S. 4049 (116^th): National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

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.