Text of US HB 8774 (2024)

IB Union Calendar No. 460 118TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8774 [Report No. 118–557] Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 17, 2024 Mr. CALVERT, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 8774 RH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 3 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 4 fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, for military func- 5 tions administered by the Department of Defense and for 6 other purposes, namely: 7 TITLE I 8 MILITARY PERSONNEL 9 MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY 10 For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 11 interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta- 12 tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza- 13 tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 14 between permanent duty stations, for members of the 15 Army on active duty (except members of reserve compo- 16 nents provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; 17 for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and 18 for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97– 19 377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Depart- 20 ment of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 21 $51,485,904,000. 22 MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY 23 For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 24 interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HR 8774 RH tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza- 1 tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 2 between permanent duty stations, for members of the 3 Navy on active duty (except members of the Reserve pro- 4 vided for elsewhere), midshipmen, and aviation cadets; for 5 members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and for 6 payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, 7 as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department 8 of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $39,103,278,000. 9 MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 10 For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 11 interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta- 12 tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza- 13 tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 14 between permanent duty stations, for members of the Ma- 15 rine Corps on active duty (except members of the Reserve 16 provided for elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to sec- 17 tion 156 of Public Law 97–377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 18 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Re- 19 tirement Fund, $16,261,321,000. 20 MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 21 For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 22 interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta- 23 tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza- 24 tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 4 •HR 8774 RH between permanent duty stations, for members of the Air 1 Force on active duty (except members of reserve compo- 2 nents provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; 3 for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and 4 for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97– 5 377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Depart- 6 ment of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 7 $37,376,591,000. 8 MILITARY PERSONNEL, SPACE FORCE 9 For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 10 interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta- 11 tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza- 12 tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 13 between permanent duty stations, for members of the 14 Space Force on active duty and cadets; for members of 15 the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and for payments 16 pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, as amend- 17 ed (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of De- 18 fense Military Retirement Fund, $1,308,675,000. 19 RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY 20 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 21 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Re- 22 serve on active duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 23 7038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on 24 active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 5 •HR 8774 RH States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 1 in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or 2 while undergoing reserve training, or while performing 3 drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses au- 4 thorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; 5 and for payments to the Department of Defense Military 6 Retirement Fund, $5,584,691,000. 7 RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY 8 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 9 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy Re- 10 serve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, 11 United States Code, or while serving on active duty under 12 section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in con- 13 nection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 14 of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing re- 15 serve training, or while performing drills or equivalent 16 duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 17 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Depart- 18 ment of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 19 $2,607,677,000. 20 RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 21 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 22 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine 23 Corps Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 24 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 6 •HR 8774 RH under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, 1 in connection with performing duty specified in section 2 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under- 3 going reserve training, or while performing drills or equiv- 4 alent duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon 5 leaders class, and expenses authorized by section 16131 6 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the 7 Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 8 $948,708,000. 9 RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 10 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 11 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force 12 Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 13 9038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on 14 active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United 15 States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 16 in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or 17 while undergoing reserve training, or while performing 18 drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses au- 19 thorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; 20 and for payments to the Department of Defense Military 21 Retirement Fund, $2,619,717,000. 22 NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY 23 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 24 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Na- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 7 •HR 8774 RH tional Guard while on duty under sections 10211, 10302, 1 or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United 2 States Code, or while serving on duty under section 3 12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United 4 States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 5 in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or 6 while undergoing training, or while performing drills or 7 equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by 8 section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for pay- 9 ments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement 10 Fund, $9,975,860,000. 11 NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 12 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 13 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Na- 14 tional Guard on duty under sections 10211, 10305, or 15 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States 16 Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of 17 title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, 18 in connection with performing duty specified in section 19 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under- 20 going training, or while performing drills or equivalent 21 duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 22 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments 23 to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 24 $5,383,100,000. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 8 •HR 8774 RH TITLE II 1 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 2 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 3 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 4 for the operation and maintenance of the Army, as author- 5 ized by law, $59,178,129,000: Provided, That not to ex- 6 ceed $7,000,000 may be used for emergencies and extraor- 7 dinary expenses, to be expended upon the approval or au- 8 thority of the Secretary of the Army, and payments may 9 be made upon the Secretary’s certificate of necessity for 10 confidential military purposes. 11 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 12 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 13 for the operation and maintenance of the Navy and the 14 Marine Corps, as authorized by law, $74,754,688,000: 15 Provided, That not to exceed $7,000,000 may be used for 16 emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended 17 upon the approval or authority of the Secretary of the 18 Navy, and payments may be made upon the Secretary’s 19 certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes. 20 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 21 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 22 for the operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, 23 as authorized by law, $10,454,504,000. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 9 •HR 8774 RH OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 1 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 2 for the operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as 3 authorized by law, $64,560,558,000: Provided, That not 4 to exceed $7,000,000 may be used for emergencies and 5 extraordinary expenses, to be expended upon the approval 6 or authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and pay- 7 ments may be made upon the Secretary’s certificate of ne- 8 cessity for confidential military purposes. 9 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE 10 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 11 for the operation and maintenance of the Space Force, as 12 authorized by law, $5,146,272,000. 13 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 15 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 16 for the operation and maintenance of activities and agen- 17 cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 18 departments), as authorized by law, $53,074,990,000: 19 Provided, That not more than $2,981,000 may be used 20 for the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund authorized 21 under section 166a of title 10, United States Code: Pro- 22 vided further, That not to exceed $10,000,000 may be 23 used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be ex- 24 pended upon the approval or authority of the Secretary 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 10 •HR 8774 RH of Defense, and payments may be made upon the Sec- 1 retary’s certificate of necessity for confidential military 2 purposes: Provided further, That of the funds provided 3 under this heading, not less than $22,738,000 shall be 4 made available for the Procurement Technical Assistance 5 Cooperative Agreement Program, of which not less than 6 $5,000,000 shall be available for centers with eligible enti- 7 ties defined in 10 U.S.C. 4951(1)(D): Provided further, 8 That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 9 available by this Act may be used to plan or implement 10 the consolidation of a budget or appropriations liaison of- 11 fice of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the office 12 of the Secretary of a military department, or the service 13 headquarters of one of the Armed Forces into a legislative 14 affairs or legislative liaison office: Provided further, That 15 of the funds provided under this heading, $3,000,000, to 16 remain available until September 30, 2026, shall be avail- 17 able only for expenses relating to certain classified activi- 18 ties: Provided further, That of the funds provided under 19 this heading, $26,777,000, to remain available until ex- 20 pended, shall be available only for expenses relating to cer- 21 tain classified activities, and may be transferred as nec- 22 essary by the Secretary of Defense to operation and main- 23 tenance appropriations or research, development, test and 24 evaluation appropriations, to be merged with and to be 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 11 •HR 8774 RH available for the same time period as the appropriations 1 to which transferred: Provided further, That any ceiling 2 on the investment item unit cost of items that may be pur- 3 chased with operation and maintenance funds shall not 4 apply to the funds described in the preceding proviso: Pro- 5 vided further, That of the funds provided under this head- 6 ing, $2,107,432,000, of which $1,423,630,000, to remain 7 available until September 30, 2026, shall be available to 8 provide support and assistance to foreign security forces 9 or other groups or individuals to conduct, support or facili- 10 tate counterterrorism, crisis response, or other Depart- 11 ment of Defense security cooperation programs: Provided 12 further, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quar- 13 terly reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the 14 House of Representatives and the Senate on the use and 15 status of funds made available in this paragraph: Provided 16 further, That the transfer authority provided under this 17 heading is in addition to any other transfer authority pro- 18 vided elsewhere in this Act. 19 COUNTER-ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 20 For the ‘‘Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria 21 Train and Equip Fund’’, $528,699,000, to remain avail- 22 able until September 30, 2026: Provided, That such funds 23 shall be available to the Secretary of Defense in coordina- 24 tion with the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, in- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 12 •HR 8774 RH cluding training; equipment; logistics support, supplies, 1 and services; stipends; infrastructure repair and renova- 2 tion; construction for facility fortification and humane 3 treatment; and sustainment, to foreign security forces, ir- 4 regular forces, groups, or individuals participating, or pre- 5 paring to participate in activities to counter the Islamic 6 State of Iraq and Syria, and their affiliated or associated 7 groups: Provided further, That amounts made available 8 under this heading shall be available to provide assistance 9 only for activities in a country designated by the Secretary 10 of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 11 as having a security mission to counter the Islamic State 12 of Iraq and Syria, and following written notification to the 13 congressional defense committees of such designation: 14 Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall en- 15 sure that prior to providing assistance to elements of any 16 forces or individuals, such elements or individuals are ap- 17 propriately vetted, including at a minimum, assessing such 18 elements for associations with terrorist groups or groups 19 associated with the Government of Iran; and receiving 20 commitments from such elements to promote respect for 21 human rights and the rule of law: Provided further, That 22 the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days 23 prior to obligating from this appropriation account, notify 24 the congressional defense committees in writing of the de- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 13 •HR 8774 RH tails of any such obligation: Provided further, That the 1 Secretary of Defense may accept and retain contributions, 2 including assistance in-kind, from foreign governments, 3 including the Government of Iraq and other entities, to 4 carry out assistance authorized under this heading: Pro- 5 vided further, That contributions of funds for the purposes 6 provided herein from any foreign government or other en- 7 tity may be credited to this Fund, to remain available until 8 expended, and used for such purposes: Provided further, 9 That the Secretary of Defense shall prioritize such con- 10 tributions when providing any assistance for construction 11 for facility fortification: Provided further, That the United 12 States may accept equipment procured using funds pro- 13 vided under this heading that was transferred to security 14 forces, irregular forces, or groups participating, or pre- 15 paring to participate in activities to counter the Islamic 16 State of Iraq and Syria and returned by such forces or 17 groups to the United States, and such equipment may be 18 treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon writ- 19 ten notification to the congressional defense committees: 20 Provided further, That equipment procured using funds 21 provided under this heading and not yet transferred to se- 22 curity forces, irregular forces, or groups participating, or 23 preparing to participate in activities to counter the Islamic 24 State of Iraq and Syria may be treated as stocks of the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 14 •HR 8774 RH Department of Defense when determined by the Secretary 1 to no longer be required for transfer to such forces or 2 groups and upon written notification to the congressional 3 defense committees: Provided further, That stipend sup- 4 port for the Kurdish Peshmerga may only be reduced com- 5 mensurate with support provided from other sources, in- 6 cluding Iraqi national funds: Provided further, That none 7 of the funds made available under this heading may be 8 used to procure or transfer man-portable air defense sys- 9 tems: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 10 shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional de- 11 fense committees on the use of funds provided under this 12 heading, including, but not limited to, the number of indi- 13 viduals trained, the nature and scope of support and 14 sustainment provided to each group or individual, the area 15 of operations for each group, and the contributions of 16 other countries, groups, or individuals. 17 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE 18 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 19 for the operation and maintenance, including training, or- 20 ganization, and administration, of the Army Reserve; re- 21 pair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor 22 vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; re- 23 cruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip- 24 ment; and communications, $3,279,177,000. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 15 •HR 8774 RH OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE 1 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 2 for the operation and maintenance, including training, or- 3 ganization, and administration, of the Navy Reserve; re- 4 pair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor 5 vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; re- 6 cruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip- 7 ment; and communications, $1,333,993,000. 8 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 9 RESERVE 10 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 11 for the operation and maintenance, including training, or- 12 ganization, and administration, of the Marine Corps Re- 13 serve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger 14 motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; 15 recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip- 16 ment; and communications, $338,080,000. 17 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE 18 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 19 for the operation and maintenance, including training, or- 20 ganization, and administration, of the Air Force Reserve; 21 repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor 22 vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; re- 23 cruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip- 24 ment; and communications, $4,062,711,000. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 16 •HR 8774 RH OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL 1 GUARD 2 For expenses of training, organizing, and admin- 3 istering the Army National Guard, including medical and 4 hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal 5 hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to struc- 6 tures and facilities; hire of passenger motor vehicles; per- 7 sonnel services in the National Guard Bureau; travel ex- 8 penses (other than mileage), as authorized by law for 9 Army personnel on active duty, for Army National Guard 10 division, regimental, and battalion commanders while in- 11 specting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau 12 regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, Na- 13 tional Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army 14 National Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of re- 15 pair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and 16 equipment (including aircraft), $8,591,745,000. 17 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 18 For expenses of training, organizing, and admin- 19 istering the Air National Guard, including medical and 20 hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal 21 hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to struc- 22 tures and facilities; transportation of things, hire of pas- 23 senger motor vehicles; supplying and equipping the Air 24 National Guard, as authorized by law; expenses for repair, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 17 •HR 8774 RH modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and 1 equipment, including those furnished from stocks under 2 the control of agencies of the Department of Defense; 3 travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same basis as 4 authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on 5 active Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders 6 while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard 7 Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the 8 Chief, National Guard Bureau, $7,270,145,000. 9 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED 10 FORCES 11 For salaries and expenses necessary for the United 12 States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 13 $21,035,000, of which not to exceed $10,000 may be used 14 for official representation purposes. 15 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY 16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 17 For the Department of the Army, $268,069,000, to 18 remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec- 19 retary of the Army shall, upon determining that such 20 funds are required for environmental restoration, reduc- 21 tion and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe 22 buildings and debris of the Department of the Army, or 23 for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by 24 this appropriation to other appropriations made available 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 18 •HR 8774 RH to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and 1 to be available for the same purposes and for the same 2 time period as the appropriations to which transferred: 3 Provided further, That upon a determination that all or 4 part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are 5 not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 6 amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation, 7 to be merged with and to be available for the same pur- 8 poses and for the same time period as this appropriation: 9 Provided further, That amounts transferred back under 10 the preceding proviso, and amounts credited to appropria- 11 tions made under this heading pursuant to section 2703(e) 12 of title 10, United States Code, are available until trans- 13 ferred under conditions set forth in the preceding provisos: 14 Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 15 under this heading is in addition to any other transfer au- 16 thority provided elsewhere in this Act. 17 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY 18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 19 For the Department of the Navy, $343,591,000, to 20 remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec- 21 retary of the Navy shall, upon determining that such 22 funds are required for environmental restoration, reduc- 23 tion and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe 24 buildings and debris of the Department of the Navy, or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 19 •HR 8774 RH for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by 1 this appropriation to other appropriations made available 2 to the Department of the Navy, to be merged with and 3 to be available for the same purposes and for the same 4 time period as the appropriations to which transferred: 5 Provided further, That upon a determination that all or 6 part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are 7 not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 8 amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation, 9 to be merged with and to be available for the same pur- 10 poses and for the same time period as this appropriation: 11 Provided further, That amounts transferred back under 12 the preceding proviso, and amounts credited to appropria- 13 tions made under this heading pursuant to section 2703(e) 14 of title 10, United States Code, are available until trans- 15 ferred under conditions set forth in the preceding provisos: 16 Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 17 under this heading is in addition to any other transfer au- 18 thority provided elsewhere in this Act. 19 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE 20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 21 For the Department of the Air Force, $320,256,000, 22 to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the 23 Secretary of the Air Force shall, upon determining that 24 such funds are required for environmental restoration, re- 25 VerDate Sep 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preceding proviso, and amounts 15 credited to appropriations made under this heading pursu- 16 ant to section 2703(e) of title 10, United States Code, are 17 available until transferred under conditions set forth in 18 the preceding provisos: Provided further, That the transfer 19 authority provided under this heading is in addition to any 20 other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. 21 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE-WIDE 22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 23 For the Department of Defense, $8,800,000, to re- 24 main available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 21 •HR 8774 RH retary of Defense shall, upon determining that such funds 1 are required for environmental restoration, reduction and 2 recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings 3 and debris of the Department of Defense, or for similar 4 purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appro- 5 priation to other appropriations made available to the De- 6 partment of Defense, to be merged with and to be avail- 7 able for the same purposes and for the same time period 8 as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided fur- 9 ther, That upon a determination that all or part of the 10 funds transferred from this appropriation are not nec- 11 essary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts 12 may be transferred back to this appropriation, to be 13 merged with and to be available for the same purposes 14 and for the same time period as this appropriation: Pro- 15 vided further, That amounts transferred back under the 16 preceding proviso, and amounts credited to appropriations 17 made under this heading pursuant to section 2703(e) of 18 title 10, United States Code, are available until trans- 19 ferred under conditions set forth in the preceding provisos: 20 Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 21 under this heading is in addition to any other transfer au- 22 thority provided elsewhere in this Act. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 22 •HR 8774 RH ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED 1 DEFENSE SITES 2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 3 For the Department of the Army, $234,475,000, to 4 remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec- 5 retary of the Army shall, upon determining that such 6 funds are required for environmental restoration, reduc- 7 tion and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe 8 buildings and debris at sites formerly used by the Depart- 9 ment of Defense, transfer the funds made available by this 10 appropriation to other appropriations made available to 11 the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to 12 be available for the same purposes and for the same time 13 period as the appropriations to which transferred: Pro- 14 vided further, That upon a determination that all or part 15 of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not 16 necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts 17 may be transferred back to this appropriation, to be 18 merged with and to be available for the same purposes 19 and for the same time period as this appropriation: Pro- 20 vided further, That amounts transferred back under the 21 preceding proviso, and amounts credited to appropriations 22 made under this heading pursuant to section 2703(e) of 23 title 10, United States Code, are available until trans- 24 ferred under conditions set forth in the preceding provisos: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 23 •HR 8774 RH Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 1 under this heading is in addition to any other transfer au- 2 thority provided elsewhere in this Act. 3 OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID 4 For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, 5 Disaster, and Civic Aid programs of the Department of 6 Defense (consisting of the programs provided under sec- 7 tions 401, 402, 404, 407, 2557, and 2561 of title 10, 8 United States Code), $115,335,000, to remain available 9 until September 30, 2026. 10 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT 11 For assistance, including assistance provided by con- 12 tract or by grants, under programs and activities of the 13 Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction 14 Program authorized under the Department of Defense Co- 15 operative Threat Reduction Act, $246,876,000, to remain 16 available until September 30, 2027. 17 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE 18 DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT 19 For the Department of Defense Acquisition Work- 20 force Development Account, $56,176,000: Provided, That 21 no other amounts may be otherwise credited or transferred 22 to the Account, or deposited into the Account, in fiscal 23 year 2025 pursuant to section 1705(d) of title 10, United 24 States Code. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 24 •HR 8774 RH TITLE III 1 PROCUREMENT 2 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 3 For construction, procurement, production, modifica- 4 tion, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including 5 ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and 6 accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training 7 devices; expansion of public and private plants, including 8 the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, 9 and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 10 and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of 11 title; and procurement and installation of equipment, ap- 12 pliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; 13 reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 14 equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the 15 foregoing purposes, $3,518,727,000, to remain available 16 for obligation until September 30, 2027. 17 MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 18 For construction, procurement, production, modifica- 19 tion, and modernization of missiles, equipment, including 20 ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and 21 accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training 22 devices; expansion of public and private plants, including 23 the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, 24 and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 25 •HR 8774 RH and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of 1 title; and procurement and installation of equipment, ap- 2 pliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; 3 reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 4 equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the 5 foregoing purposes, $5,175,541,000, to remain available 6 for obligation until September 30, 2027. 7 PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT 8 VEHICLES, ARMY 9 For construction, procurement, production, and 10 modification of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 11 equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and acces- 12 sories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; 13 expansion of public and private plants, including the land 14 necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 15 lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con- 16 struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 17 procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 18 and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve 19 plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 20 layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing 21 purposes, $3,624,159,000, to remain available for obliga- 22 tion until September 30, 2027. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 26 •HR 8774 RH PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 1 For construction, procurement, production, and 2 modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; spe- 3 cialized equipment and training devices; expansion of pub- 4 lic and private plants, including ammunition facilities, au- 5 thorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, 6 and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing pur- 7 poses, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac- 8 quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap- 9 proval of title; and procurement and installation of equip- 10 ment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private 11 plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor- 12 owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary 13 for the foregoing purposes, $2,675,456,000, to remain 14 available for obligation until September 30, 2027. 15 OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 16 For construction, procurement, production, and 17 modification of vehicles, including tactical, support, and 18 non-tracked combat vehicles; the purchase of passenger 19 motor vehicles for replacement only; communications and 20 electronic equipment; other support equipment; spare 21 parts, ordnance, and accessories therefor; specialized 22 equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 23 private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for 24 the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 27 •HR 8774 RH therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 1 thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and 2 installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools 3 in public and private plants; reserve plant and Govern- 4 ment and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other 5 expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 6 $8,460,305,000, to remain available for obligation until 7 September 30, 2027. 8 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 9 For construction, procurement, production, modifica- 10 tion, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including 11 ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized 12 equipment; expansion of public and private plants, includ- 13 ing the land necessary therefor, and such lands and inter- 14 ests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 15 thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and 16 installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools 17 in public and private plants; reserve plant and Govern- 18 ment and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 19 $17,073,401,000, to remain available for obligation until 20 September 30, 2027. 21 WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 22 For construction, procurement, production, modifica- 23 tion, and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weap- 24 ons, and related support equipment including spare parts, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 28 •HR 8774 RH and accessories therefor; expansion of public and private 1 plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such 2 lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con- 3 struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 4 procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 5 and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve 6 plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 7 layaway, $6,049,095,000, to remain available for obliga- 8 tion until September 30, 2027. 9 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE 10 CORPS 11 For construction, procurement, production, and 12 modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; spe- 13 cialized equipment and training devices; expansion of pub- 14 lic and private plants, including ammunition facilities, au- 15 thorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, 16 and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing pur- 17 poses, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac- 18 quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap- 19 proval of title; and procurement and installation of equip- 20 ment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private 21 plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor- 22 owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary 23 for the foregoing purposes, $1,599,221,000, to remain 24 available for obligation until September 30, 2027. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 29 •HR 8774 RH SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY 1 For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisi- 2 tion, or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, includ- 3 ing armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appli- 4 ances, and machine tools and installation thereof in public 5 and private plants; reserve plant and Government and con- 6 tractor-owned equipment layaway; procurement of critical, 7 long lead time components and designs for vessels to be 8 constructed or converted in the future; and expansion of 9 public and private plants, including land necessary there- 10 for, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 11 and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of 12 title, as follows: 13 Columbia Class Submarine, $3,346,235,000; 14 Columbia Class Submarine (AP), 15 $6,215,939,000; 16 Carrier Replacement Program (CVN–80), 17 $1,123,124,000; 18 Carrier Replacement Program (CVN–81), 19 674,930,000; 20 Virginia Class Submarine, $3,615,904,000; 21 Virginia Class Submarine (AP), 22 $3,720,303,000; 23 CVN Refueling Overhauls, $1,061,143,000; 24 DDG–1000 Program, $61,100,000; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 30 •HR 8774 RH DDG–51 Destroyer, $6,409,190,000; 1 DDG–51 Destroyer (AP), $41,724,000; 2 LPD Flight II, $1,561,963,000; 3 LHA Replacement (AP), $61,118,000; 4 TAO Fleet Oiler (AP), $334,461,000; 5 Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship, 6 $60,000,000; 7 Medium Landing Ship, $29,668,000; 8 Ship to Shore Connector, $417,000,000; 9 Service Craft, $41,426,000; 10 Auxiliary Personnel Lighter, $76,168,000; 11 LCAC SLEP, $45,087,000; 12 Auxiliary Vessels, $204,939,000; 13 For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and 14 first destination transportation, $585,967,000; and 15 Completion of Prior Year Shipbuilding Pro- 16 grams, $1,930,024,000. 17 In all: $31,617,413,000, to remain available for obli- 18 gation until September 30, 2029: Provided, That addi- 19 tional obligations may be incurred after September 30, 20 2029, for engineering services, tests, evaluations, and 21 other such budgeted work that must be performed in the 22 final stage of ship construction: Provided further, That 23 none of the funds provided under this heading for the con- 24 struction or conversion of any naval vessel to be con- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 31 •HR 8774 RH structed in shipyards in the United States shall be ex- 1 pended in foreign facilities for the construction of major 2 components of such vessel: Provided further, That none of 3 the funds provided under this heading shall be used for 4 the construction of any naval vessel in foreign shipyards: 5 Provided further, That funds appropriated or otherwise 6 made available by this Act for Columbia Class Submarine 7 (AP) may be available for the purposes authorized by sub- 8 sections (f), (g), (h) or (i) of section 2218a of title 10, 9 United States Code, only in accordance with the provisions 10 of the applicable subsection. 11 OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 12 For procurement, production, and modernization of 13 support equipment and materials not otherwise provided 14 for, Navy ordnance (except ordnance for new aircraft, new 15 ships, and ships authorized for conversion); the purchase 16 of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expan- 17 sion of public and private plants, including the land nec- 18 essary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may 19 be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 20 approval of title; and procurement and installation of 21 equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and 22 private plants; reserve plant and Government and con- 23 tractor-owned equipment layaway, $15,510,478,000, to 24 remain available for obligation until September 30, 2027: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 32 •HR 8774 RH Provided, That such funds are also available for the main- 1 tenance, repair, and modernization of ships under a pilot 2 program established for such purposes. 3 PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS 4 For expenses necessary for the procurement, manu- 5 facture, and modification of missiles, armament, military 6 equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; plant 7 equipment, appliances, and machine tools, and installation 8 thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and 9 Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; ve- 10 hicles for the Marine Corps, including the purchase of pas- 11 senger motor vehicles for replacement only; and expansion 12 of public and private plants, including land necessary 13 therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac- 14 quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap- 15 proval of title, $3,804,948,000, to remain available for ob- 16 ligation until September 30, 2027. 17 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 18 For construction, procurement, and modification of 19 aircraft and equipment, including armor and armament, 20 specialized ground handling equipment, and training de- 21 vices, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized 22 equipment; expansion of public and private plants, Gov- 23 ernment-owned equipment and installation thereof in such 24 plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 33 •HR 8774 RH the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 1 therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 2 thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Gov- 3 ernment and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 4 other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes in- 5 cluding rents and transportation of things, 6 $20,842,652,000, to remain available for obligation until 7 September 30, 2027. 8 MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 9 For construction, procurement, and modification of 10 missiles, rockets, and related equipment, including spare 11 parts and accessories therefor; ground handling equip- 12 ment, and training devices; expansion of public and pri- 13 vate plants, Government-owned equipment and installa- 14 tion thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and ac- 15 quisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such 16 lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con- 17 struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; re- 18 serve plant and Government and contractor-owned equip- 19 ment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the fore- 20 going purposes including rents and transportation of 21 things, $4,016,939,000, to remain available for obligation 22 until September 30, 2027. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 34 •HR 8774 RH PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 1 For construction, procurement, production, and 2 modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; spe- 3 cialized equipment and training devices; expansion of pub- 4 lic and private plants, including ammunition facilities, au- 5 thorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, 6 and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing pur- 7 poses, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac- 8 quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap- 9 proval of title; and procurement and installation of equip- 10 ment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private 11 plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor- 12 owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary 13 for the foregoing purposes, $629,930,000, to remain avail- 14 able for obligation until September 30, 2027. 15 OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 16 For procurement and modification of equipment (in- 17 cluding ground guidance and electronic control equipment, 18 and ground electronic and communication equipment), 19 and supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not oth- 20 erwise provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehi- 21 cles for replacement only; lease of passenger motor vehi- 22 cles; and expansion of public and private plants, Govern- 23 ment-owned equipment and installation thereof in such 24 plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 35 •HR 8774 RH the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 1 therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 2 thereon, prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Gov- 3 ernment and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 4 $29,865,521,000, to remain available for obligation until 5 September 30, 2027. 6 PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE 7 For construction, procurement, and modification of 8 spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, including 9 spare parts and accessories therefor; ground handling 10 equipment, and training devices; expansion of public and 11 private plants, Government-owned equipment and installa- 12 tion thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and ac- 13 quisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such 14 lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con- 15 struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; re- 16 serve plant and Government and contractor-owned equip- 17 ment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the fore- 18 going purposes including rents and transportation of 19 things, $3,933,719,000, to remain available for obligation 20 until September 30, 2027. 21 PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 22 For expenses of activities and agencies of the Depart- 23 ment of Defense (other than the military departments) 24 necessary for procurement, production, and modification 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 36 •HR 8774 RH of equipment, supplies, materials, and spare parts there- 1 for, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of passenger 2 motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public 3 and private plants, equipment, and installation thereof in 4 such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land 5 for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 6 therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 7 thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Gov- 8 ernment and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 9 $5,691,355,000, to remain available for obligation until 10 September 30, 2027. 11 DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES 12 For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant 13 to sections 108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Produc- 14 tion Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4518, 4531, 4532, and 4533), 15 $446,377,000, to remain available for obligation until ex- 16 pended, which shall be obligated and expended by the Sec- 17 retary of Defense as if delegated the necessary authorities 18 conferred by the Defense Production Act of 1950. 19 NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT 20 For procurement of rotary-wing aircraft; combat, tac- 21 tical and support vehicles; other weapons; and other pro- 22 curement items for the reserve components of the Armed 23 Forces, $800,000,000, to remain available for obligation 24 until September 30, 2027: Provided, That the Chiefs of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 37 •HR 8774 RH National Guard and Reserve components shall, not later 1 than 30 days after enactment of this Act, individually sub- 2 mit to the congressional defense committees the mod- 3 ernization priority assessment for their respective Na- 4 tional Guard or Reserve component: Provided further, 5 That none of the funds made available by this paragraph 6 may be used to procure manned fixed wing aircraft, or 7 procure or modify missiles, munitions, or ammunition. 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 38 •HR 8774 RH TITLE IV 1 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 2 EVALUATION 3 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 4 ARMY 5 For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci- 6 entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ- 7 ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of fa- 8 cilities and equipment, $15,335,703,000, to remain avail- 9 able for obligation until September 30, 2026. 10 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 11 NAVY 12 For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci- 13 entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ- 14 ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of fa- 15 cilities and equipment, $26,668,304,000, to remain avail- 16 able for obligation until September 30, 2026: Provided, 17 That funds appropriated in this paragraph which are 18 available for the V–22 may be used to meet unique oper- 19 ational requirements of the Special Operations Forces. 20 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 21 AIR FORCE 22 For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci- 23 entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ- 24 ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of fa- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 39 •HR 8774 RH cilities and equipment, $48,648,586,000, to remain avail- 1 able for obligation until September 30, 2026. 2 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 3 SPACE FORCE 4 For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci- 5 entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ- 6 ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of fa- 7 cilities and equipment, $18,279,469,000, to remain avail- 8 able until September 30, 2026. 9 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 10 DEFENSE-WIDE 11 For expenses of activities and agencies of the Depart- 12 ment of Defense (other than the military departments), 13 necessary for basic and applied scientific research, devel- 14 opment, test and evaluation; advanced research projects 15 as may be designated and determined by the Secretary 16 of Defense, pursuant to law; maintenance, rehabilitation, 17 lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, 18 $36,742,144,000, to remain available for obligation until 19 September 30, 2026. 20 OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE 21 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 22 for the independent activities of the Director, Operational 23 Test and Evaluation, in the direction and supervision of 24 operational test and evaluation, including initial oper- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 40 •HR 8774 RH ational test and evaluation which is conducted prior to, 1 and in support of, production decisions; joint operational 2 testing and evaluation; and administrative expenses in 3 connection therewith, $348,709,000, to remain available 4 for obligation until September 30, 2026. 5 TITLE V 6 REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 7 DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS 8 For the Defense Working Capital Funds, 9 $1,712,921,000. 10 11 NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE TRANSACTION FUND 12 For the National Defense Stockpile Transaction 13 Fund, $7,629,000, for activities pursuant to the Strategic 14 and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et 15 seq.). 16 TITLE VI 17 OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 18 DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 19 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical 20 and health care programs of the Department of Defense 21 as authorized by law, $41,159,039,000; of which 22 $38,521,736,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, 23 of which not to exceed one percent shall remain available 24 for obligation until September 30, 2026, and of which up 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 41 •HR 8774 RH to $20,299,477,000 may be available for contracts entered 1 into under the TRICARE program; of which 2 $398,867,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep- 3 tember 30, 2027, shall be for procurement; and of which 4 $2,238,436,000, to remain available for obligation until 5 September 30, 2026, shall be for research, development, 6 test and evaluation: Provided, That of the funds provided 7 under this heading for research, development, test and 8 evaluation, not less than $1,164,000,000 shall be made 9 available to the Defense Health Agency to carry out the 10 congressionally directed medical research programs: Pro- 11 vided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision 12 of law, of the amount made available under this heading 13 for research, development, test and evaluation, not less 14 than $12,000,000 shall be available for HIV prevention 15 educational activities undertaken in connection with 16 United States military training, exercises, and humani- 17 tarian assistance activities conducted primarily in African 18 nations: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 19 shall submit to the congressional defense committees quar- 20 terly reports on the current status of the electronic health 21 record program: Provided further, That the Comptroller 22 General of the United States shall perform quarterly per- 23 formance reviews of the electronic health record program. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 42 •HR 8774 RH CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, 1 DEFENSE 2 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 3 for the destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal 4 chemical agents and munitions in accordance with the pro- 5 visions of section 1412 of the Department of Defense Au- 6 thorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), $775,507,000, of 7 which $20,745,000 shall be for operation and maintenance 8 for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Pro- 9 gram, consisting of $13,945,000 for activities on military 10 installations and $6,800,000, to remain available until 11 September 30, 2026, to assist State and local govern- 12 ments; and of which $754,762,000, to remain available 13 until September 30, 2026, shall be for research, develop- 14 ment, test and evaluation and shall only be for the Assem- 15 bled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program. 16 DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 17 DEFENSE 18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 19 For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of 20 the Department of Defense, for transfer to appropriations 21 available to the Department of Defense for military per- 22 sonnel of the reserve components serving under the provi- 23 sions of title 10 and title 32, United States Code; for oper- 24 ation and maintenance; for procurement; and for research, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 43 •HR 8774 RH development, test and evaluation, $1,143,269,000, of 1 which $673,702,000 shall be for counter-narcotics sup- 2 port; $139,567,000 shall be for the drug demand reduc- 3 tion program; $305,000,000 shall be for the National 4 Guard counter-drug program; and $25,000,000 shall be 5 for the National Guard counter-drug schools program: 6 Provided, That the funds appropriated under this heading 7 shall be available for obligation for the same time period 8 and for the same purpose as the appropriation to which 9 transferred: Provided further, That upon a determination 10 that all or part of the funds transferred from this appro- 11 priation are not necessary for the purposes provided here- 12 in, such amounts may be transferred back to this appro- 13 priation: Provided further, That the transfer authority pro- 14 vided under this heading is in addition to any other trans- 15 fer authority provided elsewhere in this Act: Provided fur- 16 ther, That funds appropriated under this heading may be 17 used to support a new start program or project only after 18 written prior notification to the Committees on Appropria- 19 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 20 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 21 For expenses and activities of the Office of the In- 22 spector General in carrying out the provisions of the In- 23 spector General Act of 1978, $539,769,000, of which 24 $536,533,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 44 •HR 8774 RH which not to exceed $700,000 is available for emergencies 1 and extraordinary expenses to be expended upon the ap- 2 proval or authority of the Inspector General, and pay- 3 ments may be made upon the Inspector General’s certifi- 4 cate of necessity for confidential military purposes; of 5 which $1,336,000, to remain available for obligation until 6 September 30, 2027, shall be for procurement; and of 7 which $1,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 8 2026, shall be for research, development, test and evalua- 9 tion. 10 TITLE VII 11 RELATED AGENCIES 12 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND 13 DISABILITY SYSTEM FUND 14 For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Re- 15 tirement and Disability System Fund, to maintain the 16 proper funding level for continuing the operation of the 17 Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 18 System, $514,000,000. 19 INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT 20 For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Commu- 21 nity Management Account, $641,585,000. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 45 •HR 8774 RH TITLE VIII 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS 2 SEC. 8001. No part of any appropriation contained 3 in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda pur- 4 poses not authorized by the Congress. 5 SEC. 8002. During the current fiscal year, provisions 6 of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or em- 7 ployment of, any person not a citizen of the United States 8 shall not apply to personnel of the Department of Defense: 9 Provided, That salary increases granted to direct and indi- 10 rect hire foreign national employees of the Department of 11 Defense funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in excess 12 of the percentage increase authorized by law for civilian 13 employees of the Department of Defense whose pay is 14 computed under the provisions of section 5332 of title 5, 15 United States Code, or at a rate in excess of the percent- 16 age increase provided by the appropriate host nation to 17 its own employees, whichever is higher: Provided further, 18 That this section shall not apply to Department of De- 19 fense foreign service national employees serving at United 20 States diplomatic missions whose pay is set by the Depart- 21 ment of State under the Foreign Service Act of 1980: Pro- 22 vided further, That the limitations of this provision shall 23 not apply to foreign national employees of the Department 24 of Defense in the Republic of Turkey. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 46 •HR 8774 RH SEC. 8003. No part of any appropriation contained 1 in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond 2 the current fiscal year, unless expressly so provided herein. 3 SEC. 8004. No more than 20 percent of the appro- 4 priations in this Act which are limited for obligation dur- 5 ing the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the 6 last 2 months of the fiscal year: Provided, That this sec- 7 tion shall not apply to obligations for support of active 8 duty training of reserve components or summer camp 9 training of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 10 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 11 SEC. 8005. Upon determination by the Secretary of 12 Defense that such action is necessary in the national inter- 13 est, the Secretary may, with the approval of the Director 14 of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to 15 exceed $6,000,000,000 of working capital funds of the De- 16 partment of Defense or funds made available in this Act 17 to the Department of Defense for military functions (ex- 18 cept military construction) between such appropriations or 19 funds or any subdivision thereof, to be merged with and 20 to be available for the same purposes, and for the same 21 time period, as the appropriation or fund to which trans- 22 ferred: Provided, That such authority to transfer may not 23 be used unless for higher priority items, based on unfore- 24 seen military requirements, than those for which originally 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 47 •HR 8774 RH appropriated and in no case where the item for which 1 funds are requested has been denied by the Congress: Pro- 2 vided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify 3 the Congress promptly of all transfers made pursuant to 4 this authority or any other authority in this Act: Provided 5 further, That no part of the funds in this Act shall be 6 available to prepare or present a request to the Commit- 7 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 8 and the Senate for reprogramming of funds, unless for 9 higher priority items, based on unforeseen military re- 10 quirements, than those for which originally appropriated 11 and in no case where the item for which reprogramming 12 is requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided 13 further, That a request for multiple reprogrammings of 14 funds using authority provided in this section shall be 15 made prior to June 30, 2025: Provided further, That 16 transfers among military personnel appropriations shall 17 not be taken into account for purposes of the limitation 18 on the amount of funds that may be transferred under 19 this section. 20 SEC. 8006. (a) With regard to the list of specific pro- 21 grams, projects, and activities (and the dollar amounts 22 and adjustments to budget activities corresponding to 23 such programs, projects, and activities) contained in the 24 tables titled Explanation of Project Level Adjustments in 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 48 •HR 8774 RH the explanatory statement regarding this Act and the ta- 1 bles contained in the classified annex accompanying this 2 Act, the obligation and expenditure of amounts appro- 3 priated or otherwise made available in this Act for those 4 programs, projects, and activities are hereby required by 5 law to be carried out in the manner provided by such ta- 6 bles to the same extent as if the tables were included in 7 the text of this Act. 8 (b) Amounts specified in the referenced tables de- 9 scribed in subsection (a) shall not be treated as subdivi- 10 sions of appropriations for purposes of section 8005 of this 11 Act: Provided, That section 8005 of this Act shall apply 12 when transfers of the amounts described in subsection (a) 13 occur between appropriation accounts, subject to the limi- 14 tation in subsection (c): Provided further, That the trans- 15 fer amount limitation provided in section 8005 of this Act 16 shall not apply to transfers of amounts described in sub- 17 section (a) if such transfers are necessary for the proper 18 execution of such funds. 19 (c) During the current fiscal year, amounts specified 20 in the referenced tables in titles III and IV of this Act 21 described in subsection (a) may not be transferred pursu- 22 ant to section 8005 of this Act other than for proper exe- 23 cution of such amounts, as provided in subsection (b). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 49 •HR 8774 RH SEC. 8007. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date 1 of the enactment of this Act, the Department of Defense 2 shall submit a report to the congressional defense commit- 3 tees to establish the baseline for application of reprogram- 4 ming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 2025: Pro- 5 vided, That the report shall include— 6 (1) a table for each appropriation with a sepa- 7 rate column to display the President’s budget re- 8 quest, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments 9 due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the 10 fiscal year enacted level; 11 (2) a delineation in the table for each appro- 12 priation both by budget activity and program, 13 project, and activity as detailed in the Budget Ap- 14 pendix; and 15 (3) an identification of items of special congres- 16 sional interest. 17 (b) Notwithstanding section 8005 of this Act, none 18 of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for 19 reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in 20 subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional defense 21 committees, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies in 22 writing to the congressional defense committees that such 23 reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency 24 requirement: Provided, That this subsection shall not 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 50 •HR 8774 RH apply to transfers from the following appropriations ac- 1 counts: 2 (1) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Army’’; 3 (2) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Navy’’; 4 (3) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Air Force’’; 5 (4) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Defense- 6 Wide’’; 7 (5) ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Formerly 8 Used Defense Sites’’; and 9 (6) ‘‘Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Ac- 10 tivities, Defense’’. 11 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 12 SEC. 8008. During the current fiscal year, cash bal- 13 ances in working capital funds of the Department of De- 14 fense established pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, 15 United States Code, may be maintained in only such 16 amounts as are necessary at any time for cash disburse- 17 ments to be made from such funds: Provided, That trans- 18 fers may be made between such funds: Provided further, 19 That transfers may be made between working capital 20 funds and the ‘‘Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense’’ 21 appropriation and the ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ ap- 22 propriation accounts in such amounts as may be deter- 23 mined by the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of 24 the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, ex- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 51 •HR 8774 RH cept that such transfers may not be made unless the Sec- 1 retary of Defense has notified the Congress of the pro- 2 posed transfer: Provided further, That except in amounts 3 equal to the amounts appropriated to working capital 4 funds in this Act, no obligations may be made against a 5 working capital fund to procure or increase the value of 6 war reserve material inventory, unless the Secretary of 7 Defense has notified the Congress prior to any such obli- 8 gation. 9 SEC. 8009. Funds appropriated by this Act may not 10 be used to initiate a special access program without prior 11 notification 30 calendar days in advance to the congres- 12 sional defense committees. 13 SEC. 8010. None of the funds provided by this Act 14 shall be available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that 15 employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of 16 $20,000,000 in any one year of the contract or that in- 17 cludes an unfunded contingent liability in excess of 18 $20,000,000; or (2) a contract for advance procurement 19 leading to a multiyear contract that employs economic 20 order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in 21 any one year, unless the congressional defense committees 22 have been notified at least 30 days in advance of the pro- 23 posed contract award: Provided, That no part of any ap- 24 propriation contained in this Act shall be available to ini- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 52 •HR 8774 RH tiate a multiyear contract for which the economic order 1 quantity advance procurement is not funded at least to 2 the limits of the Government’s liability: Provided further, 3 That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act 4 shall be available to initiate multiyear procurement con- 5 tracts for any systems or component thereof if the value 6 of the multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 un- 7 less specifically provided in this Act: Provided further, 8 That no multiyear procurement contract can be termi- 9 nated without 30-day prior notification to the congres- 10 sional defense committees: Provided further, That the exe- 11 cution of multiyear authority shall require the use of a 12 present value analysis to determine lowest cost compared 13 to an annual procurement: Provided further, That none of 14 the funds provided by this Act may be used for a multiyear 15 contract executed after the date of the enactment of this 16 Act unless in the case of any such contract— 17 (1) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to 18 Congress a budget request for full funding of units 19 to be procured through the contract and, in the case 20 of a contract for procurement of aircraft, that in- 21 cludes, for any aircraft unit to be procured through 22 the contract for which procurement funds are re- 23 quested in that budget request for production be- 24 yond advance procurement activities in the fiscal 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 53 •HR 8774 RH year covered by the budget, full funding of procure- 1 ment of such unit in that fiscal year; 2 (2) cancellation provisions in the contract do 3 not include consideration of recurring manufacturing 4 costs of the contractor associated with the produc- 5 tion of unfunded units to be delivered under the con- 6 tract; 7 (3) the contract provides that payments to the 8 contractor under the contract shall not be made in 9 advance of incurred costs on funded units; and 10 (4) the contract does not provide for a price ad- 11 justment based on a failure to award a follow-on 12 contract. 13 Funds appropriated in title III of this Act may be 14 used for multiyear procurement contracts for CH-53K 15 Heavy Lift helicopters, and USS Virginia Class (SSN- 16 774). 17 SEC. 8011. Within the funds appropriated for the op- 18 eration and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are 19 hereby appropriated pursuant to section 401 of title 10, 20 United States Code, for humanitarian and civic assistance 21 costs under chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code: 22 Provided, That such funds may also be obligated for hu- 23 manitarian and civic assistance costs incidental to author- 24 ized operations and pursuant to authority granted in sec- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 54 •HR 8774 RH tion 401 of title 10, United States Code, and these obliga- 1 tions shall be reported as required by section 401(d) of 2 title 10, United States Code: Provided further, That funds 3 available for operation and maintenance shall be available 4 for providing humanitarian and similar assistance by 5 using Civic Action Teams in the Trust Territories of the 6 Pacific Islands and freely associated states of Micronesia, 7 pursuant to the Compact of Free Association as author- 8 ized by Public Law 99–239: Provided further, That upon 9 a determination by the Secretary of the Army that such 10 action is beneficial for graduate medical education pro- 11 grams conducted at Army medical facilities located in Ha- 12 waii, the Secretary of the Army may authorize the provi- 13 sion of medical services at such facilities and transpor- 14 tation to such facilities, on a nonreimbursable basis, for 15 civilian patients from American Samoa, the Common- 16 wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Is- 17 lands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and 18 Guam. 19 SEC. 8012. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date 20 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 21 shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 22 House of Representatives and the Senate a report on ex- 23 cessive contractor payments that exceed the thresholds es- 24 tablished in 10 U.S.C. chapter 271 ‘‘Truthful Cost or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 55 •HR 8774 RH Pricing Data (Truth in Negotiations)’’ or 41 U.S.C. chap- 1 ter 35 ‘‘Truthful Cost or Pricing Data’’ and with respect 2 to which none of the exceptions to certified cost or pricing 3 data requirements apply. 4 (b) The report required by subsection (a) shall also 5 include the following: 6 (1) The amounts collected, adjusted, or offset 7 from contractors as a result of providing defective 8 cost and pricing data; 9 (2) The mechanisms used to identify violations 10 of 10 U.S.C. chapter 271 or 41 U.S.C. chapter 35; 11 (3) Disciplinary actions taken by the Depart- 12 ment of Defense when violations of 10 U.S.C. chap- 13 ter 271 or 41 U.S.C. chapter 35 are identified, re- 14 gardless of whether they are included in the System 15 for Award Management; and 16 (4) Any referrals made to the Department of 17 Justice. 18 SEC. 8013. None of the funds appropriated or other- 19 wise made available by this Act shall be used in any way, 20 directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on 21 any legislation or appropriation matters pending before 22 the Congress. 23 SEC. 8014. None of the funds available in this Act 24 to the Department of Defense, other than appropriations 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 56 •HR 8774 RH made for necessary or routine refurbishments, upgrades, 1 or maintenance activities, shall be used to reduce or to 2 prepare to reduce the number of deployed and non-de- 3 ployed strategic delivery vehicles and launchers below the 4 levels set forth in the report submitted to Congress in ac- 5 cordance with section 1042 of the National Defense Au- 6 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. 7 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8 SEC. 8015. (a) Funds appropriated in title III of this 9 Act for the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Prote´ge´ 10 Program may be transferred to any other appropriation 11 contained in this Act solely for the purpose of imple- 12 menting a Mentor-Prote´ge´ Program developmental assist- 13 ance agreement pursuant to section 4902 of title 10, 14 United States Code, under the authority of this provision 15 or any other transfer authority contained in this Act. 16 (b) The Secretary of Defense shall include with the 17 budget justification documents in support of the budget 18 for fiscal year 2026 (as submitted to Congress pursuant 19 to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code) a descrip- 20 tion of each transfer under this section that occurred dur- 21 ing the last fiscal year before the fiscal year in which such 22 budget is submitted. 23 SEC. 8016. None of the funds appropriated or other- 24 wise made available by this Act may be available for the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 57 •HR 8774 RH purchase by the Department of Defense (and its depart- 1 ments and agencies) of welded shipboard anchor and 2 mooring chain unless the anchor and mooring chain are 3 manufactured in the United States from components 4 which are substantially manufactured in the United 5 States: Provided, That for the purpose of this section, the 6 term ‘‘manufactured’’ shall include cutting, heat treating, 7 quality control, and testing of chain and welding (includ- 8 ing the forging and shot blasting process): Provided fur- 9 ther, That for the purpose of this section substantially all 10 of the components of anchor and mooring chain shall be 11 considered to be produced or manufactured in the United 12 States if the aggregate cost of the components produced 13 or manufactured in the United States exceeds the aggre- 14 gate cost of the components produced or manufactured 15 outside the United States: Provided further, That when 16 adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet De- 17 partment of Defense requirements on a timely basis, the 18 Secretary of the Service responsible for the procurement 19 may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certi- 20 fying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of 21 the House of Representatives and the Senate that such 22 an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability 23 for national security purposes. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 58 •HR 8774 RH SEC. 8017. None of the funds appropriated or other- 1 wise made available by this Act shall be used for the sup- 2 port of any nonappropriated funds activity of the Depart- 3 ment of Defense that procures malt beverages and wine 4 with nonappropriated funds for resale (including such al- 5 coholic beverages sold by the drink) on a military installa- 6 tion located in the United States unless such malt bev- 7 erages and wine are procured within that State, or in the 8 case of the District of Columbia, within the District of 9 Columbia, in which the military installation is located: 10 Provided, That, in a case in which the military installation 11 is located in more than one State, purchases may be made 12 in any State in which the installation is located: Provided 13 further, That such local procurement requirements for 14 malt beverages and wine shall apply to all alcoholic bev- 15 erages only for military installations in States which are 16 not contiguous with another State: Provided further, That 17 alcoholic beverages other than wine and malt beverages, 18 in contiguous States and the District of Columbia shall 19 be procured from the most competitive source, price and 20 other factors considered. 21 SEC. 8018. None of the funds available to the De- 22 partment of Defense may be used to demilitarize or dis- 23 pose of M–1 Carbines, M–1 Garand rifles, M–14 rifles, 24 .22 caliber rifles, .30 caliber rifles, or M–1911 pistols, or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 59 •HR 8774 RH to demilitarize or destroy small arms ammunition or am- 1 munition components that are not otherwise prohibited 2 from commercial sale under Federal law, unless the small 3 arms ammunition or ammunition components are certified 4 by the Secretary of the Army or designee as unserviceable 5 or unsafe for further use. 6 SEC. 8019. No more than $500,000 of the funds ap- 7 propriated or made available in this Act shall be used dur- 8 ing a single fiscal year for any single relocation of an orga- 9 nization, unit, activity or function of the Department of 10 Defense into or within the National Capital Region: Pro- 11 vided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this re- 12 striction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing 13 to the congressional defense committees that such a relo- 14 cation is required in the best interest of the Government. 15 SEC. 8020. Of the funds made available in this Act 16 under the heading ‘‘Procurement, Defense-Wide’’, 17 $25,169,000 shall be available only for incentive payments 18 authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 19 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544): Provided, That a prime contractor 20 or a subcontractor at any tier that makes a subcontract 21 award to any subcontractor or supplier as defined in sec- 22 tion 1544 of title 25, United States Code, or a small busi- 23 ness owned and controlled by an individual or individuals 24 defined under section 4221(9) of title 25, United States 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 60 •HR 8774 RH Code, shall be considered a contractor for the purposes 1 of being allowed additional compensation under section 2 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 3 1544) whenever the prime contract or subcontract amount 4 is over $500,000 and involves the expenditure of funds 5 appropriated by an Act making appropriations for the De- 6 partment of Defense with respect to any fiscal year: Pro- 7 vided further, That notwithstanding section 1906 of title 8 41, United States Code, this section shall be applicable 9 to any Department of Defense acquisition of supplies or 10 services, including any contract and any subcontract at 11 any tier for acquisition of commercial items produced or 12 manufactured, in whole or in part, by any subcontractor 13 or supplier defined in section 1544 of title 25, United 14 States Code, or a small business owned and controlled by 15 an individual or individuals defined under section 4221(9) 16 of title 25, United States Code. 17 SEC. 8021. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 18 of law, the Secretary of the Air Force may convey at no 19 cost to the Air Force, without consideration, to Indian 20 tribes located in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Da- 21 kota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and 22 Washington relocatable military housing units located at 23 Grand Forks Air Force Base, Malmstrom Air Force Base, 24 Mountain Home Air Force Base, Ellsworth Air Force 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 61 •HR 8774 RH Base, and Minot Air Force Base that are excess to the 1 needs of the Air Force. 2 (b) The Secretary of the Air Force shall convey, at 3 no cost to the Air Force, military housing units under sub- 4 section (a) in accordance with the request for such units 5 that are submitted to the Secretary by the Operation 6 Walking Shield Program on behalf of Indian tribes located 7 in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Da- 8 kota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington. Any 9 such conveyance shall be subject to the condition that the 10 housing units shall be removed within a reasonable period 11 of time, as determined by the Secretary. 12 (c) The Operation Walking Shield Program shall re- 13 solve any conflicts among requests of Indian tribes for 14 housing units under subsection (a) before submitting re- 15 quests to the Secretary of the Air Force under subsection 16 (b). 17 (d) In this section, the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ means 18 any recognized Indian tribe included on the current list 19 published by the Secretary of the Interior under section 20 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe Act of 1994 21 (Public Law 103–454; 108 Stat. 4792; 25 U.S.C. 5131). 22 SEC. 8022. Of the funds appropriated to the Depart- 23 ment of Defense under the heading ‘‘Operation and Main- 24 tenance, Defense-Wide’’, not less than $19,861,000 may 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 62 •HR 8774 RH be made available only for the mitigation of environmental 1 impacts, including training and technical assistance to 2 tribes, related administrative support, the gathering of in- 3 formation, documenting of environmental damage, and de- 4 veloping a system for prioritization of mitigation and cost 5 to complete estimates for mitigation, on Indian lands re- 6 sulting from Department of Defense activities. 7 SEC. 8023. Funds appropriated by this Act for the 8 Defense Media Activity may not be used for any national 9 or international political or psychological activities. 10 SEC. 8024. (a) Of the funds made available in this 11 Act, not less than $73,500,000 shall be available for the 12 Civil Air Patrol Corporation, of which— 13 (1) $56,500,000 shall be available from ‘‘Oper- 14 ation and Maintenance, Air Force’’ to support Civil 15 Air Patrol Corporation operation and maintenance, 16 readiness, counter-drug activities, and drug demand 17 reduction activities involving youth programs; 18 (2) $15,000,000 shall be available from ‘‘Air- 19 craft Procurement, Air Force’’; and 20 (3) $2,000,000 shall be available from ‘‘Other 21 Procurement, Air Force’’ for vehicle procurement. 22 (b) The Secretary of the Air Force should waive reim- 23 bursement for any funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 63 •HR 8774 RH counter-drug activities in support of Federal, State, and 1 local government agencies. 2 SEC. 8025. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 3 otherwise made available by this Act may be used to estab- 4 lish a new Department of Defense (department) federally 5 funded research and development center (FFRDC), either 6 as a new entity, or as a separate entity administrated by 7 an organization managing another FFRDC, or as a non- 8 profit membership corporation consisting of a consortium 9 of other FFRDCs and other nonprofit entities. 10 (b) Except when acting in a technical advisory capac- 11 ity, no member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, Over- 12 seers, Advisory Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting Com- 13 mittee, or any similar entity of a defense FFRDC, or any 14 entity that contracts with the Federal government to man- 15 age or operate one or more FFRDCs, or any paid consult- 16 ant to a defense FFRDC shall receive funds appropriated 17 by this Act as compensation for services as a member of 18 such entity: Provided, That a member of any such entity 19 shall be allowed travel expenses and per diem as author- 20 ized under the Federal Joint Travel Regulations, when en- 21 gaged in the performance of membership duties: Provided 22 further, That except when acting in a technical advisory 23 capacity, no paid consultant shall receive funds appro- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 64 •HR 8774 RH priated by this Act as compensation by more than one 1 FFRDC in a calendar year. 2 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 3 of the funds available to the department from any source 4 during the current fiscal year may be used by a defense 5 FFRDC, through a fee or other payment mechanism, for 6 construction of new buildings not located on a military in- 7 stallation, for payment of cost sharing for projects funded 8 by Government grants, for absorption of contract over- 9 runs, or for certain charitable contributions, not to include 10 employee participation in community service and/or devel- 11 opment. 12 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of 13 the funds available to the department during fiscal year 14 2025, not more than $2,886,300,000 may be funded for 15 professional technical staff-related costs of the defense 16 FFRDCs: Provided, That within such funds, not more 17 than $461,300,000 shall be available for the defense stud- 18 ies and analysis FFRDCs: Provided further, That this sub- 19 section shall not apply to staff years funded in the Na- 20 tional Intelligence Program and the Military Intelligence 21 Program: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 22 shall, with the submission of the department’s fiscal year 23 2026 budget request, submit a report presenting the spe- 24 cific amounts of staff years of technical effort to be allo- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 65 •HR 8774 RH cated for each defense FFRDC by program during that 1 fiscal year and the associated budget estimates, by appro- 2 priation account and program. 3 SEC. 8026. For the purposes of this Act, the term 4 ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ means the Armed 5 Services Committee of the House of Representatives, the 6 Armed Services Committee of the Senate, the Sub- 7 committee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations 8 of the House of Representatives, and the Subcommittee 9 on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the 10 Senate. 11 SEC. 8027. For the purposes of this Act, the term 12 ‘‘congressional intelligence committees’’ means the Perma- 13 nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 14 Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of 15 the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Com- 16 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, 17 and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on 18 Appropriations of the Senate. 19 SEC. 8028. During the current fiscal year, the De- 20 partment of Defense may acquire the modification, depot 21 maintenance and repair of aircraft, vehicles and vessels 22 as well as the production of components and other De- 23 fense-related articles, through competition between De- 24 partment of Defense depot maintenance activities and pri- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 66 •HR 8774 RH vate firms: Provided, That the Senior Acquisition Execu- 1 tive of the military department or Defense Agency con- 2 cerned, with power of delegation, shall certify that success- 3 ful bids include comparable estimates of all direct and in- 4 direct costs for both public and private bids: Provided fur- 5 ther, That Office of Management and Budget Circular A– 6 76 shall not apply to competitions conducted under this 7 section. 8 SEC. 8029. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 9 Act may be expended by an entity of the Department of 10 Defense unless the entity, in expending the funds, com- 11 plies with the Buy American Act. For purposes of this 12 subsection, the term ‘‘Buy American Act’’ means chapter 13 83 of title 41, United States Code. 14 (b) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a per- 15 son has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label 16 bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription to any product 17 sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made 18 in America, the Secretary shall determine, in accordance 19 with section 4658 of title 10, United States Code, whether 20 the person should be debarred from contracting with the 21 Department of Defense. 22 (c) In the case of any equipment or products pur- 23 chased with appropriations provided under this Act, it is 24 the sense of the Congress that any entity of the Depart- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 67 •HR 8774 RH ment of Defense, in expending the appropriation, purchase 1 only American-made equipment and products, provided 2 that American-made equipment and products are cost- 3 competitive, quality competitive, and available in a timely 4 fashion. 5 SEC. 8030. None of the funds appropriated or made 6 available in this Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy, 7 or armor steel plate for use in any Government-owned fa- 8 cility or property under the control of the Department of 9 Defense which were not melted and rolled in the United 10 States or Canada: Provided, That these procurement re- 11 strictions shall apply to any and all Federal Supply Class 12 9515, American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) 13 or American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) specifications 14 of carbon, alloy or armor steel plate: Provided further, 15 That the Secretary of the military department responsible 16 for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case- 17 by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees 18 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 19 Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not available 20 to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely 21 basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order 22 to acquire capability for national security purposes: Pro- 23 vided further, That these restrictions shall not apply to 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 68 •HR 8774 RH contracts which are in being as of the date of the enact- 1 ment of this Act. 2 SEC. 8031. (a)(1) If the Secretary of Defense, after 3 consultation with the United States Trade Representative, 4 determines that a foreign country which is party to an 5 agreement described in paragraph (2) has violated the 6 terms of the agreement by discriminating against certain 7 types of products produced in the United States that are 8 covered by the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall 9 rescind the Secretary’s blanket waiver of the Buy Amer- 10 ican Act with respect to such types of products produced 11 in that foreign country. 12 (2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any 13 reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of under- 14 standing, between the United States and a foreign country 15 pursuant to which the Secretary of Defense has prospec- 16 tively waived the Buy American Act for certain products 17 in that country. 18 (b) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Con- 19 gress a report on the amount of Department of Defense 20 purchases from foreign entities in fiscal year 2025. Such 21 report shall separately indicate the dollar value of items 22 for which the Buy American Act was waived pursuant to 23 any agreement described in subsection (a)(2), the Trade 24 Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), or any 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 69 •HR 8774 RH international agreement to which the United States is a 1 party. 2 (c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Buy 3 American Act’’ means chapter 83 of title 41, United 4 States Code. 5 SEC. 8032. None of the funds appropriated by this 6 Act may be used for the procurement of ball and roller 7 bearings other than those produced by a domestic source 8 and of domestic origin: Provided, That the Secretary of 9 the military department responsible for such procurement 10 may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certi- 11 fying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of 12 the House of Representatives and the Senate, that ade- 13 quate domestic supplies are not available to meet Depart- 14 ment of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that 15 such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire ca- 16 pability for national security purposes: Provided further, 17 That this restriction shall not apply to the purchase of 18 ‘‘commercial products’’, as defined by section 103 of title 19 41, United States Code, except that the restriction shall 20 apply to ball or roller bearings purchased as end items. 21 SEC. 8033. None of the funds in this Act may be 22 used to purchase any supercomputer which is not manu- 23 factured in the United States, unless the Secretary of De- 24 fense certifies to the congressional defense committees 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 70 •HR 8774 RH that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire 1 capability for national security purposes that is not avail- 2 able from United States manufacturers. 3 SEC. 8034. (a) The Secretary of Defense may, on a 4 case-by-case basis, waive with respect to a foreign country 5 each limitation on the procurement of defense items from 6 foreign sources provided in law if the Secretary determines 7 that the application of the limitation with respect to that 8 country would invalidate cooperative programs entered 9 into between the Department of Defense and the foreign 10 country, or would invalidate reciprocal trade agreements 11 for the procurement of defense items entered into under 12 section 4851 of title 10, United States Code, and the 13 country does not discriminate against the same or similar 14 defense items produced in the United States for that coun- 15 try. 16 (b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to— 17 (1) contracts and subcontracts entered into on 18 or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and 19 (2) options for the procurement of items that 20 are exercised after such date under contracts that 21 are entered into before such date if the option prices 22 are adjusted for any reason other than the applica- 23 tion of a waiver granted under subsection (a). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 71 •HR 8774 RH (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation re- 1 garding construction of public vessels, ball and roller bear- 2 ings, food, and clothing or textile materials as defined by 3 section XI (chapters 50–65) of the Harmonized Tariff 4 Schedule of the United States and products classified 5 under headings 4010, 4202, 4203, 6401 through 6406, 6 6505, 7019, 7218 through 7229, 7304.41 through 7 7304.49, 7306.40, 7502 through 7508, 8105, 8108, 8109, 8 8211, 8215, and 9404. 9 SEC. 8035. None of the funds appropriated or other- 10 wise made available by this Act may be used for the pur- 11 chase or manufacture of a flag of the United States unless 12 such flags are treated as covered items under section 13 4862(b) of title 10, United States Code. 14 SEC. 8036. During the current fiscal year, amounts 15 contained in the Department of Defense Overseas Military 16 Facility Investment Recovery Account shall be available 17 until expended for the payments specified by section 18 2687a(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code. 19 SEC. 8037. During the current fiscal year, appropria- 20 tions which are available to the Department of Defense 21 for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase 22 items having an investment item unit cost of not more 23 than $350,000: Provided, That upon determination by the 24 Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary to meet 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 72 •HR 8774 RH the operational requirements of a Commander of a Com- 1 batant Command engaged in a named contingency oper- 2 ation overseas, such funds may be used to purchase items 3 having an investment item unit cost of not more than 4 $500,000. 5 SEC. 8038. Up to $8,132,000 of the funds appro- 6 priated under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 7 Navy’’ may be made available for the Asia Pacific Re- 8 gional Initiative Program for the purpose of enabling the 9 United States Indo-Pacific Command to execute Theater 10 Security Cooperation activities such as humanitarian as- 11 sistance, and payment of incremental and personnel costs 12 of training and exercising with foreign security forces: 13 Provided, That funds made available for this purpose may 14 be used, notwithstanding any other funding authorities for 15 humanitarian assistance, security assistance or combined 16 exercise expenses: Provided further, That funds may not 17 be obligated to provide assistance to any foreign country 18 that is otherwise prohibited from receiving such type of 19 assistance under any other provision of law. 20 SEC. 8039. The Secretary of Defense shall issue reg- 21 ulations to prohibit the sale of any tobacco or tobacco- 22 related products in military resale outlets in the United 23 States, its territories and possessions at a price below the 24 most competitive price in the local community: Provided, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 73 •HR 8774 RH That such regulations shall direct that the prices of to- 1 bacco or tobacco-related products in overseas military re- 2 tail outlets shall be within the range of prices established 3 for military retail system stores located in the United 4 States. 5 SEC. 8040. (a) During the current fiscal year, none 6 of the appropriations or funds available to the Department 7 of Defense Working Capital Funds shall be used for the 8 purchase of an investment item for the purpose of acquir- 9 ing a new inventory item for sale or anticipated sale dur- 10 ing the current fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year to 11 customers of the Department of Defense Working Capital 12 Funds if such an item would not have been chargeable 13 to the Department of Defense Business Operations Fund 14 during fiscal year 1994 and if the purchase of such an 15 investment item would be chargeable during the current 16 fiscal year to appropriations made to the Department of 17 Defense for procurement. 18 (b) The fiscal year 2026 budget request for the De- 19 partment of Defense as well as all justification material 20 and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2026 21 Department of Defense budget shall be prepared and sub- 22 mitted to the Congress on the basis that any equipment 23 which was classified as an end item and funded in a pro- 24 curement appropriation contained in this Act shall be 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 74 •HR 8774 RH budgeted for in a proposed fiscal year 2026 procurement 1 appropriation and not in the supply management business 2 area or any other area or category of the Department of 3 Defense Working Capital Funds. 4 SEC. 8041. None of the funds appropriated by this 5 Act for programs of the Central Intelligence Agency shall 6 remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal 7 year, except for funds appropriated for the Reserve for 8 Contingencies, which shall remain available until Sep- 9 tember 30, 2026: Provided, That funds appropriated, 10 transferred, or otherwise credited to the Central Intel- 11 ligence Agency Central Services Working Capital Fund 12 during this or any prior fiscal year shall remain available 13 until expended: Provided further, That any funds appro- 14 priated or transferred to the Central Intelligence Agency 15 for advanced research and development acquisition, for 16 agent operations, and for covert action programs author- 17 ized by the President under section 503 of the National 18 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3093) shall remain avail- 19 able until September 30, 2026: Provided further, That any 20 funds appropriated or transferred to the Central Intel- 21 ligence Agency for the construction, improvement, or al- 22 teration of facilities, including leased facilities, to be used 23 primarily by personnel of the intelligence community, shall 24 remain available until September 30, 2027. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 75 •HR 8774 RH SEC. 8042. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) 1 and (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may 2 be used— 3 (1) to establish a field operating agency; or 4 (2) to pay the basic pay of a member of the 5 Armed Forces or civilian employee of the Depart- 6 ment of Defense who is transferred or reassigned 7 from a headquarters activity if the member or em- 8 ployee’s place of duty remains at the location of that 9 headquarters. 10 (b) The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a mili- 11 tary department may waive the limitations in subsection 12 (a), on a case-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines, 13 and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations of the 14 House of Representatives and the Senate that the grant- 15 ing of the waiver will reduce the personnel requirements 16 or the financial requirements of the department. 17 (c) This section does not apply to— 18 (1) field operating agencies funded within the 19 National Intelligence Program; 20 (2) an Army field operating agency established 21 to eliminate, mitigate, or counter the effects of im- 22 provised explosive devices, and, as determined by the 23 Secretary of the Army, other similar threats; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 76 •HR 8774 RH (3) an Army field operating agency established 1 to improve the effectiveness and efficiencies of bio- 2 metric activities and to integrate common biometric 3 technologies throughout the Department of Defense; 4 or 5 (4) an Air Force field operating agency estab- 6 lished to administer the Air Force Mortuary Affairs 7 Program and Mortuary Operations for the Depart- 8 ment of Defense and authorized Federal entities. 9 SEC. 8043. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 10 otherwise made available by this Act shall be available to 11 convert to contractor performance an activity or function 12 of the Department of Defense that, on or after the date 13 of the enactment of this Act, is performed by Department 14 of Defense civilian employees unless— 15 (1) the conversion is based on the result of a 16 public-private competition that includes a most effi- 17 cient and cost effective organization plan developed 18 by such activity or function; 19 (2) the Competitive Sourcing Official deter- 20 mines that, over all performance periods stated in 21 the solicitation of offers for performance of the ac- 22 tivity or function, the cost of performance of the ac- 23 tivity or function by a contractor would be less costly 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 77 •HR 8774 RH to the Department of Defense by an amount that 1 equals or exceeds the lesser of— 2 (A) 10 percent of the most efficient organi- 3 zation’s personnel-related costs for performance 4 of that activity or function by Federal employ- 5 ees; or 6 (B) $10,000,000; and 7 (3) the contractor does not receive an advan- 8 tage for a proposal that would reduce costs for the 9 Department of Defense by— 10 (A) not making an employer-sponsored 11 health insurance plan available to the workers 12 who are to be employed in the performance of 13 that activity or function under the contract; or 14 (B) offering to such workers an employer- 15 sponsored health benefits plan that requires the 16 employer to contribute less towards the pre- 17 mium or subscription share than the amount 18 that is paid by the Department of Defense for 19 health benefits for civilian employees under 20 chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. 21 (b)(1) The Department of Defense, without regard 22 to subsection (a) of this section or subsection (a), (b), or 23 (c) of section 2461 of title 10, United States Code, and 24 notwithstanding any administrative regulation, require- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 78 •HR 8774 RH ment, or policy to the contrary shall have full authority 1 to enter into a contract for the performance of any com- 2 mercial or industrial type function of the Department of 3 Defense that— 4 (A) is included on the procurement list estab- 5 lished pursuant to section 2 of the Javits-Wagner- 6 O’Day Act (section 8503 of title 41, United States 7 Code); 8 (B) is planned to be converted to performance 9 by a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or by 10 a qualified nonprofit agency for other severely handi- 11 capped individuals in accordance with that Act; or 12 (C) is planned to be converted to performance 13 by a qualified firm under at least 51 percent owner- 14 ship by an Indian tribe, as defined in section 4(e) 15 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education As- 16 sistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)), or a Native Ha- 17 waiian Organization, as defined in section 8(a)(15) 18 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15)). 19 (2) This section shall not apply to depot con- 20 tracts or contracts for depot maintenance as pro- 21 vided in sections 2469 and 2474 of title 10, United 22 States Code. 23 (c) The conversion of any activity or function of the 24 Department of Defense under the authority provided by 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 79 •HR 8774 RH this section shall be credited toward any competitive or 1 outsourcing goal, target, or measurement that may be es- 2 tablished by statute, regulation, or policy and is deemed 3 to be awarded under the authority of, and in compliance 4 with, subsection (h) of section 2304 of title 10, United 5 States Code, for the competition or outsourcing of com- 6 mercial activities. 7 (RESCISSIONS) 8 SEC. 8044. Of the funds appropriated in Department 9 of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are 10 hereby rescinded from the following accounts and pro- 11 grams in the specified amounts: Provided, That no 12 amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were des- 13 ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 14 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 15 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 16 1985: 17 ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Navy’’, 2023/2025, 18 $49,963,000; 19 ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’’, 2023/2025, 20 $201,420,000; 21 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, 22 2024/2025, $50,000,000; 23 ‘‘Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund’’, 2024/ 24 2025, $50,000,000; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 80 •HR 8774 RH ‘‘Cooperative Threat Reduction Account’’, 1 2024/2026, $91,000,000; 2 ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Navy’’, 2024/2026, 3 $17,468,000; 4 ‘‘Other Procurement, Navy’’, 2024/2026, 5 $22,872,000 6 ‘‘Procurement, Marine Corps’’, 2024/2026, 7 $71,257,000; 8 ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’’, 2024/2026, 9 $90,000,000; 10 ‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force’’, 2024/2026, 11 $532,994,000; 12 ‘‘Procurement, Defense-Wide’’, 2024/2026, 13 $6,077,000; and 14 ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 15 Navy’’, 2024/2025, $25,000,000. 16 SEC. 8045. None of the funds available in this Act 17 may be used to reduce the authorized positions for mili- 18 tary technicians (dual status) of the Army National 19 Guard, Air National Guard, Army Reserve and Air Force 20 Reserve for the purpose of applying any administratively 21 imposed civilian personnel ceiling, freeze, or reduction on 22 military technicians (dual status), unless such reductions 23 are a direct result of a reduction in military force struc- 24 ture. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 81 •HR 8774 RH SEC. 8046. None of the funds appropriated or other- 1 wise made available in this Act may be obligated or ex- 2 pended for assistance to the Democratic People’s Republic 3 of Korea unless specifically appropriated for that purpose: 4 Provided, That this restriction shall not apply to any ac- 5 tivities incidental to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting 6 Agency mission to recover and identify the remains of 7 United States Armed Forces personnel from the Demo- 8 cratic People’s Republic of Korea. 9 SEC. 8047. In this fiscal year and each fiscal year 10 thereafter, funds appropriated for operation and mainte- 11 nance of the Military Departments, Combatant Com- 12 mands and Defense Agencies shall be available for reim- 13 bursement of pay, allowances and other expenses which 14 would otherwise be incurred against appropriations for the 15 National Guard and Reserve when members of the Na- 16 tional Guard and Reserve provide intelligence or counter- 17 intelligence support to Combatant Commands, Defense 18 Agencies and Joint Intelligence Activities, including the 19 activities and programs included within the National Intel- 20 ligence Program and the Military Intelligence Program: 21 Provided, That nothing in this section authorizes deviation 22 from established Reserve and National Guard personnel 23 and training procedures. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 82 •HR 8774 RH SEC. 8048. (a) None of the funds available to the 1 Department of Defense for any fiscal year for drug inter- 2 diction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to 3 any other department or agency of the United States ex- 4 cept as specifically provided in an appropriations law. 5 (b) None of the funds available to the Central Intel- 6 ligence Agency for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or 7 counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other de- 8 partment or agency of the United States except as specifi- 9 cally provided in an appropriations law. 10 SEC. 8049. In addition to the amounts appropriated 11 or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, 12 $49,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of 13 Defense: Provided, That upon the determination of the 14 Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national inter- 15 est, the Secretary shall make grants in the amounts speci- 16 fied as follows: $24,000,000 to the United Service Organi- 17 zations and $25,000,000 to the Red Cross. 18 SEC. 8050. Notwithstanding any other provision in 19 this Act, the Small Business Innovation Research program 20 and the Small Business Technology Transfer program set- 21 asides shall be taken proportionally from all programs, 22 projects, or activities to the extent they contribute to the 23 extramural budget. The Secretary of each military depart- 24 ment, the Director of each Defense Agency, and the head 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 83 •HR 8774 RH of each other relevant component of the Department of 1 Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit- 2 tees, concurrent with submission of the budget justifica- 3 tion documents to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of 4 title 31, United States Code, a report with a detailed ac- 5 counting of the Small Business Innovation Research pro- 6 gram and the Small Business Technology Transfer pro- 7 gram set-asides taken from programs, projects, or activi- 8 ties within such department, agency, or component during 9 the most recently completed fiscal year. 10 SEC. 8051. None of the funds available to the De- 11 partment of Defense under this Act may be obligated or 12 expended to pay a contractor under a contract with the 13 Department of Defense for costs of any amount paid by 14 the contractor to an employee when— 15 (1) such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in 16 excess of the normal salary paid by the contractor 17 to the employee; and 18 (2) such bonus is part of restructuring costs as- 19 sociated with a business combination. 20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 21 SEC. 8052. During the current fiscal year, no more 22 than $30,000,000 of appropriations made in this Act 23 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense- 24 Wide’’ may be transferred to appropriations available for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 84 •HR 8774 RH the pay of military personnel, to be merged with, and to 1 be available for the same time period as the appropriations 2 to which transferred, to be used in support of such per- 3 sonnel in connection with support and services for eligible 4 organizations and activities outside the Department of De- 5 fense pursuant to section 2012 of title 10, United States 6 Code. 7 SEC. 8053. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 8 of law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may per- 9 mit the use of equipment of the National Guard Distance 10 Learning Project by any person or entity on a space-avail- 11 able, reimbursable basis. The Chief of the National Guard 12 Bureau shall establish the amount of reimbursement for 13 such use on a case-by-case basis. 14 (b) Amounts collected under subsection (a) shall be 15 credited to funds available for the National Guard Dis- 16 tance Learning Project and be available to defray the costs 17 associated with the use of equipment of the project under 18 that subsection. Such funds shall be available for such 19 purposes without fiscal year limitation. 20 SEC. 8054. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 21 otherwise made available by this or prior Acts may be obli- 22 gated or expended to retire, prepare to retire, or place in 23 storage or on backup aircraft inventory status any C–40 24 aircraft. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 85 •HR 8774 RH (b) The limitation under subsection (a) shall not 1 apply to an individual C–40 aircraft that the Secretary 2 of the Air Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, to 3 be no longer mission capable due to a Class A mishap. 4 (c) If the Secretary determines under subsection (b) 5 that an aircraft is no longer mission capable, the Secretary 6 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 7 certification in writing that the status of such aircraft is 8 due to a Class A mishap and not due to lack of mainte- 9 nance, repairs, or other reasons. 10 (d) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact- 11 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 12 to the congressional defense committees a report on the 13 necessary steps taken by the Department of Defense to 14 meet the travel requirements for official or representa- 15 tional duties of members of Congress and the Cabinet in 16 fiscal years 2025 and 2026. 17 SEC. 8055. (a) None of the funds appropriated in 18 title IV of this Act may be used to procure end-items for 19 delivery to military forces for operational training, oper- 20 ational use, or inventory requirements: Provided, That this 21 restriction does not apply to end-items used in develop- 22 ment, prototyping in accordance with an approved test 23 strategy, and test activities preceding and leading to ac- 24 ceptance for operational use. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 86 •HR 8774 RH (b) If the number of end-items budgeted with funds 1 appropriated in title IV of this Act exceeds the number 2 required in an approved test strategy, the Under Secretary 3 of Defense (Research and Engineering) and the Under 4 Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), in 5 coordination with the responsible Service Acquisition Ex- 6 ecutive, shall certify in writing to the congressional de- 7 fense committees that there is a bonafide need for the ad- 8 ditional end-items at the time of submittal to Congress 9 of the budget of the President for fiscal year 2026 pursu- 10 ant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code: Pro- 11 vided, That this restriction does not apply to programs 12 funded within the National Intelligence Program. 13 (c) The Secretary of Defense shall, at the time of the 14 submittal to Congress of the budget of the President for 15 fiscal year 2026 pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, 16 United States Code, submit to the congressional defense 17 committees a report detailing the use of funds requested 18 in research, development, test and evaluation accounts for 19 end-items used in development, prototyping and test ac- 20 tivities preceding and leading to acceptance for operational 21 use: Provided, That the report shall set forth, for each 22 end item covered by the preceding proviso, a detailed list 23 of the statutory authorities under which amounts in the 24 accounts described in that proviso were used for such item: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 87 •HR 8774 RH Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, at 1 the time of the submittal to Congress of the budget of 2 the President for fiscal year 2026 pursuant to section 3 1105 of title 31, United States Code, submit to the con- 4 gressional defense committees a certification that funds 5 requested for fiscal year 2026 in research, development, 6 test and evaluation accounts are in compliance with this 7 section: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 8 may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certi- 9 fying in writing to the Subcommittees on Defense of the 10 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 11 atives and the Senate that it is in the national security 12 interest to do so. 13 SEC. 8056. None of the funds appropriated or other- 14 wise made available by this or other Department of De- 15 fense Appropriations Acts may be obligated or expended 16 for the purpose of performing repairs or maintenance to 17 military family housing units of the Department of De- 18 fense, including areas in such military family housing 19 units that may be used for the purpose of conducting offi- 20 cial Department of Defense business. 21 SEC. 8057. Notwithstanding any other provision of 22 law, funds appropriated in this Act under the heading 23 ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense- 24 Wide’’ for any new start defense innovation acceleration 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 88 •HR 8774 RH or rapid prototyping program demonstration project with 1 a value of more than $5,000,000 may only be obligated 2 15 days after a report, including a description of the 3 project, the planned acquisition and transition strategy 4 and its estimated annual and total cost, has been provided 5 in writing to the congressional defense committees: Pro- 6 vided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this re- 7 striction on a case-by-case basis by certifying to the con- 8 gressional defense committees that it is in the national in- 9 terest to do so. 10 SEC. 8058. The Secretary of Defense shall continue 11 to provide a classified quarterly report to the Committees 12 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 13 Senate, Subcommittees on Defense on certain matters as 14 directed in the classified annex accompanying this Act. 15 SEC. 8059. Notwithstanding section 12310(b) of title 16 10, United States Code, a servicemember who is a member 17 of the National Guard serving on full-time National Guard 18 duty under section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, 19 may perform duties in support of the ground-based ele- 20 ments of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System. 21 SEC. 8060. None of the funds provided in this Act 22 may be used to transfer to any nongovernmental entity 23 ammunition held by the Department of Defense that has 24 a center-fire cartridge and a United States military no- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 89 •HR 8774 RH menclature designation of ‘‘armor penetrator’’, ‘‘armor 1 piercing (AP)’’, ‘‘armor piercing incendiary (API)’’, or 2 ‘‘armor-piercing incendiary tracer (API–T)’’, except to an 3 entity performing demilitarization services for the Depart- 4 ment of Defense under a contract that requires the entity 5 to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Department of 6 Defense that armor piercing projectiles are either: (1) ren- 7 dered incapable of reuse by the demilitarization process; 8 or (2) used to manufacture ammunition pursuant to a con- 9 tract with the Department of Defense or the manufacture 10 of ammunition for export pursuant to a License for Per- 11 manent Export of Unclassified Military Articles issued by 12 the Department of State. 13 SEC. 8061. Notwithstanding any other provision of 14 law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or their des- 15 ignee, may waive payment of all or part of the consider- 16 ation that otherwise would be required under section 2667 17 of title 10, United States Code, in the case of a lease of 18 personal property for a period not in excess of 1 year to 19 any organization specified in section 508(d) of title 32, 20 United States Code, or any other youth, social, or fra- 21 ternal nonprofit organization as may be approved by the 22 Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or their designee, 23 on a case-by-case basis. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 90 •HR 8774 RH (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 1 SEC. 8062. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 2 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’, 3 $194,452,598 shall remain available until expended: Pro- 4 vided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 5 the Secretary of Defense is authorized to transfer such 6 funds to other activities of the Federal Government: Pro- 7 vided further, That the Secretary of Defense is authorized 8 to enter into and carry out contracts for the acquisition 9 of real property, construction, personal services, and oper- 10 ations related to projects carrying out the purposes of this 11 section: Provided further, That contracts entered into 12 under the authority of this section may provide for such 13 indemnification as the Secretary determines to be nec- 14 essary: Provided further, That projects authorized by this 15 section shall comply with applicable Federal, State, and 16 local law to the maximum extent consistent with the na- 17 tional security, as determined by the Secretary of Defense. 18 SEC. 8063. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 19 or any other Act may be used to take any action to mod- 20 ify— 21 (1) the appropriations account structure for the 22 National Intelligence Program budget, including 23 through the creation of a new appropriation or new 24 appropriation account; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 91 •HR 8774 RH (2) how the National Intelligence Program 1 budget request is presented in the unclassified P–1, 2 R–1, and O–1 documents supporting the Depart- 3 ment of Defense budget request; 4 (3) the process by which the National Intel- 5 ligence Program appropriations are apportioned to 6 the executing agencies; or 7 (4) the process by which the National Intel- 8 ligence Program appropriations are allotted, obli- 9 gated and disbursed. 10 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to 11 prohibit the merger of programs or changes to the Na- 12 tional Intelligence Program budget at or below the Ex- 13 penditure Center level, provided such change is otherwise 14 in accordance with paragraphs (1)–(3) of subsection (a). 15 (c) The Director of National Intelligence and the Sec- 16 retary of Defense may jointly, only for the purposes of 17 achieving auditable financial statements and improving 18 fiscal reporting, study and develop detailed proposals for 19 alternative financial management processes. Such study 20 shall include a comprehensive counterintelligence risk as- 21 sessment to ensure that none of the alternative processes 22 will adversely affect counterintelligence. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 92 •HR 8774 RH (d) Upon development of the detailed proposals de- 1 fined under subsection (c), the Director of National Intel- 2 ligence and the Secretary of Defense shall— 3 (1) provide the proposed alternatives to all af- 4 fected agencies; 5 (2) receive certification from all affected agen- 6 cies attesting that the proposed alternatives will help 7 achieve auditability, improve fiscal reporting, and 8 will not adversely affect counterintelligence; and 9 (3) not later than 30 days after receiving all 10 necessary certifications under paragraph (2), present 11 the proposed alternatives and certifications to the 12 congressional defense and intelligence committees. 13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 14 SEC. 8064. During the current fiscal year, not to ex- 15 ceed $11,000,000 from each of the appropriations made 16 in title II of this Act for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 17 Army’’, ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, and ‘‘Oper- 18 ation and Maintenance, Air Force’’ may be transferred by 19 the military department concerned to its central fund es- 20 tablished for Fisher Houses and Suites pursuant to sec- 21 tion 2493(d) of title 10, United States Code. 22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 23 SEC. 8065. In addition to amounts provided else- 24 where in this Act, $5,000,000 is hereby appropriated to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 93 •HR 8774 RH the Department of Defense, to remain available for obliga- 1 tion until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any 2 other provision of law, that upon the determination of the 3 Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national inter- 4 est, these funds shall be available only for a grant to the 5 Fisher House Foundation, Inc., only for the construction 6 and furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to meet the 7 needs of military family members when confronted with 8 the illness or hospitalization of an eligible military bene- 9 ficiary. 10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 11 SEC. 8066. Of the amounts appropriated for ‘‘Oper- 12 ation and Maintenance, Navy’’, up to $1,000,000 shall be 13 available for transfer to the John C. Stennis Center for 14 Public Service Development Trust Fund established under 15 section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Serv- 16 ice Training and Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105). 17 SEC. 8067. None of the funds available to the De- 18 partment of Defense may be obligated to modify command 19 and control relationships to give Fleet Forces Command 20 operational and administrative control of United States 21 Navy forces assigned to the Pacific fleet: Provided, That 22 the command and control relationships which existed on 23 October 1, 2004, shall remain in force until a written 24 modification has been proposed to the Committees on Ap- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 94 •HR 8774 RH propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen- 1 ate: Provided further, That the proposed modification may 2 be implemented 30 days after the notification unless an 3 objection is received from either the House or Senate Ap- 4 propriations Committees: Provided further, That any pro- 5 posed modification shall not preclude the ability of the 6 commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command to 7 meet operational requirements. 8 SEC. 8068. Any notice that is required to be sub- 9 mitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 10 of Representatives and the Senate under section 3601 of 11 title 10, United States Code, as added by section 804(a) 12 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization 13 Act for Fiscal Year 2023 shall be submitted pursuant to 14 that requirement concurrently to the Subcommittees on 15 Defense of the Committees on Appropriations of the 16 House of Representatives and the Senate. 17 SEC. 8069. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 18 under the headings ‘‘Procurement, Defense-Wide’’ and 19 ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense- 20 Wide’’, $500,000,000 shall be for the Israeli Cooperative 21 Programs: Provided, That of this amount, $110,000,000 22 shall be for the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Gov- 23 ernment of Israel for the procurement of the Iron Dome 24 defense system to counter short-range rocket threats, sub- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 95 •HR 8774 RH ject to the U.S.-Israel Iron Dome Procurement Agree- 1 ment, as amended; $127,000,000 shall be for the Short 2 Range Ballistic Missile Defense (SRBMD) program, in- 3 cluding cruise missile defense research and development 4 under the SRBMD program; $40,000,000 shall be for co- 5 production activities of SRBMD systems in the United 6 States and in Israel to meet Israel’s defense requirements 7 consistent with each nation’s laws, regulations, and proce- 8 dures, subject to the U.S.-Israeli co-production agreement 9 for SRBMD, as amended; $50,000,000 shall be for an 10 upper-tier component to the Israeli Missile Defense Archi- 11 tecture, of which $50,000,000 shall be for co-production 12 activities of Arrow 3 Upper Tier systems in the United 13 States and in Israel to meet Israel’s defense requirements 14 consistent with each nation’s laws, regulations, and proce- 15 dures, subject to the U.S.-Israeli co-production agreement 16 for Arrow 3 Upper Tier, as amended; and $173,000,000 17 shall be for the Arrow System Improvement Program in- 18 cluding development of a long range, ground and airborne, 19 detection suite. 20 SEC. 8070. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 21 under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 22 $1,930,024,000 shall be available until September 30, 23 2025, to fund prior year shipbuilding cost increases for 24 the following programs: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 96 •HR 8774 RH (1) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 1 version, Navy’’, 2013/2025: Carrier Replacement 2 Program, $236,000,000; 3 (2) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 4 version, Navy’’, 2016/2025 DDG 51 Program, 5 $10,509,000; 6 (3) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 7 version, Navy’’, 2017/2025 Virginia Class Sub- 8 marine Program, $219,370,000; 9 (4) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 10 version, Navy’’, 2017/2025 DDG 51 Program, 11 $115,600,000; 12 (5) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 13 version, Navy’’, 2017/2025 Littoral Combat Ship 14 Program, $8,100,000; 15 (6) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 16 version, Navy’’, 2017/2025 LHA Replacement Pro- 17 gram, $115,397,000; 18 (7) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 19 version, Navy’’, 2018/2025 Virginia Class Sub- 20 marine Program, $73,634,000; 21 (8) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 22 version, Navy’’, 2018/2025 DDG 51 Program, 23 $107,405,000; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 97 •HR 8774 RH (9) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 1 version, Navy’’, 2018/2025 Littoral Combat Ship 2 Program, $12,000,000; 3 (10) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 4 version, Navy’’, 2018/2025 LPD17 (Flight II) Am- 5 phibious Transport Dock Program, $19,158,000; 6 (11) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 7 version, Navy’’, 2018/2025 Oceanographic Ships 8 Program, $18,000,000; 9 (12) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 10 version, Navy’’, 2018/2025 Ship to Shore Connector 11 Program, $14,694,000; 12 (13) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 13 version, Navy’’, 2019/2025 Littoral Combat Ship 14 Program, $27,900,000; 15 (14) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 16 version, Navy’’, 2019/2025 T-AO Fleet Oiler Pro- 17 gram, $49,995,000; 18 (15) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 19 version, Navy’’, 2019/2025 Ship to Shore Connector 20 Program, $33,345,000; 21 (16) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 22 version, Navy’’, 2020/2025 CVN Refueling Over- 23 hauls, $669,171,000; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00097 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 98 •HR 8774 RH (17) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 1 version, Navy’’, 2020/2025 T-AO Fleet Oiler Pro- 2 gram, $151,837,000; 3 (18) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 4 version, Navy’’, 2020/2025 Towing, Salvage, and 5 Rescue Ship Program, $978,000; 6 (19) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 7 version, Navy’’, 2021/2025 Towing, Salvage, and 8 Rescue Ship Program, $17,375,000; 9 (20) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 10 version, Navy’’, 2022/2025 T-AO Fleet Oiler Pro- 11 gram, $13,222,000; 12 (21) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 13 version, Navy’’, 2022/2025 Towing, Salvage, and 14 Rescue Ship Program, $4,234,000; and 15 (22) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con- 16 version, Navy’’, 2023/2025 T-AO Fleet Oiler Pro- 17 gram, $12,100,000. 18 SEC. 8071. Funds appropriated by this Act for intel- 19 ligence and intelligence-related activities are deemed to be 20 specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of sec- 21 tion 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 22 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)) until the enactment of the Intelligence 23 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00098 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 99 •HR 8774 RH SEC. 8072. None of the funds provided in this Act 1 shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 2 reprogramming of funds that creates or initiates a new 3 program, project, or activity unless such program, project, 4 or activity must be undertaken immediately in the interest 5 of national security and only after written prior notifica- 6 tion to the congressional defense committees. 7 SEC. 8073. None of the funds in this Act may be 8 used for research, development, test, evaluation, procure- 9 ment or deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a 10 missile defense system. 11 SEC. 8074. None of the funds appropriated or other- 12 wise made available by this Act may be obligated or ex- 13 pended for the purpose of decommissioning any Littoral 14 Combat Ship or the U.S.S. Lake Erie. 15 SEC. 8075. For purposes of section 1553(b) of title 16 31, United States Code, any subdivision of appropriations 17 made in this Act under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and 18 Conversion, Navy’’ shall be considered to be for the same 19 purpose as any subdivision under the heading ‘‘Ship- 20 building and Conversion, Navy’’ appropriations in any 21 prior fiscal year, and the 1 percent limitation shall apply 22 to the total amount of the appropriation. 23 SEC. 8076. None of the funds appropriated or other- 24 wise made available by this Act shall be used to reduce 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00099 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 100 •HR 8774 RH or disestablish the operation of the 53rd Weather Recon- 1 naissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve, if such ac- 2 tion would reduce the WC–130 Weather Reconnaissance 3 mission below the levels funded in this Act: Provided, That 4 the Air Force shall allow the 53rd Weather Reconnais- 5 sance Squadron to perform other missions in support of 6 national defense requirements during the non-hurricane 7 season. 8 SEC. 8077. None of the funds provided in this Act 9 shall be available for integration of foreign intelligence in- 10 formation unless the information has been lawfully col- 11 lected and processed during the conduct of authorized for- 12 eign intelligence activities: Provided, That information 13 pertaining to United States persons shall only be handled 14 in accordance with protections provided in the Fourth 15 Amendment of the United States Constitution as imple- 16 mented through Executive Order No. 12333. 17 SEC. 8078. None of the funds appropriated by this 18 Act for programs of the Office of the Director of National 19 Intelligence shall remain available for obligation beyond 20 the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for 21 research and technology, which shall remain available until 22 September 30, 2026. 23 SEC. 8079. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date 24 of enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 101 •HR 8774 RH ligence shall submit a report to the congressional intel- 1 ligence committees to establish the baseline for application 2 of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 3 2025: Provided, That the report shall include— 4 (1) a table for each appropriation with a sepa- 5 rate column to display the President’s budget re- 6 quest, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments 7 due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the 8 fiscal year enacted level; 9 (2) a delineation in the table for each appro- 10 priation by Expenditure Center and project; and 11 (3) an identification of items of special congres- 12 sional interest. 13 (b) None of the funds provided for the National Intel- 14 ligence Program in this Act shall be available for re- 15 programming or transfer until the report identified in sub- 16 section (a) is submitted to the congressional intelligence 17 committees, unless the Director of National Intelligence 18 certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence com- 19 mittees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary 20 as an emergency requirement. 21 SEC. 8080. Any transfer of amounts appropriated to 22 the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Devel- 23 opment Account in or for fiscal year 2025 to a military 24 department or Defense Agency pursuant to section 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 102 •HR 8774 RH 1705(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code, shall be cov- 1 ered by and subject to section 8005 of this Act. 2 SEC. 8081. (a) None of the funds provided for the 3 National Intelligence Program in this or any prior appro- 4 priations Act shall be available for obligation or expendi- 5 ture through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in ac- 6 cordance with section 102A(d) of the National Security 7 Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(d)) that— 8 (1) creates a new start effort; 9 (2) terminates a program with appropriated 10 funding of $10,000,000 or more; 11 (3) transfers funding into or out of the Na- 12 tional Intelligence Program; or 13 (4) transfers funding between appropriations, 14 unless the congressional intelligence committees are 15 notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming 16 of funds; this notification period may be reduced for 17 urgent national security requirements. 18 (b) None of the funds provided for the National Intel- 19 ligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act 20 shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 21 reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with 22 section 102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 23 U.S.C. 3024(d)) that results in a cumulative increase or 24 decrease of the levels specified in the classified annex ac- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00102 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 103 •HR 8774 RH companying the Act unless the congressional intelligence 1 committees are notified 30 days in advance of such re- 2 programming of funds; this notification period may be re- 3 duced for urgent national security requirements. 4 SEC. 8082. (a) Any agency receiving funds made 5 available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and 6 (c), post on the public website of that agency any report 7 required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any 8 other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen- 9 cy that it shall serve the national interest. 10 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 11 (1) the public posting of the report com- 12 promises national security; or 13 (2) the report contains proprietary information. 14 (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall 15 do so only after such report has been made available to 16 the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 17 no less than 45 days. 18 SEC. 8083. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 19 otherwise made available by this Act may be expended for 20 any Federal contract for an amount in excess of 21 $1,000,000, unless the contractor agrees not to— 22 (1) enter into any agreement with any of its 23 employees or independent contractors that requires, 24 as a condition of employment, that the employee or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00103 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 104 •HR 8774 RH independent contractor agree to resolve through ar- 1 bitration any claim under title VII of the Civil 2 Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising 3 out of sexual assault or harassment, including as- 4 sault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional 5 distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, su- 6 pervision, or retention; or 7 (2) take any action to enforce any provision of 8 an existing agreement with an employee or inde- 9 pendent contractor that mandates that the employee 10 or independent contractor resolve through arbitra- 11 tion any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act 12 of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sex- 13 ual assault or harassment, including assault and 14 battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, 15 false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, 16 or retention. 17 (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 18 made available by this Act may be expended for any Fed- 19 eral contract unless the contractor certifies that it requires 20 each covered subcontractor to agree not to enter into, and 21 not to take any action to enforce any provision of, any 22 agreement as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub- 23 section (a), with respect to any employee or independent 24 contractor performing work related to such subcontract. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00104 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 105 •HR 8774 RH For purposes of this subsection, a ‘‘covered subcon- 1 tractor’’ is an entity that has a subcontract in excess of 2 $1,000,000 on a contract subject to subsection (a). 3 (c) The prohibitions in this section do not apply with 4 respect to a contractor’s or subcontractor’s agreements 5 with employees or independent contractors that may not 6 be enforced in a court of the United States. 7 (d) The Secretary of Defense may waive the applica- 8 tion of subsection (a) or (b) to a particular contractor or 9 subcontractor for the purposes of a particular contract or 10 subcontract if the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary per- 11 sonally determines that the waiver is necessary to avoid 12 harm to national security interests of the United States, 13 and that the term of the contract or subcontract is not 14 longer than necessary to avoid such harm. The determina- 15 tion shall set forth with specificity the grounds for the 16 waiver and for the contract or subcontract term selected, 17 and shall state any alternatives considered in lieu of a 18 waiver and the reasons each such alternative would not 19 avoid harm to national security interests of the United 20 States. The Secretary of Defense shall transmit to Con- 21 gress, and simultaneously make public, any determination 22 under this subsection not less than 15 business days be- 23 fore the contract or subcontract addressed in the deter- 24 mination may be awarded. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 106 •HR 8774 RH (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 1 SEC. 8084. From within the funds appropriated for 2 operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Pro- 3 gram in this Act, up to $162,500,000, shall be available 4 for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense-Depart- 5 ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 6 Fund in accordance with the provisions of section 1704 7 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 8 2010, Public Law 111–84: Provided, That for purposes 9 of section 1704(b), the facility operations funded are oper- 10 ations of the integrated Captain James A. Lovell Federal 11 Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Vet- 12 erans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care 13 Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined 14 Federal medical facility as described by section 706 of 15 Public Law 110–417: Provided further, That additional 16 funds may be transferred from funds appropriated for op- 17 eration and maintenance for the Defense Health Program 18 to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Vet- 19 erans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon 20 written notification by the Secretary of Defense to the 21 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 22 atives and the Senate. 23 SEC. 8085. None of the funds appropriated or other- 24 wise made available by this Act may be used by the De- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00106 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 107 •HR 8774 RH partment of Defense or a component thereof in contraven- 1 tion of the provisions of section 130h of title 10, United 2 States Code. 3 SEC. 8086. Notwithstanding price or other limita- 4 tions applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying ve- 5 hicles, appropriations available to the Department of De- 6 fense may be used for the purchase of: (1) heavy and light 7 armored vehicles for the physical security of personnel or 8 for force protection purposes up to a limit of $450,000 9 per vehicle; and (2) passenger motor vehicles up to a limit 10 of $75,000 per vehicle for use by military and civilian em- 11 ployees of the Department of Defense in the United States 12 Central Command area of responsibility. 13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 14 SEC. 8087. Upon a determination by the Director of 15 National Intelligence that such action is necessary and in 16 the national interest, the Director may, with the approval 17 of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 18 transfer not to exceed $1,500,000,000 of the funds made 19 available in this Act for the National Intelligence Pro- 20 gram: Provided, That such authority to transfer may not 21 be used unless for higher priority items, based on unfore- 22 seen intelligence requirements, than those for which origi- 23 nally appropriated and in no case where the item for which 24 funds are requested has been denied by the Congress: Pro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00107 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 108 •HR 8774 RH vided further, That a request for multiple reprogrammings 1 of funds using authority provided in this section shall be 2 made prior to June 30, 2025. 3 SEC. 8088. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 4 for ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, $204,939,000, 5 to remain available for obligation until September 30, 6 2029, may be used for the purchase of two used sealift 7 vessels for the National Defense Reserve Fleet, established 8 under section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 9 (46 U.S.C. 57100): Provided, That such amounts are 10 available for reimbursements to the Ready Reserve Force, 11 Maritime Administration account of the United States De- 12 partment of Transportation for programs, projects, activi- 13 ties, and expenses related to the National Defense Reserve 14 Fleet: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 15 2218 of title 10, United States Code, none of these funds 16 shall be transferred to the National Defense Sealift Fund 17 for execution. 18 SEC. 8089. The Secretary of Defense shall post grant 19 awards on a public website in a searchable format. 20 SEC. 8090. None of the funds made available by this 21 Act may be used by the National Security Agency to— 22 (1) conduct an acquisition pursuant to section 23 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00108 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 109 •HR 8774 RH 1978 for the purpose of targeting a United States 1 person; or 2 (2) acquire, monitor, or store the contents (as 3 such term is defined in section 2510(8) of title 18, 4 United States Code) of any electronic communica- 5 tion of a United States person from a provider of 6 electronic communication services to the public pur- 7 suant to section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Sur- 8 veillance Act of 1978. 9 SEC. 8091. None of the funds made available in this 10 or any other Act may be used to pay the salary of any 11 officer or employee of any agency funded by this Act who 12 approves or implements the transfer of administrative re- 13 sponsibilities or budgetary resources of any program, 14 project, or activity financed by this Act to the jurisdiction 15 of another Federal agency not financed by this Act with- 16 out the express authorization of Congress: Provided, That 17 this limitation shall not apply to transfers of funds ex- 18 pressly provided for in Department of Defense Appropria- 19 tions Acts, or provisions of Acts providing supplemental 20 appropriations for the Department of Defense. 21 SEC. 8092. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 22 for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, $769,047,000, 23 to remain available until expended, may be used for any 24 purposes related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 110 •HR 8774 RH established under section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales 1 Act of 1946 (46 U.S.C. 57100): Provided, That such 2 amounts are available for reimbursements to the Ready 3 Reserve Force, Maritime Administration account of the 4 United States Department of Transportation for pro- 5 grams, projects, activities, and expenses related to the Na- 6 tional Defense Reserve Fleet. 7 SEC. 8093. (a) None of the funds provided in this 8 Act for the TAO Fleet Oiler program shall be used to 9 award a new contract that provides for the acquisition of 10 the following components unless those components are 11 manufactured in the United States: Auxiliary equipment 12 (including pumps) for shipboard services; propulsion 13 equipment (including engines, reduction gears, and propel- 14 lers); shipboard cranes; spreaders for shipboard cranes; 15 and anchor chains, specifically for the seventh and subse- 16 quent ships of the fleet. 17 (b) None of the funds provided in this Act for the 18 FFG(X) Frigate program shall be used to award a new 19 contract that provides for the acquisition of the following 20 components unless those components are manufactured in 21 the United States: Air circuit breakers; gyrocompasses; 22 electronic navigation chart systems; steering controls; 23 pumps; propulsion and machinery control systems; totally 24 enclosed lifeboats; auxiliary equipment pumps; shipboard 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 111 •HR 8774 RH cranes; auxiliary chill water systems; and propulsion pro- 1 pellers: Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy shall in- 2 corporate United States manufactured propulsion engines 3 and propulsion reduction gears into the FFG(X) Frigate 4 program beginning not later than with the eleventh ship 5 of the program. 6 SEC. 8094. None of the funds provided in this Act 7 for requirements development, performance specification 8 development, concept design and development, ship con- 9 figuration development, systems engineering, naval archi- 10 tecture, marine engineering, operations research analysis, 11 industry studies, preliminary design, development of the 12 Detailed Design and Construction Request for Proposals 13 solicitation package, or related activities for the T– 14 ARC(X) Cable Laying and Repair Ship or the T– 15 AGOS(X) Oceanographic Surveillance Ship may be used 16 to award a new contract for such activities unless these 17 contracts include specifications that all auxiliary equip- 18 ment, including pumps and propulsion shafts, are manu- 19 factured in the United States. 20 SEC. 8095. No amounts credited or otherwise made 21 available in this or any other Act to the Department of 22 Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account may 23 be transferred to: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00111 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 112 •HR 8774 RH (1) the Rapid Prototyping Fund established 1 under section 804(d) of the National Defense Au- 2 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 3 2302 note); or 4 (2) credited to a military-department specific 5 fund established under section 804(d)(2) of the Na- 6 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 7 2016 (as amended by section 897 of the National 8 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017). 9 SEC. 8096. None of the funds made available by this 10 Act may be used for Government Travel Charge Card ex- 11 penses by military or civilian personnel of the Department 12 of Defense for gaming, or for entertainment that includes 13 topless or nude entertainers or participants, as prohibited 14 by Department of Defense Instruction 1015.10 (enclo- 15 sures 3 and 14b). 16 SEC. 8097. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 17 otherwise made available by this Act may be used to main- 18 tain or establish a computer network unless such network 19 is designed to block access to pornography websites. 20 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 21 funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 22 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi- 23 nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities, 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00112 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 113 •HR 8774 RH or for any activity necessary for the national defense, in- 1 cluding intelligence activities. 2 SEC. 8098. None of the funds provided for, or other- 3 wise made available, in this or any other Act, may be obli- 4 gated or expended by the Secretary of Defense to provide 5 motorized vehicles, aviation platforms, munitions other 6 than small arms and munitions appropriate for customary 7 ceremonial honors, operational military units, or oper- 8 ational military platforms if the Secretary determines that 9 providing such units, platforms, or equipment would un- 10 dermine the readiness of such units, platforms, or equip- 11 ment. 12 SEC. 8099. (a) None of the funds made available by 13 this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, 14 memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 15 with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee 16 to any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liabil- 17 ity that has been assessed, for which all judicial and ad- 18 ministrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, 19 and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant 20 to an agreement with the authority responsible for col- 21 lecting such tax liability, provided that the applicable Fed- 22 eral agency is aware of the unpaid Federal tax liability. 23 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply if the applicable 24 Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00113 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 114 •HR 8774 RH of the corporation described in such subsection and has 1 made a determination that such suspension or debarment 2 is not necessary to protect the interests of the Federal 3 Government. 4 SEC. 8100. (a) Amounts appropriated under title IV 5 of this Act, as detailed in budget activity eight in the ta- 6 bles titled Explanation of Project Level Adjustments in 7 the explanatory statement regarding this Act, may be used 8 for expenses for the agile research, development, test and 9 evaluation, procurement, production, modification, and op- 10 eration and maintenance, only for the following Software 11 and Digital Technology Pilot programs— 12 (1) Defensive CYBER (PE 0608041A); 13 (2) Risk Management Information (PE 14 0608013N); 15 (3) Maritime Tactical Command and Control 16 (PE 0608231N); 17 (4) Space Domain Awareness/Planning/Tasking 18 SW (PE 1208248SF); 19 (5) Global Command and Control System (PE 20 0303150K); 21 (6) Acquisition Visibility (PE 0608648D8Z); 22 and 23 (7) Cyber Operations Technology Support (PE 24 0306250JCY). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00114 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 115 •HR 8774 RH (b) None of the funds appropriated by this or prior 1 Department of Defense Appropriations Acts may be obli- 2 gated or expended to initiate additional Software and Dig- 3 ital Technology Pilot Programs in fiscal year 2025. 4 SEC. 8101. None of the funds appropriated or other- 5 wise made available by this Act may be used to transfer 6 the National Reconnaissance Office to the Space Force: 7 Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to 8 limit or prohibit cooperation, collaboration, and coordina- 9 tion between the National Reconnaissance Office and the 10 Space Force or any other elements of the Department of 11 Defense. 12 SEC. 8102. None of the funds appropriated or other- 13 wise made available by this Act may be used to transfer 14 any Federal mission, covered member of the National 15 Guard (as defined in section 1733(g) of the National De- 16 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 17 118-31)), or covered space function of the National Guard 18 (as defined in section 924(e) of the National Defense Au- 19 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118- 20 31)), from the National Guard to the United States Space 21 Force in contravention of section 104 of title 32, United 22 States Code, or section 18238 of title 10, United States 23 Code. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00115 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 116 •HR 8774 RH SEC. 8103. None of the funds made available in this 1 Act may be used in contravention of the following laws 2 enacted or regulations promulgated to implement the 3 United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other 4 Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 5 (done at New York on December 10, 1984): 6 (1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States 7 Code. 8 (2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform 9 and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public 10 Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 11 note) and regulations prescribed thereto, including 12 regulations under part 208 of title 8, Code of Fed- 13 eral Regulations, and part 95 of title 22, Code of 14 Federal Regulations. 15 (3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department 16 of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 17 to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and 18 Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law 109– 19 148). 20 SEC. 8104. None of the funds appropriated or other- 21 wise made available by this Act may be used to provide 22 arms, training, intelligence, or other assistance to the Azov 23 Battalion, the Third Separate Assault Brigade, or any 24 successor organization. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00116 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 117 •HR 8774 RH SEC. 8105. During the current fiscal year, the De- 1 partment of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of 2 not to exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in sec- 3 tion 2350j(c) of title 10, United States Code, in anticipa- 4 tion of receipt of contributions, only from the Government 5 of Kuwait, under that section: Provided, That, such con- 6 tributions shall, upon receipt, be credited to the appropria- 7 tions or fund which incurred such obligations. 8 SEC. 8106. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 9 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense- 10 Wide’’, for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, 11 $1,423,630,000, to remain available until September 30, 12 2026, shall be available for International Security Co- 13 operation Programs and other programs to provide sup- 14 port and assistance to foreign security forces or other 15 groups or individuals to conduct, support or facilitate 16 counterterrorism, crisis response, or building partner ca- 17 pacity programs: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense 18 shall, not less than 15 days prior to obligating funds made 19 available in this section, notify the congressional defense 20 committees in writing of the details of any planned obliga- 21 tion: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall 22 provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropria- 23 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate on 24 the use and status of funds made available in this section. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00117 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 118 •HR 8774 RH SEC. 8107. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 1 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense- 2 Wide’’, for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, 3 $61,406,000, to remain available until September 30, 4 2026, shall be for payments to reimburse key cooperating 5 nations for logistical, military, and other support, includ- 6 ing access, provided to United States military and stability 7 operations to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria: 8 Provided, That such reimbursement payments may be 9 made in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense, with 10 the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and in consulta- 11 tion with the Director of the Office of Management and 12 Budget, may determine, based on documentation deter- 13 mined by the Secretary of Defense to adequately account 14 for the support provided, and such determination is final 15 and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the United 16 States, and 15 days following written notification to the 17 appropriate congressional committees: Provided further, 18 That these funds may be used for the purpose of providing 19 specialized training and procuring supplies and specialized 20 equipment and providing such supplies and loaning such 21 equipment on a non-reimbursable basis to coalition forces 22 supporting United States military and stability operations 23 to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and 15 24 days following written notification to the appropriate con- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00118 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 119 •HR 8774 RH gressional committees: Provided further, That the Sec- 1 retary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the 2 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 3 atives and the Senate on the use and status of funds made 4 available in this section. 5 SEC. 8108. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 6 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense- 7 Wide’’, for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, 8 $380,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 9 2026, shall be available for support authorized by sub- 10 paragraphs (A) through (E) of section 1226(a)(1) of the 11 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 12 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note), of which not less than 13 $150,000,000 shall be for support authorized by subpara- 14 graph (A) of such section: Provided, That the Secretary 15 of Defense shall, not less than 15 days prior to obligating 16 funds made available in this section, notify the congres- 17 sional defense committees in writing of the details of any 18 planned obligation and the nature of the expenses in- 19 curred: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 20 shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Ap- 21 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen- 22 ate on the use and status of funds made available in this 23 section. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00119 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 120 •HR 8774 RH SEC. 8109. The Secretary of Defense shall, not less 1 than 15 days prior to taking any action to pause, suspend, 2 or eliminate assistance to a country made available by this 3 Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart- 4 ment of Defense, notify the Committees on Appropriations 5 of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 6 SEC. 8110. None of the funds appropriated or other- 7 wise made available by this Act may be used in contraven- 8 tion of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et 9 seq.). 10 SEC. 8111. None of the funds appropriated or other- 11 wise made available by this Act for excess defense articles, 12 assistance under section 333 of title 10, United States 13 Code, or peacekeeping operations for the countries des- 14 ignated annually to be in violation of the standards of the 15 Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 (Public Law 110– 16 457; 22 U.S.C. 2370c–1) may be used to support any mili- 17 tary training or operation that includes child soldiers, as 18 defined by the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008, un- 19 less such assistance is otherwise permitted under section 20 404 of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008. 21 SEC. 8112. None of the funds appropriated or other- 22 wise made available by this Act may be made available 23 for any member of Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, or the 24 Taliban. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00120 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 121 •HR 8774 RH SEC. 8113. None of the funds appropriated or other- 1 wise made available by this Act may be made available 2 for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. 3 SEC. 8114. Notwithstanding any other provision of 4 law, any transfer of funds, appropriated or otherwise made 5 available by this Act, for support to friendly foreign coun- 6 tries in connection with the conduct of operations in which 7 the United States is not participating, pursuant to section 8 331(d) of title 10, United States Code, shall be made in 9 accordance with section 8005 of this Act. 10 SEC. 8115. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 11 otherwise made available by this or any other Act may 12 be used by the Secretary of Defense, or any other official 13 or officer of the Department of Defense, to enter into a 14 contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative 15 agreement with, or make a grant to, or provide a loan 16 or loan guarantee to Rosoboronexport or any subsidiary 17 of Rosoboronexport. 18 (b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the limita- 19 tion in subsection (a) if the Secretary, in consultation with 20 the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intel- 21 ligence, determines that it is in the vital national security 22 interest of the United States to do so, and certifies in writ- 23 ing to the congressional defense committees that— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00121 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 122 •HR 8774 RH (1) Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of 1 lethal military equipment to, and the maintenance of 2 existing lethal military equipment for, the Govern- 3 ment of the Syrian Arab Republic; 4 (2) the armed forces of the Russian Federation 5 have withdrawn from Ukraine; and 6 (3) agents of the Russian Federation have 7 ceased taking active measures to destabilize the con- 8 trol of the Government of Ukraine over eastern 9 Ukraine. 10 (c) The Inspector General of the Department of De- 11 fense shall conduct a review of any action involving 12 Rosoboronexport with respect to a waiver issued by the 13 Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (b), and not 14 later than 90 days after the date on which such a waiver 15 is issued by the Secretary of Defense, the Inspector Gen- 16 eral shall submit to the congressional defense committees 17 a report containing the results of the review conducted 18 with respect to such waiver. 19 SEC. 8116. The Secretary of Defense shall notify the 20 congressional defense committees in writing not more than 21 30 days after the receipt of any contribution of funds re- 22 ceived from the government of a foreign country for any 23 purpose relating to the stationing or operations of the 24 United States Armed Forces: Provided, That such notifi- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00122 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 123 •HR 8774 RH cation shall include the amount of the contribution; the 1 purpose for which such contribution was made; and the 2 authority under which such contribution was accepted by 3 the Secretary of Defense: Provided further, That not fewer 4 than 15 days prior to obligating such funds, the Secretary 5 of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com- 6 mittees in writing a notification of the planned use of such 7 contributions, including whether such contributions would 8 support existing or new stationing or operations of the 9 United States Armed Forces. 10 SEC. 8117. (a) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, 11 in coordination with the Secretaries of the military depart- 12 ments and the Chiefs of the Armed Forces, shall submit 13 to the congressional defense committees, not later than 30 14 days after the last day of each quarter of the fiscal year, 15 a report on the use of operation and maintenance funds 16 for activities or exercises in excess of $5,000,000 that have 17 been designated by the Secretary of Defense as unplanned 18 activities for fiscal year 2025. 19 (b) Each report required by subsection (a) shall also 20 include— 21 (1) the title, date, and location, of each activity 22 and exercise covered by the report; 23 (2) an identification of the military department 24 and units that participated in each such activity or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00123 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 124 •HR 8774 RH exercise (including an estimate of the number of 1 participants); 2 (3) the total cost of the activity or exercise, by 3 budget line item (with a breakdown by cost element 4 such as transportation); and 5 (4) a short explanation of the objective of the 6 activity or exercise. 7 (c) The report required by subsection (a) shall be 8 submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi- 9 fied annex. 10 SEC. 8118. Concurrent with any exercise of the draw- 11 down authority provided by Section 506 of the Foreign 12 Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318), the Secretary 13 of Defense shall submit a written report to the Commit- 14 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 15 and the Senate that contains a description of the defense 16 articles and defense services to be furnished, including the 17 quantity, approximate value, and a timeline for the deliv- 18 ery of such defense articles and defense services, as well 19 as an estimate of the cost to replace such article or an 20 equivalent capability. 21 SEC. 8119. Not later than 15 days after the date on 22 which any foreign base that involves the stationing or op- 23 erations of the United States Armed Forces, including a 24 temporary base, permanent base, or base owned and oper- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00124 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 125 •HR 8774 RH ated by a foreign country, is opened or closed, the Sec- 1 retary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense 2 committees in writing of the opening or closing of such 3 base: Provided, That such notification shall also include 4 information on any personnel changes, costs, and savings 5 associated with the opening or closing of such base. 6 SEC. 8120. None of the funds appropriated or other- 7 wise made available by this or any other Act shall be obli- 8 gated or expended by the United States Government for 9 any of the following purposes: 10 (1) To establish any military installation or 11 base for the purpose of providing for the permanent 12 stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq. 13 (2) To exercise United States control over any 14 oil resource of Iraq or Syria. 15 SEC. 8121. Up to $500,000,000 of the funds appro- 16 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Operation and 17 Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ for the Defense Security Co- 18 operation Agency may be used to support the armed forces 19 of Jordan. 20 SEC. 8122. Not later than 180 days after the date 21 of the enactment of this Act, United States Southern 22 Command shall assume combatant command responsi- 23 bility for activities related to Mexico. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00125 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 126 •HR 8774 RH SEC. 8123. The total amount appropriated or other- 1 wise made available in title II of this Act is hereby reduced 2 by $500,000,000 to limit excessive growth in the procure- 3 ment of advisory and assistance services, as follows: 4 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’, 5 $138,000,000; 6 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, 7 $68,000,000; 8 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps’’, 9 $52,000,000; 10 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’’, 11 $77,000,000; 12 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Space Force’’, 13 $9,500,000; 14 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, 15 $143,000,000; and 16 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army National 17 Guard’’, $12,500,000: 18 Provided, That this section shall not apply to appropria- 19 tions for the National Intelligence Program and Military 20 Intelligence Program. 21 SEC. 8124. The total amount appropriated or other- 22 wise made available in title II of this Act is hereby reduced 23 by $100,000,000 to reflect savings attributable to effi- 24 ciencies and management improvements in the funding of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00126 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 127 •HR 8774 RH miscellaneous or other contracts in the military depart- 1 ments, as follows: 2 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’, 3 $21,000,000; 4 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, 5 $25,000,000; 6 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps’’, 7 $3,500,000; 8 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’’, 9 $22,000,000; 10 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Space Force’’, 11 $1,700,000; and 12 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, 13 $26,800,000: 14 Provided, That this section shall not apply to appropria- 15 tions for the National Intelligence Program and Military 16 Intelligence Program. 17 SEC. 8125. The amounts appropriated in title II of 18 this Act are hereby reduced by $300,000,000 to reflect 19 excess cash balances in Department of Defense Working 20 Capital Funds, as follows: 21 (1) From ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’, 22 $150,000,000; and 23 (2) From ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, 24 $150,000,000. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00127 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 128 •HR 8774 RH SEC. 8126. Notwithstanding any other provision of 1 this Act, to reflect savings due to favorable foreign ex- 2 change rates, the total amount appropriated in this Act 3 is hereby reduced by $250,000,000. 4 SEC. 8127. (a) Within 45 days of enactment of this 5 Act, the Secretary of Defense shall allocate amounts made 6 available from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce 7 Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Defense Fund for 8 fiscal year 2025 pursuant to the transfer authority in sec- 9 tion 102(b)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (division A of 10 Public Law 117–167), to the account specified, in the 11 amounts specified, and for the projects and activities spec- 12 ified, in the table titled ‘‘Department of Defense Alloca- 13 tion of Funds: CHIPS and Science Act Fiscal Year 2025’’ 14 in the explanatory statement regarding this Act. 15 (b) Neither the President nor his designee may allo- 16 cate any amounts that are made available for any fiscal 17 year under section 102(b)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 18 if there is in effect an Act making or continuing appro- 19 priations for part of a fiscal year for the Department of 20 Defense: Provided, That in any fiscal year, the matter pre- 21 ceding this proviso shall not apply to the allocation, appor- 22 tionment, or allotment of amounts for continuing adminis- 23 tration of programs allocated using funds transferred from 24 the CHIPS for America Defense Fund, which may be allo- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00128 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 129 •HR 8774 RH cated pursuant to the transfer authority in section 1 102(b)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 only in amounts that 2 are no more than the allocation for such purposes in sub- 3 section (a) of this section. 4 (c) The Secretary of Defense may reallocate funds 5 allocated by subsection (a) of this section, subject to the 6 terms and conditions contained in the provisos in section 7 8005 of this Act: Provided, That amounts may be reallo- 8 cated pursuant to this subsection only for those require- 9 ments necessary to carry out section 9903(b) of the Wil- 10 liam M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza- 11 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283). 12 (d) Concurrent with the annual budget submission of 13 the President for fiscal year 2026, the Secretary of De- 14 fense shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 15 of the House of Representatives and the Senate proposed 16 allocations by account and by program, project, or activity, 17 with detailed justifications, for amounts made available 18 under section 102(b)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 for 19 fiscal year 2026. 20 (e) The Department of Defense shall provide the 21 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 22 atives and Senate quarterly reports on the status of bal- 23 ances of projects and activities funded by the CHIPS for 24 America Defense Fund for amounts allocated pursuant to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00129 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 130 •HR 8774 RH subsection (a) of this section, including all uncommitted, 1 committed, and unobligated funds. 2 SEC. 8128. In carrying out the program described in 3 the memorandum on the subject of ‘‘Policy for Assisted 4 Reproductive Services for the Benefit of Seriously or Se- 5 verely Ill/Injured (Category II or III) Active Duty Service 6 Members’’ issued by the Assistant Secretary of Defense 7 for Health Affairs on April 3, 2012, and the guidance 8 issued to implement such memorandum, the Secretary of 9 Defense shall apply such policy and guidance, except 10 that— 11 (1) the limitation on periods regarding embryo 12 cryopreservation and storage set forth in part III(G) 13 and in part IV(H) of such memorandum shall not 14 apply; and 15 (2) the term ‘‘assisted reproductive technology’’ 16 shall include embryo cryopreservation and storage 17 without limitation on the duration of such 18 cryopreservation and storage. 19 SEC. 8129. The Secretary of Defense may obligate 20 funds made available in this Act for procurement or for 21 research, development, test and evaluation for the F–35 22 Joint Strike Fighter to modify up to six F–35 aircraft, 23 including up to two F–35 aircraft of each variant, to a 24 test configuration: Provided, That the Secretary of De- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00130 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 131 •HR 8774 RH fense shall, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the 1 Air Force and the Secretary of the Navy, notify the con- 2 gressional defense committees not fewer than 30 days 3 prior to obligating funds under this section: Provided fur- 4 ther, That any transfer of funds pursuant to the authority 5 provided in this section shall be made in accordance with 6 section 8005 of this Act. 7 SEC. 8130. None of the funds appropriated or other- 8 wise made available by this or any other Act may be obli- 9 gated to integrate an alternative engine on any F–35 air- 10 craft. 11 SEC. 8131. The Secretary of Defense may use up to 12 $650,000,000 of the amounts appropriated or otherwise 13 made available in this Act to the Department of Defense 14 for the rapid acquisition and deployment of supplies and 15 associated support services pursuant to section 3601 of 16 title 10, United States Code, but only for the purposes 17 specified in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) of subsection 18 (c)(3)(B) of such section and subject to the applicable lim- 19 its specified in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of such subsection 20 and, in the case of clause (iv) of such subsection, subject 21 to a limit of $50,000,000, or for the purposes specified 22 in section 229 of the National Defense Authorization Act 23 for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31) and subject 24 to a limit of $100,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00131 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 132 •HR 8774 RH of Defense shall notify the congressional defense commit- 1 tees promptly of all uses of this authority. 2 SEC. 8132. There is appropriated to the ‘‘Depart- 3 ment of Defense Credit Program Account’’ established 4 pursuant to section 903(b)(5) of the National Defense Au- 5 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118– 6 31), $89,049,000, to remain available until expended, for 7 the cost of loans and loan guarantees pursuant to section 8 903(b) of such Act for a pilot program on capital assist- 9 ance to support defense investment in the industrial base, 10 of which up to $7,900,000 may be used for administrative 11 expenses to carry out the capital assistance and technical 12 assistance programs authorized by such section: Provided, 13 That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 14 loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres- 15 sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such 16 amounts are available to subsidize gross obligations for 17 the principal amount of direct loans, and total loan prin- 18 cipal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 19 $8,000,000,000: Provided further, That the Secretary of 20 Defense may assess administrative fees to recover all, or 21 a portion, of the costs to administer loan and loan guaran- 22 tees authorized under such section 903(b), and may credit 23 fee receipts to the Department of Defense Credit Program 24 Account, to be available until expended to cover such ex- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00132 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 133 •HR 8774 RH penses: Provided further, That, for the purposes of car- 1 rying out the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Di- 2 rector of the Congressional Budget Office may request, 3 and the Secretary shall promptly provide, documentation 4 and information relating to a project identified by the De- 5 partment of Defense pursuant to a Notice of Funding 6 Availability for applications for credit assistance under 7 such section 903(b). 8 SEC. 8133. Notwithstanding section 8055 of this Act, 9 amounts appropriated under the heading ‘‘Research, De- 10 velopment, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’ of this 11 Act, as detailed in budget activity eight in the tables titled 12 Explanation of Project Level Adjustments in the explana- 13 tory statement regarding this Act for ‘‘Defense Innovation 14 Unit (DIU) Fielding’’ line 294A, that exceed the amounts 15 requested may be used for expenses for agile research, de- 16 velopment, test and evaluation, procurement, production, 17 modification, and operation and maintenance require- 18 ments, including the initial acquisition of end-items for 19 operational use: Provided, That none of these funds may 20 be obligated or expended until 15 days after the Secretary 21 of Defense provides the Committees on Appropriations of 22 the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed 23 execution plan for such funds. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00133 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 134 •HR 8774 RH SEC. 8134. None of the funds appropriated or other- 1 wise made available by this Act may be used to support, 2 directly or indirectly, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, or 3 any laboratory owned or controlled by the governments of 4 the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Cuba, the 5 Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Repub- 6 lic of Korea, the Russian Federation, the Bolivarian Re- 7 public of Venezuela under the Maduro regime, or any 8 other country determined by the Secretary of Defense, 9 with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to be a 10 foreign adversary. 11 SEC. 8135. None of the funds appropriated or other- 12 wise made available by this Act may be used to fund any 13 work to be performed by EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. 14 SEC. 8136. None of the funds appropriated or other- 15 wise made available in this or any other Act may be used 16 to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to 17 or within the United States, its territories, or possessions 18 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who— 19 (1) is not a United States citizen or a member 20 of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 21 (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, 22 at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 23 Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00134 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 135 •HR 8774 RH SEC. 8137. None of the funds appropriated or other- 1 wise made available in this Act may be used to transfer 2 any individual detained at United States Naval Station 3 Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of the 4 individual’s country of origin, any other foreign country, 5 or any other foreign entity except in accordance with sec- 6 tion 1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 7 Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92) and section 1035 8 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization 9 Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232). 10 SEC. 8138. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 11 otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be 12 used to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the 13 United States, its territories, or possessions to house any 14 individual described in subsection (c) for the purposes of 15 detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the ef- 16 fective control of the Department of Defense. 17 (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply 18 to any modification of facilities at United States Naval 19 Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 20 (c) An individual described in this subsection is any 21 individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United 22 States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who— 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00135 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 136 •HR 8774 RH (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a 1 member of the Armed Forces of the United States; 2 and 3 (2) is— 4 (A) in the custody or under the effective 5 control of the Department of Defense; or 6 (B) otherwise under detention at United 7 States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 8 SEC. 8139. None of the funds made available by this 9 Act may be used to carry out the closure or realignment 10 of the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 11 Cuba. 12 SEC. 8140. None of the funds appropriated or other- 13 wise made available by this Act may be made available 14 to remove a Chinese military company from the list re- 15 quired by section 1260H of the National Defense Author- 16 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), 17 except in accordance with subsection (b)(3) of such section 18 and 15 days following written notification to the congres- 19 sional defense committees. 20 SEC. 8141. None of the funds appropriated or other- 21 wise made available by this Act may be used to enforce 22 any COVID-19 mask mandates. 23 SEC. 8142. None of the funds appropriated or other- 24 wise made available by this Act may be used to require 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00136 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 137 •HR 8774 RH a member of the Armed Forces or a civilian employee of 1 the Department of Defense to receive a vaccination 2 against COVID-19. 3 SEC. 8143. None of the funds appropriated or other- 4 wise made available by this Act may be used to require 5 vaccination against COVID-19 as a prerequisite for stu- 6 dent attendance at a Department of Defense Education 7 Activity school. 8 SEC. 8144. None of the funds appropriated or other- 9 wise made available by this Act may be used, with regards 10 to a member of the Armed Forces with a minor dependent 11 child enrolled in an Exceptional Family Member Program 12 (EFMP)— 13 (1) to provide gender transition procedures, in- 14 cluding surgery or medication, to such child through 15 such EFMP; 16 (2) to provide a referral for a procedure de- 17 scribed in paragraph (1) to such child through such 18 EFMP; or 19 (3) to approve a change of duty station for such 20 member through such EFMP for the purpose of pro- 21 viding such child with access to procedures described 22 in paragraph (1). 23 SEC. 8145. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec- 24 tion 7 of title 1, United States Code, section 1738C of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00137 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 138 •HR 8774 RH title 28, United States Code, or any other provision of law, 1 none of the funds provided by this Act, or previous appro- 2 priations Acts, shall be used in whole or in part to take 3 any discriminatory action against a person, wholly or par- 4 tially, on the basis that such person speaks, or acts, in 5 accordance with a sincerely held religious belief, or moral 6 conviction, that marriage is, or should be recognized as, 7 a union of one man and one woman. 8 (b) DISCRIMINATORY ACTION DEFINED.—As used in 9 subsection (a), a discriminatory action means any action 10 taken by the Federal Government to— 11 (1) alter in any way the Federal tax treatment 12 of, or cause any tax, penalty, or payment to be as- 13 sessed against, or deny, delay, or revoke an exemp- 14 tion from taxation under section 501(a) of the Inter- 15 nal Revenue Code of 1986 of, any person referred to 16 in subsection (a); 17 (2) disallow a deduction for Federal tax pur- 18 poses of any charitable contribution made to or by 19 such person; 20 (3) withhold, reduce the amount or funding for, 21 exclude, terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or 22 deny, any Federal grant, contract, subcontract, co- 23 operative agreement, guarantee, loan, scholarship, li- 24 cense, certification, accreditation, employment, or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00138 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 139 •HR 8774 RH other similar position or status from or to such per- 1 son; 2 (4) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or oth- 3 erwise make unavailable or deny, any entitlement or 4 benefit under a Federal benefit program, including 5 admission to, equal treatment in, or eligibility for a 6 degree from an educational program, from or to 7 such person; or 8 (5) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or oth- 9 erwise make unavailable or deny access or an entitle- 10 ment to Federal property, facilities, educational in- 11 stitutions, speech fora (including traditional, limited, 12 and nonpublic fora), or charitable fundraising cam- 13 paigns from or to such person. 14 (c) ACCREDITATION; LICENSURE; CERTIFICATION.— 15 The Federal Government shall consider accredited, li- 16 censed, or certified for purposes of Federal law any person 17 that would be accredited, licensed, or certified, respec- 18 tively, for such purposes but for a determination against 19 such person wholly or partially on the basis that the per- 20 son speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held 21 religious belief or moral conviction described in subsection 22 (a). 23 SEC. 8146. None of the funds appropriated or other- 24 wise made available by this Act may be used to grant, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00139 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 140 •HR 8774 RH renew, or maintain a security clearance for any individual 1 listed as a signatory in the statement titled ‘‘Public State- 2 ment on the Hunter Biden Emails’’ dated October 19, 3 2020. 4 SEC. 8147. None of the funds appropriated or other- 5 wise made available by this Act may be used to— 6 (1) classify or facilitate the classification of any 7 communications by a United States person as mis- 8 , dis-, or mal- information; or 9 (2) partner with or fund nonprofit or other or- 10 ganizations that pressure or recommend private 11 companies to censor lawful and constitutionally pro- 12 tected speech of United States persons, including 13 recommending the censoring or removal of content 14 on social media platforms. 15 SEC. 8148. None of the funds appropriated or other- 16 wise made available by this Act may be used to carry out 17 any program, project, or activity that promotes or ad- 18 vances Critical Race Theory, any concept associated with 19 Critical Race Theory, or that teaches or trains any idea 20 or concept that condones an individual being discriminated 21 against or receiving adverse or beneficial treatment based 22 on race or sex, that condones an individual feeling discom- 23 fort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological dis- 24 tress on account of that individual’s race or sex, as well 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00140 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 141 •HR 8774 RH as any idea or concept that regards one race as inherently 1 superior to another race, the United States or its institu- 2 tions as being systemically racist or sexist, an individual 3 as being inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive by virtue 4 of that individual’s race or sex, an individual’s moral char- 5 acter as being necessarily determined by race or sex, an 6 individual as bearing responsibility for actions committed 7 in the past by other members of the same race or sex, 8 or meritocracy being racist, sexist, or having been created 9 by a particular race to oppress another race. 10 SEC. 8149. None of the funds appropriated or other- 11 wise made available by this Act may be used to finalize, 12 promulgate, or implement the rule proposed by the De- 13 partment of Defense titled ‘‘Federal Acquisition Regula- 14 tion: Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Cli- 15 mate-Related Financial Risk’’ (87 Fed. Reg. 68312; No- 16 vember 14, 2022), or to propose, promulgate, or imple- 17 ment any substantially similar rule or policy. 18 SEC. 8150. None of the funds appropriated or other- 19 wise made available by this Act shall be used to imple- 20 ment, administer, or otherwise carry out the Department 21 of Defense memorandum dated October 20, 2022, or any 22 successor to such memorandum, or to propose, promul- 23 gate, or implement any substantially similar rule or policy. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00141 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 142 •HR 8774 RH SEC. 8151. None of the funds appropriated or other- 1 wise made available by this Act may be used or transferred 2 to another Federal agency, board, or commission to re- 3 cruit, hire, or promote any person who has been convicted 4 of a Federal or State child pornography charge, has been 5 convicted of any other Federal or State sexual assault 6 charge, or has been formally disciplined for using Federal 7 resources to access, use, or sell child pornography. 8 SEC. 8152. None of the funds appropriated or other- 9 wise made available by this Act may be used to promote, 10 host, facilitate, or support events on United States mili- 11 tary installations or as part of military recruiting pro- 12 grams that violate the Department of Defense Joint Eth- 13 ics Regulation or bring discredit upon the military, such 14 as a drag queen story hour for children or the use of drag 15 queens as military recruiters. 16 SEC. 8153. None of the funds appropriated or other- 17 wise made available by this Act may be used for surgical 18 procedures or hormone therapies for the purposes of gen- 19 der affirming care. 20 SEC. 8154. None of the funds appropriated or other- 21 wise made available by this Act may be used to carry out 22 section 147 of title 10, United States Code, and sections 23 554(a) and 913(b) of the National Defense Authorization 24 Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00142 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 143 •HR 8774 RH SEC. 8155. None of the funds appropriated or other- 1 wise made available by this Act may be used to implement, 2 administer, apply, enforce, or carry out the Diversity, Eq- 3 uity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Strategic Plan of the De- 4 partment of Defense, or Executive Order 13985 of Janu- 5 ary 20, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 7009, relating to advancing 6 racial equity and support for under-served communities 7 through the Federal Government), Executive Order 14035 8 of June 25, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 34593, relating to diver- 9 sity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the Federal 10 workforce), Executive Order 14091 of February 16, 2023 11 (88 Fed. Reg. 10825, relating to further advancing racial 12 equity and support for underserved communities through 13 the Federal government), or shall be used to execute ac- 14 tivities that promote or perpetuate divisive concepts re- 15 lated to race or sex, such as the concepts that one race 16 or sex is inherently superior to another, or that an individ- 17 ual’s moral character or worth is determined by their race 18 or sex. 19 SEC. 8156. None of the funds appropriated or other- 20 wise made available by this Act may be used to pay for 21 the costs of teleworking or remote working for any em- 22 ployee or contractor of the Department of Defense on a 23 regular and recurring basis. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00143 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 144 •HR 8774 RH SEC. 8157. None of the funds appropriated or other- 1 wise made available by this Act may be used to provide 2 assistance to the Department of Homeland Security to 3 house persons on a military installation located in the 4 United States. 5 SEC. 8158. None of the funds appropriated or other- 6 wise made available by this Act may be used for any office 7 of diversity, equity, or inclusion. 8 SEC. 8159. None of the funds appropriated or other- 9 wise made available by this Act may be made available 10 to NewsGuard Technologies Inc. 11 SEC. 8160. None of the funds appropriated or other- 12 wise made available by this Act may be used to implement 13 any of the following executive orders: 14 (1) Executive Order No. 13990, relating to 15 Protecting Public Health and the Environment and 16 Restoring Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis. 17 (2) Executive Order No. 14008, relating to 18 Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. 19 (3) Section 6 of Executive Order No. 14013, re- 20 lating to Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs To 21 Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of 22 Climate Change on Migration. 23 (4) Executive Order No. 14030, relating to Cli- 24 mate-Related Financial Risk. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00144 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 145 •HR 8774 RH (5) Executive Order No. 14057, relating to 1 Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs 2 Through Federal Sustainability. 3 (6) Executive Order No. 14082, relating to Im- 4 plementation of the Energy and Infrastructure Pro- 5 visions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. 6 (7) Executive Order No. 14096, relating to Re- 7 vitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environ- 8 mental Justice for All. 9 SEC. 8161. None of the funds appropriated or other- 10 wise made available by this Act may be used in contraven- 11 tion of Department of Defense Instruction 3216.01, ‘‘Use 12 of Animals in DoD Conducted and Supported Research 13 and Training’’, dated March 20, 2019. 14 SEC. 8162. From amounts appropriated or otherwise 15 made available by title II of this Act under the heading 16 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’’, the Secretary 17 of Defense may reimburse the Federated States of Micro- 18 nesia in an amount not to exceed $34,000,000 for land 19 acquisition costs for defense sites in Yap: Provided, That 20 the Secretary shall, not less than 15 days prior to making 21 such reimbursement, notify the Committees on Appropria- 22 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate in 23 writing of the details of any proposed reimbursement. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00145 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 146 •HR 8774 RH SEC. 8163. None of the funds appropriated or other- 1 wise made available by this Act may be used to divest or 2 prepare to divest any U-2 aircraft. 3 SEC. 8164. None of the funds appropriated or other- 4 wise made available by this Act may be used to divest or 5 prepare to divest any F-15 aircraft unless the Secretary 6 of Defense certifies to the Committees on Appropriations 7 of the House of Representatives and the Senate that such 8 aircraft will be replaced in a manner that maintains the 9 current total aircraft assigned at a given unit and the 10 readiness of such unit. 11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 12 SEC. 8165. The Secretary of Defense may transfer 13 funds from any available Department of the Navy appro- 14 priation (except military construction) to any available 15 Navy ship construction appropriation for the purpose of 16 liquidating necessary changes resulting from inflation, 17 market fluctuations, or rate adjustments for any ship con- 18 struction program appropriated in law: Provided, That the 19 Secretary may transfer not to exceed $20,000,000 under 20 the authority provided by this section: Provided further, 21 That the Secretary shall, not less than 30 days prior to 22 the transfer of any funds, notify the Committees on Ap- 23 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen- 24 ate in writing of the details of any proposed transfer: Pro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00146 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 147 •HR 8774 RH vided further, That any funds transferred pursuant to this 1 section shall retain the same period of availability as when 2 originally appropriated: Provided further, That the trans- 3 fer authority provided under this section is in addition to 4 any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this 5 Act. 6 SEC. 8166. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 7 otherwise made available by this Act may be made avail- 8 able to withhold, halt, reverse, or cancel the delivery of 9 defense articles or defense services from the United States 10 to Israel. 11 (b) Any defense article and defense service withheld 12 from delivery to Israel by the Department of Defense as 13 of the date of the enactment of this Act shall be delivered 14 to Israel not later than 15 days after the date of the enact- 15 ment of this Act. 16 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 17 Secretary of Defense shall obligate any remaining unobli- 18 gated balances of funds appropriated or otherwise made 19 available before the date of the enactment of this Act for 20 the Department of Defense for assistance for Israel not 21 later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 22 Act. 23 SEC. 8167. None of the funds made available by this 24 Act or any other Act may be made available for— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00147 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 148 •HR 8774 RH (1) The Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore capabili- 1 ties in the vicinity of Gaza; or 2 (2) The construction, assembly, maintenance, or 3 operation, of any pier, dock, landing, wharf, or any 4 other structure in the vicinity of Gaza. 5 SEC. 8168. None of the funds made available by this 6 Act or any other Act may be used for hiring practices 7 based on gender, religion, political affiliation, or race. 8 SEC. 8169. None of the funds appropriated or other- 9 wise made available by this Act may be used in contraven- 10 tion of section 1052 of the National Defense Authorization 11 Act for Fiscal Year 2024. 12 SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 13 SEC. 8170. $0. 14 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Defense 15 Appropriations Act, 2025’’. 16 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00148 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:09 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00149 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8774.RH H8774 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB Union Calendar No. 460 118TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8774 [Report No. 118–557] A BILL Making appropriations for the Department of De- fense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. 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