[Senate Report 118-58]
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Calendar No. 119
118th Congress} { Report
SENATE
1st Session } { 118-58
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NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024
R E P O R T
[TO ACCOMPANY S. 2226]
ON
TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 FOR MILITARY
ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AND
FOR DEFENSE ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, TO PRESCRIBE
MILITARY PERSONNEL STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
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COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
UNITED STATES SENATE
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July 12, 2023.--Ordered to be printed
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U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
WASHINGTON : 2023
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Calendar No. 119
118th Congress} { Report
SENATE
1st Session } { 118-58
======================================================================
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024
R E P O R T
[TO ACCOMPANY S. 2226]
ON
TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 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
__________
COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
UNITED STATES SENATE
[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]
July 12, 2023.--Ordered to be printed
U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
52-776 WASHINGTON : 2023
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COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
JACK REED, Rhode Island, Chairman
JEANNE SHAHEEN, New Hampshire ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi
KIRSTEN E. GILLIBRAND, New York DEB FISCHER, Nebraska
RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, Connecticut TOM COTTON, Arkansas
MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii MIKE ROUNDS, South Dakota
TIM KAINE, Virginia JONI ERNST, Iowa
ANGUS S. KING, Jr., Maine DAN SULLIVAN, Alaska
ELIZABETH WARREN, Massachusetts KEVIN CRAMER, North Dakota
GARY C. PETERS, Michigan RICK SCOTT, Florida
JOE MANCHIN III, West Virginia TOMMY TUBERVILLE, Alabama
TAMMY DUCKWORTH, Illinois MARKWAYNE MULLIN, Oklahoma
JACKY ROSEN, Nevada TED BUDD, North Carolina
MARK KELLY, Arizona ERIC SCHMITT, Missouri
Elizabeth L. King, Staff Director
John P. Keast, Minority Staff Director
(II)
C O N T E N T S
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REPORT TO ACCOMPANY S. 2226
Purpose of the Bill.............................................. 1
Committee Overview............................................... 2
Budgetary Effects of This Act (Sec. 4)........................... 2
Summary of Discretionary Authorizations and Budget Authority
Implication.................................................... 3
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS................. 5
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT............................................. 5
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations...................... 5
Authorization of appropriations (sec. 101)............... 5
Subtitle B--Army Programs.................................... 5
Report on Army requirements and acquisition strategy for
night vision devices (sec. 111)........................ 5
Army plan for ensuring sources of cannon tubes (sec. 112) 5
Strategy for Army tactical wheeled vehicle program (sec.
113)................................................... 6
Extension and modification of annual updates to master
plans and investment strategies for Army ammunition
plants (sec. 114)...................................... 6
Report on acquisition strategies of the logistics
augmentation program of the Army (sec. 115)............ 7
Subtitle C--Navy Programs.................................... 7
Reduction in the minimum number of Navy carrier air wings
and carrier air wing headquarters required to be
maintained (sec. 121).................................. 7
Extension of prohibition on availability of funds for
Navy port waterborne security barriers (sec. 122)...... 7
Multiyear procurement authority for Virginia class
submarine program (sec. 123)........................... 7
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs............................... 7
Limitations and minimum inventory requirement relating to
RQ-4 aircraft (sec. 131)............................... 7
Limitation on divestiture of T-1A training aircraft (sec.
132)................................................... 8
Modification to minimum inventory requirement for A-10
aircraft (sec. 133).................................... 8
Modification to minimum requirement for total primary
mission aircraft inventory of Air Force fighter
aircraft (sec. 134).................................... 8
Modification of limitation on divestment of F-15 aircraft
(sec. 135)............................................. 8
Report on Air Force executive aircraft (sec. 136)........ 8
Subtitle E--Defense-Wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters.... 9
Pilot program to accelerate the procurement and fielding
of innovative technologies (sec. 141).................. 9
Requirement to develop and implement policies to
establish the datalink strategy of the Department of
Defense (sec. 142)..................................... 9
Report on contract for cybersecurity capabilities and
briefing (sec. 143).................................... 10
Budget Items................................................. 10
Navy..................................................... 10
LPD-33............................................... 10
Auxiliary Personnel Lighter.......................... 11
Marine Corps ground based air defense................ 11
Air Force................................................ 11
F-15EX realignment of funds.......................... 11
B-1B realignment of funds............................ 11
B-52 realignment of funds............................ 11
RC-135 alternate position, navigation, and timing
upgrades........................................... 12
Initial Spares/Repair Parts realignment of funds..... 12
Base Maintenance Support Vehicles realignment of
funds.............................................. 12
Space Force realignment of funds..................... 12
Defense Wide............................................. 13
Modernization of Department of Defense internet
gateway cyber defense.............................. 13
Seal Delivery Vehicle (SDV) Sonar Payload for Subsea
Seabed Acceleration................................ 13
Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (CUAS) Group 3 Defeat
Acceleration....................................... 13
Chemical nerve agent countermeasures................. 13
Items of Special Interest................................ 13
Acquisition of shoulder launched munitions........... 13
Air-to-air missiles.................................. 14
Aircraft survivability equipment..................... 15
Ammunition manufacturing industrial base............. 15
Army small arms...................................... 16
Army watercraft modernization........................ 16
Black Hawk modernization............................. 16
Blue Grass Army Depot................................ 17
Briefing on Degraded Visual Environment Pilotage
System............................................. 17
Collaborative combat aircraft to support agile combat
employment......................................... 17
Command Post Computing Environment................... 18
Compass Call......................................... 18
Comptroller General review of Army air and missile
defense modernization.............................. 18
Comptroller General review of Army long-range fires
modernization...................................... 19
Counter-small unmanned aerial systems................ 19
Dual-use innovative technology for the Army's Robotic
Combat Vehicle program............................. 20
Expeditionary field feeding equipment................ 20
Extended Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System.. 21
F-22 Block 20 divestment............................. 21
Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft................ 21
Ground autonomous mobility........................... 21
HH-60W combat rescue helicopter...................... 22
High Energy Laser capabilities....................... 22
Hoist systems for UH-60/HH-60........................ 22
KC-135 Emergency Response Refuel Equipment Kit....... 22
Large surface combatants............................. 23
Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) program integration
with MQ-25......................................... 23
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle sustainment.. 24
Modernization of the Air Force fighter force
structure.......................................... 24
Modular open systems architecture.................... 25
Novel printed armament components.................... 26
Polymer ammunition casing............................ 26
Portable arm stabilizer technology................... 26
Portable hybrid generators........................... 27
Precision Strike Missile............................. 27
Programmable airburst munitions...................... 27
Reducing soldier load................................ 28
Report on Air Force national tactical integration.... 28
Report on reuse of modern equipment from F-16
aircraft being retired............................. 28
Report on the Air Force Agile Combat Employment
program............................................ 29
Requirement for delivery of piloted fixed-wing
tactical aircraft integrated acquisition portfolio
review............................................. 29
Special Operations Command maritime capabilities..... 30
Storage, treatment, and disposal of non-defense toxic
and hazardous materials............................ 31
UH-60 Internal Auxiliary Fuel Tank Systems........... 31
TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION............ 33
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations.................. 33
Authorization of appropriations (sec. 201)............... 33
Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and
Limitations................................................ 33
Updated guidance on planning for exportability features
for future programs (sec. 211)......................... 33
Support to the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the
North Atlantic (sec. 212).............................. 33
Modification to personnel management authority to attract
experts in science and engineering (sec. 213).......... 34
Administration of the Advanced Sensors Application
Program (sec. 214)..................................... 34
Delegation of responsibility for certain research
programs (sec. 215).................................... 34
Program of standards and requirements for
microelectronics (sec. 216)............................ 34
Clarifying role of partnership intermediaries to promote
defense research and education (sec. 217).............. 35
Competition for technology that detects and watermarks
the use of generative artificial intelligence (sec.
218)................................................... 35
Subtitle C--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters................ 36
Department of Defense prize competitions for business
systems modernization (sec. 221)....................... 36
Update to plans and strategies for artificial
intelligence (sec. 222)................................ 36
Western regional range complex demonstration (sec. 223).. 36
Report on feasibility and advisability of establishing a
quantum computing innovation center (sec. 224)......... 36
Briefing on the impediments to the transition of the
Semantic Forensics program to operational use (sec.
225)................................................... 36
Annual report on Department of Defense hypersonic
capability funding and investment (sec. 226)........... 37
Limitation on availability of funds for travel for Office
of Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness pending a plan for modernizing Defense Travel
System (sec. 227)...................................... 37
Annual Report on unfunded priorities for research,
development, test, and evaluation activities (sec. 228) 37
Budget Items................................................. 38
Army..................................................... 38
Airborne Pathfinder.................................. 38
Engineered repair materials for roadways............. 38
Critical hybrid advanced materials processing........ 38
Titanium metal powder production technology.......... 38
Polar proving ground and training program............ 39
Fuel cells for next generation combat vehicles....... 39
Hydrogen fuel source research and development........ 39
Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems technology......... 40
Preventing trauma-related stress disorder............ 40
Tactical artificial intelligence and machine learning 40
Advanced composites and multi-material protective
systems............................................ 40
High Performance Computing Modernization Program..... 41
Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence.......... 41
Aluminum-Lithium Alloy Solid Rocket Motor............ 41
Rapid Assurance Modernization Program-Test........... 42
Enhanced Night Vision Goggle--Binocular capability
enhancements....................................... 42
Ultra-Lightweight Camouflage Net System.............. 42
Radar Range Replacement Program...................... 42
Black Hawk generators................................ 42
Chinook product improvement program.................. 43
Apache future development program increase........... 43
Navy..................................................... 43
Research on foreign malign influence operations...... 43
Intelligent Autonomous Systems for Seabed Warfare.... 43
Hardware-in-the-loop capabilities.................... 44
Next generation unmanned aerial system distribution
platform........................................... 44
Adaptive Future Force................................ 44
Balloon catheter hemorrhage control device........... 44
Advanced composites for wet submarine applications... 45
Nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile............ 45
Advanced Sensors Application Program................. 45
Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center
improvements....................................... 45
Fleet Ballistic Missile Strategic Weapon System...... 46
Air Force................................................ 46
Advanced materials science for manufacturing research 46
Directed Energy Technology realignment of funds...... 46
Secure interference-avoiding connectivity of
autonomous artificially intelligent machines....... 46
Future Flag experimentation testbed.................. 47
Ion trapped quantum information sciences computer.... 47
Distributed quantum information sciences networking
testbed............................................ 47
Multi-domain radio frequency spectrum testing
environment........................................ 48
Future Air Force Integrated Technology Demos
reduction.......................................... 48
Semiautonomous adversary air platform................ 48
Additive manufacturing for aerospace parts........... 48
Enhanced intercontinental ballistic missile guidance
capability and testing............................. 49
Air Force Technical Architecture realignment of funds 49
Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon reduction......... 49
Autonomous Collaborative Platforms realignment of
funds.............................................. 49
F-35 C2D2 realignment of funds....................... 50
Long Range Standoff Weapon realignment of funds...... 50
Ground Based Strategic Deterrent EMD realignment of
funds.............................................. 50
5G interference mitigation for critical aircraft
navigation and sensor systems on the Presidential
Aircraft Fleet..................................... 50
Acquisition Workforce--Advanced Program Technology
realignment of funds............................... 50
Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3)
Network Sensor Demonstration....................... 51
Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3)
Rapid Engineering Architecture Collaboration Hub
(REACH)............................................ 51
Security Work Readiness for Duty..................... 51
Military cyber cooperation activities with the
Kingdom of Jordan.................................. 52
Weather service data migration....................... 52
Space Technology realignment of funds................ 52
Space Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis environment. 52
Advanced isotope power systems....................... 53
Ground-based interferometry.......................... 53
Solar cruiser........................................ 53
Advanced analog microelectronics..................... 53
Lunar surface-based domain awareness................. 54
Human performance optimization....................... 54
Space Systems Prototype Transitions (SSPT)
realignment of funds............................... 54
Modular Multi-mode Propulsion System................. 54
Weather satellite risk reduction..................... 55
Encouraging establishment of the outernet............ 55
Resilient Missile Warning Missile Tracking--Low Earth
Orbit (LEO) realignment of funds................... 55
Resilient Missile Warning Missile Tracking--Medium
Earth Orbit (MEO) realignment of funds............. 56
Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization
System (PARCS) radar............................... 56
Defense Wide............................................. 56
Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive
Research (DEPSCoR)................................. 56
Enhanced civics education program.................... 57
Semiconductor industry cybersecurity research........ 57
Loitering munition development....................... 57
Advanced manufacturing of energetic materials........ 57
Generative Unconstrained Intelligent Drug
Engineering--Enhanced Biodefense................... 58
Additive manufacturing at scale...................... 58
Digital manufacturing modernization.................. 58
National Security Innovation Network................. 59
Increase for tristructural-isotrophic fuel........... 59
Sustainable Technology Evaluation and Demonstration
program increase................................... 59
Regarding Trench..................................... 59
Hypersonic Targets and Countermeasures Program....... 59
Information Analysis Centers reduction............... 60
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office................. 60
Rapid innovation program............................. 60
Shipbuilding and ship repair workforce development... 61
Domestic advanced microelectronics packaging......... 61
Modernization of Department of Defense Internet
Gateway Cyber Defense.............................. 61
Locked Shields exercise.............................. 62
Next-Generation Blue Force Tracker................... 62
Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (CUAS) Group 3 Defeat
Acceleration....................................... 62
U.S.-Israel cooperation on directed energy
capabilities....................................... 62
U.S.-Israel defense collaboration on emerging
technologies....................................... 63
Items of Special Interest................................ 63
5G interference mitigation for critical aircraft
navigation and sensor systems on the Presidential
aircraft fleet..................................... 63
Advanced manufacturing infrastructure in the Indo-
Pacific region..................................... 64
Army Pathfinder-Air Assault program.................. 65
Assessment of chemical and biological research and
engineering workforce and facilities for Department
of Defense needs................................... 65
Assessment of deep underground training facilities... 66
Assessment of modeling and simulation capabilities
for tradeoff analysis.............................. 67
Biological Posture Review............................ 68
Briefing on solid rocket motors...................... 68
Classified vehicle integration....................... 69
Collaboration with advanced manufacturing consortia
to expand workforce................................ 69
Collaborative combat aircraft........................ 69
Comptroller General Assessment of the activities and
organization of the Defense Innovation Unit........ 70
Defense Science Board................................ 71
Digital Manufacturing Modernization Accelerator...... 71
Directed Energy roadmap.............................. 72
Eligibility criteria for Defense Established Program
to Stimulate Competitive Research.................. 72
Enhanced Civics Education report..................... 73
Enhanced collaboration between the Office of
Strategic Capital and Army Futures Command......... 73
Expansion of innovation base for data repositories... 74
Hypersonics test infrastructure investment and
acceleration....................................... 75
Indo-Pacific Command 5G networking pilot program..... 75
Modeling and simulation for combat vehicle
development........................................ 75
Modernization of Defense Travel System............... 76
Multi-spectral camouflage............................ 76
National Network for Microelectronics Research and
Development........................................ 77
Post-traumatic stress disorder biomarker research.... 78
Production of chiplet-based open architecture system-
in-package prototypes.............................. 78
Report on Air Force Research Laboratory ``One
Laboratory, Two Services'' policy.................. 79
Sepsis detection for burn patients................... 80
Special Operations Forces Tactical Communications.... 80
Sustainable Technology Evaluation and Demonstration
program............................................ 81
Thermoplastic composites............................. 81
Wearable neural biosensors........................... 81
TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE............................. 83
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations.................. 83
Authorization of appropriations (sec. 301)............... 83
Subtitle B--Energy and Environment........................... 83
Requirement for approval by Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment of any waiver for a
system that does not meet fuel efficiency key
performance parameter (sec. 311)....................... 83
Improvement and codification of Sentinel Landscapes...... 83
Partnership program authority (sec. 312)................. 83
Modification of definition of sustainable aviation fuel
for purpose of pilot program on use of such fuel (sec.
313)................................................... 84
Payment to Environmental Protection Agency of stipulated
penalties in connection with Naval Air Station Moffett
Field, California (sec. 314)........................... 84
Technical assistance for communities and individuals
potentially affected by releases at current and former
Department of Defense facilities (sec. 315)............ 84
Subtitle C--Treatment of Perfluoroalkyl Substances And
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances................................. 84
Treatment of certain materials contaminated with
perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances
(sec. 321)............................................. 84
Increase of transfer authority for funding of study and
assessment on health implications of per- and
polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in drinking
water by Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry (sec. 322).................................... 84
Modification of authority for environmental restoration
projects at National Guard facilities (sec. 323)....... 84
Limitation on availability of travel funds until
submittal of plan for restoring data sharing on testing
of water for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl
substances (sec. 324).................................. 85
Dashboard of funding relating to perfluoroalkyl
substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances (sec. 325).... 85
Report on schedule and cost estimates for completion of
remediation of contaminated sites and publication of
cleanup information (sec. 326)......................... 85
Elimination of quarterly report on activities of PFAS
task force (sec. 327).................................. 85
Government Accountability Office report on testing and
remediation of perfluoroalkyl substances and
polyfluoroalkyl (sec. 328)............................. 85
Subtitle D--Logistics and Sustainment........................ 86
Assuring Critical Infrastructure Support for Military
Contingencies Pilot Program (sec. 331)................. 86
Strategy and assessment on use of automation and
artificial intelligence for shipyard optimization (sec.
332)................................................... 86
Subtitle E--Reports.......................................... 86
Critical infrastructure conditions at military
installations (sec. 341)............................... 86
Report on establishing sufficient stabling, pasture, and
training area for the Old Guard Caisson Platoon equines
(sec. 342)............................................. 86
Quarterly briefings on operational status of amphibious
warship fleet of Department of the Navy (sec. 343)
Briefing on plan for maintaining proficiency in
emergency movement of munitions in Joint Region
Marianas, Guam (sec. 344).............................. 87
Subtitle F--Other Matters.................................... 87
Continued designation of Secretary of the Navy as
executive agent for Naval Small Craft Instruction and
Technical Training School (sec. 351)................... 87
Restriction on retirement of U-28 Aircraft (sec. 352).... 88
Tribal liaisons (sec. 353)............................... 88
Limitation on use of funds to expand leased facilities
for the Joint Military Information Support Operations
Web Operations Center (sec. 354)....................... 88
Modifications to the Contested Logistics Working Group of
the Department of Defense (sec. 355)................... 88
Establishment of Caisson Platoon to support military and
State funeral services (sec. 356)...................... 89
Limitation on availability of funds pending 30-year
shipbuilding plan that maintains 31 amphibious warships
for the Department of the Navy. (sec. 357)............. 89
Modification of rule of construction regarding provision
of support and services to non-Department of Defense
organizations and activities (sec. 358)................ 89
Budget Items................................................. 89
Administration realignment of funds...................... 89
Advanced nucleated foam engine performance and
restoration program.................................... 89
Air Force National Guard and Reserve military technicians
(dual status).......................................... 89
Base Support realignment of funds........................ 90
Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup.................................. 90
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Nation-wide
human health assessment................................ 90
Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program.......... 90
Establishment of Enlisted Training Corps................. 91
Facilities, Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization
realignment of funds................................... 91
Foreign currency fluctuations............................ 91
Global C3I & Early Warning realignment of funds Impact
Aid.................................................... 92
Irregular Warfare Functional Center...................... 92
Medical Readiness realignment of funds................... 92
Military service recruiting and advertising.............. 93
Modernization of Department of Defense internet gateway
cyber defense.......................................... 93
MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle--unjustified increase....... 93
Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training
School................................................. 94
Navy divestment of electrical utility operations at
former Naval Air Station Barbers Point................. 94
Office of Security Cooperation--Iraq..................... 94
Primary Combat Forces realignment of funds............... 94
Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration
program................................................ 95
Special Operations Forces cyber training................. 95
U.S. Special Operations Command Operation and Maintenance 95
United States Telecommunications Training Institute...... 96
Unobligated balances..................................... 96
Items of Special Interest.................................... 97
Advanced nucleated foam engine performance and
restoration program.................................... 97
Army rail network........................................ 97
Army Sustainment Command................................. 98
Assessment of Strategic Rail Corridor Network readiness
and requirements....................................... 98
Briefing on Project Pele................................. 99
Corrosion prevention of airframes........................ 100
Critical Infrastructure Defense Analysis Center.......... 101
Department of Defense Information Network-wide expansion
of internet operations management...................... 101
Domestic forging capacity................................ 102
Encouraging the establishment of additional organic
capabilities at Anniston Army Depot.................... 102
Enduring Organizational Clothing and Individual Equipment 102
Exercise oversight....................................... 103
Feasibility of co-locating 214th Attack Group MQ-9
elements............................................... 104
Fort Huachuca candidacy for future test and training..... 104
Government Accountability Office evaluation of Department
of Defense's disaster resilience....................... 105
Homestead Air Reserve Base mission....................... 105
Immersive training....................................... 105
Implementation of cold spray technology.................. 106
Intermittent fault detection and isolation............... 106
Mission training complexes............................... 107
Multi-domain operations training ranges.................. 108
Optoelectronic materials................................. 108
Overseas demilitarization of munitions................... 108
PFAS community engagement at the Department of Defense... 109
Preservation of the Force and Family Program............. 109
Prioritizing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
treatment options...................................... 110
Proposed vessel speed restrictions in Gulf of Mexico
impacting military training............................ 110
Ship-to-shore fuel distribution systems.................. 110
Solid waste disposal technology.......................... 111
Special Operations Forces cyber training................. 112
U.S. Marine Corps unmanned aerial systems................ 112
Unexploded ordnance...................................... 112
Use of modular microreactors to supplement power
generation in Guam..................................... 113
TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS...................... 115
Subtitle A--Active Forces.................................... 115
End strengths for active forces (sec. 401)............... 115
End strength level matters (sec. 402).................... 115
Extension of additional authority to vary Space Force end
strength (sec. 403).................................... 115
Subtitle B--Reserve Forces................................... 116
End strengths for Selected Reserve (sec. 411)............ 116
End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of
the Reserves (sec. 412)................................ 116
End strengths for military technicians (dual status)
(sec. 413)............................................. 117
Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on
active duty for operational support (sec. 414)......... 117
Subtitle C--Authorization Of Appropriations.................. 117
Military personnel (sec. 421)............................ 117
Budget Items................................................. 117
Military personnel funding changes....................... 117
TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY............................... 119
Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy......................... 119
Authorized strength: general and flag officers on active
duty (sec. 501)........................................ 119
Prohibition on appointment or nomination of certain
officers who are subject to special selection review
boards (sec. 502)...................................... 119
Exclusion of officers who are licensed behavioral health
providers from limitations on Active-Duty commissioned
officer end strengths (sec. 503)....................... 119
Updating authority to authorize promotion transfers
between components of the same service or a different
service (sec. 504)..................................... 120
Effect of failure of selection for promotion (sec. 505).. 120
Permanent authority to order retired members to active
duty in high-demand, low-density appointments (sec.
506)................................................... 120
Waiver authority expansion for the extension of service
obligation for Marine Corps cyberspace operations
officers (sec. 507).................................... 120
Removal of Active Duty prohibition for members of the Air
Force Reserve Policy Committee (sec. 508).............. 120
Extension of authority to vary number of Space Force
officers considered for promotion to major general
(sec. 509)............................................. 121
Realignment of Navy spot-promotion quotas (sec. 510)..... 121
Modification of limitation on promotion selection board
rates (sec. 511)....................................... 121
Time in grade requirements (sec. 512).................... 121
Flexibility in determining terms of appointment for
certain senior officer positions (sec. 513)............ 121
Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management..................... 123
Alternative promotion authority for Reserve officers in
designated competitive categories (sec. 521)........... 123
Selected Reserve and Ready Reserve order to Active Duty
to respond to a significant cyber incident (sec. 522).. 123
Mobilization of Selected Reserve for preplanned missions
in support of the combatant commands (sec. 523)........ 123
Alternating selection of officers of the National Guard
and the Reserves as Deputy Commanders of certain
combatant commanders (sec. 524)........................ 123
Grade of Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau (sec.
525)................................................... 123
Subtitle C--General Service Authorities and Military Records. 124
Modification of limitation on enlistment and induction of
persons whose score on the Armed Forces Qualification
Test is below a prescribed level (sec. 531)............ 124
Non-medical counseling services for military families
(sec. 532)............................................. 124
Primacy of needs of the service in determining individual
duty assignments (sec. 533)............................ 124
Requirement to use qualifications, performance, and merit
as basis for promotions, assignments, and other
personnel actions (sec. 534)........................... 124
Requirement to base treatment in the military on merit
and performance (sec. 535)............................. 125
Tiger team for outreach to former members (sec. 536)..... 125
Diversity, equity, and inclusion personnel grade cap
(sec. 537)............................................. 125
Subtitle D--Military Justice and Other Legal Matters......... 125
Establishment of staggered terms for members of the
Military Justice Review Panel (sec. 541)............... 125
Technical and conforming amendments to the Uniform Code
of Military Justice (sec. 542)......................... 125
Subtitle E--Member Education, Training, and Transition....... 125
Future servicemember preparatory course (sec. 551)....... 125
Determination of active duty service commitment for
recipients of fellowships, grants, and scholarships
(sec. 552)............................................. 126
Military service academy professional sports pathway
report and legislative proposal required (sec. 553).... 126
Community college Enlisted Training Corps demonstration
program (sec. 554)..................................... 126
Language training centers for members of the Armed Forces
and civilian employees of the Department of Defense
(sec. 555)............................................. 127
Limitation on availability of funds for relocation of
Army CID special agent training course (sec. 556)...... 127
Army Physical Fitness Test (sec. 557).................... 127
Opt-out sharing of information on members retiring or
separating from the Armed Forces with community-based
organizations and related entities (sec. 558).......... 127
Establishment of program to promote participation of
foreign students in the Senior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps (sec. 559).............................. 127
Consideration of standardized test scores in military
service academy application process (sec. 560)......... 128
Subtitle F--Military Family Readiness and Dependents'
Education.................................................. 128
Pilot program on recruitment and retention of employees
for child development programs (sec. 561).............. 128
Certain assistance to local educational agencies that
benefit dependents of military and civilian personnel
(sec. 562)............................................. 128
Modifications to assistance to local educational agencies
that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces
with enrollment changes due to base closures, force
structure changes, or force relocations (sec. 563)..... 128
Assistance for military spouses to obtain doula
certifications (sec. 564).............................. 129
Subtitle G--Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps.......... 129
Expansion of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
(sec. 571)............................................. 129
JROTC program certification (sec. 572)................... 129
Memorandum of understanding required (sec. 573).......... 129
Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructor
compensation (sec. 574)................................ 129
Annual report on allegations of sexual misconduct in
JROTC programs (sec. 575).............................. 129
Comptroller General report on efforts to increase
transparency and reporting on sexual violence in the
Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program (sec.
576)................................................... 130
Subtitle H--Decorations and Other Awards, Miscellaneous
Reports and Other Matters.................................. 130
Extension of deadline for review of World War I Valor
Medals (sec. 581)...................................... 130
Prohibition on former members of the Armed Forces
accepting post-service employment with certain foreign
governments (sec. 582)................................. 130
Prohibition on requiring listing of gender or pronouns in
official correspondence (sec. 583)..................... 130
Subtitle I--Enhanced Recruiting Efforts...................... 130
Short title (Sec. 591)................................... 130
Increased access to potential recruits at secondary
schools (Sec. 592)..................................... 130
Increased access to potential recruits at institutions of
higher education (Sec. 593)............................ 131
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST.................................... 131
Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps Private
Pilot License Certificate Program...................... 131
Assisted reproductive technology services for
servicemembers......................................... 131
Briefing on Air Force Global Strike Command personnel
allocations............................................ 132
Briefing on training on certain Department of Defense
Instructions for members of the Armed Forces........... 132
Building on insights from Command Assessment Program..... 132
Briefing on how the Department of Defense directs
regional recruitment efforts........................... 133
Commissaries and food security........................... 134
Comptroller General review of Department of Defense
Education Activity student access to resources......... 134
Comptroller General review of discharge review board
implementation of requirement for liberal consideration
of applications for discharge upgrades................. 135
Comptroller General review of Junior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps recruitment and retention............... 136
Comptroller General review of outside funding of Junior
Reserve Officers' Training Corps....................... 136
Comptroller General review of SkillBridge program........ 137
Comptroller General review of special education and
related services in Department of Defense Education
Activity Schools....................................... 138
Comptroller General review of training for military
criminal investigative organization investigators...... 138
Comptroller General review on Department of Defense
management of military personnel funding............... 139
Comptroller General Review of Impacts of Gambling on
Service Members........................................ 139
Comptroller General review of Diversity, Equity, and
Inclusion programs of the Department of Defense........ 139
Employment rights and protections for military
technicians............................................ 140
Exit interviews for servicemembers....................... 141
Establishing a new status to reflect the service of
remotely piloted aircraft crews........................ 141
FFRDC review of sexual misconduct at the service
academies.............................................. 142
Improving the reserve component demobilization process... 143
Military Service Academy recruiting at Title I high
schools................................................ 143
Military spouse licensure and credentialing.............. 144
Military service academy athletics....................... 144
Non-covered reproductive healthcare study................ 145
Parent representation in the Department of Defense
Education Activity..................................... 145
Report on Military Suicide Investigations................ 146
Report on breastfeeding servicemembers................... 146
Report of man-hours and costs associated with diversity,
equity, and inclusion plans and programs............... 147
Report on availability of critical family support
services at remote or isolated installations........... 147
Recruit waiver........................................... 148
Skilled labor training for transitioning Department of
Defense workforce...................................... 149
Support of Coast Guard permanent change of station (PCS)
moves.................................................. 149
Suicide Prevention in the Navy........................... 150
Support for local educational agencies experiencing
enrollment changes due to force structure or basing
changes................................................ 150
United Service Organizations support for servicemembers
in Eastern Europe...................................... 151
TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS.............. 153
Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances............................... 153
Pay of members of reserve components for inactive-duty
training to obtain or maintain an aeronautical rating
or designation (sec. 601).............................. 153
Modification of calculation method for basic allowance
for housing to more accurately assess housing costs of
junior members of Uniformed Services (sec. 602)........ 153
Basic allowance for housing for members assigned to
vessels undergoing maintenance (sec. 603).............. 153
Dual basic allowance for housing for training for certain
members of reserve components (sec. 604)............... 153
Modification of calculation of gross household income for
basic needs allowance to address areas of demonstrated
need (sec. 605)........................................ 154
Expansion of eligibility for reimbursement of qualified
licensure, certification, and business relocation costs
incurred by military spouses (sec. 606)................ 154
Cost-of-living allowance in the continental United
States: high cost areas (sec. 607)..................... 154
OCONUS cost-of-living allowance: adjustments (sec. 608).. 154
Extension of one-time uniform allowance for officers who
transfer to the Space Force (sec. 609)................. 154
Review of rates of military basic pay (sec. 610)......... 155
Government Accountability Office study on process for
determining cost-of-living allowances for members of
the uniformed services assigned to the continental
United States, Hawaii, Alaska, and overseas locations
(sec. 611)............................................. 155
Subtitle B--Bonus and Incentive PAYS......................... 155
Modification of special and incentive pay authorities for
members of reserve components (sec. 621)............... 155
Expansion of continuation pay eligibility (sec. 622)..... 156
One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special
pay authorities (sec. 623)............................. 156
Requirement to establish remote and austere condition
assignment incentive pay program for Air Force (sec.
624)................................................... 156
Subtitle C--Other Matters.................................... 156
Modification of requirements for approval of foreign
employment by retired and reserve members of the
uniformed services (sec. 631).......................... 156
Restrictions on retired and reserve members of the Armed
Forces receiving employment and compensation indirectly
from foreign governments through private entities (sec.
632)................................................... 157
Items of Special Interest.................................... 157
Joint Travel Regulations calculations for local area of a
worksite............................................... 157
Recommendation on general schedule grading for DOD child
care providers......................................... 157
Special and incentive pay assessment framework........... 158
TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS................................ 161
Subtitle A--Tricare and Other Health Care Benefits........... 161
Extension of period of eligibility for health benefits
under TRICARE Reserve Select for survivors of a member
of the Selected Reserve (sec. 701)..................... 161
Authority to provide dental care for dependents located
at certain remote or isolated locations (sec. 702)..... 161
Inclusion of assisted reproductive technology and
artificial insemination as required primary and
preventive health care services for members of the
uniformed services and dependents (sec. 703)........... 161
Program on treatment of members of the Armed Forces for
post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain
injuries, and co-occurring disorders related to
military sexual trauma (sec. 704)...................... 161
Waiver of cost-sharing for three mental health outpatient
visits for certain beneficiaries under TRICARE program
(sec. 705)............................................. 162
Expansion of doula care furnished by Department of
Defense (sec. 706)..................................... 162
Subtitle B--Health Care Administration....................... 162
Increase in stipend for participants in health
professions scholarship and financial assistance
programs (sec. 711).................................... 162
Financial relief for civilians treated in military
medical treatment facilities (sec. 712)................ 162
Department of Defense Overdose Data Act of 2023 (sec.
713)................................................... 162
Modification of administration of medical malpractice
claims by members of the uniformed services (sec. 714). 162
Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters........................ 163
Modification of partnership program between United States
and Ukraine for military trauma care and research (sec.
721)................................................... 163
Requirement that Department of Defense disclose expert
reports with respect to medical malpractice claims by
members of the uniformed services (sec. 722)........... 163
Comptroller General study on impact of perinatal health
conditions of members of the armed forces and their
dependents on military readiness and retention (sec.
723)................................................... 163
Report on mental and behavioral health services provided
by Department of Defense (sec. 724).................... 163
Report on activities of Department of Defense to prevent,
intervene, and treat perinatal mental health conditions
of members of the Armed Forces and their dependents
(sec. 725)............................................. 163
Study on family planning and cryopreservation of gametes
to improve retention of members of the Armed Forces
(sec. 726)............................................. 164
Items of Special Interest.................................... 164
Access to medical care for those affected by Red Hill
bulk fuel storage facility fuel spill.................. 164
Access to non-opioid treatments for pain relief.......... 164
Accountability for wounded warriors undergoing disability
evaluation............................................. 165
Active hearing protection technology..................... 166
Briefing on Department of Defense progress on developing
a substance misuse policy.............................. 166
Comptroller General review of military medical personnel
staffing at military medical treatment facilities...... 166
Comptroller General review of TRICARE pharmacy benefits
program contract....................................... 167
Continuing implementation of military health system
reform................................................. 168
Development of shelf-stable therapeutics................. 168
Exclusive licensing study................................ 169
Genomic testing.......................................... 170
Global health research plan.............................. 170
Integrated Disability Evaluation System.................. 171
Magnetic Resonance Imaging for pediatric patients and
other beneficiaries with anxiety issues................ 172
Medical record reviews for identification of improper
payments............................................... 172
Military Health System civilian partnerships in rural
communities for increased military medical readiness... 173
National Disaster Medical System pilot program........... 174
National Guard medical training.......................... 174
Navy surface fleet readiness to respond to mass casualty
incidents.............................................. 175
Nuclear medicine......................................... 175
Quarterly reports on the TRICARE Comprehensive Autism
Care Demonstration Program............................. 176
Servicemember medical debt............................... 176
Stayskal Act reporting requirement....................... 176
Transitioning servicemembers' mental health concerns..... 177
Valley fever prevalence and risk to servicemembers....... 178
Wastewater infectious disease surveillance............... 179
TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND
RELATED MATTERS................................................ 181
Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management................ 181
Amendments to multiyear procurement authority (sec. 801). 181
Modernizing the Department of Defense requirements
process (sec. 802)..................................... 181
Head of Contracting Authority for Strategic Capabilities
Office (sec. 803)...................................... 181
Pilot program for the use of innovative intellectual
property strategies (sec. 804)......................... 182
Focused commercial solutions openings opportunities (sec.
805)................................................... 182
Study on reducing barriers to acquisition of commercial
products and services (sec. 806)....................... 182
Sense of the Senate on independent cost assessment (sec.
807)................................................... 182
Emergency acquisition authority for purposes of
replenishing United States stockpiles (sec. 808)....... 182
Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities,
Procedures, and Limitations................................ 183
Commander initiated rapid contracting actions (sec. 811). 183
Extension and revisions to never contract with the enemy
(sec. 812)............................................. 183
Enhancement of Department of Defense capabilities to
prevent contractor fraud (sec. 813).................... 183
Modification of approval authority for high dollar other
transaction agreements for prototypes (sec. 814)....... 183
Modifications to Earned Value Management system
requirements (sec. 815)................................ 183
Inventory of inflation and escalation indices (sec. 816). 184
Pilot program to incentivize progress payments (sec. 817) 184
Extension of pilot program to accelerate contracting and
pricing processes (sec. 818)........................... 184
Preventing conflicts of interest for Department of
Defense consultants (sec. 819)......................... 184
Prohibition on requiring defense contractors to provide
information relating to greenhouse gas emissions (sec.
820)................................................... 185
Prohibition on contracts for the provision of online
tutoring services by entities owned by the People's
Republic of China (sec. 821)........................... 185
Modification of truthful cost or pricing data submissions
and report (sec. 822).................................. 185
Subtitle C--Industrial Base Matters.......................... 185
Defense industrial base advanced capabilities pilot
program (sec. 831)..................................... 185
Department of Defense notification of certain
transactions (sec. 832)................................ 186
Analyses of certain activities for action to address
sourcing and industrial capacity (sec. 833)............ 186
Pilot program on capital assistance to support defense
investment in the industrial base (sec. 834)........... 186
Requirement to buy certain satellite components from
national technology industrial base (sec. 835)......... 186
Subtitle D--Small Business Matters........................... 187
Amendments to Defense Research and Development Rapid
Innovation Program (sec. 841).......................... 187
Department of Defense Mentor-Protege Program (sec. 842).. 187
Consideration of the past performance of affiliate
companies of small businesses (sec. 843)............... 187
Timely payments for Department of Defense small business
subcontractors (sec. 844).............................. 187
Extension of Pilot Program for streamlined technology
transition from the SBIR and STTR Programs of the
Department of Defense (sec. 845)....................... 187
Annual reports regarding the SBIR program of the
Department of Defense (sec. 846)....................... 187
Modifications to the Procurement Technical Assistance
Program (sec. 847)..................................... 188
Extension of pilot program to incentivize contracting
with employee-owned businesses (sec. 848).............. 188
Subtitle E--Other Matters.................................... 188
Limitation on the availability of funds pending a plan
for implementing the replacement for the Selection
Acquisition Reporting system (sec. 861)................ 188
Extension of pilot program for distribution support and
services for weapons systems contractors (sec. 862).... 188
Modification of effective date for expansion on the
prohibition on acquiring certain metal products (sec.
863)................................................... 189
Foreign sources of specialty metals (sec. 864)........... 189
University Affiliated Research Center for critical
minerals (sec. 865).................................... 189
Items of Special Interest.................................... 189
Access to carbon fiber material for defense applications. 189
Additional considerations for S-Series Integrated Product
Support specifications................................. 189
Berry Amendment-compliant uniformed clothing............. 190
Comptroller General review of acquisition leading
practices.............................................. 191
Comptroller General study on requirements for data rights 191
COTS solutions for tactical network...................... 193
Defense Civilian Training Corps.......................... 193
Defense Finance and Accounting Service workforce
development implementation plan........................ 193
Framework for mergers and acquisitions decision analysis. 194
Office of Acquisition, Integration, and Interoperability. 195
Regulatory implementation timelines...................... 196
Review of anti-venom acquisition practices............... 196
Review of Department of Defense cash flow model.......... 196
Software-as-a-Service.................................... 197
Study on performance-based payments...................... 197
Treatment of Nontraditional Defense Contractors.......... 198
TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT...... 201
Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related
Matters.................................................... 201
Establishment of Office of Strategic Capital (sec. 901).. 201
Reinstatement of position of Chief Management Officer of
Department of Defense (sec. 902)....................... 201
Modification of responsibilities of Director of Cost
Assessment and Program Evaluation (sec. 903)........... 201
Roles and responsibilities for components of Office of
Secretary of Defense for joint all-domain command and
control in support of integrated joint warfighting
(sec. 904)............................................. 201
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretaries to support
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations
and Low Intensity Conflict (sec. 905).................. 202
Modification of cross-functional team to address emerging
threat relating to directed energy capabilities (sec.
906)................................................... 203
Pilot program on protecting access to critical assets
(sec. 907)............................................. 203
Extension of mission management pilot program (sec. 908). 204
Conforming amendments to carry out elimination of
position of Chief Management Officer (sec. 909)........ 204
Subtitle B--Other Department of Defense Organization and
Management Matters......................................... 204
Joint Energetics Transition Office (sec. 921)............ 204
Transition of oversight responsibility for the Defense
Technology Security Administration (sec. 922).......... 204
Integrated and authenticated access to Department of
Defense systems for certain congressional staff for
oversight purposes (sec. 923).......................... 204
Integration of productivity software suites for
scheduling data (sec. 924)............................. 205
Operationalizing audit readiness (sec. 925).............. 205
Next generation business health metrics (sec. 926)....... 205
Independent assessment of defense business enterprise
architecture (sec. 927)................................ 205
Limitation on establishment of new diversity, equity, and
inclusion positions; hiring freeze (sec. 928).......... 205
Items of Special Interest.................................... 206
Standardized methodology for cost savings and avoidance
calculations........................................... 206
TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS...................................... 209
Subtitle A--Financial Matters................................ 209
General transfer authority (sec. 1001)................... 209
Annual report on budget prioritization by Secretary of
Defense and military departments (sec. 1002)........... 209
Additional reporting requirements related to unfunded
priorities (sec. 1003)................................. 209
Sense of the Senate on need for emergency supplemental
appropriations (sec. 1004)............................. 209
Subtitle B--Counterdrug Activities........................... 209
Disruption of fentanyl trafficking (sec. 1011)........... 209
Enhanced support for counterdrug activities and
activities to counter transnational organized crime
(sec. 1012)............................................ 210
Modification of support for counterdrug activities and
activities to counter transnational organized crime:
increase in cap for small scale construction projects
(sec. 1013)............................................ 210
Building the capacity of armed forces of Mexico to
counter the threat posed by transnational criminal
organizations (sec. 1014).............................. 210
Subtitle C--Naval Vessels.................................... 210
Modification of authority to purchase used vessels under
the National Defense Sealift Fund (sec. 1021).......... 210
Amphibious warship force availability (sec. 1022)........ 210
Prohibition on retirement of certain naval vessels (sec.
1023).................................................. 210
Report on the potential for an Army and Navy joint effort
for watercraft vessels (sec. 1024)..................... 211
Subtitle D--Counterterrorism................................. 211
Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or
relinquish control of United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (sec. 1031)....................... 211
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)............................................ 211
Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or
modify facilities in the United States to house
detainees transferred from United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (sec. 1033)....................... 211
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)............................................ 212
Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations........ 212
Extension of admission to Guam or the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands for certain non-immigrant H-2B
workers (sec. 1041).................................... 212
Authority to include funding requests for the chemical
and biological defense program in budget accounts of
military departments (sec. 1042)....................... 212
Unfavorable security clearance eligibility determinations
and appeals (sec. 1043)................................ 213
Assistance in support of Department of Defense accounting
for missing United States Government personnel (sec.
1044).................................................. 213
Implementation of arrangements to build transparency,
confidence, and security (sec. 1045)................... 213
Access to and use of military post offices by United
States citizens employed overseas by the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization who perform functions in support of
military operations of the Armed Forces (sec. 1046).... 213
Removal of time limitations of temporary protection and
authorization of reimbursement for security services
and equipment for former or retired Department of
Defense personnel (sec. 1047).......................... 214
Annual Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)
capabilities required to expand accounting for persons
missing from designated past conflicts (sec. 1048)..... 214
Subtitle F--Studies and Reports.............................. 214
Annual report and briefing on implementation of Force
Design 2030 (sec. 1051)................................ 214
Plan for conversion of Joint Task Force North into Joint
Interagency Task Force North (sec. 1052)............... 214
Report on use of tactical fighter aircraft and bomber
aircraft for deployments and homeland defense missions
(sec. 1053)............................................ 215
Modifications of reporting requirements (sec. 1054)...... 215
Report on equipping certain ground combat units with
small unmanned aerial systems (sec. 1055).............. 215
Comprehensive assessment of Marine Corps Force Design
2030 (sec. 1056)....................................... 215
Strategy to achieve critical mineral supply chain
independence for the Department of Defense (sec. 1057). 216
Quarterly briefing on homeland defense planning (sec.
1058).................................................. 216
Special operations force structure (sec. 1059)........... 216
Briefing on commercial tools employed by the Department
of Defense to assess foreign ownership, control, or
influence (sec. 1060).................................. 216
Plan on countering human trafficking (sec. 1061)......... 216
Briefing and report on use and effectiveness of United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (sec. 1062). 217
Subtitle G--Other Matters.................................... 217
Matters related to irregular warfare (sec. 1071)......... 217
Joint concept for competing implementation updates (sec.
1072).................................................. 217
Limitation on certain funding until submission of the
Chairman's Risk Assessment and briefing requirement
(sec. 1073)............................................ 217
Notification of safety and security concerns at certain
Department of Defense laboratories (sec. 1074)......... 218
Assessment and recommendations relating to
infrastructure, capacity, resources, and personnel in
Guam (sec. 1075)....................................... 218
Program and processes relating to foreign acquisition
(sec. 1076)............................................ 219
Technical and conforming amendments related to the Space
Force (sec. 1077)...................................... 219
Authority to establish commercial integration cells
within certain combatant commands (sec. 1078).......... 219
Modification on limitation on funding for institutions of
higher education hosting Confucius Institutes (sec.
1079).................................................. 219
Modification of definition of domestic source for title
III of Defense Production Act of 1950 (sec. 1080)...... 220
Comprehensive strategy for talent development and
management of Department of Defense computer
programming workforce (sec. 1081)...................... 220
Limitation on availability of funds for destruction of
landmines (sec. 1082).................................. 220
Items of Special Interest.................................... 220
Analysis of Chinese penetration of transportation node
infrastructure and commercial technologies to counter
such actions........................................... 220
Assessment of threat posed by cartels and transnational
criminal organizations................................. 221
Briefing on Indo-Pacific Command contested logistics
requirements........................................... 221
Briefing on retention of survivable missile launchers.... 222
Building maritime awareness and capacity of partner
nations to protect maritime boundaries from Chinese
illegal fishing........................................ 223
Combatting trafficking in persons........................ 223
Comptroller General Review of North American Aerospace
Defense Aerospace Warning and Control.................. 224
Comptroller General review of special operations
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance......... 225
Comptroller General Review of Theater Special Operations
Command Sensitive Activities........................... 225
Contingency planning for health care requirements of
aging population at Guantanamo detention facility...... 226
Counter unmanned underwater vehicles strategy............ 227
Defense Technology Security Administration review........ 227
Department of Defense facilitation of non-programs of
record................................................. 228
EPF-13 experimentation................................... 228
Frigate second shipyard study............................ 229
Implementation of U.S. Special Operations Command's
Comprehensive Review of Special Operations Forces
Culture and Ethics..................................... 229
Link-16.................................................. 230
Littoral Combat Ship retirements......................... 231
Management and implementation of the foreign military
sales program.......................................... 231
Mitigation of Aviation Transponder Vulnerabilities....... 231
New Starts via Transfer Authority........................ 232
Operationalizing small and medium unmanned surface
vessels................................................ 232
Reference libraries...................................... 233
Report on implementation of the Defense Modernization
Account................................................ 233
Report on inspection and repair of Army prepositioned
stock.................................................. 234
Report on select agents held by the Department of Defense 234
Review by Government Accountability Office on effects of
continuing resolutions on the Department of Defense.... 234
Review of Columbia-class schedule........................ 235
Review of Unfunded Priorities Lists...................... 235
United States Africa Command............................. 236
Unmanned mothership experimentation...................... 237
TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS............................. 239
One-year extension of authority to waive annual
limitation on premium pay and aggregate limitation on
pay for Federal civilian employees working overseas
(sec. 1101)............................................ 239
One-year extension of temporary authority to grant
allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian
personnel on official duty in a combat zone (sec. 1102) 239
Exclusion of positions in nonappropriated fund
instrumentalities from limitations on dual pay (sec.
1103).................................................. 239
Exception to limitation on number of Senior Executive
Service positions for the Department of Defense (sec.
1104).................................................. 239
Removal of Washington Headquarters Services direct
support from personnel limitation on the Office of the
Secretary of Defense (sec. 1105)....................... 240
Consolidation of direct hire authorities for candidates
with specified degrees at science and technology
reinvention laboratories (sec. 1106)................... 240
Expansion and extension of direct hire authority for
certain personnel of the Department of Defense (sec.
1107).................................................. 240
Extension of direct hire authority for the Department of
Defense for post-secondary students and recent
graduates (sec. 1108).................................. 240
Extension of direct hire authority for domestic
industrial base facilities and Major Range and Test
Facilities Base (sec. 1109)............................ 240
Authority to employ civilian faculty members at Space
Force schools (sec. 1110).............................. 241
Report and sunset relating to inapplicability of
certification of executive qualifications by
qualification review boards of Office of Personnel
Management (sec. 1111)................................. 241
Extension of date of first employment for acquisition of
competitive status for employees of Inspectors General
for overseas contingency operations (sec. 1112)........ 241
Expansion of noncompetitive appointment eligibility to
spouses of Department of Defense civilians (sec. 1113). 241
Elimination of Government Accountability Office review
requirement relating to Department of Defense personnel
authorities (sec. 1114)................................ 241
Amendments to the John S. McCain Strategic Defense
Fellows Program (sec. 1115)............................ 242
Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve pilot project (sec. 1116). 242
Items of Special Interest.................................... 242
Navy deployed resiliency counselors...................... 242
TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS................... 245
Subtitle A--Assistance and Training.......................... 245
Middle East integrated maritime domain awareness and
interdiction capability (sec. 1201).................... 245
Authority to provide mission training through distributed
simulation (sec. 1202)................................. 245
Increase in small-scale construction limit and
modification of authority to build capacity (sec. 1203) 245
Extension of legal institutional capacity building
initiative for foreign defense institutions (sec. 1204) 245
Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement
of certain coalition nations for support provided to
United States military operations (sec. 1205).......... 246
Extension of authority for Department of Defense support
for stabilization activities in national security
interest of the United States (sec. 1206).............. 246
Extension of cross servicing agreements for loan of
personnel protection and personnel survivability
equipment in coalition operations (sec. 1207).......... 246
Limitation on availability of funds for International
Security Cooperation Program (sec. 1208)............... 246
Modification of Department of Defense security
cooperation workforce development (sec. 1209).......... 247
Modification of authority to provide support to certain
governments for border security operations (sec. 1210). 247
Modification of Defense Operational Resilience
International Cooperation Pilot Program (sec. 1211).... 247
Assistance to Israel for aerial refueling (sec. 1212).... 247
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran........ 247
Extension and modification of authority to provide
assistance to vetted Syrian groups and individuals
(sec. 1221)............................................ 248
Extension of authority to support operations and
activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in
Iraq (sec. 1222)....................................... 248
Extension and modification of authority to provide
assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and
Syria (sec. 1223)...................................... 248
Briefing on nuclear capability of Iran (sec. 1224)....... 249
Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Europe and the Russian
Federation................................................. 249
Extension and modification of Ukraine Security Assistance
Initiative (sec. 1231)................................. 249
Extension and modification of training for Eastern
European national security forces in the course of
multilateral exercises (sec. 1232)..................... 250
Extension of prohibition on availability of funds
relating to sovereignty of the Russian Federation over
internationally recognized territory of Ukraine (sec.
1233).................................................. 250
Extension and modification of temporary authorizations
related to Ukraine and other matters (sec. 1234)
Prioritization for basing, training, and exercises in
North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries
(sec. 1235)............................................ 250
Study and report on lessons learned regarding information
operations and deterrence (sec. 1236).................. 251
Report on progress of multi-year strategy and plan for
Baltic security cooperation (sec. 1237)................ 251
Sense of the Senate on the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (sec. 1238)............................... 251
Sense of the Senate on Defence Innovation Accelerator for
the North Atlantic (DIANA) in the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (sec. 1239)............................... 251
Sense of the Senate regarding the arming of Ukraine (sec.
1240).................................................. 252
Subtitle D--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region...... 252
Indo-Pacific Campaigning Initiative (sec. 1241) Training,
advising, and institutional capacity-building program
for military forces of Taiwan (sec. 1242).............. 252
Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness Initiative (sec.
1243).................................................. 252
Extension of Pacific Deterrence Initiative (sec. 1244)... 253
Extension of authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa
dioxin cleanup (sec. 1245)............................. 253
Extension and modification of pilot program to improve
cyber cooperation with foreign military partners in
Southeast Asia (sec. 1246)............................. 253
Extension and modification of certain temporary
authorizations (sec. 1247)............................. 253
Plan for enhanced security cooperation with Japan (sec.
1248).................................................. 253
Plan for improvements to certain operating locations in
Indo-Pacific region (sec. 1249)........................ 253
Strategy for improving posture of ground-based theater-
range missiles in Indo-Pacific region (sec. 1250)...... 254
Enhancing major defense partnership with India (sec.
1251).................................................. 254
Military cybersecurity cooperation with Taiwan (sec.
1252).................................................. 254
Designation of senior official for Department of Defense
activities relating to, and implementation plan for,
security partnership among Australia, the United
Kingdom, and the United States (sec. 1253)............. 254
Report and notification relating to transfer of
operational control on Korean Peninsula (sec. 1254).... 254
Report on range of consequences of war with the People's
Republic of China (sec. 1255).......................... 255
Study and report on command structure and force posture
of United States Armed Forces in Indo-Pacific region
(sec. 1256)............................................ 255
Studies on defense budget transparency of the People's
Republic of China and the United States (sec. 1257).... 255
Briefing on provision of security assistance by the
People's Republic of China and summary of Department of
Defense mitigation activities (sec. 1258).............. 255
Semiannual briefings on bilateral agreements supporting
United States military posture in the Indo-Pacific
region (sec. 1259)..................................... 256
Semiannual briefings on military of the People's Republic
of China (sec. 1260)................................... 256
Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment
projects with ties to the Government of the People's
Republic of China (sec. 1261).......................... 256
Prohibition on use of funds for the Wuhan Institute of
Virology (sec. 1262)................................... 256
Audit to identify diversion of Department of Defense
funding to China's research labs (sec. 1263)........... 256
Prohibiting Federal funding for EcoHealth Alliance Inc.
(sec. 1264)............................................ 257
Assessment Relating to Contingency Operational Plan of
United States Indo-Pacific Command (sec. 1265)......... 257
Assessment of absorptive capacity of military forces of
Taiwan (sec. 1266)..................................... 257
Analysis of risks and implications of potential sustained
military blockade of Taiwan by the People's Republic of
China (sec. 1267)...................................... 257
Sense of the Senate on defense alliances and partnerships
in the Indo-Pacific Region (sec. 1268)................. 257
Subtitle E--Securing Maritime Data From China................ 257
Securing Maritime Data from China Act of 2023 (secs.
1271-1273)............................................. 257
Subtitle F--Reports.......................................... 258
Report on Department of Defense roles and
responsibilities in support of National Strategy for
the Arctic Region (sec. 1281).......................... 258
Subtitle G--Other Matters.................................... 258
Military intelligence collection and analysis
partnerships (sec. 1291)............................... 258
Collaboration with partner countries to develop and
maintain military-wide transformational strategies for
operational energy (sec. 1292)......................... 258
Modification of support of special operations for
irregular warfare (sec. 1293).......................... 259
Modification of authority for expenditure of funds for
clandestine activities that support operational
preparation of the environment (sec. 1294)............. 259
Modification of initiative to support protection of
national security academic researchers from undue
influence and other security threats (sec. 1295)....... 259
Modification of authority for certain payments to redress
injury and loss (sec. 1296)............................ 259
Modification of authority for cooperation on directed
energy capabilities (sec. 1297)........................ 259
Modification of Arctic Security Initiative (sec. 1298)... 259
Termination of authorization of non-conventional assisted
recovery capabilities (sec. 1299)...................... 259
Extension of prohibition on in-flight refueling to non-
United States aircraft that engage in hostilities in
the ongoing civil war in Yemen (sec. 1299A)............ 260
Extension of United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation
(sec. 1299B)........................................... 260
Prohibition on delegation of authority to designate
foreign partner forces as eligible for the provision of
collective self-defense support by United States Armed
Forces (sec. 1299C).................................... 260
Participation by military departments in interoperability
programs with military forces of Australia, Canada, New
Zealand, and the United Kingdom (sec. 1299D)........... 260
Cooperation with allies and partners in Middle East on
development of integrated regional cybersecurity
architecture (sec. 1299E).............................. 260
Foreign Advance Acquisition Account (sec. 1299F)......... 260
Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses
of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (sec. 1299G). 261
Plans related to rapid transfer of certain missiles and
defense capabilities (sec. 1299H)...................... 262
Ensuring peace through strength in Israel (sec. 1299I)... 262
Improvements to security cooperation workforce and
defense acquisition workforce (sec. 1299J)............. 262
Modification of foreign military sales processing (sec.
1299K)................................................. 262
Items of Special Interest.................................... 263
Assessment of execution and delivery rates under Section
333 program to build capacity of foreign security
forces................................................. 263
Briefing on military deception and attritable decoys in
the Indo-Pacific....................................... 263
End-use monitoring in Ukraine............................ 264
Enhancing defense-related cybersecurity cooperation with
the Republic of Kosovo................................. 264
Enhancing interoperability with and capacity of allies
and partners for electromagnetic spectrum operations... 265
Indo-Pacific Training Programs........................... 265
Integration of Morocco in CENTCOM-led exercises.......... 265
JTF-Micronesia reporting requirement..................... 266
Land forces in the Indo-Pacific region................... 266
Lessons learned from Russia and Iran military
collaboration.......................................... 267
National Guard State Partnership Program in the Indo-
Pacific................................................ 267
Oversight of U.S.-provided equipment..................... 268
Public shipyard support for AUKUS........................ 268
Ridge Runner irregular warfare activity.................. 268
Sharing of unclassified commercial satellite imagery
intelligence and data with India....................... 269
Special Defense Acquisition Fund......................... 269
Support for Afghan Allies................................ 269
Ukraine longer-range missile assessment.................. 269
Will to fight update..................................... 270
TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION......................... 271
Cooperative Threat Reduction funds (sec. 1301)........... 271
TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.................................. 273
Subtitle A--Military Programs................................ 273
Working capital funds (sec. 1401)........................ 273
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense (sec.
1402).................................................. 273
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-
wide (sec. 1403)....................................... 273
Defense Inspector General (sec. 1404).................... 273
Defense Health Program (sec. 1405)....................... 273
Subtitle B-- National Defense Stockpile...................... 273
Recovery of rare earth elements and other strategic and
critical materials through end-of-life equipment
recycling (sec. 1411).................................. 273
Improvements to Strategic and Critical Materials Stock
Piling Act (sec. 1412)................................. 274
Authority to dispose of materials from the National
Defense Stockpile (sec. 1413).......................... 274
Beginning balances of the National Defense Stockpile
Transaction Fund for audit purposes (sec. 1414)........ 274
Subtitle C--Other Matters.................................... 274
Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of
Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility
Demonstration Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health
Care Center, Illinois (sec. 1421)...................... 274
Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces
Retirement Home (sec. 1422)............................ 274
Modification of leasing authority of Armed Forces
Retirement Home (sec. 1423)............................ 275
Items of Special Interest.................................... 275
Domestic manufacturing of strategic and critical
materials.............................................. 275
Domestic production of titanium sponge................... 275
Graphite mining and processing capabilities.............. 276
Department of Defense role related to countering
trafficking in fentanyl and other narcotics............ 276
TITLE XV--SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE
MATTERS........................................................ 277
Subtitle A--Space Activities................................. 277
Acquisition strategy for Phase 3 of the National Security
Space Launch program (sec. 1501)....................... 277
Initial operating capability for Advanced Tracking and
Launch Analysis System and system-level review (sec.
1502).................................................. 277
Department of the Air Force responsibility for space-
based ground and airborne moving target indication
(sec. 1503)............................................ 278
Principal Military Deputy for Space Acquisition and
Integration (sec. 1504)................................ 278
Use of middle tier acquisition authority for Space
Development Agency acquisition program (sec. 1505)..... 278
Special authority for provision of commercial space
launch support services (sec. 1506).................... 278
Treatment of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
Resiliency, Modifications, and Improvements program as
acquisition category 1D program (sec. 1507)............ 279
Briefing on classification practices and foreign
disclosure policies required for combined space
operations (sec. 1508)................................. 279
Limitation on availability of certain funds relating to
selection of permanent location for headquarters of
United States Space Command (sec. 1509)................ 279
Subtitle B--Nuclear Forces................................... 279
Prohibition on reduction of the intercontinental
ballistic missiles of the United States (sec. 1511).... 279
Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program silo
activity (sec. 1512)................................... 280
Matters relating to the acquisition and deployment of the
Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon
system (sec. 1513)..................................... 280
Plan for decreasing the time to upload additional
warheads to the intercontinental ballistic missile
fleet (sec. 1514)...................................... 280
Tasking and oversight authority with respect to
intercontinental ballistic missile site activation task
force for Sentinel Program (sec. 1515)................. 280
Long-term sustainment of Sentinel ICBM guidance system
(sec. 1516)............................................ 281
Sense of the Senate on Polaris Sales Agreement (sec.
1517).................................................. 281
Matters relating to the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise
missile (sec. 1518).................................... 282
Operational timeline for Strategic Automated Command and
Control System (sec. 1519)............................. 282
Amendment to annual report on the plan for the nuclear
weapons stockpile, nuclear weapons complex, nuclear
weapons delivery systems, and nuclear weapons command
and control systems (sec. 1520)........................ 282
Technical amendment to additional report matters on
strategic delivery systems (sec. 1521)................. 283
Amendment to study of weapons programs that allow Armed
Forces to address hard and deeply buried targets (sec.
1522).................................................. 283
Limitation on use of funds until provision of Department
of Defense information to Government Accountability
Office (sec. 1523)..................................... 283
Subtitle C--Missile Defense.................................. 284
Designation of official responsible for missile defense
of Guam (sec. 1531).................................... 284
Selection of a Director of the Missile Defense Agency
(sec. 1532)............................................ 284
Modification of requirement for Comptroller General of
the United States review and assessment of missile
defense acquisition programs (sec. 1533)............... 284
Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli
cooperative missile defense program co-development and
co-production (sec. 1534).............................. 284
Modification of scope of program accountability matrices
requirements for next generation interceptors for
missile defense of the United States homeland (sec.
1535).................................................. 285
Limitation on availability of funds for Office of Cost
Assessment and Program Evaluation until submission of
missile defense roles and responsibilities report (sec.
1536).................................................. 285
Integrated air and missile defense architecture for the
Indo-Pacific region (sec. 1537)........................ 285
Modification of the National Missile Defense policy (sec.
1538).................................................. 285
Subtitle D--Other Matters.................................... 286
Electronic warfare (sec. 1541)........................... 286
Study on the future of the Integrated Tactical Warning
Attack Assessment System (sec. 1542)................... 287
Comprehensive review of electronic warfare training
ranges and future capabilities (sec. 1543)............. 288
Extension of authorization for protection of certain
facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft (sec.
1544).................................................. 288
Addressing serious deficiencies in electronic protection
of systems that operate in the radio frequency spectrum
(sec. 1545)............................................ 288
Funding limitation on certain unreported programs (sec.
1546).................................................. 288
Revision of Secretary of Defense authority to engage in
commercial activities as security for intelligence
collection activities (sec. 1547)...................... 289
Items of Special Interest.................................... 289
Availability of key commodities for the Sentinel program. 289
Briefing and report on behaviors of nuclear-armed
adversaries............................................ 289
Briefing and report on contracting nuclear-armed
adversaries............................................ 290
Briefing on Dual-Capable Aircraft Wing resource
allocations and mission requirements................... 290
Briefing on space-based moving target indicator (MTI)
systems................................................ 290
Comptroller General report on DOD planning for transition
from Minuteman III to the Sentinel Ground-Based
Strategic Deterrent.................................... 291
Comptroller General review of Department of Defense
launch services........................................ 292
Comptroller General review of integration of allies and
partners in space operations........................... 292
Comptroller General review of nuclear deterrence
curriculum with Department of Defense Joint
Professional Military Education........................ 293
Comptroller General review of Space Warfighting Analysis
Center................................................. 294
Cyber risks and resiliency for space assets.............. 294
Electronic warfare Electromagnetic Management Battle
Software acquisition program........................... 295
Hypersonic throttleable solid propellant propulsion
systems................................................ 295
In-space connectivity to commercial satellite
constellations......................................... 295
Integration of commercial weather data................... 296
Integration of non-traditional space domain awareness
sensors................................................ 296
Intelligence and information sharing..................... 296
Joint Air Force and National Nuclear Security
Administration report on Sentinel Intercontinental
Ballistic Missile program and related issues........... 297
Management of personnel operating THAAD batteries on Guam 297
Medium earth orbit missile warning and missile tracking.. 298
Middle East integrated air and missile defense........... 298
Missile alert facility cooks............................. 299
Modernization of the Solar Electro-Optical Network....... 299
Modernization plan for Hill Air Force Base Little
Mountain Test Facility................................. 300
Nationwide Integration of Time Resiliency for Operations. 300
Next generation Overhead Persistent Infrared satellite
cancellation impacts................................... 301
Pre-positioned orbital tactically responsive space
capabilities........................................... 301
Report on current requirements for electronic warfare
training in support of multi-domain operations......... 302
Report on military effectiveness of current and future
U.S. nuclear forces.................................... 302
Report on options for accelerating hypersonic missile
defenses............................................... 304
Report on the Survivable Airborne Operations Center...... 304
Reusable hypersonic flight testing....................... 305
Review of model-based systems and digital engineering
practices within the Sentinel program.................. 305
Rollover of Air Force Global Strike Command Humvees...... 306
Space acquisition contract analysis...................... 307
Space Development Agency Senior Executive Service
positions.............................................. 307
Space-Based Ground Moving Target Indicator............... 308
Strategic satellite communications....................... 309
Strategy on protection of satellites..................... 309
Virtualizing waveforms capabilities...................... 309
TITLE XVI--CYBERSPACE-RELATED MATTERS............................ 311
Subtitle A--Matters Relating to Cyber Operations and Cyber
Forces..................................................... 311
Measures to enhance the readiness and effectiveness of
the Cyber Mission Force (sec. 1601).................... 311
Cyber intelligence center (sec. 1602).................... 311
Performance metrics for pilot program for sharing cyber
capabilities and related information with foreign
operational partners (sec. 1603)....................... 311
Next generation cyber red teams (sec. 1604).............. 311
Management of data assets by Chief Digital Officer (sec.
1605).................................................. 311
Authority for countering illegal trafficking by Mexican
transnational criminal organizations in cyberspace
(sec. 1606)............................................ 312
Pilot Program for Cybersecurity Collaboration Center
Inclusion of Semiconductors Manufacturers (sec. 1607).. 312
Independent evaluation regarding potential establishment
of United States Cyber Force and further evolution of
current model for management and execution of cyber
mission (sec. 1608).................................... 312
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Department of Defense
Cybersecurity and information Technology................... 313
Requirements for deployment of fifth generation
information and communications capabilities to
Department of Defense bases and facilities (sec. 1611). 313
Department of Defense information network boundary and
cross-domain defense (sec. 1612)....................... 313
Policy and guidance on memory-safe software programming
(sec. 1613)............................................ 313
Development of regional cybersecurity strategies (sec.
1614).................................................. 313
Cyber incident reporting (sec. 1615)..................... 313
Management by Department of Defense of mobile
applications (sec. 1616)............................... 314
Security enhancements for the nuclear command, control,
and communications network (sec. 1617)................. 314
Guidance regarding securing laboratories of the Armed
Forces (sec. 1618)..................................... 314
Establishing Identity, Credential, and Access Management
initiative as a program of record (sec. 1619).......... 314
Strategy on cybersecurity resiliency of Department of
Defense space enterprise (sec. 1620)................... 315
Requirements for implementation of user activity
monitoring for cleared personnel and operational and
information technology administrators and other
privileged users (sec. 1621)........................... 315
Department of Defense digital content provenance (sec.
1622).................................................. 316
Post-graduate employment of Cyber Service Academy
scholarship recipients in intelligence community (sec.
1623).................................................. 316
Minimum number of scholarships to be awarded annually
through Cyber Service Academy (sec. 1624).............. 317
Items of Special Interest.................................... 317
Advancement of narrative intelligence in U.S. Cyber
Command................................................ 317
Army National Guard mission assurance program............ 317
Assessment of need for a Narrative Intelligence Center... 318
Comptroller General review of the security implications
of digital footprints.................................. 318
Cyber Operations for Base Resilient Architecture (COBRA). 319
Cyber personnel readiness................................ 319
Cyber Position within the Office of the Secretary of
Defense................................................ 320
Cyber Vulnerability Assessment........................... 321
Cybersecurity of firmware in information and operational
technology............................................. 321
Department of Defense Cyber and Digital Services Academy. 322
Department of Defense partnerships with academic
institutions to build the cyber workforce.............. 322
Digital cross domain solution policy..................... 323
Digital expertise training and certification............. 323
Foreign cyber incident response plan..................... 324
National Media Exploitation Center....................... 324
National Security Agency Cyber Collaboration Center pilot
program................................................ 325
National Security Agency cybersecurity workforce pilot
program................................................ 325
Post-Quantum Cryptography................................ 325
Report on critical infrastructure supporting national
security and force projection activities............... 326
Secure enterprise, emergency, and social communication
Thunderdome implementation plan........................ 326
TITLE XVII--SPACE FORCE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT..................... 329
Space Force personnel management (secs. 1701-1752)........... 329
DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS................. 331
Summary and explanation of funding tables Short title (sec.
2001)...................................................... 331
Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be
specified by law (sec. 2002)............................... 331
Effective date (sec. 2003)................................... 332
TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION............................ 333
Summary...................................................... 333
Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects
(sec. 2101)................................................ 333
Family housing (sec. 2102)................................... 333
Authorization of appropriations, Army (sec. 2103)............ 333
Extension of authority to use cash payments in special
account from land conveyance, Natick Soldier Systems
Center, Massachusetts (sec. 2104).......................... 333
Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project
at Kunsan Air Base, Korea (sec. 2105)...................... 334
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019
projects (sec. 2106)....................................... 334
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021
projects (sec. 2107)....................................... 334
TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION........................... 335
Summary...................................................... 335
Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects
(sec. 2201)................................................ 335
Family housing (sec. 2202)................................... 335
Authorization of appropriations, Navy (sec. 2203)............ 335
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019
projects (sec. 2204)....................................... 335
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021
projects (sec. 2205)....................................... 336
TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION..................... 337
Summary...................................................... 337
Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition
projects (sec. 2301)....................................... 337
Family housing (sec. 2302)................................... 337
Authorization of appropriations, Air Force (sec. 2303)....... 337
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2017
projects (sec. 2304)....................................... 337
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018
projects (sec. 2305)....................................... 338
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019
projects (sec. 2306)....................................... 338
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021
projects (sec. 2307)....................................... 338
TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION............... 339
Summary.................................................. 339
Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land
acquisition projects (sec. 2401)....................... 339
Authorized Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment
Program projects (sec. 2402)........................... 339
Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies (sec.
2403).................................................. 339
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2018 projects (sec. 2404).............................. 339
Extension and modification of authority to carry out
certain fiscal year 2019 projects (sec. 2405).......... 340
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2021 projects (sec. 2406).............................. 340
Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2022 projects (sec. 2407).............................. 340
Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2023 projects (sec. 2408).............................. 340
TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS................................ 341
Summary.................................................. 341
Subtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security
Investment Program......................................... 341
Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition
projects (sec. 2501)................................... 341
Authorization of appropriations, NATO (sec. 2502)........ 341
Subtitle B--Host Country In-Kind Contributions............... 341
Republic of Korea funded construction projects (sec.
2511).................................................. 341
Republic of Poland funded construction projects (sec.
2512).................................................. 342
TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES.................. 343
Summary.................................................. 343
Authorized Army National Guard construction and land
acquisition projects (sec. 2601)....................... 343
Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition
projects (sec. 2602)................................... 343
Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve
construction and land acquisition projects (sec. 2603). 343
Authorized Air National Guard construction and land
acquisition projects (sec. 2604)....................... 343
Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land
acquisition projects (sec. 2605)....................... 344
Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and
Reserve (sec. 2606).................................... 344
Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018
project at Hulman Regional Airport, Indiana (sec. 2607) 344
Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019
project at Francis S. Gabreski Airport, New York (sec.
2608).................................................. 344
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
2021 projects (sec. 2609).............................. 344
Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022
project at Nickell Memorial Armory, Kansas (sec. 2610). 345
Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2023
project at Camp Pendleton, California (sec. 2611)...... 345
Authority to conduct restoration and modernization
projects at the First City Troop Readiness Center in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (sec. 2612)................. 345
TITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES............. 347
Summary and explanation of tables........................ 347
Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and
closure activities funded through Department of Defense
Base Closure Account (sec. 2701)....................... 347
Prohibition on conducting additional base realignment and
closure (BRAC) round (sec. 2702)....................... 347
Closure and disposal of the Pueblo Chemical Depot, Pueblo
County, Colorado (sec. 2703)........................... 347
TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS........... 349
Subtitle A--Military Construction Program.................... 349
Authority for Indo-Pacific posture military construction
projects (sec. 2801)................................... 349
Ordering authority for maintenance, repair, and
construction of facilities of Department of Defense
(sec. 2802)............................................ 349
Application of area construction cost indices outside the
United States (sec. 2803).............................. 349
Authorization of cost-plus incentive-fee contracting for
military construction projects to mitigate risk to the
Sentinel Program schedule and cost (sec. 2804)......... 349
Extensions to the Military Lands Withdrawal Act relating
to Barry M. Goldwater Range (sec. 2805)................ 350
Authority to lease land parcel for hospital and medical
campus, Barrigada Transmitter Site, Guam (sec. 2806)... 350
Revision to access and management of Air Force memorial
(sec. 2807)............................................ 350
Development and operation of the Marine Corps Heritage
Center and the National Museum of the Marine Corps
(sec. 2808)............................................ 350
Authority for acquisition of real property interest in
park land owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia (sec.
2809).................................................. 350
Movement or consolidation of Joint Spectrum Center to
Fort Meade, Maryland, or another appropriate location
(sec. 2810)............................................ 350
Temporary expansion of authority for use of one-step
turn-key selection procedures for repair projects (sec.
2811).................................................. 351
Modification of temporary increase of amounts in
connection with authority to carry out unspecified
minor military construction (sec. 2812)................ 351
Pilot program on replacement of substandard enlisted
barracks (sec. 2813)................................... 351
Expansion of Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot
Program to include installations of the Coast Guard
(sec. 2814)............................................ 351
Modification of pilot program on increased use of
sustainable building materials in military construction
(sec. 2815)............................................ 351
Subtitle B--Military Housing................................. 352
Part I--Military Unaccompanied Housing................... 352
Uniform condition index for military unaccompanied
housing (sec. 2821)................................ 352
Certification of habitability of military
unaccompanied housing (sec. 2822).................. 352
Maintenance work order management process for
military unaccompanied housing (sec. 2823)......... 352
Expansion of uniform code of basic standards for
military housing to include military unaccompanied
housing (sec. 2824)................................ 352
Oversight of military unaccompanied housing (sec.
2825).............................................. 353
Elimination of flexibilities for adequacy or
construction standards for military unaccompanied
housing (sec. 2826)................................ 353
Design standards for military unaccompanied housing
(sec. 2827)........................................ 353
Termination of habitability standard waivers and
assessment and plan with respect to military
unaccompanied housing (sec. 2828).................. 353
Requirement for security cameras in common areas and
entry points of military unaccompanied housing
(sec. 2829)........................................ 353
Annual report on military unaccompanied housing (sec.
2830).............................................. 353
Part II--Privatized Military Housing..................... 354
Improvements to privatized military housing (sec.
2841).............................................. 354
Implementation of Comptroller General Recommendations
relating to strengthening oversight of privatized
military housing (sec. 2842)....................... 354
Treatment of nondisclosure agreements with respect to
privatized military housing (sec. 2843)............ 354
Part III--Other Housing Matters.......................... 354
Department of Defense Military Housing Readiness
Council (sec. 2851)................................ 354
Inclusion in annual status of forces survey of
questions regarding living conditions of members of
the Armed Forces (sec. 2852)....................... 354
Subtitle C--Land Conveyances................................. 355
Land conveyance, BG J Sumner Jones Army Reserve Center,
Wheeling, West Virginia (sec. 2861).................... 355
Land conveyance, Wetzel County Memorial Army Reserve
Center, New Martinsville, West Virginia (sec. 2862).... 355
Subtitle D--Other Matters.................................... 355
Authority to conduct energy resilience and conservation
projects at installations where non-Department of
Defense funded energy projects have occurred (sec.
2871).................................................. 355
Limitation on authority to modify or restrict public
access to Greenbury Point Conservation Area at Naval
Support Activity Annapolis, Maryland (sec. 2872)....... 356
Authorization for the Secretary of the Navy to resolve
the electrical utility operations at Former Naval Air
Station Barbers Point (currently known as
``Kalaeloa''), Hawaii (sec. 2873)...................... 356
Clarification of other transaction authority for
installation or facility prototyping (sec. 2874)....... 356
Requirement that Department of Defense include military
installation resilience in real property management and
installation master planning of Department (sec. 2875). 356
Increase of limitation on fee for architectural and
engineering services produced by military departments
(sec. 2876)............................................ 356
Requirement that all material types be considered for
design-bid-build military construction projects (sec.
2877).................................................. 357
Continuing education curriculum for members of the
military construction planning and design workforce and
acquisition workforce of the Department of Defense
(sec. 2878)............................................ 357
Guidance on Department of Defense-wide standards for
access to installations of the Department (sec. 2879).. 357
Deployment of existing construction materials (sec. 2880) 357
Technical corrections (sec. 2881)........................ 357
Items of Special Interest.................................... 357
Aberdeen Proving Ground.................................. 357
Base access.............................................. 358
Benefits and use of electrochromic glass in military
bases and installations................................ 358
Briefing on excess capacity.............................. 359
Briefing on Joint Base Cape Cod mission resilience....... 359
Davis-Monthan power projection wing and restructure
timeline............................................... 360
Examination of military installation maintenance
management............................................. 360
Fee criteria for management of privatized military
housing................................................ 361
Funding construction of childcare development centers at
Air Force installations................................ 362
Funding laboratory maintenance........................... 362
Ground source heat pumps................................. 363
Guam munitions and explosives of concern................. 363
Gull Cottage restoration................................. 364
Hawthorne Army Depot infrastructure prioritization....... 364
Hydrogen fuel cell research for defense applications..... 365
Kwajalein Atoll infrastructure........................... 365
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma water treatment plant...... 366
Master plan to modernize infrastructure in Hawaii........ 366
Mitigating cybersecurity supply chain risk within the
Energy Resilience and Conservation Program............. 367
National Defense University infrastructure............... 367
North Carolina roadway infrastructure.................... 368
Plan to complete Fort Huachuca land conveyance........... 369
Preparatory military construction for missile defense.... 369
Report on insurance related costs for military privatized
housing................................................ 369
Report on the buildings and services of Creech Air Force
Base................................................... 370
Requirement for Camp Navajo entry bridge repairs......... 370
Strategic bomber runways................................. 371
DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS
AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS....................................... 373
TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS...... 373
Subtitle A--National Security Programs and Authorizations.... 373
National Nuclear Security Administration (sec. 3101)..... 373
Defense environmental cleanup (sec. 3102)................ 373
Other defense activities (sec. 3103)..................... 373
Nuclear energy (sec. 3104)............................... 373
Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and
Limitations................................................ 373
Limitation on use of funds for naval nuclear fuel systems
based on low-enriched uranium (sec. 3111).............. 373
Prohibition on ARIES expansion before realization of 30
pit per year base capability (sec. 3112)............... 373
Plutonium modernization Program management (sec. 3113)... 374
Pantex explosives manufacturing capability (sec. 3114)... 374
Limitation on establishing an enduring bioassurance
program within the National Nuclear Security
Administration (sec. 3115)............................. 375
Extension of authority on acceptance of contributions for
acceleration or removal or security of fissile
materials, radiological materials, and related
equipment at vulnerable sites worldwide (sec. 3116).... 375
Modification of reporting requirements for program on
vulnerable sites (sec. 3117)........................... 375
Implementation of enhanced mission delivery initiative
(sec. 3118)............................................ 376
Limitation on use of funds until provision of spend plan
for W80-4 ALT weapon development (sec. 3119)........... 376
Analyses of nuclear programs of foreign countries (sec.
3120).................................................. 376
Enhancing National Nuclear Security Administration supply
chain reliability (sec. 3121).......................... 376
Transfer of cybersecurity responsibilities to
Administrator for Nuclear Security (sec. 3122)......... 376
Redesignating duties related to departmental radiological
and nuclear incident responses (sec. 3123)............. 376
Modification of authority to establish certain
contracting, program management, scientific,
engineering, and technical positions (sec. 3124)....... 377
Technical amendments to the Atomic Energy Defense Act
(sec. 3125)............................................ 377
Amendment to period for briefing requirements (sec. 3126) 377
Repeal of reporting requirements for Uranium Capabilities
Replacement Project (sec. 3127)........................ 377
Subtitle C--Budget And Financial Management Matters.......... 377
Updated financial integration policy (sec. 3131)......... 377
Subtitle D--Other Matters.................................... 378
Integration of technical expertise of Department of
Energy into policymaking (sec. 3141)................... 378
Budget Items................................................. 378
Weapons Activities nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise
missile................................................ 378
Energetic Materials Characterization Facility............ 378
High Explosives Synthesis, Formulation, and Production
Complex................................................ 378
Assessment Science increase for advanced Krypton Fluoride
laser.................................................. 379
Inertial Confinement Fusion.............................. 379
Advanced Simulation and Computing........................ 379
Defense Nuclear Security Operations and Maintenance...... 379
West End Protected Area Reduction Project................ 380
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Bioassurance Program................................... 380
Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning
Fund................................................... 380
Items of Special Interest.................................... 381
Competitive hiring at the National Nuclear Security
Administration sites................................... 381
Comptroller General review of Department of Energy
domestic uranium development and management............ 381
Comptroller General review of Department of Energy Office
of Environmental Management oversight of contractor
assurance systems...................................... 382
Comptroller General review of Department of Energy Office
of Environmental Management use of contractor
performance evaluations................................ 383
Comptroller General review of Department of Energy plans
for high-level waste at the Hanford Site............... 383
Comptroller General review of disposition plans for
Department of Energy excess facilities................. 384
Comptroller General review of Inertial Confinement Fusion
strategic recapitalization plan........................ 384
Comptroller General review of mercury disposition at the
Oak Ridge Reservation.................................. 385
Comptroller General review of National Nuclear Security
Administration construction cost increases............. 385
Comptroller General review of Naval Reactors program
plans to transfer spent nuclear fuel to the Office of
Environmental Management............................... 385
Comptroller General review of nuclear modernization
program and project integration........................ 386
Comptroller General review of progress and performance at
Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management 386
Comptroller General review of stockpile research,
technology, and engineering (SRT&E) capabilities and
infrastructure plans................................... 387
Comptroller General review of the status of high
explosives management, infrastructure, and supply
issues................................................. 387
Conveyance of land at Los Alamos National Laboratory..... 388
Expediting National Nuclear Security Administration
recapitalization....................................... 388
Feral cattle at Los Alamos and Sandia National
Laboratories........................................... 389
High Explosives Synthesis, Formulation, and Production
Complex................................................ 389
National Nuclear Security Administration activities
related to nonproliferation of nuclear materials....... 391
National Nuclear Security Administration high-performance
computing roadmap...................................... 391
Paducah cleanup activities............................... 391
Reports on Savannah River Site transitions............... 392
Transportation challenges at Los Alamos National
Laboratory............................................. 392
TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD............. 393
Authorization (sec. 3201).................................... 393
TITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION.............................. 395
Maritime Administration (sec. 3501).......................... 395
DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES....................................... 397
Authorization of amounts in funding tables (sec. 4001)....... 397
TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT........................................... 405
Procurement (sec. 4101)...................................... 406
Procurement for overseas contingency operations (sec. 4102)..
TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION.......... 405
Research, development, test, and evaluation (sec. 4201)...... 446
Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas
contingency operations (sec. 4202).........................
TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE........................... 489
Operation and maintenance (sec. 4301)........................ 490
Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations
(sec. 4302)................................................
TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL................................... 515
Military personnel (sec. 4401)............................... 516
Military personnel for overseas contingency operations (sec.
4402)......................................................
TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.................................. 517
Other authorizations (sec. 4501)............................. 518
Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations
(sec. 4502)................................................
TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION................................ 523
Military construction (sec. 4601)............................ 524
Military construction for overseas contingency operations
(sec. 4602)................................................
TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS..... 551
Department of Energy national security programs (sec. 4701).. 552
LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS......................................... 564
Committee Action............................................. 564
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate....................
Regulatory Impact............................................ 568
Changes in Existing Law...................................... 568
Calendar No. 119
118th Congress} { Report
SENATE
1st Session } { 118-58
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TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 FOR MILITARY
ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AND
FOR DEFENSE ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, TO PRESCRIBE
MILITARY PERSONNEL STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
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July 12, 2023--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. Reed, from the Committee on Armed Services,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany S. 2226]
The Committee on Armed Services reports favorably an
original bill (S. 2226) to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2024 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 and recommends
that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
This bill would:
(1) Authorize appropriations for (a) procurement, (b)
research, development, test, and evaluation, (c)
operation and maintenance and the revolving and
management funds of the Department of Defense for
fiscal year 2024;
(2) Authorize the personnel end strengths for each
military Active-Duty component of the Armed Forces for
fiscal year 2024;
(3) Authorize the personnel end strengths for the
Selected Reserve of each of the reserve components of
the Armed Forces for fiscal year 2024;
(4) Impose certain reporting requirements;
(5) Impose certain limitations with regard to
specific procurement and research, development, test,
and evaluation actions and manpower strengths; provide
certain additional legislative authority; and make
certain changes to existing law;
(6) Authorize appropriations for military
construction programs of the Department of Defense for
fiscal year 2024; and
(7) Authorize appropriations for national security
programs of the Department of Energy for fiscal year
2024.
COMMITTEE OVERVIEW
Each year, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
authorizes funding levels and provides authorities for the U.S.
military and other critical defense priorities, ensuring
America's forces have the training, equipment, and resources
they need to carry out their missions. On June 22, 2023, the
Senate Armed Services Committee voted 24-1 to advance the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 to the
Senate floor.
The United States faces a dangerous and growing set of
national security challenges. Most urgently, the People's
Republic of China has emerged as America's primary competitor,
as the only nation with both the intent and the capability to
mount a sustained challenge to the United States' security and
economic interests. Additionally, Russia has shown itself to be
a violent and destabilizing force, and Iran and North Korea
continue to push the boundaries of military brinksmanship. To
deter and overcome these threats, the United States military
must have the resources, training, equipment, and capabilities
it needs to keep the Nation safe. Most importantly, Congress
has a fundamental duty to take care of America's men and women
in uniform, their families, as well as the civilian workforce.
The passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024 is an important step toward achieving these
goals.
To that end, the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2024:
(1) Supports the objectives of the National Defense
Strategy, including defending the U.S. homeland;
deterring adversaries; prevailing in long-term
strategic competition; and building a resilient Joint
Force.
(2) Strengthens the all-volunteer force and improves
the quality of life of the men and women of the total
force (Active Duty, National Guard, and Reserves),
their families, and DOD civilian personnel.
(3) Provides the United States military services and
combatant commanders with the resources needed to carry
out the National Defense Strategy and out-compete,
deter, and, if necessary, prevail against near-peer
adversaries.
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
ensures that the United States has the resources it needs to
deter its adversaries, reassure its allies, and provide its
forces with the tools and capabilities to overcome threats
around the globe.
BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF THIS ACT (SEC. 4)
The committee recommends a provision that would require
that the budgetary effects of this Act be determined in
accordance with the procedures established in the Statutory
Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (title I of Public Law 111-139).
SUMMARY OF DISCRETIONARY AUTHORIZATIONS AND BUDGET AUTHORITY
IMPLICATION
The administration's budget request for national defense
discretionary programs within the jurisdiction of the Senate
Committee on Armed Services for fiscal year 2024 was $844.2
billion for base Department of Defense (DOD) programs and $32.6
billion for national security programs in the Department of
Energy (DOE).
The committee recommends an overall discretionary
authorization of $886.3 billion in fiscal year 2024, including
$844.3 billion for base DOD programs, $32.5 billion for
national security programs in the DOE, and $9.5 billion for
defense-related activities outside the jurisdiction of the
NDAA.
The table preceding the detailed program adjustments in
Division D of this bill summarizes the direct discretionary
authorizations in the committee recommendation and the
equivalent budget authority levels for fiscal year 2024 defense
programs. The table summarizes the committee's recommended
discretionary authorizations by appropriation account for
fiscal year 2024 and compares these amounts to the request.
DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Authorization of appropriations (sec. 101)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
appropriations for procurement activities at the levels
identified in section 4101 of division D of this Act.
Subtitle B--Army Programs
Report on Army requirements and acquisition strategy for night vision
devices (sec. 111)
The committee recommends a provision that would direct the
Secretary of the Army to submit a report to the congressional
defense committees not later than February 29, 2024, on its
requirements and acquisition strategy for night vision devices.
The committee remains supportive of the Army's significant
investment in modernized night vision capabilities that support
requirements for large scale combat operations in multi-domain
operations. However, the committee has been concerned that the
Army's narrow focus has not sufficiently accounted for the
appropriate mix of night vision capabilities across formations.
As such, the committee is encouraged that the Army is
developing a Soldier Situational Awareness Modernization
Strategy (SAMS), reinforcing the Army's vision to align
appropriate night vision technology by echelon: Close Combat
Force; Close Area Combat Force; Close Combat Force-Direct
Support; and Close Sustainment Support. The committee
understands that the SAMS will guide refinement of procurement
objectives, acquisition strategies, and the overarching night
vision device funding strategy to support the Army of 2030 and
2040.
Army plan for ensuring sources of cannon tubes (sec. 112)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of the Army to provide a report to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives,
not later than February 29, 2024, to consist of an updated
version of the Army's March 2022 report titled, ``Army Plan for
Ensuring Sources of Cannon Tubes.'' The update shall take into
account increased demand for cannon tubes generated by the
Nation's present and projected support for Ukraine and other
foreign military sales.
The committee supports the significant investment the Army
continues to make in Watervliet Arsenal as it fulfills its
long- standing and critical role in sourcing cannon tubes for
the Nation's defense industrial base. The committee
acknowledges the increased and enduring importance of a
Government owned and operated facility such as Watervliet, as
well as the expertise and skilled labor of the supporting
workforce. The committee is concerned however that increases in
the volume and urgency of demand for cannon tubes since the
Army's March 2022 report may require cannon tube production
capacity at a second facility in addition to current and
planned investments at Watervliet.
Strategy for Army tactical wheeled vehicle program (sec. 113)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of the Army to update its tactical wheeled vehicle
(TWV) strategy every 5 years beginning with the submission of
the President's Budget request for fiscal year 2025. This
strategy will consider the full fleet of TWVs and associated
trailers and support equipment. Further, the Secretary of the
Army shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives, not later than 15 days after
the budget submission, on its strategy and future years defense
program.
The committee is concerned that the Army has not formally
updated its TWV strategy since 2014. A recurring update would
help both the Army and industry plan for future requirements,
periodically assess current TWV capability and capacity to
support Army requirements as defined by the governing National
Defense Strategy, and more consistently identify commercially
available improvements to the current Army fleet.
The Army is currently fielding Infantry Squad Vehicles,
retrofitting its High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
fleet with antilock brake systems with electronic stability
control kits, adding Joint Light Tactical Vehicles into its
inventory, and initiating a competition for a new Common
Tactical Truck, to name some of its ongoing TWV initiatives. A
recurring and holistic review across all platforms will improve
the Army's ability to manage its TWV fleet into the future.
Extension and modification of annual updates to master plans and
investment strategies for Army ammunition plants (sec. 114)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend and
modify the annual updates to master plans for Army Ammunition
Plants. The provision would extend the reporting period from
March 31, 2026, to March 31, 2030. The provision would also
require a description of any changes made to the Army
Ammunition Plant master plan based upon current global events,
including pandemics and armed conflicts.
Report on acquisition strategies of the logistics augmentation program
of the Army (sec. 115)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of the Army to submit a report on acquisition
strategies of the logistics augmentation program of the Army.
Subtitle C--Navy Programs
Reduction in the minimum number of Navy carrier air wings and carrier
air wing headquarters required to be maintained (sec. 121)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 8062(e) of title 10, United States Code, to relieve the
Navy of a requirement to maintain 10 carrier air wings.
The Department of Defense has asked for relief from the
requirements of this section, which directs the Secretary of
the Navy to ensure that the Navy maintains 9 carrier air wings
until additional deployable aircraft carriers can fully support
10 carrier air wings, or October 1, 2025, whichever is earlier.
Thereafter, the Navy would be required to maintain 10 carrier
air wings.
The Navy intends to maintain 9 carrier air wings as the
fleet returns to 11 operational aircraft carriers. The Navy
argues that even with 11 operational aircraft carriers, two of
those carriers are regularly unavailable for worldwide
deployment due to routine or scheduled maintenance or repair to
include refueling and complex overhauls, docking planned
incremental availabilities, or planned incremental
availabilities. Thus, the Navy believes that maintaining 9
carrier air wings is sufficient to support 11 operational
aircraft carriers and that maintaining 10 carrier air wings is
unnecessary.
Extension of prohibition on availability of funds for Navy port
waterborne security barriers (sec. 122)
The committee recommends a provision that would further
extend through fiscal year 2024 an existing prohibition on the
use of funds for waterborne security barriers.
Multiyear procurement authority for Virginia class submarine program
(sec. 123)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
the Navy to enter into one or more contracts for the multiyear
procurement of the next block of 10 Virginia-class submarines.
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs
Limitations and minimum inventory requirement relating to RQ-4 aircraft
(sec. 131)
The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit
the Secretary of the Air Force from divesting any RQ-4 Block 40
aircraft. The committee is concerned that retiring these
aircraft would create a gap in moving target indications
capabilities. There is also a lack of transparency from the
Department of Defense on its intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance modernization plan.
Limitation on divestiture of T-1A training aircraft (sec. 132)
The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit
retirement of T-1A training aircraft pending a certain
certification.
The Air Force plans to alter the curriculum for pilots
slated to fly multiengine aircraft, such as tankers or bombers.
The service intends to take pilots who have graduated from
undergraduate pilot training and then train them in more
realistic simulators. Following simulator training, these
pilots would be sent directly to operational squadrons.
Pursuing such a course of action would obviate to the need to
maintain the current numbers of intermediate trainers like the
T-1A.
Before supporting this divestiture, the committee needs to
be sure that the Air Force's proposed alternative pilot
training curriculum will be as effective, if not more
effective, than the current program. The committee also needs
to understand how the change could affect other programs.
Modification to minimum inventory requirement for A-10 aircraft (sec.
133)
The committee recommends a provision that would alleviate
the current restrictions on retiring A-10 aircraft to allow the
Air Force to retire 42 A-10 aircraft in fiscal year 2024.
Modification to minimum requirement for total primary mission aircraft
inventory of Air Force fighter aircraft (sec. 134)
The committee recommends a provision that would reduce the
number of fighter aircraft that the Air Force would be required
to maintain from 1,145 fighters to 1,112.
Modification of limitation on divestment of F-15 aircraft (sec. 135)
The committee recommends a provision that would modify
section 150 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263), to
include an accounting of remaining service life, upgrades, and
other modifications made to each F-15 as part of the required
report prior to divestment.
While the committee largely supports the Air Force's force
design and modernization plans, concerns remain that Air Force
divestment plans do not always target the oldest or least
relevant parts of the aircraft fleet first. Specifically, the
Air Force plans to retire portions of the F-15E Strike Eagle
fleet that have also recently received expensive and necessary
upgrades. The committee needs to understand such divestments in
the broader context of actions with the whole fighter fleet.
Report on Air Force executive aircraft (sec. 136)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Air Force to produce a report on executive aircraft.
Although the Air Force had indicated in previous fiscal
years that it planned to divest certain C-40 executive
aircraft, the Air Force no longer intends to pursue divestments
of these aircraft during the future years defense program. The
committee supports this decision, but needs more information
about the factors that impact the Air Force's planning and
programming regarding these and other executive aircraft in
order to better understand the long-term future of these
aircraft and the missions that they support.
Therefore, the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide a
report to the congressional defense committees, not later than
January 1, 2025, that includes information that can help the
committee better understand demand for these aircraft, costs
associated with operating them, and the role that the Air
Force's fleet of executive aircraft play in filling overall
demand for Department of Defense executive aircraft.
Understanding these factors will aid the committee in making
informed assessments of any future planning and programming
decisions that the Air Force may propose regarding these
aircraft.
Subtitle E--Defense Wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters
Pilot program to accelerate the procurement and fielding of innovative
technologies (sec. 141)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 834 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) to allow the Secretary of
Defense to waive the requirement to give priority to small
businesses and nontraditional defense contractors for up to two
solicitations for proposals per fiscal year.
The committee notes that the Congress established the
Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative
Technologies (APFIT) program as a pilot pursuant to section 834
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022.
The committee believes that APFIT can be an important tool to
accelerate the delivery of capabilities to the warfighter by
providing expeditiously transitioned technologies from other
pilot programs, prototype projects, and research projects into
production and fielding.
The committee notes that APFIT is on track to deliver
critical capabilities earlier than previously anticipated,
while contributing to the viability of the defense industrial
base, including for small business and nontraditional defense
contractors. The committee notes that section 834 directed the
Secretary of Defense, in carrying out APFIT, to prioritize
development by small businesses (as defined under section 3 of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) or nontraditional
defense contractors (as defined under section 2302 of title 10,
United States Code). Although the committee remains supportive
of this general prioritization, the committee believes that
APFIT should be given limited flexibility to select
technologies from traditional contractors when deemed
necessary.
Requirement to develop and implement policies to establish the datalink
strategy of the Department of Defense (sec. 142)
The committee recommends a provision that would direct the
Secretary of Defense to develop and implement policies that
establish a unified datalink strategy and provide a briefing to
the congressional defense committees on these policies.
The Department of Defense's datalink strategies have
focused on service- and platform-centric solutions that too
frequently lack interoperability between weapon systems and
depend on proprietary protocols that limit government use
across multiple systems. These strategies have also lacked
modularity for rapid upgrades and often rely on legacy Link-16
networks.
The committee recognizes that the rapid exchange of
information between weapon and sensor systems through datalinks
will be a vital component of future warfare. For example, the
core infrastructure of Joint All Domain Command and Control
will rely on datalinks in order to improve force coordination
through more timely command and control. The internet has been
successful because it allows disparate systems to share data
effectively through the use of standardized network protocols
and interfaces.
Finally, the committee understands that the People's
Republic of China has taken a whole-of-government approach to
its system of datalinks, which has significantly advanced its
combat capabilities across all warfighting domains. The
committee believes that the United States needs a similar
whole-of-government approach to succeed in any potential
conflict.
Report on contract for cybersecurity capabilities and briefing (sec.
143)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, to submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on the decision to exercise options on an existing contract to
use cybersecurity capabilities to protect assets and networks
across the Department of Defense. The provision also would
require a briefing on the plans of the Department to ensure
competition and interoperability in the security and identity
and access management product market segments.
Budget Items
Navy
LPD-33
Neither the budget request, nor the future years defense
program, included funding for Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy
(SCN) to purchase the next amphibious transport dock, LPD-33.
The Department of Defense has conducted extensive analysis
of the LPD-17 class to redesign the ship to achieve cost
savings. This resulted in the design of the Flight II ships.
The LPD-33 would be the next Flight II ship of the LPD-17
class. Marine Corps witnesses have testified that there are no
capabilities excess to their needs in the Flight II design, but
the Department has decided to further study whether the LPD
could be redesigned to yield a ship that would be less
expensive to acquire.
Given that is unlikely that the Navy could achieve major
cost savings without significant changes in capabilities, the
committee fails to see why the Department would stop production
of LPDs without a replacement.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase in line
number 14 of SCN of $1.9 billion to fully fund LPD-33.
Auxiliary Personnel Lighter
The budget request did not include any funding in line
number 29 of SCN for Auxiliary Personnel Lighter (APL)
procurement. APL barracks craft provide berthing and messing
facilities for sailors up to an aircraft carrier size ship. The
Navy inventory includes 20 APLs, with 12 of those craft having
been built from 1944-1946 that were not designed to current
safety standards.
The committee recommends an increase of $72.0 million in
SCN line number 29 for an additional APL-67 class berthing
barge.
Marine Corps ground based air defense
The budget request included $249.1 million in Procurement,
Marine Corps (PMC) for line number 10 Ground Based Air Defense.
Marine Corps ground based interceptors allow for
simultaneous neutralization of multiple missiles, proving to be
a valuable capability in expeditionary advanced base
operations.
The committee recommends an increase of $4.5 million in PMC
line number 10.
Air Force
F-15EX realignment of funds
The budget request included $2.7 billion in Aircraft
Procurement, Air Force (APAF) line 5 F-15EX.
The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to
realign funds.
Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $200.4
million in APAF line 5 and increases of $80.0 million in APAF
line 81 Other Production Charges and $120.4 million in APAF
line 25 F-15.
B-1B realignment of funds
The budget request included $12.8 million in Aircraft
Procurement, Air Force (APAF) line 20 B-1B.
The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to
realign funds.
Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $3.0
million in APAF line 20 and a corresponding increase of $3.0
million in APAF line 66 Initial Spares/Repair Parts.
B-52 realignment of funds
The budget request included $65.8 million in Aircraft
Procurement, Air Force (APAF) line 21 B-52.
The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to
realign funds.
Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $14.0
million in APAF line 21 and a corresponding increase of $14.0
million in Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air
Force (RDAF) for PE 11113F B-52 Squadrons.
RC-135 alternate position, navigation, and timing upgrades
The budget request included $220.1 million in line 51 of
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force (APAF) for various
modifications of RC-135 aircraft. The request included no funds
for installing alternate position, navigation, and timing (PNT)
systems onto the RC-135 fleet.
Such alternate PNT systems would allow the RC-135 fleet to
continue operating in a Global Positioning System (GPS)-
degraded or GPS-denied environment. As adversaries increase
their electronic warfare (EW) capabilities and their
willingness to use EW outside of conflict, the committee
believes that new PNT technology must be incorporated on the
RC-135 aircraft fleet to ensure they can continue to execute
their missions.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $20.0
million in APAF line 51 to outfit RC-135 aircraft with
alternate PNT systems.
Initial Spares/Repair Parts realignment of funds
The budget request included $781.5 million in Aircraft
Procurement, Air Force (APAF) line 66 Initial Spares/Repair
Parts.
The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to
realign funds.
Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $11.6
million in APAF line 66 and a corresponding increase of $11.6
million in APAF line 61 Other Aircraft.
Base Maintenance Support Vehicles realignment of funds
The budget request included $223.4 million in Other
Procurement, Air Force (OPAF) line 11 Base Maintenance Support
Vehicles.
The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to
realign funds.
Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $953,000
in OPAF line 11 and increases of $340,000 in OPAF line 7
Special Purpose Vehicles, $285,000 in OPAF line 9 Materials
Handling Vehicles, and $328,000 in OPAF line 4 Cargo and
Utility Vehicles.
Space Force realignment of funds
The budget request included $840.9 million in Procurement,
Space Force (PSF) line 16 Special Space Activities.
The Space Force has informed the committee of the need to
realign funds.
Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $497.0
million in PSF line 16 and increases of $270.0 million in
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF)
line 9999 Classified Programs for a classified program, $36.3
million in PSF line 16 for Space Force Unfunded Priorities List
Classified Program A, $83.0 million in RDSF line 9999
Classified Programs for Space Force Unfunded Priorities List
Classified Program B, $53.0 million in RDSF line 9999
Classified Programs for Space Force Unfunded Priorities List
Classified Program C, and $54.7 million in RDSF line 9999
Classified Programs for Space Force Unfunded Priorities List
Classified Program D.
Defense Wide
Modernization of Department of Defense internet gateway cyber defense
The budget request included $129.1 million in line number
51 of Procurement, Defense-Wide (PDW) for Cyberspace
Operations.
Elsewhere in this report, the committee recommends a
provision that would require the Secretary of Defense to carry
out a modernization program for network boundary and cross-
domain defense against cyber attacks, expanding upon the fiscal
year 2023 pilot program and initial deployment to the primary
Department of Defense internet access points (IAPs) managed by
the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). The Consolidated
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-328)
included funding to begin the procurement of a replacement for
the current cyber defense system deployed at the major internet
gateways of the Department of Defense. Additional funding
beyond the requested amount is needed in fiscal year 2024 to
sustain this initiative.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $31.0
million in PDW line number 51 for internet gateway cyber
defense. The committee further recommends related increases
elsewhere in this Act.
Seal Delivery Vehicle (SDV) Sonar Payload for Subsea Seabed
Acceleration
The budget request included $66.1 million in Procurement,
Defense-wide (PDW) for Line 67 Underwater Systems.
The committee notes that the Commander, U.S. Special
Operations Command has identified the fielding of Seal Delivery
Vehicle (SDV) sonar payloads as an unfunded requirement.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $12.1
million in line number 75 of PDW for the fielding of SDV sonar
payloads.
Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (CUAS) Group 3 Defeat Acceleration
The budget request included $329.8 million in Procurement,
Defense-wide (PDW) for Line 75 Warrior Systems.
Chemical nerve agent countermeasures
The budget request included $231.8 million in line number
80 of Procurement, Defense-wide (PDW) for Chemical and
Biological Protection and Hazard Mitigation.
The committee recommends an increase of $5.0 million in PDW
line number 80 for antidote treatment nerve agent
autoinjectors.
Items of Special Interest
Acquisition of shoulder launched munitions
The committee is aware that the U.S. Army is pursuing a
single-shot, disposable, shoulder-launched weapon, known as the
XM919 Individual Assault Munition (IAM). The program seeks a
mature, production-ready, shoulder-launched munition system
capable of engaging multiple target configurations from open
and confined spaces. The committee is monitoring the U.S.
Army's one-size-fits-all approach to ensure the weapon systems
can defeat the full array of potential targets. Should the U.S.
Army find that current technology is not mature enough to meet
the U.S. Army's single system requirements, and in particular,
exceeds current weight requirements, the committee encourages
the Secretary of the Army to adjust their IAM acquisition
strategy or consider adopting a strategy that leverages program
alternatives.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the
Army to submit a report to the congressional defense
committees, not later than March 1, 2024, on the U.S. Army's
IAM acquisition strategy. The report shall include: (1) An
assessment of industry's current ability to achieve IAM program
requirements; (2) Investments and resources needed to achieve
the U.S. Army's requirements for a single system; and (3) An
assessment of alternatives for the program.
Air-to-air missiles
The committee supports the U.S. Air Force's work on
modernizing its arsenal of air-to-air missiles, and
acknowledges their criticality to effective deterrence, and, if
necessary, to support combat operations. The committee
recognizes that work is currently underway to replace the AIM-
120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile with the AIM 260
Joint Advanced Tactical Missile, but the AIM-260 is yet to be
fielded. The committee believes that an iterative approach to
air-to-air missile development, including overlapping missile
development programs, is needed to remain competitive against
strategic competitors, as it reduces the time between
capability improvements, fosters increased competition, builds
a stronger and more resilient defense industrial base, and
improves production capacity. The committee also recognizes
that improvements to requirements, integration, and testing
would be required to support more rapid development and
fielding of air-to-air weapons.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than
February 1, 2024, on a plan to implement a more iterative and
rapid approach to air-to-air missile acquisition and
development to include: (1) Strategies and policies for
executing overlapping production of air-to-air missile programs
that provide more iterative and rapid capability advances and
strengthen the defense industrial base; (2) Plans to streamline
and accelerate the integration and testing of multiple air-to-
air munitions across weapon systems, to include an evaluation
of whether open system architectures for weapons can and should
be implemented; (3) Strategies to ensure effective coordination
and collaboration across military services to leverage cross-
service development and testing efficiencies; (4) An evaluation
of whether additional infrastructure to support air-to-air
weapons testing within the Navy and Air Force range
infrastructure, to include target drones, would be required to
support an acceleration of air-to-air missile development
programs, with any resources required in such case; (5) An
evaluation of whether the use of unmanned aircraft as launch
platforms for early air-to-air missile development would enable
accelerated development at lower risk; (6) An evaluation of
whether any existing munitions within the defense industrial
base would sufficiently augment current air-to-air missile
capabilities and stockpiles, including a description of any
associated integration costs and time; and (7) A list of any
additional resources or authorities which would be required to
execute the Department's strategy.
Aircraft survivability equipment
The committee is concerned about the threats posed to low-
flying U.S. military aircraft from enemy air defense systems.
Department of Defense fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters
operating at low altitudes often are exposed to threats. These
threat systems are widely proliferated and are a significant
risk to our forces.
Additionally, the committee understands that in-aircraft
survivability equipment and weapons engagement training aids
and opportunities are not as available to the reserve component
aviation enterprise as they are to the active component. This
creates a disparity in training uniformity that could
negatively affect National Guard and reserve aviator readiness,
and reduces their capability to assist the active component
during conflict operations.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretaries of the
military departments, or their designees, and representatives
from the National Guard and reserve components, to provide a
briefing to the congressional defense committees, not later
than March 1, 2024, on the service strategy for fielding and
maintaining aircraft survivability equipment on U.S. military
aircraft to counter modern enemy air defense systems and other
widely proliferated threats, including identification of
commercial off-the-shelf capabilities that would provide threat
replication and simulation, and a list of National Guard and
reserve aviation training sites where this training could be
implemented.
Ammunition manufacturing industrial base
The committee is interested in better understanding the
commercial defense industrial base that supports ammunition
production, specifically small and medium caliber, for the
Department of Defense (DOD).
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to brief the Senate Armed Services Committee, not later than
March 1, 2024, on the health of the defense industrial base
with regard to small arms ammunition manufacturing, production,
and procurement. The briefing shall include a market review of
current suppliers to the DOD as well as the DOD's strategy and
acquisition framework for defining and forecasting requirements
of the domestic defense industrial base. The briefing shall
also include the feasibility of providing future multi-year
forecasts to industry suppliers. Further, the briefing shall
include an organizational chart and timeline for how the
program executive agent, in this case the Department of the
Army, solicits and responds to training requirements and needs
across the military departments.
Army small arms
The committee supports the Army's investment in its next
generation squad weapon, but is concerned that the Army is not
sufficiently investing across its enduring small arms
capabilities. As the majority of soldiers will continue to
carry current inventory weapons, the Army should ensure that
these systems remain the most accurate and lethal available,
whether through improved components, accessories, or munitions.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than
February 29, 2024, that includes: (1) A summary by weapon type
of ongoing modernization efforts; (2) An assessment of
components or accessories, to include those commercially
available, the Army is considering as part of its modernization
efforts; and (3) An assessment of the maturity of improved
5.56mm ammunition to include any constraints to integrating new
ammunition, if available.
Army watercraft modernization
The committee supports the Army's efforts to re-establish a
modernized watercraft fleet. The committee recognizes
watercraft as key enablers to Army and joint forces in support
of logistics operations in a maritime theater, including over-
the-shore and intra-theater transport of mission critical
equipment and personnel. However, the committee is concerned
with delays and increased costs in both the Landing Craft
Utility Service Life Extension Program and the Maneuver Support
Vehicle (Light). Additionally, as the Army initiates its
efforts related to the Mission Support Vehicle (Heavy), the
committee will be interested in requirements development, to
include how the Army is working with the Navy and Marine Corps
on common capabilities.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than
February 29, 2024, on its watercraft modernization strategy. At
a minimum, the briefing should include: (1) An assessment of
current Army watercraft shortfalls across all classes; (2) A
fielding plan of new Army watercraft and retirement plan of
current Army watercraft organized by year; (3) A cost estimate
for the activation and deactivation of the actions in (2); and
(4) A detailed plan to coordinate with the Department of the
Navy on Mission Support Vehicle (Heavy) acquisition,
requirements development, and shipbuilder engagement.
BLACK HAWK MODERNIZATION
The committee understands that the Army will retain between
800-900 Black Hawk helicopters through approximately 2060.
Given the planned length of service, the Army will need to
modernize these aircraft to ensure continued relevance and
interoperability with the balance of the force.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army
to provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees,
not later than 30 days after the submission of the President's
budget request for fiscal year 2025, that identifies the
requested funding for Black Hawk modernization in the fiscal
year 2025-2029 future years defense plan, provides program
definition, and identifies a program acquisition strategy.
Blue Grass Army Depot
The committee notes that the Joint Explanatory Statement to
Accompany the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) directed the
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the
Army, to conduct a feasibility study to assess potential
missions, plants, or industries feasible for Army or Department
of Defense needs at the Blue Grass Army Depot following the
completion of the mission at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-
Destruction Pilot Plant. The committee further notes that the
findings of this study were to be reported to the congressional
defense committees not later than March 1, 2023. However, the
Department has missed this deadline.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Department of
Defense, in consultation with the Department of the Army, to
complete its study on the Blue Grass Army Depot and report back
to the congressional defense committees by September 1, 2023.
Briefing on Degraded Visual Environment Pilotage System
The committee applauds the Army and Special Operations
Command (USSOCOM) for co-developing and fielding the Degraded
Visual Environment Pilotage System (DVEPS) as a quick reaction
capability on a limited number of MH-60, MH-47, and HH-60
rotorcraft. The performance of this capability during recent
deployments in support of NATO deterrence efforts validates
this emphasis placed by the Army and USSOCOM. Additionally, the
committee is pleased that degraded visual environment
mitigation has been included as a critical capability on future
vertical lift airframes. However, the committee is concerned
that the Army has not developed a comprehensive strategy to
transition the DVEPS to a degraded visual environment program
of record for enduring platforms across components. The
committee understands that Army testing of DVEPS has
demonstrated increased situational awareness of hazards during
all phases of flight and may have applicability beyond limited
degraded visual environment takeoff and landing situations.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than
January 31, 2024, which details the Army's plan to incorporate
DVEPS into the enduring helicopter fleet across components.
Collaborative combat aircraft to support agile combat employment
The committee supports the U.S. Air Force's plan to
investigate achieving affordable mass with the use of
collaborative combat aircraft. However, the committee is
concerned that the current strategy does not prioritize
fielding of tactically relevant aircraft at a low cost point on
a timeline that matches current intelligence assessments, and
that aligns with the Air Force's Agile Combat Employment plan.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air
Force to provide a briefing, not later than January 31, 2024,
to the congressional defense committees on efforts to ensure
that prototypes developed for the collaborative combat aircraft
program include procurement and life cycle cost targets per air
vehicle, consideration for low cost air vehicles already in
production, and options for operating from austere locations
with very short runways.
Command Post Computing Environment
The committee recognizes the Army's efforts to develop a
common operating environment in order to provide commanders an
intuitive, data-informed, and tailorable common operating
picture and mission command suite of applications. The Command
Post Computing Environment is a key program intended to enable
a common operating picture from battalion to service component
commander. The committee also supports ongoing experimentation
and operational employment by Army subordinate units and
component commands of geographic combatant commands in which
commercial off-the-shelf capabilities are being integrated in
order to facilitate joint and coalition interoperability. The
committee encourages continuation of this dual-pronged approach
to capabilities development.
The committee directs the Secretary of the Army to brief
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than January 31, 2024, on how it is
instilling lessons learned from subordinate command
experimentation and operational application, as well as
assessing scalability of commercial off-the-shelf capabilities.
Compass Call
The U.S. Air Force plans to modernize the Compass Call
fleet by fielding 10 EC-37B aircraft with advanced electronic
warfare capabilities to replace 14 EC-130 aircraft.
The committee believes that the U.S. Air Force needs to
place additional emphasis on ground-based simulators and
trainers to maintain crew proficiency with a smaller force
structure available for training. The committee expects the
U.S. Air Force to reflect the seriousness of this situation by
budgeting for simulator and trainer development, procurement,
and fielding in future budget requests.
Comptroller General review of Army air and missile defense
modernization
The Army has undertaken efforts to modernize its air and
missile defense capabilities. This Army modernization priority
is critical to the Army's ability to protect formations from
the advanced threats on the modern battlefield, including
aircraft, missiles, and unmanned aircraft systems.
To assist the committee in its oversight of these efforts,
the committee directs the Comptroller General of the United
States to review and assess the Army's air and missile defense
modernization efforts and plans. The Comptroller General's
review should assess:
(1) The systems or technologies the Army is
developing in the near- and long-term to improve air
and missile defense;
(2) The requirements or desired capabilities
associated with air and missile defense;
(3) The extent to which the Army has applied leading
practices for acquisitions in air and missile defense
programs; and
(4) How the Army has positioned itself with research
and development resources, in terms of funding and
personnel, to develop these technologies.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees not
later than June 28, 2024, and a report at a time agreed upon at
the time of the briefing.
Comptroller General review of Army long-range fires modernization
The Army has taken steps to modernize its long-range fires
capabilities. To support this key priority, the Army is
considering a wide range of systems, including new missiles and
launchers as well as extended range cannon munitions.
To assist in oversight of these efforts, the committee
directs the Comptroller General of the United States to review
and assess the Army's long-range fires modernization efforts
and plans. The Comptroller General's review should assess:
(1) The Army's overall acquisition strategy for the
systems or technologies it seeks in the near- and long-
term to improve its long-range fires;
(2) The requirements or desired capabilities
associated with long-range fires;
(3) The extent to which the Army has applied leading
practices for acquisitions in its long-range fires
programs; and
(4) How the Army has positioned itself with research
and development resources, in terms of funding and
personnel, to develop these technologies, to include
improved range munitions.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees not
later than March 1, 2024, and a report at a time agreed upon at
the time of the briefing.
Counter-small unmanned aerial systems
The committee recognizes the challenges that rapidly
evolving unmanned aerial aircraft pose to U.S., allied, and
partner forces. As the executive agent for the Joint Counter-
small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO), the Army leads
and directs joint counter-small unmanned aircraft systems (C-
sUAS) doctrine, requirements, materiel, and training
development to establish joint solutions for current and future
sUAS threats. As such, the Army has primary responsibility for
testing and evaluating C-sUAS capabilities for use across the
joint force. Critically, the Army must also assess capabilities
that may provide immediate benefit to allies and partners,
particularly those facing ongoing threats in Europe and the
Middle East.
The committee understands that since its inception, the JCO
has carried out several demonstrations in realistic operational
environments, and has recommended systems and capabilities to
serve as providers of C-sUAS for the military services. The
committee also recognizes the very real challenge of outpacing
evolving threat technologies and the role software-defined
technologies play in the rapid integration of new components,
sensors, and effectors into systems.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army
to brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
House of Representatives, not later than February 29, 2024, on
matters related to its joint C-sUAS efforts to include: (1) A
description of Army efforts to ensure JCO-approved C-sUAS
capabilities are rapidly identified and acquired for the joint
force; and (2) An overview of how identified systems integrate
with current systems to close critical capability gaps.
In the aforementioned briefing, the Secretary of the Army
shall also include a specific update on C-sUAS efforts in the
Middle East to include: (1) An assessment of recent
technological advancements utilized to counter armed sUAS
threats from Iran and Iranian linked groups; (2) A list of any
cooperative agreements that the Department has entered into
with allies and partners to improve C-sUAS capabilities in the
Middle East; and (3) An assessment of any additional
technological advancements that could be utilized in
coordination with allies and partners in the Middle East or
advancements that could be transferred to counter such threats.
Dual-use innovative technology for the Army's Robotic Combat Vehicle
program
The committee encourages the Army to continue using the
software acquisition pathway approach as well as leveraging
dual-use, innovative commercial technology for the Robotic
Combat Vehicle program, and consider a similar framework for
future ground vehicles, such as the Optionally Manned Fighting
Vehicle and the Common Tactical Truck programs. The committee
also encourages the military services to consider this dual-use
acquisition approach for their autonomous ground vehicle
programs.
Expeditionary field feeding equipment
The committee understands that the Department of the Army
requires upgraded equipment for field feeding and soldier
sustainment.
The committee therefore directs the Secretary of the Army
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than
March 31, 2024, on the Army's modernization and sustainment
plans for expeditionary field feeding equipment.
The briefing shall include:
(1) The Army's current inventory of expeditionary
field feeding equipment;
(2) The Army's current requirement for expeditionary
field feeding equipment;
(3) The Army's modernization plan for expeditionary
field feeding equipment;
(4) Any relevant investments currently programmed for
within the Future Years Defense Program; and
(5) Such other matters as the Secretary may deem
appropriate.
Extended Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System
The committee notes that the Army is analyzing cost
reduction initiatives for the Extended Range Guided Multiple
Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) modification. GMLRS is proving
essential in Ukraine's fight against Russia and the committee
believes an extended range variant will provide a critical
capability in future military operations. The committee
encourages the Secretary of the Army to continue development of
the Extended Range GMLRS and to examine all cost reduction
measures, including qualification of a second source for the
solid rocket motor.
F-22 Block 20 divestment
The committee is aware the Air Force has requested
authority to divest all 32 F-22 Block 20 aircraft.
The committee does not believe this would be prudent, given
the fact that the F-22 fleet would consist of only 153 aircraft
after such a divestiture. The committee recognizes that these
Block 20 aircraft could easily be used for pilot training even
if these aircraft do not have the latest avionics systems. Such
training on Block 20 aircraft would reduce the demand for wear
and tear on the F-22 Block 30/35 aircraft, reserving their
useful life for potential conflicts.
Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft
The committee notes that for fiscal year 2024, the U.S.
Army reaffirmed that the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft
(FARA) is the U.S. Army's number one aviation modernization
priority. This platform is required to restore attack and
reconnaissance dominance by mitigating enemy long-range
capabilities by creating lethal effects from outside enemy
sensors and weapons range and allowing joint force commanders
to maneuver from relative sanctuary.
The committee fully agrees with this assessment, but notes
that the U.S. Army has had considerable difficulty with this
requirement over the past 25 years, and has failed to bring
forth an aircraft to fill this need, with schedule risk
appearing to further delay the program by as much as a year.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the
Army to submit a report to the congressional defense committees
on the FARA program not later than 30 days after the submission
of the President's budget request for fiscal year 2025. This
report shall: (1) Identify the requested funding for the FARA
program in the fiscal year 2025-2029 future years defense
program by year and appropriation; (2) Provide a status update
on program progress and acquisition strategy; and (3) Identify
any funding gaps, by year and appropriation, needed to support
the program of record and acquisition strategy for the FARA
program.
Ground autonomous mobility
The committee commends the Department of the Army on
progress made towards integrating autonomous mobility
capabilities in existing and future ground systems. However,
the committee is concerned that the existing development
structure that the U.S. Army uses to design, test, and field
ground systems may not meet the challenges that autonomous
mobility poses. The committee notes the importance of an
enterprise-wide approach to data collection and management to
ensure common infrastructure for autonomous mobility solutions
across Army programs.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army
to provide a briefing, not later than March 1, 2024, to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives on efforts to manage autonomy across its ground
vehicle programs to ensure governing Program Executive Offices,
and the subordinate programs, remain in sync as autonomy
capabilities are developed.
HH-60W combat rescue helicopter
The combat rescue helicopter (CRH) program is developing
the HH-60W aircraft to replace rapidly aging HH-60G Pave Hawk
helicopters. The low density, high demand HH-60G has sustained
an extreme operational tempo, making it the most deployed
rotary wing asset in the Department of Defense (DOD).
Operational analysis has shown a requirement for as many as 144
aircraft to support this enduring military mission, as well as
living up to the moral imperative to leave no one behind.
The committee urges the Department to restore aircraft
quantities to meet requirements and avoid capability gaps that
would result from buying fewer than the 113 aircraft program of
record for the DOD combat rescue helicopter fleet. The
committee believes that the Department should buy out this
program of record of 113 aircraft, and urges the DOD to do so.
The committee urges the DOD to avoid delays in planned
procurement and support planned restructuring activities across
the U.S. Air Force.
High Energy Laser capabilities
The committee recognizes the U.S. Army Rapid Capability and
Critical Technologies Office's efforts toward developing High
Energy Laser capabilities to meet the mission requirements for
counter-unmanned aerial systems, counter-rocket, artillery, and
mortar, and counter-cruise missile missions. Therefore, the
committee encourages the Secretary of the Army to transition
these systems to the relevant Army acquisition programs of
record and accelerate their delivery for operational use.
Hoist systems for UH-60/HH-60
The UH-60/HH-60 helicopter fleet supports a wide range of
missions, including medical evacuation, aerial firefighting,
and special operations across the Active and Reserve
Components. Rescue hoist systems provide key capabilities for
these aircraft. Both backup hoist systems and litter basket
stabilization are critical characteristics of hoist systems
that enhance aircraft capacity and save patient lives. The
committee encourages the U.S. Army to pursue airworthiness
releases for powered ascender systems in addition to litter
stabilization systems already used by other components and
ensure distribution for UH-60/HH-60 aircraft across the total
force.
KC-135 Emergency Response Refuel Equipment Kit
The committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force to
provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives, no later than June 1,
2024, on the implications of the National Guard's KC-135 fleet
lacking the Emergency Response Refuel Equipment Kit (ERREK).
The briefing should address: (1) If, without ERREK, the
National Guard's KC-135 fleet will be able to meet capability
requirements to transfer fuel on and off the aircraft for
disaster relief operations where there is no ground power
infrastructure available to move fuel to support fuel truck,
bladder, or ground fuel tanks; (2) The consequences to the
National Guard's intended missions without this KC-135
capability; and (3) How the National Guard intends to meet
these capability requirements.
Large surface combatants
The U.S. Navy needs to make progress toward the goal of a
355-ship fleet. DDG-51 destroyers will be an integral part of
any plan to achieve that goal because they provide significant
multi-mission capability, including strategic land strike;
anti-aircraft, anti-surface ship, and anti-submarine warfare;
and ballistic missile defense.
In addition to falling short of its stated goal of 355
ships, the Department of the Navy remains short of sufficient
large surface combatants. The U.S. Navy will have an inventory
of 85 large surface combatants in fiscal year 2023. This number
is projected to decline to as few as 77 large surface
combatants in the fiscal year 2031 and does not return to the
current level of 85 ships before the fiscal year 2038. This is
well short of the 120 ships identified in the analysis that led
to the Department goal of 355 ships later codified in law.
Section 125 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263)
provided new multi-year contract authority for up to 15 DDG-51s
over five years and authorized the U.S. Navy to procure 3 DDG-
51s in fiscal year 2023.
The U.S. Navy continues to work towards developing the next
generation destroyer (DDG(X)), which will have the size and
power capabilities to house next-generation weapons while
maintaining this multi-mission capability. The committee
continues to encourage the U.S. Navy, per section 130 of the
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263), to pursue a collaborative
design, development, and acquisition strategy for DDG(X). Early
collaboration between the U.S. Navy, shipbuilders, and major
component producers allows for greater design maturity and cost
efficiency. Part of this strategy, as Navy officials have
stated in congressional testimony, should be to continue to
build DDG-51 Flight III destroyers concurrently with the DDG(X)
at the beginning of DDG(X) production to keep Flight III
capability flowing to the fleet, while sustaining a fragile
shipbuilding industrial base. The committee believes a
consistent demand signal to the shipbuilding industrial base is
critical to driving the hiring and training of the shipbuilding
workforce at all levels.
Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) program integration with MQ-25
The MQ-25A Stingray will be the first operational, carrier-
based unmanned aircraft, and will provide aerial refueling
capability for the carrier air wing. The platform will also
have intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR)
capabilities. Under the Navy's current plan, the MQ-25 will be
operated by a human air vehicle pilot to coordinate its
refueling mission and to control its approach to and landing on
the carrier. Additional investments will be needed to safely
and efficiently operate MQ-25 under conditions where
traditional 2-way data links are unavailable.
The committee is encouraged that the Navy has prioritized
development of these capabilities under the manned-unmanned
teaming (MUM-T) program. The MUM-T program intends to
accelerate developments to address autonomy issues, including
developing the capability for the MQ-25 to receive in-flight
refueling. The committee is supportive of this effort, and
eager to see the various pieces of the program come together in
a timely and efficient manner consistent with the fielding of
the MQ-25.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Navy
to provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees,
not later than January 31, 2024, on efforts to integrate MUM-T
into MQ-25 operations.
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle sustainment
The committee notes that the Department of Defense
continues to divest more of the nearly $50 billion fleet of
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles even as the
MRAP vehicles continue to demonstrate operational capability in
Ukraine. The committee is concerned that the Department has not
invested in its own MRAP vehicle fleet for several years,
particularly as operations in Europe demonstrate the continued
risk to military forces that mines present.
The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a
briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives not later than January 31, 2024,
on the Department of Defense's long-term strategy for MRAP
vehicles to ensure this critical asset is available for future
requirements.
Modernization of the Air Force fighter force structure
The committee needs a better understanding of the U.S. Air
Force long range plans for modernizing the fighter force. The
Air Force is currently operating several series of aircraft in
the inventory, including A-10, F-15, F-16, F-22, and F-35.
Adding the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) and the
Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) platforms to the force is
in the Air Force's longer-term plans.
The committee understands that the Air Force now has
specific force structure modernization plans for at least 10 of
its 29 fighter squadrons in the Air Reserve Component (ARC)
through fiscal year 2031. The committee believes that this time
horizon is too close to provide adequate information about the
future of the total fighter force. Questions that remain
unanswered include whether the U.S. Air Force planning to
recapitalize all of the other 19 ARC fighter squadrons or shift
one or more squadrons to other high priority missions and
whether the U.S. Air Force is planning to shift missions for
any of the active duty fighter squadrons. A longer-term
assessment could help clarify Air Force plans and could help as
well to:
(1) Provide the Congress with a clear understanding
of the U.S. Air Force's plans and the ability to
provide more informed oversight;
(2) Mitigate recruitment and retention challenges in
skilled and experienced manpower that are associated
with the uncertainty associated with looming
divestments; and
(3) Avoid hindering recruitment/retention of
servicemembers transitioning from Active Duty to the
Reserve components.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air
Force to produce a plan for long-term support of fighter force
structure in the active and reserve components. The Secretary
shall provide a report on that plan to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not
later than April 1, 2024.
That report shall detail plans for force structure,
recapitalization, and sustainment for the next 20 years. The
report shall address specific year-by-year plans for
procurement and unit activation or deactivation. Finally, the
report shall also address the following:
(1) The appropriate mix of fighter force structure
for the Active Duty and ARC units;
(2) The specific plan for modernizing each of the
active duty units and the ARC units;
(3) How the U.S. Air Force will maintain readiness
during units' recapitalization or change of missions;
and
(4) Any plans to shift missions of active or reserve
component units, and if so, explanation of the shifts
and timing of implementation.
Modular open systems architecture
The committee commends the continued Department of Defense
(DOD) progress on implementing Modular Open Systems
Architectures including the Air Force's Sensor Open Systems
Architecture and the Army's Command, Control, Communications,
Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and
Reconnaissance (C5ISR)/Electronic Warfare Modular Open Suite of
Standards (CMOSS) in a variety of programs of record.
The committee is encouraged by the Air Force's work toward
integration of open systems architecture into systems on
platforms across the Air Force inventory as it supports better
interoperability and easier, more affordable modernization
across a range of capabilities. The committee encourages the
Air Force to continue investments into open systems
architecture research and sustainment to ensure the expanding
workload is supported.
The committee also appreciates the progress the Army has
made toward the fielding of CMOSS and the envisioned CMOSS
Mounted Form Factor (CMFF) program. The committee looks forward
the long-range cost benefits CMFF will yield to the Army, once
deployed, including reduced size, weight, and power of systems,
increased capabilities, speed of development, speed of
technology refresh, far lower operations and maintenance costs
for the military services, and increased industry competition.
In particular, the committee is encouraged by the potential for
the Army to utilize CMFF to quickly onboard a far greater
volume of third-party and Government-owned software capability
that is currently locked out of Army platforms that do not have
open architecture points of software integration. This
opportunity will provide the military services with increased
industrial base competition, especially small and medium sized
businesses, which will lower the costs for the DOD.
Given the significant maturity of CMOSS technology, the
small number of CMFF systems planned for Block 1 fielding, and
the potential cost savings that can be realized in accelerating
deployment, the committee encourages Program Executive Office,
Command, Control, Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T) to strongly
consider advancing the procurement schedule for the CMFF Block
2 fielding selection to fiscal year 2025.
Novel printed armament components
The committee recognizes the Army's critical role in
providing advanced hybrid technologies for armaments that offer
lethality overmatch against adversaries. Maintaining a strong
armaments technology base will require continued investments to
rapidly design, develop, manufacture, and integrate new
processes and applications for current and future systems. The
committee encourages the Secretary of the Army to continue the
development of enabling printed electronics, energetics,
materials, and sensors for munition systems.
Polymer ammunition casing
The committee is pleased with the Department of Defense's
development of lightweight polymer ammunition casing to
significantly reduce weight for our warfighters, land vehicles,
and aircraft. Weight reduction has been a critical priority
goal within the Department. The committee understands that the
Marine Corps has finished years of testing and evaluation and
has approved lightweight polymer .50 caliber ammunition round
casing for training and combat. The committee also understands
that the Army has started a similar process for a .50 caliber
polymer round casing. The committee strongly encourages the
Army to leverage the existing Marine Corps test data to help
accelerate its test and evaluation process.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the
Army to brief the Senate Armed Services Committee not later
than March 1, 2024, on its testing and acquisition plan for the
.50 caliber polymer round casing.
Portable arm stabilizer technology
The committee recognizes portable arm stabilizers have the
potential to affect combat readiness by improving accuracy,
target acquisition, and mobility, while maintaining stability
during engagements. Distinct from arm braces, portable arm
stabilizers are a lightweight, cost-effective option to provide
warfighters additional support while addressing targets.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army
to brief the congressional defense committees not later than
March 31, 2024 about the potential value and utility of
fielding portable arm stabilizer technology to select infantry
units. The briefing shall include an assessment of current
portable Army stabilizers, a cost analysis indicating whether
such technology would result in a change in ammunition costs to
the Army, the impact on Army training initiatives, the impact
on operational effectiveness or combat readiness, and any
challenges to fielding.
Portable hybrid generators
The committee recognizes that the U.S. Army will need a
multiyear procurement for approximately 20,000 new hybrid field
generators in the 2kW to 5kW class to support tactical battle
space and approximately 30,000 10kW to 30kW hybrid auxiliary
power units to support joint light tactical vehicles. The new
generation of generators and auxiliary power units should
include advanced electronics, increase in fuel efficiency,
substantially lower noise and weight, and a much reduced
thermal signature. The committee finds that continued
investment and fielding of lightweight field generators and
auxiliary power units will be necessary to support the
modernization efforts of the U.S. Army of 2030.
Precision Strike Missile
The committee supports the Army's top modernization
priority, long-range precision fires, and acknowledges its
criticality to deterrence, and if necessary, combat operations
in the Indo-Pacific region. The committee recognizes the Army's
acquisition of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) to destroy,
neutralize, or suppress targets at ranges greater than 400
kilometers and supports the development of follow-on PrSM
capability to increase range, lethality, and engagement of
critical targets. The President's budget request for fiscal
year 2024 requests funding for 110 PrSM munitions and forecasts
requesting 242 PrSM munitions in fiscal year 2028. The
committee notes that PrSM munitions in sufficient supply, and
in various increments, will further enable the Army to
contribute to the joint force.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the
Army to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and House of Representatives, not later than
February 29, 2024, on an assessment of the program to include:
(1) An analysis of the capacity of the industrial base to meet
steady-state and wartime surge requirements for production of
PrSM munitions within the next 5 years; (2) Options for
accelerating the production of PrSM munitions beyond current
future years defense program projections; and (3) An investment
plan to reach procurement of 400 PrSM munitions per year in the
shortest amount of time.
Programmable airburst munitions
The committee is aware of industry efforts within the
United States to develop, test, and field 40mm programmable
airburst munitions. The committee believes that 40mm
programmable airburst munitions are an important capability
that U.S. ground forces could employ on current and future
battlefields in both mounted and dismounted operations. Large-
scale ground combat operations in Ukraine demonstrate the
significant risk to close combat formations when confronting an
enemy force in fixed defensive positions, to include trenches.
In these situations, 40mm programmable airburst munitions could
offer an effective and lethal alternative, providing important
flexibility in the close fight.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army
to provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees,
not later than February 29, 2024, on current efforts to develop
40mm programmable airburst munitions.
Reducing soldier load
The committee recognizes the Army's efforts to improve
individual soldier lethality, but remains concerned about the
risks of overloading soldiers. In the report, ``Soldier Load
Management Strategy Update,'' provided to Congress on September
22, 2021, in response to the Senate report accompanying S. 2792
(S. Rept. 117-39) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2022, the Army outlined its efforts to address
soldier loads while acknowledging that, at that time, the Army
required its average infantry team leader to carry
approximately 121 pounds, a 6.4 pound increase compared to
similar equipment from 2018. The committee believes that
cutting edge technologies, such as the Maneuverable Lightweight
Electric Weight Reducer, may help reduce load requirements and
increase the operational effectiveness of soldiers.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than
March 1, 2024, on technologies it is exploring to reduce
soldier load and increase overall soldier effectiveness,
lethality, and survivability.
Report on Air Force national tactical integration
The Air Force national tactical integration (NTI) mission,
created during the global war on terror, was manned and trained
to assist the Air Operations Center (AOC) and other operational
units in tasks that individual analysts at the time could not
accomplish on their own, providing a conduit between classified
systems, the Intelligence Community (IC), and the warfighter.
Since then, individual uniformed analysts in the AOC and
other organizations now have access and training to use those
tools on their own, quickly and seamlessly accessing the
classified systems needed for their mission. As NTI in its
current form does not operate in a delegated mission by NSA, it
no longer functions in the way it was designed, which was to
coordinate between IC elements and the warfighter.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air
Force to provide a briefing to the congressional defense
committees, not later than January 31, 2024, on the utility of
NTI in its current form, any overlaps between NTI and with
other elements of Air Force intelligence, and whether those
highly trained personnel could be better used supporting other
important missions.
Report on reuse of modern equipment from F-16 aircraft being retired
The Air Force plans to divest F-16 Block 30/32 aircraft in
the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve components over
the next several years as the fleet is upgraded to post-Block
30/32 F-16 aircraft. Many of these Block 30/32 aircraft contain
upgraded and modernized equipment, such as active
electronically scanned array radars, multi-function information
distribution system/joint tactical radio system communications
terminals, upgraded radios, and countermeasures systems, among
other equipment.
Many aircraft in the post-Block 30/32 F-16 fleet have not
been outfitted with these upgrades. The committee believes that
it would be prudent to harvest these upgraded systems from the
Block 30/32 aircraft and use these systems to upgrade post-
Block 30/32 aircraft.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air
Force to provide a briefing to the congressional defense
committees, not later than February 28, 2024, on the Air
Force's plan to use equipment harvested from retiring aircraft
to upgrade the F-16s that will remain in service.
Report on the Air Force Agile Combat Employment program
The committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force to
provide a report to the congressional defense committees not
later than April 1, 2024, on various aspects of the Agile
Combat Employment (ACE) program.
The committee needs to understand the program's concepts,
and whether: (1) The Air Force has fully defined ACE concepts
and provided appropriate funding for the program; (2) Such
concepts differ depending on the theater of operations; and (3)
There is any Air Force official or organization in charge of
developing and testing ACE concepts and modifying or enhancing
such concepts based on testing or experimentation.
This report shall include a chart that tracks all ACE-
related funding lines in the budget.
Requirement for delivery of piloted fixed-wing tactical aircraft
integrated acquisition portfolio review
Over the next 5 years, the military services are
modernizing existing aircraft units by proposing to spend more
than $20 billion annually to develop and acquire new aircraft
and retire a significant number of aircraft to reduce overall
tactical aircraft capacity. The Department of Defense (DOD) is
making decisions with significant fiscal and national security
implications, but has not yet completed an integrated
acquisition portfolio-level analysis of its tactical aircraft
platforms, although the committee has been told that one is
ongoing.
The committee believes that the DOD has defaulted to
optimizing and addressing problems in individual programs
rather than focusing on portfolios of programs that may provide
greater military capability at lower risk and cost. Without an
analysis of the tactical aircraft platform portfolio and a
requirement to report underlying information to Congress, the
DOD and Congress lack the required information to make optimal
investment and divestment decisions.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives upon the completion
of its ongoing integrated acquisition portfolio review for
piloted, fixed-wing tactical aircraft platforms. Further, the
committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a
briefing on the status of this review to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives,
not later than January 31, 2024, and quarterly thereafter until
the review is complete and briefed to the committees.
Special Operations Command maritime capabilities
The committee notes that the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict (ASD SOLIC)
and the Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM)
jointly testified on March 7, 2023, that SOCOM is
``accelerating its wide-ranging modernization efforts and
leveraging its essential acquisition authorities that enable it
to capitalize on our nation's innovation ecosystem--with an
emphasis on surface and subsurface maritime platforms,'' among
other critical capabilities, and noted that ``developing,
testing, and fielding a range of maritime capabilities will
strengthen deterrence in the Indo-Pacific and across the
globe.''
The committee supports SOCOM's emphasis on the development
and fielding of advanced surface and undersea platforms and
equipment in order to expand its competitive advantage in the
maritime domain, particularly surface and undersea maritime
mobility platforms and cutting-edge combat diving equipment.
The committee believes that a clear explanation of SOCOM's
path forward is critical to ensuring that the development and
acquisition of maritime capabilities meet its requirements over
the mid- and long-term, address capability gaps and maintain
comparative advantage in the maritime domain, and support
implementation of the National Defense Strategy.
Therefore, the committee directs the ASD SOLIC and the
Commander, U.S. SOCOM, to jointly provide a report to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than March 1, 2024, on SOCOM's
maritime acquisition strategy. The report shall include, at a
minimum, the following:
(1) A description of the current platform
requirements for special operations-peculiar maritime
mobility, force projection, and combat diving
capabilities;
(2) A description of any current or anticipated
special operations-peculiar maritime capability gaps
that inhibit effective implementation of the National
Defense Strategy and the ability to operate in
contested environments, maintain comparative advantage
in the maritime domain, and other requirements, as
appropriate;
(3) A description of the future special operations--
peculiar maritime mobility, force projection, and
combat diving capability requirements;
(4) A description of efforts to work with the
military services, as appropriate, in the development,
acquisition, and effective employment of maritime
capabilities; and
(5) Any other matters deemed relevant by the ASD
SOLIC and the Commander, U.S. SOCOM.
Storage, treatment, and disposal of non-defense toxic and hazardous
materials
The committee notes that section 2692 of title 10, United
States Code, addresses the storage, treatment, and disposal of
non-defense toxic and hazardous materials. While granting some
exceptions, the law states that the Secretary of Defense may
not permit the use of a Department of Defense installation for
the storage, treatment, or disposal of any material that is
toxic or hazardous and that is not owned either by the
Department of Defense or by a member of the Armed Forces (or a
dependent of the member) assigned to or provided military
housing on the installation.
The committee understands that there may be advantages to
granting a limited new exception to allow commercial
contractors that use explosives to lease areas and become
Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support tenants at
government owned, contractor operated (GOCO) facilities.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army to
evaluate the risks and benefits of allowing commercial
contractors to store explosive materials through a lease at
GOCO facilities, and report to the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and the House of Representatives by March 1,
2024, with the Secretary's recommendations.
UH-60 Internal Auxiliary Fuel Tank Systems
The committee directs the Secretary of the Army to provide
a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives, not later than June 1, 2024,
on the implications of the National Guard's UH-60 Black Hawk
fleet lacking crashworthy and ballistically tolerant Internal
Auxiliary Fuel Tank Systems (IAFTS). The briefing should
address: (1) If, without IAFTS, the National Guard's UH 60
Black Hawks will have the auxiliary fuel capability necessary
to accomplish disaster relief, homeland security, and combat
missions with added mission flexibility and extended station
time; (2) The consequences to the National Guard's intended
missions without this UH-60 capability; and (3) How the
National Guard intends to meet these capability requirements.
TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Authorization of appropriations (sec. 201)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
appropriations for research, development, test, and evaluation
activities at the levels identified in section 4201 of division
D of this Act.
Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations
Updated guidance on planning for exportability features for future
programs (sec. 211)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to
ensure that program guidance is updated to integrate planning
for exportability features for major defense acquisition
programs, middle tier acquisition programs, and program
protection plans.
Support to the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic
(sec. 212)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
the Secretary of Defense to provide funding for the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization Defence Innovation Accelerator for
the North Atlantic (DIANA) joint research and development (R&D)
initiative. The committee understands that the U.S. Government
does not currently have the authority to contribute to research
and development initiatives receiving joint funding from allies
and partners, including DIANA. The committee recognizes that
the U.S. Representative to DIANA cannot vote on the DIANA
budget without having the authority to make contributions to
the DIANA budget.
The committee believes that the Department of Defense (DOD)
should leverage DIANA to help stimulate innovation outside of
the few major geographic concentrations already receiving high
levels of government-funded R&D activity and private capital.
The committee is concerned that the locations that DOD has
selected as DIANA Accelerators and the entities in the
consortia for the pilot program would reinforce this
overconcentration of U.S. Government R&D funding. In carrying
out DIANA, the committee directs the U.S. Representative to
DIANA to consider Accelerator locations and public and private
sector partners located outside of the major U.S. technology
hub areas.
Modification to personnel management authority to attract experts in
science and engineering (sec. 213)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 4092(b) of title 10, United States Code, to improve the
ability of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to
attract and more rapidly hire new types of program managers.
Administration of the Advanced Sensors Application Program (sec. 214)
The committee recommends a provision that would realign
management of the Advanced Sensors Application Program from the
Department of the Navy to the Under Secretary of Defense for
Intelligence and Security and the Department of the Air Force.
Delegation of responsibility for certain research programs (sec. 215)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 980(b) of title 10, United States Code, to authorize
the Secretary of Defense to delegate to the Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering the authority to waive the
informed consent requirement included in this statute for
certain medical research.
The committee believes that delegation of this authority
would enhance the efficacy of specific research projects to
advance the development of a medical product necessary to the
Armed Forces when the research project may directly benefit the
subject and is carried out in accordance with all other
applicable laws.
Program of standards and requirements for microelectronics (sec. 216)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense, not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, to establish a program within the
National Security Agency (NSA) to develop and continuously
update, as the Secretary determines necessary, the standards,
commercial best practices, and requirements for the design,
manufacturing, packaging, testing, and distribution of
microelectronics acquired by the Department of Defense (DOD).
In addition, the program will provide acceptable levels of
confidentiality, integrity, and availability for Department
commercial-off-the-shelf microelectronics, field programmable
gate arrays, and custom integrated circuits.
The committee commends the Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering (USD (R&E)), along with
government and industry partners, in demonstrating that
incorporating and enhancing the data generation and analysis
practices of leading commercial microelectronics producers
yields indispensable evidence-based security for the design,
manufacturing, and packaging of semiconductors. Given these
lessons learned, and the further development of the Rapid
Assured Microelectronics Prototype (RAMP), RAMP-Commercial, and
State-of-the-Art Heterogeneous Integrated Packaging programs
executed by USD (R&E), should be transitioned to a program of
record with enhanced and permanent institutional support.
The committee believes that the NSA, with support from the
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Joint Federated
Assurance Center and the Crane Division of the Naval Surface
Warfare Center, with supervision by USD (R&E), is the most
appropriate entity to support this effort. NSA has a vital
interest in secure microelectronics, and has the technical
depth and breadth to work productively with industry. In
addition, because of now known shortcomings of the Trusted
Foundry model, the committee urges DOD to not impose security
measures that hobble commercial success and do not reflect
appropriate risk-benefit tradeoffs across the entire lifecycle
of semiconductor production and operation.
Clarifying role of partnership intermediaries to promote defense
research and education (sec. 217)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 4124 of title 10, United States Code, to provide
defense laboratories maximum flexibility to use Partnership
Intermediary Agreements (PIAs) to explore, incubate, and engage
collaborative efforts with the widest possible range of
entities across industry, academia, and, specifically,
nontraditional partners. The proposed changes would add
flexibility and increase emphasis on leveraging PIAs for
workforce development, which is critical in the competition to
attract, recruit, retain, and apply top talent to meet national
security needs.
Competition for technology that detects and watermarks the use of
generative artificial intelligence (sec. 218)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Department of Defense to establish and carry out a prize
competition under section 4025 of title 10, United States Code,
to evaluate technology, including applications, tools, and
models, for the detection and watermarking of generative
artificial intelligence (AI).
The committee is aware of the impressive capabilities
generative AI offers in various domains and how it may be used
for a range of complex tasks, increasing human and system
productivity. The committee appreciates that generative AI
represents both significant opportunity and risk. Generative AI
can be used to create realistic and high-quality images,
sophisticated code, novel ideas, realistic and dynamic visual
content, and new datasets through access to extensive datasets
and large language models. AI offers tremendous potential to
transform healthcare, education, cybersecurity, defense, and
scientific research. However, the committee is concerned about
present and unaddressed challenges to, and from, generative AI,
including deepfakes, misinformation, malicious code, and
harmful or biased content. These areas must be addressed as
generative AI continues to advance and be used in a militarized
fashion.
One of the committee's significant concerns is the
potential output and lack of transparency regarding today's and
future generative AI technology. The committee received
testimony stating the risks that generative AI presents,
including the application of some large models to develop very
capable cyber weapons, very capable biological weapons, and
disinformation campaigns at scale. Being able to quickly
identify and label AI generated content will be critical in
enabling real-time accountability, attribution, and public
trust in Government and Department of Defense systems. The
committee believes that a prize competition approach to this
problem set will provide benefits far beyond the specific
technologies delivered, and also provide an opportunity to
leverage the widest network of innovation providers possible to
unearth new, innovative, or less-well-known techniques to
address a less well-understood challenge.
Subtitle C--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters
Department of Defense prize competitions for business systems
modernization (sec. 221)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military
departments to conduct one or more prize competitions under
section 4025 of title 10, United States Code, in order to
support the business systems modernization goals of the
Department of Defense.
Update to plans and strategies for artificial intelligence (sec. 222)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Deputy Secretary
of Defense, to update the Department of Defense's plans and
strategies for the development and adoption of artificial
intelligence.
Western regional range complex demonstration (sec. 223)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to carry out a demonstration of a joint
multi-domain non-kinetic testing and training environment
across military departments by interconnecting existing ranges
and training sites in the western States to improve joint
multi-domain non-kinetic training and further testing,
research, and development.
Report on feasibility and advisability of establishing a quantum
computing innovation center (sec. 224)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Under Secretary
of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Chief Digital
and Artificial Intelligence Officer, to submit a report to the
congressional defense committees, not later than 1 year after
enactment of this Act, on the feasibility and advisability of
establishing a quantum computing innovation center within the
Department of Defense.
Briefing on the impediments to the transition of the Semantic Forensics
program to operational use (sec. 225)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering to
provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives, within 180 days of
enactment of this Act, on the Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency's Semantic Forensics program.
The committee is aware that the Semantic Forensics program
seeks to develop innovative semantic technologies for analyzing
media, including semantic detection algorithms. The committee
understands that the Department of Defense believes that
current legal authorities may be insufficient to operationalize
the Semantic Forensics technologies.
Annual report on Department of Defense hypersonic capability funding
and investment (sec. 226)
The committee recommends a provision that would direct the
Secretary of Defense to submit a report, not later than March
1, 2024, and with each budget submission thereafter through
fiscal year 2030, on all offensive and defensive hypersonic
investments. The services and defense agencies request and
receive funding towards defensive and offensive hypersonic
weapon investments, including, but not limited to, the U.S.
Army, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Air Force,
the U.S. Space Force, the Strategic Operations Office, Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency, research labs, federally
funded research and development centers, and university
research centers. These entities develop offensive and
defensive hypersonic vehicles and sensors, build the required
command and control infrastructure, integrate hypersonic
technology into the existing platforms, build and design
testing infrastructure, and develop the workforce.
The committee is concerned that the multiple funding
streams make the level of effort unclear, creating a lack of
transparency in hypersonic funding. A service or agency program
manager may be developing a hypersonic weapon or sensor, but is
not accounting for the cost associated with the necessary
platform upgrades, the corresponding combat systems changes,
and the software updates required to integrate the hypersonic
capability. The committee is interested in clarifying all
hypersonic funding sources, including affected platforms,
weapon systems, sensors, and any ongoing research.
Limitation on availability of funds for travel for Office of Under
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness pending a plan
for modernizing Defense Travel System (sec. 227)
The committee recommends a provision that would limit the
availability of travel funds for the Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness until that
office submits a plan for modernizing the Defense Travel
System.
Annual Report on unfunded priorities for research, development, test,
and evaluation activities (sec. 228)
The committee recommends a provision that would add section
222e to title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary
of Defense to submit a report on the unfunded priorities of the
Department of Defense-wide research, development, test, and
evaluation activities.
The People's Republic of China continues to aggressively
fund the development of emerging technologies, such as
artificial intelligence, hypersonics, and microelectronics,
with the United States falling behind in some areas. In that
context, the committee believes that in order to perform its
oversight role, Congress should understand the emerging
technology risks associated with the President's budget
request. The committee finds the military services rarely
emphasize long-term research and development in their unfunded
priority lists, focusing primarily on near-term readiness and
procurement. The committee therefore recommends a measure
requiring the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering to provide an unfunded priority list from the
Department of Defense research, development, test, and
evaluation activities.
Budget Items
Army
Airborne Pathfinder
The budget request included $104.5 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 62143A
Soldier Lethality Technology.
The committee recommends an increase of $10.0 million in
RDA PE 62143A for the Airborne Pathfinder.
Engineered repair materials for roadways
The budget request included $60.0 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 62144A
Ground Technology.
The committee notes that mobile and responsive military
infrastructure initiatives require rapidly deployable solutions
to enable effective maneuver of assets from U.S. bases to
theaters of operation and intra-theater. Further, the committee
notes that new infrastructure technologies are required to
support the military's repair requirements of paved and unpaved
roadways with a focus on developing engineered repair materials
that can be placed in different climates, cure quickly, and
resist high heat from vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
The committee recommends an increase of $3.0 million in RDA
PE 62144A for research and development of engineered repair
materials for roadways.
Critical hybrid advanced materials processing
The budget request included $60.0 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 62144A
Ground Technology.
The committee recommends an increase of $7.0 million in RDA
PE 62144A for critical hybrid advanced materials processing.
Titanium metal powder production technology
The budget request included $60.0 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 62144A
Ground Technology.
The committee notes that the United States is highly
reliant on foreign sources for titanium feedstock materials, a
potential vulnerability that could impact military readiness.
The committee believes that by utilizing new, emerging
technologies, the U.S. industrial base could accelerate the
production of U.S. titanium metal powder at volumes necessary
to meet defense needs, while reducing reliance on imports and
effectively securing the supply chain.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0
million in RDA PE 62144A to scale new techniques for titanium
metal powder production.
Polar proving ground and training program
The budget request included $60.0 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 62144A
Ground Technology.
The committee notes that the Department of Defense's 2022
National Strategy for the Arctic Region and the Army's 2021
Regaining Arctic Dominance strategy highlights the importance
of training, testing, and situational awareness to maintaining
a secure and stable Arctic region.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0
million in RDA PE 62144A for a polar proving ground and
training program.
Fuel cells for next generation combat vehicles
The budget request included $166.5 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 62145A
Next Generation Combat Vehicle Technology.
The committee recognizes that the increased energy
efficiency of electric vehicles, compared with internal
combustion engine-powered assets, can significantly reduce
lifecycle and fuel costs and increase electric operational
range and duration. For medium- and heavy-duty vehicle
applications, fuel cell electric vehicles generally provide
greater range and far quicker refueling times than battery-
powered electric vehicles.
The committee notes that fuel cells are able to power
electric vehicles and machines where charging batteries is not
practical and can also provide distributed power in the field
to support other warfighting capabilities.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0
million in RDA PE 62145A for fuel cell electric vehicles.
Hydrogen fuel source research and development
The budget request included $166.5 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 62145A
Next Generation Combat Vehicle Technology.
The committee notes that hydrogen as a fuel source for
military bases and for heavy duty vehicles is an emerging
solution that will aid in decarbonization, battlefield energy
generation, silent mobility, and on-site energy storage for
complete energy solutions or to supplement existing
infrastructure. The committee also notes the lack of affordable
clean hydrogen fuel and the requisite improvements in hydrogen-
powered fuel cells both present challenges in enabling hydrogen
adoption.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $10.0
million in RDA PE 62145A for technology improvement and
research of the use of hydrogen as a fuel source.
Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems technology
The budget request included $33.3 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 62150A Air
and Missile Defense Technology.
The committee recognizes that unmanned aircraft systems
(UAS) present an increasing threat to deployed U.S. forces and
assets. Applied research to evaluate counter-UAS threats as
well as to develop mitigation technology and standards could
help enhance warfighter safety. The committee recognizes the
efforts made in developing training and technology integration
protocols, like those at the Counter-UAS Center of Excellence
at Oklahoma State University, which can contribute to enhancing
the Department of Defense's ability to protect against such
threats.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0
million in RDA PE 62150A for the support of counter-UAS
technology research and development.
Preventing trauma-related stress disorder
The budget request included $66.3 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 62787A
Medical Technology.
The committee notes that the development of interventions
to prevent or treat adverse acute stress reactions and post-
traumatic stress symptoms after trauma exposure would not only
enhance servicemember readiness and overall mission success,
but would also benefit the care and treatment of the U.S.
civilian population.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0
million in RDA PE 62787A for the development of interventions
to prevent trauma-related stress disorder.
Tactical artificial intelligence and machine learning
The budget request included $13.2 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 63040A
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Advanced
Technologies.
The committee supports the development of an artificial
intelligence-based system framework and enabling tools that
support the implementation of advanced machine learning (ML)
algorithms at the tactical edge of warfare.
Therefore, the committee recommends $5.0 million in RDA PE
63040A for the development of an artificial intelligence-based
system framework and the implementation of advanced ML
algorithms.
Advanced composites and multi-material protective systems
The budget request included $40.6 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 63119A
Ground Advanced Technology.
The committee recognizes that traditional construction
materials such as concrete and steel can be used to meet
protection requirements for new construction. However,
enhancing survivability in the environment of multi-domain
operations may require approaches that minimize weight,
logistics, and installation efforts, while maximizing
protection against threats such as vehicle intrusion, blast,
ballistics, and fragmentation. The committee notes that
advanced composite materials offer many advantages for
survivability applications in forward operating environments
and novel multi-material systems offer the potential for a
variety of advances.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0
million in RDA PE 63119A for advanced composites and multi-
material protective systems.
High Performance Computing Modernization Program
The budget request included $255.8 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 63461A
High Performance Computing Modernization Program.
The committee notes that the High Performance Computing
Modernization program governs supercomputing centers run by the
Army, Navy, Air Force, and Army Corps of Engineers in support
of the science and technology, test, and evaluation and
acquisition engineering efforts of the Department of Defense.
The committee also notes that these supercomputing centers
provide access to thousands of users and the program also runs
the Defense Research and Engineering Network, which supports
hypersonic systems, next-generation rotorcraft systems, and
helicopter and tank enhancements, among other programs.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $10.0
million in RDA PE 63461A for high performance computing
modernization.
Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence
The budget request included $217.4 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 63462A
Next Generation Combat Vehicle Advanced Technology.
The committee recognizes the previous efforts to establish
the jointless hull at the Army's Advanced Manufacturing Center
of Excellence (AM COE), to ensure that there is technical
support in adapting the technology to meet Army organic
industrial base as well as other defense industrial base needs.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $7.0
million in RDA PE 63462A for technology innovations being
developed at the AM COE including additive manufacturing to
develop forge castings and other tools to support specific
parts development in the Abrams tank upgrade program.
Aluminum-Lithium Alloy Solid Rocket Motor
The budget request included $153.0 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 63464A
Long Range Precision Fires Advanced Technology.
The committee notes that testing and analysis of aluminum-
lithium alloy-based solid rocket propellants under the U.S.
Army's Expeditionary Technology Search program have shown the
potential to increase a missile system's range.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0
million in RDA PE 63464A to support the research and
development of an aluminum-lithium alloy solid rocket motor.
Rapid Assurance Modernization Program-Test
The budget request included $21.0 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 63466A Air
and Missile Defense Advanced Technology.
At U.S. Army Redstone Test Center, the Rapid Assurance
Modernization Program-Test (RAMP-T) will serve as a template
for digital engineering and test modernization across all Army
test centers. RAMP-T will modernize how data is processed and
disseminated in space to communicate information rapidly and
securely to the warfighter at the tactical edge. RAMP-T will
also ensure modernized systems are fielded in accordance with
their accelerated schedules, enabling the rapid insertion of
new, more lethal technologies into warfighter systems.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0
million in RDA PE 63466A for the RAMP-T program.
Enhanced Night Vision Goggle--Binocular capability enhancements
The budget request included $48.7 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 64710A
Night Vision Systems--Engineering Development.
The committee supports the Army's efforts to continue
development and testing of the Night Vision Device--Next in
support of the situational awareness modernization strategy, to
include improvements to the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle--
Binocular (ENVG-B).
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $7.5
million in RDA PE 64710A for ENVG-B capability enhancements.
Ultra-Lightweight Camouflage Net System
The budget request included $37.4 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 64804A
Logistics and Engineer Equipment--Engineering Development, of
which no funds were included for the Ultra-Lightweight
Camouflage Net System (ULCANS).
The committee recommends an increase of $5.0 million in RDA
PE 64804A for ULCANS.
Radar Range Replacement Program
The budget request included $439.1 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 65601A
Army Test Ranges and Facilities.
The committee notes the Radar Range Replacement Program
(RRRP) will provide the capability to test current and future
Army weapon systems, thereby providing critical test data to
inform system development decisions and reducing the risk to
operational forces prior to fielding.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $10.0
million in RDA PE 65601A for the RRRP.
Black Hawk generators
The budget request included $1.5 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 67136A
Black Hawk Product Improvement Program.
The committee recognizes the enduring role of the Black
Hawk in the Army's helicopter fleet and recommends that the
Army invest in its continued modernization, to include Black
Hawk generator improvements necessary to deliver the additional
electrical power needed to fully realize other configuration
improvements.
The committee recommends an increase of $10.0 million in
RDA for PE 67136A to increase commonality and interoperability.
Chinook product improvement program
The budget request included $9.3 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 67137A
Chinook Product Improvement Program.
The committee recognizes the enduring role of the Chinook
in the Army's helicopter fleet and supports the Army's
continued investment in its modernization.
The committee recommends an increase of $10.0 million in
RDA for PE 67137A for continued planning, integration, and
qualification of an improved engine.
Apache future development program increase
The budget request included $10.5 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army (RDA) for PE 67145A
Apache Future Development.
The committee recognizes the enduring role of the Apache in
the Army's helicopter fleet and supports the Army's continued
investment in its modernization.
The committee recommends an increase of $10.0 million in
RDA for PE 67145A to improve Apache mission performance.
Navy
Research on foreign malign influence operations
The budget request included $74.7 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy (RDN) for PE 62236N
Warfighter Sustainment Applied Research.
The committee remains concerned about the evolving threat
from foreign malign influence operations in cyberspace, the
effect these operations have on the national security of the
United States, and the impact on the Department of Defense's
ability to effectively counter and deter foreign adversaries.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $8.0
million in RDN for PE 62236N to support further research on
foreign malign influence operations.
Intelligent Autonomous Systems for Seabed Warfare
The budget request included $80.8 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy (RDN) for PE 62435N
Ocean Warfighting Environment Applied Research.
The committee supports the research and development of
intelligent autonomous systems (IAS) for seabed warfare. The
committee notes the development of innovative data integration
and processing tools to make sense of large, high-dimensional
datasets to enable flexible and reliable unattended seabed
warfare operations.
The committee recommends an increase of $7.0 million in RDN
PE 62435N for the research and development of IAS for seabed
warfare.
Hardware-in-the-loop capabilities
The budget request included $308.2 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy (RDN) for PE 63640M
USMC Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD).
The committee recognizes that modeling and simulation will
be critical to enable the technology advancements necessary for
the Department of Defense to realize the full potential of
unmanned systems. Hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) is a computer
simulation that has the ability to simulate flight and route
characteristics as well as sensor modeling and actuator
modeling while communicating in real time with command and
control systems.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0
million in RDN PE 63640M for HWIL capabilities.
Next generation unmanned aerial system distribution platform
The budget request included $308.2 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy (RDN) for PE 63640M
USMC Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD).
The committee notes that the Marine Corps is working to
fill a critical capability gap in the joint concept for
contested logistics, which is the need for assured organic,
autonomous resupply to Marine Littoral Regiments operating in
distributed fashion, in a contested austere environment,
without traditional means of resupply and sustainment.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0
million in RDN PE 63640M for a next generation unmanned aerial
system distribution platform.
Adaptive Future Force
The budget request included $308.2 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy (RDN) for PE 63640M
USMC Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD).
The committee notes that the lack of consistent support,
combined with participant historical and conditional biases,
severely limit the Office of Naval Research's (ONR) ability to
evolve concepts past the introductory stages of future force
development and assessment. The committee also notes that the
Adaptive Future Force (AFF) provides the ONR with an
innovative, full-time cadre of highly experienced operators,
innovators, and concept developers able to transcend previous
limitations and truly support future force developmental
efforts.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0
million in RDN PE 63640M to broaden the AFF capability of human
and robot systems.
Balloon catheter hemorrhage control device
The budget request included $5.1 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy (RDN) for PE 63729N
Warfighter Protection Advanced Technology.
The committee notes that over 90 percent of potentially
survivable injuries for service members that result in death on
the battlefield or after reaching a surgical facility are
caused by hemorrhage and that responding quickly and
effectively is critical for saving lives. The committee
recognizes that the physician-performed Resuscitative
Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) has been a
major leap forward in the management of non-compressible
hemorrhage. However, utilizing REBOA outside of a hospital is
complicated by a lack of adequately trained personnel and
guidance to facilitate placement of the balloon in the correct
location.
The committee recommends an increase of $4.0 million in RDN
PE 63729N for development of a field deployable balloon
catheter hemorrhage control device.
Advanced composites for wet submarine applications
The budget request included $257.1 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy (RDN) for PE 63595N
Ohio Replacement.
The committee recommends an increase of $5.0 million in RDN
PE 63595N for composite shafting technology to increase the
submarine availability for the Columbia-class and to validate
the benefits of composite shafting for SSN(X).
Nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile
The budget request included $6.0 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy (RDN) for PE 64659N
Precision Strike Weapons Development Program but did not
include any funding for the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise
missile.
The committee recommends an increase of $190.0 million in
RDN PE 64659N to support continued development of the nuclear-
armed sea-launched cruise missile.
Advanced Sensors Application Program
The budget request included no funding in Research,
Development, Testing, and Evaluation, Navy (RDN) for PE 64419N
Advanced Sensors Application Program.
Elsewhere in this report, the committee recommends a
provision that would transfer resource sponsorship of the
Advanced Sensors Application Program from the Navy to the
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and
Security (USD (I&S)). The committee is concerned that the Navy
has not requested funding for this longstanding and important
program, and urges USD (I&S) to request funding in future
budget requests.
Accordingly, the committee recommends an increase of $13.0
million in RDN for PE 64419N for the Advanced Sensors
Application Program in fiscal year 2024, pending transfer for
management and execution of the program during fiscal year
2024.
Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center improvements
The budget request included $482.0 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy (RDN) for PE 65864N
Test and Evaluation Support, of which $62.9 million was for
support of the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center
(AUTEC). However, no funds were included for improvements
necessary to support the military personnel stationed there on
a full-time basis.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $3.0
million in RDN PE 65864N for improvements at AUTEC.
Fleet Ballistic Missile Strategic Weapon System
The budget request included $321.7 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy (RDN) for PE 11221N
Strategic Submarine and Weapons System Support.
To accelerate maturation of the Fleet Ballistic Missile
Strategic Weapon System, the committee recommends an increase
of $10.0 million in RDN PE 11221N to support completing
Velocity Fusion Development; accelerating gravimeter algorithm
development and integration; initiating Broad Band Navigation
Sonar Fleet Transition; initiating Hydrophone Array
Modernization; and establishing a Dynamic Concept of Operations
framework.
Air Force
Advanced materials science for manufacturing research
The budget request included $142.3 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF), for PE
62102F Materials.
The committee recognizes the important role of materials
science and the collaboration with academia partners, to
include the Materials Solutions Network at Cornell High Energy
Synchrotron Source (MSN-C), which enables Department of Defense
researchers and manufacturers to employ real-time, three-
dimensional x-ray characterization tools and methods to test a
broad range of mission-critical structural and functional
materials to enhance warfighter capabilities.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $9.0
million in RDAF PE 62102F for advanced materials science for
manufacturing research.
Directed Energy Technology realignment of funds
The budget request included $130.0 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE
62605F Directed Energy Technology.
The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to
realign funds.
Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $11.5
million in RDAF PE 62605F and a corresponding increase of $11.5
million in Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space
Force (RDSF) for PE 1206601SF Space Technology.
Secure interference-avoiding connectivity of autonomous artificially
intelligent machines
The budget request included $182.1 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF), for PE
62788F Dominant Information Sciences and Methods.
The committee recognizes a need for autonomous machines to
be able to maintain robust connectivity between each other, as
well as with a centralized controller, without continuous
manual intervention and while preserving high degrees of
security and resilience.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0
million in RDAF PE 62788F for secure interference-avoiding
connectivity of autonomous artificially intelligent machines.
Future Flag experimentation testbed
The budget request included $182.1 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF), for PE
62788F Dominant Information Sciences and Methods.
The committee notes that the objective of the Air Force
Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Joint All-Domain Command and
Control (JADC2) Future Flag Testbed is to create an
operationally relevant environment for experimenting JADC2
concepts and capabilities with a focus on integration,
interoperability, and transition. The Future Flag Testbed
concept is planned as a series of Limited Objective Experiments
that will guide AFRL's research, development, test, and
evaluation efforts to meet immediate and near-term needs of the
warfighter.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $15.0
million in RDAF PE 62788F for the JADC2 operational
experimentation testbed.
Ion trapped quantum information sciences computer
The budget request included $182.1 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF), for PE
62788F Dominant Information Sciences and Methods.
The committee recognizes that the Air Force Research
Laboratory's (AFRL) Information Directorate is a leader in
quantum computing and, more specifically, in ion trap quantum
computing. Quantum computers will support a variety of
Department of Defense research areas and may eventually address
mission-critical challenges ranging from logistics to machine
learning. The committee notes that ion trap computers are at
the forefront of unlocking both quantum computation and basic
science applications, and can address defense-critical problems
that are otherwise intractable using traditional high-
performance computers.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $8.0
million in RDAF PE 62788F for the development of a next-
generation ion trap quantum information sciences computer at
the AFRL.
Distributed quantum information sciences networking testbed
The budget request included $182.1 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF), for PE
62788F Dominant Information Sciences and Methods.
The committee recognizes that the Air Force Research
Laboratory's (AFRL) Information Directorate is a leader in
quantum computing. However, there is a need for further
development of a heterogeneous network that can robustly
transmit quantum information over long distances and between
different types of networking infrastructure.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0
million in RDAF PE 62788F for a distributed quantum information
sciences networking testbed.
Multi-domain radio frequency spectrum testing environment
The budget request included $182.1 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF), for PE
62788F Dominant Information Sciences and Methods.
The committee recognizes a need for the accelerated
transition of radio frequency (RF) related technology to
warfighters and for a comprehensive, robust, and scalable
anechoic RF test and evaluation environment.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0
million in RDAF PE 62788F for a multi-domain RF spectrum
testing environment.
Future Air Force Integrated Technology Demos reduction
The budget request included $255.9 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE
63032F Future Air Force Integrated Technology Demos.
The committee believes there is unjustified growth in this
program element above the total enacted levels for fiscal year
2023 and that some of the funds requested for this program
element would be more productively spent elsewhere.
Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $42.2
million in RDAF PE 63032F.
Semiautonomous adversary air platform
The budget request included $51.9 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF), for PE
63211F Aerospace Technology Development/Demonstration.
The committee recognizes the importance of joint research
and development efforts between the Air Force and the Navy on
semiautonomous adversary air platform development.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $10.0
million in RDAF PE 63211F to accelerate semiautonomous
adversary air platform development.
Additive manufacturing for aerospace parts
The budget request included $44.4 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF), for PE
63680F Manufacturing Technology Program.
The committee recognizes a need to operationalize metal
additive manufacturing of propulsion parts and other aerospace
sustainment requirements to deliver applied research, training,
and workforce development in support of the Air Force
Sustainment Center mission to sustain weapon system readiness
to generate our nation's airpower.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0
million in RDAF PE 63680F for metal additive manufacturing for
aerospace sustainment requirements.
Enhanced intercontinental ballistic missile guidance capability and
testing
The budget request included $45.3 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE
63851F Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Demonstration
Validation Program.
The committee recommends an increase of $30.0 million in
the following areas to support the Sentinel Guidance Program:
(1) $800,000 for a seismically stable pier at the
Little Mountain Test Facility;
(2) $2.0 million for production automation technology
on strategic accelerometer assemblies;
(3) $3.0 million for a rapid prototype capability
using Selective Laser Etching to produce vibration beam
accelerometer sensors;
(4) $3.0 million for digital engineering focused on
vibration beam accelerometers;
(5) $4.0 million for next generation radiation-
hardened integrated circuit platforms;
(6) $3.2 million for small-scale sensor centrifuges;
(7) $13.0 million for a next generation centrifuge
capable of supporting strategic grade inertial systems;
and
(8) $1.0 million for a 10-year federal stockpile of
swept quartz.
Air Force Technical Architecture realignment of funds
The budget request included $2.6 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE
64006F Department of the Air Force Technical Architecture.
The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to
realign funds.
Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $2.6
million in RDAF PE 64006F and a corresponding increase of $2.6
million in RDAF PE 64858F Tech Transition Program.
Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon reduction
The budget request included $150.3 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE
64033F Hypersonic Prototyping.
The committee recognizes the need for and value of the
Department of Defense's strategic push to develop hypersonic
weapons across the military services. The committee also
recognizes the need to develop and test multiple competing
designs as a means to address technological risk. However, in
light of testing failures and statements from Air Force
leadership in support of the competitor program, the committee
is concerned that continued testing at the scale originally
planned in the budget request seems unlikely to deliver
persuasive results.
Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $150.3
million in RDAF PE 64033F.
Autonomous Collaborative Platforms realignment of funds
The budget request included $118.8 million in Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE
27179F Autonomous Collaborative Platforms.
The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to
realign funds.
Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $17.8
million in RDAF PE 27179F and a corresponding increase of $17.8
million in RDAF PE 65807F Test and Evaluation Support.
F-35 C2D2 realignment of funds
The budget request included $1.3 billion in Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE
64840F F 35 C2D2.
The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to
realign funds.
Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $5.0
million in RDAF PE 64840F and a corresponding increase of $5.0
million in RDAF PE 64281F Tactical Data Networks Enterprise.
Long Range Standoff Weapon realignment of funds
The budget request included $911.4 million in Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE
64932F Long Range Standoff Weapon.
The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to
realign funds.
Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $20.0
million in RDAF PE 64932F and a corresponding increase of $20.0
million in Operation and Maintenance, Air Force (OMAF) SAG 11R
Facilities Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization.
Ground Based Strategic Deterrent EMD realignment of funds
The budget request included $3.7 billion in Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE
65238F Ground Based Strategic Deterrent EMD.
The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to
realign funds.
Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $7.7
million in RDAF PE 65238F and a corresponding increase of $7.7
million in Aircraft Procurement, Air Force (APAF) line 61 Other
Aircraft.
5G interference mitigation for critical aircraft navigation and sensor
systems on the Presidential Aircraft Fleet
The budget request included $490.7 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE
41319F VC-25B.
The committee recommends an increase of $30.0 million in PE
41319F for the development, test, certification, and
integration of 5G interference mitigation technology for
critical aircraft navigation and sensor systems on the VC 25
aircraft.
Acquisition Workforce--Advanced Program Technology realignment of funds
The budget request included $109.0 million in Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE
65832F Acquisition Workforce--Advanced Program Technology and
$551.2 million in RDAF for PE 65829F Acquisition Workforce--
Cyber, Network, & Business Systems.
The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to
realign funds.
Therefore, the committee recommends decreases of $32.0
million in RDAF PE 65832F and $14.7 million in RDAF PE 65829F
and increases of $30.0 million in RDAF PE 65831F Acquisition
Workforce--Capability Integration, $1.7 million in RDAF PE
65898F Management HQ--R&D, and $15.0 million in RDAF PE 65807F
Test and Evaluation Support.
Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) Network Sensor
Demonstration
The budget request included $20.9 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE
33255F Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4)--
STRATCOM.
The NC3 Enterprise Center's network sensor demonstration
aims to facilitate and conduct preemptive network security
visibility on networks in a comprehensive and effective manner.
Given the importance of network security for the NC3, the
committee recommends an increase of $10.0 million in RDAF PE
33255F.
Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) Rapid Engineering
Architecture Collaboration Hub (REACH)
The budget request included $20.9 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE
33255F Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4)--
STRATCOM.
The Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3)
Enterprise Center's Rapid Engineering Architecture
Collaboration Hub (REACH) program allows partners and
government stakeholders to collaborate on a secure digital twin
network that provides a digital design and demonstration
environment. This network supports the operation of sandbox
environments to protect proprietary data, while maximizing
opportunities for collaboration with other REACH stakeholders.
REACH will play a critical role in accelerating partnerships
with industry to support the NC3 mission.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $10.0
million in RDAF PE 33255F.
Security Work Readiness for Duty
The budget request included $796,000 in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE
84731F General Skill Training.
The Security Work Readiness for Duty (SWoRD) program will
create three capabilities for current and future Department of
Defense (DOD) personnel to gain and strengthen the cyber
workforce skills critical to our nation's security: (1) A
Security Operations Center (SOC) to serve small businesses and
local governments; (2) A SimTown Cybersecurity Training Lab to
model business network environments; and (3) A Cyber Bridge
program to prepare those in non-STEM fields to pursue a cyber
graduate degree.
The committee recommends an increase of $6.0 million in
RDAF for PE 84731F for the further development of the SWoRD
program.
Military cyber cooperation activities with the Kingdom of Jordan
The budget request included $2.9 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) for PE
31401F AF Multi-Domain Non-Traditional ISR Battlespace
Awareness.
The committee recommends an increase of $500,000 in RDAF
31401F for the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under
Secretary of Defense for Policy, in coordination with the
Commanders, U.S. Cyber Command and U.S. Central Command, and
the Secretary of State, to continue to seek to engage their
counterparts within the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of
Jordan for the purpose of expanding cooperation on military
cybersecurity activities.
Weather service data migration
The budget request included $26.3 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF) in PE
35111F Weather Service.
The 557th Weather Wing is currently in the process of
moving its data processing operations to a data-centric, secure
cloud-based architecture, which is expected to be complete by
the end of calendar year 2025. The committee supports this
effort and recognizes that without additional funding, the
557th Weather Wing will be unable to meet its accelerated
schedule for data migration, putting the program at an elevated
level of risk.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $9.0
million in RDAF PE 35111F to help the Weather Wing accelerate
its transition.
Space Technology realignment of funds
The budget request included $91.8 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for line
48 PE 1206601SF Space Technology.
The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to
realign funds.
Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $91.8
million in RDSF line 48 PE 1206601SF and increases of $72.9
million in RDSF line 4 PE 1206601SF Space Technology, $17.5
million in RDSF PE 1206392SF ACQ Workforce--Space & Missile
Systems, and $1.4 million in RDSF PE 1206398SF Space & Missile
Systems Center--MHA.
Space Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis environment
The budget request included $206.2 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for PE
1206601SF Space Technology.
Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis (MS&A) environments are
required by the large number of United States Space Force
(USSF) organizations that make force structure investment
decisions, design satellites, and conduct or support space
operations (training, tactics development, war gaming, etc.).
Currently, there is no space MS&A tool capable of supporting
the wide range of modeling requirements of the USSF, ranging
from single-user engagement exercises to global campaign
modeling. The lack of a dedicated MS&A tool for the USSF
prevents technology developers and USSF acquisition
organizations from incorporating new technologies in the most
expeditious and cost-effective manner possible.
In order to help accelerate the development of a robust and
accurate simulation and training environment, the committee
recommends an increase of $15.5 million in RDSF PE 1206601SF.
Advanced isotope power systems
The budget request included $206.2 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for PE
1206601SF Space Technology.
The committee commends the strategic partnership between
the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Department of
Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory in developing advanced
isotope power systems. These systems are advancing innovation
in ``smart manufacturing'' to the benefit of U.S. national
security and economic prosperity.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0
million in RDSF PE 1206601SF to support continued development
of advanced isotope power systems for future U.S. Space Force
assets.
Ground-based interferometry
The budget request included $206.2 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for PE
1206601SF Space Technology.
A ground-based interferometry capability will improve the
Department of Defense's ability to detect objects at
geostationary orbit (GEO) and beyond from Earth, which provides
value to the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles
Directorate in observing their GEO flight experiments
performing operations including docking and servicing of other
GEOs.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $16.0
million in RDSF PE 1206601SF.
Solar cruiser
The budget request included $206.2 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for PE
1206601SF Space Technology.
The committee recommends an increase of $10.0 million in
RDSF PE 1206601SF to support an advanced deployable structure
demonstration of a solar sail propelled persistent platform
offering long-duration loiter and ``maneuver without regret''
capabilities to provide the warfighter with critical sensor
data in geostationary orbit and cislunar deep space
environments.
Advanced analog microelectronics
The budget request included $206.2 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for PE
1206601SF Space Technology.
To address specific national security requirements for
unique design and production capacity, the Department of
Defense (DOD) has heavily invested to reduce the cost of
integrated circuit (IC) design and incrementally modernize
aging strategic infrastructure. DOD is converging on a
commercial analog and mixed signal IC design process, which has
been adapted for and targeted to the most challenging DOD
technical requirements.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $8.6
million in RDSF PE 1206601SF in order to foster integration of
advanced analog microelectronics to enable all federal agencies
to design and build state of the art chips at lower cost and
with less risk.
Lunar surface-based domain awareness
The budget request included $206.2 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for PE
1206601SF Space Technology.
The ability to monitor activity in cislunar space is
increasingly critical for the United States, as demonstrated by
the requirements for cislunar space domain awareness within the
Department of Defense, specifically in U.S. Space Command, and
as delineated in the Office of Science Technology Policy's
November 2022 publication, ``National Cislunar Science &
Technology Strategy.''
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0
million in RDSF PE 1206601SF to continue the development of
small cameras to enable lunar surface-based domain awareness.
Human performance optimization
The budget request included $472.5 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for PE
1206310F Space Science and Technology Research and Development.
Space Force Guardians serve in career specialties that
require high performance under stressful conditions, such as
command and control of space assets moving among large,
congested constellations at high speeds over great distances.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0
million in RDSF PE 1206310F for research centered on human
performance optimization.
Space Systems Prototype Transitions (SSPT) realignment of funds
The budget request included $146.0 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for PE
1206427SF Space Systems Prototype Transitions (SSPT).
The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to
realign funds.
Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $40.0
million in RDSF PE 1206427SF and a corresponding increase of
$40.0 million in RDSF PE 1206616SF Space Advanced Technology
Development/Demo.
Modular Multi-mode Propulsion System
The budget request included $110.0 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for PE
1206616SF, Space Advanced Technology Development/Demo.
Satellites facilitate instantaneous communication across
battle zones, identify enemy positions and movements, track
weather patterns, guide navigational systems, and enable
precision strikes. A Modular Multi-mode Propulsion System
(M3PS) could provide unprecedented mission flexibility and
adaptability for military spacecraft by using a single
propellant, propellant tank, and feed system to meet all
satellite propulsion and maneuverability requirements.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $8.0
million in RDSF PE 1206616SF to accelerate the design and
development of M3PS.
Weather satellite risk reduction
The budget request included $95.6 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for PE
1203710SF Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) Weather Systems.
The modern U.S. warfighter relies on up-to-date weather
information to support daily air operations and intelligence
gathering missions to protect the Nation. Current weather
satellite systems are antiquated and have been extended well
beyond their expected service lives. The committee commends the
U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force for turning to industry to
help address these challenging requirements.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $16.5
million in RDSF PE 1203710SF to finish building a second
satellite for launch as early as 2026 as a bridge capability
until the U.S. Space Force can plan, build, and launch
additional assets.
Encouraging establishment of the outernet
The budget request included $164.6 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for PE
1206458SF Tech Transition (Space).
U.S. Government and commercial space capabilities are vital
to the United States' national and economic security. These
space capabilities are increasingly threatened militarily by
potential adversaries, and commercially by foreign government-
backed competitors. To meet these challenges and retain U.S.
primacy in space, the U.S. Government should take advantage of
the revolution in commercial ``new space'' small satellite
capabilities by integrating them with traditional government
systems to establish a new secure internet in space, known as
the ``outernet.''
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $15.0
million in RDSF PE 1206458SF to help establish the outernet.
Resilient Missile Warning Missile Tracking--Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
realignment of funds
The budget request included $505.6 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for PE
1206448SF Resilient Missile Warning Missile Tracking--
Integrated Ground Segment.
The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to
realign funds.
Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $252.8
million in RDSF PE 1206448SF and a corresponding increase of
$252.8 million in RDSF PE 1206446SF Resilient Missile Warning
Missile Tracking--Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
Resilient Missile Warning Missile Tracking--Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
realignment of funds
The budget request included $505.6 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for PE
1206448SF Resilient Missile Warning Missile Tracking--
Integrated Ground Segment.
The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to
realign funds.
Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $252.8
million in RDSF PE 1206448SF and a corresponding increase of
$252.8 million in RDSF PE 1206447SF Resilient Missile Warning
Missile Tracking--Medium Earth Orbit (MEO).
Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System (PARCS)
radar
The budget request included $20.8 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force (RDSF) for PE
1203873SF Ballistic Missile Defense Radars.
There are five Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) systems,
all of which have recently received software upgrades, bringing
detection capabilities up to modern standards. One additional
ultra-high frequency phased-array radar, the Perimeter
Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System (PARCS),
comprises U.S. space and missile warning capabilities along
with the UEWRs. To keep pace with the current threat
environment, this legacy radar requires immediate upgrades that
will ensure all UEWRs are operating on the same level and
delivering adequate data to the Department of Defense.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $8.0
million in RDSF PE 1203873SF to make additional critical
upgrades to the PARCS radar.
Defense Wide
Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR)
The budget request included $71.8 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE
61110D8Z Basic Research Initiatives, of which no funds were
requested for the Defense Established Program to Stimulate
Competitive Research (DEPSCoR).
The committee is very supportive of the DEPSCoR program,
which helps build and expand the national innovation base for
research and education by funding research activities in
science and engineering areas responsive to the needs of
national defense. Participation in this program is limited to
states that meet eligibility criteria as outlined in the
authorizing language from previous National Defense
Authorization Acts. The program is intended to increase the
number of university researchers and improve the capabilities
of institutions of higher education in eligible jurisdictions
to perform competitive research relevant to the Department of
Defense.
The committee also views DEPSCoR as a component in any
effort by the Department of Defense (DOD) to identify, shape,
and foster innovation ecosystems that support DOD research and
technology needs. Along with other funding programs and
authorities available to the Department, DEPSCoR should be
considered as a means to expand and diversify the innovation
ecosystem for the Department.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $25.0
million in RDDW PE 61110D8Z for DEPSCoR.
Enhanced civics education program
The budget request included $159.5 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE
61120D8Z National Defense Education Program.
The committee recognizes the success of the pilot civics
education programming, as established in section 234 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public
Law 116-92), in promoting students' understanding of the
government and the law. The committee also recognizes the
importance of civics education to national security.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $10.0
million in RDDW PE 61120D8Z for enhanced civics education
through the National Defense Education Program.
Semiconductor industry cybersecurity research
The budget request included $17.4 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE
62668D8Z Cyber Security Research.
The committee recognizes that as the United States is
making unprecedented investments in the domestic semiconductor
industry, it is critical to protect that sector and those
manufacturing processes from potential cybersecurity attacks.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $3.0
million in RDDW PE 62668D8Z to understand future cyber threats
to the domestic semiconductor industry and to explore the
policy and technical means needed to mitigate those threats.
Loitering munition development
The budget request included $75.6 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE
63122D8Z Combating Terrorism Technology Support.
The committee recognizes the importance of loitering
munition systems with lethality packages and the need for the
Department of Defense (DOD) to evaluate these systems to
develop tactics, techniques, and procedures for their
deployment.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0
million in RDDW PE 63122D8Z for enhancing DOD's understanding
of the performance of loitering munition systems.
Advanced manufacturing of energetic materials
The budget request included $400.9 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE
63160BR Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction Advanced Technology
Development.
The committee recommends an increase of $5.0 million in
RDDW PE 63160BR for further research of advanced manufacturing
of energetic materials.
Generative Unconstrained Intelligent Drug Engineering-Enhanced
Biodefense
The budget request included $267.1 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE
63384BP Chemical and Biological Defense Program--Advanced
Development, of which $45.7 million was for the Generative
Unconstrained Intelligent Drug Engineering-Enhanced Biodefense
(GUIDE-ENBD) effort to utilize computational tools to broadly
assess the diverse and dynamic biological threat space.
The committee recognizes the value of leveraging the
resources of the national security laboratories, particularly
with regard to supercomputing, as well as anticipating,
assessing, and defending against emerging biothreats. The
committee supports expanding such efforts on a cost-
reimbursable basis that does not interfere with the National
Nuclear Security Administration's mission to support the U.S.
nuclear deterrent.
Accordingly, the committee recommends an increase of $25.0
million in RDDW PE 63384BP for the GUIDE ENBD effort to
facilitate increased access to national laboratory
supercomputing assets.
Additive manufacturing at scale
The budget request included $253.0 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE
63680D8Z Defense-Wide Manufacturing Science and Technology
Program.
The committee supports the development and deployment of
additive manufacturing at a large scale to meet the rapid
production needs of the Department of Defense and many dual-use
civilian applications.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $7.0
million in RDDW PE 63680D8Z for the evaluation of additive
manufacturing capabilities to support a Factory of the Future
concept.
Digital manufacturing modernization
The budget request included $253.0 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE
63680D8Z Defense-Wide Manufacturing Science and Technology
Program.
The committee recognizes the risk that private company
vulnerabilities pose to national security and that leaders of
the organic industrial base (OIB) have developed plans to
modernize their digital systems, which is critical to meeting
Department of Defense modernization priorities.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0
million in RDDW PE 63680D8Z to support continued development
and evaluation of ways to upgrade the cybersecurity of OIB
networks and systems supporting manufacturing.
National Security Innovation Network
The budget request included $21.6 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE
63950D8Z National Security Innovation Network (NSIN).
The committee notes the importance of the NSIN in drawing
new suppliers into the national security industrial base,
helping organizations within the Department of Defense (DOD)
provide solutions to a variety of problems, and creating a
nationwide network of partners since its inception in 2016. The
committee believes this outreach is critical for driving
innovation at DOD.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $7.0
million in RDDW PE 63950D8Z for expansion of NSIN activities.
Increase for tristructural-isotrophic fuel
The budget request included $171.7 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE
64055D8Z Operational Energy Capability Improvement.
The committee understands that tristructural-isotropic
(TRISO) fuel, one of the most advanced nuclear fuels, has the
potential to be a key enabler for the next generation of
nuclear reactors and is the baseline fuel source in several
current advanced reactors under development with the Department
of Defense's Strategic Capabilities Office's Project Pele
program.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $10.0
million in RDDW PE 64055D8Z for TRISO fuel in support of
Project Pele.
Sustainable Technology Evaluation and Demonstration program increase
The budget request included $117.2 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE
63851D8Z Environmental Security Technical Certification
Program, of which $3.0 million was for the Sustainable
Technology Evaluation and Demonstration (STED) program.
The committee recommends an increase of $6.0 million in
RDDW PE 63851D8Z to support the STED program.
Regarding Trench
The budget request included $12.6 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE
63906C Regarding Trench.
The Director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) requested
additional funding for this program on the MDA Unfunded
Priorities List submitted to Congress.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $15.0
million in RDDW PE 63906C to accelerate this program.
Hypersonic Targets and Countermeasures Program
The budget request included $570.3 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE
63915C Ballistic Missile Defense Targets.
The committee supports the efforts of the Missile Defense
Agency to significantly reduce the cost of hypersonic flight
testing to rapidly acquire critical data that facilitates
hypersonic target and countermeasures development. Accordingly,
the committee recommends an increase of $10.0 million in RDDW
PE 63915C for the Hypersonic Targets and Countermeasures
Program.
Information Analysis Centers reduction
The budget request included $65.7 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE
65801KA Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC).
The committee notes that DTIC manages a number of
Information Analysis Centers (IAC) that serve as a resource in
providing timely, relevant information directly to users when
and where it is needed, and often serve as a bridge between the
warfighter and the acquisition and research communities. The
committee also recognizes that the IACs performed $2.5 billion
of customer-funded research and analysis in fiscal year 2022,
all of which was charged some administrative fee for that work.
The committee believes that even a small percentage fee on that
work should be enough to allow the IACs to be self-sustaining
each year.
Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $5.0
million in RDDW PE 65801KA for Information Analysis Centers.
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office
The budget request included classified amounts for
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide
(RDDW) for the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO).
The committee understands that the AARO requires an
additional $27.0 million in fiscal year 2024 to execute its
mission.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $27.0
million for AARO in RDDW in line 999 Classified Programs. The
committee expects the Secretary of Defense to request
appropriate funding in future years. The committee also
recommends a decrease of $10.0 million from Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-wide (OMDW) line 220 for Cybersecurity
Maturity Model Certification and a decrease of $7.0 million
from Procurement, Defense-wide (PDW) line 18 for Joint Regional
Security Stacks.
Rapid innovation program
The budget request included $1.0 billion in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE
67210D8Z Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Support, of
which no funds were for the Rapid Innovation Program (RIP).
The committee notes that while the RIP has had a track
record of helping programs in the Department of Defense
commercialize and transition small business-developed
technologies successfully, and despite congressional support,
the Department has never included funding for RIP in its budget
requests. The committee understands that this program has
recently been transitioned to align with the Office of Small
Business Programs to try to reinvigorate those efforts, with
the intent to complement other small business initiatives.
However, the committee also understands that a programmed
stream of funding is not likely to materialize until next
year's budget request.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $20.0
million in RDDW PE 67210D8Z to restart activities for RIP in
anticipation of next year's budget request including funding
for this program.
Shipbuilding and ship repair workforce development
The budget request included $1.0 billion in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE
67210D8Z Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Support.
The committee recognizes the shipbuilding industry faces a
significant challenge in achieving and sustaining required
workforce levels, and the industrial base today lacks the
capacity to meet the required demand. Current efforts to
establish, accelerate, and grow the trades workforce are
imperative to shipbuilding and ship repair, and must be
adequately resourced, prioritized, scaled, and maintained over
the next 20 years or more.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $3.0
million in RDDW PE 67210D8Z to support initiatives that build a
skilled and competent shipbuilding workforce.
Domestic advanced microelectronics packaging
The budget request included $1.0 billion in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE
67210D8Z Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Support.
The committee remains concerned with the Department of
Defense's (DOD) continued reliance on offshore microelectronics
for critical missions in radar and electronic warfare systems,
and supports continued investment to expand the capability in
the United States to build custom-made integrated circuits for
defense purposes.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0
million in RDDW PE 67210D8Z for domestic advanced
microelectronics packaging in support of DOD requirements.
Modernization of Department of Defense Internet Gateway Cyber Defense
The budget request included $469.4 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE
36250JCY Cyber Operations Technology Support.
Elsewhere in this report, the committee recommends a
provision that would require the Secretary of Defense to carry
out a modernization program for network boundary and cross-
domain defense against cyber attacks, expanding upon the fiscal
year 2023 pilot program and initial deployment to the primary
Department of Defense internet access points (IAPs) managed by
the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). The Consolidated
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-328)
included funding to begin the procurement of a replacement for
the current cyber defense system deployed at the major internet
gateways of the Department of Defense. Additional funding
beyond the requested amount is needed in fiscal year 2024 to
sustain this initiative.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $7.0
million in RDDW PE 36250JCY for internet gateway cyber defense.
The committee further recommends related increases elsewhere in
this Act.
Locked Shields exercise
The budget request included $469.4 million in Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE
3625JCY Cyber Operations Technology Support.
The committee notes that the National Guard Bureau's Army
Interagency Training and Education Center (AITEC), through the
Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), has led the United
States' team in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's
Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence Locked Shields
exercise, the only international critical infrastructure
protection exercise in existence. This exercise is critically
important to U.S. national security, and the committee
encourages robust interagency participation and solicitation of
private industry and academia participation. The committee
commends the coordination efforts and expertise of AITEC
throughout the foundational years of the Locked Shields
exercise, and directs DISA to continue to coordinate the
participating organizations and future host locations through
AITEC.
To support this effort, the committee recommends an
increase of $4.0 million in RDDW PE 3625JCY for the purposes of
facilitating travel, training, and infrastructure preparation
for the exercise within the previously established
organizational structure of the U.S. team.
Next-Generation Blue Force Tracker
The budget request included $263.4 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE
1160431BB Warrior Systems.
The committee notes that the Commander, U.S. Special
Operations Command has identified the development of a Next-
Generation Blue Force Tracker as an unfunded requirement.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.9
million in RDDW PE 1160431BB for the development of a Next-
Generation Blue Force Tracker.
Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (CUAS) Group 3 Defeat Acceleration
The budget request included $263.4 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE
1160431BB Warrior Systems.
The committee notes that the Commander, U.S. Special
Operations Command has identified the acceleration of Counter
Uncrewed Aerial Systems (CUAS) Group 3 Defeat capabilities as
an unfunded requirement.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $11.3
million in RDDW PE 1160431BB for the acceleration of CUAS Group
3 Defeat capabilities.
U.S.-Israel cooperation on directed energy capabilities
The budget request included $300.0 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE
63913C Israeli Cooperative Programs, of which no funds were
requested for U.S.-Israel cooperation on directed energy
capabilities.
The committee notes that elsewhere in this Act, the
committee recommends a provision that would modify an existing
authority to co-develop directed energy missile defense
technologies with the Government of Israel.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $25.0
million in RDDW PE 63913C and a corresponding decrease of $25.0
million in Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air
Force (RDAF) for PE 41319F VC-25B.
U.S.-Israel defense collaboration on emerging technologies
The budget request included $75.6 million in Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide (RDDW) for PE
63122D8Z Combatting Terrorism Technology Support, of which no
funds were requested for U.S.-Israel collaboration on emerging
technologies.
The committee recognizes the capabilities and solutions
that the Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate
(IWTSD) is providing the U.S. warfighter. IWTSD performs rapid
research and development, advanced studies and technical
innovation, and provision of support to U.S. military
operations.
IWTSD's international program leverages the expertise and
resources of partners and allies, on a bilateral basis with
limited partners, to develop technologies and capabilities
through innovative research and development. The committee
commends the results from joint research investments from the
international program. IWTSD's international program has
produced technological advances in subterranean capabilities
and monitoring, counter-unmanned aerial systems, maritime
security, and robotics.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $25.0
million in RDDW PE 63122D8Z and a corresponding decrease of
$25.0 million in Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation,
Air Force (RDAF) for PE 41319F VC-25B. The committee directs
IWTSD to continue to increase collaboration on emerging
technologies, with strategic partners like Israel, to develop
warfare capabilities to meet the challenges of the future,
including but not limited to artificial intelligence,
cybersecurity, directed energy, and automation.
Items of Special Interest
5G interference mitigation for critical aircraft navigation and sensor
systems on the Presidential aircraft fleet
The committee understands that the deployment of 5G
networks across the United States and abroad has the potential
to adversely affect the performance of aircraft navigational
and sensor systems on the Presidential aircraft fleet
consisting of VC-25 aircraft, also known as Air Force One. A
critical area of concern for the VC-25 program office is 5G-
induced interference degrading the performance of current radar
altimeter systems.
Implementation and deployment of an advanced capability to
mitigate the effects of 5G-induced radio-frequency (RF)
interference would enable the VC-25 aircraft to operate among
strong 5G sources without impairment of existing radar
altimeters and navigational equipment. Successful
implementation on the VC-25 aircraft fleet would enable broad
application across other Department of Defense (DOD) and
commercial aircraft.
The committee understands that an advanced RF architecture
known as the Wideband Adaptive Signal Processer (WASP), which
enables broadband simultaneous transmit and receive (STAR)
capability, has been demonstrated in government-controlled test
environments for multiple DOD applications. In these tests, the
WASP-based STAR technology has demonstrated the ability for
platforms and systems to communicate through previously
debilitating RF interference on their current radio
transceivers without sacrificing mobility or security. The
committee understands that the WASP-based STAR techniques can
be applied on VC-25 and related aircraft to assure performance
of aircraft navigational and sensor systems in a 5G
environments.
Therefore, the committee directs the Presidential aircraft
Program Executive Office (PEO) to submit to the congressional
defense committees a report, not later than September 30, 2024,
detailing the efforts to provide assured performance of
aircraft navigational and sensor systems on the VC-25 aircraft
utilizing the WASP-based STAR technology. The report shall
include how successful integration and testing would be
resourced over the future years defense program. The report
shall be submitted in unclassified form, with an accompanying
classified annex, if necessary.
The committee also directs that the Director of Operational
Test and Evaluation coordinate with the PEO for Presidential
aircraft to monitor and evaluate the testing of the WASP-based
STAR technology.
Advanced manufacturing infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific region
The committee recognizes the potential for advanced and
additive manufacturing solutions to address maintenance
readiness needs across the military services. This technology
could benefit maintenance activities in garrison, however,
there is unique potential benefit to deploying this technology
forward, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region, where U.S.
military personnel operate in numerous formations across a
range of locations separated by vast distances. The committee
is concerned that in both peacetime and in a contested
logistics environment, delivering the material required for
maintenance activities to servicemembers across the large
number of remote positions throughout the region could prove to
be difficult and costly.
The committee understands that industry currently offers
hybrid machines that do additive and subtractive manufacturing,
increasing the range and quality of items that can be produced,
as well as fully automated and digitized machines. The
committee believes that leveraging these existing but
customizable advanced and additive manufacturing technologies,
as well as the expertise of industry partners with an
established presence in the region, could yield rapid
improvements to readiness and maintenance and improve the
resilience of lines of communication. The committee, in line
with military leaders' strategic directive to address contested
logistics, believes that establishing a network of advanced and
additive manufacturing capabilities in forward-deployed and
expeditionary settings throughout the Indo-Pacific region could
only benefit the joint force.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than
March 1, 2024, that evaluates opportunities for leveraging
additive and advanced manufacturing technology in the Indo-
Pacific region to improve maintenance readiness and address
other needs of forward-deployed servicemembers. The briefing
shall include: (1) Suggested locations for establishing this
advanced manufacturing infrastructure and an evaluation of the
benefits and challenges of selecting locations without existing
advanced manufacturing infrastructure and expeditionary
locations; (2) Examples of current and future maintenance
readiness needs that could be addressed by establishing this
infrastructure, detailed by service; (3) Examples of needs that
could be met by establishing this infrastructure, detailed by
service; (4) Specific capabilities of additive or advanced
manufacturing machines that would be beneficial in this
scenario; and (5) Any potential barriers to the success of
establishing an infrastructure of this nature in the Indo-
Pacific region, and resources, authorities, and other
requirements to successfully establish an infrastructure of
this nature.
Army Pathfinder-Air Assault program
The committee recognizes the critical role that soldiers
can play in the research, development, testing and integration
processes within the Department of Defense. Soldier engagement
with, and operational assessment of, technologies and platforms
can be especially useful in early identification of
opportunities and threats relevant to future capability
development. The committee notes that efforts like the
Pathfinder-Air Assault program at the Army Research Laboratory,
which is focused on promoting ``bottom-up'' innovation from the
force to support research and development for advanced soldier
lethality, can be key to providing relevant user feedback to
help identify challenges not apparent to the engineering
community, as well as aid in smooth transition into operational
use.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army
to provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee
not later than January 31, 2024, on the Pathfinder-Air Assault
program. This briefing should describe the activities conducted
under Pathfinder-Air Assault program, document the outcomes,
provide any transition success stories, and detail the Army's
strategy for incorporating the program into the President's
budget request in future years defense program submissions.
Assessment of chemical and biological research and engineering
workforce and facilities for Department of Defense needs
The committee is aware of the acute challenges facing the
Department of Defense (DOD) in attracting, hiring, and
retaining a skilled and technically competent workforce. The
committee recognizes that the Department is facing these
challenges broadly, but notes that the issue has been
particularly acute within the community working in the
biological and chemical research and development space. The
specialized skills and experience necessary to perform those
missions are also in high demand in the fields of medical,
biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals that has the potential to
draw many away from defense missions. The Department must
assess the workforce challenges these dynamics pose, as well as
the potential long-term impact, in order to develop
implementable long-term solutions.
Therefore, the committee directs the Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering to provide a briefing to
the congressional defense committees, not later than June 1,
2024, assessing the Department's capability to retain research
staff at its laboratories and test sites performing biological
and chemical research, development, test, and evaluation. Such
assessment shall include:
(1) Over the past 5 years, the number, education
level, and field of research of such personnel, as well
as the specific instances pertaining to the loss of
highly qualified personnel and the reason why;
(2) The ability to attract and retain high quality
personnel, including salary and benefits options, award
packages for superior performance, and existing or
proposed legislative authorities for hiring
exceptionally qualified individuals;
(3) The availability of postdoctoral and
undergraduate fellowship programs, including whether
the associated stipends are competitive with other
Federal non-DOD laboratories, the ability to retain
such personnel after the fellowship program, and the
retention rates for postdoctoral researchers;
(4) The trend for basic and applied research funding
over the past 5 years and the future years defense
program by topical category for chemical and biological
research;
(5) The results of any job satisfaction surveys of
research and engineering personnel;
(6) The use of internally funded research programs
pursuant to section 2363 of title 10, United States
Code, allocated by each laboratory for such programs;
(7) The acquisition and maintenance of capital
equipment and associated long-term planning;
(8) The administrative overhead structure at
laboratories and test sites and how such structure is
allocated to facility upkeep;
(9) Long-term planning for new facilities; and
(10) Other such matters the Secretary deems
necessary.
Assessment of deep underground training facilities
The committee recognizes that the use of deep underground
facilities by foreign nations for the protection of high-value
assets presents a unique challenge for the United States,
particularly with regard to facilities that may contain weapons
of mass destruction and which would require the physical
presence of forces to secure and render safe these dangerous
assets. Given the importance of this mission set, it is
essential that the Department of Defense (DOD) maintains its
ability to access facilities that are representative of similar
real-world targets in order to test specialized equipment and
develop procedures to ensure a high state of readiness.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to submit a report to the congressional defense committees not
later than March 31, 2024, on its existing and planned deep
underground training facilities. The report shall assess, at a
minimum:
(1) The DOD components that require the use of these
facilities;
(2) The training objectives achieved through the use
of these facilities;
(3) Any training requirements, particularly those
relating to securing and rendering safe weapons of mass
destruction, that DOD is unable to achieve due to
deficiencies in the design or scope of these
facilities, as applicable;
(4) Options for enhancing the effectiveness of
component training through improvements to these
facilities, as applicable; and
(5) Preliminary cost estimates for facility
improvements, should such actions be recommended.
Assessment of modeling and simulation capabilities for tradeoff
analysis
The committee recognizes the value that modeling and
simulation (M&S) provides to support analysis within the
Department of Defense (DOD) beyond traditional engineering
analysis, and notes that there is significant potential for
improvement in this area. For example, rudimentary simulation
capability exists that allows the Department to run ``what if''
scenarios such that decision-makers can assess tradeoffs
between different variables, but many of these capabilities
cannot scale. While the Department has a plethora of M&S
capabilities, they are traditionally designed for very specific
purposes, rarely interoperate smoothly, and struggle to model
non-kinetic effects or integrate across domains. The committee
believes that greater focus on this tradeoff analysis could
position the Department to better address future scenarios,
such as kill web prioritization, munitions production needs for
various war planning contingencies, dynamic response planning
based on available assets, and facility construction sequencing
tied to strategic priorities of the Secretary of Defense. Such
capabilities would have value across the full spectrum of the
DOD activities, but particularly for programming.
The committee notes that the Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency's (DARPA) Secure Advanced Framework for
Simulation and Modeling (SAFE-SiM) program possesses great
promise to serve as a basis for joint cross-domain M&S at the
operational level and encourages the Secretary of Defense to
support the transition and expansion of SAFE-SiM, as well as
the adoption of a central repository of modeling and simulation
data.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to conduct an assessment of current and planned M&S
capabilities for tradeoff analysis and to provide a briefing to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives not later than November 1, 2024. This
assessment shall include:
(1) Current M&S capabilities in use in the DOD for
tradeoff analysis, including identification of any
interoperability challenges in using more than one
system in concert;
(2) M&S capabilities available commercially that may
not currently be in use by the DOD, including any
limitations or challenges impeding their deployment in
a defense information environment;
(3) Identification of any capability gaps between the
needs of the DOD and existing systems identified in (1)
and (2); and
(4) Identification of capabilities that can link or
make interoperable systems identified in (1) and (2).
Biological Posture Review
The committee is aware that the Department of Defense is
undertaking a Biological Posture Review. The committee
encourages the Department to ensure the review includes the
following:
(1) The biological threat landscape, military
biological intelligence, and military medical
intelligence;
(2) Efforts to address ongoing and emerging
biological weapons intelligence issues; and
(3) An assessment of the Department's infrastructure
to fulfill its responsibilities in accordance with
relevant national strategies with regard to defending
the United States and its interests overseas against
biological threats.
Further, the committee directs the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security to brief the
congressional defense committees not later than April 30, 2024,
on the vulnerability of the Defense Critical Infrastructure
Protection program to biological threats and the potential
mitigation measures that can be taken to minimize such threats.
Briefing on solid rocket motors
The committee notes that rocketry has a long history of
advancing the Technology Readiness Level of advanced
technologies of developmental items, collecting flight data,
and as use as targets to test missile defense systems. Further,
the depletion of retired military rocket motors suitable for
missile, missile defense, and hypersonic system development has
resulted in a lack of qualified and available rocket motors for
testing. The current inventory of retired military assets does
not have the sufficient thrust required to achieve the
realistic hypersonic environments suitable to replicate
adversary weapon achievement.
In addition to the challenges facing the lack of qualified
and available rocket motors for testing, the committee
recognizes the underlying challenges related to the limited
number of industrial suppliers for solid rocket motors (SRMs)
and the extreme vulnerability of the supply chain, thereby
further underscoring the problematic concentration of the SRM
industrial base for operational purposes. The committee
believes that the Department of Defense (DOD) must concurrently
deploy a strategy to capitalize on market incentives and
encourage the development of viable additional sources of these
critical resources. The committee encourages the DOD to use the
authorities and resources of the Office of Manufacturing
Capability Expansion and Investment Prioritization to make
further concentrated, strategic, and significant investments to
identify and incentivize the development of additional reliable
industrial capacity. In particular, these investments should
prioritize investments in, and innovative approaches to, the
development of SRMs and their constituent parts; should focus
on companies that are making significant commitments to the
sustainable expansion of the SRM market; and should be scaled
to a size commensurate with the strategic significance of SRMs.
Therefore, the committee requests the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment provide a briefing to
the Senate Armed Services Committee not later than December 15,
2023, on actions taken to support the expansion of the solid
rocket motor defense industrial base.
Classified vehicle integration
The committee recognizes the importance of ensuring robust
system integration capabilities for ground systems. As the
Department of Defense develops the next generation of ground
combat vehicles, the committee believes it is vital that the
U.S. Army plan and budget for the infrastructure necessary to
test, evaluate, and integrate classified systems onto ground
combat platforms.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army
to provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees,
not later than March 1, 2024, on current efforts to develop the
infrastructure required to integrate advanced warfighting
capabilities onto current and future ground platforms, and
plans to sufficiently budget for this enduring need for
classified vehicle testing and integration infrastructure.
Collaboration with advanced manufacturing consortia to expand workforce
The committee understands that various consortia of
educational institutions and industry partners focus on
developing the field of advanced and additive manufacturing.
The committee believes that engagement between the Department
of Defense and these consortia could spur additional research
and development and increase workforce capacity, which would
support the Department's strategic objectives to address
contested logistics, maintenance backlogs, and supply chain and
surge capacity issues for critical technologies.
Accordingly, the committee encourages the Department to
leverage existing relationships with the Joint Defense
Manufacturing Council and other relevant agencies and forge new
ones with academic and industry partners to proactively support
workforce development.
Collaborative combat aircraft
The budget request included $392.2 million in PE 27179F in
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force for the
collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) program. The committee
recognizes that this is an ambitious program that could have
far reaching implications for the Air Force. The Air Force
intends to pursue a methodical approach to investigating this
potentially revolutionary change for the fighter forces.
The committee supports moving forward with the concept, but
believes that the Air Force and the Department of Defense need
to conduct additional analysis to determine the appropriate set
of requirements for CCA and related systems before committing
to a program of record.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air
Force to begin quarterly briefings to the congressional defense
committees, to continue through September 30, 2028 with the
first to be provided not later than November 1, 2023, to keep
the committees apprised of progress in: (1) Acquiring and
operating test aircraft; (2) Investigating costs of various
courses of action regarding CCA acquisition and employment; (3)
Conducting further analysis of CCA mission effectiveness; (4)
Refining concepts of operation and employment for CCA and
manned fighters; and (5) Assessing tradeoffs between manned and
unmanned systems.
Comptroller General Assessment of the activities and organization of
the Defense Innovation Unit
The committee is aware of, and has been supportive of, the
Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and the critical role it plays in
building connections with the sectors of the commercial
marketspace that do not traditionally work closely with the
Department of Defense (DOD). DIU was established to provide
focused attention and liaison with this community to expand
potential sources for innovation, and to provide a dual pathway
to access commercial innovation and socialize unique defense
requirements to new communities. However, after several years
of effort, changes in leadership, and multiple realignments
within the DOD organizational structure, the committee believes
it is time to take stock of DIU activities in order to assess
its impact on the innovation ecosystem.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to conduct a review of the activities and
organization of DIU to assess its effectiveness at its stated
mission to field and scale commercial technology across the
military. The review shall include an assessment of the
following:
(1) An analysis of how effective DIU activities have
been in accelerating the adoption of commercial
technology throughout DOD, including an evaluation of
any factors impeding its effectiveness;
(2) The impact of DIU activities in increasing
engagement with startups, small businesses, and
nontraditional vendors;
(3) How DIU efforts have contributed to expanding and
diversifying the national security innovation base;
(4) The role of each DIU office in executing the
mission of DIU, including an assessment of current
collaboration and coordination mechanisms among each
DIU office and with related innovation organizations
across the DOD;
(5) How the national security innovation base could
expand through the geographic distribution or expansion
of DIU satellite offices or liaison officers based in
existing DOD facilities across the United States;
(6) What performance goals or metrics have been
established for the DIU, including an assessment of how
well DIU is performing against those goals and metrics;
and
(7) Identification of any shortfalls, obstacles or
challenges in operational processes, skills and
technology, personnel, and other resources that may
impact DIU's ability to meet these performance goals
and metrics.
A briefing on the initial findings of this review shall be
provided to the Senate Armed Services Committee not later than
December 1, 2023, with a report to follow at a time agreed upon
with the Comptroller General.
Defense Science Board
The committee recognizes the importance of the Defense
Science Board (DSB) in providing independent scientific and
technical advice and recommendations to the Department of
Defense (DOD) on a wide variety of critical challenges and
opportunities. The DSB's ability to drive and anticipate issues
to proactively position the Department has been demonstrated
repeatedly by studies over its 60 year history. The committee
notes that the DSB reports to the Deputy Secretary of Defense
through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering (USD(R&E)) and often receives direct tasking from
the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the
USD(R&E), and Congress.
The committee also perceives a shift in the emphasis of who
is generating tasking for the DSB. These perceived changes
could have been caused by a number of events, including the
slow-down during the pandemic, the shut-down during zero-based
review, and the reorganization of the Office of the Secretary
of Defense. The committee further notes that the DSB is
comprised of eminent authorities in the fields of science,
technology, manufacturing, acquisition, strategic planning,
systems analysis, and other matters of special interest to the
DOD. The committee encourages the Secretary of Defense and the
Deputy Secretary of Defense to take advantage of the expertise
found on the DSB by receiving more frequent briefings. The
committee also encourages the DSB to meet with the
congressional defense committees on a more regular basis.
The committee understands that DSB operations were hindered
by the COVID-19 pandemic and the decision by the Secretary of
Defense to temporarily stand down and then reconstitute all of
the Department's advisory boards has resulted in a backlog of
work. The committee also understands that the DSB relies on the
expertise provided by Special Government Employees (SGEs) and
that lengthy timelines associated with approval of SGE
appointments can hinder responsiveness and operational
effectiveness. The committee encourages the Secretary of
Defense to review Department policy on the approval process for
appointing SGEs in order to find more efficiencies and improve
the overall effectiveness of these boards.
Digital Manufacturing Modernization Accelerator
The committee recognizes that the organic industrial base
faces critical challenges as it pursues digital modernization
and appreciates the services the Department of Defense's
designated digital manufacturing institute has provided to date
in assisting the industrial base with this transition. The
committee encourages the Department to allocate additional
resources to these efforts to ensure that the national digital
manufacturing institute will maintain a skilled, available team
to support modernization efforts and technology implementation
at critical defense arsenals and depots, improving security and
efficiency. The committee commends the institute's
collaborative and integrated approach to sustaining the U.S.
future force and further encourages the Department to promote
continued innovative development in the organic industrial
base.
Directed Energy roadmap
The committee notes that in section 219 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-
328), the Under Secretary for Research and Engineering (USD
R&E), through the Principal Director for Directed Energy, was
tasked with coordinating Directed Energy efforts across the
Department and with producing the Department's Directed Energy
Roadmap to guide future development efforts. Furthermore,
Section 215 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-283) established a Directed
Energy Working Group to ``analyze and evaluate the current and
planned, directed energy programs of each of the military
departments . . . [and] make recommendations to the Secretary
of Defense.''
The committee notes Directed Energy, High-Energy Laser, and
High-Power Microwave weapons may offer lower logistical
requirements, lower costs per shot, and--assuming access to a
sufficient power supply--deeper magazines than traditional
munitions. Furthermore, the committee received testimony from
the Department of the Navy conveying that integration of 21st-
century technology and weapons, like Directed Energy, are
essential to adapting and evolving how the Department of
Defense (DOD) meets the changing nature of war.
However, the committee remains concerned about the DOD's
ability to continue to develop and eventually transition
Directed Energy weapons on deployable platforms, enabling
distributed and disaggregated operations where conventional
munitions re-supply will be denied, contested, or unavailable.
For example, while funding exists for the procurement of
Directed Energy systems, additional funding may be required to
do the platform integration, hardening, and upgrades for new
sustainment requirements like power management or optics.
Therefore, the committee directs the USD R&E to submit a
briefing to the congressional defense committees by March 1,
2024 on its Directed Energy way ahead, including an updated
Directed Energy roadmap and funding profile for all Directed
Energy and High-Power Microwave systems, including funding
needed for development, delivery, integration on platforms, and
system sustainment.
Eligibility criteria for Defense Established Program to Stimulate
Competitive Research
The committee continues to support the Defense Established
Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) program as
a means to support the growth and expansion of research
capabilities in geographic areas that do not traditionally
attract a significant amount of federal research and
development funding. Programs like DEPSCoR not only allow for
injection of new performers and new ideas into the defense
innovation ecosystem, but they also support the diversification
of talent and economic benefits that come with such funding.
However, the committee is concerned that the current
eligibility criteria for jurisdictions to participate in
DEPSCoR may not be sufficiently targeted to those jurisdictions
which would benefit most from defense research funding. The
committee notes that this criteria set has been in place for
several years and a periodic review would be in order to ensure
it is matched to the current policy environment.
Therefore, the committee directs the Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering to provide a briefing to
the Senate Armed Services Committee not later than December 1,
2023, on the DEPSCoR program. The briefing shall include:
(1) A description of the current eligibility criteria
for jurisdictions to participate in DEPSCoR;
(2) An assessment of whether the current criteria
have led to the inclusion of jurisdictions receiving a
disproportionately low share of Department of Defense
research-related funding; and
(3) Recommendations, if any, for modifying the
eligibility criteria to better reflect the mission and
focus of DEPSCoR.
Enhanced Civics Education report
The committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering to provide a report to the Senate
Armed Services Committee by January 15, 2024 on the Enhanced
Civics Education program within the National Defense Education
Program. The report should include: (1) A description of the
Enhanced Civics program and an assessment of the results of the
program to date; (2) Abstracts for all awardees for the
program; (3) A full description of the complete curricula
developed by the awardees including any coursework or videos;
and (4) Abstracts for applicants that were not selected.
Enhanced collaboration between the Office of Strategic Capital and Army
Futures Command
The committee supports the establishment and development of
the Department of Defense's Office of Strategic Capital (OSC)
and its mission to strengthen the Department's enduring
technological advantages through partnerships with private
capital providers in order to bridge the transition gap between
proof of concept and full-scale production. The processes OSC
develops and utilizes will be as critical to the Department as
the technologies that are adopted as a result. The committee
observes that the types of capital assistance tools OSC might
leverage are relatively new to the Department, and while
prevalent in other federal agencies, it will take some time to
gain the knowledge and experience to wield on a larger scale.
Additionally, the committee supports the ongoing, critical
work of the Army Futures Command (AFC) to ensure the U.S. Army
``remains at the forefront of technological innovation and
warfighting ability.'' The committee believes that AFC's
mission could be enhanced by greater interaction and
collaboration with the OSC. In addition to the direct benefits
the program provides for technology access, the inculcation of
knowledge in how to better utilize capital assistance tools has
the potential to serve the Army more broadly in its innovation
enterprise.
Therefore, the committee urges OSC and AFC to establish
regular communications and engagement opportunities between
them, and among the other service research and development
facilities, in order to strengthen the web of innovation across
the Department. Additionally, the committee strongly encourages
AFC to consider providing the Office of Strategic Capital with
an AFC liaison to enhance the mission of both organizations and
to support knowledge transfer on the use of financial tools to
provide more mechanisms to access and transition technology to
the warfighter. The committee also believes that as the OSC
grows and matures, it should consider the importance of placing
OSC liaisons across the services as it builds its workforce
roadmap.
Expansion of innovation base for data repositories
The committee commends the Department of Defense and the
Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) for
their focus on building the structure needed to produce high
quality data required to support artificial intelligence and
machine learning (AI/ML) capabilities developed across the
Department. The committee encourages the CDAO to continue to
ensure requirements for the procurement of data repositories
and the infrastructure for AI/ML operations are stated in terms
of functions to be performed, performance standards required,
or essential physical characteristics in order to leverage
existing commercial products and services. Additionally, the
committee believes that the CDAO should be performing market
research before developing new specifications for any such
procurement.
The committee also encourages the CDAO to develop an
acquisition strategy which avoids unnecessary and unjustified
consolidation or bundling of two or more requirements that
eliminate the opportunities for the participation of small
businesses and businesses offering commercial products or
commercial services.
Therefore, the committee directs the Chief Digital and
Artificial Intelligence Office to provide a briefing to the
Senate Armed Services Committee, not later than December 1,
2024, on the CDAO Enterprise Infrastructure acquisition and
data repositories. The briefing should include the following:
(1) An update on any data repositories added by CDAO through
competitive solicitation processes since the delivery of the
briefing required by Section 232 of the National Defense
Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81); (2)
How the requirements were stated in terms to maximize
participation of businesses providing commercial products and
commercial services; (3) The market research performed prior to
developing the specifications; (4) How the acquisition strategy
avoided consolidation or bundling of requirements in order to
maximize the participation of small business and businesses
providing commercial products and commercial services; and (5)
How CDAO leveraged the rapid acquisition pathway provided by
the Tradewind contract to find, fund, and develop a high-
quality data infrastructure for AI/ML, digital and data
analytics space.
Hypersonics test infrastructure investment and acceleration
The committee strongly supports the investments made in the
Multi-Service Advanced Capabilities Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-
TB) as the first step in increasing the capacity of America's
hypersonic flight testing. This increase in testing capability
is essential to the development of hypersonic weapons and
regaining the United States' competitiveness with the People's
Republic of China in this critical area. Not only will the
MACH-TB approach increase the scale and pace of testing, it may
provide innovative new testing approaches and reduce the long-
term costs of testing for these complex and expensive systems.
Further, as key leaders in this effort, along with the Test
Resource Management Center, the committee supports the Navy's
Center of Excellence for Hypersonics at Naval Surface Warfare
Center, Crane Division, as well as academic and industry
partners, who continue to work together to rapidly advance
hypersonic technology. The committee remains committed to
maintaining this momentum and providing the funding necessary
to continue the development of MACH-TB.
Indo-Pacific Command 5G networking pilot program
The committee remains focused on the accelerated
development and fielding of fifth generation (5G)
communications technologies across all military installations,
especially within U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM).
Utilizing 5G-networked capabilities, such as smart warehouses,
will enable the services to meet operational objectives more
effectively and efficiently, while also ensuring secure
communications in the dispersed INDOPACOM theater.
Therefore, to further accelerate the deployment of 5G-
enabled technologies in INDOPACOM, the committee directs the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in
coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research
and Engineering and the Commander, U.S. INDOPACOM, to submit to
the Senate Armed Services Committee a plan for an in-theater
pilot project not later than March 31, 2024. The plan should
include a schedule and resource requirements to test 5G
operational feasibility, assess both digital and physical
interference from foreign adversaries, and evaluate
infrastructure shortfalls and implementation requirements.
Modeling and simulation for combat vehicle development
The committee recognizes the importance of modeling and
simulation (M&S) activities in combat vehicle development,
especially in continuing adoption of model-based systems
engineering and digital twin technologies. The committee
believes that using such M&S tools in the early stages of
developing a vehicle before ``bending metal'' for prototype and
production will assist in rapidly fielding technology with a
clear understanding of the operational capability, which
reduces development cost and physical prototyping time in the
early phases and throughout the lifecycle. Such tools also
create stronger linkages into sustainment though the creation
of digital artifacts that can support maintenance,
modifications, and other block upgrades needed by systems that
are likely to be in the inventory for decades. The committee
also believes this will allow a more seamless transition from
systems level modeling to integration into macro-level M&S
tools for training and wargaming.
Therefore, the committee encourages the continued adoption,
development, and integration of modern M&S tools. The committee
also encourages the further employment of vehicle agnostic
system integration labs and an integrated collaborative
environment to enable rigorous M&S for informing requirements
from the subsystem level all the way to the force-on-force
level engagement modeling.
Modernization of Defense Travel System
The committee notes that the Department of Defense (DOD)
has invested significant resources to replace the Defense
Travel System with an updated and more modern travel system.
This new system, MyTravel, is expected to improve the travel
experience for DOD personnel, create efficiencies, drive down
costs, and allow the Department to retire legacy travel
systems. The committee notes that on October 21, 2022, the
Department designated MyTravel as the ``single official travel
system for currently supported travel functions as well as
those supported in the future, as they become available.''
The committee is concerned that the military services and
some Department of Defense entities have not complied with this
direction. Such delays in implementation of MyTravel squander
resources that could be reallocated to other Department
priorities, keep outdated process and legacy systems in place
past their usefulness, and waste the time and patience of DOD
users.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than
January 15, 2024, which shall identify which military services,
components, or other entities have not yet implemented
MyTravel, as well as an implementation plan for all entities
listed in the report that have not yet transitioned to
MyTravel.
Multi-spectral camouflage
The committee recognizes that the increasing use of
reconnaissance and kinetic drones employed by near-peer
adversaries has complicated signature management for
warfighters. The employment of infrared and multi-spectral
sensors to enhance traditional electro-optical methods of
detection has made the development of full-spectrum camouflage
a critical protective necessity for the current warfighting
environment.
The committee is aware that the Army has fielded the Ultra-
Lightweight Camouflage Net System (ULCANS) signature management
camouflage system as a capability to combat these sorts of
threats. The committee encourages the Army to ensure that all
units deploying overseas, particularly to the U.S. European
Command area of responsibility, are resourced in a manner to
ensure they can be equipped with, and can sustain, ULCANS
equipment. Furthermore, the committee is concerned that the
ULCANS Program of Record has not been resourced specifically in
the current Army Program Objective Memorandum (POM) cycle,
which has contributed to significant industrial base challenges
for the program.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army
to provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee
not later than December 1, 2023, on the ULCANS program. The
briefing shall include a discussion of the current state of the
program and the Army's plans for resourcing, deploying, and
sustaining the ULCANS capability across the future years
defense program.
National Network for Microelectronics Research and Development
The committee has long been concerned about the diminishing
sources for domestic manufacturing capability to produce
microelectronics for national security needs. The committee
understands that the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering has begun the process of competitively selecting
participants for the National Network for Microelectronics
Research and Development (the ``Microelectronics Commons''), as
authorized in section 9903(b) of William M. (Mac) Thornberry
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public
Law 116-283). The committee sees this as an opportunity to
reinvigorate the relevant manufacturing sector by strengthening
the connections between early stage microelectronics research
and development (R&D) with commercial foundries in order to
improve the transition of new technologies across the so-called
``valley of death.''
The committee recognizes that the Microelectronics Commons
is just one of several regional technology programs established
across Federal agencies to support domestic microelectronics
R&D, and advanced manufacturing projects. However, the
committee is concerned that in fostering growth in this area,
enhanced coordination and synchronization of these efforts is
required to ensure that limited resources are not put to
duplicative aims, or unnecessarily crowd out good ideas. The
committee recognizes the challenges associated with significant
cross-agency and cross-industry initiatives, but believes this
warrants heightened scrutiny from the committee.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee
not later than January 31, 2024. This briefing should address
the following:
(1) A description of how the management structure for
the Microelectronics Commons will coordinate and engage
with, reinforce, and leverage other related Department
of Defense (DOD) activities and other agency regional
technology programs, such as the Department of
Commerce's National Semiconductor Technology Center and
the Regional Technology Hub programs, and the National
Science Foundation's Regional Innovation Engine
Program;
(2) Identify the mechanisms integrated into the
contractual arrangements of the potential industry and
academic partners to promote and encourage
collaborations with such other DOD or cross-agency
initiatives; and
(3) Identify and describe the specific interagency
coordination mechanisms DOD uses to coordinate and
align its activities with cross-agency regional
technology programs to align efforts and avoid
duplication.
Post-traumatic stress disorder biomarker research
The committee is aware that the Walter Reed Army Institute
for Research has had success in identifying biomarkers that can
be used to help diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The committee understands that this research can be used to
identify individuals' susceptibility to some forms of PTSD pre-
event, and it can aid diagnosis post-event. Recognizing the
current, former, and future servicemembers who are likely to be
exposed to events that may contribute to PTSD, the committee
believes that this research is critical to the long-term health
readiness needs of the military, and that the results from such
work should receive wide exposure to the broader medical
community based on the possible benefits for civilian health
providers. However, the committee notes that the ability to
identify pre-event PTSD susceptibility does raise some policy
and ethical concerns, similar to debates on personalized
medicine and where genomic and genetic information intersect
with privacy. The committee expects the Army and the Department
of Defense to proactively engage in policy and ethical
deliberations on the possible future uses of this technology in
parallel with its development.
Production of chiplet-based open architecture system-in-package
prototypes
The committee notes the emphasis of the Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment (OUSD(A&S))
on moving prototype systems into production and fielding, at
scale. The committee believes that the Industrial Base Analysis
and Sustainment (IBAS) program has been particularly successful
in partnering with the private sector and municipalities to
enhance domestic industrial capability and bring technology to
the warfighter faster.
The committee also recognizes that the Department of
Defense (DOD) often relies on offshore microelectronics for
critical weapons systems that do not have the level of
verifiably secure design and manufacturing desired for national
security purposes. Most advanced packaging of microelectronics
occurs in Asia, creating foreign supply chain risks.
Furthermore, those custom-made integrated circuits for defense
uses that are available domestically can take years to design
and field, often at prohibitive expense.
The committee notes that new defense microelectronics
architectures, including chiplet-based System-in-Package (SiP)
prototypes, offer several advantages over traditional
approaches, including increased computing power, reduced power
consumption, enhanced performance, and improved scalability.
These systems are manufactured using domestic 2.5D advanced
packaging, a methodology for including multiple semiconductors
inside the same package. This approach is especially valuable
where performance and low power are the critical attributes
desired. Using open architecture designs, SiPs may foster
interoperability, enabling rapid upgrades and integration of
new commercially available processing technologies.
Given the evolving nature of defense requirements,
especially in the Indo-Pacific area of operations, where
maritime sensing and electronic warfare are critical enablers
of combat capability, the Department must capitalize on these
advancements to maintain technological superiority.
Therefore, the committee recommends that the OUSD(A&S)
consider options, including the IBAS program, to evaluate
production capability for chiplet-based open architecture SiP
prototypes. Furthermore, the committee directs the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to assess
domestic 2.5D manufacturing capabilities and provide a briefing
to the congressional defense committees not later than October
1, 2024. Such a briefing shall include: (1) A description of
the current state of the art processes and methodologies for
2.5D manufacturing, including any challenges to wide-spread
adoption; (2) Identification of the domestic centers of
excellence in utilization of 2.5D manufacturing; (3)
Integration opportunities and challenges to leveraging current
microelectronics qualitative assurance processes or other means
for enhancing security of design, packaging, and production;
(4) Opportunities to leverage existing microelectronics and
manufacturing initiatives within the Department of Defense; and
(5) Any other matters the Under Secretary deems appropriate.
Report on Air Force Research Laboratory ``One Laboratory, Two
Services'' policy
The committee is aware that the Air Force Research
Laboratory (AFRL) supports both the Air Force and the Space
Force. The committee notes that such an arrangement has the
potential to result in insufficient support to both
organizations. While not aware of significant problems, the
committee believes that the Department of the Air Force should
seek more opportunities to measure and optimize the support
that AFRL provides to the two services.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air
Force to provide a report to the Senate Armed Services
Committee not later than December 1, 2024, that assesses the
effectiveness of the AFRL's ability to service both the Air
Force and Space Force as independent services. Such report
should include:
(1) Identification of the scientific areas of common
relevance to both services, including space-related
scientific areas;
(2) Identification of the current performance goals
and metrics used to measure the effectiveness of this
relationship, as well as an assessment of what future
goals or metrics might be needed to improve performance
management for AFRL;
(3) Assessment of the impact of the ``one laboratory,
two services'' model with respect to funding,
infrastructure, technology transfer, support for small
businesses and nontraditional technology entities,
involvement with research institutions, and
administrative support services;
(4) The role of the Deputy Technology Executive
Officer for Space Science and Technology in engaging
with laboratory leadership and other government
agencies; and
(5) Recommendations for potential organizational and
administrative changes or new authorities that would
strengthen mission-effectiveness and cost-effectiveness
as well as meet the needs of both the Air Force and
Space Force.
Sepsis detection for burn patients
The committee notes that the onset of sepsis in burn
patients typically increases the risk of mortality in those
patients, making early detection a factor in increasing the
odds of survival. The committee is aware that the Walter Reed
Army Institute for Research (WRAIR) is working on research to
detect early biomarkers for sepsis at an earlier stage than
current approaches. Based on the positive results of this work,
WRAIR has begun the process of submitting a provisional patent
application. Recognizing the potential benefits for military
and civilian medicine, the committee is supportive of the
Army's efforts in this space, as well as its efforts to protect
the underlying intellectual property behind this work in order
to find opportunities to make such research more widely
available to technology transfer and licensing opportunities.
Special Operations Forces Tactical Communications
The committee notes that U.S. Special Operations Forces
(SOF) require secure, resilient, and advanced communications
capable of operating in a variety of environments, including in
contested environments. The committee understands U.S. Special
Operations Command (SOCOM) continues to procure tactical
communications that meet these requirements through its
existing SOF Tactical Communications (STC) program. The
committee believes the STC program, which includes two-channel
handheld and two-channel manpack radios, is providing critical
next generation capabilities to SOF.
The committee continues to support funding for the fielding
of next generation SOF communication capabilities through the
STC program. However, the committee is concerned about the
feasibility and affordability of SOCOM's plans for meeting
current and emerging STC requirements across all SOF components
given increasing security, bandwidth, battery life, and
portability requirements. Therefore, the committee directs the
Commander, U.S. SOCOM, and the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict (ASD SOLIC)
to provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees,
not later than November 1, 2023, which shall include:
(1) An explanation of how prior years, and the fiscal
year 2024 budget investments, enhance the fielding of
STC capabilities to SOF components;
(2) An update on the status of fielding of two-
channel manpack and two-channel handheld radios to SOF,
including an explanation for any components or units
that have requested, but not yet received, such radios;
(3) An articulation of lessons learned from the prior
testing and fielding of STC communications capabilities
to meet unique mission requirements of SOF components;
(4) An explanation of SOCOM's approach to ensuring
that communications capabilities under the STC program
meet security and resiliency requirements mandated by
section 168 of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92); and
(5) Any other matters deemed relevant by the
Commander, U.S. SOCOM, or ASD SOLIC.
Sustainable Technology Evaluation and Demonstration program
The committee commends the Department of Defense (DOD) for
initiating the Sustainable Technology Evaluation and
Demonstration (STED) program and conducting successful
sustainable technology demonstrations that: (1) Enhance and
sustain mission readiness; (2) Reduce health and safety impacts
to the warfighter; (3) Increase supply chain security and the
use of domestically-sourced materials; (4) Improve operational
performance; (5) Reduce life-cycle costs; and (6) Lessen waste
and environmental impacts to our installations and bases.
The committee believes that more should be done to create
broader awareness and increase acceptance of sustainable
technologies. Specifically, as a program of record, the STED
program should secure participation and awareness across DOD by
establishing stakeholders at senior leadership levels within
the Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Marine Corps. The
services could support the STED program in increasing and
securing participation in demonstrations across installations.
The committee encourages the development and implementation of
additional efforts in order to facilitate the transition across
DOD and other federal agencies for successfully demonstrated
technologies.
The committee is also concerned with plastic waste
generated by the services in both continental U.S. environments
and austere locations overseas. The committee recognizes the
long-term challenges this plastic waste creates for waste
disposal and local communities, as well as potential impacts to
servicemember health. The committee lauds the work of the STED
program to compare existing commercially-available replacement
products, including plastic items, against military use
requirements to reduce this waste stream.
Thermoplastic composites
The committee recognizes that advancements in thermoplastic
composites for use in commercial aerospace, which are supported
by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
may also have potential applications for Department of Defense
activities. The committee is also aware that increased use of
thermoplastic composites may reduce costs, help meet efficiency
objectives, and decrease dependence on some foreign sources of
certain critical minerals such as titanium.
Therefore, the committee directs the Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering to provide a briefing to
the Senate Armed Services Committee, not later than December 1,
2023, on the Department of Defense's current plans and
initiatives to support thermoplastic composites research,
development, and manufacturing.
Wearable neural biosensors
The committee recognizes that wearable, intelligent neural
biosensors have applicability across Department of Defense user
groups, including dismounted operators, security forces,
watchstanders, maintainers, aviators, and unmanned system
pilots, among others. This artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled
technology provides valuable assessments of a user's level of
mental alertness via peripheral nervous system signals, while
improving operational readiness and risk management. These
capabilities are relevant to the following critical technology
areas identified by the Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense for Research & Engineering: trusted AI and autonomy,
biotechnology, advanced materials, microelectronics, and human-
machine interfaces.
The committee recognizes that the Army Maneuver
Capabilities Development and Integration Directorate, Soldier
Requirements Division, and Joint Program Executive Office for
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense are in
the process of generating requirements related to wearables for
human performance that neural biosensors can support. These
requirements will affect a potential user base of 500,000
warfighters.
Therefore, the committee encourages the Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering to accelerate funding for
the development of dual-purpose wearable neural biosensor
technologies via the National Network for Microelectronics
Research and Development to support broader transition to the
services. The committee also encourages the Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering to consider the ethical
and privacy issues in the development of requirements and uses
of wearable biosensors.
TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Authorization of appropriations (sec. 301)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
appropriations for operation and maintenance activities at the
levels identified in section 4301 of division D of this Act.
Subtitle B--Energy and Environment
Requirement for approval by Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
and Sustainment of any waiver for a system that does not meet
fuel efficiency key performance parameter (sec. 311)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 332(b) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417) to
require the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment to waive a requirement that a system meet the
efficiency key performance parameter. The committee notes that
the Department of Defense recommended this approach in its
annual industrial capabilities report to Congress acknowledging
that, ``The procurement-versus-sustainment cost challenge in
the operational energy arena is not new. Previous efforts to
address it resulted in the establishment of the energy key
performance parameter (eKPP), which requires that acquisition
programs conduct energy supportability analyses (ESAs). Despite
this requirement, acquisition gate reviews generally do not
enforce eKPPs and ESAs.''
Improvement and codification of Sentinel Landscapes Partnership program
authority (sec. 312)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 317 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) by transferring the
Sentinel Landscapes program to title 10, United States Code.
The committee continues to support the program as it offers a
bipartisan mechanism to buffer land spaces around military
installations in order to prevent encroachment, sustain
readiness, conserve natural resources, as well as require cost-
sharing outside of the Department of Defense. The provision
would also allow other federal agencies to voluntarily
participate in the program in order to prevent the encroachment
of military installations, sustain readiness, and conserve
natural resources.
Modification of definition of sustainable aviation fuel for purpose of
pilot program on use of such fuel (sec. 313)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 324(g) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) by
modifying the definition of sustainable aviation fuel.
Payment to Environmental Protection Agency of stipulated penalties in
connection with Naval Air Station Moffett Field, California
(sec. 314)
The committee recommends a provision, as requested by the
Department of Defense, that would authorize the Secretary of
the Navy to execute a stipulated penalty assessed by the
Environmental Protection Agency in 1990 for the amount of
$438,250.
Technical assistance for communities and individuals potentially
affected by releases at current and former Department of
Defense facilities (sec. 315)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to furnish technical assistance to
communities and individuals that have been affected by a
release of a pollutant affirmatively determined to have
originated from a facility under the jurisdiction of, or
formerly under the jurisdiction of, the Department of Defense.
Subtitle C--Treatment of Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl
Substances
Treatment of certain materials contaminated with perfluoroalkyl
substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances (sec. 321)
The committee recommends a provision that would allow the
Secretary of Defense to treat covered materials if the
treatment of such materials occurs through the use of
remediation or disposal technology approved by the relevant
Federal regulatory agency.
Increase of transfer authority for funding of study and assessment on
health implications of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
contamination in drinking water by Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry (sec. 322)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 316 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91), as most recently amended
by section 342 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263), to
extend the authorization and funding transfer for the ongoing
study and assessment on human health impacts of per- and
polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
Modification of authority for environmental restoration projects at
National Guard facilities (sec. 323)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
sections 2700, 2701, 2703, and 2707 of title 10, United States
Code, and section 345(f) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) to clarify that
the National Guard has access to the Defense Environmental
Restoration Program for the purposes of conducting
environmental cleanup rather than having to use its readiness
funding out of Operation and Maintenance accounts.
Limitation on availability of travel funds until submittal of plan for
restoring data sharing on testing of water for perfluoroalkyl
or polyfluoroalkyl substances (sec. 324)
The committee recommends a provision that would limit the
availability of certain travel funds for the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment until the Under
Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a
plan to restore data sharing pertaining to the testing of water
for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Dashboard of funding relating to perfluoroalkyl substances or
polyfluoroalkyl substances (sec. 325)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Department of Defense to include with the submission of the
annual budget request a separate budget justification document
on activities of the Department related to per- and
polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Report on schedule and cost estimates for completion of remediation of
contaminated sites and publication of cleanup information (sec.
326)
The committee recommends a provision that would direct the
Secretary of Defense to submit a proposed schedule and cost
estimate for the completion of remediation activities
associated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. The
provision would also direct the Department of Defense to
publish on its website timely and regularly updated information
on the status of cleanup at sites for which the Department has
obligated funding for environmental restoration activities.
Elimination of quarterly report on activities of PFAS task force (sec.
327)
The committee recommends a provision that would, at the
request of the Department of Defense, reduce recurring
reporting requirements enacted in prior years related to per-
and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Government Accountability Office report on testing and remediation of
perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl (sec. 328)
The committee recommends a provision that would direct the
Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report,
not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, assessing the state of ongoing testing and remediation by
the Department of Defense of current or former military
installations contaminated with perfluoroalkyl substances or
polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Subtitle D--Logistics and Sustainment
Assuring Critical Infrastructure Support for Military Contingencies
Pilot Program (sec. 331)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to conduct a pilot program, known as the
``Assuring Critical Infrastructure Support for Military
Contingencies Pilot Program,'' under which military
installations that play key roles in the mobilization,
deployment, and sustainment of military forces in major
contingency operations would be selected for analysis of
dependencies on regional critical infrastructure and for
prioritization and processes for restoration of services. The
provision would require the Secretary of Defense to provide a
report, not later than one year after the enactment of this
Act, to other executive branch officials and the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Strategy and assessment on use of automation and artificial
intelligence for shipyard optimization (sec. 332)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of the Navy to develop and implement a strategy to
leverage commercial best practices used in shipyards to make
operations more efficient. The committee remains concerned at
the current rate of maintenance delays and increased costs at
public shipyards. While the Navy's Shipyard Infrastructure
Optimization Program is one critical and important component to
the modernization of the public shipyards through military
construction projects, the committee believes that public
shipyard operations must be optimized for the future as well.
Subtitle E--Reports
Critical infrastructure conditions at military installations (sec. 341)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to develop a plan to implement a
standardized system to measure and report on the condition and
performance of non-privatized critical infrastructure systems
located on military installations.
Report on establishing sufficient stabling, pasture, and training area
for the Old Guard Caisson Platoon equines (sec. 342)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of the Army to submit a report to the Senate Armed
Services Committee, not later than March 1, 2024, on the
feasibility and advisability of establishing sufficient
stabling, pasture, and training area for the equines in the
Caisson Platoon of the 3rd United States Infantry, known more
commonly as the ``Old Guard.'' The report shall include a
review of all physical locations under consideration.
Quarterly briefings on operational status of amphibious warship fleet
of Department of the Navy (sec. 343)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of the Navy to provide quarterly briefings to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives on the operational status of the amphibious
warship fleet of the Department of the Navy and would specify
certain required elements of such briefings.
Briefing on plan for maintaining proficiency in emergency movement of
munitions in Joint Region Marianas, Guam (sec. 344)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force to
provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees, not
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
on a plan for maintaining the proficiency of the Navy and the
Air Force in executing the emergency movement of munitions
stored in weapons storage areas in Joint Region Marianas, Guam.
Subtitle F--Other Matters
Continued designation of Secretary of the Navy as executive agent for
Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School
(sec. 351)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of the Navy through fiscal year 2024 to continue to
perform the responsibilities of the Department of Defense
executive agent for the Naval Small Craft Instruction and
Technical Training School (NAVSCIATTS) pursuant to section
352(b) of title 10, United States Code, and, in coordination
with the Commander, United States Special Operations Command
(SOCOM), provide such support, as necessary, for the continued
operation of the school.
The committee strongly supports NAVSCIATTS and the role it
plays in supporting effective implementation of the 2022
National Defense Strategy (NDS) and its objective of
``anchoring our strategy in allies and partners and advancing
regional goals.'' The committee further notes that the
Commander, United States Southern Command, has identified the
continued operation of NAVSCIATTS as an unfunded requirement.
The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit to
the congressional defense committees, not later than February
1, 2024, a plan for the future operation of NAVSCIATTS in
fiscal year 2025 and future years. The plan shall address, at a
minimum, the following:
(1) An identification of the roles and
responsibilities of elements of the Department of
Defense for the operation and sustainment of
NAVSCIATTS, to include funding, provision of personnel,
including trainers, and sustainment of facilities and
training and education-related equipment, including
maritime craft;
(2) Increasing predictability of and minimizing
fluctuations in funding for civilian and contractor
personnel supporting NAVSCIATTS by transitioning from a
tuition reimbursement model to dedicated funding, as
appropriate;
(3) The mission, objectives, and course offerings of
NAVSCIATTS in support of implementation of the National
Defense Strategy;
(4) The recapitalization of facilities, training, and
education-related equipment, including maritime craft,
necessary for the effective operation of NAVSCIATTS;
and
(5) Any other matters deemed appropriate by the
Secretary.
The committee expects that the Secretary will engage with
the heads of the military services and the combatant commanders
in the development of the required plan.
The committee notes that elsewhere in this Act is an
increase in the authorization of funds to support the continued
operation of NAVSCIATTS in fiscal year 2024.
Restriction on retirement of U-28 Aircraft (sec. 352)
The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit
the retirement of U-28 aircraft by U.S. Special Operations
Command until the Secretary of Defense certifies to the
congressional defense committees that the future years defense
program provides for intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance capacity and capability that is equal to or
greater than such capacity and capability provided by the
current fleet of U-28 aircraft.
Tribal liaisons (sec. 353)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to ensure that each installation of the
Department of Defense that has an Indian Tribe, Native Hawaiian
Organization, or Tribal interests in the area surrounding the
installation has a dedicated Tribal liaison located at the
installation.
Limitation on use of funds to expand leased facilities for the Joint
Military Information Support Operations Web Operations Center
(sec. 354)
The committee recommends a provision that would limit the
obligation and expenditure of funds authorized to be
appropriated to expand leased facilities for the Joint Military
Information Support Operations Web Operations Center until the
Secretary of Defense, acting through the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict and
the Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, submits to the
congressional defense committees a validated manpower estimate
for each of the combatant commands utilizing such facilities,
and an explanation of how such estimates are aligned with and
support the priorities established by the 2022 National Defense
Strategy.
Modifications to the Contested Logistics Working Group of the
Department of Defense (sec. 355)
The committee recommends a provision that would expand the
Contested Logistics Working Group to include representatives of
the Defense Logistics Agency, the Strategic Capabilities
Office, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and the
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering.
Establishment of Caisson Platoon to support military and State funeral
services (sec. 356)
The committee recommends a provision that would establish
within the Department of the Army an equine unit, to be known
as the Caisson Platoon, assigned to the 3rd Infantry Regiment
of the Army. The provision would also prohibit the Secretary of
the Army from eliminating the Caisson Platoon.
Limitation on availability of funds pending 30-year shipbuilding plan
that maintains 31 amphibious warships for the Department of the
Navy. (sec. 357)
The committee recommends a provision that would limit the
use of certain funds made available to the Secretary of the
Navy until the Secretary submits a 30-year shipbuilding plan
that meets the statutory requirement to maintain 31 amphibious
warships.
Modification of rule of construction regarding provision of support and
services to non-Department of Defense organizations and
activities (sec. 358)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 2012(i) of title 10, United States Code, by making
funds available to the Secretary of a military department for
operation and maintenance for the Innovative Readiness Training
program to be expended to assist in demolition, clearing of
roads, infrastructure improvements, and construction to restore
an area after a natural disaster.
Budget Items
Administration realignment of funds
The budget request included $149.1 million in Operation &
Maintenance, Space Force (OMSF) for SAG 42A Administration.
The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to
realign funds.
Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $18.2
million in OMSF SAG 42A and a corresponding increase of $18.2
million in OMSF SAG 13E Education & Training.
Advanced nucleated foam engine performance and restoration program
The budget request included $72.4 billion in Operation and
Maintenance, Navy (OMN), of which $1.1 billion was for SAG 1A4N
Air Systems Support.
The committee recommends an increase of $3.0 million in OMN
SAG 1A4N for the Marine Corps nucleated foam engine wash
program.
Air Force National Guard and Reserve military technicians (dual status)
The amounts authorized to be appropriated for Air National
Guard and Air Force Reserve military technician (dual status)
civilian payroll include the following increases from the
budget request to accommodate increased military technician end
strengths in the Air Force reserve components. The provision
underlying these changes in funding levels is discussed in
greater detail in title IV of this committee report.
[Changes in millions of dollars]
Air Force Reserve military technician payroll......... +27.5
Air National Guard military technician payroll........ +139.7
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Total............................................. +167.2
Base Support realignment of funds
The budget request included $11.6 billion in Operation &
Maintenance, Air Force (OMAF) for SAG 11Z Base Support.
The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to
realign funds.
Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $223.2
million in OMAF SAG 11Z and increases of $4.5 million in
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF)
for PE 64858F Tech Transition Program, $4.5 million in OMAF SAG
42G Other Servicewide Activities, and $214.2 million in Other
Procurement, Air Force (OPAF) line 46 Base Information
Transportation Infrastructure (BITI) Wired.
Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup
The budget request included $2.7 billion in Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-wide (OMDW) for SAG 4GTN Office of the
Secretary of Defense, of which no funds were requested for Bien
Hoa dioxin cleanup in Vietnam.
The committee notes that elsewhere in this Act, the
committee recommends a provision that would extend the
authority of the Secretary of Defense to transfer up to $15.0
million to the Secretary of State for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup
in Vietnam through fiscal year 2024.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $15.0
million in OMDW SAG 4GTN for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Nation-wide human health
assessment
The budget request included $2.7 billion in Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-wide (OMDW) for SAG 4GTN Office of the
Secretary of Defense, of which no funds were proposed for the
ongoing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Nation-wide human health assessment related to contaminated
sources of drinking water from per- and poly-fluoroalkyl
substances. The committee continues to support the ongoing
human health assessment.
Accordingly, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0
million in OMDW SAG 4GTN for the ongoing CDC assessment.
Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program
The budget request included $52.8 billion in Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-wide (OMDW), of which $118.2 million was
for SAG 4GTM Office of the Local Defense Community Cooperation.
The committee notes that section 846 of the John S. McCain
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public
Law 115-232) established a pilot for the Defense Manufacturing
Community Support Program. The committee continues to recognize
the importance of the military services' support for long-term
community investments that strengthen national security
innovation and expand the capabilities of the defense
manufacturing industrial ecosystem.
Accordingly, the committee recommends an increase of $20.0
million in OMDW SAG 4GTM for the Defense Manufacturing
Community Support Program.
Establishment of Enlisted Training Corps
The amounts authorized to be appropriated for military
service recruiting and advertising activities are increased
from amounts included in the budget request by the following
amounts, to accommodate the establishment within each military
service of an Enlisted Training Corps. The provision underlying
these changes in funding levels is discussed in greater detail
in title V of this committee report.
[Changes in millions of dollars]
Army Enlisted Training Corps.......................... +5.0
Navy Enlisted Training Corps.......................... +5.0
Air Force Enlisted Training Corps..................... +5.0
Marine Corps Enlisted Training Corps.................. +5.0
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Total............................................. +20.0
Facilities, Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization realignment of
funds
The budget request included $4.3 billion in Operation &
Maintenance, Air Force (OMAF) for SAG 11R Facilities,
Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization.
The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to
realign funds.
Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $78.2
million in OMAF SAG 11R and increases of $17.6 million in
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force (RDAF)
for PE 64858F Tech Transition Program, $4.0 million in RDAF for
PE 22834F Vehicles and Support Equipment--General, $3.4 million
in Other Procurement, Air Force (OPAF) line 7 Special Purpose
Vehicles, $18.2 million in OPAF line 11 Base Maintenance
Support Vehicles, $2.0 million in OPAF line 4 Cargo and Utility
Vehicles, $1.8 million in OPAF line 9 Materials Handling
Vehicles, $6.0 million in OPAF line 60 Engineering and EOD
Equipment, and $25.2 million in OPAF line 61 Mobility
Equipment.
Foreign currency fluctuations
The budget request included $329.8 billion across the
Operation and Maintenance accounts.
The committee notes that the Government Accountability
Office has repeatedly issued recommendations for the Department
of Defense to analyze its Foreign Currency Fluctuations (FCF),
Defense account balance given historical trends and managerial
use of the account.
Accordingly, the committee recommends an undistributed
decrease of $785.2 million across the Operation and Maintenance
accounts for FCF.
Global C3I & Early Warning realignment of funds
The budget request included $1.4 billion in Operation &
Maintenance, Air Force (OMAF) for SAG 12A Global C3I & Early
Warning.
The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to
realign funds.
Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $31.0
million in OMAF SAG 12A and a corresponding increase of $31.0
million in Other Procurement, Air Force (OPAF) line 30 General
Information Technology.
Impact Aid
The budget request included $52.7 billion in Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-wide (OMDW), of which $3.5 billion was for
SAG 4GTJ Department of Defense Education Activity. The amount
authorized to be appropriated for OMDW includes the following
changes from the budget request. The provisions underlying
these changes in funding levels are discussed in greater detail
in title V of this committee report.
[Changes in millions of dollars]
Impact aid for schools with military dependent +50.0
students.............................................
Impact aid for children with severe disabilities...... +30.0
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Total............................................. +80.0
Irregular Warfare Functional Center
The budget request included $2.4 billion in Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-wide (OMDW) SAG 4GTD Defense Security
Cooperation Agency (DSCA), of which no funding was requested
for the Irregular Warfare Functional Center.
On July 28, 2022, the Secretary of Defense issued a
memorandum establishing the Functional Center for Security
Studies in Irregular Warfare (``the Irregular Warfare
Functional Center''), as provided in section 1299L of the
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283). In fiscal year 2023,
Congress provided $10.0 million in the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328) for the Irregular
Warfare Functional Center.
The committee recommends an increase of $10.0 million to
OMDW SAG 4GTD for the Irregular Warfare Functional Center.
Medical Readiness realignment of funds
The budget request included $564.9 million in Operation and
Maintenance, Air Force (OMAF) for SAG 12Q Medical Readiness.
The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to
realign funds.
Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $2.3
million in OMAF SAG 12Q and a corresponding increase of $2.3
million in Other Procurement, Air Force (OPAF) for line 60
Engineering and EOD Equipment.
Military service recruiting and advertising
The amounts authorized to be appropriated for recruiting
and advertising activities of the military services include the
following increases from the budget request:
[Changes in millions of dollars]
Army Active-Duty recruiting and advertising........... +138.1
Army Reserve recruiting and advertising............... +6.7
Army National Guard recruiting and advertising........ +50.7
Navy recruiting and advertising....................... +80.8
Marine Corps recruiting and advertising............... +49.3
Air Force Active-Duty recruiting and advertising...... +40.9
Air Force Reserve recruiting and advertising.......... +1.9
Air Force National Guard recruiting and advertising... +23.4
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Total............................................. +391.8
Modernization of Department of Defense internet gateway cyber defense
The budget request included $1.3 billion in Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-wide (OMDW) for SAG 012D Cyberspace
Operations.
Elsewhere in this report, the committee recommends a
provision that would require the Secretary of Defense to carry
out a modernization program for network boundary and cross-
domain defense against cyber attacks, expanding upon the fiscal
year 2023 pilot program and initial deployment to the primary
Department of Defense internet access points (IAPs) managed by
the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). The Consolidated
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-328)
included funding to begin the procurement of a replacement for
the current cyber defense system deployed at the major internet
gateways of the Department of Defense. Additional funding
beyond the requested amount is needed in fiscal year 2024 to
sustain this initiative.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $10.0
million in OMDW SAG 012D for internet gateway cyber defense.
The committee further recommends related increases elsewhere in
this Act.
MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle--unjustified increase
The budget request included $1.2 billion in Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-wide (OMDW), for SAG 1PL7 Special
Operations Command Maintenance.
The committee notes the budget justification materials for
U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) highlighted an increase
in funding for MQ-9 Government-owned, contractor-operated
support of $6.0 million in fiscal year 2024, but only provided
a justification for $2.0 million of the additional funds.
Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $4.0
million in OMDW SAG 1PL7 for MQ-9 Government-owned, contractor-
operated support. The committee notes that these funds have
been applied to emergent requirements elsewhere in this Act.
Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School
The budget request included $2.35 billion in Operation and
Maintenance, Navy (OMN) for SAG 1C6C Combat Support Forces.
The committee notes that the Naval Small Craft Instruction
and Technical Training School (NAVSCIATTS) is a Department of
Defense schoolhouse that provides specialized training to key
foreign security partners and its continued operation has been
identified by the Commander of United States Southern Command
as an unfunded requirement.
The committee further notes that elsewhere in this Act, the
committee recommends a provision that would require, through
fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of the Navy to continue to
perform the responsibilities of the Department of Defense
executive agent for NAVSCIATTS and, in coordination with the
Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, provide such
support, as necessary, for the continued operation of the
school.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $6.0
million in OMN SAG 1C6C for the continued operation of
NAVSCIATTS.
Navy divestment of electrical utility operations at former Naval Air
Station Barbers Point
The budget request included $72.2 billion in Operation and
Maintenance, Navy (OMN), of which $6.2 billion was for SAG BSS1
Base Operating Support.
Elsewhere in title III, the committee recommends a
provision that would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to
divest of the Navy's electrical utility operations at former
Naval Air Station Barbers Point (currently known as Kalaeloa),
Hawaii.
Accordingly, the committee recommends an increase of $48.0
million in OMN SAG BSS1 to execute the accompanying provision
related to Barbers Point elsewhere in title III.
Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq
The budget request included $335.2 million in Operation and
Maintenance, Air Force (OMAF) for SAG-015F, U.S. Central
Command (CENTCOM), of which $24.0 million was for the Office of
Security Cooperation-Iraq (OSC-I).
The committee expects the OSC-I to further continue its
transition to a normalized security cooperation office,
including by transitioning funding for its operations to the
Foreign Military Financing Administrative Fund and the Foreign
Military Sales Trust Fund Administrative Surcharge Account.
Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $6.0
million in OMAF SAG 015F for the OSC-I. The committee notes
that there is a corresponding legislative provision elsewhere
in this Act.
Primary Combat Forces realignment of funds
The budget request included $980.8 million in Operation &
Maintenance, Air Force (OMAF) for SAG 11A Primary Combat
Forces.
The Air Force has informed the committee of the need to
realign funds. The committee notes the original request and the
realignment support the same Air Forces Central line of effort.
Therefore, the committee recommends a decrease of $14.7
million in OMAF SAG 11A and a corresponding increase of $14.7
million in OMAF SAG 11Z Base Support.
Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration program
The budget request included $2.7 billion in Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-wide (OMDW) for SAG 4GTN Office of the
Secretary of Defense, of which $179.7 million was for the
Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)
program.
The committee has long recognized and appreciates the
success that the REPI program has achieved in addressing
encroachment and in maintaining and improving military
installation resilience. However, significant additional
funding is required to take full advantage of the ability of
the REPI program to protect key installations, ranges, and
airspace.
Accordingly, the committee recommends an increase of $20.2
million in OMDW SAG 4GTN for the REPI program, and strongly
encourages further increases in the budget request for the REPI
program in fiscal year 2025 and beyond. Additionally, the
committee recommends that the military services establish and
resource additional staff to increase capacity to more
effectively implement available REPI funds and to take full
advantage of the benefits of the REPI program to military
readiness and military installation resilience.
Special Operations Forces cyber training
The budget request included $3.3 billion in Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-wide (OMDW) for SAG 1PLR Special
Operations Command Theater Forces.
The committee notes that the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and the
Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), testified
regarding the importance of cyber capabilities to the
implementation of the National Defense Strategy by U.S. Special
Operations Forces (SOF). The committee believes SOCOM should
continue to enhance the cyber capabilities and operational
readiness of SOF by improving cyber training capacity and
exercises to address special operations-peculiar requirements.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $5.0
million in OMDW SAG 1PLR for special operations cyber
capability development.
U.S. Special Operations Command Operation and Maintenance
The budget request included $9.7 billion in Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-wide (OMDW), for U.S. Special Operations
Command (SOCOM).
The committee is concerned about continued contractor and
civilian personnel growth within the SOCOM enterprise. The
committee notes that SOCOM has increased their use of full-time
equivalent contractor personnel by 486 since the beginning of
fiscal year 2022 and their full-time equivalent civilian
personnel by 49 since the beginning of fiscal year 2023. The
committee believes these additional resources should be better
prioritized to address capability gaps, particularly those that
ensure our special operations forces maintain superiority
relative to long-term strategic competitors.
Therefore, the committee recommends an undistributed
decrease of $51.0 million in OMDW for SOCOM. The committee
notes that these funds have been applied to emergent
requirements elsewhere in this Act.
United States Telecommunications Training Institute
The budget request included $2.7 billion for Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-wide (OMDW) for SAG 4GTN Office of the
Secretary of Defense.
The committee notes that the United States
Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) is a public-
private partnership between the Federal Government and leading
telecommunication companies to provide tuition-free training
courses for telecommunications officials from developing
countries. The course work helps them to develop U.S.-style
telecommunication infrastructure and regulatory structures in
their home countries' developing industry. Areas include
regulatory policy, spectrum management, cybersecurity,
telehealth, broadcasting, and satellite applications. USTTI
training shares federal government priorities with officials
who are well-positioned to promote an open, competitive
information and communications technology marketplace. The
program is also expanding and adjusting to meet the urgent
training needs of officials throughout the developing world.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $1.5
million in OMDW SAG 4GTN to help provide technical training and
information seminars to advance military readiness as part of
the United States Telecommunications Training Institute
objectives for supporting the training needs of information
technology and regulatory professionals who design, regulate,
and oversee the communications infrastructures of the
developing world.
Unobligated balances
The budget request included $329.8 billion across the
Operation and Maintenance accounts.
The committee notes that the Government Accountability
Office has repeatedly issued recommendations for the Department
of Defense to analyze its unobligated balances given historical
trends and managerial use of the account.
Accordingly, the committee recommends a decrease of $129.6
million across Operation and Maintenance, Army; a decrease of
$262.1 million across Operation and Maintenance, Navy; a
decrease of $233.7 million across Operation and Maintenance,
Air Force; a decrease of $75.1 million across Operation and
Maintenance, Marine Corps; a decrease of $73.0 million across
Operation and Maintenance, Space Force; a decrease of $3.4
million across Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve; a
decrease of $23.4 million across Operation and Maintenance,
Army National Guard; a decrease of $4.2 million across
Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve; a decrease of $34.2
million across Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve; a
decrease of $21.9 million across Operation and Maintenance, Air
National Guard; a decrease of $1.0 million across Operation and
Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve; and a decrease of $15.0
million across Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide (OMDW).
The committee also recommends a decrease of $3.6 million in
OMDW SAG 1PL1 Joint Chiefs of Staff; a decrease of $22.4
million in OMDW SAG 4GTA Defense Legal Services Agency; a
decrease of $2.5 million in OMDW SAG 4GT3 Civil Military
Programs; a decrease of $2.7 million in OMDW SAG 4GT6 Defense
Contract Audit Agency; a decrease of $15.5 million in OMDW SAG
4GTO Defense Contract Management Agency; and a decrease of $9.9
million in OMDW SAG 4GT9 Defense Information Systems Agency.
Items of Special Interest
Advanced nucleated foam engine performance and restoration program
The committee is aware that an advanced Federal Aviation
Administration accepted nucleated foam engine restoration
technology continues to demonstrate significant benefits over
legacy water and detergent engine wash protocols, improving the
long-term readiness, efficiency, and sustainability of critical
military aircraft engines, while reducing fuel consumption and
emissions. The committee understands that recent nucleated foam
engine wash testing performed on CV-22 turbine engines has
demonstrated the ability to delay engine replacement
requirements, while reducing the engine wash cycle for CV-22s
from multiple hours to only 30 minutes, dramatically improving
aircraft maintainer efficiencies. This has increased critical
aircraft readiness while reducing overall aircraft operational
and sustainment costs and manning requirements. The committee
is pleased to learn that Air Force Special Operations Command
has expanded its nucleated foam engine restoration program to
additional aircraft platform types, to include the C-130,
yielding fuel savings and operational and sustainment
improvements. The committee encourages broader use across Air
Force aviation platforms.
The committee understands there may be benefits that can be
achieved by expanding the nucleated foam engine wash
performance and restoration program to the Marine Corps to test
and measure the ability for nucleated foam engine wash
technology and protocols to enhance combat capability, achieve
fuel savings, and improve aeronautical performance and
readiness of the Marine Corps MV-22, C-130, and CH-53 aircraft.
Army rail network
The committee is aware that the Government Accountability
Office (GAO) published a report on August 23, 2021, titled
``The Army Should Take Action to Better Ensure Adequate Rail
Support to Combatant Commanders'' (GAO-21-411), which reviewed
the adequacy and status of the Army's rail operations and
provided recommendations that would help the Army make sure it
had sufficient capacity to support the needs of combatant
commanders and the services for current demand requirements or
in the event of a large-scale mobilization. The committee
shares the concerns raised in the report regarding the Army's
possible difficulty meeting the demand signal coming from
combatant commanders in a time of need and remains concerned
that current infrastructure, staffing, and supplies in both the
military and civilian sectors may not be sufficiently poised to
meet Department of Defense needs.
The committee is encouraged that the Army concurred with
the recommendations outlined by GAO and continues to track the
implementation of these recommendations. Consequently, the
committee directs the Secretary of the Army to provide a
briefing, not later than January 1, 2024, to the congressional
defense committees on Army Materiel Command's (AMC)
implementation of the recommendations. Such briefing should
include discussion of AMC's implementation of the
recommendations, engagements with industry, a comparison of
industry and military regulations for safety and risk
mitigation, and a discussion of any proposals to the Congress
that would streamline or otherwise improve efforts to address
the GAO's recommendations.
Army Sustainment Command
The committee recognizes the significant role of Army
Sustainment Command (ASC) in ensuring the readiness and
sustainment of U.S. forces, partners, and allies in Europe
during the war in Ukraine. This logistical effort is critical
to meeting U.S. obligations under the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization and other associated agreements. As recent events
in Europe and Asia have highlighted, the need to maintain
resilient logistics and sustainment capabilities is key in
sustaining an advantage against our near-peer competitors.
Logistical struggles that have compounded the Russian
Federation's tactical failures are well documented, while the
ASC's efficiency in supplying weapons and equipment to United
States and United States-allied forces have been critical to
Ukraine's continued success. In the Indo-Pacific, the committee
acknowledges ASC's efforts to improve readiness and
interoperability with South Korean forces through joint and
multi-domain exercises. While experiences differ, the conflict
in Ukraine and the conditions in South Korea both underscore
the importance of robust logistical capabilities. In
particular, the committee applauds the 403rd Army Field Support
Brigade for its logistical support of U.S. forces in Korea.
As the United States commits to supporting Ukraine, while
reaffirming that China still poses the greatest threat to U.S.
interests, the committee is concerned that the United States
risks overstretching its capabilities and resources, in
addition to the challenges faced by the defense industrial base
in replenishing stocks of munitions and equipment. Accordingly,
the committee is mindful of the increased importance that
logistical support provided by the ASC and its respective
service counterparts will play in improving the force's overall
ability to achieve U.S. interests.
Assessment of Strategic Rail Corridor Network readiness and
requirements
The committee is aware that U.S. Transportation Command
(TRANSCOM), in coordination with the Military Surface
Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC), is preparing to
conduct their quinquennial study of the Department of Defense's
Strategic Rail Corridor Network (STRACNET). The committee
appreciates SDDC's attention to this critical readiness concern
and supports their assessment that the STRACNET ``continues to
be important to ensure that the rail network infrastructure is
robust and capable of moving a large force in a rapid fashion
for contingency deployments.''
The committee acknowledges that properly maintaining
STRACNET infrastructure up to current standards is important
for our national security, including in the event of a rapid or
sustained transport of Department materiel to shipping ports in
contingency operations in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command or U.S.
European Command areas of operation.
Accordingly, the committee encourages TRANSCOM and SDDC to
assess the state of rail infrastructure on military
installations it has identified as ``requiring rail service,''
and assess what upgrades may be needed to preserve readiness
for both mobilization and CONUS transportation of materiel. The
committee also believes the study should include: (1) An
assessment of whether upgrades are needed at the military
installations and activities identified as requiring rail
services; (2) The impact these upgrades would have on defense
requirements; (3) Cost estimates for these upgrades; and (4)
Estimated timelines to execute the needed upgrades.
Briefing on Project Pele
The committee supports the Strategic Capabilities Office's
(SCO) Project Pele to develop and demonstrate a prototype
transportable nuclear power source with the expectation that
the capability will be transitioned to the services for
production. The committee believes that SCO should continue to
prioritize efforts to maintain plans and schedule for the
current effort to demonstrate a prototype microreactor. In
addition, the committee encourages SCO to support the design
maturation efforts of multiple sources for the mobile
microreactor to ensure a strong industrial base and competition
for any future follow-on production activities.
Therefore, the committee directs the Director of SCO to
brief the congressional defense committees, not later than
March 1, 2024, on the status of the ongoing effort to develop a
prototype microreactor, as well as options, including cost and
schedule projections, for initiating an effort to develop a
second, competing reactor design to leverage competition and
create a best-value environment for the Federal Government.
Further, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense to
brief the congressional defense committees, not later than
March 1, 2024, on options for:
(1) Designating a military department as an executive
agent for microreactor development and acquisition for
the Department of Defense;
(2) Transitioning the Project Pele program to a
military department;
(3) Establishing a Department of Defense framework
for the acquisition of microreactor capabilities;
(4) The use cases of mobile microreactors, with
synchronized input from combatant commands to establish
operational needs, including the support of force
electrification, base sustainment, elimination of fuel
supply vulnerabilities, addressing climate threats,
enabling multi- domain operations, and advanced
weaponry;
(5) Requirements for establishing a program of
record;
(6) The maximum potential units of mobile
microreactors for deployment;
(7) The barriers and challenges to full deployment,
and proposed actions to address them;
(8) A detailed description of acquisition,
procurement, operation, training, and management
activities of the mobile microreactors;
(9) A notional regulatory framework for
microreactors;
(10) Estimates on fuel quantities, timing, and
procurement requirements; and
(11) The expected annual budget required to
transition the Project Pele demonstration as well as
programmatic budget needs for a program of record.
Corrosion prevention of airframes
The committee notes that while the Department of Defense
spends billions of dollars annually to maintain fighter
aircraft, persistent fleet-wide aircraft availability
challenges often limit their operational readiness. In recent
years, Air Force and Navy aircraft availability rates have been
negatively impacted by airframe corrosion, depot maintenance
delays, and insufficient supply support. The committee
understands that fighter jets that use carbon-fiber composite
skins joined to aluminum alloy substructures can be susceptible
to galvanic corrosion. Additionally, because each fighter
aircraft uses thousands of fasteners, the detection and repair
of galvanic corrosion issues can be costly and time consuming.
The committee is concerned that these challenges take
significant time to repair, increase the age of fighter
aircraft, and decrease aircraft availability and readiness. The
committee is also concerned that the Department of Defense has
not assessed essential sustainment innovations for effective
corrosion prevention and control programs and preservation
techniques to improve aircraft readiness throughout the life
cycle of fighter aircraft.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to brief the Senate Armed Services Committee, not later than
March 1, 2024, on fighter aircraft readiness and planned
modernization efforts to include alternative technologies
available to address galvanic corrosion for these aircraft. The
briefing shall include a review of potential aircraft
sustainment technologies, tooling requirements, and funding
options for alternative technologies to enhance corrosion
prevention and mitigation efforts for fighter aircraft. The
briefing shall also: (1) Identify cost-effective technologies
for addressing galvanic corrosion and alternative processes for
maintaining aircraft, including new methods for corroded
fastener holes; (2) Assess the extent to which the Department
has evaluated modern technologies and its plans for
incorporating them into the sustainment of fighter aircraft;
(3) Assess the cost of alternative technologies relative to
current practices and their potential impact on aircraft
availability rates for F-22, F-35, and F-18E/F/G aircraft; and
(4) Determine whether the use of these modern technologies
could extend the service life of existing airframes.
Critical Infrastructure Defense Analysis Center
The committee recognizes that U.S. military installations
rely on critical infrastructure providers not controlled by the
Department of Defense (DOD) for essential utilities, such as
power, water, telecommunications, and transportation. These
providers operate outside the scope of the DOD's cyber and
other defenses. However, because U.S. military installations
rely on this critical infrastructure, it is a prime target.
This was highlighted most recently by the compromise of
critical infrastructure systems in Guam and elsewhere in the
United States by the People's Republic of China.
In light of these threats, the committee appreciates the
DOD's establishment of the Critical Infrastructure Defense
Analysis Center (CIDAC) during fiscal year 2023. Its mission is
to merge, analyze, and disseminate all-source information about
threats and vulnerabilities to non-DOD owned and operated
critical infrastructure that DOD depends on, which is critical
to providing mission assurance for DOD operations in
competition, crisis, and conflict.
Accordingly, the committee encourages the Secretary of
Defense to ensure robust funding for this initiative in the
fiscal year 2025 budget to accelerate acquisitions and growth,
and provide a briefing, not later than April 1, 2024, to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives on CIDAC's budget and funding requirements;
manning; outreach and engagement strategy for non-DOD owned and
operated critical infrastructure providers; execution of
CIDAC's first-year priorities; and barriers encountered in the
first year, including, but not limited to, authorities,
funding, and cooperation from non-DOD owned and operated
critical infrastructure providers.
Department of Defense Information Network-wide expansion of internet
operations management
The committee is encouraged by the progress made by the
Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information
Network (JFHQ-DODIN) to improve its enterprise-wide visibility
of DOD networks through internet operations management (IOM), a
critical component of ongoing efforts to harden DOD networks.
The additional network visibility this capability provides
can most meaningfully reduce risk if it is seamlessly
integrated with a state-of-the-art security orchestration and
automation capability deployed in the services' and U.S. Cyber
Command's big data platforms. Despite the need to expand this
capability DOD-wide, to date, only 18 of 46 Department of
Defense areas of operation have been provided access to this
capability through the IOM program.
The committee directs the Commander, JFHQ-DODIN, to brief
the Senate Armed Services Committee, not later than March 1,
2024, on plans to fully deploy an IOM capability DOD-wide and
integrate a security orchestration and automation capability
into the IOM program. The briefing shall include: (1) A summary
of the overall deployment plan; (2) A list of milestones and
associated timelines to complete the deployment plan; and (3) A
description of any additional resources needed to complete the
deployment plan by the end of fiscal year 2024. The briefing
shall be unclassified, but may contain a classified annex.
Domestic forging capacity
The committee notes that forging is a manufacturing process
whereby metal is pressed, pounded, or squeezed under great
pressure, resulting in a unique combination of strength,
fracture toughness, and fatigue properties. Forged structural
components, like bulkheads and wing spars, provide higher
levels of mechanical properties, lower levels of residual
stresses, and positive configurational grain structures
required by the demanding environments experienced by defense
aviation platforms. The Department of Defense's (DOD) roadmap
developed in response to Executive Order 14017, entitled
``Securing Defense-Critical Supply Chains,'' identified forging
as a priority sector in need of revitalization. The committee
understands that the United States needs a robust and secure
forging industry to provide reliable and timely delivery of
parts used in DOD's operational systems and to produce and
sustain new systems. Forgings, specifically large monolithic
forgings, play a critical role on key defense aviation
platforms.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee,
not later than March 1, 2024, on its progress to revitalize the
defense industrial base for large monolithic forgings via
investment in domestic capacity and development of the forging
workforce, among other efforts.
Encouraging the establishment of additional organic capabilities at
Anniston Army Depot
The committee is concerned by the lack of organic,
electronic, diagnostic, repair, and testing capabilities, to
perform service and support activities currently executed at
Anniston Army Depot (ANAD). The committee believes that the
ability to perform maintenance on heavy-tracked combat vehicles
as well as repair, restoration, and upgrades to small arms
weapons is of strategic importance and must be executed in the
most cost efficient and timely manner possible.
Accordingly, the committee encourages ANAD to develop an
organic capability that improves service times and reduces
overall cost, such as an organic service and support team.
Enduring Organizational Clothing and Individual Equipment
The committee is concerned that the Army is currently
equipped to only provide Organizational Clothing and Individual
Equipment (OCIE) for arid environments and is facing a
shortfall for potential operations in Arctic, sub-Arctic, and
jungle environments. The committee is disappointed in the
overall decrement in the Army budget request for OCIE. The
committee urges the Army to plan for and fund an enduring OCIE
program to avoid shortfalls in critical soldier equipment and
prevent industrial base disruptions, specifically for Arctic,
sub- Arctic, and jungle environment OCIE. An enduring OCIE
program should also address emergent requirements of improved
ballistics, blast, and flame protection and signature
management. The committee believes that an enduring OCIE
program would ensure individual and unit readiness and prepare
for surge capacity in the industrial base. Finally, the
committee directs the Army to include detailed spend plans in
future year budget justifications in support of these
priorities for an enduring OCIE program.
Exercise oversight
The committee recognizes that military exercises provide
value to the Department of Defense (DOD) and bolster the
national security of the United States by providing a venue for
training, tactics development, evaluation of tactics and
operational concepts, and identification of capability gaps and
errant assumptions in combat plans, as Exercise Northern Edge
2021 reaffirmed. The DOD would benefit from more robust funding
for exercises that further simulate contested and austere
conditions expected in a great power conflict, such as limited
command and control, contested logistics, use of non-electronic
dependent communications, use of alternate positioning,
navigation, and timing methods, and operations in a highly
degraded electromagnetic environment with widely dispersed
forces. Furthermore, the DOD needs to aggressively work to
implement and train to Agile Combat Employment, Expeditionary
Advanced Base Operations, Multi-Domain Operations, and
Distributed Maritime Operations, and to tie service concepts
together in a cohesive joint effects campaign. The DOD must
conduct comprehensive exercises that stress the ability of the
Armed Forces to conduct operations in a highly contested
environment to provide an effective self-assessment tool and
prepare members of the Armed Forces for conditions expected in
a great power conflict. Finally, the Joint Pacific Alaska Range
Complex, to include the Gulf of Alaska Western Maneuver Area/
Temporary Maritime Activities Area, provides a unique venue to
conduct effective training in a highly contested environment
due to its remote location and large size and communication to
the Congress of lessons learned from representative exercises
on a yearly basis is important to informing congressional
decision making.
Therefore, the committee directs that, not later than March
1, 2024, and annually through March 1, 2027, the Secretary of
Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing covering
large joint force exercises conducted by the Department of
Defense under representative highly contested environments
during the 1-year period preceding the briefing.
This briefing will include:
(1) An explanation of efforts to expand and enhance
the use of theater-wide and component-level exercises
to stress operations under contested and austere
conditions, to include limited command and control,
contested logistics, use of non- electronic dependent
communications, use of alternate positioning,
navigation, and timing methods, and operations in a
highly degraded electromagnetic environment with widely
dispersed forces;
(2) A summary of exercise outcomes to include a
description of any threat elements or condition
explicitly not represented in the exercise with an
explanation of the decision or circumstance that
informed said decision for each; and
(3) A description of efforts of the Secretary of
Defense to ensure that, at a minimum, all Tier 1
exercises are executed, at least in part, under
contested conditions as described.
Feasibility of co-locating 214th Attack Group MQ-9 elements
The committee notes that, with the advent of auto takeoff
and landing capability in the MQ-9, maintaining line of sight
is no longer a basing requirement for remotely piloted aircraft
launch and recovery elements. The committee encourages the Air
Force to consider whether geographically separated units can be
restructured to a single location in order to provide
operational efficiencies and eliminate adverse impacts to
servicemembers currently required to report to multiple duty
stations.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air
Force, in coordination with the Chief of the National Guard
Bureau, to review those remotely piloted aircraft units with
launch and recovery elements that are geographically separated
from their mission control elements and provide the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives with a report, not later than January 31, 2024,
with recommendations on the feasibility of co-locating those
activities. The report should address anticipated reduction of
operational costs and operational efficiencies gained.
Fort Huachuca candidacy for future test and training
Fort Huachuca is home to the newly developed First
Lieutenant John R. Fox Multidomain Operations (MDO) Range for
testing and training current and future MDO systems for the
Army and Joint Services capabilities. Established in 2022, this
range leverages the near pristine and unmatched electromagnetic
environment in the Buffalo Soldier Electronic Testing and
Training Range in southeast Arizona along with the current 946
square mile R2303 Military Restricted Airspace, with working
plans to expand that airspace access over the top of the
adjacent 4,000 square mile Tombstone Military Operations Area.
Fort Huachuca hosts the ranges and environment ideal for
testing and training future aerial intelligence, surveillance,
and reconnaissance (A-ISR) using advanced signals intelligence,
electronics intelligence, communications intelligence,
electronic warfare, and cyber effects payload capabilities.
As the U.S. Army's institutional A-ISR instructional base
resides in Fort Huachuca, its historical expertise in special
electronic mission aircraft and A-ISR curriculum, and because
of its convenient proximity to Air Force electronic warfare and
advanced fighter assets stationed at Davis-Monthan and Luke Air
Force Bases, the committee strongly encourages the U.S. Army to
invest in facilities that leverage the unique MDO testing and
training capabilities at the Fort.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army,
in coordination with the Secretary of the Air Force, to brief
the congressional defense committees on their current approach
to planning to train to these A-ISR mission sets, including
requirements, projections on needed investments, identification
of potential training sites, and other considerations, no later
than April 1, 2024.
Government Accountability Office evaluation of Department of Defense's
disaster resilience
The committee notes that natural disasters, such as
hurricanes, have caused billions of dollars in damages to
military installations, and damages from these events can take
years to repair. In responding to these extreme weather events,
the Department of Defense must balance the immediate need to
restore facilities that support training, readiness, and
servicemembers' well-being with the longer-term priorities of
strengthening those facilities against future disasters.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Comptroller General
of the United States to assess the Department of Defense's
response to natural disasters at military installations. The
assessment shall include an analysis of: (1) The extent and
cost of damages from natural disasters and the Department's
progress in restoring affected installations so they can meet
mission needs; (2) The extent to which restoration efforts have
incorporated leading practices to ensure that installations
enhance their resilience to future disasters and reduce the
fiscal exposure of the Federal Government; (3) Federal
agencies' authorities to effectively manage disaster response
at military installations and enhance resilience to future
disasters, and any related gaps in those authorities, including
but not limited to, authorities granted to the Department of
Defense, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Federal
Emergency Management Agency; and (4) Any other matters that the
Comptroller General deems necessary to assess the Department's
response to these natural disasters. In conducting the
assessment, the Comptroller General may focus the study on
specific military installations and natural disasters.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a preliminary briefing on the assessment to the Senate
Armed Services Committee not later than April 1, 2024, with a
report to follow by a mutually agreed upon date.
Homestead Air Reserve Base mission
The committee recognizes the strategic importance of
Homestead Air Reserve Base to national defense and the security
of the homeland, particularly in the southern portion of the
Western Hemisphere, the importance of its economic impact on
the surrounding community, and the services and infrastructure
it provides to tenant organizations. The committee encourages
the Air Force to review the current missions conducted at
Homestead Air Reserve Base and to discern what additional
mission requirements it could meet given its history of fighter
and other flying missions.
Immersive training
The committee is aware of efficiencies in training time and
increased memory retention afforded to servicemembers through
immersive learning, such as that achieved with Virtual Reality
(VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR)
technologies. The committee understands these efficiencies are
realized in the form of reduced classroom hours, lower training
costs, and more effective use of in-aircraft training hours.
The committee notes that a recent exercise conducted at
Sheppard Air Force Base resulted in a 46 percent reduction in
training time with a nominal increase in proficiency as
compared to the standard Crew Chief Fundamentals course that
has been taught in person for decades. Additional advantages to
this interactive, immersive learning environment are its
affordability and versatility with the lessons being delivered
on familiar devices such as tablets, laptops, and VR headsets.
Furthermore, a cloud-based learning delivery mechanism makes
training accessible in a multi-user setting.
The committee encourages the Air Force to evaluate these
technologies and consider them for increased use and scale.
Additionally, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air
Force to brief the Senate Armed Services Committee, not later
than March 1, 2024, regarding the progress made to increase the
use of immersive learning platforms across the Department of
the Air Force in order to deliver a modernized training
capability to the warfighter.
Implementation of cold spray technology
The committee recognizes that using high pressure cold
spray technology for maintenance, repair, and overhaul has
proven effective at depots as well as with operational and
deployed forces. In particular, this technology has been used
for repairs of components for submarines, surface vessels,
aircraft, and ground vehicles. These repairs have resulted in
substantial cost and time savings over procurement of new parts
or sourcing obsolescent parts. The committee also recognizes
that cold spray pop-up cells, pioneered by the Navy, have
proven to be an innovative and successful method of integrating
cold spray into shipyard maintenance processes.
Accordingly, the committee encourages the Department of
Defense to explore further applications of this cost saving
technology in order to increase the service life of aging
systems, and to leverage operation and maintenance cost savings
to enable offsetting investments in research, development,
testing, and evaluation and procurement of cold spray pop-up
cells for repairs. Finally, the committee encourages the
Department to budget for annual funding for further development
and procurement of cold spray technology.
Intermittent fault detection and isolation
One of the major cost drivers for the Department of Defense
(DOD) is the maintenance of electronics and electrical systems
that control and operate a wide ranging inventory of weapons
and weapon systems. The Department spends billions per year
maintaining electronics and electronic systems.
One of the highest contributing causes for these costs is
operationally-induced intermittent faults that result in No
Fault Found, Cannot Duplicate, or No Trouble Found test
results, essentially false readings to the effect that there is
no problem.
Per a DOD report to Congress, dated October 5, 2021,
``Assessment of Electronics Maintenance as a Leading Driver of
Weapon Systems Non-Availability,'' there is an available test
technology that could detect and reverse the intermittent fault
problem across the spectrum of DOD weapons systems, with the
initial targets being various aircraft, including the F-35, F-
16, and F/A-18. Additionally, a January 2020 Government
Accountability Report, ``Military Depots: DOD Can Benefit from
Further Sharing of Best Practices and Lessons Learned'' (GAO-
20-116), highlighted the major improvements in flight hours,
repair times, and cost savings that resulted from the use of
this technology.
The President's budget request for fiscal year 2024
included $35.2 million for this technology via accounts
identified under the Rapid Sustainment Improvement Process. The
committee recommends full support of the President's budget
request for this intermittent fault detection and isolation
technology.
Mission training complexes
The committee notes the Department of Defense's (DOD)
priorities articulated in the 2022 National Defense Strategy
(NDS), namely: (1) Defending the homeland; (2) Deterring
strategic attacks against the United States, allies, and
partners; (3) Deterring aggression while being prepared to
prevail in conflict when necessary; and (4) Building a
resilient joint force and defense ecosystem. The NDS notes the
need to enhance deterrence across all domains and improve
mobilization. The committee is aware that the Army maintains
multiple Mission Training Complexes (MTCs). The MTCs were
established prior to the current NDS, which focuses on the need
for the U.S. military to respond to near-peer adversaries, and
thus requires the reserve component to sustain its readiness in
order to rapidly mobilize.
The committee is concerned that the Army's current
mobilization plans are heavily reliant on its reserve
components, which lack the ability to mobilize swiftly to
respond to the challenges outlined in the present NDS. The
committee is interested in how the Army, and other services,
can better leverage virtual training capabilities to sustain
the readiness of the reserve component. The committee is
concerned that current MTC virtual training capabilities are
not sufficient to sustain the readiness and ensure rapid
deployability as envisioned by the current NDS.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the
Army to provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services
Committee not later than March 1, 2024, with an assessment of
the following: (1) The current capacity to train on long-range
fires, electronic warfare capabilities, and in a Global
Positioning System-denied environment; (2) The current capacity
of existing MTCs to meet a mass mobilization requirement
consistent with what is outlined in the NDS; (3) The impact of
developing additional MTCs across the United States to
facilitate a mass mobilization, to include the cost and
capabilities needed at each new installation; (4) The
identification of potential locations for future MTCs,
infrastructure existing or needing upgrades to establish the
new facilities, and potential savings that could be realized
from additional locations that reduce temporary duty
assignments and other associated travel costs; and (5) Any
previous gap analyses done to ensure the sustainment of
adequate readiness levels for the reserve component and
implementation, if any, of recommended actions from that
analysis.
Multi-domain operations training ranges
The committee is aware that the Army's multi-domain
operations concept includes the combined arms employment of
joint and Army capabilities to create and exploit relative
advantages that achieve objectives, defeat enemy forces, and
consolidate gains on behalf of joint force commanders. The
committee notes that the Army will need necessary adversarial
components to present a realistic threat training capability
for joint forces. The committee believes that the Department of
the Army should seek more opportunities to provide realistic
intelligence community-certified threat environments to new
range areas in support of multi-domain operations training.
The committee directs the Secretary of the Army to provide
a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives, not later than January 31,
2024, that assesses the potential need for expansion of threat
environment training. The briefing shall include: (1)
Identification of the limitations of current multi-domain
operations training ranges; (2) Identification of the Army's
training range needs in support of multi-domain operations; and
(3) An assessment of additional range site locations to provide
collective training to active, reserve, and National Guard
soldiers.
Optoelectronic materials
The committee is aware of an increasing need for
lightweight, low-cost, and durable expeditionary power sources
for warfighters to power their electronic equipment when
deployed. Limited access to portable, state-of-the-art power
sources degrades warfighter and unit readiness in forward
operating areas. The development of portable, lightweight, low-
cost, mechanically flexible, and high-performing organic
photovoltaic cells through optoelectronic technology would
provide an enhanced combat capability in expeditionary energy
technology. Furthermore, the committee understands that current
research and technology development efforts to develop high-
performance and stable organic photovoltaics would provide a
unique and increased power capability for warfighters,
providing a combat advantage in deployed and austere
environments.
Accordingly, the committee urges the Office of Naval
Research to partner with public universities with experience in
optoelectronic technology to advance the technical maturity of
organic solar cells to enable low-cost, lightweight, robust
solar cells with reasonably high efficiencies for expeditionary
applications.
Overseas demilitarization of munitions
Demilitarizing munitions overseas in a safe, effective, and
environmentally friendly manner may be more financially
feasible compared to the cost of shipping munitions and
equipment back to the United States before being demilitarized.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee,
not later than March 1, 2024, with an assessment of the
feasibility and advisability of demilitarizing unserviceable
munitions that are located outside the United States in order
to avoid the costs of transporting such munitions to the United
States for demilitarization. The briefing shall include: (1)
The need for mitigation of adverse environmental impacts, or
impacts to the health and safety of local populations, in the
demilitarization of unserviceable munitions; (2) The
availability and ease of use of munitions demilitarization
technologies and mechanisms abroad, whether or not they are
currently in use by the Army, including available non-
incineration technologies; (3) Any costs savings achievable
through demilitarization of unserviceable munitions abroad; and
(4) An assessment of any potential security concerns related to
the demilitarization of munitions in overseas environments. If
the Secretary determines, for the purposes of the briefing,
that the demilitarization of unserviceable munitions located
outside the United States is feasible and advisable to be
conducted abroad, then the briefing shall also include a
description and assessment of various technologies and other
mechanisms that would be suitable for such demilitarization.
PFAS community engagement at the Department of Defense
The committee notes that the Department of Defense (DOD)
has not engaged frequently or effectively with communities
impacted by per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) contamination and
that there is no single official at the DOD exclusively
responsible for ensuring sufficient engagement with PFAS-
impacted communities. The committee strongly supports
designating an official responsible for developing and aligning
DOD-wide engagement with communities to ensure message
consistency and robust communications in order to build strong
relationships and maintain trust with these communities. Given
the lack of institutional structures that exist to sustain
communication efforts with impacted communities, the committee
directs the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, not later
than January 30, 2024, on efforts to strengthen outreach and
engagement efforts with PFAS-impacted communities.
Preservation of the Force and Family Program
The committee strongly supports all aspects of Special
Operation Command's (SOCOM) Preservation of the Force and
Family (POTFF) Program and notes the critical role the program
plays in enhancing the overall readiness of Special Operations
Forces (SOF) by building resiliency and optimizing performance.
The committee encourages SOCOM to continue efforts to refine
its program evaluation framework for POTFF to identify
opportunities to enhance support provided by the POTFF program.
The committee notes that the Government Accountability
Office (GAO) concluded a review of the POTFF program in its
December 16, 2021 report titled, ``Special Operations Forces:
Actions Needed to Assess Performance of the Preservation of the
Force and Family Program'' (GAO-23-105644). Among its findings,
the review noted that the POTFF program evaluation framework
``has not fully defined specific and measurable performance
goals and clear performance measures.'' The review goes on to
state that ``performance goals do not clearly state what is to
be achieved, time periods for achievement, nor who is
responsible for achieving each goal,'' and that ``performance
measures are not clear and not fully linked to strategic
goals.''
The committee directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and the
Commander, SOCOM, to provide a briefing to the Senate Armed
Services Committee, not later than October 1, 2023, on their
ongoing and planned efforts to address issues identified in the
GAO review.
Prioritizing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances treatment options
The committee remains concerned about the safe destruction
of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) associated with
cleanup activities in defense communities and on military
installations. The committee notes that the Department of
Defense has indicated a desire to use on-site PFAS remediation
technologies that would safely destroy PFAS. While the
Department remains under a ban on incineration, the committee
nevertheless encourages the Department to consider using
emergent, best available, and most effective treatment options.
The committee is encouraged by the Department's interest in on-
site technologies and understands the Department must
prioritize all available on-site treatment technologies that
satisfy applicable laws for emissions and waste.
Proposed vessel speed restrictions in Gulf of Mexico impacting military
training
The committee notes that the Gulf of Mexico is home to the
Eastern Gulf Test and Training Range, and it is vital for the
United States' national security and military readiness. The
committee is concerned that any petition on a proposed rule to
protect Rice's whales from collisions with vessels and noise
pollution must include input from throughout the federal
government on the impact to U.S. national security and maritime
safety. The committee believes speed restrictions could have
consequences for U.S. military preparedness in the Gulf of
Mexico.
Accordingly, the committee encourages the Department of
Defense to work within the interagency process to ensure that
its vessels that are actively involved in national security or
safety operations are exempt from vessel speed regulations.
Also, the Department should seek clarification to include joint
training activities.
Additionally, the committee directs the Secretary of
Defense to provide a briefing, not later than December 1, 2023,
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
Representatives that would assess the impact of vessel speed
restrictions on military activities in the region and whether
or not the impact of vessel speed restrictions would have a
negative impact on U.S. national security and military
preparedness. The brief should include any other matters the
Secretary of Defense deems appropriate on this matter.
Ship-to-shore fuel distribution systems
The committee is concerned about the threats and
vulnerabilities associated with maintaining a stable fuel
supply and distribution system capable of supporting forces
operating in contested and dispersed logistics environments,
particularly given the age and effectiveness of legacy fuel
assets across the services. The committee encourages the
Department of Defense to assess current ship-to-shore fuel
distribution systems and evaluate whether the Department is
sufficiently considering innovative and cost-effective
solutions that are available commercially to meet critical
readiness requirements.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to brief the Senate Armed Services Committee, not later than
March 1, 2024, on the current state of ship-to-shore fuel
distribution systems and provide recommendations to counter any
capability gaps or deficiencies. The briefing, which may
include a classified annex if necessary, shall include: (1) An
assessment of the ability of ship-to-shore fuel distribution
systems to meet force consumption requirements of the
respective service component commanders; (2) An assessment of
lifecycle costs for offshore petroleum distribution systems,
including with respect to military personnel, military
construction, military infrastructure operation, and operation
and maintenance costs; (3) An evaluation of equivalent fuel
distribution programs or systems that could be utilized to
address any existing deficiencies in current capability; (4) A
cost analysis of procuring other appropriate fuel supply and
distribution systems in use by allies or commercial entities,
the barriers that may exist to such procurement, and the
potential cost savings; and (5) Requirements for planned
upgrades or investments to existing systems that are currently
using or could utilize commercial technology.
Solid waste disposal technology
The committee notes the Department of Defense's progress
thus far in eliminating open burn pits from military
installations to protect the health and safety of all
servicemembers. The committee considers the elimination of burn
pits and the associated health concerns surrounding the
disposal of potentially harmful waste projects to be of the
highest priority and strongly supports the Department's efforts
in this area. The committee is also aware of current Department
efforts to move commercial waste to energy solutions from
prototype to a program of record for deployable solid waste
incinerators optimized for energy efficiency and clean
emissions. The committee supports this effort and encourages
the use of additional resources to ensure commercial solid
waste disposal technology is available for deployment to ensure
the health and safety of all service members.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than
March 1, 2024, that evaluates: (1) The requirements and plans
for the development and acquisition of deployable solid waste
incinerators optimized for clean emissions and suitability for
use on military missions; (2) The inventory of deployable solid
waste incinerators that is sufficient for maintaining the
readiness and maximizing distributed mission effectiveness; (3)
The cost and timeline associated with implementing such a
strategy, including additional resources by the Congress to
accomplish this goal; and (4) Issues for consideration and
plans related to transitioning the program from prototype to
production.
Special Operations Forces cyber training
The committee notes that the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and the
Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), testified
regarding the importance of cyber capabilities to the
implementation of the National Defense Strategy by U.S. Special
Operations Forces (SOF).
Elsewhere in this Act, the committee authorizes additional
funding for cyber training. The committee expects the SOCOM
Commander to utilize these additional authorized funds to
support SOF cyber program development and sustainment within
the SOCOM service component commands. Specifically, the
committee expects the additional authorized funds will be used
for support of SOCOM's cyber and joint collective training
activities, with priority placed on expeditionary cyber
capabilities being developed by the Marine Raider Regiment and
the Marine Special Operations Command's Technical Surveillance
Cyber Course.
Furthermore, the committee directs the Commander, SOCOM,
and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations
and Low Intensity Conflict to provide the congressional defense
committees with a briefing, not later than November 1, 2023, on
the plan to utilize fiscal year 2024 funding, including any
additional funds authorized and appropriated by Congress, for
special operations-peculiar cyber capability development,
training, and technical equipment procurement and maintenance.
U.S. Marine Corps unmanned aerial systems
The committee urges the Secretary of the Navy to complete
the report regarding potential utilization of the Marine Corps
Forces Reserve in developing an unmanned aerial systems force
structure requested in the Senate report accompanying S.4543
(S. Rep. 117-130) the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263).
The committee commends efforts by the Marine Corps in this
space and encourages swift completion of the requested report
to enable better understanding by the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives of
actions taken by the Marine Corps and potential constraints on
future efforts.
Unexploded ordnance
The committee believes that unexploded ordnance (UXO)
removal and remediation of private and government lands is
important to military readiness. The committee notes that the
Hawaiian community near the Army's Pohakuloa Training Area
(PTA) is cognizant of delays in UXO removal which limits
community development and home construction on native lands
held by the Department of Hawaiian Homelands.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the
Army to brief the Senate Armed Services Committee, not later
than March 1, 2024, on a strategy that focuses on the timely
removal of UXO at Waikoloa Maneuver Area (WMA) near the PTA.
The briefing shall identify and evaluate the best available
technologies to assist the Army in locating and classifying
potential UXO and discriminating between UXO and non-UXO
metallic debris used during the World War II-era in the WMA and
Hawaii. The briefing shall also identify any policy-related
challenges that might impact the timeline for UXO removal and
remediation of these locations.
Use of modular microreactors to supplement power generation in Guam
The committee notes that the Department of Defense (DOD)
plans to introduce a significant number of additional military
resources in Guam over the next decade as the United States
adjusts its military force posture across the Western Pacific
region. The introduction of such resources will demand
consistent, plentiful energy sources in order to operate
continuously, which will require substantial generator support,
as well as likely overtaxing the existing capacity of Guam's
fragile power grid. Neither of these outcomes are desirable,
nor operationally sustainable as the expanded use of generator
power will divert critical fuel supplies away from ships,
aircraft, and vehicles, and increasing the draw on Guam's
civilian power grid will increase maintenance requirements and
worsen brown-out conditions on the island.
The committee has long supported DOD efforts to develop and
operationalize modular microreactors, such as Project Pele, as
a means of improving operational energy supplies for the U.S.
military in a sustainable, environmentally-sound manner.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Administrator for Nuclear Security and
the Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, to brief the
congressional defense committees, not later than March 1, 2024,
on the potential for using modular microreactors to support
U.S. forces in Guam. In preparing this briefing, the Secretary
shall, at a minimum: (1) Evaluate the feasibility of using
modular microreactors to provide electricity for U.S. forces
and facilities in Guam as a means of reducing the additional
demands in Guam's civilian infrastructure; (2) Assess the
potential for directly supplementing Guam's civilian power
generation capacity through the use of modular microreactors;
(3) Estimate the costs of installing modular microreactors to
satisfy the power generation requirements devised in (1) and
(2); (4) Estimate likely annual costs to DOD for maintaining
and securing such microreactors in Guam over their expected
lifecycle; and (5) Provide an estimate of likely annual fuel
usage and costs to DOD if alternatives to generator-based
electricity production are not implemented to support the
introduction of additional DOD equipment and personnel in Guam,
including the costs associated with shipping such fuel supplies
to the island and providing for storage in a manner that does
not negatively impact the availability of fuel supplies for
maneuvering forces.
TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS
Subtitle A--Active Forces
End strengths for active forces (sec. 401)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
Active-Duty end strengths for fiscal year 2024, as shown below:
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FY 2024 Change from
FY 2023 -----------------------------------------------------
Service Authorized FY 2024 FY 2023
Request Recommendation Request Authorized
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Army.......................................... 452,000 452,000 452,000 0 0
Navy.......................................... 354,000 347,000 342,000 -5,000 -12,000
Marine Corps.................................. 177,000 172,300 172,300 0 -4,700
Air Force..................................... 325,344 324,700 320,000 -4700 -5,344
Space Force................................... 8,600 9,400 9,400 0 800
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DOD Total................................. 1,316,944 1,305,400 1,295,700 -9,700 -21,244
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This provision would authorize active component end strengths in line with the Department of Defense's requests
for the Army, Marine Corps, and Space Force. For the Air Force and the Navy, this provision would authorize
slightly lower end strengths than those requested by the Department. The committee has received regular
updates from the Department and the military services on end strength projections for fiscal year 2023, as
well as the current state of recruiting in all of the military services, and believes the Department's end
strength requests for the Air Force and the Navy are unattainable for fiscal year 2024 based on current
trends. Statutory end strengths must be both consistent with the National Defense Strategy and attainable by
the military services, and this provision would meet both requirements.
The committee believes that it will be a multi-year effort to reverse the downward trend in military recruiting
and does not want to encourage the military services to lower recruiting standards in order to attain short-
term goals. Legislating unreachable end strength numbers would set the military services up for failure by
guaranteeing continued recruiting shortfalls, putting undue strain on recruiting forces, and ultimately
compromising readiness by encouraging quantity over quality in recruiting. The committee believes that the
United States military is best served by bringing in high numbers of high-quality recruits.
The committee notes that under section 115 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretaries of the military departments are authorized to increase statutory end strength levels by up to
three percent. In the event that the recruiting environment improves more rapidly than expected in fiscal year
2024, the Air Force and Navy could meet or exceed their requested end strengths under the levels that would be
set by this provision. Further, the committee notes that, under section 123a of title 10, United States Code,
in the event of a war or national emergency, the President is authorized to waive statutory end strengths.
Should additional funds be required to support a better than projected recruiting environment, the committee
would look favorably on any request to reprogram funding into the military personnel accounts.
End strength level matters (sec. 402)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 115 of title 10, United States Code, to increase the
amount by which the Secretary of Defense and Secretaries of the
Military Departments could vary certain authorized end
strengths.
Extension of additional authority to vary Space Force end strength
(sec. 403)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 403(b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) by
extending the authority of the Secretary of the Air Force to
vary the end strength of the U.S. Space Force by a greater
degree than would otherwise be authorized to October 1, 2025.
Subtitle B--Reserve Forces
End strengths for Selected Reserve (sec. 411)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
end strengths for Selected Reserve personnel for fiscal year
2024, as shown below:
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FY 2024 Change from
FY 2023 -----------------------------------------------------
Service Authorized FY 2024 FY 2023
Request Recommendation Request Authorized
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Army National Guard........................... 325,000 325,000 325,000 0 0
Army Reserve.................................. 177,000 174,800 174,800 0 -2,200
Navy Reserve.................................. 57,000 57,200 57,200 0 200
Marine Corps Reserve.......................... 33,000 33,600 33,600 0 600
Air National Guard............................ 108,400 108,400 105,000 -3,400 -3,400
Air Force Reserve............................. 70,000 69,000 69,000 0 -400
Coast Guard Reserve........................... 7,000 7,000 7,000 0 0
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DOD Total................................. 777,400 775,600 772,200 -3,400 -5,200
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This provision would authorize Selected Reserve component end strengths in line with the Department of Defense's
request for all reserve components except for the Air National Guard. The committee has received regular
updates from the Department and the military services on end strength projections for fiscal year 2023, as
well as the current state of recruiting in all of the military services, and believes the Department's end
strength request for the Selected Reserve in the Air National Guard is unattainable for fiscal year 2024 based
on current trends. Statutory end strengths must be both consistent with the National Defense Strategy and
attainable by the military services, and this provision would meet both requirements.
The committee believes that it will be a multi-year effort to reverse the downward trend in military recruiting
and does not want to encourage the military services to lower recruiting standards in order to attain short-
term goals. Legislating unreachable end strength numbers would set the military services up for failure by
guaranteeing continued recruiting shortfalls, putting undue strain on recruiting forces, and ultimately
compromising readiness by encouraging quantity over quality in recruiting. The committee believes that the
United States military is best served by bringing in high numbers of high-quality recruits.
The committee notes that under section 115 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretaries of the military departments are authorized to increase statutory end strength levels for the
Selected Reserve by up to three percent. In the event that the recruiting environment improves more rapidly
than expected in fiscal year 2024, the Air National Guard could reach an end strength in excess of 108,000
airmen in the Selected Reserve. Further, the committee notes that, under section 123a of title 10, United
States Code, in the event of a war or national emergency, the President is authorized to waive statutory end
strengths. Should additional funding be required to support a better than projected recruiting environment,
the committee would look favorably upon any request to reprogram funds into military personnel accounts.
This provision would also require the end strengths authorized in this provision to be proportionately adjusted
based on units in the Selected Reserve serving on active duty at the end of the fiscal year and individual
members not in units in the Selected Reserve who are on active duty without their consent at the end of the
fiscal year.
End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves
(sec. 412)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
full-time support end strengths for fiscal year 2024, as shown
below:
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FY 2024 Change from
FY 2023 -----------------------------------------------------
Service Authorized FY 2024 FY 2023
Request Recommendation Request Authorized
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Army National Guard........................... 30,845 30,845 30,845 0 0
Army Reserve.................................. 16,511 16,511 16,511 0 0
Navy Reserve.................................. 10,077 10,327 10,327 0 250
Marine Corps Reserve.......................... 2,388 2,355 2,355 0 -33
Air National Guard............................ 25,333 25,713 25,333 0 -380
Air Force Reserve............................. 6,003 6,070 6,003 -67 0
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DOD Total................................. 91,157 91,821 91,374 -447 217
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The committee once again notes its concern that the Air Force has gone too far in requesting increases in
Reserves on Active Duty in support of the Reserves at the expense of military technician positions. The Air
Force has yet to provide a sufficient justification to the committee for these conversions. The committee
remains concerned about the impact that such conversions would have on the readiness of the Air Force.
Therefore, this provision would fix end strengths for Reserves on Active Duty in support of the Reserves for
the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve at fiscal year 2023 levels.
End strengths for military technicians (dual status) (sec. 413)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
military technician (dual status) end strengths for fiscal year
2024, as shown below:
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FY 2024 Change from
FY 2023 -----------------------------------------------------
Service Authorized FY 2024 FY 2023
Request Recommendation Request Authorized
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Army National Guard........................... 22,294 22,294 22,294 0 0
Army Reserve.................................. 6,492 7,990 7,990 0 1,498
Air National Guard............................ 10,994 9,830 10,994 1,164 0
Air Force Reserve............................. 7,111 6,882 7,111 229 0
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DOD Total................................. 46,891 46,996 48,389 1,393 1,498
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The provision would also establish limits on the number of temporary technicians authorized to be employed
within the end strengths set forth by this section to not more than 25 percent of the total authorized
strength for each component.
The committee once again notes its concern that the Air Force has gone too far in requesting increases in
Reserves on Active Duty in support of the Reserves at the expense of decreases in military technician
positions. The Air Force has yet to provide a sufficient justification to the committee for these conversions.
The committee remains concerned about the impact that such conversions would have on the readiness of the Air
Force and therefore this provision would fix the end strength for military technicians in the Air National
Guard and Air Force Reserve at fiscal year 2023 levels.
Finally, the provision would also prohibit under any circumstances the coercion of a military technician (dual
status) 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. The provision would
further specify that if a technician declines to participate in such a realignment or conversion, no further
action may be taken against the individual or the individual's position.
Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for
operational support (sec. 414)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
end strengths for reserve personnel on Active Duty for
operational support for fiscal year 2024, as shown below:
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FY 2024 Change from
FY 2023 -----------------------------------------------------
Service Authorized FY 2024 FY 2022
Request Recommendation Request Authorized
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Army National Guard........................... 17,000 17,000 17,000 0 0
Army Reserve.................................. 13,000 13,000 13,000 0 0
Navy Reserve.................................. 6,200 6,200 6,200 0 0
Marine Corps Reserve.......................... 3,000 3,000 3,000 0 0
Air National Guard............................ 16,000 16,000 16,000 0 0
Air Force Reserve............................. 14,000 14,000 14,000 0 0
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DOD Total................................. 69,200 69,200 69,200 0 0
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Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations
Military personnel (sec. 421)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
appropriations for military personnel activities at the levels
identified in section 4401 of division D of this Act.
Budget Items
Military personnel funding changes
The amount authorized to be appropriated for military
personnel programs includes the following changes from the
budget request:
[Changes in millions of dollars]
Navy end strength underexecution...................... -600.0
Air Force end strength underexecution................. -564.0
Air National Guard AGR underexecution................. -45.6
Air Force Reserve AGR underexecution.................. -8.0
Unobligated balances.................................. -323.2
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Total............................................. -1,540.8
TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY
Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy
Authorized strength: general and flag officers on active duty (sec.
501)
The committee recommends a provision that would repeal
section 526 of title 10, United States Code, and redesignate
section 526a as section 526 of title 10, United States Code.
The provision would amend section 526 of title 10, United
States Code, as redesignated, to increase the authorized
strengths of general and flag officers on Active Duty in the
Army, Air Force, and Navy by one general or flag officer, and
in the Marine Corps by two general officers.
Finally, the provision would repeal section 506 of the
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) that excluded officers serving
as lead special trial counsel from the authorized strengths for
general and flag officers.
The committee authorized the permanent increase in general
and flag officer authorized strengths to accommodate the
congressional requirement for a general or flag officer to
serve as the lead special trial counsel, and an increase of an
additional Marine Corps general officer to address safety needs
in the Marine Corps.
Prohibition on appointment or nomination of certain officers who are
subject to special selection review boards (sec. 502)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
sections 628a and 14502a of title 10, United States Code, to
prohibit the appointment or nomination of certain officers who
are subject to special selection review boards convened under
those sections.
Exclusion of officers who are licensed behavioral health providers from
limitations on Active-Duty commissioned officer end strengths
(sec. 503)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 523 of title 10, United States Code, to exclude
licensed behavioral health providers, including clinical
psychologists, social workers, and mental health nurse
practitioners, from the authorized strength of commissioned
officers on Active Duty in grades of major, lieutenant colonel,
and colonel, and in Navy grades of lieutenant commander,
commander, and captain. A similar exclusion currently applies
to medical and dental officers.
The committee is concerned about the shortage of behavioral
health providers in the military and believes that the
Department will benefit from the flexibility to recruit,
access, and retain a greater number of behavioral health
providers.
Updating authority to authorize promotion transfers between components
of the same service or a different service (sec. 504)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
sections 578 and 624 of title 10, United States Code, to
authorize the Secretary of a military department to transfer
the promotion selection of a regular officer or warrant officer
to the reserve component and integrate the officer into the
corresponding promotion list based upon the officer's date of
rank in his or her current grade.
Effect of failure of selection for promotion (sec. 505)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 632 of title 10, United States Code, to include
captains and majors of the Space Force. The provision would
also require separation of officers on the Active-Duty list in
the grades of O-3 or O-4 who fail selection for promotion to
the next higher grade for the second time, not later than the
first day of the seventh calendar month beginning the month in
which the President releases to the public the report of the
board that considered the officer for the second time.
Permanent authority to order retired members to active duty in high-
demand, low-density appointments (sec. 506)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 688a of title 10, United States Code, to make permanent
the temporary authority to order retired members to Active Duty
on a voluntary basis for a duty assignment intended to
alleviate a high-demand, low-density military capability or in
any other specialty designated by the Secretary of the military
department concerned as critical to meet wartime or peacetime
requirements.
Waiver authority expansion for the extension of service obligation for
Marine Corps cyberspace operations officers (sec. 507)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 651(c) of title 10, United States Code, to authorize
the Secretary of Defense to extend the minimum period of
obligated service of an unrestricted officer designated with a
cyberspace occupational specialty to the period of obligated
service specified in the officer's contract or agreement.
The provision would also add a new section 654 of title 10
to provide that the minimum service obligation for Marine Corps
officers in the cyberspace operations officer occupation
specialty shall be 8 years after completion of cyberspace
operations training.
Removal of Active Duty prohibition for members of the Air Force Reserve
Policy Committee (sec. 508)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 10305 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize
members of the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve who
are on Active Duty to serve as members of the Air Force Reserve
Policy Committee.
Extension of authority to vary number of Space Force officers
considered for promotion to major general (sec. 509)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 503 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) to extend from December
31, 2022 to December 31, 2024, the authority for Space Force
promotion boards to select for promotion to major general not
more than 95 percent of the total number of brigadier generals
eligible for consideration by the board, notwithstanding the
limitation imposed by section 616(d) of title 10, United States
Code.
Realignment of Navy spot-promotion quotas (sec. 510)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 605 of title 10, United States Code, to increase the
maximum number of Navy spot promotions to the grade of
lieutenant commander from 325 to 425.
Modification of limitation on promotion selection board rates (sec.
511)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 616 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize
promotion selection boards to recommend up to 100 percent of
the officers in the promotion zone for promotion to grades
below the grade of colonel or Navy captain when the promotion
zone includes less than 50 officers.
Time in grade requirements (sec. 512)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 1305 of title 10, United States Code, to require that
Marine Corps Marine Gunner warrant officers in the grade of
CW05 be retired 60 days after the date on which an officer
completes 33 years of total active service, consistent with the
requirement for Navy warrant officers of that grade.
Flexibility in determining terms of appointment for certain senior
officer positions (sec. 513)
The committee recommends a provision that would add a new
section 602 to title 10, United States Code, to provide
appointment flexibility to the Secretary of Defense for certain
senior officer positions to ensure continuity of turnover.
The committee acknowledges the current statutory
requirements set forth in title 10, United States Code, for
Service Chiefs, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and
the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs include the 4 year length
of terms requirement, ensuring ample time to employ and deploy
strategy while providing continuity. Title 10 also provides
authorities to service secretaries to assign and detail
military, and civilian, personnel. Furthermore, the committee
appreciates the authorities and responsibilities of the
Commander in Chief, the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy
Secretary of Defense, and the service secretaries, and the
roles they play in civilian control of the Department,
recommending officers for promotion, and managing general and
flag officers.
However, the committee notes with concern that in calendar
year 2023, turnover of four of the six service chiefs and the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will occur near-
simultaneously. This results in a cascading effect by
potentially turning over other four-star general and flag
officer positions with similar or related duties including
several of the service Vice Chiefs of Staff. Similarly,
turnover of important homeland defense and missile defense
positions also occurs nearly at the same time this year, namely
Commander, United States Northern Command; Director, Missile
Defense Agency; and Commander, United States Army Space and
Missile Defense Command. Senior general and flag officer
turnover is a predictable occurrence which affords the
Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and
service secretaries ample opportunity to manage assignments and
make recommendations regarding nominations, and affords ample
opportunity for the management of these temporary positions.
As is the case this year, the turnover of general and flag
officers in a short period can create a gap in institutional
knowledge, strategy, and current operations, which could
potentially increase risk to mission and force. The turnover of
service chiefs is unique due to the complex roles of those
positions. As members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, service
chiefs offer advice to the President, the Secretary of Defense,
and the National Security Council. As the chiefs of the
military services, they are responsible to the secretaries of
their military departments for management of the services.
Turnover of vice chiefs can have second order effects due to
the complementary roles they play in tandem with the service
chiefs. Additionally, the service vice chiefs play an important
leadership role on the Joint Requirements Oversight Council.
Service chiefs are currently appointed to 4 year terms
based on statute, potentially offering less flexibility to the
Department and Commander-in-Chief for managing flag and general
officer assignments. Based on current statutory 4 year term
limits and the near-simultaneous turnover of service chiefs and
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the Department and the Senate
could face a similar situation in four years.
This provision will provide the Executive Branch
flexibility for the identified general and flag officer
billets, mitigating the risks of a simultaneous turnover while
fulfilling the current statutory intent of 4 year terms. The
committee believes the 4 year term should be followed as
closely as possible. This change is intended not to reflect on
the leadership of the individual, but to provide an option for
the good of the service and continuity of these positions as
well as other general and flag officer three-and four-star
temporary positions. These requirements would address the
turnover of these positions, ensuring each general and flag
officer appointed has the ability to carry out strategy and
continuity, significantly mitigating risk to national and
global security. It will also provide flexibility to service
secretaries, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary
of Defense with managing flag and general officer assignments
writ large, mitigating the effects of turnover of other senior
positions.
Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management
Alternative promotion authority for Reserve officers in designated
competitive categories (sec. 521)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
subtitle E of title 10, United States Code, to add a chapter to
authorize alternative promotion authority for Reserve officers
in designated competitive categories, similar to the
alternative promotion authority for Active-Duty officers.
Selected Reserve and Ready Reserve order to Active Duty to respond to a
significant cyber incident (sec. 522)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 12304 of title 10, United States Code, to: (1)
Authorize the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the
Department in which the Coast Guard is operating to order units
and members of the Selected Reserve or Individual Ready
Reserve, without the consent of the members, to Active Duty to
respond to a significant cyber incident; and (2) Remove the
requirement that an order to Active Duty to augment the active
forces be for a named operational mission.
Mobilization of Selected Reserve for preplanned missions in support of
the combatant commands (sec. 523)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 12304b of title 10, United States Code, to authorize
the Secretaries of the military departments to submit required
manpower and associated costs and budget information in a
notice separate from budget materials when the President's
budget is delivered later than April 1st in the year prior to
the year of mobilization for preplanned missions.
Alternating selection of officers of the National Guard and the
Reserves as Deputy Commanders of certain combatant commanders
(sec. 524)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 164 of title 10, United States Code, to require the
Secretary of Defense to alternate appointments of deputy
commanders for certain combatant commands between officers of
the National Guard and the Reserves no less frequently than
every two terms. The provision would authorize the Secretary of
Defense to waive the requirements of this provision when in the
national interest.
Grade of Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau (sec. 525)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 10505 of title 10, United States code to require that
the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau be appointed to
serve in the grade of general, and that the Secretary of
Defense designate this position as one of the general officer
positions to be excluded from the limitations of section 526a
of title 10, United States Code.
Subtitle C--General Service Authorities and Military Records
Modification of limitation on enlistment and induction of persons whose
score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test is below a
prescribed level (sec. 531)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 520 of title 10, United States Code, to limit the
number of enlistments of people who score between the tenth and
thirty-first percentile of the Armed Forces Qualification Test
to 4 percent of the total number of people who enlist in a
fiscal year. The provision would authorize the Secretary of
Defense to increase the limitation to 20 percent of the total
number of new recruits upon the request of the Secretary of the
military department concerned.
In the 50-year history of the all-volunteer force, the
military has learned repeatedly that when it comes to
recruiting, quality matters. The Armed Forces Qualification
Test is a valuable tool to assess the ability of a potential
military recruit to complete an enlistment successfully. If
recruiting in a particular military department is so difficult
as to merit violating the long-standing Department of Defense
benchmarks on recruit quality, then the Secretary of Defense
should be personally involved in approving such an action and
notifying the Congress accordingly.
Non-medical counseling services for military families (sec. 532)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 1781 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize
licensed mental health professionals contracted or employed by
the Department of Defense to provide non-medical counseling
services to qualifying populations without regard for their
geographic location. This authority would terminate three years
after the date of enactment of this Act.
Non-medical counseling is limited to mental health care
services that are non-clinical, short-term and solution
focused, and address topics related to personal growth,
development, and positive functioning.
Primacy of needs of the service in determining individual duty
assignments (sec. 533)
The committee recommends a provision that would codify the
requirement for the Secretaries of the military departments to
make duty assignments of individual members based on the needs
of the military services.
Requirement to use qualifications, performance, and merit as basis for
promotions, assignments, and other personnel actions (sec. 534)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to ensure that all promotions,
assignments, and other personnel actions are based primarily on
qualifications, performance, and merit.
Requirement to base treatment in the military on merit and performance
(sec. 535)
The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit
the Department of Defense (DOD) from directing or compelling
any servicemember, dependent, or DOD civilian employee to
personally affirm, adopt, or adhere to the tenet that any sex,
race, ethnicity, religion, or national origin is inherently
superior or inferior. The provision would also specify that all
DOD personnel actions be based exclusively on individual merit
and demonstrated performance.
Tiger team for outreach to former members (sec. 536)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to establish a tiger team to build
awareness among former members of the Armed Forces of the
process established for the review of discharge
characterizations by appropriate discharge boards. The
provision would also require several reports to Congress on the
status and success of such provisions.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion personnel grade cap (sec. 537)
The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit
the Secretary concerned from appointing or employing a military
or civilian employee whose annual pay rate exceeds the
equivalent of the rate payable for GS-10 to any position with
duties solely related to diversity, equity, and inclusion
policy.
Subtitle D--Military Justice and Other Legal Matters
Establishment of staggered terms for members of the Military Justice
Review Panel (sec. 541)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 946(b) of title 10, United States Code, to establish
staggered terms for members of the Military Justice Review
Panel to preclude the termination of the terms of all members
at the same time.
Technical and conforming amendments to the Uniform Code of Military
Justice (sec. 542)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
Articles 16, 24a, 25, 118, 128b, and 130 of the Uniform Code of
Military Justice (UCMJ) (10 U.S.C. 816, 824a, 825, 918, 928b,
and 930) to make various technical and conforming amendments to
the UCMJ, effective immediately after the coming into effect of
the amendments made by part 1 of subtitle D of title V of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public
Law 117-81).
Subtitle E--Member Education, Training, and Transition
Future servicemember preparatory course (sec. 551)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of the military department concerned to establish a
future servicemember preparation course if, during a fiscal
year within an Armed Force, the number of enlisted recruits who
score lower than a 31 on the Armed Forces Qualification Test
exceeds 10 percent of the total number of recruits.
Determination of active duty service commitment for recipients of
fellowships, grants, and scholarships (sec. 552)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 2603(b) of title 10, United States Code, to authorize
the Secretaries of the military departments to establish the
active duty service commitment for certain members of the Armed
Forces who accept fellowships, scholarships, or grants funded
by corporations, funds, foundations, or educational
institutions organized and operated primarily for scientific,
literary, or educational purposes.
Military service academy professional sports pathway report and
legislative proposal required (sec. 553)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
report that includes a legislative proposal that improves the
legal construct currently in place governing the pathway for
military service academy graduates to pursue professional
sports careers. This legislative proposal must retain the
existing requirement that all military service academy
graduates serve at least 2 years on active duty before
affiliating with the reserves in order to pursue professional
sports.
Further, the committee requires the Secretary of Defense to
submit an annual report, starting March 1, 2024, that details
the current participants in the professional sports pathway to
include those deferred from active duty as defined in the
November 8, 2019 DTM 19-011 ``Military Service Academy
Graduates Seeking to Participate in Professional Sports''' or
any subsequent policy directive of similar purpose.
Community college Enlisted Training Corps demonstration program (sec.
554)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of each military department to establish an Enlisted
Training Corps (ETC) demonstration program at a community or
junior college. As part of the demonstration program, the
Secretary concerned may provide financial assistance to
individuals enrolled in an ETC unit who agree to enlist in the
Armed Forces upon completion of, or disenrollment from, the
program. The provision would also require the Secretary of
Defense to submit an annual report to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the
status of the demonstration program.
The committee believes that the military must provide new
opportunities to expose Americans to military service. While
high school students have the option of joining a Junior
Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit, and four-year college
students have long been able to enroll in the Senior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps, there are no formal programs that
introduce community and junior college students to the prospect
of military service. The demonstration program that would be
required by this provision may be one additional tool for the
military to use to help overcome current recruiting challenges.
Language training centers for members of the Armed Forces and civilian
employees of the Department of Defense (sec. 555)
The committee recommends a provision that would modify
section 529 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84) to require the Secretary
of Defense to carry out a program to establish language
training centers at accredited universities, senior military
colleges, or other similar institutions of higher education for
the purposes of accelerating the development of foundational
expertise in critical and strategic languages and regional area
studies. The provision would also clarify that the Secretary
may use collective agreements in order to facilitate such
programs.
Limitation on availability of funds for relocation of Army CID special
agent training course (sec. 556)
The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year
2024 for the U.S. Army to relocate an Army Criminal
Investigation Division (CID) special agent training course from
being obligated or expended until the Secretary of the Army
submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a report on any plans of the
Secretary to relocate an Army CID special agent training course
and to provide a briefing on the contents of the report.
Army Physical Fitness Test (sec. 557)
The committee recommends a provision that would designate
the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) as the physical fitness
test of record for the U.S. Army. This provision would
expressly authorize the Army to continue using the Army Combat
Fitness Test, but not as the official physical fitness test of
record. The provision would also authorize the Army to update,
replace, or modify the events and scoring standards in the APFT
as the needs of the U.S. Army require after a pilot period of
at least 24 months.
Opt-out sharing of information on members retiring or separating from
the Armed Forces with community-based organizations and related
entities (sec. 558)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 570F of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) to give all servicemembers
separating or retiring from the Armed Forces the right to opt
out of sharing their contact information with state-based
veterans agencies.
Establishment of program to promote participation of foreign students
in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (sec. 559)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to establish a program under the authority
of section 2103 of title 10, United States Code, to promote the
participation of foreign students in the Senior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps program.
Consideration of standardized test scores in military service academy
application process (sec. 560)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to ensure that the United States Military
Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and the United State
Air Force Academy include the submission and consideration of
standardized test scores as part of their application
processes.
Subtitle F--Military Family Readiness and Dependents' Education
Pilot program on recruitment and retention of employees for child
development programs (sec. 561)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a pilot
program to assess the effectiveness of increasing compensation
for employees of Department of Defense Child Development
Centers in improving the ability to recruit and retain
providers.
Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit
dependents of military and civilian personnel (sec. 562)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
$50.0 million in Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide, for
continuation of the Department of Defense (DOD) assistance
program to local educational agencies impacted by enrollment of
dependent children of military members and DOD civilian
employees.
The provision would also authorize $10.0 million in
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide, for impact aid
payments for children with disabilities as enacted by the Floyd
D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2001 (Public Law 106-398), using the formula set forth in
section 363 of that Act, for continuation of Department of
Defense assistance to local educational agencies that benefit
eligible dependents with severe disabilities. Furthermore, the
provision would authorize the Secretary of Defense to use an
additional $20.0 million for payments to local educational
agencies determined by the Secretary to have higher
concentrations of military children with severe disabilities.
Finally, the provision would require the Secretary to provide a
briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives, not later than March 31, 2024, on
the Department's evaluation of each local educational agency
with higher concentrations of military children with severe
disabilities and its subsequent determination of the amounts of
impact aid each such agency should receive.
Modifications to assistance to local educational agencies that benefit
dependents of members of the Armed Forces with enrollment
changes due to base closures, force structure changes, or force
relocations (sec. 563)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 575 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) to
improve implementation of the authority.
Assistance for military spouses to obtain doula certifications (sec.
564)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to provide assistance to military spouses
in obtaining doula certifications.
Subtitle G--Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
Expansion of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (sec. 571)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, to require the
Secretary of Defense to establish and support not less than
3,400, and not more than 4,000 units of the Junior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps.
JROTC program certification (sec. 572)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize the
Secretary of Defense to suspend or place on probation a Junior
Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit that fails to comply with
the terms of its memorandum of understanding with the parent
armed force.
Memorandum of understanding required (sec. 573)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, to require the
Secretary of Defense to proscribe regulations establishing a
standardized memorandum of understanding to be signed by the
service secretary concerned and a participating Junior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps unit.
Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructor compensation (sec.
574)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize the
Department of Defense to develop a standardized instructor pay
scale for Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC)
instructors in order to set compensation levels for instructors
who are not retired from military service. The provision would
also clarify the authority of the Secretary of the military
department concerned to employ reserve component members as
JROTC instructors.
Annual report on allegations of sexual misconduct in JROTC programs
(sec. 575)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, to require annual
reports on allegations of sexual misconduct against Junior
Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructors.
Comptroller General report on efforts to increase transparency and
reporting on sexual violence in the Junior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps program (sec. 576)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Comptroller General of the United States to review and report
on efforts within the military services to increase
transparency on reporting on sexual violence in the Junior
Reserve Officers' Training Corps program.
Subtitle H--Decorations and Other Awards, Miscellaneous Reports and
Other Matters
Extension of deadline for review of World War I Valor Medals (sec. 581)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 584 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) to extend the deadline for
review of World War I valor medals required by such section to
December 31, 2028.
Prohibition on former members of the Armed Forces accepting post-
service employment with certain foreign governments (sec. 582)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
chapter 49 of title 10, United States Code, to prohibit former
servicemembers from accepting employment in positions related
to China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and Syria.
Prohibition on requiring listing of gender or pronouns in official
correspondence (sec. 583)
The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit
the Department of Defense (DOD) from requiring members of the
Armed Forces or DOD civilian employees to list their gender or
pronouns in official correspondence.
Subtitle I--Enhanced Recruiting Efforts
Short title (Sec. 591)
The committee recommends a provision that would style this
subtitle as the ``Military Promotion Act of 2023.''
Increased access to potential recruits at secondary schools (Sec. 592)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 503 of title 10, United States Code, to require
secondary schools to provide military recruiters access to
career fairs or similar events upon a request made by military
recruiters. The provision would also require the Secretary of
Defense to submit an annual report to Congress detailing each
notification of denial of recruiting access requested under
this authority.
Increased access to potential recruits at institutions of higher
education (Sec. 593)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 983 of title 10, United States Code, to deny federal
education funds to institutions of higher education that fail
to provide certain information on students to military
recruiters within 60 days of such recruiter's request.
Items of Special Interest
Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps Private Pilot License
Certificate Program
The committee recognizes that the Air Force Junior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps (AFJROTC) Flight Academy has
demonstrated success in attracting young men and women to
military aviation careers. According to a recent report, 46
percent of flight academy graduates have enrolled in a military
service academy, Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
detachment, or have enlisted in the military. Since 2021, the
majority of AFJROTC Flight Academy participants come from
groups that are underrepresented in the military aviation
community, which makes this program a useful way to expand the
pool of young Americans who are interested in military service.
The committee commends the Air Force for continuing to
support the AFJROTC Flight Academy and urges further expansion
of the program. These sorts of investments in the nation's
young people will help sustain the future of the all-volunteer
U.S. military, which is crucial for national security.
Assisted reproductive technology services for servicemembers
The committee recognizes the importance of supporting
servicemembers who seek to start or expand their families and
the unique challenges that servicemembers may face due to the
physical risks and demands of military service and deployment.
While the Department of Defense currently offers limited
support for infertility services, the committee is concerned
that current policies do not adequately meet the needs of
servicemembers who face these challenges when trying to start
or build a family. The committee is accordingly concerned that
current policies may have unintended consequences, including
shorter-than-average service time and lower recruitment rates,
particularly for female servicemembers. To address these
concerns, the committee directs the Department to review its
current policies on assisted reproductive technology (ART),
with a particular focus on expanding coverage of procedures,
such as intrauterine insemination and in vitro fertilization.
Therefore, the committee requests that the Secretary of
Defense provide a report to the congressional defense
committees by October 1, 2024, on the findings of this review.
The report should include:
(1) An analysis of current Department of Defense
policies and regulations related to infertility
services, focusing on the effectiveness of current
Departmental support in providing opportunities for
servicemembers to receive ART services, including
intrauterine insemination and in vitro fertilization;
(2) A review of private-sector opportunities,
including possible partnerships and best practices, for
ART services, and an evaluation of their potential
benefits and drawbacks for servicemembers;
(3) Recommendations for expanding access to ART
services, including any necessary changes to Department
policies or regulations;
(4) An estimate of the costs associated with
expanding ART services for servicemembers;
(5) An analysis of the possible long-term benefits to
recruitment and retention, higher success rates and
lower costs for subsequent healthcare services and
improved mental health and overall well-being of
servicemembers and their families; and
(6) Any other matter the Secretary deems appropriate.
Briefing on Air Force Global Strike Command personnel allocations
The committee notes that Air Force Global Strike Command
(AFGSC) is the sponsoring command for two of the largest
weapons system acquisition programs in the history of the Air
Force. However, as a relatively recently established major
command, AFGSC does not enjoy the same level of personnel
resourcing as more mature major commands. Given the importance
and scale of the Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
and B-21 Raider programs, the committee is concerned that
historical personnel allocations are out of line with current
priorities. Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of
the Air Force to provide a briefing to the congressional
defense committees, not later than March 1, 2024, on options to
improve the manpower allocation for AFGSC and better align
personnel resources to current modernization investments.
Briefing on training on certain Department of Defense Instructions for
members of the Armed Forces
The committee notes that section 556 of the William M.
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) required the Secretary of
Defense to implement training on relevant Federal statutes,
Department of Defense (DOD) regulations, and military service
regulations in accordance with DOD Instruction (DODI) 1300.17.
The committee further notes that at page 151 in the Senate
report accompanying S. 4543 (S. Rep. 117-130), the committee
directed a briefing by not later than December 1, 2022, on the
Department's progress in providing that training. The committee
has not received that briefing.
The committee directs the Secretary to provide the above
referenced briefing as soon as possible, but not later than
August 1, 2023.
Building on insights from Command Assessment Program
The committee congratulates the Army on its development and
implementation of the Command Assessment Program (CAP), a
talent management evaluation program designed to assess
potential commanders across a range of talent vectors not
typically assessed in performance evaluations. Such talents
include psychometric, verbal, and written capabilities;
observed behaviors; psychological traits; and peer feedback.
This program has had a direct impact on the individuals chosen
to lead battalions and brigades in the United States Army and
promises to elevate leaders with the knowledge, skills, and
attributes necessary for effective leadership in the Army of
the future.
The committee believes that using research-backed
behavioral science tools to assess leader capabilities is a
positive step toward improving the culture and climate in the
military, especially with regard to issues related to sexual
assault and harassment. Good leaders create strong, supportive
teams and a climate of accountability.
The committee encourages the Army to consider applying some
of the behavioral science insights it has gained in developing
CAP to the promotion and job selection processes for junior
members of the military, including promotion boards for junior
enlisted members. Choosing the right first-line supervisors is
essential in the fight to prevent and effectively respond to
sexual assault and harassment in the ranks.
The committee further encourages the Air Force, Navy,
Marine Corps, and Space Force to consider implementing research
backed behavioral science tools in selecting commanders and
leaders at all levels similar to those used in CAP.
Briefing on how the Department of Defense directs regional recruitment
efforts
The committee recognizes recruiting as the essential
element to the success of an all-volunteer force. Services'
recruiting strategies must adapt to each geographic region's
unique needs. The committee notes that several geographic areas
remain an untapped resource to military recruitment efforts.
Furthermore, concerns about geographical diversity were
publicly aired by the Department of Defense (DOD) as early as
1987, when reports conveyed that recruiting performance was
stronger in areas of higher concentration of military
installations, larger numbers of military retirees, and
individuals with stronger military orientation.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing on how the DOD directs regional
recruitment efforts, including:
(1) How the Department recruits by region;
(2) The allocation of personnel assigned to recruit
by region;
(3) The use of military assets such as bands, fly
overs, and ship visits to attract recruits by region;
(4) Trends in recruitment levels by region;
(5) The extent to which the level of recruiting
activity in regions with high numbers of active duty
personnel compares to regions with fewer active duty
personnel;
(6) Any challenges experienced, or tradeoffs that are
made in recruiting, as a result of focusing resources
to specific regions; and
(7) Any other matters the Department wishes to
include that will help the Committee better understand
how the Department recruits from a region-by-region
perspective.
The Secretary shall provide the briefing to the Senate
Armed Services Committee by March 1, 2024, and an interim
briefing with preliminary observations to the committee, not
later than December 1, 2023.
Commissaries and food security
The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) provides healthy
groceries in a safe and secure shopping environment worldwide
for military families. During the height of the COVID-19
pandemic, commissaries operated by DeCA served as a vital
lifeline for military families, offering a trusted and reliable
source of healthy food, especially overseas and in remote
locations in the United States where other access to groceries
was limited. At the outset of the pandemic, the Department of
Defense moved quickly to designate commissaries as mission
essential, leveraging military logistics capabilities to ensure
that commissaries stayed open and the shelves remained stocked.
The Department's extraordinary measures to secure and sanitize
vital distribution hubs was a key factor in keeping
commissaries open throughout the pandemic.
In the current inflationary environment, DeCA continues to
deliver for military families, offering significant savings to
enhance quality of life and improve readiness across the force.
The committee acknowledges the values, passion, and commitment
of all who work at DeCA and offers congratulations and
appreciation for the positive impact the Agency has on the
lives of military families across the world.
Comptroller General review of Department of Defense Education Activity
student access to resources
The committee is aware of ongoing concerns regarding access
to specific resources for military dependents attending
Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) schools. It is
important that students have access to services and resources
related to mental health.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to conduct a review of DODEA students' access
to resources and services related to mental health, to include
support for depression, suicide ideation, and problematic
sexual behavior. This review shall include: (1) The
availability of school-based, inpatient, and outpatient
services, to include wait times and geographic disparities
especially in locations outside of the continental United
States; (2) Barriers to accessing such services; (3)
Recommendations for addressing those barriers, as appropriate;
and (4) Any additional measures deemed relevant by the
Comptroller General. The Comptroller General shall provide a
report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives not later than October 1, 2024.
Comptroller General review of discharge review board implementation of
requirement for liberal consideration of applications for
discharge upgrades
Numerous former servicemembers have been separated from the
military for misconduct that may be attributed to mental health
conditions, such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD),
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and Military Sexual Trauma (MST),
that stem from their experience(s) during military service. The
Department of Defense (DOD) issued guidance, including a DOD
memorandum entitled ``Supplemental Guidance to Military Boards
for Correction for Military/Naval Records Considering Discharge
Upgrade Requests by Veterans Claiming Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder'' dated September 3, 2014, (known as the Hagel
memorandum) and a DOD memorandum entitled ``Clarifying Guidance
to Military Discharge Review Boards and Boards for Correction
of Military/Naval Records Considering Request by Veterans for
Modification of their Discharge Due to Mental Health
Conditions, Sexual Assault, or Sexual Harassment'' dated August
25, 2017 (known as the Kurta memorandum) requiring ``liberal
consideration'' when adjudicating applications for upgrades of
discharges where those applications are based on PTSD and
related conditions. In addition to this guidance, a requirement
for liberal consideration was added to section 1553(d) of title
10, United States Code, in 2016. The liberal consideration
policy is intended to afford veterans with certain mental
health conditions a reasonable opportunity for relief, and to
ensure fair and consistent standards of review. Liberal
consideration provides a way to view a servicemember's behavior
as a response to mental health conditions, and recognizes that
there are conditions that may explain or mitigate certain
behavior.
Despite this guidance, the committee is aware of reports
from veterans who have covered mental health conditions and
whose request for a discharge upgrade was denied. Therefore,
the committee directs the Comptroller General of the United
States to conduct a review of discharge review boards'
implementation of the concept of liberal consideration. The
review should address the following elements: (1) An assessment
of the implementation of the requirements of section 1553(d)(3)
of title 10, United States Code, by discharge review boards,
and how DOD ensures compliance with this requirement; (2) An
assessment of the implementation of the guidance outlined in
the Kurta memorandum by discharge review boards; (3) An
assessment of the availability of data on cases considered
pursuant to section 1553 of title 10, United States Code, where
the decision references liberal consideration, the Hagel
memorandum, or the Kurta memorandum; (4) An assessment of the
availability of data on cases considered pursuant to section
1553 of title 10, United States Code, where the decision
references the four-part framework outlined in the Kurta
memorandum; (5) An analysis of how DOD ensures liberal
consideration, as defined in the Kurta memorandum, is actually
being employed in cases considered pursuant to section 1553 of
title 10, United States Code; (6) A description of any
barriers, whether or not referenced explicitly in discharge
review board decisions, that may prevent discharge review
boards from employing liberal consideration; and (7) Any
recommendations for reforms that could enable discharge review
boards to better implement liberal consideration.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide preliminary observations to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not
later than March 15, 2024, with a report to follow on an agreed
upon date.
Comptroller General review of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
recruitment and retention
The committee recognizes that the Junior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps (JROTC) program aims to imbue secondary
education students with the values of citizenship, service to
the United States, personal responsibility, and a sense of
accomplishment. JROTC instructors play a critical role in
fulfilling the statutory purpose of the program and achieving
related military department objectives. In December, the
military services delivered a briefing to the committee on the
status of the JROTC program, and, among other matters, raised
pay and related suitability factors that may deter highly-
qualified prospective applicants, most of whom are military
retirees, from pursuing instructor roles, and thereby limit the
services' ability to staff existing JROTC program units and
establish new units.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to conduct a review of JROTC instructor
recruitment and retention, including the current statutory
compensation model. The review should assess the extent to
which the Department of Defense (DOD) and the military
services: (1) Collect and track data on instructor staffing
levels; (2) Develop plans, strategies, and goals to guide
instructor recruitment and retention efforts, and address
related challenges; and (3) Monitor the effectiveness of
instructor recruitment and retention efforts. The review should
also consider the compensation model for JROTC instructors, and
assess, together with comments from DOD and the military
services, whether alternative models may increase recruiting
and retention of highly-qualified JROTC instructors.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a briefing with preliminary observations to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives not later than March 25, 2024, with a report to
follow at an agreed upon date.
Comptroller General review of outside funding of Junior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps
The committee recognizes the Junior Reserve Officer
Training Corps (JROTC) is a Department of Defense (DOD) funded
program of instruction for high school-aged students
administered by the military departments and the United States
Coast Guard. According to section 2031 of title 10, United
States Code, a key purpose of JROTC is ``to instill in students
in United States secondary educational institutions the values
of citizenship, service to the United States (including an
introduction to service opportunities in military, national,
and public service), and personal responsibility and a sense of
accomplishment.'' In fiscal year 2022, the military departments
reported funding 3,486 JROTC units operating in every state and
in DOD schools overseas. Congress annually appropriates amounts
for JROTC as part of the military service Operation and
Maintenance (O&M) and Military Personnel (MILPERS) accounts.
Beyond instructor salaries, the military services also fund
uniforms, cadet travel, training aids, textbooks, materials,
and other unit operating expenses. Host institutions provide
classroom space, facilities, and administrative support for the
unit. There may be additional outside funding of JROTC units to
support specific programs of instruction and associated
equipment and materials.
The committee directs the Comptroller General of the United
States to conduct a review of outside funding sources for JROTC
programs, including the utility of this funding. Specifically,
the Comptroller General should assess: (1) The extent to which
JROTC programs rely on outside funding for their JROTC units;
(2) The extent to which DOD can identify the source of outside
funding of JROTC units, the amount of funding these sources
provide, and what the funding is used for; and (3) How JROTC
programs remain independent from any outside organizations'
potential influence on the programs.
The committee directs the Comptroller General to provide a
briefing with preliminary observations to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
not later than March 25, 2024, with a report to follow at an
agreed upon date.
Comptroller General review of SkillBridge program
The committee has heard concerns that the SkillBridge
program, authorized in section 1143(e) of title 10, United
States Code, is administered with significant variation in
eligibility criteria across the military departments. The
committee has also heard that some military services may be
authorizing paid internships under SkillBridge for mid- to
senior-level officers who have extensive job skills and
training at the expense of focusing on internship programs for
enlisted members and junior officers, who would stand to
benefit most from the program.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to conduct an assessment of the SkillBridge
program as administered by the military departments. This
assessment should include an evaluation of: (1) The extent to
which military personnel have participated in the SkillBridge
program, including the characteristics of such personnel and
completed internships; (2) The Department's processes for
determining eligibility for SkillBridge program participation;
(3) The extent to which the Department's guidance and processes
for the SkillBridge program incorporate relevant government
ethics rules for internships; and (4) Any related information
the Comptroller General determines to be appropriate. The
committee directs the Comptroller General of the United States
to provide a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives not later than July 1,
2024.
Comptroller General review of special education and related services in
Department of Defense Education Activity Schools
The committee notes that Department of Defense Education
Activity (DODEA) guidance requires the organization to provide
a free appropriate public education to DODEA students with
identified disabilities, consistent with the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (Public Law 108-446). While the
military services and DODEA are required to coordinate the
overseas assignments of servicemembers with children identified
as having special educational needs, some children still do not
receive appropriate special education and related behavioral
health services in DODEA schools. The Government Accountability
Office (GAO) has reported that, due to variation among states
in eligibility criteria and disability categories, a child
eligible for special education services in public schools in
one state may be ineligible in another state. However, little
is known about why access to services is uneven among DODEA
schools, which operate as a single school system, and the
recourse families have when disagreements arise. This is of
particular concern in locations outside of the continental
United States (OCONUS), where schooling options can be more
limited.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to assess the military services and DODEA's
efforts to meet the requirements of DODEA students with special
educational needs and report to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not
later than October 1, 2024. With a particular focus on OCONUS
locations, the assessment shall include an analysis of: (1) How
DODEA students with special education needs are distributed
among DODEA schools, and the availability of staff with
appropriate expertise and resources to timely meet students'
needs; (2) Obstacles to providing special education and related
services, including behavioral health services, to DODEA
students; (3) The recourse available to families with special
needs children in DODEA schools when disagreements about
service provision and related services arise; and (4) Any other
matters the Comptroller General deems necessary.
Comptroller General review of training for military criminal
investigative organization investigators
The military criminal investigative organizations (MCIO)--
consisting of the Army Criminal Investigative Division, Naval
Criminal Investigative Service, Air Force Office of Special
Investigations, and Coast Guard Investigative Service--are
responsible for investigating serious and complex crimes
involving military servicemembers and civilian personnel.
The Fort Hood Independent Review Committee found that Army
criminal investigators at Fort Hood lacked sufficient
experience and training to handle complex cases, raising
questions about the preparedness of criminal investigators
across all MCIOs. Timely and effective criminal investigation
training for MCIO investigators, both military and civilian, is
essential to help ensure that investigations are completed in a
professional and timely manner.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to conduct a review of criminal investigation
training provided to MCIO investigators. The review shall
assess: (1) Criminal investigation training the MCIOs provide
to their investigators, including both initial training and any
additional or recurring training; (2) The extent to which the
MCIOs track the completion of training for their investigators;
(3) The extent to which the MCIOs evaluate the effectiveness of
training for their investigators; and (4) Any other matters the
Comptroller General determines appropriate. The committee
directs the Comptroller General to provide a briefing to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than March 25, 2024, with a final
report to follow at an agreed upon date.
Comptroller General review on Department of Defense management of
military personnel funding
The committee directs the Comptroller General of the United
States to review how the Department of Defense manages funds
authorized for military personnel, including: (1) A detailed
accounting of execution, to include reprogrammings, since
fiscal year 2013; (2) The extent to which there are trends in
the types of programs that gain or lose funding as a result of
reprogramming or transferring funds authorized for military
personnel; and (3) Any challenges experienced, or tradeoffs
that are made, by military personnel programs as a result of
reprogramming or transfers. The Comptroller General shall
provide an interim briefing with preliminary observations to
the congressional defense committees, not later than January
15, 2024, and issue a report to follow at a time agreed to
subsequent to the briefing.
Comptroller General Review of Impacts of Gambling on Service Members
The committee continues to be concerned about the impacts
of gambling on the mental health and financial well-being of
servicemembers. In order to better understand those risks, the
committee directs the Comptroller General of the United States
to conduct a review to determine what is known about the degree
to which servicemembers indicate they are struggling with
problem gambling, how problem gambling is treated, which groups
provide support, whether support was specialized for problem
gambling or general addiction, and whether problem gambling
coincided with additional challenges, including drug addiction,
alcoholism, or financial difficulties. The committee further
directs the Comptroller General to provide a briefing to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than March 21, 2024, on any
preliminary findings of the review, with results to follow in a
form and on a date mutually agreed upon.
Comptroller General review of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs
of the Department of Defense
The committee is aware of several initiatives within the
Department of Defense (DOD) that have expanded the number of
civilians working to develop or implement diversity, equity,
and inclusion (DEI) policy, such as the creation of the Defense
Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion, and the
appointment of various senior advisors for diversity and
inclusion across the Department. The committee recognizes the
value of a diverse workforce and in ensuring equal opportunity
for all who serve. The committee is committed to ensuring that
these efforts align with and support the paramount goal of
improving military readiness, capacity, and capability as
adversary threats continue to grow.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to conduct a review of the DOD's DEI
workforce and its planned expansion over the next 5 years,
including an assessment of the following:
(1) The number of military, Federal civilian, and
contractor personnel employed to develop and implement
diversity, equity, and inclusion policy across the
Department, including, but not limited to, the senior
advisor for diversity and inclusion and staff within
each service, the Defense Equity Team, and members and
staff of the Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity
and Inclusion;
(2) The grades of these individuals, and the
proportion of their work that involves DEI matters;
(3) The type of appointment and personnel system used
to hire and manage this workforce;
(4) An analysis of the value these employees deliver
to the Department; and
(5) Any other matters the Comptroller General
determines to be relevant.
The committee directs the Comptroller General to provide
preliminary observations to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives no later than
February 28, 2024, with the findings of its review to follow at
an agreed upon date.
Employment rights and protections for military technicians
In section 512 of the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense
Authorization Act (Public Law 114-328), Congress enhanced
employment rights and protections of dual status military
technicians by clarifying that under certain conditions,
technicians could appeal adverse employment actions to the
Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) and the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission. These conditions included adverse
employment actions taken against a technician, other than those
concerning conduct occurring while in a military pay status, or
fitness for duty in the reserve components.
The committee is aware that administrative law judges in
some MSPB regions continue to cite old case law as a bar to
technician appeal rights, most notably Singleton v. MSPB, 244
F.3d 1331 (holding that section 709 of title 32, United States
Code, acts as a bar to technician appeals of adverse employment
actions beyond the State's Adjutant General). This case was
decided in 2001 and was the operative law until the enactment
of section 512.
The committee reaffirms the plain meaning and reading of
section 512 that technicians may appeal adverse employment
actions beyond their State Adjutant General when the conduct
giving rise to the dispute occurs while the technician is in a
civilian pay status and does not concern fitness for duty for
military service in the reserve components.
Exit interviews for servicemembers
The committee is aware that some military services have
conducted exit interviews with separating servicemembers, but
that there is no requirement for all the services to do this,
and no process by which the services can analyze and compare
data. While the committee recognizes that interviewing every
departing servicemember would require significant resources,
the committee believes that a more robust and standardized exit
interview process could provide benefits in terms of
understanding why servicemembers choose to leave the service at
various points in their careers, as well as understanding
servicemember quality of life, and being able to analyze and
address trends.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a report to the congressional defense committees, no
later than January 1, 2025, on opportunities for the military
services to conduct standardized exit interviews when members
leave the service. The report should include:
(1) An assessment of current participation in surveys
and interviews across the military services;
(2) An assessment of the type of data that more
standardized exit interviews across the military
services could provide;
(3) Recommendations for the length and format of a
standardized exit interview and suggested questions for
all services to include;
(4) Recommendations for populations to target for
exit interviews, with the goal of collecting usable
data from a representative sample of departing
servicemembers;
(5) Recommendations for populations to target for
exit interviews, with the goal of collecting usable
data from specific populations whose needs the
Department wishes to better understand;
(6) An assessment of resources and authorities
required to create a standardized process and system
for storing exit interview data from all the military
services that would allow for data analysis and
identification of trends both within and across the
military services;
(7) Resources or authorities required to implement a
more robust system of standardized exit interviews
across the military services that would allow for the
collection of representative data that could be
analyzed for trends and inform decision making within
the Department and the military services; and
(8) Any other information the Secretary deems
important.
Establishing a new status to reflect the service of remotely piloted
aircraft crews
The committee continues to be concerned about the health
and welfare of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) crews who are
actively supporting combat operations from domestic locations
who have largely been deployed in place for the last 10 years.
The committee is pleased that Human Performance Teams (HPT) are
operational at high operational tempo locations such as Creech
Air Force Base to ensure that the servicemembers in the RPA
community are receiving immediate support concurrently with
classified missions and building resilience for the future.
While these teams are extremely valuable to servicemembers
actively involved in the RPA mission, servicemembers do not
receive the same level of extended care once transferred from
RPA units, despite the continuing mental health impacts of
these operations. Also of concern is the characterization of
the combat operations performed by these crews and the
consideration of having been in combat for the purposes of
recognition and access to combat-related benefits.
The committee is concerned that the care given to current
and former RPA crews abruptly ends upon transfer or separation,
leaving crews vulnerable to a lack of guaranteed mental health
care due to their lacking combat recognition. Therefore, the
committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to establish a
new status identifier that specifically reflects the RPA
communities' unique service requirements. Such a status would
be developed for the purposes of establishing records of
service within the Department of Defense, such as operational
tempo requirements and dwell time, as well as to award
additional benefits and services to members involved in
supporting combat operations.
The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to brief the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than March 1, 2024, on actions taken
to address this new status identifier.
FFRDC review of sexual misconduct at the service academies
The committee is concerned the Department of Defense found
high rates of sexual assault and unwanted sexual conduct at
U.S. military academies during the 2021-2022 school year, but
only 14 percent of those instances were reported. The committee
directs the Secretary of Defense to contract with a federally
funded research and development center (FFRDC), by no later
than December 1, 2023, to conduct an impartial and
comprehensive study on sexual assault, sexual misconduct, and
sexual harassment at U.S. military academies. This study shall
include, but is not limited to, the following information:
(1) Barriers to accountability, including structural
and process issues that may hinder accountability, and
steps that should be taken to reduce these barriers;
(2) Culture and climate surrounding sexual assault
and misconduct at military academies, including a root
cause analysis on the specific drivers of academy
culture;
(3) Current victim care and support processes
available to victims, where this care and support is
lacking, and what steps should be taken to improve this
care and support;
(4) The impact of demographics on the likelihood of
being a victim of unwanted sexual conduct and barriers
to high-risk demographics in reporting, seeking, and
receiving help;
(5) Concerns and causes that have led to decreased
levels of trust that military academies will respect
the privacy of victims and ``treat them with dignity
and respect;''
(6) An evaluation of current reporting policies at
military service academies, such as the ``safe to
report'' policy and the ``CATCH Program,'' as well as
barriers to reporting at military academies and
recommendations to improve reporting options;
(7) Prevention requirements unique to military
academies;
(8) The role of cadets and midshipmen in prevention,
accountability, and response processes;
(9) The role of academic curriculum in creating a
culture of prevention; and
(10) Recommendations on specific tools for academy
leaders such as the Superintendents, Deans, and
Commandants, and the accountability process.
The Secretary shall provide a report to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives,
no later than December 1, 2024, on the results of this review.
Improving the reserve component demobilization process
The committee is aware of deficiencies in the
demobilization process for Reserve Component servicemembers
transitioning from Active Duty orders back to their reserve
status. This transition is an especially stressful time as
reservists finish their deployment and re-enter into their
already established civilian lives and professions.
Additionally, the Reserve Component does not demobilize in the
same manner as Active Duty servicemembers who are transitioning
out of the military entirely.
The committee is also aware that Reserve Component
servicemembers are required to complete Transition Assistance
Programs (TAP), even though they are not separating from the
military. The TAP curriculum is tailored to individuals
separating from military service entirely rather than returning
to reserve status and their civilian occupations.
The committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to modify
the demobilization process for Reserve Component servicemembers
to better address their needs and circumstances. This should
include an increased focus on assisting with the completion of
any financial recuperation and reimbursement for costs incurred
during their mobilization and deployment, to include help with
travel vouchers and requesting allowances earned during their
period of Active Duty service.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
House of Representatives, not later than March 1, 2024, on
actions taken to better address the needs of Reserve Component
servicemembers during their demobilization process.
Military Service Academy recruiting at Title I high schools
Military Service Academies provide exceptional leadership
training and educational opportunities to our nation's high
school graduates. Providing approximately 20 percent of the
annual commissioned officer population for the armed services,
they are also a key pipeline into the leadership of the
Departments of the Army, Navy and Air Force. Despite
significant efforts to increase student diversity, students
from low-income households remain underrepresented at these
institutions. The committee is concerned that the Military
Service Academies do not maintain a strong presence in
communities with significant populations of students who are
racial minorities or who are from low-income households, to
include schools that receive funding through Title I of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Public Law 89-10).
The committee directs the Secretaries of Army, Navy, and
Air Force to brief the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than
February 29, 2024, on measures each is taking to increase the
diversity of its student classes, including efforts to recruit
from Title I high schools. The briefings shall include: (1) A
comprehensive description and assessment of the initiatives
currently in place to increase diversity of its incoming
classes; (2) A summary of specific outreach efforts in Title I
high schools; and (3) The socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, and
gender makeup of each current class of cadets or midshipmen.
Military spouse licensure and credentialing
The committee is aware that the Department of Defense,
along with several interagency partners including the
Department of Labor, Department of Veterans Affairs, and
Department of Justice, are working to determine how to
implement section 19 of the Veterans Auto and Education
Improvement Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-333). The committee
encourages the Department of Defense to clearly communicate to
servicemembers and their spouses the authorities currently
available for the portability of credentialing and licensure
while the interagency dialogue is ongoing. It is imperative
that military families are able to make informed decisions
about duty assignments based upon potential opportunities for
spouse employment when there are licensing and credentialing
concerns. The committee remains committed to ensuring military
spouses achieve licensure and credentialing portability through
the use of interstate compacts, and recognizes the importance
of working with State governments and professional bodies to
collaborate on the best solutions.
Military service academy athletics
The committee is aware that changes to rules relating to
transgender participation in collegiate athletics are under
consideration on a sport by sport basis. Military service
academies have additional considerations in this area as every
cadet or midshipman participates, and is assessed on their
performance, in athletics programs, whether that be on an
intercollegiate, intramural, or physical education basis.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than
March 1, 2024 that includes the following:
(1) A description of military service academy
policies related to the participation of transgender
men and women in any academy-administered physical
fitness or intramural program;
(2) A explanation of service academy compliance
procedures with policies related to transgender
participation in sports governed by the National
Collegiate Athletic Association or another relevant
sport governing body; and
(3) Any other matters the Secretary considers
relevant for the purpose of this briefing.
Non-covered reproductive healthcare study
The committee is committed to ensuring that the Department
of Defense's decision to issue command notification,
administrative absence, and travel and transportation policies
for the purposes of allowing servicemembers to seek
traditionally non-covered medical procedures, including
elective abortions, complies with applicable Federal law.
For this reason, the committee directs the Secretary of
Defense, in consultation with the Attorney General and the
Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services, to issue a
briefing or report to the Senate Armed Services Committee by no
later than July 24, 2023, on:
(1) The legality of the Department's implementation
of these policies;
(2) The legality of the policies in relation to
existing legal requirements as detailed in section 1093
of title 10, United States Code;
(3) The legality of the policies in relation to
``Ensuring Access to Equitable, Affordable, Client-
Centered, Quality Family Planning Services,'' page
56144 of volume 86 of the Federal Register;
(4) The oversight functions of the Department in
preventing abuse of these policies;
(5) The ability of these polices to cover medical
services for late stage elective abortions, post 20
weeks;
(6) The approval process necessary for a service
member to request coverage under these policies;
(7) The requirement of multiple physician approval to
be covered under these policies;
(8) The applicability of these policies to the family
members of servicemembers;
(9) The protections in place for service members who
chose to utilize these policies;
(10) The non-covered reproductive health care
services provided under these policies to date; and
(11) An assessment of whether the Modification to
Department of Defense Travel Authorities for Abortion-
related Expenses Act of 2023 (S. 822) would return the
Department to the previous standard held before these
policies were implemented, or would restrict non-
covered healthcare access further than the previous
Departmental standard.
This report shall observe all protections provided in the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and
necessary protections to prevent the disclosure of any personal
identifiable information of individuals who are included within
the population of this study.
Parent representation in the Department of Defense Education Activity
The committee understands that the Department of Defense
Education Activity (DODEA) has several options for parent
representation and involvement. DODEA conducts annual surveys
of relevant stakeholders, to include a detailed parent survey,
and has Parent Teacher Organizations for some DODEA schools and
School Advisory Committees for others. While there are ample
opportunities for parent input, the committee is concerned that
servicemembers with dependents at DODEA schools may be unaware
of the opportunities available to them.
Therefore, the committee directs the Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness to provide a briefing to
the Committees on Armed Service of the Senate and House of
Representatives, not later than April 1, 2024, on opportunities
for parent input and involvement, to include but not be limited
to: (1) A description of parent representation in Parent
Teacher Organizations across all DODEA schools; (2) A
description of parent representation in School Advisory
Committees across all DODEA schools; (3) Data trends from the
parent portion of the stakeholder survey over the last three
years; (4) The differences between a Parent Teacher
Organization and a School Advisory Committee, especially as it
relates to parent involvement; and (5) Any additional
opportunities for parent feedback and involvement in DODEA.
Report on Military Suicide Investigations
The committee requests that the Department of Defense
Office of the Inspector General conduct a review of a
statistical sample of closed suicide cases from the last five
years investigated by military criminal investigative
organizations to determine if appropriate investigative
techniques were applied in each case, and to determine if the
case-closing determination that each death was caused by
suicide is supported by the evidence collected in the case. In
addition to a statistical sample, the committee directs the
Secretary of Defense to direct the Military Criminal
Investigative Organizations to review any case which triggered
a Manner of Death Review Board and any case in which the
deceased's family has requested review under the Homicide
Victim's Families' Rights Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-164).
The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a
briefing on the reviews described above to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
on its initial findings, no later than December 1, 2024, and a
final report on a date to be agreed upon the parties after the
briefing.
Report on breastfeeding servicemembers
The committee applauds the provisions in the Joint Travel
Regulations which provide reimbursement for the shipment of
breast milk when a servicemember is on official travel for more
than 3 days. However, there is an ongoing need for data to
determine how many servicemembers remain in need of
breastfeeding support, to include sanitary expression,
appropriate storage, and safe transport of breast milk back to
their child during operational trainings and duty events not
covered by the Joint Travel Regulation.
Therefore, the committee requests the following data from
the Department of Defense: (1) How many servicemembers are
breastfeeding at the time of the report, across all branches;
(2) How many of these mothers remain within operational and
training deferments post-birth; (3) How many of these mothers
are in roles either permitting participation in field exercises
under a waiver of an operational and training deferment or in
roles requiring participation in field exercises due to the
expiration of their operational and training deferment; (4) How
many of these mothers are assigned a military occupational
specialty designated as ``combat arms''; and (5) What sanitary
refrigeration assets are already issued to units, and at what
echelon, during field exercises.
Report of man-hours and costs associated with diversity, equity, and
inclusion plans and programs
The committee notes that in 2021, the Department of Defense
(DOD) spent 529,771 total man-hours and $476,874 on diversity,
equity, and inclusion training, according to a letter provided
to the committee from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, dated January 6, 2022.
The committee directs the Secretary of Defense, not later
than January 20, 2024, to submit to the congressional defense
committees a report detailing the total man-hours and resources
expended on diversity, equity, and inclusion training in 2023.
The report should include:
(1) The total man-hours expended preparing,
delivering, attending, or assessing diversity, equity,
and inclusion training in any form; and
(2) The total monetary value of all resources
expended on the development, preparation, delivery,
attendance at, or assessment of diversity, equity, and
inclusion training in any form.
Report on availability of critical family support services at remote or
isolated installations
The challenges associated with a military lifestyle,
including frequent deployments, repeated moves, and spouse
unemployment, can lead to worsened quality of life for
servicemembers and their families. Quality of service, which
includes a servicemember's quality of life out of uniform and
their quality of work in uniform, is further impacted when
their place of duty is overseas or designated as remote duty.
However, the committee is aware that a wide range exists
between remote duty installations and large military hubs.
Servicemembers and families stationed outside of military hubs
can often expect to travel multiple hours for medical care,
have limited to no childcare options, and find minimal housing
available in the local area, leading to extended commute times.
The committee is concerned with the availability of
critical family support services, including overnight
childcare, at remote or isolated installations where
servicemembers live more than 30 miles from base and where
there are no or limited family support services at their place
of duty. Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of
Defense to provide a report to the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than
March 1, 2024, that addresses: (1) The availability of critical
family support services, including overnight childcare, at
remote or isolated installations where servicemembers live more
than 30 miles from their place of duty and where there are no
or limited family support services at their place of duty; (2)
How the Department of Defense can improve the quality of
service for servicemembers and families working on remote and
isolated installations; (3) How to improve resource and service
management at installations that are between the designation of
remote duty and large military hubs; and (4) A plan to address
these shortfalls, including any proposed legislative changes.
Recruit waiver
The committee is concerned that the percentage of Americans
eligible for military service is shrinking in the midst of a
recruiting crisis. Only 23 percent of the 17-21 year-old
population meets eligibility criteria to join the military
without some sort of waiver. The committee appreciates that the
services have begun to modify some standards that serve as
barriers to entry but do not negatively impact an individual's
ability to serve. However, some issues such as mental health
treatment continue to be subject to stringent disqualifying
standards. While the committee appreciates there is a waiver
process in place for many of these issues, that process is long
and cumbersome.
The committee notes that there is a relatively high
percentage of adolescents who experience issues with anxiety or
depression. Many of those seek help and are able to manage or
eliminate their symptoms. Automatically disqualifying these
individuals or requiring a lengthy waiver process likely
eliminates a significant population able and willing to serve.
The committee also notes that work has been done indicating
largely positive outcomes for individuals who currently require
a waiver for specific medical conditions or nonviolent criminal
behavior.
Therefore, the committee directs Secretary of Defense, not
later than November 1, 2023, to submit a report to the
congressional defense committees that describes Department of
Defense efforts to expand recruitment eligibility by modifying
the recruiting standards and waiver processes. The report
should include:
(1) A discussion of medical accession standards
including:
(a) A review of Department of Defense
Instruction 6130.03, Volume 1 on medical
standards as well as relevant Service specific
medical standards with an explanation of any
medical accession standards that are currently
being reevaluated, with a special emphasis on
accession standards related to general anxiety
and depressive disorders, and musculoskeletal
injuries; and
(b) An explanation of what criteria are
considered when determining whether to retain
an existing medical accession standard, to
include how the Department evaluates how the
existence of a particular condition effects the
ability of a potential recruit complete a term
of enlistment in specific military career
fields.
(2) A discussion of non-medical military accession
standards including an explanation of how the
Department evaluates non-violent criminal activity and
any efforts to update these requirements;
(3) An explanation of any ongoing efforts to reduce
timelines associated with the waiver process including:
(a) A review of the waiver process and
applicable timelines for each Service; and
(b) A listing of specific steps that would
reduce the time required for the waiver
process.
(4) A risk calculus for the proposed changes that
addresses at a minimum risk to the individual recruit,
risk to military readiness, risk to completing a
military service obligation; and
(5) Any other matters that pertain to this subject
that would be helpful to the committee and the
Department with achieving low risk options for
expanding the pool of eligible military personnel.
Skilled labor training for transitioning Department of Defense
workforce
The committee recognizes the importance of securing gainful
and meaningful employment for servicemembers upon separation
from Active Duty. The committee encourages the Department of
Defense (DOD) to facilitate pathways for separating
servicemembers to secure quality employment prior to the day
they exit service. To support this, the DOD should examine
skilled-trade and training programs that begin pre- separation
in partnership with either industry apprenticeship programs,
trade unions, private companies, or available workforce
development programs. The committee recommends focusing skilled
labor to support the DOD's workforce needs including military
construction, shipyards, aviation, and maintenance. The
committee recommends that the Department consider the benefit
of including peer and professional support during this
transition process including connecting participating
servicemembers and veterans to key post-separation services.
Support of Coast Guard permanent change of station (PCS) moves
The committee notes the Defense Personal Property Program
provides moving and storage services to Department of Defense
(DOD) and U.S. Coast Guard personnel and their families. The
DOD conducts over 17,000 permanent change of station (PCS)
moves per year for the U.S. Coast Guard, supporting on average
2,300 officers and 11,200 enlisted members. The DOD is also
undergoing a dramatic shift in managing PCS moves, with the
recent award of the over $6 billion Global Household Goods
Contract which will be phased-in by U.S. Transportation Command
in time for the 2024 PCS move season. The DOD provides
oversight of contractors executing PCS moves through local and
regional transportation and household goods offices. The
location of the DOD offices that manage household good
shipments and PCS moves is often far away from U.S. Coast Guard
regions. Remote U.S. Coast Guard installations are challenging
to manage PCS moves and PCS contracts. Therefore, the committee
seeks an assessment regarding the DOD's support of U.S. Coast
Guard PCS process and directs the Comptroller General of the
United States to provide a report to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, not later
than March 31, 2024, evaluating the effectiveness of U.S. Coast
Guard permanent change of station (PCS) process and military
rotations. The report shall include:
(1) A description of the DOD's spending on PCS moves
and associated support costs to the U.S. Coast Guard;
(2) The U.S. Coast Guard's reimbursement rate of that
spending;
(3) The type and number of contractors available to
process PCS moves by each U.S. Coast Guard Sector and
each state within that sector;
(4) The methods the DOD utilizes to support PCS moves
at U.S. Coast Guard installations at remote and rural
areas and areas with a high number of vacation rental
properties to include, but not be limited to, the
following states: Maine, Alaska, Michigan, New
Hampshire, Oregon, and Washington. A remote
installation shall have the same definition as section
11419 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-
263); and
(5) The change in the DOD's effectiveness for
supporting PCS moves as a result of awarding the Global
Household Goods Contract.
Suicide Prevention in the Navy
The committee is concerned that the Navy has not
implemented an adequate suicide prevention program across the
fleet. The Navy has seen suicide increases on ships undergoing
complex refueling and overhaul as well as in limited duty
assignment locations. Furthermore, the Navy may not be
adequately tracking suicide-related behaviors or offering
services targeted to address those behaviors. Additionally, the
committee is aware that commanders may not be monitoring the
implementation of suicide prevention training across the fleet.
The committee is concerned that a lack of effort on training
compliance and accountability reflects inadequate leader focus
on wellness and suicide prevention.
In addition to having a robust and effective suicide
prevention program, the Navy must ensure sailors and their
families have access to quality nutrition, housing, parking,
transportation, physical fitness facilities, and support
programs in locations that are easily accessible to them. The
committee expects the Navy, as well as the other military
services, to prioritize investments in servicemember quality of
life projects in order to continue to recruit and retain
servicemembers and their families. Additionally, while looking
to implement suicide prevention best practices, the committee
strongly encourages each of the services to review the Suicide
Prevention and Response Independent Review Committee report
recommendations.
The committee understands that the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense will conduct their study, as required by
section 599A by the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117 263), to
review of the efforts of the Secretary of the Navy to prevent
and respond to incidents of death by suicide, suicide attempts,
and suicidal ideation. The committee encourages the Inspector
General to include a comprehensive review of such matters in
commands and organizations within that Navy that have not been
reviewed by other studies.
Support for local educational agencies experiencing enrollment changes
due to force structure or basing changes
The committee acknowledges that the quality of life
services provided by local defense communities has an enormous
effect on the health and happiness of military families, thus
impacting readiness, force structure, and mission. With ongoing
and future basing actions, local educational agencies may need
to adjust due to enrollment changes of military connected
students. Section 572 in the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109 163) and the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-
364) authorized assistance to provide local educational
agencies funds to aid in enrollment changes resulting from
shifts in size or location of the Armed Forces. Additionally,
the Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program (DCIP) was
authorized in section 2861 of the John S. McCain National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-
232), and is designed to address deficiencies in community
infrastructure which supports a military installation in order
to enhance military value, installation resilience, and
military family quality of life.
The committee is aware of several locations with ongoing
force structure adjustments, and local educational agencies may
require additional support. Under the DCIP program, schools are
authorized to apply for a grant if they are located off of a
military installation, support a military installation, and
will enhance military quality of life at that specific
installation. The committee highly encourages local educational
agencies and installation commanders to take advantage of this
authority and encourages the Office of Local Defense Community
Cooperation to consider schools for DCIP funding opportunities.
The committee also acknowledges that nuclear deterrence
remains a top priority of the Department. The committee
believes it is important that communities supporting critical
national security missions such as nuclear deterrence be given
thorough consideration and priority for these grants and
programs. The committee encourages the Secretary, when
exercising authority to establish criteria for community
infrastructure projects under section 239l(d)(1)(B)(iv) and
(e)(4)(C) of title 10, United States code, to prioritize such
communities.
United Service Organizations support for servicemembers in Eastern
Europe
The committee commends the efforts of the United Service
Organizations (USO) to support the thousands of American
servicemembers currently deployed in Eastern Europe. The USO
provides exceptional programs to boost morale and support the
well-being of servicemembers who are far away from their homes
and families. In particular, as large numbers of American
military personnel began arriving in Eastern Europe in February
2022, the USO provided servicemembers the opportunity to
contact loved ones and to access the internet, where there was
otherwise no telephone or internet services. Nearly 35,000 USO
packages containing essential toiletries and snack packs have
been sent to American military personnel in Eastern Europe
since 2022. These programs, and many others, help to ensure
that Americans deployed abroad never feel forgotten by their
friends, family, and country.
TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS
Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances
Pay of members of reserve components for inactive-duty training to
obtain or maintain an aeronautical rating or designation (sec.
601)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
chapter 3 of title 37, United States Code, to require the
Secretaries of the military departments to pay certain members
of the Reserve component who receive aviation incentive pay
under section 334(a) of title 37, United States Code, such
compensation for a number of periods of inactive-duty training
each month sufficient for the member to obtain or maintain
aeronautical rating or designation.
Modification of calculation method for basic allowance for housing to
more accurately assess housing costs of junior members of
Uniformed Services (sec. 602)
The committee recommends a provision that would de-link
Basic Allowance for Housing rates for junior enlisted members
in the grades of E-1 through E-4 to specific housing types.
This modification would give the Secretary of Defense
additional flexibility to ensure equitable housing rates can be
calculated in markets with limited housing inventory.
Basic allowance for housing for members assigned to vessels undergoing
maintenance (sec. 603)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
the payment of a basic allowance for housing to servicemembers
below the E-6 paygrade assigned to naval vessels during a
shipyard availability or maintenance period.
Dual basic allowance for housing for training for certain members of
reserve components (sec. 604)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 403(g) of title 37, United States Code, to authorize
reserve component members without dependents who would normally
have to permanently change station for attendance at a school
for a duration between 140 and 365 days to be paid basic
allowance for housing at both the location of the school as
well as their permanent residence, if they are returning to
that residence after completion of the school.
Modification of calculation of gross household income for basic needs
allowance to address areas of demonstrated need (sec. 605)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 402b of title 37, United States Code, to authorize the
Secretary of Defense to exclude the amount of Basic Allowance
for Housing payments from income calculations for the purpose
of determining eligibility for the Basic Needs Allowance if a
servicemember has a demonstrated need.
Expansion of eligibility for reimbursement of qualified licensure,
certification, and business relocation costs incurred by
military spouses (sec. 606)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 453(g) of title 37, United States Code, to authorize
expansion of reimbursement eligibility to certain
servicemembers transferring into the Selected Reserve or Ready
Reserve of a uniformed service from a regular component. Under
this provision, such servicemembers would be eligible to be
reimbursed for qualified licensure, certification, and business
relocation costs incurred by their spouses.
Cost-of-living allowance in the continental United States: high cost
areas (sec. 607)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 403b of title 37, United States Code, to reduce the
threshold used to determine high cost-of-living areas for the
purpose of providing a cost-of-living allowance to
servicemembers assigned to locations in the continental United
States.
OCONUS cost-of-living allowance: adjustments (sec. 608)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 617 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) by
striking subsection (a) and inserting language that would
prohibit the Secretary of Defense from adjusting the cost-of-
living allowance (COLA) for servicemembers living outside the
continental United States (OCONUS) more than twice per year or
in connection with a permanent change of station for such
member. Reductions in COLA under this provision would be
limited to 10 percent of the COLA allowance. This provision
would not apply to COLA reductions as a result of foreign
currency fluctuations.
Extension of one-time uniform allowance for officers who transfer to
the Space Force (sec. 609)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 606(d)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283) by extending the applicability of the one-time uniform
allowance for officers who transfer to the Space Force to such
officers who transfer to the Space Force by September 30, 2025.
Review of rates of military basic pay (sec. 610)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to conduct a review of military pay rates,
and to submit the results of the review along with a
legislative proposal for a comprehensive military pay table
reauthorization by March 1, 2024.
Military rates of basic pay are required by statute to be
annually adjusted based on the employment cost index determined
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over time, as a function of
the annual pay raise, the gap between the basic pay rates of
the most junior enlisted and the most senior officer grows
wider. To account for this, the Congress occasionally publishes
a new baseline for rates of basic pay, which will then be used
to implement future pay raises. The last time a comprehensive
basic pay table was authorized was in the John Warner National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-
364).
The committee believes that the current economic
environment and the effects of high cost inflation require a
careful review of the rates of military basic pay to ensure
competitiveness with the private sector, which ultimately will
help address current recruiting challenges.
Government Accountability Office study on process for determining cost-
of-living allowances for members of the uniformed services
assigned to the continental United State, Hawaii, Alaska, and
overseas locations (sec. 611)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on
the process for determining cost-of-living allowances for
members of the uniformed services stationed in the continental
United States, Hawaii, Alaska, and at overseas locations.
Subtitle B--Bonus and Incentive Pays
Modification of special and incentive pay authorities for members of
reserve components (sec. 621)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 357 of title 37, United States Code, to require the
Secretaries of the military departments to pay a member of the
reserve component a special and incentive pay in the same
monthly amount paid to a member in the regular component of
such Armed Force when the special and incentive pay is made for
the purpose of maintaining a skill certification or proficiency
identical to a skill certification or proficiency required of
the member in the regular component, or when such pay is made
to compensate the member of the reserve component for exposure
to hazards or risks identical to hazards or risks to which the
member of the regular component was exposed.
The provision would also amend section 602(d) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public
Law 117 81) to require the Secretaries concerned to evaluate
each type or category of special and incentive pay separately
for the purposes of certifying whether implementing such
section would have a detrimental effect on the force structure
of the Armed Forces affected by implementation of section 357
of title 37, United States code.
Expansion of continuation pay eligibility (sec. 622)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 356 of title 37, United States Code, to expand
eligibility of continuation pay for full Thrift Savings Plan
(TSP) members of the uniformed services to authorize
continuation pay for such members who have completed not less
than 7 and not more than 12 years of service in a uniformed
service.
One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay
authorities (sec. 623)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
sections 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 351, 352, 353, 355, 403,
and 910 of title 37, United States Code, as well as sections
2130a and 16302 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize a
one-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pays.
The expiring bonus and special pays are for health
professionals, nuclear officers, enlisted members, commissioned
officers, cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps, members receiving hazardous duty pay
and assignment pay, members receiving skill incentive pay and
proficiency bonuses, members in critical military skills and
assigned to high priority units, and members receiving Basic
Allowance for Housing (BAH) in areas affected by a major
disaster, and members receiving BAH in areas in which actual
housing costs differ from current BAH rates by more than 20
percent.
Requirement to establish remote and austere condition assignment
incentive pay program for Air Force (sec. 624)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of the Air Force to evaluate the Remote and Austere
Condition Assignment Incentive Pay program of the Army and
establish a similar program for the Air Force by October 1,
2025 unless the Secretary can certify to Congress that there
are no critically manned units at any Air Force installation in
Alaska.
Subtitle C--Other Matters
Modification of requirements for approval of foreign employment by
retired and reserve members of the uniformed services (sec.
631)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 908 of title 37, United States Code, to: (1) Authorize
the Secretary of the military department concerned to delegate
approval authority for foreign employment of retired and
reserve members of the Armed Forces only to an official of the
military department at or above the level of an Assistant
Secretary or, in the event of a vacancy in the position of such
an official, a civilian official performing the duties of that
position; and (2) Require additional information in annual
reports on approvals for retired general and flag officers.
Restrictions on retired and reserve members of the Armed Forces
receiving employment and compensation indirectly from foreign
governments through private entities (sec. 632)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 908 of title 37, United States Code, to prohibit a
retired or Reserve member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine
Corps, or Space Force from receiving employment and related
compensation for work performed for a foreign government
through a private entity unless approved by the Secretary of
the military department concerned and the Secretary of State.
Items of Special Interest
Joint Travel Regulations calculations for local area of a worksite
The committee is aware that all uniformed servicemembers
and the Department of Defense (DOD) civilian employees are
subject to the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR). Many DOD
civilians and servicemembers are stationed at installations
outside of metropolitan areas that require commutes to remote
installations or areas. The JTR defines the local area of a
worksite in paragraph 0206 as within 50 miles of that remote
official worksite, and that those who must travel beyond 50
miles for their worksite are eligible for reimbursement.
However, multiple criteria are included in the consideration of
daily life for those working at remote worksites, including
housing availability, childcare and education center locations,
and quality of life establishments.
The committee is concerned that, while some servicemembers
and DOD civilians may live within the 50-mile radius of a
worksite, this definition does not adequately represent the
total distance travelled by workers to include the intermediate
stops at childcare and education centers, which may show that
many workers are commuting more than 50 miles each way.
The committee encourages the Secretary of Defense to update
the JTR to best represent the total distance traveled by the
servicemembers and DOD civilians and to update the
reimbursement guidelines to include childcare and education in
the formula of total distance traveled for work purposes.
Recommendation on general schedule grading for DOD child care providers
The committee has heard concerns about stagnancy in the
general schedule job grading for Department of Defense (DOD)
childcare providers. Under section 665 of the James M. Inhofe
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public
Law 117-263), the Secretary of Defense is required to conduct a
study of comparative compensation for DOD childcare providers,
with an interim report on the findings due to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
not later than one year after the date of enactment of such
Act.
The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a
briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives on any recommended changes to the
general schedule job grading for DOD childcare providers in
conjunction with the interim and final reports provided under
section 665 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263).
Special and incentive pay assessment framework
The committee believes that special and incentive pays
(S&I) authorized under title 37, United States Code, which
supplement regular military compensation, are a critical tool
for the military services to attract and retain high-quality
talent. Special pays, also known as bonuses, are paid to
members who possess certain special skills. Incentive pays are
paid to members who volunteer to perform specific duties.
The committee has become aware that considerable confusion
may exist among servicemembers who receive S&I pays as to the
specific policy rationale for S&I pays they receive. Aside from
broad and general descriptions, the Department of Defense has
done little to explain what factors it considers in setting
particular S&I pays. This lack of clarity has led to widespread
misunderstanding about why certain members are entitled to S&I
pays, how the payments are determined, and under what
conditions these S&I pays are added, removed, or modified.
The committee has heard concerns that S&I pays are
inequitably paid to members of the active and reserve
components who have identical skill sets or who are exposed to
identical hazardous conditions with the same frequency. The
committee understands that, in some instances, members of the
active and reserve components are similarly situated and should
justifiably receive S&I pays in identical monthly amounts,
depending on the purpose of the S&I pays. Other times, members
of the active and reserve components might be differently
situated with respect to the Department's purpose in paying S&I
pays, even if they possess identical skills or are exposed to
identical hazardous duty conditions with the same actual
frequency.
The committee acknowledges that S&I pays are made for many
reasons, such as compensating members for being exposed to
hazardous conditions, recruiting highly skilled members and
members in hard-to-fill career specialties, retaining such
members, maintaining critical capabilities, extending the
Department's return on previous investments in training and
talent, compensating members for pay gaps between similar
military and civilian career fields, shaping the force,
improving force readiness, and more. However, since the
Department does not explain the underlying rationale for each
S&I pay, it is impossible for the committee to assess whether
it is equitable for members of the active and reserve
components to receive particular S&I pays in the same monthly
amount, in different amounts on a pro-rated basis, or according
to some other formula.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded
research and development center to examine and make
recommendations pertaining to the establishment of an
analytical framework for S&I pays authorized under title 37,
United States Code, and issue a report with detailed
recommendations to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel
and Readiness not later than July 1, 2024. Any such analytical
framework should enhance the general understanding of S&I pays
so that both the Department and the servicemembers receiving
S&I pays could articulate why such pays are being made. Such
framework should incorporate multiple policy rationales in
justifying a single S&I pay and account for both statutory
language and legislative history where appropriate. When
necessary, the framework should help the Department account for
the relative weight of each policy basis for S&I pays that are
authorized for more than one purpose. Finally, such framework
should be flexible enough to allow for reassessment of policy
rationales, entitled populations, and payment amounts for S&I
pays as the needs of the Department change.
The committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and Readiness to provide a briefing on the results of
the report and any plans to establish a framework for S&I pays
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House
of Representatives not later than August 1, 2024.
TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Tricare and Other Health Care Benefits
Extension of period of eligibility for health benefits under TRICARE
Reserve Select for survivors of a member of the Selected
Reserve (sec. 701)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 1076d of title 10, United States Code, to extend
eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select from 6 months to 3 years
for survivors of deceased members of the reserve components who
were enrolled in TRICARE Reserve Select at the time of their
deaths. The provision would be effective on October 1, 2025.
Authority to provide dental care for dependents located at certain
remote or isolated locations (sec. 702)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 1077 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize
military dependents to receive space available dental care at
military dental treatment facilities, on a reimbursable basis,
when they are stationed at locations within the United States
where the civilian dental care is inadequate or is not
sufficiently available within a specified geographic area, as
designated by the Secretary of Defense.
Inclusion of assisted reproductive technology and artificial
insemination as required primary and preventive health care
services for members of the uniformed services and dependents
(sec. 703)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 1074d and 1077, of title 10, United States Code, to add
assisted reproductive technology, including fertility testing
and services, as an additional medical benefit for
servicemembers and their dependents.
Program on treatment of members of the Armed Forces for post-traumatic
stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries, and co-occurring
disorders related to military sexual trauma (sec. 704)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to establish an intensive outpatient
treatment program to be carried out through partnerships with
public, private, and non-profit health organizations. The
program would benefit members of the Armed Forces suffering
from post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries,
and co-occurring disorders related to military sexual trauma.
Waiver of cost-sharing for three mental health outpatient visits for
certain beneficiaries under TRICARE program (sec. 705)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 1075(c) of title 10, United States Code, to authorize
the Secretary of Defense to waive cost-sharing requirements for
the first three outpatient mental health visits each year for
beneficiaries in the active-duty family member category and in
the TRICARE Young Adult program. This authority would terminate
five years after the date of enactment of this Act.
Expansion of doula care furnished by Department of Defense (sec. 706)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 746 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) to
expand access of doula care furnished by the Department of
Defense.
Subtitle B--Health Care Administration
Increase in stipend for participants in health professions scholarship
and financial assistance programs (sec. 711)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 2121(d) of title 10, United States Code, to increase
the maximum annual stipend from $30,000 to $50,000 for
participants in the military departments' health professions
scholarship and financial assistance programs.
Financial relief for civilians treated in military medical treatment
facilities (sec. 712)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to issue an interim final rule to
implement section 1079b, title 10, United States Code, relating
to financial relief for civilians who receive medical care in a
military medical facility. The provision would also require the
Secretary to hold in abeyance any claim under this statute
until the final rule is in effect.
Department of Defense Overdose Data Act of 2023 (sec. 713)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to submit an annual report to the
congressional defense committees on the number of annual
overdoses among servicemembers. The annual reporting
requirement would begin one year after the date of enactment of
this Act and sunset five years after the date of enactment of
this Act.
Modification of administration of medical malpractice claims by members
of the uniformed services (sec. 714)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 2733a of title 10, United States Code, to modify the
administration by the Department of Defense of medical
malpractice claims by members of the uniformed services.
Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters
Modification of partnership program between United States and Ukraine
for military trauma care and research (sec. 721)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 736 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) to
include in the partnership program the provision of training
and support to Ukraine for the treatment of individuals with
post-traumatic stress disorder, extremity trauma, amputations,
traumatic brain injuries, and any conditions associated with
traumatic brain injuries.
Requirement that Department of Defense disclose expert reports with
respect to medical malpractice claims by members of the
uniformed services (sec. 722)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 2733a of title 10, United States Code, to require the
Secretary of Defense to disclose to medical malpractice
claimants a copy of all written reports, other than medical
quality assurance records, prepared by a medical expert with
respect to the claimant's claim.
Comptroller General study on impact of perinatal health conditions of
members of the armed forces and their dependents on military
readiness and retention (sec. 723)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on
perinatal mental health conditions among members of the Armed
Forces and their dependents. The provision would require the
Comptroller General to submit a report on the findings of the
study to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
House of Representatives not later than one year after the date
of enactment of this Act.
Report on mental and behavioral health services provided by Department
of Defense (sec. 724)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Director of the Defense Health Agency to submit a report on
wait times for mental and behavioral health services for
members of the Armed Services not later than 90 days after the
enactment of this Act.
Report on activities of Department of Defense to prevent, intervene,
and treat perinatal mental health conditions of members of the
Armed Forces and their dependents (sec. 725)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives,
not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, on the
activities of the Department of Defense to address the mental
health of pregnant and postpartum members of the Armed Forces
and their dependents.
Study on family planning and cryopreservation of gametes to improve
retention of members of the Armed Forces (sec. 726)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of the Defense to conduct a study on the potential
cost and recruiting and retention benefits of providing a
cryopreservation benefit to Active Duty military personnel.
Items of Special Interest
Access to medical care for those affected by Red Hill bulk fuel storage
facility fuel spill
The committee notes that though the Red Hill bulk fuel
storage facility will be closed, the health impacts for exposed
members of the Armed Forces continue, and thus demand a special
focus on meeting their unique health needs. Many of these
servicemembers, along with their families, have since conducted
permanent change of station moves away from Hawaii and cannot
access care from the Red Hill Clinic. Therefore, the committee
expects that: (1) The Department of Defense will ensure that
medical providers providing care to servicemembers and their
families can access information in the Defense Occupational and
Environmental Health Readiness System; (2) Servicemembers and
their families can consult with medical providers who have
received training on, and have access to, best practices for
treating fuel exposure; and (3) The Department will ensure that
the medical records of servicemembers and their families
reflect their exposure to petroleum products when they
transition out of active duty service.
Access to non-opioid treatments for pain relief
The committee is concerned about the healthcare costs
associated with prescription painkiller abuse among
servicemembers, which according to the National Bureau of
Economic Research, amounts to roughly $1 billion per year. The
committee is also aware that under current law, hospitals
receive the same payment from TRICARE regardless of whether a
physician prescribes an opioid or a non-opioid. As a result,
hospitals rely on opioids, which are typically dispensed by a
pharmacy after discharge at little or no cost to the hospital.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than
February 1, 2024, to include: (1) How the Department of Defense
is reducing the rates of addiction among service members; (2)
The estimated cost of opioid painkiller abuse among service
members; (3) The steps the Department is taking to increase the
use of non-opioid treatment alternatives to include relevant
examples; and (4) Whether the Department is on track to
implement existing statutory provisions for institutional
payment to introduce new payment policies intended to expand
access to non-opioid treatments.
Accountability for wounded warriors undergoing disability evaluation
The committee is aware of concerns regarding accountability
and due process for servicemembers in the integrated disability
evaluation system (IDES) process. The disability evaluation
process can be cumbersome, time intensive, and confusing for
servicemembers. The committee is troubled by the continued
frustrations servicemembers have with the lack of transparency
and accountability in the process.
The committee notes prior legislative efforts aimed at
increasing due process and transparency. Section 524 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public
Law 117-81) required each Secretary of a military department to
ensure that a servicemember may submit a formal appeal
regarding fitness for duty to a Physical Evaluation Board, to
include an impartial hearing and the opportunity to be
represented by legal counsel. Section 711 of the James M.
Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
(Public Law 117-263) required the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments,
to establish a policy regarding the integrated disability
evaluation system process. This policy was required to restate
the requirement, that in accordance with section 1216(b) of
title 10, United States Code, a determination of fitness for
duty of a member of the Armed Forces is the responsibility of
the Secretary of the military department concerned.
Additionally, the policy required an assessment of the
feasibility of affording various additional due processes to
servicemembers undergoing the medical evaluation board process.
The committee believes that the authority over the
integrated disability evaluation system is in the hands of the
Secretary of the military department, as stated in sections
711(b) and 1216(b) of title 10, United States Code. Over the
last few years, there have been several legislative changes to
the integrated disability evaluation system. The committee
remains concerned that the legislative changes are not having
their intended effect of increasing accountability and
transparency.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretaries of the
military departments to brief the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than
March 1, 2024, on: (1) The status of the implementation of
existing legislative requirements regarding the integrated
disability evaluation system; (2) A review of no less than
three medical evaluation board processes at different military
installations to review compliance with existing Department of
Defense Instructions and service specific regulations to ensure
policy is being followed, and to determine best practices for
effectively communicating with servicemembers about enrollment
into the IDES process; (3) Data on the utilization of the
appeals processes that exists in the IDES, including the
results of those appeals for the last two calendar years,
without including any personally identifiable information; (4)
Specific guidance provided to the chain of command on their
responsibilities during the IDES process; and (5) Any other
information the Secretary concerned deems relevant.
Active hearing protection technology
The committee is aware that tinnitus (ringing in the ears)
and hearing loss are the most prevalent service-connected
disabilities for veterans. The committee is also aware of
commercially-available active hearing protection devices that
have the potential to prevent hearing injury while allowing
servicemembers to remain cognizant of their operational
environment; benefit from improved overall situational
awareness; and increase mission effectiveness, safety, and
survivability. These devices have the potential to save the
Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs
millions of dollars by reducing hearing injuries and post-
service disabilities.
The committee is informed that the Army Program Executive
Office (PEO) Soldier is the lead office for the procurement and
testing of these devices. PEO Soldier's testing of these
devices includes testing against environmental exposures (e.g.,
temperature, moisture, and electromagnetic interference) and
completing user evaluations.
The committee is encouraged about the potential of these
devices to protect servicemembers from tinnitus and hearing
loss, and encourages the continued evaluation of the
suitability of these devices for issuance to servicemembers who
are likely to be exposed to hazardous and operational noise.
Briefing on Department of Defense progress on developing a substance
misuse policy
The committee is concerned about the connections between
substance misuse and suicidal attempts and ideations among
members of the Armed Forces. Addressing substance misuse among
servicemembers is critical to supporting the well-being of
servicemembers and their families and supporting military
readiness. In the Department of Defense's February 24, 2023
Suicide Prevention and Response Independent Review Committee
(SPRIRC) report, recommendation 5.1.2 was for the Office of the
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in
collaboration with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Health Affairs, to develop a substance misuse
prevention policy to ``provide key actions leaders at all
levels will take to mitigate the role of substance misuse in
suicide and other harmful behaviors.''
The committee therefore directs the Secretary of Defense to
provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than March
1, 2024, on the Department's progress in developing a substance
misuse policy as recommended by the SPRIRC report.
Comptroller General review of military medical personnel staffing at
military medical treatment facilities
The transition of administration of military medical
treatment facilities (MTFs) to the Defense Health Agency (DHA)
fundamentally transformed how military medical treatment
facilities are staffed. The transition has presented some
challenges with respect to balancing the military departments'
assignment of military medical personnel for the provision of
care at the MTFs with assigning such personnel outside of MTFs
to meet their medical and operational readiness missions. The
committee is concerned that given these newly created competing
priorities for military medical staffing, there is a potential
for issues to arise that might strain staffing or require
additional coordination. Therefore, the committee directs the
Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an
assessment of military medical staffing at MTFs. The assessment
should evaluate: (1) The military departments' policies and
procedures for assigning active duty medical personnel to MTFs
and ensuring their availability to meet staffing requirements;
(2) The historical and projected active duty medical workforce
staffing trends at the MTFs in terms of assigned staff relative
to the number of authorized positions; (3) The extent to which
the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health
Affairs and military health system governance councils have
provided effective oversight of military medical staffing at
MTFs; and (4) The extent to which DOD has identified and
assessed factors that affect the availability of military
medical workforces (i.e., physicians, nurses, and enlisted
techs) to deliver care at MTFs.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives on the preliminary
observations of this assessment not later than February 29,
2024, with a report to follow at an agreed upon date.
Comptroller General review of TRICARE pharmacy benefits program
contract
The committee is aware that the most recent Department of
Defense TRICARE pharmacy contract, known as TPharm5, reduced
the minimum number of pharmacies required to be in the network
from 50,000 to 35,000. TPharm5 also changed access standards
from a distance-based metric to one based on driving time.
These changes to contractual requirements may have
unanticipated consequences for beneficiaries in certain, and
more rural, areas of the country.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to review the TRICARE Pharmacy Benefits
Program, including changes in its most recently awarded
nationwide pharmacy contract, with respect to its effect on
TRICARE beneficiaries' ability to obtain the medications they
need in a timely manner as prescribed by their physicians. As
part of the review, the Comptroller General shall include the
following:
(1) An assessment of any significant changes the
Department of Defense has made to the benefits or
coverage for the TRICARE Pharmacy Benefits Program over
the last 3 years; and
(2) An assessment of changes between the TPharm5
contract, and the previous contract including:
(a) changes in how the program's benefits are
administered, to include fail-first and off-
label requirements;
(b) changes in the number and composition of
pharmacies participating in the network,
including retail pharmacies, hospital
pharmacies, compound pharmacies, pharmacies
associated with long-term care facilities, and
independent pharmacies (including those in
remote or rural areas), among others;
(c) changes to the administration of the
mail-order pharmacy, including timeliness of
dispensing prescriptions, and;
(d) changes in how prescriptions are filled
and dispensed, including any access issues for
patients in long- term care facilities; for
patients with chronic conditions, including
children with rare complex conditions; and for
chemotherapy treatments for cancer patients.
The committee directs the Comptroller General to provide a
briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives not later than March 31, 2024,
with a report to follow at an agreed upon date.
Continuing implementation of military health system reform
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
(Public Law 114-328) enacted major reforms of the military
health system, emphasizing unity of effort to support stronger
medical readiness and effective operation of military medical
treatment facilities under the management of the Defense Health
Agency (DHA). As required by section 732 of the John S. McCain
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public
Law 115-232), the recently completed Joint Medical Estimate
makes clear that these reforms were correct at the time, and
they continue to help create the joint military health system
that will be critical in future conflicts. Despite clear
guidance from the Congress, the transformation of the military
health system is still a work in progress, with that progress
seemingly often challenged by resistance internal to the
Department of Defense.
The committee continues to believe that improvements are
needed in readiness, effectiveness, and efficiency of the
military health system. Further, the principal engine for these
improvements is the DHA, and the Department must fully
implement the congressionally directed reforms. Two issues of
paramount importance in this regard are military personnel
staffing of military medical treatment facilities and a stable,
effective management structure for DHA's authority, direction,
and control of those facilities.
The committee directs the Secretary of Defense, not later
than April 1, 2024, to brief the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and the House of Representatives on:
(1) The number and percentage of military medical
personnel assigned to military medical treatment
facilities under the operational control of DHA
military medical treatment facility directors, along
with an accounting of, and explanation for, such
personnel not so assigned; and
(2) The DHA management structure to ensure unity of
effort in the operation of military medical treatment
facilities, along with an explanation of any planned
changes in that structure before implementation.
Development of shelf-stable therapeutics
Military readiness, and the ability to project power
worldwide, is built on the foundation of the health of our
military personnel. The committee notes the significant
advancements in vaccine development achieved during the COVID-
19 pandemic. The committee also recognizes that vaccines alone
are not sufficient to protect military personnel from the
threats of deadly viruses and their variants. The Department of
Defense requires access to platform technologies to rapidly
develop therapeutics that can be used against the most dreaded
diseases. The committee encourages the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Health Affairs to prioritize investments in
commercial research that leverages artificial intelligence to
rapidly develop shelf-stable small interfering ribonucleic acid
(SIRNA)-based therapeutics that can be efficiently distributed
worldwide using the Department's existing logistics
infrastructure.
Exclusive licensing study
The federal government provides exclusive licenses on
federally-owned inventions when it is both reasonable and
necessary to call forth private investments to achieve
practical application and otherwise promote utilization by the
public. However, without clear guidelines on what constitutes
sufficient practical application and public utilization, the
Department of Defense (DOD) risks granting these determinations
gratuitously, and thus applying unneeded upward price pressure
on medical devices, drugs, or other biomedical inventions that
were developed with taxpayer support.
The committee therefore directs the Secretary of Defense,
not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, to enter into an agreement with a federally funded
research and development center to perform a study on the
process currently in effect for the Department of Defense for
granting, pursuant to section 209(a) of title 35, United States
Code, an exclusive or partially exclusive license on a
federally-owned invention associated with a medical device,
drug, or other biomedical invention that was developed by the
Department of Defense. The study shall include:
(1) A discussion of the Department's current process
for evaluating whether an exclusive license for a
federally-owned invention is both reasonable and
necessary, and how the Department tracks licensing
agreements at an agency-wide level;
(2) A comparison with licensing practices for other
Federal agencies;
(3) An analysis that details the number and scope of
exclusive and partially exclusive licenses associated
with a medical device, drug, or other biomedical
invention that the DOD has granted since 2008, and
what, if any, restrictions including with respect to
geography, duration, or revenue, have been put on said
licenses;
(4) Identification of lessons learned or best
practices from the analysis in (3) and the comparison
in (2);
(5) The feasibility and potential cost implications
of establishing and maintaining a searchable and
publicly-available database of information relating to
DOD-supported biomedical research and development,
including drugs, vaccines, and medical technologies, to
support licensing and technology transfer activities in
the Department; and
(6) Recommendations regarding appropriate policy
updates, benchmarks, guidelines, or metrics that the
Department might use in making exclusive or partially
exclusive licensing determinations.
Genomic testing
The committee notes the value of genomic and
pharmacogenomics testing to military readiness. Specifically,
clinical implementation of pharmacogenomics testing may be a
cost-effective solution to improve the personalization, safety,
and efficacy of drug therapy for servicemembers. The committee
is aware that the Department of Defense does offer genomic and
pharmacogenomics testing within the Military Health System.
However, the committee is concerned that a comprehensive
enterprise-wide pharmacogenetics testing program to optimize
military readiness is still in the early stages of development.
The committee understands that pharmacogenomics testing within
the Military Health System is generally limited to small
numbers of servicemembers and is found to be an under-utilized
resource. Moreover, the committee also understands that
pharmacogenomics testing did not follow Clinical
Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium (CPIC) guidelines.
The committee urges the Department of Defense to conduct
informed systematic planning and establish a comprehensive
enterprise-wide pharmacogenomics testing and precision medicine
capability to optimize military readiness, provide cost
savings, and enhance national security. Further, the committee
encourages the Department to collaborate with similar
activities in the Department of Veterans Affairs, follow CPIC
guidelines, and ensure test result reporting is clear, easy to
understand, and actionable in both forward and home base
settings.
Therefore, the committee directs the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Health Affairs provide a briefing to the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives by February 1, 2024, on the plan for
implementing a standard enterprise-wide genomic and
pharmacogenomics testing program for the Department of Defense.
Global health research plan
The committee appreciates the historic role the Department
of Defense (DOD) has played domestically and internationally to
promote the health and wellbeing of servicemembers from
emerging infectious diseases and other health risks, also
referred to as force health protection. The committee supports
the Department's work to support the U.S. Government's overall
global health preparedness and infectious disease prevention
efforts as a positive contribution to force readiness.
The committee is concerned that the Department's efforts
can be more transparent in terms of the totality of their work.
DOD Instruction (DODI) 2000.30 established the DOD Global
Health Engagement (GHE) Council and established the definition
for GHE, integrating health engagement language in the GHE
definition consistent with Section 715 of Public Law 112-239
(references 10 U.S.C. 401). However, DOD's GHE activities,
unlike other DOD programs, projects, and activities, has no
single source of funding. At least 10 DOD appropriations
accounts, and one Department of State account, has been used to
fund GHE. Within those accounts, different budget activities or
line items can be used to fund GHE depending on their
relevance, location, or sponsoring entity. While this
flexibility may allow for increased investments in GHE on an ad
hoc basis, it leaves an incomplete picture for appropriations
and budgeting purposes.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee,
not later than March 1, 2024, on DOD's GHE work. Such briefing
shall include:
(1) The DOD's comprehensive list of global health and
infectious disease medical research focus areas,
including the coordination process to ensure that such
focus areas are linked to:
(a) Military readiness;
(b) Joint force requirements; and
(c) Relevance to individuals eligible for
care at military medical treatment facilities
or through the TRICARE program;
(2) The global health and infectious disease research
projects funded under the Defense Health Program
Account;
(3) The process for ensuring synergy across the
military medical research community:
(a) To address gaps in military global health
and infectious disease research;
(b) To minimize duplication of research; and
(c) To promote collaboration within research
focus areas;
(4) The efforts of the Secretary to coordinate with
other Federal departments and agencies to increase
awareness of complementary global health and infectious
disease research efforts that are being carried out by
the Federal Government;
(5) A detailed budget request for carrying out the
Department's GHE work; and
(6) Any other matters deemed appropriate by the
Secretary.
Integrated Disability Evaluation System
The Suicide Prevention and Response Independent Review
Committee's 2022 report on preventing suicide in the U.S.
military indicated that the long wait times associated with the
Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) can place
injured or ill servicemembers undergoing disability evaluation
at increased risk for suicide. The committee acknowledges the
strides made by the Department of Defense (DOD) to improve the
process and reduce evaluation completion times from an average
of 400 days in 2012 to nearly 180 days as of 2020, but remains
concerned about the policies, procedures, and resources related
to the limited duty population of the Armed Forces.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretaries of the
military departments to submit an annual briefing to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives on the processing times for servicemembers
referred to IDES. The first such briefing shall be due not
later than December 1, 2023 and shall include:
(1) Average length of time from initial referral to
IDES and separation, retirement, or return to duty of
member, to include a breakdown of the average length of
time between each step in the IDES process, including
but not limited to:
(a) Referral to IDES and the initiation of
the rating determination process;
(b) Initiation of the rating determination
process and provision of final disposition to
service member; and
(c) Receipt of final disposition by service
member and medical discharge and compensation;
(2) Average timelines of the rating determination
process broken out by medical evaluation board (MEB)
and physical evaluation board (PEB);
(3) A description and analysis of any discrepancies
between actual timelines and IDES timeliness goals as
stated in Department of Defense Memorandum (DODM)
1332.18;
(4) Any policy, procedural or resource challenges to
achieving IDES timeliness goals; and
(5) Recommendations for improvement, if any.
The annual briefing requirement under this provision shall
terminate on December 31, 2027.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging for pediatric patients and other
beneficiaries with anxiety issues
Some pediatric patients and adult patients with anxiety
issues, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, may require
anxiety calming techniques when undergoing diagnostic Magnetic
Resonance Imaging (MRI) due to the environment, long exam
acquisition time, and need for the patient to remain still
during the exam to obtain diagnostic images. For many of these
patients, medical providers perform the MRI with behavioral,
environmental, or audiovisual strategies. Other patients
require sedation or anesthesia.
Portable Visual Display systems are one of several
techniques used for pediatric MRIs. Other examples of non-
sedation intervention used by military treatment facilities
(MTFs) include the use of video goggles that permit patients to
watch and listen to a movie, view soothing imagery and
pictures, and listen to comforting music during the MRI. When
an MTF is not able to provide this service, patients are often
referred to network providers who do provide this service.
The committee encourages the Defense Health Agency to
ensure that MTFs that routinely provide MRIs to pediatric
patients and patients with anxiety issues have the capability
to use appropriate anxiety calming techniques.
Medical record reviews for identification of improper payments
Section 725 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66) required the Comptroller
General of the United States to examine the similarities and
differences between TRICARE and Medicare improper payments. In
the February 18, 2015 report entitled ``Improper Payments:
TRICARE Measurement and Reduction Efforts Could Benefit from
Adopting Medical Record Reviews'' (GAO-15-269) the Comptroller
General found that, unlike Medicare, the Defense Health Agency
(DHA) did not examine the underlying medical record
documentation to discern whether each sampled payment was
supported. The committee has been informed that DHA did not
incorporate reviews of underlying medical records documentation
into its fiscal year 2020 or 2021 improper payment rate
estimates because of a low response rate on its requests for
medical records from TRICARE providers. However, Office of
Management and Budget guidance requires lack of documentation
be counted as an unknown payment.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives, not later than January 31, 2024,
a comprehensive report detailing the Department's prior efforts
to conduct two medical record reviews for the identification of
improper payments for calendar years 2020 and 2021 to include
the following for each of the reviews: (1) Response rate; (2)
Numbers and types of documentation errors, including missing
documentation; (3) Causes, if known, for the documentation
errors; (4) Reasons why corrective action actions would or
would not be warranted; (5) Potential impact of these results
on the Department's fiscal year 2020 and 2021 improper payment
rate estimates; and (6) Whether the Department will continue
such medical records reviews and the reasons for the
Department's decision and proposed actions to identify improper
payments.
Military Health System civilian partnerships in rural communities for
increased military medical readiness
Partnerships between the Department of Defense and civilian
medical facilities form a core part of the Department's
strategy for sustaining the wartime medical skills of military
providers. Such collaboration can be particularly beneficial
for military installations in rural areas with limited military
medical services but located near a civilian medical center.
Specifically, the Department policy encourages the military
departments to establish training partnerships with civilian
medical facilities when Military Health System facilities
cannot provide sufficient clinical experience and workload to
maintain the skills of assigned personnel. The committee is
concerned about the Department's visibility over the number,
scope, type, and utilization of the partnerships. Additionally,
while the Department maintains that these programs support
readiness, the committee would like to better understand the
Department's measurement of these partnerships in achieving
desired results of sustaining military medical readiness.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to conduct an assessment of military and
civilian partnerships for medical readiness. The assessment
should include an analysis of partnerships: (1) Located in
rural counties considered to be a medically underserved area by
the Health Resources and Services Administration; and (2) In
which the installation has scaled back its healthcare services
and now relies on a local civilian hospital fewer than 15 miles
away for emergency and hospital services for its servicemembers
and military families.
In addition, the assessment shall evaluate: (1) The extent
to which the Department utilizes partnerships with civilian
medical facilities to maintain the readiness of its military
medical workforce; (2) The costs incurred by having to send
military staff to train at geographically distant hospitals,
compared to potential cost savings by allowing military staff
to train at local civilian medical facilities fewer than 15
miles from the installation; (3) The extent to which the
Department tracks how its medical workforce is used in
partnerships with civilian medical facilities; (4) The extent
to which partnerships impact recruitment and retention of
medically- trained reservists, including the impact of allowing
such reservists to earn credits by serving at a rural community
medical facility as an extension of their military
installation; (5) The extent to which specific partnership
activities, including medical training programs and lecture
series, impact recruitment into military medicine; (6) The
extent to which the Department has defined and used effective
measures to monitor and assess the readiness value of military
medical personnel participating in partnerships with civilian
medical facilities; and (7) Factors that have affected the
establishment or effective operation of the Department and
civilian medical facility partnerships, including any necessary
Department authorities and technical assistance provided.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and House of Representatives on the preliminary
observations of this assessment, with a report to the
committees no later than December 31, 2024.
National Disaster Medical System pilot program
Section 740 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92), as amended by Section 741
of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283),
directed a pilot program to establish civilian and military
partnerships to enhance interoperability and medical surge
capability and capacity of the National Disaster Medical
System. While the committee continues to support implementation
of this pilot program, the committee is disappointed in the
Department's failure to provide the committee with timely
updates on the execution of the program.
Therefore, the committee directs the Director of the
Defense Health Agency (DHA), in consultation with Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, to provide a briefing
to the congressional defense committees, not later than March
1, 2024, on the implementation of the pilot program, including
an overview of the implementation plans for the five pilot
sites; an explanation of how pilot program activities have
informed the development of U.S. Northern Command's Integrated
CONUS Medical Operations Plan (ICMOP); and how DHA plans to
test and scale effective site-specific projects.
National Guard medical training
The committee is aware of existing programs that provide
state-of-the-art trauma, critical care, behavioral health,
public health, and other ancillary direct medical training at
academic medical centers for Air National Guard and Army
National Guard medical and non-medical personnel and State
Partnership Program/Global Health Engagement international
partners. The programs provide both critical training to
support the readiness of participating National Guard units and
additional opportunities to deepen State Partnership Program
relationships with international partners while offering these
partners valuable training. This joint training minimizes
medical operational gaps and promotes interoperability between
civilian, military, and international coalition partners, all
at a significantly reduced cost compared to comparable in-house
Department of Defense training.
For all these reasons, the committee supports these
programs and encourages the Chief of the National Guard Bureau
to continue delivering these preparedness programs through
direct training services to include advanced trauma, public
health, and combat lifesaver curriculums that prioritize
critical life-saving procedures, epidemiology of public health
diseases, prevention and treatment, mass casualty triage, and
psychological health.
Navy surface fleet readiness to respond to mass casualty incidents
The committee notes that the U.S. Army has developed a
``walking blood bank'' program, where soldiers may qualify as
blood donors before their tours, and are able to donate whole
blood on demand in the event of mass casualty event or medical
emergency. The committee notes that a similar program in the
U.S. Navy may increase the surface fleet's readiness to respond
to mass casualty events, particularly given the limited supply
of stored blood available in ship hospitals. Accordingly, the
committee directs the Secretary of the Navy to provide a
briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives not later than March 1, 2024 on
the feasibility and advisability of establishing a similar
program in the U.S. Navy.
Nuclear medicine
The committee is encouraged by advances in the field of
nuclear medicine and the potential to realize the promise of
precision medicine through the use of novel diagnostic imaging
and targeted radiotherapy. Advanced nuclear imaging procedures
use disease-specific positron emission tomography
radiopharmaceuticals to identify the presence and magnitude of
therapeutic targets in patients with Alzheimer's and
Parkinson's disease; advanced cardiac disease; prostate,
breast, neuroendocrine, and brain cancer, among others.
Innovative nuclear medicine can improve diagnostic and targeted
treatment capabilities through non-invasive techniques that
provide information that cannot be acquired through other
imaging technologies. The committee encourages the Director of
the Defense Health Agency to continue and expand the use of
nuclear medicine imaging and related techniques to support
early diagnosis and enhanced treatment and outcomes of active
duty servicemembers and their families.
Quarterly reports on the TRICARE Comprehensive Autism Care
Demonstration Program
The Senate report accompanying S. 2943 (S. Rept. 114-255)
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
(Public Law 114-328) required the Secretary of Defense to
provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and the House of Representatives on access to
care and the effectiveness of care among military dependents
participating in the TRICARE Comprehensive Autism Care
Demonstration Program throughout the duration of the
demonstration program. The Secretary has fulfilled this
requirement, reporting on beneficiary enrollment, provider
participation, and clinical measures.
Additionally, section 737 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81)
required the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement
with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and
Medicine (NASEM) to conduct an independent review of the
Department of Defense Comprehensive Autism Care Demonstration
program.
In light of the ongoing NASEM study and the stability of
the demonstration program, the committee no longer requires
quarterly reports and the Secretary is no longer required to
provide them. The committee will rely on annual reports and the
NASEM study for continued oversight of this demonstration
program.
Servicemember medical debt
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's June 2022
``Office of Servicemember Affairs Annual Report'' noted that,
``problems with medical billing practices are one of the main
drivers of the servicemember complaints about consumer
reporting and debt collection.'' The report stated that, ``one
common way that servicemembers accrue medical debt is by the
servicemember seeing a private provider (either through
referral or emergency care) and the medical billing process
between the provider and TRICARE (the insurance program for
Active-Duty military) breaking down.''
The committee is concerned about the lack of information
regarding the scope and impact of medical debt on
servicemembers and their families. Accordingly, the committee
directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a briefing, not
later than January 31, 2024, to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, on
servicemember medical debts incurred between January 1, 2018,
and December 31, 2022. The briefing should include: (1) Direct
care and private sector care data on servicemember medical
debts; (2) A description of how these debts were incurred; (3)
Information about assistance provided to these servicemembers
to resolve these debts; and (4) The scope and impact of the
medical debt on servicemembers' financial health and on
military readiness.
Stayskal Act reporting requirement
Since enacted in section 731 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92),
servicemembers have been able to file claims with the
Department of Defense to receive compensation for personal
injury or death caused by the medical malpractice of a
Department of Defense health care provider. The committee notes
that the relevant statute, as codified at section 2733a of
title 10, United States Code, requires the Secretary of Defense
to prescribe regulations that include ``uniform standards'' to
be applied ``without regard to the place of occurrence of the
medical malpractice giving rise to the claim or the military
department or service of the member of the uniformed
services.''
The committee is concerned that the military departments
have established different processes to review claims of
medical malpractice. While the Department of the Army utilizes
neutral third-party adjudicators to review claims, the
Departments of the Air Force and the Navy do not appear to use
a similar neutral adjudicator. This inconsistency within the
Department of Defense leads to confusion, frustration, and
ultimately erodes trust in the process, particularly at a time
when military medicine is becoming a truly joint enterprise
with the Defense Health Agency assuming control of all military
treatment facilities. When it comes to reviewing servicemembers
claims of medical malpractice, the committee expects the
Secretary of Defense to enforce a uniform standard of review
across the entire Department as required by law. Servicemembers
who experience medical malpractice deserve to have a fair and
equal review of their cases regardless of their service branch.
The committee is also concerned that the use of Defense
Health Agency representatives in the appeals process leads to a
lack of accountability for servicemembers and their families
who appeal their decisions. After the final rule came into
effect in September 2022, the service branches denied one
quarter of their cases in quick succession.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretaries of the
military departments to submit a report to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives,
not later than March 1, 2024, that explains in detail how the
relevant military department reviews medical malpractice claims
from initial submission to final decision. Specifically, the
report shall include an explanation of each military
department's policy with regard to the review of medical
malpractice claims and whether the Department requires a
neutral third-party review of claims. If a military department
does not require a neutral third-party review of claims, the
report shall include a justification of such determination and
an explanation of how the military department ensures
impartiality in the review process.
The committee also directs the Defense Health Agency to
submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than March
1, 2024, that outlines the number of denied cases per service
branch from implementation through January 1, 2024, and provide
a thorough overview of the appeals process and ways to increase
transparency and accountability.
Transitioning servicemembers' mental health concerns
The committee notes that servicemembers continue to
struggle during the transition from active duty to civilian,
especially as it relates to issues impacting mental health. As
a means of reducing the incidence of suicide among veterans,
the Department of Defense is encouraged to work with the
Department of Veterans Affairs to continue to provide
transition assistance, specifically as it relates to support
and resources for veteran-specific mental health issues.
Accordingly, the Secretary of Defense is directed to
provide a briefing on the following issues to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
not later than March 1, 2024:
(1) A summary of existing transition programs aimed
at providing mental health support and assistance to
pre- separation and transitioning servicemembers; and
(2) The feasibility and advisability of a study on
providing in-person meetings between a cohort of
servicemembers and a social worker or nurse, with the
goal of:
(a) Educating the cohort on specific mental
health risks to servicemembers as they
transition, such as loss of community or
support system; isolation from friends, family,
or society; identity crises; self-medication
and addiction; importance of sleep and
exercise; homelessness; risk factors
contributing to attempts of suicide and deaths
by suicide, and the signs and symptoms of
suicide risk; and
(b) Educating the cohort on the availability
of resources through the Department of Veterans
Affairs as part of the pre-separation
transition process for members of the Armed
Forces.
Valley fever prevalence and risk to servicemembers
The committee is aware that a fungal condition called
coccidioidomycosis, also known as Valley fever, has
demonstrated a notable expansion in geographic range in recent
years. The affected states now represent some 90 military
installations, and health experts project the potential for the
fungus to spread to nearly half of the continental United
States (CONUS) by 2065. Because a percentage of cases result in
serious long-term complications, it is important that the
Department of Defense obtain an updated understanding of
current risk and options for mitigation.
The committee is concerned that the last comprehensive
study of coccidioidomycosis' impact on military readiness was
conducted during World War II, before the dynamic expansion of
the impact range. Therefore, the committee directs the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, in
coordination with the Director of the Defense Health Agency, to
provide a report, no later than December 31, 2024, covering the
following requirements over the past 20-year period:
(1) The prevalence of coccidioidomycosis cases,
broken out by state for CONUS and by country for
OCONUS;
(2) The prevalence of servicemembers and military
working dogs coccidioidomycosis cases, broken out by
installation for CONUS and OCONUS;
(3) An accounting of the severity of reported
servicemember cases, including prevalence of cases with
complications;
(4) Types of care provided by the military in
response to these cases;
(5) Known disruptions to training, deployment, or
other activity;
(6) The relative trend in overall servicemember case
numbers over the past 20 years;
(7) Any information the Department has regarding
sampling of coccidioidomycosis; and
(8) Gaps in the Department's understanding of risks
associated with coccidioidomycosis infections.
Wastewater infectious disease surveillance
The committee is aware that the Department of Defense (DOD)
has taken steps to incorporate wastewater infectious disease
surveillance into its preparedness efforts. Under the DOD,
pilot studies were implemented at Aberdeen Proving Ground, and
through the U.S. Coast Guard at installations and vessels to
analyze for the prevalence of COVID-19.
The committee is concerned that the DOD lacks a fully-
formed strategy to include infectious disease wastewater
surveillance into the Department's infectious disease
preparedness work. Section 712 of the William M. (Mac)
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021 (Public Law 116-283) authorized capabilities for the
Department to test for, diagnose, and protect servicemembers
from infectious disease threats, and it is important to
understand how the DOD has, and will, continue to incorporate
this tool into its strategy.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
House of Representatives, not later than March 1, 2024, on DOD
wastewater infectious disease surveillance efforts as part of
the DOD's infectious disease preparedness work. The briefing
shall include: (1) The Department's efforts to use Section 712
to utilize wastewater infectious disease surveillance; (2) The
totality and geographic expanse of facilities under the DOD
that are engaged in infectious disease wastewater surveillance;
(3) If DOD facilities are reporting data and contraction rates
of infectious diseases into the online portal through the
Centers for Disease Control and Preparedness, or how the DOD is
organizing Department-wide reporting for participating
facilities; (4) The laboratory services and resources the DOD
has used to conduct analyses of wastewater surveillance
samples; (5) The extent to which the DOD has implemented
wastewater surveillance tools abroad, and if not, how the DOD
plans to expand surveillance efforts beyond domestic facilities
to improve servicemember readiness; (6) The criteria the DOD is
using to determine which facilities could be used in wastewater
infectious disease surveillance; (7) A potential timeline of
further implementation for further integrating this work into
the DOD's infectious disease threat preparedness; (8) Potential
work with outside stakeholders that would help the Department
in faster and more widespread implementation; (9) How the DOD
plans to prepare for new pathogens and infectious disease
threats that would be tracked using wastewater surveillance;
and (10) Any other matters that pertain to this subject that
would be helpful to the committees and the Department with
further implementing infectious disease wastewater surveillance
at DOD facilities.
TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED
MATTERS
Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management
Amendments to multiyear procurement authority (sec. 801)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 3501(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, to modify
the justification for the use of multiyear contracting
authority to include industrial base stability, not just
projected cost savings.
In section 1244 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263),
the committee authorized the use of multiyear procurements for
a number of munitions related to refilling stocks used in the
Ukraine conflict and to strengthen the readiness of U.S.
forces. The committee notes with concern that this authority
has not been fully utilized for a number of munitions on the
list due to limited projected cost savings achieved through a
multiyear contract versus single year contracts. The committee
believes the use of multiyear contracts offer more advantages
than only cost savings. These contracts can also provide a
clear demand signal to industry, which helps industry plan
labor and material needs more effectively, and can better
position it to meet the demands of U.S. requirements.
Therefore, the committee believes the Department of Defense
should factor in industrial base concerns as well as projected
cost savings when considering the use of multiyear contracts.
Modernizing the Department of Defense requirements process (sec. 802)
The committee recommends a provision that would direct the
Secretary of Defense, through the Vice Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, and in cooperation with the military
departments and combatant commands, to modernize the Department
of Defense's requirements processes, to include modernizing the
Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System, in order
to improve alignment between modern warfare concepts,
technologies, and system development and reduce the time to
delivery of needed capabilities to Department users.
Head of Contracting Authority for Strategic Capabilities Office (sec.
803)
The committee recommends a provision that would grant
authority to conduct limited acquisition activities within the
Strategic Capabilities Office. Such authority would not include
major defense acquisition programs, major automated information
system programs, or acquisitions of foundational infrastructure
or software architectures that are expected to last more than 5
years. This authority would not become effective until 30 days
after the date on which the Secretary of Defense provides a
plan for implementation of these authorities.
Pilot program for the use of innovative intellectual property
strategies (sec. 804)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of each military department and the Under Secretary
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to establish a pilot
program for each military department and the Defense Agencies
and Field Activities to designate one acquisition program for
the use of innovative intellectual property strategies in order
to acquire the necessary technical data rights required for the
operations and maintenance of that system.
Focused commercial solutions openings opportunities (sec. 805)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the service
acquisition executives of each military department, to create
at least three new commercial solutions openings (CSOs) each
year.
The committee underscored the benefits of leveraging CSOs
to enhance procurement practices by making them a permanent
authority in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81). CSOs are an effective means of
acquiring emerging technologies and dual-use products and
services by promoting competition and streamlining the
procurement process. As a result of promising case studies, the
committee believes expanded use of CSOs across a range of
programs and initiatives will enable more efficient procurement
outcomes.
Study on reducing barriers to acquisition of commercial products and
services (sec. 806)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to
conduct a feasibility study and provide recommendations on ways
to improve the acquisition of commercial products and services.
Sense of the Senate on independent cost assessment (sec. 807)
The committee recommends a provision that would express the
support of the Senate for the Office of Cost Assessment and
Program Evaluation's role in providing independent cost
assessments to ensure efficient and effective use of taxpayer
dollars.
Emergency acquisition authority for purposes of replenishing United
States stockpiles (sec. 808)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 3601 of title 10, United States Code, to provide for
emergency acquisition authority for the purposes of
replenishing United States stockpiles of defense articles.
Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures,
and Limitations
Commander initiated rapid contracting actions (sec. 811)
The committee recommends a provision that would allow the
commander of a combatant command, upon providing a written
determination to a supporting head of contracting activity, to
request emergency, rapid contracting response using special
authorities prescribed in the provision.
Extension and revisions to never contract with the enemy (sec. 812)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
sections 841, 842, and 843 of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291) by extending and revising the
authority of a head of contracting activity to terminate a
contract with a person or company outside the United States
engaging in certain activities that present a direct or
indirect risk to United States or partner allied mission and
forces, including acts of violence against personnel of the
United States.
Enhancement of Department of Defense capabilities to prevent contractor
fraud (sec. 813)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 4651(a) of title 10, United States Code, to authorize
the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military
department to withhold contractual payments pending the
resolution of allegations that the contractor offered or gave a
gratuity to an officer, official, or employee of the United
States Government to influence a contract.
Modification of approval authority for high dollar other transaction
agreements for prototypes (sec. 814)
The committee recommends a provision that would fix an
internal inconsistency for the approval of high dollar Other
Transaction Agreements (OTAs) for prototype projects and
follow- on production OTAs or contracts under the authority
provided in section 4022 of title 10, United States Code. The
committee notes that OTAs for prototype projects are important
tools for spurring innovation and attracting nontraditional
defense contractors and small businesses with cutting-edge
technologies to enable the acquisition of innovative
technologies more rapidly. The committee encourages removing
barriers that would impede the timeliness or effectiveness of
such tools.
Modifications to Earned Value Management system requirements (sec. 815)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to
update appropriate policies for Earned Value Management (EVM)
to increase contract value thresholds associated with requiring
EVM on cost or incentive contracts from $20.0 million to $50.0
million, increase the contract value threshold for a contractor
to use an EVM System from $50.0 million to $100.0 million, and
exempt from the EVM requirement contracts and subcontracts
primarily performing software effort.
Inventory of inflation and escalation indices (sec. 816)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in
coordination with the Service Acquisition Executives, to
conduct an inventory of inflation and escalation indices
currently used for contracting and pricing purposes across the
Department, and to make this inventory available as a resource
for all government and industry contracting and pricing
professionals by September 30, 2024. The provision would also
require an assessment of these indices to identify any gaps as
well as updated guidance for the consistent application and
maintenance of such data by government contracting and pricing
personnel.
Pilot program to incentivize progress payments (sec. 817)
The committee recommends a provision that would establish a
pilot program to incentivize the progress payment rate that
large businesses are eligible for by up to 10 additional
percentage points. The committee recognizes the importance of
cash flow to businesses large and small participating in the
defense industrial base. The committee believes an opportunity
exists to provide additional cash flow to businesses contingent
on favorable past performance on contracting goals.
Extension of pilot program to accelerate contracting and pricing
processes (sec. 818)
The committee recommends a provision that would modify
section 890 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) to
extend a pilot program for streamlined contracting and pricing
processes.
The committee notes that this pilot program has been well
received by both the Department of Defense and private
industry. Therefore, the committee directs the Under Secretary
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to provide a report
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House
of Representatives, not later than one year after the enactment
of this Act, on the lessons learned from this pilot program,
including any recommendations for modifications to the Truth in
Negotiations Act, chapter 271 of title 10, United States Code.
Preventing conflicts of interest for Department of Defense consultants
(sec. 819)
The committee recommends a provision that would require
certification that entities contracting with the Department of
Defense that provide consulting services do not contract with
certain covered foreign entities or, if contractors cannot so
certify, that they maintain certain conflict of interest
mitigation measures.
Prohibition on requiring defense contractors to provide information
relating to greenhouse gas emissions (sec. 820)
The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit
the Secretary of Defense from requiring a nontraditional
defense contractor to provide reports on greenhouse gas
emissions, and prohibit for two years the Secretary of Defense
requiring any contractor to provide such reports.
Prohibition on contracts for the provision of online tutoring services
by entities owned by the People's Republic of China (sec. 821)
The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit
the Secretary of Defense from entering into, or renewing, a
contract for online tutoring services from an entity owned or
controlled by the Government of the People's Republic of China,
unless a waiver is approved by the Secretary.
The committee is aware that a Department of Defense
contractor responsible for providing online tutoring services
to members of the Armed Services and their families has come
under the ownership of a company based in the People's Republic
of China. Though the committee understands that the company has
taken certain mitigations related to the security of U.S.
persons' data in relation to these services, the committee is
aware that technological advances could still allow for rapid
exploitation by a sophisticated adversary.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees
not later than February 28, 2024 on how the Department plans to
mitigate the risks from foreign ownership, control and
influence (FOCI) structurally in such cases, as well as how
U.S. persons' data can be protected under a FOCI mitigation
plan. Finally, the briefing should examine alternative,
domestically-owned and operated contractors who may be capable
of meeting the Department's online tutoring requirements. The
brief may be classified, but should include an unclassified
executive summary.
Modification of truthful cost or pricing data submissions and report
(sec. 822)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 3705(b)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, to
require the Department of Defense to identify offerors that
incur a delay of more than 200 days when submitting cost or
pricing data, and make a public notation on such offers.
Subtitle C--Industrial Base Matters
Defense industrial base advanced capabilities pilot program (sec. 831)
The committee recommends a provision that would direct the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to
conduct a pilot program through a public-private partnership
that would help accelerate the scaling, production, and
acquisition of advanced capabilities for national security by
creating incentives for investment in domestic small businesses
or nontraditional businesses.
Department of Defense notification of certain transactions (sec. 832)
The committee recommends a provision that would require
notification and provision of information to the Department of
Defense to review proposed mergers within the defense
industrial base at the same time notification and information
is provided to the Federal Trade Commission and Department of
Justice.
Analyses of certain activities for action to address sourcing and
industrial capacity (sec. 833)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to conduct analysis and provide
recommendations on sourcing restrictions for a number of
covered items.
Pilot program on capital assistance to support defense investment in
the industrial base (sec. 834)
The committee recommends a provision that would allow the
Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program under this
section to use certain financial instruments to support defense
investment in the industrial base.
Requirement to buy certain satellite components from national
technology industrial base (sec. 835)
The committee recommends a provision that would require any
contract that requires any traveling-wave tubes and traveling-
wave tube amplifier (TWTA) to be included in the design of U.S.
Government satellites used for national security, defense, or
intelligence purposes to be sourced from a contractor in a
country that is a member of the National Technology and
Industrial Base (NTIB).
Department of Defense reports on the state of the U.S.
defense industrial base have described how U.S. domestic
manufacturing capability to support government and commercial
communication satellite programs has significantly eroded and
lost sustaining levels of market share to foreign competition
that is heavily subsidized by its government. The fiscal year
2020 Department of Defense Industrial Capabilities report noted
that ``[h]aving a strong domestic source would reduce
dependence on the foreign source and ensure availability of
[national security space-] specific TWTAs.''
Furthermore, the committee notes the President's United
States Space Priorities Framework sets out a strategic goal to
advance the security of the domestic space industrial base by
strengthening the resilience of its supply chains. In addition,
the Secretary of the Air Force has pledged to support U.S.
commercial space industry efforts to meet national security
requirements.
Traveling-wave tubes and traveling-wave tube amplifiers are
mission-critical components for national security and civil
satellites, and game-changing commercial space vehicles. The
committee encourages the Department to explore use of the
Defense Production Act to incentivize domestic traveling-wave
tube and traveling-wave tube amplifier development, production,
and qualification for use in space. This would provide for
competitive opportunities for suppliers in the NTIB to build an
innovative, resilient, and secure supply chain for these
important components.
Subtitle D--Small Business Matters
Amendments to Defense Research and Development Rapid Innovation Program
(sec. 841)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 4061 of title 10, United States Code, to make
modifications to the Defense Research and Development Rapid
Innovation Program.
Department of Defense Mentor-Prot Program (sec. 842)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
4902(e) of title 10, United States Code, to clarify that a
Department of Defense Mentor-Protege Agreement may be a
contract, cooperative agreement, or partnership intermediary
agreement.
Consideration of the past performance of affiliate companies of small
businesses (sec. 843)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to amend section 215.305 of the Defense
Federal Acquisition Supplement (or any successor regulation) to
require the consideration of past performance of an affiliate
of small business concerns when a small business concern bids
on a Department of Defense contract.
Timely payments for Department of Defense small business subcontractors
(sec. 844)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (Public Law 85-536) to
improve the timeliness of payments made to Department of
Defense small business subcontractors.
Extension of Pilot Program for streamlined technology transition from
the SBIR and STTR Programs of the Department of Defense (sec.
845)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 1710(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) to extend a pilot program
to support the transition of technologies developed through the
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business
Technology Transfer (STTR) programs to production.
Annual reports regarding the SBIR program of the Department of Defense
(sec. 846)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 279(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283) to extend the reporting requirement for the Department of
Defense's Small Business Innovation Research program through
fiscal year 2028.
Modifications to the Procurement Technical Assistance Program (sec.
847)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 4951 of title 10, United States Code, to make technical
updates to Chapter 388 of title 10, Untied States Code, to
improve the execution of the Procurement Technical Assistance
Program, also known as the APEX Accelerators.
Extension of pilot program to incentivize contracting with employee-
owned businesses (sec. 848)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 874 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) to extend the pilot
program that incentivizes contracting with employee-owned
businesses, modify the subcontracting requirement, and require
the Department of Defense to prescribe regulations to carry out
the pilot program. The committee notes that the extension is
required to ensure the Department has requisite time to
complete the federal rulemaking process for successful
implementation of the pilot program.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
Limitation on the availability of funds pending a plan for implementing
the replacement for the Selection Acquisition Reporting system
(sec. 861)
The committee recommends a provision to limit the use of
travel funds for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment until that office provides a
plan for how it intends to implement the requirements of
section 809 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) for
a replacement for the Selected Acquisition Reporting system.
Extension of pilot program for distribution support and services for
weapons systems contractors (sec. 862)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 883 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328) to extend a pilot program
for distribution support and services for weapons systems
contractors to 8 years.
The committee notes that the Comptroller General of the
United States completed a report on the warehousing pilot
program titled, ``Weapon Systems Sustainment: DOD Needs to
Improve Its Reporting for Warehousing Pilot Program'' (GAO-23-
105929), and made several compelling recommendations. The
Comptroller General found that the Department of Defense's
(DOD) assessment of cost-effectiveness was incomplete, and it
did not follow the relevant Department instruction. Without a
complete and accurate cost-effectiveness analysis, the
committee cannot adequately evaluate the existing pilot
program.
Therefore, the committee directs the Office of the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment to perform a
complete cost-effectiveness analysis of the pilot program that
follows the guidelines established in DOD Instruction 7041.03
(or any successor instructions) and provide such analysis to
the congressional defense committees, not later than March 1,
2024.
Modification of effective date for expansion on the prohibition on
acquiring certain metal products (sec. 863)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 844(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 118-
283) to change the effective date from 5 years to 6 years.
Foreign sources of specialty metals (sec. 864)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 4863(d) of title 10, United States Code, to place
additional requirements on foreign sources of specialty metals.
University Affiliated Research Center for critical minerals (sec. 865)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Under Secretary
of Defense for Research and Engineering, to develop a plan to
establish a new or expand an existing University Affiliated
Research Center to increase the Department of Defense's ability
to conduct research, development, engineering, or work force
expansion related to critical minerals for national security
needs.
Items of Special Interest
Access to carbon fiber material for defense applications
The committee notes the importance of ensuring that the
Department of Defense has access to, and qualification of, the
highest performing, most advanced raw materials available for
application in key weapons systems, munitions, rotorcraft,
unmanned aerial vehicles, fixed wing platforms, and other
national security programs. The committee also notes that it is
important to consider the sourcing for such raw materials to
ensure a secure and resilient supply chain resistant to
disruption from potential adversaries.
Therefore, the committee encourages the Department to
emphasize, whenever possible, sourcing for critical materials
and components from domestic and allied or partner nation
suppliers to better strengthen the web of trusted and resilient
supply sources. For example, the committee is aware that the
use of the highest performing and most technologically advanced
carbon fiber available supports U.S. national security
objectives to modernize and strengthen the U.S. military,
maintain the U.S. competitive edge against the People's
Republic of China and near-peer competitors, and ensure supply
chain resilience through domestic and allied manufacturing of
critical materials.
Additional considerations for S-Series Integrated Product Support
specifications
In the committee report accompanying S. 4543 (S. Rept. 117-
130), the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2023, the committee directed the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to provide
a briefing, not later than March 1, 2023, to the committee
following an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of
adoption and implementation of the S-Series specifications for
Integrated Product Support. The committee is disappointed that
the Department of Defense did not provide the requested
briefing, and notes that the Department is seeking a one-year
extension in order to gather representatives from all of the
military services to participate in the assessment. The
committee expected the views of potential users of the
specifications to be included in the assessment, and is
concerned that the Under Secretary did not seek active
participation by key stakeholders sooner.
With the additional time provided by this delay, the
committee believes that the Department should also examine ways
to strengthen its data and analysis for the required
assessment. For example, the Department could leverage existing
prototyping and demonstration activities to provide practical
examples of use cases, including tangible data collection, to
enable a common architecture and data model for logistics and
product support. Such activities could be used to better
integrate and interoperate with international partners and
allies. Additionally, the Department should consider how to
fully employ commercial best practices and gather lessons from
international partners and allies that have experience with
adopting and implementing the S-Series, such as through a
government-industry working group. The committee believes that
such a group could best ensure full consideration of the value
of the S-Series in improving life-cycle sustainment, enabling
model-based product support, and improving warfighter
readiness.
Berry Amendment-compliant uniformed clothing
The committee is concerned that U.S. manufacturing capacity
is insufficient to satisfy Berry Amendment requirements for
uniformed clothing items. This capacity limitation may
negatively affect the quality, safety and timely availability
of equipment for servicemembers. In particular, the domestic
manufacturing capacity for Berry Amendment-compliant clothing,
such as combat boots, worsted wool, and woven U.S.-grown cotton
fabrics is of concern. These, like other supply chain concerns,
have the potential to negatively affect the readiness of
military forces, and without better insight into the relevant
sectors, could result in unwanted supply chain surprises in the
future.
Therefore, the committee directs the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Industrial Base Policy to brief the Senate Armed
Services Committee, not later than March 1, 2024, on
impediments to the manufacturing capacity to provide Berry
Amendment-compliant clothing items. This briefing shall
include: (1) An assessment of the state of domestic
manufacturing for worsted wool and woven U.S.-grown cotton
fabrics; (2) An assessment of the impact of inflation and
efforts to implement economic price adjustment clauses in
contracts and subcontracts throughout the supply chain; (3) An
assessment of the economic pressures caused by lack of a
sufficient domestic manufacturing workforce; (4) An assessment
of the feasibility of new mechanisms to increase the domestic
production of worsted wool and woven cotton fabrics of the type
used for military uniforms; (5) A review of Military Service
regulations authorizing the use or wear of non-domestic, non-
Berry Amendment-compliant clothing and footwear; (6) A review
of the policy for on-installation sales of such products; (7)
Recommendations for further coordination of efforts of the
Department and any legislative or organizational changes that
may improve the capacity of the U.S. industrial base; and (8)
Any such other elements as the Secretary considers appropriate.
Comptroller General review of acquisition leading practices
The committee notes that Department of Defense (DOD)
acquisition programs often deliver capabilities to warfighters
at a pace that is too slow to effectively meet those
warfighters' needs. These delayed deliveries culminate from
years-long, linear development acquisition programs structured
to counter known and forecasted adversarial threats. The
duration of these acquisition programs is such that by the time
they deliver capabilities, the threats they were intended to
counter have substantially evolved, as have the technologies
available to most effectively prosecute those threats.
Consequently, warfighters are left with new, but not cutting-
edge, capabilities that are ill-matched to their most pressing
needs.
The committee believes that the Government Accountability
Office (GAO) plays a key role in helping the DOD to continue
improving the defense acquisition system and in providing new
tools and measures that the committee can use to ensure that
the Department's efforts stay on track. GAO's ongoing work on
leading acquisition practices, initiated with a March 10, 2022
report titled, ``Leading Practices: Agency Acquisition Policies
Could Better Implement Key Product Development Principles''
(GAO-22-104513), has provided valuable insights in this regard.
Specifically, GAO has identified how selected companies
consistently deliver innovative, ``cyber-physical'' (hardware
and software integrated) products to market with speed that are
matched to the dynamic needs of their customers. The committee
understands that GAO plans to issue a follow-on report in July
2023 that will further detail the specific structures and
processes that underpin product development success.
The committee believes that these two reports should
constitute a beginning, rather than an end, to GAO's work on
leading practices for acquiring cyber-physical systems. The
committee believes that there are additional, important topics
that GAO's leading practices work has yet to cover, including
product business case development, portfolio management, and
iterative approaches to production, among others, which can
benefit the DOD and other Government acquisitions. Therefore,
the committee encourages the Comptroller General of the United
States to continue pursuing a body of work that assesses
leading practices for acquiring cyber-physical systems and
periodically report to the congressional defense committees on
its findings.
Comptroller General study on requirements for data rights
The committee is concerned that military readiness is
negatively impacted by the Department of Defense's inadequate
data rights analysis, ordering, inspection, and enforcement.
These data rights shortfalls contribute to the Department's
inability to perform critical tasks for regulatory compliance,
acquisition oversight, technical and design reviews, and
operations, maintenance, installation, and training (OMIT)
functions. Data rights validation problems may also exist,
including improper limited rights assertions to form, fit, and
function (FFF) information that are not discovered until years
after data delivery. While these issues may be a manageable, if
inefficient, challenge in peacetime, the committee regards them
as an unacceptable risk to mission success should they occur
during a period of heightened tension, contingency operations,
or outright conflict.
The committee notes that the Department of Defense is
granted unlimited data rights to OMIT and FFF under section
3771 of title 10, United States Code. However, in practice
these data rights and data ordering authorities often do not
enable the Department to perform its required tasks. These gaps
are often the result of interpretation differences between
government contracting professionals and industry as to what
level of detail should be provided under contractual data
delivery ordering language. As a result, the Department
ineffectively tailors data rights requirements to meet its
minimum needs. The committee understands the need for balanced
and appropriate solutions that respect the equities and
interests of both industry and government, but also recognizes
the Department's urgent requirements during active hostilities
or emergency contingency operations. In order to balance the
needs of the government with industry incentives to stay in the
defense marketplace, the committee believes that the Department
should pursue revenue models that are compatible with different
use cases and assumptions that change depending on the level of
conflict.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to conduct a study on data acquisition and
data rights required to enable various use cases. Specific use
cases to be considered should include instances in which the
presence or lack of adequately negotiated data rights and
ordering has had a direct impact on availability or mission
capable rates for specific assets. These use cases shall be
considered in terms of peacetime, contingency, and wartime
requirements, to include unique military requirements such as
battle damage repair, industrial mobilization, and point of use
manufacturing and modification when logistics are contested by
adversary action.
The study shall also consider business and revenue models
which include variables such as whether the government is the
primary investor for a given part, a co-investor in the part,
provided no investment, or if neither the government nor the
contractor is an investor because the entities used other
intellectual property products or obvious variations of such
products. Finally, the study shall include an assessment of
data deliverables to determine the extent to which the data
were not delivered as ordered, or whether the Department failed
to assert the necessary level of data rights for the desired
end state.
An interim briefing shall be provided to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
not later than February 1, 2024, with the final report to be
delivered at a mutually agreed upon time.
COTS solutions for tactical network
The committee recognizes the significance of enhancing the
capability to provide the warfighter with real-time ad-hoc
tactical information. Therefore, the committee encourages the
Department of Defense (DOD) and the services to evaluate and
consider what commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products are
currently available to further DOD's mission to secure and
improve its tactical network. Additionally, the committee
encourages DOD and the services to identify if and how these
COTS capabilities integrate and enable service priorities
identified under the Joint All-Domain Command and Control
program.
Defense Civilian Training Corps
The committee continues to support Department of Defense
(DOD) efforts to pilot the Defense Civilian Training Corps
(DCTC) as part of implementing the requirement for modernizing
and strengthening the DOD civilian pipeline. The committee is
encouraged with the focus on expanding beyond traditional
science and engineering fields to also include familiarization
and incorporation of technical education for the enabling
workforce, like contracting officers, requirement generators,
financial management personnel and contract auditors, who would
also benefit from greater understanding of the technical
aspects of programs they oversee or support. Because of the
potential benefits of the program, the committee believes that
the Department should include DCTC in its fiscal year 2025
budget request to allow for the adequate resourcing needed to
demonstrate, evaluate, and if possible, expand the current
pilot activities. As part of piloting to test the design
elements leading to full implementation by March 2025, the
Department should identify and assess alternative approaches
for a DCTC program that is integrated, based on common talent
development needs, strongly connected to national security
needs, and aligned with similar needs and capabilities in the
defense industrial base.
Defense Finance and Accounting Service workforce development
implementation plan
The committee recognizes that the men and women within the
Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) workforce are a
critical resource for the Department of Defense to carry out
its mission. In addition to ensuring timely and accurate
payments and providing proper stewardship of tax-payer dollars,
the abilities and experience that they currently provide are
also used to support surge requirements during contingency
operations and can be leveraged to support aspects of
auditability and financial management improvement in the
Department.
The committee commends DFAS' 5-year workforce development
training program, but believes more detail is needed to
translate that strategy to an enduring, adaptable, and
integrated plan to support the talent management needs of the
organization. As the working environment changes with the
adoption of new automation and productivity tools, the
committee also recognizes that continuous training, including
targeted reskilling and upskilling programs, should be
occurring in ways that are synchronized with the pace of the
availability of these tools. Further, the committee believes
that DFAS leadership should be proactively communicating with
the workforce on such changes to ensure that the workforce
takes full advantage of available training opportunities, has
the opportunity to provide feedback and recommendations on new
training regimes, and to ensure that upskilling or reskilling
opportunities are adequately reflected in positions
descriptions and performance evaluations.
Therefore, the committee directs the Director of DFAS to
develop an implementation plan for workforce development and
brief the congressional defense committees on this plan, not
later than May 1, 2024. Such plan shall include:
(1) Current and projected training opportunities
available to DFAS employees, including those that might
be available commercially or through other programs
such as SkillBridge and the Defense Civilian Training
Corps;
(2) Linkage of training opportunities to reskilling
and upskilling needs of DFAS, including impact on
recruiting and retention of the workforce to align with
the 10-year workforce needs of DFAS;
(3) Periodic surveys of the workforce (categorized by
age demographic groups) to provide feedback to DFAS
leadership on the impact of such training programs, as
well as continuous performance enhancement
recommendations to leadership;
(4) Identification and collection of metrics related
to training and alignment with significant automation
tool rollouts;
(5) A process for regular dissemination of
information regarding re- and up-skilling programs, as
well as the rollout of automation tools and their
impact on the workforce; and
(6) Any other elements the Director considers
appropriate.
Framework for mergers and acquisitions decision analysis
The committee is aware of challenges facing the Department
of Defense (DOD) with regard to consolidation within the
defense industry. Many of these challenges were highlighted in
the Department's February 2022 report, ``State of Competition
within the Defense Industrial Base.'' The committee is
especially interested in the impact that mergers and
acquisitions (M&A) may be having on the defense industrial
base, both positive and negative. As a complex adaptive system,
the committee recognizes that it is difficult to foresee the
short- and long-term repercussions of such transactions, and
there are few or no tools to support such ``what-if'' scenarios
beyond human expert judgment.
While much attention has been focused on the M&A activities
of the largest defense companies, mostly due to legal
requirements to review such transactions, the committee is also
concerned about the impact of M&A below those statutory
thresholds. Research currently underway at the Government
Accountability Office has reiterated the lack of focus on below
threshold M&A actions. The committee is also aware of the
insufficient workforce available to review filings beyond the
number required by law to thoroughly monitor below threshold
M&A activities on an ongoing basis. This workforce shortage
hinders the development of tools, methodologies, and processes
to comprehensively evaluate the impacts and tradeoffs of
various types of M&A, which contributes to an ad hoc, reactive
approach.
Therefore, the committee directs the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Industrial Base Policy, in coordination with the
Acquisition Innovation Research Center, to develop a M&A impact
model to provide an analytical framework for comprehensively
assessing the defense M&A environment, and to provide a
briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee not later than
November 1, 2024. In developing this M&A impact model, the
Department should include the following considerations:
(1) The competition goals the Department should
pursue, linked to the tools the Department currently
has to enhance competition, and what elements of M&A
decision making would be most beneficial to link goals
to those elements;
(2) The levers the Department has to achieve its
strategic objectives, including an assessment of the
resources needed for the workforce to meet those
objectives;
(3) The data sources, internal to the DOD and
available commercially, academically or publicly, that
should be leveraged for decision making; and
(4) Recommendations for how the Department should
assess the impacts of consolidation below the statutory
thresholds to better understand the long-term effect on
innovation and the supply base.
Office of Acquisition, Integration, and Interoperability
The committee supports the establishment of the Office of
Acquisition, Integration, and Interoperability (AI2) within the
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition to
institutionalize joint requirements development, acquisition
management, and programming for joint kill chain integration
efforts within the Department of Defense.
The committee believes that the Department of Defense needs
a single office with specific tools to rapidly generate joint
requirements and combine them with resources and acquisition
authorities. Such an office would provide the Department with
the flexibility to proceed rapidly when integration
opportunities to create or improve joint kill chains are
identified by various departmental actors, especially the
Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Mission Capabilities. This
initiative is especially important for efforts related to joint
command and control.
The committee expects that the Director of the Office of
Acquisition, Integration, and Interoperability will keep the
committee apprised of any changes to law, Department of Defense
processes, or resourcing necessary to rapidly generate joint
requirements and combine them with resources and acquisition
authorities. The committee encourages other organizations
involved in this work, such as the Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency, the Strategic Capabilities Office, the Joint
Staff, and relevant program executive officers or program
managers, to continue supporting the growth of AI2 as a tool
for joint integration efforts.
Regulatory implementation timelines
The committee recognizes that the implementation of new
defense programs requires a thoughtful and rigorous process to
develop the regulations necessary to provide a stable long-term
foundation. This regulatory process can seem burdensome, but
the time it takes is often necessary to ensure proper
coordination across the government and industry, as well as to
ensure that all aspects are examined, alternative approaches
considered, and inputs from various impacted entities are
evaluated properly. However, the committee believes that the
ability to measure the time consumed by this process is
critical to understanding how to improve the timeliness and
efficiency of Department of Defense (DOD) acquisition
processes.
The committee notes that there is a useful model with the
procurement administrative lead time (PALT) definition. PALT is
the amount of time required to complete the actions leading to
contract award. It is used by management to forecast contract
awards and plan workload, but it can also be used to evaluate
the efficiency of contracting personnel. Such measures for the
regulatory implementation timelines would be useful for similar
reasons.
Therefore, the committee directs the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to develop a formal DOD
definition for regulatory implementation timelines, as well as
a process for measuring that timeline for specific initiatives,
and provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee
not later than November 1, 2024.
Review of anti-venom acquisition practices
The committee is concerned that procedural delays and other
Food and Drug Administration processes could adversely impact
the procurement of snakebite anti-venom for the Department of
Defense (DOD), particularly with regard to access for the
Special Operations Community. To better understand those
concerns, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense to
provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee, not
later than June 1, 2024, describing the DOD's current anti-
venom acquisition practices, as well as the potential benefits
of including snake bites on the list of neglected tropical
diseases established under Section 524(a)(3) of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 United States Code 350(a)(3).
Review of Department of Defense cash flow model
The committee is aware that the Department of Defense's
(DOD) recently completed Defense Contract Finance Study noted
the need to review and potentially update the cash flow model
DOD uses for its decision support. The current model is an
operational tool used by the finance community to help
understand the needs and impact of cash flow on particular
businesses. The committee recognizes that, given recent
experiences such as COVID-19 impacts on industry as well as
related policies to increase progress payments to help with
cash flow for industry, such models will be increasingly
important strategic tools than can help the DOD understand cash
flow at a macro level. Considering these lessons, the
Department should validate its current cash flow model and
ensure that the model accounts for the evolving economic
marketplace dynamics that will impact industry, including the
increase of remote work, workforce shortages, and supply chain
scarcity or disruptions.
Therefore, the committee directs the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to conduct a review of
its cash flow model and provide a briefing to the Senate Armed
Services Committee on the review not later than February 1,
2024.
Software-as-a-Service
The committee is aware that the rapidly evolving software
marketplace often creates challenges for Department of Defense
(DOD) policies to adapt at relevant speeds. For example, the
committee notes that many cutting-edge technology companies use
a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model for their
products rather than a traditional purchasing model. This model
difference inadvertently creates a policy mismatch between
Department needs and the ability of industry to meet those
needs, which often results in DOD personnel not only being
poorly equipped to buy software at a commercial scale, but also
creates artificial barriers for companies that leverage SaaS
models.
Although the DOD acknowledges the importance of promoting
modern software practices, the Department's acquisition
practices need to adapt to better integrate commercial trends.
The committee notes that adopting a consistent definition of
SaaS that is recognized across the acquisition and information
technology communities would be useful. The committee is aware
that the National Institute of Standards and Technology has
such a definition, but it is unclear if this definition is also
used by the Department, or if there is another definition that
is used across the acquisition workforce. The committee
believes such a standardized definition should be established
and socialized across the Department.
Therefore, the committee directs the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A&S)), in
coordination with the DOD Chief Information Officer (CIO), to
provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee not
later than June 1, 2024, on the current state of acquisition of
SaaS products and services. This briefing shall:
(1) Identify the value propositions that SaaS might
provide for the Department if fully leveraged;
(2) Examine how SaaS is treated in software
acquisition policy, including whether there is a
standardized definition and, if there is, how that
definition is integrated into contracting policy and
training; and
(3) Identify whether there is a bias in policy or
other cultural factors in the Department impeding SaaS
delivery models or products.
In developing this briefing, the USD(A&S) and DOD CIO are
encouraged to solicit feedback from small businesses and
nontraditional vendors in the software market.
Study on performance-based payments
The committee is aware of the recent completion of the
Defense Contract Finance Study by the Director of Defense
Pricing and Contracting (DPC), the first comprehensive review
of Department of Defense (DOD) contract financing since 1985.
The study highlighted the importance of cash flow to businesses
within the defense industrial base, particularly small
businesses, and the DOD's use of progress payments as a
contract financing tool. The study also noted that other
contracting financing options include the use of performance-
based payments, by which contractors are paid based upon
achieving contract milestones rather than costs incurred.
The committee notes that these tools serve specific
purposes, and each have different advantages and disadvantages
that contracting officers need to consider when structuring
their contracting approach. For example, the committee is aware
that negotiating specific performance-based milestones can be
an overly time-consuming process in some cases compared to
progress payments, and contracting offices must exercise
discretion to decide the most reasonable options. The committee
is aware that DPC is analyzing the DOD's use of performance-
based payments to complement this contract finance study.
Gaining a better understanding of the needs and outcomes of
these tools will be helpful for the committee to assess and
evaluate the Department's overall contracting effectiveness.
Therefore, the committee directs the Director of Defense
Pricing and Cost to conduct a study on the use of performance-
based payments and to provide a briefing on the results of this
study to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
House of Representatives by October 1, 2024. The study should
include: (1) An analysis of costs incurred versus negotiated
costs based on expectations at contract signing; (2) An
analysis of trends in advanced payments made to contractors;
and (3) Any recommendations DPC has for improving contract
financing through the use of performance payments.
Treatment of Nontraditional Defense Contractors
Nontraditional Defense Contractors (NDCs) play an important
role in providing innovative capabilities to the Department of
Defense (DOD). The committee applauds the Department's efforts
in recent years to work with NDCs and encourage their
participation in the defense innovation and industrial base,
but believes that more can be done to leverage NDCs further.
Specifically, the committee is concerned that contracting
officers are reluctant to utilize commercial processes for the
procurement of goods and services from these entities,
hampering the Department's ability to more effectively leverage
self-funded NDC innovations. This reluctance appears to stem
from three sources: (1) An incorrect assumption that an NDC
must be directly contracting with the Department, forcing
contractors to contract with NDCs on a non-commercial basis at
any subcontract tier; (2) The misperception that only a DOD
contracting officer can make the determination that an entity
has NDC status; and (3) The undefined, inconsistent, and
bureaucratic nature of the NDC determination process. The
committee believes that correcting these three obstacles will
help the Department more effectively leverage Nontraditional
Defense Contractors.
Therefore, the committee directs the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to ensure that
contracting officers are aware that: (1) Contractors have the
authority to make an NDC determination for their suppliers and
subcontractors; (2) Notwithstanding this authority, contracting
officers may choose to deny the treatment of an NDC as
commercial, except as required by section 3453 of title 10,
United States Code; and (3) Prime contractors can treat
products and services provided by nontraditional defense
contractors as commercial products and commercial services,
respectively, as specified in section 3457 of title 10, United
States Code.
The committee further directs the Under Secretary to
provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and House of Representatives not later than June 1,
2024. This briefing shall describe the Department's plans to
create a streamlined process for contractors to attest to their
status as an NDC, update policy to support the clarifications
directed above, and included any additional recommended changes
to policy or statute that might be beneficial to help better
leverage nontraditional defense contractors.
TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters
Establishment of Office of Strategic Capital (sec. 901)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, to establish the
Office of Strategic Capital in statute, including its
responsibilities.
Reinstatement of position of Chief Management Officer of Department of
Defense (sec. 902)
The committee recommends a provision that would reinstate
the position of the Department of Defense Chief Management
Officer in Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code.
Modification of responsibilities of Director of Cost Assessment and
Program Evaluation (sec. 903)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 139a of title 10, United States Code, to designate the
Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) as the
office responsible for standardizing analytical methodologies
within the Department of Defense. In addition, CAPE shall
establish a program evaluation competitive analysis cell and a
pilot program on alternative analysis to improve analytical
rigor. The provision also requires the Secretary of Defense to
establish an analysis working group to identify and provide
independent and novel methodologies for conducting program and
capability evaluations.
Roles and responsibilities for components of Office of Secretary of
Defense for joint all-domain command and control in support of
integrated joint warfighting (sec. 904)
The committee recommends a provision that would establish
roles and responsibilities for components of the Office of the
Secretary of Defense for Joint All-Domain Command and Control
(JADC2).
The committee recognizes that fielding JADC2 capability is
critical for preserving the military advantage of the United
States and deterring conflict with potential adversaries. The
committee supports the military services' efforts to integrate
their own service-specific platforms, systems, and networks to
improve command and control. However, the committee is
concerned by the long timelines associated with such efforts.
Moreover, the committee is concerned that service-led
initiatives associated with JADC2 will be insufficient to
provide the joint integration that is urgently required.
The committee is aware that the Chief Digital and
Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO), at the direction of the
Deputy Secretary of Defense, and in coordination with relevant
elements of the Department of Defense, to include the combatant
commands, is leading an effort to develop a joint data
integration layer to improve access to, and interoperability
of, data required for command and control across services,
domains, and echelons. The committee further understands that
the CDAO is leading iterative experimentation and assessment of
the data integration layer through a series of experiments
focused on rapidly delivering operational, data-centric, joint
warfighting capabilities centered on the pacing challenge in
the Indo- Pacific with ability to scale across the combatant
commands.
The committee supports this effort with U.S. Indo-Pacific
Command (INDOPACOM) and directs the CDAO to rapidly scale
across the combatant commands. The committee supports CDAO's
role as the lead office to develop a joint data integration
layer for JADC2 that is purpose-built to integrate and
interoperate with platforms, systems, and networks of all the
military services. The committee recognizes that this must be a
software-focused effort, and encourages CDAO to continue its
partnership with commercial technology providers to rapidly
deliver these capabilities.
The committee directs the CDAO to provide a report to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than December 1, 2023, on providing
a plan and associated timelines for achieving the following
objectives: (1) Deployment and demonstration of a joint data
integration layer prototype in the INDOPACOM area of
operations; (2) Transitioning such a prototype, upon its
successful demonstration, to fielding as soon as practicable
given the urgent need for JADC2 capability; (3) Reaching
initial operational capability (IOC) of a joint data
integration layer within the INDOPACOM area of operations; and
(4) Developing future plans to scale this capability to future
areas of operation across the combatant commands.
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretaries to support Assistant Secretary
of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict
(sec. 905)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
the Secretary of Defense to appoint two Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretaries to support the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, one
to support the Assistant Secretary in their role as the
``service secretary-like'' civilian responsible for the
oversight and advocacy of special operations forces, and one to
support the Assistant Secretary in the development and
supervision of policy for irregular warfare, counterterrorism,
and other related policy matters.
The committee strongly supports efforts by the Department
of Defense to institutionalize the role of the ASD SOLIC in
exercising authority, direction, and control of all special-
operations-peculiar administrative matters relating to the
organization, training, and equipping of special operations
forces. However, the committee remains concerned that the
number, seniority, and expertise of the personnel assigned to
support the ASD SOLIC's ``service secretary-like''
responsibilities continues to fall short of what is required to
meet the intent of the ASD SOLIC reforms contained in section
922 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2017 (Public Law 114 328) and subsequent acts. The committee
notes the manpower study required by the Joint Explanatory
Statement to Accompany the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2022 (Committee Print No. 2) validated a
requirement for 94 full-time personnel to adequately fulfill
the ``service secretary-like'' responsibilities assigned to the
ASD SOLIC. Unfortunately, as of January 1, 2023, the
Secretariat for Special Operations was only staffed with a
total of 46 personnel.
The committee believes hiring efforts should be prioritized
and accelerated and stands ready to support additional
resources, as necessary, to facilitate a fully- staffed ASD
SOLIC, including the hiring of additional members of the Senior
Executive Service. Additionally, as reflected in the
recommended provision, the committee believes two Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretaries and additional members of the
Senior Executive Service are necessary to fully support the
range of responsibilities assigned to the ASD SOLIC and to
adequately represent the ASD SOLIC at senior-level decision-
making fora. Lastly, the committee believes the ASD SOLIC
should receive appropriate support to enable effective growth
and management of the Secretariat for Special Operations. In
particular, we believe the Secretariat must be provided
contiguous space within the Pentagon to support the
unclassified and classified work of the staff and leaders
assigned to the office.
Modification of cross-functional team to address emerging threat
relating to directed energy capabilities (sec. 906)
The committee recommends a provision that would clarify the
mandate of the Department of Defense's Anomalous Health
Incidents Cross-Functional Team contained in section 910 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public
Law 117-81) to include efforts related to ``emerging directed
energy capabilities, including such capabilities that could
plausibly result in anomalous health incidents''' as well as
other clarifying changes.
The committee notes its continued strong support for the
Department of Defense's efforts to investigate the cause of
anomalous health incidents (AHIs) and provide care for U.S.
Government personnel and their dependents, who have been
victims of these incidents. The work of the Department's AHI
Cross-Functional Team is essential in understanding the
possible range of technologies that may be the cause of these
incidents, and it should continue with all urgency as the
threat posed by directed energy weapons is likely to grow in
the coming years. Further, the committee supports the military
health system's continued commitment to treat all Federal
personnel, regardless of employing agency, and their
dependents, who have suffered an AHI.
Pilot program on protecting access to critical assets (sec. 907)
The committee recommends a provision that would establish a
pilot program within the Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment with the authority to
conduct assessments, support industrial base decision-making,
and provide mitigation measures to counter adversarial capital
flows into domestic and allied industrial entities intended to
undermine or deny United States access to key industrial
capabilities or access and placement needed for national
security and military functions. The committee notes that
funding is specifically authorized within an existing program
element to carry out this pilot program.
Extension of mission management pilot program (sec. 908)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend the
mission management pilot program, as authorized by Section 871
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
(Public Law 117 81), and update the requirements of the pilot
program.
Conforming amendments to carry out elimination of position of Chief
Management Officer (sec. 909)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 192(c), section 240b, and section 240d of title 10,
United States Code, to update all statutory references to the
defunct Department of Defense's Chief Management Officer.
Subtitle B--Other Department of Defense Organization and Management
Matters
Joint Energetics Transition Office (sec. 921)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to realign roles, responsibilities, and
resources to create a Joint Energetics Transition Office in
order to develop a strategic plan and investment plan for
incorporating novel energetic materials into new and existing
programs.
Transition of oversight responsibility for the Defense Technology
Security Administration (sec. 922)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to develop a transition plan and realign
the Defense Technology Security Administration under the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy.
Integrated and authenticated access to Department of Defense systems
for certain congressional staff for oversight purposes (sec.
923)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to integrate, to the extent feasible,
access tokens granted to the congressional defense committees
with Department of Defense Parking Management Office software.
Furthermore, the Director of Administration and Management
and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs
shall brief the Senate Armed Services Committee on modernizing
the software used by the Department of Defense Parking
Management Office to manage parking at the Pentagon by October
30, 2023. This briefing should address the potential
integration of parking software with access tokens generated
pursuant to Section 1046 of the James M. Inhofe National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-
263).
Integration of productivity software suites for scheduling data (sec.
924)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to ensure that the software used by the
Department of Defense to schedule meetings, briefings, and
hearings with the congressional defense committees is fully
integrated and digitally interoperable with similar
congressional software.
The committee notes that while both the Department of
Defense and the Congress have largely migrated to Microsoft 365
at great cost, the core scheduling functions of Microsoft
Outlook remain inaccessible to either side. Given the extremely
small number of congressional staff and personnel from the
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative
Affairs, the committee remains concerned that the Department of
Defense is missing opportunities to expand congressional
engagement due to basic failures of functionality in its
productivity software suite.
Operationalizing audit readiness (sec. 925)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of
the military departments, to develop a set of command metrics
that link existing audit readiness metrics with unit leadership
metrics, as well as assess means for integrating such metrics
into the performance evaluations process for unit commanders.
The provision would also require the President of the
Defense Acquisition University to develop training curricula to
support the implementation of such metrics in the day-to-day
performance of unit commanders.
Next generation business health metrics (sec. 926)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the secretaries of
the military departments and acting through the Director of
Administration and Management, to develop an updated set of
business health metrics to inform senior leader decision-making
in the Department of Defense.
Independent assessment of defense business enterprise architecture
(sec. 927)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to select a federally funded research and
development center or a university affiliated research center
to conduct an independent assessment of the Department of
Defense Business Enterprise Architecture.
Limitation on establishment of new diversity, equity, and inclusion
positions; hiring freeze (sec. 928)
The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit
the Secretary of Defense from establishing new positions with
responsibility for matters relating to diversity, equity, and
inclusion (DEI), or from filling any such positions vacated
after the date of enactment of this Act. The prohibitions in
this provision would expire upon delivery by the Comptroller
General of the United States of a review of the Department of
Defense DEI workforce required elsewhere in this Act, due
February 28, 2024.
Items of Special Interest
Standardized methodology for cost savings and avoidance calculations
The committee notes the importance of being able to fully
understand the analysis and tradeoffs that go into various
budgetary planning decisions for the Department of Defense in a
systematic and transparent way. This is especially true when
the Department attempts to aggregate cost savings at a program
level in order to demonstrate macro-level savings across the
future years defense program. In past periods of budget
austerity and efficiencies, the Department has had trouble
clearly substantiating its claim of where and how it was
achieving cost savings without the appearance of duplication,
obfuscated calculations, and lack of consistency of application
across the various components. The committee recognizes that
similar attempts to demonstrate cost avoidance at a macroscale
are even more unsystematic and lack consistent rigor. The
result is a lack of confidence and trust when such macro cost
savings and cost avoidance numbers are provided to the
committee.
The committee is aware that the services have their own
processes for determining cost savings and cost avoidance. The
committee is also aware that the methodologies used across the
Department of Defense vary slightly and make cross comparison
in a consistent way difficult. The committee believes that the
Department should expend analytic effort to review and
standardize the methodology used across the Department and
military departments for calculating cost saving and avoidance,
and promulgate policy and resources to enforce such
standardization. The committee believes such methodological
consistency will allow for better understanding by
congressional consumers, and improve the trust and confidence
in such data.
Therefore, the committee directs the Director of the Cost
Assessment and Performance Evaluation (CAPE) office to conduct
a review of the service methodologies for calculating cost
savings and cost avoidance and to provide a report to the
congressional defense committees by November 1, 2024. The
report on this review should include:
(1) A descriptive analysis of the methodologies
currently used by the Office of the Secretary of
Defense and the military departments;
(2) Identification of any gaps, inconsistencies, or
shortfalls between these methodologies, as well as
underlying data and supporting information systems;
(3) Recommendations for how to resolve or mitigate
such differences as identified in (2);
(4) Analysis of the feasibility and advisability of
creating a unified standardized methodology for use
across the Department; and
(5) Assessment of the opportunities to leverage
improved artificial intelligence and machine learning
data analytics and visualization capabilities in order
to implement current or future cost savings and cost
avoidance processes in a more efficient and
standardized way.
TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Financial Matters
General transfer authority (sec. 1001)
The committee recommends a provision that would allow the
Secretary of Defense to transfer up to $6.0 billion of fiscal
year 2024 funds authorized in division A of this Act to
unforeseen higher priority needs in accordance with normal
reprogramming procedures. Transfers of funds between military
personnel authorizations would not be counted toward the dollar
limitation in this provision.
Annual report on budget prioritization by Secretary of Defense and
military departments (sec. 1002)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to deliver a report to the congressional
defense committees not later than 15 days after the annual
budget submission that describes the reductions or eliminations
of total obligational authority for programs, projects, and
activities compared to the prior-year projection.
Additional reporting requirements related to unfunded priorities (sec.
1003)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 222a of title 10, United States Code, to add additional
reporting requirements related to unfunded priorities.
Sense of the Senate on need for emergency supplemental appropriations
(sec. 1004)
The committee recommends a provision that would express the
sense of the Senate that there are growing national security
concerns that require additional funds beyond the defense
spending limit and urges the President to send emergency
supplemental funding requests to address those concerns, to
include continued support for Ukraine, additional munitions
production, and additional naval vessels and combat vehicles.
Subtitle B--Counterdrug Activities
Disruption of fentanyl trafficking (sec. 1011)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with other relevant
Federal agencies, to develop and submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a strategy to use existing Department
of Defense authorities to counter fentanyl trafficking into the
United States. The provision would also require the Secretary
of Defense to report on efforts to enhance security cooperation
with the Government of Mexico to counter transnational criminal
organizations within Mexico that traffic fentanyl.
Enhanced support for counterdrug activities and activities to counter
transnational organized crime (sec. 1012)
The committee recommends a provision that would modify
section 284(b) of title 10, United States Code, to add planning
services to the types of support that may be provided.
Modification of support for counterdrug activities and activities to
counter transnational organized crime: increase in cap for
small scale construction projects (sec. 1013)
The committee recommends a provision that would modify the
authority under section 284 of title 10, United States Code, to
increase the cap on small scale construction support to foreign
counterdrug partners from $750,000 to $1.5 million.
Building the capacity of armed forces of Mexico to counter the threat
posed by transnational criminal organizations (sec. 1014)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of
State, to establish a pilot program to assess the feasibility
and advisability of building the capacity of armed forces of
Mexico in the United States on jointly agreed goals to counter
the threat posed by transnational criminal organizations. The
provision would also require a plan for implementing the pilot
program.
Subtitle C--Naval Vessels
Modification of authority to purchase used vessels under the National
Defense Sealift Fund (sec. 1021)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 2218 of title 10, United States Code, to allow the
Department of Defense to continue modernizing the Ready Reserve
Force and the Military Sealift Command surge sealift fleet.
Amphibious warship force availability (sec. 1022)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 8062 of title 10, United States Code, to direct the
Navy to schedule maintenance and repair activities for
amphibious ships in order to ensure that 24 such warships are
available for worldwide deployment at any given time.
Prohibition on retirement of certain naval vessels (sec. 1023)
The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit
the use of funds to retire or place in storage three dock
landing ships and one guided missile cruiser.
Report on the potential for an Army and Navy joint effort for
watercraft vessels (sec. 1024)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the Secretary of
the Army, to submit, not later than February 29, 2024, a report
to the congressional defense committees on the feasibility of
conducting a joint Army and Navy effort to develop and field a
family of watercraft vessels to support the implementation of
the Marine Corps concept of Expeditionary Advanced Base
Operations and Army operations in maritime environments.
The report shall include an assessment of whether a shared
base platform could meet Department of the Navy and Department
of the Army requirements and, if so, an assessment of the
benefits and challenges of: (1) Procuring a technical data
package to allow simultaneous construction by multiple
builders; and (2) Using block buy authorities.
Subtitle D--Counterterrorism
Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or relinquish control
of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (sec.
1031)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 1036 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) to extend through the end
of fiscal year 2024 the prohibition on the use of funds
provided to the Department of Defense to: (1) Close or abandon
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; (2)
Relinquish control of Guantanamo Bay to the Republic of Cuba;
or (3) Implement a material modification to the Treaty between
the United States of America and Cuba, signed at Washington,
D.C., on May 29, 1934, which modification would constructively
close United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 1033 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) to
extend through December 31, 2024, the prohibition on the use of
funds provided to the Department of Defense to transfer or
release individuals detained at United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.
Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify
facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred
from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (sec.
1033)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 1034(a) of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) to
extend through December 31, 2024, the prohibition on the use of
funds provided to the Department of Defense to construct or
modify facilities in the United States to house detainees
transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba.
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)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 1035 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) to
extend through December 31, 2024, the prohibition on the use of
funds provided to the Department of Defense to construct or
modify facilities in the United States to transfer or release
individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba, to Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, and Afghanistan.
Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations
Extension of admission to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands for certain non-immigrant H-2B workers (sec.
1041)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 6(b)(1)(B) of the Joint Resolution titled ``A Joint
Resolution to approve the 'Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the
United States of America', and for other purposes'' (48 U.S.C.
1806(b)(1)(B)), approved March 24, 1976, by extending the
deadline for certain non-immigrant H-2B workers.
The committee notes that this provision would support the
realignment of U.S. forces to Guam by addressing limited
workforce availability on Guam. The committee understands that
current labor market conditions are constrained by the H-2B 3-
year service restriction waiver expiring in 2024. Without this
provision, construction costs for the Department of Defense are
estimated to increase by at least $250.0 million, and the
Marine relocations from Japan may be delayed.
Authority to include funding requests for the chemical and biological
defense program in budget accounts of military departments
(sec. 1042)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 1701(d)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act
(NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 1994 (Public Law 103-160) by
changing the budget authority from prohibitive to permissive.
The committee notes that since the FY 1994 NDAA, the Army
has been prohibited by statute from requesting military
construction funds for chemical-biological facilities like
Dugway Proving Ground as part of the President's annual budget
request. In 2023, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs and the Army
signed an agreement that transferred funding responsibilities
for Dugway Proving Ground to the Army. The committee believes
this provision would grant the Army sufficient budget authority
to request funding for military construction relating to
chemical-biological facilities.
Unfavorable security clearance eligibility determinations and appeals
(sec. 1043)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to provide the same administrative due
process in cases of unfavorable security clearance eligibility
determinations for members of the Armed Forces and Department
of Defense (DOD) civilian employees that is currently provided
for contractor personnel through the Defense Office of Hearings
and Appeals (DOHA). The provision would be effective the
earlier of September 30, 2024, or the date on which the DOD
General Counsel certifies to the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and the House of Representatives that DOHA is
prepared to execute its responsibilities under this section.
Assistance in support of Department of Defense accounting for missing
United States Government personnel (sec. 1044)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 408 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize the
provision of funds by the Department of Defense to foreign
nations to assist in accounting for missing United States
Government personnel. The provision would also modify the
congressional reporting requirement in section 408 of title 10,
United States Code, to require an annual report on the
Department's use of the authorities provided by that section.
Implementation of arrangements to build transparency, confidence, and
security (sec. 1045)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
the Secretary of Defense to use amounts authorized for
operation and maintenance for travel, transportation, and
subsistence expenses for meetings and demonstrations hosted by
the Department of Defense in implementation of the Vienna
Document 2011 on Confidence and Security-Building Measures (the
Vienna Document).
The committee expects that meetings and demonstrations
hosted by the Department of Defense in implementing the Vienna
Document will be conducted consistent with the requirements of
Annex IV and other relevant provisions of that document.
Access to and use of military post offices by United States citizens
employed overseas by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization who
perform functions in support of military operations of the
Armed Forces (sec. 1046)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 406 of title 39, United States Code, to require the
Secretary of Defense to authorize the use of military post
office boxes by United States citizens employed overseas by the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization who perform functions in
support of military operations of the Armed Forces. The
provision would also require a briefing to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives,
not later than March 1, 2024, on the status of the revision of
applicable regulations, and any legal or financial hurdles to
implementation.
Removal of time limitations of temporary protection and authorization
of reimbursement for security services and equipment for former
or retired Department of Defense personnel (sec. 1047)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 714 of title 10, United States Code, to modify the
authority of the Secretary of Defense to provide certain former
and retired Department of Defense personnel with protection
within the United States, including authority to reimburse such
personnel for security services and equipment procured at
personal expense, under circumstances where serious and
credible threats of harm arise from duties performed while
employed by the Department.
Annual Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) capabilities required
to expand accounting for persons missing from designated past
conflicts (sec. 1048)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, not later than March 1,
2024, and annually thereafter, to post on a publicly available
internet website a list of capabilities required to expand
accounting for persons missing from designated past conflicts
and to provide a briefing to Congress on those capabilities.
Subtitle F--Studies and Reports
Annual report and briefing on implementation of Force Design 2030 (sec.
1051)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Commandant of the Marine Corps to deliver an annual report and
briefing detailing the programmatic choices made to implement
Force Design 2030 capabilities, including capabilities and
capacity divested to accelerate the implementation of Force
Design 2030. The report would also cover the ways in which
Force Design 2030 responds to strategic guidance and emergent
concepts of operations. The committee notes that this reporting
requirement subsumes the similar directive report language
contained in section 1023 of the Joint Explanatory Statement to
Accompany the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Committee Print No. 2).
Plan for conversion of Joint Task Force North into Joint Interagency
Task Force North (sec. 1052)
The committee recommends a provision that would require,
not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the heads
of relevant Federal departments or agencies, submit to the
congressional defense committees a detailed plan for converting
Joint Task Force North into a joint interagency task force. The
plan would be submitted in unclassified form, but could include
a classified annex. The provision would require the Secretary
to provide an interim briefing on the development of the plan
to the congressional defense committees not later than 60 days
after the date of enactment of this Act.
Report on use of tactical fighter aircraft and bomber aircraft for
deployments and homeland defense missions (sec. 1053)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the use of tactical
fighter aircraft and bomber aircraft for deployments and
homeland defense missions. The study should:
(1) Review both deployment and exercise requirements
for tactical fighter aircraft and bomber aircraft
levied by each geographic combatant command;
(2) Assess deployable forces currently available to
fulfill each of those requirements, and whether those
forces are adequate to meet the global requirements;
(3) Review any relevant tactical fighter forces or
bomber forces that are not considered deployable or
available to meet combatant command requirements;
(4) Assess whether adequate consideration has been
given to fighter coverage of the homeland during these
deployments, in particular within the Alaska Area of
Responsibility and the Hawaii Area of Responsibility;
and
(5) Assess U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy active duty,
Air National Guard, and reserve land-based tactical
fighter units that could be considered for inclusion
into homeland defense mission requirements.
The Secretary would be required to submit the results of
this review to the congressional defense committees not later
than May 1, 2024.
Modifications of reporting requirements (sec. 1054)
The committee recommends a provision that would modify
certain reporting requirements.
Report on equipping certain ground combat units with small unmanned
aerial systems (sec. 1055)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to provide to the congressional defense
committees a report on equipping platoon-sized ground combat
formations with certain small unmanned aerial systems.
Comprehensive assessment of Marine Corps Force Design 2030 (sec. 1056)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to contract with a federally funded
research and development center to conduct an independent
assessment of the U.S. Marine Corps modernization initiatives.
The provision would require a report to be provided to the
congressional defense committees on such independent assessment
not later than one year after the date of entering into the
contract, and the provision specifies required elements of the
assessment.
Strategy to achieve critical mineral supply chain independence for the
Department of Defense (sec. 1057)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives, one year after the date of
enactment of this Act, a strategy to develop supply chains for
the Department of Defense that are not dependent on mining or
the processing of critical minerals in, or by, covered
countries. The strategy should also prioritize production and
processing in the United States, in order to achieve critical
mineral supply chain independence from covered countries for
the Department by 2035.
Quarterly briefing on homeland defense planning (sec. 1058)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to provide a detailed briefing to the
congressional defense committees, not later than February 1,
2024, and every 90 days thereafter through February 1, 2026, on
efforts to bolster homeland defense.
Special operations force structure (sec. 1059)
The committee recommends a provision that would express the
sense of the Senate regarding special operations force
structure, including that the Secretary of Defense should not
consider any reductions to special operations force structure
until after the completion of a comprehensive analysis of
special operations force structure and a determination that any
planned changes would not have a negative impact on the ability
of combatant commanders to support the National Defense
Strategy. The provision would also direct the Secretary of
Defense to submit a report to the congressional defense
committees assessing the optimal force structure for special
operations forces not later than March 1, 2024.
Briefing on commercial tools employed by the Department of Defense to
assess foreign ownership, control, or influence (sec. 1060)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to submit, not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of the Act, a report on countering
industrial espionage, including a description of commercial and
organically developed tools employed by the Department of
Defense to assess the risks of foreign ownership, control, or
influence within the defense industrial base, and specific
commercial solutions the Department is currently leveraging to
assess and mitigate these risks.
Plan on countering human trafficking (sec. 1061)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense, not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, to submit a plan to the
congressional defense committees for coordinating with defense
partners in North America and South America and supporting
interagency departments and agencies in countering human
trafficking operations.
Briefing and report on use and effectiveness of United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (sec. 1062)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to provide to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
briefing, not later than April 30, 2024, on the use of
Guantanamo Bay Naval Station in light of foreign military
activity in Cuba.
Subtitle G--Other Matters
Matters related to irregular warfare (sec. 1071)
The committee recommends a provision that affirms the
authority of the Secretary of Defense to conduct irregular
warfare operations to defend the United States, allies of the
United States, and interests of the United States.
Joint concept for competing implementation updates (sec. 1072)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to provide the
congressional defense committees with a written update and
accompanying briefing on the implementation of the Joint
Concept for Competing, released on February 10, 2023, every 180
days through March 1, 2026.
Limitation on certain funding until submission of the Chairman's Risk
Assessment and briefing requirement (sec. 1073)
The committee recommends a provision that would limit
certain funds from obligation or expenditure until the Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Secretary of Defense
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives outstanding risk assessments. The
provision would also amend section 153 of title 10, United
States Code, to require an annual briefing on the assessments
developed by the Joint Staff.
Section 153 of title 10, United States Code, delineates the
functions of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to
include the development of an annual risk assessment. The
primary purpose of the Chairman's Risk Assessment (CRA) is to
identify and evaluate the risk associated with executing the
most recent National Military Strategy (NMS). However, the CRA
also fulfills other critically important functions. For
example, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction,
``Joint Strategic Planning System'' (CJCSI 3100.01E) published
May 21, 2021, states that global integration, which is another
prescribed statutory duty of the Chairman, ``requires a shared
understanding of threats, hazards, risks, and Joint Force
trade- offs. Strategic assessments provide the analytical
foundation for this shared understanding.'' According to the
aforementioned instruction, both the CRA and the Joint Military
Net Assessment (JMNA) are ``essential assessments'' in that
process, and these documents ``contribute to a wide-ranging,
Comprehensive Joint Readiness analytical baseline, and thus
guide the development of the Chairman's military advice on
global posture, readiness, risk, and the balance of near-term
resource decisions with modernization to maintain our
competitive advantage.''
The statute requires that the CRA be delivered annually to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives not later than February 15. Unfortunately, the
CRA has not been submitted on time for the past several years.
In one instance, the committee was informed, long after the
fact, that a determination was made to withhold the CRA in
contravention of the statutory requirements included in section
153 of title 10, United States Code. On other occasions, it is
the committee's understanding that the CRA was delayed because
the risk mitigation plan, required by law to accompany the CRA,
had not been finalized.
The failure to submit the CRA in a timely manner has
disadvantaged this committee during the drafting of the annual
national defense authorization act. A critical component of the
risk assessment is to identify and assess force capabilities,
as well as characterizing how risk varies over time due to
budget priorities, tradeoffs, and fiscal constraints. As a
result, the CRA is instrumental to the committee's decision
making process as it evaluates the authorities and resources
necessary to implement the National Defense Strategy at various
levels of risk. The completion and transmission of the CRA is a
basic, essential, and longstanding requirement. Failure to
perform this function is completely unacceptable.
The committee is deeply frustrated by the demonstrated lack
of urgency in providing these assessments on time to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives. Therefore, the committee believes that it is
appropriate, and necessary, to limit certain funding until such
time as the outstanding CRAs are delivered as required by law.
The committee also believes it is necessary to require an
annual briefing from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
on activities enumerated under section 153 of title 10, United
States Code. Finally, the committee directs the Director for
Strategy, Plans, and Policy, Joint Staff (J-5), in conjunction
with the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness, to brief the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than
September 30, 2023, on the current status, and anticipated
timeline, for delivering outstanding risk assessments.
Notification of safety and security concerns at certain Department of
Defense laboratories (sec. 1074)
The committee recommends a provision that would direct the
Secretary of Defense to notify the congressional defense
committees within 7 days after ceasing operations at any
Department of Defense laboratory or facility rated at biosafety
level (BSL)-3 or higher for safety or security reasons.
Assessment and recommendations relating to infrastructure, capacity,
resources, and personnel in Guam (sec. 1075)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Commander,
United States Indo-Pacific Command, to assess the capacity of
existing infrastructure, resources, and personnel available in
Guam to meet United States Indo-Pacific Command strategic
objectives, and provide a report on such assessment to the
congressional defense committees not later than March 1, 2024.
Program and processes relating to foreign acquisition (sec. 1076)
The committee recommends a provision to improve the process
of foreign acquisition of U.S. defense articles through: (1) A
pilot program for combatant commands to hire acquisition
specialists as advisors; (2) A foreign acquisition industry
day; (3) A Department of Defense (DOD) senior-level industry
advisory group; (4) Establishment of DOD points of contact for
Foreign Military Sales; and (5) Establishment of combatant
command needs for exportability.
Furthermore, the committee directs the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, not later than October
30, 2023, to provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate on the status of foreign military sales
cases above $100.0 million that have a completed Letter of
Agreement. The briefing will include the following: (1) A
description of the actual or anticipated timeline associated
with the issuance of a Request for Proposal to the prime
contractor, submission of the prime contractor's initial
proposal, and the date of contract award; (2) Whether or not
the Defense Contract Audit Agency performed a review, and if
so, the associated schedule; (3) Whether or not an
undefinitized contract action was awarded, and if so, the
schedule for definitization and details on work stoppages that
may have occurred due to limitations on obligations; and (4)
Whether or not certified cost or pricing data were required,
and if so, the number of subcontractors at any tier providing
certified cost or pricing data.
Technical and conforming amendments related to the Space Force (sec.
1077)
The committee recommends a provision that would make
technical and conforming amendments to titles 10 and 37, United
States Code, related to the establishment of the Space Force.
Authority to establish commercial integration cells within certain
combatant commands (sec. 1078)
The committee recommends a provision that would allow
certain combatant commands to establish commercial integration
cells for the purpose of integrating public and private
entities with capabilities relevant to the area of operation of
such command.
Modification on limitation on funding for institutions of higher
education hosting Confucius Institutes (sec. 1079)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 1062 of the William M. (``Mac'') Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283) by removing the waiver authority.
Modification of definition of domestic source for title III of Defense
Production Act of 1950 (sec. 1080)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 702 of the Defense Production Act (50 U.S.C. 4552) to
add Australia and the United Kingdom to the definition of
domestic sources for the purposes of Title III of such Act.
Comprehensive strategy for talent development and management of
Department of Defense computer programming workforce (sec.
1081)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Department of Defense to develop a strategy for the talent
development and management of the Department's computer
programming workforce.
Limitation on availability of funds for destruction of landmines (sec.
1082)
The committee recommends a provision that would limit
funding for the destruction of anti-personnel landmine
munitions until the Secretary of Defense provides a report that
describes current policy, projected inventories and associated
costs, and a military assessment of inventory projections.
Items of Special Interest
Analysis of Chinese penetration of transportation node
infrastructure and commercial technologies to counter such
actions The committee is concerned about the People's Republic
of China's increasing ownership and operations of major
logistics and infrastructure hubs throughout the world, which
poses a significant threat to the ability of the United States
to secure critical lines of communication and project power.
The committee is aware that the Department of Defense is
currently examining ways to leverage commercial technologies to
address this concern.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives by December 1, 2023,
that details existing and proposed Department of Defense
initiatives intended to identify and mitigate threats to ensure
the ability of the United States to secure critical lines of
communication and project power. The report, at a minimum,
shall include the following:
(1) A list of major logistics and infrastructure hubs
throughout the world under Chinese ownership or
operation, to include both state- and privately-owned
enterprises, which pose threats to the ability of the
United States to secure critical lines of communication
and project power;
(2) A list of existing policy and program initiatives
undertaken by the Department and the interagency to
address concerns mentioned above;
(3) An assessment of whether the aforementioned
policies and program initiatives have succeeded;
(4) A survey of commercial capabilities not yet
utilized by the Department that are available to assist
in situational awareness, interdiction, and mitigation
of these threats;
(5) An assessment of whether additional authorities,
to include the Department's ability to fund and provide
loan guarantees for infrastructure projects, would
assist in addressing threats posed by the People's
Republic of China; and
(6) A cost estimate of any applicable programs.
The report shall be unclassified and may include a
classified annex.
Assessment of threat posed by cartels and transnational criminal
organizations
The committee is concerned by the persistent threat posed
by cartels and other transnational criminal organizations to
United States national security as a result of their
trafficking of fentanyl and other drugs, weapons, and humans,
as well as money laundering and other illicit activities. The
committee is concerned by the lack of sufficient progress in
combating this threat.
Therefore, the committee directs the Director of the
Defense Intelligence Agency to provide a briefing to the Senate
Armed Services Committee, not later than October 31, 2023, on
the role and impact of cartel and transnational organized crime
on the security of the United States and the broader region.
The briefing shall, at a minimum, address the following:
(1) An assessment of the size, intent, composition,
financing, and geographic reach of such organizations;
(2) An assessment of the threat posed by such
organizations to the United States and the broader
region;
(3) An assessment of which, if any, state actors are
providing financial or other support to these
organizations, and a description of the nature of such
support;
(4) An assessment of non-state actors that are
providing financial or other support to these
organizations, and a description of the nature of such
support;
(5) An assessment of any vulnerabilities that would
present opportunities to degrade or dismantle the
capabilities of such organizations; and
(6) Any other matters deemed relevant by the
Director.
Briefing on Indo-Pacific Command contested logistics requirements
The committee believes that a robust logistics system,
providing both sufficient capacity to support major combat
operations and resilience to operate under severe and sustained
kinetic and non-kinetic attack, is vital to the Department of
Defense's (DOD) core missions of deterrence and warfighting.
The committee is encouraged by recent DOD efforts to address
contested logistics challenges, but remains concerned with the
pace and scale of such efforts, as well as the resilience of
such efforts in the face of attrition of equipment, logistics
platforms, or prepositioned supplies.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than
March 29, 2024, on the current ability of the joint force to
conduct contested logistics in the Indo-Pacific Command
(INDOPACOM) area of responsibility, and DOD efforts to improve
contested logistics capabilities and capacity including:
(1) Current concepts for sustaining each service
component in a conflict scenario;
(2) Total lift capacity requirements to complete
combatant commander plans, to include force deployment,
bulk fuel, munitions, and all other relevant classes of
supply;
(3) Current and planned lift capacity in theater;
(4) Current and planned lift capacity out of theater
that would be available to the combatant commander in a
conflict scenario within relevant time frames;
(5) A vulnerability assessment of current and planned
concepts for sustaining combat operations in INDOPACOM;
(6) An assessment of existing port infrastructure to
support joint force peacetime and contingency
operations, including the sufficiency of bilateral
agreements to support contingency access to such
infrastructure;
(7) Any relevant support contracts in the region
expected to mitigate sustainment requirements in a
contingency;
(8) Actions that can be undertaken and completed by
each of the military departments within the next 4
years that would have the greatest impact on sustaining
combat operations across all domains in INDOPACOM, both
constrained and unconstrained by costs, accesses,
policy, and statute;
(9) An assessment of the extent to which deployed
forces could meet logistical support requirements
locally for consumables other than munitions and spare
parts;
(10) A net assessment of U.S. capabilities to sustain
prolonged combat operations in INDOPACOM in the 2027
time frame based on current projections of fielded
capabilities;
(11) A report on which Army logistics capabilities
reside within the Active Army component compared with
the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve; and, an
assessment of the risk incurred by that mix, to include
potential delays to Joint Force employment as a result
of mobilization delays; and
(12) Any other matters deemed relevant by the
Secretary.
Briefing on retention of survivable missile launchers
Not later than February 28, 2024, the Secretary of Defense
shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives a briefing on the Department
of Defense requirement for survivable, non-strategic missile
launchers, and the Navy's plan to meet that requirement through
the 2020s.
The briefing shall address the following options for
meeting the requirement: (1) Retaining Ohio-class guided
missile submarines in service and any required life extension
program to do so; (2) Deploying survivable missile launchers on
other vessels; (3) Expanding the Marine Corps' inventory of
forward-deployed mobile missile launchers; and (4) Such other
options as the Secretary of Defense deems appropriate.
The briefing shall also identify current validated undersea
vertical launch system capacity requirements, planning
scenarios used to develop such requirements, and any plans to
reassess such requirements.
Building maritime awareness and capacity of partner nations to protect
maritime boundaries from Chinese illegal fishing
The February 2023 Annual Threat Assessment of the Office of
the Director of National Intelligence identifies the People's
Republic of China's fleet of distant water fishing vessels as a
leading contributor to the decline of maritime fisheries,
through the overexploitation or degradation of fish stocks in
Asia, Africa, and elsewhere, causing food insecurity and
driving instability in some coastal regions. The committee
notes that these Chinese fishing vessels travel great distances
to heavily fish in or around other nations' exclusive economic
zones (EEZs), including the southeastern Pacific off Chile,
Ecuador, and Peru; the southwest Atlantic off Argentina; the
waters of the Gulf of Guinea and the Guinea current off west
Africa; and waters in the western and northwestern Pacific. In
many of these regions, partner nations lack the ability to
effectively enforce against incursions and often face severe
diplomatic backlash from China when they do.
The committee believes that China's illegal fishing poses
an international security threat and urges the Secretary of
Defense to work with other relevant Federal departments and
agencies to develop a plan to protect maritime boundaries and
marine resources of our partner nations in these regions,
including efforts to build the maritime domain awareness and
the capacity of friendly foreign forces to respond to
incursions by Chinese distant water fishing fleets into their
EEZs.
Combatting trafficking in persons
The effects of human trafficking are wide-ranging. It not
only irrevocably harms victims, but it damages good order and
discipline and breaks down unit cohesion and readiness when it
occurs in the Department of Defense (DOD) community. States
with large military populations are acutely targeted by
traffickers who set up their organizations just outside the
boundaries of DOD facilities. Although the Department of
Defense has taken steps through ongoing operations, such as
Operation Keiki Shield in the State of Hawaii, to identify
servicemembers seeking to participate in illegal activities,
intervention programs focused on reducing demand for commercial
sex to combat prostitution and sexual exploitation would
further reduce trafficking around military installations. As
such, the committee strongly encourages the DOD to update its
program to combat sex trafficking to include on-base signage
available in multiple languages for accessibility purposes
where relevant. The committee believes the program should also
include standardized, ongoing, data-driven training, building
upon the existing Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP)
program, and require training numbers to be reported to the
CTIP Program Management Office. The DOD shall brief the
Committees on Armed services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives on a plan to update its program to combat sex
trafficking no later than January 30, 2024.
Comptroller General Review of North American Aerospace Defense
Aerospace Warning and Control
The United States and Canada have operated the North
American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) to protect North
America from airborne threats for 65 years. Over time, those
threats have evolved from Soviet strategic bombers outside our
airspace to terrorist threats inside that airspace. In the last
decade, the airborne threats posed by a resurgent Russia and an
increasingly aggressive China have further evolved in number
and technological complexity. Whether from traditional aircraft
or novel systems, such as the recent experience with high
altitude surveillance balloons, the threats pose challenges to
NORAD's ability to detect and respond effectively. The
committee needs a better understanding of the NORAD operating
situation.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to conduct a review of the NORAD's aerospace
warning and control mission and procedures. The review should
include an assessment of NORAD's procedures to:
(1) Intercept known adversary aircraft as such
aircraft approach or enter United States airspace;
(2) Intercept known adversary aircraft, if such
aircraft are first detected within United States
airspace;
(3) Deal with simultaneous incursions into United
States airspace by hostile aircraft that are
geographically separated;
(4) Manage command and control systems to determine
the capacity for dealing with multiple airspace
incursions of unknown or hostile aircraft;
(5) Authorize engagements and the criteria for
delegating engagement authority to various levels of
command;
(6) Interrogate, identify, and interact with
unidentified aircraft on approach to, upon entry into,
and within United States or Canadian airspace including
conventional aircraft and air vehicles with low-closure
rate, such as helicopters, small drones, and high-
altitude balloons;
(7) Deal with incursions into airspace over military
installations, and coordination and information
sharing, both in near-real time and after the fact,
between military installations regarding airspace
incursions of all types;
(8) Transfer responsibility for aircraft of interest
from NORAD to other geographic combatant commands;
(9) Other related matters the Comptroller General
deems appropriate.
The committee also believes the Comptroller General should
review and report on the history of air defense procedures and
how they compare across NORAD regions and in restricted or
military airspace, and the extent to which NORAD and the
Department of Defense have assessed the effectiveness of
NORAD's aerospace warning and control capabilities and
operations.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
brief the congressional defense committees on the preliminary
observations of the review not later than January 15, 2024, and
to provide final results to the congressional defense
committees in a mutually agreed upon format and timeframe.
Finally, the committee notes that the Comptroller General's
statutory right of access encompasses the information required
for this review, including operational plans and policies,
guidance, and other documentation. Accordingly, the committee
expects the Secretary of Defense and the relevant Department of
Defense components and commands to provide the Comptroller
General full cooperation and access to the information and
documentation related to this review, including relevant
operational plans and policies.
Comptroller General review of special operations intelligence,
surveillance, and reconnaissance
U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is in transition
as it increases its focus on strategic competition while also
maintaining responsibility for the counterterrorism and
countering violent extremist organization mission set.
Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR)
capabilities are essential to USSOCOM's ability to conduct its
missions. However, not all ISR assets are appropriate for all
missions, and both USSOCOM and the military services intend to
divest of ISR assets that special operations forces (SOF) have
previously relied upon.
The committee is concerned about how planned divestments
will affect SOF operations and whether USSOCOM has planned to
maintain an effective suite of ISR capabilities. Therefore, the
committee directs the Comptroller General of the United States
to assess USSOCOM's plans for its ISR capabilities including:
(1) The effect that divestments of USSOCOM and
service ISR capabilities may have in terms of cost and
the capabilities available for operations and the risks
USSOCOM may incur as a result of these divestments;
(2) The investments USSOCOM intends to make in its
ISR capabilities, the alignment of those investments
with projected ISR requirements for SOF, and the risks
these investments are intended to mitigate;
(3) A comparison of the planned divestments and
investments to USSOCOM and departmental strategic
guidance for ISR and future operating environments; and
(4) Any other matters the Comptroller General deems
appropriate.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than March
1, 2024, and to provide final results to these committees on a
mutually agreed upon date.
Comptroller General Review of Theater Special Operations Command
Sensitive Activities
As the Department of Defense's (DOD) Theater Special
Operations Commands (TSOCs) focus more on integrated deterrence
and irregular warfare capabilities, sensitive activities and
related operational preparation of the environment and
intelligence activities will likely assume even more
importance. The committee has previously identified concerns
with the growth of special operations sensitive activity
capabilities and the DOD's efforts to oversee and manage these
capabilities, and remains concerned as DOD and U.S. Special
Operations Command (USSOCOM) increase focus on strategic
competition.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to assess the DOD and USSOCOM's efforts to
develop, fund, and oversee sensitive activities capabilities.
The assessment should review:
(1) Sensitive activities capabilities that reside at
the TSOCs and how they are similar or dissimilar to
capabilities provided by other special operations
organizations, the defense intelligence enterprise, and
other DOD components;
(2) The relationship between TSOC sensitive
activities capabilities and those described as
operational preparation of the environment and
intelligence activities;
(3) DOD, USSOCOM, and combatant command oversight of
TSOC sensitive activities;
(4) DOD obligations when supporting TSOC sensitive
activities and the accounts from which those
obligations were drawn (for example, section 127f of
title 10, United States Code, or other statutory
authorities);
(5) TSOC future resource needs for sensitive
activities and the trend in terms of the number of
personnel authorized and assigned to support those
activities;
(6) Future sensitive, or related, activity capability
needs for the TSOCs; and
(7) Other matters the Comptroller General deems
appropriate.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives not later than March 1,
2024, and to provide final results to these committees on a
mutually agreed upon date.
Contingency planning for health care requirements of aging population
at Guantanamo detention facility
The committee notes the recommendations of the Chief
Medical Officer (CMO) of the United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, submitted in a report dated April 3, 2023,
pursuant to the requirements of section 1036 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-
81), regarding the provision of medical care to individuals at
the Guantanamo detention facility. The scope of the assessment
included quality of care; availability of medical facilities
and resources; detainees' medical conditions and the likely
progress of these conditions; any gaps in the facilities or
resources needed to address medical conditions; the plan to
address any gaps; and the ability of the CMO to access data,
information, and assistance, as necessary.
In April 2023, the International Committee of the Red Cross
issued a statement following a visit to the Guantanamo
detention facility, in which the head of delegation expressed
concern that the detainees are ``experiencing the symptoms of
accelerated ageing,'' and that ``their physical and mental
health needs are growing and becoming increasingly
challenging.'' As the population of detainees at Guantanamo
ages, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
indicates that likely causes of early mortality among that age
group include heart disease, lower respiratory disease,
diabetes, liver disease, cerebrovascular disease, Alzheimer's
disease, septicemia, and kidney failure.
The committee is concerned that the complex medical care
required to address the needs of an aging detainee population
at Guantanamo will place significant demands on the facilities
and resources at, or available to, medical health providers
servicing the Guantanamo detention facility. The committee
urges the Secretary of Defense to take the necessary measures
to ensure that comprehensive planning is put in place for
delivering timely and appropriate medical care to address the
predictable contingencies associated with an aging population.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than
April 1, 2024, on the progress of the Department of Defense in
contingency planning for addressing the anticipated medical
contingencies for the aging population at the Guantanamo
detention facility.
Counter unmanned underwater vehicles strategy
Incursions of unmanned aerial vehicles into United States
airspace is an issue of concern. The committee believes that
potential incursions of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs)
could pose similar problems for our security.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense,
in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to
analyze incidents of suspected or confirmed intrusions by UUVs
on or near U.S. military installations. Based on that analysis,
the Secretary shall identify a strategy for addressing such
incursions, and whether the Department needs to acquire
different or enhanced capabilities to neutralize future threats
from UUVs. The Secretary should deliver a report on that
strategy to the congressional defense and intelligence
committees not later than April 1, 2024.
Defense Technology Security Administration review
The committee is supportive of the agreement between
Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States (AUKUS).
The committee notes that executing the AUKUS pillars will
require significant and frequent technology transfer between,
and among, the three countries. The committee also notes that
the United Kingdom and Australia have raised concerns that the
U.S. implementation processes for International Traffic in Arms
Regulations (ITAR) may impede cooperation.
Although the Department of State plays the most significant
role in ITAR, the committee is aware that the Department of
Defense (DOD) plays an important support role. The committee
recognizes that the Defense Technology Security Administration
(DTSA) is the lead DOD entity for ITAR review and compliance.
DTSA administers the development and implementation of DOD
technology security policies on international transfers of
defense-related goods, services, and technologies. In light of
the significant requirements for technology transfer likely
under AUKUS, the committee encourages DTSA to examine its
organization and processes and identify opportunities to
streamline review and decision making.
Therefore, the committee directs the Director of DTSA to
provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee by
December 1, 2023, on its organization, management, and
processes related to ITAR. The briefing shall include:
(1) A description of the roles and responsibilities
of DTSA with respect to ITAR cases and compliance; and
(2) Identification of any opportunities to modernize,
streamline, or otherwise better facilitate ITAR-related
processes, particularly as they pertain to the United
Kingdom, Australia, and AUKUS.
Department of Defense facilitation of non-programs of record
The committee supports efforts of the Department of Defense
(DOD) to review and improve its role in the foreign military
sales process to better enable our allies and partners to meet
their own national security needs. In this regard, emerging and
evolving technologies can play an important role in delivering
critical combat capabilities. The U.S. defense industrial base
is capable of developing and manufacturing such technologies
with remarkable speed and efficiency. Delivering these priority
capabilities to our allies and partners will depend on
enhancing the ability of the foreign military sales process to
conclude and implement non-program of record (NPOR) cases in a
timely manner.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Under Secretary of
Defense for Policy, in consultation with the Under Secretary of
State for Arms Control and International Security, not later
than March 1, 2024, to brief the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and the House of Representatives on DOD efforts
to facilitate the use of the foreign military process to
deliver NPOR defense articles and services to allies and
partners. The briefing should include discussion of the
following:
(1) DOD efforts to develop a methodology to
facilitate the NPOR foreign military sales;
(2) DOD efforts to develop Department-wide standards
and timelines for NPOR foreign military sales cases;
(3) An assessment of the desirability and feasibility
of having a foreign military sales contracting
construct dedicated for NPOR cases;
(4) An evaluation of whether foreign military sales
policy and processes for NPOR cases incorporate best
practices; and
(5) Recommendations, if any, including any
appropriate legislative proposals, for providing
critical NPOR capabilities in accordance with the
objectives of the foreign military sales process.
EPF 13 experimentation
The committee recognizes the importance of experimentation
with unmanned surface vessels, and in fiscal year 2021, the
Congress added $50.0 million to convert EPF-13 to an unmanned
logistics prototype. Along with unmanned features, the ship has
been delivered to the United States Navy and successfully
tested, including a transit from Mobile, Alabama to Miami,
Florida. However, the Navy transferred the ship to Military
Sealift Command (MSC) and has not demonstrated a clear plan for
using the novel capabilities provided by EPF-13.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Navy
to develop and execute a certification process for MSC mariners
to operate EPF-13 using all autonomy enhancements, as well as
advanced manned-unmanned teaming and expeditionary advanced
base operations, through experimentation and development of
concepts of operations in the fleet along with other unmanned
surface vessels.
Frigate second shipyard study
The committee notes that the Department of the Navy will
not be able to reach the policy goal of 355 battle force ships
unless it expands production. The U.S. Navy's 30-year
shipbuilding plan, dated December 9, 2020, anticipated standing
up a second shipyard for the FFG-62 Constellation-class frigate
in fiscal year 2023 and procuring four frigates in fiscal year
2025. The committee further notes that the statement
accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal
Year 2022 (Public Law 117-103) paused plans for a second
shipyard until the U.S. Navy proved the frigate design. With
the first four ships of the class due to start construction
before the close of fiscal year 2024, the committee believes
the time is appropriate to study the requirements and schedule
for a second shipyard.
The committee directs the Secretary of the Navy to develop
a plan for a second shipyard to produce the Constellation-class
frigate. The plan shall address: (1) The stability of program
requirements and maturity of ship design; (2) A schedule for
ordering a mature technical data package; (3) The contracting
strategy to include how the U.S. Navy plans to compete the
second shipyard; (4) Funding requirements by fiscal year; and
(5) Capacity of the shipbuilding industrial base to support two
construction yards for frigates to include available workforce.
The Secretary of the Navy shall provide an interim briefing
on such a plan to the congressional defense committees not
later than February 1, 2024.
Implementation of U.S. Special Operations Command's Comprehensive
Review of Special Operations Forces Culture and Ethics
The committee believes the overwhelming majority of the
special operations forces (SOF) community adheres to the
highest standards of conduct and accountability. However, when
ethical lapses occur, they tarnish the reputation of SOF, their
contributions to our national security, and undermine trust of
leaders. In 2020, in response to incidents of misconduct and
unethical behavior within SOF, U.S. Special Operations Command
(USSOCOM) assessed the culture, ethics, recruitment, and
training of these forces. In its review, USSOCOM found that its
cultural focus on SOF employment and mission accomplishment was
to the detriment of leadership, discipline, and accountability.
The review recommended 16 actions to address these issues in
areas including: (1) Force employment; (2) Force
accountability; (3) Leader development; (4) Force structure;
and (5) Assessment and selection. The committee strongly
supports ongoing efforts by USSOCOM to fully implement actions
in response to the review. However, the committee's continued
efforts are necessary to ensure reforms are having the intended
effect, including institutionalizing lessons learned and
reinforcing a culture of accountability across the SOF
community.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to assess the status of the implementation of
recommendations of the Comprehensive Review of Special
Operations Forces Culture and Ethics. The assessment shall
include: (1) The extent to which USSOCOM has implemented
recommendations from its 2020 Comprehensive Review; (2) The
extent to which USSOCOM has established measures to monitor
progress in implementing recommendations from its review, to
include gauging the effectiveness of its actions in addressing
misconduct and ensuring transparency and accountability within
SOF; and (3) Any other issues the Comptroller General deems
appropriate with respect to the implementation of
recommendations of the USSOCOM's Comprehensive Review or
additional actions that should be taken to reinforce a culture
of accountability across the SOF community.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives on the results of the
review, not later than March 1, 2024, and issue a report to
follow at a time agreed upon at the time of the briefing.
Link-16
The committee recognizes the criticality of the military's
Link-16 datalink systems to the execution of Joint Warfighting
and observes that issues with Department of Defense (DOD)
policies have stalled vital modernization of these systems
since 2021. The committee also observes that the current
inability to use Link-16 by a large number of DOD weapon
systems degrades training and significantly increases the risk
to service members and vital equipment from air-to-air
collisions. The failure of the DOD to expeditiously resolve
issues with Department processes and align Link-16 system
management and certification practices to support agile
software development continues to put national security and
effective deterrence at risk, incurs additional costs to the
Department, and drives increased risk to military personnel and
equipment.
The committee notes that, to meet the pace of current agile
software development practices, the Department of Defense must
be able to rapidly and routinely test new Link-16 developmental
software without requiring many months of electromagnetic
compatibility features certification overhead for each new
developmental software change. The committee observes that
current coordination by the DOD has resulted in several one-off
allowances of such testing, but that a standardized process for
routine and continual coordination does not currently exist.
The committee further observes that, in the case of GPS
jamming, the Department has had success with mitigating the
potential for spectrum interference with non- military systems
through the use of a standardized Chairman, Joint Chiefs of
Staff Manual process that both coordinates its use, and limits
the conditions of its use, to within military-use airspaces for
more routine approval.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees,
not later than February 1, 2024, on a plan to standardize a
process through the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Manual
directive to coordinate for routine and continual approval
within special-use airspaces for the purposes of testing Link-
16 radio systems and associated software that have not
completed electromagnetic compatibility features certification.
Such process shall include, at a minimum, the Nevada Test and
Training Range, Restricted Area 2508, Warning Area 151/470,
Warning Area 386, and the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex.
Littoral Combat Ship retirements
The Navy plans to retire seven Littoral Combat Ships (LCS)
vessels over the next 3 years. The committee is concerned that
proceeding with these LCS retirements without a plan in place
for future vessels to replace them will lead to uncertainty
among our industry partners that support the fleet.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Navy
to submit to the congressional defense committees a 10-year
plan for ship homeporting that would reflect proposed LCS
retirements, and how the Navy's plan will ensure stability in
industries supporting the fleet concentration areas. That
report should be submitted not later than April 1, 2024.
Management and implementation of the foreign military sales program
The committee directs the Comptroller General of the United
States to conduct a study of the capacity, efficiency, and
timelines of the Department of Defense (DOD) organizations
responsible for managing and implementing the foreign military
sales program. The committee further directs the Comptroller
General to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives by July
1, 2024. Additionally, by February 1, 2024, the committee
directs the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives on how the
Department is implementing, or why they do not believe they
should implement, the recommendations that remain open in the
Government Accountability Office report titled, ``Foreign
Military Sales: DOD Needs to Improve Its Use of Performance
Information to Manage the Program'' (GAO-17-703).
Mitigation of Aviation Transponder Vulnerabilities
The Department of Defense (DOD) has confirmed in briefings
that it has developed a number of tactics, techniques, and
procedures (TTPs), which it calls Joint/Interagency-Ground/Air
Transponder Operational Risk Reduction, that are intended to
mitigate the operational security threats posed by third
parties tracking DOD aircraft through open source data
broadcast by Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast
transponders. The Department has also confirmed that it has
tested these TTPs and that they can be effective against
tracking.
However, the Department acknowledges that the use of these
TTPs is not consistently applied for sensitive DOD flights, in
part because the decision whether to use the TTPs has been
decentralized due to a lack of an overarching DOD policy.
The committee understands there are several software
programs that track DOD aircraft, including aircraft DOD uses
to transport senior government officials. The software is able
to do this because these flights are not using the TTPs, making
them readily tracked. Therefore, the committee expects the
Secretary of Defense to address this situation by ensuring that
a DOD-wide policy for preventing release of such sensitive
information is promulgated as soon as possible.
New Starts via Transfer Authority
Section 1001 of this Act provides the Secretary of Defense
with the authority to transfer not more than $6.0 billion of
funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of
Defense for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military
requirements, than those for which they were originally
authorized. The committee notes that this section does not
preclude the Department from transferring funds towards new
start efforts, subject to proper justification, and that in the
last three fiscal years, over 31 new start programs have been
initiated in the year of execution with the support of the
congressional defense committees. The committee anticipates the
military departments utilizing this same authority in fiscal
year 2024 and is aware of certain new start programs, such as
the Department of the Air Force's Long Range Kill Chains
(SPACE), Autonomous Collaborative Platforms, Counterspace
Systems, and the Joint Strike Missile programs.
Operationalizing small and medium unmanned surface vessels
The growing threat environment is increasing risks to
manned ships as well as increasing operational requirements of
ships in theater. The committee is concerned the Navy cannot
produce enough ships in time to fill lower-end maritime
security missions. The applied adoption and use of unmanned
technology, as seen in the war in Ukraine, and the emergence of
artificial intelligence advances in autonomy have demonstrated
effective kill chain concepts that the Navy must adopt as well
as counter.
The committee recognizes and commends Task Force 59 (TF-59)
and the Overlord program for their integration and
experimentation with artificial intelligence and unmanned
technologies and their demonstration and prototyping of
unmanned capabilities. The committee is interested in how the
Navy plans to incorporate lessons learned and rapidly integrate
these efforts into the fleet. Specifically, the committee is
interested in understanding the Navy's plan to field additional
unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) and to evolve TF-59
demonstrations and experiments into specific requirements and
acquisitions for rapid and scaled delivery of small USVs.
The committee directs the Navy to develop a plan to adopt
USVs that addresses gaps in lower-end maritime security
missions and demonstrates how small and medium USVs, through
manned-unmanned teaming, can improve the survivability,
lethality, or tasking of manned platforms. The committee
directs the Chief of Naval Operations to provide a briefing to
the congressional defense committees, not later than December
1, 2023, addressing: (1) The types of missions that can be
conducted by both government and commercially available USVs;
(2) Speeds and endurance of identified vessels; (3) Types of
data collected, classification levels, and type of encryption;
(4) Ability of vessels to comply with Convention on the
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea; and
(5) Recommendations for which manned platforms would benefit
from USV escorts.
Reference libraries
Library collections of reference materials represent a
vital resource for maintaining the national security of the
United States. These collections may contain reference
materials from biological sources, which can vary greatly in
both type and scale, as well as virological and toxicological
materials. These reference collections are unique resources
that help recruit and retain personnel who are leading experts
in their respective fields. Reference collections are also an
invaluable tool in the preparedness of the United States in
defending against biological and chemical agents. Both the
acquisition and sustainment of these collections can be
resource intensive. The committee encourages relevant
Department of Defense entities to continue their work in
acquiring and sustaining reference collections.
Report on implementation of the Defense Modernization Account
The committee recognizes the need for the Department of
Defense (DOD) to accelerate the experimentation and transition
of critical emerging technologies to address the pacing
challenge of the People's Republic of China. One limiting
factor has been the availability of funding within the year of
execution to pursue these efforts, including new starts. The
committee notes that the Defense Modernization Account, created
in fiscal year 1996 and codified in section 3136 of title 10,
United States Code, allows the DOD to use up to $1.0 billion
per year in unobligated balances. Moreover, the Defense
Modernization Account allows for new starts provided that
procedures for congressional prior approval are followed in
applicable cases.
It is the committee's understanding that the Defense
Modernization Account has never been utilized, despite having
existed for well over two decades and permanently extended by
Section 813 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263).
The committee therefore directs the Secretary of Defense to
provide a report to the congressional defense committees
assessing how the Defense Modernization Account could be better
implemented, not later than March 1, 2024. The report shall
address: (1) Identification of the legal, policy, statutory, or
other barriers that have prevented the Department from
utilizing the account for its stated purpose and
recommendations for removing those barriers; (2) A process for
identifying eligible funds that may be transferred into the
account; (3) A process for maintaining oversight of the
account's obligation and expenditures; and (4) Any additional
information the Secretary of Defense finds relevant.
Report on inspection and repair of Army prepositioned stock
The committee recognizes the critical role of Army
prepositioned stock (APS) as part of the posture and forward
presence of the U.S. Army. Not only does it enable the U.S.
Army's ability to rapidly respond to crises, it serves as a
regional commitment. The committee understands that recent
employment of APS in support of Army operations in Europe as
well as direct support to Ukraine has identified areas for
improvement in the general management of APS, to include
recommendations from the Department of Defense Inspector
General.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army,
not later than February 29, 2024, to provide a report to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives on the APS program to include: (1) Lessons
learned from recent operations to include specifically how the
U.S. Army is addressing issues identified in recent Department
of Defense Inspector General recommendations; (2) Intended
improvements to the program to include increased inspections;
(3) Improvements to current reporting procedures and metrics to
ensure effective communication of the equipment's true state of
readiness and time required to prepare for issue; (4) A summary
of required resources needed to better store and maintain APS;
and (5) Any other issues the Secretary deems relevant.
Report on select agents held by the Department of Defense
The Federal Select Agent Program increases national
security by overseeing the possession, use, and transfer of
biological select agents and toxins, which have the potential
to pose a severe threat to public, animal, or plant health or
to animal or plant products. The exact form of regulations
regarding select agents may differ due to the Department of
Defense's (DOD) unique role in the protection of its Armed
Forces and civilians, particularly in a time of conflict, and
with respect to requirements, and existing DOD regulations for
which the Department is considered its own regulating
authority. However, the committee believes the Department
should perform an assessment annually on each of its
laboratory's Select Agent inventories, regardless of whether
these organisms were the subject of active research activities
during the past year.
The committee directs the Secretary of Defense not later
than March 31, 2024, to provide a briefing to the congressional
defense committees on DOD's methodology to review its Select
Agent Program on an annual basis.
Review by Government Accountability Office on effects of continuing
resolutions on the Department of Defense
The committee directs the Comptroller General of the United
States to conduct a study on the effects of continuing
resolutions on the Department of Defense. The study should
examine the effects of continuing resolutions on a sample of
military service components, programs, or activities
predominantly funded by operation and maintenance accounts and
a sample of new start and production delays resulting from
continuing resolutions over numerous years.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
deliver a status briefing on the study and any preliminary
findings to the congressional defense committees not later than
October 30, 2023, with results to follow in a mutually agreed
upon format and timeframe.
Review of Columbia-class schedule
The committee notes that the Navy plans to invest
approximately $132 billion to research, develop, and purchase
12 Columbia-class submarines--a $3.9 billion increase compared
to its prior estimate from 2019. The Navy plans to deliver the
lead Columbia-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile
submarine--the largest and most complex submarine acquisition
in its history--faster than the delivery of the most recent
lead submarines. The shipbuilders updated the construction
schedule during the summer of 2020, and now seek to deliver the
lead submarine within 78 months instead of the 84 months
originally planned. However, the Navy now acknowledges that the
program is at least 10 percent behind its accelerated schedule.
The committee notes that the Government Accountability Office
(GAO) published a report on January 24, 2023, titled
``Columbia-class Submarine: Program Lacks Essential Schedule
Insight amid Continuing Construction Challenges'' (GAO 23
106292), which highlighted issues with Columbia's schedule,
including the fact that the Navy does not receive electronic
copies of the contractor's schedule in its native format. The
Columbia program is a schedule driven program. Yet, the Navy
continues to make significant investments in the Columbia-class
without proper insight.
The committee directs the Secretary of the Navy to obtain
and analyze Columbia-class native electronic schedule data from
the shipbuilders. The Secretary of the Navy shall direct the
shipbuilder to update the Integrated Enterprise Plan, which
should include the following components: (1) Updated analysis
on shared cost, schedule, and technical risks associated with
programs across the nuclear shipbuilding enterprise, including
the Columbia-class submarines, Virginia-class submarines, and
Ford-class ships; (2) Plans for staff, facilities, equipment,
fixtures, and any other common resources shared between nuclear
shipbuilding programs; and (3) Biennial updates to the plan
from across the nuclear shipbuilding enterprise.
The Secretary of the Navy shall provide a report on
progress updating the Integrated Enterprise Plan to the
congressional defense committees, not later than February 1,
2024, to include: (1) Findings from analysis of the native
electronic schedule; and (2) Findings from the Integrated
Enterprise Plan update, underlying data, support, and analysis.
Review of Unfunded Priorities Lists
The military services, combatant commands, the Missile
Defense Agency, and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau are
required by statute to provide the congressional defense
committees with a report that contains a list of unfunded
priorities with several associated justifications.
Congress has used these reports to evaluate the Department
of Defense's (DOD) budget request and make changes. The
committee notes that these annual lists of unfunded programs
and activities have varied significantly over time.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to review: (1) The extent to which the
officers specified under sections 222(a) and 222(b) of title
10, United States Code, have policies, procedures, and criteria
in place to develop unfunded priorities lists; (2) The extent
to which the type, quantity, or total dollar amount of unfunded
priorities lists have changed over the last 10 years; (3) The
extent to which Congress has appropriated funding for the
unfunded priorities submitted over the last 10 years; (4) The
extent to which appropriations made for unfunded priorities in
fiscal year 2023 affected DOD's long-term budget plan,
requirements planning, or major defense acquisition programs;
and (5) Any other matters deemed appropriate by the Comptroller
General.
The committee directs the Comptroller General to provide a
briefing to the congressional defense committees on the
preliminary findings of this review by April 30, 2024, with a
final report to be submitted by a mutually agreed upon date.
United States Africa Command
The committee notes that since the establishment of U.S.
Africa Command (AFRICOM) in 2007, its headquarters has been
located in Germany. In recent years, multiple reviews have been
conducted relating to the location of AFRICOM headquarters,
including by the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Government
Accountability Office.
The committee notes that the continent of Africa is of
increasing strategic importance, particularly in pursuit of the
objectives established in the 2022 National Defense Strategy to
counter violent extremist organizations that may threaten the
homeland, bolster allies and partners, and prevail in strategic
competition with the People's Republic of China and other
nations. Furthermore, as noted in testimony by the Commander,
U.S. AFRICOM, on March 16, 2023, ``Africa's six maritime
chokepoints carry a third of the world's shipping. Economic
growth on the continent has accelerated in recent decades, and
Africa is increasingly an engine of the global economy.''
Additionally, the Commander's testimony addressed the growing
presence of external nations on the African continent,
including China, which ``seeks to establish additional military
and space facilities in multiple African countries, notably on
the West Coast.'' The committee believes that in light of the
growing strategic importance of Africa, it is prudent for DOD
to periodically assess whether the location of AFRICOM
headquarters and its subordinate elements effectively fulfill
U.S. strategic requirements.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee,
not later than December 31, 2023, that assesses: (1) The
adequacy of the location of AFRICOM headquarters and the
location of its subordinate elements to meet DOD requirements,
including any benefits derived from current colocation with
other DOD elements; (2) the advisability, feasibility, and
estimated cost of relocating AFRICOM headquarters or its
subordinate elements to the African continent; and (3) The
advisability, feasibility, and estimated cost of establishing a
forward headquarters on the African continent.
Unmanned mothership experimentation
The committee supports experimentation with unmanned
systems, including the development of infrastructure that would
be required to forward deploy and operate a hybrid manned and
unmanned fleet. The Navy has begun to study and identify
potential requirements development for an unmanned mothership.
The Navy has also issued a Request for Information to industry
for an Attritable UxV Mothership that could launch robotic
vehicles at sea. In response to congressional inquiry about
alternative uses of the Littoral Combat Ship, the Secretary of
the Navy suggested in a letter to the chairmen of the House
Armed Services Committee and the House Appropriations
Subcommittee on Defense that the Navy is considering whether
the Littoral Combat Ship could be repurposed as a mothership
for unmanned systems.
The committee supports acceleration of this study to
provide experimental evidence to inform any future requirement
for a purpose-built mothership. In addition, the newly
announced expansion of the Task Force 59 model to 4th Fleet
could be a prime opportunity for conducting this
experimentation.
TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS
One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium
pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian
employees working overseas (sec. 1101)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 1101 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417), as
most recently amended by section 1102 of the James M. Inhofe
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public
Law 117-263), to extend for one year the authority of heads of
executive agencies to waive the limitation on the aggregate of
basic and premium pay of employees who perform work supporting
certain military or contingency operations.
One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances,
benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty
in a combat zone (sec. 1102)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend for
one year the discretionary authority of the head of a Federal
agency to provide allowances, benefits, and gratuities
comparable to those provided to members of the Foreign Service
to the agency's civilian employees on official duty in a combat
zone.
Exclusion of positions in nonappropriated fund instrumentalities from
limitations on dual pay (sec. 1103)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 5531 of title 5, United States Code, to exempt
individuals employed by non appropriated fund instrumentalities
from the limitation on receiving basic pay from more than one
position.
Exception to limitation on number of Senior Executive Service positions
for the Department of Defense (sec. 1104)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 1109 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328) to clarify that the
limitation on senior executive service (SES) positions within
the Department of Defense (DOD) contained in that section does
not apply to positions funded through amounts appropriated to
an agency other than DOD.
According to the United State Army Corps of Engineers
(USACE), 67 percent of USACE SES positions are performing civil
works activities funded by the energy and water development
appropriations acts. The committee intends to ensure USACE
civil works employees, funded by appropriations unrelated to
national defense, are not included in DOD SES limitations.
Removal of Washington Headquarters Services direct support from
personnel limitation on the Office of the Secretary of Defense
(sec. 1105)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 143(b) of title 10, United States Code, to modify the
definition of ``personnel'' within the Office of the Secretary
of Defense (OSD) contained in that subsection, and to which the
personnel limitation contained in section 143 applies, to no
longer include military and civilian personnel assigned to, or
employed by, direct support activities of the OSD or the
Washington Headquarters Services.
Consolidation of direct hire authorities for candidates with specified
degrees at science and technology reinvention laboratories
(sec. 1106)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 4091 of title 10, United States Code, to combine direct
hire authorities for candidates with advanced degrees and
candidates with bachelor's degrees seeking positions in the
science and technology reinvention laboratories, and to permit
allocations for such positions to be managed in an aggregate
manner.
Expansion and extension of direct hire authority for certain personnel
of the Department of Defense (sec. 1107)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 9905 of title 5, United States Code, to include in the
direct hire authority provided in that section certain
positions in support of aircraft operations, public safety, law
enforcement, first responders, and the Office of the Inspector
General of the Department of Defense relating to oversight of
the Ukraine conflict. In each case, use of the direct hire
authority authorized by this section would be predicated on the
Secretary of Defense determining the existence of a critical
hiring need and a shortage of candidates.
Extension of direct hire authority for the Department of Defense for
post-secondary students and recent graduates (sec. 1108)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 1106 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 117-328) by extending direct hire
authority for the Department of Defense to recruit and appoint
qualified recent graduates and current post-secondary students
to competitive service positions in professional and
administrative occupations until September 30, 2030.
Extension of direct hire authority for domestic industrial base
facilities and Major Range and Test Facilities Base (sec. 1109)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 1125 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328) to extend the expiration
date of direct hire authority for domestic industrial base and
major range and test facilities until the end of 2028.
Authority to employ civilian faculty members at Space Force schools
(sec. 1110)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 9371 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize the
Secretary of the Air Force to employ civilian faculty at Space
Delta 13, the professional military education institution of
the United States Space Force.
Report and sunset relating to inapplicability of certification of
executive qualifications by qualification review boards of
Office of Personnel Management (sec. 1111)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 1109 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) by
extending until September 30, 2025, the authority for the
Secretary of Defense to appoint individuals for service in the
Senior Executive Service of the Department of Defense without
such individuals being subject to the certification of
executive qualifications by a qualification review board of the
Office of Personnel Management. The provision would also
require the Secretary to provide a report to the appropriate
congressional committees and the Comptroller General of the
United States, not later than December 1, 2024, on the
Department's use of this authority and assessment of its
utility.
The committee directs the Comptroller General to conduct a
study assessing the Department's report as well as the
Department's process for the use of this authority. The
committee further directs the Comptroller General to brief the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on
Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives on
its preliminary findings, not later than 120 days after
receiving the Department of Defense report, with findings
presented thereafter in a mutually agreed upon format and time
frame.
Extension of date of first employment for acquisition of competitive
status for employees of Inspectors General for overseas
contingency operations (sec. 1112)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 419 of title 5, United States Code, to reauthorize,
until December 19, 2024, authority for certain persons employed
by a lead Inspector General for an overseas contingency
operation under that section to acquire competitive status
under certain circumstances.
Expansion of noncompetitive appointment eligibility to spouses of
Department of Defense civilians (sec. 1113)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 3330d of title 5, United States Code, to add spouses of
Department of Defense civilian employees to the noncompetitive
appointment authority under that section in the case of
civilian employees who are transferred by the Department from
one official station to another for permanent duty within the
Department. The provision would also require the Department to
submit annual reports on its use of the authority provided by
this section to the Director, Office of Personnel Management.
Finally, the provision would sunset the authority under this
section on December 31, 2028.
Elimination of Government Accountability Office review requirement
relating to Department of Defense personnel authorities (sec.
1114)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 9902 of title 5, United States Code, to repeal a
requirement for the Comptroller General of the United States to
receive, review, and issue a report that evaluates Department
of Defense reports related to the implementation of any
civilian performance management and workforce incentive system.
Amendments to the John S. McCain Strategic Defense Fellows Program
(sec. 1115)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 932 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) to
make various technical amendments to the John S. McCain
Strategic Defense Fellows Program to improve program function
and execution.
Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve pilot project (sec. 1116)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of the Army to conduct a pilot program establishing a
civilian cybersecurity reserve within the U.S. Army in order to
provide manpower to the cyber operations forces of U.S. Cyber
Command.
Items of Special Interest
Navy deployed resiliency counselors
The committee notes that Deployment Readiness Counselors
(DRCs) are professional licensed clinicians who are assigned to
all aircraft carriers (CVNs) and large-deck amphibious assault
ships (LHDs/LHAs) throughout the U.S. Navy. DRCs offer
confidential, short-term, non-medical counseling at no cost for
all active-duty servicemembers while they are deployed aboard
the ship or while the ship is in homeport. The committee
recognizes that DRCs are certified and trained in the Sexual
Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) program and provide
immediate advocacy, support, and counseling to victims of
sexual assault. DRCs also provide support to the homeport
Family Advocacy Program (FAP) for cases of domestic abuse and
intimate partner violence and child abuse.
Further, the committee acknowledges that DRCs provide
services when a suicide-related behavior occurs by serving as
the Sailor Assistance and Intercept for Life (SAIL) case
manager in coordination with the homeport Fleet and Family
Support Center. Along with the many other duties and services
provided by DRCs, such as the facilitation of workshops and
training on core issues such as sexual assault prevention,
suicide prevention, and various wellness and resiliency topics,
the committee believes that DRCs are a ``high demand/low
density'' asset that prove critical in the U.S. Navy's fight to
provide required support to sailors. Therefore, the committee
directs the Secretary of the Navy to provide a briefing to the
Senate Armed Services Committee within 90 days of enactment of
this Act on the utilization rates of DRCs, the hiring of DRCs,
and any challenges identified in the program. The study should
conclude with a pathway to assigning a minimum of two DRCs to
each CVN, LHD, and LHA.
TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS
Subtitle A--Assistance and Training
Middle East integrated maritime domain awareness and interdiction
capability (sec. 1201)
The committee recommends a provision that would direct the
Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy for improved
integrated maritime domain awareness and interdiction
capabilities to counter seaborne threats in the Middle East.
The provision would also direct the Secretary of Defense to
undertake a cost feasibility study for such purposes.
Authority to provide mission training through distributed simulation
(sec. 1202)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary
of State, to provide military personnel of a friendly foreign
government persistent advanced networked training and exercise
activities (referred to as ``mission training through
distributed simulation'') and provide information technology to
support those activities. The authority under this section
would terminate on December 31, 2025.
Increase in small-scale construction limit and modification of
authority to build capacity (sec. 1203)
The committee recommends a provision that would make a
number of modifications to the Department of Defense
authorities relating to building the capabilities of foreign
security forces. The provision would modify the authority under
section 333 of title 10, United States Code, to include
counter-illicit trafficking operations and foreign internal
defense operations as purposes for which security assistance
may be provided. It would also raise the current caps on
authorized amounts that could be used for small-scale
construction in connection with building partner capacity
programs. Additionally, the provision would authorize the
disposition of equipment procured pursuant to section 333 of
title 10, United States Code, under specified circumstances,
and authorize the Secretary of Defense to enter into an
international agreement or arrangement with a foreign country
to allow a foreign country to provide sole source direction for
such assistance.
Extension of legal institutional capacity building initiative for
foreign defense institutions (sec. 1204)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend
through 2028 the authority of section 1210 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-
92) for the Secretary of Defense to carry out, consistent with
section 332 of title 10, United States Code, a program of
institutional legal capacity building.
Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain
coalition nations for support provided to United States
military operations (sec. 1205)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend the
authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for
support provided to U.S. military operations through December
31, 2024.
Extension of authority for Department of Defense support for
stabilization activities in national security interest of the
United States (sec. 1206)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend
through December 31, 2025, the authority under section 1210A of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
(Public Law 116-92) for the Secretary of Defense to provide
support for the stabilization activities of other Federal
agencies.
Extension of cross servicing agreements for loan of personnel
protection and personnel survivability equipment in coalition
operations (sec. 1207)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend
through December 31, 2029, the authority under section 1207 of
the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291) for
the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary
of State, to enter into arrangements to use acquisition and
cross-servicing agreements to loan personnel protection and
personnel survivability equipment to forces participating in
coalition operations with the United States.
Limitation on availability of funds for International Security
Cooperation Program (sec. 1208)
The committee recommends a provision that would limit the
obligation of funds for the International Security Cooperation
Program of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency to not more
than 75 percent of the funds authorized for fiscal year 2024
until the Secretary of Defense submits the security cooperation
strategy required by section 1206 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81).
That section required that the initial report on the strategy
be submitted not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of Public Law 117-81, which was enacted on December
27, 2021.
The committee is also concerned that the delay in providing
the initial report will contribute to delays in the submission
in fiscal year 2023, and annually through 2027, of the
subsequent reports required under section 1206(c)(2), on the
implementation of the required security cooperation strategy.
Such delays, while foreseeable, are unacceptable, and the
committee urges the Secretary of Defense to take the necessary
steps to meet these reporting requirements in a timely manner.
Modification of Department of Defense security cooperation workforce
development (sec. 1209)
The committee recommends a provision that would modify
section 384 of title 10, United States Code, to enhance the
management and implementation of the Department of Defense
(DOD) Security Cooperation Workforce Development Program
provided for under that section. The provision would also
provide authorities for the operation of the Defense Security
Cooperation University.
The committee notes that section 1250 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-
328) sought to address significant deficiencies in how the DOD
develops, tracks, and assigns its security cooperation
workforce. Specifically, section 1250 directed the Secretary of
Defense to undertake a deliberate effort to develop and
implement expansively a workforce development program focused
on the recruitment, training, certification, assignment, and
career development of the security cooperation workforce.
Despite a clear mandate from Congress, the committee is
concerned that the Department's implementation of these
requirements has been woefully insufficient and has had a
negative impact on the development of the security cooperation
workforce. The committee believes that additional prioritized,
coordinated attention and efforts are needed to ensure that the
Department is able to develop and execute security cooperation
programs, arms transfers, and foreign military sales in an
efficient and timely manner.
Modification of authority to provide support to certain governments for
border security operations (sec. 1210)
The committee recommends a provision that expands the list
of countries authorized to receive support to their armed
forces for border security operations to Tajikistan,
Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan.
Modification of Defense Operational Resilience International
Cooperation Pilot Program (sec. 1211)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 1212 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-236) by
allowing the provision of sustainment and non-lethal
assistance.
Assistance to Israel for aerial refueling (sec. 1212)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of the Air Force to make available such resources as
are necessary to train pilots and ground crews of the Israeli
Air Force on the KC-46 aircraft prior to delivery of KC-46
aircraft to Israel. The provision would further require the
Secretary to take certain actions with respect to the personnel
exchange program relating to Israeli Air Force KC-46 personnel,
provide a briefing on related matters, and rotationally deploy
one or more U.S. Air Force KC-46 aircraft to Israel until
either five years after the date of enactment of this Act, or
Israel achieves full combat capability with their KC-46
aircraft.
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran
Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to vetted
Syrian groups and individuals (sec. 1221)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend the
authority, through 2024, to provide assistance to vetted Syrian
groups under section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291), as amended. The committee
commends the ongoing efforts of the Syrian Democratic Forces to
degrade the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
The committee remains concerned about threats from ISIS
detainees held in partner-run detention facilities. The
committee views additional training and enhanced security
measures provided to Syrian partner forces as being urgently
important to maintaining the security of these facilities and
keeping those ISIS detainees from returning to the battlefield.
The committee also remains concerned about the pace of
assistance provided for implementation of projects to construct
detainee facilities and improve security conditions at these
facilities. To address these concerns, the committee recommends
the extension of the national security waiver on the costs of
construction and repair through 2024, and has further modified
the waiver authority to ease providing such assistance.
The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide
an update to the congressional defense committees, not later
than December 15, 2023, on the progress on assisting partners
to improve security at these detention facilities, including
through the use of waivers provided for construction and
repair.
Extension of authority to support operations and activities of the
Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq (sec. 1222)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend the
authorization for the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq.
The committee notes that the long stated goal of the Department
of Defense is to transition the Office to conduct activities in
a manner that is similar to other regional security cooperation
offices. The committee further notes that while progress has
been made, frustration remains regarding its delayed
implementation.
The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a
briefing to the congressional defense committees on the final
transition plan not later than December 15, 2023.
Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to
counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (sec. 1223)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend the
authority to provide assistance to Iraq to counter the Islamic
State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) through December 31, 2024. The
committee supports continued assistance to the Iraqi Security
Forces, including the Counter Terrorism Service and the forces
under the command of the Ministry of Peshmerga, in order to
continue operations to ensure the lasting defeat of ISIS.
The committee remains concerned about the continued and
increasing threat from unmanned aerial system attacks to the
Iraqi people and territory of Iraq. These attacks also threaten
coalition forces located in Iraq at the invitation of the Iraqi
government to support the Iraqi Security Forces. To this end,
the committee recommends the utilization of this authority to
provide equipment and training to the Iraqi Security Forces,
including Kurdish Regional Guard Brigades, in order to increase
their capabilities to counter such attacks. The committee
further recommends that upon providing this assistance, the
Secretary notify the congressional defense committees.
The committee also remains concerned about threats from
ISIS detainees held in partner-run detention facilities and
remains concerned about the delayed timeline for implementing
projects to construct detainee facilities and improve security
conditions at these facilities. To address these concerns, the
committee recommends the extension of the national security
waiver on the costs of construction and repair through 2024,
and has further modified the waiver authority to ease providing
such assistance.
Briefing on nuclear capability of Iran (sec. 1224)
The committee recommends a provision that would require a
briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
House of Representatives, not later than 60 days after the
enactment of this Act, on threats to global security posed by
the nuclear weapon capability of Iran, and progress made by
Iran in enriching uranium at levels proximate to or exceeding
weapons grade. The provision also requires recommendations for
actions the United States may take to ensure that Iran does not
acquire a nuclear weapon capability.
The committee remains deeply concerned about advances in
Iran's nuclear program. The committee supports actions of the
United States to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon,
dissuade Iran from advancing its nuclear program, coordinate
with allies and partners to constrain the nuclear activities of
Iran, and limit relevant activities of Iran applicable to
advancing a nuclear weapons program. The Committee also
supports actions of the United States in conjunction with
Israel to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon,
including by recognizing and supporting the freedom of action
of Israel.
Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Europe and the
Russian Federation
Extension and modification of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative
(sec. 1231)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92) to extend the Ukraine
Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) through December 31, 2027
and authorize $300.0 million for fiscal year 2024. The
provision would also strike references to overseas contingency
operations to conform with current budgeting practices.
The committee believes that USAI has proven effective in
providing the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) with critical
defensive capabilities and will remain an important avenue in
which to support the continued development of the UAF.
Extension and modification of training for Eastern European national
security forces in the course of multilateral exercises (sec.
1232)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend
section 1251 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92) through December 31, 2026.
The provision would also modify the authority to include the
Republic of Kosovo among the list of countries eligible to
receive training.
The committee commends Department of Defense efforts to
support the Republic of Kosovo as it works to develop and
enhance its national security forces, particularly efforts to
enhance professionalization, increase interoperability, and
bolster Kosovo's ability to respond to external and hybrid
threats.
Extension of prohibition on availability of funds relating to
sovereignty of the Russian Federation over internationally
recognized territory of Ukraine (sec. 1233)
The committee recommends the extension of a provision to
prohibit funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for
fiscal year 2024 for the Department of Defense from being
obligated or expended to implement any activity that recognizes
the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over the
internationally recognized territory of Ukraine.
Extension and modification of temporary authorizations related to
Ukraine and other matters (sec. 1234)
The committee recommends a provision that would modify
section 1244 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) to
extend certain waivers for the streamlined acquisition of
defense stocks related to Ukraine, as well as authorize
additional munitions eligible for multiyear procurement
contracts. The committee encourages the Department of Defense
to make maximum use of the authorities in this section to
rapidly restock and expand U.S. stocks of critical munitions.
Prioritization for basing, training, and exercises in North Atlantic
Treaty Organization member countries (sec. 1235)
The committee recommends a provision that would direct the
Secretary of Defense, when considering U.S. basing, training,
and exercises, to prioritize NATO member countries that have
achieved defense spending of not less than 2 percent of their
gross domestic product by 2024. The provision would also allow
the Secretary to waive this requirement if the Secretary deems
it to be in the national security interests of the United
States to do so and submits a certification to the
congressional defense committees.
Study and report on lessons learned regarding information operations
and deterrence (sec. 1236)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to enter into a contract or other
agreement with an eligible entity to conduct a study on lessons
learned from information operations conducted by the United
States, Ukraine, the Russian Federation, and member countries
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization during the lead-up to
the Russian Federation's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022
and throughout the conflict. The results of the study shall be
submitted to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
House of Representatives one year after enactment of this Act.
Report on progress of multi-year strategy and plan for Baltic security
cooperation (sec. 1237)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense, not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, to provide a report to the
congressional defense committees on the execution of, and any
updates to, the multi-year strategy for security cooperation
with the nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania provided to
the committee in June 2021.
The committee notes the significant contributions the
nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have made as members
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and as leading
contributors to the international coalition supporting Ukraine
in response to the Russian Federation's illegal and unprovoked
war. As the Department of Defense assesses security cooperation
programming in fiscal year 2024, the committee expects
continued attention to be paid to those countries most directly
affected by the ongoing security threats on Europe's eastern
flank posed by Russian aggression. In addition, priority should
be given, as appropriate, to countries in need of assistance in
backfilling military capabilities provided to Ukraine.
Sense of the Senate on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (sec.
1238)
The committee recommends a provision that would express the
sense of the Senate that the United States' commitment to the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization is ironclad and would
emphasize the importance of maintaining a unified response to
the Russian Federation's unjust war in Ukraine and other shared
security challenges.
Sense of the Senate on Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North
Atlantic (DIANA) in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(sec. 1239)
The committee recommends a provision that would express the
support of the Senate for the Defence Innovation Accelerator
for the North Atlantic in the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization.
Sense of the Senate regarding the arming of Ukraine (sec. 1240)
The committee recommends a provision that would express the
sense of the Senate that Ukraine would derive military benefit
from the provision of certain munitions like the dual-purpose
improved conventional munition.
Subtitle D--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region
Indo-Pacific Campaigning Initiative (sec. 1241)
The committee recommends a provision that would direct the
Secretary of Defense to establish and carry out an Indo-Pacific
Campaigning Initiative.
The committee notes that campaigning is one of the primary
pillars of the National Defense Strategy (NDS). According to
the NDS, campaigning is defined as ``the conduct and sequencing
of logically-linked military activities to achieve strategy-
aligned objectives over time.'' The NDS also states ``The
Department will conduct campaigning activities . . . against a
clear set of objectives, to include deterring adversary
attacks, supporting rapid crisis response with survivable
forces, and conducting operations to reinforce internationally-
agreed-upon norms.''
The committee believes campaigning activities by the
Department of Defense are central to the execution of the NDS
in the Indo-Pacific region and directly support the objectives
of the Pacific Deterrence Initiative, as reauthorized elsewhere
in this Act. Additionally, the committee believes there are
significant opportunities for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to
utilize its approximately 375,000 assigned personnel for
campaigning activities, including by increasing the frequency
and scale of exercises, conducting freedom of navigation
operations, and expanding the number of partnered engagements.
Training, advising, and institutional capacity-building program for
military forces of Taiwan (sec. 1242)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of
State and in consultation with appropriate officials of Taiwan,
to establish a comprehensive training, advising, and
institutional capacity-building program for the military forces
of Taiwan using the authorities provided in chapter 16 of title
10, United States Code, and other applicable statutory
authorities available to the Secretary of Defense. Activities
conducted under the program shall be consistent with the Taiwan
Relations Act (Public Law 96-8) and the Taiwan Enhanced
Resilience Act, subtitle A of title LV of the James M. Inhofe
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public
Law 117-263).
Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness Initiative (sec. 1243)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of
State, to seek to establish an initiative with allies and
partners of the United States, including Australia, Japan, and
India, to be known as the ``Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain
Awareness Initiative.''
Extension of Pacific Deterrence Initiative (sec. 1244)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend the
Pacific Deterrence Initiative through fiscal year 2024.
Extension of authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup
(sec. 1245)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend the
authority of the Secretary of Defense to transfer up to $15.0
million to the Secretary of State for the Bien Hoa dioxin
cleanup in Vietnam through fiscal year 2024.
Extension and modification of pilot program to improve cyber
cooperation with foreign military partners in Southeast Asia
(sec. 1246)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend the
cyber cooperation pilot program authorized by section 1256 of
the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) through 2029 and
expand the pilot program to include foreign military partners
in the Philippines and Malaysia.
Extension and modification of certain temporary authorizations (sec.
1247)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
Section 1244 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-236) to
extend such authorizations to include the Government of Taiwan.
Plan for enhanced security cooperation with Japan (sec. 1248)
The committee recommends a provision that would direct the
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of
State, to submit a plan for enhancing security cooperation with
Japan not later than June 1, 2024.
Plan for improvements to certain operating locations in Indo-Pacific
region (sec. 1249)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to conduct a classified survey to identify
each United States operating location within the area of
responsibility of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command that may be
used to respond militarily to aggression by the People's
Republic of China and is considered not to be sufficiently
capable of mitigating damage to aircraft of the United States
Armed Forces in the event of a missile, aerial drone, or other
form of attack by China. This provision would also require the
Secretary to submit to the congressional defense committees a
report on the results of the survey not later than 120 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Strategy for improving posture of ground-based theater-range missiles
in Indo-Pacific region (sec. 1250)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense, not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, to submit to the congressional defense
committees a strategy for improving the posture of ground-based
theater-range missile capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region.
Enhancing major defense partnership with India (sec. 1251)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of
State and the heads of any other relevant Federal departments
or agencies, to seek to ensure that India is appropriately
considered for security cooperation benefits consistent with
the status of India as a major defense partner of the United
States, including across a number of specific lines of effort.
Military cybersecurity cooperation with Taiwan (sec. 1252)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of
State, to seek to engage with appropriate officials of Taiwan
for the purpose of expanding cooperation on military
cybersecurity activities using the authorities under chapter 16
of title 10, United States Code, and other applicable statutory
authorities available to the Secretary of Defense.
Designation of senior official for Department of Defense activities
relating to, and implementation plan for, security partnership
among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States
(sec. 1253)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to designate a senior civilian official of
the Department of Defense (DOD) to be responsible for
overseeing DOD activities relating to the security partnership
among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States
(AUKUS). The provision would also require the Secretary of
Defense to submit an implementation plan outlining DOD efforts
related to AUKUS to the appropriate committees of Congress.
Report and notification relating to transfer of operational control on
Korean Peninsula (sec. 1254)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense, not later than 180 days after enactment
of this Act, to submit a report describing the conditions under
which military forces of the Republic of Korea would be
prepared to assume wartime operational control of the United
States and Republic of Korea Combined Forces Command and an
assessment of the extent to which such conditions are currently
met. The provision would also require a notification at least
30 days prior to the date on which wartime operational control
of the United States and Republic of Korea Combined Forces
Command is transferred to the Republic of Korea.
Report on range of consequences of war with the People's Republic of
China (sec. 1255)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Director of the Office of Net Assessment to submit to the
congressional defense committees an unclassified report with a
classified annex, if necessary, on the range of geopolitical
and economic consequences of a United States-People's Republic
of China conflict.
Study and report on command structure and force posture of United
States Armed Forces in Indo-Pacific region (sec. 1256)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to seek to enter into an agreement with a
federally funded research and development center to conduct an
independent study for the purpose of determining the optimal
command structure and force posture of the United States Armed
Forces in the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-
Pacific Command (INDOPACOM).
The committee notes that, since the end of the Korean War,
United States military forces have remained heavily
concentrated in northeast Asia and the committee strongly
supports efforts by the Department of Defense to expand and
diversify our military posture in the region. Additionally, the
committee believes the command structure of INDOPACOM has
remained largely unchanged during the same period, despite
significant changes in the security environment in the theater.
Therefore, the committee believes an independent assessment of
the current force posture and command structure in the Indo-
Pacific region could yield insights that may enable INDOPACOM
to more effectively carry out its mission in support of the
National Defense Strategy.
Studies on defense budget transparency of the People's Republic of
China and the United States (sec. 1257)
The committee recommends a provision that would direct the
Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the
Defense Intelligence Agency, to complete an unclassified study
on the defense budget of the People's Republic of China and
direct the Secretary of Defense to subsequently complete an
unclassified comparative study of the defense budgets of the
People's Republic of China and the United States.
Briefing on provision of security assistance by the People's Republic
of China and summary of Department of Defense mitigation
activities (sec. 1258)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of
State, to provide a briefing describing the provision of
security assistance and training by the People's Republic of
China to foreign military forces for the purpose of achieving
the national objectives of the People's Republic of China. The
provision would also require the Secretary of Defense, as part
of the annual report required by section 1206(c)(2) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public
Law 117-81), to provide a report on Department of Defense
activities designed to mitigate the provision of such
assistance by the People's Republic of China.
Semiannual briefings on bilateral agreements supporting United States
military posture in the Indo-Pacific region (sec. 1259)
The committee recommends a provision that would direct the
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of
State, to provide the appropriate committees of Congress with a
briefing on bilateral agreements supporting the United States
military posture in the Indo-Pacific region not later than 30
days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 180
days thereafter through fiscal year 2027.
Semiannual briefings on military of the People's Republic of China
(sec. 1260)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to the congressional
defense committees on military developments of the People's
Republic of China relating to Taiwan and Southeast Asia, the
South China Sea, including upgrades and procurement of weapons,
military activities, and other relevant matters by the
Secretary, not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than every 180
days thereafter through March 30, 2027.
Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment projects with ties
to the Government of the People's Republic of China (sec. 1261)
The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act to be made
available for providing active and direct support to any film,
television, or other entertainment project if the Secretary of
Defense has demonstrable evidence that the project has
complied, or is likely to comply, with a demand from the
Government of the People's Republic of China or the Chinese
Communist Party to censor content of the project in a material
manner to advance the national interests of the People's
Republic of China.
Prohibition on use of funds for the Wuhan Institute of Virology (sec.
1262)
The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act from being made
available for the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Audit to identify diversion of Department of Defense funding to China's
research labs (sec. 1263)
The committee recommends a provision that would direct the
Department of Defense (DOD) Office of Inspector General to
conduct a study and submit a report to Congress, not later than
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, regarding
the amount of federal funds awarded to the People's Republic of
China, or affiliated entities by DOD through grants, contracts,
subgrants, subcontracts, or any other type of agreement or
collaboration, during the 10-year period immediately preceding
date of enactment.
Prohibiting Federal funding for EcoHealth Alliance Inc. (sec. 1264)
The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act to be made
available for EcoHealth Alliance Inc. or any of its affiliates.
Assessment Relating to Contingency Operational Plan of United States
Indo-Pacific Command (sec. 1265)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to conduct an assessment of the role of
specific critical infrastructure facilities, capabilities, and
services for the successful mobilization, deployment, and
sustainment of forces to support operational plans in the
United States Indo-Pacific Command area of operations.
Assessment of absorptive capacity of military forces of Taiwan (sec.
1266)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of
State, to submit a classified report on the absorptive capacity
of the military forces of Taiwan for military capabilities
provided and approved by the United States for delivery to
Taiwan in the last 10 years, including the date of projected or
achieved initial and full operational capabilities.
Analysis of risks and implications of potential sustained military
blockade of Taiwan by the People's Republic of China (sec.
1267)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, in coordination with the Director of National
Intelligence, to complete a comprehensive analysis of the risks
and implications of a sustained military blockade of Taiwan by
the People's Republic of China and provide a report on the
analysis. The provision would also require the Secretary of
Defense to seek to engage with the heads of other appropriate
Federal departments and agencies for the purposes of evaluating
the risks of a blockade of Taiwan by the People's Republic of
China and evaluating potential responses to such a blockade.
Sense of the Senate on defense alliances and partnerships in the Indo-
Pacific Region (sec. 1268)
The committee recommends a provision that would express the
sense of the Senate on the importance of defense alliances and
partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region.
Subtitle E--Securing Maritime Data From China
Securing Maritime Data from China Act of 2023 (secs. 1271-1273)
The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit
the Department of Defense from contracting with any entity that
uses certain logistics information networks affiliated with, or
under the jurisdiction of, the People's Republic of China, as
well as entities using logistics platforms which share data
with such systems.
Subtitle F--Reports
Report on Department of Defense roles and responsibilities in support
of National Strategy for the Arctic Region (sec. 1281)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense, not later than 180 days after enactment
of this Act, to provide a report to the congressional defense
committees on the Department of Defense roles and
responsibilities in support of the National Strategy for the
Arctic Region.
Subtitle G--Other Matters
Military intelligence collection and analysis partnerships (sec. 1291)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, in
coordination with the Secretary of State and the Director of
National Intelligence, to accept and expend foreign partner
funds in order for the foreign partner or partners to share
with the Defense Intelligence Agency the expenses of joint and
combined military intelligence collection and analysis
activities.
Collaboration with partner countries to develop and maintain military-
wide transformational strategies for operational energy (sec.
1292)
The committee recommends a provision that would establish,
using existing authorities, a temporary partnership program to
assist the military forces of partner countries in developing
and maintaining transformational strategies for operational
energy. The committee notes that the Department of Defense
drafted its Operational Energy Strategy with three objectives:
(1) Increase future warfighting capability; (2) Identify and
reduce logistics and operational risks; and (3) Enhance mission
effectiveness of the current force. As the Department pursues
greater interoperability and cooperation with allies and
partners in line with the concept of integrated deterrence, the
committee believes that operational energy vulnerabilities
present risk to the joint mission. There are challenges to
addressing these opportunities, which can take years to do
effectively, but also potential mutual rewards for both United
States and partner forces to pursuing operational energy
alternatives that reduce energy demand, decrease logistics
burdens, and enable operations in contested logistics
environments. Recognizing this, the committee intends for the
Department to establish a partnership program that can support
focused work with select partner nations towards mutually
identified operational energy objectives over the course of
several years. The committee notes this partnership would be
particularly advantageous to partner nations in the Indo-
Pacific region, particularly island nations.
Modification of support of special operations for irregular warfare
(sec. 1293)
The committee recommends a provision that would codify
section 1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91), as amended, as section
127d of title 10, United States Code, and make other clarifying
changes.
Modification of authority for expenditure of funds for clandestine
activities that support operational preparation of the
environment (sec. 1294)
The committee recommends a provision that would modify
section 127f of title 10, United States Code, by requiring the
Secretary of Defense to establish procedures governing the use
of the authority, requiring a notification at least 15 days
prior to exercising the authority to initiate a new operational
preparation of the environment activity, defining operational
preparation of the environment, and making other clarifying
changes.
Modification of initiative to support protection of national security
academic researchers from undue influence and other security
threats (sec. 1295)
The committee recommends a provision that would modify an
existing initiative to support the protection of academic
institutions and researchers from undue influence and other
security threats.
Modification of authority for certain payments to redress injury and
loss (sec. 1296)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 1213(h) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) by modifying the reporting
requirements regarding the denial or refusal of certain
payments to redress injury and loss.
Modification of authority for cooperation on directed energy
capabilities (sec. 1297)
The committee recommends a provision that would modify an
existing authority to co-develop directed energy missile
defense technologies with the Government of Israel, authorize
an additional $25.0 million for such activities, and specify
offsetting reductions.
Modification of Arctic Security Initiative (sec. 1298)
The committee recommends a provision that would establish
an Arctic Security Initiative.
Termination of authorization of non-conventional assisted recovery
capabilities (sec. 1299)
The committee recommends a provision that would terminate
section 943 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417) relating to non-
conventional assisted recovery capabilities on December 31,
2023. The committee notes that non-conventional assisted
recovery activities are authorized under section 127f of title
10, United States Code, and expects all such currently
authorized activities to continue without interruption under
that authority.
Extension of prohibition on in-flight refueling to non-United States
aircraft that engage in hostilities in the ongoing civil war in
Yemen (sec. 1299A)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend the
prohibition on providing in-flight refueling in support of the
Saudi-led coalition's offensive operations against the Houthis
in Yemen.
Extension of United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation (sec. 1299B)
The committee recommends a provision to extend the
authority of the Department of Defense to continue cooperation
with Israel through fiscal year 2026 on research, development,
and testing to improve anti-tunneling technologies.
Prohibition on delegation of authority to designate foreign partner
forces as eligible for the provision of collective self-defense
support by United States Armed Forces (sec. 1299C)
The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit
the Secretary of Defense from delegating the authority to
designate foreign partner forces as eligible for the provision
of collective self-defense support by the United States Armed
Forces.
Participation by military departments in interoperability programs with
military forces of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the
United Kingdom (sec. 1299D)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 1274 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239) to provide authority for
the military departments to enter into agreements with the
Armed Forces of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United
Kingdom to participate in interoperability programs.
Cooperation with allies and partners in Middle East on development of
integrated regional cybersecurity architecture (sec. 1299E)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to undertake a strategy for improved
regional cybersecurity cooperation between the United States
and Middle Eastern allies and partners. The provision would
also require an assessment regarding the feasibility of
establishing a regional cyber center to increase such
coordination.
Foreign Advance Acquisition Account (sec. 1299F)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
the Secretary of Defense to establish, within the Special
Defense Acquisition Fund, an account to be known as the Foreign
Advance Acquisition Account. The provision would also authorize
the Secretary to accept contributions of amounts to the account
from certain covered foreign countries for the purpose of
accelerating the production of U.S.-produced end items in
reasonable anticipation of the sale of such items through the
foreign military sales or direct commercial sales process. The
covered countries would consist of the participants in the
Australia, United Kingdom, and United States security
partnership, members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,
and other countries as designated by the Secretary of Defense.
The authority provided under this section would terminate on
January 1, 2028.
Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of the Office
of the Secretary of Defense (sec. 1299G)
The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit
the obligation or expenditure of more than 75 percent of the
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for travel
expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Defense until the
Secretary of Defense submits the plan required by section
1332(g)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) relating to strategic competition
in the areas of U.S. Southern Command and U.S. Africa Command,
the implementation plan required by section 1087 of the James
M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2023 (Public Law 117-263) relating to the requirement of such
section to establish a joint force headquarters in the area of
operations of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) to serve as
an operational command, and the strategy and posture review
required by section 1631(g) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92)
relating to operations in the information environment.
The committee is concerned that, to date, the Department of
Defense (DOD) has not taken appropriate action to fulfill the
requirement of section 1087 of Public Law 117-263 to establish
an operational joint force headquarters in the area of
operations of INDOPACOM to, among other things, integrate Joint
All-Domain Command and Control effects chains and mission
command and control, as well as the integration of the
capabilities of Assault Breaker II (ABII), developed by the
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and related
developmental efforts as they transition to operational
deployment.
The committee notes that Joint Task Force-Micronesia, as
recently established by the Commander, U.S. INDOPACOM, is
principally focused on accomplishing other supporting missions
and does not satisfy the requirement for an operational joint
force headquarters. Furthermore, Joint Task Force-Micronesia is
not slated to control the Joint Fires Network (JFN), an initial
instantiation of joint all-domain effects chains and joint
command and control, and lacks the manpower and expertise to
integrate JFN, ABII, and the military services target execution
networks. The committee notes that the DOD has allotted an
initial number of billets to support the JFN and coordinate
joint command and control activities with the component
commands, the military services, and the Chief Data and
Artificial Intelligence Office.
The committee continues to believe that the scope, scale,
and complexity of the operational command and control
challenges facing INDOPACOM necessitates a standing Joint Force
Headquarters led by a senior commander with a mix of personnel
tasked only with duties relating to command and control.
Plans related to rapid transfer of certain missiles and defense
capabilities (sec. 1299H)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and
Acquisition to develop a plan for providing Navy Harpoon block
IC missiles and other enhanced coastal defense capabilities to
allies and security partners, and to provide the congressional
defense committees a report on such plans not later than 90
days after the date of enactment of this Act.
The committee also directs the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment to deliver a briefing to the
Senate Committee on Armed Services, not later than October 1,
2023, on plans to ensure the availability of coastal defense
cruise missiles for high-priority partners and allies. This
briefing should include potential plans for U.S. investment
into cruise missile production lines to enable more rapid
completion of existing Foreign Military Sales cases. This
briefing should also include an assessment of existing missiles
in the inventories of partners and allies that could be altered
and mated with existing or new-production launchers to achieve
rapid initial operating capability.
Ensuring peace through strength in Israel (sec. 1299I)
The committee recommends a provision to extend the war
reserves stockpile authority and the rules governing the
transfer of precision guided munitions to Israel above the
annual restriction until January 1, 2028. The provision would
further update and consolidate reporting requirements regarding
the quantity of munitions that Israel would require to protect
its homeland and counter a variety of scenarios of armed
confrontations. The provision also requires a report from the
Secretary of Defense regarding the capability for restocking
and prepositioning weapons in support of Israel, and any
actions taken with that regard.
Improvements to security cooperation workforce and defense acquisition
workforce (sec. 1299J)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense, consistent with the requirements of
section 384 of title 10, United States Code, and provisions
relating to the security cooperation workforce contained
elsewhere in this Act, to carry out certain activities
regarding the security cooperation workforce and defense
acquisition workforce to improve the implementation of the
foreign military sales process.
Modification of foreign military sales processing (sec. 1299K)
The committee recommends a provision that would establish
certain requirements relating to foreign military sales
processing, including requiring the Secretary of Defense to
seek to ensure that specific response times are met as part of
that process. The provision would also allow the Secretary to
prioritize Foreign Military Sales within the Defense Priorities
Allocation System.
Items of Special Interest
Assessment of execution and delivery rates under Section 333 program to
build capacity of foreign security forces
The committee recognizes that security cooperation is a
critical component of the National Defense Strategy, which
serves as a force multiplier by building capabilities of
friendly foreign forces. The Department of Defense (DOD)
program under the authority of section 333 of title 10, United
States Code (the ``Section 333'' program), has been central to
these capacity building efforts and helps to ensure that the
United States is the partner of choice for allies and partners
in developing critical defense and security capabilities.
The committee is concerned, however, that some cases under
the 333 program, executed through the Defense Security
Cooperation Agency (DSCA), have experienced significant
execution and delivery delays, which has resulted at times in a
failure to build the capacity of partner forces. Therefore, the
committee directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct an
assessment of delays in execution or delivery under the Section
333 program and to provide a briefing to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives,
not later than December 31, 2023, on the findings of that
assessment. The briefing should include: (1) A description of
the number and percentage of Section 333 deliveries that were
delayed or were not executed over the last 4 years; (2) A
discussion of the causes of or other factors, both direct and
indirect, contributing to the delays in execution or delivery;
(3) A description of any steps that DSCA has taken or is
considering taking to mitigate these delays; and (4) Any
recommendations of the Department for policy, guidance, or
legislative modifications to improve execution and delivery
rates under the Section 333 program.
Briefing on military deception and attritable decoys in the Indo-
Pacific
The committee believes that military deception activities,
including the use of attritable decoys, provide cost-effective
options for complicating adversary decision making. The
committee believes that the Department of Defense should do
more to develop, acquire, and deploy attritable decoys and
integrate their use into its operational deception plans in
support of requirements in the Indo-Pacific region. Therefore,
the committee directs the Secretary of Defense, not later than
November 1, 2024, to provide a briefing to the congressional
defense committees on the following:
(1) Requirements for attritable decoys;
(2) Plans for the use of decoys and deception in the
Indo-Pacific region to:
(a) confuse and distract enemy forces;
(b) overwhelm enemy detection and command and
control capabilities;
(c) attrit enemy offensive and defensive fire
and interceptors;
(d) cause enemy forces to expend munitions
and expose offensive strike platforms attacking
decoy targets;
(e) cause enemy defenses to reveal themselves
and bolster United States suppression of enemy
air defense missions; and
(f) deceive enemy forces and draw fire away
from other United States and allied assets; and
(3) Plans to develop, procure, test, and field such
capabilities in support of the requirements of United
States Indo-Pacific Command over the future years
defense program.
End-use monitoring in Ukraine
The committee recognizes the critical importance of
conducting end-use monitoring (EUM) for U.S. defense articles
or services transferred from the United States to Ukraine as
part of U.S. security assistance to Ukraine. The Defense
Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) manages the Golden Sentry
EUM program which is designed to verify that defense articles
or services transferred by the United States Government to
foreign recipients are being used in accordance with the terms
and conditions of the transfer agreement or other applicable
agreements. The committee commends DSCA for modifying its
approach to EUM for Ukraine to account for the challenges
associated with conducting EUM in a warzone, including the
small number of U.S. military personnel assigned to the U.S.
Embassy in Kyiv and the limited mobility for U.S. personnel
throughout the country. The committee is interested to learn
more about the EUM approach in Ukraine and whether it may have
broader applicability for other EUM efforts in the future. The
committee is also interested in learning more about the
involvement of foreign recipient personnel in the EUM process,
including through the potential use of secure mobile
technology.
Therefore, the committee directs the Director of DSCA to
provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee by
December 1, 2023. The briefing shall include the following:
(1) An update on EUM efforts in Ukraine;
(2) Whether lessons learned from the EUM program in
Ukraine have broader applicability for Golden Sentry or
other DSCA EUM programs; and
(3) The feasibility and merits of incorporating
secure mobile technology for the purposes of EUM,
including secure mobile applications.
Enhancing defense-related cybersecurity cooperation with the Republic
of Kosovo
The committee supports expanding cybersecurity cooperation
with the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kosovo as an important
component of the U.S.-Kosovo bilateral security cooperation
relationship. The committee believes that the Department of
Defense (DOD) should identify areas to further existing
cybersecurity cooperation and also new opportunities to
strengthen the bilateral partnership.
The committee directs the Secretary of Defense, not later
than December 31, 2023, to deliver a briefing to the Senate
Armed Services Committee on defense-related cybersecurity
cooperation with the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kosovo.
The briefing shall include a description of current bilateral
cybersecurity activities conducted between DOD and the Kosovo
Armed Forces and opportunities to strengthen cybersecurity
cooperation efforts particularly in the areas of training,
exercises, and capacity building activities.
Enhancing interoperability with and capacity of allies and partners for
electromagnetic spectrum operations
The committee notes that the 2022 National Defense Strategy
emphasizes the foundational role of close collaboration with
allies and partners for our collective ability to compete with
near-peer rivals Russia and China. An important enabler of that
collaboration is the ability of the Department of Defense (DOD)
to be interoperable with partner forces' electromagnetic
spectrum (EMS) capabilities.
The 2020 Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy
establishes that one of the DOD's strategic goals is to secure
enduring partnerships for EMS advantage, with the objective of
enhancing the Department's access, interoperability, and
capacity with Allies and Partners. As that Strategy states,
``DOD must ensure EMS enterprise development efforts are
interoperable and aligned with our allies and partners and
should remove barriers limiting collaboration.''
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee,
not later than March 31, 2024, on DOD efforts to build
interoperability and capacity with allies and partners. The
briefing should address: (1) ongoing efforts to enhance EMS
access, promote data sharing with key allies and partners, and
build interoperable architectures that support coalition EMS
capabilities; (2) efforts to work with allies and partners as
they adopt and build their capabilities and resilience for EMS
operations; (3) challenges for enhancing these efforts,
including barriers that limit collaboration; and (4)
recommendations, if any, for strengthening collaboration and
interoperability with foreign forces on EMS capabilities and
operations.
Indo-Pacific Training Programs
The committees notes the importance of robust military-to-
military training programs for building relationships in
support of the 2022 National Defense Strategy. Therefore, not
later than December 1, 2023, the committee directs the
Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to provide a briefing to
the congressional defense committees outlining the military-to-
military training authorities utilized by the command and
identifying any additional authorities that may be necessary to
more effectively engage with foreign partners.
Integration of Morocco in CENTCOM-led exercises
The committee recognizes the importance of meeting
transnational threats that cross geographic boundaries. The
committee notes that Morocco is a key U.S. ally in Africa and
hosts African Lion, U.S. Africa Command's largest annual
combined joint exercise. The adoption of the Abraham Accords,
which normalized diplomatic relations and increased cooperation
between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and
Morocco has been beneficial to regional stability and security.
The committee notes that the Accords have also created a
foundation for increased cooperation in responding to shared
threats, including those posed by Iran and Iranian-linked
groups. The committee urges the Department of Defense to work
with Morocco to identify opportunities for Moroccan military
forces to participate in efforts that seek to bring together
Abraham Accords signatory countries and the United States in
military exercises, including exercises organized by U.S.
Central Command. Further, the committee expects the Department
to work to alleviate administrative barriers that may hinder
Morocco's participation in such activities.
JTF Micronesia reporting requirement
The committee notes the significant increase in the
complexity of infrastructure work related to improved U.S.
military posture west of the International Date Line in the
Indo-Pacific Command theater. This increase in complexity is
most evident on Guam. The committee has repeatedly identified
as a significant concern the timely execution of currently
planned expansions in U.S. military capabilities located on
Guam, including the Guam Defense System.
Outside of Guam and the Marianas Cluster, the Commander,
Joint Region Marianas must also coordinate closely with a range
of partners and allies on complex and multi-phase projects,
including exercise-related construction, minor military
construction, advanced planning, planning and design, and
military construction activities. These efforts can require
significant coordination, including on issues related to access
and resourcing. Coordination with allies and partners is
further complicated by a lack of formalized agreements with
many partners, and procurement and construction difficulties
posed by many locations in the western Pacific.
Therefore, the committee directs the Commander, U.S. Indo-
Pacific Command, to provide a briefing to the congressional
defense committees at the same time as the submission of the
President's budget request for fiscal year 2025 regarding
progress made in establishing the Joint Task Force-Micronesia
and any remaining obstacles to coordinating infrastructure work
in the western Pacific.
The committee further notes that the establishment of the
Joint Task Force-Micronesia, as envisioned, does not satisfy
the requirements of Section 1087 of the James M. Inhofe
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public
Law 117-263).
Land forces in the Indo-Pacific region
The committee recognizes the importance of land forces in
preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. The committee
notes that, in particular, land forces have a central role to
play in campaigning activities, as defined in the National
Defense Strategy as, ``the conduct and sequencing of logically-
linked military activities to achieve strategy-aligned
objectives over time,'' in the Indo-Pacific region. The
committee further notes that most of the chiefs of defense of
foreign military forces in the Indo-Pacific region come from
the land components of their respective militaries, providing a
basis for increased military-to-military partnerships. Lastly,
the committee strongly supports efforts to reshape and
modernize the land forces for continued relevance in the Indo-
Pacific region, including emphasis on capabilities development
such as long range fires, air and missile defense, and deep
sensing, and through organizations such as the Army's Multi-
Domain Task Forces and Security Force Assistance Brigades and
the Marine Corps Marine Littoral Regiments.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to provide a briefing
to the congressional defense committees, not later than
November 1, 2023, on the role of land forces in implementing
the National Defense Strategy in the Indo-Pacific region. The
required briefing shall address, at a minimum, the role of the
United States Army and Marine Corps under the Joint Concept for
Competing and Joint Warfighting Concept as they apply to
addressing security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.
Lessons learned from Russia and Iran military collaboration
The committee is concerned about the growing military
collaboration between Iran and the Russian Federation. Of note
is Iran's provision of hundreds of armed drones to Russia,
which has used them against a range of civilian targets in
Ukraine. The committee is further concerned that the tactics
and procedures adopted in Ukraine could be utilized in attacks
by Iran and Iranian-linked groups against the United States and
its allies and partners in the Middle East.
The committee directs that the Director of the Defense
Intelligence Agency and Undersecretary of Defense for Policy
provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee, not
later than December 15, 2023, assessing the benefits that Iran
may be garnering by assisting Russia in waging war on Ukraine.
The benefits may include battlefield tactics, techniques, and
procedures that Iran may be learning, with a particular focus
on relevant assessments that can be shared with allies and
partners in the Middle East in order to better deter and
counter air threats from Iran and Iranian-linked groups.
National Guard State Partnership Program in the Indo-Pacific
The committee strongly supports the National Guard State
Partnership Program (SPP) as a means to strengthen U.S.
alliances and partnerships with foreign counterparts in the
Indo-Pacific region. The committee notes that the SPP currently
maintains relationships with 16 foreign partners in the Indo-
Pacific region. The committee supports efforts to leverage
existing capacity in the National Guard to deepen cooperation
with existing allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific and to
expand efforts to include additional foreign partners, as
appropriate.
Therefore, not later than November 1, 2023, the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Strategies, Plans, and Capabilities,
in coordination with the Commander, United States Indo-Pacific
Command, the Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, and
the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, shall provide a
briefing to the congressional defense committees summarizing
ongoing SPP activities in the Indo-Pacific and identifying
opportunities to expand such efforts to include new foreign
partners, including an identification of any additional
resources or authorities necessary to support such activities.
Oversight of U.S.-provided equipment
The committee recognizes that the Department of Defense has
not yet fully implemented the recommendations of the
Comptroller General of the United States contained in the
report of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), titled
``Northern Triangle: DOD and State Need Improved Policies to
Address Equipment Misuse'' (GAO 23 105856). The committee
directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than March 31, 2024, on how the
Department is implementing, or the Department's reasons for not
implementing, the open recommendations from that GAO report.
Public shipyard support for AUKUS
The committee strongly supports the trilateral security
agreement between the United States, Australia, and the United
Kingdom, known as AUKUS, which presents a unique opportunity to
significantly increase security cooperation and enhance
collective security with two of our closest allies. Central to
the agreement is the initiative to enable Australia to acquire
nuclear-powered submarines. The committee notes the importance
of ensuring appropriate attention is given to the Australian
submarine industrial base, particularly Australian shipyards,
to ensure that it is prepared to meet the demands of
maintaining these advanced systems. As such, the committee
directs the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Navy
to provide a report, no later than January 30, 2024, on the
Department's efforts and plans to leverage the expertise of the
United States public shipyards, including lessons learned as
part of the ongoing Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Plan,
to support Australian shipyard improvements and worker
training.
Ridge Runner irregular warfare activity
The committee recognizes the importance of training with
partner nations to develop interoperability of irregular and
unconventional warfare tactics, techniques, and procedures in
the face of growing threats from nation states, private
military corporations, and violent extremist organizations. The
committee notes that the Ridge Runner irregular warfare
activity works with theater special operations commands,
including Special Operations Command Europe, and the State
Partnership Program States affiliated with nations in Europe to
meet regional collective defense objectives. The committee
believes that continuation of the program for the next fiscal
year will support crucial efforts to instruct our partners in
irregular warfare tactics in the United States, improve
interoperability, and build on existing partnerships like those
in the State Partnership Program through the execution of
additional training exercises in 2024.
Sharing of unclassified commercial satellite imagery intelligence and
data with India
The committee believes there are significant opportunities
for the Department of Defense to more effectively leverage
available commercial satellite imagery and data in support of
U.S. national security objectives and those of our allies and
partners. For example, the committee believes such imagery and
data could be leveraged to assist the Government of India by
illuminating the movements and positioning of the People's
Republic of China's People's Liberation Army personnel, assets,
and equities along the Chinese and Indian Line of Actual
Control.
Therefore, not later than November 1, 2023, the committee
directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to the
congressional defense committees on the feasibility and
advisability of enhancing the sharing of unclassified
commercial satellite imagery and data with the Government of
India. The briefing shall include recommendations, if any, for
establishing mechanisms and processes for routinely sharing
such imagery and data with the Government of India.
Special Defense Acquisition Fund
The Committee notes that a primary purpose of the Special
Defense Acquisition Fund (SDAF), consistent with its statutory
authority, is to keep on order defense articles and defense
services commonly used by the military departments in
anticipation of the transfer of similar defense articles and
defense services to foreign countries and international
organizations. To better meet the requirements of allies and
partners, the committee urges the Department of Defense to
assess the advisability and feasibility of using the fund to
make investment decisions for the SDAF independent of the
requirements of the United States Armed Forces.
Support for Afghan Allies
The committee remains deeply concerned about the safety of
those Afghans who remain in Afghanistan under Taliban rule who
worked alongside the United States and coalition partners for
20 years in Afghanistan. The committee also remains greatly
concerned about at-risk Afghans who fled Afghanistan to third
countries.
The committee notes its strong support for an extension of
the Special Immigrant Visa program for Afghans, and urges the
Department of Defense to continue assisting in efforts to
ensure the safety of these partners and, where possible, to
assist their repatriation to the United States. The committee
supports a comprehensive approach to continue to facilitate the
relocation and resettlement of at-risk Afghans, including those
that remain in Afghanistan under threat from the Taliban, and
those currently residing in third countries.
Ukraine longer-range missile assessment
The committee notes that Ukrainian officials have stated a
need for a larger stockpile of longer-range missiles, such as
the United States Army Tactical Missile System, the Ground
Launched Small Diameter Bomb, and the British Storm Shadow
Missile. Having additional longer-range strike capabilities
would enable the Ukrainian military to strike an increased
number of targets within the territory of Ukraine that is
currently occupied by the Russian Federation, including
critical military logistics and supply nodes. The committee
further notes that Ukrainian officials have also raised the
prospect of employing submunitions, such as those found in the
Mk 20 Rockeye II, for use on unmanned aerial vehicles. Ukraine
has been employing munitions at a high rate throughout the
conflict and maintaining a sufficient stockpile is critical to
their continued success on the battlefield. The committee urges
the Department of Defense to assess the viability and
advisability of providing such munitions to Ukraine.
Will to fight update
The committee appreciates that the Department of Defense
(DOD) has sought to rapidly improve, innovate, and evolve,
including studying and learning lessons from past and current
regional and global conflicts. Furthermore, the committee
commends the DOD's ability to provide assessments of the will
to fight of foreign combat forces that receive U.S. security
assistance, including the qualitative characteristics that
inform a combatant force's will to fight. The committee notes
that in response to section 6521 of the James M. Inhofe
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public
Law 117-263), the DOD created a practical methodology to
conduct comprehensive assessments on foreign combatant forces
that can continue to be employed across the rapidly evolving
global security climate. Additionally, the committee recognizes
the expansive application the DOD has taken regarding the will
to fight, not only from an intelligence assessment perspective,
but also through the lens of policy and military operations.
Accordingly, the committee believes the DOD must continue
developing its understanding of foreign combatants' will to
fight to best inform national security resourcing and decision
making. Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of
Defense to provide an updated briefing to the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate, not later than March 1, 2024,
regarding the will to fight of foreign combat forces that
receive U.S. security assistance.
TITLE XIII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION
Cooperative Threat Reduction funds (sec. 1301)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
$351.0 million for the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR)
program, define the funds as authorized to be appropriated in
section 301 of this Act, and authorize CTR funds to be
available for obligation for fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026.
TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
Subtitle A--Military Programs
Working capital funds (sec. 1401)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
appropriations for the defense working capital funds at the
levels identified in section 4501 of division D of this Act.
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense (sec. 1402)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
appropriations for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction,
Defense, at the levels identified in section 4501 of division D
of this Act.
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide (sec. 1403)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
appropriations for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug
Activities, Defense-wide, at the levels identified in section
4501 of division D of this Act.
Defense Inspector General (sec. 1404)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
appropriations for the Office of the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense at the levels identified in section 4501
of division D of this Act.
Defense Health Program (sec. 1405)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
appropriations for the Defense Health Program activities at the
levels identified in section 4501 of division D of this Act.
Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile
Recovery of rare earth elements and other strategic and critical
materials through end-of-life equipment recycling (sec. 1411)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to establish policies and procedures to
identify end-of-life (EOL) equipment of the Department of
Defense that contains rare earth elements and other strategic
and critical materials. The provision would also require the
identification, establishment, and implementation of policies
and procedures to recover such materials from EOL equipment for
reuse by the Department.
The committee recognizes the importance of critical and
strategic material production and supply to U.S. national
security interests, as well as the risks of relying on non-
allied foreign nations for these materials. There have been
significant advances in biological methods to extract and
process rare earth elements and critical materials from EOL
equipment. The committee encourages the Department to pursue
partnerships and invest in research focused on the development
of scalable and economically viable methodologies to optimize
the extraction and processing of rare earth elements and
critical minerals.
Improvements to Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (sec.
1412)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
sections of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling
Act (50 U.S.C. 98a) to provide additional flexibilities and
authorities.
Authority to dispose of materials from the National Defense Stockpile
(sec. 1413)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
the National Defense Stockpile to dispose of certain materials
that have been determined to be excess to Stockpile
requirements.
Beginning balances of the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund
for audit purposes (sec. 1414)
The committee recommends a provision that would clarify the
beginning balances of the National Defense Stockpile
Transaction Fund for the purposes of conducting an audit of
such a fund.
Subtitle C--Other Matters
Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense-
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration
Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois
(sec. 1421)
The committee recommends a provision that would modify
section 1421(a) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-236) to
authorize the transfer of $172.0 million from the Defense
Health Program to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of
Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund,
established by section 1704 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84), for
the operation of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health
Care Center.
Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home (sec.
1422)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
an appropriation of $77.0 million from the Armed Forces
Retirement Home Trust Fund for fiscal year 2024 for the
operation of the Armed Forces Retirement Home.
Modification of leasing authority of Armed Forces Retirement Home (sec.
1423)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 1511(i) of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991
(24 U.S.C. 411(i)) to authorize the Chief Operating Officer to
enter into agreements with potential lessees to provide for a
period of exclusivity, access, and study in exchange for
payment to the Armed Forces Retirement Home trust fund.
Items of Special Interest
Domestic manufacturing of strategic and critical materials
The committee recognizes the importance of having domestic
and allied production, processing, and refining of strategic
and critical materials necessary for defense requirements. Many
of these materials, to include niobium, tantalum, and scandium,
predominantly come from non-allied foreign countries. The
committee supports ongoing efforts by the Department of Defense
to utilize authorities at their disposal, such as the Defense
Production Act of 1950 (Public Law 81-774) and the Industrial
Base Analysis and Sustainment program, to create domestic
capabilities for these strategic and critical materials. The
committee encourages the Department to continue its ongoing
efforts and to review the need for domestic production of
niobium, tantalum, and scandium, and act on those requirements
with existing authorities.
Domestic production of titanium sponge
The committee is concerned by the ongoing reliance of the
U.S. industrial base on non-allied sources of supply for
critical materials, notably titanium sponge. With no domestic
sources currently producing titanium sponge, the United States
is completely reliant on imports for a material that is
essential to many critical defense platforms. This dependence
on non-allied sources has become even more precarious given the
conflict in Ukraine, which has put increased demand on U.S.
producers and introduced pricing and supply shocks to the
titanium sponge market. Currently, the U.S. titanium industry
sources almost all sponge from a single country, calling into
question the security of supply. Sources of titanium sponge
from allies may not have sufficient capacity or quality to meet
defense and aerospace requirements. Absent a domestic source of
titanium sponge, the United States will lack the surge capacity
required to support defense and critical infrastructure needs
in an extended national emergency.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Department of
Defense to consider the use of existing authorities to make
advanced purchase commitments of titanium sponge from a
domestic source for inclusion in the National Defense
Stockpile, and assess whether authorities for industrial base
support, including the Defense Production Act of 1950 (Public
Law 81-774) or the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment
program, are applicable to titanium sponge production.
Graphite mining and processing capabilities
The committee notes that graphite is a critical material
needed for military systems and strategic infrastructure,
including handheld systems, advanced semiconductors, battery
materials, electric grids, and protective armor, among others.
The United States currently does not produce any natural
graphite domestically, depending on the People's Republic of
China for graphite processing activity, and is fully reliant on
imports to satisfy domestic consumption. Chinese firms account
for the vast majority of global natural graphite output and
graphite processing methods and equipment, creating supply
chain risks. Existing domestic resources of natural graphite,
including those that were previously used to support defense
programs, could offer the quickest and most cost-effective
route to closing the supply chain gap.
The committee supports the Department of Defense's ongoing
efforts to improve its graphite supply chain and recommends the
Defense Logistics Agency prioritize a demonstration of the
ability to domestically process graphite for the Department in
a manner that can be replicated to quickly expand domestic
processing, and that does not rely on Chinese methods or
require processing equipment from China.
Department of Defense role related to countering trafficking in
fentanyl and other narcotics
The committee is deeply concerned about the ongoing
fentanyl and other narcotics crisis in the United States, which
the intelligence community has determined is responsible for
over 100,000 overdose fatalities per year, the majority of
which can be traced to the growth in fentanyl. The intelligence
community also assesses that Mexican transnational criminal
organizations dominate the U.S. market for illicit drugs,
including fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine
shipped from South America.
The committee supports the Department of Defense activities
to counter the threat from trafficking in narcotics by
transnational criminal organizations as part of a comprehensive
interagency and intergovernmental approach. The committee notes
that the Department has multiple authorities for supporting the
counter-narcotics efforts of partner nations, including:
(1) Under section 124 of title 10, United States
Code, as the lead agency of the Federal Government for
the detection and monitoring of aerial and maritime
transfer of illegal drugs into the United States;
(2) Under section 284(c) of title 10, United States
Code, to provide support for foreign law enforcement
agencies for specified purposes; and
(3) Under section 333 of title 10, United States
Code, to provide training and equipment to foreign
national security forces to build capacity to conduct
counter-illicit drug trafficking operations and
counter-transnational organized crime operations.
The committee urges the Secretary of Defense to use these
authorities to their full extent to counter trafficking of
fentanyl and other narcotics by transnational criminal
organizations.
TITLE XV--SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE
MATTERS
Subtitle A--Space Activities
Acquisition strategy for Phase 3 of the National Security Space Launch
program (sec. 1501)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to establish an additional lane to Phase 3
of the National Security Space Launch program. The National
Security Space Launch program currently has two lanes: ``Lane
1'' for low risk commercial-like operators who have conducted
at least one previous launch; and ``Lane 2'' for operators who
can meet all National Security Space Launch requirements, with
full mission assurance. The provision would establish an
accession launch program, known as ``Lane Two A,'' which would
require operators meet the requirements for ``Lane 2,'' for
five launches of GPS Block IIIF satellites or satellites whose
launches are high energy missions.
Initial operating capability for Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis
System and system-level review (sec. 1502)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of the Air Force to report to the congressional
defense committees a date when the Advanced Tracking and Launch
Analysis System (ATLAS) will be operational, and if it is not
operational by that date, whether it should be cancelled and
how it should be replaced.
Since its inception in fiscal year 2020, the Kobayashi Maru
Space Command and Control (Space C2) program was described as
an enterprise-level software acquisition effort focusing on
space situational awareness to replace the 1980s-era Space
Defense Operations Center (SPADOC) software, and at the same
time acquiring a suite of software applications for Battle
Management Command and Control (BMC2). The purpose of this
effort was to pivot from purely space situational awareness and
space object cataloging through the Unified Data Library to
performing BMC2 with a warfighting focus.
The first objective was to first replace SPADOC through the
development of ATLAS. Subsequent reviews of the ATLAS program
found numerous deficiencies resulting in a de-scoping of the
SPADOC replacement effort and an estimated delay in replacing
SPADOC from mid-2021 to the end of 2023. It should be noted
that ATLAS is a follow-on program from the failed Joint Space
Operations Center Mission System (JMS) dating to the 2012
timeframe, which was also to replace SPADOC. The development
and integration of other software acquisition programs for BMC2
in order to command and control space assets based on sensor
data feeds and ATLAS is still unknown at this point.
If ATLAS is cancelled, then the provision requires the
Secretary to report on the estimated funds spent to date, what
will replace it, and the expected future time and costs for
such replacement.
In addition, the Secretary shall enter into a contract with
a Federally Funded Research and Development Center to conduct
periodic reviews of the software acquisition effort for the
Space Command and Control system as a whole, including the
integration of not only ATLAS or a subsequent replacement, but
the integration of sensor data, information in the Unified Data
Library, and the ability to command and control space assets in
a warfighting environment.
Department of the Air Force responsibility for space-based ground and
airborne moving target indication (sec. 1503)
The committee recommends a provision that would designate
the Department of the Air Force as responsible for the mission
of space-based ground and airborne moving target indication and
the presenter of such a capability to the combatant commands.
In addition, the provision would enable the Secretary of the
Air Force, in consultation with the Director of National
Intelligence, to serve as the decision authority for milestone
A approval for space-related acquisition programs for ground
and airborne moving target indication that are using funds from
the Military Intelligence Program.
Principal Military Deputy for Space Acquisition and Integration (sec.
1504)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and
Integration to have a Principal Military Deputy for Space
Acquisition and Integration, who would be an Active Duty
officer in the Space Force.
Use of middle tier acquisition authority for Space Development Agency
acquisition program (sec. 1505)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Director of the Space Development Agency to use the middle tier
of acquisition authority, consistent with section 804 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public
Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 3201 note prec.) and Department of
Defense Instruction 5000.80, entitled ``Operation of the Middle
Tier of Acquisition (MTA)'' and issued on December 30, 2019 (or
a successor instruction), for the rapid fielding of satellites
and associated systems for Tranche 1, Tranche 2, and Tranche 3
of the proliferated warfighter space architecture of the Space
Development Agency.
Special authority for provision of commercial space launch support
services (sec. 1506)
The committee recommends a provision that would provide for
a new section, 2276a, to be added to chapter 135 of title 10,
United States Code, to establish specific authority for the
Secretary of a military department to enter into agreements and
receive cost reimbursement for all costs (both direct and
indirect) associated with the provision of goods and services
to commercial entities conducting space launch activities. The
provision further directs the Secretary to publish regulations
to ensure the widest transparency in the determination of a
fair and reasonable indirect cost assessment.
Treatment of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Resiliency,
Modifications, and Improvements program as acquisition category
1D program (sec. 1507)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to
treat the Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Resiliency,
Modifications, and Improvements program of the Air Force as an
acquisition category 1D program, and that the authority to
manage such program may not be delegated.
Briefing on classification practices and foreign disclosure policies
required for combined space operations (sec. 1508)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence
to provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees
and the congressional intelligence committees, not later than
270 days after enactment of this Act, on the classification
practices and foreign disclosure policies required to enable
the development and conduct of combined space operations.
Limitation on availability of certain funds relating to selection of
permanent location for headquarters of United States Space
Command (sec. 1509)
The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit
any funds authorized to be appropriated for the Air Force to be
obligated or expended for a military construction project for
the United States Space Command headquarters and would limit 50
percent of funds authorized to be appropriated for travel for
the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force until the
Secretary of the Air Force submits to the congressional defense
committees a report on the justification for the selection of a
permanent location for the headquarters of the United States
Space Command.
Subtitle B--Nuclear Forces
Prohibition on reduction of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of
the United States (sec. 1511)
The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit
the obligation or expenditure of authorized funds from fiscal
year 2024 to reduce deployed U.S. intercontinental ballistic
missiles' responsiveness, alert level, or quantity to fewer
than 400. The provision would provide an exception to this
prohibition for activities related to maintenance, sustainment,
and replacement, or activities to ensure safety, security, or
reliability.
Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program silo activity (sec.
1512)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program to
be refurbished, and to make operable no fewer than 150 silos
for intercontinental ballistic missiles at each of F.E. Warren
Air Force Base, Malmstrom Air Force Base, and Minot Air Force
Base.
Matters relating to the acquisition and deployment of the Sentinel
intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system (sec. 1513)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
the use of multi-year procurement authority for the Sentinel
intercontinental ballistic missile program. The provision would
also amend section 1638 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) to
ensure that the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Site
Activation Task Force reports directly to the Commander, Air
Force Global Strike Command, and would make technical and
conforming amendments to the weapon system definition. In
particular, the definition would specify that the weapon system
includes the various components and subsystems that make up a
functioning wing-wide weapon system, including the Secondary
Launch Platform, the nuclear command, control and
communications system, and the aerospace vehicle, as well other
ancillary support equipment such as the Payload and Missile
Transporter Erector.
Plan for decreasing the time to upload additional warheads to the
intercontinental ballistic missile fleet (sec. 1514)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the Commander,
U.S. Strategic Command, to develop a plan to decrease the
amount of time required to upload additional warheads to the
intercontinental ballistic missile force. The plan should
include an assessment of the weapons storage capacity, weapons
transportation capacity, maintenance squadron capacity, and any
actions that would address identified limitations at the
Northern Tier bases of Malmstrom, F.E. Warren, and Minot Air
Force Bases. The committee directs the Secretary of the Air
Force to submit the plan not later than 90 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, and to provide a briefing to the
congressional defense committees 30 days after submitting the
plan.
Tasking and oversight authority with respect to intercontinental
ballistic missile site activation task force for Sentinel
Program (sec. 1515)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 1638 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) to
require the Secretary of Defense to delegate tasking and
oversight authorities with respect to other components of the
Department of Defense participating in the Sentinel Site
Activation Task Force to the Commander of the Air Force Global
Strike Command. The committee recognizes there are nine
organizations within the Air Force and three outside the Air
Force within the Department of Defense for one of the largest
projects the Department has undertaken within the United
States. Accordingly, it is imperative to the extent possible
within existing law, that the Secretary make clear to these
other agencies and organizations that the Commander of Air
Force Global Strike Command is directly responsible for
implementing the Sentinel Site Activation Task Force.
Long-term sustainment of Sentinel ICBM guidance system (sec. 1516)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to
certify that there is a long-term capability in place to
maintain and modernize the guidance system of the LGM-35A
Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) over the
full life cycle of the program.
The replacement for the Minuteman III ICBM system, the LGM-
35A Sentinel ICBM, is a complex and complicated system of
systems effort--the largest the Air Force has undertaken since
the original ICBM program. The key component to the overall
delivery system will be the guidance assembly. Given that the
LGM-35A is to be operated through the 2070s, it should emulate
the path developed by the Navy's Strategic Systems Program for
the Trident II (D5) submarine-launched ballistic missile
(SLBM), particularly for guidance, which is the most complex
subsystem in the missile. Rather than buying guidance kits in
bulk and storing them while technology advances, the Navy
committed to a long-term and sustained investment to maintain
and modernize the guidance system in the D5 SLBM. The Navy
guidance program includes research efforts at its Federally
Funded Research and Development Centers, engineering
manufacturing development at its supplier base, and a series of
test launches that not only certify the overall D5 SLBM system
but test new guidance technology for insertion into technology
spirals of the D5 SLBM system.
The provision would require that, before a milestone C
determination of the LGM-35A, the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment shall certify to the
congressional defense committees that the most complex part of
the missile, its guidance system, will not be a static
technology snapshot in time. The Under Secretary should certify
that not only will there be a capability, including facilities
unique to the guidance system, to maintain and produce future
subcomponents over the life of the LGM-35A, but there will also
be a capability to advance the state of the art technologies in
its guidance system and its manufacturing base. The committee
does not expect the Air Force to mimic the Navy's Strategic
Systems Program in its guidance development, but it should
leverage the lessons learned from the program over its 60 years
of continuous improvement and apply it to the LGM-35A weapon
system.
Sense of the Senate on Polaris Sales Agreement (sec. 1517)
The committee recommends a provision that would express the
sense of the Senate recognizing the 60th anniversary of the
Polaris Sales Agreement between the United States and the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The
provision would congratulate the Royal Navy for steadfastly
maintaining the Continuous At-Sea Deterrent, recognize the
important contribution of the Continuous At-Sea Deterrent to
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and reaffirm that the
United Kingdom is a valued and special ally of the United
States, among other actions.
Matters relating to the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile (sec.
1518)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
(USD(A&S)) to establish a program for the development of a
nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile and to designate the
program as an acquisition category 1D program. In addition, the
provision would require the USD(A&S) to initiate a nuclear
weapon project for the W80-4 ALT warhead and to designate the
Department of the Navy as the lead military department for the
project. Furthermore, the provision would require the Secretary
of Defense and the Administrator for Nuclear Security of the
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) take such
actions as necessary to reach initial operational capability
not later than fiscal year 2035. Finally, the provision would
require the USD(A&S), in coordination with the Secretary of the
Navy, the Administrator for Nuclear Security, and the
Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM), to brief the
congressional defense committees periodically on the progress
of these programs.
Operational timeline for Strategic Automated Command and Control System
(sec. 1519)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
full replacement of the entire Strategic Automated Command and
Control System (SACCS) with the initial operating capability of
the Sentinel LGM-35A weapon system. SACCS is a serial-based
1970s message processing system that was built for analog phone
lines to transmit messages and other data to the Minuteman III
weapon system. The Air Force still relies heavily upon SACCS
and the main message processor still uses machine language
coding that is obsolete and cannot be maintained. The Air Force
is moving elements of the messaging system to an Internet
Protocol with necessary cyber protections, but the original
messaging processors from the 1970s are still retained at
various sites. Other sites that still use the outdated message
processing equipment for receiving messages will likewise need
to be and should be replaced.
Amendment to annual report on the plan for the nuclear weapons
stockpile, nuclear weapons complex, nuclear weapons delivery
systems, and nuclear weapons command and control systems (sec.
1520)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 492a of title 10, United States Code, by adding a new
subsection to require an independent assessment by the
Commander, U.S. Strategic Command. The assessment would include
an independent analysis of the sufficiency of the acquisition,
construction, and recapitalization programs of the Department
of Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration to
modernize the nuclear forces of the United States and meet
current and future deterrence requirements. The assessment
would be required not later than 60 days after the submission
of the budget of the President and shall be submitted to the
Nuclear Weapons Council. The Commander of U.S. Strategic
Command shall notify the congressional defense committees when
the report has been submitted to the Nuclear Weapons Council.
The Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council shall submit the
assessment, without change, not later than 15 days after
receiving it, to the congressional defense committees.
Technical amendment to additional report matters on strategic delivery
systems (sec. 1521)
The committee recommends a provision that would make
technical amendments to section 495(b) of title 10, United
States Code to extend the requirement for the President to
report to Congress if the plans to modernize or replace
strategic delivery vehicles are not fully funded. The
requirement would be extended until the expiration of the
Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian
Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation
of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed on April 8, 2010, and
entered into effect on February 5, 2011 (commonly referred to
as the ``New START Treaty'').
Amendment to study of weapons programs that allow Armed Forces to
address hard and deeply buried targets (sec. 1522)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 1674 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) to
clarify limitations on the retirement of the B83-1 nuclear
gravity bomb prior to the submission of certain studies to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives by the Secretary of Defense.
Limitation on use of funds until provision of Department of Defense
information to Government Accountability Office (sec. 1523)
The committee recommends a provision that would limit the
use of 50 percent of fiscal year 2024 funds authorized in
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide, and available for the
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, until the
Comptroller General of the United States notifies the
congressional defense committees that the Department of Defense
has fully complied with Government Accountability Office (GAO)
information requests.
The committee finds that:
(1) Section 1652(a) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-
81) requires the Comptroller General of the United
States to conduct a study on the strategic nuclear
weapons capabilities, force structure, employment
policy, and targeting requirements of the Department of
Defense;
(2) Section 1652(d) of that Act requires the
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy to
provide the Comptroller General with full cooperation
and access to appropriate officials, guidance, and
documentation for the purposes of conducting such
study;
(3) Despite repeated requests by officials of the
Government Accountability Office to the Office of the
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Joint
Staff for information necessary to conduct the study
required of the Comptroller General, offices of the
Department of Defense have repeatedly delayed the
provision of such information, or failed to provide it
entirely; and
(4) Such delays and failures to provide the
statutorily-required information has inhibited the
timely progress of the study and undermined
congressional oversight.
Subtitle C--Missile Defense
Designation of official responsible for missile defense of Guam (sec.
1531)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 1660(b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) to
designate the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment as the senior official of the Department of Defense
who shall be responsible for the missile defense of Guam.
Selection of a Director of the Missile Defense Agency (sec. 1532)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 205 of title 10, United States Code, to ensure the
Director of the Missile Defense Agency is appointed by the
President for a period of six years from among the general
officers on Active Duty in the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps,
or Space Force or from among the flag officers on Active Duty
in the Navy.
Modification of requirement for Comptroller General of the United
States review and assessment of missile defense acquisition
programs (sec. 1533)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend the
requirement for the Comptroller General of the United States to
review and assess missile defense acquisition programs by
extending the date of the requirement to 2030 and broadening
the definition of the subject matter.
Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli cooperative
missile defense program co-development and co-production (sec.
1534)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
funding for the procurement of the Iron Dome short-range rocket
defense system, David's Sling Weapon System, and Arrow 3 Upper
Tier Interceptor Program as outlined under the Memorandum of
Agreement between the United States and the Government of
Israel for cooperative missile defense programs.
Modification of scope of program accountability matrices requirements
for next generation interceptors for missile defense of the
United States homeland (sec. 1535)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 1668(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) to extend program
accountability matrices requirements to the product development
phase.
Limitation on availability of funds for Office of Cost Assessment and
Program Evaluation until submission of missile defense roles
and responsibilities report (sec. 1536)
The committee recommends a provision that would limit the
amount obligated or expended for the operations of the Office
of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation to not more than 50
percent of the amount authorized by this Act for operation and
maintenance, Defense-wide, and available for the Office of Cost
Assessment and Program Evaluation, until the Secretary of
Defense provides the report required by section 1675(b) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public
Law 117-81).
Integrated air and missile defense architecture for the Indo-Pacific
region (sec. 1537)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, in coordination with the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the
Commander, U.S. Northern Command, the Director of the Missile
Defense Agency, and the Director of the Joint Integrated Air
and Missile Defense Organization, to develop a comprehensive
strategy for developing, acquiring, and operationally
establishing an integrated air and missile defense architecture
for the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. Not
later than March 15, 2024, and not less frequently than once
each year thereafter, the Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command,
shall, in coordination with Northern Command, the Missile
Defense Agency, and the Director of the Joint Integrated Air
and Missile Defense Organization, submit to the congressional
defense committees an annual report outlining the activities
conducted and progress made in developing and implementing the
strategy over the previous year; the planned activities for
developing and implementing the strategy in the upcoming year;
and a description of likely risks and impediments to the
successful implementation of the strategy.
Modification of the National Missile Defense policy (sec. 1538)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 1681(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328) to modify the National
Missile Defense Policy. Modifications include emphasizing the
need to provide an effective regional missile defense system,
and to note that the United States relies on nuclear deterrence
to address more sophisticated and larger quantity near-peer
intercontinental missile threats to the homeland.
Subtitle D--Other Matters
Electronic warfare (sec. 1541)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend part
I of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, by adding a
new chapter to consolidate and update electronic warfare (EW)
provisions and ensure that proper oversight of the EW
implementation plan is performed. The provision would do the
following:
(1) Memorializes core elements of the 2015 EW
Executive Committee (EXCOM) into title 10, United
States Code, while leaving the 2015 EW EXCOM charter
intact and flexible for the Secretary to designate
members and take additional actions as necessary.
(2) Updates and transfers recurring provisions of
section 1053 into title 10, United States Code. These
provisions involve broad guidance by the Secretary,
while ensuring the services and combatant commands are
improving EW capabilities. As a matter of congressional
oversight, the committee requires reporting over the
next five years to document matters addressed,
shortfalls, and actions Congress can take to remedy
shortfalls.
(3) Requires close tracking of the July 2021
Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) Plan. The
implementation plan was the result of over six years of
sustained attention to EW and EMSO, beginning in 2015.
The implementation plan represents hundreds of hours of
work inside the Department by cross-functional teams,
with constant interaction with the congressional
defense committees on its progress. The committee
expects to be informed on what elements are being
achieved, in full or in part, and reasons for
shortfalls. Any changes to this implementation plan and
its scope must be explained in detail to congressional
defense committees and should not be taken lightly.
In 2015, the Defense Science Board (DSB) published ``Study
on 21st Century Military Operations in a Complex
Electromagnetic Environment,'' discussing a contested EMSO
environment, principally Electronic Warfare (EW). Their
findings were sobering: ``At a time when the United States
relies on information superiority on the battlefield for future
military success, this capability is jeopardized by serious
deficiencies in U.S. electronic warfare (EW) capabilities.''
Feedback to the DSB from agencies responsible for EMSO had a
common theme that ``the U.S. was drifting into a decidedly
lagging position in EW.'' The DSB found three root causes:
(1) Twenty-five years of EW neglect after the end of
the Cold War due to a perception that the threat had
disappeared;
(2) A worldwide migration of sophisticated
electronics capabilities in hardware, software, and
software-driven system architectures to other countries
that eroded the U.S. lead in these technologies; and
(3) Potential adversaries taking orchestrated and
well-funded steps after observing U.S. battlefield
electronics dominance.
Today, Russia's invasion of Ukraine shows the progression
of EW, with widespread Global Position System (GPS) denial and
the electronic attack of commercial space assets. The latter
has led to wider policy questions regarding the status and
responses of U.S. and allied-owned space companies in third-
party conflicts. While Russia is the acute problem, China has
amassed a large and sophisticated EW capability and doctrine
across all domains. Finally, exercises involving EW have shown
the significant challenges electronic attack poses to our
ability to conduct effective combat operations.
There are many broad policy questions on how the Department
of Defense (DOD) can address this issue, but it must start with
a well-coordinated governance structure. The DSB noted the
wide-ranging effects of an atrophied EW governance structure:
``The consequences of this lack of attention are serious and
have manifested in numerous ways--a lack of appropriate
institutional advocacy for EW as an important military
capability; EW capabilities becoming a bill payer for platforms
and other high visibility desires; test range facilities not
keeping up with the threat; a lack of modeling and simulation
capabilities above the one-on-one level; training and
exercising only in relatively benign EW environments; and poor
coordination and integration of needs and capabilities across
EW as well as with other areas that impact EW capabilities.''
As a result of this lack of governance, the Department
created an EW EXCOM. The EW EXCOM charter was signed in March
2015. Concurrently, the congressional defense committees
received briefings on the EW EXCOM and progress in achieving
the goals of the 2015 DSB report. Out of concern that the 2015
DSB report was not being acted on with urgency, Congress
enacted section 1053 of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Guidance on Electronic
Warfare Mission Area and Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum
Operations. Section 1053 required the DOD to focus on EW and
EMSO by creating cross functional teams to address a host of
issues including strategy, funding, training, and operational
readiness. Section 1053 further required the Secretary to
designate a senior individual responsible for implementing the
cross-functional team recommendations. The senior designated
official was the Vice Chairman of the Joint Staff. In July
2021, the DOD reported to Congress on Section 1053's
implementation strategy (Summary of Implementation Plan for the
2020 DOD EMS Superiority Strategy and attached Roadmap). The
implementation plan addressed over 100 actions in response to
EMSO and EW shortfalls. The senior designated official was the
Chief Information Officer within the Office of the Secretary of
Defense. It is critical that progress on this issue continue.
Study on the future of the Integrated Tactical Warning Attack
Assessment System (sec. 1542)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to enter into an
agreement with a federally funded research and development
center (FFRDC) to conduct a study on the future of the
Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment System (ITW/AA).
The study should include future air and missile threats to the
United States; integration of multi-domain sensor data; the
effect of the integration on the data reliability standards of
the ITW/AA; future data visualizations, conferencing, and
decision-making capabilities of such a system; and any other
matter the Chairman considers relevant.
The committee requires the Chairman submit a report not
later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act
to the congressional defense committees on the report from the
FFRDC and the Chairman's assessments of the report's findings
with respect to modernizing the ITW/AA.
Comprehensive review of electronic warfare training ranges and future
capabilities (sec. 1543)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering to
conduct a comprehensive review of its electronic warfare
training ranges and future capabilities and provide a briefing
not later than March 31, 2024.
Extension of authorization for protection of certain facilities and
assets from unmanned aircraft (sec. 1544)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 130i(i) of title 10, United States Code, to provide an
extension of the authorization for protection of certain
facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft.
Addressing serious deficiencies in electronic protection of systems
that operate in the radio frequency spectrum (sec. 1545)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to address deficiencies in the electronic
protection of systems that operate in the federal radio
frequency (RF) spectrum. Recent exercises and assessments
reveal that a broad array of military systems that transmit and
receive in the federal RF spectrum, including radars and
signals intelligence sensors, navigation systems, data links,
and other communications systems, lack sufficient protection
against adversary jamming and spoofing, as well as against
interference from systems operated by friendly forces within
that federal spectrum.
The committee understands that decisions about establishing
requirements, prioritizing investment, and determining the
level of electronic protection to embed within battlefield
systems are decentralized throughout the Department of Defense.
After the end of the Cold War, the Department gave insufficient
attention to the jamming and interference threats from near-
peer adversaries as the Nation focused on counterterrorism.
However, the return of great power competition and growing
threats in the Indo-Pacific region demand urgent and sustained
attention to improve the resilience of tactical systems to
electronic attack. The committee believes that the military
departments must be held accountable for actively addressing
this problem.
Funding limitation on certain unreported programs (sec. 1546)
The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit
the obligation or expenditure of funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2024 on any classified
program involving unidentified anomalous phenomena that has not
been briefed to the appropriate committees of Congress,
congressional leadership, and the Director of the All-domain
Anomaly Resolution Office.
Revision of Secretary of Defense authority to engage in commercial
activities as security for intelligence collection activities
(sec. 1547)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend the
authority of the Secretary of Defense to engage in commercial
activities as security for intelligence collection activities
through December 31, 2025, and make other clarifying changes.
Items of Special Interest
Availability of key commodities for the Sentinel program
The committee notes that section 1632 of the James M.
Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
(Public Law 117-263) required the Secretary of the Air Force,
acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, to designate a senior
official to monitor the combined industrial base supporting the
acquisition of the B-21 aircraft and the Sentinel
intercontinental ballistic missile system. One of that senior
official's duties will be to monitor the acquisition by the
combined industrial base of ``materials, technologies, and
components associated with nuclear weapons systems'' and
``commodities purchased on a large scale.''
In addition, the committee notes that section 1638 of the
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) created a task force to oversee
and coordinate the construction of fixed facilities and
emplacements of the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile
system.
The committee recognizes the importance of stabilizing the
availability of key commodities, including concrete and steel,
for construction associated with the Sentinel intercontinental
ballistic missile program. The committee directs the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy and the
Secretary of the Air Force to submit a report to congressional
defense committees, not later than March 1, 2024, that provides
options for achieving this objective. The report shall include
an analysis of the degree to which employment of Title III of
the Defense Production Act of 1950 (Public Law 81-774) or using
advance procurement authorities for key commodities could
achieve this goal.
Briefing and report on behaviors of nuclear-armed adversaries
The committee directs the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Director of the Defense Intelligence
Agency, to brief the congressional defense committees not later
than March 1, 2024, on whether the Russian Federation, the
People's Republic of China, or the Democratic People's Republic
of Korea have taken any actions over the past five years to:
(1) Reduce the quantity of nuclear weapons within
their respective stockpiles;
(2) Reduce the quantity of nuclear weapons delivery
systems within their arsenals;
(3) Reduce the amount of weapons-usable fissile
material in their possession;
(4) Reduce their respective capabilities for
producing weapons-usable fissile material; or
(5) Actively engaged in bilateral or multilateral
negotiations intended to reduce the number of nuclear
weapons within their respective stockpiles.
Briefing and report on contracting nuclear-armed adversaries
The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a
report to the congressional defense committees, not later than
June 1, 2024, outlining whether any component of the Department
of Defense has, over the past year, entered into a contract for
goods or services with:
(1) An entity of the defense industry of the Russian
Federation, the People's Republic of China, or the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
(2) An individual who is known to be a corporate
officer or principal shareholder of an entity of the
defense industry of the Russian Federation, the
People's Republic of China, or the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea; or
(3) An individual or organization who is known to
have provided significant financial, material,
technological, or other support to an entity of the
defense industry of the Russian Federation, the
People's Republic of China, or the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea.
Briefing on Dual-Capable Aircraft Wing resource allocations and mission
requirements
The committee notes that the 48th Fighter Wing at
Lakenheath Royal Air Force Base maintains as intense an
operational tempo as any fighter wing in the U.S. Air Force.
While the performance of the wing has been exemplary in meeting
its global mission requirements, the committee is concerned
that continued overtaxing could undermine future performance
and jeopardize the successful execution of its most critical
missions, including providing U.S. dual-capable aircraft
capabilities to support NATO extended deterrence commitments.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air
Force, not later than February 1, 2024, to provide a briefing
to the congressional defense committees on options to better
align resource allocations for wings with a dual-capable
mission with current operational requirements to current
modernization investments, including options for reducing
operational demands outside of the European theater.
Briefing on space-based moving target indicator (MTI) systems
The committee believes the U.S. Space Force must rapidly
develop operational and capability requirements to field space-
based moving target indicator (MTI) systems to meet near-term
joint warfighter requirements. Space-based MTI systems will
enable joint operations within the adversaries' weapons
engagement zones, increase survivability of the joint force,
and enable weapons employment on operationally relevant
timelines. The related processes and procedures must be
purpose-built to make sure joint forces receive quality target
data on tactically relevant timelines while accounting for
scalability to accommodate streamlined onboarding of future
space-based sensing and targeting missions.
Therefore, the committee directs the Chief of Space
Operations to present a briefing, not later than January 1,
2024, to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
House of Representatives detailing how the Space Force will
organize and execute space-based MTI and future space-based
sensing and targeting missions. The briefing should address the
associated doctrine, organizations, training, materiel,
leadership education, personnel, facilities, and policy
requirements. The brief should also include: (1) Considerations
for ground systems and delivery timelines relative to space
vehicles; (2) The ability to scale education and training to
meet future enterprise needs; (3) The needed knowledge and
expertise for personnel to prepare for and execute space-based
MTI missions; and (4) Plans for integration with the Department
of the Air Force's Advanced Battle Management System as well as
the Department of Defense's Joint All Domain Command and
Control.
Comptroller General report on DOD planning for transition from
Minuteman III to the Sentinel Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent
The Air Force has operated the Minuteman III
intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) weapon system in a
continuous alert status for decades. First deployed in 1970
with a planned service life of 10 years, the Minuteman III
weapon system will be replaced by the Sentinel Ground Based
Strategic Deterrent with initial operations beginning around
2030--50 years past the Minuteman III system's initial planned
service life. The Air Force plans to sustain Minuteman III
through 2030 and gradually draw down the weapon system before
it is finally retired and fully replaced by Sentinel. As it
prepares for and conducts the transition, the Air Force must
maintain the Minuteman III weapon system in continuous alert
status while simultaneously replacing it with Sentinel across
450 launch facilities and three missile fields in order to
provide the Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, with the forces
necessary to meet deterrence requirements. This transition will
necessitate that the U.S. Air Force successfully operate the
two systems simultaneously for some period of time.
To better understand how the Department of Defense and the
Air Force plan to manage the transition from Minuteman III to
Sentinel, the committee directs the Comptroller General of the
United States to review Air Force plans to manage the
transition and concurrent operation of Minuteman III and
Sentinel, including: (1) An assessment of personnel and other
resourcing needs; (2) How the service has begun to prepare,
train, and resource operators and maintainers for the
transition; (3) How the Air Force plans to maintain sufficient
capability to meet requirements during the transition; (4) The
extent to which the Air Force has assessed and planned for
potential increased demands on security force personnel during
the transition; and (5) Any other matters considered
appropriate by the Comptroller General.
The committee directs the Comptroller General to provide a
preliminary briefing to the congressional defense committees,
not later than March 31, 2024, with a final report to follow at
a time mutually agreed upon.
Comptroller General review of Department of Defense launch services
The Department of Defense (DOD) has varied and changing
needs for acquiring launch services. Historically, DOD launched
most satellites on medium, intermediate, and heavy launch
vehicles with capabilities to reach high orbits such as
geostationary orbits, and designed and developed its launch
acquisition programs to meet these requirements. However, as
DOD considers larger constellations of many smaller satellites
in the future, including increasing use of low earth orbit,
launch services for these architectures may have different
requirements in terms of vehicle size and responsiveness. In
addition, the launch market has undergone significant changes
in the last decade, with more launch companies offering launch
services and a wider array of launch vehicle size and
capabilities. Demand for launch has also increased in the
commercial sector. In past years, DOD was the primary launch
customer for many companies and accounted for a large share of
overall launches, but going forward, DOD payloads may represent
a decreasing percentage of total launch demand. All of these
changes will impact how DOD acquires launch services under the
National Security Space Launch program.
To assist the committee in its oversight of this crucial
program, the committee directs the Comptroller General of the
United States to assess the National Security Space Launch
Phase 3 acquisition program to include the following elements:
(1) How DOD is accounting for changing future launch needs in
its Phase 3 acquisition strategy; (2) The ability of launch
providers to meet those needs; and (3) The extent to which the
Phase 3 strategy supports and makes use of competition in
launch acquisitions.
The committee directs the Comptroller General to provide an
initial briefing to the congressional defense committees, not
later than May 1, 2024, and a subsequent report at a time
agreed upon with the committees.
Comptroller General review of integration of allies and partners in
space operations
The 2022 National Defense Strategy states that allies and
partners are our greatest global strategic advantage and the
center of gravity for the strategy. This is especially true
when it comes to space. In its 2020 Defense Space Strategy, the
Department of Defense (DOD) emphasizes the advantage gained by
the United States as a result of its relationship with allies
and partners, and the importance of continued cooperation on
space activities. U.S. Space Command and Space Force also
widely discuss the importance of integrating with allies and
partners to support space operations via data sharing
agreements and integrating satellite communications
capabilities, among other areas.
The Department has taken numerous steps to foster the
integration of capabilities and data sharing among the United
States and its allies and partners. One such avenue is the
Combined Space Operations (CSpO) partnership, which includes
the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New
Zealand, and the United Kingdom. As a CSpO partner, the United
States has committed to developing and operating a resilient
interoperable space architecture; enhancing command, control,
and communications capabilities among CSpO partners; and
sharing intelligence and information, among other lines of
effort. NATO has also recognized the importance of space to the
alliance and encourages cooperation between allies to enhance
the compatibility and interoperability of their space
capabilities.
The committee seeks to better understand the extent to
which the United States' integration with allies and partners
through involvement in these organizations, or other relevant
efforts, is leveraged in support of U.S. Space Command's
efforts to deter aggression, defend national interests, and
defeat threats.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to review DOD's efforts to better integrate
space operations with allies and partners, including an
analysis of: (1) The extent to which DOD incorporates allies
and partners into planning for and conducting space operations
and related activities; (2) The extent to which current
agreements and cooperative efforts with allies and partners
help address DOD capability or capacity shortfalls; and (3)
What, if any, challenges affect DOD's ability to cooperate with
allies and partners on space activities including steps DOD is
taking to mitigate those challenges. The committee directs the
Comptroller General provide an initial briefing to the
congressional defense committees, not later than April 1, 2024,
and a subsequent report at a time agreed upon with the
committees.
Comptroller General review of nuclear deterrence curriculum with
Department of Defense Joint Professional Military Education
The committee understands that numerous senior civilian and
military officials within the Department of Defense have
highlighted the importance of effective nuclear deterrence in
supporting global stability and enabling all other types of
U.S. military operations. However, it is not clear to the
committee that the Department of Defense Joint Professional
Military Education system emphasizes the understanding of
nuclear deterrence theoretical and operational concepts in a
manner that comports with the mission's stated importance to
U.S. defense strategy.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to review the extent to which educational
content and standards concerning strategic and regional nuclear
deterrence theory, strategy, policy, and operations are
incorporated into all levels of Department of Defense Joint
Professional Military Education. The Comptroller General shall
provide preliminary observations to the congressional defense
committees not later than May 1, 2024, with a report to follow
on an agreed date.
Comptroller General review of Space Warfighting Analysis Center
Effective planning for future space architectures is
necessary to ensure that Department of Defense (DOD)
acquisitions are cost-effective, able to meet warfighting
needs, and resilient in the face of emerging threats to
satellites and associated ground systems. DOD and the Space
Force have planned or begun a number of acquisition efforts to
bolster or replace legacy systems and ensure the United States
maintains its advantage in space.
In 2021, the Space Force established the Space Warfighting
Analysis Center (SWAC) to analyze options and develop
recommendations for future force designs and associated space
architectures. SWAC's analytic work has played an important
role in supporting the development of Space Force's force
structure requirements. In late 2021, SWAC completed its first
force design effort, related to missile warning, and has since
continued efforts across several key space mission areas,
including data transport and ground moving target indication.
Given Space Force's role in enabling joint operations and
integrating joint space requirements, it is imperative that the
Space Force ensures that SWAC's analyses and resultant force
designs are coordinated across the services to ensure that
proposed architectures will meet joint needs.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to review how Space Force uses SWAC's
analyses and recommendations to develop force structure
requirements and inform technology development, acquisition
programs, or other efforts. This review shall include analysis
of: (1) SWAC's analytic approach to operational force design;
(2) The extent to which Space Force leverages SWAC analyses and
other inputs to execute its role as integrator of joint space
requirements; (3) SWAC's use of digital tools and model-based
systems engineering to initially identify and then refine
potential options; and (4) How the Space Force and the larger
Department of the Air Force both coordinate the results of
SWAC's analyses across DOD and update associated acquisition
and architecture plans to meet joint needs.
The committee directs the Comptroller General to provide an
initial briefing to the congressional defense committees, not
later than May 1, 2024, and a subsequent report at a date
agreed upon with the committees.
Cyber risks and resiliency for space assets
The conflict in Ukraine has demonstrated that adversary
cyber capabilities can deny, degrade, disrupt, and even destroy
space assets. Therefore, the committee directs the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, in consultation with the
Space Force, to provide a briefing to the congressional defense
committees not later than March 31, 2024, that assesses the
cybersecurity risks to Department of Defense space assets,
taking into account space domain awareness and cyber operations
research and development to enable rapid detection, tracking,
and attribution of orbital platforms subject to attack. In
addition, the briefing shall review what data and standards
exist for tracking space assets and associated technical
limitations. The briefing shall also outline a roadmap for
emerging and future cyber hardening techniques for current and
future space assets.
Electronic warfare Electromagnetic Management Battle Software
acquisition program
The committee is aware that pursuant to operational
requirements developed by the U.S. Strategic Command and the
Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy Implementation
Plan in the Department of Defense, the Defense Information
Systems Agency is developing an Electromagnetic Management
Battle software acquisition effort to enable the warfighter to
assess the electromagnetic spectrum in the warfighting maneuver
space. This effort is a complex, multi-year spiral software
acquisition effort integrating multiple databases and user
interfaces as well as physics-based models, while assessing
existing software efforts within the services.
Therefore, given the complexity of this effort, the
committee directs the Department of Defense Chief Information
Officer to enter into an arrangement with a federally funded
research and development center (FFRDC) with expertise in
software development to review the progress made to date in
accomplishing the operational requirements as outlined by U.S.
Strategic Command and to make recommendations to further
improve the software development effort. Not later than
February 28th, 2024, the Chief Information Officer shall
forward the report by the FFRDC and brief the congressional
defense committees on the report's findings and
recommendations.
Hypersonic throttleable solid propellant propulsion systems
The protection against hypersonic weapons systems requires
glide phase interceptors whose divert and attitude control
systems must be able to provide high maneuver rates under
extreme forces in order to accomplish an intercept, and
therefore will require pushing the state of the art in these
control systems. One such opportunity is providing defense
interceptor systems with throttleable solid propellant
propulsion systems which are able to be stored for long periods
of time and without hazardous or corrosive side effects typical
of hypergolic propellants. The committee urges the Department
of Defense to carefully examine all propellants for future
divert and attitude control systems.
In-space connectivity to commercial satellite constellations
The committee believes that in-space connectivity between
the national security space enterprise and commercial satellite
communications constellations can enhance the resiliency and
redundancy of military space capabilities. Therefore, the
committee directs the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for
Space Acquisition and Integration and the Director of the Space
Development Agency to provide a briefing to the congressional
defense committees, not later than March 31, 2024, on the
opportunities and steps needed for, as well as the policy or
technical barriers preventing, the development of capabilities
to connect military satellite networks and commercial
constellations in space.
Integration of commercial weather data
The committee understands that proliferated constellations
of satellites offer great promise for the use of resilient
commercial electro-optical and infrared-based weather data when
combined with hybrid cloud architectures. Therefore, the
committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force, in
consultation with the Secretary of the Navy, to provide a
briefing to the congressional defense committees not later than
March 31, 2024, on how U.S. commercial weather data sets and
data analytics are being leveraged by the services. The
briefing should consider the operational purchase across all
current commercial weather data programs; the capability and
mission utility requirements for U.S. commercial weather
products and data to support relevant operational mission
needs; how U.S. commercial weather products and data should be
integrated into the information systems and workflows used by
warfighters to ensure their timely and efficient operational
use; and what procurement and contracting mechanisms, if any,
currently exist that the services, and Department of Defense
more broadly, can use to procure commercial weather products
and weather data as a service construct, with the applicable
contract vehicles.
Integration of non-traditional space domain awareness sensors
Space Domain Awareness (SDA) is a high performance, high
cost, and aging global network of sensors. The committee
encourages the Space Force to upgrade this aging infrastructure
with a program that pairs existing traditional sensor
capability with lower cost non-traditional sensors and
associated task management software to enable an affordable and
sustainable path toward ensuring Department of Defense SDA
capabilities can adequately keep pace with the rapidly evolving
space threats.
Intelligence and information sharing
The committee recognizes that the expeditious dissemination
of sensitive information to allies and partners is necessary to
prevail in high-end conflict, as has been demonstrated during
the conflict in Ukraine. Releasing this information requires
careful, but timely, review to ensure the information is
appropriately downgraded or declassified in a way that protects
U.S. national security interests.
The committee is concerned that existing policy and
processes may not appropriately balance the need for security
with the strategic and tactical risks of withholding necessary
information from allies and partners.
Therefore, the committee directs the Under Secretary of
Defense for Intelligence and Security (USD I&S) to provide a
briefing on existing policies and procedures governing the
sharing of intelligence and sensitive information with foreign
allies and partners to the congressional defense and
intelligence committees not later than October 31, 2023. The
briefing shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) A review of all Department of Defense (DOD)
policies related to the sharing of intelligence with
foreign allies and partners, including DOD Directive
5320.11, the requirement that information can only be
authorized for release by the originating component;
(2) An assessment of lessons learned from the Ukraine
conflict, including a description of any modifications
to policy or procedure that have been made;
(3) An assessment of relevant technologies, including
artificial intelligence-enabled search capabilities,
that could enhance the timeliness and responsiveness of
the review process;
(4) A description of any planned modifications to
policy, process, or training that could enhance the
timeliness and responsiveness of intelligence and
information sharing with allies and partners; and
(5) Any other matters the USD I&S deems relevant.
Joint Air Force and National Nuclear Security Administration report on
Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile program and related
issues
Despite reaching Milestone B (Engineering and Manufacturing
Development) in 2020, the Air Force has yet to produce a
reliable master schedule for the Sentinel Intercontinental
Ballistic Missile (ICBM) program. The program contractor is
expecting substantial schedule delays and cost growth. This
schedule and cost uncertainty has ripple effects on the
transition from the Minuteman III (MMIII) to the Sentinel ICBM.
This transition, estimated to last nearly 10 years, will be a
lengthy and complicated process involving, among other things,
real estate purchases, construction, deconstruction, removal
and installation of equipment, and nuclear certification.
Making things even more difficult, the National Nuclear
Security Administration's (NNSA) issues with pit and other
nuclear production missions and associated infrastructure do
not provide the Air Force with assurances that the planned W87-
1 warhead schedule will mesh with the Sentinel's nor do they
provide assurances that all W87-1 modernization objectives will
be met.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Air Force and NNSA
to jointly report to the Senate Armed Services Committee on the
Sentinel program and related issues, not later than March 1,
2024. The report should overlay the schedules for the three
components of the program--Sentinel, MMIII transition, and W87-
1 modernization--with a focus on identifying conflicts and
disconnects as well as mitigation strategies and potential off-
ramps. Further, the report should assess the current
coordination and integration efforts, both within the Air Force
and NNSA as well as between the two agencies, and identify
areas and solutions for improvement.
The committee also directs the Comptroller General of the
United States to assess the joint report and brief the
committee on its findings within 180 days of the joint report's
submission.
Management of personnel operating THAAD batteries on Guam
The committee notes that the Department of Defense has
taken steps to enhance United States missile defense
capabilities in Guam, including through the expansion of the
number of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) systems.
Such enhancements will require commensurate investments in
enabling infrastructure, support equipment, and personnel to
operate the systems.
However, it is not clear that Army processes for managing
personnel assigned to operate the growing THAAD capabilities
have adapted to the operational demands associated with this
expanded mission set. Currently, personnel designated for THAAD
units in Guam are considered permanently assigned. However,
they are required to maintain a high operational tempo, and are
subject to recall standards much more in line with those of
units deployed in operational theaters. These requirements,
coupled with minimal manpower allocations, creates significant
strain on assigned personnel and their dependents, leading to
reduced morale and suboptimal retention rates.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the
Army, in coordination with the Commander, U.S. Army Space and
Missile Defense Command, to brief the congressional defense
committees, not later than January 31, 2024, on options to
better align Army manpower allocation and assignment policies
with the operational demands of maintaining 24/7 missile
defense readiness for Guam. Such options should include, at a
minimum: (1) Redesignating assignments to Guam as time-limited
deployments; (2) Increasing manpower allocations for THAAD
units on the island to provide personnel with greater
scheduling predictability; and (3) Enhancing the availability
of personnel support mechanisms such as off-hours dependent
care and additional options for morale, welfare, and recreation
programs.
Medium earth orbit missile warning and missile tracking
The committee recognizes the importance of space as a
domain for defense against advanced ballistic and maneuvering
hypersonic missiles. The committee believes that establishing a
robust hybrid proliferated low earth orbit (LEO) and medium
earth orbit (MEO) missile defense architecture is critical to
the defense of the homeland. The committee believes that open
competition within the MEO missile warning architecture is the
best path to deploying the most cost- and schedule-effective
solutions. As recognized in Section 1657 of the James M. Inhofe
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public
Law 117-263), the fire control mission, whether in LEO or MEO,
is of utmost importance to our Nation's warfighters, enabling
the engagement and mitigation of next-generation missile
threats.
The committee therefore directs the Chief of Space
Operations to brief to the congressional defense committees,
not later than March 31, 2024, on the acquisition strategy for
the first and second tranches of MEO missile warning satellites
and sensors with plans to ensure an open competition to include
fire control.
Middle East integrated air and missile defense
The committee remains concerned about the persistent and
evolving air threats from Iran and Iranian-linked groups to the
United States and its allies and partners in the Middle East.
The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) directed the Secretary of
Defense to undertake steps towards building a regional air and
missile defense architecture to better defend against such
threats. The committee directs that, not later than December
15, 2023, the Secretary of Defense and the Commander, U.S.
Central Command, provide the congressional defense committees
an update on achieving further integration.
Missile alert facility cooks
The missile alert facility (MAF) provides housing,
exercise, and food services to the Intercontinental Ballistic
Missile (ICBM) crews, maintenance personnel, and security
forces. Critical to the MAF is the cook (Military Occupational
Specialty code 3F131) who prepares meals 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week during a shift. At times during heavy maintenance
operations there can be upwards of 20-30 personnel at the MAF
and the cook is charged with feeding them. These cooks are not
part of the ICBM squadron, but are part of the overall wing
services group. As a result, cooks assigned to support
squadrons at the MAF can be ``stranded'' out on ICBM field duty
instead of being rotated within the missile wing itself or re-
assigned to other locations in the Air Force for other duties
within their career field. Complicating the issue, MAF
managers, who are responsible for the overall operation of the
alert facility, do not take part in the rating of cooks,
resulting in disconnects between their career field and job
performance, potentially undermining cooks' advancement
opportunities.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air
Force to submit a briefing to the congressional defense
committees, not later than February 28, 2024, on an assessment
of the career field for those cooks who are deployed to the
ICBM field to ensure the MAF manager can have input into their
performance evaluations and that they are rotated properly
within the wing and to other locations in the Air Force as part
of their career management program.
Modernization of the Solar Electro-Optical Network
The Space Force's Solar Electro-Optical Network (SEON) is
comprised of the Radio Solar Telescope Network (RSTN) and the
Solar Observing Optical Network (SOON), which monitor solar
activity to predict and detect solar activity and resulting
space weather events, and also provide real-time warning of
solar radio frequency interference for space-based assets. SEON
supports the combined Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack
Assessment System (ITW/AA) of the North American Aerospace
Defense Command, U.S. Northern Command, and U.S. Strategic
Command, as well as the space domain awareness mission of Space
Operations Command.
The committee is aware that the average equipment age of
sensors and telescopes in the SEON is over 55 years, and that
the Space Force is challenged with sourcing replacement parts.
The committee is concerned that degradation in the SEON would
result in critical coverage gaps to these mission areas that
rely on the data produced by the SEON and believes the
Department of the Air Force should consider whether
recapitalizing the SEON would result in enhanced capabilities
and mission assurance.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air
Force to provide a briefing to the congressional defense
committees, not later than March 1, 2024, regarding the current
capabilities of the SEON, ongoing or planned modernization
efforts of the SEON, and options to expand the SEON in
additional locations.
Modernization plan for Hill Air Force Base Little Mountain Test
Facility
The Little Mountain Test Facility, located outside Hill Air
Force Base, Utah, is managed by the Air Force Nuclear Weapons
Center's Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Systems
Directorate, which is responsible for conducting a wide range
of testing and certification of ICBM assets. The facility has
traditionally tested and certified Minuteman III ICBM
components, but has begun to incorporate activities for testing
and certifying components for the Sentinel ICBM weapons system,
which will increase its overall workload. The committee is
concerned that the facility, largely dependent upon 1960s
buildings filled with testing capabilities incrementally
upgraded over the intervening decades, may not be adequately
postured to support the concurrent sustainment of the existing
Minuteman III ICBM weapon system, as well as the development
and sustainment of the Sentinel ICBM weapons system, before and
after the retirement of the Minuteman III ICBM.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air
Force, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering and the Director of Operational Test
and Evaluation, to evaluate the state of the test equipment at
the Little Mountain Test Facility and submit to the
congressional defense committees a long-range governance and
equipment modernization plan not later than March 31, 2024.
While particular emphasis should be given to unique radiation
test equipment at the facility, the committee expects the
modernization plan to address specific types of equipment to be
modernized, as well as the maintenance of the overall facility
infrastructure given that some aspects of it date to the late
1960s as a missile test site.
Nationwide Integration of Time Resiliency for Operations
The committee recognizes the need for resilient Position
Navigation, and Timing (PNT), as PNT is integral to Department
of Defense operations, continuity of operations and mission
assurance, and other national critical functions. The committee
remains concerned that there is insufficient redundancy in PNT,
and therefore in the event of PNT disruption, continuity of
operations would be at risk, including the operations of the
National Guard and other federal, state, and local agencies
tasked with emergency services response and civil support whom
National Guard forces may interact with in the course of their
duties.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army
and the Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the
Chief of the National Guard Bureau, to provide a briefing to
the congressional defense committees, not later than February
1, 2024, assessing the utility of the Nationwide Integration of
Time Resiliency for Operations (NITRO) program for providing
assured PNT for continuity of operations in responding to
military contingencies and supporting civil authorities. The
briefing shall include an assessment of: (1) Performance of
NITRO in relation to PNT requirements; (2) Survivability of
NITRO including to cyber, electromagnetic, and radiological
threats; (3) Costs associated with manning, fielding,
deploying, and maintaining NITRO; (4) Existing deployments of
NITRO as well as currently planned future deployments; (5)
Potential for nationwide and territorial deployment of NITRO to
include timelines and costs; (6) Current coordination related
to NITRO between the National Guard Bureau and the National
Executive Committee for Space-Based PNT; and (7) Policies,
regulations, guidance, and federal statutes governing the
communicating of NITRO data with state, local, tribal, and
territorial partners.
Next generation Overhead Persistent Infrared satellite cancellation
impacts
The committee notes the Space Force's comprehensive efforts
to upgrade and modernize the Overhead Persistent Infrared
(OPIR) constellation, a key component in our Nation's early
warning and missile defense capability, which is a mission that
cannot fail. To that end, and in support of U.S. Strategic
Command (STRATCOM)'s stated requirements, the committee
supports a resilient hybrid architecture that includes a mix of
assets on different orbits.
The budget request for fiscal year 2024 supports this
approach, but cuts one of the three planned next-generation
OPIR satellites in geosynchronous orbit (GEO). Although the
Space Force has stated that curtailing the program prior to
execution of all three satellites would have little to no
effect, the committee has not received comprehensive analysis
to show that to be the case, nor assurances that this
curtailment would have no effect on the Space Force's ability
to meet STRATCOM requirements.
Therefore, the committee directs the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Space Acquisition and Integration, in coordination
with STRATCOM, to provide this analysis to the congressional
defense committees, not later than December 15, 2023, and to
show the effect that the third next-generation GEO OPIR
satellite would have on coverage, both included in the
architecture and if left out of it, with assurance from the
Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, that the chosen approach
meets the requirement for a missile warning and missile defense
architecture.
Pre-positioned orbital tactically responsive space capabilities
Tactically responsive space (TacRS) has evolved as a
concept focusing on rapid space capabilities to meet combatant
commander warfighting requirements. One potential aspect of
TacRS could include developing pre-positioned orbital
tactically responsive space capabilities that could respond to
complex and dynamic threats within hours as opposed to days or
months. Such a capability could include rapid manufacturing,
modular assembly, or pre-assembled means for deployment on a
timeframe consistent with TacRS.
Given the evolving requirements with respect to TacRS, the
committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force, in
consultation with the Commander, U.S. Space Command, to brief
the congressional defense committees, not later than March 31,
2024, on the capabilities required for a pre-positioned orbital
tactically responsive space capability as a means for forward
basing of orbital assets. The Secretary shall include small
business capabilities wherever possible.
Report on current requirements for electronic warfare training in
support of multi-domain operations
The committee recognizes the importance of prioritizing the
development of capabilities to be competitive across the all-
domain battlespace.
To better understand how the Department of Defense is
working to compete in the electromagnetic spectrum, the
committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a report
to the congressional defense committees, not later than March
31, 2024, on the current requirements for the Armed Forces to
schedule and conduct electronic warfare training during home
station training events or through joint exercises. The report
shall include:
(1) Information on the process that the military
services undergo when planning multi-domain operations
training, including coordination with external agencies
for spectrum de-confliction;
(2) Information on multi-domain operation training at
home installations and recommendations on how to
transfer knowledge of successful training across the
other military services;
(3) Guidance on performing an electronic attack in
the United States and with allies for tests, training,
and exercises;
(4) Recommendations on creating an enduring approval
process for pre-approved frequencies reserved for
military use; and
(5) Recommendations on creating clear permissive
parameters to conduct routine multi-domain operations
training such that external approvals are minimized to
increase the frequency of which training is executed.
Report on military effectiveness of current and future U.S. nuclear
forces
The committee recognizes that the nuclear security
environment has changed dramatically since the U.S. first began
its current modernization program in 2010, and now, for the
first time in history, the United States faces the prospect of
deterring two nuclear-armed peer adversaries simultaneously.
The committee is concerned that the Department of Defense
and the National Nuclear Security Administration are not acting
with the urgency required to ensure the nuclear posture and
capabilities of the United States will be sufficient to deter
aggression in the long term. While the committee recognizes the
scale and complexity of the ongoing modernization effort, the
Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security
Administration must place greater emphasis on the timely
execution and completion of current and planned programs. Until
such programs come to fruition, the committee believes the
Department of Defense should explore a variety of options for
effectively posturing our existing nuclear forces to face the
worsening threat environment.
Therefore, the committee directs the Commander, U.S.
Strategic Command, in coordination with the Commander, U.S.
Indo-Pacific Command, the Commander, U.S. European Command, and
the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), to
submit a report to the congressional defense committees, not
later than April 5, 2024, evaluating the military effectiveness
of the planned U.S. nuclear force structure and posture for
deterring current and future threats posed by two nuclear-armed
peer adversaries, as well as those posed by existing and likely
future nuclear-armed regional adversaries. At a minimum, the
report shall assess:
(1) The existing nuclear capabilities of the People's
Republic of China, the Russian Federation, and the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, along with:
(a) Projections of these countries' likely
nuclear capabilities in 2035; and
(b) The Director of DIA's assessment of
potential nuclear capabilities that additional
countries might possess in the same timeframe;
(2) An assessment of the adequacy of the current and
planned nuclear forces to address likely U.S.
adversaries, with a focus on the new dynamics
associated with facing two major nuclear powers. This
assessment shall, at a minimum, examine the following
factors:
(a) the effectiveness of the current and
planned U.S. nuclear forces based on
warfighting capability, capacity for escalation
management, and deterrence of nuclear
employment against the United States or its
allies;
(b) the effectiveness of the current and
planned U.S. nuclear forces should Russia
expand its nuclear forces beyond the levels
allowed under the limits of the New START
Treaty, and should China continue to grow its
nuclear forces after reaching parity with the
U.S.;
(c) current and planned strategic bomber
force posture, with a focus on the adequacy of
current basing to ensure survivability in case
of an adversary strike;
(d) impacts of advanced adversary strike
technologies, such as hypersonic glide
vehicles, fractional orbital bombardment
systems, and autonomous underwater systems on
the survivability of U.S. nuclear forces,
posture, and employment planning;
(e) risks to the force caused by any delay to
the planned nuclear modernization program; and
(f) current and planned sufficiency of
nuclear command, control, and communications
capabilities in plausible crisis or conflict
scenarios; and
(3) A description of the steps required to address
any capability gaps or deficiencies identified in the
above assessment. This plan should include:
(a) identification of potential changes to
the planned nuclear force structure and force
posture based on any gaps in deterrent,
warfighting, or escalation management
capabilities;
(b) a description of and timeline for
increasing the dispersal of the strategic
bomber force, with a focus on survivability;
(c) a description of the steps that would be
necessary to return a portion of the strategic
bomber force to heightened alert status;
(d) a description of and timeline for the
steps that would be necessary to restore
multiple independently-targetable reentry
vehicle (MIRV) capability to all Minuteman III
intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) and
restore the full loading of warheads on said
MIRVs on all Minuteman III ICBMs using stored
warheads; and
(e) a description of and timeline for the
steps that would be necessary to restore
submarine-launched ballistic missile tubes on
Ohio-class submarines which were previously
rendered inoperable.
Report on options for accelerating hypersonic missile defenses
The committee believes that the rapidly growing threat
from, and proliferation of, hypersonic missiles is a matter of
grave concern, and urges the Department of Defense to
prioritize the development of effective defensive capabilities
to address hypersonic threats.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to submit a report on the current and projected threats to the
United States and its allies from hypersonic missiles, and
options for accelerating the development and deployment of U.S.
hypersonic defense capabilities. The report shall be classified
in a manner that is accessible to Senate Armed Services
Committee staff and members' personal staff, with an annex as
required for higher classified matters. In addition, an interim
briefing shall be provided to the Senate Armed Services
Committee not later than November 1, 2023. The report shall
address hypersonic threats and defenses across all domains.
The elements of the report shall contain but are not
limited to the following:
(1) Hypersonic threats from China, Russia, Iran, and
North Korea, by domain;
(2) Planned hypersonic defenses for each identified
threat, including the capability to find, fix, track,
target, engage, and conduct battle damage assessments
for each of these threats;
(3) Options for pre-launch disruption or preemption
of such threats; and
(4) Opportunities for accelerating the deployment of
defensive capabilities through rapid prototyping and
rapid fielding authorities.
Additionally, the committee directs the Director of the
Missile Defense Agency to provide a briefing to the
congressional defense committees not later than March 1, 2024,
on options for accelerating development and deployment of the
Glide Phase Interceptor, with an objective of achieving initial
operational capability prior to 2030. In developing such
options, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency should
provide initial estimates for anticipated programmatic costs
and an initial assessment of the capability of industry to
deliver the Glide Phase Interceptor on the aforementioned
timeline.
Report on the Survivable Airborne Operations Center
The committee notes that the aging E-4B National Airborne
Operations Center (NAOC) fleet requires recapitalization and
modernized systems to ensure it maintains sufficient aircraft
availability and communications reliability to perform nuclear
command, control, and communications (NC3) missions for the
duration of its service life. The committee further recognizes
that going forward, a replacement airframe, the Survivable
Airborne Operations Center (SAOC), is required to ensure a
robust, survivable mobile communications layer for NC3.
The committee understands that the SAOC weapon system will
be comprised of a commercial derivative aircraft, mission
systems, and ground support systems, with an engineering and
manufacturing development award currently scheduled for the
first quarter of fiscal year 2024. The committee is encouraged
by the program's effort to maintain a full and open competitive
acquisition and maximize competition across the entire weapon
system lifecycle. Preserving a competitive landscape that
considers offerings from all tiers will ensure the U.S. Air
Force receives a final platform that breaks vendor lock with
open architecture, has built in growth and modernization
capacity, and reduces costly operation and sustainment costs.
The committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force to
provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees, not
later than December 1, 2023, on the status of efforts to
sustain the NAOC and field the SAOC. Additionally, the
committee encourages the Secretary to maintain the current
recapitalization schedule in order to replace the aging fleet
and field the more capable aircraft by the 2032 required assets
available date.
Reusable hypersonic flight testing
The committee is encouraged by the Missile Defense Agency's
(MDA) interest and evaluation of reusable hypersonic test bed
technologies to evaluate the performance of existing missile
defense systems, validate required test architectures, and
support hypersonic defense technical maturation. As MDA
develops hypersonic defensive capabilities, including sensors,
command and control, and interceptors, the ability to test
technologies in real-world flight environments will be
critical. The committee encourages the MDA to consider the use
of reusable hypersonic test bed capabilities that increase the
frequency of testing events, develop plans to spiral
capabilities to pace the threat, adapt to changing test
requirements, and grow to higher speeds and ranges.
Review of model-based systems and digital engineering practices within
the Sentinel program
The committee understands that, unlike other acquisition
efforts in the Department of Defense, the acquisition strategy
for the Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Weapon
System program is almost exclusively predicated on model-based
systems and digital engineering constructs. This acquisition
strategy spans from designing the flight vehicle, to nuclear
certification, to construction in launch facilities across five
states. A prior review of the Sentinel digital engineering
effort by the Aerospace Corporation published on July 29, 2022,
and titled, ``Review of the Implementation and Execution of
Engineering and Manufacturing Development Phase of the Ground
Based Strategic Deterrent'' (Aerospace Report No. TOR-2022-
01696) noted several deficiencies related to interfaces between
the government and the contractor, the ability to synchronize
software, the ability of the government to review the
contractor design efforts, skilled workforce retention,
multilevel security enclaves, and basic bandwidth problems
associated with a pure digital engineering environment. As the
program progresses toward the weapon system critical design
review, it is imperative that the fundamental elements of
model-based systems and digital engineering be monitored and
systematically resolved by the government and contractor team.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air
Force, in coordination with the Director of the Office of
Systems Engineering and Architecture and the Director of
Digital Services, to review the Sentinel program's progress
toward implementing the report's recommendations, as well as
other observations on how to improve the program's overall
performance in implementing best practices for model-based
systems and digital engineering. The Secretary of the Air Force
shall report to the congressional defense committees not later
than March 31, 2024, on the outcomes of the review, what
actions the Secretary will take to resolve the review's
findings and recommendations, and how the implementation of
such recommendations will be tracked through completion.
Rollover of Air Force Global Strike Command Humvees
The Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) uses Humvees
used during prior conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq to patrol
missile fields at Malmstrom, F.E. Warren, and Minot Air Force
Bases. These vehicles were never intended for the weather
conditions at the Northern Tier Bases, nor the large number of
miles traveled each year--often more than 30,000 annually--on
rural roads and connecting interstates. All three bases have
reported rollovers of these Humvees on rural roads or being hit
by cars while on interstate highways because of their slow
speed. AFGSC is replacing some of these vehicles with
sophisticated Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV), but these
vehicles are also ill-suited for day-to-day patrol and high
mileage on rural and interstate highways. While JLTVs may be
suited for convoy operations for transporting weapons in place
of existing Bear Cat vehicles, they lack the fuel capacity for
long distances typical of such operations. The committee
understands that AFGSC is considering the use of armored SUVs
for patrolling, which are better suited to the environmental
conditions at these bases and can be more easily repaired using
locally obtained parts. However, this investment will not solve
the immediate problem of Humvee rollovers.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air
Force to submit to the congressional defense committees, not
later than February 28, 2024, the number, date, and location of
Humvee rollovers and serious accidents that have occurred on
interstate highway and other roads over the last 10 years. The
report shall detail actions that are planned to ensure that the
incidence rate of such rollovers is minimized to the greatest
extent possible in the future.
Space acquisition contract analysis
The National Defense Strategy emphasizes the importance of
the space domain to integrated deterrence and states that the
Department of Defense (DOD) will ``increase collaboration with
the private sector in priority areas, especially with the
commercial space industry.'' Part of achieving these goals
requires the DOD to implement a streamlined and efficient
acquisition strategy that delivers capabilities on time and
within budget.
Therefore, not later than March 31, 2024, the Secretary of
the Air Force shall brief the congressional defense committees
on an analysis of space acquisition that assesses:
(1) How DOD is improving its processes to better
adopt commercial off-the-shelf satellites and
incorporate such satellites into the national security
space architecture;
(2) Whether space acquisition programs utilize modern
best practices from the commercial space industry in
terms of evaluation and certification;
(3) How systems engineering and technical assistance
and federally funded research and development centers'
incentive structure ensures timely execution of
processes entrusted to them.
The briefing shall include recommendations addressing the
manner in which space acquisition processes are maturing to
more closely emulate the vibrant commercial space sector and
create a more streamlined and efficient process for space
acquisitions.
Space Development Agency Senior Executive Service positions
The Space Development Agency (SDA), which was transferred
to the Space Force on October 1, 2022, will retain three Senior
Executive Service (SES) positions from the Office of the
Secretary of Defense (OSD) that are each term-limited to end on
December 31, 2023. After this date, these SES billets will
return to the pool of SES positions held by OSD.
In section 1601 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283), which effectuated this transfer, Congress explicitly
directed the Department of Defense to do no harm in the SDA
transfer process. Specifically, section 1601(d)(2) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 states,
``the transfer under paragraph (1) [requiring the transfer to
be not later than October 1, 2022] of the Space Development
Agency from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to the Space
Force shall include the transfer of funding, duties,
responsibilities and personnel of the Agency as of the day
before the date of transfer.'' In addition, the conference
report accompanying the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2021 (H. Rept. 116-617) states that Congress
expects the director of the SDA ``to retain the equivalent
position of tier 3 Senior Executive Service or an official of
the Armed Forces in grade O-9.''
Furthermore, the committee report accompanying S. 4543 (S.
Rept. 117-130), the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263),
expressed the sense of the Senate that the SDA should retain
its original organizational structure, including three SES
positions, and noted that ``we strongly encourage the Secretary
of Defense to permanently allocate three SES positions to the
SDA to meet congressional intent as found in section 1601 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.''
The committee understands that following the passage of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, OSD
and the Department of the Air Force will designate senior
billets comparable to only two of the three SES positions,
leaving the third position unfilled. The committee strongly
encourages the Secretary of the Air Force to permanently fill
this third SES or equivalent position before December 31, 2023.
Given the importance and cost the Department of the Air Force
has placed on the future missile warning architecture being
implemented by SDA, it is essential that this third SES billet
be filled.
Space-Based Ground Moving Target Indicator
The committee recognizes that the Department of the Air
Force is aggressively pursuing a Space-Based Ground Moving
Target Indicator (GMTI) system. While the committee supports
these efforts, the committee is concerned that the Space Force
may require additional authority to effectively field GMTI
capabilities in direct support of warfighters and combatant
commands. Additionally, the committee is concerned that the
Space Force may require the ability to appropriately deconflict
with other agencies' operating authorities relating to moving
target indicator (MTI) and space-based sensing writ large to
ensure Space-Based GMTI is employed as a warfighting capability
directly in support of the combatant commands across all phases
of conflict.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Chief of Space
Operations, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of the
Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, to provide a
briefing to the congressional defense committees not later than
December 31, 2023, on GMTI to include, at a minimum, the
following elements:
(1) The Space-Based GMTI capability requirements as
defined by the Joint Force in the Space Force
Capabilities Development Document;
(2) The existing authorities, roles, and
responsibilities, to include any activities governed by
title 10 and title 50, United States Code, to operate
and maintain Space Force GMTI capabilities;
(3) Any interagency agreements concerning military
target identification;
(4) The concept of operations for execution of the
space-based GMTI mission, highlighting any statutory,
policy, and process changes required to utilize Space-
Based GMTI;
(5) The concept of employment for GMTI data for
tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, and
dissemination to forward warfighter users, including
integration with the Family of Integrated Targeting
Cells (as defined in section 915 of the James M. Inhofe
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
(Public Law 117-263));
(6) The recommended legislative amendments to United
States Code and any additional changes required to
support, operate, and employ the Space Force GMTI
program;
(7) The current GMTI acquisition strategy; and
(8) The projected process to share GMTI data and
capability information with international partners.
Strategic satellite communications
The committee recognizes the utility of operating satellite
ground control from polar regions, which enables low-latency
communications due to frequent satellite revisit rates, and the
U.S. Government's increased reliance on these sites
commensurate with increased reliance on commercial
communications capabilities. Many polar areas already in use,
and with potential for growth for this purpose, are governed by
special treaties that allow multiple countries to use the
territory-Svalbard, Norway and potentially Antarctica are
notable examples.
Due to the growing importance and recognized vulnerability
of critical data downloads to satellite ground stations located
on Svalbard Island, the committee directs the Secretary of
Defense to present a briefing to the congressional defense
committees, not later than March 1, 2024, assessing the
feasibility and efficacy of an additional ground station
location on U.S. soil, and to begin the process of creating
security, resiliency, and redundancy for some of our nation's
most critical national security data and infrastructure.
Strategy on protection of satellites
Section 1602 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263)
directed the Secretary of Defense to deliver an unclassified
space protection strategy. This space protection strategy will
foster a much needed public discourse on how well the United
States protects and defends its satellites against on-orbit
threats. The question of whether commercial satellites become
legitimate military targets in a time of conflict if utilized
by the Department of Defense still remains unsettled. Given the
potential consequences of commercial satellites supporting the
Department of Defense missions, the committee directs the
Secretary of Defense to brief the congressional defense
committees, not later than March 31, 2024, on actions necessary
to help protect and defend commercial satellites capabilities
utilized by the Department during a time of conflict.
Virtualizing waveforms capabilities
The committee recognizes the U.S. Space Force's Protected
Tactical Enterprise Service program and commercial
augmentation, and its future potential to provide resilient
systems for anti-jam, low probability-of-intercept
communications for tactical formations around the world.
The committee supports the incorporation of advanced
technologies into satellite communications (SATCOM)
architectures to allow for increased flexibility,
responsiveness, and resiliency in SATCOM operations, and the
committee encourages the U.S. Space Force to directly address
virtualizing waveforms in their military and commercial
satellite communications architectures.
TITLE XVI--CYBERSPACE RELATED MATTERS
Subtitle A--Matters Relating to Cyber Operations
and Cyber Forces
Measures to enhance the readiness and effectiveness of the Cyber
Mission Force (sec. 1601)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to implement measures to enhance the
readiness and effectiveness of the cyber mission force.
Cyber intelligence center (sec. 1602)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to establish a dedicated cyber
intelligence capability to support the requirements of United
States Cyber Command, the other combatant commands, the
military departments, defense agencies, the Joint Staff, and
the Office of the Secretary of Defense for foundational,
scientific and technical, and all-source intelligence on cyber
technology development, capabilities, concepts of operations,
operations, and plans and intentions of cyber threat actors.
Performance metrics for pilot program for sharing cyber capabilities
and related information with foreign operational partners (sec.
1603)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 398 of title 10, United States Code, to require the
Secretary of Defense to track the results of sharing cyber
capabilities and related information with foreign operational
partners.
Next generation cyber red teams (sec. 1604)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy to direct the appropriate
Assistant Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Principal Cyber Advisors of the military departments, to
oversee the development and submission of a plan to modernize
cyber red teams, establish joint service standards, and expand
partnerships with the Department of Defense to increase the
cyber talent workforce, among other things.
Management of data assets by Chief Digital Officer (sec. 1605)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense, acting through the Chief Data and
Artificial Intelligence Officer, to enhance the management of
data assets and data analytical tools.
The committee notes the importance of observing and
understanding the cyber-social terrain, as well as the
activities taking place in the cyberspace of key countries and
regions, is as essential to understanding the world as any
classified intelligence activities. The activities reflected
and taking place in cyberspace on a massive scale are also
registered in cyberspace and that rich data can be accessed by
a variety of means and analyzed by modern technology.
Department of Defense (DOD) components are augmenting
traditional sources of insight by accessing such data, but
these efforts are largely ad hoc, incomplete, and poorly
connected. Some of the most important consumers of such data
are unaware of what is available and of the benefits that such
data and associated analytics can provide to their missions,
including cyberspace operations, information operations,
indications and warning, and monitoring the responses of
competitors to campaigning.
Therefore, the committee believes that the DOD Chief Data
and Artificial Intelligence Officer is the logical focal point
for organizing and supervising the acquisition of, access to,
and analysis of cyber-social digital data.
Authority for countering illegal trafficking by Mexican transnational
criminal organizations in cyberspace (sec. 1606)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with other relevant
Federal departments and agencies, and in consultation with the
Government of Mexico as appropriate, to conduct detection,
monitoring, and other operations in cyberspace to counter
Mexican transnational criminal organizations that are engaged
in smuggling of illegal drugs, controlled substances, or
precursors thereof; human or weapons trafficking; or other
illegal activities.
The provision also would require the development and
submission to appropriate committees of Congress a strategy for
conducting cyber operations to counter these transnational
criminal organizations, and quarterly briefings on such
operations.
Pilot Program for Cybersecurity Collaboration Center Inclusion of
Semiconductors Manufacturers (sec. 1607)
The committee recommends a provision that would establish a
pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of
improving the cybersecurity of the semiconductor manufacturing
supply chain by enabling the National Security Agency
Cybersecurity Collaboration Center to collaborate with
semiconductor manufacturers in the United States.
Independent evaluation regarding potential establishment of United
States Cyber Force and further evolution of current model for
management and execution of cyber mission (sec. 1608)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with the
National Academy of Public Administration to conduct an
evaluation regarding the advisability of establishing a
separate armed force dedicated to operations in the cyber
domain, or refining and further evolving the current
organizational approach for U.S. Cyber Command, which is based
on the U.S. Special Operations Command model.
Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Department of Defense Cybersecurity and
Information Technology
Requirements for deployment of fifth generation information and
communications capabilities to Department of Defense bases and
facilities (sec. 1611)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a strategy for
the deployment of private networks, based on fifth generation
information and communications capabilities and Open Radio
Access Network architecture, to military bases and facilities.
The provision also would require the Secretary to streamline
and ensure consistency in the process of providing access to
military bases and facilities to commercial wireless service
providers.
Department of Defense information network boundary and cross-domain
defense (sec. 1612)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to carry out a modernization program for
network boundary and cross-domain defense against cyber
attacks.
Policy and guidance on memory-safe software programming (sec. 1613)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to develop Department of Defense-wide
policy and guidance to implement the recommendations of the
National Security Agency's (NSA) Software Memory Safety
Cybersecurity Information Sheet published in November 2022. The
committee notes that NSA and other cybersecurity experts state
that two-thirds or more of the vulnerabilities discovered in
dominant software products like Google Chrome and Microsoft
Windows are due to memory management problems resulting from
the use of non-memory-safe programming languages. It is
important for the Department of Defense to limit the use of
such programming languages where alternative memory-safe
programming languages are available and can be practically
implemented.
Development of regional cybersecurity strategies (sec. 1614)
The Committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Commander,
United States Cyber Command, and each commander of a geographic
combatant command, to develop a regional cybersecurity strategy
to support the operations of each geographic combatant command.
Cyber incident reporting (sec. 1615)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Chief
Information Officer of the Department of Defense, the
Commander, United States Cyber Command, and the Commander,
Joint Force Headquarters Department of Defense Information
Network, to establish a cyber incident reporting process within
the Department.
Management by Department of Defense of mobile applications (sec. 1616)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to evaluate and implement, to the maximum
practicable extent, the recommendations of the Inspector
General of the Department of Defense February 9, 2023 report
entitled ``Management Advisory: The DoD's Use of Mobile
Applications'' (Report No. DODIG-2023-041) with respect to
managing mobile applications.
Security enhancements for the nuclear command, control, and
communications network (sec. 1617)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to establish a cross-functional team to
implement security enhancements for the nuclear command,
control, and communications network.
Guidance regarding securing laboratories of the Armed Forces (sec.
1618)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Chief
Information Officer, the Chief Digital and Artificial
Intelligence Officer, the Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering, and the Under Secretary of Defense
for Intelligence and Security, to issue Department-wide
guidance regarding methods and processes to secure laboratories
of the Armed Forces.
Establishing Identity, Credential, and Access Management initiative as
a program of record (sec. 1619)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to establish the Identity, Credential, and
Access management (ICAM) initiative as a program of record
subject to milestone reviews, compliance with requirements, and
operational testing.
An enterprise-wide ICAM capability is a critical and
pressing need for the Department of Defense (DOD) not only for
cybersecurity, but also for managing complex multi-domain
military operations involving information and systems
classified at multiple levels.
The committee notes that, while the Defense Information
Systems Agency (DISA) is making progress in developing an ICAM
solution, DOD faces the need to replace the core identity
provider (IDP) component of the current ICAM enterprise
solution due to limitations of the underlying technology in
terms of scaling and interoperability. The committee further
notes that the military services are left with the
responsibility for fielding ICAM solutions for operational
forces out to the tactical edge that must work seamlessly with
the enterprise ICAM solution. Similarly, the enterprise and
tactical edge ICAM systems must seamlessly operate across
multiple classification levels and networks, including at the
special access program level, and with multiple enterprise
cloud solutions under the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability
program.
The enterprise ICAM program office in DISA should not
engineer or choose the Active Directory Federated Services
replacement such that the entire burden of achieving
interoperability falls on those DOD components that must
develop the ICAM solutions for tactical systems and networks,
multi-cloud environments, and classified networks that must be
integrated with the enterprise ICAM system.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Department of
Defense Chief Information Officer (CIO), in coordination with
the Director of Cost Analysis and Program Evaluation, the
Director of DISA, the Secretaries of the military departments,
the Director for Command, Control, Communications, Computer,
and Cyber of the Joint Staff, and the Under Secretaries of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and Research and
Engineering, to develop a plan to replace the core IDP through
competitive processes (including market research) with a cloud-
native capability that can scale and be easily integrated with
the variety of ICAM systems described above. The committee
directs that the CIO provide a briefing to the congressional
defense committees, 150 days after the enactment of this act,
on the development of this plan.
The committee encourages the CIO, DISA, and the military
departments to conduct pathfinder activities to test and
evaluate commercial technology to identify viable near-term
solutions and develop requirements.
Strategy on cybersecurity resiliency of Department of Defense space
enterprise (sec. 1620)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Chief
Information Officer of the Department of Defense, the
Commander, United States Cyber Command, the Secretary of the
Air Force, and the Commander, United States Space Command, to
develop and commence implementation of a Department-wide
strategy regarding cyber protection activities for the
Department of Defense space enterprise.
Requirements for implementation of user activity monitoring for cleared
personnel and operational and information technology
administrators and other privileged users (sec. 1621)
The committee recommends a provision that would direct the
Secretary of Defense to require each head of a component of the
Department of Defense to fully implement directives, policies,
and program requirements for user activity monitoring (UAM) and
least privilege access controls for Federal Government and
contractor personnel granted access to classified information
and classified networks. The provision also would require
periodic testing and reporting of the effectiveness of UAM
systems, triggers, and controls using threat-realistic behavior
models.
Department of Defense digital content provenance (sec. 1622)
The committee recommends a provision that would require,
not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Director of the Defense Media Activity (DMA) to provide to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
Representatives a briefing on developing a course of education
at the Defense Information School (DINFOS) to teach the
practical concepts and skills needed by Department of Defense
(DOD) public affairs, audiovisual, visual information, and
records management specialists, on the following: (a) The
expertise and qualifications of the DOD personnel who will be
responsible for teaching the proposed course of education; (b)
The list of sources that will be consulted and used to develop
the curriculum for the proposed course of education; (c) A
description of the industry open technical standards that may
be used to authenticate the digital content provenance of
applicable DOD media content; and (d) The status of the
implementation of the proposed course of education.
The provision also would require that the Director of DMA
establish, not later than one year after the date of enactment
of this Act, a course of education at DINFOS to teach the
specialists to understand digital content provenance for
applicable DOD media content; the challenges posed to
Department missions and operations by digital content
forgeries; how existing industry open technical standards may
be used to authenticate the provenance of such content; hands-
on techniques for capturing secure and authenticated digital
content for documenting and communicating DOD themes and
messages; and techniques and methods for completing post-
production tasks of DOD content.
The provision would also require the Director, not later
than one year after the establishment of the required course,
to provide a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives on the status of the
development of the course curriculum, the course implementation
plan, and the resources available and needed to carry out the
requirements of the provision.
In addition, the provision would require the Director, not
later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, to
commence a pilot program to assess the feasibility and
advisability of implementing industry open technical standards
for DOD digital content provenance, and report to the Armed
Services Committees not later than January 1, 2026 on the
results of the pilot program.
Post-graduate employment of Cyber Service Academy scholarship
recipients in intelligence community (sec. 1623)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 1535 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) to
authorize post-graduate employment of graduates of the
Department of Defense Cyber and Digital Service Academy in non-
Department of Defense intelligence community agencies, on a
reimbursable basis. The provision would also rename the program
authorized by that section as the Cyber Service Academy.
Minimum number of scholarships to be awarded annually through Cyber
Service Academy (sec. 1624)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 1535 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) to
require the Secretary of Defense to award no fewer than 1,000
scholarships per year under the Department of Defense Cyber and
Digital Service Academy scholarship program. The provision
would authorize the Secretary to award fewer than 1,000
scholarships in a fiscal year if the Secretary determines that
fewer scholarships are needed to meet workforce needs, and
provides notification to Congress of such determination.
Items of Special Interest
Advancement of narrative intelligence in U.S. Cyber Command
The committee applauds the efforts of U.S. Cyber Command
(CYBERCOM) to understand and respond to foreign adversary
malign influence campaigns and their narrative dynamics, and
recognizes the importance of this work as a fundamental
contributor to cognitive security for national defense. The
committee believes CYBERCOM and the Cyber National Mission
Force have made considerable progress towards detecting and
mitigating malicious influence campaigns aimed at the United
States and its allies. The committee encourages continuing this
work to understand adversaries' intentions, behaviors, and the
outcomes of such information campaigns.
The committee directs CYBERCOM to enhance its exploration
and understanding of narrative intelligence in the digital era.
Narrative intelligence refers to the understanding of analysis
and countermeasures related to the strategic use of information
to advance adversarial interests or agendas. CYBERCOM is
directed to evaluate and report on developments and trends in
online information campaigns, considering the increasing
technical sophistication and effectiveness of such campaigns.
The committee emphasizes the continuous evolution and
expansion of foreign adversary information and influence
campaigns necessitate an increased need to understand the
origins of foreign adversary malign influence and
disinformation, their propagation and evolution, how they reach
their intended audiences, and their impact on these audiences.
It is within this context that the committee endorses the
application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
technologies to enhance narrative intelligence. The committee
anticipates these technologies will equip CYBERCOM and others
across the government with the tools necessary to monitor and
evaluate foreign information campaigns more effectively.
Army National Guard mission assurance program
The committee remains concerned about the prospect of
degradation of defense critical infrastructure from disruption
that would affect the mobilization and movement of military
forces and supplies in support of global and homeland
operations.
For this reason, the committee directs the Secretary of
Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military
departments, the Commander of United States Northern Command,
and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and
Global Security, to establish a mission assurance program to
acquire and maintain all-domain awareness of threats posed to
such defense critical infrastructure, and offer assistance to
those entities in conducting all-domain threat assessments and
remedial actions within their operational and information
technology systems.
Additionally, the committee encourages the Secretary to
work through existing assistance programs and organizations
within the Department of Defense, such as the National Guard
Bureau's Army Interagency Training and Education Command
(AITEC), to establish relationships with defense critical
infrastructure operators to maintain awareness and ensure rapid
response to adverse events.
Assessment of need for a Narrative Intelligence Center
The committee expresses concern that, unlike other defense
domains, the cyberspace domain does not have a dedicated center
or task force for analyzing narrative intelligence to
facilitate, understand and research the implications of
technology-enhanced malign narratives in the digital age.
Noting the complexity, and yet to be fully understood nature of
the cyberspace domain, the committee believes a Narrative
Intelligence Center or the establishment of a task force
dedicated to understanding narrative intelligence could provide
resources for in-depth analysis of foreign malign influence and
information campaigns, their spread, evolution, and impacts.
As foreign adversaries continue to leverage new
technologies for purposeful disinformation campaigns, the
committee is troubled that limited understanding and the
fragmented nature of organizations that understand and respond
to malign foreign influence narratives and campaigns may
constrain the Department of Defense's ability to comprehend and
react effectively in global and regional security environments.
The committee, therefore, directs the Deputy Secretary of
Defense and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to
assess and make recommendations on the need to establish a
dedicated task force or center for narrative intelligence.
In conducting these assessments, the Deputy Secretary and
the Vice Chairman shall consult with the offices of the Under
Secretaries of Defense for Policy, Intelligence and Security,
Acquisition and Sustainment, and Personnel and Readiness; the
Commander, U.S. Cyber Command; the Chief Information Officer,
and the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation. The
Deputy Secretary and the Vice Chairman are to provide a
briefing to the congressional defense and intelligence
committees on the conclusions and recommendations of the
assessments no later than January 31, 2024.
Comptroller General review of the security implications of digital
footprints
Modern devices and systems generate, retain, and share
enormous volumes of data for broader use. This data includes
information collected from personal devices, online accounts,
credit reports, online searches, online purchases, and much
more. This data could also include information collected from
Department of Defense (DOD) weapons platforms, connected
devices, sensors, training facilities, test ranges, and
business systems. This data can be collected and shared
publicly, acquired from data brokers, or accessed through
contractors' networks. Such information could be used to
identify locations of DOD leaders, military units,
servicemembers using cover, and unit movements.
DOD faces a number of risks stemming from the advance of
technological capabilities (such as 5G wireless, artificial
intelligence, and other data-based technologies) and the
continued aggregation and analysis of data on individuals'
personal and professional lives. Those risks include force
protection, operations security, safety and security of family
members, remote surveillance, and intelligence collection.
To mitigate the national security risks and threats
stemming from the digital footprint of DOD personnel, the
committee directs the Comptroller General of the United States
to review and assess the following: (1) Risks and threats to
DOD personnel due to ubiquitous and traceable digital
information about their online activities and communications;
(2) Risks and threats to military operations due to traceable
digital information about the online activities and
communications of DOD personnel; and (3) Any actions DOD is
taking to mitigate against these risks and threats.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees, not
later than March 1, 2024, and to present the final results in a
format and timeframe agreed to at the time of the briefing.
Cyber Operations for Base Resilient Architecture (COBRA)
The committee understands the Air Force's continued
commitment to a comprehensive cyber mission assurance program.
The Cyber Operations for Base Resilient Architecture (COBRA)
pilot program has provided significant improvement in the
mission assurance posture of the Pacific Air Force. COBRA is
required to address the numerous cybersecurity and mission
assurance mission gaps and train airmen to their maximum
potential. What began as a pilot program almost 3 years ago has
grown into a model for numerous Department of Defense (DOD)
organizations on how to best identify and defend critical cyber
terrain. Continued funding of the COBRA program will allow
COBRA to expand to other combatant commands. It is mission
critical to continue to expand COBRA from the U.S. Indo-Pacific
Command area of responsibility and make it a part of the
overall DOD mission assurance strategy.
Therefore, the committee expects sustained funding for the
COBRA pilot program throughout the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
area of responsibility as part of the overall mission assurance
strategy and evaluation of the potential for service-wide use
of COBRA.
Cyber personnel readiness
The military services are responsible for manning,
training, and equipping units assigned to U.S. Cyber Command
(CYBERCOM) and providing cyber-trained servicemembers for all
of the geographic and unified combatant commanders. The
services have shown they are able to meet title 10 requirements
to support missions that require high-demand, low-density
personnel. One example is the services' ability to man, train,
and equip special operations forces. The committee encourages
the services to adapt the experience and lessons learned from
providing highly trained special operators to providing highly
trained cyber warriors.
The Department of Defense is required to complete a study
by June 1, 2024, directed by section 1533 of the James M.
Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
(Public Law 117-263), on the responsibilities of the military
services for organizing, training, and presenting the total
force to CYBERCOM. The committee looks forward to receiving the
results of the study and welcomes interim briefings.
The committee encourages the services to devote resources
and leadership attention to meeting the combatant commanders'
needs, especially for CYBERCOM's Cyber Mission Force (CMF).
Further, the committee directs the Secretaries of the military
departments to provide a briefing to the committee within 30
days of the submission of CYBERCOM's fiscal year 2025 annual
report on support by the military departments for CYBERCOM
(known as the Section 1502 report) but not later than March 15,
2025. The briefing shall include the following: (1) Plans for
the services to improve meeting CYBERCOM requirements for the
fiscal year 2025 and the future years defense program for
providing cyber-trained forces, including recruiting,
retention, and career management of military and civilian
personnel in the CMF; (2) Current manning percentage of the
standing 133 CMF teams; and (3) The spend plans to meet these
requirements, and the risk mitigation plans for any shortfalls
in meeting requirements.
Cyber Position within the Office of the Secretary of Defense
The committee recognizes that cyberspace is an increasingly
complex domain that represents significant threats to the
national security of the United States. The committee also
believes that warfighting in cyberspace is as strategically
consequential as all other conventional warfighting
environments.
The committee strongly supports the U.S. Cyber Command's
(CYBERCOM) efforts to defend U.S. interests in cyberspace and
the assistance it provides to all forms of combat operations
around the world. CYBERCOM's role in advancing collaborative
and coordinated cyber activities across the Department of
Defense (DOD) is critical to identifying vulnerabilities,
mitigating cyber threats, strengthening the Department's
network defenses, and fulfilling the DOD's national security
mission.
Therefore, to ensure that CYBERCOM and cybersecurity-
related equities are considered when issuing policy, strategic,
or operational decisions at the Department level, the committee
directs the Secretary of Defense to consider establishing a
position within the Office of the Secretary of Defense to
ensure information flow between CYBERCOM and the Office of the
Secretary of Defense, provide technical expertise, facilitate
cybersecurity coordination activities, and carry out other
responsibilities determined appropriate by the Secretary of
Defense.
Cyber Vulnerability Assessment
The committee directs the Chief Information Officer of the
Department of Defense to notify the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives of any
future plans to alter the Department's current policy of
utilizing third-party vendors to independently scan the
Department of Defense Information Network from both the inside
and outside for vulnerabilities.
Cybersecurity of firmware in information and operational technology
Operating systems, kernel, firmware, and application
software in information technology (IT) and operational
technology (OT) infrastructure, systems, and networks,
including weapons systems and control systems, are vulnerable
to cyber attacks via accesses including supply chains, internet
operations, human-enabled operations, and radio-frequency
apertures. The National Security Agency (NSA) pioneered the
development of formal methods for mathematically proving
software integrity, but scaling limitations prevented
widespread adoption. The Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency (DARPA) significantly improved formal methods of
scalability and practical applications a decade ago in the High
Assurance Cyber Military Systems (HACMS) program, which spurred
continuing efforts to advance the practical application of
formal methods for cybersecurity.
The committee is concerned that malicious cyber actors are
increasingly targeting the kernel and firmware in IT and OT
infrastructure, which constitutes a vast and largely undefended
attack vector. The committee is aware that DARPA, the Army
Futures Command, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), and
Naval Aviation Systems Command are assessing the potential of
recent commercial advances in formal methods for secure
software development as applied to hypervisor functions, in
conjunction with tight coupling to modern processors and
hardware roots of trust, which can substantially enhance the
cybersecurity of firmware, kernel, operating systems,
applications, and cloud computing. The committee is aware of
the development and maturation of commercial technology for
monitoring, protecting, and alerting of intrusion attempts on
infrastructure kernel layer and firmware.
The committee directs the Department of Defense Chief
Information Officer (CIO) to provide a briefing to the
congressional defense committees, not later than March 1, 2024,
on the cybersecurity of firmware in information and operational
technology. The briefing should include:
(1) Trends in and severity of threats against IT and
OT firmware;
(2) The ability of leading commercial firmware
security technology to prevent, detect, and remediate
firmware threats and attacks mounted through supply
chain and remote operations;
(3) The capabilities and value of commercial
development of secure micro-kernel and hypervisor
capabilities using formal methods that:
(a) Provide secure isolation and separation
of virtual machines;
(b) Prevent lateral movement, remote code
execution, and privilege escalation;
(c) Block malicious action through whitelist
policy enforcement;
(d) Enforce least functionality and policy
enforcement that maintain kernel and firmware
integrity;
(e) Protect against firmware and side-channel
attacks; and
(f) Would enhance the security of cloud
computing operations;
(4) A plan for the Department to address the threat
by exploiting available technologies and products.
Department of Defense Cyber and Digital Services Academy
Section 1535 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263)
required the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of the Office
of Personnel and Management, to establish a program to provide
financial support for the pursuit of programs of education at
institutions of higher education in specified cyber and digital
related fields. This program was established as the Department
of Defense Cyber and Digital Service Academy. Each scholarship
recipient, as a condition of receiving a scholarship under this
program, is required to enter into an agreement under which the
recipient agrees to work for a period equal to the length of
the scholarship, following receipt of the student's degree or
specialized program certification, in support of the cyber- and
digital technology-related missions of the Department.
The committee realizes the potential benefit of the program
to other agencies and directs the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the
Attorney General, and the Director of the Office of Personnel
and Management, to assess the feasibility and desirability of
enabling other agencies to utilize the program on a
reimbursable basis. In addition, not later than March 31, 2024,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report with the results
of the feasibility assessment to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs,
and the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Department of Defense partnerships with academic institutions to build
the cyber workforce
Maintaining and sustaining a well-trained Department of
Defense (DOD) cyber security workforce is critically important.
The committee remains keenly aware of the challenges in meeting
DOD cyber personnel requirements. The committee supports DOD's
initiatives to develop its cyber workforce, including providing
servicemembers and civilians training in cyber career fields,
and those seeking to enter the DOD cyber workforce, access to
related learning opportunities.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to support institutions of higher education on cyber workforce
education and development efforts in the fields of
cybersecurity, intelligence, data science, information security
management, and quantum information science. The committee also
directs the Secretaries of the Air Force, Army, and Navy to
partner with universities, especially those in proximity to DOD
installations, to increase experience and learning
opportunities for DOD personnel awaiting assignment by
providing and supporting hands-on cyber operations experience,
training opportunities at security operations centers, and
access to courses to assist personnel entering the DOD cyber
field, and those who seek to maintain currency and grow their
expertise.
Digital cross domain solution policy
The committee is concerned by the lack of urgency
demonstrated by the Department of Defense (DOD) in its approach
to cross domain solutions policy. Despite the existence of an
organization responsible for this mission and the needs
demonstrated by the emphasis on Joint All Domain Command and
Control (JADC2) capabilities, the committee does not see
tangible progress with regard to establishing real-time
solutions for digital cross domain capabilities. The committee
understands that bureaucratic processes and multiple layers of
approval have slowed the actualization of workable systems. In
order to meet the goals of the National Defense Strategy and
provide actionable information to the edge of warfighting
operations, the committee believes there must be greater
emphasis placed on achieving functionality of cross domain
capabilities. The committee believes that cross domain
solutions policy must be reexamined and modernized so modern
cloud-based architectures can be leveraged to provide decision
advantages.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee,
not later than May 1, 2024, on the implementation and progress
it is making toward providing and enabling effective digital
cross domain solution processes, policies, and capabilities.
The briefing should identify areas where the DOD's current
cross domain solution policy is out of alignment with key
initiatives like JADC2 and needs updating.
Digital expertise training and certification
The committee notes that section 230 of the National
Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-
92) outlined a policy to promote and maintain digital expertise
and software development as core competencies of civilian and
military workforces of the Department of Defense. The committee
is concerned that the Department has not prioritized the
comprehensive implementation of section 230, and encourages the
Department to reexamine the process used to approve
certifications that can be used to meet technical training
requirements, including those involving cloud computing
certifications.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than
June 1, 2024, on the current plan to continue expanding the
list of reimbursable certifications to include software
development, networking, and cybersecurity.
Foreign cyber incident response plan
The committee is aware of ongoing Iranian cyber attacks
against our NATO ally Albania. The committee commends the
support provided by elements of the United States Government
and the private sector to Albania to mitigate the effects of
these attacks and prevent future incidents, and notes that
Albanian support for the United States was a primary motivator
in the Iranian targeting of Albania. The committee is concerned
that as cyber attacks and incidents increase in stealth, speed,
and complexity, countries with less-developed cyber response
plans and personnel skills incur greater risk for future
attacks from state and non-state actors. The committee believes
that the Department of Defense should assess the value of
establishing a coordinating mechanism and response plan to
facilitate interventions during future cyber incidents where
the Department may be called upon to assist an ally or partner.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and
development center for the performance of a study on the
creation of a Foreign Cyber Incident Response Plan to be
provided to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives not later than March 1, 2024. The
study performed shall include the following elements:
(1) An analysis of the United States Government
response to the 2022 Albania cyber attacks, the 2017
Ukraine ransomware attacks, the 2007 Estonia cyber
attack, and any others deemed relevant;
(2) A plan for developing potential response
structures to allow the Department of Defense to assist
partners and allies in identifying and attributing
intrusions, and assisting in remediation operations;
(3) Recommendations for streamlining processes, to
include statutes, policies and guidance, for providing
defense support to foreign authorities for cyber
incidents when requested by a Federal agency, approved
by the appropriate Department of Defense official, or
directed by the National Command Authority;
(4) An assessment of the feasibility of establishing
preexisting host-nation support agreements for
requesting cybersecurity expert assistance from the
U.S.; and
(5) A plan for identifying measures to streamline
response times to requests for assistance from allies
and partners whose defense is deemed in the national
interest.
National Media Exploitation Center
The committee notes that the Defense Intelligence Agency's
National Media Exploitation Center (NMEC) is transitioning its
priority focus from violent extremist organizations to
strategic competition with the People's Republic of China in
support of the National Defense Strategy. As a result, there
will be a growing need to acquire the linguistic and analytical
tools for the exploitation of Chinese language content, which
may require additional investment in capabilities that support
name matching, the ability to search cross-lingually, the
extraction of value of unstructured content, and enrichment for
defense and intelligence purposes relevant to Chinese language
open-source intelligence content.
The committee strongly encourages the Director of the
Defense Intelligence Agency to actively seek opportunities to
bolster investment in these and other relevant capabilities to
support NMEC efforts to support competition with China.
National Security Agency Cyber Collaboration Center pilot program
The committee is encouraged by the successful National
Security Agency (NSA) Cyber Collaboration Center pilot program
to leverage capability similar to what the Department of
Defense (DOD) uses for its own internet operations management
to enable continuous monitoring of defense industrial base
vendor internet-facing cyber terrain. Proactively identifying
exposures and vulnerabilities, and alerting impacted vendors
before they are exploited, can meaningfully reduce national
security risk.
Therefore, the committee directs the Director of the NSA to
provide a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee, not
later than March 1, 2024, on the pilot program including: (1)
An overview and current status of the pilot program and an
analysis of its effectiveness; (2) A plan to expand coverage
for up to 10,000 defense industrial base entities by the end of
fiscal year 2024; (3) A list of milestones and associated
timelines to complete the expansion; and (4) A description of
any additional resources needed to complete the expansion by
the end of fiscal year 2024.
National Security Agency cybersecurity workforce pilot program
The committee supports converting the National Security
Agency's workforce transformation cyber initiative pilot
program into a permanent program that would offer certificate-
based courses through the development of a Center for Academic
Excellence in Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence.
Academic entities that participated in the fiscal years 2021
and 2022 pilot program, and that fully executed and
demonstrated an initial ``train the trainers'' program to
magnify the impact at a national level, should be eligible.
Post-Quantum Cryptography
The committee commends the steps the Department of Defense
(DOD) has taken to close cybersecurity gaps via strong
cryptography and zero trust architecture initiatives. The
committee believes an important component to these efforts in
the future should include understanding and remediating
cryptographic libraries that may be vulnerable to quantum
attack. The committee encourages DOD to continue necessary
investments in cybersecurity technologies, including post-
quantum cryptography (PQC), to defend against nation-state
adversaries and cybercriminals.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to brief the congressional defense committees, not later than
December 31, 2023, on the policies, programs, and investments
implemented by each service to include, at a minimum, the
following: (1) Progress toward discovery of all uses of
vulnerable cryptography in classified and high impact systems;
(2) The timeline for the transition and implementation of PQC;
(3) A strategy to incorporate cryptographic agility to enable
flexibility as future adjustments and unexpected changes occur
with the continuing development of quantum computers; and (4)
Planned or recommended changes to existing DOD policy guidance
that supports the transition to PQC using commercially
available technologies.
Report on critical infrastructure supporting national security and
force projection activities
The committee commends the Department of Defense (DOD) on
efforts to address cyber vulnerabilities of servicemembers,
military installations, the defense industrial base, and other
key components of the national security enterprise. The
committee remains concerned, however, about the potential for
cyberattacks against the homeland to impede the ability of the
DOD to conduct operations and functions.
The committee believes that the DOD must do more to address
domain awareness gaps to ensure that vulnerabilities to
military installations, which stem from dependence on critical
infrastructure located in surrounding communities, do not
present an attack vector which adversaries can exploit.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments,
and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, and in consultation
with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to provide a report to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, not later than February 1, 2024, on
vulnerabilities of military installations related to critical
infrastructure supporting national security and force
projection activities. The report shall be submitted in an
unclassified form but may include a classified annex. The
report shall include the following elements:
(1) Development of potential models for establishing
processes, relationships, and command structures for
proactively identifying vulnerabilities, responding to
cyber incidents involving DOD installations, and
providing synchronized reporting to higher authorities;
(2) An assessment of the feasibility of designing and
establishing a data repository within the DOD for
resources and data related to potential cyber incidents
involving DOD installations; tailored responses;
impacts; and exercises to facilitate the sharing of
policies, procedures, best practices, data, and
emerging issues; and
(3) An assessment of the need for utilizing the
planning and execution of integrated campaigning (as
defined in the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Concept for
Integrated Campaigning) at multiple echelons to
understand potential adversary actions against U.S.
Government and non-government partners and to better
inform campaign plan assumptions.
Secure enterprise, emergency, and social communication
The committee is concerned that there are few tools
available for secure communication. The committee is aware that
servicemembers utilize social media platforms and other forms
of insecure electronic communication tools to transmit
sensitive, mission critical information. Therefore, the
committee directs the Secretary of Defense to brief the
committee by December 30, 2023, about the Department of
Defense's interest in secure, commercial off-the-shelf
enterprise, emergency, risk management, and social
communication platforms which can be installed on reserve
component servicemembers' private sector mobile and web devices
allowing leaders to quickly disseminate private, timely
information to organizational members and immediate family
members during domestic operations. The committee encourages
consideration that these platforms may be licensed to
servicemembers' mobile and web devices while the information is
housed, owned, and managed within government-owned servers.
Thunderdome implementation plan
The committee is encouraged by the progress transitioning
from legacy Joint Regional Security Stacks (JRSS) to the
Thunderdome zero trust architecture, which can act as a model
for zero trust implementation across the Department of Defense
(DOD) in line with the DOD zero trust strategy, while
maintaining flexibility for DOD components to implement
tailored solutions for truly unique requirement sets.
Therefore, the committee directs the Director of the
Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to brief the Senate
Armed Services Committee, not later than March 1, 2024, on the
Thunderdome implementation plan. The briefing shall include:
(1) A summary of the Thunderdome prototype project; (2) Lessons
learned during testing and implementation of the prototype,
including the extension to SIPRNet; (3) A list of deployment
milestones and associated timelines for future implementation;
(4) A discussion of progress made to date; (5) Plans to promote
the adoption of additional Thunderdome subtenants at DOD
components beyond DISA; and (6) A description of any additional
resources needed to achieve full deployment.
TITLE XVII--SPACE FORCE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Space Force personnel management (secs. 1701-1752)
The committee recommends a set of provisions that would
amend title 10, United States Code, by adding a new subtitle F,
titled ``Alternative Military Personnel Systems,'' and
establishing thereunder a military personnel system for the
Space Force. The provision would also make various technical
and conforming amendments to provisions in title 10, 19, 28,
38, and 50, United States Code, to account for the creation of
the Space Force personnel system.
Under the recommended provision, the U.S. Space Force would
become a single-component military service, incorporating
elements of personnel policy from existing authority in title
10, United States Code, pertaining to both active and reserve
components from other Armed Forces. Of note, the single-
component Space Force personnel system would allow for greater
flexibility in career management and progression for U.S. Space
Force members, who would be allowed to go back and forth
between full-time military service and part-time service
throughout their careers.
Implementation of the military personnel system for the
U.S. Space Force would be contingent upon a certification from
the Secretary of the Air Force that any State National Guard
affected by the transfer of units, personnel billets,
equipment, and resources into the U.S. Space Force would be
made whole by the transfer of additional assets under the
control of the Secretary of the Air Force into the affected
State National Guard. The Secretary concerned would also be
required to submit to the congressional defense committees a
report that includes a transition plan to move all units,
personnel billets, equipment, and resources that perform core
Space Force missions, are under the operational control of the
U.S. Space Force, or are otherwise integral to the U.S. Space
Force mission that may exist in the reserve components of the
Department of the Air Force into the U.S. Space Force. The
provision would also require protections for affected members
of the reserve components of the U.S. Air Force to ensure they
would be able to remain in the reserve components without a
negative impact on their careers if they chose not to transfer
to the U.S. Space Force.
Under this title, the Secretary of Defense would also be
required to enter into an agreement with a federally funded
research and development center to conduct an independent study
to assess the advisability and feasibility of moving personnel
billets, equipment, and resources performing core space
functions into the U.S. Space Force, as well as an analysis of
the possibility of maintaining the current model in which the
Air National Guard has units and personnel performing core
space functions; transitioning such units and personnel to the
U.S. Space Force; and creating a new National Guard component
of the U.S. Space Force. Such study shall be due to the
Secretary of the Air Force not later than February 1, 2025.
The committee notes that the transfer of capabilities from
the National Guard to the U.S, Space Force is a unique
requirement and based on the strategic importance of
maintaining unified Federal control of space assets and
capabilities under the new U.S. Space Force personnel
management system. Should the Department of Defense ever seek
to incorporate elements of the U.S. Space Force military
personnel system into the personnel systems of the Army or Air
Force, the committee would not support any large-scale transfer
of units, personnel billets, equipment, or resources of the
State National Guards into single-component Army or Air Force
services under such unified personnel management systems. The
Army National Guard and Air National Guard provide critical
capabilities for the Armed Services and the States, and must be
maintained as standing reserve components of the Armed Forces.
DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS
Summary and explanation of funding tables
Division B of this Act authorizes funding for military
construction projects of the Department of Defense (DOD). It
includes funding authorizations for the construction and
operation of military family housing as well as military
construction for the reserve components, the Defense Agencies
and Field Activities, and the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization Security Investment Program. It also provides
authorization for the base closure accounts that fund military
construction, environmental cleanup, and other activities
required to implement the decisions made in prior base
realignment and closure rounds. It prohibits any future base
realignment and closure rounds.
The tables contained in this Act provide the project-level
authorizations for the military construction funding authorized
in division B of this Act and summarize that funding by
account.
The fiscal year 2024 budget request included $16.7 billion
for military construction and housing programs. Of this amount,
$14.1 billion was requested for military construction, $1.9
billion for the construction and operation of family housing,
$389.2 million for base closure activities, and $293.4 million
for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment
Program.
The committee recommends the authorization of
appropriations for military construction, housing programs, and
base closure activities totaling $16.7 billion. The total
amount authorized for appropriations reflects the committee's
continued commitment to investing in the recapitalization of
DOD facilities and infrastructure.
Short title (sec. 2001)
The committee recommends a provision that would designate
division B of this Act as the ``Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.''
Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by
law (sec. 2002)
The committee recommends a provision that would establish
the expiration date for authorizations in this Act for military
construction projects, land acquisition, family housing
projects and facilities, and contributions to the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program as
October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2027, whichever is later.
Effective date (sec. 2003)
The committee recommends a provision that would provide an
effective date for titles XXI through XXVII of October 1, 2023,
or the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is later.
TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Summary
The budget request included an authorization of
appropriations of $1.4 billion for military construction and
$690.3 million for family housing for the Army for fiscal year
2024.
The committee recommends an authorization of appropriations
of $1.7 billion for military construction for the Army and
$690.3 million for family housing for the Army for fiscal year
2024.
Further details on projects authorized can be found in
section 2101 and section 4601 of this Act.
Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects (sec. 2101)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
military construction projects for the active component of the
Army for fiscal year 2024. The committee recognizes the
Department of Defense's significant unfunded military
construction requirements and has included an additional $352.9
million for many of these projects here. The authorized amount
is listed on an installation-by-installation basis.
Family housing (sec. 2102)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
new construction, planning, and design of family housing units
for the Army for fiscal year 2024. This provision would also
authorize funds for facilities that support family housing,
including housing management offices, housing maintenance, and
storage facilities.
Authorization of appropriations, Army (sec. 2103)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
appropriations for the active component military construction
and family housing projects of the Army authorized for
construction for fiscal year 2024. This provision would also
provide an overall limit on the amount authorized for military
construction and family housing projects for the active
component of the Army. The state list contained in this report
is the binding list of the specific projects authorized at each
location.
Extension of authority to use cash payments in special account from
land conveyance, Natick Soldier Systems Center, Massachusetts
(sec. 2104)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 2844(c)(2)(C) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) to extend the
authority for the use of cash payments in special account from
land conveyance, Natick Soldier Systems Center, Massachusetts
from October 1, 2025 to October 1, 2027.
Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project at Kunsan
Air Base, Korea (sec. 2105)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend the
authorization contained in section 2101(b) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, Division
B, Title XXI, of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) for
one project until October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment
of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for
fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects
(sec. 2106)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend the
authorization contained in section 2101 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Division
B, Title XXI, of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) for
four projects until October 1, 2024, or the date of the
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction
for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects
(sec. 2107)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend the
authorization contained in section 2101(a) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, Division
B, Title XXI, of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283) for three projects and the authorization contained in
section 2865 of that Act for one project until October 1, 2024,
or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for
military construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Summary
The budget request included an authorization of
appropriations of $6.0 billion for military construction and
$640.9 million for family housing for the Department of the
Navy for fiscal year 2024.
The committee recommends an authorization of appropriations
of $4.6 billion for military construction for the Navy and
$640.9 million for family housing for the Navy for fiscal year
2024.
Further details on projects authorized can be found in
section 2201 and section 4601 of this Act.
Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects (sec. 2201)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
Navy and Marine Corps military construction projects for fiscal
year 2024. The committee recognizes the Department of Defense's
significant unfunded military construction requirements and has
included an additional $538.2 million for many of these
projects here. The authorized amounts are listed on an
installation-by-installation basis.
Family housing (sec. 2202)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
new construction, planning, and design of family housing units
for the Navy for fiscal year 2024. This provision would also
authorize funds for facilities that support family housing,
including housing management offices, housing maintenance, and
storage facilities.
Authorization of appropriations, Navy (sec. 2203)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
appropriations for the active component military construction
and family housing projects of the Department of the Navy
authorized for construction for fiscal year 2024. This
provision would also provide an overall limit on the amount
authorized for military construction and family housing
projects for the active components of the Navy and the Marine
Corps. The state list contained in this report is the binding
list of the specific projects authorized at each location.
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects
(sec. 2204)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend the
authorization contained in section 2201 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Division
B, Title XXII, of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) for
six projects until October 1, 2024, or the date of the
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction
for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects
(sec. 2205)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend the
authorization contained in section 2201 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, Division
B, Title XXII, of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283) for four projects until October 1, 2024, or the date of
the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military
construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Summary
The budget request included an authorization of
appropriations of $2.6 billion for military construction and
$551.4 million for family housing for the Air Force in fiscal
year 2024.
The committee recommends an authorization of appropriations
of $3.1 billion for military construction for the Air Force and
$551.4 million for family housing for the Air Force for fiscal
year 2024.
Further details on projects authorized can be found in
section 2301 and section 4601 of this Act.
Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects (sec.
2301)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
Air Force military construction projects for fiscal year 2024.
The committee recognizes the Department of Defense's
significant unfunded military construction requirements and has
included an additional $252.0 million for many of these
projects here. The authorized amounts are listed on an
installation-by-installation basis.
Family housing (sec. 2302)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
new construction, planning, and design of family housing units
for the Air Force for fiscal year 2024. This provision would
also authorize funds for facilities that support family
housing, including housing management offices, housing
maintenance, and storage facilities.
Authorization of appropriations, Air Force (sec. 2303)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
appropriations for the active component military construction
and family housing projects of the Air Force authorized for
construction for fiscal year 2024. This provision would also
provide an overall limit on the amount authorized for military
construction and family housing projects for the active
component of the Air Force. The state list contained in this
report is the binding list of the specific projects authorized
at each location.
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2017 projects
(sec. 2304)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend the
authorization contained in section 2301(b) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, Division
B, Title XXIII, of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328) for three projects and
the authorization contained in section 2902 of that Act for one
project until October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of
an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal
year 2025, whichever is later.
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 projects
(sec. 2305)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend the
authorization contained in section 2301(a) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, Division
B, Title XXIII, of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) for one project and the
authorization contained in section 2903 of that Act for six
projects until October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of
an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal
year 2025, whichever is later.
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects
(sec. 2306)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend the
authorization contained in section 2301 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Division
B, Title XXIII, of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) for
eight projects and the authorization contained in section 2903
of that Act for three projects until October 1, 2024, or the
date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military
construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects
(sec. 2307)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend the
authorization contained in section 2301 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, Division
B, Title XXIII, of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283) for one project and the authorization contained in section
2902 of that Act for two projects until October 1, 2024, or the
date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military
construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Summary
The budget request included an authorization of
appropriations of $2.9 billion for military construction for
the Defense Agencies for fiscal year 2024.
The committee recommends an authorization of appropriations
of $3.1 billion for military construction for the Defense
Agencies for fiscal year 2024.
Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects
(sec. 2401)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
military construction projects for the Defense Agencies for
fiscal year 2024. The committee recognizes the Department of
Defense's significant unfunded military construction
requirements and has included an additional $174.7 million for
many of these projects here. The authorized amounts are listed
on an installation-by-installation basis.
Authorized Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program
projects (sec. 2402)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
the Secretary of Defense to carry out energy resilience and
conservation investment program projects.
Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies (sec. 2403)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
appropriations for the military construction and family housing
projects of the Defense Agencies authorized for construction
for fiscal year 2024. This provision would also provide an
overall limit on the amount authorized for military
construction and family housing projects for the Defense
Agencies. The state list contained in this report is the
binding list of the specific projects authorized at each
location.
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 projects
(sec. 2404)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend the
authorization contained in section 2401(b) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, Division
B, Title XIV, of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) for two projects until
October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2025, whichever is later.
Extension and modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal
year 2019 projects (sec. 2405)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend the
authorization contained in section 2401(b) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Division
B, Title XXIV, of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) for
three projects until October 1, 2024, or the date of the
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction
for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects
(sec. 2406)
The committee recommends a provision that would modify the
authorization contained in section 2401(b) of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, Division
B, Title XXIV, of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283) for one project and the authorization contained in section
2402 of that Act for seven projects until October 1, 2024, or
the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for
military construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects
(sec. 2407)
The committee recommends a provision that would allow the
Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department
to authorize a contract with the conveyee of the utility system
to carry out six military construction projects.
Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects
(sec. 2408)
The committee recommends a provision that would allow the
Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department
to authorize a contract with the conveyee of the utility system
to carry out three military construction projects.
TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
Summary
The Department of Defense requested an authorization of
appropriations of $293.4 million for military construction in
fiscal year 2024 for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Security Investment Program and authorizations to accept in-
kind contributions from the Republic of Korea of $456.6 million
and from the Republic of Poland of $284.5 million.
The committee recommends an authorization of appropriations
of $293.4 million for military construction in fiscal year 2024
for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment
Program and authorizations to accept in-kind contributions from
the Republic of Korea of $456.6 million and from the Republic
of Poland of $284.5 million.
Subtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment
Program
Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects (sec. 2501)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
the Secretary of Defense to make contributions to the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program in an
amount equal to the sum of the amount specifically authorized
in section 2502 of this title and the amount of recoupment due
to the United States for construction previously financed by
the United States.
Authorization of appropriations, NATO (sec. 2502)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
appropriations of $293.4 million for the U.S. contribution to
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security
Investment Program (NSIP) for fiscal year 2024.
The provision would also allow the Department of Defense
construction agent to recognize the NATO project authorization
amounts as budgetary resources to incur obligations when the
United States is designated as the host nation for the purposes
of executing a project under the NSIP.
Subtitle B--Host Country In-Kind Contributions
Republic of Korea funded construction projects (sec. 2511)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
the Secretary of Defense to accept 12 military construction
projects totaling $456.6 million from the Republic of Korea as
in-kind contributions.
Republic of Poland funded construction projects (sec. 2512)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
the Secretary of Defense to accept seven military construction
projects totaling $284.5 million from the Republic of Poland as
in-kind contributions.
TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES
Summary
The Department of Defense requested an authorization of
appropriations of $968.8 million for military construction in
fiscal year 2024 for facilities for the National Guard and
reserve components.
The committee recommends an authorization of appropriations
of $1.1 billion for military construction in fiscal year 2024
for facilities for the National Guard and reserve components.
The detailed funding recommendations are contained in the state
list table included in this report.
Further details on projects authorized can be found in the
tables in this title and section 4601 of this Act.
Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition
projects (sec. 2601)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
military construction projects for the Army National Guard for
fiscal year 2024. The committee recognizes the Department of
Defense's significant unfunded military construction
requirements and has included an additional $169.4 million for
many of these projects here. The authorized amounts are listed
on an installation-by-installation basis.
Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects
(sec. 2602)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
military construction projects for the Army Reserve for fiscal
year 2024. The committee recognizes the Department of Defense's
significant unfunded military construction requirements and has
included an additional $40.0 million for one such project. The
authorized amounts are listed on an installation-by-
installation basis.
Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and land
acquisition projects (sec. 2603)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
military construction projects for the Navy Reserve and Marine
Corps Reserve for fiscal year 2024. The authorized amounts are
listed on an installation-by-installation basis.
Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition
projects (sec. 2604)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
military construction projects for the Air National Guard for
fiscal year 2024. The committee recognizes the Department of
Defense's significant unfunded military construction
requirements and has included an additional $127.2 million for
many of these projects here. The authorized amounts are listed
on an installation-by-installation basis.
Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition projects
(sec. 2605)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
military construction projects for the Air Force Reserve for
fiscal year 2024. The committee recognizes the Department of
Defense's significant unfunded military construction
requirements and has included an additional $15.5 million for
many of these projects here. The authorized amounts are listed
on an installation-by-installation basis.
Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve (sec. 2606)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
appropriations for the reserve component military construction
projects authorized for construction for fiscal year 2024 in
this Act. This provision would also provide an overall limit on
the amount authorized for military construction projects for
each of the reserve components of the military departments. The
state list contained in this report is the binding list of the
specific projects authorized at each location.
Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project at Hulman
Regional Airport, Indiana (sec. 2607)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend the
authorization contained in section 2604 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, Division
B, Title XXVI, of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) for one project until
October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of an Act
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year
2025, whichever is later.
Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project at Francis
S. Gabreski Airport, New York (sec. 2608)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend the
authorization contained in section 2604 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Division
B, Title XIII, of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) for
one project until October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment
of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for
fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects
(sec. 2609)
The committee recommends a provision that would extend the
authorization contained in section 2402 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, Division
B, Title XXIV, of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283) for 13 projects until October 1, 2024, or the date of the
enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction
for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 project at
Nickell Memorial Armory, Kansas (sec. 2610)
The committee recommends a provision that would modify the
authorization contained in section 2606 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) for
the construction of a sensitive compartmented information
facility project at Nickell Memorial Armory, Kansas.
Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2023 project at Camp
Pendleton, California (sec. 2611)
The committee recommends a provision that would modify the
authorization contained in section 2606 of the James M. Inhofe
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public
Law 117-263) for the construction of an Area Maintenance
Support Activity at Camp Pendleton, California.
Authority to conduct restoration and modernization projects at the
First City Troop Readiness Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(sec. 2612)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
the Army National Guard to repair the roof of the South 23rd
Street Readiness Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania if
certain conditions are met.
The committee notes that due to the arrangement of the
leased facility, this authorization is required to conduct this
repair project.
TITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES
Summary and explanation of tables
The budget request included $389.1 million for the ongoing
cost of environmental remediation and other activities
necessary to continue implementation of the 1988, 1991, 1993,
1995, and 2005 base realignment and closure rounds. The
committee recommends $389.1 million for these efforts. The
detailed funding recommendations are contained in the state
list table included in this report.
Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure
activities funded through Department of Defense Base Closure
Account (sec. 2701)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for ongoing activities that
are required to implement the decisions of the 1988, 1991,
1993, 1995, and 2005 base realignment and closure rounds.
Prohibition on conducting additional base realignment and closure
(BRAC) round (sec. 2702)
The committee recommends a provision that would prohibit
the Department of Defense from conducting another base
realignment and closure (BRAC) round.
The committee notes that although the Department of Defense
did not request authorization to conduct a BRAC round in the
budget request for fiscal year 2024, the Department continues
to focus its efforts on studying facility optimization. The
committee is encouraged by these efforts and looks forward to
reviewing these results prior to the request for any future
BRAC round.
Closure and disposal of the Pueblo Chemical Depot, Pueblo County,
Colorado (sec. 2703)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Army to close the Pueblo Chemical Depot in Pueblo County,
Colorado, after the completion of the chemical demilitarization
mission.
TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subtitle A--Military Construction Program
Authority for Indo-Pacific posture military construction projects (sec.
2801)
The committee recommends a provision that would temporarily
grant military construction authority, limited to $15.0 million
per project, to the Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command,
through March 31, 2029. The intent of this provision is to
bolster support to our allies throughout the Pacific region
through a more timely and agile military construction pathway.
Ordering authority for maintenance, repair, and construction of
facilities of Department of Defense (sec. 2802)
The committee recommends a provision that would allow the
head of a department or organization within the Department of
Defense to place an order, on a reimbursable basis, with any
other such department or organization for a project for the
maintenance and repair of a facility of the Department of
Defense or for a minor military construction project. The
committee notes this authority would be restricted to no more
than 10 percent of the total cost of the project.
Application of area construction cost indices outside the United States
(sec. 2803)
The committee recommends a provision, as requested by the
Department of Defense, that would amend section 2805(f) of
title 10, United States Code, to address widely varying
unspecified minor military construction costs due to variations
in labor, materials, equipment, and design requirements.
Authorization of cost-plus incentive-fee contracting for military
construction projects to mitigate risk to the Sentinel Program
schedule and cost (sec. 2804)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
the Secretary of Defense to use cost-plus incentive-fee
contracts for military construction projects associated with
launch facilities, launch centers, and related infrastructure
of the Sentinel Program, but not for more than one low-rate
initial production lot at each of the following Air Force
bases: (1) F.E. Warren Air Force Base; (2) Malmstrom Air Force
Base; and (3) Minot Air Force Base.
Extensions to the Military Lands Withdrawal Act relating to Barry M.
Goldwater Range (sec. 2805)
The committee recommends a provision, at the request of the
Department of Defense, that would renew the existing military
land withdrawal for the Barry M. Goldwater Range, Arizona, for
an additional 25 years.
Authority to lease land parcel for hospital and medical campus,
Barrigada Transmitter Site, Guam (sec. 2806)
The committee recommends a provision, as requested by the
Department of Defense, that would authorize the Secretary of
the Navy to lease to the Government of Guam parcels of land to
construct medical facilities.
Revision to access and management of Air Force memorial (sec. 2807)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 2863 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-398) to
revise the access and management fund for the Air Force
Memorial to reflect the Air Force as the responsible agency.
Development and operation of the Marine Corps Heritage Center and the
National Museum of the Marine Corps (sec. 2808)
The committee recommends a provision, as requested by the
Department of Defense, that would amend chapter 861 of title
10, United States Code, to expand the Navy's authority to
continue its public-private partnership with the Marine Corps
Heritage Foundation, a non-profit foundation, for the continued
maintenance and operation of the Marine Corps Heritage Center
and National Museum of the Marine Corps.
Authority for acquisition of real property interest in park land owned
by the Commonwealth of Virginia (sec. 2809)
The committee recommends a provision, as requested by the
Department of Defense, that would authorize the Navy to acquire
a permanent interest in approximately 225 square feet of land
at Westmoreland State Park, Virginia. The Navy requires this
property to install, operate, maintain, and protect equipment
to support research and development activities in support of
national security at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren.
Movement or consolidation of Joint Spectrum Center to Fort Meade,
Maryland, or another appropriate location (sec. 2810)
The committee recommends a provision that would move the
offices of the Joint Spectrum Center to the headquarters of the
Defense Information Systems Agency at Fort Meade, Maryland, or
another appropriate location chosen by the Secretary of
Defense.
Temporary expansion of authority for use of one-step turn-key selection
procedures for repair projects (sec. 2811)
The committee recommends a provision that that would amend
section 2862 of title 10, United States Code, to temporarily
modify the authority for use of one-step turn-key selection
procedures for repair projects.
Modification of temporary increase of amounts in connection with
authority to carry out unspecified minor military construction
(sec. 2812)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 2808 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) by
aligning the notification threshold to $4.0 million with the
existing pilot authority.
The committee notes that this provision does not alter the
pilot authority in any other way.
Pilot program on replacement of substandard enlisted barracks (sec.
2813)
The committee recommends a provision that would temporarily
grant the Secretary of a military department the authority to
replace substandard enlisted barracks using operation and
maintenance or unspecified minor military construction funding
for five years. The committee believes that far too often these
types of facilities do not receive adequate funding through the
traditional military construction process and their
construction is not timely. The intent of this provision is to
provide another construction mechanism and authority to ensure
a better quality of life for enlisted servicemembers living in
barracks.
Expansion of Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program to include
installations of the Coast Guard (sec. 2814)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 2391 of title 10, United States Code, to allow the U.S.
Coast Guard compete for funding available through the Defense
Community Infrastructure Pilot Program.
Modification of pilot program on increased use of sustainable building
materials in military construction (sec. 2815)
The committee recommends a provision that would modify the
existing sustainable materials pilot program authorized in
section 2861 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) as amended by extending
the pilot program by 1 calendar year from its original sunset
date and requiring each military department to construct at
least one project from mass timber and one project from low
carbon concrete.
Subtitle B--Military Housing
Part I--Military Unaccompanied Housing
Uniform condition index for military unaccompanied housing (sec. 2821)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to prescribe regulations to complete and
issue a uniform facility condition index (FCI) for military
unaccompanied housing not later than October 1, 2024.
The committee understands that while each service has an
FCI for unaccompanied housing, different metrics are weighted
differently for each service leading to conflicting
habitability status and leaving the Department of Defense with
less than accurate data to inform resource decisions regarding
military unaccompanied housing conditions.
Certification of habitability of military unaccompanied housing (sec.
2822)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to include with the President's annual
budget submission a certification from the secretary of each
military department that the construction costs for all needed
repairs and improvements for each unaccompanied housing
facility under the respective service secretary is below 20
percent of the replacement cost of such facility, as mandated
by Department of Defense Manual 4165.63, ``DOD Housing
Management.''
Maintenance work order management process for military unaccompanied
housing (sec. 2823)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of each military department to establish and
administer a clearly defined work order system to be used for
military unaccompanied housing.
The committee notes that not only does each military
service have different work order systems, but systems and
procedures vary from location to location even within the same
service. The committee believes having a more clearly defined
work order system would give the Department and individual
services the ability to better understand the overall health of
the unaccompanied housing portfolio at any given time.
Expansion of uniform code of basic standards for military housing to
include military unaccompanied housing (sec. 2824)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 2818 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283) to ensure that all military unaccompanied housing is to be
held to the same basic standards as other military housing,
both privatized and Government-owned.
Oversight of military unaccompanied housing (sec. 2825)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense, within 30 days of enactment of this Act,
to prescribe regulations to require the establishment of
civilian oversight through the installation housing office to
oversee military unaccompanied housing. The provision would
also prohibit any enlisted member from being designated as a
barracks manager or supervisor in charge of maintenance for
barracks. The committee notes that in discussion with multiple
installations, lower enlisted members were frequently assigned
as barracks managers as collateral duty without any training,
resources, or time allocation from other duties.
Elimination of flexibilities for adequacy or construction standards for
military unaccompanied housing (sec. 2826)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to modify all Department of Defense
directives granting the flexibility for any adequacy or
construction standard for military unaccompanied housing.
Design standards for military unaccompanied housing (sec. 2827)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 2856 of title 10, United States Code, by establishing
uniform standards for floor space, number of members allowed,
and habitability of military unaccompanied housing.
Termination of habitability standard waivers and assessment and plan
with respect to military unaccompanied housing (sec. 2828)
The committee recommends a provision that would terminate
any current Department of Defense waiver that pertains to the
habitability standards for military unaccompanied housing on or
after February 1, 2025. The provision would also require the
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of
each military department, to submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives and the
Comptroller General of the United States a plan addressing the
deficiencies of military unaccompanied housing, including
barracks and dormitories.
Requirement for security cameras in common areas and entry points of
military unaccompanied housing (sec. 2829)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to ensure all renovations of military
unaccompanied housing that exceed 20 percent of the replacement
cost include security cameras in common areas and entry points.
Annual report on military unaccompanied housing (sec. 2830)
The committee recommends a provision that would establish,
for the next 5 years, an annual report on military
unaccompanied housing for establishing a baseline document of
necessary repair costs for barracks throughout the Department
of Defense.
Part II--Privatized Military Housing
Improvements to privatized military housing (sec. 2841)
The committee recommends a provision that would require
updates to existing reforms regarding privatized housing to
include: (1) Limiting payments of future agreements entered
into with privatized housing companies unless the Department of
Defense determines the housing companies are in compliance with
the Military Housing Privatization Initiative Tenant Bill of
Rights; (2) Assessing a housing company's compliance with the
Tenant Bill of Rights as information given to tenants with a
new lease; (3) and modifying the authority to investigate
allegations of reprisals from the Department to the Inspector
General of the Department of Defense.
Implementation of Comptroller General Recommendations relating to
strengthening oversight of privatized military housing (sec.
2842)
The committee recommends a provision that would direct the
Secretary of Defense to implement the recommendations of the
Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, published April
6, 2023, titled, ``DOD Can Further Strengthen Oversight of Its
Privatized Housing Program,'' (GAO-23-105377) within 1 year of
enactment or report to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives explaining why the
Secretary has not implemented those recommendations.
Treatment of nondisclosure agreements with respect to privatized
military housing (sec. 2843)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 2890(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code, by allowing
the military services to inform members of the Armed Forces of
the possible consequences of entering into a nondisclosure
agreement with respect to privatized military housing and
encourage members to seek legal counsel before entering into
such an agreement if they have questions about specific
contractual terms.
Part III--Other Housing Matters
Department of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council (sec. 2851)
The committee recommends a provision that would establish
the Department of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council.
Inclusion in annual status of forces survey of questions regarding
living conditions of members of the Armed Forces (sec. 2852)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to include specific questions in the
annual Status of Forces Survey specifically related to how
housing conditions influence retention.
The committee notes that many of these questions were
included in prior versions of the survey, but have been removed
in more recent surveys. The committee believes that it is
crucial that the services know if housing is impacting
retention and recruitment by including these and similar
questions in all surveys related to both privatized and
military unaccompanied housing conditions.
Subtitle C--Land Conveyances
Land conveyance, BG J Sumner Jones Army Reserve Center, Wheeling, West
Virginia (sec. 2861)
The committee recommends a provision that would grant the
Secretary of the Army permissive authority to convey to the
City of Wheeling, West Virginia approximately 3.33 acres known
as the former BG J Sumner Jones Army Reserve Center, located
within the city, for the purpose of providing emergency
management response or law enforcement services.
Land conveyance, Wetzel County Memorial Army Reserve Center, New
Martinsville, West Virginia (sec. 2862)
The committee recommends a provision that would grant
permissive authority to the Secretary of the Army to convey to
the City of New Martinsville, West Virginia, approximately 2.96
acres, known as the former Wetzel County Memorial Army Reserve
Center, for the purpose of providing emergency management
response or law enforcement services.
Subtitle D--Other Matters
Authority to conduct energy resilience and conservation projects at
installations where non-Department of Defense funded energy
projects have occurred (sec. 2871)
The committee recommends a provision that would clarify
that the Department of Defense (DOD) has the authority to pair
Energy Resilience Conservation Investment Program (ERCIP)
projects with area wide contracts (AWCs).
The committee is concerned that DOD does not consistently
use AWCs to achieve energy resilience requirements due to
conflicting application of defense and non-defense authorities
that are intended to achieve the same outcome. The committee
has communicated its intent to the Department in prior National
Defense Authorization Acts, specifically in the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-
81) as well as the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263). In
fiscal year 2023, both the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives conveyed support for
DOD's effort to invest in energy resilient infrastructure on
installations and encouraged DOD to use all current authorities
at its disposal, to include AWCs to more rapidly initiate and
execute ERCIP projects. However, report language of
encouragement did not achieve the legal clarity for DOD to
consistently use AWCs as a method to achieve energy resilience
on installations.
Limitation on authority to modify or restrict public access to
Greenbury Point Conservation Area at Naval Support Activity
Annapolis, Maryland (sec. 2872)
The committee recommends a provision that would prevent the
Navy from using land within the minimum safe distance of live
fire training conducted by cadets at the Naval Academy to
construct a golf course on that land.
The committee is concerned by the lack of transparency from
the Navy regarding its plans for future uses of the Greenbury
Point Conservation Area at Naval Support Activity Annapolis.
The committee notes that Greenbury Point is directly across the
water from the live fire range used by cadets for small arms
training. Additionally, the Navy's future use of Greenbury
Point should not adversely impact the current habitat
conditions of the adjoining waters of the Chesapeake Bay,
Severn River, and Carr Creek. Lastly, the committee supports
public access to Greenbury Point, when appropriate as to not
conflict with live fire training at the Naval Academy, and to
protect all lands and wetlands of Greenbury Point in accordance
with the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Act.
Authorization for the Secretary of the Navy to resolve the electrical
utility operations at Former Naval Air Station Barbers Point
(currently known as ``Kalaeloa''), Hawaii (sec. 2873)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
the Navy to divest of its electrical utility operations at
former Naval Air Station Barbers Point in Hawaii.
Clarification of other transaction authority for installation or
facility prototyping (sec. 2874)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 4022(i) of title 10, United States Code, to clarify the
funding of a prototyping construction authority authorized by
sec. 843 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263).
Requirement that Department of Defense include military installation
resilience in real property management and installation master
planning of Department (sec. 2875)
The committee recommends a provision that would implement
the recommendations of the Department of Defense Inspector
General report, published March 30, 2023, titled ``Audit of
Military Department Climate Change Assessment and Adaptation
Plans in the Southeastern Continental United States,'' (DODIG-
2023-61) within 1 year of enactment of this Act. The
recommendations include requiring the services to standardize
reporting formats for military installation master plans and
establish and define standardized risk rating categories across
military departments.
Increase of limitation on fee for architectural and engineering
services produced by military departments (sec. 2876)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
sections 7540(b), 8612(b), and 9540(b) of title 10, United
States Code, to increase the cap for architectural and
engineering services for the Departments of the Army, Navy, and
Air Force, respectively, from 6 percent to 10 percent.
Requirement that all material types be considered for design-bid-build
military construction projects (sec. 2877)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to consider all types of building
materials for any design-bid-build military construction
project before proceeding beyond the 35 percent design phase
and contract award.
Continuing education curriculum for members of the military
construction planning and design workforce and acquisition
workforce of the Department of Defense (sec. 2878)
The committee recommends a provision for the Secretary of
Defense to establish a continuing education curriculum for
instructional purposes for sustainable building materials such
as mass timber and designs to improve military installation
resilience within 270 days of enactment of this Act.
Guidance on Department of Defense-wide standards for access to
installations of the Department (sec. 2879)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to promulgate guidance within 30 days of
enactment of this Act for purposes of establishing final
standards for access to installations and to promulgate final
guidance not later than 180 days after enactment.
The committee notes that there is no universal access
standard across the services, which can lead to project delays
for military construction projects, facilities repairs, and
household good moves.
Deployment of existing construction materials (sec. 2880)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Defense to use, transfer, or donate all excess
construction materials intended for the wall on the southwest
border of the United States that are being stored by the
Department of Defense.
Technical corrections (sec. 2881)
The committee recommends a provision that would make
technical corrections to section 2902(c) of the James M. Inhofe
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public
Law 117-263).
Items of Special Interest
Aberdeen Proving Ground The committee understands that
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Edgewood Area, contained 63 remnant
production plant slabs and 50-year old laboratories that are
inactive and mostly vacant. These facilities were formerly used
by Edgewood Chemical Biological Center and the Medical Research
Institute of Chemical Defense (MRICD). The committee is
encouraged by the Department of Defense's inclusion of specific
funding to remove these contaminated facilities, which includes
decommissioning, decontamination, and demolition through a
phased approach under the Contaminated Building Demolition
Program. The Department has already obligated funds, begun
demolition, and has programmed additional funds in future years
to continue these efforts.
Accordingly, the committee encourages the Department to
continue these funding efforts to ensure demolition activities
continue, particularly with significant progress already
underway. Demolition of these facilities will result in cost
savings on infrastructure, maintenance, and security of these
unusable buildings and reduce the risk of contamination. The
reduction of these facilities will have a positive impact on
the surrounding missions, including the new MRICD facility,
U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command's
Advanced Chemistry Laboratory, and the Army Public Health
facility.
Base access
The committee remains concerned about the slow progress in
the Department of Defense's (DOD) efforts to address
longstanding base access challenges for motor carriers, truck
drivers, household goods movers, and other visitors, including
military veterans and Gold Star families. The committee notes
that a key improvement would be the development of a DOD-wide
fitness standard for installation access that applies evenly
and routinely across all services and military installations in
the United States.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than
October 30, 2023, on the Department's progress in finalizing a
DOD-wide fitness standard for installation access, including a
copy of the Department's proposed standard. If a standard is
not in place at this time, the briefing should include limiting
factors including timelines, costs, and infrastructure required
and any other items the Secretary deems relevant.
Benefits and use of electrochromic glass in military bases and
installations
The committee is aware of the use and benefits of
electrochromic glass technology in commercial buildings that
could significantly reduce wasted energy via improved heating
and cooling of buildings. The committee understands that this
technology could provide lower energy consumption costs if
implemented at Department of Defense (DOD) installations.
Additionally, the committee understands there is research that
indicates electrochromic glass could improve staff
productivity, engagement, sleep quality, and mental health
related illnesses such as depression.
The committee believes that the DOD should review the uses
of electrochromic glass as it strives to achieve its energy
performance master plan, consistent with section 2911 of title
10, United States Code. The committee believes that a large-
scale demonstration of electrochromic glass at DOD facilities
could provide rigorous data on technical and economic
performance as well as additional qualitative information on
occupant comfort and productivity to help inform future plans
to improve installation energy performance.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to assess the benefits of electrochromic glass and provide a
briefing on this assessment to the congressional defense
committees, not later than April 1, 2024. This briefing shall
include total lifecycle costs and savings and any
recommendations for future DOD potential demonstration of this
technology for the reduction of installation energy consumption
and costs.
Briefing on excess capacity
The committee remains concerned about the Department of
Defense's (DOD) ability to plan and prioritize resources toward
its military installations and accurately capture its
infrastructure capacity.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than
March 30, 2024, on the following: (1) A description of each
military department's policy goals for reducing or
consolidating infrastructure and the progress made toward
implementing such policy goals; (2) A summary of the force
structure over the future years defense program (FYDP)
necessary to meet National Defense Strategy (NDS) objectives,
including capabilities and major systems with infrastructure
realignments required to meet the NDS; (3) Overall end strength
levels for each military department and quantitative
description of the major military force units over the FYDP;
(4) An assessment of how military units align to infrastructure
in the United States, to include U.S. territories; (5) The
total number of excess assets by facility analysis category
(FAC), including total building square footage; (6) The number
of assets with a report of excess prepared for acceptance for
potential use by another Federal agency; (7) The number of
underused facilities with the associated use rate by FAC; (8)
An assessment of the costs to sustain excess square footage and
underused building square footage compared to the costs to
demolish excess buildings and consolidate underused buildings
for increased efficiency; (9) Recommended policy changes,
metrics, and analytical tools that will enable the DOD to
optimize its infrastructure; and (10) The feasibility of
adjusting military construction processes and priorities to
facilitate consolidation.
Briefing on Joint Base Cape Cod mission resilience
The committee notes that Joint Base Cape Cod is the primary
military training facility for National Guard and Army Reserve
soldiers throughout New England and also has the only land-
based radar site providing missile warning for the eastern
coast of the United States. Section 315 of the William M. (Mac)
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021 (Public Law 116-283) provided the Secretary of Defense the
authority to carry out projects outside of military
installations or facilities if the project would enhance
installation resilience and maintain installation mission
assurance. The only bridges that provide access to and from
Joint Base Cape Cod were built by and have been continuously
owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The committee is
concerned that the Army Corps of Engineers have found these
bridges structurally deficient, which could jeopardize mission
assurance.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the
Army to brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives, not later than March 1, 2024,
on the impact to Joint Base Cape Cod if the Bourne or Sagamore
bridges failed, contingency plans to respond to a collapse, and
how a collapse would impact the resilience of the base.
Davis-Monthan power projection wing and restructure timeline
The Department of the Air Force has briefed the committee
on plans to restructure forces at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base,
including standing up a new power projection wing, in order to
meet enduring needs in accordance with the National Defense
Strategy. The committee notes the transition plan includes
multiple elements and an ambitious timeline. The committee is
encouraged by the Department's inclusion of Environmental
Impact Sustainment and Area Development Plan funds in the
fiscal year 2024 budget request to continue providing specific
steps needed to timely complete the transition plan.
Accordingly, the committee strongly encourages the U.S. Air
Force, in collaboration with U.S. Special Operations Command,
to make timely requests for the funding necessary to conduct
site survey, planning, construction, force structure
adjustments, and related activities necessary to support the
transition to new flying missions at Davis-Monthan.
Additionally, the committee urges the U.S. Air Force to
ensure timely completion of these activities, and work
expeditiously to program follow-on activity, to include
military construction and facilities funding, that are
necessary to remain on track for the current multi-year plan,
in the fiscal year 2025 budget submission to the Congress.
To facilitate coordination of these steps, the Secretary of
the Air Force is directed to brief the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, not
later than March 1, 2024, on the anticipated next steps to
include environmental reviews and construction activity, the
timeline for funding and execution of each step including site
review and force structure movements, and estimated costs of
actions necessary to complete the restructure plan.
Additionally, the committee expects the U.S. Air Force, in
coordination with U.S. Special Operations Command, to
immediately communicate deviations from the plan and any
additional funding or authorities to be required by the
committee.
Examination of military installation maintenance management
The committee recognizes that the military services each
have entities at the installation level, such as installation
public works offices, which manage the annual sustainment of
facilities, including preventive maintenance and maintenance
requested when facility systems break. The committee notes with
concern that, according to a Government Accountability Office
report published January 31, 2022, titled, ``Defense
Infrastructure: DOD Should Better Manage Risks Posed by
Deferred Facility Maintenance'' (GAO 22 104481), the Department
of Defense (DOD) has consistently underestimated and
underfunded sustainment requirements for maintenance of
facilities. Moreover, the committee is concerned that the
services' maintenance management entities, particularly at the
installation level, might not have sufficient resources in
place to maintain both mission critical and quality of life
facilities on their installations. Additionally, the committee
is concerned that there may not be sufficient quality assurance
processes in place to ensure quality and timely responses to
address installation maintenance needs, including instances of
emergency work orders. Furthermore, the committee is concerned
by reports that installations without adequate maintenance
resources are turning to short-term substandard workarounds for
mission critical facilities, resulting in increased risks to
servicemembers and mission, as well as much higher total
maintenance end costs. Even more concerning to the committee
are reports that the degradation of certain mission critical
facilities has resulted in continued risks to the health and
safety of servicemembers.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Comptroller General
of the United States to conduct an assessment of the management
of military installation maintenance entities, such as public
works offices. Such assessment should include an evaluation of
the following: (1) The roles and responsibilities of
installation facility managers, installation maintenance
entities, and installation tenant organizations with respect to
facility maintenance, and the extent of effective coordination
between these stakeholders; (2) The extent that the DOD tracks
timeliness and quality of maintenance response; (3) The extent
that installations have policies and processes in place for
quality assurance and to ensure effective customer service and
communication; (4) The challenges to effective and timely
maintenance for facilities, if any, and the extent that
military installations and the military services have taken
steps to address these challenges; (5) The authorities the DOD
needs to provide installations with the funding necessary to
address a maintenance issue whose short-term solution would
result in higher costs than a permanent fix; and (6) Any other
matters deemed appropriate by the Comptroller General.
The committee further directs the Comptroller General to
provide a briefing on the preliminary findings of this
assessment, not later than April 30, 2024, with a report to
follow by a mutually agreed upon date.
Fee criteria for management of privatized military housing
The committee notes that the original agreements signed
between the Department of Defense and the contractors for the
Military Housing Privatization Initiative contained incentive
fee structures that dictated what award funding was given to
the respective contractor based upon maintenance work order
completion. The committee is concerned that these agreements
are different from service to service and installation to
installation.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to work with the service secretaries to develop and submit to
the congressional defense committees a report, not later than
December 1, 2023, that: (1) Outlines the existing criteria for
incentive fees for property management set forth in the legal
documents entered into between the Secretary of a military
department and each landlord regarding privatized military
housing; (2) An assessment of the advisability and feasibility
of a uniform criteria for such fees to be used across all
privatized military housing units; and (3) If advisable, a set
of uniform fee criteria and a timeline to institute that
criteria.
Funding construction of childcare development centers at Air Force
installations
The committee is concerned that the Department of the Air
Force continues to not prioritize sufficient funding for the
construction of Child Development Centers (CDCs) at Air Force
installations, like Luke Air Force Base and Camp Bull Simons,
Florida, that have already received previous funding for
planning and design of CDC facilities. Despite the Air Force's
determination that these installations are eligible for
replacement CDCs, the committee notes that the Air Force has
not requested dedicated funding in recent budgets.
Therefore, the committee strongly encourages the Secretary
of the Air Force to take appropriate steps for inclusion of
construction funds in the fiscal year 2025 budget for building
CDCs at U.S. Air Force bases that have demonstrated multi-year
demand that significantly exceeds current facility capacity in
order to avoid adverse impacts on retention and quality of life
for servicemembers.
Funding laboratory maintenance
The committee recognizes that the Air Force Research
Laboratory (AFRL) is a critical asset to the Department of
Defense, facilitating cutting-edge research which benefits our
national security interests. In particular, the Information
Directorate is crucial to developing cyber operations,
autonomy, artificial intelligence, command and control, quantum
technologies, and advanced data processing and visualization
technologies that help enable the Air Force and the Nation to
maintain our technical advantage.
However, the committee remains concerned that the
components of the science and technology reinvention labs
(STRLs), including the AFRL Information Directorate, lack
sufficient funds for basic infrastructure improvements and
repair, such as re-roofing and replacing heating, ventilation,
and air conditioning units and boilers. While the STRLs have
special authority to use research and development (R&D) funding
to make some of these minor improvements, the committee is
concerned that the repurposing R&D funding for infrastructure
maintenance puts increased pressure on monies originally
intended for scientific and technological R&D.
Accordingly, the committee encourages the Air Force in the
fiscal year 2025 budget cycle to budget funds to AFRL across
the future years defense program for laboratory maintenance in
a manner which both maintains and modernizes the laboratory's
infrastructure while ensuring that necessary maintenance work
does not negatively impact the laboratory's research and
development mission.
Ground source heat pumps
The committee notes that heating, ventilation, and air
conditioning (HVAC) systems are a large consumer of Department
of Defense (DOD) energy. The committee recognizes that the
installation of ground source heat pumps in DOD buildings,
including stand-alone building systems and campus systems, has
significantly reduced energy consumption and increased the
resilience of Department facilities. The committee encourages
the Department to make maximum use of this technology, thereby
reducing its reliance on external sources of energy while also
reducing energy costs. Additionally, the committee encourages
the Department to ensure that all new building construction and
retrofits to existing HVAC systems consider the full lifecycle
cost and resilience benefits of installing ground source heat
pumps, including their consideration when using energy savings
performance contracts.
The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a
briefing the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
House of Representatives with the following information, not
later than February 1, 2024 to include:
(1) A summary of the current deployment of ground
source heat pumps in DOD facilities;
(2) A list of impediments, if any, limiting the DOD's
use of ground source heat pumps;
(3) An analysis of Department installations where
ground source heat pumps could be used to reduce the
reliance on external energy sources; and
(4) A summary of the actions that the DOD is taking
to increase the use of this cost-saving technology.
Guam munitions and explosives of concern
The committee notes that Guam was a major World War II
battlefield that incurred large amounts of ordnance. To date,
over 14,000 items have been recovered, including American and
Japanese discarded military munitions. The Department of
Defense's (DOD) Defense Explosive Safety Regulation (DESR)
6055.09 Edition 1 defines Explosive Safety policy and requires
the military services to enact appropriate guidance.
Specifically, section V1.E3.2 of DESR 6055.09 describes waiver
policy roles and responsibilities as follows, ``A waiver is a
written authority that permits temporary deviation from these
standards for strategic or compelling operational requirements.
Generally, a waiver is granted for a period not to exceed 5
years pending termination of the waiver or correction of the
waived conditions. Exceptional situations may require
reissuance of a waiver to allow time for completion of the
operation requiring the waiver or of the corrective action. In
such cases, the next higher approval authority must reissue the
waiver, except when DOD Component head or the responsible
Combatant Commander (CCDR) has issued the waiver. DOD
Components will review waivers for applicability and currency
at intervals not to exceed 2 years.''
The Department of the Navy implements DESR 6055.09 through
the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Op-5, ``Ammunition and
Explosives Safety Ashore,'' while the Air Force implements DESR
6055.09 through Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 91-201, ``Explosives
Safety Standards.''
Joint Base Marianas, Naval Ordinance Safety and Security
Activity (NOSSA), Navy Facilities Command (NAVFAC), and other
DOD stakeholders have applied additional manpower resources and
made significant improvements in how munitions and explosives
of concern (MEC) operations are planned and executed.
Engagement with NOSSA, the Office of the Chief of Naval
Operations, and DOD from 2020 to 2022 has resulted in some
administrative improvements in the MEC approval process.
However, additional relief may be needed from MEC requirements
to meet timelines for DOD construction programs on Guam,
particularly with respect to the laydown of missile defense
assets which are to occur over the next 5 to 10 years
throughout the island.
Accordingly, given the responsibilities found under section
V1.E3.2 of DESR 6055.09, specifically those for a combatant
commander, the committee directs the Commander, U.S. Indo-
Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), to review established MEC
procedure on Guam and provide a briefing to the congressional
defense committees, not later than March 1, 2024, on whether
MEC clearing operations can be meaningfully improved while
still minimizing risk, or if the MEC requirements should be
modified or waived for specific requirements to expedite
construction. The briefing shall assess what MEC actions
directly fall under the authority of the Commander, INDOPACOM,
and the component commands. The briefing shall also assess what
MEC procedure improvements could be made involving NAVSEA OP-5
and AFMAN 91-201.
Gull Cottage restoration
The committee appreciates efforts by the Departments of the
Navy and Air Force to restore the historic Gull Cottage in
Prospect Harbor, Maine. The committee notes that Gull Cottage
caught fire in the summer of 2022, rendering the facility
untenable, closing it indefinitely. For over 131 years, Gull
Cottage served both active military and veterans as a premier
morale, welfare, and recreation site. The committee understands
that Gull Cottage is located on land owned and operated by the
U.S. Navy, which will soon be transferred to the purview of the
U.S. Space Force.
Accordingly, the committee strongly encourages the U.S.
Navy and the U.S. Air Force to restore the exterior of Gull
Cottage to its pre-fire state and restore the property to its
historic configuration following historic guidelines as closely
as practical, or using imitative materials, while also
maximizing savings to the taxpayer and return on investment for
military and veteran community use.
Hawthorne Army Depot infrastructure prioritization
The committee is concerned about reports regarding the
state of Hawthorne Army Depot, Nevada, the world's largest
ammunition depot and demilitarization facility. The committee
is aware of Hawthorne's desperate need for significant
infrastructure upgrades, such as replacing boilers installed in
1974 that are now inoperable, modernizing condemned buildings
that are unable to be occupied, and fixing roads that are
currently impassable.
The committee directs the Secretary of the Army to provide
a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives, not later than March 1, 2024,
on the status of efforts to upgrade and repair the
infrastructure and functionality of Hawthorne Army Depot. The
committee also strongly encourages the Secretary of the Army to
prioritize investing in infrastructure upgrades for the depot.
Hydrogen fuel cell research for defense applications
The committee understands that hydrogen fuel cells (HFC)
and steam methane reforming are technologies that have been
used to generate electricity and convert natural gas and water
into hydrogen for over 20 years. One of the biggest challenges
for hydrogen energy has been the high cost to compress and
transport the hydrogen to the site to be used. One solution
could be to create hydrogen and use it to generate electricity
at the same location without having to compress it for travel.
One potential option could be to leverage any existing natural
gas infrastructure on military installations to create hydrogen
and simultaneously generate electricity.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to brief the committee not later than March 1, 2024, regarding
what renewable technologies are used as backup power for
military instillations and to assess what other technologies
could be deployed that support energy resilience. The briefing
shall include a cost assessment of incorporating HFCs as backup
power sources at military installations.
Kwajalein Atoll infrastructure
The committee believes the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile
Defense Test Site on Kwajalein is a critical national security
asset that supports cutting edge missile tests, to include
hypersonics, and conducts continuous space operations that
cannot be replicated anywhere in the world. Given its remote
location and harsh environment, the test facility and
supporting infrastructure is costly to operate and maintain, to
include the requirement to import diesel fuel for generators
that provide power to the island. These challenges were further
exacerbated when the Republic of the Marshall Islands closed
its borders for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic and
prohibited entry of non-residents. The facilities and
equipment, to include for power generation, are in poor
condition with significant corrosion related issues.
To assess the magnitude of infrastructure and equipment
maintenance and modernization requirements at the Reagan Test
Site, the committee directs the Secretary of the Army, in
coordination with the on-site facilities operators, to conduct
a study of costs to repair and modernize decaying
infrastructure across the facility, to include a review of
technologies that can be used to prevent corrosion damage and
costly remediation. Additionally, to mitigate the tyranny of
time and distance, as well as align with the Department of
Defense's National Defense Strategy and Army's aim to reduce
dependence on fossil fuels, the committee directs the study to
include a plan and proposed timeline to pilot a non-fossil fuel
based renewable energy source, such as hydrogen fuel cells and
solar technology, to power or augment the island's electrical
requirements. The study and resulting recommendations shall be
briefed to the committee not later than March 1, 2024. The
briefing shall also include an updated report on the
Installation Command's infrastructure goals and an updated 5-
year profile of planned facilities recapitalization for the
Kwajalein Atoll with the fiscal year 2025 budget request and
subsequent budget requests through fiscal year 2029.
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma water treatment plant
The committee is aware that the existing water treatment
plant at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma may have
difficulty in meeting Federal water quality regulations for
maximum contaminant levels and that the potable water
distribution system contains total dissolved solids (TDS)
levels three times that of the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency regulations for TDS. The committee underscores the
importance of complying with water quality regulations to
protect health and water sources, and is concerned that current
plans would not begin construction on a replacement plant until
2026. In recognition of this need, the committee authorized
$5.0 million last year to accelerate planning and design for
the P-591 Water Treatment Plant replacement project at MCAS
Yuma and urged the Marine Corps to prioritize these upgrades
when determining military construction priorities for fiscal
year 2024. The committee appreciates the Department of the
Navy's recognition of the importance of clean, safe drinking
water for servicemembers and their families by including the
project in the Navy future years defense program for 2026.
However, the committee remains concerned of the potential for
increased health risks to the servicemembers and their family
members if the plant is not completed expeditiously.
Accordingly, the committee strongly urges the Marine Corps
and Navy to complete the planning and design for this project
so that it may compete for inclusion in the service's budget
submission for fiscal year 2025.
Master plan to modernize infrastructure in Hawaii
The committee notes that the 2022 National Defense Strategy
(NDS) directs the Department of Defense to sustain and
strengthen deterrence while being prepared to prevail in
conflict when necessary, identifying the People's Republic of
China as the pacing challenge for the Department. The State of
Hawaii is the home to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM),
the Pacific component commands for every service, and one of
only four public shipyards. It is also home to more than
250,000 military personnel and their families. However, recent
infrastructure challenges in the State of Hawaii, including
contamination of the drinking water at the Red Hill bulk fuel
storage facility, numerous water main breaks, rolling
blackouts, and sewage leaks, call into question whether the
Department's current infrastructure in the State of Hawaii will
be able to maintain the readiness of the force and be adequate
if conflict were to arise.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to develop a master plan for the State of Hawaii to modernize
critical infrastructure, including electrical grids, drinking
and wastewater systems, sewage systems, and communication
systems. The plan shall be briefed to the committee not later
than March 1, 2024, and at a minimum, shall identify and list
specific infrastructure projects.
Mitigating cybersecurity supply chain risk within the Energy Resilience
and Conservation Program
The committee is very supportive of the Department of
Defense's (DOD's) work within the Energy Resilience and
Conservation Program (ERCIP). The committee notes that projects
authorized and subsequently appropriated for this program build
resiliency not only for the local installation but for crucial
operations that support the National Defense Strategy. The
committee is concerned, however, that there may be certain
risks not currently mitigated as it relates to cybersecurity
supply chain.
The committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit to
the congressional defense committees a one-time report, not
later than February 1, 2024, analyzing the following: (1) Steps
the Department has made to implement cybersecurity supply chain
risk management tools in ERCIP projects connected to a DOD
Information Network; (2) An analysis of the implementation of
Executive Order 14017, titled ``Securing Defense-Critical
Supply Chains,'' and Executive Order 14028, titled ``Improving
the Nation's Cybersecurity,'' in projects receiving funds, or
applying to receive funds, through ERCIP, including the
execution of cybersecurity recommendations in the Department of
Defense's Securing Defense-Critical Supply Chains action plan;
(3) Steps the Department has made to leverage commercially
available solutions to provide analysis, monitoring, and risk
assessments for assets and vendors; (4) An analysis of
cybersecurity supply chain risk management tools on energy
resilience and energy security of fixed installations receiving
funds through ERCIP; (5) Recommendations and best practices for
implementing cybersecurity risk management tools on fixed
installations; (6) A determination whether DOD should implement
cybersecurity supply chain risk management tools in all energy
and infrastructure programs on fixed military installations
that use Facility Related Control Systems and Operational
Technology, taking into account its impact on readiness, energy
security, and energy resiliency; and (7) An analysis of the
effectiveness of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification,
Risk Management Framework for DOD Information Technology, and
related DOD Instructions to provide asset monitoring of both
new and existing control systems and operational technology
used in Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program
projects. This analysis should include vulnerabilities that
existing programs do not address and recommendations for how
the Department of Defense can implement active databases and
persistent monitoring to increase its visibility of assets
within Facility Related Control Systems and Operational
Technology.
National Defense University infrastructure
The committee recognizes the importance of joint
professional military education (JPME). The committee notes
that the National Defense University (NDU), located on Fort
McNair, is the country's premier center for JPME. The committee
further notes that NDU conducts world-class JPME seminars,
symposia, professional development, and conferencing for
Department of Defense and congressional representatives.
The committee also notes that the Department of Defense has
continued to neglect its facilities making budgetary decisions
for higher priorities leaving facilities, such as NDU, in
disrepair. The committee understands that without additional
investment, it is anticipated building systems will fail,
jeopardizing the NDU mission and alternate use of the facility
as a continuity of operations site. The committee further notes
that over time, a lack of sustainment has resulted in
compromised and failing facility infrastructure. Between August
and December 2019, NDU faculty and students were forced to
vacate Eisenhower Hall Building 59 and transition operations to
other buildings due to water infiltration, mold, and overall
degradation of the building envelope structure. The Eisenhower
College building remains closed. This is just one example at
NDU as other facilities, such as Roosevelt Hall, are also
failing.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of
Defense, in coordination with the President of NDU, to submit a
report to the congressional defense committees, not later than
April 1, 2024, on NDU facilities and infrastructure. The report
should identify the needs related to aging NDU infrastructure
requiring substantial maintenance and refurbishment to prevent
building systems from continued deterioration, which will
jeopardize the NDU mission, reputation, and joint education for
the more than 2,000 JPME students and 150 international fellows
annually. Additionally, the report should identify
opportunities for infrastructure improvements to meet current
and future education requirements.
North Carolina roadway infrastructure
The committee is aware that the North Carolina Department
of Transportation (NCDOT) has offered to assume maintenance of
the roadway infrastructure at Fort Liberty, North Carolina. The
installation has an extensive roadway network totaling
approximately 1,500 miles. The committee is aware that NCDOT
taking over maintenance of the roadway infrastructure at Fort
Liberty could create significant savings for the Army. However,
of that roadway infrastructure, approximately 250 miles of
roadway are in a condition that falls below the NCDOT's minimum
maintenance standard. Per state law, NCDOT cannot assume
maintenance of any roadway until the surface of that roadway
meets NCDOT's minimum maintenance standard.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the
Army to provide a briefing to the committee, not later than
March 1, 2024, that details the Army's plan for bringing the
roadway infrastructure at Fort Liberty up to NCDOT's minimum
standards, the cost for such roadway repairs, a timeline for
performing such roadway repairs, and an estimate of the savings
that the Army will realize by no longer having to perform
maintenance on the roadway infrastructure at Fort Liberty.
Plan to complete Fort Huachuca land conveyance
The committee is aware that the Department of the Army
approved a land conveyance from Fort Huachuca to the City of
Sierra Vista, Arizona in 2000, but that land conveyance has yet
to occur. The committee understands that the land conveyance,
which is adjacent to Libby Army Airfield, will facilitate the
master plan for Fort Huachuca that is necessary for supporting
Department of Defense (DOD) efforts on Electromagnetic Spectrum
testing and development and Army Multi Domain Operations lines
of effort. The conveyance has been delayed by advocacy
organizations that are concerned about water scarcity and the
potential impact to the San Pedro River or nearby species. The
committee understands that over the last 20 years, Fort
Huachuca, the City of Sierra Vista, Arizona and Cochise County,
Arizona have significantly reduced water consumption and shown
leadership in partnering on conservation efforts through the
DOD's Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration and
the DOD/Interior Department's Sentinel Landscape programs.
Working as partners, water wells have been taken out of service
and agricultural land has been preserved. These steps have
limited development, reduced water demand, and initiated an
aggressive water reuse plan, while also preventing electronic
and physical encroachment on Fort Huachuca to ensure continued
access to sophisticated electronic testing capabilities of
national importance.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the
Army to provide a briefing to the committee on the plan to
complete the authorized conveyance not later than March 1,
2024. The briefing shall include a timeline, the steps required
for obtaining environmental clearance, and the disposition
process for the property.
Preparatory military construction for missile defense
The committee notes that the Department of Defense has
taken steps to enhance United States capabilities for
dispersing forces throughout the Marianas region in the event
of a contingency, largely to support the execution of the Air
Force's Agile Combat Employment Concept. If implemented, such
actions should improve the survivability and flexibility of
U.S. forces, however, it is not clear that military
construction projects necessary to ensure effective and timely
deployment of air and missile defense capabilities to dispersal
locations are being appropriately prioritized.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the
Defense, in coordination with the Commander of U.S. Indo-
Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), to provide a briefing to the
congressional defense committees, not later than March 1, 2024,
on planning for military construction projects to enable the
timely deployment of air and missile defense capabilities
across all dispersal locations required to implement INDOPACOM
operational plans.
Report on insurance related costs for military privatized housing
The committee remains engaged on how the Department of
Defense (DOD) can better understand and mitigate rising costs
within the Military Housing Privatization Initiative (MHPI).
The committee understands that insurance costs and associated
expenses may be an area where the DOD can make better business
decisions as the original MHPI contracts enter the second half
of their 50 year leases.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of Defense
to provide to the Senate Armed Services Committee, not later
than March 1, 2024, a report on insurance costs and expenses
for housing managed by a landlord of privatized housing under
subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code.
The report would contain the evaluation and recommendations of
the Secretary of Defense regarding: (1) Historic costs of
insurance for privatized housing projects over the 10-year
period preceding such report; (2) Insurance required to be
maintained by privatized housing projects under the project
documents and loan documents and whether such insurance is
available at commercially reasonable rates; and (3) Strategy
for reducing the cost of insurance for privatized housing
projects, including self-insured retention, government
sponsored insurance programs, and pooling privatized housing
projects that are considered to have a low or moderate risk
profile.
Report on the buildings and services of Creech Air Force Base
The committee is aware of the unique nature of Creech Air
Force Base (AFB), Nevada, due to the remote location of the
installation and the specialized operational mission
requirements conducted there. Creech AFB also warrants
attention as a highly operational base with limited to no
services on base or nearby. For instance, Creech AFB does not
have any housing on or near the base for airmen to occupy,
there is currently no indoor fitness center, and food and
support services are extremely limited.
Therefore, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air
Force to brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives, not later than March 1, 2024,
which provides: (1) A status on the availability of on- and
off- base housing for airmen stationed at Creech AFB; (2) A
status update on the Air Force's housing development project
with the City of Las Vegas, Nevada; and (3) A status update on
the services being provided to Creech airmen, including any new
or ongoing quality of life projects.
Requirement for Camp Navajo entry bridge repairs
The committee is aware that the transport of munitions
often relies on rail transportation to expeditiously move
munition containers to munition ports to be shipped outside the
contiguous United States to the theater of operations. The
committee acknowledges that properly maintaining the
infrastructure, such as bridges and overpasses, at military
installations operating munitions storage missions along the
Strategic Rail Corridor Network, including Camp Navajo in
Bellemont, Arizona, is important for our national security,
including in the event of a rapid or sustained transport of
Department materiel, including munitions, to shipping ports in
contingency operations in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command or U.S.
European Command areas of operation.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of
Defense, in coordination with the Commander, U.S.
Transportation Command, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
to brief the Senate Armed Services Committee, not later than
December 1, 2023, on the history of the removal of the Camp
Navajo bridge from the National Bridge Inventory. In
particular, the briefing should include: (1) The rationale for
the bridge's removal from the National Bridge Inventory; (2)
The decision authority approving its removal; (3) Any past
military construction (MILCON) assessments or reviews completed
by the Army Corps of Engineers or Department of Defense (DOD);
(4) An assessment of the impact that re-listing the bridge on
the National Bridge Inventory would have on MILCON eligibility
for needed infrastructure improvements; and (5) An assessment
of how these repairs to the bridge would benefit DOD
requirements and readiness objectives.
Strategic bomber runways
The committee is aware that many of the strategic bases
used during the Cold War have been closed or turned into
civilian airports after the Cold War ended. Others, like Grand
Forks Air Force Base (AFB), are still open, but their runway
dimensions have been changed such that they are no longer
usable for some strategic bombers like the B-52s. The committee
understands that in the case of Grand Forks, the runway was
narrowed from 300 feet to 150 feet in 2015 based on the new
unmanned aerial systems mission, rather than a focus on
strategic bombers. Since then, the need for nuclear deterrence
has grown as the Russian Federation has modernized its nuclear
capabilities while the People's Republic of China is growing
its nuclear capacity as well. The need for options to operate
our existing nuclear enterprise has increased, as highlighted
by concepts of disbursement like Bomber Agile Combat
Employment. Allowing runways to be reduced or closed will only
limit our options for keeping our airborne leg of the nuclear
triad both effective and survivable.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Secretary of the Air
Force to provide a briefing to the committee, not later than
March 1, 2024, that examines the options to return the Grand
Forks AFB runway to its original width. The briefing shall
include the cost as compared to the already planned runway
repair project in 2025, and the feasibility of using
authorities outside of requesting a new military construction
project.
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
National Nuclear Security Administration (sec. 3101)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
the appropriation of funds for the activities of the National
Nuclear Security Administration.
Defense environmental cleanup (sec. 3102)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
the appropriation of funds for the Department of Energy's
defense environmental cleanup activities.
Other defense activities (sec. 3103)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
the appropriation of funds for the Department of Energy's other
defense activities.
Nuclear energy (sec. 3104)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
the appropriation of funds for the Department of Energy's
nuclear energy activities.
Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations
Limitation on use of funds for naval nuclear fuel systems based on low-
enriched uranium (sec. 3111)
The committee recommends a provision that would limit the
use of funds made available in fiscal year 2024 for the purpose
of conducting research and development of an advanced naval
nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched uranium until certain
determinations are provided to the congressional defense
committees.
Prohibition on ARIES expansion before realization of 30 pit per year
base capability (sec. 3112)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 4219 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2538a)
by prohibiting an expansion of the Advanced Recovery and
Integrated Extraction System (ARIES) process in Los Alamos
National Laboratory's (LANL) Plutonium Facility (PF-4) before
LANL reaches the capacity to produce 30 plutonium pits per
year.
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has the
capability to disassemble surplus plutonium pits and annually
produce up to 700 kilograms of plutonium oxide using the ARIES
process in LANL PF-4. However, NNSA has identified a mission
need to more than double the production of plutonium oxide by
2035 at an estimated cost of up to $3.5 billion. A recent NNSA
analysis of alternatives explored increasing oxide production
capacity in PF-4 or establishing the capability at various
locations at the Savannah River Site. The analysis of
alternatives concluded that increasing production at PF-4 would
be the least expensive option, but also noted it would also be
the highest risk since it involved modifying space in a
contaminated operating nuclear facility and could impact other
high priority missions such as pit production.
The committee, NNSA, and the Department of Defense have
consistently identified pit production as a top national
security priority. The near simultaneous expansion of ARIES
operations in PF-4 jeopardizes pit production, and the
committee views this as an unwise and unnecessary risk.
Accordingly, the committee prohibits modifying ARIES spaces in
PF-4, to include installing additional equipment, until NNSA
has demonstrated that LANL has successfully established the
base capability to produce 30 pits per year. This prohibition
does not apply to planning and design of additional ARIES
capability in PF-4 or elsewhere, nor to the transfer of the
ARIES capability to another facility entirely.
Plutonium modernization Program management (sec. 3113)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 4219 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2538a)
to require the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security
Administration (NNSA) to manage the Plutonium Modernization
Program under the provisions of Defense Programs Program
Execution Instruction (PEI), Enhanced Management Category A.
In January 2023, the Government Accountability Office (GAO)
reported in ``Nuclear Weapons: NNSA Does Not Have a
Comprehensive Schedule or Cost Estimate for Pit Production
Capability'' (GAO-23-104661) that NNSA does not have a
comprehensive schedule or cost estimate for manufacturing
plutonium pits. In addition, NNSA had not proffered any kind of
overall cost estimate for meeting pit production requirements,
despite the availability of data in its budget request for
fiscal year 2023 and associated planning documents. NNSA
officials cited the relative immaturity of cost and schedule
estimates for some pit projects and programs as the cause for
this issue. Enhanced Management Category A, heretofore reserved
for NNSA's nuclear weapon modernization programs, includes
robust internal controls such as independent cost estimates at
key decision points and resource-loaded integrated master
schedules.
Pantex explosives manufacturing capability (sec. 3114)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to establish a
conventional high explosives production capability with
sufficient capacity to support full rate production of the main
explosives used for the W87-1 warhead, once the W87-1
modification program enters into phase 6.5 of the joint nuclear
weapons life cycle process, as defined in section 4220 of the
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521 et seq.). The
provision would also require the Administrator for Nuclear
Security to provide an annual briefing to the congressional
defense committees on NNSA's progress in establishing such a
program on the day after the President's budget is submitted,
starting in fiscal year 2025, which would end once the
capability has been achieved.
Limitation on establishing an enduring bioassurance program within the
National Nuclear Security Administration (sec. 3115)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
subtitle B of title XLVIII of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50
U.S. 2791 et seq.) to add a limitation on establishing an
enduring bioassurance program within the National Nuclear
Security Administration (NNSA). Specifically, the provision
would limit the Administrator's ability to establish a program
within the NNSA for the purposes of executing an enduring
national security research and development effort to broaden
the role of the Department of Energy in national biodefense.
The committee recognizes the value in leveraging the
resources of the national security laboratories, particularly
with regard to supercomputing, in anticipating, assessing, and
defending against emerging biological threats. However, the
committee is concerned that establishing a separate program
within the NNSA at a time of comprehensive modernization of the
United States nuclear weapons stockpile and recapitalizing
long-dormant industrial capabilities within the Nuclear
Security Enterprise injects unnecessary risk into all of these
efforts, and detracts from the effectiveness of NNSA's mission
to support Department of Defense nuclear weapons requirements,
as well as U.S. Government efforts to develop improved
biodefense capabilities. The committee believes NNSA should
restructure its efforts to make national security laboratory
resources available to other U.S. Government entities with
responsibilities inside the biodefense mission area on a cost-
reimbursable basis, and in a manner that does not interfere
with the NNSA's mission to support the U.S. nuclear deterrent.
Extension of authority on acceptance of contributions for acceleration
or removal or security of fissile materials, radiological
materials, and related equipment at vulnerable sites worldwide
(sec. 3116)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 4306B(f)(6) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C.
2569(f)(6)) by extending the authority from 2028 to 2033.
Modification of reporting requirements for program on vulnerable sites
(sec. 3117)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 4306B of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2569)
to extend the expiration for the program on vulnerable sites
from 2028 to 2030, along with other technical and conforming
edits.
Implementation of enhanced mission delivery initiative (sec. 3118)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Administrator for Nuclear Security, acting through the Director
for Cost Estimating and Program Evaluation, to brief the
congressional defense committees on the status of implementing
the 18 principal recommendations and associated subelements of
the report entitled ``Evolving the Nuclear Security Enterprise:
A Report of the Enhanced Mission Delivery Initiative,''
published by the National Nuclear Security Administration in
September 2022.
Limitation on use of funds until provision of spend plan for W80-4 ALT
weapon development (sec. 3119)
The committee recommends a provision that would limit the
availability of funds for the Office of the Administrator for
Nuclear Security until the spend plan required by subsection
(d) of section 1642 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) is
provided to the congressional defense committees.
Analyses of nuclear programs of foreign countries (sec. 3120)
The committee recommends a provision that would improve the
ability of the Department of Energy to conduct comprehensive,
integrated analyses of the nuclear programs of foreign
countries.
Enhancing National Nuclear Security Administration supply chain
reliability (sec. 3121)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
National Nuclear Security Administration to establish a supply
chain reliability assurance program that would facilitate
collaboration with the Department of Defense and industrial
partners to maintain a reliable domestic supplier base for
critical materials and improve coordination with the
Infrastructure and Operations Program and the Programmatic
Recapitalization Working Group to improve planning for material
requirements and potential disruptions to commercial or
contractor supply chains.
Transfer of cybersecurity responsibilities to Administrator for Nuclear
Security (sec. 3122)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
sections 3212 and 3232 of the National Nuclear Security
Administration Act (Public Law 106-65) to transfer
cybersecurity responsibilities from the Department of Energy's
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of
Defense Nuclear Security to the NNSA Administrator.
Redesignating duties related to departmental radiological and nuclear
incident responses (sec. 3123)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 3214(b) of the National Nuclear Security Administration
Act (50 U.S.C 2404(b)) that would strike paragraph 3 and make
other technical edits. Specifically, the provision redesignates
the duties associated with the departmental radiological and
nuclear response from the Office of Defense Programs to the
Administrator who has delegated this responsibility to the
Office of Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation.
Modification of authority to establish certain contracting, program
management, scientific, engineering, and technical positions
(sec. 3124)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend the
number of authorized personnel in the excepted service for
certain contracting, program management, scientific,
engineering, and technical positions at the Office of the
Administrator for Nuclear Security from 800 to 1,200.
Technical amendments to the Atomic Energy Defense Act (sec. 3125)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend the
Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) by removing
outdated requirements and extending a requirement from 2022 to
2030.
Amendment to period for briefing requirements (sec. 3126)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 4807(f)(1) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C.
2787(f)(1)) to extend the period for briefing requirements to
2032.
Repeal of reporting requirements for Uranium Capabilities Replacement
Project (sec. 3127)
The committee recommends a provision that would repeal the
reporting requirements for the Uranium Capabilities Replacement
Project.
Subtitle C--Budget and Financial Management Matters
Updated financial integration policy (sec. 3131)
The committee recommends a provision that would direct the
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to issue an
updated financial integration policy within 180 days of the
enactment of this Act.
The committee is concerned that the NNSA has not yet
updated its financial integration policy, which expired in
February 2022. This policy, approved in 2019, does not include
the guidance needed for NNSA to effectively oversee its
financial integration effort, which has undergone significant
changes since the original policy was issued. Moreover, since
2019, the Government Accountability Office has made several
recommendations that should be reflected in NNSA's financial
integration policy.
Subtitle D--Other Matters
Integration of technical expertise of Department of Energy into
policymaking (sec. 3141)
The committee recommends a provision that would require the
Secretary of Energy to take such measures as are necessary to
improve the integration of the scientific and technical
expertise of the Department of Energy, especially the expertise
of the national laboratories, into policymaking.
Budget Items
Weapons Activities nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile
The budget request included $3.1 billion for Weapons
Activities, Stockpile Management, Stockpile Major Modernization
but did not include any funding for the W80-4 ALT-SLCM warhead
development to support the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise
missile.
The committee recommends an increase of $75.0 million for
the W80-4 ALT-SLCM warhead development, consistent with ongoing
efforts found in Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation,
Navy (RDN) PE 64659N Precision Strike Weapons Development
Program for the SLCM-N.
Energetic Materials Characterization Facility
The budget request contained no funding for the project 23-
D-516, Energetic Materials Characterization Facility at Los
Alamos National Laboratory.
The purpose of the facility is to conduct nuclear weapons
design and detonator production missions, and provide the
capability to perform high-explosive energetics
characterization, analysis, and testing. For fiscal year 2024,
the budget request deferred project 23-D-516 to fiscal year
2027, similar to project 21-D-510, the High Explosives
Synthesis, Formulation, and Production Facility.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $19.0
million to continue design activities leading to a 90 percent
design cost estimate and critical design milestone 2-3 cost
estimate for this facility.
High Explosives Synthesis, Formulation, and Production Complex
The budget request did not include funding for project 21-
D-510 High Explosives Synthesis, Formulation, and Production
(HESFP) Complex at the Pantex assembly plant.
The fiscal year 2023 budget request for this project noted
a total estimated cost range between $523-739 million, based on
a critical design milestone 1 estimate. The fiscal year 2023
budget request planned $162 million for this project in fiscal
year 2024. The plant is in the final stages of design, which
will be finished in the summer of 2023, but the project was not
included in the fiscal year 2024 request. Instead, the National
Nuclear Security Administration plans to delay the start of
construction until fiscal year 2027.
The committee believes that work on the project should
continue and therefore recommends an increase of $110.0
million.
Assessment Science increase for advanced Krypton Fluoride laser
The budget request did not include funding for the Krypton
Fluoride (KrF) laser.
The importance of X-ray nuclear weapons effects testing has
grown due to modernization programs for the U.S. stockpile, the
increasing reliance on advanced sensors whose vulnerability to
X-rays is a recognized concern, and the growing global nuclear
threats from Russia, China, and rogue nations such as North
Korea. Cessation of underground testing has left a gap in X-ray
testing and certification that even modern high performance
computing in three-dimensional systems modeling cannot close.
High performance computing simulations must be validated by
testing because X-ray interactions with systems as they are
actually built are too complex to model. These shortfalls could
be eliminated by development of a low-cost, high-energy KrF
laser to support future needs for X-ray effects. The committee
recommends an increase of $9.0 million in Assessment Science
for the KrF laser.
Inertial Confinement Fusion
The budget request included $601.7 million for Inertial
Confinement Fusion (ICF) at the National Nuclear Security
Administration (NNSA).
The ICF facilities have identified more than $650.0 million
in sustainment needs over the next 5 to 10 years. Further
delays in recapitalizing these facilities will impact their
ability to conduct experiments and support NNSA stockpile
stewardship mission requirements. In order to sustain these
world-class facilities, the committee recommends an increase of
$40.0 million.
Advanced Simulation and Computing
The budget request included $782.5 million for Advanced
Simulation and Computing (ASC) at the National Nuclear Security
Administration.
The committee commends the Exascale Computing Initiative, a
partnership between the Department of Energy's Office of
Science and the National Nuclear Security Administration, which
reached exascale class computing last year. To maintain the
United States' global leadership in supercomputing
technologies, the committee encourages the Department to build
on this success with a new multi-year program, and to leverage
public-private partnerships to design and develop post-exascale
advanced computing technologies vital for continued scientific
discovery, national security, and economic well-being.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $10.0
million.
Defense Nuclear Security Operations and Maintenance
The budget request included $988.8 million for Defense
Nuclear Security (DNS) Operations and Maintenance.
The committee recognizes DNS operations bring together key
operators, implementers, and researchers to coordinate
responses to attacks and other concerns, share information, and
learn collectively. The committee is aware that, through
information sharing, workshops, analysis, operational
characterization, and tools and services, DNS can provide
critical information to support national security interests.
Therefore, the committee recommends an increase of $3.0 million
to support ongoing DNS operations.
West End Protected Area Reduction Project
The budget request included $28.0 million for 17-D-710,
West End Protected Area Reduction Project. This project will
move the existing fence line to open up facilities within the
Y-12 complex that are suitable for decontamination and
demolition by the Office of Environmental Management. In order
to accelerate this project, the committee recommends an
increase of $10.0 million.
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Bioassurance Program
The budget request included $25.0 million in the National
Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Defense Nuclear
Nonproliferation Programs for the establishment of a
coordinated Department of Energy and NNSA Bioassurance Program.
The committee recognizes the value in leveraging the
resources of the national security laboratories, particularly
with regard to supercomputing, as well as anticipating,
assessing, and defending against emerging biological threats,
and supports such efforts. However, the committee is concerned
that establishing a separate program within the NNSA at a time
when the administration is executing a comprehensive
modernization of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile
and recapitalizing long-dormant industrial capabilities within
the Nuclear Security Enterprise injects unnecessary risk into
all of these efforts, and detracts from the effectiveness of
NNSA's mission to support Department of Defense nuclear weapons
requirements, as well as U.S. Government efforts to develop
improved biodefense capabilities. The committee believes NNSA
should restructure its efforts to make national security
laboratory resources available to other U.S. Government
entities with responsibilities inside the biodefense mission
area on a cost-reimbursable basis, and in a manner that does
not interfere with the NNSA's mission to support the U.S.
nuclear deterrent.
Accordingly, the committee recommends a decrease of $25.0
million to the NNSA Bioassurance Program.
Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund
The budget request included $8.3 billion for the Department
of Energy's Office of Environmental Management, of which $427.0
million was requested to transfer to the Uranium Enrichment
Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund. This fund was
authorized in section 1101 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992
(Public Law 102-486) but expired in 2007.
As indicated in the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239), the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66), the
Carl Levin and Howard P. 'Buck' McKeon National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291),
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
(Public Law 114-92), the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81), and the James M. Inhofe
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public
Law 117-263) the administration should propose to directly
contribute to this fund rather than use the Office of
Environmental Management's budget as a contribution source.
Accordingly, the committee recommends a decrease of $427.0
million from the Federal contribution to the Uranium Enrichment
Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund.
Items of Special Interest
Competitive hiring at the National Nuclear Security Administration
sites
As the nation emerges from the COVID-19 crisis, the
committee has been made aware of the competitive salary
differential for hiring exceptionally-qualified scientists,
engineers, technicians, and other job categories unique to the
nuclear deterrence enterprise. The Department of Energy and
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) typically sets
ranges for hiring staff at NNSA sites with the management and
operating (M&O) contractors based on local and national salary
and cost of living surveys. These surveys are then made part of
years-long contractual arrangements between the NNSA and the
M&O contractor, and inhibits their ability to respond to
changing market dynamics. This lack of flexibility runs counter
to over ten years of repeated congressional direction to
minimize the transactional nature of the relationship between
the M&O contractors, who must perform the actual mission, and
the NNSA, who should set goals for outputs. The NNSA's March
2022 Enhanced Mission Delivery Initiative Report recommends
allowing greater flexibility in M&O contracting, and cites how
the Stanford Linear Accelerator Contract was able to use the
Stanford University human resources systems for flexible
hiring. In other words, the committee believes NNSA M&O
contractors should have additional flexibility for hiring
highly-qualified individuals who would otherwise not accept a
job offer or leave for a higher salary, and allow M&Os to
tailor compensation packages for prospective employees based on
local demands and the needs of the contractor.
Therefore, the committee directs the Administrator for
Nuclear Security to provide a briefing to the congressional
defense committees, not later than March 31, 2024, on the
current status of hiring and salary flexibility with the NNSA
M&O contractors and options for allowing these M&O contractors
to offer salaries to exceptionally-qualified individuals above
normal market rates determined by surveys that are based on a
fair and reasonable salaries typical in categories of the
equivalent workforce.
Comptroller General review of Department of Energy domestic uranium
development and management
In recent years, the Department of Energy (DOE) has
undertaken a number of initiatives to resuscitate the domestic
uranium industry to meet anticipated future civilian nuclear
fuel demands and projected national security needs for enriched
uranium. These have included establishing a uranium reserve to
help support the domestic uranium mining and conversion
industries, demonstration of a domestic uranium enrichment
capability, creation of a high-assay low enriched uranium
(HALEU) availability program for future advanced reactors, and
support of pilot spent fuel reprocessing for uranium recovery.
Congress has provided substantial amounts of funding to support
these efforts, such as $700 million in the Inflation Reduction
Act of 2022 to support HALEU fuel development.
Over the past decade, the Government Accountability Office
(GAO) has undertaken multiple reviews and raised significant
concerns about domestic uranium management strategies,
initiatives, and plans with an eye toward ensuring the security
of the supply chain for unobligated uranium.
The committee directs the Comptroller General of the United
States to conduct a comprehensive review of DOE's uranium
management efforts including:
(1) DOE's estimates of uranium supply and future
demands for both civilian and national security needs
including any potential limitations in those forecasts;
(2) The status of all DOE efforts to facilitate
future uranium supply for commercial and national
security needs, the associated schedules for those
efforts, and how they align with projected demands;
(3) The allocation and utilization of any DOE funding
to facilitate development of uranium supply--in
multiple forms across the fuel cycle--and the results
those investments have achieved including estimates of
any future funding DOE has identified to support
current or future uranium development efforts;
(4) The status and viability of any contingency
options DOE has developed to meet unobligated uranium
demands for national security should there be delays or
failures in any aspect of the domestic uranium supply
chain;
(5) The quality of any strategy or cross-cutting plan
DOE may have for managing all aspects of its uranium
development and supply efforts.
The Comptroller General shall provide a briefing to the
congressional defense committees on its preliminary findings
not later than April 1, 2024, with a report to follow at a time
agreed upon with the committees.
Comptroller General review of Department of Energy Office of
Environmental Management oversight of contractor assurance
systems
The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental
Management (EM) is responsible for overseeing contractors that
support EM's cleanup mission across 15 sites. The Department
requires contractors to establish assurance systems that
provide evidence that work is being performed safely, securely,
and in compliance with all requirements. These assurance
systems are also important tools for the Department to identify
and manage risk. However, the committee notes that problems
continue to emerge with some of the Department's projects
overseen by EM.
The committee directs the Comptroller General of the United
States to evaluate EM's oversight of its contractors' assurance
systems and the extent to which such systems meet the
Department's requirements. The Comptroller General should
provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees on
the status of its review not later than April 1, 2024, with a
report to follow at a time agreed upon with the committees.
Comptroller General review of Department of Energy Office of
Environmental Management use of contractor performance
evaluations
The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental
Management (EM) is responsible for evaluating the performance
of contractors that support EM's cleanup mission. The
Department relies primarily on contractors to carry out its
programs and projects, spending about 80 percent of its annual
budget on contracts. However, the Department's contract
management for EM has been on the Government Accountability
Office's list of federal programs vulnerable to waste, fraud,
abuse, or mismanagement for decades. Some of EM's largest,
contractor-executed projects, including those at its Hanford
and Idaho sites, have experienced challenges that have resulted
in significant cost increases and schedule delays. According to
the Government Accountability Office, EM needs to improve
oversight of contractors to ensure it is getting fair value.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to review EM's evaluation of contractor
performance and steps taken in response to contractor
evaluations. The Comptroller General shall provide a briefing
to the congressional defense committees on the status of its
review by May 1, 2024, with a report to follow at a time agreed
upon with the committees.
Comptroller General review of Department of Energy plans for high-level
waste at the Hanford Site
The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental
Management (EM) continues to appear on the Government
Accountability Office's high risk list of federal programs
vulnerable to waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement. EM's most
expensive project is located at the Hanford Site in Washington
and involves the treatment and immobilization of radioactive
and hazardous waste. Although EM recently issued an analysis of
alternatives for high-level waste treatment at Hanford, most
alternatives did not include a pretreatment facility, which was
originally intended to minimize the fraction of waste that
would be treated as high-level radioactive waste.
The committee directs the Comptroller General of the United
States to continue its ongoing evaluation of cleanup efforts at
the Hanford Site, including at its Waste Treatment Plant, with
a focus on the Department's plans to minimize the fraction of
waste that will be treated as high-level radioactive waste,
including ongoing efforts to grout waste under the test bed
initiative. The Comptroller General shall provide a briefing to
the congressional defense committees on the status of its
review by April 1, 2024, with a report to follow at a time
agreed upon with the committees.
Comptroller General review of disposition plans for Department of
Energy excess facilities
As of November 2021, the Department of Energy had 1,077
excess facilities that are awaiting final disposition, usually
through demolition. The Department's rough estimate to
decontaminate and decommission these facilities is $14.7
billion, and the Department anticipates designating
approximately 973 additional facilities as excess over the next
ten years. Because of residual radioactivity, hazardous
substances, and physical conditions, decontaminating and
decommissioning excess facilities present unique challenges
that must be addressed from a safety, programmatic,
environmental, and technological standpoint.
The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental
Management (EM) is responsible for decontaminating and
decommissioning the Department's excess facilities, including
facilities transferred to EM by other offices, such as the
National Nuclear Security Administration. Starting in 2025, the
Department is expected to implement a plan to begin
transferring the National Nuclear Security Administration's
excess facilities to EM to maintain and ultimately
decontaminate and decommission.
The committee directs the Comptroller General of the United
States to evaluate the Department of Energy's efforts to
develop this plan and recommend efficiencies and cost savings
that could be achieved as the Department plans for the transfer
and final disposition of excess facilities. The Comptroller
General shall provide a briefing to the congressional defense
committees on the status of its review by March 1, 2024, with a
report to follow at a time agreed upon with the committees.
Comptroller General review of Inertial Confinement Fusion strategic
recapitalization plan
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Inertial Confinement Fusion program relies primarily on three
flagship facilities to conduct high energy density experiments
and research: (1) The National Ignition Facility at Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory; (2) The Z Machine at Sandia
National Laboratories; and (3) The Omega Laser at the
University of Rochester. Collectively these facilities provide
important scientific understanding and experimental data used
to validate the physics models in weapons simulation codes that
enable assessment of the current U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile
and certification of future systems. In addition, the Inertial
Confinement Fusion program has historically supported long-term
research and development efforts in ignition science and
ignition-generated fusion.
The committee recognizes the importance of the achievement
and the long-term value of the Inertial Confinement Fusion
program to both stockpile stewardship and broader energy and
scientific pursuits. Balancing these missions and striving for
increased experimentation has put a strain on the
infrastructure. These facilities are in need of refurbishment
having been operating for 10 or more years. The committee
understands that NNSA has developed a 10-year strategic plan
for recapitalizing, upgrading, and maintaining the Inertial
Confinement Fusion program facilities.
The committee directs the Comptroller General of the United
States to assess this plan and provide a briefing to the
congressional defense committees not later than March 30, 2024,
on the quality and adequacy of the plan for NNSA's Inertial
Confinement Fusion program to support stockpile stewardship and
broader energy and scientific pursuits.
Comptroller General review of mercury disposition at the Oak Ridge
Reservation
The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental
Management (EM) is responsible for environmental clean-up
efforts at the Oak Ridge Reservation in Tennessee. The
Department reported in March 2013 that mercury contamination at
the Y-12 National Security Complex poses the greatest
environmental risk at the Oak Ridge Reservation, and noted that
the historical loss of mercury to the environment dwarfs any
other contaminant release on the site.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to report on EM's efforts to clean up mercury
contamination at the Oak Ridge Reservation including: (1) The
status of mercury cleanup; (2) Challenges EM faces in
addressing mercury contamination; (3) Options EM is considering
for the mercury disposal; and (4) Any challenges related to the
disposal of mercury. The Comptroller General shall provide a
briefing to the congressional defense committees on the status
of its review by April 1, 2024, with a report to follow at a
time agreed upon with the committees.
Comptroller General review of National Nuclear Security Administration
construction cost increases
The committee is concerned that for several years, the
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has experienced
cost increases on its construction projects due to a number of
reasons, including supply chain disruptions and labor
shortages.
The committee directs the Comptroller General of the United
States to review whether cost and schedule performance on NNSA
construction projects is consistent with national trends
related to inflation, supply chain challenges, and labor
challenges. The committee is particularly interested in the
process NNSA's management and operating contractors use to
price their fixed-priced contracts and subcontracts and the
process NNSA uses to oversee its management and operating
contractors in these activities to determine if there are
opportunities for improvement for future periods of supply
chain disruptions or labor shortages. The Comptroller General
shall provide a briefing to the congressional defense
committees by April 1, 2024, with a report to follow at a time
agreed upon with the committees.
Comptroller General review of Naval Reactors program plans to transfer
spent nuclear fuel to the Office of Environmental Management
The National Nuclear Security Administration's Naval
Reactors program manages spent naval nuclear fuel. The Naval
Reactors program plans to transfer this spent fuel and related
facilities to the Department of Energy's Office of
Environmental Management (EM).
The committee directs the Comptroller General of the United
States to evaluate: (1) The status of this waste and related
facilities; (2) Naval Reactors' plans to transfer the waste and
facilities to EM; (3) Potential challenges associated with this
transfer; and (4) EM's plans for accepting and managing the
waste. The Comptroller General shall provide a briefing to the
congressional defense committees on the status of its review by
March 1, 2024, with a report to follow at a time agreed upon
with the committees.
Comptroller General review of nuclear modernization program and project
integration
The committee notes that the National Nuclear Security
Administration (NNSA) is undertaking an unprecedented number of
programs and projects, totaling tens of billions of dollars,
that must be executed in concert to achieve NNSA's nuclear
modernization plans. The committee further notes that recent
reports from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) have
identified numerous NNSA modernization objectives--such as
modernizing and reestablishing capabilities for lithium,
depleted uranium, and plutonium pits--where a combination of
program, project, and other operating activities must be
integrated to achieve the objectives. However, GAO found that
management relationships between programs, projects, and
activities have been unclear, and NNSA does not always
integrate program and project planning to maximize achievement
of its objectives on schedule and within budget.
The committee directs the Comptroller General of the United
States to undertake a comprehensive review of requirements and
guidance for integrated planning and the extent to which NNSA's
requirements reflect best practices. The Comptroller General
shall provide a briefing to the congressional defense
committees by March 1, 2024, with a report to follow at a time
agreed upon with the committees.
Comptroller General review of progress and performance at Department of
Energy Office of Environmental Management
The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental
Management (EM) manages the Department's radioactive and
hazardous waste cleanup program across 15 sites. EM's cleanup
mission includes deactivating and decommissioning contaminated
buildings; remediating contaminated soil and groundwater; and
designing, constructing, and operating facilities to treat
millions of gallons of radioactive waste.
Despite the substantial funding provided to advance EM's
cleanup efforts, the Department of Energy's environmental
liability--which was $515 billion as of fiscal year 2021--
continues to grow. Furthermore, the Department's contract and
project management has been on the Government Accountability
Office's list of federal programs vulnerable to waste, fraud,
abuse, or mismanagement since 1990.
In 2022, the Government Accountability Office issued a
report on the status of EM's major cleanup projects and
operations, which included observations regarding common
management issues at the Department. It is important that the
committee continue to receive independent analysis of EM's
cleanup efforts.
Therefore, the committee directs the Comptroller General of
the United States to provide a biennial report to the
congressional defense committees that includes: (1) the status
of EM's major projects and operations activities; (2)
observations regarding issues and challenges encountered by EM;
and (3) any notable trends in EM's management of major projects
and operations. The Comptroller General shall provide a
briefing to the congressional defense committees on the status
of this review by March 1, 2024, with a report to follow at a
time agreed upon with the committees.
Comptroller General review of stockpile research, technology, and
engineering (SRT&E) capabilities and infrastructure plans
The committee notes that National Nuclear Security
Administration's (NNSA) Stockpile Stewardship Management Plan
for Fiscal Year 2022 identified over twenty stockpile research,
technology, and engineering (SRT&E) capabilities that will
require recapitalization or replacement through potential line
item projects over the next 10 to 20 years. These capabilities
include the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory that has been operating for ten or more
years and the Annular Core Research Reactor at Sandia National
Laboratories that has been operating for nearly 60 years.
Combined, these modernization investments will cost billions of
dollars.
The committee understands that modernizing NNSA's
production infrastructure, including establishment of pit
production capabilities, is currently NNSA's highest priority
to meet Department of Defense requirements. As a result, many
SRT&E investments are being deferred. In its Enhanced Mission
Delivery Initiative report, NNSA identified development of a
plan to recapitalize and invest in SRT&E infrastructure as a
high priority.
The committee directs the Comptroller General of the United
States to review NNSA's plans for SRT&E capabilities and
infrastructure, including: (1) The adequacy of any plans to
support stockpile stewardship in the near-term, medium-term,
and long-term; (2) The quality of forecasted costs and
timeframes; (3) Prioritization approaches for making
investments; and (4) Any other relevant factors identified by
the Comptroller General. The Comptroller General shall provide
a briefing to the congressional defense committees 180 days
after NNSA completes its plan and provide a report at a date
agreed upon with the committees.
Comptroller General review of the status of high explosives management,
infrastructure, and supply issues
There are about 100 different components that use some form
of high explosives (HE) in U.S. nuclear weapons. Five National
Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) sites conduct HE
research and production that often involves collaboration
between sites. In June 2019, the Government Accountability
Office reported in ``Nuclear Weapons: Additional Actions Could
Help Improve Management of Activities Involving Explosive
Materials''' (GAO-19-449) that NNSA was taking some steps
towards an enterprise approach for managing HE activities, but
that the agency and its contractor-operated sites faced
infrastructure, personnel, and supply issues. Since that time,
NNSA has taken steps to improve management of HE activities,
and has embarked on an effort to address supply issues.
However, it is not clear that current NNSA planning will result
in sufficient capacity for producing HE to meet Department of
Defense requirements in the coming decades.
Accordingly, the committee directs the Comptroller General
of the United States to provide an update on NNSA HE activities
including: (1) The extent to which NNSA has developed an
integrated, enterprise-wide HE management approach that assures
HE supply for NNSA missions; (2) The status of all ongoing HE
infrastructure efforts, to include line item construction
projects, program efforts, and site projects; and (3) The
extent to which NNSA and its sites are managing a range of HE
supply issues, to include progress made in securing a reliable,
consistent supply of HE feedstock from outside the agency. The
Comptroller General shall provide a briefing to the
congressional defense committees not later than March 31, 2024,
with a report to follow at a date agreed upon with the
committees.
Conveyance of land at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Section 632 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and
State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-119) as well as 10 Code of
Federal Regulations Part 770 provides for the conveyance of
land held by the Department of Energy at Los Alamos National
Laboratory. This authority has been used beneficially for the
surrounding communities, tribal nations, and public interest
groups.
Therefore, the committee directs the Administrator for
Nuclear Security to provide a briefing to the congressional
defense committees not later than March 31, 2024, on
outstanding issues surrounding the additional conveyance of
land at Los Alamos National Laboratory and including Technical
Areas 36, 70, and 71.
Expediting National Nuclear Security Administration recapitalization
The committee recognizes that the United States faces an
urgent need to recapitalize nuclear weapons development,
production, sustainment capabilities and related infrastructure
given the acute threats posed by the continued aggression and
pursuit of destabilizing nuclear capabilities by the Russian
Federation and significant nuclear force expansion by the
People's Republic of China. However, the committee believes
that the existing processes and procedures for executing
infrastructure projects of the National Nuclear Security
Administration (NNSA), including both rehabilitative and new
construction projects, must be quickly adapted to become more
responsive and timely in order to meet the core mission of NNSA
to provide the Department of Defense (DOD) with the
capabilities required to meet the rising threats facing the
United States and its allies around the world.
Therefore, the committee encourages the Administrator for
Nuclear Security to work with the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Energy to identify and maximize the use of
available statutory and regulatory tools for streamlining
unnecessary bureaucratic impediments to contracting,
procurement, and expanding the pool of eligible domestic
private sector suppliers. The committee also believes the
Administrator should consistently emphasize the importance of
the combined efforts of all NNSA personnel in contributing to
the transformation of the NNSA into an agile organization
poised to meet the international security challenges of the
next several decades.
Finally, the committee strongly encourages the Secretary of
Defense to direct relevant components of the DOD to maximize
the use of all authorities available to support efforts by NNSA
to expedite the recapitalization of the nuclear security
enterprise of the United States, and re-posture it to address
the emerging threats posed by an international security
landscape that includes multiple nuclear-armed adversaries.
Therefore, not later than March 31, 2024, the committee
directs the Administrator, in coordination with the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, to submit
to the congressional defense committees a report on
opportunities to streamline requirements of the Administration
for contracting, procurement, construction, and material
acquisition, including any necessary changes to statutory,
regulatory, or policy provisions required to implement such
streamlining efforts.
Furthermore, not later than 60 days after submission of the
aforementioned report by the Administrator, the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy shall brief the
congressional defense committees on options for the Secretary
of Defense to leverage authorities available to the DOD for
supplementing and enhancing access of the Administration to
additional suppliers across the defense industrial base,
including through more expansive application of the authorities
provided by the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501
et seq.) to address critical shortfalls impeding timely
execution of programs of the Administration.
Feral cattle at Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories
The committee understands that feral cattle are posing a
risk to the boundaries and security postures of Los Alamos and
Sandia National Laboratories, potentially disrupting critical,
and sometimes hazardous, operations.
Therefore, the committee directs the Administrator for
Nuclear Security to brief the congressional defense committees,
not later than March 31, 2024, on options for controlling and
removing unauthorized and unbranded cattle on national
laboratory property. The brief should also highlight areas
where federal interagency cooperation is required to manage the
risk of feral cattle intrusions onto laboratory property, as
well as any areas where state or local assistance may be
necessary.
High Explosives Synthesis, Formulation, and Production Complex
Elsewhere in this report, the committee recommends an
increase of $110.0 million to project 21-D-510 HE Synthesis,
Formulation, and Production (HESFP) Complex at the Amarillo
Pantex assembly plant, as the budget request did not include
funding for the project. This increase is intended to continue
site preparation and construction.
The HESFP Complex is in final stages of design which is to
be finished the summer of 2023. The fiscal year 2023 budget
request for this project noted a total estimated cost range
between $523-739 million, based on a critical design milestone
1 estimate, with an approved midpoint estimate of $651.0
million. The committee notes that the fiscal year 2023
appropriation was $108.0 million.
The 2010, 2018, and 2022 Nuclear Posture Reviews
prioritized replacing and renovating the National Nuclear
Security Administration's (NNSA) aging production
infrastructure. In recent years, the NNSA has begun a major
recapitalization effort to replace its Manhattan Project-era
facilities for a responsive production complex based on three
anchor facilities. The first of these facilities for plutonium
pit testing and production, the Chemistry and Metallurgy
Research Replacement (CMMR) Facility, was started in 2010. The
initial cost was $4 billion, but then grew to $6 billion. As a
result of this cost growth, CMRR was deferred and subsequently
canceled. The replacement for CMRR was a two-site production
solution using the PF-4 facility at Los Alamos and the re-
purposed Mixed Oxide Fuels facility at the Savannah River Site.
The Savannah River Facility was originally estimated at $4-6
billion, but now has an estimated cost of some $6-11 billion.
The Uranium Production Facility (UPF) at the Y-12 plant is to
replace the aging 9212 building for uranium manufacturing.
Because of major cost overruns, it was subsequently re-scoped
and downsized with a legislative cost cap of $6.5 billion. UPF
will now have an estimated cost of $8.5-8.9 billion.
The third anchor project for the responsive production
capability was the HESFP complex at the Pantex assembly plant.
Its purpose is to formulate unique nuclear weapons explosives
not normally produced at Department of Defense munitions
facilities, which produce far larger quantities of conventional
explosives, making production there impracticable. The NNSA is
now proposing to defer this critical facility for 4 years,
until 2027, when costs will certainly be higher. Therefore,
based on past performance of the NNSA with respect to facility
deferrals, cancellations, and cost growth, the committee finds
the proposed 4-year deferral of HESFP unacceptable. The
committee admonishes the NNSA to look at its past performance
and avoid a similar cancel and restart scenario for the
production of unique nuclear weapons high explosives as it did
for plutonium and uranium.
The committee acknowledges there are other pressing re-
capitalization production needs such as lithium and depleted
uranium. The committee encourages the NNSA not to defer or stop
production of these critical materials facilities at a time
when the Department of Defense and the Nation is relying on the
NNSA to support deterrence requirements.
National Nuclear Security Administration activities related to
nonproliferation of nuclear materials
The committee supports the National Nuclear Security
Administration's (NNSA) activities for export controls on the
transfer of nuclear technology by providing information to
other Federal agencies regarding investigations and
interdictions with respect to such transfers. Further, the
committee is supportive of the whole-of-government efforts to
implement more effective controls on, and to track the transfer
of, nuclear technology. The committee encourages the NNSA to
ensure adequate funding is available to increase engagement
with the governments of other countries, and to enable
personnel of the NNSA to attend essential meetings and receive
the necessary training to effectively implement policies to
control the transfer of nuclear technology. The committee
supports research and development and implementation programs
focused on safeguards and verification of nuclear technology.
The committee further supports technology research and
development activities to meet future nonproliferation and arms
reduction challenges including technologies for protection,
control, and accounting of materials; using low-enriched fuels
for high-performance civilian research reactors; and
modernization of facilities critical to nonproliferation
efforts.
National Nuclear Security Administration high-performance computing
roadmap
The committee directs the Administrator of the National
Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to submit to the
congressional defense committees, not later than April 30,
2024, a long-term road map for high-performance post-Exascale
computing, which shall be reviewed by the NNSA's Defense
Programs Advisory Committee. The roadmap shall be consistent
with the report entitled ``Charting a Path in a Shifting
Technical and Geopolitical Landscape--Post Exascale Computing
for the National Nuclear Security Administration,'' dated April
13, 2023, from the National Academies of Sciences.
Paducah cleanup activities
The committee recognizes the need for a new program support
facility for the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP) as the
Department of Energy continues cleanup operations over the
coming decades since sustainment of the C-100 program support
facility is no longer cost effective. To better understand the
range of available alternatives, the committee directs the
Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management to
provide a report to the congressional defense committees, not
later than February 1, 2024, on options for replacing the
existing support facility. The report shall examine all
possible solutions to replace the C-100 support facility,
including the Department's use of a 20 year lease term to make
the project feasible for the private construction of a
facility. The report shall include a cost-benefit analysis of
each option provided, as well as any regulatory and statutory
enablers that may be required, such as land usage or
conveyance.
Reports on Savannah River Site transitions
The Department of Energy is making plans to transfer
landlord responsibilities for its Savannah River Site from the
Office of Environmental Management (EM) to the National Nuclear
Security Administration (NNSA) in fiscal year 2025. The
Department has experience with past site transitions with the
combining of the Y-12 and Pantex sites, as well as with the
creation of the EM field office at Los Alamos.
The committee directs the Secretary of Energy to report on
lessons learned from past site transitions and how those
lessons learned will be incorporated into plans for the
upcoming transition at Savannah River. The Department of Energy
shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than
April 1, 2024, on the status and implementation of this report.
The committee also directs the Comptroller General to
report on the estimated costs of NNSA absorbing the Savannah
River Site from EM. The Comptroller General shall provide a
briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives not later than May 1, 2024, on
preliminary observations with a report to follow at an agreed
upon date.
Transportation challenges at Los Alamos National Laboratory
The committee recognizes the importance of Los Alamos
National Laboratory's (LANL) contributions to the modernization
of the nation's nuclear deterrent and to numerous other
projects in support of U.S. national security. Ensuring the
efficient operation of the lab is critical to the success of
these missions, but ongoing transportation infrastructure
throughput in and out of LANL is insufficient to handle the
increasing construction activity, associated craft workforce
increases, and continued planned staff growth. LANL is only as
effective as the people who make up this critical workforce,
and the committee is concerned that ongoing transportation
infrastructure challenges may contribute to difficulties in
retaining and attracting high-quality talent.
Therefore, the committee directs the Administrator for
Nuclear Security, in consultation with the Director of LANL, to
brief the congressional defense committees not later than March
31, 2024 on options for implementing alternative transportation
approaches for moving people, equipment, and material in and
out of the lab, as well as other measures that will be taken to
ensure the transportation challenges at LANL will not impede
national security activities.
TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD
Authorization (sec. 3201)
The committee recommends a provision that would authorize
$47.2 million for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board,
consistent with the budget request.
TITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
Maritime Administration (sec. 3501)
The committee recommends a provision that would amend
section 109 of title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize
certain aspects of the Maritime Administration.
DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES
Authorization of amounts in funding tables (sec. 4001)
The committee recommends a provision that would provide for
the allocation of funds among programs, projects, and
activities in accordance with the tables in division D of this
Act, subject to reprogramming in accordance with established
procedures.
Consistent with the previously expressed views of the
committee, the provision would also require that decisions by
an agency head to commit, obligate, or expend funds to a
specific entity on the basis of such funding tables be based on
authorized, transparent, statutory criteria, or merit-based
selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of
sections 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States Code, and
other applicable provisions of law.
SUMMARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024
SUMMARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024
(In Thousands of Dollars)
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DISCRETIONARY AUTHORIZATIONS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE
NATIONAL DEFENSE BASE BUDGET
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-MILITARY (BUDGET SUB-FUNCTION 051)
DIVISION A: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE I--PROCUREMENT
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY............................ 3,012,440 0 3,012,440
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY............................. 4,962,017 0 4,962,017
PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY............................ 3,765,521 0 3,765,521
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY....................... 2,967,578 0 2,967,578
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY............................... 8,672,979 0 8,672,979
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY............................ 17,336,760 0 17,336,760
WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY............................. 6,876,385 0 6,876,385
PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC........................ 1,293,273 0 1,293,273
SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY..................... 32,848,950 1,935,000 34,783,950
OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY............................... 14,535,257 0 14,535,257
PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS............................. 3,979,212 4,500 3,983,712
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE....................... 20,315,204 13,633 20,328,837
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE........................ 5,530,446 0 5,530,446
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE.................. 703,158 0 703,158
PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE.............................. 4,714,294 -460,700 4,253,594
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE.......................... 30,417,892 304,009 30,721,901
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE............................. 6,056,975 55,860 6,112,835
DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES...................... 0 0 0
SUBTOTAL, TITLE I--PROCUREMENT........................ 167,988,341 1,852,302 169,840,643
TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, ARMY.............. 15,775,381 144,500 15,919,881
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, NAVY.............. 26,922,225 255,000 27,177,225
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, AF................ 46,565,356 -84,132 46,481,224
RDTE, SPACE FORCE..................................... 19,199,340 584,779 19,784,119
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, DW................ 36,185,834 261,140 36,446,974
OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL, DEFENSE...................... 331,489 0 331,489
SUBTOTAL, TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 144,979,625 1,161,287 146,140,912
EVALUATION...........................................
TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY......................... 59,554,553 -194,544 59,360,009
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES..................... 3,630,948 -7,625 3,623,323
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG......................... 8,683,104 -1,680 8,681,424
COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF).............. 397,950 0 397,950
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY......................... 72,244,533 -355,555 71,888,978
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS................. 10,281,913 -54,583 10,227,330
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES..................... 1,380,810 -8,100 1,372,710
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE................... 329,395 -4,900 324,495
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE.................... 65,722,645 -712,395 65,010,250
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE.................. 5,017,468 -87,100 4,930,368
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE................... 4,116,256 -17,345 4,098,911
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG.......................... 7,253,694 116,880 7,370,574
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE............... 52,767,563 96,100 52,863,663
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE................. 0 -66,000 -66,000
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS.......................... 16,620 0 16,620
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS.......................... 114,900 0 114,900
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS.......................... 350,999 0 350,999
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS.......................... 54,977 0 54,977
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS.......................... 198,760 0 198,760
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS.......................... 335,240 0 335,240
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS.......................... 349,744 0 349,744
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS.......................... 8,965 0 8,965
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS.......................... 232,806 0 232,806
SUBTOTAL, TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE........ 293,043,843 -1,296,847 291,746,996
TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL
MILITARY PERSONNEL.................................... 168,320,510 -1,540,840 166,779,670
MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE HEALTH FUND CONTRIBUTIONS... 10,553,456 0 10,553,456
SUBTOTAL, TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL................ 178,873,966 -1,540,840 177,333,126
TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
WORKING CAPITAL FUND.................................. 1,682,708 0 1,682,708
CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION................... 1,091,844 0 1,091,844
DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF.......... 886,426 0 886,426
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL....................... 525,365 0 525,365
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM................................ 38,413,960 0 38,413,960
SUBTOTAL, TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS............. 42,600,303 0 42,600,303
TOTAL, DIVISION A: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 827,486,078 175,902 827,661,980
AUTHORIZATIONS.......................................
DIVISION B: MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
ARMY.................................................. 1,470,555 180,824 1,651,379
NAVY.................................................. 6,022,187 -1,353,700 4,668,487
AIR FORCE............................................. 2,605,314 466,500 3,071,814
DEFENSE-WIDE.......................................... 2,984,682 21,425 3,006,107
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD................................... 340,186 310,381 650,567
ARMY RESERVE.......................................... 107,076 63,000 170,076
NAVY RESERVE & MARINE CORPS RESERVE................... 51,291 0 51,291
AIR NATIONAL GUARD.................................... 178,722 143,570 322,292
AIR FORCE RESERVE..................................... 291,572 18,000 309,572
NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM...................... 293,434 0 293,434
INDOPACIFIC COMBATANT COMMAND......................... 0 150,000 150,000
SUBTOTAL, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION....................... 14,345,019 0 14,345,019
FAMILY HOUSING
CONSTRUCTION, ARMY.................................... 304,895 0 304,895
O&M, ARMY............................................. 385,485 0 385,485
CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS................... 277,142 0 277,142
O&M, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS............................ 363,854 0 363,854
CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE............................... 237,097 0 237,097
O&M, AIR FORCE........................................ 314,386 0 314,386
O&M, DEFENSE-WIDE..................................... 50,785 0 50,785
IMPROVEMENT FUND...................................... 6,611 0 6,611
UNACCMP HSG IMPRV FUND................................ 496 0 496
SUBTOTAL, FAMILY HOUSING.............................. 1,940,751 0 1,940,751
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE
ARMY BRAC............................................. 150,640 0 150,640
NAVY BRAC............................................. 108,818 0 108,818
AIR FORCE BRAC........................................ 123,990 0 123,990
DEFENSE-WIDE BRAC..................................... 5,726 0 5,726
SUBTOTAL, BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE................ 389,174 0 389,174
TOTAL, DIVISION B: MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 16,674,944 0 16,674,944
AUTHORIZATIONS.......................................
TOTAL, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-MILITARY (BUDGET SUB- 844,161,022 175,902 844,336,924
FUNCTION 051)........................................
ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (BUDGET SUB-FUNCTION 053)
DIVISION C: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AND INDEPENDENT FEDERAL AGENCY AUTHORIZATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AUTHORIZATIONS
ENERGY PROGRAMS
NUCLEAR ENERGY........................................ 177,733 0 177,733
SUBTOTAL, ENERGY PROGRAMS............................. 177,733 0 177,733
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
FEDERAL SALARIES AND EXPENSES......................... 538,994 0 538,994
WEAPONS ACTIVITIES.................................... 18,832,947 276,000 19,108,947
DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION...................... 2,508,959 -25,000 2,483,959
NAVAL REACTORS........................................ 1,964,100 0 1,964,100
SUBTOTAL, NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.... 23,845,000 251,000 24,096,000
ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES
DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP......................... 7,073,587 0 7,073,587
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.............................. 1,075,197 0 1,075,197
SUBTOTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL & OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.... 8,148,784 0 8,148,784
DEFENSE URANIUM ENRICHMENT D&D........................ 427,000 -427,000 0
SUBTOTAL, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AUTHORIZATIONS......... 32,598,517 -176,000 32,422,517
INDEPENDENT FEDERAL AGENCY AUTHORIZATION
DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD............... 47,230 0 47,230
SUBTOTAL, INDEPENDENT FEDERAL AGENCY AUTHORIZATION.... 47,230 0 47,230
TOTAL, DIVISION C: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL 32,645,747 -176,000 32,469,747
SECURITY AND INDEPENDENT FEDERAL AGENCY
AUTHORIZATIONS.......................................
ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES (BUDGET SUB-FUNCTION 32,645,747 -176,000 32,469,747
053).................................................
TOTAL, NATIONAL DEFENSE (BUDGET FUNCTION 050)......... 876,806,769 -98 876,806,671
MEMORANDUM: NON-DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE XIV--ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME (FUNCTION 600) 77,000 77,000
MEMORANDUM: TRANSFER AUTHORITIES (NON-ADDS)
TITLE X--GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY................... [8,000,000] [6,000,000]
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TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT
TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT
SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT.
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Qty Cost Qty Cost Qty Cost
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AIRCRAFT
PROCUREMENT, ARMY
FIXED WING
3 FUTURE UAS FAMILY. 0 53,453 0 53,453
5 SMALL UNMANNED 0 20,769 0 20,769
AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.
ROTARY
6 AH-64 APACHE BLOCK 42 718,578 42 718,578
IIIA REMAN.......
7 AH-64 APACHE BLOCK 0 110,360 0 110,360
IIIA REMAN.......
8 UH-60 BLACKHAWK M 24 668,258 24 668,258
MODEL (MYP)......
9 UH-60 BLACKHAWK M 0 92,494 0 92,494
MODEL (MYP)......
10 UH-60 BLACK HAWK L 26 153,196 26 153,196
AND V MODELS.....
11 CH-47 HELICOPTER.. 6 202,487 6 202,487
12 CH-47 HELICOPTER.. 0 18,936 0 18,936
MODIFICATION OF
AIRCRAFT
13 MQ-1 PAYLOAD...... 0 13,650 0 13,650
14 GRAY EAGLE MODS2.. 0 14,959 0 14,959
16 AH-64 MODS........ 0 113,127 0 113,127
17 CH-47 CARGO 0 20,689 0 20,689
HELICOPTER MODS
(MYP)............
22 UTILITY HELICOPTER 0 35,879 0 35,879
MODS.............
23 NETWORK AND 0 32,418 0 32,418
MISSION PLAN.....
24 COMMS, NAV 0 74,912 0 74,912
SURVEILLANCE.....
25 DEGRADED VISUAL 0 16,838 0 16,838
ENVIRONMENT......
26 AVIATION ASSURED 0 67,383 0 67,383
PNT..............
27 GATM ROLLUP....... 0 8,924 0 8,924
29 UAS MODS.......... 0 2,258 0 2,258
GROUND SUPPORT
AVIONICS
30 AIRCRAFT 0 161,731 0 161,731
SURVIVABILITY
EQUIPMENT........
31 SURVIVABILITY CM.. 0 6,526 0 6,526
32 CMWS.............. 0 72,041 0 72,041
33 COMMON INFRARED 125 261,384 125 261,384
COUNTERMEASURES
(CIRCM)..........
OTHER SUPPORT
34 COMMON GROUND 0 25,752 0 25,752
EQUIPMENT........
35 AIRCREW INTEGRATED 0 22,097 0 22,097
SYSTEMS..........
36 AIR TRAFFIC 0 21,216 0 21,216
CONTROL..........
37 LAUNCHER, 2.75 0 2,125 0 2,125
ROCKET...........
TOTAL AIRCRAFT 223 3,012,440 0 0 223 3,012,440
PROCUREMENT, ARMY
MISSILE
PROCUREMENT, ARMY
SURFACE-TO-AIR
MISSILE SYSTEM
1 LOWER TIER AIR AND 0 6,625 0 6,625
MISSILE DEFENSE
(AMD) SEN........
3 M-SHORAD-- 22 400,697 22 400,697
PROCUREMENT......
4 MSE MISSILE....... 230 1,212,832 230 1,212,832
6 PRECISION STRIKE 110 384,071 110 384,071
MISSILE (PRSM)...
7 INDIRECT FIRE 0 313,189 0 313,189
PROTECTION
CAPABILITY INC 2-
I................
8 MID-RANGE 0 169,519 0 169,519
CAPABILITY (MRC).
AIR-TO-SURFACE
MISSILE SYSTEM
9 HELLFIRE SYS 0 21,976 0 21,976
SUMMARY..........
10 JOINT AIR-TO- 901 303,409 901 303,409
GROUND MSLS
(JAGM)...........
12 LONG-RANGE 0 156,821 0 156,821
HYPERSONIC WEAPON
ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT
MISSILE SYS
13 JAVELIN (AAWS-M) 541 199,509 541 199,509
SYSTEM SUMMARY...
14 TOW 2 SYSTEM 850 120,475 850 120,475
SUMMARY..........
15 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET 5,016 886,367 5,016 886,367
(GMLRS)..........
16 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET 0 55,913 0 55,913
(GMLRS)..........
17 MLRS REDUCED RANGE 366 10,334 366 10,334
PRACTICE ROCKETS
(RRPR)...........
18 HIGH MOBILITY 28 179,230 28 179,230
ARTILLERY ROCKET
SYSTEM (HIMARS...
19 ARMY TACTICAL MSL 0 7,307 0 7,307
SYS (ATACMS)--SYS
SUM..............
MODIFICATIONS
21 PATRIOT MODS...... 0 212,247 0 212,247
22 STINGER MODS...... 0 36,484 0 36,484
23 AVENGER MODS...... 0 22,274 0 22,274
25 MLRS MODS......... 0 168,198 0 168,198
26 HIMARS 0 76,266 0 76,266
MODIFICATIONS....
SPARES AND REPAIR
PARTS
27 SPARES AND REPAIR 0 6,573 0 6,573
PARTS............
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
& FACILITIES
28 AIR DEFENSE 0 11,701 0 11,701
TARGETS..........
TOTAL MISSILE 8,064 4,962,017 0 0 8,064 4,962,017
PROCUREMENT, ARMY
PROCUREMENT OF
W&TCV, ARMY
TRACKED COMBAT
VEHICLES
1 ARMORED MULTI 91 554,777 91 554,777
PURPOSE VEHICLE
(AMPV)...........
3 MOBILE PROTECTED 33 394,635 33 394,635
FIREPOWER........
MODIFICATION OF
TRACKED COMBAT
VEHICLES
4 STRYKER UPGRADE... 85 614,282 85 614,282
5 BRADLEY FIRE 128 5,232 128 5,232
SUPPORT TEAM
(BFIST) VEHICLE..
6 BRADLEY PROGRAM 0 158,274 0 158,274
(MOD)............
7 M109 FOV 0 90,986 0 90,986
MODIFICATIONS....
8 PALADIN INTEGRATED 24 469,152 24 469,152
MANAGEMENT (PIM).
9 IMPROVED RECOVERY 0 41,058 0 41,058
VEHICLE (M88
HERCULES)........
12 JOINT ASSAULT 24 159,804 24 159,804
BRIDGE...........
13 ABRAMS UPGRADE 34 697,883 34 697,883
PROGRAM..........
14 ABRAMS UPGRADE 0 102,440 0 102,440
PROGRAM..........
WEAPONS & OTHER
COMBAT VEHICLES
16 PERSONAL DEFENSE 100 510 100 510
WEAPON (ROLL)....
17 M240 MEDIUM 0 425 0 425
MACHINE GUN
(7.62MM).........
19 MACHINE GUN, CAL 0 3,420 0 3,420
.50 M2 ROLL......
20 MORTAR SYSTEMS.... 0 8,013 0 8,013
21 LOCATION & AZIMUTH 0 3,174 0 3,174
DETERMINATION
SYSTEM (LADS.....
22 XM320 GRENADE 0 14,143 0 14,143
LAUNCHER MODULE
(GLM)............
23 PRECISION SNIPER 0 5,248 0 5,248
RIFLE............
24 CARBINE........... 0 571 0 571
25 NEXT GENERATION 0 292,850 0 292,850
SQUAD WEAPON.....
26 HANDGUN........... 0 32 0 32
MOD OF WEAPONS AND
OTHER COMBAT VEH
28 M777 MODS......... 0 18,920 0 18,920
31 M119 MODIFICATIONS 0 13,097 0 13,097
32 MORTAR 0 423 0 423
MODIFICATION.....
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
& FACILITIES
33 ITEMS LESS THAN 0 1,148 0 1,148
$5.0M (WOCV-WTCV)
34 PRODUCTION BASE 0 115,024 0 115,024
SUPPORT (WOCV-
WTCV)............
TOTAL PROCUREMENT 519 3,765,521 0 0 519 3,765,521
OF W&TCV, ARMY...
PROCUREMENT OF
AMMUNITION, ARMY
SMALL/MEDIUM CAL
AMMUNITION
1 CTG, 5.56MM, ALL 0 90,853 0 90,853
TYPES............
2 CTG, 7.62MM, ALL 0 65,370 0 65,370
TYPES............
3 NEXT GENERATION 0 191,244 0 191,244
SQUAD WEAPON
AMMUNITION.......
4 CTG, HANDGUN, ALL 0 6,597 0 6,597
TYPES............
5 CTG, .50 CAL, ALL 0 41,534 0 41,534
TYPES............
6 CTG, 20MM, ALL 0 7,925 0 7,925
TYPES............
7 CTG, 25MM, ALL 0 38,760 0 38,760
TYPES............
8 CTG, 30MM, ALL 0 107,805 0 107,805
TYPES............
9 CTG, 40MM, ALL 0 148,970 0 148,970
TYPES............
10 CTG, 50MM, ALL 0 28,000 0 28,000
TYPES............
MORTAR AMMUNITION
11 60MM MORTAR, ALL 0 35,160 0 35,160
TYPES............
12 81MM MORTAR, ALL 0 40,562 0 40,562
TYPES............
13 120MM MORTAR, ALL 0 106,784 0 106,784
TYPES............
TANK AMMUNITION
14 CARTRIDGES, TANK, 0 300,368 0 300,368
105MM AND 120MM,
ALL TYPES........
ARTILLERY
AMMUNITION
15 ARTILLERY 0 21,298 0 21,298
CARTRIDGES, 75MM
& 105MM, ALL
TYPES............
16 ARTILLERY 0 150,839 0 150,839
PROJECTILE,
155MM, ALL TYPES.
18 PRECISION 0 96,406 0 96,406
ARTILLERY
MUNITIONS........
19 ARTILLERY 0 172,947 0 172,947
PROPELLANTS,
FUZES AND
PRIMERS, ALL.....
MINES
20 MINES & CLEARING 0 71,182 0 71,182
CHARGES, ALL
TYPES............
21 CLOSE TERRAIN 0 55,374 0 55,374
SHAPING OBSTACLE.
ROCKETS
22 SHOULDER LAUNCHED 0 18,630 0 18,630
MUNITIONS, ALL
TYPES............
23 ROCKET, HYDRA 70, 0 87,293 0 87,293
ALL TYPES........
OTHER AMMUNITION
24 CAD/PAD, ALL TYPES 0 6,564 0 6,564
25 DEMOLITION 0 24,238 0 24,238
MUNITIONS, ALL
TYPES............
26 GRENADES, ALL 0 48,374 0 48,374
TYPES............
27 SIGNALS, ALL TYPES 0 23,252 0 23,252
28 SIMULATORS, ALL 0 11,309 0 11,309
TYPES............
MISCELLANEOUS
30 AMMO COMPONENTS, 0 3,976 0 3,976
ALL TYPES........
31 NON-LETHAL 0 3,281 0 3,281
AMMUNITION, ALL
TYPES............
32 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 0 17,436 0 17,436
MILLION (AMMO)...
33 AMMUNITION 0 13,133 0 13,133
PECULIAR
EQUIPMENT........
34 FIRST DESTINATION 0 18,068 0 18,068
TRANSPORTATION
(AMMO)...........
35 CLOSEOUT 0 102 0 102
LIABILITIES......
PRODUCTION BASE
SUPPORT
36 INDUSTRIAL 0 726,135 0 726,135
FACILITIES.......
37 CONVENTIONAL 0 183,752 0 183,752
MUNITIONS
DEMILITARIZATION.
38 ARMS INITIATIVE... 0 4,057 0 4,057
TOTAL PROCUREMENT 0 2,967,578 0 0 0 2,967,578
OF AMMUNITION,
ARMY.............
OTHER PROCUREMENT,
ARMY
TACTICAL VEHICLES
1 SEMITRAILERS, 0 22,751 0 22,751
FLATBED:.........
2 SEMITRAILERS, 0 40,359 0 40,359
TANKERS..........
3 HI MOB MULTI-PURP 0 25,904 0 25,904
WHLD VEH (HMMWV).
4 GROUND MOBILITY 0 36,223 0 36,223
VEHICLES (GMV)...
6 JOINT LIGHT 0 839,413 0 839,413
TACTICAL VEHICLE
FAMILY OF VEHICL.
7 TRUCK, DUMP, 20T 0 20,075 0 20,075
(CCE)............
8 FAMILY OF MEDIUM 0 110,734 0 110,734
TACTICAL VEH
(FMTV)...........
9 FAMILY OF COLD 0 28,745 0 28,745
WEATHER ALL-
TERRAIN VEHICLE
(C...............
10 FIRETRUCKS & 0 55,340 0 55,340
ASSOCIATED
FIREFIGHTING
EQUIP............
11 FAMILY OF HEAVY 0 66,428 0 66,428
TACTICAL VEHICLES
(FHTV)...........
12 PLS ESP........... 0 51,868 0 51,868
14 TACTICAL WHEELED 0 3,792 0 3,792
VEHICLE
PROTECTION KITS..
15 MODIFICATION OF IN 0 80,326 0 80,326
SVC EQUIP........
NON-TACTICAL
VEHICLES
16 PASSENGER CARRYING 0 2,203 0 2,203
VEHICLES.........
17 NONTACTICAL 0 8,246 0 8,246
VEHICLES, OTHER..
COMM--JOINT
COMMUNICATIONS
18 SIGNAL 0 161,585 0 161,585
MODERNIZATION
PROGRAM..........
19 TACTICAL NETWORK 0 358,646 0 358,646
TECHNOLOGY MOD IN
SVC..............
20 DISASTER INCIDENT 0 254 0 254
RESPONSE COMMS
TERMINAL (DI.....
21 JCSE EQUIPMENT 0 5,097 0 5,097
(USRDECOM).......
COMM--SATELLITE
COMMUNICATIONS
24 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE 0 101,181 0 101,181
WIDEBAND SATCOM
SYSTEMS..........
25 TRANSPORTABLE 0 54,849 0 54,849
TACTICAL COMMAND
COMMUNICATIONS...
26 SHF TERM.......... 0 41,634 0 41,634
27 ASSURED 0 202,370 0 202,370
POSITIONING,
NAVIGATION AND
TIMING...........
28 EHF SATELLITE 0 19,122 0 19,122
COMMUNICATION....
30 GLOBAL BRDCST SVC-- 0 531 0 531
GBS..............
COMM--C3 SYSTEM
31 COE TACTICAL 0 77,999 0 77,999
SERVER
INFRASTRUCTURE
(TSI)............
COMM--COMBAT
COMMUNICATIONS
32 HANDHELD MANPACK 0 765,109 0 765,109
SMALL FORM FIT
(HMS)............
33 ARMY LINK 16 0 60,767 0 60,767
SYSTEMS..........
35 UNIFIED COMMAND 0 18,999 0 18,999
SUITE............
36 COTS 0 492,001 0 492,001
COMMUNICATIONS
EQUIPMENT........
37 FAMILY OF MED COMM 0 1,374 0 1,374
FOR COMBAT
CASUALTY CARE....
38 ARMY 0 52,485 0 52,485
COMMUNICATIONS &
ELECTRONICS......
COMM--INTELLIGENCE
COMM
39 CI AUTOMATION 0 16,767 0 16,767
ARCHITECTURE-
INTEL............
41 MULTI-DOMAIN 0 119,989 0 119,989
INTELLIGENCE.....
INFORMATION
SECURITY
42 INFORMATION SYSTEM 0 701 0 701
SECURITY PROGRAM-
ISSP.............
43 COMMUNICATIONS 0 159,712 0 159,712
SECURITY (COMSEC)
44 DEFENSIVE CYBER 0 13,848 0 13,848
OPERATIONS.......
45 INSIDER THREAT 0 1,502 0 1,502
PROGRAM--UNIT
ACTIVITY MONITO..
47 BIOMETRIC ENABLING 0 453 0 453
CAPABILITY (BEC).
COMM--LONG HAUL
COMMUNICATIONS
49 BASE SUPPORT 0 23,278 0 23,278
COMMUNICATIONS...
COMM--BASE
COMMUNICATIONS
50 INFORMATION 0 32,608 0 32,608
SYSTEMS..........
51 EMERGENCY 0 4,949 0 4,949
MANAGEMENT
MODERNIZATION
PROGRAM..........
52 INSTALLATION INFO 0 243,011 0 243,011
INFRASTRUCTURE
MOD PROGRAM......
ELECT EQUIP--TACT
INT REL ACT
(TIARA)
55 JTT/CIBS-M........ 0 8,543 0 8,543
56 TERRESTRIAL LAYER 0 85,486 0 85,486
SYSTEMS (TLS)....
58 DCGS-A-INTEL...... 0 2,980 0 2,980
60 TROJAN............ 0 30,649 0 30,649
61 MOD OF IN-SVC 0 4,169 0 4,169
EQUIP (INTEL SPT)
62 BIOMETRIC TACTICAL 0 932 0 932
COLLECTION
DEVICES..........
ELECT EQUIP--
ELECTRONIC
WARFARE (EW)
63 EW PLANNING & 0 21,278 0 21,278
MANAGEMENT TOOLS
(EWPMT)..........
64 AIR VIGILANCE (AV) 0 6,641 0 6,641
65 MULTI-FUNCTION 0 15,941 0 15,941
ELECTRONIC
WARFARE (MFEW)
SYST.............
67 COUNTERINTELLIGENC 0 22,833 0 22,833
E/SECURITY
COUNTERMEASURES..
68 CI MODERNIZATION.. 0 434 0 434
ELECT EQUIP--
TACTICAL SURV.
(TAC SURV)
69 SENTINEL MODS..... 0 161,886 0 161,886
70 NIGHT VISION 0 141,143 0 141,143
DEVICES..........
71 SMALL TACTICAL 0 15,484 0 15,484
OPTICAL RIFLE
MOUNTED MLRF.....
73 FAMILY OF WEAPON 0 185,634 0 185,634
SIGHTS (FWS).....
74 ENHANCED PORTABLE 0 3,652 0 3,652
INDUCTIVE
ARTILLERY FUZE SE
75 FORWARD LOOKING 0 20,438 0 20,438
INFRARED (IFLIR).
76 COUNTER SMALL 0 365,376 0 365,376
UNMANNED AERIAL
SYSTEM (C-SUAS)..
77 JOINT BATTLE 0 215,290 0 215,290
COMMAND--PLATFORM
(JBC-P)..........
78 JOINT EFFECTS 0 8,932 0 8,932
TARGETING SYSTEM
(JETS)...........
79 COMPUTER 0 2,965 0 2,965
BALLISTICS: LHMBC
XM32.............
80 MORTAR FIRE 0 8,024 0 8,024
CONTROL SYSTEM...
81 MORTAR FIRE 0 7,399 0 7,399
CONTROL SYSTEMS
MODIFICATIONS....
82 COUNTERFIRE RADARS 0 99,782 0 99,782
ELECT EQUIP--
TACTICAL C2
SYSTEMS
83 ARMY COMMAND POST 0 78,512 0 78,512
INTEGRATED
INFRASTRUCTURE (.
84 FIRE SUPPORT C2 0 10,052 0 10,052
FAMILY...........
85 AIR & MSL DEFENSE 0 68,892 0 68,892
PLANNING &
CONTROL SYS......
86 IAMD BATTLE 0 412,556 0 412,556
COMMAND SYSTEM...
87 LIFE CYCLE 0 4,270 0 4,270
SOFTWARE SUPPORT
(LCSS)...........
88 NETWORK MANAGEMENT 0 37,194 0 37,194
INITIALIZATION
AND SERVICE......
89 GLOBAL COMBAT 0 1,987 0 1,987
SUPPORT SYSTEM-
ARMY (GCSS-A)....
90 INTEGRATED 0 5,318 0 5,318
PERSONNEL AND PAY
SYSTEM-ARMY (IPP.
91 MOD OF IN-SVC 0 4,997 0 4,997
EQUIPMENT
(ENFIRE).........
ELECT EQUIP--
AUTOMATION
92 ARMY TRAINING 0 10,130 0 10,130
MODERNIZATION....
93 AUTOMATED DATA 0 61,489 0 61,489
PROCESSING EQUIP.
94 ACCESSIONS 0 4,198 0 4,198
INFORMATION
ENVIRONMENT (AIE)
96 HIGH PERF 0 76,053 0 76,053
COMPUTING MOD PGM
(HPCMP)..........
97 CONTRACT WRITING 0 6,061 0 6,061
SYSTEM...........
98 CSS COMMUNICATIONS 0 56,804 0 56,804
CLASSIFIED
PROGRAMS
9999 CLASSIFIED 0 1,781 0 1,781
PROGRAMS.........
CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE
EQUIPMENT
102 BASE DEFENSE 0 70,781 0 70,781
SYSTEMS (BDS)....
103 CBRN DEFENSE...... 0 63,198 0 63,198
BRIDGING EQUIPMENT
104 TACTICAL BRIDGING. 0 1,157 0 1,157
105 TACTICAL BRIDGE, 0 82,228 0 82,228
FLOAT-RIBBON.....
106 BRIDGE 0 4,414 0 4,414
SUPPLEMENTAL SET.
ENGINEER (NON-
CONSTRUCTION)
EQUIPMENT
110 ROBOTICS AND 0 68,893 0 68,893
APPLIQUE SYSTEMS.
112 FAMILY OF BOATS 0 4,785 0 4,785
AND MOTORS.......
COMBAT SERVICE
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
113 HEATERS AND ECU'S. 0 7,617 0 7,617
115 PERSONNEL RECOVERY 0 5,356 0 5,356
SUPPORT SYSTEM
(PRSS)...........
116 GROUND SOLDIER 0 167,129 0 167,129
SYSTEM...........
117 MOBILE SOLDIER 0 15,967 0 15,967
POWER............
118 FORCE PROVIDER.... 0 34,200 0 34,200
120 CARGO AERIAL DEL & 0 45,792 0 45,792
PERSONNEL
PARACHUTE SYSTEM.
121 FAMILY OF ENGR 0 12,118 0 12,118
COMBAT AND
CONSTRUCTION SETS
PETROLEUM
EQUIPMENT
123 QUALITY 0 2,507 0 2,507
SURVEILLANCE
EQUIPMENT........
124 DISTRIBUTION 0 40,989 0 40,989
SYSTEMS,
PETROLEUM & WATER
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
125 COMBAT SUPPORT 0 86,829 0 86,829
MEDICAL..........
MAINTENANCE
EQUIPMENT
126 MOBILE MAINTENANCE 0 17,287 0 17,287
EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS
CONSTRUCTION
EQUIPMENT
128 TRACTOR, FULL 0 29,878 0 29,878
TRACKED..........
129 ALL TERRAIN CRANES 0 27,725 0 27,725
131 FAMILY OF DIVER 0 1,811 0 1,811
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
132 CONST EQUIP ESP... 0 8,898 0 8,898
RAIL FLOAT
CONTAINERIZATION
EQUIPMENT
133 ARMY WATERCRAFT 0 30,592 0 30,592
ESP..............
134 MANEUVER SUPPORT 0 149,449 0 149,449
VESSEL (MSV).....
GENERATORS
136 GENERATORS AND 0 78,364 0 78,364
ASSOCIATED EQUIP.
137 TACTICAL ELECTRIC 0 11,088 0 11,088
POWER
RECAPITALIZATION.
MATERIAL HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
138 FAMILY OF 0 12,982 0 12,982
FORKLIFTS........
TRAINING EQUIPMENT
139 COMBAT TRAINING 0 56,619 0 56,619
CENTERS SUPPORT..
140 TRAINING DEVICES, 0 226,379 0 226,379
NONSYSTEM........
141 SYNTHETIC TRAINING 0 234,965 0 234,965
ENVIRONMENT (STE)
142 GAMING TECHNOLOGY 0 9,698 0 9,698
IN SUPPORT OF
ARMY TRAINING....
TEST MEASURE AND
DIG EQUIPMENT
(TMD)
143 INTEGRATED FAMILY 0 36,149 0 36,149
OF TEST EQUIPMENT
(IFTE)...........
144 TEST EQUIPMENT 0 32,623 0 32,623
MODERNIZATION
(TEMOD)..........
OTHER SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
145 PHYSICAL SECURITY 0 132,739 0 132,739
SYSTEMS (OPA3)...
146 BASE LEVEL COMMON 0 34,460 0 34,460
EQUIPMENT........
147 MODIFICATION OF IN- 0 35,239 0 35,239
SVC EQUIPMENT
(OPA-3)..........
148 BUILDING, PRE-FAB, 0 31,011 0 31,011
RELOCATABLE......
149 SPECIAL EQUIPMENT 0 52,481 0 52,481
FOR TEST AND
EVALUATION.......
OPA2
151 INITIAL SPARES-- 0 9,169 0 9,169
C&E..............
TOTAL OTHER 0 8,672,979 0 0 0 8,672,979
PROCUREMENT, ARMY
AIRCRAFT
PROCUREMENT, NAVY
COMBAT AIRCRAFT
1 F/A-18E/F 0 41,329 0 41,329
(FIGHTER) HORNET.
2 JOINT STRIKE 19 2,410,569 19 2,410,569
FIGHTER CV.......
3 JOINT STRIKE 0 189,425 0 189,425
FIGHTER CV.......
4 JSF STOVL......... 16 2,126,317 16 2,126,317
5 JSF STOVL......... 0 193,125 0 193,125
6 CH-53K (HEAVY 15 1,698,050 15 1,698,050
LIFT)............
7 CH-53K (HEAVY 0 456,567 0 456,567
LIFT)............
8 V-22 (MEDIUM LIFT) 0 27,216 0 27,216
9 H-1 UPGRADES (UH- 0 4,292 0 4,292
1Y/AH-1Z)........
10 P-8A POSEIDON..... 0 31,257 0 31,257
11 E-2D ADV HAWKEYE.. 0 182,817 0 182,817
TRAINER AIRCRAFT
13 MULTI-ENGINE 26 289,141 26 289,141
TRAINING SYSTEM
(METS)...........
OTHER AIRCRAFT
15 KC-130J........... 2 241,291 2 241,291
17 MQ-4 TRITON....... 2 416,010 2 416,010
19 MQ-8 UAV.......... 0 1,546 0 1,546
21 MQ-25............. 3 545,697 3 545,697
22 MQ-25............. 0 50,576 0 50,576
23 MARINE GROUP 5 UAS 5 89,563 5 89,563
MODIFICATION OF
AIRCRAFT
24 F-18 A-D UNIQUE... 0 116,551 0 116,551
25 F-18E/F AND EA-18G 0 605,416 0 605,416
MODERNIZATION AND
SUSTAINM.........
26 MARINE GROUP 5 UAS 0 98,063 0 98,063
SERIES...........
27 AEA SYSTEMS....... 0 24,110 0 24,110
28 AV-8 SERIES....... 0 22,829 0 22,829
29 INFRARED SEARCH 0 179,193 0 179,193
AND TRACK (IRST).
30 ADVERSARY......... 0 69,336 0 69,336
31 F-18 SERIES....... 0 640,236 0 640,236
32 H-53 SERIES....... 0 41,414 0 41,414
33 MH-60 SERIES...... 0 106,495 0 106,495
34 H-1 SERIES........ 0 114,284 0 114,284
35 EP-3 SERIES....... 0 8,548 0 8,548
36 E-2 SERIES........ 0 183,246 0 183,246
37 TRAINER A/C SERIES 0 16,376 0 16,376
39 C-130 SERIES...... 0 198,220 0 198,220
40 FEWSG............. 0 651 0 651
41 CARGO/TRANSPORT A/ 0 13,930 0 13,930
C SERIES.........
42 E-6 SERIES........ 0 164,571 0 164,571
43 EXECUTIVE 0 60,498 0 60,498
HELICOPTERS
SERIES...........
44 T-45 SERIES....... 0 170,357 0 170,357
45 POWER PLANT 0 21,079 0 21,079
CHANGES..........
46 JPATS SERIES...... 0 28,005 0 28,005
48 COMMON ECM 0 53,614 0 53,614
EQUIPMENT........
49 COMMON AVIONICS 0 136,199 0 136,199
CHANGES..........
50 COMMON DEFENSIVE 0 6,585 0 6,585
WEAPON SYSTEM....
51 ID SYSTEMS........ 0 13,085 0 13,085
52 P-8 SERIES........ 0 316,168 0 316,168
53 MAGTF EW FOR 0 24,901 0 24,901
AVIATION.........
54 MQ-8 SERIES....... 0 14,700 0 14,700
55 V-22 (TILT/ROTOR 0 215,997 0 215,997
ACFT) OSPREY.....
56 NEXT GENERATION 0 426,396 0 426,396
JAMMER (NGJ).....
57 F-35 STOVL SERIES. 0 311,921 0 311,921
58 F-35 CV SERIES.... 0 166,909 0 166,909
59 QRC............... 0 28,206 0 28,206
60 MQ-4 SERIES....... 0 93,951 0 93,951
AIRCRAFT SPARES
AND REPAIR PARTS
62 SPARES AND REPAIR 0 2,451,244 0 2,451,244
PARTS............
AIRCRAFT SUPPORT
EQUIP &
FACILITIES
63 COMMON GROUND 0 566,156 0 566,156
EQUIPMENT........
64 AIRCRAFT 0 133,815 0 133,815
INDUSTRIAL
FACILITIES.......
65 WAR CONSUMABLES... 0 44,632 0 44,632
66 OTHER PRODUCTION 0 49,907 0 49,907
CHARGES..........
67 SPECIAL SUPPORT 0 404,178 0 404,178
EQUIPMENT........
TOTAL AIRCRAFT 88 17,336,760 0 0 88 17,336,760
PROCUREMENT, NAVY
WEAPONS
PROCUREMENT, NAVY
BALLISTIC MISSILES
MODIFICATION OF
MISSILES
1 CONVENTIONAL 8 341,434 8 341,434
PROMPT STRIKE....
2 TRIDENT II MODS... 0 1,284,705 0 1,284,705
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
& FACILITIES
3 MISSILE INDUSTRIAL 0 7,954 0 7,954
FACILITIES.......
STRATEGIC MISSILES
4 TOMAHAWK.......... 0 72,908 0 72,908
TACTICAL MISSILES
5 AMRAAM............ 374 439,153 374 439,153
6 SIDEWINDER........ 147 78,165 147 78,165
7 STANDARD MISSILE.. 125 969,525 125 969,525
8 STANDARD MISSILE.. 0 227,320 0 227,320
9 SMALL DIAMETER 250 65,863 250 65,863
BOMB II..........
10 RAM............... 120 114,896 120 114,896
11 JOINT AIR GROUND 264 79,292 264 79,292
MISSILE (JAGM)...
12 HELLFIRE.......... 40 6,923 40 6,923
13 AERIAL TARGETS.... 0 176,588 0 176,588
14 OTHER MISSILE 0 3,687 0 3,687
SUPPORT..........
15 LRASM............. 91 639,636 91 639,636
16 NAVAL STRIKE 13 29,925 13 29,925
MISSILE (NSM)....
17 NAVAL STRIKE 0 5,755 0 5,755
MISSILE (NSM)....
MODIFICATION OF
MISSILES
18 TOMAHAWK MODS..... 0 540,944 0 540,944
19 ESSM.............. 147 290,129 147 290,129
20 AARGM-ER.......... 83 162,429 83 162,429
21 AARGM-ER.......... 0 33,273 0 33,273
22 STANDARD MISSILES 0 89,255 0 89,255
MODS.............
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
& FACILITIES
23 WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL 0 2,037 0 2,037
FACILITIES.......
ORDNANCE SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
25 ORDNANCE SUPPORT 0 208,154 0 208,154
EQUIPMENT........
TORPEDOES AND
RELATED EQUIP
26 SSTD.............. 0 4,830 0 4,830
27 MK-48 TORPEDO..... 78 308,497 78 308,497
28 ASW TARGETS....... 0 14,817 0 14,817
MOD OF TORPEDOES
AND RELATED EQUIP
29 MK-54 TORPEDO MODS 0 104,086 0 104,086
30 MK-48 TORPEDO 0 20,714 0 20,714
ADCAP MODS.......
31 MARITIME MINES.... 0 58,800 0 58,800
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
32 TORPEDO SUPPORT 0 133,187 0 133,187
EQUIPMENT........
33 ASW RANGE SUPPORT. 0 4,146 0 4,146
DESTINATION
TRANSPORTATION
34 FIRST DESTINATION 0 5,811 0 5,811
TRANSPORTATION...
GUNS AND GUN
MOUNTS
35 SMALL ARMS AND 0 14,165 0 14,165
WEAPONS..........
MODIFICATION OF
GUNS AND GUN
MOUNTS
36 CIWS MODS......... 0 4,088 0 4,088
37 COAST GUARD 0 55,172 0 55,172
WEAPONS..........
38 GUN MOUNT MODS.... 0 82,682 0 82,682
39 LCS MODULE WEAPONS 18 3,264 18 3,264
40 AIRBORNE MINE 0 14,357 0 14,357
NEUTRALIZATION
SYSTEMS..........
SPARES AND REPAIR
PARTS
42 SPARES AND REPAIR 0 177,819 0 177,819
PARTS............
TOTAL WEAPONS 1,758 6,876,385 0 0 1,758 6,876,385
PROCUREMENT, NAVY
PROCUREMENT OF
AMMO, NAVY & MC
NAVY AMMUNITION
1 GENERAL PURPOSE 0 43,519 0 43,519
BOMBS............
2 JDAM.............. 1,464 73,689 1,464 73,689
3 AIRBORNE ROCKETS, 0 67,423 0 67,423
ALL TYPES........
4 MACHINE GUN 0 11,862 0 11,862
AMMUNITION.......
5 PRACTICE BOMBS.... 0 52,481 0 52,481
6 CARTRIDGES & CART 0 72,426 0 72,426
ACTUATED DEVICES.
7 AIR EXPENDABLE 0 104,529 0 104,529
COUNTERMEASURES..
8 JATOS............. 0 7,433 0 7,433
9 5 INCH/54 GUN 0 30,871 0 30,871
AMMUNITION.......
10 INTERMEDIATE 0 41,261 0 41,261
CALIBER GUN
AMMUNITION.......
11 OTHER SHIP GUN 0 44,044 0 44,044
AMMUNITION.......
12 SMALL ARMS & 0 48,478 0 48,478
LANDING PARTY
AMMO.............
13 PYROTECHNIC AND 0 9,521 0 9,521
DEMOLITION.......
14 AMMUNITION LESS 0 1,679 0 1,679
THAN $5 MILLION..
15 EXPEDITIONARY 0 249,575 0 249,575
LOITERING
MUNITIONS........
MARINE CORPS
AMMUNITION
16 MORTARS........... 0 61,274 0 61,274
17 DIRECT SUPPORT 0 73,338 0 73,338
MUNITIONS........
18 INFANTRY WEAPONS 0 178,240 0 178,240
AMMUNITION.......
19 COMBAT SUPPORT 0 15,897 0 15,897
MUNITIONS........
20 AMMO MODERNIZATION 0 17,941 0 17,941
21 ARTILLERY 0 82,452 0 82,452
MUNITIONS........
22 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 0 5,340 0 5,340
MILLION..........
TOTAL PROCUREMENT 1,464 1,293,273 0 0 1,464 1,293,273
OF AMMO, NAVY &
MC...............
SHIPBUILDING AND
CONVERSION, NAVY
FLEET BALLISTIC
MISSILE SHIPS
1 OHIO REPLACEMENT 1 2,443,598 1 2,443,598
SUBMARINE........
2 OHIO REPLACEMENT 0 3,390,734 0 3,390,734
SUBMARINE........
OTHER WARSHIPS
3 CARRIER 0 1,115,296 0 1,115,296
REPLACEMENT
PROGRAM..........
4 CVN-81............ 0 800,492 0 800,492
5 VIRGINIA CLASS 2 7,129,965 2 7,129,965
SUBMARINE........
6 VIRGINIA CLASS 0 3,215,539 0 3,215,539
SUBMARINE........
8 CVN REFUELING 0 817,646 0 817,646
OVERHAULS........
9 DDG 1000.......... 0 410,400 0 410,400
10 DDG-51............ 2 4,199,179 2 4,199,179
11 DDG-51............ 0 284,035 0 284,035
13 FFG-FRIGATE....... 2 2,173,698 2 2,173,698
AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS
14 LPD FLIGHT II..... 0 0 1 1,863,000 1 1,863,000
Program increase [1] [1,863,000]
for LPD-33--USMC
UFR..............
18 LHA REPLACEMENT... 0 1,830,149 0 1,830,149
AUXILIARIES, CRAFT
AND PRIOR YR
PROGRAM COST
21 AS SUBMARINE 1 1,733,234 1 1,733,234
TENDER...........
22 TAO FLEET OILER... 1 815,420 1 815,420
25 LCU 1700.......... 2 62,532 2 62,532
26 OUTFITTING........ 0 557,365 0 557,365
28 SERVICE CRAFT..... 0 63,815 0 63,815
29 AUXILIARY 0 0 1 72,000 1 72,000
PERSONNEL LIGHTER
Additional APL-67 [1] [72,000]
class berthing
barge............
30 LCAC SLEP......... 1 15,286 1 15,286
31 AUXILIARY VESSELS 2 142,008 2 142,008
(USED SEALIFT)...
32 COMPLETION OF PY 0 1,648,559 0 1,648,559
SHIPBUILDING
PROGRAMS.........
TOTAL SHIPBUILDING 14 32,848,950 2 1,935,000 16 34,783,950
AND CONVERSION,
NAVY.............
OTHER PROCUREMENT,
NAVY
SHIP PROPULSION
EQUIPMENT
1 SURFACE POWER 0 14,003 0 14,003
EQUIPMENT........
GENERATORS
2 SURFACE COMBATANT 0 105,441 0 105,441
HM&E.............
NAVIGATION
EQUIPMENT
3 OTHER NAVIGATION 0 110,286 0 110,286
EQUIPMENT........
OTHER SHIPBOARD
EQUIPMENT
4 SUB PERISCOPE, 0 262,951 0 262,951
IMAGING AND SUPT
EQUIP PROG.......
5 DDG MOD........... 0 628,532 0 628,532
6 FIREFIGHTING 0 34,782 0 34,782
EQUIPMENT........
7 COMMAND AND 0 2,458 0 2,458
CONTROL
SWITCHBOARD......
8 LHA/LHD MIDLIFE... 0 104,369 0 104,369
9 LCC 19/20 EXTENDED 0 10,529 0 10,529
SERVICE LIFE
PROGRAM..........
10 POLLUTION CONTROL 0 23,272 0 23,272
EQUIPMENT........
11 SUBMARINE SUPPORT 0 112,526 0 112,526
EQUIPMENT........
12 VIRGINIA CLASS 0 32,076 0 32,076
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
13 LCS CLASS SUPPORT 0 18,832 0 18,832
EQUIPMENT........
14 SUBMARINE 0 28,221 0 28,221
BATTERIES........
15 LPD CLASS SUPPORT 0 91,890 0 91,890
EQUIPMENT........
16 DDG 1000 CLASS 0 232,124 0 232,124
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
17 STRATEGIC PLATFORM 0 25,058 0 25,058
SUPPORT EQUIP....
18 DSSP EQUIPMENT.... 0 4,623 0 4,623
20 LCAC.............. 0 10,794 0 10,794
21 UNDERWATER EOD 0 19,549 0 19,549
EQUIPMENT........
22 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 0 86,001 0 86,001
MILLION..........
23 CHEMICAL WARFARE 0 3,288 0 3,288
DETECTORS........
REACTOR PLANT
EQUIPMENT
24 SHIP MAINTENANCE, 0 2,746,313 0 2,746,313
REPAIR AND
MODERNIZATION....
25 REACTOR POWER 0 2,016 0 2,016
UNITS............
26 REACTOR COMPONENTS 0 390,148 0 390,148
OCEAN ENGINEERING
27 DIVING AND SALVAGE 0 18,086 0 18,086
EQUIPMENT........
SMALL BOATS
28 STANDARD BOATS.... 0 74,963 0 74,963
PRODUCTION
FACILITIES
EQUIPMENT
29 OPERATING FORCES 0 187,495 0 187,495
IPE..............
OTHER SHIP SUPPORT
30 LCS COMMON MISSION 0 49,060 0 49,060
MODULES EQUIPMENT
31 LCS MCM MISSION 0 93,961 0 93,961
MODULES..........
33 LCS SUW MISSION 0 12,102 0 12,102
MODULES..........
34 LCS IN-SERVICE 0 171,704 0 171,704
MODERNIZATION....
35 SMALL & MEDIUM UUV 0 61,951 0 61,951
LOGISTIC SUPPORT
36 LSD MIDLIFE & 0 7,594 0 7,594
MODERNIZATION....
SHIP SONARS
37 SPQ-9B RADAR...... 0 7,267 0 7,267
38 AN/SQQ-89 SURF ASW 0 138,065 0 138,065
COMBAT SYSTEM....
39 SSN ACOUSTIC 0 463,577 0 463,577
EQUIPMENT........
40 UNDERSEA WARFARE 0 23,452 0 23,452
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
ASW ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT
41 SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC 0 46,726 0 46,726
WARFARE SYSTEM...
42 SSTD.............. 0 14,560 0 14,560
43 FIXED SURVEILLANCE 0 420,069 0 420,069
SYSTEM...........
44 SURTASS........... 0 33,910 0 33,910
ELECTRONIC WARFARE
EQUIPMENT
45 AN/SLQ-32......... 0 329,513 0 329,513
RECONNAISSANCE
EQUIPMENT
46 SHIPBOARD IW 0 379,230 0 379,230
EXPLOIT..........
47 AUTOMATED 0 4,082 0 4,082
IDENTIFICATION
SYSTEM (AIS).....
OTHER SHIP
ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT
48 COOPERATIVE 0 37,677 0 37,677
ENGAGEMENT
CAPABILITY.......
49 NAVAL TACTICAL 0 15,374 0 15,374
COMMAND SUPPORT
SYSTEM (NTCSS)...
50 ATDLS............. 0 50,148 0 50,148
51 NAVY COMMAND AND 0 3,918 0 3,918
CONTROL SYSTEM
(NCCS)...........
52 MINESWEEPING 0 16,814 0 16,814
SYSTEM
REPLACEMENT......
54 NAVSTAR GPS 0 37,319 0 37,319
RECEIVERS (SPACE)
55 AMERICAN FORCES 0 2,750 0 2,750
RADIO AND TV
SERVICE..........
56 STRATEGIC PLATFORM 0 6,437 0 6,437
SUPPORT EQUIP....
AVIATION
ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT
57 ASHORE ATC 0 89,237 0 89,237
EQUIPMENT........
58 AFLOAT ATC 0 90,487 0 90,487
EQUIPMENT........
59 ID SYSTEMS........ 0 59,234 0 59,234
60 JOINT PRECISION 0 3,343 0 3,343
APPROACH AND
LANDING SYSTEM (.
61 NAVAL MISSION 0 39,180 0 39,180
PLANNING SYSTEMS.
OTHER SHORE
ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT
62 MARITIME 0 6,994 0 6,994
INTEGRATED
BROADCAST SYSTEM.
63 TACTICAL/MOBILE 0 52,026 0 52,026
C4I SYSTEMS......
64 DCGS-N............ 0 16,579 0 16,579
65 CANES............. 0 467,587 0 467,587
66 RADIAC............ 0 16,475 0 16,475
67 CANES-INTELL...... 0 48,207 0 48,207
68 GPETE............. 0 25,761 0 25,761
69 MASF.............. 0 16,475 0 16,475
70 INTEG COMBAT 0 6,345 0 6,345
SYSTEM TEST
FACILITY.........
71 EMI CONTROL 0 4,282 0 4,282
INSTRUMENTATION..
73 IN-SERVICE RADARS 0 255,256 0 255,256
AND SENSORS......
SHIPBOARD
COMMUNICATIONS
74 BATTLE FORCE 0 74,180 0 74,180
TACTICAL NETWORK.
75 SHIPBOARD TACTICAL 0 29,776 0 29,776
COMMUNICATIONS...
76 SHIP 0 96,916 0 96,916
COMMUNICATIONS
AUTOMATION.......
77 COMMUNICATIONS 0 14,107 0 14,107
ITEMS UNDER $5M..
SUBMARINE
COMMUNICATIONS
78 SUBMARINE 0 73,791 0 73,791
BROADCAST SUPPORT
79 SUBMARINE 0 83,178 0 83,178
COMMUNICATION
EQUIPMENT........
SATELLITE
COMMUNICATIONS
80 SATELLITE 0 72,871 0 72,871
COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEMS..........
81 NAVY MULTIBAND 0 37,921 0 37,921
TERMINAL (NMT)...
SHORE
COMMUNICATIONS
82 JOINT 0 5,065 0 5,065
COMMUNICATIONS
SUPPORT ELEMENT
(JCSE)...........
CRYPTOGRAPHIC
EQUIPMENT
83 INFO SYSTEMS 0 154,890 0 154,890
SECURITY PROGRAM
(ISSP)...........
84 MIO INTEL 0 1,079 0 1,079
EXPLOITATION TEAM
CRYPTOLOGIC
EQUIPMENT
85 CRYPTOLOGIC 0 17,483 0 17,483
COMMUNICATIONS
EQUIP............
OTHER ELECTRONIC
SUPPORT
86 COAST GUARD 0 77,458 0 77,458
EQUIPMENT........
SONOBUOYS
88 SONOBUOYS--ALL 0 311,177 0 311,177
TYPES............
AIRCRAFT SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
89 MINOTAUR.......... 0 5,396 0 5,396
90 WEAPONS RANGE 0 147,556 0 147,556
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
91 AIRCRAFT SUPPORT 0 162,273 0 162,273
EQUIPMENT........
92 ADVANCED ARRESTING 0 11,930 0 11,930
GEAR (AAG).......
93 ELECTROMAGNETIC 0 17,836 0 17,836
AIRCRAFT LAUNCH
SYSTEM (EMALS....
94 METEOROLOGICAL 0 19,703 0 19,703
EQUIPMENT........
95 LEGACY AIRBORNE 0 12,202 0 12,202
MCM..............
97 AVIATION SUPPORT 0 82,115 0 82,115
EQUIPMENT........
98 UMCS-UNMAN CARRIER 0 152,687 0 152,687
AVIATION(UCA)MISS
ION CNTRL........
99 ARCHITECT & CAP 0 1,612 0 1,612
FOR AUTONOMY IN
NAV ENTER (AR....
SHIP GUN SYSTEM
EQUIPMENT
100 SHIP GUN SYSTEMS 0 6,404 0 6,404
EQUIPMENT........
SHIP MISSILE
SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT
101 HARPOON SUPPORT 0 227 0 227
EQUIPMENT........
102 SHIP MISSILE 0 294,511 0 294,511
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
103 TOMAHAWK SUPPORT 0 92,432 0 92,432
EQUIPMENT........
FBM SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
104 STRATEGIC MISSILE 0 325,318 0 325,318
SYSTEMS EQUIP....
ASW SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
105 SSN COMBAT CONTROL 0 133,063 0 133,063
SYSTEMS..........
106 ASW SUPPORT 0 27,469 0 27,469
EQUIPMENT........
OTHER ORDNANCE
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
107 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 0 27,864 0 27,864
DISPOSAL EQUIP...
108 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 0 6,171 0 6,171
MILLION..........
OTHER EXPENDABLE
ORDNANCE
109 ANTI-SHIP MISSILE 0 56,630 0 56,630
DECOY SYSTEM.....
110 SUBMARINE TRAINING 0 76,954 0 76,954
DEVICE MODS......
111 SURFACE TRAINING 0 209,487 0 209,487
EQUIPMENT........
CIVIL ENGINEERING
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
112 PASSENGER CARRYING 0 3,827 0 3,827
VEHICLES.........
113 GENERAL PURPOSE 0 4,570 0 4,570
TRUCKS...........
114 CONSTRUCTION & 0 56,829 0 56,829
MAINTENANCE EQUIP
115 FIRE FIGHTING 0 16,583 0 16,583
EQUIPMENT........
116 TACTICAL VEHICLES. 0 24,236 0 24,236
117 AMPHIBIOUS 0 4,504 0 4,504
EQUIPMENT........
118 POLLUTION CONTROL 0 3,898 0 3,898
EQUIPMENT........
119 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 0 67,286 0 67,286
MILLION..........
120 PHYSICAL SECURITY 0 1,286 0 1,286
VEHICLES.........
SUPPLY SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
121 SUPPLY EQUIPMENT.. 0 33,258 0 33,258
122 FIRST DESTINATION 0 6,977 0 6,977
TRANSPORTATION...
123 SPECIAL PURPOSE 0 659,529 0 659,529
SUPPLY SYSTEMS...
TRAINING DEVICES
124 TRAINING SUPPORT 0 2,083 0 2,083
EQUIPMENT........
125 TRAINING AND 0 106,542 0 106,542
EDUCATION
EQUIPMENT........
COMMAND SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
126 COMMAND SUPPORT 0 44,448 0 44,448
EQUIPMENT........
127 MEDICAL SUPPORT 0 12,529 0 12,529
EQUIPMENT........
129 NAVAL MIP SUPPORT 0 5,408 0 5,408
EQUIPMENT........
130 OPERATING FORCES 0 12,105 0 12,105
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
131 C4ISR EQUIPMENT... 0 7,670 0 7,670
132 ENVIRONMENTAL 0 52,597 0 52,597
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
133 PHYSICAL SECURITY 0 108,901 0 108,901
EQUIPMENT........
134 ENTERPRISE 0 42,154 0 42,154
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.......
OTHER
139 NEXT GENERATION 0 177,585 0 177,585
ENTERPRISE
SERVICE..........
140 CYBERSPACE 0 23,176 0 23,176
ACTIVITIES.......
CLASSIFIED
PROGRAMS
9999 CLASSIFIED 0 16,290 0 16,290
PROGRAMS.........
SPARES AND REPAIR
PARTS
142 SPARES AND REPAIR 0 645,900 0 645,900
PARTS............
143 VIRGINIA CLASS 0 470,000 0 470,000
(VACL) SPARES AND
REPAIR PARTS.....
TOTAL OTHER 0 14,535,257 0 0 0 14,535,257
PROCUREMENT, NAVY
PROCUREMENT,
MARINE CORPS
TRACKED COMBAT
VEHICLES
1 AAV7A1 PIP........ 0 3,353 0 3,353
2 AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT 80 557,564 80 557,564
VEHICLE FAMILY OF
VEHICLES.........
3 LAV PIP........... 0 42,052 0 42,052
ARTILLERY AND
OTHER WEAPONS
4 155MM LIGHTWEIGHT 0 489 0 489
TOWED HOWITZER...
5 ARTILLERY WEAPONS 0 165,268 0 165,268
SYSTEM...........
6 WEAPONS AND COMBAT 0 14,004 0 14,004
VEHICLES UNDER $5
MILLION..........
GUIDED MISSILES
7 TOMAHAWK.......... 34 105,192 34 105,192
8 NAVAL STRIKE 90 169,726 90 169,726
MISSILE (NSM)....
9 NAVAL STRIKE 0 39,244 0 39,244
MISSILE (NSM)....
10 GROUND BASED AIR 0 249,103 0 4,500 0 253,603
DEFENSE..........
Program increase.. [0] [4,500]
11 ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE- 0 54,883 0 54,883
JAVELIN..........
12 FAMILY ANTI-ARMOR 0 23,627 0 23,627
WEAPON SYSTEMS
(FOAAWS).........
13 ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE- 0 2,007 0 2,007
TOW..............
14 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET 48 8,867 48 8,867
(GMLRS)..........
COMMAND AND
CONTROL SYSTEMS
15 COMMON AVIATION 0 75,382 0 75,382
COMMAND AND
CONTROL SYSTEM (C
REPAIR AND TEST
EQUIPMENT
16 REPAIR AND TEST 0 53,590 0 53,590
EQUIPMENT........
OTHER SUPPORT
(TEL)
17 MODIFICATION KITS. 0 1,782 0 1,782
COMMAND AND
CONTROL SYSTEM
(NON-TEL)
18 ITEMS UNDER $5 0 122,917 0 122,917
MILLION (COMM &
ELEC)............
19 AIR OPERATIONS C2 0 23,744 0 23,744
SYSTEMS..........
RADAR + EQUIPMENT
(NON-TEL)
20 GROUND/AIR TASK 0 66,291 0 66,291
ORIENTED RADAR (G/
ATOR)............
INTELL/COMM
EQUIPMENT (NON-
TEL)
21 ELECTRO MAGNETIC 0 177,270 0 177,270
SPECTRUM
OPERATIONS (EMSO)
22 GCSS-MC........... 0 4,144 0 4,144
23 FIRE SUPPORT 0 58,483 0 58,483
SYSTEM...........
24 INTELLIGENCE 0 148,062 0 148,062
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
26 UNMANNED AIR 0 52,273 0 52,273
SYSTEMS (INTEL)..
27 DCGS-MC........... 0 68,289 0 68,289
28 UAS PAYLOADS...... 0 19,088 0 19,088
OTHER SUPPORT (NON-
TEL)
31 EXPEDITIONARY 0 2,010 0 2,010
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
32 MARINE CORPS 0 259,044 0 259,044
ENTERPRISE
NETWORK (MCEN)...
33 COMMON COMPUTER 0 27,966 0 27,966
RESOURCES........
34 COMMAND POST 0 71,109 0 71,109
SYSTEMS..........
35 RADIO SYSTEMS..... 0 544,059 0 544,059
36 COMM SWITCHING & 0 46,276 0 46,276
CONTROL SYSTEMS..
37 COMM & ELEC 0 27,111 0 27,111
INFRASTRUCTURE
SUPPORT..........
38 CYBERSPACE 0 27,583 0 27,583
ACTIVITIES.......
40 UNMANNED 0 13,564 0 13,564
EXPEDITIONARY
SYSTEMS..........
CLASSIFIED
PROGRAMS
9999 CLASSIFIED 0 2,799 0 2,799
PROGRAMS.........
ADMINISTRATIVE
VEHICLES
43 COMMERCIAL CARGO 0 34,169 0 34,169
VEHICLES.........
TACTICAL VEHICLES
44 MOTOR TRANSPORT 0 17,299 0 17,299
MODIFICATIONS....
45 JOINT LIGHT 396 232,501 396 232,501
TACTICAL VEHICLE.
46 TRAILERS.......... 0 2,034 0 2,034
ENGINEER AND OTHER
EQUIPMENT
47 TACTICAL FUEL 0 12,956 0 12,956
SYSTEMS..........
48 POWER EQUIPMENT 0 28,899 0 28,899
ASSORTED.........
49 AMPHIBIOUS SUPPORT 0 15,691 0 15,691
EQUIPMENT........
50 EOD SYSTEMS....... 0 41,200 0 41,200
MATERIALS HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
51 PHYSICAL SECURITY 0 53,949 0 53,949
EQUIPMENT........
GENERAL PROPERTY
52 FIELD MEDICAL 0 5,457 0 5,457
EQUIPMENT........
53 TRAINING DEVICES.. 0 96,577 0 96,577
54 FAMILY OF 0 29,883 0 29,883
CONSTRUCTION
EQUIPMENT........
55 ULTRA-LIGHT 0 17,034 0 17,034
TACTICAL VEHICLE
(ULTV)...........
OTHER SUPPORT
56 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 0 27,691 0 27,691
MILLION..........
SPARES AND REPAIR
PARTS
57 SPARES AND REPAIR 0 35,657 0 35,657
PARTS............
TOTAL PROCUREMENT, 648 3,979,212 0 4,500 648 3,983,712
MARINE CORPS.....
AIRCRAFT
PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE
STRATEGIC
OFFENSIVE
1 B-21 RAIDER....... 0 1,617,093 0 1,617,093
2 B-21 RAIDER....... 0 708,000 0 708,000
TACTICAL FORCES
3 F-35.............. 48 4,877,121 48 4,877,121
4 F-35.............. 0 402,000 0 402,000
5 F-15EX............ 24 2,670,039 0 -200,448 24 2,469,591
DAF requested [0] [-200,448]
realignment of
funds............
6 F-15EX............ 0 228,000 0 228,000
TACTICAL AIRLIFT
7 KC-46A MDAP....... 15 2,882,590 15 2,882,590
OTHER AIRLIFT
8 C-130J............ 0 34,921 0 34,921
HELICOPTERS
11 MH-139A........... 7 228,807 7 228,807
12 COMBAT RESCUE 0 282,533 0 282,533
HELICOPTER.......
MISSION SUPPORT
AIRCRAFT
13 CIVIL AIR PATROL A/ 0 3,013 0 3,013
C................
OTHER AIRCRAFT
15 TARGET DRONES..... 20 42,226 20 42,226
17 E-11 BACN/HAG..... 1 67,367 1 67,367
STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT
19 B-2A.............. 0 107,980 0 107,980
20 B-1B.............. 0 12,757 0 -2,975 0 9,782
DAF requested [0] [-2,975]
realignment of
funds............
21 B-52.............. 0 65,815 0 -14,017 0 51,798
DAF requested [0] [-14,017]
realignment of
funds............
22 LARGE AIRCRAFT 0 21,723 0 21,723
INFRARED
COUNTERMEASURES..
TACTICAL AIRCRAFT
24 E-11 BACN/HAG..... 0 58,923 0 58,923
25 F-15.............. 0 34,830 0 120,448 0 155,278
DAF requested [0] [120,448]
realignment of
funds............
26 F-16.............. 0 297,342 0 297,342
27 F-22A............. 0 794,676 0 794,676
28 F-35 MODIFICATIONS 0 451,798 0 451,798
29 F-15 EPAW......... 0 280,658 0 280,658
AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT
31 C-5............... 0 24,377 0 24,377
32 C-17A............. 0 140,560 0 140,560
33 C-32A............. 0 19,060 0 19,060
34 C-37A............. 0 13,454 0 13,454
TRAINER AIRCRAFT
35 GLIDER MODS....... 0 5,270 0 5,270
36 T-6............... 0 2,942 0 2,942
37 T-1............... 0 10,950 0 10,950
38 T-38.............. 0 125,340 0 125,340
OTHER AIRCRAFT
40 U-2 MODS.......... 0 54,727 0 54,727
42 C-12.............. 0 446 0 446
44 VC-25A MOD........ 0 29,707 0 29,707
45 C-40.............. 0 8,921 0 8,921
46 C-130............. 0 71,177 0 71,177
47 C-130J MODS....... 0 121,258 0 121,258
48 C-135............. 0 153,595 0 153,595
49 COMPASS CALL...... 0 144,686 0 144,686
50 COMBAT FLIGHT 0 446 0 446
INSPECTION--CFIN.
51 RC-135............ 0 220,138 0 20,000 0 240,138
RC-135 alternate [0] [20,000]
PNT upgrades.....
52 E-3............... 0 1,350 0 1,350
53 E-4............... 0 13,055 0 13,055
56 H-1............... 0 816 0 816
57 H-60.............. 0 4,207 0 4,207
60 HC/MC-130 0 101,055 0 101,055
MODIFICATIONS....
61 OTHER AIRCRAFT.... 0 54,134 0 19,269 0 73,403
DAF requested [0] [11,619]
realignment of
funds............
DAF requested [0] [7,650]
realignment of
funds for SLPA-A.
62 MQ-9 MODS......... 0 98,063 0 98,063
64 SENIOR LEADER C3 0 24,847 0 24,847
SYSTEM--AIRCRAFT.
65 CV-22 MODS........ 0 153,006 0 153,006
AIRCRAFT SPARES
AND REPAIR PARTS
66 INITIAL SPARES/ 0 781,521 0 -8,644 0 772,877
REPAIR PARTS.....
DAF requested [0] [-8,644]
realignment of
funds............
COMMON SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
67 AIRCRAFT 0 157,664 0 157,664
REPLACEMENT
SUPPORT EQUIP....
POST PRODUCTION
SUPPORT
68 B-2A.............. 0 1,838 0 1,838
69 B-2B.............. 0 15,207 0 15,207
72 MC-130J........... 0 10,117 0 10,117
74 F-16.............. 0 1,075 0 1,075
75 F-22A............. 0 38,418 0 38,418
INDUSTRIAL
PREPAREDNESS
79 INDUSTRIAL 0 18,874 0 18,874
RESPONSIVENESS...
WAR CONSUMABLES
80 WAR CONSUMABLES... 0 27,482 0 27,482
OTHER PRODUCTION
CHARGES
81 OTHER PRODUCTION 0 1,478,044 0 80,000 0 1,558,044
CHARGES..........
DAF requested [0] [80,000]
realignment of
funds............
CLASSIFIED
PROGRAMS
9999 CLASSIFIED 0 17,165 0 17,165
PROGRAMS.........
TOTAL AIRCRAFT 115 20,315,204 0 13,633 115 20,328,837
PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE............
MISSILE
PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE
MISSILE
REPLACEMENT
EQUIPMENT--BALLIS
TIC
1 MISSILE 0 69,319 0 69,319
REPLACEMENT EQ-
BALLISTIC........
BALLISTIC MISSILES
3 GROUND BASED 0 539,300 0 539,300
STRATEGIC
DETERRENT........
STRATEGIC
TACTICAL
4 LONG RANGE STAND- 0 66,816 0 66,816
OFF WEAPON.......
5 REPLAC EQUIP & WAR 0 37,318 0 37,318
CONSUMABLES......
6 JOINT AIR-SURFACE 550 915,996 550 915,996
STANDOFF MISSILE.
7 JOINT AIR-SURFACE 0 769,672 0 769,672
STANDOFF MISSILE.
8 JOINT STRIKE 48 161,011 48 161,011
MISSILE..........
9 LRASM0............ 27 87,796 27 87,796
10 LRASM0............ 0 99,871 0 99,871
11 SIDEWINDER (AIM- 192 95,643 192 95,643
9X)..............
12 AMRAAM............ 457 489,049 457 489,049
13 AMRAAM............ 0 212,410 0 212,410
14 PREDATOR HELLFIRE 0 1,049 0 1,049
MISSILE..........
15 SMALL DIAMETER 874 48,734 874 48,734
BOMB.............
16 SMALL DIAMETER 920 291,553 920 291,553
BOMB II..........
17 STAND-IN ATTACK 14 41,947 14 41,947
WEAPON (SIAW)....
INDUSTRIAL
FACILITIES
18 INDUSTRIAL 0 793 0 793
PREPAREDNESS/POL
PREVENTION.......
CLASS IV
19 ICBM FUZE MOD..... 0 115,745 0 115,745
20 ICBM FUZE MOD..... 0 43,044 0 43,044
21 MM III 0 48,639 0 48,639
MODIFICATIONS....
22 AIR LAUNCH CRUISE 0 41,494 0 41,494
MISSILE (ALCM)...
MISSILE SPARES AND
REPAIR PARTS
23 MSL SPRS/REPAIR 0 6,840 0 6,840
PARTS (INITIAL)..
24 MSL SPRS/REPAIR 0 75,191 0 75,191
PARTS (REPLEN)...
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
29 SPECIAL UPDATE 0 419,498 0 419,498
PROGRAMS.........
CLASSIFIED
PROGRAMS
9999 CLASSIFIED 0 851,718 0 851,718
PROGRAMS.........
TOTAL MISSILE 3,082 5,530,446 0 0 3,082 5,530,446
PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE............
PROCUREMENT OF
AMMUNITION, AIR
FORCE
ROCKETS
1 ROCKETS........... 0 18,483 0 18,483
CARTRIDGES
2 CARTRIDGES........ 0 101,104 0 101,104
BOMBS
4 GENERAL PURPOSE 0 142,118 0 142,118
BOMBS............
5 MASSIVE ORDNANCE 0 14,074 0 14,074
PENETRATOR (MOP).
6 JOINT DIRECT 1,772 132,364 1,772 132,364
ATTACK MUNITION..
7 B-61.............. 0 68 0 68
8 B61-12 TRAINER.... 0 10,100 0 10,100
OTHER ITEMS
9 CAD/PAD........... 0 51,487 0 51,487
10 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 0 6,707 0 6,707
DISPOSAL (EOD)...
11 SPARES AND REPAIR 0 585 0 585
PARTS............
13 FIRST DESTINATION 0 2,299 0 2,299
TRANSPORTATION...
14 ITEMS LESS THAN 0 5,115 0 5,115
$5,000,000.......
FLARES
15 EXPENDABLE 0 79,786 0 79,786
COUNTERMEASURES..
FUZES
16 FUZES............. 0 109,562 0 109,562
SMALL ARMS
17 SMALL ARMS........ 0 29,306 0 29,306
TOTAL PROCUREMENT 1,772 703,158 0 0 1,772 703,158
OF AMMUNITION,
AIR FORCE........
PROCUREMENT, SPACE
FORCE
SPACE PROCUREMENT,
SF
1 AF SATELLITE COMM 0 64,345 0 64,345
SYSTEM...........
3 COUNTERSPACE 0 52,665 0 52,665
SYSTEMS..........
4 FAMILY OF BEYOND 0 25,057 0 25,057
LINE-OF-SIGHT
TERMINALS........
5 FABT FORCE ELEMENT 0 121,634 0 121,634
TERMINAL.........
7 GENERAL 0 3,451 0 3,451
INFORMATION TECH--
SPACE............
8 GPSIII FOLLOW ON.. 0 119,700 0 119,700
9 GPS III SPACE 0 121,770 0 121,770
SEGMENT..........
10 GLOBAL POSTIONING 0 893 0 893
(SPACE)..........
11 HERITAGE 0 6,110 0 6,110
TRANSITION.......
12 JOINT TACTICAL 0 580 0 580
GROUND STATIONS..
13 SPACEBORNE EQUIP 0 83,168 0 83,168
(COMSEC).........
14 MILSATCOM......... 0 44,672 0 44,672
15 SBIR HIGH (SPACE). 0 39,438 0 39,438
16 SPECIAL SPACE 0 840,913 0 -460,700 0 380,213
ACTIVITIES.......
Space Force [0] [-497,000]
realignment of
funds............
Space Force [0] [36,300]
Unfunded
Priorities List
Classified
Program A........
17 MOBILE USER 0 101,147 0 101,147
OBJECTIVE SYSTEM.
18 NATIONAL SECURITY 10 2,142,846 10 2,142,846
SPACE LAUNCH.....
20 PTES HUB.......... 12 56,482 12 56,482
21 ROCKET SYSTEMS 0 74,848 0 74,848
LAUNCH PROGRAM...
22 SPACE DEVELOPMENT 5 529,468 5 529,468
AGENCY LAUNCH....
23 SPACE MODS........ 0 166,596 0 166,596
24 SPACELIFT RANGE 0 114,505 0 114,505
SYSTEM SPACE.....
SPARES
25 SPARES AND REPAIR 0 906 0 906
PARTS............
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
26 POWER CONDITIONING 0 3,100 0 3,100
EQUIPMENT........
TOTAL PROCUREMENT, 27 4,714,294 0 -460,700 27 4,253,594
SPACE FORCE......
OTHER PROCUREMENT,
AIR FORCE
PASSENGER CARRYING
VEHICLES
1 PASSENGER CARRYING 0 6,123 0 6,123
VEHICLES.........
CARGO AND UTILITY
VEHICLES
2 MEDIUM TACTICAL 0 3,961 0 3,961
VEHICLE..........
3 CAP VEHICLES...... 0 1,027 0 1,027
4 CARGO AND UTILITY 0 45,036 0 2,302 0 47,338
VEHICLES.........
DAF requested [0] [328]
realignment of
funds............
DAF requested [0] [1,974]
realignment of
funds from OMAF
SAG 11R..........
SPECIAL PURPOSE
VEHICLES
5 JOINT LIGHT 0 57,780 0 57,780
TACTICAL VEHICLE.
6 SECURITY AND 0 390 0 390
TACTICAL VEHICLES
7 SPECIAL PURPOSE 0 79,023 0 3,780 0 82,803
VEHICLES.........
DAF requested [0] [340]
realignment of
funds............
DAF requested [0] [3,440]
realignment of
funds from OMAF
SAG 11R..........
FIRE FIGHTING
EQUIPMENT
8 FIRE FIGHTING/ 0 70,252 0 70,252
CRASH RESCUE
VEHICLES.........
MATERIALS HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
9 MATERIALS HANDLING 0 73,805 0 2,090 0 75,895
VEHICLES.........
DAF requested [0] [1,805]
realignment of
funds from OMAF
SAG 11R..........
DAF requested [0] [285]
realignment of
funds from OPAF
line 11..........
BASE MAINTENANCE
SUPPORT
10 RUNWAY SNOW REMOV 0 22,030 0 22,030
AND CLEANING EQU.
11 BASE MAINTENANCE 0 223,354 0 17,280 0 240,634
SUPPORT VEHICLES.
DAF requested [0] [-953]
realignment of
funds............
DAF requested [0] [18,233]
realignment of
funds from OMAF
SAG 11R..........
COMM SECURITY
EQUIPMENT(COMSEC)
13 COMSEC EQUIPMENT.. 0 98,600 0 98,600
INTELLIGENCE
PROGRAMS
15 INTERNATIONAL 0 5,393 0 5,393
INTEL TFECH &
ARCHITECTURES....
16 INTELLIGENCE 0 5,012 0 5,012
TRAINING
EQUIPMENT........
17 INTELLIGENCE COMM 0 40,042 0 40,042
EQUIPMENT........
ELECTRONICS
PROGRAMS
18 AIR TRAFFIC 0 67,581 0 67,581
CONTROL & LANDING
SYS..............
19 NATIONAL AIRSPACE 0 3,841 0 3,841
SYSTEM...........
20 BATTLE CONTROL 0 1,867 0 1,867
SYSTEM--FIXED....
22 3D EXPEDITIONARY 0 83,735 0 83,735
LONG-RANGE RADAR.
23 WEATHER 0 28,530 0 28,530
OBSERVATION
FORECAST.........
24 STRATEGIC COMMAND 0 73,593 0 73,593
AND CONTROL......
25 CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN 0 8,221 0 8,221
COMPLEX..........
26 MISSION PLANNING 0 17,078 0 17,078
SYSTEMS..........
29 STRATEGIC MISSION 0 3,861 0 3,861
PLANNING &
EXECUTION SYSTEM.
SPCL COMM-
ELECTRONICS
PROJECTS
30 GENERAL 0 206,142 0 30,951 0 237,093
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.......
DAF requested [0] [30,951]
realignment of
funds............
31 AF GLOBAL COMMAND 0 2,582 0 2,582
& CONTROL SYS....
32 BATTLEFIELD 0 30 0 30
AIRBORNE CONTROL
NODE (BACN)......
33 MOBILITY COMMAND 0 3,768 0 3,768
AND CONTROL......
34 AIR FORCE PHYSICAL 0 208,704 0 208,704
SECURITY SYSTEM..
35 COMBAT TRAINING 0 346,340 0 346,340
RANGES...........
36 MINIMUM ESSENTIAL 0 84,102 0 84,102
EMERGENCY COMM N.
37 WIDE AREA 0 11,594 0 11,594
SURVEILLANCE
(WAS)............
38 C3 COUNTERMEASURES 0 148,818 0 148,818
44 AIR & SPACE 0 5,032 0 5,032
OPERATIONS CENTER
(AOC)............
AIR FORCE
COMMUNICATIONS
46 BASE INFORMATION 0 108,532 0 214,172 0 322,704
TRANSPT INFRAST
(BITI) WIRED.....
DAF requested [0] [214,172]
realignment of
funds............
47 AFNET............. 0 154,911 0 154,911
48 JOINT 0 5,381 0 5,381
COMMUNICATIONS
SUPPORT ELEMENT
(JCSE)...........
49 USCENTCOM......... 0 18,025 0 18,025
50 USSTRATCOM........ 0 4,436 0 4,436
51 USSPACECOM........ 0 27,073 0 27,073
ORGANIZATION AND
BASE
52 TACTICAL C-E 0 226,819 0 226,819
EQUIPMENT........
53 RADIO EQUIPMENT... 0 30,407 0 30,407
54 BASE COMM 0 113,563 0 113,563
INFRASTRUCTURE...
MODIFICATIONS
55 COMM ELECT MODS... 0 98,224 0 98,224
PERSONAL SAFETY &
RESCUE EQUIP
56 PERSONAL SAFETY 0 60,473 0 60,473
AND RESCUE
EQUIPMENT........
DEPOT PLANT+MTRLS
HANDLING EQ
57 POWER CONDITIONING 0 9,235 0 9,235
EQUIPMENT........
58 MECHANIZED 0 15,662 0 15,662
MATERIAL HANDLING
EQUIP............
BASE SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT
59 BASE PROCURED 0 77,875 0 77,875
EQUIPMENT........
60 ENGINEERING AND 0 280,734 0 8,234 0 288,968
EOD EQUIPMENT....
DAF requested [0] [2,284]
realignment of
funds............
DAF requested [0] [5,950]
realignment of
funds from OMAF
SAG 11R..........
61 MOBILITY EQUIPMENT 0 207,071 0 25,200 0 232,271
DAF requested [0] [25,200]
realignment of
funds from OMAF
SAG 11R..........
62 FUELS SUPPORT 0 218,790 0 218,790
EQUIPMENT (FSE)..
63 BASE MAINTENANCE 0 51,914 0 51,914
AND SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT........
SPECIAL SUPPORT
PROJECTS
65 DARP RC135........ 0 28,882 0 28,882
66 DCGS-AF........... 0 129,655 0 129,655
70 SPECIAL UPDATE 0 1,042,833 0 1,042,833
PROGRAM..........
CLASSIFIED
PROGRAMS
9999 CLASSIFIED 0 25,456,490 0 25,456,490
PROGRAMS.........
SPARES AND REPAIR
PARTS
71 SPARES AND REPAIR 0 1,032 0 1,032
PARTS (CYBER)....
72 SPARES AND REPAIR 0 12,628 0 12,628
PARTS............
TOTAL OTHER 0 30,417,892 0 304,009 0 30,721,901
PROCUREMENT, AIR
FORCE............
PROCUREMENT,
DEFENSE-WIDE
MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
DCSA
29 MAJOR EQUIPMENT... 0 2,135 0 2,135
MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
DHRA
43 PERSONNEL 0 3,704 0 3,704
ADMINISTRATION...
MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
DISA
11 INFORMATION 0 12,275 0 12,275
SYSTEMS SECURITY.
12 TELEPORT PROGRAM.. 0 42,399 0 42,399
14 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 0 47,538 0 47,538
MILLION..........
15 DEFENSE 0 39,472 0 39,472
INFORMATION
SYSTEM NETWORK...
16 WHITE HOUSE 0 118,523 0 118,523
COMMUNICATION
AGENCY...........
17 SENIOR LEADERSHIP 0 94,591 0 94,591
ENTERPRISE.......
18 JOINT REGIONAL 0 22,714 0 -7,000 0 15,714
SECURITY STACKS
(JRSS)...........
Program reduction. [0] [-7,000]
19 JOINT SERVICE 0 107,637 0 107,637
PROVIDER.........
20 FOURTH ESTATE 0 33,047 0 33,047
NETWORK
OPTIMIZATION
(4ENO)...........
MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
DLA
28 MAJOR EQUIPMENT... 0 30,355 0 30,355
MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
DMACT
50 MAJOR EQUIPMENT... 0 13,012 0 13,012
MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
DODEA
49 AUTOMATION/ 0 1,358 0 1,358
EDUCATIONAL
SUPPORT &
LOGISTICS........
MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
DPAA
1 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, 10 516 10 516
DPAA.............
MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
DEFENSE THREAT
REDUCTION AGENCY
46 VEHICLES.......... 0 366 0 366
47 OTHER MAJOR 0 12,787 0 12,787
EQUIPMENT........
48 DTRA CYBER 0 21,413 0 21,413
ACTIVITIES.......
MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
MISSILE DEFENSE
AGENCY
31 THAAD............. 11 216,782 11 216,782
33 AEGIS BMD......... 27 374,756 27 374,756
35 BMDS AN/TPY-2 0 29,108 0 29,108
RADARS...........
36 SM-3 IIAS......... 12 432,824 12 432,824
37 ARROW 3 UPPER TIER 1 80,000 1 80,000
SYSTEMS..........
38 SHORT RANGE 1 40,000 1 40,000
BALLISTIC MISSILE
DEFENSE (SRBMD)..
39 DEFENSE OF GUAM 1 169,627 1 169,627
PROCUREMENT......
40 AEGIS ASHORE PHASE 0 2,390 0 2,390
III..............
41 IRON DOME......... 1 80,000 1 80,000
42 AEGIS BMD HARDWARE 9 27,825 9 27,825
AND SOFTWARE.....
MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
OSD
2 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, 0 186,006 0 186,006
OSD..............
MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
TJS
30 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, 0 3,747 0 3,747
TJS..............
MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
USCYBERCOM
51 CYBERSPACE 0 129,082 0 31,000 0 160,082
OPERATIONS.......
Modernization of [0] [31,000]
Department of
Defense Internet
Gateway Cyber
Defense..........
CLASSIFIED
PROGRAMS
9999 CLASSIFIED 0 658,529 0 658,529
PROGRAMS.........
AVIATION PROGRAMS
53 ARMED OVERWATCH/ 12 266,846 12 266,846
TARGETING........
54 MANNED ISR........ 0 7,000 0 7,000
55 MC-12............. 0 600 0 600
57 ROTARY WING 0 261,012 0 261,012
UPGRADES AND
SUSTAINMENT......
58 UNMANNED ISR...... 0 26,997 0 26,997
59 NON-STANDARD 0 25,782 0 25,782
AVIATION.........
60 U-28.............. 0 7,198 0 7,198
61 MH-47 CHINOOK..... 0 149,883 0 149,883
62 CV-22 MODIFICATION 0 75,981 0 75,981
63 MQ-9 UNMANNED 0 17,684 0 17,684
AERIAL VEHICLE...
64 PRECISION STRIKE 0 108,497 0 108,497
PACKAGE..........
65 AC/MC-130J........ 0 319,754 0 319,754
66 C-130 0 18,796 0 18,796
MODIFICATIONS....
SHIPBUILDING
67 UNDERWATER SYSTEMS 0 66,111 0 12,060 0 78,171
Seal Delivery [0] [12,060]
Vehicle (SDV)
Sonar Payload for
Subsea Seabed
Acceleration.....
AMMUNITION
PROGRAMS
68 ORDNANCE ITEMS 0 147,831 0 147,831
<$5M.............
OTHER PROCUREMENT
PROGRAMS
69 INTELLIGENCE 0 203,400 0 203,400
SYSTEMS..........
70 DISTRIBUTED COMMON 0 5,718 0 5,718
GROUND/SURFACE
SYSTEMS..........
71 OTHER ITEMS <$5M.. 0 108,816 0 108,816
72 COMBATANT CRAFT 0 55,064 0 55,064
SYSTEMS..........
73 SPECIAL PROGRAMS.. 0 20,412 0 20,412
74 TACTICAL VEHICLES. 0 56,561 0 56,561
75 WARRIOR SYSTEMS 0 329,837 0 14,800 0 344,637
<$5M.............
Counter Uncrewed [0] [14,800]
Aerial Systems
(CUAS) Group 3
Defeat
Acceleration.....
76 COMBAT MISSION 0 4,987 0 4,987
REQUIREMENTS.....
77 OPERATIONAL 0 23,639 0 23,639
ENHANCEMENTS
INTELLIGENCE.....
78 OPERATIONAL 0 322,341 0 322,341
ENHANCEMENTS.....
CBDP
79 CHEMICAL 0 159,884 0 159,884
BIOLOGICAL
SITUATIONAL
AWARENESS........
80 CB PROTECTION & 0 231,826 0 5,000 0 236,826
HAZARD MITIGATION
Chemical nerve [0] [5,000]
agent
countermeasures..
TOTAL PROCUREMENT, 85 6,056,975 0 55,860 85 6,112,835
DEFENSE-WIDE.....
TOTAL PROCUREMENT. 17,859 167,988,341 2 1,852,302 17,861 169,840,643
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TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND
EVALUATION
SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION.
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SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of Dollars)
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Senate
Line Program Element Item FY 2024 Request Senate Change Authorized
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..................... RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,
TEST & EVAL, ARMY
..................... BASIC RESEARCH
1 0601102A DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES 296,670 296,670
2 0601103A UNIVERSITY RESEARCH 75,672 75,672
INITIATIVES.
3 0601104A UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY 108,946 108,946
RESEARCH CENTERS.
4 0601121A CYBER COLLABORATIVE 5,459 5,459
RESEARCH ALLIANCE.
5 0601601A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 10,708 10,708
AND MACHINE LEARNING
BASIC RESEARCH.
..................... SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH.. 497,455 0 497,455
.....................
..................... APPLIED RESEARCH
6 0602002A ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND 5,613 5,613
DEVELOPMENT-APPLIED
RESEARCH.
8 0602134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT 6,242 6,242
ADVANCED STUDIES.
9 0602141A LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY..... 85,578 85,578
10 0602142A ARMY APPLIED RESEARCH.... 34,572 34,572
11 0602143A SOLDIER LETHALITY 104,470 10,000 114,470
TECHNOLOGY.
..................... Airborne Pathfinder...... [10,000]
12 0602144A GROUND TECHNOLOGY........ 60,005 20,000 80,005
..................... Critical hybrid advanced [7,000]
materials processing.
..................... Engineered repair [3,000]
materials for roadways.
..................... Polar proving ground and [5,000]
training program.
..................... Titanium metal powder [5,000]
production technology.
13 0602145A NEXT GENERATION COMBAT 166,500 15,000 181,500
VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY.
..................... Fuel cells for next [5,000]
generation combat
vehicles.
..................... Hydrogen fuel source [10,000]
research and development.
14 0602146A NETWORK C3I TECHNOLOGY... 81,618 81,618
15 0602147A LONG RANGE PRECISION 34,683 34,683
FIRES TECHNOLOGY.
16 0602148A FUTURE VERTICLE LIFT 73,844 73,844
TECHNOLOGY.
17 0602150A AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE 33,301 5,000 38,301
TECHNOLOGY.
..................... Counter-Unmanned Aircraft [5,000]
Systems technology.
18 0602180A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 24,142 24,142
AND MACHINE LEARNING
TECHNOLOGIES.
19 0602181A ALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE 14,297 14,297
APPLIED RESEARCH.
20 0602182A C3I APPLIED RESEARCH..... 30,659 30,659
21 0602183A AIR PLATFORM APPLIED 48,163 48,163
RESEARCH.
22 0602184A SOLDIER APPLIED RESEARCH. 18,986 18,986
23 0602213A C3I APPLIED CYBER........ 22,714 22,714
24 0602386A BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR 16,736 16,736
MATERIALS--APPLIED
RESEARCH.
25 0602785A MANPOWER/PERSONNEL/ 19,969 19,969
TRAINING TECHNOLOGY.
26 0602787A MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY....... 66,266 5,000 71,266
..................... Preventing trauma-related [5,000]
stress disorder.
..................... SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH 948,358 55,000 1,003,358
.....................
..................... ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
27 0603002A MEDICAL ADVANCED 4,147 4,147
TECHNOLOGY.
28 0603007A MANPOWER, PERSONNEL AND 16,316 16,316
TRAINING ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
29 0603025A ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND 23,156 23,156
DEMONSTRATION.
30 0603040A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 13,187 5,000 18,187
AND MACHINE LEARNING
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES.
..................... Tactical artificial [5,000]
intelligence and machine
learning.
31 0603041A ALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE 33,332 33,332
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
32 0603042A C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.. 19,225 19,225
33 0603043A AIR PLATFORM ADVANCED 14,165 14,165
TECHNOLOGY.
34 0603044A SOLDIER ADVANCED 1,214 1,214
TECHNOLOGY.
36 0603116A LETHALITY ADVANCED 20,582 20,582
TECHNOLOGY.
37 0603117A ARMY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 136,280 136,280
DEVELOPMENT.
38 0603118A SOLDIER LETHALITY 102,778 102,778
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
39 0603119A GROUND ADVANCED 40,597 5,000 45,597
TECHNOLOGY.
..................... Advanced composites and [5,000]
multi-material
protective systems.
40 0603134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT 21,672 21,672
SIMULATION.
41 0603386A BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR 59,871 59,871
MATERIALS--ADVANCED
RESEARCH.
42 0603457A C3I CYBER ADVANCED 28,847 28,847
DEVELOPMENT.
43 0603461A HIGH PERFORMANCE 255,772 10,000 265,772
COMPUTING MODERNIZATION
PROGRAM.
..................... High Performance [10,000]
Computing Modernization
Program increase.
44 0603462A NEXT GENERATION COMBAT 217,394 7,000 224,394
VEHICLE ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
..................... Advanced Manufacturing [7,000]
Center of Excellence.
45 0603463A NETWORK C3I ADVANCED 105,549 105,549
TECHNOLOGY.
46 0603464A LONG RANGE PRECISION 153,024 5,000 158,024
FIRES ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
..................... Aluminum-Lithium Alloy [5,000]
Solid Rocket Motor.
47 0603465A FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT 158,795 158,795
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
48 0603466A AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE 21,015 5,000 26,015
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
..................... Rapid Assurance [5,000]
Modernization Program-
Test.
49 0603920A HUMANITARIAN DEMINING.... 9,068 9,068
..................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 1,455,986 37,000 1,492,986
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
.....................
..................... ADVANCED COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES
51 0603305A ARMY MISSLE DEFENSE 12,904 12,904
SYSTEMS INTEGRATION.
52 0603308A ARMY SPACE SYSTEMS 19,120 19,120
INTEGRATION.
54 0603619A LANDMINE WARFARE AND 47,537 47,537
BARRIER--ADV DEV.
55 0603639A TANK AND MEDIUM CALIBER 91,323 91,323
AMMUNITION.
56 0603645A ARMORED SYSTEM 43,026 43,026
MODERNIZATION--ADV DEV.
57 0603747A SOLDIER SUPPORT AND 3,550 3,550
SURVIVABILITY.
58 0603766A TACTICAL ELECTRONIC 65,567 65,567
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM--ADV
DEV.
59 0603774A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS 73,675 73,675
ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.
60 0603779A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 31,720 31,720
TECHNOLOGY--DEM/VAL.
61 0603790A NATO RESEARCH AND 4,143 4,143
DEVELOPMENT.
62 0603801A AVIATION--ADV DEV........ 1,502,160 1,502,160
63 0603804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER 7,604 7,604
EQUIPMENT--ADV DEV.
64 0603807A MEDICAL SYSTEMS--ADV DEV. 1,602 1,602
65 0603827A SOLDIER SYSTEMS--ADVANCED 27,681 27,681
DEVELOPMENT.
66 0604017A ROBOTICS DEVELOPMENT..... 3,024 3,024
67 0604019A EXPANDED MISSION AREA 97,018 97,018
MISSILE (EMAM).
68 0604020A CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAM 117,557 117,557
(CFT) ADVANCED
DEVELOPMENT &
PROTOTYPING.
69 0604035A LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO) 38,851 38,851
SATELLITE CAPABILITY.
70 0604036A MULTI-DOMAIN SENSING 191,394 191,394
SYSTEM (MDSS) ADV DEV.
71 0604037A TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING 10,626 10,626
ACCESS NODE (TITAN) ADV
DEV.
72 0604100A ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES. 11,095 11,095
73 0604101A SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL 5,144 5,144
VEHICLE (SUAV) (6.4).
74 0604103A ELECTRONIC WARFARE 2,260 2,260
PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
TOOL (EWPMT).
75 0604113A FUTURE TACTICAL UNMANNED 53,143 53,143
AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (FTUAS).
76 0604114A LOWER TIER AIR MISSILE 816,663 816,663
DEFENSE (LTAMD) SENSOR.
77 0604115A TECHNOLOGY MATURATION 281,314 281,314
INITIATIVES.
78 0604117A MANEUVER--SHORT RANGE AIR 281,239 281,239
DEFENSE (M-SHORAD).
79 0604119A ARMY ADVANCED COMPONENT 204,914 204,914
DEVELOPMENT &
PROTOTYPING.
80 0604120A ASSURED POSITIONING, 40,930 40,930
NAVIGATION AND TIMING
(PNT).
81 0604121A SYNTHETIC TRAINING 109,714 109,714
ENVIRONMENT REFINEMENT &
PROTOTYPING.
82 0604134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT 16,426 16,426
DEMONSTRATION, PROTOTYPE
DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING.
83 0604135A STRATEGIC MID-RANGE FIRES 31,559 31,559
84 0604182A HYPERSONICS.............. 43,435 43,435
85 0604403A FUTURE INTERCEPTOR....... 8,040 8,040
86 0604531A COUNTER--SMALL UNMANNED 64,242 64,242
AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.
87 0604541A UNIFIED NETWORK TRANSPORT 40,915 40,915
9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...... 19,200 19,200
..................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 4,420,315 0 4,420,315
COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT &
PROTOTYPES.
.....................
..................... SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION
91 0604201A AIRCRAFT AVIONICS........ 13,673 13,673
92 0604270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE 12,789 12,789
DEVELOPMENT.
93 0604601A INFANTRY SUPPORT WEAPONS. 64,076 64,076
94 0604604A MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES. 28,226 28,226
95 0604611A JAVELIN.................. 7,827 7,827
96 0604622A FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL 44,197 44,197
VEHICLES.
97 0604633A AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL...... 1,134 1,134
98 0604641A TACTICAL UNMANNED GROUND 142,125 142,125
VEHICLE (TUGV).
99 0604642A LIGHT TACTICAL WHEELED 53,564 53,564
VEHICLES.
100 0604645A ARMORED SYSTEMS 102,201 102,201
MODERNIZATION (ASM)--ENG
DEV.
101 0604710A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS--ENG 48,720 7,500 56,220
DEV.
..................... Enhanced Night Vision [7,500]
Goggle--Binocular
capability enhancements.
102 0604713A COMBAT FEEDING, CLOTHING, 2,223 2,223
AND EQUIPMENT.
103 0604715A NON-SYSTEM TRAINING 21,441 21,441
DEVICES--ENG DEV.
104 0604741A AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, 74,738 74,738
CONTROL AND
INTELLIGENCE--ENG DEV.
105 0604742A CONSTRUCTIVE SIMULATION 30,985 30,985
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
106 0604746A AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT 13,626 13,626
DEVELOPMENT.
107 0604760A DISTRIBUTIVE INTERACTIVE 8,802 8,802
SIMULATIONS (DIS)--ENG
DEV.
108 0604798A BRIGADE ANALYSIS, 20,828 20,828
INTEGRATION AND
EVALUATION.
109 0604802A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS-- 243,851 243,851
ENG DEV.
110 0604804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER 37,420 5,000 42,420
EQUIPMENT--ENG DEV.
..................... Ultra-Lightweight [5,000]
Camouflage Net System.
111 0604805A COMMAND, CONTROL, 34,214 34,214
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS--
ENG DEV.
112 0604807A MEDICAL MATERIEL/MEDICAL 6,496 6,496
BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE
EQUIPMENT--ENG DEV.
113 0604808A LANDMINE WARFARE/BARRIER-- 13,581 13,581
ENG DEV.
114 0604818A ARMY TACTICAL COMMAND & 168,574 168,574
CONTROL HARDWARE &
SOFTWARE.
115 0604820A RADAR DEVELOPMENT........ 94,944 94,944
116 0604822A GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE 2,965 2,965
BUSINESS SYSTEM (GFEBS).
117 0604827A SOLDIER SYSTEMS--WARRIOR 11,333 11,333
DEM/VAL.
118 0604852A SUITE OF SURVIVABILITY 79,250 79,250
ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS--EMD.
119 0604854A ARTILLERY SYSTEMS--EMD... 42,490 42,490
120 0605013A INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 104,024 104,024
DEVELOPMENT.
121 0605018A INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND 102,084 102,084
PAY SYSTEM-ARMY (IPPS-A).
123 0605030A JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK 18,662 18,662
CENTER (JTNC).
124 0605031A JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK 30,328 30,328
(JTN).
125 0605035A COMMON INFRARED 11,509 11,509
COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM).
126 0605036A COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS 1,050 1,050
DESTRUCTION (CWMD).
128 0605041A DEFENSIVE CYBER TOOL 27,714 27,714
DEVELOPMENT.
129 0605042A TACTICAL NETWORK RADIO 4,318 4,318
SYSTEMS (LOW-TIER).
130 0605047A CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM.. 16,355 16,355
131 0605049A MISSILE WARNING SYSTEM 27,571 27,571
MODERNIZATION (MWSM).
132 0605051A AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY 24,900 24,900
DEVELOPMENT.
133 0605052A INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION 196,248 196,248
CAPABILITY INC 2--BLOCK
1.
134 0605053A GROUND ROBOTICS.......... 35,319 35,319
135 0605054A EMERGING TECHNOLOGY 201,274 201,274
INITIATIVES.
137 0605144A NEXT GENERATION LOAD 36,970 36,970
DEVICE--MEDIUM.
139 0605148A TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING 132,136 132,136
ACCESS NODE (TITAN) EMD.
140 0605203A ARMY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & 81,657 81,657
DEMONSTRATION.
141 0605205A SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL 31,284 31,284
VEHICLE (SUAV) (6.5).
142 0605206A CI AND HUMINT EQUIPMENT 2,170 2,170
PROGRAM-ARMY (CIHEP-A).
143 0605216A JOINT TARGETING 9,290 9,290
INTEGRATED COMMAND AND
COORDINATION SUITE
(JTIC2S).
144 0605224A MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE 41,003 41,003
146 0605231A PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE 272,786 272,786
(PRSM).
147 0605232A HYPERSONICS EMD.......... 900,920 900,920
148 0605233A ACCESSIONS INFORMATION 27,361 27,361
ENVIRONMENT (AIE).
149 0605235A STRATEGIC MID-RANGE 348,855 348,855
CAPABILITY.
150 0605236A INTEGRATED TACTICAL 22,901 22,901
COMMUNICATIONS.
151 0605450A JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND 3,014 3,014
MISSILE (JAGM).
152 0605457A ARMY INTEGRATED AIR AND 284,095 284,095
MISSILE DEFENSE (AIAMD).
153 0605531A COUNTER--SMALL UNMANNED 36,016 36,016
AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS SYS DEV
& DEMONSTRATION.
154 0605625A MANNED GROUND VEHICLE.... 996,653 996,653
155 0605766A NATIONAL CAPABILITIES 15,129 15,129
INTEGRATION (MIP).
156 0605812A JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL 27,243 27,243
VEHICLE (JLTV)
ENGINEERING AND
MANUFACTURING
DEVELOPMENT PH.
157 0605830A AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT 1,167 1,167
EQUIPMENT.
158 0303032A TROJAN--RH12............. 3,879 3,879
159 0304270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE 137,186 137,186
DEVELOPMENT.
..................... SUBTOTAL SYSTEM 5,639,364 12,500 5,651,864
DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION.
.....................
..................... MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
160 0604256A THREAT SIMULATOR 38,492 38,492
DEVELOPMENT.
161 0604258A TARGET SYSTEMS 11,873 11,873
DEVELOPMENT.
162 0604759A MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT..... 76,167 76,167
163 0605103A RAND ARROYO CENTER....... 37,078 37,078
164 0605301A ARMY KWAJALEIN ATOLL..... 314,872 314,872
165 0605326A CONCEPTS EXPERIMENTATION 95,551 95,551
PROGRAM.
167 0605601A ARMY TEST RANGES AND 439,118 10,000 449,118
FACILITIES.
..................... Radar Range Replacement [10,000]
Program.
168 0605602A ARMY TECHNICAL TEST 42,220 42,220
INSTRUMENTATION AND
TARGETS.
169 0605604A SURVIVABILITY/LETHALITY 37,518 37,518
ANALYSIS.
170 0605606A AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION... 2,718 2,718
172 0605706A MATERIEL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS 26,902 26,902
173 0605709A EXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN 7,805 7,805
ITEMS.
174 0605712A SUPPORT OF OPERATIONAL 75,133 75,133
TESTING.
175 0605716A ARMY EVALUATION CENTER... 71,118 71,118
176 0605718A ARMY MODELING & SIM X-CMD 11,204 11,204
COLLABORATION & INTEG.
177 0605801A PROGRAMWIDE ACTIVITIES... 93,895 93,895
178 0605803A TECHNICAL INFORMATION 31,327 31,327
ACTIVITIES.
179 0605805A MUNITIONS 50,409 50,409
STANDARDIZATION,
EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY.
180 0605857A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 1,629 1,629
TECHNOLOGY MGMT SUPPORT.
181 0605898A ARMY DIRECT REPORT 55,843 55,843
HEADQUARTERS--R&D - MHA.
182 0606002A RONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC 91,340 91,340
MISSILE DEFENSE TEST
SITE.
183 0606003A COUNTERINTEL AND HUMAN 6,348 6,348
INTEL MODERNIZATION.
185 0606942A ASSESSMENTS AND 6,025 6,025
EVALUATIONS CYBER
VULNERABILITIES.
..................... SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT 1,624,585 10,000 1,634,585
SUPPORT.
.....................
..................... OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT
187 0603778A MLRS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT 14,465 14,465
PROGRAM.
188 0605024A ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY 7,472 7,472
SUPPORT.
189 0607131A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS 8,425 8,425
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAMS.
190 0607136A BLACKHAWK PRODUCT 1,507 10,000 11,507
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
..................... Program increase......... [10,000]
191 0607137A CHINOOK PRODUCT 9,265 10,000 19,265
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
..................... Program increase......... [10,000]
192 0607139A IMPROVED TURBINE ENGINE 201,247 201,247
PROGRAM.
193 0607142A AVIATION ROCKET SYSTEM 3,014 3,014
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT AND
DEVELOPMENT.
194 0607143A UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM 25,393 25,393
UNIVERSAL PRODUCTS.
195 0607145A APACHE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT 10,547 10,000 20,547
..................... Apache future development [10,000]
program increase.
196 0607148A AN/TPQ-53 COUNTERFIRE 54,167 54,167
TARGET ACQUISITION RADAR
SYSTEM.
197 0607150A INTEL CYBER DEVELOPMENT.. 4,345 4,345
198 0607312A ARMY OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS 19,000 19,000
DEVELOPMENT.
199 0607313A ELECTRONIC WARFARE 6,389 6,389
DEVELOPMENT.
200 0607315A ENDURING TURBINE ENGINES 2,411 2,411
AND POWER SYSTEMS.
201 0607665A FAMILY OF BIOMETRICS..... 797 797
202 0607865A PATRIOT PRODUCT 177,197 177,197
IMPROVEMENT.
203 0203728A JOINT AUTOMATED DEEP 42,177 42,177
OPERATION COORDINATION
SYSTEM (JADOCS).
204 0203735A COMBAT VEHICLE 146,635 146,635
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS.
205 0203743A 155MM SELF-PROPELLED 122,902 122,902
HOWITZER IMPROVEMENTS.
207 0203752A AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT 146 146
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
208 0203758A DIGITIZATION............. 1,515 1,515
209 0203801A MISSILE/AIR DEFENSE 4,520 4,520
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
210 0203802A OTHER MISSILE PRODUCT 10,044 10,044
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS.
211 0205412A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 281 281
TECHNOLOGY--OPERATIONAL
SYSTEM DEV.
212 0205778A GUIDED MULTIPLE-LAUNCH 75,952 75,952
ROCKET SYSTEM (GMLRS).
213 0208053A JOINT TACTICAL GROUND 203 203
SYSTEM.
216 0303028A SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE 301 301
ACTIVITIES.
217 0303140A INFORMATION SYSTEMS 15,323 15,323
SECURITY PROGRAM.
218 0303141A GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT 13,082 13,082
SYSTEM.
219 0303142A SATCOM GROUND ENVIRONMENT 26,838 26,838
(SPACE).
222 0305179A INTEGRATED BROADCAST 9,456 9,456
SERVICE (IBS).
225 0305219A MQ-1C GRAY EAGLE UAS..... 6,629 6,629
227 0708045A END ITEM INDUSTRIAL 75,317 75,317
PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES.
9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...... 8,786 8,786
..................... SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL 1,105,748 30,000 1,135,748
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
.....................
..................... SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL
TECHNOLOGY PILOT
PROGRAMS
228 0608041A DEFENSIVE CYBER--SOFTWARE 83,570 83,570
PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT.
..................... SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND 83,570 0 83,570
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT
PROGRAMS.
.....................
..................... TOTAL RESEARCH, 15,775,381 144,500 15,919,881
DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
EVAL, ARMY.
.....................
..................... RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,
TEST & EVAL, NAVY
..................... BASIC RESEARCH
1 0601103N UNIVERSITY RESEARCH 96,355 96,355
INITIATIVES.
2 0601153N DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES 540,908 540,908
..................... SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH.. 637,263 0 637,263
.....................
..................... APPLIED RESEARCH
3 0602114N POWER PROJECTION APPLIED 23,982 23,982
RESEARCH.
4 0602123N FORCE PROTECTION APPLIED 142,148 142,148
RESEARCH.
5 0602131M MARINE CORPS LANDING 59,208 59,208
FORCE TECHNOLOGY.
6 0602235N COMMON PICTURE APPLIED 52,090 52,090
RESEARCH.
7 0602236N WARFIGHTER SUSTAINMENT 74,722 8,000 82,722
APPLIED RESEARCH.
..................... Research on foreign [8,000]
malign influence
operations.
8 0602271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS 92,473 92,473
APPLIED RESEARCH.
9 0602435N OCEAN WARFIGHTING 80,806 7,000 87,806
ENVIRONMENT APPLIED
RESEARCH.
..................... Intelligent Autonomous [7,000]
Systems for Seabed
Warfare.
10 0602651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS 7,419 7,419
APPLIED RESEARCH.
11 0602747N UNDERSEA WARFARE APPLIED 61,503 61,503
RESEARCH.
12 0602750N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES 182,662 182,662
APPLIED RESEARCH.
13 0602782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY 30,435 30,435
WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH.
14 0602792N INNOVATIVE NAVAL 133,828 133,828
PROTOTYPES (INP) APPLIED
RESEARCH.
15 0602861N SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 85,063 85,063
MANAGEMENT--ONR FIELD
ACITIVITIES.
..................... SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH 1,026,339 15,000 1,041,339
.....................
..................... ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
16 0603123N FORCE PROTECTION ADVANCED 29,512 29,512
TECHNOLOGY.
17 0603271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS 8,418 8,418
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
18 0603273N SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR 112,329 112,329
NUCLEAR RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS.
19 0603640M USMC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 308,217 15,000 323,217
DEMONSTRATION (ATD).
..................... Adaptive Future Force.... [5,000]
..................... Hardware In the Loop [5,000]
capabilities.
..................... Next generation unmanned [5,000]
aerial system
distribution platform.
20 0603651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS 15,556 15,556
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
21 0603673N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES 264,700 264,700
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
22 0603680N MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY 61,843 61,843
PROGRAM.
23 0603729N WARFIGHTER PROTECTION 5,100 4,000 9,100
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
..................... Balloon catheter [4,000]
hemorrhage control
device.
24 0603758N NAVY WARFIGHTING 75,898 75,898
EXPERIMENTS AND
DEMONSTRATIONS.
25 0603782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY 2,048 2,048
WARFARE ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY.
26 0603801N INNOVATIVE NAVAL 132,931 132,931
PROTOTYPES (INP)
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
..................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 1,016,552 19,000 1,035,552
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
.....................
..................... ADVANCED COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES
27 0603128N UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM... 108,225 108,225
28 0603178N LARGE UNMANNED SURFACE 117,400 117,400
VEHICLES (LUSV).
29 0603207N AIR/OCEAN TACTICAL 40,653 40,653
APPLICATIONS.
30 0603216N AVIATION SURVIVABILITY... 20,874 20,874
31 0603239N NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCES 7,821 7,821
32 0603254N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.. 17,090 17,090
33 0603261N TACTICAL AIRBORNE 3,721 3,721
RECONNAISSANCE.
34 0603382N ADVANCED COMBAT SYSTEMS 6,216 6,216
TECHNOLOGY.
35 0603502N SURFACE AND SHALLOW WATER 34,690 34,690
MINE COUNTERMEASURES.
36 0603506N SURFACE SHIP TORPEDO 730 730
DEFENSE.
37 0603512N CARRIER SYSTEMS 6,095 6,095
DEVELOPMENT.
38 0603525N PILOT FISH............... 916,208 916,208
39 0603527N RETRACT LARCH............ 7,545 7,545
40 0603536N RETRACT JUNIPER.......... 271,109 271,109
41 0603542N RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL..... 811 811
42 0603553N SURFACE ASW.............. 1,189 1,189
43 0603561N ADVANCED SUBMARINE SYSTEM 88,415 88,415
DEVELOPMENT.
44 0603562N SUBMARINE TACTICAL 15,119 15,119
WARFARE SYSTEMS.
45 0603563N SHIP CONCEPT ADVANCED 89,939 89,939
DESIGN.
46 0603564N SHIP PRELIMINARY DESIGN & 121,402 121,402
FEASIBILITY STUDIES.
47 0603570N ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER 319,656 319,656
SYSTEMS.
48 0603573N ADVANCED SURFACE 133,911 133,911
MACHINERY SYSTEMS.
49 0603576N CHALK EAGLE.............. 116,078 116,078
50 0603581N LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP 32,615 32,615
(LCS).
51 0603582N COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION 18,610 18,610
52 0603595N OHIO REPLACEMENT......... 257,076 5,000 262,076
..................... Advanced composites for [5,000]
wet submarine
applications.
53 0603596N LCS MISSION MODULES...... 31,464 31,464
54 0603597N AUTOMATED TEST AND RE- 10,809 10,809
TEST (ATRT).
55 0603599N FRIGATE DEVELOPMENT...... 112,972 112,972
56 0603609N CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS... 9,030 9,030
57 0603635M MARINE CORPS GROUND 128,782 128,782
COMBAT/SUPPORT SYSTEM.
58 0603654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE 44,766 44,766
ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT.
59 0603713N OCEAN ENGINEERING 10,751 10,751
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
60 0603721N ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. 24,457 24,457
61 0603724N NAVY ENERGY PROGRAM...... 72,214 72,214
62 0603725N FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT... 10,149 10,149
63 0603734N CHALK CORAL.............. 687,841 687,841
64 0603739N NAVY LOGISTIC 4,712 4,712
PRODUCTIVITY.
65 0603746N RETRACT MAPLE............ 420,455 420,455
66 0603748N LINK PLUMERIA............ 2,100,474 2,100,474
67 0603751N RETRACT ELM.............. 88,036 88,036
68 0603764M LINK EVERGREEN........... 547,005 547,005
69 0603790N NATO RESEARCH AND 6,265 6,265
DEVELOPMENT.
70 0603795N LAND ATTACK TECHNOLOGY... 1,624 1,624
71 0603851M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS 31,058 31,058
TESTING.
72 0603860N JOINT PRECISION APPROACH 22,590 22,590
AND LANDING SYSTEMS--DEM/
VAL.
73 0603925N DIRECTED ENERGY AND 52,129 52,129
ELECTRIC WEAPON SYSTEMS.
74 0604014N F/A -18 INFRARED SEARCH 32,127 32,127
AND TRACK (IRST).
75 0604027N DIGITAL WARFARE OFFICE... 181,001 181,001
76 0604028N SMALL AND MEDIUM UNMANNED 110,506 110,506
UNDERSEA VEHICLES.
77 0604029N UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLE 71,156 71,156
CORE TECHNOLOGIES.
78 0604030N RAPID PROTOTYPING, 214,100 214,100
EXPERIMENTATION AND
DEMONSTRATION..
79 0604031N LARGE UNMANNED UNDERSEA 6,900 6,900
VEHICLES.
80 0604112N GERALD R. FORD CLASS 118,182 118,182
NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER
(CVN 78--80).
82 0604127N SURFACE MINE 16,127 16,127
COUNTERMEASURES.
83 0604272N TACTICAL AIR DIRECTIONAL 34,684 34,684
INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES
(TADIRCM).
84 0604289M NEXT GENERATION LOGISTICS 5,991 5,991
85 0604292N FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT 2,100 2,100
(MARITIME STRIKE).
86 0604320M RAPID TECHNOLOGY 131,763 131,763
CAPABILITY PROTOTYPE.
87 0604454N LX (R)................... 21,319 21,319
88 0604536N ADVANCED UNDERSEA 104,328 104,328
PROTOTYPING.
89 0604636N COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 11,567 11,567
SYSTEMS (C-UAS).
90 0604659N PRECISION STRIKE WEAPONS 5,976 190,000 195,976
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
..................... Nuclear-armed sea- [190,000]
launched cruise missile.
91 0604707N SPACE AND ELECTRONIC 9,993 9,993
WARFARE (SEW)
ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING
SUPPORT.
92 0604786N OFFENSIVE ANTI-SURFACE 237,655 237,655
WARFARE WEAPON
DEVELOPMENT.
93 0605512N MEDIUM UNMANNED SURFACE 85,800 85,800
VEHICLES (MUSVS)).
94 0605513N UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLE 176,261 176,261
ENABLING CAPABILITIES.
95 0605514M GROUND BASED ANTI-SHIP 36,383 36,383
MISSILE.
96 0605516M LONG RANGE FIRES......... 36,763 36,763
97 0605518N CONVENTIONAL PROMPT 901,064 901,064
STRIKE (CPS).
98 0303354N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT-- 10,167 10,167
MIP.
99 0304240M ADVANCED TACTICAL 539 539
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.
100 0304270N ELECTRONIC WARFARE 1,250 1,250
DEVELOPMENT--MIP.
..................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 9,734,483 195,000 9,929,483
COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT &
PROTOTYPES.
.....................
..................... SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION
101 0603208N TRAINING SYSTEM AIRCRAFT. 44,120 44,120
102 0604038N MARITIME TARGETING CELL.. 30,922 30,922
103 0604212M OTHER HELO DEVELOPMENT... 101,209 101,209
104 0604212N OTHER HELO DEVELOPMENT... 2,604 2,604
105 0604214M AV-8B AIRCRAFT--ENG DEV.. 8,263 8,263
106 0604215N STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT.... 4,039 4,039
107 0604216N MULTI-MISSION HELICOPTER 62,350 62,350
UPGRADE DEVELOPMENT.
108 0604221N P-3 MODERNIZATION PROGRAM 771 771
109 0604230N WARFARE SUPPORT SYSTEM... 109,485 109,485
110 0604231N COMMAND AND CONTROL 87,457 87,457
SYSTEMS.
111 0604234N ADVANCED HAWKEYE......... 399,919 399,919
112 0604245M H-1 UPGRADES............. 29,766 29,766
113 0604261N ACOUSTIC SEARCH SENSORS.. 51,531 51,531
114 0604262N V-22A.................... 137,597 137,597
115 0604264N AIR CREW SYSTEMS 42,155 42,155
DEVELOPMENT.
116 0604269N EA-18.................... 172,507 172,507
117 0604270N ELECTRONIC WARFARE 171,384 171,384
DEVELOPMENT.
118 0604273M EXECUTIVE HELO 35,376 35,376
DEVELOPMENT.
119 0604274N NEXT GENERATION JAMMER 40,477 40,477
(NGJ).
120 0604280N JOINT TACTICAL RADIO 451,397 451,397
SYSTEM--NAVY (JTRS-NAVY).
121 0604282N NEXT GENERATION JAMMER 250,577 250,577
(NGJ) INCREMENT II.
122 0604307N SURFACE COMBATANT COMBAT 453,311 453,311
SYSTEM ENGINEERING.
124 0604329N SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB) 52,211 52,211
125 0604366N STANDARD MISSILE 418,187 418,187
IMPROVEMENTS.
126 0604373N AIRBORNE MCM............. 11,368 11,368
127 0604378N NAVAL INTEGRATED FIRE 66,445 66,445
CONTROL--COUNTER AIR
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.
128 0604419N ADVANCED SENSORS 0 13,000 13,000
APPLICATION PROGRAM
(ASAP).
..................... Program increase......... [13,000]
129 0604501N ADVANCED ABOVE WATER 115,396 115,396
SENSORS.
130 0604503N SSN-688 AND TRIDENT 93,435 93,435
MODERNIZATION.
131 0604504N AIR CONTROL.............. 42,656 42,656
132 0604512N SHIPBOARD AVIATION 10,442 10,442
SYSTEMS.
133 0604518N COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER 11,359 11,359
CONVERSION.
134 0604522N AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE 90,307 90,307
RADAR (AMDR) SYSTEM.
135 0604530N ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR 10,658 10,658
(AAG).
136 0604558N NEW DESIGN SSN........... 234,356 234,356
137 0604562N SUBMARINE TACTICAL 71,516 71,516
WARFARE SYSTEM.
138 0604567N SHIP CONTRACT DESIGN/ 22,462 22,462
LIVE FIRE T&E.
139 0604574N NAVY TACTICAL COMPUTER 4,279 4,279
RESOURCES.
140 0604601N MINE DEVELOPMENT......... 104,731 104,731
141 0604610N LIGHTWEIGHT TORPEDO 229,668 229,668
DEVELOPMENT.
142 0604654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE 9,064 9,064
ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT.
143 0604657M USMC GROUND COMBAT/ 62,329 62,329
SUPPORTING ARMS SYSTEMS--
ENG DEV.
144 0604703N PERSONNEL, TRAINING, 9,319 9,319
SIMULATION, AND HUMAN
FACTORS.
145 0604727N JOINT STANDOFF WEAPON 1,964 1,964
SYSTEMS.
146 0604755N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (DETECT 158,426 158,426
& CONTROL).
147 0604756N SHIP SELF DEFENSE 47,492 47,492
(ENGAGE: HARD KILL).
148 0604757N SHIP SELF DEFENSE 125,206 125,206
(ENGAGE: SOFT KILL/EW).
149 0604761N INTELLIGENCE ENGINEERING. 19,969 19,969
150 0604771N MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT...... 6,061 6,061
151 0604777N NAVIGATION/ID SYSTEM..... 45,262 45,262
154 0604850N SSN(X)................... 361,582 361,582
155 0605013M INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 22,663 22,663
DEVELOPMENT.
156 0605013N INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 282,138 282,138
DEVELOPMENT.
157 0605024N ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY 8,340 8,340
SUPPORT.
158 0605180N TACAMO MODERNIZATION..... 213,743 213,743
159 0605212M CH-53K RDTE.............. 222,288 222,288
160 0605215N MISSION PLANNING......... 86,448 86,448
161 0605217N COMMON AVIONICS.......... 81,076 81,076
162 0605220N SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR 1,343 1,343
(SSC).
163 0605327N T-AO 205 CLASS........... 71 71
164 0605414N UNMANNED CARRIER AVIATION 220,404 220,404
(UCA).
165 0605450M JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND 384 384
MISSILE (JAGM).
166 0605500N MULTI-MISSION MARITIME 36,027 36,027
AIRCRAFT (MMA).
167 0605504N MULTI-MISSION MARITIME 132,449 132,449
(MMA) INCREMENT III.
168 0605611M MARINE CORPS ASSAULT 103,236 103,236
VEHICLES SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION.
169 0605813M JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL 2,609 2,609
VEHICLE (JLTV) SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION.
170 0204202N DDG-1000................. 231,778 231,778
171 0301377N COUNTERING ADVANCED 17,531 17,531
CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS
(CACW).
172 0304785N ISR & INFO OPERATIONS.... 174,271 174,271
173 0306250M CYBER OPERATIONS 2,068 2,068
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
..................... SUBTOTAL SYSTEM 6,962,234 13,000 6,975,234
DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION.
.....................
..................... MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
174 0604256N THREAT SIMULATOR 22,918 22,918
DEVELOPMENT.
175 0604258N TARGET SYSTEMS 18,623 18,623
DEVELOPMENT.
176 0604759N MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT..... 74,221 74,221
177 0605152N STUDIES AND ANALYSIS 3,229 3,229
SUPPORT--NAVY.
178 0605154N CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES 45,672 45,672
180 0605804N TECHNICAL INFORMATION 1,000 1,000
SERVICES.
181 0605853N MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & 124,328 124,328
INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT.
182 0605856N STRATEGIC TECHNICAL 4,053 4,053
SUPPORT.
183 0605863N RDT&E SHIP AND AIRCRAFT 203,447 203,447
SUPPORT.
184 0605864N TEST AND EVALUATION 481,975 3,000 484,975
SUPPORT.
..................... Atlantic Undersea Test [3,000]
and Evaluation Center
improvements.
185 0605865N OPERATIONAL TEST AND 29,399 29,399
EVALUATION CAPABILITY.
186 0605866N NAVY SPACE AND ELECTRONIC 27,504 27,504
WARFARE (SEW) SUPPORT.
187 0605867N SEW SURVEILLANCE/ 9,183 9,183
RECONNAISSANCE SUPPORT.
188 0605873M MARINE CORPS PROGRAM WIDE 34,976 34,976
SUPPORT.
189 0605898N MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D....... 41,331 41,331
190 0606355N WARFARE INNOVATION 37,340 37,340
MANAGEMENT.
191 0305327N INSIDER THREAT........... 2,246 2,246
192 0902498N MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS 2,168 2,168
(DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT
ACTIVITIES).
..................... SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT 1,163,613 3,000 1,166,613
SUPPORT.
.....................
..................... OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT
196 0604840M F-35 C2D2................ 544,625 544,625
197 0604840N F-35 C2D2................ 543,834 543,834
198 0605520M MARINE CORPS AIR DEFENSE 99,860 99,860
WEAPONS SYSTEMS.
199 0607658N COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT 153,440 153,440
CAPABILITY (CEC).
200 0101221N STRATEGIC SUB & WEAPONS 321,648 10,000 331,648
SYSTEM SUPPORT.
..................... Fleet Ballistic Missile [10,000]
Strategic Weapon System.
201 0101224N SSBN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY 62,694 62,694
PROGRAM.
202 0101226N SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC 92,869 92,869
WARFARE DEVELOPMENT.
203 0101402N NAVY STRATEGIC 51,919 51,919
COMMUNICATIONS.
204 0204136N F/A-18 SQUADRONS......... 333,783 333,783
205 0204228N SURFACE SUPPORT.......... 8,619 8,619
206 0204229N TOMAHAWK AND TOMAHAWK 122,834 122,834
MISSION PLANNING CENTER
(TMPC).
207 0204311N INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE 76,279 76,279
SYSTEM.
208 0204313N SHIP-TOWED ARRAY 1,103 1,103
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS.
209 0204413N AMPHIBIOUS TACTICAL 1,991 1,991
SUPPORT UNITS
(DISPLACEMENT CRAFT).
210 0204460M GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED 92,674 92,674
RADAR (G/ATOR).
211 0204571N CONSOLIDATED TRAINING 115,894 115,894
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
212 0204575N ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) 61,677 61,677
READINESS SUPPORT.
213 0205601N ANTI-RADIATION MISSILE 59,555 59,555
IMPROVEMENT.
214 0205620N SURFACE ASW COMBAT SYSTEM 29,973 29,973
INTEGRATION.
215 0205632N MK-48 ADCAP.............. 213,165 213,165
216 0205633N AVIATION IMPROVEMENTS.... 143,277 143,277
217 0205675N OPERATIONAL NUCLEAR POWER 152,546 152,546
SYSTEMS.
218 0206313M MARINE CORPS 192,625 192,625
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS.
219 0206335M COMMON AVIATION COMMAND 12,565 12,565
AND CONTROL SYSTEM
(CAC2S).
220 0206623M MARINE CORPS GROUND 83,900 83,900
COMBAT/SUPPORTING ARMS
SYSTEMS.
221 0206624M MARINE CORPS COMBAT 27,794 27,794
SERVICES SUPPORT.
222 0206625M USMC INTELLIGENCE/ 47,762 47,762
ELECTRONIC WARFARE
SYSTEMS (MIP).
223 0206629M AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT 373 373
VEHICLE.
224 0207161N TACTICAL AIM MISSILES.... 36,439 36,439
225 0207163N ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR- 29,198 29,198
TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM).
226 0208043N PLANNING AND DECISION AID 3,565 3,565
SYSTEM (PDAS).
230 0303138N AFLOAT NETWORKS.......... 49,995 49,995
231 0303140N INFORMATION SYSTEMS 33,390 33,390
SECURITY PROGRAM.
232 0305192N MILITARY INTELLIGENCE 7,304 7,304
PROGRAM (MIP) ACTIVITIES.
233 0305204N TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL 11,235 11,235
VEHICLES.
234 0305205N UAS INTEGRATION AND 16,409 16,409
INTEROPERABILITY.
235 0305208M DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/ 51,192 51,192
SURFACE SYSTEMS.
236 0305220N MQ-4C TRITON............. 12,094 12,094
237 0305231N MQ-8 UAV................. 29,700 29,700
238 0305232M RQ-11 UAV................ 2,107 2,107
239 0305234N SMALL (LEVEL 0) TACTICAL 2,999 2,999
UAS (STUASL0).
240 0305241N MULTI-INTELLIGENCE SENSOR 49,460 49,460
DEVELOPMENT.
241 0305242M UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS 13,005 13,005
(UAS) PAYLOADS (MIP).
242 0305251N CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 2,000 2,000
FORCES AND FORCE SUPPORT.
243 0305421N RQ-4 MODERNIZATION....... 300,378 300,378
244 0307577N INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA 788 788
(IMD).
245 0308601N MODELING AND SIMULATION 10,994 10,994
SUPPORT.
246 0702207N DEPOT MAINTENANCE (NON- 23,248 23,248
IF).
247 0708730N MARITIME TECHNOLOGY 3,284 3,284
(MARITECH).
9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...... 2,021,376 2,021,376
..................... SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL 6,359,438 10,000 6,369,438
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
.....................
..................... SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL
TECHNOLOGY PILOT
PROGRAMS
249 0608013N RISK MANAGEMENT 11,748 11,748
INFORMATION--SOFTWARE
PILOT PROGRAM.
250 0608231N MARITIME TACTICAL COMMAND 10,555 10,555
AND CONTROL (MTC2)--
SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM.
..................... SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND 22,303 0 22,303
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT
PROGRAMS.
.....................
..................... TOTAL RESEARCH, 26,922,225 255,000 27,177,225
DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
EVAL, NAVY.
.....................
..................... RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,
TEST & EVAL, AF
..................... BASIC RESEARCH
1 0601102F DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES 401,486 401,486
2 0601103F UNIVERSITY RESEARCH 182,372 182,372
INITIATIVES.
..................... SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH.. 583,858 0 583,858
.....................
..................... APPLIED RESEARCH
3 0602020F FUTURE AF CAPABILITIES 90,713 90,713
APPLIED RESEARCH.
4 0602022F UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED 8,018 8,018
RESEARCH CENTER (UARC)--
TACTICAL AUTONOMY.
5 0602102F MATERIALS................ 142,325 9,000 151,325
..................... Advanced materials [9,000]
science for
manufacturing research.
6 0602201F AEROSPACE VEHICLE 161,268 161,268
TECHNOLOGIES.
7 0602202F HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS 146,921 146,921
APPLIED RESEARCH.
8 0602203F AEROSPACE PROPULSION..... 184,867 184,867
9 0602204F AEROSPACE SENSORS........ 216,269 216,269
11 0602298F SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 10,303 10,303
MANAGEMENT-- MAJOR
HEADQUARTERS ACTIVITIES.
12 0602602F CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS... 160,599 160,599
13 0602605F DIRECTED ENERGY 129,961 -11,509 118,452
TECHNOLOGY.
..................... DAF requested realignment [-11,509]
of funds to 6601SF.
14 0602788F DOMINANT INFORMATION 182,076 38,000 220,076
SCIENCES AND METHODS.
..................... Distributed quantum [5,000]
information sciences
networking testbed.
..................... Future Flag [15,000]
experimentation testbed.
..................... Ion trapped quantum [8,000]
information sciences
computer.
..................... Multi-domain radio [5,000]
frequency spectrum
testing environment.
..................... Secure interference- [5,000]
avoiding connectivity of
autonomous artificially
intelligent machines.
..................... SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH 1,433,320 35,491 1,468,811
.....................
..................... ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
15 0603032F FUTURE AF INTEGRATED 255,855 -42,200 213,655
TECHNOLOGY DEMOS.
..................... Program reduction........ [-42,200]
16 0603112F ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR 30,372 30,372
WEAPON SYSTEMS.
17 0603199F SUSTAINMENT SCIENCE AND 10,478 10,478
TECHNOLOGY (S&T).
18 0603203F ADVANCED AEROSPACE 48,046 48,046
SENSORS.
19 0603211F AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY DEV/ 51,896 10,000 61,896
DEMO.
..................... Semiautonomous adversary [10,000]
air platform.
20 0603216F AEROSPACE PROPULSION AND 56,789 56,789
POWER TECHNOLOGY.
21 0603270F ELECTRONIC COMBAT 32,510 32,510
TECHNOLOGY.
22 0603273F SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR 70,321 70,321
NUCLEAR RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS.
23 0603444F MAUI SPACE SURVEILLANCE 2 2
SYSTEM (MSSS).
24 0603456F HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS 15,593 15,593
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT.
25 0603601F CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS 132,311 132,311
TECHNOLOGY.
26 0603605F ADVANCED WEAPONS 102,997 102,997
TECHNOLOGY.
27 0603680F MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY 44,422 5,000 49,422
PROGRAM.
..................... Additive manufacturing [5,000]
for aerospace parts.
28 0603788F BATTLESPACE KNOWLEDGE 37,779 37,779
DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION.
29 0207412F CONTROL AND REPORTING 2,005 2,005
CENTER (CRC).
..................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 891,376 -27,200 864,176
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
.....................
..................... ADVANCED COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES
30 0603036F MODULAR ADVANCED MISSILE. 105,238 105,238
31 0603260F INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED 6,237 6,237
DEVELOPMENT.
32 0603742F COMBAT IDENTIFICATION 21,298 21,298
TECHNOLOGY.
33 0603790F NATO RESEARCH AND 2,208 2,208
DEVELOPMENT.
34 0603851F INTERCONTINENTAL 45,319 30,000 75,319
BALLISTIC MISSILE--DEM/
VAL.
..................... Enhanced ICBM guidance [30,000]
capability and testing.
35 0604001F NC3 ADVANCED CONCEPTS.... 10,011 10,011
37 0604003F ADVANCED BATTLE 500,575 500,575
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ABMS).
38 0604004F ADVANCED ENGINE 595,352 595,352
DEVELOPMENT.
39 0604005F NC3 COMMERCIAL 78,799 78,799
DEVELOPMENT &
PROTOTYPING.
40 0604006F DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE 2,620 -2,620
TECH ARCHITECTURE.
..................... DAF requested realignment [-2,620]
of funds to 64858F.
41 0604007F E-7...................... 681,039 681,039
42 0604009F AFWERX PRIME............. 83,336 83,336
43 0604015F LONG RANGE STRIKE--BOMBER 2,984,143 2,984,143
44 0604025F RAPID DEFENSE 154,300 154,300
EXPERIMENTATION RESERVE
(RDER).
45 0604032F DIRECTED ENERGY 1,246 1,246
PROTOTYPING.
46 0604033F HYPERSONICS PROTOTYPING.. 150,340 -150,340
..................... Air-Launched Rapid [-150,340]
Response Weapon
reduction.
47 0604183F HYPERSONICS PROTOTYPING-- 381,528 381,528
HYPERSONIC ATTACK CRUISE
MISSILE (HACM).
48 0604201F PNT RESILIENCY, MODS, AND 18,041 18,041
IMPROVEMENTS.
49 0604257F ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND 27,650 27,650
SENSORS.
50 0604288F SURVIVABLE AIRBORNE 888,829 888,829
OPERATIONS CENTER (SAOC).
51 0604317F TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER...... 26,638 26,638
52 0604327F HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED 19,266 19,266
TARGET DEFEAT SYSTEM
(HDBTDS) PROGRAM.
53 0604414F CYBER RESILIENCY OF 37,121 37,121
WEAPON SYSTEMS-ACS.
55 0604668F JOINT TRANSPORTATION 37,026 37,026
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (JTMS).
56 0604776F DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION 31,833 31,833
ENTERPRISE R&D.
57 0604858F TECH TRANSITION PROGRAM.. 210,806 24,670 235,476
..................... DAF requested realignment [17,550]
of funds from OMAF SAG
11R.
..................... DAF requested realignment [4,500]
of funds from OMAF SAG
11Z.
..................... DAF requested realignment [2,620]
of funds from RDAF
64006F.
58 0604860F OPERATIONAL ENERGY AND 46,305 46,305
INSTALLATION RESILIENCE.
59 0605164F AIR REFUELING CAPABILITY 19,400 19,400
MODERNIZATION.
61 0207110F NEXT GENERATION AIR 2,326,128 2,326,128
DOMINANCE.
62 0207179F AUTONOMOUS COLLABORATIVE 118,826 -17,813 101,013
PLATFORMS.
..................... DAF requested realignment [-17,813]
of funds.
63 0207420F COMBAT IDENTIFICATION.... 1,902 1,902
64 0207455F THREE DIMENSIONAL LONG- 19,763 19,763
RANGE RADAR (3DELRR).
65 0207522F AIRBASE AIR DEFENSE 78,867 78,867
SYSTEMS (ABADS).
66 0208030F WAR RESERVE MATERIEL-- 8,175 8,175
AMMUNITION.
68 0305236F COMMON DATA LINK 25,157 25,157
EXECUTIVE AGENT (CDL EA).
69 0305601F MISSION PARTNER 17,727 17,727
ENVIRONMENTS.
72 0708051F RAPID SUSTAINMENT 43,431 43,431
MODERNIZATION (RSM).
73 0808737F INTEGRATED PRIMARY 9,364 9,364
PREVENTION.
74 0901410F CONTRACTING INFORMATION 28,294 28,294
TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM.
75 1206415F U.S. SPACE COMMAND 14,892 14,892
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
SUPPORT.
..................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 9,859,030 -116,103 9,742,927
COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT &
PROTOTYPES.
.....................
..................... SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION
76 0604200F FUTURE ADVANCED WEAPON 9,757 9,757
ANALYSIS & PROGRAMS.
77 0604201F PNT RESILIENCY, MODS, AND 163,156 163,156
IMPROVEMENTS.
78 0604222F NUCLEAR WEAPONS SUPPORT.. 45,884 45,884
79 0604270F ELECTRONIC WARFARE 13,804 13,804
DEVELOPMENT.
80 0604281F TACTICAL DATA NETWORKS 74,023 5,000 79,023
ENTERPRISE.
..................... DAF requested realignment [5,000]
of funds.
81 0604287F PHYSICAL SECURITY 10,605 10,605
EQUIPMENT.
82 0604602F ARMAMENT/ORDNANCE 5,918 5,918
DEVELOPMENT.
83 0604604F SUBMUNITIONS............. 3,345 3,345
84 0604617F AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT..... 21,967 21,967
85 0604706F LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS..... 39,301 39,301
86 0604735F COMBAT TRAINING RANGES... 152,569 152,569
87 0604932F LONG RANGE STANDOFF 911,406 -20,000 891,406
WEAPON.
..................... DAF realignment of funds. [-20,000]
88 0604933F ICBM FUZE MODERNIZATION.. 71,732 71,732
89 0605030F JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK 2,256 2,256
CENTER (JTNC).
90 0605031F JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK 452 452
(JTN).
91 0605056F OPEN ARCHITECTURE 36,582 36,582
MANAGEMENT.
92 0605057F NEXT GENERATION AIR- 7,928 7,928
REFUELING SYSTEM.
93 0605223F ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING.. 77,252 77,252
94 0605229F HH-60W................... 48,268 48,268
95 0605238F GROUND BASED STRATEGIC 3,746,935 -7,650 3,739,285
DETERRENT EMD.
..................... DAF requested realignment [-7,650]
of funds.
96 0207171F F-15 EPAWSS.............. 13,982 13,982
97 0207279F ISOLATED PERSONNEL 56,225 56,225
SURVIVABILITY AND
RECOVERY.
98 0207328F STAND IN ATTACK WEAPON... 298,585 298,585
99 0207701F FULL COMBAT MISSION 7,597 7,597
TRAINING.
100 0208036F MEDICAL C-CBRNE PROGRAMS. 2,006 2,006
102 0305205F ENDURANCE UNMANNED AERIAL 30,000 30,000
VEHICLES.
103 0401221F KC-46A TANKER SQUADRONS.. 124,662 124,662
104 0401319F VC-25B................... 490,701 -20,000 470,701
..................... 5G interference [30,000]
mitigation for critical
aircraft navigation and
sensor systems on the
Presidential Aircraft
Fleet.
..................... Program reduction........ [-50,000]
105 0701212F AUTOMATED TEST SYSTEMS... 12,911 12,911
106 0804772F TRAINING DEVELOPMENTS.... 1,922 1,922
..................... SUBTOTAL SYSTEM 6,481,731 -42,650 6,439,081
DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION.
.....................
..................... MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
107 0604256F THREAT SIMULATOR 16,626 16,626
DEVELOPMENT.
108 0604759F MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT..... 31,143 31,143
109 0605101F RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE... 38,398 38,398
110 0605502F SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION 1,466 1,466
RESEARCH.
111 0605712F INITIAL OPERATIONAL TEST 13,736 13,736
& EVALUATION.
112 0605807F TEST AND EVALUATION 913,213 32,813 946,026
SUPPORT.
..................... DAF requested realignment [32,813]
of funds.
113 0605827F ACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL VIG 317,901 317,901
& COMBAT SYS.
114 0605828F ACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL 541,677 541,677
REACH.
115 0605829F ACQ WORKFORCE- CYBER, 551,213 -14,700 536,513
NETWORK, & BUS SYS.
..................... DAF requested realignment [-14,700]
of funds.
117 0605831F ACQ WORKFORCE- CAPABILITY 243,780 30,000 273,780
INTEGRATION.
..................... DAF requested realignment [30,000]
of funds.
118 0605832F ACQ WORKFORCE- ADVANCED 109,030 -32,000 77,030
PRGM TECHNOLOGY.
..................... DAF requested realignment [-32,000]
of funds.
119 0605833F ACQ WORKFORCE- NUCLEAR 336,788 336,788
SYSTEMS.
120 0605898F MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D....... 5,005 1,700 6,705
..................... DAF requested realignment [1,700]
of funds.
121 0605976F FACILITIES RESTORATION 87,889 87,889
AND MODERNIZATION--TEST
AND EVALUATION SUPPORT.
122 0605978F FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT-- 35,065 35,065
TEST AND EVALUATION
SUPPORT.
123 0606017F REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS AND 89,956 89,956
MATURATION.
124 0606398F MANAGEMENT HQ--T&E....... 7,453 7,453
126 0303255F COMMAND, CONTROL, 20,871 20,000 40,871
COMMUNICATION, AND
COMPUTERS (C4)--STRATCOM.
..................... NC3 network sensor [10,000]
demonstration.
..................... NC3 Rapid Engineering [10,000]
Architecture
Collaboration Hub
(REACH).
127 0308602F ENTEPRISE INFORMATION 100,357 100,357
SERVICES (EIS).
128 0702806F ACQUISITION AND 20,478 20,478
MANAGEMENT SUPPORT.
129 0804731F GENERAL SKILL TRAINING... 796 6,000 6,796
..................... Security Work Readiness [6,000]
for Duty.
132 1001004F INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 3,917 3,917
..................... SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT 3,486,758 43,813 3,530,571
SUPPORT.
.....................
..................... OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT
134 0604233F SPECIALIZED UNDERGRADUATE 41,464 41,464
FLIGHT TRAINING.
135 0604283F BATTLE MGMT COM & CTRL 40,000 40,000
SENSOR DEVELOPMENT.
136 0604445F WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE... 8,018 8,018
137 0604617F AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT..... 5,645 5,645
139 0604840F F-35 C2D2................ 1,275,268 -5,000 1,270,268
..................... DAF requested realignment [-5,000]
of funds.
140 0605018F AF INTEGRATED PERSONNEL 40,203 40,203
AND PAY SYSTEM (AF-IPPS).
141 0605024F ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY 49,613 49,613
EXECUTIVE AGENCY.
142 0605117F FOREIGN MATERIEL 93,881 93,881
ACQUISITION AND
EXPLOITATION.
143 0605278F HC/MC-130 RECAP RDT&E.... 36,536 36,536
144 0606018F NC3 INTEGRATION.......... 22,910 22,910
145 0101113F B-52 SQUADRONS........... 950,815 14,017 964,832
..................... DAF requested realignment [14,017]
of funds.
146 0101122F AIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE 290 290
MISSILE (ALCM).
147 0101126F B-1B SQUADRONS........... 12,619 12,619
148 0101127F B-2 SQUADRONS............ 87,623 87,623
149 0101213F MINUTEMAN SQUADRONS...... 33,237 33,237
150 0101316F WORLDWIDE JOINT STRATEGIC 24,653 24,653
COMMUNICATIONS.
151 0101318F SERVICE SUPPORT TO 7,562 7,562
STRATCOM--GLOBAL STRIKE.
153 0101328F ICBM REENTRY VEHICLES.... 475,415 475,415
155 0102110F MH-139A.................. 25,737 25,737
156 0102326F REGION/SECTOR OPERATION 831 831
CONTROL CENTER
MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.
157 0102412F NORTH WARNING SYSTEM 102 102
(NWS).
158 0102417F OVER-THE-HORIZON 428,754 428,754
BACKSCATTER RADAR.
159 0202834F VEHICLES AND SUPPORT 15,498 4,000 19,498
EQUIPMENT--GENERAL.
..................... DAF requested realignment [4,000]
of funds.
160 0205219F MQ-9 UAV................. 81,123 81,123
161 0205671F JOINT COUNTER RCIED 2,303 2,303
ELECTRONIC WARFARE.
162 0207040F MULTI-PLATFORM ELECTRONIC 7,312 7,312
WARFARE EQUIPMENT.
164 0207133F F-16 SQUADRONS........... 98,633 98,633
165 0207134F F-15E SQUADRONS.......... 50,965 50,965
166 0207136F MANNED DESTRUCTIVE 16,543 16,543
SUPPRESSION.
167 0207138F F-22A SQUADRONS.......... 725,889 725,889
168 0207142F F-35 SQUADRONS........... 97,231 97,231
169 0207146F F-15EX................... 100,006 100,006
170 0207161F TACTICAL AIM MISSILES.... 41,958 41,958
171 0207163F ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR- 53,679 53,679
TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM).
172 0207227F COMBAT RESCUE--PARARESCUE 726 726
173 0207238F E-11A.................... 64,888 64,888
174 0207247F AF TENCAP................ 25,749 25,749
175 0207249F PRECISION ATTACK SYSTEMS 11,872 11,872
PROCUREMENT.
176 0207253F COMPASS CALL............. 66,932 66,932
177 0207268F AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT 55,223 55,223
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
178 0207325F JOINT AIR-TO-SURFACE 132,937 132,937
STANDOFF MISSILE (JASSM).
179 0207327F SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB) 37,518 37,518
180 0207410F AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS 72,059 72,059
CENTER (AOC).
181 0207412F CONTROL AND REPORTING 17,498 17,498
CENTER (CRC).
183 0207418F AFSPECWAR--TACP.......... 2,106 2,106
185 0207431F COMBAT AIR INTELLIGENCE 72,010 72,010
SYSTEM ACTIVITIES.
186 0207438F THEATER BATTLE MANAGEMENT 6,467 6,467
(TBM) C4I.
187 0207439F ELECTRONIC WARFARE 10,388 10,388
INTEGRATED REPROGRAMMING
(EWIR).
188 0207444F TACTICAL AIR CONTROL 10,060 10,060
PARTY-MOD.
189 0207452F DCAPES................... 8,233 8,233
190 0207521F AIR FORCE CALIBRATION 2,172 2,172
PROGRAMS.
192 0207573F NATIONAL TECHNICAL 2,049 2,049
NUCLEAR FORENSICS.
193 0207590F SEEK EAGLE............... 33,478 33,478
195 0207605F WARGAMING AND SIMULATION 11,894 11,894
CENTERS.
197 0207697F DISTRIBUTED TRAINING AND 3,811 3,811
EXERCISES.
198 0208006F MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS. 96,272 96,272
199 0208007F TACTICAL DECEPTION....... 26,533 26,533
201 0208087F DISTRIBUTED CYBER WARFARE 50,122 50,122
OPERATIONS.
202 0208088F AF DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE 113,064 113,064
OPERATIONS.
208 0208288F INTEL DATA APPLICATIONS.. 967 967
209 0301025F GEOBASE.................. 1,514 1,514
211 0301113F CYBER SECURITY 8,476 8,476
INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT.
218 0301401F AF MULTI-DOMAIN NON- 2,890 500 3,390
TRADITIONAL ISR
BATTLESPACE AWARENESS.
..................... Military Cyber [500]
Cooperation Activities
with the Kingdom of
Jordan.
219 0302015F E-4B NATIONAL AIRBORNE 39,868 39,868
OPERATIONS CENTER (NAOC).
220 0303004F EIT CONNECT.............. 32,900 32,900
221 0303089F CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 4,881 4,881
SYSTEMS.
222 0303131F MINIMUM ESSENTIAL 33,567 33,567
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK (MEECN).
223 0303133F HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO 40,000 40,000
SYSTEMS.
224 0303140F INFORMATION SYSTEMS 95,523 95,523
SECURITY PROGRAM.
226 0303248F ALL DOMAIN COMMON 71,296 71,296
PLATFORM.
227 0303260F JOINT MILITARY DECEPTION 4,682 4,682
INITIATIVE.
228 0304100F STRATEGIC MISSION 64,944 64,944
PLANNING & EXECUTION
SYSTEM (SMPES).
230 0304260F AIRBORNE SIGINT 108,947 108,947
ENTERPRISE.
231 0304310F COMMERCIAL ECONOMIC 4,635 4,635
ANALYSIS.
234 0305015F C2 AIR OPERATIONS SUITE-- 13,751 13,751
C2 INFO SERVICES.
235 0305020F CCMD INTELLIGENCE 1,660 1,660
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
236 0305022F ISR MODERNIZATION & 18,680 18,680
AUTOMATION DVMT (IMAD).
237 0305099F GLOBAL AIR TRAFFIC 5,031 5,031
MANAGEMENT (GATM).
238 0305103F CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE 301 301
239 0305111F WEATHER SERVICE.......... 26,329 9,000 35,329
..................... Weather service data [9,000]
migration.
240 0305114F AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, 8,751 8,751
APPROACH, AND LANDING
SYSTEM (ATCALS).
241 0305116F AERIAL TARGETS........... 6,915 6,915
244 0305128F SECURITY AND 352 352
INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES.
245 0305146F DEFENSE JOINT 6,930 6,930
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE
ACTIVITIES.
246 0305179F INTEGRATED BROADCAST 21,588 21,588
SERVICE (IBS).
247 0305202F DRAGON U-2............... 16,842 16,842
248 0305206F AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE 43,158 43,158
SYSTEMS.
249 0305207F MANNED RECONNAISSANCE 14,330 14,330
SYSTEMS.
250 0305208F DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/ 88,854 88,854
SURFACE SYSTEMS.
251 0305220F RQ-4 UAV................. 1,242 1,242
252 0305221F NETWORK-CENTRIC 12,496 12,496
COLLABORATIVE TARGETING.
253 0305238F NATO AGS................. 2 2
254 0305240F SUPPORT TO DCGS 31,589 31,589
ENTERPRISE.
255 0305600F INTERNATIONAL 15,322 15,322
INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY
AND ARCHITECTURES.
256 0305881F RAPID CYBER ACQUISITION.. 8,830 8,830
257 0305984F PERSONNEL RECOVERY 2,764 2,764
COMMAND & CTRL (PRC2).
258 0307577F INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA 7,090 7,090
(IMD).
259 0401115F C-130 AIRLIFT SQUADRON... 5,427 5,427
260 0401119F C-5 AIRLIFT SQUADRONS 29,502 29,502
(IF).
261 0401130F C-17 AIRCRAFT (IF)....... 2,753 2,753
262 0401132F C-130J PROGRAM........... 19,100 19,100
263 0401134F LARGE AIRCRAFT IR 5,982 5,982
COUNTERMEASURES (LAIRCM).
264 0401218F KC-135S.................. 51,105 51,105
265 0401318F CV-22.................... 18,127 18,127
266 0408011F SPECIAL TACTICS / COMBAT 9,198 9,198
CONTROL.
268 0708610F LOGISTICS INFORMATION 17,520 17,520
TECHNOLOGY (LOGIT).
269 0801380F AF LVC OPERATIONAL 25,144 25,144
TRAINING (LVC-OT).
270 0804743F OTHER FLIGHT TRAINING.... 2,265 2,265
272 0901202F JOINT PERSONNEL RECOVERY 2,266 2,266
AGENCY.
273 0901218F CIVILIAN COMPENSATION 4,006 4,006
PROGRAM.
274 0901220F PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION. 3,078 3,078
275 0901226F AIR FORCE STUDIES AND 5,309 5,309
ANALYSIS AGENCY.
276 0901538F FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 4,279 4,279
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
277 0901554F DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACNTNG 45,925 45,925
AND MGT SYS (DEAMS).
278 1202140F SERVICE SUPPORT TO 9,778 9,778
SPACECOM ACTIVITIES.
9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...... 16,814,245 16,814,245
..................... SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL 23,829,283 22,517 23,851,800
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
.....................
..................... TOTAL RESEARCH, 46,565,356 -84,132 46,481,224
DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
EVAL, AF.
.....................
..................... RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,
TEST & EVAL, SF
..................... APPLIED RESEARCH
4 1206601SF SPACE TECHNOLOGY......... 206,196 144,467 350,663
..................... Advanced analog [8,600]
microelectronics.
..................... Advanced isotope power [5,000]
systems.
..................... DAF requested realignment [84,397]
of funds.
..................... Ground-based [16,000]
interferometry.
..................... Lunar surface-based [5,000]
domain awareness.
..................... Solar cruiser............ [10,000]
..................... Space modeling, [15,470]
simulation, and analysis
hub.
..................... SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH 206,196 144,467 350,663
.....................
..................... ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
5 1206310SF SPACE SCIENCE AND 472,493 5,000 477,493
TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT.
..................... Human performance [5,000]
optimization.
6 1206616SF SPACE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 110,033 48,000 158,033
DEVELOPMENT/DEMO.
..................... DAF requested realignment [40,000]
of funds.
..................... Modular multi-mode [8,000]
propulsion system.
..................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 582,526 53,000 635,526
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
.....................
..................... ADVANCED COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES
7 0604002SF SPACE FORCE WEATHER 849 849
SERVICES RESEARCH.
8 1203010SF SPACE FORCE IT, DATA 61,723 61,723
ANALYTICS, DIGITAL
SOLUTIONS.
9 1203164SF NAVSTAR GLOBAL 353,807 353,807
POSITIONING SYSTEM (USER
EQUIPMENT) (SPACE).
10 1203622SF SPACE WARFIGHTING 95,541 95,541
ANALYSIS.
11 1203710SF EO/IR WEATHER SYSTEMS.... 95,615 16,500 112,115
..................... Weather satellite risk [16,500]
reduction.
13 1206410SF SPACE TECHNOLOGY 2,081,307 2,081,307
DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTOTYPING.
16 1206427SF SPACE SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE 145,948 -40,000 105,948
TRANSITIONS (SSPT).
..................... DAF requested realignment [-40,000]
of funds to 6616SF.
17 1206438SF SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY. 58,374 58,374
18 1206458SF TECH TRANSITION (SPACE).. 164,649 15,000 179,649
..................... Encouraging the [15,000]
establishment of the
outernet.
19 1206730SF SPACE SECURITY AND 59,784 59,784
DEFENSE PROGRAM.
20 1206760SF PROTECTED TACTICAL 76,554 76,554
ENTERPRISE SERVICE
(PTES).
21 1206761SF PROTECTED TACTICAL 360,126 360,126
SERVICE (PTS).
22 1206855SF EVOLVED STRATEGIC SATCOM 632,833 632,833
(ESS).
23 1206857SF SPACE RAPID CAPABILITIES 12,036 12,036
OFFICE.
24 1206862SF TACTICALLY RESPONSE SPACE 30,000 30,000
..................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 4,229,146 -8,500 4,220,646
COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT &
PROTOTYPES.
.....................
..................... SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION
25 1203269SF GPS III FOLLOW-ON (GPS 308,999 308,999
IIIF).
27 1206421SF COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS..... 36,537 36,537
28 1206422SF WEATHER SYSTEM FOLLOW-ON. 79,727 79,727
29 1206425SF SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS 372,827 372,827
SYSTEMS.
30 1206431SF ADVANCED EHF MILSATCOM 4,068 4,068
(SPACE).
31 1206432SF POLAR MILSATCOM (SPACE).. 73,757 73,757
32 1206433SF WIDEBAND GLOBAL SATCOM 49,445 49,445
(SPACE).
33 1206440SF NEXT-GEN OPIR--GROUND.... 661,367 661,367
34 1206442SF NEXT GENERATION OPIR..... 222,178 222,178
35 1206443SF NEXT-GEN OPIR--GEO....... 719,731 719,731
36 1206444SF NEXT-GEN OPIR--POLAR..... 1,013,478 1,013,478
37 1206445SF COMMERCIAL SATCOM 73,501 73,501
(COMSATCOM) INTEGRATION.
38 1206446SF RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING 1,266,437 252,785 1,519,222
MISSILE TRACKING--LOW
EARTH ORBIT (LEO).
..................... DAF requested realignment [252,785]
of funds.
39 1206447SF RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING 538,208 252,784 790,992
MISSILE TRACKING--MEDIUM
EARTH ORBIT (MEO).
..................... DAF requested realignment [252,784]
of funds.
40 1206448SF RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING 505,569 -505,569
MISSILE TRACKING--
INTEGRATED GROUND
SEGMENT.
..................... DAF requested realignment [-252,785]
of funds to 6446SF.
..................... DAF requested realignment [-252,784]
of funds to 6447SF.
41 1206853SF NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE 82,188 82,188
LAUNCH PROGRAM (SPACE)--
EMD.
..................... SUBTOTAL SYSTEM 6,008,017 0 6,008,017
DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION.
.....................
..................... MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
43 1203622SF SPACE WARFIGHTING 3,568 3,568
ANALYSIS.
46 1206392SF ACQ WORKFORCE--SPACE & 258,969 17,531 276,500
MISSILE SYSTEMS.
..................... DAF requested realignment [17,531]
of funds.
47 1206398SF SPACE & MISSILE SYSTEMS 13,694 1,359 15,053
CENTER--MHA.
..................... DAF requested realignment [1,359]
of funds.
48 1206601SF SPACE TECHNOLOGY......... 91,778 -91,778
..................... DAF requested realignment [-91,778]
of funds.
49 1206759SF MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT-- 146,797 146,797
SPACE.
50 1206860SF ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH 18,023 18,023
PROGRAM (SPACE).
52 1206864SF SPACE TEST PROGRAM (STP). 30,192 30,192
..................... SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT 563,021 -72,888 490,133
SUPPORT.
.....................
..................... OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT
55 1203001SF FAMILY OF ADVANCED BLOS 91,369 91,369
TERMINALS (FAB-T).
56 1203040SF DCO-SPACE................ 76,003 76,003
57 1203109SF NARROWBAND SATELLITE 230,785 230,785
COMMUNICATIONS.
58 1203110SF SATELLITE CONTROL NETWORK 86,465 86,465
(SPACE).
59 1203154SF LONG RANGE KILL CHAINS... 243,036 243,036
61 1203173SF SPACE AND MISSILE TEST 22,039 22,039
AND EVALUATION CENTER.
62 1203174SF SPACE INNOVATION, 41,483 41,483
INTEGRATION AND RAPID
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
63 1203182SF SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM 11,175 11,175
(SPACE).
65 1203330SF SPACE SUPERIORITY ISR.... 28,730 28,730
67 1203873SF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 20,752 8,000 28,752
RADARS.
..................... Perimeter Acquisition [8,000]
Radar Attack
Characterization System
(PARCS) radar.
68 1203906SF NCMC--TW/AA SYSTEM....... 25,545 25,545
69 1203913SF NUDET DETECTION SYSTEM 93,391 93,391
(SPACE).
70 1203940SF SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS 264,966 264,966
OPERATIONS.
71 1206423SF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM 317,309 317,309
III--OPERATIONAL CONTROL
SEGMENT.
75 1206770SF ENTERPRISE GROUND 155,825 155,825
SERVICES.
76 1208053SF JOINT TACTICAL GROUND 14,568 14,568
SYSTEM.
9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...... 5,764,667 460,700 6,225,367
..................... Space Force realignment [270,000]
of funds for classified
program.
..................... Space Force Unfunded [83,000]
Priorities List
Classified Program B.
..................... Space Force Unfunded [53,000]
Priorities List
Classified Program C.
..................... Space Force Unfunded [54,700]
Priorities List
Classified Program D.
..................... SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL 7,488,108 468,700 7,956,808
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
.....................
..................... SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL
TECHNOLOGY PILOT
PROGRAMS
78 1208248SF SPACE COMMAND & CONTROL-- 122,326 122,326
SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM.
..................... SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND 122,326 0 122,326
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT
PROGRAMS.
.....................
..................... TOTAL RESEARCH, 19,199,340 584,779 19,784,119
DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
EVAL, SF.
.....................
..................... RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,
TEST & EVAL, DW
..................... BASIC RESEARCH
1 0601000BR DTRA BASIC RESEARCH...... 14,761 14,761
2 0601101E DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES 311,531 311,531
3 0601108D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER 16,329 16,329
RESEARCH INITIATIVES.
4 0601110D8Z BASIC RESEARCH 71,783 25,000 96,783
INITIATIVES.
..................... Defense Established [25,000]
Program to Stimulate
Competitive Research
(DEPSCoR).
5 0601117E BASIC OPERATIONAL MEDICAL 50,430 50,430
RESEARCH SCIENCE.
6 0601120D8Z NATIONAL DEFENSE 159,549 10,000 169,549
EDUCATION PROGRAM.
..................... Enhanced civics education [10,000]
program.
7 0601228D8Z HISTORICALLY BLACK 100,467 100,467
COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES/MINORITY
INSTITUTIONS.
8 0601384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL 36,235 36,235
DEFENSE PROGRAM.
..................... SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH.. 761,085 35,000 796,085
.....................
..................... APPLIED RESEARCH
9 0602000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS 19,157 19,157
TECHNOLOGY.
10 0602115E BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY.... 141,081 141,081
11 0602128D8Z PROMOTION AND PROTECTION 3,219 3,219
STRATEGIES.
12 0602230D8Z DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY 55,160 55,160
INNOVATION.
13 0602234D8Z LINCOLN LABORATORY 46,858 46,858
RESEARCH PROGRAM.
14 0602251D8Z APPLIED RESEARCH FOR THE 66,866 66,866
ADVANCEMENT OF S&T
PRIORITIES.
15 0602303E INFORMATION & 333,029 333,029
COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY.
17 0602384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL 240,610 240,610
DEFENSE PROGRAM.
18 0602668D8Z CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH.. 17,437 3,000 20,437
..................... Semiconductor industry [3,000]
cybersecurity research.
19 0602675D8Z SOCIAL SCIENCES FOR 4,718 4,718
ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY.
20 0602702E TACTICAL TECHNOLOGY...... 234,549 234,549
21 0602715E MATERIALS AND BIOLOGICAL 344,986 344,986
TECHNOLOGY.
22 0602716E ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY... 572,662 572,662
23 0602718BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS 208,870 208,870
DESTRUCTION APPLIED
RESEARCH.
24 0602751D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 11,168 11,168
INSTITUTE (SEI) APPLIED
RESEARCH.
25 0602890D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER 48,804 48,804
RESEARCH.
26 0602891D8Z FSRM MODELLING........... 2,000 2,000
27 1160401BB SOF TECHNOLOGY 52,287 52,287
DEVELOPMENT.
..................... SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH 2,403,461 3,000 2,406,461
.....................
..................... ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT
28 0603000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS ADVANCED 37,706 37,706
TECHNOLOGY.
29 0603021D8Z NATIONAL SECURITY 15,085 15,085
INNOVATION CAPITAL.
30 0603121D8Z SO/LIC ADVANCED 30,102 30,102
DEVELOPMENT.
31 0603122D8Z COMBATING TERRORISM 75,593 30,000 105,593
TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT.
..................... Loitering munition [5,000]
development.
..................... U.S.-Israel defense [25,000]
collaboration on
emerging technologies.
32 0603133D8Z FOREIGN COMPARATIVE 27,078 27,078
TESTING.
33 0603160BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS 400,947 5,000 405,947
DESTRUCTION ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
..................... Advanced manufacturing of [5,000]
energetic materials.
34 0603176BR ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND 7,990 7,990
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT.
35 0603176C ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND 17,825 17,825
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT.
36 0603180C ADVANCED RESEARCH........ 21,461 21,461
37 0603183D8Z JOINT HYPERSONIC 52,292 52,292
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
&TRANSITION.
38 0603225D8Z JOINT DOD-DOE MUNITIONS 19,567 19,567
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
39 0603260BR INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED 10,000 10,000
DEVELOPMENT.
40 0603286E ADVANCED AEROSPACE 331,753 331,753
SYSTEMS.
41 0603287E SPACE PROGRAMS AND 134,809 134,809
TECHNOLOGY.
42 0603288D8Z ANALYTIC ASSESSMENTS..... 24,328 24,328
43 0603289D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE 55,626 55,626
ANALYSIS AND CONCEPTS.
44 0603330D8Z QUANTUM APPLICATION...... 75,000 75,000
46 0603342D8Z DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT 104,729 104,729
(DIU).
47 0603375D8Z TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION.... 123,837 123,837
48 0603379D8Z ADVANCED TECHNICAL 11,000 11,000
INTEGRATION.
49 0603384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL 267,073 25,000 292,073
DEFENSE PROGRAM--
ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.
..................... Generative Unconstrained [25,000]
Intelligent Drug
Engineering-Enhanced
Biodefense.
50 0603527D8Z RETRACT LARCH............ 57,401 57,401
51 0603618D8Z JOINT ELECTRONIC ADVANCED 19,793 19,793
TECHNOLOGY.
53 0603662D8Z NETWORKED COMMUNICATIONS 11,197 11,197
CAPABILITIES.
54 0603680D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE 252,965 12,000 264,965
MANUFACTURING SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
..................... Additive manufacturing at [7,000]
scale.
..................... Digital manufacturing [5,000]
modernization.
55 0603680S MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY 46,404 46,404
PROGRAM.
56 0603712S GENERIC LOGISTICS R&D 16,580 16,580
TECHNOLOGY
DEMONSTRATIONS.
57 0603716D8Z STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL 60,387 60,387
RESEARCH PROGRAM.
58 0603720S MICROELECTRONICS 144,707 144,707
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
AND SUPPORT.
59 0603727D8Z JOINT WARFIGHTING PROGRAM 2,749 2,749
60 0603739E ADVANCED ELECTRONICS 254,033 254,033
TECHNOLOGIES.
61 0603760E COMMAND, CONTROL AND 321,591 321,591
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS.
62 0603766E NETWORK-CENTRIC WARFARE 885,425 885,425
TECHNOLOGY.
63 0603767E SENSOR TECHNOLOGY........ 358,580 358,580
65 0603781D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 16,699 16,699
INSTITUTE.
66 0603838D8Z DEFENSE INNOVATION 257,110 257,110
ACCELERATION (DIA).
67 0603924D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER 111,799 111,799
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAM.
68 0603941D8Z TEST & EVALUATION SCIENCE 345,384 345,384
& TECHNOLOGY.
69 0603945D8Z AUKUS INNOVATION 25,000 25,000
INITIATIVES.
70 0603950D8Z NATIONAL SECURITY 21,575 7,000 28,575
INNOVATION NETWORK.
..................... National Security [7,000]
Innovation Network.
71 0604055D8Z OPERATIONAL ENERGY 171,668 10,000 181,668
CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT.
..................... Increase for [10,000]
tristructural-isotrophic
fuel.
72 1160402BB SOF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 156,097 156,097
DEVELOPMENT.
..................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 5,380,945 89,000 5,469,945
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
.....................
..................... ADVANCED COMPONENT
DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES
74 0603161D8Z NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL 76,764 76,764
PHYSICAL SECURITY
EQUIPMENT RDT&E ADC&P.
75 0603600D8Z WALKOFF.................. 143,486 143,486
76 0603851D8Z ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY 117,196 6,000 123,196
TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION
PROGRAM.
..................... Sustainable Technology [6,000]
Evaluation and
Demonstration program
increase.
77 0603881C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 220,311 220,311
TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT.
78 0603882C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 903,633 903,633
MIDCOURSE DEFENSE
SEGMENT.
79 0603884BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL 316,853 316,853
DEFENSE PROGRAM--DEM/VAL.
80 0603884C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 239,159 239,159
SENSORS.
81 0603890C BMD ENABLING PROGRAMS.... 597,720 597,720
82 0603891C SPECIAL PROGRAMS--MDA.... 552,888 552,888
83 0603892C AEGIS BMD................ 693,727 693,727
84 0603896C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 554,201 554,201
COMMAND AND CONTROL,
BATTLE MANAGEMENT AND
COMMUNICATI.
85 0603898C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 48,248 48,248
JOINT WARFIGHTER SUPPORT.
86 0603904C MISSILE DEFENSE 50,549 50,549
INTEGRATION & OPERATIONS
CENTER (MDIOC).
87 0603906C REGARDING TRENCH......... 12,564 15,000 27,564
..................... Program increase--MDA UFR [15,000]
88 0603907C SEA BASED X-BAND RADAR 177,868 177,868
(SBX).
89 0603913C ISRAELI COOPERATIVE 300,000 25,000 325,000
PROGRAMS.
..................... U.S.-Israel cooperation [25,000]
on directed energy
capabilities.
90 0603914C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 360,455 360,455
TEST.
91 0603915C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 570,258 10,000 580,258
TARGETS.
..................... Hypersonic Targets and [10,000]
Countermeasures Program.
92 0603923D8Z COALITION WARFARE........ 12,103 12,103
93 0604011D8Z NEXT GENERATION 179,278 179,278
INFORMATION
COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY (5G).
94 0604016D8Z DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 3,185 3,185
CORROSION PROGRAM.
95 0604102C GUAM DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT. 397,578 397,578
97 0604124D8Z CHIEF DIGITAL AND 34,350 34,350
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
OFFICER (CDAO)--MIP.
98 0604181C HYPERSONIC DEFENSE....... 208,997 208,997
99 0604250D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE 1,085,826 1,085,826
TECHNOLOGIES.
100 0604294D8Z TRUSTED & ASSURED 810,839 810,839
MICROELECTRONICS.
101 0604331D8Z RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM 110,291 110,291
102 0604331J RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM 9,880 9,880
104 0604400D8Z DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 2,643 2,643
(DOD) UNMANNED SYSTEM
COMMON DEVELOPMENT.
105 0604551BR CATAPULT INFORMATION 8,328 8,328
SYSTEM.
106 0604555D8Z OPERATIONAL ENERGY 53,726 53,726
CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT--
NON S&T.
108 0604682D8Z WARGAMING AND SUPPORT FOR 3,206 3,206
STRATEGIC ANALYSIS (SSA).
109 0604790D8Z RAPID DEFENSE 79,773 79,773
EXPERIMENTATION RESERVE
(RDER).
110 0604826J JOINT C5 CAPABILITY 28,517 28,517
DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION
AND INTEROPERABILITY
ASSESSMENTS.
111 0604873C LONG RANGE DISCRIMINATION 103,517 103,517
RADAR (LRDR).
112 0604874C IMPROVED HOMELAND DEFENSE 2,130,838 2,130,838
INTERCEPTORS.
113 0604876C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 47,577 47,577
TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT
TEST.
114 0604878C AEGIS BMD TEST........... 193,484 193,484
115 0604879C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 111,049 111,049
SENSOR TEST.
116 0604880C LAND-BASED SM-3 (LBSM3).. 22,163 22,163
117 0604887C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 41,824 41,824
MIDCOURSE SEGMENT TEST.
118 0202057C SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 2,484 2,484
119 0208059JCY CYBERCOM ACTIVITIES...... 65,484 65,484
120 0208085JCY ROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE AND 170,182 170,182
ACCESS.
121 0208086JCY CYBER TRAINING 114,980 114,980
ENVIRONMENT (CTE).
122 0300206R ENTERPRISE INFORMATION 2,156 2,156
TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS.
123 0305103C CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE 2,760 2,760
124 0305245D8Z INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES 3,000 3,000
AND INNOVATION
INVESTMENTS.
125 0305251JCY CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 2,669 2,669
FORCES AND FORCE SUPPORT.
126 0901579D8Z OFFICE OF STRATEGIC 99,000 99,000
CAPITAL (OSC).
129 1206895C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 109,483 109,483
SYSTEM SPACE PROGRAMS.
..................... SUBTOTAL ADVANCED 12,187,050 56,000 12,243,050
COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT &
PROTOTYPES.
.....................
..................... SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION
130 0604123D8Z CHIEF DIGITAL AND 615,246 615,246
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
OFFICER (CDAO)--DEM/VAL
ACTIVITIES.
131 0604161D8Z NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL 6,229 6,229
PHYSICAL SECURITY
EQUIPMENT RDT&E SDD.
132 0604384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL 382,977 382,977
DEFENSE PROGRAM--EMD.
133 0604771D8Z JOINT TACTICAL 9,775 9,775
INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM (JTIDS).
134 0605000BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS 14,414 14,414
DESTRUCTION SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
135 0605013BL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 6,953 6,953
DEVELOPMENT.
136 0605021SE HOMELAND PERSONNEL 9,292 9,292
SECURITY INITIATIVE.
137 0605022D8Z DEFENSE EXPORTABILITY 18,981 18,981
PROGRAM.
138 0605027D8Z OUSD(C) IT DEVELOPMENT 5,456 5,456
INITIATIVES.
140 0605080S DEFENSE AGENCY 32,629 32,629
INITIATIVES (DAI)--
FINANCIAL SYSTEM.
141 0605141BR MISSION ASSURANCE RISK 9,316 9,316
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
(MARMS).
142 0605210D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE ELECTRONIC 6,899 6,899
PROCUREMENT CAPABILITIES.
143 0605294D8Z TRUSTED & ASSURED 297,586 297,586
MICROELECTRONICS.
145 0605772D8Z NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, 4,110 4,110
& COMMUNICATIONS.
146 0305304D8Z DOD ENTERPRISE ENERGY 8,159 8,159
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
(EEIM).
147 0305310D8Z CWMD SYSTEMS: SYSTEM 14,471 14,471
DEVELOPMENT AND
DEMONSTRATION.
148 0505167D8Z DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS 3,770 3,770
AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS
DESTRUCTION.
..................... SUBTOTAL SYSTEM 1,446,263 0 1,446,263
DEVELOPMENT &
DEMONSTRATION.
.....................
..................... MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
149 0603829J JOINT CAPABILITY 12,402 12,402
EXPERIMENTATION.
150 0604774D8Z DEFENSE READINESS 12,746 12,746
REPORTING SYSTEM (DRRS).
151 0604875D8Z JOINT SYSTEMS 8,426 8,426
ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPMENT.
152 0604940D8Z CENTRAL TEST AND 833,792 833,792
EVALUATION INVESTMENT
DEVELOPMENT (CTEIP).
153 0604942D8Z ASSESSMENTS AND 5,810 5,810
EVALUATIONS.
154 0605001E MISSION SUPPORT.......... 99,090 99,090
155 0605100D8Z JOINT MISSION ENVIRONMENT 187,421 187,421
TEST CAPABILITY (JMETC).
156 0605126J JOINT INTEGRATED AIR AND 61,477 61,477
MISSILE DEFENSE
ORGANIZATION (JIAMDO).
158 0605142D8Z SYSTEMS ENGINEERING...... 39,949 39,949
159 0605151D8Z STUDIES AND ANALYSIS 6,292 6,292
SUPPORT--OSD.
160 0605161D8Z NUCLEAR MATTERS-PHYSICAL 21,043 21,043
SECURITY.
161 0605170D8Z SUPPORT TO NETWORKS AND 10,504 10,504
INFORMATION INTEGRATION.
162 0605200D8Z GENERAL SUPPORT TO 2,980 2,980
OUSD(INTELLIGENCE AND
SECURITY).
163 0605384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL 74,382 74,382
DEFENSE PROGRAM.
170 0605790D8Z SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION 3,831 3,831
RESEARCH (SBIR)/ SMALL
BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER.
171 0605797D8Z MAINTAINING TECHNOLOGY 38,923 38,923
ADVANTAGE.
172 0605798D8Z DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY 60,404 60,404
ANALYSIS.
173 0605801KA DEFENSE TECHNICAL 65,715 -5,000 60,715
INFORMATION CENTER
(DTIC).
..................... Information Analysis [-5,000]
Centers reduction.
174 0605803SE R&D IN SUPPORT OF DOD 26,037 26,037
ENLISTMENT, TESTING AND
EVALUATION.
175 0605804D8Z DEVELOPMENT TEST AND 37,353 37,353
EVALUATION.
176 0605898E MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D....... 14,833 14,833
177 0605998KA MANAGEMENT HQ--DEFENSE 3,752 3,752
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
CENTER (DTIC).
178 0606005D8Z SPECIAL ACTIVITIES....... 18,088 18,088
179 0606100D8Z BUDGET AND PROGRAM 14,427 14,427
ASSESSMENTS.
180 0606114D8Z ANALYSIS WORKING GROUP 4,200 4,200
(AWG) SUPPORT.
181 0606135D8Z CHIEF DIGITAL AND 17,247 17,247
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
OFFICER (CDAO)
ACTIVITIES.
182 0606225D8Z ODNA TECHNOLOGY AND 3,386 3,386
RESOURCE ANALYSIS.
183 0606300D8Z DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD.... 2,352 2,352
184 0606301D8Z AVIATION SAFETY 213 213
TECHNOLOGIES.
186 0606771D8Z CYBER RESILIENCY AND 45,194 45,194
CYBERSECURITY POLICY.
187 0606853BR MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & 11,919 11,919
INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT.
188 0203345D8Z DEFENSE OPERATIONS 3,112 3,112
SECURITY INITIATIVE
(DOSI).
189 0204571J JOINT STAFF ANALYTICAL 4,916 4,916
SUPPORT.
190 0208045K C4I INTEROPERABILITY..... 66,152 66,152
195 0305172K COMBINED ADVANCED 5,366 5,366
APPLICATIONS.
197 0305208K DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/ 3,069 3,069
SURFACE SYSTEMS.
199 0804768J COCOM EXERCISE ENGAGEMENT 101,319 101,319
AND TRAINING
TRANSFORMATION (CE2T2)--
NON-MHA.
200 0808709SE DEFENSE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 740 740
MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
(DEOMI).
201 0901598C MANAGEMENT HQ--MDA....... 28,363 28,363
202 0903235K JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER 5,177 5,177
(JSP).
9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...... 36,315 27,000 63,315
..................... All Domain Anomaly [27,000]
Resolution Office.
..................... SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT 1,998,717 22,000 2,020,717
SUPPORT.
.....................
..................... OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT
203 0604130V ENTERPRISE SECURITY 42,482 42,482
SYSTEM (ESS).
205 0607210D8Z INDUSTRIAL BASE ANALYSIS 1,017,141 28,000 1,045,141
AND SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT.
..................... Domestic advanced [5,000]
microelectronics
packaging.
..................... Rapid Innovation Program. [20,000]
..................... Shipbuilding and ship [3,000]
repair workforce
development.
206 0607310D8Z COUNTERPROLIFERATION 12,713 12,713
SPECIAL PROJECTS:
OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT.
207 0607327T GLOBAL THEATER SECURITY 8,503 8,503
COOPERATION MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEMS (G-
TSCMIS).
208 0607384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL 80,495 80,495
DEFENSE (OPERATIONAL
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT).
209 0208097JCY CYBER COMMAND AND CONTROL 95,733 95,733
(CYBER C2).
210 0208099JCY DATA AND UNIFIED PLATFORM 138,558 138,558
(D&UP).
214 0302019K DEFENSE INFO 19,299 19,299
INFRASTRUCTURE
ENGINEERING AND
INTEGRATION.
215 0303126K LONG-HAUL COMMUNICATIONS-- 37,726 37,726
DCS.
216 0303131K MINIMUM ESSENTIAL 5,037 5,037
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK (MEECN).
218 0303140D8Z INFORMATION SYSTEMS 97,171 97,171
SECURITY PROGRAM.
220 0303140K INFORMATION SYSTEMS 8,351 8,351
SECURITY PROGRAM.
222 0303153K DEFENSE SPECTRUM 35,995 35,995
ORGANIZATION.
223 0303171K JOINT PLANNING AND 5,677 5,677
EXECUTION SERVICES.
224 0303228K JOINT REGIONAL SECURITY 3,196 3,196
STACKS (JRSS).
228 0305104D8Z DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE 25,655 25,655
(DIB) CYBER SECURITY
INITIATIVE.
232 0305133V INDUSTRIAL SECURITY 2,134 2,134
ACTIVITIES.
235 0305146V DEFENSE JOINT 2,295 2,295
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE
ACTIVITIES.
236 0305172D8Z COMBINED ADVANCED 52,736 52,736
APPLICATIONS.
239 0305186D8Z POLICY R&D PROGRAMS...... 6,263 6,263
240 0305199D8Z NET CENTRICITY........... 23,275 23,275
242 0305208BB DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/ 6,214 6,214
SURFACE SYSTEMS.
249 0305327V INSIDER THREAT........... 2,971 2,971
250 0305387D8Z HOMELAND DEFENSE 1,879 1,879
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
PROGRAM.
257 0306250JCY CYBER OPERATIONS 469,385 11,000 480,385
TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT.
..................... Locked Shield Exercise... [4,000]
..................... Modernization of [7,000]
Department of Defense
Internet Gateway Cyber
Defense.
261 0505167D8Z DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS 1,760 1,760
AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS
DESTRUCTION.
262 0708012K LOGISTICS SUPPORT 1,420 1,420
ACTIVITIES.
263 0708012S PACIFIC DISASTER CENTERS. 1,905 1,905
264 0708047S DEFENSE PROPERTY 3,249 3,249
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
265 1105219BB MQ-9 UAV................. 37,188 37,188
267 1160403BB AVIATION SYSTEMS......... 216,174 216,174
268 1160405BB INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS 86,737 86,737
DEVELOPMENT.
269 1160408BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS. 216,135 216,135
270 1160431BB WARRIOR SYSTEMS.......... 263,374 17,140 280,514
..................... Counter Uncrewed Aerial [11,250]
Systems (CUAS) Group 3
Defeat Acceleration.
..................... Next-Generation Blue [5,890]
Force Tracker.
271 1160432BB SPECIAL PROGRAMS......... 529 529
272 1160434BB UNMANNED ISR............. 6,727 6,727
273 1160480BB SOF TACTICAL VEHICLES.... 9,335 9,335
274 1160483BB MARITIME SYSTEMS......... 158,231 158,231
275 1160490BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS 15,749 15,749
INTELLIGENCE.
9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...... 8,463,742 8,463,742
..................... SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL 11,683,139 56,140 11,739,279
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
.....................
..................... SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL
TECHNOLOGY PILOT
PROGRAMS
278 0608648D8Z ACQUISITION VISIBILITY-- 21,355 21,355
SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM.
279 0303150K GLOBAL COMMAND AND 33,166 33,166
CONTROL SYSTEM.
9999 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...... 270,653 270,653
..................... SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND 325,174 0 325,174
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT
PROGRAMS.
.....................
..................... TOTAL RESEARCH, 36,185,834 261,140 36,446,974
DEVELOPMENT, TEST &
EVAL, DW.
.....................
..................... OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL,
DEFENSE
..................... MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
1 0605118OTE OPERATIONAL TEST AND 169,544 169,544
EVALUATION.
2 0605131OTE LIVE FIRE TEST AND 103,252 103,252
EVALUATION.
3 0605814OTE OPERATIONAL TEST 58,693 58,693
ACTIVITIES AND ANALYSES.
..................... SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT 331,489 0 331,489
SUPPORT.
.....................
..................... TOTAL OPERATIONAL TEST & 331,489 331,489
EVAL, DEFENSE.
.....................
..................... TOTAL RDT&E.............. 144,979,625 1,161,287 146,140,912
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TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.
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SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2024 Senate
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OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY
OPERATING FORCES
010 MANEUVER UNITS...................................... 3,943,409 3,943,409
020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES............................ 225,238 225,238
030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE.............................. 947,395 947,395
040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS................................ 2,449,141 2,449,141
050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT...................... 1,233,070 1,233,070
060 AVIATION ASSETS..................................... 2,046,144 2,046,144
070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT.................. 7,149,427 7,149,427
080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS....................... 475,435 475,435
090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE....................... 1,423,560 1,423,560
100 MEDICAL READINESS................................... 951,499 951,499
110 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT............................. 9,943,031 9,943,031
120 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION. 5,381,757 5,381,757
130 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS............. 313,612 313,612
140 ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES............................... 454,565 454,565
150 RESET............................................... 447,987 447,987
160 US AFRICA COMMAND................................... 414,680 414,680
170 US EUROPEAN COMMAND................................. 408,529 408,529
180 US SOUTHERN COMMAND................................. 285,692 285,692
190 US FORCES KOREA..................................... 88,463 88,463
200 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS........ 507,845 507,845
210 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSECURITY................ 704,667 704,667
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES........................... 39,795,146 0 39,795,146
MOBILIZATION
230 STRATEGIC MOBILITY.................................. 470,143 470,143
240 ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS........................... 433,909 433,909
250 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS............................. 4,244 4,244
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION............................... 908,296 0 908,296
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
260 OFFICER ACQUISITION................................. 178,428 178,428
270 RECRUIT TRAINING.................................... 78,235 78,235
280 ONE STATION UNIT TRAINING........................... 114,777 114,777
290 SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS.............. 551,462 551,462
300 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING.......................... 1,147,431 1,147,431
310 FLIGHT TRAINING..................................... 1,398,415 1,398,415
320 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION.................. 200,779 200,779
330 TRAINING SUPPORT.................................... 682,896 682,896
340 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.......................... 690,280 143,056 833,336
Army Enlisted Training Corps........................ [5,000]
Recruiting and advertising increase................. [138,056]
350 EXAMINING........................................... 195,009 195,009
360 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION.................... 260,235 260,235
370 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING..................... 250,252 250,252
380 JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS............... 204,895 204,895
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING.................... 5,953,094 143,056 6,096,150
ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES
400 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION.......................... 718,323 718,323
410 CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES........................... 900,624 900,624
420 LOGISTIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES......................... 828,059 828,059
430 AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT............................... 464,029 464,029
440 ADMINISTRATION...................................... 537,837 537,837
450 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS.......................... 1,962,059 1,962,059
460 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT................................. 361,553 361,553
470 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT............................. 829,248 829,248
480 OTHER SERVICE SUPPORT............................... 2,370,107 2,370,107
490 ARMY CLAIMS ACTIVITIES.............................. 203,323 203,323
500 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT.............................. 286,682 286,682
510 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT READINESS............ 455,928 455,928
520 DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT....... 39,867 39,867
530 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY HEADQUARTERS................. 610,201 610,201
540 MISC. SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS...................... 38,948 38,948
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS................................. 2,291,229 2,291,229
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES................. 12,898,017 0 12,898,017
UNDISTRIBUTED
998 UNDISTRIBUTED....................................... 0 -337,600 -337,600
Foreign currency fluctuations....................... [-208,000]
Unobligated balances................................ [-129,600]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.............................. 0 -337,600 -337,600
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY................. 59,554,553 -194,544 59,360,009
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES
OPERATING FORCES
010 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES............................ 15,208 15,208
020 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE.............................. 720,802 720,802
030 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS................................ 143,400 143,400
040 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT...................... 707,654 707,654
050 AVIATION ASSETS..................................... 134,346 134,346
060 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT.................. 451,178 451,178
070 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS....................... 97,564 97,564
080 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE....................... 45,711 45,711
090 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT............................. 608,079 608,079
100 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION. 495,435 495,435
110 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS............. 28,783 28,783
120 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS........ 3,153 3,153
130 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSECURITY................ 19,591 19,591
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES........................... 3,470,904 0 3,470,904
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
140 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION.......................... 19,155 19,155
150 ADMINISTRATION...................................... 21,668 21,668
160 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS.......................... 44,118 44,118
170 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT................................. 7,127 7,127
180 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.......................... 67,976 6,675 74,651
Recruiting and advertising increase................. [6,675]
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES................... 160,044 6,675 166,719
UNDISTRIBUTED
998 UNDISTRIBUTED....................................... 0 -14,300 -14,300
Foreign currency fluctuations....................... [-10,900]
Unobligated balances................................ [-3,400]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.............................. 0 -14,300 -14,300
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES............. 3,630,948 -7,625 3,623,323
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG
OPERATING FORCES
010 MANEUVER UNITS...................................... 925,071 925,071
020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES............................ 201,781 201,781
030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE.............................. 840,373 840,373
040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS................................ 107,392 107,392
050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT...................... 62,908 62,908
060 AVIATION ASSETS..................................... 1,113,908 1,113,908
070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT.................. 832,946 832,946
080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS....................... 50,696 50,696
090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE....................... 231,784 231,784
100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT............................. 1,249,066 1,249,066
110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION. 1,081,561 1,081,561
120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS............. 1,468,857 1,468,857
130 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS........ 9,566 9,566
140 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSECURITY................ 15,710 15,710
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES........................... 8,191,619 0 8,191,619
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
150 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION.......................... 7,251 7,251
160 ADMINISTRATION...................................... 66,025 66,025
170 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS.......................... 113,366 113,366
180 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT................................. 8,663 8,663
190 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT............................. 292,426 50,720 343,146
Recruiting and advertising increase................. [50,720]
200 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT.............................. 3,754 3,754
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES................... 491,485 50,720 542,205
UNDISTRIBUTED
998 UNDISTRIBUTED....................................... 0 -52,400 -52,400
Foreign currency fluctuations....................... [-29,000]
Unobligated balances................................ [-23,400]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.............................. 0 -52,400 -52,400
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG................. 8,683,104 -1,680 8,681,424
COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF)
COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF)
010 IRAQ................................................ 241,950 241,950
020 SYRIA............................................... 156,000 156,000
SUBTOTAL COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF)... 397,950 0 397,950
TOTAL COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF)...... 397,950 0 397,950
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY
OPERATING FORCES
010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS................. 7,882,504 7,882,504
020 FLEET AIR TRAINING.................................. 2,773,957 2,773,957
030 AVIATION TECHNICAL DATA & ENGINEERING SERVICES...... 73,047 73,047
040 AIR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY SUPPORT................... 213,862 213,862
050 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT................................. 1,155,463 3,000 1,158,463
Advanced nucleated foam engine performance and [3,000]
restoration program................................
060 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE.......................... 1,857,021 1,857,021
070 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT................... 66,822 66,822
080 AVIATION LOGISTICS.................................. 1,871,670 1,871,670
090 MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS................... 7,015,796 7,015,796
100 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING.................. 1,301,108 1,301,108
110 SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE.............................. 11,164,249 11,164,249
120 SHIP DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT....................... 2,728,712 2,728,712
130 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE........ 1,776,881 1,776,881
140 SPACE SYSTEMS AND SURVEILLANCE...................... 389,915 389,915
150 WARFARE TACTICS..................................... 1,005,998 1,005,998
160 OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY............ 455,330 455,330
170 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES............................... 2,350,089 6,000 2,356,089
Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training [6,000]
School.............................................
180 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT.. 189,044 189,044
200 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS................ 92,504 92,504
210 COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT......... 352,980 352,980
230 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES............................... 522,180 522,180
240 FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE............................. 1,763,238 1,763,238
250 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE................................. 1,640,642 1,640,642
260 OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT........................ 696,653 696,653
270 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION.............................. 1,780,645 1,780,645
280 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION.......... 4,406,192 4,406,192
290 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT.............................. 6,223,827 48,000 6,271,827
Navy divestment of electrical utility operations at [48,000]
former Naval Air Station Barbers Point.............
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES........................... 61,750,329 57,000 61,807,329
MOBILIZATION
300 SHIP PREPOSITIONING AND SURGE....................... 475,255 475,255
310 READY RESERVE FORCE................................. 701,060 701,060
320 SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS...................... 302,930 302,930
330 EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEMS............... 151,966 151,966
340 COAST GUARD SUPPORT................................. 21,464 21,464
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION............................... 1,652,675 0 1,652,675
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
350 OFFICER ACQUISITION................................. 201,555 201,555
360 RECRUIT TRAINING.................................... 16,521 16,521
370 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS..................... 175,171 175,171
380 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING.......................... 1,238,894 1,238,894
390 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION.................. 335,603 335,603
400 TRAINING SUPPORT.................................... 390,931 390,931
410 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.......................... 269,483 85,845 355,328
Navy Enlisted Training Corps........................ [5,000]
Recruiting and advertising increase................. [80,845]
420 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION.................... 90,452 90,452
430 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING..................... 73,406 73,406
440 JUNIOR ROTC......................................... 58,970 58,970
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING.................... 2,850,986 85,845 2,936,831
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
450 ADMINISTRATION...................................... 1,350,449 1,350,449
460 CIVILIAN MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.......... 242,760 242,760
470 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.......... 745,666 745,666
490 MEDICAL ACTIVITIES.................................. 323,978 323,978
500 DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT....... 67,357 67,357
510 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION.......................... 248,822 248,822
530 PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND PROGRAM SUPPORT.......... 616,816 616,816
540 ACQUISITION, LOGISTICS, AND OVERSIGHT............... 850,906 850,906
550 INVESTIGATIVE AND SECURITY SERVICES................. 888,508 888,508
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS................................. 655,281 655,281
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES................... 5,990,543 0 5,990,543
UNDISTRIBUTED
998 UNDISTRIBUTED....................................... 0 -498,400 -498,400
Foreign currency fluctuations....................... [-236,300]
Unobligated balances................................ [-262,100]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.............................. 0 -498,400 -498,400
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY................. 72,244,533 -355,555 71,888,978
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS
OPERATING FORCES
010 OPERATIONAL FORCES.................................. 1,799,964 1,799,964
020 FIELD LOGISTICS..................................... 1,878,228 1,878,228
030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE................................... 211,460 211,460
040 MARITIME PREPOSITIONING............................. 137,831 137,831
060 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES............................... 205,449 205,449
070 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION............ 1,211,183 1,211,183
080 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT.............................. 3,124,551 3,124,551
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES........................... 8,568,666 0 8,568,666
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
090 RECRUIT TRAINING.................................... 26,284 26,284
100 OFFICER ACQUISITION................................. 1,316 1,316
110 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING.......................... 133,176 133,176
120 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION.................. 66,213 66,213
130 TRAINING SUPPORT.................................... 570,152 570,152
140 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.......................... 246,586 54,317 300,903
Marine Corps Enlisted Training Corps................ [5,000]
Recruiting and advertising increase................. [49,317]
150 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION.................... 55,230 55,230
160 JUNIOR ROTC......................................... 29,616 29,616
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING.................... 1,128,573 54,317 1,182,890
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
180 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION.......................... 90,366 90,366
190 ADMINISTRATION...................................... 428,650 428,650
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS................................. 65,658 65,658
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES................... 584,674 0 584,674
UNDISTRIBUTED
998 UNDISTRIBUTED....................................... 0 -108,900 -108,900
Foreign currency fluctuations....................... [-33,800]
Unobligated balances................................ [-75,100]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.............................. 0 -108,900 -108,900
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS......... 10,281,913 -54,583 10,227,330
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES
OPERATING FORCES
010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS................. 731,113 731,113
020 INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE............................ 10,122 10,122
030 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE.......................... 167,811 167,811
040 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT................... 103 103
050 AVIATION LOGISTICS.................................. 29,185 29,185
060 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS............................... 20,806 20,806
070 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES............................... 186,590 186,590
080 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES............................... 296 296
090 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION.............................. 32,467 32,467
100 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION.......... 63,726 63,726
110 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT.............................. 121,064 121,064
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES........................... 1,363,283 0 1,363,283
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
120 ADMINISTRATION...................................... 2,025 2,025
130 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.......... 13,401 13,401
140 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.................. 2,101 2,101
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES................... 17,527 0 17,527
UNDISTRIBUTED
998 UNDISTRIBUTED....................................... 0 -8,100 -8,100
Foreign currency fluctuations....................... [-3,900]
Unobligated balances................................ [-4,200]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.............................. 0 -8,100 -8,100
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES............. 1,380,810 -8,100 1,372,710
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE
OPERATING FORCES
010 OPERATING FORCES.................................... 128,468 128,468
020 DEPOT MAINTENANCE................................... 20,967 20,967
030 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION.......... 46,589 46,589
040 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT.............................. 120,808 120,808
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES........................... 316,832 0 316,832
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
050 ADMINISTRATION...................................... 12,563 12,563
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES................... 12,563 0 12,563
UNDISTRIBUTED
998 UNDISTRIBUTED....................................... 0 -4,900 -4,900
Foreign currency fluctuations....................... [-3,900]
Unobligated balances................................ [-1,000]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.............................. 0 -4,900 -4,900
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE........... 329,395 -4,900 324,495
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE
OPERATING FORCES
010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES............................... 980,768 -14,700 966,068
DAF requested realignment of funds.................. [-14,700]
020 COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES........................... 2,665,924 2,665,924
030 AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, MAINTAIN SKILLS)...... 1,630,552 1,630,552
040 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE................ 4,632,693 4,632,693
050 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION. 4,252,815 -58,152 4,194,663
DAF requested realignment of funds.................. [-58,152]
060 CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT.............................. 229,440 229,440
070 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT..... 9,537,192 9,537,192
080 FLYING HOUR PROGRAM................................. 6,697,549 6,697,549
090 BASE SUPPORT........................................ 11,633,510 -208,492 11,425,018
DAF requested realignment of funds.................. [-223,192]
DAF requested realignment of funds from SAG 11A..... [14,700]
100 GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING........................ 1,350,827 -30,951 1,319,876
DAF requested realignment of funds.................. [-30,951]
110 OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS....................... 1,817,941 1,817,941
120 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES............................... 807,966 807,966
130 TACTICAL INTEL AND OTHER SPECIAL ACTIVITIES......... 267,615 267,615
160 US NORTHCOM/NORAD................................... 245,263 245,263
170 US STRATCOM......................................... 541,720 541,720
190 US CENTCOM.......................................... 335,220 -6,000 329,220
Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq reduction....... [-6,000]
200 US SOCOM............................................ 27,511 27,511
210 US TRANSCOM......................................... 607 607
220 CENTCOM CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT...................... 1,415 1,415
230 USSPACECOM.......................................... 373,989 373,989
240 MEDICAL READINESS................................... 564,880 -2,284 562,596
DAF requested realignment of funds.................. [-2,284]
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS................................. 1,465,926 1,465,926
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES........................... 51,527,249 -320,579 51,206,670
MOBILIZATION
260 AIRLIFT OPERATIONS.................................. 3,012,287 3,012,287
270 MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS........................... 241,918 241,918
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION............................... 3,254,205 0 3,254,205
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
280 OFFICER ACQUISITION................................. 202,769 202,769
290 RECRUIT TRAINING.................................... 28,892 28,892
300 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS (ROTC).............. 137,647 137,647
310 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING.......................... 588,131 588,131
320 FLIGHT TRAINING..................................... 875,230 875,230
330 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION.................. 301,262 301,262
340 TRAINING SUPPORT.................................... 194,609 194,609
350 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.......................... 204,318 45,864 250,182
Air Force Enlisted Training Corps................... [5,000]
Recruiting and advertising increase................. [40,864]
360 EXAMINING........................................... 7,775 7,775
370 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION.................... 263,421 263,421
380 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING..................... 343,039 343,039
390 JUNIOR ROTC......................................... 75,666 75,666
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING.................... 3,222,759 45,864 3,268,623
ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES
400 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS................................ 1,062,199 1,062,199
410 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES........................ 162,919 162,919
420 ADMINISTRATION...................................... 1,409,015 1,409,015
430 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS.......................... 30,268 30,268
440 OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES........................ 1,851,856 4,520 1,856,376
DAF requested realignment of funds.................. [4,520]
450 CIVIL AIR PATROL.................................... 30,901 30,901
460 DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT....... 42,759 42,759
480 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT............................... 115,267 115,267
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS................................. 1,506,624 1,506,624
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES................... 7,718,432 4,520 7,722,952
UNDISTRIBUTED
998 UNDISTRIBUTED....................................... 0 -442,200 -442,200
Foreign currency fluctuations....................... [-208,500]
Unobligated balances................................ [-233,700]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.............................. 0 -442,200 -442,200
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE............ 65,722,645 -712,395 65,010,250
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE
OPERATING FORCES
010 GLOBAL C3I & EARLY WARNING.......................... 642,201 642,201
020 SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS............................. 356,162 356,162
030 SPACE OPERATIONS.................................... 866,547 866,547
040 EDUCATION & TRAINING................................ 199,181 18,172 217,353
DAF requested realignment of funds.................. [18,172]
050 SPECIAL PROGRAMS.................................... 383,233 383,233
060 DEPOT MAINTENANCE................................... 67,757 67,757
070 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION. 678,648 678,648
080 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS AND SYSTEM SUPPORT............. 1,380,350 1,380,350
090 SPACE OPERATIONS -BOS............................... 188,760 188,760
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS................................. 71,475 71,475
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES........................... 4,834,314 18,172 4,852,486
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE WIDE ACTIVITIES
100 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS................................ 34,046 34,046
110 ADMINISTRATION...................................... 149,108 -18,172 130,936
DAF requested realignment of funds.................. [-18,172]
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE WIDE ACTIVITIES. 183,154 -18,172 164,982
UNDISTRIBUTED
998 UNDISTRIBUTED....................................... 0 -87,100 -87,100
Foreign currency fluctuations....................... [-14,100]
Unobligated balances................................ [-73,000]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.............................. 0 -87,100 -87,100
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE.......... 5,017,468 -87,100 4,930,368
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE
OPERATING FORCES
010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES............................... 2,088,949 27,480 2,116,429
Military technician (dual status) end strength...... [27,480]
020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS.......................... 198,213 198,213
030 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE................ 647,758 647,758
040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION. 122,314 122,314
050 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT..... 374,442 374,442
060 BASE SUPPORT........................................ 543,962 543,962
070 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES............................... 1,742 1,742
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES........................... 3,977,380 27,480 4,004,860
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
080 ADMINISTRATION...................................... 107,281 107,281
090 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.......................... 9,373 1,875 11,248
Recruiting and advertising increase................. [1,875]
100 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERS MGMT (ARPC).............. 15,563 15,563
110 OTHER PERS SUPPORT (DISABILITY COMP)................ 6,174 6,174
120 AUDIOVISUAL......................................... 485 485
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES.. 138,876 1,875 140,751
UNDISTRIBUTED
998 UNDISTRIBUTED....................................... 0 -46,700 -46,700
Foreign currency fluctuations....................... [-12,500]
Unobligated balances................................ [-34,200]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.............................. 0 -46,700 -46,700
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE........... 4,116,256 -17,345 4,098,911
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG
OPERATING FORCES
010 AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS................................. 2,498,675 2,498,675
020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS.......................... 656,714 139,680 796,394
Military technician (dual status) end strength...... [139,680]
030 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE................ 1,171,901 1,171,901
040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION. 370,188 370,188
050 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT..... 1,280,003 1,280,003
060 BASE SUPPORT........................................ 1,089,579 1,089,579
070 CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT.............................. 19,708 19,708
080 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES............................... 49,476 49,476
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES........................... 7,136,244 139,680 7,275,924
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES
090 ADMINISTRATION...................................... 68,417 68,417
100 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.......................... 49,033 23,400 72,433
Recruiting and advertising increase................. [23,400]
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES. 117,450 23,400 140,850
UNDISTRIBUTED
998 UNDISTRIBUTED....................................... 0 -46,200 -46,200
Foreign currency fluctuations....................... [-24,300]
Unobligated balances................................ [-21,900]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.............................. 0 -46,200 -46,200
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG.................. 7,253,694 116,880 7,370,574
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE
OPERATING FORCES
010 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF............................... 461,370 -3,600 457,770
Unobligated balances................................ [-3,600]
020 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF--JTEEP........................ 701,081 701,081
030 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF--CYBER........................ 8,210 8,210
040 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE--MISO............ 252,480 252,480
060 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND COMBAT DEVELOPMENT 2,012,953 2,012,953
ACTIVITIES.........................................
070 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MAINTENANCE.............. 1,210,930 -4,000 1,206,930
MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle unjustified increase... [-4,000]
080 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MANAGEMENT/OPERATIONAL 202,574 202,574
HEADQUARTERS.......................................
090 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND THEATER FORCES........... 3,346,004 5,000 3,351,004
Special Operations Forces cyber training............ [5,000]
100 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES.... 49,757 49,757
110 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND INTELLIGENCE............. 1,391,402 1,391,402
120 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT...... 1,438,967 1,438,967
130 CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS............................... 1,318,614 10,000 1,328,614
Modernization of Department of Defense Internet [10,000]
Gateway Cyber Defense..............................
140 USCYBERCOM HEADQUARTERS............................. 332,690 332,690
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES........................... 12,727,032 7,400 12,734,432
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
150 DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY...................... 183,342 183,342
160 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF............................... 118,172 118,172
170 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 33,855 33,855
EDUCATION..........................................
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING.................... 335,369 0 335,369
ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES
180 CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS............................. 142,240 -2,500 139,740
Unobligated balances................................ [-2,500]
190 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY--CYBER................ 4,870 4,870
200 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY....................... 667,943 -2,700 665,243
Unobligated balances................................ [-2,700]
210 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY.................. 1,567,119 -15,500 1,551,619
Unobligated balances................................ [-15,500]
220 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY--CYBER........... 30,279 -10,000 20,279
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program [-10,000]
reduction..........................................
230 DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY..... 1,062,123 1,062,123
250 DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY-- 9,835 9,835
CYBER..............................................
260 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY--CYBER............. 27,517 27,517
270 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY.................... 1,033,789 1,033,789
300 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY.................. 2,567,698 -9,900 2,557,798
Unobligated balances................................ [-9,900]
310 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY--CYBER........... 526,893 526,893
320 DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY....................... 241,779 -22,400 219,379
Unobligated balances................................ [-22,400]
330 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY............................ 446,731 446,731
340 DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY.............................. 246,840 246,840
360 DEFENSE POW/MIA OFFICE.............................. 195,959 195,959
370 DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY................. 2,379,100 10,000 2,389,100
Irregular Warfare Functional Center................. [10,000]
380 DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.......... 41,722 41,722
390 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY..................... 984,272 984,272
410 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY--CYBER.............. 70,548 70,548
420 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY............ 3,451,625 80,000 3,531,625
Impact Aid.......................................... [50,000]
Impact Aid for children with severe disabilities.... [30,000]
430 MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY.............................. 564,078 564,078
440 OFFICE OF THE LOCAL DEFENSE COMMUNITY COOPERATION... 118,216 20,000 138,216
Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program..... [20,000]
480 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE--CYBER........... 92,176 92,176
490 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.................. 2,676,416 41,700 2,718,116
Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup............................. [15,000]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Nation- [5,000]
wide human health assessment.......................
Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration [20,200]
program............................................
United States Telecommunications Training Institute. [1,500]
530 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES.................... 440,947 440,947
999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS................................. 20,114,447 20,114,447
SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWIDE ACTIVITIES................. 39,705,162 88,700 39,793,862
TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE....... 52,767,563 96,100 52,863,663
UNDISTRIBUTED
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE
997 UNDISTRIBUTED....................................... 0 -51,000 -51,000
Program reduction--USSOCOM.......................... [-51,000]
998 UNDISTRIBUTED....................................... 0 -15,000 -15,000
Unobligated balances................................ [-15,000]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED.............................. 0 -66,000 -66,000
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE......... 0 -66,000 -66,000
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES, DEF
010 US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES, DEFENSE... 16,620 16,620
SUBTOTAL US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES, 16,620 0 16,620
DEF................................................
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS.................. 16,620 0 16,620
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID
010 OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER AND CIVIC AID....... 114,900 114,900
SUBTOTAL OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC 114,900 0 114,900
AID................................................
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS.................. 114,900 0 114,900
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT
010 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION........................ 350,999 350,999
SUBTOTAL COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT....... 350,999 0 350,999
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS.................. 350,999 0 350,999
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
010 ACQ WORKFORCE DEV FD................................ 54,977 54,977
SUBTOTAL ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.......... 54,977 0 54,977
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS.................. 54,977 0 54,977
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY
050 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY..................... 198,760 198,760
SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY............ 198,760 0 198,760
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS.................. 198,760 0 198,760
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY
060 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY..................... 335,240 335,240
SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY............ 335,240 0 335,240
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS.................. 335,240 0 335,240
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE
070 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE................ 349,744 349,744
SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE....... 349,744 0 349,744
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS.................. 349,744 0 349,744
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE
080 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE.................. 8,965 8,965
SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE......... 8,965 0 8,965
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS.................. 8,965 0 8,965
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FORMERLY USED SITES
090 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FORMERLY USED SITES....... 232,806 232,806
SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FORMERLY USED 232,806 0 232,806
SITES..............................................
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS.................. 232,806 0 232,806
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE....................... 293,043,843 -1,296,847 291,746,996
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TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL
TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL
SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL.
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SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL (In Thousands of Dollars)
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Item FY 2024 Request Senate Change Senate Authorized
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MILITARY PERSONNEL
MILITARY PERSONNEL APPROPRIATIONS
MILITARY PERSONNEL APPROPRIATIONS................... 168,320,510 -1,540,840 166,779,670
Air Force end strength underexecution............... [-564,000]
Air National Guard AGR end strength underexecution.. [-45,600]
Air National Reserve AGR end strength underexecution [-8,040]
Navy end strength underexecution.................... [-600,000]
Unobligated balances................................ [-323,200]
SUBTOTAL MILITARY PERSONNEL APPROPRIATIONS.......... 168,320,510 -1,540,840 166,779,670
MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE HEALTH CARE FUND
CONTRIBUTIONS
MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE HEALTH CARE FUND 10,553,456 10,553,456
CONTRIBUTIONS......................................
SUBTOTAL MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE HEALTH CARE FUND 10,553,456 0 10,553,456
CONTRIBUTIONS......................................
TOTAL MILITARY PERSONNEL............................ 178,873,966 -1,540,840 177,333,126
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TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.
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SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2024 Senate
Line Item Request Senate Change Authorized
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WORKING CAPITAL FUND
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY
010 INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS........................... 27,551 27,551
020 SUPPLY MANAGEMENT--ARMY......................... 1,662 1,662
SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY............. 29,213 0 29,213
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE
020 SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS.......................... 83,587 83,587
SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE........ 83,587 0 83,587
NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE TRANSACTION FUND
010 DEFENSE STOCKPILE............................... 7,629 7,629
SUBTOTAL NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE TRANSACTION 7,629 0 7,629
FUND...........................................
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE
010 DEFENSE AUTOMATION & PRODUCTION SERVICES........ 4 4
040 ENERGY MANAGEMENT--DEF.......................... 114,663 114,663
SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE..... 114,667 0 114,667
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA
010 WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA...................... 1,447,612 1,447,612
SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA............. 1,447,612 0 1,447,612
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND...................... 1,682,708 0 1,682,708
CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE
1 CHEM DEMILITARIZATION--O&M...................... 89,284 89,284
SUBTOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE................ 89,284 0 89,284
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
2 CHEM DEMILITARIZATION--RDT&E.................... 1,002,560 1,002,560
SUBTOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND 1,002,560 0 1,002,560
EVALUATION.....................................
TOTAL CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION....... 1,091,844 0 1,091,844
DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF
DRUG INTRDCTN
010 COUNTER-NARCOTICS SUPPORT....................... 643,848 643,848
SUBTOTAL DRUG INTRDCTN.......................... 643,848 0 643,848
DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM
020 DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM................... 134,313 134,313
SUBTOTAL DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM.......... 134,313 0 134,313
NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG PROGRAM
030 NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG PROGRAM............. 102,272 102,272
SUBTOTAL NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG PROGRAM.... 102,272 0 102,272
NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG SCHOOLS
040 NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG SCHOOLS............. 5,993 5,993
SUBTOTAL NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG SCHOOLS.... 5,993 0 5,993
TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 886,426 0 886,426
DEF............................................
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
010 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE....................... 518,919 518,919
020 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE....................... 1,948 1,948
030 RDT&E........................................... 3,400 3,400
040 PROCUREMENT..................................... 1,098 1,098
SUBTOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL........ 520,867 0 520,867
SUBTOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL........ 3,400 0 3,400
SUBTOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL........ 1,098 0 1,098
TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL........... 525,365 0 525,365
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE
010 IN-HOUSE CARE................................... 10,044,342 10,044,342
020 PRIVATE SECTOR CARE............................. 19,893,028 19,893,028
030 CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT..................... 2,007,012 2,007,012
040 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT.......................... 2,327,816 2,327,816
050 MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES........................... 347,446 347,446
060 EDUCATION AND TRAINING.......................... 336,111 336,111
070 BASE OPERATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS.................. 2,144,551 2,144,551
SUBTOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE................ 37,100,306 0 37,100,306
RDT&E
080 R&D RESEARCH.................................... 40,311 40,311
090 R&D EXPLORATRY DEVELOPMENT...................... 178,892 178,892
100 R&D ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT........................ 327,040 327,040
110 R&D DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION.................... 172,351 172,351
120 R&D ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT..................... 107,753 107,753
130 R&D MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT...................... 87,096 87,096
140 R&D CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT.................... 18,330 18,330
SUBTOTAL RDT&E.................................. 931,773 0 931,773
PROCUREMENT
150 PROC INITIAL OUTFITTING......................... 22,344 22,344
160 PROC REPLACEMENT & MODERNIZATION................ 238,435 238,435
170 PROC JOINT OPERATIONAL MEDICINE INFORMATION 29,537 29,537
SYSTEM.........................................
180 PROC MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM--DESKTOP TO 74,055 74,055
DATACENTER.....................................
190 PROC DOD HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 17,510 17,510
MODERNIZATION..................................
SUBTOTAL PROCUREMENT............................ 381,881 0 381,881
TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.................... 38,413,960 0 38,413,960
TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS...................... 42,600,303 42,600,303
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TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.
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SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (In Thousands of Dollars)
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FY 2024 Senate
Account State/ Country Installation Project Title Request Senate Change Authorized
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
ARMY
Army Alabama Anniston Army Depot OPEN STORAGE (P&D) 0 270 270
Army Alabama Redstone Arsenal SUBSTATION 50,000 0 50,000
Army Alaska Fort Wainwright COST TO COMPLETE: ENLISTED 34,000 0 34,000
UNACCOMPANIED PERS HSG
Army Alaska Fort Wainwright SOLDER PERFORMANCE READINESS CENTER 0 7,900 7,900
(P&D)
Army Georgia Fort Eisenhower CYBER INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITY 163,000 -90,000 73,000
(CLASSROOMS)
Army Germany Grafenwoehr AUTOMATED MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN 10,400 0 10,400
RANGE
Army Germany Hohenfels SIMULATIONS CENTER 56,000 0 56,000
Army Hawaii Aliamanu Military WATER STORAGE TANK 20,000 0 20,000
Reservation
Army Hawaii Fort Shafter CLEARWELL AND BOOSTER PUMP 0 23,000 23,000
Army Hawaii Helemano Military WELLS AND STORAGE TANK 0 33,000 33,000
Reservation
Army Hawaii Schofield Barracks ELEVATED TANK AND DISTRIBUTION LINE 0 21,000 21,000
Army Hawaii Schofield Barracks WATER STORAGE TANK 0 16,000 16,000
Army Hawaii Wheeler Army AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (P&D) 0 5,400 5,400
Airfield
Army Indiana Crane Army EARTH COVERED MAGAZINES (P&D) 0 1,195 1,195
Ammunition Plant
Army Kansas Fort Riley AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (P&D) 0 1,600 1,600
Army Kansas Fort Riley AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGER 105,000 0 105,000
Army Kentucky Blue Grass Army SMALL ARMS MODERNIZATION (P&D) 0 3,300 3,300
Depot
Army Kentucky Fort Campbell AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (P&D) 0 2,500 2,500
Army Kentucky Fort Campbell MULTIPURPOSE TRAINING RANGE 38,000 0 38,000
Army Kentucky Fort Knox MIDDLE SCHOOL ADDITION (P&D) 0 6,600 6,600
Army Kwajalein Kwajalein Atoll COST TO COMPLETE: PIER 0 15,000 15,000
Army Louisiana Fort Johnson MULTIPURPOSE ATHLETIC FIELD 0 13,400 13,400
Army Massachusetts Soldier Systems BARRACKS ADDITION 18,500 0 18,500
Center Natick
Army Michigan Detroit Arsenal GROUND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT BUILDING 72,000 0 72,000
Army New Mexico White Sands Missile J-DETC DIRECTED ENERGY FACILITY 0 5,500 5,500
Range (P&D)
Army New York Watervliet Arsenal TANK FARM (P&D) 0 160 160
Army North Carolina Fort Liberty AUTOMATED RECORD FIRE RANGE 19,500 0 19,500
Army North Carolina Fort Liberty BARRACKS 50,000 0 50,000
Army North Carolina Fort Liberty BARRACKS (FACILITY PROTOTYPING) 85,000 0 85,000
Army Oklahoma McAlester Army WATER TREATMENT PLANT (P&D) 0 1,194 1,194
Ammunition Plant
Army Pennsylvania Letterkenny Army ANECHOIC CHAMBER (P&D) 0 275 275
Depot
Army Pennsylvania Letterkenny Army GUIDED MISSILE MAINTENANCE BUILDING 89,000 0 89,000
Depot
Army Pennsylvania Tobyhanna Army HELIPAD (P&D) 0 311 311
Depot
Army Pennsylvania Tobyhanna Army RADAR MAINTENANCE SHOP (P&D) 0 259 259
Depot
Army Poland Various Locations PLANNING & DESIGN 0 25,710 25,710
Army South Carolina Fort Jackson COST TO COMPLETE: RECEPTION BARRACKS 0 66,000 66,000
COMPLEX, PHASE 2
Army Texas Fort Bliss RAIL YARD 74,000 0 74,000
Army Texas Fort Cavazos BARRACKS (P&D) 0 20,000 20,000
Army Texas Fort Cavazos TACTICAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 0 5,800 5,800
FACILITIES (P&D)
Army Texas Red River Army COMPONENT REBUILD SHOP 113,000 -66,600 46,400
Depot
Army Texas Red River Army NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING FACILITY 0 280 280
Depot (P&D)
Army Texas Red River Army STANDBY GENERATOR (P&D) 0 270 270
Depot
Army Virginia Fort Belvoir EQUINE TRAINING FACILITY (P&D) 0 4,000 4,000
Army Washington Joint Base Lewis- BARRACKS 100,000 0 100,000
McChord
Army Washington Joint Base Lewis- VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP (P&D) 0 7,500 7,500
McChord
Army Worldwide Unspecified BARRACKS REPLACEMENT FUND 0 50,000 50,000
Unspecified Worldwide
Army Worldwide Unspecified HOST NATION SUPPORT 26,000 0 26,000
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Army Worldwide Unspecified MINOR CONSTRUCTION 76,280 0 76,280
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Army Worldwide Unspecified PLANNING & DESIGN 270,875 0 270,875
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Military Construction, Army 1,470,555 180,824 1,651,379
................... ................... ....................................
NAVY
Navy Australia Royal Australian PDI: AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON (INC) 134,624 0 134,624
Air Force Base
Darwin
Navy California Marine Corps Air COMMUNICATIONS TOWERS 42,100 0 42,100
Ground Combat
Center Twentynine
Palms
Navy California Port Hueneme LABORATORY COMPOUND FACILITIES 110,000 -95,000 15,000
IMPROVEMENTS
Navy Connecticut Naval Submarine SUBMARINE PIER 31 EXTENSION 112,518 -75,800 36,718
Base New London
Navy Connecticut Naval Submarine WEAPONS MAGAZINE & ORDNANCE 219,200 -200,000 19,200
Base New London OPERATIONS FAC.
Navy District of Marine Barracks BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS & SUPPORT 131,800 -115,000 16,800
Columbia Washington FACILITY
Navy Djibouti Camp Lemonnier ELECTRICAL POWER PLANT 0 20,000 20,000
Navy Florida Naval Air Station AHTS HANGAR 0 50,000 50,000
Whiting Field
Navy Guam Andersen Air Force PDI: CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 105,220 -50,000 55,220
Base
Navy Guam Andersen Air Force PDI: JOINT CONSOL. COMM. CENTER 107,000 0 107,000
Base (INC)
Navy Guam Joint Region PDI: JOINT COMMUNICATION UPGRADE 292,830 -261,500 31,330
Marianas (INC)
Navy Guam Joint Region PDI: MISSILE INTEGRATION TEST 174,540 -130,000 44,540
Marianas FACILITY
Navy Guam Naval Base Guam PDI: 9TH ESB TRAINING COMPLEX 23,380 0 23,380
Navy Guam Naval Base Guam PDI: ARTILLERY BATTERY FACILITIES 137,550 -70,000 67,550
Navy Guam Naval Base Guam PDI: CONSOLIDATED MEB HQ/NCIS PHII 19,740 0 19,740
Navy Guam Naval Base Guam PDI: RECREATION CENTER 34,740 0 34,740
Navy Guam Naval Base Guam PDI: RELIGIOUS MINISTRY SERVICES 46,350 0 46,350
FACILITY
Navy Guam Naval Base Guam PDI: SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 166,159 -110,000 56,159
FACILITY (INC)
Navy Guam Naval Base Guam PDI: TRAINING CENTER 89,640 0 89,640
Navy Hawaii Joint Base Pearl DRY DOCK 3 REPLACEMENT (INC) 1,318,711 0 1,318,711
Harbor-Hickam
Navy Hawaii Joint Base Pearl WATERFRONT PRODUCTION FACILITY (P&D) 0 60,000 60,000
Harbor-Hickam
Navy Hawaii Marine Corps Base WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY 0 40,000 40,000
Kaneohe Bay COMPLIANCE UPGRADE
Navy Italy Naval Air Station EDI: ORDNANCE MAGAZINES 77,072 0 77,072
Sigonella
Navy Maine Portsmouth Naval MULTI-MISSION DRYDOCK #1 EXTENSION 544,808 0 544,808
Shipyard (INC)
Navy Maryland Fort Meade CYBERSECURITY OPERATIONS FACILITY 186,480 -125,900 60,580
Navy Maryland Naval Air Station AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE 141,700 -79,700 62,000
Patuxent River FACILITIES
Navy North Carolina Marine Corps Air 2D LAAD MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS 0 50,000 50,000
Station Cherry FACILITIES
Point
Navy North Carolina Marine Corps Air AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR (INC) 19,529 0 19,529
Station Cherry
Point
Navy North Carolina Marine Corps Air MAINTENANCE FACILITY & MARINE AIR 125,150 -85,000 40,150
Station Cherry GROUP HQS
Point
Navy North Carolina Marine Corps Base 10TH MARINES MAINTENANCE & 0 20,000 20,000
Camp Lejeune OPERATIONS COMPLEX
Navy North Carolina Marine Corps Base CORROSION REPAIR FACILITY 0 20,000 20,000
Camp Lejeune REPLACEMENT
Navy Pennsylvania Naval Surface AI MACHINERY CONTROL DEVELOPMENT 0 88,200 88,200
Warfare Center CENTER
Philadelphia
Navy Virginia Dam Neck Annex MARITIME SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM 109,680 0 109,680
FACILITY
Navy Virginia Joint Expeditionary CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 35,000 0 35,000
Base Little Creek--
Fort Story
Navy Virginia Marine Corps Base WATER TREATMENT PLANT 127,120 -90,000 37,120
Quantico
Navy Virginia Naval Station CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 43,600 0 43,600
Norfolk
Navy Virginia Naval Station MQ-25 AIRCRAFT LAYDOWN FACILITIES 114,495 -103,000 11,495
Norfolk
Navy Virginia Naval Station SUBMARINE PIER 3 (INC) 99,077 0 99,077
Norfolk
Navy Virginia Naval Weapons WEAPONS MAGAZINES 221,920 -175,000 46,920
Station Yorktown
Navy Virginia Norfolk Naval DRY DOCK SALTWATER SYSTEM FOR CVN-78 81,082 0 81,082
Shipyard (INC)
Navy Washington Naval Base Kitsap ALTERNATE POWER TRANSMISSION LINE 0 19,000 19,000
Navy Washington Naval Base Kitsap ARMORED FIGHTING VEHICLE SUPPORT 0 31,000 31,000
FACILITY
Navy Washington Naval Base Kitsap SHIPYARD ELECTRICAL BACKBONE 195,000 -180,000 15,000
Navy Worldwide Unspecified BARRACKS REPLACEMENT FUND 0 75,000 75,000
Unspecified Worldwide
Navy Worldwide Unspecified INDOPACOM PLANNING & DESIGN 0 69,000 69,000
Unspecified Worldwide
Navy Worldwide Unspecified SIOP (P&D) 0 50,000 50,000
Unspecified Worldwide
Navy Worldwide Unspecified PLANNING & DESIGN 578,942 0 578,942
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Navy Worldwide Unspecified PLANNING & DESIGN 21,000 0 21,000
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Navy Worldwide Unspecified UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 34,430 0 34,430
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Military Construction, Navy 6,022,187 -1,353,700 4,668,487
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AIR FORCE
Air Force Alaska Eielson Air Force CONSOLIDATED MUNITIONS COMPLEX (P&D) 0 1,200 1,200
Base
Air Force Alaska Eielson Air Force JOINT PACIFIC ALASKA RANGE COMPLEX 0 1,100 1,100
Base (JPARC) OPS FACILITY (P&D)
Air Force Alaska Joint Base EXTEND RUNWAY 16/34 (INC 3) 107,500 0 107,500
Elmendorf-
Richardson
Air Force Alaska Joint Base PRECISION GUIDED MISSILE COMPLEX 0 6,100 6,100
Elmendorf- (P&D)
Richardson
Air Force Arizona Luke Air Force Base GILA BEND (P&D) 0 2,600 2,600
Air Force Australia Royal Australian PDI: SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY 26,000 0 26,000
Air Force Base
Darwin
Air Force Australia Royal Australian PDI: AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SUPPORT 17,500 0 17,500
Air Force Base FACILITY
Tindal
Air Force Australia Royal Australian PDI: SQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY 20,000 0 20,000
Air Force Base
Tindal
Air Force Australia Royal Australian PDI: BOMBER APRON 93,000 0 93,000
Air Force Base
Tindal
Air Force Florida MacDill Air Force KC-46A ADAL AIRCRAFT CORROSION 25,000 0 25,000
Base CONTROL
Air Force Florida MacDill Air Force KC-46A ADAL AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE 27,000 0 27,000
Base HANGAR
Air Force Florida MacDill Air Force KC-46A ADAL APRON & HYDRANT FUELING 61,000 0 61,000
Base PITS
Air Force Florida MacDill Air Force KC-46A ADAL FUEL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE 18,000 0 18,000
Base DOCK
Air Force Florida Patrick Space Force COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INSPECTION 15,000 0 15,000
Base
Air Force Florida Patrick Space Force COST TO COMPLETE: CONSOLIDATED 15,000 0 15,000
Base COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
Air Force Florida Patrick Space Force FINAL DENIAL BARRIERS, SOUTH GATE 12,000 0 12,000
Base
Air Force Florida Tyndall Air Force NATURAL DISASTER RECOVERY 0 252,000 252,000
Base
Air Force Georgia Robins Air Force BATTLE MANAGEMENT COMBINED 115,000 0 115,000
Base OPERATIONS COMPLEX
Air Force Guam Joint Region PDI: NORTH AIRCRAFT PARKING RAMP 109,000 0 109,000
Marianas (INC)
Air Force Japan Kadena Air Base PDI: HELO RESCUE OPS MAINTENANCE 46,000 0 46,000
HANGAR (INC 3)
Air Force Japan Kadena Air Base PDI: THEATER A/C CORROSION CONTROL 42,000 0 42,000
CTR (INC)
Air Force Louisiana Barksdale Air Force CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (P&D) 0 2,000 2,000
Base
Air Force Louisiana Barksdale Air Force DORMITORY (P&D) 0 7,000 7,000
Base
Air Force Louisiana Barksdale Air Force WEAPONS GENERATION FACILITY (INC 3) 112,000 0 112,000
Base
Air Force Mariana Islands Tinian PDI: AIRFIELD DEVELOPMENT, PHASE 1 26,000 0 26,000
(INC 3)
Air Force Mariana Islands Tinian PDI: FUEL TANKS W/PIPELINE & HYDRANT 20,000 0 20,000
(INC 3)
Air Force Mariana Islands Tinian PDI: PARKING APRON (INC 3) 32,000 0 32,000
Air Force Massachusetts Hanscom Air Force CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 37,000 0 37,000
Base
Air Force Massachusetts Hanscom Air Force MIT-LINCOLN LAB (WEST LAB CSL/MIF) 70,000 0 70,000
Base (INC 4)
Air Force Mississippi Columbus Air Force T-7A GROUND BASED TRAINING SYSTEM 30,000 0 30,000
Base FACILITY
Air Force Mississippi Columbus Air Force T-7A UNIT MAINTENANCE TRAINING 9,500 0 9,500
Base FACILITY
Air Force Mississippi Keesler Air Force AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (P&D) 0 2,000 2,000
Base
Air Force Nebraska Offutt Air Force 55 CES MAINTENANCE/WAREHOUSE (P&D) 0 4,500 4,500
Base
Air Force Nebraska Offutt Air Force BASE OPERATIONS/MOBILITY CENTER 0 5,000 5,000
Base (P&D)
Air Force Nebraska Offutt Air Force LOGISTICS READINESS SQUADRON 0 3,500 3,500
Base TRANSPORTATION FACILITY (P&D)
Air Force Nevada Nellis Air Force F-35 COALITION HANGAR (P&D) 0 5,500 5,500
Base
Air Force Nevada Nellis Air Force F-35 DATA LAB SUPPORT FACILITY (P&D) 0 700 700
Base
Air Force New Mexico Cannon Air Force SATELLITE FIRE STATION (P&D) 0 5,000 5,000
Base
Air Force New Mexico Kirtland Air Force COST TO COMPLETE: WYOMING GATE 0 24,400 24,400
Base UPGRADE FOR ANTITERRORISM
COMPLIANCE
Air Force Norway Rygge Air Station EDI: DABS-FEV STORAGE 88,000 0 88,000
Air Force Norway Rygge Air Station EDI: MUNITIONS STORAGE AREA 31,000 0 31,000
Air Force Ohio Wright-Patterson ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT COMPLEX PHASE 0 19,500 19,500
Air Force Base V (P&D)
Air Force Oklahoma Tinker Air Force KC-46 3-BAY DEPOT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 78,000 0 78,000
Base (INC 3)
Air Force Oklahoma Vance Air Force CONSOLIDATED UNDERGRADUATE PILOT 0 8,400 8,400
Base TRAINING CENTER (P&D)
Air Force Philippines Cesar Basa Air Base PDI: TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT PARKING 35,000 0 35,000
APRON
Air Force South Dakota Ellsworth Air Force B-21 FUEL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE DOCK 75,000 0 75,000
Base
Air Force South Dakota Ellsworth Air Force B-21 PHASE HANGAR 160,000 0 160,000
Base
Air Force South Dakota Ellsworth Air Force B-21 WEAPONS GENERATION FACILITY 160,000 0 160,000
Base (INC)
Air Force Spain Moron Air Base EDI: MUNITIONS STORAGE 26,000 0 26,000
Air Force Texas Joint Base San CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 20,000 0 20,000
Antonio-Lackland
Air Force United Kingdom Royal Air Force COST TO COMPLETE: EDI DABS-FEV 0 28,000 28,000
Fairford STORAGE
Air Force United Kingdom Royal Air Force COST TO COMPLETE: EDI MUNITIONS 0 20,000 20,000
Fairford HOLDING AREA
Air Force United Kingdom Royal Air Force EDI: RADR STORAGE FACILITY 47,000 0 47,000
Fairford
Air Force United Kingdom Royal Air Force EDI: RADR STORAGE FACILITY 28,000 0 28,000
Lakenheath
Air Force United Kingdom Royal Air Force SURETY DORMITORY 50,000 0 50,000
Lakenheath
Air Force Utah Hill Air Force Base F-35 T-7A EAST CAMPUS INFRASTRUCTURE 82,000 0 82,000
Air Force Worldwide Unspecified BARRACKS REPLACEMENT FUND 0 50,000 50,000
Unspecified Worldwide
Air Force Worldwide Unspecified EDI: PLANNING & DESIGN 5,648 0 5,648
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Air Force Worldwide Unspecified PLANNING & DESIGN 338,985 0 338,985
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Air Force Worldwide Unspecified PLANNING & DESIGN 90,281 0 90,281
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Air Force Worldwide Unspecified UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY 64,900 0 64,900
Unspecified Worldwide CONSTRUCTION
Locations
Air Force Wyoming F.E. Warren Air COST TO COMPLETE: CONSOLIDATED HELO/ 0 18,000 18,000
Force Base TRF OPS/AMU AND ALERT FACILITY
Air Force Wyoming F.E. Warren Air GBSD INTEGRATED COMMAND CENTER (INC 27,000 0 27,000
Force Base 2)
Air Force Wyoming F.E. Warren Air GBSD INTEGRATED TRAINING CENTER 85,000 0 85,000
Force Base
Air Force Wyoming F.E. Warren Air GBSD MISSILE HANDLING COMPLEX (INC 28,000 0 28,000
Force Base 2)
Subtotal Military Construction, Air Force 2,605,314 466,500 3,071,814
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DEFENSE-WIDE
Defense-Wide Alabama Redstone Arsenal GROUND TEST FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE 147,975 -70,000 77,975
Defense-Wide California Marine Corps Air AMBULATORY CARE CENTER--DENTAL 103,000 -82,400 20,600
Station Miramar CLINIC ADD//ALT
Defense-Wide California Marine Corps Air ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, ON-SITE 0 30,550 30,550
Station Miramar GENERATION, AND MICROGRID
IMPROVEMENTS
Defense-Wide California Monterey COST TO COMPLETE: COGEN PLANT AT 0 5,460 5,460
B236
Defense-Wide California Naval Base Coronado COST TO COMPLETE: ATC OPERATIONS 0 11,400 11,400
SUPPORT FACILITY
Defense-Wide California Naval Base Coronado SOF NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND 0 51,000 51,000
OPERATIONS SUPPORT FACILITY, PHASE
2
Defense-Wide California Naval Base San AMBULATORY CARE CENTER--DENTAL 101,644 -79,459 22,185
Diego CLINIC REPLMT
Defense-Wide California Naval Base San MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER 0 6,300 6,300
Diego
Defense-Wide California Naval Base Ventura COST TO COMPLETE: GROUND MOUNTED 0 16,840 16,840
County SOLAR PV
Defense-Wide California Vandenberg Space MICROGRID WITH BACKUP POWER 0 57,000 57,000
Force Base
Defense-Wide Colorado Buckley Space Force REDUNDANT ELECTRICAL SUPPLY 0 9,000 9,000
Base
Defense-Wide Colorado Buckley Space Force REPLACEMENT WATER WELL 0 5,700 5,700
Base
Defense-Wide Cuba Guantanamo Bay AMBULATORY CARE CENTER (INC 1) 60,000 0 60,000
Naval Station
Defense-Wide Delaware Dover Air Force ARMED SERVICES WHOLE BLOOD 0 30,500 30,500
Base PROCESSING LABORATORY
Defense-Wide Djibouti Camp Lemonnier COST TO COMPLETE: ENHANCE ENERGY 0 5,200 5,200
SECURITY AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
Defense-Wide Georgia Naval Submarine ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION AND 0 49,500 49,500
Base Kings Bay DISTRIBUTION IMPROVEMENTS, PHASE 2
Defense-Wide Germany Baumholder HUMAN PERFORMANCE TRAINING CENTER 0 16,700 16,700
Defense-Wide Germany Baumholder SOF COMPANY OPERATIONS FACILITY 41,000 0 41,000
Defense-Wide Germany Baumholder SOF JOINT PARACHUTE RIGGING FACILITY 23,000 0 23,000
Defense-Wide Germany Kaiserslautern Air KAISERSLAUTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL 21,275 0 21,275
Base
Defense-Wide Germany Ramstein Air Base RAMSTEIN MIDDLE SCHOOL 181,764 0 181,764
Defense-Wide Germany Rhine Ordnance MEDICAL CENTER REPLACEMENT (INC 11) 77,210 0 77,210
Barracks
Defense-Wide Germany Stuttgart ROBINSON BARRACKS ELEM SCHOOL 8,000 0 8,000
REPLACEMENT
Defense-Wide Hawaii Joint Base Pearl COST TO COMPLETE: FY20 500 KW PV 0 7,476 7,476
Harbor-Hickam COVERED PARKING EV CHARGING STATION
Defense-Wide Hawaii Joint Base Pearl COST TO COMPLETE: PRIMARY ELECTRICAL 0 13,040 13,040
Harbor-Hickam DISTRIBUTION
Defense-Wide Honduras Soto Cano Air Base FUEL FACILITIES 41,300 0 41,300
Defense-Wide Italy Naples COST TO COMPLETE: SMART GRID 0 7,610 7,610
Defense-Wide Japan Fleet Activities KINNICK HIGH SCHOOL (INC) 70,000 0 70,000
Yokosuka
Defense-Wide Japan Kadena Air Base PDI SOF MAINTENANCE HANGAR 88,900 0 88,900
Defense-Wide Japan Kadena Air Base PDI: SOF COMPOSITE MAINTENANCE 11,400 0 11,400
FACILITY
Defense-Wide Kansas Forbes Field MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER 0 5,850 5,850
Defense-Wide Kansas Fort Riley COST TO COMPLETE: POWER GENERATION 0 15,468 15,468
AND MICROGRID
Defense-Wide Korea K-16 Air Base K-16 EMERGENCY BACKUP POWER 0 5,650 5,650
Defense-Wide Kuwait Camp Arifjan COST TO COMPLETE: POWER GENERATION 0 8,197 8,197
AND MICROGRID
Defense-Wide Kuwait Camp Buehring MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER 0 18,850 18,850
Defense-Wide Louisiana Naval Air Station COST TO COMPLETE: DISTRIBUTION 0 6,453 6,453
Joint Reserve Base SWITCHGEAR
New Orleans
Defense-Wide Maryland Bethesda Naval MEDICAL CENTER ADDITION/ALTERATION 101,816 0 101,816
Hospital (INC 7)
Defense-Wide Maryland Fort Meade NSAW MISSION OPS AND RECORDS CENTER 105,000 0 105,000
(INC)
Defense-Wide Maryland Fort Meade NSAW RECAP BUILDING 4 (INC) 315,000 0 315,000
Defense-Wide Maryland Fort Meade NSAW RECAP BUILDING 5 (ECB 5) (INC) 65,000 0 65,000
Defense-Wide Maryland Joint Base Andrews HYDRANT FUELING SYSTEM 38,300 0 38,300
Defense-Wide Missouri Lake City Army MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER 0 80,100 80,100
Ammunition Plant
Defense-Wide Montana Great Falls FUEL FACILITIES 30,000 0 30,000
International
Airport
Defense-Wide Nebraska Offutt Air Force DEFENSE POW/MIA ACCOUNTABILITY 0 5,000 5,000
Base AGENCY LABORATORY (P&D)
Defense-Wide Nebraska Offutt Air Force MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER 0 41,000 41,000
Base
Defense-Wide North Carolina Fort Liberty (Camp MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER 0 10,500 10,500
Mackall)
Defense-Wide North Carolina Marine Corps Base MARINE RAIDER BATTALION OPERATIONS 0 70,000 70,000
Camp Lejeune FACILITY
Defense-Wide Oklahoma Fort Sill MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER 0 76,650 76,650
Defense-Wide Pennsylvania Fort Indiantown Gap COST TO COMPLETE: GEOTHERMAL AND 0 9,250 9,250
SOLAR PV
Defense-Wide Puerto Rico Fort Buchanan MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER 0 56,000 56,000
Defense-Wide Puerto Rico Juana Diaz COST TO COMPLETE: MICROGRID 0 7,680 7,680
CONTROLS, 690 KW PV, 275KW GEN, 570
KWH BESS
Defense-Wide Puerto Rico Ramey COST TO COMPLETE: MICROGRID CONTROL 0 6,360 6,360
SYSTEM, 460 KW PV, 275KW GEN, 660
KWH BESS
Defense-Wide Spain Naval Station Rota BULK TANK FARM, PHASE 1 80,000 0 80,000
Defense-Wide Texas Fort Cavazos COST TO COMPLETE: POWER GENERATION 0 18,900 18,900
AND MICROGRID
Defense-Wide Texas Fort Cavazos MICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER 0 18,250 18,250
Defense-Wide Utah Hill Air Force Base OPEN STORAGE 14,200 0 14,200
Defense-Wide Virginia Fort Belvoir DIA HEADQUARTERS ANNEX 185,000 -160,000 25,000
Defense-Wide Virginia Hampton Roads COST TO COMPLETE: BACKUP POWER 0 1,200 1,200
GENERATION
Defense-Wide Virginia Joint Expeditionary SOF SDVT2 OPERATIONS SUPPORT 61,000 0 61,000
Base Little Creek-- FACILITY
Fort Story
Defense-Wide Virginia Fort Belvoir (NGA COST TO COMPLETE: CHILLED WATER 0 550 550
Campus East) REDUNDANCY
Defense-Wide Virginia Pentagon HVAC EFFICIENCY UPGRADES 0 2,250 2,250
Defense-Wide Virginia Pentagon SEC OPS AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS FACS 30,600 0 30,600
Defense-Wide Washington Joint Base Lewis- POWER GENERATION AND MICROGRID 0 49,850 49,850
McChord
Defense-Wide Washington Joint Base Lewis- SOF CONSOLIDATED RIGGING FACILITY 62,000 0 62,000
McChord
Defense-Wide Washington Manchester BULK STORAGE TANKS, PHASE 2 71,000 0 71,000
Defense-Wide Washington Naval Undersea SOF COLD WATER TRAINING AUSTERE 0 37,000 37,000
Warfare Center ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
Keyport
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified INDOPACOM UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY 0 62,000 62,000
Unspecified Worldwide CONSTRUCTION
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified ENERGY RESILIENCE AND CONSERV. 548,000 -548,000 0
Unspecified Worldwide INVEST. PROG.
Locations
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified ERCIP PLANNING & DESIGN 86,250 0 86,250
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified EXERCISE RELATED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 11,107 0 11,107
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified PLANNING & DESIGN 49,610 0 49,610
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified PLANNING & DESIGN 32,579 0 32,579
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified PLANNING & DESIGN 30,215 0 30,215
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified PLANNING & DESIGN 25,130 0 25,130
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified PLANNING & DESIGN 24,000 0 24,000
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified PLANNING & DESIGN 8,568 0 8,568
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified PLANNING & DESIGN 3,068 0 3,068
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified PLANNING & DESIGN 2,000 0 2,000
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified PLANNING & DESIGN 1,035 0 1,035
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified PLANNING & DESIGN 590 0 590
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 19,271 0 19,271
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 3,000 0 3,000
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Defense-Wide Worldwide Various Worldwide UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 4,875 0 4,875
Unspecified Locations
Defense-Wide Wyoming F.E. Warren Air MICROGRID AND BATTERY STORAGE 0 25,000 25,000
Force Base
Subtotal Military Construction, Defense-Wide 2,984,682 21,425 3,006,107
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ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
Army National Guard Alabama Fort McClellan COST TO COMPLETE: ENLISTED BARRACKS, 0 7,000 7,000
TT
Army National Guard Alabama Huntsville COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD 0 4,650 4,650
READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard Arizona Surprise Readiness NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 15,000 0 15,000
Center
Army National Guard Arkansas Fort Chaffee COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD 0 610 610
READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard California Bakersfield COST TO COMPLETE: VEHICLE 0 1,000 1,000
MAINTENANCE SHOP
Army National Guard California Camp Roberts COST TO COMPLETE: AUTOMATED 0 5,000 5,000
MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN (MPMG)
RANGE
Army National Guard Colorado Peterson Space COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD 0 3,000 3,000
Force Base READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard Connecticut Putnam COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD 0 6,125 6,125
READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard Florida Camp Blanding MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE 0 11,000 11,000
Army National Guard Guam Barrigada COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD 0 6,900 6,900
READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard Idaho Jerome COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD 0 1,250 1,250
READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard Idaho Jerome County NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE 17,000 0 17,000
Regional Site SHOP
Army National Guard Illinois Bloomington COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD 0 5,250 5,250
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP
Army National Guard Illinois North Riverside NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE 24,000 0 24,000
Armory SHOP
Army National Guard Indiana Shelbyville COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD 0 5,000 5,000
READINESS CENTER ADD/ALT
Army National Guard Kansas Topeka COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD/ 0 5,856 5,856
RESERVE CENTER BUILDING
Army National Guard Kentucky Burlington VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP 0 16,400 16,400
Army National Guard Kentucky Frankfort COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD/ 0 2,000 2,000
RESERVE CENTER BUILDING
Army National Guard Louisiana Camp Beauregard COLLECTIVE TRAINING UNACCOMPANIED 0 2,400 2,400
HOUSING OPEN-BAY (P&D)
Army National Guard Louisiana Camp Beauregard COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD 0 2,000 2,000
READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard Louisiana Camp Minden COST TO COMPLETE: COLLECTIVE 0 3,718 3,718
TRAINING UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING,
OPEN BAY
Army National Guard Maine Northern Maine AUTOMATED MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN 0 2,800 2,800
Range Complex RANGE (P&D)
Army National Guard Maine Saco COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD 0 7,420 7,420
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP
Army National Guard Massachusetts Camp Edwards COST TO COMPLETE: AUTOMATED 0 3,000 3,000
MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN (MPMG)
RANGE
Army National Guard Mississippi Camp Shelby CAMP SHELBY JFTC RAILHEAD EXPANSION 0 2,200 2,200
(P&D)
Army National Guard Mississippi Camp Shelby COST TO COMPLETE: MANEUVER AREA 0 5,425 5,425
TRAINING EQUIPMENT SITE ADDITION
Army National Guard Mississippi Southaven NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 0 22,000 22,000
Army National Guard Missouri Belle Fontaine NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 28,000 0 28,000
Army National Guard Nebraska Bellevue COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD 0 9,090 9,090
READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard Nebraska Greenlief Training COLLECTIVE TRAINING UNACCOMPANIED 0 1,200 1,200
Site HOUSING OPEN-BAY (P&D)
Army National Guard Nebraska Mead Training Site COST TO COMPLETE: COLLECTIVE 0 1,913 1,913
TRAINING UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING,
OPEN BAY
Army National Guard Nebraska North Platte COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD 0 400 400
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP
Army National Guard New Hampshire Concord COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD 0 200 200
READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard New Hampshire Littleton NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE 23,000 0 23,000
SHOP ADD
Army National Guard New Jersey Joint Base McGuire- COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD 0 605 605
Dix-Lakehurst READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard New Mexico Rio Rancho Training NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE 11,000 0 11,000
Site SHOP ADD
Army National Guard New York Lexington Avenue NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 0 70,000 70,000
Armory
Army National Guard North Carolina Salisbury ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITIES 0 2,200 2,200
(P&D)
Army National Guard North Dakota Camp Grafton INSTITUTIONAL POST-INITIAL MILITARY 0 1,950 1,950
TRAINING, UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING
(P&D)
Army National Guard North Dakota Dickinson COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD 0 5,425 5,425
READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard Ohio Camp Perry Joint NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 19,200 0 19,200
Training Center
Army National Guard Ohio Columbus COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD 0 4,000 4,000
READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard Oklahoma Ardmore COST TO COMPLETE: VEHICLE 0 400 400
MAINTENANCE SHOP
Army National Guard Oregon Washington County NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 26,000 0 26,000
Readiness Center
Army National Guard Pennsylvania Hermitage Readiness NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 13,600 0 13,600
Center
Army National Guard Pennsylvania Moon Township COST TO COMPLETE: COMBINED SUPPORT 0 3,100 3,100
MAINTENANCE SHOP
Army National Guard Puerto Rico Fort Allen COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD 0 3,676 3,676
READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard Rhode Island Camp Fogarty COLLECTIVE TRAINING UNACCOMPANIED 0 1,990 1,990
Training Site HOUSING OPEN-BAY (P&D)
Army National Guard Rhode Island North Kingstown NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 0 30,000 30,000
Army National Guard South Carolina Aiken County NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 20,000 0 20,000
Readiness Center
Army National Guard South Carolina Joint Base COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD 0 4,373 4,373
Charleston READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard South Carolina McCrady Training AUTOMATED MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN 7,900 0 7,900
Center RANGE
Army National Guard South Dakota Sioux Falls COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD 0 5,250 5,250
READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard Tennessee Campbell Army Air ARMY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWERS 0 2,500 2,500
Field (P&D)
Army National Guard Tennessee McMinnville COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD 0 500 500
READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard Texas Fort Cavazos GENERAL INSTRUCTION BUILDING (P&D) 0 2,685 2,685
Army National Guard Texas Fort Worth COST TO COMPLETE: AIRCRAFT 0 6,489 6,489
MAINTENANCE HANGAR ADD/ALT
Army National Guard Texas Fort Worth COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD 0 381 381
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP
Army National Guard Utah Camp Williams COLLECTIVE TRAINING UNACCOMPANIED 0 2,875 2,875
HOUSING, SENIOR NCO AND OFFICER
(P&D)
Army National Guard Vermont Bennington COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD 0 3,415 3,415
READINESS CENTER
Army National Guard Virgin Islands St. Croix COST TO COMPLETE: ARMY AVIATION 0 4,200 4,200
SUPPORT FACILITY
Army National Guard Virgin Islands St. Croix COST TO COMPLETE: READY BUILDING 0 1,710 1,710
Army National Guard Virginia Sandston RC & FMS 1 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR 20,000 0 20,000
Army National Guard Virginia Troutville COST TO COMPLETE: COMBINED SUPPORT 0 2,415 2,415
MAINTENANCE SHOP ADDITION
Army National Guard Virginia Troutville COST TO COMPLETE: NATIONAL GUARD 0 2,135 2,135
READINESS CENTER ADDITION
Army National Guard West Virginia Parkersburg NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 0 3,300 3,300
(P&D)
Army National Guard Wisconsin Viroqua NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER 18,200 0 18,200
Army National Guard Worldwide Unspecified PLANNING & DESIGN 34,286 0 34,286
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Army National Guard Worldwide Unspecified UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 63,000 0 63,000
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Military Construction, Army National Guard 340,186 310,381 650,567
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ARMY RESERVE
Army Reserve Alabama Birmingham ARMY RESERVE CENTER/AMSA/LAND 57,000 0 57,000
Army Reserve Arizona San Tan Valley AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT ACTIVITY 12,000 0 12,000
Army Reserve California Camp Pendleton COST TO COMPLETE: AREA MAINTENANCE 0 3,000 3,000
SUPPORT ACTIVITY
Army Reserve California Fort Hunter Liggett NETWORK ENTERPRISE CENTER 0 40,000 40,000
Army Reserve Florida Perrine COST TO COMPLETE: ARMY RESERVE 0 3,000 3,000
CENTER
Army Reserve North Carolina Asheville COST TO COMPLETE: ARMY RESERVE 0 12,000 12,000
CENTER
Army Reserve Ohio Wright-Patterson COST TO COMPLETE: ARMY RESERVE 0 5,000 5,000
Air Force Base CENTER
Army Reserve Worldwide Unspecified PLANNING & DESIGN 23,389 0 23,389
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Army Reserve Worldwide Unspecified UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 14,687 0 14,687
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Military Construction, Army Reserve 107,076 63,000 170,076
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NAVY RESERVE & MARINE CORPS RESERVE
Navy Reserve & Marine Michigan Battle Creek ORGANIC SUPPLY FACILITIES 24,549 0 24,549
Corps Reserve
Navy Reserve & Marine Virginia Marine Forces G/ATOR SUPPORT FACILITIES 12,400 0 12,400
Corps Reserve Reserve Dam Neck
Virginia Beach
Navy Reserve & Marine Worldwide Unspecified MCNR PLANNING & DESIGN 6,495 0 6,495
Corps Reserve Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Navy Reserve & Marine Worldwide Unspecified MCNR UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 7,847 0 7,847
Corps Reserve Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Military Construction, Navy Reserve & Marine Corps Reserve 51,291 0 51,291
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AIR NATIONAL GUARD
Air National Guard Alabama Montgomery Regional F-35 ADAL SQ OPS BLDG 1303 7,000 0 7,000
Airport
Air National Guard Alaska Eielson Air Force AMC STANDARD DUAL BAY HANGAR (P&D) 0 3,700 3,700
Base
Air National Guard Alaska Joint Base ADAL ALERT CREW FACILITY HGR 18 0 7,000 7,000
Elmendorf-
Richardson
Air National Guard Arizona Tucson MCCA: AIRCRAFT ARRESTING SYSTEM (NEW 11,600 0 11,600
International RWY)
Airport
Air National Guard Arkansas Ebbing Air National 3-BAY HANGAR 0 54,000 54,000
Guard Base
Air National Guard Arkansas Ebbing Air National AIRCREW FLIGHT EQUIPMENT/STEP 0 9,300 9,300
Guard Base
Air National Guard Arkansas Ebbing Air National SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAM FACILITY 0 12,700 12,700
Guard Base
Air National Guard Colorado Buckley Space Force AIRCRAFT CORROSION CONTROL 12,000 0 12,000
Base
Air National Guard Indiana Fort Wayne FIRE STATION 8,900 0 8,900
International
Airport
Air National Guard Mississippi Field Air National COST TO COMPLETE: 172ND AIRLIFT WING 0 8,000 8,000
Guard Base FIRE/CRASH RESCUE STATION
Air National Guard Missouri Rosecrans Air 139TH AIRLIFT WING ENTRY CONTROL 0 2,000 2,000
National Guard POINT (P&D)
Base
Air National Guard Missouri Rosecrans Air ENTRY CONTROL POINT (P&D) 0 2,000 2,000
National Guard
Base
Air National Guard Oregon Portland SPECIAL TACTICS COMPLEX, PHASE 1 22,000 0 22,000
International
Airport
Air National Guard Oregon Portland SPECIAL TACTICS COMPLEX, PHASE 2 18,500 0 18,500
International
Airport
Air National Guard Oregon Portland SPECIAL TACTICS COMPLEX, PHASE 3 0 20,000 20,000
International
Airport
Air National Guard Oregon Portland SPECIAL TACTICS COMPLEX, PHASE 4 0 11,000 11,000
International
Airport
Air National Guard Pennsylvania Harrisburg ENTRY CONTROL FACILITY 0 8,000 8,000
International
Airport
Air National Guard Wisconsin Truax Field F-35: MM&I FAC, B701 0 5,200 5,200
Air National Guard Wisconsin Volk Air National FIRE/CRASH RESCUE STATION (P&D) 0 670 670
Guard Base
Air National Guard Worldwide Unspecified PLANNING & DESIGN 35,600 0 35,600
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Air National Guard Worldwide Unspecified UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION 63,122 0 63,122
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Military Construction, Air National Guard 178,722 143,570 322,292
................... ................... ....................................
AIR FORCE RESERVE
Air Force Reserve Arizona Davis-Monthan Air GUARDIAN ANGEL POTFF FACILITY 0 8,500 8,500
Force Base
Air Force Reserve California March Air Reserve KC-46 ADD/ALTER B1244 FUT/CARGO 17,000 0 17,000
Base PALLET STORAGE
Air Force Reserve California March Air Reserve KC-46 ADD/ALTER B6000 SIMULATOR 8,500 0 8,500
Base FACILITY
Air Force Reserve California March Air Reserve KC-46 TWO BAY MAINTENANCE/FUEL 201,000 0 201,000
Base HANGAR
Air Force Reserve Guam Joint Region AERIAL PORT FACILITY 27,000 0 27,000
Marianas
Air Force Reserve Louisiana Barksdale Air Force 307 BW MEDICAL FACILITY ADDITION 0 7,000 7,000
Base
Air Force Reserve Ohio Youngstown Air BASE FIRE STATION (P&D) 0 2,500 2,500
Reserve Station
Air Force Reserve Texas Naval Air Station LRS WAREHOUSE 16,000 0 16,000
Joint Reserve Base
Fort Worth
Air Force Reserve Worldwide Unspecified PLANNING & DESIGN 12,146 0 12,146
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Air Force Reserve Worldwide Unspecified UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY 9,926 0 9,926
Unspecified Worldwide CONSTRUCTION
Locations
Subtotal Military Construction, Air Force Reserve 291,572 18,000 309,572
................... ................... ....................................
NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM
NATO Worldwide NATO Security NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM 293,434 0 293,434
Unspecified Investment Program
Subtotal NATO Security Investment Program 293,434 0 293,434
................... ................... ....................................
................... ................... ....................................
INDOPACIFIC COMBATANT COMMAND
MILCON, INDOPACOM Worldwide Unspecified INDOPACOM MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 0 150,000 150,000
Unspecified Worldwide PILOT PROGRAM
Locations
Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Defense-Wide 0 150,000 150,000
................... ................... ....................................
TOTAL INDOPACIFIC COMBATANT COMMAND 0 150,000 150,000
................... ................... ....................................
TOTAL MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 14,345,019 0 14,345,019
................... ................... ....................................
FAMILY HOUSING
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY
Fam Hsg Con, Army Georgia Fort Eisenhower FORT EISENHOWER MHPI EQUITY 50,000 0 50,000
INVESTMENT
Fam Hsg Con, Army Germany Baumholder FAMILY HOUSING NEW CONSTRUCTION 78,746 0 78,746
Fam Hsg Con, Army Kwajalein Kwajalein Atoll FAMILY HOUSING REPLACEMENT 98,600 0 98,600
CONSTRUCTION
Fam Hsg Con, Army Missouri Fort Leonard Wood FORT LEONARD WOOD MHPI EQUITY 50,000 0 50,000
INVESTMENT
Fam Hsg Con, Army Worldwide Unspecified FAMILY HOUSING P&D 27,549 0 27,549
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Army 304,895 0 304,895
................... ................... ....................................
FAMILY HOUSING O&M, ARMY
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Worldwide Unspecified FURNISHINGS 12,121 0 12,121
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Worldwide Unspecified HOUSING PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT 86,019 0 86,019
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Worldwide Unspecified LEASING 112,976 0 112,976
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Worldwide Unspecified MAINTENANCE 86,706 0 86,706
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Worldwide Unspecified MANAGEMENT 41,121 0 41,121
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Worldwide Unspecified MISCELLANEOUS 554 0 554
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Worldwide Unspecified SERVICES 7,037 0 7,037
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Army Worldwide Unspecified UTILITIES 38,951 0 38,951
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Army 385,485 0 385,485
................... ................... ....................................
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY & MARINE CORPS
Fam Hsg Con, Navy & Guam Joint Region REPLACE ANDERSEN HOUSING, PHASE 8 121,906 0 121,906
Marine Corps Marianas
Fam Hsg Con, Navy & Guam Naval Support REPLACE ANDERSEN HOUSING (AF), PHASE 83,126 0 83,126
Marine Corps Activity Andersen 7
Fam Hsg Con, Navy & Worldwide Unspecified DESIGN, WASHINGTON DC 4,782 0 4,782
Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg Con, Navy & Worldwide Unspecified IMPROVEMENTS, WASHINGTON DC 57,740 0 57,740
Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg Con, Navy & Worldwide Unspecified USMC DPRI/GUAM PLANNING & DESIGN 9,588 0 9,588
Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Navy & Marine Corps 277,142 0 277,142
FAMILY HOUSING O&M, NAVY & MARINE CORPS
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Worldwide Unspecified FURNISHINGS 17,744 0 17,744
Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Worldwide Unspecified HOUSING PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT 65,655 0 65,655
Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Worldwide Unspecified LEASING 60,214 0 60,214
Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Worldwide Unspecified MAINTENANCE 101,356 0 101,356
Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Worldwide Unspecified MANAGEMENT 61,896 0 61,896
Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Worldwide Unspecified MISCELLANEOUS 419 0 419
Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Worldwide Unspecified SERVICES 13,250 0 13,250
Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Worldwide Unspecified UTILITIES 43,320 0 43,320
Marine Corps Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Family Housing Operation & Maintenance, Navy & Marine Corps 363,854 0 363,854
FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force Alabama Maxwell Air Force MHPI RESTRUCTURE-AETC GROUP II 65,000 0 65,000
Base
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force Colorado U.S. Air Force CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENT--CARLTON 9,282 0 9,282
Academy HOUSE
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force Hawaii Joint Base Pearl MHPI RESTRUCTURE-JOINT BASE PEARL 75,000 0 75,000
Harbor-Hickam HARBOR-HICKAM
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force Mississippi Keesler Air Force MHPI RESTRUCTURE-SOUTHERN GROUP 80,000 0 80,000
Base
Fam Hsg Con, Air Force Worldwide Unspecified PLANNING & DESIGN 7,815 0 7,815
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Air Force 237,097 0 237,097
................... ................... ....................................
FAMILY HOUSING O&M, AIR FORCE
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Worldwide Unspecified FURNISHINGS 12,884 11,000 23,884
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Worldwide Unspecified HOUSING PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT 31,803 0 31,803
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Worldwide Unspecified LEASING 5,143 0 5,143
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Worldwide Unspecified MAINTENANCE 135,410 -11,000 124,410
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Worldwide Unspecified MANAGEMENT 68,023 0 68,023
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Worldwide Unspecified MISCELLANEOUS 2,377 0 2,377
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Worldwide Unspecified SERVICES 10,692 0 10,692
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force Worldwide Unspecified UTILITIES 48,054 0 48,054
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Air Force 314,386 0 314,386
................... ................... ....................................
FAMILY HOUSING O&M, DEFENSE-WIDE
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense- Worldwide Unspecified FURNISHINGS 673 0 673
Wide Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense- Worldwide Unspecified FURNISHINGS 89 0 89
Wide Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense- Worldwide Unspecified LEASING 32,042 0 32,042
Wide Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense- Worldwide Unspecified LEASING 13,658 0 13,658
Wide Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense- Worldwide Unspecified MAINTENANCE 35 0 35
Wide Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense- Worldwide Unspecified UTILITIES 4,273 0 4,273
Wide Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Fam Hsg O&M, Defense- Worldwide Unspecified UTILITIES 15 0 15
Wide Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Defense-Wide 50,785 0 50,785
................... ................... ....................................
FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND
Family Housing Worldwide Unspecified ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES--FHIF 6,611 0 6,611
Improvement Fund Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Family Housing Improvement Fund 6,611 0 6,611
................... ................... ....................................
UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND
Unaccompanied Housing Worldwide Unspecified ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES--UHIF 496 0 496
Improvement Fund Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund 496 0 496
................... ................... ....................................
TOTAL FAMILY HOUSING 1,940,751 0 1,940,751
DEFENSE BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, ARMY
BRAC, Army Worldwide Unspecified BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE 150,640 0 150,640
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Army 150,640 0 150,640
................... ................... ....................................
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, NAVY
BRAC, Navy Worldwide Unspecified BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE 108,818 0 108,818
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Navy 108,818 0 108,818
................... ................... ....................................
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, AIR FORCE
BRAC, Air Force Worldwide Unspecified BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE 123,990 0 123,990
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Air Force 123,990 0 123,990
................... ................... ....................................
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, DEFENSE-WIDE
BRAC, Defense-Wide Worldwide Unspecified INT-4: DLA ACTIVITIES 5,726 0 5,726
Unspecified Worldwide
Locations
Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Defense-Wide 5,726 0 5,726
................... ................... ....................................
TOTAL DEFENSE BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE 389,174 0 389,174
................... ................... ....................................
TOTAL MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, FAMILY HOUSING, AND BRAC 16,674,944 0 16,674,944
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TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL
SECURITY PROGRAMS
SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS.
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SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS (In Thousands of Dollars)
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Senate
Program FY 2024 Request Senate Change Authorized
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Discretionary Summary by Appropriation
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
Appropriation Summary:
Energy Programs
Nuclear Energy...................................... 177,733 0 177,733
Atomic Energy Defense Activities
National Nuclear Security Administration:
Weapons Activities................................ 18,832,947 276,000 19,108,947
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation.................. 2,508,959 -25,000 2,483,959
Naval Reactors.................................... 1,964,100 0 1,964,100
Federal Salaries and Expenses..................... 538,994 0 538,994
Total, National Nuclear Security Administration..... 23,845,000 251,000 24,096,000
Defense Environmental Cleanup....................... 7,073,587 0 7,073,587
Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D...................... 427,000 -427,000 0
Other Defense Activities............................ 1,075,197 0 1,075,197
Total, Atomic Energy Defense Activities............... 32,420,784 -176,000 32,244,784
Total, Discretionary Funding.............................. 32,598,517 -176,000 32,422,517
Nuclear Energy
Safeguards and security................................. 177,733 0 177,733
Total, Nuclear Energy..................................... 177,733 0 177,733
National Nuclear Security Administration
Weapons Activities
Stockpile management
Stockpile major modernization
B61 Life extension program.......................... 449,850 0 449,850
W88 Alteration program.............................. 178,823 0 178,823
W80-4 Life extension program........................ 1,009,929 0 1,009,929
W80-4 ALT Nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile. 0 75,000 75,000
Program increase.................................. (75,000)
W87-1 Modification Program.......................... 1,068,909 0 1,068,909
W93................................................. 389,656 0 389,656
Subtotal, Stockpile major modernization............... 3,097,167 75,000 3,172,167
Stockpile sustainment..................................... 1,276,578 0 1,276,578
Weapons dismantlement and disposition..................... 53,718 0 53,718
Production operations..................................... 710,822 0 710,822
Nuclear enterprise assurance.............................. 66,614 0 66,614
Total, Stockpile management............................. 5,204,899 75,000 5,279,899
Production Modernization
Primary Capability Modernization
Plutonium Modernization
Los Alamos Plutonium Modernization
Los Alamos Plutonium Operations................. 833,100 0 833,100
21-D-512 Plutonium Pit Production Project, LANL. 670,000 0 670,000
15-D-302 TA-55 Reinvestments Project, Phase 3, 30,000 0 30,000
LANL...........................................
07-D-220-04 Transuranic Liquid Waste Facility, 0 0 0
LANL...........................................
04-D-125 Chemistry and Metallurgy Research 227,122 0 227,122
Replacement Project, LANL......................
Subtotal, Los Alamos Plutonium Modernization...... 1,760,222 0 1,760,222
Savannah River Plutonium Modernization
Savannah River Plutonium Operations............. 62,764 0 62,764
21-D-511 Savannah River Plutonium Processing 858,235 0 858,235
Facility, SRS..................................
Subtotal, Savannah River Plutonium Modernization.. 920,999 0 920,999
Enterprise Plutonium Support.......................... 87,779 0 87,779
Total, Plutonium Modernization.......................... 2,769,000 0 2,769,000
High Explosives & Energetics
High Explosives & Energetics.................... 93,558 0 93,558
23-D-516 Energetic Materials Characterization 0 19,000 19,000
Facility, LANL.................................
Restore project............................... (19,000)
21-D-510 HE Synthesis, Formulation, and 0 110,000 110,000
Production, PX.................................
Restore project............................... (110,000)
15-D-301 HE Science & Engineering Facility, PX.. 101,356 0 101,356
Subtotal, High Explosives & Energetics............ 194,914 129,000 323,914
Total, Primary Capability Modernization................... 2,963,914 129,000 3,092,914
Secondary Capability Modernization
Secondary Capability Modernization...................... 666,914 0 666,914
18-D-690 Lithium Processing Facility, Y-12.............. 210,770 0 210,770
06-D-141 Uranium Processing Facility, Y-12.............. 760,000 0 760,000
Total, Secondary Capability Modernization................. 1,637,684 0 1,637,684
Tritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment
Tritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment................. 592,992 0 592,992
18-D-650 Tritium Finishing Facility, SRS................ 0 0 0
Total, Tritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment............ 592,992 0 592,992
Non-Nuclear Capability Modernization
Non-Nuclear Capability Modernization.................... 166,990 0 166,990
22-D-513 Power Sources Capability, SNL.................. 37,886 0 37,886
Total, Non-Nuclear Capability Modernization............... 204,876 0 204,876
Capability Based Investments.............................. 156,462 0 156,462
Total, Production Modernization......................... 5,555,928 129,000 5,684,928
Stockpile research, technology, and engineering
Assessment Science
Assessment Science.................................. 917,751 9,000 926,751
Program increase for Krypton Fluoride laser....... (9,000)
14-D-640 U1a Complex Enhancements Project, NNSS..... 126,570 0 126,570
Total, Assessment Science............................. 1,044,321 9,000 1,053,321
Engineering and integrated assessments................ 440,456 0 440,456
Inertial confinement fusion........................... 601,650 40,000 641,650
Program increase.................................... (40,000)
Advanced simulation and computing..................... 782,472 10,000 792,472
Program increase.................................... (10,000)
Weapon technology and manufacturing maturation........ 327,745 0 327,745
Academic programs..................................... 152,271 0 152,271
Total, Stockpile research, technology, and engineering.. 3,348,915 59,000 3,407,915
Infrastructure and operations
Operating
Operations of facilities............................ 1,053,000 0 1,053,000
Safety and Environmental Operations................. 139,114 0 139,114
Maintenance and Repair of Facilities................ 718,000 0 718,000
Recapitalization
Infrastructure and Safety......................... 650,012 0 650,012
Subtotal, Recapitalization.......................... 650,012 0 650,012
Total, Operating...................................... 2,560,126 0 2,560,126
Mission enabling construction
22-D-510 Analytic Gas Laboratory, PX................ 35,000 0 35,000
22-D-511 Plutonium Production Building, LANL........ 48,500 0 48,500
22-D-512 TA-46 Protective Force Facility, LANL...... 48,500 0 48,500
22-D-517 Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade, LANL.... 75,000 0 75,000
22-D-518 Plutonium Modernization Ops & Waste Mngmt 0 0 0
Office Bldg, LANL..................................
23-D-519 Special Material Facility, Y-12............ 0 0 0
Total, Mission enabling construction.................. 207,000 0 207,000
Total, Infrastructure and operations.................... 2,767,126 0 2,767,126
Secure transportation asset
Operations and equipment.............................. 239,008 0 239,008
Program direction..................................... 118,056 0 118,056
Total, Secure transportation asset...................... 357,064 0 357,064
Defense nuclear security
Operations and maintenance............................ 988,756 3,000 991,756
Program increase.................................... (3,000)
Construction:
17-D-710 West End Protected Area Reduction Project, 28,000 10,000 38,000
Y-12...............................................
Program increase.................................. (10,000)
Subtotal, Construction................................ 28,000 10,000 38,000
Total, Defense nuclear security......................... 1,016,756 13,000 1,029,756
Information technology and cybersecurity.................. 578,379 0 578,379
Legacy contractor pensions................................ 65,452 0 65,452
Total, Weapons Activities................................. 18,894,519 276,000 19,170,519
Adjustments
Use of prior year balances............................ -61,572 0 -61,572
Total, Adjustments........................................ -61,572 0 -61,572
Total, Weapons Activities................................. 18,832,947 276,000 19,108,947
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
Material Management and Minimization
Conversion (formerly HEU Reactor Conversion).......... 116,675 0 116,675
Nuclear material removal.............................. 47,100 0 47,100
Material disposition.................................. 282,250 0 282,250
Total, Material Management and Minimization............. 446,025 0 446,025
Global Material Security
International nuclear security........................ 84,707 0 84,707
Radiological security................................. 258,033 0 258,033
Nuclear smuggling detection and deterrence............ 181,308 0 181,308
Total, Global Material Security......................... 524,048 0 524,048
Nonproliferation and Arms Control....................... 212,358 0 212,358
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D
Proliferation detection............................... 290,388 0 290,388
Nonproliferation stewardship program.................. 107,437 0 107,437
Nuclear detonation detection.......................... 285,603 0 285,603
Forensics R&D......................................... 44,759 0 44,759
Nonproliferation fuels development.................... 0 0 0
Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D............. 728,187 0 728,187
Nonproliferation Construction:
18-D-150 Surplus Plutonium Disposition Project, SRS... 77,211 0 77,211
Total, Nonproliferation Construction.................... 77,211 0 77,211
NNSA Bioassurance Program............................... 25,000 -25,000 0
Program reduction..................................... (-25,000)
Legacy contractor pensions.............................. 22,587 0 22,587
Nuclear Counterterrorism and Incident Response Program
Emergency Operations.................................. 19,123 0 19,123
Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation............. 474,420 0 474,420
Total, Nuclear Counterterrorism and Incident Response 493,543 0 493,543
Program................................................
Subtotal, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation................ 2,528,959 -25,000 2,503,959
Adjustments
Use of prior year balances............................ -20,000 0 -20,000
Total, Adjustments...................................... -20,000 0 -20,000
Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation................... 2,508,959 -25,000 2,483,959
Naval Reactors
Naval reactors development.............................. 838,340 0 838,340
Columbia-Class reactor systems development.............. 52,900 0 52,900
S8G Prototype refueling................................. 0 0 0
Naval reactors operations and infrastructure............ 712,036 0 712,036
Program direction....................................... 61,540 0 61,540
Construction:
22-D-533 BL Component Test Complex.................... 0 0 0
22-D-531 KL Chemistry & Radiological Health Building.. 10,400 0 10,400
21-D-530 KL Steam and Condensate Upgrade.............. 53,000 0 53,000
14-D-901 Spent Fuel Handling Recapitalization Project, 199,300 0 199,300
NRF..................................................
24-D-530 NRF Medical Science Complex.................. 36,584 0 36,584
Total, Construction..................................... 299,284 0 262,700
Total, Naval Reactors..................................... 1,964,100 0 1,964,100
Federal Salaries and Expenses
Program direction....................................... 538,994 0 538,994
Use of prior year balances.............................. 0 0 0
Total, Federal Salaries and Expenses...................... 538,994 0 538,994
TOTAL, National Nuclear Security Administration........... 23,845,000 878,000 24,096,000
Defense Environmental Cleanup
Closure sites administration.......................... 3,023 0 3,023
Richland
River corridor and other cleanup operations........... 180,000 0 180,000
Central plateau remediation........................... 684,289 0 684,289
Richland community and regulatory support............. 10,100 0 10,100
18-D-404 Modification of Waste Encapsulation and 0 0 0
Storage Facility.....................................
22-D-401 L-888 Eastern Plateau Fire Station........... 7,000 0 7,000
22-D-402 L-897 200 Area Water Treatment Facility...... 11,200 0 11,200
23-D-404 181D Export Water System Reconfiguration and 27,149 0 27,149
Upgrade..............................................
23-D-405 181B Export Water System Reconfiguration and 462 0 462
Upgrade..............................................
24-D-401 Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility 1,000 0 1,000
Supercell 11 Expans Proj.............................
Total, Richland......................................... 921,200 0 921,200
Office of River Protection:
Waste Treatment Immobilization Plant Commissioning.... 466,000 0 466,000
Rad liquid tank waste stabilization and disposition... 813,625 0 813,625
Construction:
23-D-403 Hanford 200 West Area Tank Farms Risk 15,309 0 15,309
Management Project...............................
15-D-409 Low Activity Waste Pretreatment System... 60,000 0 60,000
18-D-16 Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant-- 0 0 0
LBL/Direct feed LAW..............................
01-D-16D High-Level Waste Facility................ 600,000 0 600,000
01-D-16E Pretreatment Facility.................... 20,000 0 20,000
Subtotal, Construction................................ 695,309 0 695,309
ORP Low-level waste offsite disposal.................. 0 0 0
Total, Office of River Protection....................... 1,974,934 0 1,974,934
Idaho National Laboratory:
Idaho cleanup and waste disposition................... 377,623 0 377,623
Idaho community and regulatory support................ 2,759 0 2,759
Construction:
22-D-403 Idaho Spent Nuclear Fuel Staging Facility 10,159 0 10,159
22-D-404 Addl ICDF Landfill Disposal Cell and 46,500 0 46,500
Evaporation Ponds Project........................
22-D-402 Calcine Construction..................... 10,000 0 10,000
Subtotal, Construction................................ 66,659 0 66,659
Total, Idaho National Laboratory........................ 447,041 0 447,041
NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory................ 1,879 0 1,879
LLNL Excess Facilities D&D............................ 20,195 0 20,195
Separations Processing Research Unit.................. 15,300 0 15,300
Nevada Test Site...................................... 61,952 0 61,952
Sandia National Laboratory............................ 2,264 0 2,264
Los Alamos National Laboratory........................ 273,831 0 273,831
Los Alamos Excess Facilities D&D...................... 13,648 0 13,648
Total, NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites.................. 389,069 0 389,069
Oak Ridge Reservation:
OR Nuclear Facility D&D............................... 335,000 0 335,000
U233 Disposition Program.............................. 55,000 0 55,000
OR cleanup and waste disposition...................... 72,000 0 72,000
Construction:
14-D-403 Outfall 200 Mercury Treatment Facility... 10,000 0 10,000
17-D-401 On-site Waste Disposal Facility.......... 24,500 0 24,500
Subtotal, Construction................................ 34,500 0 34,500
OR community & regulatory support..................... 5,500 0 5,500
OR technology development and deployment.............. 3,000 0 3,000
Total, Oak Ridge Reservation............................ 505,000 0 505,000
Savannah River Site:
Savannah River risk management operations............. 453,109 0 453,109
Savannah River legacy pensions........................ 65,898 0 65,898
Savannah River community and regulatory support....... 12,389 0 12,389
Savannah River National Laboratory O&M................ 42,000 0 42,000
Construction:
20-D-401 Saltstone Disposal Unit #10, 11, 12...... 56,250 0 56,250
19-D-701 SR Security Systems Replacement.......... 0 0 0
18-D-401 Saltstone Disposal Unit #8, 9............ 31,250 0 31,250
18-D-402 Emergency Operations Center Replacement, 34,733 0 34,733
SR...............................................
Subtotal, Construction................................ 122,233 0 122,233
Radioactive liquid tank waste stabilization........... 880,323 0 880,323
Total, Savannah River Site.............................. 1,575,952 0 1,575,952
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant........................... 369,961 0 369,961
Construction:
15-D-411 Safety Significant Confinement 44,365 0 44,365
Ventilation System, WIPP.........................
15-D-412 Utility Shaft, WIPP...................... 50,000 0 50,000
Total, Construction................................... 94,365 0 94,365
Total, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant...................... 464,326 0 464,326
Program direction--Defense Environmental Cleanup........ 326,893 0 326,893
Program support--Defense Environmental Cleanup.......... 103,504 0 103,504
Safeguards and Security--Defense Environmental Cleanup.. 332,645 0 332,645
Technology development and deployment................... 30,000 0 30,000
Subtotal, Defense Environmental Cleanup................... 7,073,587 0 7,073,587
TOTAL, Defense Environmental Cleanup...................... 7,073,587 0 7,073,587
Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D............................ 427,000 -427,000 0
Program reduction....................................... (-427,000)
Other Defense Activities
Environment, health, safety and security
Environment, health, safety and security mission 144,705 0 144,705
support..............................................
Program direction..................................... 86,558 0 86,558
Total, Environment, health, safety and security......... 231,263 0 231,263
Office of Enterprise Assessments
Enterprise assessments................................ 30,022 0 30,022
Program direction..................................... 64,132 0 64,132
Total, Office of Enterprise Assessments................. 94,154 0 94,154
Specialized security activities......................... 345,330 0 345,330
Legacy Management
Legacy Management Activities--Defense................. 173,681 0 173,681
Program Direction..................................... 22,621 0 22,621
Total, Legacy Management................................ 196,302 0 196,302
Defense-Related Administrative Support.................. 203,649 0 203,649
Office of Hearings and Appeals.......................... 4,499 0 4,499
Subtotal, Other Defense Activities...................... 1,075,197 0 1,075,197
Use of prior year balances.............................. 0 0 0
Total, Other Defense Activities........................... 1,075,197 0 1,075,197
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LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS
Committee Action
Senate Armed Services Committee
ROLL CALL VOTES DURING FULL COMMITTEE MARKUP OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024
In compliance with Rule XXVI 7(3)(b) of the Standing Rules
of the Senate, listed below is a tabulation of the roll call
votes.
1. MOTION: To include a provision that would require a
briefing or report concerning the legalities of the non-covered
reproductive health care policy.
VOTE: Passed by roll call vote 13-12
In favor: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal,
Hirono, Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Manchin, Duckworth, Rosen,
and Kelly
Opposed: Senators Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst,
Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Tuberville, Mullin, Budd, and Schmitt
2. MOTION: To include a provision that would terminate the
Department of Defense memorandum relating to access to
abortions, to prohibit the use of travel and transportation
allowances, medical convalescent leave, and administrative
absences to travel to obtain abortions.
VOTE: Failed by roll call vote 12-13
In favor: Senators Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst,
Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Tuberville, Mullin, Budd, and Schmitt
Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal,
Hirono, Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Manchin, Duckworth, Rosen,
and Kelly
3. MOTION: To include a provision that would prohibit the
provision of travel and transportation allowances for
prohibited abortion procedures.
VOTE: Failed by roll call vote 12-13
In favor: Senators Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst,
Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Tuberville, Mullin, Budd, and Schmitt
Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal,
Hirono, Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Manchin, Duckworth, Rosen,
and Kelly
4. MOTION: To include a provision to protect rights of
conscience related to abortion and reproductive healthcare for
members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the
Department of Defense.
VOTE: Failed by roll call vote 12-13
In favor: Senators Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst,
Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Tuberville, Mullin, Budd, and Schmitt
Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal,
Hirono, Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Manchin, Duckworth, Rosen,
and Kelly
5. MOTION: To include a provision that would provide for
the subtraction of administrative absences used to obtain
abortions from any leave sell back or terminal leave.
VOTE: Failed by roll call vote 12-13
In favor: Senators Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst,
Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Tuberville, Mullin, Budd, and Schmitt
Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal,
Hirono, Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Manchin, Duckworth, Rosen,
and Kelly
6. MOTION: To include a provision that would raise the
topline for implementation of the National Defense Strategy and
for other purposes.
VOTE: Failed by roll call vote 12-13
In favor: Senators Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst,
Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Tuberville, Mullin, Budd, and Schmitt
Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal,
Hirono, Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Manchin, Duckworth, Rosen,
and Kelly
7. MOTION: To include a that provide for parity among the
vice chiefs.
VOTE: Passed by roll call vote 17-8
In favor: Senators Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal, Hirono,
Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Manchin, Duckworth, Rosen, Kelly,
Sullivan, Cramer, Tuberville, Mullin, and Schmitt Opposed:
Senators Reed, Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst, Scott,
and Budd
8. MOTION: To include a provision to modify the
administration by the Department of Defense of medical
malpractice claims by members of the uniformed services.
VOTE: Passed by roll call vote 19-6
In favor: Senators Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal, Hirono,
Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Manchin, Duckworth, Rosen, Kelly,
Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Cramer, Tuberville, Mullin, and
Schmitt
Opposed: Senators Reed, Wicker, Ernst, Sullivan, Scott, and
Budd
9. MOTION: To include a provision to reinstate the position
of Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense.
VOTE: Passed by roll call vote 13-12
In favor: Senators Gillibrand, Blumenthal, Hirono, King,
Warren, Peters, Manchin, Duckworth, Rosen, Kelly, Cramer,
Scott, and Tuberville
Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Wicker, Fischer, Cotton,
Rounds, Ernst, Sullivan, Mullin, Budd, and Schmitt
10. MOTION: To include a provision that would Provide for a
personnel grade cap related to diversity, equity, and inclusion
instruction.
VOTE: Passed by roll call vote 14-11
In favor: Senators King, Manchin, Wicker, Fischer, Cotton,
Rounds, Ernst, Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Tuberville, Mullin,
Budd, and Schmitt
Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal,
Hirono, Kaine, Warren, Peters, Duckworth, Rosen, and Kelly
11. MOTION: To include a provision that would require the
military service academies to use standardized test scores as
part of the application process.
VOTE: Passed by roll call vote 13-12
In favor: Senators Manchin, Wicker, Fischer, Cotton,
Rounds, Ernst, Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Tuberville, Mullin,
Budd, and Schmitt
Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal,
Hirono, Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Duckworth, Rosen, and
Kelly
12. MOTION: To include a provision that would ensure
treatment in the military based on merit and performance.
VOTE: Passed by roll call vote 13-12
In favor: Senators Manchin, Wicker, Fischer, Cotton,
Rounds, Ernst, Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Tuberville, Mullin,
Budd, and Schmitt
Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal,
Hirono, Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Duckworth, Rosen, and
Kelly
13. MOTION: To include a provision that would prohibit the
coverage under the TRICARE program of certain medical
procedures for children that could result in sterilization.
VOTE: Failed by roll call vote 12-13
In favor: Senators Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst,
Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Tuberville, Mullin, Budd, and Schmitt
Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal,
Hirono, Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Manchin, Duckworth, Rosen,
and Kelly
14. MOTION: To include a provision to prohibit members of
the Armed Forces from negotiating employment with foreign
governments while on active duty.
VOTE: Failed by roll call vote 12-13
In favor: Senators Reed, Blumenthal, Hirono, Kaine, King,
Warren, Peters, Duckworth, Rosen, Ernst, Tuberville, and Mullin
Opposed: Senators Shaheen, Gillibrand, Manchin, Kelly,
Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Budd,
and Schmitt
15. MOTION: To include a provision that would expand the
restrictions on retired and reserve members of the Armed Forces
receiving employment and compensation from foreign governments
to include receiving such employment and compensation
indirectly through private entities
VOTE: Passed by roll call vote 14-11
In favor: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal,
Hirono, Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Manchin, Duckworth, Rosen,
Ernst, and Tuberville
Opposed: Senators Kelly, Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds,
Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Mullin, Budd, and Schmitt
16. MOTION: To include a provision that would provide for
reporting on offerors that incur lengthy delays in submitting
required cost or pricing data.
VOTE: Passed by roll call vote 24-1
In favor: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal,
Hirono, Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Manchin, Duckworth, Rosen,
Kelly, Wicker, Fischer, Rounds, Ernst, Sullivan, Cramer, Scott,
Tuberville, Mullin, Budd, and Schmitt
Opposed: Senator Cotton
17. MOTION: To include a provision that would expand the
Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program to include
installations of the Coast Guard.
VOTE: Passed by roll call vote 15-10
In favor: Senators Gillibrand, Blumenthal, Hirono, Kaine,
King, Warren, Peters, Manchin, Kelly, Rounds, Sullivan, Cramer,
Scott, Tuberville, and Mullin
Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Duckworth, Rosen, Wicker,
Fischer, Cotton, Ernst, Budd, and Schmitt
18. MOTION: To include a provision to remove the National
Guard from certain Space Force personnel provisions.
VOTE: Failed by roll call vote 8-17
In favor: Senators Gillibrand, Blumenthal, Hirono, Warren,
Peters, Duckworth, Rosen, and Sullivan
Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Kaine, King, Manchin,
Kelly, Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst, Cramer, Scott,
Tuberville, Mullin, Budd, and Schmitt
19. MOTION: To include a provision that would prohibit the
Department of Defense from establishing new diversity, equity,
and inclusion position or filling vacancies in such positions
until the Government Accountability Office reviews the
Department of Defense diversity, equity, and inclusion
workforce.
VOTE: Passed by roll call vote 13-12
In favor: Senators Manchin, Wicker, Fischer, Cotton,
Rounds, Ernst, Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Tuberville, Mullin,
Budd, and Schmitt
Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal,
Hirono, Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Duckworth, Rosen, and
Kelly
20. MOTION: To include a provision that would eliminate
certain positions within the Department of Defense with
responsibility for matters relating to diversity, equity, and
inclusion.
VOTE: Failed by roll call vote 12-13
In favor: Senators Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst,
Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Tuberville, Mullin, Budd, and Schmitt
Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal,
Hirono, Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Manchin, Duckworth, Rosen,
and Kelly
21. MOTION: To include a provision that would limit the
availability of certain funds relating to the selection of a
permanent location for the headquarters of the United States
Space Command.
VOTE: Passed by roll call vote 13-12
In favor: Senators Manchin, Wicker, Fischer, Cotton,
Rounds, Ernst, Sullivan, Cramer, Scott, Tuberville, Mullin,
Budd, and Schmitt
Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal,
Hirono, Kaine, King, Warren, Peters, Duckworth, Rosen, and
Kelly
22. MOTION: To include a provision that would prioritize
consideration of decisions related to U.S. military basing,
training, and exercises to those NATO member countries which
have achieved defense spending of not less than 2 percent of
their gross domestic product by 2024.
VOTE: Passed by roll call vote 15-10
In favor: Senators King, Warren, Duckworth, Wicker,
Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst, Sullivan, Cramer, Scott,
Tuberville, Mullin, Budd, and Schmitt
Opposed: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal,
Hirono, Kaine, Peters, Manchin, Rosen, and Kelly
23. MOTION: To favorably report to the Senate the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.
VOTE: Passed by roll call vote 24-1
In favor: Senators Reed, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal,
Hirono, Kaine, King, Peters, Manchin, Duckworth, Rosen, Kelly,
Wicker, Fischer, Cotton, Rounds, Ernst, Sullivan, Cramer,
Scott, Tuberville, Mullin, Budd, and Schmitt
Opposed: Senator Warren
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate
It was not possible to include the Congressional Budget
Office cost estimate on this legislation because it was not
available at the time the report was filed. It will be included
in material presented during the Senate floor debate on the
legislation.
Regulatory Impact
Paragraph 11(b) of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the
Senate requires that a report on the regulatory impact of the
bill be included in the report on the bill. The committee finds
that there is no regulatory impact in the case of the National
Defense Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year 2024.
Changes In Existing Law
Pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 12 of rule XXVI of
the Standing Rules of the Senate, the changes in existing law
made by certain portions of the bill have not been shown in
this section of the report because, in the opinion of the
committee, it is necessary to dispense with showing such
changes in order to expedite the business of the Senate and
reduce the expenditure of funds.
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