. (C) An identification of any other technologies useful for the phase-out by the Department of the use of fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam that are undergoing additional analysis for possible application within the Department. SEC. 314. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT MILITARY INSTALLATION RESILIENCE PROJECTS. (a) Modification of Authority.--Section 2815 of title 10, United States Code is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``(except as provided in subsections (d)(3) and (e))'' before the period at the end; (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``A project'' and inserting ``Except as provided in subsection (e)(2), a project''; (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (f); and (4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsections: ``(d) Location of Projects.--Projects carried out pursuant to this section may be carried out-- ``(1) on a military installation; ``(2) on a facility used by the Department of Defense that is owned and operated by a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands, even if the facility is not under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense, if the Secretary of Defense determines that the facility is subject to significant use by the armed forces for testing or training; or ``(3) outside of a military installation or facility described in paragraph (2) if the Secretary concerned determines that the project would preserve or enhance the resilience of-- ``(A) a military installation; ``(B) a facility described in paragraph (2); or ``(C) community infrastructure determined by the Secretary concerned to be necessary to maintain, improve, or rapidly reestablish installation mission assurance and mission-essential functions. ``(e) Alternative Funding Source.--(1) In carrying out a project under this section, the Secretary concerned may use amounts available for operation and maintenance for the military department concerned if the Secretary concerned submits a notification to the congressional defense committees of the decision to carry out the project using such amounts and includes in the notification-- ``(A) the current estimate of the cost of the project; ``(B) the source of funds for the project; and ``(C) a certification that deferral of the project for inclusion in the next Military Construction Authorization Act would be inconsistent with national security or the protection of health, safety, or environmental quality, as the case may be. ``(2) A project carried out under this section using amounts under paragraph (1) may be carried out only after the end of the 7-day period beginning on the date on which a copy of the notification described in paragraph (1) is provided in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title. ``(3) The maximum aggregate amount that the Secretary concerned may obligate from amounts available to the military department concerned for operation and maintenance in any fiscal year for projects under the authority of this subsection is $100,000,000.''. (b) Consideration of Military Installation Resilience in Agreements and Interagency Cooperation.--Section 2684a of such title is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) in paragraph (2)(B)-- (i) by striking clause (ii); and (ii) in clause (i)-- (I) by striking ``(i)''; and (II) by striking ``; or'' and inserting a semicolon; (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph (3): ``(3) maintaining or improving military installation resilience; or''; and (2) by amending subsection (h) to read as follows: ``(h) Interagency Cooperation in Conservation and Resilience Programs to Avoid or Reduce Adverse Impacts on Military Installation Resilience and Military Readiness Activities.--In order to facilitate interagency cooperation and enhance the effectiveness of actions that will protect the environment, military installation resilience, and military readiness, the recipient of funds provided pursuant to an agreement under this section or under the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670 et seq.) may, with regard to the lands and waters within the scope of the agreement, use such funds to satisfy any matching funds or cost-sharing requirement of any conservation or resilience program of any Federal agency notwithstanding any limitation of such program on the source of matching or cost-sharing funds.''. SEC. 315. NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN LANDS ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Chapter 160 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``Sec. 2712. Native American lands environmental mitigation program ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense may establish and carry out a program to mitigate the environmental effects of actions by the Department of Defense on Indian lands and culturally connected locations. ``(b) Program Activities.--The activities that may be carried out under the program established under subsection (a) are the following: ``(1) Identification, investigation, and documentation of suspected environmental effects attributable to past actions by the Department of Defense. ``(2) Development of mitigation options for such environmental effects, including development of cost-to- complete estimates and a system for prioritizing mitigation actions. ``(3) Direct mitigation actions that the Secretary determines are necessary and appropriate to mitigate the adverse environmental effects of past actions by the Department. ``(4) Demolition and removal of unsafe buildings and structures used by, under the jurisdiction of, or formerly used by or under the jurisdiction of the Department. ``(5) Training, technical assistance, and administrative support to facilitate the meaningful participation of Indian tribes in mitigation actions under the program. ``(6) Development and execution of a policy governing consultation with Indian tribes that have been or may be affected by action by the Department, including training personnel of the Department to ensure compliance with the policy. ``(c) Cooperative Agreements.--(1) In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may enter into a cooperative agreement with an Indian tribe or an instrumentality of tribal government. ``(2) Notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, a cooperative agreement under this section may be used to acquire property or services for the direct benefit of the United States Government. ``(3) A cooperative agreement under this section for the procurement of severable services may begin in one fiscal year and end in another fiscal year only if the total period of performance does not exceed two calendar years. ``(d) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) The term `Indian land' includes-- ``(A) any land located within the boundaries and a part of an Indian reservation, pueblo, or rancheria; ``(B) any land that has been allotted to an individual Indian but has not been conveyed to such Indian with full power of alienation; ``(C) Alaska Native village and regional corporation lands; and ``(D) lands and waters upon which any Federally recognized Indian tribe has rights reserved by treaty, act of Congress, or action by the President. ``(2) The term `Indian Tribe' means any Indian Tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Native village, Regional Corporation, or Village Corporation (as defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602)), that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. ``(3) The term `culturally connected location' means a location or place that has demonstrable significance to Indians or Alaska Natives based on its association with the traditional beliefs, customs, and practices of a living community, including locations or places where religious, ceremonial, subsistence, medicinal, economic, or other lifeways practices have historically taken place.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 160 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2711 the following new item: ``2712. Native American lands environmental mitigation program.''. SEC. 316. ENERGY RESILIENCE AND ENERGY SECURITY MEASURES ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2919 the following new section: ``Sec. 2920. Energy resilience and energy security measures on military installations ``(a) Energy Resilience Measures.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall, by the end of fiscal year 2030, provide that 100 percent of the energy load required to maintain the critical missions of each installation have a minimum level of availability of 99.9 percent per fiscal year. ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall issue standards establishing levels of availability relative to specific critical missions, with such standards providing a range of not less than 99.9 percent availability per fiscal year and not more than 99.9999 percent availability per fiscal year, depending on the criticality of the mission. ``(3) The Secretary may establish interim goals to take effect prior to fiscal year 2025 to ensure the requirements under this subsection are met. ``(4) The Secretary of each military department and the head of each Defense Agency shall ensure that their organizations meet the requirements of this subsection. ``(b) Planning.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall require the Secretary of each military department and the head of each Defense Agency to plan for the provision of energy resilience and energy security for installations. ``(2) Planning under paragraph (1) shall-- ``(A) promote the use of multiple and diverse sources of energy, with an emphasis favoring energy resources originating on the installation such as modular generation; ``(B) promote installing microgrids to ensure the energy security and energy resilience of critical missions; and ``(C) favor the use of full-time, installed energy sources rather than emergency generation. ``(c) Development of Information.--The planning required by subsection (b) shall identify each of the following for each installation: ``(1) The critical missions of the installation. ``(2) The energy requirements of those critical missions. ``(3) The duration that those energy requirements are likely to be needed in the event of a disruption or emergency. ``(4) The current source of energy provided to those critical missions. ``(5) The duration that the currently provided energy would likely be available in the event of a disruption or emergency. ``(6) Any currently available sources of energy that would provide uninterrupted energy to critical missions in the event of a disruption or emergency. ``(7) Alternative sources of energy that could be developed to provide uninterrupted energy to critical missions in the event of a disruption or emergency. ``(d) Testing and Measuring.--(1)(A) The Secretary of Defense shall require the Secretary of each military department and head of each Defense Agency to conduct monitoring, measuring, and testing to provide the data necessary to comply with this section. ``(B) Any data provided under subparagraph (A) shall be made available to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment upon request. ``(2)(A) The Secretary of Defense shall require that black start exercises be conducted to assess the energy resilience and energy security of installations for periods established to evaluate the ability of the installation to perform critical missions without access to off-installation energy resources. ``(B) A black start exercise conducted under subparagraph (A) may exclude, if technically feasible, housing areas, commissaries, exchanges, and morale, welfare, and recreation facilities. ``(C) The Secretary of Defense shall-- ``(i) provide uniform policy for the military departments and the Defense Agencies with respect to conducting black start exercises; and ``(ii) establish a schedule of black start exercises for the military departments and the Defense Agencies, with each military department and Defense Agency scheduled to conduct such an exercise on a number of installations each year sufficient to allow that military department or Defense Agency to meet the goals of this section, but in any event not fewer than five installations each year for each military department through fiscal year 2027. ``(D)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), the Secretary of each military department shall, notwithstanding any other provision of law, conduct black start exercises in accordance with the schedule provided for in subparagraph (C)(ii), with any such exercise not to last longer than five days. ``(ii) The Secretary of a military department may conduct more black start exercises than those identified in the schedule provided for in subparagraph (C)(ii). ``(e) Contract Requirements.--For contracts for energy and utility services, the Secretary of Defense shall-- ``(1) specify methods and processes to measure, manage, and verify compliance with subsection (a); and ``(2) ensure that such contracts include requirements appropriate to ensure energy resilience and energy security, including requirements for metering to measure, manage, and verify energy consumption, availability, and reliability consistent with this section and the energy resilience metrics and standards under section 2911(b) of this title. ``(f) Exception.--This section does not apply to fuels used in aircraft, vessels, or motor vehicles. ``(g) Report.--If by the end of fiscal year 2029, the Secretary determines that the Department will be unable to meet the requirements under subsection (a), not later than 90 days after the end of such fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report detailing-- ``(1) the projected shortfall; ``(2) reasons for the projected shortfall; ``(3) any statutory, technological, or monetary impediments to achieving such requirements; ``(4) any impact to readiness or ability to meet the national defense posture; and ``(5) any other relevant information as the Secretary considers appropriate. ``(h) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) The term `availability' means the availability of required energy at a stated instant of time or over a stated period of time for a specific purpose. ``(2) The term `black start exercise' means an exercise in which delivery of energy provided from off an installation is terminated before backup generation assets on the installation are turned on. Such an exercise shall-- ``(A) determine the ability of the backup systems to start independently, transfer the load, and carry the load until energy from off the installation is restored; ``(B) align organizations with critical missions to coordinate in meeting critical mission requirements; ``(C) validate mission operation plans, such as continuity of operations plans; ``(D) identify infrastructure interdependencies; and ``(E) verify backup electric power system performance. ``(3) The term `critical mission'-- ``(A) means those aspects of the missions of an installation, including mission essential operations, that are critical to successful performance of the strategic national defense mission; ``(B) may include operational headquarters facilities, airfields and supporting infrastructure, harbor facilities supporting naval vessels, munitions production and storage facilities, missile fields, radars, satellite control facilities, cyber operations facilities, space launch facilities, operational communications facilities, and biological defense facilities; and ``(C) does not include military housing (including privatized military housing), morale, welfare, and recreation facilities, exchanges, commissaries, or privately owned facilities. ``(4) The term `energy' means electricity, natural gas, steam, chilled water, and heated water. ``(5) The term `installation' has the meaning given the term `military installation' in section 2801(c)(4) of this title.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 173 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2919 the following new item: ``2920. Energy resilience and energy security measures on military installations.''. SEC. 317. MODIFICATION TO AVAILABILITY OF ENERGY COST SAVINGS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. Section 2912(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``and, in the case of operational energy, from both training and operational missions,'' after ``under section 2913 of this title,''. SEC. 318. LONG-DURATION DEMONSTRATION INITIATIVE AND JOINT PROGRAM. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program of the Department of Defense. (2) Director of arpa-e.--The term ``Director of ARPA-E'' means the Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-- Energy. (3) Initiative.--The term ``Initiative'' means the demonstration initiative established under subsection (b). (4) Joint program.--The term ``Joint Program'' means the joint program established under subsection (d). (b) Establishment of Initiative.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish a demonstration initiative composed of demonstration projects focused on the development of long-duration energy storage technologies. (c) Selection of Projects.--To the maximum extent practicable, in selecting demonstration projects to participate in the Initiative, the Director shall-- (1) ensure a range of technology types; (2) ensure regional diversity among projects; and (3) consider bulk power level, distribution power level, behind-the-meter, microgrid (grid-connected or islanded mode), and off-grid applications. (d) Joint Program.-- (1) Establishment.--As part of the Initiative, the Director, in consultation with the Director of ARPA-E, shall establish within the Department of Defense a joint program to carry out projects-- (A) to demonstrate promising long-duration energy storage technologies at different scales to promote energy resiliency; and (B) to help new, innovative long-duration energy storage technologies become commercially viable. (2) Memorandum of understanding.--Not later than 200 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Director of ARPA-E to administer the Joint Program. (3) Infrastructure.--In carrying out the Joint Program, the Director and the Director of ARPA-E shall-- (A) use existing test-bed infrastructure at-- (i) installations of the Department of Defense; and (ii) facilities of the Department of Energy; and (B) develop new infrastructure for identified projects, if appropriate. (4) Goals and metrics.--The Director and the Director of ARPA-E shall develop goals and metrics for technological progress under the Joint Program consistent with energy resilience and energy security policies. (5) Selection of projects.-- (A) In general.--To the maximum extent practicable, in selecting projects to participate in the Joint Program, the Director and the Director of ARPA-E shall-- (i) ensure that projects are carried out under conditions that represent a variety of environments with different physical conditions and market constraints; and (ii) ensure an appropriate balance of-- (I) larger, higher-cost projects; and (II) smaller, lower-cost projects. (B) Priority.--In carrying out the Joint Program, the Director and the Director of ARPA-E shall give priority to demonstration projects that-- (i) make available to the public project information that will accelerate deployment of long-duration energy storage technologies that promote energy resiliency; and (ii) will be carried out in the field. SEC. 319. PILOT PROGRAM ON ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE PURCHASING. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the General Services Administration, shall carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary of Defense may, notwithstanding section 400AA of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6374), purchase new alternative fuel vehicles for which the initial cost of such vehicles exceeds the initial cost of a comparable gasoline or diesel fueled vehicle by not more than 10 percent. (b) Locations.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) at not fewer than 2 facilities or installations of the Department of Defense in the continental United States that-- (A) have the largest total number of attached noncombat vehicles as compared to other facilities or installations of the Department of Defense; and (B) are located within 20 miles of public or private refueling or recharging stations. (2) Air force logistics center.--One of the facilities or installations selected under paragraph (1) shall be an Air Force Logistics Center. (c) Alternative Fuel Vehicle Defined.--In this section, the term ``alternative fuel vehicle'' includes a vehicle that uses-- (1) fuels derived from renewable biomass, as defined in section 211(o)(1)(I) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(I)); (2) natural gas (including compressed and liquefied natural gas); or (3) propane. SEC. 320. EXTENSION OF REAL-TIME SOUND MONITORING AT NAVY INSTALLATIONS WHERE TACTICAL FIGHTER AIRCRAFT OPERATE. Section 325(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) is amended by striking ``a 12- month period'' and inserting ``two 12-month periods, including one such period that begins in fiscal year 2021''. SEC. 321. STUDY ON IMPACTS OF TRANSBOUNDARY FLOWS, SPILLS, OR DISCHARGES OF POLLUTION OR DEBRIS FROM THE TIJUANA RIVER ON PERSONNEL, ACTIVITIES, AND INSTALLATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) Study.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of State, and the United States Commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission, shall commission an independent scientific study of the impacts of transboundary flows, spills, or discharges of pollution or debris from the Tijuana River on the personnel, activities, and installations of the Department of Defense. (2) Elements.--The study required by paragraph (1) shall address the short-term, long-term, primary, and secondary impacts of transboundary flows, spills, or discharges of pollution or debris from the Tijuana River and include recommendations to mitigate such impacts. (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing the results of the study under subsection (a), including all findings and recommendations resulting from the study. (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means-- (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Environment and Public Works, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. SEC. 322. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR STUDY BY CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION RELATING TO PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCE CONTAMINATION IN DRINKING WATER. (a) In General.-- (1) Increase.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2021 for Operation and Maintenance, Defense Wide for SAG 4GTN for the study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under section 316(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1350) is hereby increased by $5,000,000. (2) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2021 for Operation and Maintenance, Army for SAG 421, Servicewide Transportation is hereby reduced by $5,000,000. (b) Increase in Transfer Authority.--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; 132 Stat. 1713), is amended by striking ``$10,000,000'' and inserting ``$15,000,000''. Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment SEC. 331. REPEAL OF STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR NOTIFICATION TO DIRECTOR OF DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY THREE YEARS PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTING CHANGES TO ANY UNIFORM OR UNIFORM COMPONENT. Section 356 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. 771 note prec.) is amended-- (1) by striking subsection (a); (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively; and (3) in subsections (a) and (b), as so redesignated, by striking ``Commander'' each place it appears and inserting ``Director''. SEC. 332. CLARIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON LENGTH OF OVERSEAS FORWARD DEPLOYMENT OF CURRENTLY DEPLOYED NAVAL VESSELS. Section 323(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1720; 10 U.S.C. 8690 note) is amended by striking ``In the case of any naval vessel'' and inserting ``In the case of any aircraft carrier, amphibious ship, cruiser, destroyer, frigate, or littoral combat ship''. Subtitle D--Reports SEC. 351. REPORT ON IMPACT OF PERMAFROST THAW ON INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES, AND OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a comprehensive report on the impact of permafrost thaw on the infrastructure, facilities, assets, and operations of the Department of Defense. (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An identification of the infrastructure, facilities, and assets of the Department of Defense that could be impacted by permafrost thaw. (2) For each element of infrastructure and each facility and asset identified pursuant to paragraph (1)-- (A) an assessment of the threat posed by permafrost thaw; and (B) an estimate of potential damage in the event of likely permafrost thaw. (3) A description of the threats and impacts posed by permafrost thaw to military and other national security operations. (c) Consultation.--In preparing the report under subsection (a), the Secretary may consult with other Federal agencies, agencies of State and local governments, and academic institutions with expertise or experience in the effects of permafrost thaw on infrastructure, facilities, and operations. (d) Asset Defined.--In this section, the term ``asset'' means the following: (1) Any aircraft, weapon system, vehicle, equipment, or gear of the Department of Defense or the Armed Forces. (2) Any other item of the Department or the Armed Forces that the Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of this section. SEC. 352. PLANS AND REPORTS ON EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING FOR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. (a) Plans.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each military installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary that does not conduct live emergency response training on an annual basis or more frequently with the civilian law enforcement and emergency response agencies responsible for responding to an emergency at the installation develops a plan to conduct such training. (2) Elements.--Each plan developed under paragraph (1) with respect to an installation-- (A) shall include-- (i) the cost of implementing training described in paragraph (1) at the installation; (ii) a description of any obstacles to the implementation of such training; and (iii) recommendations for mitigating any such obstacles; and (B) shall be designed to ensure that the civilian law enforcement and emergency response agencies described in paragraph (1) are familiar with-- (i) the physical features of the installation, including gates, buildings, armories, headquarters, command and control centers, and medical facilities; and (ii) the emergency response personnel and procedures of the installation. (3) Submittal of plans.-- (A) Submittal to secretary.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the commander of each military installation required to develop a plan under paragraph (1) shall submit such plan to the Secretary of Defense. (B) Submittal to congress.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a summary of the plans submitted to the Secretary under subparagraph (A). (b) Reports on Training Conducted.-- (1) List of installations.--Not later than March 1, 2021, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a list of all military installations under the jurisdiction of the Secretary that conduct live emergency response training on an annual basis or more frequently with the civilian law enforcement and emergency response agencies responsible for responding to an emergency at the installation. (2) Annual reports.-- (A) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the commander of each military installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary shall submit to the Secretary a report on each live emergency response training conducted during the year covered by the report with the civilian law enforcement and emergency response agencies responsible for responding to an emergency at the installation. (B) Elements.--Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to each training exercise, the following: (i) The date and duration of the exercise. (ii) A detailed description of the exercise. (iii) An identification of all military and civilian personnel who participated in the exercise. (iv) Any recommendations resulting from the exercise. (v) The actions taken, if any, to implement such recommendations. (C) Inclusion in annual budget submission.-- (i) In general.--The Secretary shall include in the budget submitted to Congress by the President pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a summary of any report submitted to the Secretary under subparagraph (A) during the one-year period preceding the submittal of the budget. (ii) Classified form.--The summary submitted under clause (i) may be submitted in classified form. (D) Sunset.--The requirement to submit annual reports under subparagraph (A) shall terminate upon the submittal of the budget described in subparagraph (C)(i) for fiscal year 2024. SEC. 353. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO RENEWABLE FUEL PUMPS. (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation by the Department of Defense of the requirements under section 246(a) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17053(a)). (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An estimate of the cost to the Department of fully implementing the requirements under section 246(a) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007; and (2) An assessment of any problems or issues the Department is having in complying with the requirements under such section. (c) Exception.--The report required by subsection (a) shall not apply to a fueling center of the Department with a fuel turnover rate of less than 100,000 gallons of fuel per year. SEC. 354. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF EXTREME WEATHER ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on vulnerabilities to military installations and combatant commander requirements resulting from extreme weather that builds upon the report submitted under section 335(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1358). (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An explanation of the underlying methodology that the Department uses to assess the effects of extreme weather in the report, including through the use of a climate vulnerability and risk assessment tool as directed under section 326 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92). (2) An assessment of how extreme weather affects low-lying military installations, military installations of the Navy and the Marine Corps, and military installations outside the United States. (3) An assessment of how extreme weather affects access of members of the Armed Forces to training ranges. (4) With respect to a military installation in a country outside the United States, an assessment of the collaboration between the Department of Defense and the military or civilian agencies of the government of that country or nongovernmental organizations operating in that country to adapt to risks from extreme weather. (5) An assessment of how extreme weather affects housing safety and food security on military installations. (6) An assessment of the strategic benefits derived from isolating infrastructure of the Department of Defense in the United States from the national electric grid and the use of energy-efficient, distributed, and smart power grids by the Armed Forces in the United States and overseas to ensure affordable access to electricity. (7) A list of ten military installation resilience projects conducted within each military department. (8) An overview of mitigations, in addition to current efforts undertaken by the Department, that may be necessary to ensure the continued operational viability and to increase the resilience of military installations, and the estimated costs of those mitigations. (c) Consultation.--In developing the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Energy, 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. (d) Form of Report.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex if necessary. (e) Publication.--Upon submittal of the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall publish the unclassified portion of the report on an Internet website of the Department of Defense that is available to the public. (f) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Extreme weather.--The term ``extreme weather'' means recurrent flooding, drought, desertification, wildfires, and thawing permafrost. (2) United states.--The term ``United States'' means the several States, the District of Columbia, and any territory or possession of the United States. Subtitle E--Other Matters SEC. 371. PROHIBITION ON DIVESTITURE OF MANNED INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND. No funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be used to divest any manned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft operated by the United States Special Operations Command, and the Department of Defense may not divest any manned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft operated by the United States Special Operations Command in fiscal year 2021. SEC. 372. INFORMATION ON OVERSEAS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN SUPPORT OF CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS USING FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. (a) Annual Budget Justification Display.--Section 2805(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``The Secretary concerned'' and inserting ``(1) The Secretary concerned''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: ``(2) The Secretary of each military department, the Director of each Defense Agency, and the head of any other relevant component of the Department of Defense shall track and report to the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) relevant data regarding all overseas construction projects funded with amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for operation and maintenance in support of contingency operations. ``(3)(A) The Secretary of Defense shall prepare, for inclusion in the annual budget submission by the President to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, a consolidated budget justification display, in classified and unclassified form, that identifies all overseas construction projects funded with amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for operation and maintenance in support of contingency operations. ``(B) The display prepared under subparagraph (A) shall include a list of all construction projects described in such subparagraph that were completed in the prior fiscal year, that are ongoing, or that are expected for the next five fiscal years, and shall identify for each project-- ``(i) the component of the Department of Defense involved in the project; ``(ii) the location of the project; ``(iii) a brief description of the purpose of the project; and ``(iv) the actual or estimated cost of the project.''. (b) Report on Construction Projects in Support of Contingency Operations.-- (1) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on ways to improve the development, funding, and execution of construction projects in support of overseas contingency operations, including those funded with amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for operation and maintenance and those funded with amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for military construction. (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, the following: (A) An examination and comparison of the time required to plan, approve, and execute construction projects funded with operation and maintenance amounts versus those funded with military construction amounts, in support of contingency operations, including construction projects in support of recent operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Eastern Europe. (B) A description of any challenges associated with the processes of the Department of Defense for planning, approving, and executing such projects. (C) A description of any ongoing or planned efforts to improve such processes to promote efficiency and expediency in the development and execution of such projects. (D) Any recommendations with respect to improving such processes, including those from the commanders of the combatant commands and the Secretaries of the military departments. SEC. 373. PROVISION OF PROTECTION TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MARINE CORPS, THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY, AND THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE. Section 2465(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(5) A contract for the performance of on-site armed security guard functions to be performed-- ``(A) at the Marine Corps Heritage Center at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, including the National Museum of the Marine Corps; ``(B) at the Heritage Center for the National Museum of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir, Virginia; ``(C) at the Heritage Center for the National Museum of the United States Navy at Washington, District of Columbia; or ``(D) at the Heritage Center for the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright- Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.''. SEC. 374. INAPPLICABILITY OF CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION AND DOLLAR LIMITATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVANCE BILLINGS FOR CERTAIN BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS. Section 2208(l) of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph (4): ``(4) This subsection shall not apply to advance billing for background investigation and related services performed by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency.''. SEC. 375. REPEAL OF SUNSET FOR MINIMUM ANNUAL PURCHASE AMOUNT FOR CARRIERS PARTICIPATING IN THE CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET. Section 9515 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (k). SEC. 376. IMPROVEMENT OF THE OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT FUND OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) Management of the Operational Energy Capability Improvement Fund.--The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment shall exercise authority, direction, and control over the Operational Energy Capability Improvement Fund of the Department of Defense (in this section referred to as the ``OECIF''). (b) Alignment and Coordination With Related Programs.-- (1) Realignment of oecif.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall realign the OECIF under the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment, with such realignment to include personnel positions adequate for the mission of the OECIF. (2) Better coordination with related programs.--The Assistant Secretary shall ensure that the placement under the authority of the Assistant Secretary of the OECIF along with the Strategic Environmental Research Program, the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program, and the Operational Energy Prototyping Program is utilized to advance common goals of the Department, promote organizational synergies, and avoid unnecessary duplication of effort. (c) Program for Operational Energy Prototyping.-- (1) In general.--Commencing not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment, shall carry out a program for the demonstration of technologies related to operational energy prototyping, including demonstration of operational energy technology and validation prototyping. (2) Operation of program.--The Secretary shall ensure that the program under paragraph (1) operates in conjunction with the OECIF to promote the transfer of innovative technologies that have successfully established proof of concept for use in production or in the field. (3) Program elements.--In carrying out the program under paragraph (1) the Secretary shall-- (A) identify and demonstrate the most promising, innovative, and cost-effective technologies and methods that address high-priority operational energy requirements of the Department of Defense; (B) in conducting demonstrations under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall-- (i) collect cost and performance data to overcome barriers against employing an innovative technology because of concerns regarding technical or programmatic risk; and (ii) ensure that components of the Department have time to establish new requirements where necessary and plan, program, and budget for technology transition to programs of record; (C) utilize project structures similar to those of the OECIF to ensure transparency and accountability throughout the efforts conducted under the program; and (D) give priority, in conjunction with the OECIF, to the development and fielding of clean technologies that reduce reliance on fossil fuels. (4) Tool for accountability and transition.-- (A) In general.--In carrying out the program under paragraph (1) the Secretary shall develop and utilize a tool to track relevant investments in operational energy from applied research to transition to use to ensure user organizations have the full picture of technology maturation and development. (B) Transition.--The tool developed and utilized under subparagraph (A) shall be designed to overcome transition challenges with rigorous and well-documented demonstrations that provide the information needed by all stakeholders for acceptance of the technology. (5) Locations.-- (A) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out the testing and evaluation phase of the program under paragraph (1) at installations of the Department of Defense or in conjunction with exercises conducted by the Joint Staff, a combatant command, or a military department. (B) Formal demonstrations.--The Secretary shall carry out any formal demonstrations under the program under paragraph (1) at installations of the Department or in operational settings to document and validate improved warfighting performance and cost savings. SEC. 377. COMMISSION ON THE NAMING OF ITEMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE THAT COMMEMORATE THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA OR ANY PERSON WHO SERVED VOLUNTARILY WITH THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. (a) Removal.--Not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall implement the plan submitted by the commission described in paragraph (b) and remove all names, symbols, displays, monuments, and paraphernalia that honor or commemorate the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the ``Confederacy'') or any person who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America from all assets of the Department of Defense. (b) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a commission relating to assigning, modifying, or removing of names, symbols, displays, monuments, and paraphernalia to assets of the Department of Defense that commemorate the Confederate States of America or any person who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America. (c) Duties.--The Commission shall-- (1) assess the cost of renaming or removing names, symbols, displays, monuments, or paraphernalia that commemorate the Confederate States of America or any person who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America; (2) develop procedures and criteria to assess whether an existing name, symbol, monument, display, or paraphernalia commemorates the Confederate States of America or person who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America; (3) recommend procedures for renaming assets of the Department of Defense to prevent commemoration of the Confederate States of America or any person who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America; (4) develop a plan to remove names, symbols, displays, monuments, or paraphernalia that commemorate the Confederate States of America or any person who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America from assets of the Department of Defense, within the timeline established by this Act; and (5) include in the plan procedures and criteria for collecting and incorporating local sensitivities associated with naming or renaming of assets of the Department of Defense. (d) Membership.--The Commission shall be composed of eight members, of whom-- (1) four shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense; (2) one shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; (3) one shall be appointed by the Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; (4) one shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and (5) one shall be appointed by the Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. (e) Appointment.--Members of the Commission shall be appointed not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (f) Initial Meeting.--The Commission shall hold its initial meeting on the date that is 60 days after the enactment of this Act. (g) Briefings and Reports.--Not later than October 1, 2021, the Commission shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives detailing the progress of the requirements under subsection (c). Not later than October 1, 2022, and not later than 90 days before the implementation of the plan in subsection (c)(4), the Commission shall present a briefing and written report detailing the results of the requirements under subsection (c), including: (1) A list of assets to be removed or renamed. (2) Costs associated with the removal or renaming of assets in subsection (g)(1). (3) Criteria and requirements used to nominate and rename assets in subsection (g)(1). (4) Methods of collecting and incorporating local sensitivities associated with the removal or renaming of assets in subsection (g)(1). (h) Funding.-- (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 to carry out this section. (2) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by the Act for fiscal year 2021 for Operations and Maintenance, Army, sub activity group 434 - other personnel support is hereby reduced by $2,000,000. (i) Assets Defined.--In this section, the term ``assets'' includes any base, installation, street, building, facility, aircraft, ship, plane, weapon, equipment, or any other property owned or controlled by the Department of Defense. (j) Exemption for Grave Markers.--Shall not cover monuments but shall exempt grave markers. Congress expects the commission to further define what constitutes a grave marker. SEC. 378. MODIFICATIONS TO REVIEW OF PROPOSED ACTIONS BY MILITARY AVIATION AND INSTALLATION ASSURANCE CLEARINGHOUSE. Section 183a(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``If the Clearinghouse'' and inserting ``(A) If the Clearinghouse''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: ``(B) After the Clearinghouse issues a notice under subparagraph (A) with respect to an energy project, the parties should seek to identify feasible and affordable actions that can be taken by the Department, the developer of such energy project, or others to mitigate any adverse impact on military operations and readiness. ``(C) If the Secretary determines within a reasonable period of time after the issuance of a notice under subparagraph (A) with respect to an energy project that the concerns identified in the preliminary review conducted under paragraph (1) with respect to such project have been mitigated to the extent that such project does not pose an unacceptable level of risk to military operations and readiness, the Clearinghouse shall timely issue a mission compatibility letter to the applicant of such project, the governor of the State in which such project is located, and the Secretary of the finding of the Clearinghouse.''. SEC. 379. ADJUSTMENT IN AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR UNUSUAL COST OVERRUNS AND FOR CHANGES IN SCOPE OF WORK. Section 8683 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(c) Treatment of Amounts Appropriated After End of Period of Obligation.--In the application of section 1553(c) of title 31 to funds appropriated in the Operation and Maintenance, Navy account that are available for ship overhaul, the Secretary of the Navy-- ``(1) may treat the limitation specified in paragraph (1) of such section to be `$10,000,000' rather than `$4,000,000'; and ``(2) may treat the limitation specified in paragraph (2) of such section to be `$30,000,000' rather than `$25,000,000'.''. SEC. 380. REQUIREMENT THAT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE IMPLEMENT SECURITY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO ACTIVE SHOOTER OR TERRORIST ATTACKS ON INSTALLATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall implement the applicable security and emergency response recommendations relating to active shooter or terrorist attacks on installations of the Department of Defense made in the following reports: (1) The report by the Government Accountability Office dated July 2015 entitled, ``Insider Threats: DOD Should Improve Information Sharing and Oversight to Protect U.S. Installations'' (GAO-15-543). (2) The report prepared by the Department of the Navy relating to the Washington Navy Yard shooting in 2013. (3) The report by the Department of the Army dated August 2010 entitled ``Fort Hood, Army Internal Review Team: Final Report''. (4) The independent review by the Department of Defense dated January 2010 entitled ``Protecting the Force: Lessons from Fort Hood''. (5) The report by the Department of the Air Force dated October 2010 entitled ``Air Force Follow-On Review: Protecting the Force: Lessons from Fort Hood''. (b) Notification of Inapplicable Recommendations.-- (1) In general.--If the Secretary determines that a recommendation described in subsection (a) is outdated, is no longer applicable, or has been superseded by more recent separate guidance or recommendations set forth by the Government Accountability Office, the Department of Defense, or another entity in related contracted review, the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Identification and justification.--The notification under paragraph (1) shall include an identification, set forth by report specified in subsection (a), of each recommendation that the Secretary determines should not be implemented, with a justification for each such determination. SEC. 381. CLARIFICATION OF FOOD INGREDIENT REQUIREMENTS FOR FOOD OR BEVERAGES PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) In General.--Before making any final rule, statement, or determination regarding the limitation or prohibition of any food or beverage ingredient in military food service, military medical foods, commissary food, or commissary food service, the Secretary of Defense shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of a preliminary rule, statement, or determination (in this section referred to as a ``proposed action'') and provide opportunity for public comment. (b) Matters To Be Included.--The Secretary shall include in any notice published under subsection (a) the following: (1) The date of the notice. (2) Contact information for the appropriate office at the Department of Defense. (3) A summary of the notice. (4) A date for comments to be submitted and specific methods for submitting comments. (5) A description of the substance of the proposed action. (6) Findings and a statement of reasons supporting the proposed action. TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS Subtitle A--Active Forces SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty personnel as of September 30, 2021, as follows: (1) The Army, 485,000. (2) The Navy, 346,730. (3) The Marine Corps, 180,000. (4) The Air Force, 333,475. SEC. 402. END STRENGTH LEVEL MATTERS. (a) Strength Levels to Support Two Major Regional Contingencies.-- (1) In general.--Section 691 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. (2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 39 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 691. (b) Certain Active-duty and Selected Reserve Strengths.--Section 115 of such title is amended-- (1) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``increase'' and inserting ``vary''; and (2) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by striking ``increase'' and inserting ``vary''. Subtitle B--Reserve Forces SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. (a) In General.--The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of September 30, 2021, as follows: (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 336,500. (2) The Army Reserve, 189,800. (3) The Navy Reserve, 58,800. (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 38,500. (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 108,100. (6) The Air Force Reserve, 70,300. (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000. (b) End Strength Reductions.--The end strengths prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve component shall be proportionately reduced by-- (1) the total authorized strength of units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component which are on active duty (other than for training) at the end of the fiscal year; and (2) the total number of individual members not in units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component who are on active duty (other than for training or for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their consent at the end of the fiscal year. (c) End Strength Increases.--Whenever units or individual members of the Selected Reserve of any reserve component are released from active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths of such units and by the total number of such individual members. SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES. Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of September 30, 2021, the following number of Reserves to be serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the case of members of the National Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components: (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 30,595. (2) The Army Reserve, 16,511. (3) The Navy Reserve, 10,215. (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,386. (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 25,333. (6) The Air Force Reserve, 5,256. SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS). (a) In General.--The authorized number of military technicians (dual status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2021 for the reserve components of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall be the following: (1) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 22,294. (2) For the Army Reserve, 6,492. (3) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 10,994. (4) For the Air Force Reserve, 7,947. (b) Limitation.--Under no circumstances may a military technician (dual status) employed under the authority of this section be coerced by a State into accepting an offer of realignment or conversion to any other military status, including as a member of the Active, Guard, and Reserve program of a reserve component. If a military technician (dual status) declines to participate in such realignment or conversion, no further action will be taken against the individual or the individual's position. SEC. 414. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. During fiscal year 2021, the maximum number of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who may be serving at any time on full-time operational support duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United States Code, is the following: (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 17,000. (2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. (3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 16,000. (6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000. SEC. 415. SEPARATE AUTHORIZATION BY CONGRESS OF MINIMUM END STRENGTHS FOR NON-TEMPORARY MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS) AND MAXIMUM END STRENGTHS FOR TEMPORARY MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS). (a) In General.--Section 115(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``the end strength for military technicians (dual status)'' and inserting ``both the minimum end strength for non-temporary military technicians (dual status) and the maximum end strength for temporary military technicians (dual status)''; and (2) in the third sentence, by striking ``the end strength requested for military technicians (dual status)'' and inserting ``the minimum end strength for non-temporary military technicians (dual status), and the maximum end strength for temporary military technicians (dual status), requested''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the day after the date of the enactment of this Act. The amendment made by subsection (a)(2) shall apply with respect to budgets submitted by the President to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, after such effective date. Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as specified in the funding table in section 4401. (b) Construction of Authorization.--The authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes any other authorization of appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2021. TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy SEC. 501. REPEAL OF CODIFIED SPECIFICATION OF AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS OF CERTAIN COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY. Effective as of October 1, 2021, the text of section 523 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``The total number of commissioned officers serving on active duty in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps in each of the grades of major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel, or in the Navy in each of the grades of lieutenant commander, commander, or captain, at the end of any fiscal year shall be as specifically authorized by Act of Congress for such fiscal year.''. SEC. 502. TEMPORARY EXPANSION OF AVAILABILITY OF ENHANCED CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE CREDIT IN A PARTICULAR CAREER FIELD UPON ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT AS A COMMISSIONED OFFICER. (a) Regular Officers.--Subparagraph (D) of section 533(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``(D) Additional credit as follows: ``(i) For special training or experience in a particular officer field as designated by the Secretary concerned, if such training or experience is directly related to the operational needs of the armed force concerned. ``(ii) During fiscal years 2021 through 2025, for advanced education in an officer field so designated, if such education is directly related to the operational needs of the armed force concerned.''. (b) Reserve Officers.--Section 12207(b)(1) of such title is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), ``or a designation in'' and all that follows through ``education or training,'' and inserting ``and who has special training or experience, or advanced education (if applicable),''; and (2) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following new subparagraph: ``(D) Additional credit as follows: ``(i) For special training or experience in a particular officer field as designated by the Secretary concerned, if such training or experience is directly related to the operational needs of the armed force concerned. ``(ii) During fiscal years 2021 through 2025, for advanced education in an officer field so designated, if such education is directly related to the operational needs of the armed force concerned.''. (c) Annual Report.-- (1) In general.--Not later than February 1, 2022, and every four years thereafter, each Secretary of a military department shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the use of the authorities in subparagraph (D) of section 553(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code (as amended by subsection (a)), and subparagraph (D) of section 12207(b)(1) of such title (as amended by subsection (b)) (each referred to in this subsection as a ``constructive credit authority'') during the preceding fiscal year for the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of such Secretary. (2) Elements.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, for the fiscal year and Armed Forces covered by such report, the following: (A) The manner in which constructive service credit was calculated under each constructive credit authority. (B) The number of officers credited constructive service credit under each constructive credit authority. (C) A description and assessment of the utility of the constructive credit authorities in meeting the operational needs of the Armed Force concerned. (D) Such other matters in connection with the constructive credit authorities as the Secretary of the military department concerned considers appropriate. SEC. 503. REQUIREMENT FOR PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD RECOMMENDATION OF HIGHER PLACEMENT ON PROMOTION LIST OF OFFICERS OF PARTICULAR MERIT. (a) In General.--Section 616(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1)-- (A) by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall''; and (B) by inserting ``, pursuant to guidelines and procedures prescribed by the Secretary,'' after ``officers of particular merit''; and (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, pursuant to guidelines and procedures prescribed by the Secretary concerned,'' after ``shall recommend''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to officers recommended for promotion by promotion selection boards convened on or after that date. SEC. 504. SPECIAL SELECTION REVIEW BOARDS FOR REVIEW OF PROMOTION OF OFFICERS SUBJECT TO ADVERSE INFORMATION IDENTIFIED AFTER RECOMMENDATION FOR PROMOTION AND RELATED MATTERS. (a) Regular Officers.-- (1) In general.--Subchapter III of chapter 36 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 628 the following new section: ``Sec. 628a. Special selection review boards ``(a) In General.--(1) If the Secretary of the military department concerned determines that a person recommended by a promotion board for promotion to a grade at or below the grade of major general, rear admiral in the Navy, or an equivalent grade in the Space Force is the subject of credible information of an adverse nature, including any substantiated adverse finding or conclusion described in section 615(a)(3)(A) of this title, that was not furnished to the promotion board during its consideration of the person for promotion as otherwise required by such section, the Secretary shall convene a special selection review board under this section to review the person and recommend whether the recommendation for promotion of the person should be sustained. ``(2) If a person and the recommendation for promotion of the person is subject to review under this section by a special selection review board convened under this section, the name of the person-- ``(A) shall not be disseminated or publicly released on the list of officers recommended for promotion by the promotion board recommending the promotion of the person; and ``(B) shall not be forwarded to the Secretary of Defense, the President, or the Senate, as applicable, or included on a promotion list under section 624(a) of this title. ``(b) Convening.--(1) Any special selection review board convened under this section shall be convened in accordance with the provisions of section 628(f) of this title. ``(2) Any special selection review board convened under this section may review such number of persons, and recommendations for promotion of such persons, as the Secretary of the military department concerned shall specify in convening such special selection review board. ``(c) Information Considered.--(1) In reviewing a person and recommending whether the recommendation for promotion of the person should be sustained under this section, a special selection review board convened under this section shall be furnished and consider the following: ``(A) The record and information concerning the person furnished in accordance with section 615(a)(2) of this title to the promotion board that recommended the person for promotion. ``(B) Any credible information of an adverse nature on the person, including any substantiated adverse finding or conclusion from an officially documented investigation or inquiry described in section 615(a)(3)(A) of this title. ``(2) The furnishing of information to a special selection review board under paragraph (1)(B) shall be governed by the standards and procedures referred to in paragraph (3)(C) of section 615(a) of this title applicable to the furnishing of information described in paragraph (3)(A) of such section to selection boards in accordance with that section. ``(3)(A) Before information on a person described in paragraph (1)(B) is furnished to a special selection review board for purposes of this section, the Secretary of the military department concerned shall ensure that-- ``(i) such information is made available to the person; and ``(ii) subject to subparagraphs (C) and (D), the person is afforded a reasonable opportunity to submit comments on such information to the special selection review board before its review of the person and the recommendation for promotion of the person under this section. ``(B) If information on a person described in paragraph (1)(B) is not made available to the person as otherwise required by subparagraph (A)(i) due to the classification status of such information, the person shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be furnished a summary of such information appropriate to the person's authorization for access to classified information. ``(C)(i) An opportunity to submit comments on information is not required for a person under subparagraph (A)(ii) if-- ``(I) such information was made available to the person in connection with the furnishing of such information under section 615(a) of this title to the promotion board that recommended the promotion of the person subject to review under this section; and ``(II) the person submitted comments on such information to that promotion board. ``(ii) The comments on information of a person described in clause (i)(II) shall be furnished to the special selection review board. ``(D) A person may waive either or both of the following: ``(i) The right to submit comments to a special selection review board under subparagraph (A)(ii). ``(ii) The furnishing of comments to a special selection review board under subparagraph (C)(ii). ``(d) Consideration.--(1) In considering the record and information on a person under this section, the special selection review board shall compare such record and information with an appropriate sampling of the records of those officers of the same competitive category who were recommended for promotion by the promotion board that recommended the person for promotion, and an appropriate sampling of the records of those officers who were considered by and not recommended for promotion by that promotion board. ``(2) Records and information shall be presented to a special selection review board for purposes of paragraph (1) in a manner that does not indicate or disclose the person or persons for whom the special selection review board was convened. ``(3) In considering whether the recommendation for promotion of a person should be sustained under this section, a special selection review board shall, to the greatest extent practicable, apply standards used by the promotion board that recommended the person for promotion. ``(4) The recommendation for promotion of a person may be sustained under this section only if the special selection review board determines that the person-- ``(A) ranks on an order of merit created by the special selection review board as better qualified for promotion than the sample officer highest on the order of merit list who was considered by and not recommended for promotion by the promotion board concerned; and ``(B) is comparable in qualification for promotion to those sample officers who were recommended for promotion by that promotion board. ``(5) A recommendation for promotion of a person may be sustained under this section only by a vote of a majority of the members of the special selection review board. ``(6) If a special selection review board does not sustain a recommendation for promotion of a person under this section, the person shall be considered to have failed of selection for promotion. ``(e) Reports.--(1) Each special selection review board convened under this section shall submit to the Secretary of the military department concerned a written report, signed by each member of the board, containing the name of each person whose recommendation for promotion it recommends for sustainment and certifying that the board has carefully considered the record and information of each person whose name was referred to it. ``(2) The provisions of sections 617(b) and 618 of this title apply to the report and proceedings of a special selection review board convened under this section in the same manner as they apply to the report and proceedings of a promotion board convened under section 611(a) of this title. ``(f) Appointment of Persons.--(1) If the report of a special selection review board convened under this section recommends the sustainment of the recommendation for promotion to the next higher grade of a person whose name was referred to it for review under this section, and the President approves the report, the person shall, as soon as practicable, be appointed to that grade in accordance with subsections (b) and (c) of section 624 of this title. ``(2) A person who is appointed to the next higher grade as described in paragraph (1) shall, upon that appointment, have the same date of rank, the same effective date for the pay and allowances of that grade, and the same position on the active-duty list as the person would have had pursuant to the original recommendation for promotion of the promotion board concerned. ``(g) Regulations.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section. Such regulations shall apply uniformly across the military departments. ``(2) Any regulation prescribed by the Secretary of a military department to supplement the regulations prescribed pursuant to paragraph (1) may not take effect without the approval of the Secretary of Defense, in writing. ``(h) Promotion Board Defined.--In this section, the term `promotion board 'means a selection board convened by the Secretary of a military department under section 611(a) of this title.''. (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter III of chapter 36 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 628 the following new item: ``628a. Special selection review boards.''. (3) Delay in promotion.--Section 624(d) of such title is amended-- (A) in paragraph (1)-- (i) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``or'' at the end; (ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph (F): ``(F) the Secretary of the military department concerned determines that credible information of an adverse nature, including a substantiated adverse finding or conclusion described in section 615(a)(3)(A) of this title, with respect to the officer will result in the convening of a special selection review board under section 628a of this title to review the officer and recommend whether the recommendation for promotion of the officer should be sustained.''; (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph (3): ``(3) In the case of an officer whose promotion is delayed pursuant to paragraph (1)(F) and whose recommendation for promotion is sustained, authorities for the promotion of the officer are specified in section 628a(f) of this title.''; and (D) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by subparagraph (B)-- (i) by striking ``The appointment'' and inserting ``(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the appointment''; and (ii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(B) In the case of an officer whose promotion is delayed pursuant to paragraph (1)(F), requirements applicable to notice and opportunity for response to such delay are specified in section 628a(c)(3) of this title.''. (b) Reserve Officers.-- (1) In general.--Chapter 1407 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 14502 the following new section: ``Sec. 14502a. Special selection review boards ``(a) In General.--(1) If the Secretary of the military department concerned determines that a person recommended by a promotion board for promotion to a grade at or below the grade of major general or rear admiral in the Navy is the subject of credible information of an adverse nature, including any substantiated adverse finding or conclusion described in section 14107(a)(3)(A) of this title, that was not furnished to the promotion board during its consideration of the person for promotion as otherwise required by such section, the Secretary shall convene a special selection review board under this section to review the person and recommend whether the recommendation for promotion of the person should be sustained. ``(2) If a person and the recommendation for promotion of the person is subject to review under this section by a special selection review board convened under this section, the name of the person-- ``(A) shall not be disseminated or publicly released on the list of officers recommended for promotion by the promotion board recommending the promotion of the person; and ``(B) shall not be forwarded to the Secretary of Defense, the President, or the Senate, as applicable, or included on a promotion list under section 14308(a) of this title. ``(b) Convening.--(1) Any special selection review board convened under this section shall be convened in accordance with the provisions of section 14502(b)(2) of this title. ``(2) Any special selection review board convened under this section may review such number of persons, and recommendations for promotion of such persons, as the Secretary of the military department concerned shall specify in convening such special selection review board. ``(c) Information Considered.--(1) In reviewing a person and recommending whether the recommendation for promotion of the person should be sustained under this section, a special selection review board convened under this section shall be furnished and consider the following: ``(A) The record and information concerning the person furnished in accordance with section 14107(a)(2) of this title to the promotion board that recommended the person for promotion. ``(B) Any credible information of an adverse nature on the person, including any substantiated adverse finding or conclusion from an officially documented investigation or inquiry described in section 14107(a)(3)(A) of this title. ``(2) The furnishing of information to a special selection review board under paragraph (1)(B) shall be governed by the standards and procedures referred to in paragraph (3)(B) of section 14107(a) of this title applicable to the furnishing of information described in paragraph (3)(A) of such section to promotion boards in accordance with that section. ``(3)(A) Before information on person described in paragraph (1)(B) is furnished to a special selection review board for purposes of this section, the Secretary of the military department concerned shall ensure that-- ``(i) such information is made available to the person; and ``(ii) subject to subparagraphs (C) and (D), the person is afforded a reasonable opportunity to submit comments on such information to the special selection review board before its review of the person and the recommendation for promotion of the person under this section. ``(B) If information on an officer described in paragraph (1)(B) is not made available to the person as otherwise required by subparagraph (A)(i) due to the classification status of such information, the person shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be furnished a summary of such information appropriate to the person's authorization for access to classified information. ``(C)(i) An opportunity to submit comments on information is not required for a person under subparagraph (A)(ii) if-- ``(I) such information was made available to the person in connection with the furnishing of such information under section 14107(a) of this title to the promotion board that recommended the promotion of the person subject to review under this section; and ``(II) the person submitted comments on such information to that promotion board. ``(ii) The comments on information of a person described in clause (i)(II) shall be furnished to the special selection review board. ``(D) A person may waive either or both of the following: ``(i) The right to submit comments to a special selection review board under subparagraph (A)(ii). ``(ii) The furnishing of comments to a special selection review board under subparagraph (C)(ii). ``(d) Consideration.--(1) In considering the record and information on a person under this section, the special selection review board shall compare such record and information with an appropriate sampling of the records of those officers of the same competitive category who were recommended for promotion by the promotion board that recommended the person for promotion, and an appropriate sampling of the records of those officers who were considered by and not recommended for promotion by that promotion board. ``(2) Records and information shall be presented to a special selection review board for purposes of paragraph (1) in a manner that does not indicate or disclose the person or persons for whom the special selection review board was convened. ``(3) In considering whether the recommendation for promotion of a person should be sustained under this section, a special selection review board shall, to the greatest extent practicable, apply standards used by the promotion board that recommended the person for promotion. ``(4) The recommendation for promotion of a person may be sustained under this section only if the special selection review board determines that the person-- ``(A) ranks on an order of merit created by the special selection review board as better qualified for promotion than the sample officer highest on the order of merit list who was considered by and not recommended for promotion by the promotion board concerned; and ``(B) is comparable in qualification for promotion to those sample officers who were recommended for promotion by that promotion board. ``(5) A recommendation for promotion of a person may be sustained under this section only by a vote of a majority of the members of the special selection review board. ``(6) If a special selection review board does not sustain a recommendation for promotion of a person under this section, the person shall be considered to have failed of selection for promotion. ``(e) Reports.--(1) Each special selection review board convened under this section shall submit to the Secretary of the military department concerned a written report, signed by each member of the board, containing the name of each person whose recommendation for promotion it recommends for sustainment and certifying that the board has carefully considered the record and information of each person whose name was referred to it. ``(2) The provisions of sections 14109(c), 14110, and 14111 of this title apply to the report and proceedings of a special selection review board convened under this section in the same manner as they apply to the report and proceedings of a promotion board convened under section 14101(a) of this title. ``(f) Appointment of Persons.--(1) If the report of a special selection review board convened under this section recommends the sustainment of the recommendation for promotion to the next higher grade of a person whose name was referred to it for review under this section, and the President approves the report, the person shall, as soon as practicable, be appointed to that grade in accordance with section 14308 of this title. ``(2) A person who is appointed to the next higher grade as described in paragraph (1) shall, upon that appointment, have the same date of rank, the same effective date for the pay and allowances of that grade, and the same position on the reserve active-status list as the person would have had pursuant to the original recommendation for promotion of the promotion board concerned. ``(g) Regulations.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section. Such regulations shall apply uniformly across the military departments. ``(2) Any regulation prescribed by the Secretary of a military department to supplement the regulations prescribed pursuant to paragraph (1) may not take effect without the approval of the Secretary of Defense, in writing. ``(h) Promotion Board Defined.--In this section, the term `promotion board 'means a selection board convened by the Secretary of a military department under section 14101(a) of this title.''. (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1407 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 14502 the following new item: ``14502a. Special selection review boards.''. (3) Delay in promotion.--Section 14311 of such title is amended-- (A) in subsection (a)-- (i) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(F) The Secretary of the military department concerned determines that credible information of adverse nature, including a substantiated adverse finding or conclusion described in section 14107(a)(3)(A) of this title, with respect to the officer will result in the convening of a special selection review board under section 14502a of this title to review the officer and recommend whether the recommendation for promotion of the officer should be sustained.''; and (ii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(2) In the case of an officer whose promotion is delayed pursuant to paragraph (1)(F) and whose recommendation for promotion is sustained, authorities for the promotion of the officer are specified in section 14502a(f) of this title.''; and (B) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), in the case of an officer whose promotion is delayed pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(F), requirements applicable to notice and opportunity for response to such delay are specified in section 14502a(c)(3) of this title.''. (c) Requirements for Furnishing Adverse Information on Regular Officers to Promotion Selection Boards.-- (1) Extension of requirements to space force regular officers.--Subparagraph (B)(i) of section 615(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``or, in the case of the Navy, lieutenant'' and inserting ``, in the case of the Navy, lieutenant, or in the case of the Space Force, the equivalent grade''. (2) Satisfaction of requirements through special selection review boards.--Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(D) With respect to the consideration of an officer for promotion to a grade at or below major general, in the case of the Navy, rear admiral, or, in the case of the Space Force, the equivalent grade, the requirements in subparagraphs (A) and (C) may be met through the convening and actions of a special selection review board with respect to the officer under section 628a of this title.''. (3) Delayed applicability of requirements to boards for promotion of officers to non-general and flag officer grades.-- Subsection (c) of section 502 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) is amended to read as follows: ``(c) Effective Date and Applicability.-- ``(1) Effective date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on December 20, 2019, and shall, except as provided in paragraph (2), apply with respect to the proceedings of promotion selection boards convened under section 611(a) of title 10, United States Code, after that date. ``(2) Delayed applicability for boards for promotion to non-general and flag officer grades.--The amendments made this section shall apply with respect to the proceedings of promotion selection boards convened under section 611(a) of title 10, United States Code, for consideration of officers for promotion to a grade below the grade of brigadier general or, in the case of the Navy, rear admiral (lower half), only if such boards are so convened after January 1, 2021.''. (d) Requirements for Furnishing Adverse Information on Reserve Officers to Promotion Selection Boards.--Section 14107(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(3)''; (2) in subparagraph (A), as designated by paragraph (1), by striking ``colonel, or, in the case of the Navy, captain'' and inserting ``lieutenant colonel, or, in the case of the Navy, commander''; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs ``(B) The standards and procedures referred to in subparagraph (A) shall require the furnishing to the selection board, and to each individual member of the board, the information described in that subparagraph with regard to an officer in a grade specified in that subparagraph at each stage or phase of the selection board, concurrent with the screening, rating, assessment, evaluation, discussion, or other consideration by the board or member of the official military personnel file of the officer, or of the officer. ``(C) With respect to the consideration of an officer for promotion to a grade at or below major general or, in the Navy, rear admiral, the requirements in subparagraphs (A) and (B) may be met through the convening and actions of a special selection board with respect to the officer under section 14502a of this title.''. SEC. 505. NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION UNDER ALTERNATIVE PROMOTION AUTHORITY. Section 649c of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d): ``(d) Inapplicability of Requirement Relating to Opportunities for Consideration for Promotion.--Section 645(1)(A)(i)(I) of this title shall not apply to the promotion of officers described in subsection (a) to the extent that such section is inconsistent with a number of opportunities for promotion specified pursuant to section 649d of this title.''. SEC. 506. MANDATORY RETIREMENT FOR AGE. (a) General Rule.--Subsection (a) of section 1251 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by inserting ``Space Force,'' after ``or Marine Corps,''; and (2) by inserting ``or separated, as specified in subsection (e),'' after ``shall be retired''. (b) Deferred Retirement or Separation of Health Professions Officers.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended-- (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``or Separation'' after ``Retirement''; and (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or separation'' after ``retirement''. (c) Deferred Retirement or Separation of Other Officers.-- Subsection (c) of such section is amended-- (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``of Chaplains'' and inserting ``or Separation of Other Officers''; (2) by inserting ``or separation'' after ``retirement''; and (3) by striking ``an officer who is appointed or designated as a chaplain'' and inserting ``any officer other than a health professions officer described in subsection (b)(2)''. (d) Retirement or Separation Based on Years of Creditable Service.--Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(e) Retirement or Separation Based on Years of Creditable Service.--The following rules shall apply to a regular commissioned officer who is to be retired or separated under subsection (a): ``(1) If the officer has at least 6 but fewer than 20 years of creditable service, the officer shall be separated, with separation pay computed under section 1174(d)(1) of this title. ``(2) If the officer has fewer than 6 years of creditable service, the officer shall be separated under subsection (a).''. SEC. 507. CLARIFYING AND IMPROVING RESTATEMENT OF RULES ON THE RETIRED GRADE OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. (a) Restatement.-- (1) In general.--Chapter 69 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking section 1370 and inserting the following new sections: ``Sec. 1370. Regular commissioned officers ``(a) Retirement in Highest Grade in Which Served Satisfactorily.-- ``(1) In general.--Unless entitled to a different retired grade under some other provision of law, a commissioned officer (other than a commissioned warrant officer) of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force who retires under any provision of law other than chapter 61 or 1223 of this title shall be retired in the highest permanent grade in which such officer is determined to have served on active duty satisfactorily. ``(2) Determination of satisfactory service.--The determination of satisfactory service of an officer in a grade under paragraph (1) shall be made as follows: ``(A) By the Secretary of the military department concerned, if the officer is serving in a grade at or below the grade of major general, rear admiral in the Navy, or the equivalent grade in the Space Force. ``(B) By the Secretary of Defense, if the officer is serving or has served in a grade above the grade of major general, rear admiral in the Navy, or the equivalent grade in the Space Force. ``(3) Effect of misconduct in lower grade in determination.--If the Secretary of a military department or the Secretary of Defense, as applicable, determines that an officer committed misconduct in a lower grade than the retirement grade otherwise provided for the officer by this section-- ``(A) such Secretary may deem the officer to have not served satisfactorily in any grade equal to or higher than such lower grade for purposes of determining the retirement grade of the officer under this section; and ``(B) the grade next lower to such lower grade shall be the retired grade of the officer under this section. ``(4) Nature of retirement of certain reserve officers and officers in temporary grades.--A reserve officer, or an officer appointed to a position under section 601 of this title, who is notified that the officer will be released from active duty without the officer's consent and thereafter requests retirement under section 7311, 8323, or 9311 of this title and is retired pursuant to that request is considered for purposes of this section to have been retired involuntarily. ``(5) Nature of retirement of certain removed officers.--An officer retired pursuant to section 1186(b)(1) of this title is considered for purposes of this section to have been retired voluntarily. ``(b) Retirement of Officers Retiring Voluntarily.-- ``(1) Service-in-grade requirement.--In order to be eligible for voluntary retirement under any provision of this title in a grade above the grade of captain in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, lieutenant in the Navy, or the equivalent grade in the Space Force, a commissioned officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force must have served on active duty in that grade for a period of not less than three years, except that-- ``(A) subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense may reduce such period to a period of not less than two years for any officer; and ``(B) in the case of an officer to be retired in a grade at or below the grade of major general in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, rear admiral in the Navy, or an equivalent grade in the Space Force, the Secretary of Defense may authorize the Secretary of the military department concerned to reduce such period to a period of not less than two years. ``(2) Limitation on delegation.--The authority of the Secretary of Defense in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) may not be delegated. The authority of the Secretary of a military department in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), as delegated to such Secretary pursuant to such subparagraph, may not be further delegated. ``(3) Waiver of requirement.--Subject to subsection (c), the President may waive the application of the service-in-grade requirement in paragraph (1) to officers covered by that paragraph in individual cases involving extreme hardship or exceptional or unusual circumstances. The authority of the President under this paragraph may not be delegated. ``(4) Limitation on reduction or waiver of requirement for officers under investigation or pending misconduct.--In the case of an officer to be retired in a grade above the grade of colonel in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, captain in the Navy, or the equivalent grade in the Space Force, the service- in-grade requirement in paragraph (1) may not be reduced pursuant to that paragraph, or waived pursuant to paragraph (3), while the officer is under investigation for alleged misconduct or while there is pending the disposition of an adverse personnel action against the officer. ``(5) Grade and fiscal year limitations on reduction or waiver of requirements.--The aggregate number of members of an armed force in a grade for whom reductions are made under paragraph (1), and waivers are made under paragraph (3), in a fiscal year may not exceed-- ``(A) in the case of officers to be retired in a grade at or below the grade of major in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, lieutenant commander in the Navy, or the equivalent grade in the Space Force, the number equal to two percent of the authorized active- duty strength for that fiscal year for officers of that armed force in that grade; ``(B) in the case of officers to be retired in the grade of lieutenant colonel or colonel in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, commander or captain in the Navy, or an equivalent grade in the Space Force, the number equal to four percent of the authorized active- duty strength for that fiscal year for officers of that armed force in the applicable grade; or ``(C) in the case of officers to be retired in the grade of brigadier general or major general in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, rear admiral (lower half) or rear admiral in the Navy, or an equivalent grade in the Space Force, the number equal to 10 percent of the authorized active-duty strength for that fiscal year for officers of that armed force in the applicable grade. ``(6) Notice to congress on reduction or waiver of requirements for general, flag, and equivalent officer grades.--In the case of an officer to be retired in a grade that is a general or flag officer grade, or an equivalent grade in the Space Force, who is eligible to retire in that grade only by reason of an exercise of the authority in paragraph (1) to reduce the service-in-grade requirement in that paragraph, or the authority in paragraph (3) to waive that requirement, the Secretary of Defense or the President, as applicable, shall, not later than 60 days prior to the date on which the officer will be retired in that grade, notify the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the exercise of the applicable authority with respect to that officer. ``(7) Retirement in next lowest grade for officers not meeting requirement.--An officer described in paragraph (1) whose length of service in the highest grade held by the officer while on active duty does not meet the period of the service-in-grade requirement applicable to the officer under this subsection shall, subject to subsection (c), be retired in the next lower grade in which the officer served on active duty satisfactorily, as determined by the Secretary of the military department concerned or the Secretary of Defense, as applicable. ``(c) Officers in O-9 and O-10 Grades.-- ``(1) In general.--An officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force who is serving or has served in a position of importance and responsibility designated by the President to carry the grade of lieutenant general or general in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, vice admiral or admiral in the Navy, or an equivalent grade in the Space Force under section 601 of this title may be retired in such grade under subsection (a) only after the Secretary of Defense certifies in writing to the President and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives that the officer served on active duty satisfactorily in such grade. ``(2) Prohibition on delegation.--The authority of the Secretary of Defense to make a certification with respect to an officer under paragraph (1) may not be delegated. ``(3) Requirements in connection with certification.--A certification with respect to an officer under paragraph (1) shall-- ``(A) be submitted by the Secretary of Defense such that it is received by the President and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 60 days prior to the date on which the officer will be retired in the grade concerned; ``(B) include an up-to-date copy of the military biography of the officer; and ``(C) include the statement of the Secretary as to whether or not potentially adverse, adverse, or reportable information regarding the officer was considered by the Secretary in making the certification. ``(4) Construction with other notice.--In the case of an officer under paragraph (1) to whom a reduction in the service- in-grade requirement under subsection (b)(1) or waiver under subsection (b)(3) applies, the requirement for notification under subsection (b)(6) is satisfied if the notification is included in the certification submitted by the Secretary of Defense under paragraph (1). ``(d) Conditional Retirement Grade and Retirement for Officers Pending Investigation or Adverse Action.-- ``(1) In general.--When an officer serving in a grade at or below the grade of major general in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, rear admiral in the Navy, or an equivalent grade in the Space Force is under investigation for alleged misconduct or pending the disposition of an adverse personnel action at the time of retirement, the Secretary of the military department concerned may-- ``(A) conditionally determine the highest permanent grade of satisfactory service on active duty of the officer pending completion of the investigation or resolution of the personnel action, as applicable; and ``(B) retire the officer in that conditional grade, subject to subsection (e). ``(2) Officers in o-9 and o-10 grades.--When an officer described by subsection (c)(1) is under investigation for alleged misconduct or pending the disposition of an adverse personnel action at the time of retirement, the Secretary of Defense may-- ``(A) conditionally determine the highest permanent grade of satisfactory service on active duty of the officer, pending completion of the investigation or personnel action, as applicable; and ``(B) retire the officer in that conditional grade, subject to subsection (e). ``(3) Reduction or waiver of service-in-grade requirement prohibited for general, flag, and equivalent officer grades.-- In conditionally determining the retirement grade of an officer under paragraph (1)(A) or (2)(A) of this subsection to be a grade above the grade of colonel in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, captain in the Navy, or the equivalent grade in the Space Force, the service-in-grade requirement in subsection (b)(1) may not be reduced pursuant to subsection (b)(1) or waived pursuant to subsection (b)(3). ``(4) Prohibition on delegation.--The authority of the Secretary of a military department under paragraph (1) may not be delegated. The authority of the Secretary of Defense under paragraph (2) may not be delegated. ``(e) Final Retirement Grade Following Resolution of Pending Investigation or Adverse Action.-- ``(1) No change from conditional retirement grade.--If the resolution of an investigation or personnel action with respect to an officer who has been retired in a conditional retirement grade pursuant to subsection (d) results in a determination that the conditional retirement grade in which the officer was retired will not be changed, the conditional retirement grade of the officer shall, subject to paragraph (3), be the final retired grade of the officer. ``(2) Change from conditional retirement grade.--If the resolution of an investigation or personnel action with respect to an officer who has been retired in a conditional retirement grade pursuant to subsection (d) results in a determination that the conditional retirement grade in which the officer was retired should be changed, the changed retirement grade shall be the final retired grade of the officer under this section, except that if the final retirement grade provided for an officer pursuant to this paragraph is the grade of lieutenant general or general in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, vice admiral or admiral in the Navy, or an equivalent grade in the Space Force, the requirements in subsection (c) shall apply in connection with the retirement of the officer in such final retirement grade. ``(3) Recalculation of retired pay.-- ``(A) In general.--If the final retired grade of an officer is as a result of a change under paragraph (2), the retired pay of the officer under chapter 71 of this title shall be recalculated accordingly, with any modification of the retired pay of the officer to go into effect as of the date of the retirement of the officer. ``(B) Payment of higher amount for period of conditional retirement grade.--If the recalculation of the retired pay of an officer results in an increase in retired pay, the officer shall be paid the amount by which such increased retired pay exceeded the amount of retired pay paid the officer for retirement in the officer's conditional grade during the period beginning on the date of the retirement of the officer in such conditional grade and ending on the effective date of the change of the officer's retired grade. For an officer whose retired grade is determined pursuant to subsection (c), the effective date of the change of the officer's retired grade for purposes of this subparagraph shall be the date that is 60 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives the certification required by subsection (c) in connection with the retired grade of the officer. ``(C) Recoupment of overage during period of conditional retirement grade.--If the recalculation of the retired pay of an officer results in a decrease in retired pay, there shall be recouped from the officer the amount by which the amount of retired pay paid the officer for retirement in the officer's conditional grade exceeded such decreased retired pay during the period beginning on the date of the retirement of the officer in such conditional grade and ending on the effective date of the change of the officer's retired grade. ``(f) Finality of Retired Grade Determinations.-- ``(1) In general.--Except for a conditional determination authorized by subsection (d), a determination of the retired grade of an officer pursuant to this section is administratively final on the day the officer is retired, and may not be reopened, except as provided in paragraph (2). ``(2) Reopening.--A final determination of the retired grade of an officer may be reopened as follows: ``(A) If the retirement or retired grade of the officer was procured by fraud. ``(B) If substantial evidence comes to light after the retirement that could have led to determination of a different retired grade under this section if known by competent authority at the time of retirement. ``(C) If a mistake of law or calculation was made in the determination of the retired grade. ``(D) If the applicable Secretary determines, pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, that good cause exists to reopen the determination of retired grade. ``(3) Applicable secretary.--For purposes of this subsection, the applicable Secretary for purposes of a determination or action specified in this subsection is-- ``(A) the Secretary of the military department concerned, in the case of an officer retired in a grade at or below the grade of major general in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, rear admiral in the Navy, or the equivalent grade in the Space Force; or ``(B) the Secretary of Defense, in the case of an officer retired in a grade of lieutenant general or general in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, vice admiral or admiral in the Navy, or an equivalent grade in the Space Force. ``(4) Notice and limitation.--If a final determination of the retired grade of an officer is reopened in accordance with paragraph (2), the applicable Secretary-- ``(A) shall notify the officer of the reopening; and ``(B) may not make an adverse determination on the retired grade of the officer until the officer has had a reasonable opportunity to respond regarding the basis for the reopening of the officer's retired grade. ``(5) Additional notice on reopening for officers retired in o-9 and o-10 grades.--If the determination of the retired grade of an officer whose retired grade was provided for pursuant to subsection (c) is reopened, the Secretary of Defense shall also notify the President and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. ``(6) Manner of making of change.--If the retired grade of an officer is proposed to be changed through the reopening of the final determination of an officer's retired grade under this subsection, the change in grade shall be made-- ``(A) in the case of an officer whose retired grade is to be changed to a grade at or below the grade of major general in the Army, Air Force or Marine Corps, rear admiral in the Navy, or the equivalent grade in the Space Force, in accordance with subsections (a) and (b)-- ``(i) by the Secretary of Defense (who may delegate such authority only as authorized by clause (ii)); or ``(ii) if authorized by the Secretary of Defense, by the Secretary of the military department concerned (who may not further delegate such authority); ``(B) in the case of an officer whose retired grade is to be changed to the grade of lieutenant general or general in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, vice admiral or admiral in the Navy, or an equivalent grade in the Space Force, by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. ``(7) Recalculation of retired pay.--If the final retired grade of an officer is changed through the reopening of the officer's retired grade under this subsection, the retired pay of the officer under chapter 71 of this title shall be recalculated. Any modification of the retired pay of the officer as a result of the change shall go into effect on the effective date of the change of the officer's retired grade, and the officer shall not be entitled or subject to any changed amount of retired pay for any period before such effective date. An officer whose retired grade is changed as provided in paragraph (6)(B) shall not be entitled or subject to a change in retired pay for any period before the date on which the Senate provides advice and consent for the retirement of the officer in such grade. ``(g) Highest Permanent Grade Defined.--In this section, the term `highest permanent grade' means a grade at or below the grade of major general in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, rear admiral in the Navy, or an equivalent grade in the Space Force. ``Sec. 1370a. Officers entitled to retired pay for non-regular service ``(a) Retirement in Highest Grade Held Satisfactorily.--Unless entitled to a different grade, or to credit for satisfactory service in a different grade under some other provision of law, a person who is entitled to retired pay under chapter 1223 of this title shall, upon application under section 12731 of this title, be credited with satisfactory service in the highest permanent grade in which that person served satisfactorily at any time in the armed forces, as determined by the Secretary of the military department concerned in accordance with this section. ``(b) Service-in-grade Requirement for Officers in Grades Below O- 5.--In order to be credited with satisfactory service in an officer grade (other than a warrant officer grade) below the grade of lieutenant colonel or commander (in the case of the Navy), a person covered by subsection (a) must have served satisfactorily in that grade (as determined by the Secretary of the military department concerned) as a reserve commissioned officer in an active status, or in a retired status on active duty, for not less than six months. ``(c) Service-in-grade Requirement for Offices in Grades Above O- 4.-- ``(1) In general.--In order to be credited with satisfactory service in an officer grade above major or lieutenant commander (in the case of the Navy), a person covered by subsection (a) must have served satisfactorily in that grade (as determined by the Secretary of the military department concerned) as a reserve commissioned officer in an active status, or in a retired status on active duty, for not less than three years. ``(2) Satisfaction of requirement by certain officers not completing three years.--A person covered by paragraph (1) who has completed at least six months of satisfactory service in grade may be credited with satisfactory service in the grade in which serving at the time of transfer or discharge, notwithstanding failure of the person to complete three years of service in that grade, if the person is transferred from an active status or discharged as a reserve commissioned officer-- ``(A) solely due to the requirements of a nondiscretionary provision of law requiring that transfer or discharge due to the person's age or years of service; or ``(B) because the person no longer meets the qualifications for membership in the Ready Reserve solely because of a physical disability, as determined, at a minimum, by a medical evaluation board and at the time of such transfer or discharge the person (pursuant to section 12731b of this title or otherwise) meets the service requirements established by section 12731(a) of this title for eligibility for retired pay under chapter 1223 of this title, unless the disability is described in section 12731b of this title. ``(3) Reduction in service-in-grade requirements.-- ``(A) Officers in grades below general and flag officer grades.--In the case of a person to be retired in a grade below brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half) in the Navy, the Secretary of Defense may authorize the Secretary of a military department to reduce, subject to subparagraph (B), the three-year period of service-in-grade required by paragraph (1) to a period not less than two years. The authority of the Secretary of a military department under this subparagraph may not be delegated. ``(B) Limitation.--The number of reserve commissioned officers of an armed force in the same grade for whom a reduction is made under subparagraph (A) during any fiscal year in the period of service-in- grade otherwise required by paragraph (1) may not exceed the number equal to 2 percent of the strength authorized for that fiscal year for reserve commissioned officers of that armed force in an active status in that grade. ``(C) Officers in general and flag officers grades.--The Secretary of Defense may reduce the three- year period of service-in-grade required by paragraph (1) to a period not less than two years for any person, including a person who, upon transfer to the Retired Reserve or discharge, is to be credited with satisfactory service in a general or flag officer grade under that paragraph. The authority of the Secretary of Defense under this subparagraph may not be delegated. ``(D) Notice to congress on reduction in service- in-grade requirements for general and flag officer grades.--In the case of a person to be credited under this section with satisfactory service in a grade that is a general or flag officer grade who is eligible to be credited with such service in that grade only by reason of an exercise of authority in subparagraph (C) to reduce the three-year service-in-grade requirement otherwise applicable under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall, not later than 60 days prior to the date on which the person will be credited with such satisfactory service in that grade, notify the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the exercise of authority in subparagraph (C) with respect to that person. ``(4) Officers serving in grades above o-6 involuntarily transferred from active status.--A person covered by paragraph (1) who has completed at least six months of satisfactory service in a grade above colonel or (in the case of the Navy) captain and, while serving in an active status in such grade, is involuntarily transferred (other than for cause) from active status may be credited with satisfactory service in the grade in which serving at the time of such transfer, notwithstanding failure of the person to complete three years of service in that grade. ``(5) Adjutants and assistant adjutants general.--If a person covered by paragraph (1) has completed at least six months of satisfactory service in grade, the person was serving in that grade while serving in a position of adjutant general required under section 314 of title 32 or while serving in a position of assistant adjutant general subordinate to such a position of adjutant general, and the person has failed to complete three years of service in that grade solely because the person's appointment to such position has been terminated or vacated as described in section 324(b) of such title, the person may be credited with satisfactory service in that grade, notwithstanding the failure of the person to complete three years of service in that grade. ``(6) Officers recommended for promotion serving in certain grade before promotion.--To the extent authorized by the Secretary of the military department concerned, a person who, after having been recommended for promotion in a report of a promotion board but before being promoted to the recommended grade, served in a position for which that grade is the minimum authorized grade may be credited for purposes of paragraph (1) as having served in that grade for the period for which the person served in that position while in the next lower grade. The period credited may not include any period before the date on which the Senate provides advice and consent for the appointment of that person in the recommended grade. ``(7) Officers qualified for federal recognition serving in certain grade before appointment.--To the extent authorized by the Secretary of the military department concerned, a person who, after having been found qualified for Federal recognition in a higher grade by a board under section 307 of title 32, serves in a position for which that grade is the minimum authorized grade and is appointed as a reserve officer in that grade may be credited for the purposes of paragraph (1) as having served in that grade. The period of the service for which credit is afforded under the preceding sentence may be only the period for which the person served in the position after the Senate provides advice and consent for the appointment. ``(8) Retirement in next lowest grade for officers not meeting service-in-grade requirements.--A person whose length of service in the highest grade held does not meet the service- in-grade requirements specified in this subsection shall be credited with satisfactory service in the next lower grade in which that person served satisfactorily (as determined by the Secretary of the military department concerned) for not less than six months. ``(d) Officers in O-9 and O-10 Grades.-- ``(1) In general.--A person covered by this section in the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps who is serving or has served in a position of importance and responsibility designated by the President to carry the grade of lieutenant general or general in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, or vice admiral or admiral in the Navy under section 601 of this title may be retired in such grade under subsection (a) only after the Secretary of Defense certifies in writing to the President and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives that the officer served satisfactorily in such grade. ``(2) Prohibition on delegation.--The authority of the Secretary of Defense to make a certification with respect to an officer under paragraph (1) may not be delegated. ``(3) Requirements in connection with certification.--A certification with respect to an officer under paragraph (1) shall-- ``(A) be submitted by the Secretary of Defense such that it is received by the President and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 60 days prior to the date on which the officer will be retired in the grade concerned; ``(B) include an up-to-date copy of the military biography of the officer; and ``(C) include the statement of the Secretary as to whether or not potentially adverse, adverse, or reportable information regarding the officer was considered by the Secretary in making the certification. ``(4) Construction with other notice.--In the case of an officer under paragraph (1) who is eligible to be credited with service in a grade only by reason of the exercise of the authority in subsection (c)(3)(C) to reduce the three-year service-in-grade requirement under subsection (c)(1), the requirement for notification under subsection (c)(3)(D) is satisfied if the notification is included in the certification submitted by the Secretary of Defense under paragraph (1). ``(e) Conditional Retirement Grade and Retirement for Officers Under Investigation for Misconduct or Pending Adverse Personnel Action.--The retirement grade, and retirement, of a person covered by this section who is under investigation for alleged misconduct or pending the disposition of an adverse personnel action at the time of retirement is as provided for by section 1370(d) of this title. In the application of such section 1370(d) for purposes of this subsection, any reference `active duty' shall be deemed not to apply, and any reference to a provision of section 1370 of this title shall be deemed to be a reference to the analogous provision of this section. ``(f) Final Retirement Grade Following Resolution of Pending Investigation or Adverse Action.--The final retirement grade under this section of a person described in subsection (e) following resolution of the investigation or personnel action concerned is the final retirement grade provided for by section 1370(e) of this title. In the application of such section 1370(e) for purposes of this subsection, any reference to a provision of section 1370 of this title shall be deemed to be a reference to the analogous provision of this section. In the application of paragraph (3) of such section 1370e(e) for purposes of this subsection, the reference to `chapter 71' of this title shall be deemed to be a reference to `chapter 1223 of this title'. ``(g) Finality of Retired Grade Determinations.-- ``(1) In general.--Except for a conditional determination authorized by subsection (e), a determination of the retired grade of a person pursuant to this section is administratively final on the day the person is retired, and may not be reopened. ``(2) Reopening.--A determination of the retired grade of a person may be reopened in accordance with applicable provisions of section 1370(f) of this title. In the application of such section 1370(f) for purposes of this subsection, any reference to a provision of section 1370 of this title shall be deemed to be a reference to the analogous provision of this section. In the application of paragraph (7) of such section 1370(f) for purposes of this paragraph, the reference to `chapter 71 of this title' shall be deemed to be a reference to `chapter 1223 of this title'. ``(h) Highest Permanent Grade Defined.--In this section, the term `highest permanent grade' means a grade at or below the grade of major general in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps or rear admiral in the Navy.''. (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 69 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 1370 and inserting the following new items: ``1370. Regular commissioned officers. ``1370a. Officers entitled to retired pay for non-regular service.''. (b) Conforming and Technical Amendments to Retired Grade Rules for the Armed Forces.-- (1) Retired pay.--Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: (A) In section 1406(b)(2), by striking ``section 1370(d)'' and inserting ``section 1370a''. (B) In section 1407(f)(2)(B), by striking ``by reason of denial of a determination or certification under section 1370'' and inserting ``pursuant to section 1370 or 1370a''. (2) Army.--Section 7341 of such title is amended-- (A) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following new subsection (a): ``(a)(1) The retired grade of a regular commissioned officer of the Army who retires other than for physical disability is determined under section 1370 of this title. ``(2) The retired grade of a reserve commissioned officer of the Army who retires other than for physical disability is determined under section 1370a of this title.''; and (B) in subsection (b)-- (i) by striking ``he'' and inserting ``the member''; and (ii) by striking ``his'' and inserting ``the member's''. (3) Navy and marine corps.--Such title is further amended as follows: (A) In section 8262(a), by striking ``sections 689 and 1370'' and inserting ``section 689, and section 1370 or 1370a (as applicable),''. (B) In section 8323(c), by striking ``section 1370 of this title'' and inserting ``section 1370 or 1370a of this title, as applicable''. (4) Air force and space force.--Section 9341 of such title is amended-- (A) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following new subsection (a): ``(a)(1) The retired grade of a regular commissioned officer of the Air Force or the Space Force who retires other than for physical disability is determined under section 1370 of this title. ``(2) The retired grade of a reserve commissioned officer of the Air Force or the Space Force who retires other than for physical disability is determined under section 1370a of this title.''; and (B) in subsection (b)-- (i) by inserting ``or a Regular or Reserve of the Space Force'' after ``Air Force''; (ii) by striking ``he'' and inserting ``the member''; and (iii) by striking ``his'' and inserting ``the member's''. (5) Reserve officers.--Section 12771 of such title is amended-- (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``section 1370(d)'' and inserting ``section 1370a of this title''; and (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``section 1370(d)'' and inserting ``section 1370a''. (c) Other References.--In the determination of the retired grade of a commissioned officer of the Armed Forces entitled to retired pay under chapter 1223 of title 10, United States Code, who retires after the date of the enactment of this Act, any reference in a provision of law or regulation to section 1370 of title 10, United States Code, in such determination with respect to such officer shall be deemed to be a reference to section 1370a of title 10, United States Code (as amended by subsection (a)). SEC. 508. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY FOR ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT OF REGULAR NAVY OFFICERS DESIGNATED FOR ENGINEERING DUTY, AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING DUTY, AND SPECIAL DUTY. (a) Repeal.--Section 8137 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 815 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 8137. Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management SEC. 511. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN RESERVE GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY FROM LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS. (a) Duty for Certain Reserve Officers Under Joint Duty Limited Exclusion.--Subsection (b) of section 526a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(3) Duty for certain reserve officers.--Of the officers designated pursuant to paragraph (1), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff may designate up to 15 general and flag officer positions in the unified and specified combatant commands, and up to three general and flag officer positions on the Joint Staff, as positions to be held only by reserve officers who are in a general or flag officer grade below lieutenant general or vice admiral. Each position so designated shall be considered to be a joint duty assignment position for purposes of chapter 38 of this title.''. (b) Reserve Officers on Active Duty for Training or for Less Than 180 Days.--Such section is further amended-- (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (h) as subsections (d) through (i), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection: ``(c) Reserve Officers on Active Duty for Training or for Less Than 180 Days.--The limitations of this section do not apply to a reserve general or flag officer who-- ``(1) is on active duty for training; or ``(2) is on active duty under a call or order specifying a period of less than 180 days.''. Subtitle C--General Service Authorities SEC. 516. INCREASED ACCESS TO POTENTIAL RECRUITS. (a) Secondary Schools.--Section 503(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A)-- (A) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end; (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``and telephone listings,'' and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``electronic mail addresses, home telephone numbers, and mobile telephone numbers, notwithstanding subsection (a)(5)(B) or (b) of section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g); and''; and (C) by adding at the end the following new clause: ``(iii) shall provide information requested pursuant to clause (ii) within a reasonable period of time, but in no event later than 60 days after the date of the request.''; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and telephone listing'' and inserting ``electronic mail address, home telephone number, or mobile telephone number''. (b) Institutions of Higher Education.--Section 983(b) of such title is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' at the end; (2) in paragraph (2)-- (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and telephone listings'' and inserting ``electronic mail addresses, home telephone numbers, and mobile telephone numbers, which information shall be made available not later than 60 days after the start of classes for the current semester or not later than 60 days after the date of a request, whichever is later''; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(3) access by military recruiters for purposes of military recruiting to lists of students (who are 17 years of age or older) not returning to the institution after having been enrolled during the previous semester, together with student recruiting information and the reason why the student did not return, if collected by the institution.''. SEC. 517. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO ORDER RETIRED MEMBERS TO ACTIVE DUTY IN HIGH-DEMAND, LOW-DENSITY ASSIGNMENTS DURING WAR OR NATIONAL EMERGENCY. Section 688a of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection (g): ``(g) Exceptions During Periods of War or National Emergency.--The limitations in subsections (c) and (f) shall not apply during a time of war or of national emergency declared by Congress or the President.''. SEC. 518. CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE OR DISCHARGE FROM ACTIVE DUTY (DD FORM 214) MATTERS. (a) Redesignation as Certificate of Military Service.-- (1) In general.--Department of Defense Form DD 214, the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, is hereby redesignated as the Certificate of Military Service. (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1168(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``discharge certificate or certificate of release from active duty, respectively,'' and inserting ``Certificate of Military Serve''. (3) References.--Any reference in a law, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to Department of Defense Form DD 214, the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, shall be deemed to be a reference to the Certificate of Military Service. (4) Technical amendments.--Such section 1168(a) is further amended-- (A) by striking ``until his'' and inserting ``until the member's''; (B) by striking ``his final pay'' and inserting ``the member's final pay''; and (C) by striking ``him or his next of kin'' and inserting ``the member or the member's next of kin''. (5) Effective dates.-- (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), this subsection and the amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on the date provided for in subsection (d) of section 569 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92), as redesignated by subsection (b)(1)(B) of this section. (B) Technical amendments.--The amendments made by paragraph (4) of this subsection shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Additional Requirements.-- (1) In general.--Section 569 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 is amended-- (A) in subsection (a)-- (i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (4), respectively; (ii) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated by clause (i), the following new paragraph (1); ``(1) redesignate such form as the Certificate of Military Service;''. (iii) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking ``and'' at the end; and (iv) by inserting after paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph: ``(3) provide for a standard total force record of military service for all members of the Armed Forces, including member of the reserve components, that summarizes the record of service for each member; and''; (B) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; (C) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsections: ``(b) Issuance to Reserves.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide for the issuance of the Certificate of Military Service, as modified pursuant to subsection (a), to members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces at such times during their military service as is appropriate to facilitate their access to benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. ``(c) Coordination.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary of Defense shall coordinate with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that the Certificate of Military Service, as modified pursuant to subsection (a), is recognized as the Certificate of Military Service referred to in section 1168(a) of title 10, United States Code, and for the purposes of establishing eligibility for applicable benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.''; and (D) in subsection (d), as redesignated by subparagraph (B), by striking ``a revised Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214), modified'' and inserting ``the Certificate of Military Service, as modified''. (2) Conforming amendment.--The heading of such section 569 is amended to read as follows: ``SEC. 569. CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE OR DISCHARGE FROM ACTIVE DUTY (DD FORM 214) MATTERS.''. (3) Repeal of superseded requirements.--Section 570 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 is repealed. SEC. 519. EVALUATION OF BARRIERS TO MINORITY PARTICIPATION IN CERTAIN UNITS OF THE ARMED FORCES. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings: (1) In 1999, the RAND Corporation issued a report entitled ``Barriers to Minority Participation in Special Operations Forces'' that was sponsored by United States Special Operations Command. (2) In 2018, the RAND Corporation issued a report entitles ``Understanding Demographic Differences in Undergraduate Pilot Training Attrition'' that was sponsored by the Air Force. (3) No significant independent study has been performed by a federally funded research and development center into increasing minority participation in the special operations forces since 1999. (b) Study Required.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center. (2) Elements.--The evaluation under paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: (A) A description of the racial, ethnic, and gender composition of covered units. (B) A comparison of the participation rates of minority populations in covered units to participation rates of the general population as members and as officers of the Armed Forces. (C) A comparison of the percentage of minority officers in the grade of O-7 or higher who have served in each covered unit to such percentage for all such officers in the Armed Force of that covered unit. (D) An identification of barriers to minority participation in the accession, assessment, and training processes. (E) The status and effectiveness of the response to the recommendations contained in the report referred to in subsection (a)(1) and any follow-up recommendations. (F) Recommendations to increase the numbers of minority officers in the Armed Forces. (G) Recommendations to increase minority participation in covered units. (H) Any other matters the Secretary determines appropriate. (3) Report to congress.--The Secretary shall-- (A) submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the study by not later than January 1, 2022; and (B) provide interim briefings to such committees upon request. (c) Designation.--The study conducted under subsection (b) shall be known as the ``Study on Reducing Barriers to Minority Participation in Elite Units in the Armed Services''. (d) Implementation Plan.--The Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth an implementation plan for the recommendations that the Secretary implements under this section, including-- (1) the response of the Secretary to each such recommendation; (2) a summary of actions the Secretary has carried out, or intends to carry out, to implement such recommendations, as appropriate; and (3) a schedule, with specific milestones, for completing the implementation of such recommendations. (e) Covered Units Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered units'' means the following: (1) Any forces designated by the Secretary as special operations forces. (2) Air Force Combat Control Teams. (3) Air Force Pararescue. (4) Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance. (5) Coast Guard Deployable Operations Group. (6) Pilot and navigator military occupational specialties. SEC. 520. REPORTS ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE ARMED FORCES. (a) Report on Findings of Defense Board on Diversity and Inclusion in the Military.-- (1) In general.--Upon the completion by the Defense Board on Diversity and Inclusion in the Military of its report on actionable recommendations to increase racial diversity and ensure equal opportunity across all grades of the Armed Forces, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the report of the Defense Board, including the findings and recommendations of the Defense Board. (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A comprehensive description of the findings and recommendations of the Defense Board in its report referred to in paragraph (1). (B) A comprehensive description of any actionable recommendations of the Defense Board in its report. (C) A description of the actions proposed to be undertaken by the Secretary in connection with such recommendations, and a timeline for implementation of such actions. (D) A description of the resources used by the Defense Board for its report, and a description and assessment of any shortfalls in such resources for purposes of the Defense Board. (b) Report on Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion in the Armed Forces.-- (1) In general.--At the same time the Secretary of Defense submits the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall also submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion in the Armed Forces. (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) The mission statement or purpose of the Advisory Committee, and any proposed objectives and goals of the Advisory Committee. (B) A description of current members of the Advisory Committee and the criteria used for selecting members. (C) A description of the duties and scope of activities of the Advisory Committee. (D) The reporting structure of the Advisory Committee. (E) An estimate of the annual operating costs and staff years of the Advisory Committee. (F) An estimate of the number and frequency of meetings of the Advisory Committee. (G) Any subcommittees, established or proposed, that would support the Advisory Committee. (H) Such recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the Secretary considers appropriate to extend the term of the Advisory Committee beyond the proposed termination date of the Advisory Committee. (c) Report on Current Diversity and Inclusion in the Armed Forces.-- (1) In general.--At the same time the Secretary of Defense submits the reports required by subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary shall also submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on current diversity and inclusion in the Armed Forces. (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) An identification of the current racial, ethnic, and sex composition of each Armed Force generally. (B) An identification of the current racial, ethnic, and sex composition of each Armed Force by grade. (C) A comparison of the participation rates of minority populations in officer grades, warrant officer grades, and enlisted member grades in each Armed Force with the percentage of such populations among the general population. (D) A comparison of the participation rates of minority populations in each career field in each Armed Force with the percentage of such populations among the general population. (E) A comparison among the Armed Forces of the percentage of minority populations in each officer grade above grade O-4. (F) A comparison among the Armed Forces of the percentage of minority populations in each enlisted grade above grade E-6. (G) A description and assessment of barriers to minority participation in the Armed Forces in connection with accession, assessment, and training. (d) Sense of Senate on Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion in the Armed Forces.--It is the sense of the Senate that the Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion in the Armed Forces-- (1) should consist of diverse group of individuals, including-- (A) a general or flag officer from each regular component of the Armed Forces; (B) a retired general or flag officer from not fewer than two of the Armed Forces; (C) a regular officer of the Armed Forces in a grade O-5 or lower; (D) a regular enlisted member of the Armed Forces in a grade E-7 or higher; (E) a regular enlisted member of the Armed Forces in a grade E-6 or lower; (F) a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces in any grade; (G) a member of the Department of Defense civilian workforce; (H) an member of the academic community with expertise in diversity studies; and (I) an individual with appropriate expertise in diversity and inclusion; (2) should include individuals from a variety of military career paths, including-- (A) aviation; (B) special operations; (C) intelligence; (D) cyber; (E) space; and (F) surface warfare; (3) should have a membership such that not fewer than 20 percent of members possess-- (A) a firm understanding of the role of mentorship and best practices in finding and utilizing mentors; (B) experience and expertise in change of culture of large organizations; or (C) experience and expertise in implementation science; and (4) should focus on objectives that address-- (A) barriers to promotion within the Armed Forces, including development of recommendations on mechanisms to enhance and increase racial diversity and ensure equal opportunity across all grades in the Armed Forces; (B) participation of minority officers and senior noncommissioned officers in the Armed Forces, including development of recommendations on mechanisms to enhance and increase such participation; (C) recruitment of minority candidates for innovative pre-service programs in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC), Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (SROTC), and military service academies, including programs in connection with flight instruction, special operations, and national security, including development of recommendations on mechanisms to enhance and increase such recruitment; (D) retention of minority individuals in senior leadership and mentorship positions in the Armed Forces, including development of recommendations on mechanisms to enhance and increase such retention; and (E) achievement of cultural and ethnic diversity in recruitment for the Armed Forces, including development of recommendations on mechanisms to enhance and increase such diversity in recruitment. Subtitle D--Military Justice and Related Matters PART I--INVESTIGATION, PROSECUTION, AND DEFENSE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND RELATED MATTERS SEC. 521. MODIFICATION OF TIME REQUIRED FOR EXPEDITED DECISIONS IN CONNECTION WITH APPLICATIONS FOR CHANGE OF STATION OR UNIT TRANSFER OF MEMBERS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OR RELATED OFFENSES. (a) In General.--Section 673(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``72 hours'' both places it appears and inserting ``five calendar days''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to decisions on applications for permanent change of station or unit transfer made under section 673 of title 10, United States Code, on or after that date. SEC. 522. DEFENSE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. Section 550B of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) is amended-- (1) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by inserting ``, including the United States Coast Guard Academy,'' after ``academy''; (2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d): ``(d) Advisory Duties on Coast Guard Academy.--In providing advice under subsection (c)(1)(B), the Advisory Committee shall also advise the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating in accordance with this section on policies, programs, and practices of the United States Coast Guard Academy.''; and (4) in subsection (e) and paragraph (2) of subsection (g), as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this section, by striking ``the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives'' each place it appears and inserting ``the Committees on Armed Services and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives''. SEC. 523. REPORT ON ABILITY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE COORDINATORS AND SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE VICTIM ADVOCATES TO PERFORM DUTIES. (a) Survey.-- (1) In general.--Not later than June 30, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a survey regarding the ability of Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Victim Advocates to perform their duties. (2) Elements.--The survey required under paragraph (1) shall assess-- (A) the current state of support provided to Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Victim Advocates, including-- (i) perceived professional or other reprisal or retaliation; and (ii) access to sufficient physical and mental health services as a result of the nature of their work; (B) the ability of Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Victim Advocates to contact and access their installation commander or unit commander; (C) the ability of Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Victim Advocates to contact and access the immediate commander of victims and alleged offenders; (D) the responsiveness and receptiveness of commanders to the Sexual Assault Response Coordinators; (E) the support and services provided to victims of sexual assault; (F) the understanding of others of the process and their willingness to assist; (G) the adequacy of the training received by Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Victim Advocates to effectively perform their duties; and (H) any other factors affecting the ability of Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Victim Advocates to perform their duties. (b) Report.--Upon completion of the survey required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the results of the survey and any actions to be taken as a result of the survey. SEC. 524. BRIEFING ON SPECIAL VICTIMS' COUNSEL PROGRAM. (a) Briefing Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Judge Advocates General of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Coast Guard, and the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps shall each provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the status of the Special Victims' Counsel program of the Armed Force concerned. (b) Elements.--Each briefing under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the Special Victims Counsel program of the Armed Force concerned, the following: (1) An assessment of whether the Armed Force is in compliance with the provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) relating to the Special Victims Counsel program and, if not, what steps have been taken to achieve compliance with such provisions. (2) An estimate of the average caseload of each Special Victims' Counsel. (3) A description of any staffing shortfalls in the Special Victims' Counsel program or other programs of the Armed Force resulting from the additional responsibilities required of the Special Victims' Counsel program under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020. (4) An explanation of the ability of Special Victims' Counsel to adhere to requirement that a counsel respond to a request for services within 72 hours of receiving such request. (5) An assessment of the feasibility of providing cross- service Special Victims' Counsel representation in instances where a Special Victims' Counsel from a different Armed Force is co-located with a victim at a remote base. SEC. 525. ACCOUNTABILITY OF LEADERSHIP OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR DISCHARGING THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT. (a) Strategy on Holding Leadership Accountable Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement Department of Defense- wide a strategy to hold individuals in positions of leadership in the Department (including members of the Armed Forces and civilians) accountable for the promotion, support, and enforcement of the policies and programs of the Department on sexual harassment. (b) Oversight Framework.-- (1) In general.--The strategy required by subsection (a) shall provide for an oversight framework for the efforts of the Department of Defense to promote, support, and enforce the policies and programs of the Department on sexual harassment. (2) Elements.--The oversight framework required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) Long-term goals, objectives, and milestones in connection with the policies and programs of the Department on sexual harassment. (B) Strategies to achieve the goals, objectives, and milestones referred to in subparagraph (A). (C) Criteria for assessing progress toward the achievement of the goals, objectives, and milestones referred to in subparagraph (A). (D) Criteria for assessing the effectiveness of the policies and programs of the Department on sexual harassment. (E) Mechanisms to ensure that adequate resources are available to the Office to develop and discharge the oversight framework. (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the actions taken to carry out this section, including the strategy developed and implemented pursuant to subsection, and the oversight framework developed and implemented pursuant to subsection (b). SEC. 526. SAFE-TO-REPORT POLICY APPLICABLE ACROSS THE ARMED FORCES. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, prescribe in regulations a safe-to-report policy described in subsection (b) that applies with respect to all members of the Armed Forces (including members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces) and cadets and midshipmen at the military service academies. (b) Safe-to-report Policy.--The safe-to-report policy described in this subsection is a policy that prescribes the handling of minor collateral misconduct involving a member of the Armed Forces who is the alleged victim of sexual assault. (c) Aggravating Circumstances.--The regulations under subsection (a) shall specify aggravating circumstances that increase the gravity of minor collateral misconduct or its impact on good order and discipline for purposes of the safe-to-report policy. (d) Tracking of Collateral Misconduct Incidents.--In conjunction with the issuance of regulations under subsection (a), Secretary shall develop and implement a process to track incidents of minor collateral misconduct that are subject to the safe-to-report policy. (e) Definitions.--In this section: (1) The term ``Armed Forces'' has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code, except such term does not include the Coast Guard. (2) The term ``military service academy'' means the following: (A) The United States Military Academy. (B) The United States Naval Academy. (C) The United States Air Force Academy. (3) The term ``minor collateral misconduct'' means any minor misconduct that is potentially punishable under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), that-- (A) is committed close in time to or during the sexual assault, and directly related to the incident that formed the basis of the sexual assault allegation; (B) is discovered as a direct result of the report of sexual assault or the ensuing investigation into the sexual assault; and (C) does not involve aggravating circumstances (as specified in the regulations prescribed under subsection (c)) that increase the gravity of the minor misconduct or its impact on good order and discipline. SEC. 527. ADDITIONAL BASES FOR PROVISION OF ADVICE BY THE DEFENSE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. Section 550B(c)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (E); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraphs: ``(C) Efforts among private employers to prevent sexual assault and sexual harassment among their employees. ``(D) Evidence-based studies on the prevention of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the Armed Forces, institutions of higher education, and the private sector.''. SEC. 528. ADDITIONAL MATTERS FOR REPORTS OF THE DEFENSE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. Section 550B(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The report shall include the following: ``(1) A description and assessment of the extent and effectiveness of the inclusion by the Armed Forces of sexual assault prevention and response training in leader professional military education (PME), especially in such education for personnel in junior noncommissioned officer grades. ``(2) An assessment of the feasibility of-- ``(A) the screening of recruits before entry into military service for prior incidents of sexual assault and harassment, including through background checks; and ``(B) the administration of screening tests to recruits to assess recruit views and beliefs on equal opportunity, and whether such views and beliefs are compatible with military service. ``(3) An assessment of the feasibility of conducting exit interviews of members of the Armed Forces upon their discharge release from the Armed Forces in order to determine whether they experienced or witnessed sexual assault or harassment during military service and did not report it, and an assessment of the feasibility of combining such exit interviews with the Catch a Serial Offender (CATCH) Program of the Department of Defense. ``(4) An assessment whether the sexual assault reporting databases of the Department are sufficiently anonymized to ensure privacy while still providing military leaders with the information as follows: ``(A) The approximate length of time the victim and the assailant had been at the duty station at which the sexual assault occurred. ``(B) The percentage of sexual assaults occurring while the victim or assailant were on temporary duty, leave, or otherwise away from their permanent duty station. ``(C) The number of sexual assaults that involve an abuse of power by a commander or supervisor.''. SEC. 529. POLICY ON SEPARATION OF VICTIM AND ACCUSED AT MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES AND DEGREE-GRANTING MILITARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, the Superintendent of each military service academy, and the head of each degree-granting military educational institution, prescribe in regulations a policy under which association between a cadet or midshipman of a military service academy, or a member of the Armed Forces enrolled in a degree- granting military educational institution, who is the alleged victim of a sexual assault and the accused is minimized while both parties complete their course of study at the academy or institution concerned. (b) Elements.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the policy developed under subsection (a)-- (1) is fair to the both the alleged victim and the accused; (2) provides for the confidentiality of the parties involved; (3) provide that notice of the policy, including the elements of the policy and the right to opt out of coverage by the policy, is provided to the alleged victim upon the making of an allegation of a sexual assault covered by the policy; and (4) provide an alleged victim the right to opt out of coverage by the policy in connection with such sexual assault. (c) Military Service Academy Defined.--The term ``military service academy'' means the following: (1) The United States Military Academy. (2) The United States Naval Academy. (3) The United States Air Force Academy. (4) The United States Coast Guard Academy. SEC. 530. BRIEFING ON PLACEMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES IN ACADEMIC STATUS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT ONTO NON-RATED PERIODS. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the feasibility and advisability, and current practice (if any), of the Department of Defense of granting requests by members of the Armed Forces who are in academic status (whether at the military service academies or in developmental education programs) and who are victims of sexual assault to be placed on a Non-Rated Period for their performance report. PART II--OTHER MILITARY JUSTICE MATTERS SEC. 531. RIGHT TO NOTICE OF VICTIMS OF OFFENSES UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE REGARDING CERTAIN POST-TRIAL MOTIONS, FILINGS, AND HEARINGS. Section 806b(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code (article 6b(a)(2)) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended-- (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph (D): ``(D) A post-trial motion, filing, or hearing that may address the finding or sentence of a court-martial with respect to the accused, unseal privileged or private information of the victim, or result in the release of the accused.''. SEC. 532. CONSIDERATION OF THE EVIDENCE BY COURTS OF CRIMINAL APPEALS. (a) In General.--Section 866 of title 10, United States Code (article 66 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsections (e) through (j) as subsections (f) through (k), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e): ``(e) Consideration of the Evidence.-- ``(1) In general.--In an appeal of a finding of guilty under subsection (b), the Court of Criminal Appeals, upon request of the accused, may consider the weight of the evidence upon a specific showing by the accused of deficiencies in proof. The Court may set aside and dismiss a finding if clearly convinced that the finding was against the weight of the evidence. The Court may affirm a lesser finding. A rehearing may not be ordered. ``(2) Deference in consideration.--When considering a case under subsection (b), the Court may weigh the evidence and determine controverted questions of fact, subject to-- ``(A) appropriate deference to the fact that the court-martial saw and heard the witnesses and other evidence; and ``(B) appropriate deference to findings of fact entered into the record by the military judge.''. (b) Additional Qualifications of Appellate Military Judges.-- Subsection (a) of such section (article) is amended-- (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Each judge''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(2)(A) In addition to any other qualifications specified in paragraph (1), any commissioned officer assigned as an appellate military judge to a Court of Criminal Appeals shall have not fewer than 12 years of experience in military justice assignments before such assignment, and any civilian so assigned shall have not fewer than 12 years as a judge or criminal trial attorney before such assignment. ``(B) A Judge Advocate General may waive the requirement in subparagraph (A) in connection with the assignment of an officer or civilian as an appellate military judge of a Court of Criminal Appeals if the Judge Advocate General determines that compliance with the requirement in the assignment of appellate military judges to a Court of Criminal Appeals will impair the ability of the Court to hear and decide appeals in a timely manner. ``(C) Not later than 120 days after waiving the requirement in subparagraph (A) pursuant to subparagraph (B), the Judge Advocate General shall notify the congressional defense committees of the waiver, and include with the notice an explanation for the shortage of appellate military judges and a plan for addressing such shortage.''. (c) Review by Full Court of Finding of Conviction Against Weight of Evidence.--Subsection (e) of such section (article), as amended by subsection (a) of this section, is further is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(3) Review by full court of finding of conviction against weight of evidence.--Any determination by the Court that a finding was clearly against the weight of the evidence under paragraph (1) shall be reviewed by the Court sitting as a whole.''. SEC. 533. PRESERVATION OF RECORDS OF THE MILITARY JUSTICE SYSTEM. Section 940a of title 10, United States Code (article 140a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(d) Preservation of Records Without Regard to Outcome.--The standards and criteria prescribed established by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (a) shall provide for the preservation of records, without regard to the outcome of the proceeding concerned, for not fewer than 15 years.''. SEC. 534. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION BY THE ARMED FORCES OF RECENT GAO RECOMMENDATIONS AND STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS ON ASSESSMENT OF RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND GENDER DISPARITIES IN THE MILITARY JUSTICE SYSTEM. (a) Report Required.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report, in writing, on a study, conducted by the Comptroller General for purposes of the report, on the implementation by the Armed Forces of the following: (1) The recommendations in the May 2019 report of the General Accountability Office entitled ``Military Justice: DOD and the Coast Guard Need to Improve Their Capabilities to Assess Racial and Gender Disparities'' (GAO-19-344). (2) Requirements in section 540I(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92), relating to assessments covered by such recommendations. (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include, for each recommendation and requirement specified in that subsection, the following: (1) A description of the actions taken or planned by the Department of Defense, the military department concerned, or the Armed Force concerned to implement such recommendation or requirement. (2) An assessment of the extent to which the actions taken to implement such recommendation or requirement, as described pursuant to paragraph (1), are effective or meet the intended objective. (3) Any other matters in connection with such recommendation or requirement, and the implementation of such recommendation or requirement by the Armed Forces, that the Comptroller General considers appropriate. (c) Briefings.--Not later than May 1, 2021, the Comptroller General shall provide the committees referred to in subsection (a) one or more briefings on the status of the study required by that subsection, including any preliminary findings and recommendations of the Comptroller General as a result of the study as of the date of such briefing. SEC. 535. BRIEFING ON MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR VICARIOUS TRAUMA FOR CERTAIN PERSONNEL IN THE MILITARY JUSTICE SYSTEM. (a) Briefing Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Judge Advocates General of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force and the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps shall jointly brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the mental health support for vicarious trauma provided to personnel in the military justice system specified in subsection (b). (b) Personnel.--The personnel specified in this subsection are the following: (1) Trial counsel. (2) Defense counsel. (3) Special Victims' Counsel. (4) Military investigative personnel. (c) Elements.--The briefing required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A description and assessment of the mental health support for vicarious trauma provided to personnel in the military justice system specified in subsection (b), including a description of the support services available and the support services being used. (2) A description and assessment of mechanisms to eliminate or reduce stigma in the pursuit by such personnel of such mental health support. (3) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of providing such personnel with breaks between assignments or cases as part of such mental health support in order to reduce the effects of vicarious trauma. (4) A description and assessment of the extent, if any, to which duty of such personnel on particular types of cases, or in particular caseloads, contributes to vicarious trauma, and of the extent, if any, to which duty on such cases or caseloads has an effect on retention of such personnel in the Armed Forces. (5) A description of the extent, if any, to which such personnel are screened or otherwise assessed for vicarious trauma before discharge or release from the Armed Forces. (6) Such other matters in connection with the provision of mental health support for vicarious trauma to such personnel as the Judge Advocates General and the Staff Judge Advocate jointly consider appropriate. SEC. 536. GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM FOR MINOR DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. Section 540L(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1373) is amended by adding before the period at the end the following: ``, including an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of establishing a guardian ad litem program for military dependents living outside the United States''. Subtitle E--Member Education, Training, Transition, and Resilience SEC. 541. TRAINING ON RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. (a) In General.--As recommended on page 149 of the Report of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate to Accompany S. 1519 (115th Congress) (Senate Report 115-125), the Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement training on Federal statutes, Department of Defense instructions, and the regulations of each Armed Force regarding religious liberty and accommodation for members of the Armed Forces, including the responsibility of commanders to maintain good order and discipline. (b) Consultation.--The Secretary develop and implement the training required by subsection (a) in consultation with the following: (1) The General Counsel of the Department of Defense. (2) The Judge Advocate General of the Army, the Judge Advocate General of the Navy, and the Judge Advocate General of the Air Force. (3) The Chief of Chaplains of the Army, the Chief of Chaplains of the Navy, and the Chief of Chaplains of the Air Force. (c) Contents.--The content of the training shall be consistent with and include coverage of each of the following: (1) The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq.). (2) Section 533 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (10 U.S.C. prec. 1030 note). (3) Section 528 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 814). (d) Implementation.-- (1) Recipients.--The recipients of training developed under subsection (a) shall include the following at all levels of command: (A) Commanders (B) Chaplains. (C) Judge advocates. (D) Such other members of the Armed Forces as the Secretary considers appropriate. (2) Commencement.--The provision of training developed under subsection (a) shall commence not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 542. ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS WITH 2021 CERTIFICATIONS ON THE READY, RELEVANT LEARNING INITIATIVE OF THE NAVY. (a) Additional Elements.--In submitting to Congress in 2021 the certifications required by section 545 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1396; 10 U.S.C. 8431 note prec.), relating to the Ready, Relevant Learning initiative of the Navy, the Secretary of the Navy shall also submit each of the following: (1) A life cycle sustainment plan for the Ready, Relevant Learning initiative meeting the requirements in subsection (b). (2) A report on the use of readiness assessment teams in training addressing the elements specified in subsection (c). (b) Life Cycle Sustainment Plan.--The life cycle sustainment plan required by subsection (a)(1) shall include a description of the approved life cycle sustainment plan for the Ready, Relevant Learning initiative, including with respect to each of the following: (1) Product support management. (2) Supply support. (3) Packaging, handling, storage, and transportation. (4) Maintenance planning and management. (5) Design interface. (6) Sustainment engineering. (7) Technical data. (8) Computer resources. (9) Facilities and infrastructure. (10) Manpower and personnel. (11) Support equipment. (12) Training and training support. (13) Governance, including the acquisition and program management structure. (14) Such other elements in the life cycle sustainment of the Ready, Relevant Learning initiative as the Secretary considers appropriate. (c) Report on Use of Readiness Assessment Teams.--The report required by subsection (a)(2) shall set forth the following: (1) A description and assessment of the extent to which the Navy is currently using Engineering Readiness Assessment Teams (ERAT) and Combat Systems Readiness Assessment Teams (CSRAT) to conduct unit-level training and assistance in each capacity as follows: (A) To augment non-Ready, Relevant Learning initiative training. (B) As part of Ready, Relevant Learning initiative training. (C) To train students on legacy, obsolete, one of a kind, or unique systems that are still widely used by the Navy. (D) To train students on military-specific systems that are not found in the commercial maritime world. (2) A description and assessment of potential benefits, and anticipated timelines and costs, in expanding Engineering Readiness Assessment Team and Combat Systems Readiness Assessment Team training in the capacities specified in paragraph (1). (3) Such other matters in connection with the use of readiness assessment teams in connection with the Ready, Relevant Learning initiative as the Secretary considers appropriate. SEC. 543. REPORT ON STANDARDIZATION AND POTENTIAL MERGER OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING FOR MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) Report Required.--Not later than June 8, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the standardization and potential merger of law enforcement training for military and civilian personnel across the Department of Defense, including training of military or civilian personnel of the Department designated in accordance with section 2762 of title 10, United States Code, to protect buildings, grounds, and property under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the Department and the persons on such property. (b) Elements.--In developing the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall do, and include in the report the results of, the following: (1) Identify and assess current law enforcement training courses, schools, and programs of the Armed Forces that have the flexibility and capacity to support the training referred to in subsection (a) through common training standards. (2) Identify and assess current Department law enforcement training courses, schools, and programs that are affiliated with or accredited by third parties (including both governmental and private entities), including an assessment of the value derived from such affiliation or accreditation to the training referred to in subsection (a). (3) Identify emerging law enforcement training requirements that are common among the Armed Forces and other Department law enforcement components and are currently unmet by the Armed Forces or such components. (4) Assess the feasibility, advisability, and suitability of incorporating standardized and merged field and operational training in military law enforcement mission areas, including area security operations, law and order operations, internment and resettlement operations, and police intelligence operations, in the training provided to all Armed Forces and other Department law enforcement components. (5) Identify and assess Department courses, programs, or institutions with the capability to support law enforcement training or information sharing between Department military and civilian law enforcement components and State, county, and local law enforcement agencies, with the capability to support law enforcement components of the National Guard and other reserve components of the Armed Forces, or with both such capabilities. (6) Assess the feasibility, advisability, and suitability of standardizing and merging the training referred to in subsection (a) across the Department, including an assessment of the costs of such standardization and merger. (7) Any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate. SEC. 544. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES CULTURE AND ETHICS. (a) Quarterly Reports Required.--Not later than March 1, 2021, and every 90 days thereafter through March 1, 2024, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict shall, in coordination with the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command, submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the current status of the implementation of the actions recommended as a result of the Comprehensive Review of Special Operations Forces Culture and Ethics. (b) Elements.--Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A list of the actions required as of the date of such report to complete full implementation of each of the 16 actions recommended by the Comprehensive Review referred to in subsection (a). (2) An identification of the office responsible for completing each action listed pursuant to paragraph (1), and an estimated timeline for completion of such action. (3) If completion of any action listed pursuant to paragraph (1) requires resources or actions for which authorization by statute is required, a recommendation for legislative action for such authorization. (4) Any other matters the Assistant Secretary or the Commander considers appropriate. SEC. 545. INFORMATION ON NOMINATIONS AND APPLICATIONS FOR MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES. (a) Report on Congressional Nominations Portal.-- (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Superintendents of the military service academies, submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report setting forth an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of a uniform online portal for all military service academies that enables Members of Congress to nominate individuals for appointment to each academy through a secure website. (2) Information collection and reporting.--For purposes of preparing the report required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall treat the online portal described in that paragraph as permitting the collection, from each Member of Congress, of the demographic information described in subsection (b) for each individual nominated by the Member. (3) Availability of information.--For purposes of preparing the report, the Secretary shall treat the online portal as permitting Members of Congress and their designees to view past nomination records for all application cycles. (4) Matters in connection with establishment of portal.--If the Secretary determines that the online portal is feasible and advisable, the report shall include-- (A) a comprehensive description of the online portal; and (B) such recommendations for legislative and administrative action as the Secretary considers appropriate to establish and maintain the online portal. (b) Standard Classifications for Collection of Demographic Data.-- (1) Standards required.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Superintendents of the military service academies, establish standard classifications that cadets, midshipmen, and applicants to the academies may use to self- identify gender, race, and ethnicity and to provide other demographic information in connection with admission to or enrollment in an academy. (2) Consistency with omb guidance.--The standard classifications established under paragraph (1) shall be consistent with the standard classifications specified in Office of Management and Budget Directive No. 15 (pertaining to race and ethnic standards for Federal statistics and administrative reporting) or any successor directive. (3) Incorporation into applications and records.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall incorporate the standard classifications established under paragraph (1) into-- (A) applications for admission to the military service academies; and (B) the military personnel records of cadets and midshipmen enrolled in such academies. (c) Military Service Academy Defined.--In this section, the term ``military service academy'' means-- (1) the United States Military Academy; (2) the United States Naval Academy; and (3) the United States Air Force Academy. SEC. 546. PILOT PROGRAMS IN CONNECTION WITH SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS UNITS AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND MINORITY INSTITUTIONS. (a) Pilot Programs Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may carry out either or both of the pilot programs as follows: (1) A pilot program, with elements as provided for in subsection (c), at covered institutions in order to assess the feasibility and advisability of mechanisms to reduce barriers to participation in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps at such institutions by creating partnerships between satellite or extension Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units at such institutions and military installations. (2) A pilot program, with elements as provided for in subsection (d), in order to assess the feasibility and advisability of the provision of financial assistance to members of the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps at covered institutions for participation in flight training. (b) Duration.--The duration of each pilot program under subsection (a) may not exceed five years. (c) Pilot Program on Partnerships Between Satellite or Extension SROTC Units and Military Installations.-- (1) Participating institutions.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out the pilot program authorized by subsection (a)(1) at not fewer than five covered institutions selected by the Secretary for purposes of the pilot program. (2) Requirements for selection.--Each covered institution selected by the Secretary for purposes of the pilot program authorized by subsection (a)(1) shall-- (A) currently maintain a satellite or extension Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit under chapter 103 of title 10, United States Code, that is located more than 20 miles from the host unit of such unit; or (B) establish and maintain a satellite or extension Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit that meets the requirements in subparagraph (A). (3) Preference in selection of institutions.--In selecting covered institutions under this subsection for participation in the pilot program authorized by subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall give preference to covered institutions that are located within 20 miles of a military installation of the same Armed Force as the host unit of the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corp of the covered institution concerned. (4) Partnership activities.--The activities conducted under the pilot program authorized by subsection (a)(1) between a satellite or extension Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit and the military installation concerned shall include such activities designed to reduce barriers to participation in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps at the covered institution concerned as the Secretary considers appropriate, including measures to mitigate travel time and expenses in connection with receipt of Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps instruction. (d) Pilot Program on Financial Assistance for SROTC Members for Flight Training.-- (1) Eligibility for participation by srotc members.--A member of a Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit at a covered institution may participate in the pilot program authorized by subsection (a)(2) if the member meets such academic requirements at the covered institution, and such other requirements, as the Secretary shall establish for purposes of the pilot program. (2) Preference in selection of participants.--In selecting members under this subsection for participation in the pilot program authorized by subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall give a preference to members who will pursue flight training under the pilot program at a covered institution. (3) Financial assistance for flight training.-- (A) In general.--The Secretary may provide any member of a Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps who participates in the pilot program authorized by subsection (a)(2) financial assistance to defray, whether in whole or in part, the charges and fees imposed on the member for flight training. (B) Flight training.--Financial assistance may be used under subparagraph (A) for a course of flight training only if the course meets Federal Aviation Administration standards and is approved by the Federal Aviation Administration and the applicable State approving agency. (C) Use.--Financial assistance received by a member under subparagraph (A) may be used only to defray the charges and fees imposed on the member as described in that subparagraph. (D) Cessation of eligibility.--Financial assistance may not be provided to a member under subparagraph (A) as follows: (i) If the member ceases to meet the academic and other requirements established pursuant to paragraph (1). (ii) If the member ceases to be a member of the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps. (e) Evaluation Metrics.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot programs under subsection (a). (f) Reports.-- (1) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after the commencement of the pilot programs under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the pilot programs. The report shall include the following: (A) A description of each pilot program, including in the case of the pilot program under subsection (a)(2) the requirements established pursuant to subsection (d)(1). (B) The evaluation metrics established under subsection (e). (C) Such other matters relating to the pilot programs as the Secretary considers appropriate. (2) Annual report.--Not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year in which the Secretary carries out the pilot programs, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the pilot programs during such fiscal year. Each report shall include, for the fiscal year covered by such report, the following: (A) In the case of the pilot program under subsection (a)(1), a description of the partnerships between satellite or extension Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units and military installations under the pilot program. (B) In the case of the pilot program under subsection (a)(2), the following: (i) The number of members of Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units at covered institutions selected for purposes of the pilot program, including the number of such members participating in the pilot program. (ii) The number of recipients of financial assistance provided under the pilot program, including the number who-- (I) completed a ground school course of instruction in connection with obtaining a private pilot's certificate; (II) completed flight training, and the type of training, certificate, or both received; (III) were selected for a pilot training slot in the Armed Forces; (IV) initiated pilot training in the Armed Forces; or (V) successfully completed pilot training in the Armed Forces. (iii) The amount of financial assistance provided under the pilot program, broken out by covered institution, course of study, and such other measures as the Secretary considers appropriate. (C) Data collected in accordance with the evaluation metrics established under subsection (e). (3) Final report.--Not later than 180 days prior to the completion of the pilot programs, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the pilot programs. The report shall include the following: (A) A description of the pilot programs. (B) An assessment of the effectiveness of each pilot program. (C) A description of the cost of each pilot program, and an estimate of the cost of making each pilot program permanent. (D) An estimate of the cost of expanding each pilot program throughout all eligible Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units. (E) Such recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the Secretary considers appropriate in light of the pilot programs, including recommendations for extending or making permanent the authority for each pilot program. (g) Definitions.--In this section: (1) The term ``covered institution'' has the meaning given that term in section 262(g)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92). (2) The term ``flight training'' means a course of instruction toward obtaining any of the following: (A) A private pilot's certificate. (B) A commercial pilot certificate. (C) A certified flight instructor certificate. (D) A multi-crew pilot's license. (E) A flight instrument rating. (F) Any other certificate, rating, or pilot privilege the Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of this section. (3) The term ``military installation'' means an installation of the Department of Defense for the regular components of the Armed Forces. SEC. 547. EXPANSION OF JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS PROGRAM. (a) Expansion of JROTC Curriculum.--Section 2031(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after ``service to the United States'' the following: ``(including an introduction to service opportunities in military, national, and public service)''. (b) Plan to Increase Number of JROTC Units.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, develop and implement a plan to establish and support not fewer than 6,000 units of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps by September 30, 2031. SEC. 548. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STARBASE PROGRAM. Section 2193b(h) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa,'' before ``and Guam''. Subtitle F--Decorations and Awards SEC. 551. AWARD OR PRESENTATION OF DECORATIONS FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED FOLLOWING DETERMINATION ON MERITS OF PROPOSALS FOR DECORATIONS NOT PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED IN A TIMELY FASHION. (a) Award or Presentation Authorized.--Section 1130 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d): ``(d)(1) A decoration may be awarded or presented following the submission of a favorable recommendation for the award or presentation of the decoration under subsection (b). ``(2) An award or presentation of a decoration under paragraph (1) may not occur before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date of the submission under subsection (b) of the favorable recommendation regarding the award or presentation of the decoration. ``(3) The authority to make an award or presentation of a decoration under this subsection shall apply notwithstanding any limitation described in subsection (a).''. (b) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.-- (1) Section heading.--The heading of section 1130 of such title is amended to read as follows: ``Sec. 1130. Consideration of proposals for decorations not previously submitted in timely fashion: procedures for review and award or presentation''. (2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 57 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 1130 and inserting the following new item: ``1130. Consideration of proposals for decorations not previously submitted in timely fashion: procedures for review and award or presentation.''. SEC. 552. HONORARY PROMOTION MATTERS. (a) Honorary Promotions on Initiative of DoD.--Chapter 80 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1563 the following new section: ``Sec. 1563a. Honorary promotions on the initiative of the Department of Defense ``(a) In General.--(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary may make an honorary promotion (whether or not posthumous) of a former member or retired member of the armed forces to any grade not exceeding the grade of major general, rear admiral (upper half), or an equivalent grade in the Space Force if the Secretary determines that the promotion is merited. ``(2) The authority to make an honorary promotion under this subsection shall apply notwithstanding that the promotion is not otherwise authorized by law. ``(b) Notice to Congress.--The Secretary may not make an honorary promotion pursuant to subsection (a) until 60 days after the date on which the Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a notice of the determination to make the promotion, including a detailed discussion of the rationale supporting the determination. ``(c) Notice of Promotion.--Upon making an honorary promotion pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall expeditiously notify the former member or retired member concerned, or the next of kin of such former member or retired member if such former member or retired member is deceased, of the promotion. ``(d) Nature of Promotion.--Any promotion pursuant to this section is honorary, and shall not affect the pay, retired pay, or other benefits from the United States to which the former member or retired member concerned is entitled or would have been entitled based on the military service of such former member or retired member, nor affect any benefits to which any other person is or may become entitled based on the military service of such former member or retired member.''. (b) Modification of Authorities on Review of Proposals From Congress.-- (1) Standardization of authorities with authorities on dod initiative.--Section 1563 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (A) in subsection (a)-- (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``the posthumous or honorary promotion or appointment of a member or former member of the armed forces, or any other person considered qualified,'' and inserting ``the honorary promotion (whether or not posthumous) of a former member or retired member of the armed forces''; and (ii) in the second sentence, by striking ``the posthumous or honorary promotion or appointment'' and inserting ``the promotion''; and (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``the posthumous or honorary promotion or appointment'' and inserting ``the honorary promotion''. (2) Authority to make honorary promotions following review of proposals.--Such section is further amended-- (A) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (B) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c): ``(c) Authority To Make.--(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Defense may make an honorary promotion (whether or not posthumous) of a former member or retired member of the armed forces to any grade not exceeding the grade of major general, rear admiral (upper half), or an equivalent grade in the Space Force following the submittal of the determination of the Secretary concerned under subsection (b) in connection with the proposal for the promotion if the determination is to approve the making of the promotion. ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may not make an honorary promotion under this subsection until 60 days after the date on which the Secretary concerned submits the determination in connection with the proposal for the promotion under subsection (b), and the detailed rationale supporting the determination as described in that subsection, to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives and the requesting Member in accordance with that subsection. ``(3) The authority to make an honorary promotion under this subsection shall apply notwithstanding that the promotion is not otherwise authorized by law. ``(4) Any promotion pursuant to this subsection is honorary, and shall not affect the pay, retired pay, or other benefits from the United States to which the former member or retired member concerned is or would have been entitled based upon the military service of such former member or retired member, nor affect any benefits to which any other person may become entitled based on the military service of such former member or retired member.''. (3) Heading amendment.--The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: ``Sec. 1563. Consideration of proposals from Members of Congress for honorary promotions: procedures for review and promotion''. (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 80 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 1563 and inserting the following new items: ``1563. Consideration of proposals from Members of Congress for honorary promotions: procedures for review and promotion. ``1563a. Honorary promotions on the initiative of the Department of Defense.''. Subtitle G--Defense Dependents' Education and Military Family Readiness Matters PART I--DEFENSE DEPENDENTS' EDUCATION MATTERS SEC. 561. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES. (a) Assistance to Schools With Significant Numbers of Military Dependent Students.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 by section 301 and available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301, $50,000,000 shall be available only for the purpose of providing assistance to local educational agencies under subsection (a) of section 572 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b). (b) Local Educational Agency Defined.--In this section, the term ``local educational agency'' has the meaning given that term in section 7013(9) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)). SEC. 562. IMPACT AID FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES. (a) In General.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 pursuant to section 301 and available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301, $10,000,000 shall be available for payments under section 363 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A-77; 20 U.S.C. 7703a). (b) Additional Amount.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 pursuant to section 301 and available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301, $10,000,000 shall be available for use by the Secretary of Defense to make payments to local educational agencies determined by the Secretary to have higher concentrations of military children with severe disabilities. (c) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2021, the Secretary shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the Department's evaluation of each local educational agency with higher concentrations of military children with severe disabilities and subsequent determination of the amounts of impact aid each such agency shall receive. SEC. 563. STAFFING OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY SCHOOLS TO MAINTAIN MAXIMUM STUDENT-TO-TEACHER RATIOS. (a) In General.--The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) shall staff elementary and secondary schools operated by the Activity so as to maintain, to the extent practicable, student-to- teacher ratios that do not exceed the maximum student-to-teacher ratios specified in subsection (b). (b) Maximum Student-to-teacher Ratios.--The maximum student-to- teacher ratios specified in this subsection are the following: (1) For each of grades kindergarten through 3, a ratio of 18 students to 1 teacher (18:1). (2) For each of grades 4 through 12, a ratio equal to the average student-to-teacher ratio for such grade among all Department of Defense Education Activity schools during the 2019-2020 academic year. (c) Sunset.--The requirement to staff schools in accordance with subsection (a) shall expire at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year of the Department of Defense Education Activity. SEC. 564. MATTERS IN CONNECTION WITH FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. (a) Information on Disputes Regarding Receipt of Free Appropriate Public Education by Special Needs Dependents.-- (1) In general.--Each Secretary of a military department shall collect and maintain information on special education disputes filed by members of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of such Secretary. (2) Information.--The information collected and maintained pursuant to this subsection shall include the following: (A) The number of special education disputes filed. (B) The outcome or disposition of the disputes. (3) Source of information.--The information collected and maintained pursuant to this subsection shall be derived from the following: (A) Records and reports of case managers and navigators under the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) of the Department of Defense. (B) Reports of members of the Armed Forces concerned to installation or other military leadership. (C) Such other sources as the Secretary of the military department concerned considers appropriate. (4) Annual reports.-- Each Secretary of a military department shall submit each year to the Office of Special Needs of the Department of Defense a report on the information collected by such Secretary pursuant to this subsection during the preceding year. (b) Comptroller General of the United States Study.-- (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the following: (A) The consequences for a State or local educational agency of a finding of failure to provide a free appropriate public education to a military dependent. (B) The manner in which local educational agencies with military families use the following: (i) Funds received under section 7003(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(d)). (ii) Funds authorized to be appropriated by annual national defense authorization Acts and made available for impact aid for child with severe disabilities under section 363 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (20 U.S.C. 7703a). (iii) Funds authorized to be appropriated by annual national defense authorization Acts and made available for assistance to schools with significant number of military dependent students under subsection (a) of section 572 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (20 U.S.C. 7703b). (C) The efficacy of attorney and other legal support for military families in special education disputes. (D) The standardization of policies and guidance for School Liaison Officers between the Office of Special Needs of the Department of Defense and the military departments, and the efficacy of such policies and guidance. (E) The improvements of family support programs of the Office of Special Needs, and of each military department, in light of the recommendations of the Comptroller General in the report entitled ``DOD Should Improve Its Oversight of the Exceptional Family Member Program'', GAO-18-348. (2) Recommendations.--In conducting the study, the Comptroller General shall develop recommendations on the following: (A) Improvements and enhancements to oversight and enforcement of compliance by local educational agencies with requirements for the provision of a free appropriate public education to military dependents with special needs. (B) Improvements to the policies of the Office of Special Needs, and of each military department, with respect to the standardization and efficacy of policies and programs for military dependents with special needs. (3) Deadline for completion.--The Comptroller General shall complete the study by not later than March 31, 2021. (4) Briefing and report.--Upon completion of the study, the Comptroller General shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the results of the study, and shall submit to such committees a report on such results. (c) Definitions.--In this section: (1) The term ``free appropriate public education'' includes appropriate special education and related services required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) (2) The term ``local educational agency'' has the meaning given that term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). (3) The term ``special education dispute'' means a complaint filed regarding the education provided a child with a disability (as defined in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401), including a complaint filed in accordance with section 615 or 639 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1415, 1439). SEC. 565. PILOT PROGRAM ON EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM. (a) Pilot Program Required.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program on permitting dependents of members of the Armed Forces on active duty to enroll in the Department of Defense Education Activity Virtual High School program (in this section referred to as the ``DVHS program''). (2) Purposes.--The purposes of the pilot program shall be as follows: (A) To evaluate the feasibility and scalability of the DVHS program. (B) To assess the impact of expanded enrollment in the DVHS program under the pilot program on military and family readiness. (3) Duration.--The duration of the pilot program shall be four academic years. (b) Participants.-- (1) In general.--Participants in the pilot program shall be selected by the Secretary from among dependents of members of the Armed Forces on active duty who-- (A) are in a grade 9 through 12; (B) are currently ineligible to enroll in the DVHS program; and (C) either-- (i) require supplementary courses to meet graduation requirements in the current State of residence; or (ii) otherwise demonstrate to the Secretary a clear need to participate in the DVHS program. (2) Preference in selection.--In selecting participants in the pilot program, the Secretary shall afford a preference to the following: (A) Dependents who reside in a rural area. (B) Dependents who are home-schooled students. (3) Limitations.--The total number of course enrollments per academic year authorized under the pilot program may not exceed 400 course enrollments. No single dependent participating in the pilot program may take more than two courses per academic year under the pilot program. (c) Reports.-- (1) Interim report.--Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives an interim report on the pilot program. (2) Final report.--Not later than 180 days after the completion of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the committees of Congress referred to in paragraph (1) a final report on the pilot programs. (3) Elements.--Each report under this subsection shall include the following: (A) A description of the demographics of the dependents participating in the pilot program through the date of such report. (B) Data on, and an assessment of, student performance in virtual coursework by dependents participating in the pilot program over the duration of the pilot program. (C) Such recommendation as the Secretary considers appropriate on whether to make the pilot program permanent. (d) Definitions.--In this section: (1) The term ``rural area'' has the meaning given the term in section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490). (2) The term ``home-schooled student'' means a student in a grade equivalent to grade 9 through 12 who receives educational instruction at home or by other non-traditional means outside of a public or private school system, either all or most of the time. SEC. 566. PILOT PROGRAM ON EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ENROLLMENT AT DOMESTIC DEPENDENT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. (a) Pilot Program Required.--Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program under which a dependent of a full-time, active-duty member of the Armed Forces may enroll in a covered DODEA school at the military installation to which the member is assigned, on a space-available basis as described in subsection (c), without regard to whether the member resides on the installation as described in 2164(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code. (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the pilot program under this section are-- (1) to evaluate the feasibility and advisability of expanding enrollment in covered DODEA schools; and (2) to determine how increased access to such schools will affect military and family readiness. (c) Enrollment on Space-available Basis.--A student participating in the pilot program under this section may be enrolled in a covered DODEA school only if the school has the capacity to accept the student, as determined by the Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity. (d) Locations.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out the pilot program under this section at not more than four military installations at which covered DODEA schools are located. The Secretary shall select military installations for participation in the pilot program based on-- (1) the readiness needs of the Secretary of a the military department concerned; and (2) the capacity of the DODEA schools located at the installation to accept additional students, as determined by the Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity. (e) Termination.--The authority to carry out the pilot program under this section shall terminate four years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (f) Covered DODEA School Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered DODEA school'' means a domestic dependent elementary or secondary school operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity that-- (1) has been established on or before the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) is located in the continental United States. SEC. 567. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT ON THE STRUCTURAL CONDITION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY SCHOOLS. (a) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth an assessment by the Comptroller General of the structural condition of schools of the Department of Defense Education Activity, both within the continental United States (CONUS) and outside the continental United States (OCONUS). (b) Virtual Schools.--The report shall include an assessment of the virtual infrastructure or other means by which students attend Department of Defense Education Activity schools that have no physical structure, including the satisfaction of the military families concerned with such infrastructure or other means. PART II--MILITARY FAMILY READINESS MATTERS SEC. 571. RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALLOCATION OF CERTAIN FUNDS FOR MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. Section 1791 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by inserting ``(a) Policy.--'' before ``It is the policy''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(b) Responsibility for Allocations of Certain Funds.--The Secretary of Defense shall be responsible for the allocation of Office of the Secretary of Defense level funds for military child development programs for children from birth through 12 years of age, and may not delegate such responsibility to the military departments.''. SEC. 572. IMPROVEMENTS TO EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY MEMBER PROGRAM. Section 1781c of title 10, United States Code is amended-- (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``enhance'' and inserting ``standardize, enhance,''; (2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``and standard'' after ``comprehensive''; (3) in subsection (d)-- (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``update from time to time'' and inserting ``regularly update''; (B) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: ``(C) Ability to request a second review of the approved assignment within or outside the continental United States if the member believes the location is inappropriate for the member's family and would cause undue hardship. ``(D) Protection from having a medical recommendation for an approved assignment overriden by the commanding officer. ``(E) Ability to request continuation of location when there is a documented substantial risk of transferring medical care or educational services to a new provider or school at the specific time of permanent change of station. ``(F) If an order for assignment is declined for a military family with special needs, the member will receive a reason for the decline of that order.''; and (C) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: ``(H) Procedures to right-size the Department's Exceptional Family Member Program to ensure efficient and effective enrollment, for sufficient staffing dedicated to providing family support services, to include comprehensive training, education and outreach services, and sufficient oversight and administrative support for effective program operation. ``(I) Requirements to prohibit disenrollment from the Exceptional Family Member Program unless there is new supporting medical or educational information that indicates the original condition is no longer present, and to track disenrollment data per military service.''; (4) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as subsections (g), (h), and (i), respectively; and (5) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection: ``(f) Metrics.--The Secretary of Defense shall implement performance metrics for measuring, across the Department and with respect to each military department, the following: ``(1) Assignment coordination and support for military families with special needs, including a systematic process for evaluating each military department's program for the support of military families with special needs. ``(2) The reassignment of military families with special needs, including how often members request reassignments, for what reasons, and from what military installations. ``(3) The level of satisfaction of military families with special needs with the family and medical support they are provided.''. SEC. 573. PROCEDURES OF THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL NEEDS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES PLANS FOR MILITARY FAMILIES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. Section 1781c(d)(4) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 572(3)(C) of this Act, is further amended-- (1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``of an individualized services plan (medical and educational)'' and inserting ``by an appropriate office of an individualized services plan (whether medical, educational, or both)''; (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (G), (H), and (I) as subparagraph (H), (I), and (J), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following new paragraph (G): ``(G) Procedures for the development of an individualized services plan for military family members with special needs who have requested family support services and have a completed family needs assessment.''. SEC. 574. RESTATEMENT AND CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO REIMBURSE MEMBERS FOR SPOUSE RELICENSING COSTS PURSUANT TO A PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION. (a) In General.--Section 453 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(g) Reimbursement of Qualifying Spouse Relicensing Costs Incident to a Member's Permanent Change of Station or Assignment.--(1) From amounts otherwise made available for a fiscal year to provide travel and transportation allowances under this chapter, the Secretary concerned may reimburse a member of the armed forces for qualified relicensing costs of the spouse of the member when-- ``(A) the member is reassigned, either as a permanent change of station or permanent change of assignment, between duty stations located in separate jurisdictions with unique licensing or certification requirements and authorities; and ``(B) the movement of the member's dependents is authorized at the expense of the United States under this section as part of the reassignment. ``(2) Reimbursement provided to a member under this subsection may not exceed $1000 in connection with each reassignment described in paragraph (1). ``(3) No reimbursement may be provided under this subsection for qualified relicensing costs paid or incurred after December 31, 2024. ``(4) In this subsection, the term `qualified relicensing costs' means costs, including exam, continuing education courses, and registration fees, incurred by the spouse of a member if-- ``(A) the spouse was licensed or certified in a profession during the member's previous duty assignment and requires a new license or certification to engage in that profession in a new jurisdiction because of movement described in paragraph (1)(B) in connection with the member's change in duty location pursuant to reassignment described in paragraph (1)(A); and ``(B) the costs were incurred or paid to secure or maintain the license or certification from the new jurisdiction in connection with such reassignment.''. (b) Repeal of Superseded Authority.--Section 476 of such title is amended by striking subsection (p). SEC. 575. IMPROVEMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TRACKING OF AND RESPONSE TO INCIDENTS OF CHILD ABUSE INVOLVING MILITARY DEPENDENTS ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. (a) Improvements Required.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall, consistent with recommendations of the Comptroller General of the United States in Government Accountability Office report GA0-20-110, take actions in accordance with this section in order to improve the efforts of the Department of Defense to track and respond to incidents of child abuse involving dependents of members of the Armed Forces that occur on military installations (in this section referred to as ``covered incidents of child abuse''). (2) Child abuse.--For purposes of this section, child abuse includes any abuse of a child, including sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect. (b) Data Collection and Tracking of Incidents of Child Abuse.-- (1) Tracking of non-caregiver abuse.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a process for the Department of Defense Family Advocacy Program to track reported covered incidents of child abuse in which the alleged offender is not a parent, guardian, or someone in a caregiving role at the time of the incident. The information so tracked shall comport with the information tracked by the Department of Defense in reported covered incidents of child abuse in which the alleged offender is a parent, guardian, or someone in a caregiving role at the time of the incident. (2) Centralized database for tracking of incidents.-- (A) In general.--The Secretary shall develop and maintain in the Department of Defense a centralized database to track information across the Department on all covered incidents of child abuse that are reported to the Family Advocacy Program or investigated by a military criminal investigation organization, regardless of whether the alleged offender was another child, an adult, or someone in a non-caregiving role at the time of an incident. (B) Elements.--The centralized database required by this paragraph shall include, for each incident within the database, the following: (i) Information pertinent to a determination by the Family Advocacy Program whether such incident meets the criteria of the Department for treatment as an incident of child abuse. (ii) The results of any investigation of such incident by a military criminal investigation organization. (iii) Information on the ultimate disposition of the incident, if any, including any administrative or prosecutorial action taken. (C) Annual reports on information.--The information collected and maintained in the centralized database shall be reported on an annual basis as part of the annual reports from the Family Advocacy Program on child abuse and domestic abuse in the military as required by section 574 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114- 328; 130 Stat. 2141). (D) Briefings.--Not later than March 31, 2021, and every six months thereafter until the centralized database required by this paragraph is fully operational, the Secretary shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the status of the database. (3) Department of defense education activity guidance.--The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) shall issue clarifications of its guidance on the incidents of child-on- child abuse that qualify as serious incidents for purposes of requirements for the reporting of such serious incidents by school administrators to Activity leadership. (c) Response Procedures.-- (1) Incident determination committee membership.--The Department of Defense Family Advocacy Program shall ensure that the voting membership of each Incident Determination Committee on a military installation includes medical personnel with the requisite knowledge and expertise to determine whether a reported covered incident of abuse meets the criteria of the Department of Defense for treatment as child abuse. (2) Screening reported incidents of child abuse.-- (A) Development of standardized process.--The Department of Defense Family Advocacy Program shall develop a standardized process by which the Family Advocacy Programs of the military departments screen reported covered incidents of child abuse to determine whether to present such incident to an Incident Determination Committee. (B) Monitoring.--The Secretary of each military department shall develop a process to monitor the manner in which reported covered incidents of child abuse are screened by each installation under the jurisdiction of such Secretary in order to ensure that such screening complies with the standardized screening process developed pursuant to subparagraph (A). (3) Required notifications.-- (A) Documentation.--The Secretary of each military department shall require that installation Family Advocacy Programs and military criminal investigation organizations under the jurisdiction of such Secretary document in their respective databases the date on which they notified the other of a reported covered incident of child abuse. (B) Oversight.--The Secretary of each military department shall require that the Family Advocacy Program of such military department, and the headquarters of the military criminal investigation organizations of such military department, to develop processes to oversee the documentation of notifications required by subparagraph (A) in order to ensure that such notifications occur on a consistent basis at installation level. (4) Certified pediatric sexual assault forensic examiners.-- (A) Geographic regions for examiners.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall specify geographic regions in which military families reside for purposes of the availability of and access to certified pediatric sexual assault examiners in such regions. (B) Availability.--The Under Secretary shall ensure that-- (i) one or more certified pediatric sexual assault examiners are located in each geographic region specified pursuant to subparagraph (A); and (ii) examiners so located serve as certified pediatric sexual assault examiners throughout such region, without regard to Armed Force or installation. (5) Removal of children from unsafe homes overseas.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, issue policy that clarifies and standardizes across the Armed Forces the circumstances under which a commander may remove a child from a potentially unsafe home at an installation overseas. (6) Resource guide for families affected by child abuse.-- (A) In general.--The Secretary of each military department shall develop and maintain a comprehensive guide on resources available through the Department of Defense and such military department for military families under this jurisdiction of such Secretary who are affected by child abuse. (B) Elements.--Each guide under this paragraph shall include the following: (i) Information on the response processes of the Family Advocacy Programs and military criminal investigation organizations of the military department concerned. (ii) Lists of available support services, such as legal, medical, and victim advocacy services, through the Department of Defense and the military department concerned. (C) Distribution.--A resource guide under this paragraph shall be presented to a military family by an installation Family Advocacy Program and military criminal investigation personnel at the time a covered incident of child abuse involving a child in such family is reported. (D) Availability on internet.--A current version of each resource guide under this paragraph shall be available to the public on an Internet website of the military department concerned available to the public. (d) Coordination and Collaboration With Non-military Resources.-- (1) Coordination with states.--The Secretary of Defense shall-- (A) continue the outreach efforts of the Department of Defense to the States in order to ensure that States are notified when a member of the Armed Forces or a military dependent is involved in a reported incident of child abuse off a military installation; and (B) increase efforts at information sharing between the Department and the States on such incidents of child abuse, including entry into memoranda of understanding with State child welfare agencies on information sharing in connection with such incidents. (2) Collaboration with national children's alliance.-- (A) Memoranda of understanding.--The Secretary of each military department shall seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the National Children's Alliance under which-- (i) the children's advocacy center services of the Alliance are available to all installations in the continental United States under the jurisdiction of such Secretary; and (ii) members of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of such Secretary are made aware of the nature and availability of such services. (B) Participation of certain entities.--Each memorandum of understanding under this paragraph shall provide for the appropriate participation of the Family Advocacy Program and military criminal investigation organizations of the military department concerned in activities under such memorandum of understanding. (C) Briefing.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of each military department shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the status of the development of a memorandum of understanding with the National Children's Alliance under this paragraph, together with information on which installations, if any, under the jurisdiction of such Secretary have entered into a written agreement with a local children's advocacy center with respect to child abuse on such installations. SEC. 576. MILITARY CHILD CARE AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER MATTERS. (a) Center Fees Matters.--Section 1793 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: ``(c) Liberal Issuance of Hardship Waivers.--The regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) shall require that installation commanders issue waivers of fees otherwise established under the regulations for inability to pay (commonly referred to as `hardship waivers') on a liberal basis in a manner consistent (as specified by the Secretary in such regulations) with ensuring that fees collected pursuant to subsection (a) meet the operating expenses of the child development centers concerned. ``(d) Family Discount.--In the case of a family with two or more children attending a child development center, the regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) shall require that installations commanders charge a fee for attendance at the center of any child of the family after the first child of the family in amount equal to 85 percent of the amount of the fee otherwise chargeable for the attendance of such child at the center.''. (b) Child Care Fee Assistance Programs Throughout the Armed Forces.-- (1) Programs authorized.--Each Secretary of a military department may carry out a program for each Armed Force under the jurisdiction of such Secretary under which a member of the Armed Forces who is obtaining child care services from a civilian child care services provider located off a military installation is paid (subject to any limitation established by such Secretary) a monthly amount equal to the amount, if any, by which-- (A) the monthly amount charged by such provider for such services; exceeds (B) the monthly amount the military department concerned pays or otherwise provides members at such installation for child care services on such installation. (2) Model.--Any program carried out pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be modeled after the Army Fee Assistance Program, and incorporate such modifications to that Program as the Secretary of the military department concerned considers appropriate. (3) Secretary of defense approval.--Any program of an Armed Force under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of Defense. (c) Additional Actions To Obtain Qualified Child Care Employees.-- (1) In general.--Section 1792 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (A) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (B) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d): ``(d) Additional Actions To Obtain Qualified Employees.--Each Secretary of a military department may, with the approval of the Secretary of Defense, take actions in addition to actions authorized by subsection (c) to provide military child development centers under the jurisdiction of such Secretary with a qualified and stable civilian workforce, including actions as follows: ``(1) Enhanced marketing and recruitment for employment. ``(2) Provision to employees of education-related benefits, including tuition assistance and student loan repayment programs. ``(3) Availability and enhancement of wellness and physical fitness programs for employees. ``(4) Provision of such other competitive benefits as the Secretary of the military department and the Secretary of Defense jointly consider appropriate.''. (2) Reports on installations with extreme imbalance between demand for and availability of child care.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military department shall submit to Congress a report on the military installations under the jurisdiction of such Secretary with an extreme imbalance between demand for child care and availability of child care. Each report shall include, for the military department covered by such report, the following: (A) The name of the five installations of the military department experiencing the most extreme imbalance between demand for child care and availability of child care. (B) For each installation named pursuant to subparagraph (A), the following: (i) An assessment whether civilian employees at child development centers at such installation have rates of pay and benefits that are competitive with other civilian employees on such installation and with the civilian labor pool in the vicinity of such installation. (ii) A description and assessment of various incentives to encourage military spouses to become providers under the Family Child Care program at such installation. (iii) Such recommendations at the Secretary of the military department concerned considers appropriate to address the imbalance between demand for child care and availability of child care at such installation, including recommendations to enhance the competitiveness of civilian child care positions at such installation with other civilian positions at such installation and the civilian labor pool in the vicinity of such installation. SEC. 577. EXPANSION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER MY CAREER ADVANCEMENT ACCOUNT PROGRAM. Section 580F of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) is amended-- (1) by inserting ``(a) Professional License or Certification; Associate's Degree.--'' before ``The Secretary''; (2) by inserting ``or maintenance (including continuing education courses)'' after ``pursuit''; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(b) National Testing.--Financial assistance under subsection (a) may be applied to the costs of national tests that may earn a participating military spouse course credits required for a degree approved under the program (including the College Level Examination Program tests).''. Subtitle H--Other Matters SEC. 586. REMOVAL OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING AND OTHER INFORMATION OF CERTAIN PERSONS FROM INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CENTRAL INDEX OF INVESTIGATIONS, AND OTHER RECORDS AND DATABASES. (a) Policy and Process Required.--Not later than October 1, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall establish and maintain a policy and process through which any covered person may request that the person's name, personally identifying information, and other information pertaining to the person shall, in accordance with subsection (c), be corrected in, or expunged or otherwise removed from, the following: (1) A law enforcement or criminal investigative report of the Department of Defense or any component of the Department. (2) An index item or entry in the Department of Defense Central Index of Investigations (DCII). (3) Any other record maintained in connection with a report described in paragraph (1), or an index item or entry described in paragraph (2), in any system of records, records database, records center, or repository maintained by or on behalf of the Department. (b) Covered Persons.--For purposes of this section, a covered person is any person whose name was placed or reported, or is maintained-- (1) in the subject or title block of a law enforcement or criminal investigative report of the Department of Defense (or any component of the Department); (2) as an item or entry in the Department of Defense Central Index of Investigations; or (3) in any other record maintained in connection with a report described in paragraph (1), or an index item or entry described in paragraph (2), in any system of records, records database, records center, or repository maintained by or on behalf of the Department. (c) Elements.--The policy and process required by subsection (a) shall include the following elements: (1) Basis for correction or expungement.--That the name, personally identifying information, and other information of a covered person shall be corrected in, or expunged or otherwise removed from, a report, item or entry, or record described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a) in the following circumstances: (A) Probable cause did not or does not exist to believe that the offense for which the person's name was placed or reported, or is maintained, in such report, item or entry, or record occurred, or insufficient evidence existed or exists to determine whether or not such offense occurred. (B) Probable cause did not or does not exist to believe that the person actually committed the offense for which the person's name was so placed or reported, or is so maintained, or insufficient evidence existed or exists to determine whether or not the person actually committed such offense. (C) Such other circumstances, or on such other bases, as the Secretary may specify in establishing the policy and process, which circumstances and bases may not be inconsistent with the circumstances and bases provided by subparagraphs (A) and (B). (2) Considerations.--While not dispositive as to the existence of a circumstance or basis set forth in paragraph (1), the following shall be considered in the determination whether such circumstance or basis applies to a covered person for purposes of this section: (A) The extent or lack of corroborating evidence against the covered person concerned with respect to the offense at issue. (B) Whether adverse administrative, disciplinary, judicial, or other such action was initiated against the covered person for the offense at issue. (C) The type, nature, and outcome of any action described in subparagraph (B) against the covered person. (3) Procedures.--The policy and process required by subsection (a) shall include procedures as follows: (A) Procedures under which a covered person may appeal a determination of the applicable component of the Department of Defense denying, whether in whole or in part, a request for purposes of subsection (a). (B) Procedures under which the applicable component of the Department will correct, expunge or remove, take other appropriate action on, or assist a covered person in so doing, any record maintained by a person, organization, or entity outside of the Department to which such component provided, submitted, or transmitted information about the covered person, which information has or will be corrected in, or expunged or removed from, Department records pursuant to this section. (C) The timeline pursuant to which the Department, or a component of the Department, as applicable, will respond to each of the following: (i) A request pursuant to subsection (a). (ii) An appeal under the procedures required by subparagraph (A). (iii) A request for assistance under the procedures required by subparagraph (B). (D) Mechanisms through which the Department will keep a covered person apprised of the progress of the Department on a covered person's request or appeal as described in subparagraph (C). (d) Applicability.--The policy and process required to be developed by the Secretary under subsection (a) shall not be subject to the notice and comment rulemaking requirements under section 553 of title 5, United States Code. (e) Report.--Not later than October 1, 2021, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the actions taken to carry out this section, including a comprehensive description of the policy and process developed and implemented by the Secretary under subsection (a). SEC. 587. NATIONAL EMERGENCY EXCEPTION FOR TIMING REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN SURVEYS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. (a) Members of Regular and Reserve Components.--Subsection (d) of section 481 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``(d) When Surveys Required.--(1) The Armed Forces Workplace and Gender Relations Surveys of the Active Duty and the Armed Forces Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of the Reserve Components shall each be conducted once every two years. The surveys may be conducted within the same year or in two separate years, and shall be conducted in a manner designed to reduce the burden of the surveys on members of the armed forces. ``(2) The two Armed Forces Workplace and Equal Opportunity Surveys shall be conducted at least once every four years. The surveys may be conducted within the same year or in two separate years, and shall be conducted in a manner designed to reduce the burden of the surveys on members of the armed forces. ``(3)(A) The Secretary of Defense may postpone the conduct of a survey under this section if the Secretary determines that conducting such survey is not practicable due to a war or national emergency declared by the President or Congress. ``(B) The Secretary shall ensure that a survey postponed under subparagraph (A) is conducted as soon as practicable after the end of the period of war or national emergency concerned, or earlier if the Secretary determines appropriate. ``(C) The Secretary shall notify Congress of a determination under subparagraph (A) not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary makes such determination.''. (b) Cadets and Midshipmen.-- (1) United states military academy.--Section 7461(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(3)(A) The Secretary of Defense may postpone the conduct of an assessment under this subsection if the Secretary determines that conducting such assessment is not practicable due to a war or national emergency declared by the President or Congress. ``(B) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that an assessment postponed under subparagraph (A) is conducted as soon as practicable after the end of the period of war or national emergency concerned, or earlier if the Secretary determines appropriate. ``(C) The Secretary of Defense shall notify Congress of a determination under subparagraph (A) not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary makes such determination.''. (2) United states naval academy.--Section 8480(c) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(3)(A) The Secretary of Defense may postpone the conduct of an assessment under this subsection if the Secretary determines that conducting such assessment is not practicable due to a war or national emergency declared by the President or Congress. ``(B) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that an assessment postponed under subparagraph (A) is conducted as soon as practicable after the end of the period of war or national emergency concerned, or earlier if the Secretary determines appropriate. ``(C) The Secretary of Defense shall notify Congress of a determination under subparagraph (A) not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary makes such determination.''. (3) United states air force academy.--Section 9461(c) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(3)(A) The Secretary of Defense may postpone the conduct of an assessment under this subsection if the Secretary determines that conducting such assessment is not practicable due to a war or national emergency declared by the President or Congress. ``(B) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that an assessment postponed under subparagraph (A) is conducted as soon as practicable after the end of the period of war or national emergency concerned, or earlier if the Secretary determines appropriate. ``(C) The Secretary of Defense shall notify Congress of a determination under subparagraph (A) not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary makes such determination.''. (c) Department of Defense Civilian Employees.--Section 481a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(d) Postponement.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may postpone the conduct of a survey under this section if the Secretary determines that conducting such survey is not practicable due to a war or national emergency declared by the President or Congress. ``(2) The Secretary shall ensure that a survey postponed under paragraph (1) is conducted as soon as practicable after the end of the period of war or national emergency concerned, or earlier if the Secretary determines appropriate. ``(3) The Secretary shall notify Congress of a determination under paragraph (1) not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary makes such determination.''. SEC. 588. SUNSET AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS OF THE PHYSICAL DISABILITY BOARD OF REVIEW. Section 1554a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(g) Sunset.--(1) On or after October 1, 2020, the Secretary of Defense may sunset the Physical Disability Board of Review under this section. ``(2) If the Secretary sunsets the Physical Disability Board of Review under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall transfer any remaining requests for review pending at that time, and shall assign any new requests for review under this section, to a board for the correction of military records operated by the Secretary concerned under section 1552 of this title.. ``(3) Subsection (c)(4) shall not apply with respect to any review conducted by a board for the correction of military records under paragraph (2).''. SEC. 589. EXTENSION OF REPORTING DEADLINE FOR THE ANNUAL REPORT ON THE ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ACTIVITIES OF THE FEDERAL VOTING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. (a) Elimination of Reports for Non-election Years.--Section 105A(b) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20308(b)) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1)-- (1) by striking ``March 31 of each year'' and inserting ``September 30 of each odd-numbered year''; and (2) by striking ``the following information'' and inserting ``the following information with respect to the Federal elections held during the preceding calendar year''. (b) Conforming Amendments.--Subsection (b) of section 105A of such Act (52 U.S.C. 20308(b)) is amended-- (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Annual Report'' and inserting ``Biennial Report''; and (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``In the case of'' and all that follows through ``a description'' and inserting ``A description''. SEC. 590. PILOT PROGRAMS ON REMOTE PROVISION BY NATIONAL GUARD TO STATE GOVERNMENTS AND NATIONAL GUARDS OF OTHER STATES OF CYBERSECURITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN TRAINING, PREPARATION, AND RESPONSE TO CYBER INCIDENTS. (a) Pilot Programs Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force may each, in consultation with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, conduct a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of the development of a capability within the National Guard through which a National Guard of a State remotely provides State governments and National Guards of other States (whether or not in the same Armed Force as the providing National Guard) with cybersecurity technical assistance in training, preparation, and response to cyber incidents. If such Secretary elects to conduct such a pilot program, such Secretary shall be known as an ``administering Secretary'' for purposes of this section, and any reference in this section to ``the pilot program'' shall be treated as a reference to the pilot program conducted by such Secretary. (b) Assessment Prior to Commencement.--For purposes of evaluating existing platforms, technologies, and capabilities under subsection (c), and for establishing eligibility and participation requirements under subsection (d), for purposes of the pilot program, an administering Secretary, in consultation with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, shall, prior to commencing the pilot program-- (1) conduct an assessment of-- (A) existing cyber response capacities of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard, as applicable, in each State; and (B) any existing platform, technology, or capability of a National Guard that provides the capability described in subsection (a); and (2) determine whether a platform, technology, or capability described in paragraph (1)(B) is suitable for expansion for purposes of the pilot program. (c) Elements.--A pilot program under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A technical capability that enables the National Guard of a State to remotely provide cybersecurity technical assistance to State governments and National Guards of other States, without the need to deploy outside its home State. (2) Policies, processes, procedures, and authorities for use of such a capability, including with respect to the following: (A) The roles and responsibilities of both requesting and deploying State governments and National Guards with respect to such technical assistance, taking into account the matters specified in subsection (f). (B) Necessary updates to the Defense Cyber Incident Coordinating Procedure, or any other applicable Department of Defense instruction, for purposes of implementing the capability. (C) Program management and governance structures for deployment and maintenance of the capability. (D) Security when performing remote support, including such in matters such as authentication and remote sensing. (3) The conduct, in coordination with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and the Secretary of Homeland Security and in consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, other Federal agencies, and appropriate non- Federal entities, of at least one exercise to demonstrate the capability, which exercise shall include the following: (A) Participation of not fewer than two State governments and their National Guards. (B) Circumstances designed to test and validate the policies, processes, procedures, and authorities developed pursuant to paragraph (2). (C) An after action review of the exercise. (d) Use of Existing Technology.--An administering Secretary may use an existing platform, technology, or capability to provide the capability described in subsection (a) under the pilot program. (e) Eligibility and Participation Requirements.--An administering Secretary shall, in consultation with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, establish requirements with respect to eligibility and participation of State governments and their National Guards in the pilot program. (f) Construction With Certain Current Authorities.-- (1) Command authorities.--Nothing in a pilot program under subsection (a) may be construed as affecting or altering the command authorities otherwise applicable to any unit of the National Guard unit participating in the pilot program. (2) Emergency management assistance compact.--Nothing in a pilot program may be construed as affecting or altering any current agreement under the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, or any other State agreements, or as determinative of the future content of any such agreement. (g) Evaluation Metrics.--An administering Secretary shall, in consultation with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and the Secretary of Homeland Security, establish metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot program. (h) Term.--A pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is three years after the date of the commencement of the pilot program. (i) Reports.-- (1) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the commencement of the pilot program, the administering Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report setting forth a description of the pilot program and such other matters in connection with the pilot program as the Secretary considers appropriate. (2) Final report.--Not later than 180 days after the termination of the pilot program, the administering Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the pilot program. The report shall include the following: (A) A description of the pilot program, including any partnerships entered into by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau under the pilot program. (B) A summary of the assessment performed prior to the commencement of the pilot program in accordance with subsection (b). (C) A summary of the evaluation metrics established in accordance with subsection (g). (D) An assessment of the effectiveness of the pilot program, and of the capability described in subsection (a) under the pilot program. (E) A description of costs associated with the implementation and conduct of the pilot program. (F) A recommendation as to the termination or extension of the pilot program, or the making of the pilot program permanent with an expansion nationwide. (G) An estimate of the costs of making the pilot program permanent and expanding it nationwide in accordance with the recommendation in subparagraph (F). (H) Such recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the Secretary considers appropriate in light of the pilot program. (3) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means-- (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives. (j) State Defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. SEC. 591. PLAN ON PERFORMANCE OF FUNERAL HONORS DETAILS BY MEMBERS OF OTHER ARMED FORCES WHEN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCE OF THE DECEASED ARE UNAVAILABLE. (a) Briefing on Plan.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives setting forth a plan for the performance of a funeral honors detail at the funeral of a deceased member of the Armed Forces by one or more members of the Armed Forces from an Armed Force other than that of the deceased when-- (A) members of the Armed Force of the deceased are unavailable for the performance of the detail; and (B) the performance of the detail by members of other Armed Forces is requested by the family of the deceased. (2) Repeal of requirement for one member of armed force of deceased in detail.--Section 1491(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence by striking ``, at least one of whom shall be a member of the armed force of which the veteran was a member''. (3) Performance.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall authorize the performance of funeral honors details by members of the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard under section 115 of title 32, United States Code, and may authorize the remainder of such details to consist of members of veterans organizations or other organizations approved for purposes of section 1491 of title 10, United States Code, as provided for by subsection (b)(2) of such section 1491. (b) Elements.--The briefing under subsection (a) shall include a description in detail the authorities and requirements for the implementation of the plan, including administrative, logistical, coordination, and funding authorities and requirements. SEC. 592. LIMITATION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ARMY COMBAT FITNESS TEST. The Secretary of the Army may not implement the Army Combat Fitness Test until the Secretary receives results of a study, conducted for purposes of this section by an entity independent of the Department of Defense, on the following: (1) The extent, if any, to which the test would adversely impact members of the Army stationed or deployed to climates or areas with conditions that make prohibitive the conduct of outdoor physical training on a frequent or sustained basis. (2) The extent, if any, to which the test would affect recruitment and retention in critical support military occupational specialties (MOS) of the Army, such as medical personnel. SEC. 593. REPORT ON IMPACT OF CHILDREN OF CERTAIN FILIPINO WORLD WAR II VETERANS ON NATIONAL SECURITY, FOREIGN POLICY, AND ECONOMIC AND HUMANITARIAN INTERESTS OF THE UNITED STATES. (a) In General.--Not later than December 31, 2020, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the impact of the children of certain Filipino World War II veterans on the national security, foreign policy, and economic and humanitarian interests of the United States. (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) The number of Filipino World War II veterans who fought under the United States flag during World War II to protect and defend the United States in the Pacific theater. (2) The number of Filipino World War II veterans who died fighting under the United States flag during World War II to protect and defend the United States in the Pacific theater. (3) An assessment of the economic and tax contributions that Filipino World War II veterans and their families have made to the United States. (4) An assessment of the impact on the United States of exempting from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas the children of the Filipino World War II veterans who were naturalized under-- (A) section 405 of the Immigration Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-649; 8 U.S.C. 1440 note); or (B) title III of the Nationality Act of 1940 (54 Stat. 1137; chapter 876), as added by section 1001 of the Second War Powers Act, 1942 (56 Stat. 182; chapter 199). TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances SEC. 601. REORGANIZATION OF CERTAIN ALLOWANCES OTHER THAN TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES. (a) Per Diem for Duty Outside the Continental United States.-- (1) Transfer to chapter 7.--Section 475 of title 37, United States Code, is transferred to chapter 7 of such title, inserted after section 403b, and redesignated as section 405. (2) Repeal of termination provision.--Section 405 of title 37, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), is amended by striking subsection (f). (3) Retitling of authority.--The heading of section 405 of title 37, United States Code, as so added, is amended to read as follows: ``Sec. 405. Per diem while on duty outside the continental United States''. (b) Allowance for Funeral Honors Duty.-- (1) Transfer to chapter 7.--Section 495 of title 37, United States Code, is transferred to chapter 7 of such title, inserted after section 433a, and redesignated as section 435. (2) Repeal of termination provision.--Section 435 of title 37, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), is amended by striking subsection (c). (c) Clerical Amendments.-- (1) Chapter 7.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title 37, United States Code, is amended-- (A) by inserting after the item relating to section 403b the following new item: ``405. Per diem while on duty outside the continental United States.''; and (B) by inserting after the item relating to section 433a the following new item: ``435. Funeral honors duty: allowance.''. (2) Chapter 8.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 8 of such title is amended by striking the items relating to sections 475 and 495. SEC. 602. HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES PERFORMING DUTY IN RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019. (a) In General.--The Secretary of the military department concerned shall pay hazardous duty pay under this section to a member of a regular or reserve component of the Armed Forces who-- (1) performs duty in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19); and (2) is entitled to basic pay under section 204 of title 37, United States Code, or compensation under section 206 of such title, for the performance of such duty. (b) Regulations.--Hazardous duty pay shall be payable under this section in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. Such regulations shall specify the duty in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 qualifying a member for payment of such pay under this section. (c) Amount.--The amount of hazardous duty pay paid a member under this section shall be such amount per month, not less than $150 per month, as the Secretary of Defense shall specify in the regulations under subsection (b). (d) Monthly Payment; No Proration.-- (1) Monthly payment.--Hazardous duty pay under this section shall be paid on a monthly basis. (2) No proration.--Hazardous duty pay is payable to a member under this section for a month if the member performs any duty in that month qualifying the person for payment of such pay. (e) Months for Which Payable.--Hazardous duty pay is payable under this section for qualifying duty performed in months occurring during the period-- (1) beginning on January 1, 2020; and (2) ending on December 31, 2020. (f) Construction With Other Pay.--Hazardous duty pay payable to a member under this section is in addition to the following: (1) Any other pay and allowances to which the member is entitled by law. (2) Any other hazardous duty pay to which the member is entitled under section 351 of title 37, United States Code (or any other provision of law), for duty that also constitutes qualifying duty for payment of such pay under this section. (g) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Defense should also authorize hazardous duty pay for members of the Armed Forces not under orders specific to the response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 who provide-- (1) healthcare in a military medical treatment facility for individuals infected with the Coronavirus Disease 2019; or (2) technical or administrative support for the provision of healthcare as described in paragraph (1). SEC. 603. COMPENSATION AND CREDIT FOR RETIRED PAY PURPOSES FOR MATERNITY LEAVE TAKEN BY MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS. (a) Compensation.--Section 206(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or'' at the end; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and (3) by adding the end the following new paragraph: ``(4) for each of 6 days in connection with the taking by the member of a period of maternity leave.''. (b) Credit for Retired Pay Purposes.-- (1) In general.--The period of maternity leave taken by a member of the reserve components of the Armed Forces in connection with the birth of a child shall count toward the member's entitlement to retired pay, and in connection with the years of service used in computing retired pay, under chapter 1223 of title 10, United States Code, as 12 points. (2) Separate credit for each period of leave.--Separate crediting of points shall accrue to a member pursuant to this subsection for each period of maternity leave taken by the member in connection with a childbirth event. (3) When credited.--Points credited a member for a period of maternity leave pursuant to this subsection shall be credited in the year in which the period of maternity leave concerned commences. (4) Contribution of leave toward entitlement to retired pay.--Section 12732(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph: ``(F) Points at the rate of 12 a year for the taking of maternity leave.''. (5) Computation of years of service for retired pay.-- Section 12733 of such title is amended-- (A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph (5): ``(5) One day for each point credited to the person under subparagraph (F) of section 12732(a)(2) of this title.''. (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to periods of maternity leave that commence on or after that date. Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays SEC. 611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES. (a) Authorities Relating To Reserve Forces.--Section 910(g) of title 37, United States Code, relating to income replacement payments for reserve component members experiencing extended and frequent mobilization for active duty service, is amended by striking ``December 31, 2020'' and inserting ``December 31, 2021''. (b) Title 10 Authorities Relating to Health Care Professionals.-- The following sections of title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking ``December 31, 2020'' and inserting ``December 31, 2021'': (1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer candidate accession program. (2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of education loans for certain health professionals who serve in the Selected Reserve. (c) Authorities Relating to Nuclear Officers.--Section 333(i) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 2020'' and inserting ``December 31, 2021''. (d) Authorities Relating to Title 37 Consolidated Special Pay, Incentive Pay, and Bonus Authorities.--The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking ``December 31, 2020'' and inserting ``December 31, 2021'': (1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus authority for enlisted members. (2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus authority for officers. (3) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers. (4) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and incentive pay authorities for officers in health professions. (5) Section 336(g), relating to contracting bonus for cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps. (6) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty pay. (7) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or special duty pay. (8) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive pay or proficiency bonus. (9) Section 355(h), relating to retention incentives for members qualified in critical military skills or assigned to high priority units. (e) Authority to Provide Temporary Increase in Rates of Basic Allowance for Housing.--Section 403(b)(7)(E) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 2020'' and inserting ``December 31, 2021''. SEC. 612. INCREASE IN SPECIAL AND INCENTIVE PAYS FOR OFFICERS IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS. (a) Accession Bonus Generally.--Subparagraph (A) of section 335(e)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``$30,000'' and inserting ``$100,000''. (b) Accession Bonus for Critically Short Wartime Specialties.-- Subparagraph (B) of such section is amended by striking ``$100,000'' and inserting ``$200,000''. (c) Retention Bonus.--Subparagraph (C) of such section is amended by striking ``$75,000'' and inserting ``$150,000''. (d) Incentive Pay.--Subparagraph (D) of such section is amended-- (1) in clause (i), by striking ``$100,000'' and inserting ``$200,000''; and (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``$15,000'' and inserting ``$50,000''. (e) Board Certification Pay.--Subparagraph (E) of such section is amended by striking ``$6,000'' and inserting ``$15,000''. (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2020, and shall apply with respect to special bonus and incentive pays payable under section 335 of title 37, United States Code, pursuant to agreements entered into under that section on or after that date. Subtitle C--Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits SEC. 621. INCLUSION OF DRILL OR TRAINING FOREGONE DUE TO EMERGENCY TRAVEL OR DUTY RESTRICTIONS IN COMPUTATIONS OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND AMOUNTS OF RETIRED PAY FOR NON-REGULAR SERVICE. (a) Entitlement to Retired Pay.--Section 12732(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph: ``(F)(i) Subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy, one point for each day of active service or one point for each drill or period of equivalent instruction that was prescribed by the Secretary concerned to be performed during the covered emergency period, if such person was prevented from performing such duty due to travel or duty restrictions imposed by the President, the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard. ``(ii) A person may not be credited more than 35 points in a one-year period under this subparagraph. ``(iii) In this subparagraph, the term `covered emergency period' means the period beginning on March 1, 2020, and ending on the day that is 60 days after the date on which the travel or duty restriction applicable to the person concerned is lifted.''; and (2) in the matter following subparagraph (F), as inserted by paragraph (1), by striking ``and (E)'' and inserting ``(E), and (F)''. (b) Amount of Retired Pay.--Section 12733(3) of such title is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``or (D)'' and inserting ``(D), or (F)''. SEC. 622. MODERNIZATION AND CLARIFICATION OF PAYMENT OF CERTAIN RESERVES WHILE ON DUTY. (a) Change in Priority of Payments for Retired or Retainer Pay.-- Subsection (a) of section 12316 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)-- (A) by striking ``subsection (b)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)''; and (B) by striking ``his earlier military service'' and inserting ``the Reserve's earlier military service''; (C) by striking ``a pension, retired or retainer pay, or disability compensation'' and inserting ``retired or retainer pay''; and (D) by striking ``he is entitled'' and inserting ``the Reserve is entitled''; and (2) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following new paragraphs: ``(1) the pay and allowances authorized by law for the duty that the Reserve is performing; or ``(2) if the Reserve specifically waives those payments, the retired or retainer pay to which the Reserve is entitled because of the Reserve's earlier military service.''. (b) Payments for Pension or Disability Compensation.--Such section is further amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b): ``(b) Except as provided by subsection (c), a Reserve of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard who because of the Reserve's earlier military service is entitled to a pension or disability compensation, and who performs duty for which the Reserve is entitled to compensation, may elect to receive for that duty either-- ``(1) the pension or disability compensation to which the Reserve is entitled because of the Reserve's earlier military service; or ``(2) if the Reserve specifically waives those payments, the pay and allowances authorized by law for the duty that the Reserve is performing.''. (c) Additional Conforming and Modernizing Amendments.--Subsection (c) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (b)(1) of this section, is amended-- (1) by striking ``(a)(2)'' both places it appears and inserting ``(a)(1) or (b)(2), as applicable,''; (2) by striking ``his earlier military service'' the first place it appears and inserting ``a Reserve's earlier military service''; (3) by striking ``his earlier military service'' each other place it appears and inserting ``the Reserve's earlier military service''; (4) by striking ``he is entitled'' and inserting ``the Reserve is entitled''; and (5) by striking ``the member or his dependents'' and inserting ``the Reserve or the Reserve's dependents''. (d) Procedures.--Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(d) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations under which a Reserve of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard may waive the pay and allowances authorized by law for the duty the Reserve is performing under subsection (a)(2) or (b)(2).''. (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 623. RELIEF OF RICHARD W. COLLINS III. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings: (1) On May 20, 2017, Lieutenant Richard W. Collins III was murdered on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. (2) At the time of his murder, Lieutenant Collins had graduated from the Reserve Officers' Training Corps at Bowie State University and received a commission in the United States Army. (3) At the time of the murder of Lieutenant Collins, a graduate of a Reserve Officers' Training Corps who received a commission but died before receiving a first duty assignment was not eligible for a death gratuity under section 1475(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code, or for casualty assistance under section 633 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (10 U.S.C. 1475 note). (4) Section 623 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) amended section 1475 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize the payment of a death gratuity to a graduate of the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (SROTC) who receives a commission but dies before receiving a first duty assignment. (5) Section 625 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 authorizes the families of Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps graduates to receive casualty assistance in the event of the death of such graduates. (6) Sections 623 and 625 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 apply only to a Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps graduate who receives a commission but dies before receiving a first duty assignment on or after the date of the enactment of that Act. (7) The death of Lieutenant Collins played a critical role in changing the eligibility criteria for the death gratuity for Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps graduates who die prior to their first assignment. (b) Applicability of Laws.-- (1) Death gratuity.--Section 623 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92), and the amendment made by that section, shall apply to Lieutenant Richard W. Collins III as if his death had occurred after the date of the enactment of that section. (2) Casualty assistance.--Section 625 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, and the amendment made by that section, shall apply to Lieutenant Richard W. Collins III as if his death had occurred after the date of the enactment of that section. (c) Limitation.--No amount exceeding 10 percent of a payment made under subsection (b)(1) may be paid to or received by any attorney or agent for services rendered in connection with the payment. Any person who violates this subsection shall be guilty of an infraction and shall be subject to a fine in the amount provided under title 18, United States Code. Subtitle D--Other Matters SEC. 631. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT LODGING PROGRAM. (a) Permanent Authority.--Section 914 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (5 U.S.C. 5911 note) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``, for the period of time described in subsection (b),''; and (2) by striking subsection (b). (b) Exclusion of Certain Shipyard Employees.--Such section is further amended by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b): ``(b) Exclusion of Certain Shipyard Employees.--In carrying out a Government lodging program under the authority in subsection (a), the Secretary shall exclude from the requirements of the program employees who are traveling for the performance of mission functions of a public shipyard of the Department if the purpose or mission of such travel would be adversely affected by the requirements of the program.''. (c) Conforming Amendment.--The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: ``SEC. 914. GOVERNMENT LODGING PROGRAM.''. SEC. 632. APPROVAL OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES BY RETIRED AND RESERVE MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES. (a) Clarification of Activities for Which Approval Required.-- Section 908 of title 37, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)-- (i) by striking ``subsection (b)'' and inserting ``subsections (b) and (c)''; and (ii) by inserting ``, accepting payment for speeches, travel, meals, lodging, or registration fees, or accepting a non-cash award,'' after ``that employment)''; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``armed forces'' and inserting ``armed forces, except members serving on active duty under a call or order to active duty for a period in excess of 30 days''; (2) in the heading of subsection (b), by inserting ``for Employment and Compensation'' after ``Approval Required''; (3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c): ``(c) Approval Required for Certain Payments and Awards.--A person described in subsection (a) may accept payment for speeches, travel, meals, lodging, or registration fees described in that subsection, or accept a non-cash award described in that subsection, only if the Secretary concerned approves the payment or award.''. (b) Annual Reports on Approvals.--Subsection (d) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (a)(3) of this section, is amended-- (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Not later than''; (2) in paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection, by inserting ``, and each approval under subsection (c) for a payment or award described in subsection (a),'' after ``in subsection (a)''; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(2) The report under paragraph (1) on an approval described in that paragraph with respect to an officer shall set forth the following: ``(A) The foreign government providing the employment or compensation or payment or award. ``(B) The duties, if any, to be performed in connection with the employment or compensation or payment or award. ``(C) The total amount of compensation, if any, or payment to be provided.''. (c) Conforming Amendments.-- (1) Section heading.--The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: ``Sec. 908. Reserves and retired members: acceptance of employment, payments, and awards from foreign governments''. (2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 908 and inserting the following new item: ``908. Reserves and retired members: acceptance of employment, payments, and awards from foreign governments.''. TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits SEC. 701. AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO MANAGE PROVIDER TYPE REFERRAL AND SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS UNDER TRICARE PROGRAM. Section 1079(a)(12) of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in the first sentence, by striking ``or certified clinical social worker,'' and inserting ``certified clinical social worker, or other class of provider as designated by the Secretary of Defense,''. SEC. 702. REMOVAL OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PROVIDERS AS AUTHORIZED PROVIDERS UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM. (a) Repeal.--Subsection (a) of section 1079 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (4). (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (12) of such subsection is amended, in the first sentence, by striking ``, except as authorized in paragraph (4)''. SEC. 703. WAIVER OF FEES CHARGED TO CERTAIN CIVILIANS FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT PROVIDED AT MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES. Section 1079b of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b): ``(b) Waiver of Fees.--Under the procedures implemented under subsection (a), a military medical treatment facility may waive a fee charged under such procedures to a civilian who is not a covered beneficiary if-- ``(1) after insurance payments, if any, the civilian is not able to pay for the trauma or other medical care provided to the civilian; and ``(2) the provision of such care enhanced the medical readiness of the health care provider or health care providers furnishing such care.''. SEC. 704. MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. (a) Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan to protect and promote the mental health and well-being of members of the Armed Forces and their dependents, which shall include the following: (1) A strategy to combat existing stigma surrounding mental health conditions that might deter such individuals from seeking care. (2) Guidance to commanding officers at all levels on the mental health ramifications of the COVID-19 crisis. (3) Additional training and support for mental health care professionals of the Department of Defense on supporting individuals who are concerned for the health of themselves and their family members, or grieving the loss of loved ones due to COVID-19. (4) A strategy to leverage telemedicine to ensure safe access to mental health services. (b) Outreach.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct outreach to the military community to identify resources and health care services, including mental health care services, available under the TRICARE program to support members of the Armed Forces and their dependents. (c) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``dependent'' and ``TRICARE program'' have the meanings given those terms in section 1072 of such title. SEC. 705. TRANSITIONAL HEALTH BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD SERVING UNDER ORDERS IN RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide to a member of the National Guard separating from active service after serving on full-time National Guard duty pursuant to section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, the health benefits authorized under section 1145 of title 10, United States Code, for a member of a reserve component separating from active duty, as referred to in subsection (a)(2)(B) of such section 1145, if the active service from which the member of the National Guard is separating was in support of the whole of government response to the coronavirus (COVID-19). (b) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``active duty'', ``active service'', and ``full-time National Guard duty'' have the meanings given those terms in section 101(d) of title 10, United States Code. SEC. 706. EXTRAMEDICAL MATERNAL HEALTH PROVIDERS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. (a) Demonstration Project Required.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall commence the conduct of a demonstration project designed to evaluate the cost, quality of care, and impact on maternal and fetal outcomes of using extramedical maternal health providers under the TRICARE program to determine the appropriateness of making coverage of such providers under the TRICARE program permanent. (b) Elements of Demonstration Project.--The demonstration project under subsection (a) shall include, for participants in the demonstration project, the following: (1) Access to doulas. (2) Access to lactation consultants who are not otherwise authorized to provide services under the TRICARE program. (c) Participants.--The Secretary shall establish a process under which covered beneficiaries may enroll in the demonstration project in order to receive the services provided under the demonstration project. (d) Duration.--The Secretary shall carry out the demonstration project for a period of five years beginning on the date on which notification of the commencement of the demonstration project is published in the Federal Register. (e) Survey.-- (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the duration of the demonstration project, the Secretary shall administer a survey to determine-- (A) how many members of the Armed Forces or spouses of such members give birth while their spouse or birthing partner is unable to be present due to deployment, training, or other mission requirements; (B) how many single members of the Armed Forces give birth alone; and (C) how many members of the Armed Forces or spouses of such members use doula support or lactation consultants. (2) Matters covered by the survey.--The survey administered under paragraph (1) shall include an identification of the following: (A) The race, ethnicity, age, sex, relationship status, military service, military occupation, and rank, as applicable, of each individual surveyed. (B) If individuals surveyed were members of the Armed Forces or the spouses of such members, or both. (C) The length of advanced notice received by individuals surveyed that the member of the Armed Forces would be unable to be present during the birth, if applicable. (D) Any resources or support that the individuals surveyed found useful during the pregnancy and birth process, including doula or lactation counselor support. (f) Reports.-- (1) Implementation plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a plan to implement the demonstration project. (2) Annual report.-- (A) In general.--Not later than one year after the commencement of the demonstration project, and annually thereafter for the duration of the demonstration project, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the cost of the demonstration project and the effectiveness of the demonstration project in improving quality of care and the maternal and fetal outcomes of covered beneficiaries enrolled in the demonstration project. (B) Matters covered.--Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall address, at a minimum, the following: (i) The number of covered beneficiaries who are enrolled in the demonstration project. (ii) The number of enrolled covered beneficiaries who have participated in the demonstration project. (iii) The results of the surveys under subsection (f). (iv) The cost of the demonstration project. (v) An assessment of the quality of care provided to participants in the demonstration project. (vi) An assessment of the impact of the demonstration project on maternal and fetal outcomes. (vii) An assessment of the effectiveness of the demonstration project. (viii) Recommendations for adjustments to the demonstration project. (ix) The estimated costs avoided as a result of improved maternal and fetal health outcomes due to the demonstration project. (x) Recommendations for extending the demonstration project or implementing permanent coverage under the TRICARE program of extramedical maternal health providers. (xi) An identification of legislative or administrative action necessary to make the demonstration project permanent. (C) Final report.--The final report under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted not later than 90 days after the termination of the demonstration project. (g) Expansion of Demonstration Project.-- (1) Regulations.--If the Secretary determines that the demonstration project is successful, the Secretary may prescribe regulations to include extramedical maternal health providers as health care providers authorized to provide care under the TRICARE program. (2) Credentialing and other requirements.--The Secretary may establish credentialing and other requirements for doulas and lactation consultants through public notice and comment rulemaking for purposes of including doulas and lactation consultations as health care providers authorized to provide care under the TRICARE program pursuant to regulations prescribed under paragraph (1). (h) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Extramedical maternal health provider.--The term ``extramedical maternal health provider'' means a doula or lactation consultant. (2) Covered beneficiary; tricare program.--The terms ``covered beneficiary'' and ``TRICARE program'' have the meanings given those terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code. SEC. 707. PILOT PROGRAM ON RECEIPT OF NON-GENERIC PRESCRIPTION MAINTENANCE MEDICATIONS UNDER TRICARE PHARMACY BENEFITS PROGRAM. (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program under which eligible covered beneficiaries may elect to receive non-generic prescription maintenance medications selected under subsection (c) through military treatment facility pharmacies, retail pharmacies, or the national mail-order pharmacy program, notwithstanding section 1074g(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code. (b) Duration.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program for a three-year period beginning not later than March 1, 2021. (c) Selection of Medication.--The Secretary shall select non- generic prescription maintenance medications described in section 1074g(a)(9)(C)(i) of title 10, United States Code, to be covered by the pilot program. (d) Use of Voluntary Rebates.-- (1) Requirement.--In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall seek to renew and modify contracts described in paragraph (2) in a manner that-- (A) includes for purposes of the pilot program retail pharmacies as a point of sale for the non- generic prescription maintenance medication covered by the contract; and (B) provides the manufacturer with the option to provide voluntary rebates for such medications at retail pharmacies. (2) Contracts described.--The contracts described in this paragraph are contracts for the procurement of non-generic prescription maintenance medications selected under subsection (c) that are eligible for renewal during the period in which the pilot program is carried out. (e) Notification.--In providing each eligible covered beneficiary with an explanation of benefits, the Secretary shall notify the beneficiary of whether the medication that the beneficiary is prescribed is covered by the pilot program. (f) Briefing and Reports.-- (1) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall brief the congressional defense committees on the implementation of the pilot program. (2) Interim report.--Not later than 18 months after the commencement of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the pilot program. (3) Comptroller general report.-- (A) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2024, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the pilot program. (B) Elements.--The report required by subparagraph (A) shall include the following: (i) The number of eligible covered beneficiaries who participated in the pilot program and an assessment of the satisfaction of such beneficiaries with the pilot program. (ii) The rate by which eligible covered beneficiaries elected to receive non-generic prescription maintenance medications at a retail pharmacy pursuant to the pilot program, and how such rate affected military treatment facility pharmacies and the national mail-order pharmacy program. (iii) The amount of cost savings realized by the pilot program, including with respect to-- (I) dispensing fees incurred at retail pharmacies compared to the national mail-order pharmacy program for brand name prescription drugs; (II) administrative fees; (III) any costs paid by the United States for the drugs in addition to the procurement costs; (IV) the use of military treatment facilities; and (V) copayments paid by eligible covered beneficiaries. (iv) A comparison of supplemental rebates between retail pharmacies and other points of sale. (g) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to affect the ability of the Secretary to carry out section 1074g(a)(9)(C) of title 10, United States Code, after the date on which the pilot program is completed. (h) Definitions.--In this section: (1) The term ``eligible covered beneficiary'' has the meaning given that term in section 1074g(i) of title 10, United States Code. (2) The terms ``military treatment facility pharmacies'', ``retail pharmacies'', and ``the national mail-order pharmacy program'' mean the methods for receiving prescription drugs as described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively, of section 1074g(a)(2)(E) of title 10, United States Code. Subtitle B--Health Care Administration SEC. 721. MODIFICATIONS TO TRANSFER OF ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMMAND AND PUBLIC HEALTH COMMANDS TO DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY. (a) Delay of Transfer.-- (1) In general.--Section 1073c(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``September 30, 2022'' and inserting ``September 30, 2024''. (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 737 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116- 92) is amended, in subsections (a) and (c), by striking ``September 30, 2022'' and inserting ``September 30, 2024'' each place it appears. (b) Modification To Resources Preserved.--Such section 737 is amended-- (1) in the section heading, by striking ``resources'' and inserting ``infrastructure and personnel''; and (2) in subsection (a)-- (A) by striking ``resources'' and inserting ``infrastructure and personnel''; and (B) by striking ``, which shall include manpower and funding, at not less than the level of such resources''. (c) Elimination of Transfer of Funds.--Such section 737 is further amended by-- (1) striking subsection (b); and (2) redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b). (d) Change of Name of Command.-- (1) Delay of transfer.--Section 1073c(e)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Materiel'' and inserting ``Development''. (2) Preservation of infrastructure and personnel.--Section 737 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) is amended-- (A) in the section heading, by striking ``materiel'' and inserting ``development''; and (B) by striking ``Materiel'' each place it appears and inserting ``Development''. (e) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 is amended by striking the item relating to section 737 and inserting the following new item: ``Sec. 737. Preservation of infrastructure and personnel of the Army Medical Research and Development Command and continuation as Center of Excellence.''. SEC. 722. DELAY OF APPLICABILITY OF ADMINISTRATION OF TRICARE DENTAL PLANS THROUGH FEDERAL EMPLOYEES DENTAL AND VISION INSURANCE PROGRAM. Section 713(c) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 5 U.S.C. 8951 note) is amended by striking ``January 1, 2022'' and inserting ``January 1, 2023''. SEC. 723. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO WAIVE REQUIREMENTS DURING NATIONAL EMERGENCIES FOR PURPOSES OF PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE. (a) In General.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1073d the following new section: ``Sec. 1073e. Authority to waive requirements during national emergencies ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to enable the Secretary of Defense to ensure, to the maximum extent feasible, in an emergency area during an emergency period-- ``(1) that sufficient authorized health care items and services are available to meet the needs of covered beneficiaries in such area eligible for the programs under this chapter; and ``(2) that private sector health care providers authorized under the TRICARE program that furnish such authorized items and services in good faith may be reimbursed for such items and services absent any determination of fraud or abuse. ``(b) Authority.-- ``(1) In general.--To the extent necessary to accomplish the purpose specified in subsection (a), the Secretary, subject to the provisions of this section, may, for a period of 60 days, waive or modify the application of the requirements of this chapter or any regulation prescribed thereunder with respect to health care items and services furnished by a health care provider (or class of health care providers) in an emergency area (or portion of such area) during an emergency period (or portion of such period), including by deferring the termination of status of a covered beneficiary. ``(2) Renewal.--The Secretary may renew a waiver or modification under paragraph (1) for subsequent 60-day periods during the duration of the applicable emergency declaration. ``(c) Implementation.--The Secretary may implement any temporary waiver or modification made pursuant to this section by program instruction or otherwise. ``(d) Retroactive Application.--A waiver or modification made pursuant to this section with respect to an emergency period may, at the discretion of the Secretary, be made retroactive to the beginning of the emergency period or any subsequent date in such period specified by the Secretary. ``(e) Satisfaction of Preconditions for Status as Covered Beneficiary.--A deferral under subsection (b) of termination of status of a covered beneficiary may be contingent upon retroactive satisfaction by such beneficiary of any premium or enrollment fee payments or other preconditions for such status. ``(f) Certification.-- ``(1) In general.--Not later than two days before exercising a waiver or modification under subsection (b)(1) or renewing a waiver or modification under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a certification and advance written notice regarding the authority to be exercised. ``(2) Matters included.--Certification and advanced written notice required under paragraph (1) shall include-- ``(A) a description of-- ``(i) the specific provisions of law that will be waived or modified; ``(ii) the health care providers to whom the waiver or modification will apply; ``(iii) the geographic area in which the waiver or modification will apply; and ``(iv) the period of time for which the waiver or modification will be in effect; and ``(B) a certification that the waiver or modification is necessary to carry out the purpose specified in subsection (a). ``(g) Termination of Waiver.--A waiver or modification of requirements pursuant to this section terminates upon the termination of the applicable emergency declaration. ``(h) Report.--Not later than one year after the end of an emergency period during which the Secretary exercised the authority under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the approaches used to accomplish the purpose described in subsection (a), including an evaluation of such approaches and recommendations for improved approaches should the need for the exercise of such authority arise in the future. ``(i) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Emergency area.--The term `emergency area' means a geographical area covered by an emergency declaration. ``(2) Emergency declaration.--The term `emergency declaration' means-- ``(A) an emergency or disaster declared by the President pursuant to the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); or ``(B) a public health emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d). ``(3) Emergency period.--The term `emergency period' means the period covered by an emergency declaration.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1073d the following new item: ``1073e. Authority to waive requirements during national emergencies.''. Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters SEC. 741. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEMONSTRATION FUND. Section 1704(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2573), as most recently amended by section 732(4)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92), is further amended by striking ``September 30, 2021'' and inserting ``September 30, 2022''. SEC. 742. MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD OF REGENTS OF UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES. (a) In General.--Section 2113a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: ``(3) the Director of the Defense Health Agency, who shall be an ex officio member;''. (b) Rule of Construction.--The amendments made by this section may not be construed to invalidate any action taken by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences or its Board of Regents prior to the effective date of this section. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2021. SEC. 743. MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM CLINICAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Defense Health Agency, shall implement a comprehensive program to be known as the ``Military Health System Clinical Quality Management Program'' (in this section referred to as the ``Program''). (b) Elements of Program.--The Program shall include, at a minimum, the following: (1) The implementation of systematic procedures to eliminate, to the maximum extent feasible, risk of harm to patients at military medical treatment facilities, including through identification, investigation, and analysis of events indicating a risk of patient harm and corrective action plans to mitigate such risks. (2) With respect to a potentially compensable event (including those involving members of the Armed Forces) at a military medical treatment facility-- (A) an analysis of such event, which shall occur and be documented as soon as possible after the event; (B) use of such analysis for clinical quality management; and (C) reporting of such event to the National Practitioner Data Bank in accordance with guidelines of the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11101 et seq.), giving special emphasis to the results of external peer reviews of the event. (3) Validation of provider credentials and granting of clinical privileges by the Director of the Defense Health Agency for all health care providers at a military medical treatment facility. (4) Accreditation of military medical treatment facilities by a recognized external accreditation body. (5) Systematic measurement of indicators of health care quality, emphasizing clinical outcome measures, comparison of such indicators with benchmarks from leading health care quality improvement organizations, and transparency with the public of appropriate clinical measurements for military medical treatment facilities. (6) Systematic activities emphasized by leadership at all organizational levels to use all elements of the Program to eliminate unwanted variance throughout the health care system of the Department of Defense and make constant improvements in clinical quality. (7) A full range of procedures for productive communication between patients and health care providers regarding actual or perceived adverse clinical events at military medical treatment facilities, including procedures-- (A) for full disclosure of such events (respecting the confidentiality of peer review information under a medical quality assurance program under section 1102 of title 10, United States Code); (B) providing an opportunity for the patient to be heard in relation to quality reviews; and (C) to resolve patient concerns by independent, neutral healthcare resolution specialists. (c) Additional Clinical Quality Management Activities.-- (1) In general.--In addition to the elements of the Program set forth in subsection (b), the Secretary shall establish and maintain clinical quality management activities in relation to functions of the health care system of the Department separate from delivery of health care services in military medical treatment facilities. (2) Health care delivery outside military medical treatment facilities.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall maintain policies and procedures to promote clinical quality in health care delivery on ships and planes, in deployed settings, and in all other circumstances not covered by subsection (b), with the objective of implementing standards and procedures comparable, to the extent practicable, to those under such subsection. (3) Purchased care system.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall maintain policies and procedures for health care services provided outside the Department but paid for by the Department, reflecting best practices by public and private health care reimbursement and management systems. (d) Military Medical Treatment Facility Defined.--In this section, the term ``military medical treatment facility'' means any fixed facility or portion thereof of the Department of Defense that is outside of a deployed environment and used primarily for health care. SEC. 744. MODIFICATIONS TO PILOT PROGRAM ON CIVILIAN AND MILITARY PARTNERSHIPS TO ENHANCE INTEROPERABILITY AND MEDICAL SURGE CAPABILITY AND CAPACITY OF NATIONAL DISASTER MEDICAL SYSTEM. Section 740 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) by striking ``The Secretary of Defense may'' and inserting ``Beginning not later than September 30, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall''; and (B) by striking ``health care organizations, institutions, and entities'' and inserting ``health care organizations, health care institutions, health care entities, academic medical centers of institutions of higher education, and hospitals''; and (C) by striking ``in the vicinity of major aeromedical and other transport hubs and logistics centers of the Department of Defense''; (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following new subsections: ``(c) Lead Official for Design and Implementation of Pilot Program.-- ``(1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs shall be the lead official for design and implementation of the pilot program under subsection (a). ``(2) Resources.--The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs shall leverage the resources of the Defense Health Agency for execution of the pilot program under subsection (a) and shall coordinate with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff throughout the planning and duration of the pilot program. ``(d) Locations.-- ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) at not fewer than five locations in the United States that are located at or near locations with established expertise in disaster health preparedness and response and trauma care that augment and enhance the effectiveness of the pilot program. ``(2) Phased selection of locations.-- ``(A) Initial selection.--Not later than the earlier of the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act or March 31, 2021, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Transportation, shall select not fewer than two locations at which to carry out the pilot program. ``(B) Subsequent selection.--Not later than the end of each one-year period following selection of locations under subparagraph (A), the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Transportation, shall select not fewer than two additional locations at which to carry out the pilot program until not fewer than five locations are selected in total. ``(3) Consideration and priority for locations.--In selecting locations for the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall-- ``(A) consider-- ``(i) the proximity of the location to civilian or military transportation hubs, including airports, railways, interstate highways, or ports; ``(ii) the ability of the location to accept a redistribution of casualties during times of war; ``(iii) the ability of the location to provide trauma care training opportunities for medical personnel of the Department of Defense; and ``(iv) the proximity of the location to existing academic medical centers of institutions of higher education, facilities of the Department, or other institutions that have established expertise in the areas of-- ``(I) highly infectious disease; ``(II) biocontainment; ``(III) quarantine; ``(IV) trauma care; ``(V) combat casualty care; ``(VI) the National Disaster Medical System under section 2812 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh-11); ``(VII) disaster health preparedness and response; ``(VIII) medical and public health management of biological, chemical, radiological, or nuclear hazards; or ``(IX) such other areas of expertise as the Secretary considers appropriate; and ``(B) give priority to public-private partnerships with academic medical centers of institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other entities with facilities that have an established history of providing clinical care, treatment, training, and research in the areas described in subparagraph (A)(ii) or other specializations determined important by the Secretary for purposes of the pilot program.''; (3) by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) as subsections (e) through (g), respectively; (4) in subsection (g), as redesignated by paragraph (3)-- (A) in paragraph (1)-- (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the commencement of the pilot program under subsection (a)'' and inserting ``the initial selection of locations for the pilot program under subsection (d)(2)(A)''; and (ii) in subparagraph (B)-- (I) in clause (ii), by striking ``subsection (d)'' and inserting ``subsection (e)''; (II) in clause (iii), by striking ``subsection (e)'' and inserting ``subsection (f)''; and (B) in paragraph (2)(B)(iv), by striking ``the authority for''; and (5) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(h) Institution of Higher Education Defined.--In this section, the term `institution of higher education' means a four-year institution of higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).''. SEC. 745. STUDY ON FORCE MIX OPTIONS AND SERVICE MODELS TO ENHANCE READINESS OF MEDICAL FORCE OF THE ARMED FORCES TO PROVIDE COMBAT CASUALTY CARE. (a) Study Required.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center or other independent entity to perform a study on force mix options and service models (including traditional and nontraditional active and reserve models) to optimize the readiness of the medical force of the Armed Forces to deliver combat care on the battlefield. (b) Issues To Be Addressed.--The study required by subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum-- (1) with respect to options relating to members of the Armed Forces on active duty-- (A) a review of existing models for such members who are medical professionals to support clinical readiness skills by serving in civilian trauma centers; (B) an assessment of the extent to which existing models can be optimized, standardized, and scaled to address current readiness shortfalls; and (C) an evaluation of the cost and effectiveness of alternative models for such members who are medical professionals to serve in civilian trauma centers; and (2) with respect to options relating to members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces-- (A) a review of existing models for such members of the reserve components who are medical professionals to support clinical readiness skills by serving in civilian trauma centers; (B) an assessment of the extent to which existing models can be optimized, standardized, and scaled to address current readiness shortfalls; and (C) an evaluation of the cost and effectiveness of alternative models for such members of the reserve components who are medical professionals to serve in civilian trauma centers. (c) Report.--Not later than 15 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the findings and recommendations of the independent study required by subsection (a). SEC. 746. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON DELIVERY OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES. (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the delivery of Federal, State, and private mental health services to members of the reserve components. (b) Elements.--The study conducted under subsection (a) shall-- (1) identify all programs, coverage, and costs associated with services described in such subsection; (2) specify gaps or barriers to access that could result in delayed or insufficient mental health care support to members of the reserve components. (3) evaluate the mental health screening requirements for members of the reserve components immediately before, during, and after-- (A) Federal deployment under title 10, United States Code; or (B) State deployment under title 32, United States Code; and (4) provide recommendations when practicable to strengthen the reintegration of members of the reserve components, including an assessment of the effectiveness of making programming mandatory. (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the study conducted under subsection (a). (d) Reserve Component Defined.--In this section, the term ``reserve component'' means a reserve component of the Armed Forces named in section 10101 of title 10, United States Code. SEC. 747. REVIEW AND REPORT ON PREVENTION OF SUICIDE AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES STATIONED AT REMOTE INSTALLATIONS OUTSIDE THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES. (a) Review Required.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review of efforts by the Department of Defense to prevent suicide among members of the Armed Forces stationed at covered installations. (b) Elements of Review.--The review conducted under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of each of the following: (1) Current policy guidelines of the Armed Forces on the prevention of suicide among members of the Armed Forces stationed at covered installations. (2) Current suicide prevention programs of the Armed Forces and activities for members of the Armed Forces stationed at covered installations and their dependents, including programs provided by the Defense Health Program and the Office of Suicide Prevention. (3) The integration of mental health screenings and suicide risk and prevention efforts for members of the Armed Forces stationed at covered installations and their dependents into the delivery of primary care for such members and dependents. (4) The standards for responding to attempted or completed suicides among members of the Armed Forces stationed at covered installations and their dependents, including guidance and training to assist commanders in addressing incidents of attempted or completed suicide within their units. (5) The standards regarding data collection for members of the Armed Forces stationed at covered installations and their dependents, including related factors such as domestic violence and child abuse. (6) The means to ensure the protection of privacy of members of the Armed Forces stationed at covered installations and their dependents who seek or receive treatment related to suicide prevention. (7) The availability of information from indigenous populations on suicide prevention for members of the Armed Forces stationed at covered installations who are members of such a population. (8) The availability of information from graduate research programs of institutions of higher education on suicide prevention for members of the Armed Forces. (9) Such other matters as the Comptroller General considers appropriate in connection with the prevention of suicide among members of the Armed Forces stationed at covered installations and their dependents. (c) Briefing and Report.--The Comptroller General shall-- (1) not later than October 1, 2021, brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on preliminary observations relating to the review conducted under subsection (a); and (2) not later than March 1, 2022, submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing the results of such review. (d) Covered Installation Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered installation'' means a remote installation of the Department of Defense outside the contiguous United States. SEC. 748. AUDIT OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS OF TENANTS IN PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING. (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall commence the conduct of an audit of the medical conditions of eligible individuals and the association between adverse exposures of such individuals in unsafe or unhealthy housing units and the health of such individuals. (b) Content of Audit.--The audit conducted under subsection (a) shall-- (1) determine the percentage of units of privatized military housing that are unsafe or unhealthy housing units; (2) study the adverse exposures of eligible individuals that relate to residing in an unsafe or unhealthy housing unit and the effect of such exposures on the health of such individuals; and (3) determine the association, to the extent permitted by available scientific data, and provide quantifiable data on such association, between such adverse exposures and the occurrence of a medical condition in eligible individuals residing in unsafe or unhealthy housing units. (c) Conduct of Audit.--The Inspector General of the Department shall conduct the audit under subsection (a) using the same privacy preserving guidelines used by the Inspector General in conducting other audits of health records. (d) Source of Data.--In conducting the audit under subsection (a), the Inspector General of the Department shall use-- (1) de-identified data from electronic health records of the Department; (2) records of claims under the TRICARE program (as defined in section 1072(7) of title 10, United States Code); and (3) such other data as determined necessary by the Inspector General. (e) Submittal and Public Availability of Report.--Not later than one year after the commencement of the audit under subsection (a), the Inspector General of the Department shall-- (1) submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the results of the audit conducted under subsection (a); and (2) publish such report on a publicly available internet website of the Department of Defense. (f) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Eligible individual.--The term ``eligible individual'' means a member of the Armed Forces or a family member of a member of the Armed Forces who has resided in an unsafe or unhealthy housing unit. (2) Privatized military housing.--The term ``privatized military housing'' means military housing provided under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code. (3) Unsafe or unhealthy housing unit.--The term ``unsafe or unhealthy housing unit'' means a unit of privatized military housing in which, at any given time, at least one of the following hazards is present: (A) Physiological hazards, including the following: (i) Dampness or microbial growth. (ii) Lead-based paint. (iii) Asbestos or manmade fibers. (iv) Ionizing radiation. (v) Biocides. (vi) Carbon monoxide. (vii) Volatile organic compounds. (viii) Infectious agents. (ix) Fine particulate matter. (B) Psychological hazards, including ease of access by unlawful intruders or lighting issues. (C) Poor ventilation. (D) Safety hazards. (E) Other hazards as determined by the Inspector General of the Department. SEC. 749. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON PRENATAL AND POSTPARTUM MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS. (a) Study.-- (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on prenatal and postpartum mental health conditions among members of the Armed Forces and dependents of such members. (2) Elements.--The study required under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) An assessment of the extent to which beneficiaries under the TRICARE program, including members of the Armed Forces and dependents of such members, are diagnosed with prenatal or postpartum mental health conditions, including-- (i) prenatal or postpartum depression; (ii) prenatal or postpartum anxiety disorder; (iii) prenatal or postpartum obsessive compulsive disorder; (iv) prenatal or postpartum psychosis; and (v) other relevant mood disorders. (B) A demographic assessment of the population included in the study with respect to race, ethnicity, sex, age, relationship status, military service, military occupation, and rank, where applicable. (C) An assessment of the status of prenatal and postpartum mental health care for beneficiaries under the TRICARE program, including those who seek care at military medical treatment facilities and those who rely on civilian providers. (D) An assessment of the ease or delay for beneficiaries under the TRICARE program in obtaining treatment for prenatal and postpartum mental health conditions, including-- (i) an assessment of wait times for mental health treatment at each military medical treatment facility; and (ii) a description of the reasons such beneficiaries may cease seeking such treatment. (E) A comparison of the rates of prenatal or postpartum mental health conditions within the military community to such rates in the civilian population, as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (F) An assessment of any effects of implicit or explicit bias in prenatal and postpartum mental health care under the TRICARE program, or evidence of racial or socioeconomic barriers to such care. (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a), including-- (1) recommendations for actions to be taken by the Secretary of Defense to improve prenatal and postpartum mental health among members of the Armed Forces and dependents of such members; and (2) such other recommendations as the Comptroller General determines appropriate. (c) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``dependent'' and ``TRICARE program'' have the meanings given those terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code. SEC. 750. PLAN FOR EVALUATION OF FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT OPTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES AND THEIR FAMILIES. (a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to evaluate flexible spending account options that allow pre-tax payment of health and dental insurance premiums, out-of-pocket health care expenses, and dependent care expenses for members of the uniformed services and their family members, including an identification of any legislative or administrative barriers to achieving the implementation of such options. (b) Uniformed Services Defined.--In this section, the term ``uniformed services'' has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 37, United States Code. SEC. 751. ASSESSMENT OF RECEIPT BY CIVILIANS OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT AT MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES. (a) Assessment.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall complete an assessment of the provision by the Department of Defense of emergency medical treatment to civilians who are not covered beneficiaries at military medical treatment facilities during the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on September 30, 2020. (b) Elements of Assessment.--The assessment completed under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to civilians who received emergency medical treatment at a military medical treatment facility during the period specified in such paragraph, the following: (1) The total fees charged to such civilians for such treatment and the total fees collected. (2) The amount of medical debt from such treatment that was garnished from such civilians, categorized by garnishment from Social Security benefits, tax refunds, wages, or other financial asset. (3) The number of such civilians from whom medical debt from such treatment was garnished. (4) The total fees for such treatment that were waived for such civilians. (5) With respect to medical debt incurred by such civilians from such treatment-- (A) the amount of such debt that was collected by the Department of Defense; (B) the amount of such debt still owed to the Department; and (C) the amount of debt transferred from the Department of Defense to the Department of the Treasury for collection. (6) The number of such civilians from whom such medical debt was collected who did not possess medical insurance at the time of such treatment. (7) The number of such civilians from whom such medical debt was collected who collected Social Security benefits at the time of such treatment. (8) The number of such civilians from whom such medical debt was collected who, at the time of such treatment, earned-- (A) less than the poverty line; (B) less than 200 percent of the poverty line; (C) less than 300 percent of the poverty line; and (D) less than 400 percent of the poverty line. (9) An assessment of the process through which military medical treatment facilities seek to recover unpaid medical debt from such civilians, including whether the Department of Defense contracts with private debt collectors to recover such unpaid medical debt. (10) An assessment of the process, if any, through which such civilians can apply to have medical debt for such treatment waived, forgiven, canceled, or otherwise determined to not be a financial obligation of the civilian. (11) Such other information as the Comptroller General determines appropriate. (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the completion of the assessment under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing the results of the assessment. (d) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Civilian.--The term ``civilian'' means an individual who is not-- (A) a member of the Armed Forces; (B) a contractor of the Department of Defense; or (C) a civilian employee of the Department. (2) Covered beneficiary.--The term ``covered beneficiary'' has the meaning given that term in section 1072(5) of title 10, United States Code. (3) Poverty line.--The term ``poverty line'' has the meaning given that term in section 673 of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902). SEC. 752. REPORT ON BILLING PRACTICES FOR HEALTH CARE FROM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) Through the TRICARE program, the Department of Defense provides health care benefits and services to approximately 9,500,000 beneficiaries. (2) The Department of Defense is not structured as a typical health care provider, which can lead to complicated billing practices and strict deadlines for members of the Armed Forces, former members of the Armed Forces, and their dependents, as well as for providers. (3) Numerous findings issued by the Inspector General of the Department of Defense between 2014 and 2019 describe the third-party collection program of the Department as inadequately managed, resulting in substantial uncollected funds that could be used to improve the quality of health care at military medical treatment facilities. (4) Numerous press reports have found that the Federal Government aggressively collects unpaid debts from uninsured or low-income civilian patients who happen to receive treatment at a military medical treatment facility, even though providing that treatment often benefits military readiness by providing experience to military medical professionals. (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that it is in the national interest of the United States to ensure members of the Armed Forces, former members of the Armed Forces, and their dependents receive high-quality health care, and that Federal agencies prioritize fairness and accessibility when administering health care. (c) Report.-- (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report assessing the billing practices of the Department of Defense for care received under the TRICARE program or at military medical treatment facilities. (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A description of the extent to which data is being collected and maintained on whether beneficiaries under the TRICARE program have other forms of health insurance. (B) A description of the extent to which the Secretary of Defense has implemented the recommendations of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to improve collections of third- party payments for care at military medical treatment facilities and a description of the impact such implementation has had on such beneficiaries. (C) A description of the extent to which the process used by managed care support contractors under the TRICARE program to adjudicate third-party liability claims is efficient and effective, including with respect to communication with such beneficiaries. (d) TRICARE Program Defined.--In this section, the term ``TRICARE program'' has the meaning given that term in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code. SEC. 753. ACCESS OF VETERANS TO INDIVIDUAL LONGITUDINAL EXPOSURE RECORD. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall provide to a veteran read-only access to the documents of the veteran contained in the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record in a printable format through a portal accessible through a website of the Department of Veterans Affairs and a website of the Department of Defense. SEC. 754. STUDY ON THE INCIDENCE OF CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND MORTALITY AMONG MILITARY AVIATORS AND AVIATION SUPPORT PERSONNEL. (a) Study.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute, shall conduct a study on cancer among covered individuals in two phases as provided in this subsection. (2) Phase 1.-- (A) In general.--Under the initial phase of the study conducted under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall determine if there is a higher incidence of cancers occurring for covered individuals as compared to similar age groups in the general population through the use of the database of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program of the National Cancer Institute. (B) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the findings of the initial phase of the study under subparagraph (A). (3) Phase 2.-- (A) In general.--If, pursuant to the initial phase of the study under paragraph (2), the Secretary concludes that there is an increased rate of cancers among covered individuals, the Secretary shall conduct a second phase of the study under which the Secretary shall do the following: (i) Identify the carcinogenic toxins or hazardous materials associated with military flight operations from shipboard or land bases or facilities, such as fuels, fumes, and other liquids. (ii) Identify the operating environments, including frequencies or electromagnetic fields, where exposure to ionizing radiation (associated with high altitude flight) and nonionizing radiation (associated with airborne, ground, and shipboard radars) occurred in which covered individuals could have received increased radiation amounts. (iii) Identify, for each covered individual, duty stations, dates of service, aircraft flown, and additional duties (including Landing Safety Officer, Catapult and Arresting Gear Officer, Air Liaison Officer, Tactical Air Control Party, or personnel associated with aircraft maintenance, supply, logistics, fuels, or transportation) that could have increased the risk of cancer for such covered individual. (iv) Determine locations where a covered individual served or additional duties of a covered individual that are associated with higher incidences of cancers. (v) Identify potential exposures due to service in the Armed Forces that are not related to aviation, such as exposure to burn pits or toxins in contaminated water, embedded in the soil, or inside bases or housing. (vi) Determine the appropriate age to begin screening covered individuals for cancer based on race, gender, flying hours, period of service as aviation support personnel, Armed Force, type of aircraft, and mission. (B) Data.--The Secretary shall format all data included in the study conducted under this paragraph in accordance with the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program of the National Cancer Institute, including by disaggregating such data by race, gender, and age. (C) Report.--Not later than one year after the submittal of the report under paragraph (2)(B), if the Secretary conducts the second phase of the study under this paragraph, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the findings of the study conducted under this paragraph. (4) Use of data from previous studies.--In conducting the study under this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall incorporate data from previous studies conducted by the Air Force, the Navy, or the Marine Corps that are relevant to the study under this subsection, including data from the comprehensive study conducted by the Air Force identifying each covered individual and documenting the cancers, dates of diagnoses, and mortality of each covered individual. (b) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Appropriate committee of congress.--The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means-- (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives. (2) Armed forces.--The term ``Armed Forces''-- (A) has the meaning given the term ``armed forces'' in section 101 of title 10, United States Code; and (B) includes the reserve components named in section 10101 of such title. (3) Covered individual.--The term ``covered individual''-- (A) means an aviator or aviation support personnel who-- (i) served in the Armed Forces on or after February 28, 1961; and (ii) receives benefits under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code; and (B) includes any air crew member of fixed-wing aircraft and personnel supporting generation of the aircraft, including pilots, navigators, weapons systems operators, aircraft system operators, personnel associated with aircraft maintenance, supply, logistics, fuels, or transportation, and any other crew member who regularly flies in an aircraft or is required to complete the mission of the aircraft. Subtitle D--Mental Health Services From Department of Veterans Affairs for Members of Reserve Components SEC. 761. SHORT TITLE. This subtitle may be cited as the ``Care and Readiness Enhancement for Reservists Act of 2020'' or the ``CARE for Reservists Act of 2020''. SEC. 762. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR READJUSTMENT COUNSELING AND RELATED OUTPATIENT SERVICES FROM DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO INCLUDE MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES. (a) Readjustment Counseling.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 1712A of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(D)(i) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, may furnish to any member of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who has a behavioral health condition or psychological trauma, counseling under subparagraph (A)(i), which may include a comprehensive individual assessment under subparagraph (B)(i). ``(ii) A member of the reserve components of the Armed Forces described in clause (i) shall not be required to obtain a referral before being furnished counseling or an assessment under this subparagraph.''. (b) Outpatient Services.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1)-- (A) by inserting ``to an individual'' after ``If, on the basis of the assessment furnished''; and (B) by striking ``veteran'' each place it appears and inserting ``individual''; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``veteran'' and inserting ``individual''. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 763. PROVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FROM DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES. (a) In General.--Subchapter VIII of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``Sec. 1789. Mental health services for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces ``The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, may furnish mental health services to members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1788 the following new item: ``1789. Mental health services for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.''. SEC. 764. INCLUSION OF MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS IN MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (a) Suicide Prevention Program.-- (1) In general.--Section 1720F of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(l)(1) Covered Individual Defined.--In this section, the term `covered individual' means a veteran or a member of the reserve components of the Armed Forces. ``(2) In determining coverage of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces under the comprehensive program, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Defense.''. (2) Conforming amendments.--Such section is further amended-- (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``veterans'' and inserting ``covered individuals''; (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``veterans'' each place it appears and inserting ``covered individuals''; (C) in subsection (c)-- (i) in the subsection heading, by striking ``of Veterans''; (ii) by striking ``veterans'' each place it appears and inserting ``covered individuals''; and (iii) by striking ``veteran'' and inserting ``individual''; (D) in subsection (d), by striking ``to veterans'' each place it appears and inserting ``to covered individuals''; (E) in subsection (e), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``veterans'' and inserting ``covered individuals''; (F) in subsection (f)-- (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``veterans'' and inserting ``covered individuals''; and (ii) in the second sentence, by inserting ``or members'' after ``veterans''; (G) in subsection (g), by striking ``veterans'' and inserting ``covered individuals''; (H) in subsection (h), by striking ``veterans'' and inserting ``covered individuals''; (I) in subsection (i)-- (i) in the subsection heading, by striking ``for Veterans and Families''; (ii) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``veterans and the families of veterans'' and inserting ``covered individuals and the families of covered individuals''; (iii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``veterans'' and inserting ``covered individuals''; and (iv) in paragraph (4), by striking ``veterans'' each place it appears and inserting ``covered individuals''; (J) in subsection (j)-- (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``veterans'' each place it appears and inserting ``covered individuals''; and (ii) in paragraph (4)-- (I) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``women veterans'' and inserting ``covered individuals who are women''; (II) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``women veterans who'' and inserting ``covered individuals who are women and''; and (III) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``women veterans'' and inserting ``covered individuals who are women''; and (K) in subsection (k), by striking ``veterans'' and inserting ``covered individuals''. (3) Clerical amendments.-- (A) In general.--Such section is further amended, in the section heading, by inserting ``and members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces'' after ``veterans''. (B) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by striking the item relating to section 1720F and inserting the following new item: ``1720F. Comprehensive program for suicide prevention among veterans and members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.''. (b) Mental Health Treatment for Individuals Who Served in Classified Missions.-- (1) In general.--Section 1720H of such title is amended-- (A) in subsection (a)-- (i) in paragraph (1)-- (I) by striking ``eligible veteran'' and inserting ``eligible individual''; and (II) by striking ``the veteran'' and inserting ``the individual''; and (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``eligible veterans'' and inserting ``eligible individuals''; (B) in subsection (b)-- (i) by striking ``a veteran'' and inserting ``an individual''; and (ii) by striking ``eligible veteran'' and inserting ``eligible individual''; and (C) in subsection (c)-- (i) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``The term `eligible veteran' means a veteran'' and inserting ``The term `eligible individual' means a veteran or a member of the reserve components of the Armed Forces''; and (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``eligible veteran'' and inserting ``eligible individual''. (2) Clerical amendments.-- (A) In general.--Such section is further amended, in the section heading, by inserting ``and members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces'' after ``veterans''. (B) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 1720H and inserting the following new item: ``1720H. Mental health treatment for veterans and members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who served in classified missions.''. SEC. 765. REPORT ON MENTAL HEALTH AND RELATED SERVICES PROVIDED BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report that includes an assessment of the following: (1) The increase, as compared to the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, of the number of members of the Armed Forces that use readjustment counseling or outpatient mental health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, disaggregated by State, Vet Center location, and clinical care site of the Department, as appropriate. (2) The number of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces receiving telemental health care from the Department. (3) The increase, as compared to the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, of the annual cost associated with readjustment counseling and outpatient mental health care provided by the Department to members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces. (4) The changes, as compared to the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, in staffing, training, organization, and resources required for the Department to offer readjustment counseling and outpatient mental health care to members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces. (5) Any challenges the Department has encountered in providing readjustment counseling and outpatient mental health care to members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces. (b) Vet Center Defined.--In this section, the term ``Vet Center'' has the meaning given that term in section 1712A(h) of title 38, United States Code. TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Subtitle A--Industrial Base Matters SEC. 801. POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 13806 (ASSESSING AND STRENGTHENING THE MANUFACTURING AND DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE AND SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY). (a) Submission of Recommendations to Secretary of Defense.--In order to fully implement the July 21, 2017, Presidential Executive Order on Assessing and Strengthening the Manufacturing and Defense Industrial Base and Supply Chain Resiliency of the United States, not later than 540 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a series of recommendations regarding United States industrial policies. The recommendations shall consist of specific executive actions, programmatic changes, regulatory changes, and legislative proposals and changes, as appropriate. (b) Scope of Assessment.--In developing the recommendations required under subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall assess-- (1) direct subsidies and investment in the economy; (2) direct provision of credit and purchases of private sector bonds and equity; (3) prize-based technology challenges for critical research and development milestones; (4) capital controls and dollar policy; (5) trade policy, including export control policy, government acquisition policy, and targeted protectionist policies; (6) export promotion policies; (7) foreign talent attraction and retention; (8) graduate education policy; and (9) expansion of existing or establishment of new public- private partnerships, including the Trusted Capital Marketplace. (c) Objectives.--The recommendations made pursuant to subsection (a) shall aim to-- (1) facilitate only high-value design, engineering, and manufacturing activities; (2) expand the defense industrial base to include friendly and capable allies and partners; (3) preserve the viability of domestic and international suppliers; (4) include export and productivity incentives; (5) accord with standing international trade law; and (6) strengthen the domestic national security industrial base, especially in areas currently dependent on foreign suppliers. (d) Consultation.--In assessing the areas specified in subsection (b) and developing the recommendations required under subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall consult or inaugurate studies with, as appropriate, the Joint Industrial Base Working Group, the Defense Science Board, the Defense Innovation Board, economists, commercial industry, and federally funded research and development centers. (e) Submission of Recommendations to President.--Not later than 30 days after receiving the recommendations under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit the recommendations, together with any additional views or recommendations, to the President, the Office of Management and Budget, the National Security Council, and the National Economic Council. (f) Submission of Recommendations to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after submitting the recommendations to the President under section (e), the Secretary of Defense shall submit the recommendations to and brief the congressional defense committees on the recommendations. SEC. 802. ASSESSMENT OF NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION BASE. (a) In General.--Not later than 540 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Secretary of Defense an assessment of the economic forces and structures shaping the capacity of the national security innovation base and policy recommendations pertaining to the outcome of such assessment. (b) Elements.--The assessment required under subsection (a) shall review the following matters as they pertain to the innovative and manufacturing capacity of the national security innovation base: (1) Competition and antitrust policy. (2) Immigration policy, including the policies germane to the attraction and retention of skilled immigrants. (3) Graduate education funding and policy. (4) Demand stabilization and social safety net policies. (5) The structure and incentives of financial markets and businesses' access to credit. (6) Trade policy, including export control policy. (7) The tax code and its effect on investment, including the Federal research and development tax credit. (8) Deregulation in critical economic sectors, land use, environment review, and construction and manufacturing activities. (9) National economic and manufacturing infrastructure. (10) Intellectual property reform. (11) Federally funded investments in the economy, including research and development and advanced manufacturing. (12) Federally funded procurement of goods and services. (13) Federally funded investments to expand domestic manufacturing capabilities. (c) Engagement With Certain Entities.--In conducting the assessment required under subsection (a), the Deputy Secretary shall engage through appropriate mechanisms with the Defense Science Board, the Defense Innovation Board, the Defense Business Board, academic experts, commercial industry, and federally funded research and development centers. (d) Submission of Assessment.--Not later than 30 days after receiving the assessment and recommendations under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit the assessment, together with recommendations and any additional views of the Secretary, to the President, the Office of Management and Budget, the National Security Council, the National Economic Council, and the congressional defense committees. SEC. 803. IMPROVING IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICY PERTAINING TO THE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE. (a) National Technology and Industrial Base Implementation.-- (1) Assessment of research and development, manufacturing, and production capabilities.-- (A) In general.--In developing the strategy required by section 2501 of title 10, United States Code, carrying out the analysis of the national technology and industrial base required by section 2503 of such title, and performing the periodic assessments required under section 2505 of such title, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Under Secretary of Research and Engineering, assess the research and development, manufacturing, and production capabilities of entities within the United States and non-United States members of the national technology and industrial base as well as other friendly nations. (B) Identification of specific technologies, companies, laboratories, and factories.--The assessment shall include identification of specific technologies, companies, laboratories, and factories of or located in the United States and the non-United States members of the national technology and industrial base of potential value to current and future Department of Defense plans and programs. (2) Policy and guidance.--Consistent with section 2440 of title 10, United States Code, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall develop and promulgate to the service and command acquisition executives, the heads of the appropriate defense agencies and field activities, and relevant program managers acquisition policy and guidance germane to the use of the research and development, manufacturing, and production capabilities identified pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) and the technologies, companies, laboratories, and factories in specific Department of Defense research and development, international cooperative research, procurement, and sustainment activities. (b) Cooperative Research and Development.-- (1) Authority to enter into cooperative research and development projects with nations in the national technology and industrial base.--Section 2350a(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(F) A nation in the National Technology and Industrial Base, as defined by section 2500 of title 10, United States Code.''. (2) Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to conform with subparagraph (F) of section 2350a(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1). (c) Regulatory Council.--Section 2502 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection: ``(e) National Technology and Industrial Base Regulatory Council.-- ``(1) Establishment.--The Chairman of the National Defense Technology and Industrial Base Council shall work with the equivalent designees in the countries that comprise the national technology and industrial base to establish the National Technology and Industrial Base Regulatory Council. ``(2) Meetings.--The National Technology and Industrial Base Regulatory Council shall meet biannually to harmonize respective policies and regulations, and to propose new legislation and regulations that increase the integration between the policies, persons, and organizations comprising the national technology and industrial base. ``(3) Duties.--The National Technology and Industrial Base Regulatory Council shall-- ``(A) address and review issues related to industrial security, supply chain security, cybersecurity, regulating foreign direct investment and foreign ownership, control and influence mitigation, market research, technology assessment, and research cooperation within public and private research and development organizations and universities, technology and export control measures, acquisition processes and oversight, and management best practices; and ``(B) establish a mechanism for national technology and industrial base members to raise disputes that arise within the national technology and industrial base at a government-to-government level.''. (d) Recommendations for Additional Members of the National Technology and Industrial Base.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a process to consider the inclusion of additional member nations in the national technology and industrial base. (2) Elements.--The process developed under paragraph (1) shall include-- (A) analysis of the national security costs and benefits to the United States and allies of the inclusion of such additional member nation in the national technology and industrial base; (B) analysis of the economic costs and benefits to entities within the United States and allies of the inclusion of such additional member nation into the national technology and industrial base, including an assessment of-- (i) specific shortfalls in the technological and industrial capacities of current member nations of the national technology and industrial base that would be addressed by inclusion of such additional member nation; and (ii) specific areas in the industrial bases of current member nations of the national technology and industrial base that would likely be impacted by additional competition if such additional nation were included in the national technology and industrial base; and (C) analysis of other factors as determined relevant by the Secretary. (3) Recommended legislation.-- (A) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may submit legislative proposals to Congress to add new nations to the national technology and industrial base. (B) Elements.--Proposals submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall include the following elements: (i) A summary of the analyses performed pursuant to subsection (d)(2). (ii) A set of metrics to assess the national security and economic benefits that such inclusion is expected to accrue to entities within the United States and allied nations. (4) Report.--Not later than 540 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report with recommendations regarding whether to include in the national technology and industrial base each country with which the United States maintains a mutual defense treaty, a reciprocal defense procurement agreement, or other defense cooperation agreement. The report shall be based on assessments conducted using the process established under paragraph (1) and shall include, for each country recommended for inclusion, the information specified in paragraph (3)(B). SEC. 804. MODIFICATION OF FRAMEWORK FOR MODERNIZING ACQUISITION PROCESSES TO ENSURE INTEGRITY OF INDUSTRIAL BASE. Section 2509 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 845(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92), is amended-- (1) in subsection (b)(2)-- (A) in subparagraph (A)-- (i) by inserting ``, such as those identified through the Department of Defense's supply chain risk management process and by the Federal Acquisition Security Council, and'' after ``supply chain risks''; and (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``(other than optical transmission components)''; (B) in subparagraph (C)-- (i) in clause (x), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon; (ii) by redesignating clause (xi) as clause (xii); and (iii) by inserting after clause (x) the following new clause: ``(xi) processes and procedures related to supply chain risk management, including those implemented pursuant to section 806 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 10 U.S.C. 2304 note); and''; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(E) Characterization and assessment of industrial base support policies, programs, and procedures, including-- ``(i) limitations and acquisition guidance relevant to the national technology and industrial base (as defined in section 2500(1) of this title); ``(ii) limitations and acquisition guidance relevant to section 2533a of this title; ``(iii) the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment program, including direct support and common design activities; ``(iv) the Small Business Innovation Research program; ``(v) the Department of Defense Manufacturing Technology program; ``(vi) programs related to the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4511 et seq.); ``(vii) the Trusted Capital Marketplace program; and ``(viii) programs in the military services.''; and (2) in subsection (f)(2), by inserting ``, and supporting policies, procedures, and guidance'' after ``pursuant to subsection (b)''. SEC. 805. ASSESSMENTS OF INDUSTRIAL BASE CAPABILITIES AND CAPACITY. (a) Assessments.--The Secretary of Defense shall define intelligence and other information requirements, sources, and organizational responsibilities for assessing foreign adversary technological and industrial bases and conducting comparative analyses of such technological and industrial bases. The requirements, sources, and responsibilities shall include-- (1) examining the competitive advantages foreign adversaries are pursuing, including with respect to regulation, raw materials, educational capacity, labor, and capital accessibility; (2) assessing relative cost, speed of product development, age and value of the installed capital base, leadership's technical competence and agility, nationally imposed inhibiting conditions, the availability of human and material resources, and the burdens of government oversight; (3) a temporal evaluation of the competitive strengths and weaknesses of United States industry, including manufacturing surge capacity, versus the directed priorities and capabilities of foreign adversary governments; and (4) assessing any other issues that the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate. (b) Methodology.--The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy shall incorporate inputs pursuant to subsection (a) as part of a methodology to continuously assess domestic and foreign industries, markets, and companies of significance to military and industrial advantage to identify supply chain vulnerabilities. (c) Report.-- (1) In general.--Not later than March 15, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on efforts to establish the continuous assessment activity required under subsections (a) and (b). (2) Elements.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include a consideration of whether it would be appropriate to task some of the assessment work to an organization independent of the Department, and any recommendations regarding which organization should perform such work. SEC. 806. ANALYSES OF CERTAIN MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY SECTORS FOR ACTION TO ADDRESS SOURCING AND INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY. (a) Analyses Required.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Undersecretary for Acquisition and Sustainment and other appropriate officials, shall review the materials, processes, and technology sectors under subsection (c) to determine and develop appropriate actions, consistent with the policies, programs, and activities required under chapter 148 of title 10, United States Code, including-- (A) restricting procurement, with appropriate waivers for cost, emergency requirements, and non- availability of suppliers, including restricting procurement to-- (i) suppliers in the United States; (ii) suppliers in the national technology and industrial base (as defined in section 2500(1) of title 10, United States Code); (iii) suppliers in other allied nations; or (iv) other suppliers; (B) increasing investment to expand capacity or diversifying sources of supply or alternative approaches to addressing military requirements, through use of research and development or procurement activities and acquisition authorities; (C) taking a combination of actions described under subparagraphs (A) and (B); or (D) taking no actions, restrictions, or additional investment. (2) Considerations.--The analyses conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall consider national security, economic, and treaty implications, as well as impacts on current and potential suppliers of goods and services. (b) Recommendations.--The analyses conducted pursuant to subsection (a) shall be used to inform policy, agreements, guidance and reporting requirements under chapter 148 of title 10, United States Code, including-- (1) the annual report to Congress required under section 2504 of such title; (2) the annual report on unfunded priorities of the national technology and industrial base required under section 2504a of such title; (3) Department of Defense technology and industrial base policy guidance prescribed under section 2506 of such title; (4) activities to modernize acquisition processes to ensure integrity of industrial base pursuant to section 2509 of such title; (5) defense memoranda of understanding and related agreements considered in accordance with section 2531 of such title; (6) other requirements as appropriate. (c) Materials, Technologies, and Processes of Interest.--The Secretary of Defense shall prioritize undertaking analyses and making recommendations under this section for the following goods and services: (1) Goods and services covered under existing restrictions, where a domestic non-availability determination has been made. (2) Critical technologies identified in the National Defense Strategy. (3) Technologies and sectors identified in reports required regarding the defense industrial base. (4) Microelectronics. (5) Printed circuit boards and other electronics components. (6) Pharmaceuticals. (7) Medical devices. (8) Personal protective equipment. (9) Rare earth materials. (10) Synthetic graphite. (11) Coal-based rayon carbon fibers. (12) Aluminum. SEC. 807. MICROELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING STRATEGY. (a) In General.--Not later than January 1, 2021, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Under Secretary for Research and Engineering, and the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff a strategy to manufacture state-of-the art integrated circuits in the United States within a period of three to five years that includes a plan to explore and evaluate options for re-establishing microelectronics foundry services and the industrial capabilities associated with such services. (b) Elements.--In developing the strategy required under subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall consider-- (1) multiple models of public-private partnerships to execute the strategy; (2) processes and criteria for competitive selection of commercial companies, including companies headquartered in allied and partner countries, to provide design, foundry and assembly, and packaging services and to build and operate the industrial capabilities associated with such services; (3) the role that the broader Federal Government should play in organizing and supporting the strategy, including any required direct or indirect funding support, or legislative and regulatory actions, including restricting procurements to domestic sources, and providing anti-trust and export control relief; and (4) all potential funding sources and mechanisms for initial and sustaining investments. (c) Submission of Strategy to President.--Not later February 1, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall submit the strategy, together with any views and recommendations, and an estimated budget to implement the strategy, to the President, the National Security Council, and the National Economic Council. (d) Briefing.--Not later than March 1, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall submit the strategy to and brief the congressional defense committees on the strategy and the Secretary's recommendations. SEC. 808. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS. (a) Purchases.--Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall require for new contracts or other acquisition activities that contractors, or subcontractors at any tier, that provide covered printed circuit boards for use by the Department of Defense certify that, of the total value of the covered printed circuit boards provided by the contractor or subcontractor pursuant to a contract or subcontract with the Department of Defense, not less than the percentages set forth in subsection (b) were manufactured and assembled within a covered nation. (b) Implementation.-- (1) Establishment of required percentages.--In establishing the certification process under subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish and publish increasing percentages of values of the covered printed circuit boards under subsection (a) to be complied with by appropriate contractors and subcontractors, based on-- (A) assessment of covered nation capacity to supply printed circuit boards, over time; (B) assessment of threats to national security capabilities from use of printed circuit boards from non-covered nations; (C) economic benefits accrued by non-covered nations which would otherwise be accrued by covered nations; (D) achieving a goal of production of 100 percent of manufacture and assembly of printed circuit boards in covered nations within ten years; and (E) other criteria as determined appropriate. (2) Minimum percentages.--The percentages established by the Secretary under this subsection shall, in any case, be equal to or greater than, unless specifically directed by the Secretary for an individual contract or subcontract-- (A) 25 percent by October 1, 2023; (B) 50 percent by October 1, 2025; (C) 75 percent by October 1, 2029; and (D) 100 percent by October 1, 2032. (3) Limited exceptions.--If the Secretary of Defense directs that a specific contract or subcontract is required to comply with a different percentage than those prescribed under this subsection, the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees not later than 30 days after such direction is issued, along with a rationale for the changed percentage. (c) Remediation.--In the event that a contractor or subcontractor is unable to complete the certification required under subsection (a), the Secretary may accept covered printed circuit boards from the contractor or subcontractor for an appropriate time period, not to exceed 18 months over a five-year period, while requiring the contractor to complete a remediation plan. Such a plan shall be submitted to the congressional defense committees and shall require the contractor or subcontractor to-- (1) audit its supply chain to identify any areas of security vulnerability and compliance with section 224 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 119-92); and (2) meet the requirements of subsection (a) within in an expedited fashion after the initial missed certification deadline to address national security threats. (d) Waiver.--A contractor may request that the Secretary of Defense waive the requirement for certification, and the Secretary may grant such a waiver, if the Secretary has conclusively determined that-- (1) there are no significant national security concerns regarding counterfeiting, quality, or unauthorized access created by any covered printed circuit boards provided to the Department of Defense by the contractor in the fiscal year under the certification requirement or the previous fiscal year; (2) the contractor is otherwise in compliance with all relevant cybersecurity provisions relating to members of the defense industrial base, including section 244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020; and (3) the waiver is required to support national security needs, particularly with respect to acquisitions of commercial items. (e) Availability and Cost Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to the extent that the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military department concerned determines that covered printed circuit boards of satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity, in the required form, cannot be procured as and when needed from covered nations at reasonable cost, excluding comparisons with non-market economies, or in time to meet an operational requirement. (f) Definitions.--In this section-- (1) the term ``covered printed circuit board'' means any printed circuit board that is a-- (A) noncommercial item; or (B) commercial or commercially available off-the- shelf item that transmits or stores national security sensitive information for-- (i) telecommunications; (ii) data communications; (iii) data storage; (iv) medical applications; (v) networking; (vi) fifth-generation cellular communications; (vii) computing; (viii) radar; (ix) munitions; or (x) any other system that the Secretary of Defense determines should be covered under this section; and (2) the term ``covered nation'' means-- (A) the United States; (B) a member nation of the national technology and industrial base under section 2500 of title 10, United States Code; or (C) a nation that has agreed, in compliance with section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776) and section 2457 of title 10, United States Code-- (i) to comply with agreements with foreign governments requiring the United States to purchase supplies from foreign sources for the purposes of offsetting sales made by the United States Government or United States firms under approved programs serving defense requirements; or (ii) along with the United States Government, to remove barriers to purchases of supplies produced in the other country or services performed by sources of the other country; or (D) any country, other than the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, Iran, or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, that the Secretary designates, upon a determination to be published in the Federal Register, that accepting covered printed circuit boards from which-- (i) is in the national security interests of the United States; and (ii) does not pose a significant risk to national security systems. (g) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the Department of Defense from entering into a contract with an entity that connects to the facilities of a third party, for the purposes of backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements, on the basis of the third party's noncompliance with the provisions of this section. SEC. 809. STATEMENT OF POLICY WITH RESPECT TO SUPPLY OF STRATEGIC MINERALS AND METALS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PURPOSES. (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States that the Department of Defense shall pursue the following goals: (1) Ensure, by 2030, secure sources of supply of strategic minerals and metals that will-- (A) fully meet the demands of the domestic defense industrial base; (B) eliminate the dependence of the United States on unsecure sources of supply of strategic minerals and metals; and (C) ensure that the Department of Defense is not reliant upon unsecure sources of supply for the processing or manufacturing of any strategic mineral and metal deemed essential to national security by the Secretary of Defense. (2) Provide incentives for the defense industrial base to develop robust processing and manufacturing capabilities in the United States to refine strategic minerals and metals for Department of Defense purposes. (3) Maintain secure sources of supply of strategic minerals and metals required to maintain current military requirements in the event that international supply chains are disrupted. (4) Achieve the goals described in paragraphs (1) through (3) through, among other methods-- (A) the continued and expanded use of existing programs, such as the National Defense Stockpile administered by the Defense Logistics Agency; and (B) the continued use of authorities under title III of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4531 et seq.). (b) Strategic Minerals and Metals.--For purposes of this section, strategic minerals and metals include critical minerals, as defined pursuant to Executive Order 13817. SEC. 810. REPORT ON STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS AND METALS. (a) Report Required.--Not later than June 30, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the results of a study, conducted for purposes of this section, concerning strategic and critical minerals and metals and vulnerabilities in supply chains of such minerals and metals. (b) Strategic and Critical Minerals and Metals.--For purposes of this section, strategic and critical minerals and metals are minerals and metals, including rare earth elements, that are necessary to meet national defense and national security requirements, including supply chain resiliency, and for the economic security of the United States. (c) Elements.--The study required for purposes of the report under subsection (a) shall do the following: (1) Identify the strategic and critical minerals and metals that are currently utilized by the Department of Defense. (2) To the extent practicable, identify the overall annual tonnage of each strategic or critical mineral or metal identified pursuant to paragraph (1) that was utilized by the Department during the 10-year period ending on December 31, 2020. (3) Identify domestic and international sources for the strategic and critical minerals and metals identified pursuant to paragraph (1). (4) Identify risks to access to the strategic and critical minerals and metals identified pursuant to paragraph (1) from supply chain disruptions due to geopolitical, economic, and other vulnerabilities. (5) Evaluate the benefits of a robust domestic supply chain for providing strategic and critical minerals and metals to Department manufacturing supply chains in real time. (6) Evaluate the effects of the use of waivers by the Department of Defense Strategic Materials Protection Board on the domestic supply of strategic and critical minerals and metals. (7) Recommend policies and procedures for the Department to ensure a capability to secure strategic and critical minerals and metals necessary for emerging technologies such as anti- microbial products, minerals, and metals for use in medical equipment among other technologies. (8) Identify improvements required to the National Defense Stockpile in order to ensure the Department has access to the strategic and critical minerals and metals identified pursuant to paragraph (1). (9) Evaluate the domestic processing and manufacturing capacity needed to supply the Department with the strategic and critical minerals and metals identified pursuant to paragraph (1) in an economic and secure manner. (10) In consultation with the United States Geological Survey, identify domestic locations already verified to contain large supplies of strategic and critical minerals and metals identified pursuant to paragraph (1) with existing commercial manufacturing interest. (11) Address any other matter relating to strategic and critical minerals and metals that the Secretary considers appropriate. (d) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. SEC. 811. STABILIZATION OF SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRIAL BASE WORKFORCE. (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the Department of the Navy must explore and identify solutions, in consultation with the Department of Labor, to enhance shipbuilding workforce stability and ensure industry preparedness to construct the 355-ship fleet. (b) Working Group to Stabilize Shipbuilding Industrial Base Workforce.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Navy shall form a working group with the Secretary of Labor for the purpose of enhancing integration of programs, resources, and expertise to strengthen the shipbuilding industrial base, as well as to provide recommendations to Congress, to better stabilize the shipbuilding industrial base workforce and determine appropriate solutions for workforce fluctuations. (2) Duties.--The working group shall carry out the following activities related to the ongoing challenges with workforce stability: (A) Analyze existing Department of the Navy contracts with the shipbuilding industry and other relevant information to better anticipate future employment trends and tailor workforce resources and opportunities for workers most vulnerable to upcoming workforce fluctuations. (B) Identify existing Department of Labor programs for unemployed, underemployed, and furloughed employees that could benefit the shipbuilding industrial base workforce during times of workload fluctuations and workforce instability, and explore potential partnerships to connect employees with appropriate resources. (C) Explore possible cost sharing agreements to enable the Department of the Navy to contribute funding to existing Department of Labor workforce programs to support the shipbuilding workforce. (D) Examine possible programs that will specifically assist furloughed employees who may sporadically rely on unemployment benefits. (E) Explore opportunities for unemployed, underemployed, or furloughed employees to provide workforce training through temporary partnerships with States, technical schools, community colleges, and other local workforce development opportunities. (F) Review existing training programs for the shipbuilding workforce to maximize relevant and necessary training opportunities that would broaden employee skillset during times of unemployment, underemployment, or furlough, where applicable. (G) Assess the possibility of shipbuilding worker support programs to weather a period of unemployment, underemployment, or furlough, including compensation options, alternative employment, temporary stipends, or other worker support opportunities. (H) Study cross-State credentialing requirements and identify any restrictions that inhibit the flexibility of the shipbuilding workforce to seek employment opportunities across State lines, and make recommendations to streamline licensing, credentialing, certification, and qualification requirements within the shipbuilding industry. (I) Review additional or new contracting authorities that could enable the Department of the Navy to award short-term, flexible contracts that will prioritize work for unemployed, underemployed, or furloughed employees within the shipbuilding workforce. (J) Identify specific workforce support programs to support suppliers of all sizes within the shipbuilding industrial base, and assess any additional support from prime contractors that would improve the stability of such suppliers. (K) Assess whether greater collaboration with the United States Coast Guard and its shipbuilding contractors and subcontractors would improve workforce stability by assessing a totality of shipbuilding demands. (L) Consider potential pilot programs that will specifically address shipbuilding industrial base workforce stability. (M) Explore any additional opportunities to invest in recruiting, retaining, and training a skilled shipbuilding workforce. (N) Consider and incorporate the findings and recommendations, as appropriate, of the report on shipbuilder training and the defense industrial base required under section 1037 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116- 92). (3) Notification requirement regarding establishment and structure.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, shall notify the congressional defense committees regarding the membership and structure of the working group. (4) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report with the findings and recommendations of the working group. SEC. 812. MISCELLANEOUS LIMITATIONS ON THE PROCUREMENT OF GOODS OTHER THAN UNITED STATES GOODS. Section 2534 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) by striking paragraphs (2) through (5); (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: ``(2) Components for naval vessels.-- ``(A) Vessel propellers with a diameter of six feet or more. ``(B) The following components of vessels, to the extent they are unique to marine applications: gyrocompasses, electronic navigation chart systems, steering controls, propulsion and machinery control systems, and totally enclosed lifeboats.''; (C) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (3); and (D) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by subparagraph (C), by striking ``(k)'' and inserting ``(j)''; (2) in subsection (b)-- (A) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and (B) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), by striking ``subsection (a)(3)(A)(iii)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(2)(A)''; (3) in subsection (c)-- (A) by striking ``Items.'' and all that follows through ``Subsection (a) does not apply'' in paragraph (1) and inserting ``Items.--Subsection (a) does not apply''; and (B) by striking paragraphs (2) though (5); (4) in subsection (g)-- (A) by striking ``(1) This section'' and inserting ``This section''; and (B) by striking paragraph (2); (5) in subsection (h), by striking ``subsection (a)(3)(B)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(2)(B)''; (6) in subsection (i)(3), by striking ``Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics'' and inserting ``Acquisition and Sustainment''; (7) by striking subsection (j); and (8) by redesignating the first subsection designated subsection (k) as subsection (j). SEC. 813. USE OF DOMESTICALLY SOURCED STAR TRACKERS IN NATIONAL SECURITY SATELLITES. (a) In General.-- Except as provided in subsection (a), any acquisition executive of the Department of Defense who approves a contract for a national security satellite after October 1, 2021, shall require any star tracker system included in the design of such national security satellite to be domestically sourced. (b) Exceptions.-- The application of subsection (a) may be waived if the acquisition executive certifies in writing that-- (1) there is no available domestically sourced star tracker system that meets the national security satellite systems mission and design requirements; (2) the cost of the available domestically sourced star tracker system is unreasonably priced based on a market survey; or (3) an urgent and compelling national security need exists to necessitate a foreign-made star tracker. (c) National Security Satellite Defined.-- In this section, ``national security satellite'' is a satellite the principle purpose of which is to support the national security needs of the United States Government. SEC. 814. MODIFICATION TO SMALL PURCHASE THRESHOLD EXCEPTION TO SOURCING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN ARTICLES. Subsection (h) of section 2533a of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``(h) Exception for Small Purchases.--Subsection (a) does not apply to purchases for amounts not greater than $150,000. A proposed purchase or contract for an amount greater than $150,000 may not be divided into several purchases or contracts for lesser amounts in order to qualify for this exception. On October 1 of each year evenly divisible by 5, the Secretary of Defense may adjust the dollar threshold in this subsection based on changes in the Consumer Price Index. The Secretary shall publish notice of any such adjustment in the Federal Register, and the new price threshold shall take effect on the date of publication.''. Subtitle B--Acquisition Policy and Management SEC. 831. REPORT ON ACQUISITION RISK ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION AS PART OF ADAPTIVE ACQUISITION FRAMEWORK IMPLEMENTATION. (a) Service Acquisition Executives Input.--The Service Acquisition Executives shall report to the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, and the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense how they are assessing, mitigating, and reporting on the following risks in acquisition programs: (1) Technical risks in engineering, software, manufacturing and testing. (2) Integration and interoperability risks, including complications related to systems working across multiple domains while using machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities to continuously change and optimize system performance. (3) Operations and sustainment risks, including as mediated by access to technical data and intellectual property rights. (4) Workforce and training risks, including consideration of the role of contractors as part of the total workforce. (5) Supply chain risks, including cybersecurity, foreign control and ownership of key elements of supply chains, and the consequences a fragile and weakening defense industrial base, combined with barriers to industrial cooperation with allies and partners pose for delivering systems and technologies in a trusted and assured manner. (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than March 31, 2021, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report including-- (1) the input received from the Service Acquisition Executives pursuant to subsection (a); and (2) the views of the Under Secretary with respect to the matters described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of such subsection. SEC. 832. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF SOFTWARE ACQUISITION REFORMS. (a) In General.--Not later than March 15, 2021, the Comptroller General of the United States shall brief the congressional defense committees on the implementation by the Department of Defense of required acquisition reforms with respect to acquiring software for weapon systems, business systems, and other activities that are part of the defense acquisition system, with a report, or reports, to follow as agreed upon by the committees and the Comptroller General. (b) Elements.--The briefing and report, or reports, required under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the extent to which the Department of Defense has implemented requirements related to the following: (1) Software acquisition studies and their implementation, including pursuant to section 872 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; Defense Innovation Board analysis of software acquisition regulations), section 868 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115- 232; implementation of recommendations of the final report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on the Design and Acquisition of Software for Defense Systems). (2) Software acquisition activities pursuant to section 2322a of title 10, United States Code (related to consideration of certain maters during the acquisition of noncommercial computer software), section 875 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; pilot program for open source software), and section 800 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92, related to continuous integration and delivery of software applications and upgrades to embedded systems). (3) Software acquisition pilots, including the pilot program pursuant to section 873 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; relating to the use of agile or iterative development methods to tailor major software-intensive warfighting systems and defense business systems) and the pilot program pursuant to section 874 of such Act (relating to using agile best practices for software development). (c) Assessment of Acquisition Policy, Guidance, and Practices.-- Each report under subsection (a) should include an assessment of the extent to which Department of Defense software acquisition policy, guidance, and practices reflect implementation of relevant recommendations from related studies, pilot programs, and directives from the congressional defense committees. (d) Modification of Requirements for Comptroller General Assessment of Acquisition Programs and Initiatives.--Section 2229b(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``a summary of organizational and legislative changes and emerging assessment methodologies since the last assessment, and a discussion of the implications'' and inserting ``a discussion of selected organizational, policy, and legislative changes, as determined appropriate by the Comptroller General, and the potential implications''. (e) Defense Acquisition System Defined.--In this section, the term ``defense acquisition system'' has the meaning given that term in section 2545(2) of title 10, United States Code. Subtitle C--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and Limitations SEC. 841. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE INNOVATIVE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES USING GENERAL SOLICITATION COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES. (a) Authority.-- (1) In general.--Chapter 140 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``Sec. 2380c. Authority to acquire innovative commercial products and services using general solicitation competitive procedures ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may acquire innovative commercial products and services through a competitive selection of proposals resulting from a general solicitation and the peer review of such proposals. ``(b) Treatment as Competitive Procedures.--Use of general solicitation competitive procedures under subsection (a) shall be considered to be use of competitive procedures for purposes of chapter 137 of this title. ``(c) Limitations.--(1) The Secretary may not enter into a contract or agreement in excess of $100,000,000 using the authority under subsection (a) without a written determination from the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment or the relevant service acquisition executive of the efficacy of the effort to meet mission needs of the Department of Defense or the relevant military department. ``(2) Contracts or agreements entered into using the authority under subsection (a) shall be fixed-price, including fixed-price incentive fee contracts. ``(3) Notwithstanding section 2376(1) of this title, products and services acquired using the authority under subsection (a) shall be treated as commercial products and services. ``(d) Congressional Notification Required.--(1) Not later than 45 days after the award of a contract for an amount exceeding $100,000,000 using the authority in subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of such award. ``(2) Notice of an award under paragraph (1) shall include the following: ``(A) Description of the innovative commercial product or service acquired. ``(B) Description of the requirement, capability gap, or potential technological advancement with respect to which the innovative commercial product or service acquired provides a solution or a potential new capability. ``(C) Amount of the contract awarded. ``(D) Identification of contractor awarded the contract. ``(e) Innovative Defined.--. In this section, the term 'innovative' means-- ``(1) any technology, process, or method, including research and development, that is new as of the date of submission of a proposal; or ``(2) any application that is new as of the date of submission of a proposal of a technology, process, or method existing as of such date.''. (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 140 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2380b the following new item: ``2380c. Authority to acquire innovative commercial products and services using general solicitation competitive procedures.''. (b) Repeal of Obsolete Authority.--Section 879 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is hereby repealed. SEC. 842. TRUTH IN NEGOTIATIONS ACT THRESHOLD FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTS. Section 2306a(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``contract if'' and all that follows through clause (iii) and inserting ``contract if the price adjustment is expected to exceed $2,000,000.''; (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``section and--'' and all that follows through clause (iii) and inserting ``section and the price of the subcontract is expected to exceed $2,000,000.''; and (3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``subcontract if--'' and all that follows through clause (ii) and inserting ``subcontract if the price adjustment is expected to exceed $2,000,000.''. SEC. 843. REVISION OF PROOF REQUIRED WHEN USING AN EVALUATION FACTOR FOR DEFENSE CONTRACTORS EMPLOYING OR SUBCONTRACTING WITH MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES. Section 819 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3385; 10 U.S.C. 2305 note) is amended-- (1) by striking subsection (b); and (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b). SEC. 844. CONTRACT AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT OF INITIAL OR ADDITIONAL PROTOTYPE UNITS. (a) In General.--Section 2302e of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in the heading, by striking ``advanced development'' and inserting ``development and demonstration''; and (2) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``provision of advanced component development, prototype,'' and inserting ``development and demonstration''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 2302e and inserting the following new item: ``2302e. Contract authority for development and demonstration of initial or additional prototype units.''. SEC. 845. DEFINITION OF BUSINESS SYSTEM DEFICIENCIES FOR CONTRACTOR BUSINESS SYSTEMS. Section 893 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended-- (1) by striking ``significant deficiencies'' both places it appears and inserting ``material weaknesses''; (2) by striking ``significant deficiency'' each place it appears and inserting ``material weakness''; and (3) by amending paragraph (4) of subsection (g) to read as follows: ``(4) The term `material weakness' means a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over risks related to Government contract compliance or other shortcomings in the system, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material noncompliance will not be prevented, or detected and corrected, on a timely basis. A reasonable possibility exists when the likelihood of an event occurring is either reasonably possible, meaning the chance of the future event occurring is more than remote but less than likely, or is probable.''. SEC. 846. REPEAL OF PILOT PROGRAM ON PAYMENT OF COSTS FOR DENIED GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE BID PROTESTS. Section 827 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) is repealed. Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs SEC. 861. IMPLEMENTATION OF MODULAR OPEN SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE REQUIREMENTS. (a) Requirements for Interface Delivery.-- (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the Joint All Domain Command and Control Cross Functional Team under the supervision of the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer and the Joint Staff Director for Command, Control, Communications, and Computers/Cyber, shall prescribe regulations and issue guidance to the military services, defense agencies and field activities, and combatant commands, as appropriate, in order to-- (A) facilitate the Department of Defense's access to and utilization of system, major subsystem, and major component software-defined interfaces; (B) fully meet the intent of chapter 144B of title 10, United States Code; and (C) advance the Department's efforts to generate diverse and recomposable kill chains. (2) Elements.--The regulations and guidance required in subsection (a)(1) shall include, at a minimum-- (A) requirements that each relevant program office characterizes the desired modularity of the system for which it is responsible, either, in the case of major defense acquisition programs, in the acquisition strategy required under section 2431a of title 10, United States Code, or, in the case of other programs, via other documentation, including-- (i) specification of which system, major subsystems, and major components should be able to execute without requiring coincident execution of other systems, major subsystems, and major components; (ii) a default configuration specifying which systems, major subsystems, and major components should communicate with other systems, major subsystems, and major components; and (iii) specification of what information should be communicated, the method of the communication, and the desired function of the communication; (B) requirements that relevant Department of Defense contracts include mandates for the delivery of system, major subsystem, and major component software- defined interfaces for systems, major subsystems, and major components deemed relevant in the acquisition strategy or documentation referred to in subsection (a)(2)(a), including-- (i) software-defined interface syntax and properties, specifically governing how values are validly passed and received between major subsystems and components, in machine-readable format; (ii) a machine-readable definition of the relationship between the delivered interface and existing common standards or interfaces available in the interface repository of subsection (c), if appropriate and available, using interface field transform technology developed under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency System of Systems Technology Integration Tool Chain for Heterogeneous Electronic Systems (STITCHES) program or technology that is functionally similar; and (iii) documentation with functional descriptions of software-defined interfaces, conveying semantic meaning of interface elements, such as the function of a given interface field; (C) requirements that relevant program offices, including those responsible for maintaining and upgrading legacy systems, that have awarded contracts that do not include the requirements specified in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) nevertheless acquire the items specified in clauses (i) through (iii) of such subparagraph, either through contractual updates, separate negotiations or contracts, or program management mechanisms; and (D) requirements that program offices deliver these interfaces and the associated documentation to the controlled repository established under subsection (c). (3) Applicability of regulations and guidance.-- (A) Applicability.--The regulations and guidance required under subsection (a)(1) shall apply, at a minimum, to program offices responsible for the prototyping, acquisition, or sustainment of new or existing cyber-physical weapon systems with software- defined interfaces, or with major subsystems or components with software-defined interfaces, developed or to be developed, wholly or in part with Federal funds, including those applicable program offices using other transaction authorities (OTA). (B) Extension of scope.--One year after the promulgation of the regulations and guidance required under subsection (a)(1) for cyber-physical systems, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall extend the regulations and guidance to apply to purely software systems, including business systems and cybersecurity systems. The Secretary may make the regulations and guidance applicable, as practicable, to program offices responsible for the acquisition of systems and capabilities under part 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and commercially available off the-the-shelf items. (C) Inclusion of subsystems and components.--The major subsystems and components covered under paragraph (2)(A) shall include all subsystems and components covered by contract line items. (b) Rights in Interface Software.-- (1) Regulations.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall prescribe regulations to define the legitimate interest of the United States and of a contractor or subcontractor in interface software. The regulations shall be included in regulations of the Department of Defense prescribed as part of the Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (2) Limitation on regulations.--The regulations prescribed pursuant to paragraph (1) may not-- (A) impair any right of the United States or of any contractor or subcontractor with respect to patents or copyrights or any other right in software otherwise established by law; or (B) impair the right of a contractor or subcontractor to receive from a third party a fee or royalty for the use of software pertaining to an item or process developed exclusively at private expense by the contractor or subcontractor, except as otherwise specifically provided by law. (3) Elements.--Such regulations shall include the following provisions: (A) In the case of a software interface that is developed by a contractor or subcontractor exclusively with Federal funds (other than an item developed under a contract or subcontract to which regulations under section 9(j)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(j)(2)) apply), the United States shall have the unlimited and non-expiring right to use the software or release or disclose the software to persons outside the government or permit the use of the software by such persons. (B) In the case of a software interface that is developed in part with Federal funds and in part at private expense and except in any case in which the Secretary of Defense determines that negotiation of different rights in such software would be in the best interest of the United States, the Government-- (i) shall have Government-purpose rights to the software interface, and, in addition, may release or disclose the software interface, or authorize others to do so, if-- (I) prior to release or disclosure, the intended recipient is subject to an exclusive for-Government-use and non- disclosure agreement; (II) the intended recipient is a Government contractor receiving access to the interface for the performance of a Government contract; and (III) the intended use is for the purpose of system, major subsystem, and major component segregation, interoperability, integration, or reintegration; and (ii) may not use, or authorize other persons to use, interface software for commercial purposes. (C) In the case of a software interface that is developed exclusively at private expense, the Government shall negotiate with the contractor or the subcontractor to best achieve, if practical, Government-purpose rights to the software interface and rights to release or disclose the software interface, or authorize others to do so, if-- (i) prior to release or disclosure, the intended recipient is subject to an exclusive for-Government use and non-disclosure agreement; (ii) the intended recipient is a Government contractor receiving access to the interface for the performance of a Government contract; and (iii) the intended use is for the purpose of system, major subsystem, and major component segregation, interoperability, integration and reintegration. (c) Interface Repository.-- (1) Establishment.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall establish and maintain, at the appropriate classification level, an interface repository for interfaces, syntax and properties, documentation, and communication implementations delivered pursuant to the requirements established under subsection (a)(2)(B) and shall provide interfaces, access to interfaces, and relevant documentation to the military services, defense agencies and field activities, combatant commands, and contractors, as appropriate, to facilitate system, major subsystem, and major component segregation and reintegration. (2) Distribution of interfaces.--Consistent with section 2320 of title 10, United States Code, and in accordance with subsection (b), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment may distribute interfaces, access to interfaces, and relevant documentation to Government entities and contractors. Any such protected transfer or disclosure by the Government to a recipient is limited to only those data necessary for segregation, interoperability, integration, or reintegration. (d) System of Systems Integration Technology and Experimentation.-- (1) Demonstrations and assessment.--No later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Joint Staff Director for Command, Control, Communications, and Computers/ Cyber and Department of Defense Chief Information Officer, through the Joint All Domain Command and Control Cross Functional Team, shall conduct demonstrations and complete an assessment of the technologies developed under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's System of Systems Integration Technology and Experimentation program, including the STITCHES technology, and their applicability to the Joint All-Domain Command and Control architecture. The demonstrations and assessment shall include-- (A) at least three demonstrations of the use of the STITCHES technology to create, under constrained schedules and budgets, novel kill chains involving previously incompatible weapon systems, sensors, and command, control, and communication systems from multiple military services in cooperation with United States Indo-Pacific Command or United States European Command; (B) an evaluation as to whether the communications enabled via the STITCHES technology are sufficient for military missions and whether the technology results in any substantial performance loss in communication between systems, major subsystems, and major components; (C) an evaluation as to whether the STITCHES technology obviates the need to develop, impose, and maintain strict adherence to common communication and interface standards for Department of Defense systems; (D) the appropriate roles and responsibilities of the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the geographic combatant commands, the military services, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and the defense industrial base in using and maintaining the STITCHES technology to generate diverse and recomposable kill chains as part of the Joint All-Domain Command and Control architecture; and (E) coordination with the program manager for the Time Sensitive Targeting Defeat program under the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. (2) Chief information officer assessment.--The Department of Defense Chief Information Officer shall assess the technologies developed under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's System of Systems Integration Technology and Experimentation program, including the STITCHES interface field transform technology, and their applicability to the Department's business systems and cybersecurity tools. This assessment shall include-- (A) at least two demonstrations of the use of the STITCHES technology in enabling communication between business systems; (B) in coordination with the Cross Functional Team under the Principal Cyber Adviser and the Integrated Adaptive Cyber Defense program office of the National Security Agency, at least two demonstrations of the use of the STITCHES technology in enabling communication between and orchestration of previously incompatible cybersecurity tools; and (C) an evaluation as to how the STITCHES technology could be used in concert with or instead of existing cybersecurity standards, frameworks, and technologies designed to enable communication across cybersecurity tools. (3) Sustainment of stitches engineering resources and capabilities developed by darpa.--To conduct the demonstrations and assessments required under this subsection and to execute the Joint All Domain Command and Control program, the Joint All Domain Command and Control program office shall sustain the STITCHES engineering resources and capabilities developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. (e) Transfer of Responsibility for STITCHES.--One year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense may transfer responsibility for maintaining the STITCHES engineering capabilities to a different organization. (f) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Desired modularity.--The term ``desired modularity'' means the desired degree to which systems, major constitutive subsystems and components within a system, and major subsystems and components across subsystems can function as modules that can communicate across component boundaries and through interfaces and can be separated and recombined to achieve various effects, missions, or capabilities. (2) Machine-readable format.--The term ``machine-readable format'' means a format that can be easily processed by a computer without human intervention. SEC. 862. SUSTAINMENT REVIEWS. (a) Annual Sustainment Reviews.--Section 2441(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``annually thereafter'' before ``throughout the life cycle of the weapon system''. (b) Submission to Congress of Sustainment Reviews.--Section 2441 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(d) Submission to Congress of Sustainment Reviews.--(1) The Secretary of each military department shall submit no fewer than ten sustainment reviews required by this section to the congressional defense committees annually. The Secretary of each military department shall select the ten reviews from among the systems with the highest independent cost estimates for the remainder of the life cycle of the program. ``(2) The Secretary shall submit the reviews required under paragraph (1) to the congressional defense committees annually not later than 30 days after submission of the President's annual budget request to Congress under section 1105 of title 31. The sustainment reviews shall be posted on a publicly available website maintained by the Director of the Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation office and, for those systems with operating and support cost growth, shall include comments from the military departments regarding actions being taken to reduce the operating and support costs. The reviews may include classified appendices, as appropriate.''. (c) Comptroller General Study.--Not later than 180 days after the Secretaries of the military departments post the initial sustainment reviews required under paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of section 2441 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (b) of this section) on a publicly available website as required under paragraph (2) of such subsection (d), the Comptroller General of the United States shall assess steps the military departments are taking to quantify and address operating and support cost growth. The assessment shall include-- (1) an evaluation of-- (A) the causes of operating and support cost growth for selected systems covered by the sustainment reviews, as well as any other systems the Comptroller General determines appropriate; (B) the extent to which the Department has mitigated operating and support cost growth of these systems; and (C) any other issues related to potential operating and support cost growth the Comptroller General determines appropriate; and (2) any recommendations of the Comptroller General, including steps the military departments could take to reduce operating and support cost growth for fielded weapon systems, as well as lessons learned to be incorporated in future weapon system acquisitions. SEC. 863. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE DIRECT SELECTIONS. The Secretary of each military department shall provide to the congressional defense committees in the future-years defense program submitted under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, for fiscal year 2022 a list of at least one acquisition program for which it would be appropriate to have a large number of users provide direct assessment of the outcome of a competitive contract award. SEC. 864. DISCLOSURES FOR CERTAIN SHIPBUILDING MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAM OFFERS. (a) In General.--Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``Sec. 2339c. Disclosures for certain shipbuilding major defense acquisition program offers ``(a) General.--Any covered offeror seeking to be awarded a shipbuilding construction contract as part of a major defense acquisition program with funds from the Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy account shall disclose with its offer and any subsequent offer revisions, including the final proposal revision offer, whether any part of the offeror's planned contract performance will or is expected to include foreign government subsidized performance, financing, financial guarantees, or tax concessions. ``(b) Disclosure.--An offeror shall make a disclosure required under subsection (a) in a format prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy and shall include therein a specific description of the extent to which the offeror's planned contract performance will include, with or without contingencies, any foreign government subsidized performance, financing, financial guarantees, or tax concessions. ``(c) Congressional Notification.--Not later than 5 days after awarding a contract described under subsection (a) to an offeror that made a disclosure under subsection (b), the Secretary of the Navy shall notify the congressional defense committees and summarize such disclosure. ``(d) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Covered offeror.--The term `covered offeror' means any offeror that currently requires or may reasonably be expected to require during the period of contract performance a method to mitigate or negate foreign ownership under subsection (f)(6) of part 2004.34 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations. ``(2) Foreign government subsidized performance.--The term `foreign government subsidized performance' means any financial support, materiel, services, or guarantees of support, services, supply, performance, or intellectual property concessions, that may be provided to or for the offeror or the offeror's Department of Defense customer by a foreign government or entity effectively owned or controlled by a foreign government, which may have the effect of supplementing, supplying, servicing, or reducing the cost or price of an end item, or supporting, financing in whole or in part, or guaranteeing contract performance by the offeror. ``(3) Major defense acquisition program.--The term `major defense acquisition program' has the meaning given the term in section 2430 of this title.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2339b the following new item: ``2339c. Disclosures for certain shipbuilding major defense acquisition program offers.''. Subtitle E--Small Business Matters SEC. 871. PROMPT PAYMENT OF CONTRACTORS. Section 2307(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``if a specific payment date is not established by contract''; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``if--'' and all that follows through ``the prime contractor agrees'' in clause (ii) and inserting ``if the prime contractor agrees or proposes''. SEC. 872. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM FOR STREAMLINED AWARDS FOR INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS. Section 873(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 2306a) is amended by striking ``2020'' and inserting ``2023''. SEC. 873. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. Section 9(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(b)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (7)-- (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the end; (B) in subparagraph (G), by adding ``and'' at the end; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ``(H) with respect to a Federal agency to which subsection (f)(1) or (n)(1) applies, whether the Federal agency has satisfied the requirement under each applicable subsection for the year covered by the report;''; (2) in paragraph (9), by striking ``and'' at the end; (3) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (4) by adding at the end the following: ``(11) with respect to a Federal agency to which subsection (f)(1) or (n)(1) applies and that the Administration determines has not satisfied the requirement under either applicable subsection, require the head of that Federal agency to submit to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives a report regarding why the Federal agency has not satisfied the requirement.''. Subtitle F--Provisions Related to Software-Driven Capabilities SEC. 881. INCLUSION OF SOFTWARE IN GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE OF ACQUISITION FUNCTIONS. (a) Inclusion of Software.--Section 1706(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(14) Program lead software.''. (b) Technical Amendments.--Section 1706 of such title is further amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``for each major defense acquisition program and each major automated information system program'' and inserting ``for each acquisition program''; and (2) by striking subsection (c). SEC. 882. BALANCING SECURITY AND INNOVATION IN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITION. (a) Requirements for Solicitations of Commercial and Developmental Solutions.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, shall develop requirements for inclusion in solicitations for both commercial and developmental solutions, and for the evaluation of bids, of appropriate software security criteria, including-- (1) delineation of what processes were or will be used for a secure software development lifecycle, including management of supply chain and third-party software sources and component risks; and (2) an associated vulnerability management plan or tools. (b) Security Review of Code.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, shall develop processes for security review of code for the purpose of publication and other procedures necessary to fully implement the pilot program required under section 875 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 2223 note). (c) Coordination With Software Acquisition Pathway Efforts.--The requirements and procedures required under subsections (a) and (b) shall be developed in conjunction with the Department of Defense's efforts to incorporate input and finalize the procedures described in the Interim Procedures for Operation of the Software Acquisition Pathway. SEC. 883. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION AND LICENSING. (a) In General.--Not later than October 1, 2021, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report evaluating the implementation of the Department of Defense's Instruction on Intellectual Property Acquisition and Licensing (DODI 5010.44), established under section 2322 of title 10, United States Code. (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall assess the following: (1) The extent to which the Department of Defense is fulfilling the core principles established in DODI 5010.44. (2) The extent to which the Defense Acquisition University, Department of Defense components, and program offices are carrying out their responsibilities under DODI 5010.44. (3) The progress of the Department in establishing an IP Cadre, including the extent to which such experts are executing their roles and responsibilities. (4) The performance of the Department in assessing and demonstrating the implementation of DODI 5010.44, including the effectiveness of the IP Cadre; (5) The effect implementation of DODI 5010.44 has had on particular acquisitions; (6) Any other matters the Comptroller General determines appropriate. SEC. 884. PILOT PROGRAM EXPLORING THE USE OF CONSUMPTION-BASED SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS SOFTWARE-INTENSIVE WARFIGHTING CAPABILITY. (a) Finding.--In its final report, the Section 809 Panel recommended the adoption of consumption-based approaches at the Department of Defense, stating, ``More things will be sold as a service in the future. XaaS could really mean everything in the context of the Internet of things (IoT). Consumption-based solutions are appearing in many industry sectors, from last mile transportation (e.g., bike shares and electric scooters) to agriculture (e.g., tractor-as-a-service for farmers in developing countries). Most smart phone users are familiar with software updates that provide bug fixes or new features. A more extreme example of technology innovation enabled by the IoT is the ability to deliver physical performance improvements to vehicles through over-the-air software updates. . . In the not-so-distant future, cloud computing and the IoT will enable consumption-based solution offerings and delivery models that are hard to imagine today.'' (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress-- (1) that the Department of Defense should take advantage of ``as-a-service'' or ``aaS'' approaches in commercial capability development, particularly where the capability is software- defined, and cloud-enabled; (2) to support the Department of Defense's commitment to new approaches to development and acquisition of software; (3) that the Department should explore a variety of approaches, to include the use of consumption-based solutions for software-intensive warfighting capability; and (4) that, in conducting activities under the pilot program established under this program, the Department should use the Software pathway under the new Adaptive Acquisition Framework. (c) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to establish a pilot program to explore the use of consumption-based solutions to address software- intensive warfighting capability. (d) Selection of Initiatives.--The Secretary of each military department and the commander of each combatant command with acquisition authority shall propose for selection by the Secretary of Defense for the pilot program at least one and not more than three initiatives that are well-suited to explore consumption-based solutions to address software-intensive warfighting capability. The initiatives may be new or existing programs of record and shall focus on software-defined or machine-enabled warfighting applications, and may include applications that-- (1) rapidly analyze sensor data; (2) secure warfighter networks, including multi-level security; (3) swiftly transport information across various networks and network modalities; or (4) otherwise enable joint all-domain operational concepts, including in a contested environment. (e) Contract Requirements.--Contracts for consumption-based solutions entered into pursuant to the pilot program shall provide for-- (1) the solution to be measurable on a frequent interval customary for the type of solution; (2) the contractor to notify the government when consumption reaches 75 percent and 90 percent of the contract funded amount; and (3) discretion for the contracting officer to add new features or capabilities without additional competition for the contract, provided that the amount of the new features or capabilities does not exceed 25 percent of the total contract value. (f) Duration of Initiatives.--Each initiative carried out under the pilot program shall be carried out during the three-year period following selection of the initiative. (g) Monitoring and Evaluation of Pilot Program.--The Director of the Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation shall establish continuous monitoring to evaluate the pilot program established under subsection (c), including collecting data on cost, schedule, and performance from the program office, the user community, and the contractors. (h) Reports.-- (1) Initial report.--Not later than January 31, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on initiatives selected for the pilot program, roles and responsibilities for implementing the pilot program, and the monitoring and evaluation approach for the pilot. (2) Progress report.--Not later than April 15, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the progress of the initiatives. (3) Final report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the cost, schedule, and performance outcomes of the initiatives. The report shall also include lessons learned about the use of consumption-based solutions for software-intensive capabilities and any recommendations for statutory or regulatory changes to facilitate their use. (i) Consumption-based Solution Defined.--In this section, the term ``consumption-based solution'' means any combination of software, hardware or equipment, and labor or services that provides a seamless capability that is metered and billed based on actual usage and predetermined pricing per resource unit, and includes the ability to rapidly scale capacity up or down. Subtitle G--Other Matters SEC. 891. SAFEGUARDING DEFENSE-SENSITIVE UNITED STATES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, TECHNOLOGY, AND OTHER DATA AND INFORMATION. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish, enforce, and track actions being taken to protect defense-sensitive United States intellectual property, technology, and other data and information, including hardware and software, from acquisition by the Government of the People's Republic of China. (b) List of Critical Technology.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish and maintain a list of critical national security technology. (c) Restrictions on Employment of Defense Industrial Base Employees With Chinese Companies.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide for mechanisms to restrict employees or former employees of the defense industrial base that contribute to the technology referenced in subsection (b) from working directly for companies wholly owned by, or under the direction of, the Government of the Peoples Republic of China. (d) Reports.-- (1) Department of defense report.--Not later than May 1, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on progress in implementing the measures described in subsections (a) through (c). (2) Comptroller general report.-- Not later than December 1, 2021, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report reviewing the report submitted under paragraph (1) and providing an assessment of the effectiveness of the measures implemented under this section. (3) Form.--The reports required under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain classified annexes. SEC. 892. DOMESTIC COMPARATIVE TESTING ACTIVITIES. Section 2350a(g)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``and conventional defense equipment, munitions, and technologies manufactured and developed domestically'' after ``in subsection (a)(2)''. SEC. 893. REPEAL OF APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Section 2870 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 865 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92), is repealed. (b) Conforming Amendments.-- (1) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter III of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 2870. (2) Obsolete provision.--Section 865 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116- 92) is repealed. TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters SEC. 901. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS AND LOW INTENSITY CONFLICT AND RELATED MATTERS. (a) In General.-- (1) Clarification of chain of administrative command.-- Section 138(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (A) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (B) as subclauses (I), (II), and (III), respectively; (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; (C) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(2)''; (D) in clause (i) of subparagraph (A), as redesignated by this paragraph, by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``through the administrative chain of command specified in section 167(f) of this title;'' and (E) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(B) In the discharge of the responsibilities specified in subparagraph (A)(i), the Assistant Secretary is immediately subordinate to the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense. No officer below the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary may intervene to exercise authority, direction, or control over the Assistant Secretary in the discharge of such responsibilities.''. (2) Technical amendment.--Subparagraph (A) of such section, as redesignated by paragraph (2), is further amended in the matter preceding clause (i), as so redesignated, by striking ``section 167(j)'' and inserting ``section 167(k)''. (b) Fulfillment of Special Operations Responsibilities.-- (1) In general.--Section 139b of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``Sec. 139b. Secretariat for Special Operations; Special Operations Policy and Oversight Council ``(a) Secretariat for Special Operations.-- ``(1) In general.--In order to fulfill the responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict specified in section 138(b)(2)(A)(i) of this title, there shall be within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict an office to be known as the `Secretariat for Special Operations'. ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Secretariat is to assist the Assistant Secretary in exercising authority, direction, and control with respect to the special operations-peculiar administration and support of the special operations command, including the readiness and organization of special operations forces, resources and equipment, and civilian personnel as specified in such section. ``(3) Director.--The Director of the Secretariat for Special Operations shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among individuals qualified to serve as the Director. The Director shall have a grade of Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. ``(4) Administrative chain of command.--For purposes of the support of the Secretariat for the Assistant Secretary in the fulfillment of the responsibilities referred to in paragraph (1), the administrative chain of command is as specified in section 167(f) of this title. No officer below the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense (other than the Assistant Secretary) may intervene to exercise authority, direction, or control over the Secretariat in its support of the Assistant Secretary in the discharge of such responsibilities. ``(b) Special Operations Policy and Oversight Council.-- ``(1) In general.--In order to fulfill the responsibilities specified in section 138(b)(2)(A)(i) of this title, there shall also be within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict a team known as the `Special Operation Policy and Oversight Council'. The team is lead by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, or the Assistant Secretary's designee.. ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Council is to integrate the functional activities of the headquarters of the Department of Defense in order to most efficiently and effectively provide for special operations forces and capabilities. In fulfilling this purpose, the Council shall develop and continuously improve policy, joint processes, and procedures that facilitate the development, acquisition, integration, employment, and sustainment of special operations forces and capabilities. ``(3) Membership.--The Council shall include the following: ``(A) The Assistant Secretary, who shall act as leader of the Council. ``(B) Appropriate senior representatives of each of the following: ``(i) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. ``(ii) The Under Secretary of Defense for Management and Support. ``(iii) The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). ``(iv) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. ``(v) The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. ``(vi) The General Counsel of the Department of Defense. ``(vii) The other Assistant Secretaries of Defense under the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. ``(viii) The military departments. ``(ix) The Joint Staff. ``(x) The United States Special Operations Command. ``(xi) Such other officials or Agencies, elements, or components of the Department of Defense as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate. ``(4) Operation.--The Council shall operate continuously.''. (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 4 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 139b and inserting the following new item: ``139b. Secretariat for Special Operations; Special Operations Policy and Oversight Council.''. (c) DoD Directive on Responsibilities of ASD SOLIC.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall publish a Department of Defense directive establishing policy and procedures related to the exercise of authority, direction, and control of all special-operations peculiar administrative matters relating to the organization, training, and equipping of special operations forces by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict as specified by section 138(b)(2)(A)(i) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a)(1). (2) Matters for including.--The directive required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A specification of responsibilities for coordination on matters affecting the organization, training, and equipping of special operations forces. (B) An identification and specification of updates to applicable documents and instructions of the Department of Defense. (C) Mechanisms to ensure the inclusion of the Assistant Secretary in all Departmental governance forums affecting the organization, training, and equipping of special operations forces. (D) Such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. (3) Applicability.-- The directive required by paragraph (1) shall apply throughout the Department of Defense to all components of the Department of Defense. (4) Limitation on availability of certain funding pending publication.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2021 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, and available for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the date that is 15 days after the date on which the Secretary publishes the directive required by paragraph (1). SEC. 902. REDESIGNATION AND CODIFICATION IN LAW OF OFFICE OF ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT. (a) Redesignation.-- (1) In general.--The Office of Economic Adjustment in the Office of the Secretary of Defense is hereby redesignated as the ``Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation''. (2) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the office referred to in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation''. (b) Codification in Law.-- (1) In general.--Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``Sec. 146. Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation ``(a) In General.--There is an Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. ``(b) Director.--The Office shall be headed by the Director of the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, who shall be assigned to such position by the Under Secretary from among civilian employees of the Department of Defense who are qualified to serve in the position. ``(c) Functions.--Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Under Secretary, the Office shall-- ``(1) in cooperation with the other components, of the Department of Defense be the primary office within the Department for the provision of assistance to States, counties, municipalities, regions, and communities intended to-- ``(A) foster greater cooperation with military installations in order to enhance the military mission, achieve facility and infrastructure savings and reduced operating costs, address encroachment and compatible land use issues, support military families, and increase military, civilian, and industrial readiness and resiliency; and ``(B) address impacts caused by changes in defense programs, including basing decisions, defense industry expansions or contractions, increases or reductions in Federal civilian or contractor personnel, and expansions, realignments, and closures of military installations; ``(2) provide support to the Economic Adjustment Committee within the Executive Office of the President, or any successor interagency coordination body; and ``(3) perform such other functions as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe. ``(d) Annual Report to Congress.--Not later than June 1 each year, the Director of the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the activities of the Office during the preceding year, including the assistance provided pursuant to subsection (c)(1) during such year.''. (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 4 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ``146. Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation.''. SEC. 903. MODERNIZATION OF PROCESS USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO IDENTIFY, TASK, AND MANAGE CONGRESSIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) Analysis Required.--The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs shall conduct an analysis of the process used by the Department of Defense to identify reports to Congress required by annual national defense authorization Acts, assign responsibility for preparation of such reports, and manage the completion and delivery of such reports to Congress for the purpose of identifying mechanisms to optimize and otherwise modernize the process. (b) Consultation.--The Assistant Secretary shall conduct the analysis required by subsection (a) with the assistance of and in consultation with the Chief Data Officer of the Department of Defense and the Director of the Defense Digital Service. (c) Elements.--The analysis required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A business process reengineering of the process described in subsection (a). (2) An assessment of applicable commercially available analytics tools, technologies, and services in connection with such business process reengineering. (3) Such other actions as the Assistant Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of the analysis. (d) Briefing.--Not later than November 15, 2020, the Assistant Secretary shall brief the congressional defense committees on the results of the analysis required by subsection (a). The briefing shall address the following: (1) The results of the analysis and of the business process reengineering described in subsection (c)(1). (2) A description of the actions being taken, and to be taken, to optimize and otherwise improve the process described in subsection (a). (3) Such recommendations for administrative and legislative action as the Assistant Secretary considers appropriate to facilitate the optimization and improvement of the process described in subsection (a) as a result of the analysis and the business process reengineering. (4) Such other matters as the Assistant Secretary considers appropriate in connection with the analysis, the business process reengineering and the optimization and improvement of the process described in subsection (a). SEC. 904. INCLUSION OF VICE CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU AS AN ADVISOR TO THE JOINT REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL. Section 181(d)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in the heading, by inserting ``and vice chief of the national guard bureau'' after ``of staff''; (2) by striking ``of the Chiefs of Staff'' and inserting ``of-- ``(A) the Chiefs of Staff''; (3) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(B) the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau when matters involving non-Federalized National Guard capabilities in support of homeland defense or civil support missions are under consideration by the Council.''. SEC. 905. ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ARCTIC REGION WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. The Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs shall assign responsibility for the Arctic region to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Western Hemisphere or any other Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate. Subtitle B--Department of Defense Management Reform SEC. 911. TERMINATION OF POSITION OF CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) Termination.-- (1) In general.--The position of Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense is terminated, effective on the date specified by the Secretary of Defense, which date may not be later than September 30, 2022. (2) Notice.--The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a notice on the effective date specified pursuant to paragraph (1). (b) Conforming Repeal of Establishing Authority.-- (1) In general.--Section 132a of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. (2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 4 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 132a. (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on the effective date specified pursuant to subsection (a)(1). SEC. 912. REPORT ON ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES, DUTIES, AND AUTHORITIES OF CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER TO OTHER OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) Report.--Not later than 45 days before the effective date specified pursuant to section 911(a)(1), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report setting forth the following: (1) The position and title of each officer or employee of the Department of Defense, and the component of such officer or employee, in whom the Secretary will vest responsibility and authority to perform responsibilities and duties, and exercise authorities, assigned to the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense, whether by statute or by directive, instruction, policy, or practice of the Department of Defense, on the termination of the position of Chief Management Officer under section 911. (2) A description of the responsibilities, duties, and authorities, if any, assigned to the Chief Management Officer by statute that the Secretary recommends for discontinuation or modification, and a justification for such recommendation. (3) A description of the responsibilities, duties, and authorities, if any, assigned to the Chief Management Officer by directive, instruction, policy, or practice of the Department that the Secretary recommends for discontinuation or modification, and a justification for such recommendation. (4) A description of the general process and timeline for the effective transfer of each responsibility, duty, and authority assigned to the Chief Management Officer by statute or by policy, instruction, or practice of the Department to the officer or employee in whom such responsibility, duty, and authority will be vested as described in paragraph (1). (5) A description of the manner and timeline in which the resources of the Chief Management Officer, including funding and human capital, will be realigned or repurposed to other organizations in the Office of the Secretary of Defense or to other components of the Department. (6) A description of the general process and timeline for the assignment of responsibility of each issue under the jurisdiction of the Chief Management Officer current identified by the Comptroller General of the United States as ``high risk'' to an officer or employee in the Department who is specifically charged by the Secretary to initiate and sustain progress toward resolution of such issue. (7) Such recommendations (including recommendations for legislative action) as the Secretary considers appropriate for additional authorities and resources (including funding and human capital resources) necessary to ensure that each officer or employee, in whom the Secretary vests responsibility and authority as described in paragraph (1) is capable of exercising such responsibility and authority effectively. (8) Such other matters in connection with the termination of the position of Chief Management Officer, and the transition of the responsibilities, duties, and authorities of the Chief Management Officer in connection with such termination, as the Secretary considers appropriate. (b) Vesting of Certain Responsibilities, Duties, and Authorities in Particular Officers.--In setting forth matters under paragraph (1) of subsection (a), the report required by that subsection shall address, in particular, the following: (1) Vesting of responsibilities, duties, and authorities of the Chief Management Officer in the Deputy Secretary of Defense in the Deputy Secretary's capacity as the Chief Operating Officer of the Department of Defense for purposes of functions specified in section 1123 of title 31, United States Code. (2) Vesting of responsibilities, duties, and authorities of the Chief Management Officer in the Performance Improvement Officer of the Department of Defense under section 142a of title 10, United States Code (as added by section 913 of this Act), for purposes of functions specified in section 1124 of title 31, United States Code. (c) Other Responsibilities, Duties and Authorities.--In addition to any other responsibilities, duties, and authorities of the Chief Management Officer, the report required by subsection (a) shall specifically address responsibilities, duties, and authorities of the Chief Management Officer with respect to the following: (1) Establishment of policies for, and the direction and management of, enterprise business operations and shared business services of the Department, as set forth in section 132a(b) of title 10, United States Code, and section 921(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 2222 note). (2) Exercise of authority, direction, and control over the Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities for shared business services and budget review, assessment, certification, and reporting, as set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 132a of title 10, United States Code, and section 192 of that title. (3) Minimization of duplication of efforts, maximization of efficiency and effectiveness, and establishment of metrics for performance among and for all components of the Department, as set forth in section 132a(b) of title 10, United States Code. (4) Issuance and maintenance of guidance on covered defense business systems, development and maintenance of the defense business enterprise architecture, exercise of authorities and responsibilities with respect to common enterprise data, leadership of and matters within the Defense Business Council, and service as the appropriate approval official in the case of certain covered defense business systems and programs, as set forth in section 2222 of title 10, United States Code. (5) The Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation Plan, as set forth in section 240b of title 10, United States Code. (6) Receipt of audit reports, as set forth in section 240d of title 10, United States Code. (7) Discharge by the Department of the annual reviews required by section 11319 of title 40, United States Code. (8) Business transformation efforts of the defense commissary system and the exchange stores system, as set forth in section 631 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92). (9) Analysis of Department business management and operations datasets, as set forth in section 922 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 2222 note). (10) Reviews, reports, and other actions required by sections 924, 925, 926, 927, and 1624 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, to the extent such reviews, reports, and actions have not been completed as of the date of the report under subsection (a). (11) Science and technology activities in support of business systems information technology acquisition as set forth in section 217 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 2445a note). (12) Relationships with the Chief Management Officers of the military departments, and the development and update of a strategic management plan for the Department, as set forth in section 904 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) and the amendments made by that section. SEC. 913. PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) Performance Improvement Officer.-- (1) In general.--Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 142 the following new section: ``Sec. 142a. Performance Improvement Officer of the Department of Defense ``(a) There is an Performance Improvement Officer of the Department of Defense, who is designated as provided in section 1124(a)(1) of title 31. ``(b) The Performance Improvement Officer shall-- ``(1) perform the duties and responsibilities, and exercise the powers set forth in section 1124 of title 31; and ``(2) perform such additional duties and responsibilities, and exercise such other powers, as the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense may prescribe. ``(c) Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the Performance Improvement Officer reports, without intervening authority, directly to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, in the Deputy Secretary's role as the Chief Operating Officer of the Department of Defense under section 1123 of title 31. ``(d) The Performance Improvement Officer may communicate views on matters within the responsibility of the Officer directly to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, without obtaining the approval or concurrence of any other officer in the Department of Defense.''. (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of section at the beginning of chapter 4 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 142 the following new item: ``142a. Performance Improvement Officer of the Department of Defense.''. (b) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on such date as the Secretary of Defense shall specify for purposes of this section, which date may not be later than one day before the effective date specified by the Secretary pursuant to section 911(a)(1). (2) Notice.--The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a notice on the effective date specified pursuant to paragraph (1). SEC. 914. ASSIGNMENT OF CERTAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES TO PARTICULAR OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) Certain Responsibilities and Duties of Deputy Secretary of Defense.-- (1) Chief operating officer of the department of defense.-- Section 132 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (A) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and (B) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c): ``(c)(1) In accordance with section 1123 of title 31, the Deputy Secretary performs the duties, has the responsibilities, and exercises the powers of the Chief Operating Officer of the Department of Defense. ``(2) Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary shall supervise the Performance Improvement Officer of the Department of Defense in the Officer's performance of duties and responsibilities specified in section 142a of this title.''. (2) Designation of priority defense business systems.-- Section 2222(h)(5)(B) of such title is amended by striking ``the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense'' and inserting ``the Deputy Secretary of Defense, or such other officer of the Department of Defense as the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary may designate,''. (b) Periodic Reviews of Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities in Connection With Business Enterprise Reform.-- Section 192(c) of such title is amended-- (1) by redesignating paragraph (3), as redesignated by section 923(a)(1) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1930), as paragraph (4); (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2), as added by section 923(a)(2) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; (3) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection-- (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense'' and inserting ``the Secretary, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, or an officer of the Department of Defense designated by the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary''; (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``the Chief Management Officer'' and inserting ``the officer conducting such review''; and (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``the Chief Management Officer'' and inserting ``the Secretary''; and (4) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking ``the Chief Management Officer'' each place it appears in subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting ``the officer conducting such review''. (c) Responsibility of Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) for Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation Plan.--Subsection (a) of section 240b of such title is amended to read as follows: ``(a) In General.--The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall, together with such other officers and employees of the Department of Defense as the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense may designate, shall maintain a plan to be known as the `Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation Plan'.''. (d) Performance Improvement Officer Functions for Defense Business Systems.--Section 2222 of such title is amended-- (1) in subsection (e)(6)(C), by inserting ``and the Performance Improvement Officer of the Department of Defense'' after ``The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation''; and (2) in subsection (f)(2)(B)-- (A) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iii) as clauses (ii) through (iv), respectively; and (B) by inserting before clause (ii), as redesignated by paragraph (1), the following new clause (i): ``(i) The Performance Improvement Officer of the Department of Defense.''. (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the effective date specified in section 911(a)(1). SEC. 915. ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES OF CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER TO OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO BE DESIGNATED. (a) Title 10, United States Code.--Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) In section 240d(d)(1)(A), by striking ``the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense'' and inserting ``any other officer or employee of the Department of Defense that the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense may designate for purposes of this section''. (2) Section 2222 is amended-- (A) in subsection (c)(2)-- (i) by striking ``the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense,''; and (ii) by striking ``and the Chief Management Officer of each of the military departments'' and inserting ``the Chief Management Officer of each of the military departments, and other appropriate officers or employees of the Department and its components''; (B) in subsection (e)-- (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense'' and inserting ``such officers or employees of the Department of Defense as the Secretary shall designate''; (ii) in paragraph (6)-- (I) in subparagraph (A)-- (aa) by striking ``The Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense'' and inserting ``Such officers of the Department of Defense as the Secretary shall designate''; and (bb) by striking ``the Chief Management Officer'' and inserting ``such officers''; and (II) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``The Chief Management Officer and the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)'' and inserting ``The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and such other officers of the Department as the Secretary shall designate''; (C) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``the Chief Management Office and the Chief Information Office of the Department of Defense'' and inserting ``the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense and such other officers or employees of the Department of Defense as the Secretary may designate''; and (D) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ``the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense'' each place it appears in subparagraphs (A) and (B)(ii) and inserting ``an officer or employee of the Department of Defense designated by the Secretary''. (b) Title 40, United States Code.--Section 11319(d)(4) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking ``the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense (of any successor to such Officer)'' and inserting ``the officer of the Department of Defense designated by the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense for such purpose''. (c) Public Law 116-92.--Section 631(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) is amended by striking ``the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense'' and inserting ``such officer of the Department of Defense as the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense may designate''. (d) Public Law 115-232.--The John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) is amended as follows: (1) In section 921(b)(1) (10 U.S.C. 2222 note)-- (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense'' and inserting ``such officer or employee of the Department of Defense as the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall designate''; (B) in subparagraph (B)-- (i) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``CMO''; (ii) by striking ``the Chief Management Officer'' the first place it appears and inserting ``the Secretary shall, acting through such officer or employee of the Department as the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary shall designate''; and (iii) by striking ``by the Chief Management Officer''. (2) In section 922 (10 U.S.C. 2222 note)-- (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``The Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense'' and inserting ``An officer or employee of the Department of Defense designated by the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense''; and (B) in subsection (b)-- (i) in paragraph (1)-- (I) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``The Chief Management Officer'' and inserting ``The officer or employee designated pursuant to subsection (a)''; and (II) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``The Chief Management Officer'' and inserting ``such officer or employee''; and (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the Chief Management Officer shall take appropriate actions'' and inserting ``all appropriate actions shall be taken''. (3) In section 924 (10 U.S.C. 191 note)-- (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting ``such officer of the Department of Defense as the Secretary or Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall designate''; (B) in subsection (b)-- (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``the Chief Management Officer'' and inserting ``the officer designated pursuant to subsection (a)''; and (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``the Chief Management Officer'' and inserting ``such officer''; and (C) in subsection (c)-- (i) by striking ``the Chief Management Officer'' the first place it appears and inserting ``the officer designated pursuant to subsection (a)''; and (ii) by striking ``the Chief Management Officer'' the second place it appears and inserting ``such officer''. (4) In section 925(a) (132 Stat. 1932), by striking ``the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting ``such officer of the Department of Defense as the Secretary or Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall designate''. (5) In section 926(a) (132 Stat. 1932), by striking ``the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting ``such officer of the Department of Defense as the Secretary or Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall designate''. (6) In section 927 (132 Stat. 1933)-- (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense'' and inserting ``such officer of the Department of Defense as the Secretary or Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall designate''; and (B) in subsections (c) and (d), by striking ``the Chief Management Officer'' each place it appears and inserting ``the officer designated pursuant to subsection (a)''. (7) In section 1624(a) (10 U.S.C. 2222 note)-- (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense'' and inserting ``such officer of the Department of Defense as the Secretary or Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall designate''; (B) by striking ``the Chief Management Officer'' each place it appears in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) and inserting ``the officer designated pursuant to paragraph (1)''; and (C) by inserting ``and Security'' after ``for Intelligence'' each place it appears. (e) Public Law 114-92.--The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92) is amended as follows: (1) In section 217-- (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``the Deputy Chief Management Officer, and the Chief Information Officer'' and inserting ``the Chief Information Officer, and any other officer of the Department of Defense designated by the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense for such purpose''; and (B) in subsections (b), (f)(1)(A)(ii), and (f)(2)(B), by striking ``the Deputy Chief Management Officer'' each place it appears and inserting ``any officer designated pursuant to subsection (a)''. (2) In section 881(a) (10 U.S.C. 2302 note), by striking ``the Deputy Chief Management Officer,''. (f) Public Law 110-81.--Section 904 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-81; 122 Stat. 273)) is amended-- (1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ``the Chief Management Officer and Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense'' and inserting ``such officer of the Department of Defense as the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall designate''; and (2) in subsection (d)-- (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense'' and inserting ``such officer of the Department of Defense as the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense may designate for purposes of this subsection''; and (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the Chief Management Officer'' and inserting ``the officer designated pursuant to paragraph (1)''. (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the effective date specified in section 911(a)(1). SEC. 916. DEFINITION OF ENTERPRISE BUSINESS OPERATIONS FOR TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE. Effective on the effective date specified in section 911(a)(1) of this Act, section 101(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(9) Enterprise business operations.--The term `enterprise business operations'-- ``(A) means activities that constitute cross- cutting business operations used by multiple components of the Department of Defense, but excludes activities that are directly tied to a single military department or Department of Defense component; and ``(B) includes business-support functions designated by the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense, including aspects of financial management, healthcare, acquisition and procurement, supply chain and logistics, certain information technology, real property, and human resources operations.''. SEC. 917. ANNUAL REPORT ON ENTERPRISE BUSINESS OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) Annual Report Required.--Not later than March 31 each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report that includes the following: (1) Each proposed budget for the enterprise business operations of a Defense Agency or Department of Defense Field Activity for the fiscal year beginning in the year in which such report is submitted. (2) An identification of each proposed budget described in paragraph (1) that does not achieve required levels of efficiency and effectiveness for enterprise business operations. (3) A discussion of the actions that the Secretary proposes to take, including recommendations for legislative action that the Secretary considers appropriate, to address inadequate levels of efficiency and effectiveness for enterprise business operations achieved by the proposed budgets described in paragraph (1). (4) Any additional comments that the Secretary considers appropriate regarding inadequate levels of efficiency and effectiveness for enterprise business operations achieved by the proposed budgets described in paragraph (1). (b) Submittal.--The Secretary may submit a report required by subsection (a) through the Deputy Secretary of Defense. (c) Enterprise Business Operations Defined.--In this section, the term ``enterprise business operations'' has the meaning given that term in paragraph (9) of section 101(e) of title 10, United States Code (as added by section 916 of this Act). SEC. 918. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. (a) Title 10, United States Code.--Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) In section 131(b)-- (A) by striking paragraph (2); (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (9) as paragraphs (2) through (8), respectively; and (C) in paragraph (7), as redesignated by subparagraph (B)-- (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (F) as subparagraphs (B) through (G), respectively; and (ii) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as redesignated by clause (i), the following new subparagraph (A): ``(A) The Performance Improvement Officer of the Department of Defense.''. (2) In section 133a(c)-- (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense'' and inserting ``and the Deputy Secretary of Defense''; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the Chief Management Officer,''. (3) In section 133b(c)-- (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense,''; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the Chief Management Officer,''. (4) In section 137a(d), by striking ``the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense,''. (5) In section 138(d), by striking ``the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense,''. (6) In section 240b(b)(1)(C)(ii), by striking ``, the Chief Management Officer,''. (b) Executive Schedule Level II.--Section 5313 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the effective date specified in section 911(a)(1). Subtitle C--Space Force Matters PART I--AMENDMENTS TO INTEGRATE THE SPACE FORCE INTO LAW SEC. 931. CLARIFICATION OF SPACE FORCE AND CHIEF OF SPACE OPERATIONS AUTHORITIES. (a) Composition of Space Force.--Section 9081 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following new subsection (b): ``(b) Composition.--The Space Force consists of-- ``(1) the Regular Space Force; ``(2) all persons appointed or enlisted in, or conscripted into, the Space Force, including those not assigned to units, necessary to form the basis for a complete and immediate mobilization for the national defense in the event of a national emergency; and ``(3) all Space Force units and other Space Force organizations, including installations and supporting and auxiliary combat, training, administrative, and logistic elements.''. (b) Functions.--Section 9081 of title 10, United States Code, is further amended-- (1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following new subsection (c): ``(c) Functions.--The Space Force shall be organized, trained, and equipped to-- ``(1) provide freedom of operation for the United States in, from, and to space; ``(2) conduct space operations; and ``(3) protect the interests of the United States in space.''; and (2) by striking subsection (d). (c) Clarification of Chief of Space Operations Authorities.-- Section 9082 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``general officers of the Air Force'' and inserting ``general, flag, or equivalent officers of the Space Force''; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: ``(3) The President may appoint an officer as Chief of Space Operations only if-- ``(A) the officer has had significant experience in joint duty assignments; and ``(B) such experience includes at least one full tour of duty in a joint duty assignment (as defined in section 664(d) of this title) as a general, flag, or equivalent officer of the Space Force. ``(4) The President may waive paragraph (3) in the case of an officer if the President determines such action is necessary in the national interest.''; (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``grade of general'' and inserting ``grade in the Space Force equivalent to the grade of general in the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, or admiral in the Navy''; and (3) in subsection (d)-- (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end; (B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and (C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph (5): ``(5) perform duties prescribed for the Chief of Space Operations by sections 171 and 2547 of this title and other provision of law; and''. (d) Repeal of Officer Career Field for Space.--Section 9083 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. (e) Regular Space Force.--Chapter 908 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (d), is further amended by adding at the end the following new section 9083: ``Sec. 9083. Regular Space Force: composition ``(a) In General.--The Regular Space Force is the component of the Space Force that consists of persons whose continuous service on active duty in both peace and war is contemplated by law, and of retired members of the Regular Space Force. ``(b) Composition.--The Regular Space Force includes-- ``(1) the officers and enlisted members of the Regular Space Force; and ``(2) the retired officers and enlisted members of the Regular Space Force.''. (f) Table of Sections.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 908 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 9083 and inserting the following new item: ``9083. Regular Space Force: composition.''. SEC. 931A. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF SPACE OPERATIONS. (a) In General.--Chapter 908 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 931(e) of this Act, is further amended-- (1) by redesignating section 9083 as section 9085; and (2) by inserting after section 9082 the following new sections: ``Sec. 9083. Office of the Chief of Space Operations: function; composition ``(a) Function.--There is in the executive part of the Department of the Air Force an Office of the Chief of Space Operations to assist the Secretary of the Air Force in carrying out the responsibilities of the Secretary. ``(b) Composition.--The Office of the Chief of Space Operations is composed of the following: ``(1) The Chief of Space Operations. ``(2) Such other offices and officials as may be established by law or as the Secretary of the Air Force may establish or designate. ``(3) Other members of the Space Force and Air Force assigned or detailed to the Office of the Chief of Space Operations. ``(4) Civilian employees in the Department of the Air Force assigned or detailed to the Office of the Chief of Space Operations. ``(c) Organization.--Except as otherwise specifically prescribed by law, the Office of the Chief of Space Operations shall be organized in such manner, and the members of the Office of the Chief of Space Operations shall perform such duties and have such titles, as the Secretary of the Air Force may prescribe. ``Sec. 9084. Office of the Chief of Space Operations: general duties ``(a) Professional Assistance.--The Office of the Chief of Space Operations shall furnish professional assistance to the Secretary of the Air Force, the Chief of Space Operations, and other personnel of the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force or the Office of the Chief of Space Operations. ``(b) Authorities.--Under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Office of the Chief of Space Operations shall-- ``(1) subject to subsections (c) and (d) of section 9014 of this title, prepare for such employment of the Space Force, and for such recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping (including research and development), training, servicing, mobilizing, demobilizing, administering, and maintaining of the Space Force, as will assist in the execution of any power, duty, or function of the Secretary of the Air Force or the Chief of Space Operations; ``(2) investigate and report upon the efficiency of the Space Force and its preparation to support military operations by commanders of the combatant commands; ``(3) prepare detailed instructions for the execution of approved plans and supervise the execution of those plans and instructions; ``(4) as directed by the Secretary of the Air Force or the Chief of Space Operations, coordinate the action of organizations of the Space Force; and ``(5) perform such other duties, not otherwise assigned by law, as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force.''. (b) Table of Sections.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 908 of such title, as amended by section 931(f) of this Act, is further amended by striking the item related to section 9083 and inserting the following the following new items: ``9083. Office of the Chief of Space Operations: function; composition. ``9084. Office of the Chief of Space Operations: general duties. ``9085. Regular Space Force: composition.''. SEC. 932. AMENDMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE PROVISIONS IN TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE. (a) Subtitle.-- (1) Heading.--The heading of subtitle D of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``Subtitle D--Air Force and Space Force''. (2) Table of subtitles.--The table of subtitles at the beginning of such title is amended is amended by striking the item relating to subtitle D and inserting the following new item: ``D. Air Force and Space Force.............................. 9011''. (b) Organization.-- (1) Secretary of the air force.--Section 9013 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (A) in subsection (f), by inserting ``and officers of the Space Force'' after ``Officers of the Air Force''; and (B) in subsection (g)(1), by inserting ``, members of the Space Force,'' after ``members of the Air Force''. (2) Office of the secretary of the air force.--Section 9014 of such title is amended-- (A) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following new paragraph (4) ``(4) The Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force.''; (B) in subsection (c)-- (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and the Air Staff'' and inserting ``, the Air Staff, and the Office of the Chief of Space Operations''; (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or the Office of the Chief of Space Operations'' after ``the Air Staff''; (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``to the Chief of Staff and to the Air Staff'' and all that follows through the end and inserting ``to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the Air Staff, and to the Chief of Space Operations and the Office of the Chief of Space Operations, and shall ensure that each such office or entity provides the Chief of Staff and Chief of Space Operations such staff support as the Chief concerned considers necessary to perform the Chief's duties and responsibilities.''; and (iv) in paragraph (4)-- (I) by inserting ``and the Office of the Chief of Space Operations'' after ``the Air Staff''; and (II) by inserting ``and the Chief of Space Operations'' after ``Chief of Staff''; (C) in subsection (d)-- (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and the Air Staff'' and inserting ``, the Air Staff, and the Office of the Chief of Space Operations''; (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and the Office of the Chief of Space Operations'' after ``the Air Staff''; and (iii) in paragraph (4), by striking ``to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and to the Air Staff'' and all that follows through the end and inserting ``to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the Air Staff, and to the Chief of Space Operations and the Office of the Chief of Space Operations, and shall ensure that each such office or entity provides the Chief of Staff and Chief of Space Operations such staff support as the Chief concerned considers necessary to perform the Chief's duties and responsibilities.''; and (D) in subsection (e)-- (i) by striking ``and the Air Staff'' and inserting ``, the Air Staff, and the Office of the Chief of Space Operations''; and (ii) by striking ``to the other'' and inserting ``to any of the others''. (3) Secretary of the air force: successors to duties.-- Section 9017(4) of such title is amended by inserting before the period the following: ``of the Air Force and the Chief of Space Operations, in the order prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force and approved by the Secretary of Defense''. (4) Inspector general.--Section 9020 of such title is amended-- (A) in subsection (a)-- (i) by inserting ``Department of the'' after ``Inspector General of the''; and (ii) by inserting ``or the general, flag, or equivalent officers of the Space Force'' after ``general officers of the Air Force''; (B) in subsection (b)-- (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``or the Chief of Staff'' and inserting ``, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, or the Chief of Space Operations''; (ii) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``Department of the'' before ``Air Force''; and (iii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or the Chief of Staff'' and inserting ``, the Chief of Staff, or the Chief of Space Operations'' ; and (C) in subsection (e), by inserting ``or the Space Force'' before ``for a tour of duty''.